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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1883-05-19
A Spiritualistic Trick.

Some time ago, at spiritualistic seance
the genuine article-a fiery hand was
seen waving overhead in the darkness,
rushing from end to end of the room with
incredible swiftness, now high, now low,
and occasionally shifting people on the
cheek with the cold, clammy contact of a
corpse, In spite of the medium stringent
iniunctions that no one should move, gem
tleman clutched this awful apparition as it
swept past him, and, regardless of protes-
tations and threats, refused to let it 60 I'M
til the lights were turned up. Then the
messenger from the other world proved to
be nothing more supernatural than dirty
kid glove rubbed with phosphorus and
stuffed with wet tow; this, at the end of a
thin line, was suspended from fishing-rod
which could be reduced telescopically to a
length convenient for the pocket Thus
the medium could cause all manner of APP
palling manifestations without rising from
his chair.-C Chambers Journal
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1883-05-19
We Always Lead in Styles & Prices
NEW STORE! NEW GOODS!
Wall Paper & Window Shades

take pleasure in announcing to my friends
and the public generally that | have and am
daily receiving in my new and elegant store
room in the store-room nearly opposite the
store of Theodore Der, the largest and
handsomest selection of Wall Papers and
Window Shades that was ever brought to
Westminster My stock of Wall Papers are
of the very latest make and most handsome
designs, consisting of the cheapest grades. of
which we sell from 10 cents piece up to the
very finest Embossed and Solid Back Gold
Papers that are made; also, Borders, Freezes,
&c. to match. My Window Shade De-
partment contains all the latest shades in
Figured. Painted and Linen Goods, Spring
Rollers. Laces, Fringes, Bars, Rings, COrnices,
and in fact everything that belongs to the
Window Shade Department, at prices great
deal less than can be had in the city. | en-
pIov none but the very best workmen from
the city that served Il regular apprenticeship
at the business and understand just how the
work should be done, as well as matching and
blending colors, and will guarantee all work
done from my store to be first Parties
wanting paperng done will save by giving me
il trial before giving their work to parties who
do not understand their business as well as
they should. We keep team, and will go
to any part Of the county to give estimates or
do work We also do all kinds of Uphol-
STEERING. Orders by mail or otherwise will
receive prompt attention. }. NJ. WELLS.
apr7 SLY Westminster, Md.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1883-05-19
Making Fiddle Strings.

Violin, guitar and banjo strings, and in
fact all sorts that come under the general
head of gut, are made from the entrails
oflanlbs and cattle, from the delicate threads
used for sewing racketball covers up to the
half-inch thick round belts. After lamb is
seven months old its entrails are no longer fit
for making strings for violins; consequently
this branch of manufacture can only be
carried on few months in each year. All
the work Of making gut strings is about
the same, but greater care has to be exer-
cised in preparing those intended for mu-
steal instruments than others. The pro-
cess of manufacturing those is comparative
ly simple but far from easy. When the
entrails, for which good price has to be
paid, are thoroughly cleaned, they are split
with razor. Only onc-half is fit for use
in violin strings. That is the upper or
smooth half The lower half is fatty,
rough and of unequal thickness. The
strips are put through rollers turned by
hand for eight or nine days to take all the
stretch out of them Then they are spun
or twisted Five or six strands 90 to make
an f string, eight or nine an 4 string, and
twenty are put into ID string. Then they
90 through bleaching bath of sui phur
fumes. After that they are twisted again
Then they are softened in pearlash water,
again subjected to the action of the SUI phur
fumes, twisted again, dried and finally
rubbed down smooth with pumicc stone,
Altogether it takes ten or eleven days TIC
make a string. When done they are each
seventy two inches long-four lengths for
violin-and thirty of them coiled separ-
ately and tied together make up the 'bun-
die" of the trade We can make just as
good violin strings here as the best that
come from Saxony or any part OF Germany,
and very much better than any that are
made in France, but we cannot compete
with the best italian strings in point OF
quality. Except in the latter, not more
than one in three will be absolutely correct
and equal in tone throughout; but there is
one maker in Italy who, by some secret
process of his own, secures and guarantees
perfect accuracy throughout for every string
he makes. He does not make more than
sixty or one hundred bundles year, but
his strings command SO per bundle here
cost that to the importer other
Italian strings are worth only So or 81, and
others only $3.50 The Italian makers
have one great advantage raw mater
ial is thin, fine, free from fat, and evenly
smooth all around, so that they can use
the whole, instead of having to split it, as
we must. That gives to their completed
strings durability and eveness that We
cannot attain. No gut harp-strings are
manufactured in this country.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1883-05-19
Learn Trades.

Popular education is a proper thing and
should by all legitimate means be encour-
aged. But the bitter and sweet are to be
found in all things on earth. Education
at the present day, although it may not
have been pushed to its highest develop
ment, already contains a germ of evil that
is having a more or less serious effect upon
the solid prosperity of the couDtry, although
this is not the fault actually of our system
or of its development, but rather of false
idea in regard to labor that education should
not but nevertheless seems to inculcate.
The boy whose parents can afford to send
him to college learns theories. The high
schools have been brought to such an ele-
waited standard that the son of the working
man who is compelled to take advantage of
them for lack of means to go through col
lege is placed nearly if not quite upon the
same footing. The result is that generally
every college or high school graduate for
sakes the trade or business of his father.
He feels that he is cut out for poet, an
author, preacher or lawyer. He con-
cludes that his education has made him too
heightened and too full of brains to adopt
the pursuit of a mechanic.
This is obviously great mistake. There
are too few men of education who become
mechanics and artisans, and the country
suffers in consequence. Brains and cult
walton are of as great service to mechanics
as they are to professional men, and it is a
mooted question if the former are not of
more benefit to the general interests of the
country than the latter.
The skilled labor of the country has of
late years come largely from foreign sources,
for the reason that our young men of edu-
cation and ability are foolishly ashamed to
learn trades. We are oyerrun with doctors
and lawyers and poets, but comparatively
speaking we have furnished very small
proportion of our share of mechanics. The
truth of the whole matter is that if our
young men would put their brains into
trades this country would be better able to
compete with foreign manufacturers.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1883-05-19
Select poetrg.
FALLOW.

like these plants that you call weeds
Sedge, hardock, mullen, yarrow--
That knit their roots and sift their seeds
Where any grassy wheel track leads
Through country byways narrow.
They fringe the rugged hillside farms,
Grown old with cultivation,
With such wild wealth o rustic charms
As bloomed in Natures matron arms
The first day of creation.
They show how Mother Earth loves best
To deck her tired-out places;
By flowery lips, in hours of rest,
Against hard work she will protest
With homely airs and graces.
You plough the arbutus from her hills;
Hoe down her mountain laurel;
Their place, as best she can, she fills
With humber blossoms so she wills
To close with you her quarrel.
She yielded to your axe, with pain,
Her free, primeval glory;
She brought you crops of golden grain;
You say, How dull she grows how plain ~
The old, mean, selfish story!
Her wildwood soil you may subdue,
Tortured by hoe and harrow
But leave her for year or two,
And seeI she stands and laughs at you,
With hardock. mullen, yarrow
Dear Earth, the world is hard to please!
Yet heavens breath gently passes
Into life of flowers like thee:
And l lie down at blessed ease
Among thy weeds and grasses.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1883-05-19
1.-TWO BUILDING LOTS
AT PUBLIC SALE.

On Saturday, Nay Goth, 1883, at 2, p. m,
situated on Main street, opposite Bond, in
Westminster, Nd, 80 feet front with depth
of 1913 feet to an alley. They will be sold
separately or together, as may be desired.
They are eligibly situated, and are the most
desirable business stands in the West End.
Terms easy and will be made known on the
dav Of sale. MARY. A. LESTER
NAV l2-3t r. G. Matthews, Auctir.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1883-05-19

1t is the greatest and first use of history
to show us the sublime in morals, and TO
tell us what great men have done in peril
Gus seasons.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1883-05-19

It would be easy to learn foreign lam
guage if, as the Irishman said, Sit could be
spoke in English.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1883-05-19

The reason why watch is called watch
is evidently because it should always be on.
its guard.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1883-05-19

A ST. Louis horse chews tobacco. We
have often seen fast driven horse smoke.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1883-05-19

A Portland man who read at the end of
friends marriage notice "No cards,
sent him euchre deck by the first mail
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1883-05-19
OH YES! HATS, HATS,

We must not forget to tell you that Big
Money can be Saved.
4 nice Dire Straw Hat for Man 80 cents.
Bows 40 cents: Malaga 10 cents, IL cents, or
, for - cents.
We Always Lead in Styles & Prices.
Ely~ Look to your interest as we warrant
all goods as represented.
LAWYER 4 REAVER,
ap2S Railroad Depot
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1883-05-19
Ho! Ho! Ho!
FOR
LAWYER & REAVER'S
pop1TI,AR SHOE, HAT & TRUNK
EMPORIU M, a
Rail Road Depot, Westminster, Md.

Where they have stacks of standard goods
a;rrct from the Factories; they are goods that
need no praise from our hands, as they are
Standard makes and goods that we have sold
aver our counters for the past 10 years, and
have given universal satisfaction as hundreds
If our customers do testify.
Mems Fine Calf Boots $500 and up.
= Congress Caters S1.00 and up.
- Lace Balmorals $3.50 and up.
" Plow Shoes, (solid) $l.00 and up.
Bows and Youths at proportionate low
prices.
Chidren's Shoes - cents.
Aflll line of S. d. Sellers q Cos. Children s
Shoes the best in the market.
Ladies' and Misses Lace and Button Shoes,
commencing at IS cents in price and running
to $500. Our Specialtes are $3.50 Fox B.:
b. and Home Made Button Shoes, warranted
solid at $500.
In Ladies' and Mems Slippers,
We can show you goods at 80 cents and up.
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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, Nd
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 ...-... --.T
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 y, 1879 HAINES Il co.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1883-05-19
CIGARS AND TOBACCO.

! All I ask-examine my stock before pur,
chasing elsewhere. may 18S2-f
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1883-05-19
TNIDE AWAKE.
M. G. STRASBURGER

Has opened again, with new and fresh
stock of
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1883-05-19

@~FACTORY, Corner of Liberty and
George Streets, Westminster, Md, where |
have just erected new and large Shops, giving
me better facilities than heretofore. A call
is solicited. may 5.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1883-09-07

Trout AND Bass 3AIr-A Iure for
trout and black bass is sus ges.ed by one
OF tbe writer's TO sporting periodical
that is somewhat novel. lie Gays that
lie has used it for thirty years, and ne
yer saw its equal Is Lait. Tie skin
OF the neck and The head Of a fowl. with
speek'ed aud red feathers. cut into mar,
row strips with the feathers on. makes a
most entieing bait. and it nsy be ned
fresh, or be kept licked in salt brine
from fall I'll! sprias. lie says: When
on the hook it is a most enticing bait
ami being Tough hangs on " ell aud looks
bright. | have caught basko. Of trout
with one bait. Sometimes you may van,
tait like bug or grasshopper. or
large miller; this you can closely imi-
tate by leaving On one or Two feathers.
Sometimes by emitting from The waffle
near tie bill, with feather or two. or a
piece of the coub an I piece of the lit.
lie feathers attached, will lure 4 trout
when nothing else will
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1883-09-07

n "AENING TO THE GiRLs.-The
Lynch1drg correspondent of the Nor
'oiK Leauer IN y recent letter 10 .hat
paper says: Sitting at a tea table a
lie" nights since with large company 1
observed pretty AMI plump young Ia
dy show signs of distress; she coon be.
came rel In the face. then pale and top
pied over. Several ladies' gathered a.
ronnd her, md applied salts and OTHER
restoratives without much result until
the youhg lady was carried out. The
trouble was tight garters, so new and so
strong in their elastic contraction that
the blood in those shapely limbs hal
ceased to circulate, and hence the
trouble
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1883-09-07
Paddls Your Own Canoe.
BY ]. BaAIxARp MonoAy.

reader. friend. pray now attend,
Chto ny counsel lend an ear
AS Ger The tide OF Iife yoa Glide,
Be ever careful how you steer,
And il the sky he black or Llue,
syc' paddle yoRr own CANOE"
Let none beside assume 20 guide
Your weasel DER LIES varied main.
Let ia The bo-r ahen storm clouds lower
lou ma your trust 10 IN IN prove vain.
For OF; are false those we dscr. true
lie strong. aud paddle your own canoe"
mo some mistake you chance may make.
let sueh errors you may retrieve
And lis better far sometimes t. err.
Than be pinn'd 10 sno,les's sleeve
so all Thy checkered voyage through,
he wise, and paddle yoar owa e,noe."
With hand Of care and conscience clear.
Looking 10. strength to one above.
with spirit s;roag to stem the wropy.
And heart certified WITH ho2s aalloye.
With hoior high and valor true.
10 right, and paddle your owa claoe.'
On, when at les, ycu shall hav, passed.
Lies rough and rolling ocean DER.
Oh, may you land upon the strand
Where care and toll can come no more.
Aud in the haven pleasure lrce,
Ever anchor Your own csnoe.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1883-09-07

INVEST VIRGINIA, r. VIZ AT rules be.d
w ia The Clerks one, Of The Circuit Corr
OF Dsmpshire County, on the lst Monday in
August 1883
William -. Powell and A. :. Pnsh. Admins.
traitors on Lemnel Pugh, deed PlainuEs,
W.
J. {. NcDobad. DEFENDANT.
iu Assumpsii ard Attachment
The object of tis sui, Is 10 recover Of the de-
iendani J. g. Mcdonald, the sum + f7g GO
Hi'n interest and ibe costs o. this suit. and A.,
attach ell The Real Estate OF the defendant in
Hampshire county, and especially his iptere /,
90 certain tract Gr parcel Of LAM conisi,;,,
- scres on C-pon Mountain n said c,ooty
a1Jninine the lands o. John Nouroe WIN Mo-.
iand ana OILERS snd snii c. the sane 10 the
payment Of said debt. interest and cosis
Ara u appearing from an sffdayii f'ed tb,,
tie defend ut :. q. Mcdonald is non. rssidso,
81 iho STATE, " is ordered. that DO d. arnesr
here within one month from ths daie ar he A.,
pobIicauon hereof aud 10 what il Necessary 4,
project his interest 10 ibis suit Ts.,s
August ~. 1889 a.
.. l.. FlOafooy Attorney for Plaiang
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1883-09-07

Ashford Cosnsr. son Of Washington
Cosner. Of near N,ysyille. who so mon.
toned as being shot last week, il GET
unG along as well rs could be expected.
Tho unfortunate boy is about nineteen
years old. 1t seems that bc was driv.
ing cattle near his home and vas car.
rying gun in his hand loaded with
6ncksho'. In running to bead of tho
cattle ho fol- discharging the gun, The
contents onteriuZ his arm lust below
The shoulder shnItcring in a horrible
manner. DIS. Grove, Of this place. ~
sisted bv Dr. Hedges. Of Maysvllc,
amPu'ated the shattered member rear
The shoulder, and Is Is thought the
young fellow will recover. -PErEns-
BURG GAZETTE Aug. 81.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1883-09-07
CLhrox, IewA, April 20. Isal.

CLINTON, Iowa. April %, 1881.
81 wish you would send me a spring for ,be
VIM. Eiieiy Watch By the way this 81
lery is watch cold in youe Screw Bszel Case
10 farmer last fall. The FIRST Of January he
lost tie watch in The woods. and found ii ,bis
week IN about onc loot Of water. /, bad lain
three months aud over 10 snow and wafer.
with but slight Injury 10 the watch only
hairspring. c. :. RAYMOND
The shove were very sewers tes,s, snd de-
monstTa'e b., oud dOubi. thrt FOR any rea.
sOrahle length OF Iims during which A atch
might oe under water 1, would receive 40 ID
jury whatever
We make these cases r. both gold and silver.
and ss a PERFECTLY lust PROOF stem
winding watch Case, ChEl.
le"ge The World 10 iro6ace is Equal
For Sale 10y al First C!gss Jewellers.
Nay 4 1888
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1883-09-07
On ThIrty Dny-, rrinI-

Tho Vol.aic Belt Co. Marshall. Mob.
will send DR.. Dyes Celebrated Electro.
Voltaic Belts & Electric Appliances on
trial for thirty days 10 men young or
ODD who arc afflicted with Nervous De-
biiity, Lost Fitelity and Kindred
Troubles guaranteeing speedy anil
complete restoration OF health and
manly yigOr Address as above NIB.
No risk as incurred rs thirty days trial.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1883-09-07
The following IetScrs fol,
thcir. own story
"vALposrA, GtoneIA. Juir 2n.

NALD"SrA, GtoReiA. jug 20. 1882.
sold one Of yoar Pateot Dust Proof Cases
about ten months ago, art the other day !,
came back 10 me with the request to make |.
wind easier. Ga examination found tina, tie
stem was rusty, aid inquired Into The cause
OF it. Tie gentleman s,si,d TO IRE that he sas
starting some ssw- logs that had lodged !,
the bend Of the river, when his chain caught Ia
bush and tlrew his watch into about twelve
zee, OF water, and he was about Two hours End
ing il. when be got il oat II was running
aud he thought all right. In about ,hfee
months he found that thc stem WAS hard 4,
turn aud sent IL 10 mo-
car say that the Match Is all that the COM
psny claims for il aai reeennon d IL TO ali rail-.
read aud mill men. b. W. BEErLY.u
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1883-09-07
THE NE W PATENT
DUST-pROOF
s TIM Winding Open Faco cas,.
MANUFACTURED py THE
.4nscsfcan Uateh Co.,
Iyaithana, Hess.

rais case is formed in, Que soiid piece vi,s
out JUN, or seam. cisrios it .fross oaly, thus
avoiding the usual Cp. aad securing greater
strength and duratilisy.
These Watches are all open face. The benz,
iuio which an extra strong crystal is a,,ea
with an especially prtpsred water proof e..
meat. is attached to the case by scr.uinc !,
thereon, and thus forms an air tight ianc,ion
with the body of the case, which is prof a.
gsiust dust and moisture.
To railroad men, traveler,, Miners lumber.
men aud othsis who src almost CONSTANTLY 90.
pos,d sad " DO have 10 make frequent res,r.,,,
to The watch, ,hete qualities aie OF The u,,ao,,
importance.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1883-09-07

Abraham Critics. Of Critics mount.
ain, this county, the Eraxton DExo.
Graf says is ply curiosity.
His case is certainly an interesting
one. He has been an invalid for
nearly five years, and how he has
lived all this time is surprising. Mr..
Critics. before his affection, was n
large man. weighing abou. $50
pounds. His weight at this time
will not exceed 40 pounds. Ills dis
ease is n wasting enc, a. he gradual.
~ declines in flesh At this time he
might be termed walking skeleton.
His thigh can be easily spanncl by
an ordinary hand. Ills arms an the
rest OF his person are equally ailiic
ted. the whole presenting a CHASTITY
and unnatural sight. When lying on
his back in bed, Mir Critics bac!:
bone can be plainly Eel; by pres ing
ones hand on his stomach. Iii, kid.
neys can also be felt with the hand.
With all this terrible burden, the
most interesting fact in the case is
that he can walk, sometimes being
able to walk out Of the house.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1883-09-07

An ingenious mechanic OF jamestown
n. L., has completed perfect louomo-
tive. sail TO be the smailes, in The
world. being only eight and half in
ches long. The pump throws drop
OF water each stroke. The mechanic
was at work on il ct Intervals for cioh.
years.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1883-09-07

SwAYSE's PILLs -CoMFoKTING TO TIE
SfcK.-Thousands die from neglect to
properly treat Impure Blood, Consti.
patton Dyspepsia, Malaria Apoplexy
Liver Kidney Heart Diseases, Dropsy
and rheumatism. Ba. 10 the debilila-
ted burdened with such serious sick
ross we conscienlicusly recommend
SwNYSE's Pits which contain mod
icinal properties possessed by no other
remedy Sent By nail for % cents
box of3o pills; boxes 81. Gin siampsy
Address. DIR. SwAYNE & Son, Philadel-
phia, IA. Soil Is Druggists.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1883-09-07
ALWAYS up WIN TIE TINES,

Gilkeson5 4 Pugh will have on exhibition
next week the largest, most attractive and beet
stock % Toilet Soaps that they have ever offer
ed their trade These goods will be seen ia a
beautiful Silver plated show casc. gotten solely
Tor tho purrcsc Of exhibiting them. July 81.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1883-09-07

An old man OF Machias, II. Y,
died recently of very peculiar i'll
ness. Two weeks before he died it is
said, his bones began to break. First
his arm broke, then two or three of
bis ribs, and then his legs. lie was
0G years old.