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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1881-11-05
PUBLIC SALE
OF
VALUABLE PROPERTY

DY virtue of power of Attorney, duly
ID executed by the heirs of Ann Robert
son. late of Carroll county, deceased, the un.
dersigned, as attorneys named therein, will
offer at public sale, on the premises, near
Warfeldsburg, on
WEDNESDAY, NoremJer oh, 1881,
at o'clock, a M. the following described
parts of the real estate of the late Ann Rob
ertson, to-wit: A parcel of land containing
SO Acres and 20 Square PerChes,
more or less, adjoining the home farm and
extending to the public road leading east
wardly from Warfeldsburg and about two
miles from Spring Mills Station, W. NJ. r;
r. The same is now laid off and arranged
for desirable farm with good building sites,
never failing springs and Other running water
thereon; also an abundance of choice timber
for all necessary improvements, and is less
than / of a mile from inexhaustihle quantities
of limestone. The surface of the land is even
and well adapted to farming, the greater part
of which is row under profitable cultivation.
A lsO the following
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CHANGE OF TIME.
Western Maryland Railroad
Daily, except Sundays.

nN and after Sunday, October %, 1881,
" Trains will run over thisroad as follows :
PASSENGER TRAINS RUNNING WEST.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1881-11-05
PUBLIC SALE
OF DESIRABLE
DWELLING HOUSE & LOT.

In the City of Westminster, Carroll CO., Md.
DY virtue of power of sale contained IN
ID deed of mortgage executed by Hannah
B. Coonan and Daniel s. Coonan, her hus-
band, to Edward D. Wells, dated March %,
A. D. 1881, and recorded among the Real
Estate Mortgage Records ofCarroll county, IN
Liber F. I. S. No. Is, folio 511, &c, the un-
dersicned, assignee of said mortgage, will
offer at public sale, on the premises, on
Saturday, the 10Th day of Norember 1881,
at O'Clock, p. M, the following lot ground,
together with the improvements thereon, SIT
uate on Main street, in the city of Westmln-
ster, Carroll county, Md.
This is the same Dwelling House and Lot
that was conveyed to said Hannah B. Coonan
by Edward ID. Wells and wife, by deed dated
March 29th, 1881, and recorded among the
Land Records of Carroll county, in Llber +.
T. S. No "a, folio 426, &C., aud the same
that was conveyed to the said Edward ID:
Wells by David N. Henning aud Edward
lynch. trustees. by deed dated June %, 1880,
and recorded among the Land Records OF
Carroll county, in Liber F. I. S. No. 90, folio
AIS, &c.
The improvements consist OF
AHSA-G., a double wo-story and hall
ias - brick Dwelling House, which
eE1s=tetz1-s25 was recently greatly improved
and enlarged and has been Physician 5 res
idence and office for some years 1t contains
nine rooms and has an elegant, dry cellar,
summer kitchen, new frame stable with stab
ling for three horses aud a COW, and room Tor
two carriages. The garden is in first class
condition, and there is a never-faiEag well OF
soft water at the kitchen door.
The lot is 50 feet front, l9S feet deep, and
contains 1884 square feet of land, more or
less This property is on the corner OF
private alley, one half of which belongs to the
said property, aud is directly opposite Joshua
Yingling's old store stand. Being centrally
! located, this is one of the most desirable
houses in the city, and was remodeled espe-
cialy Tor a physicians residence and office.
Terms Cash, or If preferred by the Pur,
! chaser one-t third cash on the day Of sale or
! on the ratification thereof, and the residue
in two equal payments, the one to be paid N
/ nine months and the other in eighteen months
( from the day Of sale, with interest, aud to be
secured by the notes Of the purchaser or pur'
/ ehssers, with security to be approved by the
/ assignee. WM. B. THOMAS,
Assignee of Mortgage.
/ Reifsuider & Fink. Solicitors.
oct 2l-ts r. c. Matthews, Auciinueer
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1881-11-05
A LARGE Arrival

AT
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-09-22

A correspondent writing from Madrid
saws: 1t being the middle of the day.
laborers were sleeping here and there on
the ground, half in the shade aud half
i'll the sun: but, whatever other labor
may cease, mendicancy is never sus-
pended in spain, and small boy with a
bad eye now came up and tried its effect
on us, at the same time holding out his
palm and whining plea.
Return, misguided vouth, to the
home of your fathers, said one of us.
But he did not return.
Shoe fiyi' was the others attempt,
Don't bodder me" But the bad eve
and the boy remained imperturbed. So
we retired instead.
Madrid, except in the dead midsum-
mer, Is always gay, and there is even
overmuch movement on the streets.
The Inhabitants seem to overflow. and
go eddying about as if they were never
quite satisfied and were looking for
something new, which they never find.
People even haunt the Gates considera-
bis during the day, a thing unknown
elsewhere. They are up all night, and
astir again early in the morning. ONLY
on ottAudys, when the DUH nghtS come,
does this restless eddy of humanity find
an outlet and pour with removed energy
along the channel Of definite purpose.
Then, indeed, everybody and everything
is united. Most Of the public vehicles
il the town are promptly hired, and
hundreds of the best private turnouts
wend their way to the arena. There is
intense excitement ON the part of the
male population all day by anticipation,
aud the incidents of tue combat furnish
material for active discussion till late at
night afterwards
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-09-22
The Difference.


One Of the great female writer's on
dress reform, in trying to illustrate how
terrible the female dress is, says:
''Take man and pin three or four
tablecloths about him, fastened back
with elastic and looped up with ribbons.
draw all his hair to the middle of his
head and tie it tight, and hairpin ON
five pounds of other hair and big bow
of ribbon. Keep the front locks on pins
all night and let them tickle his ewes all
day, pinch his waist into a corset. and
give him gloves a size too small ard
shoes the same. and hat that viii not
stay on without torturing elastic. and a
little lace veil to blind his eyes whenev-
er he goes out to walk, and he will know
what woman's dress is.
Now you think You have done it. don't
you, sis? Why, bless you, that toggery
would be heaven compared to what 4
man has to contend with Take woman
and put pair OF four-shilllng mems
drawers on her that are so tight that
when they get damp, from perspiration.
Sis, they stick so You can't cross your
legs without an abrasion of the skin. the
buckle in the back turning a somersault
and sticking the points into your spinal
meningitis, put ON an undershirt that
draws across the chest SO YOU feel as
though you must cut a hole in it.
or two, which is so short that it
works up under your arms and allows
the starched upper shirt to sand paper
around and file off the skin until Won
wish it was night, the tail of which
will not stay tucked more than half a
block, though you tuck, and tuck, and
tuck, and then fasten collar made of
sheet zinc, two sizes too small for YOU.
around your neck, put on a vest and
coat, and liver pad, and lung pad, and
stomach pad, and porous plaster. and
a channels shirt between the two Others
and rub ON some iniment and put
bunch of keys and jack knife and a
button-book and pocketbook and pis-
tol and plug of tobacco in your peck
cts SO they viii chafe your person, and
then go and drink few whisky cock
tails and walk around in the sun with
tight boots on, sis, and you will know
what mans dress is. Come to figure
it up it is about an even thing. sis. isn't
IL p pecI'e N,t31
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-09-22
VOLUME xxx.
WHY SHOULD THEY KrIx ~
BABY.o
BY WILL CARLETON.


Why should they kill my baby:-for he seems thu
Is wfe3, in the morning twilight, tossed him on
my knee,
Ana aoTed ior him hopes to blossom when be should
6-COme man
iud d. AIMED for him such future az onlv n ooths,
can.
looked ahead to the noontime with pro I'd but
trembling JOY,
had a vision Of sPlendOr for my sweet brignt-eyed
Toy;
Ban iirlc enough fancied that when he had gained
r~nOwn
Bsc Enyy's poised bullet would suddenly strike
hiiH down.
Why ,hogid they want TO kill hint Because he
hal cpt his way
Through Poveriy's gloomy woodland ont into tbs
Az scnt shout OF good cheer TO those who were
yet within,
That honor is corn Of striving and honesty yet car
win
Or ~'s i because from boyhood he manfully barred
~ fight Tor the poor and lowly, and aid the son Cd
~ m" tne world is working treacherous plan.
" beu he who has struck for mankind is stricken
down by mani
Or did they begrudge his mother she hand he
reached her still
No odds ROW high be climbed up Fortunes glitter.
Ing hill?
For in hs pr0uest lfe-day he turned from the hon.
% earth,
Aud came and tenierly kissed me-the mother who
ave i'm birth.
shame the wretch that struck him, and grieves
tnd ,iiy ior his poor mother If she be living still.
ny g 81 l mercy aid him his black crime to atone
h'' 'ep the T. forgive him--I cannot do II alone.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-09-22
Marriage.

Ma riage is, of ali earthly unions. al
most the Only one permitting of no
change but that Of death. II is that en-
gagement in which man exerts his most
awful and solemn power-tne power OF
responsibility which belongs to him as
one that shall give account-the power
OF abnegating the right to change-the
power of parting with his freedom-the
power OF doing that which III this world
can never be reversed. And yet it is
perhaps that relationship which is spok
en- of most friyolously, and entered into
most carelessly and most wantonlv. 1t
is not union merely between two Great
ures, it Is a union betty two spirits /;
and the intention Of that bond is to per-
feet the nature Of both, by supplement
ing their deficiencies with the force OF
contrast, giving to each sex those ex-
cellencies i'll which it is naturally def
cient; to the one strength of character
and tirmness of moral will, to the other
sympathy, meekness, tenderness. And
just SO solemn, and just so glorious as
these ends are for which the union was
contemplated and intended, just so ter
rible axe the consequences if it be per-
verted and abused; for there is no
earthly relationship which has so much
power to ennoble and to exalt.-Ro6ert-
sO,1
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-09-22
The FireIess Locomotive.

The following is the first Ineligible
description of NJ. Francq's much-talked-
of tireless locomotive: "The construc-
ton is much like an ordinary locomotive,
except that there is no fire. The boiler
is receptacle of extra stree 9Th, aud the
water contained in it is raised to tenn
perature Of about 1862 by the injection
OF steam at pressure of 215 pounds.
The steam is provided by stationary
boiler at one of the intermediate stations
on the line The fireless locomotive is
thus charged with water capable of Civ.
ing off quantity of steam sufficient fol
moderate journey. OF course the pres
sure of steam given of is at the first
very great aud gradually lessons; but
the Inconvenience which would arise
from this constant change of pressure is
overcome by the adoption Of reducing
valve, by means of which the pressure
of steam reaching the cylinders can be
nicely regulated. These engines were
tried and worked from Ruell to Port
Marley, 651 miles, aud from Port Mar
ley to Marie &c Rof, 2.i5 miles; it is
therefore evident that these engines are
quite capable of covering journeys Of
length sufficient for tramway work, es-
pecially as the engine described draws o
train of twenty tons"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-09-22
WHAT Makes the Mule 60.

A gaunt and wicked looking mule,
belonging to a couutyman, baked in
River street, and the usual crowd gath
cred to offer advice and suggest plans
for moving the animal Various exper-
iments were tried, such as twisting his
tail and putting dirt into his eyes, ears
and mouth; but he retained his com
posure and refused to notice the treat
ment Of the operator even With kick.
They were about to build fire under
him when a saloon keeper In the neigh
borhood offered TO bet IS that he could
make him "git, aud, there being no
takers, concluded to do it just for the
sake OF showing his knowledge OF mules.
He took from his pocket flask of River
street tanele-foot," and poured a little
into the mules massive mouth. In a
second afterward there was blank aston
ishment in every feature of that mules
counteuance, and the next instant he
bumped himself and shot down the
street as if with the intent of eclipsing
ST Juliens record. Theowner watched
him for moment, and then, turning to
the bottle holder, said: Mister, if that
stuff amt too pizen strong I'll take a
drop Of ii in my mouth, for I've got to
catch that mule. Nashua Gazette.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-09-22

speech. A better Democratic speech
we do not care to listen 10; and in manly
and ringing tones he declared that the
contest involved the Supremacy Of the
unconquered and unconquerable Saxon
race. We were glad to hear this bold
and manly ayowal, and it was greeted
with deafening plaudits. We have never
seen men more terribly in earnest, ANA
the Democratic white-h line speech made
to them by Col Lamar aroused them t.
white heat. And the paper says, IF
the killing of anybody is necessary, W.
repeat what we have heretofore said
let the poor negro pass, and let the
white scoundrels who have fired hi
heart with evil passions he til
only sufferers" Lamar used tn.
same language at Scooba, Kemper
county, and Judge Chisolm's name was
mentioned as the man who stood in the
way of Democratic victory. Prof. 7. S.
Cartwright, an educator of the ingenu-
Gus youth of the State, in a speech at
DeKalb, within sight of Judge CHS
olms home, 81 id: = Gentlemen. ii ven
ever expect to have peace and harmony
in your county, You must ger iii of this
man. | will not undertake to tell you
how to get rid of hini-that you know
as well as l but you must get rid of
him" Then he made a gesture about
his neck in imitation of hanging, and
the brutal crowd gave loud and con-
tinued cheers.
Such men as Lamar and Cartwright
and Money. mme than the ignorant
Southern white trash of Kemper county,
are responsible for the Chisolm TRACE
dy and the failure TO punish the mur-
derers, 10 our everlasting national dis
grace. WM. Il. CHANDLER.
CONCORD, n. II.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-09-22
Do Garter Snakes Eat Fishi

Well, If you will allow me a point and
consider craytish in the category, can
answer yes. While on the Upper Ale
gheny, not long since, l stepped out
upon log which projected into the
nyer and began washing my hands IN
the water. Suddenly / perceived a
quick movement in the river Just be-
meath M hands, which was followed by
the appearance of large, healthy cray
fish, which seemed to rise out of the
water IN strange sort of way, which l
could not understand, but in moment
more the mystery was solved by the
head of snake popping up and showing
that 1t had just caught the crayfish by
the tail.
l kept perfectly quiet, while the snake
watched me for minute OF two, and
then, concluding that looked too good
natured TO hurt it, it commenced on its
meal. 1t was garter snake about six
teen inches long and slender for its
length. / Id not see what it could
possibly wanr with crayfish, for I did
not suppose 1t was insane enough to I'M
agine that it could swallow such bunch
OF shell and claws But it went right at
1T as though it understood its business.
Swaying its head (Which remained on a
level with the surface of the water from
side to side, it worked its jaws as though
with a suction motion, rubbed its throat
occasionally upon a little stone in the
water, and the tail and part of the body
OF the crayfish was soon comfortably
past the Rubicon.
But now came the tug Of war, for
there was the head and shoulders and
huge large claws which were now to be
disposed of. The snake seemed to re-
aliZe that it had need of all its powers
in order to complete its enterprise. 1t
paused for rest and breathing spell,
and [ could readily imagine TINT it was
splitting on its hands for the finish.
Then it commenced again, and such
swelling and swaying and comforting
would have made circus clown sick
craytish didn't offer a single objection.
1t simply looked out into space with
vacant stare, and didn't seem to. have
the least interest in the proceeding. 1t
had doubtless been crossed III love at
some not-distant period, and considered
the world hollow mockery, from which
it was blessing to be freed.
Gradually its shoulders were drawn
into the cavity, then its head sank slow
ly out of sight, and the last thing we
saw of that crayfish was one of its
huge, sharp claws illustrating dissoly-
ing view, as it was drawn into its living
grave. Then that snakes jaws closed
like rat trap it worked its body, push
ing its victim down further-just as you
have seen boy work his throat when
choking on an overdose of dry sponge
cake--licked its lips with its tongue few
times, winked its eye at me, as though
to say, There, you can't do that, old
man, and then wriggled away under
the log to digest its well-earned meal. -
Eoyeef 031Cj SY-oufn
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-09-22
The Mississippi River Leaving New
Orleans.

The hayward Mississippi, according
to the New Orleans papers, is giving
very strong evidence Of It's intention to
desert the Queen Cry Of the South and
seek a new outlet 10 the Gulf IL seems
ne Father Of Waters is rapidly cutting
another channel, and that tie entire
waters Of the Red River and large
portion Of those Of the Mississippi arc
now flowing through the Atch4ia.aya.
Unless they can Is arrested it is not
improbable that New Orleans may be
left u tie near iuture stranded in
shallow stream. Observations at tie
mouth of the Red River 70 to show that
where Lar existed .fear ago there il
now a depth Of slxte feet, running
clear Trough II tie Atchafaia3n, seven
or eight mites d.sf.st This is a most
remarkable change Ia 50 short time,
and Il the forces IN operation cOhtlnne
the menace TO the conllneIc is-i supremacy
Of New Orleans viii become subject
Tor serious consideration History re-
cords seye,al great natural changes End
revolutions OF this character III the Old
World, bui they have required centuries
for their accomplishment The great
American river, however, is up with the
age, anu IT i not impossible that it may
do III "a week or :. month what the slug
gish waters Of tile other heImsphera
have taken hundreds u years to work
fsuf
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-09-22
Insanity.

An American writer on special diseases
in a recent paper 81 insanity asserts
that 1t Is largely increasing, and avers
that we know ne1t to nothing Of its pa
theology. tits thought TO be ''adi.ease Of
physical degeneration rather than one OF
civilization Gas stated by E~quirol); bat
the causes of mental disease, its course
and its methods Of cure, are regarded as
yet remaining undiscovered. It is esti-
mated from statistics that one in thirty Of
all persons reaching the age Of 20 may be
expected to become insane in the older
States Of the Union Insanity is found 10
be much less prevalent In new and fresh
places than in those where the population
is centralized; is more common In the
Eastern cities than ia those Of the West.
Md is least often met with in the farm
districts of our new States. Its frequency
has become more and more strongly
marked in the last twenty-five years, and
a much closer attention to neurological
investigation is recommended. 4"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-09-22
4 lnnng Snnpnlafnr.

\ farmer asked boy what he would
" if Tor him Tor, oneytar. The farmer
VS. use at a bargain, ard the boy knew
saws the boy, d" l viii work for Won if
l,ou WI. give me one groin of corn for
the ms. week, two grams for the second,
t'r for the third. and doubling each
w'eS until the fifty weeks or wear is
ou-.
"G,od. sud the farmer.
Ihe boy began work. and took one
Eran for the first week, two for the
,erond, four for the third. eight for the
,"'rlh, sixteen for the fifth, thirty-two
for the sixth.
Hold on, said the farmer "you are
hN0g too many"
W, Mt at all, - said the boy, "a am but
cary ing oat the con tract.
ar farmer began to figure how many
s''tus Tue boy would take in fiftv-two
weeks and TO his astonishment he found
9l- ne would be untitled to .456. 593.
- 'to,' ouS grains. He could never pav
II anu agreed to give him fair wages
tract. .VAA 'lie 0oA-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-09-22
IceInnd,s Parliament.

The Assembly OF Iceland, writes a
correspondent from that far off land. Is
composed Of thirty-six mem bers. thirty
of whom are elected by the people and
six appointed by the King Of Denmark.
The thirty popular members elect six Of
their number 20 serve with the SIX APP
pointed by the crown as AL upper house.
All bills must pass both houses and be
duly approved by the King, who holds
veto power. Sessions are held once in
two years. and the members are paid 8
kroner (sl6S) per diem and travelling
expenses. Idon't know how they make
out on the mileage. There are no end
Of miles b re IN any given direction, bat
it wonld take an American Congressman
half ms time 70 make ever cocktail
money at these rates. The island is ii.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-09-22
A Day That Is Dead.

oThe dag that IS dead has for men
more actual, more tangible, more
vivid identity than the day that exists,
nay, than the day as yet unborn. One
of the most characteristic decisions of
humanity is its incapaeity for enjoyment
OF the present. Lie Is a journey in
which people are either looking forward
or looking back. Nobody has the Wis
dom to SIT down for half an hour in the
shade listening to the birds overhead,
examining the flowers uuder foot 1t is
always, How pleasant il was yes terday !
What fun We shall have tomorrow 7
Never, low happy We are to-day
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-09-22
Sad Story of the Horse and the Goose

Here is a story Of how blind horse
in pasture lot was LED to choice feed
ing ground and to water by gander,
who went before him giving signs by
constant cackle. A perfect understand
ing was had between them and they
seemed to know what each wanted. At
night the gander, accompanied tine horse
to the stall, sat under the trough and
the horse would occasionally bite off a
mouthful of corn and drop it to the
ground for his feathered friend, and thus
they shared each others meals. Finally,
one Sunday afternoon, the old horse
died. The gander seemed utterly lost,
wandered around disconsolately, looking
everywhere for his old COZ .ade, refusing
food and at the end Of week, he, too,
lied. EtDasra IN. ~ Free Press.