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Established By Wm. Need, 1870 VOLUME LI. GEO. W. STOEKSDALE THURMONT, MD. Dealer In Hardware, Broewies, Cement, Plaster, Wall Finish, Qalvaaized Iron and Felt Roofings, Feed, Seeds, Phosphate, Wire Fencing,and Sates. Prompt Attention Given Ail Orders. TIIIJKMOiVT MAR3LE&GRANITE WORKS All Work Executed With Tools Driven By Compressed Air. Cutting Decidedly Better Than Those Used l*y Hand. We gently remind our friends and P'tro.is that we have the Largast Stock of Granite Monuments and Head Stones in FredericK County that we are selling at as low rr . < as any reliable dealer in the S >f ->i on I iberul Terms. You will v i\ fa and courteous treatment. OUR REFERENCE:—Those '’(h wlv-m we have been dealing for the past 37 year?- Peter N. Hammaker THE MUTUAL INSURANCE CO OF FREDERICK COUNTY Office--46 North Market Street Frederick, Md. Commenced Business 1844. A Home Company for Home Insurers. SURPLUS 840,000.00 NO INCREASE IN RATE Pur Ritas and Information apply to Peter N. Hammaker, R isicent Director and Agent, Thirmont Md, MAGAZINE Tor 4 Months! Jmt to introduce you to lb ■ won cic-fu! New McCall’*, ws elic yen a four months’ subscription f< r i 5 cent*, giving you 4 b g numh<” i f llto b. l te.n-cent majjazinn today. „ r- --> story vriters IVc Harold ** BC , I o : s J ■pH Vance, ■ or ii. Vo. or, J nr.ette Lee, lia.b Comfort Mitchell. IV'&ry , ll.oat an Vmi<?, etc. Advice on 1 i ; ouv-ketpinj, coo!:in;, nee die- f i vrnrlr, chud-caro, pordeninf?. In nd- . f di ‘‘ n th- Hm u . McCall laid, ion’ I The Catoctin clarion. EXPERTS USE THIS OIL STOVE Leading- domestic science experts have com yaqjK pared the efficiency of the Red Star Detroit jyllpfr Vapor Oil Stove with all other types and have found that this oil stove cooks or bakes any /if thing better, quicker and with less expense >■ than any other oil stove. f/ nk For instance ’ they f° und that the R ed star will bake an angel food cake in 45 minutes, '—- makes flaky baking powder biscuits in ■ l2 minutes, broil lamb chops in 12 min 'Woo^%-jS l utes and coo k a custard pie in 40 minutes. M\ Mm This is a remarkable saving in time on all these \WJ^ items and no matter what the test, the l'' j|||i(||| Detroit Vapor Oil Stove AT ODD FELLOWS HALL, THULMONT, WEEK OF MAY 9, 1921. lEvlB Demonstration Days Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Demonstration postponed because of had weather. Note the Dates. Honmr IS r Pav 7& 9 East Patrick St, J 1 * 1 y IV• w• I Frederick, Maryland. * \ “GO AND SIN NO MORE” ANOTHER CHANCE Just two foolish, thoughtless girls, “who didn’t mean to do wrong,” and who didn’t know there was any law they were breaking—prison bars brought understanding, shame and desperation, hut after the Salvation Army officer found them, got them paroled In her custody, they had a friend to help them prove that women too may be down, but never out. THURMONT, FREDERICK COUNTY, MD., THURSDAY, MAY 12, 1921. A Family Newspaper— lndependent in Politics—Devoted to Literature, Local and General News. Oldtime Toy*. In England during the eighteenth century there were no makers of toys of the better class and for the children of the wealthy the silversmiths made toys of ?>lld silver, while Sheraton and Chippendale made doll furniture in exact miniature reproduction of the things they made for the palaces and (lie drawing rooms of the socially elect. Toy parachutes, the forerunners of the American toy balloon; lead soldiers, cast (lat and thin and little more In teresting than the fiat wooden dolls of the Egyptians of 2100 B. C.; cheap mechanical toys and dolls of fanciful design but little beauty belonged to the time of King James 1. A House of Hearts. A “hearty” home Is that of the wife of n doctor In California. The tables, chairs, etc.. In fact, all the furniture of the peculiar house are heart-shaped! The owner’s bed has a heart-shaped headboard supported on both sides by bedposts curved to represent Cu pid’s arrow. The heart-shaped head hoard Is decorated with a heart shaped picture frame In which two angels embrace each other! The re markable house Is named the “Peri cardium.” which means the membrane enclosing the heart and the great blood vessels. Frugal to the End. An old woman known for her mis erly habits was on her deathbed, fhe had not long to live. Presently her Ups moved, and her daughter bent over her to catch the Inst words. “Blow out that stump of candle,” whispered the old woman. “1 can see to die In the dark.” FOR SHERIFF. To the Ladies and Gentlemen of Freder ick Countv: The undersigned kindly asks your sup port for the nomination of Sheriff of Frederick county, subject to the decision of the Republican primaries, to be held next September. If lam nominated and e c ted, I will do mv whole duty. As I have been a deputy sheriff for the past 18 years, I can justly claim considerable knowledge ot what my duties would be, and my aim would be to carry out the official duties in a fearless manner. Morgan P. Rankles, apr. 14 tp* Petersville District. DIAMONDS. We are offering some Very Attractive Bargains in Diamonds in Tiffany and Fancy Ring Mountings. We will save You Money on These Stones. Our Watch, Clock and Jewelry Repairing is Guaranteed. McCZiXSERir’S JEWEIiRY STORE} 48 NORTH M \RKET STREET, FREDERICK, MD Phone 706. P. 0. Box 676 L. C. HARNE, AUCTIONEER. Lewistown, Maryland. For information call Millers’ Store, Phone 827 Fl 4 Frederick. sept 30 2m* i | rim SPECIALIST Tuning and Adjusting $5.00 Player Work a Specialty. ALBERT C. PALMER, Phone 047-R Frederick, Md. Terms SI.OO in Advance. FRENCH MAKE TRAVEL EASIER Modify Regulations Applying to Vis itors From Allied Countries. Fresh regulations to facilitate visits >l' foreigners to France have been Is ue<l by the government. A distinction has been drawn be ween the citizens of allied countries md former enemy nations in these egulatlons. in the past Americans or other ai led visitors remaining in France for two weeks have been compelled to rake out Identification cards at the ■refecttire of police. Under the new plan such card will be required only f the visitor Intends to stay two nunlhs. A French vise for the pass torts of Americans leaving a French port is no longer necessary. c arm Land Values Lower Than 1920. Average grade plow lands in the ’tilted Slates were valued at $83.78 m acre, as compared with $90.01 an tore a year ago, the Department of Vgrlculture has announced. Values shrunk most In the South. The small est decline was in the West. Shipbuilders Accept Cut In Wages. Virtually all of the employees of he New York Shipbuilding company ■f Camden, N. .1., have accepted a cage cut of ten per cent. About 15,000 men are employed at the plant. . -T I I | An Open Door i Have you ever been in an office when some- j body called the man ager or proprietor by long distance tele phone? Did you notice how l| he let other matters | wait while he answered the call? There are no closed | doors to the long dis- | tance telephone call. It goes straight to the man you want —gets his full attention—gets the an swer for you. Use long distance service to transact your out-of-town business. It’s quick, convenient, complete and economi cal. See telephone direc tory for description of the different classes of i long distance calls. Ask the operator the rate to any place. PAUL I. PAYNE, Manager, The Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Company SIOO Reward, SIOO The readers of this paper will bs pleased to learn that there Is at laast one dreaded disease that science has been able to cure in all its stages and that Is catarrh. Catarrh being greatly influenced by constitutional conditions requires constitutional treatment. Hall’s Catarrh Medicine Is taken internally and acts thru the Blood on the Mucous Sur faces of the System thereby destroying the foundation of the disease, giving the patient strength by building up the con stitution and assisting nature In doing Its work. The proprietors have so much faith In the curative powers of Hall's Catarrh Medicine that they offer One Hundred Dollars for any case that it falls to cure. Send for list of testimonials. o tmaf&srsssJt a? *** NO. 9