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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-09-30

An interesting case has been related
in newspapers during the past few
weeks of country preacher down in
New York who was led to take a deep
interest in agriculture through the
ambition Of his son. 1t seems that
they together made a thorough study
of scientific farming. with the result
that before long the dominic was far
i'm advance of the other farmers in the
community in both the theory and
practice of agriculture. He made him.
self an expert in the matter Of soil
tillage, Orcharding and animal hus-
bandry, with the result that in the
trips he made over his parish to min
lister to the spiritual needs Of his peo-
pie lie was also able to give advice and
suggestions which enabled them to
increase their material resources and
swell their bank accounts. He was
thus able to minister in twofold ca
pacity, and there il little question that
each type of service was the more ef-
fective because it was correlated with
the other This illustration points out
IN very simple fashion the chief way
i'm which hurches and ministers can
increase their usefulness to humanity
by heartfelt interest and active partici.
patton in the everyday life problems
and occupations Of those whom they
would reach and help.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-09-30
George L. Stocksdale, Solicitor
a ssignee of Mortgages Sale OF
"A Valuable
HOUSE AND LOT
Near Nit. Airy. Carroll County, Md.

BY virtue of the power and au-
thority contained in a deed OF
Mortgage from William T. Gray and
Jennie G. Gray, his wife, to The
Westminster Savings Bank, a body
corporate etc, dated on the 26th day
Of November, 1898, and recorded
among the real estate mortgage rec
ords of Carroll county, in Liber J. r..
b., No. 80, folio 81 ETC., which said
mortgage has ben duly assigned to
George l.. Stocksdale. of Carroll coun-
ty, the undersigned will offer at pub
lie sale On the premises, situate on
the public road leading from Parrsville
to MT. Airy, about one mile from MT.
Airy, In said county and State, Oh
THURSDAY, OCTOBER goth, 1910,
at Ill O'Clock a. M, all that parcel Of
land containing ] Acre and 20 Square
Perches Of Land, more or less, i'm
proved by small 2-story house, and
other outbuildings. This Is a very
desirable property for a person of
small means. This property sold by
request.
Terms OF Sale /: Cash.
For further information call upon
Mr.. Wm- p. Edwards, at Mount Airy,
or the undersigned at Westminster,
Maryland.
GEORGE l.. STOCKSDALE,
Assignee Of Mortgage
=. A. Crawford, Auctioneer.
sept % Is.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-09-30
SMUDGING THE coRNFIELD.

The success attending the smudging
Of orchards, berry and truck patches
is now accepted as matter of practi
cal demonstration. Recently some one
has hit upon the idea Of smudging
cornfields i'm order to protect them
from the early frosts, which so often
impair not only the fodder value of
the stalk and leaves, but the quality
OF the grain as well. With a view to
acquainting farmers along its lines
with the methods TO be followed in
doing this work the Rock Island rail-
road has sent to all agents in the
northern part Of its territory the fol-
lowing simple directions: In the even
ing. II there are any indications OF
frost to come during the night. load up
load of straw and IL the straw Is
very dry throw few pals of water
ON 1T. While the thermometer should
be watched all night. as general
thing it does not freeze until about 4
O'clock i'm the morning When ii J.;
about degrees above freezing haul
the straw out to the side of the field
from which the wind comes lone
would think that the wind would come
from the north when 1t freezes. but
that Is not always the caSel and throw
few punches along the side Of the
field and II convenient four or five
rods from 1t. When it is about cold
enough to freeze set fire to the straw.
After having smoked the field i'm this
manner wafer can I've seen running
down the stalks. while the fields not
SO treated will be stiff with the frost
Tn this way many a cornfeld can DC
pulled through several frosts. Tho
smoke and heat will keep away frost
for considerable distance and thus
save large quantity of corn that
would otherwise be lost. This sugges
tion may seem a little theoretical. but
1T has been demonstrated In number
OF cases that many times the cost OF
labor and material will he returned"
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-09-30
HOW MUCH MAY HE GO IN DEBIT

The question Is often raised BY the
Young fellow who has In view starting
out on his own hook in farming, How
much am justified In going into
debt% The answer to the query Ii
not q simple one. as a whole lot de-
ponds on the land he proposes to buy,
what his previous experience with
farm work has been. but more than all
else upon the kind of fellow this young
man Is and the stuff he's made Of. II
he has the right Notwithstanding
industry, thrift. perseverance and good
health-and has strong and sensible
wife, who is willing TO share with him
the hard work and economies incident
to carving out a farm home, it would
seem not beyond reason for him TO
assume an Indebtedness of from $4,000
to $4,000. In one case which came
debtedness OF $4,000 was assumed a
dozen years ago by one or these fel-
lows possessing the right stuff, and
today he owns fine 200 acre farm
free from incumbrance. This success
did not come BY chance. Tt was the
result of hard work. an exercise OF
thrift and brains. and 1t goes without
saying that during haying and harvest
he didn't spend his time loafing around
pool rooms and saloons. Another in
stance of which we read the other day
was Of young fellow who went into
debt $1,000 on the purchase OF 100
acres. He in following the safest pos
Sible course to pay for his farm by
going into the dairy business. spe-
cialty being made of milk route. This
man is German by birth, a hard
worker. pleasant and agreeable In
manner and calculates that he will
have his farm paid for i'm about ten
years, provided no unforeseen trouble
Overtakes him. Many young man
would not be justified in assuming as
large an indebtedness as this. but he
could tackle smaller proposition. give
ii intensive cultivation and secure al
most as large returns. Land cannot
be bought 80 cheaply today az twenty
or ten years ago. but this is far from
saying that there are not lots of fine
chances along the line Of securing a
farm of ones own for the man who
has perseverance and will TO succeed.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-09-30

Ids, Mimi.
Brookville, Ohio.-"I was irregular
and extremely nervous. a. neighbor
recommended Lydia =. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound to me and have
become regular and my nerves are
much better. Mrs. r. KINNIsON,
Brookville, Ohio.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, made from native roots and
herbs, contains no narcotic or harm
full drugs, and to-day holds the record
for the largest number of actual cures
of female diseases we know of, and
thousands Of voluntary testimonials
are on file in the Pinkham laboratory
at Lynn, Mass, from women who have
been cured from almost every form Of
female complaints, Inflammation, ul-
ceration. displacements, fbrOid tumors,
irregularities, periodic pains, backache,
indigestion and nervous prostration.
Every suffering woman owes it to her
self to give Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound trial.
Liz you want special advice write
Mrs. Pinkham, Lynn, Mass, for it,
Tic is free and always helpful.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-09-30
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE.
A SSIGNEE Of MORTGAGEES' SALE
IN OF VALUABLE
REAL ESTATE,
In Westminster, Carroll County, Nd.

BY virtue OF the powers OF sale con-
tanned in two mortgages, viz: Mary
10 Noel and George T. Noel, her hus-
band, to Alfred Stevenson, bearing
date on the 5th day Of January, 1901,
and recorded among the real etsate
Mortgage records of Carroll County,
in Liber, J. II. b., No. A., folio 528,
&C., and Martin Walter Noel and wife,
Mary Elizabeth Noel and husband,
and Thadeous Lee Noel and wife to
The Manchester Bank OF Carroll COun-
ty, body corporate Of the State OF
MARYLAND, bearing date ON the 18th
day of May, 1909, and recorded among
the Real Estate Mortgage Records Of
Carroll County, in Liber DPS, No.55,
folio 1853, &C., which said mortgages
have been duly assigned to J. Ezra
Stem, the undersigned, will offer at
public sale, on the premises, situate
ON Webster and High streets, in the
Eastern section OF Westminster, In
said county and State, on
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9Th, 1910,
at II o'clock a. o., the following
property: All that lot OF ground con-
tanning 214 ACRES OF LAND, more
or less, in fine state Of cultivation;
has fine well OF water on it, lying
upon High street, and about 100 yards
from Baltimore G Reisterstown Turn
pike road, formerly being part OF the
Fair Grounds.
All those TWO lots of ground sit
uate on the east side Of Webster
street, containing 1892 square feet
OF land, more or less. One lot is inn
proved by two story .,,
Frame Weatherboarded Gn
Dwelling House, and us n@}kV R69%Nf
ual outbuildings, and the a@54@1HE@@
other lot lying adjacent thereto, un-
improved and worthy OF attention.
Also all that lot of ground lying
on the West corner of Webster and
High streets; improved by frame
Weatherboarded House, containing s
rooms, and usual outbuildings; fruit
of all kinds, and containing 17,272
square feet Of land, more or less.
Also all those THREE lots lying
contiguous to each other, situate on
High street and Reisterstown Turn
pike road, containing 27,570 square
feet of land, more or less. Improved
by two story frame Carpenter Shop;
in good state OF cultivation.
The above End, 3rd and 4th proper
ties are supplied by water from West
minister Water Company; beautifully
located, convenient to stores, schools
and churches and worthy attention of
purchasers
This property is sold by request.
For information call upon or address
undersigned at Westminster, Md.
Terms of Sale:-One-third cash on
ratification OF sale, balance in two
equal payments of and IL months,
from day of sale; credit payments to
be secured by the note or notes Of the
purchasers, bearing interest from day
of sale; or all cash upon ratification
if desired by the purchaser.
A cash deposit Of 500 will be re-
quired Of the purchaser of each prop
erty on day of sale.
J. EZRA STEM,
Assignee of Mortgages.
Geo. Il. Stocksda1e, Solicitor. sep9-ts
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-09-30
$EIMMILk FOR PIGS.

Additional evidence of the value of
skimmilk as q feeding for young pigs
has been forthcoming in some feeding
experiments conducted by the Nebras-
ka experiment station. II was found
that of three lots of pigs fed respec-
lively skimmilk. milk containing 81
per cent butter fat and milk contain
ing per cent of butter fat the first
lot made an average gain Of thirtF-siS
pounds in thirty days. the second
twenty-eight pounds III thirty days.
and the third Int, which was fed the
richest milk. made gain of but TWEEN
ty-five pounds III the same length of
time. Covering longer periods of feed
ing the results showed III even greater
advantage III favor OF the skimmilk.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-09-30

What Is said to be the largest farm
in the world belongs to a Mexican
named Don Luis Terrazas at Chihua-
hua. 1t comprises 100000 acres, and
a passenger train is more than half a
day in crossing it The proprietor or
this ranch IS little uncertain as to
the number of cattle he owns, but he
guesses 1t Is more than 100000 head.
while he owns 100000 horses, and his
sheep number 100000 head. Every
year about 25O,OOO calves are marked
with his brand At his own packing
houses. near Chihuahua City. Mexico.
there are slaughtered annually 25O.OOO
cattle. about as many sheep and a
great many more hogs. On his ranch
live 10000 people. mostly helpers,
while 1t requires thousand cowboys
to look after his cattle
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-09-30
a SSlGNEE of MORTGAGEE'S SALE
~ OF VALUABLE
Real Estate
AND
PERSONAL PROPERTY,
In Manchester District, Carroll Coun-
ty, Maryland.

BY virtue Of the power and author
ity contained in the Mortgage from
George Zimmerman and wife, to John
Zentgraft, dated the 18th day OF May
A. ID. 1885, and recorded among the
Real Estate Mortgage Records of Car
roll county, i'm Liber G. A. NJ, No. 22,
folio 287, &C., and duly assigned to J.
Ezra Stem, which said assignments
are recorded at the foot of said mort
gage, &C., and also by virtue OF the
power and authority contained in the
mortgage from Jacob Redding
and Mary Redding, his wife
to the Union Bridge Banking and
Trust Company, body corporate OF
the State of Maryland, bearing date on
the 28th day Of April, a. -. 1906, and
recorded among the real estate mort
gage records of Carroll county, in
Liber d. P. s., No. 52,, folio 40, &C.,
and duly assigned to J. Ezra Stem, the
undersigned will offer at public sale
ON the premises, situate on the new
public road, leading from Snydersburg
to the Manchester road, being | mile
north of Snydersburg, ON
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER II,
"A. d. 1910, at y o'clock M, all that
parcel of land, containing SO Acres OF
Land, more or less, improved by a
frameweather-boarde house, barn,
and all other usual outbuildings
Small stream of water passing through
the farm. Being the property known
as the George Zimmerman property
adjoins the lands of jeremiah Stans-
bury and John Yingling, and now in
the possession Of Jacob Redding.
Also Immediately after the sale OF
the above real estate, the following
personal property will be sold, viz :
Sorrel horse, named Dock" about 5
years old; Bay horse, named Charley,
about 10 years old; Red COW, named
Cherry; red COW, named Sinda; light
heifer, named Miller; 2-horse wagon
Bickford & Hoffman drill, spring tooth
harrow, furrow plow, fallingtop buggy
1-horse spring wagon, with top; Cham
pion mower, Champion reaper, Spang-
Ter corn planter, double shovel pillow
set of lead harness, complete with
collar, bride and names. All Of the
above property now in the possession
Of Jacob Redding, and upon the Real
Esate above described.
For further information call upon
the undersigned at Westminster, Md
This property is well worthy the at
tention of purchasers.
Terms Of Sale Of Real Estate: One
third cash on day of sale, or upon the
ratification thereof by the Court, the
balance in two equal payments Of 6
and y months from day of sale; de-
ferred payments bearing interest from
the day of sale, and secured by the
purchaser or purchasers notes, with
approved security; or all cash if de-
sired by the purchaser. A deposit OF
$250.00 will be required from purchas-
er on day Of sale.
Terms Of Sale or Personal Prop
erty ALI sums of $40 or under cash
on day of sale; balance in 6 months
from day Of sale, secured by the notes
Of the purchasers, with approved Sc
curity, bearing interest. No property
to be removed until settled for.
=. EZRA STEM,
Assignee of Mortgage.
Geo. l.. Stocksdale, Solicitor.
sep 16 t.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-09-30

Nobody contends that feeding new
corn Is the direct cause Of hog cholera,
but the majority who have made any
study or Oh had experience with the
disease do hold that the heavy feeding
of immature corn Ky hogs that have
had dry picking during the summer
causes such arrangement of the diges-
tive organs and aIimentary canal and
10 Weakens the system that the swine
20 fed become easy victims Of any IA
tine several ailments which i'm the past
have been roughly classed under the
heading of hog cholera
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-09-30
A TTORNEY'S SALE
IN OF
VALUABLE real ESTATE
I'm Uniontown District in Carroll COun-
ty, Maryland.

The undersigned, by virtue of the
power and authority contained in a
power of attorney from Lydia e. Bru-
baker to him, bearing date on the 18th
day Of September, in the year 1910,
and recorded among the Land Rec
ords of Carroll County, in Liber o. ID.
G., No. lis, folio 276, &C.. will offer
at public sale on the premises, near
Uniontown, in Carroll county, Mary
land, on
SATURDAY, OCTOBER Sth, 1910,
at o'clock, D. M, all that part of the
land and premises, situate in Union
mentioned in the proceedings filed in
cause No. 1851 Equity, in the Cir
cult Court for Carroll County, and re-
corded among the Chauncey Records
Of the Circuit Court for Carroll Coun-
ty, in Equity. in Liber f. Il. s.. No.
81, folio 1. &c. owned by the said
Lydia T.. Brubaker. and by her con-
veyed to the undersigned, by said
Power of Attorney, aggregating
I26 ACRES OF LAND. More OF Less.
The aforesaid land and premises be-
Liz bh1C 1uAu anu lCillSCC NlCSS Lu6
several tracts heretofore conveyed of
the same by the said Lydia e. Bru-
baker and husband) which were al
lotted to the said Lydia T. Brubaker
by the return OF the Commissions and
the decree of the said Circuit Court
for Carroll County, sitting as q
Court Of Equity, and is more particu-
larly mentioned and described by said
return, decree and exhibits filed in
said Equity cause No. 1851.
This property Is known as the
Home Farm and adjoins the town OF
UniOntown, and is one of the most
desirable farms in that locality. The
improvements thereon consist of O
I2k story Frame and
Brick Dwelling House, ~
bank barn with shed %%S 1E &
attached, wagon shed, M6dE5 EZ1it5iaha@
grain shed, with hennery attached
wood house, smoke house, hog per
and all other necessary Outbuildings
a good well of water at barn and q
fine spring of water, which supplies
the house BY ram and pump; fine
orchard il bearing.
There is about 25 acres of fine
TIMBER land. Fencing In good con
dition. The land is under a fine state
Of cultivation.
Terms of Sale:-One-third cash on
day Of sale or within ten days from
day OF sale, one-third in six months
and the other one-third in twelve
months from the day Of sale, or i
desired by the purchaser Or purchas-
ers, all cash on the day of sale OF
within ten days from the day of sale;
the credit payments to b. secured BY
! the notes Of the purchaser or pur-
ehasers, with approved security, bear
/ ing interest from the day Of sale. The
purchaser Or purchasers st said land
and premises will be required to pay
/ 100000 cash on the day of sale or
account of the purchase money.
"A plat Of the property will be shown
| on the day Of SALE
/ For further information apply to the
undersigned.
JOHN M. ROBERTS,
Attorney for Lydia y. Brubaker.
Roberts e Grouse, Attorneys.
sep23-ts j. N. o. Smith, Auct.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-09-30

"A tortoise brought to the London zoo
some ten years ago from the island Of
Mauritius. in the Indian ocean. IL said
To be the Oldest living creature whose
age is known with any dehniteness.
This tortoise. which weighs Il quarter
of ton. has lived ut least l6O years,
according to authentic records Whlcn
have been kept. Elephants. whales
reptiles and some species of birds are
said to occasionally reach ar Age oT
100 years, but rarely do they exceed IL.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-09-30

For the benefit Of those who are tax.
ing up the matter of feeding special
hog rations for the first time a para.
graph about tankage may be of inter.
est. This animal product, which. like
oilmeal, gluten meal and blood, IL
very rich in protein. is manufactured
from the waste products of the big
packing houses. such as meat trim
mings, fat scraps. etc. These are put
i'm a tank and subjected to excessive
heat for several hours. when the
grease is removed and the solid rem
nants dried and ground and packed in
sacks. Some tankage, made from the
contents of the stomachs and bowels
OF slaughtered animals. is fit only for
fertilizer and is usually labeled as
such. The use Of tankage with corn
as a ration for hogs has given excel
lent results in feeding tests. Being a
concentrated food. as it Is. it should
not constitute more than from 10 to 20
per cent Of the ration.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-09-30

The kind Of road building that the
country as whole is most I'm need OF
is not the improving Of highways con-
Meeting large centers Of population and
running across states. over which auto
owners can speed their cars at thir-
ty mile all hour clip, leaving the high
way strewn with little pigs and chick
ems. but it Is such improvement of
main roads leading into myriad towns
everywhere as will make it pOssi-
BILE for tillers of the soil 70 haul big
loads OF produce to market at mini
mum of time and expense. Well and
good IL the Improvement Of these
roads happens to suit the convenience
of the owners of automobiles. but that
their desires should be considered of
paramount Importance in outlining q
campaign of highway improvement in
wolves an utter misconceptiOn of the
chief reasons which make the gospel
of good roads an insiStent and vital
consideration at the present time.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-09-30

Dwellers along country roads will
certainly appreciate the power Of ob-
servation of the writer who liz distin-
gushing between the quick and the
dead" defined the former as compris-
ing those who were able to get out
OF the way Or scorching automobiles
and the latter those who were not.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-09-30

A Minnesota farmer who bought q
registered Guernsey bull twelve years
ago considers that the use of this sire
has added $40 to the selling value or
every COW he has disposed Of since.
The other day he was offered $500 for
five Of his best cows. This man has
demonstrated to his own satisfaction
that pure blooded stock pays.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-09-30

With the short crop or hay which
was raised in 80 many sections this
year there ought to be denaLd at
good prices for all the surplus bright,
well cured corn fodder which the fore
handed man will secure.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-09-30

A fine white elm shade tree which
the writer frequently passes has come
to grief owing to the fact that years
ago, when the head Of the tree was
forming. care was not taken to pre-
vent large limbs growing up and out
from the same point in the trunk In
the case in question three We're II.
lowed to do 50. s couple of years ago
one of the three large branches was
blown from The top In heavy wind,
and II short time since q big split ap-
peared between the two remaining
sections Of the top One of these is
sure to come down soon. leaving but q
skeleton of what gave promise of being
a shade tree of remarkable beauty AMI
symmetry. The trouble might have
been prevented when the tree was
first set by SO pruning il az to give q
sturdy and well jointed frame. The
same principle holds in the case OF
fruit trees. and poor heads having
weak joints should be remedied while
the tree is young.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-09-30

Experiments which have lately been
conducted along the line Of a cuitiVa-
tion of the wild BURBERRY show that
" seems To be an exception 10 the run
of native fruits and berries i'm that it
does not do wen ut all on rich, fat
soils which are well balanced il point
of fertilizing elements and which are
also well drained. On the contrary. X
has been found that the blueberry
thrives splendidly on low. sour soils or
those that are 50 thin and sandy that
they will not produce any other crop.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-09-30

AS showing the progress which has
been made III recent years In produc-
ing high yielding types of small grain
it IL interesting to recall the sower Of
Holy Writ. whose seed which fell on
the good ground yielded some thirty.
some sixty and some hundred fold"
Contrasted with this showing may be
cited the case OF an oat belt farmer
who the other day plucked single
stalk of this cereal which bore 214
double grains. Or total Of 42S. The
seed head. which was borne on a very
sturdy straw, was fifteen inches long.