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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1877-06-23
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

FARAs AND SCENERY oS rus WESTERN Ma
RYLAND RAILRoAp.--A correspondent Of the
Baltimore Ereainy Bulletin, june 10, writes
as follows Few persons besides those who
have travelled over Il are aware OF the beauty
and richness Of the country through which
the Western Maryland railroad passes from
Baltimore to Hagerstown and Williamsport,
Nd, on the upper Potomac. From Fulton
Station to Reisterstown the farms are gener.
ally devoted to raising garden truck and dairy
purposes. At every mile or two there is a
station for the accommodation of dairymen.
A large proportion Of the iee'cream consumed
in Baltimore comes from the line Of this road,
and, judging from the luxurious pasture fields
aud the herds Of cattle, the supply ought to
be fully equal to the demand. There IS, per.
haps no finer prospect to the eye Of the
farmer to be found in this or any other State
than can be enjoyed between Westminster
and the base of the Blue Ridge
The farms are generally small, highly cul-
tiyated and in the neatest possible order, Civ
ing evidence Of two important features OF a
good farming and thrift. The
hedges and fences are in good order; the
lands are kept as free as possible from weeds.
and such waving fields of rye, wheat and
clover can ouly be found where there is intel
ligent as well as industrious farm work. The
crops never looked better than they do now.
Wheat, without exception, is very fine. Its
now in full head and about breast high.
Clover is in full bloom, and its pleasant odoT
greets the senses everywhere. Corn looks
remarkably we'll The early planted is al
ready nearly "knee high" while the later
planted is green and thrifty.
One of the characteristics Of the Western
Maryland farm is the red.painted Swiss barn,
with numerous windows and yentilatorS. The
farmers wealth finds its way TO the barh, and
here is stored the result of years labor.
The barns, the tidy and sometimes handsome
dwellings, with the numberless other bnild.
ings, including the "spring house, and the
hennery, all embowered in the rich orchard
foliage, surrounded by the fields of grain and
pastuage, Gil up succession of beautiful
landscapes.
From the base of the Blue Ridge the seen,
cry is varied. The road crosses the mountain
by gradual ascent to the summit, giving the
traveller snatches of grand views to the right,
eastward and northward, stretching many
miles. From the summit, looking westward,
a beautiful valley comes suddenly in sight,
giving view of the celebrated Middletown
Valley, including Waynesboro', Smthsburg,
and many other villages in the vicinity OF
Hagerstown, which lies southwest of the sum.
NIT twelve or fifteen miles. The ride from
Baltimore to Hagerstown altogether is one
Of the pleasantest by rail out Of Baltimore,
and will give the city resident better opinion
of the country than he can obtain probably
by any other means, if he should choose this
season of the year to test it.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1877-06-23

The Cumberland, Nd, AHcydnidn says -
The proprieters OF the Middle Creek Mines,
at Fremont, Pa, are much alarmed at the
discovery that the mines are on FIRE and burn.
ing to q considerable depth. The lire origi.
mated last Saturday by n blast which ignited
me gas, An explosion followed, and con.
siderable damage TO the walls, doors and
props ensued. A later despatch from tbni
section states that It is believed seven breasts
or gangways are burning and the ere is max.
ing rapid progress A large stream has been
turned into the mine. There we're no miners
hurt by the explosion Il was deemed neees.
sary to food the Middle Creek Mines. NJ Ire.
mont, Pa, to stop the further progress Of me
fire in them. After the flames are extin.
guished it will pr0pably require at least three
weeks to pump out the mines
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1877-06-23

UNcOSsIDERRD TRIFLEs.-The solstice is
past, and the days are shortening. Tomor.
row is st. John the Baptists day. Harvest
begins next week. Now for hy.nets and hy
brushes. Cherries are plenty may
hearts, grayhearts, tarts. Soda fountains
spout like ward politicians. Ice houses were
great invention for hot weather. This j.
the season for falling out of cherry trees and
breaking ribs, arms and legs. 1t is also the
season for cramps while bathing, and getting
drowned The rod and line is now n pleas.
ant pastime. The siyery rock and perch and
the 1.-THE and sinewy taylor, are very tempt
ing. Boiled rock, with drawn butter and
pickles, is sure cure for hunger. This is
Commencement week; strange and paradoxi-
cal, that the closing of u college should be its
commencement Sport for the 4th, trotting
and pacing over the Westminster track.
Picnics are now in order. Street sprinkling
in Westminster, as far as it goes, is done by
private enterprise. This city was rid Of three
noted rogues, last week, but there are IA few
more left, as the disappearance of Sheriff
Whites chickens proves. New potatoes are
III market. steam laundry, an Alden fruit
eyapurator or dryer, and an ice cream man.
ntactory, 1t is believed, would all succeed well
in this city. Many of our citizens are putting
away their winter supply Of coal, while it is
cheap There is an opinion that it will be
cheaper yet The most glorious time of all
the year is the rosy days Of June, just before
harvest. Westminster has been alive this
week with visitors drawn hither by the Col.
lege Commencement. Barley harvest this
week. A public park is talked of in West.
minister, somewhere on Centre street extend
ed, or which is to be extended. 1t would be
a good thing for our city if nice park should
be laid of in that quarter
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1877-06-23

FoEer 5 manchester, on the ie.b In.an, "a
OAs'' nsed q years, months ana ~ ION John
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1877-06-23

yulTELoCI'S vEGETATuR.
While other brands of manure have risen
into favor and then sunk out of sight; the
"NegetatOr" has held n steady course, and is
now recognized as the standard of efficacy
and reliability. The reduction il. price should
result in an increased demand, See adycr.
tisement.
Mems Brogans and Plow Shoes for harvest.
as low as 50 cts. per pair, at
Lawyer & Reayer's.
NorCE.-Sealed Bids will be received by
the Committee Of Arrangements of the k. OF
r., Excursion, on Saturday, July l4ih, for
the privilege Of Selling Refreshments and
Lunch on the boat during the trip. 40
liquors allowed. JNo. BERNSTEIN, Chairman.
J. I, Wampler is Agent for the great Rub.
Der Paint Company, the best ready mixed
paint known.
Updegraf S fine Kid Gloves. warranted
equal to Jouyan's, Alexander's or any other
Price Sl,5o, Sold only at II, l.. Norris.
Go to Boyle's Drug Store for Paris Green.
Oar Stock of Mems Boys and Youths
Straw Hats TO be sold, regardless of cost, for
the next 30 days. Call soon for bargains, M
Lawyer 4 Rcayer's, r. Il. Depot.
Buy your Sugars, CoiIees, Teas, &C., at ],
7, Wampler's.
Ladies Lasting Caters at 81 90; best in
the market at that price, at II. l.. Norris.
Ladies' Plain Lasting Lace Shoes as low
as 80 cts; our own make Sl.50. warranted
Solid all Shoes very cheap, at lst National
Bank building, Lawyer & Reayer.
Queensware and Glassware, less than CITY
prices, at j. T. Vampires.
Chidren's and Infants Light Cord Shoes.
TO be sold at Cost for the next fifteen days,
at Lawyer 4 Keayer's, Il. Il. Depot.
Bird Cages, very cheap, at j. T. Wamp
lers
CENTENNIAL CLOTHING HOUSE.
Keep your eye on this if you want to save
money and buy cheap.
Suits from $3.50 and upwards.
Pants . 100 4"
Vests I" 10
Goats - 10
All kinds Of ready made clothing can be
bought low at II. Schenthals opposite The
W. N. r. r. depot, Westminster Sd. II
Ready Mixed Paint, all shaded, for sale a,
j. T. Wanplers.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1877-06-23

The Mother Of us all--who hath giyen rs
good gifts who hath called us to a higher
lie-- Western Maryland College. May our
love ioF her ever be equal to her virtuei
hesp6nded 70 by Il. b. Norment, ESQ.
l'me's noblest otFspfins-Tho home OF
Liberty Tho home Of Happiness The home
ol Aan-oar Country. May her goodness be
ever Tie measure Of her greatness
Responded to BY Dr.. Rippard
The angels Of our homes-the wasters Of
our Parse--ihe Joy Of our lives distufbs
ers Of our rest--,he hope OF The nation--tbe
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1877-06-23

A violent and destructive storm swept over
Frederick county, Md, on Thursday after
noon
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1877-06-23

Henry and Rufus A. Eichclbcrgcr, of New
Oxford, Adams county, Pa. are building a
bank barn llOx5U feet.
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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1877-06-23

The Union National Bank Of this city, has
declared semiannual dividend Of per ct.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1877-06-23

We understand that the field Of oats Of Mr..
Davis Myers, in Uuiontown district, was
nearly destroyed by hail on Thursday evening.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1877-06-23

Mrs. Ephmim Cover and Mrs. Lydia Whit.
myer left Frizzellsburg ON Monday for a visit
Of several weeks to lilliR, Ohio.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1877-06-23

HAavesT. Our farmers are now busy cut
ting grass and barley. Wheat harvest will
begin next week Those who have examined
the wheat state that the yield will be an
unusually fine one The hay crop will be
short, owing to the dronth ia the spring.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1877-06-23

The Towsontown Journal says ave learn
that it is highly probable that there will be a
conference Of several State Oranges with that
OF the Maryland State Grange, at Greenwood
Park, IN this county, some time in July.
Should i take place there is not doubt bu,
that the Mary land Oranges would give hearty
welcome TO their brethren Of other States.
No more suitable spot could be selected for
the purpose"
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1877-06-23

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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1877-06-23

Elijah I. Benson, mortgage, sold on
Monday last d tract of land containing ll4
acres, in Hampstead district, to Peter j.
Wisner for $3.50.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1877-06-23

Rev. c. Herbert Richardson, Of Baltimore,
formerly pastor of the NJ. Il. Church, this
city, will deliver the opening sermon at Inc
opening exercises Of the thirty-eght anniver.
sary, Of Pennington, N. j., Seminary nexi
Sunday
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1877-06-23

An entertainment will be given by the pupils
of Miss Lizzie Matthews school, at Odd Eel
lows Hall, on Tuesday evening next, at s
O'Clock.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1877-06-23

All kinds Of ready made clothing can be
bought low at II. Schenthal's opposite the
W. N. X. r. depot, Westminster Bid. Il
Ready Mixed Paint, all shades, for sale a.
j. T. Wamplers.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1877-06-23

The Western Maryland railroad company
announces that tickets over the road can be
procured and baggage checked at their branch
office, northeast corner Of Baltimore and
North streets. This will prove great con.
ven'ence to the travelling public, and is an .
other evidence Of the intelligent and accom-.
modating spirit that eharacterizes the present
management OF the road.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1877-07-12
The Galleys.

1t was by revival of classical strategy
England was, in the seventeenth century
put into EXTREMIST peril. Louis the Mag
nificent's galleys in Torbay were more
real danger than the fleet with which
De Ruyter had burned our ships in the
Midway. For, howevea great the alarm
caused in London by the sullen roar of
the Dutch guns, the Hollander had not a
single regiment to disembark whereas
the French King had sent to the Devon
coast formidable force of white coated
grenadiers, to cooperate with the expect
ed Jacobite rising. The galleys were an
especially French, as they had been an
especially Roman, institution. The force
had been patronized by several Kings, nor
was it until the reign Of Louis XIII, that
the General of the Galleys was made sub
ordinate to the High Admiral of France.
For harassing an enemy's coast, and for
the trasport of troops, this fair-weathe1
flotilla was unsurpassed. But galley oi
Louis XIV.'s, rowed by wretches chained
to the oar, the vilest felons mingled will,
runaway Protestants whose sole crime
was their attempt to escape to Holland
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The Boy Hero.

In sermon designed to teach that a
life of self-sacrifce is the only life worth
living, New York preacher tells the fol-
lowing touching anecdote:
A rough teacher in school called up
poor, half-starved lad, who had violated
the laws of the school. and said:
"Takc off your coat, sir!''
The boy refused to take it off. The
teacher said again, stake off your coat"
as he swung the whip through the air.
The boy refused. 1t was not because
he was afraid of the lash-he was used to
that at home-but it was from shame; he
had no undergarment. And as at the
third command he pulled off his coat,
there weut sob all through the school.
They saw then why he did not want to
remove his coat, and they saw the slloul-
der blades had almost cut through
the skin, and a stout, healthy boy rose up
and went to the teacher Of the school and
said:
80 sir, please don't hurt this poor fel-
low! Whip me. He's nothing but a
poor chap. Don't you hurt him; he's
poor. Whip me!''
"Well," SAID the teacher, Its going to
be severe whipping; I am willing to
take you as a substitute.''
"Well," said the boy, II don't care.
You may whip me if you will let this
poor fellow CO."
The stout, healthy boy took the scour-
ging without an outcry.
Probably not ore of our readers but
will say, "Bravow But how many will
not only admire but initiate the spirit OF
that self-sacritice.-Youth's Companion.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1877-07-12
THE OLD SCHOOL BOOK.

On the old school book, in its rusty nook.
With q fearful eve Igaze: = H., -
Come down, old friend, for an hour we'll
spend
In talking of bygone days,
gaze once more, as in days of yorc,
On the task that vexed the brain:
The lessons done and victory won,
And feel I'm a child.again.
And l seem to stand with a youthful brand
In the old house on the green;
hear the fun ere the school begun,
And join the gladstone scene.
take my place with sober face,
O'er the well carved desk bend,
And hourly pore DER the antique lore
Of thy wonderful page, old friend.
Then our cares were few, and our friends were
true,
And our gricfs were rare and light:
Inc world was naught $50 We fondly
thought)
But region of pure delight.
But time has sped, and our path has led
Through the dark and fearful scene;
And passed away arc the good and CAV,
Like the old house on the green.
But we'll sing no more of the days of yorc,
For the tear drop in the eye;
Sleep on, old book, in the dusty nook,
AS in years that have glided by.
No guilt we trace in thy honest face,
But mine of gold within
Enriched the youth, as they sought for truth
In the old house on the green.
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"Go.BetWeens." "

If there is anything too mean and
tween!''
8" He will destroy the friendship be-
tween two people quicker than the black
murrain will 60 through a flock O
sheep.
!. If you desire to live at peace and keep
your friends your very own, avoid Co.
Between.
ii If you have friend, and you have any,
thing on your mind which you desire
him to learn, tell it to him yourself.
Do not employ A., B. or G. to 60 to him
and garble your statements, and impress
his own construction upon what you have
said. n.>.,.. sssz~es.a<
,. 60 yourself: Attend Is your tai i own bus.
iness-especially when that business in
wolves friendship.
1t is an old saying, and it is true one
that dog that will fetch bone will
carry one; and when your Go-Between
comes to you and draws his face down
and tells you that he heard Smith say
that he felt as if you sighted him at
Mrs. Jenkins party last week, Just
you tell him that your affairs with
Smith are none of his affairs, and that
you and Smith can settle your own busi-
ness.
Never talk to one of these nuisances
about your friends, even if you say only
good Of them, it is liable to be miscon-
strued; for it is almost impossible for a
Go-Between to tell anything just as it is.
He is generally endowed with lively i'm
agination, and his talent for embellish-
ment has to be kept in running order by
practice.
Above all things, there should never
be Go-Between where a husband and
wife are concerned. More homes have
been broken up in this way than in any
other.
If your wife has faults-and whose wife
has not9 never tell them to a Co. Between.
You had better cut your wife's head off,
and be done with it, for practically both
courses of action would lead to the same
thing.
And we would say the same thing to
the wife. If your husband fails in the
standard Of material excellence, keep it to
yourself. If you tell Mrs. B. or Mrs. G.
of it, in less than a week it will be all over
town that you are sorry you ever married,
and that Mr.. A. is brute, unfit for hu-
man society, and that you e-" '';cL;rg
of getting divorced from h1m right
away.
By all manner of means, lot everybody
avoid Go-Betweens, and if you have any
thing against any man 60 to him and
tell him yourself and have the thing
done with.-Kate Thorn, IN the N. Y.
Weekly.
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COssacks and Roumanian Ladies.

When the first troop of Cossacks rode
through Bucharest the Roumanian ladies
were very anxious to see them, and the
long avenue was lined with carriages. A
column of dust arose, thickening and
drawing nearer. A cry of delight and
impatience passed all along, ladies eager
stood up, favored gentlemen climbed
upon the coach-box and the wheels.
The column of dust approached, and
presently the Cossack lances pierced it,
glittering in the sun. Dark and color
less masses loomed through 1t, and
strange but stirring music was in the air.
Not sound was heard, even while they
passed, except that martial war song of
the bards who head each sotnia and the
shrill accompaniment of whistles modu-
lated to weird harmony. No rattle Of ac-
coutrements betrays the Cossack; his very
horse seems trained to move with silent
activity. With that pecan in ones cars,
and the whistles screaming through it,
one beholds without astonishmcnt these
warriors glide past, stealthily and swift.
One recognizes the surviving race of an
earlier time. To the same war song, per-
haps, marched the ancestors of these pco-
pie when they overran Russia. The
Bucharest ladies were not little i'm
pressed and little frightened. They look
ed at each other blankly, with little shruga
of the shoulder to express distaste. One
of them afterward expressed to the cor
respondent who described the scene that
her Muscovite sympathies vanished al
sight Of the first Cossack, SO ugly and
dirty was he.
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Birds Nests.

The best way to find nests is to watch
bird while building; in that way more
over, you are sure to see them in their
best condition, and to know when the
eggs are fresh. It requires patience; but
you see the workers return again and to
the same spot, and little closer inspec-
tion usually completes your knowledge,
though you may sometimes be deceived or
nonplussed by the caution and cunning of
the architects. You will facilitate your
work by scattering cotton, wool, horse
hairs, straws, string, worsted and cloth
where they will attract the attention of
the birds about you. Put them on your
lawn or on the piazza vines, and watch
them. A robin comes to carry off the
string, and, having used up what you have
provided, and liking the material, attacks
a long piece wound round stake, and
supporting gladiolus.
By persistent effort he frees a part of it
but the harder that he pulls the rest, the
tighter he ties the knot around the stake,
and the string is becoming entanglcd
with his legs; he fights twenty minutes
and then gives it up. Sparrows pick up
hairs and straws from the lawn, and
warblers come to the vines for cotton
wool, passing fearlessly within three feet
of your chair; then they come back to
break off little twi gs and to peal off
shreds of dry harll from the honeysuckle,
A pair Of golden robbins, the male with
black and orange, the female with yellow
and duller black, come for string, worsted
and thread; but beware of them, for they
are thieves. Leave your knitting under
the tree there for five minutes, and it is
gone; you will find it a week later, a part
irrevocably woven into the hanging nest,
and part dangling with the needle in it.
The weaving is so cleverly done that you
wonder whether the orioles haven't used
your needles.
Not at all, madam; defy you to pro-
duce with your implements such piece
Of work as these birds have produced
with their bills. Successful experiments
have been made by supplying the orioles,
in the tree where they are occupied, with
bright silks and worstcds, which they
employ together, if libcrally provided, So
that very gay and party y-colored nest
may swing in your orchard where you
can see it from the house. Wilson says
that an old lady, to whom he showed an
orioles nest in which piece of dry grass,
thirteen inches long, was passed through
thirty-four times, asked him, half in earn
est, if the birds couldn't bc taught to
darn stockings.-Harper's Monthly.
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20 why was born?" said he; 'why
did they yank me by the hair out Of cter-
nal nothingness into concrete existence,
to buffet the storms of this world, with
no postponement on account Of the
weather? What, then, is this problem Of
human destiny with which Scierce has
impotently wrestled for so many centu-
rics?" But she told him, all the same,
that there was no baseball for him that
afternoon; and, if he didn't get the
kindling split before he Gsther came
home, thered be son.e wrestling that
would make Science open her eyes when
she struck that wood shed.