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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1872-10-12
WESTERN MD. CDLLEGH
STUDENTS OF BOTH SEXES,
IN DISTINCT DEPARTMENTS.
Incorporated BY Act Of General Assembly,
March, 1865.

gTNIiIS Institution is eligibly located in
A the healthful aud hourishing City of
Westminster, in Carroll county, on the line
of the Western Maryland Railroad, about
midway between the cities of Baltimore and
Hagerstown.
It's under the special patronage of the
Maryland Annual Conference of the Meth.
odist Protestant Church, but is strictly free
from any sectarianism. either in its course
Of study or rules of discipline.
Male and female students recite in sepa.
rate classes. but all have the advantage Of
instruction from every Professor having
charge of the studies pursued.
The Vice. Principal, REV. DR.. Nichols, J
the preceptress, Miss Hance,) and several
other members of the Faculty, reside in
the College building, aud have constant
oversight of the Boarding Students.
THE CouRsE OF SrrDY is thorough, under
full and competent corps Of Instructors
The Ninth Semi Annudl Session, will
begin TUESDAY, September Sd, 1872 and
end January 3lsi, 1873, embracing 81
weeks exclusive Of The Christmas Holidays.
EXPENSES OF SESSION:
Board, Lodging, Washing, Fuel
and Light-........ ......... ............ $40 %
Tuition IN Preparatory Department II 90
Tuition in Collegiate Department. 80 gu
Matriculation fee payable on the
entering Collegiate Department. 90
Instruction in Music with use Of
Instruments ......... ............-- rs 90
Instruction in Drawing and Paint.
ing water colors) 500. .. ......... 10 90
No extra charges for any study in the
Reg dlar Course.
PAYMENTS
One halfat the beginning of the Session;
the other, November 18th, 1872.
Books and stationery purchased Of the
College must be paid for on deliUery.
For Catalogue and Circular containing
full information, address
j. 7. WARD, PRINCIPAL,
july l3if Westminster, Nd.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1872-10-12


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WESTMINSTER HOTEL.

DDILDING and Cabint Hardware, large
Id stock, at lowest city prices, at
feb 10 +. X. GERNAND'a.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1872-02-22
LIST OF AGENTS.

TlTrsvILLE, CHURCH RUN AND!Ii,olEr AND,,,r.
TY-STEPIIEN ..O0F. ON;e, Hamilton Va Van
Store, address Titusville, Pa Assistant 'ohh '"'
'o,irTIi oTITrsyILLE, CHURCH RUN AND VICE, ,,an
TY-U. ii THOMAS. Once and address, MA"
sion Uouse, 1itusville, PA. <,,,oucr JR.
'''I 'SuAWbURG AND y1CINITY-GEoRGE im. po
viN. Office, Shamhurs; residence, Titds'ihe'
AST1STis1t E1NTERPRisE P PLEAsANTvfLLE, BEAN Van
FARM AND pprHCLE W. GEo. piaa.
VLIET. Office and address. Chase Honsc'
antyjllc. Assistant, II. c. Huntington, C,,AS
TIDIOUT AND'sWES HlCKohhaa,o. Tidi.
CLARK. Office and address, Exp ess oihc'' '''
onte. Pa. Assistsnt. y. Q Dear.lnIey, ,,c1N1ry-
PETROLEUM CENTRE AND vinrm viI, Cen.
LEVI MASON. Office andaddress, Petfoie"n
ne. Pa, Assistant, Charles Blackford, ..,,, living
TARR AND BLOOD FARMS and Dis,riSo Fam mic to
IN c,il Creek and Cherry Run. from stnry .ddross
icflintock e--JAhESSAUNDEHS. sunders
Inrr Farm. Pa. Assistants. Luther D.
Charles n. Cochran aud William HOVE Nh RENO
McCLIMTOCKvIl.LE, OIL Ci,r ~ Reno. Pa
A. S. NtST. Address, OH eNy OF i'''
FRANkLIN, ALONG TIL ALL .Ios' Pranklin,Pe
ERR WILBFIt Office md address, !, Tpa%REtpS
SCRUBG ASS FOSTER FAM FAnipGpJD, ~ Ofics
LANDING-RICiIARD w. kEpfhtin W, Po
and addr IS. scriibgrass, "a ASsistah' Az
terheld, address Emlenton, "a ,orI and It. T
WEST VIRGINIA-C. ID. ANU dEL, x;r,;na nm
OOK, Address, Parkersburg. Mest MestsSS. co
HObcrls Petroleum TobP0~"
msy3-dly
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(,AC HkON.

The public Ia autioned reainsi empIo. ms my
nj the reauart authorized Agents Of the Coggl-
~, since the Roberts Patent cover the use q ,,'
Inrpea0 and all explosive materials for nli "ei',,
and the use of such male;a's hy other painfs ~ H.;
direct inf ngement of Their rights. Any pai',s ~, m
ringing any OF the ROBERTS PATENTS VIII w.
ieait with according to law, aud as acting Mi,li,nm5
and knowingly In defiance Of law and the decisions
The Company have reorgani1cd their bns mes,
with view 10 accommodate Oil Men in every Ial,,
of the OIL Region. 1heN have employed Tue musi 81
efficient Agents ard Assiiarts that can pe ,r,,
for the business iAch Torpedo !. labelled Wl'.. n.
date af patents, tngeher with the price o' lle ~,
pcdo, and signed by an officer of the COMPANY +. H.
every Operator wishing a Torpedo may know "'
price and whcrhtr II cane from oar "ihc'' , ,h;a
ptne,ators will confer favor by reporting to 'h's
Oflice any negligence Of Agents: onno,n,s
The following naaed persons have neon IN upiai' pi'in
ell Agents and Assistant AGENTS Tor the vi H's''"
Of Psnnsy lvania and West Virginia.
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J0BBlNG DEP llBNH.' :,

We have n large sr' We'll rsclecte6 stOckF cf
JObhing MateiIa. em"'a''n' the very
latest .tyes. We are tnere'O'e enabled co execute
Joo Work Of every variety In \ satisfactory manner
when desired, Jobs viii be neatly printed n CoLoRs
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1872-02-22

n n PIANO Co, N. Y. LIST class $500. No
Ve We Agents Names Of patrons in 10 States
in Circular. "
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i
To any person producing any medicine aide to
show one third many living, permanent cures as
DR.. Fitler's Ve.cthh Iheunatic Remedy and
further reward of 800 Snr any case Of Chronic or
lnflammtaOry rheumatism, Neuraign Rheumatic
Agne Sciaxlca AZ Rheunha-n of The kidueys ii
will not cure. The 'kheun,.tc- syrup is used in
wardly only, rleasantto the taste, and guaranteed
cine but the sciehtilc Prescription of Jos r. Filter
NJ D.. Prote-sor' of roxcOlucy and Chemistry
graduate of tie celebrated University of Penns"'
vahls, A D., 1888 whOsa entire professional lifA
been devoted spec ally tn this disease. This prt,
arslion under solemn oath Is rouscienuously be
Iie'ed to be the only positive reliable, infalible
specific ever discovered The Lroof that no OF her
specific exists is found in every community in per
sous afflicted for many years and sti s,lif.ring. II
physicians could cure !, specific did exist, tbis
would not be sO7-a fact thai musSbe universally
admitted "he oft d, crived sufferer may wise y
nsk, what security or eyide' GO has he tha, Dr. Fit
lerS hheumn1c syrup viii cure his case The
IN !sialiy slsned contract which will be forwarded
w'thou, charge TO any sufferer sen6ing hy letter
description Of ahicliOn; this guarantee will state
the exact number Of botsles Warranted to cure and
~ case OF failure the money pail will be returned
{ tine patient. NO 0ther remedy has ev,r been
'.iered on such liDer y ana honorable terms. Med.
ai advice, With certificates ron prominent ply
iciins, clergyinen etc. WIN have been cured u ter
al other I, ,eatmentS have faiiei sent by letter
gratis Affiict6d cordially invited tn write, for ad
vcn - tho pnncpal office. % South Fourth Street
Philadelphia, Pa DR.. FRler's hheuma.ic syrup
Is sold by oruggi ts.r tA iFf
NJ s SIMMONS,
sr.s =. Sole Agent, Petrol cum Centre, Pa.
,cCAILENDEK & 60, Wholesale Agt's, Mead
.Aik. UHAMDRRLlN q co., Sole Ast's Rous
willie. IA. l'tnat
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M E!A a
NEWS DEPARTMENT.

We receive telecraplhc dispatches eup to 4 r NJ
md present them ous readers every eve"n &, en-
hracnv news OF GREAT interest from all sections OF
he conu,rv. We have made special Arrangements,
Whereby we receive regular Petroleum, stock and
p,oduce Market kepor,s every evening by telegraph
um New York, fhIludelphia, and fittsoufs, WHICH
,ng,tbcr With Editorials and Local matters, make it
one Of The most desirable newspapers published in
the OF Region. AS an
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1872-02-22

Merchants. Lawyers. Justices OF the Peace, Land
Agents. Oil Dea,ers and Agents, 1nsu rance Agents
that W are prepared o execute TO ortern Il kinds of
BLANKS, business or legal, required in This COM
Tuniiy.
Jobbins patronage respectfully solicited;
c u WICKER
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Advertising Medium,

The RECORD has no superior, as 1t circulates
wherever ali Oil Opr. Z. -. Dealer can be ioandl
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sNEw ADVERTISEMENTS

AGENTS WANTED. Agents make more
money. at work tofus than At any thing else.
Business light aud perm aneut Particulars
free. q. STINsON d CO., FINE Art Pub
fishers, Portland, Maine. -.........
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-08-08
GENERAL DIT'S LETTER.

The letter of General Dix declaring for
Grant and Wilson attracts large attention,
and will have wide influence. While
Mr.. Summers productions in favor of
Horace Greedy are read and cast aside be-
cause OF the personal hate which inspires,
dictates and pervades them. making no
impression except that of pity for the au
thor, the plain, sensible words of General
Dix make their appeal to, and have their
effect upon the understanding of the think
ing unprecedented masses, outweighing far
in influence the labored efforts of the fallen
Senator. The New York Post says: The
frank and emphatic letter of General Dix,
which we published on Saturday, must
have decided influence on the Presiden-
tial contest. 1t has in it the same ring of
patriotic determination that his famous
despatch had to "shoot down whoever at
temps to haul down the American flag"
General Dix is known TO the whole coun-
try as one OF its most enlightened, disin-
tercsted and experienced statesmen. His
long public service, both in peace and war
and the srotess purity of his character,
must lend to any expression of his opinion
an unusual weight. But when that eX-
preston is accompanied, us in this case, by
the evidence of So much earnestness and
seriousness of conviction, it must arrest
the attention of every candid and thinking
mind.
General DIX is no longer engaged in ac-
tive politics, and his sentiments cannot be
supposed to be tinctured by personal am
bition or the desire for office. One of the
morning papers, it is true, which once
professed to be an Independent journal,
but which has degenerated into bitter
and personal organ, ascribes his manly
words to pique against its candidate; but
the friends of the General who know how
kindly and amiable he is, know also his
conscientiousness and that in this case.
as in others, he utters simply the unbiased
dictates of an upright and patriotic heart
As an old and sincere democrat, anxious
that the party with which, up to the time
of the war, he eagerly co-operated should
retain its consistency and its honor, he de-
plorcs the unnatural and demoralzing
into which in an evil moment
it has been betrayed. lie sees that sue
cess or failure for it under existing au
spices will be nothing more OF less than
Disgrace. To succeed in the name of an
nveterate and hereditary antagonist is to
win transient rule at the cost of princi-
pie, while not to succeed with him is to
add the .gnominy OF failure to that of IN
fidelity
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of hands over the bloody chasm which oc-
Cured when Brown was nominated and
electedp Far from it. What sort OF
government they have in Missouri may be
judged by the following extract from
private letter from Iron county in that
State:
'On the night of the llth Of June, 1872, l
was called out of the house, knocked down,
shot at, and attempted to be murdered by the
deputy clerk of the county, while the sheriff
and another man were within hail. | applied
to justice of the peace to issue warrant to
arrest and hold for trial the above parties.
Nothing has been done.
''On the night ofJune %. Thomas Callahan
WAS dragged by seven partly disguised men,
among whom were the clerks and shcriffs Of
the county, to the woods, whipped and or
dered to leave the county or be shot. Our
court house and records have been twice burn
ed in six months first on the 18th of Nov
ember, 1871, second on the morning of tie
9th Of May, 1872. Governor Brown, by
his desperate acts decentralization. in attempt
ing to overthrow the Judiciary in this State
and placing men of ultra reactionarv views
upon the bench in this judicial circuit has done
more to bring about this state OF affairs than
any other thing. He has twice issued COM
missions to persons in this circuit without
authority in law, and in each case the Supreme
Court has SO declared, leaving us almost
since his accession without legal circuit
Judge lie has also commissioned without
due enquiry county judge in our county who
was not legally elected, and who was not even
voter, being DISTINGUISHED at the last regis
tration by his own admission. The county oti-
GERS are without responsibility The clerk was
in the military prison, at Alton, for two years
during the war, for the murder of Old man
Wilson, an out spoken Union, man in Said
county, the record of which is on file in the
office of the Secretary of War, together with
the order turning him over to the civil au-
thorities for trial. But in consequence of
the repeated burning Of the court house the
papers have all been destroyed. Since ! left
| home my house has been watched almost
| every night by armed men, and it is also
| given out through the county that Cnien men
or Radicals shall not gather corn or vote in
Reynolds county this fall in consequence of
which many Republicans have left the county
and many more would they had the means. "
An exchange says: The facts given in
the above letter in respect to Governor
Browns overturning the judiciary of Mis-
souri, are known to be correct, and the
other statements are therefore to be be-
lieved Indeed the disorders in that State,
amounting to an entire subversion of civil
law, and that they are aided and encour-
aged by State officers appointed by Gov.
Brown, are notorious. There are a good
ly number of people there who are appeal
ing for protection from the general gov
eminent, and fit is intended that Missouri
should present an inviting example of
local self-governmcnt, clamored for by
the Liberals, Brown would do well to
leave buttered watermelons and soft shell
crabs in the East, and endeavor 10 enforce
| local laws at home"
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Agricultural College Commence.
mont.

We learn from the Wing ,bat lii, com
mencemcnt exercises of this institution At
Orono, began on Sunday evening, with the
BacCalaureate sermon by President Allen. 1t
was, like all of DIR. Aliens discourses, care
fully prepared and eloquently delivered. and
was listened to with deep attention by a large
audience. On Monday commenced the en-
animation OF the classes. On Tuesday fore
noon, the classes were examined in French,
Comparative Anatomy, Civil Engineering,
Botany, Physics, Astronomy, Surveying and
Political Economy The students appeared
well versed in these studies and reflected
credit upon their instructors and the system
of Instruction pursued. The principal exam
nation was in writing, when each student
was subjected to the most searching test of
his acquaintance with the studies of the term.
In the afternoon company composed of the
students, called the "Colburn Guards" in
honor Of Ex-Governor Colburn, paraded on
the college campus. Their drill evnced the
th0rougness of their training. The company
was exercised in the manual of arms and 81
lent manual, acqutting themselves in fine
style and winning many warm c0mmenda-
tions from the spectators. Their company
eyolutions were also well executed, officers
and men appearing to the best advantage.
The prize defamation by the junior and
sophomore classes occurred at Orono on
Tuesday evening, according to the following
programme:
Music.
Declamaton--E Extract,
Rodney David Hunter, Clinton.
Essa-Geology.
Fred William Holt, IIampdcn.
Declamation-Th Traitors Death.
Charles Frederic Osgood, Garland.
Essay-The Maine Law.
*iiarvey Bates Thayer, Garland.
MUSIC.
Declamation-On the Shores of Tennessee.
Willie Herbert Gerrish, Portland.
Essay-National Immortality.
Russell William Eaton, Norridgew ock
Declamation-The Two Flags.
William Henry Reed, Springfield
Essay-The Press.
George Herbert Hamln, Sidney
MUSIC.
Declamation-The Death of Lincoln.
William Albert Allen, Orono.
Essay-The Resources of Maine.
John Marshall Oak, Garland.
clamation-Icilius.
John Irvine Quincy, Foxcroft,
Essay-Sclf Help,
Charles Emery Reed, Orono.
eclamation-Iannibal at the Altar
Walter Baentine, Waterville.
Essay-Progression.
Frank Lamson Scribrer, Manchester.
Excused.
The awards of the Committee were not
made public.
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-
NORTH CAROLINA,

That the republicans of North Carolina
have elected their State ticket is finally
beyond doubt. Dispatches from reliable
sources make it certain. Our friends were
not in haste to claim the State upon
meagre, conflicting and unreliable returns
as the democrats were, but waiting pa
tiently until they had the figures from the
larger portion of the counties, they now
send the assurance that they hold the vic
tory in their hands Our opponents who
at first claimed 900 democratic majority
as the result OF the election, have been re-
sinking their figures, until at the
present time they only make on; to swear
against hope and the official returns that
they are not utterly routed. After firing
their guns for u, 900 majority they are eX-
trelnclv reluctant to acknowledge their de-
feat
The State is ours, and an important vic
tory it is. At the last State election, in
1870, the democrats carried it by n majori-
ty of 1895. This adverse majority we
have wiped out and turned the scale de-
cidedly the other way.
That we have not swept the State by a
majority of many thousands is due to the
union of Tammany tactics and ku-Klux
fiendishness, operating upon people un-
skilled in maintaining their political rights,
and easily overborne by intimidation and
fraud. This much is certain that we shall
carry North Carolina for Grant G. Wilson in
November, and that the republicans may
depend upon the negro voters of thu
South to support the republican ticke
where they can have free and fair opportu
nifty to do So We shall be better organ
lied in North Carolina in November than
now, and the New York ballot-box stuff
fers will have business about that time tC
keep them at home. We have practically
settled that "Nlassa Greeley has nc
strength with the colorcd people and that
we can beat him on the very ground and
in the very States where he claimed he was
strong and invincible. Honor to the Old
North State for the gallant fight made by
her true hearted republicans Maine will
follow with emphatic voice for Grant and
Wilson in September.
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no " LIBERALISM WORKS.

There is one State in the Union where
Liberalism has been put in practice and
tried. That State is Missouri, the Gov
ernor Of which is b. Gratz Brown. the
candidate for Vice President on the ticket
with Mr.. Greeley, Mr.. Brown was elect
ed IN November 1870, and is now in the
second year of his term rs Governor. He
was elected by liberal republican move
ment, out OF which has grown the Greeley
movement, In that State we ought to be
able 10 see some of the blessings of a
State government controlled by liberal re-
publican ideas and officers, if it has any
special blessings to offer.
What are the facts? Is there peace,
and good government, follow
ing the era of reconciliation and clasping
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y POLITICAL.

With his customary seif.conceit add ped
antry Charles Sumner had a phamphlet
edition of his letter printed, bearing upon the
cover the scriptural quotation, selected by
himself; 81 will say to the North, give up,
and to the South, keep not back"
They are hard up for Greeley speakers in
Brattlcboro', Vt. There was a flag raising
Greenfield, Mass, was written to during the
day to send up a speaker. He replied that
10 one could go at SO short notice. A
dispatch then camc-''to send ms Hopkins"
Colonel is for Grant
There are two declarations OF Hon. Nathan
iel p. Banks which will probably stick to him
as long as he lives, says the New York Com
mercial. One is, that "Irishmen should not
be permitted to rule America" and the other,
that oit-quoted, ''l,t the Uuion slide" The
first will specially recommend him when he
comes to speak before Mr.. Greeley's Celtic
adherents in this city, and the second is cal
cUlated to make his memory savory to all
who want to clasp flippers across the ''bloody
ehasm."
Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe held
sort of reception at Saratoga the other
night, at which James Brooks and Governor
Hoffman were present, among others. Mr.
Brooks told her: "After the thing is done,
will tall you that think you did more to de-
stroy slavery than all the men and wars in
America" When the conversation turned
upon Mr.. Greeley, Mrs. Stowe called him a
renegade. She said he had stultifed SPLEEN
| did manhood which it had taken half cen
fury to make, and Tor ambition Of place he
had permitted his elong enemies to swallow
| him, and blot cut his work OF u lifetime. She
considers Greeley now a base, dishonest,
trucking, trading politician. She told GOV.
Hoffman that Greeley had gone to Jericho
and fell among thieves, and that they were
! just stripping him naked.
The Lewiston journal says Mr.. Pike got
ahead Of even the democracy in the ''reform''
business, in his speech at Belfast. lie was
going to vote for kinball to reform the State
government, which had become corrupt as he
alleged through giving the State lands to the
| European and North American Railway.
lnasmuch as every democratic member Of the
| Legislature voted to donate these lands, and
the only opporsition, to it was 10y republicans,
Mr.. Pike will do large ''rcfo:m work
| by going into business with the democracy.
| Perhaps il Mr.. Pike had stated that in return
for democratic support for himself, he should
vote for Mr.. Kimball ard the Washington
county democratic ticket, lie would have hit
the nail on the head. That is the maaning
of this reform" business