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Birds of Civilization.


There is large series Of the smaller
birds of our woodlands and prairies which
have been decidedly benefited by the ad.
vent Of white men here. OF but one sort
of quadruped, the field mice, can this be
also said. II is commonly observed that
almost no small birds are seen in tho
depths of forest, but that they become
abundant as one approaches the neighbor-
hood Of settlements Travellers through
Siberia know that they are coming near a
village when they begin to hear the voices
Of birds, which are totally absent from the
intervening solitudes. Every ornitholo-
gist has proved these facts in his own ex-
perienco, aud explorers who 90 to unin-
habited and primeyal regions have learned
not TO expect there the chorus that greets
their ears from the great army Of song
sters in populous countries.
The song birds, the small denizens Of
our summer groves, pastures aud meadows,
seem, then, to recognizes the presence Of
mans civilization as blessing, aud have
taken advantage Of il, both from love Of
human society and for more solid and pre-
sale reasons. The settlement of country
implies the telling of forests, the letting
in upon the ground of light aud warmth,
the propagation of sced-bearing cereals,
weeds and grasses enormously in excess Of
natural state Of things, the destruction
Of noxious quadrupcds and reptiles, and
the introduction Of horses and cattle.
Each of these alterations Of nature lex
cept in some cases--the woodpcckers, for
instancc) is direct benefit to the little
birds.
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Select Aoetrg.
CAUGHT IN A SHOWER.
Twas midsummer day, and the ralndrops wen
falling


Twas midsummer day, and the ralndrops wcr,
falling
And stirring the leaves in a slumberless way
First gentle and soft as the cooling and calling
ofdoye To its mate at the parting of day;
Then faster and faster II came, TIL the plashlng
OF waters grew loud In lts gathering power, q
And the birds that above me. like jewels were
flashing
Trlled songs Of delight In the midst Of the shower
Then who should meet but sweet Rosa, the faires
ofall the sweet flowers that illumine tue morn,
But oh, all her dainty ndorning, the mrest
That beauty can fashion, hung damp and forloTr
She held up her hands with gesture entreatlng:
"oh, Mr.. La Rue. your pity implore-
OF course I'm fright But how fortunate meeting
lon here. Why, never once dreamed of a show
err" tltl. OF Ut Jtif
Her hat was wreck but the eyes that were smiling
Beneath Il were even as viOlets blue
And her lips-wen ! thought, 50 complete the
beguillng-- FDnr3 GGUft
"lfl were her lover know what I'd do
gave her my arm and beneath my umbrella
She erept with a fncc like the roslest flower,
For think she OWNED tho dared not 70 tell her
The rapture felt shielding her from the shower
'Tis summer again and the roses are giving
The wealth OF their hearts TO the covetons air,
But ihircst Of all is my Rosa. who is weaving
The threads Of our lives into unity rare.
And yesterday eve as We watched the surrender,
Submissive Of day at the sweet twilight hour,
She whispered In accents Of loving made tender:
"0h, Fred, ar'nt you glad we were caught in tina
showeryr
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so, made a careful examination Of the
structure, pulling and pushing at every
part, in order to test its security.
Suddenly he became aware that the
foot Of the bedstead was steadily uplifting
itself He stood, with glaring eyes, petri-
fed with establishment, as the horizontal
expanse became an inclined plane, then
moved up to an angle of forty five degrees.
At this point, Mrs. Biggs, who had re-
signed herself to repose, became aware
of her peculiar situation. For an instant
she, too, was petriGed with horror, but the
next, she made wild attempt to escape
by slipping her feet over the side Of the
bed.
Too late, alas The bed gently folded
itself back against the wall, leaving one
half Of Mrs. Biggs' body dangling some
three or four feet from the floor, while &
half smothered shrek proceeded from its
inner feathery recesses.
Biggs dashed into the hall aud howled
for help. Various doors opened, aud star
tied faces looked out Three clerks and a
dozen servants rushed up stairs, and fol-
lowing the distracted Biggs into the room,
became aware of the situation.
His lips trembled and his face was pale
as the wife Of his bosom, rescued from her
trying situation, was restored to his arms.
Then the spectators retired tittering;
and Mrs. Biggs turned aud poured out
upon Biggs' devoted head the vials Of her
just indignation.
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wsgss Of Southern Negroes.

A correspondents Of the N. Y. World,
writing from Louisiana, gives statement
Of the average earnings Of the negro labor
ers IN that State, which very eifectually
dispcses Of the Misrepresentation that
have been made by the Republican press
on this subject. From this statement Il
appears that not only is the negro in lou
isiana able TO make very decent living.
but that he has decidedly ueasy time
of it. So far from being proper obiecs
Of pity, his condition is such as must arouse
feeling Of envy in the heart Of the hard
working and underpaid laborer Of the
North.
The average wages Of the negro on q
sugar plantation, we are told by this cor
respondent, are S15 month with certain
accustomed perquisites, but in this, as in
other cases, the perquisites are far more
valuable than the actual stipulated nav.
In addition TO his SIS month he receives
from his employer regular weekly rations
Of peck Of corn meal and 81 pounds %
salt pork, has no housc-rent to pay, gets
his fuel for the gathering, and hns sun
limited land for garden uses and pastur.
age. "Nearly every industrious darkey. v
says this correspondent, lis the possessor
Of half dozen hogs, as many horses, and
not few have mich COWS, while swarms
Of geese, turkeys and chickens arc raised.
The hours Of labor are from sunrise 10
sunset, excepting Saturday, half Of which
| Is a holidav.h
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Measuring Heaven.

Rev, J. @. Belialy, Lutheran, is out with
a calculation Of the size Of heaven based
on the statement in Revelations that tae
angels measured the city with the reed
10000 furlongs. The length, and the
breadth, aud the height of il arc equal.
Taking eight furlongs to equal mile, he
comes to the following conclusions .--"Thc
heavenly city viii be 500 miles In each
Of its dimcntions, which will accommodate
all the people of the world with separate
apartments There will be precisely 30
quintillion, 5ll quadrillion, i66 trillion,
ddd billion, 06G million, G63 thousand,
aud 666S rooms of fair sise, and there will
remain over 2s0 quadrillion Of mansions
unoccupicd, to be occupied BY the angels. =
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Our Olio.
Bees on the Wing.


When a swarm leaves for the woods they
are off before you fairly know it. They
drift away from the hive in widesp
and apparently aimless concourse, then
suddenly gather up their skirts, draw to-
gether their forces, and away they 90, a
humming, flying vortex Of bees, the queen
apparently in the center and the mass re-
volying about her as apivot, over orchards
and meadows, across creeks and swamps,
or woods and deep valleys, straight for the
appointed tree, slow at first, so that you
can keep up with them, but presently with
speed that would tire fox. hound. In
this fight the individual bees do not move
10 right lines, or straight forward like a
flock of birds, but round and round like
chaff in whirlwind; unitedly they form a
whirling, revolving, nebulous mass fifteen
or twenty feet across, that goes as straight
as projectile to its mark. They are not
partial as to the kind Of ee,--pine, hem
lock, elm, birch, maple, hickory, amy tree
with good cavity high up or low down.
A swarm Of mine ran away from the new
patent hive | gave them, and took up their
quarters in the hollow trunk Of an old ap.
ple.tree across an adjoining field. The
entrance was mouse.hole near the ground
Another swarm in the neighborhOod de
serted their keeper and went into the cor
nice Of an clubhouse that stood amid ever
greens in the rear of large mansion
But there is no accounting for the tastc q
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hard experience that Kansas does not
want them aud that they are not fitted for
Kansas, But there should be some means
Of stopping the agents who are melting
them. They work in every way and tell
all sorts Of yarns, some Of them the most
wildly Improbable and all utterly untrue.
There ls some talk Of proceeding ngainst
them Tor conspiracy. la some Of tho
states they could be stopped under tho
law which makes 1t an ofense to break or
attempt to break any contract made with
a negro working hand. We have no such
Jaw n Mississlppi' put Il those who are
providing the money knew TO what Pur-
poses lt was applied or rather misapplied,
they would cut on the supply and the
movement would soon die out. Il is not
possible now TO say Just how much dan
So. Wiil result from the movement The
oniy eneet 50 Tar IS to check the placing
o. ianu under cultivation. II It should
De tnat .ne desertion Of the hands makes
'hs picking q the crop diiilculty, there
wni DC an ehect which wiz be felt through
gr g"t 'ne country north as well as South.
lue planters are making every effort 70
@ sa'u n any sucn contingency, but i Is
soo e"''y yes 70 say whether or not Il VIII
- l"' s'OP ~ iAr mas Deen very
P'owlsng
.na se..,,, y r.tA,:. Ss', w rush iron, ueorga
saasara @'a - Sv,anA ,ra 'n.o onc section iew
s5aros Ss. ine pesrpcs working on
,hav a an,;o; 'iu no' Deen making as much as
sas;on 2 a" M atsu' nv oM,ng y the low priee q
M,ss;ss,nn; S w :; ,us.eu e 's'o A'sDams ana
salwas = noPes q pet'efing them.
NAL .no,Ias son ~ ~ nSs gone up ana Iney
10 K.asss ss 49, .ue". -'one % shose going
e., l;ca = -. - any proper preparations
Il oro No No. 80 80. sVH ) ony anu Ou' y o,VVV
ners IA ~ ~ ~ ,-vo "sle ua'et pau
border;no ~ ranno.;. "''s = ~ saases
sands have onne = ra, ,,,, ~ ~. lay 'Iou'
eral in,ent;en ~ ~ ". .ss I'.,e \. = seu
neonle 10 mnro = On o ~ is en- u sTs M, eoioleu
70 male no no;nt oe ~ o.. 80 ~, .a'y sym
moyemant .t snch ,;,ea 49, ss',,s s''Ls ~ sloa
suie;de and trnst ;m,,l;a;.,, - - ~ Il .sya'
of t,aasv IiCe, wh;oh - 49, 'a apne
them III ono .asa r,;a,,,a. 80. ~ -a.4s aaS
recall n woman lci, Lar hnshanj - ".,Sn ..ha,.,
she had hoen ,nar,;a5 49, y "Ao'.'
and star,ed esr m;,i' ~ T So ~ yerls' mh
husband was ! sbrewd IA ~ d".sa.a !" ne
fused 10 90 ~ y anu ~
j. uThose who oa.,,u .au. -
ment shou,d hs aro';ah - Sars. ~ !. !, ..'sso n
onipion az All yssnoo,shla = Daorla % y rn - sas
Won know hv Ill Ton;s;arp. 49,, s".,.s I'M, Ta
, Rev i Turner of 81 Tan;. ss ! ~. IN h'
, hand man Cardora ! ~ ano,har =. a.a a'Su
and handler of Tho monovs - sa;aes !, wo,as ~,
fidino neonle Il the North I'M as ~
t Cardozao Of the same strino as n tbs : sov,l nj
Carolina Cardoza, with whose record al
. you are familiar. Pinchback i ounose,
Q to II, and Senator Bruce. whom / 81,
I while at Washington, said he would .
n down there and make speeches AGAINST 4 4
9 The full importance Of the exodus bas no
J been appreciated by the people ~ Sta,s
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publit sfairs.
THE NEGRO EXODUS.
From the Ns,e FORK World, June 20.

The interesting interview with Colonel
Richardson, Of Mississippi, which The
World publishes to-day gives the clearest,
most straightforward and most credible
account which has yet been anywhere
printed Of the migration Of the negroes
from the Southwest Colonel Richardson
shows that to the negroes themselves this
migration is really 10 the nature Of an ex-
odus, and that they seem 10 themselves to
be fleeing from the "house Of bondage"
into land "howing with milk and honey"
1t is perfectly certain that their flight is
not caused by ill-treatment, for the indus.
trious persons who have searched the
South for evidence Of the systematic op-
preston Of the negroes have failed to fnd
a single authentic instance Of It. What
they have done is to depict to the negroes
a fools paradise which was to consist Of
all pay aud no work, Quashee's Eden,
such as Carlyle speaks Of, Of sunshine and
pumpkins. IL is monstrous that such de-
vices for making political capital at the
expense Of the happiness Of untold thou
oehN1 Va lcuuM-GfcttuIt5 tuOulu DC
employed even by men whose scandalous
careers were closed by the restoration Of
self-goyernment to the South, and can
only be reopened by the remission Of the
Southern States to the condition of satra-
pies. 1t is shameful that these devices
should be promoted for the same purposes
by influential politicians and reputable
newspapers at the North. The negroes
are the most credulous as being the most
ignorant Of mankind, and it is not surpris-
ing that these stories should seduce them,
but the return Of tho disappointed emf
grants will pour light upon the matter
which even negro credulity cannot sur
viye. 1t greatly concerns the whole eoun-
try that this return be rapid and general
if we are to avoid the disturbance Of the
labor market and the serious injury to the
growing crops which the exodus threatens
Colonel Richardson has done a great pub.
lie service in telling the straightforward
tale which we have the good fortune to
day to print.
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Selett Aoetrg.
From scri6ser for Julg
THE WHIP POOR WILL.

BY HENRY :. coHswKLL.
When apple.branches flushed with bloom,
Loads June's warm evenings with perfume.
And balmier grows each perfect day,
And fields are sweet with new. .mown hay,
Then, minstrel lone, hear thy note,
Up from the pasture-thiekets float
whippoorwnl
Thine are the hours 10 love cndeared,
And summoned by thy accents weird,
What wild regrets-what tender pain,
Recalls my youthful dreams again,
As floating down the shadowy yean,
That old refrain fond memory hears-
whip-poorwill
The garish day inspires thee not;
But hid in some deep shaded grot,
Thou Ike sad recluse dost walt
The silver hours Inviolate,
When every harsher sound is flown,
Aud groves and gens are thine alone,
whip-poorwIll
Then, when the rapt, yoluptuous, night
Pants la the young moons tender light
And woods. and eliiIs, end thinmerlng stream
Are splendid in her ardent beams
How thrills the lovers heart 70 hear,
Thy loud staecaio, liquid-clear.
whip-PoorwIll
Whence comes thy iteraied phrase,
That to the wondering ear conveys
Halfhuman sounds, yet cheats the sense
with yagueness Of ofintelligence,
And, like a wondering voice Of air,
Hnunts the dim fields. we know not where.
whip-poorwill
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GEN. GRANTS Hoasss. The two Ar.
abian horses presented to Gen. Grant By
the Sultan Of Turkey were lately ia Wash.
ingtou and attracted much attention. Col
J. X. Lovett has charge Of them, aIseop.
ard" aud 'I.inden Tree" arc their names
and they arc beauties. The trappings
and horse shoes brought with them from
Arabia arc also objects Of great interest
Col. I.ovctt states that numerous offers ol
$50 and S75 were made for tho old horse.
shoes which have been taken from iheii
feet and s5 each for the nails. The shoe
is heavy fat piece Of sheet-iron, appar
emily cut TO fit tho shape Of the hoof, and
has slight bend to Ct up undcr the foot
lock
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In the Circuit Court for Carroll county.
Wm. p. Maulsby, Trustee, vs.. Henry S. Davis
and Drusilla Davis, his wife.
nRDERED this 10th day of June, A. D.
~ 1879, that the sale Of the real estate
made and reported in the third report of sale
in the above cause by William y. Maulsby,
trustee, under and by virtue OF deed Of
trust executed to him by Henry S. Davis
and wife, be finally ratified and confirmed,
unless cause to the contrary be shown on or
before the 10th day of July next provided a
copy Of this order be inserted in some news
pnper, published in Carroll county, Maryland,
once week for three successive weeks previ.
Gus to the 9TH day Of July next
The report states the amount of sale 10 be
Sijs.03. WIN. N. HAYDEN,
Judge Of the Circuit Court.
True Copy-Test;
june li.St FRASE T. SHAW, Clerk.
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FARMER DODaE's SroaY.-At the
meeting Of the American Institute Farm.
ers' Club, recently, milk being the topic,
Farmer Dodge told a story, as follows;
"a Teuton made little fortune here
not long ago in the milk business and de.
cided to return to Germany and enjoy il
In his old home. In the ship that was
bearing him homeward was a mischievops
monkey. The monkey, prying around one
day, found heavy bag and ran up to the
masthead with it. The German clasped
his hands 10 despair at seeing the bag; il
had his money, all 10 gold. The monkey
in a leisurely way pulled out piece and
flung it down to the deck, when the cx-
milkman gathered il up. Then the beas,
tossed second piece into the sea. Thus
alternately the pieces went, one into the
ocean, and the next into the distracted
mans pocket. "Ah, said the OK -milkmau,
as he pocketed just half Of what he had
started with, 'it is just 0ne-half Of that
milk have sold was milk, and the money
for il comes back; the other half was wa.
ter, and half fgoes back to water
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IsS'r 1T TRuR2---A man who marries
without possessing a trade, profession, OF
visible means of support, nor even a rich
father TO feed him, Is pronounced fool
but young woman who weds, without
possessing any knowledge Of the first rudi.
ments Of housekeeping, who knows how to
eat bread, but not how TO make il, aud
whose knowledge Of domestic affairs is
limited to getting up in time to eat cold
breakfast, Is said 10 have made good
match. Win the female at the head Of
the class please stand up and tell us why
young women should not be just as com
pe,ent to preside over a household as The
man Is to provide for the same?
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The earth makes the circuit Of the sun
in 1865 days 8 hours As minutes and 40
062 seconds. This Is called the solar year.
The civil year is ordinarily 1865 days, the
excess (5h. 4Sm. 49062s. amounting in
four years to nearly day. Accordingly
each fourth year Is givcn 36G days. But
this counts a little too much, the excess
amounting in century to nearly day.
So, instead of calling the even hundred
years leap years, they are made ordinary
years of 365 days. This approximate cor.
rection involves an error Of little ever
onc-tourth Of day every century, which
Is nearly set right by counting each 40Oth
year as leap year. BY these leap years
aud intercalated days (every fourth year
except the hundreds not diyisiblc by 400
the civil and solar years are closely recon.
eiled, the object being to make the seasons
permanently accord with the calendar.
BY making further correction Of one day
every 400th year, counting each 400th
year as not leap year--the error is SO
small that u GOO years must elapsc before
it will amount to full day.
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Examiners Notice.


TNllE undersigned. Examiners appointed
L by virtue Of commission TO them issued
by the County Commissioners Of Carroll
county, to open public road in said county
commencing at the Ridge Road, near Car
ter's Tavern, at Woodbine, and running
through the lands Of Grove l.. Welsh, Eph.
rain Iepp, Reuben Harrison, George T..
buckingham, Jesse Il. Gosnell, John Harri.
son, John Flemming and Elisha S. Young to
the Harrisville road, near the late jesse
Leatherwood's dwelling.
All persons whom il may concern are here
by notified that we will meet at the Tavern OF
James Albaugh, near woodbine, on Wednes.
day, The 25th day Of June, 1879, at o clock,
a. NJ, TO execute the trust reposed in us by
the aforesaid commission.
JOHN n. SELBY,
]. NJ. DORSEY,
r.. T. McKENNY,
may 24'5t Examiners.
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ORASdE CAKE.-Mix two cups Of su.
gar with the ynlk Of two eggs, then odd
the whites beaten TO stiff troih; next add
tablespoonful Of butter, then ono cup Of
milk and -four to make as stifEas cup cake;
flavor e taste, bake in Jelly pans, filling;
! lemon, 2 oranges, crate the rinds aud
add the juice, cup Of sugar, table.
spoonful Of corn starch, cup Of water,
boil all until smooth; cool before putting
between cakes.
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Select Storp.
THE BIGGS' PARLOR BEDROOM.

.
Mr.. and Mrs. Biggs paid a visit to town
last week. On arriving, they proceeded
to their customary stopping place, the old
George Washington House, which they
found to have passed into new hands, re-
joicing in a new name, and exhibiting iu
all its arrangements and appointments a
new aud improved order Of things.
"Will you have bedroom, ma am, or
parlor bedroom ?" inquired tho gentle.
manly and obliging clerk, TO whom the
genial and hospitablc landlord had com
mitted the accommodation Of the new
guests.
Mrs. Biggs looked doubtfully at Mr.
Biggs, and Mr.. Biggs vaguely regarded
the ceiling
What's the difference ~ whispered
Mrs. Il.
"Don't know. s'pose parlor bedroom
better furnished" mutterod Biggs, steno.
graphically. t5t .tSt
"Parlor bed room w said Mrs. Biggs,
firmly, to the clerk aud that polite indi-
yidual handed them over to an attentive
waiter, who showed them up stairs to an
apartment labeled No. 8. 2ipSta
1t was nice, comfortable looking, but,
as they considered, rather oddly furnished
room. On one side stood a great square
cabinet, with double doors aud carved top,
reaching nearly TO the ceiling Opposite
this was mysterious looking book case,
glass doors, showing very shallow shelves,
which did not extend to half the depth
visible on the outside. A handsome little
writing desk, with a sloping, velvet COW
cred lid; centre table, with oddly clus-
tered legs; an etagere, with doors below
and graduated shelves above; and various
peculiar looking chairs-completed the
furniture of the parlor bedroom, No. s.
81 don't sec any bed, remarked Biggs,
looking around as they found themselves
alone.
"Why, that's the reason they call it a
parlor bed room, responded his wife, who
enjoyed the reputation Of being woman
Of unusually quick and discriminating
mind. ats a parlor, as you see; but at
night the beds are brought in-some light,
handy affairs, that can be moved about,
and put up aud taken down in moment"
"0h, said Biggs, looking enlightened,
but not particularly pleased, "ir | had
known that, Ishould have preferred plain,
old fashioned bedroom, and good sound
sleepl | can't say that I've fancy for
these new tangled ways and notions"
After slightly refreshing themselves,
they started forth on shopping aud sight
seeing expedition, and. calling on an old
acquaintance of Mrs. Bigg's, we're induced
to remain to tea.
1t was late when they took leave Of their
entertainers, and returned to the Grand
Continental Hotel
Biggs remained below, to look over the
daily papers. he said, while his spouse
YEARLY ascended the stairs to No. 8.
She found the room as she had left it,
with M sion Of a he'd or other urenaration
for n p;ohfs rest. and whom she essaved N
omen the doors Of The cabinet. and other
articles Of furniture in order 10 mt away
Lcr ,b;ngs she connd them firmly closed
In some ipdicna,iop she looked sroupd
far n hell rome bnt conld soc none So
sbe sat down belorc The fire concluding 10
wait I'm Riogs sbonld make his onpear.
apce oo 1880 -
As she sat her ewes f,ll on n t;nysilyer
s s"e saw "e' wv ~" ~ ""y
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A gIll Of raw (unboiledl linseed oil
given to a SOW, just before aud after far.
rowing will prevent the disposition 10 cat
her offspring. Perfect quiet and isolation
are considerations which should NOS be
neglected Phi7adelphia Ledger.