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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1879-02-08
WHEELER'S CITY HOTEL

ITHE undersigned takes great pleasure in
u letting the Public know that he has
leased of Col John Brooke Boyle, the Hotel
property, long aud favorably known as THE
CITY HOTEL, Kept by the late Col. Dymock,
situate on Main Street, near Court, reftted
and neatly furnished the same Throughout
and il will be known as
"Wheeler's City Hotel"
where he will at all times take much pleasure
in accommodating, in the mos, home. like
manner, the Travelling Public. Nv friends
throughout this aud the adjoining counties are.
cordially invited to give me call. The
House will be formally opened to the Public.
on Monday, February 3D., 1879.
+. !. WHEELER,
Late Proprietor Of Westminster Hotel,
Westminster, Carroll co. Nd.
feb lu
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1879-02-08

The rivers on the Eastern Shore are
still blocked with ice, interrupting water
communication with Baltimore.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1879-02-08

PENsIoNs.-Through the courtesy Of
Hon. Charles B. Roberts We are enabled
to give the recent law in regard to pen
sions; also the circular of J. A. Bentley,
commissioner of pensions; both will be
found in this issue. Mr. Roberts requests
US to ask the other papers in this Congress
sional District to publish the same.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1879-02-08

The demon Of faction will not down in
Onr commercial metropolis. Tho latest
announcement Is that the axe of Mr.. JohR
sherman, Secretary Of the Treasury, hangs
suspended over the heads Of Collector
Thomas and Postmaster Tyler. The Bal
timOrc Amerieaa Of Friday, says the war
against Collector Thomas is Of the Chinese
kiud-all noise but no real fighting. There
is nothing Blu. an intense anxiety for that
event diseoyerable in the assertions that
he is to be removed, Its safe to say that
nothing of the sort is in contemplation.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1879-02-08

Owing to the great increase in freisb. -.
caused by the addition of third rail which
allows narrow gusge cars to run on il. The
Erie road has ordered 5000 new freight cars
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1879-02-08
WANTED.

"A thoroughly Competent White Woman 10
- u9 house work, except washing. for :
lem'y IN baltimore. For partirulars' s ~
shs,s THE ADVOCATE OFFICE
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FOR RENT.

'a as0d Large New Store Room near the
'eos-s. JESSE REIRsNIDEs
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NO. 1878 EorITY.

NO. 1878 EQUITY.
In the Circuit Court for Carroll County.
Conrad Frankiorter and John NJ. Boring,
Trustees, VS.. The Manchester Savings
Institution.
ORDERED this Goth day of January. A.
~ ID. 1879, that the account Of the Auditor
hled IN this cause be finally ratified and con.
iirmed, unless cause TO the contrary thereof
be shown on or before the 18th day OF Febrn'
airy next provided a copy of this order be IN
serted Tor two successive weeks before inc
last named day in some newspaper Published
in Carroll county.
FRANK I. SHAW, CLERK.
True copy,-Test;
feb la Faux T. SHAW, Clerk
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1879-02-08

Al interesting article on The Plague
win % found % the first page.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1879-02-08

IL you want nice Sale hin. r.,.n.;.- !,
a ADvocArE Office. ' p'''Va'ae The
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1879-02-08
AT PUBIC SALE.

Admfnistrdtor's Sale Of % SHARE, Of the
Stock Of the First National Bankq
Nee Windsor.
by virtue OF an order of the Orphans
- Court, Of Carroll county, the undersign..
ed, rs administrator of Lewis Shueey, viii
offer at New Windsor, in front of Louis DEL
man Hotel, at Public Sale, on Thursday,
re iSth day Of February, 1879, at O'Clock,
7. NJ, - shares of the stock Of the First
National Bank Of New Windsor.
Terms Of Sale,-Cash.
JEREMIAH l.. SHUEEf,
Administrator Of Lewis Shueey.
jan 25ts J. A. c. Bond Attorney.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1879-02-08

Mexican and Trade Dollars are both
tabooOd by some business men. The for
mer are not received by the banks
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1879-02-08
DIED.

Deaths Free rriSu'e' rOary, de- FIFE ont, per line.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-11-02
window, ! could fish her up with ahook

window, ! could fish her up with hook
and line" said Johnny.
I'VE might get her, if We could see
any one come to milk the cow" sup-
gested mamma; but, as nobody ever
had seen any one come to milk the
COW, that was doubtful comfort.
So Nelly staid out in her little stone
house that night and the next night.
and no harm befell her. It seemed as
if she really would never be anything
but neighbor again, and Mamie every
little while would trot to the window.
pane and look at her mournfully. But
the third day, when nobody happened
to be thinking about her, she came
home. !.
II did see some one como to milk the
cow!" exclaimed Johnny, who was the
one to bring Nelly back in triumph.
"And now I know how the funny little
woman gets it. She pushes board
along in the fence, just the way you
push bar in the country, and then she
crawls in. saw her, and I told her
about Nannie's doll, and she brought it
to mel"
"Goody, goodyp cried little Nan,
hugging Nelly to her heart.
So now she has her dolly again, and
the little stone house appears very lone
ly without tenant The children look
down at it from the window, and wish
they could get in there to play.
But, though Johnny has looked again
and again, he cannot find the board the
little woman pushed, and no one has
happened to see the little woman either
since that time.
MARY L. B. BRANCH.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-11-02
Agriculture in France.

Hardly any art has advanced more in
France during the last forty years than
that of agriculture, which except in
few favored districts was in miserably
backward plight up to the reign OF
Louis Philippe, who, by creating coun-
try roads and other improvements, gave
a decided stimulus to the cultivation of
the soil, which subsequently received
additional encouragement from Louis
Napoleon, to whom, whatever his faults
and shortcomings, there can be no ques-
ton that France is indebted for much
of her material prosperity to-day. She
now has marvellous variety of agri-
cultural institutions. The chief of all
is L'ecole Superieure Agricole at the
Conservatoire dies Arts ct Meters. A
number of special subjects have schools
devoted to them, as the Veterinary Col
lege of Abort, gardening schools at
Versailles, schools Of draining and irri-
cation in Brittany, schools for sheep
raising, vine-growing, etc. The Vim
cennes farm and some others are de-
voted to experimental agriculture.
Farmers schools are located in various
parts of the country kept by private
individuals at their own expense, with
a subsidy from townships for training
young men in several agricultural
specialties -Ne1O York S2172.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-11-02
Bismarck's Dog.

"My dog, where is my dog?" were
Bismarck's first words on alighting
from the railway station at Vienna.
The dog Sultan, who attacked
Gortschakof during the congress,
bounded to Bismarck's side, ignoring
Andrassy and Prince Reuss, who kept
at a respectful distance. Bismarck
and Andrassy entered the Emperors
private carriage, when the window was
suddenly opened, and a stentorian
voice cried, "Mein hund, wo list mein
hund?" If anything had befallen "Sul-
tan" it is believed the Austro German
alliance would have collapsed. How
ever, Sultan" was assisted by the court
funkies into the carriage and sedately
sat on the rug.
The crowd at the hotel were stupefed
to see Sultan" leap out of the court
carriage, contrary to etiquette, and
greet the by-standers with unpleasant
demonstrations.
The sight was ridiculous, and the
people fled in all directions, "Sultan"
having bad reputation. Recently he
MANNED the Berlin foreign-ofice Official
for life, for sitting in Bismarck's chair.
Six Berlin detectives are watching
Bismarck's hotel, Sultan's predecessor
having been killed, as Bismarck firmly
believes, by two social democrats
Vae1a11a Cor. NeaD York Herald
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-11-02
Treasure.Tr0ye in London Cabs.

1t seems that an average of 100 arti-
cles are received every day from cabmen
whose honesty is sufficiently active to
induce them to comply with that stipu-
lation in their license which requires
them to convey to the nearest police
station any stray goods or chattels
found in their vehicles. Not that vir-
tue is left to be altogether it's own re-
ward; for, if the property be claimed,
the owner has to pay 2s. 3d., Or IS. in
the pound, which is handed over to the
law-abiding coachman; and, if no salts
factory application be made within the
three months, cabby becomes the legiti-
mate possessor Of the treasure trove."
1t is said that the men, as rule, prefer,
to receive the reward rather than the
article itself. And certainly when il
came to be the fourth umbrella Or walk
ing-stick, or the third pair of spectacles.
a smart young cabman might be ex-
cused for murmuring at the monotony
of chance. But when it is case Of
$500 in bank-notes, 5000 worth Of
watches, 476 American gold eagles, or
$4,000 in valuable securities, the
requisite three months must seem to be
very long time to wait for a careless
owner to come and put in an appear
ance. If the value of the property ex-
coed e1O the reward takes the shape of
lump sum fixed by the Commissioner
of Police, in accordance With the par
ticular circumstances of the case, and
in few instances ranging as high as
G100. Within the last twelve months
cabmen who are now plying Tor hire
have received amounts in this way of
EOS, ESQ and G1O0.-Chambers' Jour-
nal.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-11-02
The Chinese Wall.

An American engineer in China has
been making fresh examination of its
"Great Wall.' The dimensions have
been given SO often that we need not
repeat them; but the structure, for
distance of LIPS miles, is carried from
point to point in perfectly straight
line, across valleys and plains and over
hills, without the slightest regard tc
the confguration Of the ground, some
times plunging down into abysses
thousand feet deep. Brooks and smaller
rivers are bridged over by the wall
while on both banks OF larger streams
strong fanking towers are placed Per
haps the Emperor Nicholas had this
contempt for obstacles in mind when he
solved the problem of the best railroad
route between st. Petersburg and Mos
COW by drawing a straight line by a
ruler between the points on the map
and having the road constructedas thus
indicated.
A YOUNG woman applying for the sit
aation as teacher to a village school,
being questioned by the trustee as tc
her qualifications, replied: II amt
much of an arithmeticker, but I'm an
elegant grammarist."
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-11-02

and ecccntricities. a woman may
think she knows q man Just us well as if
she had been through his head number
of times with lantern; but let her com
and live with him from day to day, from
week to week, in sunshine and in storm :;
when dinner is ready at noon and when
1t is, late; when his boot; jack is on the
nail and when it is lost; when stove-pipes
are up and when they are being put up,
and in all other trials and reverses of
life. tell you she will come across lit
tie impatient, obstinate streaks in him
she never laid eyes on before; little selfish
overbearing streaks. And the same with
her. He; may have been firm as a rock in the
qellet that he was marrying an an angel,
but the very first time he brings unex
pected company company on washing
day he'll find he hasn't. They NAV be
awfully good principled, we'll meaning
folks, nevertheless, but there are rocks
they have to sail around, and they want
strength, and they want patience, and
they want elbow-reom."
"There is another moon,
what you may call the harvest moon OF
married life, that rises to light the mar
ried lovers on their pilgrimage. 1t may
not be so brilliant and dazzling as the
honeymoon, but its light IS steady and
calm, and mellow as anything, and it
shines all the way down to the dark val
ley, and throws its pure light clear across
it to the other side. 4
Then, If they want to take few infrm
or even bed-ridden relations, on his side
or on hers, let 'em init would be per-
fectly safe"
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-11-02
Haunts Of Charles Dickens.

MIR. J. II. Liddons, who knew Charles
Dickens, says he found himself very late
one night at a railroad station near N ORTIZ
witch. "Scarcely had I set foot on the
PLATFORM" he writes, "when was accost-
ed by tall young man Of the yeoman
type, who had come to fetch the letter.
bag. "Do you wish Tor bed, sir" asked
he, cor are you going ou?' I told him
that I was bound for Northwich, two
miles off. "You cannot get there, sir, till
later in the morning. I will drive YOU
there as I go with the mailbag at eight
o'clock" Accordingly I concluded to
accept bed and q supper, If possible, at
the hostelry close at hand. I entered the
kitchen where brisk fire was burning,
and sat myself before it. There was a
kettle On the hob singing duet with
chirping cricket. A large wiry terrier
came and crouched at my feet. There
was nothing strange in this. Butpresen-
tly I heard "clock, clock" behind me,
and turning round beheld lilly Slow
boy in a pair of wooden clogs! The idea
dawned upon me that was among some
of the dranatis persona of the "Cricket
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-11-02
A Good Dog.

A Philadelphia lady, now dead,
whose accuracy Of statement in any
other instance we should never have
doubted, told us the following story,
which seems too marvellous for belief:
Her mother was in the habit-as we're
many ladies of that city in old times -
of making her own purchases of mar
keting: One morning an old gentle
man of her acquaintance, similarly en-
gagged in buying, found that he had one
chicken too many for his basket, and
insisted upon transferring the fowl to
hers. When she brought home her
marketing and deposited it in the
kitchen, taking up the fowl, she handed
it to the cook, with the remark: IT
wish I had another chicken; it takes at
least two to make a dinner" There
upon the family dog, which had been
stretched upon the window-sill, jumped
out Of the window as if something had
attracted him. The dog stayed away
about half an hour, and came back with
chicken in his mouth, laid the burden
down, and retreated to his usual seat on
the window-sill. The chicken was yet
warm, though dead; the dog had seized
it by the throat. It was not known
whose poultry yard had suffered. The
lady who told the story ate piece of
the chicken.-Science Ne1ys.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-11-02

on the Hearth" Suppositlon soon grew
into convection, tor in a few minutes u
pretty little round woman came in and
informed me that my supper was ready
IN an adjoining parlor. ''Det, by Jove!"
l moro than muttered. I ate my supper
and went to bed. My host reused me at
halt-past seven, gave me cup of coffee,
and bore me off in his little chaise to
Northwich. On the way we passed a fine
old-fashioned house. 'Who lives there2"
I asked. stThat, sir,'' was John Perry
bingle's reply, "belong to MIR. Hogarth,
musical gentleman" "Hogarth! why,
he must be Mr.. Dickens's father-in-law."
"He is, sir, and Mr.. Dickens do often
come down here land he has been and
took off me and all my family and put
us into Christmas story, which he do
call the "Cricket on the Hearth;' but it
amt all true, for there's no blind toy
maker in these parts, and Dot and Inc
never had dispute about her brother"
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-11-02
Sample Scene in a Nevada COURTROOM.

Sample Scene in Nevada COURTROOM.
Billy Brown, lad Of 10, was put on
the stand and questioned.
The court-"Did you ever take an
oath?"
Boy positively)-"No, sir; I never
took anything in my life"
Mr.. Hines (facetiously)-@What
71eUer?"
The spectators Uttered, and the
court, as mad as hornet, called them
to order, remarking: II want mighty
little of this 'Pinafore' business in my
court" Just then the daughter of the
court, on the floor above, was heard to
disturb a piano and sing, "I'm called
little Buttercup, dear little Buttercup."
Another laugh followed this incident,
and the court sent a constable up stairs
to make the merry maiden stop her
vocal and instrumental exercises.
"Shut that girl off at once" was the
parting injunction from the bench.
The youthful witness was finally al
lowed to testify without being sworn.
"You see" he began, II heard racket
and went out. The woman was chuck
in bricks and cussin' like thunder, and
the boys was runnin' about the yard.
The night before I went down town"
District Attorney-"Never mind about
that"
Witness "Wen I did go down town.
q can prove it by Patsey over there"
70 Patsey)-"Didn't we go down town,
Patsey?"
Here the room was. called to order
again, and the boy put off the stand
Virginia City (Nev.) Chronicle.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-11-02
Cautions in Eating.

l. OF course, don't eat too much.
The digestive fluids are limited in
quantity: All above enough is undi-
gested, irritating and weakening the
system, and often causing paralysis of
the brain by drawing on the nervous
force more rapidly than it is generated.
2. Don't eat between meals. The
stomach must rest, or it will sooner or
later break down. Even the heart has
to rest between the beats.
3. Don't eat a full meal when ex.
hausted. The stomach is as weak as
the rest of the body.
4. Don't take a lunch at noon, and
eat heartily at night. The whole di.
gestive system needs to share in the
rest and recuperation of sleep. Besides,
the tendency is to put full meal into a
weakened stomach.
5. Don't substitute stimulus for food
like many women who do half days
work on strong coffee or tea. As we'll,
in the case of horse, substitute the
whip for oats.
6. Don't have a daily monotony of
dishes. Variety is necessary for relish,
and relish is necessary to good diges-
ton.
Don't eat blindly. There can be
nothing in the bod -muscles, mem
branes, bones, nerves. brain-which is
not in our food. One article furnishes
one or more elements, and another 9TH
ers. We could starve on fine flour.
Some articles do not nourish, but only
warm.
8. Eat according to the season-one-
third less in summer than in winter,
In the latter season, fat meat, sugar,
and starch are appropriate, as being
heat-makers; in the former, milk, vege-
tables, and every variety of ripe fruit.
9. Eat with cheer. Cheer promotes
digestion; care, fret, and passion arrest
it. Lively chat, racy anecdotes, and
innocent gossip are better than Hal
ford sauce.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-11-02
The Law of MatrilnOny.

yesterday morning an Old negro man
arrived in the city from st. Louis in
search of his before-the-war wife. The
old man went off into the war with his
master, but, undergoing change pc
itically, deserted him and embraced the
emancipation cause, and now, after so
long time, he comes back to the
scenes of his childhood. After making
great many inquiries he learned that
his wife had married again and that
she and her husband were living down
on Second street. Arriving at the des-
ignated house the old man, stiff with
rheumatism, hobbled up the narrow
steps and fell against the door, which,
yielding to the weight of his body,
opened. Sitting near the window was
tall, bony woman. Near the fire.
place, rubbing fiddle with a greasy
wooden rag, sat man.
"It seems ter me like" said the Wis
itor' dropping down on trunk, "tha |!
you useter be my wife afore de. wah."
"Biess de Lord!" exclaimed the
woman, "it's beginnin' to hitch onto
me in de same direction"
"What does dis prankin' mean ?" said
the last husband, dropping the rag and
throwing the fiddle on the bed. "Splain
yourselves"
"Dis oman useter be my nat'ral wife,
and I've come heah ter see if we can't
make some sorter engagements in re-
CARDS to it"
sole man," said the last edition of
matrimony, "de bes' and mos p'ite
thing is for yer to go way an ten ter yer
business. Dis 'oman ant myself under
stands each oder putty tolerable we'll,
an de bes' thing is fer yer ter leve u.s."
Daniel" said the woman, "when
yer was young yer was pretty squar
sort of Teller, but now dc rheumatic
have cotch yer, and fore God T doan"
wanter rheumatized man. Dan, you's
bow-laigged at de bes'. Sides all dat,
Use changed my Hgion."
"Let me sight yer to parable in de
law, 'cording to Blackstone" said the
second husband. Ode frs deed and
de las will am de mos powerful. De
frs deed am subject to de las will.
Wasn't it deed when you married dis
oman? Want de ack of marryin' her
deed?"
"Tibber shoah," said the first hus-
band, refectingly.
Want our marriage will? Want
it de 'oman's will dat she married me?
Answer de question squarly."
eyes,"
"Well, den, 'cordin' to de law, de
'oman's mine."
"Dat's fac, Dan," said the woman.
"Ain't yer gwine to give me no alum
money!" asked Dan.
DE law don't mention that" said the
victorious husband.
Dan arose from the trunk and looked
around the room. A tear stood in his
eye. Suddenly his face frightened.
Gin me dat catfish over dar, an III
leave you"
Ode law don't mention de fish, but
I'll gin it ter YOU"
Daniel picked up the fish, ran his fin
ger through it's gills, and passed out
'nto the street.-Little Book (ArE)
Gazette.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-11-02
GOSsip About Senators.

One of the pages in the United States
Senate gave in crisp style his opinion
of some of the members of that body,
who are courteously alluded to as
statesmen. OF Senator Thurman he
said, "He is a good man. He whirls a
big bandana and blows his nose on
schedule. He is the snuff Senator.
There is only one thing he likes better
than Ramsey's jokes, and that is casino.
Senator Bayard is very fine gentle
man, and is good to the pages. His
weakness is good goers on the road. He
is like Grant and Bonner. Everybody
likes Blaine. He is just what you would
suppose him to be from the reports of
the newspapers. Hoar is good natured,
but somehow the boys don't hang to
him. Jones is brick. I made $50 on
one of his speeches. Always got mon
ey, and trusts the boys with his errands !;
have known rages to have $4,000 of his
money at one time. Ransom, of North
Carolina, is as good as the best. Cor
don and Lamar are pleasant, and Ben
Hill is not bad man. Wade Hampton
is fine fellow. The pages get $75 a
tAOAUu' LILO UOy VudU SttS tHo IoSl-
dents room is rewarded with 81, 400 a
year. The perquisites for the pages are
considerable. A good one has no
trouble in making 500 month. A
complete book of the autographs of
congressman and heads of departments
brings $50. A page made $500 out of
what was known as the deadlock pict-
urea humorous sketch. While the
Electoral Commission was in session
the boys had a good opportunity to
make something. They speculated on
the extra tickets the Congressman
shelled out I knew boy who made
$50 off the bier of Charles Sumner. He
sold the flowers for 500. Wormley paid
him $40 for one bouquet. When the
casket was removed, he watched his op-
portunity, and cut the fringe from the
bier. He sold it to the colored people
for $50, dealing it out in pieces. We
pick up good many relics. have the
inkstand President Grant used in per-
forming his last official act" And this
is the way these pious little pages turn
an honest penny.