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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1922-03-31
Uncommon Sense
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" JOHN BLAKE
ANALY1E MISTAKES

WHEN you NIKE mistake, find
out why you Oade it. Think it
over few minutes. Eix in your mind
the manner in which t happened. Be
ashamed of it, If 1t is bad mistake.
Scare yourself about 1, If it Is a
dangerous one.
The child never fOrgets he mistake
he makes when he puts hi finger in
the fire. That mistake he ha to think
about for a long time afterwSd. One
of the kind is always enough for
him.
Admiral Peary's Eskimo dogs made
the mistake of eating all that was
given them when they were encaAped
in the Arctic regions waiting forone
of his dashes to the pole. Apparently
they remembered that mistake WIEN
the food ran out and some of Their
number had to be eaten.
When the survivors of the pack re-
turned to America they were very
sparing of the food that was giveI
them, and buried the remainder. More
hood for food to bury. They had had
time to think over their mistakes.
Most people have much the same
sort of work to do every working day
Those who do not think over tlreiI
mistakes continue to make them and
for the most part they always stay
where they are.
Men who make the same mistakes
twice never get the confidence of al
employer.
Those who think about their mis-.
takes, and find out ways to eliminate
them, are those who get along.
1t is better to discover your own
mistakes than to wait for the boss to
discover them. Discover them early
and you can do without them the
next time.
Go over your work. If 1t is not up
to the mark that you ought to make,
you have either made important mis-
takes, or wasted time, which in it
self is an important mistake.
Think about that. Let it sink into
your soul. Think how it held your
work back, and what the repetition of
it will do to your life's work.
This may not contribute to your re-
pose the night you are thinking about
it, but it will make you sleep better
for many a night to come. Perfec-
tion Is the absence of mistakes. We
cannot any of US achieve it, but we can
all achieve a pretty fair substitute by
cutting mistakes to the minimum.
(Copyright)
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1922-03-31

lah Gibson, Miss Annie and Gladys
Lester and Miss Lille.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jessie Patterson
spent Monday afternon with Mr.. and
Mrs. Lester Patterson.
Master Maurice Harris, of Balti-
more. spent a few days with his
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Barnes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herschel Miller, son
Ralph. and daughter, Flossie, spent
SUNDAY evening with Mr.. and Mrs.
Warner Trat.
Mr.. Maurice Gorsuch, of Baltimore,
spent the weeks end with Mr.. Albert
Spencer.
$1,000 was cleared at the oyster
supper Saturday night, which was
held by the Gambler Base Ball Club.
Thanks are extended to all who help
ed make it a success.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1922-03-31
Sarah A. Harner, and family on Tues
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ARE THE POULTRYMEN FORGET
TING THEIR PROMISE!

Last year the County Agents in this
county were told to inform the Boys
and Girls Clubs of the county that IL
they wished to start a flock of pure
bred fowls, setting of eggs would be
given them. They in turn were to sign
an agreement to take care of them
according to directions, exhibit at the
Poultry Show and return a pullet at
the end of the season. At present We
have twice as many junior poultry
members as we have eggs. Will not
some of you who have no. uone so
send in a setting or two. We ere es-
pecially anxious for white or barred
rocks and white wyandottes. Please
telephone 72-M if you can supply a
setting.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1922-03-31

Something to
Think Ab0uf
RESTRAIN YOUR SPEECH
By z. II. WHLKER

XX7HEN inclined to speak of
Wv persons faults, though he or
she may be unfriendly towards you,
restrain yourself, and think of your
own shortcomings.
Then, if you are a charitable soul,
you will turn your conversation into
another channel where there are no
hidden dangers and go sailing under
clear skies in joyous sunshine
One thoughtless, impulsive, SIAN
derous word spoken in the presence
of others, and particularly in the hear
ing of those given to gossip and dis
posed to magnify what they hear,
may ruin an innocent man or woman
for life.
Clean your own house before you
set about the task of cleaning the
house of your neighbor.
Purge your own soul of shortcom-
ings and you will find yourself so
busy in doing it that you will not have
time nor inclination to discuss the
defects of others.
let him without sin," said the
Master of Men, least the first stone"
And the accusers Of hapless woman
stole away, one by one.
Your faults and my faults have come
down to us through the ages.
So, let us always curb our speech,
wherever we may be and think noble
thoughts instead of the kind that de
base others and ourselves as WELL
Aside from the good policy of speak
ing no evil, there comes to the man
or woman who may adopt it, a divine
sense of serene happiness that cheers
our way like the stars of night.
And another thing that accompanies
such a course is the ability to make
friends and hold them In all sorts of
weather.
In lying down to sleep, in waking
and in motion, there come no regrets,
no torments to torture a guilty con-
science no remorSe that ages the
heart and drives the soul to despair.
If it did nothing else, this char
table observance would serve at least
to give you peace, make you great
hearted and enable you at all times
to strike the incest balance between
right and wrong, and to hold the re-
spect and love of the community in
which you live.
And after all is said and done, what
is there more to be desired in life
than the good will Of neighbOrs, whose
hearts and hands are always warm
and friendly?
(Copyright)
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1922-03-31
UNIONTOWN

Misses Blanche Devilbiss and Pearl
Simpson were weeks end guests OF
Miss Brown, of New Windsor.
Miss Bessie lille, of Frizellburg, who
has been on the sick list the past
three weeks, is visiting her sister,
Mrs. Snader Devilbiss and family,
while she is regaining her strength.
Mrs. Howard Hymiller, of Harmon,
is visiting her father, Mr.. John Heck.
Mrs. L. T. Eckard spent the latter
part of the week with friends in Bal
timore.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Hiteshew and
daughter, Catherine, were weeks end
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Snader Devil
bliss. -w-T
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1922-03-31
EMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH,
MANCHESTER.

Rev. C. G. Leatherman, pastor.
April l. Glass in Cathechise 100 p. m.
April 2. Bible school $50 a. m. Regu-
lar services 1870 a. m. and 7.30 p. m.
Morning topic, "Why Do Ye Not Be-
lieve Me-" Evening, Eternal Inheri-
lance" Services each Wednesday
night during Lent.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1922-03-31

Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Trimmer
and daughter, Mildred, of Hanover
spent the weeks end with Mr.. and
Mrs. George Newcomer,
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1922-03-31
To Try Him Out

To Try Him Out.
Ethel-Gladys has agreed to accept
Tom on six months probation.
Clara-I see; a sort Of limited en-
gngementi
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-17
WILL HOLD ANNUAL PROTESTS ELECTION HIGHWAY CONVENTION OF SENATOR LODGE

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.-The pro- eedings begun in Massachusetts. challenging reelection to the Sen ate of Henry Cabot Lodge, the re- publican leader, today were trans ferred to the Senate itself
 A protest and challenge against the election of Senator Lodge was received by Vice President Coolidge from Conroy W. Crooker, attorney for John A. Nichols, defeated re- publican candidate and representative of the liberal republican league of Massachusetts.
 "Flagrant Irregularities" in the No- vember senatorial election was changed in MT. Crookers petition, which declared Senator Lodge was minority winner and had been ''repudiated Mir. Crooker asked for an immediate hearing.
 The papers are to be referred to the Senate privileges and elections committee of which Senator Dilling ham. republican ,.Nermont, is chair man. It is not customary for the committee or the Senate to take ac- tion on election contests until the converting of the new Congress which they affect, and Senate leaders in- dieated today that despite the re- quest for immediate action the Crooker proceedings would lie dor mant until March A.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-17

As an infantry lieutenant in 1874, he made the acquaintance of. Karl Pogge, who became one of Germanys illus trious explorers Pogge aroused Won Wiszmanns interest in Africa, and together they set out from Germany in 1879 for an expedition across that continent.
 oueIIiug Uprising
 They started from the Angola dis trict in western Africa and explored together the Kassai river, the falls of which bear Ven Wiszmann's name. After they reached Nyangwe. on the. Lualaba river, Yon Wiszmann pro- coeded alone to Zanzibar by way of Tanganyika lake. Tabora aud Sa- dani On the Congo he had his first experience at suppressing an Arab rebellion. and further in the journey he made the acquaintance of the re- nowned Arabian leader, Hippo Tipp, the monarch of Uganda. From 1883 to 1885. Won Wiszmanu made further explorations-o the Kassan and in 1SS6-7 aecGm mplshed his second trans continental expedition i'll that section of the country.
 As first imperial German eommis- sioner for East Africa, it fell to Von Wiszmann to deal with the great Arabian uprising under Buschiri and Bana Heri in 1Sg9 which he quelled within year. Through the organi- zation of defense troeps. he made a safe passage for caravans through | Tabora to the Tanganyika and to KilimanJaro mountain. It is said that this was accomplished in the face of severe opposition from the English. It wen for him he.title of nobleman of the German empire, and appoint ment as governor of German East
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-17
POPULAR BANDIT OF
 CUBA IS STILL AT LARGE

HAVANA, Cuba, Dec. 16.-With sentences toalng 200 years in pris- on hanging over his head and 250 troops and rural guards at his heels, Ramon Arroyito, Cuba's modern Jesse James, is still at large. His latest feat of escaping from the jail at Matanzas through hole blown in the thick wall at midday has again made him popular hero and added to the difficulties of the authorities. for they claim nobody wil help them follow his trail
 Arroyito took to the high road three years ago and, if the holdups, Kidnapping and other unlawful acts attributed to him are we'll founded, he operated in every part of the is- land before he went into retirement after two years of hectic endeavor and with fortune variously es- timated at from s5O,O00 to $2o0. 900. But last spring. while very prosaical- village to attend a cock fight. he was captured by two rural guards, act ing as train escort. who held him first for carrying arms without a license, but loaded him with chains when they discovered he was the notorious outlaw.
 Brought to Havana, AToyito was greeted by thousands at the railway station and his trip to the city jail resembled triumphal procession. While being tried and convicted on numerous counts, he perfected his plans for breaking loose from jail and only the accidental presence of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-17
DENMARK IS PLANNING TO FOSTER EMIGRATION

COPENHAGEN, Dec. 16.-Owing to the industrial depression and unem- ployment in Denmark, an organized emigration plan has been worked out by the government with Nicaragua and Colombia under which these countries will accept Danish immi- grants and give them assistance in settling.
 Another similar agreement is pend ing with France, under which Dem mark will participate in the coloni- zation of Madagascar. According to the plan announced in the Danish papers, France has made an offer to start public works to be car red out by Danish engineers, to un- dertake forest work with Danish labor. and to place land at the dis posal of Danish farmers. The Dan- ish settlers are to be permitted to organize their own schools and com munities so as to retain their na- tionality.
 committee of French and Danish experts will go to Madagascar to in- vestigate the plan, after which the Danish Rigsdag will consider it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-17
.CE RMANY EXPECTS ID GET BACK LOST
 COLONIES ONE DAY
UnyeiIing of Statue in Ham, burg Shows Nations Dream of Again Becoming a
 CoIonizing Power
By Assoeiated Press

HAMBURG, Dec. 16.-"Stood in Oar -es- salaam 19oS-191s; stood, re- greeted, in Hamburg 1922 to -"
 The above inscription appears on the bronze statue of Hermann won Wiszmann, one-time governor of German East Africa. whose memorial was recently unveiled here after be- ing transferred from it's original site in that former german colony.
 The blank date line speaks vol tunes. It embodies Germany's dream of one day regaining her ldst prestige as a coionizing power. It signifies the confidence born of determination, that she will some time recover the colonies swept away from her in the international adjustments following the World war The Germans hope some day to fill this blank with 8 date, but only such date as marks the return of East Africa to the told of the fatherland, when Won Wisz- mann's monument can go back to the shores of the Indian ocean.
 Speakers at the unwilling cere- monies urged renewal of the vows to carry on in Germany's political fight for the return of her war-lost possessions overseas. They said Non Wiszmann, as personfied in the statue, was merely in Hamburg "on leave of absence home.
 notable gathering attended. in- cludin& Won Wiszmann's widow, hls son and three daughters, numerous local officials and commercial rep resentatives and several ex governors of the possessions Germany formerly held in Africa. Among the last men toned were Duke Adolf Friedrich zu Mecklenberg. Baron von Rechenberg and Dr. Theodor Seitz.
 "Plaee In Sun"
 Dr. Seitz is president of the Ger man Colonial society, whose repre- sentations through the federal min ister for reconstruction were respon- sible for bringing the monument back to Germany.
 It was decided that here, at Ger manyss gateway to the world, the memorial could serve a mission by inspiring travellers with the colonial 1 glory that was Germanys and by yroclaiming her determination to re- gain that place in the sun" The l University of Hamburg donated the | choicest spot on it's campus for the purpose. The day chosen for the celebration was an anniversary oi Won Wisznann's suppression of al uprising at Tanga.
 Won Wiszmann was born Septem- Der I, 1858. and died June Is, 1905
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-17
LEAVES GLASS EYE TO
 WATCH EMPLOYES,, IT DOESN'T WORK

BERLIN, Dec. 1e.--East African su- perstition and ingenuity are anus ingly illustrated in an incident re- lated by the German colonel. Dr. E. NIgmann. in his memoirs of the days when he was in charge of CO., lonial administration in that part of the world.
 One of his most reliable aides, he says. was a native lieutenant colonel who had lost an eye during one of the local expeditions. and wore glass one in It's place. This officer was assigned to superintend the cree. tion of a post office in rural dis trict. The inhabitants had long been delinquent In tax payments, and con sequently each male adult was re- quired to meet his civic obligations by putting in a weeks labor on the new government building.
 One day while tho native laborers were lndustriously at work under his vigilant watch. the lieutenant colonel was temporarily called away. On leaving the building he took out the glass eye, placed In on one of the walls and announced to the workers: Look here, my pen. I must go now, but am leaving my eye to keep tab on you, and to see that you keep working while l am away"
 It was with considerable self-satis- faction that he returned to find his gang hard al work
 Next day the lieutenant colonel had another summons to leave his post. Again he placed the glass eye in charge and left. Returning. he mo- ticed from afar that building opera tions were at a standstill and all of hls dusky help snoring peacefully. Upon looking for his foreman" eye he found it carefully covered with an old hat.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-17

CHICAGO, Dec. 16.-Discussions on design, construction, maintenance, traffic and finance in road building will feature the thirteenth annual meeting of the American Good Roads Congress here January 16-19, according to the program just made public. The annual exhibition of the American Road Builders association will be held in connection wi.h the congress. All types of road building machinery and miniature models of Various types of highway construe- ton will be shown.
 Delegates from every state In the country are expected to attend the meeting and invitations to visit the exhibition and congress have been sent to the governors of the states according to the program
 Speakers named on the program incude: Thomas IT. Macdonald Washington c. M. Upham, Raleigh N. C.; Clifford Older, Springfield Mo-; A J. Parrish, Paris, Ill.,; B. H Peipmeier, Jefferson City. Mo; A. R Hirst, Madison Wis; J. N. Mackall Baltimore, Md; Leon C. Herrick Columbus, Ohio; and T. J. Wasser Trenton, N. J.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-17

bag limits on various classes of gamc birds and animals have been made increasingly smaller. Licenses also are required of all hunters. and In the case of non-resldents high fees are demanded.
 The game supper nowadays Is often the sharing by an individual or a group of hunters of the results of a days sport. But in a few villages in sths heart of the woods It takes on a greater importance.~ Teams of viii =laeers. 90 to a 100 on a side, are pftted against each other In a hunt from daybreak to dark. The men go into the woods singly. each to his favorite hunting ground. When all have returned at night the spells of each team are counted and the one having the smaller amount of game pays all the expenses incidental to serving an elaborate meal in which the meat courses range from squir- rel pie to venison steak.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-17

Mrs. obenehain as she was about to leave the jail.
 Did Mrs. obenchain know of the anticipated jailbreak? Or was her gift Of the curtain simply the act of courtesy of one unfortunate woman to another? If she did aid Mrs. Phillips deliberately, does this sym pathy shown to a brutal murderess signify her own guilt in the murder of J. Belton Kennedy, of which she was herself accused. and of which three juries failed to completely ac- quit herr
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-17
Africa, in which capacity he served during 1895 and 1896.
 Banned Slave Vsrade

Africa, in which capacity he served during 1895 and 1896.
 Banned Slave Trade
 Tn that office Von Wiszmann be- came the sworn enemy of the slave traders, whose widespread traffic he worked energeticallY to wipe out. His shrewdncss led the natives to call him "the man with dozen heads He is noted also in Germanys African progress for havlng established the first steamer service on the Tanga- nyika. Won Wiszmann was forced to retire shortly after assuming the governorship because of illnessd, and he met his death nine years later through injuries sustained in hunt ing fall.
 The statue re-erected here is in life size, standing on red granite base more than three meters high A bronze lion lies at the base and be- side it stands the bronze figure of a native African soldier on guard with spear in hand. The piece is referred to not merely as the Wiszmann memorial. but as monument com memorating all of what once was German Africa.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-17
CAME PLENT|F u
 IN NE VI ENGLAND i;
 HUNTERS ACTIVE
Three Centuries of Firearms Have Not Destroyed Wild Life-Turkeys Have
 Disappeared

BOSTON, Dec. 14-"About this time" as the old farmers almanacs used to say, frequently occurring paragraph in New England county newspapers reads somewhat as fol- lows:
 "The annual game supper was held last night. There was a large attendance and the hunters provided bounteous repast."
 Although the wild turkey which set the style for Thank sglving dinners on the occasion of the Pilgrims first Thanksgiving Day 300 years ago has disappeared from New England woods three centuries of hunting with fire arms has far from extermlnated the wild life of the forests in this sec tion. Even in the immediate vicinity of Boston, deer and ruffled grouse are seen occasionally. and squirrels. hare and foxes are regular inhabitants of suburban woodland. The pheasant, not native game bird but introduced Some years ago, has flourished In Massachusettes and southern New Hampshire. Geese and an abundance of waterfowl pause on New England lakes and streams In their migra- tions.
 Bears Common
 Only in Name does the moose per sist, but bears. common in that state. are still found also in the remote sections of the mountain country in New Hampshire. Vermont and west ern Massachusetts. Wildcats are shot or trapped in considerable numbers every season. In the fur bearing category racoons. skunks and musk rats are still plentiful, and in. the wilder districts, mink and otter are mot infrequently found. The wolves are gone. 1t is only rarely that a panther Is reported. and then with. -doubtfIl authenticity, and the dam building beavers now are few.
 That the rapidly increasing num- her Of hunters has not more seriously depleted the supply of game in New England IS due largely to conser- walton measures. For many years all the states i'll this section have en- forced as strictly as possible the closed season provisions of the game laws. and in recent open seasons the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-17

LOS ANGELES. Dec 11.-Three women have the California police completely mystified today. and one, at least, has eluded them com pletely.
 A few of the things the Los An geles coppers would like to know arc thea
 Did Madalynne Obenchain aid Clara Phillips in breaking out of the Los Angeles jail? Certain it is that the yellow curtain which Mrs. Phillips hung across the bars of her cell, and under cover of which she sawed her way to freedom, was given her hy
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-17
PAY RECORD PRICES
 FOR POSTAGE STAMPS

Paris. December '.-The Ferrari sale of postage stamps, which has brought hundreds ofseollectors to the city, is by far the largest sale eve, recorded in Paris. Many of the stamps are bringing record prices and the bidding is spirited.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-17

a mounted policeman on the harbor side of the jail prevented clean getaway three months ago,
 His escape from the Matanzas jail, where he was lodged fast week to await trial for kidnaping is credited to former pal, Julio Ramirez, whom Arroyito once rescued from jail at Jaruco by holding up the warden and turnkeys single handed In broad daylight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-17
B0LSHEWSTS PLAN TO EDUCATE MEN OF ARMY

MOSCOW, Dec. 16.-All illiterates in the Red army are to be formed into separate sections for three months course in reading and writ ing. recent order issued by Com missar of War Trotzky says Hitter acy among~~recruits must be elimi- mated by February 1, 1923.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-17

The biggest question Los Angeles police are asking. of course. is: Where is Mrs Phillips? In spite of various "clews" put forward by friends. police still believe her to be in Mexico or Lower California
 Although Peggy Caffee, whose story of the brutal hammer murder of Mrs. Alberta Meadows convicted Mrs. Phillips, has been found, and Is protessedly in terror of her life from the Tiger Woman" police are not vet satisfied that she may not have had a hand in Mrs. Phillips escape.