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by IHf. Smith.
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think sent that by hand-she first ono.
Q.-You eent that by messeuger? A.-Yes, sir.
Q-And tho oAer sou delivered to hin personally
Q.-rhcso aro tho only two2 A.--Ycs, stF.
~, Dcster-A1l1 70 these two no object. They arc
he received answur 10. It did not call for auy
swer and It is III evidence BY hlr. 0ara himself that
no. a'sna % Taa mentioned wSn NJ ongs receiyed
lenccd BY tho facs that tho next ono was sent At
later tlao. Tho Indictment alleges that the dotnand
was a'ls on jan s. Thin demand hure Ia daseu tho
REACHED Mr. Gagc. 1t would not be admissible.
afr. lleed-The Indictment was found on Jan. ., and
lie Says ao served II IN tho 9Th.
THE $Ic0 CLAUsE.
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ten. days after notification aud request, d.
LIVER to biz SUCCESSOR IN oss Il ~ psopsrt
a!on beonHng to said city per4,nns to tue otllcs.
alall pay for tho Of ss y sloo ncedes A. dam.
provides len .,,ya lco,ay ID ANY domanl for paying
over and deliysfng ths rotes:y ,r,ru, uror Tint
Inv Ut all It has nohuR to do with tho Indictment.
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in dAyS to psy over. Can tic sates Attorney E.y
tlat l6 shall not hEya len days3 That Ia the quss-
!on. shall contend by aud by 1t tue proper stage
that this anbseqneht aw 1epea!2 the earlier ono ny
authority anywl!srp for claiming that ths uw under
which tho defendant is indicted o1ists III lcgnl
IN coufruAt tlc Court with ha statute, and claim
ia protection fur my clirnt. It 1nlat have
construction. ThB Nincteenth of Itnoia hBs u
presume 1t will be coucedsd by counse that It IL The
duty of tue Court to conAtruo every statute that tha
@ sss M 70 anns
dnaea constitutional objectiona, That the Court will
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-06-20

The New York Commercid Advertiser
says:--sA beautiful and high-spirited
horse would never allow shoe to be put
on his feet, or any persons to handle his
feet. In an attempt to shoe him recently,
he resisted every effort, kicked aside every
thing but an anvil, and nearly killed him
self on that, and finally was brought back
10 his stable unshod. This defect was Just
on the eve of consigning him to the plough,
where he might work barefoot, when an
officer in our service lately returned from
Mexico, took a cord about the size Of
common BEDFORD, put it in the mouth Of
the horse like Bit, tied it tightly on the
animals head, passing his left ear under
the string, not painfully tight, but tight
enough to keep the ear down and the cord
in its place. This done he patted the
horse gently on the side Of the head and
commanded him to follow, and instantly
the horse obeyed, perfectly subdued, and
as gentle and obedient as well-trained
dog, suffered his feet to be handled with
IMMUNITY and acted in all respects like an
old stager. The gentleman who thus fur
nished this exceedingly simple means Of
subduing very dangerous propensity,
| intimated that It Is uractiscd in Mexico
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-06-20
The Great Pyramid.

The Great Pyramid of Cheops is four
square the sides stand exactly with the
cardinal points of the compass. Each side
was 764 fl. in length, and was divided into
1866 parts with fraction over correspond
ing exactly with the days of the year. The
surface covered by the building was about
thirteen acres. It stands upon range Of
hills 125 feet in height. The height of
the pyramid was 4S4 feet, but reduced
now, by throwing off the upper stones, to
454 feet Originally it ran up to point,
and was cased with smooth, shining blocks
Of white marble, on which was incribed,
in hieroglyphics, tho history of the build
ing. But now there is level place on top
80 feet square, aud the casing stones are
entirely removed. The amount Of build
ing stone employed in the construction is
about seven million TONS The material is
chiefly limestone from the quarries of
Mokattam, about twelve miles distant, but
there are some large blocks of granite en-
ployed in certain portions of the central
parts of the building The stones are or
dinarily from six to eight feet long, and
from two to four feet high. There are
2O2 tiers Of these stones, all of which run
level clear through the pyramid.
There are only eight rooms in the build
ing, none Of them large. The lowest one
is found 102 feet below the base of the
building. This is called the Primeval
Chamber. II has well in the centre, now
choked up, but supposed originally to have
been so feet deep.
The next chamber is 172 feet above the
Primeval Chamber, and 40 feet from the
base of the Pyramid The next is 20 feet
above the second. Then there are five
small chambers, one above the other, about
twelve feet apart.
To enter the building we go 90 feet to
the North side, near the centre, and climb
to the sixteenth course Of stone, about so
feet in perpendicular height. The en-
trance is by passage way sloping down
ward at an angle of about 20 degrees. The
passage is Al inches wide aud AZ high,
lined with smooth marble 1t leads to the
underground chamber also, by a forked
passage, upward at the same angle, to the
other two chambers.
There are no Inscriptions or hieroglyph-
les upon any part of the building except a
few painted on the ends of stones in the
quarry to designate sheir proper place in
the pyramid Everything in the building /.
the joints, sizes, qualities and fittings Of
stones, was thoroughly calculated, before
hand, to maxims of economy connected
with efficiency for some great purpose
Robert Norris, LII. D. Secretary of the
American Holy Land Exploration Society.
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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-06-20

ROSE SLua.--I saw question In the
last Cabinet, asking preventive or cure
for the troublesome rose slug. | do not
know what will prevent or cure them, but
1 do know what win kill them. Get white
hellcbore one ounce, and dissolve in pail
full Of soft, cold water, the colder the bet
ter. Take it on sunny morning after
the dew is ontirely dried of, put the mix
ture in watering-pot, and give the brush
es good showering throwing il up under
the leaves as much as possible voting them
all over thoroughly. It viii not harm
the bushes of roses in the least But
assure you, the worm that gets his share
Of the dose viii cat rose leaves no more
forever Please tell the ladies of this
that they may save those beautiful roses,
---Forai Cabinet.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-06-20

A young man in Rochester, who is
fond Of euchre, and also very fond of the
daughter Of pillar Of one Of the churches,
was taking tea at the house of his adored
some time since, and had some fruit cake
offered him. Being somewhat confused
on account of his situation, as the cake
was held out to him he very politely said
81 pass~ The father hearing him, and
having played some in his younger days,
was horrorstruck at his infatuation for
the game, and thought he would teach
him lesson. He spoke bluutly :-aYou
pass ? then | order you up-and there's
the door,
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dait and 9umor.
Dot Lambs vot Mary Haf Got.

Mary hat got leetle lambs already
Dose WOOL vos vite like shnow;
Und efery times dot Mary dit yend oud,
Dot lambs vent also oud, VT Mary.
Dot lambs dit follow Mary Won day Of der
shehool-house
Vich vos obbosition to der rules Older shchool-
master;
Alzo, vich it dit caused dose schiller to shrniIe
oud loud,
Ven dey dit zaw dose lambs on der inaides Of
der shchool.house.
Undzo dot shchool-masterd dit kick dot lambs
gwick oued
Likewise dot lambs dit loaf around on der
oudsides,
Und dit shoe der flies nit hist off patiently
aboud,
Uutil Mary dit come also, for dot shchoOl-
house oued.
Und den dot lambs dit run right away gwick
to Mary,
Und dit make his bet on Mary's arms,
Like he would zaid 81 dond vos shoared,
Mary would kept fon droubbIes ena howi''
''vot vos der reason aboud ii, Of dot lamhs
und Mary ~
Dose schiller dit ask it, dot shchool-master
"Vell, doend you know it, dot Mary lofe dose
lambs alrcadyl''
Dot shchoolmaster dit zaid.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-06-20

Quick WIrrED.-The proverbial quick
ness Of Irish wit is illustrated by an anec-
dOte related by Captain A.. Whilst
on the Peninsula, during the war he came
across private belonging to one of the
most predatory companies Of the Irish
brigades, with the lifaless bodies Of a goose
and hon, tied together by the feet, dangling
from his musket. 'sWhere did you steal
those, you rascal ?" he demanded. sFaith,
l was marching with Color Sergeant
Mcguire, and the goose-bad cess to i'll
came out and Kissed the American flag. :
"But the hen, sir, how about the hemp
ats the hin, Is it? The hin, bless ye,
was in bad company, and laying eggs for
the rebels"
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continued, the horse showing no great
signs Of distress. As his astonishing pow
ers became more evident, the desire to
capture him increased and shouts Of admi.
ration went up from the little group of Off
GERS gathered on the lookout at the fort
whenever he distanced his pursuers.
AT length the signal to close in was Civ
en-, and then began the scramble Men
mounted on horses and mules, aud on foot,
moved forward and the circle gradually less
ened, until wall Of human flesh bound
in the noble horse on every side. Round
and round the circle he went, his nostrils
distended and his eye flashing fire. Now
bayonet was leyeled at his breast the
next instant cayalryman thrust at him
with sabre and the next lariat whirled
by his ears, causing him to exhibit the
greatest terror. Atlast, making tremen-
dous charge, he broke the line and attemp-
ted to reach the hills. For time he kept
ahead Of his pursuers, and the cavalry
horses one by one dropped behind but the
mules showed their superior toughness, and
closed on him. One old saddle mule, who
had become excited in the chase, kept close
up, with tail erect, finally headed him. As
the horse swung round, and turned once
more toward the fort, the air rang with
huzzas, for his capture seemed almost GER
tain. The old mule with surprising speed
and bottom kept close to the horses flank
and the horde who had been following in
the wake of the chase parted right and left
to let the horse through, and, when in
the midst of them, they closed around him
so thickly that he wheeled and plunged in
every direction. A teamster seized hold
Of the end of the chain, and the next in
slant a rope was over the wild creatures
neck. Still he struggled for his liberty,
but many hands soon bound him, and he
fell PROSTATE upon the plain.
The chain about his neck had cut deep
into the flesh, and the end that hung down
had threshed the skin and flesh to the bone
off the poor brute's fore-leg He was oil
medium size, dark brown in color, deep
chcsted, and with wide nostrils. His eye
was bright and piercing, and his limbs
short, stout and full of muscle. On hi:
shoulders and hams the muscles were gath
cred in knots as large as a hand the skin
was very thin, and the veins underneath
stood out like whip cords.
As the horse had been captured by every
body, the commanding officer ordered thai
he should be put up at rattle, and eacl
claimant be given one chance. This wa,
universally satisfactory, and at the drawing
Lieutenant Larribee, of Captain Phisier',
company, 18th United States infantry, wor
the prize. When I saw him he was quit,
gentle, and would allow you to pat his sides
and even to mount upon his back. Il
was said he could trot as fast as on ordinary
horse could run, and when, being caught
between two trees, the distance afterwart
being measured, ii was found he run ,
mile in one minute and forty-six seconds
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-06-20
General jackson.

The late Peter Hagner, for many years
third auditor of the United States Treas
ury, appointed originally under Washing
tons Administration, and continuing in
the Treasury Department until Gen. Tay-
lors Administration, used to tell the
following characteristic anecdote of Prcsi-
dent Jackson:
II seemed that some politician had
been long making efforts to have Mr..
Hagner removed to make room for him
self. He discovered that Mr.. Hagner,
many years before, when General jackson
was in the army, refused to pass certain
of his accounts, amounting to some $751;
900, for want Of sufficient vouchers, which
he had lost in an active campaign. Armed
with the information he approached the
General, and made the unfortunate mistake
ofproposing to him, that fine was appointed
the account could be audited aud paid.
This reused the ire Of the General, and
threw him into violent passion; he called
his servants to throw the Internal rascal
out Of the house, and directed one Of them
to go to Mr.. Hagner and order him to
como TO him Immediately Mr.. Hagner
WIS quietly seated in his Office when he
received this peremptory order, and at
once obcyed it.
He found the General walking up and
down the room in violent passion, and
the first salutation he met with, was
"Give me your hand, sir you're an
honest man; | respect you; you did right
sir, in not passing my account lost the
vouchers. BY the Eternal to be insult
ed in my own house r.
OF course this was all Greek to Mr..
Hagner. The affair had happened many
years before, and was entirely forgotten by
him
1t was sometime before he succeeded
in quleting the General, when he asked
him what it all meant. The General told
the circumstances, adding-Go to your
Office, sir; there shan't be hair Of your
head touched as long as l have the honor
to gil the Presidential chair. 'n-American
Historical Record.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-06-20

There is story of traveller, who,
wishing to reach Taunton, in the State Of
Massachusetts, had somehow got turned
round and was trotting along very com.
posedly in the opposite direction from the
right one to that town. Meeting farmer
in the road, he drew up and asked, allow
far is it to Taunton, if keep straight on?'
"Well,' said the farmer, witha twinkle in
his intelligent eye, aif ye keep straight
on the way ye are going now, It's abou
$4,000 miles, but if ye turn right round
and so t'other way, its about half mile.
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poetrp.
THE REASON WHY.

Do you wish to know the reason
Why your neighbor often calls
On the dashing widow wilkins,
And attends her to the balls?
Why his carriage is seen stopping
At some noted clothing store,
And tho widow goes shopping,
Where she never went before?
lfyou wish it, / will tell you
Let me whisper to you sly
fthey esteem it proper,
II is not your business why.
Do you wish to know why Peter
Has forsaken friends and home,
And left his native country,
In distant land to roam?
Why Polly seems so lonely
Since the day that Peter left,
And Of oil the friends, she only,
Should appear to be bereit?
you wish it, will tell you
Let me whisper to you sly
IL they have reason for it,
II is not your business why.
Would you like TO know the secrets
OF your neighbours house and life,
How he lives, and how he doesn't,
And just how he treats his wife I?
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-06-20

A business man in Newark, to whom .
bill had been owing for some time, finally
sent sharp dunning note to his debtor
and received in reply postal card con
tanning the following Matthew 1s; 26
To this he. responded; Romans 10; 8
St. Luke IL; So" The result was the
prompt return of check in payment O
the amount. We hope the above win in
duce some people TO search the scrip
lures
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-06-20

A Macon negro philosopher, discussing
the relations of the races, said -" You
know de turkey, he rocst on de fence, and
de goose he roost on dc ground You pull
de turkey OF, de fence, and he win git up
again. You crop his wings, but somehow
or nudder he's gwine to get back on d.
fence. Now you put de goose on de fence
an he win fall off he don't belong dar
De turkey am de white man, He's down
now, but is gwine 70 get up again. D.
niger in de goose. He better stay What
he belongs
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-06-20
How Ny Husband Stopped Smoking.

My husband knows that do not like
his one bad habit--smoking. used to
urge him to give it up; he replied that dit
helped his digestion, but he would give it
up by and by 'By and by you won't
be able ] answered, but he "pooh |
poohcd 7 and so the matter dropped. A
few evenings ago, however, making one Of
those great eiforts" that dead to noble
end" he said to me, I've stopped smok-
ing, my dear" 0fcourse was delighted,
and Rugged and kissed him as any delight
ed little wife would, and inwardly resolved
to go down town the very next day and
buy him handsome pair of slippers. Two
days, however, passed before | could man.
age it, but the third day found the slip
pers slowed away in my bureau drawer.
After tea, when / knew he was in the
sitting-room, | thought now was the time
when be will be missing his usual smoke,
TO surprise him with "a token Of his wife
appreciation Of his selfdenial." l had
been mentally preparing my little speech
all the afternoon; so with the slippers in
my hands, and my hands behind my back,
stole into the room. Yes, there he was,
poor fellow buried In his arm chair, his
feet very near the top Of the coal stove,
and the days paper before him The
back Of the'chai was toward me, SO my
arms were around his neck and the slip.
pers in his lap before he was, aware of my
presence. He started and grew red ther
recovering himself, be rose and knocked
the ashes Of the end of his cigar, and said
II just thought I'D let you see could
stop smoking =
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-06-20

A new aquarium, well-stocked with
marine and fresh-watcr fish, was opened in
Manchester, England, on May 81. The
building is in the Alexandra Park, a
favorite suburb. The exhibition tanks
present a transparent frontage Of $50 feet
being more than double that Of any other
aquarium yet constructed The expert,
ment Of a gigantic aquarium so far inland
is new
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-06-20

A keen-wltted servant girl IN Troy, New
York, told the milkman the other day that
he gave his cows too much salt allow
do you know that?" said the lsctel-ist
"Sure | kin tell be the milk that they
drink too much water entirely Y said the
girl. The milkman drove off in hurry
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-06-20

Emily Faithful continues to insist that
the incorporate use of ice-water through
out the winter and summer in the United
Styles is the chief cause Of the bad health
Of american women.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-06-20

Animals suffer On Sunday, as Nell a&
other days, from exposure, and yet some
people leave their horses standing near =
church during cold, raw wind, q with .
blazing hot sun, while tho owners arc COM
iortably protocted ii lhcir pc1s Q6aAl&.It
attendance az church 1ocs not axeusS 1o<l
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-06-20

If there is one time more than another
when a woman should be entirely alone Il
Is when q line full Of clothes comes down
IN che mud # they don't say Il they
think Ii.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-06-20

IL Is not how much we have, but how
much we enjoy that makes happiness =
Spawgeon.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-06-20

Idleuoss is the Dead Sea that swallows
up all virtues, and the self-made sepalchrc
Of q living man.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-06-20

Next to the sweetness ofhavine friend
whom you can trust, is the convenience Of
having friend who will occasionally trust
you
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-06-20

Read at,se Gas. Day Exercises. 1scoop, JDe ~ rsss
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-06-08

States Marshal Judging by the tone of the press
and debate should infer that neither reason nor
public opinion had any weight whatever with rail
road managers in America; my own experience leads
me to the opposite conclusion, that there is no rail-
road corporation in the United States which to-day
would dare to persist in any fragrant abuse OF Its
privileges in face of calm. intelligent, and we'll
reasoned remonstrance from any authorized public
tribunal
have thus briefly set forth the result of my expe-
rience and observation this point. My views in
relation TO the closer connection which must in the
future inevitably grow up between the State and Its
railroad system not unknown to you. l regard
all these expedients as mere steps in the path of
transition. The great problem is working itself out
In its own way to a foregone conclusion. wish 1t
to do with the least possible degree of friction
After this it is needless for me TO add that hope the
Senate will not pass the McCrary bill. hope
measure will be substituted for il organizing a
mission in the Department of the Interior the first
duty of which shall be TO collect statistics and in
formation on every point connected with transpor-
tation by rail, and clothed with all necessary au-
thority to that end. would next impose upon it
the duty of investigating all regularly presented
complaints preferred to it against interstate rail
road corporations on matters not provided for by
law, giving hearings thereon aud rendering IN all
cases formal decisions. with OF without recon-
mendations, in relation thereto. Such ordeal
would force incompetence ont of your commission
Recourse could not be had TO a silent and peremp-
tory tariff; reasons must be set FORTH and knOwl-
edge and temper would be necessary A yet greater
advantage would arise from the fact that these dis
cussiOns and recommendations would speedily bring
principles to light, and would thus apply that basis
for intelligent legislation which now does not exist.
that in time Congress and the States might get TO
dealing with causes instead OF prescribing for eff
fects. Neither could any constitutional objection
be raised TO the establishing of such commission.
Its organization would involve exercise of new
power. 1t would simply constitute one portion in
the machinery of an Investigation which it is in
cumbent on Congress to pU 'ue.
During the past Winter Committee of the New
York Cheap Transportation Association laid before
the Legislature of that State a bill creating Railroad
Commission on the principles have suggested 1t
was never reported back by the Committee to which
il referred. Based upon the Massachusetts law.
il is in certain respects an improvement upon it.
take the liberty of Transmitting copy Of it to you,
as with the alterations necessary to adapt it to the
larger field for which you legislate think it would
prove a much more beneficial measure than the
McCrary bill any other act founded the Illinois
OF Wisconsin pTeceGents l have the honor TO re-
main. &c, CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS, IT.
Quincy Mass. June 5, 1874.