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SPECIAL MEETING
OF County Commissioners.

Frederick, Md, March Is, 1916
The County Commissioners will meet
at their office at the Court House on
MONDAY, APRIL 3. 1916,
At 9. 80 o'clock a. m,
and will continue in session three weeks
to hear appeals from assessments, assess
new property, consider pension applica-
tions, and for the transaction of general
business.
The following schedule of districts has
been adopted:
April 3-General business.
April 4-Creagerstown and Emmits-
burg Districts.
April Woodsboro and Hauvers Dis
tricts.
April 6-Catoctin and Urbana Districts.
April 7-Buckeystown and Middletown
Districts.
April s-Woodville and Linganore Dis
tricts.
SECOND w CCh.
April lO-Liberty and New Market
Districts.
April ll-PetersviIe and Mt. Pleasant
Districts.
April l2-Jefferson and Mechanicstown
Districts.
April l3-Jackson and townsville Dis
tricts.
April 14-Lewistown and Tuscarora
Districts.
THIRD WEEK.
April 17-Burkittsville and Ballenger
Districts.
April lS--Braddock and Walkersville
Districts.
April l9-Brunswck District.
April 20 and 2l-Frederick District.
April 22-General business and revision
of Pension list.
Persons having erected new buildings
or made additions and other improve
ments to their old buildings and those
acquiring additional personal property
would do we'll to report the valuation of
the same, otherwise they may be exces-
sively assessed. Those disposing of per-
sonal property are earnestly requested
to report the same and bring their sale
books to this Office before May lst, il
they wish to be released from taxes for
tn. wear 1916. The attention Of all tax
ables is especially directed to this notice
as no credit will be allowed after the
goth day of April, 1916, until the levy
for this year shall have been completed,
FRANK N STEVENS,
H. l.. Gayer. Clerk. President
mch % It
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Feed 5000 STARVING Elk,

Driven from the mountainous por
tions of the Yellowstone National park
by the heavy snowfall, which pre-
vented their grazing, great numbers
of wild animals, wards of the United
States, are being fed by the govern.
ment park officials here until such
time as the weather moderates suffi-
ciently to allow them to return to
their native haunts
Three thousand elk, 1000 deer and
several hundred mountain sheep are
drawing a daily ration" Of hay at the
feeding grounds few miles from the
park.
Government officials believe no
great loss of life among the animals
has occurred.
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Middle Age.

There comes clear day when one
realizes that clothes are to keep the
weather off you, that food is to give
you health, that home is shelter and
inspiration; that, aside from being
clean and inoffensive, ones personal
appearance does not signify very
much; that the main thing in life is to
be going along toward the goal of
your ideals. That isn't getting old, it's
getting sense. From then on time is
not master. but friend.-Colliel e
Weekly.
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Modern War Conditions.

The sword is the costliest single
article III the equipment a subaltern
Officer of tie British army must buy.
and since under present conditions
this weapon is worn nnly when roy
celebration IS proving none too well
come in the new armies, Presumably
grandchildren Of veterans sixty years
or SO hence will weep EVER the dear
little rusty tin can in which the old
hero carried his bouillon 10 the battle
line at Mons
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uOI NATURALLY Jul
Just due. It IL
something I h a I
someone gracious.
ly gives US be.
cause he or she
is interested In
US. This text in
I he rev 8 1 o n
speaks Of this
gift as the free
gift of God. Now
there are many
people who ex.
pect to pay their
way into heaven
many who ex.
pect to compen.
8 ate cd for
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Gets Soft Wood From America.

China draws its, PRINCIPAL supplies
and Japan. In 1919, the last year for
which figures are available, China i'm
ported from the United States approxi-
mately 79,70C,000 feet board measure,
valued at $1,500,000. These imports
were more than twice the amount of
the preceding year and 16,006.O00 feet
in excess of 1910.
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More Profitable,

If an invading army landed in
New York ! suppose the first thing
they'd do would be to take possession
Of all the banks"
Being poor, ignorant foreigners,
they probably would but if they knew
anything they'd go after the hat
checking privileges In the hotels and
restaurants"
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Germany Has $500 Ambulance Dogs.
At meeting of the German Ambu-
lance Dogs association it was stated
that the number Of trained dogs owned
by the association at the beginning of
tho war was only eight, but that the
number was now $500,
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The Gift
of God
By REV. w. W. KETCHUM
Director Of Practical Course Moody
Bible Institute Of Chicago

TEXT-The gift Of God IL eternal life
through Jesus Christ our Lord.-Romans
G:2S.
A gift is something for which we
do not work. 1t is something that is
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SURPLUS, $35, 100000.
No Premium Notes Required.

Save 25R and Insure With a Home
Company,
~ DIRECTORS -
Josedh G. Miller, O. P. Bennett,
James Houck, R. S. J. Dutrow,
Milton G. Urner, Casper E. Cline,
A. C. McCardell Charles B. Trail,
DR.. D. F. Mckinney, Clayton O. Keedy,
George A. Deau, P. N. Hammaker.
Rates furnished on application to our
resident director, P. N. Hammaker,
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GOING WEST.

t6. 55am 8. .l2am 10. 25am
t7l5 u. 55pm 3l3pm Alp m
'8.OOpm l.3Opm 500 20, 6.45
AIS 33 8.l4
DAILY. tDaily except Sunday. tSunday
Only.
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FREDERICK RAILROAD
ThurmOnt Division

Schedule In Effect September 10, 1915.
All trains Daily unless specified
I.save Frederick Arrive Thurmont.
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Note-All trains arriving and leaving
Thurmont scheduled from Western Mary
land station
Note-All trains arriving and leaving
Frederick scheduled from Square.
Western Maryland :R. r.
Schedule In Effect September l9, 1915
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Democratic Right to Be Proud.

Much has been said OF the federal
reserve system as a constructive act
of legislation, But all that has been
said of it in this character as a fact
for peace is outdone in what is now
said OF it as a fact for war by i'm
partial observers at a distance and
speaking in the light of the greatest
cataclysm ever known to the world.
There has been no political maxim
in this country more arrogantly ex-
plotted by its fornlulatcrs than that
the Republican is the party of con
struction and the Democratic the party
OF destruction. But the fact remains
that this greatest act of legislative
construction in over fifty years is the
work Of the so-called party of destruc-
tiOn-a work achieved in the nick OF
time against the insistent neglect Of
the so-called party OF construction.
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RUSSIA'S

Pierre L. Bark, Russian minister
Of finance recently declared that Rus
sia's prosperity is rapidly on the in
crease.
"Russia's finances rest upon tho
most solid foundation in the world"
said Mr.. Bark. The economic pros
perity Of the Russian people is now
greater than was eve conceived pos
sible before the beginning OF the war.
There Is nothing illusory or specious
about Russia's prosperity. 1t rests
upon the incontrovertible fact of the
Russian peoples increased earnings
and savings. When a year ago the
savings banks showed a monthly in
crease in deposits of $4,000, 900 rubles,
it was regarded as phenomenal. But
that was only the beginning" Saw
ings deposits have increased over
1000 per cent under prohibition. This
greatly changed condition Of Russian
finances, Minister Bark explains. is
accounted for principally by the grow
ing thrift and economy of the peas
ants since the enforcement OF prohi
bition.'
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Oriuin Of Word Cigar"

The appeal Of American soldiers in
Mexico for tobacco recalls the fact
that the word Cigar" is derived from
q spanish word "cigarral,' which
means garden, but how many know
from What "cigarral' is derived?
When tobacco was taken to Spain
from the newly discovered America
the people planted it in their gardens.
When Offering a smoke to a friend q
Spaniard would say. "Es de mi cigar
raj ut is from my garden).' Through
misunderstanding on the part of for
eigners this expression was corrupted
The word "cigarral' was supposed to
refer to the tobacco and in time was
shortened to "cigarro" and finally tc
cigar" "Cigarral" is derived from
the word ~"cigarra,' meaning a grass
hopper, because the grasshoppei
abounded in the gardens and thort
sang the loudest- The original o.
cigar" therefore. is a grasshopper.
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returns prove that the
well-to-do are earning more money
than ever before. Reports OF railroads
n industrial companies show that
they are earning on the average larger
prohts than they ever earned in the
past. The general advance in wages
all over this country. emphasized by
United States Steel's announcement
OF another increase involving $4,000
oOO, proves also that the American
workingman is getting more money in
MS pay envelope than was ever put in
1t in any previous year. Every com-
modify, or at least every essential one.
Is higher in price, and so the entire
land has been lifted upon a plane
hitherto untouched. Big profits. big
wages and big prices so hand in hand.
When prices are high commodities ap-
pear to be scarce, and when wages are
higher labor is least plentiful. Today
there is a genuine dearth OF labor in
the United States, which contrasts
with endless lines at soup kitchens
and two millions idle a few years ago.
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FOR THE SAKE OF BOYS,

Rev. John E~mpringham, an Epis-
copal clergyman of New York, be-
came. as he expressed it in an interde-
nominational meeting of 500 minis
tiers. filled with the thought of how
much power might be added to the anti
liquor forces if the Episcopal church
would lend some Of its strength and,
realizing that none OF the present
antisaloon speakers have the entree
to its pulpits,' volunteered for the
work. He said to his wife: For
the sake Of our five boys, l am going
to wage war against the liquor bust
ness" She replied: MY sister in
Canada has sacrificed her two boys in
the trenches for England. The foe
destroying this country is more dam
gerous. l am willing Il make any sac
rifice." Three of those five boys
said Mr.. Empringham, ARE preparing
for West Point, and if the need ever
came, l would be willing TO see them
give up their lives in defense of this
country, but | I'M not willing TO see
them go down to the gutter, victims Of
the saloon"
How about your boys?
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Surely a Call for Wilson,

1t is no time to put a demagogue in
he presidential office. It is no time
to put a logomachist there. The hour
is a rude hour. The circumstances of
the situation are realities that will
crush all that is artificial. We want
no artiflciality. no humbug. The need
is for naked strength. American man
hood stripped OF all shams. the habit
of thought that is sure and silent. as
all strong things are.-Providence
Tribune.
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RECITAL Of RUIN
That Is, According to Republican
Argument.
New York World Points Out How
Standpat Organs Have Brought
Disaster on Their Cause by
Persistent Foolish Claims.

II it was not for the European war
dustrially in ruins because OF the Tn
derwood-Simmons tariff act. If you
do not believe it, go back and see how
imports were overwhelming US in the
nrst year OF this act. which ended just
before the wal broke out-the fiscal
year 1915"
his daily chant of the standpat Or
gans apparently moved the senate
awhile ago to address to the depart
ment OF commerce a resolution of in
curry which Secretary Redfeld now
responds to. And the damning fact is
admitted that imports in 1914 under
the said tariff were AS per cent
larger than in 1913 under the Payne
Aldrich tariff. Dutiable imports were
actually less, but free imports, chief.
ly of materials for cur factories, were
larger.
This is bad, but a worse tale of
ruin remains to be told. 1t relates to
the hrst year of the prior Payne-Al-
drich standpat tariff and is proved in
precisely the same way. In that first
year imports increased is per cent
over the previous year
Therefore it is shown by accepted
standpat rules Of evidence that four
times more ruin was produced by the
Payne-Aldrich tariff in it's first year
than by the Underwood Simmons tariff
In its first year.-New York World.
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~
Mites g
CONSTITUTIONAL PROHIBITION.

Gamma a. Gordon, President National
w. r. r. U. and One Of the National
prohibition Amendment Commission.)
In order to win national constitu-
tional prohibition two-thirds of the
members Of the United States senate
and house Of representatives must
vote in favor of a bill referring the
question to the various states for rati-
fication through their legislatures.
When SO of our 4S states through a
majority vote Of their legislatures rat
lily the measure thus referred it is
adopted and becomes a part of the
United States Constitution. Such a
prohibitory amendment is surely in
tuition Of the United States, which, as
its preamble declares, was established
to promote the general welfare and
secure the blessing of liberty to our
selves and our posterity.
Nineteen commonwealth have al
ready gained the high. dry ground Of
statewide prohibition. Six states
Nebraska, South Dakota. Montana.
California. Idaho and Michigan-vote
on the question on November Z. Idaho
in the endeavor to change it's statu-
tory prohibitory law to constitutional
prohibition. The territory of Alaska
also closes a prohibition campaign on
November Z. II we can win this ad-
ditional prohibition territory and call
a roll Of 26 prohibition states we
shall be within ten states Of our ma
tional goal. The fact that more than
half the people and more than three
quarters Of the area of this country
are under prohibitory laws is assur-
ance that we are fast nearing national
constitutional prohibition.
All states will benefit by the amend
ment. All will still have power to 90
just as far as they desire in prohibit
Ing any phase of the liquor traffic and
will have the aid which comes from
a national policy. Our greatest diff
Guilty today Is the difference in policy
between the nations government and
the prohibition states. With a sim.
liar prohibition standard in the ma.
ton and the states federal and state
officers would furnish "a frank and
candid cooperation for the general
good"
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the wall to hold the mems clothes,
and there are also two small closets
provided for this purpose. A wash
stand Is provided, so that the men
can wash up az they come in to their
meals.
From the Mushroom a door leads di.
rectly to the combination kitchen and
dining room. These two rooms are
combined so as to ecu a large place
in which there will be plenty of room
to feed the large number of men that
are present at certain seasons of the
year, such as in ~threshing time. Such
a combination is often made so that
the work of feeding a crowd of hun
cry men will be reduced as much as
possible. The combination here gives
a room that is 20 by 13 feet, which
will readily handle quite a few men.
This combination room can also be
reached from the front hall and from
the side porch.
One bedroom Is provided on the
first floor and will be of considerable
use to the men who are kept on the
farm the year round.
The living DOM is in the front part
of the house, and is cut Off from the
back part by the hall, SO that the pri
vacy of the family is insured.
The stairs to the second floor are
In the front hall that opens to the
front porch. The second floor plan
calls for three bedrooms and a bath
A central hall makes all the rooms
readily accessible. One of the fea
lures Of this floor is the ample closet
space that Is provided.
The exterior OF this home presents
a very attractive appearance. 1t is
rather plainly handled, with no elab
crate trimmings or decorations, which
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<By PROF. H. L. KEMPSTER. Univer-
slty of Missouri, College of Agricul-
ture.)
The hen is an economical transform.
er of food into a finished product. A
hen laying 200 eggs In a year is not at
all unusual. A four-pound hen laying
this number will produce six times
her weight In eggs. To do this she
will require from seventy to eighty
pounds Of food. For economical pro-
duction 1t is necessary:
1. That the flood be properly BE-
lected.
2. That It be fed in correct proper
ton and in q judicious ann in or.
der that her digestive organs may be
kept in good condition.
3. That she be fed enough 80 that
she has plenty Of surplus for egg pro-
duction.
Food is taken into the body to fur
nish energy and to build up tissue.
In feeding for egg production the pur-
poses for which food Is supplied are:
1. To supply the body needs.
2. To produce eggs.
The problems Of poultry feeding re-
quire good judgment and keen obser-
walton. Hens fed for egg production
should have food high in the food ele-
ments which are found In eggs. Those
fed in the fattening pens should have
the foods which most economically
produce fat. The best ration. then, is
the n which supplies most econom-
ically the food requirements Of the
bird for the purpose for which it is
kept.
1t should BE remembered that one
Of the principles Of poultry feeding is
that the hen cannot do we'll IL fed on
a whole grain ration. Not only does
a ration of grain fail to furnish the
proper food nutrients. but such a ra-
ton is difficult for the bird to digest
properly. The great fault with the
farmer in his poultry feeding is that
he attempts to feed a whole grain ra-
ton. and generally only grain at
that. Such a ration results in poor egg
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Republicans Have No Issue.

The Democrats are enacting a great
constructive program, and dealing with
great problems cautiously and with
good results as a rule. The people are
realizing that in a critical time like
this it would be hazardous to trust
the Republican party. and there is not
one pledge that they can make in sin
cerity that the people would be iusti-
ted in considering seriously.
The Republican party has no issue.
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workshop with an adequate supply
of tools ia = pond Investment

workshop with an adequate supply
OF tools is e good investment.
Very often the fruit cellar COM
tains a refrigerator that can be filled
with ice in the warm weather. Dur
ing cold weather the concrete, being
in contact with the ground, will gen
orally keep this little recess cold SO
as to preserve fruit or other perish
able materials that may be stored.
The washroom, In the back part of
the house, is a very necessary feature
OF a well-arranged farmhouse. It
makes it possible to keep the rest Of
the hous clean, and concentrates all
the unavoidable dirt in this part of
the house, where 1t will do the least
harm. Hooks can be placed around
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Is consistent with a practical house
of the general plan and arrangement
of this one. There is a small front
porch and also a longer side porch
that will be much in use in the warm
weather.
The sides are finished with beveled
siding, which can be painted any col
or that is desired. The roof Is
shingled.
The house creates the impression
OF comfort and convenience, which is
in keeping with the room arrange
ment. A house OF this style is most
practical for the farmer. and the cost
can be kept down on this type of con
struction as low as Is consistent with
the size of the building and the COM
forts and conveniences that are in.
stalled.
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for the walls and these walls should
be carried down to footings at the
level of the basement floor. The walls
are also usually carried above grade
for a couple Of feet 30 that windows
a be installed to insure a welllight-
ed basement. The different parts of
the basement should also be insulated
from each other. and this is often
done by running concrete cross-walls
where they are needed. For instance,
in this plan. 1t would be we'll to have
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Feeding the Flock at Poultry House
Encourages the Fowls to Stay Home.

Feeding the Flock at Poultry House
Encourages the Fowls to Stay Home.
production, and also aus digestive
disorders, liver and kidney troubles.
Complaints of this kind frequently
come to the department Of poultry
~husbandry and a suggested change in
the ration has usually resulted in the
elimination of the trouble. Efficient
digestion demands a combination of
whole and ground grains. A ration
should consist of grains and ground
feeds. Generally speaking. twice as
much grain should be consumed as
ground feed. This depends, of course,
upon the nature of the foods fed.
Whole and cracked grains are desig-
mated by poultry feeders as scratch
foods. Combinations Of ground feeds
either wet or dry are called mashes.
Ad~aptabiIity Of Feed stuffs.
Wheat is probably the most popular
poultry food. 1t Is a safe food, greatly
relished by the fowls; 1t runs high in
its protein content; and it has a large
amount of ash. Shrunken wheat a
be fed to advantage and a often be
obtained cheaply. Wheat screenings,
II Of good quality, can be used. Sal
wage wheat is often found on the mar
ket. It should be used with caution.
Grain burned by fire makes satisfac-
tory poultry food; there is, however.
q large amount of salvage grain that
was never in an elevator fire. The
wheat has spoiled by molding. and
has been charred 80 as to hide this
fact. Moldy grains Of any kind should
never be fed. The molds not only set
up digestive disorders. but cause a
certain disease of the lungs.
Bran is a by-product Of wheat. 1t
should always form an important part
in any poultry ration. Bran Is high
in ash content, and also renders the
mash ration of such consistency that
digestive disorders are not SO likely to
arise. This Is the chief value of bran
as a poultry food. Only a small portion
of 1t is digested by chickens. so that
for ito food value alone it would be IN
expensive feed.
: Middlings are lower In protein con
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Appropriate Construction That
Meets the Needs Of Build
ings Of That Character.
PROVISION FOR THE WORKERS
Washroom and Other Conveniences So
Valuable During the Extra Busy
Seasons Given Space Without
Interfering With Desired
Privacy Of the Family.

Mr.. William A. Radford will answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining to the
subject Of building. for the readers of this
paper. On account of his wide experience
a. Editor. Author and Manufacturer, he
n. without doubt. tho highest authority
ON all these subjects. Address all inquiries
to William A. Radford, No. 1897 Prairie
avenue. Chicago. ILL.,. and only enclose
tWo-cent stamp for reply.
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things are carried down to be re-
paired, and the labor will be cut down
If the material does not have to be
carried very far. The workshop
should be equipped with a bench and
the necessary racks and cases to hold
the tools that are needed. Every farm.
er has to be a good handy man, to
keep all the machinery that is used
on the farm in repair, and q good
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concrete walls around the egetable
and fruit cellars, so that the heat
from the furnace will not penetrate to
these parts. The value Of the base
ment for the storage of perishable
goods will depend largely on the pro-
lection that is given to the parts OF
the basement that are closed off for
this purpose.
It is a good plan to place the work
shop lear the entrance, as many