The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1868-01-09

,,;a old, Time w inters. sin9ai31
,u in 1854 the Geld was so intense that
the Thames was eoTesed withiice sixty
one INCHES .thick,BeAlmost aiLthei birds
perishcd,r 20 ass4Des hue hsenes 81
In 1851 the, cold was SO excessive
that the, famished wolves entered Nient
ma and attacked, beasts and exon mem
Many people ins Germany Ewere rfrozat
to death IN. ! 500 and dr6heoi wintersisof
1851 and 1859 were nearly as bad q ?
In 1903 occurred that famous winter
called, by distiHetion,rthe cold winter.
All the rivers al d lakes were frozen,
and even the sea for several miles from
the shore. The ground was frozen nine
feet deep. Birds and beasts were
struck dead 10 the fields, and men per-
lished by thousands in their houses. In
the south Of Franco the wine planta-
tions were almost all destroyed; nor
have they yet recovered from that fatal
disastersThe Adriatic sea was frozen,
and even the Mediterranean about Ge-
floa, and the citron and orange groves
suffered extremely IN the finest partsaof
italy. y.-.,1s a Yst,or 81 eil0.G@s am.f
In 1716 the winter was so intense
that people travelled ,ncross the straits
from Copenhagen to the province OF
Senia, in Sweden. i szad 99aIefotl 9
In 1920, in Scotland, multitudes of
cattle and l,sheep were buried in the
snow fa,sf7oet5 s.siH sii5 eE lG3ssys
"a Tn 1T40, the winter was scarcely 'infe-
rior to that Of 1709. The snow lay ten
feet decp.in Spain and Portugal. 1.-The
,Zuydcr Zee Was frozen over, dand thou
sands of people went over it, and the
lakes in England froze. Sd ln,s i3it99
In 1744 the winter was very cold.
Snow fell in Portugal to the depth Of
% feet on a, level. 1gbaH 9noh ff99d ssii
IS Tn 1754 and 1856 theI winters were
very severe and cold. lin England the
strongest ale, exposed TO the air : in a
glass, was covered in i15 minutes with
ice; an. eighth of an inch thick.ad OIL 2
in It'll the Elbe was frozen to- the
bottomdj I'll lS edl to e9'at9a9
oa In 1776 the Danube. bore ice five
feet thick, below VIENNA Numbers oil
the feathered and funny tribes perished
4 The winters of 1884 and i1795 were
uncommonly severe The Little Belt
was frozen over. 81 letiTsq aiif d"i}Di
From 1900 to 1872 also the winters
were remarkably cold, particularly the
latter, in Russia, which proved SO dis
astrous to the French army H"a q
z WHAT AMERICAN i. GIRLs,.sSAY
ABeUT KIssING.-The varied emotions
excited by young ladies in leading cities
along the line from Boston to St. Louis
as kisses are caught or stolen from their
sweet lips, are expressed in something
like the following manner: A Boston
girl says with an assumption Of yindig.
nation -.'Sir, declare such, liberty
asythat is beyonaean bounds sof. propri
tety and gentlemanly manners. 1t
she is. stopped by. another, which ISM
resisted very badly. ,...a..ai g,s
: The New, York girl says. Indeed
Mr. Brown, your conduct is a little. fa
miliar, If not ardent. I've half a ,minc
to ask you what you take me for2",, The
reply Of Mr., Brown is that he takes
her for something nice and sweet, and /
sharp, rapid smacking ensues. v4Ej ba
The Buffalo girl says with marked
positiveness Of manner, bpt,withr equal
" marked insincerity: Wretch, thief
put that right back; | wouldn't lose it
but gets Gas she wants. double principa
and interest. .a-as 81 s. s53 "a
The Philadelphia girl says: $50 yor
think that's dreadful smart; ,yon wollt
not have done it if had been looking
no, indeed" but she makes it. a. poiD
not to look. "a ,i,ises., 3 II
The Baltimore girl says: "Repeat tn,
insult if you dare, SIR and exposes
her face that it may be done easily ant
often. a4a s l.os a..as
The Washington girl remarks: :.You,v,
been and gone aud doue it, have you
now cipher out how much better 20,
feel, and calculate when you'll get an
other chapce."' sl,ff Is uoilefa
J, The Chicago girl says: atConfoun,
your impudence, do you take fiie for !
New Yorker; I'd have you to know
there is piece of danger in that mat
ter!'' The only danger she apprehend'
is that you wont cut and come again. &
Tbe Cincinnati girl says Did yo.
ever; no, I neyer-you men are 4perfec
Monsters, Affects tears and indignl
ton, but is assuaged BY "a duplication
Of the old dose, d a Is ses roaqef
z The Louisville girl says: you've
done it sure and well. IF there are an,
more of the same sort, please help your
self. IF you can stand it Lean NJ SO
The Detroit girl says: "Mien, Jerusa'
lem! what naughty. funny man.. Bet
ter you look out how you take one, two
four more, before mine good mother
comes. arlt 81 f,aig8liis 4sf9n,3ol9 bi's i9i
The st. Louis girla says. za0h. sHge
along with your nonsense; you ought te
be ashamed Of yourself. BY Foa can't de
it again : She exposes herself, and il
is done again several~times. sualg4lt E
SARCASTIC The following hit attic
prevailing Style Of bonnets is exceed
ingly sarcastic, and we shall wonder il
the style survives it:a ksas saN sTe
sil a picture inithe late number ol
PantA represents 7fashioiablei and af.
fectionate couple, the husband searclf