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The Democratic advocate., 1880-02-28

Constantine Brumidi, the fresco artist
Of the Capitol at Washington, died ia that
city on Feb. 18th, at The age Of Is years.
He was born in Rome, and was employed
for long time 10 repairing the frescoes
IN the Logge di RafEaello, in the Vatican.
lie was also entrusted with a commission
70 paint the portrait Of Pic Mono. In
lS48 he came to America. His first
work in this country was done 10 the City
OF Mexico, where he painted altar pieces
for several churches. Afterwards be came
TO New York, where he did much impor-
tant aud meritorious work, prominent a.
mong which Is the altar piece at ST. Ste
phen's Roman Catholic Church Ia New
York. In 1855, under tho direction Of
General Meigs and Mr.. Thomas U. Walter,
who were in charge of the Capitol Exten-
sion, he finished the decoration OF the
room Of the Committee on Agriculture Of
the House Of Representatives, BY which
he gained much celebrity. Since then he
has been almost constantly employed in the
decoration Of the interior of the Capitol.
Several Of the large figures Of saiuts upon
the walls Of the Cathedral Of ST. Peter and
Paul in Philadelphia, were also the work Of
this artist At the time of his death Sig
nor Brumidi was engaged in decorating
the fTieze Of the dome Of the rotunda Of
the Capitol, which is 300 feet in circum
ference, and 10 feet high. The belt is
divided into fifteen groups, and the subjects
chosen are as follows:-The Landing of
Columbus; Cortez and Montezuma at the
Temple Of the Sun; Pizarro going to Peru;
Burial of De Soto; Captain Smith and
Pocahontas; Landing Of the Pilgrims;
William Penn aad the Indians; Coloniza.
ton of New England; 0glethorpe aud the
Indian Chief; Battle of Lexington; Decla-
ration Of Independence Surrender Of
CORVALLIS; Battle Of the Thames and Death
Of Tecumseh; Entry Of the American Army
into the City Of Mexico; the Discovery Of
Gold in California. Eight Of these designs
have been finished, aud the ninth ''Penns
Treaty" is partly done. The sketches are
also made for two or three Of the others.
Signor Brumidi has been in failing health
for some time past, and latterly has been
too weak to ascend by the stairway to the
dome in order TO 60 upon his scafFoldiug,
and curious crowds have daily watched the
old gentleman being hauled up in an arm
chair by means Of block aud tackle, to his
perch, sixty feet above the marble floor Of
the rotunda. He was at work only few
days before he died.
The Democratic advocate., 1880-02-28
Rouud-shouldsred Morality.

There Is a great deal of mortality ia the
world that would be improved by shoulder
braces to make 1t upright.
The man who has an InexorahIe rule for
Others to 80 by aud gocs at loose ends him.
self, has good deal of shoulder stoop in
his morality.
One hundred dollars given ia ostenla-
tious charity by a man who refuses his
family the comforts Of loving aud chari-
table disposition, will have to be put down
as an asset Of round-shouldcred morality.
The young man who loves his sisters
good namo aud ruins the good name Of
somebody elses sister, has morality that
has grown round -shouldcrcd too early in
life.
The man who sends his children to Sun
day school that he may have a quiet day
at home, has got triAing stOop 10 the
shoulders Of his morality.
The merchant who assures you that his
goods are "pure" and knows just how they
are adnlterated- has the same difficulty.
The clergyman who ''plagiarizes" J" or ''as-
similates' from momory his sermons, not
only has round sbouldercd morality, but his
religion Is humpbaeked.
The woman who gives all her attention
to dress and allows her children to grow
up minus the loving frmness of mothers
hand, has her shoulder weighted With
doubtful morality.
lie who allows one yiElue to hide many
vices Is sadly IN need Of moral brace.
The young man who docs that which
would cause bis mother to blush for his
good name, Is growing round -shouldered
in morality, and viii be doubled up with
sin before gray hairs show on his head.
The Democratic advocate., 1880-02-28
Look at Your Tongue,

A mau can never be well or happy if
the stomach Is ont Of order, and dyspepsia,
ike hysteria, initiates the symptoms Of in
Vulnerable disorders. But how, the read
er may ask, eau l tell whether the illness
from which think am suffering be real
or imaginary At any rate, should an
swer, look to your stomach first; and pray
just take a glance at your tongue. II ever
/ was left 50 far to myself as 10 mediate
some rash act should, before going into
the matter have a look at my tongue. If
i was not perfectly clear aud moisl. /
should not consider myself perfectly sane
nor perfectly healthy, and would postpo,le
my proceedings, 10 the hope that M world.
y prospects would grow brighter. What
does physician discogsr BY looking at The
tougae2 Many things. The tongue SYM.
pathise svish every tfiiling uiImens Of boax
Or mind, and more especially with The state
Of the STOMACH. That thin, whislsh LAYER
all over the surface moss liksls indicates
indigestion. 4 patehy tongue shows ia,
the stomach . usry much out Of order in
deed A yellow tongue points 10 billions.
ness A creamy shiveriDg, thick, indent.
cd tongue tells Of previous excesses. snd /
% not like ny irlends 70 wear sneh tongues
for | sincerely believe that real comIas'
cannot be secured Ia this world 81 snxaa.'
Nhe does not Keep bis feat warm, ii. bss5
cool and his tosEus clean
The Democratic advocate., 1880-02-28
Two Species of the Turkey.

There are two species Of the turkey,
both indigenous to North and Central
America. Professor S. +. Baird, of the
Smithsonian Institution, who has inyesti-
gated the subject, says Some is confined
to the more Eastern and Southern States,
the other to the Rocky Mountains and
adjacent parts Of Texas, New Mexico,
Colorado, aud Arizona. The latter ex-
tends along the Eastern part Of Mexico,
as far south at least as Orizaba, aud il is
from this Mexican species, and not that
from North America, that our domestic
turkey is derived" The wild turkey oI
the United States, the largest Of the galli.
naceous birds, now rare on the Atlanti,
coast, but still found in large Aocks in the
regions farther West, is about 81 feet il
length. being somewhat larger than thu
domestic variety. Tho general color o.
the plumage is black, variegated with
bronze and bright CLASSY green, and, in
some parts, changing purple.
Tame turkeys, like other animals 10 o
state Of domestication, vary considerably
in color, but the prevailing one is dark
gray, ineliniug to black. The females lay
their eggs in spring in retired and OBJ.
seure place, as the unprincipled male often
breaks them; the female sits with 50 much
perseverance, that if fresh eggs be intro
duccd into the nest Immediately upon the
young being hatched she will long continue
the business Of incubation.
A second species of the turkey, in Cen.
tral America, is termed the occeIated tur.
key. Birds Of this species are taller and
more erect than the common turkey, with
a much more brilliant plumage, marked
with the iridcscent peacock like eyes, the
legs being pink, and the head of peculiar
soh, clear gray blue, crested with clear
bright orange warts Troy Times.
The Democratic advocate., 1880-02-28
yaInabIs RubbI.h.

Turning from natures process to those
OF man, We hnd that be is doing bis best.
however clumsily, to follow the thrifty ex.
ample she sets him. For many and many
a year no doubt the pine tree shed lis
pointed, needle-like leaves in the Silesian
forests, and there they were left to turn
Into decay and mould at their leisure. nn-
Ill Nj. Pannewitz started factory for CON
verting them into forest.Hool. which. Be-.
sides being cficacIous 10 cases Of rheuma-
item when applied in It's Woolly state, can
also be curled, felted, or woven. Mixed
with cotton, il has even been used for
blankets and wearing apparel. The his
tory Of gas-making best shows the value Of
"rubbish.P To begin: The coal which
yields most gas Is what is termed neannel'
eoal, and Is now worth from rs 10 30
shiliings ton Or more; whereas fifty years
ago, before the introduction Of gas, Il was
looked upon as almost worthless. In dis
tilling eoai for gas, liquor Is produced.
which for long time was 80 great an in
convenience to the gas companies that
they actually paid for permission 70 drain
It into the common sewers as the simplest
way Of getting rid Of 1t. This ems LIQUOR
contains salts Of ammonia, together with
naptha and tar, and the tar Is now made
BY repeated distiaation to yield pitch, ben
zole, creoostc, carbolic acid, the substance
known as parafne and aniline. Il seems
strange now that these valuable products
should ever have been thrown away as
useless; still stranger is it to learn that
we derive from one Of these waste SUBJ
stances the whole series Of beautiful colors
called aniline dyes. Napthaline is another
residuary product, by novel application
Of which it is said that the light-eiyiug
properties Of gas may be enhanced four.
fold, at very triding cost But the uses
to which the waste liquor Of the gas.
works may be put are not exhausted (; for
not only is il turned TO account itself, but
combined with the slaty shales found
among the coal, which were also ut one
time source of perpetual annoyance, it
yields alum--used in the manufacture of
paper and preparation of leather; copperas
or green vitriol (sulphate Of iron, } used 10
dyeing, tanning and the manufacture Of
ink aud Prussian blue and sulphuric acid.
Rags are now Recognized as snob ! val.
liable commodity That in some cona,,;.s
their export Is forbidden bv eoyeynmsa,.
nevertheless, from one source o. anosbe,
the paper makers Of Eupland alone imnort
annually some $4,000 or 10000 tons Of
linen and cotton raps and COLLECT ls,-e
quantities at home These raus are of
varied degrees Of Cleanliness 4 NAV h
imagined; some Of the English ones reon;re
no bleaching at all, while those of l,alv
| hoar an., ~. - - a.. ~, A'sy
The Democratic advocate., 1880-02-28

The fact that February contains five
Sundays this year has led to considerable
curious and interesting discussion aud the
presentation Of some remarkable facts. A
writer in the Philadelphia Ledger con-
tributes the following to what has been
already shown, and if anybody doubts or
questions the calculations made Just let
him wait patiently and see for himself;
"Fiye Sundays in February" occur in
each Leap Year whose Dominica (or Sun
day letters are ID, c, and in no other years.
II every fourth year were now leap year
Gas was the case in old style computation, }
these Dominical letters would recur once
in every period of twenty-eigbt years; and,
from this time on, every twenty-eighth
February would begin and end on Sun.
day-and thus there would be FIVE Sun
days in that month.
But, the last year Of a century, (1700,
1900, 1900, 2D00, and so on)--though al.
ways divisable evenly by Ais leap year
only when the number can be divided by
400 without remainder; in other words,
the last year Of century is leap year only
once in four centuries. This Is why Feb
ruary has not five Sundays once in every
twenty-eight years. 1t is only every fourth
century (by our new style computa;ion)
that has % leap years Of 366 days; the
other centuries have but "a leap years in
each.
l60O was leap year 1900, 1900, and
The Democratic advocate., 1880-02-28

The Principle Furnace, in Cecil county.
Maryland, is located on the spot occupied by
the pioneer iron establishment in America.
The books of the original concern disclose
the remarkable fact that in l727 lone hundred
aud fifty three years ago) a ton Of pig iron sold
there for about S50-the same price il com
mauds to day. The original furnace was built
10 l7l5, but il has since passed through many
vicissitndes of fortune. During the Revolu.
ton il furnished cannon and shot for the ma.
tiriots, and during the war Of 1912 force was
landed from Cockburn's feet, and all the
buildings were burned by the invaders. -
Among those interested in the furnace prom
erty III its early history were Augustine and
Lawrence, the father and brother Of George
Washington, and this interest was continued
by the Washington family until after the close
OF the Revolution. On the death Of Lawrence
from consumption, il fell into the hands OF
his hait-brother George, who sold out 10 his
brother Augustine. In 1861 the Principle
Company owned four furnaces, two forges,
andimmense numbers Of slaves and live stock.
One half Of the pig iron exported 10 Great
Britain Of that time was made at the Princi.
pio Works. In 1890 Maryland confseaied
the property Washington aud the brothers
Russell alone saving their shares About
1886 the furnace was rebuilt by Joseph and
George 7. Whitaker, Thomas, Garrett and
others, under the management Of George p.
whitaker The latter gentleman became the
sole onwer and Is now thought to be the largest
landowner in Maryand--nnmherinr his Acres
by the thousand. Much ofhis land, however.
Is only valued for the timber growing on il.
which is used TO keep up the supply Of char.
coal for the furnace.
The Democratic advocate., 1880-02-28

For ihe fourth time this century, and
the twenty-fonrsh time since 1888, the
Lake Of Zurich Is entirely frozen over,
On a recent Sunday, Il was a scene Of
great animation; thousands cfskatcrs hast
ened from all parts Of the country to take
advantage Of 50 rare an opportunity. Half
the populaiioa pf lbe Sity were on the
banks df the lake and on the Ice, which
was gay with the brilliantly decorated tents
Of vine sellers and lmprosiscd restaurants.
The Lakes Of Morat, Neachatel, aud Biep-
20 are also again frozen, aud ihe Arye,
ffom above pagppge 70 i,s junction with
ibe Rhonc, below Geneva, is covered with
thick ice.
The Democratic advocate., 1880-02-28

THE HEART -Throb, lhrob, throb.
Never sleeping, but often tired, loaded
with care, chilled by despair, bleeding with
wounds, cften inflicted by those who do
not understand it, or burdened with aiTec-
tlou, It must beat on for lifetime. Moth
ing finds lodgment 10 Its chambers that
do not add to its labors Every thought
that the mind generates steps upon the
heart before il wings its way into the outer
world. The memories of dead ones arc
mountains Of weight upon its sensitiveucss;
the snxieties Of the soul stream to the
heart and bank themselves upon il, as the
early snowdrifls over the tender plants; love,
IL it loves, fires II with feverish warmth
and makes il the more sensitive; hate, if
!. hates, heats il to desperation and fills il
with conflicts. Still it works oD. When
slumber closes the eyelids, the heart is
beating beneath all lis burdens; il works
while We sleep; IL works while we pray; il
aches when we laugh. Do not unnecces.
sarily wound il; do not add TO ils bleeding
wounds. Speak kind word to cheer il,
warm il whea il Is cold; encourage It when
i desPaiFs
The Democratic advocate., 1880-02-28

What man can respect, much less love
woman who is constant burden 70 him,
and who knowingly deceived him at the
altar? Before women enter the marriage
state, they should bc sure that their health
Is such that il win stand the triak that
are to follow, Men rarely deceive 10 this
respect. They sometimes deceive wo-
man In regard TO their financial ability to
support her handsomely, and this is down.
right wicked, for il may take gil away
from home Of comfort and laxury, 10
live in gayFet, Such marriages epgeDder
bltteFness and ultimate divorce or worse. -
Fkiladslpha Times.
The Democratic advocate., 1880-02-28

The abnormal severity Of the weather
which has been experienced in Paris aud
throughout the greater part Of France du-
ring the, last few weeks, seeming, as it does,
to threaten us with an exceptionally hard
winter, may render interesting brief
glance at some of the great ''frosts" Of by
gone and modern times. Thus, to begin
at very early period, snow ia, recorded
to have fallen in Rome during forty days
10 the three hundred aud ninety sixth year
before the Christian era. Nearly eight
centuries later--the exact date Is uncer-
tain--the Black Sea wns frozen over for
three weeks. 10 Gn8, the vines are stated
to have been destroyed by frost over
largo portion Of France. There is tradi-
ton, again, that in $50, snow and intense
cold prevailed over Europe for six months,
even the Adriatic being frozen. In 974
the Bosphorus could be crossed by the ice
on its surface. The severe weather was
followed BY epidemics aud famine to which
third Of the population Of France is said
to have succumbed. In 1853 the Po was
frozen over aud wine CONCEALED In the cel-
lars. The winters Of 1923 and laos were
extremely cold. In tho former year the
ice bound surface Of the Baltic was used
as thoroughfare for six weeks, aud In
l40e nearly all the bridges Of Paris we're
carried away BY the blocks Of ice floating
in the Seine. The Clerk Of the Parliament
Of the day declared himself unable to reg
lister the DEGREES, owing to the ink freezing
on his pen 10 spite Of the large fires kept
burning in his Office. 10 146S the weather
was so severe in Flanders that the frozen
wine had 10 be cut with hatchets- Ten
years previously force Of Al 900 men en-.
on the Danube. 10 1904 and
1907 there were games aud bonfrcs on the
Thames. And 1854 is memorable a. the
year of the great fair held on the English
river which was covered with ice IL inches
thick. An Inscription in book OF the
period says "the people kept trades on the
Thames as 10 fair ill February 4, 1854.
About forty conches plyed on the Thames
as on drye land. Thirty years or 80 later.
10 l716, another fair was held on the same
river in midwint =, aud yet anoiher in 1910.
The years 1866 and 1889 were notablc FOR
instense cold throughout Europe. An
other ice fair--the last---took place on The
Thames in 1914. Hard wiaters prevailed
in 1929, 1a40, 1886 and 1849. 70 1886
the greatest cold experienced in France
since the invention Of The thermometer
was observed at ponthrlier. when lhe mer-
curry went down 70 81 degrees below ircez.
The Democratic advocate., 1880-02-28

In the Circuit Court for Carroll County
Conrad Frankforter and John NJ. Boring, trus.
tees, Us. Manchester Savings Institution.
ORDERED this 10Th day of February. A.
~ ID. 1850, that the second account Of the
Auditor fled 10 this cause be finally ratified
and confirmed, unless cause to the contrary
thereofbe shown on or before the sth day OF
March next provided II copy of this order be
inserted for two successive weeks before The
iast named day in some newspaper published
in Carroll cosnty.
FRANK r. SHAW, Clerk.
True copy,-Iest;
feb2i'2t FRASE I. SHAW, Clerk.
The Democratic advocate., 1880-02-28
DIVIDEND NO. 81.

Earmers a Mechanics National Bank
Westminster, Jan. 81, 1850.
THE President aud Directors hnve mi.
4 day declared a Dividend Of Three ref
estl..i on Tie CRpiial Stock, out Of III EARN.
inss Of The sig months shddd tb.Iiat nasafie
bh and atter Tnssday, February I0ih, 1850.
W. A. CUNNINGHAM,
ieo f.st Cashier
The Democratic advocate., 1880-02-28
Toy and Variety Store (!

MRS CALLAdHAN-
MAIN STREET, NEAR THE DEPOT,
HAS just received large stock az eh;,.
- drens buggies and Carriages. bohhs.
horses, wagons, velccipedes, hoops, toys, haiis
musical Instruments, salehels, baskets. n;ch,,ys
Hanles, stattohery, balls md ba,s. dabesas
ssopca, DOLLS ornamental brackets, bookS
'@1cy alneles, ru,ts, euntetiionefies, 6c.
cheap. - AZ ~ 81 sg'a
The Democratic advocate., 1880-02-28
WOODLAND AT PRIVATE SALE,

BOUT 25 to 80 Acres. located one -.
"A mile southwest Of Westminster Sz-A
and only few hundred yards from -
Spring Mill Station. Il Is very heavily set n,
Water Oak, Chestnut aud White Oak, the
timber being tall will yield very largely in
Railroad Ties, Rails, Posts aud Wood. One
pair Of horses ample 10 haul 200 Ties to the
Station per day, where ready sale can be found
ior them TO hrst hands at company prices
For further Information inquire Of or address
JOHN II. BOWERS,
feb ll3t Westminster, Nd.
The Democratic advocate., 1880-02-28
ELECTION NOTICE.

Westmiaster Gas Light Company,
Tuesday, February Sd, 1880.
STOCKHOLDERS are hereby notified that
~ m Election for President aud Six Di.
reetors to manage the affairs Of the Company,
will be held at It's Office, in The Farmers &
Mechanics National Bank, on the First Tues
day, being the I'd day Of March, 1880, De.
tween The hours Of IL and o'clock.
W. A. CUNNINGHAM,
rep t'9t Secretary,
The Democratic advocate., 1880-02-28

In the Circui; Court for Carroll county.
Lewis Green, Assignee, vs.. Joseph +. Ward
and Wife.
nRDERED this 10Th day Of February, A..
~ ID. 1880, that the account Of the auditor
filed 10 this cause lc finally ratified and con.
hrmed, unless cause to the contrary thereof
be shown on or before the 9Th day Of March
next; provided copy of this order be in.
serted for two successive weeks before the last
named day in some newspaper published in
Carroll county.
FRANK I. SHAW, Clerk.
True copy,--Test;
feb 2l.2t FRASK 7. SHAW, Clerk.
The Democratic advocate., 1880-02-28

SOME THINGS TO DIsBELIEyE.-Whcn
a man adyertiscs for partner and wants
young man to put in a small investment
Of hundred or Eve hundred and pro-
misses him 4 realization of fifty or one
hundred per cent. profit, don't believe il,
When man offers TO give watches or
jewclry worth fifty to one hundred dollars
for one dollar, don't believe it. When
man offers to give away knowledge to the
utmost value for the cure Of consumption.
and any aud all diseases. by merely send
ing three cent stamp to pay the postage
don't believe it. When a man proposes
to do his utmost to make every ono else
rich, and looks to other peoples interests
more than his own, don't believe it, When
a man oifers to give you something Of great
value for something of less value; 10 other
words, to give you something for nothing,
don't believe il. May persons advertise
on purpose TO filch young men Of money
gained BY hard labor, and before entering
into speculalions which may be offered YOU,
take advantage Of the means at your com.
mand aud ascertain the facts with reference
to the proposed business before You invest
aud thus save your money aud assist in
eheetually breaking up all swindling cstab-
lishments.
The Democratic advocate., 1880-02-28

In the Circuit Court for Carroll County.
William II. Lamotte vs. Peter A. shipley
and wife
nRDERED this 10Th dag of February, A.
~ ID. 1880, that the account of the Auditor
filed IN this cause be finally ratified and con.
hrmed, unless csuse to the contrary thereof
be shown on or before the 9Th day Of March
next provided copy Of this order be ia.
serted for two successive weeks before the
last named day in some newspaper published
in Carroll county.
FRANK T. SHAW, Clerk.
True eopy,-Testi
feb 2l'2t FRASE 7. sHAW, Clerk.
The Democratic advocate., 1880-02-28
OYSTER SUPPER 4 FESTIVAL
AT PLEASANT VALLEY.

\ Oyster Supper and Festival. for the
"A benefit Of the Church, will be held Is
the basement Of ST. Matthews Church ll,u.h.
eran and lleiofm,l on Wednesday Ere,rlag.
yfbradyg e3ih, 1859, and 10 c6hliifhe Thur.
day aha Friday evenings aid Saturday alter
loon and evening.
feb 2iA COMMITTEES.
The Democratic advocate., 1880-02-28
FOR RENT.

HNliE undersigned offers his FARMS in
= baltimore county for rent, heginning
March next, 1850, for money, lime, clover
and timothy seed and plaster annually. Also
MILL for rent, for money. Apply to
MURRAY HANSON, Attorney.
:. w. cor. ST. Paul and Fayette Sis,
Opp. Mansion House, Baltimore, Md.
Also, wanted medium aged, single, sober
and Industrious man, experienced 10 farming,
as overseer. Apply to the undersigned.
JOHN I. JOHNS,
nov l5.I Ennory Grove, Nd.
The Democratic advocate., 1880-02-28

Music hath charms 70 sopshe The savage.
This y why VIC oeeasiopally see cross
dog With brass band around is neck.
The Democratic advocate., 1880-02-28

The mosquito almost always succeeds
N getting speech from the pagsoe i
honors with serenade,
The Democratic advocate., 1880-02-28

A child on the lap Of is mother has ap
kYessy tIme Of il.
The Democratic advocate., 1880-02-28

He who receives 4 good turn should
never forget il; pc who does one should
never remember Il
The Democratic advocate., 1880-02-28

Whoever eoaqaers IuaokRes eau con.
QusE most thugs