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The Democratic advocate., 1908-05-22
THE QUEST OF BEAUTY.
making Up" Is Very Ancient Fenni
nine Art.

nine Art.
making up" as applied to the ap-
pearance, is by no means as modern
an art as many people imagine.
In the days of Roman supremacy
the women tinted their eyebrows with
black in emulation of COX eyed Venus -
They painted their faces, sprinkled
themselves with perfume and even
wore false hair or tinted their own
locks in accordance with the prevail
ing fashion.
The Greek ladies Of the same period
employed maids who rubbed out their
mistress wrinkles, decorated" her
face with red and white paint and
darkened her eyebrows. 1t was then
also the fashion to coat the face with
white Of egg and goose grease to pro-
tect it from the sun and wind. 1t is
even said that they had a recipe for
turning blue eyes to black.
These fashions all had their origin
in Italy, where in later years the no
torious Lucrezia Borgia is said to have
dyed her hair different colors, accord
ing to her fancy Of the moment.
In England in the eighteenth cen
tury many women, among them Lady
Coventry, died from the effects Of
rouge. So In all ages "beauty at all
costs" was. the motto Of "smart" la
dies--Pearson's Weekly.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-05-22
Some Epiurams,


Tom Hood cast epigrams at himself
in the face Of death. His wife was
preparing a large mustard plaster to
apply to his shrunken chest. 'eMy
DEAR" said Hood, chats terrible lot
Of mustard for small piece Of beef"
Sir Walter Raleigh expressed him.
self in a similar mood after he mount
ed the scaffold. Feeling the edge Of
the ak, he said to the executioner,
"This is a sharp medicine, but it is a
cure for all diseases"
An Italian nobleman, probably be-
guiled by patent medicine advertise
ments, left this inscription for his
gravestone: 'I was well, wanted to be
better, took physic and died"
Charles Knight suggested that "Good
Knight" would be sufficient for his
memorial tablet.
A brother Scot who did not sympa-
thize with his peccadillos In life, when
asked to suggest an appropriate epi-
taph for Scotland's national poet, said,
ellis ain names enough-Rober
Burns."- Post.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-05-22
Tennvson's Terror,

There are many stories Of Tennyson
in the Duke Of Argyll's book, "Pas-
sages From the Past" and one Of the
most characteristic relates to the time
when the marriage Of his grace, then
the Marquis Of Lorne, and Princess
Louise was in the air. One day Tenny-
son had a number of guests at lunch
con, among whom was the Marquis of
Lorne. In the course Of talk the mar
quis told Tennyson, then poet laureate,
that the queen liked his new volume.
"I am glad to hear it," Tennyson
said in his sonorous, slow, musical
bass voice. 'I have given a good ac-
count of her in that volume, but the
newspapers don't like my rhymes say
they are bad. I live in terror" he con-
tinued, "of any Of the queens family
marrying and of hearing from her that
she hopes I will write something. ]
have no news Of that kind yet, but ]
live in terror Of it."
This with q solemnly sly wink.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-05-22
A Rule For Dramatists.


A dramatist must never keep a Sc
cret from his audience, although this
is one Of the favorite devices of the
novelist. Let us suppose for moment
that the spectators were not let into
the secret of Hero's pretty plot in
"Much ADO" to bring Beatrice and
Benedick together. Suppose that, like
the heroine and the hero, they were led
to believe that each was truly in love
with the other. The inevitable revela-
ton of this error would produce
shock Of surprise that would utterly
scatter their attention, and while they
were busy making over their former
conception of the situation they would
have no eyes nor ears for what was
going on upon the stage. In novel
the true character of a hypocrite is
often hidden until the book is nearly
through; then when the revelation
comes the reader has plenty of time to
think back and see how deftly he has
been deceived. But in a play a rogue
must be known to be a rogue at his
first entrance. The other characters in
the play may be kept in the dark until
the last act, but the audience must
know the secret all the time. In fact,
any situation which shows character
suffering from a lack of such knowl-
edge as the audience holds secure al
ways produces telling effect upon the
stage. The spectators are aware of
lagos villainy and know Of Desde-
mona's innocence. The play would not
be nearly so strong if, like Othello,
they were kept ignorant of the truth
North American Review.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-05-22
SENSE IN EXERCISE.
The Weakness That Comes With Great
Muscular Exertion.

The Weakness That Comes With Great
Muscular Exertion.
It Is curious fact that perfect health
Is not consistent with high muscular
development. Professional athletes and
all men who acquire phenomenal
strength seem to lose in length Of life
and activity what they gain for few
years of record breakingpowers. I was
privileged to see on seseFal occasions
Louis Cyr, the Canadian giant, who
broke all weight lifting records. He
weighed 32O pounds and was all solid
bone and muscle. saw him hold his
wife out at arms length with one
hand I saw him raise 300 pound
barrel from the floor to his shoulder,
using only one hand and arm. ]
saw him get down on all fours IN
der a platform bearing 1000 pounds
Of big men selected from the the audi
ence, and he raised the platform with
his mighty back. Yet this remarkable
man was muscle bound and crippled
at thirty-seven, when he should have
been at the height Of his wonderful
powers.
Kennedy, the oarsman, who won
diamond belt for lifting with his hands
from the floor absolutely without ap-
paratus thousand pound weight, was
used up and crippled before he was
forty. Dowd, professional strong man
and teacher Of athletics, wore himself
out and died at forty-seven.-"Common
Sense In Exercise" by Charles H.
Cochrane, in Metropolitan Magazine.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-05-22

eff I could be out of physical pain,''
said lifelong invalid, "I would ask
no other heaven" eff I could be in a
place where I might know that my
husband never could be killed on the
trainp' cried one Of the gentle "wor-
riers" whose capacity for suffering is
neither understood nor respected by
the sanguine "If I could take my
children to a world where every time
I hear a croupy cough my heart did
not stand still with terror" urged an
other, shat would be heaven for me-
The mulatto girl who burst into joyful
tears at first sight Of a marble bust of
herself because 1t was white had a
glimpse of her heaven before its time.
"Heaven must be like any other form
of happiness, only more so'" said a
thoughtful man. "And the conditions
of happiness are three-a clean con-
science, something to do and some one
to e."-Elizabeth Stuart Phelps In
Harper's Bazar.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-05-22
Trained hy It's Portrait.

If an old English writer be true In
his observations, the pheasant must be
a very simple bird, for he declares that
it puts it's head in the ground and
thinks that all it's body Is then hidden.
The same author says that it was also
captured by another curious plan. A
picture of the bird was painted on
cloth and then placed in spot where
it was sure Of being seen. By and by
a silly pheasant coming along catches
sight Of the portrait and goes up to
have a close view of the new neighbor.
While engaged in inspecting the can
vas the fowler draws near from behind
and throws his net over the unwary
art student
The Democratic advocate., 1908-05-22
Wholesome Advice For Boys.

Now, you lads who want to leave
school, don't be in such a hurry to be
earning something. Think Of the fu-
ture prospect rather than the present
advantage. The man who can do
something really we'll, whether it be
the making of table, the building of
q house or the writing of book, will
very seldom be unemployed. 1t is the
boys in hurry who are ''little mil
lionaires" on shillings a week at
fourteen and big loafers" on nothing
at eighteen. with no trade in their
fingers and no prospect but the life of
q day laborer. Go slowly, boys-you'll
go farther. Hurry is a dog that often
goes off on q wrong scent. Patience
and foresight are two dogs which hunt
together They are slow at finding" "
but they are always Gin at the death .
London Scholars Own.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-05-22
A Sermon In Rhyme.

An English sporting parson who
wished to shorten the Sunday morn
ing's service so that he might Join
some kindred spirits delivered the
briefest and meatiest sermon on rec
ord. Dearly beloved" he said, "the
subject of our discourse this morning
is Life shall divide it into three
parts and conclusion-frst, mans in
gress to the world; second, mans prog
ress through the world; third, mans
egress from the world, and, to con-
clude, mans life after departure:
MANS ingress to life is naked and bare.
Mans progress through life is trouble
and care.
Mans egress from life is nobody knows
where.
If we do we'll here, we will do well there.
I could tell you no more if 1 preached a
whole year."
Boston Post.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-05-22
A QUICK TOUCH.
She Needed Money and Sent a Mes
sage That Would Fetch 1t.

She Needed Money and Sent a Mes
sage That Would Fetch 1t.
A day or two ago a woman entered
a suburban telegraph Office and said tt
the receiver Of messages that she de
sired to telegraph her husband, who
was away in the country, to ask him
for money. He pointed her to the
counter supplied with blanks and told
her the rate for a dozen words. She
struggled away for a quarter Of an
hour and then handed in the follow.
ing:
"Won't you please send me f5 by
next post"
81 don't know whether that will do
or not" she said as she felt for her
purse. eff you were to receive such
a telegram from your wife, would you
forward the money"
"Well-well, 1 might" he replied in
doubtful tones
''Now, you wait. 1 don't like the
telegram at all, because I tried to keep
it within twelve words. I'll write an
other"
She tore it up, walked over to the
counter and in three minutes handed
in q new one reading:
Gam out of food and fuel and want
f5 as soon as you can get it here. If
you can't spare it I'll pawn the parlor
carpet"
"That would bring the money from
me-" said the counter clerk as he read
the lines and marked the number Of
words.
t'Then it will from him. Send 1t
quick."-London Ttt-Bits.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-05-22
The Dancers of Riches.

More men have been ruined by aff1u-
ence ard it's consequent temptations
than have ever been wrecked on the
rock of poverty. To the rich man duty
often loses its imperative voice, and he
tampers with it's claims and neglects
its fulfllment, while all the time he is
breeding greed and selfishness i'll his
heart, to the defilement of his whole
life. Against all this and much more
the man of relative poverty is defend
ed and kept.-Strand Magazine.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-05-22
Thex Go Tonether.

Henry" said the young wife, who
had taken up physical culture, chow
do you think I am builtT
"My DEAR" replied her husband fond.
ly, 'you are built like a watch"
'AThank you, Henry. And, Henry!'
"Well."
"If-if I am built like watch, don't
you think I should have few jew
els?"
And then Henry frowned and said
the man who compliments woman is
an idiot.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-05-22
Dad Gets Sarcastic,

physical culture, father, is perfect
ly lovely. To develop the arms
grasp this rod by one end and move
it slowly from right to left"
"Well, WE'LL" exclaimed her father.
"What won't science discover? If that
rod had straw at the other end you'd
be eeping."-Louisville Courier-Jour-
nal
The Democratic advocate., 1908-05-22
A Force Proportioned to fts Frame

A Force Proportioned to fts Frame.
The war Of 1872 has proved that our
free government, like other free gov
ernments, though slow In its early
movements, acquires In It's progress q
force proportioned to fits frame and
that the Union Of these states, the
guardian OF the freedom and the safety
Of all and Of each. Is strengthened by
every occasion that puts It to the test.
James Madison.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-05-22
Practical Svmpathy,

A gentleman was one day relating to
a Quaker a tale of deep distress and
concluded by saying:
81 could not but feel for him."
'rverily, friend" replied the Quaker,
"thou didst right in that thou didst
feel for thy neighbor, but didst thou
feel in the right place? Didst thou feel
in thy pocket"
The Democratic advocate., 1908-05-22
Thanks For His Money.

Weekle-So Slippsy is a defaulter,
eh? Deekle-So they say. Weekle-
By George! I always wondered why
he said "Thank you" so pleasantly
every time made a deposit-Bohe-
mian Magazine.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-05-22

~I will receive at myA
y stables, at Hanover, on -
0ASaturday, May q, 1908, AA
one carload of Horses by express for
sale or exchange. Also have on hand at
all times lot of Mules. Will buy fat
Horses and Mules for Southern market.
H. A. SMITH,
apr 10 Hanover, Pa.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-05-22
Not In Her Class.

Mrs. Spenders-I wonder how you'd
like 1t If I ever got new womanish"
and insisted upon wearing mems
clothes. Mr.. Spenders-Oh, / haven't
any fear Of you ever doing that. Mems
clothes are never very expensive!-
London Opinion.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-05-22
Terrifyina.

"Work never hurts anybody" said
the industrious man.
"No," answered Plodding Pete, "but
it's most as bad to be scared as hurt "
washington Star.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-05-22
The Twins.

Cholmondeley-You and your sister
are twins, are you not? Marjoribanks
We were when we were children.
Now, however. she is five years young
er than I!London Tit-Bits.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-05-22

The beautiful Is as useful as the use
ful-more SO perhaps.-Victor Hugo.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-05-22

First the thick cloud and then the
rainbow's arc.-Bonar.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-05-22

ELIAS N. DAVIS,
Constable, Collector and
General AuctiOneer,
Westminster, Md. Special attention
given to collections and auctieneering.
Terms moderate. Orders can be left
at this Office or at his residence on
Liberty street.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-05-22

Represents the following companies:
Royal Fire Insurance Co. of Liver
pool.
Continental Fire Insurance Com
pany of New York.
Norwich Union Fire Insurance So
ciety of England.
Employers Accident Liability As
surance Corporation Limited of Lon
don.
No Notes. No Assessments.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-05-22
Professional Cards.
J, F. RINKER,
J. MILTON REIFSNIDER.
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW

SOLICITOR IN CHANCERY.
Special attention to Collection of
Claims and Settlement of Estates Of
flee Albaugh Block, Court street,
Westminster, Md.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-05-22

WE try to make our stock depen-
w dable one and if we haven't what
you want we will get it for you.
Smith & Reifsnider.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-05-22

CLAUDE T. SMITH,
ATTORNEY-AT-
~
Office with James e. Smith, corner
Main and Church streets.
Phones-Md. 131; c. &. P. 80 r.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-05-22
EDWARD O. wEANT,

ATTORNEY-AT-L
ONCE with D. N. Henning, East Main
street, Westminster, Md.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-05-22
w A n T F. D F.!

1000 bushels of home grown Glover
Seed. Farmers bring in sample of
your seed and we will assure you the
highest prices, according to the quail
ty of seed.
DOYLE & MAGEE,
20 and 80 w. Main street,
Both phones Westminster, Md.
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One Other View Of the Case.

The fact of the matter is that many
girls of the present day have been
much better brought up than their
mothers were, and have at an early
age acquired a poise, a s%elf-control, a
power to reason logically and to philo'
sophically accept the affairs Of life
that their mothers have not. There are
thousands of well.educated, sensible
young women throughout the country
trying to make the best Of badly
brought-up mothers, to protect them
from troubles brought on themselves
and to control as far as possible
their silly tendencies.
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Truth and
Quality

anneal to the Well Informed in every
walk of life and are essential to permanent
success and creditable standing. Accor-
ingly, it is not claimed that Syrup OF Figs
and Elixir of SIENNA is the only remedy oil
known value, but one of many reasons
why it is the best of personal and family
laxatives is the fact that it cleanses'
sweetens and relieves the internal organs
on which it acts without any facilitating
after effects and without having to increase
the quantity from time to time.
1t acts pleasantly and naturally and
truly as a laxative, and its component
parts are known to and approved by
physicians, as it is free from all objection
able substances. To get its beneficial
effects always purchase the genuine
manufactured by the California Fig syrup
Co., only, and for sale by all leading drug
pists.
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1T was horribly CHASTITY and grim.
II seemed to come from the far end Of
the room and slowly approach us. |
must say l was dreadfully afraid, and
my young friend, who had Just re-
marked: "Oh, this would be a capital
spot for a ghost shook all over and
nearly tainted,
THE figure was tall, and Its cover
ing, as far as one could see, was ex-
tremely thin.
IAN old Southwick boatman told us
a wonderful yarn about a young sol
iier who had rowed a beautiful maid
n oyer the bar late y night and had
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IS HAUNTED BY GIRLS GHOST

Gently he visited the disused forts at
Southwick in company with a friend,
we walked round the moat," he
continues, ''and were looking through
one of the narrow windows into a
small room, whose walls used to echo
with the songs and laughter Of the
soldiers stationed there, when sudden
" Ot was about 9:45 p. m, and dark
ness was just setting I'M we saw 9
tall white form attired in q white
! ehaat. M
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II WRONG STREET
By ANSELM
downright. by shortstory Pub. Coz

took his seat, but it occurred to him
that the locomotive might be in a BAD
way and cause the train to lose m
But the conductor said the locomotive
was never in better condition.
Half way between his home n tnat
of Miss Virginia the train stopped. He
rushed out of the coach with a hun
bred questions on his tongue. What
had caused the delay? Would it be
a long one? Was there a telegraph
Office near?
His worst fears were realized. Some
thing had gone wrong with a freight
train, and the way was blocked. 1t was
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cruelty murdered her there, and ever
since her spirit had haunted the fort
II think there is no doubt that the
peculiar spectral form which we saw
in the room Of the old fort was the
spirit Of the dead and longforgotten
maiden"
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The wedding was set for eight
o'clock that evening, and it was ten
minutes past nine when Broadhurst
leaned from a cab in front OF Miss
Virginia's home, turned to pay the
driver of the foaming horses and ran
up the steps Of the house. His ring
was answered Immediately, and he al
most rushed into the arms of his
friend Gay. He thought his friend
seemed somewhat surprised at his ar
rival.
81 hope l am not so very late?" he
gasped.
"The ceremony is over" Gay said.
"but you are in time to offer your con-
CALCULATIONS. Come this way"
A wedding without a groom was
something Broadhurst had not heard
of, but he asked no questions. He was
in some doubt as to whom he Shouts
offer his OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES to
the bride, his mother-in-law or himself,
and while he was trying to settle this
point in his mind, he was ushered into
LQ6 presence VI Il0 uIluC anu Va o.
tleman who was a stranger to him.
The bride came forward and gave
her hand. Broadhurst thought h
might receive her future husband with
a little more cordially than her a
ner indicated. To relieve the embar-
rassment of the situation, he ventured
to extend his congratulations, and was
glad to perceive that it must have been
the proper thing to do, since the bride
received them most graciously. Then,
with the remark, Il want you to meet
, nv husband" she led him towards the
, gentleman who had been with her
> when he entered the room.
5 After he had been presented, his
2 friend Gay remarked to Virginia's hus'
band:
u you have my friend here-whose
name, by the way, is the same as YOU
own, Richard Broadhurst-to thanh
y for rescuing your bride, some time
ago when a team of horses threatened
. to run her down."
= Broadhurst did not catch the other
. reply; he was dazed. Gay laid hi
hand upon Broadhurst's shoulder, say
ing in alarm: /.
u "Dick, you're ILL.,"
Nothing serious" he replied; Il
II will soon pass away. If you will e1
W cuse me, / will step outside"
u Funny thing" said Gay, speakin
81 to %Broadhurst a few days later. BROAD
10 hurst that's the other fellow, ne
~ YOU" with a laugh-"had been tryin
10 to win Miss Hamilton's heart for
e a before she consented to MARI
him. Well, just about the time yo
w. met her, she concluded to accept hir
and after she got to New York wrot
to him to that effect. He did not 6,
the letter, and renewed his pleading
10 Again she accepted him. Broadhur
a wired to me, asking me to be be
or man. and I promptly accepted. In
ne few days, ! was surprised to get a le
ter from him with the same request.
&C. concluded the dear fellow, in his JIG
a' was losing his mind.
"Now the strange part of it Is tn
OH %Broadhurst protests that he did n
receive Miss Hamilton's first lett
and that he communicated but on
ON with me; whereas his wife is positi
ate that she accepted him twice, and
'er- could swear that l promised as oft
'm' to act as best man.
ere What was your friends address
10 Broadhurst asked.
ny mo. 81 Georgia street"
Oh Broadhurst said nothing, but me
tated upon how easy 1t would be
ore make a mistake and write George"
ere stead of Georgia"
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Spectral Form That Inhabits Old Forts
at Southwick.

southwick, the pretty little seaside
resort d few miles from Brighton, ENG
land, has found out that It has a
ghost. and efforts are being made by
the inhabitants to discover its iden-
tity. 81.
The story Of the discovery " told
~ 4 correspondent Of the Hove Ca
xette. who atates that one evening re
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Like Fighting Like.

ION the new sheath skirts" sug-
gested the fashionable dressmaker,
tentatively.
The police Official, stern in his sense
Of duty, frowned.
1T is war to the knife" he declared
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seemed a helpless in
valid, but now I en-
JOY the best of health.
Kidney disease
brought me down ter
ribly. R h Q u m a
aches and pains made
every move painful.
The secretions were
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8

any friends. In the first
place, he had not stolen
enough so as to lay away
anything for high-priced
lawyers, so he could
neither pose as a martyr,
nor go into court and make
a fight. Usually he "lost
his job for quite a while"
his petty populations were
laughed at, and he found
himself in the street, an
object of contempt and
ieers. But when a man
had gotten away with
forty or fifty thousand dol
lars, it was an entirely
different proposition. He
could then put up a good
stiff bluff In the first
place, it was "up to him
to pooh-pooh all rumors Oh
assertions which had beer
made against his office
Next, to explain that al
this talk about graft
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several miles to the nearest telegraph
office.
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d~isordered and my head ached to dis
traction. l was in a bad condition, but
medicines failed to help. I lost ground
daily until l began with Doan's Kidney
Pills. They helped me at once and
soon made me strong and we'll"
Sold by all dealers. so cents a box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.