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COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE,
Westminster, Md.

JAMES RIPPARD, Principal. Session
- commences September I2lh.
Pupils are prepared either for Business
or College
Besides Play Ground, completely fur
nIshed Gymnasium is attached.
Library and Reading Room.
Also Laboratory fitted mp with an ex
pensive Chemical and Philosophical Appa.
raius.
SYSTEM OF INSTRUCTION
Special attention is directed to the fact
that in School a boy does not take an in.
ierest in what he does not understand. -
Each pupil therefore is encouraged to con
suit his feacher for the prompt removal of
difficulties as they arise, and that an OF
pOHuniIy may be afforded for thus free in
terchange between Teacher aud Pupil. only
limited number will be received and those
only of good moral character
RD- Pupils Of last year des ring to return
will engage their desks without delay.
aug II 2mos
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here, between az English aud an Arab
horse, to prove their staying qualities.
The race took place short tiue prev.
ious TO my coming to Egypt, and was
run from Cairo halt way 10 Susz aud
back, a distance OF eighty miles, on the
desert. The English horse kept up
pretty well for serenity tlro mi1es, but al
the coming out be was .ue.whcre;'
did not get place; he had been beaten
l6 miles b. the Arab horse, whose
steady aud elastic stride was too much
Tor the locg reach Of the English horse
The race was for large sum, and was
RUG in the unprecedented time Of seven
hours aud fifty two minutes.
The rou was measured and was
rather over eighty miles Another race
was run between a mare, said 10 have
been taken from the State OF Alabama
TO Englaud By Mr. Teabroeh, aud after.
ward purchased By an Bnglishman now
IN the service Of His Highness. The
Arab horse was again successful. Still
another race Of forty miles was run be
tween an English aud an Arab horse,
and, as usual, the .'son OF the desert"
was the victor; the English horse pre-
tersed to die on the road rather than be
disgraeed at "Ihe finish"
10 short races, on courses, the Eng,
lish racer is generally successful |
have just witnessed a race over the
course at Alexaudria between His
llighness' '-Lord Of the Valley" Eng )
and some half dozea Arab horses. The
race was FIVE miles, and was WOO BY the
Lord Of the Valley" BY some three or
four lengths, but had the distance been
run over agaio the English horse would
have been fouad wanting, aud, probably
used up. An English or an American
horse is generally laid up for the season
after a hard and we'll contested race of
four miles, especially if there should be
three heats run. An Arab horse eau
make his race Of tea mile., in sand over
his hOOf, and will be ready to repeat it
By the time you have flushed your
cigar or taken cup Of coffee.
My experience with the desert horse
in the past two years has induced me to
try the experiment Of the Arabian cross
upon the thoroughbred racer, the saddle
aud the trottiag mares, aud for this
object | have sent lsmael Paeha to
Maryland, and hope be will make
good impression upon the admirers OF
-
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fp
2 IN AUTUMN DAYS.


We hear tbs eric ksts eeaaeless song
These aFeamy ass,v
While hilis asar ace din and blue
In robes ~ be4c. -
Aud Samsssr neves lAst alden
WIZ ssddened (acs,
Wide Autamn slowly gemes along
10 si4tesy srsee. ssir
'Thebaster aiss viii yaiiow wiags
hfilto'eF he Go~efa.
We fzncy tAst bRt lypify
The kplden heurs,--
The heees eleutis that sail the sxy
Ia stenea pass, -
Ana salA.hs esisksss shlrP and sins
Lev - s.s ggass
Tbs chipping chimes With our dAy-dreans;
To saddened hcafia
Il speaks egi.e5 aisgsse that blights,
Ana deAth that part;
To harff hearts Nhnse hope Is bright
itsweeli9 tells
x Vi pleasant a ass where ssushlBe CLEANS,
Asd ring loy-bella.
Ameng The Agtema blossoms bright
The low Mud talkA
ofieetthas pressed Ia years aEone
These garden wslks,
Thar sIass beneath tie marble stone
Ceased wsndering,
Z Apdaies them BOW through day and niSht
Ihe cgickets ssng.
Anoug the gisSming leaves Of red,
A banner bright
That Autumn fings upon the breeze
70 xtAfr her right,
WhHe with SAD sighs among the trees
Tksssqft Rindz pass,
And eriekst mourn for beauty dead
Low IL de grAss. go
4 u !
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1872-10-05
Who are Esauiresi

The present use Of the distinction
Esquire" conveys not the remotest
idea Of its origin, or appropriation, 10
past ages. The esquire originated in
ehiyalric times, When the sons Of gentle
men, from the age of seven years, we're
brought up in the castles OF superior
lords, which was an inestimabe advan
tage TO the poorer nobility, who could
hardly otherwise have given their
children the accomplishments Of their
station. From seven to fourteen these
boys were called pages, or yarlets, at
fourteen, they bore the name of esquires.
They we're instructed 10 the manage.
meut Of arms, 10 the art Of horseman.
ship, 10 exercises ofstrength and activity,
so ms to Ct them for the tournament and
battle, aud the milder gIories of chiyal
rous gallantry. Long aftes the decline
Of ehiyalry, the word esquire was only
used in limited sense-for the sons Of
peers aud knights, or such as obtained
The title by creation, or some other legal
means. Blackstone defines esquires TO
be all WHO bear Office or trust under the
crown, and who are styled esquires BY
the king in their commissions and ap-
pointmcnts and being once honored
BY the king with the title Of ESQUIRE,
they have right 10 that distinction
FOR life.
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The Use of Rattlesnakes.


1t may not be generally known to our
readers that snake poison is useful for
medical purpose in these day, and that
under the name Of "Cro,alus Horridus, {"
the poison Of tie ratilesnake is utilized
ia homeopathic pharmacy. Messrs
Thompson aud Copper, of Liverpool,
having recently imported 4 number Of
rsttlesnakes, distracted the venom from
the live animals in the following ia
geniOus manner: The reptiles were in
separate compartments OF a Sc fitted
with double lid for extra security. A
long staff, fitted With thick India rub
Der moose at Que end, which could be
loOsened or frightened by the hand at
pleasure, was inserted through the par
TALLY opened lid, and the opportunity
quickly seized Of slipping the loop over
the snakes head, the loop being iu
mediately drawn tight by means Of the
cord attached thereto. with similar
eontriFance the tail was next fastened
and the snake being thus securely held
was lifted out of the box to tn. door Of
the room. A pickle bottle containing
ehloroform was then thrust over the
snakes head, and carefully held 10 the
place BY keeping time with the animals
effort to exirieate itself As the rep
tile become supplied the moose was
gradually relaxed, to enable the lung
to have full play, aud when it appeared
powcrless the snake was laid 10 a long.
narrow box made for the purpose, with
an aperture at one end, out of which
its head projected while the after ope
ration was performed Its Jaws were
then opened aud fixed, aud the poison
glands were pressed with forceps, then
with the glovel iuger aud thumb.
while small blown graduated phial
was held to receive the drops as they
oozed slowly out through the poison
iangs. Twenty drops were the average
quantity yielded from each snake. The
venom is Of a straw color, thick aud
gummy in consistency, and decidedly
acid ia its reaction on li,mus paper. Il
is readily soluble in glyccrine OF water,
but is precipitated by strong alcohol,
the preeipitate being redissolved with
the addition of a little water. Its
Pathological properties were fully tried
on variety of animals. Half drop
produced death on linnet within three
minutes after being injected under the
wings. The symptoms produced 10 all
cases were very similar = Court Jour.
nat.
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CHANGE OF TINE.
ESTERN MD. RAILROAD.
"a 75ss..::.;:;;;I5 -sz;...i al,

Essf - 49,
riNo take effect June II. 1872 Calvert
Station. Corner Frsnkliu and Calveri
Streets, Trains leave 8 80 A. NJ. aud SO
P ~. for Owings' Mills Rci,tcrstnwn.
FinkSburg. Westminster New Windsor
Union Bridge Middleburg. Double Pipe
Creek Mechanicstown, and Hagerstown
RAVE
Union Bridge at $50 aud - 4 ".
and 352 p NJ
Westminster at sos aud sos A. N. am
i.26 P. N.
RETURNING.
Leave Hagerstowu at 5,25 A. VI and
l.55 p. NJ.
! train leaves Baltimore at $50 p VI
for Union Bridge.
Stages connect at Glen Morris Station for
Hampstead and Manchester on arrival Of
s. 80 A. NJ. tain from Baltimore; at Mid
dleburg Station for Taneytown and at Dou
bic Pipe Creek Station for Emmittsburg on
arrival same train.
An Express Car leaves Calvert Station
Baltimore, daily, texcept Sunday, at S8u
p. II. lAght freight and parcels can come
by this ear il delivered before 90 2. NJ
PASSENGER STATION. The Depot Of n
{. X. W. Freight Station Corner Cen,re
ami North Streets.
n. B.-A Ticket Office has been openeL
at No. Q North Calvert street, opposit.
Barnum's Hotel. Tickets can be procured
at any time during the day at all points OF
line Of Road. Baggage called for. checked
and delivered upon applications al this office
JOHN I. RlGNEY,
july 6 General Superintendent
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The .Ja5 .Jab is the title ola Chinese
paper in San Francisco.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1872-10-05
NOTICE.

VESHE undersigned hereby gives notice
Il that he has been appointed General
Agent Of the Carroll County Fire Insurance
Company. All persons desiring TO insure
property (either real or personal, in this
Company. will please address the A gent at
Westminster, Nd, all communications will
receive prompt attention.
JOHN 7. DIFFEN8AUGH,
aug Zo-u Agent.
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Dental Notice.

DR. GEO. S. FoUKE, Dentist, offers his
services at his Office,
westminster-every Monday, Tuesday and
Saturday.
Emmilisbnrg-Fourth Wednesday Afternoon
till Thursday Afternoon.
AeehaDiestoNn-FourthT Thursday Afternoon
and Friday.
Rocky Ridge-First wednesday Afte moon
Double Pipe Creek-First Thursday.
Middleburg-First Friday.
Uniontown-SecondW Wednesday Afternoon.
fancy town-Second Thursday Afternoon 4
Friday.
Union Bridge-Thi-d Wednesday Afternoon
and Thursday Forenoon.
New wrDdsor-Third Thursday AfternooH
aud Friday Forenoon. feb Is.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1872-10-05

A Thoroughbred Arabian Horse Ia Nary
land Interesting Statistics Of TIE Speed
end Ealuraace ~ H0rscs-Racss OF
Lightly and Forty Mics smaa Paeiai'
and his Pedigree.
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WESTERN MD. CDLLEGE
STUDENTS OF BOTH SEXES,
IN DISTINCT DEPARTMENTS.
Incorporated Js Act Of General assembly,
March, 1868.

TNHIS Institution is eligibly located in
Il the heathful and Aourishing CITY of
Westminster, in Carroll county. on the line
of the Western Maryland Railroad, about
midway between the cities Of Baltimore and
Hagerstown.
1t is under the special patronage of the
Maryland Annual Conference of the Meth
odist Protestant Church. bu, is strictly fire..
from any seeiarian,sm, either in its course
Of study or rules OF discipline.
Male and female students reciie in sepa-
rate classes. bat all have the advantage OF
instruction from every Professor having
charge OF the studies pursued
The Vice. Principal, REV DR.. Nichols, }
the Preceptress, Miss Hance,) and several
other members Of the Faculty. reside in
the College building, aud have consta At
oversight Of the Boarding Students,
TBE CouRsE OF SruDY is thorough, under
full and competent corps of Instructors.
The Ninth Semi. annual Session, will
begin uES DAY, September Sd, 1872 and
END January slst, 1878, embracing 81
weeks exclusive of the Christmas HOLIDAYS.
EXPENSES or SESSION:
Board, Lodging, Washing, Fuel
ana Lisht.-..-.... ..................... $40 %
luton IN preparatory Department IL 80
Tuition in Collegiate Department. 80 90
Naturalization fee payable on the
entering Collegiate Department. S 90
Instruction in Music with use Of
lnstrumentsl -.....................- % 90
Instruction in Drawing and Paint.
ing twater e0lors1 80. ......... 10 90
No extra charges for any study in the
Reg ular Course.
PAYMENTS
One halfat the beginning Of the Session;
the other, November llth, 1872.
Books and stationery purchased Of the
College must be paid for on delirey.
For Catalogue and Circular containing
full Information, address
J. I. WARD, PRlScrPAL,
july l3-tf Westmiaster. Ma.
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PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
CHAS. BILLINGsLEA. ID. ID. s..
J. MERIK WELLER,
n L n ~ ur L
DEN SIS.

Office H'estmiaster, Nd, ID door IFssi Of
Farmers GAd Nerhdnicsi Bask.
TNAKE pleasure In informing their friends
L and the public generally that having
increased their facilities FOR business, they
arc at all times prepared to perform any
operations in operative or mechanical Den.
tistry.
Fnl Sets Of Teeth. $40, SIS. and $50.
Pure Nit. OK. Gas, on hand at all times.
DR.. c. Billingslea will continue to visit
the following places:
Union Bridge. Wednesday in every
Notwithstanding until Friday afternoon.
Nelc Winds0r. End Wednesday in every
month.
URioRtotcR. Sd Wednesday every month,
remaining until Friday afternoon.
TdneytocH-sd Friday in every month, re.
naming until the Wednesday following.
j. MERIKEN WELLER will visit Ne.
ehanicstown 2ud Wednesday Of every month,
remaining until Friday noon.
ian lS,-ly
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u The People Of Carroll Co., Nd.
IN WHAT COMPANY SHALL
WE INSURE?
READ TuE FoLLowING !:

FTHE Anchor Life Insurance Company, Of
Il New Jersey, is authorised BY the terms of
IL charter (Which is perpetaall 10 loan iss
assets in any section ofthe United StateA And
TOR the purpose Of carrying out practically this
valuable feature, aad giving the people the
benefits Of the money paid Tor their Insurance,
It organizes Local Boards Of Trustees in can
yenleni districts, and the loans are Shade
through these Boards. THIS is no mere pro-
fession Of the Company, bat well settled
feature 81 IL business policy. Seeing the BEN
ehts and the justice Of this plan. a. adopted b.
the Auehor, and authorized BY its charter, and
after being fully convinced Of the snlvencY OF
the Company AID Integrity Of i,s 0fiesrs aud
Board OF Management, twelve Of our business
men have organized the Board, Rnd entered
into contract With the Company, by which
SHY por cent Of all pretsinms taken 10 this
County and their aecnmlAtions will be loaned
ia the County. This will give complete secari-
y 10 all insured throughout this section in
this Company and alec protect every person
IN bis just right, for il 10 evident that the
twelve members Of this Board will not see in
lusiice done 10 any in our courts, add their
testimony cannot be damaged
The money loaned In tnis county, being Sc
cured By mortgage on real estate, will be an
ample and permanent seenFity for apy Losses
the company may sustain in the county, be-
yond that offered BY other Companies, for the
reason that it is available and within the juris-
dietion Of our courts.
Therefore. We, the andsrsig ned members Of
the Board for the corr0ll County Branch, Ap-
peal to all wanting Life Insurance., to assist as
In this effort to rs-iosn our money in our own
county, and give full and perfect seeariiy TO
every party Insured
We each hold Policy in this company for
5000, for which ne have paid full premi in
rates.
OFFICERS.
4. D. ScEAETYER, President
uFroS kooP, Vice President
JosErH W. SrEELs, N. D., Medical Examiner
DIRECTORS.
A. y. Sehacffer, Cashier Farmers 4 Meehaa
los National Bank, Westminster.
Upton koop, Judge Of the Orphans Court
Adam shower, Chief Judge Orphans Court,
Manchester.
D. W. HoHek. Merchant, Houcksville.
David Bare, Merchant, with Haines 4 Bro,
Westminster.
Dr.. f. o. Nannakee, Physician, Union Bridge.
Wm. Wallace NALL. Farmer, New Windsor.
David E. Miller, Merchant, Westminster.
W. Hornor, Merchant Finksburg.
John ;. Devilbiss, Merchant, Uninntown.
Henry G. Calf, Farmer, Taneytown.
Jacob Rnehart, N. D., Friz1ellsburg.
WILSON r. BOYD,
Secretary OF Board.
Information can be obtained from any Of the
above gentlemen, or BY eAllisg at Office, Main
Street, opposite Court Street, Westminster.
Nd. july 20-tf
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By no means put yourself il another
persons power; il you put your thumb
between two grinders they are very apt
10 bite,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-07-12
A Woman in a Turkish path.

NJ. II. B., the sprlghly lady corrcspon.
dent Of the MiSSouri Republican, has been
taking a Turkish bath in New York, and
don't like it Here's what she says
oft: 3 Clr.i.g,.
We were diyested Of every stitch Of
our clothing, our rings and bracelets
locked up, our back hair taken of, our
own special possession of seventy.fiye or
hundred hairs made up into q little hir.
suite pill and impaled with hair pin.
That was the only token Of civilization
we boasted. The procession formed. At
the door we were handed q miniature
sheet and q little bit OF sponge wet with
cold water. Through passage to room,
where we dropped our sheets and entered
Vapor that clothed US decently. wonder
the Illustrated P0liee Gazette or the DAVIS
D0ingS haven't hit on this business Tor
illustration. Well, in this steam l thought
| should suaocate. 1t poured up and
down through holes till It was dreadful.
The use OF the wet sponge, here ascer.
tanned, was to put on the top Of your head
to prevent coup de steam," or some
such dire complaint. They wouldn't let
me out, and the temperature got worse
and worse, and l began to think OF my
mother and an obituary notice in the
Republican, when we were pronounced
cooked enough, and let out into room in
which was mighty tank Of cold water,
through which you must wade or swim
as you could. CGsar's ghostl / flew
through it. My anatomy and physiology
were heated to boiling point This water
seemed like ice. It sent the blood rush
ing to my hollow head I'm con.
vinced have no brains) and my heart
came kerhopup and went kerchunk down.
| made up my mind this was the worse of
it, and tried to be resigned. l had been
soaped and scrubbed in the vapor room
till was scarifed. l stood on the brink
and watched my companions splashing
through the Internal tank. One OF 'em,
to expedite her own release, caught at
my ankle; away went my soapy, slippery
feet from under me, and l went in for a
second time. How very near an end was
the happy connection between n. H. B.
and the st, Louis Republican.
At the nextstage OF this truly awful ex.
perience we received the Shower" I had
now become convinced that should
never see home or friends again. In q
calm despair walked under q solid col.
umn Of water that nearly broke my back,
and just here got mad. That fat attend.
ant hasn't yet recovered sufficiently to
make complaint, and when the thin
woman went before Judge Dowling that
gentleman said it was q conspiracy; that
no woman OF my size, unaided, could do
such damage. lie told the woman to go
home and say nothing about it; for she
had evidently been drunk and undertaken
to walk through carpet cleaning ma
chine. And that's the first and last Rus.
sian bath take.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-07-12
WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, July 1.-THE Attorney
General, Postmaster General and Secre.
tary Of the Treasury met to-day at the
rooms Of the latter to consider the plans
Of the new building to be erected at
Chicago, for which Congress appropriated
last winter 100000. One million two
hundred thousand dollars Of that sum
was spent in buying real estate. This
hardly leaves a sufficient balance to erect
such building as Mr.. Mullett has de-
signed. The commission adjourned until
tomorrow without taking action on the
subject.
WASHINGTON, July liza telegram re.
ceived in this city says W. Fl. stowell
was nominated for Congress by the regu-
lar Convention for the fourth district at
Farmville, Va, yesterday. Porter is an
independent candidate, having bolted
when he found the Convention opposed
him
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THE LATEST NEWS.

According TO q Washington dispatch
Senator Sumner yesterday promised to
give active aid to the Greeley ticket du-
ring the Campaign.
David Paul Brown, an eminent law.
yer Of Philadelphia, died Thursday morn.
ing.
-Ex.Vice President Breckenridge was
in New York Wednesday and expressed
himself in favor of Greeley.
Governor Gratz Brown told report.
er at New Haven, Wednesday, that he
thought Grant could not carry more than
three States. The Governor had numer-
Gus calls from his old friends while in
New Haven. h'
AT the commencement of Trinity
College, at Hartford on Thursday, the
degree of Master Of Arts was conferred
on G. Harrison, Of Swanee, Tenn, and
Doctor of Divinity on Rev. John Scar
borough, OF Pittsburgh, Pa.
james B. segar Of Fredericksburg,
was nominated by acclamation Thursday,
for Congress by the Republican Conven.
tion, first district Of Virginia, DR.. W. W.
Douglas Of Richmond county, was elected
presidential elector for the same district,
by reclamation.
Samuel F. Garry of Cincinnati, has
gone to stumping for Greeley in North
Carolina. t.aE
After the adjournment of the Balti-
more Convention movement was set on
foot in Baltimore for q reunion Of the sol.
diers of the North and South in New
York, during September. The call has
the names Of Gen. Thos. T. Clingman, ].
B. Gordon, Fitzhugh Lee, Bradley John
son, ]. D. Imboden.
The Berlin official Gazette promul.
gates the law providing for the banishment
Of the Jesuits from Germany. ALL estab.
lishmentsnow under their control Iuust
be completely broken up in six months.
The jury in the case of Patrick Nor
rissey on trial at Buffalo for the murder
of his mother, few weeks since, return
ed verdict OF murder in the first degree.
"A commencement occurred at Am.
herts, Mass, Thursday. The dogree Of
A. NJ. was conferred on Samuel II. Em.
cry, Jr., of Quincy, Mass.