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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1881-01-22

Wisdom is better than riches. Wisdom
guards thee, but thou must guard thy
riches. Riches diminish in the using; but
wisdom increases in the use of it.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1881-01-22

There are some things that are improved
by long lying in bed-for instance the oy-
ster. This suggests a new proyerb. Go
to the bivalve, thou active man; consider
her ways and grow fat.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1881-01-22

As the pearl ripens in the obscurity of
the shell, SO ripens in the tomb all the
fame that is truly precious.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1881-01-22
Original Aoetrg,
A WAYsIDE SHRINE
Written for the Democratic Adrocote,
BY THADDEUs GRAY.

A blessed spot mid thy green hills,
0 Maryland, sing,
Where Cheerfulness DER life's dark ills
Her glittering veil doth fling.
Would I'd the strains dear Wordsworth knew
For these blithe wales yon peaks of blue
on many breezy upland stands
The thrifty farmers home;
The great red barn smiles DER the lands
Where cattle musing roam.
Oft Plenty opes her generous hoard,
And friend greets friend around the board.
Here long. guide by meeting ways
Hast thou, gray chapel, stood,
Here hearts sincere have swelled Gods praise
And throbbed in brotherhood:
Thy kind old face, the graves anigh,
They bless and warn the passers-by.
Would that might recount the hours,
So calm. SO pure, SO free,
When in the time of blooming flowers,
We spent the day with thee!
Blcst fellowship twas mine to share,
And Peace breathcd through the genial air.
Within thy galleried walls have spoke
Men of heroic mold;
They shattered Sin with lightning stroke,
That followed utterance bold:
What weighed earth's pain or bliss?-the cross
For this all else they counted dross.
Der rugged ways, nor halting when
Hates flood surged up from hell,
They smiling rode, and cried, "Amen!
He doeth all things WE'LL
Unknown they lie beneath the sun,
But from high heaven their need is won!
What may it be that mOyeth man
When all his soul is stirred
Like theirs whose zeal the seas O'erran
To bear the saving Word?
q. what and whence! that all ills dire
Dim not for age its holy fire.
Along these wales its flame was seen,
A beacon on the hills;
TO field and wood it gave new sheen,
New joy to laughing rills;
Its radiance lit the eye of Care,
In beauty shonc divinely fair.
1t dwells within, upon the saint
And cen the sinner too
On these square panes and gray walls quaint
1t sheds a golden hue;
For here upreared by sturdy hands
This shrine its faithful witness stands.
On patriots sword its CLEAN is bright,
All heroes it makes strong;
Of poets It's the chief delight,
The deathless strain of song.
II shines below, around, above,
In Right in Beauty and in Love.
It cannot know defeat or loss;
In endless youth it sings;
From poisoned cup or blood-staincd cross
1t aye victorious springs;
Before it trcmble kings and thrones,
And Freedom spreads her prosperous zones.
1t silent works in thinkers brain;
The laborcrs arm makes tense;
4 stranger comes i'll Doubt and Pain
What may it be, and whence?
'Tis thou supernal Truth! thy forms
4Ieck-eyed in peace sublime in storms!
Transforming Power, fire, light,
\ warmth force within,
i glory scattering blacklist night,
Grand ages ushering in,
O, may our souls to thee aspire,
Like pilot stars whose wings ne'er tire!
cne Chapel, in Carroll county. 1t was built in
and rebuilt in 1900 l. u.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1881-01-22

Of all professions in the world there are
none in which the mistakes made are
brought so prominently before the public
as that of journalism. A merchant may
make mistakes in his figures, in his prices
or weights or measures, but it does not ap.
pear where every person in the city and
vicinity can see it. 1t is not proclaimed
to thousands of eyes the next morning nor
published where all can know it. If a
doctor gives wrong prescription it ism t
known by everybody but in journalism
every such blunder is seen and noted by
thousands. A word misspelled, letter
out of place, an ungrammatical sentence
or misstatement of facts, overlooked in the
hurry and hustle of rapid work, is pounced
on by critics, and the journalist informed
that such mistakes are inexcusable.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1881-01-22

A cold wave-The gesture with which
a lady dismisses discarded suitor.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1881-01-22

&Stcne Chapel, in Carroll county. 1t was built in
l7SS and rebuilt in 1900 l. Il.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1881-01-22

Who taught the little ant the way
Its narrow hole to bore,
And labor all the Summer day
To gather Winter store?
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1881-01-22

So the peddlcr took up his basket,
walked home, threw aside his wig, beard
and disguise. and wrote an offer of his
hand and heart to Miss Virginia Somers,
which was accepted.
Laura Somers has two sources of pro-
found speculation One is-"Why did
Godfrey Horton propose to Jenny instead
Of me?" The other-"I wonder why
that old man never called to be paid for
those exquisite flowers"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-09-24

when some carnvorous beast scents
CORY morsel, broke the stiffness. Look
ing intently through the darkness in
that direction, l espied two flashing
orbs in the high grass!
Slowly, stealthily and with scarcely
a rustic of the dry stalks. those green
tinted, fiery eyes were coming nearer.
The carcass of the goat was hung up
against the cage bars, inside it.
When within twelve or fifteen yards,
the creature seemed to .fy at one bound
from out the grass against the side OF
the cage, uttering a low intense growl!
The cage rocked violently; | was
thrown to one side, but old Geeter. bet
ter prepared for the shock than l, kept
his crouching position, and as the tiger
chung, growing and tearing at the car
cass, he thrust out his spear, giving it
q slight wound.
Astonished at the sharp prick the
great brute bounded off to one side;
then with savage roar sprang against
the cage again, its eyes flashing. growl-
ing horribly. the picture of venomous
wrath. The air was sitting with its
musky breath. 1t wrenched and tore
at the cage with its gripping claws. The
bamboo bars sprung and cracked fright
fully.
{ But this was the chance old Geeter
had waited for. Before l could take
aim, or fire, he lunged with all his force.
driving that long acute lance point out
betwixt the bars deep into the tigers
exposed breast.
With a loud, agonized cry, strangely
in contrast with its deep, bass growl and
roar, the beast leaped backwards to the
ground. 1t was the animals mortal
cry, and l never saw a more fearful
death-struggle.
Time and again it bounded high up
into the air, tumbling heavily down,
only to leap upward again. Its fright
fully hideous cries might have been
heard league off.
1t must have been some minutes ere
death relieved the animal diving pains;
nor did we venture forth till it lay limp
and breathless. Daylight showed it to
be very sleek yellow and black mot
tied tiger of the largest size. 1t had
fattened on human flesh; not less than
thirteen persons. including children.
had been its victims during the month
it had beset the village.
l remained to see the people of the
hamlet come out at sunrise to exalt
over the " karachu. They performed
q kind of thanksgiving dance. Old
Geeter remained with them-to collect
his pay, presume.
Two days later saw him pass Jooa
in his cage on a freight train; he looked
as grim as ever.-Youth's Companion.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-09-24
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

Miss Arletta M. Abbott, OF Ridge
field. Conn.,. has received the appoins-
meut as teacher of Latin in Vassar Col
lege.
AT the recent Wesleyan Conference
in Liverpool it was shown that the total
number of church members in Great
Britain was $50, 695.
Last year 220 Of the 526 ConSrega,
tional churches in Massachusetts nad
no accessions at all, and the net gain IN
the State was only lbs.
AT meeting of the Congregational
Association Of Maine, a majority OF its
members declared against ordaining TO
the ministry men who use tobacco.
The Methodist American Mission m
italy now occupies fifteen towns and
has q Thousand church members. IL
has been organized into an Annual Con-
ference. one of the hundred conferences
of that Church. DR.. L. M. Vernon is
the Presiding Elder.
The Presbyterian Board of Home
Missions is giving much attention to the
eyanQelization of the Mexicans, who APP
pear to promise well as converts. Kew.
j. Milton Green. OF the Presbytery OF
Brooklyn, will have charge OF the work
of this important Board.
1t is estimated that at the present
time the Old Catholics in the German
empire include at least forty-five cler-
gymen and As. 600 lay members, under
one Bishop. The largest congregations
are those of Munich. Cologne and Bres-
law. numbering about 5000 persons
each.
The English Wesleyans say that for
the present they have as many minis
tiers as they can profitably use, and have
therefore shut down on all candidates.
Several dozen who recently applied for
admission were refused. This course
was thought better than to take the
young men and starve them. either by
giving them no work to do or by work.
ing them on inadequate salaries.
The salaries of teachers in England
are considerably higher than they were
q few years since. Out of 1881 GER
tificated teachers only 1872 are receiving
less than $3.50 year; 232 teachers get
1880 to 81. 500 and 137 are in receipt
of 81, 500 and over. Those in receipt
of $3.50 to 1876 year are now 1912
per cent. of the whole. In 1874 they
were 1918 per cent.
The prospective school fund OF
Texas is something wonderful to think
Of. By Constitutional provision the
proceeds of her sales of public lands go
to this fund, and there are already
$4,000, 900 in the Treasury and 40. 000,-
600 acres of land to sell. The proceeds.
at very moderate estimate, win amount
to 800, 600, 900. which is an amount
equal to the aggregate school funds of
all the other States.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-09-24

What an alert type Of men the con-
ductors on the steam railroads arel
Probably the engineers are, also, but
there no good chance to get look at
them while they have their hands on
the levers and their eyes are pecring
along the line of track as far a. keen
vision can reach. But the conductor is
all alive under his quiet and impassive
exterior. There Is little in his car he
does not see, even while his whole at
tention appears to be concentrated by
the ticket he holds in one hand to be
cut by the punch in the other. And
there is nothing he does not hear and
understand down to the most needless
question Amid the clangor Of the
swift moving train, the slightest I'M
usual noise or jar about the running
tells its story instantly to his scutely
educated ear and quickened senses.
And II anything IS wrong, or suspected
10 be wrong. how promptly yet how
quietly, with what freedom from fuss,
or anything approaching to furry or
panic, he moves towards the right
place. He Is the very embodiment Of
seH-poised qui vive. What soldiers
these men would make; -Htiiadelphia
Ledger.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-09-24
TIE PLOWBOY.

wonder what he is thinking
In the blowing fields to-day:
He watches the heads OF his oxen,
And never looks this way.
And the burrows grow longer and longer
Around the base of the hill,
And the valley Is bright with the sunset.
Yot he plows and whistles still.
am tired of counting the ridges,
Where the oxen come and go,
And of thinking of all the blossoms
That are trampled down below.
wonder IL over he guesses
That under the ragged brim
OF his torn straw hat am peeping
To steal look at himl
The splre of the church and the windows
Are all ablaze in the sun;
He has left the pillow In the furrow,
His summer days work Is done.
And hear him caroing softly
A sweet and simple lay,
That we have often sung together.
While he turns the oxen away.
The buttercups in the pasture
Twinkle aud CLEAN like stars;
He has gathered a golden HANDFUL,
A leaning over the bars.
He has shaken the curls from his forehead
And is looking up this way.
o. where is my sun-bonnet, mother?
He was thinking of me all day.
And I'm going down to the meadow,
For know he is waiting there,
To wreathe the sunshine blossoms
In the curls of my yellow hair.
kate Seymour Mclean.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-09-24

were for putting up Republican candi-
dates on q decisiyely Republican plat
form. Discussion became violent.
Epithets took the place OF argument
and the dissension finally merged into
separation. The Straight-outs went IN
to convention by themselves. linen
the Coalition party indorsed Mahone'
adjourned and went home. The
Straight outs, recognizing the folly OF
making nominations without the con-
currcnce of their Coalition associates,
but re using to initiate their example
bv indorsing the Malone party. passed
q resolution leaving Republicans free
to vote as they pleased, and also ad-
iourned. So that now divided Ne
publican organization and q united
Democratic party confront the Kepu-
diationists. It is the death blow the OF
Malone party. The entire Republican
vote was essential to its success. With
out it. there is not shadow OF hope.
In taking the course they did, the
Straight-out Republicans declared that
the honor of the State was . more vital
consideration than the defeat OF the
Democracy. They expressed execra-
ton of principles born in dishonesty
and maintained in disgrace; and re-
fused to be party to any combination
which left a sta n upon the reputation
of their Commonwealth. These senti-
ments have the ring of truest manhood
about them. They put to shame the
Administration Republicans who ia
vored any kind of coalition which prom
ised Democratic defeat But it is sig
nificant of more important results than
this. 1t stamps out Mahonism IN Vir-
ginia. 1t puts period to expectancy
in politics. The impression had come
to be general that any policy was fair
that could be turned against the oppo-
sition. The Democrats in Maine and
Virginia held to different views, and a
powerful element in the Republican
party in the latter State Endorses this
opinion. The best elements in both
parties have protested against dishon-
est combinations of whatever kind. 1t
will mark a new and gratifying era in
American politics, and bring again into
prominence the issues which honestly
separate political organizations. The
wfrc- pullers and time servers are rele-
gated TO back seats. The revolving
doctrine. that the end justifies the
means, will be frowned down as the de-
vice of political tricksters and the shame
OF reputable parties. There is line
which separates honesty and dishonesty
IN politics. The Straight out Republic
ans of Virginia have drawn it at repudi-
alton, and in so doing have won for
themselves higher honor than can be
found in any political success. Combi-
nations of parties representing antag-
onistic principles are.invariably dishon-
est in purpose and ruinous in effect.
The leader who advises it is a shame
less politician and a dishonest man.
Omaha Herald.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-09-24
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

-" Every Little helps" said Mr..
Little, when Mrs. L. presented him with
twins. Boston Bullefin.
The tobacco crop is very poor in
Connecticut. We shall have large
falling of in the importation of Havana
cigars in consequence. Boston Tran
script.
Professor Harris says " there is
coming of the macrocosm into the mi
crocosm." Time for some folks to take
to the woods when this happens. -Bos-
ton Globe.
Traveller" How do you brokers
manage to undersell the railroad COM
panies2'' Scalper---" Veil, you see We
don't got so much expenses. Dose rail-
road fellers haf to keep up the rollin'
stock an pay re hands. We don't. It's
all clear profit wit us!'-NeU York
Graphic.
"A jolly Dutchman, when the steam
boat was about to sink. succeeded, after
much trouble. in finding = life-pleserver
large enough to fit him. While he was
trying his best to blow it up q young
fellow standing by said: :" You can't
fill that with wind; it leaks. Don't you
hear it sizzr" .sIsh dot soP' he re-
piled. 'svell, ! drinks, den, I peter
keep de Wind in myself
I'll declare il there isn't the Dea-
cons daughter out with new shawl.
Well, I never" ssHush!'' said better
informed female; "'tisn't hers. It's one
she borrowed from the company that's
visiting over t. the Deacon's." .Well,
there's one thing know. She can't
depend on. borrowing to look well in
heaven. She'll have to wear her own
angel plum2ge when she gets there
And they bowed their heads as the
minister opened the services. Neio
Haren Register. 2f
An Ohio naturalist claims to have
discovered that sscr0ws fly zig-zag, and
not. as has been genqD lily believed, In
a straight line. Dwell, may be. they
do ay zig-zag = in Ohio. It depends q
great deal on che condition of tho man
who is looking At them. Now. in Texas
they flyyrou1d aud round. and round
and round; in Missouri they fly about
FIVE miles going across q twenty -acre
field; in Mississippi they can't fly rod
after four o'clock in the afternoon,
while in Iowa and Kansas they fly as
straight as q chalk-line any hour be-
tween twelve and twelve. burlington
Hdsck-Eye.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-09-24
The Virginia Situation.

The split in the Republican party in
Virginia shivers the plank to which the
Malone Responsiveness have chung in
q last desperate hope for safety. As
soon as the Lyrchburg Convention as
sembled it was evident that it was COM
posed of two irreconcilable factions.
These were the Coalitionists on the one
side. and the Straight-outs on the other.
Neither would give in. The Coalition
lists were in favor of indorsing the re-
pudiation ticket, while the Straight-outs
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-09-24

One of Cincinnati Judges rea-
sons for refusing to grant q divorce to .
man was that he had taken his wife
/" from the domestic circle and laun he'd
her into the midst of iniquities which
surround the path of comelyand
youthful female in q business life re-
curing travel and frequent contact with
worldly people," In other words. he
had sent her out az a book agent.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-09-24

DIR. Settlements description of his
courtship is an interesting one. ut is
now twelve years." he says, 'since 1
met her in the house of her parents in
Athens. 1t was q Saturday. In the
course of the conversation l made an
astonishing discovery. The young
eighteen-year- girl, as the talk
turned upon the Had. recited for me a
long piece from that work with literal
accuracy. We were soon absorbed in
the subject, and on the same day was
able to tell her, Next Thursday will be
our wedding day. And Thursday was
our wedding day, for important BUSH
ness called me at once to Paris. We
made our wedding journey thither.
Then came the time for learning. l
recited Homer to her and she repeated
it after me. During our married life
we have not had single falling out
not even over Agamemnon and his sis
ter. The only dispute we ever had was
when we had different ideas about the
rendering Of . passage in Homer"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-09-24
Disturbance in Ohio.

An Ohio man has been removed from
Office, and since the tenth plague of
Egypt robbed the Egyptian families of
their first born, no such heartrending
wal has gone up, as ascends from the
bereavcd Buckley es. A bear robbed of
her whelps is in state of ecstacy COM
pared with Ohio when vacancy is
created BY the removal OF one of her
"sons." The ruthless hand of Blaine
has been laid upon the privileged per-
son OF the Ohio man, whose name is
Mr.. Alfred b. Lee, and who has been
filing and fulfilling the position and
duties of the Consul at Frankfort-on-
the Main during the past four years. In
connection with the nomination of
Hayes at Cincinnati. Lee had the i'll
luck or stupidity, to speak OF Blaine's
possible nomination Tor President as
disgrace to the party, calling il
tainted" and using other sweet ex-
pressions. In Lees eyes. Hayes was
the only statesman worthy of the nomi-
nation. and having been Hayes Private
Secretary for two years. Lee felt assured
that he was entirely qualified TO pass
upon that subject. He continued in
ILLS Iuiuu uuu capacity uuI1uS tuc Cdhu'
paign, and was rewarded for it out OF
the public Treasury by the removal OF
the Consul at Frankfort and his own
appointment to the place. Blaine came
ON deck, and Master Lee is obliged to
walk the plank as penalty for speak,
ing of Blaine's nomination as g faint
ed" Master Lee and his friends in the
Cincinnati Gazette seem inclined to
"squeaI," and talk of "Civil-Scrvice
Reform and the bosh of which politi-
clans are guilty when talking of it. The
s0holc affair 10 ludicrous in connection
with Civil-Service Reform. Lee was
given the Office because he was friend
Of Hayes and had been useful to him.
Why should il not be taken away from
him because he was an enemy OF
Blaine'sP The offices are used as re-
wards and punishments. Hayes, who
prated about Civil Seryit Heiorm, used
that Consulship as a reward to his pri-
vate secretary. Blaine, who never
made any pretensions at all to Civil
Service Reform. took it away from Lee
as punishment. And the Ohio papers,
including the Gazette, which applauded
Lees appointment. are making fools of
themselves by grieving over his disap-
pointment. Detroit Free Press. F4l.
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Madras went past. For miles and miles
| its thunderous forceful rush and the
echoes of its peremptory whistle and
| loud bell were borne back to us. Ev-
erything of nocturnal mystery and old
time legend and superstition, conjured
up by the silence and darkness, seemed
shivered by it. 1t was an, hour ere Old
India and night had again regained pos
session of themselves round Yuloodian.
Then. once more, like q wall from
dead, misguided millions, came the
melancholy cry of the devotee, in his
solitary and painful vigil; and not long
after we heard the gruff bark, or grunt,
of a providing tiger from across the
sarkee.
With that ! softly drew out my
.calr' and began crying and sobbing
like child in distress.
Old Geeter started and uttered a low
exclamation, then as quickly divining
my motive, he sat down again in his
former listening posture.
Several times I initiated the cry of
Hindoo children. ''Maumay, maumay,
maumay," then sobbed on as some little
one lost in the jungle might do.
Presently my old confrere whispered.
ssBeesh." (Hush) "Beesh! Tdrkm cor
Hush! The beast hears.)
had heard nothing and continued to
hear not a sound; but the old native
was grasping one of his spears, crouch
ing on his knees, every muscle braced.
Five or ten minutes passed.
4 fancied the old mans ears were
hardly so sharp as he thought them.
But on sudden q low. eager shuttle, as