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The Democratic advocate., 1881-02-26
A lightning Bolt Writing Gods Name on
a Blasphemer.


Some of our contemporaries seem dis
posed to question the truth of our state
ment that negro man who was killed by
lightning last summer in Campbell county,
had the letters "God" on his body. Dr.
Thomas E. Moorman, whose postoffice ad
dress is Mount Zion, Campbell county,
furnished the Richmond Christian Adco-
cate an account of the circumstances, which
is as follows:
On the evening of the 9th instant, Per-
ry Jones and George Brown, colored men,
notoriously the most profane, wicked per-
sons in the whole community, with three
other eolored persons, took refuge during
the rain, accompanied BY good deal Of
lightning and thunder, in tobacco barn
on the land of Mr. Geo. 0neasey.
From their several positions one would
have thought that two Of the others were
in more, aud the third in as much danger,
as Jones and Brown were. They, as their
custom was, were engaged in cursing and
swearing. Suddenly, the lightning de-
scended upon them, and, while the other
three were comparatively uninjured, Jones
was killed, and Brown stricken down
senseless and almost lifeless for time.
BE revived after few minutes and soon
seemed to have regained all of his strength
but was dumb aud bereft of his mind for
several hours. The lightning set ERE to
his clothing, and he was burned on his
chest and left side aud arm before the FIRE
was extinguished. Ia his maniac efforts
to free himself from those who were re-
straining him, the skin was rubbed from
the burned flesh and presented the follow
ing chancters-GOd A very close rep
resentation, to say the least Of them, Of
the capital letters used 10 printing the
name of the Deity, while around and be-
tween them, the skin was unmoved aud
apparently not burned, The above char
aeters occupied the angles on an equiiate-
raj Triangle, which, as you are doubtless
aware, was IN ancient days the symbol Of
the Deity. This man, then, appears to
have been branded with the name Of his
Creator in the symbolic language, IL may
be, of his fcrefathers three thousand years
ago, aud 10 the printed language Of the
nation to which he belongs,
The Democratic advocate., 1881-02-26

ports, and there must be no other port
in the neighborhood if she can shut it.
So the same trick of a proclamation
was again put to work. The Trans
vaal was annexed, not by a vote of the
Beers, but by purchase, it is supposed,
of Boss or two, under the same old
shadow of British protection against the
natives that had served before. But the
Transyaal has bred up by this time body
of people-not weak, but brave and deter
mined. They are in earnest in thci.
fighting this time, and they are in the
right, as much so as the American farmers
were at Lexington. The ancestry of this
particular section Of the South African
Doteh is interesting. They come from
another great "7rek' or emigration ir
Europe. There sailed from Holland in
four ships to South Africa, 150 French
Huguenots exiled by the Revocation of
the Ediet of Nantes. They intermarried
among the Dutch at Cape Colony, but
some of the prominent Beers Of this AGri-
can revolutionary var bear the old French
names. To-day a Joubert is the moving
spirit Of the Transvaal war-FhiIadeIphja
Ledger.
The Democratic advocate., 1881-02-26
Cod Fisheries Of Newfoundland.


The principal industry of newfoundland
is the cod fishery, and the chief centre of
the trade is at St. John, where the process
of packing aud shipping the salted fish
may be witnessed to perfection. The FISH,
having been dried on stages erected for the
purpose on the shores of every bay and
inlet of The island, are brought to St. John
in small schooners aud thrown in heaps
upon the wharyes of the merchants. There
they are eulled over, sorted into three or
four piles, according to their quality, BY
experienced cullers, who separate the good
from the Indifferent, aud the indifferent
from the bad, with great rapidity and IN
erring skill Women with hand -baTrows
attend upon the cullers, carry the fish into
an adjoining shed, and upset their loads
beside barrels standing ready TO receive
them. \ couple of boys throw the fish
into cask, piling them up a foot or so
above the brinl, mount on the top, and
having danced war-dance upon them in
their hob-nailed boots to pack them down,
roll the barrel under a screw-press, where
two men stand ready to take charge of it.
Grasping the ends of the long arms Of the
lever, the men run quickly round couple
Of times, lift their feet off the ground, and,
throwing their weight on the lever to add
impetus to the blow, swing round with it,
and bring down the stamp with dull thud,
COMPRISING the Goldfish into a compact
mass. The eask is then rolled out from
under the press, and handed over to two
coopers. In trice the hoops are driven
on, the cask is headed up, aud then trun-
died down an incline into the hold of some
vessel loading for the West Indies or some
Mediterranean port. The rapidity with
which the whole process is managed is re-
markable.-T The Earl of Dmrduea, IN
NiRcteeath Century.
The Democratic advocate., 1881-02-26

Causeur knows that he will deserve
and win the thanks of ali managing edi-
tors if be can impress these few simple
rules upon the minds of those who write
for the press
l. Write upon one side of the sheet
only, Why Because it is often neces-
sary to cut the pages into takes" for the
eompositors, and this cannot be done when
both sides arc written upon.
II. Write clearly aud distinctly with
ink, being particularly careful in the mat
ter of proper names aud words from for
eigu languages. Why? Because you
have no right 70 ask either editor or COM
pcsitor to waste his time purzling out the
results Of your sel6shness
III. Don't write in microscopic hand,
Why? Because the cOmpOsitor has to
read it across his case, at a distance of
nearly two feet also, because the editor
often wants to make additions and other
changes.
". Don't begin at the very top of the
first page. Why? Because il you have
written head for your article the editor
pill probably want to change it and if
you have not, which is the better way, he
must write one. Besides, he wants room
in which to write his Instructions to the
printer as to the type 10 be used, where
aad when the proof IS 70 be sens, etc.
V. Never roll Jour manuscript, Whyg
Beeause Il maddens aud cxssperztes every
one who touches ii--editor, composi,oT,
aud proofrsader.
VI. Be brief Why Because peo-
pie don't resd lOsg stories The number
Of readers which any two articles have is
inyersely proportioped TO the square Of
their respective length, That is, half
column article is read by four times as
many people IS one Of double that length.
VII. Have the fear Of ihO waste basket
constantly aud ,,esdily before your eyes
Why Because ii viii save you vast
amoaui Of useless labor, 70 say nothing Of
paper aud postage.
VIII. Always write your full name and
address plainly at the end Of yoar letter.
Why? Because it viii often happen that
the editor viii want 10 eommanieate to you,
aud because he needs to know the writer's
name as a guarantee Of good faith. If
you use Fscudouym or initials, write
your owu uame aud address below it it
will never Be diyulged.
pTbese preeep,s ia Thy memory Keep,
aud, for fear you might forget them, cut
them out aud put them where you can
readily ran through them When tempted
to spill innocent ink.
Causeurs word for il, those who heed
these rules viii be beloved aud favored in
every editorial saactum. Bosfoa Tfoa
script Csaserie.
The Democratic advocate., 1881-02-26
VIVA, a Forsman Should Be.


Foscmen should be selected with care
and discrimination. Their executive ca
pacity, personal habits, knowledge Of men.
etc, should be Bell considered. II they
are promoted from the rapks, it should be
ascertainsd whether they have been waste
ful or economical in their work, or prone
TO idle away time as often as opportunity
offered. Their peeuliarities in these re-
spects, whatever they may be, are sure to
be known TO the men who come under
their direction, and they will be influenced
accordingly Those who are naturally
disposed to idle and shirk, or play ''sOl-
der as it is termed 10 shop parlanee,
will do so if the foreman IS known to be
of that class If pushed, they viii get
angry; aud an angry man Is worse than no
man at all, for he is apt 70 be malicious.
If foreman is morose and suappish; if he
has an idea that discipline depends upon
the number Of oaths he an.utter, and the
petty slurs he can cast on the men under
his charge, the company will be out OF
pocket several times the amount Of his
wages annually, and for reasons that are
too obvious TO need specification. A fore
man who has repulsiye manner prevents
workmeu from making necessary inquiries,
aud places them in an unpleasant position.
He often fails to give clear and definite
orders, and blames workmen for inferring
or not inferring something aside from such
orders. The result is that in such cases
men become more or less demoralzed and
Indifferent, and do what any man can do
in an Office if he is so disposed-steal from
ten cents to dollars worth of time every
day, besides wasting material which might
Just as well be saved.
The Democratic advocate., 1881-02-26


As the ancient Greeks had no cotton
nor silk, aud very little linen, and as
sleeps wool was the principal texture
from which their clothes we're made, they
took peculiar care to cultivate with es.
peeial care such breeds Of sheep as pro.
dueed very fne wool, Such breeds were
those Of the Greek city Of Tarentum, sit
ua,ed on the Tarentine gulf, In order to
improve the fne quality Of the wool still
more, the sheOp we're covered With clothes
in cold weather, US it was found BY expe-
riencc that exposure to cold mado the wool
coarser. Thus clothing these sheep from
generation to generation resulted 10 avery
delicate breed With exceedingly ane wool,
according to the Law established by Dar,
win in regard to selection and adoption to
exterior conditions.
This product Of Greek industry was
transmitted by them to the Romans, whose
great agricultural author, Colanella, states
that his uncle in Spain crossed the fine
Tarentine sheep with rams imported from
Africa, aud obtained stronger breed
combining the whiteness Of fleece Of the
father wilh the whiteness of the fleece of the
mother, aod having obtained such results
the race was perpetuated. The absence oI
other fine textures made these Spanish
sheep 50 valuable that ia the beginning q
our era they were sold 10 Rome for 81 ,O0C
in gold head, an enormous price for those
times, when money had much more value
than now.
When the barbarians Invaded Italy these
sheep we're all exterminated, while the
greater portion of the Roman possessions
we're laid waste. But in the less accessi
bic mountains Of Spain the Moors preserv
ed the breed, and it is to them that mod
cru Spain owes the merino sheep, which
are the direct descendants Of this eros:
breed Of the Greek aud African ancestor;
referred to. 1t is valuable Inheritance
too, which that country owes to the com
bined Greek, Roman and Moorish civil
ration, aud Of which our California wool
growers also earn the advantages, BY the
prosperity Of this breed of sheep, which
was there few years ago.
The Democratic advocate., 1881-02-26
PUBLIC SALE.

TIME undersigned, intending to quit farm
Il ing, will sell on his premises, near the
Littlestown pike, about mile and quarter
from Westminster, on
MONDAY, FEBRU4RT !2Sth, 1881,
at 0 o'clock, a. M, the following personal
property:
Five head of Horses, four Of which are good
- draft horses, the other asss-,
0Hl driving horse one mare
NSsAsis with foal; IL milch cows .-=4=&,
recently fresh; one Heifer. with calf, and
one thoroughbred Shorthorn Bull, two years
old Two 4.horse broad tread wagons one
I-horse wagon, one spring wagon, one milk
wagon; one jaeger, good as new, one falling
top buggy, good as new, one stone bed, two
pair hay carriages. one pair wood ladders, one
English bed, roller eultivator, tripletrees,
doubletrees, singletrees, jockey sticks, wheel
barrow, one cutting box, one wagon saddle,
two sleighs and bells; one single Champion
reaper and one Champion mower, in first
class order; one 6-horse power and thresher,
all complete one horse rake, drill, plowsY
harrows and cultiyators; forks, rakes, shovels
and hoes; fodder and hay cutter, Forkwell
chopper, corn shelter, log, halter and COW
chains; two sets of lead harness, two sets
of breechbands, collars, brides, housings,
plow gears, two sets Of buggy lines, lead lines
Carpenter, Cooper and set Of Blacksmith $
Tools, shovels, spades, mattocks, maui and
wedges, axes, and many other articles TO onu-
merous to mention.
The Democratic advocate., 1881-02-26
TRUSTEES SALE
or A VALUABLE
Brick Dwelling and Building Lots
INTHE CITY OF WESTMINSTER,

YHHE undersigned, by virtue Of deed of
trust from Francis II. Bankert and wife,
to them, will sell at Public Sale, on the prem
ises, to the highest bidder, on
Monday, 2StA day Of February, 1881,
at , o'clock. P. NJ, the following valuable
Dwelling House and Building Lots:
First. Lot of Land containing One Quar-
ter of an Acre, more or less, which is i'm
nroved with large and substantial two story
Brick Dwelling House, with AHSN ~
back building and porch, pump @T19
at the door, garden, &c. - - -
Second, Building Lots ad-
Joining the above, each containing One Quar-
ter of an Acre, more or less.
Also two Building Lots Immediately oppo
site the above described dwelling, each con
tanning One Quarter ofan Acre, more or less,
the whole Of which is inclosed by good fencing.
The Building Lots viii be offered separate
ly, also collectively, and sold as may be de,
termined to be 2. ost advantageous to all par
ties
This property is on Green Street, short
distance from the Depot, most desirably To-
Gated, and a rare opportunity IS offered TO
purchasers to secure a good residence and
superior building lots.
The first mentioned four parcels of land is
the joint property of Thomas II. and Francis
H. Bankert, and the interest Of the said
Thomas II. Bankert viii be disposed of and
sold at the same time and place so that the
entire interest viii be sold together.
The two lots opposite the residence is the
individual properly of the said Francis ID.
Bankert.
Terms Of !Sale.-One-third cash on the day
Of sale or on the ratification thereof; one.
third in nine months and the other one third
in eighteen months from the day Of sale; the
credit payments TO be secured by the notes o.
the purchaser or purchasers, with approved
security, bearing interest from the day of sale.
THEO. F. ENGLAR,
CHAS. T. RElFSNIDER,
Trustees.
feb 5ts R. c. Matthews, Auctioneer.
The Democratic advocate., 1881-02-26
FIRE INSURANCE AGENCY !
OF
YINGLING & MATTHEW'S
PILES! NO CURE! NO PAY

TREATMENT almost Painless. Without
4 the use of the Knife, Caustic, or Liga-
ture. Recent and Wonderful Discovery.
Practiced only by myself east of the noun
tains. viii give 81 900 for a case of Piles l
cannot cure. Consultation and Examination
FREE. VIII be at Wheeler's Hotel Westmin-
ster, on the following dates:-Mondays, De-
eember Is and q, January 10 and "a, Feb
ruary and 81, March and 81.
dec 1l-3m JAMES CRESS, NJ. D.
The Democratic advocate., 1881-02-26
a5 ACREs. MORE or LESS
Notice TO Creditors.

Notice IS hereby given TO the creditors Of
said Gassaway RaRhngs, who were such
on the lst day Of November, 1870, to hle lheir
claims, with the voachers thereof, with i50
Clerk Of the Circuit court for Carroll comfy,
within two months from the day Of sale men
toned in the above advertisement.
feb SITS
The Democratic advocate., 1881-02-26

One of the hardest lessons to learn in
life is that the man who differs with you,
not only in opinions, but in principles,
may be as honest and sincere as yourself.
The Democratic advocate., 1881-02-26

General Washington was tall, we'll
built man, rather large boned, and had
genteel address His features were manly
and bold, his complexion sunburnt, and
his countenance sensible, composed and
thoughtful.
The Democratic advocate., 1881-02-26
Household and Kitchen Furniture.

Household and Kitchen FURNITURE
On March 4th, 1881, commencing al
II O'Clock, m, sharp, viii be sold the follow.
ing Household Goods: Z Bedsteads and Bed
ding, Bureaus, Desks, cane. split bottom,
rocking and other Chairs, Stands, number
Of Tables, Wardrobe, Corner-clock, Mantel
Clock, lot of Carpeting, Corner Cupboard, !,
four Stoves, in good order; China, Tin and
Crockery Ware, Iron Kettles, Tubs, Buckets,
Milk Cans and Coolers, Scrap Iron, &c, &c.
Terms Of Sale.-All sums Of IS and under,
cash; on Sums above s. a credit Of nine
months will be given. purchasers giving notes
with approved security, bearing iateTest froal
day Of sale. No property TO be removed
until settled for.
DAVID II. BYERS.
Auetioneer for farming utensils, Wm. Brown,
for household goods. r. Charles Matthews,
Clerk, j. Ham. Singer. feb 5.is
The Democratic advocate., 1881-02-26

Robert Raikes, the founder of Sunday
Schools, sowed well and deeply the seed
from which has developed this great insti
tuition of the Church.
The Democratic advocate., 1881-02-26

There are about 1000 distinct languages
spoken in the world, of which number,
scholars understand about $50.
The Democratic advocate., 1881-02-26
TRUSTEES SALE
or
DESIRABLE LITTLE FARM,

DY virtue Of a decree of the Circuit Court
ID for Carroll county sitting rs a Court of
EQUITY, and passed in cause No. 1886, Equity,
pending in said Court, wherein James A. G.
Bond, Administrator d. b. n. c. {. a. Of Henry
Hudson, deceased, is complainant, and Gas
saway and Benjamin F. Rawlings are defend
ants the undersigned, trustees appointed by
said decree, viii offer at Public Sale, TO the
highest bidder, on the premises, on
Saturday, The 5h day Of AarcA, 1891,
at | o'clock, p. m, that desirable little farm
upon which said Gassaway Rawlings IS re-
siding at present. consisting Of
35 ACRES, MORE OR LESS.
This property is situate ia Freedom district,
Carroll county, on the Liberty road, several
hundred yards below the Washington road,
and adioins the land Of the heirs Of Augustus
Dorsey and others. Il IS conveniently situH-
ted TO churches, mills, stores, &c The im-
provements are good frame
Dwelling House and the usual -
outbuildings in good repair. 80
Terms OF Sale as prescribed q
by said decree are as follows 0ne-third cash
on the day Of sale or on the ratification there
OF by the Court the balance in two equal
payments Of six aud twelve monlhss 20 be Sc
cured by the notes Of the purchaser or pur-
chasers, bearing interest from the day Of sale.
JNO. Z. SMITH, T.,
JAS. A. c. BOND, Trustees.
Jos. Berreli, Auctioneer.
The Democratic advocate., 1881-02-26
How A CAMEL Co.'s TnRoueu the

How a CAMEL Co.'s THRouGu THE
EYE OF NEEpLE-The Passage from
the New Testament, 1T is easier for a
camel" etc, has perplexed many good
men, who have read it literally. In ori-
entail cities, which arc walled, there are IN
the large gates small and very low aper-
lures, called metaphorically needles eyes
Just as we talk of windows on shipboard
as "bnll's eyes" These entrances are too
narrow for camel to pass through one of
them in the ordinary manner, or even if
loaded. When a loaded camel has to pess
through one of these entrances, it kneels
down, its load is removed, and then it
shuffies through on its knees. FYester
day" writes Lady Duff Gordon, from
Cairo, al saw camel go through the eye
of needle-that is, the low arched door
of an enclosure. He must kneel, and bow
his head and creep through; and thus the
rich man must humble himself
The Democratic advocate., 1881-02-26

Robin Hood, celebrated outlaw, dwelt
in the forest of Nottinghamshire, England,
during the reign of Richard I.
The Democratic advocate., 1881-02-26

OH MARKs.-Oil marks on wall paper,
or oil marks where ineonsiderate people
rest their heads, are sore grief to good
housekeepers, but they can be removed
without much trouble Take pipe-clay or
fuller's earth, and make it into paste, about
as thick as cream, with cold water; lay it
on the stain gently, without rubbing it in;
leave it on all night 1t will be dry by
morning, when it can be brushed off, and
unless an old stain, the grease spots viii
have disappeared. If old, renew the ap-
plication.
The Democratic advocate., 1881-02-26
PUBLIC SALE
or vuUARLE
LEASEHALD PROPERTY.
IN The ClTY or WESTMlNSTER, No.


DY virtue OF an order Of ,he Orphans
ID Court Of Carroll coasty. the undersigned
Administrator Of Julia A.. Smith. 3eeeaAed,
viii offer at Pablic Sale, on the premises, 81
uated on Main, near the corner Of CAnrcl
street, in said city, on
TWesdGy, tie Isl dag Of March, 4. u. 1881
Al ! O'Clock, D. a., that Valuable Home
stead OF whieh said deceased died seiEed
and possessed, containing one-h half Acre o
Land, more or less Ibe improvement
consist OF a Large and Coai- .fs ~
modiOns Brick Dwelling Spring AkM
and Smoke House, Stable, and -
al other oaibuiidiaEs 1soally =
found on 6rst-elazS tovR property. There 4
an abundance Of sruit Of the choicest variety,
a flower garden not excelied by any in th,
city. A vel OF Bevevfailing water 10 th,
yard, and Sistern under the hack porch
with bah rooms adiacrut thereto Ihls Il
oae or tbe most Substantially baiit hosses in
the tovn, aud Is, ia every respect, worshy ths
attention of aay one who mag wagsa bone -
this city,
There Is a groaad rsai ofs2 per yeas apor
the property.
h5 Persons desiroas oi xieEing the pEeG
ises can call upon the undersigned, hviug mex
loof tAtFttor ~ y ffoA hNtta4a - sAtaeNsttFa ~
residing therein.
Terms of Sale - -ORe-ihird part Of the pur
chase money 70 be paid 90 the day VI sale q
apon The ratification thereof u The Cosrs
aud the resiaae in Two equal payments, ths
one 70 be paid ia monshs and the other u
i2 moathsftoga Us dky ef ale, The credit pay
ulents 70 be seSared 20 ff.e satisfaction Of tki
Administrator, and bearing Interest from tA'
daY Of sale.
gNo. T. SMITH, Administrator
OF Ialia A. Smith, deceased.
feb SITS j. A. Yinsling. AHcsiosesE
The Democratic advocate., 1881-02-26


Notice TO Creditors.
NOTICE IS hereby gsyen that the subseri.
IN bers have obtained from the Orphans
Court Of Carroll county, Letters OF Admin
istrziion on the Estate Of
J. HENRY HOPPE.
late Of Carroll county, deceased. All persons
having claims against the deceased are hereby
warned TO exhibit the same, With the voachers
thereof slegallyanthenticasedt the subscribers,
on OF before the 25th day Of August, 1881 !
they may otherwise by law be excluded from
an benefit of said estate. Those indebted are
requested to make immediate payment.
Given under our hsnds this 2sth day OF
Jnnuary, 1881.
GEORGE EDWIN HOPPE,
JOSHUA W. Herring,
LEWIS C. MYERLY,
jan p 4t Administrators
The Democratic advocate., 1881-02-26
PUBLIC SALE
Hglse and Lot near Union Bridge.


TNHE undersigned, Executors of the last
Il will and testament of John D. Clemson,
late of Carroll county, Nd, deceased, by vir-
tue of an order of the Orphans Court of Car
roll county, will sell at Public Sale to the
highest bidder. at the late residence OF the
said John D. Clemson, deceased, on
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9th, 1881,
at II O'Clock, NJ, parcel of land containing
about ONE ACRE. The improvements
thereon consist of newly built two-story
Frame Dwelling House with A>SN-N,
Basement, Frame Stable, Hog 111S SzAN
Pen, &c, water at the door. y zz1
garden, &c. survey of this
Lot Will be made previous to the day of sale,
and plat of the same will be exhibited on
the day Of sale.
This property is on the road leading from
Union Bridge to Middeburg, is about one
half mile from Union Bridge, and adjoins the
land of Archibald Graham.
Terms of Sdle.-One-th cash on the day
of sale or on the ratification thereof, one third
in one year and the other one-third in two
years from the day of sale, the credit pay
ments to be secured by the notes of the pur-
chaser or purchasers with approved security,
bearing interest from the day Of sale.
RACHEL CLEMSON, Executrix.
NICHOLAS Fl. CLEMSON, Executor.
Ok. n D,1fy,,slar< Attorney -