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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1869-05-20
SPECIAL NOTICES.
TO THE NERVOUS.

The natural result Of exhaustion Of strength
by excessive labor or action, IL a feeling of
weakness, dullness, heaviness, wearincss, lang
uor Of body or mind, &c. Persons Of a weak
constitution, or whose habits are sedentary,
frequently complain Of this relaxed condition
OF the vital energies aud when persons Of a
nervous temperament are thus weakened and
debilitated, disease inevitably follows, unless
IL Is at once checked and overcome. All who
suffer from these causes alike require remedy
which will strengthen the system without ex-
citing Il. and awake feeling Of true enjoyment
50 that life NAV become gource of pleasure
MlSllLER'S HERB BITTERS has won its way
into the confidence of thousands Of thi, class Of
persons who warmly indarse Il as the best in
MIGRATING agent and the most potent and ge-
NAL Of all tonnes and Alternatives for strrngthen-
ing and restoring the physical constitution.
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No 104.;...EnnirYI

NJ. lVfo-b8OiiIsf
In the Circuit Cont Cor Carroll county.
va F'fhnuAnY TfRS, 1869.
III BID IL his case els Is
George W. Thomas, 70 procaro sale OF
The land therein mentioned for the payment
Of purchase money due and owing thereiu
to the complainant The bill states that 10
and agreement, the defendant phrehhsed
from the complainant So asaes and 20
pcrches Of land, moro or loss. situate ia
Carroll county, Maryland. for the grosssum
of twenty-five hundred dollars to be paid
10 the complainant in full on the iirst day
Of April, 1868, II the defendant could 10 50.
That pursuant 10 sand agreement the delen,
dant on the "a day Of April, 1869, paid 10
the complainant $500 Of sud purchase
money, aud went into the possession of
sad land, and since then held the posses.
sion thereof; and that then 1t was again or.
ally agreed between the complainant aud
defendant that for the residue of said pur-
chase money, the defendant should make
his two single bills each for $3.50, the one
payable April !, 1869, and the other pay.
able April /, 1870, with interest, which was
accordingly done. That subsequently,, TO
wit March 8, 1860, at the instance Of The
defendant, it WIS again orally agreed be-
tween the complainant and defendant that
the defendant should pay the whole balance
OF said purchase money TO Che complainant
April !, 1863, with the interest thereon,--
that IN pursuance Of the last aforesaid CON
tract, the complainant had deed for the
Conveyance Of said land TO the defendant
prepared, and that he and his wife, March
81, 1863, duly signed and acknowledged il,
so as to be ready To deliver 1t the next day
to the defendant upon his paying to the
complainant said balance ofpurchase money
and interest. The bill further states that
on the night Of March 81, 1863, the delen-
dant left his home, (which was on said land.
went 70 the city al Westminster, in said
Carroll county, remaining their over night,
and the next morning being April |, 1869,
took passage in the Railroad cars and left
for parts beyond the limits of the State OF
Maryland, and unknown 10 the complainant.
and that the defendant utterly failed 10 my
said purchase money and the interest there.
on To the complainant, and that said pur-
chase money and the interest thereon Is vet
due and owing to the complainant and re.
mains unpaid. The bill further states that
| the last intelligence from the defendant was
by letter written To his wife, dated Chica-
so, Illinois, April 4, 1862, in which he stated
that he intended to emisrate six hundred
miles further westward. The bill states
| that the complainant is entitled TO have a
| decree passed TO sell said land for the pay.
| ment OF the purchase money due and owing
| 10 him and the interest thereon. The bill
/ prays that the defendant shall be reouircd
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The Greatest Undertaking of the Age

The unusual activity manifested of late by
the merchants and leading capitalists Of st.
Louis, In view Of the alleged feasibility oil
diverting the immense grain trade Of the
Northwest from Chicago TO 81. Louis, has
aroused the grain dealers Of Chicago to a
sense of their danger, and with the prompt.
ness for which that city is famous, her com.
mission merchants have already devised a
plan not opiyto Illustrate the designs of st.
Louis, but one which, II successfully carried
out, will seriously damage the foreign com.
merce ofNew York, and practically anaih
late Buffalo, oswego aud other grain entre
post on the lakes, and make Chicago an
questionably the greatest commercial city
on the continent
The enterprise referred to is the turning
ofthe waters Of the great lakes into ile
Mississippi river, by means Of a mammoth
ship canal, ola contemplated width Of one
thousand feet, aud with an average depth of
sixty. With the fall that can be secured
between Chicago and the mooth Of the canal
a, a min, on ,bs Mis.;ss;,n; which the di
rector. Az no, reye.l for occidental reasons
l.nsc.la,;,e1 II /. chained I'M, Tho entire
d,.;..aa oe N. ,.tos CON ho n.do no mi.
..,.s.;e, -. ,.....;,,'. No. P,,,. 80
about one.,cnth its present volume.
The Mississippi river will be so much
.ns ."s',s -" s 49, ~; ~ 49, go
..r..,1-s.,...''.. ~, -,
''s SUI
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The Troy Times, and other Radical pa.
pers, arc endeavoring 10 convince the PEG
pie thai the Grand Army Of the Republic is
not partisan organization, and in order to
prove i quote The musty defence that one of
its fundamental principles is that politics
shall be tabooed mt is meetings. In spite
OF this. il u as political and partisan as the
Loyal Leagues, and we trust the people at
large Of this country viii never recognize it
as anything else. This names and character
offs prominent leaders are quite enough to
show 70 what base uses Il has been, and will
be, put The cypress knows something of
tho origin Of the order, and is aware that in
tho outset the soldiers who Joined il sincere.
" intended it to be for purely social aud
charitable purposss. Bntit was seized by
political conspirators, and they now have
possession Of il, having perverted Il to one
Of the most dangerous associations, EARNED,
drilled, sworn, and secret) that ever obtain.
ed power and recognition in free country.
Some Of it, lesders, with more candor than
discretion, have openly used it for political
purposes, and openly pledged it to partisan
work. Its course In the Presidential cleo.
ton was far more than social or ',chari
table," u is truly an armg-armed and
equipped, and oath bound, and more thor.
oughIy disciplined, and reader Cor concert.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1869-05-20

The dream Of the Pharaohs, the
Ptolemies, the Bonapartes, will soon be
q reality. Ships will sail freely past
Egypt and Arabia into the Indian
Ocean, saving many thousands Of miles
upon the old voyages from Europe TO
Asia. This is the elimination Of the
worlds efforts for route Eastward to
tho Indies. The SueE Canal, begun
aod ended by French enterprise, DC a
cost Of s100.00O, 900, is characterized
as "a task which has no equal except
10 mythology when Hercules Joined the
Mediterranean to the Atlantic.'
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Assignee's Notice Of Appointment.

In The District Court Of United States
for the District of Maryland, in Bank.
rupty,-In The mailer Of John ID. Ar.
nto,rr, bankrupt
To whom i may concern The under.
signed. hereby gives notice Of his appoint
nent as Assignee Of the estate OF John D..
Armour, Of Sykesville. in the county Of
Carroll, in said District, aud who was, 10
wit: on the fifth day of january, A. D..
1863, adjudged Bankrupt, upon the petition
of himself by said District Court. Dated at
Frederick, the LIST day OF March, A d. 1863.
JOHN RICHIE,
may l3,-3t Assignee,
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HELMBOLD'S
Concentrated Fluid Extract
SarMparilla
E0sDIc,rrs ERCrnvE aud UtcERATlrE DISEASE
THROAT, NOSE, EYES, EYELIDs, SCALP.
AND SKIN,

THROAT, NOSE, EYES, EYELIDs, SCALP,
AND SKIN,
Which SO disfgure the appearance, Purging
the evil effects Of mercury and removing all
uinis, the remnants Of Diseases, hereditary or
otherwise. and is taken by Adults aud Children
with perfect Safety.
Two Tablespoonful Of the Extract of Sarsa-
parilla, added to pint of water, is equal to
the Lisbon Diet Drink, and one bottle is equal
to gallon OF the Syrup Of Sarsaparilla, or the
deeootioHs a. usually made.
An Interesting Letter is published in the
Medico-C hirurgical Review, on the subject Of
the Extract Of Sarsaparilla in certain affections,
BY benjamin rravers, i. K. s.. &c. Speaking
OF those diseases, and diseases arising from the
excess Of mercury, he states that no remedy Is
equal to the Extract 81 Sarsapirlla; it, power Is
extraordinary more so than any other drug am
acquainted with. 1t is in the strictest sense, a
tonic with this invaluable attribute, that IL Is
applicable to state ii the system 50 sunkcn.
and yet so irritable as renders other substances
ut the tonic class unavailable or Injurious.
HELMBOLD'S
Concentrated E.r,ract Sarsap1rWa,
Established upwards Of Is years. Prepared by
II, r. HELMBoLD,
aPr'ls-2m 694 Broadway, y. Y.
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Estatelf Samuel johnson, decreased.
NoTfr hereby given that the subscriber
IN has Obtained from the Orphans Court Of
Carroll county, letters Of Administration on
the Personal Estate of
SAMUEL JOHNSON, Ec
late Of Carroll county, deceased. All persons
having claims against said Estate, are hereby
warned to exhibit the same within six months
from this date, otherwise they may be excluded
from all benefit Of said Estate. Those indebted
are requested TO make Immediate payment.
CHRISTOPHER JOHNSON,
apr 2e-4t. Administrator.
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Bark Wanted.

10n CORDS ROCK AND SPANISH
HUI OAK BARK, for which Sl.0O
per Cord more will be given than the es-
tabllshed price in Westminster. ett'
Black Oak Bark also wanted for which
81 per Cord more will be paid than the
established price ia Westminster.
The Bark to be delivered at the Shed of
the Tannery, miles East Of Westminster,
on the line Of the Western Nd. Railroad.
EDWARD L. KooNTZ,
my6-2m Agent.
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Those who Desire Brilliancy Of Complexion
must purify and enrich the blood, which Helm
bold's Concentrated Extract OF Sarsapar lila in
variably does. Ask for Helmbold's. Take no
other.
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Nashville, Tenn, has tho champion
mother-ll4 years old and 400 de-
sccudaais living s
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V,HE pnasrsieusa snnonnoe. y ~ public
kep Furniture, Beds, ~. "a y rrs6erad IA
scronuodate either tfsss|ssl 81 = Z Snept
bearders The rahte WI ,aINays - 56llcd
wild the best b tbs sark u, IN = u e{.ck-
scdswith the chuicest y sz13 n Vino. Liraors.
Ales, Segars, &c. The loQslion Il very desira.
he. being oSsIy ~ ya}<1 NJ ~ llSpot.
III oss ssiss 4 s sss 'ssss
!, !. aug : y PssSsleIor,
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Examiners Notice.

H. .
M HEREAS commission having been
w Issued 10 us, by the County Com
missioners for Carroll county, to meet on
the premises, and there to examine and de.
ierinine whether the pubic convenience
viii require change TO be made in part
Of public road No. 10, or as more generally
known as the old Baltimore Road. The
part to be altered, is that part OF said road
which has heretofore been changed, hy
VIM. 1ingling, Benjamin Fowler aud Jacob
Beaver, Examiners. The present change
proposes 10 20 further down the turnpike,
to the grounds belonging to the Agricultural
Society, and thence BY astraightline through
said grounds, and parallel with the original
alteration until ii interseets the original
road No. Is. M
This is therefore 10 give notice 20 all
whom it may concern, that the undersigned
will meet on the premises, on Thursday,
fhe l0th day Of Jane nexz, to execute the
trust reposed in US by virtue Of sud com.
mission.
JACOB zACHARIAS,
JACOB MYERiY Of j.,
MELCH0IR, L, ALGIER,
my6--5t Examiners.
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PUN PS.
County commissioner, notice

TNHE County Commissioners for Carroll
j County viii meet at their Office, in
Westminster, on the FrRsT MosDAY or
JUNE, 1889, for the transaction OF
business.
BY order,
JAMES BLIZZARD,
my6-f Clerk.
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A news style, just ont, for sale by
"A ri A's. 4, y Arz'sfreag.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-11-20
now to 9uHd a Gem Crib.

How to have lat proof rorn-crjh.
is ii great question among farmers.
\ cn!respomdrnt ol the New York
Farmers Club. lives the iyi owing
experience:
ii have Il cusi. crib that has stood
Tor twenty lrArs~aid has never had Il
raj in it 80 my know r,lyp pnSiS ten
~ eleven feet lonEani eight inches
suuarr; morfi>n. iWn feet FROM ont
"nd; Ion rnd-Sill~, 'Wo- Inches norris"
With rusE. Taper post from sill Il"
the end, by hrWiu@ Of insld" un'H
Ia. end is reduced to tnnr inches
diameter: make >mnrth with draw
knife. anu nail on tn smooth half
WAN to he end, below the s;l. let
~i.iS hc eight inches >pNarr; also.
rud lie them and tile laitrI r'H,"N
strong with mnd,rntr itrrtlrS. Brace
we'll. ana laIh Gp and dawn With
three Tuartry inch ia'i ""r"lah or
rGuntcrsi',l> iuiutS rl"~~N.~t 'AN -"
floor and hoard NJ 'it,' ends vrh IN
@ruovrd boards: '"l each "rHt 10
twelve lret long. ~ let Widr NJ the
sill. and seven aud q hHtf trrt ~
plate: aud ii full to peak, il will ho,d
2jD bushels. never had an ear &c
hurt On arruuut II tie great With
If prrfelrs,l, lay The tln1r with liHt
or marrow boards, with room fol
ven,iatinn. Each pos should Stan'
nu stone. abaut three i'"'lr| froa
~ anal, - l,.t1 Il.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-11-20
Turkey.

Turkeys are poor mothers. They
never scratch for. their vOung, are
great ramblers, exposing their young
to the wet grass and all SORTS OF per-
lis. They seem to have little com
mon sense aud. tact in ma,a9ing Il
Large family 0&young oncS, and
when they commence with such an
one it is usually found that il grows
small by degrees and beautifully less
10 very short time. For this rra-
son it is always. best to let ii her s.,
upon the turkeys eggs She :latches
more chickens than the TIM key. ANA
takes very much better care nl them
while young. The lien is il model
mother, and can always be trusted
10 bring up family we'll, unless il
be Family of ducks. These ere al
together too much for her to manage.
They will take to the water in spite
.of her sputterinS. and not all her
prudIsil precepts and prhne examnIe
can take the awkward wadtiie ont of
their walk nor the 'anacs' ont of
their vocabulary. They will be ducks
Notwithstanding their stepmolher
wastes so mHch anxious care and
wise admonitinn upon them, all of
which make quite as much impress
ran upon their stupid heads as raih
crops en- their backs. And this is
fhS way stepmothers too often get
served by stupid children.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-11-20
HEAT fof fowls.

One subscriber asks what f3oG
will induce fowls 20 lay; another
lskS about scrap cake; another
about hogs lights aud similar utia'.
70 those we would say: 1t is tn
nature of fowls in good health ~
lay, and they can not help 1.-THE
e.@S VIII come. ScantN fare will re
ddcr tdvi" having propensity, ami
on NviN short commons, e-gS cease
altogether. Rich food pl"moleS the
tyutcnry: certain seeds, Ike hJl"k
wheat, >uHapWer and hemp seeds Ia
crease i, and meat of any kind does
the Sar.p. All this. oWevtr, forces
the fnHgi INTO an unnatural state, Hid
Ordinarily shortcus her lite. Tie
.. =. Dr,.lps, have often II poor fl
Voc. Nrrl- rnai feelings Of fresh
Nttt. TX" he I%hta OF hogs Cii"pNcH
fr', ara very good III winter whru
the fowls tind 40 iusect food. They
nrr.;, besides, hearty food ia cold
weather, especially if thrN ar,. no,
hrrt III warm h"u>ys. Ia very cold
weather, hens running abnut and
roosi .rg il cXroSrd places, will rui
lay, though richly fed: their food
goes 10 keep them warm.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-11-20
lEllstcllanO.
Y aa1 IMPORTANT.


ne leaves are fIlila4. aud n" sis
q time 10 gi,e heed 70 the follow
in- most imp"rfant Sug@ silon,
which We tind going the ronnds OF
the press:
Save thu dead leaves. Il every
hort i47fitugiSb and farmer wouit
think tor moment ON the nature
Of fallen leaves. which contain not
only the vegetable matErr, but tic
earth salts, lime, potash, etc, nr''drn
for the next seasons growth ald Ter
tihtY, and that too eXaCtiy III tiic
proportion requn eu 10y thr vviN tree
irOm which they tail; nay, more, 1
they wou;,, consider that it l., exact
tly in this way, by the dccunpu&;-
ZION of these iiiinu leaves. tuat ma
tGre cnricheS he soil, NeAI after
wear, in her e4yat forests, II would
l,lrtiiy he possible for SHch Il reflect
ing DrticulturlSt or Farmer to allow
these l2avcS to he swept away by
every wind that blows, and finally
host altogether. Nor would he gvit
t4Iem away, as many now do. lie
would, rather. collect, from we, k 10
week, the leaves that fall under each
tree, and by digging them under tn"
soil about the roots, where they will
decay, provide in the cheapest man
Her the best possible TODD Tor that
nee. If this plan should he tried,
wr should uut see Old orchards dying
cut for want of nouriShmcnl bal
they would in this simple manner
receive ali the enriching they reqni.
ed. Pear trees, and don rtlesS til:
peach would be greatly benetites, 10y
this procedure.
En- certain vineyards in France
aud Italv, tie vines are kept IL the
highest coalition by simply buy ins
ut their roots every leaf aud brancl
hat is prnnrd off, or tails from tiit
vines at the close of the season
Will pot some OF cur farmers of ii,
9Giring minds give this simple pro
cess II rial this season
Il is IL we'll known fact that II,
manure is more eagerly sought ia
by the florist than leaf manure.
enters largely into the compost pre-
pared for pot:ing. Leaves collectr,
ana mixed with bainNa'l manure
greatly enhance its value. There
fore gather MP the leaves that nutlI
ing shall lie lost.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-11-20

PHoPAGATION.-SfHndal,l trees
should be pcni'ag, ID only upon
healthy and vigorous stocks, ii ne'
lay grating or bn.din". The sys
TEN of grating upon small pieces al
roofs is wrong, to say the iea>! nj Il.
Ard a- h S is ne cheapest and qiiicli
EST iuetho to merely maHDfjtc-
tHre trees, it is miic! @"Sortpd to by
some nursery men. No lasting re-
suits can possibly be expected from
tees worked upon this plan. Thr>
never form aHy bat small tibrlitS
tlair-iik.' raotS, and when planted IN
,he orchard they require stalking
anil seldom ever make good tree
Several years ago we denounced tit!>
system aS Worthless, and calculated
I" 'ilSappoint lii" piantcr.-S0atscIT
CHttirat0r.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-11-20
Cultivation CT S3s $:

Farmers in this cauairy have
never Yet paid the attention to I'VE
craving that has been given This
grain in ether countries, especially
those III The northern part uf Europe.
It's production here is, We believe, &.
more neglected thar 1t shouid be.
for il does not hold minor poSili"H
among cereals. IT may he made
profitable upon any farm: not upon
ali rs Il main crop, but as suhS'!-
tuta fer o'hrr grains certain SrhsohS.
and for tiIc Improvement of cen t;tiIi
soils as Il green inaEnre.
Rye will grow upon land that viii
not prodn e wheat. A fair crop
may he realized on rocky, thin soil,
or tlpnn that which is eight enthS
sand, or rven badly VEIN eidN- 1t
has another advantage peculiar 10
itself. Ii may be Sown at Il season
whom other grains cannot be. For
producing Il late fall or II spring
feed, nothing is better AMI by be
ING led off at these seas Dn$, he %r;siu
yield is not materially lesS'iitd.
especially VII n the pa>tnIln% Is
done in spring. We do not adr"-
cate the theory of allowing Stack III
Craze upun any crop very late in iar
fall, as he last growth shou'l be
left rs a protection to the roots OF
the plants.
The straw of rye is always handy
upon the farm. its length making II
particularly useful in many Ways ;
and when uSt.d rs Il cur lcet, It be
comes almost as valuable. as Its
weight in hay. Il is iettrr chan til"
straw Of either wheat or oats, and
/ for horses mucM healthier.
! The grain stands next in value rs
] II human food to that Of wheat. II
G, IMPOSITION it very mUcil resembles
that grain. and contains create!
portion OF sugar, starch. a'hunrn
gum and oily matter. tloTr iinn
This grain, although dark. furnishes
Il sweet. wholesome aud rutl' ions
bread, which, on accouit of its mois
tnyr, VIII keep longer aud not lose
It's Inilatai le qualities.
Soil that has brel prepared 1ol
wheat, and by some reason neglect
ed until too LAT" for SON ing tli:i
grain with safely, may be put 10 I'VE
Side. hi and bottom land can bt
list d when not favorable 30 .. !ie1
crops. When Sewn for spring iced
net less than two huSlrrIS ct seer
S.iciild he used. but for harvesting
Because this grain will grow upoi
+ soil and under neglect, il is Il,
no MEANS Il reason fnr nealcling h,
crop 10y half doing The wWk Of put
ting in the grain, for it dnurisiie
according to he advalitag : given
On good soil, with farmer like care
ii great Yield will almost certaiI,',
follow 1t is not so subject to dis
eases aS wheat, save in Wet S,.aSo:tS
when crgot sometimes Injuries Ia
the crop, but it usually escapes Iii,
ravagrs Of Insects which are so fiii IL
to wheat.
The same attention in the sclec
ton of seed is not given TO rye as IL
wheat but the matter should not bt
entirely disregar,lcd. foF it poor seet
is sown the crop will be poor in ikt
propol ion; the same rule hold.
good with this Sereal as with others
good seed, good soil and 1ood culfi
sation always make the tiioSt proii:
able turns, after drd,c lug the ex
rense of extra quality of SEED an;
extra labor and caie.-Ohj3 Fdrm0
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-11-20

BRAN FOR Mich Cows.-One of
our best dairymen in this section re
lies mainly on bran feed for his
cows, an finds its produce the most
milk. He gives them as much a.
they can easily eat, and Wants
them to eat all they Gan, as they re-
turn him vastly increased value of
Esilk. The quantity for COW must
he regulated, by experiment and by
sound .Wd gmeit. avoiding SURE iIing.
He gives six or seven quarts of In
dian meal Tor the morning iced hay
at noon, ami bran meal agaiu in the.
evening. Bran has a value rs Il mi K
producer, which is not fnily apple
eiated or known; and seeuss for all
stock, but especially neat cattle. to
promote health and thrift. Osl H. st
turning out 10 fresh pasture in the
stirin3. succulent grass is act 10 pio
arce scoufi:i@. This often corrected
by Il feed once a day Oh bran, in con
ncciion with free Access always to II
lamp of rock salt. An analysis OF
bran shows it abo .in,lS in phosphateS,
the very element of Eiiik and BONES
Practical Farmer.