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PARLOR SUITS

In Solid Walnut, Oak, Cherry or Mahogany
Frames, Upholstered in Hair Cloth, Pushes
of all kinds, shades and qualities. You can
select your own colors, and we will make
them for you at very short notice.
A solid Walnut Frame, Genuine HAIR
Cloth, Parlor Suit, with 6 and pieces for
S25. 90. Then we have them at S27.00, $4,000,
$50. 90, up to $500. Solid Walnut Frame
Embossed Plush Parlor Suit and Z pieces,
S27. 90, $3.50, $1,000, $500 and $500.
Parlor Suits in Walnut, Cherry or Oak
Frames, Upholstered in Crushed Plush with
Spring Edge, from 1884, up to $4,000.
Bullets in Oak, Walnut. Cherry or Poplar
with White or Dark Marble or Polished Tops.
Folding Beds from $14.00 upward in Oak,
Walnut or Cherry. Chiffoniers, Wardrobes,
Cabinets and Fancy Plush Rockers in album
dance to suit the taste of all.
Remember we manufacture and can make
for you anything in the furniture line.
Remember the name and location.
NJ. L. STRAUS & SONS,
No. 1O1, 1O3 and 1O5 N. Howard St., N.
E. Corner Fayette Street, Baltimore, Md.
Established over 80 years.
Please mention this paper.
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On the Train.

Blossom Ito Drummer sitting by open
dow)-"Excuse me, sir, but that open
window is very annoying"
Drummer (pleasantly)-'Im sorry; but
I'm afraid you'll have to grin and bear it. u
Blossom wish you would close it,
sir.
Drummer-"Would like to accommo-
date you but | can't
Blossom-"Do you refuse to close that
window. sir ?"
Drummer-"I certainly do.
Blossom-"If you don't close it l will. u
Drummer-''I'll bet you won't
Blossom-''If 20 over there | will. u
Drummer q will give odds you
won't
Bossom-''I'll ask you once more, sir,
will you close that Window"
Drummer-''No, SIR | will not. ;"
Blossom getting on his feet)-'Then
| will, sir.
Drummer would like to see you do
Blossom placing his hand on the
Objectionable window)-"Tll show you
whether | will or not, sir. ;"
Drummer las Blossom tugs at Window
why don't you close it p
Blossom (getting red in the face -"It
appears be stuck.
Drummer-"Of course, it is. | tried
to close it before you came in"
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HeaVY-Weight Clothing.
REMNANTS IN CLOTHING.

By that we mean one or two Suits or Over
coats of kind. On these odd things we have
not put any price worth talking about, and if
there is one to fit you you will be surprised
how little money it takes to buy good reliable
Clothing. We are the people who are doing
the business by a strict adherence to business
principles, by giving you fair dollars value
for dollar, and by selling you goods for what
they actually are. We extend our thanks for
all your kind favors of the past year, Re-
member our
Merchant Tailoring Department
Is in the hands of Mr.. John F. Kurtz, and
now is the time to place your order for your
Spring Suit. We show the largest line of
New Cloths and Cassimeres in the county.
Give us a trial.
FRED. D. MILLER & BRO,
Headquarters for Clothing Shoes and Hats,
Opposite Railroad Depot,
janl0 Westminster, Md.
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EoR COOK BUGGIEs,

Hess Carts and Daylons,
Farm Wagons, Spring Harrows,
Timothy Seed, Seed Wheat,
Fodder Yarn, Paint, Oils, &C.,
Goto ROOP'S SEED STORE,
aug 80 If Westminster, Md.
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DoN'T WAIT FOR THE
~ WORLDS FAIR.

But go right to JOHN W. NELSON'S New
Grocery and Confectionery Store, No. 1874
West Main street, where you can get fresh
line of Groceries, Confectionery, Fancy
Cakes, Tobacco, home made Taffy, and the
best Cigars in the city, all of which he is
selling cheap for cash. Bacon, Lard, Eggs,
Butter and Potatoes wanted. sept27 6m
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1891-01-17

Doctors the world over treat doctors for
nothing.
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Merchant Tailoring Department
FARMERS SPECIALTIES.
L WINTER SEASON.

STUDEBAKER FARM WAGONS,
steel skein, for from one to six horses both
narrow and broad tread; Road Carts, Hook
ing Valley Hay and Fodder Cutters, with
patent double knuckle,, rocking roller feed
sizes. Corn Shelters, Corn and Cob Mills,
Saw Mills, Horse Powers, Hay Presses, Etc.
Call or send for our prices.
BALTIMORE FARM IMPLEMENT CO.,
No. 200 S. Charles Street.
nov29 26t* Baltimore, Md.
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LIME.
LIME,
Co-PARTNERSHIP.

J. H. BILLINGsLEA, ND. JOS. T. Herring, N. d.
Have this day formed a partnership in
the practice of medicine, under the name of
Billingslea & Herring. DIR. Billingslea's Office
will be at his residence, East End, near Court
street. DIR. Hering's Office has been removed
to the Office adjoining the residence of the
late Nelson Mitten. Calls may be left by
telephone or otherwise at Reindollar's Drug
Store, West End.
Westminster, Nd, May 9, 1885.
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WESTMINSTER SHOE co.

WHsFM1NsTFR SHOE CO.
We have opened
OUR NEW RE
And are prepared to show the finest line of
Mems, Women's, Youths and Chill
dren's Shoes
Ever exhibited in this county. We have also
a fine line of
SLIPPERS, UMBRELLAS, &C.,
For the Holidays.
Also carry fine line Of
TRUNKS and VALISES.
We have one of the finest asortments of
HATS AND CAPS.
All of the latest style and no old goods. All
are new, and we mean to do business if prices
and good goods are taken into consideration.
WESTMINSTER SHOE co.
deco If L. C. LYNCH, Manager.
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The people have been here and attested to
our low prices.
A great many of our goods are so extremely
cheap good many come to the conclusion we
had few auction goods to sell and We were
here for week or ten days only. But we
wish to say to the people Of Westminster and
vicinity that we have come here to stay and
will continue to hand you out bargains.
Remember we get our goods from Head
quarters. and can, will and do sell them
cheap.
We will sell you 10 qt. Bucket for 19c.,
pit. cup &C., other rinware proportionately low
rates; paper of Needles 1c.; Pins, l, ,, 4 and
cts. per paper; 8 Envelopes for lc.; ! ream
good Note Paper 25 cts; Hosiery and Under
ware equally cheap; Shoes from As cts. up.
Prints, Muslins, Ginghams and Woollen
Dress Goods at lowest rates.
Comes and see us and be convinced. For
if there is honor in man or virtue in good
goods at low prices, We mean to be master of
the situation.
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FURNITURE.
FURNITURE.
FURNITURE.
CHAMBER SUITS

In Oak, Walnut or Poplar with white or dark
marble or polished tops. The prices now on
these goods are Is per cent lower than what
they will be two months hence. We must
have room, and to gain it, we are giving our
customers the benefit.
We are selling now for $3.50 a Solid Oak
Bedroom Suit, former price $500. in this
line we have the Round, Square or Cheval
Glasses. Walnut Suits from $500 up to
$350.OO, full ten pieces.
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about Z o'clock this morning four persons
suddenly appeared on the streets of this city.
They could not talk our language, and a
number of our best citizens have assured us
that they fell from the clouds. The strange
quartet made their way to the Dirty Mike
hotel, and we at once followed them, deter
mined that our readers should be fully ad-
vised as to who or what these people are.
The man walked up to the register and wrote
in bold hand as follows:
"John A. Morrell, wife and two children,
Mississippi river
''Later-We have been informed by Col.
Jack Bowers that Mr.. Morrell and family are
the sole survivors of the i'll fated Diana,
which years ago blew up on the Mississippi
river, which is situated in the state of Mis-.
souri, near town called St. Louis. We bid
the strangers welcome.
'0f course tried to find Morrell, but
my letters came back unopened, and l
have never seen him from that day to this. y
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0ait and 3umOr.
A Mystery of the Air.

From the indianapolis News
The wet weather drove all the members
of the Ananias club into the roll call room
at the station house the other night.
Tears rolled down Sergt. Buschers face,
and Patrolman States voice was husky
with emotion as he, the narrator of the
evening, related an incident of his early
life
"When [ was young man, began the
patrolman, after lighting one Of those
South Illinois street torches he generally
smokes, Il had friend named John A.
Morrell. We were raised together on ad-
Joining farms and were inseparable COM
panions. We left our rural homes together
and were fellow workmen in smoke fac
tory at Pittsburg, and when | secured a
Job to fan fog on steamboat he was made
second cook on the same boat. We boated
together several years, and finally shipped
on the Prairie Bird, running between Gin
cinnati and Helena, Ark. John could not
get a job on the Prairie Bird, but was
taken on the Diana, an eight boiler boat, in
the same trade as the boat | was on.
ave left Cincinnati three hours ahead
of the Diana with general cargo. John
promised to Join me in Helena and bring
his wife with him-he was to be married
that day. Our cruise was uninteresting
until we reached Helena. The captain
was sick, and was on the hurricane deck
as we made the landing. The bow lines
had been made fast, had notified the pilot
when felt the boat tremble; the air was
thick with steam, there was Il deafenine
crash, and I knew the boiler had let 90.
felt myself going up, up, up, | haven
any idea how high did go. Three hours
later, as | was coming down. was about
a mile from the earth them met maj
and woman coming up. The woman haC
hold of the mans arm, and in his othel
hand he carried grip sack. Recognized
him as my old friend, John A. Morrell.
"Hello, John" l shouted.
swell, Henry" he answered, sis tha
you?"
Eyes, what's left of me. Who is tina
with you?"
"Oh, excuse me, Mr.. Slate. My wife.
Glad to meet you, Mrs. Morrell, says
l. just starting on your wedding trip ?
''Yes, sir" she answered. She saic
something else, but was going so fast
did not catch it. When struck grounC
| learned that the Diana had exploded hel
boilers three hours after our explosion
that Morrell and his bride were standin!
on the boiler deck at the time Of the ex
plosion. They were ready to go ashore
but went up instead.
about three years after that | was sit
ting in the office of the Palace hotel a
San Francisco. l picked up a Honolulu
paper and nearly dropped dead when
read this paragraph:
The Forrest City times., 1891-02-06
It Would not Draw.

A we'll know Boston business man, whose aged father resides in a Cana dian town, recently sent to the old gentleman u package of prepared mustard plasters, thinking they would be of use in case oi Il recurrence of rheumatism, with which he had been afflicted.
 The plasters were thankfully re- ceived and immediately thrust into a desk among other odds and ends.
 One night. being awakened by an acute attack Of his complaint, the old gentleman arose from his bed, and going to the desk, took what he supposed was q plaster, and, wet ting it with water placed 1t over the spot in which the pain was located.
 For n time all was quiet in his chamber. Soon his daughter. occu- pying n room in another part . the house. heard him swearing roundly.
 Come in here, Annie" he cried. as she looked into the door of his room: "see il you can get that mustard plaster off my back; it's as coarse as bran. but it don't draw Il bit"
 Annie did as she was bidden and Ge::t!y ret.c"e:. :. square piece oI sand-paper from his back.
The Forrest City times., 1891-02-06
An Editors Dilemma.

was paying call to the editor ot a We .kly paper in town in Yer mont, and after looking over the editorial page of a copy on his desk l remarked:
 You don't appear to have much to say about the party candidates. y
 "No. not much, he replied.
 But are they satisiied?'
 They have to be. It's pretty bad. ly mixed around here"
 How"
 Well, this is Republican paper, but my son Nate, who is a Demo- crat, is running for the state sena- tor against the Republican candi- date. l can't call Nate horse thief and a liar, you know, because it's n the family. If come out and blow for tine other man, then it agin Nate, so l sort O keep still.
 ''I see i"
 As to the candidate for the legis lature, my brother rin-law is on the Democratic ticket against onr can didate. cant pitch into him with out making about fifty relatives mad, and so have to go softly. 1 i did manage to call our candidate n Cicero, but that's as far as dare 1 go"
 How about sherif?"
 Well. my brother Bill is running on the Democratic ticket. and, while l can't help him any, l don't want ! to hurt his chances.
 And prosecutors" My cousin Jim is after that. and if down Jim all his branch will stop their subscriptions. Awful sorry Jim is Democrat"
 Ilow's the judge Of probate?'
 {" Mother Democratic brother after that"
 And seleetman?"
 ''Father.in-law- on the Democra tic ticket, and I've got to be neutral ?
 And county surveyor?'
 My uncle Tom is the regular Democratic nominee. You see how l am fixed"
 "How s your own politics."
 Pretty near straight Demo- cratie.'
 Then, why don you run Dem ocratic paper?'
 It's a-eomin' to that, l fear I've been on the fence, or neutral, for the last ten years, and expect to wake up almost any morning and find I've dropped on the Demo cratic side. It's an awful thing to contemplate, but you see how it is-- you realize the situation. New York Sun.
The Forrest City times., 1891-02-06
Victim of q Vampire.

Mrs. Cornelius Rainwater, of Sa- vannah, Ga, received recently let ter from her brother, James Uhl, who Is engaged in the wholesale cof- fee business in Calabozo, Venezuela in which epistle he gave an account Of the singular death ol his daughter last September. The young lady, who had just entered her 17th year had been a sonambulist since child hood, and 1t was supposed that it was while in one of her frequent frances that she left the house and wandered several miles in the coun- try. She was missed, and, on being searched for, was at last found near the roadside dead, with large vom- pire eiinglng to her throat
 The bat at the approach of tho searchers rose rom the body of it's victim and attempted to fly of, but was so gorged with blood as to be unable to make i's escape, and was shot by one of the party. The pla- eidity of the young lady's counte- Htiltt suONtu tuub Her utUtD nHu been painless one, end it was probable that it was not until she sank down, still fast asleep, that thel vampire fastened upon her. X small wound, resembling the punc- turc of n large needle, just over the jueular vein, marked where thesmal white teeth had been liberated the blood which it had then sucked. all the while soothing it's victim to deep CT sleep by gentle lulling move- ment of it's outspread wings. which is the habit of these creatures. The one which killed Miss Uhl was In- usually large, measuring three feet and some inches from the tip of one wing to that of the other, and while it's weight would have natural ly been ten or twelve pounds. it was so engorged that it was iourl to weigh soihething over tweI1y.-- From the Chicago Timts.
The Forrest City times., 1891-02-06
The Dumb Book Agent,

X woman has hit upon deceptive device so original that it ought to he susceptible of protection by patent, or it invarihly secures interested attention to n book agent. It is true that it's originator and opera tor Is an exceedingly pretty young woman, demure of aspect aud modest in dress but hard hearted man has learned to withstand the ordinary charms of the gentle sex when they are applied to the art of eanvassin@, and the most beauti- fnl specimen is just about as quickly repulsed as the uoliest one. But this genius enters an office, silently approaches the object upon whom she proposes to operate, lays a neat little slate before him and writes on it:
 ''I am dumb"
 A book agent who can't talk! The wonder of 1t compels attention at once. The winsome creature can hear well enough (and it is hardly a secret that she can talk, too, when she wishes tol, and to the questions of the man she writes quaint little replies on her slate, incidental to n display of the books which she is selling, and ill nineteen cases out of twenty she gets cash order. Of course her harvest may be brief, for she can reap the field but once, but it is rich one. New York Sun.
The Forrest City times., 1891-02-06
Facts Concerning Wolves.

Temple Bar.
 The natural enmity which suhsists between dogs and wolves is char acteristic which is recalled by the an, tipathy shown by every good watch dog toward strangers Of his own race; but that wolves should devour dogs certainly savours somewhat oi cannibalism, for these friends and foes ot man are in iaet two branches of the same family, as is proved to the satisfaction of naturalists by their identity in various important characteristics, though sundry mi nor points of difference are noted, such as that in drinking dog laps, whereas wolf sucks, and in biting the volt gives rapid succession of vicious snaps, instead of the firm retaining hold which generally characterizes the bite of healthy dog. The character of the bark also differs greatly, the honest dog bark being replaced by n short snapping. while the wolf voice is chiefly ex- erted in producing dismal howls.
 As regards external appearance, the common wolf with his shaggy coat bears much close resemblance to n Collie dog than the latter does to most other branches ot the dog tribe. though tho cruel, treacherous expression of the obliquely-set eyes betrays how different is the wolf spirit from that which looks out through the kind true eyes of the faithful dog. Yet there have been in stances of domesticGtel wolves which have formed u strong attach ment to tssir human owners. while on the other hand we have to confess tEat tho dog race does include both savage and cowurdlp individuals,
The Forrest City times., 1891-02-06
Repressed Curiosity.

The Trappist Monastery, situaten in Kentucky, is the home ot tho e monks upon whom the injunction oi perpetual silence is placed. The stories that slit through to the out side world, with more or less roman tic detail, coltArning the individual monks of La Trappe. are many. There is one told of Il brother ut Gethsemane, which is old, but iull of dramatic suggestion. He was Il soldier ot Napoleon. so it was said, and after the Emperor's first abdt cati ontook the cowl ofthe Brown Brothers,' and ultimately came to Gethsemane. Forty years lie lived in silence. hearing nothin. of the worlds history, but with the item of curiosity left nnquenched When he came to die and was lifted from his hard couch and laid upon the harder floor, strewn with stlaw, when all followers of the order must meet ex- treE.es, the Abbot, as is customary, told him he was at liberty to ask any questions he desired '"What became of the Emporer?" the old man asked promptly, and then for the first time learned NapOlc0n's fate, long yenrs after that restless clay hnd become dust. From tho Richmond State.
The Forrest City times., 1891-02-06

Laughing, crying, trying to call him ond the children at the same time, the little wife, almost hysteric- al, snatched her hat and ran out in- to the yard. But the soldier had disappeared over the hill into the hollow beyond. and, hy the time she had found the children, he was too far away for her voice to reach him. And besides, she was not sure it was her husband. for he had not turned his head at their shouts This seem ed so strange. Why didn't he stop to rest at his old neighbours house? Tortured by hope and doubt, she hurried up the coule as fast us she could push the baby-wagon, the blue-coated figure just ahead push ing steadily, silently forward up the coule.
 When the excited, painting little group came in sight of the gate, they
 saw the blue-coated figure standing, leaning upon the rough rail fence.
 his chin on his palms, gazing at tho empty house. His knapsack, can
 teen, blankets, and musket lay upon I the dusty grass at his feet. He was like man lost in dream. His wide hungry eyes devoured tho
 scene. The rough lawn, the little
 unpainted house. the field of clear yellow wheat behind it, down across which streamed the sun, now almost
 ready to touch the high hill to thu
 west the erickets crying merrily. q
 cat on the fence dreaming unmindIul ot the stranger iu blue.
 How peaceful 1t all was. My Godl ! How far removed from all camps, hospitals. hattle-lines. little cabin 1 Tn a Wisconsin coule, but 1t was majestic in it's peace. How did he ever leave it for those years ol
 tramping, thirsting, killing? 1 Trembling. weak with emotion,
 her eyes on the silent figure, Mrs. i Smith hurried up to the fence. 1 Her feet made no noise in the dust and grass, and they were close upon him before he knew ol them. 1 The oldest boy ran a little ahead. l He will never forget that figure, that | lace. It will always remain as some. tnlH1 cpic, tilal return or lAe pTl-
 yate. He fixed his eyes on the pale
 face. covered with 2 ragged beard. Who are you, sir2' asked the
 wife. or rather, started to ask. for
 he turned. stood u moment, and l then cried:--
 "Emma!"
 l Edward"
 The children stood in a curious ! row to see their mother kiss this
 bearded, strange man, the elder girl
 sobhing svmpatheticaliy with her
 mother. Illness had left the soldier
 partly deaf, and this added to the < strangeness of his manner. { But the boy of six years stood
 away, even alter the girl had recog-
 nl2ed her father and kissed him. The man turned then to the bahv
 and said in u curiously unpaternal 1 tone.---
 Come here, my little man, don
 you know me9' But the baby
 backed away under the fence. and
 stood peering at him critically
 From "A Privato's Keturn,' in The
 Arena.