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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-01-30
GHERIFF'S SALE,

By virtue of writ of fieri faclas issued out
of the Circuit Court for Carroll county at the
suit of n. w. Steele against the goods and
chattes, land and tenements of Lousia Mer-
ring and George W. Merring, and to me di-
rected, have seized and taken into execu-
ton all the right, title, claim and interest of
the said Louisa Merring and George W. Mer-
ring, both at law and in equity, in and to the
following property A tract Of land, called
'Marshal's Desire" containing 80 Acres OF
Land, more or less, it being the same land
the said Louisa Merring obtained from Har-
riet E. Oursler, by deed dated October rs,
1887, and recorded among the Land Records
of Carroll county in Liber W. N. NJ, No. 81,
Folio l, &C., save and except two acres, more
or less, sold off. The Improvements consist
of good frame dwelling, barn, &c. The
property is situated in Freedom district, near
Haight postoffice, and adjoins the lands OF
Christopher Hanson, Franklin A. Parker and
Others The land is well watered and there
is small orchard.
And hereby give notice that will sell the
property so seized and taken in execution to
the highest bidder for cash, on the premises,
on WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1897,
at one o'clock P. nj M ,vpD ur7ppAv
ian9ts Sheriff.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-01-30

Is 1t worth while that we jostle brother.
Bearing his load on the rough road Of life?
Is 1t worth while that we jeer at each other,
In hlackpess of heart that war to the knife?
God pity us all in our pitiful strife.
God pity us all as we jostle each other;
God pardon us all for the triumph feel
When fellow goes down meath his load on the
heather,
Pierced to the heart. Words are keener thar
steel,
And mightier far for woe than for veal.
Were 1t not WELL in this brief little journey,
On over the isthmus, down into the tide
We give him fish instead of serpent,
Ere folding the hands to be and abide
Forever and aye in dust at his side?
Look at those roses salutng each other,
Look at the herds all at peace on the plain
Man, man only, makes war on his brother,
And laughs in his heart at his peril and pain,
Shamed by the beasts that go down on the plain.
Is it worth while that we battle to humble
Some poor fellow mortal down into the dust?
God pity US all! Time oft soon will tumble
All of US together, like leaves in gust,
Humbled. indeed, down into the dust
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-01-30
Yn the Circuit Court for Carroll Co
i NO. 35lO EQUITY.

Ex-PARTF.
In the Trust Estate of William NJ. Brown,
William NJ. Baker, Trustee.
Ordered this 18th day of January, 1897,
by the Circuit Court for Carroll County IN
Equity, that this Court hereby assumes Jurls-
diction of said trust as prayed, and it is fur
ther ordered that William NJ. Baker, Trustee
in the above cause named, give notice to all
persons having claims against the estate OF
William NJ. Brown, TO file their claims prop
erly authenticated with the Clerk of the Cir
cult Court for Carroll County, in Equity, on
or before the 18th day of March, 1897; by
causing a copy of this order to be published IN
some newspaper published in Carroll county,
once a week for four successive weeks before
the 18th day of February, 1897.
CHARLES B. ROBERTS.
True copy,-Test;
ianl6 st BENZ. F.. GROUSE, Clerk.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-01-30

By virtue of power of sale contained in a
mortgage from Thomas A. Reid and wife,
dated 2nd day of October, 1894, to the un-
dersigned, mortgages, and recorded among
the Real Estate Mortgage Records Of Carroll
County, in Liber B. F. G., No 35, folio 55l,
&C., the Undersigned mortgages, will offer
at public sale, on the premises, on
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3rd, 1897,
at o'clock. p. m., all that farm described i'll
said mortgage, containing
800 ACRES OF LAND, MORE OR LESS,
living in Manchester district, Carroll county,
Md, at or near Alesia, and now occupied by
Daniel Krebs and adjoining the lands of
Thomas Hare, Martin Sher-
man and others; improved by 4 -,
2-story frame dwelling, barn ~ -
and other necessary outbuild- Ezz4se Ezz5zA4ssa33ee
ings, with abundance of water on the place.
Terms of Sale are:--One-third cash on the
day of sale, or on the ratification thereof by
the Court, and the residue in two equal pay.
ments of six and twelve months, to be secured
by the notes Of the purchaser, bearing interest
from day of sale, with approved security; or
all cash at the option of the purchaser.
JNO. W, HOFFACKER,
LUTHER H. HOFFACKER,
j. A. c, Bond, Solieitor. Mortgages.
ian9 is Jacob Hoffman, Auct.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-01-30

Someone hes computed that the earth is
shrinking at the rate of about two inches
in Circumference every year. This proba-
bly, explains the nervous anxiety of some
people 10 possess it before it grows any
smaller.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-01-30
HERE'S \ FRESH LIST OF
CRISP, NEW BARGAINS

CRISP, NEW BARGAINS
PICK FROM :
WE'VE MADE A SILK PURCHASE.
prices Chgee striped
including blacks yard and worth tn dollar; them
SOC yard.
STRONG BLACK GOODS ARGUMENT.
We Of in anything
and hBourete regular Dollar Values, a 500 yard.
OUR NEW EMBROIDERY STOCK
inspection beautiful the qualities
tho bet,th prices Several specials below
pretty Embroidery choice worth regularly
yard ON bargain &c yard.
yards Embroidery, the thing for skirt and
yard.
THE LAST CALL ON COATS
of Stylish Coats for Ladies and
following ridiculous They worth than double these
prices quick $685. 1915, $50 and 81 so each
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seoetrp.
IS 1T WORTH WHILE

Joaquin Miller, in the Christian al Work.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-01-30


Lydia N. Wood, in Chambers Journal
A lilied stretch of shadowcd waterway,
Cool and remote, unnotced by the sun,
Where even Echo sleeperh. silent aye,
As if her work were finished unbegun.
Dream-shadows hide within those depths unstirred,
Dream-voices haunt the drowsy silence sweet,
And like the downward rush of startled bird
Falleth remembrance of long-silcnced feet.
The MONDAY passeth unobserved, and 10!
Unmarked the night descendeth, starry crowned;
But still the silence broodeth here below
Unbroken ever, yet replete with sound.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-01-30
THE MODEL EMPORIUM,
WILLIAM E. DERR,
ian % WESTMINSTER MARYLAND.
MORTGAGES SALE
NA. OF A VALUABLE
SMALL, FARM.

At or near Alesa, in Manchester District
Carroll county, Maryland.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-01-30

Good size, good weight, one piece Dish
Pans l5c.
Painted Chamber Buckets 29c.
l4-Quart heavy Galvanized Buckets l9c.
Zoe Basting Spoons &c
Zoe Wash Basins &C.
Glass Hand Lamp, complete, with burner
and chimney, l5c.
9-inch Scissors Sc.
Asbestos Stove Mats Sc
Zoe Decorated Sauce Dishes sc.
l0-piece Decorated Toilet Set 81. -.
Fancy Work Baskets Zoe.
Decorated Photo Frames, with glass, SC
We are closing out all Winter Goods, Rub
Der Boots. Leather Boots. Underwear, Gloves
and Hats. We can quote you some prices on
these goods that will surprise you. Visit us
otten we mean business.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-01-30

1t is now in bloom and is the talk of the
town. We are making things hum all around
our HouSefurnishing Goods Department this
month. Such offerings in Tinwarc, Glass
ware, Chinaware and Novelties have never
been before the people of Westminster.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-01-30

GALE NOTES FOR SALE at the Apvo
- GATE Office
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THE

do WE COUNT YOU
AMONG OUR PATRONS -?
IF not kindly lay aside pejudc Come and look the
light make
tiles and prices This done shall
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-01-30

Ewes of back-what is't you back?
Have You not the magician knack,
That lovers never shall be slack.
Oh, ewes Of black
Eyes of gray-what jS't yoa say,
In YOUR still. stern and modest way?
You are too clear to e er betray,
On, eyes of gray.
Eyes Of blue-wel, how are yuu2
Sometimes YOU re false, sometimes YOU Tt
true,
How Oft you win when you do WOO,
Oh, eyes of blue?
Eyes of fbrown-why look you down?
When did ever see you trown?
Are ven not still my true love crown
Oh, eyes Of brown?
Browne Perriman in Yankee Blade.
No matter what the color, If they
trouble you, go to A. H. Wentz, West
minister, Md, who will examined en-
and if necessary fit them with the
proper glass. lie has them from IS
cents up.
aa~Watch his windows for
bargains i'll Watches, Clocks.
Jewelry, &c.
SOC Pocket Knives, for Csc.
RI WENT/
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-01-30
Lydia NJ. Wood, in Chambers Journal.

THE VALLEY OF DREAMS.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-01-30

All Orders Promptly Filled and Work o
Every Kind Warranted.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-01-30
A LARGE STOCK OF LIGHT Il HEAVY
HARNESS.

am prepared to do all kinds OF Machine
work, giving my personal attention to all
orders.
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of every description repaired. Brass and
Iron Castings furnished. HaT Bicycles Re-
paired. n n -,
L. \. HALLER, Machinist,
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-03-11
Meat and Grain.

For the successful production of eggs
at any season of the year it is necessary
that the hens should have mixed ami
NAL and vegetable diet. During the sum
mer months insects and worms are
abundant, and fowls having range can
easily supply themselves with animal
food, but in the winter this necessity
must be supplied if the best results are
to be obtained. Meat scraps and green
bones are the best substitutes and should
be fed at least twice a week. When
farmers feed more wheat and less grain,
they will have larger profits from poul-
try. The introduction of the green bone
cutter also lessons the cost, as cheap
bones and meat can be cut fine and fed
without the necessity of cooking the
meat.
A fair comparison between grain and
meat will show that meat is really
cheaper than grain, because it increases
egg production and also contains less
waste. A grain fed hen appropriates a
large part of it to the storage Of fat,
which is not desirable, while lean meat
is almost entirely nitrogenous. The food
which produces no eggs is decidedly the
most expensive to use.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-03-11
A Model silk Holder.


Devices for keeping embroidery silks
pnsnarled and ready for use have been
offered by the score, but the simple one
shown here is perhaps the best of all.
By very reason Of its simplicity it COM
mends itself at first sight. All patent
and elaborate cases are apt to invoke
difficulty. This one has the merit of be-
ing extremely easy to make and of al
lowing as great decorative effort as
one may choose to make. AS shown in
the illustration, the outside is of dull
greenish gray linen on which daisies
are embroidered; the lining is white in
dia silk of good wearing quality. AS a
matter of course both materials can be
varied to suit the taste, but whatever
may be chosen the dimensions and di-
rections for making remain the same.
Gut strip Of linen % inches long by
1919 wide. Fold the two ends under SO
that they meet in the center, then fold
again SO that the two outer edges meet
and form booklet, and mark where the
decoration must fall SO as to ornament
the case when closed. Embroider the
daisies and press them with care, then
lay over the underside Of the linen a
strip of white wadding and baste it
firmly into place.
Cut three strips of white silk, one of
the same size as the linen, two 16 inches
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-03-11
MILITARY SCIENCE.
slmpliaed Fortiications. bicycles and Au
ssmatio Guns Are Modern Features.

&impliled FOrtifcations Bicycles and Au-
ssmatio Guns Are Modern Features.
It seems to be the general opiniop
among United States army officers that
the development of military science IN
the immediate future will be in the di-
rection Of simplifed Notifications, great
er utilization of the bicycle and the ex-
tended use of some form of automatic
gun. The modern army engineer sees
little use in raising great mounds of
earth such as used to be done when
hasty and even permanent works were
needed. The bigger the earthwork the
greater the mark for the enemy's guns.
A hole in the ground has been the theo-
retical formula for fort building, and
now that we possess fieldpieces with
disappearing carriages it can be prac-
tically carried out. A gun that is capa-
BILE of rising out of an innocent looking
hole, pouring forth great volleys of
death dealing bullets and then sinking
out of sight, leaving hardly a trace of
its presence and certainly nothing to fire
at, is formidable enough to invest the
new theory with all needful logic. 1t
would be to an enemy what the hollow
road near Waterloo was to the cuiras-
siers of Napoleon.
The rife of the future will be the au-
tomato rifle. This is the conclusion Of
military men not only of this, but of
other countries. General Willie, Ger
man army expert on the subject Of fire.
arms, says decisively that it will ulti
mately be the rifle in general use by the
armies of the world. Its particular point
of merit is its capacity for doing away
with the mechanical operation of load
ing. In effect it does its own loading,
leaving the soldier free to attend to the
business of firing, thus concentrating his
attention on his opponent and rendering
his aim surer.
AS pointed out by General Willie, the
force of the recoil of the automatic gun
is employed for charging and closing
the breech, and the firer has only to let
off the shot in order again to load the
weapon, SO that the number of shots dis
charged without an effort is precisely
the same as the total contents of the
magazine. The only comparatively
weak part of the automatic gun lies in
its springs, but, as they have been found
after tests made in Austria to withstand
the wear and tear of from 10, 600 to A.
600 discharges, this does not count for
much.-New York Sun.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-03-11
SILK HOLDER CLOSED.

long by wide, and line one of the
smaller pieces with the other Then lay
it into the large strip SO as to leave an
equal margin top and bottom, two inch
es at one end and four at the other.
Stitch it down firmly at each end and
stitch castings one inch wide for It's en-
tire length. When that is done, line the
linen with the silk and finish with a
row of the stitching down each edge,
Fold the case once and at the center
of the outside attach two ribbons with
which to tie it fast when not in use. To
the wider space left at one end of the
lining attach with small safety pin a
narrow strip of paper. Then, as you cut
and insert each skein of silk make a
memorandum of color and number that
you may have no difficulty in renewing
your supply.
Fold the case twice. First let the
ends meet in the center, then double it
and pass the ribbons round and tie. You
will find the case convenient as no more
elaborate one can be twisted to be and
ornamental at the same time.
MARY EARLE.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-03-11
The BOARDING SCHOOL.
How 1t Is Treated In the Sensational Fic
tion of the Day.

G1QW GG k8 4Je6b60 4n Inc S6nbktblO08A E1S-
tion of the Day.
If there is one thing that amuses me
more than another in the sensational
stories of the day, it is the way in which
the young ladies' boarding school is
dealt with, the pictures drawn of the
young ladies themselves and the pen
portrait Of the preceptress and her as
sistants.
Of course the authoress may be par
doned for bringing together under one
roof collection of beauties such as
were never before beheld by mortal
man. All girls have something pretty
about them Youth is charm in itself,
SO let that pass; also, as years are apt
to deprive women of their charms, let
us accept the deplorable ugliness that
has fallen upon the principal as much
to be lamented fact. There are very
plain persons in this world who are also
most respectable, but why, oh, why
should woman who is presumably a
lady Of education, capable of inspiring
anxious parents with sufficient conf
dence in her good sense to lead them to
place their daughters under her supervi-
sion, be depicted as ludicrous being,
absurdly attired, utterly without dig
nifty, prosecuting her scholars, Knocked
and ridiculed and detested by them?
have read the first chapter of some
dozen tales which open in boarding
school, and I find in each Of them all
this and worse.
Moreover, though the writer bestows
more than nature usual need of beauty
on the young pupils, she represents them
as creatures without principle, honor or
good feeling, utterly absorbed in plans
for evading the rules of the school and
delighted to mortify their teachers.
The description applies to no respect
able young ladies' school in existence
There are no such teachers and no such
pupils, and it is time that some one
should say SO to the nice young working
girls who find interest in the love story
to which these school scenes act as an
introduction.
Boarding school girls are usually in
nocent and modest creatures Their
hopes and fears are those of the young
student. their little romances utterly
harmless. Courtesy is the rule, and the
interest felt by the scholars in the repu-
tation of the school is enthusiastic.
It is possible no doubt that ''bad
subject" of the feminine gender might
creep into the best of schools, but as
sure you that were she to attempt to
initiate the heroine of the popular seri-
al, nickname the principal "Old Scrag-
gy." talk of gen 'lemen fr EMS, picked
up in the street cars and request the
other pupils to let her out of one Of the
dormitory windows by clothesline in
order that he might clasp her in his
arms, those Mortified young people would
be as anxious to be rid of her as hive
of bees is to Danish an intruder from
its midst.
In fact, the boarding schools described
in the serials of which speak not only
do not exist, but could not.
MARY KYLE DALLAS.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-03-11
A Bad Sign.

A Welsh county court judge recently
had before him case in which printer
sued pork butcher for the value of a
large parcel Of paper bags with the lat
ter's advertisement printed thereon.
The printer, having no suitable illustra-
tion to embellish the work, thought he
improved the occasion by putting an
elaborate royal arms above the mans $
name and address, but ultimately the
latter refused to pay.
The judge, looking over a specimen,
observed that for his part he thought
the lion and unicorn were much nicer
than an old fat pig. Ss
"Oh, WE'LL, answered the butcher
perhaps your honor likes to eat ami
mails like that, but my customers don't
don't kill lions and unicorns. I only
kill fat pigs.
Verdict for defendant London An
swers.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-03-11
ROYAL HUNT ToMFooLERY.

What It Costs to Maintain the Famous
Sport.
A year or two ago, says the editor of
London Truth, took up the matter of
the royal buckhounds, for have always
thought that anything with less Of the
redeeming feature of sport than to cart
tame deer to some spot, turn it out,
hunt it with dogs, and, having hunted
it down, put it back in its cart for an
other days sport cannot well be con-
ceived. When I was engaged in this
crusade, / received many letters assur-
ing me that the deer like being pursued
by dogs although how the animals con-
veyed their singular idea of pleasure to
the writers of the letters was not ex-
planned to me- Now that the bishops
have joined the crusade, we may hope
that the cruel tomfoolery of this royal
hunt will soon cease.
The country pays the costs. The sal
ary of the master of the buekhounds
(e1 300 per annum) is always enjoyed
by nobleman, the occupant of the post
changing with change Of ministers.
Besides this there are salaries to hunts
men, whips and others, the purchase
and keep Of horses and hounds, etc.
should suppose that the total outlay
must be about eS, 900 per annum. This
is betrayed, it is true, from the civil
list. But when the amount needed to
maintain the sovereign was investigated
in order to arrive at the total necessary,
this expenditure was included in the
estimate.
It is suggested by the bishops that the
quarry should cease to be deer and
should henceforward be a red herring
But the idea, as an attribute of majesty,
of the sovereign keeping a lot of dogs to
run after red herring is childish.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-03-11
-.@ i.sa-
Burned Them.

He is Bath tMe. clergyman, and,
of course, somewhat unacquainted with
new tangled forms of vice, to say the
least. Accordingly, when he espied a
nickel in the slot machine at a seaside
resort last summer his curiosity was
aroused, and he dropped in nickel.
Luck was coming the clergyman's way
that day, and. to his intense horror, ten
nice cigars rolled out of the machine III
response to the titillations Of its interior
as the nickel ratified through it. In fact,
the good man was SO scandalized that he
took those cigars away and burned them
one at a time. Boston Herald