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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-04-12
HOME SUPPLY o. ICE,

To- putting I'D the home supply OF Ice
there is no need Of an elaborate struc-
ture. However, two or three general
principles should be observed. In the
first place, the building intended for
storage purposes should be 50 situated
that there will be good drainage. An
other point to keep i'll mind in packing
is to allow about fifteen incLes' space
between the ice, as ii il piled, and the
walls. Other things being equal, the
ice will keep better the larger the
pieces are. For commercial use it Is
rarely cut until it has attained a thick
ness of twelve to fourteen inches,
while for refrigerator cars it j. often
twenty inches. Of material for use in
the packing sawdust gives best results,
but where this is not available chaff,
hay cut short or even shredded corn
fodder will answer the purpose. The
space above the ice should be kept well
ventilated
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-04-12
10 BREED RATTLESNAKES.
Their Skins and Oil Expected to Reap
"A Fortune,

Great harrington, Mass, March T.
doc" Cecil Miles, New Haven sta
ton agent in Great Darlington, today
bought farm of IT, acres in the
western part Of the town, where he is
to raise rattlesnakes. The land j.
covered with stubble and rocks and il
in every way well adapted to raise
reptiles Miles says there il for
tune in rattlesnake skins and oil.
which il worth Sd pint
One hundred reptiles from the
Schagticoke Hills in Connecticut are
to be imported to start the farm, on
which there is now a rattlesnake den
where four rattlers we're captured last
summer
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-04-12
MOtOrcar Is Not Juggernaut.

$50 the pessimist must be disap-
pointed again, now that the Govern
ment's census figures show the mot
orcar did not kill as many people
a. it was credited with doing" said
George mi. Dickson.
In fact the shock is great to these
anti-motorists when they learn that
the motorcar killed only half as
many a. street cars. And the street
car follows a given rail route, makes
noise enough to be heard far away,
and il supposed to be driven by men
void of joy-riding' tendencies. Also
it il interesting to note that there
are about as many street cars run
ming around as automobiles; that j.
about 100000.
According to the census figures
for 1910, the 45,416 fatal accidents
ware divided as follows:
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-04-12

The Kansas state board of health has
adopted rule which provides that
when pgI+ that have been IN cold Stor-
age two weeks OF more or have been
packed jill rny preserving substance
are sold at wholesale or retail they
shall bear II label stating the length of
time they have been i'll storage. This
would seem I'D be simple justice TO tbs
strictly fresh egg and should give Kan
sas hens some incentive to Law eggs
during tile winter months.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-04-12

In q number of north central states
a good many pairs Of the Hungarian
and ring necked pheasants were turn
ed loose 4 year or more ago under the
direction of the state game wardens.
For any readers who may not be aware
of the fact it will not BE- out Of place
To state that in most instances these
birds are to be protected for period
of years and that it Is violation Of
law to shoot them at any time during
the wear.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-04-12
FEED THE BIRDS.

During these days Of deep SHOWS in
northern ATTITUDES those who appreci-
ate the service rendered by the birds
that have the hardihood to spend the
winter. OF part of it. in the north can
do them kindly turn by putting out
food for them The birds will eat por-
tions Of scraps from the table and III
some cases wheat or cracked corn, but
there seems to be- nothing that they
relish more than a piece Of beef suet.
This can be placed on a shelf or hung
securely in tree out Of the snow, and
the birds can have access to it when
ever they like
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-04-12
TILE CORN huSKER.

As an incentive to the fellows who
manage to husk forty or fifty bushels
of corn day it may be said that one
OF those Iowa lads who negotiated 231
bushels of corn in ten hours was kept
busy for several days after his feat
reading appreciative letters from pref
ty mhrlS. who have q natural admira-
ton for physical prowess. They didn't
propose exactly. but some of them
gave him to understand they would
like to make his acquaintance.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-04-12

The record price for the sale Of real
estate was established the other day
I'm New York city when parcel Of
land at the corner OF Broadway and
Thirty-fourth street, containing 1,154
square feet OF soil, sold for 100000.
This was at the rate Of $866.55 per
square foot.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-04-12

Many folks who bite on the great va
riety of bats put out in the hope OF
getting rich quick show not bit more
sense and are not half a. excusable a.
the Englishman who went to Missouri
and loaded up with lot Of mules with
the idea or propagating this hybrid
species.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-04-12

For the first time In fifteen years
apples are being shipped from points
In western Pennsylvania and Ohio by
boat down to New Orleans and other
points On the Mississippi. The fruit
being shipped is Al stuff, and the
cheap river transportation used in get
ting them in market should insure a
good return
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-04-12

Tic SCOT bothers i'm stove OF furnace
pipe 1T can be readily burned out by
throwing a little metallic zinc dust on
the fire when ii - hottest. III there Id
considerable SCOT in the pipe the safest
way, however, il to take 1T down and
rap it out.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-04-12

lit f. an interesting fact in connection
with the habits Of domestic animals
that horses and sheep will paw through
snow to get at the grass beneath, but
that cows will not do %. Another is
that in case OF a storm sheep will 60
into the teeth of the wind, while cattle
will turn tail and run with it.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-04-12

The best complexion dope on earth
l. not stuff that can be busted out Of q
shaker or squeezed out of a tube, but
nutritious food slowed away in the
stomach-milk. beef, eggs, cereals, fruit
which make new blood and enrich
the old. The complexion this kind Of
treatment results in j. more than skin
deep. doesn't show in ones wrinkles or
brush Off Oh your best fellows coat
sleeve
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-04-12

The farmers in several New England
states are growing FESTIVE under
state OF affairs existing at present re-
sulting from laws which protect deer
for the benefit Of the few city sports
when they themselves must in many
cases furnish free forage for the ami
mails during the closed season. It
would seem from the farmers stand
point not only an imposition, but a
game OF graft.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-04-12

From the standpoint Of the average
dairyman ii il poor policy to use "a
thirty dollar sire and equally inadvis-
able to use one that costs $1,000, but
many a man has realized handsome re-
turns on am investment Of $500 in a
bull OF good breeding to head his herd.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-04-12

ANY reader of these notes who is
planning to put up supply Of ice for
the first time would do well to write
to the agricultural department for
farmers bulletin Mo. 475, which has
been lately issued and bears IN the
subject of icehouse construction in an
exhaustive and practical manner.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-04-12

New Zealand has twentyfOur sheep
for each inhabitant. Farmers Of the
United States would BE- better off than
they are today IL. as a country, we
could make H. good showing.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-04-12

The husking records have gone glim-
mering again, Bert Van Houten Of Ere
mont county, Ia, eXcelling All previous
records about ten days ago by husking
254 bushels and 30 pounds in ten
hours. In O contest some two weeks
prior to this performance he was de-
feated in q competitive husking con
test in which he husked 230 and his
rival 231 bushels. The new record also
surpasses by three bushels the record
made by Claude Wilson OF Silver City,
Ia.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-04-12

Bones can be converted into fertilizer
BY those who have no mill suitable for
grinding them by placing the bones in
layers and covering them with wood
ashes, keeping the mass moist. In
about two months the bones will b.
reduced SO that they can be easily
broken.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-04-12

Milk paint is cheap and does well for
Old buildings. 1T II made by adding
three pounds Of best portland cement
to each gallon of whole milk and
enough venetian red or other dry paint
to give the color desired The paint
should be thoroughly mixed and stirred
frequently while using, A. the cement
is heavy and tends to settle to the bot.
tom of the container.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-04-12

a chap down in Florida is out after
suckers with vengeance, claiming to
send to any inquirer the secret Of con
trolling sex in farm animals in return
for money order on draft for 50. The
greatest medical experts and anato-
mists have been and are today abso-
lutely in the dark in regard to the in
1uences which determine sex, one Sc
cret nature has withheld from the pry-
ing human intelligence.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-04-12

The simple minded congressman still
seems to be pinning faith to the an
nual distribution Of seeds to his in
dividual constituents. To make this
farce possible the department Of az
riculture is now asking for bids for
the furnishing Of 100000 pounds Of
vegetable seeds and $4,000 pounds OF
flower seeds.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-04-12

Both cottonseed and linseed meal are
very concentrated or rich foods and
on this account should be fed sparing-
ly. While A. high a. five pounds Of the
former feed constitute days feed in
some sections of the south, in the
north dairymen usually feed between
one and two pounds day, while steers
being fitted for market are fed from
two to three pounds daily.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-04-12

Among the most striking figures
which have been compiled in connec-
ton with the products exported during
the past ten years are those having TO
do with live stock and meat. Statistics
show that i'm 1901 there were exported
from the United States $4,000 head Of
farm animals and 1855, 100000 pounds
OF beef and pork. In 1910 the export Of
the meat animals had fallen to $4,000
head. while the exports OF beef and
pork were hut 37O.O0OOO0 pounds.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-04-12

Anaheim, Cal. is the center Of an
extensive celery raising district, from
which 1000 cars Of the vegetable will
be shipped during the present season.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-04-12

Some one has found out that eating
popcorn during the entire journey will
prevent car sickness. Incidentally 1t
will please the ''newsie."
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-04-12

If one II located i'm section where
broom corn does well it is a paying
crop, the price per ION of good quality
product being about $40 per ton.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-04-12

There are in Germany 28,141 coop
erative societies Of one kind or an
other, having a membership Of 4,579,-
TAO. Half Of the number Of organiza-
tons are credit and mutual loan So
cieties, 2,2O5 are consumers, and 1854
are agricultural producers societies.
OF the latter class 5000 cover dairy
ing and farming.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-04-12

Missouri does not excel in some lines
OF production but she holds the ban
ner for the biggest mules and corn
cobs produced ia the country.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-04-12

The gospel of better agriculture
has been thoroughly pry he'd i'm Ohio
during the past year Thirteen spe-
cial trains, equipped with demonstra
ton paraphernalia and lecturers, have
made trips over the leading railroads.
The campaign resulted III forty eight
days of instruction being given In
practically every county in the state,
while $500 miles were travelled by the
special trains. Instruction Of the
most practical kind was given in soil
fertility, selection uf seed corn. wheat
and sugar beet culture poultry keep
Ing. hog raising and horticulture. III
is estimated that the lectures We're
heard by 10000 people.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-04-12
those having Monterey

Those having Monterey cypress
hedges on their premises would do well
to postpone trimming them until after
the list Of April a number OF these
hedges with which the writer is &C
quainted havs been virtually killed out
by doing the job in the winter.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-04-12

All too many men who really believe
they have been called to preach seem
to stupidity ignore the cold, bald tact
that any minister who does not take
the pains to pay his debts contracted
Oh week days hasn't a message that Is
worth copper to deliver to his par
ishioners when they gather at kirk on
Sunday morning.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-04-12

ENOR SALE-Kansas Black Cap, and
ILL., Cumberland Raspberry Plants for
sale at low prices. All well rooted.
ISAAC Nv. STONER,
mar % At Medford, Md.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-04-12
4 Hint.

LADY, guess you're gettin' a
good thing out O. tending the rich
Smith boy, amt W, doctor?"
Doctor-''Well, yes; I got a pretty
good fee Why?"
Lady-"Wel1, 7 hope you won't for
get that my Willie threw the brick
hat hit !"-Scribner's.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-04-12

According to statistics lately publish
ed by the department Of agriculture,
the farmers of the country have sui
fered loss the past year Of approx
mately $5,0OO,OOO through marketing
eggs that were dirty Oh stained. In
view of this it would seem that little
exercise with wet rag would give
good interest on the investment Of time
and trouble to clean such eggs UP.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-04-12

The pruning Of the sugar orchard
maple may be done any time from the
middle OF July I'D to the 1T Of De
cember, but if done in the other months
Of the year the trees will suffer much
from loss Of sap. The worst time in
all the year to do the job is in the
latter part Of February. just before the
sap starts or while it is flowing heav-
lily.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-04-12

Sand and gravel are usually viewed
~ sort Of plebian stuff in natures
economy and the business world. but it
took $21, O3T $50 Id 1910 to buy what
was used in building and other pur-
poses.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-04-12

Officials OF the Canadian department
of agriculture put the damage TO sack
ed wheat in the western provinces at
100000 annually.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-04-12

The Danes are the greatest butter
makers of continental Europe, and in
the United states buttermakers Of this
same nationality take most Of the
prizes for the manufacture Oh gilt edged
butter
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-04-12

g EVERAL, fine Commercial Orchards
~ for sale. Money in fruit. If you
are on the market for apples and other
fruit, call on James F.. Rinker, West
minister, Md. mar 22 Inn
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-04-12
Fob SALE.

dor SALE-2 Motor Cycles. One 1T
H Indian, good a. new. Apply To
ATLEE Fl. CONAWAY,
mar p Inn ReisterstoWn, Md.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-04-12

That American farmers are slowly
waking up to the need of using COM
mercial fertilizers to take the place Of
the elements Of which the soil has
been robbed by continuous cropping
and selling products in the raw stage
Il indicated id the fact that last year
there were used in the United States
$4,000 tons more phosphate than in
the year before.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-04-12
An interesting feature in connection

An interesting feature in connection
with an international egg laying con
test which il being conducted at the
Storrs Agricultural college in Connect
cut is that ali Of tine pens Of laying
hens are housed i'll the open or i'm fully
ventilated quarters, care being taken
only to see th..t no direct drafts strike
the fowls while roostinG At night. It
was thought nv some that if the Leg
horns and lie breeds were given these
conditions thar they would do mighty
little laying But it is turning out that
to date at least these very hens arc
Smelling out the most eggs.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-04-12

I'D It. Bennett, of Sykesville, sells
Z the best medium priced Buggy on
the market for the money.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-04-12

ENOR SALE:-A well equipped buck
1 ster route with 1 pair Of mules,
wagons and fixtures, in best condition.
Excellent retail route, with Oh without
mules Apply at the Advocate office.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-04-12

DAIR OF FINE MULES
V AT PRIVATE SALE.
Both large and leaders and will work
anywhere hitched; fearless. Apply to
V. P CAPLE,
York Road, between Manchester and
Lineboro. apr 5
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-17
HE WEARS NO SOCKS.
Jerry Simpson Practice Warm and
Healthy Veteran Says.

Leavenworth, Kan, Jan. ia vet
eran named Hutchings whose face still
has the smooth healthy appearance of
youth, got on a street car one day dur
ing the recent blizzard. He wore no
overcoat and no muff1er and a fellow
passenger ventured the suggestion that
he must feel the cold
Not a Bit said the veteran smil-
ing. Look at this" and he raised his
trouser leg and exhibited a bare ankle
in low shoes. 81 haven't worn socks
for forty-three years.
But" protested the passenger 1.-The
doctors always say keep the feet
warm and the head coo1''
That's what I do said Hutch
ings. Il get shoes that fit neatly and
L have no socks to wrinkle up and cut
off the surface circulation of my feet
1 got the idea when a boy from some
miners up north. I have Travelled all
over the country and even spent sever
al years up in the Thunder Bay district
and along Traverse Bay where it is
some cold, and I never wore an over
coat or muffler or socks"
Hutchings is certainly a healthy
specimen and his mode of living seems
to account for it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-17
CHRONIC ECZEMA DISAPPEARS
WITH THE TREATMENT

Sufferers from Eczema OF many years
standing have good reason to renew hopes
of permanent and satisfactory cure
They may have tried many remedies with
out noticeable results, but that should
not keep them from using a remedy for
Eczema which has borne the publc's test
for eight years and has thousands of
cured cases of Eczema to it's credit. It
doesn't matter what past experiences mar
have been, sufferers from chronic Eczema
and other skin diseases are invited to give
RRINKLEY'S "SANADOR" a thorough
test This wonderful skin remedy is
known and used from coast to coast 1t
is earnestly recommended by many people
Of prominence who have had occasion to
test its curative powers
Brinkley. q taoin taofn taoni taoiin
and aIlays the terrible Itching; then It
penetrates to where the parasite is lodged
and by its germicidal powers, destroys
and removes the cause of the afflictfon
More than that, after the cause of the
disease has been dislodged, BRINKLEY' 6
-'SANADOR' nourishes the skin and re-
stores it to its normal condition.
BRINKLEY'S ''SANADOR" has also
proven to be without an equal for the
treatment of Dandruff Pimples, Prickly
Heat Salt Rheum, Scabies Plant Poison
ing, etc.
For sale and guaranteed by Rex Phar-
macy, 10th and Kansas ave.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-17
The Perfect Laxative
For Elderly People

ties that strengthen the stomach. FLYER
and bowels is DR.. Caldwe1rs Syrup Pep
sin. which thousands Of elderly people
use, to the exclusion Of all other rene
dies. Trustworthy people like Matte
Little. Kansas City, Kas., and Jos
Miller. Junction City, Kas-, say they
take 1t at regular intervals and IN that
way not only maintain general good
health but that they have not in years
felt as good as they do now You viii DO
well to always have a bottle OF IT in the
house It is good for all the family.
Anyone wishing to make a trial Of this
remedy before buying it in the regular
way of a druggist at fifty cents OF one
dollar a large bottle Family size can
have a sample bottle sent 70 the home
Tree OF charge by simply addressing Dr..
W B. Caldwell z05 Washington St,
Monticello II. Your name and address
On postal card viii do.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-17

Age has it's attractions no less than
youth in a more serene and quieter life.
But it is this very life OF rest without
sufficient exercise that brings with it
those disorders that arise from inactivity.
shief of these are a chronic, persistent
constipation.
Most elderly people are troubled in this
way, with accompanying symptoms Of
belch1ng, drowsfness after eating. head
aches and general lassitude- Frequently
there is difficulty Of digesting even light
food Much mental trouble ensues. as 1t
Is hard to find a suitable remedy First
of all the advice may be given that elder
iy people should not use salts, cathartic
Hills OF powders. waters OF any of the
more violent purgatives- What they need.
women as well as men. is a mild laxative
tonic. one that IS pleasant to take and
ct acts without gripping
The remedy that fills all these require
rnents. and has IN addition tonic proper
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-17
SHE'LL DO PROPOSING NOW.
Seven Men Have Been Husband to
Mrs. Benditto,

Pittsburg, Kan, Jan. 17.-Mrs. Jane
Benditto, who says she is 81 years old,
and has been married seven times and
that all of her husbands are dead ex-
vorced, stated to judge Casad of the
municipal court herel that she would
marry again If the right man came
along. She stated that she had one
man who wanted to marry her as soon
as she said the word, but she was in
the notion of waiting awhile and
would exercise her rights given women
in leap year. She has had varied
life. She was born in Tennessee
among the Blue Ridge mountains
where she was first married when
girl of Is, but her husband was killed
while fighting for the Confederacy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-17

cate today as Tom Oak Kim, owner
of the Quong On cafe in Fort Worth,
Texas. He came here several days
ago while the trains westbound were
blocked. He went to the Japanese
quarters and asked permission to sleep
in a shack there.
Nothing had been seen of him until
found dead. He had left his bag
gage in the depot. He belonged to
several Chinese secret societies. Two
hundred dollars was found in his
pockets. The fact that there was no
blood near where the body was found
was murdered, but not for the purpose
of robbery.