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The New York herald., 1870-01-15

ROYAL Havana LOttery.-P rixes Paid In s,ots
Information furnished The hghes rasa naid rr na,h1
and all kinda of Gold and Silver pN' A>ouo'0'us
TAYLOR CO., ban gers ia wall .,rse, ~
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Nrrrnlgic Headache, Rheumatism, Nnrro,s.
ed Cured or money refunded. Dr. FITLER ! Rbe,m.,i,
Remedy, 704 Broadway hdsice gratis. so' " drrsisis
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NO lurther danger OF outbreak being apprehended
.ne troops collected from the neghboring garrsons
have been ordered back to their posts.
The New York herald., 1870-01-15

One Cold After Another Will, viii, MANY
consutons securely establish the seeds ccnsamption ia
Those In need OF remedy VT IN
ExPECToRANT one always prompt, h orough and eaica.
ious. Solo everywhere.
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RntilIcation by che KANSAS senate.

KntihcatiOn by the Kansas Senafe,
ST. LOUIS, Jan. IA, 1870
The Kansas State Senate yesterday ratified the
fifteenth amendment to the national constitution.
The Amendment Ratified by the Minnesota
Legislature.
CHICAGO, Jan. a. 1870.
Both Houses OF the Minnesota Legislature have
ratided the Fifteenth amendment. The vote In the
House was % to Is.
The New York herald., 1870-01-15

Balls and Parties VS.. Snow and Rain.-1.a-
dies Cater Boots and Slippers India Boots and
Shoes, At MILLER a co.'s, No. Uuion square.
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Dr. Maury's Patent Tooth brushes do rsss !.
nJure the teeth gums gold filing ordinary brurts
riably 10. Persons with sensitive gums A
find The use OF DIR. MAURyS IMPROVED TOoTI BIlJ III
great luxury. Sold by druggisis.
Wholesale depot. No ~ HnTcaY street. Now York
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$500 Profit in a Month by Inye.tu,cpe or
ssQa In staple goSda C1i Ss Liberty street. room a y
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NoTARIts PUBLIC.

The following document issued by County Clerk
Loew viii be found interesting by the numerous no.
taries public In this county,
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! Ap,erica.-ResfOrer America, for ta,e Unlr,
For RESTORING color Of the no caua
The New York herald., 1870-01-15

Nn,Is Nervous AM u.dOte.-Warranfed to
cur cur 1p all nervous diseases head
N.Y. ,w = c, ~ =" druggss Wholesale, j. r.
The New York herald., 1870-01-15

A.-Jcads Transit ngured.-IVhy Arr Gray
Heads common In the fashionable world Simply
because regard for cleanliness deters OF hosandx
from using OF the preparations for coortn tho hair
ffenceforward this Will be obvstcd PHALOk S vITALIA.
OR SALVATION FOR THE HAIR Look at It the light.
shines through It, What be moro clear and ,fce from
cloud piemah u does its work rapidly, cnsctuAy
ndn raj rcproducjnr The O natu-s.
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CristndorO's Unrivnlled Hair Dye. -Solde
and applied ~ his wig and scalp factory No
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1870-12-15
Roads and Road Making.

ln this as in other countries the great
enemy Of roads is frost, and the only
way to even partially prevent its ravages
Is to construct roads high enough to
allow thorough drainage. The fat sur
faces permitted on most roads 10 this
country is their radical defect. The re.
suit is rivers of mud in spring aud au
tumn, and frozen ruts Of indescribable
ugliness and discomfort in winter until
such time as the snow covers aud fills
them.
A few days labor devoted to thorough
ditehing along the sides of roads and
elevaiing the centres where they have
settled below the proper grade would
greatly mitigate the evils complained of.
This is generally done, When done at
all, by throwing back on the road the
soil excayated from the bitches, very
crroeeous method aud almost sheer
waste Of labor. Such soil is generally
composed of comminu,ed aud pulverized
material washed off from the road, and
will only temporarily pack As soon as
1t becomes very dry 10 summer il grinds
up into dust heap, and is blown of
by winds, aud washed of again ty rains.
All soil used to raise the level of
roads should be new soil, not the wash.
ings OF the roads, which latter should
be carted away. Where roads are
much travelled these washings are a
valuable manure, and ii would pay well
to cart them into the lands lying along
such roads, from which soil of inferior
fertility might be taken 10 form the
roadways.
Wherever practicable, a deep hard
bed Of stone or timber should be laid
beloy the REACH Of frost. upon which
the surface material ought to be distri.
buted. Gravel stands unrivalled for
road surfaces, but it is not available ia
many localities. Broken stone, how.
ever, is obtainable oftepiimes where
gravel cannot be got, aud answers the
purpose very well. " I"
We have seen a road laid through a
swamp made with a bed of rough logs,
well sunk down, aud 'coyared with a
mixture Of blue clay and broken stone.
which was excellent iu all respects,
having almost as good and permanent
surface as macadam.
1t is usual TO work country roads
early in the summer, to repair the de.
feets caused by spriug upheavals. This
done, they are generally left till the en-
suing season, when the same operation
is repeated. But little labor late 10
the fall would pay well on most roads
This labor should be expended 10 secur.
ing proper drainage. Allsluioes should
be opened it stopped, the roads raised
where the summer wear aud tear have
depressed them, aud their surface made
smooth, so that the water may run of
with the utmost facility. Neglect in
these particulars is always dearly paid
for in the miring Of teams and wagons
and in wear and tear of both animals
and vehicles Scientific american,
H a.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1870-12-15
aaiseellaneuus.
" A Few More Left"

The most renowned street vender in
New York, or in the world, is Henry
Smith, the Razor Strop Man" of Mas.
sau street. Born in England, six
months after Waterloo, his youth was
rowing aud dissipated aud his devotion
to drink gained him the soJrjgaet of
Old Soaker" before he W twenty.
one. Signing the abstinence pledge for
month, and then for life, he became
good husband, nu industrious man, and
an ardent Temperance advocate. In 1912
he sailed in the Ontario for America.
Landing in New York, he soon began
to sell razorstrops, and his street
speeches were such droll, witty, and
sensible mixtures of prose and poetry,
that in three months he made himself
the prince of peddlers. His sayings
were chronicled in the papers, his por.
trait was published in the Sunday Atlas,
and he even appeared for seven nights
at the Olympic Theatre in Miichell's
play Of the "Rnzor Suop Man" lis
fame rapidly spread, aud he made the
tour of jhe Union. toachiuc tcmperance
and selling his strops. until his cbarac.
teristic saying, "a few more left of
the same sortn became n "hcusehold
word" He achieved n fortune in n few
years /; but the spirit of speculation seiz.
ed him. and the crisis Of 1857 sven,
away his last dollar. With uushaken
courage and A fresh busket of strons bc
began life anew. visited his native Eng.
land and won much repatation os a
" genuine Yankee peddIer" Return.
ing to America. the war found him AZ
Rochester, were he enlisted ia a yoluu.
teer regiment. In his left leo he siill
carries a q ettysburr nusket.ball. When
told that il might be necessary to ampu.
tate the limb. he renlied "Well 7 snn.
nose can afford 10 lose i, as 7 sb,tl
still have one more Iert or,bs same sor,p,
The leg was saved but the wound disa.
bled him and compelled his return to
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1870-12-15
American Climate.

An Engllshman writing for Hearth
and Home, mentions many errors into
which Americans have fallen. lie goes
iuto raptures over our watermelons. aud
speaks Of another Englishmap who dc.
serted his native land for the sake OF
our tomato salads. The beauty an +: fer.
tility Of our country 10 lauded, and the
apathy and senseless grulnbliug of our
people is deprecated. The following is
an extract from his article:
30 Americans ! when you fail iu the
garden, never blame the climate, for Il
is an admirable one. The sueculent
vegetables Of the old country you eau
grow, with very few exceptions, be
lleye, and BY their sides you gather the
ears Of the stately aud graceful maize
most useful of its wonderfully useful
family. Muskmelons, better than those
which cost an English country geutle.
man six dollars each to produce on hot
beds aud in glass houses, grow side BY
side with your delicious sweet potato,
which used 10 grow as curiosity 10
Q hot house. Our old and popular VIII.
liam pear, (you call it the Bartlett
larger, swecter, and more golden than
with US, falls by the side Of egg plants,
with fruit so large as to be a constant
source OF surprise to me, who had often
grown the fruit 10 the size of turkey
egg in hot houses in England. Rosy.
checked English apples are seen above
the quaint, large flowers of the okra,
which is to US an impossible exotic
And as regards the few good English
things which you 6nd u difficulty 10
growing, have not the slightest doubt
you will in time succeed perfectly with
them in some DISTRICTS, aud that though
they may not be grown in every garden,
your excellent system Of Communication
will bring them within the reach Of most
oflhose who require them If VIC have
only recently discovered our old Corn.
wall to be so useful in the production Of
vegetables in winter und spring, what
may not be expected when you come to
understand the capacities Of half the
nooks and corners Of your noble coun.
try, from the high cool hills Of the
North, to the balmiest slopes of the
win,erless South p
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1870-12-15
Scenes in Japan.

A street called the Tokedia is the
broadway Of Ycddo. |, is twenty miles
long, aud is more crowded throughout
But there is vast difference in the ap.
pearance OF the two thoroughlarcs. -
There are no vehicles in use in Japan.
aud the payements extend from Que side
ofthe street to the other. No provision
is made for the passage of carriages,
omnlbpses or wagons, for there are none
IN existence, aud persons on foot take
po session Of the whole highway. The
entire metropolis is built of wood, aud
one dwelling is representation of all.
A japanese house at first glance resem.
bles u child's toy house on large scale.
The floor is raised about two feet above
the earth, and there is covered porch
in front, resting on the bare ground
After entering the porch you step into
the house, always leaving your shoes
behind you 1t is considered n very
great breach of proprieiy to enter a
dwelling without removing ones boots.
As they wear only sandals, covered with
a leathcrn thong, which they can shuttle
off In an instant, this custom is of but
little moment to the natives, but for.
elgners find it very troublesome one.
The porch answers as depository for
shoes, aud, in passing house, the mum.
Der of visitors may be known by count.
ing the number of pairs Of sandals on
the porch, Wheh the walls of the
house are up, it consists or one large
room, which is then cut up by partitions,
which are nothing more than sliding
screens that close up into each other in
fashion that admits Of one apartment
being divided into dozen distinct ones
instantly There are no ehimneys at.
taehcd to the houses, and they contain
no beds, chairs or tables
The floors are covered with series Of
clean bamboo mats or cushions, each six
feet By three, aud nicely bound with
red or blue tape. They are stuffed with
light wool or moss, and are rs soft and
yielding to pressure as the heaviest
Brussels velvet. These mats ft in with
each other as regularly as the squares
on chess board, and the whole floor is
kept clean and is busted as often as
the mahogany sideboard 10 the house Of
Dutch burgher. No speck of dirt is
ever allowed to rest upon the polished
surface of the mating, and TO step upon
it with pair of boots would he greater
insult than to make footstool Of a sew.
en- hundred dollar piano. The family
sit upon the mating an day. with their
legs bent under them, in shape that
would give any foreigner incurable
paralysis in fifteen minutes, and they
sleep upon it at night. A Japanese
pillow is a curiosity 10 its way. II is
nothing but a rocker Of cradle, broad
enough to stand alone, with semi.cir.
eular depression on the upper side,
The Japanese lie full length on the
floor, place not their head, but their
neck 10 the cresent,shaped hollow on
the upper side Of the pillow, aud rock
themselves to sleep in few minutes.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1870-12-15
Wine Making,

Pick the grapes off the stems when
fully ripe, rejecting bad ones. Pass
them through oae OF the Wine Mills to
tear open skins, but not TO bruise the
pulp. Press moderately; then get all
that remains in the must to make an
inferior wine Of Strain and fill into
clean barrels; then insert a bent tube
tight in the bung, aud let the lower
(outside) eud rest uuder the suriace Of
water 10 bucket, SO that while all the
gas shall escape, the air will not get to
the wine, When it has done fermeut.
ing, rack il of into clean barrels, buug
it up, aud set il in cool place bottle
it in few months. The great secret
Of making wine is TO select only the
best and ripest grapes, and not press
out the sour essence of the pulp
Nothing is here said about the numcr.
Gus mixtures of water, sugar and grape
juice, which are frequently connected
and sold undor the name of wine, but
only Of the pure juice ofthe grape, pro.
perly formented.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1870-12-15
WESTMINSTER MD, THURSDAY MORNING, DECEMBER I5 1877

That night ppir Rachel's' bushes
were not spared
Il knew" said her father, "this
would be the result of ofnursing wound
ed soldier havp yet to see woman
who would hot lose her heart with a
sick man"
Now, papa" said Rachel, in her
canfusion, "it would have made no diff
ference whether hc had been sick or
we'll"
This ouly made matters worse there
was general laugh aud Lieut. Capon
said, "Thank you"
Fighting was over Peace once more
spread her wings over America. The
United States, with emblamatic stripes
aud stars, took her place among the ma.
tions OF The world Her protector. the
Father OF the people, the respected of
all nations, occupied the Presidential
chair. 1t seemed God has been with
this people who had gone forth from
the mother country to that unknow
west to serve him. Cannot we. as
Christians, look back on the history OF
our beloved land and see how merciiul
have been His dealings with us ! When
we have felt Ills Christening hand Ue
afflicted iu mercy, should not the thanks
of a greatcful people ascend for his con.
tinull blessings and loving kindness
But to our story.
The war being over, Captain Canon
led blushing bride To the altar and
made her his wife with the blessing or
her parents. Ii has been n ,rialI' far
both 10 be separated So much bnt dn,v,s
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1870-12-15

SPARRowsrs MUsouIroEs.-Among
the beneficial results following the in.
PRODUCTION Of English sparrows into
New York, il is stated that remarka.
bic diminution in the swarms Of mus
quitoes in that locality is noticed. 1t
is but four years since twenty pairs
we're imported from England. Care
was taken 70 protect them through the
winter, and they have increased with
such rapidity that it is estimated there
are now fve thousand pairs 10 the parks
and gardens Of New York, Brooklyn
and Jersey City. They have nearl,
exterminatcd the disgusting measuring
worm aud other insect nuisancos thai
had become 50 anhoying 10 residents
and which threatened the destruction
Of the tine shade trees Of the latter city
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1870-12-15

No two things differ more than hurry
and despatch. Hurry is the mark Of
weak mind, despatch Of strong one.
A weak man in Office, like squirrel in
a cago, laboqring etornally, bat % no
purpose, and IN constant motioa without
geaing on iot; Ike turns,ile, be is
in every bOdys way, but stops nobody;
he talks great deal, but says very lit.
tie; looks into every thing bu, secs into
nothing; and has ahundred irons in the
Gre, but very few Of them are hot. aud
with those few that are, he oaly burns
his fingers,
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1870-12-15

Ruskin says that it is only by labor
that thought can be made healthy. and
only by thought that labor eau be made
happy.
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INsOLyENT,s NOTICE.

%. N day of SeDtember,
His Creditors. 1870, that William E,
Hatfield, give notice to his creditors, endorsers
aud sureties that the End Monday OF February
next 10 fxed for the said William Z. Hatfield
TO appear In the Circuit Court for Carroll
county, to answer such interrogatories as his
creditors, end0rsers and suretes mar propose
or ailege against him; and that . COPY of this
order be published in some newspaper printed
IN Carroll county, once week for three sue
sessiye months prior TO the said I'd Monday Of
February next, as such notice.
Teet. JNO. b. BOYLE.
sep 11-3ms Clerk
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1870-12-15
Select 2oetry.
From LippiH.oa 70, December.

ONFAys
Oh linger, sweet To-day,
And hasten not away:
Lot kindly eyes still thine,
The same old friends be mine,
The joys which, being thine,
Shall pass with thee awayt
oh leave them, kind To.dayl
Oh hasten, drear TO-dayi
Oh hasten fast away;
For thou sad tears hast brought,
And hours with sorrow fraught,
Fair hbpes that came to naught;
Take, take them all away,
Aud llnger not, To-day
o infinite To-day,
That shall not pass away
Out Of the shadowy night
Into thy heavenly light,
Under His Watchfui sight,
We fsin would haste away,
And call earth Yesterday.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1870-12-15

Fidelity, good humor and complaceu,
cy Of temper outliye all charms ola Cue
face, andmake It's decay invisible.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1870-12-15

No man has right to do as he
pleases except when he pleases to do
right.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1870-12-15

True friendship Is like sound health,
the value Of il Il seldom known until il
be lost.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1870-12-15

Faults Of the head are punished in
this world, those Of the heart 10 anoth-
er but as most Of our vices are com.
pound, SO also is their punishment.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1870-12-15

The mellow year Is hasting to lis close;
The little birds have almost sung their last ;
The small notes twitter In the dresry blast,
That shrill-piped hsrbinger Of early SHOWS.
The patient beauty of the scentless rose,
on with the morn's boar crystal quslutly
giassed,
Hangs pale mourner for the summer past,
And makes little sumner where Il grows.
In the chill sunbeam Of the faint, brief day,
The dusky waters shudder rs they shines
The russet leaves obstruct the struggling way
or oozy brooks, which no deep banks defnei
And the gaunt woods, in rugged, scant array,
Wrap their old limbs with sombre ivy twlne.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-08-06
Monetary--Commercial.
MONETARY.
OFFICE OF THE DAILY REPUBLICAN,
FRIDAY EVENING August 5, 1870.

OFFICE OF THE DAILY REPUBLICAN,
FRIDAY EVENING, August 5, 1870 }
The money market continues in the same
condition as noticed in our last report. The
demand for accommodation at the banks Is
in excess of their available means, and a
considerable amount Of the offerings are
consequently rejected. This throws an in
creased supply of business paper upon the
street, where it is pretty generally taken up
at previous rates There is still no dispo-
sition to invest in any. even the best OF
stocks or bonds, or in city or State securl-
ties. Good mortgage paper, secured by
productive city property, however, is sought
for. and can be placed at 10 Gl2 = cent per
annum. We quote street rates tor business
paper ii 0l2 " cent per annun TOR Al, with
unquestionable collaterals; la!+ 70 per
month for do without collaterals, ana second
class at as v cent per month.
Gold opened at l20l2 a l20as against
I2l14 at New York. and closed at 120as q
zoos against I2l % at New York; The sales
included 5000, $1,000 and $4,000 at l2Ol2:
$1,000 $4,000 and $1,000 at zoos; $4,000 at
1908. Nothing reported in silver Ameri-
can halves are quoted al lib @ll5 and Mex
can dollars 334 "a = cent premium i'll gold.
We have again to notice the absence OF
any transactions in foreign exchange. We
quote nominally sterling at l3l Il a 1872 for
good to Al DELI OF ltlulIr ana GEAR. anu
1882 for bank. and francs at 4.25 for bank.
Domestic exchange was dull. but rates
exhibited no variation. The banks checked
on New Yorl. at e T. cent premium, and
we note sales Of $l5,000 $4,000. 100000.
$4,000 and 5000 commercial sight on New
York at II premium: $4,000 and $1,000 at
u: $250o at par; 81 900 AT BIC, and s3oo0
bank at JIG premium.
There was very little movement i'll stocks
or bonds. 100 shares Slaughterhouse sold
at the reduced rate of Sl7 30 T. share: 30C
shares Ship Island Canal sold at 62l2c; 3oO
Ship Island Canal at 63l2c; 800 Ship BLAND
Canal at 65c. $500 city seven and three-tenth
certificates sold at zoe; and $500 Floating
Debt do at SEE. We heard OF an offer Of
$lN2 for Hibernia Bank stock. Sugar Shed
is held at $50, and S26 50 bid $50 paid.
In the stagnanu condition of the market,
we omit our weekly quotations for stocks
and bonds with the remark that the last
sales of Mechanics and Traders bank were
at $3S so this week.: Canal Bank at S3S:
Union Bank at SO so; Bank Of New Or
leans at S35 a So 80: Bank Of America at
$50: Louisiana State Lottery at SS5: city
seven per cent bonds at BE; city tens at
95 95l2c.
We heard OF no movement in warrants.
Dealers buy State at zoe Tor new and zoe
for old, and Metropolitan Police at 9S14 099c.
and sell the former at re for new and 33c
for old, and the latter at SO 9912.
There are no round amounts OF city treas
ury notes offering. Dealers buy at SIC and
sell at Sc.