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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1873-03-15
Street Education

Mothers! il you would train up your
children to be useful members Of society,
keep them from running about the streets.
The great school Of vice is the street.
There urchins learn the vulgar oath or
the putrid obscenity For one lesson at
the fireside he has dozen in the kennel.
Thus are scattered the seeds Of falsehood
gambling, theft and violence. Mothers
as you love your own flesh and blood,
make your children cling to the hearth
stone. Love home yourself sink the roots
deep among your domestic treasures; set
an example in this, as in all things, which
your offspring may follow 1t is great
error, that children may be left to run
wild in every sort Of street temptation for
several years, and that it viii be then time
enough TO break them in. This horrid
mistake makes half our spendthrifts, gam
blers, thieves, and drunkards. No man
would raise colt, or an OK, on such a
principle no man would suffer the weeds
to grow in his garden for any length Of
time, saying he could eradicate them at
any time. Look at this matter, parents !
See. more especially, that your children
are not out at nights, loitering about some
cofee-h0use or theater. Mothers make
your children love home, and by all means
encourage them to love you better than
all other human beings
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1873-03-15
An Unspotted Character.

Money is good thing, especially in
these hard times, but there is something a
thousand-fold more valuable. II Is charac-
ter--the consciousness of pure and honor
able life. This il should be mans first
aim to preserve at any cost In times Of
commercial distress, while some are proved
and found wanting, others come forth tried
as by FIRE. Here and there one comes out
Of the furnace far more Of man than be-
fore. Amid the wreck of his fortune he
stands erect--a noble specimen of true
manhood. Wehave occasionally witnessed
an example Of courage in such crisis, of
moral intrepidity, that deserved all honor.
Let it be the aim of every business man,
above all things else, to keep his purity
uns;ained. This is the best possession
this is capital which can never bo taken
from him--this is the richest Inheritance
which he can leave to his children.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1873-03-15
Longevity of Elephants.

IL is stated by Sir Henry Sisted, who
had a command in India during the Sepoy
rebellion, in 1857, that some Of the Gle
plants employed by him had inscriptions
upon their trunks showing their capture
BY the British forces at the celebrated
battle Of Plassy, nearly one hundred years
previous Plipy quotes Aristotle to the
effect that elephants I've from 200 to 300
years. In yegetable-feeding quadruped,
says Mr.. Buckland, the duration Of the
teeth offers fair criterion by which to
judge Of the probable extent Of life, and
We think that Sir Everard Home is the
Psychologist who has observed that the
teeth of the deer and sheep are worn in
much less than fifteen years; those of the
OK tribe in about twenty years; those in
the horse in about forty or fifty years I;
while those of the elephant win last for a
century. The longevity Of the last men,
toned animal must be therefore, in all
probability, very considerable, although
falling far short Of the ancient estimate.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1873-03-15
What is Expected of American Boys.

American boys are expected to become
manly men. The mother of every boy is
expected to teach him to be obedient to
parental authority, to the civil law, and to
acquire an education, business, a trade,
or an art, something for which he may be
best adapted, and by which he may obtain
an honest living. This is privilege, nay
more-it is a duty--a duty to self, to
family, to friend, to the state, and to the
nation2 When this is done, society has
guaranty for the good conduct and useful
ness Of each Of her sons. When it is ne
elected, and boys grow up in Ignorance
and idleness, society is taxed for their
support, either in her reformatories. her
jails, hospitals, or asylums. How much
cheaper it would be to have every boy
properly trained and disciplined, 50 that he
would be a blessing instead of curse to
the world. He is sure to be one or the
other-lScience Of Health.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1873-03-15

A farmer was tugging away lately with
all his might and main at barrel of ap.
pies, which he was endeayoring to get up
the cellar stairs, and calling at the top Of
his lungs for one Of the boys to lend him
a hand, but in vain When, after an in
finite amount of scolding and lifting, he
accomplished the task, and just when they
were not needed, the boys made their ap-
Pearance. Where have you been, and
what have you been about, I'd like to
know, that you did not hear me call p in
quired the farmer, in an angry tone, and
addressing the eldest. i0ut in the shop,
settin' the saw, /" replied the youth. aAnd
you, Dick p a0ut in the barn. settin'
the hem "And you, sir?y aUp in
granny's room, settin' the clock" ssAnd
you, young man y aUp iu the garret,
settin' the trap aAnd now, Master
Fred, where were you, and what were you
settin' n asked the old farmer Of the
younger progeny, the asperity Of his tenn
per being somewhat softened by the anu
sing category of answers. Come, let's
hear iti' "0ut on the doorstep, settin'
still r replied the young hopeful, seriously.
"a remarkable set, | must confess, added
the amused sire, dispensing the grinning
group with a wave Of his hand.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1873-03-15
To a cOId-Footsd Lady.

Madam, says Dio Lewis, allow me to pre-
scribe for YOU ] have had long expert.
ence in the management ofdelicate women,
and believe can give you some important
advice. For the present | prescribe only
for your feet
LIST. Procure quantity Of woollen
stoekings--not such as you buy at the
stores under the name Of lambs wool, that
you can read newspaper through, but
the kind that yonr Aunt Jernsha in the
country knits for you, thick as a board,
that will keep your feet dry and warm
in spite Of wind and weather.
I'd. If you want to be really thorough
change them every morning, hanging the
fresh ones by the fire during the night.
Sd. Procure thick calf-skin boots, dou-
bic uppers and triple soles, and wear them
from the first Of October till the first Of
May. Make frequent applications Of some
good oil backing.
4th Avoid rabbers altogether, except
a pair Of large rubber boots, which may be
worn for little time through snowdrifts
or food Of water.
9th. Hold the bottoms Of your feet in
cold water half an inch deep, just before
going to bed, two or three minutes, and
then rub them hard with rough towel,
and your naked hands.
9th. Now, madam, go out freely il
all wcathers, and, believe me, not only
will your feet enjoy a good circulation
but as consequence of the lower extrem
tiles, your heed will be relieved of all ii
fulness and your heart Of its palpitations
Your complexion will be greatly improved
and your health made better in ever
respect.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1873-03-15
The Airless Moon.

There can be no life without air. Beau
tiihl to the eye of the distant observer, the
moon is a sepulchral orb-a world Of death
and silence. vegetation clothes its vast
plains of stony desolation, traversed by
monstrous crevasses, broken by enormous
peaks that rise like gigantic tombstones
into space no lovely forms of cloud float
in the blackness Off its sky, There daytime
is only night lighted by a rayless sun
There is no rosy dawn in the morning, no
twilight in the evening. The nights are
pitch-dark. In daytime the solar beams
are lost against the jagged ridges, the sharp
points of the rocks, or steep sides of pro-
found abysses; and the eye sees only
grotesque shapes relieved against fantastic
shadows black as ink, with none of that
pleasant graduation and diffusion of light,
none of the subtitle blending of light and
shadow, which make the charm of terres-
trial landscape. A faint conception of the
horrors of lunar day may be formed
from an illustration representing land
scape taken in the moon in the centre of
the mountainous region of Aristarchus.
There is no color, nothing but dead white
and black. The rocks reflect passiyely the
light of the sun; the craters and abysses
remain wrapped in shade fantastic peaks
rise like phantoms in their glacial ceme-
terry the stars appear like spots in the
blaekness of space. The moon is dead
world; she has no atmosphere.-From
Earth and Air by $. $. Conant in
Horper's Magozae for March.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1873-03-15
522,Gi1
637,527.

For this purpose, the following lines may
serve as meniojid technica
Fire Tristers Tpisting Sir For One
Sir Threads Seem Fine To Sever;
These words will show the days of Sun
Each month"; you be clever.
The letters italicised are letters which
easily recall the words fre, t,oo, t,co SIR,
Jo(a)r, oaej si:r, three, serea, fire t(w)o,
and seren.
Or again, if we put A for l, b for 9, C
for 3, and so on, the following couplet on
young lady just coming out win serve
equally as well:
Each Beauty's Bloom Forth Dawns Apace
Fit Caution Guards Each Beauty's Grace.
Here Fin Fit means G; and the 9th Of
July is a Sunday.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1873-03-15
The Loss Of a wife.

In comparison with the loss Of beloved
wife, what are other bcreavements? The
wife she fills 50 large a space in the do
nestle heayen--she who i so busted, so
unwearied--bitter, bitter is the tear that
falls upon her grave, Yoa stand beside
her tomb, and think Of the past. Fain
would the soul linger there No thorns
are remembered above that sweet clay,
save those your own hand may have un-
willingly or unkiudly planted, Her noble,
tender heart lies opened to your inmost
sight. You think of her az all goodness
all purity-all truth.
But she is dead. The dear head So
often laid upon your bosom, now rests upon
a pillow of clay. The hands that minis
tered so untiringly, are folded white and
cold, beneath the gloomy portals. The
heart, every beat of which measured an
eternity Of love, lies under your feet. And
there is no white arm over your shoulder
now--no sparkling face to look upon the
eye of lovc-no trembling lips to murmur.
oh, it is sad y There is a strange hush
in every room No smile to greet you at
night fall-and the clock strikes and ticks,
and ticks and strikes Itwas sweet music
when you could count the hours with her
when she could hear it. Now It seems
only the hours through which you watched
the shadows of death gather upon her
dear face. But many tale it tells Of
joys past, sorrows shared, and beautiful
words and deeds registered above. You
feel that the grave cannot keep her. You
know that she is in happier world, but
still you feel that she is often by youI
side---an ''angelpresence."
''Cherish these emotions. They will
make you happier. Let her holy presence
be as a charm to keep you from evil. In
all new and pleasant connections give hel
a place in your heart. Never forget what
she has done for you-that she has loved
you. Be tender Of her memory.
To how many bereayed hearts viii thes,
sentences come, who will look back upor
the past with mingled recollections o
sorrow and joy--perhaps Of penitence
$50 live, husband and wife, says an olt
English worthy, 'that when either die
the spirits of both may mingle.'
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1873-03-15
The Secret of Good Butter.

Many have been the attempts to account
for the superior reputation of Philadelphia
butter. Perhaps the most popular notion
was that it was due to the prevalence in
our pastures and hay-felds Of the "sweet
yernal grass, which often gives so peculiar
a fragrance to meadow hay. But it need
ed very little reasoning to demolish such
theory as this. This grass is one of the
poorest for hay or pasture purposes, and
scarcely exists except on cold, clay lands,
in partially shady places near groves or
low woods. We owe much more of the
sweetness of our butter to the abundance
of springs and spring houses in our State,
than to anything peculiar which grows in
our pastures, Milk has particular af6-
nifty for any odors in the atmosphere, and
so has water; hence whatever impurities
may get into the atmosphere of the spring
house are drawn out by running water,
and the very best security is provided
against their being absorbed by the cream.
-Germantorn Telegraph
The Boston Jousnaicf Chemistry copies
the above and appends the following COM
ments -
Everything is kept as neat as soap and
water can make it, Enough pans are al
ways kept to allow of their having good
summing between the times Of being used,
The pans are set directly in running water,
when this is not too cold, as it is in some
eases. The churn is thoroughly scalded
before being used, as are all the utensils
which come in contact with the butter.
Churning is generally done twice week
in the larger dairies, in order to accom-
modate the market.
This is frequently done by horse power in
large barrel-churns, which will hold from
fifty to one hundred gallons. These are
hung by gudgeons fastened at the head,
and the whole barrel reyolyes, being air
tight The dasher consists of strips Of
wood fastened to the sides of the barrel.
Another point which is carefully working
the butter, SO as to free 1t from buttermik.
This is done on sloping table with a
wooden paddle, the hands never being
allowed to come in contact with the butter,
II is almost invariably put up in pound
balls, Of the form Of truncated cone, each
ball bearing print on its broader base.
Some farms are celebrated above Others in
the Philadelphia market for producing
| good butter but il will generally be found
that their reputation depends mainly on
the extra care they use. The breed Of
cows can have little to do with it, for we
have seen in the same herd Alderneys,
Devons, Darhams aud the natives. The
farmers care little about the breed, the
only question being as to how much but
ter the COW will make, and Of what quality
il will be-
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1873-03-15
Carrying the Calender.

Mr. W. W. skeat, in Notes and Qe,cr-
les, writes;
The easiest way of carrying in the
memory a calender for year, is by OBJ
serving the day of the month on which the
first Sunday falls. Thus, the knowledge
of the fact that the first Sunday in Jan
uary, 1873, is the 18th, enables one to
tell the day of the week corresponding to
each day of January with sufficient readi-
ness. For the year 1873, one has there
fore merely to remember these numbers
following, where | arrange the months by
threes
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1873-03-15

Don Piatt writes about popping the
question on horseback as though he had
been there Don't do it; its the most
awkward place to pop in the world. If
you're rejected You can't get away If you
are accepted you can't embrace. Horses
don't understand that, and BY the time
you get your arms around her the animals
pull apart; and IL you attempt to kiss you
are joggled up and down all over the coun-
tenance, Kissing the nose and chin more
than any other place.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1873-03-15
So PER ANNUM.

scarcely knew how or where to get his
daily bread. Both himself and wife had
been accustomed to move in the higher
walks Of life, and both were too proud to
reveal their true situation, but studiously
concealed their poverty In this situation
the pale horse and his rider came to the
relief Of his suffering child. But, here
again, was fresh difficulty. How should
he give interment to his deceased offspring.
Ills high-strung spirit would not allow him
to reveal his destitute condition, and he
had not wherewith to buy shroud or coffin.
much less lot in cemetery and the SER
vices of an undertaken, The mother, with
fearful eyes and bursting heart, bent over
her llfeless little one and made the best
preparation for its interment she could.
She prepared its best garments, combed
back its hair and parted it over its marble
brow, and when all was ready, when the
last kiss had been taken and the last long
lingering look, with sobs and utterance
broken by her emotion she announced to
her husband that the child was ready for
Its narrow house. But where should il
lind that narrow house ? Where should
they lay its remains, as no place of sepul-
ture had been provided? In this dilem-
ma, the father took small box, deposited
the child within il, carefully adjusted and
nailed down the top Of the box, and then
seating himself in chair, seemed to be
absorbed in thought Hour after hour
rolled by, and yet the father delayed to
move, seeming like one undetermined
what to do. At length the town clock
tolled the midnight hour, and as the stern
watchman uttered his sonorous "twelve
O'Clock" and moved on upon his accus-
toned round, the father took the box un-
der his arm and softly wended his way,
through the darkness and silence, to the
foot of Federal Hill, and, hurriedly exea-
waiting cavity in the precipitous side of
the hill, deposited the remains of the child
within it, covered it over quickly with the
loose earth, straining both eyes and ears
the while, to catch the faintest sound of
approaching footsteps, lest he should be
discovered by the guardians of the city and
arrested in the act. o, how the very
thought of discovery narrowed up his soul !
lie would at once be suspected of having
pcrpetated some foul crime, and the re-
mains Of his child would be p,7ma facie
evidence of the fact, and he would be con.
signed to a loathsome prison lie scarcely
dared to breathe while he performed, at
such time and place, the last sad Offices
towards his dead offspring, and the very
throbbings of his heart were audible. At
length the sad task was accomplished, and
with hurried steps he retraced his way to
his home, and overpowed with emotion he
sank down upon the floor and gave vent to
a food of tears o, who can realize the
anguish of the agonized parents, during
the dark and gloomy hours Of that memo
rable night, Who can enter into the
feelings and sensibilities awakened in the
breast of that father, by the strange and
trying circumstances in which he found
himself placed during that midnight inter.
ment.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1873-03-15

we are to a certain extent dealing with
traditional assertions, rather than actually
observed facts There is nothing more
unreliable than the observations and de-
ductions of unprofessional people with re-
gard to the causes Of their ailments. Yet
it seems to have been taken for granted
that the causes of this annoying and in
many cases distressing aud dangerous
malady, are understood by everybody,
while to the mind of the writer at least,
there are, in the list of ills that flesh Is
heir to, few that have more mystery about
them than this, perhaps the most frequent
of all.--IScieatifc american.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1873-03-15

A boy of tender years and heart has
drowned seventeen kittens, tied tin pans
to the tails Of all the neighbors' dogs, or
namented his chamber by pinning flies to
the wall, cut brickbats with his uncle's
razor, blown up a pet canary with fire.
cracker, pulled the tail feathers out Of two
ROSTERS, been thrown othe topof an apple
tree by COW that he was teasing, brushed
his fathers hat against the grain, told his
sisters lover about her false teeth, and
still his fond mother intends him for the
pulpit.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1873-03-15

A CoLD YEAR.--In 1876, there was
literally no summeratall Frosts prevailed
in every month, and snow to the depth Of
six inches fell in Maine on the 22d Of
July, and on the 10th Of August lee to the
thickness Of ordinary window glass was
formed in the open air. All the crops
were blighted Flour sold ut SIG per
barrel, and seed corn was in demand at SO
per busheI
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1873-03-15

A colored philosopher thus unburdened
himself Of one Of woman's Weaknesses
N'Jim, de men dgn't make such fools Of
demselves about de women as De women
do about de men. If dey look at de moon,
why dey see man in it. If dey hear
mouse nibbling, its man, and dey all look
under de bed de last thing at night to find
a man. Why, / Deber looks under my
bed to find woman, DO yoa 2
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1873-03-15

SEReEASr BATES CnALLKSoEp The
Baltimore Saturday Nigh says that man
down in Chester county, Pennsylvania, of.
fsrs 70 bet Sergeant Bates one hundred
dollars that he cannot carry d red flag
through fioek Of turkeys now on his farm,
Or he win bet him one hundred 70 ten that
he cannot carry the flag through certain
field on the place, Il Ne allows him 70 turn
IN his Durham bull.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1873-03-15
sflett spoetrg.
KATE.


There's something in the name of Kate
Which many will condemn,
But listen, now, while | relate
The traits Of some Of them.
There's deli-Kate, n modest dame,
And worthy Of your love,
She's nice and beautiful in frame,
As gentle as n dove.
Communicate intelligent,
As we may well suppose;
Her fruitful mind is ever bent
On telling what she knows.
There's intri- Kate, she's so obscure,
'1is hard to find her out,
For she is often every sure
To put your wits to rout.
Prevari-kate'sa stubborn maid,
She's sure to have her way;
The cayiling, contrary jade,
Objects to all you say.
There's alter Kate, perfect pest,
Much given to dispute;
Her prattling tongue can never rest.
You cannot her refnte.
There's dislo- Kate, quite in fret.
Who fails to gain her point;
Her face is quite unfortunate,
And sorely out of joint.
Equivo- Kate no one will WOO,
The thing would be absurd
She is so faihtless and untrue
You cannot take her word.
There's vindi.Kate, she's good and true.
And strives with all her might,
Her duty faithfully to do,
And battles for the right.
There's rusti-Ka,e, country lass.
Quite fond of rural scenes;
She likes to ramble through the grass,
And through the cvergreens.
or all the maidens you can find
There's none like edu. Kate
Because she eleyates the mind
And aims at something great.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1873-03-15

Cur FRAMEs.-Boil three or four
onions in a pint Of water, then with a
clean paint-brush wash over your frames,
and the flies win not alight on them. No
injury win result to the frames. This
renders Unnecessary the uusightly drapings
ofguuze.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1873-03-15

A quarter Of i sccsiOn Of the public
lands, or one-fourth Of one square mile,
ccnt.lns lsin acrce, aud may be repre-
ssntsd b. square figure msasasihg zgIU
feet on each Of the four sides.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1873-03-15

Some men make great flourish about
always doing what they believe to be right,
but always manage to believe that is right
which is for their own special interest.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1873-03-15

The blossom cannot tell what becomes
of its odor, and no man can tell what
becomes Of his influence and example,
that roll away from him and 60 beyond
his ken on their mission.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1873-03-15

Vegetables should never be cooked in
iron pots, unless the latter are cuameled
or otherwise coated internally.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1873-03-15

Would you sleep well and have good
appetizer Attend to your own business.