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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1880-07-10
The Labor Of an Editor.

Tho London Times, speaking Of the
the work Of an editor, says it can only be
appreciated by those who have had some
experience in it. The merest slip Of the
pen, an epithet too much, wrong date, a
name misspelt, or with wrong initial before
it; the misinterpretation Of some passage
perhaps, incapable Of Interpretation; the
most trihing offence to the personal or
national susceptibility Of those who do not
even profess to care for the feelings Of
others, may prove not only disagreeable,
but even costly mistakes; but they are about
the least Of the mistakes to which the edi-
tor is liable. The editors must be on tho
spot till the paper is sent to the press, and
make decisions on which not only the ap-
proval Of the public, but even great causes
may hang He cannot husband his strength
with comparative repose in the solitude Of
a study, or the freshness Of green fields.
He must see the world, converse with its
foremost or busiest actors, be open to in
formation, and on guard against error.
All this should be borne in mind by those
who complain that journalism is not infal.
libly accurate, just aud agreeable.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1880-07-10
Roman GluttOny,


With the Empire began that epoch of
splendid gluttony, which has no parallel.
The history Of the Caesars, with some ex-
ceptions, is the narrative Of a continual or
gle. Take the notorious group at random
-COmmodus, Caligula, Tiberius, Verus,
Vitellius, Nero, Heliogabalus, Domitian.
These men spent their lives in q round Of
monstrous tebaucheries. The day aud the
night, We are assured, were not long enough
for their revels. Verus, the first to in
crease the number Of guests from nine to
twelve, prolonged his suppers throughout
the night. Nero sat at table nom midday
to midnight Tiberius spent two days and
a night at the festive board. They had
huge appetites only the gigantic Maxi
min, who devoured 40 pounds Of feshmeat
and drank FIVE gallons Of wine at meal,
but finical dandies, like Commodus, who
ate even in the bath; Vitellius, who ceased
eating only while he slept; Domitian, who
ate "out Of his hand" TO stay his stomach
10 the intervals of regular repast; Helioga-
halus was perhaps the most elaborate, vi
tellius the most extrayagnt in his daily
fare. The latter squandered 10 seven
months ET,000,000, chiefly on bis table.
The total staggers belief; but let US exam
ine the figures on the other side. The
Roman epieure is reported to have psid
f65 or so for mullet; brace Of pigeons
cost el 12s. At an entertainment given
to Vitellius by his brother, 1000 Of the
rarest FISH aud 1000 of the most curious
birds were served up. One individual
spent 10000 on a single dish, made Of the
tongues Of the costlicst singing birds. The
Roman boa riuaat, supping on the brains
Of peaeOeks and pheasants, the tongues Of
nightingales, and the roes Of the most de.
licate fishes, swallowed thousands ofpounds
at meal; and we need only multiply the
individual expense BY the number Of the
guests to form notion Of the cost Of
highclass dinner in the days Of tie Caesars.
A supper In tho Apollo meant one or two
thousand thrown to the purvoyors. But
the Emperors wero certainly the mosl
reckless in the proaigacies of the table.
Seneca aud Tacitus arc among the author
ities who tell US that Heliogabalus spent
E20, 900 on one supper; that Nero, master
of ''the House Of Gold" ate dish which
cost over Gao, 900, and drank bumper
still more precious. Il Is asserted further
that the Emperor Vcrus treated twelve
friends to feast which cost GAG, 900; aud
Seneca is responsible for the statement that
Caliguh spent csc, 900 on a supper. The
magnifcence Of the Emperors was imitat-
ed, If not equalled, by citizens like the
Apicii, like Rsop the actor and his son
Clodius, like vedius Polio, who fattened
his lamprays on the aesh Of murdered
slaves These, We know, were brave days
for the players; but Assop the comedian
must have had solid private fortune, for
the Garrick Of his age, the great Roseius,
made but $4,000 pounds year Of bis pro
fession, an income which would hardly
clear half dozen barely decent suppers "a
] illustrious patrons. Tiasley's Magazine.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1880-07-10
Boys and q Procession.


Looking from our sanctum window, saws
the Cincinnati Saturday Night, an D pro.
cession with music and banners is passing
along the street by the esplanade, we can
not help thinking, what would procession
be without the attending escort Of boys ?
Did you ever see procession with no boys
leading the advance or following al0ng By
the side Of it2 Never, unless it was q
funeral processioa. But there Is no other
procession that be doesn't take stock 10.
His proudest position is right alongside Of
the drum.major, aud be would feel that
kick from that gorgeous personage or a
thump from his staff, with the big, gilded
knob, would be the highest honor he could
receive. The next most desirable position
is next TO the man who blows the bass
drum, which he win hold for squares, at
the imminent risk Of having his brains
knocked out by the big drum.stick. And
you can't tire the boys out, either, no mat.
ter how pFotracted the march may be. A
few may lag along the line, cheerfally trip.
ping up soldier now and then, but their
places are quickly filed up at the head Of
the column. There they 60, some white
some black, some barefooted, some with
out jackets, and others bareheaded. The,
are irrepressible, and it doesn't do any good
for the marshal to shake his sword at then
and order them away, or for policemen /.
threaten. They are the selfappointed ad
vance guard Of the procession, and canno
be discharged or dispersed.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1880-07-10
Does the World Miss Anyoneq

Not long. The best and most useful of
US will soon be forgotten. Those who TO-
day are filing large place in the worlds
regard will pass away from the remem-
brance Of men in month, or at the far
thest in few years, after the grave has
closed upon their remains We are she'd
ding tears above new made grave and
wildly crying out in our grief that our loss
is irreparable. Yet in a short time the
tendrills of love have entwined around
other supports, and we no longer miss
theone who is gone. So passes the
world. But there are those to whom
loss is beyond repair. There are men
from whose memories no woman's smile
can chase recolections Of the sweet face
that has given up all its beauty at Deaths
icy touch. There are women whose
plighted faith extends beyond the grave,
aud drives away as profane those who
would entice them from worship of their
buried loves Such loyalty, however, is
hidden away from the public gaze. The
world sweeps on besides and around them
and cares not to look upon this unobtrud-
ing grief. 1t earyes line and rears q
stone over the dead, and hastens away to
offer homage to tho living.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1880-07-10

so than that of most Christians in the
Bible. As was moving off | said with a
smile he little knew what he lost by not
listening to my suggestions Suddenly
thought struck him, for, taking the amber
mouthpiece from his lips, he inquired if
women were cheaper in my country than
in Turkey. | told him that no one in my
land was allowed to have more than one,
and then only with her consent. This
settled the business. A scowl Of unutter-
bic scorn darkened his fine physiognomy,
and replacing his pipe, he raised his eyes
to heaven, evidently in a spirit Of thank
fulness to Allah that it bad not been his
cruel fate to be born in such benighted
land GeUalier Wykof.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1880-07-10

When Berson, the Lieutenant General
Of Artillery, gave his coffee-plaut to the
Jardin des Plantes, in the last century, he
little dreamt that 600, 100000 pounds of
the fruit would be one day produced from
plantations which all had their origin in
the sample given by him to the Paris Mu-
scum, Of which a shoot was carried to the
West Indies Nor might his surprise have
been less real had he been told that, at no
very distant date, as much as 1000, 600, 900
francs worth of the beverage made from
the berry would be sold ut the cafes Of the
Bouleyards, and that in 1873 the estimated
production Of coffee throughout the entire
world bould be set down at l ,080, ,000, 900
pounds Continental Gazette, Paris.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1880-07-10

A clergyman in Pitssburg lately mar
ried lady with whom be received the
substantial dowry Of $4,000 aud fair
prospect for more. Soon afterwards, while
occupying the pulpit, be gave out hymn,
read the first four stanzas and was read
ing the 9Th,
sfForever let my grateful heart
His b0nndless grace adore,
when he hesitated and exclaimed, ssAheml
The choir win emit the 9Th verse, and
sat down. Tho congregation, attracted BY
bis apparent confusion, read the remain
ing lines
(Which gives ten thousand blessings now
And bids me hope for more.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1880-07-10

OF the late Bishop Ames the following
anecdote is related:-WhiIe presiding over
certain Conference in the West mem
Der began TRADE against the universities
aud education, thanking God that he had
never been corrupted by contact with a
college. Afser proceeding thus for a few
minutes, the Bishop interrupted him with
the question; "Do l understand that the
brother thanks God for his ignorance9'
swell, yes, was the answer, syou can put
it that way II you want to" swell, all ]
have to say" said the Bishop, in his sweet,
musical tones, 'all ! have to say is that the
brother has great deal to thank God for"
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1880-07-10

TALL GRAss.-In a series Of papers on
the northern part of the Continent, coutri-
buted to an Australian paper under the
somewhat odd title of "Northern Lights,
the writer mentions a curious feature Of
the creeks and lagoons in the north Of
Queensland. This Is what Is called "Aoat.
ing grass" IL is a tall, aquatic grass,
which while growing in the mud when
within reach, is quite independent in that
respect, aud extends its creeping stems TO-
to the deepest water; and by the interweay-
ing of these, aud of the roots emitted from
every joint, makes dense mat Of yerdure,
which, at first sight, seems to have its origin
on solid ground. 1t is, however, quite posi-
bic to walk on it without risk Of cntangle-
ment The method is to keep going, lift
ing the feet well, aud with the body in as
fiat position as possible. Horses aud
cattle are fond Of this grass, aud It is said
that the masses Of il are sometimes so
dense, although with 90 feet Of wSser I'M
derneath, horses have been known TO cross
on them. --NatHr0
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1880-07-10
Indigo Factory at Allahabad,

Have you ever thought what indigo is,
aud where it comes from2 Near the city
ofAllababad ,in India, our missionaries may
see the little indigo plant growing, and the
factory where our indigo is prepared for
use. The following account Of the prepa-
ration of the indigo from the plant was
given by the proprietor to one who travelled
in that country:
sit is the young shoots of the humble
plant you see before you which provide us
with the precious material for dying, and
not the flowers, as is commonly supposed
The gathering Of these shoots is very
delicate operation. When they have ar
rived at a proper degree of maturity, they
must be speedily removed, and each cut
ting must be executed with rapidity and
during the night, for the sun would wither
the branches, and deprive them Of their
properties. We therefore require n great
many hands; all the villagers on my estate
are placed in requisition. The workmen
are all dispersed in the fields at midnight;
aud in the morning the produce of the
harvest is deposited in these stone troughs,
which have been previously filled with wa
ter Then is the time for the sun to per.
form its part. Under the influence ofj.s rays
the substances undergo species of fer
mentation; the water becomes colored with
variegated tinges, and rapidly turns blue.
After a space Of about forty-eight hours,
the liquid is drawn off from the smallest
throughs. 1t now emits slightly ammo
niacal smell, and the color is almost black.
1t is allowed to eyuporate again, and is
then placed in metal watts heated by steam,
in which, when the evaporation has ceased
a deposit of pure indigo is formed. Ii
only remains to dry this deposit, pack it,
and send il TO the market at Calcutta. -
Chitdren's Work for Children.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1880-07-10

japanese fans have been in such de.
mand in England lately that last year !, !
000, 900 were exported from Hiogo aud
Yokohama, whereas 10 former years the
trade never exceeded 10000. The cheap.
est and most beautiful, by the way, are
made at Toxic. 10 the process Of manu-
iScture one set Of workmen prepare the
plain bamboo stick aud another ornament
the ribs aud the handle, while the artist
chooses the colors ana the decorations for
the back Of the fan and gives the design
TO the engraver to execute. The paper
used is exclusively Japanese, foreign pa
pers having proved useless.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1880-07-10

Doc TRAVEL IN THE WINNIPEG CoUN.
TRY.--For winter travel dogs have hither.
to been largely used, as with light loads
they are swifter than horses. To drive a
team Of dogs il is said that one must be
able to swear 10 English, French or Cree,
while to be first-rate dog driver requires
huont command Of profanity in the three
languages. Some years ago well-known
Winnepcg ecclesiastic was making an ex-
tended winter trip; the dogs, though fire.
quently whipped, made little progress, SO
the Bishop demonstrated with the driver.
The funetionary replied that he could not
make them 60 unless he swore at them;
absolution was, therefore, given him for
the trip, and the dogs, hearing the famil-
lar expletives, trotted along briskly. Dog
driving, however, is passing cut Of use in
the Northwest, as il is becoming much
more expensive TO keep dogs than il Is 10
keep horses. While buffalo were abund.
ant, and every post and wigwam could
have uulimited pemmiean, it was easy fol
any man TO keep kennel; but, as the
buffalo are rapidly disappearing, aud, as
the dogs must be fed throughout the Who'll,
year, while the horses eau forage for them
selves at all seasons, horses are being used
almost entirely on the prairies, except Ii
the more northern districts, where gam.
and fish are very abundant Good Words
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1880-07-10

DR.. Pratt, Of Albany, has horse with
an inordinate appetite for confectionery.
Every morning he is driven to the bank
ing house Of Henry 4. Piefson, and, after
disposing Of his master be turns his eye
nofthward to see if the road Is clear. If
he inds no obstacle in the way he walks
across the street and pays his addresses to
tho old lady who keeps street stand on
the museum corner. From her he obtains
stick Of candy, and after eating Il stays
tberc until tho doctor comes for him add
pays the old lady cent for her candy.
This il Of daily occurrence.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1880-07-10

ASTONISHING INoREAsE.-The history
Of single bean accidentally planted in a
garden in Southbridge, Massachusetts,, is
treated by & newspaper correspondent, who
figured out its product for three years.
The bean was planted in rich, loamy soil,
and when gathered in the Autumn It's
yield, as counted, "was 1915 perfectly
developed beans from single stalk. ,
Now, If a single bean produces l ,515 more,
the sum total Of the second years product
would be 2 2.295, ,226, equal to l ,195 pounds,
597 quarts, or 1880 army rations, equal to
is bushels This would be the product Of
the second year Now, il we plant this
product and the yield is the same, we have
product of 5,26S, ,058, 800, ,625 beans,
equal to 1871 800 tons, or 42,8TI ,572
bushels, or 548,756, ,0S6 soldiers rations.
This third planting would give the steam
er Great Eastern % full frieghts.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1880-07-10

"Sore, said Pat, rubbing his head with
delight at the prospect Of present FROM
his employer, al always name to do me
duty." II believe you, replied the en-
ployer, aand therefor I shall make yon q
present Of all that you have stolen from me
during the year" ~ thank your honor"
Pat retorted, land may all your friends
and acquaintances treat you as literally"
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1880-07-10

An ingenious person has diseofefed that
the three most ioroihle letsefs ii our A.
phabet arc n r G; tive which eonlai1 I||at
nothing are N n That four express 4ieat
cerpulenee, o p g r.; that wa ~ u Az
cline, y n; that four indirAla exalssi sta
tioa x I n y, the thfes azz;tk pslf is4fp
YET, when pronounced losesf.sf, ass use1tt
sary 70 good understanding : y
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1880-07-10

Tho manufacture Of bottle corks is a
considerable source Of wealth 10 France.
The annual productions amounts 10 ,2s3,-
600, 900, valued at about s3,100,000
The value Of the raw material is about
100000. The French Government has
formed many plantations Of the cork oak
in Algiers. Parts Of the United States
are well adapted for the successful cuIti-
vation Of the cork oak.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1880-07-10

Tue HouR WHEN EARTH STlRs IN
HER SLEEP. P.-The Eureka, New, Leader
relates a miners experience, showing that
earthquake shocks are not felt very far be-
low the surface Of the ground. This miner
said that on the occasion Of the last shake
at Secret Canon he was at work in mine
on Prospect mountain; aud although the
tremor was plainly felt by his partners on
the surface, he at depth Of eighty feet
noticed nothing unusual. He also said
that througha an experience Of fifteen years
underground he had observed one very pc
culiar fact--that between the hours Of II
and 2 o'clock at night, if there was loose
stone or bit of earth in the mine it was
sure to fall. Said he;
"About this time it seems that every
thing begins to stir, and Immediately after
II, although the mine has been as still as
the tomb before, you will hear little parti.
cles Of rocks and earth coming trembling
down, and if there is caying piece oi
ground in the mine it is sure to give way. =
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1880-07-10

A PAPER HousE.-In the exhibition
at Sydney, Australia, there is house built
aud furnished throughout from paper
The structure is one story high, and its
skeleton is made Of wood The interior
is nodded in carton pierre; while the inte-
riot Is covered with the same material, be-
ing plain on the floor, forming splendid
arabesques on the walls, and nodded in i'm
itation of plaster on the ceilings. The
doors, eupboards and shelves are of the
same material, while the entire furniture,
including chandeliers and stove, in which
fire can be lighted, is made Of papier-
mache. The carpets and curtains are Of
paper, and there is bed room in which
there is not only large bed made Of pa
pier-mache, but there are also blankets,
sheets, quilts and female underclothing,
dresses aud bonnets ia the latest styles,
composed solely Of cartonpate. II is pro-
posed to give a series Of banquets in this
building, in which the plates, dishes
knives, forks and glasses viii all be of
paper.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1880-07-10

A droll fellow up in Connecticut fshed
a rich man out Of q min pond and receiv-
cd the offer Of twenty-five cents from the
rescued miser. "0h, that's too muchl ex-
claimed be; faint wath ill'' aud handed
back twenty-one cents, saying calmly, as he
pocketed four cents, athat's about right.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1880-07-10
Select puetrp.
THE EVERYDAY DARLING.

She Is neither beawlg or genius.
And no one would call her wise:
In crowd Of other women
She would draw no strangers eyes;
And cen we who love her arc puzzled
To say where her preCiousness lies.
She issouy when Others are sorry,
SO sweetiy one likes to DO sad:
And, ifPeople around her are merry.
She il almos; gladdef than glad;
Her sympathy the wlfcst,
The truest, heart ever had.
She Is just an every day darling
The dearest that heart ever had.
Her hands are 80 white and 80 little,
II seems rs ifit were wrong
They ever should work for moment,
Aud yet they are nimble aud strong
Whenever dear one needs helping.
She viii labor the whole day along
The precious, ever day darling
Each day, aud all the day long
All envy her, Beauty and Genius,
And women the world call wise:
fnr the utmost Of all your triumphs
Would be empty in her eyes
To love, and TO he loved, Is her kingdom
In thls her happiness lies.
God bless her. the everyday darling
In this her preeionsncsz lies,
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1880-07-10

MORAL ARIrHMET1c.-On enemy may
do US more injury than twenty friends can
repare. Il is polite therefore to over
look score Of offences before you make 4
singly foe. BY imparting our griefs we
halye them; BY communicating our joys
we double them. When a married couple
are one, their success is pretty sure to be scon
too, when they are two the chances are two
to one that their affairs will be at skies aud
seyens. The money -scraping rniser, who Is
always thinking ofnumbsr one, and looking
out for safe Investments, forgots thai the
only money we caneyerlose il that which we
give away; aud that the worst Of all wants
is the want Of what we have In the cy-
phering Of tho heart, division Is mnliipIi.
cation, and subtraction Is addition.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1880-07-10

TIE Newark Cement Company, Of Ron
doat, n. X has mule which displays
extraordinary talent. When the signal
sounds for IL O'Clock he at once refuses to
work, even to finish heisting q load be
may have started, but deliberately allows
II 10 settle back to tho bottom. After
feeding he viii allow himself to be hiiched
up, but no amount Of coaxipg or beating
will induce him to work until tho O'Clock
J whistle sounds.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-02-29
THE INDIAN QUESTION.
The Various Measures for the Good
Of the Red Nan Set Forth by
the senate Committee Oh
Indian Affairs.

Washington, Feb. 2s.-The Senate Com.
mittee on Indian Affairs at special meeting
reached discussion to prepare report to
the Senate for the passage of the
original bill designed to cover the
ontirc range of the Indian question
by the enactment CT various new provisions
based upon the general principle that the
United States should, in great measure,
abandon the policy of treating Indians as
child 0 !, and place them as speedily us pos
sible upon the footing of citizels. The
main features of the plan outlined by the
commission are First, permanent localzation
of Indians by allotting homesteads
to them in severalty, with the provision that
the lands so allotted shall be absolutely in
alenable during period of twenty-five
YEAR,. Second, extension over the Indians
of the general civil aud criminal laws of the
United States or of the respective States and
Territories thin whose borders they are
located. Third, the continuation of
n certain degree Of assistance TO
them by the Government in the line of pro-
gress towards civilization until they become
self-sustaining by means of agricultural and
pastoral occupations 1t is not proposed
by the committee to transfer the control Of
the Indians to the War department, but to