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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-10-04
Poole.

Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Poole, widow
of the late John Poole Of ID, and
daughter Of the late Joshua and Min
erva Murray, died on September 2S,
at the home OF her daughter, Mrs.
Joseph Ward, near Finksburg, aged
rs years, months and days.
She is survived by seven children
Benjamin Poole, Gambler; Nathan
Poole, Finksburg; Thomas Poole,
Baltimore; Mrs. Joseph Ward, near
Finksburg; Mrs. Cyrus Glover, near
Cockeysville; Mrs. John Ohrum,
Pittsburgh, Pa, and Mrs. Frank
Warehime, near Westminster.
Funeral services we're held at Prov
idence Methodist Protestant Church,
Monday lat 2 p. M, Rev. Carroll Mad
dox, of Finksburg, officiating. Inter-
ment was in the cemetery adjoining
the church. Pallbearers were Geo.
Knox, Obediah Buckingham, George
P. Gorsuch, VIM N. Shauck, B. Frank
Gorsuch and James Bowers. F. G.
Sharrer funeral director.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-10-04

4 handsome communion service,
with individual cups has been ordered
for the Centenary Methodist Episcopal
Church. 1t will be presented to the
church by Mr.. Charles G. Gorsuch
and Mrs. Emily A. Herr, in memory
of their parents, the late Mr.. Nathan
I. Gorsuch and Mrs. Catherine r..
Gorsuch.
mer hotel in the Green Spring Valley
was wrecked by fire yesterday
morning. a defective electric wire il
held responsible for the blaze. The
damage is estimated at $4,000 by
Mrs. Sarah T.. Wright, who bought the
hotel several years ago. There is
$4,000 insurance.
The rumor il current again that the
high line recently surveyed through
Hagerstown by the @. v. r. r. is to
be abandoned and the construction
work on the concrete bridges over the
Potomac and THE Improvement to the
yards at Cumbo have been ordered
stopped The zrumor states the c. V.
and j. & ID. will unite. to compete with
the w. M. Ry. in hauling freight
eastward.
We owe our readers an apology this
week for the small amount Of reading
matter appearing on our pages. We
have enough news OF local interest
and editorial matter prepared to fill
a good sized supplement but number
OF delayed advertisements- large
ones-came in too late for us to get
out a supplement, and crowded out
other matter. We will do better next
week.
The Taft, Sherman and Sparks
Club, OF Westminster district, was or
ganized last night at the iremen's
hall. The meeting was called to or
der by John IT. Cunningham, chair
man of the Republican County Cen
trail Committee, who made short
address. Ernest y. Sponseller was
elected president and Charles G. Cor
such, first vice-president. Mr. Cor
such took the chair In the absence OF
Mr.. Sponseller and spoke briefly.
Theodore IL. Brown was elected Secre-
tary and Jacob II. HRndley, treasurer.
Addison z. Mullikin, Of Baltimore,
made the principal address. The
club will be addressed by prominent
speakers each Thursday night during
the campaign.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-10-04
DayhOff.

Mr.. John T. Dayhoff, a veteran of
the Civil War, died suddenly of heart
failure, September 81, at his home
near Belair, Md, aged 70 years, 10
months and 21 days. His widow, four
sons and two daughters survive him.
Many of his relatives and friends who
are widely distributed, throughout
Carroll, Baltimore, Hartford and
Frederick counties were present at
the funeral Sunday. After a brief
service at the house by Elder w. T.
Miller, Of Baltimore, a very fitting
and most eloquent funeral discourse
was delivered to the large assem-
bly, in the Long Green Valley Church
Of the Brethren, by Elder w. E. Poop,
of Westminster. Elders John Smith
and ]. M. Reigel, assisted In the SER
vice. Interment in the new cemetery
adjoining.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-10-04
l5erra ft..

Mr.. Rufus z. Becraft, died at his
residence in Mt. Airy, Saturday, Sep
TENDER 28. Funeral services were
held at Montgomery Chapel Monday
at o'clock.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-10-04
ArInacOSt.

George Edward Armacost, aged
years, son OF William j. and Rose
Tracey Armacost, of Upperco, died on
September 80. Funeral took place
Wednesday at 1 d. ID. Interment III
st. Paul's Lutheran Church, Arcadia.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-10-04
WarehiIle.

Elizabeth M. Warehime, died at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Jennie
Benedict, near Snydersburg, on Tues
day night, October l, aged "A years,
months and days.
She is survived by 4 sons and 1
daughter-Daniel and Augustus, of
Frizellburg; David Warehime, Bach
mans Valley; Frank Warehime, Sill
yer Run; Mrs. Jennie Benedict, Snyd-
ersburg.
Funeral took place from the home
yesterday morning, services were
held at st. Benjamin's Reformed
Church, Rev. J. W. -Reinecke oficiat-
ing. Pallbearers we're her sons and
son-in-law. James, NJ Stoner funeral
director
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-10-04
DEATHS
FOrney.


Emanuel Forney, aged S4 years, 11
months and Is days, was found dead
Id bed On the morning of October 8,
az ms home in Fountain Valley.
He is survived by a widow and the
following children Daniel and VIM.
I'D the West; Mrs. William Bell, Mrs.
howard Warehime, and Mrs Kate
Petry.
MIR. Forney was a member of the
Meadow Branch Brethren Church.
where his funeral will take place to-
morrow morning. Elder Uriah Bixler
will have charge of the services. In
terment in Meadow Branch Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Joseph Price, Cal
vim Starner, William Geiman, Harry
Young, William Wantz and Uriah
Babylon. James M Stoner funeral
director.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-10-04
COURT House News
transfers Of Real Estate, Marriage
Licenses, &c.
Transfers of Real Estate.

,1orvov c. Freeman trustee, to JOS
= n Tinsiing, conveys 127A acres, for
$y Iunjal w Barnes and wife to Geo
=, D4 parnes. convey 1 acre, for So.
'" V Dl' A Davidson, Jr:, and wife t to
wv WV; n Flater and wife, convey 81
5 5vII acres, for $1,000. w.,
~ 1o I " Flater and wife to VIM
nav naLidson, convey 1880 square feet
lot T,9 %-I c. Freeman, trustee to Jacot
II VI MARKER, conveys 8 tracts, for SILL
ZION 1anrietta N. Miller to Jacob H
rrankforter, conveys liz acres, FOL
800 o, 70 1ooob II
rrankforter, conveys IL acres, fol
Ma Wartha E. Phillips to Elias H. Phil
,;ns conveys acres, for $1,000.
"p lII,ert F. Arlington and wife tc
Thos H. McGaw, ct al, convey lo7z
acres, for $1700.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-10-04

The board was in session on Mon
DAY, but no business of Importance
was transacted except the paying Of
few bills.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph N. Shriver re-
turned to the Main-Court Inn yester-
day after spending several days in
Norfolk, Va. 60
Miss Helen Runkles and Mr. Nor
man B. Hood, of. Mt Airy, were guests
of Miss Dorothy Albaugh, East Main
street yesterday. -
The fall openings of our stores are
now in full blast. The display win
dows are exhibiting many handsome
hats and dress patterns of the latest
styles. ,-.,1
The Western Maryland College foot
ball team will play Washington and
Lee, at Lexington, Va, tomorrow.
Next Saturday it will play Washing
ton College at Chestertown.
Mrs. Ira R. Grouse has returned
home from Chicago, where she has
been travelling with Mr.. Grouse, who
has been on business trip in the
west. MT. Grouse will return home
next. week.
The Democrats Of Hampstead dis
trict will form a Wilson, Marshall
and Talbot Club at the Enterprise
Office at 7.56 p. M, Saturday. All
Democrats are cordially invited to
take part in the organization of the
club.
Friendship school, near Mount Airy,
which was closed on account of an
outbreak of dyptheria among the pu-
pills of the school, was opened on
Monday. New books were sent to the
school, the ones in use having been
burned.
Yesterday was the first day of the
Carroll County Fair, at Smallwood,
on the farm of Ivan H. Savers. The
| Yesterday was Democratic day, to-
morrow Progressive day and Satur-
day Republican day.
The following people have recently
had Bell telephones put into their
homes G. r. Essich, near Westmins-
ter, S11-6; Joseph H. Armacost, near
White House-Hampstead 22-11;
Lewis L. Morfott, near White House,
Hampstead 22-12.
Mrs. Richard B. Creecy has return
ed from Newport and will visit her
mother at Terrace Hill, until Monday
when she will 20 to New York for the
Naval Review; the land parade will
take place on October 18th and Cap
tain Creecy has been detailed al
Regimental Adjutant Of the Marine
Regiment which consists of all the
re- rines lin the Atlantic fleet.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-10-04
Marriage Licenses.

Marriage Licenses.
william H. Sharrer and Katherine
9 Rpacham, both of Westminster.
" clarence NJ. Forney and Bertha V.
stonesifer, both of Taneytown.
1ohn ". Sherry, Creagerstown, and
Allie 7, Hahn, of Westminster.
THOMAS Woodfall, Glenburnfe, and
Sarah A. Bloom, Union Mills, Md.
Harrison Fleming, Watersville, and
Estella Shoemaker, Mt. Airy.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-10-04
ADDITIONAL LOCALS.

A concrete curb and gutter are be
ing put down in front of Ascension
Episcopal Church.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1912-11-15
GUARD AGAINST
WASTE in FEED
Farmer Must Systsmat4ze- Feed.
ting So That Good RoughaGe
IL Not Refused by
Cattle.

Feed has grown to be so high priced
that wasting It seems like squandering
gold; yet the careless feeder wastes an
enormous amount of feed every winter
when little watchfulness and sound
judgment would save 1t.
When stock are fed q tempting
grain feed before or at the same time
they are given their roughage ration
they invariably become somewhat
dainty as to what they eat. picking
out but the very best of the roughage
and rejecting all the rest.
When this habit is once formed
stock will often go hungry rather than
eat what has been picked over and
which really is very good feed. There
fore, one must systematize his feed
ing In such manner as to guard
against the habit being formed.
This should in no wise be construct
cd as meaning the feeding of foul or
lmusty roughage, but at the same time
We do advise one to feed 80 an to de-
rive the greatest possible profits. con-
sistent with the good health OF the
herd. For this reason we should feed
the roughage before the grain or at a
time when we know the stock to be
hungry enough to eat all the rough
age containing certain amount Of
nourishment and we consider that the
system saves US great quantity Of
food supplies every season.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1912-11-15
tpy w. HANSON. Illlnols.l


In order to do neat and rapid work
Mt hog-killing time. 1t is necessary to
have a good scraper. sticking knife, a
hog hook and place that is conven-
lent for working.
For scalding, barrel is commonly
used. and it is all that is needed I'M
less the hogs are very large. If very
large hogs are killed, a scalding tub
win answer the purpose for scalding
much better than barrel.
have one which is made OF two
inch planks for. the sides and ends,
and sheet iron for the bottom. 1t Is
six feet long and three and one-half
feet wide. with depth of two and
one-half feet
Two hooks are fastened near the
top on one side, with a pair Of trace
chains to run under the hog, to facil-
itate the turning and Withdrawing
from the tub.
1t is placed over furnace, which
Is made by digging trench in the
ground, and when in use place pieces
of wood across the bottom, in order
to keep the hog from coming in con-
tact with the iron bottom and getting
too hot
find that the proper temperature
for good scalding is from $50 to 100
degrees, and If barrel is to be used.
the water should be boiling when
dipped out OF the kettle, as the barrel
will cool it some.
If scalding tub is used, the water
should be cooled by adding a bucket
of cold water before the hog is put in.
To insure correct heat of the wa
ter, use thermometer Small guam
titles of I've, ashes or lime will have
no effect in removing the hair, but
will cause the scurf to come loose
more readily.
A hog hook Is almost Indispensable,
and If one is to be made 1t should be
made in the form Of hay or bale
hook In fact, / find that hay hook
answers the purpose very well.
In handling the hog, stick the hook
in the flesh of the lower jaw, just be-
hind the fork Of the jaw bone. How
ever, the hook may be stuck under the
tendons of the hind legs.
Keep the hog in constant motion
while being scalded, and draw 1t out
to air occasionally. When the hair
and scurf slip easily from the body
the scalding is completed.
In scraping and cleaning the hog,
/ clean the feet and head first, then
the legs. and last but not least, the
body.
hang the hog with rope and
pulley. as it is more easily hung in
this way than any other. But It may
be hung with the ordinary gambrel. a
stick which is sharpened at each end
and inserted under the tendon strings
Of the hind legs.
A short singletree will be found to
answer for a gambrel-stick. If there
is sufficient help at hand, the hog may
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1912-11-15
CISTERN THAT
CLEANS ITSELF
Method 10 Shown In Illustration
That Carrtes of Refuse
Settling at the
Bottom.

Cisterns are usually made Of brick
and cement mortar in the form Of q
jug. The water is let In at the top by
conductors from the eve troughs Of
the roof of the house or barn. The
SCOT, dust, leaves and other foreign
matter on the roof and in the trough
are washed into the cistern. writes
DR.. ]. A. Kirkland in the Wallace's
Farmer. This settles to the bottom.
making heavy deposit Of slime and
Nth, and the water, which is always
drawn from the bottom by the pump.
comes up dirty and foul smelling. II
the cistern is built as the illustration
represents, 1t will be automatic in
cleaning, as it will overflow from the
bottom. thus carrying out the stale
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1912-11-15

with q stick and rinse 1t down with
cold water. When cooled sufficiently,
remove the leaf fat and kidneys and
cut 1t up.
usually salt down on a bench or
In box as soon as 1t has cooled
enough to trim. but ! never put any
salt on the ribs and backbones II the
weather is cool.
The amount OF salt / use Is ten
pounds to every one hundred pounds
of meat In addition to the salt, /
also use two pounds Of graduated
sugar and two ounces of saltpetre
mixed.
Rub the meat once every three days
with one-third of the mixture. While
1t is curing pack 1t, in a box in a cool
room, where 1t will neither become
warm nor freeze.
Two barrels may be used, changing
the meat from one to the other each
time it is rubbed. After the last rub
bling let the meat lie In a box for a
week or ten days, then take It out to
smoke. When taken out Of the box
dip each piece in kettle Of boiling
water and let It remain half minute.
after which sprinkle a little powdered
borax on the meat side, and hang.
Smoke 1t four or i've days with
hickory chips or corn cobs, then dip
and sprinkle 1t with borax again, and
put 1t down in clean hay.
The hot water destroys any fly eggs
that may have been deposited, and the
borax prevents flies from depositine
fresh ones.
Meat treated in this manner may be
left hanging all summer and will re-
main in the best condition.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1912-11-15
Porto Rico's New Wonder.

From far away Porto Rico come
reports of a wonderful new discov-
cry that is believed will vastly BEN
eft the people. Ramon T. Marchan.
OF Barceloneta, writes "Dr. Kings
New Discovery Is doing splendid
work here. 1t cured me about five
times OF terrible coughs and colds,
also my brother OF severe cold In
his chest and more than 20 others,
who used it on my advice. We hope
in every drug store in Porto Rico"
this great medicine will yet be sold
For throat and lung troubles there
is nothing better. A trial will con-
vince you of its merit. SOC & s1.00.
Guaranteed by All Druggists. (Adv.)
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1912-11-15

New story starts this week. PAGE 4.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1912-11-15

as the water rises above the drain, It
will begin by force of gravity to flow
from the bottom up through the gal
vanized tube and leave the cistern
from the bottom, thus sucking out tho
foul water and sediment from below
and leaving the clean, fresh water at
the top. invented this device and
have had one Of these cistern In OPP
GRAFTON for seventeen years. The wa
ter has always remained pure and
sweet, and without any attention what
ever to cleaning. There is no patent
and the additional cost Of this simple
and sanitary device is about two and
a half to three dollars.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1912-11-15
OIL OF HICKORY.

In various parts OF this State boys
who have been tried and convicted
OF disorderly conduct and other mis-
demeanors have been, by order OF
court and with the consent Of their
parents. properly whipped. In some
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1912-11-15
REQUISITES FOR NEAT AND
RAPID WORK AT KILLING TIME
rs.tod OF Understands the Busa-
ress.-It Is Necessary to Good Scrapers Stick.
aur knife, Hog Hook and Convenient
Labor IN

be hung on pole put up for the pur-
pose.
After the hog is hung up. rinse II
down with scalding water. remove the
entrails by running sharp knife
lightly down, marking the belly
straight. cutting to the bone between
the thighs and in front of the ribs,
which bones split with an ak. being
careful not to cut beyond them.
Open the abdomen, and after q
little use of the knife one will seldom
cut the entrails in removing them.
However, have few short strings
at hand to use in case any of the en-
trails are cut.
After removing the entrails. liver
and heart, spread the carcass apart
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1912-11-15

cases the lash was applied by the
father. in the presence Of the Judge.
There is no punishment half SO ef-
iected. Il beats comfortable quar-
ters in the lookup and three square
meals a day.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1912-11-15

costly mode OF living. Worry ex-
hausts vitality. True. all good In
life costs. Virtue goes out of us
in everything we do that Is worth
doing But for normal. healthful
actin. nature provided, There a
recuperative energy enough to de-
stroy the waste. The fountains are
filled as fast as they are drained.
The fiber is renewed as fast as II
is worn away. Worry, however. is
abnormal and unhealthy. ii es-
hausts vitality more rapidly thsn
nature can reinforce 1t, II is like
friction in machinery and grinds
away the fiber of life. Worry. there
fore, both impedes progress and
makes work unduly costly and ex-
haustive. One neither accomplishes
so much nor does It so well while
the outlay of vitality is greater. To
live nobly. energetically up &c
ones best, ad yet without worry is
one of the highest attainments pos
sible. 1t is the life whose vision OF
beauty is pictured as the perfect
peace; hence the ideal theory of life
is-work without worry.
-
Observe in what direction your
thoughts and feelings most read
lily take when you are alone. and
you can then form pretty correct
opinion of your real self.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1912-11-15

An experiment station says that the
closer draught horse 10 to the
ground the better both for service and
endurance.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1912-11-15

The Licking Valley railroad, with
terminal in Bath and Morgan coun-
ties. Is to suspend operations and
will be diamantled.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1912-11-15
seIf-cIeanIng cIstern.

water and sediment that have aocumu-
lated below.
The cistern should be built In tho
ordinary way and cemented fully TO
the top. The conductor pipes should
enter through the cover. q drain Pipe
leave the cistern just beneath the
neck. or about three feet below tho
surface. Into this is cemented gal
vanized gas pipe which extends down
ward to within about two and half
inches Of depression in the bottom
Of tho cistorn.
Il win readily bo seen that q soon
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1912-11-07
LlVEST WIRE ON
LYCEUM PLATFORM
Albert Edward Wlggam's Lee
lures Are Up to Date,

Efficiency" is the biggest word OF
this generation. The thought of this
decade revolves about that one word,
President Roosevelt said recently:
The conservation of national re.
sourcs is only the first step In the
still larger question of the conserva.
ton of national efficiency" In re-
cent ruling on the right of the rail
roads to raise rates or not, the inter.
state commerce commission, In deny.
ing them that right, based their de.
NAL. upon the fact that the railroads
should make larger profits, II larger
profits were needed, by savings eff.
fected by greater efficiency, and add.
ed: Efficiency, in America. is becom.
ing veritable religion"
It is religion. and has been with
Mr.. Wiggam for many years. so much
50 that he has been styled THE Apos.
tie of Efficiency" His lectures are
not dry, but very entertaining. and
there are so many points In them
that they are the subjects of CONVEX.
sation in the communities for weeks
after his appearance. Many people
have referred to him as the successor
TO Prof. John B. Denote.
Thomas v. Hendricks, one Of the
biggest. busiest, brainiest Lyceum
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1912-11-07
Keeping an Eye on the Fee.

The prisoner was charged with so
trivial an offense that the judge told
him that If he would plead guilty he
would let him off with a fine
Before we plead guilty." replied the
mans lawyer, wed like to know what
tho fine will be.
isn't 1t rather unusual to attempt to
bargain with the court?" asked the
Judge
Perhaps 1t is, your honor" replied
the lawyer, .'but in this case it is i'm
portant. You see. the prisoner has
only So. and as my fee is $40 we
can't afford to plead guilty If you in
tend to fine him more than S29'--
Youths Companion
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1912-11-07

committeeman and newspaper men In
Pennsylvania, said this of Wiggam
after he appeared in his home town:
ALBERT Edward Wiggam. one of the
liveliest wires on the American Ly-
ceum platform and provoker Of public
thought. whose method of approach is
not only highly entertaining but thor
oughly convincing, delivered his lee
ture, Dollars and Sense" Wiggam
had been advertised as "The Apostle
Of Efficiency" and the town was pre-
pared for something worth while
and got 1t. Wiggam did more than
lecture. He double-shotted the guns
Of his oratory with scientific truth and
riddled some ancient traditions till
they looked like Swiss cheese; he
iguratively turned the kids of the
town over his knee and explored them
from hair to toenails; handed solar
plexus punch to personal and civic UNI
cleanliness; lifted few pet ailments
OF humanity out of the category Of
disease and put them in the category
Of crime, where they belong, and
Jared the moss-grown theories of edu-
cation common to the past decade
with Frank Baker wallop."
Mr.. Wiggam has spent a part OF
the past summer attending the first
Worlds Conference of Scientists for
the study Of heredityy and eugenics at
London, England, gathering new ma
terial for his lectures. All .hig lee
lures are up-to-the-minute in scientific
facts.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1912-11-07
Simple Directions.

They We're telling stories of the late
Andrew Lang in one of the clubs the
other night
One man told story Of q dinner in
vitation given by Mr.. Lang. He was
staying in Marlowes road. Earrs court,
street away at the end of that long
Cromwell road, which seems to go on
forever. The guest was not very sure
how to get to Marlowes road, and Lang
very kindly explained
Walk right along Cromwell road, ;"
he said, till you drop dead, and my
house is just iteT-London An
swerS