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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1913-04-25
IMPROVEMENT TO OUR RAIL
ROAD STATION AND ITS SUR
ROTTNDTNGS

We have information from relia-
BILE source that the Western Mary
land Railway Company will make, in
the near future, to it's station in West
minister, and to the surroundings OF
the station, some improvements that
will add greatly to their beauty and
attractiveness.
The company regards Westminster
az very important point on the main
line of it's road, and is anxious that
it's patrons who use this station shall
understand that the company liz do
ing everything it can to make it at
tractive and agreeable to them.
While the railway company has no
connection in it's work, with the
Civic League Of our town, this i'm
provement at its station here, is in
direct harmony with the efforts, to
beautify the town, which the ladies Of
the Civic League have in hand, and
the ladies, we are sure, will be pleas
ed to know that the railway company
l. helping them to this extent.
Our citizens have always felt a
kindly interest in the Western Mary
land Railroad because 1t was, i'm the
beginning, a Carroll county enter
prise, and all the public meetings
originally held to promote its build
ing were held in Westminster.
We must commend the company
for the excellent service we are re-
ceiving under it's present schedule,
and for the splendid car equipment
furnished for the comfort of its pas
sengers.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1913-04-25
THEY MISSED THEM SO.

The custom of publishing bits OF
verse in obituary notices has been
dying out gradually. Those who are
against showing their feelings in a
public way particularly decry the
practice Humorists also have used
it as a topic for paraphrasing and
generally it is looked on as indicating
that those who follow it don't know
a great deal" Let it 60 at that, but
it is sorrow, not knowledge, that is
being demonstrated; the sentiment of
a heart torn by anguish, not liter
airy thought, that prompts the express
sion. We speak in the great trials
Of life in accordance with our light.
Those who are elegant in style and
masters in self-control hide their
grief; those who still believe that a
public demonstration is a tribute to
the departed, are actuated by the
same underlying feeling, and that is
all we have to deal with. Picking up
a paper of another city the other day,
We noticed the announcement of the
death Of a little baby and the follow
ing verses were appended under the
heading In Memory"
Dear Little hands, we miss them so,
All through the day, wherever we 60;
All through the night, how lonely il
seems,
For no little hands wake us out Of
our dreams,
We miss them all through the weary
hours;
We miss them as others do sunshine
and flowers.
Daytime or nighttime, wherever we
60,
Dear little hands, we miss them SO.
1t was signed Mamma, Papa,
Grandpa and Grandma"
Somehow or other it makes you feel
a little different about it after read
ing that. You can imagine just how
they would miss those little hands.
You don't feel SO much like laughing
at the thought Of publishing poetry in
obituary notices now, for the sentt-
ment expressed is the same az that
in your own heart, only you might be
able to hide it,, whereas they had to
give it voice.-Cumberland Times.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1913-04-25
We know Of several bankers, each

We know OF several bankers, each
spending from fifty to a hundred thou
sand dollars year, who regard the
purchase of a $1500-dollar automobile
by forehanded farmer a. rank e.
travagance; but the bankers are In
painful doubt as to whether five house
servants are an extravaganza for
themselves or only liberal-handed
prudence. And the farmer chews
many a meditative straw before he
can make up his mind about the auto
mobile If the banker had the max
ing up of the farmers mind, and the
farmer of the bankers mind, there
would be no difficulty and both Of
them would save considerable money.
1t il a troublesome question for a
man to decide for himself; but there
is one every simple rule that anybody
can profitably stick to-namely,
spending money that you do not have
for anything you do not absolutely
need is extravagant. The rule is just
as sound, whether the purchase is a
five-cent cigar or five-hundred-dol-
lar fur coat. We are moved to this
reflection by a recent life insurance
report, which shows that in 1905 at
the time of the big investigation, life
insurance companies operating i'm the
State Of New York had loaned to their
policy-holders a little short of two
hundred million dollars, while now
the amount exceeds five hundred mil
lions. These loans on life-insur9nce
policies are scarcely ever repaid and
are used for merely personal expenses
in most cases. When man borrows
money to blow in on his personal
credit he may disappoint his credi-
tors. When he borrows money on his
life-insurance to blow in, he is only
too often robbing his wife and child
ren-Saturday Evening Post.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1913-04-25
Mother ShiptOn's Prophecy.

The following prophecy il consid-
cred to have been issued during the
early part of the Sixteenth Century
and has been fulfilled i'm an almost
uncanny manner. 1t was uttered
shortly after the discovery of Amer
lea by Columbus, at which period
none Of the wonderful inventions
which are here predicted then existed
and to our minds it is remarkable
because many Of the predictions have
been fulfilled within the last decade:
Carriages without horses shall 90.
And accidents fill the world with woe
Around the world thoughts shall fly
In the twinkling of an eye.
Waters shall yet more wonders do,
Now strange, yet shall be true
And gold be found at root of tree.
Through hills man shall ride,
And no horse or ass be at his side.
Under water man shall walk,
Shall ride, shall sleep, shall talk
In the air men shall be seen
In white, in black, in green.
Iron i'm the water shall float
AS easy as a wooden boat.
Fire and water shall wonders do.
England shall at last admit a Jew.
This world to an end shall come
In eighteen hundred and eighty-o
She Is said to have predicted the
death OF Cardinal Woolsey, and in
deed, so many clever guesses did she
make at futurity that no less than
three sovereigns-Henry VII, Eliza
beth and James consulted her
either in person or by proxy. But
the most of the "prophesies" attribu-
ted to her are inventions OF others
in later days.-From New York Times
April 10, 1913.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1913-04-25
Find the Good i'm People.

A contributor to the May American
Magazine says:
IF there isn't some good in every
one, what are they here for?
Anybody can point out anybody
else's bad qualities. If you want to
distinguish yourself go around point
ing out good qualities.
Pick out the man whom everyone
dislikes. Select the one you feel
could best be spared from your Office,
from your circle of acquaintance,
from the community in which you
live. Ask yourself if there isn't some
thing good about him.
"Put him on a mental desecting
table Cut him to pieces and see
what's in him. Remember-you are
looking for the good. Throw away
the bad in him and forget it. Make a
list of his good qualities. 1t will sur
prise you how many you can find
"The next time you hear him criti-
cised, tell people the things you know
about him-the good things. You'll
at least be different and you'll find
that it does you more good than it
does him.
How would you feel if you knew
that people whenever they talked
about you talked only about what was
bad in you. You know it's there,
plenty Of it, but you'd rather not have
it talked about. It's much nicer to
have only your good points discussed
"Give the other fellow the kind of a
deal you like yourself. If you can
say nothing good about him, say moth
ing.
There are mighty few people in the
world we can't say something good
about ii we try. The trouble is, we
don't try.
And yet, the more good you find in
other people the more good other peo-
pie will find in you.
Women, too, can make this expert
ment."
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1913-04-25
NIT. AIRY SUFFRAGISTS BUSY.
Organize Branch OIL Just Government
- League.

LeHSucs
Eighteen ladies OF Mt Airy gath
cred Saturday afternoon In the par
lors of the Simpson Hotel, for the
purpose OF effecting an organization
in the interest OF Woman Suffrage.
The meeting was presided over by
Mrs. r.. IT. Foster, Of Baltimore, field
secretary OF the Just Government
League of Maryland. She explained
the purpose of the meeting and spoke
in the interest OF the cause.
This meeting was attended only by
those most deeply interested in the
equal suffrage movement, and pract1-
cally every lady who attended was an
enthusiastic suffragist. Mrs. Foster
had been i'm MT. Airy for several days
visiting number Of people in the
town and getting them interested in
the movement.
Mrs. Ely Gambrill was elected per-
manent chairman of the Mt Airy
branch, the election of other officers
being postponed until a later meet
ing. Another meeting will be held in
May. 1t is the present purpose of
the ladies to hold this meeting i'm the
hall and to give a general invitation
to it.
Some time ago, Mrs. John Bellison
obtained the signatures of almost a
hundred voters of Mt. Airy to a petit
ton to be submitted to the next legis-
lature, with like petitions from all
over the state, requesting that the leg
islature enact law submitting the
question of equal suffrage to the vot-
ers at the next general election.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1913-04-25
ArbOr Day at Eastview School.

The Eastview School held its
Arbor Day exercises on Friday after
noon, April 18th. As the weather
was very inclement the outdoor exer-
cises were abandoned until the fol-
lowing Monday, April IA, when the
trees, flowers and shrubbery were
planted. Mr.. George H. Caple, the
teacher, gave the children a very in
teresting talk on Arbor Day helps,
the usefulness of trees and how to
cultivate a spirit for the love of
birds; after which the following pro-
gram was rendered:
Song, Maryland My Maryland, by
school; Recitation, Welcome Arbor
Day, by Hilda Mengel; Reading, why
we keep Arbor Day, by Truman
Beard; Song, Arbor Day March, by
the school; Reading, The School
house Yard, by Sterling Caple; Reel
tation, Morning Greetings, by Viola
Warehime; Recitation, If II were a
Sunbeam, by Ruth Caple; Singing,
My Native Land, by the school; Reel
tation, Spring Blossoms, by Leona
Ward; Recitation, The Dandelion, by
Harry Beard; Recitation, The Blue
bird, by Kenneth Caple; Solo, The
Dearest Spot on Earth, by George H.
Caple; Recitation, Planting the Apple
Tree, by Truman Beard; Recitation,
What the Birds Say, by Ethel Glover;
Recitation, Human Progress, by
Sterling Caple; Singing, Hail Column
bia, by the school; Recitation, Coun-
try Life, by Carroll Hanson; Recita-
ton. Five Little Sisters, by Ruth
.Caple; Recitation, Robins Rain Song
by Hilda Mengel; Recitation, Pussy
Willow, by Lester Caple; Singing
America, by the school; Quotations
Birds, Trees and Flowers, by the
scholars; closing exercises, by the
teacher.
Miss Elsie Conaway II organist al
the school, and Mr.. Caple, the teach.
er, is the assistant.
On account Of the rainy weather
the scholars were not all present, but
the school Is in good working con;
dition and getting along nicely this
spring under the management or Mr.
George H CABLE.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1913-04-25
IA DEFINITE. POLICY.

The Chicago Record-Herald, a Re
publican paper, in discussing the
Presidents message, pays this high
compliment to the President: Even
the opponents OF the measure, or of
the arguments advanced in its favor,
will candidly admit, however, that
the President and his party are en-
deavoring to redeem their pledges, to
relieve the consumer, to open new
channels to industry and commerce,
and to promote national prosperity
There may be room for amendments
and compromises; no rate is to be
considered final; a full and searching
discussion OF the bill Is assured. The
administration will not wabble; il
knows what ii wants and will accept
responsibility for the consequences Of
it, policies; but it will welcome light
and honest data from those who re.
gard the proposed reductions as toe
radical"
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1913-04-25
Spray for Cooling Moth and Plum
CurCuIiO.

The School OF Horticulture OF the
Maryland Agricultural College and
Experiment Station has just COM
pleted the spraying and pruning dem
onstrations inaugurated in February.
There has been a great demand for
these demonstrations In all parts OF
the State and they have been largely
attended. Growers are recognizing
more and more the Importance Of
starting the trees right by pruning
them properly.
The time will soon BE- ut hand when
apple orchards should be sprayed
with the concentrated lime-sulphur
solution lao, and 2 pounds arsenate
OF lead TO SO gallons OF water, applied
Just as the blossoms fall, to prevent
injury from the Cooling Moth. Curcu-
Ito and various diseases. Peach orch
ards should be sprayed just as the
shucks are falling from the young
peaches with the self-boiled lime-sul-
phur, pounds lime, pounds sui
phur and 2 pounds arsenate of lead
to 30 gallons OF water.
The School OF Horticulture desires
TO ALSO conduct as many spraying
demonstrations for these pests aa
possible, to show the growers Oh any
community how orchards can be made
IA yield fine quality fruit with such
treatment.
Anyone desiring bulletins on treat
II Ing orchards for these pests or desire
spraying demonstrations in their
community should communicate al
once with the School of Horticulture
Maryland Agricultural College and
Experiment Station.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1913-04-25
=" Office TO CREDITORS.

This is to give notice that the sub
scriber has obtained from the Orphans
Court of Carroll county, i'm Maryland,
letters of Administration on the Personal
Estate of
MARY E. BENDIG,
late of Carroll county, deceased. All
persons having claims against the de-
ceased are hereby warned to exhibit the
same, with the vouchers thereof legally
authenticated, to the subscriber, on OF
before the 25th day Of November, 1918;
they may otherwise by law be excluded
from all benefit of said estate.
Given under my hand this 2lst day
of April, 1913.
CHARLES L. LOATS,
apr rs At Administrator.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1913-04-25
A TEST FOR EXTRAVAGANCE.

The number OF persons who want tc
be 9extravagant is as Insignificant as
the number who want to b. stingy
The difficulty lies In drawing the line
Almost anybody can tell in moment
whether "a given expenditure by an
other person is extravagant or not;
but the same persons cannot tell Oh
which side of the line certain expendi-
lures of their own fall
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1913-04-25
SNHIT1H7S
Fourth Big Sale
OF
HORSES AND MULES.
THURSDAY, MAY LIST, 1918,

THURSDAY, MAY LIST, 1913,
80 head Of Horses, to s-years %
old, consisting of Western andQ ,
Acclimated Horses. Among N0wA%
them are draft and driving horses, 8
year-Old Colts, and several with speed
Five pairs well broken Mules.
In addition to the public sale,
will have so head Of Horses on
hand for retailing before and after the
sale. l5 head of Good Cheap WORK
HORSES. Remember the date, April
Sd, 1918. Sale to begin promptly at Il
o. clo k, rain or shine.
I'll. "A. SMITH, Hanover, Pa.
apr 25 Fl. L. Strayer, Auct.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1913-04-25
Ambiguous,

A New York politician, in writing
letter Of coincidence to the widow
of . late member of the legislature,
said:
i can not tell you how paiaed I
was to hear that your husband had
gone to heaven. We were bosom
friends, but now we shall never meet
again. Life.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1913-04-25

There are twenty towns and four
counties in the United States bearing
the name of Wilson, and chain of
mountains in Colorado and Utah.
There are eleven Marshall counties
situated in Alabama, Illinois, Indiana,
Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Minnesota,
Mississippi, South Dakota, Tennessee,
and West Virginia The majority Of
these were named for John Marshall,
Chief Justice of the United States
from 1901 to 1885. There are also 16
cities or towns of the same name,
besides Marshalltowns.
Take, care of the pennies and the
dollars will take care of-your heirs.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1913-04-25
Where, Indeed |?

A Greenville (TI1fnois) repushcan
went home the night of the election
and woke up his wife and told her to
pack up and get ready to leave
that Illinois had gone democratic
and he wouldn't live in such a state.
And storming around for a time he
went out to get some more election
news, and later returned home and
told his wife that she needn't mind
about packing up, that there was no
place to 60 to.-Argonaut.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1913-04-25
SyHlDathetIC.

Don't you ever find it hard to be
2 freak" asked the stoutish, tight
ly laced woman who had stopped to
converse with the fat lady.
No, not q bit" was the reply. "I
often feel sorry for some or you peo-
pie who seem to find it so hard not to
be freaks. Chicago Record-Herald.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1913-04-25

Don't apologize for having been
born. Tt wasn't your fault.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1913-04-25
Look What Sc Will
Do For You.

We will dry, clean and press
Mems and Ladies' Suits for 35c.
Mems pants and ladies' skirts,
cleaned and pressed for 15c.
Kid gloves cleaned, 10c, long
gloves cleaned 15c.
We can remodel your clothing
and put it in good shape for you,
all work guaranteed to give per-
feet satisfaction.
500 latest styles OF fine, all wool
suitings, in Blue, Black, Brown,
Grey, Worsteds, Cashmeres and
Serges.
Suits and trousers made to or
der, guaranteed to fit.
p@C Call by phone Tx. BEWlll
call for your work and deliver.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1913-12-05
Zenith Club

The Zenith Club met with Mrs.
Howard Babcock last Tuesday
afternoon at three o'clock. After
roll call, business meeting and
critics report on previous meet
ing, Mrs. Frank Parker dis
cussed the topic "Two Royal
Observation-Disclosures and Ster-
ling" This interesting paper
gave the location, size and impor-
tance Of the towns, and described
the old relics and the old build
ings and castles to be found
there.
Following the usual intermis-
sion during which refreshments
were served, Mrs. j. P. Croal
conducted the history period,
taking ap the history of Scotland
from the regency of Arron to the
time when Mary, Queen of Scots,
returned from France to rule in
Scotland.
The next meeting of the club
will be held at the home of Mrs.
Jesse Cottingham, December II
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1913-12-05
Death of Little Girl.

Laura Peter, seven years old,
died Saturday morning at the
home of her uncle, VIM. Peter,
living seven miles northeast of
town, of spinal meningitis. after
an illness of about a week. Her
mother died about two years ago
and since that time her aunt has
taken care of her. Her father,
two brothers and two sisters
survive her.
The funeral was held from the
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1913-12-05
Card of Thanks

We take this means of thank
ing our friends for the kindness
and sympathy shown in connec-
tion with the sickness and death
of our little girl.
Adolph Peter and children,
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Peter
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1913-12-05
Talk by Judge Andrews

A very interesting talk was
given at the Presbyterian church,
Sunday evening, by Judge j. o.
Andrews who occupied the
pulpit in the absence of Rev. j.
w. Christianson. The subject
under discussion was Faith"
and the Judge took his text from
the first verse of the eleventh
chapter of Hebrews, "Now faith
is the substance of things hoped
for, the evidence of things not
SEEN" Many people argue, said
Mr.. Andrews, that there can be
no God, that people have no
se1ls because they have never
been able to perceive God or
know the soul with any of their
five senses. By taking many
simple and clear illustrations
from mechanics, he described to
the interested audience how the
unseen forces of cohesion and
gravitation work and how inn
possible it would be for the
world and it's inhabitants to eX-
ist without these invisible forces
the existence of which no one
denies. The earth, which for
thousands upon thousands of
years, has been swinging around
the sun in the path of it's orbit
at the rate of about seven thous-
land miles an hour, an incompre-
hensible speed to man, obeys an
unseen force, and man has faith
in this force for the change of
the seasons yearly are the evil
dence of things not seen. Anoth-
er forcible illustration was the
unseen power of character. Our
loves, hates, struggles, triumphs,
dissipations and aspirations all
leave their indelible autographs
on the souls window and are
published to the world. Our
manners, our bearing, our
presence tell the story Of un-
true lives, and the influence
tof every act as felt. From
these illustrations, Mr.. Andrews
argued the utter unreasonable.
ness of doubling God, the maker
and planner of all things, and OF
doubling the creation and ex,
istence of an immortal soul in
man, and he urged a greater
faith and trust in the wisdom
and love of God and a closer
fellowship with him.
A large number of young
people of the church made uI
the choir, and the special music
consisted of solo, "Just Fo,
Today rendered by Mrs. P.H
Brown in her well known style.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1913-12-05

German Lutheran church. The
services were conducted by
Rev. G. H. Steffen, he speaking
in both German and English,
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Buttke
and Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Buttke
of Corona and Miss Lena See
hafer OF Browns Valley were
owe 20 attend the funeral.