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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-09-07
A Superb Collection Of Arms.

The thirteenth room at the exhibition
in Paris, is filed with a selection of Mr..
Riggs armOr. There are about 500 pieces
out of collection of7000. These il is the
intention of Mr.. Riggs to give to the
Smithsonian Institution at Washington.
On pedestal in the middle of the room
Is a suit Of armor for man and horse be-
longing to the Grand Duke Marcus Anton
ius Colouna, Grand Constable of Naples.
It was presented to him BY Philip III.
This suit came from the SoItykoff collec-
ton, and was originally guilt. Among a
very fine collection of helmets is one COW
cred with deliberately engraved ornament,
with indications of guiding, and bears
monogram, Alvarez de Toledo. Another
OF the same style has the arms of Ferdi-
nand, Grand Duke Of Tyrol, afterward EN-
peror of Germany. A fine sixteen centu-
~ helmet of historic interest is one belong
ing to Termouille. There is helmet
Of the Scotch body guard and a row of sal
AIDES from the twelfth to the fifteenth
century; two brigantines, in fine preserva-
ton, one green, belonging to Amadeus VI,
date 1860, another red, made for Barthol-
omeo Colleone, are important. Among
the two-handed swords, we noticed very
grand one, with the Austrian arms.
and another of the fourteenth century
which belonged to Malatesta, Lord of
Rimini. Near this is Scotch shield,
sixteenth century, which belonged to Sir
Walter Scott, and given by him to Prince
Soltykof. Among the historical swords
are some which belonged to Henri III.
and ~. of France; aState sword of noble
design, with Leo x. pont Max III. en-
graved on it; Toledo sword, with niello
hilt, Is severe in form, and several other
blades of the same place with open work,
are of great beauty. With the swords
may be mentioned a trophy of langues de
beuf or anlaces. There is here one of
those singular swords with wheel-Iock
pistol on the blade, and two grand shields,
bucklers of the body-guard of Henry VIII,
with gonnes in the centre. Connected
with Henry VIII, is the jupe for his suit
now in the tower; belonging to his rival,
Francois l., is a powder-horn. Among
the shields there are three of great artistic
Importance, one from the design Of Giulio
Romano, another painted in grisaille of
the sixteenth century; the third Of the
same period, is embossed leather. A
number of these pieces were brought from
the Meyrick and Soltykoff collections.
There are also a complete fitting and bat
tie armOr, engraved; a pair of elaborate
wheel-lock pistols, which belonged to Henri
II. of France; the crossbow and quarrels
Of the ElectOr of Saxony and King of
Poland, Augustus the Strong, and pair
of harness bossets in Limoges enamel.
The chief importance Of this gathering is
its completeness from an historical point
of view, but the majority of the objects
are not less remarkable from an artistic
point of view.-London Atheneunl.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-09-07
Absent from School.

There are hundreds of well-meaning
but thoughtless country people who re-
quire their children to work on the farm
when they ought to be in school, thus rob-
bing them the inestimable benefit of good
education. Two boys of the same age and
ability start for school in May. One at
tends every day, rain or shine, during the
term of four or FIVE months, and is suppli-
ed with books according to his capabili-
ties; the other comes one day and stays
away two or three, and then possibly
comes three or four more, coming and go
ing like an intermittent fever. His ex-
cuses are often amusing when we take in
to consideration the age and size of the
little man. He has chad to help plant"
or clog of piece for potatoes" or "help
ma, or "pick berries. His schooling
averages about two days of the week.
At the close of the term there is an ex-
animation. The aforementioned lad has
made rapid progress in his studies. The
foundation stone is laid for an intelligent,
useful man. How is it with his eompan-
ion? His advancement is scarcely per
ceptible. Who is to hlame2 Not the
boy, and certainly not the teacher.
Has the little farmer earned enough to
pay for his lack Of school culture? En-
phatically no! He has suffered an meal
culable loss. Until child has well enter
ed his teens, he can be of little use on the
farm. During childhood he should be
allowed to attend school during ten months
of the year. At fifteen the boy or girl is
strong enough to be of use, while az the
same time they viii be capable of learning
by practice and observation what they
have before learned only in theory.
And many lad or lass would lay up
fund of useful knowledge during the even
ings and odd days when otherwise unem-
plOyed, that would be a perpetual fountain
of usefulness during all their lives
Whereas the child who has an occasional
day, week or month at school. even from
the time he is FIVE years old until he is
twenty-one, will have very limited amount
of knowledge with which to begin bust
ness life. And undoubtedly he will be
obliged to knock about the world doing
the drudgery of his former companions
looked upon as q sort of ignoramus inca
pable of using his best energies.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-09-07

They are caught in great numbers off
the coast of Maine and Massachusetts, in the
months of August and September. HIM
dreds of schooners, large and small. and
thousands Of men and boys are employed
in the business. Standing upon the shore
near Portland, and looking out upon the
Atlantic, On bright summers day. Won
can sometimes see more white. glistening
sails of "mackerel-catehers" than YOU can
count. At the wharves of every little vii
lage on the sea-shore, or on a river near
the shore, boats and fishermen abound
Of late years, immense nets or "seines"
have been used, and often, BY means Of
them, enormous quantities of fish have been
secured in one haul. The season is short.
but most of the fisherman, before the mack
erel come and after they 90, engage in
fishing for cod and hake, which are plep-
tiful also. Mackerel-catching has its lows.
but it also has its sorrows and uncertain
ties. One vessel may have excellent luck
while another may be very unfortunate.
In short, those engaged in the pursuit of
mackerel have to content themselves with
''fishermens luck"
The mackerel stopped biting all at once.
Our fishing was over. 1t was now about
ten o'clock, and the sun had become warm.
Half mile from us was a small island
with plenty of grass and few trees, but
no houses. Uncle James proposed that
we should row to it, which we gladly did,
Its shores were steep and rocky, and we
found much difficulty in landing; but at
last We got ashore and pulled the boat up
after us Among the rocks we found a
quantity of drift-wood; we gathered some,
and built FIRE. Uncle James produced
some bread and crackers from his basket.
and, after roasting some of the nice, fat
mackerel on sharp sticks before the fire,
we sat down to what seemed to us a deli
cious breakfast. We were in excellent
spirits, and George and 1 cracked Jokes
and laughed to our hearts content. At
ter our hunger had been satisfied, we wan
dered over the island, which we christened
Mackerel Island, and, sitting upon high
cliff, watched the seals as they bobbed
their heads out Of the water, and turned
their intelligent, dog-like faces, with visi-
Bile curiosity, toward US. They did not
seem to be at all afraid, for they swan
close to the rock upon which we sat. We
whistled, AID they were evidently attract
ed by the sound. These seals are numer-
Gus in some of the bays on the New Eng
land coast. Most of them are small, but
occasionally one is seen OF considerable
size. Their fur is coarse and of little val
ne, but they are sought after by fishermen
for the sake of their oil, which commands
a ready sale for a good price. After we
had got fully rested, we launched our boat,
rowed homeward, and soon landed upon
the beach.-Robert Arnold, IA ST. Nicho-
las for September.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-09-07
Labor Saving Machinery.

The Scientific American has a well
written article on the subject of labor saw
ing machinery. 1t denies that these ma
chimes are driving people out Of work.
Statistics show that the earnings of sewing
women have greatly increased since the
introduction of sewing machines, and that
the number of people who make their liv-
ing has increased in greater ratio than
any other class of population. The num-
erous agricultural machines by increasing
the extent of cultivated lands and the
value of farms, have caused a rapid in
crease in the number Of farm laborers.
In fact, wherever labor saving machinery
is introduced in any trade or pursuit, an
increase in the number of employees and
the value of aggregate product are bound
to follow, and wages will be proportionate-
" higher. In Ohio and the neighboring
Western States where there has been q
heavy gain in productive machinery, the
increase in the number Of workmeu has
been greater than in any other part of the
country. The value of the manufactured
product of Ohio in 1870 was S269,713,-
900, in ia this value had increased to
00,000,000 The cotton gin, which was
so abused by the working men when it
was first invented, has been the means of
giving employment to thousands Of per.
sons who would never have found work il
the gin did not exist. 1t spread the cul.
tivation of cotton throughout the Southern
States, and created demand for thousands
upon thousands of men and women. Rail.
road and steamboat traffic have both had
the same effect, although when they were
first instituted they were much derided.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-09-07
Projected chesapeake and Delaware Canal.

The idea of cutting a ship canal to con-
meet the waters of the Chesapeake and
Delaware Bays, is one that has claimed the
attention of the community, or, more es-
peciaily, that portion of it Interested in
shipping and commercial enterprises, for
some years. Several surveys have already
been made for the purpose Of selecting the
best location for the line Of the canal by a
New York Company, and now the United
States Government has taken the matter
in hand, and will shortly commence opera
tons in the field. Major Hutton, the en-
gineer OF the Harbor Board, and for q
number Of years connected with the United
States Coast Survey Service, has been
placed in charge of these surveys, and un-
der his superintendent they viii, no doubt,
be as thorough aud exhaustive as the i'm
portance and magnitude Of the work de-
mands.
The engineers employed by the New
York company, in their report recommend
the route by way Of the Sassafras river as
the most practicable and cheapest, the
length Of the canal by this route being
shorter than by any other. The topO-
graphical features of the country through
which the canal would pass BY this route
are, however, of such character as to
offer greater difficulties to the construction
of the canal, than would be presented by
a line further down the Peninsula. The
counties of Kent and Cecil in Maryland,
aud New Castle in Delaware are of billy
surface, some of the hills being of very
considerable elevation, which would neces-
state the construction of locks, besides
making heavy work in excavation and
embankment. Further down the PENN
sula the land is low and nearly level. A
route by either the Chester or Choptank
rivers, while, perhaps, somewhat longer
than that by the Sassafras, would doubt
less cost less-the difference in the topo-
graphy Of the country to be traversed be-
ing such that the cost per mile by either
of the latter routes would be much less
than by the former. Another advantage
possessed by the lower route is the short
ening Of the distances for ships from the
Chesapeake to the ocean. By the Sassa-
fras river line, ships from Baltimore to
New York, or to any of the European
ports, would have to ascend the Chesa-
peake Bay some distance and would enter
the Delaware near its head, thus having
nearly the entire length of the bay to ira
verse before reaching the ocean. BY either
of the other routes the course Of ships
would be much more direct and conse-
quensly shorter
The project is one fraught with conse-
quences Of the utmost importance to Balti-
more, and it IS to be hoped that it may at
nc distant day become an accomplished
fact Baltimore Morning Herald
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-09-07
The Man Who Doesn't Read.

The man who doesn't read is always
prating about how things fused to was. +"
He is a knowing fellow, full Of wornout
truisms. He is a rich and inexhaustible
mine for every sharper who travels on
his wits, selling poor cloth at high prices,
or an expired patent right. The man who
doesn't read has very large disgust for
.inewfangled things" and believes in his
children getting along as he did, and boasts
that he never went to school but two quar-
tiers. We like this sort Of men; there
ought to be one in every community; Just
for the benefit they are as an example for
the parents who do not believe they owe
something more to their families them
selves, than to be mere dull, brutal ma
chimes The man who doesn't read usu-
ally has mission-it is to grow corn and
pork, and pay taxes, or work through the
week at his bench or forge as a machine
His home is a place to eat and sleep, his
life is round of drudgery, a struggle only
for bread and butter.
The man who does not read falls behind
the age in which he lives; drops into the
narrow groove of his personal observation,
and declares the progress around him to
be departures from virtues and goodness
of bygone times. Every day has super
stitious sign, every change of the moon,
every sudden variation in the weather, fills
him with prophecy which BODIES everybody
i'll luck The man who does not read
misjudges the common natural laws of
matter, the easily explained changes of
vegetable and animal life are subjects for
superstitious dread and trouble The
great progress of the world in literature,
science and art, the news of the day at
home and abroad, are blanks to the man
who does not read
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-09-07
Under Obligations.

Under no circumstances, ifyou can avoid
it, ask favor, not even from your nearest
and dearest friends Give as many as you
can, and if any are freely offered it is not
necessary to be too proud to take them;
but never ask for or stand waiting for any.
Who ever asked favor at the right time?
To be refused is woeful stab at one
pride. It is even worse to have a favor
granted hesitatingly. Better do every
thing for yourself until you drop from ex-
haustion, and then if anyone picks you up,
let it be because of his free choice, and not
from groans you utter. But while you can
stand, be a soldier. Eat your own crust,
rather than feed on another's dainty meals;
drink cold water rather than another
wine. Love or tenderness should never
be put aside, when its full hands are
stretched toward you; but SO few love, SO
few are tender, that a favor asked is apt
to be a cruel milestone around your neck
even if you gain the thing you want by
the asking. You can never repay the
giYer of favor, if that favor is granted on
solicitation
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-09-07

BRITISH EXPORTS TO THE UNITED
STATEs.-A statement showing the ex-
ports Of the principal articles of British
and Irish products and manufactures from
the United Kingdom to the United States
for the seven months ending July 81, 1878,
as compared with the corresponding period
Of 1877, has been prepared at the Bureau
Of Statistics. The decrease in some Of the
articles is quite noticeable as favorable to
the industries of this country. For in
stance, cotton piece goods have decreased
from AZ ,259, 900 to %, 822 900 yards, or
nearly 80 per cent; linen piece goods from
53,309,0 900 to 45,9l0,0OO yards, or l3l
per cent; silk broadstuffs from 1872 ,4S4 to
125. 794 yards, or 344 per cent. Afayor-
able increase is in the number of empty
grain bags sent hither this year, which
number 447 900, against 24s, 900 for the
same time last year, indicating an increas-
ed movement of grain outward. Worsted
stuffs have increased slightly, while the
quantity Of wool sent has decreased from
95s,2sl to 2sO,67S pounds, equal to 40
per cent.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-09-07

A CLEVER MoNKEY.-A French cook
SO trained monkey as to make him use
full in plueking his poultry and winged
game for the spit. The monkey was one
day following his occupation at the open
window of the back kitchen, and had just
plucked one of the brace of partridges,
when hawk bounced upon it and carried
it of. Poor Pug was in a sad fright, well
knowing the licking that awaited him
Never despair, however, was his motto.
He plucked his courage up, and the re-
naming partridge, and laid the bird in the
window. The hawk, pleased with the
feast, returned for another tidbit, when
Pug seized him, and, in spite of his scratch
ing and screaming, plucked him alive, laid
him and the partridge down before the
cook, and, with gesture stronger than
language, seemed to say:-"It's all right
There's your brace of birds 4 fair ex.
change is no robbery"
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-09-07
The Monetary Discussion.
The Conference AdiOurHs and Declines 10
Take any Definite action.

PARIS, August 29.-The international
Monetary Conference has adjourned sine
die. No votes were taken. The Amer
lean delegation again unanimously urged
that some positive action be taken, but
only obtained the declaration formulated
in the reply of the European delegates
yesterday to the propositions Of the Amer
leans, viz, tho necessity Of maintaining the
monetary use Of both silver and gold and
the freedom of each State to use either or
both and allow or disalloW the free coinage
Of silver. A correspondent, summarizing
the general result of the conference, says
existing complications preclude the form
alton of a monetary union. The English
delegates pronounce the consequence of
German characterization disastrous. Mono
metalism is advocated by only three small
States. The sentiment against the fur
Their demonstration Of silver is overwhelm-
ing. The influence Of the conference Is
deemed important for the future of silver.
The European delegates adopted res
olution thanking the government Of the
United States for having brought about
an international exchange of opinion on
important monetary questions; also, an
other that, in view ofthe divergence fopin-
ion which has been manifested and the
impOssibility even Of States having doub-
lie standard making any engagement rel
alive to the unlimited mintage Of silver,
there Is no ground for discussing the ques-
ton for any international ratio between
the two metals. The Italian delegate
thought it yet possible to fix an interna-
tional ratio by treaty between England
France and the United States.
Mr.. Goschen, of England, considered
universal gold standard announcement and
dangerous, but he also considered an inter
nationalratiO impossible. Professor Walk
er remarked that in tie absence of uni
versal free mintage Of silver the United
States retained their ratio Of value and the
European States theirs.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-09-07

A dispatch from Minneapolis, MINI,
says Information gathered here from all
the grain districts shows that the damage
to the crops by the weather has been so
severe as to amount to almost calamity.
In every quarter the yield, which early in
the season promised to be most abundant
has been very heavily reduced, while in
quality the grain has suffered to an extent
that was not realized. The miIlers here
are experimenting with it, but it is very
doubtful what use they can make Of it, as
they have thus far been unable to produce
-four of satisfactory grade.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-09-07
Bubble Sfairs.
SHERkAE's INCREASED DEBT.

We have received a number of inquiries
in regard to the editorial statement, given
in these columns on Wednesday last, that
the national bonded debt and interest are
greater DOW than at any time since Secre-
tary Sherman entered Office. Naturally
enough it startled many intelligent readers;
but the Times could not have made such
a statement unless it was fully warranted
by the record. The exact increase Of the
bonded debt since the Inauguration of
Secretary Sherman's administration Of our
finances, as it stood on the books of the
Treasury on the LIST of the present month,
was s97 $3.50, 400. The following is an
accurate statement of the increase of the
bonded debt during the last four months,
since the four per cent. bonds have been
offered in open market:
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-09-07

The FIRE at the Put-in-Bay House, on
Thursday Of last week, is supposed to have
been the work of robbers who fred the
building for the purpose Of plumber. At
the first alarm the rooms Of the boarders
were broken into and jewelry and clothing
carried of. A negro waiter is supposed
to have persisted in the flames. Nine
buildings, including the hotel, were de-
stroyed, involving a loss of nearly one
hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-09-07

A terrible disaster occurred on Saturday
to an excursion train from Ramsgate, on
the London, Chatham and Dover Railroad
While going at express speed it cOllided
with freight train that was being moved
on to a side track. Eight persons were
killed instantly and thirty severely wound
ed. Nearly every car in the train was
shattered.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-09-07

Information has reached us that there
is a fatal sOre-throat epidemic raging
among the people in Pennington section
lying between Wellersburg and Berlin, Pa.
In one family Of ten, seven have died.
There have been twenty-five persons buried
in old White Oak church grave yard to
this date who have died from the disease.
-Froabmrg, Nd, Journal.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-09-07

The town Of Miskolez, in Hungary, has
been almost entirely desolated by storm,
occurring on Friday of last week, which
destroyed over one thousand houses by
food, and four hundred bodies have been
recovered, with two hundred still missing
The town has a population of twenty
thousand.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-09-07

The farmer should be a student as well
as a teacher. The well regulated farmers
home should be school, manual labor
school, and should be made so attractive
that boys should love it above every other
calling,
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-09-07

Among new inventions are celluloid
collars, cuffs and even neckties, for gentle
men, which come in all colors and are very
flexible and durable.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-09-07

There is one word in the English Ian
guage that is never pronounced right, aud
that word is wrong"
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-09-07
Select Auetrp.
SUMMERS DONE.

SUHM6h'S DUNE.
By MRS. l. C. wHIToS.
Thinner the leaves OF the larches show.
Motionlsse held in the languid air;
Fainter by weyside the sweetbriers grow.
Wide bloom laying their gold hearts bare.
Languishing one by one;
Summer Is almost done.
Deeper-hued roses have long since died:
Silent the birds through the white mist fiy;
Down Of the thistles. by the hot suns dried,
Covers with the pale fleece vines growing nigh;
Little brooks caImer run;
Summer Is almost done.
Later the flush Of the sunrise sweeps
Shortening the reign Of the slow-eoHing day;
Earlier shade OF the twilight creeps
Over the swallows skimming away;
Crickets their notes have begun;
Summer Is almost done.