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Select Poetry.
a COiOquy with Myself

A walked with myself, talked with mv.olr
And myself replied to met
And the questions myself then put to myself
with their answers give to thee.
Put them home to thysplf, and If unto ,hvselr,
Their responses the same shall be
look well to thysrlf and beware of thyself.
o. so much the worse for thee.
What are Richest Hoarded treasure,
May, indeed, your Golfers fill;
Yet, like eartt's most hccting pleasures,
Leave thee poor and heartlrss still.
What are Pleasures When afforded
Ia, by gnads which pass away,
Read their fate in lines recorded
On tbs sea-sauds yesterday.
What is Fashion Ask of Folly.
She her worth can best expressI
What Is mnpiug Melancholy
Go and learn OF ldlencss.
What Is TRUTH Too storn n preacher
For the prosperous and the gay;
But safe and wholesome teacher
In adyersity's dark day.
What is Fricndship2 Ifwcll founded
Like some beac0n's heavenward glow
II nn false pretensiOns grounded,
Like the trcachr rous sands below.
What is Lover Heartily only.
Like the meteor Of the night,
shining but tn leave more lonely,
Hearts that hailed its transient light.
Bat when calm, refined and tender,
Purified from passiOns stain.
Like the moon in gentle splpndor,
Ruling DER the peaceful main.
What arc honcs In, ,,I,a,.. al l.;.l,
Glancing darkest clouds betwecng
Or foam crested waves whose whiteness,
Gladdens oceans darksume green?
What are Fears? Grim phantoms, throwing
>, Shadows Ger the pilgrims way
Every moment darker growing
II We yield Us to their sway.
What is Mirth A fash Of lightning,
Followed but by deeper gloon;
Patiencc2 More than sunshine bright'ning
Sorrows path and LAbor's doom.
What is Time A river flowing
To Eternity's vast sea,
Forward, whittier all are going,
On its bosom leaving thee.
what's Life A bubble floating
On that silent, rapid stream
Few, too few, its progress noting,
Till it bursts, and ends the dream.
What is Death, asunder rendng
Every tie we love so well9
But the gate Of life uneuding.
Joy in heaven; or woe in hell.
Can these truths by repetition,
Lose their magnitude or weight;
Estimate thy own condition,
Ere thou pass that fearful gate,
Hast thou heard them oft repeated;
Much may still be left to do;
BE not BY Profs.uon cheated
Live a. y hoW kaep'd them true.
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Srlett Stor,l.
CAUGHT In HER OWN TRAP.

Ellen Lamprcy and Clara Edgerton
were walking slowly along a vine en-,
powered path in Newport The latter
was rloody aud thoughtful, while the
former was watchful of all that tran.
spired about her, BY and by a gentle.
man entered the path not far in advance,
aud approached theu Ellen saw him
but Clara did not
Here, let us step into this arbor.
o! what beautiful flowers. Seel' And
thus speaking Ellen Lamprey rather
dragged than led her companion into
the arbor
The gentleman passed. and there was
cloud upon his brow. Something had
evidently wrought uppleasantly upon
his feelings Ellen marked the fact.
aud an exultant expression flashed up
into her face. She had accompli. he'd
her object;
The gentleman was Wallace Parker,
young man of good family, whose
father had recently died iutestatc. The
elder Parker had once been wealthy !;
but financial crash had swept away
his fortune, and hurried himself to the
grave. So Wallace had entered upon
the practice Of the law, aud was strug.
Cling hard to earn came and fame in
his own right. Weary and faint from
hard study he had come down to New
port to rest and recuperate; but he
could not stay long, for he had not the
means
In happier days, when he had been
prospective heir to half u million. he
had often met Clara Edgerton, and had
learned to love her, though no words of
love had ever been spoken. In fact,
they had been almost too young then
TO seriously venture upon such topic.
But they were older now. Wallace was
four and-twenty, and Clara only five
years younger. Aud now they had
met again-he under the cloud Of mis-.
fortune, while she held in her own
right fortune greater than that which
his father had lost.
Is it wonder that hundred men.
young aud old, paid especial court to
Clara Edgerton? And it is wonder
that man like Wallace Parker, should
have been backward in claiming her
especial noticel
Ellen Lamprey had no heart to love.
but she iancied Wallace Parker; she
had penetration enough TO see that he
was better man than were most of
those to whom the ladies of fashion maid
COURT and, furthermore, she saw the
Possibilities he would surmount, and
could look forward to the bright career
that he was opening before him. She
was crafty girl, and calculating. She
could not hope to entrap wealthy
lover who was young and handsome; SO
she meant to entrap Wallace Parker.
1t she could. She knew that there had
been an Intimacy between him and
Clara in othpr times, aud she could
very plainly that their hearts yearned
toward each other still, however much
the young lawyer himself may have
been in the dark. She had game TO
play. She knew very well th Wallace
had come out into tho garden in the
hope OF meetiug Clara She had not
only prevented the meeting, but she had
made il appear to the gentleman that
the lady had pgrposely avoided him.
81 declarel--therc goes Wallace
] Parkcr,--and he didn't even give us
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1869-12-02
Crow Chapman Crow.

Recently we were asked the origin
OF Grow, Chapman, Grow" as connect
ed with the democratic rooster The
question is one frequently propounded,
but few, II any, are acquainted with the
circumstances aud time under which
this famous expression was first intro.
duced. The Cincinnati Enquirer con =.
tains the following solution, which we
publish for the information Of those 10.
terested :"The rooster was not known
in the days Of Jefferson or Jackson. It
was not until SO late period as 1910,
the year Of the "log cabin "hard CT.
der" and 'coonskiu," campaign, which
resulted in the election Of Geu. Harrison.
that he made his appearance Indiana
then has her State elections in August
The editor Of our respected democratic
cotemporary, the Indianapolis Sentinel
was John w. Chapman. In those days,
of course, there we're no telegraphs, and
few railroads 10 the west I.ocomotiou
was slow, and it required days, aud even
weeks, to get any returns from the back
counties. 1t so happened in some par.
ticular county in Indiana, whose name
we do not recollect, the democrats made
gain over previous elections. An an.
thusiastic democrat wrote to friend 10
indianapolis the news, aud not knowing
Mr.. Champmau, the editor of the Senti
mel, personally, requested his friend to
communicate the facts to Chapman, ad
ding these significant words, "Tell
Chapman to crow" He little thought,
by that expression in private letter,
he was furnishing powerful party with
an emblem which will last perhaps for
centuries. The writer of this famous
letter is now, doubtless, iu his grave.
and poor Chapman has long been there.
But, catching the Inspiration of his
second hand correspondent, Chapman
did "crow" in the Sentinel, and as the
business of growing" is usually done
by chauticleer, he brought out one of
those fine large birds at the head of his
columns. That was the first rooster
ever placed in democratic paper to re.
joice over the democratic victory. Asst the
general results of the election were
against us, il was matter Of derision
for the whig papers, when any whig
victory was obtained, to add these words,
Tell Chapmen to crow" This assisted
to fix the matter in the popular mind,
and to nationalize the emblem. No bet
ter one could have been adopted. The
rooster is probably the most gallant and
bravest of birds, He is never conquered
as long as he has life. Beaten today.
he is ever ready to renew the fight with
his conqueror tomorrow. He is also
fine and handsome specimen of the
feathered tribe, and no one more keen.
ly enjoys victory or loudly proclaims
it. Mr.. Chaman little thought that
by introducing that rooster into his col
umns, he was given his name celeb.
rity which would never have been at
tanned, even by his sharp and forcible
editorials.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1869-12-02

AN OLD TIME INcIDESr.-One Of
the most thrilling "reminiscences Of the.
annals of the American Revolution, is
recorded of General Peter Muhlenberg
whose ashes repose in the burying ground
of the old Trappe church, in Montgom-i
cry county, Pennsylvania. When the
war broke out, Muhlenberg was the rec
tor, of a Protestant Episcopal Church
in Dunmore county, Virginia. On q,
Sunday morning he administered the.
communion of the Lords supper to hiss
charge, stating that 10 the afternoon Of.
the day, he would preach sermon on ,
''The duties men owe to their country"
At the appointed time the building was
crowed with listeners. The discourse
was founded upon the text Solomon
"Therc is time for every purpose aud
for every work" The sermon burned
with patriotic fire; every sentence aud
intonation told the speakers deep earn-
estuess in what he was saying. Pausiug
moment at the close Of his discourse
he repeated the words of his text. ana
in tones of thunder exclaimed .s71e
time 20 preach as past he time to Ggls
has came !" and, suiting the action to
the word, he threw from his shoulder
his episcopal robes and stood before his
congregation arrayed in military uni
form. Drumming for recruits eommenc-
ed on the spot, aud it is said that al,
most every male Of suitable aye in the,
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1869-12-02


A MODEL OF ALLiTERATIoS.-
following smart piece of ALTERATION is
the prospectus of proposed publication
in London to be called the Period
The announcement is headed "a Peck
Of Peas: "a pungent, pictorial publi-
cation-will polish popular politicians
politely; pummel pretentious parliamen.
tary partisans; punish pestilent persons
preaching pattern progress principles;
prescribe preposterous prerogatiyes and
prevalent prejudices; pillory puffed-up
pretenders; properly protect painstak-
ing, persevering people; pepper peeu-
mary peculators and pettifogging prac-
titioners; pooh pooh pompous, presum-
ing, purse.proud parvenues; paralyze
pestileut poltroons, peevish prudes,
presumptuous puppies, peccant prodi-
gals, prosy praters, precocious prattlers,
prurient profigates, pampered parasites, ),
petty perturbatcrs and parsimonious
parochials; putdown paltry prolix pub
lications; promptly praise pithy produc-
tons; pertinaciously promulgate practi-
cal preeepts; punctually patronize play
houses; pitilessly pulling pointless
performances and pilIering playwrights
to pieces; pertinently PROFOUND perplex-.
ing paradoxes; publish peculiarly piq.
uant pictures, pOftraying prinoely pal
aces, picturesque pageants, powerful
potentates and popular pots; print
periodically in its perspicuous pages
pleasing prose, priceless poems, playful
puns, popular parodies and political
pasquinades-produCts Of pen and pen-.
cil."
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q Blast YOU and your tricks \,

y y
Played off on the old Colouel y
"0n the Colonel, /" cried the old man,
beginning to be interested. Cad, If
you've played the Colonel trick, let's
hear it,"
Well father, Jed and I, this after
noon, went out for deer"
"Hang the dcer---come to the trick"
Couldn't fnd any deer, but thought
we mustshoot something so Jed banged
away at the Coloncl's old Roan-shot
him dead ]"
'Shot old Roam ?" thundered the old
man. By the Lord Harry, Jed, did
you shoot the Colonel's hoss
Il didn't do anything else
Devil! devil !" groaned the hunter.
"And then," pursued Jack, confident
the joke part of the story must please
bis father, "Jim and | proppei the hoss
up and tied his head back with cord !,
and left him standing just like he was
still alive. Ha ha I! fancy the Colonel
going to catch him no ! no ho =
wasn't it ioke?"
Old brakes head fell upon his breast.
lie felt his empty pocket-book, aud
looked at his rife Then, in rueful
tone, he whispered to the boys
Yes, boys, it's joke! But If you
ever tell Of tor il you do, Sam Bars
ton--lll skin you aliyel BY the Lord
Harry, boys, I've been shooting at that
dead hoss half an hour at ten dollars
shot"
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!. NORM E N T.
torney at Law,

u located In the City Of wcstmin.
Office on Main Street, two doors
nrt, respectfully informs the citizens
and adjoining counties, that he will
pt attention to all business entrusted
% before the Courts of this State and
kments Of the General Government at
pn ID. G.
in the Courts Of bankruptcy.
4 REFERENCES.
/ 7. Ward and John Smith, ESQ.
n.
bbott, Esq. and DIR. Thomas Fei-
nore.
forment, Esq. and J. d. Ward,
ID. Q.
Hurley, Esq, Register in Bank
ueriek City, Nd. novl4-lY
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Selett 2ortru.
PRETTY sTANZAs.

Leaf by leaf the roses fall,
Drop by drop the spring runs dryi
One by one, beyond recall,
Summer beauties fade and die.
But the roses bloom again,
And the springs Rush anew,
In the pleasant April rain
And the summer sun and dew.
So, In hours Of deepest gloom,
When the springs Of gladnoss fail,
And thG roses 10 the bloom
Droop like mAldens wan and pale,
We shall find some hope that lics
Like a silent gem apart,
Hidden far from careless eyes
In the garden Of the heart.
Some sweet hope TO gladness we'd,
That will spring afresh and new,
When griefs winter shall have fed,
Giving place to rain and dew
Some sweet hope that breathes Of spring,
Through the weary, weary time,
Budding forth its blooming,
In the spirits glorious cline.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1869-12-02

CARE OF THE FEET Concerning
this subject the Scientific American
very truly says "Many are careless in
the keeping of the feet. II they wash
them once week they think they are
doing we'll They do not consider that
the largest pores Of the system are
located in the bottom of the foot, aud
that mosf offensive matter is discharged
through the pores. They ware stockings
from the beginning to the ead of the
week without change, which become
completely saturated with offensive mat
ter. III health is generated by such
treatment Of the feet The pores are not
repellants but absorbents, and this fetid
matter, to greater or less extent, ID
taken back into the system. Tho fee.
should be washed every day with pure
water only, rs we'll as the arm-pits
from which an offensive odor is also
emitted, unless daily abluton is practic
cd. Stockings should not be worr
more than day or two AZ q time They
may be worn one day, and then airat
and summed and worn another day, j
necessary"
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1869-12-02

KIND WoRps ron A MorHEn,-
DesPise not thy mother whom she is old,
Age may waste q mothers beauty.
strength, limbs, senses, and estate; !; but
her relation as a mother is as the sun
when it goes forth in its might---for II
is always the meridian, and knoweth no,
evening. The person may be grax
headed, but her mortherly relation Is Is
ever in flourish 1t may be autumn,
year winter, with woman, but with
mother tits always spring. Alas hox
little do we appreciate mosher'a ton
derness while living. IIaw needless we
are to all her auxieiies aud kindness
But whom she is dead and gong -whan
the cares and coldpe,S ofthe world come
withering to our hcart--whcn we ex-
perience how hard i IS to- find true
sympathy, how few will befiend us ia
misfortune, chen il is that wc think Of
the mother We have lost
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m & REiFSNIDER,

ErS.ATLAW AND SOIL
DRS IN CHANCERY,
WESTMINSTER, Mn.
e formed a copartnership in the
kctice Of Law in the Courts of
q Howard Counties, and will
tend to all business entrusted to
Particular attention paid to Col.
procuring DEGREES for the sale
bite.
Pplications filed for Back Pay and
} heirs Of deceased soldiers.
5oining the residence of CHAs. r..
b. no30.tf
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|NER NEAL,

|oF THE PEACE AND ATToR
NEY.AT.LAw.
lice at the Court House.
ATTEND especially TO obtaining De
for the settlement of estates Of de
sons &c. Deeds, Wills and all
Of Writing prepared. Charges
dec5-u
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| ATTOR
b, jAs. A. c, BoSD.
sTER B BOND
IrnarcK. J. J. BArnsAnrSEn.
lex 8 BAUM TNER.

RSEYs AT LAW AND SoL1CI
Il TORS tS CHA>CERY.
B associated to practice their profes.
b in the several Courts in Carroll
|Thcir Office is at the rcsidence Of Mr.,
|iner, in Westminster, Md. Mr.. Mcr-
be in Westminster during the Term
hrts. and at such other times as bust
|requirc--he may also be consulted at
No. % Saint Paul Street, Baltimore,
D. nov2s-u
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cuAS. u. ROBERTS
|ULSBY 3 ROBERTS,
kEIS,ATLAW AND SOLICITORS
IN CHASCERY.

h associated themselves IN the prac.
|aw in Carroll county, they will Mt.
hptly and carefully to all business
to their charge. Mr.. Maulsby
Westminster whenever business
W. Office directly opposite CoUt
ianl,ly
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Nature is book Of sweet and glow.
ing purity, and on every Illuminated
page the excellence and goodness ol
God are diviuely portrayed.
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EMOvAL.

MEL s. CooNAN has re.
his Office and residence, one
of 9. Zacharias' Hotel, West
minister. july |
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Or. J. II. BilIingsIea

. etill ac!iyely engaged in the Practice
of Nsdjcips.
Q1les and Residence at John L.
[ders- aug l9--tf
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LEONARD zEPP,

NG located at the East End Of
(nipster, offers his professional
BE public. When not engaged
nd ut his Office or residence,
est Of stansbury's Hotel.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1869-12-02

You cannot dream yourself iato !
character; you must ham'ner aud forge
yourself into one.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1869-12-02

A stump orator dentist who talks
about himself
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/. SCHAEFFER, ,
fncy at Law ana So
|rifOr in Chancery,

| WESTMINSTER, ND.
|Niain Street few doors East or
rect. Can be C nsultcd in the
language. All claims against the
|ates and State. for Pensions, Back
Bounties, promptly collected.
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MUSICIANS.
EC. mQFFMEIER,
ATHIC PHYSICIAN,

lsmanently located in wesi
respectfully offers his Pro.
TO the patrons Of Home.
hose who may be suffering
4 Chronfe nature.
Professionally absent, he
1ound in his office,
Residence with DR.. s. J..
WI End.
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1869-04-13
SING SING PRIsON.-The New York

SING SING PRIsoN.-The New York
Sun gives a sorry picture of the con-
dition of the palatial State prison, To-
Gated at the village ofSing Sing, West
chester Co., New York. 1t contains
1910 prisoners, 1873 of whom are wo-
men. The men are taken from their
cells before daylight, aud are worked
in the shops and quarries until about
6 P. NJ, time being allowed them for
breakfast and dinner; supper consist
ing Of mush and molasses, being eat
en- after work is over. The food of
the prisoners is represented to be of
fair quality and sufficient quantity
The discipline of the prison, however,
is severe-even brutal in the extreme.
At the keepers will the following tor
lures can be administered to the pris-
oners: lst, THE Cap" which is a
cage of iron bars, enclosing the head,
and locked around the neck of the
prisoner, and worn day and night
| I'd, The ball and chain,' heavy ball
of iron attached to the ankle by a
chain, and dragged about wherever
the prisoner goes. Sd, The Dark
Cell and bread and water; which al
most drives some men crazy in few
days. 4th, "The Yoke" an instru-
ment of torture worthy of the Span
ish Inquisition. This consists of a
fiat iron bar, about 6 feet long, and
weighing about 40 pounds. This is
placed behind the prisoner, and bis
wrists are fastened to staples at each
end. A rope is then attached to the
bar and passed around the neck and
shoulders of the man, and he is rails
ed and made to stand on tiptoe. The
horrible agony of this torture is such
as to cause fainting i'll many cases. 10
a few minutes, and such as no man
was ever known to endure more than
an hour. 1t often brushes the chest
and causes death 9Th and last is
the Shower Bath A prisoner is
put into a box and tie ! fast, his head
only being exposed; and on tie toE
of his head water is poured until the
poor wretch is almost Suffocated. This
sometimes causes immediate DEATH
Such are the provisions made by law
for the discipline, punishment, anc
torture of prisoners in Sing Sing pris
on. And the keepers and guards of
the prison are represented as in the
main brutal enough to administer
this discipline with a will.
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PACIFIC acknowledging, April
6. The Common Council of this city
has passed resolutions looking to a
grand opening of the Pacific railroad.
A committee, consisting of the Mayor
and members of the Council, has been
appointed, which is authorized to in
vite, on such terms as the managers
of the contract for the Union Pacific
aud Northwestern railroads shall APP
point, the Governors and stats of the
States of California, Oregon and Ne
vada; the territories of Washington,
Idaho, Montana, Dacota, Utah, Wyom-
ing and Colorado; the members of the
several states and territories above
named; the judges of the courts, the
Mayors and Common Councils of the
city of San Francisco and such of the
cities as they may select in California
Portland, Oregon; Virginia City, Ne
vada; Denver, Colorado; the Mayors
and Councils and leading citizens of
such other cities in the states and
territories above named as said com.
mittee of the Councils and the citi.
zens deem best and most appropriate
also, the President, Vice President Of
the United States and the cabinet and
members OF both houses of Congress-
judges of the Supreme Courts, Gen.
erals and leading officers of the army
of the United States, the Governors
of the different states and such other
distinguished gentlemen as it is deem.
ed best. The hospitality of the city
will be extended to all.