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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1873-09-20

1t must be remembered that sleep re-
pairs not the vital functions only, but sim
ultaneously those functions which we
distinctiyely describe as mental attributes,
and Of which the brain is, to our limited
comprehension, the organic instrument.
The intellectual part Of our nature, taking
the phrase in its largest sense, Is exhaust
ed by its continued exercise, in like manner
as the bodily organs, and requires the
intermittent periods Of repose and repair.
If other proof were needed of the great
function which sleep fulflls in the economy
Of life, it may at once be found in the ef-
fects which follow the privation Of this
repair. A single sleepless night tells its
tale, even to the most careless observer.
A long series Of such nights resulting, as
often happens, from an over-taxed and
anxious brain, may often warrant serious
apprehension, as an index Of mischief
already existing, or the cause Of evil at
hand. Instances Of this kind, we believe,
are familiar to the experience Of every
physician. But here, as in 30 many other
casses, the evil Of deficiency has its
counterpart in the evil Of excess. Sleep
protracted beyond the need Of repair, and
encroaching habitually upon the hours Of
waking action, impairs more or less the
functions Of the brain, and with them all
the vital powers. This observation is as
old as the days Of Hippocrates and Artaus,
who severally and strongly comment upon
it. The sleep Of infancy, however, and
that Of old age, do not come under this
Of excess These are natural
conditions appertaining to the respective
periods Of life, and to be dealt with as
such. In illness, moreover, all ordinary
rule and measure Of sleep must be put
aside Distinguishing It from coma, there
are very few cases in which it IS not an
unequivocal good, and even in the comatose
state the brain, We believe, gains more
from repose than froman artificial attempts
torouse It into action Ediabargh Reriess.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1873-09-20

The commencement and ending Of the
Dog-daye, is now tabulafed in our alma.
macs, has nothing 10 do whatever with the
rising and setting Of Sirius. Gregorys
Astronomy says AWhen Sirius. The dog
star, rose heliacally, the ancients imagined
il caused the. sultry weather usually felt
in the latter part Of summer Traces Of
this opinion may be found IN the works Of
Homer, Hippocfatea, Virgil, and Pliny
Some authors say that on the day this
star thus rises III the morning, the sea
boils, wine turns sour, dogs begin 70 grow
mad, the bile increases and irritNes. al
animals become languid, and bu hg f.
yers with frenzies rage amongst niln. All
this was ascribed to the dog-star, and
about twenty days both before and after
the stars rising in this manner were called
Caaicuiqr or Dog-days. A brown dog
was, in consistence with this opinion, sac.
rifced to Sirius yearly, to appease his rage.
But the idea that the stars rising thus
was the cause Of the hot weatlsarand the
diseases Of the season could prevail
very long; for the star not 6nH Varies in
its heliacal rising in any one year, as the
latitude varies, but, on account Of the pre-
cession Of the equinoxes, it Is later and
later every year in all attitudes; so that, in
the process Of time, the star might, BY q
similar rule, be charged with producing
frost and snow, instead Of scorching heats
and burning fevers The Dog-elays, in our
almanacs, are now put earlier, more thana
month, than they would be If they were
still regulated BY the rising Of Sirius be-
fore the sun; and thus they are made to
correspond with the hot weather, as they
did formerly"
In our almanacs the Dog-days begin on
the Sd Of July, which is twelve days after
the summer solstice, and end on the l1th
Of August, which is fifty-one days after
the summer solstice; their continuance Is
therefore thirty-nine days. A number Of
years ago the Dog-days were reckoned in
our almanacs from the cosn,ical rising Of
Procyon, viz, on the 3Oth Of July, and
continued to the 9TH Of September. But
now the Dog-days are very properly alter
ed and made to depend on the summer
solstioe and not on the variable rising of
any particular star whatever.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1873-09-20

Now the growth of national wealth is
only about three and one-eighth per cent.
per annum, notwithstanding the assertion
of those who have placed it much higher,
though comparing the old valuations with
the new (Which have been greatly increas-
ed,) instead of taking as the basis Of their
calculation, as they should have done, the
actual number Of horses, cattle, hogs, sheep,
ETC., at the different periods. II is plain,
therefore, that the great mistake most
men make is in attempting to use borrow
cd capital at an immensely high rent,
ordinarily termed interest, which, by the
use Of gold, as currency, Is often forced
still higher. While the growth of the ma
tional wealth remains at the present rate,
the average man who attempts to pay even
seven per cent. for all the capital he can
get, should not expect to avoid bankruptcy
as the result.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1873-09-20
Modern Newspapers.

Newspapers are getting to be much more
than mere transcripts Of the news and Cos
sip Of the day. They are pioneers in
learned exploration they are foremost in
geographical and historical discovery; they
are the teachers Of social science. They
are no longer satisfied with disseminating
the knowledge laboriously collected by
q Swans" by travellers, by experimenters
in natural philosophy; they must pursue
their own Investigations, and send their
agents into all the halfexplored fields Of
science and adventure. The reporter Of
to-day is the adyenturer who penetrates
the desert and the jungle, the scholar who
searches for relics Of the forgotten past,
the courier who bears the news Of victory
to courts and congresses across a wilder
ness and through hostile armies, the de-
teetiye who prizes into public abuses aud
discovers hidden wrongs, the pioneer who
throws new countries open TO the world,
the philanthrcpist who unbars the doors Of
the torture chamber, the chemist who de-
tects adulteration in the spice box, the IN
spector who selves false weights and meas
ures, the auditor who exposes theft In
the public treasury. Journalism busies
itself now with everything that effects the
public welfare. II trenches upon The pro-
vince once sacred 10 the scholar, and sap
plies the defects Of an inefficient govern
ment. Year BY year its ambition becomes
larger, its purposes more beneicent, and
its means more abundant; and We can
hardly doubt that il Is destined in very
short time to be the foremost Of half tho
secular profsssions--the most powerful hi
its operations, the most brilliant ID is no.
wards, and the most useful to mankind
Pfnte,'s Crcuiar.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1873-09-20

Silent and lone, silent and lonel
Where, tell me where, are my little ones gone
That used to be playing about my knee,
With their noisy mirth and boisterous glee7
Who Uttered the carpets and misplaced the chairs
Who scattered their playthings all unawares:
Who called for their suppcrs with eager shout,
Ana while thcy were getting ran III and out;
Who kept all the apples and nuts from spoiing
And never saved Jackets nor pants from soiling
Had ever want and ever a will
That added care 10 my heart. until
sometimes sighed for the time 10 come
When they'd oil be big and go out from home,
silent and lone, silent and lionel
Where, tell me where, arc my little ones gomez
There's no little feees 10 wash tonight
No little troubles for mother To right
No little blue eyes To be sung to sleep,
NO little paything TO be put up to keep
No little garments 70 be hung on the rack.
NO iittle tales % tell, no nuts TO crack
No little trundlc-bed, brimfnl OF r0lick,
calling for mamma TO settle the frolic.
~ no littlc son lips 70 press me with kisses
%, such sad, lonely evening as this isD
No little voices to shout with delight,
:, uood night, dear mamma good night goodnight"
Silent the house Is no little ones here,
To startle a smile or chase back q tear.
silent and lone. silent and lone,
Where, tell me wherc, are my little ones gomez
II seeineth but yesterday since they were youns.
NOW, they are all scattered the worlds path among
out where the rolling trade stream Is flowing;
Out where new fir sides with lOvclights are glowing
Out where the graves OF their lhopcs are Sleeping
Not 10 be comforted, weeping still weeping
Out where the high hills OF science are blending
Ip mid the cloud rifts, up, up still ascending
seeking the sunshine that rests ON the mountain
Drinking and thirsting, still at the fountain
out N lies thoroughiares all Of them moilingi
Ont In the Wild striving and toiling,
Little ones, loving ones playful ones ALL
Ihat went when bade, and came at my call,
Have ye deserted me 2 VIII ye not come
Back to yonr mothers ams-bhck to the home
Silent and lone, silent and lone,
Where, tell me where, are my little ones gone?
Useless my cry IS. Why do complaint
They'll be my little ones never again
Can the grent oaks TO the acorns return?
The broad rolling stream flow back TO her byrne?
The mother call childhood again to her knee
That In manhood went forth the strong and the free
Nay may, no true mother would ask for them back
Her ner work nohy done their firm tramp on iiestrack
VIII come like n organ note lofty and clear
TO lin up her soul and her spirits TO cheer
And though the tears fall, when she's silent and lone
she'll know II Is best they scattered and gone.
Silent and lone. silent and lionel
Thy WILL Father. not my will be done
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1873-09-20
NOTICE TO BRIDGE BUILDERS.

SEALED proposals will be received until
~ the 24th day Of September next by the
Commissioners Of Carroll county, for building
Wooden or Iron Bridge over Pipe Creek, on
the Plank Road, said Bridge to be 20 feet in
length, Ia feet wide, and IL feet above low
water mark, floors to be p inches thick and
well spiked down with inch spikes. The
abutments to be built of large stone with NOR.
tar made of good quick lime and sharp sand,
and TO rest on firm foundation, at least 2
feet below the bed Of the stream. All timber
used in said Bridge to be of good whiteoak.
The abutment walls to be is feet long at base
and 8 feet wide, battered back II inches to
the foot wing walls also to be battered l.
inches to the foot, and of sufficient length to
make an easy grade TO Bridge and well filed;
all stones in the old abutments which are fit
for use to be used in the new. All the stone
work TO be well pointed down with good ma.
teriai and the whole to be completed in a
workmanlike manner The proposals must
be endorsed Proposals for building Bridge
over Pipe Creek, and directed TO said Com
missioners. The proposals will be opened on
the 24th day Of September and the contract
entered into.
By order of Commissioners.
JABEZ A. BUSH,
aug23-td Clerk.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1873-09-20

WISDOM OF SILENcE.-A courtier Of
Alexander the Great paid visit 10 the
studio Of Apelles, the celebrated painter,
and was received with the consideration
due to his rank. This excited his yanity.
and unhappily he talked about the art II
painting, exposing his ignorance in va
riety Of questions and criticisms. ApeIIes
interrupted him at length in low voice :
DO you see those boys that are grinding
my colors2 While You were silent, they
admired you, dazzled with the splendor of
the purple and gold with which your habit
glitsers but ever since you began to talk
about what you do not understand, they
have done nothing but laugh at YOU
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1873-09-20
Interest ON Capital.

We extract the following remarkable
facts from lecture by Mr. w. P. Groom,
editor Of the Ne,o FORK MercaHtile Jour.
nal, and think they cannot fail to be Of in
terest as illustrating the rapid increase Of
capital when well invested:
Manymen carelessly conclude that three
per cent. is just one half of six per cent.
But this is not the case, as will be seen
from the following statement of facts:
If one dollar be invested and the inter
est added to the principal annually, at the
rates named, we shall have the following
result as the accumulation Of one hundred
years
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1873-09-20
REMEpY ron BLErprNa AZ rHs Nosg

REMEDY FOR BLEEDING AT THE NosE.
"A correspondent Of the Sciesfife Amer
iean says 1.-THE best remedy for bleed.
ing at the nose, as given BY DIR, Gleason
in one Of his lectures, b . vigorous motion
Of the jaws as II In the act Of mastication.
IN the case Of child a wad Of paper should
be placed In lis mouth and the child in
structed TO chew Il hard. OF course an
aduls does not need the paper. Il d the
motion Of the jaws that stops The dow of
blood, This remedy i 40 very simple that
many viii feel inclined 10 laugh at It, but
ithas never been known to fail in single
Instance, even in very severe cases.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1873-09-20

A historic character recently died at
Lancaster, N. H., in the person Of julia
A. Miller who was che great-great-great-
grandchild Of King Philip, and whose great
grandfather on her mothers side was Met
talluc, chief of the ST. Francis or Abanaka
tribe Of Indians, whose hunting grounds
were in the region Of the Magalhway.
Her grandmother, the daughter Of Metal
luc, and her husband, an English Ameri.
can, are still living.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1873-09-20
Select Story.
A LOOK UNDER THE BED.

look under the bed before retiring for
the night Mrs. Evergreen, my beloved
wife, indulges, if indulgence il can be
called, in this peculiar practice. | have
often remarked TO Mrs. Evergreen, when
| have seen her prying under the bed, that
it was silly habit, and that the sooner
she gave it up the better. To this gentle
admonition my better half invariably re-
joins
La, Evergreen, what harm does it do?
It's a kind Of satisfaction to know that no.
body is under there, and then | don't
think of such horrible thing after I'm in
bed
II think, my dear, you might just as
well pursue your investigation further, aud
look in the bureau drawers and the clothes
basket"
Evergreen she will rejoin, ''don't
mention the idea, or | shall certainly do
SO. Come to think of it, u man could cas-
lily get into the clothes-basketr
Certainly he could, my dear, quite as
easily as Falstaft. You should certainly
include the clothes-basket, and by-and-by
-, ~
.h .he.o ru ."1 -, S,''"e -""y no' iooN up
'ha' ~ wen :,
Nv, T'o.S.een, you ~ iaugh.hs a.
y me pu' ~, Gan leave on 'ne naoiI, ana
! never m \, wi,i us d eomlor. lor me 70
Know .na' 'here ho'hlng wrong ABOUT IL,
anu eom sec Why you shouid deprive
me u ~ i,
90 unoer 'hc pea goes the candle, ana
no sigrs ol humanity peihg discovered,
"Is Evergreen ls acie 70 repose IN peace;
III IL were not ior increasing TINS mental
luiosyncrasy On ,ne part Oh mrs Ever
s'een, y s,'hs her some Soou reason 10
appIe9enu uanger l shoula relate 70 her
VIVA, ! am ABOUT 70 iay before tne reader.
1. ~ 'h's iinrra''on, therefore l ask the pub
nc mos. particularly 70 pear In mind that
Dlls, rsergreen Is s'igh.y supersutious,
ana .hat what l nave 70 say must, under
no circumstances DC impaired to that lady.
IL ior 'wo-auu-twen'y years gthat Is the
Perioa OF our weduea lie, ana happy years
nave 'ney peen I'll, l say, l have Tor this
long period reiralnea from imparting the
ma,'er 70 the beloved sharer oil my Joys
l,!a anu pa,uH9i ,.:,, " ny soiro"s' surely 'he
pug',o "in Asop ,ne seoie';
WAS; was i'o1 paa .S, lpo1,ns wneh was In my
'sSa., s"ess,us. .,i,aN may ~ lur1her, ana
eonnaently say that Gus Evergreen was a
ue,lueo ihyoii'e among sne giris OF YAK
slle' ana reaiiy peneve | could have
lac any OF 'hem lor tue asking AS l
before remafkea' Mrs' Evergreen is not
present aha ! ind9lge my thoughts some
wla' more 'reeiy 'hah Woulh otherwise De
inc case,
rred Evans, VINO mad been my ehum ut
scnool, came TO pay me VISIT at oakvilie
Tor DAY or two, as he said when he came;
but ne made a week or two easily enough
after 4 q taken him about a little among
the young Indies; When that time had
expired, FRED sad he really must go, as
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1873-09-20

It is not what people eat, but what they
digest, that makes them strong; il is not
what they gain, but what they save, that
makes them rich It is not what they read
but what they remember, that makes them
learned; 1t Is not what they profess, but
what they practice, that makes them
righteous. These are very plain and i'm
portant truths, too little needed BY elut.
tons, spendthrifs, bookworms and hypo-
critics.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1873-09-20

The most agreeable Of Al companions is
a simple, frank man, without any high
prctentions to oppressive greatness; one
who loves life and understands the use Of
Il; obligihg alike At al hours; above al Of
golden temper, and as sfeadfast as an
anchor For such one We GLADLY cx-
change the greatest genius, the most bril-
liant wit, Che profoundes! thhkets
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1873-09-20

WHooriEa Couon REmEpY IN. Al.
r. IN the Rural Neo Yorker, says take
plantaiu leaves; wash and bruisc them
we'll; now strain through d cloth, and
sweeten with honey; for an adult one t..
blespoonful is dose The above remedy
Is what ! used thirty yeam ago, and il
acted like charm.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1873-09-20
E.tate Of John Houck, deeeased.

Estate Of John Hcuck, deeeased. !,
N0TIcE is hereby given that the subscri
An Der has obtained from the 0rphans
Court of Carroll county, letters Testamentary
on the Personal Estate of
JOHN HOUCK,
late Of Carroll county, deceased. Allpersons
having claims against the deceased are hereby
warned 10 exhibit the same with The vouchers
thereoflegally authenticated to the subscriber
on or before the LIST day Of April, 1874 (;
they may otherwise by law be excluded from
all benefit OF said estate. Those indebted are
requested to make immediate payment.
Given under our hands this 25th day of
August, 1873.
DAVID W. HOucK,
aug s0-it# Acting Executor.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1873-09-20
EsTRAY NOTICE.

Sicte Of Maryland, Carroll County, 10 rif:
I hereby certify that on the sOth day of Au.
l. gust, in the year Of our Lord, eighteen
hundred and seventy-three, before me, the
subscriber, a Justice of the peace of the said
State in and for said County, personally APP
peared John Crabbs, and made oath on the
Holy Evaagely Of Almighty God, that he
found trespassing on his enclosures, large
White Boar Hog, with no ma-ks.
Given under my hand
WIN. FISHER, j. p.
The owner Of the above hog is requested to
come forward, prove property, pay charges
and take it away. JOHN CRABBS,
living on the Frederick road, about p miles
from Taneytown sept 6-3t
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1873-09-20

Rest i every way as eszcntal = 'ood u
ahealthy body and sound nind 41|cop,
remarks some writer, cmphaticalIy, HH'|E
do much 70 cure izfiiabjIny of t4ia1sf-
peey;shaess, n1eesinass. !! viii 1esIpftso.
vieor ~ o<efNorkcd brain. 4 Win aa'|I
NJ and make stixaH Nezr} l'11y itH||L|
eure IIesrl-ache Il VIII c|E<e hIo<e4
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1873-09-20

A man may conceal his name, his age.
the circumstances Of his life, bat not his
character.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1873-09-20

A RGAND & German ssadent Lamps,
Ia Glass and Marble Stand do. Porcelain,
Glass and Paper Shades, improved Burners
jan 25 w. o. LIGGETS.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1873-09-20
NOTICE.

YT,HE undersigned hereby gives notice that
Il be has been appointed General Agentof
the Carroll County Fire Insurance Company.
All persons desiring to insure property teither
real or perssnal) in this Company, will please
communications will receive prompt attention.
JOHN. 7. DIFFENBAQGH,
aug 25-tf Agent.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1873-09-20

DUILDING and Cabinet Hardware, large
-D stock, At lowest city prices, at
feb l6 =. X. GERNAND'S.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1873-09-20

Few, IL any, repent Of their silence
many repent Of their talk.
The New York herald., 1873-09-23

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