The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1880-01-31

We have 70 record two accidents this week,
One happened TO Lewis Ii. Shultz, Jr., who
had been firing wads at q target, and when In
the act Of pouring powder from ths flask, the
whole Of i exploded, fully three quarters Of
a poanS, burning one Of his hands very badly.
Fortunately he was not injured but slightly In
the face, His escape was almost miraculous.
The powder is supposed to have been ignited
by corn stalk that the burnt wads had set
hire to, The other happened to Richard
kearney, who was with his brothers ia the
woods telling trees, and was caught in the
falling timber breaking the lgaments Of his
leg, causing . very painful wound. which will
IN oil probability coniine him to bis bed for
many weeks.
Our farmers have gone back to first princi.
ples-that is, the plow-A lit emblem Tor an
agriculturist. AS the winter has been a re.
markable one for blowing, agents have been
busy canyassing for their different styles of
plowS Now have been approached by all
kind OF agents and solicitors from the light.
nlng-rod man TO the one who wants your name
for ten.cent contribution towards prize
package for the parson, but the pillow agent
iakss The lead. lie is Just the cleyerest man
out. lie drives into your field where you are
blowing, unloads his new pillow, aud bids you
pleasant good moring, remarking that you
have excellent land for corn, all it requires is
deep blowing, aud he has the very pillow for
that work. All he asks is n trial to convince
you of the fact. If you say the land is stony,
he will answer, that this pillow was made for
stony land, and in trial in Pennsylvania had
plowed up three pixies. While an iucredulous
look Is creeping over your face, be will pro.
duee from bis pocket piece Of the metal Of
which the share is made, and will offer to bet
any amount of money that you can not break
il with 6vShundred. pound sledge. This,
of course, you are unwilling to try. He then
hands you a cold chisel and hammer, offering
you the pillow II you can make mark on the
point with It. This you accept and go to
work, and aiier Eve minutes picking, mot
withstanding you have made your mark in the
world) you have failed to make It here, you
conclude TO try the pillow. Abont this time
the good housewife cries out, "Cincinnatus
dinnerln AT dinner the agent is very talka
tive, and you and he together pillow up an old
meadow and piece Of new ground lin your
mind.) After dinner the pillow is lett with
you to try for day or two, so as to satisfy
you before purchasing. This programme is
gone through with different varieties that arc
offered for sale, and when you have finished
the list your blowing is done, and you con.
clude not TO buy until next season.
We are glad to notice lately so many young
men taking hold Of the pillow. 1t certainly is
iorerunner Of better times. There was q
time when il was the pride of farmers boy
10 pillow round an apple tree without peeling
the bark. Let US hope for those times again
The best school for the young farmer is the
farm. What's the use of sending our sons to
an agricultural college to learn military tao
tics2 Better let them study medicine and get
into politics. The truth is, we want more
practice and less theory, for il has been wisely
said "that truths in theory are sometimes
practical lies when tested on the farm.
Fox hunting is nov the great sport; old and
young join in the pleasant pastime. Some
thirty riders participated in the chase in Free.
dom on Monday last. The meet was at
Capt. Baesman's, where n bagged fox was
turned loose After a spirited chase to the
music Of some forty hounds, Reynard quietly
erawled in his den. The high fences and
well titled fields prevent the hunter from rid
ing close TO the hounds aud necessitate often
circuitous route, yet we have many good
horsemen IN Freedom district who can take
fence IN good style, but the way some of
them take II ia amusing-they take it down,
then lead their horse over.
We had an exciting runaway here on last
Saturday. A blooded horse belonging to
Col Foote, Of Howard county, broke away
from his man who had ridden him to town for
the mail. Arriving just as freight train was
passing, the horse ran right mp to the engine
and, turning. ran between the two tracks
alongside of the engine, until he reached Cor
such's switch Que mile east Of this place,
there he left the rail and took to the fields,
and by route Of his own picking reached
Sykesrille again in a remarkably short space
OF time. When he was caught it was feared
he was hurt, as the blood ran from his nostrils
mud his ont 10 ~. -,
learned he was is no way injured.
Mr.. Benz. 4. Gorsuch, a son of Capt. W.
7. Gorsuch, will start for Colorado in early
March to try his luck in the big bonanza.
Leap year is making the ladies' awful pert,
and we have heard Of several weddings TO be
celebrated in early spring in high life; in fact,
the very all seems linden nov with matrimsny