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CHANGES Of yife.

An old document contains some inter-
esting information unknown to many,
and rarely encountered in the papers
Among other things, it contains table
exhibiting an average age attained by
persons employed in the various popr-
lar professions of the day. In this pal-
ticular, MS in most others, the farmers
have the advantage over the rest of
mankind, as their average age is sixty
five. Next upon docket come the judi
ges and justices of the peace, the digni-
ty of whose lives is lengthened out to
sixty four. Following then, Immediate
ly in the category Of longevity, is the
bank officer, who sums up his account
at the age of sixty-thrcc. Public Off
GERS cling to their existence with as
much pertinacity as they retain their
ofhces--they never resign the Offices,
but life forsakes them at fifty-six.---
Coopers, although they seem to stave
through life, hang on until they are ff-
ty.eight. The good works of the cler-
gymeu follow them at filly-fve. Ship
wrights, hatters, lawyers, aud ropema-
kers (some very appropriately so to-
gether at the age Of ffty-four The
"Yillage Blacksmith" ike most Of his
contemporaries, dies at tifty.one,--
Butchers follow their bloody career for
precisely half century. Carpenters
are brought to the scafIold at forty. nine.
Masons realize their cry of "Mort !" at
the age Of forty.seyen. Traders cease
their speculation at iorty.six. Jewellers
are disgustcd with the tinscl of life at
forty -four. Bakers, manufacturers, and
various mechanics die at forty-threc.-
The painters yield to their collie at for
ty.two. The brittle thread Of the tai
lor's life is broken at forty-one. Edi-
tors, like all other beings who come un-
der the special admiration Of the gods,
die comparatively young-they accom-
plish their errand Of mercy at f.rty.-
The musician rcdccnls his last note and
plays bis dying fall at thirty-nine. The
professional dancer shuiilcs of his NOR
tai coil at thirty Printers become
dead matter d. thirty.eigh,, The ma
chiuest is usually blown up at thirty
six. The teacher usually dismisses his
scholars at the age Of thirty four; and
the clerk is even shorter lived, for he
must needs prepare his balance sheet at
thirty.three. No account is given Of
the average longevity Of wealthy uueles.
The inference is fair, therefore, that
they are immortal. 1HioH.
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n WEsTMINsTER MD THURSDAY OCTOBER 25 1866.
A nridal Racc In Asia.

The conditions Of the bridal race are
these:
The maiden has a certain start given
which she ayails herself Of to gain a
sufficient distance from the crowd to
enable her to manage her steed with
freedom, so as to assist in the pursuit Of
the suitor whom she prefers. On sig
nal from the father all the horses gallop
after the fair one, and which ever first
succeeds in encirclipg her waist with
his arm, no matter whether disagreea-
BILE or not to her choice, is entitled to
claim her as his wife After the usual
delay incident upon such occasions, the
maidca quits tho circle OF her relations,
and, putting her steed into handgal-
lop darts into an open plain.
When satisfied with her position, she
turns round to the impatient youths,
and stretches out her arms toward them
as ii to WOO their approach. This is the
moment for giving the signal to com-
mcpce the chase, aud each of the impa-
tent youths, dashiug his pointed heels
into his coursor's sides, darts like the
uuhoolcd hawk in pursuit Of his fugi'
tive dove. The savannah was extensive,
full twenty miles long and three in
width, and as the horsemen sped across
The plain the favored lover became soon
apparent by the efforts Of the maiden to
avoid all others who might approach
her Al length, after nearly two hours
racing, the number OF pursuers is re-
ducod TO four. who are all together, aud
gradually gaining ON the pursued With
them il the favoriie but alas his
horse suddenly fails in his speed and,
A. she snxioasly turns her head, she
perctiyos with dismay the haple's posi-.
ton Of her lover Each of the more
fortunate leaders, eager with anticipated
triumph, bending his head on his horse s
mane, shouts at the top Of his voice, 81
come. my Peri I'm your lover" But
she. making a sudden turn, and lnshing
her horse almoe; to fur, darts across
their path, aud makes for that par: OF
the place where her lover Is yainly en-
deavoring 10 coad on bis weary stccd.
The three others instantly check their
career but, In the hurry to turn back
two of the horses are dashed furiously
sgaiust each other, 40 that both Steeds
aud riders roll over the plain.
The maiden laughed (for she well
kncv she could cludg the single horse
mani and few to the poiat where her
lover was But her only pursucr was
rar,l, mounted. aud not 40 easily shaken
Of Making q last and desperate effort,
he dashed alongside the maiden, and
stretching out his arm almost won the
unSilling prize bu, she bending her
head to the horaes neck. elnded his
grasp, and wheeled of Ire the dis.
comGicd horseman could again approach
her. her lovers arm was around her
waist. and. amids. the shouts Of the
spectators. they turned towards the fort.
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A Curious discovery.

An odd discovery was made IN the
village of Bonsall, near Bath, England,
last month. The boarded floor of a
room on the ground floor of house IN
the Upper Town was taken up for the
purpose orboing replaced by a new one,
wien tho centre beam was found to be
resting on twenty-nino horses skulls =
The lower jaws were all gone, having
been detached probably for the purpose
of allowing them to rest moro solidly, or
otherwise having dccayed away. There
is tradition in the village that battle
was once fought on Bonsall Moor, and
it is inferred that these remains were
obtained from thence.
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CHOLERA PREVENTIVE!
1866.
N. 1866. T..
THE GREAT ZINGARI BiTTERS.


THE GREAT ZTNGARf BiTTERS.
- HIS WONDERFUL REMEDY was discoy-
cred and introduced about twenty years
ago by DR., s. Chcopsus, an eminent egyptian
II. had long seen and felt the want Of some
remedy which would strike at the root OF dis
ease, and so prevent much OF the snnsI,ng l1,,it x
which the human family was then compelled TO
endure. I.
The great question was presented 70 bis mind
.x.r, 9ay in vivid colors ~ he moved among
che ick and diving and observed the ineihrlen-
ry Of nearly all the remedies then IN use. ihns
he was lead to think and experiment ana al'eF
,., Years Of study and labor, he presented TO
hi. Fellow man the wonderful Zingsri Bitters.
Tn, effect of this preparation in the prevention
and cure Of disease, was 80 marvellous anu a.
topi,hing that the most hattering marks oi
roy.l favor were bestowed upon him VINO AZ
covered II. His name was placed nPpn m me
Roll Of Mobiles, and gold medal with the fol
lowing incription 4-Dr. 8. Chcopsus. The Public
B.n.factor-.was presented 10 him by the vice
rov. EtEE.f
~pide,nirs OF cholera, both as preventive ana
curative measure, and WIN suoh Rrest suse,N
that II has been introduced into nearly an bhe
general hospitals Of the old world
The old saving that an ounce of prevention
4. worth a mound oi cure, applies with marvel
lou, force 10 cholera and therefore any remedy
that will protect against this terrible disease
should be freely and persistently used.
All path0logists now agree that the ennlera
poison acts on the system through the blogd,
and that any combination which acts on the
rreretory organs. and keeps them IN working
order, must prevent a sufficient accumulation
Of the poison 10 exert it. terrible effects on the
organism, This IL true not only OF cholera, bnt
of nearly all other maladirs, especially the dii'
ferent forms of fcycrs.
The Zngari Bittcrs is just such remedy o.
tn, above eondit tons require. u aet on the
organs Of exoretion and secretion, Keeping up
a perfect balance between them. This biters
/. couposed entirely Of roots and hcrb', 20
nicely concoeted that every organ i- acted npnn
and put in tone. It's taste Is pleasant ana its
effects prompt and lasting.
Numerous cases Of the following diseases
have been cured by II; Cholera, DiarFh"a,
Typhoid and Typhps Fever Fever Ague' Ner-
YOU. Debility, Anaemia. Female Tregnlhrities,
Dy.pcpsis, Flatuleney. Collie, Scrotulu, nc.
Price one dollar per quart bottle. 81,
Principal Depot at the Walnut street mart
Harrisburg. Pa. ,,-.-
Sold by Druggists. Hatel-kcopcrs Groeers.
For Sale In Westminster Nd. by Bowths
GsnE, Groeers and A, H. HrnE9. Drnggi'I
y. RAHTER,
June 2s,-Iyr. Sole ffoprle'"r'
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Extraordinary Relies ora Pre-
Adasnlte Race.

The following remarkable communi-
cation. from n well known gentleman Of
Middleton, Conn, appeared lately in the
Maine Earmsr;
On the east bank Of the Connecticut
are the Portland stone quarries, which
have been worked for $50 years At
present, in the three quarrics, about
/ 900 men are at work, aud 30 to 40
vessels are employed in carrying the
stone to the great markets These ex-
cayations, which have now reached
depth Of l05 feet below the surface Of
water in the river. has revealed untoh
wonders. The stone is said to be full
Of fossil remains in its lowest depths.
might call il a great charuel house;
but this is too gloomy term 10 apply
20 il. 1t is rather Gods great Book of
Records, which has been here carefully
preserved and hcrmc,ically sealed up till
within the last few years. On the coun-
tless leaves OF this book aye found the
records of past ages They tell US Of
the climate, Of the seasons and OF the
storms; of the birds and animals; and,
more wonderful still they tell us Of the
men Of those ages, show us their implc-
ments, and shadow forth something of
their customs. They also open up
their graves and show to Us their modes
Of burial, the men lying in one posture
and the women in another. Those men
all had three fingers aud thumb and
four toes.
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An ingenius French mathematician
has calculated that the space which a
Young Partisan belle, who is fond Of the
salutary exercise of dancing, traverses
in the gay saions of Paris amounts, in
the course of one dancing season, to
four hundred and thirty-four miles and
a half He has also estimated that a
French lady, fond of performing the
functions Of toetotum, would spin
round in waltz in one night as many
times as the wheels Of steamboat re-
yolye while running the distance be-
tween Dover aud Calais.
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sirnngc snraeIty In q Pony.

A recent issuc Of the Mark Lane Er-
prsss contains tho following: II had a
pony once which very ffe1aently eShib-
tied tho following pcculiarities When
ever the pony had been turned oat 70
Craze. upon bciog fetched up and put
into the carriage. il invariably turned
lame after going q few yards--ao lame,
in TACT, that frequently had to turn
back. no, having the shame 10 drive an
animal in such apparent pain. say
APPARENT, because no sooner had the
pony been relieved Of its harness than
il used 10 cauter round the Geld per
fccty sound The same pony, when
fetched from the stable, would go per.
iceilg well a. long as il wished but
whrn / drove it in any direction contra
~ TO it, inclination, It became lame di-
rtr;;Iy rs soon as its head was turned
homcwnrds, lameness entirely dissP-
pearcd."
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Has been In sucecspful practice Tor number
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hoipitalr Ia Europe also member u the An.
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No patent Medicines are used ~ recon.
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which will not break down th" constitution but
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system in a healthy aud perfectly cured con
dition.
, pYsprr,n that distressing disease aud frll
destroyer of health and happipess, undcrmin.
ing The constitution aud yearly carrying thou
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Melancholy, Alteration that state ofAlirna-
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NnAIng his IlnCOn.

4 good story is told Of Western far
mcr, candidate for Congress, whose
ueishbor was in the habit Of stealing
his hogs, and was iinally caught in the
act. Anxious to secure the mans vote
ard his own pork at the same time, the
farmer went TO him and said "Now, |
make this propo-itiI If you will let
my hogs alone in the future, ! will not
only say nothing Of the past, but when
| XIII 10 the fall, III put into your eel /
lar FIVE barrels of as good pork as |
make" The fellow reflected moment,
and replied "Wcll, Squire, that's a
fair proposition, any how and seeing as
it's YOU IN do IT, But | vow believe
! shall lose pork by the operation"
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CAUTION!

The above Remedies have aow been before
the Fulhir many years, and their great success
IN the ailsriaiion " husaH siisagy, has excited
the cppidity ~ several pafisrsi Who asc thr
name "~prciAc riils," copy by iabels, ciTcu-
lars aud advertisements. s1uefimes Word for
Word, and pat w. WORTHLESS comPnands dat
disApP9int she just expectations - the psrcbsser
fyaa cabHoi purchase Bftt's srInrtc RgN
Fptls II youf nrgrgtsi, take DO other, bat send
tbs faonry direct %
~. JANIS BRYAN,
Cupsulfing fhytirar.
80 HrbadwAy. A,w York,
ard ron will receive fham by feipra q mail.
pod taiA, sud free ffar slerrg aiiun
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Lime, and 4.65 per cent. IF AmmoHia.
1T should be borne in mind that the Phos-
phate of Lime in this article, being OBJ.
tanned exclusively from Raw Bones and a
true Bird Guano, there is no part Of il mop
eratiye as in the case Of Super Phosphate
made from Mineral Guanos; but being en-
tireIy Soluble inthe Soil, continues to impart
its fertilizng qualities to the crops for years
The remarkable success which has atten
ded its usein Maryland and parts Of Virginia,
is sufficient guaranty TO induce those who
have not tried il 10 do so.
The Grain crop in this State, where this
Fertilizer has been applied, is supposed to
have been increased from % TO 80 per cent.
by its use; while for Tobacco and Grass
Lands It's success has been equally decided.
The Baltimore price is Uniform with the
Manufacturer Factory Price.
GEORGE DUGDALE,
Manufacturer Agent,
No. l05 Smiths Wharf, Baltimore, Nd.
For sale by B0WERS& q GEHR,
aug ., ,-3m WestminsteT,
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A MODEL PAIR OF OXEN.--At
Swansea, Mass, eight years ago, far
mor raised a pair of oxen, which in
June, 1868, he sold for $40, they
weighing 2,7lO pounds at the time. In
October, 1868, their weight had increa-
sed to 3,2lO pounds, and in October,
1864, to $3.50 pounds. In October,
1865, they weighed 4,l40 pounds, and
in March, 1866, 4,740 pounds. Recent
" they were sold to third party for
$500. These oxen have been worked
on an average four days in a week, in
fair weather, until last autumn, since
which time they worked but little.
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PnEDIcTIoS-Mr Calhoun, as far
back as 1887, proclaimed great truth
when he said :
'Emancipation itself would not satis-
fy these fanatics; that gained, the next
step would be to raise the negroes to
social and political equality with the
whites, and that being effected, we
should find the present condition Of the
two races reversed They and their
northern masters would be the masters,
and we the slaves; the condition of the
white race in the British West India
Islands, as bad as it is, would be bappi-
ness to ours; there the mother country
is interested in sustaining the supreme
cy of the European race"
If Mr.. Calhoun had been prophet,
he could not more exactly have predic-
ted what is now taking place.
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NOTICE.

THE Special Term Of the Circuit Court
for Carroll county, which was to be held on
the 2nd. Monday Of AUGUST, inst. (n pnrr-
suance Of an order from Hon. Peter w.
Crahe, Special Judge,) is adjourned and
postponed until the regular NOVEMBER
Term next. Jurors, Suilors and Witnesses
are hereby notified that they are not required
10 attend on the End. Monday Of August, inst.
BY order
WIN. A. MoKELLIP,
Clerk Circuit Court for Carroll county.
aug2-tf
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AS A BOlRDING SCHOOL.


It's number Of Boarding Pupils duriug the
past year was 70 females, aud - males. -~
The Principal receives 0Hiy sercn females
into his family d number Of others may
board with approrcd families in The town.
Those wishing 10 occupy the vacancies
not yet filed, will please make earig april
cation.
The accommodations for Bonrders are
fir0 separate buildings, built Of brick That
for the Male Department is the residence Of
the Rev. JosATnAN MuSBoE Father Of the
Prncipall, whose paternal care will be over
his bonrders: that for the Female Depart
meut is occupied by the Principal There
will not be any communication between
these departments Each will btconsidnrcd
as a family, afTordingahomo to lis boardcrs.
As 4 DAY ,SCHOOL.
Number of Day Pupils, during the pasi
year, G6, making a total Of 1917 Pupils.
Accommodations are five commodious
rooms, viz: The young men study room
the boys study room-the young ladies study
room-the Primary room, aud the Lecture
room.
Depdrtments.-P Preparatory and
Collegiate; three grades of classes in each
Department--ln Music, French and Ger
man, superior advantages. Latin taught
gratuitously.
Especial attention given TO all elementary
principles; also TO Penmanship plain and
iancy)i to Book keeping; 10 Spelling, Read.
ing and Elocution.
Six grades of Tuition, from 81 up to
Slipper quarter. New Circulars just issued.
For these address
REV. JOHN A. MUNROE,
July s. Principal.
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TIN DENoCRATIC ADVOCATE.
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No. 3sCARRon. HALE

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sption. li 4, saA&
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BeIl,s Tonic pills

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A Package. Price Fire Dollars, will last a
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Died, on e29th Of August last, near
the Cowpens battle ground, at the resi-
dence of VIM. Cudds, Mr.. Mathew
Skates, aged one hundred and eight
years. lie was soldier of the reyolu-
tionary war.-.Souh Carolina Spartan.
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RATEs OFsADYERTIsING.

I square, q insertions, 81; each subsequent
insertion 25 cents; 1,square three mouths
$3.50. six months SO. Business Cards of
ten lines, or less, per annum, 50. Mer-
chants and other business men, including
the paper;
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Half column, Z2.W
One column, so.o0
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Whenever you are through reading
Democratic newspaper, hand it to your
neighbor See that your Republican
friends-deluded as they are-get hold
of the truth. A great deal can be ac-
complished in that way.
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TIVIIIs INSTITUTION will commence
the FIRST SESSION Of IT, SIXTH
scholastic year on WEDNESDAY, SEP.
TENDER 9TH, 1866. Pupils will De rc.
cciyed at any time, and charged from umc
az .vtrattra
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The section proposed 10 be struck out PRO
yidss that . tar ~ fse cent In the slOo shall
be levied upon the taxable property In this
State for the creation Of a school fund, until
said school fund shail amount 10 sir millions 81
dollarr. The above taH, Wliielis 10 addition 10
the existing school taxes, has never been levied,
the Legislature not having made any prosi'ion
therefor
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cTATE OF MARYLAND, sa
- 0FPfoE OF THE SBonErARY Oh STATE

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN, That the
General Assembly, at its January session, 1865,
having adopted the following resolutions pro-
posing an amendment 10 the Constitution OF our
State, said amendment viii be submitted 10 the
qualified electors Of the State, for their contir-
nation orrejcction, at the election for members
of the General Assembly, TO be held on the 9Th
day Of November next.
ijy order Of the Governor.
JOHN NJ. CARTER, Secretary OF State.
No. l1.--Joint resolution aholishing the sixth
section Of the eighth article OF the Constitution.
Resotred BIN General Assembly Of Mary
land tthree ffths OF the yes bers elected to
both houses concuIring } That the Constitution
be, and Is hereby, amended by striking out the
sixth section Of article eight.
BY THE SENATE, March 18th, lsG5.
AFFIRMATIVE.
Mcssrs. Billlingslea Of Landale,
Billingslea Of st Mary's McMaster,
Carroll, MeNeai,
Davis Of Caroline, Philpot,
Davis Of Washington, Stephenson,
Earle, Trail,
Harwood, Turner,
jenkins, Waters-H.
Messrs. Holton, ohr,
Mannd Tome-i.
BY THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES, March,
lG, 1856.
AFFtRzArIvg.
Mcssrs Frazier (srcakerl I.asbv,
Aencw, Malone,
Anderson, Markley,
Angel, McEauicy,
Bartcll Mccullough,
Brown, Miller Of Anne Aru'l
Calvert, Mules,
Chew Marine,
Comegys, Norris,
Took Parker.