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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-06
GEyERAL LOGAN SEES "MAY BLOSSOM"

General Logan, General Hawley, General
Barnum and MI M Ir5den Illinois occupied box at
last nights performance st to Maids IA square Iheare
ANA twruil five thuy ~ the Blaine aid Logan Wal
veterans occ upied seats n lie auditorium
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-06

To- iArsn 'aos, ,hs ss,2n.1 81 80 it .tt "a /,
preceding uris 10 nslv sait- d. srr' a's ra 81 a,
ffri-s ~ HrHfrn r ri ti- rff -
4, ysd. Ion, ia rsf,tu nIesi ~ th ~ rn5 ss'st tt
nat Pisfuacy as hoadrU
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-06
4 Roy FRUSTRATED NEAR NEWARK.

AdoIph Brockar i've, in three'tory house on Wash
iuetouagc. AZ BcUeyille, near Newark. In front Of
the house is. large walnut tree l25 feet high. On
Monday }lr and Mrs Brocker and thrr two children.
boy of six and girl Of three years, were seated 40
window opening on the balcony watching tie play Of
the lightning among the trees. bolt suddenly struck
the walnut tree and running along branch watch
reached To- the window the ye.anoa. passed down
the side e the house. cutting off some stone on it,
Tav Tho fragment cut OF weighed about nifty pounds
and the out was r.. clean n done with chI-eL The
entire family were stunned By the resulting shock, but
all Of them cred except the boy, who lay on the
f.or unconscious and could not bee aroused. Nr.
Brocker picked mp The child IN his auu- and ran with
him 10 the next house where physician WAS sent Tor
but before he arrived the child recovered conscious
ness Yesterday however, he was unable 20 walk.
lie blue from the shoulder TO the knee on the right
side Of mi, body. bat does not appear 20 suffer pam
whraood in the vicinity was struck and partly
stripped of ITS bark.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-06
po!itieIl Notifies.

Al Banner--ne-t Portrat. in tAe city Campaign
, nut.fnenIs- send iJT illustrated Circular
N"i--'0 COBB co, ls3 Fulton-st. y. Y
Al Political Ban er-. Flags and rertrsts
0' NJ pusns-sG 0ld Reliable headquarters since is41
lampaign Hammer Ouihi Co..
40 Vesey ST and 33l Broadway
Visit our et Banner Roo ms and Portrait Gallery.
Pnteut Waterproof Openwors Net Banners.
IIandsme durable New designs sole ManufacturerB
under letters pseaL Infripgemsnbs will 10 prosecuted
ARTISTIC portraits and campaig equlpmentA - -
III. H. LEVY q co. n W0osssFsI
Artise Net Banner- kleg portraits newest dcssiA
l. u. OBRIEN !. CO. AFtists,
716 Broadway and ~ East l3tAsI
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-06
,,,-,,or,aa .,a,l he deniee entry.

other pert wher hoera reported shall he deneo entry
such merchandise from other European ports Is not TO ne
led exc Mt upon presentation OF Official csrneats
that n Is INFECTED, ard that cholera exists az tne
place from which IL comes.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-06
HENDRICKS SWALLOWED WHOLE.

There orc repeat that n'tnnS Democratic success
bring with II will be- bal IN Its nature and As dAh
gerou In It's consequences u the fuurs OF this Republic
As the mere fact OF Mr. Blaiaes election And ready
further 10 declare that for his while had my
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-06
our COUNTRFS BALLS.

whine from Washington august tha' we nave D.
ceenees coasts ErOther HAM hkea Iue Amer
can nay assured nation dsstes 10 atiack u.s.
Say, frcemen, have " heard tie cry
Our nIt1ye lands IN danger
There stand, all deep, strong ana ngh,
To ward the warning sTauger
But, look ye, free pen brothers all,
While sous ike ours nee la her,
the bravest foe could q 'e- aupau
Even did they dare asSan her
No ramparts shall surround her
save hearts like yours and mine-
No baitements shall bound her
Save Neptunes rolling brine
She needs NO walls her shores along
doubtful strength 10 lend her,
Bold hearts, brave arins-taese columns strong
or freemen, shall defend her
The migh that guard each shore
Three thousand miles asuDder,
These syub Olize as loud they roar,
Her frcssen's voice Of thnaderl
No ranparts shall surround her
save hearts like yours and mine
No baftleLaents shall bound her
Save Septuues rolling bnnel
WILLIAM WALLACE.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-06

GENERAL ORDER REGARDING MERCHANDISE.
Collector Robertson yesterday issued a gen
ERA order that merchandise, especially rags, arriving
6on Egyptian pors Marsees and Toulcn, or from any
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1884-02-02
Curing a Bad Memory.

Yonr memory is bad, perhaps, but l can
tell you two secrets that will cure the worst
memory. One is too read subject when
you are strongly interested. The other is
not only to read, but think. When you
have read paragraph or page, stop
close the book-and try to remember the
ideas on that page, and not only recall them
vaguely to your mind, but put them into
words and speak them out. Faithfully
follow these two rules and you will have
the golden keys of knowledge. Besides
inattentive reading, there are other things
injurious to memory, One is the habit
of skimming over newspapers, all in con-
fused tumble, never to be thought of again,
thus cultivating habit of careless reading
hard to break Another is the reading of
trashy novels. Nothing is so fatal to read
ing with profit as the habit of running
through story after story, and forgetting
them as soon as read. know a gray
haired woman, lifelong lover of books,
who sadly declared that her mind had
been ruined by such reading,
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1884-02-02
The Way Plate Glass Is Made.

To cast, roll, polish and burnish plate
glass requires machinery of peculiar con-
structiou aud ''plant" that is costly by
reason of Its complex nature The pouring
of liquid glass from the furnace upon the
cast-iron plates, and the subsequent rolling,
are processes comparatively simple. Any
housekeeper who has used rooling pin on
a batch of pie-crust dough performs an
operation very similar to this stage of plate
glass making. 1t is succeeding processes
of grinding and polishing and final hurnish-
ing that require the time and costly mechan-
ism. After leaving the rolls and bed plate
the glass is rippled and rough and only fit
for grantings or skylights. Each plate
must be transferred to machines that re-
semble the turntables of railway. On that
revolving platform the glass is cemented in
bed of plaster of Paris and the machine
started. Bearing heavily on the surface of
the glass are blocks of metal, and while in
motion the surfaces are supplied with sharp
sand and constant stream ofwater. The
next stage of the glass grinding process is
the same as to machinery, but instead of
sand coarse emery is used, The finer emery
is used in another revolving table, and SO
on for half a dozen times. The final pol
ishing is done by heavy reciprocating devices
fed with rouge, and maintaining constant
backward and forward motion, and also
lateral movement over the surface of the
crystal. All this requires the assistance Of
large force Of men, many of them skilled
laborers, After going through the differ
ept grindipgs and polishing the plate that
measured an inch in thickness is only
three.fourths of an inch thick, has lost all
its roughness, and is ready for the show
window of the purchaser.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1884-02-02
WALL PAPERS,

all new and handsome designs, just from the
factory.
Window Shades and Shade Goods
iaal eolers, 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 a very
high rate, but | am now making speciality
of them, and will guarantee to sell 25 per
cent. less than city prices. My 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 Papering done
cannot find any better or newer styles to Sc
lect from than | 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.
J. NJ. WELLS,
Zeiber Building, Main Street,
sep 22-tf Westminster, Md.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1884-02-02
Who are the "Black Flags P''
From tie Boston Journal

From tie Boston Journal
Readers of the dispatches relating to the
French war in Tonquin must have been
puzzled to understand the allusion to the
"Black Flags" who are spoken of as dis
tinct from the Annamese and the Chinese,
and who arc the most formidable opponents
the French have met. The Black Flags
are Chinese rebels and outlaws who took
refuge in the northern borders of AMMAN
twenty years, says, when the Canton rebel
lion in which they took part was suppressed
by the imperial army of China. Their chief
Liu l, was leader of the Canton rebels,
and is described as man of fine personal
presence, go years old, with hair and beard
like silver His character is of the heroic
order, and combines sagacity and courage,
and he possesses singular administrative and
organizing ability.
When the Black Flags fed to AMMAN
the king was too feeble to drive them out,
SO he allowed them to cultivate the wild
country among the mountains of Teinfu-
Chang on the understanding that they and
the natives would not molest each other.
Many adventurous spirits joined them
selves to the Black Flags, until now they
are estimated to number $4,000, while the
associated colonies of Yellow Flags and
White Flags number 60, 900 and 30, 900 re-
spectively Liu is the governor of all the
territory occupied by the Black Flags, and
arranges all matters of instruction and
maintenance, all agricultural and military
affairs and the administration of justice.
The country consists of forests and jun
giles with deep ravines and water-courses,
and the hills are invested by tigers and
wolves.
The old Black Flags now occupy noun
tain pass, which forms their inner strong
hold, and to approach this it is necessary
to cross succession of precipitous noun
tain ranges, which stand up like gigantic
walls. There are also two great water bar
riers which were constructed by diverting
the course of the Red river. Beyond all
these barriers is the Black Flag metropolis,
Tienfu-C Chang, which is an important COM
mercial centre.
All the fighting with the French has
been done outside the barriers, and agricul-
ture and business have gone on inside them
very much as before. The Black Flags
can muster about 10000 fighting men.
They are stalwart and daring, and fight
with desperate courage. If they should be
driven back and disorganized they would
still be capable of carrying on a protracted
and harassing guerrilla warfare.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1884-02-02
pallasting a Road With salt.

A large tract of the Colorado desert is
between two and three hundred feet below
the level of the ocean. 1t was once part
or branch of the Gulf of California, but
bar of sand formed at the mouth, and be-
ing cut off from communication with the
sea, the waters eVaporated aud the bed be-
came a basin of salt, A branch of the
Southern Pacific Railroad is partly ballasted
with this salt. In laying track to the salt
mine there, says the Los Angels Herald,
the builders were obliged to grade the road
for 1900 feet with blocks of beautiful
Jumps of crystals ofsalt. The quality is su>
perb and the supply inexhaustible. Grass
hoppers of enormous size and giant cent?
pedes have been preserved in it, it is said,
ane ard to-day, after the lapse of centuries,
of full siSe and original shape.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1884-02-02
Miseries of a Mean Man.
Bob Burdette.

Sometimes l wonder what mean man
thinks about when he goes to bed. When
he turns out the light and lies down.
The darkness closes in about him and he is
alone, and compelled to be honest with
himself. And not a bright thought, not a
generous impulse, not manly act, not
word of blessing, not a gratefullook, comes
to bless him again. Not penny dropped
into the outstretched palm of poverty, nor
the balm of loving word dropped into an
aching heart; no sunbeam of encouragement
cast upon struggling life; the strong right
hand of fellowship reached out to help
some fallen man to his feet-when none of
these things come to him as the "God bless
you" of the departed day, how he must
hate himself How he must try to roll
away from himself and sleep on the other
side of the bed When the only victory
he can think of is some mean victory, in
which he has wronged neighbor. No
wonder he always sneers when he tries
to smile How pure and fair and good all
the rest of the world must look to him, and
how cheerless and dusty and dreary must
his own path appear. Why, even one lone,
isolated act of meanness is enough to scat
ter cracker crumbs in the bed, of the aver
age ordinary man, and what must be the
feelings of man whose whole life is given
up to mean acts? When there is so much
suffering and heartache and misery in the
world anyhow, why should you add one
pound of wickedness or sadness to the gen
eral burden? Don't be mean, my boy.
Suffer injustice thousand times rather
than commit it once.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1884-02-02
A NNUAL ELECTION.

Office ofthe Westminster Cemetery Co.,
Westminster, Nd, Jan. III, 1884.
Notice is hereby given to the Shareholders
and Lotholders of the Westminster Cemetery
Company that the annual election for Pres
dent and Board of Six Managers Of said Com
pany, to serve for the ensuing year, will be
held at the office of the Company (Firemen's s
Hall) on Tuesday Evening, February 5, 1884,
between the hours of u and Q o clock, p. m.
JNO. J. REESE, Secretary.
P. S.-Notice is also given that the stated
monthly meeting of the present Board will be
held at Z o'clock, p. M, on the same day, at
which time full report of the operations of
the Company for the past year will be given
to the Shareholders and Lotholders.
JNO. J. REESE, Secretary.
ian 1885,.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1884-02-02

A correspondent of the Augusta, Ga,
Constitutionalist, writing from Halifax, N.
S., says: "Halifax is delightfully."- situated
on peninsula composed almost wholly of
rock. At the waters edge along the har-
Dor the ground is comparatively level.
From the harbor the town is built on an
ascent that rises gradually to the citadel,
300 feet above mean tide. 1t is the
strongest fortified town in America. Be
sides the citadel every important point on
the main land is fortified, and the harbor
islands are crowned with important for
tresses. 1t is one of the principal naval
stations of Great Britain on the western
continent. Frequently number of British
war vessels, under command of an Admiral,
are in the harbor. The sentiment of the
place is British"
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1884-02-02

The Yale College Annual Catalogue re-
Gently issued in pamphlet Of 1876 pages,
gives full information concerning the course
Of study and the opportunities afforded;
1t gives the names of 1882 students in all
the departments, 6l2 belonging to the four
aeademical classes. The necessary annual
expenses of the latter without including
apparel travelling and board in vacations }
are put down at from $3.50 to 5000. The
sum of $4,000 and upward is annually
applied to the relief of students who need
pecuniary aid The libraries of the insti-
tuition contain 161 900 volumes The first
wing of the Peabody Museum now open
daily to the public cost s176,OOO, and
contains the collections in mineralogy,
geology, zoology, ethnology, ETC., and halls
for instruction. For full account Of the
horological observatory, the gallery of fine
arts and other parts Of this great system we
must refer the reader to the pamphlet,
which may be obtained from the Treasurer,
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1884-02-02

A HEAP OF SKULLs.-An old fort has
been discovered near Redfeld, Dakota, and
in it over two hundred human skulls have
been e4humed. There are three theories
advanced. First, it is said that a party of
nearly seven hundred people started from
Wisconsin, and before they reached the
Missouri river were met by savages, and
many were massacred, and the survivors
turned back into Minnesota. Second, that
the people were taken prisoners and slaught-
cred, as on nearly all the same side Of the
head is mashed in. Third, as almost all of
them have double teeth all around on the
lower jaw, and as neither Indians nor
Europeans as rule have teeth of that de-
scription, they may date back to the mound
builders.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1884-02-02

To CURE CHAPPED HANDs'-A writer
in the Philadelphia, Pa, Ledger gives the
following: Take bottle that will hold
about pint to the drug store, and have
the druggist to put in it FIVE cents worth
each of the tincture Of benzoin and glycer-
inc. Then gil the bottle with soft water
(either rain or hydrant water will answer }
After washing the hands, apply the mix
ture and let it dry in. This will not only
cure chapped hands, but will make the skin
beautiful and soft Shake the bottle up
well before using, as the ingredients settle
to the bottom.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1884-02-02

As matter Of fact the young women of
this day are showing much more useful
tendency than the young men. They are
seeking work and supporting themselves in
most instances with better judgment and
more courage than is displayed by the av-
erage young man.-Philadelphia Times.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1884-02-02
ian l9.Rt.
MO. 2l2s EQUITY.

In the Circuit Court for Carroll county.
Hezekiah Hahn, Trustee, VS.. Lydia Hahn
and others.
Notice is hereby given to the creditors OF
Samuel Hahn, late of Carroll county, de-
ceased, having claims against said deceased,
unsatisfed out of his personal estate, to file
their said claims, properly proven and authen-
ticated, with the Clerk of said court, in the
above cause, on or before the 18th day oi
March, 1884.
By order of said Court.
JNO. j. BAUMGARTNER, JR.,
;an12-4t Auditor.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1884-02-02

A keen student of human nature must
have written the following: "When you
see young man sailing down street shortly
after midnight with collar mashed down
his neck, you can make up your mind
there's young girl crawling upstairs not
far distant, with her shoes under her arm
aud an extinguished lamp in her hands
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1884-02-02

The game Of chess comes from the East,
and the Arabs knew it before us and prac-
tise it still. The expression checkmate,
which sounds like pure Anglo-Saxon, is a
corruption of the French echs mat, which
is itself only the Arabic sheilh maat-'the
sheikh is dead, " ''the king is taken"
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1884-02-02
Select Aoetrg.
A LEAP YEAR VISION.

Eugene Fled in Hartford Times.
Can forget that winter night
In eighteen eighty-four,
When Nellie, charming little sprite,
Came tapping at the door?
Good evening, mis-" 1 blushing said,
For in my heart knew
And, knowing, hung my pretty head
That Nellie came TO WOO.
She clasped my big red hand and fell
Adown upon her knees,
And cried: "You know love you WELL
So be my husband, please"
And then she swore she'd ever be
A tender wife and true
All, what delight it was to me
That Nellie came to WOO
She'd lace my shoes and darn my hose,
And mend my shirts, she said,
And gre ase my comely Roman nose,
Each night on going to bed;
She'd build the fires and fetch the coal,
And split the kindlings, too
Loves perjuries o'erwhelmed her soul
When Nellie came to woo.
And as /, blushing, gave no check,
To her advances rash,
She twined her arms about my neck
And toyed with my moustache;
And then she pleaded for kiss,
While I-what could do
But coyly yield me to that bliss
When Nellie came to WOO?
1 am engaged, and proudly wear
A gorgeous diamond ring,
And shall wed my lover fair
Some time in gentle spring.
face my doom without sigh
And so, forsooth, would you,
Ifyou but loved as fond as l,
And Nellie came to WOO.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1884-02-02

Once upon a time women died; and as
the mourners were carrying her to the grave
they tripped against a stump and let the
coffin fall. She revived, having been only
in deep trance. Two years after she really
died, and as they were carrying her down
the same road and neafed the same stump
the disconsolate widower sobbed, Steady,
boys; steady there. Be very careful
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1884-02-02
Inducements to those Begin
ming Housekeeping.

aA-Stock will be opened and ready for
inspection SECOND WEEK IN FEBRU-
AIRY. ian26
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1884-02-02
SINCE THE BIG FIRE

The Zeiber Building has been rebuilt and
am hack in my new store, and am now get
ting in choice line of
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1884-02-02
Part Finished and Part Unfinished

Those wishing to select the Finish and
Upholstering can have it done under the
supervision of Mr.. S. V. BANKARD.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1884-02-02

A xES, the best in the market, for sale by
IN A. N. STEPHAN.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1884-02-02

Peoples intentions can only be decided
from their conduct.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1884-02-02
A VALUABLE FARM NEAR
IA WESTMINSTER,
AT PRIVATE SALE.

The subscriber, desiring 10 decline farming,
will sell the Farm on which he now resides,
situated within mile of Westminster, near
the turnpike. 1t containes about
lS5 ACRES OF LAND, MORE OR LESS,
which is in high state of cultivation. The
improvements consist of commodious and
substantial Buildings of all me- a,-o
cessary kinds, and in complete I&Al
order. The Farm is well wa III IfnI1f
tered and has an abundance of Az1@as9-4aszz;
excellent Fruit upon it. To any person De
slring well equipped property, in good con
ton in every respect, and situation unsur,
passed for healthfulness and convenience, WIN
do well to examine this property. Terms
will be made easy. Call upon or address
LAWRENCE ZEPP,
dec1.tf Westminster, Nd.
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-10-11

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