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Artificial Ice-Making.

The process of making ice at the great
manufactory at Montgomery is as follows;
"The water is distilled, put into rcctangu-
lar tin cans, thirty inches long and nine
and half inches wide and three-fourtbs
Of an inch think. These are placed in
rows in tanks filed with salt water, com
ing not quite to their tops. Ether, which
has been liquidiued in an adjoining room
under pressure of from seventy to one
hundred and ten pounds to the square inch,
is then forced into about one hundred pipes
in each, filing all the tubes as it expands
into gas. The ether extracts the caloric
from the water surrounding the tube,
equalizes the temperature and brings the
whole below freesing point. The distilled
water congeals readily, and the salt is
brought down several degrees colder than
ice without freezing. The gas passes to
receiver, aud is again made to dc ser
vice. It is difficult to confne il, but II
not allowed to escape, the same quantity
can be used continually. It is said that
ether is better than mercury, as the latter
eats out copper and iron pipes quickly,
while the former does not affect the met
ais Three times day the cans are taken
out, dipped into hot water, which loosens
the cake inside, and slabs Of ice are pro-
duced weighing twenty-five pounds each.
-Four of these are piled on top Of each
other and allowed to freeze together, max
ing one hundred pounds to the block
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paper pellets.
From seril~e,. Mon.lay.
A CONSTANT READER.

The oTerworked scribe Of the Mudyille Gasefe
Sat wondering. .moneyless wight
This ONCE would ever be cleared Of is debt,
With the times SO deplorably tight;
When the tread Of old leather heard the stair
And stranger stepped into the room,
Who asked, with don't let-meb bo ther YOU sair
Which the bore Is 80 apt to assume
''fIow are YEP The editor rose with smile,
And pleasantly yielded his chair,
Placed the visitors sadly unbeauiifui tile
(Which exhibited symptoms OF wear
On the top Of the desk, alongside OF his own
"a shocking old plug, by the way,)
And then asked in n rather obsequious tone,
"can We do anything for you to-dayY
MOL Jest called to see ye'-the visitor said
I'm friend to the newspaper man."
Here he ran red handkerchief over his head.
And accepted the editors FAM
II hey read all the pieces you've writ for your sheet
And they're straight to the pint, l confess;
That ar slap you gin Keyser was sartinly neat
You're ali ornyment, sir. to the pressp
Il am glad you are pleased said the writer indeed
But you praise me too highly, by far
Just select an exchange that you're anxious to read
And while reading IL, try this cigar,
By the way. I've melon laid up for trcat--
I've peen keeping II nestled IN iee
It's beauty, Sir, fit for an angel to cat
Now, perhaps, you will relish slice?
Then the stranger rolled up half dozen or more
ofthe choicest exchanges Of all
Helped himself to the fruit threw the rinds on the
Or flung them at Hies on the wall. floor
He assured his new friend that his pieces were wrote
In manner oncommonly able"-
As he wiped his red hands on the editors coat
That hung at the side Of the table
by the way, I've neglected to ask you your name"
Said the scribe as the stranger arose
That's fact" he replied, I'm Abimalech Bame,
You have heerd O. that name, suppose?
I'm alvin out here on the Fiddletown creek
Where own good house and a lot:
The Gdseae gets around to ne wunst every week
I'm the constantest reader you've egotr'
"Abimalech Bame," mused the editor, "B-a.m-e-
(tIere his guest begged chew OF his "twist')
I'm sorry to say your melliauous name
Doesn't happen to honor my listF
"spose not" the answer, mo reason IL should,
For ye see jine lots with Bill Prim--
He's reglar subscriber and pays ye In wood,
And borry your paper O himr
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-12-11
Aisfllanous.
Changes in Names.


Among the most curious deriyations is
the Turkish name Of Constantineple-
Stamboul. The colloquial phrase among
the Greeks to designate the place was asis
ten Poiin"-"to the city," OF this the
Turks made "Istampol," and, finally, STAN
boul. York, from the Latin Eboracum,
would seem to present, at the first glance,
little resemblance to its original. The
process Of change in common usage was
something's as follows ;--Eboracum, Ebauc,
Eorfcrwic, Eorc, York. But colloquial
changes are not always to be despised.
They mean history. The common express
sion, "a game leg" for lame leg, would
at FIRST seem to be making game misfor-
tune The true word is gum, old Euglis h
meaning defective We have Cambridges
in great numbers in the United States, in
places where there is neither a river, cam,
nor a bridge. Every machinist knows
that ''oam" is the name given to piece
Of machinery which causes an eccentric
motion. The River Cam Is crooked river.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-12-11
TARE THE PAPERS.

Why don't you take the papers,
They're the life OF our delight;
Except about election time,
And then read for spite.
Subscribe you cannot lose cent,
Why should you be afraid9
For cash thus paid Is money lent
At interest four-fold paid.
60, then, and take the papers,
And pay to-day, nor pay delay,
And my word for 1t Inferred,
You'll live until you're gray.
An old nelghbor Of mine,
While dying with a cough,
Desired to hear the latest news
While he was going off.
! took the papers, and | read
Ofsome new pills in force;
He bought box.-and he Is deade
No-hearty as a horse.
] know two men as much alike
As e'er you saw two stumps.
And no phrenologist could find
A difference in their bumps.
One takes the paper, and his life
Is happier than Kings,
Ills children all can read and write.
And talk of men and things.
The other took no paper, and
While strolling through the wood,
A tree fell down and broke his crown,
And killed him-"very good"
Had he been reading of the news,
At home, like neighbor Jim,
I'll bet cent that accident
Would not have happened him.
Why don't you take the papers.
Nor from the printer sneak
Because you borrow from his boy
A paper every week.
For he who takes the papers,
And pays his bills when due;
Can live in peace with God and man,
And with the printer too.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-12-11

WHAT l HAVE SEEN-An old man Of
much experience says:-I have seen a
young man sell good farm, turn mer-
chant, and die in IN insane asylum. 1
have seen a farmer travel about so much
that there was nothing at home worth
looking at. | have seen a man spend
more money in folly than would support
his family in comfort and independence.
| have seen young girl marry a young
man of -dissolute habits, and repent Of it
as long as she lived. l have seen man
depart from truth where candor and We
racity would have served him to much
better purpose. | have seen the extrava-
gance and folly Of children bring their
parents to poverty and want, and them
selves to disgrace l have seen prudent
and industrious wife retrieve ne fortunes
Of family when the husband pulled at
the other end Of the rope. have seen
a young man who despised the councils Of
the wise and advice of the good, and his
career end in poverty and wretchedness.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-12-11
Select poetrp,
THE IVY GREEN.

BY CHARLIE DICKENS.
o, dainty plant Is the ivy-green.
That creepeth DER ruins old
OF right choice food are his meals, wean,
In his cell 50 lone and cold
The walb, be crumbled. the stones deca, ed
To pleasure his dainty whim;
And the Wondering dust that years have made
merry meal for him.
Creeping where no life Is seen,
A rare old plant is the ivy green,
Fast he stealeth on, though he wears no wings,
Ana staunch old heart has hel
How closely he twineth, how tight he alings,
To his friend. the huge oak tree
And slyly he traileth along the ground
And his leaves he gently waves,
And he joyously twines and hugs around
The rich mould of the dead mems graves
Creeping where no life Is seen,
rare old plant is the ivy green.
Whole ages have fed, and their works decayed.
And nations have scattered BEEN
But the stout old ivy shall never fade
From lis hale and hearty green
The brave old plant In It's lonely days
Shall fatien upon the past;
For the stateliest building man can raise
Is the ivy's food at last
Creeping where no life Is seen,
Arare old plant is the ivy green.
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DELINQUENT PATRONS.
a PLEA ron rnr COUNTRY rnrss.

FLEA fOh THE COUNTRY PRESS.
iieated to the Maryland Editorial Association nv IN. .nA
'As long and "Ons time ago Maryland Editor and whose d
erviss was perfermed nearly forty years since.
Delinquent patron, don't you feel
That you're hardened sinner,
To let your papers printer go
So on without his dinner
While seated by your glowing fire,
By his grand art made wiser,
How can you harbor the desire
Toplay the part Of miser?
Think how your editor doth toll
With tired and aching fingers
How scanty of his midnight OIL
As for your good he lingersi
Own up, delinquent you must feel,
At times, as one found robbing
The printers children OF their meal
Hark don't you hear them sobbingY
Shame on the wretch who has the means,
And yet pays not the printer,
Even amidst the gloomy scenes
ofchill and stormy winter.
Let such the poisoned garment wear
ofNessus sung in story,
And Ixions's wheel become his care,
To turn till he's bleach'd hoary.
Or set the wretch to roll the stone
ofsisyphus in fable,
To tug away at II alone,
As long as he Is ablel
When he has rolled Il up the hill
As on as 1t rolls down 1t.
Methinks hen beg to pay his bin
With compound interest on i'll
j. E. sSoDeRAss.
Washington, d. C., March 10, 1876.
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Care Of the Teeth.


u is admitted that poor teeth are more
common among Americans than with any
other people. Whether this Is due to poor
digestion or not, we win not here discuss,
though i is quite certain that poor teeth
will produce poor digestion, and its eonso-
qncnt Ills II is fixed physiological fact
that food, to Be properly digested, must be
mAsiieated-ground fine BY the teeth and
mixed with saliva before il passes into the
stomach. Defective teeth, or the lack Of
teeth, prevent the proper performance Of
this, the very first act in the complicated
process Of digestion Tae deutist can sup
ply CRITICAL teeth whom The natural ones
are lacking, but very Few persons seem to
be aware Of what every honest dentist viii
tell them, that very poor natural teeth are
better than the best possible artificial ones.
No matter how they may bo made,
artificial teeth are always a source Of dis
comfort. Hence the Importance Of great
care to preserve every tooth possible. A
natural tooth should be kept useful by fill
ing SO long as it can be operated upon
Filling Is too important an operation to be
trusted to any but the best operators II
sometimes happens, as in the writer case,
that gold and other metals cannot be toler-
ated the teeth being sensitive, and the
gold good conductor, sensation Of chill
and pain was felt when cold or hot liquids
came in contact with it. This difficulty
was remedied by using filing Of prepared
guttapercha, which has remained firm from
three to six years. Some dentists Introduce
a non-conducting layer Of guttapercha un-
der the gold filling. The proper care Of
the teeth will do much to preserve them,
and i is great mistake to neglect the
teeth, as many do, with the idea that when
they are gone they can afford to buy new
set.
isPeas WIN elnPnasis "ha1 was said
above that the very best artificial teeth are
poor substitute tor even poor natural
teeth Ihe teeth Of children, after they
get their second set should be carefully
looked after, and in old and young, the
first signs of decay should be arrested by
the care OF skilled dentist, Insist upon
proper care OF the teeth; few persons are
SO careless as not to brush them once
day-in the morning usually-but il is
quite as Important to brush them at night
also and, besides this, every particle Of
food should be carefully removed from be-
tween the teeth. Never use a pin or
metallic toothpick, but one of wood or
quill, and small enough to go between the
closest teeth Food left between the teeth
at night ferments and causes decay. Use
only a moderately hard brush and water
as a general thing. The tooth powders
and washes are for the most part worse
than useless-some being positively inju-
rious; the teeth should never get into such
condition as to need harsh securing
NTH xuorrIa~n1 = n
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-12-11
dait and Aumor.
woman's Rights.

A modern amazon, on her way to ,
woman's rights convention, asked for a
seat in crowded car
An old gentlemen with keen eyes in
quired;
"Be you one of them woman's right
ers?"
Il bef' answered the undaunted hero
inc.
"Do you believe that woman has the
same rights as men ?"
II do,"-cmphatically."
"well, then, stand up and enjoy EN-
like man."
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-12-11

SAM say, Jim, how does you like
my new sweet OBJ clothes ?" Jim-"Sweei
OBJ clothes? Go long. You mean suit
Of clothes Sam-"Go long wild yer
ownself, you black ignoramus! Don't
folks as knows French say sweet of rooms?
Well, de same am applicable to clothes.
Go whitewash yerself!'
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-12-11

"Oh, my friends" exclaimed an orator,
shat l had window in my heart, that
you might all look in aud see the truth Of
what l tell your "Wouldn'ta a pain in
your stomach do just as well?p asked a
small boy.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-12-11

sob printing!" exclaimed an old lady,
the other day as she peeped over her
spectacles, at the advertising page of a
country paper "Poor Job they've kept
him printing, week after week, ever since
I learnt to read; and if he wasn't the pa
tientest man that ever was, he never could
have stood it so long, no how r.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-12-11

An elderly maiden, who had suffered
some disappointment thus defines the. hu-
man race Mana conglomerate mass
of hair, tobacco, smoke, confusion, conceit
and boots. Woman-the waiter perforce
on aforesaid animal.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-12-11

Augustus, DEAR" said she, tenderly
pushing him from her, as the moonlight
flooded the bay-window where they were
standing, Il think you had better try some
other hair dye; your moustache tastes like
turpentine.n
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-12-11

A Chicago woman advertises in the
Marriage Bdzodr 81 want an honora-
Bile, honest gentleman for husband. No
lawyer, doctor or politician may apply. |
will give my future husband on my mar
riage day $4,000 cash, aud twice that
amount in real estate. l am % years of
age, ) feet A inches high, weigh lao
pounds, good musician, and well educa-
ted. Editor has address"
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-12-11

A Chicago girl, just one month married,
upon meeting an old schoolmate in the
street, put on very wise look and re-
marked lyon cannot imagine the labor
and anxiety incident to the care Of fam.
ily.n
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-12-11

A Frenchman learning the English Ian
guage complained of the irregularity of
the verb 'to 60" the present tense of
which some wag had written out for him
as follows: II 60; thou startest; he de-
parts; we make tracks; you cut sticks; they
absquatulatc or skeddadle.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-12-11

An old author quantity remarks -
aAvoid arguments with ladies. In spin
ming yarns among silks and sasias, man
is sure to be worsted and twisted. And
when man is worsted and twisted he rsay
consider himself wound up
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-12-11

If there is anything that viii cause the
belated night-wanderer to hasten home
and take his scolding like man, il is TO
pass beer saloon and catch the soul-har-
rowing strains, Darling, am Growing
Old.p
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-12-11

To preserve ice water, make . hat-shaped
cover Of two thicknesses Of paper, with
cotton batting half an inch thlsk between.
Place ovs1 entire pitcher lsssssti6c
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poetit Grles,
AN OLD SAW.

An upper mill and lower mill
Fell out about their water,
To war they went, tina, Is TO law,
Resolved TO give no quarter
A lawyer was By each engaged,
And hoily they eontended;
When funds grew scant, the war they waged
They Judged were better ended.
The heavy costs remaining still
Were settled without bother;
one lawyer took the upper mill,
The lower mill the other.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-12-11

sizsy-shree thousand and eiehty-four
more women than men in Massaohus etts
and polygamy a crime.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-12-11

NUMERICAL SoUARE--The following
arrangement Of figures win give the same
result, is, II counted FROM top to bottom,
from side to side, or obliqnely.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-12-11

The bittet eud---shs last half Y
penny cigar,
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A new name for tight
crib.
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Nearly midway in Lofododen Strait, =
huge naked rock, which might fairly be
called an island, lifts itself above the
waters, breasting the conflicting currents
by the winds and tides. Between this
rock and the cape on Muskena Is the
famous maelstrom, which fertile imaaina-
tions have clothed with many terrors. It's
geographical position is such as to expose
it to fercc tidal currents, and when these
are assisted by high westerly winds, they
are, no doubt, terrific The bottom Of the
strait is strewn with immense boulders,
which are 50 arranged as to give The
current a spiral motion, directed toward
the isolated rock from the northern side,
which is much increased in times of high
tides and storms, when it whirls quite
around the island rocks. Then It il that
il becomes really difficult for boats and
vessels, without steam power, to keep
clear Of the rocks against which the
wayward currents would dash Them
While there are at times vast and power
full eddies, which give objects floating
upon them fearful spiral motion, there
is nothing like vortex produced BY !
subterranean discharge Of the water, al
though the tumblinQ and boilinv ch.r.cta,
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A bad habit to get i,
paid for.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-08-25

Statistics show surprising and cncour-
aging increase in the imported fine cattle
interest Of the United States. Since 1917
there have been imported into North
America nearly, If not quite, 1000 we'll
bred animals, for stock improvements,
mainly tho beef-yielding short. horn but
also many Of the best specimens Of the
Ayrshire for quantity Of milk, the Jersey
and its oongeners Of the Channel Islands.
for richness Of cream and quantity Of but
ter the black-and-white Dutch, Devons,
Herefords, and other breeds, not excepting
the fat COW Of Brittany. So great has been
the success Of this attempted improvement
that the cattle Of the central portions Of the
West have become high-grade short-horns
Of increased size and superiority Of flesh,
with far smaller proportion Of offal. In.
stead Of degenerating, the thorough. breds
have been improved by the skill and care
Of our wide-awake breeders, until one fami.
ly Of the short-horns, the Bates stock, has
been for years exported to England, at
prices. commencing at $4,000 to $4,000
each, advancing in year or two to 81, 900,
- appreciation, abroad was intensi6ed,
and eliminated last season at the mag.
nl6ccnt figure Of $4,000 for an elderly
COW, amid the excitement Of competition
between the most skillful breeders Of two
continents,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-08-25


The Republicans of that sterling
old county Of Keokuk, held their
County Convention OH last Saturday,
and selected the following excellent
ticket:
For Representatives, DR.. G. G. vii.
son, of Springfield, and b. A. Clcve-
land, Of Keota; Treasurer, Lou Hol.
lingsworth, of Sigourney; Auditor,
John Morrison, of Benton Tp; Sher.
id, Andy Stranahan, of Sigourney
Superintendent Of Schools, c. @.
Glenn; Surveyor, Nathan Warning.
ton, Of Prairie Tp.; Coroner, James
Mcconnell Member Board Of Super.
visors, VIM. Jackson, of Sigourney
We predict success for every man on
this ticket, by majorities varying
from 800 to 400. 1t is said that Mr.
Newton, the Anti-Monop Senator
elected two years ago, expresses him.
self as for Governor Kirkwood. There
is too much democracy nowadays, in
that so-called reform party to sui,
those who were deceived by democ.
racy two years ago.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-08-25

The Spirit Of the Times copies and
publishes approyingly, charges made
by the Bloomfield Democrat and the
Fairfield Democrat against the Hon.
Joshua G. Newbold, Republican can
didate for Lieut.. Governor. The
charge made, Is that he acted coward
ly in the Union service. Here is the
disgusting picture presented to the
good people Of Iowa of three once
arrant Copperheads, whose fire in the
rear capacity was only measured by
their fear Of vengeance at the hands
of patriots at home, trying to filch
from Union soldier his good name
among such of their readers as NAV
not be acquainted with the very high
character which Mr.. Newbold sus.
tains ut his own home, among those
who know him best, and who know
that the charge made is naught else
than the sting Of viper. This trio
would have bygOnes be bygones-
would have the terrible, reasonable
record of the party they belong to, nc
longer referred to; they would clasl
hands across the bloody chasm, bn
such men as they are, with such al
Infamous record, ask to be allowed
to blacken the fair name of Unior
soldier with impunity. Such as thes,
are the reformers, the purifiers of tn,
country, are they? Such fellows a,
these are to usher in the millenial days
are they2
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-08-25
Accident at Et..!yyiIIc.

We learn from gentleman living in Ed.
dyville, who was in the city this morning,
that Frank Shea. telegraph operator at Ed.
dyville, accidentally shot young man last
night. 1t appears that they were together
and She. had pistol which he thought to
be unioaded and while handling 1t careless
ly il accidentally went of, the ball striking
his companion under the chin. The wound
s said to be very severe if not dangerous.
Since writing the above our regular cor.
respondent sends us the following additions
al particulars:
This afternoon Frank S'c,, the X. &
d. M. telegraph operator here, pNayFuIly
pointed pistol at Peter Kenned,'s face,
telling him TO get out o: ths oflice or he
would shoot him. Frank, thinking that
the pistol was not inlded, pnlied the tfis-
ger when, To his .ls,nay, he discovered that
he had inflicted a painful ifnot fatal wound
upon his friend. The ball entered the side
OF the face, badly iracturing the jaw bone,
ranging backward, and is supposed BY the
surgeons, Drs. Garwood and Harding, to
be lodged near the windpipe.
The carelcssncss or recklessness which
produced this painful result seems to be
without excuse or palliation.
Eddyyillc, August Is. y Y.