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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1895-08-29
QUEER PETS

Two queer pet animals are oWnes
by Misses Lillian #. and Agnes Y
Myers OF Omaha, Neb. Miss LilI'aa
has a white horned toad from osl,
fornia, which seems to unders'aH'
what is said to 1t and obeys iiKe
pet dog. Miss Agnes has a true VII
cat, which is, nevertheless, taile
The pets make a strange comblnauool- ~,
and his toadslrip takes many q II
maps in the long hair Of his big HI.
mate. The animals occupy mas''''s
cage together.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1895-08-29

DO you believe In faothah ~
ladies'"
He-.Yes. indeed, | do" 7
She-.sThen you're a new nau'
sapposeg'
He-.No. I'm a surgeon. '-7Juo5.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1895-12-28
Wonderful Gold Leaf.
From the philndelnhin Times.

From the Philadelphia Times
The process by which gold is made into
thin leaves is called gold beating. AS yet
the use of machinery for this purpose Is
very limited nearly all gold leaf being
beaten by hand.
Fil>j the gold is cast into oblong ingotS
about three -fourths Of an inch in width
and weighing two omces each. These in
cots are passed between polished steel roll
lers and fattened out into ribbons of about
All eight -hundredth Of an inch in thick
ness. The ribbons are softened by heat
and cut into pieces an inch square.
One hundred and fifty Of these pieces
are placed between vellum leaves, one
piece above another. and the entire pile is
inclosed in a double parchment case and
beaten with l6 pound hammer until the
inch pieces are extended to I inch squares.
They are then taken from the case, and
each square is cut into four pieces. The
pieces thus obtained are then placed be-
tween gold beater' skin-a delicate mem
brane prepared from the large intestine Of
the ox-made into piles inclosed In a
parchment case and again beaten, but with
hammer of lighter weight
Still the leaves are not thin enough, and
once more each leaf is cut into four pieces
and again beaten. This last quartering
and beating produces 2.400 leaves, and
the thickness Of each leaf is about one
two-hundred thousandths of an inch. Gold
is so malleable that it is possible to obtain
still greater degree of thinness, but not
proftably.
These thin leaves are taken up with
wood pinchers, placed on cushion, blown
out fat and carefully cut into squares 81
inches in size. The squares are placed
between the leaves of paper books, which
have previously been rubbed with red chalk
to prevent adhesions of the gold, each pa
per book containing % squares or leaves
of gold, and in this form the leaf is sold,
not by weight, but by a superficial meas
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1895-12-28
Utilizing Animal Hair.
From the Boston Journal of Commerce.

From the Boston Journal of Commerce.
An invention, which may prove very
valuable to the leather industry, has been
introduced in Berlin. the object Of which
i, to transform into al article Of value what
is generally considered next to valueless,
namely. animal hair Thus it becomes
possible to remove the hair from skin or
hide in such IA manner as to obtain an ar
tifcial hair-covered surface identical to that
presented by the skin before the operation,
and without in any way iniuring the grain
of the hide, which is subsequently con-
verted into leather. The artificial fur skin
is lighter, more supple, wears better, and
is absolutely water proof. In removing
the hair the hide is stretched to its full
extent. and the hair side saturated with
chemical mixture Containing among other
ingredients elauber salt) in heated liquid
state. When the mixture coOls it solidi
fies. retaining each individual layer in the
natural position, so that it can, when per
fectlv hardened be removed from the hide
as a solid block, taking with it the entire
nalf covering WlIHOuG any INJURY " 'iN
grain. The hair roots project visibly from
the block, and the latter is exposed to
high temperature for about "a hours,
which has the effect of crystalizing its sur
face, thus exposing an increased length OF
hair root The exposed roots are now
covered with a certain preparation (con-
tanning caoutchouc, and the artificial scalp,
as muslin, linen, wooden, silk, ETC., applied,
after having also been covered with the
preparation. After allowing time for dry
ing the block is immersed in chemical
bath, by the action of which it is com
pletely dissolved, leaving the hair firmly
attached by the roots to the artificial scalp,
the caoutchouc in the preparation having
become fixed. After washing and drying
the process is complete.
The hair-seals of Greenland skins are
made into fine shoes, the hair being wasted,
but if treated as above it would be valua-
BILE product. Small skins for furrier work,
such as the muskrat, can be sewed togeth-
er. the fur, after this treatment, being con-
tanned in one. large piece. The application
of this invention to furs used in dressmak-
ing opens up wide field, especially owing
to the greater suppleness of the transferred
ortic clos
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1895-12-28
A Happy New Year.
BY ELISA ARMSTRONG.

Emily Marshmallow was spending the
HOLIDAYS with her dearest friend, and on
the first morning of the new year they
were discussing their faults and turning
over enough fresh leaves to fill book.
From this they fell upon the failings of
their mutual friends.
IF | were as jealous as Jessie, OBJ
served the blonde Emily, Il should turn
over new leaf in regard to that today.
sInstead of that, returned the bru-
nette Lucy, ''she has decided not to taste
candy for whole year.
1T always did ruin her complexion.
''Yes. Jealousy is so foolish, ism t 1t
Charlie always says [ have none.
Nor [ Jack thinks it wonderful.
Just then the maid appeared, bearing
Miss Lucy, here is box of flowers
for"
''For me p
For Miss Emily"
When it was opened, on top of the roses
was card, bearing the name of 'Charles
Brownsmith. and New Year, greet
ing.
oh, how lovely of him =
WHO, Jack p
mo; Charlie.
Very nice, indeed, to pay my guest
some attention. OF course, | don't care,
but | think it unnecessary for him
You surely are not jealous, dear?
For my part, | think an engaged man has
a perfect right to send flowers to any girl
whom he admires. -
Another knock and another box of flow
ers. This time the roses were for Lucy,
with the card of Jack Nanstyle, - and
Best wishes for Happy New Year. -
''How kind of Jack ! Do look, dear
Emily.
Very nice OF course, he only wished
| to please me- but =
Why, you know, dear, you just said
YOU thought an engaged man had per-
feet right to send flowers to any girl whom
he admired. >
Whom he admired, yes, but
Don be jealous, dear; it is silly.
Then I'm not surprised that you
You are horrid, Emily AIarshmallow,
and if was not in my own house =
Il shall not stay here to be insulted =
please. miss. said voice at the
door, Il knocked, but you didn't hear.
The florists boy is downstairs, and he
says that by mistake he exchanged the
cards in those boxes of flowers he just
sent.
..Of course; knew that all the time. =
so did |, dear. What Il funny joke;
lucky we are not jealous, like Jessie =
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1895-12-28
Clearing the Air.
By Chauncey Depew.


About every ten years there is a revo-
luton, financial, or political, or topical.
Whatever it is, | have come to look upon
it as healthful. It looks difficult to say
that financial cataclysm, throwing tens of
thousands out of employment and dissipa-
ting fortunes, is a good thing. But these
catastrophes are the result of defects IN the
legislative or business machinery. They
clear the air. Great storms at sea send to
the bottom many good ships, many ad-
mirable sailors, but they clear the atmos-
phere, they purify it SO that the rest of the
world breathes better and is more health
full. In future we will have revolutions
as acute as any that have been. They
may overturn the existing order of things,
Well, if they do overtum it will be be-
cause the existing order of things has to
be disrupted and overturned to make way
for something better.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1895-12-28

The Pennsylvania Railroad claims to
have broken the record for fast time be-
tween Baltimore and Washington. Ac-
cording to official statements, engine No.
%, drawing regular train of passenger
coaches, made the run from Loudon Park,
a few miles out of Baltimore, to the Navy
Yard at Washington, distance of 351
miles in 33a minutes. The distance be-
tween Landover and Anacostia, FIVE and
one tenth miles, was made in three min
utes. This speed is equal to 1O2 miles an
hour. This record is said to be the best
of any railroad in the United States for
that distance.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1895-12-28
Short Sermons.

The virtue lies in the struggle, not in
the prize Mines.
No man can pass into eternity, for he
is already in it.-Farrar.
Men should not talk to please them
selves, but those that hear him.
Great minds must be ready not only to
take opportunities, but to make them
Cotton.
Thought is the blossom; language the
evening bud; action the fruit behind it
Beecher.
[ would have man great in great
things and elegant in little things. John
SON
Nor cell, nor chain, nor dungeon speaks
to the murderer like the voice OF solitude.
-Maturin
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1895-12-28
A Conundrum and it's Answer.
From Princess Anne Marylander.

From PTlncess AHIIe MHT I'IIIUCI'
An exchange says that the editor has
been asked by a young lady how to make
mot enough out of the word ''enough:
AS the editor was unable to answer the
lady and she did not tell him how it was
done. he called on his brother editors to
help him. We do not know what the
young lady's answer would have been, but
we would have answered her as follows :;
1t is done by transposing the letters,
Take the third, second and first letters OF
the word enough for one word, and the
sixth. fourth and fifth for the second word,
and YOU will have two words that signify
something that is mot enough for the
average young lady.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1895-12-28

He was German student, and this was
the letter he addressed TO his uncle:
Dear Uncle:-A very strange thing
happened yesterday went too see a
friend of mine at the bank, who knows
your handwriting very WELL and he thought
you were i'll, as | had not lately presented
any checks signed by you: He begs to
be remembered to you, as also do 1; and
you might let my friend see your signature
again If you are very busy, You might
send blank check, and ! win fill it in.
Yours affectionately Karl. z
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1895-12-28
9oetrp.
THE NEW YEAR.

By Ernest McGaffH.
She comes in robes of trailing cloud
And coronet of stars,
From where times pillows rise and crowd
Across the foamy bars,
Through skies of gray that stretch away,
Her wild hair floating free.
She comes to where her kingdom lies
BY either land or sea.
For her the dawn's pale buds of light
Are round her pathway thrown,
As like banner in the fight
The night is backward blown.
And dims afar the last lone star
As on her chariot goes,
While in the east the later streakS
Grow ruddy as rose.
And fades the old years wOrn-out Scythe
As some hali-mOons faint line,
And JanUarys heralds blithe
In icy armOr shine,
While round her train the frozen rain,
That some misname the snow,
Has caught a million sun-glints bright
From out the sunrise glow.
And glad her face as on she speeds
Toward the rising sun,
With light of hope and noble deeds
Of faith and duty done,
And in her eyes the swift surprise
Ofall that round her waits,
Where morning. as she passes by,
Has opened wide the gates.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1895-12-28
Quick Wit.
From Harper's Round Table.


\ comedian in French theatre once
made a great hit out Of painful accident.
One day, while indulging in Il bit of horse
play on the stage, he hit his head violent
ly entirely an accident, against one ofthe
pillars of the scene on the stage On
hearing the thud everybody uttered cry.
No great harm done, said the comedian.
just hand me napkin, glass of water,
and salt cellar These were brought,
and he sat down, folded the napkin in the
form Of bandage, dipped il in the glass,
and euptied the salt-celar on The wet part.
Having thus prepared a compress accord
ing to prescription, and when every one
expected he would apply it to his forehead,
he gravely rose and tied it round the pillar.
The effect of his action was such that every
one set him down as the readiest and wit
tiest man in his profession.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1895-12-28
Expensive Smoking.
From the Boston Traveller.

There are several wealthy men in Lon
don who are reputed to spend over $25O0
per year on cigars. This is considered
very large over there, but several Ameri-
can millionaires are said to exceed this
One of them has been reported as spending
SO, 900 annually on cigars. An English
nobleman, who married an American
woman, who brought bag Of money with
her. has astounded London with is ex-
trayagance in cigars. He pays about 5000
monthly for them, and always trades with
one dealer, who posts Il sign to that effect
in order to attract customers. Several
prominent Englishmen, among whom Is
said to be Labouchere, buy cigarettes
imported from Turkey, at cost of 10
cents each. One Of them smokes and
gives away 100 in a day, which is prob
ably the highest record for expensive
cigarette smoking.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1895-12-28
Prize Bread Recipes.
From the New York Post.


At bread contest held in an Eastern
city not long ago, milling company offered
prizes ranging from s. to 500 for the
best loaves of bread. The recipe used by
the winner of the prize Of $1G0 was:
Three pints Of water, ne-half pint Of milk,
one tablespoonful Of lard, one table
spoonful of sugar two, tablespoonfuls
of salt and one yeast cake. The in
gradients, which were first thoroughly
mixed and then kneaded 10 minutes, were
raised over night in a covered bread-pan.
In the morning the dough was kneaded 10
minutes and made into three loaves. Three
other loaves entered for the contest were
awarded $75 prizes One of these loaves
seems to have been prepared in some
what unusual way. The ingredients for
the dough were two-thirds milk to one
third water, compressed yeast, and little
salt and sugar, ard were mixed with enough
-four to make stiff dough. This dough
was mixed, kneaded and set to rise at
night. When light, it was chopped
thoroughly with a chopping knife, made
into loaves and set to rise the second time;
when this was light it was baked 40 min
utaS
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1895-12-28
100000 Baby Carriages a Year
From the New York Sun.

There is one New England manufactur-
ing establishment that makes so, 600 baby
carriages a year; in one New York city
establishment there are made 20, 600 a
year. The total annual output of baby
carriages in this country is estimated at
800, 900. They are made in about 70
different styles, ranging in retail price from
S5 to $50; about half of them are car
riages that sell at SO to SIS. The United
States export annually about %, 600 baby
carriages, mostly to Australia and South
America. The baby carriages exported
are chiefly of the cheaper grades.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1895-12-28
Probably Made of Brass.

Banks, said Rivers, ''every day IN
the year seems 10 be New Year s to you.
go ahead, said Banks, bracing HIM
SELF '1'm ready.
For the reason, resumed Rivers,
''that you are always blowing your own
horn. y
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1895-12-28
psg~ T. w. MATHER. dec2l aJt
MO. 3319 EQUITY.

MO. 331o EQUITY.
In the Circuit Court for Carroll County.
Chauncey Z. Jerome, VS. John Harris Heagy.
To the Honorable, the Judges of said Court
Ordered this nineteenth day of December,
A. D., 1895, upon the prayer OF Charles 4;
John Harris Heagy, partners, trading as Jerome
and Heagy, that the said receiver give notice
TO all persons having claims against. sald ilrm
of jerome and Heagy, to file paid claims,
properly authenticated, with the Clerk OF tlle
Circuit Court for Carroll county, on or before
the twenty fifth day of February, 1896, by caus-
inc copy of this order 10 be published IN IN
some son newspaper published in Carroll county
once week for four successive weeks e6Se before
tbe twenty-seventh day of January, 1896.
CHARLES B. ROBERTS.
True Copy,-Test:
dac21 A. BENZ. F. GROUSE, CLERK.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1895-12-28

Serant-ssYis sorr, Mrs. Jones is in.
What's yer name, sorr. Visitor
nProf NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Ser
yant-sOch Sure ye d better 60 roight
in and take it wild ye.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1895-12-28

Nothing pleases woman quite so well
as to look SO sweet that man wants to
kiss her, and then abuse him for his awful
imnudence
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1895-12-28

The things that learned when | was
a child. said Il dear old lady, the other
day. whose hair is snow white, and who is
a grandmother. Il have never, never for
gotten. When | was about years old
an aunt of mine who was an invalid tor
many years and in whose sickroom we
children were allowed only as Il great priv
ilege when she was feeling unusually strong,
asked me for glass of water | brought
it to her, holding the glass in my hand
with my forefnger bent over the rim. She
took it and thanked me, and then said ::
Now, dear here is little lesson to re-
member all your life-never put your lin
gers over the edge of drinking glass,
either your own or one that you are passing
to some one else: it is better not to hand
the glass, but offer it on plate or little
tray. but if that is not possible, handle 1t
very daintily and without letting your fin
gers touch the edge anywhere. You are
a little girl and haven't learned this yet,
but now you will never forget, will you
| said | would not, and, though that was
many years ago, | think I have never Of
fered glass of water to any one without a
quick thought of that first lesson of how
to do it, -
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1895-12-28

Come, dear, kiss my cheek and make
it up she said, forgivingly. Il IL kiss
it. he answered, 'but | don't think 1t
wants any more making up !
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1895-12-28

Judge You are charged with stealing
Colonel Julep's chickens. Have you any
witness? Uncle Nose: heb not; don I
steal chickens befo' witnesses.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1895-12-28
FIGURES FOR FARMERS.

Doesnt cost much to dress in good shape Of course
oo've cot to pick the purchasing place when you
Town same as you do your insurance company. Some
W. we reliable some not. You know are Here's
eabIa of cost for one rig:
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1895-12-28

A lamp should be filed quite full every
day. and thus used will burn one wick
many times as long as if it were only filed
with oil when absolutely required.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1895-12-28
A SPECIALITY.

lHURCH DEDICATION.- The Meth
y " odist Protestant Chapel located on the
Washington road, 4 miles south Of Westmin-
ser' and known as "Zion Chapel will be
formally ~ dedicated to the service of Almighty
TT'od, on Sunday Feb. ,, 1896, at 2.30 p. M.
mere will be an all day service and preaching
=, p II a. M, 2.30 p. m. and 730 at night.
% nsv DIR. Ward, of Westminster Seminary
TTll preach the dedicatory sermon. Rev. DR..
~ u; W. Bates, Revs. A. d. Melvin; j. A.
"elgand and other Unknown clergymen are
expected TO be with us on the occasion.
Notice is hereby given that the Church
stewards will wait upon those persons who
nave kindly subscribed various amounts to-
Ca card ihqnidating the Indebtedness on the
"hapel IN the meantime to receive the money.
GEORGE w. HONEY,
Pastor Deer Park Circuit,
decl4-3t Meth. Prot. Church.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1895-12-28

All the different Magazines and Papers
furnished at Publishers Rates and mailed to
any address, Now is the time to subscribe.
dee If
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1895-12-28

EOR. RENT-6 room house, Main EssA
street. two doors east of City Hotel. -
Apply to OhAhhi1o H. AGENT
now If
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1895-12-28

The cheapest tailor would want more than that for
the suit and overcoat alone.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1895-12-28

I VERY MERRY
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1895-06-15

can stay at home and listen to the
blissful melody of Sweet Marie"
or dennis was a Spieler" as
brought out on the accordian, but
so long as a park is in contempla-
ton in the locality of the Palama-
ties there is no good reason why
their neighborhood should not &C.
casionally resound with notes of
the bazoo and the piccolo as rem
dered by the government musicians.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1895-06-15

Observer in the last issue of the
Independent complains that the
haole Sunday School children no
longer join the natives in their an
nual Sunday School picnic. Now
is this really the case or is it that
natives refuse to affiliate to any
great extent with the members of
the Sunday School attached to the
Central Union Church. We know
positively that Rev. Mr.. Birnie is
doing all that man can do to bring
into his Sunday School all native,
as well az white, children who do
not now atted. When objections
were made to the move on the score
of lack of Accommodations Mr.. Brine
wisely advised the opening of the
church from pulpit to gallery in
order that there might be ample
room for all that would be brought
in. Observer is evidently of a
cantankerous nature and one who
allows his desire to have a conflict,
between the church and state, get
the better of his judgment.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1895-06-15

The Independent "has went"
With the issue this morning the
files of that paper closed; and it
has been grated on to the EVENING
BULLETIN and on Monday this
paper, with Daniel Logan as editor,
will blossom out brighter and bet
ter than ever. The owners of each
paper believed that the interests of
the people, and themselves, would
be better served by consolidation,
with Mr.. Logan in the editorial
chair. The future of the new paper
is bright and the manager hope
fully anticipates an increased pat
ronage in the subscription as
well as the advertising depart
ments. That the paper will be
newsy, with Mr.. Logan as editor,
there can be no doubt; that its
editorials will be crisp and up to
date is equally as certain. He has
had long years of experience in
Honolulu journalism and knows
what the people want and how it
should be put before them; the re-
firing editor admits that he is lack
ing in these essential qualifications
and gracefully yields to Mr.. Logan
knowing that the EVENING BULLE-
TIN and the subscribers will be
benefited by the change. 1t is
hoped that The Time will be inn
proved by its editor devoting all of
his energies to that journal.