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The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1875-11-20
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M0chilte AGeut.

The usually quiet little village OF LeespOrt,
on the line Of the Philadelphia and Reading
Railroad, eight miles above this city, has had
a sensation which has caused good deal OF
amusement. A Reading sewing machine agent
induced the head of the family there to take
machine and pay for it In monthly installments
Before the machine was entirely paid for the
husband and father died. The widow was in
destitute circumstances, with half dozen chill
dren, and unable to pay the balance owing on
the machine, when the agent came round to
take the machine away, she was determined
that he should not remove it until he had
handed back at least some of the money that
had been paid on it by her husband. He was
apparently just as determined to secure the
machine without returning any of the filthy
lucre, insulted the woman, and endeavored to
take by force what he said belonged to- the
company by reason of the payment of monthly
nstalments having been stopped.
While the agent was inside the house she
locked both the front and back doors, put the
keys in her dress-pocket, and being robust
woman event for" the agent. She took hold
of him and severe and prolonged tussle en-
sued, whilst the children were frightened and
cried and screamed. The widow threw the
agent over the hot kitchen stove and finally
succeeded in sitting him down on top of it and
held him there, when he begged piteously for
mercy. "For Gods sake, let me go, and I'll
pay you back every cent your husband gave
me-" Being satisfied that he was severely
scorched, if not partly roasted around the
thighs, she pulled him off the stove, but held
on to him until he had paid back every cent of
the installments, and then she gave him two
minutes time to take the machine and clear
out with it. The name of the plucky woman,
and also that of the agent, are withheld by
special quest.-Readimg Eagle.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1875-11-20

THANKSGIVING DAY.-The President has is
sued proclamation designating Thursday,
November 25th, as day of National Thanks
giving. The proclamation says:
"We have full reason to renew our thanks to
Almighty God for favors bestowed upon US dur
ing the past year. By His continuing mercy
civil and religious liberty have been maintain
Ell, peace has reigned within our borders, labor
and enterprise have produced their merited re-
wards, and to His watchful providence we are
indebted to security from pestilence and other
national calamity. Apart from national bless
;ngs, each individual among us has occasion to
thoughtfully recall and devoutly recognize the
favors and protection which he has enjoyed.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1875-11-20
ST. JOE AND BACK TO BUTLER.

After spending half an hour at the Delame-
ter the party take in the village of st. Joe,
mile distant, on their wsy back to Butler. The
country for miles around is lighted by the Del
ameter or the gas from the various oil wells in
the vicinity. At st. Joe we find the gas from
the Delameter generally utilized for heating
and illuminating purposes. The heavy cast
iron coal stoves are heated to any desired de-
gree by gas from an inch pipe introduced
through their bottom CRATES; in the kitchens,
the cooking stoves are heated the same way
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1875-11-20
OLDFIELD'S EXCELSIOR PUMP +!

TTNHE undersigned has now Oa hand about
1000 feet of choice White Oak Pump Stock
which has been in spring water sufficient
length of time to free it from sap. Any Pump
constructed of this stock is guaranteed not TO
give an unpleasant taste to the water. His ar
rangements for preparing Pump Stock in the
above manner are most ample and complete,
and he will always be prepared to put up the
EXCELSIOR PUMP at short notice
Always on hand all kinds of Pump Fixtures
of the very best quality, including Leathered
Buckets for Old Pumps, which can be furnish
ed on demand.
Common Wooden Pumps made on the prem
ises where they are to be placed, when desired.
All Pumps constructed by the subscriber are
warranted for one year. After the first year
they will be kept in order by him, for ten ysdrs,
for the moderate sum of 81 per year.
If the Excelsior Pump should not give satitfGo-
tion it viU be removed and the money refunded.
Ma-Refers by permission to R. R. Boarman 4,
ESQ, Towsontown. Orders by mail, or in per-
son, attended to promptly.
VIM. OLDFIELD, PUMP MAKER,
My29-ly* Fountain Green, Hartford Co., Nd
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1875-11-20
QNiscellaneo,1s.
To the Gas WeJiS.

NOTES OF A VISIT BURNS DEBAME-
TER WELLS.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1875-11-20

In the stores and dwellings, the gas carried
through the ordinary gas pipes, answers all the
purposes of an illuminator; the flame is not so
pure or clear as that of our city gas, but re-
fning process would make it equal if not supe-
rier. Through the woods, and until we pass
the last of this oil belt, we find the gas from
the oil wells used at the countless derrcks, to
generate steam and light up engine rooms and
dwellings. On our way back to Butler, we
have at our backs the great glare Of lightin the
eastern sky from the Burns and Delameter.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1875-11-20
THE DELAMETER WELL.

Regretfuly leaving the Burns well, the car
riage party takes its way over the hills and
through the woods, in the direction of the Del
ameter WELL the most wonderful of the gas
wells yet discovered. The southeastern sky is
Illuminated by the burning well, while roar
ing sound is heard that at times seems to shake
the ground. Arriving a ridge overlooking
the Delameter we'll, which is on the side Of a
hill, across an intervening valley, brilliant
view presents itself. In the middle of a cleared
field, one or two hundred yards from the der
| rick that marks the well, a huge sheet of fame
rises to height of forty or fifty feet, from
two three-inch pipes, connecting with the six
inch casing of the well; to the right, another
pipe laid on the ground, pours forth volume
| of fame that scatters itself over a stone pile,
while from the escape pipe of the engine still
| another sheet of fame issues six or eight feet
| in height. Be it known that the engine (if-
teen horse pOwer) is run by gas power, and
this is merely the escape gas, utilized as an il
luminator. The party, with enthusiasm at
| fever height makes it's way as near as possi-
| BILE to the great volumes Of fame in the middle
of the field. In circle, twenty five or thirty
feet in diameter, the ground is baked as free
from vegetation as brick kiln; then comes a
circle of burned grass; then another circle of
dry or withered grass, and then springing joy
ously from the ground we have the freshness
of June vegetation, while beyond this, out of the
range of the heat patches of snow indicate
more arctic temperature. clump of cattle
are taking solid comfort within the June belt
In few hundred yards, as some one expressed
| il, we covered climatic changes "from hell or
the equator to the north pole" The heat is SO
intense that no one can approach the mouth ID
of the pipes nearer than twenty or thirty feet
The gas comes from the pipe with such force
that it does not ignite for two or three feet
| from the aperture.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-05-14
BARNUM ON IDLENEss, &C.

Phineas Taylor Barnum was in-
augurated as Mayor of Bridgeport,
Conn, on Monday evening, and de-
livered short address. Concluding,
he said.
at is painful to the industrious and
moral portion of our people to see so
many loungers about the streets, and
such a multitude whose highest aspi
rations seem to be to waste their time
in idleness or at base ball, billiards,
etc. No person needs to be unem
ployel who is not overfastidious about
the kind of occupation. There are
TOO many soft hands land heads
waiting for light work and heavy
pay. Better work for half a loaf
than beg or steal a whole one
Mother earth is always near by, and
ready to respond to reasonable drafts
on her never falling treasury. A
patch of potatoes raised 'on shares
is preferable to a poulticed pate
earned in a whisky scrimmage.-
Some modern Micawbers stand with
folded hands waiting for the pauic
to pass. as the foolish man waiting
for the river to run dry and allow
him to walk over. The soil is the
foundation of American prosperity.
When multitudps of our consumers
become producers; when fashion
teaches economy, instead OF expend-
ing for gaudy dress what would
comfortably clothe the family "hen
people learn to walk until they can
afford to ride; when the poor man
ceases to expend more for tobacco
than for bread ; when those who
complain of paoics learn that we
cannot cat cake and keep it that a
sieve will not hold water that we
must rely on our own exertions, and
earn before we eXpend, then will
panics cease and prosperity return.
While we should by no means I'M
reasonably restrict healthy recrea-
ton, we should remember that time
is money that idIeness leads to i'm
moral habits, and that the peace,
prosperity, and character of a city
depend on the intelligence, integrity,
industry, and frugaIity Of its inhabi-
tants."
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-05-14
REJECTED sUIToRs.

A woman never quite forgets the
man who has loved her. She may
not have loved him; she may, in
deed, have given him the "no" in
stead of the yes" he hoped for; bat
the remembrance that he desired a
Eyes" always softens her thoughts Of
him. and would make him, were he
reminded of it, friend forever -
There may be girls who make jest
Of discarded suitors but they are
generally very young, and the WOO
ing has been something that does not
betokeu much depth of tenderness.
There are mercenary offers, too, that
only awaken scorn and hate in the
woman wooed for money and not for
herself; but, really, to have touched
a mans heart is something not to be
forgotten while she livee.
Always she remembers how his
eyes looked into hers: how, perhaps,
he touched her hand with his, aud
how her heart ached when he turned
away without that which she could
not give him. She loves some one
else. Some other man has all the
truth of her soul--always has and al
ways will have--but she cannot for
get the orc who turned away from
her aud went his way and came nc
Woret
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-05-14

$1,000 FOR HOGS.

/ 1t is suggested by several of the
State papers, and the JOURNAL APP
proves of it, that something be done
to encourage the more extensive
raising of hogs and not have to keep
our smoke houses in the West We
cannot believe that hog raising is an
impossibility in an part of this State.
At any rate, let the Patrons of Hus>
bandry, subordinating the cotton
questions for a moment, announce
that 5 600 in gold will be given as
a premium for the best twenty hogs
raised in Georgia. The test will be
oc incalculablc benefit.
The hog producers of the West
appear to have reaped extraordinary
profits from the crop of the past
season. Although the facts in our
possession show no increase in the
cost of production to the farmers,
the average price paid oy the pack
ers is considerably in excess of last
year.
In the face of the fact that the
supply has increased, the rates at
which bac n is now held are appail-
ing to consumers.
This abnormal condition of the
market is attributable to several
causes, prominent among which is
speculation in futures.
The killing of all available hogs
and some unfit to be killed, we're the
result of future contracts. deceiving
great many as to the amount that
would be used.
The packer adds to his profit in
selling 10 the wholesale dealer. The
latter, as usual, makes mis- per cent
on transferring to the jobber, who in
turn expects to realize further ad-
vance from the consumer and So it
goes on, the price advancing in in
creasing ratio with each transaction,
until, in spite of an Unprecedented
supply, we have reached the Elk
travagant prices now quoted.
The use of other meats will reduce
the demand, but to the Southern
planters, this product in most in
stances, is necessity. Having
failed to produce it themselves, they
must have it to carry on the farming
products already begun. Hence we
fear that they are at the mercy OF
holders, and that they will be forced
to see a portion of the profit of the
next crop buttoned up in the peck
cts Of Western farmers and dealers,
ere the seed is hardly planted, while
guano debts will take the balance.
leaving the Southern farmer stepped
in poverty.
We tell our Cobb county people
this evil should be corrected. Cot
ton planting, 10 all its uncertainty
and huctuating prices, must not abs
serb every other thought to the neg
kct of hog raising and the abundant
production of corn, wheat, oats, etc.
When this is done flaming will be
come more independent and self
sustaining.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-05-14

THE Governors of Georgia and
Tennessee have gotten into a very
pretty squabble. Coz. Porter has
refused to recognize a requisition
from Gov. Smith, of Georgia, for a
man named A. J. Saunders, iocar-
cerated at Shclbyviile, because Gov.
Smith had two months ago refused
to recognize one from him fora man
named Knight. Gov. Porter says
he will recognize Smiths requisition
as soon as Smith recognizes his
Thus the matter rests. Saunders
has been released from confinement
and criminals go at large unpuniob ed
because Of a misunderstanding be-
tween the Governors. 1t seems to
us that Gov. Smith did wrong if he
refused to honor the legal reqnisi
ton of the Governor of Tennessee
and that Gov. Porter is acting very
childish to resort to such a method
OF revenge,
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-05-14

THE release from carpet bag mis-
rule helps Arkansas. The Little
Rock Gazette says:
"Never in the history of Arkan-
sas were there such signs of indus
try and improvement. From every
county in the State we have the
most cheering news. More wheat
has been sown and looks in better
condition than ever before known.
More new ground has been put I'M
der fence, more new fencing made,
more farm improvements and more
industry displayed than was ever
witnessed in our State in any one
year previous 10 this.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-05-14

CRIME and perhaps partial insani,
ty mingled take upon themselves
some very curious phases. In Vi
emma, a tailor who had fallen into
low pecuniary difficulty, owing
to a dissipated life, enticed his five
children into dark room. There
he strangled them and hung them
up on nails, and when all were thus
disposed of the wretched man hang
ed himself. The nail on which his
eldest son hung fortunately gave
way little, so that bis toes just
touched little box, and this saved
him, but the other children and the
father W ere all found dead.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-05-14
THE EDITORS BORE.

Again hear the crpaking step,
He's rapping at the door!
Too well know the boding sound
That ushers in a bore.
| do not trembe when meet
The stout.st of my foes,
Bat Heaven defend me from the friend
Who comes but never goes
He drops into my easy chair,
And asks about the news,
He peeps into my manuscript
And gives his caudid views;
He tells me where he likes the line,
And where he's forced TO grieve
He takes the strongest liberties
Bul never takes his leave.
He resds my daily papers through
Before I've seen wrrd,
He scans the lyric Chat wrotey-
And thinks it quite absurd
lie calmly smokes my last cigar,
And then he asks for more;
He opeus everything he sees
Except the entry door.
lie talks about his fragile health,
And tells me of his pans,
And of a score or more OF ills,
OF which he ne'er complains;
And how he struggled ol,c- with death
TO keep the tiend al bay
On themes like those away he goes
But never goes away.
He tells me of the carping words
Some shallow critic wrote,
And every precious paragraph
Familiarity can quote:
He thinks the writer did me wrong,
He'd like to run him through
He says Thousand pleasant things
But never says "Adieu y
Whene'er he comes-that dreadful man
Disguise it as may,
| know that like an autumn rain,
He last throughout the day.
III vain speak of urgent tasks,
In vain | scowl aud pout;
And fr0wn is no extinguisher-
1t does not put him
mean to take the knocker off;
Put Grape upon the door;
Or hint to John that ! am gone
To stay month or more,
/ do not tremhle when | meet
The -toutest OF my foes,
But Heaven defend me from the friend
Who never never GOES.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-05-14

AN English paper urges the in
creased consumption of egg food, as
it is not only healthy, but will pro-
duce strength and longevity of life,
to even 90 years of age. The phos-
phorescence in the egg is good brain
food. Eggs are also good food for
;nvalids. Now, you Marietta folks,
go to eating eggs.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-05-14
GEM.

Some feelings are to mortals given,
with less Of earth in them than heaven,
And if there be human Tear
From passions dloss refined and clear,
A tear 70 limrid and 80 meek,
1t wOuld not stain an angels cheek,
IT'S that which pous fathers shed
Upon a duteous daughters head I!
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-05-14

Nor satisfied with the old Demo
cratic style of gov erning the Dis
trict of Columbia, the Republicans
gave it Il territorial form. In his
message suggesting its failure, Pres
ident Grant modestly estimated the
cost of the experiment at $4,000,
900. Already the audited debt runs
over S20,OOO,OO0, with unknown
claims still outstanding. This enor-
nous sum was made away with by
Boss Shepherd in less than three
years. In the meantime both Grant
and Shepherd have become wealthy.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-05-14

THE victory Of the democrats in
Montgomery, Ala, seems to have
been complete. A feature of the
election was the fact that half of the
negroes voted the straight Demo
cratic ticket for the first time since
reconstruction. The occasion was
celebrated by a regular jubilee.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-05-14

OFFERS HIS SERVICES TO THE

OFFERS HIS SERVICES TO THE
citizens Of Marietta and vicinity in the way of
Tuning and Repairing Pianos, aud guarantees
satisfaction
NIB Respectfully refers to Rev. I. r Bran
ham, and will attend punetually, to all orders
left with him.
Also am Agent for the Albert Weber Piano,
the best Of all.
LAGRANGE, GA. Nov 25th, 1873.
Prof J r. SEALS has for years tuned and
repaired pianos for me, and ] have always
found him faithful, careful, conscientious
workman reliable in every particular, aud |
cordially commend linn such to the public.
/. +. COX, Pres. So. f. College.
p. S-Prof. Schumacher regards Prof. Seals
as the test taaer Of Pianos in thi- country.
l. F. COX
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-05-14
THE NEW LIQUOR LAW IN MAS
SACHUS ETTS.

The new license law for Massa-
chnsetts, which has been substituted
for the prohibitory law, is unusually
stringent. Under its provisions the
Mayor aud Aldermen of any city, or
the Selectmen of a town, may refuse
to license any person whom they
deem unfit for The privilege; liquor
shops must be closed before twelve
at night, and not open before six in
the morning. liquors sold must be Of
standard quality, and free from adnl-
teration; no sale or delivery Of liquor
shall be made to person known to
be Grunkard, or to an intoxicated
person, or to a minor, and licenses
are to be divided into five classes,
with fees varying from not less than
fifty to not less than one hundred
dollars each. In case of damage
done by an intoxicated person, the
liquor dealer is made liable, and he
is further subject to damages should
he persist in selling liquor to per-
son habitually liable to intoxication,
after warning from husband, wife.
child, guardian, Or employer. The
liquor dealer is compelled to- give an
bond Of one thousand dollars as a
guaranty of the fuIfillment ofthe pro-
visions of this act, and, in case Of
violation, is subject to ine of not
less than fifty nor more than one
hundred dollars, or imprisonment not
less than one nor more than six
months, or by both such fine and i'm
prisoument.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-05-14

THE San Francisco Bulletin esti-
mates the three leading products of
California for the coming season as
follows: Wool, 50,000.000 pounds /;
wine, 100000 g1iIons; wheat,
45, 600, 600 bushels.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-05-14

THE News says from FIVE to eight
days may reasonably be set down
as the lime required for the trans
mission of freight between Albany
and Marietta.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-05-14
AN ANSWER.

You ask me, wondering why sing,
And why my lips in laughter part,
The ripples of my mrth all spring
From the deep sorrow IF my heart.
A amiie is easier than the tear
That serves to keep sad memories green
And always through what Is hear
The echoes Of what might have been.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-05-14

MANY years ago, Miss Belle Sher-
man of St. Geo. ge's county, Nd,
TENDED John w. Sedgwick, of
Washington, during a sickness
which followed fall from his horse.
In his will he has left her $4,000.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-05-14

TIE indianapolis Journal says:
eff American institutions fail, it will
be the fault of Americans themselves
in allowing the ,ntrol of affairs to
pass into the hands of The uneduca-
ted, irresponsible rabble."
Yet what paper has insisted more
strenuously upon putting and keep
ing the entire South under rule of
the uneducated, irresponsible rabble
than the indianapolis Journal p
What man in high place has been
more in the advocacy Of this policy
than the journals fel!ow-citizen,
Senator Morton?
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-05-14

Marietta, Ga, Friday, May IA, 1875.

Fyou would preserve your look
ing glasses, don't hang them where
the rays OF the sun can fall upon
them.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-05-14

NATURE abhors vacuum, and
that's why some people. when they
catch cold, always fad it settle in
their beads.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-05-14
M, II. GRIST
CARRIAGE TRIMMER

CAN be found on the North East Side Public
Square. over the Store OF Lyon q Bro, where
he will be pleased to meet his old friends and
customers and all others having work in his
line. and he guarantees satisfaction in every
instance. BY strict attention he hopes to mer-
a liberal share OF public patronage. All kinds
Of Repairing done at the shortest notice.
.Lanmarv Lat 1~r3--lY
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-05-14
Ul'e 5}}auetta 9o'trnal-
OEEICDs

In the Brick Building near the South Cor
nsr CT tie Public Square.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-05-14

-Irwinton Southerner: Mr.. I.
n. Beall informs US that a few farm
ers are avaiIing themselves of the
two important laws passed by the
last Legislature, one legalizing the
waiver of the homestead, and the
other creating landlords liens upon
growing crops. lie also Informs us
that when persons are forced by their
necessities to take advantage of these
laws that ,hey observe the str:ciest
economy in their purchases, buying
nothing except the common neeessiN
ties of life, and of those the least
possible quantity. This report is
encouraging, and if this economy is
practiced for a short while our peo-
pie will be placed in a situation to
pay cash for everything and farm
eFs and wsgchsOss will both prosper.