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The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1875-05-01
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HER LIFE AND MINE

Tomorrow will come, and the sun may shine,
And the heavens be blue, and the day divine
And the earth and sky may sing together
Of the glory and joy of the summer weather.
Let it come with the sun, come with the shower,
1t will bring in its round the fateful hour
That promised to yield to wife's sweet claims
My lfe's fierce joys and its fevered aims.
Tomorrow will come; and yet, and yet,
tremble to see yon golden sun set
| tfembe to see the dim starlight strengthen
tremble to see the gray shadows lengthen,
And to see the last lights burn low in the sky,
And the shades and gooms of earth magnify;
More than all, tremble to ask my soul why
1t should shrink from day that with Heaven should vie
Her life into mine, like soft moonbeam
That kisses the breast of a sullied stream;
Tomorrow Shall fall, and God only knows whether
These lives so unlike, shall mingle together.
Hers chaste and sweet as the Seraphims dream;
Mine, defiled it would almost seem
They never could blend, more than oil with the sea,
Though they flowed on together through eternity.
She will yield on the morrow her snow-white life
With its gentle aims and its sinless strife;
Her hearts first love, SO deep and tender,
And her rich, young years, unto me she'll render
And !, return, shall give her-ahl What?
All the evils that fall to the sinners lot,
guilty soul, and deadened heart,
Where the impulse of youth hath never part.
When tome shall come, and in the dread calm,
As we stand before angels and man, palm to palm,
While the low wedding chants high over US hover,
o, then will my soul its full shame discoverl
And when her soft lips shall tremble and say
I'm sickness, in health, in death-and alwayl'
Humbled, abashed by her pure sweet trust,
My spirit shall fall at her feet in the dust
Perhaps she would lift it, but then her white hands
Would gather the dust and the stains of the sands
o, woman who stand with men at the atari
Your pure, sweet lips would trembe and falter
Did their sin stained lives lie open like Scrolls
Or an angel i'll writing stand weighing your souls.
Yours, mounting upward, as if unto Cod
Theirs sinking down, like the dark, foul clod.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1875-05-01

SWEARING BY AN UPLIFTED HAND.-An old
friend from Montgomery county dropped into
our Office few days since whom we know to
he strict Lutheran, and always swears by the
''uplifted hard" We called his attention to
the action of Mr.. Beecher, and expressed some
surprise thereat. He rejoined that it did not
surprise him, for he also entertained conscien
tious scruples against swearing upon the Bible
We asked him to explain what they were. His
answer was in effect-"that the bible was SIM
ply book composed of paper upon which let
ters were printed representing the word OF God !;
that simply as Book he attached no more
Importance to it than he did to any other piece
of mans mechanism that swearing upon 1t,
and kissing it, was giving to it superstitious
importance which he was conscientiously op-
rosed to; upon the same principle be would be
conscientiously opposed to making oath upon a
crucifx made OF wood or other material repre-
senting Christ upon the cross; that his religion
was opposed to anything like superstition, and
hence declined to give the Bible any supersti-
iious importance by kissing it; that God was a
spirit: that when men raise their hands heaven
ward, and solemnly swear by and in the name
f that great spirit to tell the truth, &C., 1t was
infinitely more solemn and impressive than
kissing an inanmate bundle of paper and ink. /"
We at once confessed the correctness Of the dis.
tinction, and likewise realized its full weight
and Importance, but which had not previously
occurred to u.s. West Chester Am Rep"6hcan.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1875-05-01
4ORsUCH,s DAILY EXPRESS,

BETWEEN BALTIC. & TowsoNTowN,
Starts from Green & Bros, Store, Sc W. BALTIC
St., near Holiday St., daily. All orders left
there will be promptly attended to. The start
ing points at Towsontown are Willis and Van
horns Stores. Will callforbaggage, &C., when
orders are left at either Of the above places.
April 1O.-Iy. JOS. eeRsucH, Brppyietor.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1875-05-01
FRED. C. TALBOT,

TORNE AT L W,
OFFICE-SmedIey ROw,
Iaths Room fornserIy occupied by Geo. YellOtt Esq.
TOwsoNTowN.
Ibusines sen trusted his care wllreceive prompt
.tsnt;on March %, ,1S71.-1y.
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na-Tbe ideal characters which are embod

M3~The ideal characters which are embod-
led in the literature of the world are ideals OF
self denial and self-sacri6ce. 1t is so in histo-
ry, in fiction, in poetry, and in art. Let the
novelist or the poet depict self-culture, and we
are not quickened by the creation, but let them
introduce us to the character apt to self-spr-
render, and our gratitude is awakened, and we
are flled with pure desires. 1t is no wonder,
therefore, that in the artful romance the words
of self.sacrifce far transcend the words CT self
cnlLura
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1875-05-01

BOYS UsINo TOBACCO A strong and sensible
writer says good, sharp thing, and a true one
too, for boys who use tobacco at has utterly
ruined thousands of boys. 1t tends to the soft
ening of the bones, and it greatly Injuries the
blood, the spinal marrow, and the whole nerv-
Gus fluid. boy who smokes early and fire.
Queutly, or in any way uses large quantities Of
tobacco, is never known To make man OF much
energy, and generally lacks muscular and
physical as we'll as mental power. We would
warn boys, who want to be anything In the
world, to shun tobacco as most banetul pol
son
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1875-05-01
The Bridal Tour.

Young Spriggles and his Julia had just been
married, and were going on their bridal tour.
They didn't know whether, upon their return,
they would board with the old folks or take
rooms in private hotel. Being only clerk
Snriegles' means were limited, and he could not
expect much at first in the way of living. "Of
course" be said to old Dodge, wealthy mem
ber of the firm who had granted him three
weeks leave of absence, 1--WE must be in style,
Won know, sir. Ispose you took rusher when
YOU were married. l mean, took an expensive
one, and showed your wife the sights"
Eyes" said Dodge, with nod, "Ill tell you
about it. l made long preparations for my
bridal tour and the girl that was to be my wife
helped me. We had it all fixed, aud every
thing laid out beforehand. l worked hard for
it, and she worked too. 1t was TO be the grand
event of our lives, and we wanted that 1T should
be success We felt, as new life opened SO
should it continue. | was earning $500 year
That was good pay for salesman thirty five
years ago-better than three times that amount
now as things go. We were married IN the
morning at the house of my witea father
Then we rode two miles to the substantial cot
tage had secured as a home. My money had
made the first payment on it and Mary money
had furnished three rooms in 1T. Aud we ate
our first meal thereafter in our own house, and
| thence went to my work and my wife sci
were determined to succeed if possible. And
in the success that followed was usually hap
piness. In less than three years my house was
paid for and my home was my own. Come
storm or come sunshine, we had roof to cover
us-a roof from which the hand of man could
not turn us.
doubt, young man, if ever bridal tour wa:
happier or more profitable than was mine, and
| know that the exercise of housekeeping upor
her own account was invgorating and health
full. But, then we were married for real, earnes
living and loving. We believed weshould fine
fes purest joys in the discharge of life's sacree
duties l declare" pursued the old man. witt
a glistening moisture In his eye, al should like
those first blessed days of my home life to liv'
over again. But it may not be. And" h
added, with regretful shake of his head, :"
fear the young men of the present generation
will not live them for my viewings.'
Spriggles walked away, scratching his head
He wasn't sure that he had caught the drift
the old mans remarks; but the old man wa
sure that he had fully intended them for him
to take to heart.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1875-05-01

SIZE IN THE EYE.-Size with the eye, as with
the brain, is generally conceded to be meas
ure CT capacity. A large eye has wider range
of vision, as it unquestionably has of express
sion, than a small one. A large eye will take
in more at a glance, though perhaps with less
attention to detail, than a small one. Gener-
ally speaking, large eyes see things in general,
and small eyes things in particular The one
sees many things as a whole, considering them
in philosophical or speculative way. often ten
seeing through and beyond them Ihe go. ~
~ooN &c 1uvor things hut usually looks kseniy ~
eyes, however, look at everything and yet see
nothing. Fullness of the eye, causing bulg
ing of the lower eyelid, is the well-known sign
Of language. Persons with this sign large have
not only speaking eye but also speaking
tongue, whereof their fellows do not remain in
ignorance. A general projection or fullness of
the eye above and below, which brings the
eve-ball forward on a line with the face and
eyebrow, denotes the quality of physical per-
ception, or the capacity to see quickly whatev-
er appears upon the surface of things. per-
son with such an eye on entering room tor
the first time, would note rapidly the shape,
size, arrangement, and general appearance of
the different articles of furniture in it, the col
or of the walls, curtains, ETC.. take in with
equal facility, the features, the color of eyes
aud hair, size and appearance of any person
" ho might be present In looking at picture
such a person would at once incline to exam
ime the details of color, number, grouping, at
titude, and costume composing it.-AnnuGt OF
PhrenOlO1u and PhusiO0nOmu
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1875-05-01

Ms~A very tall darkey entered the rooms of
the Relief Society in Washington, the other
day and inquired "Does you give out provi-
sions heah % eyes, we aid the poor here" re-
piled the agents. "Wall, my heart is sot on a
spring chicken" replied the darkey, "but if de
chickens is out, I'll take can OF listers, and
two pounds of butter. isn't gwne to bs cap
shus, cause its hard times
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1875-05-01

OLD DUTCH PRovERBs.-We must row with
the oars we have, and as we cannot order the
wind we are obliged to sail with the wind that
God gives.
Patience and attention will bring US far.
If cat watches long enough at the mouse
hole, the mouse shall not escape.
Perseverance will obtain good cabbage and
lettuce where otherwise nothing but thistle'
will grow.
The plowman must go up and down, and
whatever else may be done, there is no Other
but this long way to do the work well.
learn to sleep with one eye open. AS soon
as the chicken goes to roost, it is good time
for the fox.
Fools always ask what time tits, but the wise
know their time.
Grind while the wind is fair, and if you neg
lect, do not complain of Gods providence
God gives food to every bird, but he does mo-
bring it to the nest in like manner he gives
us our daily bread, but by means OF our daily
| work.
Rise early then the fisherman finds hl'
worms.
The dawn of day has gold in its mouth
He that lags behind in a road where many
are driving always will be in cloud OF dust
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MATRIMONIAL FREAxs.-Very much married

MATRIMONIAL FREAKs.-Very much married
was that lady who married her twenty second
husband, who, in his turn, had been married to
twenty wives. There is an instance recorded
at Bordeaux, in 1772, of a gentleman who bad
been married sixteen times. woman named
Elizabeth Nase, who died in Florence, in 176S,
had been married to seven husbands. She was
at the ripe age of seventy when last led to the
hymeneal altar, and contrived to survive her
"beloved." When on her death bed, it is stated,
she recalled the good and bad points OF each OF
her husbands, and having partially weighed
in her mind the pros and cons, she determined
that the fifth claimed the highest merit, and
ordered that her grave be with his. In l76S a
redoubtable pair were living in Essex, who had
been married eighty-one years, the husband be-
ing one hundred and seven years DID, aud his
spouse only four years his junior.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1875-05-01

@-No church is too weak to take uf col
lection.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1875-05-01
W.MACHEN SRI. CUTTINGS

Have associated with them, r-~oticeo q Flaw
n the Courts of Baltimore county,
D. G. MCINTOSH, OF TowsoNT0WN.
they may be consulted at their office in
- at the office of Machen Gittings, NO. ~ ST. faul
street, Baltimore. oV'Zo, 1o'V'-H'
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-11-27
JEREMIAH BLACK.

The Pittsburg Post advances the name
Of Jeremiah Black, Of Pennsylvania, as
the man to cope with Grant in the pres.
idental campaign. Its article on the sub
ject concludes as follows:
"Pennsylvanla has not yet presented a
favorite son for the consideration of the
nation at large, nor would she in her
behalf thrust a favoritc son for
ward; but, while discussing posi-
BILE candidates, it should not be- forgot
ten that Pennsylvania has son than
whom none bear . prouder front. In the
forward rank OF statesmanship, a man
whose life has been as pure as his states
manship Is far-reaching and comprehen-
sive Q man whose good advice has been
unheeded by the administrations of the
last sixteen years, but to whom those ad-
ministrations have gone in the hour of
peril to ask that the path OF safety be
pointed out o man under whom official
corruption would not be permitted
to exist, much less to flourish and
spread itself like green bay tree until
1t 0vershadOws the whole land; man
who has been trained In the highest
school OF craftsmanship, who Is acknowl.
edged ON all hands to be the greatest ex.
FOUNDER Of the age, and whose already
uistinguixhed services have crowned
him with laurels worthily bcstowed;a man
under whose guidance the republic would
bo safe. and by whom II would be
brought pack to the true and ancient
landmarks, SO that 1t might enter upon
the second century Of its existence
clothed with bright promise and sur
rounded by enduring certainty"
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""rh Ai"rpers Reasons for Commit.
ting suicide

MCLEANsBoRO, H.. Nov. 25.-SheriI
Harper, who ended his life by suicide.
went into his office during the night, and
while all was still fired the fatal shot.
Ills body was followed to its last resting
place bya large number of officials and
friends. The family have the sympathy
of all. 'p"'''
The following letter was found written
on few pages in his day-book:
Trap Barnett, Deputy Sheriff.
DO the best You can. Forgive mo for
all have done, if you can. What / have
done did with honest motives. Fare
well, dear Trap you are not to blame
for this. neither is whisky. Farewell
dear wife. Leafy. do the best Won can
May the Lord of heaven bless YOU. Dear
Father White, forgive me for what I
have done. May God bless you. For
give me, dear father, forgive.
Farewell: Trap, one word to
you. Wind up my business the
best you can. | have done
awiul Dad, yet no man has an honcster
heart than ] have. Tell my friends
hate to leave them this way, but | can't
hcip II. Give this to DIR. Longworth.
DEAR Doc: leave you, sorry ms / am
10 do so, but ] can't bear to see Won,
When ! borrowed that money, | bor.
rowed 1t in good faith, expecting to pay
you NJ any time, but things are different
now Forgive me. My trouble is more
'hah can bear. Farewell, dear doc.
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EDITORIAL NOTES.

Lawrence Barrett is playing an en-
gagement at the st. Charles Theater.
New Orleans.
Barry Sullivan will make his debu.
In New Orleans, at the Academy OF
Music, on Monday.
The Pulaski Patriot: "That's So
lie (Oberly) breaches there the third sun
day In every month and they pay hin
the collections" We coufess we cant
see the ''pint - but, nevertheless it is
good.
-Midshipman +. S. Carter, L. S. ~.
son OF Geo. w. Carter, Esq, of Mound
City, has received orders to report. for
service Oh the L. 5. S. Marion now at
Portsmouth, New Hampshire, probably
for three years cruise.
The Pulaski Patriot: "The Cairo
Gazette says, 1t was the first to urge the
establishment of an Insane Asylum in
Southern Illinois and its editor contem.
plates what Is to follow with the liyelie st
satisfaction
New Orleans Bulletin: "Governor KEEL
logg has written to the governors OF the
several Southern States asking of them a
statement of the bonded debt of the tax
alton for State purposes, including inter-
est fund and the date and the approx.
mate amount of last Interest payment on
bonded debt. The answers compiled, it
Is expected, will make good campaign
document"
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enterprise that will furnish money and
insure success.
! 10 place II In the power of our women
to avail themselves Of all the advantages
OF transportation and exhibition there
must be- a system Of organization and
that must commence in your respective
towns. The results of these can be re-
ported through my assistants, who win
be appointed In each county. and W o
will have the Immediate super.
intendonce of tie work, and
Will report your organizations, monies
raised, ETC., to me and applications for
space can be made through me to the
president of the Safe Society. Mrs. Gov.
Beveridgc, who Is in direct correspond
! ence with the Central Committee at Phil.
adelpha.
Doubtful of the result, accepted this
appointment to enlist this portion of our
noble State In the proposed celebration
First, because think Egypt too fair Il
daughter to be absent Oh this Interesting
occasion, and feeling that she herself
| would feel justly mortified If unrepre-
scented on this grand gala day OF our ma
tlonal rejoicing. Come, my sisters of
Southern Illinois, arouse yourselves, and
| will venture to assert that at the expo
sition of 1876 no women OF the West will
do more than yourselves according to
their means and opportunities.
Let every woman weigh Tor herself the
advantages To her sex, which must come
from this exhibition. Whatever She can
produce in art, literature. domestic pro-
| ductions and manufactures, with clIiscl,
pen, pencil. or needle, shall be brought
to show her skill, her industry and her
intelligence in those fields OF labor
which are not dcbatablc. Every woman
can weigh Tor herself the advantages 10
her sex which must come from such an
exhibition.
But deeply lie We are Interested in Tie
success of this measure, so frnught with
good to woman, there Is higher, grand
er object for lis all to aim at in this celc-
bration which embraces men aud women
alike In its blessings. In seems rs if the
very spirit of peace had planned this
golden opportunity for Us tc come to.
gether, the North and South. East and
West, as one family, bearing the rich
treasures of our fertile fields, eXhaustles.
mines. and busy MANUFACTURES. united
by a common interest. seeking a common
blessing. and above all cemeniiug in tn
ternal love. faith and charity. the louuda-
tons ofour common country.
Are We not ready to respond. each In
her way. a. God has given rs the ability:
Remember, that the enterprise in which
we are embarking Is purely national
one. 1t is restricted by no lines OF creed
or sect or party. lt embraces equally our
native born. and our adopted population.
and it is bounded only by our patriotism.
Hoping that | may meet with the
sympathy and cooperation necessary to
success, | subscribe myself
Very respectfully,
ID. l.. II. WARpyER.
Nicc-Prcsident Woman's State Ccptcn-
NAL Association of Illinois.
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For Sale.

"A silver plated No. Wilson Shuttle
Sewing Machine, hard (piano) finish.
valued at $50. viii be sold at 500 dis.
count on good terms, and ordered direct
from the factory.
-Colored and mounted Maps OF the
cllyoi Cairo at 81 80 each tnall price,
"A No. Wilson Shuttle Sewing Ma
chine valued at S7J. Will be sold nj sI5
discount, and ordered direct from the
factory.
"A $50 Remington Sewing Machine
SJo OH FOR cash. Suitable tor tailor or
boot and shoe manufacturer.
"A style "E," "Clough, Warren &
Co.'S Parlor Organ, right from the fac
tory at Detroit. List price, $500. WIN
be sold for 500.
for any OF the above articles, apply n
.no BULLETIN Office, T.. A. BURNETT.
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lean soil. The Mcxicans fight well Oh the
banks Of the river, because they know
that simply TO cross the Rio Grande will
give them the protection Of the Mexican
government. When rangers have
made good fight and see their en-
envy fly The field TO APP
pear again. within short pistol range. on
foreign soil. to receive protection through
false national etiquette, they naturally
feel cxaspcrated, and soon break down
the false barrier and cross the river
Some years before the war a
company of rangers crossed
In pursuit Of thieves, took
the town of Pledras Nagrcs, and fought
for number of days against great odds
composed Of negroes, Indians and Mexi-
cans. In 1859, under cover of General
Twiggs' guns. battalion went into Rey-
nosa and recently Captain McNellcy
protected by Federal guns, has
crossed the Rio Grande and III
trenched himself on Mexican soil.
The New Orleans Bulletin. speaking of
the affair. says: 'The placing of n few
soldiers at long intervals along the river
bank on the Texas side. with nothing to
do but species of sentry duty, is a poor
protection against the inc,lrsons of the
raiders at weak and unprotected points.
Either the government has little apprc-
ciated the real dangers to which the resi-
dents on the Texas border have been sub
jcctcd, or elseit has been crininally neg
ligent-iirst, for its long delay in sending
any troops at all, and afterwards for so
arranging the movements of those troops
rs TO prevent them from being of any
great value to the sufferers. The action
of Capt. McNellcy, the commander of
the Texas State troops, has been so pro-
ductive of good that Gen. Ord has adyo.
Gated the adoption of the same policy by
the government