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Ghe 6anler.
REaovATIEG MEADOWS.

Our meadows are the most valuable
portion Of our farms here in the middle
States, where the land is more or less
rough and hard to plow The great ques-
ton with us is how to get good sod, and
how to retain it, so that we can depend on
from one to one aud half tons Of hay
per acre. / know that majority Of agri-
cultural writer's talk about growing two or
three tons per acre, but have seen more
acres cut that yielded less than one ton,
than have that yielded more than one
ton Of hay per acre. Most writer's tell us
that where We have wet or wettish land
we must under drain before we can sue
cessfully farm such land. There are
good many of Us who would like to under
drain, but are not able to, and to such I
will offer few suggestiOns-6rst relating
a little incident to illustrate the idea:
took up piece Of land that was what
might be called wet, and had very thin
poor sod on it; plowed it about the 10th
of June, and about the 1St of July har-
rowed. l gave it about Is bushels of
lime per acre, sowed it with buckwheat,
and seeded down with clover and red-top.
The grass seed took well, and formed
first-rate sod, yielding a spending crop of
hay for two years, and smaller crop for
two years more.
Now my idea is if VIC break up our sod
as soon as the grass begins to fail, turning
it (the sod as nicely as possible, blowing
but ence, sowing only one crop Of grain
and seeding down to grass, applying some
kind Of fertilizer to insure good catch Of
grass (the quantity of manure or lime, or
whatever is used, need not be very large
there viii not be so much complaining
about poor grass; and | venture to say
under this mode of treatment, land that is
too wet in the spring to plant with corn
viii yield the best crops Of hay, and be as
profitable as some that is called good grain
land. / would also say that it is an ex-
cellent plan to break up sod in the fall
and SOW the following season without
blowing but pulverizing well the surfaee)
with either oats or buckwheat, according
as the season is favorable-never harrow
ing until the soil is dry enough to work
fine and mellow.-David S. Ayres, in
Country Gentleman.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-04-13

Not long since We CHANGED to pass an
apple orchard which was ladened with
handsome Baldwins. The owner informed
us that it always bore the odd years, and
for this reason had Melted him more profit
than had been received from any other
five orchards of the same size in town.
As nearly every tree fruited this year,
while the same kind Of trees on the same
kind Of soil in a neighbours orchard bore
no fruit, it was evident that it was not
a mere freak of nature, but The result of
some treatment which the trees had re-
ceived, and which had been lacking in the
other orchard. We asked the owner what
he knew abont it, and he told us that he
bought the farm after the orchard began
to bear, but was told that when it was
grated care was taken to get the coins
from tree which bore in the odd year,
and to set them in an even year, and
when the gratis first began to blossom
every small apple which set in an even
year was relentlessly picked of, while those
which came out odd years were left to
grow.-Ne,o Hampshire Farmer.
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OBTAINED for Inventors, in the United
~ States, Canada, and Europe, at reduced
rates. With our principal Office located in
Washington, directly opposite the United
States Patent Office, We are able to attend Ia
all Patent Business with greater promptness
and desgatch and less cost, than other patent
attorneys, who are at distance from Wash.
ington, and who have, therefore, to employ
associate attorneys We make preliminary
examinations and furnish opinions as to patent
ability, free ofcharge, andall who are interested
in new inventions and Patents are invited to
send for a copy of our ''Guide for obtaining
Patents, which is sent free to any address.
and contains complete instructions how to
obtain Patents and other valuable matter
We refer to the German American National
Bank, Washington, ID. c.; the ROYAL Swed-
ish Norwegian, and Danish Legations. a,
Washington Hon. Joseph Casey, late Chief
Justice L. 5. Court of Claims; to the Officials
of the L. :. Patent Ofiice, and to Senators
and Members of Congress from every State.
Address: LOUIS BAGGER & Co.. Solici.
tors of Patents and Attorneys at Law. lie
Droit Building, Washington, ID. c.
dec S.tf
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Farmers and Planters

~ OW i the time to buy your Farming
~ implements cheap. | have on hand a
large Stock of Machinery which | am deter
mined to sell. Sould make special mention
OF my two and three horse Furrow Flows.
My two-horse Plow am selling as low as
s5.OO, aud for strength and steady running it
cannot be surpassed, while my wrought shear
plows connot be beat. The Clipper Rake
with some important improvements is also
being offered low. The all (wroughtl Iron
single and double Shovel Flows and the three
Shoveled Cultivator, which became so popular
and gave such entire satisfaction last wear, are
now now ready for the Spring trade at low figures.
Remember the Lion Feed Mastieator IS the
best Feed Cutter in the market. see il.
Keapers and Mowers promptly repaired unless
new parts are to be ordered which must be
done from the company who manufacture the
machine as there is no one keeping repairs on
hand. So in order to have your machine
ready for moving and reaping bring them in
early SO as to give time to order repairs. All
other repairing done well and cheap.
mar 3l-u E. WAGNER
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TOMATOES, POTATOES AND Coal
AsHEs.--The Country Gentleman says
Both potatoes aud tomatoes are good crops
where they have monopoly of the soil
very good on MANFRED lands, and phenom-
enally good on rich soils which have been
farther enriched by coal ashes. Having
casually. observed the effects of coal ashes
TO be, as | thought, something out Of the
common on tomatoes-iDereasing not SO
much vine growth as the size, smoothness
and number of the fruit produced "a mar
ket gardener of experience confirmed my
suspicion, and last spring accepted his
direction for their use; which were, to
throw away a wheelbarrow load of earth
where each vine was to stand, fill with
half soil aud half coal ashes, and therein
set out the plant. did so, and the result
was surprising-the dozen plants thus
treated bringing nearly double the fruit of
others, aud that both smoother and larger.
But note: Tomato plants so set will, in
case of drouth, require water sooner, and
more of it, than those growing in common
soil.
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LICE on CATTLE-A Tennessee letter
to the Country Gentleman says Some
Two weeks ago an old negro on the plan
tation told me to tie cotton string about
the size of very small plough line around
each ones neck, and to tar it well before
putting it on; but the remedy seemed so
silly and nonsensical that | treated it with
disdain. He, however, to convince me,
caught very lousy calf and placed the
tarred string about his neck, and with an
exultaut shake of the head bid me await
further Developments. To-day he brings
mp the calf and bids me look for myself
aud see his triumph To my surprise,
nearly every louise had disappeared. He
says the lice travel toward the head, get
TO the tarred string, mount it, and then,
confused or stifed, ANONYMOUSLY give up
the battle and tumble to the ground.
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STOCK FEEDERS, LOOK TO
~ YOUR INTEREST

| am now manufacturing a Feed Cutter for
fodder, hay or straw, that is superior to any
other cutter ever invented. 1t cuts faster and
brushes the fodder, putting the stalk into such
a condition that cattle will eat all up The
fodder after being cut passes through crusher.
thus making the hard corn stalk as soft as the
blade; while all other cutters leave the stalk
in short hard pieces, and the chewing of such
hard pieces byyour stock produces sore mouths
which, instead of a benefit to your stock. is
an injury. | claim this machine to he superior
to all others. To satisfy yourselves, feeders
of stock and farmers generally. are respectful
IL invited to calland see this Cutter 4 Crusher.
to be found at the foundry, near depot West.
ern Maryland Railroad.
L. WAGNER.
jan9tf Successor to Wagner & Matthews.
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few men who handle horses give proper
attention to the feet and legs. Especially
Is this the case on farms. Much time is
spent of a morning in rubbing, brushing
and smoothing the hair on the sides and
hips; but at no time are the feet examined
aud properly cared for. Now, be it known
that the feet of a horse require more care
than the body. They need ten times as
much, for in one respect they are almost
the entire horse. All the grooming that
can be done won't avail anything if the
horse is forced to stand where his feet will
be filthy. In this case the feet will be.
come disordered, and then the legs will
get badly out of fix; and with bad feet and
bad legs there is not much else of the
horse fit for anything.
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The egg business of this country has
risen to an importance which few eompre-
bend. The aggregate transactions in New
York city alone is about $4,000, 900 per
annum, and in the United States 81 ,O0O,-
600. A single firm in that line of business
East has handled 100000 worth of
eggs within a year.
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Hardware! !!
ANDREW N. STEPHAN.

ANDREW N. STEPHAN,
SUCCESSOR TO REIFsNIDER & STEPHAN,
WILL continue the Hardware business OF
w the late firm at the old stand CORNER
MAIN AND LIBERTY STREETS, WESTMINSTER.
and has on hand and will continue to keen at
all times full stock Of
Builders Hardware,
Nails, Spikes, Locks, Screws, Window Glass,
Coachmaker's Material,
Hubs, Spokes, Rims, Ducks, Drills. Oil
1arpet' Bolts, Axles, Springs, Bowes, and
Ready Made Wheels.
Blacksmith's Supplies,
Iron, Nail Rods, Cast Steel. Old Car Steel.
Horse Shoes, Steel Fire Hoop, Band and
Sheet Iron, Anvils, Bellows Blowers. Vices,
Screw Plates, Rasps, Bolts, Nuts, &c.
Saddler's Hardware,
Buckles, Rings, Bride Bits, Webbing, Hand
Parts, Gigtrees, Hames, Harness, Leather, &C.
Painters Material,
Oils, White Lead, Varnishes. Colors. Brushes
and Bradleys, Ready Mixed Paints
Carpenters and Woodworker's Tools,
Planes, Hatchets, Chisels. Augers. Braces.
Draw Knives, Hand Axes, Plane and Brace
Bits, Mill, Circular, Cross Cut and Hand
Saws, Rules, Squares, Gauges, dc.
Housekeeper's Articles,
Tubs, Churns, Buckets, Coffee Mills. Ladies'.
Knives and Forks, Spoons, Flat Irons.
Depot For
The Celebrated Excelsior Cook Stove, Heat.
ing and Parlor Stoves
Farmers Supplies,
Forks, ShoveIs, Spades, Mattocks, Picks,
Hoes, Rakes, Hames, Traces, Breast, Halter
and Cow Chains. Leather Betting, Axes.
Agent for the Celebrated Kanawha Cucum-
Der Pumps
Leather,
Hemlock and Spanish Sole, Calfskins, Hips
and Upper Leather, Sheep Skins. and Shoe
Finding.
Revolvers,
Guns, Razors, Pocket Knives.
All the above and innumerable other goods
at lowest Cash Prices. dec 22-tf
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WHEAT And GUANO DRILL
st. Johns Parochial School.
WESTMINSTER, MD.
SELECT DEPARTMENT.

CLASSICS and MATHEMATICS taught.
- Particular attention paid to English
Composition. Terms per quarter of 10 weeks.
from 50 to SO according to the studies pur.
sued: +. A. McGIRR, A. NJ, Principal.
A Night School for Young men will be open
from 10 ., ?. m, on Monday and Thursday
OF each week, beginning October 10th, 1876.
oct IA
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TO ERR is HUMAN.
RUT failing to call before purchasing else
AZ where and examining the Stock of
FURNITURE AND STOVES

at IRA Z. CROUSE'S, is
IL disregard of your own inter -
= 80 est that is wholly inexcusable. -
Having had long experience in the
business, he now flatters himself that H. car
always exhibit to those wishing to purchase
any article in his line, stock not excelled in
variety and quality by any other establishment
IN the county, and his prices are guaranteed
not to exceed those of Baltimore city, or any
other place in the State.
BsO- Don't mistake the place, one hundred
yards east of the Railroad, on Main street
nearly opposite the new Catholic Church,
Westminster.
may 81
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DENTAL NOTICE.

nR. GEO. S. FOUKE, Dentist, offers i
H. services at his Office.
Westminster-every Monday, Tuesday and
Saturday.
kmmittsburg-Fourth Wednesday After
noon till Thursday Afternoon.
hechaniestown-Fourth Thursday After
noon and Friday
Rocky Ridge-First Wednesday Afternoon
Double Pipe Creek-First Thursday.
Middlehurg-First Friday.
Uniontown-Second Wednesday Afternoon.
Ianeytown-Second Thursday Afternoon
and Friday.
Union Bridge-Third Wednesday Afternoon
and Thursday Forenoon.
New Windsor-Third Thursday Afternoon
and Friday Forenoon. feb D.
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LOOK AT THE PRICES.

On Cars at Westminster, Nd, 5-horse
Clipper Engine on Wheels, weighing 26OC
pounds, price $3.50. 6-horse, do. WEIGHING
$3.50 pounds, S4s5. s-horse do. weiebine
1000 pounds, 500. Extra for Hand PumT
to fill Boiler with Cold Water, SIS.
Every Engine is carefully tested and run
with 10 lbs. Steam until known to be perfect
and complete in all its parts and is warranted.
They are furnished with Pump and Fee
Hose, Heater, 3 Speeded Governor. Glass
', Water Gauge, Steam Gauge, Whistle, Blower,
Try Cocks, Safety Valve, Blow-off Cock.
Smoke Stack with Spark Arresrer, Double.
trees, Neck Yoke, Drivers Seat and Tool
Box, Funnel to FIJI Boiler, Ash Pan, Wrenches
and Fire Irons.
\. BIZ you want an Engine, please to
order at least weeks before You wish Il
shipped from Shops giving full and clear d.
rections for shipment, your Post Office.
County and State.
Clipper off of Wheels.-3-horse 5000. dc
$3.50. O' 81
Bas~ State where you saw this. aug 26.
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A NOVEL FEATURE

DRESENTS itself to those who use Par
u ker's Hair Balsam, in the discovery of
Its rare and remarkable merits. Many have
written us expressing their delight in the fact
that 1t works like charm. Its disinfectant
properties in chemical combination rendering
It healthfnl, cleansing aud healing are bearing
FRUIT and the beautiful hair it produces, with
the clean, healthy scalp, entirely freed from
Dandrutf and falling hair, are achievements
Tor which we have reason to feel proud A
patron assures MS that he has used twelve
different Hair Preparations and that Parker's
Hair Balsam surpasses them ALL To hair
that has become gray OF faded. il restores
that beautiful natural color of youth. and pro.
duces vigor and luxuriance that surprises
every one. Buy a bottle from your druggist,
Joseph b. Boyle or A. II. Huber, and test
its merits. mar %
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JOHN t. DIFFENBAUGH
AUCTIONEER.

WESTMINSTER, Nd, will give especiaI
w attention to the sale of Personal Pro.
perry and Real Estate.
Engagements may be made at this Office
feb eff
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TO THE PUBLIC |

TINE undersigned would most respectfully
i inform the public that they have pur-
chased the entire stock of J. J. Shorb and
Son, on Main Street, Westminster, where
they will continue the business as heretofore,
and have constantly on hand and make to
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CHAS. BILLINGSLEA,D.D
DEN fist,
Has Remored has Office to his Residence.
Nert Door Vest ofthe Union National
Bank.

M HERE he may be found MONDAY,
w TUESDAY, THURSDAY and SATURDAY. OF
every week.
VIII continue to visit the following places
Union Bridge.-lst Wednesday and Friday,
Of each month.
Neio Wfndsor.-2nd Wednesday and Fri.
day, of each month.
CiitoHtolcn.-sd Wednesday and Friday, o.
each month.
Taneytopn.-The last Wednesday and Fri
day, of each month. iulv 5.tf
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4! LUMBER |!

"a
I HAVE just returned from the Lumber
Il RegiOns-and am now receiving the lar
gest selection of LUMBER ever offered at
this place, at Reduced Prices, consisting of
Yellow Pine, Spruce and Hemlo0k
JOIST AND SCANTLING
of all lengths and sizes, A, "a, Ga and s 4
White Pine Boards and Plank, Yellow and
White Pine Flooring, Dressed and Undressed
Misunderstanding, White Pine Cypress and
Chestnut Shingles, Walnut and Ash Boards
and Plank, Plain and Headed Picketts, Shin
gle and Plastering Laths, prime lot of Chest
nut Rails and Posts. Also all the different
KINDS OF COAL,
Thinking large sales with small profits bet
ter than small sales with large profits, have
concluded TO adopt the former as my guide,
and hope | shall be enabled to carry it out by
persons in want of anything in my line giving
me call before purchasing elsewhere
EDWARD LYNCH.
Near Depot, Westminster, Md.
feb 20-tf
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FURNITURE e.

of all kinds, Newell Posts, Balusters, and
Hand Rail worked to order.
Repairing, UphOlstering, &C., &C.,
done at the shortest notice. Being practical
Cabinet Makers, and having had several years
experience, are confident that we can execute
all orders entrusted to us at prices reduced to
the lowest profit Special inducements to
young housekeepers.
Also will keep constantly on hand and of
the latest and most improved styles
COFFINS AND CASKETS,
which viii be furnished at the shortest notice
and funerals served.
All work guaranteed to give satisfaction
and at the lowest prices. A call is respect
fully solicited to examine our stock and prices
before purchasing elsewhere.
SAMUEL V. BANKERT.
WILLIAM II. FOWLER.
mar 1881
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CHANGE OF TIME.
Western Maryland Railroad
- -;
PASSENGER TRAINS RUNNING WI

ON and after SUNDAY, November 1ltb
~ 1877, Trains will run on this Road as
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RULES for SELF MEASUREMENT

and full line of samples from their immense
stock OF Cloths, Cassimers, Coatings. Shirt
lnIgs, &c, thus enabling parties in any mart of
the country to order their Clothing and Shirts
direct from them, with the certainty of re-
ceivlng garments of the very Latest Style and
most Perfect Fit attainable. '"N
foods ordered will be sent by Express to
any part Of the country.
9. as Is well known throughout the Middle
S SII they they have for Forty-Three Years EN-
YELLED IN an departments of their business
which IS substantial guarantee ms IN the cEar'
acter of the Goods they will send ont.
A large and well assorted stock of
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NOAH WALKER & CO.,
THE
CELEBRATED CIOTHIERS
BALTIMORE. MD.

"A NNOUNCE the introduction Of a plan Of
"A ordering Clothing and Underwear by
letter, to which they call your special attention.
Ihey will send on application their improved
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PRODUCE AND GOODS

of all kinds. He also keeps constantly OF
hand a large and full stock of
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PASSENGER TRAINS RUNNING EAST.
DAILY speeP, sssaaysl 5sanday.1
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1878-04-03
Worldly Tlndedness,

Whoi j. the reason tnaI ui;tut "uV"
their shops better then their hearts, and
are ACQUAINTED with the temper oi theH
body more than with the constitution oi
their souls; that they are 50 careful ana
Industrious in the prosecution OF their
worldly designs, so ncglgentand remiss
in looking after heaven? What Is, or
can he. the reason Of these things, but
that ipordlnate love and affection they
have for money, or the things OF this
world. which makes them so eager III
,be pursuit Of them, that they forget 'hey
have anything else TO mind; ana 50
much taken up with worldly business,
,hat God and Christ and heaven and
soul and all. must give way to III y,
tho golly and madness Of sinful men!
Wbata strange, corrupt and degenerate
Thing is the heart Of man become tna'
MO should be so foolish and unwise as
70 nrefer our bodies before our souls'
oorth before heaven, toys and trlties be-
forc the eternal God, and the worst Of
evils before the best ofgoods, even sh
;,oelf with all the mlseries that attend
# before eternal happiness which Is
promised to it; and all for nothing else
ihou the love Of little pelf and trash
which hath no other worth but wha'
our own distracted fancies put upon IL
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Better Things 10 Gene

LET things 90 as i'll as we can lear IN
this void if we are sincere Christians
there is a far better state to come 10
which we shall be admitted when we are
on,e ont OF this troublesome and siuiui
world. we are assured that we are
under the constant care Of Divine Prov
,dence. The tranquility of our minds
in this world depends very much upon
tho esteem we have OF Providence, and
tbe trust we reposc in God. We can
uo,alt. r the methods Of Providence by
all solicitude; Gcd will govern the world
nv his own measures and not BY ours.
The government is his, the duty OF sub
mission is ours. Let US not then DC
peeyish and quarrelsome az what nc
doth; but make the best use otany eS-
traordnary instance of his providence
which seems intended for orr good un-
less we turn it another way. But 1t Is
not enough to be purely conten'ed WIN
Providence; we ought TO be active and
useful in own places to promo.c the COM
mon interes: and not to repinc and MUIR
mur at what Is necessary for the sup
mort of it.-I.etus not torment ourselves
with fears Of what may and what may
not happen; but let us commit ourselves
IN God in well.doing rs 10 our Creator
! aud preserver.
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Fresh and Living Truth.

The gospel is fresh. 1T is the bread
and water of life and meets the needs OF
the soul. And il can never lose It's
freshness. The more the hungry eat
aud drink of it, the more its refreshing
power is appreciated. The very appe-
tte grows by that it feeds on. Chris
tians life is spiritual development and
growth in spiritual appreciation.
Hungry souls sometimes try to salts
fy themselves with earthly fare. But
like alone satisfies like the spirit
needs spiritual food. Husks for swine
the bread in the Fathers house for
children. To the soul the words cursed
bv sin is a desert the gospel is the
oasis in this desert, with its pure, cool
water, fresh bowers, and luscious fruits
The world needs the living truth to
make it alive. Christians need it that
they may grow. In our puIplts and
napers we want kernels, not hulls.
Whoever has living truth and commune
Gates it in living way will meet q
deep need of the heart and will be suc'
cessful. We moyc among tombs and
among the unburicd dead. Blessed is
tho wise who hears and heeds the living
Savior; Let the dead bury their dead
but 20 thou and preach the kingdom ol
God