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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-05-25

THE TRUE GREEN OH AGE.-We
know not more beautiful spectacle in the
world than an old man who has gone with
honor through all its storms and conquests,
and who retains to the last the freshness
of feeling that adorned his youth. This
is the true green old age; this makes a
southern winter of declining years, in which
the sunlight warns, though the hearts
have grown old. Such are ever welcome to
the young, aud sympathy unites, while wis.
dom guides There is this distinction be.
tween respect and veneration; the latter has
always in it something of love.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-05-25

A Dutchman was relating his marvellous
escape from drowning, when thirteen of
his companions were lost by upsctting of
boat and he alone was saved. Sand
how did you escape the fateG' asked one
of his hearers. aI It'd not go in der same
pote," was the Dutchman's placid answer.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-05-25

CosT OF FENCING.-It costs $58, ,00O
to fence 100 acre farm into ten equal
enclosures, with five rail post fence, and
keep it in repair for fifty-six years, the
length of time good rails last, adding in.
terest to each sum as expended. A four
rail fence would cost $50, ,009; a worm
fence would cost S38, 1854, and an Usage
hedge $13,617. These figures are food
for reflection.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-05-25
DAYS OF THE WEEK.

Lo, Monday is the "washing-day,'
As all good housewives know,
Memoir bic of dinners hashed
And ,lothes as white as snow;
And tuesday is the ironing day."
Mid cold or fog or heat;
On Wednesday go to church and pray
And sparingly must eat;
And Thursday is leisure day,
And Friday brooms begin
To sweep away the household dirt,
Fore Sundays ushered in,
And Saturday is "baking day."
Pies, puddings, cakes and bread,
And then the weary week is done
And we-may go to bed !
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-05-25

Grand Canon, in Colorado, has perpen-
dicular walls 1000 feet in height. The
face of the rock has narrow shelves, one
of which has been enlarged, so as to make
a path, by laborers on the railroad that
runs through the canon. A party was
going along this dizzy path, when the horse
ridden bya woman fell. She clung to the
rock, but the horse went out of sight, to
be surely killed, as was supposed. On
looking down, however, the beast was seen
standing on shelf twenty inches wide,
hugging the wall with all its might. A
rescue Was effected with ropes.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-05-25

A man was looking earnestly in the
bunghole Of whisky barrel, as if in search
of something he could not find.
"What are you doing2" asked by
stander.
"Why, I'm seeking my reputation in
the place lost il" /" was the mournful reply.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-05-25

@Young man, what's the price of this
silk ?" asked deaf old lady. "Seven
shillings, was the reply. Seventeen shil-
lings r exclaimed she; an give you thir-
teen." "Seven shillings, ma'am, is the
price of the silk, replied the honest shop
man. "Oh, seven shillings p rejoined the
lady, sharply; "I'll give you five"
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-05-25

Heroine, is perhaps as peculiar word
as any in our language: the first two let
ters Of it are male, the three first female,
the four first brave man, and the whole
word q brave woman.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-05-25

Loud conversation and loud laughter,
upon the street or in the parlor, is not
considered genteel, in lady or gentleman.
But how frequently it is heard everywhere
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-05-25

A lady asked four-year old girl what
she was going to call her doll. The girl,
heaving deep sigh like an anxious moth
er, replied ID shall call it Rosa-if it
lives"
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-05-25

Kangaroo hides are an impOrtass asti-
Gle of export from Australia. They are
said to make the most pliabie leather
known.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-05-25
Select 4oetrg.
APT ALTERATION.

Nv Madeline my Madelinel
Marx nv melodious midnight moans;
Much NAV my melting music mean,
Nv modulated monotones.
Nv mandolin's mild minstrelsy,
NJ mental music magazine,
Nv mouth, my mind, my memory, >,
Must mingling murmur, "Madellne.
Muster mid midnight masquerades,
Mort Moorish maidens, matrons mlen,
;WnngSt Murcia's most majestic maids,
Match me, my matchless Madeline.
Nonkinds malevolence may make
Much melancholy music mine;
Many NV motives may mistake,
M~ N modest merits much malign.
Nv Madeline's most mirthful mood
Much mOlifies my minds machlne;
Nv mournfulness' magnitude
MsltS~makes me merry, Madeline!
Matchmaking mas may machinate,
Wsnoeuy'ring misses me mlsWeen;
Mere money may make many mate,
NV magic motto's-"Madellne!
NeIt most mellifluous melody,
Midst Nurcia's misty mounts marine,
Meet me nv moonlight-marry me,
Madonna mia Madeline.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-05-25

The young lady whose feelings were ''all
worked vi" has ordered fresh supply
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-05-25

lovely summer night. Truly the scene is
lovely one; and pardon me, Mr.. Editor,
if [ am tempted, in closing this poor at
tempt at description, to add slight poetic
effusion which the beauties of my sur
roundings call forth:
Far stretching north and south, are seen.
The sunlit peaks and sOmbre base
of high Blue Ridge, that seem TO touch
The clouds, and leave thereon trace
OF grandeur from their rugged forms,
That guard like sentinels the west,
And throw far down the valleys length
darkening shadow DER its breast.
The varying picture as we gaze
Grows dark and light as fitting by,
The shadows dropped from floating clouds
Are chased by sunshine cross the sky.
The varying seasons lend their aid
To change the scene from old to new,
While east and west and north and south.
Far-reaching beauty girts the view.
U'esern Maryland College Nay, 1sSs.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-05-25

A female hanged herself recently, be-
cause she thought the devil was in her,
If every woman is going to do the same
thing, cruelty remarks the Brooklyn
Eagle, then-well, women are going to be
dreadfplly scarce.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-05-25

Coon ADVICE TO GIRLs.-I would say
to every young woman, "Never be depen-
dent on your friends; never live an idle,
aimless life-or what is thousand times
worse, marry to escape work, or to "gain
a position" Work, and if you cannot
work with your brain, work with your
hands, bravely, openly, keeping your self
respect and your independence.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-05-25

Cement to seal fruit cans is made of
rosip one pound, talloW one OUNCE.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-05-25

The greatest man is he who chooses
right with the most invincible resolution,
who resists the sorest temptation from
within and without; who bears the .heavi-
est burdens cheerfully; who is the calmest
in the storm, and the most fearless under
menaces and frowns; whose reliance on
truth, on virtue and on God is most un-
faltering.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-05-16

Bucharest is interrupted. From military
point of view, this was necessary precau-
ton, as Argish forms the frGt line of de-
fense westward by which communication
between the Danube and Moldavia can be
secured, but the Roumanian Government
has a ldressed protest to Russia and to
the other powers.
AT half-past three in the afternoon, May
II, as the Emperor William was returning
from a drive with the Grand Duchess of
Baden, several shots from a revolver were
fired at him in the Avenue Unter den Linden.
Nobody was hurt. Toe person who fred
the shots was arrested. An accomplice,
who attempted to rescue the would-be
assassin, was also arrested. There were un-
eeasing demonstratio S before the palace
throughout the evening, and dense masses
were streaming in from the remotest
suburbs, to manifest their loyalty and SYM
Pathy, by singing the National Anthem. The
Emperor went to the opera and Royal Thea
ter at night, and received a great ovation.
the ofic al examination he stated he was
native of Leipsic, and was born in 1857 He
denied he fired at the Emperor. He affirmed
he was without work, and intended to shoot
himself publicly to show the rich the pres
ent condition of the people. The prisoner
democratic writings, tickets of membership
of several Berlin socialistic unions, and a
likeness of two socialistic leaders.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-05-16
AGRL'S REYENGE.

The recent dismissal by the Emperor
of Russia of his sanguinary Chief of
Police, Trepof, recall the wounds he
received last winter from the pistol of
the young girl, Vera Zasoulitch, who
was triumphantly acquitted after trial
amid frantic applause in the court.
Last June Trepoff visited the prison for
political prisoners in st. Petersburg, and
inspected the inmates, who, according to
the rules, walked about the court yard
without speaking to each other. Finally,
he observed two men in conversation,
and shouted to the prison director, who
tremblingly followed: "Why do these
men enjoy immunity@' Seigneur," /"
said one of them, named Bogolioubof,
"we-." "Hold your tongue" was
the reply. Director, place this man
in the dungeon" Bogoliouboff re-
mained immovable, with his hat upon
his head. Trepoff lifted his stick to
knock it off, but the victim snatched il
from his hand and threw it away. "I dc
not take off my hat to tyrants," said he
II
| At this moment two jailers seized him
laid him upon bench, took off his gar
ments, tied him, and administered, by
order of Trepoff and under his eyes, fifty
blows with the knout, which left the
unfortunate man mutilated, inanimate
and streaming with blood. Six months
afterward younggirl called at Trepoff
Office with a petition for Bogohouboff
release. " In twenty years." said Ire
poff, with sardonic smile, motioninI
his attendant to admit another visitor
At this moment the girl fired two ball
into his breast, and with flashing eye
and the revolver smoking in her hand
cried: "I am Vera Zasoulitch, the be
trothed of Bogolioubof, whom yol
would have assassinated. reveng
himr'
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-05-16

on public lands; providing that any person
who shall plant and maintain for eight
years ten acres of timber land shall be en-
titled to patent for such quarter section !;
permitting Nebraska to cede certain ter
ritory to Missouri providing for the sale
of timber lands in California, Oregon, Wash
ington Territory, Nevada, and Colorado,
in quantities not exceeding 100 acres to
any one citizen, at minimum price Of two
dollars and fifty cents per acre, and making
it unlawful to cut any timber on public
lands. Mr.. Wright, from the Committee on
Public Lands, reported bill providing for
loan of $500 to every person who sha |
settle on public lands under the homestead
law, the act to be in operation until s1O,-
000,e00 has been expended. The bill was
reported without recommendation, and re-
ferred to the Committee of the Whole. NJ :.
Reagan called up the bill to regulate inter-
State transportation by railroad, and to
prohibit unjust discrimination by common
carriers. Without disposition of the bill
ION which, however, the previous question
was seconded, so as to keep it before the
House,, an adjournment took place.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-05-16

The London World whispers (very
Loudly word of protest in the ear OF
English fashion against new way that
Englishwomen of the world are falling
into recognizing gentleman by giving
a pert nd with the head, instead of a
slight low with the head and shoulders.
1t appears that the princess of Wales
has led the fair subjects of her husbands
mother into this slovenly habit, without
intending so to do, by a little trick she
has of thus recognizing intimate friends
whom she has seen once or twice before
in the day. The practice, We are sorroy
to say, is not unknown in New York. 1t
certainly is, as our English namesake
says, both mannish and inelegant, al
together intolerable and not to be en-
dured. Women who fall into it will
have themselves alone to thank if it
leads to their being nodded at in the
same half-impertinent fashion by men.
1t is not so many years ago that no gem
tleman would have dreamed of saluting
even a male acquaintance in this slap
dash and careless fashion.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-05-16

The hanging of a boy eighteen years
old for a murder committed when one
year younger was an event in the San
Francisco Jail recently. John Runk
belonged to that kinds of youths known
in California as hoodlums, and probably
it was as a warning to the hoodlums that
Gov. Irwin permitted the penalty of the
gibbet to be inflicted upon boy who
could hardly be regarded as having at
tanned the years of discretion. 1t is a
horrible story that comes from San
Francisco of his hanging. 1t appears
that deputy sheriff had theory as to
the proper adjustment of the moose, and
it was decided to experiment upon
Runk. Accordingly the moose was drawn
loosely around the poor lads neck, with
the knot under his chin. The result
was that he was slowly strangled to
death. If this story is true, all con-
cerned in the atrocious business deserve
severer punishment than there is any
chance, we fear, of their getting.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-05-16

A CITY paper says that above thou
sand newspapers and periodicals are
now detained in the Cincinnati Post
Office for wantof prepayment of postage,
most of them from insufficient postage.
one cent for every ounce and fraction of
ounce being the rate. This is certainly
a mistake. The United States Official
Guide" (April 1879, page "a, gives the
price for "third-class matter" at one
cent for two ounces or fraction thereof.
Among the articles enumerated in this
division, newspapers, when not sent
to regular subscribers" and periodicals,
are included. We have consulted the
assistant postmaster on this point, and
he informs us that one cent for each two
ounces is the correct rate.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-05-16

THREE remarkable centenarians have
lately died, the claims of at least two of
whom to extreme antiquity seem to be
thoroughly vouched for. l. Lancaster
Hodges, born at Danvers, Mass, JAN
uary 81, 1771, and resident of Brom-
field, Me-, since 1897, died on the I'd
inst. He had been blind for forty ears,
and is remembered by old people as mid
die aged when they were children. 2.
Thomas johnson, sixty years gardener
to Col. Battersby, of Ireland, has ended
his career at the age of one hundred
and six, and in full possession of his
faculties. 8. James Dickson, a native
of Murray, England, is reported to have
Just ended his career in Canada at the
age of one hundred and nineteen. He
was the father of eleven sons and three
daughters, eight of his children being
born at four births. One of his daugh-
ters has also had twins four time.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-05-16
More Bear Than Was Bargained For.

The town of Avesnes, in France, has
been the scene Of no ordinary bear fight.
The sport of batting the bear in France,
as in our own country, has yielded to
the attacks of maudlin sentiment and
sickly humanitarianism. Slender, if he
were living now, would find only stray
Sakersons, trained to dance, not to do
battle. In the bear himself, however,
the delight of battle with his peers is by
no means extinct. Show him the dogs, and
he will prove himself of the old mettle.
This truth was unpleasantly illustrated
at Avesnes. A muzzled animal of the
tribe was disporting himself in the mar
ket-place to the sound of the violin, and
had collected a circle of admirers, while
M. Joseph Mansy added to the public
enjoyment by dancing as the vis-a-r s
of the bear. One of the spectators had,
as the French papers say, the deplorable
idea of letting loose bulldog at the
animal performer. The poor muzzled
creature was unfairly handled during
the first round, but in the second the
fastenings broke and the bear was free.
Disdaining to tackle the dog, he rushed
on his human tormenters. "Then be-
gan," as Mr.. Kingsley used to say, with
unconcealed delight, ga murder grim
and great" Poor Mansy, whose inten-
tions had been of the best, was the fore
most victim. The bear struck him on
the face, laying open his chin to the
bone First blood for the bear. Work
men came up with pitchforks, and
waged doub full battle. The military
then of course appeared on the scene, and
charged the bear with the bayonet. Af
ter gallant struggle the creature, with
whom it may not be unpatriotic to sym
pathize, was overpowered by the French
soldiery aud remuzzled. The following
persons swell the roll of his conquests
Theodore Rougemont, a railway porter
has bite on the knee and some bruises
Ernest Janson goes with his arm in &
sling, and is lame of one leg; Edouarc
Viseur has cut in the thigh; AlfreC
Magy's hand was nearly bitten off A
few other spectators were slightly hurt
The bear is gravely wounded, and shows
the natural goodness of his heart by
licking the hand OF his master, 10 whom
he is seriously attached. The people o.
Avesnes are unlikely to revive the sport
of amateur bear-baiting.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-05-16
FOREIGN SUMMARY.

The British Parliament reopened May 6,
after the Easter recess.
COUNT Won BULow, Secretary of State
for the foreign Office, is gazetted as official
substitute for Prince Bismarck in the De-
partment of Foreign Affairs; Admiral Won
Stosch in matters connected with the navy,
and DIR. Stephan in the administration of
posts and kilograms.
A VIENNA dispatch says anarchy reigns
in the newly annexed districts of Montene-
gro. Albanians, Christians and Moslems
refuse to submit to the Prince of Montene-
gro, and war may break out at any mo-
ment. The Austrian Government has tele-
graphed to Smyrna, ordering three men-of-
war th ere to proceed to Cattaso.
A SPECIAL Constantinople telegram states
that in consequence of peremptory de-
mand of Gen. Tod1eben for the surrender
of the fortresses, accompanied by a threat
to occupy Constantinople, the Cabinet
Council have decided to evacuate all three
of the fortresses-Shumla first, then Varna,
| and lastly Batoum. The decision was
taken rather suddenly upon the report of
Osman Pasha that the Turkish army was
NOT III cOuulGloA w ISsls6 tuc occupation Oh
Constantinople.
THE Tamaes's correspondent at CONSTANT
nople says: AS usual the palace was smi ten
with terror, and ready to cede anything if
| the Russians would 60 away from CONSTANT.
nople. Todleben peremptorily urged evac-
uation, but adroitly offered to fall back if
the fortress surrendered. The bait was
swallowed and the Russians have promised
SO my inform mt insures, to return to Adri
anople and Dediagatch, and quit Erzeroum
as soon as the three fortresses are evacuated
There will be no written commu ications
and all wi be settled by verbal agreement
A DISPATCH from Pera says petitions aut
protests are reaching the Porte and Embas
sizes from all sides against the territorial
arrangement of the treaty of San Stefano
One from the Sandjak of Varna, declares
the inhabitants will resist by force Russian
occupation of the fortress. Another from
Batoum makes a direct appeal to England
and reports that the Russians are advancing
toward the town. Information comes from
the Dobrudka that rising in that distric
is imminent.
AN incident has arisen in Roumani
which is not likely to facilitate the conc u
sion of the military convention whicl
Russia is urging on the Roumanians. TIL
Eleventh Russian Army Corps has occupie
the line of the river Argish, by which con
munication between the Roumanian arm
in Little Wallachia, and headquarters 9
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-05-16

OF the jury which recently acquitted
Vera Sassoulitch, the young woman who
fred pistol at Gen. Trepoff, seven out
Of the twelve persons composing it were
men holding official titles. OF the rest
one was an artist, one a graduated stu
dent, and the other three were citizens
of no particular description. The Ger
man papers dwell on the verdict as sig
nifcant of the dissatisfaction of the
Russians with the Cars form of Gov
ernment, and their particular hostility
at this moment to it, deriving as they
do no benefit from a war held up tc
them as glorious and for the liberia
tion of their kinsmen, who are to receive
progressive institutions in which the,
are not TO participate. Another explapa
ton, however, is that the jury was com
posed of fanatics, who objected to pass
ing sentence of death during Lent.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-05-16

THE London Atheneum says: "Trans-
atlantic journals often contain English
literary gossip far more curious than any
which we are able to supply. Some
times, however, the imposition practised
on their credulous readers is rather too
extreme-as, for instance, when is is said
that "a lady has received an appoint
ment on the staff of the London Times.
that the editor of the London Daily
Ne,rs now sits in the press gallery
of the House of commons and dictates
editorials by telephone to a steno-
grapher,' and that the Pail Mall Gazette
is the property of the first Lord of the
Admiralty"
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-05-16

North-and-South, one hundred and
sixty-six New, one hundred and twenty
nine Union, ninety-fve King, ninety
nine Queen, seventy-eight Princess, one
hundred and nine George, one hun
hundred and nineteen John, and dozens
and scores which have nothing to dis
tinguish them except the district in
which they happen to be. A
nice town for stranger to 60 hunting
for any particular locality in this
labyrinth of streets of the same name.
1t was enough to confound Dick Swivel
ler, in his efforts to pay for his mutton
pies. No wonder he left scores uncan-
ceied. He couldn't recollect-of course,
he couldn't.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-05-16

For some time past large quantities
of Newcastle (England) coal have been
imported into Boston at lower freights
than coal is often brought into that port
from the Pennsylvania mines. This
arises from the closing of the Russian
grain ports, whereby steamers are di-
verted into carrying grain to Europe,
and bring coal here, which sells at three
dollars and eighty cents a ton. The
Boston Journal Of Commerce says: "To
show how curiously trade changes, ii
may be stated that about the time of
the great fire in Bottom a certain house
here was figuring as to sending cargo
OF Cumberland coal to England, and
only shilling ton stood against the
feasibility Of the venture"
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-05-16

THE applause by the ushers in thea
aters is clumsily done, according to the
Dramatic Ne,cs, which illustrates by a
story how the thing may be cleverly
managed. Sangalh was dancing at the
Olympic Theater, and every evening,
in the middle of her most difficult move
ment, somebody in the gallery hissed.:
Clifton Tayleure, the manager, detected
an usher as the hisser, and threatened
to discharge him. Why, Pm paid a
dollar night by Sangalli's father to do
it." the usher said; "every time hiss,
the audience gets mad and applauds."