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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-04-03
Hon. JOHN w. GARRETT,
PRESIDENT OF THE BALTIMORE & OHIO RAILROAD.

prise. Discussions were rife among its
stockholders, and its management was
marked by Inconsistencies and vacillations.
In 1857, Mr.. Garrett attended the first
time, n meeting Of the stockholders, and
at it gave expression to his views upon the
condition and prospects of the road in
manner that created most profound i'm.
preston. His opinions took the form of
a series of resolutions, which were adopted,
aud in which was foreshadowed, indeed we
may say clearly outlined, that policy which
the great corporation has 50 unswcrvingly
adhered TO ever since. This change was
not made without great struggle. The
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad had been for
many years the prey of politicians, because
upon the original basis upon which the
directory was organized the State and city
representatives outnumbered those who
represented private capital and enterprise
in the proportion of eighteen TO twelve.
1t can readily be understood what might
be the fate Of such an enterprise as rail
road, when it is devoted to purely political
uses by its management.
Fortunately the Baltimore and Ohio
road never fell wholly into the hands of
the politicians, for the reason that there
were always few among It's State or city
directors who were honest enough and
possessed sufficient principle to side with
the others.
Mr.. Garrett, who became director in
October, 1857, was keenly alive to this
danger, and he devoted himself to the task
of establishing new system of rcpresen-
tation which should insure adequate pro.
lection to both State and individual owner
ship. In 1858 Mr.. Garrett inaugurated
the new policy, and on the nomination of
the late millionaire, Johns Hopkins, was
elected President Of the company.
The new order OF things dated October,
1858, and at the next annual meeting of
the company its fruits were apparent. The
gross receipts of the road for 1959-the
first year of Mr., CARROTS administration
were over half million dollars less than
in 1858, owing to the general business
depression of the country, 1859 bearing
relation to 1857 similar to that borne by
1875 to 1873. But there was an increase
of S725,325.1G in the comparative net
gains. This was when the Garrett policy
of economy and personal supervision made
its workings manifest, and the first practi-
cal result of it was the payment to the
stockholders in the spring of 1859 of the
first semi-annual dividend of the regular
series, that has never been interrupted
since.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-04-03

some of the lines of metropolitan tramways
in London; for which indeed, the arrange
ments are now nearly complete, so that the
practical working ofthe system will speedily
receive a thorough public demonstration.
We have ourselves had opportunities of
seeing the potentialities of the principle,
both in the model and full working size;
and even in view of the sweeping change
in the tramway system which is involved
in its complete success and adoption, we
cannot withhold the conviction that all the
important practical difficulties have been
eiiectually surmoanted, reducing its prac-
tical realization to mere matters of detail.
The working of the springs is entirely free
from noise, perfectly smooth, easy, and
effective, and completely under control, for
application, cessation, and reversal Iron.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-04-03

from humanitarian pursuits, and he is a
well-read, cultivated, high toned gentle
man. His literary ability is of marked
order. In person he is large and portly,
of affable and polished manner, determined
and curt of business speech, but withal a
pleasant and agreeable gentleman.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-04-03

American apples, says the London
Grocer, are now selling at moderate rates
in provincial towns, both In England and
Ireland. The highly colored and well
favored Baldwin is the commonest kind
as yet. As usual, they come in barrels,
without any kind Of packing materials,
and come, as rule, in excellent condition.
That apples should be sent several thou
sand miles, and then be sold as cheaply as
homegrown fruit, is a noteworthy fact.
At this rate Of progress, ffuitless and cold
regions will soon be supplied with the
finest fruits at cost that places them
within the reach Of all classes,
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-04-03

An amateur medical authority .ent to a
Boston paper the following simple method
Of curing rheumatism. He says ;-adrive
it from the legs to the arms, down the
arms to the hands. thence crowd it into
one finger, and then have that finger out
off.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-04-03

A cultivated mind may be said to have
infinite stores Of innocent qualification.
Everything may be made interesting to il,
by becominga subject oftbought or inquiry.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-04-03

Gentleness, which belongs to virtue, is
to be carefully distinguished from the
mean spirit Of towards and the iawning
assent Of syeophants. II removes no lust
right from fear; il gives up no important
truth from flsssery; II Is, indeed, not only
consistent with firm mind, but IT ncces-
sarily requires manly spirit and a fxed
principle, in order to give itaay real value.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-04-03

A lady Of Providence, r. l., is said to
have spelt $50 words out of the letters
forming SCongregationalist," and in no
case repeating letter 10 word.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-04-03

omin was recently married,
N. j., in a buff-colored silk
|||aterial Of which was brought
q China. and taken to Eng
the American Revolution, by
", prominent merchant Of
"a great-grcat grandfather to
Tho is the sixth married in il
generations-threc in England
b the United States.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-04-03

&krFIruL THoUaHT-When the
I1I|aer q 5enth is slowly wasting away
~ nlehlIall Of age, and the shadow Of
4|A hecomes deeper and deeper, and
= <1>Fs y rs close, it is pleasant to look
@1o|l81 NE vista Of time upon the sorrows
E|'t'Iles of our earlier years If we
s 1<s 1o8eto shelter, and hearts to re-
Why II and friends have been gath
4IQ1o1 onr iresides; and the rough
n <eyfaring win have been worn
I1o<|Ied away in the twilight of life,
m nlany dark spots we have passed
xIIl grow brighter and more
||'| Happy, indeed, are those whose
aIze 4ith the world has not changed
'r ~ heir holier feeling or broken
44a|eal chords Of the heart, whose
Ie15 ~ 70 melodious, SO tender, and
1zt1ids b the evening of their life.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-04-03

As you cannot avoid your own company
make Il as agreeable as possible.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-04-03

zf FAILING.--A painter was
el upon a likeness of Alexander
~ one of his great battles,
had received an ugly scar on
bis face. The artist was desi-
I<Ipg a correct likeness Of the
nd at the same time, desirous
III scar. 1t was difficult task.
h hit upon a happy expedient.
him in a reflective attitude,
placcd against his head, while
severed the scar. The best
q without their failings--their
"a not dwell upon them. In
them to others adopt the
zprdient, and let the finger Of
|eed upon the scar.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-04-03

a red hot iron passed over sid outtx
WI soften = . that \ ! sa.lly ssnsr.i
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-03-17

Seventy years ago carpets were
rarely seen in American families of
the middle classes. as they are now
rarely found in Germany. DR..
Lyman Beecher gives an amusing
account of the autography of his
first carpet at Fest Hampton, L. I.
His wife spun bale of cotton and
had it woven Then she fitted it
to the floor, sized it, and painted
in oils, with bright border around
it, and bunch of roses and other
flowers over the center. She took
also some common wooden chairs
cut out figures of gilt paper, gluing
them on and vanishing them.
The general effct was very beautiful.
The East Hampton people were
quite startled by the novelty. One
of the old deacons called at the
house, but stopped at the parlor
door, as if afraid to enter. "Walk
in, deacon-walk ill.," said the
minister. "Why, I can't 'thout
STEPPING on it, was the answer
Then, surveying it with evident
he gasped out, ''Dye
think that We can have all that, and
heaven, too?"
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-03-17
The Hottest Yet.

The water which they have en-
countered in the main east drift on
the 1000 foot level of the imperial
Empire Mine is the hottest ever
struck on the Comstock lode. It
was carefully tested lately with two
good thermometers, and the tem~
perature was found to be 1901 de-
grees. This stream of water is but
an inch or two in diameter. The
temperature of the atmosphere in
the drift was 115 degrees. Not
withstanding the hot air and hotter
water, men are at work in the face
of the drift. Going down by de-
grees as they ale, our miners are
becoming Injured to the heat, and
expect to be able to continue
right on down to where the rocks
are in molten state without ex
pe1'iencing the slightest difficulty.
At the Consolidated Virginia they
are already making their calcula-
tions for pumping up the molten
silver when they have followed the
big bonanza down to depth of
about 1900 feet-Virginia New. ]
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-03-17
kissing the Dead

The danger from contagion and
disease, of the practice Of kissing the
dead is shown by an occurrence at
Mt. Vernon New York, where the
inhabitants ar congratulating them
selves on having escaped the hor
rors of an epidemic. It appears that
a young lady named Carroll, return
ed to her fathers house in that vii
lage, a short time since, and died in
q day or two afterwards. During
the wake which follwed a large mum
Der of persons kissed the corps. It
has now transpired that the girl
died of smallpox in it's worst and
most malignant form. None of
Mr.. CAROLS other children hav-
ing been vaccinated, the contagion
spread itself among them, carrying
off all but two out of seven Noth-
ing could be done to restrain the
inmates of the pestilential abode
from going at large and informing
ling with the community while the
dangerous infection existed.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-03-17

down by Radical falsi6ers and By
such INSCRIPTIONS partisans -
Merrill to the score Of politics.
There we see policy and justice
enough to satisfy the NEST exact
ing. II is one Of the most scath
ing rebukes ever administered b
murderers in Shreveport Asid..
from the question of violating the
law, and aside from the manifest If
humanity of shooting an innocen;
man, is held up the fear that the
Radicals may misconstrue their lit
tie pleasantries, and that such fell
lows as Merrill and Sheridan may
venture to assert that human life is
held too cheaply in Shreveport.
New Orleans Republican.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-03-17

| 1t is an anomly in American poll
tics when a political press denounces
| the action of its friends, and this IS
| the case with the Democratic General
Assembly now in session at Indiana
polls. That it is . Democratic body
cannot be denied. It elected a Demo-
crat to the United States Senate. 1t
filled all the vacant Offices within its
sphere with Democrats, and the ma
jority in the House of Representatives
has proved to be corrupt. The evil
dence of its corruption, by its own
order. has been spread upon the jour
nal of the House. Probably the facts
are SO glaring the Democratic press
Ga thing unheard of BEFORE were un-
able to bolster the Democratic General
Assembly 1t certainly is virtue
uncommon in the press of that party.
The N. A. Ledger-Standard, Cd
SAYS: For two months the honorable
gentlemen (members of the General
Assembly, have been at the State
Capitol and busy as bees in doing
nothing especially, except to draw 50
per day with a promptness and regu-
larity that was marvellous.
In another paragraph the same pa
per says:
IF we are to judge of the results to
be attained, from what has been SO
far accomplished, we would be COM
PEELED to admit that the present Gen
eral Assembly of Indiana is the great
est failure in that line that ever
afflicted the people"
The Ledger Standard then takes a
tilt at the honest farmers in the Cen
eral Assembly as follows:
There are men of ability, Demo-
Gratis and Republicans, i'll that body,
who have the capacity to accomplish
beneficial results, but they are thwart-
ed by men who have no knowledge
that entities them to the privilege OF
lawmakers. or Of sufficient brains to
bring about any favorable action by
the Legislature We sincerely regret
that the really deserving members are
found in such company. They will
necessarily bear the odium which at
taches to the failure to meet the ex-
pectations of the people. We trust
that the people in the future will
ignore the blatherskites that have i'm
posed upon them. and select men of
brains and knowledge. They are
badly needed. Madison Courier.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-03-17

The Paris correspondent of the
London Daily News has been
shown an apparatus which will
probably sweep away the match
trade. It is called the electrical
finder box, and is small enough to
be carried in q cigar case. Opening
this box, you see a platinum wire
stretched across Touching
spring, the wire reddens sufficiently
to light cigar. At will you can
introduce into a tiny sconce q
mesh of cotton stepped in spirits of
wine aud petroleum which, taking
fire, does service as nurses lamp.
The hidden agency which heats the
wire is a very small electrical bat
terry, set in action by the touching
of the spring. The trade price of
the electrical finder box will be
half a franc, or fivepence. It's inven-
tor promises that it will be an eco
nomical substitute for the lucifer
match. $3.50
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-03-17

Lawrenceburg, Indiana.
At the close of the prayer in Ply
moth Church Sunday morning;
Mr.. Beecher read a request for aid
for the American Home Missionary
Society. He said he had been q
beneficiary Of that society, and felt
Like speaking right out for them.
s.About forty years ago." he con-
tinued, 81 went to q little village in
Indiana, where there was a mere
handful of persons, and took charge
OF Presby terrain church. I had a
congregation of twenty-nineteen
OF whom were women. "A laugh.
1 received 600 a year and lived
comfortably, but I never worked
harder and did less in my life than
1 did there In Lawrenceburg
There were four churches and five
distilleries, and the latter were too
much for us. My passionate lasted
a little over two years. In the
secone year the society increased
my stipend to the princely sum of
$500. Then after few minutes
hesitation. I have learned to
spend more than that now sensa
tom but I do not think that the
money receive from this church
makes my life more pleasant and
easy than it was when / was paid
$500 in Lawrenceburg. The SO
ciety was in some sense my
nourishing mother" The willow
baskets were passed around by Mr..
Halliday and his assistants and
pile of greenbacks was the result.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-03-17

Last Thursday afternoon, couple
of young men, residing in the upper
part of the city, both under twenty
years of age, were sitting in the back
room of a saloon, when the aged and
christian mother Of one of the young
men entered the saloon in search of
him. When she discovered her be-
loved boy. sitting with flushed face
and bieared eyes, at the card table,
she dropped down upon her knees and
offered up prayer which brought
tears to the eyes of the hardened men
standing in the saloon. The youth
who was playing cards with the son of
this christian lady, dropped the cards
and pulling his hat over his eyes left
the room, but the unnatural son, for
getting, or unmindful of the fact that
the kneeling and supplicating woman
before him was the one above all
others to whom he owed respect, obe-
dience and love, cursed her, using
language which caused even the sa-
loon keeper. who was very much
moved at the pathetic scene, to per-
command him either to
cease his profanity or leave his house.
New Albany Ledger
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-03-17
Enruest Words.

The Chicago Journal. of Saturday
last gives utterance to the following
earnest AMI true words: From this
time forward. until after the Presi-
Dental election, which will be one
of the most eventful contests the
country has ever witnessed, the motto
and watchword.. of all Republicans
should be-must be-Union and har-
mony for the sake Of the nations
peace, honor and unity. Let all true
men stand together, like one grand
impenetrablc, unconquerable phaianx,
to prevent the party of the Southern
rebellion and it's Northern Copper
head ally OF the war times from get
ting possession of the government and
the Union. which, only SO few years
ago they tried to destroy. Give not
the citadel of your safety into the
charge of your enemy. Let us keep
our eyes steadfastly upon the Prcsi-
dental contest of 1876, mindful of the
great issue that will be involved there
iu-the same issue that was so brave
ly fought and so gloriously won by
the army Of the Union only ten years
ago.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-03-17
Death of Ell Elwell.

Eli Elwell died at Milton, Indiana,
on Thursday, the 4th, inst, aged Sc
years.
He emigrated from New York State
in, or about, 1920, and has resided on
his farm, some three miles south of
Milton, until the last few years. since
when he has lived in town. He had
large family of children-if we mis-
take not, five daughters and two sons
all of whom have been married, and
all, we believe, survive him except
one daughter who died after marriage,
some years since. His wife is still liv-
ing. In early life Mr.. Elwell went ''by
sea- from New York to Virginia,
where he taught school for year:
He always delighted to tell the story
of that years experience. He was
kind and good man, and was respect
ed by all who knew him.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-03-17


The following letter has been re-
ceived In response to supplies recently
forwarded to the sufferers of Kansas ::
HOLLYWOOD, Jewell Co., Kansas. !
February 18th, 1875.
III. j. BARGIs: Richmond. Ind.
Dear Sir Il received the goods
shipped by you from the people of
Richmond; 8 boxes, barrels. 2 half
barrels, and 3 sacks. They came
through all safe and sound. We dis
tributed the clothing last Tuesday.
and will distribute the provisions to.
morrow. 1t has done our destitute
people great deal of good, and we
are we'll supplied with clothing now.
/ have had notice of the receipt of the
goods published in our county paner
and will send you a copy. You can
have the Richmond papers copy it,
and then the people will know lust
where their donations 90 to. We
publish notice Of everything sent TO
our society. The people here are yery
much in need of provisions. and seed
for spring planting We are very
thankful to the people of Richmond
for their earnest efforts in raising
goods for the destitute of our town
ship. Yours truly.
MELVIN H. FARNHAN
Secretary HOLLYWOOD Relief Society.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-03-17

If the question of what is con
servator of the peace ?" was asked the
City Attorney. we have no doubt he'd
answer thusly: IF the Mayor knows
herself, and che thinks she do, and
she sees violation of law, she is
bound to wait until citizen swears
or affirms that the law has been in
fracted Her duty is merely direc-
tory'-she is an executive officer, and
can only be preserver and keeper OF
the peace by and through an afi-
dayy!"
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-03-17

A Colored man entered Fishers
barber shop yesterday, and de
manded a shave. The proprietor
seated him in an ordinary chair,
telling him that he even did not sit
in the BARRIERS chair. Being seat
ed, he was lathered we'll, the brush
occasionally slipping into the corn
ers of his eyes. The barber, then,
after rumaging in chest, produced
what must have been the father of
all razors, and commenced straps
ping it vigorously. The customer,
half blinded by the soap, seeing
him handling the small scythe,
asked what he was going to do
with it, and when told that he was
going to shave him with it, said he
wouldn't be shaved by any such
thing, and hastily rising, seized
towel, wiped his face and left the
shop. Fishers patronage has in
creased considerably since the
incident occurred.-E Alexandria
(Va) Gazette.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-03-17

The Indianapolis journal has
this to say on the adoption of the
license liquor law:
LOCAL option and Democracy
won't mix
LOCAL option is dead. The Legis-
lature killed it.
Now, then, man may open q
saloon wherever he wants to.
Two YEARS of '.judicious license"
will probably prepare the public
mind for another change.
The new license law forbids the
selling of liquor after IL o'clock at
night. Is not this ''an inconvenient
ly early hour7'
THIS is a free country once more,
and anybody who can raise money
to buy license, two glasses and
a tangle foot, can engage in bust
ness.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-03-17

SOME of our contemporaries are
expressing their surprise that Oil
yer johnson, who acknowledges his
belief in the doctrine of the final
salvation of all mankind, should
have been employed as an editor on
the Independent, and latterly as
managing editor of the Christian
Union. We see nothing strange
or improper i'll this. Dr. Ryder
could doubtless write most accept
able articles for the Interior or
Northwestern Christian Advocate,
though disagreeing with the con
ductors of those papers on many
doctrine points. MIR. Johnson's ar
ticles in the Independent were sub
mitted for approval, and, of course.
he did not seek to obtrude his own
peculiar views on the paper OF its
readers. But as managing editor
of the Christian Union his belief is
still less important. The situation
is business one, having no theo-
logical significance. Ho performs
his duties, subject to the direction
of Mr. Beecher, with no power,
even if he had the desire, to advo
cate any notions peculiar to him
self His religious views are of no
more consequence in this connec-
ton than are the political opinions
of the compositors in the various
offices of the daily newspapers
Thei: labor is strictly a matter of
business, and they care very ittlo
what the tone of the articles may
be which they are required to put
IN type. Such indifference some-
times extends to writer's, as is the
case, we believe, with some EN-
ployed now in Chicago; but this is,
fortunately, unusual. The me-
chanical work of q newspaper is
done by those whose individual
views are not required of them,and
who may bein sympathy or not
with the policy of the journal to
which they are attached. We are
sure We could say nothing which
would be more likely to secure for
us the thanks of the hundreds of
persons employed on certain news
papers that might be named than
to make public this fact.-Inter-
Ocean.