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FOE SALE Aaw7a
Nice Little Home, one mile 81 ~ f5ISN
from Westminster; 60 acres of s2l423z113zz-
prime land, good brick house; price, $500.
245 acres prime land; elegant buildings; II
miles from Baltimore, near railroad; price
S13, 200. 100 acres of same farm would be
sold with good dwelling, &C.; price So, 900.
I01 acres on the W. NJ R. R., near tinks-
burg station. Buildings fair; 20 acres timber;
land of good quality and in good condition.
Price $50 per acre.
Twenty acres good land, good buildings,
near Westminster, $500.
One hundred acres, best quality of land, p
miles from Westminster; buildings only fair,
good water, &C.; price, $500.
Small home, acres, miles from town;
good new house, fruit, &C.; 500.
Splendid farm, near Bridgeport, Nd, IT.
7 acres, good land; about 20 acres good timber,
large house and barn, all in good order; near
schools, store, mill, postoffice, &C.; price, $40
per acre.
Forty seven acres of prime land, near West
minister, on which there is fine building
site; $4,000.
Ten acres, finely situated on turnpike road;
would make choice home; $1,000.
Brick house and lot in Westminster; 81 200.
Double brick house and lot in Westmin-
ster; 800.
Also, some fine pasture lots, ranging from
2 to acres, adjoining Westminster.
For particulars call on or address
feb13,tf E. LYNCH, Westminster, Md.
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and relishes good story, being himself a
good reconter IF a joke turns upon
some of his own peculiarities, he enjoys
the laugh as much as any one. Being in
genuous, artless and sympathetic, he is not
unfrequequently involved in some whimsi-
cality, and is an easy victim of those who
would prey upon his generosity.
This is an imperfect sketch of the life
and character of the man who from the
beginning has been the President of West
ern Maryland College. 1t would appear
that, had it not occurred in the providence
of God that his lot had been cast in West
minister at the particular period of his set
tlement here, that the College would not
have come into the possession of the Meth
odist Protestant Church.
He may be considered the father of the
Institution. By personal influence he in-
terested men of means, who loaned the
money to give it start. He has given
himself wholly to it, and contributed liber-
ally to its support while receiving but
meagre salary for such a position. About
one thousand students have been under in
struction, and the number of graduates in
eighteen years is one hundred and sixty
seven. These graduates are found among
all the learned professions, and in other
useful spheres, many of them having gained
high reputation and achieved enviable
success While President Ward has Sc
cured the perpetration of his memory by the
work he has done through these years on
the mind and character of the hundreds of
pupils who have been under his mental and
moral training, he has also built a local and
material monument in the erection of
WARD HALL. The project when named
by him was considered an ''airy nothing"
which would never have "a local habitation
or a name" But his confidence enlisted
sympathy, and by his faith the half section
of the building was soon completed; and
this year will crown the completion of the
whole structure. This work may be en-
phatically said to be of his own accomplish
ment, and will be a noble monument to his
memory. We believe "that hundreds of
persons contributed to it as much out of
personal regard to the protector as from in
terest in the thing itself. We have reason
TO DelleVe lnaG every CtuSS VI OohIipueion
whether of one or fifty dollars, OF a greater
Of less amount was covered by like con-
tribution from himself The naming of
the building after him was complete sur
prise. A few persons gathered to have a
little impromptu ceremony over the laying
of the cornerstone. The person selected
to officiate had moments consultation with
some trustees near by who assented to what
he privately proposed, He then proceeded
with the ceremony, concluded by breaking
a bottle of water on the cornerstone and
baptizing it WARD HALL The surprise
was complete; the look of the Doctor was
comical; the remembrance of the scene
even yet provokes smile. No other name
had so just claim to be given to it, by no
name more honorable could it be called.
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THE GRAVES OF DECEASED PREsI-
pENrs.-Our deceased Presidents sleep
widely apart Virginia holds five of them
Washington, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe
and Tyler-making her soil indeed sacred;
Tennessee three-Jackson, Polk and john
SON: Massachusetts two-John Adams and
John Quincy Adams, father and son; New
York three-Van Buren, Fillmore and
Grant; Ohio two-Harrison and Garfield;
New Hampshire one-Pierce; Pennsylva-
MIA one-Buchanan Illinois one-Lincoln;
Kentucky one-Taylor. All ofthem, with
the exception of Taylor and Grant, were
buried in the States in which they resided
at the time Of their election.--Sass Efqn-
! cisco Bulletin.
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By virtue of decree of the Circuit Court
for Carroll county, sitting as Court of Equity,
dated April &c, A. d. 1886. and passed in a
cause wherein Marian E. Bankert and VIM.
j. Bankert, her husband, ct ais, are COM
plainants, and Rebecca Miller and John Mil
Ter, her husband, and others, are defendants,
being No. 2376 Equity on the docket OF said
Court, the undersigned, trustees named in said
decree, will offer at public sale, on the prem
ises, situated on the turnpike as above stated,
ON SATURDAY, JUNE 18th, A. d. 1886,
at 2 o'clock, p. M, the following valuable
real estate, to wit The farm of which Samuel
Snyder, late of Carroll county, died seized
and possessed, containing
125 ACRES, 2 ROODS AND IS PERCHES
of land, more or less, of which about 81 acres
are heavily timbered with chestnut, oak,
hickory, &c. The improvements consist of
comfortable Dwelling House
A%&-G, and other necessary outbuild-
~ ings. There is some fruit on
E5i44-1sia E5i441 the place and an abundance OF
water, while the land is enclosed with fair
fencing, and naturally of good quality, and
with little outlay susceptible of the highest
Improvement From the above quantity of
land there has been laid off three woodlots,
containing respectively: No. l, 2 Acres, l
Rood and SO Perches; No. 2, Acres and
Perches; No. 8, Acres, 2 Roods and
Perches of Land. These lots are in close
proximity to the turnpike, and will be offered
separately, and, if sold, will still leave about
25 acres of prime timber land to the farm.
There is also about q acres of land lying
near the turnpike and adjoining the lot of
John Miller, which will be offered separately.
A plat of the aforesaid land and premises
will be exhibited on the day of sale.
There is IRON ORE on this farm and lime
stone on the adjacent land, and it is generally
believed and held by those who know the
property,best that LIME STONE also exists,
and will be found upon it when properly ex-
plored.
No finer building site can be found along
the turnpike than is on this land, its extended
frontage on one of the most public roads lead
ing into Westminster, and but three miles
distant therefrom, its proximity to churches,
schools and postoffices, makes it worthy the
attention of any one in want Of fine farm.
For further information call upon or address
the Trustees, at Westminster, Nd.
TERMS OF SAIE.-One third part of the
purchase money to be paid in cash on the day
of sale or upon the ratification thereof by the
court; balance in one and two years from day
of sale; credit payments to be secured to the
satisfaction of the trustees, and bearing in
terest from the day of sale.
VIM. A. McKELLIP, !
D. N. HENNING, Trustees.
LEVI SNYDER,
John NJ Yingling, Auctioneer.
may22 is McKellip & Clabaugh, Sol'rs.
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MDCXLVIII
MCCXLV
DCCXXXIX
MDCCCLXXXIV

None of these figures reaches two thou
sand, and yet what hopeless task to sum
them up without an abacusl But that is,
indeed, a small matter. Here are two bet
ter tests of the impossibility of arithmetic
without Arabic notation. Multiply Gall in
Roman fgures) MDCCXLIV by DCLX-
XIV, and divide MCCXLIII by XIV.
Nothing could be simpler than those two
sums, and yet it requires considerable intel
lect and very close attention to work them
out on paper with the Roman Symbols.
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can supply the citizens of Westminster
and Carroll county with first-c class article of
Ice Cream and Water Ice. Private families
furnished with either by the gallon or half
gallon. Large orders will receive prompt at
tention. Orders delivered within the city
limits or at the railroad free of charge.
pH- -Send orders to Postofice, Box IA.
Those wanting Cream for Sunday should send
in their orders by o'clock Saturday after
noon. J. D. CROWL,
apr 24:6m Westminster, Nd.
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nR. HENLEY'S
IL EXTRACT OF
BEEF and
IRON.

A Most Effective Combination.
CELERY-The New and Unequaled
Nerve Tonic.
BEEF-The Most Nutritive and Strength
giving Food
IRON = Pyrophosphate) : The Great
Remedy to Enrich the Blood and Nourish the
Brain.
This Preparation has proven to be exceed
ingly valuable for the cure of
Nervous Exhaustion, Debility.
Sleeplessness, Restlessness,
Neuralgia, Dyspepsia,
General Prostration of Vital Forces,
Loss of Physical Power.
And all lDERANGEMENTS consequent upon
overtaxed mind and body. In fact, it gives
tone to all the physical functions, and bouy-
aney to the spirits. Prepared by
HANDY & COX,
I43 North Howard Street,
oct II, 'S5:ly Baltimore, Md.
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PRIcKl BRICK BRICK

1 have got the only Brick Yard that has
clay clear of Flint or gravel in or near West
minister. | will make !. my business to have
a stock Of Brick on hand at all times, and be
able to furnish in large or small quantities.
Ny prices will be reasonable, and full count
guaranteed. Located near the Depot, West
minister, Maryland. Come and see and ex-
anime my Brick and Clay before you buy.
sepl3:tf R.C. MATTHEWS.
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Also our own brand, known as ''WEST-
MINISTER which is certainly one of the
best articles for the money that can be found.
1t is manufactured for us by Slingluff Co.
We ask our customers, friends and the farm
ers generally to give it a trial. Price low.
E. o. GRIMES & CO.,
mar 27:tf Westminster, Md.
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Value of Arabic Numerals.

Few people, probably, have any adequate
idea of the great difficulties in which arith-
metic would be involved were it not for the
happy invention of the Arabic numerals.
Here is very simple little sum in addition
put Roman fashion. The reader will find
It "a nice amusement" as the model papa
always tells his daughters, to work it out as
it stands without having resource to Arabic
notation.
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Baugh & Sons Double Eagle Phos-
phate.
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Shngluff & Co.'S. Ammoniated Bone
Phosphate.
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The first class TO graduate with the de-
gree of A. B. was composed of three ladies
and four gentlemen, who graduated in
june, 1871. With every succeeding June
a new class has gone out, and the number
of graduates is now
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slingluff e. Co.'S. Native Phosphate.
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PHOSPHATE! PHOSPHATE.

We have now on hand and for sale the fol-
lowing brands:
Slingluff & Co.'S. Pure Raw Bone
Dissolved.
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slingluff g. Co.'S. Alkali Phosphate.
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HRUSTEEs' SALE
Il OLA
VERY DESIRABLE FARM,

Situated in Carroll county. Nd, three miles
from Westminster, and fronting on the
Turnpike leading from said place to
IIittlestown, Pa.
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GRADUATES.

*0ver one-fourth of the Maryland stu
dents were from the Eastern Shore.
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IT H. MEDAIRY g. CO.,
PRINTERS,
BOOKSELLERS AND sTATIoNERs,
No. NORTH Howard STREET.
Opposite the Howard House,
BALTIMORE.
ICE CREAM AND WATER ICE.

sy- Blank Books Made to Order in any
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Holloway's Ammoniated Phosphate.
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Just received a
Splendid Line of Suspenders
Full Line of GLOVES of All Kinds

Of all prices and kinds; the Argosy Suspender
a specially, at }. L. ANDERS'.
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IF YOU WANT
p@ A SPRING SUIT 6a
You can get
The Finest Line of Neckwear

Outside of the city, and at lowest prices,
AT J. L. ,ANDERS'.
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A full line of
1uil line OF
GENTS FURNISHINGS

OF all kinds. such as Shirts, Drawers, Under
wear, Hosiery, Collars, Cuffs, Overalls, at
mayl5 2m j. I. ANDEkS.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-07-22
AReminisoenoe of Lincoln.


Gov. Curtin, Pennsy lvanlas war Governor,
was summoned to see Lincoln just after the
battle of Fredericksburg. and found the Presi-
dent heart broken at the butchery to which
the Union forces had been subjected in that
dght. Curtin said: II would give all | pos
sess T. know how to rescue you from this ter
rible war" At this sympathetic interjecton
Lincoln's whole aspect suddenly changed. and
he relieved his mind by the following apt mar
rative: THAT reminds me, Governor" he
said, ''of an Old farmer out in Illinois that
used to know He sent out to Europe and i'm
ported the finest breed of hogs he could buy.
The prize hog was put in q pen, and the farm
er's two mischev0us boys-James and John
were told to be sure MOTTO let him out. But
James, the worse OF the two, let the
brute out next day. The hog went
straight for the boys and drove John up a
tree. Then the hog went for the seat of
James trousers, and the only way the boy
could save himself was by holding on to the
hogs tail. The hog would not give up his
hunt nor the boy his hold. After they had
made a good many circles around the tree the
boys courage began to give out, and he
down quick and help me let this hog go.
Now, Governor, that is my case. wish some
one would come and help me let this hog GO"
But Lincoln was not always able TO thus relax
the strain upon his heart. AtanOther con-
juncture of the kind Gen. Schenck happened
to be with HIM. As the bad news came in
from the army he placed his bands pom the
Generals knee, and, speaking with much
emotion, said: You have little IDEA of the
terrible weight of care and sense of RESPONSE
bility of this Office of mine. SchenCk, if to be
at the head of hell is as hard as what have
to undergo here, could find it in my heart to
DitV Satan himself,O
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-07-22


THE Presidens, accompanied by Mr.. La
mont, A. M, Mr.. Villas. 2. Nj. G., MIR. Bssell,
b. A.. Mr.. Scott, NJ. e q. left yesterday on the
yacht Corsair for fishing trip down the bay.
Local.
Five fishers went sailing away on the bay,
Away on the bay as the sun went down.
Each thought on the woman who had her own
way,
And reporters stood watching them out of
town;
For men must work and women must weep,
And there's little TO earn and many to keep,
Though the hotel bar be booming.
Five wives" sat up in the White House tower,
And they ate their lunch as the sun went
down;
They looked at the clock and they noted the
hour,
And the night hack came rolling up, ragged
and brown.
But men must fish and women must eat,
Though trips be sudden and waters beat,
And Potomac flats be moaning.
Five husbands lay out on the shining sands,
In the morning CLEAN as the tide went
down,
An empty bait can ciasped in each ones
hands,
Some time next week they'll come back to
town;
For men must fish and women must sleep,
And the sooner IT'S over. the sooner to beep
Away from the bar and its moaning.
There were In reality only four wives and
four husbands, as Partner Bissel hasn't any
partner, but poetic unity demanded five and
poetic license warranted us in giving Mr. b.
a wife for this occasion. He ought TO be mar
rled, anyhow, and this may be hint TO him.
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A Quiet and Unassupin& Talker.
Era,., N. Nn,n XA.L T..;hNa.


Mr.. George W. Childs, Of the Philadelphia
takers who tells you a great many things
without the slightest assertion or desire TO
push his personality to the front. Yet al the
time his high character, broad benevolence
and warm he arteaness stand out in bold re-
lief Ia spite of has quiet ways. | was chatting
with Mr.. Childs when we fell to talking about
various newspaper writers and the name of
Charles HordhOf was mentioned. Cen
Charles 4, Gresham was present and the fact
that the General and Mr.. Childs and Mr.
NOrdhof were all naval cadets at one time in
! their careers started the conversation. Mr.
Childs knows MIR. Nordhon very well, and said
about hiIn: He ran away from Ohio and
came to Philadelphia by stealing rides on the
cars. There was a newspaper in Phla-
delphia m those days started in oppO-
stlon to the Ledger, which had
not the privilege of the facilities for
Geographic news. Their plan was to get
huld of the earliest COPY OF the Ledger and re-
print the dispatches they found in it. Nord
hOff, who was bright lad and had been sell
ing papers, was selected to do this work, and
did it so well that he was handsomely paid
for it. Years afterward, when the two men
who started that paper we're all broke up,
NOrdhOtf came to me IN Philadelphia and in
duced me to give one of them position in the
Ledger office. The man is stin there and
NordhOtf always asks me about him whenever
we meet. have taken some little pains to
keep track of the man, because | like this
kindly trait in Nordhof7s character. / was
instrumental in getting the other partner a
position in the mint at NordhoG s solicitation.
Nordho1 has never forgotten their kindness
to him when he WAS a frfendless lad"
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The CaIifornia senatorshin.

Gov. Stoneman, OF California, does not
appear TO be much Of politician. BY
calling a special session OF the Legisla.
ture to consider the question Of irrigation
it is thought by many Of bhe ablest law
yers Of that State that he has defeated the
plan OF the Democrats to elect United
States Senator.
When Senator Miller died Gov. stone
man appointed Mr.. Hearst to the vacancy.
1t is said that some sort OF an understand.
ing was arrived at between Stonemau and
Hearst by which the former was to have
the latter's assistance in securing the
Senatorship from the Legislature to be
elected next fall. The Democrats often
carry the state in of years, and 1t is adj
mitted that they have a very good chance
for carrying it this year. The present
legislature, however, is Republican in
both branches, and, It seems, claims that
the dutY deyolyes upon it not only to elect
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-07-22

The OleOmargerine bill passed the SEN
ate in "A much better shape than it was
when it reached that body from the
House. The tax on oleomargarine was
reduced from SC. to &c. per pound, and it
would have been more in accordance
with Justice if the tax had been placed at
one-half cent per pound.
The original bill proposed tax of 10c.
a pound, although the trainers OF it
claimed that they did not desire to raise
revenue, or to prevent the manufacture
of oleOmargarine. All they wanted, they
SAID, was to force the bogus butter peo-
pie to sell their stuff for just what it was.
1t is evident that tax of one-half cent
per pound will accomplish that object as
well as l0c. per pound. The bogus butter
must now be stamped when 1t leaves the
factories, and any one who attempts to
sell 1t for genuine butter will be liable to
fine and imprisonment.
What the advocates OF the bill really
wanted. however, was to prevent oleo-
margarine from coming into competition
with genuine butter. They wanted to
ruin the eleomargarine industry bv tax
ing 1t out of existence. This they have
not succeeded in doing, and are not like
ly to.
Comparatively few people in the cities
can afford to buy the best dairy butter.
About everybody can afford to buy bogus
butter, however, and il it is wholesome,
and satisfactory in other respects, there
is no reason why they should not have it,
and that, too, at as low price as it can
be made. All that the law ought to aim
to do is to prevent the public from being
deceived into buying the bogus for the
genuine article.
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PERSONAL.

EX-Gov. CURTIN ends the feud Of genera
ton by publicly declaring: II think Cameron
has quit, and so have l."
MISS ROSE ELIZABETH CLEVELAND has had
a new roof put ON her house at Holland Pat
ent, and the old shingles are much sought af-
ter by rellc-hunters.
JOSEPH HATToN's daughter Bessie is about
TO adopt the stage as profession, being en-
gagged for tour in Shakesperlan plays and
Old English comedies,
MUsS SARAH HEEsHAw, for sixty years a
travelling evangelist has Just been holding
meetings in WOodford, VT. She speaks with
great power, although almost 10 years old.
A Mr.. SALTERY, of California, has discoy-
cred Il new gold mine in SlIesla. The name is
suggestive, especially as it is now two hum
bred yesrs since the Silesian mines were
abandoned.
THE King of servia has fully regained his
popularity with ms people after the dIsas-
trOus Bulgarian war. lie has granted medals
To the ladies who followed the Queens exam
pie IN caring for the wounded IN the hospitals.
sit is pity" says Edmund Yates, othat
Prince Albert Victor does not indulge IN few
lessons in department ana dancing. His part
ners complain terribly of torn gowns and
troudcn toes, and IN ireland his reputation
tor general clumsiness is supreme"
DIR HAMMOND is described as q writer who
has good deal 10 say and an agreeable stock
Of knowledge, but no great art as a story-tel-
Gus 30 ahsurIlty in her conversations and ~
'eNPe ling nature IN her characters
john BARD, who was chef en- gineer of the
New York elevated railroads " hen thew were
butt. has been in an insane asy lum at Flush
ing, l.. l., since 1882. He Is wor fully a
million dollars and efforts are now beinC
made TO procure his release on the ground of
partial recovery,
DWIGHT MOODY, the thoroughness Of whose
work as a reviyalst not even those oppoepd In
such iunerant preachers will DENY, rs tAkiny
his summer rest Ia a characteristic gay ne
has some 22S young men with him at Mf. Her
mon, and the hum OF their voices as they
study the Scriptures reaches a long way az
Fire flashed up in one Of Mr.. Noodyis 6na
new halls che other dav, aud the students ba1
a hard 6ght To smother It.
GEN. SHERIDAN says he IS delighted with
hls new experience as a suburban farmer In
stead Of sending his wife and Children To n
crowded seaside hotel or fashionable resort
this year he rented t1irty-acr farm near
Washiu gtOn, where no picks hts own peas
digs his own potatoes AMI enjoys free,lotp
from 10 trusion. which has to b. endured FOOD
naruredly nt watering places. The General
drives n every morning and returns i'm the
afternoon. The enjoyment of seeing his thiis ,
dren loving Mother Earth. he sASA IA Far
more happine ness TO him than he ba5 aver ev.
psrienced at al the fashipnahle resorts.