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The Democratic advocate., 1881-12-17
A City of Perfumes.

A writer in All the Year Round says ::
The Tunistan Arabs have a passion for
flowers, and as soon as their spring COM
mences, even the poor and the, raggedest
may be seen with a delicate y-scented bios
som stuck above his ear, the stock resting
amid the folds of his turban and the flower
projecting forward over his dark cheek. L
have been told by those who have thirty
years knowledge of these people, that they
will almost 90 without bread to buy flowers.
And there is something in the sight Of a
gaunt toil-worn Arab, whose sole garments
may consist of piece of coarse sacking
and ragged old turban, with bunch of
delicate spring blossoms dropping their cool
freshness against his swarthy cheek, which
stirs strange mingling of sympathy and
pity and admiration. The perfumes dis
titled at Tunis have been famous from time
immemorial, and | really think the Tunis-
ians are right when they declare that their
roses are sweeter than all others. There is
one very large, rather pale rose in particu-
lar, from which the famous altar is extrac-
ted, which exhales an odor so powerful and
yet so delicate that it scarcely seems figure
of speech to speak Of :" odors of Paradise,
and one can understand that the Moham-
medan's heaven would hardly be complete
without it. But at Tunis it is not only the
rose which is made to yield up its sweet
breath, to be afterwa.l, imprisoned in cum
ming little caskets and sparkling crystal
TASKS enriched with gliding, suggestive to
the wandering fancy of the Arabian Nights
haunted traveller (and who is there who is
not continually haunted by that wonderful
book from the moment he finds himself
among oriental scenes y the imprisoned
spirit of some fairy in eternal subjection to
the powerful genii man. The odors of the
violet, the jesmine, the orange-fower, and
many others are extracted with equal skill,
and in the bazaars mingle their scents with
the perfume of sandal-wood and other sweet
smelling woods whose names [ do not know,
and with that of the curious and most odor-
ferrous dark substance which the natives
call amber. If you go by perfumes the
vender will perhaps offer you little ivory
box (Arabian Nights again y or porcelain
vase containing scented unguent for the
hair, or may be string of beads to hang
around your neck, apparently thinking it of
small consequence in what way you perfume
your person so that the desired odor is con-
veyed to the senses. In Arab houses in
cense sandal-wood is frequently burned on
charcoal braziers The Arabian women of
the higher class are extravagantly fond of
highly-scented earrings, bracelets, etc, and
lady told me on being introduced into the
apartment of newly-married wife, she saw
suspended on the wall magnificent kind
of necklace, almost as large as the collar of
the order of the golden fleece, formed of
scented woods and amber, enriched with
plates, and beads of pure gold finely worked.
The ornament perfumed the whole apart
ment, and my friend was informed that in
well-to-do households it was always to be
found in the chamber of the newest wife
The Democratic advocate., 1881-12-17

of Shah of Persia. in 1854, and Of the
Empress Anne, originally made for Cath
crime |, by order of Peter the Great, and
several others, blazing with gold, diamonds
and jewels; the last named containing 2
536 large diamonds, and an immense ruby
purchased at Pekin inT1676. There are
magnificent coronation robes, and vessels OF
silver and gold of curious workmanship,
saddles, equipages, arms, and armor rich
and costly, two camp bedsteads taken from
Napoleon at Berezina, magnificent state.
carriages of rare and beautiful designs, but
mostly ancient One was presented by
Queen Elizabeth to the Tsar Boris God
senof together with eight horses. The
panels contain beautiful allegorical paint
ings. There are thousands of beautiful
ornaments and utensils, curiosities and fine
works, which space forbids me to even
mention. '''-'
The arsenal contains the cannon taken
during the retreat of the French; 365
pieces, and hundreds of others captured in
war. The huge cannon cast in 1886, which
| have often read about, is there; it weighs
about forty tons. ..s' u
The tower of Ivan the Great, 325 feet
in height, erected in 1900, is very pictur-
esque, and is surmounted by a gilded dome.
1t contains thirty-six bells, which are fire.
quently rung; or, at least, I hear chimes of
bells constantly, from church and tower, of
very melodious sounds. na.<. IN, ....
Near the foot or the tower is the great
bell of Moscow, "Tsar Kolokol, " or king
of bells 1t was first cast early in the sew
enteenth century, and recast in 1854 Dur
ing fire it fell and buried itself in the
ground, piece being broken out of the
side, in 1871 In 1885 it was raised upon
a pedestal, where it now remains. 1t
weighs Al, 900 pounds, height 26 feet 4
inches, circumference 67 feet II inches,
maximum thickness 2 feet. There are
many large public institutions, fine univer-
sity, library, hospitals, etc.
The country hereabouts is quite produc-
tive, and rye, wheat, oats, apples, pears,
cherries, currants Strawberries, raspberries,
potatoes, onions, cucumbers, ETC., are raised
in abundance Correspondence Of Hart
to,M Comunt.
The Democratic advocate., 1881-12-17

As he came home from his shop that
evening he passed a store, the windows OF
which were filled with cages of singing
birds and as his eye rested on them he re-
membered how often he had heard Marga-
ret wish for canary, and how he had as
often said, nonsense you We got something
better to do than waste your time with
birds.
Mr.. Spence saw things in a different
light now.
She shall have bird he said, speaking
to himself, and turned into the store.
Oh, father not for me?
Mr.. Spence was taken by surprise at the
sudden outburst of delight that came from
Margaret, when she understood that he
had really bought the bird. Tears filled
her eyes. She threw her arms around his
neck and kissed him.
1t was so kind of you-and | wanted a
bird so much she said. Oh, I'll be SO
good, and do everything for you can.
What a sweet feeling warmed the heart
of Mr.. Spence through and through. The
delight of this moment was greater than
anything he had experienced for years.
am glad my little present gave you 50
much pleasure, he answered, subduing his
voice that he might not betray too much
of what he felt It's a good singer the
man said
It's beauty! returned Margaret, feast
ing her eyes on the bird; and I'll love it if
it doesn't sing note.
Such a little thing to give so much pleas
ure Mr.. Spence said to himself, as he sat
and pondered this new phase of life. And
to his thought came this reply "A cup OF
water is little thing, but to thirsty lips it
is sweeter than nectar
And then, as if window had been open
ed in his soul, whole flood of new ideas
and thoughts came in upon him, and he
saw that the mind had needs as well as the
body; and that unless these were supplied;
life would be poor and dreary-lust as his
life. and the lives of his wife and children.
had for the most part been.
Mr.. Spence never shut that window, but
let birds fly in and out at pleasure. When
Mr.. Egbert next saw him he received him
with joyful heart and pleasant smile, and
doubled his subscription to the minister
salary
The Democratic advocate., 1881-12-17
Seeding Land in Grass.

Probably nine-tenths of the farmers of
the United States SOW all their grass seed
in the spring, and usually can give no bet
ter reason than that they have always done
so, and their fathers before them Many
of them do not know that any other season
will answer for seeding. On the majority
of farms, in this latitude, September is
better than spring, as good crop of hay
may be obtained the following season,
whether the grass seed be sown alone, or
with wheat or rye. a correspondent
writes Il have sown grass seed with
wheat in early September, on land not sub
ject to heaving, and taken a good crop of
each the following season. Clover seed
will necessarily have to be sown in spring,
as the young plants are liable to winter kill.
Where the frost heaves the ground in win
ter or spring, after seeding with or without
grain, it pays to roll the whole field with a
heavy roller, first sowing the clover seed,
If the plants stand firm and well the smooth
ing harrow may be substituted for the rOl-
Ter. The roller, or harrow, should be used
as early in spring as the surface becomes
dry enough to crumble.
In many cases it is good policy to SOW
grass seed alone. For instance, one has a
run out" meadow and wishing to keep it
in grass, can plow down the sod as early
in spring as possible to work it well, apply
good surface dressing of manure, harrow
ing it in well, making fine seed bed, and
on this SOW the varieties of grass and clover
seed desired. Usually fair crop of hay
may be made from the land the same sea
son, and better one the season following
Lands may thus be seeded in early fall to
good advantage. For instance, take any
sward land that hardly pays the expense Of
moving it, and plow it in August and treat
it as above, sowing it Immediately to grass
es, including clover, which will become well.
rooted before winter sets in, and good
crop of hay may be reasonably expected the
next season. Any other land than sward
may be thus seeded, if done in August
provided it be sufficiently fertile,) and
produce good crop of hay the follow sea
son. ."-AuJun, ". T., Independent.
The Democratic advocate., 1881-12-17
EXAMINERS NOTICE.

The undersigned, Examiners, appointed by
virtue of a commission issued to them by the
County Commissioners of Carroll county, to
locate and open Public Road in said county,
beginning at point on the North Branch OF
the Patapsco, near Oakland Factory, where a
private road now crosses said stream, and run
ming upon the bed of said private road, or as
near thereto as practicable, through the lands
Of Wm. D. Miller, Mrs. Mordecai Stocksdale,
Miss Caroline Bennett, Miss Kate <. Bennett
and Wesley d. Oursler to intersect the public
road at Or near Oakland Church, or the resi-
Hence of Wesley d. Oursler.
All persons whom it may concern are here
by notified that we will meet at Eldersburg,
on WednesClay, the 21std Of December, 1881,
at 8 clock, A. NJ, to execute the trust re-
posed in us by the aforesaid commission
JOHN 0. DEVRIES,
JOSHUA BEASMAN,
j. w. BENNETT,
nov l9-5t Examiners.
The Democratic advocate., 1881-12-17
Select 4oetrg.
LIGHT AND SHADE.

There comes time to every life,
When, heart-sick, weary of the strife
And toll of living,
We fain would lay us down to rest,
And feel that we indeed are blest,
Hands folded over the troubled breast,
And God forgiving
Our sins and errors of this life
Which we are living.
But life is not all dull and gray,
For after midnight comes the ray
Ofearly morning;
And after darkest nights of pain
Our eyes behold the day again,
As rainbows follow after rain,
The sky adorning
With hues which chase away the gray
OF early morning.
And know our Father sends the light
And, too, he also sends the night,
His wisdom proving;
For darkness makes the day more fair,
The fiercest lightning clears the air;
And we, when thinking of this, dare
Not doubt his loving;
Nor that he sends both day and night
His wisdom proving.
The Democratic advocate., 1881-12-17

WHERE OUR FORESTS ARE GoING.--To
make shoe pegs enough for American use
consumes annually 100, 900 cords of timber,
and to make our Iucifer matches, 10000
cubic feet of the best pine are required
every year. Lasts and boot trees take 5OO,
600 cords of beech birch and maple, and the
handles of tools SOC, 900 more. The baking
of our bricks consumes 100000 cords of
wood, or what would cover with forest about
80, 1000 acres ofland. Telegraph polesalready
up represent 100000 trees, and their an
nual repair consumes about 100000 more
The ties of our railroads consume annually
thirty years growth,of 70 600 acres, and to
fence our railroads would cost 45,000, 900,
with a yearly expenditure of $15,QOO,OOO
for repairs. These are some of the ways in
which American forests are going. There
are some Others, our packing boxes, for m
stance cost in 1874, sI2, 2,O00, 900, while
the timber used each year in making wagons
and agricultural implements is valued at
more than 500, 900, 900.
The Democratic advocate., 1881-12-17

A DEAR BATTLE.-A Highland drover
was taking drove of sheep from Tober-
mory to Glasgow in the steamer, and, while
sitting on the windlass he got sleepy and
began to nod The patriarch of the flock,
taking it for challenge, drew back, but
ted at him, and knocked him sprawling
upon the deck; whereupon Dugald, more
pugnacious than wise, threw him over
board. But he got more than he bargain
ed for by this counter-movement, for the
whole flock, feeling bound in all cases to
follow their leader, popped over after him,
and Dugald, being several miles from land,
was obliged to get the steamer stopped, and
with much difficulty recovered them again.
He concluded that he had had the worst of
the battle
The Democratic advocate., 1881-12-17
The Mosquitoes of Lapland.

Paul B. Du Chaillu, in "The Land of the
Midnight Sun" says I'm these latitudes
the snow has hardly melted when the mos
quitoes appear in countless multitudes, and
the people have no rest night or day. In
wooded districts they are a perfect plague
in July, after which a gnat appears. This
bites very hard during the day, but at mis- int
leaves one in peace, for it never enters the
houses. Last comes a species Of sand-hy,
which is also very disagreeable. l was sur
prised, at turn of the road, to see black
cloud. 1t was a swarm of mosquitoes, so
thick that it was impossible to see anything
beyond. was hurrying the horse through
it, when he suddenly stopped, and then L
saw three men working on the road who
had previously been invisible. This seems
incredible, but such are the facts. Josefs
son laughed and observed ! "We have a
SAYING here that when traveller comes he
writes his name in bed of mosquitoes, and
when he comes back the following year he
sees it again u i7 a'a.ah il'fa'
The Democratic advocate., 1881-12-17
WE CLAIM THE

WE CLAIM THE
w BEST PORTABLE MILL
Made for grinding good Corn Meal for table
use. 1t requires little dressing. Grinds from
100 to 1000 bushels with one dressing. 1t
makes round meal, not foury and pasty. 1t
.akes from 20 to 33 per cent. less power than
any other Mill not using our Stones. Address
North CAROLINA MILL STONE CO.,
"EtSSTNTNsTER, MD. 7UAL -,
G. Il have pair of Moore County Grit Mill
Stones which have been in use so years con
SANITY, under heavy power. Grind 10 to ~
bushels per hour. Dress every 25OO bushels,
4slq aeg they make the best meal in the county;
IL | could not replace them with same grit, L
would not part with them for five times the
cost OF ordinary stones / believe them to be
superior to any known stone or burr for grind
ing corn meal. Respectfully yours,
T GEORGE K. TATE,
ty .-; Mountain Lake, n. c."
The Democratic advocate., 1881-12-17
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The rose Of Jericho, which frequents
sandy places in Egypt, Syria and Arabia,
when dry cufls itself up into ball and
Is thus blown about TIL il finds damp
Mace. where it uncurls, the pods open and
the seed is sown.
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"Now, Sammy, have you read the story
of Joseph ?" "0h, yes uncle" "Well,
then, what wrong did they do when they
sold their brother?'' ssThey sold him too
cheap
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Bonfres are about the oldest devices for
beacons, signals and means of celebrating
victories of any kind. They can be traced
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been in use for celebrating election triumphs
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When man discovers that the world is
made up of disagreeable, quarrelsome peo-
pie, it is time to look at himself through the
big end of spy glass to see ifhe can't find a
fault or two at home -:
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