The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1876-06-24
2Iliscel(aneous.
THE CENTENNIAL


THE CENTENNIAL.
Every ybody is advising everybody else to stay
away, IN the consistent manner Of human nature
but nobody seems to take the advice to heart
1t is true that sll the departments are not in or
| der, and probably will not be much before the
fourth Of July. There is enough new to see thai
is OF interest, ba; it will not be advisable to visit
the exhibition till after the middle of this month
Till the summer heats are over, Philadelphia is
one OF the hottest cities in the Union. 1t is not
on the coast directly, as is Now York and Bos-
ton, with a sea breeze Of its own to cool it each
afternoon, but is inland, and lies shut in from
the ocean winds, so that it lies baking in airless
heat all midsummer.
NEW IDEAS
The very change will do people in the country
good, by bringing them face to face with the last
production OF civilization, and giving their ideas
friction with those of other nations and classes
1t takes such occasion as a Centennial to bring
out the very folks who need to visit fairs and
expostions, the stay-at homes who hardly leave
the town they live in once in twenty years
They apt to carry home some notions that
astOnish the neighbOrs, not SO much with the
novelty of things themselves, as with the strange
ness OF seeing So and-so adopt anything fresh.
Ii is pleasing to see alteration that passes over
some greups rs they grow familiar with new
modes and customs They walk about the first
day awkward aad old-fashoned enough, the OBJ
served OF all observers, or would be if there were
not so many old-iashioned to keep them compa-
ny The next day the girls have new neckte,
the ooys drop their turn down collars for standing
ones, and they buy the old lady veil to cover her
bonnet which isn't the latest style Ther as the
linen busters get ssiled and wriRked, the young
men take courage, aEd finding how cheap cloth
ing is in the city, eOme out in eady-made suit
OF neat style, and while they are about it, tau-
cy straw bat that transforms them into a very
pleasant specimen o: intelligent young American
gentlemen, that is, presuming them to have good
manners TO start with, which bsys brought up
by good mothers, have, whether belonging to
country or town.
Since last week have been in Boston. was
in hopes to find the old city in better condition
than New York, but | was disappointed. New
England is even fatter than New York, and
there is more mourning, and with better reason.
The manufacturers are overstocked with goods,
the hands are idle aad eating up the accumula-
ton of former years, the mercantile interest is
consequently as fat as it can be, aud everybody
is discouraged. One OF the heaviest publishers
in the city teld that his sales, wholesale and
retail, did not amount to $500 per day, which
was something less than the daily running ex-
penses of his store. When the book trade goes
slow in New England, there is not much hope for
anything else There is very little building 60
ny on, no new enterprises are entered into and |
here is universal feeling of depression.
Spe.kiag Of depression, the Philadelphians feel |
I just as badly rs the other cities. The Centen-
hal has rot bteD prodsctiv as it was expect |
ID. The hotels, restaurants and bars are doing
veil, but the trade that it was expected to bring
ba -, IL
he Centennial, and not to buy goods, and they
ee it and 90 away The sea- board ciIies are suf-
ering, asd fear they are to suffer for some time
o come.
REAL ESTATE
n the city is fearfully dull, duller than ever
e;oTe. There isn't piece on Broadway that
Will sell for mortgages, and rents are going down
o nothing. Bottom has not yet been touched,
S bad as it is. Rents have gone down rs per
ent., and are still declining. The weather is
sarfully hot, and everybody feels the dead Ian
uor that hot weather and dull business always
rings. PIETRo.
GOLDSMITH MAID endeavored to beat 2:14 at
'elmont Park, Philadelphia, a few days ago, and
allied. The best she could do was 2:l5. 1t is
emarkabe that mare Of her age should even
e able TO pat mile inside of 2:l5. Later in the
aasOn it is pOssioe that she will succeed in re-
uciug her record. As it is, 2:l4 stands as the
maximum of her power. Below we give short
ummary of The race from the New York Graphic
'At a quarter-past three o'clock the Maid was
rought out. A good start was made, and the
wo horses got off we'll together. The first quar-
sr was reached in 33 seconds, the half-mile in
linute and seconds, the third quarter in min-
te and 46 seconds, and gathering herself up she
ame in on the hemestrstch with rush, passing
nder the wire in 2:2l1.
"The second heat was much finer in every way,
Though the half-mile was marred by slight
reak on the part of the Maid. The quarter pole
as made in 80 seconds, the half mile in l min
te and seconds, the three quarter pole in
Iinute and 4l3 seconds, and the mile in 2:16a.
previous to the third and last neat.the excite
lent was very great, and the general impression
as that the mare would be successful. At the
oos she sold on 2:l4 time at $lO0 fer first cheee
or some unsccountable reason the Judge gave
ie word to go before either Doble or his mates
river expected it, and the consequence was
cry bad start. The running mate, Cathird, was
t least oneeighth of a mile behind the Maid
ken the word was given, and of course could
OF get near enough 10 press the latter or stimu-
lie her to her best. TIE quarter was made in
seconds the half in I'LL, the three.quarter
ole in lac, and the mile in 2:25. A general
cling OF disappointment prevailed, and mHeh
IOney changed hands upen the result. At the
ose OF the race | met Budd Dsble and asked
i'm it the word to go bad been given unexpect-
1ly2 Entirely So, said he."
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