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The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1872-08-31

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good, all under cultivation and slohs sonth
no Improvements; location very desirable,
and terms to suit purchaser. '0'''
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1872-08-31

FOR .<sr y ACRES binding hs on &C. Charles
tract or i II. : Sso q to suit purchasers.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1872-08-31
Notice of RECREATION.
SIXTH ELECTIONLSTRICT

Officer Registration 4 Election L
Aug. It'd.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1872-02-29

THE dead hand clasped letter."-sPEcIAL Cos
REsPoNDENCE.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1872-02-29
A Simple Remedy.

The following appeared in a late
number of Appleton journal.
The attention of medical men in Pa.
ris has recently been directed to a new
remedy for burns, discovered accident.
ally by a workman A varnisher oi
metals lately got his hand burned
while at work, and not knowing what
to do to deaden the acute pain, thrust
his hand into pot of varnish. The
pain ceased as. if by enchantment
On the day following, he made fur
ther application of his discovery, and
in few days q new skin was formed
over the burn, and the hand recovered
its wonted hexibility. All the persons
burned in this neighborhood came to
get their hands dressed, receiving the
simple treatment, and went home re-
joicing. After the terrible gunpow owdel
explosion at Metz, last year, the var
nisher was summoned to the hospital
and there do his best for the victims
Of the great calamity, whose lives were
despaired of on account of the gravity
of their burns. He vanished and
cured them all in such a short space
of time that the town of Metz were
filled with stories of his success. The
news of his wonderful cures reached
Paris; the manager of one of the larg
est hospitals there sent for him, and
desirious oftesting the accuracy of the
reports, trusted him with two patients
who were dangerously burned. He
covered them over with his varnish
leaving a spot untouched, to be treated
with nitrate of silver, (the usual RENE,
dy,) by the chief doctor of the estab,
lishment The wounds so covered
with varnish healed rapidly, while
those treated with nitrate of silver, in
spite of all the doctors efforts, did not
close up. The services of the varnish-
er were again called upon, who accord
ingly applied his remedy to the spots
which the nitrate of silver was power
less to heal. The two patients obtain.
ed almost instant relief, and, after a
short detention, left the hospital com
pletely cured, thus once more estab
fishing the superlative excellence OF
! his remedy for such cases.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1872-02-29
HUMOROUS ITEMS.

A music dealer on Broad way has ia
his window a sentimental song thus
marked: Thou hast loved me and
left me, for % cents" This is certain
ly the cheapest kind of divorce
An old lady read about the strike
of the wire drawers in Worcester,
Mass, and said that of all the new
tangled things wire drawers must be
the queerest.
Tilton having expressed the opin-
ion that Fisk was "bulling" the brim-
stone market down below, another
editor informs Theodore that he need
not get excited, as there viii be enough
left for him.
A minister at q colored wedding,
wishing to make some humorous re-
marks; said "On such occasions it
is customary to kiss the bride, but in
this case we will omit it." To this
ungallant remark the indignant BRIDE
groom very pertinently replied: ION
such occasions as this, it is customary
to give the minister $40, but on this
occasion We will omit it,
A Kansas papers COW obituary
says: 's'Fhere is not farm wagon in
the country that she has not stolen
something out of; not a gate in town
that size has not opened; and tho
stones that have been thrown at her
would make five miles of turnpike"
The latest satire upon the woman's
suffrage movement is furnished by q
venerable turkey gebbler of Christians
burg, Virginia, who has built himself
a nest and is now gravely sitting upon
four apples.
A veteran colorcd man of Mobile
was married lately at the age of eighty
tree; and took occasion to remark
during the ceremony that he had been
married thirteen times already, but
never got out license before.
A Norwegian lady has arrived In
Milwaukee with some twenty of her
children. She says there are so many
accidents she didn't think it safe to
/ bring them all in one boat. as in case
of a wreck she wouldn't have heart to
commence life iu new country: She
expects the rest of them shortly.
At Hull, a messenger having request
ed London clergyman to announce
If DR.. -- was among his audi
enee; he was urgently wanted. the
clergy man added from sympathy, sand
may God have mercy on the poor pa
tient: - The doctor, in rage, de-
manded and received an humble apollo.
gy.
A love sick swain, In order to more
fully understand the mind of his
lady love-" closed a letter with the
following lines:
If you was dog, snd t was hog,
If the old man should say. drive that hog
| Would you worry or bite very h2rdg
A Connecticut lady who couldn't
persuade her husband to get her a
patent clothes dryer, took the pole out
from her old fashioned line the other
evening, and crouching down by the
fence screamed ''murderr' In an in
slant her startled lord came flying out
of the house, was caught across the
throat, by the clothes line, and be-
fore he could recover himself it had
nearly sawed his head off. The next
morning a sombre- looking chap, with
his neck all done up, was seen putting
up patient clothes dryer in that yard.
Knoxville has an orphan girl, 10
years of age, who is cutting her Third
set of teeth.
"Absence makes the heart grow
fonder" = but it is frequently of some
body else.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1872-02-29
The TrOpicaI-Fruit Market.

The tropical fruits of commerce are
quite as pleasing to the eye as to the
palate The sight of them in large
quantities, as a vessel from the West
Indies or other southern port is dis
charging at the pier, is most novel and
pleasing one There enormous efus-
ters of bananas with their spiral rows
of red and yellow pendants pineap
pies, so tempting in their odor and so
disappointing in their taste,r stacked
up by the thousand; oranges, gaining
their golden color away from the trop-
ical sun, and never arriving at perfec-
ton, in untold numbers: and cocoa
nuts, with their brittle shells carefully
done up in natures own packing. by
the deck-load. We never see this pro-
fusion of fruit without recalling the
days of travel in the lands that lie un-
der the tropical sun, and looking with
a feeling of something like pity upon,
those who buy these green -plucked
and ship ripened products, and think
that they know what tropical fruits
are. Our artist has represented q
scene in trade that from small be-
| ginnings has now assumed great i'm
portance. Not only are large quaRti-
ties of foreign fruit consumed in New
York, but the city is the entrcpOt Of
| the larger share of that considerable
quantity that goes to the inland towns.
In nearly every village oranges are for
sale, and it must be q poor country
tavern that can not furnish lemon.
Mr.. j. Fl. BostWick, q. S. IHspeo-
tor of Customs, has sent us little
pamphlet, in which he gives the "For-
eign Fruit Statistics" of New York
Much tlsG is contained in the work is
of value only to those engaged in the
| fruit trade, while other matters are OF
general interest. The capital employ
ed in the trade in lS45 was about $780,
coo. In 1869. it was no. less than
81, 100000. In 1870, oranges, lenors
| (including European), bananas, lines.
! pineapples, and cocOanuts altogether
paid duties to the amount of $685.
| 196 45.
To give some idea of the immense
amount of fruit imported, we quote
from the report that in 1870 3,945,-
| 0S7 pineapples were received, and it
is estimated that over a million were
lost on ship board by decay. Two
firms in the city annuity can over half
million of pineapples, and large
quantities are used in this manner by
other houses. Over ninety-three mill
lions of lemons came from the Medi-
terrauean, and over eighteen millions
of oranges from the West Indies in
1870.
OF cocoanuts, we have imported in
the same wear the astonishing num-
ber of 4,S05,S51. In answer to the
question, What becomes of this great
number of this unattrsctive fruit {?
we are informed that one establish
ment alone desiocates some 100000
each month, and other parties dis
pose of large numbers in like man
ner. We have given only few of the
prominent points relating to the fruit
trade, and refer those wishing full
| Ter Information to the interesting COM
pilation of Mr.. Bostwick.-HeGrth
! and Home.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1872-02-29
American Backshcesh.

There is scarcely any one thing so
bitterly complained of by travellers in
the East as the loud, persistent clam
or for backsheesh. The man who
bolds your horse and the one who
looks at him; the one who knocks off
your hat and the one who picks it up i;
the one who strives to crafty your
vanity by prolonged stares, accompa-
MED by sundry compliments to the
handsomest, wisest, brayest, and most
generous of mankind, and the one
who cures you for sChristian dog
are all shameless and indefatigable in
their pursuit of backsheesh. These
poor fellows have the excuses of deep
poverty and deeper ignorance; but for
our American backsheesh beggars,
there is positively no apology and now
while still shivering from the close
and untimely shearing to which of
late we have all been subjected, we de-
sire to speak our mind fully concern
ing the onerous system of social tax
alton, known as present-giving, which
relic of barbarism though it is, seems
yearly gaining ground among US.
We would not be understood as
saying aught against the gifts of true
friendship or love, which mutely tell
of the thoughtful tenderness of the
giver, but who will deny that there are
many presents which by the tyranical
customs Of society are literally extort-
ed from givers unable to afford the ex-
pense. Is not the announcement of
the approaching marriage of friend
often received with something very
like groan, as visions of q search
among bronzes, silverware, and jew
elry, loom with threatening aspect
through the slight haze of the near fu
ture ? 1t is not that we do not wish
the ncwly-wedded all the happiness
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1872-02-29
BEFORE SEDAN.
BIZ AUSTIN BoBsoN.

The dead hand clasped q a1etter."-SPEcIAL Co
REsPoNDENCE-
Here in this IeafY place,
Quiet he lies.
Cold. with his sightless face
Turned to the skies;
'Tis but another dead -
All You can say is said
Carry his body hence
Kings must hav7 slaves;
Kings climb to eminence
over mems graves:
So this mans eye is dim
Throw the earth over him.
What was the white you touched,
There at his side2
Paper his hand had clUtGhed
Tight ere he died :
Message or wish may be-
Smoother it out and see
Hardly the worst of US
Here could have smiled
Only the tremulous
Words of a child -
Prattle. that has tor stops
just few ruddy drops.
Look She is sad to miss,
Morning and night.
His-heF dead father'S-kiss;
Tries to be bright.
Good to mamma, and sweet.
@4That is all. MARGUERITE"
All, il beside the dead
SIumbered the pain!
All if the hearts that bled
Slept with the slain!
II the grief did but nO;-
Death will not have it so.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1872-02-29

When the Western Union Telegraph
Company was stretching its wire
across the plains, an Indian was en-
rloyed who was one day carrying a
wire along the bank of creek when
a storm came up. There was blind
ing flash of lightning, and the Son of
the Forest was seen f1oundering in the
stream. He climbed out on the other
side started up the mountain at full
speed, and was never seen again by the
telegraph people: but he was heard
from. He said, "white man have
cold streak of lightning-heap knock
'em into the water"
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1872-02-29

If you value your eyesight, use these Perfect
Lenses. They are ground from minute Crystal
"Diamond'' on account of their Hardness ana
Brillinncy. They will last many years WItnout
change, and are warranted superior to all others
in use. Manufactured by J. Z. SPENCER Il co,
New York, CAUTIoN-None genuine unless
stamped with our trade mark For sale by respOn-
sible agents throughout the Union.
d. FURTW ANGLER. Jeweler and Optician, is
sole agent at W ashington q. H., Ohio from whom
they can only be obtained. No Pedlers employ ed
Sep. Z, 1871. 42Tly
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1872-02-29

A correspondent who has lately
interviewed Victor Hugo, describes
him as being about five feet nine
inches in height, and, though broad
chested and well filed out, he is not
corpulent. His head, which he car
ries very erect, is squarely shaped,
with slightly retreating forehead it
is amply covered with white
hair, parted down low on the left side.
A short cropped but bushy beard
covers all the lower part of his face.
His eyes are of grayish blue, and
large, with swollen lids, and little or
no brows. The nose is medium sized
and slightly turned up. On his upper
lip, which is long, is a rough looking
mustache, iron gray in the middle,
and shading off 10 white as itjoins on
to the beard.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1872-02-29
T OOKING-GL
r.. MILL1KAN

Has lust received from New York the largest and
most beautiful assortment of Looking glasses ev-
er brought to Washington. Price and quality
cannot fail TO suit. zaH
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1872-02-29

Some one says that the lion and the
lamb may lie down together in this
world, but when the lion gets up it
will be hard work to find the lamb.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1872-02-29
SECRET ORDERS.

FAYETTE ENCAMPMENT No.
Il 1874 I. 0. o. F.. meets at the hall on Court
street on the second and fourth FRIDAY evenings
OF each month. NJ. Blanchard, e. p; o. H. Sax
ton, II. P; j. e. king, S. w; #. a Murray, j.
w; j. b. Priddy, Scribe; W. Nc. Pine, Treas
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1872-02-29
BUSINESS CARDS.
NEW BOOT q SHOE STORE.

@. RENSCH,
Has opened a new Boot and Shoe Store in the
room formerly occupied by Hamilton's News De-
not opposite the Court House. in Henry Dahl's
building where ne will be pleased to wait on
customers. Special attention paid to Custom
Work Good hts guaranteed. Call and see me
Dec u ri Btm3 q. RENSCH.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-01-18
THE SMALLPOX.


CarlbOlic Acid as n Disinfecfnnt.
A Correspondent writes to the Phila-
delpliia Ledger that the use of carbolic
acid as a disinfectant and curative agent
in smallpox and other contagious dis
ease should be universally known. DR..
Burgess, of San Francisco, says, in the
Boston journal Of Chemistry, "In the
late fearful epidemic Of smallpox have
tested the, disinfectant and DFohylactic
power of carbolic acid in way that
leaves no doubt in my mind of its supe-
rior merit. Indeed, during the latter
part of the course Of the epidemic, |
trustedto it exclusively. In thirty-six
instances of its exclusive use, the dis
ease spread In but one, and that was in
family Of very filthy habits, where
cleanliness Ind proper nursing we're un-
attainable.p
Carbolic acid in fluid form is
cheap artic lie. To disinfect an apart
ment two or. three teaspoontuls may be
put in q small backet OF water, and
scattered a oout with awhisk broom. Or
the same or even smaller quantity may
be placed in a dish and mixed with sand.
The evapo ration frCm this viii disinfect
the air. IL the air should become too
strongly charged, the evaporation may
be checked by covering the dish more or
less as required. This atmosphere, con-
tanning carbolic acid is healthy, and soon
becomes quite agreeable, especially when
associated with It's power as destroyer
of infection. Bed.
The bed clothes, blankets, etc, and
clothes worn by persons having the dis
ease or coming in contact with such,
may be washed with soap now manu-
faetured containing carbolic acid. Or
common soap may be used with two or
three teaspoon fuls Of carbolic acid added
TO the suds. Thus may complete disin-
fection be produced in bed clothes or
body clothes Of patients subjected to
smallpox or a ny other infectious dis
ease. r. ...- H-l.a
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-01-18
AB0lL1SHEp.
General " Hauco ck disappointed
Once More.

~
Once More.
Washington special TO the New York Herald.l
In the absence Of General Sherman,
the Secretary of War will announce in
fitting terms to the army the death of its
senior Major Central Henry Wager
Halleck. The Gust omary terms of re-
greet will have sonnet aing Of real signi-
fcance, for apart fro m the actual respect
due and felt for the deceased officer, the
vexed question relati ng to the status aud
command Of Major General Hancock,
the correspondence between General
Thomas left vacancy in the command
of the military division Of the Pacific
which the President conferred on Gene
raj Scho6eld, q junior officer, was re-
ported in these dispatches, S, and the deli
cacy and embarrassment of the situation
were perceptible at a glance.
The death Of General Elalleck leaves
but three Major Generals available for
the four great military commands into
which the country is divided, and one of
which is already comma nded by Lieu
tenant General Sheridani two others,
the Atlantic and Pacific, are commanded
by Generals Meade and Schofeld, and
the death of Halleck leaves the division
of the South vacant. The past action of
General Hancock readers it certain that
he would again assert his alleged right
to q higher command than the small and
uncomfortable department of Dakota,
especially as not even a junior Major
General is left on the army register to
fill Hallecks place, and Brigadier
would have to be assigned, if any as
sign ment we're made But none is TO
be made, as an order Immediately fol-
lowing upon the obituary will discon-
tinue the military division Of the South,
and instruct the two division command
ers, General Terry and Colonel Emory,
to report direct to the War Department
in future. Thus, again, is General Han
cock to be reminded that a studied per-
sonal slffront to his offended but still
friendly superior officer, General Grant,
at an evening partyrin Washington, be-
fore the, last Presidential election, open
ed au impassahle gulf between their
former intimacy, and that General Han
cock has eho favors to expect at the
hands OF his constitutional commander
in-ehief.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-01-18
IN LOVE WITH ALEXIS.
A Woman ofGOOd Standing Follows
the Duke from ut. LOufs-An In
sane Tnfatunt ttOu.Il n. HnHHl

tho Duke from ut. LOuis-An I'm.
sane Infatuatton.
The Omaha Bee of the 18th inst. has
tAe following singular story; ..5L
Among the passengers on the regular
train from ST. Louis this morning was a
welld.essed and well-appearing lady,
who made inquiries as to the where
abouts of the Grand Duke. On learn
ing, she expressed good deal Of regret
at not having arrived sooner, and so
conducted herself as 70 cause inquiry.
1t was learned that she belongs in a
small town near st. Louis, and Is q
maiden lady OF some twenty-six sum
mers, who has conceived the singular
iiHfatnatior that she is the destined wife
of the Grand Duke Alexis. She at
tempted to take passage on the Ducal
train when it left st. Louis yesterday
noon, but was prevented. She finally
secured a ticket on the regular train,
and arrived here only few hours be-
hind the one on which Alexis rode. She
expressed determination of going with
him on his buffalo hunt, but failed in Sc
curing "a seat in the Pullman cars. She
belongs to good family, and has plenty
OF means to carry out her whim OF toi-
lowing Els Highness over the country,
but SO far her devotion has met with no
reward, Alexis not deigning to bestow
upon her a single glance. She is not
discouraged, however, but seems conf
dent in the ultimate result of her mis-
sion, and as it is leap year she does not
have that modesty in the pursuit of her
,ohiect thatis usual with maidens of an
uncertain age. She-frst met the Duke
at his recep ton in St. Louis, and to use
a common p hrase, she has been "struck"
after him ever SINCE She says she will
only desist when he shall make her the
Grand Duchess. She remained at the
Ninth street depot all the time Alexis
was uptown, patiently waiting for his
return There is little doubt but she is
q monomaniac upon this subject, and
should be taken care of. The railroad
authorities will do their best to return
her to ST. Louis b.v the next train.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-01-18
A Southern Fair.

=
The following graphic description Of a
fair in Roanoke, Va, is from the Valley
of that locality:
Zone man had what he called war
blers. He said, Ladies and gentlemen,
this is very duil day, andpo doubt you
all feel rather lowspirited, but we will
try to get up something to enliven you
somewhat. | have here little instru-
ment which call warbler. / put it
into my mouth so, you perceive, and,
then can initiate any kind OF bird, from
an owl to an elephant. Now | will imi-
tate mocking-bird; Pzeet, pzeet, pzeet,
tweedle, tweedle, tweedle, quiyo, quiyo,
quiyo, twyit, twyit, twyit, purttettettle,
etc. Now I will initiate sick chicken:
Queek, queek, queek. Now | will imi-
tate an elephant: Thzwert yrogen,
fregen, etc. Here they are, ladies and
gentlemen, menagerie for twenty-five
cents Thank yous sir; another man
made happy tor lifel Who'll be the
next customer? Only twenty-five
cents for mockingbird, a poll
parrot pussy-cat, an elephant, and
great horned owl. Here they are,
gentlemen, call Tor WnaI you want, anu
hand up your money, etc. Another one
had o round board painted green, in
honor Of the people who patronizedit,
stuck full OF knives, some of the knives
being stuck to a twenty-five cent green
back. he said: Here you IRE, boys;
come up and try your luckTTyou see
those knives. Here ] have some rings.
You pay me twenty-five cents aud take
these rings you stand here and pitch
them at the knives sticking in that
board, and you take every knife you can
get ring on, and you can get good
knife, worth at least dollar, for twenty
FIVE cents One after another of the
green ones stepped up and paid their
quarter and did not get any knives It'll
at last a gentleman who had seen such
sshings before said - / will take a chance.
He took nine chances (6fty-four rings),
and OF the ffty.four he put thirty-two on
to the knives, when the man shut up his
shop and moved away, he said that
man would ruin him; so he came to
grief" sesg edi uH