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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1881-02-05
What j, Eickel9

Since the convenient five cent coin,
which 10 common talk is called "a nickel,
has come into general circulation, the
above is asked, either mentally
or orally, hundreds of times every day,
and but few get an intelligent answer.
In China aud India, a white copper, called
mack tong. has long been knowa aud has
been extensively used both there aud in
Europe for counterfeitiug silver coin.
About the year 1900 peculiar ore was
discovered in the copper mines Of SaxoSy
which had the appearance Of being very
rich, bu, in smelling, it yielded no copper,
aud the miners called Il kupfer nickel, or
false copper. In 1884, Coossadt anhOanc-
ed the discovery Of new metal 10 kupisr
nickel, to which he gave the name Of
nickel. 1, was 10 combustion Eigh arssa-
ic from which he eouh relieve il only IN
part. The alloy of niekel aud arsenic
which he obtained vas white, brittle, very
hard and bad melting point nearly As
hish as east-irou. Il was not until 1928
that pure niekel was obtained by analysis
Of German silver which had foE number
Of years been produced at Suhl in SaXoBy.
It's composition was aseerlained to be COP
per ten paris, Iinc Eve, and nickel four.
If more nickel be used the alloy Is as white
as silver and susceptible Of a very high
polish, but becomes too brittle aud bard
TO be hammered or rolled, aud eaa be
worked only by casting Pure nickel IS a
white metal And win taraish readily 10 the
air. Unlike silver, Il IS not acted on By
the Yapor Of sulphur, aud even the ssrong
mineral acids attract il but slightly.
Nickel has the hardness Of iron, aud like
it, has strong magnetic properties, but can.
40, Be welded and Is soldered With dih.
eulty. Pure nickel has heretofore been
used chiefly for plating, for which purpose
its hardness and power to resist atnos
pherie influences admirably adapt IL
Within the lass yoar, the French have sac
eeeded in rolling the metal into plates iroal
which spoons and other table furniture may
Be pressed. Nickel bronze, which consists
Of equal parts Of copper aud nickel, With
a li,tle tin, may be cast into very delicate
forms, aud is susceptible Of high polish
Miaes Of nickel are worked al Chatham
Conn, and Lancaster, Pa, and il Is said
to be found at Mine Ls Motto, Mo-, aud
at several points 10 Colorado, aud New
Mexico, where but little attention Is paid
to it. 1t is extensively mined in SaxOny
aud in Sweden, but the late discovery ol
a new ore a silicate Of nickel in New
Caledonia wiz probably superscde all th'
other ones. The iuexhaussible supply OF
this ore, the case with which it can b
smelied aud the richness Of the ore wil
probably suspend the use Of the arsenic
ores, and yet bring nickel into common
use. Switzerland, in the year 1882, mad,
coiu Of German silver, which is identical
in composition with our nickel coin. Tbs
United States made nickel eeuts 10 1856
and eight years later coined the five cent
pieces. Belgium adopted nickel coinage
ia 1860 aud Germany iu 1873. England
has lately coined nickel pennies for ia
maiea, but at home she and France adhere
to the clumsy copper small change.
\ BAD HABIT.-The young man who
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1881-02-05

A gentleman went to a certain house,
and meeting German friend at the gate
inquired, is Mr. - IMP ayes" was
the reply. When about to pull the bell
the Teuton called him back and said, "He
is 10, but he is det."
Litchfield enquirer., 1881-04-28

YANKroN. D. T., Arril13. The overf1owed wafer of the Missouri is gradually sutsi ling, though ihe ice Is piled to height ot leu iu thirty feet a:nng the bank and on the bars and bottoms. Yanktm is filling with refugees from ihe low lands and the ppnple are doing their best 10 care Tor them, O .tsaie heip is nee'eti as tue resources of lir c.Izells are n,t adequate to aid ihe thousands If people rpn uere'i h.Il,'eiess and all they possessed swep, away. Nearly all the stock ,,n the low lands. hundreds M thDusands--are drowned
 Farm houses and villages are sub,nerved or noating about in water In the site of Green Island mit "t twenty houses hut nne re mains and ihe Ice Is Iron len to twenty feet dpen
 me hiit.'in from here [, Big Sioux, sixiy miles long and from i've tn wenty miles vi, l,. is still under water. Yamkinn parties are sti!l ont m yaals bringing in ihe lmoDle 'r-rh.. Chicasn. Milwaukee < Sl Paul railrna tnns over ihIs lrht"ih and under ater. h is the only means of communities; ion with tle out side fankinn is alimisi ,iestit nf fuel and cnaI oil aad short "f rrnvisi.n,s. Winter holds on, increasing tii" sntftrings among the home. less families who have been h.nmlt4i ont Yankfon can furnish shelter for about 1tH)s and IS ii'aking great effnrts io supply clothing iuei an'i provisions from it's limited store. Az soon as the gorge breaks: b ,ais can he sent i,e
 ID" Tor supplies. All tile railroads u,rth and west of here are snowed in The damaye t,, steamboat properiy will amount to $tD OO0
 lhciunlng two hmis sunk. .tThe Wester,,ns ana ''Ihe Senateyilie~ Steamers. Pen;nah Nellie Peck. Belle Helena. Black Hnls Ja' sepliine. k"set'id. Meal and Big Horn are alll lying high npon inc ice. and Gar inland They are damaged to the extent of S30. GOO. bnt will be put sfloat as soon. as the weather w,lls permit, probably inside of thirty days. The; steamers Terry and Far West are aiioat and in good condition. The lnsses to property in general cannot he estimated. hut are very great: The sPasnn oi hoAis has only begun, and the entire Missouri slope is buried in snow. ffs 2
Litchfield enquirer., 1881-04-28

THE ROMANCE OF A TRAMP. the Centennial year, among the thousands of per- sons wha-w through the Capitol building one day inJnly wal tramp named George -. As he was passing down the steps, after an inspection of the building, he stumbled and fell. breaking hls arm. A Capitol D. liceman picked him up. and after preparing a eot sent for surgeon, who set the arm. This over, tht, tramp as< [ the privilege # sitting around In the Capitol Park until he gn: strong enough to go about again, saying he had no money and knew that habitual loungers were liable to arrest on charge of vagrancy. The de sired privilege was granted and, in addition, an arrangement was made by which he was given cumtortahle sleeping place in the building. The officer also managed to bring enough food from his boarding house to sup. ply hIm. In about two weeks the tramp gave notice that he was going west. He was exceedingly thankful to the officer for the kindness shown him, and said if ever got half chance he wonld endeavur to repay it. The tramp met a Centennial tourist from Salt Lake City, who happened to know hls father. After talking. the tourist offered to take him west, if he wanted to go The of- fer was accepted. and the Capitol policeman, Arthur Thomas. went to the depOt with them and bade thenr good by.
 Now let four years pass. and the rest of the story comes in. Arthur Thomas, who was Capitol policeman in 1876. is now, and has been for more than N year, Secretary of Utah Territory, having been appointed hy President Hayes on the recommendation of number "f lesding men, Republicans and Dem ocrais. Some weeks since a man named George - entered Mir. Thnmas's office in Salt Lake to ascertain something about the Boundaries and survey of certain sections of mineral lands. They recognised each other, pered. Beside having a wife, he can draw and have hanored his check for $lOO, LOOT. Everything he has tonched since he has breu in the territory has turned into money, cne. way or another. The ex policeman and the ex-tramp can be seen strolling or driving about Salt Lake any afternoon, and the wives of each are equally inseparanlr. - RastinqtOn Correspondent Hartfo,d Times.
Litchfield enquirer., 1881-04-28

sE!;.> Y. ALDEN, MANAGEH.
 AGE1I CyES: Sss'an sss"ss ha~sn hHss."ss s,.rs Rt fa:; F rSE @ A'd.,s M ., Ehs,,w,sk M ?. ,.n sssss N - ElE N aalN
Litchfield enquirer., 1881-04-28

carfyfu's pxtraDrtfrary Htrafnments Tt coi- leg. were clearly Il uigh r co. .nized ny ! ls fellow sIulcnist among whom. no doabt. l e might have f uni sympathetic friends had lie been willing to spare time from the btp'ks he was devnurin. in such vas; quantities When he hal grad red, tie prof sS'ns began to .nete that ih. ir best student had gsue. Pro- fesser Leslie. the coai ijarW, aud aiterYard the successT. of Playfaif. procured for him aiisi Irving situations as teachers ia the neighbcs
 hood. -------.---
 It had become increasingly clear to n.e that could not enter the ministry with anv honesty of mind; and nothing else then offer
 ing, to say nothing of the utter mental confu sion as to what thing was desired. I weBtaway ' to that lonely struggling town n lie F ith "f Forth. KircaIdy, pe'ssessihg then as still few objects interesting to any one not engaged lt the fishing profession. Two years there "! hermitage, utter loneliness, at the end ''T which on.ething must be done. Back to Edinburgh, and g, sulall subsistence Is o. taned by teaching few pupils, while tie Law is uow the object aimed at. Then came the dreariest 'years-eating of the heart, mis- givings as to whether there shall be presently anything else to eat, disappointment of the nearest and dearest. as to the hoped for en- trance on the ministry. and steadily growing disappointment of self with the updertaken law profession -abnve all, perhaps, wandering through maZes of doubt, perpetual question ings unanswered. #ftA t*
 , II had already become a devout reader in German literature, and even now began to feel capacity for work, bnt heard no voice call ing for just the kind of wo:k'1 felt capable of doing The first break of gray light in this kind was brought by old friend David Brews ter. He set me to work on the Edinburgh Encyclop8di. there was not much moneyin it, but certain drill, and, still better, sense of accomplishing something. though far yet from what was aiming at; as. indeed. it has always been far enough from that" may recall here an occasion when Carlyle was speaking in his stormy way of the tendency of the age to spend itself in talk. Mrs Car lyle said, archily. And how about Mr.. Carlyle?" He paused some moments: the storm was over, and almost fancied that for once saw tear gather iu the old mans eyes as he said, in low tones, "Mr. Carlyle lMk' long and anxiously to find something he could do with any kind of veracity: he found no door open save that he took, and had to take, though it was by no means what he would have selected. ."-Harpers Magazine
Litchfield enquirer., 1881-04-28

Lovers quarrel: A lover m Derry town ship, who had gone west to make home f,r bis "B'rdie," wroie to her: Eve got the nDest q'iar CT section of land ever put nv foot down on." Birdie" wrote back :..Sup. pose you buy another quarter section, John. 70 tDat ynu can have lawn around your foot r John made home, but Birdie" was never the mistress of It.
Litchfield enquirer., 1881-04-28

WRESTLING TO SQUIRREL -One afternoon last Summer when out ln,king for game sat down on pile of rails to rest. Pretty soon discovered in an oak tree, some twenty yards away, a red squirrel stretched at fnll length on limb taking d sun hath. Instead of rais- ing my rifle and sending ball through the little fellow (it'sa mighty mean sportsman" that endeavors to kill all he sees) decided to give him little pleasure if l could, SD com menced To whistle the air of that once popular ditty. ''T love thee. sweet N0rah O'Neil." In twinkling the squirrel WAS up on his hind legs. his taill over his back, his head cocked to one side, listening to me a mainent of ir- resolution and then he scampered down the trunk Uf the tree t0 the ground and started toward me he came few yards, stopped, sat up on end and listened again. was care ful not to move, and kept on whistling after waiting moment the little brauty came on, jumped up on the pile of rails ran along within four feet of me, halted, went up on end again, made an nbrella of his tail. tip ped his head tO one side. locked at me with all the gravity of justice of tine peace at his first trial, and yet if ever q creatures eyes beamed with pleasure his did.
 did not move, but after little abruptly changed tile tune 'o the Sweet By and Bly," Chut! Why. with the first note of the differ. ent tune away went the squirrel. 1 did not move. only as shnok with suppressed laugh ter, and as well as could kept nn whistling. In a minute or two back caiDe the squirrel, going through all the cunning nan9uvers of his first approach and oLce nIDre tn,k 8 seat before me on the rails. 1 watched him and actually thought he was trying to pucker up his mouth and whistle.
 Once again changed the tune. this time to Yankee D mnile." and as before with the first note of change away scatnpered the squirrel. Unable to control my risihiliiies Longer, laughe aloud. anl after that Icouldn't call my little friend tu ne.
 1 wonder how many of the SD called true sportsnen'' ever seek or thi:k of any pleasure in connection with such beautiful little crpa lures save lhe savage and unmanly pleasure of taking away their lives !-[ Forest and StTeln
Litchfield enquirer., 1881-04-28

 iadephs. IeAry Co Cincinnati Robert Clarke & X Co Cleveland. inghnn. Clark Co. Toledo, Brown, Ser Francisco eNnnnghalp, CurtisS Stica St .okE--.hr 7Iy one in place. 7
Litchfield enquirer., 1881-04-28
ice.
Fam for Sale ].

'HE subscriber otfer> his ,rm rontanirg SO acres aoont one haf mi- from vampyille st tion o,, t5e Nsn atuck kai'road. Said farm is suitably ,iivi ed. wasere and adapte to frui, growing or any other Sr'ps usually taised by f,rmers On the farm are n owrinng house rns and cid r m Il, all in good re- par Ierms favorable. Fer further particular, en So"s " Afs' - STEPHEN LALLY.. y>-
 r.,' .a, CANPvILLE, OWN.
 Se"ua'y Asts iooAs 4S-Sm~ ;
Litchfield enquirer., 1881-04-28
SIEPAUG RAILROAD.
 4, r0ngement of 'IFHiHS

Commencing Nnvenm r :gih, lSSo.
 DOWNWARD. Ionday Speci1l 925 ,. N.-P,.s n CT Trai,, from Litcbheld ctnneeis Il, ha"hyNn Wih trains arriving i ''r d. 70 i2 SD. m; Ne Hav' n l It l, n'. New !, rk, u. 3d. !. m via u-otoi R k } iheI ll.5' ID s"a.lh Nnrwaik. l.lSI m ; Ntw York, 3.OI D. h., Wa. D nburS SI,d Norwalk h k.
 300 P. M.-Mix.d train itch6eid coi ' e. E at Hawie!virie w,th tram. a, Wlg in B'idgep"rt ut 3o P m. New VOrk, 1u 3O P. m, New I,t,; |" r. h., Va. Hons Nnrwllk 2J at rw' pt S,tnr- da s) l'atb bufI Ht 2S r 10 via anbury ,- ant No walk R. +.
 sunday Milk A 30 nl, from Liichf, ,d connects at . EawlrS i'll, TT RIIdg,., ort New po,pn aud New York via H u-afUnir H R for Bethel | d" 'ury, Suuh NoIwl K New Y""k ""d >ew Fave V d. Dal,b r, and Norwalk R. R.
 UPWARD. 1tO0 A, M.-Mixpd tr In from raw'eyviIic co meets fir m NJ" York al S:05. P. m; nth Nor- walk a' 9.90 B. m.; Dnr.burl t"tu. a. ".; Bethel, 10 3a Il m, via alh,ly & Ntr. walk liairoad. Fi"m >ew '" k nt Sn5 am Nc" Haven # B a m K l. ge- port at tO.ln a m. vIt, ou at nj hail road.
 Monday speti l-I on D. m. Mixed Train, from How leyrle connect from Darb " at 2UO m Bethel, I2.2np n,. via nni b " x Norwnik R. R. From Ii,t~ticld at s O. a- h., via. HO satnn C R. R. aturday Speral.-7.35 P. m ITsscr gor Train rtcnr Hawtty>jlle rci ntcts iICn' N York vt 4.4n, r. m. south No walk. lO D m. Da bu y at 10 p m. Bethe'. : IS D m., via. Danbury and NorwHlk R. fro. d. F'op Pittsfed at 200 p. m., via H,'uss- tonic Railroad.
 q PT.ATT. Suror'ut-nSert
Litchfield enquirer., 1881-04-28
PA TEEN T S.
E. Il. DD l.

No. 76 STATE ST., opposite Kilby, sToN, secures Patents tine UIited Sta,rs as,. in Great Britain, FIa and other for ign countries Cp,Ies 'f the cialms of any Patent fui hished bl rentiI ne dollar Assignments recorded at Waslinst n. No iOency m the United >ates possesses superior localities for obtaining Patents GSceTtanng the pGtentabity of inventions. R. Il. EDDY, soli, itor of Patents.
 # TESTIMONIALS.
 'I regard MT. Eddy one of the most capable 1nd saccessfut practitioners with whon have had Ufieia intercourse.
 CHAS. MASON, Commissioner of Patents" l''Inventors cann"t employ p.rson n>twor. thy or more capable of securing for them early and favorable conside atUn at tle Pat, Ofiice. tEDMUND BURKE, ate Commissioner of r'atents.
 BosTON, 0 -tuber I9. lS7p. R. H. EDDY, Esq-Dea Sir you p ocul ed for tne, m l840, my first patent. Since then !on hay" acted or and advised in hundreds of g, and procur- ed many patents, reissues and extensions h.vt asionally employ ed th b. st senci,s ID New York; hilad' lph,a si d Wish ngton. but still ve u al uost whole ot my business in your line ana ad- Vise others to employ you.
 ! -. {ou truly, GEOkGE DRAPER. BOSTON. Jahua y l. 1881. 41-lv
Litchfield enquirer., 1881-04-28

&zoA WEEK. STA day at home easily m,de
 ~co.tis outht free. Address TRuE Co., AuGusta. Maine. <k-iyr
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1881-11-05
4 Device.

Tue steamship Wisconsin arrived at New
York from Liverpool recently. Fror tn
her arrival information was sent to General
Palmer, the mead Of the law department 81
the Custom House, that he had on board
a large amount of dies for screw-cuttlng
concealed in shafts, invoced as hat rollers.
When the steamer arr sd the custom OH
GERS seized a box containing two shafts or
rollers, addressed 10 William and John
Taylors, hatters, Newark. New jersey.
The shafts were six feet long and eight
inches in diameter, having bearings at bofh
ends of about one third Of their W dla-
meter. They seemed to be solid wrought
iron, and weighed about 700 lbs. each
When they were sounded it was found that
they were solid at the ends, but hollow IL
the middle. Taylor Brothers declared that
the shafts were roles to be used IN the
| manufacture Of hats. They were valued
| at $40 IS. each. they said. and they offered
| TO pay the duty of 81 per cent on them.
| The duty was refused, and yesterday Gen
| eraI Palmer ordered thal one Of the shafts
be broken open. The bearing of one OF
| the shafts was forced ont. and 1t was dis
covered that from 80 0 To s25oo worth
Of dies for screw cutting were snugly
packed within to avoid rafting, and TO ado
weight the dies had been packed Ia lrol
tailings and filings
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1881-11-05

SOCIETY," item says ii il DOW the
fashion for the bridegroom and bride to
receive checks for wedding presents. The
custom Is an cd one. A man who
married a rich yong woman lss. spnng
received q big check about an hour after
the ceremony was performed. 1t came
from a police officer. In less than ten
hours he would have taken Passage with
his bride for Europe. if he had no, been
checked by the officers. He had led q
checkered career with false checks and
such. The bride could not check her
tears. and Ler father could hardly check
an impulse to kick the villain inside-out.
We never heard of a society wedding at
which there was so many checks.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1881-11-05

A NATIVE of Flint River township went
hmping and groauing to the Office of the
new doctor with the blue and gold sign
and the Latin diploma and the new buggy
and the chestnut horse with a blaze face.
It's the rheumatic, doc. groaned the pa
tient. my whole back Is jest gone with
it; I'm one broad ache from the back of
my neck clean down to the hips. I'm a suf-
ferin' the torments of the" Let me see
yonr tongue SAID the doctor. "Ah, yes;
| see, l see that will do; take this pres
cription, get it filled and use as directed.
Four dollars by hockey" said the af-
aicted one, as he hobbed away, ''ef l amt
the luckies't man in Flint River. Four dol.
lars for looking at my tongue! An | vas
jest on the bare point of asking him to look
at my whole back" And he breathed hard
AS be thought by what a narrow escape he
had saved his farm.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1881-11-05

AN Englishman and q German, with
their traps on their backs, are ped ding
over a plain in the environs of Paris.
They are so thirsty that their teet b are
loose.
Suddenly they perceive at a little dis
lance country inn. With quickened
steps they take up their march TO the
place Of promise.
II WONDER" says the English man
elf they have anything fit to drink
here?"
Oh, yes" replied the German artist,
they have very good liquor. was here
yesterday"
What. yesterday a y the English
man, with a hollow groan. " IL ow far is
it to the next placer
Never mind says the German, en-
couragingly, 1.-The man said he was goin
to get some more this morning.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1881-11-05
Eeehla Ia1lA

Those isnx,nd. siresome sensations.
causing yoai 10 feel scircelv aote " "e oh
Won see; thai constant Drain thtt IS TAX
iny from ,os.r system all is elasecAty !,
driving the boom from your cheeNs; USt
continual strain upon your vital 10cs,
rendering You irritable and frestui. can
easily be removed hv the use OF that mar
vslous remedy. Ho.' Biiters. irregularities
and distinctions ot your system are re-
leved al oace. while the special cause OF
perisiicai a IS permanently removed.
VII! You be d this?
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1881-11-05
OneExpeIience from Many.

81 had been SEX and miserable SO long
and had caused my husband 20 much
-xoensc, no one seerlefto know what alled
me, tina. l vas completely disheartenel
and discouraged In tbs frame OF mind |
got 8 bottle OF Hop Bitiers and used them
unknown to my family. Is>on began to
improve and gained SO fast that my hus-
bard ami family thsugh' j. strange aad I'M
natural, but when | tod them what hac
hs ped he they said, 'H'lrr III for Hop
bitlers. long mav they prosper. for they
have made nlolLe- well and Us happy
The Mother.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1881-11-05

tIKs," said Mr. ProfundltY. 1T Is the
silent strength OF gravity that binds the
world together. il is the silent power Of
light that gives life and beauty 10 all things.
it is the silent stream that is deepest, It
is :" II is the still sow that gets the
most swill.'' Mrs. P. put in, seeing her heee
lord had gtt to the end ot his rope and
SMILES. Il was kind Of her. but it some
what spoiled the effect OF his dissertation.
WHATS the matter with little Johnny
this morning. "Sure. man, the bye's
sick he tumbled of wan Of them wheels
without a carriage to IT," V
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1881-11-05

These familiar words recall TO the farmer
and others interested. the unfortunate nsces-
sity OF sometimes getting rid OF stock MAJ
is not otherwise salabie on account OF blem.
ishes or imperfections. To improve upon
this method. by showing how TO restore your
stock TO nrst-class condition.. is the plan
herewith presented. The signal benent OF
the Great German Remedy TO mankindv very
reasonably induced its Application TO the
sutferings and ailments OF the dumb crea-
ton, beginning with the Horse. People who
tried 1t were more than surprised by It's re-
suits. as attested In the speedy and perma-
nent cure OF their Stock, and they gladly
announced their experience by word OF
mouth and by the public press. until to-day
and DEALERS. y
BREEDERS, the OVER, are using ST.
JACOBS OIL with delight. satisfaction and