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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-09-01

It was on a little branch railway
in Southern State that the New
England woman ventured to refer to
the high rates. 1T seems to me
five cents a mile is extortion," she
said, with frankness, to her Southern
cousins.
Its a big lot of money to pay If
you think of it by the mile," said the
Southerner in her soft drawl; "but
you just think how cheap it is by the
hour, Cousin Annie-only about thir-
ty-five ents"-Youth's Companion.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-09-01
THIS is CERTAIN.
The Proof That Westminster Readers
Cannot Deny.

What could furnish stronger evil
dence OF the efficiency of any remedy
than the test or timer Thousands of
people testify that Doan's Kidney
Pills cure permanently.
Home endorsement should prove
undoubtedly the merit or this remedy.
Years ago your friends and neighbors
testified to the relief that they had
derived from the use or Doan's Kid
ney Pills. They now confirm their
testimonials. They say time has com
pleted the test.
David Myers, John st., Westminster,
Md, says: "a relative suffered for
nearly two years from kidney trouble.
Tie person referred to complained Of
dull, bearingdown pains across the
back and often had terrible headaches
and spells of dizziness. Doan's Kid
ney Pills were finally procured at
Moore's Drug Store and as the result
of their use the person who was a.
fiicted is entirely free from kidney
complaint"
The above statement was given No
vember a, 1907 and on May 13, 1911,
Mr.. Myers said. "Doan's Kidney Pills
have been used In our family with
satisfactory results. am pleased to
confirm our previous public endorse
ment of%this remedy"
For sale by all dealers. Price 90
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan's-and
take no other.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-09-01

ID r. Bennett, of Sykesville, sells
I the best medium priced Buggy ON
the market for the money.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-09-01
Maryland Agricultural
College
College Park, Md.
MARYLAND'S SCHOOL OF
TECHNOLOGY.
55th year begins Sept. ID. Entrance
examination Sept. II and IS.
Degree or B. 5. Is given In following courses:
Agriculture Mechanical Engineering
Horticulture Civic Engineering
Biology Electrical Engineering
Chemistry General Course (CuIturml.l

Students taking Agriculture and allied branches
have the benefit Of the u. S. Department OF ARri-
culture in Washington. and OF the Government
Experiment Farms ut Arlington and Beltsville.
Students pursuing the Engineering courses
supplement their practical knowledge BY visits to
the Mt Clare shops. Sparrows Point, and other
similar places where great mechanical and engi-
neering work In i'm operation.
The Agricultural College is Maryland's School
of Technology. and is meeting the demand OF the
age for trained men In the great fields of Agri-
culture. Science and Engineering. Positions are
assured to all graduates
Particular attention is called to the Two Years
Course in Agriculture and Horticulture.
Each department of the College il supplied with
the most modern and approved apparatus The
dormitories are equipped with steam heat elect
ric light and hot and cold shower baths The
location OF the College is unsurpassed for health
There in n Banitorium. with N trained nurse under
the charge of resident physician. Any possible
contagious disease can be completely isolated.
Tuition. books heat light. laundry. board. med
ical attention. etc. all included in the charge
of $40 per year. payable $50 quaterly in advance.
Send for Catalogue and Book OF Views.
II will be OF advantage to those who expect tt
enter the College to send in their application o.
soon as possible.
II. w. Sylvester, Pres,
july14-2m College Park, Md.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-09-01

The tollgate properties OF the En-
mitsburg turnpike, taken over BY the
Good Roads Commission, were sold
under the auctioneers hammer.
The sale began at Gate No. !, near
Harmony Grove. It was sold to
Samuel Orr; Gate No. 2, near Lewis
town, was sold to p. n. Hammaker
Gate No. 8, south of Thurmont,to MI.
Fraley, and Gate No. 4, north Of
Thurmont, to p. N. Hammaker The
material in Gate No. 5, near Emmits-
burg, was sold to various persons.
The land ON which this gate was sit
uated was decided to the turnpike
company by the Sisters of St.
Joseph's Academy, provision being
that IL the road was sold the land
should revert to them. The total
amount or the sales was $1,945.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-09-01

Two THE PUBLIC-If you want
1 Fire Insurance, Life Insurance
Accident Insurance, Windstorm In
surance, Steam Boiler Insurance, give
me a call. Lowest Rates. Best Stock
Companies No Assessments. No
Premium Notes. Quick Cash Settle
mentS.
JAMES TX. SMITH,
General Insurance Agent
Main and Church streets,
Westminster, Md.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-09-01
NEWS OF THE STATE.

The nine typhoid fever cases exis-
ting In Gettysburg and close to the
borough limits have been traced to
one source, the well at the home of
James Lester on the Baltimore pike
at the foot OF East Cemetery Hill,
says the Gettysburg Times.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-09-01

The latest development in Annapo.
lis Is the apartment house. Annapo.
lis was quite conservative in adopt
ing this mode OF living, but the ad.
vent OF 30 many young Naval officers
with small families made this mode
OF building q necessity.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-09-01
CHAPTER XVIII.

Y the old days. the great days
of sailing ships and merchant
fleets, Bayport was a com
YnUplfv ne rr0vnlnrq Evnrv
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-09-01

The fly campaign in Baltimore Is
over, and some 100000 flies thai
but recently helped to make the hot
weather more intolerable have beer
"swatted."
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-03-02

The negro housewife in the West
Indian jungle finds housekeeping very
easy. Fruit and vegetables grow wild
all about the hut and the river abounds
with fish. On wash day all she has to
do Is to pick few Of the berries of
the soap berry tree, take her clothes
to the river and use the berries as she
would use ordinary soap. Even her
cooking pots grow on the trees. the
calabash cut in halves being used for
this purpose. Calabashes are used
also for bowls. basins and jugs for
carrying water from the river, while
the small ones make excellent cups.
In the afternoon. when she Is ready
for her cup of tea, the negress picks
half dozen leaves from the lime bush
growing at her door. boils them.
squeezes the juice from sugar cane
for sweetening and the cocoanut sup
plies the milk. Thus she has deli
cious cup of tea without depending on
the grocer for it. She makes the mats
| for her floor out Of the dried leaves Of
the banana. plated and sewed togeth
er as the old country people in this
country make their rag mats.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-03-02
A Famous Parlor Maid.

Sydney Smith. the famous author
and wit. in describing his early mar
ried life in Yorkshire parsonage told
how he made a butler out of Il village
girl:
"A manservant was too expensive,
50 caught up little garden girl made
like a milestone. christened her Bunch,
put napkin in her hand and made her
my butler. The girls taught her to
read. Mrs. Sydney to wait. and under
took her morals. Bunch became the
best butler In the county"
But Bunch was not merely butler
she was valet too. A visitor thus de-
scribes her:
Coming down one morning. found
Bunch pacing up and down the pas
sage before her masters door in a
state of great perturbation.
"'What is the matter, BunchT
"'Oh, ma'am. l can't get no peace OF
mind till I've got master shaved. and
he's so late this morning.!
This getting master shaved consist
ed in making ready for him with Il
large painters brush thick lather in
a huge wooden bowl as big rs Nam
brinos helmet, which she always con
sidered as the most important avoca'
ton Of the morning"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-03-02
The Milk In the Coeoanut.

Probably everybody has wondered
at times what kind Of stuff the milk"
of the cocoanut is. One induccment
generally held out by the dealer to the
prospective purchaser is that the nuts
are 'all milky" Recent analyses. how
ever, have dlssipated the delusion that
the fluid has anything in common with
real milk. 1t contains only per cent
of solids, consisting chiefly of sugars,
2.S per cent, the balance being made
up of mineral matter and tartaric acid.
More than half Of the sugar present is
mannitol, the sweet prin iple Of man
ma. which is sometimes found also in
wine as product OF normal grape
sugar. The question has !,een dis
cussed as to whether 1t would be prof
table to extract the cocoanut water
for the sake of its cane sugar, but as
this amounts to only one-tenth per
cent the process would not be COM
mercially successful in spite Of the
water being a waste product. Even
If the water contained 5 per cent Of
sugar. as some specimens appear to
have shown. the recovery OF this
amount would be improbable. The
juice Of the sugar cane yields nearly
20 per cent Of sugar. = New York
World
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-03-02
She Played the Green.

The attache Of European embassy
was very much attracted by a western
girl of great beauty and still greater
wealth at summer resort, and in or
der to interest her deeply he fell into
the habit of discoursing at length on
his family tree and telling her that
ancestry was Of great value to man.
The girl from the west had been
brought up in a section Of the country
where every man was accepted for
what he wa and not because of what
his ancestors had been or done. She
began to be bored by the attaches
lectures on pedigree.
"Blue blood" he remarked one day.
''is something not everybody can boast
Of" =
''Oh, yes" she agreed indifferently
"but what's the use Of blue blood II
you haven't got the long green?'-
Popular Magazine. :.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-03-02
Ammo Boleyn and the Lemon.

Who ever thinks of connecting such
q commonplace article Of diet as the
lemon with the romantic history Of III
fated Anne Boleyn? Yet indirectly she
was the cause of its first Introduction
into England and so into popular no
tice. Henry VIII. gave such splendid
feasts and pageants in honor Of the
coronation Of Anne and of their pre-
vious nuptials as had seldom been ac
corded to queens of the blood royal.
These kingly entertainments We're in
turn followed by the great civic feasts
of London, for which the whole world
was searched for delicacies to add 70
the splendor At one such banquet,
graced by the presence of the royal
pair, lemon was introduced as an
elegant novelty. To an epicure such
as Henry the acquisition of a castle
In France would have proved less ac-
ceptable, and such was the Importance
attached to the discovery-so says an
old biographer-that special record
was made Of the fact that the cost Of
this precious lemon was six silver pen
nieSi
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-03-02
An Architectural Curiosity.

There are many churches throughout
England which are without tower or
spire, but there are few churches
which can boast Of having Il tower
and spire side by side. One Of these
Is the parish church of Ormskirk, in
Lancashire. The tower is built over
the porch at the west end. and the
spire is placed as closely as possible
to it. The origin of this architectural
freak has not been ascertained. but
there is tradition to the effect that
when Orme, the Saxon pirate from
whom the town derives it's name, de-
cided to construct kirk. or church.
as an expiatory offering for his evil
deeds his two daughters quarreled over
the design for the structure. One de-
termined to have tower; the other
was equally resolved to have steeple.
AS neither Of them would give way
the pirate chief acceded to both their
wishes, and the curious may see the
tower and spire still keeping watch
side by side on the surrounding coun-
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-03-02
Mere Kind to Him.

A West Philadelphia man who was
severely injured some months ago
when his horse took fright mt an au-
tomobile and bolted. upsetting the
carriage. has only recently been re-
leased from the hospital. He is we'll
now and in the best Of spirits not
withstanding the fact that severe OPP
erations were necessary in order to
save his life.
A few days after he left the hospi-
tai friend asked him II he had been
kindly treated.
"Ol. yesr' he said "Oh. yes. in
deed. Considering the fact that they
amputated both my feet. removed my
collar bone. cut of my left thumb. ire
panned my brain. took out 4 piece of
my underjaw and sawed my left hip
bone in two. I got along very nicely
They were most kind to what was left
Of me" me."-Philadelphia Press.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-03-02
When the Danes Were Skinned.

In former times the Danes used to
sail UP the mouths Of the English riv-
ers to pillage the churches When
they were caught they were skinned
and their skins nailed to the door OF
the church they attacked. In course
of time all the exposed portions would
peei off. but that covered by the nail
would he protected and thus bear tes-
timony to the cruelty of the ancient
Englishmen In the London College
of Surgeons may be seen three speci-
mems of human skin bearing labels
such as this: Portion of human skin
said to be that Of Dane from the
door of church at Hadstock. in Es-
sex" A second specimen is from Cop
ford. in Essex. and third from the
north door Of Worcester cathedral.
Such fragments Of sacrilegious Danish
hide have been found on doors in
Westminster abbey.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-03-02
Two Ihumhed Gloves.

In so cold climate as that of Ice
land the glove must be put off or Oh
as rapidly and easily as possible, so ii
is made without fingers. and in order
that no time may be wasted in dis
tinguishing between right and left all
gloves have two thumbs You simply
thrust your hand into the first glove
that comes and your thumb immedi-
ately finds it's way. There are, OF
course, drawbacks in the matter of ap-
pearance, for the dangling idle thumb
looks untidy.-London Chronicle.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-03-02
The Apocalypse.

There is no other book in the New
Testament about which so much has
been written and to so little purpose
DR.. South said of 1t, 1T either hnds
a man mad or makes him So 1t IS
said of Calvin that he showed his wis
dom in not writing Il commentary on
this, as he did on other books.-Chad-
o1y
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-03-02
Iha MRes& Grip Habit.

The BEST Girl" Habit.
why" asked her anxious and excit'
Cd mother, do you think he Is coming
10 the point at lastT"
Well" the maiden replied. looking
demurely down at the rug. when he
took me in his arms and kissed me last
night be said he'd got SO used to me
be didn't believe he could ever break
himself of the habit"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-03-02

= you have trouble in getting rid OF
wv cold you may know that you are
- efeaang it properly. There is no
.0ason why cold should hang on for
sss1s ssa ana it will not if you take Cham
sv.isan !, 9 Cough Remedy. For sale by
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-03-02

The most common cause OF insomnia is
disorders of the stomach. Chamberlain's g
Stomach and Liver Tablets correct these
disorders and enable you to sleep. For
sale by all dealers.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-03-02
Convincing Evidence.

Sportsman (having emptied both bar
rels ut a rabbit)-There. Jacob: I'm
sure bit that one.
Jacob Well. e Zurtainly did zeem to
20 faster after you shot at i'm. zlr.-.
London Punch
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-03-02
A Sample Of Suggestion.

4 popular comedian and play wright
vas praising the humorous value ol
mggestions.
.It Is funnier to suggest a thing.
be said. than to say 1t out. Play
wrights should remember this Sugges-
lion. pregnant suggestion. Is what
makes really funny the little boys re-
mark to his father:
-.Pa, II you help me with my arith
metic lesson tonight I'll tell you where
ma hid your trousers. New York
Gam
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-03-02
Fellow Professionals.

Fellow Professionals.
Phrepologist ito fellow passenger'-
Excuse me. but am right In taking
ssou for a professional man? Fellow
Passenger = Yes, sir. PhrenOlogist-
Thanks! It's not often that make a
mistake in judging my fellow men,
Ef-awyer? Fellow Passenger = No.
DC, barber!
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-03-02
Wear and Tear.

Griggs-After all. the difference pc
tween man and woman is one OF wear
and tear. Briggs-What do you mean
Griggs-Man spends his money foolish
" on a tear and woman on wear
Oakland Mercury.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-03-02
DISADVANTAGE In Last Resort.

If you must write love letters, war
until after you are married and write
them to your wife. Then you may
feel perfectly safe-unless she decide
TO sue you for divorce on the grounds
of insanity.-Puck.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-03-02
Books.

Be as careful of the books you read
as of the company you keep. for your
habits and character will be as much
Influenced by the former as the latter
Paxton Hood.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-03-02
A Thouaand RefusaIs.

Kate-That Bragson girl claims to
have made q thousand refusals Of mar
rage. Ethel-Thats true. When Gus
asked her to be his wife she replied.
mo. thousand times. no"-Boston
Transcript.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-03-02
He Was Generous.

Pallid Clerk-I'm not feeling very
well, sir; do you mind if take things
n little easy today:
Grouchy Employer-Not so long as
they're not my things-Iippincott's.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-03-02
The Other ThinoS.

no Other UiH9Ss
Remember. my boy. there are other
.nings worth while in college besides
athlefics.''
know. The mandolin and glee
f'nbs aren't half bad" Louisville
Courier journal.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-03-02
Tho Main Point.

Tho Main FONT.
am glad to say that ! bear no man
I grudge."
But the point Is this: Are you OF sur
dclent Importance to make any man
care whether you bear him a grudge or
notT-C Chicago Record Herald.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-03-02
EXAGGERATED Eco.

One of the hardest things in this
world for the sixteen candle kind OF
man to do is to keep from mistaking
himself for a lighthouse.-Galveston
NnlrS
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-03-02

How easy it is for one to suggest
sure way for some one else to manage
q troublesome affair!
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-03-02

he that is ungratful has no guilt but
ene All other crimes may pass for vir
lues In him.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-03-02

Blessed is the man who has found
his work. Let him ask no other bless
edness. Carlyle.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-03-02
For Rent

Lassiter Place, on Red
mser, adjoining Mr.. T. w. w.
Sunson's place, and containing
~ acres. | viii fence this place
'sn nog wire fence for a good
selsnt and will put the tenent
oase IN first-class condition.
~ iease for term of years at
reasonable price. If you
ssas a frst-class place for stock
sne let me hear from you at
eaee. Will sell iris place as it
mos for $4,000, on easy terms.
=. E. JOHNSTON, jr.
Shreveport, La.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-03-02
Home Course In
Health Culture
XIV.-Disease Preyen-'
ton In the Home
IS HW YHO would not give q trifle
~ to prevent what he would
give thousand worlds to
By EUGENE L. FISK, NJ. D.
Copyright, 1910, by American Press
Association.

w give thousand worlds to
cure?' DR.. Young. who
wrote these words, had habit of
seeing things at night" but not In
the popular sense of this expression.
He wrote might Thoughts" but saw
very clearly the principle which the
medical profession is now carrying
out we'll expressed in the homely old
phrase, An ounce Of prevention Is
worth pound of cure"
Scourges Of the Past.
The horrors of pestilence and unnec-
essary disease that afflicted our fore
fathers are almost unbelievable in
these days. and yet during the dark
ages they We're accepted as matter
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-03-02
.TOMEGYS & RATZBURG,
Dentists,
Offices, second floor of Cooper Build
ing, Shreveport. La.
~ C. CHANDLER, M. D.,
".
Specialist

In diseases of the Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat.
Spectacles and Artificial Eyes always on hand.
Office, Rooms 1874, Levy building, Shreveport
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-03-02

1t is not sufficient to keep physical
germs out of the home atmosphere
The germs Of discord, strife and con-
fusion are also prejudiciaI to health
4 household where nothing ever hap
pened and everything always worked
smoothly would be great bore. but
there is golden mean" character
lied by patience. forbearance. system
and order in the household relations
and government.