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Connecticut western news., 1878-05-02
BAREFOOTED.

''11rsweep your pavement Miss for very little, For the pennies that would buy the smallest
 toy"
 , dering Why fate had dealt so harshly with the boy I'd watched his barefeet, as they crossed the
 pavement,
 Leaving behind them footprints in the frost And thought of money spent for trifiing baubles When feet could have been shod at half their
 cost.
 The face upturned to me was brown and hand
 some,
 With eyes that opened wider still than mine Then I forgot the shoeless feet beneath them, Or that his garments were not made of tex
 ture fine. 'The street-Tm here tosweepit, little maiden, A blush of scarlet swept across his face, " Ken needn't mind the pennies though o-pay I'd rather work for money at some other
 place."
 left him sweeping with boy ish ardor, His scarlet bushes hid in clouds of dust. I'm going to offer him my golden guinea, Should he refuse to take it-nay he must. Those footprints on the wintery frost were
 dreadful,
 Besides to disobedience I'm not used" But with all my little girl philosophy, found my generous recompense refused. The hat was lifted off the auburn ringlets, A Eimless hat, but that 1 noted not; The wide blue eyes bore in their look volume, But what the lips said, now I've quite forgot I Iyr,orx fO1lo -o1 . .nient,
 Unclasping as went a tiny chain; If you're too proud to take my golden guinea, Take this-a gift-and sometime come again.
 * -* A score of years flew past on hurried pinions, My fortune hung upon slender thread, Again stood within the open doorway. An orphan sadly thinking of my loved ones
 dead.
 Across the frosty street step came firmly, manly step with every move of grace. They tell me Miss your fortune hangs at peril, If you'll allow, I'd safely win your case. felt the words were of no idle boasting, The eyes that looked me through held won- drous power. Q, thanks kind sir, gladly take your offer, Your fee shall be a generous golden dover. I'll plead your case Miss, as l swept your pave ment
 Sometwenty years ago-he bowed with grace. I'll save your fortune, but cannot take your
 guineas,
 rdrather work for money at some other place. The smile, the bow, the blue eyes with their
 volume,
 Brought back the day when barefeet marked
 the frost.
 The brown-faced boy that scorned to take my
 guinea,
 The hands that worked for me devoid of cost The dimness in my eyes refused to scatter, The lump within my throat would not depart. "Here is your tiny chain, I" he softly whispered, "Wilt give me now another gift, your precious
 heart?'
 You need not laugh you worldly-wise, or doubt
 me.
 Nor blame my woman's heart that winter's
 day,
 But just exactly what my lips gave answer, Or what my blushes told is hard to say; 1 only know he followed me adown the hallway 4 nd laid his manly heart low at my feet And '' that day twenty years," since he ap'
 preached me
 From other days stood out most wondrout
 sweet. MARY L. HALL.
Connecticut western news., 1878-05-02
THE SWEET OLD TIME.

 'Tis here again, the sweet old time; - y~a The quickening, tarobbipg pulse of Spring Bidding each tiny bird to sing. ...f... ya And cup-like flowers themselves unfold r In pearl and violet and gold, ...r .... While all the balmy air is rife s...... - With new awakening to life! 4 gl. Is it, indeed, the sweet old time p'' '.'..' "'.' Has the e-1arks song the same excess '. Of thrilling. piercing, loveliness9 ? N a."'' Are the pale purple blossoms here D.ei "'. As bright as those pluckcd hast ycarH Ia. Is the same fragrance in the air. sis'.si s. The same enchantment eyerywhere? sa I It comes no more, the sweet old time d oa The scented violet bears no more
 The dear significance 1t bore;
 The silence in my heart to-day
 Is broken by no joyous lay; u" A sense of loss, and change, and death, .N' Is mingled with the vernal breath. ..-''
Connecticut western news., 1878-05-02
An Englishman Scared.

An Englishman hunting in Algeria had native for guide and found himself, late in the afternoon, in desolate spot and entirely out of provisions. The na- tive suggested that he should shoot a monkey and broil it over the camp fire. "What does monkey taste like is it good to eat ?" said the hunter. "Well," " said the native, in the most natural tone, " it tastes very much like man, but it is not 50 juicy" The Englishman at once struck out for home, with his guide well in front of him, and never took his sight off him until they reached civilized place where food was plentiful.
Connecticut western news., 1878-05-02

The large number of people who own the snuff box that belonged to Thomas Jefferson, learn with sorrow that Thomas never earned a snuff box.
Connecticut western news., 1878-05-02

When you look at the goddess, for we understand she is an alleged goddess, on the new silver dollar, doesn't it make your blood boil to the man who has evil dently chucked her under the chin with 8 croquet mallet
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-05-04
Getting Names for Bad Purposes.

In all the papers Of the hashy sort, as
well as some that claim higher standard,
may be read the advertisement, "Your
name printed on fifty cards for ten cents
postage paid, etc. Every printer knows
that The cost Of cards furnished, which are
of fine board, together with the work and
postage, win cost at least ten times ten
cents. How then, can men make this
traffic pay? II is claimed that the
lists Of names of thoughtless young ladies
and innocent girls, as well as those of
young men and boys, gathered by adver-
tisements of this kind in every city and
village, and at almost every postofice
command big price when offered for sale
to men who deal in literature Of that kind
which poisons the young mind and pre-
pares foundation for blasted life. In
the hands of these soulless wretches, the
preserved lists are an unerring guide to
the hearthstoue of almost every family.
The cards are somewhat nice, but circulars
offering books and pamphlets, sensual and
beastly, at high prices, will doubtless fol-
low Il may be that the advertisers of
cards do not want the lists for sale, and
are themselves the vampires upon the So
eiety who take this method of getting ad-
dresses for nefarious traffic. Be this
as it may, the thousands of names sent
for cards thus advertised, are on danger
Gus journey.-lSigoaraey Ners
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Odds and Gads.
Tar Watsr for Inseots.


For the last five years | have not lost a
cucumber or melon vine or cabbage plant.
Get barrel, with few gallons Of gas tar
in it; pour water on the tar; always have
it ready when needed, and when bugs APP
pear give them a liberal drink Of the tar
water from a garden sprinkler, or other
wise, and if the rain washes it off and they
return, repeat the dose Il viii also de-
stroy the Colorado potato beetle, and
brighten the old long potato bug worse
than a threshing with a brush. Five
years ago this summer, both kinds appear
on my late potatoes, and l watsred with
the tar water. The next day all Colora-
dos that had not been well protected from
the spriukling were dead, and the others,
though their name was legion, were all
gone, and / have never seen one of them
on the farm since. l am aware that many
win look upon this with indifference be-
cause it is so cheap and simple remedy.
Such should always feed both their own
and their neighbOrs bugs, as they fire.
quentiy Chicago Tribune.
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STOCK FEEDERS, LOOK TO
- YOUR INTEREST

am now manufacturing Feed Cutter for
fodder, hay or straw, that is superior to any
other cutter ever invented. 1t cuts faster and
brushes the fodder, putting the stalk into such
a condition that cattle will eat all up. The
fodder after being cut passes through csusher,
thus making the hard corn stalk as soft as the
blade; while all other cutters leave the stalk
in short hard pieces, and the chewing of such
hard pieces by your stock produces sore mouths
which, instead of a benefit to your stock, is
an injury. claim this machine to be superior
to all others. To satisfy yourselves, feeders
of stock and farmers generally, are respectful
ly invited to calland see this Cutter 4 Crusher,
to be found at the foundry, near depot West
ern Maryland Railroad.
E. WAGNER,
jan9tf Successor to Wagner & Matthews.
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The Milford Del, Ne,cs tells the follow
ing snake story :-"Mr Johnathan Har-
riugton, of Pennington, put cat with
three kittens into his potato cellar to catch
the mice that were attacking his potatoes
After a while it was discovered that a
constant caterwauling was kept up in the
cellar, aud on making an examination to
see the matter, it was found that the kit
tens were all missing, and large black
snake and the old cat made all the fuss
The snake was killed, and when cut open
all the kittens we're found safely slowed
away inside of it.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-05-04
Farmers and Planters

Nov is the time to buy your Farming
~ Implements cheap. / have on hand a
large Stock of Machinery which am deter
mined to sell. ! would make special mention
Of my two and three horse Furrow Flows.
My horse Plow / am selling as low as
5000, aud for strength and steady running it
cannot be surpassed, while my wrought shear
plows connot be beat. The Clipper Rake
with some important improvements is also
being offered low. The all (wrought) Iron
single and double Shovel Flows and the three
Shoveled Cultivator, which became so popular
and gave such entire satisfaction last year, are
now ready for the Spring trade at low figures
Remember the Lion Feed Masticator is the
best Feed Cutter in the market see it.
Reapers and Mowers promptly repaired unless
new parts are to be ordered which must be
done from the company who manufacture the
machine as there is no one keeping repairs on
hand. So in order to have your machine
ready for moving and reaping bring them in
early so as to give time to order repairs All
other repairing done well and cheap.
mar Stiff f. WAGNER.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-05-04
GENERAL REPAIR SHOP

HAVING opened Shop next to Gehr's
Il Warehouse, the subscriber offers his
services to the people Of Westminster and
vicinity, for the repair of Locks, Guns,
Knives Scissors, Tinware, &c, &c. Stoves
repaired and put up. Furniture repaired and
renewed. General Jobbing of all kinds
promptly attended to. Your patronage is
respectfully solicited.
feb l6-3m JOHN L. FABER. Jr.
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4 novel operation for consumption was
lately performed upon Archibald Chatter
ton at Completion, New Brunswick.
His right lung was soft aud broken down,
with the exception of Il small portion at
the top, DIR. Balloon, of that town, think
inc that he could not recover, made deep
ineisiou in the young mans chest at the
lower end of the shoulder blade, and ia
serted a silver tube, through which he
drew out large amount of matter He
afterwards washed out the cavity with
disinfectants. The patient was immedi-
ately relieved, his strength and appetite
increased, and he was soon able to leave
his bed and walk about His left lung
being comparatively sound, strong hopes
are entertained of prolongation of his
life for many years.
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Especial Attention Paid to Physicians
Orders and Prescriptions.
Orders and ]
PATIENTS

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
examinations and furnish opinionsasto patent
ability, free ofcharge. andall whoare interested
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, and Danish Legations, at
Washington Hon. Joseph Casey, late Chief
Justice L. 5. Court of Claims; TO the Officials
of the L. S. Patent Office, and to Senators
and Members of Congress from every State.
Address LOUIS BAGGER & Co., Solici-
tors of Patents and Attorneys at Law, lie
Droit Building, Washington, b. c.
dec S-tf
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-05-04

Mr.. William Cullen Bryant, the Amer
lean poet of nature, is eighty-four years
old. lie is small man, while his por-
traits give the idea of large one. When
he walks into the private office of his pa
per the writer's stand up at their desks in
the rOOms through which he passes, and
say, GOOD morning, Dir. Bryant"
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-05-04
RENAnkARLE AanIcrIrunAL GAlNs

REMARKABLE AGRICULTURAL GAINS.
The United States are far in advance
Of any other country in point Of agricul-
ture, the development of this department
of industry having been truly marvellous
in late years Thus the corn crop incrcas-
ed from 76s, 32O, 900 bushels in 1867, to
,340,000,000 in 1877, or nearly hun :
dred per cent. in a single decade The
hog crop, which may be said to be a pro-
duet of the corn crop, reached the enor-
nous total for the year ending with last
month Of 9,O4s, 500 head, an increase of
rising n hundred per cent. during the last
ten years The yield of wheat for the
past year was 36O,OOO,OO0 bushels, or
50,00O,OO0 more than was ever before pro-
duccd Deducting the amount necessary
for home consumption and seed, upwards
Of liz, 100000 bushels is left FOR export.
In almost all other farm products there
has been nearly corresponding increase.
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Select 4ottrp.
May.

Come blessed May and with thy smiles complete
The bliss and be&uty Of all earthly things
How spring the flowers for thee--thy joyful wings
Make glad the forest shade. thy welcome sweet
What though join them not-what though my feet
Thread not thy green hooks where the linnet singsl
Yet rs the fcttered captive OF time filings
a languid eye from out his Ioathed retreat
On the fair earth and sweet face OF the sky.
50 on thee. and feel thy blessed sway
Fun Ger my hear. OH never may my eye
Gaze undelishted. while thy daisies gay
Sheet every pasture. while thy fresh gales sigh
To dewy roses and white thOrns. come blessed May
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THE Agricultural Clipper" ENGINE
LOOK AT THE PRICES !;

On Cars at Westminster, Nd, 5-horse
clipper. Engine on Wheels, weighing $500
$3.50 pounds, S4s5. s-horse do, weighing
1000 pounds, 500. Extra for Hand Pump
to fill Boiler with Cold Water, SIS.
Every Engine is carefully tested and run
with 10 lbs. Steam until known to be perfect
and complete in all its parts and is warranted.
They are furnished with Pump and 4 Feet
Hose, Heater, Speeded Governor, Glass
Water Gauge, Steam Gauge, Whistle, Blower,
Try Cocks, Safety Valve, Blow-off Cock,
Smoke Stack with Spark Arrester, Double
trees, Neck Yoke, Drivers Seat and Tool
Box, Funnel to I'll Boiler, Ash Pan, Wrenehes
and Fire Irons.
n. B.-If you want an Engine, please to
order at least weeks before you wish it
shipped from Shops, giving full and clear d.
rections for shipment, your Post Office,
County and State.
Clipper of of Wheels.-3-horse $500; do.
5-horse $3.50; do. 6-horse 1886; do. s-horse
$3.50.
R6r State where you saw this. aug 26.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-05-04

The WHIPPING PosT.--The negroes are
TO hold convention in Charlotte, North
Carolina, on the 10th of September next,
the object of which Is to petition the law
making powers of the country TO restore
the whipping-post for stealing and other
grieveus Offences. Stephen McCorkle. a
eolored man, is at the head of the move,
and he says there will be delegates from
several of the Southern States. OF course
the white criminals of the like sort would
come in for whipping also-which kind of
reconciles the blacks to do it. This is the
case in Virginia, Delaware, &c. To the
States it saves much, in not having to
maintain so many petty offenders In prison,
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Toy and Variety Store f!
M RS CALLAGHAN,

MAIN STEET, NEAR THE DEPOT.
HAS just received large stock of chill
IL drens' buggies and carriages, hobby
horses, wagons, velocipedes, hoops, toys, balls,
musical instruments, satcheis, baskets, picture
frames, stationery, balls and bats, dancing
ropes, dolls, ornamental brackets, books,
fancy articles, fruits, confectioneries, &c
A call is solicited as they will be sold
cheap. mar loft
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st. Johns Parochial School.
WESTMINSTER, ND.
SELECT DEPARTMENT.

CLASSICS and MATHEMATICS taught.
- Particular attention paid to English
Composition. Terms per quarter of 10 weeks,
from So to Sl5 according to the studies pur-
sued. F. A. McGIRR, A. NJ, Principal.
A Night School for Young men will be open
from to ., p. IN, on Monday and Thursday
of each week, beginning October 10th, 1876.
oct IA
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CHANGE OF TIME.
Western Maryland Railroad


ON and after SUNDAY, November llth.
~ 1877, Trains will run on this Road as
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GFiSt & Saw MILL at Private Sale.

nOING n flourishing trade; in irst-class
IL order. Terms reasonable. Apply at
this Office for further particulars.
mar loft
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r. B. NORMENT.

A TTORNE T-LAW,
AND REGISTER IN BANKRUPTCY
ntFICE witk Hon. Charles B. Roberts.
~ opposite the Court House, respectfully
informs the citizens of Carroll and adjoining
counties that he will give prompt attention to
all business intrusted to him, both before the
Courts of this State and the Departments of
the General Government at Washington, ID.
u jan 4, 1878.
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DENTAL NOTICE.

DR. GEO. S. FOUKE, Dentist. offers
IL services at his Office.
Saturday. anu
EmmIIiIttS6nrg--Fourth Wednesday After
noon tall Thursday Afternoon.
Meehaniestown-Fourth Thursday Alter.
noon and Friday.
Rocky Rldge-First Wednesday Afternoon
Double Pipe Creek-First Thursday.
Middleburg-First Friday.
Dmontown-SecondW Wednesday Afternoon.
1aneytoWn-Second Thursday Afternoon
and Friday.
Union Bridge-Third Wednesday Afternoon
and Thursday Forenoon.
New Windsor-Third Thursday Afternoon
and Friday Forenoon. fen d
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HardWare!! y.
ANDREW N. STEPHAN,
SUCCESSOR TO REIFSNIDER & STEPHAN

ANO1GLW Ms D1IT IAN,
SUCCESSOR TO REIFSNIDER & STEPHAN,
MILL continue the Hardware business of
w the late trm at the old stand Corner
MAIN AND LIBERTY STREETS, WESTMINSTER.
and has on hand and will continue 10 keen Al
all times full stock of
Builders Hardware,
Nails, Spikes, Locks, Screws, Window Glass.
Coachmaker's Material,
Hubs, Spokes, Rims, Ducks. Drills oil
SarPet' Bolts, Axles, Springs, Bowes, and
Ready Made Wheels. ''''@
Blacksmith's Supplies,
Iron, Nail Rods, Cast Steel, Old Car Steel.
6 horse Shoes, Steel Fire Hoop, Band and
Sheet Iron, Anvils, Bellows Blowers, Vices,
0cre" rates Kasps, Bolts, Nuts, &c.
Saddler's Hardware,
Buckles, Rings, Bride Bits, Webbing, Hand
farts' Gigtrees, Hames, Harness, Leather, &c.
Painters Material,
Oils, White Lead, varnishes, Colors, Brushes
ana Bradleys, 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, Chnrns, Buckets, Coffee Mills. Ladies'
hnives and Forks, Spoons, Flat Irons.
Depot For
The Celebrated Excelsior Cook Stove. Heat.
ing and Parlor Stoves.
Farmers Supplies,
Forks, Shovels, Spades, Mattocks. Picks.
noes, kakes, Hames, Traces, Breast. Halter
ana Cow Chains, Leather Betting. Axes
Agent for the Celebrated Kanawba Cncpm.
Der Pumps.
Leather,
Hemtock and Spanish Sole, Calfskins. Kips
u ana Upper Leather, Sheep Skins, and Shoe
Revolvers,
duns, Razors, Pocket Knives.
All the above and innumerabIe other goods
At lowest Cash Prices. de- % IS
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THE ECLIPSE


nor Driving Grain Separators, Cotton
~ Gins, Sawmills, Printing Presses, Ma
chine Shops, Factories, Mills, etc.
FIRST CLASS, durable, powerful, easily
managed, steady in motion. FULLY IMPROVED
and universally recommended by customers.
FIRST PREMIUMS at all State Fairs
where exhibited, and numerous County Fairs.
Diploma, Medal and Award at Centennial,
and Best Results at Great Field Trial.
CHEAPEST ENGINE for quality and
amount Of power. Send particulars OF your
wants aud receive prompt reply. Catalogue,
Centennial Judges Reports, and Testimo.
mails, If desired PRICK 4 Co.
WaynesborO', Franklin Co., Pa.
feb 23-3m
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STATIONS.

PASSENGER TRAINS RUNNING wEsT
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PASSENGER TRAINS RUNNING EAST.
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Moral Of stopping q Paper.

The follnwing from an exchange
is 30 pertinent that We reproduce
II iu our columns A certain NAH
got mad nj the editor and stopped
his paper. The next week he sold
Ill his corn ut four cents below the
market prices; then HIS property
was sold for lnx-s; he lost ten dol
lars by betting on M"Ili- Mccarthy
eli days after after Ten Broeck
had won the race; he was arrested
and tined eight dollars for going
hunting ON Sunday. and he paid
three hundred dollars for lot of
forged notes that had been sdv-r.
tised two weeks, and the public
cautioned not to negotiate for
them. He then paid great bug
Irlsi,lnan, with leg like derrick.
to kick him all the way t., tie
newspaper Office, where he paid
tor ears subscription III advance,
aud made the editor sign and
swear To written agreement to
knock him down and rob him If
ever he ordered his paper stopped
tgHlu.
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GOOD W YNlS sg
EUREKA YEAST POWDER,
MANUFACTURED IN
NEW ORLEANS, La.

Il is regarded by many experience
housekeepers AS not only good, but th'
very best thing If tie kind they have
ever tried Only give this
HOME PnODUCrI)N
q fair trial. and you will hardly fail to
pstronizs it.
II il pure. excellent and he'lthf' II
preparation. and is so pronounced BY
Drs. WIN. G. Austin. C J Bickha.n and
J. j. Lyons, OF New Orleans. wuo have
examined the recipe f r making it,
To THE LApT OF TaE H 'UsLHOLD.--
A. it is the special province Of house.
keepers. practically. to test articles IN
the culinsry line, and 70 Judge of their
inertia, your attention 10 respect fully IN
vi,ed 70 the EUREKA YEAST POW.
DER.
All of the leading family grocers OF
New Orlesaa deal in in it. ~
P. ". GOODWIN, Manufactures.
i22 Terpsichore Street.
New Orleans. La.