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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1871-11-18

Elected to fill the vacancy occasioned
by the death of Senator G. Fred. Maddox.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The next House of Delegates will consist
of the following members, unless the off
cial returns change the result in some of the
counties reported by telegraph to have
elected the Democratic candidates. 1t will
be seen that eleven Republican members
have been elected, and two Independent
Democratic candidates:
Allegany-Dr. g. L. Porter, Rep. Jno.
Coles, Rep. Charles Young, Rep Jacob
Myers, Dem.
Anne Arundel--Dr. George Wells. DR..
Joseph |. Duvall, DR.. Eli j. Henkle, all
Democrats,
Baltimore county = George Litzinser.
Samuel /. Shipley, Lewis Turner, Jr., Au.
drew Banks, Jeryis Spencer, Jr., Sylvester
Foard, all Democrats.
Baltimore city = Thomas McCosker,
Thomas Il. Hamilton, John II. Cooper,
Charles x. Hamilton, Louis A. Jamart, j
Nelson Foster, John Snylor, Jr., Major
VIM. e. Stewart, John NJ. Travers, Capt.
James l.. Clark, George Cotton, George A.
Kirk, DR.. Z. }. Chaisty, b. l.. Harig, Geo.
A. fe,g, Sames McColgan, W. T. Mark.
land, MAYOR Elias Griswold, all Democrats.
calvert County-Dr. Lewis G. Sparrow,
John L. Bond, Democrats.
Caroline county-Dr. Alexander Hard.
castle, Vim. IL. Deweese, Democrats.
Carroll counly-James Ii. steele, Levi $
A. j. Lamott, frusten Polk, Harrison nj.
Lamotte, all Democrats.
Cecil county-Andrew J. Termination,
James b. Groome, Levi X. Mearns, ali
Democrats.
Charles county-Hon. +. Stone. Hon. A.
q, Chapman, Democrats.
dorchester couniy-Dr. Washington A.
Smith, VIM. I. Viekers, John A. L. Rad
cliffe, Democrats.
Frederick county-Lycurgus NJ. Phelps,
Charles II. Rowe, Theodore c. Delaplaine,
Charles W. Miller, Nathan Routzahn, all
Republicans.
Hartford county,. NJ. Street, William
Baldwin, Daviy RILEY, Democrats.
Howard county-A. p. German, Edward
Liuthicnm, Democrats.
Kent county-William B. Wilmer, Jas.
W. HURT, Democrats.
Montgomery county = Samuel Riggs
George W. Hilton, .. III. Clark, Demo
Gratis.
Prince Georges county-Henry I. Scott
Frederick Sasscer, Richard W. W. Bowie,
Democrats.
Queen Anne's connty--Dr. Roderick w
Eareckson, Budd S. Ford, Democrats.
st. Mary's-R. johnson Cotton and john
A. Dunbar, Independent Democrats.
Somerset county j, Waller, VIM
T. Roach, James W. Dougherty, Demo
Gratis.
Talbot county William Goldsborough
Robert Il. Butler, Democrats.
Wicomico coanty-JoshuaJo Johnson, VIM
j. Langrell, Democrats.
Washington county = Moses Wilson
Rep. ; Charles Ardinger. Rep. David II
Newcomer, Rep; Augustus Young, Dem
Worcester county-Littleton Z. Frank
lin, John L. Parker, Democrats.
| REQ pITIII ATInN
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1871-11-18

The PoLIrIcAL FuTuRE.--aData,"
the Washington correspondent of the
Baltimore Gaxette, has seen q letter
from an Ohio politician, which doubts
the practicability Of coalition Of all
parties against Grant, and thinks that
the conference to be held 10 New York
viii end il the close organization Of the
Democratic party, and the nouinatiou
Of candidates within that organisation.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1871-11-18

Thirteen new cases Of cholera report.
ed at N. York quarantine, o. Thursday
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1871-11-18
Business Locals.

Notices under this heal TEN CENTS
per Inc for each insertion.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1871-11-18

Small Por.-This disease has made
its appearance in Baltimore, also in the
adjoining counties of Pennsylvania.
Every care should be taken against its
introduction in our midst, and to this
end we advise all to be vaccinated, more
especially the children. In Philadel
phia and Pittsburg it has been raging
with fearful destruction.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1871-11-18

Mr.. George Leas, master builder,
has been residing iu this city for nine
teen years, and in that time has built
1873 good dwellings, 3 churches, and
the Odd Fellows Hall, besides large
number of small residences; also Eve
dwellings In the country. Few persons
can show as largo record in building
as the above, and it is very creditable
to him 10 having been employed 10 SO
many instances.
Mr.. Anthony s. Diller leaves here
fer the West on Monday, where il is
his purpose to. engage in the practice OF
the law The good wishes Of bis friends
in Westminster will attend him.
About 500 pounds Of tallow per
month is sold by H. Haines & Co., OF
this town for the use Of tho engines on
the Western Maryland Railroad
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1871-11-18

Decease Of aged Ladies.-0n Fri.
day Of last week Mrs. Adam Frankfor
ter, aged So years ON Saturday, Cath
arinc Houck, widow of George IIouck
aged S5 years; on Sunday, Mrs. David
Wolf, aged 67 years. These Indies re.
sided in Manchester District, aud their
united ages amount to 247 years.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1871-11-18

Land Stakeholder A. Smith, as
Trustee, sold on the llth instant, a lot
of land containing 16 acres, situated
about one mile from Patapsco Station,
improved with a small dwelling and
some outbuildings, to Ann Il. Smith
for S405.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1871-11-18
Local Intelligence.

The Drought.--The springs 10 this
region we're never known to DO so low
before as they have been this year
Many wells aud springs have been con-
pletely dried up, aud although several
heavy rains have fallen this fall, they
are little IL auy improved, unless the
heavy rain Of Tuesday last improved
them. The pas. spring and summer
were probably the driest ever known,
and the drought seemed general, pre-.
vailing everywhere. Let US hope that
the springs may be ugair supplied be.
fore the frost encrusts the earth, caus-
ing il to shed the rains and SHOWS of
winter into the creeks aud rivers instead
Of sinking into the ground. No doubt
the early and continuous freezing of the
earth's surface, last winter, was one
cause of the lowuess of the springs this
year. Il will be remembered that a
hard freeze set in on the 2lst of De
eember, which continued nearly all
winter, so that tho rains aud melting
SHOWS ran of into the streams, and did
not soak into the earth.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1871-11-18

The first and second Internal Reyc.
nue. Districts in Maryland, have been
consolidated, Rev. james M'Intire col
lector, and Mr.. Graham assessor. Col.
Samuel l.. Evans, collector, and VIM.
Galloway, assessor, have been mustered
out. The consolidation of the fourth
aud fifth districts is under consideration
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1871-11-18

Change Of Time.-On Tuesday last
the following change of time on the
Western Maryland Railroad went into
operation Leave Westminster for Bal.
timore 5:35, 1852 A. NJ, and 4.24 p,
NJ. For Mechanicstown at 1880 A,
NJ. and $50 p. NJ.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1871-11-18

The following is the official number
of votes polled in each district of the
county: Taneytowu, 40; Uniontown,
593; Myers, $40; Fiuksburg, 457; Man.
chester, $50; Westminster, Precinct No
l, 564, Precinct No. 2, 4S8; Hampstead,
1874; Franklin, 373; Middleburg, 1876;
New Windsor, 400 Total number OF
votes polled 5,475, falling off of about
500 in the county.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1871-11-18

Neo Baildisgs.--Airhart Winters
has recently erected new mill, at his
residence, near this city. The building
is four stories high, 45x50 feet, aud is
thoroughly fitted with all the latest i'm.
provements, making it second to none
in the county.
Charles A. Horner has also erected a
frame house, 26x16 feet, two stories
high, on the street leading from the
Manchester Road to the Agricultural
Grounds.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1871-01-07

as such it is given to the guests at the
hotel as a "cooling beverage Lemonade
from the rocks may sound queer, but "facts
are stranger than felton,
The baths are delightful. The traveller
is asked "What kind of bath do Won
wish, sir? An alum bath? an acid bath :?
a sulphur bath? an iron bath? Just what
you please, SIR" Within the space of ten
feet, we passed from steam-sulphnr bath
to hot liquid sulphur bath, and then
cooled Off in running brook of sulphur
water, clear as crystal. AS might be infer
red, the geysers are visited by invalids
affected with cutaneous and rheumatic dis
eases and especially those suffering from
partial blindness, for here is to be found an
eye-water of rare curative properties. The
traveller can hardly describe his feelings
while passing over this Plutonic region.-
He is conscious that the fires are not far
beneath his feet. The hollow, rumbling
sounds awakened by his footballs remind
him that the crust of the earth where he
stands is exceedingly thin. On the sides
Of the mountains are the unmistakable
signs of volcanic eruptions. He instinct
lively desires to depart, to avoid an earth
quake or escape volcano.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1871-01-07
Value Of RevRccination in Smallpox.

Most of our readers are aware of the
extent to which the smallpox has ravaged
France, and especially Paris, and of the
continued discussion of remedies and indi-
cations of the disease. In response to a
request from the Minister of the Interior
to the Imperial Academy of Medicine the
following statement of established facts
was returned First, vaccination is pre-
servative against small pox; second, in
every instance, after certain time, revac-
cination is expedient to secure exemption
from contagion; third, revaccination is an
absolute security from danger; fourth,
revaccination is useful at all ages; fifth, it
can be employed without inconvenience
during the existence of the epidemic, and
it is perfectly well established that in GER
tain localities-in the bosom of families,
in boarding schools, and other agglomera-
lions of individuals-it has succeeded in
arresting upon the spot an epidemic just
begun sixth, the actual epidemic of small
pox, which prevails in Paris and other
points of French territory, has supplied
most convincing proof of the protective
power Of revaccination finally, it was
stated that in various army corps, and
especially in the Garde de Paris, and in
many public and private establishments,
particularly in some of the municipal
schools, the smallpox was entirely checked
after revaccination and also that the latest
statistics, especially those collected in the
civil hospitals of Paris, prove in the most
positive manner that persons recently re
vaccinated have been attacked only in a
very small proportion, and very lightly,
and SO as not to figure in the statistics of
mortality. 1t is, therefore, concluded that
it is in the highest degree important, both
in the interest of the individual and of the
public, to continue to extend in every pos
sible way the practice of revaccination.
Harper's Magazine for January.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1871-01-07
PROPOSALS
For Wrapping Paper & Irvine.

Posi- OFFICE DEPARTMENT. !
WASHINGTON, ID. c., December =. 1870
SEALED PROPOSALS will he received at this Depart
ment until the Goth day of January. ISL at Il O'Clock
noon, for furnishing WRAPPING PAPER AND TWINE
for the of the Post Offices the United States for
year from the LIST day of February ISL the said
articles lie delivered free of expense to the Depart
mcnt at the Blank Agency Of the Post Office Depart
ment Washington u. c.
The quality and the estimated quantity of each article
required are specified below:
$1,000 realms of Wrapping Paper 2ox25 inches in size,
and To weigh - pounds to the cacl, rctm
to contain 20 perfect quirc-.
$50 realms of Wrapping Paper DIX 10 inches in size.
and to weigh % pounds TO the rcan, each rctin
to contain 20 perfect ,Iuires.
$4,000 pounds of Cation Irvine in balls to weigh about
onr-half pound each AMI So bound prevent
their becoming loose and tangled by trans porta-
ton.
10000 pounds of Coarse Hemp Twinc in balls to weigh
from one t" two pounds each, AMI So bound as
TO prevent their becoming loose and tangled 10y
transportation.
Samples of the articles required will be furnished
Assistant Postmaster General. Washington. ID. C.
More or less than the estimated quantities may be
ordered the necessities Of the Department may require
at the discretion of the Postmaster General.
Each bidder must furnish with his proposal grarsrl-
taos of his ability to comply with his hid, and certif
cate from postmaster tina: s;!ch uarantors reliable
persons.
Awards will be ngde for each article separately if
deemed most advantageous TO the Department.
Two sufficient sureties wall be required to each
tract.
failure 70 furnish promptly any article contracted
for. attempt {" impose upon tn" Department ar
Giles Inferior i'll the opinion q" the Postmaster General
to those contracted for will he considered sufficient
cause for the forfeiture of the contract.
Bids not made i'll conformity with this advertisement
will not he considered.
The Postmaster General the right to reject
any or all bids, if i'll his opinion it is required by the
interests of the Department.
Proposals must be Endorsed on the envelope, Propo
sails for Wrapping Paper" Proposals for Irvine"
and addressed to the First Assistant Postmaster General
Washington. D.. c. JNO A. J. CRESWELL,
Dec III, lSiO-bw Postmaster General.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1871-01-07
Handwriting.

Many people laugh at what is called
graptomancy," Or the art of judging
characters by handwriting; and yet all
acknowledge that handwriting does indicate
something. Every one allows difference
between mans and a woman's hand we
hear people speak of a vulgar hand, etc.
81 had once said Archbishop Whately,
ga remarkable proof that handwriting is
sometimes, at least, an index to character.
I had a pupil at Oxford whom liked in
most respects greatly; there was but one
thing about him which seriously dissatisfied
me, and that, as often told him, was his
handwriting it was not bad as ,nritihg, but
it had a mean, shutfling character in it,
which always inspired me with 4 feeling of
suspicion. While he remained at Oxford
saw nothing to justify this suspicion but
4 transaction i'll which he was afterward
engaged, and in which saw more of his
character than had done before, convinced
me that the writing had spoken truly
But knew of a much more curious case,
in which celebrated 'graptomancer was
able to judge of character more correctly
by handwriting than he had been able to
do by personal observation. He was on a
visit to q friends house, where, among
other guests, he met lady whose CONVEX
sation and manners greatly struck him, and
for whom he conceived a strong friendship,
based ON the esteem he felt for her as
singularly truthful, pure minded, and SIN
gle-hearted woman. The lady of the house
who knew her real character to be the
very reverse of what she seemed was curl
Gus to know whether Mr.. - would be
able to discover this by her handwriting
| Accordingly, she procured slip of this
lady's writing (having ascertained he had
never seen i) and gave it to him one even
ing as the handwriting of friend of hers
whose character she wished him to deci-
pher. His usual habit, when he under
took to exercise this power, was to take a
| slip of a letter. cut down lengthwise SO as
not to show any sentences, to his room
ut night, and to bring it down with his
| Judgment in writing the next morning.
On this occasion, when the party were
seated at the breakfast table, the lady whose
| writing he had unconsciously been examin-
ing, made some observation which particu-
! larly struck Mr.. - as seeming to betoken
a very noble and truthful character. He
| expressed his admiration of her sentiments
| very warmly, adding, at the same time, to
! the lady of the house, Not so, by the way,
your friend : and he put into her hand the
slip of writing of her guest which she had
given him the evening before, over which he
had written the words, Fascinating false,
and hollow hearted The lady of the
house kept the secret, and Mr.. - never
knew that the writing on which he had
pronounced SO severe a Judgment was that
of the friend lie SO greatly admired
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1871-01-07
PROPOSALS.
For Letter Balances.
PosT OFFICE DEPARTMENT.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Dec. 2. 1870.

SEALED PROPOSALS will lie received at this Depart
for furnish Letter Balances for the Of the
post offices in the United States for year from and
after the Let day of February, 1871, of tho following
description. namely
First Balances capable of weighing eight ounces
avortupos weight. to be graduated down % quarter
ounces OF these il is supposed that 900 will hc wanted
Second. Balances of the capacity graduated Law
tho metric or ranlmc system or this class 100 be
required.
Third. Balances capable of weighing four ponnds
avordnpos weight. to hc graduated to half of
this class it is supposed 200 will hc wanted.
Perfect accuracy. strength and durability will be
required in the Balances to be furnished
Samples Of each description of Balances must
pany each bid and the bidder who may obtain the con
tract will be required to furnish Balances of a quality
in all respects equal to the sample.
Each balance he well and securely backed in a
box for transportation and delivered all expense
to the Blank Agency. Washington. ID. C.
Each bidder must furnish with his proposal gulran-
tees of his ability 10 comply with his bid n certif-
cate from postmaster that auch arc reliable
persons.
Two sufficient snreties will lie required to contract
Awards will be male for each article separately if
deemed most advantageous to the Department.
failure to furnish promptly any article contracted
for or an attempt to impose upon the Department arti-
ces inferior, in the opinion of the General
to those contracted for will he considered sufficient
cause for the forfeiture of the contract
The Postmaster General the right to reject
all bids it, in his opinion il is required by the
interests of the Department.
Proposals must be endorsed on the envelope PROMO
sails for Letter Balances and directed First
ant Postmaster General, Washington. d. C.
JN0. A. j. CRESWELL.
Dec 10. lsIo-6w Postmaster General.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1871-01-07
A Baby's Wardrobe.

For everyday wear, you must have three
flannel skirts, three foot-blankets, three
muslin skirts, if it is winter, none for sum-
mer; six checked nainsook slips, high in
the neck and long in the sleeves; two knit
shirts, two or three pairs of socks, three
flannel or muslin knight-wraps, two dozen
napkins, two calico double wrappers, two
flannel blankets, a yard square; little
aprons, if you fancy them; a red riding
hood, if the baby is girl-blue if it is a
boy. Let the last be of delaine or flannel,
and lined if for winter wear. The bands
of the flannel skirts must be five fingers
long, one and half wide-the length of
the skirt three quarters of yard. The
foot blanket is three quarters of yard
long, and the upper part, for finger and
half, pleated into five fingers length,
forming waist. The pleats can be let out
as the baby grows. The slips should be
cut goring, yard and a quarter long from
neck to hem, and drawn up about the
waist, if drawn up at all, with bobbin; the
napkins just twice as long as they are wide
and hemmed at each end; the blankets
scalloped on the edge with linen or silk
floss. The little bands worn for the first
three months are simply strips Of flannel
five fingers long, and one and half wide.
All these articles can be purchased new
and of good quality, and the whole bill be
brought within thirty dollars. Such an
outfit, with slight additions from time to
time, will last three or four babies. One
nicely embroidered flannel skirt, and a
fancy slip, with cap and cloak, for holidays,
will complete what baby must have to be
we'll dressed. Of course you may have as
much finery as your husbands purse will
permit, and, on the other hand, you may
compose your baby's wardrobe, much of it
out of partly worn dresses of your own.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1871-01-07

RECEIPT FOR AN EVENING PARTY.-Take
all the ladies and gentlemen you can get,
put them in room with a slow fire, and
stew them well. Have ready twelve packs
of cards, piano, a handful of prints and
time. AS the mixture thickens, sweeten
with politencss, and season with wit, if you
have any; if not, fattery will do as well,
and is very cheap. When all have stewed
for an hour, add ices jellies, cakes, lemon
AIDE, and wines. Fill the room quite full
and let Tie Scunl rnn off
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1871-01-07

A good Baptist deacon in Tennessee, in
social meeting, expressed his convictions
of duty in the following concise and pithy
manner : Brethren, have made up my
mind to be religious. I am getting along
in years, and it appears well for old men to
be religious. l am a man of family, too.
l have had ten children five are on earth
and five in heaven. Equili5rium, brethren,
observation-disclosures DRAWER, in Har.'
per's Magazine for January.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1871-01-07

The late Mr.. Thackeray had nose of
most peculiar shape, as may be seen by his
portrait. The bridge was very low, and
the nostrils extremely well developed. On
one occasion, at party where Douglas
Jerrold was present, it was mentioned that
MI. Thackeray's religious opinions were
unsettled; and that lady of his acquaint-
ance was doing her best to convert him to
Romanism.
"To Romanism!' exclaimed Jerrold.-
Let us hope she'll begin with the nose
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1871-01-07

A CAUTION TO LAD1Es.-Death in the
Chignon.-A correspondent from Liberty,
Pa, writes that physician of that place
has discovered species of microscopic
insert which infests the material used for
chignons, called mohair. These insects
enter the scalp, and cause speedy DEATH
He states that young lady, who had been
wearing the article in question, now lies in
critical condition, her scalp being filled
with these insects, and her recovery is con-
sidered hopeless by the best physicians of
the locality American.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1871-01-07

Fortunate for NJ. Chevandier de Valid
rome, he is known to be one of the most
absent-minded men in Paris. Once, while
dining in company at the house of a friend,
he astonished the guests and his host, as
well, by making excuses for the entrees
and the desert. "You will pardon me, !
hope "For what, indeed?" "That my
cook has given such bad dinner" Every
one was careful not to apprise him of his
mistake, but the truth had been spoken,
nevertheless
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1871-01-07

tB- At the cor. of Sd & Orange sts., in
the City of Wilmington Del, there is an
establishment from which issues weekly
thousands of pounds of an article which to
every housewife is like "good news from a
far country" That establishment belongs
to Moore & Bro;-that article is Whining
ton City Soap"
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1871-01-07

1t is related that Rev. DR.. Samuel West,
of New Bedford, ouce reduced refractory
choir in the following way 1t having been
rumored that they would not sing note on
worship by giving out the hymn, "Come
We who love the Lord" After reading it
through, he looked up very emphatcally at
the choir and said "You will begin at
the second verse,
"' Let those refuse to sing
Who never knew our Go1.''
Not wishing to be catalogucd as heather,
the choir sang.