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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1877-09-15

FHKssrEe TTENs.-we have been blessed
daring the last week with several fine rains.
10 re}oice in view Of crop Of fali grass, while
the farmers are well pleased that they can
proceed with their seeding.
Annie oaple. daughter Of Jacob cspls, Is
at this time lying extremely III Of scarles fever
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1877-09-15

PArArsco IrENs.-on Thursday night, 9th
instant, a party Of Migrants, known as tramps,
lodged just beyond our village, in Mr.. ]. A.
Bush's barrack, and early Friday morning
they were seen passing through the town from
house to house demanding their morning rs-
tons and noting things and circumstances
generally. On Saturday morning following
It was discovered that they had retnraed in
the night for the purpose Of plumber. Mr..
William Richards had three shirts and pair
Of drawers stolen from the wash tub which
sat on the rear porch, and Mr.. George Shil'
ling a coat aud pair Of boots taken. They,
by tracking them and inquiry, followed after
and overlook the party below Reisterstown
with the stolen goods in hand. They were
arrested BY Constable Geo. Stocksdale, taken
before Squire Storms Who committed them to
Towsontown jail there to await further pro-
eeedings.
We have had plenty Of rain during the past
week, which has made il too wet for plough.
ing or seeding. Il, however, delayed too
long for the corn crop which in consequence
will be very short. Late potatoes also are
snail and few in hill.
Our primary school opened for the fall term
on last Monday, and has already very good
attendance Of scholars. The trustees have
decided to admit no pupils not residents of
the school district
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1877-09-15

LAM 5Ai-E -. J. Banme4riner, IS trassee.
sold - aeres d land, siinaie IL Freefo.a AZ.
tnetf near kldezburu, On Moadar. "a Josenh
So Tor $40.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1877-09-15
DIED.

DenlA. Ess-rr5ua., nan. &c, riu, c,,i. pr lin,
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1877-09-15

Fuss PosAfoEs- Mr.. Abraham Afbaa.h.
near DenniAga pussofice, Rra1kiin district.
RAISED rom one-q uartsr Of an acre 100 bushels
Of carly ross aad white mercer potaEoes.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1877-09-15

NkxvRaLlEArlox.--Jndge Hayden viii hold
Court on Monday NEXT for the purpose Of is
Sung The final papers TO those who wish 10
become citizens Of The limited States Those
interested should attend on thai day. as Il
Win be The last opportunity.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1877-09-15


The constitutional provisions above rotor.
red to are as follows:
SEC. ?. No person above the age of t,yon,,.
one years, convicted Of larceny, or other ~
mnons crime, unless pardonel bv The CO..
eInor, snail ever thereafter be entitled 70 vote
at any election in this State, aud no nerson
under guardianship as lunatic. or as a me-
vote. e"s'"o" 10
SEC; .. II any person shall give, or olTer IN
give, directly or indirectly, any bribe. nres'
enl' or reward, OF any promise, or any seen Sec,
NY lor the payment, or the delivery OF money
OF any other thing, To induce any voter 10 ~
!ralo from casting his vote, or 10 preyent Ill,
IN any way, from voting, or 10 procure n ya,s
LOT any candidate, or person pronosod ~
voted Tor, vs. Eleclor Of President and Va.
E,esiaeAt q tha uniIed States, or Represee.
Muye ~ pongFess, 9r for any oliee o n XXI;
9r trust created by the Consultation NJ u IT,
q 'nIs stale or by the ordinances a. an,hav
~ Of the Mayor and City Council az Rsi,;.
more, the person giving, or Offering ~ ,Ssa
and the person receiving the same snd So ~
Rsrson VINO g,yea, or causes to Be given nv
uhegM vote, showing i 10 be such N AZ,
election hereafter held in this STATE .hs III "ay
convection IN Court Of Law, n add;,;or VI W
me penalties now, or hereafter N ~ ;'.'.. !"
ga " law, be forever disqualified "a la,d ~,
Office OF profit or trust, OF 10 yole n au.a Ly
ton thereafter - ~ my elee'
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1877-09-15

Sesae re5y desirable real estate : adver-
used n shis paper. Th0se ia want Of land
shonid read The adsertisemenas and make a
note q Tie days on which Il is TO Be solS.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1877-09-15

A Nav BEeoN- Mr.. 7. s. Corraena, this
cltEs has presented rs vita sample Of 8 mes
broom he Is manufacturing Il Is superiar to
anything IN that line we have seen, aud pos
sesses great strength and durability.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1877-09-15

The Gernan Lutheran Sunday School. half
. mIle from Deer PARK Chapel. viii hoM :
eelehrAtiea On Satnraay. the 18th Of Sepsem-
Der. L far, Il not, the next fair dav. ne
Mount Pleasant Band viii be present.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1877-09-15
THE MARKETS.
WESTMINSTER MARKETS.

" - 4 n ~ 7 LIT VI u IkIA D
Wholesale Prices by Grimes L Weaver.
FRlDAY, Sentamber lA,h 1877
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-03-10
The Age OF the Earth.

The law of the radiation of heat, as
illustrated by some experiments with an
ignited strip of platinum, has been APP
piled in recent discussions respecting the
age of the earth. Geological evidence
has satisfactorily established that the
temperature of the earth was formerly
much higher than now, and the decline
that has happened could only have taken
place by radiation into space. Consid
ering how slow the cooling now is--a
scarcely perceptible fraction of a degree
in the course of many centuries-it
would seem that to accomplish the
whole descent, if even we go no further
back than the paleozoic era, an amazing
lapse of time would be required And
if we accept the nebular hypothesis,
since the original temperature must have
been at least that of the surface of the
sun, the time must be correspondingly
extended. Even if numbers could be
given, the imagination would alto
gether fail to appreciate them.
Bat we have here experimental proof
that the higher the temperature of a body,
the more rapidly it cools. A descent
through a given number of degrees is
more quickly made when body is at
a high than when it is at low tempera-
ture. Anciently the cooling of the earth
was more rapid than it is now. Not that
there was any change or breach in the
general law under which the operation
was taking place, for the same mathemati-
Cal expression applies to all temperatures,
no matter how high or how low they may
be. Mr.. Croll, in his recent researches on
the distribution of heat over the globe,
points out the bearing of these expert
ments.
Our estimate of the age of the earth, as
deduced from the cooling she has under
gone, must therefore, in view of these
considerations, be diminished result
insisted upon by many recent authors.
Too much weight must, however, not
be given to this conclusion, since il
ought to be borne in mind that the cool
ing was not taking place by radiation
into space from the earth alone as SOL
itary body. She was in presence of a
high extraneous temperature, which
diminished her speed of cooling, and
correspondingly increased the time.
Though the problem of the age Of the
earth, as investigated through the
changes of her temperature, may not at
present be capable of exact solution, il
must be admitted that the time required
to bring her heat to its present degree
must have been inconceivable. -Hdrper'S
for March.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-03-10
DIR. Schliemann'S Treasures.

The following is an extract from a
private letter received by the editor of
the Troy Times, dated Athens, Greece,
Jan. 10, 1877: CDR. Schliemann is now
here resting from his labors; though, in
will always be busy about something.
He is preparing book for the English
press, and Murray will soonpublsh an il
Illustrated volume giving all details relating
tothe aterdiscoveries of our distinguished
arch@ologist, who has justly won a
worldwide fame. The Mycena treas
ures are here deposited in the national
bank for safe keeping until the second
story of the polytechnic building is
ready, where it has been decided they
shall be placed for security and perma-
nent exhibition. l have seen all these
treasures, and handled many of the in
teresting objects. The weight of the
gold itself is about thirty pounds The
objects have been photographed, and
the pictures, which will in time proba-
bly, be circulated more or less throughout
the civilized world, are exceedingly in
teresting. But of the originals, the oh.
jects themselves, it may be said that
one possessed of the least taste cannot
help admiring them for their wonderful
beauty, both in form and execution.
They were about thirty-six feet under
the surface of the earth. Their antioui-
ty must date back to period not less
than / 100 to / 200 years before Christ,
when as these remarkable objects teach
US, human intelligence, ingenious minds
and cunning hands manifested their
power as conspicuously and impressive
ly as in our day of what is regarded as
higher civilization. On the occasion of
dinner given by Dr. Schliemann to
some of his intimate friends here, he
exhibited an oil painting of the remains
of Agamemnon, as he has no doubt the
skeleton to be, recently exhumed by
him at Mycene. The painting is well
executed, and is a graphic portraiture
of the subject represented. We counted
his teeth, measured his proportions, and
discussed the old fellow from head to
toe. should say Agsmemnon was
physically well proportional, and in that
respect man of parts The skeleton
itself is carefully guarded at Mycene;
it cannot be removed by ordinary means
without destroying it, but it is to be
hoped some method may be devised by
which it may be held together and
brought to take its place with the val
liable treasures, many of which no doubt
were seen and handled by Agamemnon
himself"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-03-10
A Fight for Life.

One of the most fearful struggles ever
engaged in by two men occurred within
three blocks of the Free Press office on
Friday night, about midnight. One of
the actors is an old citizen, much re-
spected, and is at present under the doc
tors care. His wife has been danger
ously i'll for several days, and the name
is suppressed at the earnest request of
the physician, who has closed the house
against callers. The citizen is proprie-
tor of store, and, though the doors are
always closed early in the evening, he
has for the past few evenings been busily
closing up the years business, and has
sometimes remained at his desk till nine
or ten O'Clock. On Friday he remained
at his desk until ten O'clock. AS he was
ready to go out he thought he smelled
smoke, and took a candle and as
cended to the second story. Here, while
the smoke of burning cigar was strong
ly apparent, he failed to trace it in any
particular direction, and at length
doubted whether he really scented smoke
at all. After a careful search he de-
scended to the office, waited few min
uNSS lOh5Sl anu shCu SIdlIVu loI uolh0.
The merchant lives in the northern
part of the city, and at eleven o'clock he
was in his wife's sick-room slippers and
dressing-gown on. She was feeling
much better that day, and was sleeping
as he entered the apartment. AS he sat
down, the doctor, who had been called
to house near by, stepped in to see if
the change was still for the better. The
two men were whispering together when
the sick lady moved uneasily and called
out:
He ought to have searched the third
story, too"
Did the words refer to her husbands
search of the second story of the store,
or were they the speech of some curious
dream? No one knows yet, as she is too
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-03-10
THE S WEETEST NAME.

TheAame of mother! sweetest name
That ever fell on mortal earl
The love of motherl mightiest love
Which Heaven permits to flourish here.
Dissect mothers heart and see
The properties it doth contain
What pearls of love. what gems of hope
mothers heart beats not in vain.
The words of mother! when they flow
In loves true rhetoric from her lips,
The meteor stars Of sin and shame
Are lost amid bright eclipse;
And when we walk the glttering path
Wherein temptations oft we see
oh. then we realize how strong
The power Of mothers love can be.
A mothers love! it never wanes;
What if her boy an migrate seems?
The beauty of that wondrous love
Around the thankless offspring beams:
Though in the path of shame he walks
Though crime hath driven him to the bowl
A mothers care can yet avail
A mothers prayers may win his soul
What heart like mothers can forgive
The peccadilOes of our youth!
What hand like hers can lead us back
From hin to innocence and truth:
Oh. name of motherl sweetest name
That ever fell on mortal ear:
On. love ofmother! mightiest love
That Heaven allows to flourish here.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-03-10

Beside the toisome way.
Lonely and dark, by fruits and flowers unbest,
Which my worn feet tread sadly, day by day
Longing in vain for rest,
An angel slowly walks
With pale, sweet face, and eyes cast meeky down,
The while. from withered leaves and lowerless
stalks.
Sheweaves my fitting crown.
A sweet and patient grace.
A look of firm endurance true and tried :
OF suffering meekly borne. rests on her face
So pure, 80 glorifed
And when my fainting heart
DespOnds and murmurs at its adverse fate,
Then quietly the angels bright lips part,
Whispering softly, Waitl''
"Patience!N she sweetly saith
- The Fathers mercies never come too late;
Grid thee with patient strength and trusting faith
And firm endurance-waitl'
Angel behold. / wait,
Wearing the thorny crown through all life's
hours
Wait till thy hand shall ope the eternal gate
And change the thorns to flowers.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-03-10

Many years ago gentleman from the
town of Methuen, Mass, while on a visit
to prominent merchant in Boston, was
asked by the merchant if he knew a boy
in Methuen that he could recommend to
work in mis- store. At first the merchant
could think of no one, for he knew none
but faithful, honest boy would suit the
thrifty merchant, At length, however,
he called to mind boy of excellent
character in his neighborhood, but feared
he would hardly do, as his parents were
very, poor, and he had no education or
other advantages to fit him for such a
position.
But the description of the boys habits
pleased the merchant so much that he
handed the gentleman a dollar with
which to pay the boys fare to Boston by
stage, and requested him to send the
lad to the city, and if, on personal in
terview, he should not prove satisfac-
tory, he would pay his fare back home
again. The gentleman, as requested,
visited the boys parents, and, stating
the merchants proposal, advised them
to send the boy for trial. He then gave
him the dollar which was to pay his fare
to Boston, and departed.
Under similar circumstances, ninety
nine out of every hundred boys would
have said; "Now for a good time! l
never saw the city, and never rode in
the stage. Oh, there will be so much to
see, and it will be such long ride, and
here is money sent to pay my farew
Not so with this boy. Putting the
money carefully in his pocket, he said to
himself:
"This is the first dollar I ever had.
How l wish / could save it! 1t is only
twenty-five miles to Boston. | can walk
there in day. I'll do it and save my
dollar"
His mother patched up his clothes as
well as she could and early next morn
ing the little fellow parted with his
parents at the door of their humble
home, and set out on his long tramp to
the great city, which he reached, tired
and dusty, little before sunset. He
found the merchant, who sternly asked:
"Where have you been all day? The
stage came in hours agO"
The boy thought he had displeased
the merchant at the outset, and, with
downcast eyes and tremulous voice, he
answered:
" did not come on the stage, sir"
Did not come on the stage! What
do you mean? Didn't l send you money
to pay your fare?"
The boy thought it was AN up with
him, sure, and, amid gathering tears, he
managed to reply;
d" | am very sorry, sir! did not mean
to offend ysu. l thought would walk
and save the dollar. l never had one
before"
Placing his hand gently upon the boys
head, the merchant replied: My little
man, you did exactly right Come
home with me and get some supper"
Then, turning to a bystander, he re-
marked: I" wouldn't take thousand
dollars for this boy to-day"
That boy has grown to manhood, and
has since become widely known in bust
ness circles. He is now owner of the
extensive mills at Mcthucn, the Pember-
ton mills at Lawrence, banking house
in Boston, and one of the finest farms in
Massachusetts, chronological Journal.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-03-10
Om Doung ofoMs.
THE LOST LETTERS.

Some of the letters went astray
Out of the alphabet one day,
And mixed up things in shocking Way
That made it hard to find them:
They hid themselves within a tomb
And thereby caught shocking rheum,
And made pneumonia the doom
OF those they left behind them.
Some of the group were stricken dumb.
And one declared she had lost her thumb.
And another said that her toes were NUMB:
The bees were always in troubled
AND there were two at the tail OF a plough
Who couldn't remember exactly how
Ihey fell together in such slough
And made their misfortunes double.
Their wounds. indeed. were so very sli1ht
That no one pitied their luckless plight.
But thought they were served exactly riqht
For being in such quarter;
But We re not 10 blame at all " said they:
The law of the land we must obey
And right or wrong we must 20 astray
With the most obedient daughters
SO many letter came to grief
And none might go to their relief,
Or ever decide who was the chief
Of the INSTRUMENTATION;
They took to phySic and made us nurse
Them through the ptthiSic. and that was worse
ana made the English language q curse
To the foreign population.
Nevertheless, though king should reign,
And every tongue in the world complain
He could not put into place again
The letters in such confusion;
But here and there we will find them caught
In terrible snarl, for they never thought
How much of evil might be wrought
In an alphabeticollusion.
Josephine Pollard, in Youths Companion.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-03-10

present. A very good rule for letter
writing is the golden one, "Do as YOU
would be done by From " 4 Letter
to Letter. Writers, 6y Susan A. Broom,
st. Nicholas for March
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-03-10

FREEMAsoNRY is growing in England
with unexampled rapidity The Grand
Lodge was established in 1717, and
there are now about 1,600 lodges and
nearly half million members in En-
gland and Wales, There are affiliated
lodges in China, Japan and Egypt, Cape
Colony and North aud South America.
In Scotland and Ireland there are over
1000 lodges.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-03-10
TO CoRRESrONDENTS

All communications for this paper should be accom-
panied BY the name of the author not necessarily fo7
publication, but as an evidence good faith the
part Of the writer. Write only side of the pa
per- Be particularly careful in giving names and dates
TO have the letters and figures plain and distinct Prop
er names often difficult decipher because OF thu
f'4reless manner in which they g. e written.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1877-11-07

laughter, regardless of the cry "order,
silence in the court" may well bc imag-
ined, and the result OF the. trial proved
that neither the young lawyers speech
or Smothers' prank had seriously prcju-
diced the cause 1t seems, however,
that the young Disciple of Blackstone
came TO the sage conclusion that the
people Of Ohio we're incapable OF appre-
cialing his transcendant abilities, and
left for parts unknown.
The scqultIai OF Smothers was gener-
ally approved in the community. Even
old Judge Broadnsx, who had been the
victim Of many of his prsnks, WAS not
accused OF any rigorous rulings against
the prisoner at the bar. Besides it Was
looked upon as no more criminal to Stay
a drunken, lawless ilatboatman OF those
days than to shoot a wolf or panther.
Such characters as we row call trampH,
in those days would infest iatbosts, and
were a nuisance and terror to the river
borders.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1877-11-07
Appeal to the Jury.

Gentlemen of the jury, quote from
Shakespeare when say, TO be or not to
licked-thst's the question. Ny client
is a national stump machine-he filings
his wrath in pailfuls; and it is dangerous
to run q snag against his interests. Let
me be fodder for a fool, and chawed for
powder mill, if he is guilty, notwith>
standing the criminal sbsurdities alleged
against him. Do you believe that my
client is SO destitute Of the common prIn>
,iplss of humsnity-so full Of the fog of hu-
man naturs-so wrapped up in the moral
insensibility of his being. as to deliber,
atelY pick up later and throw it at the
nasal pro:uberance OF the prosecutor ?
No; not while you can discern star in
the northern sky-while the waters OF
the Atlantic roll-this immutable prin-
ciple will remain-that my client is Q
gentleman, later or no taterl''
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1877-11-07
Born for q BETTER World.

Why is it that the rainbow and cloud
come DER us with beauty that is not
on earth and then passes away to leave
us to muse on their faded loneliness ?
Why is it that the stars which hold their
naughty festival around the midnight
throne are placed above reach Of our
limited faculties forever mocking us with
their unapproachable glory2 And why
is it that bright forms Of human beauty
are presented to our view and then taken
from us. leaving the thousand streams
Of affection to flow back in alpine tor
rents upon our hearts, We are born to
a higher destiny than that OF earth.
There is a realm where the rainbow
never fades-whers the stars will be set
out before us like islands that slumber
on the ocean, and where that beautiful
being that passes before us like meteor
will stay in our presence forever.-George
D. Prentice.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1877-11-07
A beautiful Thought.

When the summer Of youth is slow Y
wasting away on the nightfall Of age,
and the shadow Of the path becomes
deeper, and life wears to its close, it is
pleasant to look through the vista OF
time u on the sOrrows and felicities Of
our early years. IT we ave had home
to shelter. and hearts to rejoice with US,
and friends have gathered around our
fireside, the rough places Of wayfaring
will have been worn and smoothed away
in the twilight Of life and many dark
spots We have passed through will grow
brighter and more beautiful. Happy
indeed, are those whose intercourse with
the world has not changed the tone Of
their holisr feelings. or broken those mu>
steal chords OF the heart whose vihra>
,ions are SO melodious. so tender. and so
touching in the evening of their lives.