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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1873-02-01
Game and the Weather.

Over the hills and in the valleys of
large extent of country the snow lies be-
tween three and four feet deep. The oc
casional warm days succeeded by freezing
nights which we have had since the great
storm have caused a thin crust to form
upon the snow surface. This crust will
not bear the weight Of a sharp-footed ami
NAL like the deer When the stag attempts
fight through the woods he finds the
effort useless. Cutting through the crust
at every jump, he hopelessly founders in
the soft, yielding drifts. This unusual
state of affairs has compelled the deer to
assemble in yards for selfprotection. They
seek the laurel swamps, and, within a Civ
en- space, trample down the snow in order
that they may find food and resting place
at the same time. In these yards the stag
is defenceless. The hunter can approach
to the edge of the barricades on snow-shoes,
and then shoot the animals down at his
leisure. Or he can set his dogs upon the
deer and worry them to death The long
er the snow remains as it is, the more the
game interests of the country are placed in
jeopardy. No man with the instincts Of
sportsman would shoot at a stag defence
less in yard, but,then scattered over all
the wild lands are pot-hunters, who look
upon the present as a golden opportunity.
These fellows buckle on their snow-shoes
every day, and go forth for a raid upon the
deer yards. The animals are so poor that
their flesh is oflittlc account, but this mat
ters not. The hides are worth something,
and the pot.hunter is contented with hide
when he can get nothing better. In an ex-
traordinary season like this, when the game
interests are imperilled, it is the duty Of
sportsmen in every part of the country to
keep sharp eyes on the scallawags who care
for nothing but slaughter. Large game will
be scarce enough at best next season, owing
to the severe Winter, therefore it is all the
more necessary that We protect what is left
Turf, Field and Farm.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1873-02-01
Chick in the Egg.

The hen has scarcely sat on the egg
twelve hours, when we begin already to
discover in It some lneaments of the head |
and body of the chicken that is to be born.
The heart appears to beat at the end ofthe
day at the end of forty eight hours, two
vesiclcs of blood can be distinguished, the
pulsation of which is very visible. At the
fiitieth hour an auriclc of the heart APP
pears, and resembles lace, or moose folded
down upon itself At the end of seventy
hours, we distinguish wings, and on the
head two bubbles for the brain; one for
the bill, and two others for the forepart
and hindpart of the head the heliverappears
towards the fifth day. At the end of one
hundred and thirty-one hours the first
voluntary motion is observed At the end
of one hundred and thirty-eight hours the
lungs and stomach become visible; at the
end of one hundred and forty-two, the in
testines, the loins, and the upper jaw.
The seventh day, the brain, which was
slimy begins to have some consistencc.
At the l90th hour of incubation the bill
opens, and the flesh appears in the breast.
At the l94th, the sturnum is seen, that is
to say, the breastbonc. At the 2lOth, the
ribs come out of the back, the bill is very
visible, as well as the gall-bladder. The
bill becomes green at the end Of two hun
dred and thirty-six hours and if the
chick is taken out of its covering, it evil
denty moves itself. The feathers begin
to shoot out towards the 240th hour, and
the skull becomes gristly. At the 26lth,
the eyes appear. At the 2SSth the ribs
are perfect. At the the 33lst, the spleen
draws near to the stomach, and the lungs to
the chest. At the end of three hundred
and fity-fve hours, the bill frequently
opens and shuts; and at the end of foul
hundred and fifty-one hours, or the eigh
teenth day, the first cry of the chick i,
already heard it afterwards gets mor'
. strength, and grows continually, till at las
! it sets itself at liberty, by opening the pris
r on in which it was shut up. Thus is it b,
, so many different degrees that these crea
: lures are brought into life. All these pro
= gressions are made by rule, and there is no
: one of them without sufficient reasons
r No part of its body could appear soone
d or later without the whole embryo suffering
{ and each of its limbs appears at the prope
;. moment How manifestly is this ordina
g tion-so wise, and so invariable in the pro
It ducton of the animal-the work of
It Supreme Being
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1873-02-01
Our 0liu.
ANIMAL INGENUITY.

The architectural ingenuity, or rather
genius, of the tarantula is fact long fa-
miiiar to naturalists, San Diego, Califor-
aia, paper tells us. This insect has an
sxceptional development of the instinct
Nkich instructs all creatures which are not
protected by nature with warmth-engen-
dering hairy hide to properly house them
seIyes. The details of the tarantula' 5
dHclling, down even to the matchless me-
ehanism of the doors of its edifce, have
excited the wonder of all interested in nat
aFal history. The most elaborate inven-
Hons in locks and hinges of vaunted hu-
man skill are distanced by this venomous
insect in the construction of the door which
secures its privacy. But the road.runncr
bet~een which and the tarantula deadly
enmity exists, is its master, as an incident
which we are about TO relate will show
Prof Agassiz, during his recent visit
exhibited a special desire to be snppliet
with as many specimens as possible Of th'
fosd-runner, of the tarantula, and Of the
tarantula-killer
Ne are not advised as to whether he wa
implied with live specimens Of the road
runner. This is very timorous and in
credibly swift bird. 1t is about the siz
81 q pheasant its plumage is not unlik
that of the pheasant family. 1t has longc
Iees, and slenderer neck and body than tn
pheasant. II trusts for locomotion almos
aItogether to its legs, and runs with
s&iftness that would shame rabbit or
hare. 1t is susceptible of domesticatior
and in time learns To come at the call {
bose who have petted it. But it is
hopeless thing for a stranger to try to al
proach this fowl.
1t is as sagacious as swift. We wei
but in possession of facts about the cre'
ture by Mr.. Jose G. Estudillo, whiC
Excited our wonder and admiration. A
We have said, there is enmity between Il
soad.runner and tarantula. The roa,
runner is as noiseless as rapid. II Iii
In wait for the tarantula, and u
moment il finds its enemy asleep, it q
proaches noiselessly with twig of Il
prickly cactus Deity and stealthily
goes on piling the prickly prison around Il
devoted insect, until at last rampant
De desired height is piled up. 1t tho
elects a specially jagged and heavy pie
Of cactus, and drops it on the tarantul
Ihe last, awakened by the shock, endea
ors to raise and make its exit. 1t is
slantly impaled upon the thorns, and Il
triumph of the road-runner is complete.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1873-02-01

AFTER A sEEvANr.--A gentleman sent
to the intelligence office to obtain a young
lady to look on while his wife did the work
The fair creature who was offered for the
place, after asking some fifty questions
about whether they had tubs set, whethcr
the kitchen was down stairs, ETC., asked
how many evenings she could have out.
Well, said the gentleman, | don't see how
we can let you have more than seven.
How many children have you2 said the
hand-maiden. Only one boy, eight years
old, but we win drown him if you think he'd
be in the road.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1873-02-01
agit and Mnlnor.

Mr. Jones was at Leadenhall Market
the other day, his special object Of pursuit
being @fresh eggs" After some little
search he found the desired articles outside
A Milesian lady with basket full ofeggs,
awaited purchasers. Jones stepped up 10
the Milssian lady, examined the hen fruit
and asked its price.
"Sixteen-pence dozen, = wasthe prompt
reply.
"Isn't that rather high ma'am9" suggest
ed Jones.
sHigh Duee a bit. Az you wor d hin
Misther Jones, would you be willing 70 lay
eggs for less than sixteen-penee dozen,
I ak ye now
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1873-02-01
Tho Great Pagoda.

By far the most conspicuous object as
one sails up the broad and ra river from
the gulf, thirty miles distant, is the great
pagoda of Wat-Chang (Siam) towering 300
feet towards heaven. A mass of tropical
foliage on the rivers bank conceals the base
of the enormous structure, and shades the
smaller buildings of the monastery which
it adorns. 1t is impossible by any descrip-
ton to convey an impression of its striking
and unique beauty. The white walls Of
the temple stand in strong contrast with
the dark green of the banyan and the or
ange, and broad plumes Of the stately palm.
The roofs are covered with glazed tiles, of
green and gold In the midst of all these
lower structures, smaller turrets, lesser pin
nacles, swell the gigantic pyramid, rectan-
gular, hexagonal, and conical in turns, till
at the summit, rounded like cupola, it is
surmounted by final of gilded metal
spreading into graceful branches under the
blue sky. From every branch of this great
spire, from every prominent angle and
projection, hangs little gilded bell, ant
to the tongue of every bell there is attach
ed little fan. So while the shining por
celain of the mighty tower glitters ant
sparkles with its various colors in the sun
light, the least breeze that sweeps over tn,
broad river and makes tremulous the leave
of the dark trees below win set in motion
all these countless tongues on high, anc
make the whole pile musical Memnon'
statue, vocal when the light of morning
smote it, was not more wonderful !
iScribner's for FebrndrD
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1873-02-01

A young lady who is studying French
lately wrote to her parents that she was
''inyited out to deieuner the day before,
and was going to '..fete champetre the
next day" The professor of the college
was surprised to receive telegram from
the cold man" few days after, saying.
"If you can't keep my daughter away
from these menageries and side shows, !
will come down and see what ails her.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1873-02-01

A gentleman travelling in ireland over
took peasant and asked, aWho lives in
that house on the hill, Pat p
"One Mr.. Cassiday, sir, but he's dead
rest his soul"
"How long has he been dead" asked the
gentleman.
"well, yer honor, if he had lived till
next month he'd been dead just twelve
months"
a0f what did he die 2"
"Trotb, sir, he died of a Tuesday
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1873-02-01

One of the most singular Of the un-
merous products Of California is the brandy
fig. From seven trees there were produced
last year two hundred pounds of dried figs
and twenty-five gallons of brandy. This
brandy was sold at twenty-five dollars a
gallon, and the dried figs at twenty-five
cents a pound, so that the entire production
Of the seven trees was s1O5, or over s2a
a tree
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1873-02-01

A man with several marriageable daugh-
ters, all under % years ofage, having bought
house in a fashionable quarter, writes tobe
informed concerning the best way Of gain
ing entrance into the best families in the
neighborhood. The easiest and most direct
way would seem to be by the door, but he
might tunnel under the sidewalk and come,
up through the cellar.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1873-02-01

A newly-married man complains Of the
high price of 'ducks." He says his wife
recently paid for three of them--a duck Of
bonnet, duck Of dress, and duck Of
parasol. He says "sueh dealings in
poultry viii ruin him.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1873-02-01

An engaged young gentleman got rather
neatly out of little scrape with his intend
ed. She taxed him with having kissed
two ladies at some party at which she was
not present. He owned it, but said that
their united ages only made twenty-one.
The simple-minded girl thought often and
eleven and laughed off her pout He did
not explain that one was nineteen and the
other two years Of age.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1873-02-01

A lady who asserts thathero opinion is based
upon close observance, says that men, as
rule, regard their wives as angels for
just two months, namely: a month before
marrying her, and month after burying
her.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1873-02-01

The following toast was received with
great applause at recent ireman's dinner
in New York aThe ladies--their eyes
kindle the only fame against which there
Is no insurance"
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1873-02-01

The Memphis appeal tells the story Of
an Irishman who got laughed at for max
ing faces over some persimmons, and who
retorted; "Ye may grin, ye mutton-head-
ed idiots, but can lather the sowl out iv
the man that split vinegar over thin plums."
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1873-02-01

A gentleman met another on the street
who was III and accostcd him thus @Ah,
my friend, you walk exceedingly slow. -
"Yes," replied the sick man, "but | am
going very fast
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1873-02-01

A fashionable and giddy young lady
has defined man as "a thing to waltz with,
a thing to firt with, to take one to places Of
amusement, to laugh at, to be married to,
to pay ones bills, and to keep one CON-
Portable in all the Injuries of life.p IA
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1873-02-01

Mr.. Hyde married Miss Taller, and the
'fatted calf" having been killed in their
honor, it gave an editor chance to say
that it was not the first time cattle had
been killed for the Hyde and Taller.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1873-02-01

A gentleman lately entered shop in
whichwere books and various miscellaneous
articles for sale, and asked the shopman il
he had Goldsmith's Greece. "No," said
he, "but we have some splendid hair-oil.' v
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1873-02-01

Chow do you define black as yonr hat7'
said schoolmasser to one Of his pupils.
Darkness that may be felt, replied the
youthful wit.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1873-02-01

WIDE POPULARITY -Wheneyerwefnd
a man who enjoys a wide popularity, we
may be assured, however bad bis reputation
may be, that he has some good qualities
in an eminent degree.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1873-02-01

QUEEN ELIzABETH.-Bcfore the Vir-
gin Queen came to the throne, she was
remarkably simple in her attire, but in
later days she changed, aud historians
remind US Of her eighty wigs of various
colors, and Of her three thousand dresses
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1873-02-01

A Chicago man named Tenney eco
nolnically writes his name Xy-that is,
10ey.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1873-02-01

Some people act as if their newspaper
debts were like coffee, and would settle
themselves by long standing.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1873-02-01

Men will never know us by our faith,
for that is within us; they know us by
our works, which are visible to them.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1873-02-01

One bad habit overspreads brilliant
educationi it is the drop of ink in glass
Of clear water.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1873-02-01

1t is one of the beautiful compensations
of this life that no one can sincerely try to
help another without helping himself.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1873-02-01

MARRIAGE.-An altar on which a man
lays his pocket book, and woman her love
letters.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1873-02-01

We can not gather grapes from thorns,
so we must not expect kind attachments
from persons wholly folded up in selfish
schemes.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1873-02-01

Would You keep your rosy complexion ?
wear thick soled shoes.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1873-02-01
geleft gOetrg,
LONG AGO.

1Hs tNiiight shadows are gathering gray,
x1.1 ,ho Wild wind walls DER the dying day,
A Iie md list to the rivers tiow,
&z1 ne far-oif voices. 80 son and low,
Ofthe long ago.
Tie 1'lsdows thicken among the trees;
sally. mDurnfully murmurs the breeze
Aud lufms glide round me that nevermore
AhaIi MADDEN my sight, for they've noated DER
To the unknown shore.
4te moon looks out through the mantle of night,
FidodInR the earth with her liquid light;
And Athin live in the rythm and rhyme
81 q pSaccful home and a sunny cline,
In the olden time
"a thc murmuring river the mOopbeams dance,
f,IIdins the waves as they simmer and glance;
Hl.1 lIke rayishing strains from harp Of gold,
4t1 Inferlude sweet TO a tale long told.
Come the songs Of old,
4tt means were all over. and darkened the sky
Tie winds and the waves wander listlessly by;
knd hack to my dreamy life. sadly Co.
fo dream neyermOre Of the bliss and the woe,
In the long ago.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1873-02-01

half the failures in life arise from the
pulling in ones horse as be Is IeapIn8.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1873-02-01

At a cover side in Leicestershire, for
instance, as many as FIVE hundred of the
golden youth" of England, all dressed in
scarlet, and with fair proportion of beau
tiful women, all mounted on magnificent
horses, in value from hundred to thou
sand guineas, may be seen waiting for the
arrival of the master of the hunt with his
hounds. The hour may be at noon. The
sporting sybarites Of England are not COM
PEELED, as we are, to ride with the dawn
and hunt the fox to his lair. They have
in that country artificial covers Of small
extent planted to prickly shrub called
gorse, where native or imported foxes are
as carefully preserved as pheasants or any
other game. If one cover should by rare
chance be drawn blank, they ride to anoth.
er, and soon have fox on foot He ID
quickly driven out, but not without being
seen by some of the many hunters sur
rounding his retreat, when some loud
"Tallyholr calls hounds and horsemen to
the spot, and then is exhibited the mosi
exhilarating and exciting sight that eyel
stirred the blood of sportsman. The fos
faces the open. The eager pack settl'
down on hisline, aud are followed by a iielt
of such horsemen as the civilized worls
cannot show out of England. The plucl
Of the fox, Of the dogs, and Of the horse
Q is only equalled by that Of 'she men, an'
i the women tGod bless them who rid
: after.
Within thirty, forty or sixty minutes
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-10-17
Baltimore Market.

bALTlAORE, OCtODer ~.
COTTON-Steady low middlingl
l6@l6ic. -.
FLOURADull and nominal; Howard
street superhue "a 25@5 So do extra
6 OO97 co. do family Z 259S Is; city
mills superRue 4 25@5 so; do extra
7 OO@S 80, do family 9 259ll co. west.
ern superfne 4 25@5 IS; do extra 6 Is
az rs; do family 7 25@S Is.
WHEAT-Dull choice white 81 Is;
fair to prime do 50@l 20 choice am
Der 10; good to prime red ! 55@l 60;
common 10 fair do ! 40@l So Ohio
and Indiana do l 40@l As; Pennsyl-
vapia 55@l GO.
CORN-Nominal; southern white
75c; do yellow steady at 63c; mixed
western weak at 63.
OATS-Dull southern 4795Oc /;
mixed western 4Sc; white do 10000.
RYE-Steady at $4,000.
PROFESSIONALISM bacon, should-
ers 5000; clear rit sides 9i@l0c.
WHISKY-Quiet at Csc.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-10-17
FOR SALE.
gaiuab,e Coal Property For
EnlR.

ou,,cr, 10 uEREBY GIVEN THAT
the gBsf p %s6Ga of to co se nSW R
Whole oE - amounting to about l25
In ms PosIed slong the Ohio river about
acres, toc ~ mile north of the city limits,
one.InlrG I,itS one acre OF surface at the en-
togetnef Nv WITH the side nearest the river, and
trance roe Ua Of surface around the other en-
Of Fs st inches mhe vein ta 3 feet soa IA
VII! VIII and could be conveniently shipped
aep. iaans of the county road, or by the z.
3S sE. r r., as the entrance on the river
Va ia NOT 200 feet from either.
SIT TIE above will be sold on reasonable
terms, or exchanged for good town prop
erty. w.rrup n.pour
MARLIN WAITER MAkSHALL.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-10-17
orchard Grass in Virginia.

". +. Tallant, Montgomery county,
Virginia, writes the Country Gentleman :
Orchard grass is the most profitable
general farm crop we can raise. My
system 'or its management is as fol-
lows For hay, NOW first week in
June-a little sooner than most peo-
pie NOW. Now again about
Sept. |. What grows after that l let
stay on the ground as protection to the
sod during the winter and for mulch
the following summer. III leave for
seed. cut the seed then Immediately
cut the bottom for hay, leaving sill that
grows afterwards on the ground, and
ucver allow q hoof TO DO seen in my
orchard grass fields. Cattle, instead
ii being the making OF our farms, as
most people imagine, are the ruination
thereof. Ipeople will keep cattle let
them soil. II can help it, never in
tend to let another head Of my stock
/ 90 out OF my barn yard. Where
/ land is worth $50 an acre, no one can
afford to keep cattle otherwise than by
soiiing. But to return 10 my orchard
grass. Tue profit on good land is about
as follows. You get one and one-hsl
tons OF hay at each cutting, maxim .
| three tons per acre; with us hsy II
worth SIS per ton, thus each acre brlng'
SIS. The expense OF cutting and stack
! ing is 81 50 per ton, or s. 50 per acre
which leaves us S37 so per acre, clear
The seed, with the hay cut immedl.
a,ely after, will probably pay as well
What crop will pay so well, keep ur
the land, and give US as little trouble
In sowing for hay, l like TO SOW twt
bushels OF orchard or oat grass, anc
I one gallon of red clover. For seed
leave out the clover.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-10-17
Cincinnati Market.

CINCINNATI, October l6.
COTTON-Weak; middlipgs Tito.
FLOUR-Quiet, nominal and Nm
changed; family S. e0@7 TO- fancy
7 25@S so. Rye -four quiet at 75@
5 90.
WHEAT-Inactive; red 81 35@l As.
CORN-Dull at Acc.
OATS-Quiet at 3S@43.
RYE-80@S2c'
HAY-Unchsnged at $4,000.
PROVISIONS-Inactive; mess pork
Sl4 SO. Bulk NESTS dull-shoulders
.7@7sc clear rib sides 7t@7fc clear
sides TIC. Bacon quiet and weak
shoulders S@8s; clear rib sides 8@Sf;
clear sides Ss@Ssc; sugar cured hams
ll3@l3c.
WHISKY-weak at $4,000.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-10-17
BON.TON FILTRATION SIGMA
THE NEW ELASTIC TRUSS.

AN IMPORTANT INTENTION. IT RE-
Atains the Rupture at IL times, and under
the hardest exercises or severest strain. i
Is worn with comfort, and If Kept on night
and day, effects permanent cure In few
weeks. Sold cheap and sent by Mail when
requested. Circular free when ordered by
etter sent to the Elastic Truss Co., No. GS3
Broadway, n. Y. City. Nobody uses Metal
Spring Trusses, too painful, they slip of too
frequently. may3c
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-10-17
Originating New Ernit.

President Wilder in an address before
the Massachusetts Horticultural Society
said, II would rather be the man who
shall originate luscious fruit, suited to
cultivation throughout our land, Of
which successive generations shall par
take, long after ! shall be consigned to
the bosom Of mother earth, than to
wear the crown Of the proudest con-
queror who has ever triumphsd over
his fellow men.