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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1881-12-17
Irestarn Maryland college,
WEsrNxsrER, CARROLL County, MARYLAND
Incorporated 1868.


Tho Doth Semi-Annual Session of this IN
stitution of Learning began September 9th,
1881. The special attention of those resld-
mo- IN ar near Westminster is called to the
advantages of having such College so con-
venient to them. Young persons OF either
sex can here receive Thorough Education
without losing the privileges of home resi-
dence. The Preparatory Department affords
a full course for the ordinary business OF
life. and by the purchase of a Scholarship the
full CoLe1iate Course can be had at about the
same low rates charged in the Preparatory
Department
For further information see or address the
President.
j. T. WARD. d. D.,
at his residence. or any of the Professors at
their residences or at the College.
1t is important that students enter at the
beginning of the session. or as soon thereafter
as practicable. nov -
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Jelly Tumblers, Glass and Stone Fruit Jars
at prices to snit the times. emma; oiiVer'
Glass, Tin, Wood and Stoneware, also
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1881-12-17
INCORPORATED MlRcH !.

~ 7slss -1- ~ : II l8@
OFFICERS.
John X. ZEIGLER, President .sa
J. Z. DEyENRY, Vice President
JoHN NJ. HENRY, Secretary.
N. GLADFELTER, Treasurer.
); ALLEN GLADFELTER. N. D., Med r.
d. NJ. Henry, General Agent ''u TX.
Nine dollars will secure policy Co. !.
between the ages of 55 and a. 2o lOf sl,Gi
sive, on condition that the insnr sdats' incp
tally assessments graded accord;nS 7! pay nor
entrance as per following tabIa y age 1
members for 81 900 insurance. PET l0'
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1881-05-26
Rent and Drink,

From the Coleraine Qreland) Chronicle.
Whether do the people Of Ireland
pay more money in agricultural rent
or for drink? Some persons would be
inclined to answer in rent. The
answer would be wrong. Mr.. William
Hoy lie, an Englishman, who has given
much attention to social questions. in
letter to the Times, shows that Ire
land spends more money annually for
drink than for land. Taking the
average rent of land at 15s. an acre.
the rental of Ireland is estimated at
ell ,51S,392; but during the ten years
ending 1879 the people of Ireland
spent on an average e13, ,S23. .1O2 each
year in intoxicating liquors, or e.
3O7 ,21O more than the entire rental of
the country. Mr.. Hoyle says that this
calculation takes no cognizance of the
indirect losses resulting from drink
ing, which would add at least several
millions to the amount. He assumes
that the total cost Of alcoholic liquors
to Ireland is probably double the rent
roll OF its agricultural land. Here are
facts for reformers. They are start
ling, awful. A crusade against rack
rents is just and glorious: but more
just and more glorious would be a cru
SADIE against this social demon-Drink.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1881-05-26
NEWS NOTES.

MRS GARFIELD is convalesciug.
THE Nihilists are busy trying to kill the new
Car of Russia.
JOHN HAYs, of Harmar, O., shot and killed
his wife, Nancy days.
THE wheat crop in Illinois has been seriously
damaged by hot weather aud insects.
THE London Standard says that the public
will be disappointed and dissatisfied with the
revision of the New Testament.
A CHINAMAN arrived in New York last week,
whose height is two feet. Chang, another Chi
naman in New York, is eight feet high.
GEN. HOWARD, the new Superintendent of
West Point Military Academy, has forbidden
band music at the Sunday evening parades
JAMES BAUsEL, Welsh machinist, recently
died at Fulton, N. Y. At a post mortem exam
ination, his lungs were found to be coated with
iron and steel filings.
PATRICK MURPHY, with gang of COM
panions, robbed and beat San Wah, New
York Chinaman. Recorder Smith, in passing
sentence on Patrick, notified him that in SO far
as that particular Court is concerned, Cinnamon
shall be protected.
On Tuesday of last week thirty-four buildings
| in Nashville, Tenn, were destroyed by fire.
This incident reminds us of great fire we wit
messed in nashville during the war, caused by a
Government employe throwing a cigar stump
into bale of hay.
A DRUNKEN beast named Alexander Nc
Pheelers, near Terre Haute, Indiana, shot and
killed his wife, his sister-in-law, and himself.
1t is strange that these brutes always begin at
the wrong end. If McPheelers had only begun
by killing himself, all would have been well in
that family.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1881-05-26
POLITICAL NOTES.

THE Cincinnati Gazette is really grieved that the
it New York, the Cincinnati press, that elect
ed Conkling.
THE New York Tribune is beginning to have the
old copperhead ring of 1872.
Major-General Reed, of the Cincinnati Gazette has
also crushed Gen. Fitzpatrick. 1t is a sad pity that
GEN. GRANT has written letter to Senator Jones
of Nevada in which he gives President Garfield some
sound advice in regard wifuly insulting Senators
1T does q little strange to notice that the pa
pers that howl most loudly at the New York Senators
are Democratic papers. or those that have recently
been supporting Democratic candidates for Office.
old colored lady who had the toe He say to
the Republican i'll the Senate, ''now, then, We'll
who stand it the longest
KENwARD PHILP and others, charged with libel,
in connection with the Morey Letter, had final
hearing in New York last week, when noie was en-
tered. Thus ends the prosecution, but-wHo WROTE
THE MoREY LETTER?
WHEN the great political reformers 60 assert that
New York could have been carried for Garfield with
out any aid from Conkling or Grant, they just get
right down to deliberate lying. That's all.
RICHARD SMITH has telegraphed from New York
that Roscoe Conkling is liar. New let Mr.. Richard
Smith telegraph "by special wire' that Ben.
Bristow did not vote for Lincoln in 1860 Then the
people might forget the past, and think that Uncle
Dick is not given to prevarication.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1881-05-26

THE news during the past week has
been rather exciting. First, Senators
Conkling and Platt, of New York, re-
signed, and then the Senate confirm
ed Robertson, as Collector at New
York. President Garfield sent in the
names of those New York appointees
recently withdrawn, and they were
confirmed. VIM. E. Chandler, radi-
ical Republican, was defeated as Solic-
itor General, all the Democrats, and
Don Cameron, voting against confirm
alton. The Senate finally adjourned
last Friday.
Gen. Grant wrote a letter to Sena-
tor Jones, ccn1emning the action of
the President in the Conkling trouble.
It is said the General will at once
come home from Mexico to aid Conk-
ling in reelection to the Senate.
There is much excitement in the polit-
ical atmosphere, and the papers are
filled with abuse of Conkhng and the
"stalWarts.'
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The Independent R) Press

From the indianapolis Journal (Rep.)
It is noticeable that the Independent press,
which has repeatedly opposed the nominations the
Republican party, now most yocferous in reading
Conkng, Platt and Arthur out of the party. Papers
which would not have supported Grant had he been
nominated, and stated. such the Cincinnati
who are Republicans. 1t can not be that the people
forgetfnl of the recent position of these
guardians of Republcanisrn. nor that they are un-
mindful of the fact that Conkling Arthur, and Platt
torio1s as bolter He has bolted the party n9mina-
cratic national ticket He declared his intention
vote against Grant had he been nominated. He has
been unreliable and troublesome New York.
1t is for such the Independent y press would
expel men from the Republican party who have al
ways been faithful to its nominations and principles
So it seems that this man Robertson,
for whom the Republican party is to be
endangered, was himself a supporter of
the rebel ticket in 1872. And such is po-
litical life. No wonder that many hon.
est men become disgusted with politics.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1881-05-26

irregular manner Of disposing of the
appropriation for the contingent
expenses of the department building
here under the present custodian, who,
however, is properly an immediate
subordinate of the chief clerk. 1t is
from this appropriation that such
articles as carpets, furniture, fuel,
horses, wagons, books, towels, and the
like are purchased. The Secretary at
once ordered thorough investigation,
and appointed a committee of three
officials of the department.. The
inquiry has been in progress for three
weeks, but the committee has barely
completed one-third of their task.
Enough, however, has been discovered
to create well grounded impression
that not only the custodian, but higher
officials will be seriously affected by
the developments.
IN THE ITEM OF CARPETS
alone, . state of things is disclosed
which would Justify the immediate
dismissal of those responsible for the
transactions in that article, without
further search for more evidence. 1t
seems that for the Treasury Building
alone there has been purchased durin g
the two fiscal years ending June 80
last the enormous quantity of nearly
10000 yards of carpet. In accounting
for this amount, and without going
beyond the custodian's books, deficit
of 700 yards was discovered several
months ago by the present respected
Chief Clerk, Maj. Power, caused, as he
ascertained, by the withdrawal and
then resale Of this quantity under very
suspicious circumstances In order to
cover up this deficit an inferior quail
ity of carpet was, after the detection
of the shortage, surreptitiously dellv-
cred by the storekeeper.
IT WAS ALSO ESTABLISHED
that the custodian had been in the
habit Of purchasing carpets which
were not only not needed, but in the
face of direct prohibition by Maj
Power
Another strange circumstance
touching this business is that the bulk
Of the purchases had been made from
few evidently favored local dealers
at the ruling retail prices, and,
WITHOUT ADVERTISING OR INVITING
BIDS
or proposals, or anything looking to
competition. The custodian had evi-
IDENTIFY bought from whom he pleased
Last year eight local retail establish
ments received $4,000 for goods
bought by the custodian.
The entire appropriation was S132,-
600. 1t should be observed that pur-
chases were frequently made from
persons not engaged in the particular
line of articles supplied. The com
mittee are now engaged in taking
account Of tie custodian's stock. A
barrel of bay rum and a lot Of Lubin's
choice perfume extracts and soap are
among the latest discoveries, but what
explanation the custodian has to Offer
for the presence Of this article has not
transpired.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1881-05-26
DEVILS DOings.

Dick Taylor and Lewis Sullivan went
to Adelphi, Ross county, and got drunk.
Sullivan was driving an OK team, belong
ing to Charles Haynes. There was no
bed on the wagon, and the men sat on
what is known as the "hounds" of the
wagon. By a jolt of the wagon Taylor
fell back his head and shoulders striking
the ground, and his neck was dislocated /;
yet he lived until next morning.
AT st. Louis, John Tighe, who keeps a
boarding house, was assisting Morris
Fitzgerald to his room, in the third story.
They fell from porch and we're precipi-
tated upon a stone pavement and were
both killed.
An Irishman in New York named
James Walsh became delirious with
drink, and while walking upon a roof,
imagined that he heard woman in one
| of the chimnies shouting for assistance.
He plunged down the nearest chimney
and became wedged fast. He was nearly
smothered with SCOT, but he was too
drunk to take hold of the rope let down
to him. After four hours he was dug out,
nearly dead. The masonry of the CHM
ney had to be taken out to rescue him.
Daniel DAILY and his wife Maria, Irish
people residing in New York, were both
drunk, and were locked up in adjoining
cells. At two o'clock in the night the
woman was found dead, having hanged
herself with her apron.
Patrick Quinlan shot and killed his
mother, Bridget Quinlan, in New York,
because she had no money to give him to
get liquor. Patrick was all the time
drunk, and compelled his parents to fur
nish him money to get liquor, so long as
they had money.
Abraham Forst, a Jew saloon keeper at
Louisville, KY, shot himself through the
belly, the papers call it the abdomen
and thus killed himself.
Good! Go in, Mr.. Devil, with all such
cases.
Charles Givin, of Atchison, Kansas,
was a drunken wretch and so abused his
wife that she was compelled to leave him.
He followed her, shot her dead. four balls
entering her body. He then killed him
SELF
Zeke Simon, drunken gambler, fell
down stairs in saloon in Cincinnati on
Sunday night and broke his right arm.
If it had only been his worthless neck!
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1881-05-26

The Hillsborough Neaos of last week
says that two young men, named Richard
Shuts and James Ross, were plowing
some ten miles from Hillsborough, when
rain came on, and they took shelter un-
der sugar tree. The lightning struck
the tree, killing Ross and the four horses
and stunning Shuts.
The Neaos also says that young color
ed man named Sam Williams, and col
ored boy named Bob Brownlee, were out
squirrel hunting, when German named
Fred Ashmand met them in the road, and
swore that "niggers" ought not to carry
guns, and got Williams down and fired a
revolver at him. Williams succeeded in
getting up, and then he ran, with the
Dutchman after him, still firing. Viii
iams then turned and shot his assailant
the shot entering his face and body. He
was not dead at the last account, but he
was terribly wounded.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1881-05-26

ACCORDING to the Boston Trans
cript, said Miss Posigush to Syntax,
the college tutor: 80 you teach at
Harvard! That must beso delightful,
I'm sure. But then should be fright
ened to death to meet any Of the stu
dents, with half dozen foreign Ian
guages at their tongues end. | sup
pose they never speak English at all "
Very seldom speak it," said Syntax
in dreamy way. There! knew they
didn't, continued Miss Posigush.
What language do they speak most,
Mr.. Syntax; Greek or Latin, Or
Slang, replied the tutor with lacon-
ic simplicity.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1881-05-26

THE Gallipolis Journal records the
death of Joseph Vanden. He was born
in Amsterdam, Holland, in the year 1851.
He was Deputy Sheriff of Gallia county
in the year 1920, when Jim Lane was
hung. The father of the Sen. Editor of
the Standard was present and saw Lane
hung. One of the first things we can re-
member, was hearing him tell about the
hanging of Lane,
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1881-05-26

Now that good times are again upon us, before in
duging in eXtravagant show, it is worth remember
ing that no one enjoy the peasantest surround
ings if in bad health. There hundreds of msera-
BILE people going about to-day with disordered stom-
ach, liver or gidneys, dry, hacking cough, and
foot in the grave, when so ct. bottle of Parkers
Ginger Tonic would do them more good than all the
expensive doctors and quack medicines they have
ever tried. 1t always makes the blood pure and rich
and will build you up and give you good health al
little cost. Read of it in another column. May.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1881-05-26

TIE Commissioners of Jackson County, Ohio,
viii offer Cor sale, the building of the following
bridges, tO-wit:
One near Cove Station, Scioto Township, on
Monday, June 18th, A. D., 1885, at o'clock.
One near the residence of Henry Spohn, in
Scioto Township, on MondUy, June 18th, A. D.,
at o'clock.
Two bridges near the residence of George
Keller, in SciOto Township, on Tuesday, June
l4th, a. D., 1881, at 10 o'clock.
By order of Com miSsiOners.
May 2G 3w B. B. EVANS, Co. Aud.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1881-05-26

LET us play we were married." said
little Edith, and | will bring my
dolly, and say: See Baby, Papa ="
Yes" replied Johnny; ''and [ will
say: Don't bother me now. ! want
to look through the paper" Chill
dren have strange ideas Of grown
folks ways; now, don't they?
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1881-05-26
CautiOn!

All persons are hereby notified not
to accept Or pay any order, draft or
check purporting to be signed by me,
or to buy or discount any note pur-
porting to be signed or indorsed by
me, or to pay any money on subscrip-
ton, advertising or job work, unless
paid in the office.
DAVIS MACKLEY.
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LETTER LIST.

List of letters remaining in the PostOfce at Jack
on, Ohio for the week ending May p, 1881.
Bryan Miss Troud, Barton Miss Sarah Jane,
Colwe Miss Jenetta, Hall Robert,
Hamnett Alfred (foreign) uamviCk Albert
Johnston W. T., Keenan, Augustus,
Rickabaugh William, Richardson William,
Ro1b Tinny, Starr Charles,
Sains Mrs. Sus IN R.. Walker Josie,
Whaley Miss Margaret, Williams Daniel.
Persons sending for advertised letters, will please
send written receipt.
If called for in weeks will be sent to Dead
Letter Office
Persons calling for any of these letters please say
'advertised,'' and give date of list.
ST.. BALDRIDGE, p. NJ.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1881-05-26
Commenting upon this, the Chicago
D1iLu NeaCS SAYS:

THREE million copies of the revised
Testament will have been disposed of
in England and the United States
within as many days after putting it
on the market.-Cincinnati CONNER
cial.
Yes, but that is so long time to have
to wait. Three million days, if we mis-
two hundred and twenty years.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1881-05-26

what lady of Boston said to her husband when he
brought home medicine to her of sick head
ache and neuralgia which had made her miserable for
At the attack thereafter, it
administered to her with such good results that she
continued its until cured and was enthusiastic
in its praise that she induced of the
families in her circle to adopt it as their regular
family medicine. That 'stuf.' is Hop Bitters.-
Standard. l9may2w-2p
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1881-05-26
For Sale.

The undersigned has for sale complete stock
of Liquors. Gncuding over 200 gallons of pure,
unad liberated blackberry wine years DID, ci-
gars, candies &c together with bagatelle ia Bile,
ice chest cooler, assorted TASKS, glasses, and full
line of saloon fixtures.
To any one wishing to stalt into the saloon
business, rale opportunity for good bargain
is offered.
Call on write to undersigned at Oak Hill
Jackson Co., Ohio. ANN q. WILLIAMS,
26nay-3w. Adm'x of j. d. Williams.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1881-05-26

SENATOR EDMUNps, aversionto the appointment
solid Republicans in general Besides the other OBJ
jections, the steady going Republcans-thOse that
fight the campaigns of the party in season and out
son. who have no off year, and who the ackbone
of the party-do not regard those that made war on
the administration of Mr.. Hayes, because of disap
pointment in their personal aspirations, as suitable
persons for distinguishing marks of confidence by
Republican administration. This was the chief cause
against Senator Conkling. But Conkling's warfare
on Hayes not virulent nor low as Chambers,
and 1t more direct and manly than that of Blaine
with his Abigail Dodge coadjutor. This is of the
elements of weakness on the side in
the Conkling controversy-CiH. Gazette.
And that is to be the game, is it? Let
the Hayes gang be brought to the front
at once. Could not the rebel Key be in
duced to relinquish his life-tenure Office
Of Judge, where Hayes put him, and let
him get into closer relations with the
present administration Never mind the
millions stolen under his Star Route ad-
ministration.
Give the Hayes gang thieves another
chance. The Gazette and all its little fol-
lowers, would cry out for another pure
administration.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1881-05-26

1.-THE Stalwart idiots will get all they of pub
lie opinion about the ridiculous resignation of the
New York Senators. s.''-Cincinnati Commercial.
The above is from political tick who
has been crawling about the outside of
every political party, but has been re-
ceived into fellowship in none, and who
was ranting copperhead in 1872.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1881-05-26

GEN. CoRsE has bought nearly all the
stock of the Ironton railroad, and it now
belongs to the same company which
owns the Dayton & Southeastern, and
that road will be extended from Wells
ton to Ironton at once.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1881-05-26

THE prominent professors of Stalwartism in New
York are very rampant and mighty in doctrine, and
1T is curious that not of them soldier in the
war that crushed the Solid South when it appeared
in military form."-Cin, Com.
In connection with which remark, Mr..
Halstead will oblige an anxious public
by telling just where he shed his gore
during those dark DAYS.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1881-05-26

BYDD Mr.. John L. Jones, Jackson, a
Mr.. Robert Fl. Jones, o Oak Hill, yn YIN
geiswyr am benodiad y Gynadledd Werln-
ol ymgeisio am y swyddi o gynrychio-
wyr Ddeddfwrfa.-Ya YaDasQ.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1881-05-26

THE beauties of the pure Hayes admin
istration are coming to light, gradually,
but surely. The country has known for
some time of the murder of the Ponca
Indians, under Secretary Schurz, ard
recently the great thefts under the rebel
Postmaster General Key have been COM
ing out, and now we have something that
must have occurred under the very eye of
the great Secretary Sherman himself.
Here it is:
Special Dispatch to the Cincinnati Gazette.
WASHINGTON, May %.
Shortly after. Secretary Window
took charge of the Treasury his atten-
ton was directed to the loose and
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1881-05-26

In President Garfields letter of accep-
tance, published in July last, can be
found the following paragraph. It is a
square slap in the face of the civil ser
vice foolery of the idiotic Hayes gang:
To select wisely from our vast population those
who best fitted for the many offices to be filed
quires an acquaintance far beyond the range of any
one The Executive should, therefore, seek and
receive the information and assistance Of those
whose knowledge of the communities in which the
duties are performed best qualities them to aid
in making the wisest choice.
Commenting upon this, the Chicago
Daily NeoCS says:
Garfield the only candidate for the Presidency
who ever announced and argued in his letter of
ceptance the doctrine that Senators should dispense
the patronage of the government. But of all the
Presidents hagrantly violated that rule
he. The Senator to whom he owes his elevation
to power is his first victim; and he violates the
only by omittng to consult him, but by put
ting the political throne of that Senator'S State his
bitterest and most contemptuous enemy. This is alb
soute poltroony.
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Road Notice,

A nctifion will be presented to the Commits
si0ners of jackson county, Ohio, Mt their next
regular session, on the first Monday IN June,
IS(I asking for the vacation OF a certain county
road aS follows: Commencing at the Cross
Roads near Winchester South where lands of
WiIIiam Poor c. Alexander and Frasure'S join
thence east 10 the state Road passing through
Winchester, a distance ofabout one half mile.
5mov+5t PETITIONERS.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1881-05-26

THE Republican member of the State Board of
Equalization last week sent letter to President Gar
field fndorsing his action Ii withdrawing the New
York nominations.-4theHs Messenger.
That settles it!