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The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1871-04-21
MARIETTA GA.

IAppend the following from among numerous
testimonials of prominent gentlemen =
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1871-11-09
Contest over a Corpse.

A few nights ago MIR. Fordham
Christian, carriage manufacturer Of
Fordham, with ono sslesroom at Maiden
lane and an another at 81 Msngin
street, New York, was thrown from his
buggy while returning from Prospect
Park, Brooklyn. He died at his resi-.
dence 10 Pordham early Saturday morn.
lug. His wife prepared to bury him
in Woodlawn, bat was met on the day
of the funeral by woman from 1888
South Fifth street, brooklyn, who
proved also to be his wife. Moreover
she outranked the Fordham wife about
four years. She demanded the body
aud after long dispute took it away
by force aud had itinterred in Williams.
burg. Wife No. 2 was not iudolent.
During the funeral she had teams at
work transporting the elegant furniture
which ornameuted the house to more
secure quarters. She also removed
every particle of Christians personal
property beyond the reach of wife No.
l. The following day wife Mol, with
legal documents, went to Fordham to
get her husbands effects, but could find
neither property or woman. Wife No.
z made away with several thousand dol
lars worth of Christians effects. Mr.
Christian was the man who presented
the $50 baby wagon 10 the haudsomest
baby 10 the Westchester County Pair
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1871-11-09
Shs farmer.
Our American Climate,


Mr.. W. Robinson, of London. asso.
ciate editor Of the Field, who lately
visited the United States, thus speaks
Of our climate:
Americans, never blame the climate,
for it is an admirable one. The sucou. !.
lent vegetables of the old country grow
here with very few exceptions, and by
their side you gather the ears of the
stately and graceful maize--most useful
Of its wonderfully useful family. Musk
melons, better than those which cost an
English country gentleman six dollars
each to produce 10 botbeds and In glass
houses, grow side by side with your
delicate sweet potato, which I used to
grow as curiosity in a hot house. Our
popular Williams pear (you call il the
Bartlett larger, sweeter and more gol-
den than with US, falls by the side of
egg-plants, with fruit 50 large as to be
a constant cause Of surprise to me, who
had often grown the fruit to the size Of
turkey egg in hot houses in England.
Rosy-cheeked English apples are seen
above the quaint, large tower Of the
okra, which ous is an impossible exotic.
Blessed by every variety Of climate, aud
with its peoples not hedged out from
each others improvements BY strange
tongues, look forward to the time
when this vast country shall be more
famous for rural beauty than for the
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1871-11-09
The New Virginia Dairy Industry.

The establishment Of the Londoun
county (Va.) cheese factory appea-s to
have awaked general interest ID the
agricultural regions of that State, and
in reply to numerous bona fde inqui-
ries, the Leesburg Eatcrpriss gives
some facts, which should have, at least.
an equal bearing upon the depressed
agricultural interest of Maryland. The
Enterprise says:
"The original cost of the factory build.
ing is something over two thousand
dollars. II is worked upon the mutual
principle; that is, the patrons furnish
the milk and get SO many pounds Of
cheese iu return-all the cheese that
the milk makes--the proprietor charc-
ing for the manufacture 2A cents per
pound. Itis manufacturing into cheese
now the milk from over one hundred
cows, aud the amount is constantly in.
creasing; increasing SO rapidly, 10 fact,
that new 800 gallon vat has been or
dered The amount Of cheese realized
thus far is about pound Of cheese to
eight pounds Of milk. This average
realizes to the patrons about is cents
per gallon for milk. With patronage
Of say 200 to 400 COWS these factories
can be made profitable. Milk can be
hauled to the factories with profit from
three to four miles"
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1871-11-09
Savings for Old Age.

No one denies that il is wise to make
provision for old age, but we are not all
agreed as to the kind of provision it is
best to lay in. Certainly we shall want
little money, for destitute old man
is indeed a sorry sight; yes, save mon.
ey by all means. But an old man needs
just that particular kind Of strength
which young men are apt to waste.
Many foolish young fellow will throw
away on a holiday certain amount Of
nervous energy which he will never
feel the want Of until he is seventy, and
then how mush he will want IL II is
curious but true, that bottle Of cham
pagne at twenty viii intensity the rheu-
matism at threescore
IL is a fact that over tasking the eyes
at fourteen may necessitate the aid of
spcctacles at forty instead of sixty, We
advise our young readers to be saving
ofhealth for their old age, for the maxim
holds good in regard.to health as we'll Us
70 money, Waste not, want not" It
is the greatest mistake to suppose that
violation of the laws Of health can es-
cape its penalty. Nature forgives no
sin, no error; she let's off the offender
for6fty years sometimes, but she catches
him at last, and inficts the punishment
just when aud where, and Just how he
feels it most. Save up for Old Age,
but an va L tnourlaJ,~o. 49,. a.. ~
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1871-11-09
Treatment Of Ring Bone.

l write for Information concerning
ring-bone. | want to know whether
ring-bone can be cured by cutting, With
out injury TO tho horse There Is a man
in this neighborhood who cdres il By
cutting out the feeder, which he claims
is located under the wart III the fctloek.
The following viii explain his opera
tion: He throws the horse, binds him,
turns him on his back, then ciits the
leg 90 tho wart, making an incision Of
about one inch, when there is d white
substance turns out, seemingly rather
soft gristle, contaiding no fluid. This
he draws up with needle and cuts il
out, its length being about one inch and
half; but by stretching it viii measure
three inches. This, be claims, will
stop the growth of bone and cure all
lameless, without injury to the horse.
Cor. Of Rural Neo Yorker.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1871-11-09
Management of Hen Manure.

l would say that in 1858, l took four
bushels of dry hen manure, turned Il in
the barn floor, took common fail and
threshed il to a powder; then took
twenty-five bushels of muck that had
been dug eighteen months, spread it
on the barn floor and thoroughly mixed
it with the hen manure. A single
handful Of this compost was put in the
hill, aud the corn dropped upon it. I
had splendid field Of corn. Planted
one row without the compost. That
row could be distinguished all through
the season, being about two weeks be-
hind the rest of the field, aud finally it
never did catch up with the rest.
believe if farmers that keep from
twenty to thirty hens would save all
the droppings aud compost ID the way
as above, or in some better way, instead
of buying fertilizers as many at the
present day do, it would be very much
more to their advantage Cor. New
England Farmer.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1871-11-09
Artificial Ivory.

BY means of simple process arti-
fetal ivory is now produced from India
rubber. Two pounds Of pure rubber
are dissolved in thirty.two pounds OF
chloroiorm, aud the solution is then
saturated with a current of ammonia
gas. When the rubber has been COM
pletely bleached, the admission Of gas
interrupted, the mass is transferred to
a vessel provided with u stirrer, in
which it is washed with hot water until
the bleaching agent is entirely removed.
The remaining product forms kind Of
froth, which, being pressed out, dried
and again treated with a small quantity
Of chloroform, is finally obtained as a
consistent paste. This paste is now
mixed with sufficient quantity of finely
pulverized phosphate of lime, or carbon.
ate of zinc, until it assumes tho appear
ance Of moist -four In this condition
it is pressed 10 hot moulds, which it
leaves sufficiently hard to be turned,
plaued, filed or bored. In order to imi
tate corals, pearls, enamels, hard woods,
&c it is only necessary to mix the paste
with the desired colors previous to its
being compressed.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1871-11-09

An old lady recently died at the
Caxton County Iufrmary, who, it is
stated on reliable authority, had attain
ed the remarkable age of cne hundred
aud nineteen years, and was doubtless
the Oldest person living 10 that section
OF the country She was born in New
York and emigrated to the West some
time previous to her admission to the
in6rmary. Very little is known of her
early history, as since her connection
with tbe infrmary tho old lady has
been in her second childhood and en-.
tirely unable to give any intelligible
account of herself Uutil within the
last three weeks she has been able to
walk about the place, aud was always
remarkably active and lively for so aged
person. She had attained her second
sight," and was able to see to her last
days without glasses. Her health has
been remarkably good, aud she took to
her bed three weeks since without com.
planning of being sick, neither was there
any indication of disease to the last,
and she died literally of old age, her
life going out like candle burnt to the
socket II The entry upon the record is
correct, Mrs. Jackson was born in the
year 1852, aud was therefore one hun.
dred and nineteen years old at the time
Of her death.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1871-11-09
Animal Training.

We have all witnessed in our time,
says Land aud Watcr, the astonishing
performances of certain animals, birds
aud fishes which were trained for the
purpose of exhibition but the majority
Of these though they served to prove
the possibility of higher training and
more useful one, yet in themselves
they exhibited lamentahle amount OF
waste labor and power.
Long years before the American
Rarey's name was heard as "horse.
tanner" secret existed, as family
heirloom, among a sect OF the 0'Sulli.
vans in the south Of Ireland. This
iamil y was knownas "The Whisperers, >
aud they possessed the power of render
ing us quiet as lamb the most stub
bora and unmanageable horse that ever
existed. Whsther they did anything
more to the horse than breathe into
his nostrils, we know not but by doing
this and by kind soothing, and other
ways known to themselves, they effected
their purpose and retained their fame.
Putting the question of drugs, or stim.
ulants, or other fascinating meaus aside,
and coming to the point of pure and
unadulterated domestication aud teach
ing, perhaps there was no one person in
modern times achieved so much success
in animal teaching as S Bissett. This
man was an humble shoemaker. lie
was born in Scotland, in 1921, but he
afternard removed to London, where he
married a woman who brought him
some property then turned broker, he
accumulated money until the year 1859,
whom his attention was turned to the
training and teaching of animals, birds,
and fishes. lie was led to this new
study on reading an account of a re.
markable horse show ut a fair at st.
Germans. Bissett bought horse and
dog, and succeeded beyond bis expecta-
tions in teaching them to perform vari.
Gus feats. He next purchased two
monkeys, which he taught to dance aud
tumble on rope, aud one would hold a
candle in one paw aud turn the barrel
organ with the other, while his compan
ion danced. He next taught three cats
to do many wonderful things, to sit be-
fore music books (; and to squall notes
pitched to different keys. He advertis
ed "Cats Opera" in the Haymarket,
aud successfully carried out his pro
eramme, the cats accurately fulfilled all
their parts. He pocketed some thou.
sands by these performances. He next
t'ught legerst, and then several species
OF birds, to spell the name of any person
in company, and to distinguish the hour
OF the day or night. Six turkey cocks
were next rendered amenable to a count.
ry dance, and, after six months teach.
ing, he trained turtle to fetch aud
carry like n dog, aud, having chslkcd
the floor and blackened its claws, he
made it trace out the name of any given
person in the company.
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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1871-11-09

Encke's Great Comet is now on its
way towards the perilhelion, which it
will reach in January next. This comet
will be telescopically visible some months
previously, but it is not an object of
special interest to those whose vision
is upaided by instruments. This comet
is principally of interest because its
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about the extent Of three days in the
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orally accepted as furnishing the best
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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1871-11-09

Music AND THE LETTER MA sin.
gularity which has perhaps passed un-
perceived by many is that the letter NJ
not only being the first of the words
" music" melody" is also the irst Of
great number Of names ofancient aud
modern composers--for example, Mar
cello, Monsigny, Menul Mozart, Martini,
Mercadante, Meupon, Meyerbeer, Mali
bran, Mayseder, Nine. Musard, Masini,
Maillort, Mendelssohn, Masse, Mosche-
los, Membree, Marmet, etc.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1871-11-09

Thatthe cream Of different cows when
mixing does not produce butter at the
same time, with the same amount Of
churning, has been aicely illustrated IN
the family Of Mark Hughes, at Wcat
Grove, Pa, recently. They had 10
Alderney heifer in good flow If milk.
and an old cow ssripper; their cream
worked together, il Was observed, did
not mako butter enough for the bulk Of
cream. The buttermilk also looked rich
and seemed 70 collect cream upon Ii.
They put the buttsrmilk ID the ohurn
again, after having the butter 6rst 70
como, and make about Gvs pouadu.
They chusned again for lsw niinnls1.
and found from two 10 three uourS
more butter in the churs. Hkouire
that tho heifer's cream had made bufxS<
first, and that the cream of the old oou
needed several minutes more churninc.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1871-11-09
WESTMINSTER MD, THURSDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 8 Is

up to the house, and my courage was
utterly giving way"
Rose burst into tears. "Charles, as
long as l live, will never be capricious
again." she whispered;. mo, not even
when am your wife; | will try to be a
blessing to you instead of trouble"
And he kissed the sweet lips for
their fond confession.
So it all ended well, But the won.
derful escape of Charles Vance from the
peril of the wolves is talked of in Can
ada to this day. 7na1
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1871-11-09

There is needle factory in New
Haven where the whole process is done
BY single machine without the manual
labor oil any person. A coil of steel
wira is put 10. The machine cuts it of
at the required length. 1t cuts the
steel pieces consecutively; punches the
eyeholcs, counter-sinks the eyes, and
grinds the points in fact, does every.
thing, until the needles drop out com.
pletely formed.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1871-11-09

The REASON WHY.-The immediate
cause Of premature fading or blanohiug
Of the hair is an obstruction Of the oil
vessels which afford the coloring mat.
ter. The remote causes may be general
i'll health, trouble of mind, etc.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1871-11-09

BE OF Coon CHEER.--There is a
bright future forsll who have energy aud
determination. No matter how humble
their present position, if they will only
set their shoulder resolutely to the
Wheel of Life, it must revolve aud turn
up future comfort.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1871-11-09
Age..nts Wanted

Hs0 sell the newly invented Mclean 4
il Hooper Improved Elastic Lock Stitch
Sewing Machies, in the counties Of Carroll
and Frederick, Nd Price $4,000.
Apply to w. Il. GROUSE,
dec loft Littlestown, Adams co., Pa.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1871-11-09

When Patrick first tried peaches
he said he liked the favor, but tho seeds
lay hard on his stomach.
Men may judge US by the success Of
our Efforts. God looks at the efIorts
themselves.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1871-11-09

Frederick tho Great gave Wash
ington sword, bearing the inscription.
From the oldest general 10 the world
to the greatest.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1871-11-09

An old bachelor is travelor on
life's railroad who has entirely failed to
make the proper connections.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1871-11-09
guetie Critics.
THE HUSBANDS COMPLAINT.

A few short months ago, my dear,
Before we two were one
You vowed to do so many things,
That now are never done.
You said, when home from daily toll
came with aching brow,
Your hand alone should soothe its pain
1t never soothes II now.
You said you would no burden be,
And dress as means allow;
But what with silks, and rings and things
You do not do SO now.
You used to sacrifice yourself,
And to my wishes bow,
Allowing me to have my way
You never do so now.
You used to sing and play and smile,
And gush can't tell how;
You won my heart, / grieye to say
You never gnsh so now.
l mind the moonlight nights when
Was moved to hear you vow
A Joy 'twould be TO die for me
Why don't you do so now2
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PROSPECTUS FOR 1872,
FIFTH YEAR.

A Representative and Champion of American
Art.
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FOriy-secOnd Year.
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