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The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1873-01-18

HORSE SHoEs.-The earliest horse shoe max
ers appear to have been Vandals and German
tribes in the graves ofsome of whom they have
been found. They seem to have been totally
unknown to the ancients. The first mention
of them in literature in the works ofthe ByZan-
time Emperor Leo, about thousand years ago,
by the name of "selenaia"-half moons, or cre-
scents. They are thus among the most mod
ern of our everyday appliances. Before Leo's
time, cavalry horses were Often disabled by the
wearing out of their hoofs. The war horses
mentioned by Job and other Scriptural writers
were unshod. Receipts were given by Keno
phon, Vegetus, and other writers, for harden
ing the hoof. The japanese have for centuries
used straw socks or shoes for the feet of horses
travelling on stony roads. They wear out quick
ly, but cost almost nothing, and can easily be
repaired.
Horse-shoeing was probably introduced into
England by William the COnqueror. Henry
de Ferres (or Ferrers), who came with him, had
six horse shoes quartered in his coat OF arms,
and is believed to have been superintendent OF
farriers.
The superstition which attributed power
over evil spirits to horse-shOes, and which at
one time prevailed so largely that most of the
houses in the West of London had them nailed
over the entrances, yet fingers. In many
houses of the more ignorant classes in several
countries they may still be seen thus display
ed.
II was reserved for an American, Henry,
Burden, of Troy, to contrive machinery where
by this most useful article could be prepared,
instead of by the tedious and laborious hand
process that all nations up to the middle of this
century emplOyed.-The Druggists Journal
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1873-01-18

Your BOYS GUEsTs.-Every right minded
home-mother regards it as matter of impor-
tance to make her home agreeable for her hus-
bands guests If gentleman is expected for
dinner, there is sure to be the best linen on the
table, and something more than the ordinary
meal prepared. She takes pride and pleasure
in making her parlor bright and her guest
rom as comfortable as is in her power.
But how many mothers take pains to make
it pleasant for their boys guests 1t is an ex-
cellent thing for boy to have his boy friends,
when they are children of good principles and
behavior and it is lasting blessing to boy
when he has a mother who encourages such
intimaces. 1t is very easy thing to do. A
kind, pleasant word of welcome when he comes
will make him at once feel at home. A little
pains taken to bring out the stereoscope or book
of engravings for his amusement; permission
to your boy to take his toys into the parlor for
the time, if he likes; little addition to the
table fare-all these trit1es make your boys
heart glad, and endear to you the heart of the
stranger. Oh how it chills and sours child's
heart to have mother frown on his friends
How it angers him to be scolded in their pres
ence Such course is like sowing the wind
and you will surely reap the whirlwind.
The course of boy thus treated will be
down, down. Far better have him choose his
friendships under your eye, and enjoy the COM
panionshIp of his associates in your parlor,
where you may join in the conversation, aud
cheer and instruct by your pleasant lessons.
There is nothing boy loves SO we'll as an in
telligent, talking mother. She may regard it
as a great compliment when he coaxes for
another half-hour at evening with "Let's talk
little longer, mother"
Your boy will have associates; if not by
your permission, he will by stealth; and com
panons thus chosen will hardly fail to lead
him to destruction. Is it not better to take the
trouble to make home pleasant for him and his
friends, rather than to run such fearful risks
l-LNtherQn ObserUer.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1873-01-18

EDUCATE YoURsELF.-The ranks OF our think
ers and literary workers are constantly re-
cruited by those who owe success to their own
exertions. Most Of our most brilliant scien'
lists, our most polished writers, our deepest
thinkers, are self-made men. Their names arc
enrolled on no college register, yet they are
inscribed high in the temple ofFame. Howells
the editor of a magazine unrivaled on this con-
tinent or across the water, was his own in
structor. Hugh Miller, than whom brighter
star has not yet shone in the scientific world
had few opportunities OF attending schools, so
called; his school was nature, and how he
learned the lesson she taught, his numerous
aud excellent volumes attest, Faraday never
graduated at university, yet he left name
of which all Englishmen are justly proud. The
foremost journalist of the present age was en-
phatically self made man. Washington and
Lincoln lived and died in profound ignorance
of Greek or Latin.
The essential elements of intellectual and
moral greatness are not the offspring of culture
though without it they are shorn of their
strength. The burning thirst for knowledge
the quenchless aspiration to scale the heights
of thought and intellectual acquisition, the
clear insight, the indomitable will that counts
obstacles as stepping stones, the long patience
that can work and wait-these are gifts for
which the happy possessor may thank God
only. With these and what he can do to direct
polish and cultivate them, he need set nc
bounds to his ambition. Without them, all the
universities united cannot make a great man
of him.
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WHY JENKs NEVER MARRIED. II think woman
is tremendous being" said jerks. "When
thai pows the sea, eyen If she's little and don I
draw two feet of water. Perhaps it ISM just the
thing to say 10 a boy like you, but you'll never
speak ofit if Ishonid tell you little something p
"Oh, never |" | assured him.
"Wel spose might have been a married
man." and jerks avoided my eyes by pretending
to discover horseshoe in the road.
''You don't say so ~ | exclaimed in undis-
guised asonshment, for it had never occurred to
me that such a man as jerks could marry.
eyes, waited on a girl once"
"Was she beautiful ?' | inquired
"Wel should say fair 10 middling," respond
ed jerks, pursuing his lips as il determined to rem
der candid judgment. Fair to middling, bar
ring few freck les"
"But you didn't leave her for the freckles p
said
''No, didn't leave her for the freckles She
was good girl, and waited on her. 1t dom
seem possible now that ever ally waited on a
girl, but did,"
'And why didn't you marry herr" Inquired
warmly.
at wasn't her fault" said jerks. "She was
good girl"
Then why didn't you marry her ~ insisted
"Well, there was another fellow got to hang
ing round, and-you know how such things go.
was busy, and--didu't tend up very well,
'pose-and-she got tired waiting for me-or
something-and the other fellow married her,
but I've never blamed her. She's been sorry
enough, guess"
jerks gave sigh of mingled regret and pity,
and the subject was dropped.
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A HINT TO GIRLs.-Standipg in a group of
gentlemen the other evening, when young
lady passed, one of the party remarked: "What
pity so promising a young lady should make
herself so ridiculous by such an effected walk"
Nature had made her upright and womanly
in form, but in her zeal to emulate the Grecian
bend or some other outlandish folly she had
contracted the habit of walking as if she had a
eontortion of the spine, and Chinese shoes on
her feet And she is fair representative of
her class. Not satisfied with themselves as
God made them, they are constantly trying to
improve on nature, and invariably make a
botch of the business. If these effected Misses
only knew how much merriment they excite
among those whose admiration they court, they
would quickly "reform it altogether" When a
sensible man wants wife, be sure he will not
select her from the artificial hunchbacks and
pacing crystal toes of mock fashion.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1873-01-18

REcoyERED TREASURES. lit wifi be remem Der, a
that the large steamship America, plying between
Panama and San francisco, was burned a few
years ago, on the Pacific coast Since that time
various efforts have been made to recover the
treasure which was on board. According to the
San Francisco Bulletin, some of these recent ef-
forts have been attended with success, and the
precious metal has been delivered at the assay Of
fee in that city.
Twenty-ihree boxes Of metal coin, weighing
from 200 10 400 pounds each, were scattered
about the floor OF the room, and besides there
were piles OF bars and irregular masses of valua-
ele metal lying around loose. Two pieces of the
melted mass, with length each OF about three
feet, and width of eighteen inches, weighing
about one hundred pounds looked like section
Of frozen clay brisiling with oysters. These oys-
terS were Iwenty-dollar pieces MEXICAN dollars
and hal-dollsTs OF American coina.r with dimes
aud hali-dimes for little oysters, and Irop spikes
bits of brass and steel to represent the shell ish
that are wont to burrow in the r:t Of the ocean,
the whole forming valuable s,or irJen of crusta
cea In some instances the coins are cu, weld
ed together in rolls, and at other uines they form
one lava-like gob. The melted matter and the
coins are OF a deep green color.
The large bars OF bullion were less affected by
the fire than the coin, aud do not appear TO have
lost much in weight. The metal is TO be recoin-
ed. Two twenty dollar pieces in the lot were
kindly donated to the representatives of the press,
who were among the reliable persons present, and
had not the coins been welded 10 the bar they
would have been taken away Three hundred
thousand dollars worth OF treasure, half melted,
colored by fire and the action Of the water, is a
curiosity that few people have ever had an oppor-
tunity to see.
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Roetrg.
THY WILL BE DONE.
BY j. G. WHITTIER


BY j. G. WHITTIER
We see not, know not all our way
Is night,-with Thee alone is day;
From out the torrents troubled drift,
Above the storm our prayers we lift,
Thy will be done!
The flesh may fail, the heart may faint,
But who are we to make complaint,
Or dare to plead, in times like these,
The weakness of our love of ease
Thy will be done
We take with solemn thankfulness
Our burden up, nor ask it less,
And count it joy that even we
May suffer, serve, or wait for Thee,
Thy will be done!
Though dim as yet in tint and line,
We trace Thy pictures wise design,
And thank Thee that our age supplies
Its dark relief Of Sacrifice.
Thy will be donei
And it, in our unworthiness,
Thy sacrifcial wine we press
If from Thy ordeaps heated bars
Our feet are scared with crimson scars,
Thy will be donel
If, for the age to come, this hour
OF trial hath vicarious power,
And, blest by Thee, our present pain
Be Liberty's eternal gain,
Thy will be done
Strike, Thou the Master, we Thy keys,
The anthem of the destiniesl
The minor of Thy loftier strain,
our ficdrCS = AR pTcatfie the old refrain,
Thy will be donel
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1873-01-18

Ma-A German settler in Ohio, found guilty Of
selling liquor contrary to law, and sentenced to
be imprisoned in the county Jail for thirty days,
protested as follows: 'Chal Go TO chail Ml
go TO chail But can't go Dere's my piziness
my pakery. Who pakes my bread when been
gone 2'' Then, casting his eyes about The court
appealingy, they fell upon the good -natured face
Of Jolly Chris EIlwaner, fellow country man,
who had no "piziness," and forthwith brilliant
idea struck him. Turning to the judge, he said,
in sober earnest 'Deres Chris Ellwaner Hes
got nodings to do. Send him P'
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1873-01-18

AFs- An old lady who was in the habit Of
declaring, after the occurrence of any event,
that she had predicted it, was one day cleverly
"sold" by her worthy husband, who, like many
others we wot of, had got tired of hearing her
eternal 81 told you So" Rushing into the house,
breathless with excitement, he dropped into a
chair elevated his hands and exclaimed; "Oh,
my dear, what do you think The cow has
gone and eaten up our grndstone !" The old
lady was ready, and, hardly waiting to hear
the last word, she screamed out at the top of
her lungs 81 told you so Y ou always would
let it stand out O. DOORS"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1873-01-18
r., MOUNT T. SON
HARRISON s. RR0WN,s
House Furnishing Emporium,
ID OIL Il L DI-Ii Limos

MARBLE HALL BUILDINGS.
No. 3S WEST BALTIMORE. STREET, BALTrAoR q.
"OUSEKEEPERS and those about 70 do so,
will find a large and varied stock. en-
bracing almostevery thing necessary tor House
keeping purposes. We name in vsrt only.
ChinGt0are Glassware.
WooIenacare. Tiu1raTC.
and FGmilg Hay5arare
Special attention given to TABLE GUILE
RY and PLATED WAtE. Also. 10 Childreas'
Carriages, Voter Coolers and RefrigCrato7S.
Our stock is of best 9ualitg and will be SOLD
cheap, our motto being "Quick sales and small
profits. i0ct 20 - Nv.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1873-01-18
1862 NORTH GAY STREET!

You WILL FIND
CARPETS, the best for Sl.0O per yard.
ALL WOOL INGRAM for SO cents per ward
OILCLOTH from I24 to 35 cents per yard
MATING, the very best, for 25 cents per yd..
all widths.
The VERY FINEST ENGLISH RUGS Ter s.
apiece.
The very best OUTSIDE DOOR MATS for SO
cents apiece.
CA UTI0N!-W We do not hHmbpq the public IN
our prices. Come and see for yoarseH.
BERRY & KENNARD,
No. 1862 n. Cav Street,
between High and Exeter Streets.
Oct 10-1v
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1873-01-18

Gs- Augustus says young men get tight by
solacing themselves with the ''ardent;" but
that yonng ladies get tight by SO lacing them
selves in quite different manner OF cork-
eta go,
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1873-01-18

Gss- An Irish paper publishes the following
ga deaf man named Taft was run down and
killed by passenger train on Wednesday
morning. He was injured in similar way
about a year ago."
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1873-01-18

re- "Truth is mighty, and will prevail" So
goes the ancient saw. But 1t is mighty slow
sometimes prevailing.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1873-01-18

Ns- Jersey editor gets off the following
definition of a widow zone who knows what's
what and is desirous of further information ON
the same subject"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1873-01-18

@-A darkey arrested with chickens in his
sack declared, "De man dat put 'em dar was no
fren OF mine"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1873-01-18
The Story of Poor Little Stephen
GirOTd.

The man lives in Philadelphia who, when young
and poor, entered bank, and says be, ''Please,
sir, don't you want boy ?n And the stately
parsonage said, 'No little boy, don't want a
| little boy" The little boy, whose heart was too
full for utterance, chewing piece of licorice
stick he had bought with centstolen from bis
good and pious aunt with toes plainly audible,
and with great globules of water running down
his cheeks, gided silently down the marble steps
of the bank. Bending his noble form, the bank
man lodged behind door, for he thought the
little boy was going to shy stone at him. But
the boy picked up something and stuck il in his
poor but ragged jacket. "Come here little boy"
and the little boy did come here; and the bank
man said, "Lo, what pickest thou up" And be
answered and replied, "a pin." And the bank
mansaid, Little boy are you good?" and he said
he was And the bank man said, 'How do you
vote 2-excuse me, do you go to Sunday School?'
and he said he did. Then the bank man took
down pen made of pure gold, and flowing with
pure ink, aud he wrote on piece OF paper, 'Sl
Peter" and be asked the little boy what it stood
FOR, and be said, "Salt Peter" Then the bank
man said it meant Saint Peter Thelittle boy
said sob !'
Then the bank man took the little boy to his
bosom, and the little boy said "0h ~ again, for
he squeezed him. Then the bank man took the
little boy into paribersLiP, aud gave him half
the profits and all the capital, and he married the
s~eL rs-u's e-ue,sss, and now all be has, is all
his and all his n.Nn
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STORY OF ASOrHeR GOOD LITTLE sOr.

My uncle told me this story, and spent six
weeks 10 picking up pins 10 front Of bank.
expected tue bank uan would call me in and say,
''Litlie boy, are you goOi and was going 10
say "Yes;" aud when be asked me what ''St
john stood for ! was going to say ''Salt John 4"
But guess the bank man wasn't anxious 10 have
partner, and guess the daughter was y son.
for one day says he 20 me, "Liitls Toy what's
that you're picking up? q Says ], aw ulii meek
ly, "Pins." Sal $ be, LETS see etr " Aud he
took 'em, and took OF my cap, already 20 90
bis daughter. Bu, didn't get aDy iuvitation
de said, Those pias belong to The bank, aud il
! catch you banging aroaRd here any more IN
set the dog on you ~ Then lefl aud the mean
old cuss kept the pins Sacif IS .hfe-as 6ud it
Mark Tram 1'asS set1-r
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Furniture

CHEAPEST IN BALTIM
WY have on hand la- ,-assOrtmentOf Of fine
w PARLOR AND CHAMBER SUITS
our o1on make-at prices much less than any
house in Baltimore.
PARLOR SUITS-our own make and all hair
from $500 to $4,000.
CHAMBER SUITS-frcm $500 TO $4,000.
We guarantee all work OUR OWN MAKE
and made by hand, ofthe best material. Note
the fact that we do not use steam power or
machinery of any kind in the manufacture Of
our work, but hand made only. of the best ma
terial and warranted as represented.
E. MOUNT T. son,
81 NoRvH GAY STREET.
BRANCH STORF-No. 1I0 North Howard
Street, near Mulberry Street, Baltimore, Md.
Jupp % 70 Nv
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of molasses, one cup Of water, one cup
butter, one teaspoonful Of soda. two Of
ginger -four enough to roll out.
MoLAssEs CAxDY.-Twocups molasses,
one cup sugar, one tablespoonful vine
gar, butter size of hickory nat. Boil
briskly twenty minutes, stirring ell tho
time. When cool. pull until white.
PICKLE FOR HAMa-For LOO pounds
Of ham take six gallons Of water, nine
pounds salt, one quart molasses, three
ounces saltpeter and one ounce salera-
tus. When ready to smoke they can be
soaked and then freshened to taste, If
too salt
SPoNGE CAxE.-Three eggs and one
and half cup Of sugar, beaten to-
gether FIVE minutes, half cup Of water.
one teaspoonful of cream tartar, one
half teaspoonful of soda, and two cups
of -four. Flavor with extract of lemon.
Eco CAKK.-Two cups of sugar, one
egg, piece Of butter the size Of large
egg, one cup of sour milk. one teaspoon
full of soda, little salt and nutmeg, one
teaspoonful Of lemon, three cups of
-four beat the white of egg separately,
the sugar and yolk and butter together
bake in a thoroughly heated oven.
CAKE.-In cake baking never beat the
eggs and sugar together before adding
other ingredients, as the sugar hardens
the eggs. In using favoring, one must
depend upon taste instead of directions.
as some extracts are much stronger than
others. If, in baking layers of cake, it
breaks in coming out of the tins, either
make it less rich or add more egg.
PUDDING SAucE.-One quart Of boil
ing water, four large tablespoonfuls of
white or brown sugar, two of -four, one of
butter, one teaspoonful of salt; nutmeg
or cinnamon to taste. Two tablespoon
fuls of currant or blackberry wine or
cider are great improvement. Let the
whole be boiled together for about ten
minutes. It is necessary to mix tho
-four with portion of cold water before
adding it to the boiling water.
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JULIUS COL1Ax.

rws scenes frso . Contemporary Trsg-
edy.
sxxs L-Tz< Nsrk<s-r,as u .sssfA L<si-Esf<y
Sskry<. siiA ererd " esfizsas-.ssAsSiv asseTds
r,r.s cssi.-a-rAs noble Schuyler i- ..esnd.d.
: s~su,isr-vriends. Hoo-iers. and couniryua~n,
Is.n~ 10 plead for Schuyler. not to praise him:
Yor suss % Bsczebub. VITA Tongues Of gall.
charge that your darling schuylsr iovefh gain.
Ard n his secrss eodeys heap~fh gold
n.ssossd upon him by his brother Ames.
credit Nobilier and Parihc bonds--
IHs pu1s Get his AssdtrvcAs<r sad Nesysf
Frss cntzre-Poor soul' his eyes srs - red - ARE
sssond cisis<n-rhers = ncs = nobler man in s,ush
H "a than Schuyler.
Yirss Citis<n-Nor one Who loves once lees.
second cssizrn-Sov mark him, b. begins again
srSuyisr-rou al did love ms once. not without
whss esuse vithholds you nov so love me ssiu!
q iudxmsnf, thou an hed to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason .-Besr With me;
Ana must pause tall II come~ back to me.
Yirk cisizen-Nsshinks there h much reason I'm
his saying!
seAuyier hss bad great vrons-Pesce. he speaks.
schuyier-You eli do know ] on ~ss begged 10 run
Por President and for vics-Pre~id~nf
Ana IN I did rpfuse-was this ambitious.
MN that the poor have cred, schuyler hath veYs
vhrn that your women smiled. schuyler hath smile d.
Fiss citi.en-Nark ys his words. be wouldn't run
for once,
rh~r.iors ms certain he Vas not ambitious.
s-sond Cssszsn-He kissed my baby, therefore il he
not proud.
rairi cirisen-And Oft be rocked my infant in his
And a, With comh.s stopped its little cries.
mere vas Schuyler: whsn comes such snother-
scauyier-And shall men say I have an itching
palm,
And I'll nv vote for gold. And shall now
Cnnsaminaie my nngers- With ha~e brbes.
And I'll the mighty space q my Large honor!
ia rather be . dog and bay the moon
Than such schuyler, fEzsum ssssss,l
scxxx H.-Tsms sssdnigAE Sesafs CAopsbsy.-
nspAiasyKiIss IN the rear tiasiing a bag 81 coin.
schuyier-Be mot afraid, tEis ehAnbsrs full Of
souuds AID s-ee. airs that give delight and hurt not
The clouds, rDeshinkr. do open and show riches,
Ready to drop upon ne thai when wake
cry 70 dream again
Anss-This VII prove brave chamber for you
When you shall dn. dividends for nothing.
TTos.s on TIRE table bsndis AZ CSoda Ncbsls>r
hsss1x, printed IA odd
schuyIer-o King O.kes! o peer: o worthy
Anes.
Look vhsi entering treasure have re here.
Pstt<rpn-This bond 10 mine
Sehuyler-yay, put IL down. by this hand IN
have that bond
Ames-Your erace shan have IL
MephissoIh iIss lAssdsl-Go on III lead you
Tooshed br,er-. sharp furz-~. prieking sOs- and
And land you in filthy matted pool
Dancing up 10 your ehin-. all Poland comes
PROM toe 10 crown 10 nn your skins with perche-.
I'll ing the gold hunters prophecy
soxs-. He a<ru smiisi apna--
kEcsft sbsf<~-l
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II figures do not prcvaricate, Whist il to be
done with the oft-repeatsd assertion OF such
Schuyler Colfax, Henry Wilson, p. V. Nasby,
and brother James Harlan, that Democracy
nourishss best where whisky IN the worst and
cheapest p To question the utterances Of
Grant Republlcanism in this % any other mat
ter 10 crime against loyalty which our rulers
ars just beginning to tolerate. andt dispute the
integrity Of Philadelphia election oficeu; to
admit them gives the he to the Temperance tho
Collar. Harlan and wilson-because they
prove that where Grant Republication most pro-
dominates whisky 10 least likely TO be disturbed.
At the last October election in this city tho
citizens Of the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, Fiji
tsenth, Twentieth, Tventy-hrst and Twenty
ninth Wards voted a. for license and against
license" with this result: