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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1885-01-24
What a Cent Grows To.

a cent seems of little value, but if it is
only doubled few times, it grows to a
marvellous sum. A young lady in Port
land caught her father in very rash prom
ise by a knowledge of this fact on her part.
She modestly proposed that if her father
would give her only one cent on one day,
and double the amount on each successive
day for just one month, she would pledge
herself never to ask of him another cent of
money as long as she lived. Pdter .fansil-
ias, not stopping to run over the figures in
his head, and not supposing it would
amount to large sum, was glad to accept
the offer at once, thinking it also a favora-
BILE opportunity to include a possible mar
riage dowry in the future. On the twenty
fifth day he became greatly alarmed, lest if
he complied with his own acceptance he
might be obliged to be ''declared bank
rupt on his own petition.
But on the thirtieth day the young girl
demanded only the pretty little sum Of
5,369, 1912! The astonished merchant
was only too happy to cancel the claim by
advancing handsome cash payment for
his folly in allowing himself to give bond,
for his word he considered as good as his
bond, without noticing the consideration
therein expressed, and by promising to re-
turn to the old custom of advancing smaller
sums daily until otherwise ordered.
Our arithmetical reporter has been "fg-
uring on ii" and says that if the old gen
tleman had fulfilled his promise, his daugh-
ter would have had, upon the receipt of
the thirtieth payment, the snug little total
of SIC, 6,517.43.
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Aoetiral
THINGS THAT NEVER DIE.
Al he Year Round.

The pure, the bright, the beautiful,
That stirred our hearts in youth;
The impulse to wordless prayer,
The.dreams ofloye and truth
The longing after something lost,
The spirits yearning cry,
The striving after better hopes
These things can never die.
The timid hand stretched forth to aid
a brother in his need,
The kindly word in griefs dark hour
That proves friend indeed
The plea for mercy, softly breathe1,
When justice threatened high,
The sorrow of contrite heart
These things shall never die.
The memory of "a elasping hand,
The pressure of a klss,
And all the triaes sweetand frail
That make up life's bliss;
If with firm, unchanging faith,
And holy trust and high,
Those hands have elasped and lips have met
These things shall never die.
The cruel and the bitter word
That wounded as it fell,
The chilling want of sympathy
We feel but never tell
The hard repulse that chills the heart
Whose hopes were bounding high,
In an unfading record kept
These things shall never die.
Let nothing pass, for every hand
Must find some work to do;
Lose not a chance to waken Love
Be firm and just and true.
So shall a light that cannot fade
Beam on thee from on high,
And angels voices say to thee
These things shall never die.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1885-01-24

1t is said that Chief Justice Coleridge
first obtained notice as lawyer by the
following simple incident: while he was
pleading the cause of a man on trial for
murder. In the course of his long argu-
ment candle in the jury box fickered and
went out, leaving the court room in dark
ness. He stopped speaking, and the 81
lenc, in the court for a moment was op-
pressive. The scene, with its dark shad-
ows, its grim faces, the scarlet robes of the
Judge, and the haggard face of the murder
er, was worthy of Rembrandt. The usher
replaced the light and Coleridge resumed
his address. ''Gentlemen of the jury, you
have solemn duty, very solemn duty, to
discharge. The life of the prisoner of the
bar is in your hands You can take it
by word. You can extinguish that life
as the candle by your side was extinguish-
ed moment ago But it is not in your
power, it is not in the power of any of us
of any one in this court or out of ito
restore that life, when once taken, as that
light has been restored" A thrilling eff
feet was produced and the case was won.
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whom your husband sees home, inwardly
wishing her at the devil and himself in bed,
is simply putting thoughts into his head
which would not have entered otherwise.
At the same time, remember the prayer,
"Lead US not into temptation and do not,
on any account, trust your husband with
any one who has not great respect for
herself. | may say, trust no woman, but
trust your husband till you find him out.
IF any young woman goes for him, take the
three-legged stool to her, and make your
self so doubly agreeable to the man that
he viii never dream Of looking at another
o, what an easy task it is to manage the
man you love; and really they all want
managing
When | hear men say II have the
sweetest little wife in the world, but she is
not very afectionate, or "she don't care to
90 out with me, etc., then [ see there is
a screw loose somewhere, and he goes firt-
ing around while she stays passively at
home (for the most part miserable) and
not knowing how to remedy the evil. But
if wives 90 out with their worse halves, and
take their stand in this way, there would
be fewer heartaches and less use for divorce
laws. [ should like to see my husband
Gf had one) go out every day driving
splendid team alone, while [ sat at home
l should just ike to see him try it. /
would never, in the first place, let him get
into the bad habit of leaving me out of his
pleasures l would make myself so agree
able that he would always make me his fast
companion, and believe me, ladies, if you
would be companionable to your spouses,
feed them well, dress for them, make your
self indispensable to their comfort, you
could manage them as easily as baby, and
withal withhold not portion of that soft
fattery which is SO dear to every mans
heart Man thinks himself strong but
O, how weak he is in the hands of wife
possessing tact. Hoping my recipe will
beat that of giving the man the latch-key
and going lonely to bed, I conclude. de.-,San
Francisco Neacs- Letter
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An exchange says: "Did you ever stop
to think what tireless letter writer good
local paper is? Week after week reaching
into year after year, it goes on telling of
the marriages, births, deaths, and comings
of the people of the town, of business sue
cess or failure, accidents, crops, improve
ments, meetings, revivals; in fact, events of
all kinds. All is grist that comes to the
hopper of a good local paper. Why, if
you were to undertake to write letter
each week to your absent friend and tell
half the news that your local paper gives,
you would soon give up in despair. The
supposed pleasure becomes tiresome, the
letters grow shorter, farther apart, and
finally quit.
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CIGARS, TOBACCO,
SMOKERS SUPPLIES.
CHANGE OF PRoPRIEToRsHIP.

Having bought utthe stock of L. c. Trum-
bo, on Main street, near Court, | have re-
arranged the store and increased the stock
Patrons will find at all times Cigars of all
kinds, the various brands of Tobacco, Snuff,
Pipes, &c, &C. Persons in need of anything
in my line will find fine stock.
JOS. P. ALLGIRE.
nov lily Westminster, Nd.
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No good man is doubted or prosecuted
except by those who are condemned by his
good spirit and deeds.
If every year we rooted out one vice we
should soon become perfect men.
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Dar Incorporated By Act Of Assembly, 1868.


Occupies one of the most beautiful and
healthfnl sites in the State. Receives annual
appropriation f.om 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,
but kind Terms very moderate. A Schol-
nrship for Three Years Tuition for 500, and
Ito students having such Scholarship Board,
Room, Washing, Fuel and Light at the rate
of $166.67 per year. Has been in successful
operation for 16 years.
The Thirty-Fi Annual Session begins
September I'd, 1884, and ends January Both,
1886. For Catalogue, and further informa-
ton, address
1T. WARD, D. D., President,
july 5 Westminster, Md.
EsTABLIsHED 1926
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Modesty is to worth what shadows are
to painting; she gives to it strength and
relief.
Gratitude is the throwing out Of our
hearts in the light of another's kindness.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1885-01-24

SIeepers and languid worshippers in
church imperil their souls, if not their
bodies. Though the services be ever so
dull, God is present to hear and bless, and
is not to be dishonored by Indifference and
listlessness.
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T q. sT1TELY g. SON,
LIBERTY ST., WESTMINSTER, MD.

LIBERTY ST, WESTMINSTER, MD.
Having associated with me in business my
SON Oliver, the business viii now be run under
the name and firm of j. @. Stitely y Son,
where you viii constantly find on hand full
and select assortment of
Agricultural Implements and Ma
chinery of All Kinds.
The Champion Cord Binders, Reapers and
Mowers, Oliver Chilled Plows, Lebanon
Wrought Share Plows, Hench Cultivators,
SPRING-TOOTH HARROWS
Both riding and walking; Evans Check Row
Corn Planters, the Wyard Hand Planters,
Corn Shelters, Feed Cutters and Mas
ticators, Thomas Hay Rake,
The Bullard Hay Feeder, Empire
Engines, Separators
And Clover HulIers, The Empire and Bick-
GRAIN AND GUANO WHEAT DRILLS,
Wheat Fans, Single and Double Shovel Plows,
Single Trees. Also
FULL LINE OF REPAIRS.
The Buckeye Iron Pump
Cucumber Pumps and Tubing
OF all kinds. We now call your special at
tention to the celebrated Emerson & Fisher
BUGGIES AND PH#TONS.
Have just received fresh carload of them,
and are now ready to accommodate our many
friends and customers with the best Buggies
in the State for the money.
B@-AN UNRIvALLED COMBINATION
Of cheapness, durability and style. Extra
ordinary successi
sw- OVER 100, 900 CARRIAGES SOLD
And perfect satisfaction given. Come and
see the newest styles, with latest improve
ments, and select Buggy, Ph@ton, Family
Carriage, Cart or Spring Wagon, made by
the Emerson & Fisher Company expressly for
our trade.
j. Q. STITELY & SON.
Liberty Street, opposite Depot,
feb 16 84:tf Westminster, Md.
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ELoURI FLoURI FLoURl
Westminster FIGURING Mills,
W. S. MYER & BRO. PRorRrrrops.
Manufacture and have on sale the following
brands of Flour:
Oriole Family
A No. Family
Westminster Family
PARIS Ridge Family
Westminster Extra
Above Brands Flour on sale at Barrel Prices,
in
Half Barrel Sacks, t9s fbs.)
Charter g 60 (49 TBS
Eighth :. :, % ga ga TBS. M
Have constantly on hand and for sale Bran,
Middlings and Offall in general Agents for
Standard Brands of Fertilizers.
For sale at Manufacturers Prices.
feb 1SS2-1y
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ELoURI FLoURI FLoURl
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Having associated with me in business my
son Oliver, the business viii now be run under
the name and firm Of j. @. Stitely 4 Son,
where you viii constantly find on hand full
and select assortment of
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1885-01-24

Our stock is now complete for the autumn
season. We have big variety of
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EsTABLIsHED ..ls2e
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-12-12
Halleck Happenings.

HALLECK, Dec. Winter is here
in full blast as also are parties, and
social gatherings of young folks
The last one occurred Saturday
evening Dec. 9th. The young folks
express themselves as being well
satisfied with the pleasure of the
evening" but the old folks of the
community they-well, it just beats
all how some girls make mashes in
this country.
The singing school at this place
is progressing finely under the di
rection of Prof. Baker who is an
experienced and very proficient mu
sic teacher. Mr.. Baker is also Civ
ing lessons in instrumental music tC
many of the bellies of Clinton.
Jos. Kelley is making and repair
ing wagons for the people in this
vicinity.
Constable johnson, of Morgantown
was here last week on business.
Arlie Hawkins bought small
farm of /. n. Austin few days ago
Nathan Kerns' pension has been
allowed.
Mr.. Colebank and daughters from
Stewartstown are visiting in thi
section. S
Geo. W. johnson, Esq, passed
through here Friday.
Lee Kerns and Miss Minnie keis
KEEL were married Sunday Nov. Goth
at Gainesville, by Rev. X. S. Welsh
Here is our hand.
The lecture of Mrs. King was en-.
tirely successful. 1t showed not
only deep thought, but well matured
ideas and arrangement.
Rev. R. S. Welsh preached here
Sunday.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-12-12
Wise Etchings.

WISE, Dec. Bad colds is the
order of the day here Your cores
pendent is quite unwell at the pres
ent time.
Mrs. n. j. Staggers is quite sick
at this writing.
Mr.. VIM. f. Staggers is also quite
ill at present.
Rev. j. w. Woodruff has moved in
his new house in town.
Mr.. VIM. Mobley has moved in
the house lately vacated by Rev. j.
W. Woodruff.
There were two lawsuits here
yesterday.
Mr.. w. S. Hillery. of Wadestown,
was here yesterday
Mr.. James Haines was in town
yesterday.
Mr.. b. II. Rice, of Wadestown,
passed through here yesterday with
fine animal of the bovine species.
The people are staying the ever
festive porker and getting'their teeth
sharpened for the feast.
Mr.. Ellis Cox of Wadestown was
in town few days ago.
Lantz q Harker have received
another large invoice of new goods.
Wise, like her sister town, Wades
town, is one of the most horrible
places for mud in the whole coun-
try.
Mr.. Jonathan Sholl, of Deep Val
ley, Pa, is repairing the steam mill
here.
Miss Maggie Haines, of Wades-
town, was visiting at w. +. Staggers'
yesterday.
Mrs. Josephine Lantz Is visiting
at her fathers in Jollytawn, Pa.
DIR. Milton Shgiver, of Jollytown,
Pa, was in town yesterday.
Mrs. Sarah Lantz, of Jolfytown,
Pa, is quite ill at this writing.
Mr.. Burt Clovis, of Jollytown, Pa,
was here yesterday.
Mr.. solomon Russell gsaced our
streets with his presence yester-
day.
Mr. S. II. Shriver was in town
yesterday as happy as ever
No weddings to report this week.
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Our Baker Ridge Budget.

BAKER RIDGE. Dec 4.-The New
DOMINION is fast growing in favor
with the people. Wherever people
see it who previously did not know
its excellence it leaves them under
conviction. They say after reading
it, What a splendid paper; it is
much better than | thought it was.
Our literary society still fourishes
+. j. EVERY, late of Kansas, visited
it on Saturday night, but came more
to take peep at our girls. He found
them all so good looking that he
could not make choice. Jack
taught for us once and has lots OF
friends here.
Miss Simpson is getting along well
with our school. Give us more fe-
male teachers for our schools. Big
boys have too much respect for a
young lady to act badly, consequent.
In they have less trouble in govern
ing their schools.
Dong Hartman has brought a
bran new wife home from Pennsylva-
MIA. oh, my! but he is proud OF
her. and of course has reason to be,
/ hear many speak well of her.
wish some one here would get
married Our girls say it is not
their fault. The boys ought to be
ashamed of this.
Some of the people are butcherine
fine hogs and some are not Hogs
seem to be scarce to what they used
to be- Give us back the good old
days of fat hogs, pumpkin pies,
buckwheat cakes and cane molasses
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-12-12

anniversary of the wedding of Mr.
and Mrs. Dayton, and those present
embraced the opportunity of calling
and spending an enjoyable evening.
JeffersoHidn- PldiRde dler.
DIR. and Mrs. II. J. Cole returned
on Friday from a pleasant visit
amongst relatives in Illinois and
West Virginia, and received warm
welcome from their large circle of
/ friends here While in West Nir-
ginia they attended the Centennial
celebration of the town of Morgan
town, and brought with them fruit
gathered from pear tree on lot
in that town belonging to the
Doctors uncle-the tree being one
hundred years old.-Norf'olk, NeJ.,
Journal
Prof. Brown, Principal of the Nor
NAL, has offered ten dollar prize to
the member of the school who will
write the best essay ON the subject:
(which is the greatest of the Amer
lean Poets?' and a five dollar prize
to the one giving the best declama-
ton. The contest will take place at
commencement in June. A commit
tee to be selected will decide upon
the best productions. Quite likely
the number of contestants will be
large. Mr.. Brown is making an
earnest effort to advance the students
of the Normal, and he adopts this
excellent method to aequaint them
with American literature, and to cul-
tivate their evolutionary powers.
The field for the essays is broad
and deeply interesting one. and some
very fine productions may be expect
ed Chenille Banner.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-12-12
University Notes.
BY OUR SPECIAL REPORTER.


President Turner returned Satur-
day evening from flying trip to
Cameron.
All excuses or absences hereafter
have to be gotten from the President
instead of from the individual Pro
fessor in whose classes the absence
occurred. as was done previously.
This arrangement will considerably
lessen the number of absences in a
month as the BOYS cannot obtain so
many excuses from one man as they
can from three or four. For even
the checklist prep enters the Presi-
dents room with fear and trembling
in search of an excuse. for he says
he don't believe in boys staying away
from recitations an account of a
pain in the little finger.
Moot court is the order of the day
in the law school. AT almost any
hour of the day there can be seen
Judge Wiley gravely considering
knotty legal points, brought forth
by these young attorneys in these
imaginary suits. The best speech
of the University bar was delivered
on Monday by Clarence Ollie, Esq.
Joe Devine, one of the old boys, is
in town visiting the scenes of his
school life and to see his friends.
Joe is a good fellow and the sight of
his genial countenance was the sig
nal for quite an outburst of welcome
from the boys as he entered Chapel
ON Monday morning.
The senior metaphysics class has
been wrestling since the beginning
of this term with Bascom's Natural
Theology, but up to this time the
old man continues to hold the BOYS
down.
The literary societies are busy
making arrangements for the coming
contest. All factional strife seems
to have been forgotten, and now all
are preparing for the great combat
The senior class will give its first
performance ON the 18th of this
month.
1t was generally understood at
the beginning of the year that quite
a number of new books were to be
added to the University library dur
ing the year. If this is so they
ought to be gotten before the end of
the year if possible, in order that all
the boys may have advantage of
them. They are needed, certainly.
FUNNY THINGS TO SEE
Getzandaner telling the Presi-
dent why he didn't write home
oftener
Emmert soliloquizing whether to
call or not to call, deciding not to
call
Crawford trying to rush two girls
and being mashed on both.
Lieutenant Wilson trying to buy
$40 horse.
Jamison eat two pounds of beef
steak and drink four cups of coffee
for breakfast
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-12-12
Cheat Neck Chat,

CHEAT NECK. Dee. John II. Rude
of this place died suddenly at
Stewartstown, Nov. a5th. The re-
mains were brought home and inter
red in the Fletcher graveyard on the
9th.
Rev. Conway will begin a series
of meetings at Calvary on Tuesday
evening, the Sth inst.
Miss Linnie Stewart, of Easton,
has been visiting Mrs. VIM Donald.
son for the past week.
Mrs. A. ID. Lyons has been sick
for two weeks past.
Mrs. Emma Simeaton, of Scott
dale, is here visiting her father, J.
r. Sheets.
l.. ID. Sisler, teacher at Oak Grove
school, gave his scholars a spelling
school on Friday evening.
Mrs. Hattie Goodwin has returned
home from Fairchance where she
was visiting her father-in- law, Ben
jamin Goodwin.
Little Bessie Baker, of this place
has returned after a two weeks visit
in your town.
Born, on the 10Th ult. to Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Irwin, son.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-12-12
Views and Interviews.
A GENERAL MELANGE.

The height of some peoples am
bition is to see their pictures on the
walls of photograph gallery" said
Protzman, the photographer, to the
NEW DOMINION the other day.
Exactly"
Yes, if we take a picture, the
next time the original comes in he's
certain, in nine cases out of ten, to
begin examining the show cases for
that picture the first thing. Or, If
it has already been there for some
time and has been changed, he no.
tees the change in second"
Vain animal, ehY'
You're safe in remarking that he
is
Does anybody ever ask you to
put his picture up where it can be
SEEM
Does he? Fifty to one that asks
me not to"
suppose you don't object?"
Certainly not. It's my business,
and after all it is very innocent
weakness and everybody has it in
some form or other."
*x*
Has the Christmas present trade
commenced yet?" was asked of Mr.
J. Nj. Reed, who has just laid in his
stock of Christmas bric-a -brac.
"Oh, yes; but the rush hasn't be-
gun yet"
~
BY the way, this question of
Christmas presents is a perplexing
one. What shall / get? is hard to
answer; but how shall pay for it?
is so much harder that it knocks the
other out in the first round. Neither
of them, however, troubles editors
much, for they ale not expected to
deal very heavily in the business.
On this subject of Christmas pres
ents the Pittsburg Dispatch has a
sensible paragraph. Here it is:
There are not few young ladies
who expect Christmas presents from
a dozen or more gentlemen, and they
are not slow at dropping hints to
that effect. Some even go so far as
to designate the character of the
present, leaving the giver no discre-
ton in the matter. 1t may be true,
also, that some young men indicate
to their friends that which they ex-
pect from them, because there is a
deal of Stiffness among the young
men of the present age. Presents
given under stress of this kind lose
all the characteristics of gifts, tokens
or mementoes. Instead of represent
ing affection and esteem, they simply
indicate a mercenary disposition. In
fact, the solicitation of a gift is
equivolant to asking for it's money
value, because that is all the value it
possesses.
1--WE have at last gotten control of
the skating rink said member of
the brass band yesterday.
Going to keep open every mighty"
mo; three evenings week-Mon-
day, Wednesday and Friday"
"Have anything but skating?"
YES, we expect to have some
other attraction once a week. Can
not state the nature of these enter
tainments yet, but everything will
be done to make them worthy of pa
tronage. Come around"
Thanks"
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-12-12
From Across The Creek.

DURBANNAH, Dec. S.-Miss Ellis
widows returned home last Sunday
after a protracted visit with friends
in Fayette county.
Miss Allie Pride. who has beer
visiting her brother at PIT Marion
returned home Saturday.
Miss Ella Laishley spent a few
days last week with friends here.
Miss Hattie Pride will leave Mon.
day for Uniontown, where she eN-
poets to remain for some time.
Mr.. James Wright has made some
improvements ON his property.
Mr. Albert Baker and wife have
returned home from Pittsburg.
Miss Allie Frum is visiting her
home in Cass district.