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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-06-13

A VALUABLE Cow. Robert A. Glib
bOns, in this county, is the owner Of an
extremely valuable COW. Her milk is Sc
rich that Mrs Gibbons collects large guam
titles Of purebutter from the pans or crooks
in which the milk is deposited Not only
Is the milk Of this COW extremely rich In
butter producing qualities, but it is very
large in quantity, the collection Of butter
being for week at time, not less than
three pounds per day. And this is not
the result Of any extraordinary stopping
or keeping, this wonderful butter-making
COW running in the field and having only
the same care and attention bestowed by
Mr.. Gibbons upon bis other cows. He is
satisfied that with extra attention and
feeding this COW win when in her prime
and entirely fresh, yield the astonishing
amount Of twenty-five pounds of butter per
week The butter made from the rich
milk Of this wonderful animal Is, Of course,
superb article, being when worked out
and dressed in the usual way, firm and
solid and entirely free from all extraneous
matter We are quite sure it would COM
mand a premium anywhere as the best
butter. Although this COW is now yield
ing tgenty-one pounds Of butter per week,
she is, as stated, not entirely fresh, and is
not yet in her prime, only having had her
third calf. This COW is not for sale, and we
are willing to be held responsible for the
truth ofthe statements made respecting her
wonderful butter producing qualities
Rockingham Va. Register.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-06-13

HOUSE vERMIS.--Cockroaches are the
plague Of many housekeepeF and yet a
little paris-geen is death to them. Keep
Il in common dredging box, label il poi
son, and apply it weekly to their haunts
Bed bugs or chinch bugs may also be dis
persed and utterly ronted, with this reme-
dy, and both cockroaches and bed bugs
win fee from powdered borax.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-06-13
To MnAsuRE rnE Hrranr on Tnrrs

To MEASURE THE HEIGHr or TREES.
When the sun is shining 50 that the
tree casts shadow, set stick perpendic-
ular. Mark the length Of the shadow Of
the stick and also that of the tree Then
as the length Of the sticks shadow is to
the height Of the stick above the ground,
50 is the length of the trees shadow to
the height Of the tree.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-06-13

There Is something very sensible in the
imPrompR remark Of young lady aIf
our Maker thought it wrong for Adam TO
live single when there was not woman
on earth, how criminally wrong are the
old bachelors with tho world full of pretty
girls r
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-06-13

"Therc are two ways Of doing II, ? said
Pat to himself as he stood musing and
waiting for job on a street corner. aIf
! save me $4,000 I must lay up 5000 !
year for twenty years, or | can put away
$50 year for two hundred yean. Now,
which way win do ~"
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-06-13

Mr.. James 7. Fields says that since
1854 there has not graduated from any
American college man who has yet made
any great mark either as a lawyer, an ora
tor, a statesman, a poet, preacher, an
essayist, or an historian.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-06-13

A gentleman has two canaries which be
calls q Wheeler" and Wilson," His
reason for these appelIations Is that neither
Of them are Singers He ought to teach
them 9 Howe.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-06-13
selert poetrp.

Morning stands in the gates OF the East
with single star pinned In the night OF her hair
THAT'S thrown back I'll her bosom and brow are as
bare
Aslfdrapcd but to gladden. feast
While her eye and her cheek, flashing glorionsly
there,
Floods with purple and crimson the trcmulous air
As the wine floods and Ausics feast
Now, the landscape is set to the music Of June,
And the hreezes and streamlets and bees are In tune
while the futhroaicd warhlen, that haunt the cool
bow'r,
Chant their mathis aloud In the bright purple hours
And the ruby hcckcd tenants that people the brook
Are allured from its depths by some treacherous
hook
while the wIld.bird, in hooks tina, are silent and
lone,
sits still on her nest as II sculptured In stone.
See the steed that arose at the rst peep Of dawn,
Shake the dew from his coat on the sweet scented
lawn,
And the milkma.d, that gathers the kline round her
pail.
Add the on her cheek To the rose of the vale;
While tho owcrsa her feet In most exquisite bloom
Pour abroad on the air all thcir richest perfume;
And the hnsbAndman tends the green blades on the
wold,
That shall yet glow around him In ridges ofgold
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-06-13

A new way 70 prevent bleeding At the
nose i 70 keep your nose out Of other peo-
pies business.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-02-21

electric lights from the tower, Il is sug-
gested that the latter, with their adjoining
grounds, might be brilliantly illuminated
at night. The summit Of the spire would
also form a magnificent observatory, while
the view of the surrounding country would
be unparalleled.
It is hardly necessary for us to point out
the very appropriate character Of the do
sign in connection with the object of its
erection. That the hundredth anniversary
Of our national existence should not pass
without some more permanent memorial
than that of an exposition, which, within
a few months from its close, will have dis
appeared, seems to us eminently proper
II is clear that, within the coming two
years, no monument Of so imposing ma
ture, or of so unique and original concep-
ton, can be constructed Of any other
material than iron, nor, indeed, can we
hope to erect fabric more completely ma
tional in every feature. Not only then
shall we commemorate our birthday by the
loftiest structure ever built BY man, but by
an edifce designed by American engineers,
reared by American mechanics, and con.
structed of material purely the produce of
American soil.-Seientifc American.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-02-21
Habits of Eating.

A highly edifying and amusing cores
pondence has bern recently going on in
the columns Of Public Opinion, London
periodical, upon the subject of regularity
in meals. One scientific feeder subsists
upon two meals day and grows fat upon
it. Another takes his regular ratiOns four
times daily, and declares his readiness to
attack fifth. One hygienic individual
cannot get along without his regular "nips"
between times, while another holds that
life would be feeting show without a
regular allowance Of beef at dinner. The
subject is an interesting one, not only to
the bulls, whose adipOse tissue is gener-
ally supposed to equal their voraeity, but
to the American, whose lean and hungry
aspect suggests dyspepsia and concomitant
evils. Upon the advantage of regularity
Of meals all medical men agree; but the
quality, quantity and frequency thereof
are matters to be decided by climate,
strength of digestive power, occupation,
and many other causes. The healthiest
rule appears to be to eat little, but often I;
and most people err by leaving the stomach
too long empty, and then giving 1t too
much to do. The general custom with us
Of three meals day is good one, and to
it may be attributed, We think, the gen.
eral healthy aud robust appearance of our
men, as compared with those of many other
cities, Where there is dyspepsia--and
where is there not?-it is less the result of
want of regularity than of two great IA.
pidity Of mastication; too great and highly
seasoned variety Of food too many drinks
between times; and too generous use of
tobacco and the salivary glands. The
English are much more sensible in their
cooking and eating than we are-the re-
fined epicure Of the Louisville Courier.
Journal to the contrary notwithstanding.
The man in London who breakfasts upon
an egg and piece of dry toast, and dimes
npon a cut from the joint and a pint Of
porter, is much more likely to have
sound sleep, a pleasant temper, and
hopeful disposition than the citizen who
bends over his hotel table, surrounded by
a small feet Of side dishes, which, taken
in the aggregate, represent an amount Of
indigestion which no picture in Dore's
illustrations to the "Inferno" could posi-
bly, paint within few thousand miles.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-02-21

viii only give You the figures for nv
last crop (1873.) II was ali shipped d
New York. Ny whole crop from this ol..,
and dilapidated orchard netied $40 100. IS.
The Bartlett pears were sold In this place
at 81 per basket for canning purposes,
amounting to SALT. The other pears and
early apples realized about $50. ssy forthe
whole s4Tb. This amounts to total Of
SIG, 5T575. From this deduct 81 500 for
cultivation, picking, sorting and hauling,
and had an entirely clear profit Of so 900
from the seventy acres, and nine-tenths Of
the pear and apple trees were two Young
to bear any fruit.
Three Of my peach trees yielded re-.
speetiyely twenty-one baskets, twenty-ope
and half baskets and twenty-five baskets.
The excessively wet weather in August
and the washing away Of several miles Of
the Delaware Railway dniailed loas, / am
satisfied, Of fully $1,000. Two 81 NV va
rieties were almost entirely lost from these
two causes. Had no disaster Happened /
think ] should have realized ell.600 clear
OF every expense
Mr.. Arnington has very iine Young
orchard, about two miles from Dover. Of
300 trees, from which he obtained profit
Of u $40. Very respectfully,
II. RfDuELY.r
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-02-21

determines the laying out Of the ground
the relative position of different objects,
together with the fact that only the EN-.
peror is considered worthy to peform tho
worship, invests it with dignity and solemn
ty which belong to no other religious cere.
mony in China.
The enclosure, which is about two miles
in circumference, is surrounded by high
wall On entering, it appears like large
park. Many of the trees which abound in
it are Of great age. Above the trees there
appears in the distance tho beautiful dome
of large pavilion situated in the eastern
side Of the enclosure, on high marble
terrace, and rising from the terrace to the
height Of about 100 feet. Here the En-:
peror resorts in the spring to pray for a
prosperous season for his subjects. South
of the pavilion is the altar Of Heaven,
previously referred to. This is a mound
about 20 feet high, in three terraces-the
upper one 80 feet in diameter, the lower
one over 200. All are covered with white
polished marble This mound corresponds
to the one above described except that il
has no building whatever upon it. Near
this undiscovered mound there is an
altar for whole burnt offerings. This is
about 10 feet high, and in il are burned
whole bullocks. These bullocks must be
two years old and without blemish. There
are also large .urn-shaped iron CRATES, where
silks are offered and the products of the
soil. As the Emperor kneels to worship
Heaven, on the marble pavement under
the open sky, the FIRE for consuming the
burnt offering is kindled. This worship
is performed before daylight, the Emperor
having spent the night, as is supposed, in
fasting and meditation. A severe simplici-
ty and marked solemnity characterizes this
worship. No deity from the Buddhist or
Taouist Pantheon has any place within
this sacred enclosure, and no images are
found in any of the buildings
While it is gratifying to find in China
this one form of worship so nearly exempt
from an idolatrous element, and this
markad thouah ya,,,,o ooL 49,. -
the existence of the unseen God of Heav.
en-, to whom even the Emperor owns his
inferiority and allegiance, it must be ad-
mitted that this service is at present little
more than an empty ritualism, those en-
gagged in it having no proper conception Of
God; and that this vague worship of
Heaven is vitiated and corrupted by the
inferior worship of the sun, moon, and of
various terrestrial gods and spirits.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-02-21
DIFFERENCE IN HUMAN CIVILIZATIONS

DIFFERENCE IN HUMAN CIVILIZATIONS.
1t is well.known fact that the human
body contains in itself various humors and
aids similar in action and having the same
tendency toward the baser metals, rs nitric
and sulphuric acids-namely, to tarnish
them; these acids varying in quality in
different persons. No better proof need
be given in support Of this than in noticing
the effect which different persons have on
the jewelry they wear. There are thou
sands who-for fancy or economy sake
wear continually the cheapest kind, known
under the name Of fancy je'oeiry, having
brass ear wires to the drops, without any
i'll effects, while many others, after wearing
them few days, are troubled with sore
ears; in other words, the acids contained
in the perspiration of some persons are
sufficient to act upon the brass. There
are persons by whom jewelry of any grade
below Is karats fine would be furnished in
a few days, and if such persons were TO
condemn all jewelry they thus tarnish as
brass, they would do great injustice to the
jeweler. These are extreme cases, il is
true, but there are many persona who can
not even wear iron or steel about them
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-02-21

Hundreds Of men have no time to get
acquainted with their children. They see
in general way that they are clean and
wholesome looking, they pay the quarterly
school bills, and they grudge no expense
in the matter Of shoes and overcoais. They
dimly remember that they once courted
their wives, and said tender things in
pleasant parlors, where the cheerful gas
light sheds its glow, or on moonlight eve
nings under the rushing leaves. The time
for that has quite gone by, and they would
feel as bashful as school boy reciting a
piece, were they to essay compliment
to the lady at'the other end Of the table,
They have forgotten that home has It's
inalienable rights, and among them first
and chiefest, the right to their personal
presence. Nothing rest man or woman
who has been busy about one set Of things,
better than a total change employment or
feeling. A nap on the lounge is all very
well, but after half hour Of il, II the most
tired man will shake of dull sleep, and
have romp with the children, or game
Of bo-Peep with the baby, he viii be rested
much more thoroughly than IL he browse
away the whole evening, as too many bu-
siness men do.-Hearfh and Home
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-02-21
Unknown Places.

Chief Justice DAILY, in his annual adj
dress before the American Geographical
Society, in referring to the work yet to be
done by geographical societies, says -
" There are not now great highways along
the ocean to be tracked or great continents
10 be discovered, but there is yet one-sey-
enteenth part Of the globe Of which we
know nothing except by conjecture. The
region which surrounds the South Pole,
the Antarctic, covers an area OF Z 900 900
square miles. The Arctic measures near
ly 100000. The unexplOred portion Of
Africa may be put down at least as ,O00,-
900. The unknown part Of Australia is GER
tainly more than two-thirds of that amount
and in this connection | may draw attention
to the great islands ofthe East Indian Arch
ipelago, stretching from the northeast
corner Of Asia to New Zealand, occupying
the most favored part Of the earth, and
which have in extent the magnitude Of a
continent One Of this great group, Dor.
neo, is considered the second largest island
on the globe. A strip along the coast Of
about 100 miles deep represents what we
know Of it; the interior and the larger
portion remains unknown. Papua or New
Guinea is as large or may even be larger
than Borneo. What do we know Of 1t Z?
Comparatively nothing. Sumatra is 900
miles in length, and Celebes and Luzon are
inferior only to Sumatra, and there are in
addition numerous islands Of considerable
size, some as large as Ceylon, and thous-
ands of minute islandA, many Astounding
in spices and mineral ores II was with
the view Of drawing public attention to
the importance Of obtaining more exact
geographical knowledge of the planet we
inhabit that the FIRST geographical society
was formed in Great Britain 43 years ago,
and that the stimulus which such body
can give to such an inquiry is very great
aud the results it can produce extensive is
seen in the fact that there are now 80 Of
these societies distributed over the globe,
in England, France, Holland, Belgium,
Italy, Spain, Germany, Hungary, Russia,
India, the United States, Mexico, Brasil,
and Buenos Ayres. 1t is only very large
sOcieties-like the Royal Geographical
Society in London, which has now 200
members, paying e each annually, and
has in addition . permanent fund of over
100000 and stipend FROM government,
making its annual income over $50, 900, or
the Imperial Russian Geographical Society,
which is muniicently supported by the
government-that can engage in and de-
fray the expense of explorations in the
unknown parts Of the earth"
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-02-21

A WONDERFUL CAvE---In the range
Of mountains in Western North Carolina,
known as the "Fork Range, most singu.
lar phenomenon exists. It is breathing
care. In the summer months q current
Of air comes from il 50 strongly that a
person can't walk against it, while in the
winter its suction is just as great The
cool air from the mountain in the summer
Is felt for miles, in direct line from the
mouth Of the cave. At times most
unpleasant odor is emitted upon the current
from dead csrcasses Of animals sucked in
and killed by the violence. The loss Of
cattle and stock in that section in winter
is accounted for in this way they range
too near the mouth of the cave, and the
current carries them in. At times, when
the change from inhalation to exhalation
begins, the air is filled with various hairs Of
animals, not unfrequently bones and car
cases are seen miles from the place. The
air has been known to change materially
in temperature during exhalation from
quite cool to unpleasantly hot, whitening
vegetation within reach, and accompanied
by a terrible roaring, gurgling sound, as Of
pot boiling. It is unaccounted for BY
scientific men who have examined 1t,
though no exploration can take place. It
is feared by many that volcanic eruption
may break forth there some time. Such
things have occurred in places as little
unexpected.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-02-21

STANDARD OF CHARITY.-Men meas
ure their charities by a peculiar standard.
A man who has but dollar in his pocket
would give apenny for almost any purpose.
If he had hundred dollars he might give
one dollar; carry il higher and there comes
falling of. One hundred would be con.
sidered too large a sum for him who has
ten thousand, while present Of one thou
sand would be deemed miraculous from a
man worth one hundred thousand, yet the
proportion is the same throughout, aud the
mans penny, the widows mite, is more
than the rich mans high-sounding and
widely trumpeted benefaetiou.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-02-21

A TERRIBLE WHAPos.--A new gun,
the invention Of james P. Taylor, Of Kaox-
vile, Tennessee, Is being tried 1t Colts
armory Hartford, Conn. The Springfield
Rspabheaa says ;--It Is claimed that ID
will discharge 800 balls minute, and has
been known to discharge 1000. There
are twenty-four barrels, sixteen in the
outer circle and eight inside. They do
not revolve, but are ali convsrgent, 20 that
At 500 yards the balls win allslrike within
. circle Of ono foot. II Is terrible weap.
on. Arrangements are IN progress for
their manufacture At Colt's.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-02-21
Coronation of the King of Siam.

This city, says Bangkok correspon-
dent, has lately been a scene of festivity
and gorgeous professions and Examinations,
owing to the re-coronation of the King,
who has lately attained his majority. He
was originally crowned about six years ago,
on the death of his father; but, being then
only boy of 10, he could not undertake
the sole charge of government, which was,
therefore, intrusted to Regent, who has
fulfilled his duties in a manner which Is
seldom met with in Oriental countries.
Prior to the present ceremony, the
King, according to Siamese law, was COM
PEELED to enter the priesthood for short
time, and had to perform all the duties of
the youngest novice and to receive in
structions suitable to the position he was
to occupy. After this ceremony he was,
on the morning Of the 10th of November,
at half past 5, recrowued by the attendant
priests, which fact was announced to the
people by a salute Of 101 guns from the
palace, and another Of II guns from a
French frigate which came to Bangkok in
honor Of the occasion.
At 10 a. m. the King repaired to the
Royal Throne, arrayed in the splendid
State Robes, and attended by his mobiles
bearing the different insignia of his power.
A most brilliant assemblage had been pre-
viously congregated in front Of the throne,
and representatives from almost every civ.
ilized nation were present. Immediately
after His Majesty had taken his seat on
the throne he read proclamation abolish
ing crouching and prostitution in the pres
ence ofa superior. From time immemorial
it has been the Siamese custom never to
stand in the presence of Royalty, and the
highest mobiles in the land could only
approach the King on their knees, with
their elbows resting on the focr, and their
hands joined in the act of worship. A
nobleman visiting another of higher rank
than himself would have to remain in a
very similar position, no matter how long
the interview might last. In the procla-
nation the King stated that he had been
impressed with the conviction that no
country could prosper where sach servility
and worship from one man to another was
the custom, and that he wished to see men
on more equal footing, so that the poor
est subject in the kingdom might feel sure
of obtaining equal justice with the rich.
During the reading of this edict, all the
Siamese present, to the number of about
400, remained in a PROSTATE condition on
the floor, but at its conclusion they arose
simultaneously and did their best toward
making bow to the King in European
fashion.
Many Of them appeared III at case, and
1t was noticeable, by their round shoulders
and half-stooping gait, that they were
almost afraid of the position they found
themselves in.
After few more formalities, the King
retired amid the most horrible din of con-
ches, gongs, horns and all other native
instruments which could possibly render
discord discordant. As the King now
possesses some military bands very fairly
trained in European music, II is anticipate
ed that the native instruments sounded
their keath knell on this occasion.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-02-21


The following letter from H, Ridgely,
Esq, Of Dover, Delaware, upon the profits
of fruit culture commands he .ub;sct -
n. n.,.;a....;.n 80 &. s 80 I,
-e s ''' A''0" y '"o 'A''e' :. oafr0''
county more strongly than anything we
could say 70 them on the subject If the
advice Of the ADVOCATE Is worth ANYTHING
10 them. we would sav olive NOR. .t,en,;o {
~ .,-., :,
= my 'ao''0' y o'nss crops 'nah
gram, wheat, corn, and oats can be pro.
dueed 70 better advantage in the West,
and can successfully compete with our
rr.;, IN a,r ow, u..pa,s Th...e...
80, s 's..
p'ans iiu'' trees, ana cui''sate small FRUITS
stock oil your streams with fish; cultivate
the grasses for hay; feed more cattle for
market; make more milk and bu,ter. rs;se
-. .,a.l 80 49,. - - -
80 80 $40 1850 ,a,ss ''o's snsei
and Keep fewer dogs, ana farmers will find
their purses growing heavier each succeed