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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-02-10

The present attitude of Guatemala
toward America and Americans is cor
dial in the extreme, and the desire is
openly expressed to establish the most
intimate social and commercial relations
with the United States. Conditional
arrangements have been made to form
strong American company, including
prominent business men OF San Fran
cisco, to carry out the enterprise of the
Guatemala Central railroad. This in
wolves the completion of the road from
Escuintla to Guatemala city. The Gov
ernment has granted subsidy of $780,
900 per annum for twenty-five years,
and has given $5O0,000 in advance to
hasten the work,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-02-10
The Berkshire white Horse"

Perhaps the biggest horse in the world
is the s'White Horse of Berkshire. 1t
is figure ITO yards long, cut in the side
of a hill. A long way off it looks as
though drawn in chalk lines, but the
outlines are really deep bitches in the
soil, kept clean and free from grass by
the people, who take great pride in it
The bitches are six yards wide and two
feet deep. The eye of the horse is four
feet across, and the ear is fifteen yards
long. 1t can be seen for sixteen miles.
When the time comes to- clear out the
bitches. the people make sort of pic
mic of it, and play all sorts OF rustic
games. Who made the ssWhite Horse"
or what for, is not known, 1t is very old.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-02-10

BY L. 8. U.

Bessie May lived on the brow of hill,
Just within sight of noisy mill;
The sun that blest her with it's rays
Shone on through the miller's dusty ways;
And the birds that carrolled the whole day
through
For Bessie's sake cheered the miller, too.
Bessie was mp and down to the Spring
Ere the robin had time to dip his wing;
She laid the table with a cloth of snow,
She placed the chairs in a goodly row;
But always left hers in front of the pane,
In sight of the mill at the foot of the lane.
Bessie worked all the day. but she listened
still
For the clang and whir of the busy mill;
"And now," she said, "the grain fallcth in,
As bright as the gold the miller will win.
And now it is robbed of it's gold," she said;
"Who will mould the loaf for the miller's
bread?"
But Bessie, with all her toll and care,
Found time to braid her dark brown hair,
Found time to tie it with a snood of blue,
Found time. ere heavily fell the dew,
To walk with the miller who owned the mill
Away from her home on the brow of the hill.
And the miller showed the little square,
Cut right in the side of the mill: just where,
When he watched the grain, as it softly fell,
He could watch the maiden he loved SO well.
But ne'er spoke of the tell tale pane
In sight of the mill at the end of the lane.
And the miller. while walking by Bessie's
side,
Found time to ask her to be his bride;
And that was why on her hand one day
A shining circlet found its way.
Do you ask how it happened so?
Why was Bessie; that's how know
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-02-10
John Edward Gile, a graduate of

John Edward Gle, graduate OF
Union College, married Schenectady
girl, entered the ministry, became pas
tor of church on Long Island. He
started one day to cross the sound in an
open boat The craft was found cap
sized, and the clergyman was missing.
The belief was, of course, that he was
drowned. This happened in 1s49. The
widow married again, and now lives in
Schenectady as Mrs, Lyons. A recent
item told of a colporteur dying in a
barn at Niskayuna with $4,000 in his
pocket. He turns out to be the long
lost husband of Mrs. Lyons. 1t is sup
posed that he wandered off while in
sane, and that when he returned, to
find his wife married again, he decided
not to disturb her. The money has not
been claimed,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-02-10

A Frederic (Md.) justice of the
peace lately charged man forty cents
for acknowledging deed before him.
The imam offered the legal fee, thirty
cents, whereupon the J. P. drew re-
volver, and fired two shots at the resist
ing citizen, both missing. The justice
was arrested.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-02-10

A little daughter of man in Port
land, Me-, while combing her hair be-
fore mirror, brushed a. gas-jet with
her hand. In an instant the celluloid
comb was in flames, and the child's
hand and cheek were severely burned.
The comb was consumed as quickly as
a piece of paper would have been.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-02-10

A Pennsylvania law provides that all
money put into stakeholder's hands as
a wager may be seized and devoted to
the support of the poor. The statute is
sixty years old, and has long been q
dead letter. The poor board of Scran-.
ton, however, have undertaken to en-
force it in that city.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-02-10

A Providence expressman failed to
deliver a woman's trunk at the railroad
depot within the stipulated time. The
delay caused her to miss train, and
she was very angry. When the culprit
appeared she deliberately doubled her
fist and struck straight out from the
shoulder, Mockina him down. -
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-02-10

A large deposit of kaolin of the finest
quality is said to have been found upon
q farm near Bremond, Texas,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-02-10

Russia is importing grain, tallow, and
wool. the very thing with which she
has been accustomed to supply half the
world.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-02-10
GEO. E. FAIRCHILD,

All Necessaries for the Burial OF the Dead
Furnished on Short Notice and on the
Most Reasonable Terms. Considerate At
tention Guarnteed.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-02-10
Business Cards.

MISS L. e.. JACKSON,
HEILLINERY GOODS Of all kinds. Opera
lNl Block, kayenna, U.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-02-10
a. N. FARR

A n. FARR,
ArOTAKY PUBLIC, Mantua. o. Con-
~ vsyancfng, Collections and Pension Bnsi-
sess promptly attended to on the most reasoa
able eerms, oi~-u-
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-02-10
J. H DUsSEL

Attorney al Law. Room Z, Rouse Block.
fuerth- west corner OF Superior Street and
Public Square. oser Carson's Clothing Store)
CLEVELAND, OHIO.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1881-04-16
How spools are Made.

The wood, after being delivered to the
factories, is first sawed into pieces about
four feet long aud from one to one and
half inches square, according to the size of
the spool il is desired to make. These
pieces are put into dry-house and there
thoroughly dried, whence they are taken
into the factory and given to the rOugher,
who. in an incredibly short space of time,
bores hole in the centre couple of In
ches deep, turns about the same space
round, and then cuts of the length requir-
ed for spool. The machines used for
this purpose are revolving planers, in the
centre of which is a revolving gimlet or
bit, and Immediately to the right small
circular saw, with guage set to proper
size for the spools. The roughers receive
one and one-half cents per gross for their
work, and experienced men can turn out
from 100 to 130 gross per day. The round
blocks pass from them to the hnishers, who
place them in machines which give them
the shape of spoOls and make them quite
smooth. The spools are thrown loosely
into large cylinder, which revOlvcs slow
", so that the spools are polished by the
constant rubbing upon each other for some
time. On being taken out of the cylinder
they are placed in hopper with an open
ing at the bottom, through which they
pass down a slide for inspection. Here
the inspector sits aud watches closely to
see that no imperfect spoolS are allowed to
pass, and a very small knot or scratch is
sufficient to condemn them. They are
packed in large boxes, made the proper
size, and no additional packing is needed.
The packers receive one-quarter Of cent
per gross for packing, and smart boy who
is accustomed to the work can pack about
200 gross per day. One proprietor ships
over 2,00O,O000 spools per month to Eng
land, and another firm ships over 1,000,-
900 spools to Glasgow, Scotland.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1881-04-16

tributary countries has less capacity than
China proper for sustaining numerous
population, and all have already reached
the maximum they are able to support.
The only outlet, therefore, for the popula-
tion of China is to the westward, to Aus
tralasia, and to the distant coast of Ameri-
ca. Toward these, when existing obstruc-
tions to Chinese emigration are removed,
the population of China must as naturally
flow as the waters of pent-up rivers flow to
adjacent lowlands when the levees are
broken down. Thus the prospect of the
near future (for fifty or hundred years
are but brief space 10 the life of nations)
is that the overflow of this great people
with its iugrained characteristics and its
hoary institutions will sweep down upon
the slightly settled western portion of this
continent, especially upon that richest
part of the Pacific slope where the pre-
senee of the Asiatics has already produced
mischief aud discomfort.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1881-04-16
How Pins are Made.

A correspondent of the New York Post
thus describes pin-making:
The pin machine is one Of the closest
approaches that mechanics have made to
the dexterity of the human hand. A small
machine, about the height and size Of a
lady's sewing machine, only stronger,
stands before you On the back side
light belt descends from the long shaft at
the ceiling, that drives all the machines,
ranged in rows on the floor. On the left
side Of our machine hangs on a peg a
small reel of wire, that has been straight
ened by running through compound sys-
tenn Of small rollers.
This wire deseends, and the end Of it
enters the machine. 1t pulls it in and
bites it off BY inches, necessarily, one hun
dred and forty bites to the minute. just
as it seises each bite, a little hammer, with
a coucave face, hits the end Of the wire
three taps, aud "upsets' it to head, while
It grips it in a eounter-sunk hole between
its teeth. With an outward thrsst of its
tongue, it then lays the pin sideways in
little groove across the rim Of small
wheel, that slowly revolyes just under its
nose. By the external pressure of sta
tionary hoop, these pins roll in their pla-
ees, as they are carried under two series
of snail files, three in each. These files
grow finer toward the end of the series.
They lie at a slight inclination on the
points Of the pins, aud by series Of cams,
levers and springs, arc made to play like
lightning" Thus the pins are pointed,
aud dropped in a little shower into box.
Twenty eight pounds of pins is day.
work for one of these jerking little auton-
atoms. Forty machines on this floor make
FIVE hundred aud sixty pounds of pins dai-
u. These are then polished. Two very
intelligent machines reject every crooked
pin, even the slightest irregularity of form
being detected.
Another automaton asserts half dozen
lengths in as many different boxes, ali at
once and unerringly, when careless oPe-
rator has mixed the contents Of boxes from
various machines. Lastly, a perfect ge-
nias of machine hangs the pin by the
head, in an inclined platform, through as
many ''slots" as there are pins in row on
the papers. These slots converge into the
exact space, spanning the length of row.
Under them ruus the strip Of pin paper.
A hand-like part Of the machine catches
one pin from each Of the slots as it falls,
and by one movement sticks them all
through two corrugated ridges in the pa
per, from which they are to be picked by
taperiDg fingers in bOudOirs, aud all sorts
Of human fingers in all sorts Of human cir
eumstanees. Thus you have its genesis.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1881-04-16

A farmer says:-"Four years ago my
barn was fearfully infested with rats.
They we're so numerous that | had great
fear of my whole crop being destroyed by
them after it was housed; but, having two
acres of wild peppermint that grew in
field of wheat, it drove the rats from my
premises. have not been troubled with
them since, while nay neighbors have any
quantity of them. l feel convinced that
any person who is troubled with these pests
could easily get rid of them by gathering
a good supply of mint and placing it around
the walls or base of their barns"
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1881-04-16
Select poetrg,
GLORIA IN EXCELSIs."
BY CLAUDIO COPELAND.

The Gloria in EXcelsiS,
That anthem rich and grand,
The one which angel voices
First echoed thro' the land,
The vine clad hills ofJudah
First heard thy glorious strain,
And every echoing valley
Gave back the glad refrain.~
O. chant with which the angels
Announced the Babe Divine;
What beauty and what grandeur
What melody are thine
A-down the darksome ages
The holy martyrs throng-
The Gloria in Excelsis
Hath been their martyr song.
And through the many changes
OF eighteen hundred years,
Thy sweet and solemn music
Still falls upon our ears.
Thro' all the coming IA,
Thy tide of song shall roll,
Uplining and ennobling
The weary human soul,
Till at the Resurrection
. Tbs. Advent Of our King
The Gloria in Excelsis
Shall Ger creation ring,
With all the countless myriads
For whom the Saviour came,
We join in giving glory
And honor 10 his name.
With every radiant seraPh,
Who alteration pays,
The Gloria in Excelsls
shall be the song OF praise,
And thus the glorious anthem,
Which hailed His life ofpa'n,
shall grees tie saTioETs coming
In victory to reign
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1881-04-16

Badness is much more prevalent among
men than women. One reason for it is
believed to be the wearing of close warm
hats. Women go bareheaded much more
than men, and their head-dress is of light
open material, which keeps the head cool
and prevents the hair from coming out.
Men should never wear their hats indoors,
or when engaged in indoor occupations. 1t
is one of the most fruitful sources of bald
ness
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1881-04-16

There are in the United States 35S col
leges, controlled by 3,203 instructors, pa
trouized by 3O,36s students, having q
1877 ,935 volumes 10 their libraries, and
estimated to be worth $50, ,S71, ,213. This
is an estimation of a newspaper, but while
it may not be perfectly accurate, gives us
some idea of how importent factor is the
College system of this country.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1881-04-16

SALTPETRE SOLUTION FOR SEED
WHEAT.-Captain james W. Phillips,
highly successful wheat-groWer, near Ped
lar Mills, in Amherst, Virginia, says that he
has found by repeated experiments through
a long course of years, on the same and
in different fields, aud on several varieties
of wheat, that soaking his seed wheat over
night in a solution, made of two pounds Of
saltpetre to eight gallons of water, is sure
preventive of rust. Ga taking his seed
out of the brine, he rolls it in freshly
slaked line If he has it, il not in dry ashes,
aud sows it that morning, plOwing and
narrowing it in that day. He attributes
the efficacy Of the preparation entirely to
the saltpelre, which he says also increases
the crop, and hastens its maturity week
or ten days.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1881-04-16

A Wool BED.-0ne of the best kinds
of beds for sleeping on is a wool bed
about thirty-fve pounds of washed and
earded medium or course common wool,
made into the form of a mattress with
common bed ticking. | have had one in
constant use for over twenty years, and it
seems as soft and good as when new.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1881-04-16
TRUSTEES SALE
OF
VALUABLE LOTS OF Land
IN AND ARnuT WESTMINsTER, MD.

DY virtue of the decree ofthe Circuit Court
ID for Carroll county, sitting as Court OF
Euuity. passed in cause No. POPS on the
docket of said Court, wherein George T.
Hoppe. is the complainant, and Clara b.
Hoppe and others are the defendants, the un-
dersigned. Trustees, will offer at Public SALE
on the premises, on
Wednesday, the eth day Of April, 4.D 1881,
at 10 o'clock, A. NJ, the following Lots OF
Land:
First. A lot Of land situate on the corner OF
Liberty and Green streets, in SAID city, con-
tanning One Quarter of an Acre OF Land, more
or less, and unimproved. This is an excel
lent building lot.
Second. Three lots Of land situate on Penn
sylvania Avenue, in said city, containing eaeh
One Quarter of an Acre of Land, more or
less, and unimproved. These are good build
ing lots.
Third. A lot of land containing Ten and
Three quarter Acres of Land, more or less,
situate between the Uniontown Turnpike and
the New Windsor Road adjoining the lands
of James Doyle and others, at the West Fad
of Westminster. This lot viii be divided
into four lots Of land, convenient IN size and
suitable for building and pasturlng.
Fourth A lot of land situate on the New
Windsor Road, distant from Westminster
quarter of mile, containing three acres and
eleven perehes of land, more or less. Ihls
lot lies Immediately in front of the residence
of Wendelin Gilbert, and is well watsred, and
a most excellent lot for pasturage.
Fifth. A lot of land adjoining the last
mentioned lot, containing Two Acres,
Reods and Thirty two Perches Of Land, more
or less. This lot is also well watered and
suitable for building or pasturage-
TT - I'D kAsaar Nkar-
rack on the lot situate on John Street, eS-
tended, which will be sold separate from the
lot for cash.
Terms Of Sale .-One-third in cash on the
day of sale or the ratification thereof by
the Court; the balance to be paid IN equal
installmeRts Of one and two years respective
", from day of sale with interest and to be
secured to the satisfaction of the undersigned
Trustees.
GEO. EDWIN HOPPE, 9Trus,ses
CHARLES B. ROBERTS, trustees
At the same time and place viii be sold
the following lots of land, being partly lease
hold and partly in fee, and sold by the
joint action of the undersigned administrators
Of J. Henry Hoppe, deceased, uader an order
of the Orphans Court Of Carroll eouaty and
said trustees:
. A lot OF tand situats on Sohh anu NaAaSN
streets extended, in said city, containing IN
ACRES OF LAM, more or less, which will
be divided into lots Of convenient slze Tor
building and pasturing A plat of the above
land, prepared by competent surveyor, viii
be exhibited on day Of sale. All OF the above
lots will be sold where they are seyeraliy To-
Gated.
Terms Of sale same as those above stated.
GEO. EDWIN HOPPE, !
JOSHUA w. Herring, Administrators
LEWIS c. MYERLY,
GEO. EDWIN HOPPE,
CHARLES B. ROBERTS,
r. c. Matthews, Auetr. Trustees
april 2-is
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1881-04-16

Wise men mingle innocent mirth with
their cares as help either to forget or
overcome them, but to resort to intoxica-
tion for the ease of ones mind is to cure
melancholy with madness.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1881-04-16

The bee is said to be resident of any
climate of the globe. 1t will prosper in
hollow trees in Canada, where mercury
will freeze in open air, as well as at the
equator.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1881-04-16
For the Democratic Adroeate.
Strong Impulses.

1t is common idea that strong impul-
ses and eager desires are sources of untold
evil. Excesses of all kinds, that ruin the
welfare of the individual, and crimes that
ruin the well-being of society, are traced
directly to this cause.
Had it not been for his ardent desire
for wealth, VIC say, such an one would not
have lost his integrity; had it not been
for his intense craving for excitement,
another would not have fallen a victim to
intemperance or, still another, but for his
insane impulses to gain applause, would
never have sacrificed his honor in STOPPING
to fatter and deceive. Hence, many of
the philanthrOpic efforts to remove these
and other evils, are directed to the sup
preston of impulse, and those persons only
are considered safe and happy whose feel
ings and desires are too weak to require
suppression. Yet, plausible as this may
seem, it is founded on an erroneous con-
ception. Impulses are one part, and
very important part, of human nature.
When they are strong there is energy, ca
paeity, poWer-matcrials that may be ap-
piled to good or to evil uses, but without
which we can only look for supineness, in
difference, inefhciency and feebleness.
The same source which supplies strong
impulses and ardent feelings, is also eapa-
bic of generating firm principles and res
olute selfcontrol Those in whom natural
feelings are the most intense are just those
in whom cultivated feelings may become
the strongest. All power is liable to mis-
use, but we do not for that reason cease
to value it, The same physical strength
that can rescue and support drowning
man could also be used to hurl him to de-
struetiou; yet strong body, therefore, is
not less desirable.
The iron that is sofened 10 the forge
may be fashioned into deadly weapon of
crime, yet we would not, therefore, dimin-
ish the supply of that metal.
So with impulses; they often seem to
work out much that is injurious and evil;
but, on the other hand, they are the source
of so much that is good and valuable that
We can not spare single one or afford to
lessen its power. How then, it may be
asked, shall We attack wrong doing, il not
by subduing the impulses that gave it
birth?
First, by recognizing that evil is lack
aud not a surplus, weakness and not
strength, negative and not positive. II
used to be held by the medical profession
that disease was real substance poisoning
the system, and that all medical effort must
be directed to the task of expelling it.
Modern science has, however, proved that
disease is rather feebleness or irregularity
Of action in some Of the functions, than
any foreign element, and her efforts are
new applied to assist and strengthen ma
ture to her normal condition. 1t is the
same in the realm of morals. Wrong-do-
ing comes, not from too strong impulses,
but from took weak conscience. 1t is
the latter that needs building up, not the
former that needs pulling down. BIGGs.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1881-04-16

Roses need very rich soil to bring them
to perfection, thriving best in mixture
of well-rotted manure, sand and garden
loan. To stint them of nourishment is
poor economy.
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The Chinese annuals contain the earli-
est recorded account of an eclipse, whic h
is thought to have been the solar eclipse
of October 18th, 2127 B. c.
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NOTICE,

BALTIMORE, March 7th, 1881.
"E have this day appointed John A.
w Kretzer our agent to distribute and
receive work for US, and shall pay for such
goods received by him, every Saturday from
II, a. M, until 4, p. m, until further no.
tiee. WIESENFELD & CO.,
242 W. Baltimore ST., Balto., Nd
mar 19-2m
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1881-04-16

The Indian name of the country of
Mexico was Anahuac, its capital Senoch.
titlaw, and its last emperor was Montezuma.