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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-04-25
How Much Was He Worth I

There is terrible significance in the
questions we sometimes ask upon the death
of wealthy man, if We only understood
the real significance of the questions.
elbow much was he worth ?" we ask. And
the angels might reply. "Worth He
wasn't worth anything. His money was
worth something His body is worth some
thing, us n source Of fertility to the soil.
But he wasn't worth anything" So We
vary the question "Yes, but how much
did he leave ?" "Oh, leave,' it might be
answered: Eyes, Twill tell you. lie had
houses, lots, bonds, stocks, gold, notes,
merchandise, farms. And he left-Great
God he Leti them aH He carried moth
ing with him. Naked and destitute came
he into the world, and as naked and des-
titute did he 60 the way whence he came.
He carried nothing; neither land, nor
money, nor yet did he carry with him the
blessing of the poor, the grateful tears of
an orphan, the benediction of the poor. He
left all---hc carried nothing away with him. y
But his neighbor has died man who
was not known on Change nor in the tax
list. 'And what has he left ?" We may,
perhaps, curiously ask. "Left?' he has
left nothing; but he has taken much with
him. He has gone to heaven laden with
the blessings and the gratitude Of the poor,
Of the helpless, Of the young, of the aged,
of the widow, Of the friendless; of those
whom he, by his counsels, and his acts,
and his prayers, had blessed; of those
whose poverty he had relieved, whose ig-
norance he had enlightened, whose dark
uess he had dispellcd, whose bodies and
whose souls he had fed" When Wilber-
force died, Daniel 0'Connell said "Hc
has gone up to Heaven bearing million
broken fctters in his hands" Happy he,
whatever he may leave, or not leave, on
earth, who goes thus freighted into tho
other world. Good Words.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-04-25
Good-Natured People.

The specially social quality is good na-
ture, amiability, the desire to please, the
kindness of heart that avoids giving of
fence, and cannot bear to hurt any ones
feelings. A good-natured person may
frankly disagree with you, but he never
offeuds, He quarrels good naturedly. He
boxes with gloves on-when he fences ever
so deity, there is great soft bottom on
the end of his foil. He may satarise, rid
icule, open up all your weaknesses and ab-
surdities, but SO kindly that you cannot
help loving him. He cannot say harsh,
hard, bitter, or contemptuous thing, be-
cause he has no hardness and no contempt
This is simple, natural goodness, like the
goodness Of fond and friendly animals, 1t
may not be high moral virtue; there is
no particular merit in it any more than
in beauty or any natural gift; but it is a
very delightful quality, and those who do
not possess ii should initiate those who do.
Just as We avoid in person, dress, or
manners, anything that may give disgust
or pain, so must We do In our converse
ton. We must no more use vulgar
expressions than we would wear vulgar
garments. Our talk should be as clean
as our fingers. We should no more bite
one with our words than with our teeth
An angry word is as bad as blow, and
satirical word Is like a sting. If We ARE
never to say anything to a person which
will give him disgust or pain, We must be
even more cereful not to say anything of
any one which will injure him in the esti-
nation of others. Playful, good -uatured
criticism upon the little foibles and pc
euliarities of Others may be no harm, and
even useful, but it ceases to be good
naturcd when it gives pain. SANDER is
sin much worse than theft. Charity for
bids that we should even tell the truth.
when that truth can wound and injure
The best rule is to say all the good we can
of every one, and to refrain from ever
saying evil, unless it becomes clear
matter of duty to warn some one against
him
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-04-25
For Only Fifty Dollars.

We like disinterested benevolence. 1t
is so rarely found in this selfish world that
when We find it we feel inclined to stick a
pin in it, and examine it with more than
ordinary care. When we look over the
"business chances" in the New York
dailies and see how many brilliant oppor-
tunities are offered for men of small
capital, and no capital, to make fortune
in few days, we wonder how any man or
woman can remain poor an hour. We
have offers where man, by inclosing fifty
cents to the extensive firm Of "Greenhorn
& Co.'s can realize, BY s'actiye canvassing,"
from twenty-five to fifty dollars day.
Some Of these benevolent fortune makers
offer still better chances. They don't
want money-they want agents, TO whom
they will give all the way from two to five
thousand year. How many young men
have grown rich through these brilliant
offers the late census fails to tell u.s. But
the latest, and the most princely offer,
comes in the shape Of lottery scheme.
1t heads Its circulars, s250,000 for only
$50" When We first read this offer our
brain reeled at the suddenness Of the for
tune that was thrust upon US, for "only
$50" We felt inclined to take couple,
and give one to the poor, just to link our
name with the Astors and Peabodys of
the age But we lost the desire to
purchase SO much for so little money
by reading and thinking too much of the
scheme. Wediscovered we were addressed
as mere fraction Of a unit, and that unit
large one. The unit purchased the
fortune for the benefit Of its smallest
fraction. In plain English, about sixty
thousand persons put in $50 each tG make
one person rich. The odds were against
us, We tried to figure out the ghost of a
chance, but we abandoned ii in despair.
We reduced it to sum in proportion. If
we always lost in matching pennies, where
the chances were equal how much of a
chance would we have TO gain the fortune
promised for "only $50" with ffty-nine
thousand lucky fellows against us 2 So we
have turned our back on the S250. 900
which has been ofered-to any one who
can get it--for the modest sum of "only
500" Other young men may be tempted
to part with their hardearned wages at
the instance Of this great temptation. We
advise them to figure up their chances.
1t they fail Of a clear conception BY pencil
and paper, let them take 10000 beans.
color one black, throw il among the 59,-
=. a.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-04-25

COOPERATION OF THE WIRE.-No
man ever prospered in the world without
the cooperation Of his wife. If she
unites in mutual endeavors, or rewards his
labors with an endeariug smile, with what
confidence will he resort to his occupation,
meet difficulty, aud encounter danger, II
he knows that he is not spending his
strength in vain, but that his labor will be
rewarded by the sweets Of home Solici-
tude and disappointment enter the history
of every mans life, and he Is but hall
provided for his voyage who finds but an
associate for happy hours, while for his
months Of darkness and distress no sympa-
thising partner is prepared,
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-04-25
Life in St. Petersburg.


the Russiau-Capital There are over sixty
'proswieks' or fete days in the year on
which no one win work Sunday is less
cared for, though generally no work is
done on that day. Drunkenness is more
common than in any other country in the
world. Common people drink all the
"booka" they can get Their food is
black, sour rye bread, and cabbage soup
mostly.
But they are q good natured, laughable
race Of beings. There is but little social
life here, though, in fact, not much visit
ing, as we do it evenings. Somuch social
intercourse comes from our schools and
religious afinitics, which are entirely lack
ing in this country, that it makes the diff
ference very marked toan American. The
French language is almost us much used
as the Russian more so, in fact, in the
higher circles. Most of the Government
officers speak English also, and more than
half the Russians l meet.
All the young ladies speak it, as they all
have English goyernesses. English and
American books are in all first-class libra
ries, Russia having but comparatively little
literature of her own. Law and order here
are as much respected as with u.s.
While the Emperor appoints everything
and everybody, and can do exactly as he
likes, still he governs by and through law.
The knout is long since abolished, and a
trial by jury is regular and safe 1t is no
heather country by long ways, but the
Greek or Orthodox Church is strict in its
discipline and thorough in its organization.
Divorce is almost impossible. Prisons
are few. Capital punishment is unknown
except for attempts on the Emperor's life.
All convicts are sent TO Siberia, the worst
to work in the mines and the others on
the land Their families can go with them
If they like, so that country is now full
of pretty good people of this kind This
nation is growing rapidly in all the direc-
tions Of national greatness. Education is
being pushed slowly but steadily. Most
of the people | see can already read and
write. But the rich being so rich and
the poor so very poor, makes progress very
slow. The police regulations are perfect
though people drive through the streets
as fast as ever they can 60 Those on
foot have no rights which the carriages
are bound to respect
Handsome black Tartar horses 90 past
one like the wind, with little light harness
no blinders, and low, light sleighs, oil
sledges, as they call them. Nobody goe,
out minute here without being fully
wrapped up in fur, and no one sits a min
ute in the house with them on. In the
halls are servants to take off and care fol
these wrappers. In this way they nevel
appear to take cold. In no other way
could they live in this very changeablt
climate. Not one Of us had cold thii
winter So all the stories about being Sc
bad a climate appear to us to be humbug
But great care is necessary, and that ev
erybody takes of himself. So in this way
We get along, and on the whole, find thu
climate not bad.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-04-25

The story is told Of woman who freely
used her tongue to the scandal of others,
aud made confession to the priest Of
what she had DONE He gave her ripe
thistle top, and told her to go out in vari-
GUS directions and scatter the seeds one
by one. Wondering at the penance, she
obeyed, aud then returned and told her
confessor To her amazement, he babe
her go back and gather the scattered seeds ;
and when she objected, that it would be
impossible, he replied that it would be still
more difficult to gather up and destroy all
the evil reports which she had circulated
about Others. Any thoughtlcss careless
child can scatter handful Of thistle seed
before the wind in a moment, but the
strongest and wisest man cannot gather
them again.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-04-25
So PER ANNUM
Select poetrp.
THE DAWN.


All the wild waves rocked in shadow,
And the world was dim and gray,
Dark and silent, hushed and breathless,
Waiting calmly for the day.
And the golden light came stealing
Der the mountain tops at last
Flooding vale and wood and upland.
It was morning-night was past,
There they lay-the silyery waters,
Fruitful forests, glade and lawn;
All in beauty, new-created
BY the angel Of the dawn.
So my spirit slept in twilight;
All was quiet, gray and still,
Till the dawn Of love came stealing
Over Hopes snow-crested hill.
Then the dim world woke in glory,
And the Iris-dyes grew bright
On the waves and woods and valleys,
In a morning flood Of light.
All the vineyards and the gardens I
Ali the treasures, rich and rare,
Full of endless life and beauty,
Which that dawn created there
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-04-25

Plutareh says, "Thc eyes of the hog are
50 formed and disposed of in the head,
that It is always looking upon the lowest
objects and can in no manner contemplate
things elevated and lofty. II cannot look
upward unless thrown back with its feet
upward. Although this animal is addicted
to the most discordant squcaling and grunt-
ing; yet as soon as II is laid on its back il
is Immediately silent, so great is its aston
ishment at the heavens to the sight Of
which il is unaccustomcd and which causes
such fear that il is unable to cry" One
Of Plutarch's lies,
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-04-25

When Turk is caught in any lie which
y slandcrous, or detrimental to tho public
interests, of goes one Of his ears if he
tells a second, of goes the other Now If
that rule was introduced in our own below
ed land, how popular is would soon become
to wear the hair long /
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-04-25

Then wise let us be in the selection
ofour different paths tho life
Gaining, with heavens direction,
reputation without strife
We may shine as the stars OF the morning.
Or live unloyed, unknown,
we may be as life flowers adornng
Or be cold as the senseless stone
For reputation like chain, will bind rs To the past
No good, no honor will we gain
lfdishonor o'er us cast
Its mountain shadow vast
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-07-25

The AUCTION and COMMISSION BUSI-
NESS will be carried OIL by tho undersigned
at the Old Stand.
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-07-25
FOR S.ATF

AGOOD PLANTATION in Middle Town
ship, 400 acres. Finely SETTLED. House
and Outbuldings all nov. All under Good
Fence. Plenty of Fruit Trees. Price
$2000-half cash. ABARGAIN.
Alsol so acres in same township. Saw Mill
House. Gin and Grist-Mll. Never Failing
Stream. Goott for 400 bushels toll Corn and
to bales toll Cotton per year. $500
half cash.
Also 600 acres in Charleston County, So
per acre.
Also 800 acres in this county. Pine land,
we'll watcrcd, 50 per acre. Apply 10
y. B. kNOWLTON,
Land Agent,
Oynngeburg c. H., S. C.
mar II If
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-07-25
DIR r.. j. OIL v EROS
}|s RsU G3G5IST,

Again desires to return his GRATEFUL
THANKS to the public for the magnanimeus
and liberal SUPPORT given him. BY as
siduous efforts and faithful performances of
the RESPONSIBLE DUTIES devolving upon
him Us dispenser of MEDICINES, he hopes
severto maintain their confidence and patron
age.s 49, ~ &Bk@ tSf
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-07-25
NOTICE.
TO THE LADIES AND GENTLE MEN
Of!OTangeblaFg.

UK UKsDEAMBGDWFG.
MOSES NJ. BROWN, the Barber, pledges
himself to keep up with the times in all tho
late improvements, rs his business is suffi-
cient to guarantee the above. lie will be
found at his Old Stand ever ready to serve
his customers at the shortest notice.
apl IL 80
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-07-25
Road Notice.

Notice is hereby given that in three
months from date, the Board of County
Commissioners will ..appont Special Com
missioncrs to Lay Out and Open Public
Road, leading from Rowc's Pump TO Rowc's
Bridge, known rs the Swamp Road, running
through the lands Of NJ Robinson, Dempsey,
w G Reeves and William Ash, unless in the
meantime cansc be shown to the contrary.
BY order Of the Board.
GEO. BOLIYER,
Clerk County Commissioners.
County Commissioners Office, May 18th,
lS74.-9 3m.
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-07-25
IL, G. GREGORY

HAS OPANED SHOP at Riggs Old Brick
Store for the purpose of Repairing Watches
and Clocks 4 His, work, is, guaranteed to
give satisfaction orno pay required. 5 H
will be glad to serve his old customers and
the public. generally. Prices moderate.
may @ 3nls 1874
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-01-22

AN exciting lawsuit, in, which
r. NJ. ponnolinc. OF Ludington,
and Misnsr hr"tlicrs, VI Baldwin,
ARE co,nplninsnts, and Charlie
Thomson ia defendant, was heard
bcturs Esquire Durham on
Tuesday. Ii will probably be one
of the cases on the calendar Of tho
next Circuit Court for Lake coun-
ty. Under the circumstances and
from tho evidence presented, Esq.
Durham thought ocst 10 bind tho
defendant over in tho snn OF
5000. Charlie thinks he sees a
large mice somewhere; and the
prosecuting parties think they
have caught one.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-01-22


In CALLING THE ATTENTION of
our readers to tbs Advertisement
Of Vegetino in another column,
we have no doubt of its genuine
merit. The fact Of its being pro
scribed 10y many Of the best
AIothccalies uf Boston, shows
something norc then an ordinary
interest in mprietary medicines.
So great is its character at home,
that large quantities of Vcgeline
made mp in pyramdical forms,
are the staple of almost every
druggists window throughout the
New England States. For all the
only medicine used where its
merits have become known. We
welcome Vegctinc into our mar
kct, and trnst those who are suffer.
ing from disease will give it Il fair
trial for their complaints.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-01-22

ANOTHER ARTICLE or COMMON
HOUSEHOLD USE SUPER EssED.-As-
soeiated with the earlier recollections
of a great many men and women is
the memory ofthe Bath brick and EN-.
cry stone whcrewith the knives and
forks, and pans and kettles, and other
kitchen articles we're at stated times
secured up" That primitive mode
prevails to-day in thousands Of families
VII, have never used Sapolio. But
once let Sapolio be used for thi. pur.
pose and that housewife never wants
Bath brick or emery ston, any more.
Sapolio not only scours Of all rust and
tsrntnsh, il brsghtsns, bestows q polish
rs brilliant a. new, and docs it in one
ten'h Of the time required BY any other
substance. Sold everywhere. House.
Keeper. try il.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-01-22

TALMAGE's SERM ms. Tho ser.
mons anu articles Of L. Dewitt
Talmagc, which f'rnerly were
published in The Methodist and
The Interior, AFRO row furnished
only to The Christian at Work of
which journal Mr., Talmage has
recently become editor. Sample
c"pics Of The Christian at Work
mailed free. Oftice,l02 Chambers
street, N. Y. See advertisement.
Tile Methodist said,a while since:
"Mr. Talmage's sermons arc thor.
oushly evangrlical,an arc roceiv.
ing the widest attention. lie is the
most popular preacher Of the day"
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-01-22

We find the following in the
Evart Revie,c:
Through the gcntlemanly kind
ness of Mr.. w. ii. Allen, We on
Friday took a trip to the Lumber
camp of Mr.. a. II. BRANDON, sit
uatsd about SIN miles below this
village. We found the camp high
ly sm,kcn Of Ivy the employees ms
being one OF convenience, and a
model of nca'ncss, fer a camp.
Mr.. Brandow has con'rac CT
ru;t NJ in SIX million feet, for
Elisha ElIrcd Il Co., of Chicago.
lie employs eighty cn,and thirty.
two teams; he commenced work
the latter part of October and has
at the present time five million
skidde1 and three million in the
river. lie has three aud a.-half
mile haul and tho raLidity with
which the work is being douc, is a
caution to slow w"rkmeD.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-01-22

Bon. Brown, tho popular land.
lord Of the Chase hotel, has got
bear, Which occupies more time
IN turning somersaillt than any
live bci Z We ever saw. 1t puts
us in mind Of tho days of our boy
hood, when smart youths thought
il one Of tho brightest Of feafs to
turn "head ovcr.hecls" in u half
bushcl measure, without tipping
it over, aud which feat generally
occupied something less than IL
quarter OF an hour t" perform.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-01-22

Sr Men Las for Feb has been
received. 1t is a rich treat. Til.
number, like the last, while il,
keeps its Individuality il every
particular, shows Il decided di.po.
>iti'n to accept freely every al.
vantage offered by its late ab.orp.
tion of "OMr York Foiks." The
pictures arc nil of them good, and
some arc remarkably fine
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-01-22

Nv reference to our matriinon ial
department it will be ecen that
our young friend, Mr.. Alvin
J"incr, Of Chase, has taken To
himself n wifc,from among Ohi"'s
far daughters. We sincerely
wish the young couple all the
happiness possible in this life.
May their pathway be sirewn
thickly with blessings, They
arrived at tlreir future home in
Chase, last Saturday. &.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-01-22

ToDAr, VIC understand, 4 snit is
TO DC tried ut Chase. which involv.
rs second offence o. violation of
the liquor law. TIC victim is II
Brown, and the complaining Wit
ness il Mr.. Tower, who has just
served on: a term of 80 days in
the Oscc"la county Jail for whack.
ing said Brown OIL the head with
riff. barrel.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-01-22

ID. G. WARNER, of Chase, bid
off the j'L of carrying the Comfy
Safe from Reed City t" Chase, Tor
$S3. As tho safe weighs about
four tons. wo don't believe friend
Warner can do it for that price;
unlcss he buys u new pair Of
ehuulicr.straps.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-01-22

Bon STEWART Gays tho real
bnsiaess center of Baldwin il nj
Tie northwest corner of the de-
pot grounds; aud he has put up
a good two-story building to
mark the spot.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-01-22

II. =. Potter encral Manager
uf that popular route--thc Flint
& Pcre Marquette Railway, sends
us his con-. plimchts tor 1874, in
the shape IT u neatly executed I'D.
H." The courtesy is ackn"wl-
edged an.l We hope to be fully
able to make proper return.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-01-22

CRAryED HANDS, face, roueh
.kin, pimplcs, ringworn, salt.
rhcum and Nber cntsneoas aGcc-
lions cured and tho skiu made soft
aud s,n,~,h, by hsiHg the Juniper
Tar Soap, made by Caswcl', lias.
ard & Co.. New York. lie csH~
tain to get the Janipsr Tar SStp
as Ilicrc'are many limitations made
With couwon tar, which arc worlL.
hes,
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-01-22

A c1"p griss @ill. anA a good
,lsuinSsrill aad sash. t'nr and
blind factory are svca'Iy needed
in thisto~p. FOR . grist-mill
there IL no l,e,ter ate IN this State;
II being . s,Aen,Rd wheat growing
country Tor - miles sroor@ here.
There l., nls", q god opening
here for . foun'!ry and machine
sA'p aul p'oy ;naaut,c' Dry.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-01-22
Darts from the Devil: Or Cupid Abused.

A Book just issued. exposing the PERSONALS"
that have appeared In the New York Newspapers
their history aud lesson. Stylish Williams fully ex
oos.d. Advertisements from desperate men TO
beautiful women; Clandestine meetings; how frus-
tratcl: The History Of the GDodrirh Tragedy the
result o. the ''personal." Description OF Living
Sent on receipt OF 80 cts. Address, Unique Print
ing House, 30 Vcsey St., y. Y.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-01-22

MEssRs. JOKES & unLLxsrKR,
two cntcrpri.ing youIg men
tron, ST. J"a,nS Clinton county,
are here, ts.is week, hooking for II
bus incss I.,caiinn.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-01-22

ELK. the new township just
organized, in Lake county, cor.
,ri.es T. IS ~, r. IL w., with
10 IL and 20 IA attached; and is
q very tine township, L'ah ~ I"
land and situation. The F. & +.
NJ. Ry. runs through tho township
snd there will probshIy be a stat
i,n somewhere near the west line.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-01-22
DR.. Garvin's Elixer of Tar

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