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The Dickinson press., 1889-01-26

While conversng with the people was in
the habit of taking notes, rs had done else
where in my travels. But here this custom
appeared to exotic suspicion, SO that often l
was received with GOODNESS and constraint.
After mass on Sunday knocked at tho open
door Of a bcnignant old man whom / had met
tho day before. There were other old men
in row, seated in severe and comical re-
serve; no one spoke at first in reply to my
knock but ut last tho woman of tho house in
questionable way bude me come in For
half an hour used all the pcrsuasi vcness ut
my command, even when helped by curiosity
and inward amusement; but all my efforts to
thaw them We're vain; even the genial old
man was now us dry rs the others; only the
woman, true to the superiority Of her sex
here in education, intelligence and pcrcep-
ton, became little softcned and looked
upon me as one of tho human kind But my
advent among them had aroused in some
way tho national suspicion, and conscious
that even if laborcd for IL month | could
not remove their mistrust, withdrew and
returned to my canoe
The explanation was subsequently given
mo, partly by acquaintance who knew the
people, and partly by knowledge of tho peo-
pies history. traditions and supcrstitions. In
carly times officers Of the government went
about the parishes and took tho names Of
those liable for military duty, who wero
afterward often called out; and even to this
day the ignorant inhabitants have great
unwiingness to give their names; even tho
census officer is often much annoyed unless
the cure tells his flock to give him informa-
tion; moreover, many of them believe that
any man who has their names or their por.
traits can command their persons through oc-
cult forces. Seeing me write often had thus
given them very grave apprehcnsions. Then
they generally believe in wtchcraft, and ono
Of the means for warding OFF spells is to
place the thumb Of each hand in tho palm
and close the fingers over it three times. My
habit Of codding my thumbs may havo been
taken US sign Of uncanny rclations.-C II
Farnham in Harper's Magazine.
The Dickinson press., 1889-01-26
MARRIAGE NOT A FAILURE.
Tho Brave and Practical Men and Women
Who Prove 1t.


Who Prove 1t.
a young husband wastes ull tho years of
his carly married life i'll hard and at times
vain cndeavor to keep his ambitious young
wife i'll the same social status or "set" in
which lie married her. The years that
Should be the gathering years of their life,
when the homo should he secured and tho
basis laid for competence that may supply
tho needs of growing family, these are the
years usually spent in all exhaustive attempt
to keep up tho social follcs and 'fads" of the
day. There follow discomfort and irrtabiity,
for, say what they may, it takes more than
tho usual state of grace attained by men
to Keep them sanity i'll temper when
they are over their ears in debt. Then
follow troubles nnumcrablc, and we
are told by those who ought to
Know that marriage is n failure. Tho man.
true to his hereditary instincts, says: "lt's
the woman!" and tho woman keeps uphcr ira
dltlonal reputation for being Il perpetual con
tradiction by retorting: "lt's the man." 1t
Is certalnlya strong argument III favor of
tho institution that there arc men brave
enough to answer the popular conundrum 10y
saying: ASK my wife," and women conf
dent enough to reply: ASK my husband" :"
1t does not seem to have entered the minds
OF those who argue that marriage is IL failure
that If 1t is failure there is one papable
reason for it, viz; that it is because the men
or women are failures. Certainly there arc
some economic reasons that may enter into
this problem young man whose love has
not run away with his mathematics can
easily see that marriage would be Il disus
trous failure for him if he should marry
young woman who annually costs
her father more than ho himself can
earn i'll Il whole year The young
man of today who is ambitious to attain tho
means of his highest development, who
wishes to make the best of his powers for
himself and the world, seldom nlarries until
that aim is assured. For Cupid is not so
often blind as tho poet and the novelist would
have us believe In fact, he is becoming an
expert accountant. He knows that the mod
ern Psyche dwells in n house owned bv a
landlord or landlady. He knows, unfortu-
nately, that she lives upon sugar and pot;,-
toes and bcefstcak instead of tho nectar of
roses, and Us for her robes she is certainly
not clothed with modesty or with II garment.
Moro simplicity in tho homo life, less strain
ing after social effects, moro living on the
part of young married people for each other,
rather than tho demands of society, and cs-
pcclally tho elevation of tho homo above the
dictum of society, would at least 20 far to-.
ward solving the popular conundrum.
cago Tribune.
The Dickinson press., 1889-01-26

indirect factors Which often assist in prouuc-
ing such combustion Although the subject
has been discussed pro and con from the wear
1916, when Chief Braidwood, of the London
fire brigade, first addressed the house of
lords on the topic, to the present time, when
tho opinions of experienced persons inter-
ested in the matter seem to be somewhat
conflicting, l find by far the preponderance
of evidence in favor of the conclusion that
wood, subjected for a number of years to the
heat of steam pipes, may eventually reach
such state of carbonization as with the ad-
dltion of moisture, exposure to draught Of
air, or.under the influence . friction, caused
by expansion and contraction of tho pipes.
may break into flame AS the ignition point
of ordinary pine wood has been determined,
by experiment, to be 700 degs Fahrenheit, it
is evident that this must be reduced bv some
process in order to admit of its taking fire ut
293 dess., the temperature of steam under a
pressure of sixty pounds
have found one of the most FREQUENT
causes of fires, which are directly traceable
to steam pipes, to he the self ignition of dust,
fluff, small pieces of paper waste, ETC., which
seem especially attracted to the neighbor-
bood OF inclosed steam pipes through almost
imperceptible crevices. In several such ill.,
stances the fires have been fortunately dis
covered and eNtinguished before doing any
harm p. a. Montgomery, secretary of the
Western Manufacturers Mutual Insurance
company, i'll special report No. 5 If the Man.
tacturers' Mutual Insurance company, refers
to this same element of danger, and suggests,
as remedy, the use of q funnel shaped cast
ing, cast in two parts, from three to six
inches i'll height, fitting close at the top and
screwed to the floor, where the pipe passes
through; and he further recommends that Il
thimble of some non-combustible material
should be put through the hole in the floor
Or partition and securely fastened on either
side, i'll order to protect the wood from con-
tact with the pipe.
The light sheathing by which the pines
are often covered, being obliged to con-
stantly absorb the confined steam heat, is
extremely liable to reach dangerous igni-
tion temperature. SIicathing reduced to
such condition by being in close contact
with the pipe, and 50 placed rs to be s,lscep-
tible to more or less friction, caused ono of
the five fires herein referred to; another was
caused by lumber dust i'll the dry house of
planning mill sitting through the floor on to
the pipes The desirability of employing
some sort of non-combustibo covering for
steam pipes, to prevent their contact with
wood, dust, etc, is apparent. They should
never be incloscd in wood sheathing Pro-
fessor Gibson, i'll n report to the Manufact-
urers' Mutual Insurance company, gives an
exhaustive and instructive treatise on tho
merits of the various kinds of coverings
Scientific American.
The Dickinson press., 1889-01-26
STEAM PIPE FIRES.
he Necessity for sheathing the Pipes in
Sox.aAli..r. IasiGlaa Uond

The Necessity for sheathing the Pipes in
Something Besides Wood.
The second annual report of the fire mar
shal Of the city Of Boston for the year ending
May l, 1883, contains, among other matters,
beeB aba to trace the
origin Of but five fires during the year to
steam pipes, and the circumstances surround
ing these in no way tend to show that wood
in its normal condition. i. e., when free from
any previous desiccation, is in danger of be-
coming ignited in this manner In other
words, ignition in said cases appears to be
merely certain species of what is popularity
termed Spontaneous combustion" the steam
pipes themselves being merely one of many
The Dickinson press., 1889-01-26
This Nan Should BE Very uappy.

One of the pretticst sights ina enable is
witnessed Just after sundown every evening
on East l:;ith street. ~ large, fine looking,
corl.uent man turns the corner Of Willis
ave.iuc. He scarcely reaches l3lth street
when down the street come four little baby
girls, ranging in age from to I years The
large man stoops and four little bodies arc
embraced i'll his strong arms and eight little
hands are around his neck ana kisses arc
rained on his checks in shower. Two Of
the littlest tots are taken up in lis arms
while the other two trct along by his side,
chatterlns and laughing. They all disappear
i'll the basement Of Il three story brick house
New Yort: Evening Sun.
The Dickinson press., 1889-01-26
The Mad Rush for Pleasure.

Only recently have We heard DR.. Richard
sons emphatic warning that whatever
quickens the action Of the heart beyond its
natural speed subtracts from that fund of
stored vitality which alone can tide US over
the crises Of life. And undoubtedly the mad
rush for SO called pleasure is not only re-
sponsible for shortened lives; it breeds dlsap
pointment as we'll as disease The pursuit of
happiness" has set its weary seal on many
face one meets Now and then, however, the
fortunate possessor of an independent mind
sturdily refuses to take his pleasures either
madly or sadly. He makes money to live
rather than lives to make money His friends
are chosen for the delightful quid pro quo of
congenial tastes; not upon carefully I'D
iusted scale Of society yvalues-London G,ooc.
The Dickinson press., 1889-01-26
Tho Dclsartc system.

Inc DclSarto system is too comprehensive
to be incorporated i'll an article of this kind,
but 1t uses no chemical appliances in its de-
vclopment. 1t is founded on the reciprocal
relation OF body, mind and soul, and its ain.
Is the thorough subjngation of muscular tis.
sue to mental discipline. To accomplish this
the pupil is taught by various mechanical
exercises to take the will entirely out of
voluntary muscles, to dislocatc members at
will IS if they were dead. This requires
much more practice than one realizes, but,
once accomplished in limb and head, there
has been attained perfect freedom of every
part of the body from all stiffness, and also
not only beautiful supplencss and nexi-
bility of muscle, but marked development as
well. The motions used are exceedingly
simple and belong to what are called tho
freeing exercises" among which uro i'll
ciuded the following motions, together with
many more: Drop the hand lifclessy at the
wrist and with the muscles of the arm shake
and toss it ut will US if 1t were broken of at
the wrist and hung only 10y Il string; drop
tho arm in the same lifclcss manner and with
the body throw it about in every direction: :
drop tue head, let it turn with the muscles
OF the neck about on the trunk; stand on u
hassock, cut one limb off at the hip and let it
swing without the use of its own muscles.
and SO on until you have learned to take tho
VIII out of every member, IL feat requiring
much practice
Then comes the second step in the process
"the controlling exercise The pupil is
taught just what muscles should be used in
certain acts and to express certain emotions,
and the plastic muscles are readily Influenced
10y tho controlling mind. All these ncclan-
lcal exercises become in tilnc uncolsciously
applied, the mind from within pcrmeatcs tho
remotest tissue, and the trained disciplined
muscle responds in skilled and swift obedi-
ence to its dictates The most beautiful cx-
hibtion Of Delsartian principles may be seen
in Mary Andcrson's Galatea as she quiclc,s
into life and animation. Tho first pcrce,,-
tible thrill is at the chest; it quivers up 10
the shoulders, g!ow's in the face, stirs in tho
arms last of all; she speaks, ard the marvel
is wrought.-New York Sun.
The Dickinson press., 1889-01-26
HER LIFE.

She lived and laborcd midst the lowliest things.
Walked at my side and talked and oft did Hi
The gracious hours that friendly twilight brings
With toll, naught questioning if good or i'll
Were hers; soft luabies she crooned at eve,
Like poppes' breath falling down tcnderly
On infant cyclids that gay sports would leave
To nestle close and sleep upon her knee
Her life was colorcSs and commonplace.
Devoid of poetry thought it so;
For was blind and could not see the grace
That grew through common duties; now know
Since she is gone from mo and all her cares,
entertained an angel unawarcs
-Zitella Cooke in American Magazine
The Dickinson press., 1889-01-26
A Valuable Talking Bird.

There is but one Bird" says dealer,
"dealt in by the regular trader which brings
higher price than the talking parrot, and
that is the mino bird. This bird belongs to
the starting family, and when at home lives
in Java, Sumatra, and other East Indian
places. 1t is very hard to capture, as it
haunts the jungles and keeps in tho tops of
the trees. The mino bird is plump little
fellow, about ten inches long, and has black
iridescent plumage. 1t is easily domesti-
Gated, and can be taught to initiate the hu-
man voice moro nearly than can even the
parrot. have received as high as 800 for
one Of these birds, and they have sold for
even more."-New York Press.
The Dickinson press., 1889-01-26
A Parrots Memory.

do parrots ever forget what they have
learnedl"
'Yes, indeed Many persons believe that
II they get good talking bird it will con-
tinue to talk well. This is a mistake. A
parrots memory has to be refreshed often.
A bird that has been trained to talk, whistle
and sing would, if left to itself, forget its ac-
quired accomplishments and take up again
the cries and screams Of its wild state.-New
York Press.
The Dickinson press., 1889-01-26
The sneed of ,1eteors.

The velocity of meteorltes is something
wonderful While the most rapid cannon
shots scarcely attain velocity of 700 yards
second, meteorites are known to penetrate
the air with a velocity Of 10000 or even co.
600 yards per second-a velocity which raises
the air ut once to temperature Of 1900 tv
C,OOO degs entigrade.-Brooklyn Eag!e.
The Dickinson press., 1889-01-26
A Hint to Theatreeoers.

Inotice that in leaving places of evening
amusement people almost always wrap up
their throats. This is a great mistake and
brings on the very evil they wish to avoid,
by making the throat hot and susceptible to
cold air, causing the voice to become hard
and harsh. When leaving crowded build
Ing the neck should be left uncovered and
the mouth kept closed for few minutes;
this will warm the air before it reaches the
lungs, and prevent chest colds Ladies can
wear a thin wrapper over the shoulders As
singer | have proved how valr .ble this
precaution will be to all who take my ad-
vice.-Cor New York Telegram,
The Dickinson press., 1889-01-26
Newspaper Monthly Issues,

There is some talk-not of very definite
kind as yet-of some of the great newspaper
establishments turning part of their sur.
plus energy and capacities in the direction
Of monthly issues OF literary and popular
character, and as the boundary between the
blanket sheet' newspaper and the magazine
is continually narrowing, the existence OF
this trade gossip is not surprise.
Y.i.aro-,,ra
The Dickinson press., 1889-01-26
Comparison of Payements.

A Philadelphia engineer estimates that q
horse can draw on an asphalt pavement three
times as much as it can ON Belgian blocks
and six times as great load as it can on
cobble Stones and estimates that the wear
and tear of wagons and carriages on Belgian
blocks is about ten times as great as On
ssphalt Chicago Herald.
The Dickinson press., 1889-01-26
An Important Invention,

"Tou women don't know when You are
we'll off" sreered old Brown. "Here you are
complaining just because you have to do the
hcusework Why, in ancient tines wives
used to be slaves"
"Yes, my DEAR" returned his better half,
but that was before the invention Of
brooms."-New York Evening Sun.
The Dickinson press., 1889-01-26
Tho Richest Mine in the World

The richest mine in Australia if not in the
world, is the Mount Morgan, Of Queensland.
One Of tho Rothschiids once offered Gl9,-
OG0O for it, and the offer was refused Its
value is variously estimated at from $GO,-
1000 to 50O,0OO,000
The Dickinson press., 1889-01-26

IHS'
Sylvia Dubois drank hard and smoked q
strong pipe all her life pretty nearly. She
said she was better for both rum and tobacco
She had no religion to speak of, and was un-
questionably one of the oldest and most in
teresting characters that tho Nineteenth CEN
tury has produced
The Dickinson press., 1889-01-26

The feelings Of a costermonger at length
got the better of him and he exclaimed,
"Blast my bleeding heyes, hif don't ave
90 at you myself. Put hup your dukes now ("
Tho Irishman ran off at great rate, but it
was the costermonger, and not tho police
man, who had put him to rout.-New York
Herald
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1889-03-16
An Honest President.

The Utica New York O5ssTuer Of March
4 paws a high and deserved tribute TO the
honesty and Independence ot President Cleve
land. which is important, coming from such
an influential Democratic Journal IN the State
where a disasfected clique Of Democrats de-
feated the Democratic national ticket The
O5serrer says;
s.He has been honest and independent
Had Grover Cleveland chosen 70 b. a dIshon
est or insineere mas be eeqld nos plcs cut
from the crowd Of those VINO attack him a big
contingent Of syeophantie followers Had he
chosen 10 be less than independent and self re-
liant newspapers that now condemn him would
sound cloud the praise OF him. Bot be chose
his own eareaF. No man or set Of men could
run him, and BY his sgardy ssubbogaaess N
this regard be drew to him. the people, who,
ike a mighty army, trod under foot his politl
csl eaemies. and ratified al the polls the great
maxim thai An honnst mans the nobiest
work OF God. They did not ra-eleni him.
because the forces Of corruption and misTe-
presentation were against hIH. But they
loved him better as their defeated eaFi2lH %
: good cause than fhe had carried New York
and defeated Harrison. The time has not yet
arrived when the American people dislike
honesty and devotion TO duty as attributes Of
their public servants Cleveland never sav-
cred from his stern sense Of obligation 70 the
country. it IS common remark that Il he
had not written his celebrated tariff message
he would have been re-eiecisd u tbs be
true. he deserves the mere honos, because IA
this he exempliied the theory that It : better
10 be rsShi than be President The mighty
Democracy wis sand uncovered when tbs
true and honest maa depAsss from The bite
House. This party Of ours, good ns'ases N
defeat, nagnanimoas m victory, and 50 hrmiy
built that il will las, s. long rs the sua or the
earth. thanks him for what he has done for
Il. He has shown, not by HAgaiioqaen;
PROMISES, bat by action. tina, the Democratic
marty can be trusted. lis gratitude 70 him Is
deeo aud earnest aud 50 iong as he lives the
immense army Of the Democracy, with here
and there a ridiculvusly feeble exception,
will love It's leader, Cleveland
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1889-03-16
ORDER OF PUBLICATION.
In the Circuit Court for Carroll County, sit
ting as Court of Equity.

No. 2T20.
Benjamin B. Gorsuch, Agnes Gorsuch, VIM.
P Gorsuch, Sr., Ida Gorsuch, Plaintiffs;
Sallie Z. Davis, William Davis, Thomas s.
Evans, William P Gorsuch, Robert NJ. B.
Gorsuch, Ellen NJ. Gorsuch and Thomas
Gorsuch, Defendants.
The object of this suit is to procure a de-
cree for the sale of certain Real Estate in
Carroll County, State of Maryland, of which
William P. Gorsuch, ST., late of Carroll
County, State of Maryland, died seized and
possessed. The Bill states that William P.
Gorsuch, ST., departed this life in Carroll
County, Maryland, on the 10th day of July,
A. D., 1888, intestate and seized and pos
sessed of the Real Estate, which is more par
ticularly described in said Bill; that the
plaintiffs and defendants in said Bill are the
ouly heirs at law of the said William P. Cor
such, Sr., deceased, as aforesaid and as such
entitled to the said Real Estate as tenants in
common according to their respective interest.
That the said Real Estate is not susceptible
of partition without material loss and injury
to all the parties interested and especially to
three of the Defendants, who are infants, and
furthermore it would be greatly to the interest
and advantage of the said Infant defendants
to have the Real Estate sold; that the said
Thomas S. Evans and Robert NJ. B. Gorsueh,
two of the Defendants, are infants and non
residents.
1t is thereupon this 18th day of March, A.
D., 1889, ordered by the Circuit Court for
Carroll County in Equity, that the plaintiffs,
by causing copy of this order to be inserted
in some newspaper published in said Carroll
County, once in each of four successive weeks
before the 18th day of April, 1889, give
notice to the said absent defendants of the
object and substance of this Bill, warning
them to appear in this Court in person, or by
Solicitors, on or before the 9th day of May,
next, to show cause if any they have, why
decree ought not to be passed as prayed.
VIM. N. MARTIN, Clerk
True Copy,-Test:
marie st WV. N. MARTIN, Clerk.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1889-03-16
Hon. Frank T. Shaw.
Belair MIDI Democrat

Among the Congressman whose terms ex-
pired simultaneously with the Cleveland ad-
ministration is DR.. Frank I. Shaw, Repre-
sentative from this congressional district.
During his four years of service in the forty
ninth and fiftieth Congresses DR.. Shaw has
shown himself to be an able and fearless
Representative, mindful at all times of the
interests of his constituency.
On the floor of the House and in committee
rooms he has always stood up for the rights
of the people and the principles ofDemocracy.
His speech delivered in the House last fall in
favor of tariff reform was one of the best heard
in the House during the session. 1t was an
unanswerable argument in favor of lower
taxes, and showed thorough knowledge of
the laws which should govern finance and
taxation. The Doctor has of course not
pleased everyone, that would be impossible;
especially some appointments, made, it is
said, by his influence, have been a good deal
criticised; but he has made an excellent
Representative and is entitled to and has the
thanks of a well satisfied constituency.