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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1883-12-22
FOR STUDENTS Of BOTH SEXES
sg SEPARATE DEPARTMENTS.
Organized under the auspices of the Methodist
Protestant Church, 1867.
pa incorporated by Act Of Assembly, 1868.

Occupies one of the most beautiful and
healthful sites in the State. Receives annual
appropriation from the Legislature for the
Free Board of one student from each Sena-
torial District. Provides a comfortable room
for each two students. Has full corps of
competent instructors. Course of study ample
and thorough both in the Preparatory and
Collegiate Departments. Discipline strict,
but kind. Terms very moderate. A Sehol-
Room, Washing, Fuel and Light at the rate
of $166.67 per year. Has been in successful
operation for 16 years.
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WALL PAPERS,

WALL PAPERS,,
all new and handsome designs, just from the
factory.
Window Shades and Shade Goods
in all colors, with all the new styles of trim
mings, &c. have also
ADDED THE PICTURE BUSINESS,
and will keep on hand and make to order all
sizes and grades of Picture Frames. A choice
selection of Oil Paintings, Chromos, &c. which
| am selling very low. | also have very
handsome line of Window Cornices, Walnut
and Ebony Poles for Lace and other Curtains.
These are class of goods that retail at very
high rate, but am now making a specially
of them, and will guarantee to sell % per
cent less than city prices. Ny facilities are
now complete for doing all kinds of work in
my line, and am fully prepared to do all kinds
of Upholstering, Mattress Making, Laying
Carpets, &C. Parties wanting Paperng done
cam OF find any better or newer styles to Sc
lect from than 1 have, nor any better work
men to put it on for them, at prices that defy
competition. Orders by mail will receive
prompt attention. Thanks for past favors.
]. NJ. WELLS,
Zeiber Building, Main Street,
sep 22-tf Westminster, Md.
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DIFFERENT KINDS OF COAL.

Thinking large sales with small profits bet
ter than small sales with large profits, have
concluded to adopt the former as Tv guide,
and hope shall be enabled to carry it out by
persons in want of anything in my line giving
me call before purchasing elsewhere.
EDWARD LYNCH,
Near Depot, Westminster, Md.
fab 90 re
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In Our Grocery Department

VIII be found Large and Fresh Stock of
Red Sugar for Icing, Light Brown Sugar,
only cents per pound; best White Sugar for
cents per pound, Green and Roasted COT
fees, Fine Teas, Fresh Spices, Canned Goods,
Limburger and Cream Cheese, Hominy, Dried
Fruits, Syrups, Potatoes, Apples, Beans,
Peas, Flour, Buckwheat and Corn Meal, Be-
lngna Sansage. Coal Oil.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1883-12-22
FRANK 7. SHAW, Clerk.
Published at the request of Ephraim Frank
lin Tracy, permanent trustee. dec 15-5t
TN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR
Il Cnrt.nlI Cl,,,nt,,- Sitfinor In Ennifr

N THE CIRCUIT COURT FOX
4 Carroll County Sitting in Equity.
NO. 1912
Frank T. Shaw vs.. George +. Hoppe ct al.
Ordered this 18th day of December 1885,
that the sale of the real property mentioned
in these proceedings ,Asde ard rernrteasasy
Charles B. Roberts nstee, be ratified and
confirmed, unless a to the contrary thereof
be shown, on or before the fourteenth day of
January next provided copy Of this order
be inserted in some newspaper printed in Car
roll county, Maryland, once in each of three
successive weeks before the seventh day of
January next.
The report states the amount of sales to be
S2,62S.15.
True Copy,-Test:
decl5-3t FRANK I. SHAW, Clerk.
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the

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Mems Boots 81. so and up. Mems Gum Boots,
dull finish, 81. IS and up.
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SAMPLES and PRICES sent free upon
application.
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Just received splendid line of Suitings,
Overcoatngs, both foreign and domestic, and
of the most beautiful styles. First class Suits
put up in the latest styles. Fits guaranteed
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FITS GUARANTEED.
SHARPER BROS,
DRY GOODS

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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1883-08-24
Measuring Cord Wood In Timber.

The question asked by a correspond
ent as to how many cords of wood
thousand feet of logs will make, is very
fairly answered by another correspond
ent. The amount will depend very
largely on the size of the logs, and also
upon the straightness, smoothness and
taper of the timber. 1t is often impor
tant to know whether particular
bunch of timber would bring more if
sold in the log than if cut into wood. In
scaling for lumber, a log is always
measured at the smaller end. A crooked
log is "docked" enough to make it
straight. In very crooked timber this
one-half of what the log cont aims, for
the scale is simply an estimate of the
amount of lumber, board measure, that
can be cut from the log, and crooked
timber must be made straightin saving.
In ordinary pine, comparatively free
from limbs, the top end of a twelve-foot
log is about two inches smaller than the
butt. In short, limby or buckwheat''
pine, there are often two or three times
this difference.
"Doyle's rule" for scaling is almost
universally used in Michigan. This
rule Is very simple one. A sixteen
foot log is taken as the standard. Take
the diameter of the smaller end, deduct
four inches for slab, and the square of
the remaining diameter will give the
contents of the log. For example: A
log is "a inches through; deduct
inches, square the remaining 30 inches,
and we have 400 feet as the contents of
the log. The same rule applies to all
sizes Of logs-a log ~ inches through,
16 feet long, scaling GA feet, and one
inches 16 feet. Longer OF shorter
lengths are got by multiplying by the
required fraction, ~ feet being and
90 feet II of 16. II will be readily seen
that thousand feet of small logs will
contain much moro wood than thou
sand feet of large logs, because there is
so much more slab. A thousand feet OF
logs inches in diameter would furnish
250 slabs for wood, while there would
be only 10 slabs in the same quantity of
logs "a inches through. have seen q
cords of 16 inch wood cut from the slab.
| of thousand feet of small logs, though
this would be as much as could be OBJ
tanned from the entire contents of the
same amount of large logs Cor
Country Gentleman.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1883-08-24

Browns Iron Bittersl Good for
what? Well, see what it has done.
To begin zO1th DYSPEPSIA. 1t has
cured some of the worst cases.
Then ehiHs and fever. Who
wants to shake with cold and burn
with heat, when a bottle or two of
Browns Iron Bitters will drive the
source of the mischief away?
Hoa0 about rheumatism? 1t cured
Mr.. Brashear, of Baltimore, and
hundreds of others.
Those dread/M nc,vous troubles.
Mr.. Berlin, of Washington, the we'll
known Patent attorney, was entirely
relieved by Browns Iron Bitters.
o7he ailments Of the kidneys.- =
Browns Iron Bitters cured Mr.. Mon
tague, Of Christiansburg, Va, and
an army of other sufferers.
Debility and languoy. The Rev.
]. Marshall West, Ellicott City, Md,
is one of the many clergymen re.
stored by Browns Iron Bitters.
And as with vertigo, malaria, livel
complaint, and headache, Browns
Iron Bitters is the Great Family
Medicine. Q
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1883-08-24
A Tale OF Treasure TrOve.

About two months ago there floated
through the newspapers an item to the
effect that Anna Chute, workwoman
in the paper-mill of the George w.
Wheelwright Paper Company at North
Leominister, In this State, had found
81, 800 in bale of paper stock which
she was engaged in sorting. The mon
ey was in two Treasury notes, 81, 900
and $500 respectively, of the first issue.
On tracing the matter it was found that
the bale. which was mostly writing
paper, was one of a lot bought in New
York. There was abundant evidence
in the papers that they had come from
a certain New York city bank, and cor
respondence was at once begun with
the question if the money belonged to
the institution. Asked if the bank had
met with any loss, the reply came that
since the bank was chartered, many
years ago, but one loss had occurred,
and that was in the autumn of 1873,
when 1,500 had disappeared from q
teller's tray, and had never been found.
Suspicion had rested all these years on
several employees of the bank. They
could not be proved guilty of the pecu-
lation, nor would it have been possible
for them to establish their innocence
had they been charged with the rob-
berry of the missing money. 1t was the
hope of the officers of the bank that the
money found in the paper-mill should
be proved to belong to the bank, as the
innocence of the suspected persons
would thereby be demonstrated.
1t came out, ON making thorough
investigation, that room used by the
bank for storing account books and 9TH
er nearly useless matter representing
old transactions had become so crowded
and crammed with the accumulation
that orders had been given to the jani-
tor to dispose of the papers that had
lain there longest. Accordingly, the
janitor on May 80, Decoration Day-the
time being chosen as one when the busi-
ness could be attended to most conven-
iently-had the papers packed up and
taken away by the porters of a firm
who dealt in paper stock. The books
of the firm showed that this was the
only stock taken in on that day; that il
was Immediately baled, marked and
numbered, and shipped to the mill in
North Leominster. There was nc
longer doubt that the money found in
the mill belonged to the bank, and the
| notes were therefore surrendered few
days ago. The bank officers, fully ap-
preciating all the circumstances gov.
erning the case, have rewarded the
lucky finder with a gift of three hun
dred dollars. Boston Transcript
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1883-08-24
A Vocation to Keep Out Of.

81 would advise every young man
who is thinking upon the question of
adopting a profession to avoid law"
said Philadelphia Judge of twenty-five
years experience on the bench. "Yet,
that is only a general statement. There
must be lawyers, and the law will al
ways afford a certain number of splen-
did prizes for sustained and well-direct-
ed endeavor. 1t is the knowledge of
this fact that forces so many excellent
minds into competition for these re-
wards. But the contestants are to the
prizes ten to one. The bar in all the
large cities of this country is hopelessly
lawyers make comfortable living"
"1aw!" said another Judge. "It's
good thing to keep out of at the rate
at which young men are coming to the
bar. infer that few who have desire
to achieve distinction in it will believe
me. Though there are half dozen
members of the bar in this city who are
reputed to earn $4,000 year, there
are 600, am quite sure, who do not
earn clear nine dollars week. One
can hardly say at the outset who will
and who will not succeed. OF two men
of apparently equal abilities and oppor-
| tunities, one will somehow reach the
front in a few years, while the other
will always remain in the rear.
There is, for example, a very
young man, earning ten or fifteen
thousand per year. The District Al
torney, know, made three thousand
dollars during his third year at the bar.
There are, OF course, large number
of people who have such luck. But,
bless my soul, there are men of ability
and energy, who have been at the bar
for ten years and do not earn as much
as they would at a tolerably good trade.
1t Is no wonder SO many, who enter
upon the legal arena full of confidence
in their ability to achieve great things,
become disheartened in year or two
and enter upon other pursuits. The
overcrowding of the bar must, to a
great extent, be ascribed TO the work
ing Of the same principle that turns
out scores of clerks and book-kcepers
when skilled mechanics are really re-
quired 1t is the idea that manual
labor is degrading and that 1t Is some.
how better to be lawyer on the ragged
edge Of poverty than machinist oi
printer with comfort and an assuring
future. This idea grows in the genera
atmosphere OF the public schools, ant
by the time boy gets into the uppel
classes he Is incapable of calmly think
ing Of entering any vocation in whicl
his hands might become sciled. ~
Philadelphia 1yfass
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1883-08-24
A Fight With a Buck.

"A correspondent writes from Lower
Soda Springs Hotel, Shasta County, as
follows: j. H. Cremer, an old mount
aineer who lives near this place, tells
the following story: A fortnight ago
two miners came to his house for the
purpose of having him direct them to a
certain trail leading to mine. He
guided them, and on his return he spied
deer lying by the side of dead tree,
apparently sound asleep. A whoop
aroused the animal, followed by more
yells, which so frightened it that it rush
ed headlong into tree top, which in
some way injured it so that it seemed
crazed. 1t then turned upon the de-
fenceless man, trying to use its horns,
which were about twelve inches in
length. Mr. Cremer felt sure it could
do no harm in this way, but found that
in his rage it would stamp him to death;
so in an instant he caught it by the hind
leg and had the good fortune to throw
it in such way that one horn held it
fast under Limb of a fallen tree.
"Quicker than l can tell it" said Crem-
er, "holding his leg with one hand,
with the other 1 got out my pocket knife,
opened it with my teeth, struck the
deer in his jugular vein and let him go,
bleeding freely. In few moments he
fell dead. walked short distance to
neighbours and made him present
of my unexpected prize, which proved
to be nice fat two-year-old buck. -
Chico (Cal.) Record.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1883-08-24
Selling Old Corn.

Tim Bunker" the veteran agri-
cultural writer of Connecticut, used to
claim that it was ruin to sell old corn.
That is, ruin to the farmer. AS usual,
Tim hit the nail squarely on the
head. Many farmers, by careful man
agement, succeed in holding good
share of their old corn until it is nearly
time to harvest the new crop. Corn is
then up at a good price, and it is usual
ly considered good policy to sell out be-
fore the new crop is pushed upon the
market. 1t is poorpolicy to sell corn at
all if it can be fed out upon the farm,
and it is certainly very poor policy to
sell good hard corn, even if it does
bring few cents more per bushel
and then fatten your own stock upon
new corn. Hogs should be fattened
before the cold weather sets in, and
there is nothing that will do the work
up SO expeditiously and cheaply as old
corn. A bushel of it seems to go as far
as two of the new crop. There is no
gaseous fermentation going on in the
old corn as there is in the new, conse-
quently it is safer feed for any stock.
Old corn can also be ground, if desired,
and mixed with other food.
Again, there is always risk in sell
ing out the old crop before the new is
fully ripe, as in our latitude we are al
ways liable to frosts, after the first OF
| September. We can never feel abso-
lutely sure OF a crop OF corn until it be-
| gins to harden In the ear.
The main difficulty with the majority
of our farmers is, that they have sc
managed as to be actually obliged tc
sell crop, whether the price be re-
munerative or otherwise. How fire.
quently we have seen farmers sell corr
in the fall for twenty-five cents pei
bushel, selling themselves short in order
to meet obligations overdue, and ther
buy in the spring for forty cents PEI
bushel. Instead of buying stock ant
feeding out their grain upon theil
farms, they arc obliged to keep thei
stock sold down in order to pay the in
terest upon a mortgage or other debts
Many rundown farm owes its presen
condition to an overhanging mortgage
which not only deprived the farmer ant
his family Of their rlghtful income
but saps the very fertility from the lam
itself. = Western PloDnsan.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1883-08-24
HOME. FARM AND GARDEN.

"A mixture of black pepper and
flour, in proportions of four of the
former to one OF the latter, busted on
cucumber vines Immediately after rains
is good protection against insects
N. Y Post.
I'm Russia the finer variety of plums
are raised by planting the trees at an
angle of forty-five degrees or lower,
and bending them down before snow
falls In winter, which then covers and
protects them completely.
"A correspondent of the NetD En-
gland Farmer thinks that liberal dress
ing of phosphorlc acid, potash and lime
viii prevent the ravages of black knot
in plum and cherry trees, saying this
disease is unknown where land is new
and rich in mineral elements.
Veal salad, If made with care, will
actually take the place of chicken salad,
and will deceive the epicure. Use at
this season of the year a little lettuce
torn in small bits and plenty of celery
salt. Make tho dressing just the same
as if the meat were chicken.-M Y.
Post.
"A nice filling for chocolate cake is
lhl..o nh, y. ny ae.espoon.uiSS vi sla'oa sa ~
chocolaIe. nve oI s'igar' anu Ihe yeik .. ,.
one one, eggi II the egg uoes no. moisIeh !.
su,o,' !. u, i;t VIZ. . !. Nun ia.'ie mir Pu.
~ III ,..,u .tn pan anu & SeI III. \. IN a,s
nt;I ~ s ;t bs; mn.et, =. any hhso bHoN no os."r
1t is common to cut grain as low
uomu as posslpie' Eon1,ilues n 'niS - is
ilecessary NJ. ESSAY 10 gaenei IL & an wneh ieiae,'
W ians' ou. o'he, mise 'iieIo 10 nu a,'- !,
" nttH,, m ~ e,o,. l1M 1u.., ,o sue ,'ne
70 oi.e. an . euioien' R.o.e9I,oh 11o az. iol youn'
t,;h o.p,J. III ,i Mih'e.i ~ nos ~ JUG auo"'
wn.oh Th.s "1uiu o.noi"ise oio" away
0"''ryo i''o""e
III Is practice among gardeners
when re-pott,ng plants 10 PACK m Ihe
earth very tightly about the roots. Inc
gardener reason Ior this Is tne lac'
that loose soll acts as sponge 10 re-
tam 100 mucn wafer Wniie very com
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1883-08-24

ford from above, land you shall have
just rs much as you want to keep up
your strength
BY and by the noon whistles blow
shrilly, and hundreds Of workmen who
have just heard tho news of the acc,-
dent flock toward Poplar street, and
from one to another IL is told that
Frank Gaskell is down there in the cut
and that it will be hours before they can
get him out. Again the whistles blow,
and the men from the mills and facto-
ries return to their work, but the
anxious, waiting crowd is still great,
and to their impationt eyes but small
progress is making toward Gaskelrs
rescue. The courthouse clock strikes
two, then three, and still Strawford is
kneeling by the edge speaking encour-
aging words to Gaskell and telling him
what progress the workmen are max
ing. The long afternoon drags by.
Gaskcll from his prison watches tho
white clouds chase each other across
the narrow rift OF blue sky that he can
see. He says but little, and Strawford
fears he is growing weaker.
"More wine, Frankp" he asks; but
the other says No." and the silence is
unbroken save for the noise of the
workmen's shovels as de)iverance slow.
ly approaches.
The clock strikes four, and as the last
stroke ends Gaskell says wearily:
"Is IL no later? 1t seems to me 1 have
been here for days"
Courage, Frank" Strawford says
cheerfully; 1--WE shall have you up here
with us before long The men are work.
ing bravely, and they are great deal
nearer you than they were an hour
ago."
I'm glad Jim got out safe, Gaskell
says, a little after this. "Poor man! l
was afraid he wouldn't be able to move
quick enough"
Frank Strawford calls to him,
johnson tells me they hope in another
hour to have you out of this if all goes
right and here Strawford breaks off
suddenly.
Sand and pebbles are once more rat
tling down from the treacherous western
wall.
my Godr' exclaims Strawford, in
low tones, 81 am afraid it's all up with
Frank"
Faster and faster slides the sand, and
Gaskell gives one agonized look into
Strawford's pitying face. Then once
again the sand comes down in one
fierce rush. completely filling the cut
ting, and Strawiord, with the memory
of Frank Gaskell's last look, turns
away.--Os Oscar Fay adams, ii, Christian
Union.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1883-08-24

From Bath, Me- we have received, under date OF
May is 1888 tho following statement OF GRO W.
HARnisor, the popular proprietor OF "Thc Festau-
rant" IA few years since was troubled go severely
with kidney and bladder affection that there was brick
dust deposits in my urine and continual desire to urn
ate with severe dartng sharp pains through my Dad
der and side, and again, dull heavy pressure, very
tedious to endure. consulted one OF our resident
physicians, but received bcnent from the treat
mcnt and fearing that my symptoms indicated Brghts
Disease, the most dreadful OF all diseases, made UP
my mind that must obtain relief speedily or would
bo past cure. Iconsulted my druggist, Mr. Webber,
and after asceraining my symptoms, he recommended
the OF Hunts Remedy, MS he knew OF many success
full effected by that medicine In similar cases here
in Bath. 1purchascd bottle and before had uscd
the nrs bottle found had received great benont.
as suffered less pain my water became natural,
and began to improve so much that the second bottle
effected complete cuuc, and my thanks are due TO
Hunts Remedy for restored health and Ichccrfully
recommend this most valuable and reliable medicine
to my friends consider 1t duty well pleas
uro to do So"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1883-08-24
Untamed Stceds.

A ranchman named Miller, who owns
a cattle ranch on tho Republican River
near the Nebraska line, arrived in the
city last night. In conversation with
a NeaOs reporter he related some of the
wonderful experiences which the ranch
men on the Republican have had this
spring with struggling herds of wild
horses. Ever since the warm weather
set in wild horses have been passing
northward in herds numbering from
twenty-five to two hundred, and ma
jority of the ranchmen have secured
from twenty-five to thirty horses each.
The first herd passed northward about
May l, and several of the ranchmen
discovered them early in the morning
grazing near the river. Quite party
of cowboys were collected and trained
horses were selected for the purpose of
making q raid on the wild steeds. The
hunters began to circle around the herd
in order to shut off escape from all
points. This accomplished, the herd
was driven in the direction of corral.
Two or three horses made bold dashes
for liberty, but were overtaken and
lassoed. About ten days afterward an
other herd was sighted. This consisted
of about two hundred horses. Only
fifty of this number were secured and
two were killed in attempts to capture
them. Ever since wild horses have
been passing and large numbers Sc
cured. Mr.. Miller captured splendid
white stallion of large size which evi-
IDENTIFY was the leader of the herd.
This horse fought viciously any at
tempt to civilize him for some time
after his capture, but now he is getting
somewhat accustomed to the ways Of
Mr.. Miller and is more submissive.
The horses captured have evidently
been roaming wild for long time and
are all splendid animals. .-DenUe,
Meas.