The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1916-04-28

Eight nations in the European war
have 1900 900 fighting men.
One of the newer vacuum bottles
can be taken entirely apart for cleans
ing
Japanese claim to have invented
matches that will light perfectly even
when wet.
Manufacture of paper in this coun-
try consumes nearly 100000 cords
of wood annually.
Seats which can be hung on auto
mobile doors to carry additional pas
sengers have been invented.
Clerk of the Court Cash has receiv-
ed the commission for all OF the ap-
pointments for Carroll county.
The total receipts Of the theaters
IN Paris in 1914 we're 41,600,OoO
francs, as compared With 6S,4bO,Ooo
francs in 1913.
Danes. all sons Of farmers. are
going from Denmark IN patches OF
200 TO help make W the shortage
of labor in English farms.
Since the war shut on supplies
from Germany, the price OF high
grade potash has advanced from 80
to about $500 ton.
saIubite, a new explosive. Is DO
times more powerful than dynamite
and Ia much safer. Tor It Will explode
only by means OF the percussion cap.
Efforts are being made to harness
for the production Of power the svift
tidal currents of the Bay OF Fundy.
where the tides rise to greater
height than anywhere else In the
world.
: tower higher than the Einel Ii
in course of construction at Brussels.
and Is designed for use as wireless
telegraph station and for meteorlog-
IcaI purposes. II will be 1893 feet In
height. while the height of the Ethel
tower is 9s4 feet
The second business meeting OF the
Baltimore contingent of the Western
MARYLAND College Alumni Association
will be held at the Rennert next Mon
day night Matters Of interest TO the
college and association Will be taken
up and light refreshments will be
served.
Benjamin Cooper. possibly knight
Of the road, was 1eiaurely walking
down Main street Monday morning
when Sheriff Stoner walked up TO hin
and arrested him on a warrant issnet
BY Justice Belt Hampstead. on tn
charge OF larceny Of some harness
from Oliver l.. Stone. Hampstead. HI
viii be given hearing later.
For enlarged pores take half-pin
bottle and In IL nnt one and one
half ounces OF cucumber juice, bal
fiji the bottle with elderfiower water
add one ounce of eau de cologne an
shake we'll Then add one ounce Q
simple tincture of benzoin, shak
lightly and I'LL with elderfower watel
Apply with soft sponge night an
morning.
II baby had the appetite of
young potato beetle Il would eat froI
$50 To 100 pounds Of food every
hours. IL horse ale as much as
caterpillar. In proportion to its size.
would consume a ton OF hay ever
2 hours. A caterpillar eats twice II
weight Of leaves every day; but
potato beetle deyourg every day q
least five times Its weight of foliage
Quite a moving was seen on Apr
Ii. at Unionv!lle. when Mrs. Mary
Nusbanm moved from Mexico I
UnIonville, where she had bought her
self home. The teams arrived abou
o'clock at night. Many of her friends
young and old. were there waiting /
Welcome Mrs. Nnsbanm. About |
o'clock they all began to leave 10
their homes, wishing Mrs Nusbaun
much success In her new home, an
asked her TO come to see them all
Carroll n. Lockard reports the fol
lowing sales of automobiles OF reeen
date: Mr.. L. w. Mehring. Taneytown
1916 Buick 6-45; Mr.. ]. H. Klut2
Taneytown. 1916 Chevrolet; Mr.
Harry Ohler, Taneytown. 1916 Cheyro
let Mr. Oliver NJ. Ko0ntz, near West
minser, 1916 Hudson super-Six; Mr.
Harry Myers, Frizellbnrg, 1916 Hud
son Super-Six; Mr.. Robert 8. Shriyer
Westminster, 1916 Buick D-45; Mr.
Charles Goodwin. Westminster, 1911
Buick D-45; Mr.. James Mitchell
Westminster, 1916 Chevrolet; Mr.
Joseph Formwalt. Westminster, 1917
Chevrolet; Mr.. ]. ". Little, Union
Bridge, 1916 Buick D-45.
petition has been sent to Gov.
.ernor Harrington by a committee OF
owners OF motor transportation
trucks. asking him to veto the bill re-
Gently passed at the Legislature in
ereasing the tax on such trucks The
petition declares that under the bill
owners of certain trucks may be
Obliged to discontinue the use of them
because of the great burden imposed.
They point out that their investment
per truck in some cases Is $4,000. and
that the receipts per truck are from
$4,000 to $4,000. The margin of In
come over expenses when deprecla-
ton and gasoline costs are figured
With operating expenses, they say.
leaves grave doubt as to the proba-
bilily Of running such trucks with
financial success.
The large, six-story flour mill and
grain elevator of the e. A. Gambrili
Manufacturing Company, Ellicott CITY
we're burned Wednesday morning,
About 10000 bushels of wheat and
much valuable machinery were de-
stroyed. The loss Ii estimated at $780,
0o0. covered by insurance. The fire
was discovered about o'clock by
MIL hands on the night shift and the
alarm was sounded. The origin of
the fire has not been determined. but
It Is thought to have been caused by
the friction of the machinery. The
fire started on the second floor and
had made great Roadway before It
was discovered. The flames and
smoke we're visible for miles around
and At least 1000 persons gathered
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