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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-11

Shipowners, as well as other people, sometimes
meet largo losses because they are not content to
take small profits. Vessels lying at San Fran
cisco and In the Columbia River that have been
waiting for one or two years for grain freights to
advance. Refusing moderate rates year two
ago. and combining with each other In the hope
that rates could thus DO forced upward, they have
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-11

Tho proposition has been repeatedly urged that
the next reform in postage would DO TO extend the
single ratio limit TO an ounce. instead of half an
ounce. where it is now. 1t wns argued that this
would be o great convenience to large class of cor
respondents, who could then send any letcr weigh
ing less than an ounce for two cents. Tho Post
master Generals investigation at the New-lork and
Philadelphia post Offices shows that the question il
of little practical importance. II is found that
ninoty-four and half per cent of the letters weigh
less than hnlP an ounce This shows what most
business men all along boicycd-that the proposed
reform would be of very little consequence to any
body. The average lettor weighs less than half an
ounce. and it would be Of little advantage to any
one to be allowed to make il weigh any more.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-11
BITS OF CRITICISM.

TIE CREATIVE AND CRITICAL POwERs.-As
rle vast creative power lie too active too positive to
bo receptive and discriminate very finely the shades OF
effect I'm the works OF other authors IL Is comparatively
seldom that redundant creative power accompanied ny
fine critical power Sir Walter Scott the most powerful
hy far OF all English nOvcsts, like Mr. TroOpe HIM
self sound sensible, but by no means hne, critic
sir Walter was too occupied by the hardy and tee
ing life brain to lend fully his imaginative lfe
10 the service OF Others II Is the same with Dickens
and apparently with George Eliot What Is wanted
for firmly fine criticism is the receptive side OF the poet
without an Imagination teeming rs 10 Interfere win
tho fullest exercise Of the receptive powers Some OF the
best criticisms OF or century have been the CRITICISMS OF
Goethe and OF Matthew Arnold both or them nne poets
but both thom poets without hurry OF creative impulse
prevent them from fully submitting their minds 10 the
influence OF other OF genius OF whose work they &c
sired 10 form tTuo estimatc-lIhe London Spectator
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-11

1t is pretty generally understood that after
dinner speeches ought not to be disagreeable.
Mr. Gladstone, at the Lord Mayors banquet,
apparently had this polite principle in mind ;
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-11

We know now what giant Is IN the sight OF
the law. He is merchandise. Only by the
pound or the yard could the Chinese giant pass
through the Custom House to take his place in
9the - show on earth" 1--WE decline to print
Mr. Barnums adjective except at advertising
rates. 1t was evident from the beginning
that if Chang got in he would have to crawl
through some such small hole as this. lie is
not labOrer. 1t is not work to be looked at.
Neither does he come within the exceptions Of
the Exclusion act. He is not merchant, or Il
teacher or a student; nor does he come to us
through curiosity, he satisfies it. Chang had 80
come in by the bale or stay out.
Burglary as profession would be much less
attractive to the large number of men who fol-,
low it for living, if all bousehoders had the
GOODNESS and presence of mind displayed by Mr.
and Mrs. Choate, of Newark, early yesterday
morning. The rufian who entered their house
intent on robbery, probably expected to be
able to beat safe retreat in case he was discOy
ered 1t can generally be done. People sud-
denly reused from sleep to find a thief in their
room do not often get control of their senses
quickly enough to make the intruder much
trouble. He is only too glad to go and they are
only too glad to have him. The fellow who Wis
tied the ChOate mansion, however, made the
mistake of his life, and is dead in consequence
thereof. Other members of the profession will
please take notice that there are places in New
ark where it is not safe to go a-burglng.
The irritation of the French nation, caused by
the Alfonso incident will hardly be further al
iayed by the visit of the Crown Prince to the
Spanish King. Although, strictly speaking, this
Is only matter of etiquette and does not prove
anything so far as a political alliance is con-
eerned, yet 1t will properly be regarded as
additional evidence of kind feeling between
the Republics neighbors that may lead
sooner or later into q close alliance. The French
have probably learned enough lately to exer-
else little self-cOntrol in regard to this mat
ter. They will not explode even If King AL
fonso should appoint his visitor colonel in a
Spanish regiment. But If the Crown Prince.
wrapped in voluminous dark cloak with one
end of it thrown over his shoulder, and wearing
huge sombrero pulled down over his eyes,
should undertake to pass through Paris publicly,
we should not care to be answerable for the
consequences.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-11

THE Much APO ABOUT NOTHING School,
The latest school OF criticism in the United states mas
taken gloryng in the fact that their nave
shokcn themselves free from the rude dramatic lOhs
OF Old World In the place of OF such barDafous meals
OF exciting interest webalanced plots ana st0hs
passions they TO give us elaborate analyses OF w
characters Of people who do not know what they EOu
be at aud show as how life is filed with the m1unS OF
much ado about nothing America has made us declare
ton of Intellectual Independence, and will nave notls
more 10 say to the toys Of an eee civilization lnere IS
no small pleasure and dignity IN making new depart
urc in literature, when II Is only TN ol1 rouno
with new face but Americans, like other people onnot
have their cake ana cat IL too. They have got n o. VIC
dramatic element in novels, and they must resign uol
selves TO losing the stage. Whatever else AereSh
pays this SchO0lmay be- they VIII nOtDe
dramatic As as IN example Of such play Dung folkS
aus IL entitled TO some CONFERENCE.-The SATURDAY
Review.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-11

TRoLLoPE's SrYLE.-He speaks of the neees.
sty Of q certain rhythm and harmony OF style Dut nus
victories achieved In spite OF style that we
almost painfully devoid OF grace or inward exPessSp
ness. he has what may call bouncing style-1,US
OF course style of bounce, but the style OF pouhm3
baone not ineffective TO produce the impression tnao
the events narrated by Mr. Troope are real events nay
penng real people, and reported by real
but effective rather because 10 Is the style OF hos
hurryng on with the chronicle OF matters whcn ne %
undertaken punctually note down, than because IS
fleets any profound impression made on the Ieetnts @
Imagination of the narrator. His style Ia clear s ,h
like rapidly moving, noisy, and little denant ~ ~ as
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-11

DISEASED LITERATuRE.-lt was hlSn tlmo
,bot a man of literary authority and influence like
Matthew Arnold should sound the warning In American
and English ears that the present popular literature OF
H. a sign that she has most dangerous moral dis
ease" and that modern French literature and art, IN
With the anne ominous tendencies are apparent, bid
ta IN make their way England and America far better
than their predecessors They appeal to instincts so un
ersai and acccsSibe they appeal people are beginning
70 SOW to Nature herself" French dramas, or dramas
nse2 ,non ideas borrowed from the French, among
NE most nopular mt theatres The latest tendency on
The mart of many pretentOus newspapers to pander 10
INV tastes and this purpose the tattle OF the loose
hbnd life of the theatre, divorce suits ana
candaous seized with the greatest avid
ty rendering these newspapers unfit To be brought into
decent household. As rule novels have yet been
nntainted although OF the magazine class OF pop
uar writers might be mentioned, who by their false views
of life have example for and the seed OF no
little mischief Still, immortality in its insidious forms
has not thus far made much Roadway In the higher c
of our literature aud we may well hope that the day Is
far distant when there shall be any sign OF popular De
sire for this of intellectual stimulantBOston Tran
script
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-11
suoes to advertisements.
Dnsiness Notices.

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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-11

All true lovers of the delicacies and refine
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FOR RENT.

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over Levine Bros. dry goods house.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1883-01-27
Matching Mas Switch.

One of those unnaturally bright children
who are always getting people into diff
culties was at prayer meeting the other
evening with his mother, when he asked
aloud:
"Ma say ma-who was Dinah Moore?'
"Hu-u-sh, whispered his mother eau
tiously, cts hymn
"No, it amt ma, continued the hope
full, ats woman's name; say ma, who is
it that's going home to Dinah Moore ?"
"Willie," said his mother in CHASTITY
voice, "you're disturbing the meeting. 1t
means going to heaven to die no more"
"Dine no more! Oh, ma, don they eat
up there?
His mother explained as well she could,
and Willie sat still for half a minute, his
bright eyes rowing about the church. Then
he asked in shrill whisper:
"Ma, is God out of town."
"N-o-o-o, no, no" answered the distract
ed woman family.
'sThen what's Mr.. Kelly running this
meeting for, map" continued the sweet
child.
The choir sung him down, but as the
meeting closed with moment of silent
prayer, his gentle voice was heard saying
''Old Mrs. Jones switch don't match
her hair like yours does, MAJ"
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1883-01-27
Plantation Philosophy.

What is on de outside of map is de
straw, but what is on de inside is de grain.
It's cherry niggers duty to be babtized.
Even if he amt got de faith, de water'n do
him good.
Doan jedge by de actions. A possum is
a mighty big hypocrit, but he's powerful
good meat. - f
Oar can be such thing as too much
economy. It's de little dose of camomel
dat salivates man.
Ny idea oh de better worl is whar dar is
election going on all de time, case den de
white folks is alters perlight
1t may be possible for man what doan
like music ter git ter heben, but dinged eff
can see what business he'll hab up dar.
Tears are sometimes caused from har-
denim oh de heart as well as softenin'.
Use cried like chile when Use been real
mad.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1883-01-27
They Can't be Beat.

At Charleston [ met man from Bing-
hampton, n Y, who was agent for some
sort of cotton machinery, and almost the
first thing he said to me was:
GLOW do you manage with the hotel
walters? p
"Why, | have to fee them, of course"
"That shows how green you are. L am
going to stop here four days, and | won't
pay 'em cent"
''Then you won't get much service"
II won't eh Well, you just watch me
and learn thing or two. See that ?"
1t was. a lead half-dollar, neatly covered
with gold foil, and at first glance it seemed
to be twenty dollar gold piece, When
the New Workers. trunk came up stairs and
the two darkies fingered around for quar-
ter apiece, that "twenty" appeared to view,
and he said:
Smallest I've got to-day. I'll see you
before | 90"
The same thing was worked on the table
waiter, on the waiter who brought up ice
water. and on several other colored individ-
uals, and when we were all ready to take
the train for Savannah, the trunks went
down on the wagon and we walked to the
depot. Two minutes before the train pulled
out the New Yorker turned to the African
with his gripsack and said:
"James, will you take this coin and
square up with the boys for me?'
eyes, sab"
"Place it carefully in your pocket and
don't lose it.
''She's dar, sah Ize millyuns O times
obleeged to you"
"Never mind that. Well, we are off"
All the way down to Savannah that
evening my companion chuckled over his
keenness in beating the colored population
but when we reached the latter city his
chin took drop. We were not clear of
the depot when he was arrested for passing
counterfeit money, and all his explanations
did not prevent his return to Charleston by
the next train. l met him afterward in
Alabama, and he told me the affair cost
him 500.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1883-01-27
Han Yager's New Dog.

George Dittoe, of the Kentucky State
Journal, is hard to beat on the Dutch YER
nacular. Just listen to him:
Han wager has new dog, almost brand
new, for it is only few weeks old. His
neighbor objected to the cries of the pup
at night time, and spoketo Mr.. wager about
it, while each was standing at his front gate.
The neighbor remarked: ,
"Mr. Wager, I'm not person to find
fault with everything, but doesn't your pup
cry little too much at night? Now last
night my wife and lost several hours sleep
by the crying of that pup"
''You don'd like dat moosic, eh?'
"Well, no; I do not
well, vas sorry mid dat; aber | can
no help him. A young tog is bapy, and
must cry, haint it ?'
'FBut why don't you whip him and make
him keep quiet?'
"You drinks I got me no more sense as to
whip bapy? You drinks I vas cruelty to
animools?''
ooh, well, it will do to talk that way,
but if 1 had that pup I'd either make him
stop yelling after night or I'd kill him.
At this point Mr.. wager quit leaning
over the gate, took his pipe from his mouth,
stood up straight and asked:
"Vas, you Through NIT your gomplaint?'
eyes, [ have nothing more to say at
present -
"Vell; I hear me you got bapy in
your house, hain't it 2 a.. - -----
eyes, but it is human baby, not dog
baby"
"Schoost so; und I tell you mein friendt,
vas a man dat don't find fault mid efer-
dings; but don'd you dink dat bapy CRIES a
leetle doc mooch efery nighd? Mein frau
und me don'd CANT schleep dwo hours in a
tozen fur der gryin' for dat bapy fur more
as four weeks, und | like me not dot.
Und den I schpeak to my frau und say,
"Kady, I beliefe me now vas good fur to
raise tog bup. We don't can'd schleep
anyway, from dat neighbours paby gryin'
efery night und ouf We got tog bup we
got nighd moosic of our own, und ven dat
crazy bapy vas done gryin' we got toy
raised, amt it? Und [ got me dot tog
bapy; und now, mein freindt, [ tells you
vat I do NIT you don'd like to make
droubles nit mein neighbor. [ vas kind
to you; und tells you vat I do; Ouf you
kills your paby kills my paby. Schpeak
NIT your frau aloud il"
And Hans walked into the house.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1883-01-27
Aoetital,
A New Version of Jack Sprat.

A New Version of Jack Sprat.
A small little fellow had such a fat wife,
Fat wife, fat wife,
God bless her.
She looked like drum and he like fife,
And it took all his money to dress her,
God bless her,
To dress her.
To wrap up her body and warm up her toes
Fat toes, fat toes;
God keep herl
For bonnets and bows and silken clothes,
To eat her. and drink her. and sleep her,
God keep her,
To drink her!
She grew like target and he like sword,
sword, sword,
God spare her
She took all the bed and he took all the board,
And it took a whole sofa to bear her,
God spare her!
To bear her.
She spread like a turtle, he shrank like pike,
pike, pike,
God save him
And nobody ever beheld the like,
For they had to wear glasses to shave him,
God save him!
To shave him
She fattened away till she bursted one day,
Exploded, blew up!
God take her
And all the people that saw it say
She covered over an acre,
God take her!
An acre!
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1883-01-27

MALvINA's EXPENSE Accountable
colored people are very eager to take ad-
vantage of their educational opportunities,
and, having once learned to write, never
lose an opportunity of expressing themselves
in black and white.
Malvina, the colored "cook lady" of a
white Austin family, insisted on handing
in every day an itemized account of her
expenditures at the market, and here is a
sample memorandum
OsTEN, Angus 9teen.
Two 10 scent loves of bread scentces
quarters wuf of terma tersus, scentces
Which makes one dollar and 5teen scentces.
AS her mistress only gave her dollar,
Malvina asked for the other twenty cents.
The foregoing document reminds one of
some of the Star route accounts.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1883-01-27

II say, father" observed an irreverent
passenger on ferryboat to good priest
whose mule was displaying signs of uneasi-
ness as the bark pushed off, ''your mule
seems rather uneasy"
"My son," said the good priest, with mild
reproof, 'some of these days when you find
yourself with only thin plank between
yourself and eternity, halter round your
neck and priest patting you on the shout
der, you'll be great sight uneasier n this
ere mule !"
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1883-01-27

They had only been married short time.
The other day she slung her arm around
him and warbled, in low, tremulous voice:
"Do you realize, Adolphus, that, now we
are married, we are only one ?'''
"No," replied the brute. II can't real
i've it. l have just paid SIS millinery
bill and a lot more of your bills, with sew
eral outside precincts to hear FROM so am
beginning to realize that, as far as expense
goes, instead of being one, we are about
half Dozen"
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1883-01-27
EMMTTTSBURG RAILROAD.

Trains South will leave Emmittsburg at 40 a. m.
and 1926 p. m arriving at Rocky Ridge at $40 a.
M and 400 p. m. Trains North will leave Rocky
Ridge at 10 Sc a. m and 6.29 p. m, arriving at En-
mttsburg ITO a. M, and 700 p. m.
BALTIMORE AND CUMBERLAND VALLEY r. R.
Trains leave East daily, except Sunday. Shippens-
burg 6.35 a. M, and 120 and 2.40 p m, Chambers
burg 7.1O a. M 155 and S15 p. M, Waynesboro 1872
a. M. 235 and $50 p. M, arriving at Edgemont SIS
a. m, and 255 and Ais p. M Sundays, leave Ship
pensburg 500 a. m, and 2.40 p. m, Chambersburg
8.35 a. m. and 315 p M, Waynesboro 917 m. and
355 p M, arriving Edgemont $40 a. m. and AS p,
m Trains West daily except Sunday. Edgemont
705 and 11.42 m, and 7.32 p M, Waynesboro 7.27
a. m, and 1905 and 755 p. m, Chambersburg $40 a.
M and 12.45 and $40 p. M, arriving at Shippens-
burg 8.45 a. M, and 1.20 and 9.15 p. m. Sundays,
leave Edgemont 12.49 and 3.S2 p. M, Waynesboro
Ito and 3.35 p M, Chambersburg 15O and 440 p.
M arriving Shippensburg 2.25 and SIS p. m.
FREDERICK DIVISION PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD.
Trains for Frederick leave Junction at 1925 a. m,
and 6 Is p. m. Trains for Taneytown, Lttlestown
and York leave Junction at 9So a.. and els p. m.
Through for Frederick leaves Baltimore at 400
p. IN. and leaves Frederick for Baltimore at S35 a.
IN. Through cars for Hanover and Gettysburg and
points ON the H ]. H. & G. r. R. leave Baltimore
at 1905 a. m. and 400 p. m.
Orders for Baggage calls can be left at Ticket
Office, 122 w. Baltimore street. Baltimore time CIV
en- at all stations.
]. NJ. HOOD, Gen'l. Manager.
nov Is B. H. GRIswoLD, Genl Ticket Agent.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1883-01-27

An amusing incident occurred at we'd
ding ceremony in Providence, r. l.,
church few days ago. The service was
delayed over an hour by the dilatoriness of
the bride and the company were getting
restless when the organist relieved the te-
dunn of waiting by playing the tune, "Oh
dear me, what can the matter be 2 Is,
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1883-01-27

An exchange asks in bold head lines:
"Why do women work p Well, some
women work because their husbands are
busy in politics and the women of the
house is obliged to hustle around and earn
their daily bread,
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1883-01-27

At recent fashionable wedding in New
York city the happy couple had scarcely
been made one when the organ struck up
sNow you'r married you must obey great
ly to the amusement Of the company Il
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1883-01-27
. r. NORMENT.

Id B. NORMENT,
IL. ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Office with Hon. Charles B. Roberts, opposite
the Court House, respectfully informs the
citizens of Carroll and adjoining counties that
he will give prompt attention to all business
intrusted to him, both before the Courts of
this State and the Departments of the Gen.
eral Government at Washington, d. c.
ian f. 1873.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1883-01-27
HA1NEs & CO.,
Wholesale and Retail Grocers,

Wholesale and Retail GrocerS,
Respectfully call attention to their large
stock of Groceries, &C., at their Store, few
doors east of the Railroad Depot, Westmin-
ster, Md.
Our facilities are such as to enable us to
offer great inducements in prices, as we pur-
chase for Cash and sell at Short Profits. Our
stock consists of
Choice Flour, Groceries, Queens
ware, Stoneware, Glassware,
Willow Ware, Woodenware, Fine
Cutlery, Fish, Bacon, Lard,
Salt, &C., &c.
... OUR LIQUORS
are the finest and best ever offered in this city,
and for medicinal or family use are unsur-
passed. Sole agents for the well known Welty
Whiskey.
Ale, Porter and Beer, by the bottle or
barrel.
Sole agents for Briggs Bros. world-re-
nouned Garden and Fower Seeds.
The highest market price paid for Country
Produce.
feb %, 1879 HAINES & CO.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1883-01-27

sUnited at last r cried the Chicago
bride and groom after long courtship.
uUntied at last r. cried the Chicago bride
and groom after short matrimony.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1883-01-27
SUNDAY TRAINS

Going East will leave Union Bridge for Baltimore
and intermediate Stations at go m 40 p and
westminster at 6.55 a. m and sos p m. Going West,
will leave Baltimore for Union Bridge and inter
mediate Stations at $40 a. M, and 200 p. m. and
Westminster at 1929 a. m. and 3.43 p. m.