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White Moss for Paper.

From the Hartford Times.
A few weeks since the State Department
at Washingt onreceived a report from Con-
sui Guade, of Christiana, relative to the use
of the white moss found in Norway and
Sweden for making paper. A factory in
Sweden was in the course of construction
for manufacturing the moss into paper and
pasteboard, and other factories are to be
built in Norway, The report states that
the living plant was not to be used, but the
moldering remains of the moss, of which
immense quantities may be obtained in the
countries named Specimens of paper made
from this material, of different thicknesses,
and pasteboard in sheets three-quarters of
an inch thick, have been produced. These
specimens are very strong, and superior to
the material manufactured from wood.
The pasteboard is harder than wood, and
can be painted or polished, and used for
many purposes as a substitute for wood.
This discovery may lead to important re-
suits. Paper made solely of wood pulp is
not strong enough, and the fibre of cotton
waste or cotton or linen rags is necessary
to give the paper frmness. Moss has more
fibre than wood, and it is strong. 1t APP
pears that the remains of the fbres of moss
which has decayed are used in Sweden.
Nature has prepared the materials, to
considerable extent, for the mill, by slough
ing off the soft and watery portions, leaving
the strong thread-like veins or fibres ready
for use, But when this moldering mate
rails exhausted, the appliances for reducing
wood to paper pulp, the steaming and
processes, with proper improvements, will
undoubtedly be brought to bear upon the
living plant, and separate the useless por-
tions from the 6bres. There may not be
any moss in this country suitable for max
ing paper though there are large quantities
of moss in Florida and whether the pre-
pared material from the moss of Sweden
and Norway could be imported to advantage,
for Strengthening and improving the wood
paper manufactured here, may be question
able, Twenty per cent of moss with SO
per cent of wood, would probably produce
strong paper. When, very few years
since, wood pulp was introduced into the
manufacture of paper few people believed
IL WOulu SuCCCoo. IluI
wood is now mainly relied upon, and the
number of wood pulp mills has been
doubled in the past two years. Most of
the book paper is now made of materials Of
which wood forms much the largest part.
Straw is used for the cheapest grades of
paper it is not so good as wood I'm
dOubtedly other materials, grasses or plants,
will eventually be brought into use in the
manufacture of paper, and probably some
of them will be cultivated with profit by
the farmers. There are coarse grasses and
creeping vines that may possibly have the
fibre essential to the manufacture of strong
paper. One invention or one discovery
leads to another, and it may be reasonably
assumed that the variety of materials used
in paper stock will ere long be increased,
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. eRICULTURAL
sTOUCH & SHRIVER,
- ITRERTY AND GREEN STREETS,


WESTMINSTER, Md,
I, the cheapest place in the county for
p,rninp Implements. We are sole agents
fl faiI TarToll county for the celebrated Deering
rord Binders, Reapers and Mowers,
C';,or Traction, Portable and Stationary En-
Cslss !e.S Separators, Saw Mills, &C.; Newark
nue. mil Horse Rakes and Victor Clover
TlIn T'mnr Snnerior Drill, Buckley Force Pump,
Iun Tnrbin Wind Engines, Slower Wind En-
EOn iUns Buckeye Wrought Iron Fencing and
gn,as ggu doubie and single; Webster, Brown
uai' .J atber makes of Farm Wagons, Chilled
aiJ nJ Wrourht PIows, Corn Planters, Double
arJ nJ SINGLE Shovel PIows, Hay Forks and
Garr;ers anr the best Hay Tedder on the market,
Evans French Burr Mill, Slower Sweep
G.s,d Gsared Mill, and all goods kept by agricul-
.rral dealers Having had long experience,
ra ,a,1 are prepared to do all kinds of Plumbing,
,rcb as putting in rams, pumps, fitting up
5onses, &C. We have a Repair Shop con-
nocted, and are prepared to do all kind of
work at short notice. Farmers will do well
~ examine our Binders before buying, as we
have tbe Oldest, Simplest and Lightest Bind
ar IN the market, and have full line of
Penoirs on hand. We refer you to few who
are nsing the Deering Binder, who will cheer
fIlv All give any information asked: Gran
liz E s Haines, President First National Bank
# Westminster; David Roop, of A, Wake
Sed Nd: Levi Englar, Linwood, Nd, Ed
ward v Christ. New Windsor, Nd; Charles
smith, McKinstry's Mill, Nd; Geo. Fiscel,
TIniontown. Nd; G. w. Hull, Westminster,
Nd, Respectfully,
ST0UCH & SHRIVER,
mar lj-4m westminster, Md.
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For Dyspepsia, Nervousness, Bilious AT,
tacks, Headache, Costiveness, Chills and
Fevers, and all diseases of the Liver and
Stomach, j. NJ. LAROQUES ANTEBlL-
IOUS BITTERS are decidedly the most po-
tent remedy that can be used. 1t is purely
vegetable faultless family medicine, and has
been manufactured at LAROQUE'S PHAR-
MACY. one of the most prominent Drug
Stores of Baltimore, for more than half
century. Its efficiency in all forms of LIVER
DISEASE has been tested and approved by
thousands of the most prominent citizens of
Baltimore, who have used it successfully in
combating the above complaints, all OF which
arise from a arrangement of the liver and
disordered stomach. We therefore say to you
confidently, if you have Dyspepsia, suffer from
Sick or Nervous Headache, have Chills, Bow
els are Constipated, or you feel generally
PLAYED out and don't care continental wheth-
er You live or die, TRY J. NJ. LAROQUE'S
ANTI BILIOUS BITTERS, and our word
for it, single dose, taken either at night on
retiring or in the morning before breakfast,
will make you feel like new man. If you
live in malarious section, where Chills and
Fever abound, it will be found a most etfectual
remedy in guarding the system from all attack.
The price, too, is reasonable and within the
reach of all--25 cents for the Herbs i'll pack
age, or $1.00 for the bottle ready prepared
Sold by all druggists.
w. Il. THORNTON, Sole Proprietor,
Cor. Baltimore and Harrison SITS.
an26 Baltimore, Md.
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VOL. KENO. 27.

away. When, thanks to the kind atten-
tions of the female members of the Jones
family, she revived, she Indignantly charged
those estimable people with having deib-
erately plotted her discontinue; and she
insisted on at once returning to Abermaw;
but the carriage (and Grifiths) had gone;
so Mr.. Jones senior, who grasped the stu
alton, volunteered to drive Miss Marrable
back to the Cors-y- Gedol Hotel; and by
twelve o'clock, or shortly afterward, she
was again in her own room. 1t was then
that she learned of the desertion of Lucy
and Amy | need not describe how she
received the news, and how she declared
that her Abandoned nieces should never
again behold her face; nor that, although
she is woman without weaknesses, she
passed the greater part of the remainder
of the night in violent Mysteries. She tel
egraphed next day to Mr.. Larkspur and
Mr.. Allerton, and repairing to the Red
Cow, furiously denounced Sir Thomas Jel-
licoe as the basest and most heartless of
men.
Three weeks afterward, however, the
edSe OF ner anger nad worn Oh. Lucy and
Amy were married 1t was foolish, but,
perhaps, it was not wholly inexcusable; and
thus reasoning, Miss Marrable, in the good
ness of her heart, determined to gradually
receive them back into her favor But
she has never wholly forgiven Lucy for
suggesting the substitution of the billiard
marker for Vivian Jellicoe.
"My DEAR" she says, when she retells the
story of her drive to Harlech, ''the wretched
man was perfectly saturated with whiskey,
and | really don't know what he might not
have done if l had not kept my eye steadily
upon him. But beneath my gaze he cow
cred, my dear, positively covered. Inever
saw savage brute so completely tanned"
And to this day Miss Marrable believes
that but for her eye the billiard marker
might-horrid thought-have run away
with her too.
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One Dollar and twenty-five Cents
Worth of Goods for Every
Dollar Invested.

The undersigned, having permanently leased
the lot of J. T. Orndorff, adjoining H. H.
Dell's lumber Office, and having erected a
building thereon, offers to the public
D. NJ. OSBORNE & cos. CELEBRATED
HARVESTING MACHINERY,
Including
Wheeler No. 8 Single Reapers, Rear
and Front Cut Mowers; also the
Best Twine Binder in the
Market, with the Most
Simple Truck in Use; Can be Easily
Moved with Two Horses.
| have full line of Repairs for the Osborne
Harvesters, also Twine for binding.
| HAVE THE ECONOMIST PLOW,
Just what every farmer wants.
CORN PLANTERS, CORN PLOWS,
HORSE, RAKES, &c.
Call and examine before purchasing, and you
will be convinced that | have just the goods
you are looking for. Also full line of
RE- DOMESTIC SEWING MACHINES,
The best in use. Yours, &C.,
JOHN G. SKUNK,
mar sam Westminster, Md.
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uTHERE TO BUY DRY GOODS |!
SPRING OF 1884.
HAMILTON EASTER & SONS,
OF BALTIMORE,

Are large Importers, Jobbers and Retailers
Of Drv Goods. Their business, established in
1890 has been done on strictly honorable
prncples. thereby increasing their trade to
lis present dimensions.
Ihev have but One Price and that price
marked in plain figures on every article.
Tbey keep no goods but such as they believe
will prove of full value for the price paid by
tbe purchaser Their various departments
include low priced to the finest Dress Goods,
Black Silks. Colored Silks, Satins and Velvet,
Mourning Goods, Domestic Cottons, Linen
Goods, Flannels, Blankets, Quilts, Goods for
Men sand Boys Wear, Gloves, Hosiery, Under
wear. Handkerchiefs, Laces, Embroideries,
Cloak sand Fashionable Wraps, White Muslin
Goods, Notions, Ginghams, Calieos, Percales,
Satines, DC.
As Large Importers, they have the advan-
tage of buyer visiting Europe twice year to
select all new fabrics direct from the manu-
hcturers, and their long experience and the
amount of their sales enable them to purchase
American Manufactured Goods in large guam
titles and consequently to great advantage.
Samples will be sent to parties who give in
structions in regard to about the price of
goods wanted, colors preferred, &c. To fill
orders satisfactorily, definite, plain instrnc-
tons must be given to us.
HAMILTON EASTER L SONS,
1919, pol, 203 Baltimore Street.
mar 22.3m Baltimore, Md.
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n1HE WONDERFUL ROSY
| MORNINGS AND EVENINGS

-
Are said to be caused by the reflection of the
sun upon the dust cast up by the recent vio-
lent volcanic eruptions. We differ with
scientists on this point, and think it is but a
faint reflection Of the success we meet with
in selling the
Elegant New Crown Sewing Ma
chine, Weaver's Sweet-Toned
York Cottage Organ, and the Neat,
Comfortable Florence Oil Stove.
Having sold over 200 Crowns, about 100
Weaver Organs and many Florence Oil Stoves,
We think we can afford to stop ten minutes to
write up a little poetry which may astonish
the world. Here it is, after ten weeks hard
work and a little waste of brain (can't stand
much Of the latter):
New Crown Sewing Machine:
The rose is red,
The nose is too;
like the CROWN,
And so will you..
Try it! try it! do!
Weavcrs York Cottage Organ:
Our face gets cold,
But We are bold,
And when we place n WEAVER
We are always sure to leave her;
And home we come with cash,
If We don't have smash.
Florence Oil Stove:
Our Stoves name is FLORENCE,
Our dog's name is Joe;
The Stove needs but match,
But tin pans make dogs go.
Hand made by
NJ. l.. MAIN,
The fellow that was horribly burned but still
lives, on Carroll street, next to new Lutheran
Church. Westminster, Md. feb 2-tf
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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 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
arship for Three Years Tuition for 800, and
Ito students having such Scholarship Board,
Room, Washing, Fuel and Light at the rate
of S166.67 per year. Has been in successful
operation for 10 years.
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NIGARS AND TOBACCO,
" WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
AIIHIRE Qr MARINER

Having purchased the Cigar and Tobacco
Store Of Buckingham & Parker, in the old
Hesson Building, near the depot, Westmip-
ster, have refitted the same and put in large
stock of Cigars and Tobacco of all brands F;
also all Smokers Supplies. ~
They manufacture Cigars, and invite the
public to try their new brand. A smoking
room, neatly furnished, in the rear of the
store, and friends are invited to call.
feb 1S84-1yr
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LIB. Arnold, in the Veterinary Journal,
says DIT costs more to make milk from
old cows than it does from young ones
having the same milk producing capacity.
The period of profitable milking does not
terminate at the same age with all cows
alike. Some hold out longer than Others,
but, as a rule, the best effects do not reach
beyond the eighth year of the cows age.
The quantity Of milk given generally keeps
up till the cow is about ten years old, and
sometimes considerably longer; but after a
cow has reached her eighth year, her milk
is produced at greater cost of feed, and
after that age it costs more to fattenc her,
and her flesh depreciates in quality"
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1884-05-17

The Thirty Third Semi-Annual Session be-
gins September 4th, 1888, and ends January
25th, 1884. For Catalogue, and further in
formation, address
J. 7. WARD, D. D., President,
june % Westminster, Md.
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DELLAIRE, zANESVILLE AND
d CINCINNATI RAILROAD
lst Mortgage 6 per ct. Bonds.

Road completed in 1888 and in Successful
Operation Mortgage only $4,000 per mile,
which covers both road and equipment.
The Bonds now offered are sold by the own
ers for the purpose ofbuilding branch, which
will greatly increase the value and earnings
of the Main Line without addition to its debt.
We offer limited amount for sale at 929
and accrued interest.
Further particulars upon application to
JOHN A. HAMBLET0N & co.
WILSON, COLSTON & co.
apr a6.4t Bankers, Baltimore, Md.
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LUMBER 4 BUILDING MATERIALS
THE LOWEST MARKET RATE'
BALTIMORE, MD.
Convenient to westefa Maryland Railroad.
iuly l. 18S2-ly
TEw STORE, NEW GOODS. and
~ CHEAP.

have built Store Room next door to
INV old G stand, Bowers Hall, and my stock
Consists of a full line Of good fresh GRO
CERfES AND PROVISIONS, comprising
ali kinds Of Salt Meats, cut to suit, Salt Fish,
cotgsa, e. @ Sugar, Syrups, Spices, Chip Beef Bo-
logna Sausage. Flour, Corn, and Buckwheat
Meal. and ali articles generally kept in good
Grocery and Provision Store, MI Of which will
he sold low, delivered TO any part of the toEp,
With long experience and by strict attention
To bus;aess, / solicit a liberal share of the
pupnS uDs Pa'f JOHN H. BOWERS.
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"ESTERN MARYLAND
w COLLEGE.
FOR STUDENTS Of BOTH SEXES
B6 SEPARATE DEPARTMENTS.
Organized under the auspices Of the Methodist
81 Protestant Church, 1867. ~
pg1 Incorporated By Act of assembly, 1865.

Ha .r- .-..sE -Tz
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FARMERS, THIS WAY.

june %
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DYsPEPsIA-NERvoUsNEss.

mar sam
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1884-01-10
Indian Remedy for Cowboys.

Last summer General Sherman made
his last annual inspection of the military
posts of the army, and good story is
told by one of his staff officers of his
visit to one of the western frontier forts.
When the general arrived there was a
large crowd of Indians on hand to look
at the Big Chief of the Whites" as
they called him. After they had looked
him over to their hearts content, one
of them approached and said: ugh,
big Indian heap want present of
cannon General Sherman glanced
at the brave and replied: Il cannot
give you a cannon. What do you want
them for? You mean to use them
against my soldiers Now, an Indian
is not often guilty of anything app
preaching wit, but this one did very
well, for he said, as he shook his head:
mo want cannon to kill soldiers. Can
kill soldiers with sticks. Want cannon
to kill cowboy" The reply was good
one, but Mr.. Indian didn't get his
cannon all the same.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1884-01-10
Another st. Louis Girl.

A rich Chicago girl was visiting a
poor friend who was teaching school in
St Louis, and the two girls were talk
ing over their respective situations in
life
You have to work very hard, don't
you?" asked the Chicago girl.
Yes, was the answer, '.but 1 find
a great deal to interest and entertain
me-"
Il don't do anything, but have
good time, and | enjoy it thoroughly"
Il should think you would"
'Lets change for awhile How
would you like to be in my shoes?''
"Well," said the ST. Louis girl, look
ing at the foot of the other one, ''there's
only.one thing against it.
Whats that, prayP"
"Why, dear, if got into your shoes
to-day, the papers all over the country
would come out tomorrow morning
with faring head lines: Mysterious
Disappearance of Another St. Louis
Girl, and don't want any unpleasant
notoriety Merchant Traveller.
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Crime, Tyranny and Small Feet In
China.

A large proportion of the throng at
the Baptist minister's meeting yester-
day were women assembled to hear
Miss Adele Fields, for eighteen years a
missionary in or near Swallow, China,
speak of her experience among the
Chinese women Miss Fields said the
progress of Christianity among the wo-
men of China had been slow, but the
difficulties encountered at every step
were enormous. Infanticide was ter
ribly common crime among them, and
it was very hard to persuade them that
it was sinful to kill a girl baby. One
woman, long after she had become q
Christian and a Jealous worker for the
church, was smitten with the convic-
ton of her guilt in having destroyed
her five daughters within an hour of
the birth of each. She went to Miss
Fields and asked if she might hope to
be forgiven.
The bandaging of the feet of Chinese
girls t. stop their growth was horri-
bic evil, and one that the missionaries
had strven hard, and with some sue
cess to check. The practice dated back
900 years. A very brutal man once
told Miss Fields that if the women were
not thus crippled they would be as
strong as the men, and The latter would
no longer be able to beat them
There is very little marital felicity in
China. The girl had 40 voice in the
choice of husband. She was simply
carried to her intended father-in-law'
house and there introduced TO the
bridegroom. What did you think of
him when you first saw him?" was
question Miss Fields had often asked,
and the reply almost invariably was:
81 hated him." Except among the
Christians, wife beating was carried on
in every family. A friend of Miss Fields
who had gained the affections of a Chi
nese wife, was approached by the lat
ter, who whispered in her ear: ''Does
your husband often beat you?f II am
sorry he is dead" said widow, refer
ring to her deceased hus band. s'He was
very good to me. He seldom beat me-"
Their standard of happiness was not to
be beaten often. None had an idea of
what it was not to be beaten at all
NeU York Sun
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Mr.. Allerton, whose SIS, 900, 900 were
made as a cattle dealer, is mentioned
by his Chicago acquaintances as
Sam" THE dear old fellow" said
Emery A. Storrs the other day, ''has an
instinct for discovering people who are
in trouble. | was once riding with him
in railroad coach and caught him
watching a young, plainly-dressed
woman, who sat ahead of US. 'Storrs,
said he, that woman amt got no
money How do you know itp' l
asked. I've watched her each time
we've stopped for meals and she didn't
get out She didn't eat nothing The
next stopping place for meals, Allerton
addressed her in his blunt, fatherly
way. Nobody could misinterpret his
motives. He saw that the young wo-
man was well taken care of until the
journey was over Similar anecdotes
by the score are told of the millionaire,
once a bare-footcd plow-boy.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1884-01-10

a State immigration Office to point
out the advantages of North Carolina
as home for immigrants has been
opened in New York. Circulars have
been issued announcing that farms for
500, 900 families at from 50 to $40 per
acre can be had in North Carolina. The
average Summer temperature for the
whole State is IS degrees. and the av-
erage in Winter is 43 degrees. The
timber interest is of great variety and
value.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1884-01-10

If ever anybody is miserable, it is an
average everyday sort of man, who
mas on his hands, to entertain, one of
those good young gentlemen who
knows all about BRIG a. hrac and can
tell at a glance how lady's dress is
cut and can match worsteds. It's the
fiend's own task to know what to do
with him. You ask him TO take glass
of wine. No. Will he have a cigar?
No. Will he 60 round to the club and
play game of billiards? No. Would
he like to go and see football game?
No. And then you get desperate and
say: Let's have pound of candy
Boston Post.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1884-01-10

The London General Omnibus Com
pany, which has given q fair trial to the
experiment of using Belgian horses, has
given itup. 1t has been ascertained that
the serviceable life of a Belgian horse
Costing 5000 does not average more
than six years; while British horse
Costing on an average no more) will
last double the time. When the Bel
gian horse is used up, the company can
only get $40 or $50 for him. The Brit
ish horse, under similar conditions, will
realize S75
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A RUN ON A DRUG STORE.

Never was such a rush made for any
Drug Store as is now at Robinson &
Hinrichs for Trial Bottle of DIR. King s
New Discovery for Consumption, Coughs
and Colds. All persons affected with
Asthma, Bronchitis, Hoarseness, Severe
Coughs or any affection of the Throat
and Lungs, can get Trial Bottle of this
great remedy free, by calling at above
Drug Store. Regular size S1.00. 5
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CARES OF LIFE.-As we come to them
they are received, borne with, and passed
over with no more than thought, if we
are In the injoyment of health, but if
suffering with Piles or skin disease of
any kind they magnify hundred fold
Emil Fischel or F. G. Buerstatte the
Druggists, have DIR. Bosanko's Pile
Remedy which is an absolute cure for
any ELECTION of this kind and is sold at
80 DENTS. 9
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BUCKLEN'S ARNICA SALyF.

The best salve ia the world for cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever
sores, letter, chapped hands, chilblains,
corns, and all skin eruptions, and posl
lively cures piles. 1t is guaranteed to
give perfect satisfaction or money re-
funded. Price Csc per box. For sale
by Robinson & Hinrichs. 16mar84
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Because George S. Avery, of Groton,
Conn, refused to keep his engage
ment of marriage with young widow
of that town the people burned him in
effigy.