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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-03-05
Twenty 1nterments During Month

i
The family burying-plot on county
estates, country graveyards and other
private lots for the burial of families
are rapidly being eXterminated. The
increase in the number of burials in
Mount Olivet cemetery, in southern
Frederick, is evidence of this. Since
March 1, there have been % inter-
ments in Mt Olivet cemetery. Seven
ty have been made from January 1 I'M
til yesterday evening.
A unique fact was brought out yes
terday evening when A. B. Routzahn,
superintendent of Mt Olivet cemetery,
in an interview with Frederick Post
reporter, said that since the charter
had been granted the cemetery COM
pany, 1925 burials had been made in
the cemetery, This is about a thous-
and more than the living population
of Frederick. The census of 1910 and
1911 gives Fredericks population as a
fraction over 10000.
1t was only recently that the ceme-
terry company acquired additional
ground on the southern boundary of
the "old cemetery" Last June one
year ago the first interment was made
i'll the new section of the cemetery
With the $4,000 monument to
Francis Scott Key, standing directly
in the immediate background of the
entrance, the newly erected stone
chapel visible from the Georgetown
pike, Mount Olivet cemetery is easily
one of the most attractive burying
grounds of this section of Western
Maryland. To the right of the front en-
trance is the superintendent resi-
dence, which with the chapel was
erected during 1911 and 1912. 1t is a
fine residence.
There are many elaborate and valu-
able monuments standing in the GEM
etery. Superintendent Routzahn said
last night that there were quite a
number of monuments that cost as
much as $4,000, and many between a
thousand and five thousand dollars.
The Mount Olivet Cemetery COM
pany was granted its charter in 1852.
Only a comparatively"small number of
hurials were made there until 1860. At
that time most of the families of the
county and this section had their own
private burial lots, either at the local
church or one of the family estates. 1t
has only been within the last fifteen
or twenty years that Mt, Olivet has
become the chief burying ground in
the county.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-03-05

two from the middle and two from the
part near the tip; to then take these
kernels and carefully lay them in the
numbered squares and also label the
ears to correspond to the numbers of
the squares; to place these ears in a
pail of moistened sawdust, or cover
them with moistened paper; to place
the pail with the folded cloths
filed with corn in a warm room,
and after six or seven days to
unfold the little cloth bundle and see
what has happened. We call the whole
thing rag doll, but the Chicago Board
Of Trade, through its representative,
Mr.. Ball, estimates that this little
scheme which is being carried out by
the rural schools will be the means of
increasing the corn crop of the United
States by at least one half billion dol
lars without increasing the area de-
voted to corn a single acre. 1t is not
a matter without any Importance when
a magazine Of the standing of the Out
look will give it two pages in a single
issue.
Not only is it practical for the boys
and girls of the school to study the
vitality of corn, but it is profitable for
them to make a study of the selection
of seed corn, of how to cure it, and
even how to shell and grade it. They
viii, through the study of the ear.
learn which is the best corn of the 10.
cality, and in probably this locality, as
many others have already done, will
make itself famous in the production of
q particular variety Of special merit.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-03-05
WHEN TO PLANT GARDENS

Washington, March 14.-"When
is the proper time for preparing to
plant ones garden?'
The United States Department of
Agriculture's specialist says that in
the spring as soon as the soil has
dried so that a handful when grasp
ed in the hand and gripped by the fin
gers will slowly fall apart upon be-
ing released, it is in a fit mechanical
condition to prepare for planting. Clay
or heavy soils should never be work
ed while wet. More injury may be
done by doing this than can be over
come in several years of careful cul-
ture.
When the soil is found dry, as de-
scribed above, the upper three inches
should be made fine by the use of the
hoe and steel-tooth rake; all rub
bish stones, and clods should be re-
moved and the surface made even,
somewhat compact, and as level as
the contour of the area will permit 1t
may then be marked off for planting
in conformity to the general plan Of
the garden.
Much of the soil in the average back
yard is not only poor in plant food and
deficient in decaying vegetable mat
ter, but it is hard and unyielding.
However, such is the basis which
many a housewife or child has to use
for the making of a garden. Teachers
who plan school gardens for their
pupils also have similar conditions to
meet. Therefore, in order to get good
results, careful attention must be
given to the preparation of the soil
Soils which are naturally moist are
likely to be sour and so not in the
best condition for the crop. WIZ her
sour or not it will be we'll to have the
pupils test them, which can be done
as follows: Secure from drug store
a piece of blue litmus paper; then
take a handful of the soil slightly
moisteued and place the paper on it.
If sour the paper will turn red. To
correct such a condition lime should
be used. Cover the ground with a
thin coat of air-slaked lime, which can
probably be secured nearby at small
cost, and work this in well. The use
of the lime, while not plant food,
will correct the acidity and will i'm
prove the physical condition of the
soil.
If the soil is c1ayey or a stiff clay
loan and the location is in section
where severe freezing occurs, it will
be found a decided advantage to give
the area a heavy dressing Of decom-
posed manure in the autumn, and be-
fore freezing weather sets in spade
the land so as to turn the manure un-
der and leave the soil in a rough lum-
by condition SO as to secure the bene-
fit of the digestive action of the Win
ter freezes in reducing the soils. This
should be repeated annually at the
North. If the soil is light and sandy,
mulch of manure may be spread
over it in the fail and the spading de-
iayed until spring.
In localities where the soil does not
freeze the manure may be applied in
the autumn and the soil repeatedly
spaded during the winter whenever it
is dry enough to be worked. The value
Of freezing at the North can to an
extent be attained by repeated spad-
ings at the South. The one general
precaution which should always be
observed is never stir the soil while it
is wet.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-03-05
LIME NECESSARY FOR SWEET
CLOVER GROWTH.
Does Not Flourish In Eastern Soils
That Lack Lime.
NICHOLAS SCHMINTZ.
Maryland Agricultural College
Experiment Station Service.

On our Maryland soils and most of
the soils in neighboring states, espe-
cially in the Coastal Plain section, it
is almost as difficult to grow sweet
clover as it is to grow alfalfa. In
other words, we find that in such of
our soils as are worn out, outside of
limestone areas require lime and in
oculation for the successful growth of
sweet clover, the same as is required
for alfalfa. This has been proven
quite thoroughly in many instances;
for example, the writer had a notion
several years ago that the best way to
inoculate the soil for alfalfa in the
East was to first grow sweet clover
at the same time this crop would be
increasing the fertility-but he found
that in practically every case the
sweet clover refused to grow unless
the soil was lined and inoculated.
In the higher elevated section, where
cowpeas will not grow well, it may
under some conditions be advisable to
SOW sweet clover, after lining and in
oculating, and then allow the land to
remain idle for few years in order to
give the sweet clover a chance to build
up the fertility. But even this could
not be considered favorably where 1t
is necessary to derive an income from
the land while it is being improved.
For some reason, livestock in the
East has not as yet taken as kindly to
pasturing on sweet clover as it has in
the South and West. Along our water
fronts in Maryland we have many
farms that have had sweet clover
growing on them for generations, but
it is seldom that cattle eat it in grazing.
They may go through wheat stubble
field, eat the grass and other clovers,
but leave the sweet clover. There is
no question, however, but that they
could be taught by starvation to eat
and thrive on it, but it is doubtful if
they will thrive any better on sweet
clover than on the common clovers.
Sweet clover does not cure into hay
as well as alfalfa and the ordinary
clovers. In curing sweet clover the
leaves shatter off very badly, so that
unless a great deal of care in the proc
ess is exercised the hay will be little
more than stems; these, however, are
usually relished by all livestock if the
crop is cut early enough so that the
stems are not too tough and woody.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-03-05
AGAINST SHIPPING HORSES.
Frederick Ministers May Give Views
From PuIDitS.

Ministers of Frederick may, from
their pulpits, agitate the non-shipment
of horses to European countries for
use in the war. This question was
taken up at the meeting of the Fred
erick County Ministerial Association
Monday morning last at the request of
the Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals, the Rev. Henri L.
q. kiefer, of the Evangelical Reform
ed church of Frederick, presenting the
matter. No definite action was taken
on the subject, it being left to each
minister to take any stand he sees fit.
The president of the association.
Rev. w. a. Hartman, was in the chair.
Devotional service was led by Rev.
Mr.. Kieffer, and the paper of the day.
The Preparation of the Sermon" was
read by Rev. Charles Reinewald. Rev.
Bartlett A. Bowers and Rev. DR.. Geo
A. Snyder were appointed the program
committee for the year. DR.. Joseph
II. Apple and DR.. Ernst Derendinger.
OF Hood College, were elected MEM
bers of the association.
Those present were: Revs. DR.. E. FFt
Lamar, DR.. U. S. G. Rupp, H. LID
Kieffer, Douglass Hooff, S S. Muer
DR.. T. F, Dixon, w. S. Gerhard q,
Day, James Willis, w. A. Hf man
DR.. G. A. Snyder, Charles R corrald
P. N. Boyden, w. H. Settlemus of 'tsl
&. Holdcraft. GIVE mucf
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-03-05
FREDERICK CITY.

Frederick City = Mayor, Lewis H.
Fraley.
Register and Tax extraordinarily
T. NiCodemus.
Water Rent Collector-Jno. J Biser.
Aldermen-l.loyd c. Cutler, Elmer
Nice. Phebus, John H. Grove, Henry H.
Abbott. George shoemaker. Clerk
Jacob Schmidt. Board meets third We'd
uesday of every month.
City Health Officer-Dr Ira ]. Nc
Curdy.
Policemen-George Hoffman, Adam
Bruchey, Charles r. Hoffman, William
H. Fraley, John Henry Adams, Thomas
Filby, John Blumenauer, John ?. Quinn.
Engineer Electric Light Plant-Elmer
E. Pittingall.
Fireman Electric Light Plant-R. c.
Cromwell.
Electric Light Linemen-George Wal
lace.
Market Master-J. Henry Schmidt.
Superintendent of Water Works.
George A. Burck.
Police Justices-George r. Dennis, Jrn
Aaron r. Anders and Fabian Posey.
City Attorney-Edward J. Smith.
City Election Supervisors-M. s. Mob
erly, P Tobias Kuhn, Republicans; c.
Thomas Eckstein, Democrat; Clerk, w.
c. Roderick
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-03-05
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.
List of Those Who Hold Office in
City and County, Elective and
Appoiptive.
FREDERICK COUNTY.

Circuit Court-Chief Judge, Hammond
Urner. Associate Judges, Glenn H..
Worthington. Edward Z. Peter. Court
meets at Frederick City, first Monday IN
February and September for Grand Jury
Terms, December, petit Jury term; May,
nOn-l1r, .erm.
Clerk of the Circuit Court-Harry W..
Bowers. Deputy Clerks, Eli O. Haugh,
Charles B. Croft, |. n. 10y, NJ. \. Nusz,
Harry Z. Chapine and John Fl Mariz.
Register of Wills Samuel d. Thomas.
Deputies, l. Fenton Thomas, {. HI.
Kreh and r. T. Lighter
Orphans Court-Iohn c. Castle, Chiei
Judge: John w. Mumlord, Albert W..
Ecker Orphans Court meets every
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday OF
each week.
County Treasurer-Fred. w. Cramer'
Deputy County Treasurer-Charles
Harper
County Commissioners-Tohn w. Hol-
ter President; T. n Mohler, Frank M.
Stevens. yohu w. Humm, ]. Steward An
nan. Ill. Gaver Clerk. Jacob Rohr-
back, Attorney.
Tax Assessor and Assistant-J. Harry
Allnutt, Spencer Z. Slup.
School Commissioners = Cyrus F..
Flock. president; A. w. NlcodemuS,
VIM p. Morsell Or Charles l.. Wachterr,
Oscar b. Coblentz, James NJ. Cambria
IT,; Charles Nice. Matthias, attorney.
Secretary, Treasurer and Superlntend-
ent- G. LLOYD Palmer, Assistant super
intendent, Franklin Harshman. Clerk 10
Board, +, r. Stockman.
States Attorney-Samuel A. Lewis.
Sheriff.. d. Conard Jr. Deputies
Clarence c. Hotter, Office Deputy; James
A. Jones, Riding Deputy; Charles w.
Smith, Turnkey
Supervisors of Elecuons-Garrett S.
DeGrange, president; William B. ames,
Republicans, and Joseph F. Elsenheaur'
Democrat; Clerk, ClaggeIt E, Rems0erg'
Surveyor-Emory c. Crum.
Superintendent and Clerk at Montevue
DIN NJ. Rice, Superintendent J. ID.
English, Clerk.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-03-05
SECOND LECTURE SATURDAY.

The seventh lecture on the "Historv
OF Art" was given on Saturday even.
ing IN Hood College hall by DR.. Ernst
Derendinger. The paintings of Leon
ardo da Vinci, Correggio, Titan and
Mlchelangelo were taken up. Special
reference to the Sistine Chapel. Rome.
was made because of the artistic work
found there. Considerable interest
was shown when the view of the Mona
Lisa was thrown on the screen at
the college during the evening. Be-
cause OF the sensational loss of this
painting and it's recovery the interest
IN the painting became general. The
hnal lecture will be given on Monday
evening March ~, when Raphael will
be taken up.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-03-05
Free Information for Those Going
to Exposition.

A layout of the grounds Of the
Panama-Pacifc Exposition at San
Francisco, descriptive folders Of all
the trans-continental roads, giving
time tables, rates and connections,
and railroad schedules, relative to
all California eXpositions can be found
in the Frederick free library. Thera
are beautifully illustrated books got
ten out by the railroads, telling al
about the attractions Of each trip, Of
the side trips, with cost of each. There
is a plan of the exposition grounds
pictures Of the buildings, maps of the
city, hotels, boarding houses, trolley
trips, and all the allurements of the
place. Each railroad seems to vie
with the other in placing it's particu-
lar road before the public in the best
light.
This information is free to the pub
lie. Those who are contemplating
trips to the expositions can fix their
tour and route right in the library.
The library is on the mailing list of
the publicity department of the expo
sltlon and is sent material about the
exposition which is very interesting.
For those who desire to read up on
the history of the western country,
there is Powell's "The End of the
Trail which presents the west from
New Mexico to Vancouver in an at
tractiye way book of travel also
gives practical suggestions about the
trip.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-03-05
CITIES ARE LIABLE
Compensation Board Makes an I'm
pOrtant Ruling.

The State Industrial Acciden,
commission, in an opinion handed
down has held that Baltimore city as
a corporation was liable under the
Workingmen's Compensation Act for
accidents or fatal injuries sustained
by its employees. The opinion is i'm
portant and far-reaching because it
applies to all Incorporated towns and
cities in the state 1t becomes a pre-
cedent for the guidance of the com
mission IL the future.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-03-05
Auto Crank Breaks Arm.

The crank Of an automobile slim
ping as he turned it, George X. Wine
brenner, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. e. j..
Winebrenner, Of South Market street,
was struck on the arm, suffering a
fractured wrist bone. The accident
occurred in Hagerstown Sunday.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-03-05
FREDERICK PosroFPIcE OFFICIALS.

FREDERICK PosToFFICE OFFICIALS.
Postmaster, William C. Birely; Assis-
tant Postmaster. James w. Robinson;
Clerks, J. William Himbury, Irwin 5.
Biser, William A. Harley, c. Oscar c.
Keiauver ana John H. Staley.
City Carriers-Edward F. Moberly, J.
E. Duvall Charles c. Roderick,, Edward
Sim, Edward T. Eader and George II.
S. Crum.
R. d. Carriers from Frederick: c. NJ.
Rhodes, Route I, to Mt. Pleasant, etc;
w. G. Miller, No. 2, to Pearl, ETC.; J. Y.
Roderick, No. 5, to The Manor, etc;
Roger Hoffman, temporary, No. 4; A. S.
Consol, No. S, to Braddock, ETC.; w. n.
Martz, No, 6, to Yellow Springs, ETC.; w.
P. Bartholow, No. 7 to Gainesville etc.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-03-05
Hedge Being Rem parts of the

A traction engine is I'd than harm,
remove the old hedge fenecautions are
grounds of the Maydng poultry and
the Deaf. The hen against it's depre-
bed6ed that it is
chain fastened to adjourned to meet
out by the roots.
charge Of the wor
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-03-05
INTERESTING THE BOYS IN A
NEIGHBoRHooD SPECIALITY.
Speaker At State Grange Meeting
Urges Study Of Selection Of
Seed Corn.
]. E. METZGER.
Maryland Agricultural College.

1t may seem foolish thing to have
children take strips of cloth SO inches
long and inches wide and mark them
off in squares of two inches each. To
then take of the fathers seed corn
and remove six kernels from each ear
in such way that there be two ker
nels secured from the base of the ear
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-06-18
City Officials Appointed.

With clOck-like precision the board
of aldermen Wednesday night convened
in annual session and appointed by
secret ballot the various city OihcIais.
For Il period of about half an hour,
without the slightest argument or dis
cussiOn the aldermen voted by ballot
on the names of the various officials
and aSpirants for Office. Each name
was put up separately from the sched-
uIe placed before the board by Mayor
Lewis II. Fraley.
There were but two changes in the
entire list of officials. Chief of Police
George Hoffman, and OFFICER Charles
II. Hoffman were not confirmed by
the board. Charles Redman and Frank
II. GeiSbert were named to serve out
the final year of this administration.
Adam Bruchey, for two years the
"strong arm" of the southwestern dis
trict, was named by Mayor F'raley as
chief of the squad of nine men. His
appointment became effective last
evening.
These officers were elected last eve
ming for the ensuing year:
City Attorney-Edward ]. Smith.
City Health Officer-Dr. Ira j. Nc
Curdy.
Water Rent Collector-John ].
Biser.
Superintendent of Water Works
George A. Burck.
City Engineer-Emory c. Crum.
Engineer of City Light Plant-El-
mer Pettingall.
Fireman of City Light Plant
Clarke Cromwell.
Lineman of City Light Plant-Geo.
Wallace.
Clock Winder-W. L. o. Fisher.
Marketmaster-J. Henry Schmidt.
Janitor of City Hall Building
liam Hopwood
Board of Health-Dr Ira J. McCur-
dy, chairman; DR.. 7. B. Johnson and
DR.. A. l.. Pearre.
City Constables-Adam Bruchey,
chief; Charles Redman, John Adams,
Thomas Filby, Jacob Quinn, John
Blumenauer, William Fraley, Ser
geant John Engelbrecht and Frank
R. Geisbert.
Tax Commissioner-Geo Ed
ward Smith, B. Ellsworth Phebus and
Shafer l.. Rhoads.
The names of the nine officers who
served last year and the previous year
were placed before the aldermen by
the mayor. The aldermen voted on
each man separately.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-06-18

TT is very cheerful information some
would-be statesmen are giving the
people Of the United S ates these
days with reference to the preparedness
of this country to take care of itself in
case of any foreign invasion or an ag-
erosion from any enemies within our
own hemisphere. For many years the
United States, under charge of various
secretaries of the navy and army, has
spent enormous amounts of money for
the up-keep Of the navy and army and
II the equipment and the personnel is
inadequate at the present time to the
point that was set by various administra-
tons, the cause is not far to seek. and
especially in the case of George Won
Lingen Meyer, who was Secretary of the
Navy in President Taft S Cabinet, the
administration which just preceded Mr..
Wilson, it is particularly distressing to
hear such man get up on the stage or
the platform and make remarks that the
navy is deteriorating under the charge
of Secretary of the Navy Daniels. We
should like to know the stains If Mr.
Meyer administration of the naval af.
fairs, and how much he did with the
money that Congress appropriated to
that branch of the military service of
this country to make it adequate and
able to cope with the uncertain foes that
he brings up before the eyes of his audi
encee. Like Mr.. Bryan, it appears to
us that Meyer and his like are taking
advantage Of period of time in our his
tory to be dictators, come veal or woe.
trying to stand IN the limelight as great
wiseacreas and protesting knowledge
greater than those who have now charge
Of the departments that they assail,
rather than to stand shoulder to shoulder
and help out by their services in the
proper place and time. Representative
Gardner of Maine started the political
ball rolling about the shortcomings of
the army, and he is now fairly well
discredited critic. He is a Republican
by the way, and so is Mr.. Meyer, and
whilst we do not want to charge any
thing up to the Republicans generally as
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-06-18

WHY AM FOR EMERSON C. HARRINGTON
81 am for Emerson c. Harrington for
the Democratic nomination for Goyeruor
| expect to do everything honorable for
his success in the present campaign. He
has been tried as a public official, Al
State $ Attorney of his county, State In
surance Commissioner, and ComptrOnu
of the State, and in all three has shorn
his calibre and character. He has caa.
flied himself for the Governorship as
few men in Maryland have done, andha
shown himself proof against every kind
of influence unfavorable to upright con.
duct in public man. Allegany county
is solidly for him, and | believe heb
going to be nominated and elected Gov.
ernor of Maryland. >
DAVID j. LEWIS,
jc1S-1ti Cumberland, Nd.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-06-18

As announced in an advertisement
published in another column, the tour to
Frederick county by Emerson G. Har-
rington, candidate for Governor on the
Democratic ticket, will begin on next
Wednesday, leaving Frederick at 8. Is
a. m. for Lime Kiln, and winding up
that day at $50 in Woodsboro. On
Thursday Walkersvile will be the first
stopping point, and the wind up that
night will be at Eumitsburg. On Fri
day the first stopping point will be
Sabillasville, with the return to Freder-
lex that night at 7.40. Mr.. Harring-
rington has been very busy since his an
nouncement for the governorship nomi-
nation, and expects to cover every coun-
ty and district in the state, where he
hopes to meet the people and give his
ideas of his platform and future perform
ances should he be fortunate enough to
secure the nomination and election.