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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-02-16
THE WINTER VACATION.

One must be a philosopher to read
calmly the advertisements Of life at
the Southern winter resorts, unless
he belongs to that minority that has
the price of winter vacation.
Tit does seem reasonable that man
should follow the birds, fitting after
the sun when the North Wind be-
gins to do business at the old stand.
Quite likely in some day of cheap
III transportation and a less intense
industrial life, winter vacation trips
will be more possible for thrifty peo-
pie of moderate means.
Meanwhile the stay-at-home must
solace himself as best he may with
the thought that one takes to vaca-
ton resort the same troubles that
he had at home For a host of
jaded people, Florida, Southern Cali
fornia and the West Indies are a
hospital, where they are able in
part to repair the waste of bust
ness and society strain which the
human machine was never built to
stand.
When the Philosopher travels in
winter, H. avoids the domains Of
Smart Society. Bejewelled and made
up-women don't look good to him.
The simple forest bungalow is better,
with cracking fire of pine cones
on cool January and February nights
Sunshine Il preferable to the sparkle
OF diamonds, and the odor Of the
sweet pines to my lady's perfumes Of
the Orient-Adams County Indepen-
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-02-16
DANGER IN RAILROAD TRAVEL

The popular belief is that travelling
on railroads IL dangerous. And 20
it is, but not as dangerous as many
things the average person does al
most daily, without thought or harm
I'D himself
Last year the railroads or this
country carried almost a billion pas
sengers. This was equivalent to a
ride for two thirds Of the people in
the entire world The average dis
lance travelled was three miles. The
number OF deaths due To railroad &C
cidents was about 10000, but only
356 Of the victims were passengers,
including about go train boys, mail
clerks, etc. More than half the num-
Der killed were trespassers and
tramps4 More than 5000 were rail-
road employees. This last fact tells
grim and sad story. While care
lessness il responsible for many &C
cidents 10 railroad men, iii is true
that their safety is not guarded aA
carefully AZ it ought to be.
The death rate of the country is
about one in every sixty-ive inhabi-
tants in a year. The chance of being
killed - q passenger in railroad
accident j. about one FRI every 3,O00,-
600 rides. A resident Of a large city
is in more danger than this every time
he rides in an automobile or crosses a
street Oh which the traffic IL heavy.
Even a farmer il in more peril from
fractions horses, falling trees and
disease bacteria in his well water
Cleveland Leader.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-02-16
Valentine Social Given by Pupils mt
High School

The girls of the sixth grade at
Westminster High School, Miss Fan
ME Jones, teacher, gave a valentine
social i'm their room Wednesday AZ
ternoon at A D. m. The boys, who
spent the latter part of the afternoon
in the manual training department,
were completely surprised when
they returned to their room to find
a table loaded down with good things
and the girls wearing white aprons
decorated with red hearts, ready To
serve them. Small heart-shaped val
entines were given as favors. The
teachers of the high school were in
vited, and all had pleasant time.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-02-16
Little drops Of water,
Little flakes of snow,
Make the sidewalk icy;
Slip, and down you 60!
RELIGIOUS NOTICES.

Salem Lutheran Charge-St. Benjamin s-Sun-
day School 9 a. M; Divine Service 10 a. m. st.
John's-Sunday School ! p. m, Divine Service
2 D. m. Y. P. S. G. E. 7p. m.
r. w. Doty. Pastor.
Ascension Church Sunday Services. $50 a- m,
Holy Communion 1890 R- IT.. Morning Prayer
Ltany and Sermon. (Holy Communion on first
Sunday Of month";. $50 d. m. Sunday School, 4-15
D. m Sunday School Service. Service and Sermon
in Chapel. first Sunday of month. at p. m.
Frank 81. Gibson. Phi. D.. Rector.
ST. Johns Church-Sundays-Lo Mass at lib
and High Mass Rt 10 q IT. During the week.-Mrs.
at R- IT.
Joseph %. Mallon. Pastor
M. j. Church. Union Mills Rev. IT. wv. Long,
Pastor.-Sunday School at 100 D. g. E. Meet
ing I'd m Preaching Services Mt 80 and 7.30 p.
m. every two weeks. beginning Sunday, February
18th.
Carroll Reformed Charge-Jerusalems Bach
mans Valley, Divine Service At 10 O. IN. It.
Benjamin's Divine Service mt 2 I'D. =
J. WV. Reinacke, Pastor.
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Fine Carroll Co. Farm
FOR SALE.

The home of the late Lewis Fl. Stocks.
dale, beautifully situated ON the Deer
Park Road, o miles from Westminster,
1 mile from State Road, 2 miles from
Finksburg w. MI. r. r., and 8 miles
from Reisterstown. $50 ACRES OF
FERTILE SOIL. In splendid state OF
cultivation; 20 ACRES of beautiful
Meadow Land. Buildings at in good
condition, Newly painted Excellent
water; fine shade Lawn, etc IN It.
tractive home. Address
N. DORSEY NORRIS,
feb 164t Station L, Baltimore. Md.
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The Republican party IL no longer
representative Of the majority and
the people turn from it In disgust
and despair, says Mr.. A. M. Lowe, in
an interesting article in late issue
of Harper's Weekly. Mr. Taft may
win the nomination--will b. nominal
ed, but he knows that no President
has ever been reelected when the
party was torn by internal dissen-
sions. He knows that his enemies
would ten times rather see Demo
crat elected than that he should have
a second term.
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FRIDAY AFTERNOON, FEB. Is, 1912
NOW IT, THE TIME TO GET THE
LINCOLN HIGHWAY.

For many weeks people ali over
the country have been talking about
the Lincoln Memorial, and we have
been deeply interested in the move
ment to have the memorial to this
great man take the form of an up-
to-date National highway between
Washington and Gettysburg, to be
used by thousands of people, rather
than an architectural monument per-
haps in the form of Greek temple,
located somewhere in Washington
city.
Now is the time for us to take an
active interest in the matter. On
March 5, at 10 o'clock in the morn
linz, before the Library Committee of
Jthe House OF Representatives there
IL to be a hearing on Representative
Borland's measure which provides
that the memorial shall be in the
form Of a highway. President Taft
has been interested in 1T, Speaker
Clark il emphatically in favor Of IL,
and others in Congress agree with
him.
Carroll countians should have a
particular interest ln this bill, for 1t
IL probable that such a highway
would be built by way of Westminster,
as our city is in very direct line
between Washington and Gettysburg.
Mayor Sponseller has received an
invitation To d. present on March N,
at the hearing before the Congress
sional committee and he is going to
accept the invitation and will be
there on that day. Now we suggest
that all Carroll countians who are in-
terested fri the passage of Congress-
man Borland's bill write at once to
the members Of Congress from this
state and ask them to support it.
Tt cannot be doubted for a moment
that, could Lincoln himself b. con
suited in the matter, he would
choose to have a memorial that would
do somebody that is now living, or to
live hereafter, some good. His home
ly nature endeared him to the COM
mon folk, and he belonged 10 much to
the people that 1T would seem most
fitting for his memorial to take a
form that could be appreciated by
the greater mass of them for great
highway il necessary part Of the
daily lives Of the thousands who use
it.
Congress has agreed to appropriate
100000 to build memorial for the
preserver of the American Union.
Chairman George @. Diehl, a.
expert highway engineer estimates
the cost Of 72-mile memorial high
way as follows:
"A most liberal estimate for the
construction of bltuminOus macad-
am road from Gettysburg to Wash
ington would be about $3.50 per
square yard, including grading,
culverts, etc. There are about $4,000
square yards to the mile in 24-foot
road, making the approximate esti-
mated cost $21, 900 per mile. This for
~ miles would amount to $1,512, 00O."
The advocates Of the highway pro-
pose that a memorial arch be con-
structed at a suitable point on the
road, and surely no more appropriate
monument could be devised than this
sort OF a road 1t would be signifi-
people for it would join the Capitol
with the scene of the struggle that
saved I'LL
Let u not delay writing to our
Congress men, but let US put forth ev-
cry effort to secure the highway.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-02-16

The Patterson Press, daily after
noon newspaper published in Patter-
son, N. J., issued a Progress and
Achievement number on February 3,
showing Patterson's wonderful
growth and recovery from the BIZ fire
which practically destroyed its en-
tire business center on February 8,
19O2-just 10 years ago. 1t is an
interesting As page number Of the
Press in two sections, giving much
valuable information about Patter-
son, and we are pleased to acknoWl-
edge the receipt of it, and shall file
it away for future use.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-02-16
" UMBER AND CORD WOOD
IL AT PUBLIC SALE.

ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY %, 1912,
on the premises Of Milton a. Zollickof-
fer, at Uniontown, i'm Carroll County,
Md, will be sold at public sale 35, 0OO
feet Chestnut Boards, Plank and Scant-
ling, (full-edged) $50 Cords Oak and
Hickory Wood.
"a credit Of three months will b. given
Sale I'D commence at o'clock ~ I'D VI,
On Friday, February 23rd, 1912, when
terms and conditions will be made
known by
feb Is A. M. KALBACH.
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VIZ FIT. j. III. III
THOMAS e. CO.,
Bankers, Brokers and Real Estate
Loans and Collections.
FOR SALE.

Good Blacksmith stand, one acre Of
land; good buildings Can 90 over
So, OO0.OO worth Of work per year.
Small Farm on pike, within Il miles
of Westminster; d acres; good improve
ments Cheap price to quick purchaser.
Store property and excellent business
stand, three acres Of land. = good or
portunity for hustler.
40 acres Of timber land, located 2
miles from railroad, good saw timber,
an opportunity for timberman.
Fine town property in Westminster,
located East Main Street; fine biz brick
house, with city conveniences-
Number Of other farms and town
properties.
feb 16
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-02-16
IN MEMO DRAM.

In sad and loving remembrance of my husband
Solomon Brothers. who died years ago. February
IL, 1905.
How sadly we've counted the day
That measured these sorrowful years,
Since they laid beneath mantle Of flowers,
The one that loved go dear.
Time may pRgH and years may fly
And every hope decay and din,
And every peaceful dream may set,
But my dear one cannot forget.
BY his wife.
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Fire Insurance Loss Paid.
The HOME INSURANCE COMPANY
OF new YORK.

Has with it, us1al nromptness ad-
justed and paid loss to ChnE. lei. Becraft,
near Long Corner, Howard county, Md.
Loss occurred on the 18th of December,
1911, and MIR. Becraft has received
draft in settlement without discount
When YOU get ffHOME'' policies you
ret GOOD INSURANCE.
A. FRANK MILLER, Agent,
feb Is Mt. Airy, Md.
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Explained.

"Heigho!" sighed Mrs. Stoutly.
"You used to lit with your arm
around my waist, John, but you new
er do it any more
I'm sorry, DEAR" replied Stoutly,
but there are some things that are
beyond my reach. "-Harper's Week
ly.
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II XECUTORS SALE
- OF "a
Valuable Farm
i'm WOOlery's District Carroll Coun
ty, Maryland.

BY virtue of the last will and tesla
ment of VIM. IT. Davis, deceased, anC
an order Oft the Orphans Court O
Carroll county, the undersigned, AZ
executors, will sell at public sale, Oh
from Smallwood to Bird Hill, and Y
mile from Bird Hill, on
WEDNESDAY,, MARCH 6, 1872,
At I'D. m-, tn following described
real estate and personal property
The farm containing S6 ACRES, j
ROOD and IL PERCHES, more OF
less. The land is under high state
of cultivation. acres are in tim
Der. a good apple and peach orchard
on the place A stream Of water
runs through one field, and il locat-
ed on the State road, now being con-
structed.
The improvements
are a 2-story Wealth So
ERBOARDED HOUSE, %$aaG@A
New Bank Barn, and E$@
lit necessary outbuildings- q well
OF water at house.
A cash deposit OF 200 will be re-
quired of the purchaser on day OF
sale.
TERMS OF SALE: -One-third Of
the purchase money to D. paid OF
day of sale or OF the ratification
thereof by the Court; one-third ~
six months and one-third in IL
months from the day of sale; the
credit payments to be secured by the
notes of the purchasers, with
sufficient security; bearing interest
from day Of sale.
ELIAS NJ. DAVIS,
VIM. z. DAVIS,
Executors.
At the same time and place the
following personal property will be
sold:
p GOOD WORK HORSES, huckster
wagons and fixtures, 4-horse broad
tread wagon, stick wagon, buggy and
huckster harness: Household and
kitchen furniture and many other ar
ticles not mentioned. See hand bills
Cor particulars.
ELIAS M. DAVIS,
WIN. T.. DAVIS,
Executors.
Jesse F. Albaugh, Auct. Feb. Is.
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WEST VIRGINIA
Horses and Mares
At Littlestown, Pa.
ON SATURDAY, FEBRUARY IL

The undersigned will receive o. the
above date, at bin Sale and Exchange
Stable, at Littlestown, Pa, "a
car load of fine West Virginia
Horses and some Mares with NSnA
with foal. a call will convence you
that this stock il from Al to years old,
sound and right. Also number Of good
young Mules for sale or exchange Will
~ buy or exchange Horses and
Mules for the Southern Market.
@Will alsO receive another car
load of Iowa Horses and some big Mares
with foal on Monday. February 18th,
1912. H. A. SPALDING.
FIG BIT
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THE WEATHER so don't get after
him because you have used so per
cent. more Coal since January 1st.
Be thankful rather that he can get
the Coal to care for your needs, and
the drivers who will deliver it under
such trying conditions. Smith a.
Reifsnider have it all.
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4A LITTLE WINTER NOW AMI

"A LITTLE WINTER NOW AND
THEN is RELISHED BY THE COAL
YARD MEN, Good prompt delivery
of good, serVioeable Coal j. rellshed
also by the public such VA winter as
this I'LL. -It haS been a problem fOr
Smith & ReifSnider to handle the or
ders but they have "aII gone out"
THE COAI-MAN DON'T MAKE
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SYKESVILLE MARKETS.
by The Sykesville Lumber. Coal ~ Grain Co.,
Wade iii. I'D. Warfed. President
February m 1912
WANTED.

a man to work on d farm by the
month. State wages expected and IL
married, size Of family. Apply to, Edw.
W. Case, Westminster, Md. c. & P.
Phone 122. Feb Is 3t*
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TO CREDITORS.

This il to give notice that the sub
scriber has obtained from the Or
phans' Court Of Carroll county, in
Maryland, letters testamentary or
the Personal Estate of
JOSHUA MAGEE,
late Of Carroll county, deceased. al
persons having claims against the d.
ceased are hereby warned to exhibit the
same, with the vouchers thereof legally
authenticated, to the subscriber, on OF
before the 18th day of September, 1912
they may otherwise by law b excluded
from iii benefit Of said estate.
Given under my hand this 18th day OF
February, 1912.
MARY A. MAGEE,
feb 164t Executrix
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SHOULD WOMEN VOTE

SHOULD WOMEN VOTE;
Well, III they could,
They's vote for what fl pure and
good,
And Smith & Reifsnider's Coal be-
cause it's best,
Would simply oYerwhelm the rest
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Farm for Sale.

! "a good farm, containing about go
| 103 acres, mile from Westmlns- TX
ter, for sale. Apply at ADVOCATE.
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VIVA NTED-A Sexton at Baust
w Church. Apply to
feb 1927 TRUSTEES.
Evening journal., 1912-02-16
WORKING ON
CHARTER DRAFT

Members Of the Wilmington Char
ter Commission are meeting today in
the Street and Sewer directors office
to go over and adopt the draft of the
proposed new charter for the city.
The subcommittee that framed the
draft submitted it to the entire COM
mission to be acted on finally. About
half of the draft had been gone over
up to early this afternoon.
The completed draft will not be
turned over to Mayor Howell tonight
as was hoped. The Mayor will arrange
for its publication in pamphlet form
by March l. The Mayor requested
the commission to turn the draft over
TO him as soon as possible.
Evening journal., 1912-02-16
VERDICT GOES
AGAINST HIM

Louis Slonsky, OF No COL Lincoln
street, had Nathan Statnekoo make
alterations to his house. Slonsky
said he paid the contractor the full
contract price. Two months after
Statnekoo left the city. The VIII
mingon Sash and Door Company pre-
scented bill for $143.7S. With interest
from last fall this sum amounted to
$147.O9.
This was the testimony given today
in the Superior Court, when under
a foreign attachment the case came
before a jury.
The plaintiff was represented by
Harry p. Joslyn The defendant did
not appear. The jury awarded the
plaintiff the full amount
There is only one more case to be
tried at this term Of court to COM
plete the calendaf. II is that OF
Sill VS. the Mayor and City Council
of Wilmington and comes before a
special jury on Tuesday next. The
case is one for the recovery of dam
ages for the loss Of life of the plain
tiff's father. who was killed along
the B. and o. Railroad.
Court adjourned until Monday
morning, when an argument
comes before the court.
Evening journal., 1912-02-16
MINQUA INDIANs AT sOCIAL.

Members of Minqua Tribe No. s, l.
o. r. NJ. trailed TO the home Of Iryan
E. Dickinson. No. 1905 Spruce street
on Wednesday evening and had a
pleasant evening. Selections we're Civ
en- by the Minqua Double Quartet with
] Ferrler as leader and j. McGeachie
as pianist George Stout ontcrtain-
ing as the zone Man Band ID. L..
Gahkc furnished solos, assisted by
Mr. McGeachie and Mr.. Ferrier on
the piano. An interesting selection
was given by MIR McGeachie entitled
"McGinty at the Living Pictures
John White presented Mr.. Dickerson
with q past sachem regalia he hav-
/ ing passed through the chairs in the
tribe of which he is a member. A
novel features Of the evening was the
eating of peanuts. J. Ferrier winning
the prize. Among those present were
Mr.. and Mrs. Irvan y. Dickerson
John. White, John Ferrier, William
LLOYD Alfred Pemmerton, George Glib
ason, Elwood Yinyard, Calvin Phow
samuel Cardin. Fesmire Mahan, w
Duncan, George Stout. ]. LeFevre, ID
IL. Gabke, James McGeachie Georg'
Long. William Clark, Paul Lankin
Frank William. William Smith, Niol'
n;sckesson, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Adams
Viola Adams Mrs. Althea Diekerson
Evening journal., 1912-02-16
ATTACK GIRL
In CITY CENTER
Youth Who 6rabS Young
woman Escapes Up Sew
enth Street Alley

Shortly before o'clock last night,
young white man made an attack
upon girl about 16 years OF age in
Seventh street, between Shipley and
Orange streets. while three persons
actually witnessed the affair.
The girl no 10 a bookkeepcr was
walking along Seventh street, un-
conscious Of harm at that early hour
Of the evening, when she was accost-
ed by a youth who grabbed her by
the leg. She was badly frightened.
bu. managed TO cry out. This WAS
not necessary, as Colonel Thomas r.
Brison, his brother. John c. Brison,
aud their sister, saw the young mans
act. The two men sprang for the
door. and looking up. the youth saw
them and fed up the alley adjoining
the house at No. 101 West Seventh
street
The girl was taken into the plumb
ing establishment and word was
telephoncd to the police station.
Police Captain Evans and two other
policemen hastene to the scene and
made en- investigation Of the prem
ises. but did not locate the man. They
searched the house at No. 1O1 West
Seventh street, and finding two men
there. took them before the girl and
the Brlsons, but they could not iden-
tify neither as the one who comi1it-
ted the assault The police believe
that the man ran up the alley from
Seventh street and ESCAPED by way Of
Orange street, into which thorough
fare IL has an outlet
Evening journal., 1912-02-16
SUBMIT COST
OF INLAND CANAL

Major r. r. Raymond, United States
engineer here, has returned from New
York city, whore he attended a meet
ing OF the board of engineers on the
canal project from Boston 20 Beaufort.
He said that estimates hadbeen asked
for a canal through New Jersey. Della
ware and in Maryland twelve feet
deep and he and the engineer IN New
Jersey having the work in hand, made
their reports.
The board Of engineers discussed
the question of a twelve foot canal
and came TO the conclusion not TO re-
cede from its original idea of a twenty
five foot canal. The estimate of the
cost of sea level canal through Del
aware and in Maryland the route
Of the present Chesapeake and Del
aware canal, including the purchase
Of the present waterway, Major Ray
mond said, was. in round figures. S12.-
100000. He said the estimated cost
of a lock canal twelve feet deep was
about sS,O0O.000. Major Raymond
says it will cost 100000 a year more
to operate lock canal than sea level
canal
Evening journal., 1912-02-16
EXPLOSIONS
LIFT IRON Lid

With an explosion which caused
houses in the vicinity TO tremble,
heavy iron covering on the man hole
Of the Delaware and Atlantic Tele-
graph and Telephone Company IN
front of the store OF John Crompton,
northeast corner Ninth and Lombard
streets, was blown OF shortly be-
fore IL o'clock this morning. The
eoncussion was SO great that house
keepers in the neighborhood rushed
from the homes while those who
witnessed the explosion rushed TO
cover.
Among the latter was Elmer Gra-
son, grocer, whose store is oppo-
site. Mr. Grason was looking out Of
his windows when he heard the re-
port and suddenly the heavy iron
plate went skyward. AS It fell back
amidst an outbreak Of flames there
was another report greater than the
first and this time the manhole cover
went several feet into the air, and
flames again shot upward
Employees Of the Wilmington Gas
Company working a square away try
ing 10 discover a supposed leak In
The main went to the place shortly
afterwards. The various connections
Of the telephone company in the hole
were scared by the flames. That no
damage was done to the nearby houses
Is mystery. Gas has been finding
Itself into the homes in the vicinity
for several days.
The explosion today was the third
aud greatest one to occur in the neigh
borhood since last Saturday. The other
two occurred in the cellars of the
buildings owned by Charles d. Clinton
of No. sic East Ninth street. and the
one adjoining owned by Mrs. NJ. Don
lon, on Saturday last The occupants
of these houses were startled by an
explosion and on the following day af-
ter Mrs Clinton was found uncon-
scious. an investigation for the leaking
gas caused an explosion when a light
ed match ignited the fumes. At that
time a large hole was blown in the
cellar wall. Complaint Of conditions
was made to the Board Of Health
which made an investigation. The
telephones and gas companies lave
men az work on the trouble.