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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-08-10

Campmeetings are in full blast
The august presence of August is nov
with us.
The August Term of Court begins on Mon
day next.
There are thirty-six panpers in the Aim:
House of Carroll county.
The best time made at the races last week
was PA.
The racers were taken home on Saturday.
some seeming little worse for their three
days trotting
MI. Vernon Singing School will hold nm
entertainment in Alfred Warmers grove on
Saturday next
lhnwood and Snydersburg camps were
largely attended on Sunday 1t is said 4. OOC
persons were at the former
r. A. Tinker l. Co., proprietors of the
Tinker House and Calverton Drove Yards,
Baltimore, have failed. Liabilities sos. OOO
Freedom Tournament will be held on Wed.
nesday, the 18th instant, and we would advise
all who wish to spend an enjoyable day TO be
present.
There will be harvest pie mic and grand
hop, under the management of A. Il. Bocher,
IN the Hampstead grove, on Saturday, August
oath, instant.
Some person on Wednesday night stole ali
the tomatoes out of the garden of Mr. John
Bernstein. They we're of q choice variety
and thoroughly ripe.
Financially, the summer meeting of the
Carroll County Agricultural Society was not
much of a success, the expenses being nearly
equal to the receipts.
The Hagerstown Nelcs is entitled to the
chrome for the largest snake story of the sea
sou. II reports a twelve-foot monster, which
swallowed whole dove cote, squabb, eggs
and ALL
Major Van Give, guest of Prof Buell.,
lost pocket and memorandum book on
Thursday, while going from this city to Levi
Manahan's, on the Liberty road. Ii contain
ed 500 and some valuable papers.
Mr.. George w. Matthews, Secretary of the
Carroll County Agricultural Society, left at
this office tomato weighing two pounds aud
one ounce, and measured seven inches across
in one direction and six in another.
The Board of Review decided at Annapolis,
on Friday, number of appeal cases, among
the number that of the First National Bank
OF Westminster, whose shares are reassessed
at S120 instead of Sl32, as formerly.
Arrivals at Deilman' Hotel, New Windsor:
John G. Medinger, Sheriff Snowden, NJ A.
Meehan and Miss K. Humphreys, Baltimore;
Miss Mollie Gaitly, San Francisco; F. Diel-
man, New York; DR.. II. Dielman, Emmitts.
burg.
A nudge alights upon the disc of our pari-
locals. At once the diminutive creature be
comes magnified many times. This is the
condition of some very small public men.
The lens of some newspaper puffer is turned
upon them, and the lilliputian at once takes
on brobdingnagian proportions.
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New Windsor College.

IN0R both sexes, opens SEPTEMBER
II ISth. Separate buildings and classes.
Experienced instructors.
REV. A. NJ. JELLY, d. D., President.
aug l0-2m New Windsor, Md.
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Commissioners Notice.

YHHE County Commissioners Of Carroll
u county, viii meet at their Office, in West
Minister, on the first MONDAY Of SEPTEMBER,
1878, for the transaction Of business.
By order,
LOUIS C. TRUMBO,
aug lO-4t Clerk.
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REFERENCES :


This is to certify that we have used Smiths s,
Raw Bone Phosphate for three or four wears
in competition with the leading Phosphates in
the market, and Smith has given entire sat
isfaction.
Samuel Cover, Silver Run, Carroll county.
Nd; Hashahiah Haines, Jacob Zacharias.
Francis Fl. Orendorff, Noah Bixler, John 4. =
Warehime, David ]. Roop, Westminster.
town, Carroll county, Nd; Edwin Home
Stonersville, Carroll county, Nd; VIM. Friz.
zell, Frizzellsburg, Carroll county, Nd; L.
7: Slingluf, ]. Wilson EngIar, Job Hibberd.
Eli Hibberd, Josiah Hibberd, VIM. A. Nor
ms, New Windsor, Carroll county, Nd; Ab.
don Carlisle, George Devilbiss, Columbus
Lindsay, Harry Ecker, SANS Creek, Fred
erick county, Nd; +. w. Barnes, Isaiah
Nausbaum, Vim. Ecker, Luke Ensor, ]. I.
Barnes, Oak Orchard, Frederick county, Nd. !;
Adam Bloom. Denning's Postofice, Carroll
county, Nd; Josiah Ramsburg, Frederick
City, Nd. aug lO-Gt
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st. Johns College, Annapolis, Md.

TAS. NJ. GARNETT, Ii. d., President.
- Opening Of Session and Examination of
Candidates for admission, Monday and Tues
day, September 10th and 18th. A number
of free scholarships for tuition vacant For
catalogue containing full particulars, address
Prof. w. II. HOPKINS.
aug lO-6t* Annapolis, Nd.
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lsigned.l g. A. LIE

tSlgned,l g. A. LIEBIG.
In order to make one certificate answer for
all we have made it short, so as to meet the
views of all our patrons that It has been pre
sented to. Some of them say that our p6os.
phate has given better satisfaction than anv
they have used. We do not wish to claim The
credit of being superior, but do claim to com
pare with the best Phosphate in the market.
and sell from Five to Ten Dollars less than
those that are no better, and We give crop
hme-the purchaser giving his note with six
per cent. interest, or discount interest for cash
Sold by DENTON GEHR, Westminster. Nd.
and CHAs. ESGEI., New Windsor, Nd, or viii
be shipped TO any Railroad Station by adj
dressing III. SMITH & son,
New Wsndsor Nh
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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-08-10
R%$5O0 CAN BE SAVED
BY USING so TONS OF
Smiths raw BONE PHOSPHATE.

NJ 4 have noticed that Phosphate circulars
" and books have but little Influence
with farmers as there are frequently names
used without permission, and when the marty
Is investigated he has never used the phos.
phate For the benefit of those that have
never used our Phosphate we give the names
OF few of our farmers and their postoffice
address, so that inquiry can be made in re-
gard TO the same. Some of the parties named
are the most successful farmers in Carroll and
Frederick counties, and have used from Ten
% twenty-five Ions of our Phosphate per
farmers would talk for us than we talk for
ourselves. We give you the ANALYSIS of our
phosphate and guarantee every bag to be mi
form and in excellent order for Drilling.
Res1U of AaoI,,oss = =, C.y = m, =,
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-11-21
The Boston whiting Schools.

Formerly all American schools were
whiting schools; but the art was prac-
ticed surreptitiously, the soft pine desks
and benches furnishing the only whiting
material. With the advent of highly fin
ished hard wood school furniture, all
lacknife practice in school was vigorously
suppressed; and for a generation or so
the art has fallen into decadence. 1t has
revived, however, under improved con.
ditions. the natural spirit of constructive
ness-usually called destructiyeness
eide at TO boyhood, being made the basis
of systematic training of the most enjoy
able and useful sort.
The pioneer institution is the Boston
Whiting School, a private enterprise
housed by the city. The school-room
has been fitted up with work benches,
divided into four foot sections, and each
boy is furnished with such tools as he
may need. Thirty-two were admitted the
first year, their ages ranging from twelve
TO sixteen. The school report says that
perhaps twelve OF them had received
some instructions in the use of the Jig
saw and knife, but mons had had any
previous training in wood carving or the
plicants for admission to the school than
could be received. II any boy was absent
two successive evenings, his place was
taken by another. A rank list was kept
and pasted on the wall, and each boy
knew how his work was estimated by
consulting the list. A course of twenty
four lessons IN wood carving was prepared
with special references to secure the
greatest amount of instruction with least
expenditure for tools and natural. 1t
was not designed to make finished work
men in wood carving, but TO take All
vantage of the natural inclination toward
handicraft, the Yankee taste for whiting
which belongs TO most boys, and to de-
vclop it and guide it to useful applica-
tions.
The experience of the founders leads
them 10 the belief "that 1t would be easy
TO establish, in connection with all our
grammer schools for boys, an annex for
elementary instruction in the use of the
half dozen universal tools i. e., the ham,
mer, plane, saw, chiseI, file, and square.
Three or four hours week for one year
only OF the grammer school course wou
be enough to give the boys that intimacy
with tools and that encouragement 10 the
Unborn inclination 10 handicrsft, and that
guidance in its use, for want Of which SO
many young men now drift into over
crowded and uncongenial occupations, or
lapse into idleness and vice"
Northern aud Central Europe have been
doing this or similar work for years; and
such teaching has done very much to
hasten the industrial development OF the
countries that have tried it.--Seientife
Asaeyis1H
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-11-21
Approaching A Sermon.

cannot resist repeating a conversation
between friend and his farm servant
which illustrates the remark already
made, that an Irishman is rarely at loss
for reply or an excuse: "Thst was q
good sermon, was 1t net, that we had last
Sunday" said the gentleman. "True for
you, yer honor, an illigant one! 1t done
me a power of good intirely." Sim
glad Of that Can you tell me what par
ticularly struck your Whist was it abouti'
80, WE'LL" scratching his head. " / don't
rightly--not jas. exactly know. Ia
I. A. where's the use in telling liesi
Sure don't remember one single 'divid-
ual word Of it, good or bad. Sorra bit
of me knows what it was about at all. !"
And yet you say it did you power of
Qood9" $50 it did, sir. I'll stick to that"
!" don't see how" SWELL, now, yer hon
or, look here. There's my shirt that the
wife is after washing; and clean and
white il is, by reason OF all the water and
the soap and the starch that's gone throuh
it. But Dot drop of 'em ail--water. or
soap, or starch, or blue, has stayed in, d &c
see. And that's just the same with me and
that sermon. Its run through me, yer
honor, an it's dried out of me; but all
the same, just like my Sunday shirt, I'm
the better and the cleaner after it,
There was more philosophy than
he was aware of in the quaint rea-
soning Of the man. An impression for
good or evil is often left upon the mind
and bears fruit, when what has caused
the influence has passed away from our
memories. -CEdpsbers journal.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-11-21
Don't Whip.

A parent who doesn't know how to
govern child without whipping it ought
20 surrender the care of that child to
some wiser person. Sportsmen once
thouhgt it was necessary to lash their dogs
in training them for the field. They
know now that the whip should never be
used. HorsemGn once thought that 1t
was necessary to whip colts to teach them
TO start and stop at the word, and pull
steadily. They now know that an apple
Is better than the lash, and d caress +
ter than blow. IF dogs and horses can
be thus educated without punishment,
what is there in ouI children which makes
ii necessary to slap and pound themi
Have they less iltelligencei Have they
cold hearts, Are they lower in the scale
Of beingi We have heard many old peo-
pie say, .If we we're to bring up another
child we would never whip it," They are
wise, but little too late. Instead of
God doing 70 little for children that they
must be whipped into goodness, he has
done 20 much for them that even whip
ping can't ruin them--that is, as rule
But, alas, there are many exceptions to
this rule. Many children are of such
quality that blow makes them coTardly,
or reckless, or dsceitful. or permanently
ugly. Whipping makcJ children lie.
Whipping makes them steal. Whipping
breaks their spirit. Whipping makes
thefa hate their parents. Whipping makes
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-11-21
A Boys Struggle With q Deer.

John Kennih, the fourteen-year. old son
OF keeper in Prospect park, Brooklyn,
scaled the fence around an Enclosure in
which deer were kept. The grove of
deer was grouped near the keepers house,
and as the lad approached ley picked
up their ears, and the largest of the herd,
fat buck, stepped out and star ed foi
Kenniff, watching The boy intently. The
boy picked up the thick end of piece Of
rope ard threw il at the deer, startling
him little. Then the boy turned, think
ing no more of the animal, and went
along picking up some chestnuts. While
he was thus engaged, the deer came ssft-
ly up behind him and goared him with
bis antlers in the right leg, knocking him
down. Then the animal backed off and
started at him again, but young Kenniff
caught him by the sntlers with both hands
and held him back. Tho deer struggled
to get free, but the boy maintained bis
grasp, although ne was kept off his ieet,
being pushed along By the animal.
When he came near a sapling he quickly
threw out his.hand,and stcadied himself,so
as to get on his feet. Then he started on
a run backward toward the keepers
lodge, still keeping the deer's antler's
in his hands. He ran along crying for
help. The animal pushed him fast.
when they reschtds little billock, at
the foot of which was the house, the boy
fell and began to roll over and over; but
be kept his hold on the antlers, fearing
the minute be LEI go the deer would run
the sharp prongs through him. The boy
rolled up AGAINST tie house and there
managed 10 get on bis feet again. With
one hand holding the deer and the other
against the house, be made bis way along
until he came TO The door. He tried to
lift the latch but could not, and there was
no one inside to answer his calls. Then
he let 90 bis hold, made dash for the
enclosure where the hens are kept, and
tried TO get over the fence; bat the deer
ran upon him and knocked him down.
Then the animal struck him twice in the
face with his antlers, cutting a cash near
bis right eye and tearing open the flesh
IF the cheek. The lad cried piteously
for help. A boy passing along Flatbush
avenue saw the deer buckiug him, and
Informed the driver OF passing horss !
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-11-21
The Realities of Circus Life.

An insight of circus life is given by a
Philadelphia lawsuit brought by the So
ciety for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Children. Three years ago Mrs. Lucy
Cole was left widow with three chill
dreR, whom she made heroic efforts to
support, but soon found herself In the
depths of poverty. One of the children
was pretty girl of seven. A friend sug-
gested that she be taught to be circus
performer. A trainer of youthful aero
bats and riders was made her guardian
until she was eighteen. In return for her
services she was to be ted and clothed,
and was TO have eleven quarters school
ing during her apprenticeship. Tn, train
er took the child and put her through a
rigorous training. The lessons were cru
ely inculcated by the ringmasters rid
ing whip. She was taught TO leap and
ride bareback, to stand on one foet and
hold the other out at sighboard angle
with one hand, to pirouette, to jump
through the paper covered hoops, to squat
with her le2s al right angles with her
body, and various other feats that are
only acquired by long, hard practice
Ter companions were four other little
ones. She wept a; first and made many
hlunders, but the fear of the lash soon
forced her into al acquirment OF the les
sons. Then she was taken to the dancing
master who taught her Jig steps and fan
CT poses. She was placed in the care OF
a woman who travelled with a circus and
with the troupe she made tour through
the country. The woman who had her in
charge is said to have traversed the con-
tinent without paying fare for her, hid
ing her beneath her skirts by day. Late
ly she performed in Philadelphia, and
her mother had her eyes opened to the
real dangers to which she was subjected
in her equestrian work.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-11-21
Bismarck and His Police.

Edward King writes as follows In The
Boston Journal
Some very amusing stories are told
about the police agents employed TO pre-
serve Bismarck from aRy possible attacks
during his recent visit to Gastein, where
the chancellor has been to make a cure.
1t appears that ii was next to impossible
for any one to walk anywhere near the
valley in which Bismarck was promenad
ing without finding himself Swallowed by
two or three gentlemen of the detective
profession. Now Gastien is in Austria,
and the Austrians not only do EOt feel
particularly well disposed towsr Prus-
SLAMS, but are also especially opposed to
Prussian police agents. One day bath
er who found his way blocked by one Of
the agents, shouted out 10 Bismarck, who
was near by, "Your men spoil all the
pleasure of the batlers!
Bismarck did not like this, and sent
home two Of the nj ST indiscreet Of the
agents. But not long afteTwsrd another
adventure occurred. An old gentleman,
an Austrian, was in the habit prone
nadiug a shaded alley with his right
had thrust into the tail pocket of his coat.
A prying police agent had sc this for
some days, and one morning, unable to
control himself, he bounced down On the
astonished Austrian, violently pulled the
hand out of the pocket and shouted :
"We'll see what you carry 80 mysterious
lyw But of course he found nothing.
sob, you will, will yonl" said the
Austrian, striking him fearful blow in
the face. "Tske that, and remember
that you are not in Prussia, and il you
ever bother me again | will thrash you
within an inch of your life.'
The police agent retired somewhat dis
c0m fitted
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-11-21
A Fatal Runaway.
A Farmer Killed Yesterday Morning by
His Runaway Team--Some Mystery At

A Farmer Killed Yesterday Morning by
His Runaway Team--Soms Mystery At
tending the Occurrence.
Yesterday John Berschen, well known
farmer, residing about eight miles out on the
Hudson road, came to violent death. He
left home with load of pork for the city,
and met with the accident which deprived
him of life at the foot of Dayton hill, three
miles out from the city. His body was found
lying in the road by Mr.. Swanson. The
fact was communicated to man working in
q neighboring field, who took charge of the
remains, while Mr.. Swanaon proceeded to
town ard notified the coroner. Coroner
Stein answered the summons at once. Ar
irving at the scene Of the disaster, he found
the body had hsen removed 70 deceased's
late residence. Thither &c went, s.ld after
due inquiry in form, the accident is supposed
TO have occurred in this way: When deceased
was coming down Dayton bill it is presumed
some part Of the harness gave way, the hor-
see beclule unmsnagesble, ran away,
ard Bircher was thrown out
Frou, the appearance of the body il Is diff
cult 10 tell whether he met his ceath by
striking his head against the wheel when
falling, or wheiaeg the wagon passed over
and crushed him to death. At the time the
body vas found lie was entirely extinct, and
the lulDS were partially sttncucu. ING Auh-
away horses had been brought TO
q stop by tanning the wagon against
a stump, had extricated themselves
and had turned about homevards. At the
time OK the lamentsb,e accident the wife and
children Of deceased were in this city, and
not having returned during the afternoon,
Coroner Stein adjourned the inquest until
to-day. The coroner found on Berchens
body valuable papers representing $4,000,
one watch and chain, 1892 in greenbacks,
1925 in fractional currency and 500
check All this property has been depoat-
ed in the German American bank for safe
keeping. Deceased had resid.d ON his farm
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-11-21
PRINTING AND ENGRAVING.

The annual report OF the bureau of en-
craving and printing shows that the aggre-
gate expense of operating the bureau during
the year was $53S, S6i.33. In the labor and
expense account less than one-fifth of the
amount appropriated was expended, leaving
$685., S36.17 in the treasury unexpended at
the close of the last fiscal year. Daring the
present fiscal year the expenses in July were
S7,145.45; in August, Sli,952. 25,
and in September, ia ,082.66.
Since the LIST of October, 1877,
the bureau has executed all the work upon
United States notes aud nationel bank cur
rency, the only amount paid to private COM
panies during the year being about $4,000
H. the Columbian bank note company for
work done prior to October, 1877. The
number of impressions by plate printing was
20, ia 490, against lS,9s9,427 during the
preceding year. The number of sheets for
customs and internal revenue stamps and of
United States securities delivered in the fs-
cal year ended June 80, 1877, was $500, o59.
The number of sheets of the same class of
work Dung the fiscal year 1873 was 1913
339. The value Of notes, bonds and mis-
cellaneous securities turned out during the
year ended July 80. 1877, WAS S70S,4l4,-
Gas; the values of the same class OF work
during the fiscal year 1873 were 81 ,0iO,i51,-
$40. Eight hundred and twenty-five per-
sons are now employed in the bureau, the
number having been increased during the
last few months on account OF the demand
for the per cent. bonds. During the year
no counterfeit has appeared on any of the
work engraved by the bureau. The report
is signed by the late superintendent, Hon.
Edward MCPHERSON, and in concluding it
he speaks of the efficiency of the force en-
ployed in the bureau and that the employees
have always responded to the demands upon
them and showed themselves faithful and re-
liable.