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Mothercountry of our relations and public
opinion here. If there has been, and if, to
a certain extent, there is still, in the Mother
country a want of knowledge of matters
and things concerning this Island, whose
fault is it? It is the fault Of our press, in
other words the fault of the whole COM
munity, for, as it has been very correctly
expressed A people has the Government
it deserves, SO, ami with more truth, can it
be said a people has the press it is abe
TO create, so that, if we want both to be
good let us throw off some of our apathy
and Indifference, childish and diIIY daily
happy-go-luchy habits and manners, set
our shoulders to the wheel and we shall be
having Il progressive Government and
progressive institutions Of all kinds from
schools and press upwards and ~downwards.
We have already suffered the penalty Of
neglecting this important educator and Gle
vator of the people on several OCCASIONS, this
important organ of public opinion, where
we may hope that truth will finally prevail
over al! sorts Of selfish interest, where err
ors are more likely to be corrected than
IN any other way, whore the IIomc-Gov-
eminent and their representative here may
learn the true opinion, and receive support
in many delicate questions, an in their
dealings with selt-intercsted cOnScIIors.
The press here has now more than ever
q noble and responsible, as well as beauti-
full, task. 1t must now less than ever be
prevented from doing its duty from fear
of offending this or that influential person
age it must now, no more than the Colo
NAL Council, take it easy, as the present
opportunity will, perhaps, not present it.
self again. His EXcolIeucy Governor Billie
will soon be leaving us, so it is said, and
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o o5 70 DC Jea1ous' 10 pe65Ish them. In
oo,io'unla5 W. !ou'e anG iolIo~InS rom an
I Ia,l''o.r "u,J'o,lyJ IN PnoSc 'ye' al "10
+z>,9 z @Ss'S'1S poa".e's a's'0ss1o"S' "Ie Gt0aTe
% J3g; u 'lt;o" ,a "'"5 "%5o : ~ so@ee q roy NE
~ r. Jt.1,' u ,,,U 0';.s' :" 80 @@y y 'go,""
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1T is not enough for a sensible man to
exclude mere personalities from his speech
and writing ne should scrupuIousIy guard
against all violent ana bitter expressions
as signs 81 cIuinsineSS, still more than as
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certainly, to judge from his open and IL
beral address to the Council and people of
this island, on his arrival, and in order to
accomplish his mission satisfactorily, he
must prefer to hear the truth 10 nau-
seOus 1attery. Such is the conviction
of our people, aud hence the establishment
we may say sorrow generally felt when
they heard the foolish reports circulated
here sometime ago to the effect that this
paper had received a warning. It is their
CO a~victi9n, as it is ours, that, although the
Government may be more anxious than
anybo " else to do the right thing, yet it IS
difficult to fad the way to DID, it, AM that
a free discussion of public matters will
throw light on many things and relations
which were apt to remain more or less in
the dark, and will at the same time exert a
powerful and s]aIutaIy influence on the
public Itself, couat3cact old i4growl apa-
thy, Indifference AMI soryi!ity, instruct
the general public, and excite an in
tere3t in the affairs OF the Community,
which should not be IofJ TO influential, and,
perhaps, self Interested individuals, off
cial5 or non-oEiciaIs; IN short the press
must b. the spokesman Of the people, it
.Wu>t contribute to the full extent Of its
power to the Development OF a good,
sound social spirit, it must according to
circumstances support the measures Of the
authorities or oppose them.
We have been led into these reflections
by the letters Of several correspondents,
many Of which Were not intended for pub
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much unnecessary loss oftime, iabour, and expense, ia
experiments which may or may not be successful, and
certainly will be the one or the other as they are Ia a-
c%Ordancc or not with those fixed principles Of nature
which it is the object of science to |clucIdutc, however
little the experimental may know Of or be guided bv
these things. Allow ME TO remind Won Of the words Of
Sir Robert Peel, in his celebrated speech TO the Agri-
culturistS at TamW0rth :-"[ shall be the last man 10
undervaIoe practical experience. If practical expert
ence is founded upon very extended observation, it is Of
the utmost value but depend upon it, the British far
mer is exposed TO competition which Will make the mere
reliance upon limited pen sonaL experience IA very imper-
feet resource. fla mans experience is confined lo thar
which is purely personal, and therefore limited, depend
upon II he will be greatly disappointed. 1t is impossible
to travel ten miles through this country, or even through
this very parish, without seeing that mere reliance on
persona experience as a farmer will not ensure success.
You see, where The land is cultivated by farmers having
the advantage OF personal experience, the greatest differ
ence in the results, if one brings TO bear The advantage
OfchemIcal and geological science, and The other merely
relies upon the benefits OF his own personal informal
ton" 1t stands to reason that this should be the case.
Agriculture is an art founded upon science as much as
any other of the arts Of fife. 1t is true that ii has been
hitherto practised too much under the guidance of en-
piricism, but that time is rapidly passing by, and science
is not only asserting her claim to Importance and con
sideration, but is being gladly admitted to a full share
of the AgrIculturlSts attention. He finds the valne of
such aids. not only IN the results obtained, but in the
saving of much perpIexitya and expense on useless expert
ments. | shall again quote the words of Sir r. Peel, as
they must have more weight than anything | can say
-' With respect TO experiment, | believe nothing is
more bewltdering to the practical farmer than the differ
et results ofthe experiments that have lately been made
with imported manure, artificial manure, and patent
manure F; in fact, the tenant hardly knows what to do
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Devices OF Autumn Leaves.

An exquisite transparency may be made
by arranging pressed ferns, grasses. aud
autumn leaves, on pane Of window glass.
laying another pane Of the same size over
u and binding the edge with ribbon, leay.
ing the group imprisoned between. Use
gum tragacanih in putting on the binding
II Is Wen TO secure narrow strip Of PAPER
under the ribbon The binding should he
gummed all around the edge Of the first
pane and dried before the leaves. ferns
ETC., are arranged then it can be neatly
folded over the second pane without dill.
Guilty. 10 form the loop for hanging the
transparency, paste n binding of ralloon
along the edge, leaving two inch loon free
IN the centre. afterwards to be pulled thro'
a little slit In the final binding. These
transparcnces may be either hung before a
window, or, il preferred, secured against a
pane in the sash. In halls, beautiful ec
feet is produced in placing them arains,
the sids'lishls OF the hall door. Where
the side.lights arc each Of only a sin,le
pane, it is well worth while to place single
transparency against each, filing IN The
entire space, thus aiforling ample scope
for free arrangement of ferns. grasses.
and leaves, while the effect OF the H1ht
passing through the rich autumnal colors
IS very hne. Leaves SO arranged will pre.
serve their beauty the entire winter.
An exceedingly pretty standing for A
lamp can be formed Of eight oblung trans
parGncies made of glass and autumn leave.
as described lacked together with strong
sewing-sik so as to form an eirh, sided
hollow column To hide the lamp candle.
stick, the screen should be lined throughout
with oiled tissue paper, either white or of
a delicate rose. color. A better plan slill is
to get the effect OF ground glass by rubbing
each strip Of glass opn fiat paving. stone,
plentitully covered with white sand. THIS
grinding process, Of course, must be per.
formed before the leaves are inserted. and
then only upon the inner side Of the glasses.
The completed screen may have Il simple
border OF heavy chenille at the base. or be
placed upon an uuyarnshed black walnut
stand decorated with aecrns, pines. cones.
etc. The screen is Of course left omen at
the top. 1t mPst be set over lighted can.
die or 4 small lamp to give its bes, effect,
though It Is also very ornamental object
in the daylight. - -Hamffcturer's Gazette.
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Rules ron NussryG SaAlr.poyp,r,p,

RULES ron NURstSG SNAIL PoX PATIENTS.
--Have the patient placed in one OF the
upper rooms OF the house, the arthest re-.
moved from the rest of the family, where
Is to be had the best ventilation aud isola.
hon. Keep the room constantly well aired.
remove all carpets aud wooden goods and
all unnecessary furniture. Change the clio.
thing OF the patient as often as needed. but
do not carry It while dry through the bons..
bat hrst place 1t III the bedside in a burket
Of scaling water before removal from the
room. Boiling IS the sugesi way of di,in
iecuns all contaminated clothing. If in.
lected clothing cannot DO washed nj opce.
let It be set to soak in water, To which NAV
DC added a saturate solution of nnr,nan,,i,.
nate OF potassd Or OF chloride of lime
aoo1t teaspo1atll ~ the gallon. Small
poX Is considered to b, most contngions
during val-sccnce, therefore strlctIy oh
serve that the pttieut duos not ninuls 10 IN
the family until all the scabs are ent;raly
OIL, aud only after thorough puriGcntinn
by washing ail entire change oil clothing,
Alter the patient is well or leaves the room
let il be purified by tue use Of disiufectants,
by whitewashing, aud by scrubbiny ths
pant and iinor with soap, soda and water.
and let such rooms or apartments be well
aired before being aglin occupied. In re.
gard to food and medicine, always RELY an
the advice Of physician, who should be
sent Tor as early a possible.
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Postal Telegraphs.

In regard to the magnificent scheme Of
the general government TO app ropriate the
telegraph, anl its defeat in the House,
we agree with the New York Commercial
Idcertissr that 1t is idle o hope that this
will be the last Of it, for the projectors Of
the scheme are bent upon gaining their
end, It it is possible 10 do so. The spec.
ulation, considered merely Ia the light OF q
business transaction, offers chan ces to-
tempting to be resisted Ii, as was stated
in Congress, the owners OF the to.e raph
lines estimate the cost OF those lines to the
Government at So, OJJ, 0J0, that handsome
sum would represent the speedy return of
all the capital originally Invested IN their
enterprise, with percentage Of profit IN
addition, which would exceed the income
from private tralic for many years to come.
This sum obtained from the Government
with Us much more ~ could be procured
by skilltul manipulation the Telegraph
Compares would ease TO exist as such,
the capital now invested would be free for
employment in lucrative euterp rises, and
the operators might mplacenlly hu = them
selves over their success ia delicate and
important negotiation. But If, on the ether
haul, the Government should become the
actual possessor OF the private telegraphs,
two or three things would happen, vita
which the mss OF the people " ould not be
particularly pleased FIRST III disburse-
ment o.! the purchase mDley ould divert
from the National Treasury an immense
sum, which should be applied to better
purposes. This alone is u strohg argument
against the proposed transfer; but, stroug
rs II Is, II does not cover all the ground,
The cost OF operating the lines would in.
volyo an enormous expenditure. The em
ploynon. OF at least eight thousand persons
10 take charge OF the telegraphlc business
would require the immediate payment of
vast sums for salaries leaving uut of the
question the corresponding Iucra use that
would ba made in the Administrators
power of patronage. Then, tue lines of
telegraph continually need rcpt,r, and the
daily charges lOr running expenses are also
to be aided. Add to this tue extension OF
the telegraph " through portions Of the
country where private enterprise will not
construct It, according 20 the President
Recommendation, and the actual cost TO
the Goyrnment would amount to many
more millions Of dollars than he Treasury
could ever receive IN rcturn, even ii tels
graphing were made never 50 cheap, and If
all our people were to clrre,plni by wire
instead of letter There are SOM e projects
which carry no saving salt with them--and
th's Is one OF them. Ihe tempe ul Con
sress IN relation to it WAS pretty early
revealed, but the schemers have to- rre4l
stake to play for 10 let the game drop.
The scheme should be smitten every time
II comes up.
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scholar namely thN work of the section he
has quittedi and If he found a scholar
wrongly graded he coald easily reuredy the
error.
9. When new teacher took charge of a
school he would find it in an organized con
ditlon. The school would make steady
progress from term to term and no
scholar would need to he put back, at least
not farther than 10 begin his grade dc moro.
The work olthe teacher wo3d be plain al.
most from the FIRST day, aS all he would
have 10 do would be to continue the work
OF his predecessor.
4. A scholar going from one school TO
another IN the same county would lose no
time he would carry his grade with him,
and his progress would be uninterrupted.
Having thus obtained preliminary no.
lion Of the school contemplated. and the
sort Of work that is to be accomplished, we
are ready to make a rough draft OF the time
table.
Let us divide the school day Of six hours
into SO periods of ten minutes each and
let us endeavor 10 assign TO each period
some definite work. There are three kinds
Of work recitation, black board work. and
desk work. First. recitation and the teach.
er's work generally.
Morning, II (meaniug the first ten min.
utes, opening exercises; . THE second ten
minutes section A reciles 3, B;4, G.;
| 8 and q go minutes D; Z and s. Il; 9
rest, singing, or calisthenics. or a little of
all; 10 aud II, + recites; II, A; IS, B 1;
II, c.; Is. d; l6, Il II and Is, writing
for all, and dismissal
Afterncon.-l and ,, L recites 3, At4,
B 8, G. 6, D and s, Z; and 10, + /;
II, rest, singing. or ealsthenics; II, A (;
-. b; II, G.; Is, d i; 10, general exerei.
ses II and IS, Z.
BY this arrangement 4, b and c sections
recite each 40 minutes day ID, 80 min.
utes L and I, each go minutes.
The time for recitation having been thus
allotted the black. boards should be fairly
divided among the sections. It is not ne
eessary to do more than give the allotment
| Of the first hour as a specimen.
Black boards, BIZ 8, G; 4, D; 5 and
G, + j and 3, +; II, A -, B ; etc., etc.
| each section spending period or dou
bic period at the back.boar Immediately
| before recitation, an arrangement which en-
ables the teacher to approve or condemn
the work before it is erased by the next
section.
VI ueSh WORK, nothing uCed he said, eN-
cept that each period, or double period,
should have It's own prescribed business
which the scholar should not be allowed to
alter; and that the worl, prescribed should
be something having a visible result, capa.
Bile Of ready estimation, rather than the in
definite quantity called "sfaiy."
No one can be better aware than the
writer that this sketch is imperfect, and,
possibly, rs j: stands, impracticable but,
il it shall be the means Of inducing one
teacher to think the subject out for himself
and arrange his school on inst principles,
and with punctual adherence to time and
order, he viii be glad that he has written it.
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the ground now owned hy the State on
Gwynn's falls be sold, and other property
west of the present SCALES be purchased.
An alteration OF the oyster law is sugges,
ted, so as 10 make tho captains or persons
in charge Of vessels found violating the law,
as well as the owners, amenable to punish
ment
The act Of the last session for the pro
lection Of Wild fowl is thought to have
borne with undue hardship upon class OF
citizens engaged in shooting wild fowl for
a living, while it has failed to answer the
objects Of tho spcrtsmen, who were the
special advocates Of the law. Liability at
the right time to secure the services Of the
right person to act as commissioner uuder
the lsh law of last session Is assigned "a a
reason why its provisions have not been
carried out. Il is advised that fishing By
seine and gill nets on Sunday be prohibited
by law.
The establishment Of an insurance de
partmsnt as branch of the Compiroller's
office, with further legislation to protect
the people from the losses through bogus
or fraudulent companies, Is recommended.
A small appropriation to insure a supply
Of pure vaccine m liter for the use Of the
community, as a prevention against small
pox, Is sug estel
Federal affairs are discussed at somewh hat
greater length than usual, the Ku Klux
legislation OF Congress, the suspension Of
the writ OF habeas corpus in South Caro-.
lima, and Federal Interference at elections,
under cover OF the arbitrary provisions of
the bayonet election law, are seyeraly made
the subject of indignant aud earnest pro
test On the part Of the Governor, and the
passage Of joint resolutions by the General
Assembly expressive Of the senti meats of
the people Of the State upon these subjects
is RECOMMENDED.
The condition Of the State House as
needing renovation and repair, and the
propristy Of placing monument or memo.
rial tablet over the remains OF ex Governor
Pratt, now buried in the Annapolis cen d
terry, are called to the attention of the Leg
islature.
The message concludes with a reference
to the approaching termination Of the Gov
errors official term, an expression Of
thanks to the people of Maryland, Il recog
milton Of the generous treatment received
from political opponents and confident pre-
diclions Of the future prosperity Of the
State.
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INTERESTING lvFoRNArtoN FOR UoLnyRs
Of INITIATED CURREVCY. The following
changes IN the regulations governing tbs
redemption OF deficnd and mutilated cur.
rency oftha United States, went into effect
the first ofJanuarv. Aaer that date. Jef,ced
ana Anulated United States notes and
fractional currency, Instead Of being re.
deemabie as now BY the Treasurer Of the
United States, subject TO discount for mutt
l9iion, will be redeemable at their full face
value IN new notes or currency by the Treas.
urer and tho several assistant treasnrers and
designated depositoriesofthe United States,
and all national bank depositories. and will
be received OF their full face value bv ali
officers Of the Treasury Department in nav
ment OF currency due to the United States
provided, that three ifths Of the original
proportion Of such notes are presented in
one piece. Fragments less than iive-eigh,s
VIII be redeemable only by the Treasurer
OF the United States. Ii more than one
half and less than FIVE eights is presented
half the face value will be Maid: less than
half note will be redeemed only on n
ali iayit that the missing portion has bsen
totally destroyed. Under the said rules any
person, firm, bank, corporation or public
officer will e permitted to forward five
dollars and upwards in fractional currency.
and fifty dollars and upwards in legal ten
der notes, for relcmption,t to the Treasur.
or, by express, atthe expense Of the depart.
ment. ucder the Government contract with
the Adams Express Company. Heretofore
nothing less than $500 was entitled TO trans
portation at Government expense.
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UNION
Agricultural " OrkS
Westminster Md.

WI. II. HARTMAN 4 co.
TAKE this method to acknowledge their
kind regards to a generous public for the
very liberal support they have received, 1t
has far exceeded their expectations. They
now assure the public generally. that with
enlarged facilities for doing all kinds OF
work generally done in the best Foundry
aud Machine Shops in the whole country,
they are ready to furnish every article in their
linc-such in part, rs
THRESHERS,
HORSE POWERS,
SPRING TOOTH WHEEL HORSE
RAkES, PLOUGllS Of all kinds and
variety, Iincluiiug the Ohusead Patent
Revolving Land side Plough Corn Shell
lers. aud Agricultural implements generally
at prices rs moderate aSany other establish.
meut can afford TO furnish the same, guamn.
icciug n, all times all Machinery manuiac'
urcd by u.s.
Having just completed new and very
extensive Foundry we are now ready To
supply CASTINGS Of all kinds, Of superior
quality and finish at short notice.
By prompt attention to business, aud a
determination TO maintain the standing and
credit Of our mandatory, we hope to mcri'
and receive continuation of the public
favor heretofore 50 generously given.
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ssIest goetry
MAIDEN FAIR.

All around and all above thee,
In the hushed and charmed air,
All things woo thee, all things love thee
daiden Fair
Gentlest zephyrs, perfume breathing,
Watt to thee their tribute sweet;
And for thee the spring is wreaihing
Garlands meet
In their caverned, cool recesses,
Songs fer thee the fountains fraIue
Whatsoe'r the wind caresses
sf t Lisps Thy namel
Greener verdure. brighter blossom,
Wheresoe'er thy footsteps stray,
Ger the eaFth's enamored bosom,
Dwell away
Whereao'er thy presence lingers,
Whereso'es its brightness beams,
Fancy weaves with cunning fingers,
Sweetest dreams;
And the heart forgets thee never
Tbs young beaaty's one delight;
There Il dMells and dwells foFevsrl
Ever bright
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West Of the Mississippi River the United
States still. owns 973,472, 563 acres Of land,
dislrib I,ed as folowa-Iowa, Missouri and
Arkansas, 100000 Dakota and Wyom.
ing, 1925, 2sI; Montana, SO, 9O4, sos /;
Kansas, l3,l4S,076 Nebraska, 52,523,
GS7 Colorado aud Idaho, 1850 900 !;
New Mexico and Utah, 22l, 40, 00) Ne.
yada aud Arizona, 1876, 900 900; Minneso
Ia, 36,77d,lI0 Indian Territory, l54, 900.
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1t is believed that the Oldest rosebush in
the world is one which is trained upon one
side Of the Cathedral of IIudesheim. in
Germany. The root is blrel under the
crypt below the choir The stem il foot
thick, and half dozen branches nearly
cover tie eastern side Of the church, bear,
ing countless flowers in summer. Its age
is unknown, but documents exist that pro y q
that the Bishop Hello, nearly a thoasan d
years ago protected it by stone roof, viii CHI
is still exlant
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" Hip, hip, hurrah !" originated in the
crusades, it being a corruption Of II. Il. p.
the initials Of "Hicrosolyma EFT perdtta,n
(Jerusatea Is lost, the motto on the ban.
ner Of Peter the Hermit, whose followers
hunted the Jews down with the cry of
=" Hip, hip, hurrah ~
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Dental Notice.

nR. GEO. $. F0uHE, Dentist, offers his
services at his Office
Westninster-eyery Monday, Tuesday aud
Saturday.
EmmittsbuFg--Fo "Wednesday Afternoon
till Thursday Afternoon.
Mechanicstown--Fourtb Thursday Afternoon
and Friday.
Rocky Kiige-First Wednesday Afic rnnon
Double Pipe Creck-F Fret Thursday.
Middlcburg- First Friday.
Uniontuwn-S Second Wednesday Afternoon.
fancy town-SecOnd Thursday Afternoon a
Friday.
and Thursday Forenoon.
New Windsor-Ihird Thursday Afternoon
and Friday Forenoon. feb %.