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The Island of Ceylon.

Hon. james Brooks thus describes this
Island, visited by him, during the last
summer
Here once month, FIVE great British
mail steamers meet-one from China.
another from Australia, another vet
from Suez and England, another from
Bombay, and Que more from Calcutta
The Poin: de Gale, every two weeks,
Is busy place, when four steamers
meet bpt once month, when Austria.
lia and New Zealand come in. it be.
comes yeritable watering place, where
crowds meet from all parts of the earth
am ut the Oriental Hotel, landed
this morning, and just fresh from the
English church, where, including the
British military, were some 500 people,
or more-the men ALL or almost ali, in
linen, and the ladies in the showiest
robes Of summer. There is u Catholic
church here, aud Presbyterian but the
island is the great fount of Buddhism,
and from where it was mainly propaga.
ted into Japan and China. The 0rien.
tai Hotel now--which would do credit
to Newport or Long Brancl,-is, on its
PoFtlcos, grand bazaar, Sunday though
it is. Rubies, aud sapphires, and
pearls, glitter before our eyes, aud chains
aud bracelets Of tortoise work, too
with CeylOn laces of the Maltese style.
quite tempting to ladies' eyes. Thu Is.
land of Ceylon is the headquarters Of
the pearl fishery, aud rubies and sap.
phires abound in its mountains. When
we remember, now, what poets say of
Its spices, (the odor OF which they would
cheat US into the belief that we could
snuff a hundred miles off, and of its
oranges, aud cinnamons, aud lemons
and cocoas, aud palms, and coffee, we
see what a rich island it is-what n
Jewel In the crown Of England But
these rubies, these sapphires, it is Al.
most impossible to buy here-for the
Ceylon shopmeu and hawkers are such
abomnlable liars and cheats, that it is
next to impossible TO trade with them.
They start with demanding twenty
pounds sterling for ruby, OF pearl
ring, and they may not refuse a rupee
for it, go cents, if you venture to offer
II to them. Ruby rings of glass and
brass are made in Birmingham to sell
here; and they are so mixed up with
the real sapphires and rubies, that only
a jeweller by trade can tell one from
the other Aud these hawkers aud
shopmen Of the porticos Of the great
hotel persecutc you No matter with
whom you are talking, or what you are
doing, they thrust their shellwork, and
rubies, and sapphires, and laces, into
your very eyes, aud pertinaciously in.
sist upon your making some bid to buy.
Gao fellow SO tormented me with a
monkey, for which he wanted ten ru.
pees, that to get rid of him, and to keep
his monkey out of my eyes, offered
him single rupee, whereupon he jump.
ed at the offer, aud | had monkey on
my hands, 10000 miles from home
The steamers do not take monkeys, even
as Malay sleerage passengers, aud SO
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1872-02-03
Silence.

:. How eloquent is silence Acquies-
cence, contradiction, difference, disdain,
embarrassment aud awe may al be ex.
pressed by saying nothing. IL may be
necessary to illustrate this apparent
paradox by few examples. Do you
seek an assurance of your lady. loves
atie ction The fair one confirms her
lovers fondest hopes by compliant
and asserting silence. Should you hear
an assertion, which you may deem false,
made by some one whose politeuess
may withhold you from openly deciar-
ing your doubt, you denote difference
of opinion by remaining silent. Are
you receiving reprimand from su-
perior You mark your respect by 40
attentive silence. Are you compelled
to listen to the frivolous conversation
of fop? You signify your opinion of
him by treating his loquaeity with con.
temptuous silence. Arc you in the
course Of any negotiations about to en-
ter on discussion painful to your own
feelings, and to those who are concern
ed in it? The subject is almost invaria-
bly, prefaced by an awkward silence
Silence has also its utility aud advan-
tages. Aud first, what an invaluable
portion Of domestic strife might have
been prevented, how often might the
quarrel which By mutual aggravation,
has, perhaps, terminated in blood shed,
have been checked at its eommence-
ment by judicious silence Those
persons only who have experienced
them are aware Of the beneficial effects
Of that forbearance which, 20 the exas-
peratiug threat, the malicious sneer, or
the uDjustly imputed eulpability, shall
never answer a word Secondly, there
are not wanting instances where the
reputation, fortune, the happiness, nay,
the life of fellow.creature might be
preserved by charitable silence.
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Sunset

The Columbus Journal republishes
from the Ohio Statesman, of May 10,
1853, the brilliant piece Of descriptive
writing which won Mr.. s. s. Cox the
immortal name Of " Sunset :"
What q stormful sunset was that Of
last night How glorious the storm,
and how splendid the setting Of the
sun We do not remember ever to
have seen the like on our round globe.
The scene opened in the West with
white horizoa full Of golden interpeue.
trating lustre which eolored the foli.
sgo and frightened every object into
its own rich dyes. The colors grew
desper and richer, until the golden lus.
TIC was transfused into q storm cloud,
full OF finest lightning, which leaped
10 dazzling zigzags all around and over
the city. The wind rose With fnry,
the slender shrubs and giant trees
made obeisanoe to its majesty. Some
even snapped before its force. The
strawberry beds and grass plats turn.
ed up their whites" to see Zephyrus
march By. AS the rain came and the
pools formed, and the cutters hurried
away, the thunder roared graudly, aud
the hre bells caught the chorus The
South and East received the copious
showers, and the West all at once
frightened up, ia long, polished belt
of azure, worthy Of Sicilian sky.
Presently cloud appeared in the
azure belt, in the form Of castallated
city, 1t became more vivid, revealing
strange forms Of peerless fanes and ala.
baster temples, and glories rare and
grand in this mundane sphere. Il .e.
minds US Of Wordsworth splendid verse
in his Excursion:
mThe appearance instantaneously disclosed
| Was OF mighty city, boldly say
a wilderness of buildings, sinking far
And self Withdrawn into wonderous depth
Far sinking into splendor without end di'
But the city vaaished only to Civ,
place to another isle, where the mos
beautiful forms Of foliage appeared
imagining Paradise in the distant anC
purified air.
The sun, wearied Of the elementa
CONJUNCTION, sank behind the greer
plains Of the West. The "great ey,
10 heaven" however, went not down
without dark brow hanging over it
departing light. The rich aush of uu
earthly light had passed and the rail-
had ceased; wheu the solemn churcl
bells p.alcd the laughter of chldre,
out and joyous after the storm is hear
with the carol Of birds, while the fork
ed and purple Teapcn of the skies stil
darted illumination around the S:ar!inl
College, trying to rival ito angles aat
leap into its dark windows.
Candles are lighted. The plan
strikes up. We feel it is good to hay
a hone good to be on the earth wher
such revelations of beauty and powe
may be made. And as we cannot re
irain from reminding our readers Q
everything wonderful in our city, W
have begun and ended our feeble etct
iRg of a sunset which comes rarel
that its glory should be committed /
immortal type.
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had to give him away, to be sold again.
Birds Of the lovelest hues and the
sweetest plumage we're for sale, too
and leopard skins, aud tiger skins, and
almost every other tropical thing on
the grand bazaar. We had some young
Siamese passengers, on their way from
Siam to be educated in England, with
more money than brains, who bought a
little of most everything, until their
hands become as thickly covered with
ringe as if the rings were shield
Every new country we 90 to seems
to have its peculiarilies in boats, and
carriages, or other modes ofconYeyauces
Gale is an open port, bat feebly pro.
tected from the winds, and upon its
rocky sides the surf furiously beats.
The boatnon have here, arranged fcg
this sea aud this surf, long canoes, like
our log drg.outs, which they steady Ia
the seas With heavy out.riggor, hang.
ing over aud iato The water, beycnG tho
reach Of their oars. If the gale is hea,
Wy in full sail, they put out a man OF
two to sit on the out.r;ege., asd as .he
breeze demands one map, or two, .hey
cal. i gGe-mcn, or 4 .,eo-maa breeze,
These canoes ride oyes and through the
SURF with very little difficulty.
Another popularity of this island is
the men were shell.combs in their hair,
and the women DO not, while the dress
OF both is SO much alike, that, in con.
sequence Of the combs, the travellers is
ever mistaking the man for the woman
and the woman for the man. But the
race, be it man or woman, seems bright
Their climate, however, needs but little
food, save from what grows on the
cocoa, the bread, or the orange tree
and little or no clothes aud tho con
sequence is, that the main work done
is to be done by coolies from India, OF
Cinnamon from China. The British
Government here have regiments o.
native Ceylon rifles, who, with few
European troops, keep all in order
The climate seems healthy on the sea
coast aud hills; aud judging BY div,
into the country, with u view from
hill, the scenery must all be beautiful
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1872-02-03

The WBALg FisHEsiEs.---A review of the
whaling business during 1871 states that The
past year was one Of disaster aud discou-
ragement. The constant decrease of wiial- Z
ing vessels by loss, condemnation aud sale
Is very ominous, and as no new vessels are
added, It is belived that the trade will soon
die ont. Only seven vessels escaped the
ice crush in the Arctic regions, and they
had taken 3070 barrels Of whale Oh and
1881 pounds Of whalssone. This was the
catch oil the entire season in the Arctic
regions, and is very small when compared
with the 81 ,265 barrels OF whale oil and
lot, ,b5o pounds Of whalebone taken is $780,,
The sperm whalers, on the other hand,
were successful, and the importations in
1871 from this feet were ~ ,69l barrels Of
whale oil, Go, ,i83 barrels Of sperm oil, and
1OSs s365 pounds of whalebone Tho right
whaling fieet embraced only nine vusseis,
and the catch amounted 70 SS25 barfels--
larger than for any season since 1867. The
number Of whaling ships ndw owned in ths
United States Is z23, Of which ia belong
10 New bedford. On Decembor slst, 1871,
there were 81 vessels In home porls, and
at sea there were 1866 vessels, ,measurine
52,572 tons, Tho stock OF sperm oil Cd
hand 10 1864 barrels. and The stock Is
whaiebone 2s3, l0U poands MhAlsk,one
was selling ct ninety eents pound M
August, and on the receipt q tha news
Of the disaster In the Arctin rerioas, rose
suddenly 10 one dollar and unely ssnts
q pound. The stock Of wlseie oil novk
on hand amounts 10 thirty Thousand lnrr1is,
and the catch Cor 1874, Il is estimatsd wili
not exceed tweuly Thousand barrels. Ihis
auaouna IA II hol.o~nI <-Il ..t A.. Il. ..II..--1s&
70 supply the demand for consumption.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1872-02-03
How 10 Live Long.

They live longest, as class, who lead
calm and even lives, mentally and phys,
cally who are most exempt from the tur-
moils and shocks and strains which are in.
cldent to human existence, and who are
assured OF to morrow's bread. There is
no one thing, aside from the blessedness OF
an implicit reliance on the Providence of
God, which has such direct influence in
promoting longevity as an assurance, felt
to be well grounded, of comfortable pro.
vision for life, for all the ordinary wants Of
our station. No; long ago man died in
poor house in England where he had
been taken care of for ninety years he
had no anxietles for to.morrows bread /;
he had no quarters day to provide against
IN default OF which wife and children would
be turned into the street from the door of
the elegant brown stone mansion. He
had no notes TO meet in bank, which if not
paid by day and an hour would involve
protest and financial ruin. All, this load
oil debt, how ii grinds ones manhood to
POWDER how it agonizes the sensitive heart;
how 1t shames mans honor; how il has
driven to desperation, to drunkenness, to
suicide, TO murder ! How the anguish OF
1t takes the energy and health out Of a
man, and makes him pine aud lanpuish
weary days and weeks on beds Of thorns,
which pierce through the body, into the
soul So, one good way to avoid sickness
and premature death is 70 avoid debt as Won
would the deyil.-Hdlrs Journal Of Health.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1872-02-03

We will give to intellect, and to all
virtues, the honor that belongs to them,
aud still il may be boldly affirmed that
economy, taste, skill aud neatuess 10
the kitchen, have great deal 70 do 10
making life happy and prosperous. Nor
isit indispensably necessary that house
should be filed with Injuries. The
qualifications for all good housek eepiug
can be displayed as well on small scale
as on large one. Skillful cooking is
as readily discovered in nicely baked
potato, or a respectable johnny cake, as
in a nut brown sirloin, or a brace Of
canvas backs. The charm of good
housekeeping is the order or economy
and taste displayed in attention to little
things, and these little have a wonderful
influence. A dirty kitchen aud bad
cooking have driven m,ny a one from
home to seek for comfort and happiness
somewhere else. See to it, all We who
are mothers, that your daughters are
all accomplished, by an experimental
knowledge Of good housekeeping.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1872-02-03

SINGULAR WILLs.-The New Haven Reg.
lister says:-from the will Of General
Blaeke;t, Governor of Plymouth, proved
1881 " desire my body to be kept so
leng as it may not be offensive, and that
one OF my fingers or toes may be cut off
to secure a certainty Of my being dead.
further request my dear wife that, US she
has been troubled with one old fool, she
will not think ofmarryiug secoad." From
the will ofthe Rev. Appleby, ofSt. Brides
proved in 1883; g / leave my body to be
dressed in flannel waistcoat, an old surtout
coat, and breeches without lining and pock
etsi no shoes (having done walking), and
a worsted wig if one can be got, in order
that | may rest eomfortably.n y
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1872-02-03

The fruit growers Of Michigan report
the prospects Tor bouatiiul crop the
coming season. A correspondent says:
"While we have had an unusual amount
Of snow and cold winds, yet the ther.
mometer indicated but 4 deg below zero
the coldest morning we have yet had,
while the the mercury has marked IL
deg. below at Milwaukee, on the oppo.
site side of the lake; at Chicago, 100
miles south, it has been is deg. below,
and at St. Joseph, so miles south, 10
deg. below zero. Thus it will be seen
that the lakes and lakele,s have been a
great protection to this portion of The
fruit belt.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1872-02-03

A singular story comes up from the
Western plains, protesting to solve the
mystery connected with the disappearance
OF Morgan in 1926, an event which created
intense excitement throughout the country
in its day, in consequence of the suppos
ton that he had been secretly killed by the
Masons for having published book betray.
ing their secrets. II is now alleged that he
was taken captive in Texas, where he
escaped and joined band of Apaches. OF
course, he married the chiefs daughter,
and in time became the chief, teaching
the true military tactics, aud initiating them
all into the mysteries Of Masonry. At a
a good old age he died, leaving his half
breed son to reign in his stead, and is now
buried in the " Golden Mountain" in a
tomb walled up and covered with solid gold,
which has become an Apache Mecca, where
the tribes all meet yearly to worship on the
2ith of June The story is entirely too
wild for credence, but being the last deyel.
opmeut ofwhat has always been an impene.
trable mystery, it is perhaps worthy of
passing note.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1872-02-03

Hon. james Brooks writes to the
New York Eprress, describing the Ma.
lay divers -" We are just entering the
British city of Singapore. Our first
novelty is the Malay divers, who, iu
little boats, are swarming about our
steamers, aud diving after every six.
pence or penny we throw overheard
sure to get them, too, before they reach
bottom. They are the most wonderful
swimmers aud divers l ever saw, aud
one cannot help emptyidg ones pockets
to see them dive after the coin.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1872-02-03

owing to this negligence or carelessn ess
in rendering assistance, Mr. Beuham,
an American missionary, lost his life
some twelve years ago, having upset his
canoe when it was just getting dusk,
and though surrounded by hundreds OF
boats, not one deemed it necessary to
stop aud pick the poor man up"
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1872-02-03

The HEIGHT OF WAvEs.-Commo
dcre Wilkes ia the U. s. Exploring
Expedition, in 1889, off Cape Horn,
had an excellent opportunity Of testing
the height and velocity Of waves in a
strong wind and high sea. He gives
the height Of waves at 81 feet, aud their
velocity at 26a miles an houS:
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1872-02-03

Be just TO all, kind to your friends,
intimate with few, fawning to none,
true to your family, faithful 10 your
government, respectful 10 your petiiion-
crs, grateful to your donors, msrcifal
to yonr enemies, naughty to no one
thus you will be dear to all, aud hated
by none.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1872-02-03

During the last five centuries more
than 250,O0O,000 worth of land has
been washed away from the eastern
coast Of England by the eacroachmeuts
Of the sea. Holland has lost $500, ,OO0,.
600. Lo7g Branch, too, is wasting
away aud it is feared that 10 time
sometime---New Jersey will be in the
Union no more.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1872-02-03
Sslstt 9uetrg.
FrOR The Aidine for August.
UNDER THE TREE,


Under the tree
In a rustic chair
Remembrance Of beauty,
For thou, too, vast there =
In the heart Of the sunshiny weather,
How our thoughts with the How
OF the sunshine flowed,
How our hearts with the glow
Of the summertime glowed,
xeu and there conSess'ng together
OIL the soal Of the season
Was thero Ia the wood
We could see down the dell
Whore the old house stood,
Brave and sweet ir lis leafy seoiusion,
Beyond, like a shield
0fpure silver, the stream
Slipped % through its banks,
Like a thought In a dream,
When that thought Is the dearest delusion.
The doves were dream
In their tiny green Bowers,
And llsping their loves
As they dreamed, and the flowers
Were noddlng and talking together.
From the near lying aslds,
Where the windJ were at play,
Came the soft-waf.cd scents
Ofthe navly-mowa hay,
FROM the depths Of tia. slnshiny weather.
And the low OF our thoughts,
Was Is warm rs the streams
Our language 40 !eryen.
81 And sweet a. the themes
or the bird-dit,iec ringing above US.
All the nymphs Of the air,
OF the forest and Good,
All the tuneiul-tongued DryGds
Who dweliin the wood,
All nature was slghlng 10 love US.
But my ;hoaght1 we're alone
With thy beauty ergrossed,
All alone With tae woman
More lovely than most,
\ With the queen ef my bosom's devotion
ThcaSh the scene d!mly lives
ln my memory now,
Yet my heart tirills anew
Still my sou. 10 Eglow
With the sweet ae'cr forgotten emotion.
II will live with ns yet
Like vision Of peace,
When tho yerrs shall have gone
In tines steady increase
fon and will once more seem together =
AEi our thoughts fOW again
As tie sunshine foTei,
wa AnS our hearts glow again
As tie summer time glowel
- the depths Of thG. sun5hiuy weather!
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1872-02-03

Commodore Maury recommends a
convention Of representatives from the
Southern States TO promote immigra-
tion to the South. He says S5,O0O,.
O0O, 600 represents what the North has
gained more than the South by immi.
grafton uloue.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1872-02-03
An EpgIish paper thinks our demand

on Great Britain for damages in the
case Of the Alabama and the other
Southern cruisers, somewhat extraya.
giant. 1t says; Altogether, we can
scarcely expect to get off for less than
five hundred millions sterling. We
don't exactly see where the money is
coming from, unless we could induce
the Americans to accept Ireland, the
Canadas, aud a slice of India in part
payment at a reasonable figure"
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1872-02-03

IT you would relish your food, labor
for it; if you would enjoy your raiment
pay for it before you wear il; if you
would sleep souudly take a clear con
science to bed with you.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1872-02-03

A wise man has said Though a
man without money is poor, man with
nothing but money is still poorOrp
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1872-02-03

A man in Vermont has, it is said,
recently sold ten bushels of potatoes for
$500.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-01-24
ovvrc1AL IMPaOpRIRTY.

II ia stated in the World chat the Hon.
George a. Williams, the newly appoint
ed attorney general Of The United States,
has been sse q the counsel for the New
Idra mining compAn my ever since be
ceased to be a senator, about a year ago;
that he still holds that relation to the
company, and that he intends to main
tain il, y We, learn from the same az
tbority that the Hon. James w. Nye, one
ofthe senator's from Nevada,is also retain
ed as counsel by the same concern. upon
this statement the New York sun remarks
that ii is grossly improper for the at'or-
ney general of the United States or LOT
a senator of the United States, 70 be at
the same time the hired servant agent
or counsel Of any private party whose
interests may often be directly adverse
to those Of the United States. Still
worse is IT when, as in the case Of the
New Idria company, the party is motor
iously one whose whole history has been
marked by almost every form Of dishon-
esty1-such as fraud, forgery, perjury and
the ike-that the law can take cogniz-
ance Of aud punish.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-01-24
Z 81 as 1T SHOULD BIZ.

Bills have been introduced in several
State legislatures admitting jurors who
have read accounts of particular crimes
in the newspapers. This, says the Ban
ner, ard we agree with it, is as it should
be, for the disqualification on this az
count is q relic Of medieval jurispru-
dence that has become stumbling
block to justice and should be put out
of the way. In this era Of free publica-
ton, mails, newspapers and telegraphs,
it is a most difficult matter to procure
twelve men upon murder trial who
have not heard all about ii and formed
something of q judgment upon what
they have heard. The formation Of an
opinion upon hearsay cannot incapaci'
tate any man Of ordinary inteligeHcs
and honesty from rendering an impair
tial verdict upon evidence There are
few men whosrwheu summoned to I
jury. ere net capable of understanding
that they are to decide upon what il
sworn to before them, and not what they
have heard before, and of acting accord
ingly.