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Matches.

The invention of matches was a hap
py thought, and is thus told by the in
ventor: 7 used to get up at o'clock
in the morning to pursue my, studies,
and 1 used at that time the flint and
steel, in the use of which 1 found great
inconvenience. i gave Lectures IN
chemistry at the time at large acade-
my. OF course, / knew, as other chem
lists did, the explosive material that was
necessary to produce instsnsous light,
but it was difficult to obtain a light on
wood by that mixture, and the idea oc-
Cured to me to put sulphur in the mix
ture. did so, and told about it, and
showed in my next lecture There was
a young man in the room whose father
was a cbemis IN London, aud be at once
wrote to him about it. and soon after
lucifer matches we're issued to the
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2 e,UIrE,U WILL HANG.


That,s the Opiniea 81 Senator George q. Vest.
u. s Senator G.. G. Vest arrived
in town yesterday evening and after .
basty supper hurried to the Grand
era-house, being fond Of the legiti-
mate. The play was 1Olivette" and
they do say that the senator relapsed
into a state of ecstatic appreciation.
Upon his return to the Planters he was
button .holed by representative of the
Republican, who opened fire with:
Senator, what do you think of the
trial of Guiteau?"
II think it is not fair fight. Gui-
teau's counsel are infinitely inferior to
Porter. i believe justice viii be done
the man, but frst-class talent to defend
him was not available. Merrick is a
first-class criminal lawyer and would
have handled the case in a mastery
manner, but declined on account Of
the pressure of business. Ben Butler
would have made things lively, but the
death of his son and other domestic
matters prevented his coming to the
surface. He may yet take hand in it,
but hardly think so" s'4'
"What do You think will be the grip
of the defence'?" '''
i,9 "Oh, insanity, of course; the ques-
ton of, surgical or. medical. treatment
will hardly come up Insanity is the
\ only chance the defence have, and if
they, can't acquit him on that plea he'll
have to hang and ] ], think II he's going to
hang. ,,,nia az, s'oKo7a 9.0ot - aoi"i
WHAT about Brady and the star
routersg",s wa Cd, . 4 ,rs ,genqlgosno. =
d. "Brady cannot be convicted!ep He
absolutely owns the National RsfAb-
lican and the Critic, and he has entire7
ly too much money, not to count in the
press of the District of Columbia"
"How about the Post and Capitol9"
dear boy, Pm not huntingfghts
particularly with newspapers Pve
had too many already, but | do not
think The papers you mention are par
!ticularly ant gonistic to Brady. "-St,
Louis Republican,, Nou. IS. rsu
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The West.

The boundless, free, nntrsmmeled
West, as its citizens love TO call it, Is
certainly proclaiming its right to thoss
adjectivss, il the stories its newspaper
publish give an index TO the character
for imagination which it cultivstes-
The latest news tells how two men who
were fishing in an Indian river one
evening we're attacked by large black
monster with q rough skin Ike an ele-
plants, which attempted TO upset the
boat, and falling TO do 50 swan away
rspidly, Believing like Q bull IL 10
one Of the s.ddest social lgDs in the
West that it's citizens will take whisky
With them when they so a-6shing.-
Bottom Journal
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uate who would not rather have white

uate who would not rather have white
satin dress than high class honors at the
graduation exercises; to the married
man who never considered the posi-
bilities OF second marriage; TO the
married woman who does not some
times wonder how she ever came to say
yes" to the clergyman who doesn't
feel Just little proud of the tears he
calls up at funeral; to the car conduc-
tor who does not take peculiar pleasure
in helping the ladies off his car; to the
man who never inquired, as this hot
enough for your" or as this cold
enough for your" to the butcher who
weighs his meat without the bones; to
the dealer fundamentally puts the big
gest strawberries at the bottom of the
box; to the man who ever exchanged
umbrellas and went off with worse one
than he left behind; to the man who
never said it rained just because he
didn't take his umbrella with him to
the small boy who never whistled; to
the small boy who never sighed to be
a hunter, an Indian fighter or a pirate;
to the doctor that has the hardihood to-
tell q wealthy patient, that nothliags ails
him; to the undertaken who hears of a
death with feelings Of iunmingled grief !;
to the boy of 10 years, who does not
know more than his parents; to the
Sunday, school that has notexperiepced
q spasmodic growth just before Christ
mas OF. the iciseason. w
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Land Laws.
man.

Why is it that it is necessary for the
british Parliament to pass law regu-
lsting the rent of land in Ireland |?
And why is it that this Irish law is be-
lieved to be only the precursor of SIM
liar laws to be enacted for England and
Scotland? lela. S. laaa, atd3| '
The cause which has forced on this
mighty change in British legislation is
sintic and the introduction Of American
beef and mutton into the old country.
AS long as the tenant farmers of En-
gland, Scotland and Ireland controlled
their own markets, they got paying
prices for tile beef, mutton and pork
which formed their principal products,
and thus they enabled to pay the heavy
rates Of rent which were .exacted for
the land they. leased, yfBEypt when,
through increased speed of ocean trans
portation, it BECAME practical to, import
beef. and mutton from the United
States, whether on the hoof orIislaugh.
tered, and to sell the same in the Brit-
ish markets, at the prices of Texas and
/ Missouri, adding only the charges for
transportation and insurance, the Brit
ISL or Irish farmer, with his dear land
and high rates of rent, found himself
suddenly brought into competition
with the farmer of Texas or Missouri,
where the price of land is only nomi-
nal, and the rate of rent is comparative
ly triHing. Hence the whole trouble
in Ireland and elsewhere. dnohi
Such is the cause which is revelation
izing the tenure and the revenue of
land in the United Kingdom, reducing
its productive value, and rendering it
necessary for the Legislature to come
in and make new settlements between
the land owner and the tenant. IL is a
great and far-reaching revolution,
and it's extent and consequences have
only begun to be apparent Neao York
Sun. ''' 't''
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! Tempting Offer.

A liberal reward will be given to the
woman who, upon trying on a'ne~' bon
net, never mentioned that her hair
wasn't fixed; to the writer for the press
who never said that his contribution
was dashed of; to the person, age or
sex immaterial, who, lwhen relating an
accident of which he or she WAS wit
ness, did not lay particular stress upon
what Il did" or, Il said" to the young
man who doesn't think the girls are all
dying after him; to the, young woman
who wouldn't choose an ice cream to a
substantial meal ! to the. ame-young
woman who never retired to the cup
board, upon reaching home, for Just a
bite to the woman over 80 years, who
never had sn offer; to the storekeeper
Who never said, %As it is you, j viii cal
Il 50 and so" and then charged double
price; 10 the schooIbos vho does not
a times look upon the schoolmAster As
eis mortal foe; to the young lady grad
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HaIlucinatiOn.

In Washington there was a woman
sick unto death, and her husband left
her bedside to look at the president as
he lay in state in the rUtunda of the
capitol. As he passed the casket he
plucked from Queen Victoria's wreath
a.half.loosened flower that he knew was
a partly-blown tuberose, which he took
to his wife and placed it in water at her
bedside. When it blossomed out the
flower disclosed perfect form of dove
in the center. Having never heard Of
this kind of fOwer-the flower Of the
holy spirit-the revelation seemed mi
raculous to her, and the lady began to
mend from the moment she saw il, be-
lieving, she said, that il was Christ's
flower, sent from the presidents bier
to save her. /...slt Del D. t.'
II took Sir Isaac Newton less than
three years to thoroughly digest the
principle Of grsvitatiOn, while An In
diana farmer has spent eleven years in
trying 10 find out Why COW never kicks
until the pail Is two thirds full
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Storing Electrical Force.

Saws the Boston journal of Chem.
istrg: "The most interesting of all the
exhibits at Paris, in our view, are those
which show how electrical force may be,
stored andsmade portable. Great i'm
.proyemepts have recently been made in
thissdirection, and Brush, of the well
known arc light, claims to. have dis
tanced all competitors in his new de-
vices. by his Improvements, as al
legged, he can now store up in proper
vessels, enough force in the day time to
run his electric lights at night, dispens-
ing with the use of dynamo-machines
after shutdown. If this is true, grand
step has been taken in electrical science,
and the promise for the future is indeed.
.flattering. If unused water power can
be employed to charge retaining YES
sells with electrical energy,@so that it,
can be transported and used at pleas
ure, who can comprehend the, magni-
tude ana Importance of this discovery?
ut may be possible in the future,
largely to dispense with horses in forms
of work in which they are now, regard
ed as indispensable. If the. time ever
comes when one who wishes to take a,
ride in the country, can go to the livery
stable and order a carriage and box OF
electrical force capable of conveying
him one or ten miles, it will require
more than the usual forty-eight hours
to become used to the new order Of
things. It IS indeed easy to see how
electrical force in compact and availa-
bic condition, may be applied to drive
carriages, and how it may be managed
and controlled by ordinary men and
women. IA very picturesque vehicle
can can be constructed, to be propelled
without noise or smoke over common
roads, at high or low rate of speed, and
without danger from explosion or cleo
trical accidents. All that is wanted is
the boxed up force, not involving too
much space or weight, and the way is
clear for the rest. We are evidently
still on the outer verge Of the field Of
discovery, and the one motive OF all
others which creates desire for long
continuance of life, is that we may look
upon and participate in the inestimable
blessings which future discovery must
confer upon the race. "-'''
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Why Ostriehes Eat Stones.

An ostrich's digestion is aided by
stones or pebbles, which the bird puts
into it's stomach to grind the food it
has eaten. This habit is brought out
by the following narrative told in For.
cit and Stream, of visitors expert
ence. while at an ostrich farm in South
Africa ~ II t.---A>- 81
The first familiarity one of them ven
tnres TO take is to make snap at our
neck. We give him a slap and stand
back. oD
90! he's only after your breast-pin, +"
saws the farmer. II forgot to tell you
to keep your iewelry out OF sight.
This is easily removed. but the in
duisitive bird makes peck at the top
button of my coat, and when 1'find at
last that he does not seem 'to'be very
strong in the beak, and that this Is not
his weapon Of offense, 1 let him con-
tinue the operations.
If we ask why these birds have ? pas
sion for buttons and studs, and bright
things generally, including iack-knives,
the farmer replies that they are in the
habit of eating pebbles and stones, to
help digestion by the tnturation of
their food. The harder the stone the
better, and it is probable they associate
brightness With hardness.
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world. I was urged to go and take out
a patent immediately, but I thought it
so small matter, and IL cost me 80 lit
tie labor, that I did not think proper to
get a,patent, although have no doubt
it would have been very profitable. I"
The name Of this inventor OF matches
is Mr.. Holden, and he is an English.
man. t'''''
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The product of the gold, silver and
,or,,rer mines Of Che Southern States
for this year promises to be above the
...,tl;ne figures Of s2O, OOO,OO
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1881-02-05

Trustees Sale Of a Eal1a3is Farm in
Wakefield Valley, and y. Valuable Real and
i.ea~ehoij Property IN Westminster. CARROLL
rugutv. Nd. and Wood LOS near NgsiiGlu
s,rr-.iohu T. smith. Charles f. Smith. Chas.
T. Re,isuijer aud Wa. A. Mckeihp, Iras.
tees
Trustees Sale Of q Valuable Brick Dael-
Ing and ijlinr lots. in the c',y Of West.
minister. Nd - Barbara \. Greenwood aud
sass A. c. Baad, lrustecs.
Trustees >ala so a Naiasb,e Byick Dacl-
lias and Buding Lots ia she Guy Of West.
minister heo l. Eugiar ard Chas. L. Ref
-uldsy. trustees.
T-a.taes' sale of @ desirable little Farm ia
Freedom DISTRICT Carroll cplu;y, Nd John
E Smssh and Jas- a. C. Bond, Iras,eCs.
Puossc sale at very Valuable tar@ IA
Freedom district, Carroll coauiy, Md.-tai-
hoj lAmt,ou. ozaer.
Pgble Sale of Valaab.s i.casshold Proper
Is ia toe city 90 IS es}wiEsler-- Ohm +. Sntia'
Administrators.
G-1rze ". Aslaura. Westminster. Nd, Is
Exclusive Agent Tor VIA. ffysiascr 8 Car
pgjs. Sc.
Trustee Sale q part q he Personal Is.
,,le n Etjsh Wa-oneg Charles i. kolerIs,
trustee
Plbae saic-Jsrs.asab J.. Shuey, aeAr
Harhei4shurg- Nj
For Ss.g os Rcnt--H @. Aibaash, Pleas.
.ot Valley, I'D.
The Ground Hog bias seen bis shaiOa--
l.aaser s BeaveT-
Pa5Ge Sals-Jermiah u. nosersaz. Ad.
mfn.sttss0s.
E.sg9sa No.ie.-wa a. Caaa.asban,
C5ms ana S.e Ne Haabas-H. D. Nor
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GA Iaa7sl1v ri. hl Ia.', 4hi,e D- Saath,
- aaa. ra.iar ~ lhs Me,hal.iA Pre.rsisat
t,Rafca- was ats7sael ~ tac s5fai9 e h-'
ssaday ,.suFains sefssua. thinking nn's = sis
-hjrcf. asa the most lgphsasie uanner nt
rre-gasiaE il ie bee sPpreeia'ivc people. faeg
ferr rs~iqrocai.y gazagcsl ia k.aA iboash ni
4isn 4ad nss family Spsdeuly. BITS mesis;a
5.oas wefr disturbed - IA iprash 81 sasn.
asounecd sis5lurs. sha seemed io base ;aflea
Themselves. ioF t'sg gaaee- into professional
Express agents, a.l delivering packages a. eE-
t=ss.iiiaasi, "a fhe h1aE d r 9acsf % the Al
aHs CampaHy, hiass}t--ah1*c calptesaasce
vas d,sgluealshStie Esaaag Ihe u'aer bs'sa;
fsefs ~ she animated -roap. Is aas a com
i.e.r safprise 20 ths entire parsonage auae
.As less eaj syab.e. however, aa tbat sccoant
Fae GIFTS lnci1dr4 Alna,1 everything 10 tbs liue
III thu .srdsr, sad dry E0aas, and these werr
s1pfI,mvnisd b. Ergeu54cks sHd SILVER, troan
. gentleman aad h,a ai5r- sas, tAossh ua''i ~.
es,lsiy stra8grrs 10 Westminster. secm 'a be
p-fl cf.f ~ H5as a de- Scsisefland con
svrza,i5a kev. De- Was3 as th, repvcssa.
raf,tc 81 the visitors. made an appropriate
presentations address. ~bieh Nas teu,Hsly re-
pounded o. as ,ae pastor, eas then, after q
s,a.sa uf realai social Intercourse. The va'i.
s.-s iril las parsonage brighter toF lhvir con-.
log.
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Bnsinass Locals.

Boy the L. Il. S. Suspender, something
new, a. II. l.. Norris.
Que Of my childre was recently attacked
with a severe case of Group, which really as.
sumei distressing phase; was recommend
ed to try Dr. Bull Cough Syrup, after other
remedies had failed. The effect was most
happy and speedy, causing an entire cure.
F. Albrecht, 24l ). Sharp ST. Baltimore.
DoG LOST OR STOLEN.
Ga the 18th Of January, 1881, small
black Setter, with white front ieei, dappled
front legs aud little gray about the breast.
81 reward will be paid for his return TO r. b.
Normeu,, this city,
Call and see the Aladdin Safety Lamp and
New Surprise ExiiAguisher Bsruer, at II. l..
Norris. Sole Agent Tor the County.
Read Ground Hog Advertisement.
See II. l.. Norris advertisement in another
column.
Big job lot of Boots and Shoes, al prices to
suit everybody, at H. l.. Norris
PUBLIC SALE BILLS.
Persons at a distance who want bills for
Public Sales need not take the trouble to
come to the ADVOCATE OFFICE for them, IN
less they prefer TO. They can send Us, per
mail, or otherwise, list of articles, with day
Of sale, terms and location, and we will print
and forward By mail Immediately, aay size of
bills required. Our bills cannot be equalled
IN the county.
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Another Blizzard. "

Dispatches from all points in the North
aud Northwest on Wednesday report Fecur-
renee Of severely cold weather, in many places
exceeding the coolest yet experienced during
the winter. Al Ottawa, Canada, "a regular
northwe-tem blissard" sci in Wednesday, the
mercury falling 10 80 below zeroi while at
Whitehall, n. T., It descended 10 s. below.
Bah, n H., reports 80 below, with three
feet Of snow on a level, and trains blocked on
ali roads. Brattleboro', W., TegaEis he
continued severity Of The weather witRoat
precedent thErs, The thermometer having
indicated zero aud below daily for the great
er mart o. tho winter Ia Vermont, too, the
snow is three feet deep, and the distraction
Of the railroads and the difficulty to SIMPLY
the demand for wood and cc9l Gcy.aions iiiach
anxiety At P,oyiieaos alta Newport, Il. l.,
i !. impossible for vessels to enter or leave
port, the harbors being ciosedby ice. In the
West the cod weather also prevails with great
severity. The thermometer az PiltsGurg,
Pa, Wednesday, indicated 8 below zero.
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Mrs. Nellie Root Lilly, teacher Of the
grammar school, held public examination
10 toe front ROOMS OF The public ,ch0U. house
on Friday afternoon OF lass week before q
respectable number of parents aud friends OF
the school The lsi class was examined ga
c. 5. history. eiviI government. reading, al
zebra aud arithmetic, and The II class Ia Z.
s. history and geography. Tho lime was too
shor. To examine t6e whole seao3. 10 al. the
branches, iut enough was dome DO show that
the pHpiis have been a. @urk The exercises
we're iuiersp--s,d eita yoeIi aad ias.ygmyn-
,al music uy the school, Mrs ii.ly presiding
az the orgaa AZ The close @! the exercises,
Miss Mas C. EFeThart css awarded Tie prize,
. beautifully boauI copy ui BarH Poems.
Tor perices lessons. CNce,.eut aep9r,meHf.
aud pa ciual attendance. All .He pupil, iu
the lst class were credited aith psyicCi lgs-
SOFAS aud deportmeu,, bat Jhe contest iay be-
tween Misses Lizze Tracy aBd Nay &. Ever
hart. on the score 90 punctuai attendance.
aud was decided hY drawing. tEc latter h1.d
The lucky ticket
The Dramatic Club e ibe Harnaniea Cor
net Band. ct pcuu tvp., York CoEaty, IA f,
gave u. entertainment III obi Fellows iaH,
last Saturday evening They performed the
''Disobe5ient Sevsa1t. The Virginia Aam
my, ''Uncie Pete aaI Hos Pei sold tae
Dutchmau. aad several nvegt4rts 8y tEc Of
chesiFa. fhy had q good house aua .ls s4lst
the pieces were well rendered
Mr Geo l.. Beagle, has sold BIS soase aad
lots 1n York street, - Nr. walter AInsaa,
aud bought SIR. Hausoa t4r7. siiaAted l1ga.
two miles sagIh 1T joxa. isF 500
THc taou - Aousas -.zss a-l t-selay,
hloeknded abe ruaas Is. this scctiaa Wurs thsu
ans previous sGua this WiAfcr.
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is rs bravclv and as indusriously dischaging all her
onerous duties as any other Young teacher IN the
county
Having conveyed the teacher to her residencethe
Examiner returned 10 his temporary home III that
district the house OF the Rev Samuel Bennett where
the fathers benediction, the mothers pleasant hu-
NOR Bob's mathematics, the snap of Moties eye
Sans laugh. the graces thrown over all when the
other members of the family are at home, ana the
double bIankcted bed awaiting him when it is very
cold. always insure him comfort and i'll his sum
bcrs with pleasant dreams.
FArvEE's scuoor.-Early i'll the day, farrers
school situated On the Liberty road and very care
fully and industriously taught b. Mr.. Lewis \.
Kuontz was reached. When passing through Free
dom 50 cold that nothing but the roll Of fur around
his ears prevented them from freezing, the ENamI-
ncr stopped to invite the agreeable company OF
school commissioner Mr. David Prugh, whose slight
iudi>posftfon. however rendered it imprudent to
turn out in such weather Having therefore arrived
at Mr. Koontz's school alone the Examiner remain
ed only long enough 10 make his observations sub
mths inquiries and gather his statistics, and thcn'
having satisfied himself that the teacher and the
school at Farver's merit the commentator of all
interested therein the tired traveller struck out to-
ward home quite indsposed in body
SALEM SCHooI--Having failed to visit salem
Sbco when in the 9th election district the previous
week the Examiner diverged from his direct route
TO reach salem on his way home. Calling as he
passed to notify the gcnuemanly trustees OF his in
tended visit to their school the Examiner by him
se!fuu,hed on to the school where he was happy to
find the experienced and efficient Mrs. Louisa L.
Hoffman, f5rmerIy highly successful teacher in
Frederick county gracefully presiding over large
school OF nearly 50 well disciplined and thoroughly
taught pupils and where he was soon joined by his
friend Mr.. VIM y Frizzell an intelligent conscien-
tiopS and faithful trustee. Salem sehool-house Is
much too small TO accommodate the pupils and II
has become So diapidatcd that il is no longer Et for
use but so efficient Is the accomplished teacher that
Notwithstanding the many disadvantages under
VII cu She b5s 70 labor. her school made very "a
vaFbIe impression upon the visitors. Past errors are
being corrected past omissions supplied. past def
eiert.es amended. aad ii Mrs Hofman's pupils can
he supplied WIKI q suitable and comfortable house,
herschbol may very soon De ruked with the best in
the comfy.
Mr. Trszzoil very Ejnily pr,siugiy invited the ES-
aul,r % accompany him To- dinner bat, as the early
dinner h1ar had been some time past and as the
traveller fe, quite udsPasod. hctendercd his thanks
t,r the thoughtful invitation mailed himself mp ns
warmly a. De could 60, into the cold sleigh. gaze
The word home ,e Don. aud. in d shorter time than
il.s reader would believe he roasting bis half
f7,aen sh3Hs &C Dis JuH aresidc
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Another canning reimbursement.

Messrs. John Smith. Joshua Yingling add
DR.. Chas. Billiugslea have formed n co part
hership and purpose going into the business
of canning traits and vegetables. They have
bought FOR $500 an acre OF land from Mrs
Grammar. along the railroad in this city. just
ia the rear of Marsh's ho;el. As soon the
weather permits, suitable buildings will be
erected, and in the proper season operations
will be begun.
This establishment and the one Of B. T.
Shriver & Co, noticed last week, will be Of
more benefit to Westminster and the sur
rounding country than any enterprises estab-
lish ID here for some years. The two will re
quire an immense amount of fruits and yege-
tables, aud give employment to large humber
Of men, women and children. There is about
twice as much profit to farmers ia raising
fruits and vegetables as in growing wheat, corn
and other cereals, and these establishments
will make a ready market for all that can be
raised At some future time we shall discuss
this matter at greater length, and viii endea
vor to show, by comparison of actual results,
the greater pro6tableBess oftrucking oyerreg
alar farming.