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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-10-17
ANNUAL MEETING.

TIVE Annual Meeting Of the Stockholders
- nfthe Western Maryland Railroad Com
pany, for the election Of FIVE DIRECTORS
for the ensuing year, win be held at the Office
OF the Company, southwest corner Eutaw and
tayette streets, Baltimore, on Wednesday,
October eIsf, i57/, at ~ o'clock Nj.
octs,se JNQ. s. HARDEN, Sec.
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TRUSTEES SALE
Valuable Farm +!
On me W,.fe,u Marvfand Railroad

10y virtue Of a decree Of the Circuit Court
ID for Carroll County, passed in cause mum
Der 1887 Equity, wherein Elias Brothers is
complainant, and Daniel Frazier and wife are
defendants, the undersigned, as trustee, will
sell at public sale, to the highest bidder, on
the premises. on
SATURDAY, IN Of NOVEMBER,
A. d. 1874, at o'clock, p. IN. precisely, all
those parts OF tracts Of land called "Hooken
Me-. Enlarged" Flag Meadow
Desire" and "Bell's Venture consisting Of
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TRUSTEES SALE
OF
VALUABLE HOUSE & LOT

In the Village of Siddleburg, Carroll co. Nd.
PY virtue Of a deed of trust from Evans
- c. Otto and wife, dated the 10Th day Of
September in the year 1874, and recorded
among the Real Estate Records OF Carroll
county, the undersigned, Trustees, will offer
at Public Sale, on the premises, on
SATURDAY, THE 9th DAY OF OCTOBER,
1874, at ! o'clock, p. NJ, all that Lot of
Ground, situate in the Village of Middleburg.
Carroll county, Maryland. The improve.
ments thereupon consisting of fine two story
DWELLING HOUSE, with
rooms Of commodious size. ANGA-A
The ground attached to this -
property is planted in choice
fruit and ornamental trees, and altogether
most desirable properly in every respect.
This properly is now occupied by Evans G.
Otto, who will take pleasure in showing the
same.
Terms Of Sdle.-0ne-third cash on the day
Of sale or on ratification Of the same by the
Court, one-third in six months, and the resi-.
due in twelve months from date Of sale, with
notes of purchaser or purchasers with APP
proved security.
JOHN L. SMITH,
JAS. A. G. BOND,
oct BITS Trustees.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-10-17
Lovers Of Good Tea Take Notice,

YNHE finest Tea in the market for 81. 90 per
a pound, bought since the panic, on hand
and for sale by
nov is Z. S, sToUFFER.
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1914 Acres and "a Perches

Of land, more or less, being the same parcels
Of land which are described in deed from
George b. Lester to Daniel Frazier, by deed
bearing date October 10, 1867, and recorded
among the land records Of Carroll county, in
liber w. A. Mex. number 80, folio 30, &c.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-10-17
VALUABLE
Wood Land
NEAR WESTMINSTER,
FOR SALE.

II HAVE FIFTEEN ACRES OF
Il FINE TIMBER LAND,
within one mile Of Westminster, near the
Turnpike, which will sell in whole OF in lots
o suit purchasers. have also for sale
VERY DESIRABLE PROPERTY,
adjoining my farm, in good condition, and
-, improved by a t,co-story Drell-
&S@A, ing House, icifh Back building
~ RsSSH and porch, good cellar, well Of
water near the door; also va
riety Of choice Fruit Trees, among which are
about 40 Apple Trees in ullbearing condition.
Possession can be had on the LIST day of April
next Persons wishing comfortable home,
with some land attached, would do well to see
this property. Terms for this and the Wood
Land will be made very easy
sepl9f J. W. Herring.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-10-17
List of Voters Registered

List of Voters Registered
For The Tenth Election District Middle
burg October 8 and 6, 1871.
Currens, David L. Shoemaker, G. W.
Il Sharetts, Luther T.
Eyler, John W. Skunk, John
III w
Hil''bridlil h David Wilson, George W.
Rowe, Lewis
Rowe, William II.
List of Voters Erased
From the Books Of Registration on ac-
coumt Of Death, Remopais, DEC.
Angle, John Fogle, John I.
Brown, John lands, John
Burlington, VIM. Otto, David
Burlington, Isaac W. Rutter, Elias
Babylon, VIM. II. Reifsnider, Geo. Jr.
Babylon, p. !. Reifsnider, John II. J.
Crumbaker, Jesse Skunk, George W.
Crumbaker, VIM. Sharetts, David A.
Craver, Augustus Sharetts, Edmin II.
Cash, John p. Shipley, Joseph E.
Ensor, Isaac Il. Zimmerman, William
Emmert, Joseph S.
LEVI BURLINGTON,
oct IL Register.
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LittlsSt0Vl Livery Stable ENLARGED.
Hdnorer 81, merit door 10 Methodist knrca,
Nth Increased Facilities.

ME viii be pleased 10 accommodate the
wv public. Horses bought, sold and ex-
changed. Daily Passenger and Mail Line
from Westminster to Gettysburg. For Seats,
&C., apply at Central Hotel, Westminster, on
Harris House, Gettysburg.
JOHN SPALDING,
nov 3O-h Agent.
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List of Voters Registered

For tie Second Election District, { Union
topa), October 8 and 6, MI.
The daily gazette., 1874-08-29
Deaf, Da,nb and Parniysed.

The Troy Wig gives the following: 'ln
the latter part OF July John X. Davey, son
of Mrs. John H. Davey, OF Troy. was taken
with an effusionlof the brain. The boy went
in swimming on the Both ofJuly, and on that
night he suddenly became delrious. DIR. 7.
b. Heimstreet was sent for. and prescribed
for him. The boy ha' since been confined
to his bed. Two We sks ago the fever left
him, and on that day the Rev. Mr.. Shinn,
OF ST. Paul's Church, went TO the house with
some flowers for the invalid. As soon o the
boy saw Mr.. Sh'nn he arose in his bed and
exclaimed, 'Ob, how thankful am T. you
for your k,ndness,' and Immediately fel!
back in the bed, deaf aud dumb, with his left
side paralyzed. In this condition he has
since remained.
The doctor says the cause of the boys
sudden misfortune was by an eflusion of the
brain on the left side OF the head. The doc
tor has hopes (if the eflusion decrea see) that
he will recover, and regain his speech and
hearing again. The doctor has been unable
to see him for days on account OF illness -
He also says that it is a singular case. A
person affected with an effusion of the bra'n
generally dies in about five days. but this
boy haa now fingered over four week. His
form is almost entirely wasted away, and he
is unconscious, and does not recognize any
person who calls to see him.
The daily gazette., 1874-08-29
CUflVle as q Reader.

Probably no author of his time has read
more than Carlyle. He actually devours
and has devoured, books ever since he
was ten years old. He will go through
an ordinary volume in two hours, and
though he may not con each page, he will
find in it all that Is worthy. His memo
ry Is prodigiOus, not only for generals,
but for details. He could repeat poetry
by the ell. He never does, however, for
he is always ayerring that he la es poetry
that the greatest bards have crippled
their thought and limited their range by
rhythm and rhyme. BE thinks Homer,
Dante and Shakespeare would have
been greater had they expressed them
selves in prose. Nevertheless, he is a
p0et-a poet not without, but Indifferent
10 form. He has the reputation of being
better acquainted with all subjects, his
tOric, philosOphic. literary and scientific,
than any living BrlttOn. For years and
years he is reputed to have read on an
average five volumes day, and to have
skinned eight or ten more. Reading has
ever been passion with him, and he has
said that his idea of heaven would be
to be turned into an inexhaustible libra
ry Of new and good books where he could
browse for all eternity. He estimates, /
have heard, that he has cleaned the con-
tents of fully one hundred thousand vol
umes, which, when we consider his
v0racity, rapidity, trained eyes and mind,
Is not at all unlikely. There is hardly a
curious remarkable book in the British
Museum that he is not more or less ia
miliar with. A gentleman's ordinary Ii
brary he could eat up-all that is worth
eating, that is--in single fortnight.
The daily gazette., 1874-08-29
An Effect of the Uar.

One notable effect of the war-and one
that has contributed as much as any 9th
er single cause to paralyze Southern ag-
rlculture-is the constant gravita,ion OF
the negroes to the towns and cities
Here they live in miserable huts and
hove.s, deprived of proper food and ven
tilation, and the prey of every species ot
epidemic and disease. Those who remain
in the rural districts are but too frequent
ly of lazy habits, prefer desultory JOBS to
steady employment, and exc out pre- {.
carious living by stealing from neighbor-
ing farmers. Thus agriculture suffers
not only the loss of producer but the
community is harassea by wasteful,
thievish aud improvldent consumer. The
travelling correspondent of the Cincin-
natl Commercial sends that paper inter
estlng statistics, which show the exten;
of Influx of the negro population into
some of the Southern cities since the
war. In Nashville. for instance, in 1860,
the white population was 1913, and the
black 3,245. In 1870 it stood 16:l49 white
or an increase of 30 per cent, and 900
black, or an Increase of nearly 200 per
cent. In Memphis during the same de-
cade the white population increased
from 1877 to "a, 155, and the black from
1882 15,471. The same ratio of increase
prevails with most of our Southern cities
As natural result of this condition OF
things, tho jails and work-houses arr
always full, and the negroes are reported
by the statistics to be dying sixty per
cent faster than the whites.
The daily gazette., 1874-08-29
Il Wants to Sell My Time
SCENE IN A wELL-KNowN oFBIcE ON Al
sTREET-rHE TROUBLES oE AN
UNPAID LABoRER AND
"DEAE FRIENn"

SCENE IN A WELL-KNowN OFFICE ON ~
sTREET-THE TROUBLES oF AN
UNPAID LABoRER AND
"DEAF FRIEND"
Not a hundred miles from the Colum-
bia buildings, on Four-and-a-half street,
is the Office of o well-known firm Of
claim, insurance and real estate agents.
the senior member of which is one of
the most notorius wags in the city, and
whose superabundant humor ia continu-
ally effervescing and coming out with a
rush, like a well charged pop bottle.
Those who are acquainted with that To-
cality are aware that crowds Of unpaid
laborers are focking thereabouts, wait
ing for their long-delayed payments for
work performed.
Much of this money has been due by
the contractors for long period of time
and many OF the more sensible hands to
whom it is due have for the past two
months been putting in time on the
farms adjoining the city, instead of loaf
ing around the Columbia buildings and
blocking up the sidewalk to the detri-
ment OF passers-by. One of these sensi-
BILE darkies-a big, uncouth, but pleasant
looking fellow out of the eyes, done up
in clean white shirt, with a piece of
torn white muslin for neck-tie, a pair
of No. 10 brogans, a Joseph's coat of
many colors, breezy" summer breeches,
a head covering of straw that looked as
if Tobe Hudson's goat had been masti-
eating it for an hour or two--in fact, his
whole tout ensemble resembling the make
up of Eph Horn for plantation walk
around--stepped into our Office yester-
day. and, probably concluding that he
had waited long enough for his money,
said fa tba aa,,io,. N, an, ba,. of ha Gp,,,.
Il wants to sell my time, Massa.'
That is the gentleman who is boss
here, and you will have to talk to him
pretty loud as he is very deaf" said the
senior member, pointing to friend who
had Just dropped in. The friend took in
the situation at glance. Eph approach
ed and believing, and believing into the
friends ear, said: 81 wants to sell my
time" "Oh, ah, yes," said the friend,
looking ut his watch; it, twenty minutes
past twelve o'clock" Ye don't under
stand me boss" said Eph, edging up
closer to the friend, and with terrible
basso profundo voice yelled again into
his ear, 81 wants to sell my time. ""Well
d-t it," looking at his watch again, Il
told You once it was twenty minutes past
twelve" Eph looked around to the SEN
ior member desparingly, as if about to
give ~ up iof piti JoD, tne senior
member urged him to speak louder,
The friend put his hand to his ear and
waited for the next blast from Eph. II
came with the same statement, Il wants
to sell my time;" but Eph. had in this
third and last effort. gotten so close to
the friend that he got one whifl
OF the Etheopian's breath, which was
like u mixture of assafedita, gvano, and
spoiled herring. 1t was enough. He
grasped his hat and made for the door
for fresh air. The senior member threw
mp both hands, and was almost bursting
with laughter. while Eph stood in the
middle of the floor muttering. Fore God
moved slowly out, muttering to himself
about Selling time, IL o'clock and funny
people - Wash. Chronicle.
The daily gazette., 1874-08-29
J'e1PfaOye Instinct.

If a pail of water be placed within aiN
inches of either side of the stem oi Il
pumpkin or vegetable marrow, it will i'll
the course of the night approach il, aud
will be found in the morning with one OF
the leaves on the water. If prop hr
placed within six inches of II conyolvu
us. or scarlet runner, it will find it al
though the prop may be shifted daily,
If, after it has twined some distance up
the prop, it be unwound and twined ia
the opposite direction, it will return to
its original position or die in the attemp
yet, noLw ithstanding.if two of the plants
grow near TO each other, and have nn
stake around which they can eDtwine.
one of them will alter the direction oi
the spiral, and they will twine around
each other.
The daily gazette., 1874-08-29

BISHOP POTTER AND THE PRoTEs-
TANT EPISCOPAL CHURCH CONGRESS
Bishop Potter, of New York, has wit
ten letter to the committee of arrange
ments of the ensuing Protestant Episco
pal Church Congress, in which he not
only declines to preside, but takes oc
casion to express his ''strong disapproval
of the design to hold such a meeting at
such time and place." Before coming
to this conclusion the Bishop says he
consulted with other Bishops, and these
join him in the most emphatic coadem-
nation of what must be considered an
ill.advised project. The Bishop says he
anticipates nothing but evil from this
movement, and adds: If | may judge
from the opinions expressed to me, or in
my presence, there will be throughout
this country, among conservative and
thoughtful churchmen, so soon as the
subject shall have been thoroughly I'm
derstood, very strong feeling of disar
probation at the attempt to call togethei
such a body at such time and place
This measure will be judged by its own
obvious capabilities and inherent une
voidabe tendencies, and not by the pro-
fessions OF its originators, however re-
spectacle they may be.
The daily gazette., 1874-08-29
The Penalty of Finding TWcn-
fy-fce Cents.

A gentleman who has large circle or
friends in this city, while walking along
Main street one day last week discovered
two crisp, new ten-cent Shinplasters
repOsing c0nspicuOusly on the sidewalk.
He at once picked them up and exulting
In his good fortune showed them to some
gentlemen of his acquaintance. They
Immediately suggested that such good
luck should be celebrated by his treating
the crowd.
They demonstrated TO him that The
twenty cents would buy four glasses OF
beer, and he agreed to the arrangement.
The parry at once adjourned to neigh
boring saloon. The gentleman was as
tonished to find at least fifty of his az
quaintances comfortably reposing in the
saloon, apparently awaiting his appear
ance. The friends who came in with
him took occasion to tell of his good for
tune in finding the twenty cents, and tina
he had come to treat on the strength
thereof.
The acquaintances all moved up to
the bar with strange unaDmity. The
gentleman was taken somewhat aback
by the trrn things had taken. but putting
on cheerful face he invited them to
nominate their poison. Not man OF
them took beer. The demand for cock
tails, smashes and straights was certain
ly marvellous. The bin for the entire
treat was sc 40. The gentleman (who
is city OFFICIALLY has spent many days
studying over the affair, and has finally
come to the conclusion that it was "a
put up job"
in other words some CT his friends had
hid the twenty cents where he would
find 1t. KIN. wing they cor'd on the
stl ength thereof inveigle him into sa-
loon to treat, in the meantime taking
care to have large number OF friends
present to enjoy the treat. He now
says that if he were to see ten dollar
note ly ing on the sidewalk he would not
pick 1t up. aensble.-Pateraon GNort}5-
an,
The daily gazette., 1874-08-29
Wiil the Scandal Harm S0cietys

George Alfred Townsend In his last inter.
view with Moulton, asked
"De you think the Beecher case, Mr.. Mou,-
ton, to be of harm to society 2"
"No," said Moulton. at has only brought
down an imposter who could not be saved
from the weakness of himself. The Beecher
revelation Y Ill make wives think ere they
admit third man 10 their household conf
dence, and it will make people about to en-
ter the marriage relation more discreet about
rushing into it. Here is Tilton, marrying
at twenty woman like Spanish nun, older
than himself. He is bold, growing, gifted
man, product of Plymouth Church. She
is an idealist, interesting by sincerity, but
she made religion bore and home irksome
to her husband. We respected her even
after her fall, because she had studied Beech
er out, and knew him to have, with fine
mind, a powerful anima, nature, and be-
tween the two he got his power. He never
could have preached the sermons he has, ad-
dressing the weakness OF our flesh, but for
that animalty which drew him into liber-
tinisn, and was followed by selt-rcproach.
The fact is, he has been siited out of the
little principal he possessed by the fattery
OF mankind. Everybody took care of him,
paid his bills, wanted his society and en-
couraged bis selfishness. He had bu SITS OF
emotion and tenderness, but they were NOT
reliable and he ives too mean to lose his
fame. He did several things to poor Tilton
which no history can apologize for. lie ad-
vised his wife to leave him. he cooked
Bowen to discharge him he played treach-
cry utter his seduction OF Elizabeth, and
reopeued COZ. espondence with her, and
finally he sells out both Tilton and myself
as blackmailers, and imputed much of this
to his lawyers II there was any way by
which We could equalze ourselves. would
go to the While Mountains tonight and floe
him. like the varlet that he is"
The daily gazette., 1874-08-29
General Ie0ifH.

We have never known n more hralthV ul
more delightful summer.
The leading European cities have ats
been exempt, to ali unusual degree, irem .he
attacks OF dangerous diseases. 1t is to rr
hoped that as preventive sanitary regulation
become we'll understood and univnrsnIly lp
piled, the attacks which have hitherto prov
ed fats w,'l be wartled Off.
Experience prov that whde each l.iy
can do much to protect itself yet every cen
tire of ciyi'M ltion is endangered to some ex
tent by the outbreak OF an epidemic in a
distent country; aud healthiu'ness oi each
locality thus Indirectly reacts brnciiaiaii
upon a'l Others,
II every housekeeuer will exercise reason
able care, the health OF every community
will be pretty we fs7nre,i.
Clean cellers, we'll swept ailey ways, nj.
tention to gutteIs, and liberal rae oi ,.bta-
ride of lime, will save a city.
The daily gazette., 1874-08-29
Missouri,

The democratic Convention of Missouri
met at Jefferson City, on Wednesday, and
organized. Tho platform was adopted
Thursday. The resolutions oppose mixed
schools declare for the payment Of the
fiyetwsntles in greenbacks, the repeal of
the national banking law, and the substi-
tuition Of legal tenders for the bank eurren.
cy /; demand that railroad and othor corpor-
ations shall be regulated so as to secure the
industrial and producing interests against
exaction; .ayor tariff for fevonue only,
and demand the repeal of the taxes on
spirits and tobacco. Clartes II. Hardin was
nominated for Governor.
The daily gazette., 1874-08-29
Terrible accident,
A MAN sUFFocATEp IN A WELL.

On Wednesday last man named Caleb
McCollister living in this town, met with a
terrible death by being suffocated in a we'll
on the farm of Mr.. Napier, about one ana q
half miles from Seaford. Mr.. McCollister
is u well digger, and was engaged in digging
one for Mr.. Napier. He was about twelve
feet mellow the surface of the ground, and
the soil being of light, sandy nature, the
iarring of the ground probably caused it to
fall in upon him, which completely covered
him up. Work was Immediately vigorously
commenced to extricate him, and about /
o'clock, he was removed from the well,
when life was found to be extinct. McCol-
lister was sober, industlio ious man, and
leaves wife and two interesting children
to MOURN his sudden death. : Sea ford CIT
zen.
The daily gazette., 1874-08-29
The GrasshOpper Plaque.

The grasshoppers now devouring the
crops on the borders of Kansas and the
other Western States remind one of the
plaques Of Egypt. How they treat any
thing in their way may be seen from the
following graphic little item extracted
from long letter, all about grasshop-
pers, to the New York Tribune:
"At times they came in such immense
clouds that on the north and west sides
Of buildings bushels of them could be
gathered, partially stunned by the sud
den contact, and the sound produced in
striking frame buildings in the range Of
their fight was similar to that of a mod
crate hail storm. In an exceedingly
short time they completely covered ap-
pie, pear and peach trees. shade trees
their destructive work on fruit and foil
age. Much OF the fruit has the stems
eaten off, and after falling is soon cover.
ed by q hungry crew. At this writing
they have completely stripped favorite
pear tree OF its fruit and foliage. They
even intrude within the precincts of oul
houses, and at this moment one, bolder
than his comrades, is trying to devour a
newspaper by my side. The sound pro.
duced by his efforts is similar to that Of a
wood rasp vigorously applied. The doors
and windows are closed to keep the in.
truders out. 1t is even unpleasant to be
out doors, to have them circle in myriads
about your head and feet, and hear the
incessant humming. At night they cease
their travels, but do not fail to satisfy
their voracious appetites. Their general
actions and attitudes in the endeavor tc
satisfy their hunger forcibly reminds one
of a lot of partially starved swine at the
first meal after long fast. 1t is anus.
ing to watch them while on an ear Of
corn or luscious apple, while ii is un.
dergoing thorough change under theil
effective masticating powers
The daily gazette., 1874-08-29
"DOE,S 1T P1Yo:
BY QUi. ;QUILL.

BY oUA. ,oUILL.
There's simple little question
That would save deal Of woe.
If we took it for our motto
As journey here below.
Steaming, railing. fretting. fuming
Thr0' our little earthly day.
Why not make 1t fair and easy?
Does this rushing really pay?
We have all to make fortune.
We have all to win name,
We have all to Chamber upward
To the highest peaks Of fame;
So we crush the gentle flowers
That might blossom round our way;
When we reach the barren summit.
Cold and lonely--does it pay?
Fortunes smiling turns to fr0wnipg.
Fame betrays us with breath.
Glory twines her wreath Of laurels
Only round the brow of Death
Cloud must ever follow sunshine.
Il Black December yield to May;
As what must be surely aoiH be.
All this f-etting-does it pay?
Meath the SUNNI er's blushing roses.
True and sweet and pure and perfect
As the smiling skies above.
Years speed on roses wither.
Golden tresses turn to gray;
Wiser grown, the matrOn cOunsels.
Love, child ? nonsense! docs it pay
Sages seek to read the heayens,
Scholars strive to span the sktes.
Science shakes her torch and whispers.
Il can open wide your eyes"
Is the sunlight any brighter
When we analyze its ray?
And since we ourselves are problems.
All this knowledge-d it pay2
Does it pay to d. .sp at shadows.
And bemoan their aeetiug worth9
Does it pay to sigh that heaven
Made US earthly things of earth 2
Does it-let some wiser poet
Finish up my simple lay.
without wit. or worth. OF wisdom.
All this rhymina-does it pay?