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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-11-30

Farmers should be prepared for freezing
weather. 1t is likely to come upon US at
any time. The fall has been q warm one.
We have scarcely had an intimation from
the weather that winter is near at hand.
There is on many farms much work to be
done. It is better to hire extra help and
hurry it forward so as to be in entire read
iness for winter. Potatoes should not be
left in the ground day.. Corn husking
should be closed up al soon as possible.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-11-30
CARPETS
PATENTS

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 to
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
examinationsa and furnish opinions as 10 patent
ability, freeofeharge, andallwhoareinteresled
in new inventions and Patents are invited to
send for 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, ard Danish Legations, at
Washington Hon. Joseph Casey, late Chief
Justice U. $. Court of Claims; TO the Officials
of the y. $. Patent Office, and to Senators
and Members Of Congress from every State.
Address LOUIS BAGGER & Co., SoIici-
akors Of Patents and Attorneys at Law, lie
- lding, Washington, ID. G..
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-11-30

If you want to keep your hogs, horses,
cattle and sheep healthy, give them salt
regularly. There is no better vermifuge
than salt. Much of the sO-called hog chol-
era is due to intestinal worms. Plenty of
salt would prevent the accumulation of
these worms. All animals desire salt,
showing that it is want of their nature
and undoubtedly for wise purposes.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-11-30

"0ch, Jamie, did ye niver hear Nv my
great spache afore the Hibernian SOeiety?'
"No, Pat, how should /? for sure l was
not on the ground? ?"
"Well, Jamie, you see I was called upon
by the Hibernian Society for q spache;
and, be jabers, rose with the enthusiastic
cheers of thousands, with me heart over
flowing with gratitude and me eyes filed
with tears, and divil word could spakel''
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-11-30

The champion parliamentarian is un-
doubtedly a member of an Iowa board of
supervisors, who, as one of the three men,
bers of the board, brought up a measure to
which his two associates were opposed.
He called one of them to the chair while
he discussed the question, and called for a
vote, which was a tie; resumed the chair
and declared that as there was tie he
would now give the casting vote; gave it
for the measure, and declared the motion
carried.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-11-30

When man is hanging by his toes
from the cornice of a high building, and
expects momentarily to drop, nothing so
completely reassures and so thoroughly
satisfies him as the sudden discovery that
he is safely at home in bed.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-11-30

1t is said by farmer who has tried the
experiment, that buttermilk poured over
the back Of scurvy pig win entirely and
speedily remove the scurf. The remedy
is simple. Almost every farmer can boast
of one or more scurvy pigs, and if butter
milk will cure it, it should not be spared.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-11-30

Here is a way we see suggested to de-
stroy stumps Bore 4 hole with two.
inch auger to the depth of six or eight
inches into the stump to be operated on,
and place therein two ounces Of saltpetre;
then fill the hole with water and plug it
up perfectly tight. Next spring take out
the plug, pour in a gill of kerosene oil and
set it on FIRE. The stump will be entirely
consumed, even to the smallest roots, thus
doing away with the trouble Of removing
the debris, which would be scattered about
by the other method.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-11-30

They were talking about the weight of
different individuals in a certain family,
and the daughters young man, who was
present, spoke up before he thought, and
said 81 tell you that Jenny isn't so very
light either, although she looks So" And
then he looked suddenly conscious and
blushed, and Jenny became absorbed in
studying a chrome on the wall.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-11-30

The Western New York Horticultural
Society says that a farmer desifous of de-
stroying some ounce trees which never
bore, emptied the old brine from his pork
barrels around the roots, and was surprised
the next spring at their astonishing vitali-
ty, and had to prop up the limbs or the
enormous crop Of fruit would have crushed
them.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-11-30

/ now assert, says farmer, on the
strongest possible grounds, proved by ac-
tual trials, in various temperatures, with
variety Of the same animal, that for fast
and cheap production of pork, raw peas
are fifty per cent. better than cooked peas
or Indian corn in any shape"
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-11-30

A sceptic who was badgering simple
minded old man about a miracle and Ba-
laam's ass, finally said :-"How is it pos
sible for an ass to talk like a man p
"Well," replied an honest old believer,
with meaning emphasis, II don't see why
it amt as easy for an ass to talk like a
man as 1t is for 4 man to talk like an
ass"
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-11-30

"Ma," said little four year old, "I
saw something run across the kitchen floor
this morning without any legs. What do
you think it WASP" The mother guessed
various legless worms and things, and then
gave it up; when the little fellow said -
"Why, ma, it was water"
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-11-30

A full-bearded grandfather recently had
has beard shaved off, showing clean face
for the first time for a number of years.
At the dinner table his three-year-old
granddaughter noticed it, gazed long with
wondering eye, and finally CALCULATED,
Grandfather, whose head you got on p
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-11-30

William came running into the house
the other day and asked eagerly:-"Where
does charity begin p ''At home," was
replied, sin the words of the proverb. "
'Not by a good deal" replied the boy;
"it begins at sea (C.'')
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-11-30

Elder Sister-"Well, dear, did you have
a pleasant time at the theatre tonight ?"
Younger ditto-"0h, it was just lovely /
cried all the time" Elder sister-@Did
you? Oh, how l wish I'd been there p
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-11-30

Men unfold their natures gradually, and
their traits and peculiarities are called out
by a variety of circumstances. As a
feather may show which way the wind
blows, and floating twig the current of
a stream, so may little matter enable you
to determine the true character of a man,
and to know how far you can trust him,
and what are his capabilities.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-11-30

a young man who was about to be ad-
judged insane interposed the following
plea 81 can prove my sanity. No luna
tic ever admits his insanity. l admit that
| am insane; therefore / am sane"
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-11-30
Life in oabnl.

What Kind of Houses the Afghans Live in,
and the Way in Which They Live.
In accordance with the national charae-
ter for suspicion and intrigue and corrup-
ton, an Afghan dwelling house is ike an
Afghan bOokapOsh-a whitened sepulehre.
The fat roofs of the houses have generally
parapet wall formed of railwork, thickly
overlaid with mud, and FIVE or six feet
high, to allow the women Of the family to
take an airing unveiled, as their lords are
very jealous about their being overlooked
During our former occupation of the city
an officer who had assembled to the upper
part Of the Bala Hissar get good view
Of the surrounding country Ras credited
with looking at some women half mile
below him, aad received delicate hint in
the shape of ball from jejail whizzing
past his head. But, however much an
Afghan would think himself disgraced hv
his wife's face being exposed to the vulgar
gaze, he has not the slightest objection to
being squared" to "keep her purdah;"
or, in other words, conniying at her connu-
bal vagaries for a consideration. The
wives may go wherever they please in their
boorkaposhes, to shop or to visit relations,
but they must 'keep their purdah, other
wise, avoid scandal.
In some of the walls facing the street
little loop-holes with tiny shutters exist,
through which an Afghan beauty may be
seen glaneing quickly and furtively at
the passing stranger, while her grim old
lord and master sits stolidly gazing at va
eancy through a wider aperature below.
Afghan ladies' exercise considerable influ-
ence over their spouses both in domestic
and political affairs. Savage and intract-
able as the men usually are among them
selves, it is quite beautiful to see how sub
missive they can become to the discipline
of the Harem Serai An officer has lately
been telling us in the Times how Shere
Ali has the slipper applied to his August
head by the mother of his deceased heir,
Abdulla Jan Whitehall Reuie,1.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-11-30

Turnips, carrots and onions, chopped,
are oil beneficial to poultry; but better
than these is either cabbage or lettuce
Cabbage always forms welcome addition
to the poultry house cuisine.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-11-30

"Why, doctor" said sick lady, "you
give me the same medicine as you are
giving my husband; how's that p GAN
right, replied the doctor; "What's sauce
for the goose is sauce for the gander.i
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-11-30

Medical examination :-"What is there
besides ether and chloroform to produce
unconsciousness2" Student "a police
mans club"
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-11-30

"Sambo, did you ever see the CatskilI
Mountains?" "No, sab, but seen 'em
kill mice"
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-11-30

Go North, young man, 90 North. ant
freeze up with the country.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-11-30

Can a sailors speech at sea be called O
deckoration 3?
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-11-30

Times are hard-even the days are get
ting short,
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-11-30

Look for grubs among your peach trees
at the surface of the ground, or just be-
low It.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-11-30

4 Davidson county, Tenn, farmer is
making melasses from eorn-stalkf
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-11-30
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
MAIg AxD LIBERTY STREETS, WESTMINSTER,
and has on hand and viii continue to keep at
all times full stock Of
Builders Hardware,
Nails, Spikes, Locks, Screws, Window Glass,
&c.
Coachmaker's Material,
Hubs, spokes, Rims, Ducks. Drills. Oil
Carpet, Bolts, Axles, Springs, Bowes, and
keadyMade Wheels.
Blacksmith's Supplies,
Iron, Nail Rods, Cast Steel, Old Car Steel,
HorEe Shoes, Steel Fire Hoop, Band and
Sheet Iron, Anviis, 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 Bradley's. 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, &c.
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, Shoyels, 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, Kips
and Upper Leather, Sheep Skins, and Shoe
Finding.
ReVolVers,
Guns, Razors, Pocket Knives.
All the above and innumerabIe other goods
at lowest Cash Prices. dec 22-tf
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-11-30

What Kind Of Houses the Afghans Live in,
and the Way in Which They Live.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-03-12

hungriest and dryest set of statesmen that
ever rose up to the inquiry, Whatll you
"haye to take ~ They came from Texas ana
Tennessee and Kentucky and Virginia ana
every other Southern State, as many as could
raise money to pay railroad fares, and they
all said with one accord that they
had been under the heel of the OPP
pressor-and for the most part they looked
it-and they all wanted to keep doors. Ana
some of them, like the.man who said he dldh'6
care who made the laws of a nation If he
could only make its ballads, lifted up their
hands and vowed that they didn't care
brass farthing who made the laws in Congress
if they could only keep the door. Others said,
with the Psalmst, that they would rather be door
keepers at stated pay than dwell in the tents
of wickcdness and find themselves. And they
each said, eff you want to see door just
kept right up as door ought to be KEPT
give me a wback Mt it,"
There should have been a competitive
examination on some experimental door or gate
or rawbridge. There was nOne-except at
bars. A statesman was selected who was
thought competent to swing the door,
He did more. He swung pretty much the
whole Government. He was "a bigger man
"than old Grant" His name was Fitzhugh.
His career as DOOrkceper was brief, but no
door was ever kept so much in SO short
time as tho door of Congress while he swung
it. Then he stepped down, and Mr.. Patter-
son succeeded him. Patterson showed talent,
but one day the door swung the wrong way
and left him on the outside. Then came III
POlk-COlonel Polka large-heaIted, whole
souled Doorkeeper from Tennessee. Colonel
Polk had large number of acquaintances
and friends who had been under the heel of the
oppressor, and his first step, naturally enough,
was to put them on the Government pay rolls
in his department. Congress, which Is very
mean about some things, objected to Colonel
Folks liberal construction Of his duties as
Doorkeeper, and ordered an investigation,
which is now in progress. 1t Is singular
fact that all three of these Democratic Door
keepers have had to be investigated, and all
have como to grief. The Democracy cried out
to the country, for a long time, There's
"deviltry in the bookkeeping let US in to
"Overhaul it, At last the country let them
in as far as the door, and before they have
had any one man there six months there's
deyiltry in the bookkeeping, and that has
to be ovcrhauIed. If the partys bookkeeping
is no better than its bookkeeping. 1T would
hardly pay to turn tho books over to it.
Meantime there has been one opportunity to
test its actual capacity in bookkeeping The
last Democratic bookkeeping on large scale
was in the Confederacy There was small
overhauing of that in the House, tho other
day, in connection with some claims against
the Post Office Department. 1t isn't necessary
to say more, at present, than that their book
keeping and their bookkeeping seem to be
about on a par.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-03-12

normally low. However widely able de-
tenders of the protective system may dis
sent from him in other things, they Will
not dissent as to this statement. When prices
abroad are known to be generally below the
usual level, when industry abroad Is known
to be depressed and its reward inadequate, 1t
is quite impossible to judge to what extent
duties should he changed, whether for the
purpose of protection or for the purpose OF
moving toward free trade. For many years
there has not been so general and serious a
depression of industries and of prices as now
exists in other lands and it is for that very
reason the worst possible time to attempt to
frame a tariff which shall endure, and shall
prove beneficial to this country. Mr.. WOODS
bill, even if it were UNNECESSARILY wiser ana
better than it is, ought to be put into the
waste basket until the industries and the
commerce of this and other countries have
approached a normal condition, and until spe-
Gle resumption has been definitely insured or
defeated.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-03-12
that other influences must be considered more
WHAT SILTER REATENED. AND WHAT III
DOES


The more juvenile of the advocates for I'M
limited silver have, since the passage OF the
Silver Bill, been fairly standing on their
heads and kicking their heels wildly toward
heaven, in the exuberance of their delight at
what they call the failure of The IRIBUNE'S
predictions. There is no reason why they
should not continue their gymnastics.
But if there is anywhere any grown
ncrson in the least deceived by the fool
erv, let him for one instant recall the
fact that the bill which THE TRIBUNE
so vehemently opposed was the Bland
bill; and the other fact that The TRIBUNE
itself was among the very first Journals to
show how widely the bill the Senate passed dill
fered from the Bland bill. We said then, as we
say now, that nearly all the Bland bills power
for immediate evil was taken out OF it; and
we showed in some detail the methods by
which its more judicious friends had averted
the gravest of the dangers it threatened.
The Bland bill permitted any holder of
bullion to deposit it with the United States
Treasury, and receive certificates for as
many dollars as hc deposited dollars
weight - the dollar being reckoned at
412Ia grains. These certificates were them
selves to be lcgal-tender-wero to be
money. If the Bonanza owners had, or
could command, hundred millions OF
silver bullion, it was possible for them
on single fine morning to dump the whole
of it at the Treasury doors, demand their
certificates and initiate the currency OF the
country BIZ plump hundred millions in day.
If bullion spectators saw fit to buy up silver
from the nations who were throwing it out,
TO the extent of another hundred millions, it
was in their power to dump that at
the Treasury doors, and so add another hum
drcd millions to our currency imitation.
This il the bill from which we pre-
dicted disaster. Is there any rational
person, anywhere, incapable of percelvlng
the infinite damage it would have been
to the country; or the infinite difference be-
tween this measure, whose evil tendencies al
most the whole Eastern press united in deplor-
ing, and the much milder measure which was
really passed9
Nevertheless. it il quito possible that the bill
even as passed may speedily be found to work
actual infation-especially if the tide of gold
should continue to set so heavily this
way in consequence of the prolonged ex-
cess OF our cNpOltS oHtI Jul iipoiiS' w
ever harm it may do to more sub
santial interests, everybody knows that intia-
ton is the very life OF unreasonable stock
speculation. Your Wall Street shark can scent
it further than his watery namesake
can man overheard. If anybody
doubts whether he has already scented it in
the Silver Bill, the doubt can be settled by
taking a look at the bulging stock list, and
the obvious fling and drumming for bull
campaign.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-03-12
TIE CASE OF SNYIW.

We know that it is not customary when an
accused person is on trial to howl damnation
at the defence, and alege a conspiracy among
the Jury. But there are cases which call for
extraordinary treatment. If the unprejudlced
press therefore is now dancing around In
surance Superintendent Smyth with yclls
of rage, and insisting that the Senate shall
convict him without more ado, it should be
understood that he has committed an offence
which can only be avenged by more or less
irregular interchangeable rough and ready
justice of the ink-horn and the Unabridged
DctiOnary-inasmuch as the law unfortunately
has omitted to provide for the emcr-
gency. Mr.. Smyth may or may not have
been a tyranncal and dishonest officer; he
may or may not have levied enormous con-
tributions upon the insurance companies, and
delied the statute which was enacted to pre-
vent such wrongs these are questions which
the State Senate is now attempting to solve
10y judicial investigation of the charges
formally preferred by the Governor; but
whether guilty or innocent of these alleged
transgIessions. it is certain that he has COM
mtted crime which no sclt-rcSpectiDg news
paper can afford to cOndOne. He has written
a complimentary note TO n Hated Rival, and
the note has been circulated with other testi-
monials from prominent persons in the party,
as an appendix to the Hated Rivals prospectus.
Having done this thing, what should Mr..
Smyth expect Clearly he is a bold. base,
bad man, fit for treasons, stratGgems, and
"spOils, and his affections dark rs Erebus |;
"let no such man be trusted Investigation
.l.,.l L., ..c
time, a tampcring with the safety of society.
Trial Is dangerous mOckeIy how do we
know that it may not end in acquittal2 But
against that contingency at least the free and
unfetlered press will take such precautions as
it can. Let it be proclaimed then, in good
season, that whoever votes for acquittal is
either Tammany corrupti0nlst or COnk-
ling slave. Let it be known that nothing can
save Smyth except Il diSgraccful compact be-
tween the shoulder-hitters of John Kelly and
the peljured and shameless henchmen of the
Republican Senator And if 50 the retainers Of
"Alr. Conkling in the State Senate are reckless
"enough to make open cause with their Tam
"many associates on the side of administIa-
I" tive corruptlon," let them beware of the no.
toriety which Tile Daily Fog-UOrn will surely
give them.
Reading over the preceding lines, we find
that we have uncOnsciousy written an article
for the columns of an Esteemed Contemporary,
rather than our own. Such is the curious effect
of too persistent reading of the interesting
sheet in which similar remarks on the Smyth
case appear every morning with the regularity
of sunrise. But never mind. Let them 90 as
they are; and SO gain publicity which they
could hardly attain in the place where they
more properly belong.