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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-03-07

A gentleman of Baltimore has coin or
medal of pure bronze, coined during the
reign Of Ptolemy Softer, of Egypt, who was
the natural son Of Philip II. of Macedon,
1t is somewhat larger than an old Spanish
silver dollar, and about three times its
thickness. The diverse has, in bold re-
lief, the head of Jupiter Ammon, with the
rams horns and fillet around the head,
and the reverse sh ows the erect figures Of
two large eagles surrounded by an inscriP-
ton in Greek. Though 1920 years have
passed since ii was coined, it is beautifully
preserved
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-03-07

FEMALE SocIETY.-What is it that
makes all those men who associate habitu-
ally with women superior to those who do
not? What makes the women who are
accustomed to, and at ease in, the society
Of gentlemen, superior to their sex in gem
eral? Solely because they are in the hab-
it of free, graceful, continued conversation
with the other sex. Women in this way
lose their frivolity, their faculties awaken,
their delicacies and peculiarities unfold all
their beauty and captivation in the spirit
of rivalry. The men lose their pedantic,
rude, declamatory or sullen manner, The
coin Of the understanding and the heart
changes continually, Their asperities are
rubbed of, their natures polished and
frightened, and their richness, like gold,
is wrought into finer workmanship by the
fingers of woman than it could ever be
done by those Of men.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-03-07
Select Aaetrp.
THE BEAUTIFUL LAND.


rhsrcs beautiful land by the Spoller untrod.
Inpolluted by sorrow and care,
l, 4 lirhted alone by the presence OF God
whose throne and whose temple Is there:
A. crystalline streams, with a murmurinE flow,
Meander through valleys 20 green,
ma Us inouAiA u 1~.ps, ~ W '"e s'o"'
OaAP'''' w '''''
And throngs Of bright singers with ubllant breath
wake the air with their melodies rife;
And one known on earth as the angel Of death.
shineAj,ere as the angel fife!
n An infinite tenderness beams from his eyes,
On his brow Is an infinite calm.
md his voice. as Il thrills through the depths Of the
~, .,..,.
h"'"'e wv
fhrough the AmRranth groves Of the beautiful land
Walk the souls who were faithful in this
And their foreheads, starcrowned. by sephyn are
famed,
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-03-07
Select Storg.
LEAVING THE FARM.
A STORY FOR YOUNG WIVES.


from morning till night, A farm life is
perfect slaves life, and for my part | am
sick aud tired of Il"
And the face Of the woman standing in
the dairy-room Of the farmhouse grew
barker and more dissatisfied, as one after
hnother the rolls of golden butter came to
perfection under the touch of her quick,
skilful fingers.
She was handsome woman Of two-and-
twenty, with wavy, brown hair, scarlet
Dips, aud charming face that looked as if
made for smiles and dimples. When Gil
bert Drew married her, three years before,
people said he made sad mistake-that
this dainty girl, with her graces and ac-
complishments, would never be fit for
farmers wife, and would have no idea of
thrift and economy. But thus far in her
matrimonial career she had not fulfilled
the prophecy of the gossips. Blest with
perfect health and an active temperament,
she took readily to household duties and,
with the help of stout girl during the
summer months, managed affairs easily and
skilfally at the farmhouse.
The farm itself, Gilbert's wedding gift
from grandfather Drew, was large, fertile
and situated in pleasant valley, and II
well worked and tended would yield any
man comfortable living and something
over for rainy day. The house was
roomy and pleasant, fitted for comfort as
4 well as convenience. To Gilbert Drew
this place seemed the very paradise of
homes. He loved his young wife with an
absorbing affection; he took pride in his
6nc, well-stockcd farm and comfortable
surroundings, and was perhaps as thor
oughly content with his lot in life us il is
possible for any man to be. But Of late
feeling Of dissatisfaction had been creep
Ing into the heart Of his wife, and, like
many mistaken mortal, she failed TO
appreciate the real and solid comforts that
ehc every day enjoyed, and coveted the
|air, forbidden fruit that seemed just be-
bond her reach. A few months previous
b the opening of our story she visited an
Ild school.fricnd whose home was in the
;ty She attended several parties, visited
he opera and other places Of amusement,
Ind rode in the park on sunny afternoons
Ind the paycty aud glitter of those few
weeks so completely turned the head Of
he country-bred woman, that the visit
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-03-07
Ladies' Wells.

II you transpose what ladies wear-yeil
Twill plainly show what bad folks are-vilc
Again, IT, you transpose tho same,
You'll see an ancient Hebrew name-Leyi,
Change it again, and ii viii show
What all on earth desire to do--Iiye.
Transpose the letters yet once more,
What bad men do you'll then explore--Esil.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-03-07

How TO SAVE STALE BREAD. Stale
bread may be made as nice as freshly
baked by dipping the loaf in clean, cold
water, and warming through in a bake
oven. Much bread might be saved that
is thrown away, if this were more gener
ally practiced than it is.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-03-07

We caunot always keep an evil impulse
from arising, but We can put It down af-
ter it has arisen. A quain, old preacher
said, .Wecannot keep the birds from fy
ing over our heads, but we can preveai
their making nests in ouy hair."
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-03-07

PLAxTISG EAREy PvrAroEs.-In
planting potatoes Tor the oarIiest crops
many fail in planting 80 early that t|'e
vitality Of the germs arc checked Lila
killed outright ffoln being chilled siler
planting. 10 obgiate thia, il the potatoes
haNe been cut into large pieces (noao oI1I
should be used for TIC lint CROP <|cy
should be thotpuehIy dried even - he
patatoe zhrinks considerably, before being
| planted
II then they are planted ii pofoa< su1I
and covered deep - that they may naE g
frozen, they may b. successfully 1lan|pl
Is early IL he spriue a. Tie ~ e11 b
xsrkod For lhe easI'c>& I'D rad |1|4
esf|y crop lbe Easly Hase 4||| go t||e
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-03-07

Itmay not be generally known that when
good meat is q little taintedby warm wealth
error over keeping, washing Il with lime wa
ter win restore its sweetness. Dredging
powdered charcoal over il win produce shs
samc effect
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-03-07

There are $50 Oranges u Hushandiry
in Kentucky.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-03-07

"ALicE:- have left the city, and you will
probably never see me again. We are beg.
CARS, and the house in which we have lived
will be sold in a week. Two years ago we
had quite a nice little fortune OF our own, but
we have wasted it-you by your extravaganza,
and by dissipation. Had you been conten-
ted away from this accursed city we might be
happy now. But will not lay all the blame
on you, We have both done wrong. 1t was
the mistake Of our lives that we ever left the
old farm. As it is, | am drunken bloat,
and you will be better off without me. Good
bye, Alice. God knows | loved you once.
f,unrpr ~
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-03-07

The worst had come, at last, and with a
face white and rigid as corpse, Alice
staggered back to the sofa, and lay for n
long time in state of Inconsistencies.
But the future must be met, and after
the first shock was over, she reused, her.
self and tried to answer the question,
"hoso p Ii was necessary that she
should find something to do without delay,
or she would be homeless and starving and
after several Intellectual attempts at some
thing better, she was obliged to accept the
only work that offered itself, and that was
plain sewing that paid her but small
returns. She hired a little room in a
tenement house, and the struggle for daily
bread began. 1t was sad and desolats
life she led then. She never went out
except to the store for work, and she sell
dom spoke to any one but her employer
unless 1t was now aud then a kind word L
beggar-child. In her room, at its on,
window that looked out on bare. bleal
walls, she sat aud stitched day after day
while her form grew thinner, her fac,
paler, and hope died out Of her heart. Ii
this way the time passed on, and week
heightened into months and months int,
Litchfield enquirer., 1874-06-18
Death of Rev. cordon Hayes.

There passed away, Thursday morning, one of the most venerable and distinguish ed of Muscatines citizens. The Rev. Gordon Hayes, died at the residence of his son, MT. Daniel Hayes, of this city, at 3 o'clock D. m. His illness dates many months back, and it was known to be seriously aggravated and intensified of late by an affiiction in the form of Q tum- or; but his death falls upon us all with startling suddenness. The venerable pa- tient possessed strength of mind and toughness of physicsl fibre and elasticity of spirits that seemed, altogether. to be able to defy the assaults of time But re- gently, when we last had the pleasure of calling upon him, his mind betrayed the passing over of no obscuring clouds, and his grand geniality lighted up the circle around him with it's accustomed beauty and splendor. But is is we'll. The brave old preacher, the enthusiastic scholar, the tender parent and teacher. has gone to meet his Master, Father, Friend.
 The deceased was born Tn Granby, Conn.,, April A, 179S. He graduated at Yale College ln the class of 1923, with George Ashmun, Milton Badger and oth- CTS who have become equally distinguish ed. Four years later he graduated after 8 full course, at Andover Theological Seminary.
 He first preached at Castleton, Vt., but after short time, was called to the Pres byterian chu1ch at Cambridge, New York, as successor of Rev. Dr. Prime. Prefer ing to become pastor of Congregation al church. he only supplied the pulpit for a year. While here he married, Mary Dewey Fassett, of Bennington, Vt In July 1929, he was called to settle over the Congregational church, in Washington, Conn.,, remaining it's pastor for twenty three years.
 In 1851, he assumed the control of Ben nington Seminary, in Bennington, Vt. He afterwards preached in Arlington, Vt, then removed to the West his children all having preceded him. The last nine years was spent with his sons Tn this city. | The family of the deceased has been re- markab1e for the prominence of many of its members. Charles G. Hayes the, eld- est son, is the editor and publisher of Brain and Muscle The eldest daughter, Ada, was the wife of Prof. George Church l ill of Knox College. Mary D. the next in years, is the wife of W. P. Jones, former | ly President of the North Western Fe
 male College; also consul at Canton, ] China, under President Lincoln. Edward and John have been long residents of this city. Lydia M. was Mrs.J. W. w. Waugh, missionary to India, and died on her re- turn visit to her native land. Daniel, the youngest, resides at the old family place on the Iowa City road, and it was at his residence that the deceased breathed his last.
 The funeral services were held at the residence, Wednesday, at o'clock, and the remains taken to Rosehill Cemetery: near Chicago, and laid by the side of her who 'sWent before some years ago. bfusc0tine 1fi6atqe.
Litchfield enquirer., 1874-06-18

At NORTH CANAAN, on Sunday last, as a young man by the pame of Shugaroe was crossing the lots about mile north of the village he discovered the dead body of a man lying near a foot path leading from the ''old marble turnout" to the back road, so called. He was lying upon his back and presented revolting appear ance. having apparently lain Tn that posi- tion some time in the hot sun. A jury of 12 men, was immediately summoned. They were unable to discover any marks of violence on the body owing to its con dition. It was shown that deceased mans name was John Leddy, and that he was a fish peddler. living at Lincol n City, near Lakeville, Conn, wao for some days had been delirious. On Saturday morning he told his wife that he was going to tele- graph A. T. Roraback of Canaan to come to Lakeyille and defend him in a couple of law suits that were pending that day at that place. The same morning he hired horse at 3 livery stable, in Salisbury ,and started for Canaan At ono or two places where he stopped between the last men tioned places he exhibited signs of insan- ity. He was seen to pass though Canaan about noon, and the next and last time he was seen alive was by Mir. s. Q. Beckley. who saw him on the back road above men toned, actlng in . manner that led MT. B. to remark that he thought he was ssdrunk or crazy." The jury rendered verdict of death from cause unknown. Berkshire C0urier.
Litchfield enquirer., 1874-06-18
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The title of areligioua articloon s'Afirth as Means of Grace. ia perverted bya rural connpositor into ss1Iirkh as a Mems Of Grease. He waIs doubtless thinking pf the proverb: Laugh and grow fat. z
Litchfield enquirer., 1874-06-18

A sbizssy PkI|z7slr nm awaIloesi Y Po'tls q hels dys'l:
Litchfield enquirer., 1874-06-18

4 Detroit gentleman prldes himself on hls fine fowls, and his neighbor is equally vain of fine coach dog. The dog wor- rles the life out of the chickens. A few days ago the owner of the dog received the following note: Friend You keep dogs. keep chickense If my chickens worry your dogs, shoot 'em. '
Litchfield enquirer., 1874-06-18

ludlcrous scene was witnessed on n kensselaer and Saratoga train the other |daYs A newly-married couple entered the car and took c seat. Yhe husband wanted to smoke, lefk his wife and went Into tho smoking oar. The bride beean
 to doze, and ulxiie she slept stranger en- tered tho caf, and, as it was crowded. quietly took . seat beside the young wlfe. Shortly sho begun to nod, and doubtless imagining that her husband was stiIl in the seat, gently inclined toward tho stangez, and soon her head fondly nes- tled on his hxeast At this iancture tho husband retnkned He stood in muta aa- tonlshment in th6 aic10 untiIs h6 laf1v nWoke, and 1e1lizfnk tho situation. drex back IT enaxenlcot. oulfnsed with bIzzsI1- ea: stEan8ar e pP1 hushand uas sat-
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-04-14
Means Of Checking Coughing, Sneezing,
Etc.

! There are many facts which show
that morbid phenomena of respiration
can be also stopped by the influence of
arrest. Coughing, for instance, can be
stopped by pressing ON the nerves on
the lip in the neighborhood of theno
A pressure there may prevent cough
when it is beginning. Sneezing may be
stopped by the amemechanism. Press
ing also in the neighborhood of the ear,
may stop coughing. 1t is also true of
hiccOugh, but much less SO than for
sneezing or coughing. Pressing very
hard ON the top of the mouth inside is
also a means of stopping coughing and
| may say that the will has immense
power there. There was French sur
geon WHO used to say, whenever he en-
tered the wards of his hospital, The
first patient who coughs here will be-
deprived of food to-day" 1t was OK
ceedingly rare that patient coughed
then. There are many other affection
associated with breathing which can. She
stopped by the same mechanism that
stops the hearts action. In spasms OF
the CLOTHS, which is terrible thing in
children, as you well know, as it some
times causes death, and also in whoop-
ing cough, it is possible to afford relief
by throwing cold water on the face, or
by tickling the soles of the feet, which
produces laughter, and at the same
time goes to the gray matter that is
producing the spasm, and arrests it al
most at once. L would not say that
these means are always successful. |
would not say that we can always pre-
vent coughing by our will but in many
instances these things are possible, and
if you remember that in bronchitis and
pneumonia, or any other acute affection
of the lungs, hacking or coughing great
/ ly increases the trouble at times, you
can easily see how important it is for a
patient to try to avoid coughing as best
he can. -BrOWn-Sequ0rd
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-04-14
At LARGE.

The steamship Europe, which foundered at
sea on voyge from Havre to New York was
one of the finest ships OF the feet owned by
the French Trans Atlantic Company, and was
considered by all to be fine seaworthy vessel
and well found in every respect
THOMAS C. WARDELL, late manager of the
Wyoming Coal Company, has sued the Union
Pacific Railroad and others for over S3,0OO,0O0,
which he claims is due the stockholders of the
Coal Company.
The vessel owners of Buffalo have protested
against tho proposed bridging Of Detroit
river.
THE Rev, AdTondac Murray, OF Park street
Church, Boston, IN having more trouble with
his flock. The chairman OF tho prudential
committee had sold enough pcws to the adj
herents Of tho pastor to carry a meeting ia
his favor The defeated party entered pro-
test against tho legality of the proceeding, and
further discussion followed and the action Of
the chairman was confirmed. AS it now stands
the Rev. Adirondac appears to have the inside
track.
In the United States District Court, this
morning, the proceedings in bankruptcy
against the A. w. Spraguo Manufacturing Com
pany we're discontinued and the case dismissed
The creyasse in the bayou Lafourche il
three miles above the Bodeaux, instead of be-
low, as at first reported, and occurred on Bragg
plantation. The break is now 200 feet wide,
and four plantations are already oyerfowed
with water, and spreading rapidly.
WHEELING, Va, is still agitated by crusaders,
but they meet with little or no success They
recently visited one Laramie's saloon, and had
TO wait until variety concert was over before
commencing their prayers.
MUNICIPAL elections in Virginia took place
bly, to the anti-licsnse interest
THt coal miners al all points in the Hooking
Valley, o., are on a strike.
A WOMAN named wyske was run over ant
killed ON the c. and n. W. r. in Chicago, re
Gently, while attempting to rescue her daughte
four years of age, from like fate. The it'll
girls left leg was completely severed from he
body by the rushing train.
1T is now understood that proceedings il
bankruptcy against the A. & W. sprague man
ufacturing company will be discontinued
FIVE negroes out of party Of ten, VIII
were crossing the river for Portsmouth fror
Norfolk Va, recently, in a skiff, were browne
by the sinking Of the boat.
APRIL Goth has been fixed for the eulog
upon Charles Sumner by Senator Schurz ri
mayor viii preside, and Wendell Phillips wi
Introduce the orator.
The Connecticut election resulted in the =,
ection Of IngersoI, democrat, for governor
by an increased majority. Both houses of III
legislature are democratic.
The SANTANA Bay Company has dissolved
and the Dominion government takes posses
ton Of its territory.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-04-14
A Padueah Mule-Driyer Plays the
"Pictur Came"

A Paducah mule-driver had an
amusing adventure on the train on his
way home from Baltimore a few days
since. Perching himself upon the arm
of a seat, he added to the mirth of the
passengers by relating his adventures in
Baltimore
"Well, boys, I'm jest from town
sold my mules, and I'm glline back to
Paduky. Scattering round last night |
got lost hired hack, and was tuck to
the big tavern with marble-slab floor
went out agin and drapped in to see
the snake show the Snowman tuck me
to glass-kivered case full of watches
and iewelry, aud snaked me out of a
smart pile trying to win a watch for
Bet drapped in another place Teller
had three kyards, and bet me a V
couldn't pick up the one with the pic
tur on it, picked up the wrong one
every time and lost my pile but I'll
git even when | git home. You see
Bill Thomas is counting my sister I'll
play the pictur game on him, win his
horse, bride and saddle, and make him
walk home.
Paid four dollars at the tavern for
lodgins three dollars extra for light /;
tried to blow it out, and then burnt my
fingers tryin to snuff it.
gave that Teller a dollar for the
three cards, got 'em here. Come, now
boys, who'll bet V on the pictur ?"
"I'll bet three dollars / can pick it
up" said a city youth.
"Oh, you're too smart you'll want
your money to get your breakfast. I'll
bet you fifty dollars against your
watch.
Done said the city youth, and
"Psduky had that watch in the
twinkling of an eye just then the
whistle blew, the cars stopped, and
"Paduky " stepped from the train to
the platform, and was lost in the dark
ness. 1t then occurred to the city boy
that he had once heard of "three card
monte, but did not think a Paducah
mule driver could play it.