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The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1871-02-11

INSTINCT OF ANIMALs.-The instinct which en-
ables the carrierpigeon to find his way home
is also shared by other animals. A writer in
the London Daily News says IA Subject that
has long had a deep interest for naturalists is
the power possessed by birds and animals OF
finding their way back to given spot by a
road never before travelled by them. There
bestowed an instinct upon them which We,
who do not psssess it, are hardly able to COM
prehend. Birds of passage find their way by
means of this unerring guide to the remotest
region of thesearth, and seem to prefer travel
ling by night, the keepers of lighthouses
are well aware, inasmuch as they frequently
find woodcOcks and other birds lying dead un-
der the windows, having been killed by flying
against the thick plateglass, attracted, like
moths, by the light.
"The same fackulty exists in various domes-
tic animals, but is not so strongly developed
as in birds. A horse belonging to friend of
mine was turned out in some marshes adioin-
ing the Thames. The distance in a straight
line from his owners house was only a few
miles, but he had to be sent long way around
to cross a bridge. In less than twenty four
hours he made his appearance at the stable
door dripping wet. having swan the river and
taken straight line home. During the life of
the celebrated sportsman, the late Sir Richard
Sutton, draught of young hounds was sent
near Lincoln. and there put OH board vessel to
go abroad. While the ship was dropping down
the Thames, one Of them jumped overload,
and swan ashore. Some weeks after it made
its appearance al the kennel half-starved, and
covered with bites bestowed upon it by its more
fortunate fellows
"Some years since dog fox was run to
ground, on Hathfield heath, to Ashfield
Kent. When dug out he was found to have
some remarkable white spots about him there
FORE the Earl of Ihanet had him sent to his
seat in tmoreland-Appleby Castle-a dis
lance of three hundred miles and turned out
A fortnight afterward the same fox was killed
near Hathtield--his native place. Not very long
ago | saw d cow bought at farm auction.
About six o'clock in the evening she was sent
of home by the purchaser, and was placed in
the yard, distance of fifteen miles from her
former home. At six o'clock the next morn
ing she was found back in her old shed, quiet
ly chewing her cud, and waiting to be MIXED
as usual.
Il once purchase brood of ducklings about
a month old without the hen that hatehed
them. l took them home and placed them, as
| thought, safely in pig pound. In the morn
ing found they were all gore, and | discover
ed them snugly huddled together at their old
quarters, at the other end of the village in the
nest in which they were Matched A laborer
told me he had met them in the street, home
ward bound, at 4 o'clock 4. ", as he was 60
ing to work. They had not been off the prem
Uses where they were bred before.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1871-02-11

TIE CALIFORNIA BIG TREE.-There is now on
exhibition at Wi7swells gallery one Of the
most remarkable and interesting curlnsities Of
the vegetable kingdom in the world, Ii is no
less than section of one Of the b. trees OF the
Marsiposa Grove in California. Many have
read the descriptions of the forest published
by travellers in California, and not a Few have
felt their faith in human veraeity soreiy taxed
bv the size Of thes trees. But seeing is be-
lieving," and here we have a genuine uudoubt-
ed section Of enc Of the largest Of the group
presented to our very eyes.
The tree from which this section was taken
was 275 feet high, and at a distance OF leo feet
from the ground it bore limb seven feet in
diameter The concentrIc rings show the age
of the tree To be over 1900 years The section
is but twelve feet in height, and seventrsix
feet in circumference. The heart has been Ia
ken out for convenience of transportation, but
the circumstance affordsanother opportunity to
acquire an idea Of the enormous size Ct the tree.
For. when one enters the opening in the side,
he finds himselfin circular room large enough
to furnish ample quarters for small family.
Upon the floor, beside the upright hollow sec
ton, is a solid section of the tree, showing the
character and appearance of the wood.-Cin-
ciuudti Times.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1871-02-11
VIM. CRAWFORD. Gen'l Agent.
WESTERN MARYLAND RAILROAD

Trains leave Baltimore for Owings' Mills,
Glen Morris, Reisterstown, Finksburg West
minister, New Windsor, Union Bridge. Middle
burg and Double Pipe Greek and Rocky Ridge
at s. 80 A. NJ. and $50 P. NJ. daily, except
Sundays.
The $50 train connects with stages for Ham p
stead and Manchester at Glen Morris Station
for Taneytown at Middle5urg Station, and for
Enmittsburg at Rocky Ridge Station.
Returning Trains leave Rocky Ridge at 6.35
A. NJ. and $50 P. M,and Union Bridge at 44s
and 7.OS A. NJ. and 2.l5 P. NJ. for Baltimore,
daily, except Sundays, arriving at $50 and
l0la A. NJ. aud els P. NJ.
W. H. JORDAN, Genl Agent.
j. T. RIGNEY, supt. Nov. IA.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1871-02-11

! FORWARDING MONEY THRoUGu THE MAIL
Upon this subject the Frederick (Md.) Re-
publican says:
"Many of our citizens who have tried the ex.
pertinent of sending money by mail will bear
us witness that it is attended with great un-
certainty-that the money dispatched some
times does not reach its destination. Frequent
complaints are made that such is the case. The
remedy is to abandon the mail medium of
transportation and adopt the money order or
registered letter system. The first is absolute
ly safe, ana the other is as nearly so as any
business of a similar extent can well be made.
We believe neither is generally understood.
There are now established and in active opera
ton, 2,076 money order offices, embracing
nearly all the important offices in this country,
Frederick among the number. The system is
extremely simple. The sender delivers the
money at his own post office. writing out, upon
a circular furnished at the office, the amount.
the name and address of the sender, and the
name and address of the person for whom it is
intended. The postmaster then gives the sender
| an order on the postmaster ofthe place indicated
by the circular, to pay the person named in his
letter OF that date the amount also thus COM
munieated. The sender then sends the money
order to its destination. The person receiving
1t then presents it at the post Office named in
the order, satisfies she postmaster there that
he is the person for whom the money is in
tended and receives it. For this convenience
and security the sender pays a small fee-ten
cents on small sums under $40, and an in
creased amount on large sums. Where a very
considerable sum is to be forwarded it is, of
course, much less extensive 10 send blank
check or certificate of deposit During the past
fiscal year the number of money orders issued
was 1871 ,253, of which the aggregate value
was $34,054,71. The system is both expeditions
and safe. Should the party to whom the money
order is sent fail to receive present it, and it
is returned to the sender, the latter can have
the amount RENTED upon applying to the
office issuing the order. The registered letter
system may be used for offices not made money
order offices. The sealed letter is delivered to
the postmaster, Endorsed lin addition 80 the
usual address, with the name and address of
the sender. \ fee of fifteen cents for a single
letter is paid, and receipt for the letter is
given. The letter is then forwarded under an
arrangement which affords special security,
and upon its delivery the receiver is required
to sign a receipt, which is afterwards returned
to the sender by the post office authorities.
The use of either of these means will obvate
the continual losses which occur in the mail
system
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1871-02-11

va. In a certain part OF Ireland the peasantry
are said to allay the pangs of toothache by re-
pairing to the churcyard, taking tooth from
skull, and laying it upon the throbing tooth in
their own heads hundred years ago, natural
magnets were applied to aching teeth with the
utmost success During the operation the patient
must have his face turned to the earth. These
remedies are probably quite as efhcacious as the
thousand and one infallible nostrums to be found
in our shops.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1871-02-11
PHILADELPHIA. WILMINGTON AND BAL
nINORE RAII-pOAn


Way Mail Train for Philadelphia and Way
Stations at 7.25 A. NJ.
Express Train for Philadelphia and New
York at 9.35 A. NJ.
Express Train for Philadelphia and New
York at 2.40. P. NJ.
Accommodation Train for Port Deposit and
Stations at ?. NJ.
Express Train for Philadelphia at 725 P NJ
Express Train for New York at 10 30 P. NJ.
SUNDAY TRAINS
For Philadelphia at 1928 P NJ
For New York at 40 P. NJ
VIM. CRAWFORD. Genl Agent.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1871-02-11

FIRST Nail Mill IN AMERIcA.--Boonetown
now Boonton,) situated in Morris county, New
Jersey was the site of the first nail mill in this
country. We find the following facts in an ar
ticle in the n. Y. EUeninq Post "BOone-
town received its name from Thomas Boone,
Governor of the province of New Jersey in 100
1t grew yearly in strength and power. Col
onel Ogden, whose family had owned the pro
lperty before him, was the proprietor, and laid
out what was then considered large sums in
adjoining and identifying his settlement But
the shipment of iron to England before it could
be manufactured, ranked in the Colonies
breast, and secretly in the year ITO he laid
plans to build mill for the Sitting or saving
out of nails.
trustworthey friend in England obtained
Ire wings of mill there, and with much eau
tinn the most skilled mechanics of hometown
went to work on the illegal and dangerous
mill To cover still further his designs, Col
one Ogden erected dour-mill on the side OF
hill to which with infinite difficulty, he car
ried q sluce of water. AS the little settlement
contained only friends, the building below the
dur mill of an extra story, to contain the
Sitting machine, soon became known in the
vicinity, but was kept carefully concealed
secret from the outside world.
After much difficulty and patience the ma
chine was completed and a trial was had.
Alas At each stroke OF the saw the teeth
thereof flew into atoms, and the iron bars re-
fused to become narrow Sits from which would
result nails.
Almost in despair well-tried workman was
despatched to England to find out at what
point the machine was deficient, but on his
arrival there his speech proclaimed him to be
an American, and being caught examining a
mill ne was arrested and confined for three
years in prison. He managed to escape, how
aver md returned TO BoOnetown,-Where he
had been nourned as dead bearing with him
the valuable intelligence that suet on the saw
would enable it to work with ease. This be-
ing done, the nails were made in vast quantities,
and soon became known through New Jersey
and even in New York.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1871-02-11
Rail Road Time Table.
NORTHERN CENTRAL RAILROAD.

NORTHERN CENTRAL RAILROAD.
$50 A. M.-MAIL daily Except Sundays for
the West and North to Buffalo and
Niagara Falls.
1910 P. Mast LINE daily Except Sun
days. for the West and North to
Williansport.
7.4O P. M.-Daily Except Sunday for the
West.
1920 P. M.-Daily for the West, North to Buff
falo, Rochester, Niagara Falls and
the Canadas.
For Western Maryland Road-At $50 A. NJ
and 3.3C P. NJ.
For Gettysburg-At $50 A. NJ. and 1910 P. NJ.
For Hanouer-At $50 A. NJ. and 1910 and
$3.50 P. M.
For Cumberland Palley Road-At sac A. NJ.
and 1910 P. NJ.
ACCOMMODATION TRAINS.
For York-Leave daily at $50 P. NJ, lex
cept Sunday.)
For Parkton-Leave daily at 80 P. NJ, lex
cept Sunday.)
TRAINS ARRIVE IN BALTIMORE.
From the Vest and North-2.3O and 9.l5 A.
NJ, IL so and els P. NJ.
York Accommodation-l0.lj A. NJ.
Parkton ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
For Tickets to all points North and West
apply at Calvert Station and at No. North
Calvert street. ED. S. YOUNG,
General Passenger Agent.
ALFRED r. FISKE, Gen. Sup.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1871-02-11

Nsax al meant to have told you of that hole "
said a gentleman to his friend who was walking
with him in his garden, and stumbled into pit
full OF water ''No matter" said The friend blow
ing the mud and water out Of his mouth, give
found it.u
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1871-02-11

ne A New England seboolboy wrote, the
following composition" on trees "There are
a great many kinds of trees the apple, peach
plum, cherry, and great many other kinds
| like cherry pie best
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1871-02-11
2niscellaneous.

AJEwIsH WEDD NC IL CoxsrANTINoPLE.-The
bridegroom was a boy of eighteen, who already
had divorced former wife the bride, smart
looking girl of sixteen. At about IL A. NJ. guests
and visitors commenced to arrive at the brides
house where the wedding was to be celebrated.
These visitors were received in two different
saloons. In the first, the bride and relations
received their lady visitors in the other, the
bridegroom and his friends received the male
guests.
At about one o'clock, when all the invited
have arrived, sweet preserves in crystal vases
are handed around However, before touching
them with your lips, good breeding requires
that you should salute the host and the
principal dignitaries. Previous to the ceremony
the afternoon prayers are read. Then the
young bridegroom, is led by MS father and
near relatives from the sofa to the centre of
the room. Then follows the most imposing
part. The bride is led from the assembly-room
10 the bridegroom by her mother and friends.
She walks so slowly and moves her feet so i'm
pcrceptby, that frequently the distance of
five or six yards takes fully fifteen minutes,
and it is considered a smartness and proof of
good breeding that the bride should keep the
bridegroom and guests in long suS pense during
which deadly silence prevails. The meaning
Of this slow pacing is. that the bride expresses
that she quits her parents with great reluc-
ance hesitation and pain, that she is very
slow in quitting her parental root for that of
her husband. When at last, standing by the
side of the bridegroom, the usual wedding rites,
as putting the golden ring, the blessing over
he wine, and the breaking Of the wine cup,
are performed as by the Western Jews.
The latter ceremony means that just as the
scattered fragments of this broken glass could
not again be joined together in the same way
so man and wife cannot be divided asrnder
during their lives AT last the marriage con-
tract in Hebrew is read The Turkish Jews
have it printed in large size and ornamented
with enormous patches of gold-eaf not unlike
fancy Dutch ginger bread.
Next bridegroom and bride descend to the
entrance of the house, followed by all the
guests, when fiat tray with three liveishes, is
presented to them they lift this tray above
their heads three times. after which these fishes
are given to the poor. This ceremony indicates
in symbolic way the text, "They will multiply
like the fishes" This is equivalent to the
ceremony performed in Holland and parts of
Germany called the Mann, in which the Rabbi
before the canopy throws two three handsful
of wheat toward the bridal pair, expressing
thereby that they shall multiply like wheat
thrown on a field.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1871-02-11

Guaranteed Fund. ............... coo
A LII kinds of Life and Endowment Policies
N issued; purely mutual; surplus divided
among the policy holders.
BENJAMIN 6. HARRIS, President,
AUGUSTUS C. PRACHT, Vice-Presdent,
JAMES II. Cox, Secretary,
Prof C. F. McCAY, Consulting Actuary,
Medical Examiners
HENRY NJ. WILSON, NJ D., C. C. BoMBAUGH, M.
D., RIGGIN BUcKLER, Consulting Physician.
Board of Dircctors.-Benj. G. Harris, A. c.
Pracht, John W. Jenkins, Ernest Knabe, John
B. Pet, John Bowes, j. Z. Weatherby, v. ID.
Read, ). E. Stansbury, VIM. G. Scarlet.
Esery Adult should Insure his or her life.
Applications may be made in person or by
letter. Address as above, or to
GEORGE NJ. HISS, Assistant,
July 2.-ly. No. 196 Baltimore ST.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1871-02-11

GD- The colored women of Indiana have a
secret erder called the Gloves of Perfection "
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1871-02-11
GEORGE S. CLOGG,
No. 2 South Calvert Street,

GEORGE S. CLOGG,
No. 2 South Calvert Street,
BALTIMORE.
ALWAYS ON HAND A LARGE ASSORT-
MENT OF
Ladies', Gentlemen's, Boys q Childrens'
3 II O E s.
OF THE BEST CITY MAKE.
IRA large assortment of BASE BALL
SHOES AND SPIKES.
Also, successor to H. PECK,
I59 W. Pratt ST.. Opposite Maltby House,
Manufacturer of
Boots g. Shoes Of Every Description
A. Nj. DAVIS,
With George S. Clogg, formerly with PAGE,
Richmond, Va.
Mar 26 IS70-Iy
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1871-02-11
RAYES OF ADVERTISING.
Professional Cards.
DEN T AL c A RID.

HAVING purchased Of DR.. FOLSOM the STATE RIGHT
Il to use his improvement in the con-
structi0n DENTAL PLATES, now offer 49,
it to the public the greatest discovery yetVLID
made in Mechanical Dentistry.
One of the principal difficulties heretofore experience
ed by those wearing Artificial Dentures has been their
liability get loose while eating speaking; and in
mouths Of peculiar condition it has been utter
~ impossible to use them successfully
Plates constructed upon this plan remain perfectly
firm Under all circumstances, air food pos
sibly get under them.
commend this style of work particularly to that
Lar re of persons who have tried repeatedly but
without success, Plates made in the ordinary
way and guarantee IA all cases parties to eat them
the money refunded.
Parties having Plates that do not fit well haze
tie Improvement attached.
TEETH EXTRACTED WITHOUT PAIN. by the use
of Nitrous Oxide Gas. Having administered it sue
cessfuy for years it is hardly necessary
to assure the public OF its safety or efficiency
Particular attention given to the treatment of
Natural Teeth.
DR.. WIN. H. HOPES,
81 North Eutaw Street Baltimore.
Jan. 2S. 1S71.-1y%
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1871-02-11
WEDDING OUTFITS.
shirt Making,

OUR GREAI 81 EOIALI 7.
We have made Dress Shirts our great specl-
atty. In this branch Of the business we far ex-
coed all com petition. We guarantee perfect
fit materials and workmanship to be the best,
and prices to suit all. The very best Shirt
$500 a piece A large stock of ready made on
hand.
PARTY AND WEDDING SHIRTS
Made in the most superior manner
.'Send for instructions for Self-Measuring.
GOLDSMITH & GILL,
IS NORTH CHARLES STREET,
Union Baak Bloek.)
nof0
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1871-02-11
.R. HENRY NJ. EWING,

OFFICE AND RESIDENCE
FALLS ROAD. NEAR MOUNT WASHINGTON.
Offers his Professional Services to the citizens of the
sighborhood.
Can be found at his Office except when professionally
rared May IA, 1S70.-1y.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1871-02-11
NR. JAMES Fl. JARRETT,

soppositethe late DR.. Tidisgs office.
ON A. NJ, to O'Clock A. NJ. From
'o3o'clock P N. and 6o'cloek P. NJ
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1871-02-11

FORWARDING MoNEY THRoUGu THE MAIL
Upon this subject the Frederick (Md.) Re-
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1871-12-15
A SEVERE EXooRIATIoN.

The New York iS,na, one of the
Oldest Republican papers of the day,
in speaking ofthe chances of Grants re.
election says: 1t ascertain that Grant, il
nominated, would fail to receive the
support of the best and ablest men in
the Republican party. The popular.
ity he attained through his military
achievements has been utterly destroy
ed by the discovery that he is not
only unfit to discharge the high duties
that have devolyed upon him in his
civil capacity, but that his personal
characteristics are such as to give of
Tense to all decent people. His law
less favoriteism, his excessive love OF
money, and his bestowal of high Off
ces for presents his abject trucking
before the rich and powerful, and his
supercilious contempt for tho masses
who have placed him in power; his ar
rogant disregard Of legal restrictions;
his encouragement of bribe.taking !;
his suspicious connection with the
money getting schemes Of disrcputa-
BILE spectators and adventurers his
support of the slave. traders of Cuba
against the patriots who are struggling
for their own freedom and that Of
half million of enslaved Africans !;
his disgraceful and illegal action in
placing the commanders of American
ships of war under the orders of the
mongrel imposter Baez, and his gen
eral recklessness and incompetency,
have all combined to produce a rcvul-
sion in public feeling which viii make
itself manifest at the proper time in
most eiiectual manner. The ablest of
Republican statesmen feel the deep
humiliation of serving under a Prcsi-
dent Of so low an intellectual grade;
while the great mass Of the intelligent
people of America are ashamed to see
the highest Office in the nation filed
by man who is 80 dull that to save
his life he could not write common
place formal Thanksgiving proclama-
tion in good English, and whose pow
erty of ideas is such that he cannot
make speech Of three sentences with
out rendering himself an object of de-
rision.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1871-12-15
SUMMONS.

J,estic's C~ert for the Precinct Of
iScio, State Of Oregom County ct
Linn.
Peter Beeler, plaintiff, VS.. James Turpilge,
defendant.
To James Turnidge, defendant.
In the name Of the State Of Oregon. you are
hereby required to appear before the undersign-
cd, Justice Of the Peace for the Precinct afore-
said. on the 2Gth day of January. 1872, at one
o'clock in the afternoon OF said day, at the Of
fee Of said Justice in said Precinct 10 answer
the aboye~named plaintiff in a civil action. The
defendant will tax. notice that If be fail to an
swer the complaint herein. the plaintiff will take
Judgment against him for S23I.25 in gold coin,
with interest thereon Mt The rate Of one per
cent. per month from the l4th day Of August,
1871, until paid.
Published by my order, dated this IItb day Of
December. 1871. J. l.. MILLER,
DANIEL GABY. Justice Of the Peace.
Ai,'y for piF. nIsws..
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1871-12-15

To OuR LEGIsLAToRs.-T ewes
of the State will be upon the Legisla.
ture that assemblies at Sacramento
next week. Don't drink-it is the
bane of Legislation. Governor Brown
of Missouri recently announced, in a
letter which has been published, that
when he became Governor he made
mp his mind not "to use anything in
the shape of alcoholic drinks" He
has stuck to the rule, and he means to
maintain the same attitude-a per-
fectly perpendicular one-"so long as
he may be charged with any admins
tration of public affairs" He means
in this matter :" to stand above sus-
picion, and above even malignity."
Let our Legislators follow the exam
pie of Governor Brown, and at the
conclusion Of their labors our legisla-
tors will leave q record behind them
of which they may be proud. The
New York Tribune thinks that a SINH
lar resolution made by all public men,
with reasonable assurance thatit would
not be broken, would 60 great way
toward increasing the confidence of
the people in their servants. We
think that we are justified in saying
that the effect in Washington would
be at once magical and gratifying
San francisco Chronicle.