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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-10-19

MARRIAGE-Perhaps nothing shows
the existence of the Divine idea in mar
riage so much as its incOmprehensible mys-
terry, which all those who enter it, save the
most frivolous and thoughtless, are obliged
to recognize, feeling themselves as much
surrounded by it as if they lived among
the great, primeval agencies that first set
the world going-for to all it seems as
strange as if they were the first and only
ones, and they were at loss to explain il
or penetrate the meaning of the deep and
sacred enigma. They understood moth
er S love for the flesh of her flesh in her
children, child's love for the visible pro-
yidence of its father, but who is to com
prehend the love Of the husband, who, ar
rived at maturity with all his prejudices
formed, his course marked out, meets one
who, in scarcely more than an instant, be-
comes more to him than father or mother.
sister of brother, or all the world-in
short, on whose presence the happiness of
the world hinges? And who shall com
prehend the devotion of the wife, who, if
need be, would die for her husband?
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-10-19

The LARGEST PLANT IN THE WORLn.
We are accustomed to regard the great
trees of California as the most gigantic
specimens of vegetable growths known to
man, but such is not the case. There is
a submarine plant growing in the North
Pacific Ocean which, according to Profess
sor Reinsch, dwarfs all Others in its vast
proportions. The Macroeystis ppitera,
one of the Meionosdermos, has been known
to grow to such an extent as to cover vast
areas of the ocean bed One specimen,
by measurement, was found to cover three
square miles, and the stem from which the
growth proceeded was eight feet in diam
eter. 1t is almost impossible to conceive
Of such plant, or how system of nour-
ishment can be maintained through such
extended channels in the living organism.
Nature performs strange freaks, and GER
tainly none can be stranger than the fact
that of this gigantic species there are some
specimens so small as to be microscopic, or
only to be seen by the aid Of powerful OF.
jectives.-JouTRaI Of Chemistry
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The undersigned, engaged since 1858, in
the manufacture Of fertilizers, as a member
of the firm of J. j. & f. Turner, by whom the
formulas and processes Of manufacture Of
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ELECTION NOTICE.

NOTICE IS hereby given to the Judges Of
~ Election and to the Qualified Voters Of
Carroll county, that an Election will be held
in the several Election Districts of Carroll
county, at the usual places Of holding Elec-
tions, on
The First Tuesday after the First Monday,
being the 9Th day Of Noren,Jer, 1873
ROg THE PURPOSE OF ELEcTIxG
One person 10 represent the Second Dis
tEict Of Maryland in the Forty-Sixth Congress
Of the United States.
The Polls for said Election viii be opened
at 9 o'clock, A. NJ, and close at 6 clock,
y. NJ, when the ballots shall be publicly
counted.
PETER WOODS,
Sheriff of Carroll county.
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Pure Fertilizers.
Pure Fine Ground Bone,
Stag SHpeTphOsphdte Of Lime,
Pure Diss0IUed R0U Bone.

Ra OIL Yitriol, German Potash Salt, Pure
Chemicals for making Super Phosphate, at
the lowest market price.
r. J. BAKER & Co.
30 and IS S Charles St, Baltimore. Nd.
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ASSIGNEE'S SALE
OF A VALUABLE
MILL PROPERTY
With rs Acres of Land Attached,
In Hampstead, District, Carroll County, Nd.

HNHE undersigned, Assignee of Jeremiah
i II. Smith, bankrupt, by virtue of an
order of the United States District Court for
the District of Maryland. will offer at Public
Sale, on
Thursday, the zBth day cf October, 1878,
at ! o'clock, p m, on the premises. the fol-
lowing Real Estate, FREE and DISCHARG-
ED OF ALL LIENS AND INCUMBREN-
CES THEREON, viz All that tract or
part Of tract Of land lying in Hampstead
District, Carroll county. aud being the same
laRd which the said Jeremiah H. Smith OBJ
tanned from Peter b. Smith, Trustee, and
situate on the east branch of the Paiapsco
Falls, about one mile from the road leading
from Westminster to Hampstead, and p miles
from Hampstead, and adjoining the lands of
c. Millendore and others.
This property is improved by
large BRICK DWELLING =. A.zaSA-A
HOUSE, a SAW AND GRIST! ~ -
MILL, Barn, and the ordinary
Outbuildings. The Mills have been recently
rebuilt at a large expense and now possess an
the facilities for doing the best work. which
could betS1s,ly Increased. The water power
as 80 the best in the county. This
propeM is conveniently located to railroads.
churches and postoliices; also well timbered.
Win a soil capabie OF the highest improve
men,. There is Young Orchard Of the
choicest variety of fruit
Terms Of Sdle-One-third cash, and the
residue Of the purchase money to be payable
in two equal payments Of u and Is months
respectively, with interest from the day of
sale; to be secured by the notes of the pur.
chaser or purchasers, with good security. ap-
proved by the Assignee.
JAS. A. c. BOND.
sep 2l-ts Assignee.
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"EXCELSIOR"
AND
4AMMONIA4ED PHOSPHATE

We're originated, and since 1864 member
of the late firm of J. j. Turner & Co., relying
upon his experience and personal reputation,
hitherto acquired in the uniform excellence
of these fertilizers, offers them in his own
name 20 the agricultural public.
Having secured the tcorks Of the old firm,
III McElderry's Wharf, with the complete
machinery, specially constructed for their uni
form manipulation, he will continue the
manufacture Of
Excelsior" and "AmmORiated Phosphate"
on his own account, with his Office adjoining
the works where he win be pleased to see bis
friends and patrons, assuring them that the
fertilizers manufactured by him shall be of
the same uniform and high standard quality
as sold by the old firms since their introduc
ton.
JOHN Q. 4. HOLLOWAY,
I07 McELDERRY's 3 WHARF.
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TO WHEAT GROWERS.
REDUCTION IN PRICE OF

The most concentrated, universal and dura-
Bile fertilizer ever offered to the Farmer
combining all the stimulating qualities OF
Peruvian Guano and the aver.durable fertili-
zing properties Of Bones, in fine dry powder
prepared expressly for drilling, and can be
applied in any quantity, however small, per
acre Ar application Of 100 pounds of ..EX-
CELSI0R'' is equal to 200 pounds of any
other fertilizer or guano, and therefore fully
100 per cent cheaper.
Uniformity of Quality Guaranteed.
RS5- Every Bag Of Genuine Excelsior is
branded as above, the analysts aud nly name
in Red Letters. BaS~ Price SAC per Ton.
J. Q. A. HOLLOWAY,
ORIGINATOR AND MANUFACTURER,
sep 72mo l07 McElderry's Wharf
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The Meaning of Plantagenet.

Readers Of English history are familiar
with the name Plantagenet, Henry III.
being the first of that surname to ascend
the throne. The origin of the term or the
cognomen is thus given:
The name PlantageDet, which fourteen
succeeding sovereigns of England were
known by, was FIRST bestowed as a nick
name or term of reproach on their ances-
tor, Fulke Martel, Earl Of Anjou, in the
tenth century, which was in this wise.
That nobleman is said to have contrived
and completed the murder of his nephew,
Earl of Brittany, in order to succeed to his
possessions; in atonement for that offence,
his confessOr sent him on pilgrimage to
Jerusalem, attended only by two servants
one of them was to lead him by a halter
to the holy sepulehre, the other to strip
and whip him there like common male
factor.
Broom Gin French genet, in Latin gen
ista) being the only good whipping shrub
IN Palestine, the noble criminal was sharp
ly disciplined with it; and from the instru
ment of his chastisement, called plantage-
nista, plantagenet, or broom plant, arose
the name in question. BY the marriage
of the Empress Maud, daughter of Henry
l., Geofry Plantagenet, Count of Anjou,
in ll3O, her son by him, the first of Plan
tagents, assembled the throne as Henry III.
--~
/ EDUcATIoN.-The new school year in
Boston has begun with a considerable
change of method. In the primary schools
the spelling book is discarded and the in
struction will be almost entirely oral. In
the intermediate course "language" takes
the place of grammar" that is, less atten-
ton will be paid to parsing, and more to
composition, as letter-writing, etc. Geog-
raphy is to receive less time, and natural
philosophy and physiology will be taken up
in the third year. To the upper classes oral
instruction will be given in natural history,
plants from May to November, animals
from November to May, trades, occupa-
tions, common phenomena, stories, anec-
dotes, mythology, mental and minerals,
and in the lower physiology, life in the
middle ages, biographical and historical
sketches and experiments in physics viii
be the subjects of oral instruction.
The general tendency of the new plan
is towards the cultivation Of the perspec-
tive faculties rather than the memory.
This makes more work for the teachers,
but if at all successful, will unquestiona-
bly, develop better and more useful brains
than the old way of making scholars learn
everything 'by heart" 1t is not what,
but how pupil learns that tells for him
in after life,
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TRUSTEES SALE
or VALUABLE
Real Estate
Near Unionlo.sn, Carroll County. Nd

-1I for Carroll county. sitting as a Court of
Equity, passed on the sth day Of November,
A. ID. 1870, IN cause No. 1856, wherein Alfred
Zollickoffer et. ais. are e0mplainants. and
Caroline Wilson et. ais. are defendants, the
subscriber, as Trustee, will offer al Public
Sale, on
Thursday, The 2-tth day ef October, Z. D. 1878,
at O'Clock, P. NJ, en- the premsses, situate
within one;half mile Of Uniontown. Carroll
county, Nd, and distant from the Western
Maryland Railroad y miles, adjoining the
lands Of Dennis Cookson, Thomas F. Shep-
herd aud others, the following valuable farm
containing
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Dissolution of Copartnership.

BALTIMORE, March 10Th, 1878.
HYHE Copartnership heretofore existing
Il between the undersigned, under the
name of J. J. Turner & Co., is this day dis
solved BY mutual consent. Either will sign
in liquidation.
J. J. TURNER.
n uOTT OWAX
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al ACRES OF LAND,

more or less, about one-sixth Of which Is finely
Tiubered, the balance in good state Of cul-
tisation and all under good fencing aud well
watsrcd; Limestone on the property The
irnrlrnref.lnzlia cnrEiaf Of q isrn
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"rmf4E
rooms Of convenient size. with
Kitchen and Hall, and two good dry Cellars
extending under two thirds Of the Dwelling;
also large Ssiizer Barn, 1O5x36 feet, with
Wagon Shed, Corn Crib, and a sufficient
amount Of Siabliug for II head of horses and
20 head Of cattle; a large Hog House, 24x45
feet, with loft for storing corn; also Carriage
House, Poultry House, lee House, and an
elegant Dairy, with a well of water at the
house and one at the barn. This property is
well stocked with fruit trees, consisiingsof ap-
pies, pears, peaches, &c.
Adjoining the above described property IS
a Farm containing abont
lit IA ACRES OF LAND,
more or less, lying partly on the turnpike
leading through Uni0ntOwn 70 Westminster,
and adjoining the lands Of Charles B. Roberts,
Henry G. Cover and others. This Farm has
no improvements upon it, but has several fine
locations for building and an excellent spring
of water. About one fifth of this land is in
Timber, the balance cleared aud all of it well
fenced; the soil is Of good quality and is well
adapted 10 all kinds OF grain and grass; there
are also limestone beds upon It.
Also a Lot containing "a ACRES OF
LAND, more or less, within FIVE hundred
yards Of either Of the above described Farms,
and improved with
BRICK DWELLING HOUSE,
Stable, Spring House, aud has large Lime
Stone Quarry upon il.
Any person wishing further information in
regard to the above property can obtain the
same by applying to Charles B. Roberts, At
forney, Westminster. Nd, or to the under.
signed, Trustee, at Uniontown, Md.
Terms II Safe--0ne-third cash on the day
Of sale or upon the ratification thereof by the
Court, the residue TO be paid in equal pay
meuts Of one and two years respectively, :. 10
be secured By the purchaser or purchasers
notes, bearing interest from the day Of sale,
tees
ALFRED ZOLLIcKOFFER, Trustee.
CHAs. b. RoBEKTs, Solicitor.
JOHN Il. DIFrExnArGH, Auct. sep 28-ts.
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TRUSTEES SALE
or VALUABLE
REAL ESTATE
29 9ACRES of HAND

more or less, situate n The district and county
aforesaid, and adjoining lands Of Paul Rel
necker, the late Michael Sholl, deceased, ard
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-11-09
BENJAMIN +. BUTLER.

The st. Louis Republican refers to But
ler's defeat in Massachusetts, in the follow
ing terms;
The defeat Of Butler in Massachusetts, is
defeat in the darling object Of his life.
lie wanted above all things to be governor
of that commonwealth, that his name might
be rescued from the questionable moral
status in which il stands, by being placed
alongside the names OF long line of dis
tinguished and honored executives.
lie has sought his object with a
pertinacity all his own, and by means
which no governor of Massachusetts
ever resortcd to, and it seemed at one time
that he would achieve it. But he has been
beaten by the Republican candidate-which
is well enough, for the state is Republican,
and there is now some hope that he will
now sink, exhausted and dishcartened, into
silence. Butter is a product of Massa-
chusetts Republicanism, and the parent de-
serves some punishment,pcrhaps, for inaict-
ing such aprogeny on the country. Sill,wc
rejoice That Massachusetts, has escaped the
moral disaster Of having him for its gov
crnOr.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-11-09
THE VOICE OF THE pESTILENCE

Breathess the course of the pale white horse,
! Bearing the ghastly form;
Rapid ana dark as the spccr. bark.
| When it sweeps before The storm
| Balciully bright. through the torrd night
EnsaDguned meeors glare;
| Felcey the fires OF volcanic splrec,
Stream on the sulphurous air.
Shades Of the slain through the murdercr's brain
Fit terrible and drear;
shadowy aud swift the black stormdrl,
Doth rample the atmospheric
But swifter than all, with darker pail,
OF terror around, around my path,
| have risen from my lampless prison
Slave of the high God's wrath.
\ deep voice went from the armament
And II pierced the caves Of earth
Therefore, came on my wings OF flame
From the dark place Of my BIRTH
And 1t is said, 90 from the south TO the north,
Over yon wandering ball;
For Fin Is the king Of that doomed thing,
And the sin.bcguilcd must fall
Forth from the gate of thy uncrcatc--
From the portals of the abyss;
From the cayerns dim, where vague forms swim,
Aud shapeiess chaos is
From IIade's womb-from the joylo 50 tomb
Of Erebus and Old Night
From the unseen deep, where death and sleep
Brood in heir mystic might
! GOMEZ come-before me arc dumb,
The nations aghas for dread,
Lo, | have passed ~ the desert blast
And the millions of earth lie dead
A voice of lear from the hemisphere
Tracketh me where n.y.
Earth weeping aloud for her wdowhood,
| A lone aud desolate cry
Thrones and domnions, beneath my pinlons.
! Cover like meanest things
Melt from my presence the pride and pleasance,
| Differentiation kings
Sorrow and mourning. supremacy scorning,
My throne II the boundlcss air;
My chosen shroud IL the dark pumcd cloud
Which the whiring bree2es bear.
! Was not borne on the wings ofthc morn
| From the junsles Of Jcssorc'
over the plane Of the purple main,
! To the far M0urtian shore
no the Isles that sleep In the snn.brlght deep,
! OLA coral paved teO.
/
| OfllcaYen's serenity
From the womb OF the waters uthirsl tor saughlcrs
| came that thirst to sate;-
! These green isles are graves IN the waste Of the
waves,
! Their beauty is dc-olatcl
/ From the wide Eurythcan the noise OF my pwan
Rolled on Che southern blast;
Eternal lHurus made answering chorus
To the glaciers lone and vast
Did not plss his granite mupp,
And the riHd Caucasian hill
over burning sands, over lrostchaiucd lands,
Borncat my own wild WHY
Then bark 10 the bent Of my Fastening feet
Thou shrinod mthoHu;
Where prc Thy 0rcomt, that the ocean streams
Would bu SAFETY unto thcci
Awaken, awaken, my wings aru shaken
Athwart the troubled pky:--
CLEANS the rcd glance fmy meteor lance,
And the glare OF my cAgereye
llarkcn, uharkcn, my coming shall dnrku
The light OF thy itsul chocr,-
la Thy storm rocked home, on the northern fuam
Nurslmgof ocean hourl
FoR hIstclass boots and shoes 60 TO G
lIay,hom Il Co.'S
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-11-09
TIE LESSON OF THE ELECTION

As is usual after u defeat, the Democrat
ic papers Of the country indulge in wise
speculalionS as to what results would have
been brought about if the leaders of the
party had done this thing and re'raincd
from doing something else. We are SOME
what surprised TO see so able journal as
the st, Louis Republican take the ground
that The Republican fraud that placed
Hayes in The presidential chair, gave the
Democratic party the largest amount Of po-
litica capital ever given 10 any party in
this country and that it was simply party
suicide TO neglect TO employ it. Nothing
more was needed, continues the Republi
can, "to insure sweeping victory than
u proper utilization of that capital"
Had the struggle been a presidential one,
the fraud might have been UTILIZED to some
effect; but rs the contest was one in which
argument, aud not dcnuncintons was the
chosen weapon Of both parties, aud as the
result Of the election could have only n con.
tingeni bearing on the nest presidential
contest, there wus no fitting place Cor the
fraud to come in
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-11-09

Honest men will not deny that the seat
ing of Hayes in Tiden's place, was great
outrage upon popular rights; but the recent
developments that cover the cypher tcle-
grams have thrown shade of suspicion
upon certain prominent Democrats which
INSCRIPTIONS Republicans would not hest
tate to magnify into a mountain of crime.
If we had called the Republican party
''pot," in that respect they would have re-
sponded "kettlc;' and the matter being n
''by gone" against the resurrection of all
of which the Democratic party protests most
vehemently we do not see that we should
have made much Roadway had we utiliz-
ed it.
We agree with the Republican that the
Democratic party was not in condition to
wage successful battle on the financial
question. Before that question was
brought in issue there should have been
unity of idea and purpose. But such was
not the case In one State, as the Republi-
can truthfully aflirms, the Democratic party
favored hard money; in another it favored
soft money In one State they advocated
imitation; in one State this remedy for our
financial evils, in another that. There was
no organized party action; nothing but in
dependent and indiscriminate fighting all
along the line. The wonder is that this
bushwhacking strategy did not bring APP
propriate and richly-merited chastisement.
With the Republicans we hope the Dem
ocracy will learn wisdom from experience,
and have better plan Of campaign in
1880 than in 1878. II they DO not, their
chances Of success in the presidential con
test are small indeed. There must be thor
ough unity Of action mo division of forces
no riding of local hobbies; no advocating of
both sides of the same question; no running
after false gods. The enemy is wide awake
and ready to seize and improve every adj
vantage Democratic dSorganjzation may
offer. Those who think there Will be a
Democratic walk over in 1880 are fools
or blind. 1t promises 10 be the bitterest
and most desperate struggle in the annals
of American politics. The party which has
had twenty years unbroken lease Of power
will not fall'to pieces and give up the ghost
at the blowing Of rams horns. 1t will con-
test every inch of ground and die, if die it
must. sword IL hand and in the last ditch.
IF there are any frst-class Democratic gcn-
erals, the sooner they come together in a
council Of war and decide where and how
the approaching battle shall be fought, the
better for the party prospects. We cannot
win by 'bullluck and awkwadncSs' the
next tim:.'