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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-07-14
A strawberry INQUIRY.

A lady reader of these notes living at
Rochelle, Ill, writes asking what is
the best time to set out a strawberry
bed; also If she can renovate an old
bed 50 that il will be worth while. In
the section in which our correspondent
lives We believe a new bed would give
best results liz the plants were set out
the latter part OF April, or about
the time when potatoes are planted
TO have the most satisfactory bed the
plants should be large and thrifty, and
the ground in which they are planted
should be enriched with well rotted
manure and made fine and mellow. If
the variety of berry set is vigorous
grower the plants should be put in
rows three feet apart and about two
feet apart in the row. To have berries
that are delight, dozen or eight
cen of which will fill quart measure,
one should get pedigreed plants from
some responsible grower. Such plants
will cost n trifle more than the COM
mon. runty plants. but the returns at
picking time Will more than justify
The additional expense The bed should
b. kept thoroughly titled during the
growing season and free from weeds,
and blossoms that develop should be
shipped off When the ground Is firm
TN frozen after winter sets in the bed
should BE- covered with a coat OF about
three inches Of clean straw, which can
be raked from the crown Of the row
at the proper time in the spring and
allowed to furnish covering for the
earth between. In answer to the in
quiry about the old bed we would say
that we believe 1t can be renovated SO
that it will give good results. In doing
this one should first cut all growth on
the bed close with a scythe, including
plants and weeds. If this dries sufh-
GENTLY it should be burned on the
bed with any other litter that may be
lying close on the ground. Any rub
bish that does not burn should be
raked off.
One should next take a single horse
pillow or hand cultivator and break up
and thoroughly stir the soil between
the original berry rows. leaving IN
plowed strips Of not more than six
inches wide. II quite bit Of loosed
soil is ratified I'm on this strip it will do
no harm. The bed, what there is left
Of 1t. will look decidedly sick after this
operation. but following rain the
plants will begin to show up from the
undisturbed roots. and runners will de
velop, from which entirely new plants
will set. The success OF such renova-
ton Of an old bed will depend largely
upon the amount of moisture 1t re-
ceived during July and August, but an
artificial supply will answer the same
purpose. Such bed will bear a good
supply Of berries next year, but not as
large a quantity as would bed in its
second year. AS sort of compromise
we would suggest that our friend rem
ovate half Of this bed, unless it is
very small. and on the other half set
new plants next spring This will in
sure some berries next season and a
good supply the season following.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-07-14

There ar "a good many sections thiS
year in which the only farmers who
VIII harvest crop or corn worth
speaking of VIII ~ those who persist
in frequent cultivation even after the
time when the field i usually laid by
IL The drought persists the cultivation
should be continued with single horse
cultivators or. what gives just as sat
isfactory results. an old mower Wheel
hauled between the rows Of corn just
as II lies on the ground. This levels
and pulverizes the soil and gives the
desired dust mulch.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-07-14

The dairyman who is in the business
for the money 10 be got out of it and
not primarily for the purpose of swell
ing the COW census does not let his
cows fight lies in short pasture
without shade during ihp heat of the
summer days. Rather be- puts them
id q darkeued stable. feeds them en-
sllaEe Or other green feed and puts
them id pasture al night
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-07-14

That shade il most refreshing and
grateful and ought to be provided in
every hen yard and pasture can be
demonstrated to the satisfaction OF
any doubter If he will 60 into yard
or pasture and stand in the boiling
sun for fifteen or twenty minutes
when the thermometer is hugging the
100 mark. This experience win doubt
less open his eyes and develop in him
greater sympathy for the dumb
brutes In his keeping.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-07-14

There Is often as wide gap between
he pedigree and actual character and
performance diff farm animal as there
between the profession OF faith and
everyday life Of many folk whose
names are On the kirk roll.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-07-14

China with her 40O,OOO.OOO people has
G.nnn miles Of railroads The United
States with less than fifth ms large
Il population has 10000 miles. The
figures are striking and are fairly in
dicative of the progress as well us the
influence of the two nations.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-07-14

A property owner in a little town
not far away repaired a rather dilapi'
dated store cornice the other day and
in so doing destroyed the nests, eggs
and some young of number of pairs
of purple martins. The cornice need
ed fixing. no doubt, but In so doing
the nests Of some Of the most useful
birds known to man were broken up.
Ii would have been better all around
lf the job could have been postponed
until the young birds had left the
nests.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-07-14

The young man of today enjoys bet
ter advantages along the line of secur-
ing agricultural education. but he is at
decided disadvantage as compared
with bis grandfather in the matter Of
tile effective use Ut srythe.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-07-14

III 4 half hour elnnSes between the
time thp spray X applied ana shower.
AD that 1T will have time to dry, very
little NJ rhr poison wilI be washed or
This IL particularly true Of arsenate
of lend, which has better sticking quail
ities than paris green.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-07-14

To effectively dispose OF an insight
Iy patch of nettles scythe them of
close to the ground when they have
attained their full growth. but before
they have matured seed. Then take a
spade and remove the soil and roots
to the depth Of foot or more, being
careful 10 break them as little as pos
sible and to remove every piece OF
root. which. If left in the ground, will
sprout and send up q new shoot
After all the roots have been removed
they should be dried and burned with
the tops.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-07-14

"A bunch Of boys Will work like ma
jors circling bases, pitching and field
ing Oh a game Of baseball when the
thermometer Is 95 in the shade. yet
whine to beat anything if asked to put
onehalf the energy into hoeing in the
garden or fetching wood or water.
However. it should be said in behalf
of the boy that in this line which he
draws between work and play he is
not materially different from a majori-
ty of the masculine persuasion who are
old enough to vote.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-07-14
HARRY B. HOFFACKER,
MO. 4Oo6 EQUITY.

MO. 4Oo6 EQUITY.
In the Circuit Court for Carroll County
In the matter of Cora Belle Orndorff,
Lunatie.
Ordered this fifth day of July A. D.
1911, that the account of Charles E.
Fink, Committee, fled in this cause be
finally ratified and confirmed, unless
cause to the contrary thereof be shown
on or before the 31st day of July, 1911,
provided copy of this order be inserted
for two successive weeks before the
last named day in some newspaper pub
lished in Carroll County.
JAS. r.. BRASHEARS.
True copy-Test \:
July 72t OSCAR id GILBERT, Clerk.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-07-14

Many of the intestinal ills from
which poultry as well as farm animals
sometimes suffer could be largely pre-
rented if the vessels from which they
rink we're frequently scalded out
The hot water kills the germs. and it
q the germs that cause the trouble.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-07-14
TNLvIDEND mo. 100.

The Union Nat. Bank of Westminster,
Westminster, Md, July l, 1911.
The board of Directors of this bank
have this day declared semi-annual
dividend of five Per Cent. upon the
capital stock Of the bank, less state,
county and municipal taxes, payable
on and after Monday, July 10, 1911.
j. w. Herring,
July z ct Cashier.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-07-14

a poultrymap .gho has tried it rec
,m.neuds Pinch Of powdered sulphur
put into the throats Of chicks as cure
Tor gapes
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-07-14
TO CREDITORS.

~ 0iI ~ ~>Iioi>o
This is to give notice that the SUBJ
scriber has obtained from the Or
phans' Court of Carroll county, in Mary
Personal Estate of
HARRY B. HOFFACKER,
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 Oh
before the 3Oth day Of January, 1912,
they may otherwise by law b. excluded
from I'll benefit Of said estate
Given under my hand this 26th day Of
June, 1911.
J. WESLEY HOFFACKER,
june 80 At Administrator.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-07-14

determined woman whom we read
Of the other day who il engaged in the
poultry business was UP against pref
ty stiff mite proposition and hit upon
the idea Or burning the pests up i'm
heir places uf rOncpalment fin the
cracks and rrannieS Df the henhOuse
BY The use of gasoline torch. She
rot along famUnSly until the blaze
from the torch set fire to the structure,
when the mites were dispatched in a
iitfy This treatment did the business,
but was Il bit expensive She will try
another method next time.
question of importance to the one
having Il first crop of alfalfa to harvest
is the proper time To cut it. While the
general rule is tn cut when the BIOS
SONS are from olIp-tenth TO one-third
out. a surer guide has been found to be
the little shafts which come up from
he crown of the plant and from which
the second crop develops The crop
should be rut when these are from one
20 two inches long. A heavier tonnage
may he got from the first cutting by
waiting d little longer. but there will
W. delay n nv growth of the second
1rop as result that will more than
offset the gain
MILKING STRAIN sHORrHoRNS.
Farmers who have made an effort
to develop q milking strain Of Short
horns will be interested In some ex
periments which have been carried On
BY the United States department Of
agriculture In cooperation with the
Minnesota experiment station along
the line of developing a type Of Short
horns which will produce not only val
liable beef animals. but cows which
will give good account of themselves
in the dairy Reports published rela
tive to these experiments show that
In three herds owned by private in
dividuals an annual milk production
Of from 5000 to 5000 pounds was Sc
cured. yielding from 125 to $50 pounds
Of butter fat In one herd owned and
directly under the supervision OF the
experiment station the records show
yields running from 1000 to 500
pounds of milk. containing from 10 x
325 pounds of butter fat Time was
when there were in existence mum
Der or herds OF milking Shorthorni
that possessed q decidedly dairy bent
but the biz fat stock shows will
standards Of judging which put Short
horns in the beef and not in the dair!
classes and which call for mountains
Of fat on the back Of all exhibition ami
mails has played hob with the moder
ate dairy tendency a few Shorthorn
possessed
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-07-14

We have it from an experienced ma
son who has put up number Of the
Iowa or clay hollow block silos re-en-
forced with cement and steel that no
blocks should he used for this purpose
unless glazed Made of the ordinary
mglaZpd block the walls will absorb
moisture from the enSilage. and alter
nate thawiug and freezing will cause
The blocks TO go to pieces. The point
mentioned is Grr thar she prospective
silo baI.der you'd do wei Ia keep in
mind A. ~ fist cost Of such a silo
Is considerable.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-07-14

If the small boy ever learns to swim
he must go swimmin with his father
r with other boys in the neighbor-
aood. Many mother, naturally anx-
Gus for her boy, seems to hold the
dea that this can be done by absent
reatment-sort o. thinkin' water and
SWimmin' motions.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-07-14
Competitive Examination.

AT o'clock, a. m., on Tuesday, July
25th instant, i'm the High School Build
ing, Westminster, Md, competitive
examination will be held for the purpose
Of filling one Senatorial scholarship
(female) from Carroll County, to West
ern Maryland College, and one Sena-
torial scholarship (male) from Carroll
County to st. Johns College.
S. SIMPSON,
july z ct Superintendent.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-07-14
SHARPER & GORSUCH

FOLEY'S HONEY AND TAR COMPOUND
lis effective for coughs and colds in either child
rem or grown persons. No opiates. no harmful
drugs. In the yellow package. Refuse substi-
tutes For sale BY Shaw Drug Co
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-07-14

III tnere Is any one InaL is ent1LleQ
to day off on picnic in the woods
it is the good wife who stews over the
kitchen stove in the farm home. It
should be made a family affair to be
fully enjoyed. and the man of the
house and the boys and girls should
go along and help make the outing a
success. If such outings had no other
Justification they would be worth
while simply in the relieving of the
tedium and monotony Of the work of
every day. If more farmers and their
wives had more days Off there would
be fewer Of them dying Of paralysis in
the sixties or occupying quarters In in
sane hospitals
The writer's family has during the
past two weeks greatly enjoyed the
cOmpaniOnship of couple of little
grosbeaks that were rudely shaken
from their nest on a swaying elm limb
by Il bniSterouS northwest wind. For
awhile The little fellows were kept in
the house nights and put out during
the day. when the parent birds fed
them In way of proof that the gros-
heak is n real help to the gardener we
noticed that the chief bill of fare
which was served these half grown
birds was the soft potato bugs, or lar
vac. many dozens of which were stuff
ed into the red mouths of the hungry
little ones in the course of a day. AS
Il substitute for the potato bugs we
have found that small pieces of earth
worms and bits of bread soaked in
milk We're eaten greedily and seemed
10 agree with the birds.
Within the past few weeks agricul-
rurnl Journals III this country have
been giving the recipe for the cure OF
prevention of contagious iJortion dis
covered IN nj Geuin. a French agri-
cultural engineer and president or the
Agricultural Society OF Gourgoin.
France Briefly 1t consists OF an in
lection Of u 2 per cent solution OF car
bolic acid every fifteenth day into all
cows from the fifth TO the seventh
month Of their periods Of CESSATION.
The amount used is twenty cubic cen
timeters. and the injection is made in
The neck just above the dewlap. He
reports that Is per cent nf the cows In
his own herd aborted before he began
Using this remedy. but that he did not
have a single case after he adopted it.
Dairymen and stockmen who have
tried It report equal success by giving
the same amount Of carbolic acid In
the feed Of cows during the period
mentioned
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-07-14

Owing TO getting hold of a wrong
'ecipr for making the bordeaux mix
turp Il farmer we heard of the other
lay applied a solution to some Of his
.rec< thar was about ten times too
strong Not only did it take the leaves
Diff hr trees but II nte holes In the
bottom nf tile tin can in which it was
mixed II would be strange indeed if
-ho<r who applied the spray to the
.reeS didn't have holes eaten in their
clothes and hands
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-07-14

A good many popular superstidons
beliefs are hard to dislodge. One
VI these il that COW will die lie she
oses tier cud A COW often quits chew
Inc chewing or it when she gets better.
f she dies it il not because she has
ost her cud. but loses Ii because sick
ind dies OF the malady.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-07-14

The Slugs that feed on the leaves Of
:oseS cherry and pear trees may be
dispatched by busting the bushes or
rees with fine road dust, applied when
he dew is un If beyond reach the
same result can he had by spraying
rees with IL solution made by mixing
)ne pound of arSenate of lead in twen-
" gallons of water. The solution
should be stirred frequently while 1t
S being applied with the sprayer.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-10-15
yespers Teas at Y. w. c. A.

4 new feature Will be introduced at
the Y. ". {. a. today in vespers teas
at j clock on Sunday afternoons at
the association rooms. 80 Main street;
This afternoon Mrs. J. K. Bowdle will
be hostess and Mrs. Charles Plummer
will have charge OF the music, Miss
Mary Robinson. general secretary. OF
the association. will give brief talk
on "a Girls Fight With Herself.
Tea viii he served after the music and
address.
The purpose of these teas is TO fur-
nish social hour for young women VINO
care 10 take advantage of II. The last
SUNDAY in each month special mus
cal programme will he arranged. The
hostesses will be selected from the dlt-
ferent churches of the city, one church
furnishing the hostesses for month.
The association is preparing to get
into its new quarters on East Second
South street. near Main. BcpaIrs are
NOW being done and the rooms viii be
especially adapted 10 the needs OF the
association
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-10-15
American Woman s League.

The American Woman s league met
in the parlors of the Kenyon ho,el
SATURDAY. afternoon. The most impor-
liant feature of the meeting was the
report of Mrs. John Reed of her VISIT
10 University City, the national head.
quarters of the league, Mrs. Reed
called upon l.. q. Lewis and Mrs. Alma
T.. Moore. who are at the head of the
organization. Both assured her that
the university would be opened as soon
as sufficient funds were received to
enable them TO DO so. Of the $lo0.0uO
required for the endowment, $4,000
has been subcribed. Mr.. Lewis SAID
that the different leagues had been
generous in their responses in trying
10 relieve the embarrassment Of the
central organization.
4 report from the federation meet
ing in Ogden was given by Mrs. l. r..
Hubbard. supplemented b Mrs. l.. V.
Fritz. the president of the league.
The league decided 10 give rum
mage sale Saturday. October 4 and also
10 give a card party at an cary date.
Tho rummsge sale will b. in charge ot
tho following committee: Mrs. D, NJ
Hughes. chairman; Mrs. NJ, ID. OFT. Mrs.
Gould b. Blakely. Mrs. X. Il. Burt and
Mrs Charles Feet. The card party will
also be ir the hands of committee
Of which Mrs. l.. L. Hubbard is chair
man.
II was decided 10 invite the Ogden
league 10 attend ono of tho afternoon
meetings of the salt Lake league some
time soon
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-10-15

The meeting of the Utah federation
of women 8 clubs which closed IN Og
den Friday was the largest. the most
enthusiastic and the most profitable IN
the history of tho organization. The
addresses were of a high order. the
music excellent and tho club reports en-
couraging. Not the least feature con.
Yrihuting to the success of tho meeting
was the gracious hospitality OF the
Ogden club women. The reception at
the Industrial school Wednesday even.
ing. the luncheon at the high school
Thursday and the luncheon ar the Her:
mitaye Friday were all perfect and
thoroughly appreciated by the club Wis
itors.
The surprise sprung on the last day
of the meeting in the resignation OF
the beloved president OF the fedora
tion. Mrs. c. II. McMshon. cast sad
ness on the closing session. But The
members Of the federation felt fortu-
nate in securing so competent "A sue
cessor TO Mrs. Mcmahon in the new
president, Mrs. \. j. Gorham. of this
city. The selection Of Mrs. Gould b.
Rlakclv of Salt Lake as second vice
president TO fill the place made vacant
bv the promotion OF Mrs. Gorham, was
wise one Mrs. Blakely has been
faithful worker in the federation ranks
for some time and VIII be capable IN
an official capacity.
The federation turned its attention
toward legislative matters particularly
and Mrs r. II. Cohen of thus city,
chairman of the legislative and INDUS,
trial committee, was frequently called
10 the floor TO be questioned about some
law already passed or desired IN the
interest of reform. One OF the things
that retarded the hopes of this com
mittee. according to Mrs. Cohen, was
the non. enforcement of laws already
passed.
This led to the adding Of new
standing commf ttee 70 the federation,
known as the enforce emeut Of law COM
,nittee. OF which Mrs Ida Smoot Dusen'
berry of Provo is chairman.
Mrs. Cohen called a caucus OF the
Salt Lake delegation at the federation
10 confer upon raising money TO defray
tho expenses of the mass meeting at
the Salt Lake theater tonight. In the
interest OF better moral conditions for
Salt Lake.
The Federation Courier. published at
Berkeley. Cal, and adopted as the Of
fetal organ of the Utah federation.
paid a nice compliment to Salt Lake IN
It's September issue. in mentioning Salt
Lakes valiant fight for the biennial
meeting of the national federation IN
San Francisco. June % TO July D.
Arrangements are being made 10 en-
tertain the eastern delegates IN the bl-
ennial. when they pass through Salt
Lake