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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1915-12-10
Wright.

Miss Mary Catherine Wright, aged
81 years, 10 months and z days, died
Saturday evening, at her home near
Weldon. She Is survived by one sis
ter, Hannah s. Chadwick.
Funeral services were held Tues
day at 2 p- m. in Bethel Methodist
Episcopal church, near Sans Creek,
Rev. u II. Marsh officiating. Inter
ment in the adjoining cemetery. The
pallbearers were q. y. Nicodemus.
Emory Eckard, Nathan Haines and
George Fox. G. o. Fuss e Son fu-
neral directors.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1915-12-10
Methodist Protestant Church.
Rev. Edgar Il. Read, Pastor.

Sunday Services.
9-30-Bible School.
1O.S0-Preaching by the pastor.
2-30-Junior Endeavor.
$50 Christian Endeavor Society,
topic, The o. Il. Pledge
7-30-'A Businessman View of the
Bible" BY Mr.. George r.. Gehr,
the sixth of a series OF ad-
dresses on the Bible.
Wednesday.
7.30-Prayer Service.
we invite you To worship with w..
Many woman has u be scared
into being good
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-03-06
ATHLETICS AND CIVILIZATION
Games and Exercises of Physical
Strength and Endurance Work Won
ders in Philippine Islands-

Wonders have been wrought in the
Philippines by athletics since Ameri-
can soldiers first taught the Filipinos
to play baseball. =
Games and exercises of physical
strength, agility and endurance, ac-
cording to Thomas E. Cassidy, at
present in this country on a leave OF
absence from the islands, have helped
the development of friendly feeling
between many of the different tribes
of natives who, not very long ago.
were always at loggerheads.
They have served also place on an
equal footing he children of the land,
one half of whom we're regarded for
merly as virtual slaves for the other
half. +,
Sports are used successfully by
teachers to foster among the boys an
inclination to be educated.
Athletic meets are held in towns,
under association auspices, and the
local winners of events go TO the
provincial capitals annually to com
pete with each other for honors and
prizes. The rivalry in baseball is IN
tense.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-03-06
BIG GIFT OF APPRECIATION
Helen Always Sees CLEAN of Gold
Somewhere in Someone That No
One Else Ever Detected.

There is one thing about Helen
says a writer in the Christian Guard
ian. She has a genuine gift of ap-
probation. Whenever you speak Of
anyone she always seems to bubble
over with some kindly appreciation OF
her. When someone remarked the
other day that Miss - was not al
all pretty, she broke out with Yes, but
then some people don't need to bO
pretty; they're nice enough without it.
1t is always that way with her; she
has seen the CLEAN of gold some
where in someone that no one else
ever detected or thought of looking
for. Her older sister is a splendid
musician end her younger is quite a
brilliant elocutionist, but l don't know
but I'd rather have Helen's talent OF
approaching people than to have tho
gifts of either of the others. l be-
lieve she gets more JOY out Of it and
perhaps gives more joy with it."
1t is a talent toward the acquiring OF
which we can do a great deal by prac.
tice, even if We seem to be lacking in
it by nature.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-03-06
Why Onion Cures Cold.

To eat a raw onion is an old rem,
edy for curing a cold, and many have
found that 1t works we'll in practice.
But why the onion should possess this
curative property few have taken the
time to ascertain; in fact, not one in
a hundred can give the exact reason
or easons Some may say that the
smell drives the cold away. but that
is frivolous.
There is an oil found in the onion,
chives, |-adish and horseradish that
plays In important part in curing the
cold. This oil and the sulphur which
is also contained in these plants have
a deadly effect upon the harmful
germs that flourish in various parts
of the body and are the chief cause of
the common cold.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-03-06
Follow the Worm.

A Harvard professor, experiment.
ing with the intelligence of a worm,
has discovered that the wriggling in
vertebrate knows enough, after three
trials, to avoid a path that leads to
an electric shock and to take the road
that leads to comfort.
But vertebrate man will follow the
lane to disaster time after time. He
knows that it is the way to ruin. He
knows that discomfort and disease lie
at the end, but with that splendid gift
of reason and free will, with which
he is endowed. he let's the crawling
things of the earth prove their su-
perior Observation-Disclosures Public
Ledger.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-03-06
6Iowgun for Indoors.

the bore of the gun, so that when
the needle is pushed into the mouth
end the brush will be compressed and
make an alright plug.
After thus inserting the dart, hold
it as shown and give a quick, sharp
blast of the breath into the gun. The
TART will travel with great speed and
accuracy for 20 feet or more, and
stick wherever it strikes. The point
being so small, it can be used in the
house for shooting at a paper target
pinned to the wall without injury to
the plaster or woodwork.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-03-06
Use of the Antennae.

1t is certain that spiders a smell,
yet they have no antennae, nor any
organs that may be compared to the
a~ntennal organs of insects. This is
another argument against the anten-
a being organs of smell. All insects
either have %antennal organs like those
of the bees, or notifications of them,
yet no two authors who have studied
them have agreed concerning their
function. Such chaos can be replaced
by facts, only when the behavior of
the insects investigated is thoroughly
studied and when experiments are per
formed in ways other than on the an
tennae alone. Then it will be realized
that the antennae can no longer be re-
garded as a possible seat of the sense
of smell in insects.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-03-06
EFFECT OF THE IMAGINATION
ON HEALTH.

A medical journal reports the case
of a clergyman who was sent to a hos
pital suffering terribly. He. said he
had swallowed several false teeth and
the plate. and that he felt the horrible
grinding and cutting of these in his
stomach.
The physician in attendance tried
to talk him out of this idea, but to no
purpose. A little while later a tele-
gram from his wife informed him that
the teeth had been found under the
bed. Mortified and chagrined at hav-
ing made such a fool of himself, the
clergyman, free from his imaginary
suffering, Immediately got up, dressed
himself. paid his bill and went home
without assistance.
AS long as the man was convinced
that the false teeth were in his stom-
ach, all the talking in the world could
no have made him believe that his
suffering was a delusion. This con-
viction had to be changed first.
Medical history shows that thou
sands of people have died the victims
of their imagination. They were con-
WINGED they had diseases which in
reality they never had. The trouble
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-03-06
BLOWGUN IS EASY TO MAKE
Piece of Bamboo or curtain-Rod Tub
ing May Be Used-Dart Travels
Accurately for 20 Feet.

Either a 12-inch length OF a small
curtain-rod tubing or a straight piece
of small bamboo pole, cut off between
the joints, can be used for the gun
part of this simple device, writes G.
C. Fraser of Saginaw, Mich, in Popu-
lar Mechanics. If bamboo is used, see
that it is cleaned out smoothly on the
inside.
The dart used in the gun in shown
at A in the illustration. 1t is made by
threading the eye of a darning needle
full of yarn, clipping all the strands
off to a uniform length of about three
fourths inch, and then picking out the
fibers into a brushlike mass above the
needles eye. Another needle or pin
can be used for fuzzing the threads.
The point to observe is that the brush
is of somewhat larger diameter than
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-03-06
Natural neddIna Maternal.

Natives of British Honduras find
that nature has provided them with
splendid material for pillows and mat
tresses in the pollack tree. 1t is a COM
mon soft-wood growth. with a large,
pe~ar-shaped fruit, which has a hard
shell, changing to almost black when
ripe, and contains a short staple brown
fluff or silk fiber. The fluff is about
a quarter of an inch long, more like
the finest of camel's hair than fiber.
and is used extensively for filling pill
lows and mattresses. 1t will not lump.
even after years of service. The ma,
tives occasionally expose it to the sun
light for a day or two, and put 1t back
again as good as ever.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-03-06

was not in the body, but in the mind.
Few of us realize the almost super
human power of the Imagination in its
effect upon the body. Nothing is bet
ter known than that many people
every year die with imaginary hydro
phobia. It Is = very common thing to
regard a dog as mad which simply has
a fit, or is so frightened at being pur-
sued by those who are afraid OF 1t,
and who project their state of mind
to its brain that it appears to be
mad.
Physicians tell us that susceptibility
to Contagious diseases depends very
largely upon the mental condition,
that it is possible for a person during
great excitement to work with per
feet immunity among patients suffer
ing from the most malignant diseases.
have seen a vigorous, athletic
man so completely paralyzed by the
shock from an accident that he could
scarcely lift a pound weight. He was
as weak and ~nerveless as a child. No
material substance had touched him
or opposed him--just a terrifying
thought, which came like lightning,
did the work, made a pygmy Of a
giant in an instant.
Northumberland cases have been
recorded by physicians where pa
TENTS, who had a mortal fear Of
chloroform, went into a syncope be-
fore a Whit Of cholorofrm had been
given. They became perfectly uncon-
scious through the suggestion of their
own minds.
l know of d physician who, while
away from home on a fishing trip, was
summoned to attend a patient who
was suffering indescribable agony.
He had no medicine cas- no drugs
with him; but the tactful physician,
knowing the power of suggestion,
made small powders out of ordinary
flour and gave instructions with the
greatest care as to the exact time and
manner of taking. They were to be
given every few minutes.
The patient was told that he was be-
ing treated by a noted physician, and
his great faith in the physician and
the remedy in a short time wrought a
marvellous change in his condition. He
said that he felt the effects of the
medicine throughout his entire being
Flour and faith did the work.
The sick thought must go before the
sick condition will depart. When the
diseased thought goes, the body at
once rebounds and becomes normal.
Not long ago l heard of a young
lady who, while at the theater witt
her %fiance, complained suddenly O.
feeling faint. Her fiance, a young doc
tor, took something out of his poke
and, giving it to her, whispered
Keep this tabloid in your mouth, bu
don't swallow it." The young woman
did as directed, and Immediately fel
better. Curious to know what tn
tabloid" was, which, although it hal
not dissolved, had given her such re
lief, she examined it on her return
home, and found-a small button!
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-03-06
DOG BRINGS DOLLAR HOME
Finds Money Lying in Street and Car
ries 1t to His Masters
House.

Muncie.-Edward Gottlieb of Nun
Gle has a shepherd dog which for in
telligence he believes cannot be sur
passed. 1t is not unusual for the ami
NAL to bring home things it finds in
the streets, but the other day it sur.
passed all its previous endeavors by
coming home with a brand new one
dollar bill in it's mouth. 1t is said the
dog picked up the money in South
Walnut street, in the center of the
business district. Mr.. Gottlieb is now
endeavoring to find the person that
lost the money.
"Shep does not mean to be dishon-
est" said his owner, but he thinks
that everything of value he sees
should belong to me-"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-03-06
JACK RABBIT LEARNS MORE

Yes" said Mister Fox, that was
a very good example of the evil of
being a glutton. The wolf, if he had
been satisfied with enough, would have
had a good meal and avoided a sore
leg. He hasn't been out of his den for
a week, and Mrs. Wolf told me that
she thought he would always be lame"
Mister Fox and Jack Rabbit we're
walking along the road together, or
rather the fox was walking and the
rabbit was running because his legs
are so much shorter, while this con-
versation was going on Jack Rab-
bit had arrived at Mister Fox's Louise
just as the latter was going out for a
mornings stroll. The rabbit had told
the fox the story of the wolf and was
patiently waiting for Mister -ox to tell
him the bit of wisdom which he had
come to learn. Let us go walking
through the wood" said the foA, and
perhaps something that we see will
suggest a bit of wisdom and furnish
an example at the same time"
At length they came to a pond and
sat down to rest for a moment in the
shade of some bushes, which shielded
them brom the sight of any passer-by.
They had been sitting there for only a
minute or two when, from the other
side Of the bushes, there came a loud
q%uacking, and as the fox and the rab-
bit peeked through the leaves they
saw a fat old duck standing by the
side of a frog which seemed to be in
great distress. He lay on his side
in the sun, gasping fer breath and
holding on to his head in a most dis
tressing manner
The old duck who stood beside him
was quacking loudly. You are a very
sick frog" she said, and except that
l am very learned in medicine and
a doctor of wide experience, your
chances for getting well would be -ery
poor.
Il am going to give you a very care.
full examination, and when | have de,
cided what is the matter with you
and have given you the proper treat.
ment, l may be able to save you
Open your mouth and put out your
tongue
The poor frog did as he was ordered
although he was so weak that he could
hardly hold his mouth open long
enough for the duck to get a goot
look. When the duck had seen his
tongue she shook her head wisely, a
much as to say, Just as l thought.
Then she felt of the frogs legs jus
above his feet, or what would be jus
above where his hand is, and count
ed the frogs pulse or at least pretend
ed to. Then she shook her hea,
again. Turn over" she said to tn,
frog, and put her head down on tn
frogs stomach, as if she was ~listenin
to his heart.
"A very bad case" said the duck
"a very bad case, indeed. You hav
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-03-06

eaten something that a poisoned
you; you have a very high fever and
your heart is very weak. ! shall have
To go to the wood and gather some
herbs that / know there and feed them
to you" and off she started for the
wood, leaving the poor frog in the hot
sun on his back
That duck is a quack, | believe"
said the fox. 81 haven't any idea that
she knows anything about medicine or
what is the matter with the frog. I
intend to set matters right by going
to the edge of the pond and getting
another frog to come and attend to
this sick one" and so saying Mister
Fox stole down nearer the edge or
the pond.
He soon found another frog, and
told him of the illness of the frog on
the bank, aLt within a few minutes
half a dozen frogs we're hopping up
from the water to where their sick
friend lay.
1t was not half a minute before
they had decided what a the trOu-
BILE.
He has been out of the water too
long," said one big friend.
And he has been lying in this hot
sum-" said another.
"All he needs" said another, is to
be helped down to the water and five
minutes after he has been in the pond
he will be as well as ever"
G. r-.- -lN ~ lnn -fdo anh
another frog got on the other, and
in half a minute they had helped the
| sick frog down to the edge of the
pond and pushed him in, and in a min
ute more he was swimming o
as well as ever.
I What did l tell you?" said the fox.
as he came back to Jack Rabbit, but
here comes the duck; let's see what
she will do" The duck was waddling
alor with her bill full of pine needles,
which she had picked up in the wood
When she arrived where she had left
the frog she was very mueh surprised
to find him gone. but just at that mo-
ment the fox stepped out from the
bushes and said, Good morning, Doc
tor Duck, are you looking for your pa
tient?"
YES" said the duck, Il left q very
sick frog here only a few moments
ago, and have just returned with edi-
cine for his treatment"
Il see," said the fox; and what
allied the frog?"
"Oh, he was suffering from a very
dangerous disease, and unless he has
attention from me very soon he will
be dead"
Il scarcely think So" said the fox
for he is already swimming aTound
in the pond as we'll as ever. If he had
waited mere in the hot sun for you Il
treat him he would never have seeE
his family alive again. l have always
thought you a quack, and now ! know
it. and since you are no good TO YOU
kind and are likely to do much harm
l think l shall be giving a great serV
ice to everyone else by eating you,
and taking the duck by the neck, hi
started off for the side of the hill
The lesson of this ought to be yer!
plain to you," said the fox to tn
rabbit, and perhaps you can tell
20 me-"
. Well said the rabbit, whether
re the lesson or not, it is plain that
. does not pay to pretend to be SOM
thing which you are not"
; "You are right" said Mister Fo,
? as he entered the door of his house.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-03-06
A Brlaht Boy.

Now, boys" said the schoolteacher.
81 want you to bear in mind that the
word stan al the end of a word
means the place Of Thus we have
Afghanistan-the place of the Az
ghans; also Hindustan--the place of
the Hindus. Can you give me another
example?"
Nobody appeared very anxious to do
SO until little Johnny SnaggS said
proudly.
Eyes, sir, I can. Umbrellastan-the
place for umbrellas"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-03-06

tell her-you said the market place.
But how about the Rue Jeanne dare?
her sister lived there. She re-
NAMED"
How about the Rue Jeanne d'Arc?"
the other repeated. He clucked his
tongue alphabetically. THAT was
all destroyed in the morning"
The second man drew a handker-
chief from his pocket and mopped the
sweat from his forehead. Then he paid
the waiter.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-03-06

was passing along West Third street
when a tall white man, wearing a long
coat and SLOUGH hat, accosted her.
When Miss Winters started to
scream the nan clasped his hand over
her mouth and told her If she didn't
shut up he would choke her. Then he
released his hold and Miss Winters
struck him in the face with the pack
age of talcum powder. which broke.
and the powder filled his yes He re-
leased her. and while he was brushing
the powder out of his eyes Miss Win
tiers ran screaming down the street.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-03-06
RUE JEANNE DARC!
AH,HOW ABOUT Il?
Tragedy in French Town as
Overheard in Cafe Of the
Golden Lion.
SCENE AT APERlTIF HOUR
Nine. la Patronne Tells How the
Uhlans, In Lordly Fashion, Paid
for the Drinks She
Served Them.

Paris.-We were sitting in a cafe
a. the aperitif hour-an hour that sui
wives the war. We were in a city of
good size in northern France, famous
for both cathedral and cheese. 1t was
then a principal haven for refugees
and an evacuation center for wounded.
The Germans had been there, as the
patronne of the Cafe du Lion dor
narrated constantly, but now the bat
tie lines were some distance away. II
the wind happened from the right d.
r%ection, when the noise of the city was
silenced by military order at night
fall, the haunting boom-boo-o-m of
heavy artillery could be heard family.
No one who has heard that sound ever
forgets it. Dynamite blasting sounds
Just about the same, but in the sound
of artillery, when one knows that it is
artillery, there seems so much the
knell of doom.
The cafe was crowded. The fat face
of the patronne was wreathed in
smiles. Anyone is mistaken who i'm
AGNES that all northern France is lost
from human view in a dense rolling
cloud of smoke. At any rate, in the
Cafe du Lion dor one looked upon
life unchanged. True, there were
some new customers in the place of
old ones There were a half dozen
soldiers. in khaki, and we of the
American ambulance column, dressed
in the same cloth. In a corner sat a
young lieutenant in the gorgeous blue
of the Chasseurs d'Afriqqe, drinking
vermouth with a grizzled captain of
artillery. Other French uniforms dot
ted the place. The honest bourgeois
were all there-the chief supports of
the establishment in peace or war.
They missed the evening aperitif dur.
ing the twelve days of German occu'
patton, but now all we're in their &C.
customed places. For the places OF
old-timers are sacred at the Lion dor,
Took Husbands Place.
Nine. la Patronne acted in place OF
her husband, who was now safely serv
ing in the cooking department of the
army, some kilometers from the firing
line. Madame sat contentedly at the
calsse experimenting the activities Of
two youthful, inexperienced garcons
The old walters, Jean and Andre, van
ished into the zone of military activ
ity" or the first day of the war. Aftel
several post cards Jean had not beer
heard from. Andre was killed at thu
battle of the Marine.
We had heard the garrulous tale o
the German occupation many times
1t was thrillingly revealed both at the
Restaurant du Commerce and the Ho
tel du Soleil. At the Lion dor it was
madame's absorbing theme when no
haranguing the new waiters-or count
ing change. Madame remained
throughout the trouble. But yes, tc
be sure" She was not the woman t.
fee and leave the Lion dor to the in
vaders. Her ample form was firmly
e%nsconced behind the caisse when the
first of the uhlans entered. There
were officers, and-wonder OF won
ders-they spoke French. The new
walters were hiding in the cellar, 81
madame clambered from her chat
with dignity and placed glasses an
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-03-06
SHOT TEN TIMES, IS UNHURT
Bullet Holes Were Found in Clothing
of Detective Fighting
Thieves.

Hammond, lnd.-Friends of Frank
Wiroski, head of Erie detective force
for the Huntington-Chicago division,
says he bears a charmed life. After
a thrilling revolver battle with car
thieves, he found ten bullet holes in
his clothing, but he escaped unhurt.
Wiroski surprised ten men who were
stripping an Erie freight car in the
Griffith yards. He opened fire on them
and in a running battle 80 shots were
fred. The thieves escaped.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-03-06
Easy to Find.

do you know where Johnny Locke
lives, my little boy?" asked a gentle
voiced old lady.
HE amt home, but If you give me
a penny I'll find him for you right off,"
replied the lad.
"An right, you're a nice little boy.
Now, where is he?"
"T'anks-I'm him."-Kansas City
Times.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-03-06
Found Humanity FraiI.

In a town in New York a disagree
able mar set a trap for his brethren
and sisters. Twenty-Five were tempted
with dimes slipped into their change
and then watched to see what they
would do about it. Seven men and
n woman pocketed the change un-
counted and never knew of the bait.
Four men and two women found and
returned the coin. Eleven succumbed
to greed and, unconscious Of the watch
upon them, pocketed the Illicit gain.
Even happier than those who demon
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-03-06
TALcuM POWDER AS WEAPON
Startled Girl Hurls II In Face OF As.
sallant, and Makes HeI
Escape.

Chester. Pa.-Hurling a package of
talcum powder that she was carrying
in her hand into the face of a man
who grabbed her the other night, Miss
Sibina Winters was able to break
loose from the man and make her es-
cape.
The girl told the police that she