The Democratic advocate., 1914-12-11

DCA SuuISy Fd-, mas lost his fourth barr
Y by fire i'm four years.
MIR. Perry O. Lowman, Of near Kew
mar, raised 541 barrels of corn from
Az acres, which il considered a gooG
, yield.
Those presidents OF Mexico may
WIND up by forming male quartet
and touring the American Chautau
quas
" a rabbit that was killed at Sun.
bury, Pa-, last week was suffering from
the symptoms of the foot-and-moutt
disease.
Some Of the clinging costumes seen
70 cling because they fear a girl
wouldn't miss them If they happened
to let 60.
LII the railroads should decide tc
charge cent piece for time tables
they should also include answers to
all the puzzles.
Mr. J. Webster Ebaugh, contrac.
tor, has placed a Cortright Metal ROOT
on the residence OF Edward Shfpley
Pennsylvania avenue
MIR. Theo. Yingling, of near Green
mount, killed five hogs last Monday
weighing 33S, 323, 259, 2O3 and 2O9
Mt. Clarence Sharrer, butcher.
Providence Methodist Protestant
Church will hold its Christmas enter
tainment at the church On Christmas
night. All are very cordially invited
to attend.
"a woman witness in the Northeast
ern Police Station, Baltimore, on Fri
day was relieved of her watch and
chain while she was waiting to testify
in a case. The thief must have had
some nerve to steal before the Police
Justice.
MIR. Bernard Reifsnider, of Middle
burg, was brought to this city by JUS
tice J. WI. Eyler, ON Wednesday morn
ing for hearing before Justice Brown
on the charge Of striking his sister
with horsewhip. He was released
under $100 bond
We shudder when we think of Joe
Tinker's pitching staff next season.
Any batter is liable to become nervous
when he meets condition that calls
for facing Walter johnson, to be fol-
lowed by Claude Hendrix, "A. Rankin
Johnson, Ad Brennan and Rip Hager-
man in turn.
On the 28th of November while MIR.
Albert Spencer, near Gambler, was
driving home from Gambler his horse
ran off, causing his sulky to upset.
He was thrown out causing a severe
sprain and injury to his left ankle
! DIR. Nj. l.. Bott, this city, rendered the
necessary surgical aid.
Postmaster General Burleson Joined
the 'shop early campaign when he
issued his Christmas suggestions to
the public, headed with the injunc-
ton: Mail your parcels early" Off
cial sanction for the use on parcels
of the caution do not open until
Christmas" also was announced.
There were 1854 national banks in
existence in the United States at the
close of business November 90.
They had a capital Of $1,0T4,0T4, ,6T5,
circulation outstanding of $T40,500, ,S21, /,
secured by bonds and by other secu-
rifles of $270,07S,236 During No
vember twelve applications for organ
ization of national banks were ap-
proved.
No Sunday baseball within the linn
its of Baltimore city was the decision
handed down by Judge Burke of the
Maryland Court of Appeals, last week.
The tight skirt must 20. It must
give way to fullness below the waist
line Such, is the expression OF the
style committee Of the National Cloak,
Suit and Skirt Manufacturers Asso-
citation, which went into convention
at Toledo, Ohio, December 4.
Boxmakers in the United States
use more than four and half bill
~ 1Vrn aanh
or more than one-tenth of the en-
tire lumber cut of the country.
When a man has worked 81 min
utes trying to get his stalled auto
mobile engine going again, it pleases
him beyond words to have his bet
ter-half ask him from the back seat,
lido YOU think you could fix it, if you
knew what was the matter with it,
dear?"
On Tuesday night last, State Presi-
dent W. L. Seabrook attended ban
uuet at the camp room of Washington
Camp No. 6, Patriotic Order Sons OF
America. at Marines Hall, Baltimore,
on the occasion of the 9th anniEer-
sary Of the Order, which was organiz-
" ed December 10, 1S4T; and the 18th
anniversary of Camp 6. Addresses
we're made by Mr.. Seabrook, National
Master of Forms Heaps, Past State
President Earring, Mr. VIM Fl. Jones,
Grand Secretary Of the I. o. D. f., who
is member OF Camp 9, and others.
Total annual profits OF $3.50 on in
dustrial workshops costing over $l6,-
900 was the summing up of Deputy
State Auditor W. A. Gillespie in his
annual report on Springfield Hospital
for the Insane, Of whose board OF
managers Governor Goldsborough Is
president AS a result of the indig-
nation over Auditor Gillespie's report
declaring that the hospitals accounts
were cumbersome, defective and de
ficient," the board obtained an addi-
tional expert report from Haskins
e Sells, public accountants, which
installed the attacked system Of ac-
counting at Springfield and these men
have now reported that the "criti-
cisms are unwarranted.
M A train over the Western Maryland
Railway broke all records for speed
On Sunday Id run from Baltimore to
VI Connellsville, Pa, on the way to Gin
cinnati, which closed a weeks en-
gagement on Saturday evening at the
n Academy of Music, Baltimore. The
train, which ran special, left Balti-
more at $50 O'Clock Sunday morning
for Cincinnati, and in six and hall
hours reached Connellsville, approx
mately 26O miles. The regular time
for the run to Connellsville Is about
eight hours. The run from Hlllen