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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-04-28
FRIDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL rs, 1911
AMERICAN CITIZENSHIP.

There Is no country in the world
in which citizenship means as much
10 the individual as In this country.
The whole structure Of our govern
ment LIN founded upon the individual.
He is mt the base of the whole scheme
of government, and if he is not in
different to his privileges and powers,
he must be reckoned with in every
thing that pertains to the laws and
regulations OF the country.
1t was a problem in the early his
tory or our republic, as to whether
or not the people had sufficient knowl-
edge OF governmental affairs, and
would take enough interest i'm the
matter, to enable them to be self-gov-
erning- IT had never been tried be-
fore On any large scale, and there
were many persons who were skepti-
cal about the outcome.
But our experience OF more than a
century and quarter, has shown that
the people are fully able to govern
themselves. And our country today,
presents the finest spectacle of the
best and most enlightened govern
ment I'm the world.
But the people must remember, and
never lose sight OF the Fact. that with
these high civic privileges come cor
responding responsibilities. s- The
people are responsible to themselves
An seeing that the laws under which
they live are wholesome and intelli-
gent and are administered for the pub
Lie good, and also responsible to
poSterity fin seeing that good govern
ment is preserved and perpetuated.
And in order that this may be SO.
the people must be Tgilant and watch
full. Andrew Jackson, one OF the sages
OF the country, and one Of the wiseBt
and most patriotic OF our statesmen,
and the idol of the Democratic party,
never uttered wiser or truer SEN
timent than when he said, Eternal
vigilance is the price of liberty" rn
1t ia needful that the people should
once in a while, stop and consider
their precious heritage, and think up
On their responsibility In seeing that 10
is sacredly guarded.
Under the Direct Primary Election
Law, recently passed by our legis-
lature, the people will, for the first
time, be called upon to directly choose
their own candidates for Office. This
involves high and responsible duty,
and one that must be exercised with
intelligence and care. Both parties
are concerned with this duty, and we
are especially anxious that the mem
bers OF the Democratic party shall
realize this responsibility and meas
ure up to this high duty Let the
Democrats of our election districts
and counties and the state at large,
begin to think seriously upon this
subject, and give the Democratic par
ty the very best candidates in the sew
eral counties and In the state, that
can be brought forth. We have plen-
ty OF good material. Let the best man
be selected for the various Offices In
this way, we shall sweep this county
and the state at large.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-04-28

AS THE GASOLINE no THE AU-
TOMOBILE is, so is GOOD COAL
UNTO SUCCESSFUL HOUSEKEEP-
NG-USELESS EACH WITHOUT
THE OTHER We are buying this
Coal from a Company that is partTcu-
lar about the preparation. Just us
some grocery men are particular
about the appearance and delivery of
the goods. Smith & Reifsnider.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-04-28
THE PAYNE-ALDRICH TARIFF
LAW.

MI. Payne's speech IS 2 very en-
thusfastic endorsement of the entire
bill that bears his name. MIR. Payne
sought to prove that 1t was not only
revision downward, but revision i'm
the interest of the average man. 1t
liz difficult to understand how he ex-
pected to find believers. The rich
man who buys a diamond and imports
IL pays a tax Of but 10 per cent,
while the limitations, rhine-stones,
Brazilian stones and the like, those
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-04-28
MO. ASA EQUITY.
,r Carroll CoUn ".

In the Circuit Court for Carroll County.
Edward D. Weant. Plaintiff. w. Thomas U. Coonan
Administrator. CT o. Defendants.
Ordered, this 25th day Of April. a. D. 1911
that the account W the Auditor fled In this cause
be finally ratified and confirmed. unless cause e
the contrary thereof be shown on or before the
18th day of Nav next: provided copy OF this or
der be inserted FOR two successive weeks before
the last named day i'm some newspaper Published
OSCAR D. GILBERT. Clerk.
True Copy Test:
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-04-28
Peace Congress

The Third Peace Congress will a.
semble in Baltimore az the Lyric, on
May 8. II viii be In charge! OF the
peace societies Of the United States
Among the speakers will BE- Presi-
dent Taft, Cardinal Gibbons, ANDREW
Carnegie, Hamilton Holt, Leo S.Rowep
Benjamin r. Trueblood and. many
other prominent men.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-04-28
FOR SALE!

16-horsepower Geiser Traction En-
gine, B-1 Geiser Thresher, Prick Saw
Mill, late improved Will sell at a
reasonable price All in good order
Call new Windsor, G. & p. phone 12-2.
JEFFERSON ID. HOOPER. ,
apr2S-3t"
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-04-28
apr2s3

THE SECRET OF HAPPEESS.
Millions OF people ARE looking for II
only one way to if-make some
lot III you have your bins filed with
Smith Az Reifsnider's bright, fresh
mined Coal in May; it gives one the
feeling Of optimism that increases
every time you think Oh IL.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-04-28

In sad but owing remembrance of our dear little
daughter. Helen II. Leppo. who departed this life
two years ago. April 20. 1909.
Sleep on dear Helen take your rest
In Gods sweet mansion fair.
By and By we hope to meet you
In our Fathers palace there.
Darling when the flowers OPEN
And the trees in beauty wave,
With IN loving heart we'll wander
To your silent grave.
BY HER PARENTS.
In sad but loving remembrance of our dear son.
Paul w. Leppo. who departed this life two years
ago April 20. 1909.
Two sad years have passed and gone
Since we laid our dear lttlesPaul to rest.
No one knows how we miss him,
But we know he IL home in heaven with the
blest.
It's but a grave but oh, have care
For world wide hopes lie hidden there
A mothers pride a fathers joy,
Is buried with our darling boy.
BY HIS PARENTS.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-04-28

FOR SALE-A gum tire run-a-bout
49, and buggy combined. Apply to
ROSIE "a. LOGUE,
apr 283t &c East Green street.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-04-28

In sad but loving remembrance OF my dear hus-
band. John w. ORR who died April &C. 1910. Loved
In life: in death remembered.
Home II sad. Oh God how drearyI
Lonely is my heart today.
For the one loved 50 dearly.
Has forever passed away.
Rest on dear husband. thy labor's Ger.
Thy willing hands will toll no more:
A faithful husband. both true and kind.
"a truer husband we could not find:
Life's storm will soon be ended.
When the evening bells will toll.
When our hearts will know sorrow.
When the pearly gates IN fold.
There It'll meet with my dear husband.
Who has journeyed on before:
There wen walk and talk together.
On that bright celestial shore.
4ttNE Hy by HIS 10 WING WIFE.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-04-28
TN AEEMORIAM.

Inn mad but loving remembrance Of Frank A.
Shipley. who departed thin life one ye@r ago April
20 1910.
One long year has passed.
Since WIRE were forced To part,
But time nor space can ever Grace -
The memory from my heart
Friends may think iii soon forget you.
And my wounded heart be healed;
But they little know the sorrow
That's within my heart concealed
BY HIS WIFE.
Tenderly we nursed and cared for our father.
Trying in win to restore him health,
This would have been worth an emperors dover.
His life TO was more than wealth.
Thy hands arc crossed upon thy breast.
We have kissed thy loving brow.
And i'm our gcrrUwinR Rnd ackinE hearts.
We have no father now.
BY HIS DAUGHTERS.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-06-30

holiday and had fingered on through
b winter, fascinated by her exuber-
ant attractiveness, n 1attered by
her bold and artful pursuit of him.
She had thought to amuse herself in
her dreary, wretched, sordid life by
his fresh, frank, open admiration. The
WOman's drunken husband had cared
little at first; but lately, under the
jibes. sneers, and innuendos of his
companions, he had become fercely
Jealous. Then in maudlin fury he had
forbidden the boy the house, and had
sworn that he would kill him on
sight.
The woman ~thereupon swiftly made
up her mind to break the thraldom of
her matrimonial bond, and in the
young strangers company or by his
agency to leave the country. She
neither desired nor intended to be
tied to the boy a half dozen years
younger than she.
Once in civilization 1t would be
knew. Thereafter she had no fear
but with her beauty, her wit, and her
courage. with her utter unscrupulous-
ness, she could make her way in the
east which she had never seen. And
this was the night on which they had
agreed to take their departure.
Since her husbands wild outbreak
Of jealousy, she had seen the boy only
once. In that surreptitious interview
they had ~cOncOcted their plans. Her
husband spent the greater part Of the
nights, whenever he had any money.
in gambling and drinking at the sa-
loon. BY a lucky chance a short time
before in an all night trial with For
tune he had won something over
$1,000. The bulk of it in hard cash
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-06-30
PRESERVING THE SKY LINE
Skyscraper Buildings Condemned as
UnsightIy and Forbidden by
Law in Belgium.

THE s~kyscraper SO far has been
condemned as u~nsightly and hence
forbidden by municipal law in Bel
GUM, and the liberty of the individual
has been sacrificed for the benefit of
the majority. In Antwerp, for in
stance, no building may rise above 65
feet from the ground, no matter how
wide the street, and so the rental
valu@ OF limited for h
sake Of harmony.
"Ostend is another striking example
Of the same understanding in the
municipal body. From one end of the
city to the other, Notwithstanding the
fact h a 1t is a summer watering
place, not a single temporary, inartis-
tic structure will be found. The city
is as substantially built as any in the
interior and it's villas, hotels and pub
lie buildings are as solidly construct
ed as elsewhere. No wooden summer
hotels, no wooden structures for
shows, no wooden walks along the
sands. The parade along the water
front Is as we'll built as the main
streets Of the city Of Brussels. So it
is with the smaller seaside resorts
along the coast, and so It is every
where in Belgium.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-06-30
WANTED TO SLEEP
Curious That a Tired Preacher Should
Have Such Desire.

A minister speaks of the curious eff
feet Of Grape-Nuts food on him and
how it has relieved him.
You will doubtless understand how
the suffering from indigestion with
which 1 used to be troubled made my
work an almost uncomfortable burden;
and why it was that after my Sabbath
duties had been performed, sleep was
a stranger to my pillow till nearly
daylight.
Il had to be very careful as to what
/ ate, and even with all my care lex
perienced poignant physical distress
after meals, and my food never salts
fed me.
"Since 1 began the use of Grape
Nuts the benefits l have derived from
it are very definite, l no longer suffer
from indigestion, and l began to i'm
prove from the time Grape-Nuts ap-
peared on our table.
Il find that by eating a dish of this
food after my Sabbath work is done,
(and l always do so now my nerves
are quoted and rest and refreshing
sleep are ensured me.
Il feel that l could not possibly do
without Grape-Nuts food, now that /
know its value. 1t is invariably on u
table-we feel that we need it to make
the meal complete and our children
will eat Grape-Nuts when they cannot
be persuaded to touch anything else"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Michigan.
Read the famous booklet, The Road
to Wellville," in pkgs. "There'1 a
Reason
Ever read the above letterR A new
one appears from time to time. TheY
are genuine, true, and full OF human
Interest.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-06-30
FREED FROM SKIN DISEASE

"Our boy was born in Toronto on
Oct. 13, 1908. and when three months
old a slight rash appeared on his
cheek. What appeared to be a wa
ter blister would form. When Il
broke, matter would run out, starting
new blisters until his entire face,
head and shoulders were a mass OF
scabs and you could not see a par
ticle of clear skin. Other parts OF
his body were affected, but not to
such an extent. We tried about every
advertised remedy without avail. in
deed some of them only added to his
suffering and one in particular, the
- Remedy. almost put the infant
into commissions The family doctor
prescribed for him and told us to
battle the baby in buttermilk. This
did not do any good, so we took him
to a hospital. He was treated as an
o~ut-patient twice a week and he got
worse, if anything. We then called
in another doctor and inside OF a
week the boy was, to all appearances,
cured and the doctor said his work
was done. But the very next day 1t
broke out as bad as ever.
We ucClueu IudC II COuld not Do
cured and must run it's course n so
we just kept his arms ~bandaged to
his side to prevent his tearing his
flesh. We left Toronto and shortly
after u arrival in Duluth. the Cuti-
cur Remedies we're recommended.
We started using them in May. 1909,
and Dol the cure was complete. You
would not think he was the same
child for Cuticura made his skin per
fectly clear and he is entirely free
from the skin disease. There has
been no return this time. We still
use only Cuticura Soap for baby's
bath. Robert Mann, Proctor, Mimi
May 8. 1910"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-06-30
Insect Injuries to Trees.

All trees, but more especially street
trees, because Of their greater value
and Importance, should be well looked
over occasionally to note n mechan-
ical injuries which need attention.
Dead or decaying wood is often at
tackled by insect pests that gradually
extend their borings into the sound
wood and thereby e%ndanger the heart
of the tree. All dead wood should be
chiselled away as soon as noticed. and
the wounds painted owe to protect the
wood from both weather and insects.
In all large eastern cities a forestry
department has been found necessary
to the preservation 81 the older street
trees.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-06-30
Home Town
= Helps
SCHOOL GARDENS IN CAPITAL
Washington City Has Achieved Re-
markable Results In the Pub
lie Schools.

Simple experiments are performed
and conclusions drawn from the re-
suits. Soils brought from school
grounds are treated with different fer
~tii1zers, seeds planted in them, and the
results carefully noted. The water
holding power Of soils, the conserva-
ton of water by soil mulching, the
essentials for termination, and the
proper depths for planting various
seeds are learned through experiments.
Before b frost touches geraniums.
coleus, scarlet sage, and heliotrope in
the park beds, cuttings are made and
placed in clean sand to root, thus fur
nlsh1ng material for schOOl-grOund
decoration later. These slips are pot
ted and shifted into larger pots, as re-
CURED, during the winter, so that by
spring the greenhouse is filled with
material for distribution. In the
spring Of 1904, 1000 plants were sent
area only 9 by 80 feet.
Much attention has been given to
w1ndow-box gardening. The prepare
ton Of the soil, the suitability Of
plants, and their proper arrangement
have been carefully studied. Special
success in these window boxes has
been obtained with Boston ferns.
Tree seeds have been collected in
the parks of the city In the autumn
and kept in sand during the winter.
In the spring the ground has been
plowed by the students with a hand
pillow, the seeds being planted in &C
COr60nP0 with &hn IirookiOno oiuno IN
Bulletin No. 20 Of the bureau of fores-
try. Wedding occasionally during the
summer is all the work that has been
required. The nursery now contains
about 400 young trees.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-06-30

gered into the room. The woman
screamed slightly and stepped toward
| the snow-covered, ice-incrusted figure.
The young man forced the door shut
turned and faced her. He tore on his
fur cap and threw 1t on the floor. He
/ stretched out his icy gauntletted
hands toward her. To reach the cabin
he had been compelled to face the
blizzard. His face was white yet
bleeding. The woman shrank back
from him.
rs this my welcome?" he said in q
voice manly enough in spite Of his
youthful aspect.
You're SO wet and SO cold" said
the woman THE horses?"
They're outside" returned the
boy. But you didn't think of ventur-
ing in this blizzard? Why, it's like
hell itself, or would b. if hell was
cold!"
"I'd risk anything" said the woman
ferccly, ito get away from him! You
Won't fail me now?"
But, my God, girl" answered the
boy with that assumption of superior
age which SO satisfied his pride, wen
die In this blizzard"
NO" persisted the woman. See,
the storm comes straight from the
north. Our way is due south; we've
only to keep it at our backs"
All right" said the boy cheerily.
He turned and stared out Of the win
dow. You've no idea how terrible it
is, though"
Il don't care"
Get ready, then"
I'm ready" she replied. "See!"
She lifted the skirt of her dress and
showed him a pair of horseman's
boots with q pair of her husbands
rousers tucked tightly in them. Its
a good thing he has a small foot" she
sneered.
Curse him!" said the boy. I'D
like to settle with him before we 60"
You'll settle with him enough"
said the woman c~ynically, when you
take me away from him"
She turned and took down from
one of the pegs a heavy fur overcoat.
The boy assisted her to put it on.
From a holster hanging on the wall
she drew a small silver-mounted 80
calibered revolver.
I'm ready" she said again.
Let US start, then" cried the boy,
stepping forward.
On the instant a whirl of wind dis
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-06-30
Even ENGLAND Misses Beauty.

Nine-tenths of the front gardens in
this country are failures, having
neither beauty nor disturbances,
pride nor grace" as Ruskin says Of
the old church tower at Calais, says
the London Evening Standard. Diff
cult enough to lay out we'll at any
time, being half courtyard, half gar
den, the difficulty of making the front
garden attractive is doubled by the
owners insistence on bringing a carl
cature of a carriage drive up to his
front door. The rest of the space is
usually filed or killed with aueubas,
bilious and blotched, and with laurels
passing into lean and lanky legginess.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-06-30
Preserve All Big Trees In Parks.

If a state or a nation possesses, as
its browning glory, some peculiar man,
Hesitation of nature, or some noble
work of art, it's rank among civilized
communities is best measured by the
manner in which it treats such a price
less possession. Among phf1osophio
historians and men of science, there is
no such convincing proof of the in
herent weakness of Spain as a nation,
as her destruction, centuries since, Of
the forests which in Moorish times
clothed her Sierra Nevada and Sierra
Morena, the mother of the rivers, now
shrunken, but formerly bringing fer
tility and plenty to the plains below.
What shall be the answer of the fu-
ture historians to a similar question
as to u forests? Possibly we are in
danger Of evoking a similar answer.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-06-30
co BE CONTINUED
SLIGHTLY Modified.

Little Viola had developed the habit
Of holding her thumb in her mouth,
even while eating. Mother had re.
sorted to all sorts Of methods to
correct the child and finally in despera-
ton said:
Viola, the first thing you know you
will swallow your thumb, u then
what will you do?"
Well, mother, l should hate t o swai-
low it because I'd have a heaven OF q
time without it."
Why, V1ola." said the aston1shed
mather, where did you hear an express
sion like that?"
Well. Well" hesitated the little girl
Il didn't hear it exactly like that.
mother. but l thought It would sound
batter"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-06-30

still reposed in the chest of drawers.
That, with what the boy could con-
tribute, would provide for the expenses
Of the journey. She had got it out
and tied it up in a little canvas bag.
1t lay on the table near the lamp.
Fifteen miles south the Union Pa
cifc railroad ran across the continent.
1t had been her plan tO ride thither
and take the first train eastward,
losing themselves in Chicago, and
thence by whatsoever route pleased
them making their way to New York.
Whether her husband would pursue
her or not. she could not tell. He
would be without the money, since
she meant to take all with her. He
would hardly be able to follow her
very soon. But If he did, that was a
risk she must take.
Engrossed in the present, the boy
thought nothing at all about the fu-
ture. The woman's predicament
bulked SO large to his immature imagi-
nation that there was nothing else on
the horizon. There was no other hori-
Zon than she, In fact. And his
desire was to get her away to free
her.
And now this storm babe fair to
rende the whole plan impossible.
misunderstanding his temper she fear
ed that the boy would be frightened
by the blizzard. Yet there was more
IN the boy than she imagined; for
when she had about made up her mind
finally that he would not come, the
door was thrown open and he stag
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-06-30

closed to them that the door had sud
denly opened. They turned to face
a drunken, Infatuated, leering figure.
He had on a short, thick fur jacket,
which left his hips completely I'M
covered. A heavy revolver had dan
gled in his holster. He dragged it
out as ne spoke and trained it on the
boy.
You're going for a longer journey
tina you planned" he painted thickly,
as he strove to steady the weapon and
cover the other.
The boy was fumbllng at the rasten-
ings of his coat. His WI re~volyer
was not get-at-able instantly, as 1t
should have been and would have
been had he been a native to the
west.
Tumble at 'em, you fool" cried
he man. Before you get 'em open,
I'll shoot you dead. I don't do it now,
cause l want o to taste death and
hell as long as possible before you
go into en- You thought you'd make
a fool out of me, did you, and you.
too, you"
He flung a frightful, mordant word
at MS wife which stung not less be-
cause it was in large cas- unde-
served, at least SO far as the boy was
concerned.
III settle with you when l get
through with him. Your times up!"
he continued, as the boy at last sue
ceeded in reaching his weapon.
He was game, that boy. although his
face under its blood was winter than
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-06-30

Either tea or yerba mate is served
in Chile at 400 P: M, not only in the
homes but at clubs, restaurants and
hotels, and many business houses. A
cup of tea and a roll or small cake in
the club or hotel cost from eight to
twelve cents United States gold, while
he business houses serve it free
rather than have the clerks leave their
work or go out for 1t.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-06-30
The Kaiser Likes the Bible.

The kaiser is a great reader, and
while he tries to keep himself abreast
Of current events, his favorite book Is
the Bible, says the London Chronicle.
A well thumbed and marked cor IL
always by his bedside. When Mr..
Roosevelt visited Berlin last year the
kaiser made him a present of a num-
Der OF books. About half of them re-
ferred to theology and the others to
military subjects. These two classes
indicate the kaiser's own preferences.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-06-30
b Fate Mocks.
TOO bad about Joe"
whats the mctter?"

-"Ha S-.3ir2& NV. .
afraid he can never pfcch again, so ais
folks are going to make a doctor or
something of the sort out of him"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-06-30

Mrs. Benton Holme-T told her to
dust this morning, and an hour later ]
found hat she had busted.