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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-01-09

Mr.. A. Bronson Alcott was once ex-
pounding bis theory Of the sin Of eating
flesh, and said, A man who eats pork be-
comes little swineish, does he not 7 and
IL he cats mutton he is inclined to be
sheepishv Perhaps so,p replied DR..
James Walker, but have noticed that
men who live on vegetables are apt to be
-rather- small potatoes ? =.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-01-09

Words are little things, but they strike
hard. We WELD them 50 easily that we
are apt to forget their hidden power.
Filthy spoken, they fall like the sunshine,
the dew and drizzling rain, but when
unftly, like the frost, the hail and the
dcsolate tempest
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-01-09

The passions are at once tempters and
chastiscrs. As temptcrs, they come with
garlands Of flowers on the brows Of youth;
as chastisers, they appear with wreaths Of
snakes on the forehead of defornity.
They are angels Of light in their dclusion;
they are tiends Of torment in their inilic.
tions.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-01-09
0ait and 9uulor
Eoonomioal piet.

sHafe you got some Of dot kind Of
oysters what haf been sphiled?9 Hspoil-
ed oysters Yes, we have few cans left
over from last week that / think viii lit
you" How you sold 'eln p ''Oh, III
sell EN- right you may have all you want
for aniekle." eVell, den, mine goot trent.
vii you pc 50 kind to pring me four
dozen Of dot damaged lot" The oysters
were brought, and the customer put them
quietly down into the pit Of bis stomach,
and, having finished the job, he said to
the restaurateur snow, my very good
trent, you have got some goot oysters,
amt it2' you're mighty right, / have"
"Vell, takes half a dozen raw und
some pickles" These we're in turn served
and quitely put down on top Of those gone
before. But the restaurateur was troubled,
aud when the patron came to settle the
bill, said to him :--aLook here, pard, |
don't like to be too inquisitive, but blowed
il wouldn't like ter know why You took
fancy to 50 many spoiled oysters and so
few good oness" "vell, you have been a
goot trent to me, and 50 | told you some
ting. You see have got tapeworm,
unit efry time dot is de way | have to do.
You see, dot last half dozen, dem was
for me mineself but dot damaged lot, dem
was for do tapeworm. You know dot |
amt dot kind Of a Commodore Vanterpilt
dot ! can afford it to preak up mine whole
peesness to feed tam tapeworn on good
oysters"
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-01-09

The BIBLE.-How long do you think
it took to write the Bible? Fifteen hun
dred years. From Moses, who wrote
Genesis, to st. John, who wrote Revelation,
it was that long time.
How many people helped to write il?
More than thirty. There were Matthew
Mark, Luke, John, Paul and Peter
There were Moses, Ezra, David, Daniel
and Samuel. Some were shepherds, some
farmers, some fishermen, some tent ma
kers, some kings, some judges, some prin-
ces some were learned aud some were
unlearned; and yet they all agree in what
they write There Is not so much as a
word of disagreement in the whole book
How could that be? Because God did
the thinking of the Bible. The thoughts
in the Bible are all Gods thoughts.
Those thirty men only did the writing
They wrote just what God told them
How many different sections Of books are
there in the Bible? Sixty-six all boand
together, making one beautiful whole
1t is blessed book. Prize it above all
the books in the wide world Make il
the man of your counsel and the guide Of
your life. Your life can never be failure
if you follow its instructions You will
live for a purpose, and save your soul, and
not thyself only shall be saved, but Others
through thee.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-01-09

NINEvEn. Nineyeh was fourteen miles
long, eight miles wide, and forty-six miles
around, with wall 100 feet high and
thick enough for three chariots abreast.
Babylon was fifty miles within the walls,
which were seventy-fye feet thick and
100 feet high, with 100 brazen gates.
The Temple of Diana at Ephesus was 420
feet to the support Of the roof-it was 100
years in building. The largest of the
pyramids was 4Sl feet in height and s53
feet on the sides. The base covered
eleven acres. The stones are about sixty
feet iu length, and the layers are 20s. 1t
employed 350,000 men in building. The
labyrinth of Egypt contains 300 chambers
aud twelve halls. Thebes, in Egypt,
presents ruins twenty seven miles around,
and contained 350, 900 citizens and 400, 1000
slaves. The Temple of Delphos was SO
rich in donations that it was plundered Of
$50, 900, 900, and the Emperor Nero car
ried away from 1t 200 statues. The walls
Of Rome were thirteen miles around.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-01-09

Coon ADvIcE.-When you use a pos
tai card, always write the address the FIRST
thing. Tons Of postal cards without any
addresses are destroyed in the Dead Letter
Office, because people write their message
first, and then forget to address the card.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-01-09

Tho world is governed BY three things
Wisdom, Authority, and Appearances,
Wisdom is for thoughtful people, Authorl.
ty for rough people, aud Appearances for
the great mass Of superficial people, who
can look only Al Che ealslde.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-01-09

The other day we heard fond husband
boast to q friend Tom, the old woman
came near calling me honey last night. :
" Did she? What did she say r She
said, well, you old Bssswax. como to
supper
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-01-09
Height of Men.

As country becomes settled, and es-
pecially in cities where great numbers of
human beings are crowded into compara-
lively small space, men degenerate in
height, and the women are not only
proverbially shorter than in the country,
but they are less muscular As there are
thought to be exceptions to all rules, there
are both tall gentlemen and ladies in old
cities A majority Of them, however, il
traced to their birthplace, will be found to
have CONT from the country. Kentucky
aud Tennessee produce the tallcst men in
the country. A young boy taken from
the city, whose parents are below the
usual height, and reared in either Of those
States, would probably quite overtop any
of his family. The material abounds in
the grains and meats Of those splendid
regions for developing the bones. The
Patagonians have long been celebrated for
being the tallest race OF men in existence.
Magellan's associates give their average
stature at seven feet four inches. Commo-
dorc Byron's officers seldom saw one below
seven feet, and some exceed that measure.
AT the polar circles, especially north, the
Esquimaux rarely towers above four feet
aud half to FIVE feet As whole, the
English are finely developed, tall and
energetic. Americans are a compound of
all nations on the globe, varying in size,
strength, height, weight, mental capacity
and energy, according to the predominancc
of blood from any particular source. A
milk diet, of all food, is most favorable for
a large tall frame in early life.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-01-09

Learn not to judge too razhly Of any
one, either in respect to good Or evil, for
both e.dangerous.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-01-09


"THE VAC OF HIS TAIL. "A gentle
man was walking with his little boy at the
close Of the day, and in passing the cot
tagc Of German laborer the boys atten-
tion was attracted to the dog. It was NOT
a King Charles, nor black-and-tan, but
a common cur. Still the boy took fancy
to him aud wanted "pa" to buy him. Just
then the of the dog oamo home from
his labors, and was met by the dog with
every demonstration Of dog joy. The
gentleman said TO the owner, " My little
boy has taken fancy to your dog, and
viii buy him. What do you ask for him p
" ] can't sell dat dog" said the German
" Look here, = said the gentleman, that
is very poor dog, anyway, but as my boy
wants him, viii give you five dollars for
him" yaas, says the German, II know
he is a very poor dog, and he aint wort
almost nottin, but dere ish Won leetle ding
mid dat dog vot ! can't sell. / can't sell
de yag of his tail when comes home at
night" There is sentiment in this anee-
dote which will suggest grateful thoughts
to omany an owner ofa dog valuable to no one
else. Such demonstrations are quite as
acceptable and quite as reliable as the spo-
ken affection Of some friends.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-01-09

Live within your means, if you would
have means within which to live.
The daily gazette., 1875-05-08
STRAY WAITS.

Another cold and chilly day.
Hats, caps &C., for the fine trade, 233
Market street.
Fine millinery goods at 81 Market
street, very cheap.
The Delaware Institute of Mechanic
Arts will meet this evening.
Grand opening OF new .parasolsa at
extremely low prices at Franks, 9F'
To--,nake money is-to saye-it, in the
price ofons OF Quay's hats, 2aS Market
street
For .thebest clothing, at the lowest
prices, call on Buxbaum the clothier,
8. e. corner Third and Market. asa
The greatest novelty of the day, is
Quny's Pistol Fans] inducements to
purchasers of hats. 90 see them al
233 Market street at Ho EVA
French corsets, ladies, under gar
ments, ladies' suits, in great variety,
at extraordinary low prices, at Frank 8
511 Market street.
The daily gazette., 1875-05-08
EDITION
S1seiIinD Bee.

A PLEASANT BUZZ Al THE RUGBY-TnE
PRIMARY AND JUNIOR CLASSES vs, THE
SENIOR CLASS.
Yesterday afternoon very pleasant
and Interesting spelling bee came of
in the Rugby Academy, in the presence
of Il numhcr nf frirnds ard rel ,ii""e ~
tllc pupils.
3 Tie senior class numbered twenty
four pupils, and the primary and Junior
classes about forty.five. DIR. Murphy
was pronouncer, and the umpircs were
Rev. w. J. Murphcy, ]. w. Swctt ard
James Crabb. 15.t.t
81 The contest lasted about an hour and
a quarter, and was quite exciting. The
little fellows stood up manfully to
their work, and finally the contest mar
rowed down between three seniors and
three juniors. The last junior retired
were soon spelled tlewi. ,t % %.
Howard NJ. Jenkins, ESQ. editor OF
the Commercial, presented the prizes,
rs follows:
Senior Ciass-1st prize, gold pen
holder, to Charles ID. Phillips.
2d prizc-A pen knife, to R"h"t
Smith.
3l pIize--A box of note paper and
pens, to isaac Elliott.
Junior Class-First prize, gold pen
and holder, to VIM. Ward.
Primary Class-1st prize, base ball
and bat, 10 Walter Butler.
The first scholar out in the senior
class, Charles Rice, received Il biscuit,
and the first boy out in the opposing
class received bay of candy. They
both walked up mafully and received
their prizes.
Mr.. jenkins concluded the prcsenta-
tion with appropriate rcmarks, and was
followed by Rev DIR. Frost, of Trinity
church, who gave the scholars some
good, wholesome adice.
DIR. Murphy next addressed the
scholars. lie sail That spelling bees,
though pleasant and Interesting, were
not true tests of orthographical proNci
ency. The first boy out onthc senior
side, he found by looking at his rec
ord, had missed but seven words in his
ordinary spelling lessons since last De
cember.. lie thCught dictatbircXercl-
ses were better tests.
The junior and primary classes i'm
mediatcly offered TO challenge the Sc
nior class to IL dictation contest. iAc
doctor said he would consider the n,at-
tier, and then the school wasdismis,cd,
Rugby Academy isprospclins finely,
tand the pupils display a marked proli-
cheney iii all hcirstudles.
The daily gazette., 1875-05-08

SALE OF REAL EsTATE.-W. J..
Jones, Esq, sold at mortgagee's sale
part of the farm of James Tnmble, con-
tanning 52 acres, and located within
one mile and half of Bay View, on
Tuesday last, at the Court House, for
81, 100, which is fraction over SAL 80
an acre.
On the same day, the store and
dwelling house of b. +. May, located
on Main street, opposite the Court
House, was offered at Trustees Sale,
by A. Evans, Esq, and withdrawn af.
ter being cried awhile at SO, 900, and
is held and offered at private sale.-
Elkton IHsg.
The daily gazette., 1875-05-08

RELATIONS OF THE PREsIDENT AND
VICE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS come from
Washington of increasing GOODNESS be-
tween President Grant and Vice Pres
ident Wilson, The New York Tribune
says: "This will occasion no surprise
to to those who have been at all famil-
lar with the interior of politics at
Washington for the past two years. 1t
is well known that the Vice-President
has differed widely with the President
upon many questions of policy since
the beginning of the present term, and
-, -, third t,rm." Some admin
istri ,,n journals in the West are also
speaking of Vice-Prcsidcnt Wilson as
n presidential candidate.
The daily gazette., 1875-05-08
Bowers Koof Liniment

After 30 years of practical experience with
horses, in staging, teaming, NC, have learn
ed that more horses have been crippled by
lnattention to the feet than all other diseases
e combined. After many experiments l nave
round the true remedy to PREVENT the dis;
ease of the noof, or restore it after negligences
70 wnat nature intended 1t should be-he
,J-eai suyport o(the noble animal. III the hoof ls
inIiamed and diseased, the animal Is compare
lively worthless. This Liniment will surely
nrsYnt this worst of all diseases, Contraction,
Corns, Quarter, Cracks, Contraction of tho
Back Sinew 81 morally called Knee Sprung.
Nc, and restore those that have been crippled
bv The want of such q remedy.
sETry 1t, and it Will mover faIl II properly
Bathe the horses foot once week, or often
er il necessary, at the heel and frog, and
around the hoof close to the halr.
NJ. C. BOYER,
Norrlstown, IA.
MIR, NJ. &. BOYEK-Dear Sir: ThB Is TO Ger
t,fy that have used your Liniment In my
stable for three months past, on more IMAM
ono hundred horses, and find it the best PIE
naratiOn have ever used on horses. 1t Is TAR
cases at once, by express. 9. y. ID:
s''e' "' o HARRY HAMILTON,
No. l32 West 3lst street New York Civ
The daily gazette., 1875-05-08
ItctiOi0NS.

West Presbyterian Chureh-Pastor
Rev. J. Nj. T. outs, subjects for to-
morrow, for the morning, "}nlil the
Beautiful" for the evening", person
al witness for Christ. .-..r
Preaching tomorrow at the Second
Baptist Church, corner of Frcrc'i ~ d
Fourth streets, ut 1G4 A. M, and y l..
NJ, by the Pastor Rev. Alex. MaeA' e
thur. All arc cordially invited.
Sabbath School. at 9 II. NJ, Prayer
Meeting at Q As Z. M.
Services tomorrow as usual in illc
First Baptist Church. Preaching by
the pastor at 101 A. III, and 745 +, NJ.
All are cordially invited. Seats free.
Sunday School meets at 8 a, III
School for colorel people mets II
the hall on 18th street, between Malk k.
ct and Orange at2 p. NJ. y c"rdia
invitation is extended, .-.tr.-e
The daily gazette., 1875-05-08
EDITION.
\ Family Quarrel.
Potrich CooHey gets mad at his aoife and
cuts her head.

Potrich Cooney gets mad at his qoife md
cuts her head.
At noon yesterday, Mrs. Mary Il.
Cooney came into Esquire Frazer's Of
fee, with her head badly cut and the
blood flowing all over her person, Be-
fore hearing her complaint the Squire
sent her to DIR. West who dressed the
wound, and then she came back and
made complaint against her husband,
Patrick Cooney, for assaulting her and
cutting her head with butcher knife.
The hearing came off in the afternoon,
and the following facts were elici-
ted:
In the morning, Patrick gave his
wife u quarter, with which to buy a
dozen herring for dinner. She bought
the fish for twenty cents, sold three of
them to colored woman for four
cents, and then purchased pint of
whiskey, having money enough of her
own to make up the required sum. -
She then went home and gave the fish
to her son who cleaned and put them
in the cellar. When dinner time ar
rived Mary was so drunk that she
could not find the fish. and so she
prepared no dinner of any conse.
quence.
Patrick came In tired and hungry,
but in lieu of good dinner his wife
offered him drink of whiskey and
abused him because he would not take
it. Naturally he is quiet and inof.
fensivc man, but this was too much to
bear, and so he picked up the butcher
and assaulted her, with the result as
above stated. w.
After hearing the case the Squire
fined Patrick $5 and costs.
Patrick then had Mary arrested on a
charge of habitual drunkenness, and
in default OF $500 bail she was this
morning sent over to New Castle.
The daily gazette., 1875-05-08
OrERA.-There was y very small au-

OPERA.-Tlere was II very small au-
dience last evening ut the Grand Opera
House to witness the appearance OF
Lima Wassmann and her Geman Opera
Bouffe Company, in the opera La lielle
Galatea; followed by La Marriage AUX
Lanternes. Notwithstanding this lack
of encouragement both pieces We're
we'll rendered; gave great satisfaction
and received great applause. The or
clestra music was especially hae.
There appeared to be general regret
that larger audience was not present.
The daily gazette., 1875-05-08

STOLEN BRASS REcovEREp.-Ye ester
day as some boys were digging worms
along the creek bank, near the Brandy
wine, came across some bSass. They
kept on digging until they unearihcd
about fifty pounds which they turned
over TO Officer Scullcy, lie took it TO
the City Hall, and this morning it was
claimed by Mr.. Chas. Stewart, propric-
tor of an iron foundry at Front and
Monroe streets, About two hundred
pounds were stolen from him about
two months ago, and this all he has, as
vet recovered.
The daily gazette., 1875-05-08

Every Seven Years. psychologists say
the human bosiy is enIlrly changed and re-
newcd. Every moment of our lives, every
mart of our bodies is wearing out and is being
built ~, anew of fresh matter. This work IL
accomplished by tho blood which goes
through, every part. But If the blood be-
tonnes weak or vitiated, and does not per-
poisoned by Lhe WORKOUT matter cloggins
the vital organs instead of leaving the body.
For dyspepsia, billousness, kidney, skin and
liver troubles, feyers, and all diseases arising
from yitiatcd blood, Dr. Walkers California
Vinegar Bitters are sovereign remedy 4w
The daily gazette., 1875-05-08

FmElN CAMDEN.--On Wednesday
night about 10 o'clock, fire was dis
covered in the stables of the National
Hotel, kept by John II. Laird. lie
every one in Camden, men, women
and children, were on the spot, but
having no fire apparatus except buckets
in spite of every effort, were unable to
control the fire which was soon com
municatcd to the carriage house ard
granery, which, with the stables were
burned to the ground.
The daily gazette., 1875-05-08

The Indian Commissioner returned
to Wa ,hingLon yesterday from New
York, where he had been superintcnd-
ing the opening of bids for furnishing
Indian supplies. The bids were gener.
ally lower than heretofore, excepting
for Hour and pork, which were @ to IL
cents higher than last year. The Con-
grcssi0nal appropriation did not allow
of the purchase of n full supply of beef,
and it is supposed the Sioux will COM
plain loudly, as the buffaloes are fast
disappearing. The total letting of con.
tracts involves So, 5000
The daily gazette., 1875-05-08

NEW YoRK ExoURsIoN.-Wes are
sure that we will please our readers BY
making the accouncement that Mr.. +.
L. +. Smith has completed arrange
ments for his sixth New Y York and Hud-
senriver excursion. 1t will leave this
city on Thursday July, 22d, at six o.
clock A. M, on special train. AT
Jersey City all who. desire can take a
trip up the Hudson River, above West
Point. All arrangements will be takon
to make this excursion even more pleas-
ant the previous ones. va
The daily gazette., 1875-05-08

A committee of the Fifth Maryland
Regiment called upon the President,
yesterday, and offered their services as
his escort to the Bunker Hill Centen-
NAL celebration. The President, it is
said, gracefully accepted the courtesy.
The escort will be acc ompanied by the
Marine Band.
The daily gazette., 1875-05-08
A True HRlsnus.

DIR. Wist6r's Balsam of Wild Cherry is
truly a balsan. 1t contains the balsalnic
principle Of the Wild Cherry, the bal
samic properties OF tar and OF pine. Its
ingredients are all balsamic Conghs
and consumption speedily disappear un.
der its balsamic influence. 50 cents and
81 a bottle, large bottles much the
The daily gazette., 1875-05-08

"Wednesday afternoon, Ed
ward Wiley, aged about l3 years. while
fixing some shafting at the Diamond
State Iron Company's Machine Shops,
fell through Q hatclway, and dislocated
his elbow besides breaking his arm just
above the wrist. He was removed to
his residence over Third street bridge,
where DR.. Jones, who was called in, rem
dered the required surgical assistance.
The daily gazette., 1875-05-08
In the Southern baptist Convention

In the Southern Baptist Convention
Yesterday the work of the American
Baptist Education Commission was
discussed and approved. DR.. Cutting
of New York Secretary of theC Commits
sion, said the Baptists a century ago
were actively engaged in the interest
of religious liberty, and for this cause
as much as for that of civil liberty,
they Joined heartily in the revolution.
They proposed to celebrate in 1876 the
Centennial of their labors. One cen
tury ago he said they numbered $4,000
and now they have about 1,700, 600
members. The Centennial is to be
celebrated by raising several millions
of dollars in aid of their several insti-
tutions of learning.
The daily gazette., 1875-05-08

The LEwEs ER.-Thirty-five piles
will be added to the Government pier
in Lewes this season. The cost of
hese piles when set in the pier was
81 900 each, at last years prices; this
season, on account of the reduced
price of iron, they can be set at q gross
cost of about $500 each.
The daily gazette., 1875-05-08
Dyspepsia | Dyspepsia Dyspepsia

Dyspepsia IL the most perpleXinS OF all
human ailments. Its symptoms are almost
infinite in their variety, and tho forlorn and
despondent victims of tho disease often
fancy themselves the prey, i'll turn, of
every known malady. This IL due, in
part, to the close, sympathy which exists
between tho stomach and the brain, and in
part also to the fact that any disturbance Of
The digestive function necessarily disorders
the liver, the bowels and the nervous system,
and effects, to some extent, tho quality OF
the blood.
il, Il. Kunkers Bitter Wine of iron a sure
clre, This Is not q new preparation, to be
tried and found wanting; it has been pre-
scribed daily for many years in the practice
of eminent ply scans with unparalleled sue
cess; it is not expected or intended to cure
all the diseases to which the human family is
subject, but is warranted to cure Dyspepsia
In its most obstinate form. Kunkers Bitter
Wine of Iron never fails to cure. Symptoms
OF Dyspepsla are loss of appetite. wind and
rising OF tho food, dryncss of the mouth,
heartburn, tiistension of the stomach and
bowels, constipation, headache, dizziness,
sleeplessness and low Bpirits. Try the great
remedy and be convinced OF its morits. Get
| the genuine. Take only KunkcPs, which 1s
put only in al bottles. Depot, 80 North Ninth
street, PhiIatielphia.
For sale by all Druggists and dealers every
| where. 80
No. $50. T., Tape Worm. No, $50.
| Entirely removed with purely vegetable
medicine, passing from the system alive. Nc
/ fcc unless the Head passes. Come aud refer
l to patients treated. DIR. Il. +. kUNKLE, No
| 2s9 N. Ninth Street, Philadelphia. Advice
free. Seat, Pin and Stomach Worms also re
moved. 5s5a mayl-dSwlm
The daily gazette., 1875-05-08

DELAWARE INSTITUTE OF MEuHANIo
ARTs.-A stated meeting of Executive
committee OF this Institute WILDE held
this evening at 8 O'clock. Members
of the Board are especially requested
to be present. ,.-,..t s..,,,f-
The daily gazette., 1875-05-08
Toilet Mirrors.

A full assortment OF all Sizes, including
double maGnlfying, NC.
T.. BRFNGHURST & CO.,
Corner of Sixth and Market streets
The daily gazette., 1875-05-08
In ,!.o riclA Again

With the finest specimens OF Boots, Shoes ant
Caters ever offered A Wilmington, at modcr
ate prices.
WIN. ii. BABCOCK q CO.,
3l3 Market street, doors below Fourth.