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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1876-03-25

the country without which health and
contentment are impossible This is more
emphatically true when children are to be
fed And when they cry for food, it is a
shame that they cannot have plenty Of
that which is convenient for them.
Yet many good matron in the coun-
try thinks to please her boarders by pas
tries aud puddings, while she neglects the
weightier matters, such as poultry and
peas.
And the bed; 0 my friend, have pity
on the weary bones Of your guest, who
bas been beguiled to your rural resting
place, That is not bed for an honest
man that you have made Of straw, or
shavings, or husks. A good bed may,
perhaps, have been made out Of some such
materials; and | have slept on worse beds,
and been happy and thankful. If duty
or necessity require it, one might sleep on
the oaken floor, or on rock out of doors,
and enjoy it. But that does not make it
right for you to put me upon bed worse
than my desired gridiron, and charge me
a round sum for the luxury 1 have been
at the seaside, and in the mountains, and
in country villages, paying fair prices for
summer board, and the beds were so thin,
hard, uneven, hillocky, musty, and the
pillows so insignificant in size and so con-
temptible in material, that each night was
n torment instead of refreshment, and
80 how welcome was the morning light r.
will not write to you Of cleanliness.
No rhetoric will open the eyes to dirt.
The faculty of seeing it is gift and with
all your gettings, if you have not horror
of this great evil you will never acquire it.
Therefore, one must put up with your in
trinity once and never suffer it again.
Yet cleanliness is grace that crowns the
rest with halo, and without it palace
would be uncomfortable by "pure and vir-
tuous soul"
Pardon these hints. In my next will
speak to the boarders. They need speak.
ing to. They are unreasonable, exacting,
provoking, ungrateful, impertinent, and
take so many airs upon themselves that /
must take them down little. This will
undertake in future letter.
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were attracted from all par is, far and near
to enjoy themselves according to the GUS
toms Of their country. And it was equally
priced by the American population who
had long been accustomed to point it out
to friends and tourists as the chief curiosity
Of this land of wonders. Indeed the citi-
zens Of California, generally, took great
State pride in the vine, and hence there
was an universal expression of regret at
its death. The old associations connected
with its romantic history SO often related
made it highly priced by all.
The public estimation in which it was
held at home will appear from the proceed
ings Of meeting of the citizens of Santa
Barbara for the purpose of expressing the
sentiments of her people regarding the
character and death of the vine. A state
ment of its history and resolutions express
siye of a general feeling of regret at its
loss were adopted and published in the
Santa Barbaza Press, September 10th,
1875.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1876-03-25

The Syracuse Uaiueraty Herald gives
the following table of Presidents and their
places Of education:
Washington-Good English education,
but never studied the ancient languages.
Adams-Harvard.
Jefferson-William and Mary.
Madison-Princeton.
Monroe--William and Mary.
Adams, j. Q.-Harvard.
Jackson-Limited education.
Van Buren--Academic education.
Harrison-Hampden Sidney College.
Tylcr-William and Mary.
Polk-University Of North Carolina.
Taylor-Slightest rudiments.
Fillmon-Not literally educated.
Pierce--Bowdoin.
Buchanan--Dickinson.
Lincoln-Educated very limited.
johnson -Selfeducated.
Grant--West Point.
Monroe and Harrison did not graduate.
Monroe left college to join the Reyolu-
tionary army. Financial reverses deprived
Harrison Of full course. Polk was the
oldest when graduating, being twenty
three; Tyler the youngest, seventeen.
The majority graduated at twenty, this
being also the average age. Jefferson
probably had the most liberal education
and broadest culture.
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100 years ago-American Indepen-
dence
200 years ago-King Philip (the In
diam defeated and slain; habeas corpus in
England.
300 years ago-Massacre Of St. Barth-
olomew; Spanish Armada preparing.
400 years aso-Printing invented;
Isabella the coming queen.
500 years ago-The days of Tamerlane,
the Turk, and Chaucer, the English poet.
600 years ago Baliol and Bruce,
Richard Bacon, Thomas Aquinas; House
of Hapsburg founded.
700 years ago-Richard Ceur de Lion
and saladin, Sultan Of Egypt, measuring
swords in Palestine.
800 years ago-William the Conqueror.
900 years ago-Hugh Capet, the French
man.
1000 years ago-Alfsed the Great.
l,l0O years ago-Charlsmagne and
Haroun al Raschid.
l,200 years o-Mahometanism muk.
ing lively work in Constantinople and
other places.
1900 years ago--0ld Chosroes, the
Persian, lives by murder, and the Pope is
made secular judge among kings.
1,4O0 years ago-The Saxons lively in
Britain, Clovis establishes the French
monarchy and Visigoths conquer Spain.
1,500 years ago-The Roman Empire
having legislated many years in favor Of
capital against labor, begins TO fall to
pieces
1000 years agoThc world has moth
ing better to do than to broach and de-
nounce heresies and get up religious
prosecutions
1,700 years ago-Marcus Aurelius,
Tacitus and Plutarch.
1900 years ago-Jerusalem destroyed
and Herculaneum and Pompeii buried.
1876 years ago---All the world At peace
and Christ born.
5000 years ago-Adam rose 10 the
dignity Of large real-estate owner, but BY
poor management was driven into iuyolun-
tary bankruptcy oxicago Journal Of
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1876-03-25
Effects Of the sun on Lunatics.

The French Gazette des Hopitauz con-
tains a curious article on this subject.
DR.. Ponza, director of the lunatic asylum
at Alessandria, Piedmont } having con-
ceived the idea that the solar rays might
have some curative power in diseases Of
the brain, communicated his views to
Father Secchi, Of Rome, who replied in
the following terms: "The idea of study
ing the disturbed state Of lunatics in con-
nection with magnetic perturbations and
with the colored, especially violet, light of
the sun, is Of remarkable importance, and
| consider it worth being cultivated. :"
Such Light is easily obtained by filtering
the solar rays through glass of that color.
"Violet," adds Father Secchi, ahas some
thing melancholy and Oppressive about it,
which, physiologically, causes low spirits /;
hence, no doubt, poets have draped melan-
choly in violet garments. Perhaps violet
light may calm the nervous excitement Of
unfortunate maniacs" He then, In his
letter, advises DR.. Ponza to perform his
experiments in rooms the walls Of which
are painted of the same color as the glass
panes of the windows, which should be as
numerous as possible, in order to favor the
action Of solar light, SO that it may be ad-
missible at any hour of the day. The
patients should pass the night in rooms
oriented to the east and to the south, and
painted and glazed as above. DR.. Ponza,
following the instructions, prepared several
rooms in the manner described, and kept
several patients there under observation.
One of them, affected with morbid taci-
turnity, became gay and affable after three
hours stay in red chamber; another, a
maniac who refused all food, asked for
some breakfast after having stayed twenty
four hours in the same red chamber. In
blue one, highly-excited madman with
a straight waistcoat on was kept all day /;
an hour after he appeared much calmer.
The action Of blue light is very intense on
the optic nerve, and seems to cause sort
Of oppression. A patient was made to
pass the night in violet chamber; on the
following day, he begged Dr. Ponza to
send him home, because he felt himself
cured and indeed he has been well ever
since. DR.. Ponza's conclusions from his
experiments are these: "The violet rays
are, Of all others, those that possess the
most intense electro-chemical power; the
red light is also very rich in calori6c rays;
blue light, on the contrary, Is quite devoid
Of them as well as of chemical and electric
ones. Its benefcent influence is hard to
explain as it is the absolute negation Of
all excitement, it succeeds admirably
in calming the furious excitement of
maniacs."
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1876-03-25

The AFRICAN LOCUST IN GERMANY.
During the prevalent fear that the Col
orado potato-bug will be introduced into
Europe, an equally or even more danger
Gus pest has actually made its appearance
in Germany in the shape Of the African
locust, Aeridiam migratorian,, which has
been found in the fields Of Kerzendorf, on
the Berlin and Anhalt Railway, where the
insects have laid waste extensive tracts Of
land covered with good crops of grass and
grain. Approaching the necessity Of
prompt measures, however, the proprietors
Of the lands put large force to work and
succeeded in destroying great part Of the
insects before they could escape, digging
numerous bitches and canals into which
they could be ptand then covered with
lime. Whether these insects laid their
eggs before they were killed is of course
impossiblesto know at present.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1876-03-25

The following recipe for whitewash is
recommended by the Scienfifc An,erican.
Il answers for wood, brick or stone
Stake about one-half bushel unslaked lime
with boiling water, keeping it covered,
during the process. Strain It and add a
peck Of salt dissolved in warm water, three
pounds Of ground rice put in boiling water
and boiled to thin paste, one-half pound
powdered Spanish whiting and one pound
clear glue dissolved in warm water. Nix
these well together, and let tho mixture
stand for several days. Keep the wash
thus prepared in a kettle Or portable fur.
mace, and when used put i on as hot as
possible with either painters or whitewash
brushes.
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The Tiger.

An authority upon tigers writes that
one of the most curious and, at the same
time, well-attested peculiarities Of the tiger
is, that he does not naturally possess, but
easily acquires, a love of human flesh, AT
first, tigers appear to bow to that instinc.
tive dread of man which is natural to all
animals. The natives are aware Of this
habit, and carry on their usual avocations
as grass-cutters, fruit-gatherers, herdsmen,
&C., close to thicket where q tiger is
known to be lying. 1t is not merely fatal
ism, as might be supposed, that renders
them thus apathetic, but the knowledge
that so long as tigers can procure other
food they will not injure man. Even
when one Of their cattle is struck down
they run up and often frighten the tiger
from the body of his victim by shouting
and beating sticks on the ground. These
"aheers," or herdsmen, too, armed with
what Aristotle calls the courage derived
from experience, will conduct the sports
man up to the "kill," with fearless conf
dence. Like the cobra, they hold the ii
ger in superstitious reverence. In many
parts, says DR.. Fayrer, the natives will
avoid mentioning his name, save by va.
riety Of periphrases or euphemisms, and
will not kill him even when they have q
fair opportunity to do so, for fear that his
spirit will haunt them or do them mischief
after death. But when the tiger has once
tasted human flesh, the spell of mans su'
premacy is broken, and ever after that, il
is said, he prefers it to any other. This
sounds rather mythical.
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The simple method of guarding against
losses by the robbery Of coupon bonds d
10 cut the entire sheet Of coupons off and
place il in one depository, while the body
Of the bond is kept in another. The bond
without the coupons being unsaleable, and
the coupons being collectable only one BY
one as they mature, the thief who fails 70
secure both gains comparatively little by
his crime, while the true owner, BY prov.
ing title to the part which remains in his
possession, has good ground for demanding
from the company issuing the securing
duplicate Of the other. The New York
Sun says this plan ! already followed BY
numbers Of capitalists.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1876-03-25

We learn our virtues from tho bosom
friends who love us; our faults from the
enemy who hates US.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1876-03-25

Halfth misery Of life might be extin-
guished would men alleviate the general
curse by mutual compassion n.--Addison.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1876-03-25

DR.. Haughton has proved that the
strength Of the lion i only two-t thirds that
of the tiger.
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| Select Aoetrp.
TIE FIRST BLUE BIRD.

|h5.1fer weight the hours have borne
A.2nk the path offrost and snow,
IIitNorld Is never too forlorn
WI birds to sing again; we know
tho. earliest buds will soon expand.
11.t bring Is somewhere in the land.
H1s bark the blue-blrd sings.
fe'atNhere the grass Is green again,
tIIe meadow mild with shower and sun;
uAt Md the trees, up starts the grain,
through baimy woods the brook doth run.
ifsafrhere such things may be.
Then Thy not soon for thee and met
t1{ bark the blue-bird sings.
I|Is world is old, the world Is old,
MT spring Is ever fresh and new;
No dream so fair, no hope 10 bold,
nNl <ome sweet day may find 1t true;
Who Inows how soon that morn may rise
and al Us with glad surprisef
tof bark the blue-bird sings.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-12-11

Several House committees have gone south
to investigate the recent elections in the dis
puted states, and several Senate sub-com-
mittees leave tonight for the same purpose.
The question is, will the country be any
wiser than it is row after these committees
have done the work assigned them and made
their reports? The House committees are of
course composed in the main of democrats,
while the Senate committees have a majority
of republicans. The House committees on
their return will undoubtedly report that fair
elections were held, while the Senate COM
mittees will show any amount of fraud,
violence and intimidation, and will justify
the throwing out of .'bull-dOzed" localities.
The majority reports will be adopted in each
House, but the settlement of the questions at
issue viii he as far off as ever. IL is exceed
ingly doubtful whether the result 10 BE- OBJ
tanned viii warrant the great expense of
the inVeSt cations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-12-11

one of the most hopeful signs of the times
is the calm, moderate attitude assumed by
representative southern men like Hill, Ste
Phens, Lamar and Brown. The scheme 10
impeach the President, it would seem, was
defeated by the firm stand against it taken
by southern democrats. Hon. Ben. Hill, OF
Georgia, is reported as saying that if the
people Of this country are no; capable Of set
fling the Presidential question without vio-
ience, they are not fit to have President,
and ought TO he governed by a hereditary
monarch; and further, that If the representa-
tives Of the people here in Washington could
not settle amicably the present difficulty,
they ought to go home and give their con-
stiiuents chance to put wiser men i'm their
places. If such wise counsel prevails. We
shall get ont of our present political compli-
cations with but one President and an undi-
Videj Union.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-12-11

The arrest Of the three French Centennial
Commissioners in Philadelphia. for SANDER
ing a policeman. was an extraordinary af-
fair, but after all will not probably affect the
pleasant relations existing between the
French and the American republics. Our
treaties grant the members OF the diplomatic
corps, 20 which the three commissioners re-
ferred 10 belong. immunity from arrest in
civil cases, and IT does not appear that the
arrests in Philadelphia were on criminal
warrants Al any rate. the proceedings were
promptly stopped by the Secretary of State
and il is scarcely likely that the commission
CTS themselves will Gale 10 make the matter
a subject of complaint to the home govern
ment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-12-11

The Centennial Commissioners will recon-
mend to Congress the removal of the govern
ment building in Philadelphia to Washing
ton, in order that the exhibits of the different
departments may be preserved. We hope
Congress will heed the recommendations of
the Commissioners and take the Preliminary
steps towards establishing what we need at
the capital-a great national museum. The
government exhibit would make a very re-
spectacle beginning. and in a single decade
we would doubtless be in possession OF a
collection which would 60 credit to the coun-
fVr
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-12-11

FO7Ilcy's St1adoy Chronicle, referring to the
defective character of the .lirahamite pave
ment upon Pennsylvania avenue, pointed
out in Saturdays STAR, thinks the property
Eoiders on the south side of the Avenue where
the work has been suspended by the cold
weather. should petition Congress to- compel
the commission to annul the present con-
tract, and order a new letting for pavement
That will stand.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-12-11
To Business Men.

On account Of the pressure Of both news and siver
tsements upon columns at the present time, and
TO enable TIE STAR to be circulated at the earliest
hour possible each day advertisers are requested to
send in their early in the day practicable
They must be in hand before clock to insure in
SertiOn the day and they ought be in much
earlier than that a. is possible in each case
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-12-11

IL is satisfactory to know that Representa-
tive Holman, chairman OF the House COM
nittee on appropriations, will not withhold
the necessary appropriation bills as 1t was
reported he would do. He very SenSibiy be-
Iieve> that The governmental machinery
should 20 or. TO matter who j. President.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-12-11

Everybody looks blue this weather but the
plumbers. They are positively hilarious as
they book the orders to mend more bursted
pipes '-immediately" than they can execute
for a month. It's an i'll Lorthwester that
blows rOhOdy good.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-12-11

The matinee benefit Wednesday at the
National for The Brooklyn sufferers, 30 gem
erously given by Manager Ford, will doubt
less net a handsome sum, as Mr.. Fechtar.
Mr.. Joseph Murphy. and others prominent
in the profession have rendered their valua-
BILE services.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-12-11

EoR RENT
Large Hall and Is elegant rooms above. az 623
fennsy iysEia avenue nurthWeef. ........ -. : l-J
as Penn n avenue nv. = rooms and store. IS
lll4 NJ street NV. 10 rooms, mod. imp -. -
- street northwest, 10 rooms. mod. inn -. 45
2l1 street northeast, rooms, mod. inn. -
215 lZih street southwest. . rooms and stable. -
MILLER HOFFMAN.
dec5St- go street Northwest.
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BOOTS AND SHOES.

IlCY YoTR SHOES BEFORE THE HOLIDAYS,
ID ~ J. w. >ELBl S.-Wonsns FoXed A.
and Leather. : % e. So 81: Momsu 80
FoNcd and Button. 81 20 10 IS 81; Woman Peb
Grain Button, : 80 upwards: Misses P.h Graz.
Button. 81 - e. 50. Misses an BOYS School Sh1e,.
81, Best SlSO Congr--- Cater sold, Old Badie-
foNed Cater ]: White Slippsrs for the Holidays
Children : Shoes from ~ ceuts upw Yards
Call at
I9Ia-1916 PENNSYLVANIA AyENTF.
decs-tr Befween 18th and sgh strr-ts
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-12-11

For further list Of houses all rentals apply q;
this office.
Auction Sales.
On FRIDAY. December l5jh, nj 4 y. m. valu-
able improved property on lith and streets nlrtl
east and 18Th street aud MsrylSpd ave. east
Loans.
81 500. S1.GG0-Two per cent for negptiat-
in loan. ,t.t.a- ~
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Reading Matter on Every Page.

Acreage ssrorss Daily Cirewfafioss
orer $4,000, - being more than
three times that Of aay other
daily paper De Washington, and
equal tn that Of all fhe other
daily papers fn the city added
f00Pfhpr.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-12-11

COHENs LOAN OFFICE, Cr.v of ia ssvss
~ asd Men iork areass, entrance on New ~
In the city. Money loaned At the lowest rate0 n
u interest on Gold and Silver Wssches Dis1ondS
Plate and Plated Ware, Guns. Pistols Ladies -
Qsntlemens Clothing, Csrp'ss, and Ell article q
v0us Sanx-U
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FOR RENT AND SALE.

FOR RENT AND SALE.
EoR REyT-a2a apa sas street. northwest.
L elegant kSohs and excellent Board b. .hs day.
Il street ncrthw es,; r~rf per month in savsaee
Apply 70 Or. JAMES Is. MORGAN, sos 3 s,reei
EOR RENT-5esirsiis BRICK HOUSE, soash-
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L'OR RENT-One BRICK HOUSE, eight rooms,
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Nc, 1908 Maryland avenue south. Inquire at to3
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MUS Real Estate Agent ST. tioud Build q, MS ew'
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Inquire q JAMES EAckEf n saa sf street
IGOR RENT-A first class RESIDENCE, with all
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i suitable for members Of Congress. Also, several
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corner 18Th and streets, near Western market;
will rent dwelling separate or in Inquire l34
18th street northwest nova -iw"
E0R REST-To small family, part of HOUSE
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Star Office. nayIl
ENOR SALE, EXCHANGE OR RENT-Six new
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of land the city. For further information
inquire of THOMAS YOUNG, No. 1885 New York
avenue. oCtl7 I'm
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GEORGES WEST END
BOOT AND SHOE STORE,
PTS Pennsy auia avenue. Sign of the Big Boot
The finest CUSTOM WORK made at inme---ss,>
date notice, and easy III and full satisfac 8{
ton warranted. ON hand a large stock IL gen "
tlemen : fine BOOTS, SHOES, and CATERS. -
II Ey own make, at moderate prices. Having made
the der dsftrdfs study tho-e no
desire G, mfort would do well IL call
New Elastics inserted In Congress Caters by pat,
eni machine. Price 81. decT IA
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FOR RENT AND SALE.

INCR RENT-
II Rrisk Hoase Ne -3a ierh stFe-t NV N roSrn<
gas and ster, newly psPered and painted --- ~
Brick Hosse on street, near oh rooms. II
Frame HOese No. 6I5 X ave. g ,y.ufns-..-. -
Frame HOe~c No Slt III street n.e raosas ~
Apply 20 AIBRRT y. rex. Reel Estste a geut,
ofsice No. $40 street northwest dsC9 b