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Every Man for Himself.

About thiFty-6ve years ago, when the
German Chancellor was only plain Otto Won
Bismarck, PomeEanian squire and inspee-
tor Of dikes, he went out one day snipe-
shooting on some marshy land, into which
his companion, stout, heavy man, sudden
N sank up to his arm-pits. Nainly strug-
Cling to extrieate himself, the gentleman
shouted for help, and seeing Herr Bismarck
approaching him very slowly and cautiously,
apparently still locking out for the rising Of
some stray snipe, piteoasly appealed 10 him
to leave the eonfounded snipc alone and pub
him ant Of the aboninable swamp.
my dear friend, rephed Bismarck, with
the ulmoss calmness, you viii certainly
never GET out Of that hole; nobody can
possibly save yOa. Itwould, however, pain
me very much that you should suffer nm
necessarily BY slowly stihing in this vile
swamp IN tell you what, my dear fel-
low. In save you the agony of sahocation
by putting charge Of shot into Jour bead.
Thus viii you die At least more swiftly and
more respectfully.
Are you mad 2 shrieked the other,
struggling desperately to free himself Il
don 1 want to b. either drowned or shot ;
% help Iae oai, in the name Of the 6end.
Dslihesaseiy leyelhng his fowlng piece
a bis friends head, Herr Bismarck ne
jsInea. ia a sarrowfpl toar, keep steady
Tor moment Il viii soon be over Pare
weA. deuT friend. Iwin faithfully tell your
wife al aboss Il.
Stimulated TO superhnman effort by She
imminent peril Hsenacing hina, the unlueky
sportsman eonsriyed 70 viggle out of the
mud on al fsurs, and when he had recoy-
cred his feet, he broke out inte storm Of
vehement reproach.
Herr Bismarck listened to him with =
saT.lonic smile, nleraIy Observing. Can't
y.sa sse how right ws.. after al : Every
man fsx himselfr' while he coolly walked
away in search of more gsme.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1882-03-25
south American Habits.

The politeness of the AEgentiues i un-
equallei. Ofcoursc they have great many
hitle formal phrases thar mean nothing, but
which, nevertheless. creates pleasant at
mo@phcre. Every one livcs there in order
TO serve you. They are al .,your ser
wants You admire an article belonging
60 one of thsm--..is i at your disposal.
You reccivc nosc--it i dated from la
casa De Ud-your house. Even the child
rcn lisp the little formal phrases in the
uaoss charming way imaginahle-they are
boEn polite Yea pay = viziir---essry one
in the room, known and unknswn 10 you.
ri@e aad remain standing until you are
seated the same ceremony takes place when
yOa leave And these forms are juse a.
rigidly adhered 10 hy the lovsr orders.
You enter rancho and ara received by the
mistress of it with az much savoiF-faire as
IL she weFr qussa of soSisty They ars
= pleasure l0ving peUple. Every tuwn has
its plaza az park, surrUanded BY wid0gsay-
eled walks that N Gszuarea ara shaded by
orange. pepper and willow trees, and boT-
desva by res and oieaRdeT plants, which
bleA@am al the year round Comfortable
benches are Stationed al intervals, and in
eeasre of the plaza Is ststionea kioks or
EagoaA. wherr oa Sunday and Thursday
nights, and On theevrniags of every church
and naiionaI feast day throughoat the year,
the military band diseoarscs sweet music.
both classical aud popular. And here, on
these aighis ss.enble The people, los rier~ y
lus pguhes, b easaguEiA y loS plebsz---t Esch
and poor. high and lowY-and walk. or
seated, partake Of coffee or beer perhaps,
broaghf from their homes They are very
fond Of music, and | have often heard even
ganehos, wha bad ssrayed in frOm the uoun-
try, applaud with great gusto salectlOn
ffuua La Semiramides or los Hurmatss,
presented for the Grsa time
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1882-03-25

man that wants Bessie, and this is my
friend, Mr.. Wright"
Mary bowed stifiy to the stranger, and
then turned abruptly to Dickson.
Il suppose you think you are going to
marry money ?" said she.
II haven't thought about it in that light,
said Mr. Dickson, reddening.
'sDon't tell me" said Mary, feeling in
her pocket for an official letter with big
red seal. ''Up to yesterday my niece Bes-
sic was looked upon as an heiress.
Il assure you, ma am broke IN
Dickson.
Don't waste your breath in assuring
me, said Mary. "It's time and trouble
thrown away. Just hear me out, if you
please. Yesterday l received this letter
from my lawyer, announcing the failure of
the Ithuriel Insurance Company. | have
been foolish enough to invest in it, and
whoever takes Bessie now must take her foT
herself alone"
Il desire nothing better, said Dickson,
eagerly.
aAre you prepared for love in cottage ?
satirically demanded Miss Basil.
ssMy income Is not large, said the young
lawyer, modestly, ~but it is quite sufficient
to maintain a wife in comfort. | love Bes-
sic, and there are not many hardships which
love viii not sweeten.
sThat sounds well in books, said Mis-
Basil.
'.You shall see that we viii reduce it to
practice, said Dickson, cheerfully- And
I Miss Basil
"Well?"
aYou have been second mother to Bes-
sic; she loves you dearly. Need | say how
delighted we both would be if You would
consent to make your home with US !?
Mary dropped her gloves into bunch
of blue larkspurs.
| aEh p she said. DO you mean that
you would actually burden yourself with a
| poverty stricken old maid, ike me ??
George held out both hands to Mis-
Basil.
"Aunt Mary said he. Il may call
you SO, mayn't I?-pay believe that il
will be doing as both favor to come and
/ live with us We cannot, perhaps, give
YOU the luxuries to which you have been
accustomed, but of one thing you may be
certain-a welcome from the heart.
Mary stopped for her gardening gloves
and turned away.
aYoung man. said she, there Is more
/ in you than thought Take Bessie if you
want her. Yonder she Is, Watching us
/ from the oriel easement GO to her. Tel
her the stony-hearted old aunt has relented
At last. And-stops minute, she added,
as he was eagerly sur+iing away; Il told
| you that l had property invested in the
Ithuriel Company.
/ "Yes.a
4 At was only a thousand dollars. Tbs
rest is all safe, and win one day be your
( and Bessie's. And you win not need "a
support the old maiden aunt out Of your
kindly charity, though | shall continue to
give You plenty of my company. Now 60
10 Bessie. As for you, Mr.. Wright, to
the astonished George. 'lyou can help me
with the weeds and watering pot, while
those two young tuFtle-doves are billing
and eooing inside.
And 50 ended Mr. Dickson wo0ing, and
little Bessie was the happiest Of brides, in
/ white silk and orange blossoms.
..But il il had been me, said Frank
Wright II should hare proposed 20 the qld
maiden aunt. To my mind she's the ffci-
ties woman AZ tiissao. X
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1882-03-25

times for labor or to exercise the art, Ven
etians only might have the privilege, but
they must be duly qualified. No employer
could hire master workman who was in
debt to another of the guild. Such were
some of the regulations to keep the art in
a high state of efficiency, and which for
more than FIVE centuries gave it an incon-
testible superiority in its special aim over
all other establishments in Europe. In
fine, Murano became as artistically famous
for its glass as Urbino, Pesaro, Gubbia or
Chafagiola at the same time for their ma
jolica, but with far greater commercial de
velopment.-HaIper's Magq=ine.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1882-03-25


A very learned Frenchman. in conversA-
t:on With Dr. Wallace, Of Oxford, about the
year 1850, after cxpAiiafingOn the copioas-
ness Of the French language, and its rich
ness IN derivations and synonyms, produced,
by way of illustration. the following foar
lines on ropemAking
sClssnd an corales enriAHt veals eosisF M eissss
rDnr a cords certaeF. sEssts eorasns ~ AseoFd
Nals sa un de- coraons DC 4 eos.ie aeoofsie
Le oortiOn decoftAnd fsis aeceries y eoFde
To show that the English language wAs
at least equally rich and eopious, Dr. Wal
lace Immediately translztedthe French into
as many lines Of English, word for word,
using the word Tsria to expres~ the FFench
o0rlc.
swhenis rsisier sfEislIng, VII sulst him twist
FQr theka sng twfsf he three tninEa do1h eats sl
Tn q lne "a anfwisseth untu uisseta ths twist
Hare wese verbs, nouns, and partieiples
70 match the French. To show farther the
power and versatility Of the English, the
Doctor adds the following lines, which con
tinue the subject:
-Tyntwisslnn The txine that untuiseA between
He fMlrls With his twiataF the twp In IsEinss
lhfu ~ f nATt1E N tsteu NE taiatf ot DC f@ift
He twisseth the tvine he bad twisted In twain
The French funds had been exhausted
at the outset. Not 50 With the Ehglfh /;
fcrDr. waIace, pfsling Ms triumph, added
yet four other lines
'The twain thaa In fwistEnx hcfore IN the swine.
As tui inc were intSts1cd, Ne now doh intNins.
Twixt the tssaa iutertwfsfing twlne moFe between,
He tWiriing the twisser makes twist ofsae t~ine-
DIR. Adam Clark, 70 whom We are in
debted for the record Of the preceding adds,
in conclusion. that he questions whether
there's another language in the naiyerse
capable af such q variety Of fections, or
which can AFFORD so many terms and deriya-
tions all coming from the same radix, with
out borrowing a single term from another
tongue or coming one for the sake Of the
sound. For there i not a word used by
DIR. Wallace which is not purely Anglo
Saxon--no exotic being entertained, -
From Satad Tor ne SolitaFy
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1882-03-25
Deadly Dust

DIR. Ieidy, OF Philadelphia, believes that
the dust Of our cities is serious source Of
disease. @Whsn We reflect, he says, ''that
this is the dried and palverized dirt and filth
Of our streets, derived from all kinds Of
refuse matter, the dangerous quality may
BE- suspected, If they are not clearly obvious.
Conveyed BY the winds, ii is diffused every
where, and settles upon and adheres to
everything. We inhale it, drink It and
eat i, With our food A speck Of mud on
our bread exeites disgust, but who minds
the same thing when it Is nothing but a
little dslze If our food just brought from
the market or provision store is examined
with microscope, it is found to TEEN with
particles Of dust, consisting Of fine sand,
bits Of hay, straw, iilaments Of cotton from
old paper and rags, wood fibre, hair and
scurf scales af-men and beast, starch grains,
spores, &c. Recent investigations render
it probable that dust contains the germs Of
decomposition. gangrene and contagious di-
seascs"
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1882-03-25

The German carp, the valuable food-fsh
recently introduced TO this country, is max
ing its way to all parts of it with great IA
pidity. Mr.. Abel Wright, who began with
two or three dozens of the carp three years
ago. thinks that he now has at least mil
lion in his pond at Grifen, GA. He has
sold more than 5000 at $50 a hundred,
and cannot keep up with his orders. He
bears out Mr.. Seth Green's statement that
one can almost see the carp grow, so rapid
ly does it increase in size, Mr.. Green as
serts that an acre of water can be made as
profitable as an acre of land, and it does
not cost much to make the experiment.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1882-03-25
A Cure for chills.

The Democratic Messenger, published at
Snow Hill, Nd, says MIR. George Viii
liams is a stickler for the ''coffee cure" in
the treatment of the ague. He had been
suffering, until short time since, with the
ehills, and had tried, without relief, almost
every known remedy, when an old sea cap
tain advised him to try the coffee cure,
which he did, and was at once relieved of
his unwelcome visitors. The following is
the recipe:-Take one pound of ground
roasted coffee; add to it two quarts of boil
ing water and let it steep for twenty min
utes, and then strain; dose, a tablespoonful
every hour until the chill Is missed. The
captain referred to says he has never known
the remedy to fail
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1882-03-25

DoEs THE PorATo DETERIoRATE?- p
We have an answer to the question. On
Wednesday Mr.. Jacob Krise, of Liberty
township, brought us eight or ten potatoes
of good size and fair looks, belonging to q
variety grown on the farm he now occu-
pies during 81 consecutive years, and every
year but one on The same piece Of ground
In 1900 his father bought and removed
to the farm; this variety of the potato was
then in favor and has so continued in the
family to this time Mr.. Krise has this
from older members, and is certain of its
entire correctness The quality Of the
potato he thinks has improved in his day
= Gettysburg Compiler.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1882-03-25

A Boston woman went into DelmonieO' 5
recently and sat down at one of the tables.
A polite waiter handed her the bill of fare.
She glanced at it few seconds and then
opened terrific fusilade of criticisms on
its French After listening to her about
FIVE minutes the waiter humbly interposed
the request "Will you please give your
order, MADAME" '1'm so faint, she said
Ianguidly, leaning back in her chair, 'that
| don't believe | can eat anything, but if
you'll fetch ME pot of Boston beans, a
plate of hash, some picked cucumbers and
brown bread, I'll try The foundations
of the highest culture and purest sesthet-
icism are laid in good digestion.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1882-03-25

A SoRRowFUL PIcTuRE-The we'll
known correspondent, Edward King, writ
ing from Paris, tells of the recent visit to
that gay capital Of the ex-Empress Euge-
ME. Il is sorrowful picture, and the
contrasts it suggests have touching pathos.
He says:-sThe white-haired old lady,
wrinkled and worn, whom the passers in
the Rue YiEienne stared at the other day,
was the ex-Empress Eugene. Most Par
isians who saw her thought there was some
thing familiar in her appearance, but could
not remember who she was. She visited a
shop in which a great number of valuable
objects of art which once graced the i'm
perial palaces were stored; she went through
the garden of the Tuilleries, and out to
,Fontaineblean, where she delighted to live
with her son. Those who conyersed with
her say that she is completely broken in
spirit, and that her life seems a burden to
har
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1882-03-25

Little Johnny writes to know if there
are some hen cows that lay the cans of
condensed milk, and if so, where they get
the cans from. Condensed milk, Johnny,
is the product of kline that are put to pas
ture with bells about their necks, and the
cans are made from the decentralization of
the bells
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1882-03-25

It's funny but soft-palmed woman
can pass hot pie-plate to. her nearest
neighbor at the table with smile as sweet
as distilled honey, while man with a
hand as horny as crockodile's back viii
drop it to the floor and howl around like
a Sioux Indian at a scalp dance,
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1882-03-25

A Deadwood man saw another reach for
his hip pocket, thought the fellow meant
to draw revolver on him and so shot him
dead. Then he found that the man was
about to draw flask to treat him, and he
much regretted his hasty act. But he re-
marked that the last wish of the deceased
should be carried out and took drink
from the flask. Such touching example
of respect for the wish Of the deceased is
seldom seen.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1882-03-25

An old man, with head as destitute of
hair as watermelon, entered drug store
and told the clerk he wanted bottle of
hair restorer. 'What kind of hair restorer
do you prefer?'' II reckon I'll have to
take bottle of red hair restorer That
was the color of my hair when | was a
boy"
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1882-03-25

Tommy was little rogue, whom his
mother had hard work to manage. Their
house in the country was raised few feet
from the ground, and Tommy, to escape
well-deseryed whipping, ran from his moth
er and crept under the house. Presently
the father came home, and hearing where
the boy had taken refuge, erept under to
bring him out. As he approached on his
hands and knees, Tommy asked, s'Is she
after you, too p
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1882-03-25

Let us not forget that every station in
life is necessary, that each deserves our re.
spect; that not the station itself, but the
worthy fulfllment of its duties, does honor
tn man
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1882-03-25


The celebrated bibiliogEapher, William
OIdys, made the following anagram on his
own name:
In word and Win | am friend to you;
And one friend Old Is worth hundred new.
Names Of jury, said TO have been ON a
trial in the county of Suffolk, England, in
the times Of the commonwealth
Accepted Trevor Return Spellman,
Redeemed Compton, Be Faithful Joiner,
Faint Not Hewitt, Fly Debate Roberts,
Standfast on High Fight the Good Fight of
Stringer, Faith White,
Make Peace Heaton, More Fruit Fowler,
God Reward Smart, Hope For Bending,
Earth Adams, Graceful Harding
Called Lower, Weep Not Billing,
Kill Sin Pmple, Meek Brewer.
In the early part Of the seventeenth cen
tury, Bon, of Laquedoc, fabricated pair
of stockings and pair of gloves from the
thread of spiders.
The first English newspaper was The
English Mercurie, printed in the time of
the Spanish Armada, July %, 1888, and
still preserved in the British Museum.
The annual income Of Roscius, the Ro-
man actor and fayorite of Cicero, was said
to have equaled about 1880.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1882-03-25

1t isn't because woman is exactly
afraid Of cow that she runs away and
screams, but it is because gored dresses are
not fashionable.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1882-03-25

''The best way to cure a crying child,
says an advertisement, is to buy a baby
carriage" That's right; keep the bawl
rolling.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1882-03-25
Select 4uetrp.
THINGS THAT NEVER DIE.

The pure, the bright, the beautiful,
That stirred our hearts in yonlh,
The impulse OF woraless prayer,
The dream Of love and trust,
The longings after something lost
The spirits yearning cry, - =
The thriving after better hopes
These things shall never die.
The timid hand stretched forth to aid
A brother in his need,
The kindly word in grief's dark hour,
That proves friend indeed;
The plea for mercy, soffly breathed,
When justice threatens nigh,
The sorrowings of q contrite heart
These things shall never die.
The cruel and the bitter word
That wounded as it fell.
The chilling want Of sympathy
We feel but cannot tell;
The hard repulse that chills the heart,
Whose hopes were bounding high,
The memory Of the cold hand clasp
These things shall never die.
Let nothing pass, for every hand
Must ind some work to do;
Lose not a chance 70 waken love,
Be firm, and just, and tue;
So shall light that cannot fade
Beam on thee from on high,
And angel voices say 70 thee,
sThese things can never die
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1882-03-25

When a couple make up their minds to
get married it may be called tie vote.
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1t is the clean table-cloth that catches
the early grease-spot.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1882-03-25

'-The tEain that ln twisting bcfnFe IN the swine.
As ~ inc were intNis1cd Ne now doth intirinH.
TNixt the teAin intertwtsflng stwlye uQFe hetue e.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-08-31
NEWS NOTES AND COMMENT.

The building boom was discontinued TO
lay. Not a single permit was issued this
morning.
We have it about right: Frank Newton
is to be sacrificed, and Mr.. Lacoste will not be
disturbed as county treasurer.
-Clemente Dclgado, an old Mexican CT
zen living in Wilson county. and widely cor :
nected in this county, died yesterday at hi
ranch.
Subscription lists for Brownsville have been
opened in New Orleans The action is COM
mendable.
VIM. J. Buhman, cashier for the ship brok-
erage firm Of J. MoelIer & Co., Galveston.
has defauteJ for $4,000. Bucket-shop specu-
lation is the cause
w. Barron, prominent merchant of Sc
gum, was married at that place yesterday to
Miss Alice Sellers.
A telegram was received to day by gen.
tleman, dated from Fl. Mckavett to the effect
that the storm that devastated Concho did /,
harm at Bracket or vicinity. Shearing has
commenced, and grass is splendid.
The announcement of Herman Wagon
fuhr as candidate for hide and cattle inspec.
tor appears in 10 days ISSUE Heis thorough
ly posted and would make an efficient, honest
officer.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-08-31
Health Orficer', Report.

DIR. Menger's part monthly official report
states that fourteen city patients have been
treated at the Santa Rosa hospital: Irish, 3;
negroes, 2; Mexican, I; Italian, l; Germans,
2: Canadian. I; Americans, g. Scotch, l. The
diseases among these patients were: pleurisy,
/: malarlal fever, 2: urethrlts, l. liberation OF
the bowels (dysenteric), 2; alcoholism. l.; ty-
phoid pneumonia, l; consumption, I; necrosis
of bones of large toe and chronic liberation,
!: shot wounds. Zone case under DR..
Herff); conclusion OF the brain, 2. OF these,
7 were discharged at the end OF the month, 5
remain and died; one from chronic alcohol
ism. the o,her--a negro servant of DR.. King
from consumption. All these patients were
des tute and had no home here, and II
were non-residents. Of out door patients ~
were attended, several were surgical cases,
and arose from different causes.
The general health condition Of the city
during the month of August has been good,
C nsidering the increased population of all ma
tionalites and atmospheric and other loca
matters.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-08-31
CRESCENT BOOT ANDSHOE MANUFAC-
TORY.
J. II. Marquart, the Artistic and Fashion
able Shoemaker and Enterprising
Citizen, Still Ahead.

4 good, earnest start with II firm intention to
succeed are the first qualities for II man start
my any Kind of business The cntcrprsiny
Gentleman who but short time ago started
his boot and shoe mandatory on SOcdal
street, is gifted with those qialiti,alt ions to Il
high degree: this can be demonstrated bN "A
iSt 10 his SirSrOOm ami mandatory. No. L,
'olrt,l street, here not alone an imintIS,.it>
@Ortmcnt of ready -in;ilr goods of all qualities
and sizes cam Ne had for even the most FAST
diOiIS In lines of morocco, calf kid, enamel
nd patent leather i'll large varieties. but Mr..
VI. l. also prepared to take measures and finish
Integrity and fairness of dealing have won him
nInlcri"sS friends and customers, hence
The large number of skilled i;,bOrt.rS en-
ployr 10y him. The quality of the n,,-
;cr;tl used 10y Mr.. MarqlLart is of the
holc,#t and strictly iiIH't-ciSS, and selected
with special care for usage in ii warm climate
\ complete stock of all kinds of leather find
nyS, AMI Sho"luak"rs furnishing goods is being
kept ~ hand, AMI mechanics from th, country
cannot do better anywhere than pIrctu.-
ing from Mr. Mar4lIart. He is personally in at
which is entirely ulidcr his own supcrntrirl-
.in,r. When II man can build up such IL bust
ness in such short time il shows grit and ca
iEtcity. Mr.. VI. fully guarantees complete sat
;~iactiOn in material and No. | workmanship
\ visit to his place, No. II Solc'lad street, viii
rOnN inC,' you hat this is not half his Just due
vi Won will never Il ave without lc:lN ing ylIr