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liberty Of looking into your life land that
of your dear family and find you a very
deserving boy, and 1 also find your moth
er is most worthy woman, deserving
Of the noble son who is now the head
Of her household" And I am prepared
to see you through your school and re-
lieve you Of the burden OF the Office
work while you are fitting yourself in
your chosen profession. Ever since the
night on which you SO kindly offered me
your protection-the protection OF fine
young man Of seventeen to an old lady
Of sixty-I have wished that you might
become my grandson. And now We have
found the way-with my dear daughters
assistance. We shall lay the whole plan
before you tomorrow when you come to
dine with us, and it is one which fine
boy like you cannot disapprove Of TIL
tomorrow afternoon. and with the best
wishes for your welfare. I am,
Most gratefully yours,
"GRANDMAMMA'' AGNES CLARK.
Tommy stood spellbound for a moment.
'Ah. the dear. good old lady, he said
at last And she wants me for her
grandson! How strange, for I have been
wishing she were my dear old grand
mother. Well, how everything works out
to make me happy! I only hope I de-
serve it,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-09

ABLY, would you
like to have a 1T
tie tea p3rty this
afternoon? 1t was
Ne,lie's mamma
who asked the
q u e S t i o NJ anu
..Baby" was Mel
lie. You see. Mel
lie was the only
child in the house
hold to which she
belonged, and her
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-09

T TITLE Boy Brown
II Lived in a town
And went to school
Every day.
Little Girl Green
Was a dear little queen,
And with little Boy Brown
Did play.
They were neighbors true,
This dear little two,
And they never did quarrel
Nor fight:
But played every day
In the happiest way,
For they did everything
Just right.
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Additions.

~ Add a popular bottled drink to q weapon
and get boys toy. f2 Add clear. coaoefess
liquid to a discharge pipe tube and get
violent whrlwind at sea. 90 Add that which 10
used by printers to a novelist and get machine.
ANSWERS TO LAST WEEKS PUZZLES.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Zigzag puzzle-Sunrise. Cross words: Nv Sink.
q, Burn. 81 Lent. a. Burr. 90 Fit. l6p
Isle. % Ees.
Diagonal-Spear. Cross-words: % Smoke. ~
Apple. t3) Fleet. a. Bleak. 90 Smear.
City additionally Canton. (2) Liverpool. 49,
Hamburg. "a War saw.
Rebus-April showers make May flowers grow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-09

A s the spring advances every normal
child feels desire to dig and plant -
1t is the call OF Mother Earth to us to
help her produce food for mankind. April
is the month, in temperate climes, when
the plowman and the gardener may be
seen turning up the sod and preparing
for another years yielding. And every
where the children are as busy as little
bees. assisting with hoe and rake. Every
night on the farm or in the country VIII
lage great bonf1res light up the sky and
afford the youngsters all sorts OF amuse-
ment. And 1t is the little band Of young
sters that rakes the brush from garden
and lawn, preparatory for the bonfire, for
they are clearing their garden spots OF
last years rubbish.
All children love to lay out flower beds,
but few girls care for vegetable garden
ing-a labor which boys turn to as the
flower turns to the sun. A boy may feel
pride in his flower garden, but he takes
more real pleasure in his vegetable gar
den, for there he sees the fanilys food
in preparation. He works with a will,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-09

.,11 RIGHT mamma said Nellie, ana
sba ran into the broad hall and jumped
an ON a stool under the telephone. Give
mo one three, nine, central" she called
IN central Then in another half min
ute she was saying: Hello, Is this Aunt
Grace's? Well, l want to speak with
Cousin Freddie and Cousin Blliy, please.
of course, Aunt Grace had Billy answer
the phone at once. and ne crleo out SO
loudly that even Nellies mamma could
hear him, and she was in the library.
Twill Fred an me come to tea party
at your house at 8? Well, l guess yes.
We'll be there half an hour before B.
oh. won't we have fun? what are you
going to have to eat? L hope grandma
6akes a cream cake. An. oh, Nellie, have
some-Hello, there, central, don't get on
the wire-hello. is that you. Nellie?
Yes. Billy it is on n the v %,re xan tame
.'Dili pickles and chicken sandwiches,
called out Billy. Then having expressed
his wants. Billy had nothing more to say
except goodbye" and rang on.
Then Nellie called up Katherine and
Flora and the latter answered the phone,
after the housemaid told her it was Miss
Nellie" who was wishing to speak with
her. Yes. Flora would be awfully glad
to atIen0 the tea party, UuI hdtHeflue
could not come, for she had been very
naughty that morning and mamma had
forbidden her to go out all afternoon. But
maybe mamma wouldn't object to her
Flora-carrying home some goodies to
katherine. And, of course, Nellie was
very sorry that Katherine should have
been so naughty on the very day Of her
tea party. But since she had gone and
acted ugly" why. she'd have to be pun
ished, of course although Nellie was GER
tainly very sorry about it.
So the party was all arranged for Billy
and Freddie and Flora and Nellie. Four
made a nice party. too. to sit round Mel
lies little tea table. Five made it a bit
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a. CORRE CTlON.

In a late installment Of these notes
a paragraph Oh the pear blight recon-
mended kerosene as a suitable disin-
fectant for tools used In removing
blight infected portions Of pear and
apple trees. This was given on what
was supposed to be good authority. but
a series of articles put in print within
a few days by Professor P. j. O'Gara.
pear blight specialist of the depart
ment or agriculture and stationed for
the past three years in the Rogue river
valley. states that no diSinfectant
should be used but corrosive sublimate
-mercuric chlOride-which is a deadly
poison when taken internally. but has
no i'll effect on cuts or bruises on the
hands. He recommends that solution
as strong as l-lG0O should be used.
made by dissolving three tablets in
four ounces or half Il pint OF water. a
small sponge kept moiStened with the
solution is the most convenient means
of applying ii 10 the tools 10 be disin-
fected. 1t Is important TO disinfect the
pruning tools after each operation, as
well as the wound in lwig Or limb.
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THE FLY CAMPAIGN.

1t is a pretty good idea to carry the
war on flies into their own territory
namely. out of doors. A big step along
this line may be made by putting the
accumulations of horse manure i'm the
stable i'm some screened bin where the
flies cannot have access to it. as this Is
the chief breeding place for the house
fly. III this is not feasible the same
object can be accomplished by scatter
ing slaked lime over the dung pile ev-
cry few days. Thousands Of the flies
that swarm near the back door will
congregate elsewhere If all garbage
and Stops are put in covered recepta-
cles at some distance from the kitchen
door. while those that do gather there
may be killed by placing formalin So
luton 1.-TWO teaSpOonfuls to pinr OF wa
teri in shallow dishes just outside the
door and sweetening the solution with
little sugar. This tiy killer IL to be
commended because Ii IL cheap and Is
harmless II the little folks should drink
some of it. The same solution can be
placed in Saucers in the house and
the work OF determination completed.
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THE ROBIN SLAUGHTER.

FUN reports which have appeared
recently in the daily papers the slaugh-
ter of the robins continues without
abatement in the south especially in
portions of Tennessee. 1t seems that
i'm the eastern portion of rutherford
county, in that state. the robins shortly
before their migration north congre-
gate by the thousand in the cedar
groves. and Ii has become custom to
form large parties for the purpose OF
capturing them. In one night one Of
these parties made the record catch OF
1851 redbreasts. while 1t IL estimated
that 10000 were captured on these
roosting grounds alone in the three
weeks preceding the one nights catch
referred to. The plan followed in the
capture of the birds is to have catchers
stationed in the cedarS, while others
drive the birds TO them. Those sta
toned In the trees are provided with
bags. into which the birds are thrust
when caught. one person sometimes
bagging as high as 325 birds in sim
gle night. And this wantoD slaughter
of these beautiful and useful birds ~
prosecuted for the munificent reward
of 10 cents a dozen. which the dead
birds fetch on the local markets. This
case but emphasizes the need OF carry
Jrying out a suggestion made In these
notes some months ago that those In
'terested I'm the effective protection OF
bird life should lend their combined
influence to secure the enactment OF a
federal law which will exempt from
such wanton slaughter all useful mi
gratory or interstate birds. A letter Of
inquiry sent by the writer to the chief
OF the biological survey at Washing
ton elected the information that up to
that time no legislation Of this charac-
ter had been presented or even given
serious consideration. It would seem
high time that some such action was
being taken.
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WIND AND GASOLINE POWER.

/ The chief drawback with the wind
mill as a furniSher OF motor power for
pumping and other purposes lies in
the fact that too often when power Is
most needed 1t IL likely to 20 on
strike for lack Of breeze to stir It
While the gasoline engine has tan
trums now and then, vet if worth any
thing to start with and handled dis
creetly it can usually be counted on to
do business when needed while 1t
furnishes enough power to do many
jobs too heavy for IL windmill to han.
die As general thing a gasoline en-
CINE will prove useful and satisfactory
quite directly In proportion to the
price which the manufacturers ask
for It, and this l. fact that IT IS well
10 keep I'D view when purchasing.
Many a fellow buys bargain counter
gasoline engine only TO eXecrate thu
day when he was 20 niggardly SHORE
sighted.
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MISCELLANEOUS.
~ Office TO OWNERS OF HOG
~ PENS AND CLOSETS.

The ordinances Of Westminster pro-
hibit the erection of hog pens and clos
cts within ten feet of any street or
alley and require that they b. kept
clean. Notice i hereby given that all
hog pens and closets now in the city
within ten feet of any street or alley
must b. removed to comply with the
ordinance by June Goth. and in the
future kept in such sanitary condition
a. will b. approved BY the Health
Common Council.
SIMON P. WEAVER,
Jun lO-2t Clerk.
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TO CREDITORS.

This is to give notice that the sub
scriber has obtained from the Or
phans' Court of Carroll county, in Mary
land, letters of administration on the
Personal Estate of
ROGER B. IRWIN,
late of Carroll county, deceased. All
persons having claims against the de-
ceased are hereby warned to exhibit the
authenticated, to the subscriber, on or
before the Ord day of January, 1911 ;
they may otherwise by law be excluded
from all benefit of said estate.
Given under my hand this 31st day
of May, 1910.
CHARLES B. IRWIN,
jun 3-4t Administrator.
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LEGAL NOTICES.
>vOTICE TO CREDITORS.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
This is to give notice that the sub
scriber has obtained from the Or
phans Court of Carroll county, in
Maryland, letters Of administration on
the Personal Estate of
EUGENE TRAYER,
late of Carroll county, deceased. All
persons having claims against the de-
ceased are hereby warned to exhibit the
same, with the vouchers thereof legally
authenticated, to the subscriber, OF OF
before the 10th day Of January, 1910;
they may otherwise by law be excluded
from all benefit of said estate.
Given under my hand this 7th day or
JOHN MILTON REIFSNIDER,
Jun 1O-4t Administrator.
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PROPOSALS.

0RoPosAAe'
Westminster, Md, June l, 1910.
Sealed proposals will be received by
the County Commissioners Of Carroll
County at the County Commissioners
office, Westminster, up to 11.3O O'Clock,
a. M, Monday, June Is, 1910, for the
building Of a new steel bridge over
Alloway's Creek. near. Taneytown.
Plans and specifications for same are
on file at County Commissioners Office
and can he seen at any time, and at the
same time and place bids will be re-
ceived for the substructure for the
above bridge.
Each proposal must be accompanied
by certified check for one hundred
dollars ($lOO.OO), payable to the County
Commissioners Of Carroll County, which
will be returned unless the successful
bidder fails to execute a contract, in
which case his check will become the
property Of the county.
The County Commissioners reserve
the right to reject any or all bids.
BY order Of Board.
GEO. w BROWN,
J S. FINK, zl
BENJAMIN F. STANSBURY,
Commissioners of Carroll County.
Test:
o. Edward Dodrer, Clerk and Treas.
jun 10 1t.
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The first navel orange tree OF which
there is any record was found growing
on the north shore of the Mediterra-
mean sea in the year 1868 by monk.
who wrote description OF the tree
and fruit and painted picture Of it.
Crafts of this tree were later taken to
Spain and thence to South America,
whence scions were brought to this
country by an American lady in 1869,
they being propagated in the botanical
gardens at Washington. Because OF
this fact It is usually called the Wash
tnGton navel.
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iine3
TO CREDITORS.

This is to give notice that the SUBJ
scriber has obtained from the Orphans
Court Of Carroll county, in Maryland,
letters of administration on the Per-
sonal Estate of
GEORGE w. STARNER,
late of Carroll county, deceased. All
persons having claims against the de-
ceased are hereby warned to exhibit the
same, with the vouchers thereof legally
authenticated, to the subscriber, on or
before the 3rd day of January, 1911 ;
they may otherwise by law be excluded
from all benefit of said estate.
Given under my hand this 31st day of
May, 1910.
ANNIE M. C. STARNER,
Jun 3-4t Administrators.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
This is to give notice that the sub
scribers have obtained from the Or
phans' Court of Carroll county, in Mary
land, letters of administration on the Per-
sonal Estate of
RUTH ANN E. CONAWAY,
late of Carroll county, deceased. All
persons having claims against the de-
ceased are hereby warned to exhibit the
same, with the vouchers thereof legally
authenticated, to the subscribers, ON or
before the 3rd day of January, 1911 !;
they may otherwise by law be excluded
from all benefit of said estate.
Given under our hands this 31st day of
May, 1910.
COLUMBUS A. CONAWAY,
CHARLES S. CONAWAY,
JOHN w. CONAWAY,
jim 3-4t Administrators.
No. 4ss2 EQUITY.
In the Circuit Court for Carroll County.
sitting in Equity.
Edward J. Miller, assignee of mortga-
gee, plaintiff, VS.. George w. Miller
and Louisa r. Miller, his wife,
mortgagors, defendants.
Ordered, this End day of June, i'm the
year one thousand nine hundred and ten,
by the Circuit Court for Carroll county,
sitting in Equity, that the sale of real
estate mentioned and described in the
report Of sale by Edward J. Miller,
assignee of MORTGAGE, be ratified and
confirmed, unless cause to the contrary
thereof be shown on or before the
fourth day of July, 1910; provided a
copy of this order be inserted in some
newspaper published in Carroll County,
once i'm each Of three successive weeks
before the twenty third day of June, A.
D. 1910.
The report states the amount of sales
to be $95O.00.
OSCAR D. GILBERT,
Clerk of the Circuit Court for Carroll
county.
True Copy Test:
OSCAR D. GILBERT,
Jun 3-3t Clerk. of said Court.
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TO CREDITORS.

This is to give notice that the SUBJ
scribers have obtained from the orphans
Court of Carroll county, in Maryland,
letters Testamentary on the Personal
Estate of
EVAN HAINES,
late of Carroll county, deceased. All
persons having claims against the de-
ceased are hereby warned to exhibit
the same, with the vouchers thereof
legally authenticated, to the subscriber,
on or before the 3rd day of January,
1911; they may otherwise by law be ex-
cluded from all benefit of said estate:
Given under our hands this LIST day of
June, 1910.
ARTHUR C. ENGLAR,
E. o. WEANT,
jun 3-4t Executors.
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Young Girls. Heed This.
INSURANCE.

ITO THE PUBLIC.-If you want
H. Fire Insurance, Life Insurance,
Accident Insurance, Windstorm In
surance, Steam Boiler Insurance, give
me call. Lowest Rates. Best Stock
Companies. No Assessments. No
Premium Notes. Quick Cash Settle
mentS
JAMES T.. SMITH,
General Insurance Agent,
Main and Church streets,
Westminster, Md.
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1t is whole lot more sensible to jog
along behind old Kate or Dobbin with
nest egg i'm the bank than to be
scooting over the highways in late
model automobile. the purchase Of
which has meant the putting OF
mortgage on the town home or farm
stead. Many the folks who have done
or are doing this very thing In haste
who will doubtless have opportunity
to repent at leisure.
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newer weak anu dill
ing women. Irreg--
ular and painful
p e RODS and such
|troubles would be
relieved at once in
many cases. Lydia
IL. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound is
fine for ailing girls
land rundown wo-
|men. Their delicate
organs need a tonic
land the COmDOund
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Occasions often arise when IL lS nee
essary that a family observe rather
rigid economy TO make both ends meet
When that time comes the good WKe
should not be- the only one expected TO
practice the virtue 1t should eliminate
the smoking tobacco as well As ne"
SprinY bonnet
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-06-17

An Iowa farmer got rid Of good
sized patch Of Canada thistles last
year, after several methods had failed,
by blowing them every ten days from
April until August and then sowing
the tract heavily to millet few
weeks later he was unable to find a
single thistle
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-06-17

AS a result OF a recent order issued
by the secretary OF the interior there
have been withdrawn from entry i'm
Wyoming. Utah and Idaho 100000
acres of land which are undertake with
phosphate. He has also recommended
to congress that law We passed which
will permit of the mining of this rock
phosphate. but only Oh the condition
that none OF it be exported. Secretary
Ballinger is to be commended for this
action. Lnasmuch as half of the phoS-
phate mixed i'm his country last year
was exported. here would seem to be
IL phase OF the conservation of re-
sources movement that congressman
might well give their aid to.
Breeders of Jersey cattle seem to be
dividing into two camps over the ques-
ton of the type OF cow which shall
be accepted us d standard by growers
Of this breed OF dairy cattle. Some,
the minority. contend that the show
ring type the smaller inland type
shall be adopted as the standard. More
hold that the larger American type OF
cow with the big barrel and udder,
the one which makes the best showing
i'm pail and churn. shall he the model
to copy after. Since dairymeD keep
cows for the money rather than the
pleasure there IL i'm the business the
latter type of COW would seem to be
the one which will ultimately prevail.
The butter fat and oleo fellows have
been having it out before IL congress
sional Investigating committee nd
Washington the past few weeks. and
ut the time ur writing Ii Is uncertain
what the outcome Of the bearing will
be. The controversy has been precipi-
tatpd anew because THE olro fellows
really the packing trust want the tax
on colored cleo removed that they
can realize u still larger profit by sell
| ing it under the guiSe of butter. The
| butter men contend. and rightly. that
this l. jim reality an attempt 70 get
money under false pretenses and In 80
| far works an injustice to their bust
ness. The law In force governing tht
sale Of oleomargerine levies tax Of
10 cents Il pound on oleo colored tc
initiate butter, while the tax on the IN
colored product Il but one-fourth or \
cent per pound. the consumer beins
allowed to color the oleo after nur
chase to suit hi own taste. While IA
high price or food products Il a live
one, it is hardly so live as to justif,
the passage Of q law which viii enable
the packing trust to palm OR bee
grease and cottonseed oil on a hungry
public for what they are really not.
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gives new ambition and life from the
first dose. Mrs. GEORGE STRICKLER,
Hudson, Ohio, r. No. 5, Box 80.
Hundreds of such letters from
mothers expressing their gratitude
for what Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegeta-
BILE Compound has accomplished for
them have been received by the Lydia
IL. Pinkham Medicine Company, Lynn,
Mass.
Young Girls, Heed This.
Girls who are troubled with painful
or irregular periods, backache, head
ache, dragging down sensations, faint
ing spells or indigestion, should take
immediate action to ward off the seri-
Gus consequences and be restored to
health by Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound. Thousands have been
restored to health by its use.
IF you would like special advice
about your case write q cOnfden-
tial letter to Mrs. Pmkham, at
Lynn, Mass. Her advice liz free,
and always helpful
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TO CREDITORS.
jun 3-4t

~ oi'0I ~ eHEDiioNS
This il to give notice that the sub
scriber has obtained from the Orphans
Court of Carroll county, in Maryland,
letters of Administrator on the Personal
Estate of
JAMES A. ALBAUGH,
late of Carroll county, deceased. All
persons having claims against the de-
ceased are hereby warned to exhibit the
same, with the vouchers thereof legally
authenticated, to the subscriber, on or
before the 3rd day of January, 1911 f.;
they may otherwise by law be excluded
from all benefit of said estate.
Given under my hand this 31st day
of May, 1910.
FRANCIS NEAL PARKE,
jun 3-4t Administrator.
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Some one claims to have discovered
that gophers do not like rye and that
a strip Of this cereal sOwn about a
wheatfield will keep the rodents out
OF IL
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LEGAL NOTICES.
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.

The County Commissioners Of Carroll
county will meet at their Office, in West
minister, every Monday in June, 1910,
for the transaction of business.
BY order,
ines Clerk.
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Perhaps there L. no influence which
tends to get the boys and girls started
in the right path in taking up the work
of outdoors and the home so much as
little appreciation bestowed now and
then. even if the point should be
strained a bit at times. for, after all,
excellence of achievement In any case
is comparative and not an absolute
matter. Appreciation will make task
q pleasure instead of drudge work.
which it SO often degenerates into
when only criticism Is given.
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MOTHERS
WHO HAVE
DAU(fIlI]'
Find Help in Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound

Hudson, Ohio.-'If mothers realized
the good your remedies would do deli
cate girls | believe there would be