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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-01-05

"You are to have your old salary again.
More than that Mr Mifiin took me
to his house this morning and told me all
his plans. He will enlarge the business,
and take on all his old statesmen who are
willing to come. He has given me per-
mission TO offer a position to VIII Castle
ton, who has been nearly a year out Of
employment, because he would not accept
your theory Of "half a loaf being "better
than no bread"
II know. Poor VIII, lam afraid Maria
had worse year than ours has been,
Charlie"
'iNor is this all, May"
aMore good news still I"
More still ! Mr.. Gardner, Mr. Mifflin
says, did me some injustice some time, by
supposing that | would proportion my
work to the decrease in my salary. To
atone for this he has left me Eve thousand
dollars"
"Oh, Charlie r.
"Hold on, little woman; he also advised
Mr.. Mifilin, in their very last interview,
to reward me for my faithful, disinterest-
ed devotion to him In his late difficulties, !"
by taking me as partner in the business. y
"Charliel Oh, my Charlie must
either laugh or cry r said Mable almost
hysterically.n
Laugh, then, BY all means The new
firm of Mif1lin & Castleton must not be
christened by tears, even happy ones;
Hurrah who win say after this that half
loaf Is not better than no bread ?"
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-01-05
Whipping Horses.

Human nature and brute nature are
much more alike than people generally
imagine, and if We were to apply the same
general rules in the government Of animals
which actuate us in the control Of children
and grown persons our success would be
much more certain, while the process
would be far more agreeable to ali con.
cerned. III we desire 4 wayward child to
do thus and so, we do not take raw-hide
and lash him but we simply indicate our
wishes in an intelligent manner, and point
out the reason why certain procliyities
must not be INDUCED in. As soon as the
child clearly understands, ten to one It is
ready to obey. 1t is precisely the same
with colts and horses, only we cannot
indicate plainly by words what we desire.
we should resort to ingenious but always
patient management. The whip is the
parent of stubbornness in high spirited
animal while gentIeness win win obedi-
ence, and at the same time, attach the
animal to us.
Il is the easiest thing imaginable to win
the affection of animals, and especially of
horses. Ain apple, a potato, or few
Jumps OF sugar given from the hand, now
and then, viii cause the horse 10 prick up
ears at the sound of his owner s, footstep,
not with fear, but low, whinnying note
Of pleasure. The confidence of the noble
beast thus gained, will lead him to obey
the slightest intelligent tone of voice or
indication of the bit. There IS no such
thing as balkiness to be found in a horse
thus treated; he shows a desire to obey,
whereas few lashes of the whip, smartly
applied, If he be a horse worth having,
will arouse in him a spirit of retaliation
and stubbornness that may cost the owner
hours of trouble, and possibly danger to
life and limb. Horses are made gentle BY
Kindness. They sbelieve" in the master
they love and his voice win calm them in
moment of fear or induce them to strug-
gle forward even when overladen, and
when whip would be sure to bring them
to stubborn standstill
No man knows the true value Of the
horse until he has won his regard and con-
fidence, as it we're. The whip viii never
do it. A kind hand and gentle voice viii
act like magic; thus we have known
women who could handle and drive horses
that would almost inevitably show some
vicious traits in the hands of male driver.
These facts apply especially to the rearing
and trSining Of young colts, something
which the Arabs understand better than
we do. They do not "break" their colts;
they adapt them; they fondle them from
their birth and pet them always. An
Arab would as soon strike his wife or his
daughter as his horse, and no other ami
mails in the world are aeeter, more endur-
ing or more obedient.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-01-05

CRACKED PEARs.-Mr. C. G. Muller,
of West Philadelphia, Pa, tells the Ger
mantown Telegraph how he prevented his
pears from rusting, becoming hard and
cracking. He says: " For the last two
years have sowed salt around the trunks
ofthe trees, enough to make the ground
white, and the result is, I have no more
hinty, hard cracked pears, and my White
DOyennes have regained their plump size
and beautiful rosy blush. / write this for
the benefit of all who like perfect fruit.
have no doubt the mystery lies at the roots,
salt being death to all the worm tribe.
believe If salt was applied to all apple
orchards it would be as effectual as scald-
ing now is to pear trees. apply the salt
but once year, and whiteWash the trees
with strong salt pickle to prevent it
washing of.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-01-05

How GREENBAcK PAPER Is MADE
All the paper for the money issued by the
United States government is manufactured
on a sixty-two inch Fourdrinier machine,
at Glen Mills, near West Chester, Pa.
Short pieces Of red silk are mixed with
the pulp in the engine, and the finish.
ed stuff is conducted TO the wire without
passing through any screens, which might
retain the silk threads. BY an arrange
ment above the wire cloth, shower oi
short pieces of fine, blue silk thread is
dropped in streaks upon the paper while
it is being formed. The upper side on
which the blue silk is dropped is the one
used for the face of the notes, and from
the manner in which the threads are ap-
piled, must show them more distinctly
than the reverse side, although they are
imbedded deeply enough to remain fixed
The mill is guarded by officials night and
day to prevent the abstraction of any
papr.-Pdper Trade Journal
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-01-05

Now is the time of the year when car
riage tops need 20 be softened with oil to
prevent their cracking, as they surely win
unless they are made pliable. We have
found fresh butter-that is butter before
it has been salted--to be excellent for
this purpose. It is also good for harness.
If put on warm and well rubbed in, It
viii improve both the looks and condition
Of a leather top wonderfully. L is also
much cheaper than neats-foOt oil, and can
always be had by speaking to the house
wife in time Castor oil Is 4 much cheap
er and better lubricator for wagon axles
than the machine oils; it viii wear longer.
A little pot grease free from salt, Or fresh
lard, rubbed on the polished surfaces Of
plows and cultivators after they have been
washed clean, win save a good deal Of
time in the spring; and, moreover, they
win wear and last longer, as rust on iron is
just so much decay. We can grease all
of our tools of this kind in less than an
hour, and experience has taught US it is
time proftably spent.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-01-05

CHINcoTEA CUE IsLAND.-Chincoteague
Island contains about $500 inhabitants,
who make their living by the oyster trade.
In former years the raising and sale of
ponies was a very profitable business, but
at this time the pony business has dwin-
died down to the small end of nothing.
The peHning consists of a few boys and
young men mounted on ponies or horses
going out and driving up about 40 or 90
ponies, which drive as readily as any other
colts would do out of a clover field.
When they are impounded, each owner
wants about three prices for his colts; and
all colts over two years old, if you ask the
owners the questions, will tell you that
they have been ridden. The ponies now
on the Island have been SO intermixed
with larger horses that nearly all the pony
qualities of twenty years ago have disap-
peared, and now you 6nd a stunted, half
grown horse, who ekes out a miserable
existence by subsisting upon the salt grass
and lighting the mosquitoes.-Dorer Sen
tinel.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-01-05
Select 4oetrp.
THE ENTRY OF THE SNOW.
BY h. D. loYcr.

Bnt soon all son airs died and from between
The east and north strong wind blew full keen
For many day, and from the steely sky
The sun deceptive let his Arrows fiy
On bank and brake. and without heat to fall
Zen gninsf the gardens cleaning southern wall:
And colder still Il blew, sill one bright morn
lt lulled awhile upon the spreading thorn:
The neld- fares bickered az the rutldy haw
And loud the hnches chfrruped in the trees:
While high DER all, in blue, thin columns broke
From the tall chimney-tops the palace smoke
AL things shone crisp and cold TIL from the sea
Between the east and north rose gradually
A great woolly cloud, that grew and grew
Foluminous till from the ether blue
II blotted out the ere evenings hour
And wrapped the ghostly garden, tree and bower
IN It's thick folds obscure Then from on high
To earth slow spiraling adown the sky
The frst great feathery snow fakes made their wa,
I'LL all the garden changed from black to gray
Prom gray 20 white. Then rose the wind again
From the fell north and growled against the pane
And round the house, and each successive blast
As the night fell grew stronger than the last
TIL, as the great whales gathered in 4 shoai
In some far bay anear the shining pole
GambOl in thunder. while the waters boil
Around them like the Maelstrom's whirling coil
And high % the sheesed foam-wreaths toss
SO that strong wind among the feathery fiuss
OF falling snow waliowed the livelonR night
Tumulfuous til at lenght the morning Light
Rose calm and clear, and upward sprang the sun
And with his level beams serenely shone
On the soft snow-robe that lay white and pure
Ger glade and splendid hill and dazzling moor
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-01-05
WORK.
Honor and thame from no condition rise;
Act well your part. there all the honor lies 2

Honor and thame from no condition rise;
Act well your part, there all the honor lies"
IF we were asked, what is the one thing
which more than any other is the basis Of
true self-respect2 cur answer would be
work. We do not see how any idle person
can respect himself An idle person may
be proud, he may be vain, he may be ar
rogant, but self-respectful never. And as
self-respect is the parent Of all manly en-
terprises, SO is idleness the parent of all
vice.
can idle brain is the DEVILS workshop. f"
Why? Because selfrespect cannot
abide in such quarters. We have all Of
us noticed the new light that comes into a
young mans face, the new grace that
marks his general bearing, when the
doubtful period between school days and
active life is bridged over, and he is fairly
on his new career, whatever that may be.
We have noticed in that doubtful period,
what strain there was on his self-respect,
in what fearful jeopardy it was sometime;
and even in after life, if ere the time has
come when a man feels that he can retire
from business with good conscience, be
is thrown out of business, how easy it is for
him to lose tone, TO get 'sdown TO he'll, " to
feel himself generally out of place and
out Of tune. Work curse? 1t is the
greatest of all blessings. The necessity
which enforces it is the most beneficial OF
all necessities.
Not work merely, but faithful and eff
cient work, is the ground of selfrespect.
We can go in a treadmill if the mill
makes something go; if it helps on the
worlds work and benefit.
Our work may not be efficient, it may
have to be done over again by other
hands, but we must have faith in efficien-
cy We must at least believe that our
failure viii hasten the ultimate success, OF
self-respect, will utterly refuse to wait on
our endeavors. The work done may be
great or little, but if it is our best, it need
never make us ashamed.
But besides work there must be good
economy 1t is necessary of self-respect
that one shall at least feel that he could
paddle his own canoe if at any time his
painter should fail by those who now
have him in tow. 1t is almost fatal to our
self.respect to feel that we are dependent
for our daily bread on friendly benefactors
The bread of charity, however kindly
given, has something bitter in it, till we
find we can get along without it. But
independence sweetens every gift.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-01-05

How Much WHEAT CAN BE GROWN
UPON AN ACRE OF GRoUND.-The maxi
mum yield of wheat upon an acre Of
ground is one of the unsOlved problems in
agriculture. Now and then we read Of
fifty bushels having been raised, bnt when
the matter is looked into closely and evi-
dence demanded, it turns out in most cases
to be an estimate and not an exact meas
urement of whole acre. During the last
season the papers reported forty to forty
five bushels Of Clawson wheat to the acre
in New York and Michigan, but whether
these are estimates or exact measurements
nobody knows. The largest yield comes
from Eaton county, Michigan, and is re-
ported in the Michigan Farmer by the
grower himself, Mr.. Charles Wallington.
He reports fourteen hundred and sixty
six bushels of Delhi wheat on thirty-tWo
and one-hz.f acres-of which one hundred
and thirty bushels were gathered from two
acres, being sixty-6ve bushels to the acre
If this return of Mr.. Wellington be cor
rect, it is worthy of some serious refec-
tion by farmers. If Mr.. w. can raise
sixty-6ve bushels of wheat to the acre,
other farmers can do the same and il
sixty-fve bushels can really be grown upon
an acre Of ground, it is certainly very
poor policy for farmers to be content with
growing one third, or even one-half that
quantity per acre, which is above the aver
age yield.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-01-05

THE DRONE.-The man who is able to
work and does not, is to be pitied as well
as despised. He knows nothing of sweet
sleep and pleasant dreams He is a miser-
able drOne, and eats a substance he does
not earn. Perhaps he thinks it is not
genteel to work. His kind of gentiIity is
the most worthless and contemplate Of
all gentility. Had not those before him,
near or remote, toiled hard, the degenerate
son or daughter would be compelled to
earn their bread instead of being bogus
aristocracy upon property they never
earned. One generation labors hard to
accumulate dollars and cents for eener-
alton of simpletons to squander.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-01-05

RECIPE FoR Hoe CHoLERA.-The Bel
air, Md, Democrat says: One ounce of
assaf9tida aud one ounce best whisky !;
mix thoroughly and give as drench.
Take one pint of common Whiskey and
one dozen long red peppers heat and
rub well with stiff brush. If the first
dose and rubbing does not give relief, re-
peat in six hours continue the rubbing
at intervals until q perfect irritation Is
produced on the surface Of the skin.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-01-05

The Importance Of means ofsaving liquid
manures IS apparent from the fact that in
every 100 pounds Of cows urine there are
sixty-fve pounds Of water, FIVE pounds of
urea, five pounds Of phosphate Of lime,
twelve pounds of sal-ammoniac and mu-
rate Of potash, and tenpOunds Of carbonate
of potash, and ammonia. While the solid
excrements from one COW during the year
will manure half an acre, the liquid mat
ter properly applied would fertilize three
times that amount.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-01-05

Sour STOMAcH.-A sufferer from want
of appetite and sour stomach can be great
y benefited by leaving all medicines
alone and for time existing entirely on
milk and lime water; teaspoonfuI of
lime water to tumbIer Of milk.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-01-05

A NEW BREED OF CATs.-In the little
manufacturing village of Queechy, Vt,
has arrived a new breed of cats. Last
spring they made their first appearance.
Several old family cats, all of them quite
aged, gave births to litters of kittens of a
very peculiar appearance. They were
long haired, with large legs and long claws
and very heavy tails. One specimen in
each litter was raised, so as to see this
freak of nature in maturity. At six
months of age they are very large. Some
Of them are striped like lion, others are
quite black. The fur is from three to six
inches in length all over the body; tuft
of long hair rims the ears. The head is
like that of any cat except the eyes of all
of them have wild or frightened look.
At the neck the fur stands out like wide
rufie, the tail is covered with long fur,
and would measure, perhaps, six inches in
circumference. All of them are very ac-
tive, aud viii spring from the floor to the
top of room eight or nine feet high with
perfect ease. When frightened, they are
disposed to turn aud show fight, and they
will not permit much petting. They are
probably a cross with some wild animal Of
the feline race
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-01-05

Early maturity is the chief point in
breeding animals for market now, and the
chief thing to calculate for, is to have stock
that viii make the most weight in the short
est time, and on the least food.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-01-05

French polish may be composed of one
pound shellac, two pounds naphtha, three
ounces dragons blood.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-01-05
@riaiual Aoetrp
THE YEAR THAT Is DYING.

Written for the Democratic Adrocate
BYJ.sG
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-01-31
The War in the East.

A dispatch says the whole district
of Bourgos has been devastated by
Bashi Bazouks and Circassians, who
slaughtered the inhabitants and
burned the villages.
A Russian official dispatch from
Kezanlik, says Gen. Gour<o fought
Suleiman Pasha from the 10th to the
the 10th. The Turks were finally
driven into the Rhodope mountains.
Their loss was 1000 killed, and 5000
prisoners and 10 guns captured.
LONDON, Jan. 25.-The Daily TEL
egraph prints the following from Con-
stantinople: The Turkish delegation
have been ordered to sign peace pre-
liminaries, and the armistice will prob
ably be concluded to-day. The con-
ditions are stated to include the fol-
lowing: Servia to be Independent
without compensation; Montenegro
to receive Antivari, Nicsics and Spuz,
and the portion of Turkey bordering
on Lake Scutari; Russia to hold Ba-
toum, Kars and Erzeroum untila war
indemnity Of f20,000,O00 is paid; the
Dardanelles to be opened to Russian
men-otwar; Blu garian autonomy to
be conceded; Turkey to nominate Il
Christian Governor for long term
of years subject to ratification by the
powers; Bulgaria is not understood
to be included in the truce, but only
to extend to the line of the Balkans;
part of the Russian army to embark
at Constantinople for their return
home, and the final treaty of peace
to be signed at Constantinoplc by the
Grand Duke Nicholas. This arrange
ment will satisfy Russian military
honor without involving the occupa-
ton of Constantinople.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, Jan. 25.-The
Porte having yesterday accepted the
Russian conditions, peace is regarded
as virtually concluded.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-01-31
State Items.

The bridge at Tehama, on the Sac
ramento river, was carried away by
the floods recently.
J. G. Lucky is constructing new
saw mill at Hood River. 1t will be
ready to cut lumber in about two
weeks.
George H. Chance, of Portland,
has composed poem on the DENTAL
Chair" regular jaw breaker of thir-
ty-eight pages.
q. P. Ferry is at Portland, estab-
hshing agencies throughout the coun-
try for the New Zealand Fire Insur-
ance Company.
An old man, GA years of age,
named ID. G. Leonard, was shot dead
in his bed recently near the Dalles.
The coroners jury had no informal
ton as to who committed the crime.
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OREGON ENTERPRIsE.-It is graft
fving to be able to announce that true
merit is always appreciated by our
Western people. THE WEST SHORE
started as an illustrated paper nearly
three years ago, and has now the lar
gest circulation OF any paper in the
Pacific Northwest. Its engravings
are artistically executed, and the ar
ticles are well and carefully written.
1t is one of that class of papers which
can safely be admitted into the family
circle, the publisher being especially
careful not to admit any article or adj
vertisement which would be likely to
offend the most fastidious. For 1873
THE WEST SHORE has been greatly
improved and adorned with magnifi-
cent new heading! Every issue con
sists of l6 large size pages, filled with
the very choicest reading. 1t is
publication that every resident of the
Pacific Northwest can feel proud OF.
As the subscription price is but sl.5O
per year, every family should sub
scribe for it, and those having friends
in the Eastern States should send
them a copy for year. Any one
sending 81 will receive the paper for
1873. and will also be furnished with
six months back numbers, including
the mammoth edition in July last.
Specimen copy, twenty cents, which
NAV afterwards be deducted when
subscribing for the entire year.
Address l.. SAMUEL,
Publisher The West Shore,
Portland, Oregon.
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Character.

There is a difference between charac-
ter and reputation. Character is what
we really are, reputation is what others
suppose we are. A man may have a
good character and bad reputation, or
he may have a good reputation and a
bad character. The reason of this is,
that we form our opinions of men from
what they appear to be, and not from
what they really are. Our true hap
piness depends not so much on what is
thought of us by others, as on what we
really are ourselves. Early impressions,
although they may appear to be but
light, are the most enduring, and exert
the greatest influence ON our lives. So
character is everything. -F'drmer
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LET Us HAVE P's.-An exchange
well remarks: Persons who patron
ize papers should pay promptly, for
the pecuniary prospects Of the press
have peculiar power in pushing for
ward public prosperity. If the prin-
ter is paid promptly and his pocket
book kept plethoric by prompt pay
ing patrons; he puts his pen to paper
in peace; he paints his pictures of
passing events in more pleasant COL
ors, and the perusal of his paper is Of
more pleasure to his people. Paste
this piece of provegbial philosophy
in some place where all persons can
perceive it. BE pleased also to pom
der upon it thyself, patiently and per-
severingly and proitably, and per-
sistently practice its precepts.
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TERRITORIAL.

The Fort Walla Walla Reservation
is to be fenced; the contract has been
let to Moore Bros. at at the rate Of
$500 per mile.
The Walla Walla lTa{chman comes
out in an article strongly condemning
the system of divorcing in vogue in
this Territory. 1t tavors more strin-
gent laws or else an abolition Of all
law on the subject.
\ ship of fifteen hundred tons
measurement, the largest ever vet
built on the Sound, will be construct
eG at Seabech on Puget Sound this
season. The timbers are already
being got out for the vessel.
Up to the present time this winter,
snow enough to make SNOW ball
has not fallen. Ice did form thick
enough to bear skaters, but before
the ice men were ready to cut it, along
came a Chinook and away went the
ice.-WaHa UaNa Union.
The press which Mr.. Pickett had
purchased for his paper, the North
PacTc Times, arrived some days ago,
and Mr.. Pickett now informs the
Tacoma Hrold, it was discovered
that. instead of being a new one as
ordered and charged for, it is an old
one which, from its number and gen
eral appearance must have been in
use many years. 1t had been so well
paiated and polished that Mr.. Pickett
did not discover the fraud until it was
nearly in position for use; but when
he did discover it, he at once COM
menced to repack it for its return to
the place of purchase, and sent a mes
sage to the seller, more vigorous than
complimentary, that he could have
his press back again.