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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-07-15


should he (Fish) withdraw at some future period.
At the time Mr.. Fish presented the President
with formal letter Of resignation. The President
refused even to read H. and told Mr.. Fish not to
mention the subject again, as 1t caused him annoy.
ance and uneasiness. Mr. Fish accordingly took
back his letter, and nothing further oil tile subject
has since happened. am informed that though
NJ Fish still would prefer the comfort of retirement
still he WILL in Difference to the Presidents Wishes
continue at the hoad OF the State Department until
the end Of the next session Of Congress- at least.
There was not particle Of truth in the statement
that he designed retiring next October.
The New French Minister.
M. Provost Parado the new French Minister ar.
rived here this morning, and will probably present
his credentials to the President on Saturday.
The Case Of tho Coiorcd Cadet Mt West
p0iut.
The following Information was obtained ct the
War Department.
An investigation OF the charges in Cadet Smiths
letters relative to his treatment by fellow cadets
was ordered by General Pitcher, the Supernte ldeut
at West Point, soon alter the letter published.
Cadet Smith was Intercepted, and said the pub.
lisied letter was CARRIED copy Of that written TO
hts friend. Mr.. Clarke, Of Hartford. He furnished
in possession Of the War Department.. The Cadet
DrilImaster denied having used the language
charged TO hln ana SIX cadets III the squad not only
deIy having heard 1t, but their evidence
shows the Drillmaster was not as sharp towards
smith as towar.s Them. In the mess hall some
feeling was exhibited by those will whom Smith
was seated; but this was promptly checked BY the
authorities The allegations OF Cadet Smiths letter,
thou h not without foundation, Lave bSen greatly
exaggerated, aud Smith said he had no jmplaint to
make about the mess hall. the superintendent re-
ports that now better feeling exists. The Secretary
OF war has ordered a court OF inquiry, with ample
powers 10 meet at West Point Oh Monday, Jul. IL,
to investigate the charges OF Entertainment, &C. The
following officers have been detailed to compose tue
court:-Geneal j. II. Wilson, General II. l.. Abbott
Major 7. +. Rodenbaugh and Major Thomas +. Barr
Judge Advocate. The two officers last named are
not graduates OF the Military Academy.
Spain Forging Stronger Chains for Cuba
The next great fashionable event VIII be the
marriage of Don Lopez Roberts, the Spanish Minis
ter, 10 Miss A. Terry OF New York. The lady Is o
native Of Cuba, but has resided In New York for
many years. She Ia said to be immensely wealthy
and very highly accomplished. Minister Roberts
vill bear With him on the nuptial trip the hearty
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-07-15
LAKE SUPERIOR.

The Union Steamboat Company win send their favo,p
steamer ARCTIC Captain j. E. Turner, leaving Buffalo
July ~ Cleveland Jay q and Dero,, July % grand
excursion around Lake SUPERIOR visiting every point ~
interest on that celebrated and attractive lake. The VIII
occupy twonyfour days Prominent among the points aud
attractions on the route are the following. VIZ. =:
Lake Erie Clevcand Detroit, Detroit River Lake st. Clair
and River Sarnia Lake Huron, Mackinac, Saut st. Mare
ST. Marys River Rapids Lake Superior Neepgon River
-four days for trout fishing lse Royal Fort William IONS
day to British oin the Hudson Bay station AM the
famous amethyst yen Du Luih Superior City, Bayfield, La
Pointe Portage Laie "copper" mines day. Marquette
gron mines at Negannee two days the Pictured Rocks,
Point au Pins and Dctour.
A good band OF music will accompany the excursion
experienced physician will be board the trip
The excrsionlsts will be per day than boarc
at nrst class city hoel while the table
ton will be found second 10 none
As only huncred tickets VIII BIO Sold application
them should he made at
The public assured that this delightful yatG
trip on the American continent
For passage and all inf0i nation, apply to
r. L. WILLIAMS, Agent
No. 267 Broadway, New York.
8. ID. CALDWELL, General Manager,
3 rec Buffalo. N "
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1870-04-14
Sclett 8uetrv.
From Harper's Adga=ine for April.
BEAUTIFUL CHILD.

by MAJOR WILLIAM 4. n. sIGouRSEY, AUTHOR OF
"BEAUrIFuL SNOW"
Beautiful child by thy mothers knee,
In the mystic future what wilt thou be
demon Of sin, or an angel sublime
poison Upas, or innocent Thyme
A spirit of evil, flashing dozen
With the lurid light of fiery crown
Or gliding up with a shining track,
Like the morning-star that nc'er looks back.
Daintiest dreamer that ever smiled,
Which wilt thou be, my beautiful child?
Beautiful child In my garden bowers,
Friend of the butterflies, birds, and ilowers,
Pure as the sparkling, crystalline stream,
Jewels of truth in thy fairy eyes beam,
Was there ever whittier soul than thine
Worshipped by Love in a mortal shrine
My heart thou hast gladdcned for two sweet
years
With fanbows of Hope through mists Of tears,-
Mists beyond which thy sunny smile
With its halo Of glory beams all the while.
Beautiful child, to thy look is given
A CLEAN serene, not Of earth, but of heaven.
With tly tell-talc eyes and prattling tongue,
Would thou couldst ever thus be young.
Like the liquid strain of the mocking-bird,
From stair to hall thy voice is heard.
How Oft in the garden nooks thourt found
With flowers thy curly head around
And knceiing beside me with hgure so quaint,
Oh who would not dotc oa my infant saint?
Beautiful child, what thy fate shall be
Pcrchanee is wisely hidden from me.
A fallen star thou mayst leave my side,
And of sorrow and shame become the bride
Shivering, qulvering through the cold street,
With a curse behind and before thy feet
Ashamed to live and afraid to die;
No home, no friend, and pitiless sky.
Merciful Father, my brain grows wild,
Oh, keep from evil my beautiful child!
Beautiful child, mayst thou soar above,
A warbing cherub of joy and love,
A drop on Eternity's mighty sea,
A blossom on Lifc's immortal tree
Floating, Towering eyermore
In the blessed light Of the golden shore;
And as | gaze on thy sinless bloom
Aud thy radiant face, they dispcl my gloom
feel lie will keep thee undefilcd,
And His love protect my beautiful child.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1870-04-14
Hints TO wearers Of KID Gloves.

The Canadian Journal Of Commerce
says, it is not generally known, or does
not appear to be known, even by those
who where kids almost exclusively, that
the durability aud set Of these articles
depend very much upon how they are
put on the first time. Two pairs may
be taken FROM one box, of exactl; the
same cut and quality, and by giving
different treatment when first putting
the hand into them, one pair will be
made TO sit much better, and TO wear
double, on nearly that length of time
longer than the other. When purchas.
ing gloves, people are usually in too
much Of a hurry; they carelessly put
them on, and let them 20 in that way
then, thinking to do the work more
completely at another time. When
this is the case a person is sure to meet
with disappointment, for as the glove is
made to fit the hand the first time it is
worn SO it will fit ever after, and no
amount Of effort will make satisfactory
change. Never allow a stretcher 10 be
used, for the gloves will not be likely
to fit as well for it. All Of the expan
sion should be made by the hands if
the kids are SO small as to require the
aid Of u stretcher, they should not be
purchased, as they win prove too small
durability, comfort or beauty. When
selecting gloves, choose those with
fingers to correspond with your own in
length, take, time putthem on, working
in the fingers first, until ends meet ends,
then put in the thumb, and smooth them
down until they are made to fit nicely.
A glove that sits well will usually wear
well, at least, will wear bettor than one
of the same kind that does not fit well.
When the ends of the fingers do not
come down right, or when they are so
long as to form wrinkles upon the sides
OF the fingers, they will chafe out easily /;
whore the stretcher has to be used to
Isake the fingers large enough, the body
part will be SO small as to cramp the
hands SO that it cannot be shut without
bursting the seams of the kids. Some
recommend putting new kid gloves into
a damp cloth before they are put on,
and allowing them to remain until
moistened. With this treatment they
can be put on much easier than other
wise, and will fit very nicely until they
get dry, but on second wearing there
will be an unnatural harshness about
them, wrinkliog is spots, and they will
not sit SO perfectly as the first. have
tried the damping process, aud do not
approve Of it.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1870-04-14

DANGER FRoMEATING NuTs.-Mod.
ical men advise that salt should be ia.
ken with nuts, especially when eaten at
night. One time, says writer, while
enjoying visit from an Euglishman,
hickory nuts were served in the evening,
when my English friend called for salt,
stating that no knew case of woman
eating heartily Of nuts in the evening,
who was taken violently i'll. The eele.
brated DR.. Abernethy was sent for, but
it was after he had become too fond of
his cup, and he was not in condition
to so. He muttered "Salt, salt" OF
which no notice was taken. Next
morning he went to his place, and she
was corpse. He said that had they
given her salt it would have relieved
her; If they would allow him to make
an examination he would convince them
On opening the stomach the nuts were
found in mass. He sprinkled salt on
this, and Immediately it dissolved.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1870-04-14
A Boys First Boots.


The boot period is the dividing line
between babyhood aud boyhood. Be.
fore the boots one is trampled upon by
comrades, aud stuck with pins, and we
walk with an air of apology for the fact
that we we're born at all. Robust
school. fellows strike us across the cheek
and when VIC turn to them they cry,
Who are you looking at :" or what
is worse than any possible insult, have
somebody chuck us under the chin, and
call US Bub." Before the crisis of
boots, the country boy carries no
handkerchief. This keeps him in a
constant state Of humiliation. What
ever crisis may come in the boys histo.
ry--no handkerchief This is q very
unpopular period Of snuffies.
But at last the age of boots dawns
upon boy. Look out how you call
him "Bub." lie parts his hair on the
side, has the end OF his white pocket
handkerchief sticking out of the top of
his side pocket as if it we're accidentally
arranged so, has dignifed and manly
mode Of expectorations, as much as to
say; "Clear the track for my boots r'
Wehave seen imposing men, but none
have been SO throughly impressed as
the shoemaker who, with waxy hand,
delivered into our possession our first
pedal adornments. As he put the awl
through the leather, aud then inserted
the two bristles into the hold, aud drew
them through it, aud then, bending
over the lap stone, grasped the threads
with hard grip, aud brought them up
with jeak that made tho shop shake,
we said to ourself : Here is graceful
ness for you, aud power !"
1t was Sabbath day when we broke
them in. Oh! the rapture of that mo-
ment when we lay hold Of the straps to
one end and our big brother pushing
at the other, the boot went on ! We
.ear that we got but little advantage
that day from the services. All the
the pulpit admonition about worldiness
aud pride struck the toe of our. boot,
and fell back. We trampled under our
feet all good coansels. We have to re-
pent that, while some trust in horses
aud some in chariots, we put too much
stress upon leather. Though our pur.
chase was so tight in the ilstep that,
as soon US we got to the woods, VIC
went limping on our way--what boots
it? We felt that ip such cause it was
noble to suffer.
For some reason boots are not what
they used to be. You pay big price,
and you might walk all day without
hearing once from them; but the orig
inal pair Of which | tell, spake out for
themselves. No one doubted whether
you had been to church after you had
once walked up the isle in company
with such leather 1t was the pure clio
qucnce of calf-skin.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1870-04-14
Selett 2oetru,
FOOTSTEPS AT THE DOOR

The day Is done, and swift draws nigh
The twilight hour, serene and sweet;
The busy crowds 60 hurrying by
with heavy thud Of thronging feet.
In many home glad watchers wait,
As they have waited Oft before,
To hear hand upon the gate,
And well-known footsteps at the door
Some list for feet that, still and cold,
No more the paths Of life may tread,
And miss the strong arms lOYiHg fold,
The tender words so often said,
Alas for such the dcsOlate,
Who half eXpcctant, as OF yore,
Still chide the foolish hearts that wait
To hear the footsteps at the door!
Still pass the thronging millions by,
Nor heed the mourners watching lone,
The babes who for the fnthSr cry,
The wives whose light of life is gone;
And some their sadder vigils keep
For living lost ones mourning sore,
And listening fear, and waiting weep,
And dread their footsteps at the door |!
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1870-04-14

""'"' wv i"Ro 40 P"'HHhJi W Dt mo
guardian angel and his ideal of perfec-
tion, is, and ever has been, her chief
duty and aim.
She, the busy little homcbody, always
attentive to the wants Of her family, and
careful to provide for the comfort of
her children, is performing a faithful
life service, and making herself meet
for Heaven. Who can fill the place of
the beloved and honored wife, and the
loving and selI-sacrilicing mother? l
answer cmphatically, none. None can
perform the same little tender offices
for child as sweclly and soothingly as
its mother;
"Whose touch in answering touch
Signals whole volumes of unfaltcring trust"
The busy little homebody is the one
to visit when We look for comfort and
enjoyment; whose house is a perfect
bandboy for ncatncss, aud whose every
surrounding tells of the spell f witch
Ing beauty her presence has wrought" ."
But 90 to the house where the laws of
Hygiene arc freely discussed, and the
best method for giving the woman ac,
cess to public Offices is the chief subject
matter of conversation, and what a
spectacle is presented! The table sits
idly in the middle of the floor laden with
yiands: and the dishes are rattliug and
clashlng in the general conAagration
which little meddlesome hands know so
well how to awaken. The poor, dis
tressed husband, ragged and dirty, sits
yaiuly endeayoring to quiet the up
roarious screams OF the baby, and the
wife and mother, pray where is she p
Echo answers where and the response
comes feebly from the thin lips of her
heroic" lord of creation /" in u tone Of half
bitterness and half sarcasm, of again
at one of her delightful conventions
Is he not an object of real, earnest pity,
as he sits there the duped victim of his
better half, worse half | should say in
this case, The essence of Biblical ad.
vice in regard to women is I" that they
shall learn in silence with subjcction;"
but, continues the Apostle, IL suffer not
woman to teach, nor to usurp authority
over the man but to be IL silence"
But how little docs the woman's rights
faction make the Bible its rule of prac.
tice! How shameiully do they dishouor
and trample upon the divine injunction!
Women have sufficient privileges if they
would only make a proper use of them,
and rest content. They may, by their
wit and intelligence, make themselves
sparkling ornaments to society; or, they
may, through the medium of the arts of
pcnmanship and printing, astouish the
world by the beauty and brilliancy of
their conceptions they may travel un.
molested almost anywhere, or, if they
prefer the love and light of home life,
they may make themselves useful in a
domestic way, and by their sweet and
amiable temperament, secure to them.
selves the love and admiration of all 4;
but when they go out of this, their
proper sphere, even for the enticing
pleasures of the ballot.box, or strive to
become men, they can never succeed
since it would be frustrating the mani
fest DEGREES of 0mnipotence.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1870-04-14

The great natural curiosity known as
Sunken Lake is situated in the Cascade
Mountains, about seventy.fiyc miles
northeast Of Jacksonville, Oregon. The
walls are two thousand feet high, and
almost perpendicular. running down
into the water and leaving no beach
The depth Is unknown, the surface is
smooth and unruffied, aud it lies SO far
below the surface of the mountain that
the air currents do not affect il. lis
length is estimated at twelve miles. and
its breadth at ten. No Lying man has
It's said, ever reached the waters edge
The lake lies " silent, still and mysteri
Gus in the bosom Of the everlasting hills
like huge well scooped out By ths
hands Of genii."
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1870-04-14
How ro BupAx ory p.n 4

=
How TO BREAK OFF BAD Ii4p1rsj
Understanding clearly the reasons.
and all the reasons, why the habit Il
injurious Study the suject till there IS
no lingering doubt in your mind. Avoid
the places, the persons, and the thoughts
that lead to the temptation. Frequeut)
the places, associate with the persons,
iadulge the thoughts that lead awnv
from temptation. Keep busy idlepcsr
Is the strength Of bad habits. Do nol
give up the struggle when you have
broken your resolution once, twice, tea
times, q thousand times. That oaIr
shows how much need there Is for 5o9
to strive. When you have broken eqf
resolution, just think the matter ~,
and endeavor to understand VIII Il xoz
You failed, SO that you may ID az your
guard against . recgrrepca of fbe same
circumstances DO not think II ljllle
Or an easy thing thar yoq bave under-
taken. It is folly to expoof % bfeak
Of 4 habit in day which mny hare
been gathering ssfuus'h in Jeq foF
years,
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Original 2aper.
For the Democratic 1drocdie.
WOMAN'S RIGHTS.
BY LAUREL.


been living in peace and prosperity,
with nothing to disturb the general
tranquility of the family circle since the
great war in the South. West, when
homes were left destitute, and mothers
and daughters iriendless and alone, de.
pendent upon the charity of defensive
gurillas to save them from all the hor,
rors of famine and death. But suddenly,
in this age Of wisdom and renown, and
as if it had never been solved before,
the question has arisen, Behold what
are the rights of woman ?" Not con.
tent with her beautiful and heavenly
mission Of ministering to the sick, COM
forting the afflicted, aiding the poor,
and "by her virtues aud graccs throwing
a charm around the hearthstone," they
are endeavoring to drive her out of this
useful sphere, in which she moves with
so much sweetness and generosity, and
to send her, frail and sensitive us is her
delicate and retiring nature, in the
ranks with degraded white aud ignorant
black citizens to the polls, and there to
make her join her soft persuasive voice,
eloquent and admirable in a drawing.
room, and soft and inspiring in an in.
fant's lullaby, but bearing no sympathy
with the coarse and vulgar threats and
Jeers of the motley crew assembled to
force from her her opinion and her
voice in the great destiny of the nation.
Who among us, ask, does not see the
absolute unftness and impropricty of
such a course of action A woman
myself, and proud of my sex, | would
protect her from such fearful cncoun.
ter, | would lift up my voice against
the abuses Of the times, and cry, Spare
her! Spare her F! Let her not be out.
ragged in this vile manner. Leave her
to the happy seclusion of her scot in
the valley she loves" and disturb not
her gentle dream of happiness by thus
hurting her into the chaldron of human
vice and misery. Let her dream on in
sweet innocency, unconscious of the
evil that is stirring loudly around her !;
let her Paradise continue. These are
the modest shrinking ones who prefer
the kindly rights of home to all others +:
but besides these, and to coznterbalance
them, are many of the opposite and
bolder caste who seem delighted with
their new public privileges, and are
making stump speeches all over the
country for the purpose of enforcing
them. All can say for them is, NAV
they remain in a glorious minority /;
they who have SO completely burst the
bounds OF womanhood, and who are so
nooiy aspiring to be men, Not content
simply with assuming the rights of men,
they also ape them in their dress and
personal appearance; aud often We sec
a petition from a deserted husband of
a woman's rights woman, as in the case
OF DIR. Mary Walkers, running thus:
Why Mary, send my trousers back.
And then go vote forevcr.'
How ridiculous ! Some very sensible
person has commenced verse of poetry
as follows:
Fiddle, faddle, what's the use,
You amt make her a man;
The Great Creator fashioned her.
On quite another plan"
Woman was made as a helpmate for
man. To comfort, cheer and console
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1870-04-14

Ell DoRADo.-Mapy years ago there
was supposed to be u kingdom some
where in South America called "El
Dorado" or the sgildcd," which was
thus described: "The king was every
day covered with powdered gold, SO that
he looked like a golden image. The
palace Of this glittering monarch was
built of brilliant marble, as white as
snow, The pillars of the palace were
porphyry and alabaster its entrance
was guarded by two lions, who we're
fastened to a tall column by chains of
massive gold After passing the lions,
q fountain was seen, from which gushcd
a continual shower Of liquid silver
through four large pipes of gold. The
interior Of the palace was too splendid
to be described. 1t contained an altar
ofsolid silver, on which was an immense
golden uru. Lamps were continually
burning, whose dazzling radiance was
reflected from numerous objects Of sill.
yer and gold" Such was the splendid
fiction invented by some fertile brain.
and actually believed in Europe; and
countless unfortunate adyenturers
abandoned every thing to seek this hap.
py country, which they too soon dis
covered had never existed.
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CHgAs. BILLGNGSLEA, ID. ID. s.,
AND
j. RlAEN WELL u Il, +,
Ogice Westminster, Nd, I'd door Vest gt
Farmers' and Mechanics Bank.
DENT ST S

ysNAKE pleasure in informing their friends
4 and the public generally that having
increased their facilities for business, they
are at all times prepared to perform any
operations in operative or mechanical Den
tistry. .oo
Full Sets of Teeth, $40, Sl5, and $40.
Pure Nit. Ok. Gas, on hand at all times.
Dir. G. Billingslea will continue to visit
the following places;
Union Briige.-lst Wednesday in every
month, remaining until Friday afternoon.
Neto lTindsor-2nd Wednesday in every
month, remaining until Friday afternoon.
Uniontocn.- Sd Wednesday every month,
remaining until Friday afternoon.
7aReyiorH-9d Friday in every month, re.
naming until the Wednesday following.
ian by
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1870-04-14

An inebriated man in Lawrence, Kan
sas, was found cliugipg to fence, look
ing helplessly at a neighboring row of
shade trees. "Halloq," said friend
who came up, whats the matter, Jake %
Dunno, hic," responded Jacob, 'that
d-dpronessiop's goin to git past >
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1870-04-14

A WoMAN's SATIRE.-It is woman.
OF course, who has said the hardest
thing against women. The Duchesse
of burgundy said one day to compan-
ion; "Do you know why the queens of
England govern better than the kihgs?"
1T is because the queens govern by the
advice OF men, and kings by the advice
Of women"
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1870-04-14

Forty years ago man was robbed
in Boston of twenty-five cents. The
thief, preserving his incognito, has,
made ample restitution. lie has re.
stored the twenty-five cents with com.
pound interest This makes pretty
neat little sum, as our readers will no
doubt learn by ciphering the thing up.