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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-18

At the mass meeting to be held at
the Auditorium Sunday, a resolution
will be introduced protesting against
the increased cost of provisions since
the beginning of the war. The reso-
luton will be presented by one Of the
club women of the city.
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KILLERS.

Fred Finkeldey and family, OF
Jersey City, M III, are spending two
weeks visiting Mr- and Mrs Charles
Giller here
Mrs Annie Rohrbaugh and friend,
of Baltimore, visited Leonard Berk-
heimer and family Saturday and Sun
day.
Miss Myrl Miller wa bitten last
week by do, and ~ now suffering
with sore limb
Clarence Miller and wife, OF West
minister, visited I'll parents, Theodore
Miller and wife, several days lasf
week.
Miss Edith Rinehart, who had em-
plOyment at Baltimore, has returned
home, where she will remain for the
summer.
Mrs Simon DilleF and children, OF
Hanover, T., visited Mrs Belle
Bortner md MrG 'RHcharts, near here,
last week
Some or our people attended Line
borO picnic Saturday
Mrs Charles Miller and daughter,
Frances, OF Baltimore, aTe visiting
her parents, Mr. md Mrs Leonard
Berkheimer.
MIR. ma Ars. Ashland Seipp, OF
Baltimore, have moved into their new
house on Alesia avenue. They enter
tanned Baltimore friends Sunday.
Edward RollinEer and wife enter
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1914-08-07
MELROSE.

A P Tracey shot two fish cranes
measuring ) feet 3 inches and feet
s inches in length Can any one tell
or what use are fish cranes?
Geo. P. Wentz sent to your CORES
pondent a curiosity i'm the form of
"a bunch OF ears OF corn, numbering
p and I'll Joined together.
Your correspondent visited kridel-
er's Union Sunday school Sunday
morning. There were nearly 100
present. The school numbers 114 and
are buisly engaged in preparing a
program for their annual celebration
Septmber 9TH.
VENTS Union Sunday school met
On Sunday morning with nearly lOO
present. The collection was $2-11.
Preparations are being made to have
q good program by the children at
their annual celebration August 18th
Titus Butcher, one OF our enter
prising blacksmith and buggy deal
ers, purchased % horsepower Max
well automobile.
The war between Austria and Ser
via, which may involve the great ma
ton Of Europe, il causing wheat TO
advance in price. Why cannot the
price OF wheat BE- advanced without
loss Of life, property, Gel?
Miss Edith Losman, or Tampa, Fla,
IL the guest of her sister, Mrs. Dr.
j. . Ziegler-
On Sunday, August 3, and Sunday,
August 10th, the motor car Will make
several trips to Hoke's camp.
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RURAL NEWS.
CHRONTCLES OF HAPPENINGS AMONGST
OUR NEIGHBORS-
SY k E$ VILE.

Mr. y. Swarts, of Baltimore, mas
been visiting relatives at Eldersburg-
Miss Ethelbert Smith, who had been
visiting her parents, DIR and MIS- W.
n. SDrecher. has returned 10 her
home In Wilmington, Del
Miss Agnes SEVERN, Of Baltimore,
who had been spending two weeks
with Miss Leona Hale, has returned
home
Mr, John Harris, Walter Vanner-
an. Marion Harris, Margaret and
Helen Harris spent Sunday at Sum
nit Grove Camp, "a.
Bishop J. Gardner Murray conduct
"a services at &C. Barnabas' Episco-
NAY Church on Sunday evening az
o'clock
MIN. Mamie Devilbiss entertained
al dinner ON Thursday evening Dr..
ma Mrs. n. Marshall West, Rev. and
Mrs. William TX. Marshall, Dr. Charles
Dudley, Rev. T.. Y. Jaggers and Rev.
and Mrs. J. r. Duncan
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hawkins end
family and Miss Belle Knox spent
Sunday at Summit Grove Camp, "a
Miss Laura Shorb, who had been
apending two weeks at the home OF
Mrs. Levi Barnes, has returned to her
home in Dover, Del
Mr. Walter Vannerson, of Whining
ton, Del, l. spending week with
MIR. and Mrs John Harris
Nr. Charles Merceron, of Baltimore,
l. visiting at the home OF Mr. Albert
Hobbs, OF Glenwood-
MIR. r.. Otis Jones, OF Baltimore, il
the guest at the home OF Mrs. N. ;.
Jones.
Mrs. William Hepner j. visiting at
Annapolis.
Miss Frances Jones has been the
guest OF the Misses Grace and Mary
yelling
Miss Caroline Hewitt il the guest
az Miss Caroline Cauthorne.
Miss Mary yelling j. visiting her
uncle, DIR. r. ri. Brayshaw, Glen
Burnie.
Mir. Audley Brayshaw, OF Glen
Burnie, who had been visiting hi
aunt, Mrs. J. III. yelling, for week
has returned to his home.
Miss Ida W. Jones, who had been
visiting relatives i'm Rid5eville Park
and Brooklyn, n ", has returned
home.
MIR. Hensell, Of Pennsylvania, has
been the recent guest of Mr. and Mrs
Newton DeVries.
Miss Hattie Sanner, of Baltimore
was the weeks end guest Of Mis-:
Hattie Snyder.
Misses Ruth and Elizabeth Bennett
are spending several weeks with Mis-:
Clara Covington, OF Pocomoke City.
Miss Dora Kohls, OF Baltimore, ]:
spending several weeks, with hel
parents, MIR. and Mrs. John Kohls.
Miss Mabel Bennett, who had beer
spending a week with her sister, Mrs
Bailey Dudderar, has returned home
Miss Margaret Gady, Of Baltimore
j. the guest of Miss Matte Brown.
Miss Lillian Schultz il spending
several weeks at Rehoboth-
Miss Elva Selby il spending
week with friends i'm Baltimore.
Miss Lille Davis l. spending
month with her mother, Of Rockland
Mrs. Kate B. Mcdonald and famil.
and Mr. Henry Merceron motored Y
Atlantic City the first of the week
where they expect to stay severa
weeks.
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FIRE EIDO1NT.

Miss Mamie Hughes spent Sunday
last in Baltimore.
Miss Edna Shipley OF Reisterstown,
il visiting the Misses Hughes
The Rev. G.. iii. Fielding il attending
camp meeting at Wesley Grove.
Miss Bessie Selby was the Sunday
afternoon guest of Miss Marie Harris
Miss Sue Ware, OF North Branch, il
spending few days with Mr.. and Mrs.
Albert Selby.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Harris and
Mrs. Vannerson spent Sunday even
ing last with Mrs. Carrie Herring.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Hensel and
son, OF Quarryville, Pa, are visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. I'll. ~. DeVries.
The Woman's Home Missionary So
ciety, OF Freedom Methodist Episcopal
Church, South, will meet in August at
the home of Pearce Prugh.
Frank Merceron, OF Towson; Mrs.
Addison, of Phoebus, va, and MIR. and
Mrs. Thomas Stewart, OF Baltimore,
were the guests Of MIR. and Mrs. II. N.
| DeVries during the past week.
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EXECUTORS SALE
OF A
VALUABLE FARM
Near Markers Mill, Carroll County,
Maryland.

By virtue or the power and authority
contained in the last Will and Testament
of W illiam III. Maus, deceased, and an
order w the Orphans Court for Carroll
County the undersigned, the executors
appointed BY said viii, will offer nc
public sale on
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1914-08-07
PUBLIC SALE q
TWO FARMS.
THURSDAY, AUGUST Is, 1914.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 10, 1914.
The undersigned will sell at public
sale the following described valuable
real estate: Tract No. !, being the
farm known a. the Ely Warner farm,
situated i'm Manchester district, Car
roll county, Md, along the road lead
ing from Lineboro to Alesia, about
one mile from the former place, and
bounded by the lands OF Jacob Fred
erick, William Rupp, Scott Wilhelm
Tract No. 2 and Tract No. 3, contain
ing about 100 acres, about 40 acres
or timberland and the balance cleared
land and i'm excellent farming con
dition, fences are i'm good condit-
ion, and improved with a log
weatherboarded house, large bank
barn, new wagon shed, hog house,
spring house, carriage house and
stone tenant house, and other out
buildings, running water at the house
and barn, and convenient to schools,
churches, railroads, mill and stores
Tract No 2, situated in Manchester
district, Carroll county, Md, also
along the road leading from Line
boro to Alesia, and along the Shanks
road, about one mile from the former
place, and adjoining Tract NO. A, and
bounded by the lands Of George Lauer,
James Frederick, Thomas Haines and
Id. Lucabaugh, and containing about
30 acres Of land, small part Of
which i'd cumberland and the balance
cleared land in good farming condl-
ton. The above two tracts or land
will be- offered as above set forth and
aa "a whole, containing about l64
acres or land, and will be- sold To the
best advantage OF the undersigned.
The above two tracts were formally
the original Eli Warner farm.
Tract No. ~, situated in Manchester
district, Carroll county, Md, also
along tine road leading from Lineboro
I'd Alegia, about one mile from Line
boro, at che Cross Road SchOolhouse,
and known d. the Samuel Miller farm,
and adjoining the lands or Jacob
Frederick, H. M Kneller. Noah
Kerchner, Harry Frederick and Tract
NO. III, containing 100 acres OF land,
improved with weatherbOarded
house, bank barn, wagon shed, spring
house, hog house and all necessary
outbuildinEs, spring of water Rt the
house and a pump nc The barn. About
liz acres of timberland and tn bal
ance cleared land and fra good farm
ing condition and well fenced.
Sale To begin nc o'clock ID. IT., at
Cross Road SchoolhOuse. Terms by
JACOB WV. DTBS.
Valentine Mccullough, Auct.
H. T. Wentz, Clerk.
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EMORY.

MIR. George Aummaugh and Miss
Agnes Frank, OF Baltimore, spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs Clyde
Barber, of Lawndale.
Miss Maud Ryan, of Baltimore, L.
visiting her cousin, Mrs. Carroll
Raver
MIR. Edwin Hand, of Daniels Park,
il visiting Mr.. Benjamin Bond, Jr.
Mrs. McNeal and son, Donald, OF
Baltimore, have returned after spend
ing a week with her uncle and aunt,
Mr.. and Mrs Nicholas Mummaugh.
Misses Annie and Edith Spencer, Of
Patapsco, are visiting their grand
parents, Mr. and Mrs Thomas Carr.
Misses Ethel and Jessie Parker are
visiting friends i'm Westminster.
MIR. Elijah Blizzard lost valuable
mule last week
Mr. and Mrs. Carroll Raver and
sons, Robert and Nilsson, and Mr. and
Mrs. William Green and family, Of
Arcadia, spent Sunday in West
MIR. and Mrs. Royal Carr and fam
lily, or Baltimore, have returned after
spending several weeks with the
formers parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Thomas Carr
Mir. and Mrs John Myers and Mr.
Chester Myers spent Saturday at the
dutch picnic.
Miss Beulah Cooper, OF Baltimore,
il visiting her sister, Mrs. Charles
Myers.
Miss Helen Stull, on Finksburg,
spent the weeks end with her aunt,
Mrs. J. Frank Raver.
Mr Elias Taylor, Of Patapsco, Ted
the Epworth League at Emory On
Sunday night. Quite a crowd was
present and tn service wa enjoyed
by all
MIR. Frounee Mcdonald II visiting
at the home Of MT and Mrs. Carroll
Raver
The picnic given BY the dew drop
class on Thursday, July 3O, was quite
a success, even If a rain did pass
over and wet some few Of the people.
Besides the class W. had over 50
visitors. All seemed to have good
time in the morning and afternoon
that were out.
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DUBLIC SALE
VERY VALUABLE FARM
l52 ACRES or LAND WITH EX-
CELLENT IMPROVEMENTS.

viii ell at public auction, my farm
OF 152 acres, more Oh less, located two
miles north of Westminster, Md, and
known ID the John Orendorf farm,
adjoining Cranberry Valley and near
the Littlestown Pike, on
TUESDAY, AUGUST 18th, 1914,
at 2 o'clock. This farm j. decidedly one
Of the best farms in Carroll County and
i under high state Of cultivation, with
the best OF improvements.
This farm has one Of The best Lime
Stone Quarries upon il, with an mex
haustable supply of stone, with easy
access and good roads to IL
Terms Of sale made known Oh day of
sale.
MARIA II. ORENDORFF.
John WV. Beaver, Auctioneer-
july 81 Thomas a. Co., Agents.
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1.-THE LOCUSTS,
"A Fine Farm situated in Freedom
District For Sale.

1 will sell privately the fine farm
known I'D 1.-The Locusts" owned by Mrs.
"a. r.. Gordon Cumming md containing
about 2O8 ACRES. The Mansion House
was burned this spring. the other i'm
provements consist OF tenant house, the
servant house, shop, two bank barns;
wagon shed, barrack md nit other nee
essary outbuildings- About 10 Acres
Oh ii I'D meadow land. Water is. pump
a by gasoline engine 70 the buildings.
Plenty or fruit, shrubbery, C. Tic ~
located ab mt Vi mile from the new state
road and about four miles from Sykes
vile. Possession can b. given nc once.
Write or eli upon
GUY wv. STEELE,
Attorney,
july i'll tf Westminster. Md.
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CHARLES JACOB MAUS,
GROVER CLEVELAND MAUS.
Executors or William iii. MRuS, deceased.
Jul nv. %. Smith. Auctioneer.
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tanned Baltimore relatives Sunday
Mr. and Mrs Irvine Lippy enter
tanned Baltimore friends over SUN
day
Mr.. Berkeley, Of Washington. D- C-
IL visiting William Miller and family
near here.
There will BE- no Sunday school
here On Sunday, a. most Of thu PEG
Die want to attend Penn Grove Camp
meeting
George Rinehart and wife, 81
Pennsylvania, visited here Sunday
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THURSDAY, AUGUST Goth, 1914.

THURSDAY, AUGUST Goth, 1S14.
at \ o'clock, p. M, on the premises, all
that farm containing
81 ACRES, : Roods and 30 80 PERCHES,
more Oh less, which William III. Maus,
late OF Carroll county, died, seized and
possessed. This farm Az situated about
midway between Taneytown and Silver
Kun, on The public road leading from
the properties OK Richard Kesselring,
James Unger. John Marker ana others; lts
improvements consist of large 2-story
nn BRICK HOUSE or o rooms, "a large
@$%A bank barn, T5x4O feet, summer
4@MM5 house, spring house hog pen
carriage house and Oil necessary
farm III of woodland of very. good timber;
fences and n fine orchard or young apple
trees just beginning to bear IA spring
Oh good, never failing water, supplies
running water mt house and barn, an
other spring supplies water for the spring
house.
Terms, of Sale One third cash Or day
or sale Or On the ratification thereof by
thu Orphans Court of Carroll County
IT, residue A. two equal payments efhs, g.
twelve months. credit payments 10 be
secured by the bond or single bills of
the purchaser or purchasers with security
bearing interest from day OF sale, OK all
cash at the option OF The purchaser OK
purchasers.
CHARLES JACOB MAU5,
GROVER CLEVELAND MAUS,
Executors or William iii. MRuS, deceased
J- w. o. Smith. Auctioneer.
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Great Eastern Trimmed.

The Great Eastern Bowling team
which has been going fast pace for
some time, winning from a number
OF good teams made up for the the
purpose Of stopping their victories,
was badly defeated by the Plaza
team No. / on Monday evening. a
total Of I'll pins was registered against
them. The score Is as follows:
TILE HPEAT EASTERN
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They've ALI Been Used.

"Yorke must have a terribly exag-
gerated ego"
"Why?"
He thinks he could make living
finding euphonious names for sleeping
cars and new brands OF cigars"
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THOR SALE or RENT Established
T Business; Stock, Building and "a
joining residence, IT, West 36th Street,
Hampton Apply 70
GEO "a. BENSON,
seth &C. a. Roland Ave, Baltimore, Md.
iyl7 Inn
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-08-13
CHAPTER XII.
Captured BY erlqands.

When kathlyn returned to the com.
pound 1t was with the news that she
had discovered group Of men. some
twelve or Sfteen miles to the west.
They had paused at what appeared to
be well, and with them was the So
cred white elephant. Bala Khan was
Tor giving orders at once to set out
with his racing camels to catch and
cruelty every mothers son OF them on
the city walls. But Ramabai inter
posed.
"As came toward the compound /
was given q message. The man who
gave It to me was gone before could
get good look at his face. These
men who stole the sacred white ele-
plant are brave and desperate. AT
the first sign Of pursuit they promise
to kill the elephant"
And by the beard of the prophet"
cried Bala Khan. his face purpling
with passion. these men of the desert
keep their promises. And SO do ].
promise later to nail each one OF them
to the walls to die hanging to nails!"
But just now" said Ramabai quiet.
~. the main thing Is to rescue the
elephant, and ! have plan"
Let me hear It"
From what you told me last night"
vent on Ramabai. those nomads or
brigands are opium fiends."
Bala Khan nodded.
Bruce Sahlb hero and will under.
lake to carry them doctored opium. /
know something about the drug. be.
lleye that We saw the thieves last eve
ming as We came through the streets.
Ny plan is this: We viii take 1--WE rae.
Ing camels. go north and turn, making
the well from the west That will not
look like pursuit"
But five camels?" Bala Khan was
curious.
Eyes. In order to allay the suspi.
cions OF the brigands, Kathlyn Memsa.
bib and my wife must accompany as."
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that is used in this country coming
from India. Bag manufacturers arc
already beginning 10 use cotton.
which Is helping the cotton goods
men.
the prices of carpets and rugs. Man
No actiai ehange has YET come IN
Sufaeturers. however. are sending ciS-
tcnlars To their eus TONERS urging I'M
mediate spurehases lii anticipation OF
radical increases when present sup
piles oftrawSmstertal are exhausted.
soleileatherihas been advanced two
cents a pound and upper leather one
cent foot. About one pound IT the
former and three feet OF the latter
are needed for each pair Of shees.
Calf skins have gone up one and n
half cents pound and sbeitihg butts
have gone up four cents O pound.
Exports have! come TO a stop. Dnr-
ing the eleven months. ending with
last May, this country sent abroad
$1G,G17,000 worth Of shoes; ss37,-
900 Of slippers; ,s6,S15,0oo OF sole
leather; s15.ss5,000 of glazed. or
Wei Kid. and s721.O0o of Harness and
saddlery. With the resestah lishment
of commerce manufacturers believe
that there will come Tremendous
war drain upon them.
The Standard Oil companies have
begun radical rctrenchments of pro-
duction. The New Jersey company
has put the employees o. all Its refin-
cries on halt-time, Il goo men being
affected. The California company
has begun to slut down IFS works.
and while the New York company has
taken no action 1t may become neces-
sary at any time. The Atlantic RE-
finery company has shut down It's
big export plant at Philadelphia.
Fertilizer manufacturers are plan
ming to get along without potash.
They say they have made fertilizer
without potash in the past and can
again. Increased demands of Ameri-
can farmers will. they believe. more
than make up for the falling OF in
foreign orders.
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and already Russian and German
fitch and white cony skins lave adj
vanced from go to % per cent. Ship
mcnts from Europe have all but
ceased, not only because of difficulty
In getting ships but because insur-
ance rates have increased trcmend-
ously.
Announcements of the closing of
silk mills is expected. Though many
mills, as we'll as dye-stur houses.
have stocks that would ordinarily run
them for perhaps two months, orders
are coming in In such strength from
retailers who fear the worst that
three weeks may be the limit of pro.
duction from the material on hand.
cloaks and suits are likely 10 go
Higher in price than any other gar
mehts. Reports were heard yester-
day of increases ranging from Is to
IS per cent.
Crocheted buttons and trimmings
of various sorts will also jump. No
tices that advances may come at any
moment are being sent out.
Burlap Is q material that has been
acntely affected by the war, most
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rear. And there would be loot besides
Those helmets were never worn By
amy save white men. The chief scowled
under, his shading palm. Women! o
this was going to be something worth
while.
When the caravan came within hail
ing distance the chief OF the brigands
stepped forward menacingly. The
new arrivals were informed they were
prisoners, and were hidden to dis
mount at once.
"But We are on the way to the city
Of Bala Khan" demonstrated Rama.
bal.
which you left this mornlng!r
sjeered the chief. "Dismount!"
7 ...But I am selling opium there!"
"opium!r
"Where is 1t? Give It to us!" cried
one Of the brigands.
b The chief thought quickly. II his
men would smoke they should suffer
the penalty of being left at the well to
await the arrival OF the tender Bala
Khan. The white elephant was worth
10000 rupees, He might not be obliged
to share these bags OF silver. His men
could not complain. They had dis.
charged him. Let them have the pipes.
He himself would only pretend to
smoke.
But the first wbiff Of the fumes was
too much for his will power. He
sucked in the smoke. down to the bot
tom Of his very soul, and suddenly
found peace. The supetdrrg with
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Y M. w Club

Mrs. H. Ernest Hawkins, of State
street, delightfully."- entertained the
Y. NJ w. club yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. 7; B. Henderson was an invited
quest nrnsant