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How be was Sold.

chi! sonny" said keen-lookiug Chi
cago business man, "what are you looking
for? Let ME see that letter"
"No, l can't let you have that letter !;
there's bonds in il" ....
"Why, I've been waiting for you this
half hour to bring those bonds-I bought
'em of what's his name?'
Upon this the lad took out big enve
lope marked u. Smith, Esq, present. in
the upper corner, $500 U. S. 5-2Os," and
in the lower corner, commission due, S..
Please remit by bearer"
"That's all right, sonny" said the keen
looking business man as he hauled out a
scantily furnished purse, gave the boy a
S. bill and quarter, and said, "There,
sonny, that quarter is reward for your
cleverness and fidelity" and putting the
envelope in his breast-pocket he walked
leisurely round the corner, and, haifing a
car, was whirled away at comparatively
speed. Not till he had reached
Union Park did he draw the precious en-
velope from his pocket and tear it open.
He then found that the envelope contained
a copy of the Chicago Times, which he
could have purchased at the office for five
cents, - % , 4
''The fish is biting very numerously to-
day." said "sonny," taking another big
envelope from his pocket.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1881-01-08
Bone Dust and Wood Ashes

A farmer of Indiana gives the following
as the result of an experiment made with
bone dust and wood ashes on portion of
his wheat: -"On one plot Of land, says
the writer, II applied 600 pounds of dry,
unleached ashes to the acre, sowed it in
wheat, and the result was only six bushels
to the acre. Adjoining this tract | drilled
in 200 pounds of bone dust to the acre on
three acres, and got twenty bushels to the
acre, being an increase of fourteen bushels
per acre over the tract sown with wood
ashes" The following year | stubbled
that part upon which | had sown the
600 pounds of ashes to the acre, and put
it in wheat again, using 200 pounds Of
bone dust to tie acre, and the result was
40 bushels of wheat to the acre, being
double that produced by the bone alone.
This experiment satisfied me that neither
ashes nor bone alone would give as salts
factory .results1aS if the two were combined
the one with ashes alone yielding but
6 bushels, the one with bone alone 20
bushels, but the acre on which the two
were combined yielding 40 bushels. Thus
showing what experiments on small scale
will do for the farm" -
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1881-01-08
9ait and Aamor.
interviewing an Actress.

Maybe the reporter didn't know how to
interview an actress, and maybe that's why
he had so much trouble. Having sent up
his card and been admitted to her pres
ence, he stated his business, and she said,
languidly dim sorry you've come; l
don't fancy you newspaper men, and hate
being interviewed" Maybe he knew this
was just said for effect, and that she
wouldn't miss the interview for heap, but
he replied, "Oh, well, then, won't trou-
bic you. Sorry I intruded. Good-day."
However, she got to the, door first, and
said, "Oh, now, you're here, I'll oblige
you" And he answered, ooh, no; wouldn't
trouble you for the world "But it won't
be very much trouble "Well, never
mind; 1 don't care particularly about it"
fact-it will be pleas
urc. l only object because reporters al
ways ask the same questions, and then
don't print just what you say" "Well,
I'll try and do better than that and they
seated themselves. Then he asked, elbow
did you celebrate your 34th birthday ?"
"Eh Pumping up-"What dye mean,
sir? You're a mean wretch to ask such
question p Steps on her lap dog-addresses
dog, "Drat your pelt,get out" Then she OBJ
served him writing, and asked what he was
doing. He replied &c promised to print
exactly what you said, and 1 have taken
down your very words" "About the dog?"
eyes" Goodness gracious You won't
print that?" II will" ''But that wasn't
meant to print" Cant help that" Oh,
but it won't do. You mustn't. Let's be-
gin the interview, now" Every well.
Which do you prefer as an advertisement,
being robbed of diamonds, run away with
by hack or having divorce suit p
"Sir, I-I-don't do such things never
heard such questions p Il promised to try
to vary the list which you said had become
so mo1otonous How many husbands have
you living?" ''See here, if you don't stop
this I'll send for one of 'em-that is, please
state that I'm not married" Just So
Do you shave your head q "Sir, Of course
not! Are you crazy?' "No, ma'am.
Which is your favorite liquor 2 ''Do you
wish to order some sent up? OF course
you won't say in the paper that [ ever
take anything?" ''Look here, ma am, |
was to print just what you said" "But
| don't want you to-" at must be done "
"Well, then, if you don't ask me if the
audience everywhere are as enthusiastic
as they are here, and what | do with all
my bouquets, and if | don't almost feel
that | ought to be in boarding school in
stead of on the stage as I'm so young, and
if don't find it very embarrassing to have
all the men so madly in love with me and
several bank directors committing suicide
because | won't marry them-if you don't
ask me those questions, | won't say another
blessed word So there And if you
print what I've said I'll sue you for libel"
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1881-01-08
Ghe 6armler,
Economy Of Full Feeding For Milk.

Large yields of milk must necessarily,
says the National Lire- Stock, Journal, be
the result of large quantity of food con-
sumed, for the cow cannot create milk
out of nothing. She is not miracle
worker. But does it follow that large
product'of milk costs more in proportion
to quantity than medium yield
Now, the cow must be supported before
she gives any milk. After this food of
support, all the food she consumes must
go to the production of milk or flesh, and
if the COW is good mixer it all goes to
milk in other words, after the food of
support, the extra food all goes to profit
that is, either to milk or flesh. And it is
equally clear that all the food consumed
to support the system of the animal is lost
until the point of production is reached.
After the producing point is reached, the
more the animal can eat, properly digest
and assimilate, above this, the greater the
profit. This would seem to be too plain
to require illustration. What would any
one think of a manufacturer who used
steam engine for power, who should say
that he could not afford to furnish fuel to
get up steam because the last half Of the
steam cost more than the first half. Now,
if there is only fuel enough to heat the
water just below the boiling point, it will
consume q good deal of fuel to do this, but
no power will ever be pr oduced by it, and
this fuel is all thrown away. The fuel re-
quired to keep the water heated up to 200
only requires so per &c mt. added to give
100 lbs. steam pressure and set the machi-
merry all at active work. It's evident that
if only half steam is produced it costs
fully three-fourths as much as full steam,
and consequently all the work that is done
with this half power is done at an addi-
tional cost.
Just SO, when the COW is only fed so as
to produce half yield of milk, it costs
more than three-fourths as much as a full
yield, and the half yield is produced with
cut profit, or even at loss. Now, topro
duce steam most economically you must
have well-constructed boiler and engine;
but whatever the boiler may be, it costs
less in proportion to work to run it to its
full capacity than to half its capacity. So,
if you desire to produce milk at the least
cost, you must select COWS with the capac
ity to turn the largest amount Of food
into milk-the larger the amount the
more cheapIy will the milk be produced.
OF course the best COW is the one that can
digest and assimilate the most food, and
turn all the extra food into milk, instead
of laying on flesh and fat. 1t is the bus
mess of skilful dairyman to select such
COWS, and then make full use of their ma
chinery to secrete milk, by full feeding.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1881-01-08
LUM Der.
tsA - ~

T HAVE just returned from the Lumber
4 Regons-and am now receiving the lar
gest selection of LUMBER ever offered at
this place, at Reduced Prices, consisting of
Yellow Pine, Spruce and Hemlock
JOIST AND SCANTLING
of all lengths and sizes, A "a, Ga and 4
White Pine Boards and Plank, Yellow and
White Pine Flooring, Dressed and Undressed
Misunderstanding, White Pine Cypress and
Chestnut Shingles, Walnut and Ash Boards
and Plank, Plain and Headed Picketts, Shin
gle and Plastering Laths, prime lot of Chest
nut Rails and Posts. Also all the different
KINDS OF COAL,
Thinking large sales with small profits bet
ter than small sales with large profits, have
concluded to adopt the former as my guide,
and hope shall be enabled to carry it out by
persons in want of anything in my line giving
me call before purchasing elsewhere.
EDWARD LYNCH,
Near Depot, Westminster, Nd.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1881-01-08

The required amount Of food for horse
for ordinary work is twelve pounds of oats
or any other kind of grain food, and four
teen pounds of hay. A horse weighing
1000 pounds and fed eight quarts of
grain or oats, which is equivalent to eight
pounds ofhay, should be fed eight pounds
of hay. ul Hay is the nerve food for horse,
cattle or sheep, and grain is the muscular
and adiposc or reproducing food.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1881-01-08
THE SUN FOR 1881.

ENVERYBODY reads the sun. In the editions of
H. this newspaper throughout the year to come
everybody will find:
/ All the worlds news so presented that the read
err will get the greatest amount OF information with
the least Improbable expenditure of time and eye
sight. The Sun long ago discovered the golden
mean between redundant fullneSS and unsatlstacto-
ry brcVity.
H. Much of that sort of news which depends less
upon its recognized Importance than upon Its IN
tcreSt TO mankind. From morning 10 morning inc
Sun prints a continued story of real men and Wom-
en-, and of their deeds, plans, loves, hates, and
troubles This story is more varied and more inter
eSting than any romance that was ever devised.
III. Good writing in every column, and freshness
originality. accuracy and decorum Ill the treatment
of every subject.
out fcarlessly about men and things.
V Equal candOr i'll dealing with each political
party, and equal readiness to commend what is
Trustworthy or to rebuke what is blamable in Dem
Ocrat or Republican.
VI Absolute independence of partisan Organiza-
tons but unWOVering loyalty to true Democratic
principles. The Sun believes that the Government
which the Constitution gives is good one to keep.
Its notion of duty is to resist to its utmost power the
efforts of men i'll the Republican party to set up an
other form Of government i'll the place of that which
exists. The year 1881 and the years Immediately
following will probably decide this supremacy i'm
pOrtant contest The Sun believes that the victory
will be with the people against the Rings for mo-
nOpOy the Rings FOR plumber, and the Kings for I'M
pcTial power.
Our terms are as follows:
For the Daily sun, Il tOur-page sheet of twenty
eight columns the price by mail, post paid, is 30
cents month $3.50 year; or, including the sun
day paper. eight-page sheet of fity-SiX columns,
the price is G5 cents month or $40 year, postage
paid.
The Sunday edition of the Sun, is also furnished
separately at S1.2O year, postage paid.
The price of the WEEKLY sun eight pages, fifty-six
columns. is 81 year, postage paid For clubs often
sending SO we will send an extra cOpr free.
Address [. w. ENGLAND.
dec 11-6t" Publisher of THE Sun, New York City.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1881-01-08

These days no one is safe from the
charge of plagiarism. Brown went to
church last Sunday thing UNUSUAL
and upon being asked his opinion of the
clergyman, said, "Oh; his sermon was very
good; but that prayer, beginning with Our
Father think he stole entire. know
l have heard something somewhere that it
was strangely like II Boston Transcript
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1881-01-08

The present plan adopted by churches
of making contributions By envelopes en-
ables man to drop two old'fashionedeart
wheel copper cents 10 with as much style
and flourish as if they were trade dollars
a3iFf na'Hrm Z
at par
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1881-01-08

Mr.. Joseph Mann, of Lisbon, Me-, has
a fne pair ofgearlipg steers in which he
feels a farmers pride. They are of the
Hereford blood and grit 5 feet and 9
inches, and weigh 100 pounds.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1881-01-08

It always pays to keep your stock in a
thrifty, growing condition Better aft to + feed
a little corn and roots now than to defer it
until next February. as'ss : .3.-
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r r. NORMENT,

gui4TTORNEY A TIA W,
OFFICE with Hon. Charles B. Roberts,
W Opposite the Court House, respectfully
Informs the citizens of Carroll and adjoining
counties that he will give prompt attention to
all business intrusted to him, both before the
Courts of this State and the Departments OF
the General Government at Washington, d.
G. C. jan 1873
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1881-01-08

If you would beyWealtby getgupon
mule, You will soon find that you are
better off. a9a Ei5i'''es @
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MILTON WHITNEY. l.. E. PEARSON, JR.
WHITNEY & PEARSON, Jr.

HAVE entered into partnership for the
- practice of law in Carroll county, and
all the courts ofthe State. Mr.. Whitney will
come from Baltimore to Westminster when
ever it may be necessary for the trial of cases !;
and his opinion and advice can be had at any
time by calling at the Office, directly opposite
Wheeler's Hotel, Main st. Westminster.
aug 1tf
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SUNDAY TRAINS


Going East, will leave Union Bridge for Baltimore
Westminster at 6.55 Il. m. and 4.49p. m. Going West,
will leave Baltimore for Union Bridge and inter
mediate Stations at 9, a. NJ, ana 2OJ p NJ ana est
minister at l045 Il and BAG p. m
EMMITTSBURG RAILROAD.
Trains South will leave Emmittsburg at 720 and
1925 A. NJ and 80 p NJ. and arrive at Rocky
Ridge at $50 and 1885 A. NJ. and $40 2. NJ Trains
North will leave Rocky Ridge at SO and 11.2O \.
and 80 A. NJ. and $50 p NJ.
BALTIMORE AND CUMBERLAND VALLEY r. R.
Trains South leave WaynesborO 6.25 a. M, and 2.20
and 7.40 p. m arriving at EdgcmOnt at 650a. m, and
245 and 500 p Ill. Trains North leave Edgemont mt
u % and 800 and SD p m, and arrive at Waynes
boro at l245, 325 and $50 p.
FREDERICK DIVISION PENNSYLVANIA K. R.-Iralns
for Frederick will leave Junction at $50 and lilo Il.
m. and % and 10 =. NJ.
Trains for York. TaneytoWn and LittestOWn leave
Junction at 9. 30 a. IN. and 3y5Op IN.
Through Car for Frederick leaves Baltimore at 40
P. NJ and leaves Frederick for Baltimore at 40
A. NJ
Through cars for Hanover and Gettysburg and
points on the H. J. II. and c. X. r., leave Baltimore
at $50 a. M apd 40 p. m. Train leaving IIilen at
625 p. m. makes connection at Emory Grove for
Woodcnsburg Millers and intermediate stations on
II. J. II. and e. X. Il.
Street Cars, Baltimore and Gay Street Line, at cor
ner of Gay and Exeter streets pass within square
of IIillen Station.
Orders for Baggage calls can be left at Ticket Of
fee North East Corner of Baltimore and North
Streets.
Rg- Baltimore time is given at all stations.
j. NJ. HOOD, Genl Manager.
oct 50 B. II. GRIswoLD, Gen1 Ticket Agent
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JOSEPH M. PARKE

ATTORNEY AT LAW AND SOLICITOR
IN CHANCERY,
WILL practice in the various Courts of
w Carroll county. BsY@ Special attention
given to Orphans Court business. May be
consulted, for the present, at the Office of the
Register of Wills, or at his residence on Court
Street, Westminster, Md. Jan 36m
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1881-01-08
STILL CLAIM

T CLAIM to have the Largest Stove in this
4 market.
r CLAIM to have the Heaviest Stove for
i the price in Baltimore.
T CLAIM to have the Finest Arranged and
l. most Elegantly Finished Cook Stove Man
ufactured.
7 CLAIM that can furnish the Best Tin
Il ware in the State as cheap as inferior
Tinware is now sold in Baltimore city.
Y CAN substantiate the above claims and
4 would be pleased to do so to any one de-
string to purchase. CALL and be convinced
at WIN. GLUCk'S
Cor. Gay and Harrison Sts., Baltimore.
Agent for the Sunnyside Fire
place Heater. sep 25-4m
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1881-01-08
EURNITURE arid STOVES.
NEW STORE, NEW GOODS,
AND CHEAP

7 have built a Store Room next door to my
1 old stand, Bowers Hall, and my stock
consisting of full line of good fresh GRO
CERES AND PROVISIONS, comprising
all kinds of Salt Meats cut to suit, Salt Fish,
Coffee, Sugar, Syrups, Spices, Chip Beef,
Bologna Sausage, Flour, Corn and Buckwheat
Meal, and all articles generally kept in a good
Grocery and Provision Store, all of which will
be sold low, delivered to any part of the town.
With long experience and by strict attention
to business, | solicit liberal share of the
public patronage.
june IA J. Fl. BOWERS.
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AUCTIONEERING,

JAMES f. SMITH,
WESTMINSTER, Nd,
4 NNOUNCES to the Public that he is
"A prepared to Cry Sales, and at reason
able prices He has had considerable expe-
rience in the business and guarantees satis-t
faction. DG Engagements can be made a
the office of P B. Mikesell. feb 7-tf
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1881-01-08

pa Rags, Paper, and all kinds Of Metals
bought here. sep 26-tt
The Iola register., 1881-07-29
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

The Albany On. ~ deadlock was
broken on the 22d by the election Of e.
bridge G. Lapham as Conkling's successor
in the United Stales Senate.
THREE executions took place in Mis-
souri, on the 22d-the Talbot brothers,
Charles and Albert, were hanged ut Mary
vile for tie murder of their father, DR..
Perry H. Talbot, in September last, and
John w. Patterson was hanged at Clinton
for killing James G. Clark in December, 1868.
At Yazoo City, Miss, Brook Boyett,
alias Tobe Bell, paid the death penalty for
the murder of DR.. Williams. At Green
executed for the murder of his wife in Au.
gust last.
The Perryville (Ark.) vendetta has
broken out afresh, the latest victim being
Mr.. Matthews, editor of the Perryville
Times, who was shot while standing in front
of his Office on the evening Of the 21st, six
teen buckshot entering his side.
Col. WIN. MILNER ROGERS, a noted
American civil engineer, died recently at
Rio Janeiro, where he held the position of
Chief Engineer of Public Works under Dom
Pedro, at salary of $4,000.
The army-worm, or something very
similar in appearance, is causing great de-
struction to the oat fields in Northern Iowa
and Illinois.
GORDON, one of the Land-League ira
versers, convicted of having melted crowd
to murder. has been sentenced to a years
Imprisonment. Gordon is the first Land
Lacquer of any prominence against whom
the Crown lawyers have been able TO obtain
q verdict.
SENATOR HILL, of Georgia, has re-
Gently undergone at Philadelphia surgi.
cal operation for dangerous disease of the
mouth known as epithelioma. The surgeons
say the operation was entirely successful
and the patient is in fair way of speedy re-
covery.
AT Fall River, Mass, Andrew John
son, John Howard and Joseph Yates, all
boys, were drowned while bathing. An H.
year-old son of NJ. H. Gushing met the
same fate at Middleboro.
A DISPATCH from St. Petersburg,
dated the 18th, says the Nihilist Executive
Committee held great and solemn meet.
ing. Several exiles came from Geneva to
attend. 1t was resolved to give the Car
one more warning. and if he does not heed
it he and all his advisers will perish.
The equestrian statue of Gen. j. B.
Mcpherson was unveiled at Clyde, o., on
the 22d, in the presence of twenty one Posts
Of the Grand Army Of the Republic and
large number Of soldiers and citizens. The
statue is the gift of the Society of the Army
Of the Tennessee. Speeches were made by
ex-President Hayes and others.
The Iola register., 1881-07-29

The fifth biennial Convention of the
National Cotton Exchange of America met
at St. Louis on the Goth, seventy delegates
being present. President John B. Laftte
declined q reelection, and Mr.. Louis Bush,
of New Orleans, was chosen as his success
The Iola register., 1881-07-29
NEWS AND NOTES
A Summary Of Important Eventa.

TIE mortality record of Cincinnati
fer the week ended July 10th showed 264
deaths from sunstroke, and from excessive
heat 15O-a total of 414. The greatest num-
Der Of deaths on one day from this cause was
66, on the 18th.
The Iola register., 1881-07-29

A TELEGRAM from Fort Smith says
that Governor Overton, of the Chickasaw
Nation, has issued proclamation disbanding
his militia, with the understanding, howev-
er, that their services may be required
shortly. The men are leaving for their
homes.
The Iola register., 1881-07-29

The Navajos are SO greatly dissatis-
fed with their Agent, Galen Eastman, that
they have risen in open mutiny. and all the
Agency employees have fled from Fort De-
fiance to Fort Wingate for protection. The
Indians want Col Edward Hatch reinstated
as Agent
The Iola register., 1881-07-29

THE Mississippi State Prohibition
Convention met at jacksonville on the Goth,
with 200 delegates, from thirty-seven coun-
ties, present. The action of the Convention
looks to getting the next Legislature to SUBJ
NIT to the people an amendment to the Con-
stitution prohibiting the LIQUOR traffic.
The Iola register., 1881-07-29

The National Educational Association
met at Atlanta, Ga, on the 18th. The ad-
dress of welcome was delivered by Governor
Colquitt and the inaugural address by the
President of the Association, j. H. Smart, OF
Indiana. Two hundred delegates were
present, representing thirty States.
The Iola register., 1881-07-29
PRESIDENT GARFIELD partook of a

PRESIDENT GARFIELD partOok of a
good, hearty breakfast on Sunday, the 18TH
the first ''square meal'' of his own selection
he has had during his convalescence. The
day was a very cheerful one at the White
House, and the doctors predicted that the
President would be able to sit up within a
few days, and within ten days be strong
enough to take steamboat trip down the
bay, which it is thought will prove of great
benefit to him. As soon as his strength
is sufficiently restored he will 60 to Long
Branch.
The Iola register., 1881-07-29

The Ohio Temperance Reformers, in
convention at Loveland on the Goth, nomi-
mated the following ticket: Governor, Abram
r. Ludlow: Lieutenant Governor, Jason
McVeigh; Judge Of the Supreme Court, Gid
con T. Stewart; Attorney General, Levi
Mills; Treasurer, Ferdinand Shumaker;
Public Works, Abner Davis.
The Iola register., 1881-07-29

GLADSTONE has announced the names
of the Commissioners under the Land bill.
They are Sergeant O'Hogan, Edward Fal-
coner Litton, Liberal member of Parliament,
and John e. Vernon. The Home-Ruler re-
ceived the last name with prolonged groans.
O'Donnell will divide the House on each
name. Vernon is Lord Pembroke's agent
and we'll known In Ireland.
The Iola register., 1881-07-29

LIEUTENANT RAY, of the United States
Signal Corps, sailed on the 18th from San
Francisco. with nine companions, on the
schooner Golden Fleece, for Point Barrow,
on the Arctic Ocean, where he will establish
q station for meteorological observations.
The house, ready for erection, instruments
for observations and provisions for three
years, are comprised in the outfit of the ex-
pedition.
The Iola register., 1881-07-29

The Japanese Mikado is to have .
$1,000, 900 wooden palace at Ysdde.