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Straw Lumber.

In the coming scarcity of lumber inven-
tion must supply the deficiency, and alrea-
dy paper pulp and other materials are
sometimes used as substitute. The Ameri-
can architect has the following on the use
of straw for this purpose:
There can be no question that straw lum-
Der is admirably adapted to many kinds of
finishing, work-barrels, table and counter
tops, fine doors, and ornamental work; and
we are assured that it can be produced and
sold in competition with the finer grades
of pine or in competition with wide walnut,
at about one-half the price of the latter.
The standard manufacture is in widths Of
thirty-two inches, a length of twelve feet,
and a thickness corresponding to that OF
surfaced boards. These dimensions may
be varied to suit such orders as may be
given, and embrace any width, length, or
thickness. Unlike lumber, however, mar
rover widths are the most costly. The
straw lumber may be ripped with the hand
saw or the buzz-saw; may be run through
the sticker for the manufacture of mould
ings, and takes nail or screw about as
well as oak. 1t may be finished with var
nish or with paint, and is susceptible Of a
high polish, 1t is practically water and
fire proof, being manufactured under 500
degrees of heat, and we are assured has
been boiled for some hours without any ap-
parent change of structure. Its tensile
strength is greater than that of walnut or
oak, and its weight about one-ffth greater
than the former when dry. 1t is made
from any kind of straw, including hemp
and fax fbre-in fact, from any material
that will make pulp-and ton of straw
will produce 1000 feet of boards. The
pulp is rolled into thin sheets, number of
which, corresponding with the thickness Of
the lumber desired, are placed together
with peculiar cement, which is claimed to
be waterproof, and are then rolled under
pressure sufficient to amalgamate them
into a solid mass, which may be worked
with plane if desired. We look for val
liable results in the future in the manufac-
ture of lumber from what is practically a
waste material, but which will be produced
in endless quantities so long as the United
States maintains its character as a grain
producing country.
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To Foretell the Weather.

IF the sun sets in crimson clouds and
rises brilliant, or if the stars are numerous
and bright, we know in general way that
we may reckon on duration of fine weather.
Dews and white morning fogs are symp-
toms of clear days.
A dark and vapory sun, and a sickly-
looking moon with blunt horns, and circle
around her, or pallid, big and nonscintil-
lating stars, are all signs of approaching
rains.
If the sun comes up pale and then turns
red, or if the moon is large and ruddy, with
sharp, black horns, we may count on wind.
The chickweek is called athe poor man s
barometer" because it shuts up its flowers
when wet is approaching.
The aurora borealis, when very bright,
forebodes stormy, moist and unsettled
weather.
The haze around the sun indicates rain
it is caused by fine rain or mist in the up-
per regions of the atmosphere.
A halo around the sun has often been
followed by heavy rains.
A halo around the moon is also an indi-
cation of rain The larger the halo the
nearer the wet spell.
Lack of dew is another rain sign.
Sharp, white frosts in autumn and win
ter precede damp weather, and three sue
cessive white frosts are an infalible sign Of
rain.
Previous to rain the flies bite sharper
and stick to us closer, and bees remain in
the hive.
But few of the many signs that we have
briefly instanced only apply to the immedi-
ate future, and have nothing to do with the
far-seeing prophets whose representations
also largely based on natural causes, peel
! into future months--nay, years in advance
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Select Aoetrg.
TIME AND THE MAIDEN.

A little girl roek'd in a fairy boat,
By the waves of the river-of life ahoat,
And her golden tresses and laughter gay
Floated back on the breeze as she sped away;
And she gaily cried to the boatman gray,
"Ply faster your tardy oars pray,
And bear me away from this blossoming wood
To the beautiful island of maidenhood."
The maiden's isle has been reached and passed
Still on and beyond is her fond gaze cast,
As she cries again to the boatman gray.
"Ply faster your tardy oars, pray,
For my lover is waiting by yonder shore,
With gilded bark and a golden oar
Love sits at the helm to cheer and guide,
And he waiteth for me. his chosen bride"
Oh, love, what beautiful freight hast thou
The bark is laden from stem to PROV,
And the mother gazes with loving pride
On her mate and the dear ones who throng her side
Yet still she cries to the boatman gray,
"Ply faster your tardy oars, pray,
For Wealth, and Fame, and Honor await
My loved ones when they shall reach mans estate.
And now the river is deep and wide,
And branches flow from its either side,
And the children, to man and womanhood grown
Are launching forth in boats of their own.
And the mother cries, with a sudden fear,
"Oh, tarry, gray boatman, yet longer here;
Why hurry on with such speed pray?
You are bearing my loved ones all away"
Again she rocks in boat alone,
And her heart keeps time to the waves low moan,
As she freebly cries to the boatman gray,
"Ply faster your tardy oars, pray,
For the dear ones have gone from my loving care,
They have drifted out on the sea so fair,
And long to be with them and part no more
On the tireless waves of the golden shore"
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The Old Home.

When old people relinquish their own
homes and 90 to reside with their children,
they make dangerous move. Unmixed
good seldom comes of it, although the
change is often, if not always, urged by
sons and daughters from the purest mo-
tives. They feel that cares of housekeep-
ing, the oversight of home, are too great
burdens for father and mother. "Come
and live with us, they say, "and take life
easy" But few, indeed, are the parents
who can adjust themselves to the new re-
lations, and they find, after few months,
that they have peculiarly homeless feel
ing. They miss the old neighbors and all
the nameless associations which helped to
fill up the measure of their days. They
realize as they never did in the old home,
TO which they gave tone and direction, how
strongly the tide of young life flows on and
leaves them behind, and unless their faeul
ties are greatly impaired they are filed with
sadness. They have nothing to do. Grand
ma can knit and grandpa can do some tri-
fling thing, but there is nothing to satisfy
them. It is no ones fault; it is in the ma
ture of things that this should be SO; and
SO it seems that there should be less conf
dence in the appeals of children for their
parents to break up the old home before
necessity compels them to do So Conve-
nient as our modern houses are, there are
not many corners built for old age. 1t
seems reasonable that so long as the old
people are able to carry on the home, it is
kindest and wisest to leave them in it. |
have in mind an aged couple who lived for
over fifty years in one home. Their chill
dren left them, grandchildren also married
and went to new homes, but the old home
life went ON. Interest in the great world
outside was never lost; from constant use
their faculties were apparently unimpaired;
and when at eighty five the mother, through
bodily weakness was compelled to stay in
her room, became the centre of interest in
that house and neighborhood at is al
most sunset" said the father, ebut we like
to enjoy the few hours before dark" And
they did enjoy them. In striking contrast
is the remark made by the old man, who
lived or stayed first with one child and then
with another, with no settled home, II
wish, said he, "that when man comes to
my age and condition there might be
law making it legal to shoot him." Don't
coax the old folks from their home. Let
them die as they have lived, sheltered by
their vine and fig tree
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TO CREDITORS.

Notice is hereby given that the subscriber
has obtained from the Orphans Court OF
Carroll county letters Testamentary on the
Personal Estate of
BENADICK CLARY,
late of Carroll county, deceased. All per-
sons having claims against the deceased are
hereby warned to exhibit the same, with the
vouchers thereof legally authenticated, to the
subscriber, on or before the 29th day of March,
1888 they may otherwise by law be ex-
cIuded from all benefit of said estate. Those
indebted are requested to make immediate
payment. 49,,
August, 1882.
sen 2-4t# Executor.
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PUBLIC SALE OF
Valuable Real Estate.

The subscriber, as Trustee, appointed by
deed of trust from the widow and all the heirs
at law of Samuel Hahn, late of Carroll coun-
ty, deceased, and by authority thereof, will
offer at Public Sale, on the premises, on
Saturday, the 3Oth Of September, 1882,
at 1 o'clock. D. M, all that valuable farm
whereof the said Samuel Hahn died seized
intestate, containing
situated in Taneytown district, Carroll coun-
ty, Md, on Big Pipe Creek, 81 miles east of
Taneytown, on the County road from Gait S
Station to Wiests's Mills, one mile from Calf S
Station, and miles from Shue's Station on
the Frederick and Pennsylvania Railroad.
This farm is well laid offinto square fields, con-
tains about 20 Acres fgood Timber, about 65
Acres of Meadow, all good farming land, has
good young Orchard in bearing condition,
and plenty of choice fruit; also a stream of
water through the farm, and spring of water
in nearly all the fields. The A@N-N
improvements are large brick mn NAA
dwelling house, bank barn, a azaE II
wagon sheds, hay barracks, and
all necessary out-buildings. A never-faillng
spring of water at the house, and dairy over
the same, no better in the county, and plenty
of the best of running water.
POSSESSION can De gwen Oh tne ABOVE oh
the 1st of April next.
And on MONDAY, the I'd day of OCTO-
BER, 1882, the said Trustee will also offer at
Public Sale, at o'clock, P. NJ, on the pre-
misses, situated in Myers district, Carroll
county, Md, about one quarter of a mile from
the turnpike at Silver Run Church, on the
county road leading from the village of Silver
Run to the Hanover road, that lot of ground
of which said Samuel Hahn died seized, con-
tanning Is ACRES and 10 PERCHES, more
or less. Some part in Timber, and the rest
laid off into four fields of good farming land;
adjoins land of Henry Koontz and others.
Possession given on ratification of sale.
Tey'ms-One-third of the purchase money
payable on ratification of the sale by the
Equity Court one-third in one year, and one
third in two years from the sale, the last two
payments to bear interest from the day of
sale, and all the payments to be secured by
the notes of the purchasers with approved
sureties. HEZEKIAH HAHN,
Trustee aforesaid
sept 2-4t Jos. M. Parke, Solicitor.
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TRUSTEE'S SALE
Il OF VERY
Valuable Farm & Wood Lots,
X MANCHESTER DISTRICT, CARRLL co. MD.

The undersigned, Trustee, appointed by
decree of the Circuit Court for Carroll county,
in Equity, in cause No. 2111, wherein Peter
L. Ritter and others are complalnants and
Daniel Garrett and others are defendants,
will offer at Public Sale, on the premises, on
Saturday, the Esd day of September, 1882,
at O. o'clock, P. NJ, all that farm, lying on the
public road leading from Westminster to Man
chester, Carroll county, being 8 miles from
Manchester, containing and laid Oft by recent
survey for
2a4 ACRES OF LAND, MORE or LESS,
and adjoining the lands of Elias Myerly and
Christian Hunt, and others, and being the
farm of which Michael Ritter died seized and
possessed. This property is improved by a
Kitchen % attached, both partly A%MES
yeatherbOaFded, Log Barn Barn, sssis sIs
and Grain Shed, and all other buildings to1
farming purposes. There is rs Acres of land
to this farm in heavy and excellent Timber,
the balance is.in agricultural uses, IN conVe'
niently sized fields and all the fields are wa,
tered. There is a Spring of neyer-talllng
water at the house; also Orchard OF good
fruit, &c. -.
Also In0 HooN A@0oN'
the farm above described:
Lot No. l, containing Al Acres, more OF
less.
Lot No. 2, containing 4s Acres, more OF
less.
Lot No. 8, containing 5 Acres, more Oh
less.
All of said Wood Lots are heavily timbered
and living on the public road leading from
Westminster to Manchester as aforesaid, about
% miles from Manchester.
Terms of Sale as prescribed by the decree
are :-One-thir cash on the day OF sale or on
the ratification thereof by the Court; the bal
ance in two equal payments of one and two
wears from the day Of sale, bearing interest
from said day of sale, and secured to the sat
isfaction of the Trustee.
PETER L. RITTER, Trustee.
Jas. A. c.. Bond, Solicitor.
N. B.-Any person wishing to view the
property before the day of sale, can call OF
j. Krebs living on the farm, or Elias Myerly
adjoining the same.
| auo 19-ts
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No marriage is legal in France except
with the consent of the parents of both
parties, but man or woman over twenty
1--WE may respectfully cite his or her par
ents to show cause why they refuse con-
sent IF they fail to show good cause, the
marriage may proceed in spite Of them.
Such proceedings are rarely Fesorted to.
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~ THE FARMERS OF CAR
ROLL COUNTY.
Ue desire to call your thoughtful attention
70 the superior merits OF
oRCHILLA GUANO Da
as a fertilizer
FOR WHEAT AND GRASS

Tho advantages resulting from its use are
= tn OuIv an increased yield, but the perma-
not Oat i'm ;mprovement of the soil from the abun-
9ent aent Growth of grass which is sure to follow.
OAlt Anrcbilla Guano has been used exten-
,;rov in Maryland, Pennsylvania and Vir-
sEtsf u;a for several years, and from its abundant
gao"ess glnl% everywhere, especially among the
smers suOre of adjoining counties, we are justified
Ia "a Confidently recommending it to you as
limo IN we'll adapted to your soils. No fertili-
Uer UerI offered for your use has had such unvary-
;na aeD success and continued popularity. Some
offihe largest and best farmers in these three
y. ototas t use it almost exclusively.
sat r. is successful, because it is Nature S
..n ~ nroyision for her exhausted fields.
O" r. Is Low Priced, because we have none
of the expense of manufacturers, and disre-
Onording O its high grade of Phosphates, have
based our price upon its actual cost to i'm
p'IWl; Ne refer you beloW to some Of yoar people
,,bo hare used 1T, and ask you to enquire OF
Them as to its merits
WOODBRIDGE, TRAVERS & CO.,
Importers, Baltimore, Md.
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TRUsTEEs' SALE
- OF
TWO VALUABLE FARMS

One in Franklin district, Carroll county, the
other in Howard county, Md, both near
Watersville, on the Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad.
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IT'S highly imprudent in the greatest
men unnecessarily to provoke the meanest.
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The undersigned, trustees, by virtue of a
decree of the Circuit Court for Carroll county,
sitting in equity, and passed in cause No. 1917
Equity, wherein Charles R. Waters ct ais. are
complainants, and DIR. James K. Waters ct
ais. are the defendants, will offer at public
sale, to the highest bidder, at Watersville, on
the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, on
Wednesday, the eth day Of September, 1882,
at l o'clock, p. M, all that desirable farm,
containing
sc ACRES, 1 ROOD, AND 6 PERCHES
of land, more or less, situated in Carroll
county, Maryland, and lying on the public
road leading to Mt. Airy, within a mile of
Watersville, on the Baltimore & Ohio Rail-
road. One-third is in FINE TIMBER and
the balance clear. Improve
ments are a two-story and &LA-l
half DWELLING and story asE asgEs
and half TENANT HOUSE; lExss3e ~
also Barn and other outbuildings. 1t is we'll
watered, with never failing spring of good
water near the dwelling. There is large
and thrifty Orchard of superior fruit trees in
full bearing condition. The farm adjoins that
of DIR. S. r. Waters and others.
! ALSO, ALL THAT FARM in Howard
county, Maryland, containing
! 81 ACRES OF LAND, MORE OR LESS,
and lying on the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad,
opposite Watersville, and on the public road
! leading from said Watersville to Poplar
Springs. About one-eighth of this farm is in
good TIMBER, and the balance is under cul-
tivation. Improvements are a
A-G, good Log Dwelling House, To-
sis ,,gs :; bacco House, and other suita-
H9iz491as4 9iIize91zssass4b BILE outbuildings. 1t is well
watered, and has good Orchard in full bear
ing.
Both of these properties are convenient to
railroad stations, churches and postoffices,
and offer very desirable homes to any one
desiring to purchase in a good neighborhood.
TERMS OF SALE, as prescribed by the
decree, are One third part of the purchase
money to be paid cash by the purchaser or
purchasers to the trustees on the day of sale,
or upon the ratification thereof by the court;
and the residue in two equal payments of II
and IS months from day of sale, with interest
from day of sale, and to be secured by the
notes of the purchaser or purchasers with Sc
curity to be approved by the trustees.
CHARLES r. WATERS,
JAS. HI. STEELE,
Trustees.
sep 2-ts R. G. Matthews, Auctioneer.
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torn Jacket is soon mended but hard
words bruise the heart Of . child 20
fslgosc.
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FOR SALE BY

FOR SALE BY
). W. HARDEN ..........Louisville.
GEO. w. HORNER. -. Finksburg.
TH0S. P. MULLINIX. Mt. Airy.
l.. F. MILLER. ......... Double Pipe Creek
sep 9-4t
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John BEAVER,

O -a-'
MARBLE DEALER & MANUFACTURER
OF
Monuments, Headstones,
Tablets, &c.
A SUPERIOR STOCK OF FINISHED
WORK ON HAND TO SELECT FROM,
AND PRICES VERY MODERATE.
MAIN STREET, WESTMINSTER, MD.
mar 18.6m*
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Mr. W. S. GosMN, fredericksburg, Dorches-
chester county, Md, says: l have been han
ding Orchilla Guano for several years, and 1t
has invariably given satisfaction to the purcha-
sers At first | labored under very great dis
advantages in introducing Orchilla Guano,
and so great were the prejudices of the farm
ers against its general appearance that they
were unwilling to risk anything in its use;
Knowing something of its merits, concluded
stances furnished it for certain portion of
the crop, which paid me very handsomely.
Ny observation and experience with Orchilla
Guano satisfy me that it is the fertilizer for
our section on corn, wheat and grass. The
action of Orchilla Guano on the farm of my
son (the late Thomas H. Goslin) was very
marked, not only in producing fine crops, but
ne was enabled by its use to bring his farm to
high state of fertility.
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Mr.. THOMAS V. HUNTER, WHITE HALL,
BALTIMORE Co., Nd, August 5, 1882, says ::
SO far as my knowledge extends as to the
use of Orchilla Guano in this neighborhood,
for general purposes, grain and grass, do not
hesitate to say that we have had nothing to
surpass it, both as producer of good crops
and as permanent improver of the soil.
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CHAPPED HANDs.-The raw winds of
late autumn often produce in the hands of
those who are much exposed to them that
roughness and cracking of the skin known
as chapping. If nothing is done to prevent,
and the person is obliged to have his hands
frequently wet and dried, the cracks win
get deep and be painful. Corn husking is
frequently accompanied by sore hands from
this cause. AS both precaution and cure
for chapped hands we have used the follow
ing with benefit Wash the hands, and
the face also if it is inclined to chap, with
borax water, and afterwards rub with an
ointment made by melting mutton tallow
(suet), and then gradually adding an equal
quantity Of glycerine, stirring the two to-
gether until cold. For the hands, this
mixture can be best applied at night, using
it freely, and warming it by the FIRE, after
which an old pair Of gloves can be put on
to keep the bedclothes from being soiled,
and also make the skin of the hands softer.
An excellent glycerine ointment for chap
ped hands is made by melting, with gen.
tie heat, two ounces of sweet oil of almonds,
half ounce Of spermaeetti, and one drachm
of white wax. When melted, remove from
the stove, and add gradually Oh ounce Of
glycerine, and stir until the mixture is cold.
The ointment can be scented with any per
fume to suit the fancy. Keep n Wlue-
necked bottles.
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Mr.. GosLIN, in a subsequent letter, says !:
Having seen the letters of Mr.. James Fulton
in reference to the comparative worth of Or
chilla Guano and Ground Bone, it calls to
mind my observations of the use Of Orchilla
upon the farm of my son, the late Thomas d.
Goslin, of Linkwood, Dorchester county, Md.
He used, l should say, about or 8 years
ago, tons Orchilla Guano, and tons ofpure
animal bone, (which cost him $40 per ton M
cash. He applied them side by side on the
same character of land, pound for pound alike,
say about 400 pounds per acre of each. -
Where he used Orchilla, he harvested n
bushels to the acre, and where he used bone,
he harvested 18 bushels to the acre. The
year following the clover was at least Inches
higher where he used Orchilla. By the con.
tinued use of Orchilla he made sLinkwood, -"
perhaps, the finest farm in Dorchester county.
We offer ORCHILLA to the farmer at S2g
per ton, az bags, 1877 pounds each, delivered
free on car in Baltimore, IL months time, tol
q satisfactory note, or at liberal discount
for cash.
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READ THE FOLLOWING LETTERS.

&c. BRUBAKER, UNroNTowN, CARROLL Co.,
Mn. April 26, 1852, says Il used 300pounds
0rcbilla Guano to the acre last year broad
cast or put on with fertilizer drill before
nIanting, and Ihad the best crop Of corn IN
fbis section. 1t kept green during the drought
and made twelve barrels to the acre. want
to use it again this year.
The Evening critic., 1882-02-27
Large Land Purchases.

A deed conveying 100000 acres Of land ly.
ing IN Bath County, Va, and pocahontas
County, W. Va, 10 Robert Strong, OF Washing
ton city, and Gen. d. +. Butler, OF Boston,
Mass, was a few days ago placed on record In
Pocahontas County. The survey Is known as
the "WilsOn survey" There are other claim
ants for the land, and litigation Is anticipated.
Delaware real estate agent has effected the
sale OF 10000 acres OF land In BraxtOn County,
W. Va, belonging 10 the Davis and Budd heirs,
of Maryland and Delaware, az one dollar per
acre. Much of the land Is said 10 be covered
with fine timber, and % cover a bed OF coal.
New York capitalists are the purchasers.