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superstitions about Babies.

Harper'S Bazaar has collected the follow
ing interesting superstitions about babies:
Some of them are familiar sayings in every
country, others are new.
1t is believed by many that if child
cries at its birth, and lifts up only one hand,
it is born TO command.
1t is thought very unlucky not to weigh
the baby before it is dressed. When first
dressed the clothes should not be put on
over the head, but drawn on over the feet
for luck.
When first taken from the room in
which it was born, it must be carried up
stairs before going down, so that it will
rise in the world. In any case, it must
be carried up stairs or up the street, not
down stairs or down the street the first
time it is taken out.
1t is also considered in England and
Scotland unlucky to cut the baby's nails
or hair before it is twelve months old.
Born on Monday, fair in face;
Born on Tuesday, full of Gods grace;
Born on Wednesday, the best to be had;
Born on Thursday, merry and glad;
Born on Friday, worthily given;
Born on Saturday, work hard for liv-
ing;
Born on Sunday, shall never know want;
This is known with very few changes,
all over the Christian world. One devia-
ton from the original makes Friday child
''free in giving" Thursday has one very
lucky hour, just before sunrise.
The child that is born on the Sabbath-day
Is bonny and good. and blthe and gay;
While he who is born on the New Years morn
VIII have his own way as sure as you're borni
And
He that is born on Easter morn
Shall never know care or want or harm.
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Fast MAH-DAIIY.


Leaves Hillen Station, Baltimore at 410 a. m,
Glyndon 4.5l Westminster SIG, New Windsor 5.32
Union Bridge $40. Mechanicstown 6.03, Blue Ridge
Summit $50 arriving at Hagerstown, c. V. D., at
7.12.
Leaves Hagerstcwn fo= Baltimore at l55 a. m,
Blue Ridge summit l23l ,Mechanicstown125l, Union
Bridge LIS, New Windsor 1.23, Westminster I.36,
Glyndon 2.10 arriving at Hilen Station, Baltimore,
Train leaves Hillen Station for Emory Grove and
intermediate stations at p p m. arriving at En-
DRY Grove at 80. Returning leaves Emory Grove
at lois p. m, arriving at Hllen Station at ll.l5.
SUNDAY TRAINS
Going East will leaye Union Bridge for Baltimore
and intermediate Stetions at 625 AIS p. and
will leave Baltimore for Union bridge and inter,
mediate Stations at $50 G.. NJ, and 2,33 p. m. and
EMAIITSBURG RAILR0AD-Daily except Sunday.
Trains South will leave EmmittsbuTg Ct $50
a.. m. and S25 and 545 P. m, arriving at Rocky
Trains North viii leave Rocky Ridge at lO.43 a. m.
and 4.02 and 6.36 p M, arriving at Emmittsburg
IL Is a. M, and 49, and FOG p. m
BALTIMORE AND CUMBERLAND VALLEY r. R.
Trains leave East daily, except Sunday. Shippens-
burg, 642 a. M, and l27 and $50 D, m, Chambers
burg Ills a. m, 200 and 4.2S p. m. Waynesboro 752
a. m, 2S7 and 500 p m, arriving at Edgemont $40
u. m, and 2.55 and SIS p. m.
Trains West daily except Sunday. Edgemont
65S and II AZ a. M, and 1S5 p. m. Maynesboro us
m, and 124O and IS p. m, arriving at Shippens-
burg S.27 a. m, and LILO and 9.05 p m.
Frederick Division Pennsylvania Railroad, daily
except Sunday.-Trains for Frederick leave juno
ton at 1882 a. m. and sos p Trains for fancy
town, Littlestown and York leave Junction at 9.jS
q. m. and sos p. m.
points on Baltimore and Harrisburg Division leave
Baltimore daily, except Sunday, at 945 q. m. and
400 p. m.
Office, 2l7 Z. Baltimore street.
JIM. HOOD, Genr Manager.
june - b. II. GEIswoLD. Genl Passenger Agent.
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is brisk and the streets are like fair.
Yet, where natives and land are concerned,
the Beers constant violation of the Com
mandments does not need pointing out.
One old Boer was candid. Returning in
1882 from the early gold fields, l was one
night camped alongside wagon at the
foot of the Amaiuba, beside the fire, ex
changing coffee and tobacco in hospitality
with the Dutchmen. We spoke in low
tones of the Amajuba fight; and the old
Boer, who was present on the crest, said :
''You (the English) could not have won
the fight, and the Beers did not win it. the
Lord God was up there" My own opinion
is that there was no plan and lots of panic.
The Beers are by no means modest, and
their family conversations are at times
boisterously indecent. Household arrange
ments, save on rich farms, are necessarily
meager, and the traveller must be prepared
to sleep ON the floor in the midst of four or
five sisters and their three or four brothers,
all grown up, while the head couple snore
on an elevated and ponderous feather bed
in curtained corned of the room. When
sleeping at superior Transvaal farmhouse,
it is well to examine the mattress; if it rests
on sheepskins, throw the skins out. The
most curious traits shown by the Beers are
in their counting customs. A young Boer
whose heart has been moved by some charm
ing meisje asks permission of the parents
to 'fsit up" The girls dowry will be 2CO
hammels (sheep), and, if the sutton is con-
sidered desirable in regard to land, permits
sion is granted. The old vrauw then places
two yellow candles upon the rough table,
and the pair are left to themselves, when
the courtship proceeds until the last spark
on the black candle wicks dies out. Right
ly or wrongly, the action of salt on the
dying wick is supposed to reanimate the
flame; and the artful pair sprinkle it accord
ingly.
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DOR S AL E.

"A - N
land near New Windsor, 7RsA4s =
miles from Westminster; fine buildinRs- all
in good condition; very desirable farm;
price S12, 000-half cash, balance on years
time.
Farm of 55a acres, Al miles from Westmin-
ster, % miles from Patapsco Station, W. M.
R. r. Buildings fair. Price $1,000.
Choice little farm of 55R acres, half mile
from Westminster; good soil; brick house;
large barn; all in good condition;price Sll 900.
Nice little home; acres; prime land;
miles west from Westminster; brick house;
bank barn; more land if desired; price s., 800.
Plaster and bone mill on w. Nd. Railroad;
buildings new; best of machinery; IA acres of
land; good water power; splendid opening
to engage in profitable and growing business;
terms easy; price $4,000.
$3.50 acres prime timber land on Cheat
river, West Virginia. Heavy original growth
of poplar, red oak, ash, walnut, cherry, &c;
land valuable for grazing purposes after timber
is off; price 81 per acre. :,
Machine shops at New Windsor, Nd; all
the necessary buildings for the manufacture
and repair of machinery. This property will
be sold; bargain at easy payments; price
81, 500.
8 or 9 acres of woodland, near public road
from W eStullHSlcT W MI. ooueh
east from New Windsor Price $3.50.
A small home, acres, on road from West
minister to New Windsor, mile from former
place; good house, good stablng, good water.
extra fine fruit, &c. Price $3.50.
Fine brick house on John street, 8 rooms,
conveniently arranged, all in first class con-
dition. Quite bargain at $500.
800 acres near Finksburg, Nd; 6 miles
from Westminster, 1 mile from Railroad
Station; land in fair condition; 100 acres IN
timber; stone house, bank barn; will be divid-
ed if desired; $50 per acre.
80 acres prime land, half mile from West
minister; large bank barn, fine orchard, splen-
did building site for house; price $4,000.
Large brick hotel in Westminster, on Main
street, near Railroad Depot; price $4,000.
Farm As acres, II miles from Westminster;
land good; buildings good; orchard choice
fruit; price $50 per acre.
Farm 70 acres, miles from Westminster, 2
miles from Hampstead, nearest R. R. Station,
good house and barn; So acres cleared land
in good condition; $35 per acre.
Nice Little Home, one mile from West
minister; 90 acres of prime land, good brick
house; price, $500.
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.
Brick house and lotin Westminster; 81 200.
Double brick house and lot in Westmin-
ster; 81, 500.
Also, some fine pasture lots, ranging from
2 to acres, adjoining Westminster.
For particulars call on or address
sepS,tf E. LYNCH, Westminster, Md.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

nj OI1Sh IL ShGD1IOhO.
This is to give notice that the subscriber
has obtained from the Orphans Court of
Carroll county, in Maryland, letters testament
tary on the Personal Estate of
GEORGE FISCEI4.
late of Carroll county, deceased. All per-
sons having claims against the deceased are
hereby warned to exhibit the same, with the
vouchers thereof legally authenticated, to the
subscriber, on or before the 18th day of
March, 1889; they may otherwise by law
be excluded from all benefit of said estate
Given under my hand this 10Th day of
August, 1888.
DANIEL C. FISCEL,
aug % At Executor.
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as can be found IN our city.
CHOICE TEAS, COFFEES, SYRUPS,
NEW ORLEANS MOLASSES, CANNED
GOODS OF ALL KINDS, CIGARS, To-
BACCOS, &C.
The best grades of Pat. Process and Family
Flour constantly on hand at bottom figures.
We pay the highest prices for Wheat, Corn,
Rye, Oats, and all kinds of Country Produce.
Agents for Latin & Rand's Blasting Pow
der, and Judson's Dynamite for stump blast
ing, &c.
FARMERS
Can be supplied with the best quality of Cot
ton and Flaxseed Meal, Heavy Middlings,
Bran, &C., at lowest prices. Call and see
mars E. o. GRIMES & co.
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on all
SUMMER GOODS.


Just think of it, any Straw Hat in the house
for 25 cents. Lot of them worth $3.50.
Mackinaws, Leghorns, &c. Children's Straw
Hats 10 cents; Mems 25 cents. $500 Light
Stiff Hats $l.5O. Think of it.
A splendid Kid Fox Ladies' Shoe SIPS,
worth $l.75. Also Ladies' Low Tip Shoe
S1.25, former price S1.75. Boys Shoes, extra
good for SIPS. Boys and Children's Light
Cashmere and Cheviot Suits at cost. A Base
Ball and Bat given with every Suit. Mems
Seersucker Coats and Vests 81 90, were 81 so.
Boys Seersucker Coats and Vest rs cents,
were S1.25. Mems Cashmere and Cheviots
Suits $3.50, former price $1,000.
Call early and secure some of these bar
gains.
The stuff must go.
FRED. D. MILLER & BRO,
eE. Main Street,
Albaugh Building, Westminster, Md.
july p
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DALTIMORE AND POTOMAC
D RAILROAD.

Jnnes B.H. GElswoLD. GENT. Passenger Agent.
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On and after June 4th. 1855, trains will run as
FROM CALVERT STATION.
Fer Washington. ZOO, 7.S5 a. m, and 5.S5 p. m.
daily except sunday, and S45, $40, $40 a. m, and
1225 l55, 40, GAO and 9.s2 p. IN. daily.
For Pope,s Greek Line, zoo a. IN. and Ais p. m.
For Annapolis, 7.S5 a. m. and 4.lO p. m, daily
except sunday. sunday, $40 a. m and 44O p, m.
and 40 p. IN, daily except Sunday
For the South via. Piedmont Air Line at $40 and
$40 a. M, l.55 and 9.32 p m. daily.
For points on the Manassas Division 1925 p. m
weekdays.
ley system via. Charlottesville LIS D. m daily $40
a. m. daily, except Sunday.
FROM UNION STATION.
For Washington, 400, $50, ESQ., 705 740 SOB, as
and S42 p. M; on Sunday, 400 so, ESQ. SIS SIS a.
m 12.45. 2O5, $50 CSC S12 and 9.42 D. m
For Pope's Creek Line, 7.O5 a. m. and 40 p. m.
For Annapolis 740 a. m, 1910 $50 and 6.55 D. m
On Sunday, S-2S a. m. and $50 p. m.
For Richmond and the South at 400 and 945 a.
m. every day and $50 p. weekdays.
For Piedmont Air Line at $50 and 945 a. H. 205
and 9.42 p. NJ daily. 259 (Limited) p. m weekdays
For points on Manassas Division 1910 p. m, week
days.
ley system via. Charlottesville EOS p daily and
945 a. m. and 259 p. m. Qimited.) week days
FROM PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE STATION
For Washington 524, 655, 40, IA and s.2S a. m.
1850, 2.lO ass 545, 7O5 and 946 p m. On Sunday at
524, 655, SIS q. m, 1850, 2lo ASS, 7.O5 and 946;
p. m.
n 8 Z das @ ass M
40, 40, 40, goo 7.40 1000 and Hop. m. on
Sundays, at 900 9o5, $50, ll4O M. 2o6, s45, 40
500, 7.40, 1000 and 11-20 p. m.
CAToNSvILLE BRANCH.
Leave Calvert street-For Gainesville, Cos. 74O
$50 a. m, 800, 4Ss, go and $50 p. Sundays 925
a. m, $40. and 600 P m.
Leave Union s!ation.-At Clio 7.45 and 9.35 a. M,
sos AS, 6.25 and 935 p. IN. weekdays. SUNDAYS
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Will Astonish You.
A NEW Depot in westmin ster.

A NEW Depot in "estmln' 'ter'
A gentleman stopped in No. 4s W. Main
street, and asked what is your name, sir?
Gladhill. What will you paper "a room II
feet square and Z feet high for, in good paper?
$2.75 sir. What will you paper it in good
gilt for? S4.25. Is that sol Yes, sir. Why,
can have my whole house papered for about
S12 or SIS, cantI? Yes, sir. Say, did you
paper the rooms of S. Kann, Sons Co. and
F. D. Miller & Co.? Yes, sir; they were the
first jobs L ever did. Is that so? they are
good enough for me. Yes, and l will put my
work against any other paper hanger in the
jobs. What do you put Embossed Paper on
the wall for? SOC apiece. What! IS that SO!
SOC apiece. What is your cheapest paper?
15c and zoe. l guess that is brown back
No, sir, we don't keep that; if you want It /
can get it for you, and put it on the wall tor
10c piece, but it has seven yards in piece;
all of my paper has yards In it. Do you
want any brown back? No, sir; the paper
you have is good and cheap enough for me.
Well, must say that you have the pretnest
patterns of paper | ever saw. Well, must
go. am glad l came in here. L am sure
that saved at least % per cent. by coming to
see you. 1 will tell my neighbors about you,
and when we get you in our neighborhood we
will keep you all spring. There we'll, good
bye. Good by. Oh, by the way my wife told
me to see about Curtains. Where can | get
them made to fit my windows. Right here.
Where can get Picture Frames made. Right
here. Is that so. What all do you keep?
keep Accordeons, Albums, Pictures, Frames,
and everything that can be found in a first
class 99c Store. Well, what don't you keep
Railroads and trains. Ha, hal Well, good
bye. Good bye. lam much obliged for your
order. mario
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Co-PARTNERsHIP NOTICE.

The undersigned have formed co partner
ship for the practice of the Law, under the
firm name of Reifsnider & Reifsnider. Spe-
cial attention given to the Settlement of
Estates and Collections. Office on Main ST.,
adjoining the residence of Chas. I. Ref.
snider. CHAS. T. REIFSNIDER,
oc 90 J. MILTON REIFSNIDER.
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TO CREDITORS.

This is to give notice that the subscriber
has obtained from the Orphans Court of
ministration on the Personal Estate of
WILLIAM P. G0RSUCH,
late of Carroll county, deceased. All per-
sons having claims against the deceased are
hereby warned to exhibit the same, with the
vouchers thereof legally authenticated, to the
subscriber, on or before the 25th day of
March, 1889; they may otherwise by law be
excluded from all benefit of said estate
Given under my hand this 21st day of
August, 1888.
WILLIAM P. GORSUCH, Jr.,
aug 25 At Administrator.
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IMMENSE
REDUCTION IN PRICES.

Having done large business last year, and
wishing to increase the same, l have concluded
to put prices down on the following goods:
No. Roasted ffee.-........................ zoe
No. Coffee Essence. ......................... &c
pounds new Prunes. ..................2 5c
Norman Soap. 4c
Rising Sun Stove Polish. .................... SC
No. White Coal Oil, $50 test....... 13c
Red .............................. lie
Canned Corn. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Zoe
Potash, 25c
Parlor Matches, boxes. sc
Best Starch. &c
No. Green Tea. soc
Prime Syrup. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 40c
Prime 40c
SUGARS-AT COST.
CHINA AND GLASSWARE,
Boots and Shoes, Tinware and other goods at
reduced prices.
PRIME LIQUORS.
Salt Fish, Dried Fruits, Cheese, Bacon, Con-
fectionery, Fruits, &c., at
NJ. C. sTRASBURGER's,
s8 East Main Street,
mar31 If Westminster, Nd.
The Osceola times., 1888-05-12
IN THE NICK OF TIME.
A Grand Army Man Buried in Potters
Field at Washington Resursscted and
the Remains Recovered by Comrades ON
aDissectinG Table.

A Grand Army Man Hurled In Potters
Field at Washington Resursscted and
the Remains Recovered by Comrades ON
Dissectin: Table.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 9.-Grand Army OF
the Republic men are indignant over re-
cent developments in connection with the
death and gnoble burial Of Captain Amos
Cliff, an old G. A. r.. comrade. Cap
tain Gift was employed in the Pension
Office. He had served on General Nc
Clell ans staff, and was past command er
Of Post No. 55, Mystic River, Conn. Cap
tain Gift went to Providence Hos pital.
an institution in this city managed
by Catholic Sisters of Charity, for the
maintenance of which Congress appro-
PIRATES fifteen thousand dollars annually.
After being in the hospital awhile, and
without giving the hospital people any
information about himself or friends, he
died on December -. He was buried in
Potter's field, and day before yesterday
his body was discovered on a dissection
table in the Georgetown Medical College.
His friends in the Pension Office, and
Grand Army men were unaware OF his
death for n week or more after it oc-
cured, and were then inexpress ibly
panied and shocked TO hoar that he had
been buried in potter's field. Further in
vestieation by q. A. Il. men. with view
TO renterment, led to the discovery that
his body had been removed from the
pauper's grave, but it was soon traced to
the dissection table-fortunately unmati-
lated. To-day his remains will be
decenilv Inferred by G.. \. r. comrades,
with Christian ceremonies, in Arlington
Cemetery. g. 4. r. men blame the hos
pital authorities for NOT taking proper
steps to find out Captain Gifts friends
before burial, aud propose TO go to the
bottom OF the whole matter.
The Osceola times., 1888-05-12
STATE MAKING.

Some Erroneous Impressions Relative to
the Admission OF Territories to state
hood Corrected-The Power to Admit
Rests with Congress, Regardless Of the
Qualification of Population,
WAsHIyGroN, Jan. 9.-The House COM
mittee on Territories, Of which Mr..
Springer IL chairman, met and organized
Saturday. This Is the committee which
will have charge OF all the bills relating
to the admission of the Territories into
the Union. Bills have been introduced
looking to the admission OF Montana,
Washington Territory, New Mexico and
Dakota. A bill has been introduced to
divide Dakota, admit the southern half
as a State, and leave the northern half a
Territory. Mr.. Springer, when asked
what NAV lie done in.any Of these cases,
said: "Very probably enabling acts
will be passed for some OF
these Territories that Is, we may
pass an act enabling some OF these Terri
tories to adopt State constitutions and to
construct the machinery Of State govern
ment preparatory to recognition as
States. The admission Of a new State is
avery important matter" continued Mr..
Springer, ''and can not be done on a mere
application or on any mere arithmetical
basis. Somehow an impression has got
abroad that a Territory must have GER
tain population to qualify it for admis- .
sion. Some put 1t at forty thousand,
some at sixty thousand, some at one hun
dred thousand, and / have seen it placed
as high as one hundred and sixty
thousand. Then ! have seen 1t laid
down that the population re-
quired to qualify Territory for
Statehood, was just the population which t,
in the apportionment Of roprese nta ton,
gets one member in the House Of Repre-
sentatives. But nll these theories are en-
tirely fanciful and arbitrary. There is no
law, no rule and no custom about 1t. The
admission of n new State Is within the
Legislature II Is within the po wer Of
Congress to erect No Mans Land and ad-
nit it to tho Union. There is no census
Qualification prescribed. The State of
II lnois was admitted when she had less
than forty thousand population. Dakota
has over six hundred thousand now.
Congress, in its discretion, may exclude
Dakota. aud may admit No Mans Land.
Mr.. Springer is giving good deal OF at
tention TO his bill for the organization Of
the new Territory OF Oklahoma. This
would include the public land strip known
as No Mans Land, and the western half
Of the Indian Territory. II differs from
the scheme which Mr.. Springer submitted
to Congress last year, in the fact that it
does not propose to extend the judicial
system of the new Territory over tho
eastern portion Of the Indian Territory.
which is inhabited by the five civilized
tribes of Indians. That part Of the In.
dian Territory is left to be deal t with by
the committee on Indian affairs.
The Osceola times., 1888-05-12
A FLOOD OF BILLS.

Over Thirteen Thousand Bills Already In
troduccd in tho Honse OF Representa-
tvcs, aud StilIT hey Come.
WAsHISGToN, Jan. 9-There viii be
great deal OF committee work, but very
few finishing touches, in Congress this
week. The House is already flooded with
bills. The bill clerks were at work all
Of yesterday, putting them in order. In
the House alono there have been intro
duced in this session IA, 223 bills, against
l1,526 during the entire life of the last
Congress. According to the average per-
centage of tho work done at different
stages Of Congress, there will be about
fifteen thousand bills introduced in the
lower branch Of this Congress while the
Senate will swell the grand total to the
neighborhood OF eighteen thousand or
twenty thousand. In the House of the
Forty.seventh Congress, only six years
since, the total number of bills
was about six thousand, and in both
houses of that Congress there was scarce
ly nine thousand measures proposed. Now
the number promises to be doubled. In
the last House there were nearly four
thousand bills referred to each of the com
mltees on war claims, and invalid pc n :
sions. The number for the former com
mittee, it is estimated, will In this House
he brought up TO about six thousand,
white those for the latter committee may
reach five thousand, Notwithstanding the
impression that there Is not to be a great
deal of pension legislatio In the House
to-day there will be another call of the
States and Territories for the introduction
Of bills. The committee on rules may sub.
nit report which will occupy considera-
bic time in debate.