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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1915-06-11
MOUNTAIN VIEW.

The new store opening and festival
which was postponed on account of
not being ready at Charles N. Barn
hart's, near the Carroll County Reed
Bend Hall, will be opened on Satur-
day evening, June 18th The store
will consist OF general merchandise.
Great pains are being taken to have
everything In proper order. Music
will be furnished by the Carroll
County Reed Band. Refreshments OF
all kinds will be had for the occasion.
All are cordially invited to attend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Leppo and
children spent last Saturday and Sun
day at thc homes of David Leppo,
Maurice Dutterar and Harvey Wing
ling, Tear Westminster
Mr. and MRS. W. M. Thurman, of
nefr Hano or, and MT. and Mrs. John
Reese and son, John, OF Shievert's
school house, visited j. r. Reese and
w mily. on Sunday last
MIR. and Mrs. Charles Furry and
son, Stanley, made a business trip to
Westminster last Saturday.
Mrs. William Leppo and daughter,
ZELDA, and son, Reginald, of Hanover,
spent Thursday of last week at the
homes Of her brother, Charles Furry,
and sister, Mrs. Robert Leppo.
Peter Utz is treating his buildings
to new coat of paint.
The new barn Of Robert Leppo is
now completed and the painters have
started To work on the new building.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1915-06-11
WHAT CLASSES WILL DO.

If your work or reading tire the
eyes, glasses will rest them.
If you are subject to headaches, the
chances are that 1t in caused by Eye
Strain Special glasses will relieve
them.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1915-06-11
McALLLSTER'S
~ %S

DO YOU HAVE HEADAcHEz
Eighty per cent. are due to Eye
Strain. 1t may be glasses, not medi-
cine, that you need Relief will be
obtained By properly fitted pair OF
classes.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1915-06-11
DON'T wear glasses unless prescribed
by reliable Optometrist.
a REASON WHY.

A REASON WHY
If you were i'll you world call IN tno
best Physician; II you had law
suit, the best Lawyer. liz your eyes
are bad why mot take equal precau
ton to select reliable Optician and
Optometrist?
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1915-06-11
WE FIT HUNDREDS

of pair of eyes with glasses and car
point 10 scores of persons whose
eye troubles we have relieved entire.
ly or greatly helped.
WHEN YOU ARE I'M
BALTIMORE
COME
TO US TO GET
YOUR CLASSES.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1915-06-11

William II. Blizzaro. Auctioneer.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-04-30
Treasure Trovs.

Treasure trove is the name given
to coin, gold OF silver plate or bull
lion found hidden in the earth or
other private place, the owner being
unknown. According to the Roman
law, such treasure, if found by a
man on his own land, belonged to
the finder, but if found on the land
Of another was divided between the
finder and the landowner. In Eng
land treasure trove belongs to the
crown, and concealment by the find
er is an indictable offense, punish
able by fine and imprisonment. If,
however, the treasure is not actual
ly covered by earth it belongs to the
finder. In the United States treas
ure trove usually belongs to the per-
son finding it.-New York Journal.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-04-30

In the United States Golf association
handicap list Francis Ouimet and Je-
rOme ID. Travers are rated at scratch.
while Charles E. Evans. the Chicago
crack. is given m stroke. All other
golfers IN the amateur ranks are given
handicaps owe these three expert club
wielders. Ouimet first acquired inter
national fame in 1913. when he won
the open golf championship. defeating
two Of Great Britain's best profession
al golfers. Last summer he lost the
open title to Walter Hagan. a young
Rochester IN. " professional. In Sep
TENDER, however. in the national anna
teur tournament at the Ekwanok
course he wrested the amateur crown
from Jerome D. Travers of Upper
Montclair, N. j., who for several years
had been unbeatable and who was In
the finals against Ouimet. The next
amateur clash will be played v the
course Of the Detroit Country club, and
the experts predict that either Ouimet,
Travers or Evans will finish first. The
largest handicap allowed by the U. s.
G. A. is five strokes, and no player
whose local handicap is more than five
strokes a compete for the national
amateur championship.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-04-30
RIDE A HOBBY.

The woman who Is not interested In
things in general or something In ls,r-
ticular is an u%ninteresting companion.
No matter how beautiful she may be.
her charm will be minimized or Of
short duration.
The victim Of ennui or indifference
victimizes everybody about her. Her
friends may look upon her and admire
her beauty. but she is decidedly unin-
teresting, and even a little bit Of her
society is generally IN overdose.
To be blase is not to be interesting.
II you are weary Of everything in life
you need the attention of a physician:
there Is something wrong with you.
mentally and physically.
Something new and interesting In
this world is cropping out every min
ute. The most interesting people are
those who e things and get all pos.
sible pleasure out Of them. An exhibit
ton Of indifference to things about you
is not an evidence Of intelligence. In
telligent people are the one whose even
are open. That Is the way they be.
come intelligent Such people are the
most interesting. Sometimes they are
30 interesting that even II they happen
to lack beauty that fact r. forgotten IN
admiration for their intellect
Some one has said that everybody
should ride q hobby.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-04-30
The skjrmish.

The yokels were enjoying the fun
of the fair. Seeing an old fiddler
playing in the street, some of them
went over to him, and one, handing
him twopence, asked him to play
the Battle of Stirling Bridge"
The old fiddler took the money
and went rasping away the same as
before.
The yokels getting tired of this,
the spokesman again went over to
the fiddler and said to him, eli,
man, that's no the Battle of Stir
ling Bridge"
q ken no." replied the old I'D
der; "that's the skirmish before
the battle. London Scraps.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-04-30
An Attentive Daughter.

81 don't see why you are not as
considerable of my comfort as you
used to be Of your father's." re-
marked a husband to his wife, who
had shown signs Of neglect. when
| come into the house | have to
hunt for my slippers and everything
else ! happen to want, but when !
used to court you, and your father
would come in from the city, you
would gather up his things, wheel
his easy chair to the fire. warn his
slippers and get him a head rest
and a foot rest, so that all he had
to do was to be comfortable"
"Oh, that was only to make him
60 to sleep sooner!" was the young
wife's satisfactory explanation
London Mail.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-04-30
Suit Case sewino Room.

For q woman living in a small apart
ment, or q home that Is not large
enough to include a sewing room, an
excellent substitute for q sewing room
not a sewing BASKETS III inexpen-
sive japanese suit case. The bag fas-
tened to the inside of the w (for
shirts, is a splendid place to keep pa
per patterns, scraps Of cloth, written
lists of little things required on the
next shopping tour, etc. The other part,
Of course, is for the sewing. A cushion
can be attached to the side for pins
and needles; also a box containing
thread. scissors, tape measure. tailor's
chalk, lead pencil, thimble. etc. Such
a suit case is large enough to contain
practically all that one needs in sew
ing. Furthermore, 1t looks heater when
closed than a box of the same size
would, is much more durable and Is
easily carried from one room to an
other, or kept by the side of the ma
chine.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-04-30
Memory Of Bees.

Sir John Lubbock in his book on
bees proves that the honey makers
have plenty of memory. He has
shown chat the bees of a colony
recognized each other after a sepa-
ration of fifteen months. The men,
bers of the same colony always rec
ognize each other. after a prolonged
absence, and, although it has sot
yet been established, there seems
to be good reason to believe that
they do so principally by the sense
of smell and not by some signal or
password. as has been supposed.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-04-30
Good
form
What GIFT. to Accept.

Among the many questions where
the usages of social life we call Ell
quette are called upon to define lines
either strictly or only with slight re-
strictons the one concerning the &C.
ceptance of expensive gifts from men
friends to girls and women friends Is
often discussed.
: 1t has come about In some way that
to accept things that are very costly
shows lack of personal pride. A wo-
man who does is apt to find herself
placed under obligations. This is some
thing no delicate minded woman Is
willing to do. She does not like the
idea that a man has been given cause
to think himself entitled to more con
sideration on account of handsome gifts
made to her. So she very properly re
turns any such that may strike her
sense Of propriety as Of too great value,
as far as price is concerned, for her to
use in any way.
But unfortunately there are many
girls and maturer women who gayly
declare they will "take anything" they
a get from men friends and &C.
quaintances. The argument is very
feminine: "He will spend that money
on somebody. Why not on me-" is
the way they put it. But when pay
day comes and such women find that
1t is presumed they feel obliged or are
under obligations to the giver they re-
pudiate and still, strange to say, they
keep the gifts. nc matter what they
are.
This is a very serious breach in the
laws Of social usage. Etiquette strictly
demands, first, that such gifts should
not be received at all. and if for some
reason it appears better to accept than
to make a fuss about it" they should
be returned as soon as possible, with
the most friendly assurance that a SIM
pier expression Of good will will be far
more acceptable and still more appre-
ciated.
A man is justified in presenting a
hostess who has been delightfully."- hos
pitable with something very handsome
for her house, never for her personal
wearing. But the accepted and correct
gifts from men who know to their wO-
men friends are flowers. books, music
or bonbons. These may be in fancy
jeweled holders. but even that Is not
in perfect taste.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-04-30
WATER AND AIR.
An Old Test Upon Which Many Fs.
mous Theories Wers Dassd. =

IN Ol0 UOOS 0POU W Os0tV WOUy
nous Theories Wsrs eassd.
Here is an ancient experiment
upon which several famous theories
have been based: If a vessel of wa
ter having a hole in the top and
several narrow holes in the bottom
be suspended in air no water will
fall from it SO long as the upper
hole is closed. As soon as the up
per hole is opened the water will
fall. You can test this with a glass
tube full of water. So long al you
keep your finger over the upper end
the water will not drop out, but tbs
instant you lift your finger the wa
ter drops.
Yet water is heavier than air and,
according to Aristotle's physics,
should fall to the ground. What,
then, keeps it up? Early physicists
said that the fall Of the water would
produce a vacuum and that a vacu-
UNI cannot exist in nature. Roger
Bacon said this argument was a fall
lacy, because a vacuum does not ex-
list. He advanced the hypothesis
that although by their particular
natures water tends downward and
air upward, by their nature as parts
of the universe they tend to remain
in continuity.
But a writer more than a century
earlier than Bacon offered this law
of universal continuity. Professor
Lynn Thorndike of Western Re-
serve university points out in a let
ter to Nature that Adelard of Bath,
in a dialogue with his nephew about
such a vessel which they had seen,
wrote:
eff it was magic then enchant-
mcnt was worked by violence of ma
ture rather than of waters. For al
though four elements compose the
body of this world of sense, they
are SO united by natural affection
that, as no one of them desires to
exist without another, so no place
is OF can be void of them. There
fore Immediately one of them leaves
it's position another succeeds it with
out interval, mol can one leave it's
place unless some other which is
especially attached to it can succeed
it," Hence it is futile to give the
water a chance to get out unless you
give the air a chance to get in.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-04-30
o N FOR VETERANS.
Tive That Ars We'll Endowed and csst
the Government Nothing.

I've That Ars We'll Endowed and csst
the Government Nothing.
The beautiful home in the sub
urbs of Washington for soldiers Of
the regular army was established
March 3, 1851, the first fund for
its support being 100000, a por-
ton of the tribute levied by General
Scott on the City of Mexico. It has
been supported by a very small
monthly contribution of 12h cents
by each soldier and by fines and for
FIXTURES, which produced such a
large sum that the monthly contri-
button has been discontinued. The
beautiful grounds and magnificent
buildings of this home have not
only not cost the government a
penny, but there is now in the
treasury of the nation a surplus of
over 100000, on which the gov
eminent pays 8 per cent. The in
come of the home exceeds its ex-
penses, and the fund is steadily ac-
cumulating.
In 1898 the first steps were taken
to care for our gallant tars, both of
the navy and commercial marine.
In 1911, by the advice of the then
secretary Of the navy, Paul Hamil-
ton of South Carolina, sailors of the
navy and of the commercial marine
were provided with separate homes.
On May 26, 1926, under the admin
istration of President John Quincy
Adams, the site of the present home
near Philadelphia was purchased
for the small sum of $4,000. This
home was supported by monthly
contribution from the sailors and
by fines and the sale of prizes. The
contribution from the sailors has
ceased, as it now has owe $14,O00.-
900, on which the government pays
8 per cent. The excess Of income
over expenditures is used for the
pay of naval pensions. Like the
Soldiers home, this establishment
has cost the government nothing
Confederate Veteran.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-04-30
Trappin the Parson.

William Morris did not always
get his jokes right end first. In a
biography of her husband Mrs. Ed
ward Burne-Jone tells of the ease
with which he reversed them.
A dinner gathering had been ask
ing conundrums.
"Who killed his brother Cain ?"
asked Burne-Jones.
Morris fell into the trap at once.
"Abel!" he shouted.
Later in the day he came in laugh
ing.
81 trapped the parson, by Jove!'
he exclaimed. Il asked him, fWho
killed his brother Abel?'
"tCain,' he said at once.
"sHa! | said. 4 knew you'd say
that. Every one does came away
and left him puzzled enough, and !
doubt if he's found out yet what
the joke was"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-04-30
The Effects Of Ammonia.

The effects of ammonia upon the
complexion are directly the oppo-
site to that of arsenic. The first
symptom of ammonia poisoning
which appears among those who
work in ammonia factories is a dis
c~oloration of the skin of the nose
and the forehead. This gradually
extends over the face until the COM
plexion has a stained, blotched and
unsightly appearance. With people
who take ammonia into their sys-
TENS in smaller doses, as with their
water or food, these striking symp-
toms do not appear SO soon. The
only effect of the poison that is visi-
bic for a time is a general unwhole-
someness and sallowness of the COM
plexion.-London Telegraph.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-04-30
JUST / PLAIN EARTHQUAKE.
The One Thst Changed the Faes Of the
Mississippi Valley.

The One Thst Changed the Faes Of the
Mississippi Valley.
The greatest earthquake known
70 scientists, plain earthquake, 80 to
speak, since there was no possibility
Of volcanic origin, was that on Dec.
16, 1911, at New Madrid, Mo-, which
changed the confguration Of the
Mississippi valley, raising some por-
lions, depressing others, shifting
the courses Of streams, draining old
swamps here and forming new lakes
there in a series Of 1874 registered
shocks extending over a year, of
which eight were violently destruc-
tive, ten very sever and thirty-five
generally alarming" a
Probably because of it's not TAX
ing any toll Of life and because of
the few settlements in that section
and little property loss, this earth
quake at New Madrid has left on
record stories that are interesting
and more or less amusing, rather
than full of the horrors that have
marked other great catastrophes of
the kind.
There was the experience of the
crew of a fatboat, for instance. On
the night of Dec. Is they tied up IN
the bank of an island and went to
sleep. In the early morning hours
they we're awakened by what they
thought was an attack by Indians.
They seized their arms and rushed
out. The sight that met their eyes
was more alarming even than In
dams. The solid earth was ripping
in great waves like the undulation
of a running serpent. Tall trees
were being whipped back and forth
like willow switches.
As they looked the earth split
open in d crevasse, tearing open the
trunk Of a huge tree to the height
of forty feet and leaving it astride
the gap. Around them the stream
seethed and swashed and tossed the
boat like a cockleshell, making it
impossible for them to stand. But
even SO, they preferred to trust
themselves to its tempestuous wa
tiers rather than to the unknown
horrors of the unstable land, and
loosing the boat they swung off
down the stream just in time to sec
q sandbar and the island that had
been a guide to navigators sink out
of sight.-M. II. Arson in Bellman.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-04-30
Tn. ar.v.., N.vx at.dium.


President Gaffney of the Boston Ma
tionals recently announced that the
Braves new stadium would be ready
In August. The grand stand will be a
single decker Of concrete and steel. and
the total seating capacity will accom-
modate $4,000 spectators. The plant
will he located at Cottage Farms, with
In six minutes ride from the South sta
ton over the Boston and Albany rail-
road. The trolley cars will enter the
stadium on a spur track. The playing
field will be about twenty feet lower
than the street level and will be larger
than any other ball grounds in the
major leagues. To build the stadium
Gaffney says he will spend about $780,
O0l He will do the work himself. Un-
til the plant is ready for championship
games the Braves will use Fenway
park. the home Of the Red Sox.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-04-30
a crewnle.s coronaltion..,

a coronation Without, a crown
sounds distinctly Irish, yet such was
in effect the ceremony in which
Henry III. took the most promi-
nent part at Gloucester on Oct. 90,
1916. On this occasion . plain cir
Gle was used instead Of . crown,
which had been,lost with the jewels
Mother baggage Of King John II
passing the marshes Of Lynn Or the
WISH near Wisbech. HI /.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-04-30
Soccer Players Lose Jobs.

OOOVVS UNyVSO SVoV VV0W n
At the end Of the football season on
April 30 the English soccer players will
find themselves in a position never ex-
perienced before. of being out Of work,
as all contracts with the professional
players. with the exception Of a small
number who signed on until April 30.
1916, will end. The. signing season.
which begins on May I in each year.
will be held over until, late in August,
90 as to prevent any inducements be.
ing held out which willainterfere With
the call to the colors. @
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-04-30
A Mild Hint,

Two guests came to spend the
evening and didn't, know when to
depart. The host and hostess we're
patient with them, very patient, but
when II, IL and finally ! o'clock
struck the husband realized that
something must be done. He was
an original chap, and in his droll
way he looked over at his wife and
said mildly:
my dear, hadn't We better get
up to bed? Our friends may want
to be going"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-04-30
How Ancient. Squared the Circle.

How Aneisnts Squared the Circle.
The rule given by Ahmes re-
quires that the diameter of a circle
shall be shortened by. one-ninth and
a square erected upon this shorten
ed line. The area of such a square
approximates the area of the circle;
but, of course, is not exact and is
not even as close a result as that
at which other geometricians have
arrived. The Babylonians. who we're
also great mathematician. had a
solution. to which a reference in
the Talmud has been traced. The
Babylonian method, however, was
not a quadrature. but a rectification
of the circumference.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-04-30
A Peeuliar Pietur,.


In one Of the German picture gal
leries is a painting called "Cloud-
land" It hangs ut the end of a long
gallery, and at first sight it looks
like a huge, repulsive daub of con-
fused color without form or comeli-
ness. As you walk toward it the
picture begins to take shape. It
proves to be u mass of exquisite lit
lie cherub faces like those at the
head Of the canvas in Raphael's
madonna San Sisto." When you
come close to the picture you see
only an innumerable company Of
little angels and cherubims.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-04-30
coombs May Como Back.

II Jack Coombs Is able to pitch the
kind of hall that helped the Athletics
to win worlds championships look out
for the Brooklyn Dodgers! Coombs.
who appears to be in splendid health.
has shown Just enough pitching
strength down south to make Ebbets
ynd Robinson happy. The Iron Man
says that he Is not in a hurry to cut
loose. because such a course would be
~foolhardy. But he confidently predicts
that as soon as warm weather arrives
In the north he will be able to take his
turn. IL appearances mean anything
Co0mbs Is coming back. .a
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-04-30
How johnny Ever. View. II.

o Johnny EVeFS Views It.
Somebody asked Johnny Evers the
other day IL he believed the champion
Braves would have a harder road to
travel this year. and the famous second
baseman replied:
lit will be easier for lis because q
championship ball. club has half its
games won before the first ball is pitch
faloed; but. Of course. we will have to
play hard all the way.
THE other teams are going to save
their hest pitchers for us right through
the season. but even with such deter.
mined opposition l think we will have
an edge"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-04-30
Use Of cards.

If a double card is used with Mr.. and
Mrs. engraved ON it when calling on u
married woman leave just n In
making q first call on a married couple.
however, the wife leaves her own cart
and two Of her husbands, keeping tin
combination card for 8 in subsequent
calls. An engagement announcement.
should be. acknowledged. Send n card
with or without a polite acknowledge
ment and greeting in a few words.
such as congratulations and good
Wishes" In making IN evening call Il
man waits until the maid tells him he
will be received. when he removes his
hat, coat and gloves In the hall before
being ushered into the reception room.