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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-03-02
Our 0liu.
Female Society.

"You know my opinion of female So
ciety," said John Randolph. "Without
it We should degenerate into brutes.
This observation applies with tenfold force
to young men aud those who are in the
prime of manhood. For, after a certain
time of life, the literary man may make
shift Ga poor one I grant, to do without
the society of ladies. To a young man
nothing is so important as a spirit of de-
votion, next to his Creator, to some amia-
bic woman, whose image may occupy his
heart and guard it from pollution, which
besets it on all sides A man ought to
choose his wife, as Mrs. Primrose did her
wedding gown, for qualities that swear
well" One thing at least is true, that if
matrimony has its cares, celibacy has no
pleasures. A Newton or mere scholar
may find employment in study; man Of
literary taste can receive in books a pow
erful auxiliary; but man must have
bosom friend and children around him to
cherish and support the dreariness of old
age.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-03-02
Small Means.

We think that the power of money is
on the whole, Overestimated The great
est things which were done for the world
have not been accomplished BY rich men,
or by subscription lists, but BY men gem
orally of small pecuniary means. The
greatest thinkers, discoverers, inventors
and artists, have been men Of moderate
wealth, many of them little raised above
the condition o. manual laborers in point
of worldly circumstances. And it will
always be so. Riches are oftener an i'm
pediment than stimulus of action; and
in many cases they are quite. as much a
misfortune as blessing. The youth who
inherits wealth is apt to have life made
too easy for him, and so grows sated
with it because he has nothing left
to desire. Having no special object to
struggle for, he finds time too heavy ON
his hands; remains mentally and morally
asleep; and his position in society is often
no higher than that of polypus over
which the tide floats.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-03-02

The PROSPECTIVE New SILVER DOL
LAR-Director Linderman, of the United
States Mint, is of opinion that thirty mil
lions Of the new dollar is about the largest
amount it can coin within the first wear
after the passage of the law, that is if the
necessary amount of gold coinage should
be continued and the subsidiary silver
coins should bo turned out as rapidly as
hitherto. Two designs have already been
made for the dollar The diverse of one
of the designs, which, vita few altera-
tions, will probably be accepted, has a
head OF Liberty, an expressive profile with
luxuriant hair, crowned with the tradi-
tional cap and coronet, with sheaves of
wheat Above the head is the motto s'E
Pluribus Unum" Below is the date.
"1878." On the reverse are an eagle
with uplifted wings, two stars, in semi
circle the words Omitted States of Amcri-
ca, and beneath them the pious motto
"In God we trust, while below the eagle
is stamped "0ne dollar" The other de-
sign is similar, but less artistic. The mints
will still produce trade dollars for the Chi
nese trade.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-03-02
aseful 8eripes.
The Mystery of Making Loaf Bread-A
Trustworthy Recipe.

Loaf bread, once said an experienced
housekeeper to US, ''interferes with the
salvation of more housekeepers than any
one thing in the world" This was pro-
baby an cxtravagant statement, yet to the
country housewife who cannot turn to
convenient bakery, the duty of breadmak-
ing is too often heavy cross-a sort of
hit or miss experiment. Heavy, sour
bread, is far more general than the oppo-
site, and this is trying to both the diges-
tions and to the tempers of the family who
cat 1t. Yet there is no reason for this;
there is philosophy of breadmaking as of
everything else, and certain causes accom-
plish certain results. Therefore we are
glad to be able to give recipe from a
practical housekeeper, whose bread nerer
fails To make two quarts of bread or
rolls take four or FIVE nice, large Irish DO
tatoes, peel and cut them up, and put them
to boil in just enough water to cover them.
When done mash smooth in the same
water, and when cool, not cold, add half
teacupful of yeast, or if you use compress
ed yeast the sixth part of cake dissolved
in tepid water, dessertspoonful Of sugar,
little salt, tablespoonful of lard, and a
pint of -four. Mix together lightly. This
should be very soft and quite sticky. Set
by in covered vessel in warm place to
rise. In two or three hours it will be
risen, and should look almost like yeast.
full of bukbl& Now work in the rest of
your two qrafss of -four, and, if necessary.
add little cold water. The dough should
be rather soft and need not be kneaded
more than half an hour Set to rise in
moderately warm place for four hours or
thereabouts. 1t can be baked now If
wanted at once, but if not, take spoon
and push the dough down from the top and
sides of the vessel containing it and let it
rise again. The oftener the bread rises
the lighter it viii be-three times is, how
ever, sufficient. After it rises the last
time take it out of the vessel and knead it
with your hands until it is smooth. IF
too soft add little more -four. For rolls.
roll out and cut as if for biscuit. IF YOU
prefer doubled rolls give each touch with
the rollingpin to make it oblong and then
double it over. The baking-pan must be
creased and the rolls must not touch each
other Set down to rise-this will take
half or three-quarters of an hour Then
put in the oven and bake as you would
biscuit. Unless the oven is hot the rolls
will spread and the crust be hard
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-03-02

PoLITENEss.-Politeness is to a man
what beauty is to woman. 1t creates an
instantaneous impression in his behalf,
while the opposite quality exercises as
quick prejudice against him. Polished
manners have made hundreds successful,
while the best Of men by their hardness and
coolness have done themselves an incalcu-
liable injury, the shell being so rough that
the world could not believe that there was
a precious kernel within it. Had Raleigh
never flung down his cloak in the mud for
the proud Elizabeth to walk on, his career
through life would scarcely have been
worth recording. Droves of men have been
successful in life by pleasing manners
alone. 1t isa trait of character we'll worth
cultivating. Never forget the value Of
true ciyility.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-03-02

A CURIOUS HISTORICAL FAcT.-Dur-
ing the troubles in the reign of Charles L.,
a country girl came to London in search
Of place as a servant maid, but not sue
ceeding, she hired herself to carry out
beer from brew house, and was one of
those called tub-women. The brewer, OBJ
serving good-looking girl in this low OPP
Grafton, took her into his family as a
servant, and after short time, married
her; but he died while she was yet young
woman, and left her the bulk of his for
tune The business of the brewery was
dropped, and to the young woman was re-
commended Mr.. Hyde as a skillful lawyer
to arrange her husbands affairs. Hyde,
who was afterward the great Earl of CIar-
endon, finding the widows fortune very
considerable, married her. OF this mar
riage there was no other issue than a
daughter, who was afterward the wife of
James H., and mother of Mary and Anne,
queens of England.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-03-02
Odds and Gnds.
Discovery of Gave in Pennsylvania.

Recently whilst Mr.. Speece was quarry
ing stone on the farm of Samuel Worst. In
Lancaster county, Pa, he uncovered the
entrance Of what proved to be a remarka-
bic cave. The entrance was only large
enough for man to crawl in, but after
proceeding a distance of twenty feet it
becomes large enough for a man to walk
erect, and a short distance further on rises
to a height of thirty-one feet, and varies
from eleven to eighteen feet in width. and
is four hundred yards long The roof and
sides of the cave are covered with stalac.
tltes, some of which are three feet long.
A narrow passage leads from this chamber
to another which is about six times as
large and has an icy-cold stream of water
running through it. In it is also a beau
tiful lake, about one hundred and fifty
yards long and about two-thirds as wide.
A small stream runs from the lake and
emptics into the large one. In the lake
several small fish were seen, which, on
being caught, we're thought to be s;ghtless.
The cave has not yet been fully explored.
and more curious features may be dis
covered.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-03-02

SPAIN sSovEREIGNs.-The new Queen
of Spain is thus described by eorrespon-
dent :-"Her figure is rather stout-set, but
full of grace, her pale face contrasting with
lips of charming redness She bends be-
fore the altar and casts down her ewes
before the loving smile of the King" OF
AlphonsO he says:-''It is three years
since have seen him, and he is good
deal altered; he is taller, his shoulders are
broader, he looks frank and resolute, and
his well-formed head is not cast into the
shade by the splendor of his uniform.
Short, brown whiskers and a fine coquett-
ish moustache give him an air Of manly
youth, which strikes everybody. His hair
is brown, rich and glossy On reaching
his seat he turns toward the spectators
with frank and natural smile, greets one
with a nod, another with the hand, ad-
dresses few words to the ladies of honor
placed behind him, and exhibits joyful
and happy expression, which lights up his
open face.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-03-02

To PREVENT THE HAIR FROM FALL
ING.-Pour wine -glassful of dry table
salt upon sheet of paper. While the
hair is dry, dip metallic hair-brush, or a
stiff bristle-brush into the salt, rubbing it
into the roots of the hair. Apply every
day until the hrir ceases to fall; then dis
continue Alum will check the fall of
hair that has become saturated and drown
ed with the use of oils, acting as an as
tringent. A strong decoction of the herb
'boneset" is good tonic for the hair.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-03-02

BY the use of sterocopic photographs
and the photograph combined with the
kinesigraph n writer in Nature says a
talking picture can be taken, which will
reeite any speech the sitter may deliver.
BY this process life-sized photograph can
be made to move and gesticulate precisely
as the orator did when making the speech,
the words, tone and gesture corresponding
as in real life. These wonderful pictures
are taken in quarter or half seconds, the
exposure of the plate not occupying more
than an eighth of second. After fixing
the prints from these plates are taken one
below another on long strip of ribbon or
paper. The strip is wound from one cyl
inder to another so as to cause the several
photographs TO pass before the eye success
siyely at the same intervals of time as those
at which they were taken. Each picture
as it passes the eye is instantaneously
lighted up by an electric spark. Thus the
picture is made to appear stationary while
the people or things in it appear to move
as in nature.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-03-02

RUSSIA SHEET IRoN.-There is a sue
cessful establishment in Western Penn
sylvania making that kind of iron in all
respects equal to the Russian article.
When it was started, not long ago, the
cost of the article was seventeen cents, but
it is already reduced to ten. 1t is an in-
teresting fact that some of this superior
American "Russia sheet is actually going
out to Russia on the Baldwin locomotives
now being shipped for that country.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-03-02

There are some 700 carpet-making es-
adjustments in the United States, which
in prosperous times furnish employment to
between $50, 900 and 300, 900 operatives
men, women and children. Thirteen mil
lion dollars are invested in the business,
which includes buildings and machinery,
while s4,700,O0O are expended yearly for
wages. The annual production IS valued
at between s22, 900, 600 and s24 ,00O, 900.
Philadelphia represents three-fourths of
the business, and the other fourth is d.
vided up in different manufacturing cities
of New England, the two most prominently
connected with carpet manufacturing being
Hartford, Ct., and Lowell, Mass.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-03-02

At Mrs. Astor's ball it took twenty men
from six to eight o'clock in the evening to
carry the floral decorations to the house.
The corridors were forests of trees; stair
cases were draped and mirrors heavily
Powered, stands of exotics we're in every
corner; vases of marble and choice cera-
mics were luxuriantly filed; three immense
bells hung between the doors; and six hun
dred yards of smilax twined with roses
and orchids were festooned over every
article to which it could lend grace. OF
table baskets and hand bouquets there was
no end.-Christidn Union
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-03-02

Snow SPONGE CAKE.-Whites of ten
eggs; one cup and half of pulverized su-
gar; one cup of -four; one teaspoonful of
extract of almond, or rose water; one of
yeastpowder; whip the eggs to a stiff froth;
add sugar and extract; beat until very
light; stir in the -four and yeastpowder;
bake in jelly pans and spread with currant
jelly. The yolks can be used in gold cake;
and pretty ribbon cake be made by put
ting alternately layer of gold and one of
snow cake with the red jelly between.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-03-02
Select poetrg.


All. surely March you've come again.
With sleet aud snow and hail and rain;
Cold earth beneath, dark sky above you,
What have you, pray, TO make US love YOU
No month Is half so rough as you.
December winds less harshiy blew;
What churiish ways what ssorm-tossed treSsesl
Y our presence every one distressesl
Haste, haste away We longing wait
To greet fair April at our gate.
Cold earth beneath, dark sky above you,
Surely you've naught to make US love youi
"Ah, see these blossomst' he replied,
Tossing his hail-torn cloak aside
Though other months have flowers a-many,
Say, are not mine as fair as any7
See, peeping. from each dusky fold,
The crocus, with its cup of gold;
violets. snowdrops white and Silly,
Sweeter than any summer lily;
And underneath the old oak leaves.
Her fragrant wreath the arbuius weayes-
Whatever sky may be above me,
Surely for these, all hearts VIII love me-
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-03-02
Tobacco Smoking.

The effects of tobacco smoking, as de-
scribed by the Scientific american, are
discoloring of the teeth by carbon, excite
meut of the salivary glands by the ammo
MIA, headache and lassitude from the car
bonie acid, disease of the heart from the
carbonic oxide, nausea from the bitter
extract, and tainting of the breath by
the volatile empyreumatic substance. The
system may become used to these things,
yet is made liable to consumption, nervous
exhaustion, paralysis and ailments. To
sum up the evils, effects on individuals
likewise affects communities, these in turn
influence the nation. No person that
smokes can be in perfect health, and an
imperfect organism cannot reproduce a
perfect one. Therefore it is logical to
conclude that, we're smoking the practice
of every individual of a nation, then that
people would degenerate into physically
inferior race" Let smokers think Of these
things.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-03-02

How TO WASH FLANNELs.-I can tell
you how | wash fannels, aud if l could
show you little skirts / have that have been
worn year after year and are as soft as
when new, you would not doubt the effica-
cy of my way. The secret is to rinse in
water of the same temperature as the wash
water. Sometimes use cold water, soap
and cold water, and my fannels look just
as we'll as if / wash in the sudsing water.
Some say never rub soap on fannels, but
/ do on the soiled spots, and have never
suffered a shrinkage from it. / usually
have a rinsing water slightly blued, about
as warm as my suds, and wiring the fan
nels into it. Rinse, wiring, stretch well
and hang up directly. When they are
dry do not sprinkle, but lay within the
folds of other garments, quite damp, and
rolled up hard. l believe sprinkling fan
nels help to shrink them. Iron well, and
with only moderately heated iron.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-03-02

The theory finds advocates that meteor
ic stones, which occasionally strike the
earth's surface, were thrown off from the
earth during its volcanic period. After
the lapse of ages they are coming back.
Like some human wanderers going off in
hot haste, they return at their cool leisure;
flush at the start they come back spent.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-03-02
Many Ladies

Suffering from Nervousness, Painful Periods
and Debility, win find there is no way in
which their health may be so effectually re-
gained, relief from pain obtained, and fune-
tioual regularity established, as in the use Of
Parker Ginger Tonic. The nursing mother,
exhausted by the care of her little one, finds
her strength and nerves restored by its use,
while the mothers comfort thus secured, is
impaired through the milk to the babe, max
ing the little one happy, cheerful, free from
pain, and disposed to refreshing Sleep Buy
a $l.00 bottle from your druggist, Joseph b.
Boyle or A. H. Huber, or a sample bottle at
Is cents, and test its merits. febI6-4t
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-03-02

nj Office is hereby given that the subscri-
~ Der has obtained from the Orphans
Court of Carroll county, letters of Admins
tration on the Personal Estate of
SAMUEL SHAFFER,
late of Carroll county, deceased All per-
sons having claims against the deceased are
hereby warned to exhibit the same with the
vouchers thereof legally authenticated to the
subscriber, on or before the 31st day Of
August, next they may otherwise by law be
excluded from all benefit of said estate. Those
indebted are requested to make immediate
payment.
Given under my hand this 4th day of
February, 1873.
AMOS SHAFFER,
feb 9-4t% Administrator.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-03-02

Snow PUDDING.-Pour one pint of
boiling water on half box of gelatine, add
the juice of one lemon and two cups of
sugar When cool strain, add the whites
of three eggs beaten to stiff froth, then
beat the whole well together and pour into
glass dish. Make custard of the three
yolks and one whole egg, one pint of milk
four table spOonfuls Of sugar; flavor with
vanilla and pour it over the jellied part.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-03-02

Kansas is young State, less than
twenty years old, and now has a popula-
ton of700,000. She has property valued
at 1929, 1000, 900; she raised last year $780,
100000 in farm products; she has 231O
miles of railroad, 233, 900 school children,
400S school houses; her territory is not
yet one-fourth developed.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-03-02

A TRICK.-On returning home recently
gentleman was surprised to receive the
congratulations of his family for his happy
escape from drowning. He thOughtsome-
body had been playing a joke on them
and laughed heartily until he found that
his best suit of clothes had been given to
man who brought the news, and who
said that he was sent for some dry clothes.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-03-02

A curious candle used in Alaska is a
fish 8 inches long, almost transparent, and
very fat, the fat being pure white and very
sweet. The Indians dry this fish, then
light it at the tail, and it burns with a
clear, sparkling fame, which the wind win
not extinguish.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-03-02

CoRN-MEAL MUFFINs.-Three eggs
well beaten, whites and yolks separately;
two heaping cupfuls of Indian meal aud
one of -four; sift into the -four one tea
spoonful of soda and two of cream tartar;
then one tablespoonful of lard, melted;
three cupfuls of milk, one teaspoonful Of
salt; beat well and thoroughly; bake in
rings or small patty pans; bake quickly and
serve hot.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-03-02
Notice to Creditors.

NO. 1868.
In the Circuit Court for Carroll County
as Court of Equity.
Philip H. L. Myers VS.. David Ii. Bachman
and wife.
NOTICE is hereby given to the creditors
AS of David H. Baehman, Of Carroll
county, who were such on or before the 10th
day of February, A. D., 1877, to file their
claims, properly proven and authenticated,
with the Clerk of the Circuit Court for Car
roll county, in the above entitled case, on or
before the 18th day of April, A. D., 1873.
J. ]. BAUMGARTNER,
feb9-4t Auditor.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-03-02
LUMBER /! LUMBER |!

T HAVE just returned from the Lumber
Il Regions-and am now receiving the lar
gest selection of LUMBER ever offered at
this place, at Reduced Prices, consisting OF
Yellow Pine, Spruce and Hemlock
JoIST AND SCANTLING
of all lengths and sizes, A, 5-4, Ca and 4
White Pine Boards and Plank, Yellow and
White Pine Flooring, Dressed and Undressed
Weatherboarding, White Pine Cypress and
Chestnut Shingles, Walnut and Ash Boards
and Plank, Plain and Headed Picketts, Shin.
gle and Plastering Laths, prime lot of Chest
nut Rails and Posts. Also all the different
KINDS OF COAL,
Thinking large sales with small profits bet
ter than small sales with large profits, have
concluded to adopt the former as my guide,
and hope | shall be enabled to carry it out by
persons in want of anything in my line giving
me call before purchasing elsewhere.
EDWARD LYNCH.
Near Depot, Westminster, Nd.
feb 2O-tf
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-03-02

There are some sixty glass manufaeto-
ries in Pittsburg and its immediate neigh
borhood, in which 5000 men are employed
and capital of some $4,000, 900 inves-
ted, producing fabrics to che amount Of
about S7,000,O00.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-03-02

A burning chimney, when the SCOT has
been lighted by fire in the fireplace, can
be extinguished by shutting all the doors
in the room SO as to prevent any current
of air up the chimney, then, BY throwing
a few handfuls of common fine salt upon
the FIRE in the crate or on the hearth, the
fire in the chimney will be Immediately
extinguished. The philosophy of this is
that in process of burning the salt muriatic
acid is evolved, which is a prompt extin-
guisher Of fires.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-03-02

Madison county, Fla, claims the honor
of the tallest family in the country. The
father is represented to be feet 4; the
mother 6 feet 8; two sons z feet 3, and
one daughter is feet 8.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-03-02

FoR INvALIDs.-Crust coffee is an ex-
cellent substitute for tea and coffee; brown
the crusts in the oven, pour hot water on
and let it stand for an hour on the back
of the range; use milk same as for other
coffee.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-03-02
Notice to Creditors.

NOTICE is hereby given that the subscri-
~ Der has obtained from the Orphans
Court Of Carroll county, Letters of Admins
tration on the Estate Of
DAVID WEAVER,
late Of Carroll county, deceased. All persons
having claims against the deceased are hereby
warned to exhibit the same with the vouchers
thereof legally authenticated TO the subscriber,
on or before the 31st day of August, 1878;
they may otherwise by law be excluded from
all benefit of said estate. Those indebted are
requested to make immediate payment.
Given under my hand this 4th day OF
February, 1878.
FRANCIS WARNER,
feb 9-4t Administrator.