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Will enttle the member to a certificate OF
One Thousand Dollars, TO be paid ct his death
TO his legal heirs or assigns, whenever such
death may occur.
The assessments for membership Of Two
Thousand Dollars benefit are double, and for
Three Thousand Dollars triple the amount
given in the above table.
Assessments will not increase with the ad
vance Of age off member.
Should a member die before his four pay.
ments Of Five Dollars each are made, the re.
naming unpaid part will be deducted from
the One Thousand Dollars due his heirs.
A class is full when il numbers one thousand
members.
This plan recommends itself to every think.
ing reader for its simplicity, equity and ad.
yaniages.
Who rould not prouiie for his family at
his death when it can be done so cheaply and
without inconvenience or disadvantage?
Males and Females, from 10 TO Go years of
age may become members.
Agents wanted everywhere Call on or
address
r. MANNING, General Agent,
jan 4-u Westminster, Md.
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Lace was first made, some think. in
Egypt and Greece; but IL is known TO have
been made in Italy and Flanders little
before Columbus discovered America.
The best is found now in Belgium, France
and England. Ia Belgium there are l5O.-
900 women engaged in making it. There
are 900 lace schools in that country. most
Of them in converts. The thread used ia
Brussels is fax, and very fine. II is spun
in dark underground rooms TO avoid dry
air which makes II break. This thread
has been sold as high as $500 per ID.
II Is thought that there are 500 900
lace workers, Of whom half live in France.
Point lace is made entirely BY hand. One
dress Of it at the Paris Exposition, eleven
years ago, took forty women seven years
in making. The best English lace Is
Honiton, so called from town Of this
name. The lace workers became very
poor, and Queen Victoria, to help them.
ordered her wedding dress made BY them.
IL cost $4,000. Two Of her daughters
aud the Princes Of Wales did the same.
and this has wonderfully helped the poor
people. At Nottingham, England, a great
deal Of lace is made by machinery. Gov.
ernment has established a school Of design
there, to help skilful wcrkmen.
To wash the lace before preparing il
for market is very difficult. II Is spread
out on cushioned table, aud pins of q
peculiar kind run through each hole to
keep il from shrinking, When very fine,
an entire day win be spent upon one yard.
''Is itany wonder that lace costs 50 much?a
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Timber and Is uss.,

We have now about 10000 miles Of
the annual consumption for ties
or sleepcrs alone is 40,OOO,0O0, or thirty
years growth of 1000 acres. To fence
these roads would require at least l3O 600
miles Of fence. We have u, 900 miles of
wire, which requires in its putting M
100000 trees, while the annual repairs
must take 100000 more. The little n.
significant lucifer match consumes an
nually In its manufacture 100000 cubic
feet Of the finest pine. The bricks that
are annually baked require 200, 900 cords
OF wood, which would sweep the timber
clean from $4,000 acres. Shoe pegs are
quite as important an article as matches or
bricks, and to make the required annual
supply consumes one hundred thousand
cords Of the timber, while the manufacture
OF lasts and boot trees takes Eve hundred
thousand cords Of maple, beech and birch,
and about the same amount is reonired
for plane stock sad the handles of tools,
The packing boxes made 10 the United
states in 1874 amounted to Sl2, 900 900.
while the timber manufactured into aeri.
cultural implements, wagons, ETC., is more
than lOO,0O0,000. The farm and rural
fences of the country consume an immense
amount of timber and lumber annually,
but as we grow older as nation this con.
sumption may, and probably viii be re-
dueed BY the more general use Of live
fences or hedges. Our consumption Of
timber is not only daily on the increase,
but our daily expectation Of timber is also
rapidly increasing Our slaves 60 by the
million to France annually, walnut, oak,
maple, aud pine, to England, and spars
aud docking timber to China and Japan.
--LHmbermdn's Gaxctte.
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board, through the mistake Of its maker,
free access could be had from behind.
One drawer contained knives aud spoons,
which had been carefully rolled up 10 fan
mel On opening this drawer the flannel
was found torn to shreds. Another drawer
contained some candlesticks and teapot,
all OF which had been surrounded by a
double layer of fine paper. The paper was
converted into a chaos Of scraps. Il was
an obvious Inference that mice had been
there; but in this particular case inference
was elenched by experiment. In a cor.
ner OF this same drawer stood jar which
had held treacle, and in which small por-
tion Of the viscid liquid had been permit
ted to remain. At the bottom Of this jar
we found nine stout marauders lying dead.
They readily got into the jar, and doubt.
less had an hours exquisite enjoyment;
but they could not get out and so perished
amid the sweets which had attracted them.
The general use Of molasses for this pur-
pose might seriously affect the trade in
mouse-traps, for the mortality here de.
scribed points to the jar and treacle ar
rangement as most effectual means Of
ueooy nnu destruc'ion'
masnrooms are 'oSoo d. 'nis elevation,
M apu .ne n'a1nel i, ~ ~, ~n'cn 'ney sometimes
,!Pp lPPeal = oa,cuia'eu 1l 70 .nr9w instructive
isn' uPon uepa'eu 9ueSIlons' a year OF
smo ny We ..S5 VII aSc9s'O'uea 70 resort ior
:., o.uy a a.. 'ou,uueu 5'eS,e, CONSISTING o.
a. sus' nSV H. SS,aOu"ueS arr" " rocks ~ 1ho
e enae ..i;,a' ~ .uo nOU, We ,ouuu Que nne morn
;"s ~" A." sO h;Il. e." "'oon, "nle' o1 scour-
rosnd Us AZ "a I 'n.I;, IoHs e.aO,e ao SS u'''an1S
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0s2 YEARS BUILDING A CATHEDRAL.
The largest cathedral in the world, that
Of Cologne, Is fast approaching completion.
Its hrst stone was laid on August Is,
l24s. The six hundred aud thirty-first
year Of its building was completed on the
10Th Of August last, and 1t Is hoped that
the next anniversary win really see The
finishing Of the minister. The two tow
ers have now reached their last stage, and
have only to be fitted with their massive
caps Of solid stone work. Fer this purpose
two scatioldings have to be erected az
dizzy height; one Of them, however, ap-
proaehes completion. When the caps
have been finished, then a still higher
story will have to be added to the scaf-
foldings, 10 order TO fix on the tops Of the
cNps the gigantic foliated crosses, almost
thirty feet high, which are 70 crown the
towers. This operation will, Il il Ak
peeted, be performed next sprlng.
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Carpet Sweeping.

Sweeping is good exercise if you can
avoid raising dust. But if you are in
need Of vigorous exercise Of that kind, get
hoe aud betake yourself into corn.feld.
Sweep carpets gently. Even rag carpet
should be treated with consideration. A
severe digging with stiff broom wears
the warp and scTapes out the lint of the
rags quite needlessiy. Not long ago |
heard woman say that very stiff broom
was needed for sweeping Brussels carpet.
l thought to myself ga stiff broom will
never sweep my BRUSSELS carpet" (good
reason why } as imagined the tearing
out Of the soft tufting of the carpet by the
coarse, sharp broom splints. A carpet
sweeper Is the best thing for this purpose,
It does the work easily aud well, and saves
dust A brush Of hair and dust pan are
good to use for the incest carpets, but their
use is too laborious for recommendation to
busy house. keeper If common corn
broom must be used for Brussels, il
should be fine, soft, light and clean. To
swecep up threads, ravelings and other
fine litter, many persons wet the broom in
clean tspld water, shaking out the water
before sweeping with 1t, Just keeping the
broom moist enough TO wipe up the
fine dust and threads, rinsing in clear
water aud shaking il frequently as the
work progresses, Brussels carpets are not
suitable for rooms where sewing and baby
culture are going forward. In providing
carpets for any room, reason would dictate
that they be such ms may easily be kept
clean; not so dark as to show every dust
and thread, nor so light as to be very
easily soiled--something which will other
let the dust sift through or retain Il on
the surface, rather than In the carpet L.
self, when to be used in rooms whore dust
Is made.
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slavery in Hsr England.

In the early days Of the colony, before
the importation Of negroes, the Indians
were sold as slaves. We quote from 4
letter to John Winthrop:
aSIR, Mr.. Endecot aud myself salute
you in the Lord Jesus, etc. Wee have
heard Of divideree of women and chill
dren lPequot captiyes1 iu the bay, and
would be glad OF share, via, a young
woman or girle and boy, if you think
good. ! wrote to you for some boyes for
Bermudas"
ln the following letter, TO the same.
written in l645, scheme for tho slave
trade is broached:
"lf upon Just ware with the Nara
gauset the Lord should deliver them into
our hands, wee might easily haue men.
women, and children enough to exchange
for Moores, which will be more gaynefnl
pilladge for US then wee conceive for /
doe not see how wee can thrive vntill wee
gett into stock Of slaves sufficient to doo
all our business, for our ehildren's chill.
dren will hardly SEQ this great Continent
filled with people, SOC that our servants
VIII still desire freodome TO plant for them
selves, and not stay but for very great
wages. And | suppose you know Ter:e
well how We shall maynteyne 20 Moores
cheaper than one Englishe servant
The Connecticut Gosetfe during the
Revolution contained frequent advertise
ments for runaway slaves, among them.
very black negro men, branded with
scars received in Africa, nMustee bows. u
and "Indian women" The time seemed
10 have been seized upon for general
hegira. The reward offered for their re.
turn was seldom more than Eve dollars.
DIR. JohnsOn's derisiye taunt, that athe
loudest yelps for liberty" were heard from
slave keeping people, seems to us at this
day to have been not without its justice
-Ha,Per's Magazine for December.
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Icelandic Costumes.

The full dress consisted of helmet
shaped head-d Of some stiff white stuff,
with golden tiara around the front Of it,
aud large lace veil over all; black cloth
jacket, partly open in front, trimmed with
velvet aud gold embroidery; black cloth
skirt of moderate length, and pretty full,
embroidered with yellow silk, The belt
was very handsome, being covered with
gold ornaments. For outof-doors there
was long, round, black velvet cloak,
trimmed with white fur, and lined with
green cloth, Tho shoes are generally like
those worn 10 the Farce Islands. The
everyday dress is black cloth Jacket
trimmed with velvet, but not embroidered;
dark skirt, and large apron of some
bright color. A silk necktie Is also worn,
the color Of which ought to match that Of
the apron. Diversity Of taste, however,
Is exhibited both 10 the color Of these
parts Of the dress and in the fueness Of
the work on the chemisetto and cuffs,
The head-dress is a small black worsled
cap, with q long black silk tassel, and Il is
worn by all classes, the only difference be-
ing in the gold, silver, or tinsel ornament
on the tassel, aud the slightly larger slae
Of the caps worn by the old women
Good WOrks
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Silkworrns,


The magnificent silk-arms Of North
Italy show the domesticated siIkworm at
his best. In these great nurseries the
worm is watched over with unremitting
care, from the moment when, a tiny black
thread, he chips the shell, until, corpu.
lent mass Of waddling whiteness, he leaves
of eating, and clothes himself in the gol.
den sheathing ofthe many threaded cocoon.
The noise made by the many thousand
worms, as they browse on the iresh-picked
leaves, has been not lqaptly compared to
that caused by grazing sheep, while scores
Of spindles are ever busy in reeling off the
yellow film that Is the future grist for the
silk.milla Of Lyons, Genoa, and I.ombardy.
Unfortunately, for some quarter of oen.
tury past, the silkworm farms Of France
aud Italy have been scourged by malady,
akin to the oidium in vines and to potato
disease, under the influence Of which the
worms sicken and perish by millions. No
domestic animal fattens so rapidly as the
silkworm. Give him his choice, and he
will prefer the lettuce to eVen the white
mulberry, as he likes the white leaves bet
ter than the red, and the red leaves better
than our common English black. Lettuce
leaves, however, imply white and weaker
silk, and deficiency of healthy silks and
the Invaluable eggs. The leaf Of the white
mulberry, which does not suit our soil and
climate, is the true food Of tho true silk
worm, In warm countries II Is not indis-
pensable that he shosld spend his little
life in house. A mulberry tree will
harbor a vast population Of the crawling
alchemists that turn vegetable fibre into
sheeny silk. But such grove needs care
full netting to protect the toothless white
tid-bits from the beaks of birds; while it is
difficult to collect the cocoons, and single
thunder-shower or dust-storm meaus ruin
to tho stock.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1879-11-29

A Frenchman has written a new work
on the science Of character reading, based
upon the simple act Of shaking hands. 1t
Ia called HHand.reading," but we're told
that if you are betting on three kings and
your opponent holds three aces, this new
science is not particle Of value TO you,
1t does not enable you to read his hand
worth cent, aud you 20 on "a few bet
ter" until you are "husted' and feel as
miserable US defeated political candidate.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1879-11-29

0RIGIs or AcKN0wLEDGE THE CoRE.
The phrase, acknowledge the corn, Is
variously accounted for, but the following
is true history Of lis origin --In 1923
Andrew Stewart, member Of Congress, said
in speech that Ohio, Kentucky aud In
diana sent their hayzlacks, cora fields and
fodder TO New York and Philadelphia for
sale. Wicklife, Of Ky, called him 10 or
der, declaring those States did net send
haystacks or corn-helda 10 New York for
sale. swell, what do you send r. asked
Stewart. "Why, horses. males, cattle ard
hogs" "Well, what makes your horses.
mules, cattle and hogsgr You feed 500
worth Of hay to horse. You just ami
mate and get upon the top Of your hay
stack aud ride Of 70 market. How Il It
with your caslle2 You make one Of them
carry $50 worth Of hay and eraas 10 the
Eastern market. How much corn does Il
take at thirty three cents bnshel to fat-
ten hog2" "Why, thirty bushels. 4
eThen you put that thirty brshcla In,o die
shape Of q hog, and make il walk ~ 10
The Eastern market Then Nj. Wick
life jumped up and said MIR Speaker
l acknowledge the cora
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1879-11-29

TRuTu IN BRIEF.-Anybody eau soil
the reputation Of an individual, however
pure and chaste, by uttering suspicion
that his enemies will believe and his friends
never heard Of A puff Of idle wind can
SOW million Of the seeds Of the thistle
and do work Of mischief which tho hus.
bandman must labor hard aud long to undo,
the floating PARTICLES being too iine TO be
seen and too light TO be stopped. Such
are the seeds Of SANDER, SO easily sown, 50
difficult to be gathered up, aud yet 50 per-
nicious are It's fruits. They know that
many wind will catch up the plague and
become poisoned by their iusinuations.
without even seeking the antidote. No
reputation can refute a snesr, nor any hu.
man skill prevent mischief.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1879-11-29

A young man, not more than 22 years
of age, son Of one of our best families,
came into this Office yesterday and offered
us So to print paragraph stating that
young girl had been fatally poisoned, dying
in indescribable agony, from eating oysters
at church sociable. We have enough
mercy on the young man to refrain from
publishing his name, but the next time
any man tries to save s75 by SO para
graph, in goes his whole pedigree.-Harck.
eUe
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"Did you make the train ?" "No,"
was the reply, ait was made in the car
shops" 81 mean did you catch the train?"
"Of course not; it's not infectious" "Well,
you darned fool did you arrive at the de-
pot 10 time I" "No, you blamed idiot, /
arrived in an omnibus" "Great Scott =
shrieked the interlocutor, "did you board
the cars ?" Jumping jerusalem howled
the questioned man, "you know | doa'i
keep clearinghouse
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1879-11-29

Government explorations, made at great
expense, have demonstrated that you can
run steHmer $500 miles up the great
river Of Alaska, the Yukon. When you 've
done so, you've attained the glorious result
Of getting the crait just 2,50O miles from
the nearest place where itwould be Of any
use, except to get yourself back with.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1879-11-29

Our regiment was charging up side
hill, raked fore aud aft with batteries and
sharp-shooters. One fellow near me dropp.
cd on his hands and knees, aud crawled
on in that position toward the enemy, when
the Colonel caught him in the rear with
the fat of his sabre. "Get up. you fool
DO you think you are cayalry2T
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1879-11-29

A new sentimental song is entitled "Tsll
Me to Live in Your Soul, Love" Wen
do it. There's nothing mean about us
Come right along and live in it. High
stoop, brown stone front, basement dining
room, hot aud cold water on every floor, aud
atelephone in the sitting room. Rent, s2S
month, invariably in advance; references.
But why did you leave your last?
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1879-11-29

Joe GeigoE took his pick Of the pews in
a fashionable church one fine Sunday
morning. Later n handsomely dressed
man enters aud scowls at the occupant
with no effect. Then he writes on n card
and hands it to Geiger This is my
pew G. mods and returns, "a mighty
fine pew How much do you pay?"
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1879-11-29

The Judge Of court in Malae recently
sentenced culprit to twenty-five years in
the State prison. The fact was communi-
Gated to the prisoners mother, who was
struck with the magnitude ofthc sentence.
"What did they do that forg" she ex.
claimed. twenty-five years. Why, he
won't be contented there three weeks r.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1879-11-29

A new use has been found for many
youths headpicce, the utility of which has
heretofore been questionable. It is dis
covered that young mems heads are pri-
marily intended to keep their neckiies
from slipping Of.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1879-11-29

BLuNnERs FeH attributes oi slssrAe.
teF ate ta0re charming than ~ faculty tf
gracefully acknonledgins one'z errors
The man who makes hlanier and sticks
10 ID i q person with uhpm sfgansn. os
controversy becomes i,nn1ss;bla. The
trouble aud lime spent Ii atteAplina Is
convince him &C tbs truth ara eon6.sssIg
wasted; ior he viii stQ believe sha5 4hsl
he has advanced must be IieI,t. even Is
the face Of actual demonstration thar Il i
wrong On the other hand. Of ihe aciIon
OF oae who viii admit with frank and
ready confieay thai he Aas bean sais,akSh
il has been ssld thal 4 eh|uAAssI. lIn t..ss
6isss and him chat takes * covers 4
oNn retreat Nilh azAeeiaIatSA ia 4;<sz
" Adsereasf : pleasant uenla. II rs IT,
counter uiah eeaeroaa fs<
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gentlemen have the additional honor of
being their papas.n

gentlemen have the additional honor Of
being their papas.'
"Listen to the most conceited Of moth
ers, comparing legal honors with the own
ership of little pink oly-polies like that !"
"Did you know, Harold" said Meta,
her lip quivering slightly, as she felt the
deep import of her words, "that this is my
birthday aud you have given me no gift p
"You are impatient, little wife" ho an
swered, thinking of the costly bauble that
was to come without fail by noon.
"But | would like to choose my own
gift," /" she persisted.
"What can l give my rosebud that she
has not already"
"Does not your Office include the power
of pardon ?" she asked, her sweet face
paling with earnestness.
"Ina a limited degree it does" he replied,
shut, dear one, shouldn't like it to be
known that L had shown clemency to
criminal upon your solicitation. You
would be constantly annoyed by the loving
relatives Of scamps trying to move me to
pity through your intercession."
"But this is not case Of roguery, Ha-
rold, only true peuitent; one who erred
in extreme youth, was led from path Of
duty by love as warm and true as our
own, but mistaken. Oh, dear husband,
do you not know for whom would plead
Cannot you guess for whom Iwould begr"
"Clariee ?" he asked, hoarsely. "Who
has told you of her2"
"Shc has come herself to seek your for
giveness."
"She is here ?"
eyes. You will forgive her? For the
sake of your own boy, Harold, let this be
u home for her and Stephen"
"Stephen - he cried, starting.
"lIer son. Her husband is dead. She
is widowed, poor and lonely Let her re.
turn to your home aud your love, Harold. "
There was a moment Of silence, and the
mother softly carried the strong, right
hand Of her husband in her own until it
rested upon the head Of the babe in her
arms.
lie looked down and said;
81 will grant your birthday wish, Meta.
Take me to Clarice,
"With a tender, loving kiss upon the
hand that still rested upon her childs head
Meta led the way back to her own pretty
sitting room, where Clarice awaited the
result Of her errand.
She waited, with fast throbbing heart
aud trembling lips, for the words that were
to give her sorrowing lonely heart peace
and rest, or the stern mandate that would
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Il Is said that as soon as Chinamsn
marries an American lady in this country
he amputates his queue. This Is conclu-
sive evidence that the heathen Chinee has
been a close student Of married life in this
country.
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Who wouldn't rather be President than
be right2 Come, now, no shirking around.
The salary Of President Is $4,000 per
year. The salary of being right is all the
way from SIS per month down to splitting
wood for cold dinner.
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aait and 9unlor.

The other night at London club some
Americans were bOasting about their in
yentions and the wonderful machines 10
be found in the States. Que Of them told
ofthe well-known mineing machine, where
in live hog being introduced at one end
turns out the animal in sauzages at the
other. An Irishman, who was not going
to have the Yankees ride rough shod over
every other nation, turned on them and
said, "Bedad, we've got the same machine
in Ireland, only ours is more perfect, sure,
for if you don't like the sausages you can
put them back In the machine, and by re-
yersing the action they'll come out live
pig ogain where he went in"
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At Logan, Utah, the other night, lin
berger cheese factory was struck BY light
ming and all the people moved out Of town.
The lightning fash also skulked away with
its tail between its legs as if ashamed Of
itself-- OIL Oily Derrick.