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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-10-18
A NEW COLUMBUS.

Somewhere in the fogs of the At
lantic, beyond the reach OF wireless and
IN the hands OF Cod Wellman's air
craft hoated last evening No more
spectacular voyage was ever begun
Not Jason's shallops nor the caravels
Of Columbus embarked IN greater ex-
pertinent or larger uncertainty To
head out upon voyage on air across
g Thousand leagues Of water. unknown
ing the result, trusting fate and cast
ing for life itself on the hazard Of a
strip of silk ranks with De Soto push
ing thru the trackless forests toward
the center Of an undiscovered CONT
nent. Magellan steering into unknown!
straits or F-obisher coasting strange
shores The spirit OF advep-ure IS not
dead What could be more adventurous
and daring than . brave the winds III
the skies in a silken cylinder with the fog
around. the ocean beneath and a COM
pass and brave heart for direction?
Let US hope they may win. The au-
oaci1y of the attempt deserves success,
and in a measure predicts Il Across
the Atlantic on a d!rgible. when but
zen lifetirles ago the ships OF the dav-
ing Genoese crept away from the
shores os Portugal as vessels already
lost with crews already dead: Vikings
of the upper air are the new navi-
gators. argonauts OF the clouds. ad-
1nirals Of illirlitable seas. Success to
then and safe landing.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-10-18
AFALse AND FOOLISH CLAIM.

Il is reported that the plan 70 secure
union labor Endorsement of Mr.. Porter
Is in difficulties. Endorsement has
Jagged TAR behind the hopes OF Mr..
Porters friends and close supporters.
1t was 10 be expected. Labor unions
are comprised of precisely such ma
aerial as other organizations. The men
who belong 10 them and give them
strength think as they please and
vote as they please. Il was heralded
that union labor would be unit
against Taft The election falsiaed
the claims The election this fall Will
explode another democratic hope.
Union labor is not a unit No orsani-
cation of thoughtful and earnest men
as ever unit or under military disci-
pine 10 be voted pro Or con a the nod
Of leadership.
Men there ara in every city who pro-
CESS 10 control union labor" Blu. -hey
don't control it. Men often bargain
70 deliver it-bu, il doesn't usually de-
liver The big mitt" man Is no
stronger IN that organization than
in others, the leader IS not a political
or a party boss.
But these men who profess to be
able 70 control the labor vte" are
doing organized labor serious harm.
Their ins;stent claim has led many 10
believe them TIE sooner labor drops
them overheard -he better for Itself
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-10-18
Topics of the Times

There is just one Circumstance thai
may lisqualify Walter Wellnen for
rich harvest on me lecture circuit
whatever the outcome Of his fantastic
enterprise, and that Is the minor one
Of a watery grave.
While ne is al il, why doesn't Well
man make il even more interesting by
setting out on flight with the an
nouncement that Mars is his desrina-
zion.
The news from Washington that
Minneapolis had been caught padding
her census must have made the corks
pop in 81. Paul.
That New York paper that found six
doubtful congressional districts in Iowa
ten days ago will now be permitted TO
revise Its figures. 1t Is generally rec
ognized that doubts are resolving them
selves into republican margins in Iowa
Velvet. instead Of satin. is TO be in
favor with mill.ners this winter. We
don't see that the change promises
much relief
The Bertillon system might also be
used in the case Of politicians.
Cutting off the nose 20 spite the fac.
doesn't promise to be a very popula,
pastime among republicans this year
It is generally admitted that Cham
Clark was nearer the speakership six
weeks ago than he will be in Noven-
ber.
Mr.. Porter Isn't saying any.hins
about. the Ottumwa liquor plank.
Neither are democratic candidates for
the legislature. II nevertheless is true
chat in case a democratic victory s
scored In the state we viii have the
aega1ized saloon and local option. 1t il
q stu hunt that the liquor interests
are making. Porter at least gives as
cent By his silence.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-10-28
ISOLATION AN AID.

Many an animal husbandman could
reduce the losses sustained from tuber-
culosis and other diseases In his hogs
and cattle il he would practice the
simple precaution of isolating individ-
uals which have the appearance Of
being diseased. whatever the cause
of the trouble. We are led to make
the above apparently trite suggestion
from visiting not long since herd Of
mixed feeding and dairy cattle kept
under decidedly nasty and insanitary
conditions, among which were circu-
lating number Of animals that were
very plainly in well advanced stages
of tuberculosis. Experimenters have
proved conclusively that an animal
thus affected may discharge not only
virule feces, but nasal discharges. On
another farm we know of q steer that
was far along with lumpy jaw being
allowed to mingle freely with other
cattle, the emulation from the open
sore befouling not only the ground, but
the feed which the other cattle in the
yard ate. Many serious epidemic of
hog cholera could be prevented or con-
siderably lessened were dumpy pigs
isolated at the start and kept SO until
they recovered or died. The type of
precaution referred to costs little and
has merit entirely apart from medi-
cine or veterinary attendance which
should also be made use OF il occasion
requires
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-10-28
NOT WORTH THE CANDLE.

The tendency mentioned In these
notes some little time ago of an over
taxing OF immature girls In school az
a result of too much study and too
little recreation and exercise was
brought to our notice the other day.
A fine little lady of sixteen had taken
an auto trip from nearby town, yer
Notwithstanding the trip was in the
nature Of an outing she was in hur-
nv to get back so that she could study
two hours that night. On inquiry we
found IL to be the old, old story or
two bright, intelligent girls, In the
same class and of about the same age,
who stood neck and neck In their
grades, each being possessed with the
desire to excel the other. When we
asked the girl in question Ii her
brother ever brought his books home
to study she replied, Eyes, but that Is
all 1t amounts to, for he seldom opens
them" This in nutshell explains
the difference between boys and girls,
and il il d 1act that thoughtful parents
ought to take into account. However,
in all too many instances parents are
shortsighted and. instead of discourage
ing overstudy on the part Of their am
bilious daughters, take keen interest
i'm their study rivalry and encourage
and urge them on to still greater ef-
fort. Sometimes her constitution IS
strong enough so that the immature
girl finishes her high school and per-
haps a college course, but at the end
Of that time she is all too often done
fora wreck physically and spent
nervously, when these powers should
have been so guarded that she would
be strong and vigorous and able to
meet the duties and responsibilities or
living, instead Of being a broken down,
miserable invalid. The pupil herself
should try to look this situation
squarely in the face, and II she does
not possess that maturity of judgment
which will enable her to take the right
course she should be assisted by both
parents and teachers. This wanton
sacrifice of health and vital force to
secure grades that will only adorn the
pages Of musty school records Is a
travesty ON education and an insult
to the Giver Of life. II Is species
Of rivalry in which the sacrifice en-
tailed is too great and in which the
game is not worth the candle.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-10-28
The TERRAPIN SCALE

The terrapin scale, closely allied in
both appearance and habit and the in
jury which inflicts to the San Jose
or Chinese scale, is quite generally dis
tributed over the east half of the Unit
ed States. Like the latter, 1t is i'm
ported, coming from Europe, its orig
inal home. on nursery stock. The most
valuable parasitic aid in keeping fhe
pest in check is a small four winged
fly. Somewhat strangely, the lime
sulphur wash, so effective in keeping
the San Jose scale in check Is worth
less when used for the terrapin scale.
Experiment which have been made
show that the only effective spray is
the kerosene emulsion made after the
usual formula and applied under good
pressure as 4 fine spray.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-10-28

For those who may not have had the
fact brought to their attention 1t may
be Of interest to know that, while one
may sell REIMBURSEMENT OF his claim
to homestead. such sale does not con-
vey title to the purchaser, but merely
gives him first chance TO enter the
claim as a homestead. In case one
does thus sell he forfeits thereby the
right of entering another homestead,
but he does not lose this right II he
simply abandons the claim and allows
the title to revert to the government.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-10-28
TRUSTEES SALE
OF A
Valuable Farm.

The undersigned, Trustee, by virtue
Of a decree of the Circuit Court Of
Carroll county, passed in cause No.
1850, in said Court, will sell at public
sale, on the premises, on the Gorsuch
Road, 21s miles East OF the Tannery,
In Hampstead district, in Carroll
county, on 4
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 18th, 1910,
at l o'clock p. NJ, the farm Of which
Frederick Hoffman, died seized and
possessed containing 221a Acres Of
Land, more or less, lying adjacent to
the farms of George Lester, Edward
j. Lester and George Neudecker, and
is improved by a 2-StOry Frame
Dwelling House, bank barn and shed;
and other necessary farm buildings,
spring, running stream of water, ap-
pie orchard Of select fruit, and other
fruit. For further particulars apply
to the undersigned trustee on the
premises, or Michael E. Walsh, Esq.
Westminster, Md.
Terms of Sale: One-third cash on
the day of sale, or upon the ratifca-
ton by the Court; the balance in two
equal payments, one in one year and
the other in two years from the day
of sale; the credit payments to be Sc
cured by the notes of the purchaser,
with approved security, bearing in
terest from the day Of sale.
FRANCES HOFFMAN,
Trustee
Michael E. Walsh, Solicitor.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-10-28
Why Snow Bursts q Gun.

In discussion at the Royal So
ciety in London of some experiments
on the effects Of sudden pressures at
tention was called to a singular ex-
perience which, it was said, persons
who go shooting in winter sometimes
have.
Ii the muzzle Of gun happens to
get plugged up with little snow the
gun invariably bursts when fired in
that condition. Light as the plug of
snow is, it requires definite time for
finite pressure, however great, to
get IL under way, and during this
short time the tension Of the powder
gases becomes 50 great that the bar
rel Of the ordinary fowling piece 10
unable to Withstand it.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-10-28

During the past month cotton has
seen the highest prices recorded since
the civil war, price Of $3.50 per bale
being bid therefor ON the New York
Cotton Exchange. This unusual price
level was in part due to a general
price imitation characteristic of all
commodities, but even more to the
issuance OF the government cotton
crop report, which showed a decided
INSTRUMENTATION per cent-in the
condition OF the crop from the showing
Of the preceding month.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-10-28

The poinsetta. which was named aft
er Joel Poinsett of South Carolina, is a
shrub of Mexican origin which makes
a very interesting and attractive house
plant. The leaves are remarkably large
and smooth and show q most interest
ing variation in outline, while the
bloom IS equally unique, the yellow
blossom being borne just above cir
Gle OF beautiful crimson bracts or small
leaves. The plant thrives under aver
age conditions and has no pests which
modest IT,
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-10-28
E,xEcUToRs' SALE .
A
OF A VALUABLE
T. q F MI
PROPERTY
Inn Manchester District, Carroll
County, Maryland.

By virtue of the power and au-
thority contained in the last will
and testament of Jacob Sharrer, Of
Joseph, late Of Carroll county, de-
ceased, and also orders of the
Orphans Court of Carroll county,
the undersigned executors therein
named will sell at public sale to the
highest bidders, on
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1910,
beginning at $50 o'clock a. M, on the
premises hereinafter mentioned.
LIST. A large amount Of personal
property, consisting OF household and
kitchen furniture, farming imple-
ments of all kinds, wagons, work and
4 milch cows, one fresh by day OF
sale; 6 shoats, pigs, lot Of hay and
fodder and about 100 barrels
OF corn, and many other articles used
ON a we'll conducted farm, and more
particularly mentioned on hand bills.
End At IL o'clock a. m, will offer
for sale as aforesaid all that farm,
wherein the said Jacob Sharrer Of
Joseph, resided at the time of his
death, containing .
154A ACRES OF LAND,
more or less, situated In Manchester
district, Carroll county, Maryland,
near the Westminster and Manchester
Road, about four miles from West
minister and about six miles from
Manchester, and adjoins the lands OF
George A. Hosfeld, Gabriel Hammer,
Aaron Long and others
The improvements thereon consist
Of large and comfort
able Log Frame Dwell 80
ing House, good bank y sSA -
barn, wagon shed and Igsz4Ifa.
corncrib combined, hog -
house, chicken house, smoke
house, spring house, machine shed
and other necessary outbuidings.
There is a well of good water at the
barn and fine spring Of water at
the spring house and near to the
dwelling. There are also a large
number Of apple and other fruit trees
on the premises. ....
About 40 acres iS in good oak and
chestnut timber; due proportion Is
meadow land and the balance OF the
farm is under a high state Of culti-
walton (about 26h acres is now sown
i'm wheat and viii also be Sold.)
This is a splendid farm, in a good
neighborhood, convenient to markets,
schools and churches and offers fine
opportunity to persons wishing to
purchase farm. atra II
Immediate possession will be given
if desired by the purchaser. 1fa@"."
ln Terms of Sale of Personal Property
All sums under $500, cash; on
all sums ct $500 and, upward credit
Of six months will be given, ON notes
of the purchaser, with sufficient Sc
curity, and bearing interest from the
day of sale. @aaA-
Terms OF Sale for the Real Estate:
-One-third Of the purchase money to
be paid in cash on the day of sale or
on the ratification thereof by, the
Court, and the residue lin two equal
payments; the one payable In six
months, and the other payable In
twelve months from the day or sale;
the credit payments to be secured by
the bonds or single bills of the pur-
chaser or purchasers, with sufficient
security, bearing interest from the
day OF sale, or all cash 10 the option
or the purchaser or purchasers.
DANIEL D. SHARPER,
JNO. MILTON REIFSNIDER,
Executors.
John w. Reaver, Auct.
y. Henry Lester and Geo. wy. Brown,
Clerks. oct7-ts
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-10-28

The man who knocked the head out Of
a four dollar barrel of apples and just
beneath found message put in by the
grower, 81 got 70 cents for this barrel
of apples-pIease let me know what
you had to pay for it," uncovered In
very simple manner two Of the fac
tors that are chiefly responsible for the
present high cost of living-the profits
exacted by the transportation compa-
MES and middlemen. The problem is
certainly one that deserves investiga-
ton of a very thorough type.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-10-28

There are reports of late to the effect
that q gang Of tree peddlers, claiming
to be working in cooperation with
the forest service in distributing hardy
catalpas. are circulating among the
farmers of the country and taking
large orders for these trees. They
have been looked up, have been brand
ed grafters, and If any OF them should
have the brass to come ON your prem
ises set the dog on him.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-10-28

It's all right to trust in Providence,
but such trust should be hooked up
with fair amount Of good horse sense.
A concrete illustration of this thought
is to be found all too frequently in the
case of the fellow who delays selecting
his seed corn until husking time in No
vember. after there have been several
heavy freezes, and in the spring
blames the good Lord. Ill luck or the
party i'm power because his seed corn
won't sprout.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-10-28

A friend who has fifteen or twenty
acres in potatoes this fall has several
mornings of late been finding bushel
or SO Of the tubers pulled out of the
hills and lying exposed to the sun.
While he has not. so far az we know.
set watch at night to see just who
these "diggers' are, he has found the
most hills moleSted where the fat
white grubs have been very plen-
tiful. Putting two and two togeth-
er, it is probably safe to assume
that this field was in meadow or sod
last season and that the disturbance
Of the hills is the work of skunks or
badgers, which view the white grub
as very luscious morsel.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-10-28

No higher word Of commendation
can be given Of any home than to have
said of Ii that the boys and girls Of
the neighborhood like to gather there
To spend some Of their evenings. 1t is
an accomplishment. by the way, of
which any homemaker may well be
proud. The country needs more homes
OF this kind
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-10-28
Consider This Advice.

No woman should submit to a surgi-
cal operation, which may mean death,
until she has given Lydia f. Plnkham's
Vegetable Compound, made exclusive
ly from roots and herbs, a fair trial
This famous medicine for women
has for thirty years proved to be the
most valuable tonic and invigorator of
the female organism. Women resid-
ing in almost every city and town in
the United States bear willing testi-
mony to the wonderful virtue Of Lydia
e. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
Tt cures female ills, and creates radi-
ant, buoyant female health. If you
are ILL., for your own sake as well as
those you love, give it trial.
Mrs. Pinkham, at Lynn, Mass,
invites all sick women to write
her for advice. Her advice liz free,
and always helpful. .a.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-10-28

From reports which seem to be very
general it Is a fair deduction that
twice as many new silos are being
filed this fall as in any previous sea
son. It's a mighty good sign and
shows that 4 whole lot of farmers are
finally getting their eyes open. The
day Is not far when any man who
makes serious pretense at engaging in
the stock raising OF dairy business will
not think of being without this great
aid to economical meat and milk pro-
ductinn.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-10-28
MULCH VERSUS COVER CROPS.

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That method Of orchard care which
gives good results in one section may
not be suited to conditions prevailing
in another locality is nicely shown in
reports from the North Dakota and
Nebraska experiment stations relative
to the use OF orchard cover crops. In
experiments conducted in the former
state 1T has been found that cover
crops growing during the latter part o.
the season take moisture out of the
soil to such an extent as to greatly in
crease the danger to the tree from win
ter killing because Of a too dry and
loose condition OF the soil. In the lat
ter state cover crops are strongly rec
commended because they tend to dry
out the soil and hasten the ripening
process In the new wood. there being
enough moisture for the growing OF
the cover crop and to keep the soil
I'm proper condition during the winter
months. TO take the place Of the COW
or crop the Dakota station recon-
mends mulching about the roots or the
trees with light covering OF straw,
which holds the snow and answers the
same purpose ~ some growing crop.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-10-28

AS showing the capacity of some Of
the well known pests to reproduce
themselves may be cited the San Jose
scale. A single female, which gives
birth at one time to an average brood
Of 400 young and produces severa!
such generations in q season, is es-
timated to be responsible as progenitor
Of 1,609,040,200 females. In view of
such an outpouring of spawn as this,
it would not be surprising If the hor-
t1culturist lost heart Notwithstanding
the aids at hand in the shape of para
site bugs and spraying connections.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-10-28

Probably the biggest cheese ever
made has lately been 'cast' by Wis
consin cheese factory. 1t weighs 2,4OO
pounds, required one milking of 2,1OO
cows to make 1T and is to be on ex-
hibition at the national dairy show to
be held soon at Chicago.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-10-28
PUBLIC SALE OF
HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE

I will sell on Saturday, October
20, 1910, at 10 o'clock, a. m., at my
residence on Main street, my house
hold effects, consisting of carpets, ma
hogany furniture, mirrors, cnlna'
chandeliers, stoves, etc. For full par
ticulars see hand bills.
MRS. ID. N. HENN1NG.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-10-28

Russia, the worst plague stricken, Is
also one Of the worst rat ridden coun-
tries In the world. Added to this there
is widespread q disregard for SANTA
ton which goes hand in hand with the
rest and makes q terrible situation.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-10-28

Two years ago. following attendance
at big state fair where there was q
fine display of pure bred beef cattle
the writer Of these notes commented
upon the fact that prevalent standards
adhered to in the judging of the beef
breed seemed to result in both sires
and dams being put IN q condition Of
flesh not only abnormal, but entirely
detrimental to their continued useful
ness as breeders and producers. 4
thick blanket Of fat, like charity, can
cover several bovine weaknesses;
hence breeders Of the heavy types
would compete on O far fairer basis
were their show animals not only ex-
pected to be, but required to be, in az
erage breeding condition More re-
Gently the need of the adoption of this
more rational standard has been ex-
pressed concretely by leading breed
er who has won many blue ribbons
at stock shows and who asserts that
@three-fourths or the finest bulls in tn
country are ruined for breeders by be-
ing fattened for the show ring: fat
cattle should be shown only i'd the
steer class" This puts the thing i'm Il
nutshell 1t flo strange that breeders
have been 80 slow In awaking to the
importance of this simple fact.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-10-28

If looked into a bit many case
of so called luck will be found to be
traceable to pretty good head work
and a good deal Of energy and appli-
cation, while many case of bad luck
is due to shiftlessness and bad man
agement.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-10-28

Notwithstanding that 1t will be late
I'm the season and will not prevent seed
distribution it will be well worth while
to take couple of hours off some aft
ernoon and cut those weeds along the
roadside that escaped attention during
the busy days OF July and August, for
by so doing the trouble incident to
drifting SHOWS will be considerably re-
duced. standardization. m..m.m.. m.....M
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-10-28
Valuable Household Goods.

The undersigned, will sell at public
sale, in the room next to the Pioneer
Picture Parlor, Westminster, Md, on
NOVEMBER 3, 1910, at p. M, all new
Household Goods. See bills for particu-
lars. II. Il. BROWN.
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