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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-05-22


"A PRovInESr WiFE-we fnd In a
late number Of The Nep Zealasd Hsrold
. touching Incident in illustration Of the
great present dearth Of respectable dress
making hands in that colony. Il seems
that well-to-do settler near Auckland was
lately attacked BY an illness which his
medical attendant declared must terminate
fatally, 50 severe were the symptoms.
After lying In an apparently hopeless state
for some days, he suddenly took turn for
the better, and, thanks to a strong consti-
tuition, made rapid recovery. Not long
after be had returned 20 business he was
much startled, on opening an account pre-
sented at his Office, to find himself charged
with full set Of widows weeds Of an Ella
bOrately complete description. A domes-
tic explanation naturally followed, and his
wife reminded him that he had always
made il a special desire that the fact Of
their having emigrased TO colony should
never prevent her dressing as lady
~Aud the dress-makers here, you know"
she added, shave matters 50 entirely in
their own hands that they generally Keep
you waiting for months for any thing new.
So when l vas told that you could no,
possibly recover, ! ordered what | knew
yon would wish me to wear beforehand;
and now the things have only just come
home" The bill was promptly settled.
Whether the husband was consOled for
the outlay by the thought that his provi-
dent wife had the things ready by her Is a
question that is left-opeu to cOlecturc.--
EDIroR's DRAwRR, in HarPer's Magazine
for Nay.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-05-22

A lady correspondent Of the Poultry
Balletia says al do not know if other
persons who raise poultry and pet birds
are as much dependent as | am on red
pepper; but have found so much benefit
from its use in my poultry yards and bird
cages, that il may not be amiss to call the
attention Of others to It's good properties.
| do not speak Of the article that is sold
in the drug stores (and sometimes not re-
markably fresh) but Of the capsicum that
grows in our gardens. | have tried all the
different varieties, and find that the most
pungent and efkcacious is the small kind
usually known by the name of birds
pepper" The plant in itself is beautiful
object; it grows about two feet high, and
in autumn its bright little scarlet berries
look Ike coral beads peeping from under
the dark, green foliage. Indeed, one
plant in pot forms very pretty Orna-
ment for flower stand. The seeds pos.
sess a stimulating and reviving property,
and l find that two or three given to
ewly-hatched chickens, especially if they
are weakly, have most happy effect. If
a hen looks feeble after moulting, six Of
these berries or pods, given daily in some
corn meal and sweet milk, improve her
wonderfully Last summer two Of my
finest canaries began to droOp. Every
day gave each one seed Of the birds
pepper" and in less than week they were
quite web. The same remedy is invslua-
bic for mocking birds.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-05-22

ID. G. Townsley, Of Backland, Mass. has
three grade Jerseys, one Of which calved
in July, another IA October, and the last
on November /, from phish were mad
and sold in November and December, so
days. l53 lbs. Of butter, besides chaf a
family Of fse persoas ussd[ D which would
make the whole amount 1870 lbs Mn. T.
sets the milk in twenty four hours, then
scalds il slightly, BY setting the pans on
the warm stove, or over kettle Of hot wa.
ter after setting twelve hours. more skim.
i for churning. She prefers this way to
scalding when il is frst set. and is yery
particular not to scald il but slightly
This sealdiug after l. has set twenty foul
hours, keeps il sweet til all the cream hal
risen and makes sweet butter.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-05-22

The following anecdots has been resus-
eitated in Boston, under the excitement
Of the Lexington and Concord Centennial:
While the British troops were marching
through Old Cambridge, one Of them said
jestingly, to farmer sowing seed "You
may SOW, but We shall reap" WELL per
haps You may was the reply, "for am
sowing hemp.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-05-22

The farmer upon one hundred acres,
pho has few acres ID wheat, few ii
corn, few in oats, q few IN barley and !
fsw ia potatoes and roots. and then b.
liberal pasture and meadow, with four Or
Eve heres il apples, and - many more ID
penrs, peaches, plums, qninees and cherries,
keeping half dozen cows, aud, perhaps.
iucnty-fse Or forty long wool grade sheep,
yin be likely 70 come ont better taking
oss Sear with another, ttan one who de-
VOTES ~ larger number Of bic acres %
wl<as u some o'bsr I,adius crop n any
ope erep i u ftilqre. p zsl|s 600 lpw %
aaarl 2ny profit The etbep ny yjs|d
Ds's, epspxb % prevent soy SERIOUS lqcs
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-05-22
Selett Qoetrp.



Welcome, sweet welcome.
OIL ipbilans birds
Singing in concert
ioar songs without words.
Welcome, street. welcome,
Fair blossoms to-day,
Csowning - geily
The beautiful May.
Summer hath sIories
On meadow aud plkln;
AUTUMN hath fallness
0fftuit and Of graaA
Winter hath beaasyi
Yet poets all say,
No time 50 sweet
As the beautiful May.
Welcome, sweet welcome,
Then south wind and dew.
Music and flowers,
And skies o. bright blue.
Welcome, sweet welcome,
OH green earth to-day,
Crown her with laurels
Oh beautiful MHgi
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-05-22

Oliver Wendell Holmes says kiss is
sthe tventy-seventh letter Of the alphabet
the love-labial which it takes two to
speak plainly" This is the kiss alphabet
ical, and Il Is odd that Mr. Bcccher hasn't
mentioned il.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-05-22

During the latter bathing season, an in
dividual walked up to the Office of a sea-
side hotel, and with considerable four
ish signed the book and exclaimed: SIN
Lieutenant Governor Of" THAT don't
make any difference" said the landlord,
you'll be treated just as wen as the
others"
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-05-22

"What nuisance y exclaimed gem
tleman at a concert, as Young fop in
front Of him kept talking in a loud voice
to a lady at his side. "Did you refer to
me, SIR" threateningly demanded the fop.
"0h, no mean the musicians there, who
keep up such noise with their instru.
ments that l cant hear your conversation, 4"
was the singing reply.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-05-22
CHANGE OF TINE
western Maryland Railroad.
"a -


Az Novemher Ist, 1874,
aeu 49, 800 ~ ,b;s yoad will run
= 49,, ~
asio""""' .-,v,pn
r y.;i,;.,,s,,,,r, q, a AZ a. m. and |, so,
Leave =" '''''''s'' -
p ", ty..,,,, .,7 M. M and i0p. m.
ira. 's ss;c.,a,y,, =, q III a m. and 5. 20
N M
I,eave Frederick Junction at s. 80 a. m. and
a 5O 4, n.
Leave Union Bridge at eco and g. q. m.
and 1. 90 D, m.
Leave New Windsor Of 6. 10 and 900 a. m.
and 4. no m.
Leave Westminster at $50 and $50 a. m.
and 4. AZ u. m.
Leave Enksburg at 7.24 and 1908 a. M.
and 5.lgp. m.
Leave Glen Morris ut T.30 and 1910 o. m.
and &. % n, M.
Leave Reisterstown at :. So and 10. IA a. m.
and q. 20 and 100 y. m.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-05-22

Poor Irish woman with six children to
railroad ticket agent "Please, sir, give
a poor wildly with six orphan children q
ticket to Milwaukee ?" Ticket agent !:
"What have / to do with your orphan
children l amt their father, am l 2"
Woman; THAT you amt, sir; their
father was daeent man."
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-05-22

An Indian came toa certain agent in
the Northern part of Iowa to procure some
whiskey for young warrior who had been
bitten BY rattlesuake, "Four quarts r.
replied the agent, with surprise; "as much
as thata'' YES replied the Indian,
"four quarts--snake very big"
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-05-22
Qhe 5arnltr.
Our Native Cattle.

~ NclAc4 ~ Atttttra VI A~A4l AatN.nbi
the Massachusetts, PoagAman has the
following account 81 the origin Of the cat
,le now in this country, known as native
breeds.
The first animals that arrived in any
part Of the present territory Of the United
States, were probably those taken TO the
colony on the james river, in Virginia,
previous to the year 1909. the exact date
Of their arrival not being known. Several
cows are known to have been carried there
in 1919, and during the following year,
1911, no less than one hundred head
arrived from abroad.
II Is probable that those first introduced
there were brought over BY the earliest
adventures, and others came from the
West Indies. 1t is well known that some
oftheir cattle came from ireland. Those
from the West Indies were descendants Of
cattle brought 70 America by Columbus in
his second voyage, in 1893. We have
seen il asserted that 50 important was il
considered that the cattle introduced into
the infant colony should be preserved and
allowed to increase, that an order was
issued forbidding the killing Of domestic
animals Of any kind, on pain Of death to
the principal, burning Of the hand and
cropping the ears Of tho accessory, and a
sound whipping Of twenty-four lashes for
the concealer Of a knowledge Of the facts.
Such encouragement being given to the
raising Of stock, il is not surprising to find
the number Of cattle in Virginia in 1920
amounting TO about Eve hundred head
and in 1859, TO thirty thousand; while
from the fact that in 1913 the number had
been reduced to twenty thousand, We may
infer that the restrictions on killing them
had been removed. Many also had been
sent to New England.
The first cattle that were introduced
into the Plymouth colony, and undoubtedly
thu earliest isspghs into New England,
arrived at Plymouth, in the ship Charity,
in 1923 They were imported by Cover
nor WinsIow for the COLONY, and consisted
Of three heifers and bull A division
Of the stock, which appears to have been
held in common, was made in 1927, when
one or two are described as black and
white, others brindle; an evidence that
there Was no uniformity Of color These
animals were to remain in the hands Of
individuals receiving thep- for fen years,
they 70 have the produce, while the old
stock was still to be owned by the colony
ID common. Twelve cows were sent to
Cape Ann in 1895. and 10 1929 thirty
more ois while IN 1880 about hundred
snimals were imported for the governor
aud company Of the Massachusetts, Bay in
New Epgland." These cattle were kept
at Salem
In the meantime, the fnt importation
was made into New York from Holland by
the Dutch West India Company, and the
foundation laid for a valuable race Of
animals The number In all introduced
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-05-22

IMPORTANT " TRUE--A Pennsylva-
MAN boasts that be makes a soap that
would wash a.politician's character white
as snow" There must be good deal Of
"lyep about that soap.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-05-22

/ Nevada brides won't stand much fool
ishness at wedding. Recently one of
them while going up the aisle Of the
church stopped short and kicked all the
skin of the shins Of groomsman who
tired on her trail.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-05-22

aNqv iet Us talk about Jour business
affairs" said Connecticut girl to young
fellow after he had proposed marriage to
her in long address filed with express
sions Of passionate love.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-05-22

A foppish fellow, advised friend not
to marry poor girl, as he would find ma
trimony with poverty "up bill work"
"Good, said his friend, II would rather
60 up bill than down hill any time
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-05-22

John Brougham, who has suffered Sc
verely from the late changeful weather,
reads Thompson's couple, as follows:
Come, gentle spring,
Diptherial mildnsss, come.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-05-22

A Mississi ppi snan has invented new
formpla. He says AT the earliest So
licitation Of my creditors, have consent-
ed 70 become a candidate for county treas
urer.H
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-05-22

A lazy fellow once declared in a public
company, that he could not end bread for
his family. 'Nor l." replied an indus
srioas man, Il am obliged 70 work for il. .
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-05-22
CIRCUIT & REIFsNIDER,
ATTORNEYSAELAW AND SO
LICIT0RS IN CHANCERT,
WESTMINSTER, Nd

"E have formed copartnership in the
w practice Of Law in the Courts Of Car
roll and Howard counties, and will promptly
attend to all business entrusted to our care.
Particular attention paid to Collections and
procuring DEGREES for the sale of Real Estate.
Also, Applications Filed for Back Pay and
Bounty due heirs Of deceased soldiers.
Office adjoining the residence Of CBAs. I.
REIFsNIDEK. no Soft
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-05-22

3 Young ladies who are seized with the
spelling mania should Try 70 spell their
mothers At the wash-tub.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-05-22
TO FARMERS.
/" EXCELS IOR,o

TNHE most concentrated, universal and du
Il rable fertilizer ever offered to farmers
combining all the stimulating qualities Of Pc
ruyian Guano, and the eveF-durable fertilizing
properties of Bones In fine dry powder,
prepared expressly for drilling, aud can be
applied in any quantity, however small. per
acre. Ii is the opinion OF many close-calcu.
lating farmers, after SEVENTEEN YEARS
experience in testing il side by side with 9th,
er popular fertilizers, that an application Of
100 pounds Of Excelsioris equal TO from 200 TO
500 pounds ANY othertertilizer rguano, and
therefore fully 100 to 200 per cent. cheaper.
UNIFORMITY OF QUALITY GUAR.
ANTEED BY THE MANUFACTURERS.
Da5- Farmers should see thai ere,y Bog is
branded as ADORE, rith the ANALYSIS and
OUR NAME in RED LETTERS. Al
others are eomterftits.
PRICE $50 PER TON.
J. J. TURNER 4 CO.,
mar 2O-3m ~ Pratt St, Baltimore.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-05-22

A prosperous merchant has for his mot
70 early 10 bed, and early to rise !;
never geo tight, and advertise
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-05-22

A. H. ROBERTSON,
r. B. NoRMENT.

TTORNEY-AT -LAT
AND REGISTER IN BANKRUPTCY,
OFFICE on Main street, two doors west OF
~ Court, Westminster, respectfully informs
the citizens Of Carroll and adjoining counties
that he will give prompt attention to all bust
ness intrusted 10 him, both before the Courts
q this State and the Departments of the
Generai Government at Washington, D. c.
jan I, 1873.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-05-22

* EIxi.. n. Is4 nets sl5 axssk
lasIsiae from uatsr efea growing u his
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FOR SHERIFF.
FOR SHERIFF.


A PPLY 10
"A JOHN u. REIFSNIDER,
President Westminster Gas Light Co.
mar i6-tf
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1875-05-20
Ohio State s. S. Union.

The Sixteenth Annual Convention
of the Ohio State Sabbath School
Union-an undenominational, unsec-
tartan society-will be held at New
ark, Ohio, commencing Tuesday
evening, June s, and continuing un-
til the evening of Thursday, June 10.
Tuesday evening at u o'clock, the
services will commence with devo-
tional exercises. At s o'clock, Rev.
II. Kingsbury, of Newark, will deliv-
er an address of welcome, and Rev.
W. W. Williams, D. D., of Toledo,
will respond. The President of the
Union, MIR. Clifton NJ Nichols, of
Springfield, will then deliver the an
nual address, on "The Compensa-
tions of Christian Work, after which
there will be several three minute
speeches by members of the Conven-
ton.
The usual railroad favors and fa-
cilities will be secured, so far as pos
sible.
The people of Newark will enter
tain, with pleasure and courtesy, all
delegates to the Convention.
Each County Society and each
school in the State is earnestly urg-
ed to send at least one representa-
tive, who will be provided with Gre
dentials by Col. R. Cowden, Cores
ponding Secretary, Gallon, O., which
may be shown, on arrival, to the Re
ception Committee, and to railway
officials for transportation. Great
care should be taken to comply with
this requirement.
The object of the Ohio State Sab
bath School Union is to organize
County and Ward or Township Aux
iliary Unions in all portions of the
State, and through these to put a
Sunday School within the reach OF
every person in Ohio. In order to
accomplish this end, its managers
ask FLOR sympathy, prayers, cooper
ton and pecuniary aid from the
Christian men and women of the
State.
If each School in the State, which
has not contributed during the year,
would take up collection on some
Sunday previous to the Convention.
and send the amount by its delegate
the managers would feel greatly en-
couraged.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1875-05-20
State Convention of the
Woman'S Temperance
League of Ohio.

The Annual Meeting of the Wo-
mans Christian Temperance Union.
of this State, will be held in Urbana,
commencing Monday, May 26th, 1876
Regular Leagues are entitled to
three delegates, who shall be women
or men, or both, as each League
shall decide.
If the delegates appointed are moi
able to be present, it is earnestly re
quested that substitutes be procured
as representation from every individ
ual organization is desired.
The evil of Intemperance yet pre-
walls; and the present affords no pos
tive indications of a speedy remedy
As Christians, looking to the Lore
fof deliverance, let us come togethel
in the spirit of the Master, and salts
fly ourselves, that wonders may b,
wrought in our midst.
By order of the Executive Commit
tee.
Mrs. H. G. McCABE, President.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1875-05-20
Penn Township.

Farmers are very busy with their
Corn planting just now, and are,
seemingly, in fine spirits, notwith-
standing the Wheat crop is to all
appearances decided failure. Their
greatest regret in regard to this is,
that there was so much seed thrown
away last fall. In fact, farmers can
not afford to raise wheat to sell at
less than one dollar per bushel, while
wages for harvesting and threshing
are as high as they are.
Much of the wheat ground has
been plowed up to put in corn, which
will make an unusually large corn
crop, and the ground was so well
frozen during the winter, that it is
in excellent condition this Spring to
receive the crop.
Some of the more hardy varieties
of apples escaped the late freeze
also the damson plums. All the
pears are killed so far as I have
heard.
A Sunday School was organized
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1875-05-20

TAXATION OF Does.-Popular un-
derstanding regarding the law relat-
ing to the listing of dogs for taxa
ton is just now pertinent. The fol-
lowing is its gist: The owner must
return dogs for taxation, and sfix a
value, and must swear to the number,
but if the oath does not apply to the
value, the assessor cannot, but must
return the number merely. II, how
ever, the owner does not return both
the number and the value, his dogs
are declared common nuisances, and
may be killed by anybody, and the
owner is without remedy in law.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1875-05-20
Another Triumph for cincin.
natl.

The MUSICAL FESTIVAL held at Gin
cinnati last week, proved even a
greater success than its most san
guine friends had anticipated The at
tendance from abroad was very large,
all the hotels being crowded to their
utmost capacity. The city was beau
tifully decorated with an almost be-
wildering profusion of flags, stream
ers, notices, festoons of evergreen,
portraits of the great composers, &c.
displayed in all the principal streets,
public buildings, business houses,
and many of the private residences.
The general verdict of the most
competent musical critics, many of
whom were in attendance, from New
York, Boston, St.Louis, Chicago, and
other cities, is, that the performances
taken as a whole were the finest ever
given in this country. Cincinnati
has thus added another laurel to the
crown which she worthily wears, as
the ''Queen City of the West" Her
great Industrial Expositions, which
have been initiated but never equal
ed, by Chicago, St.Louis and other
cities, had previously given her an
enviable reputation abroad as q city
of attractions to strangers, and now
her equally grand and successful Musi-
cal Festivals have placed her still
farther in advance of all her rivals,
at least among Western cities.
The financial result of the Festi-
val was equally as satisfactory as its
musical triumph. The proceeds of
the seven Concerts were over S4O,-
600, which is sufficient to pay all ex
penses, without recourse to the citi-
zens' guarantee fund.
The largest attendance was at the
concert of Thursday night, when
Beethoven's 9th Symphony was per
formed, and the audience was est.
mated at fully 5000.
We had the pleasure of attending
the performance of Mendelssohn' Is
oratorio of "Elijah" on Wednesday
night, and the matinee on Thursday
afternoon, when nearly 2OOO children
of the public schools formed the cho.
rus, To our taste, the singing of the
children was the grandest feature ot
the Festival, though the solo singers
and the almost perfect performance
of Theodore Thomas's grand orches
ira were also worthy of all praise.
Every lover of music will be pleas
ed to learn that it has already beer
decided to hold another Festival in
two or three years from this time
and plans are on foot for the erection
of a permanent and suitable building