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Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-06-13
Talked in Vain.

This, madam" said the house
agent lis the larder. You will OBJ
serve that it has brick floor and
slate shelves, which keep the meat
delightfully."- cool. The marble slab
is designed to hold weeks supply of
fish. That patent ventilator causes a
constant current of fresh air to cir
culate round the game, SO that your
pheasants will never be too high for
reach; and here we have hooks for
joints no. required for immediate use.
The fact of its facing south is a great
advantage. as new-laid eggs placed
near the window in the morning will
often turn into spring chickens during
the afternoon"
You may spare me further details,
remarked the lady, acidly. 1--WE are
strict vegetarians."
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-06-13
JUDGE AND JURY IN CLASH
Jurist Orders Verdict of Aequittal,
but Jurors Are obdurate, and
Refuse to Sign.

Momphis, Tenn.-Judge and jury
FLASHED in the second division OF the
criminal court here, and as a result,
a verdict acquitting man OF muir
der charge was made part of the
courts record without the signature OF
the Jurors.
c. e Murrell, railroad fireman, was
charged with having murdered Moss
Todd. Presiding Judge Palmer ruled
that the evidence showed self-defense,
and directed verdict of not guilty.
After consultation with members of
the jury, Foreman Cooney refused 70
write the verdict, Judge Palmer ex-
planned that he could permit no other
verdict to stand. in view of the testi-
mony.
"You have right to your opinion. .
retorted Cooncy, still obdurate, but
YOU arr not the keeper of my
conscience"
Finally, however, the verdict was
written, but the jurors carried theil
,oint to the extent of not afixiAg theil
signatures
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-06-13
CITY GETS MODEL CHARTER
Cleveland, o., Is to Abolish All Party
Elections and Have Recall
System. ~.

Cleveland. O.-Non-partisan cleo
tions. with the absolute abolition OF
political parties. as far as municipal
affairs are concerned, is assured to
Cleveland in the terms of the new
city charter, which has been com
pleted Experts declare the proposed
charter is a model.
Nominations by petition instead OF
by primaries and the preferential sys.
TEN of voting in elections are to be
leading features of the new govern.
mental system of the city.
1t is aimed to simplify election ma
chinery and give the greatest possible
expression to the will of the voters.
who not only are to have their first
choice for each office counted, but
their second and other choices as
well.
The mayor and twenty-six members
of the council are the only city off.
Gals who are to be elected under the
new charter. All the others are ap-
pointive. Candidates for the elective
positions are to certify their names
backed by the signatures of voters to
the board of elections and be placed
upon a non-partisan ballot, carrying
no party designations of any kind
and on which the names are to be 70
tated.
There are to be three columns in
which cross marks indicating the viii
IF the voter mag be made These vii
fod hse-stf u itst sst ea, ssa536l
4 choieee and "other choices. Eaci
voter may mark his FIRST and ssconl
choice for each eoffice, and then ma!
designate as many other choices" al
he sees fit. If no candidate for oftic,
receives majority of the first choic
votes, then the second choices are t,
be counted with the first choices.
no one has a majority of both frs
and second choices, the "othe
choices" are to be added and major
ity of all reckoned in determining tn
victor.
The recall is to apply to all electiv
officials. The mayor may be recalle
upon the petition of $4,000 voters. an
councilman may be recalled upo
the petition Of 600 of his voting col
stituents.
The mayor and councilmen ar
elected for two-year terms.
The mayor is to have the veto, br
it is to be nullified to large exteI
by the provision that any measur
may be passed by the council over tn
veto by majority vote.
Ordinances may be initiated by pet
tons which contain the names of 500
voters.
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-06-13

New York, Plans FOR alterations
10 the Church of Incarnation. on Mad.
ison avenue, of which Rev. Howard
Robbins is rector, provide for brides
room, which is believed to be an inno-
walton in church arrangements The
organ loft in the rear of the church
will be removed. and in its place a
beautifully equipped room will be
built. Here the bride may arrange
her attire after the drive from home
and assure herself that she is in readl-
ness for the march to the altar.
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-06-13

A physician, at luncheon in Provi-
dence, told a dialect story:
"a physician from the south" he be-
gan, said he was glad that new
treatment was now better understood
that it was not looked on like the
treatment of Dr. Nose.
"A white physician, meeting DR..
Nose, said:
well, Nose, where have you been?'
"Been to see Cal Clay Nose re-
Piled. He busted blood vessel wres'
tim with Wash White
why, Nose, that's serious; what
did you prescribe? asked the white
doctor.
az fixed him up all right with alum
and gum arabic Nose answered
Alum to draw the paints together. ant
the gum to stick EN- "
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-06-13

Boston. Mass The further extern
sion If the juvenile courts system was
urged by Mrs. Frederic scheff OF
philadelphia at the convention Of the
national congress of Mothers and
Parent-Teachers' associations. At a
round table on 1.-THE press in exten.
sion work." Mrs. Edgar A. Hall oil
Chicago took the position that the
newspaper is one of the chief educat
arR Of chs day
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-06-13
sovereians Are Always Hosts.

London.-When the king and queen
honor any of their subjects by being
present at dinner the banquet differs
from all others in one respect; the
soyereigns. although actually guests,
are nominally the hosts of their en-
tertainer. 1t is they who lead the
conversation and keep it up, for when
royalty is disinclined for speech less
exalted mortals perforce remain quiet.
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-06-13

Tourist-I'm Just a bit doubtful
which is my right road here, my good
man; perhaps you can direct me?
Villager--A pleasure, sir, deed it's;
that there road'll take e to Bill Wat
sons, an this ere turn to AIRY
Thompson's-Bill keeps tn best ale,
but If you want 'bacca as we'll. take
this ere turn-Bill don't keep no
shag-only twist.-London Bystander.
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-06-13
JOHN D. ALMOST A PAUPER
Oil Magnate's Cleveland Property Was
$1,000 More Valuable in 1912
Than at Present.

Cleveland. o.-Iohn D. Rockefeller
is rapidly losing his wealth and is
becoming practically poor man, ae-
cording to the report of John 7. Fish
err, tax assessor for Cleveland Heights,
in which place the Forest Hill es-
tate of the oil king is situated.
The figures show that year ago
Mr. Rockefeller returned his personal
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-06-13

Johnny" said the teacher, what
is meant by footprints in the sands
of timer"
Il don't know" replied Johnny, but
l wish you'd have heard what father
said about that party that stepped on
our cement sidewalk before it was
dry"
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-06-13
EXPERIENCE
OF MOTHERHOOD
Advice to Expectant Mothers

The experienced of Motherhood isR try
ing one to most women and marks dis
tinctly an epoch in their lives. Not one
woman in hundred is prepared or un-
derstands how to properly care for ner-
self. Of course nearly every woman
nowadays has medical treatment atsuch
times, but many approach the expert
ence with an organism untitled for the
trial of strength, and when it is over
her system has received a shock from
which it is hard to recover. Following
right upon this comes the nervous strain
of caring for the child, and a distinct
change in the mother results.
There is nothing more charming than
a happy and healthy mother of children,
and indeed childbirth under the right
conditions need be no hazard to health or
beauty. The unexplainable thing is
that, with all the evidence of shattered
nerves and broken health resulting from
an unprepared condition, and with ani-
pie time in which to prepare, women
will persist in going blindly to the trial.
Every woman at this time should rely
upon Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound, most valuable tonic and
invigorator of the female organism.
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-06-13

ELLA Wheeler Wilcox says that a
hundred years from now the eating of
meats will be thing Of the past"
well, she is right so far as am
concerned"
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-06-13

San Francisco.-The board of super
visors here have decided that of the
twenty-five additional police officers to
be appointed, three will be women.
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-06-13

Not Always Palatable.
Truth lies at the bottom of a we'll"
"Then no wonder there is so much
we'll, water which is contaminated"
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-06-13

DREssHAKgRs-Lades doing own sewng5write US
about imported pinned paper patterns and fashion
Journals. French Pattern Co. $50 hieoe Minneapolis HIM
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-06-13

DOES YOUR HEAD ACHEf
Try Hicks CAPUDINE. It's liquid --p.eaB
ant to take-effects immediate-good 10 prevent
Sick Headaches and Nervous Headaches also.
Your money back IL not satisfied. 10c., 2tc. and
boc. at medicine storeR- Adv. fsa
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1913-11-21
PRESIDENT TO READ MESSAGE

Last week President Wilson an
nounced that he intended to person
ally appear in Congress to deliver his
first annual message. The pregl-
dent has thus far read three prief
addresses, On tariff. currency and the
Mexican affairs. but II was not def
nitely known whether his first COM
munication 10 the regular session Of
Congress would be in accordance 18th
the century=old precedent whien he
revived last March.
Recent in lecture delivered In
Pennsylvania. Ex-Presldent Taft ap-
proved President Wilson's action In
this matter lie said
The President is able to recon-
mend legislation to Congress, and he
may 90 In person to argue the Wis
dom of 1t Il he chooses. Mr.. Wilson
has restored an old custom of that
sort, and think he was right IN 10
ing SO. 1t emphasizes his RECON-
mendations and focuses the eyus OF
the people On that which he regards
as important to the public welfare
and 1t puts greater responsibility
on Congress to give attention to his
suggestions
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1913-11-21
CROP CONDITIONS.

We have now had the next To the
last crop report for the season. The
Department of Agriculture is aeeus-
toned to issue in December a report
of the actual harvest. but, as the
wheat was harvested weeks ago, and
all the corn Is cut and much IF Il
hnsked, we shall not. get much more
information than we now possess.
But as the thrashing of grain no
eeeds and as more corn Is husked and
ahelled we increase the amount of
fact and reduce the amount of guess
ing In the crop figures.
The notable change from previous
reports in the one which has just been
given out il the increase in the sorn
figures. The probable corn yield Is
now put 1I2.0OO,000 bushels higher
than two months ago. Late as the
rains were. they did an appreclable
amount of good, and. n the estimates
Of October allowed for only an I'm
proyement of 22,00o.000, bushels,
while those for November add an
other 90.090,000, and the farmers
rather grudgingly admit favorable
conditions and are quick to make the
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1913-11-21
How to start a BalEy Horse.

In the current Issue of Farm and
Hreside David Buffum. an expert on
horses. tells - follows how 10 start a
balky horse
If everything else falls. take your
horse out Of the wagon. and strip on
al his harness. Put IN a halter in
place of The bride. TIE the bar Of
his tail into a hard knot Run The
halter rope through the hair Of his
tail above the knot. draw II until
his head Il pulled well around 10 his
tail. and faKInn with \ half-loop that
can be united with \ single JERK. SoS
touch him NJ behind With your xhIp
and he VIII begin 10 turn around IN
: circle. Continue this treatment n
II he Ii dizzy. but do not. n yoi. I'm
prevent II. allow him u fall down md
hurt himself Now. while he Il Htiil
dizzy and dazed, harness hin. a.
quickly a. you can. get Into the wagon
and start hin OF, Yun may use Y0ur
whip. II you xish. when ordering him
10 march On. but do not strike him
more than once. In nine cases out oi
Tn the hofHs will start after this
treatment. II he doe not. taxi him
out OF the harness II once. ana re-
peat the treatment. turning him Ihia
time the other way. The two points
10 remember are, iirsI. that the hofas
must be made thoroughly dizzy. and
second, thai you muaI Use the great.
ct expedition In Harvesting him and
starting him NJ before he RECEIVERS
from his dizziness. Tho treatment
I'll cure the worst baker II 1nly
applied With the judgment"
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1913-11-21
Beating The BARRIERS

A man who had been nearly talked
TO death by loquucIous BARRIERS. vent
into shop. the other day. and hand
ed one of the artists a card bearing
the words:
Give me an eazy shave"
The barber motIoned him n 4 oaair.
and then turning NInked at hia fellow
laborerH and said.
Here's deaf and dumb m. boys
wants m easy shave"
We'll If you gaah him he can't talk.
replied one who vas waiting foi
next
No. you bet h can't" returned the
first. An easy shave be bowed
Why. he's got hfIatles like Texas
boar. and his skin looks tougher than
a canal mules"
The boys laughed. and the operator
who IN the meantime, had Iathered
the mans face. INDUCED IN further
comments as he urged the razor over
the facial territory before him. What
a nose that IT," said he. II be should
sneeze where would | be- Well. hi
cheek Is harder than razor hone"
DO you want me 10 help hold his
nose while you 70 over his lIna. John
n.y. asked another OF the Idle razor
wieldeng.
Don't know but what vi want 4
little help"
De careful and don't drop your
razor down his ear. or you'll loB.. II. q
admonIshed another.
What a dirty head he's got" OBJ
served Johnny. n he ran h fingers
through the mans hair. I az, some
of You fellows write card ann ask
him Il hn don't want "A shampoo"
The card was written and presented
TO the man. who shook his head at IL
and. the job being finished. he arose
from the chair
Its all right. boys said h. - he
laid d5Wn fifteen cents I don't mind
your Talk any | could stand IL hrsI
rate - long as You didn't say an
thing about base ball. third term. OF
the whisky ring frauds" lie dis
appeared and those BARRIERS sat down
and thought about him.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1913-11-21
THE STATE TREAsuRERsHIP.

General Murray VandiYer will be a
candidate for reelection as State
Treasurer and as yet no candidate
has appeared against him. General
Vandiver has served continuously as
Treasurer since 1900 and he has al
ways been reelected every two years
by big vote. although he has In
variably had some sort OF a fight.
Two years ago his reelection was
vigorously opposed by State Senator
Blair Lee, but the Lee forces only
succeeded In rallying a few votes be-
hind their candidate. Whether or
not the Lee people will fight him this
time cannot be conjeetured
General Yandlver. In his fight for
reelection. Is relying upon the sup
port OF the organization leaders both
In the city and the counties and. be
cause of the fact that he managed
Senator Lees United States sena-
torial campaign, some OF General
Vandiver's friends do not believe
Senator Lee will offer any opposition
to him. While he may not support
General YandIyer In his candidacy
for reelection. he probably will not
oppose 1t.
The State Treasurerahip is one OF
the most important Offices in the
State The Treasurer Is a member
of the Board of Public Works. the
most powerful and influential board
of the State government The mem
bers OF this board are Governor
Goldsborough. State Comptroller
Emerson c. Harrington and General
Vandiver. Thus the Democrats nave
control of the board b. vote of Two
to one. This control they will con
tInue during the next Two years
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1913-11-21
WESTMINSTER, MD.
FRIDAY AFTERNOON, NOV. Fl, 1913.
THANKSGIVING.

For the hay and the corn and the
wheat that is reaped,
For the labor well done. and the barns
that are heaped,
Tor the sun and the dew and the sweet
honeyeomb,
For the rose and the song and the
harvest brought home
Thanksgiving! Thanksgiving
For the trade and the skill and the
wealth in our land.
For the cunning and strength of the
workingman's hand.
For the good that our artists and Poets
have taught,
For the friendships that hope and af-
lection have bought
Thanksgiving! Thanksgiving!
For the homes, that with purest at
lection are blest,
For the season of plenty and well-de-
served rest.
For our country extending from sea
unto sea,
The land that is really the Land of
the Free
Thanksgiving! Thanksgiving
Selected.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1913-11-21

most Of had conditions In their esti.
mates. It would not be at all Sun pris.
ing II further Smelling of corn should
result N increasing the average yield
per acre, and raising the total for the
corn Of the year.
2 Yet II the present figures should be
final, and correct. there would be
nothing In them to Justify worry over
the supply. or explain particularly
high prices 1t Is true that the latest
estimate of the corn crop Is almost
exactly the same as the harvest OF
1904. and 1t is smaller than any pre-
vious crop since 1903. But It isn't
much smaller, and the crop of last
year was by very wide margin the
greatest ever gathered. There is no
reason to suppose the consumption
was notably great. and the surplus
brought over to this year was heavy.
The average for last year and this Is
2,793.ss1. 300, which figures are larg-
er than seven Of the last ten crops
and compare with only 2.70a. s74, 900.
the average of the crops Of 1910 and
1911. These facts fail to show any
good reason for shortage prices for
corn
The farm reserves of corn are about
3S.000.00O bushels. while a year ago
49,. -. ,,,,da. or ann nnu 49,. oIa
Yet corn IL 20 cents a bushel higher
than II was a year ago. and Arsen-
tine corn is beginning TO compete on
the seaboard. Even without any for
eign supplies a reduction Of price q
cue.
There has been no material change
ia the wheat estimates for two
months. The promise is for 753.233.-
600 bushels The largest crop ever
produced was 74s.000,0O0. IN 1901
Not since 1906 had the crop reached
700 600. 900 bushels until last year II
got up 10 3O.267. 300 bushels.
Talk about a shortage Of potatoes
has even less basls than that about
corn. The crop Is estimated IT $685.
100000 bushels. This Is $1,000 900
bushels less than last year. but that
crop vas phenomenal Two years ago
the crop vas 3s.000.OOO bushels under
the present crop. Three and four
years ago the crop was larger than
the present one. but the four erops
previous were very much under the
present crop. We have $4,000. 900
bushels more than We had eight FEARS
ago.-PhlladelphIa Record.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1913-11-21
low to Winter Chickens That are
Born I'm the Fall.

HOW 10 WIaaer OhI6AsmS IMaI aT6
Born In the Fall.
IN the Poultry Raising" depart
ment Of the current issue OF Farm and
FIreside appears a report of how a
New Hampshire poulIryman raised,
without artificial heat, twelve chicks
that were Matched last fall. Follow
Ing is an extract from the report:
He constructed what he called a
hen brooder,' which was nothing
more than q long, rectangular boz on
legs as illustrated There are no
partitions inside, but IN one end a
nest OF hay was made. and the rest of
the floor was covered with sawdusI to
the depth OF one inch. October last
year in New Hampshire was marked
BY cold nights and sunny days. The
chicks were kept in their box the
first ten days. and after that we're
allowed to run at large with the hen,
which was careful mother.
They were fed hard-boiled eggs
when young. then Graham crackers,
then chick-feed and later the feed
given other poultry.
For resulIs=-every one OF the
twelve chicks lived through the vim
ter. Six Of them proved to be pullets.
Two began laying the middle of
April. and the first Of May all we're
laying. Their age was thus six and
one-half to seven months when they
laid their first eggs. The hon brood
CT was kept in the henhouse, and no
special care was given the hen or the
chicks except to place burlap over
the wire netting on cold nights when
the chicks we're young.
They were safe from rats. and al
20 escaped the lice and mites that
the life of spring-halehed
The experience may have
been exceptional or even accidental,
but as far as It goes 1t is perfect
proof of the praetIeabIlity OF fall
Matched chicks when cared for a. de-
HcTibed."
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1913-11-21
Hye.straIn and 0eeupatIonaI Disease.

In 1910 the Census Bureau Issued a
classified list of between 7.0n0 and
5000 separate and distinct occupa-
lions. Dividing these occupations in
TO groups. designed 10 Indicate their
roles IN creating or increasing the dis
ease directly or indirectly he result
OF eyezstfain. il Lac been shown thai
the least eye-gtfaIn viii. aa rule.
be found in thai group classified a
farmers. az 'ieullnfal labofera. COM
mon laboferB, soldiers aid railway
workmen. and the most eye-gtraln
found In the group clasaed as Stn=
dents. elergymen. all professional
men, clerks, engraYers. craftsmen and
the Ike.
| In the first group. composing 40
per cent Of the population. ! to 20 per
cent have ocular or eye-straIn diseas-
es. In the last group, composing %
! per cent OF the population. 50 to 100
per cent. have ocular or eye-strain
diseases. Eye-atfain increases with
work at near ranga-as In Office. store
and homeland the modern growth Of
population is largely taken up b. the
town and city. The nearer the work,
and the more minute. the greater the
eye-stfain. The more constant this
foeallzation, the more severe the eye
strain. With decrease of tie ilum.-
nation below a high physiologio
standard there Is geometrieal in
crease Of the eye=straln. Il Il we'll
established fact that either the over.
use of The eyes. or the use Of eyes un=
der bad conditions, may give rise TO
eye-fatlgne or TO eye-strain. and many
eye specialists believe thai At least
80 to % per cent Of headaches are de-
pendent on eye=strain. It Il impos.
sible 10 Ignore the probability that
many individuals working b gashght,
or even by electric light. in dirty, un=
painted. oyerheated rooms. With inn
pure and excessive moisture, for ten
hours a day, or merely for the last
two hours during the day. use up a
great deal OF nervous energy and
suffer from eyezfatigue or eye-strain
and IIg consequences.
OF late years increasing attention
has been given TO working eonditions
in factories, shops and Offices In re-
gard to illumination. ventilation, hours
and character Of work, and this Il
bound to result IN greater efficiency
and less time Lost in sickness and
nervous disorders.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1913-11-21
Carroll Reformed | harge.

IarusaiemH. BaehmHn'B Valley
Divine service 10 \. n. Al thla aer-
sIee communion will b administered
u the members who Here absent nj
ne regular communion. St nenIa.
Sunday school ! p. m. Holy
communion. p. m. ! ". ReIneeke
pastor.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1913-11-21

! fool IT forty mn be a foo In
deed. but i he IL not : fool In cord
II the same time. he can usually get
byg--Meela Marquis. IN Judge
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1913-11-21

Get your Happiness out Of your
Work OF you will never know what
real Happiness is.
Failure Is only for those who think
Fnilure.-Fra Elbertus.