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The Democratic advocate., 1880-07-10
Censn. Note. Of M,er.. D,.,rIe,.

Naaiber Of inhabitants 959,--males 9s6,
females 973. This is an increase Of six over
the census Of 1870. There are 600 under 10
years Of age, lO22 between Is and 70 years,
100 above go years, 65 above 10 years, l6
above 50 years, aud one above 30 years.
From June 1879 10 June 1850 there were 20
deaths aud "a births. Persons attending
school 463, persons who cannot read %. per,
sons who cannot write li2. There are SsS
dwelling houses, 400 families, 2G0 farms.
In the district there were raised the past
year 5000 bushels Of corn, A, ,503 bushels Of
wheat, 3l,2l0 bushels of oats, 500 bushels
Of rye, 1883 bushels Of potatoes, 3,45l tons
Of hay, 100, ,4S0 pounds Of butter were made,
and the eggs numbered G2, $40 dozen.
There are ego horses, 40 mules, 063 milch
cows aud $50 other cattle.
The largest yield Of wheat reported for last
year was 5000 bushels, by Samuel Cover.
Samuel Geeting, John Study and John r.
Duiterer each made 400 pounds of butter,
and VIM. ii. Humbert, Jeremiah Starner aud
John Staller each reported 900 dozen eggs
for last year
The Democratic advocate., 1880-07-10

A gentleman Of Unioutown district informs
us that bis wheat will yield FROM a5 to 40
bushels per acre.
In Franklin district the wheat is turning out
much better than was expected. Several per-
sons have threshed and the yield has been 25
bushels TO the acre. Good reports also reach
US from Manchester, Hampstead aud Myers
districts.
Mr. Abraham Stoner, Of Union Bridge,
from 26 acres threshed 800 bushels.
The Democratic advocate., 1880-07-10

Monday, Jnly 5.--John Beaver, admins.
traitor Of Andrew J. Beaver, deceased, settled
lst account.
Dr. William ReindolaF, guardian 10 Isaiah
Reindollar, settled III account
Tuesday, July 6.--Jesse Anders, executor
Of Joshua switzer, deceased, settled ID and
final account
John Yingliae, executor Of George Wing
ling, deceased, settled lst account.
The Democratic advocate., 1880-07-10

The Carroll Rifle Club had q contest on
Monday last at Meadow Branch Range,
when the gold mounted revolver offered BY /.
A. Miller was won by j. r. Beard Mr.. Nil.
Ter and Mr.. Beard have each won il once, but
il has TO be wonlhree times before being finally
awarded. The dittanee shot on Monday was
900 yards. The score stood as follows-Sam.
uel Roop az, /. A. Miller 43, |. s. Weaver
5s, J. +. Beard 65, II. Troutfelter 40, ]. De-
hoG 8, out of ~ shots, W. II. Rippard 20, out
OF q shots. Fifteen shots we're fred by each,
except the last two, and Il was possible to
make 70.
The Democratic advocate., 1880-07-10

Farmers are through with wheat harvest,
and are busy making hay and cutting oats.
The yield of wheat in this section is tolerably
good. Growing crops are looking we'll, but
rain is needed.
Mr.. William Waniz lost a very valuable
her back, causing death. Mr.. W. was offered
$l6O for the animal few days before the ac.
cident.
Mrs. Elizabeth Wantz, living at FriNzells.
burg, has recently had her residence re.
painted by A. j. Koontz.
The Democratic advocate., 1880-07-10

About o'clock on Monday evening last,
at Henryion, station on the Baltimore 4
Ohio railroad, mile west Of Marriotssille,
Geroge Boxall was struck by passing freight
train and had his left arm broken aud received
severe injuries about the hip aud head lie
had been leil in charge Of WIN. Shepherds $
store, and hearing a train blow, thought il
was the milk train which was then about due,
and started to go across the track to attend to
the shipping OF some freight. When upon the
platform, jus, as the freight train was passing,
he lost his balance and fell against the bumper
Of the engine aud was thrown some distance,
receiving the injuries above noted. lie was
attended by Drs. Morehead and Riggs and il
is thought he will recover.
The same night the store Of Mr.. Shepherd
was robbed Of It's whole stock Of whiskey and
tobacco.
A eOlored excursion train became uncoupled
at Sykesville on the same day, but the fact
was discovered in time to preyeat an accident.
The Democratic advocate., 1880-07-10

In the Circuit Court for Carroll County.
Joseph NJ. Parke, Richard b. Norment and
Charles 7. Reifsnider, Trustees, vs.. Edwin
X. Gernand and Frances II. Gernand, his
wife.
ORDERED this 2Sth day Of June, A. d.
" 1880, that the account Of the Auditor
filed in this cause be finally ratified and con.
frmed, unless cause to the contrary thereof
be shown en- or before the 10Th day Of July
next; provided copy OF this order be inserted
for two successive weeks before the last named
day in some newspaper Published in Carroll
county. FRANK I. SHAW, Clerk.
True Copy,-Test:
july s'2tt FRAxK I. SHAW, Clerk.
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Notice to Creditors.

NOTICE is hereby given that the subscri.
1-> Der has obtained from the Orphans
Court of Carroll county Letters Testamentary
on the personal estate OF
SARAH ALICE JONES,
late of Carroll county, deceased. All persons
having claims against the deceased are hereby
warned to exhibit the same with the vouchers
thereof, legally authenticated, to the subscri.
Der on or before the 2sth day OF January,
1881; they may otherwise by law be excluded
from all benefit Of said estate. Those in
debted are requested to make immediate
payment.
Given under my hand this 2sth day OF
June, 1880. JOHN W. ABBOTT.
july S'4t Executor.
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NEW STORE, NEW GOODS,
AND CHEAP

II have built Store Room next door to INV
IL old stand, Bowers Hall, and nv stock
consisting Of . full line of good fresh GRO.
CERlES AND PROVISIONS, Comprising
All kinds Of Salt Meats cut to suit, Salt Fish,
Coffee, Sugar, Syrups, Spices, Chip Beef,
Bologna Sausage, Flour, Corn and BuckMheai
Meal, and all articles generally kept IN a good
Grocery and Provision Store, al nf which viii
Be sold low, delivered 10 any part Of the town.
With long experience and By strict attention
TO business, ! solicit liberal share Of The
public patronage.
June 4 J. Il. BOWERS.
The Democratic advocate., 1880-07-10

A letter from Mr.. Wm, II. Fowler, formerly
a resident Of Westminster district, but now
residing in Goochland county, Va, under
date Of July 8, says ;-"Last Tuesday, during
a severe storm, iimb was broken oil one OF
the trees in our yard, and in falling struck
cussion Of the brain. Two physicians we're
Immediately summoned, and they pronounced
him dangerously ILL., To-day, however, he Is
slowly improving, but not out Of danger
The Democratic advocate., 1880-07-10
weather Record for the Week.

July 3--clear and pleasant in the morning,
q good breeze blowing; mercury at ~ at {
O'Clock, s2 at | p. m. July 4, bright and
clear with fine air stirring; hot about noon,
rather pleasant morning aud evening. July
b--Cloudy all day, with an occasional fall Of
rain; fine air and quite pleasant; showers at
night July 6-opened with clear weather,
sooa followed by cloudy and sultry, warm aud
oppressive weather, which continued all day;
rather pleasant in the evening. July -
bright, clear and hot; mercury at 50 at 8
O'Clock n. M, Sc at p. M, aud 81 at p.
m. July S-mercury 50 at 8 a. M, SO ut :.
M, and 50 at 6 p. M; partially cloudy all day,
showery Mt night. July 9-bright, clear and
hot mercury mt 80 at s a. M, and at 81 at
~ noon.
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THE DEMOCRATIC ADVOCATE,
PUNISHED EyERY SATURDAY w
VA NJ DERFoRD BROS
oonNEh ur hAIN Asp olNrnn .rnrrr.

TERMS. 81 per year IN advance Single comics a
cents A9subscriptl0n discontinued un,il All aifcars
~, R4iaaii 99s's ~ ~ the option Of the publisher
bc Inserted times or iAs fof 81 aud 25ccs forearh
suhsegncnt Insertion Que square mos Al n d
mos, - " mos, -. business CartF not Is xcsr.iins
: lines - per year when the number on insefti6Is
t not marked advertisements " il be continued uniu
i"rhd ana changed accordingly. Yearly adyeTtis.fs
bulv hhl Figure Work double price business ia.
Gals 10 ceub per iihc. Marriages and Deaihs inserI
cents per line. ''' - -
addressed Ia TINS ApvuraTTH ''''N 'e
60 E'crod N hf Rsslncg u,fs{,,s- az 49,
SsJDaf- Gus Mattcr. 4s'' "'
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New Store-Mrs. Annie L. Bell, corner of
Green and Church Streets, Westminster.
Particular Notice TO Farmers. Englar 4
Son. Linwood, Md.
For Rent-Chas. T. Reifsbider, Attorney
at Law.
Change of Time-Weslern Maryland Rail.
road
First Grand Excursion to Mt Alto Park.
Unclaimed Matter In Post Office
Notice-Frank I, Shaw, Clerk.
DO Not FAIL. q. Skunk.
Ice Cream Festival Legal Notices
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RELIGIOUS NOTICES.

Divine service, for the colored people, will
be held in the Chapel Of the Church OF the
Ascension, on Sunday afternoon, al 4.8O
o'clock, the Rector gsg i Stewart Smith,
officiating.
The Democratic advocate., 1880-07-10

MORNING the most concentrated, uniyer.
~ sal and durable Fertilizer eyer offered TO
the Parmer-eombining all the stimulating
qualities of Peruvian Guano aud the ever
darAble fertiliEing properties OF Bones in fine
dry powder, prepared expressly for dnlling,
and can be applied in any quantity, however
saaall, per acre. Il is the opinion Of many
close calculating Farmers, aller TWENTY.
TWO YEARS experience in testing il side
by side with other popular fertilizers, that an
application Of 100 pounds of"EXCELSI0R Of
is eqHal to 200 pounds Of any other fertilizer
or guase, and therefore fnlIy 100 per cent.
cheaper. Uniformity of quality guaranteed
by the Manufactured
B6y- Farmers can only be secure from infe
rior limitations by seeing that every Bag is
branded with our name and the Analysis in
Red Letters.
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WESTMINSTER SEMINARY.
F. R. BUELL., Principal.

"A FAMILY School for Young Ladies and
- Genllemen, limited 10 abont Thirty
pnplls. The course includes Thorough,
Practical, English Edncaton, with Vocal
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DIVIDEND NO. lol.

Union National Bank Of Westmiasier,
Westminster, Nd, June 10, 1880. ! !.
THE President and Directors Of this Bank
a have this day declared semi-annnal
dividend Of Eo9 per cent. upon the capital
stock Of the bank, clear Of Slate and County
Taresi payable on and after Tuesday, July
9th, 1880.
]. W. HERgNG,
june 26-St Cashier.
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st. Johns Parochial School,
WESTMINSTER, MD.
SELECT DEPARTMENT.

GLASSlCS and MATHEMATICS taught.
~ Particular attention paid to English
Composition. Terms per quarter Of 10 weeks,
from So TO SIS according to the studies pur,
sued. T. A. McGIRR, A. NJ. Principal.
The Democratic advocate., 1880-07-10

Geo. W. Cook, coIored, spent Wednosday
night at Sam Nickum'a, at Black Ankle. 4
Westminster suburb, aud in departing uext
morning took watch and chain belonrinr 10
Matilda Nickum, Sans spouse. She told OF
the circumstance and offered $40 for the re-
coyery Of the watch, and Constable Benrh
and Conrad Mann started in pursuit. Cook
went down the pike aud boarded The cars Al
Finksbnrg, and was captured on the cars AZ
Glen Morris and brought back TO Westmin.
ster, when he was committed TO Jail by Justice
Ira II. Grouse for hearing at o clock this
morning. Cook had the watch and chain IA
his possession when captured.
The Democratic advocate., 1880-07-10
THE MARKETS.
WESTMINSTER MARKETS.

Wholesale Prices by Grimes 4 Weaver.
knInL. LII. q InQn
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-11-18
Good Eating and Good Writing.

In old monastic days good eating was
under a ban. It was imagined that the
brain could best be kept clear and vigor-
GUS on low diet.
Romantic young ladies in our time
love to think of their favorite authors as
fed on a divine ambrosia. 1t brings
them down to q common level to associ-
ate them with roast beef and mutton.
Poor Charlotte Bronte was once disen-
chanted of her hero worship. Thackeray
was her fayorite author, and in her lonely
home on the moors, her imagination IN
vested him with all ideal graces.
On a visit to London she was lifted to
the summit of happiness by an invitation
to a dinner where Thackeray was to be
one of the guests. She was introduced
to the great man, and sat next to him:
It was red-letter day in her life, and
memory was on the alert to retain all his
bright sayings, and report them to her
sisters. -.-...l
Thackeray, however, did little talking,
but much eating. He had recently re-
covered from severe attack of typhoid
fever, which left him with ravenous ap-
petite, while the dinner was exception
ally good. Charlotte looked ON In won
der at his feats, and the surprise gradu-
ally changed to disgust One more idol
had turned to clay If she had known
the modern law of the conservation of
forces, her charity might not have failed
her s.-..
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-11-18
OyerwOrked Women.

And whose fault is it, ladies', if you
are domestic slaves? Yours, in great
measure. There are very few men who
are naturally unkind to women, but
when girls marry they become ambi-
tious to do all they can, and take on ev-
cry added burden, till nature staggers
beneath the load. Had they stopped
when they could not safely go further
and demanded help, there is little doubt
but that they would have received it.
Why shorten life by such foolish
course? And, after all, few men like a
tired, overworked woman. OF course,
when he wishes to be waited on, she is
a convenient waitress; but when he
wants society he seeks it in some club
or other questionable manner; whereas,
if the wife had saved her health and
strength she might have been his equal
physically as well as his superior moral
Iy. Do your duty until it ceases to be
virtue; then rise and assert your
rights, and see if your husband will not
respect them.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-11-18
Indians Shopping.

In her book on Manitoba, Miss Fitz-
gibbon says: 'I watched some Indians
shopping, and was astonished to see how
invariably they waived aside inferior
goods and chose such materials as mer-
mos at 81. so to So Q7s Cd to 10s) yard.
One of the merchants told me it was
useless to offer them anything but the
best. An Indian, who could not speak
English or French, and wanted five
things, divided his money according to
his idea of their relative cost in little
piles on the counter, and, going through
a pantomime descriptive of his wants,
was handed first some silk handker-
chiefs. Taking one up he felt it, held
it up to the light, and, throwing it aside,
shook his head vigorously, uttering an
"Ugh p of disgust When shown q
better one, he was doubtful; but, upon
much superior article being produced,
he took it, and willingly handed over
one pile for it. This, however, was too
much, and when given the change he
put it on one of the other piles, and pro-
ceeded in the same way to make the
rest of his purchases. How easily they
could be cheated, said to the clerk,
after the Indian had left. NO. he re-
piled, mot SO easily as would appear.
They generally come in from their
camps in great numbers once a year, to
sell furs and make purchases. They go
to different shops, and on their return
compare notes as to the cost and quality
of their goods. Then, if one has paid
more than another, or has been cheated
i'll quality, he will never, enter the shop
again and the firm that gives the great
est bargains is most patronized on their
ratl1rn -
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In the City.


The difference between "city" and
their country cousins Is more marked
than most people believe; The hrst I'M
presslon which man has on nndlng
himself for the first time In a great city
is of vague excitement, accompanied by
a sense of danger. The multiplicity OF
objects appear fantastic to an eye accus-
toned to rural scenery; the unlntermit,
tent noises, the entangled yet purposeful
movements, and, above oil, the shi1ung
panorama OF unfamiliar human Iaces,
combine to throw the visitor INTO a s.aoe
OF mind totally strange to hum; ana
amid SO much tumultuous % me ne @ sees 5
death everywhere on the LOOKOUT ior
victim But II the visitor TO these strange
regions looks at the faces OF those ne
meets in search of some reflection OF !, his
own perturbation, he looks IN vain. Inc
countenance OF the city man, as he treads
his way along the street, Is curlousiy I'M
passive At first glance It appears also aa
" 10 - - Iii
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The Wrong Note.

A lady of rank, says London Truth,
had received the honor of an invitation
to dinner from the Princess Mary of
Teck, for day when she was engaged
to dine with an old friend. She wrote
two letters--one to the Princess in her
sweetest manner, acknowledging the
honor, ETC.; another to her friend, be-
ginning: "Such bore, dear Fat
Mary has invited me to dinner on our
day, and, of course, must 60" To
her horror she learned by the next post
that her friend had the letter for the
Princess in her envelope. The mischief
was done, and she went prepared to
throw herself at the feet of her royal
hostess, when the Princess met her with
open hands and smiling face as she said ::
"Fat Mary is very pleased to see you,
and hopes you won't fnd her a bore"
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-11-18
Cheaper to Kill Than to Main.

1t is one of the beauties OF our railway
legislation that it is cheaper for the COM
panies, when they do set about having
smash-up, to kill passenger rather than
merely to MAIN him. The damages to
be had against them for the former lux
ury are limited by law to S., 900; for the
latter they may be mulcted in any sum
the jury see fit to award A somewhat
similar anomaly exists in the French
law against dueling-for they have law
against dueling there, whose chief intent,
however. seems to be to render that pop
ular pastime more enticing. But it SO
happens that, under the law, duels re-
sulting in slight wounds are dealt with
by the Correctional police, which nearly
always convicts, while duels resulting
fatally are brought before jury which
nearly always acquits. It thus becomes
q point of considerable importance to the
intending duelist, if of robust and
healthy habit, to select particularly
nasty weather and damp ground for his
less vigorous antagonist That is, no
doubt, the reason why NJ. Gambetta
elected to fight NJ. Fourtou in a dense
fog at thirty PAGES, for which he was un-
Justly ridiculed at the time The willy
dictator knew that with the aid of the
fog he had chance of killing NJ. Four
tou, while without it he might, by some
inconceivable accident, wing him, and SO
have to pay fine. 1t is to remedy this
paradoxical state of things that a new
law has been proposed which will pun
ish all dueling by various degrees of fine
and imprisonment, according to the re-
suit. 1t is unlikely, however, that the
Legislative Assembly will venture to de-
prive the pleasure-loving Parisians of IN
amusement at once so harmless and SO
fascinating. One of the odd features Of
the proposed law forbids the survivor OF
a fatal duel to venture, for given num-
Der of years, within a certain number Of
miles of his victims residence. Possibly
a more effectual preventive of the prac.
tice would be to adopt the plan of a
French Colonel in Louis XV.'s time, who
gave the officers of n regiment, notorious
for fighting on every frivolous pretext,
carte blanche, with the proviso that one
or both parties must fight until one OIL
both were killed. That put an end to it.
-NeaU York G3.QDHic.
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st. Vitus' Dance.

This disease is sometimes described as
"insanity of the muscles" In its worst
form it is very distressing, and often
fatal. ..--...... -. .-.-
At first there may be only twitching
of the eyelids, or the muscles of the face;
but at length, for days together, or until
the person utterly worn out. is relieved
nv death. the limbs are fearfully con-
vnlsed. being dashed perhaps against
the bedpost with tremendous force or
the body is suddenly forced upwards to
it's EXTREMIST tension, and as suddenly
thrown i'm the opposite direction or the
head is rolled from side to side inces-
sanity, A strong linen bed-covering will
he completelv DESTROYED by the violent
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-11-18
Narcotic Nutmegs.

There is scarcely single household
in the country in which nutmegs are not
used, and the fact of their being so uni
versally employed may account for our
hearing so little of their noxious proper
ties. 1t is, however, true, that though a
little nutmeg is not a dangerous thing,
excessive use of that condiment is at
tended by very serious consequences. A
case is on record where patient was in
cautiously supplied by her nurse with
tea made from one nutmeg and half
which effectually threw her into pro-
found stupor. Fortunately the narcotic
effects passed after few hours. The
symptoms were similar to those produced
by opium, and the remedy applied was
the same. 1t is known that stupor aud
delirium have been produced by from
two to three draohms of nutmeg, while
in India death has resulted from its free
use. Mace, the external covering Of the
nutmeg, has the same properties.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-11-18
COmicaI Story of a Mormon Wife.

There is comic as well as pathetic
side to Mormon polygamy. Among the
Mormon women at Utah was one who
accepted in full faith the polygamic
revelation. She had found in polygamy
an ample compensation in the supposed
right of the first wife to choose her
husbands s succeeding wives. This was
her argument elf the first wife selects
the other wives, it has the effect Of show
ing them that the husband thinks much
of her Judgment, and is willing to abide
by it, and that they will have to do the
same. This is, of course, as it should be.
But if she lets her husband choose his
own wife, he is almost certain to take
fancy to some one whom the first wife
does not like at all, and, consequently,
her authority is undermined. The first
wife ought to keep all the power in her
own hands," The sequel Of this lady's
story is extremely ludicrous. After she
had chosen two other wives for her
husband, he was SO perverse as to choose
fourth for himself, the fourth being not
at all to her liking, as she he herself ad-
mitted. This is her own account of the
matter: "'I tell you.'" said I, "Im
quite disguised with you; a man with
three wives-and me one of them-to
go talking twaddle to chattering hussy
like that, with her cats eyes and red
hair Golden hair, my DEAR he said;
'Charlotte's hair is golden say red
It's straight, staring red red as red
can be- told him and then we had
regular fight over it. I don't mean that
we came to blows, but we had some hot
words. and he went out and left us two
alone. Then that young hussy was i'm
pudent, and don't know how it was, but
somehow when we left off our conversa-
ton, found some of Charlotte's red hair
between my fingers, and there" she
said innocent1y, holding out quite good
sized tuft of auburn hair, "there, put
it to you, Sister Stenhouse, is that red,
or is it not?