The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1871-02-25
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MARROW GAUGE.-We have been mistaken
before in railroad enterprises, but we do not
believe that we shall have the modification of
seeing the new, narrow gauge road make
failure 1t has the wrong man at the helm to
make failure.
We admit there are difficulties in the way of
| its being an entire success in all that is con-
templated for it. The suggestions we threw
out last week offer, in our humble opinion, the
most serious impediment to the prosperity of
the community along the line and the ultimate
building up of the capital of our county.
Ten houses, that pay the land owner aground
rent of $50, each per annum, are infinitely
better investment than three that pay S75
each, or two that pay 500 each.
The fare collected from five families will
| give much more remuneration to the railroad
company than will that collected from two
three. What the railroad wants, what the
| people want and what Towsontown wants and
sorely needs in the premises is manifestation
| of liberal and enterprising spirit towards
| home-seekers and towards the railroad COM
pany.
Railroads always have the Homeopathic
commentator, that they "will do no HARM"
| And they will accomplish deal of good for
any community if that community will only
show it fair play and be judicious in the use of
| its opportunities
The original intention was to build Baltimore
on the neck of land between the Patapsco and
the basin, running down to fort McHenry. But
| the owner of the land, Mole. was member of
the legislature and had influence enough to
defeat the bill that proposed to do this. Mr..
| Mole said that he could make more out of his
| land by raising tobacco than he could by
| building a town upon it. The result was that
the town was located on this side of the basin
on the land of Mr.. Jones, after whom the
celebrated Jones Falls" was named
The descendants of Mr.. Jones became i'm
mensely wealthy, while the land of Mr.. Mole
has been idle more than a century by his own
folly.
What we want is plenty of Joneses in the
railroad enterprise and an entire restitution
of Moes.
The one will help it, the other hinder.
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MUSICAL AND LITERARY ENTERTAINMENT AT WA
vERLY.-On last Tuesday evening literary and
musical entertainment was given to crowded
audience at Waverly Hall, for the benefit of the
public school at that place, which is under the
control of Mr.. T. G.. Bruff, principal, and Miss
MCGEE, assistant. The programme consisted of
readings and dialogues, and solos and duets
with piano accompaniment, all of which were
exceedingly well rendered. Where every one
performed his or her part so creditably, it would
be out of place to particuarize.
Besides the enjoyment of the occasion, there
was a valuable lesson to be derived from the ex-
erciscs of the evening, viz the importance of
knowing how to Tead-to read with taste, with
true perception of the writer's meaning and,
in word, with proper observance Of the rules
of elocution. The difference between reading,
considered merely as the pronouncing ofwords dis
tinctly, and the "minding Of steps," and read
ing in such manner as to cause the bearer
to feel that reality is presented to him, is vast
ly greater than many suppose. This is an ac-
complishment in which ladies particularly excel,
and many dull hour might be banished from
the home circle were ii more generally cultiva-
ted
Although the entertainment was not intended
as an exhibition of hat the school at Waverly
is doing (none of the scholars taking part in the
exercises, still it was an illustration of what the
public school system of our State is accomplish
ing, as nearly every lady and gentleman who
contributed to make the evening pass away so
pleasantly received his or her education in the
public schools, the majority of whom also being
graduates of the State Normal School.
We are always glad to hear of literary enter
tanments, exhibitions, &C., in connection with
our public schools, as they are almost invariably
manifestations of vitality and energy in teacher
and scholars, and generally indicate that good
work it doing in the schoolroom.