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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1876-12-02

Every absurdity has champion to de.
fend it; for error is always talkative.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1876-12-02

Latest Intelligence by Balloon from the
Beseiged City-Grant Studying Geography
"A Powerful Reinforcement from the Mis-
souri, Penitentiary--More Expected from
Columbia, ETC., etc.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1876-12-02

OCCUPATION FOR CHILpREN.-The
Pbit of children proves that occupation is
necessity with most of them; they love
be busy, even about nothing, still more
70 be usefully employed. aIdleness is
q Mother Of Mischief Children should
taught to be as independent of the
vices of others as possible, fitting them
''ke to make good use Of prosperity, and
1neet with fortitudc any reverse Of for
pc that may befall them,
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1876-12-02

Have your cloak made before it begins
to rain.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1876-12-02

After this, Avery gave himself no furth-
er trouble about the matter, but furnished
whatever information Joyce and Nc Donald
called for. This was during the time he
was Chief Clerk Of the internal Revenue
Bureau, and in position to know every
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1876-12-02

Correspondence Of the Democratic Advocate. 3
National Republican., 1876-01-14

REPREsENTATIYE CAUSE, of Arkansas,
has introduced bill in Congress providing
for an appropriation iOr the completion Of
the Washing ton monument. In this matter
the whole nation has an interest, and the
prompt passage of such bill at this time
and for this purpose would be received by
the people throughout the whole country
with gratitude and pride. 1t is TO the dis
credit Of the country that this monument
has remained 50 long unfinished. And now
that We Lave entered upon the Centennial
year with 50 much CuugratulatiOD, let the
monument to the Father of his Country be
completed without further delay, that the
visilUis TO our Shores 10 the coming SUM-
mer T&y see with what reverence and
PATRIOTISM VIC cherish his memory. It has
been sad that the foundation of this mOnu-
ment is detective. Competent engineers
can soon determine this question, and ii it
be detective the present pile can be taken
down IN thirty days, and in ninety more a
new column erected to tue required alti-
tude and proportion. But let there be no
more delay and 80 pitiFul economy in an
object 80 !ra:scwOrthy, that when accom-
plished viii stlGd monument o. architec-
tural skill and the nations pride.
National Republican., 1876-01-14
SENATOR DAVIS, of West Virginia, las

SENATOR DAVIS, of West Virginia, has
Tesurrectcd the old phantom Of cooked"
accounts in Tie Treasury. He appears to
have swallowed the errors of the printer
and the book keeper bodily. Not satisfied
with this. he discards all foot notes and
explanations rs disCrcditNble and untrust-
worthy. Tic business education has fitted
him for the examination of financial affairs,
and he prefers to close accounts up each
year, and when some old, unsettled matter
is finally adjusted, record it by cross entries
rather than 10y change OF the old aggre-
gates. H. forgets that in making up the
busint IS OF series of years he would thus
do great injustice to certain Of the series.
If name is placed upon the pension rolls
now, Ga'in-- backto 1865, should the pen
sions OF Tie iT>t-tcn years be charged upon
the books o. The Treasury against the year
1876 in making up list Of expenditures fJr
Il series Of yyar>? This subject has been d
prolific one with Democratic fault-iaders
and has been .Vcral times inquired into 10y
new SvCIoIH-.c> upon assuming Office, as
related - S.nHtur Boutwell, yesterday.
lie lnat, >uc,I ~ examination, and found
the alIcr.har. "i fiaud to be imaginary or
n1ytL;c~. /. .lvuld bc an assuring fict 10
the Dcur,c::'~y.c specially to Senator Davis,
that the present system of checks and bal
arccs W. chiefly devised by the Democrats
muGY l';Is ago. But an examination by
Senator Da>is cau do 10 harm and may re-
sult il an improved method of book keep
in". Vic knows?
National Republican., 1876-01-14
Hypocritic INDIGNATION.

tFrCm the Alabama State Journal, Jan. II, 1876. J
Referring to the report of the Senatorial in
vestigating committee and its probable effect
upon the National Senate, the Eufaula Timss
says:
"The question is not merely whether a man
who has procured his election by the yilest
means shall speak In the name of the commu-
nifty which despises him, but whether such
man shall pollute the Senate of the United
States by lis presence, and assist in making
laws for the country he has disgraced. 1t is
the reputation of the whole American people,
not merely the rights Of the people Of Ala
bama, that must be taken into consideration"
The Mobile Register also speaks in about the
same language of General spencer. We de-
sire 10 inform these gentlemen that no blood
was shed to make George E. Spencer a United
States Senator. No murder was committed to
enable those who voted for him to secure seats
in the Legislature. No assassins stalked about
the State Staying law abiding citizens, that
George +. Spencer might occupy a seat In the
nationa! Senate. Neither his hands nor t! C
National Republican., 1876-01-14

Democratic party is therefore ready for the
issue as joined with the Republicans in
Louisiana, South Carolina, Arkansas and
Mississippi. The fighting in the next
Presidential issue will be forced along this
line call summer" until the unconditional
surrender Of the Republicans crowns the
party Of caste with fipal victory within the
Union.
Let no Republican delude himself with
the !dea that the politics of this country
Can i've made 10 run in any other channel
tlsn these thus patiently cut by the Con
fcderaics during the weary years of ''pa-
ucnt watch and vigil long" which have
marked thepolitical diplomacy Of the South
since Lees surrender.
In this crisis the life o. the nation de-
pepds on the fidelity OF the Republican
Senate at Washington. The Republican
Senate at the National Capital thus becomes
the citadel into which the Republican body
guard OF the Union must ROW be thrown.
This citadel must be held at all hazards and
at all costs until the storm which is prepaI-
ing TO burst upon the country has spent its
force. From this Republican Senate should
go forth at once the words of warning
which will arouse the nation as in 1860 to
consciousness CT the dangers which
threaten the Union. 1t will not do to
send forth any trumpet note of uncertain
sound now. The bUgle call thus sent
forth should be clear and loud, ringing
throughout the land and summoning the
people to send up Representatives to the
seat OF Government who will possess the
heart and brain and nerve needed in this
emergency. Look to the American Senate.
1t is now the citadel OF the Republican
Cause ia the New World.
National Republican., 1876-01-14
NAVY DEPARTMENT.,
" WacuIEnTOS nRrAm her .I lgTl

General Order No. l97.
Hereafter It shaI! be the duty of the command.
ing officer Of every vessel OF the Navy to appoint
q board. consisting Q. at least three officers at
tached to the ship, whose duty It shall be to IN
form Themselves as fully as possible, of the pre-
vious Naval history OF the generaLservIoe men of
the ship, and their general character ability and
fitness, and TO make recon muendat ations, signed by
themselves ana entered upon the log DOCK of the
ship, to the.ratIrgs OF the general service meo:
anu the ratings ana d,sraunRs Of the gencrJLser-
vice men shall hs made by the commanding OFF.
Ger in view OF such rgc"nni enc ctlOns; and when.
10 his opinion. 1t shall be for the interests or dis
ciplire of the service to disregard such recon-
meEGatioa in any particular case, or to rate or
dsrate any man, Independently OF, OF Contrary to
the same, be all enter the fact, together with
his reasons for acting in disregard OF such recon-
mendAtiOn, upon the log-bcok Of the SHIP, over
his own signature.
This order supeTcedes the circular of the
Bureau OF EquiPneB! and ReeTuitinE dated Oc-
tOGer 6, 1875. GEO. 81. RoEEsoN,
Secretary of the Navy.
National Republican., 1876-01-14

hands of any of his friends and supporters
are dyed in the blood of his fellow-citizens.
No graves mark the path he trod to success.
No orphans cry out to him in the name of
murdered fathers no widows are mourning
for husbands slain. But can this be said of
others who sit in the United States Senate,
and of others now aspiring to that body |!
Mol The Eufaula Times and Mobile Register
do not dare to open this question with us
They know when and where they can expend
their Indignation.
National Republican., 1876-01-14
. IoFFICIAL 1
NAVY DEPARTMESr,1
XAsHINGToN. Denemher lh IsEa

WAsHINGToE, December Is. 1875.
General Order No. log:
1. Section 13s, Chapter ", Of the "Orders,
Regulations and Instructions for the Admins
tration Of Law and Justice In the United States
Navy" promulgated April L., 1870, is hereby
modified so as to read rs follows, viz:
No person in the Nary shall be tried and SEN
fcaced by Court MGrfiGI for ang crime or o9ense
fOhfch shall appear to hare been Eaoira 10 me cr-
horfty concerning the Court three years before the
issuing of the order conuening the Court.
IL Whenever any person, couvicte1 by Court
Martial, shall be sentenced for any Jerlod ex-
ceeding ten days to confinement on diminished
ratiOns, or on bread and water. there must appear
on the face Of the record of the proceedings tbs
certificate Of the senior medical officer present. TO
the effect that such sentence will be seriously
injurious to the health of the accused.
Ill. In every sentence Of con tfEe nent with loss
Of pay and Lnissal from the SERVICE II mus bo
provided that q sum not less than twenty dollars
shall be paid to the offender on his discharge
from Imprisonment. GEO. NJ. RoEEsoN,
Secretary of the Navy.
National Republican., 1876-01-14
New Publications.

Messrs. J. B. Lippincott & Co., the we'll
known publishers, will soon issue "The Life
OF General I. J. Jackson" by Mrs. Sarah n.
Randolph, author of "Thc Domestic Life of
Jefferson" &c. Mrs. Randolph having had in
the preparation of this life of Jackson the as
sistance of Mrs. jackson and many intimate
friends and relatives Of the deceased, it will
contain a much fuller and more accurate his
tory of Jackson's early and domestic life than
any yet published. The book will be very
handsomely illustrated, and will also contain
account of its Inauguration.
National Republican., 1876-01-14

WHEN the gush sentiment ran through
the country like wild fire a few months
since many Northern minds were in
tlucnced TO believe that the South had fully
accepted tie results of the war, and were
convinced Of their false position. but Ben
Hill has pretty etTcctua!y disabused their
minds of this by his fire-cating speech Of
WednesdIy, AID the NOrthern press seem
electrified with the spirit OF 81.
National Republican., 1876-01-14
NAVY DEPARTMENT,
WASHISGTON. JAN. D, 1870 I

WASHISGTCN. JAN. 3, 1916 I
General Order Eol0S:
For various reasons, Involving past ustges and
services, and for the convenience OF Distinguish
ing the relative rank Of officers Of the same
grade. the Department has determined e. restore
the flag OF the Secretary Of the Navy, OF the
Admiral, of the Vice Admiral, OF Rear Aiuiral,
OF blue red and white, and the pendant of Com
modore Of blue, red and white.
The patterns will be those in use prior T., and
changed on, January 1870.
The execution Of this order will take effect on
July 4, 1916. Gee. III. RoEEsON.
Secretary OF the Navy.
National Republican., 1876-01-14

An investigation into the culpable and bare
faced frauds of the Mississippi election may
possibly place Mr.. Lamar in bad odor before
the Senate, and endanger his seat in that dis
tinguished body.
National Republican., 1876-01-14

Il is leap year, and the man who goes around
with low neck and short sleeves, fiirts with a
fan, drors his handkerchief continually and
faints now and then is doing a legitimate busi-
ness and ought to be supported.
National Republican., 1876-01-14

The Democrats talk of running Jeremiah
Black for the Presidency. All right. The
Republicans had just as soon beat jeremiah as
any other man, so long as they have got to do
the beating.
National Republican., 1876-01-14

foundations and earthquakes are just now
shaking and deluging South America. About
two millions of dollars worth of property and
twenty lives have been lost within the past
week.
National Republican., 1876-01-14

The Philadelphia Item says: "When 5000
women Of Utah petition for a repeal Of the
anti-polygamy law,we begin to doubt whether
the Mormon wife is so distressed with her con-
dition as the tourists customarily relate. May
it rot be on the principle that half loaf is
better than no hread-that one fourth, fifth,
tenth, thirtieth, or other fractional part Of
man and husband is preferred by the average
woman to the chance of whole life of single
blessedness?" Well, now, We never thought
of that before.
National Republican., 1876-01-14

THE eloquent words in the resolution on
the death OF cx Senator Harris, published
in another column, most fitly touch upon
the distinguished services and eminent
talents of the dead statesman.
National Republican., 1876-01-14

Mr.. Blaine fought a splendid word battle
Yesterday, which completely annihiated the
verbose earthworks erected by Hill in defense
of that odious parsonage, Davis.
National Republican., 1876-01-14

but few will say aught against Mr.. Blaine's
cndeayor TO make him "man without a
country"
National Republican., 1876-01-14

After all the infamy that clusters around
.efr. DIvis' lie has been candidly considered,
National Republican., 1876-01-14

Tie. Cincinnati Commercial notifies the Re-
publican parry tLat it cannot support Gen.
Grant If he is renomnated. How sad, how
incomparaLly sad is this. Why could not that
journal have troken this mournful intelligence
to Tie party in a softer and more gentle way
Oh, for the fickleness OF the fancy of faithless
friends But, then, there were seventy -four
deaths from smallpox in Cincinnati last week,
and that is enough to make a lamp-post
act up.
National Republican., 1876-01-14

DR.. Talmadge insists that men should swear
under no circumstances but let him strike an
orsnge.peel when he is running to catch q
street-car, and sit down on his elbows, aud he
will find that circumstances alter cusses.
National Republican., 1876-01-14

TIE EATTOgSL REPUBLICAN, HAS
LARGER CIPCUL4 TToY TRAN ANY OTHER
AoREING PAPER IN FEE DISTRICT OF CO.
LCABIA
National Republican., 1876-01-14
MINOR TOPICS.

Because Governor Hendricks has said more
with less meaning than any other living Amer
lean statesman the Democracy propose to nom-
inate him for the Presidency.
National Republican., 1876-01-14

Members lron the Southern States recently
in rebellion say positively that they will defeat
the Centennial bill If resolutions compliment
tGry of UIion soldiers are continued to be in
trcduced in the House. They seem TO have as
little love for the boys in blue now as they
harbored fer them in 1862 but, after all, the
best thing they can do is to resignedly swallow
the results of the war, dispel their prejudice to
Union men ard vote for the bill.
National Republican., 1876-01-14

Tie Binghamton Times, in commenting on
the amnesty bill debate, says: ''The purpose
Of the sixty odd Southern members of Con-
gress who have been admitted as lawmakers
OF the nation, through the generosity of the
defenders of the same Union which they Wig
orously attempted to destroy, is now plainly
before the people. With the help of their old
time allies-the dough-faces of the North
they evidently expect to dictate the legislation
of the present Congress, whether it relates to
the Centennial appropriation, Jefferson Davis,
the Confederate debt or the specie resumption
act"
National Republican., 1876-01-14

Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, has young lady
by the name Of Emma Britton, who in her way
is very remarkable girl. She weighs 40
pounds, can turn a back handspring with
glass of water in her teeth without spilling
drop, jump half way across pond on skates,
no matter what pond. She is a dead shot,
can throw ball four hundred yards, jump
over chair backwards, swim like duck and
is open for marriage without any takers.
Men will never appreciate talents in women
for some mysterious reason.
National Republican., 1876-01-14

man who will deliberately set himself to
work and save ono hundred human beings
from drowning Y hen -four is Sc per sack and a
contraction of the currency contemplated,
ought to have a medal-in a Horn. John
Horn. Of Detroit, did it.
National Republican., 1876-01-14

Tic code of honor was again practiccd in
Virginia the other day, in which an English
man and a native Virginian participated. The
weapons were swords, and the combatants
sliced and mangied each other until the sec
onds intcrGcred and closed the steel debate.
fit were not trespassing upon humanity tco
much 20 say it, when two men come so near to
rdding the world of two dangerous lunatics as
was the case in this affair. it should be crime
to prevch. them.
National Republican., 1876-01-14

FRIDAY MoRNINe::::::::::JAN II 1876.
National Republican., 1876-01-14

The voice of the New York Sua is for war.
War with Spain, war with Mexico, war here
and war there, anything and any place for war.
If it would only GO out into some quiet and Sc
cluded spot, away from the din and busy hum
Of men, and give itself good sound heating i:
might make a decided improvement in its
general appearance and help to tune its fu'e
for peace.
National Republican., 1876-01-14
RATES OF ADVERTISING:

Mail subscribers, postage paid, ts.OO per year;
ti.oo for Il, months, aad SEQ for three months.
Terms invariably in advance.
National Republican., 1876-01-14
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der the h. hi Of For Sale or Rent" "W tuted,"
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National Republican., 1876-01-14

~ NOTICE.-THE ANNUAL MEET
rs ING of the members Of the Mutual Fire In
surance Company Of the District of COlumbia for
the election OF seven managers 10 serve the ensu
ing year &c. &c will be held at the Office of the
company on MONDAY, January Il, 1875. Polls
open from 10 O'Clock O.. IN. until O'Clock d. m.
Securities ...................... sI3S so %
Capital In premium notes. ......".. l,3Oo,0 900 60
Losses and expenses for the year end
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j. WESLEY BOTELER,
iall-WFMs Secretary,
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1876-10-26
British <FoOd-Supplies.

INDIAN CORN, or maize, has now &C.
quired a permanent footing in this coun-
try as an article of food. Most of what
we get is sent from the United States, the
total import for 1876 being 20, SOC, 900
hundred weight, or three times greater
than the import ten years ago. The guam
tlty of cheese imported has nearly doubled
during the last eight years, the home sup.
ply being wholly Inadequate to meet the
ordinary requirements for our consump-
ton. Eggs were sent to us last year,
chiefly from France, to the number Of
IA, 600, 0O0-that is, nine per cent. greater
than the quantity sent in 1874. Five
years back the number was but 4OO, OOO,-
600, and this rapid increase still continues,
although poultry farming is now being
more carefully attended to among us than
it used to be. The price of eggs, how
ever, has fallen from IS I'd per;1ong hum
dred to IS Sd. More potatoes arrived here
in 1875 than in the previous year by no.
GOO hundred weight. Most of these pota-
toes are set down as coming from France,
but considerable quantity come really
csa France from the SOUTH Of Europe; and
we may here mention what is not gener-
ally known-sflat there is q fixed uniform
charge of forty pounds . ton made
for conveyance of the costly fruit
and vegetables from Marseilles
to London. This arrangement, of
course, much facilitates the. trade
in such. things As early asparagus. peach
es, etc. The consumption of. cocoa in
creases rapidly having nearly, doubled in
the space Of ten years; the duty is only
one penny q pound, SO that the cocoa trade
only yielded e41 $50 70 the revenue. Cur
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1876-10-26

EpumberSpf appliances. He should pro-
efure tsRe-line orsurveyor's chain to
measurashis tields;the former will be
more eagaly used and sufficient for all or
binary purposes. K knowledge of COM
mon arithmetic will enable him to calcu-
late the contents. By measuring his
wagon boxes and granaries he may read
ny ascertain. their contents; dividing the
number of cubic inches they contain by
2,74S will give the number of heaped
bushels. The ugranarics should be marked
inside BY several horizontal lines, each
numbered with tie contents nh to that
line. This will show approximately at
any time what grain he has on hand, or
any added amount. He. may also deter
mine, at least remotely, how much hay
he has in his barn, by measuring the
space it occupies, and allowing about 500
or $50 cubic feet for a ton of solid, packed
timothy. and 700 or 800 for clover. But
the most important assistant of all will be
the platform scale for weighing, loads of
hay and grain, and domestic animals.
He may thus determine the amount Of
hay more accurately, as it is drawn in "than
by merely measuring; and he may know
every week whether the food and mode of
feeding his animals is proving source Of
profit or loss. He need no longer sell
fat animal by estimate. For measuring
grain, he will of course be amply supplied
| with different sized measures.
Having supplied all these facilities, the
next thing is to provide distinct and
well-arranged systematic plan of accounts,
with space allotted to each field, animal
or division of work After some practice
few minutes will be enough at the close
of each day, to record the days opera
tons, and to place each item of labor or
expenditure under its appropriate head, as
we'll as the receipts or sales.
In this way farming would cease to be-
come hap hazard business, but would
soon arrive at distinctness and certainty.
The owner could easily ascertain where
he is losing and where he is gaining. He
could then omit understandingly those
operations or crops that continuously
prove waste of capital. and retain those
only which result in gain. He could
confidently adopt Ricardo's two rules, to
cut short his losses and let his profits run
| on.
This course may be adopted on a small
farm as we'll as a large one and the small
farm, although admitting less of expensive
machinery, would have the advantage of
being wholly under the eye of the owner,
instead of under the hired agents of the
extensive domain, and would in the long
run prove eminently satisfactory .-Coun-
| tru Gentleman