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The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1877-02-03

The Union goes weekly to the States Of
Minnesota, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan,
Californi, Ohio, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Ten
nessee, Texas, South Carolina, Virginia and west
Virginia, and in every case to former Baltimore
CONTAINS. We also send a great many papers to
pennsvlvan;a. and to Delaware, New York, New
JERSEY. Maine and other States, besides to Wash
ineton. ID. c., and Canada. 1t will be seen by
this that the Union in addition to its large circu-
lation in Maryland, has pretty extensive visit
ing list" outside of this State.
The question of the Hampton horse rail-
way building, at Hampden, Falls road, was again
up before the County Commissioners on Tuesday.
John Henry Keene Jr., Esq, appearing for the
directors and L. P. D. Newman and Ii. b. Con-
rad Esqs for the Company. The building re-
ferred to is located in the centre of Third avenue
Many claim that in its present position 1t is q
nuisance and an obstruction to travel, while the
Company, supported by petition signed by
nearly eight hundred residents, say that there can
be no valid objection made to its location, DC.
1t is hoped, now that Mr.. Walter Scott,
contractor, has purchased the road bed, franchis-
es, &C., of the Balto Philadelphia and New York
R. R. between this place and Lake Roland, that
our citizens-those who are amply able to do So
will take hold of the matter and aid Mr.. Scott In
completing the road between the two points men
toned. It would require but q comparatively
small OUTLAY OF caplIaI 10 compieIo Cho "0i
the road-bed now being almost ready for the rails
and if our people desire to have steam COM
munication with the city now is their time to Sc
cure that great desideratum.
The Towsontown correspondent OF the Bal
timore Gazette says: "The question of the re-
moval of the county court is to some extent again
being agitated, and will probably be made an is
sue in some of the districts in the next legisla-
tive nominations. To those outside of the influ-
ences of the county seat the opinion seems to pre-
vail that Baltimore city would be far the more
preferable locality" This is news to us. We
were not aware that the question of the removal
of the county seat was again being discussed.
Those having such an idea had better abandon it
at once, as nothing will ever come out of it.
Mr.. ". A. P. Ware, of this town, has OBJ
tanned the agency for the sale of new lamp chin
ney and burners, manufactured by the Monitor
Company of Cincinnati, Ohio. The articles have
been shown US and if they perform half what Mr..
w. says they will they should be in every house
hold in the country, both as matters Of economy
and safety. The chimneys are of very thick glass
and are made of the finest material so that they
will stand any amount of knocking about without
breaking. One of them will out last dozen Of
the old style, and this fact alone should make
them sell like "hot cakes" The burners are also
of a new and very superior kind, insuring safety,
economy, cleanliness, &c.
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NOTICE TO DELINQUENT TAX
PAYERS FOR THE YEARS
1879, 1878, 1874 and 1878.

TIME undersigned, having been appointed by
l. Jabez Armacost Esq, Treasurer and Collec-
tor Of Taxes for Baltimore county, to collect taxes
due for the years 1872, 1878 and 1874, hereby
gives notice that he may be found at his Office,
264 ST. Paul St., near Lexington, Balamore,
EVERY SATURDAY, from 10 o'clock A. M. to
o'clock P M
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Music.

Teachers will be paid by districts, from IL
o'clock m. to q p. IN. on Friday.
No orders will be accepted.
Punctual attendance at all meetings of the AS
ISOLATION respectfully requested.
Appointees are expected to perform the duties
assigned them unless prevented by sickness.
The Institute has beon postponed until Septem-
Der.
Colored teachers will be paid at II o'clock M,
on Saturday.
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EMOVAL.

IL ,, n,nr
THE OFFICE OF THE MUTUAL FIRE
INSURANCE COMPANY IN BALTlMORE
COUNTY has been removed to the corner OF Lea
INGTON AND HOLIDAY STREETS OPP
positc to the north end of City Hall, baltimore
FRANCIS SHRIVER,
Secretary.
October 81, 1876. (Nov. 4.-om'
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LIST OF LETTERS remaining in the postoffice a

LIST OF LETTERS remaining in the postoffce at
Towsontown, for the month ending January, 31st 4:
addressed to To,0sonto,on-Miss Mamie Bald
win, John W. Bowen, Peter Beverly, James Pow
ers, Aaron Brown, Frederick Ballard, Charles Fl.
Camel, James Furlong (forcign); Alex. Haynes,
Mrs. Martha Jones, Miss Page Jones, Joseph War
ren, Chas Williams, Miss Mary Williams, Mrs.
Mary Taylor, Frank Thompson, Mrs. Saurberg,
Miss Josephine E. Senart, John S. Boslcy, VIM.
Sales, Samuel Preston Robert McHugh, james
Manning, John Mcclellan, John Dowager, Arthur
Morgan.
Addressed to Baltimore Connty-Miss Maggie
Brundage, Miss A. M. Skipper, John H. Airing
ton, Miss Mary Weaver, Mrs. Margaret Gwynn
(foreign); Mrs. Julia A. Washington, Mrs. Por-
mairal, Miss Ellen Turner.
Miscellaneous-Miss Maggie Nicols, Laurel Hill
Baltimore county; George Creagor, Vincland, Bal
timore county; Mrs. Annie E. Hook, Woodland
Baltimore county; Henry Wildberger, Liberty
Hill, Baltimore county; Doctor Stewart, Supt
Maryland State Hospital, Towsontown.
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PENNSYLVANIA PURE SWEET CIDER, rs
j. cents per gallon, at ,rv,s
Nov 25.-tf. Produce House.
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ANOTHER ACCIDENT AT THE WATER WoRKs-A
LABoRER NARROWLY ESCAPES INSTANT DEATH
On Tuesday morning last Henry Ritmiller, en-
ployed at shaft No. Is on the works of the perma-
nent water supply, made narrow escape from in
slant death. He was at the bottom of the shaft,
which is about fifty feet in depth, while bucket,
filled with stone and earth was being hoisted.
When some distance up the rope broke and down
came the bucket and contents with terrible velocity,
striking Ritmiller, breaking his left arm and frac-
turing one of his legs badly. His recovery is
doubtful. Had the bucket struck him upon the
head it would have killed him instantly.
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BALTIMORE COUNTY TEACHERS ASSOCIATION
The next meeting of the Baltimore County Teach
ers' Association will be held in the State Normal
School building, Baltimore, on Friday and Satur-
day, Feb. 10th and 18th, when the following pro-
gramme will be observed:
FRIDAY MORNING.
Music.
Discussion Should study be made compulsory
E. E. Ijams, Henry A. Lang, r. j. M. Love,
Ira S. Eallin.
Ellen Turner.
Music.
FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
Music.
Reading H. Comegys.
Discussion How may perfect Rotations be best
secured? d. P. Barnette A. c. Rodgers, John
S. Stansbury, Bennett T. Hoshall.
Map drawing Chas. M. White.
Essay-Natural Philosophy in School.A. Imhuel-
sen.
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Music.
FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
Music.
SATURDAY MORNING.
Music.

Eliza P. Higle.
Reading. r. Hipsley,
Discussion Can whispering be suppressed in
school and what is the best mode to adopt1
Jas. R. Shipley, T. F. Murray, Geo. Pretchel,
Geo p Morris
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$40 DAY at home free Ag ERGE Tapts co. out
gusta Maine. MAR IL, fo-Ay'
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HARPER'S BAZAAR.

ReDositOry of Fashion, Pleasure and Ia
structtOn."
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Dec. 16.-tf.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-07-06

piano forte? If he did it did not
look much like it, for he treated it
with great apparent severity.
Would not "piano forte playing" do
as we'll? AS for violinity, it has
been found too sublime for common
use, and even a critics daring often
recoils before the employmento of so
superb a word. So much can be
done with superlatives, misplaced
metaphors, fine geological allusions,
and the like, that it hardly seems
worth while to write unnecessarily
bad English. A Western critic
once wrote that "Miss Nilsson sang
as if she had a nightingale in her
throat" i" Now that is good straight
forward English, beside being
poetic, and to a certain extent
Shakspearean. To be sure, one
may, not unreasonably, be in doubt
as to how a person would sing un-
der such circumstances. by no
means ask critics to write intelligi-
bly,; that would be going too far
but it would be gratifying to find
them couching their unintelligi-
bihty in language that one can at
least read without the aid of a
polyglot slang dictionary.
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Leaving Laichew-Fu, we passed
a village at which our carter made
inquiries about a friend of his who
had just settled there, having pur-
chased ground, for which he had
paid $4,000 cash, and a girl OF
eighteen, for whom he had given
10000. The mans age is thirty.
During the day We passed several
young women riding to their future
homes, who had been procured in a
similar way, The very poor BRIDE
groom in certain districts, more
especially in bad seasons, not un-
frequently presents a considerable
sum of money upon his betrothal
or marriage to the parents of the
bride. My servant told me an in
stance of this which occurred at
Che-hia, a distance of eight Ii from
his home. The subject, young
man who had been unable to get a
wife in his own nelghborhood last
winter, set off with a donkey and a
sum of money to the distressed
districts in search of one. Upon
reaching Hungerland, he stopped
at a large inn and told his quest to
the landlord, who said he would do
what he could to farther his views
in the meantime telling him tc
hand over the donkey to him, rs
he would look afterit, That night
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he was surprised to find a rather
savory dish presented to him, and
in a similar manner be was feasted
for a couple Of days. However no
bride turning up, he determined to
move on, and ordered the landlord
to bring his donkey, The latter
told him that as the donkey was
the only suitable article Of diet in
the neighborhood, he had been
faithfully serving it up to him ever
since his arrival. The travellers
anger was extreme, as he was de-
pending upon the animal to convey
his bride home. He asked the
landlord why he rad damaged him
in this way, but was met with a
similar reply. However, the land
lord said that he had two daughters,
to either of whom he was welcome
as they were starving to death. He
chose the elder, and offered money
TO the landlord, but it was refused,
as he said that he would never take
money in exchange for any of hi
family. The young woman wal
placed in a barrow and wheeled t
her future home by her brothers
The bridegroom upon his return
purchased large quantity Of foui
and sent it back by the brothers al
a present to his father-in-law.
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THE BATTLE Or THE WINDOW.
An Exciting sel-iO In an Alabama
Church.


church.
New York Tines
Sunday morning, the 18th OF
June, dawned upon the town Of
IxOnia, Alabama, at the precise
time specified in the almanac. 1t
was a lovely day. The birds sang
sacred melodies in the groves; light,
feecy clouds drifted across the blue
arch of heaven thirteen small boys
surreptitiously went IN swimming
and all nature seemed full of har-
mony and mosquitoes, At exactly
half.past ten, Miss Annie Wood
and Miss Eliza Brown, daughters
Of leading citizens, entered the
same pew in the Reservoir Baptist
church, and the choir sang the
opening chorus with much iervor
and effect. If any reader Of the
Times had been in Ixonia that
morning, and had seen the peaceful
attitude Of Nature and of the Misses
Wood and Brown, he would never
have dreamed of the catastrophe
that was close at hand.
Although the day was beautiful,
and a delicious breeze was blowing,
the interior of the Reservoir Baptist
church was extremely warm. Most
of tile windows were closed, and
the pastor had selected a sermon
that called forth all his eloquence
and perSpiration, and naturally led
to similar developments among his
hearers. At ten minutes past eleven
Miss Wood, who had already held
a whispered and apparently unsatis-
factory conversation with Miss
Brown, suddenly rose up, leaned
over her companion, who was sit
ting next TO the window, and, hay-
ing lifted the window to its utmost
height, sat down again with a
flushed and defiant air. aH
The breeze rushingin at the open
window played coyly with Miss
| Woods curls, but abstained from
taking any liberties with her hat.
That article of dress was fastened
TO the Wearers head with sixteen
hair-pins and a short line, which
latter pressed under her back hair
/ and was made fast at each end to
The rim of the hat. Miss Browns
hat was far less securely fastened
Indeed it was afterward declared by
her brother--aged eleVen--that she
habitually made her hat fast with a
single black-headed pin driven
downward through the crown, and
inserted more or less firmly in the
upper tier Of tresses on the top ol
her head. However this may be, il
is certain that on the Sunday morn.
ing in question no line was made
fast to Miss Browns hat, and thai
it was 80 loosely fastened that the
breeze threatened every moment tC
blow it entirely across the church
In these circumstances self-preser
walton required Miss Brown t
shut the window, and she accord
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100000 for only Ten.
READ THE LIST OF GIFTS.
Drawing Positively June 80, 1877
And Every Three Months Thereafter.

The present management emphGficallv notify
tie public that there tciU be no pOstponement Of
his dr0wing, as is usual IN such enterprises, but
hat Il ioiH positiDely and uaeQuiUocdlly take
place on the date named.
THIS, the Second DraioiHs, lciH be conducted
Ike he fret, 10 the fainess Of ichich the tolloloiRg
named gentlemen haze testified:
Hon, ALVIN Duvall. late Chief Justice Sup.
Court Of Ky. james q. Dudley, Chm Board
Of School Trusteesi Grant Green, Cashier
Farmers Bank Of Kentacky; Hon. s, /, Nj :.
Major, Public PriAter State OF Kentucky; !;
Hon. Thomas N. Lindsay. Pres't Farmers
Bank Of Kv.; Hon. Thomas O. Jones, Clerk
ofSupreme Court Of Ky; Judge r. A. Thomp-
son, Pres dg Judge Franklin Co. Court; James
G Crockett, Clerk Frsnkl IN County Court.
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DRAFT, postoflice order or registered letter,
made payable to G.. W. Barrow 4 Co.
Tickets paid promptly and without discount.
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ingly rose up and shut it with a
somewhat decided bang.
Both young ladies were deserved
ly popular, and were known to be
fearless and determined in the as
sertion Of their rights. Their pub
lie expression of divergent views
in regard to the window of course
attracted attention, and, as it was
evident that neither lady was pre-
pared to yield, bets were instantly
made as to the probable result by
the younger male members of the
congregation. The odds we're
slightly in favor of Miss Wood, for,
although her antagonist sat near
the window, the superior weight of
Miss Woods parasol was sufficiently
obvious. Within two minutes after
the closing of the window, Miss
Wood again arose, and, leaning her
entire weight on Miss Browns head,
and thereby paralyzing her opposi-
tion, reopened the window, and then
resumed her seat, with the whis-
pered remark, "You touch that
window again and I'll let you
know" Terrible as this vague
threat undoubtedly was, it had no
terrors for the courageous Miss
Brown. That young lady instantly
lpulled down the window with a
violence that awoke the Oldest dea-
con present, and then seated herself
On the window ledge with heI
parasol in position to receive u
bayonet charge, and three rounds
of hymn books within easy reach,
BY this time FIVE to three was
freely offered on Miss Brown, and
the excitement was intense. Two
or three well-meaning persons at
tempted to interfere between the
combatants, but the superintendent
of the Sunday-school, who wa:
universally respected for his piety
and strength, pushed his way to the
front, and expressing his firm de.
termination that every one should
have fair play in that meeting
house, requested the ladies to pro-
ceed without interruption. Miss
| Wood thereupon renewed the battle
with a tactical skill which did hel
the utmost credit. She first can.
nonaded the enemy with hymn
books, and having thus to some ex.
tent demoralized her, charged with
magnificent intrepidity and dash
Her first rush was irresistible. The
enemy's position was carried, and
| the window was raised ; but before
Miss Wood could turn to defenC
her rear, Miss Brown rallied ant
| drove her entirely ont of the win
dow at the point of the parasol
The victor then calmly shut the
window, resumed her original seat
and joined with modest fervor il
the hymn that the pastor had JUS
given out.
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Tho Wonderful English of the Mu
stcnI Critics.

Tho Wonderful English of the Mu
stcnI Critics.
Atlantic Monthly, July,l
like critics, especially musica
critics. Audacity in any form al,
ways has certain charm. A mar
who will 90 to a concert or opera at
eight pm, stay there. until ten OIL
half.past eleven, and then evolve
from his own brain land the pro
gramme) half a column of infalli.
bility for the next mornings news.
paper before he goes to bed, is
certainly an object for admiring
wonder. But why, oh why, should
be, living as he does in an English
speaking community, not write
English? Is the English language
insufficient for him to disguise his
thought in? No one can fairly
quarrel with him for using the
technical terms of the art he is
writing about, if he uses them
rightly. Nobody objects to a car
penter talking about his hand-saw,
instead Of calling that seryiceable
implement ga small, thin trapezoid
of steel, serrated on its longest side,
fixed to a wooden handle by one
end, and used for dividing pieces
Of wood in a direction perpen-
dlcular to the grain" Time is
precious. Let the musical critic
launch forth about adagios, tessi-
tura, climaxes, double-stopping,
martellatos, staccatos, ETC., as much
as he pleases. These are his tech
nical terms; he must call a spade a
spade-no, that smacks rather of
Swinbune and rehabilitation of the
flesh; say, at least, a handsaw. But,
apart from unavoidable technicali-
ties, why should he not write Eng
lish? Here is what | complain of
Signor Smascini gave a fine rem
dition of"-no matter what. Rem
dition! Rendition to whom? Did
the artist surrender the piece to
some one else, or, perhaps, give it
back with thanks to the composer;
No, he performed it himself.
find the word artistic to be much in
favor. Is the English word artist
so inexpensive that we must fly to
the French oneY But after long
observation find that artistic (as
also pianiste) is applied solely to
performers of the fair sex. There
may be an implied compli-
ment in this, for the French ID
known to be specially graceful
language; or can it be that critics
imagine that the final G is a lemi.
nine termination? "Herr Bangitofl
showed some fine traits Of plan
ISM" Pianisml Here we have .
fnll-hedged new word, If it means
anything 1t should, by analogy.
mean a system of philosophy o.
founded by the piano forte, lik,
anthrOpomorphisn, platonism, fet
ichism, Wagnerism or any othel
lism, Did the Herr worship til,
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George the Third was by no
means a popular monarch. Amia-
bility seems to have been no part of
his character - (how different in
this respect from his grand-daugh-
ter, Queen Victoria!) and, ms a SOW
ereign, nothing less than the all
powerful restraints of the British
constitution (alike omnipotent in its
demands upon king and people,
would have kept the last but one Of
the Georges " from being tyrant.
Such, indeed, he was sin the
grain "--a and such the people Of
England lever jealous of their lib.
critics during his protracted reign
over them) did not fail to discover.
For that matter, on more than one
occasion, when his majesty conde-
scended to show himself in the
streets of London to his "loyal
Subjects" the latter have made such
condescension the occasion of the
most brutal demonstrations. A
good Story-and, we believe, a true
one-is told, as bearing upon an
occasion such as we have men
tioned-(th monarch's escape from
all harm will, perhaps, Justify
the epithet good 1.-The story is
as follows: There was much pop
ular dissatisfaction abroad in con-
sequence of certain high-handed
measures resolved upon by the king
and his "heaven-born minister"
The former was imprudent enough
to show himself in one Of the pop
ular thoroughfares; and, as he rode
along, was attacked in his carriage
by a ferocious mob. An Irish gen.
tleman witnessing the outrage, and
disgusted at the cOwardly nature OF
the attack, prompted not so much
by loyalty, as the sequel will dis
close, as by manly and chivalrous
feeling, rescued the poor monarch,
who, in consequence, reached his
palace in safety. He had had pres
ence of mind enough, however, to
notice and feel grateful to his de-
liyerer and preseryer, and ordered
the righ. honorable Mr.. Dundas to
lose no time in procuring an inter
view with the gallant aud noble
fellow who had SO promptly ex-
posed his own life in his majesty's
behalf. Mr.. Dundas experienced
considerable trouble in finding
out the whereabouts of the recipi-
ent (that was to be) Of his maiesty's
bounty. At length he was found,
and ordered to call without delay at
the minister's Office. The Irish
gentleman called, and, with a some
what sarcastic smile on his face, as
we can well imagine, introduced
himself to Mr.. Dundas. The lat
ter, big with patronage and impor-
tance, asked the Irishman what he
(Dundas) ".could do for him." in
the way of recompense for having
saved the kings life? "Mr. Dun
das !" Inquired the Irishman) "can
you make a ScOtchman of me 2"
"Monl monl" replied Dundas,
eye lack prudence, ye lack pru-
dencew and the interview was at
an end"