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Two Ways of Describing Husband.

A married lady, obliged to show her let
ters to her husband, sent the following to
"a friend; Read the first line, and then
every other only,
| cannot be satisfied, my dearest friend,
blest as | am in the matrimonial state,
unless pour into your friendly bosom,
which was always in unison with mine,
the various sensations which swell
with the liveliest emotions Of pleasure,
my almost burning heart My dear
husband is the most amiable Of men.
| have been married seven weeks, and
have never found the least reason to
repent the act, as my husband is
in person and manners unlike the
ugly, cross, disagreeable and jealous
men, who think by confning to secure.
A wife it is his maxim to treat as
bosom friend and companion, not as
meuial, slave or plaything, the woman
Of his choice ---- Neither party,
he says, should always obey implicitly,
but yield to each other in turns
An ancient maiden aunt, near seventy,
a cheerful, venerable and kind old lady,
is staying with us----she is the de-
light of both young and old she is eli.
vii to all the neighborhood around,
generous and charitable to the poor.
My husband likes nothing better
than he does me he fatters me more
than the glass, and his intoxication
(for so | call the excess of his love, J
makes me blush for the unworthiness
Of its object wish / was deserving
of the man whose name l bear. To
say all iu one word to
crown the whole--my former love
is now my own husband, my fondness
is returned, and l might have had
a prince, without the felicity l find in
him. Adicu be you as blest as I'm un-
able to wish that l could be more
happy.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-02-20
Size in the Eye.

Size with the eye, as with the brain, is
generally conceded to be a measure Of
capacity. A large eye has wider range
Of vision, as it unquestionably has of ex.
preston, than small one. A large eye
will take in more at a glance, though per-
haps with less attention to detail, than
small one. Generally speaking, large eyes
see things in general, and small eyes things
in particular The one sees many things
rs whole, considering them in philo-
sophical or speculative way, often seeing
through and beyond them the other sees
fewer things, bat usually looks keenly into
them, and is appreciative of detail. Some
eyes, however, look at everything and yet
see nothing
Fullness Of the eye, causing bulging
Of the lower eyelid, is the well-known sign
Of language. Persons with this sign large
have not only speaking eye, but also
speaking tongue; whereof their fellows do
not long remain in ignorance A general
projection or fullness of the eye above and
below, which brings the eyeball forward on
line with the face and eyebrow, denotes
the quality Of physical perception, or the
capacity to see quickly whatever appears
upon the surface of things. A person
with such an eye, on entering room for
the first time, would note rapidly the size,
shape, arrangement, and general appear
ance of the different articles Of furniture
in it, the color Of the walls, curtains, &C.,
take in with equal facility the features,
the color Of eyes and hair, size aud appear
ance Of any person who might be present.
ln looking at picture such n person
would at once incline to examine the de-
tails of color, number, grouping, attitude,
and costume Of the figures composing it,
annual IF Phrenotcgy and Physiognomy.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-02-20

In Hamlet We have the expression Of
high-wrought passion, dreamy madness. So
too, in Macbeth, Lear, Shylock and 0thel-
10 there is madness but each has his re-
spective disorder, each his constitutional
frenzy. Macbeth's rage Is for the glory
and power Of a throne; Lear's proceeds Of
great personal Affections shylock's pro-
ceeds Of Unsuitable gain; 0thellos derange-
ment is occasioned by Jealousy, proceeding
Of wounded selflove and amatiyeness.
Poor Ophelia Graves our sympathy on ac-
count of her double bereavement at one
fell stroke so unexpected.
Palstaff, who occupies SO conspicuous a
place in the second group, appears all the
vain, sensual trucking braggart he is, and
in striking contrast with tho impulsiye
tenderness and devotion Of Romeo and
Juliet.
On the other side we have the subtle
yet jocund Petruchio, and the shrew Kath-
arine, whose tanning seems 50 well to
have been brought about.
Pigheadedness is written emphatically
on the face Of the stupid Dogberry. So,
too, Sir Toby shows beastly heaviness,
born Of his scottish habits As for Malvo-
lio, the vain, eonceitcd, struttiug steward,
if he be not Darwinically and lineally De
scended from the genus donkey" his
features, no less than his words and ac-
tions, do certainly belle him. And in the
other picture the ass head is fitly applied
to him who should wear it, while we won
der at the enchantment which Titania ex-
perieneed when lavishing her tender ca
resses on so course 0 head. Are there
not, however, many parallel cases of such
affinity" in our day and generation
Annuat cf PhrenoIogy and Physiognomy.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-02-20

WHATS THE USE What's the use
of bending every faculty to money getting
think of nothing else--when you cant
carry single dollar with you, and have
already more than enough to supply every
reasonable want, though you should live to
be hundred years old There is no
note-shaving, or mortgages, or stock boards,
or interest-bearing coupons whittier you
are going The current coirof that realm
is supposed to consist of many attributes
of character, nobility Of soul, the thoughts
and inclinations which make the world
better for the possessor having lived in it,
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Select Aoetrg.
ROCK ME TO SLEEP.


Backward turn oaek"afa' Time IN your hight'
Make me ehlid AGAIN Juss ior 'o.n'sn'l
Mother come peek itoih thc eehoies Anore'
Take me again 70 your near. as OF yoIei
smooth the few silver threads out ofmy hair
Over my slumbcrs your loving watch keep;
Rock me TO sleep, mother, rock me 10 sleep,
D1ck"atu' no" paek~aro' y tihe OF yeani
am 10 weary OF 'oh anu OF tears
lon Wi'hou' IeeoihpehAe' 'ears an IN Nhh'
AaAe 'hein' anu give me my ohi'uhoou again
Weary Of tiinging my soul wealth away;
Weary Of sowing for Others to reap;
Rock me 10 slcep. mother, rock me to sleep
.,i.s .t'.u y oie nvno", 1e palo, u,e uhuuei
s,oe.' = .no's., ny .'es,' eals lor YOU
rA,'y SUNNY, wv gu n-s s,Vsn sleen
%. ..a,' ~.u ~ 'Aess vesaeen'
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-02-20
Hard and Soft Water.

There is a notion quite prevalent in the
minds Of the people that the drinking Of
hard water is injurious to health, and most
physicians have warned people to as far as
possible avoid the practice. But DR..
Letherby, an English physician, who has
devoted much time to investigating the
subject, finds, as the result of his obserya-
tions, that hard water is not only clearer,
and more free from air, and more agreea-
bic to the taste than soft, but that it is less
liable to the absorption Of organic matter
and to the sustenance Of the life Of zymo.
tic organisms, or to exert solvent properties
upon salts of iron or upon leaden conduc-
ting pipes. And he claims that the lime
salts exert beneficial influence. Il is
asserted that practical test Of the truth
Of this new theory is to be had in the case
Of the residents Of mountainous districts,
where the water is almost invariably hard
and where the inhabitants exhibit the best
physical developments. He claims that
water containing six grains Of carbonate
of lime TO the gallon is suitable for use in
all household purposes, for such water
offers the necessary amount Of carbonate
of lime for the support of life in the sim
plest and most digestible form.
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oait aud 8umor.
OF The wretch.


Hanging is TOO good for the execrable
scamp who got up the following prescrip-
tion for Making Fashionable Woman"
The ladies should torture him with ''switch-
e" "hairpins and cambria needles, and then
turn their armies of "rats'' and Hmice"
upon him. Here is what he says:
Take ninety-nine pounds Of flesh and
bopes--but chiefly bones--wash clean,
bore holes in the ears, and cut of the toes;
bend the back 10 conform to the 'Grecian
Bend" the "Boston Dip" the kangaroo
Droop,' the Saratoga Slope" or the
@Bullfrog Break" as the taste inclines;
then add three yards Of rufiles aud seven
ty-fsc yards Of edgiug, eighteen yards Of
dimity, one pair Of silk or cotton hose with
patent hip attachments, one pair Of false
calves, six yards of aannel embroidered,
one pair balmoral boots with heels three
inches high, four pounds whale bone in
strips, seventeen hundred and sixty yards
Of steel wire, three.quarters Of mile Of
tape, ten pounds of raw cotton or two wire
hemispheres, one wire basket to hold
bushel, four copies of the New York Her
aid triple sheet, one hundred and fifty
yards Of silk or other dress goods, Eve
hundred yards Of point lace, fourteen hun
dred yards fringe and other trimmings,
twelve gross buttons, one box pearl powder,
one saucer carmine and an old hare's foot,
one bushel Of false hair frizzled and fret
tied a Ia manique, one bundle Japanese
switches, with rats, mice and other var
mints; one peck Of hair-pins, one lace
handkerchief nine inches square, with
patent holder, Perfume with otta Of roses,
or sprinkle with nine drops Of the Blessed
Baby or "Wcst End" Stuff the head
with fashionable novels, ball tickets, play
and wedding cards, some scandal, great
deal of lost time, a very little sage; add
half grain of common sense, three scrup-
les Of religion and a modicum Of modesty.
Season with vanity, affectation and folly.
Garnish with earrings, breast-pins, chains,
bracelets, feathers and flowers TO suit the
taste. Pearls aud diawonds may be thrown
in if you have them. IL not, paste and
pinchbeck from the dollar store win do.
Whirl all around in fashionable circle,
and stew by gaslight for six hours.
'Great care should be taken that the
thing is not overdone. If il does not rise
sufficiently, add more copies of the Herald
"This dish Is highly ornamental, and
viii do to put at the head Of your table
on grand occasions, but it is not suitable
for everyday use at home, being very ex-
pensive and indigestible. It sometimes
gives men the heartburn and causes them
TO break, and is certain death to children.
"If you have not the ingredients at
hand, you can buy the article ready made
in any Of our large eities-if you have
money enough"
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VOL. x.-NO. Is.
public affairs.


n,
! ~ an1ua ,oP0.. 2 We p''ss'os q
" 20, 'a"u ea''sn''AIy ~ lns year
t'y.s'sf ov. iots, gives = nas-
~ 's's'''ns sceonpt q 1ne Wpfk5 :
", = ~ 'n.'''p''oa' The net earninsz:
! ~ ''s''u''on amounted g W. lVl y,
s-e a-e M Expenses o. she prison aggregated
.,' 'sAF'ng ne sum q sas'sA
~ 1e ssy's expenses IA the expep7
a1' !. IN, a.' 'nau'eo many articles which
I. :. w no' Ds necessary p replace for some
a"s 70 come, because Of the quantity on
~ ~ Dlrec'ors say that 4 y very
s'a'i'y,ng 70 pc able 70 state that the
Prison = now self-supportings which y In
aaPPy CONTRAST with former years, when
y se 'ums were annually drawn from the
ssa's, ssa - ine 'as' Legislature appropriated
'VVo 'o' aooi''onai buildings, which
w D.o" e'ec'so atacoss Of sll ,46o.p5,
= ,sa' ~ ah uheApenoea balance Of s244.H.
- improvements embraced ~ the new
oa"u's. :. aac greatly @ the general facii-
n's' Ana ~ 'he means TOR bathing she
.0"s,''s an earnest protest = entered,
" '"e name q justice ana humanity,
'' ."s s''uihs q insane eonsien %
'As ehnsn''afy' ana .ne opinion = ex-
''sseu WA. 'ne'e shou'a De some authori-
= 'o' ''aDsi''l'ng 'hem % an asylum for
I'A"s ps0p'e. py 1he report OF the War
% ,n0~As Q "hki'son' ESP Happears
WAY ans,e Remained % the prison Aoyem-
:. - ..'o, ois PRISONERS, ana 'nas there
- ~ sssl'eo % run run Ds'emDer 1919, %
~ ~, .o's, ,"O'us'se' 200, max.
,"s '.'-' = ',o ine's were discharged
= r - sea'ea's' ~; discharged
~ aea osa'es communication la",
:, 'u0"'u y 'hs rIss'uensof lns United
:, PA'uO"su " uos' "hy'e, 10
Y eO', Oome' = u'ed curing tne nseai
- As No'e"o 'o, ios4, 10 re-
~ saa = pl's0n Nosemper Sv' 1878
800 so'.'' o'0 vi 'hs zoo prisoners re-
osi,eu uu,'as .he year. : were white
'A' "n''s 'ema'ss, i'4 plack males
80 D'a0N 'e"a'ss Inc n'snes'
aa- ~ :" PRISON eur'ng 'ne ysai'
Oo' .,a 'as =, ,U"e''' oso ana shs aver
ass. ois me rece'p's Tor me nseal year
'".s so., ~ ,oss' were s.o,ioi.4 ~ as
a@'nS' y i,,,v.oo 9 lor 100 pe'ng az m
800 .-,' = 1890. Inc expenses Ior
80 "sle = ''o''vo 70 excess q 1873
D1' '"a' 'a0' iu'.y explained. Inc
a"'Ou1' = osel work Dy 'he eonsie's 'or
'"e year was eo'o@o an the number OF
''sone 'ne recap'.u'a'ion ior sne past
=" ssals, sno" 'na' IN 1000 tnere
s me'e @ 90 prisoners ana N 1914
o'. ihe 'aOie showing the occu-
Pa''oh prior 70 cohs'c'lon SHOWS tnat iSt
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-02-20

To SroP THE NOSE FROM BLEEDING.
Two small arteries branching up from
the main arteries on each side Of the neck,
and passing over the outside of the jaw
bone, supply the face with blood If the
nose bleeds from the right nostril, for ex-
ample, pass the finger along the edge of
the right jaw till the beating of the artery
is felt. Press hard upon it for five min
utes and the bleeding will cease.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-02-20

Rev. Walter Dunlop was once much
distressed by schism in his flock, occa-
stoned by an agitation being raised in
Dumfries on the subject Of adult baptism,
a number Of Baptists making an attempt
to set up church there, and this being
the best means to accomplish their object.
One day, in the course of his sermon on the
words, "How often would have gathered
thy children together, even as hen gath
ereth her chickens under her wings, his
feeling on the subject broke forth, and
with tears he said, 20, ma freens, ye ken
boo I've striven tae gle ye the words o
wisdom; ye ken hoo I've keep it ye year
after year, as hen covers her chickens !;
but / doot altar a there's some deucks
among ye, sac mony are gain aff tae the
water? ?" The effect of these was electri-
cal; they were passed from lip to lip, and
from house to house, and the oddity Of
the figure somehow 50 fitted the circum-
stances Of the religious in the town that,
for that time at least, the agitation came
suddenly to an end, and Mr.. Dunlop and
the other ministers in Dumfries were no
more troubled with secession from their
hocks.
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The Winter Life of the Bear.

The Popular Science Monthly says -
"One Of the most curious characteristics
of the bear is its habit Of alternating
through the winter. During the autumn
it becomes very fat, and about the end Of
October, completing its winter house,
ceases feeding for the year. A remarka
BILE phenomenon then takes place in the
animals digestive organs. The stomach,
NO longer supplied with food, contracts
into very small space. A mechanical
obstruction called the "tappen,' composed
of fino leaves, or other extraneous substan-
ces, blocks the alimentary canal, and pre-
vents the outward passage Of any matter
The bear continues in its den until the
middle of April, in dull, lcthargic con-
dition. If discovered and killed at any
time in this periad, il Is found to be as fat
ss at the beginning 1t is said, however,
that, if it loses the ''tappen" before the
end OF its Information, il Immediately be-
comes extremely thin. During the hiber-
nation the bear gains new skin upon the
balls of its feet, and during the same time
also, the female brings fourth her young,
from two to four in number. The latter
act occurs generally from the middle Of
January to the middle Of February. The
pairing season occurs in the summer, from
june to September. The period Of gesta-
tion is about seven months, and the newly
born cabsare scarcely larger than puppies. :"
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-02-20

How CANADIANS MEASURE TREE.
The Canadian way of measuring tree is
said to be as certain as it is grotesque.
You walk from the tree, looking at it from
time to time between your knees. When
you are able to see the top of tree in
this way, your distance from the root Of
the tree equals its height
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-02-20

A queer duel was fought in Paris in
1903 between N. Grandpre and NJ. Lc
Pique. They fought in balloons, each
accompanied by his second, and each
armed with blunderbus to shoot at his
antagonists balloon The ascension was
from the garden of the Tuilleriss, and the
throng Of spectators was immense. The
balloons were cut loose at the same mo
ment, and as there was little wind, they
rose together, keeping about their original
distance of eighty yards apart. At half a
mile above the earth the firing began.
Lo Pique's shot missed, and lie Grandpre's 8
passed through his enemy's balloon, which
collapsed, and lie Piquc and his second
were dashed to pieces in striking the earth.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-02-20

A clergyman was endeavoring to instruct
one Of his Sunday school scholars, plough
boy, on the nature Of a miracle. Snow,
my boy" said he, suppose you should see
the sun rising in the middle of the night,
what should you call that?p "The moon,
plase, sur" aNo, but said the clergy
man, suppose you knew il was not the
moon, but the sun, and that you saw it
actually rise in the middle Of the night,
what should you think? "Plase, sur,
should think it was time to get up"
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-02-20

Two MORE CENTENNIAL ANSIvERsA
RrEs.-South Carolina is preparing with
the others Of the ''old thirteen" to cele.
brate the centennial anniversaries Of loc a
events in her history The German Fusi-
liers, Of South Carolina, the Oldest militia
ry organization in the State, was organized
in May, l775, and was nearly destroyed
in the defence of Savannah, Georgia, in
1878. The present members are prepar-
ing to celebrate the centennial anniversary
Of its organization. "Carolina DAY." an
other centennial to be observed June 2s.
1876. 1t commentaries the day when
Moultrie built pen Of palmetto logs, on
Sullivan's Island, mounted his twelve aud
tweaty-four pound guns, aud destroyed a
feet bound for Charleston. The Charles
ton Ns'cs and Courier says that this was
"the first victorious blow struck at the
South, and fully committed South Carroll.
ma 70 the cause Of AnericAn indspen-
denc.r
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-02-20

A man diseased in body can have little
joy of his wealth, be il ever so much. A
golden crown cannot cure the headache,
nor velvet slipper give ease to the gout,
nor purple. robe drive away burning
fever
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Mortality in the South.

Some months ago we made mention of
the remarkable mortality among the color
ed people Of Charleston, as compared
with the mortality among whites The
returns for the year, as presented by the
Health Officer of Charleston, give re-
markable results The number of deaths
of whites during the year was 71s; Of
blacks and colored, 1880. The estimated
white population is 1900, black and col.
ored, 26,00O-so that the ratio of deaths
is one for every % whites, and one for
every Fl blacks and colored. There we're
80 deaths from consumption last year, Of
which SO were of black and colored and
20 Of whites. The Health Officer says in
his report that, ''previous to the war, con-
sumption among the blacks was of rare
occurrence, aud then only among the we'll
marked scrofula diathesis Of the African
descendant" The increase of the disease
is ascribed to exposure, dissipation, want
of proper nutrition, clothing and bedding;
and the Health Officer says that the only
hope Of saving the race from the fate Of
the American Indians is in securing to
them moral, religious and industrial edu-
cation. That this fear of their dying out
in that locality is not an idle one, is shown
not only by the general death-rate of the
race, but particularly by the death rate
among children under FIVE years of age.
The proportion Of blacks and colored still.
born to whites was last year as 6 to 1; the
proportion of deaths under FIVE years was
2 to land this in community almost
equally divided by the two races.
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A man out West who married widow
has invented dovice to cure herof s'eter-
nally" praisiag her former husband.
Whenever she begins to doscant on his
noble qualities, this ingenious No. merely
says Poor dear mani How / wish he
had not died r.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-02-20

A good deacon making an official visit
to dying neighbor, who was a very
churlish and universally unpopular man,
put the usual question - Are you willing
10 go, my friend r. a0h, yes" said The
sick man, u am" 'sweIi, 1 am glad you
are. said the simple. minded deacon, afor
all the neighbors are willing"
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The ashes Of a smoked cigar are iittle
thought of--those Of man scarcely
more
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The Ministerial Association.

The Ministerial Association of
Martinsburg, Rev. ID. II. Riddle, ID.
D., presiding, at its meeting on Mon
day. Dee. 10, PASSED the following
resolutions
Resolred 1st, That we discourage
all public funerals on the Sabbath
y,when it can possibly be avoided.
ReSOlred Ind, That especially do
we as ministers of the Gospel, object
to, and protest against professions,
parades, and expensive displays of
any kind at funerals ON the holy
Sabbath, and we will request all our
members and congregations to unite
with us in forming a public senti-
ment against such dissertations Of
the Lords Day,
The Association appointed one del
egate from each Church, to attend
the State Temperance Convention to
held in the city of Wheeling ,Decem-
Ger IL and Is, 1875
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A Crooked City.

A young gent Of this city, who has
not been much away from home took
the early train the other morning for
Baltimore. H.: lady love is visiting
city, and heconcludel he would run
down, spend ii few hours in her So
ciety;and return Oh the train which
arrives here at 7.35. He arrived in
the Monumental city on time, and
with an elastic step and light heart
set out to find he object Of his adora-
ton aud his visit. He had full di-
rections as to the street and number
OF the residence, but being an entire
stranger III the city soon lost his reck-
oning, and after wandering around
for several hours was SO completely
lost that he did not know his way
back to the depot. All the informa-
ton he could derive from enquiry
did not seem to avail him much, for
the more he tried to find the place
he was seeking the further he got
away from it, The day was wearing
on, and every moment lost in the
search was that much to be deducted
from the time he would have to
spend in the society of the young
lady. He was getting desperate when
by accident he met gentleman from
Martinsburg-a bank oflicer-who
helped him out Of his trouble. He
then had barely time to call and
shake hands and say goodbye to the
young lady, who supposed that he
had come down on business, and had
done her the honor of snatching a
moment to make hurried call be-
fore leaving. He made the train and
returned home on time, but not at all
Pleased with the visit. 1t was sad
failure. Baltimore Is the "crooked-
est" city on the contenent, you
know.