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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-01-24

Neal 4 Pray" was the title Of house
in New England, Of which both members
were anything but religiously inclined.
"Robb & Steel was another firm Of which
both members were noted for their honor
able character--quite as much so as
Wright 4 Justice" " who were their neigh
bors. U. Ketchem & I. Cheatham" is a
well-known incongruity but the marriage
Of Benjamin Bird, aged sixty, to Julia
Chat, aged twenty, showing that IAN old
bird may be "caught by chaff," is not SO
familiar nor is the marriage Of George
Virtue to Susan Vice. These collections
Of familiar names are "oddp enough and
so it is when we find in a newspaper for
instigating a riot, or when Panon Playfair
is charged with cheating at cards. "South-
ern and Western dealers in Eastern pro-
ducc" is sign that might have been seen
in Boston twenty years ago.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-01-24

bones, ana the magnesia very abruptly
leaves the body, /" It seems to be very
Piainly told 'hat 1t Is not wanted. Such,
IN priei' are the uses which the organic
and Inorganic constituents of a kernel Of
corn subserve in the chemistry of animal
life.
The changes which they are made to
undergo In the laboratory are almost equally
interesting and important. Fccula, or
starch, is body Of great interest, and is
not found alone in corn, There is scarcely
a plant or part of a plant which does not
yield more or less OF this substance.
What a curious vegetable is the potato !
Swollen or pulled out BY the enormous
diStention Of the cellular tissue in which
the starch is contained, it seems almost
ugly in its deformity. Il is little less than
mass OF starch when the watery part has
been evaporated.
II We separate the starch from the
gluten in corn, and boil 1t few minutes
with weak sulphuric acid, it undergoeS a
remarkable change, and becomes as fluid
and llmPid as water; and 1T we withdraw
the acid, and evaporate to dryness, we
have new body, kind Of gum called
dextrin. But ii we do not interrupt the
oolling when II becomes thin and clear,
but continue it for several hours, and then
Withdraw the ACID BY chemical means, we
nave remaining liquid, very sweet to the
'as'e, whlch WILL II allowed to separate,
sohuiiy 70 a mass OF grape sugar. This is
tne method OF changing corn into sirup
ana sugar what is most extraordinary
M TINS process Is the iact that the acid
undergoes no ammunition or change The
pay Oh chemicai amnities lies between the
amidine ana the elements OF water, grape
sugar containing more oxygen and hydro
gen. compared with the quantity oil car
oon' tnan the starch Nothing can be
more striking 'nan 'neSe changes From
'he kernei OF corn we OBTAIN starch, this
We cnAhge easily INTO gum, and' oy the aid
ol one Oh the most powerful and destruc-
'i'e ACIDS, transform 1t into siruP and
sugar
we are now TO consider another most
e1'raoruinary change which corn Is capable
o' undergoing 'nas Oh oelng transformed
INTO wniskey or alcohol II we take the
sweet hquid obtained BY the infusion OF
matted corn, ana SUBJECT 1t 70 a temperature
OF oV OF W ran, 1t soon becomes turbid
ana MUDDY bubbles OF gas are seen to
rise from al parts OF the liquid, the
temperature rises and there are signs OF
chemical action going on in It, After q
wnie' "slaekens ana soon stops altogether
hAamiha'ion SHOWS that'it was now COM
Pie'els 'os' i'S sweet taste' and acquired
anotner quite distinct An intoxicating
hqu'a Is ioand, and II we place Il in a still
we OBTAIN co'orless' iniiammable liquid,
easily recognized as alcohol. BY a pecu-
har arrangement oi the condensing appara-
'us OIL the s''ii' portion OF the grain, oils,
ana . large amount OF water are allowed
70 60 over with the alcohol, and this con-
s'l.u'es whmkey'
ihs Is an example OF the change called
v'nous fermentation The influence OF q
iermen' OF decomposing azotlzed body
upon sugar rs strange and quite incom-
prenensipie. through Its agency, we may
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-01-24

Two Irishmen engaged in peddling
packages Of linen, bought an old mule tC
aid in carrying the bundles. Each would
ride awhile or ''ride and tie," as the say.
ing is. 0ne day the Irishman who wa.
on foot got close to the heels of his mule
ship, when he received kick on one Of
his shius. To be revenged he picked W
q stone, and hurled it at the mule, but by
accident struck his companion on the back
Of the head. Seeing what he had done,
he stopped, and began to grOan and rub
his shin. The man on the mule turned
and asked:
~ whats the matter 2"
"The cratur's kicked me" was the
reply.
"Be jabbers," said the other, "he's did
that same to me on the back Of my head. u
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-01-24

A philosophical victim advertises as
follows -4If the person who took a fancy
TO my oyercoat was Influenced by the in-
clemency Of the weather, then, contrary to
the weather, all is serene; but II he did 50
from commercial considerations, I am
ready TO enter into financial negotiations
for its return"
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-01-24

Ata juvenile party one litte fellow
rejoicing in the spleudor Of his new clothes
went up to another with triumphant re
mark "you amt dressed as I am.
"Well,' rctorted the other, q can lick yos
anyhow s4s
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-01-24

Il very ill-becomes a creature to partake
Of benefits from God, and then forget his
heavenly benefactor, and grow regardless
of that bounty from whence his comforts
aow.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-01-24

More marriages are said to take place
in Boston on New Years day and Thanks
giving day than any other days In the
year.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-01-24

To determine vhethsra man Is drunk
or not get him 70 say, 'The scene is truly
rural" Ifhe says "trural rury," " you may
put him down as drunk.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-01-24

Though mOdesty is 50 beautiful, and
winneth 50 on all beholden, yet q single
word, nay, a glance, may destroy its glory.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-01-24

Narrowing mans feelings is not by any
means intellectual farming. li
The Arizona sentinel., 1874-02-21
THE PEACE COMMISSION.
A Pi.Ute Pastoral.

If wss a P,'ace Commission,
 And hls garb was s"brr drsb; His hair was long and white, and he E.'onOmIzrd his gab; Iu short. ht WAS \ reticent
 And inOffrnsive slab His style was philanthrophic.
 And he bore \ cnrp-t-bag. {. In which he stored hIs tracts and soap, And-nthrr pracr'ul swaR, Whnh ILdinns patrnnlZr, when war And caitl,--stpaliug lag. Long they sal in snlpmn council,
 The ag-.t ani th- k~d, Mildly talking fi.hby virtue,
 Till th- sachem shook his head, As wilh douhl ard dim sus plcinn; Then he gruutrd low, and said Not with rlnqupnce of nature
 Not in mrtaph"rIc st,l", But in simpler frontier lIngo.
 Mingled slang and gramnar vile "Na-rre tron-sl want som" whisky; lljun empty; drink pile" Then that meek and lowly Qual CT Demonstrated with tear; Spoke ol firr-watrr and rum
 With el, qurnce severe-- Said qurIe fi.rhngiy. that whisky Was foe most insecure. l.. oh ,.f t,r Keeping down his growl lug bile: 'Has my brother brought tubaccOl ls there pnwd-r m h,s pIiel" But the hunrst agent answered, With an unsusprctIng smile. Had my variegated brother Eyer studied Mr Trask, He would never 1 aDI certain, such u foolish questIon ask. Read these pamphlets they will teaci
 Jnu
 In the light of truth 10 bask. Powder I have nonr-nor whisky, Nor the brain destroying leaf; But of moral tracts and stories have many for the Chief" Tbru the Indian. weeping sadly, Sai. it caused hlm bitter RrieGi That his moral sense compe lied him To rxtrart hts brath-r's hair; Whicbhssdld. with nice precision Auds ssSddrn-strcken air; And tE hoprtul Peace C"umissioH Trfnta sdllsass!nl s!nl. aud lbrs9
The Arizona sentinel., 1874-02-21
EXECUTIVE OFFICE.

|
 TUCSON, January ] IS7
 To the Hon. Board 0f EducatI,i' of the Territory of Arizona In accordance with law, I have the honor to submit my annual reporl of the condition and prngrpss ot schools during the past year, as follows:
 PIMA COUNTY. Cash OR- hand January 1, 1873, SS74 g cash received from the Territorial school fund, S1433 22, and from all snnrces received, S429l.77 Amount paid to teach. CTS. Sl,676 S8; for School-houSe- and furniture S24l. l.61 for school hooks 5 H90 1; for salary to super intendent Sl00 !; for rent of school house S363 50; incidental rxpen- ses S449. .75; on hand S1420.13- making fn all S429l v the amount received. The probable amounts that will ne received in 1871 are $l500 from the county and S100U from the Territory. The prGha- ble amount that will be required for 1874 iS S29U0
 The number and. condition 0i the syhOols are: -l primary school was kept open in Sanford three months by d male teacher at SlOl per month.
 One has heen maintained in Florence for two months by d male teacher at $lDO with all average daily attendance Ol twenty.
 A primary school WIS opened iI Tucson for boys and continued four mouths. Two schools art now open in charge ol female teachers, each with a salary o sI0O per month. One teacher llas charge of the boys and the other of the girls in seperate rooms There is an average daily attend ance of fifty boys and twenty-five girl The progress made by the pupils is reported to be excellent A s. hool.house l6x3O has beer built at Florence. It was done by volunteer subscriptions on the part of the citizens The othe S. hooIs in the county are kept II rented buildings. McGnHey'' series of hooks are used.
 The census returns snow th' whole number Of chil 'ren be tween the ages of six and twenty one to be 75l, of which llo are re ported attending public schools
 The value of schOol-h0uses ant furniture in the county IS report ed to be $975.
 YAVAPAI COUNTY. .
 Cash on hand January |, 1875 $151. 48 1; received from Terrltorls school fund S148S,79; from count
The Arizona sentinel., 1874-02-21
EDUCATION IN ARIZONA.

Following is the annual report lf the Territorial superintendent Df public instruction for the wear 1 Q-o.
The Arizona sentinel., 1874-02-21
dhe Srizona Sentinel.
Published Every Saturday, by
 WM. J BERRY,
 Editor and Proprietor. TERMS--Tnvariahlv in Advance
SuBSCRIPTION:

ADVF F'FT~TNG: 0neinCh space. I'=-. sf Insertion S2 5h Each suhsrqua0t iasrrfion- ------- 23 Confr fr iy the year or q'trter at It. ,ed rates
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-05-14
Concerning the South.

Mr.. Edmund Clarence Stedman, who
has spent some time in Florida, thinks
that state is going to be largely settled by
people from the north, among them many
wealthy people who will have only their
winter residences there. He says that
those states in which the southern whites
have retained the management principal
ly in their own hands, Of which Georgia
is notable example, are far more pros
porous than those states managed by a
combination of adventures from both
the north and south, of which South
Carolina may be mentioned as at the
other extreme. In Georgia the people
are active, hopeful, and the towns are
prosperous and growing, and real estate
is advancing. On the contrary, in South
Carolina, real estate is offered at less than
one-half its intrinsic value, and the people
seem to have all their pluck taken out of
them by the frightful burden of taxation
and state debt. He thinks the south is at
the edge of an era of great prosperity, in
those states whose political condition will
permit new business enterprises. The
men who went south and pushed
into politics do not fairly represent our
intelligence, industry, or manners, and
have made their way for the most part
BY ways that are dark and tricks that
are vain" The misfortune was that at
first the South mistook these people as
fair specimens of northern men. It has
now found out its mistake, and is giving
q hearty welcome to northerners of en-.
terprise and standing.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-05-14
Healing by Faith.

DIR. Brown Sequard, the eminent sur
geon, in lecture delivered in New York
the other day, said: "The cure of any
illness which does not consist in a disor-
ganizati0n of the tissues, can often be ac-
complished when the person thinks it can
be done. If we physicians, who treat pa
them believe that they are to be cured,
we certainly would obtain less fees than
we do, and must say that the best of US
would rejoice at it. There is no doubt at
all that If we could give to patients the
idea that they are to be cured, they would
often be cured; especially if we could
name time for it, which is a great ele-
ment in success. have succeeded some
times, and | may say that l succeed more
now than formerly, because l have N.Y.
self the faith that / can in giving faith
obtain cure. / wish, indeed, that phys
icians who are younger men than myself,
and who will have more time to study
this question than / have, would take It
up, especially in those cases in which
there is functional nervous affection
only to deal with, as it is particularly,
though not only, in those cases that a
cure can be obtained. Indeed a cure
may thus be obtained in certain organic
affections; even in dropsy it may lead to
a cure. You know that It will stop pain:
that going to a dentist is often quite
enough to make the toothache disappear.
l have seen patients come to me with a
terrible neuralgia, who dreaded the oper-
alton was about to perform, and, just at
the time was to undertake it, ceased to
an far
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-05-14
Cremation.

England is considering the wisdom of
burning the dead rather than TO bury
them, and the. subject is not without its
special interest in many parts of our own
country. Societies to promote cremation
have been proposed in New York, as they
have likewise in England, and the argu-
ments in favor of burning over burial are
being pressed with unusual force. It can
not be denied that they possess a great
share of practical strength. Austria is
the first country to take hold of a meas
ure for thus disposing of the remains of
the dead. The paper written by Sir
Henry Thompson for an English review
has been translated twice in German. the
former physician to the King of Belgium
prefxing an introduction to one Of the
Under the influence of this
paper, 1t is said that the Communal
Council of Vienna has, by large ma
iority, adopted the proposal to establish
ID the cemetery the apparatus necessary
for burning the bodies, to which the
friends of all dead persons can have free
access A similar resolution has been
adopted by the Council of Crate. The
revival Of this old custom appears there
lore to be not very far of.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-05-14
Habits Of the Lobster.

If the lobster does not like his food, he
pushes it away from him in very de-
cided manner, and will shave none Of t."
II, on the contary, the food is agreeable
to him, he munches it up, moving his
jaws in peculiar way, fike a weaver
making blanket. He tears his food in.
to large pieces, leaving the actual pound
ing work to be done by the very peculiar
internal teeth which are found in the
lining of the stomach, and which our
readers can easily examine for Themselves
if they will take the trouble. When the
lobster goes out for constitutional,
and is not in particular hurry, he car
ries his great claws in front of him, well
away from the ground, like the big flags
we sometimes see heading street process
sions. He "walks" upon the little legs
which are underneath his body, while he
keeps his horns moving in front of his
nose like blind man tapping the flags
with his stick as he plods along, led by
his dog; hence / conclude the lobster is
If the least thing alarms
him he scuttles backward on his little
legs, which move with the rapidity of the
legs of a centipede. If he does not 90
fast enough in this way, he suddenly
snaps his tail toward him like man sud.
denly closing his hand, and flies back
ward with jerk like an India rubber
band snapped in half Altogether, the
lobster is rather curious fellow.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-05-14

Mrs. Schofeld, formerly the proprie-
trees OF an extensive millinery establish
ment on Broadway, New York, died in
Saratoga recently. As many as sixteen
years ago she had sum of money In
gold laid by to defray the expenses of
her funeral when her death should occur.
The casket was made of yellow pine,
lined with zinc, and white satin, and
covered with black silk velvet, with elab-
crate silver trimmings The top of the
casket being off, disclosed the whole
length figure of the corpse. She was clad
in full dress of rich black silk velvet.
trimmed with lace. One hand delicately
gloved, held rich lace handkerchief,
and on the other hand, which was bare,
gllstened the diamonds of her engage
ment ring, held in place upon her finger.
Wreaths and crosses of tea-roses and
other howers-rare, beautiful and fra
grant-were artistically disposed in
great profusion. The casket was borne
in the hands of six stout, handsomely
dressed colored men, and wearing white
gloves. AT the grave the casket was
placed in box also encased with zinc,
and both Theoretically sealed. Directions
for all these arrangements and formali-
ties had been deliberately given by the
deceased, who had all Instructions re-
garding the funeral and the burial care
fully and deliberately written out be-
fore her death. The velvet of which
her dress was composed, and the same
with which the casket was covered, she
purchased herself for Just this purpose
several years ago, and kept it sacredly
laid aside for such use only.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-05-14
/" Do Not Mingle."

A writer on social intercourse saws !:
Mr.. Martin, the eminent painter, was
accustomed at one time to have converse
s'ones at his house, at which there never
was any person who was not eminent in
some department Of literature or art.
They generally consisted of about seventy
persons, and they were remarkable for
their pleasant character. One thing also
remarkable was that there was extremely
little eating and drinking at them. At
length it began to be thought that men
should be allowed to bring their wives.
and that in few instances where married
women Of eminence had been admitted
they should be at liberty to bring their
husbands. In a little while after, the
wives of the literati and artists pleaded
for permission to bring with them female
friends who happened to be staying with
them. Thus large infusion of common
place mortals took place. The conse-
quence was that the meetings fell offvery
much in attractiveness, and that great
deal more of eating and drinking was OBJ
served. So much was the latter circum-
stance remarked, that the host found it
necessary to give up the use of wine;
then ne gave up everything like supper.
The commonplace people being thus dis
gusted, and the elite having meanwhile
ceased to feel any pleasure in attending,
these Conversations were at last entirely
given up, after they had run with more
or less success for about six years."
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-05-14
The Bachelor.

ooh, who would an old bachelor be. to
roam in this wide world alone - no one.
A bachelor y even more miserable than
an old maid; for he has no one to per-
form the various domestic offices which
she can perform for herself. None but
the married man has home in his old
age. None has friends, then, but he |;
none but he knows and feels the solace of
the domestic hearth; none but he lives
and freshens in his green old age, amid
the affections Of his children. There is
no tear shed for the old bachelor; there
is no ready hand and kind heart to cheer
him in his loneliness and bereavement:
there is none in whose eyes he can see
himself reflected, and from whose lips he
can receive the unfailing assurances of
care and love. No. The old bachelor
may be courted for his money. He may
eat and drink and revel, as such things
do; and he may sicken and die in hotel
or garret, with plenty of attendants
about him, like 80 many cormorants wait
ing for their prey. But he will never
know what II Is to be loved, and to live
and die amid loved circle. He can
never know the comforts of the domestic
Preside.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-05-14
1t Is Healthy to Marry.

The statistics of all countries show that
marriage is promotive of longevity. Mar
ried people of both sexes live longer, be-
cause they are ordinarily more happy
and prudently behaved than even bach
elors and spinsters. Moral and sanitary
science combine in demanding that we'd
lock shall be encouraged. It happens,
however, that in all old settled commu-
mites there is large preponderance of
women. The female sex is less able than
the male to fight unaided the battle of
life, and it's miseries in the event of fail
ure are greater. The excess of unmarried
women should be diminished, if philan-
thropy and sound political economy are
capable of graphing with the evil
There are two ways of solving the diff.
ficulty. One is an equalization of the
sexes by means of the aided emigration
of surplus women to new settlements.
Governor SHADES down east school-mis-
tresses married so rapidly after going
west, that their successors were put under
$4,000 bonds to remain single for three
years. In many instances this proved no
obstacle to impetuous wooers, who paid
the pecuniary forfeit that they might be
united to the object of their affection.
The same thing is going on every day in
New Zealand.-Hedrth and Home
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-05-14
ParadOxes.

Water thrown into q red-hot metallic
vessel does not boil, as we should expect,
but quietly gathers itself together, form
ing more or less perfect sphere; and in
that condition floats about gracefully on
the hot surface as it slowly evaporates
away. If at the same time a very va
portable substance, as liquid sulphur
GUS acid is thrown in, the water may ac-
tually be frozen in the red-hot vessel.
Water boiled in glass flask until the
upper part of the vessel is entirely filled
with steam and then dexterously corked
before air can gain admission and placed
in cold water, recommences to boil. The
boiling is produced by cold instead of
heat, and the experiment is known as
the ordinary paradox.
If steam from water boiling ut 212 de-
gress is passed into a solution of salt
water the temperature of the solution
steadily rises, and passing PIP degrees,
reaches the boiling point Of the solution
finally the latter also boils at tempera-
ture as high and even higher than $50
degrees, according to its nature. There
we have the extraordinary result of OBJ
tanning higher temperature, say $50
degrees, from lower one, viz: 212 de-
gress.
If there is anything in nature that
possesses positive character, it is light
Yet the physicist may 20 reflect the light
from given source as to cause IL to des-
troy itself and produce darkness. In
like manner two sounds may be made to
interfere with each other and either pro-
duce silence or increased intensity of
sound, at the will of the operator.