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The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1877-10-20

re- The democratic variety troupe new
-autins'i.n gave an entertainment a, Smith 4.
tavern. nn 'he Jsrrc''.viils turnpike. On Monday
R,sh, lat The ".iar' u the occs.pn -. Prof
elliott, sh" gave IN sshibiiiou Il b. grsa, Kill
IN instantaneous change H. shows,i b.. qnick
~ change could be- made from . Democrat o. a
Republican. from Repuhl,csn to Rsfnrmsr. from
Rsformer ." Democrat. ssi from half aedssi
Democrat 20 fail grp-n ring bird. II IL neeils..
t. say h.. hearers -ers greatly ~ delighted. Til.
audience sss not large. but the entertainment, "a.
~ such character a. ta attract peepl. from Wa
verlsy and To-son,swn, and these composed the
principal part oft
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Ani NAM Their 'ititens ~ho are couvcniencci ia
sei,ins 2. uas> river neck hy .ad briisr
Il all be- seen TIA, " .l.on rs..cni. wi
mot fohn-on. tee. Brasu En,ch Pratt. VIM
Hopkins Jacob u. Taylor 4 = Faa.stt. T.
Nicholson. James Z. T. son anil many .ther- 4
~ trse-, 'av payc-. = fh. county pe,itionei
or 'his bridge ani ihs, VI Ycllott. statement
Asoat ,he matter ike b.. ,thcr -hargs. again.t
VI Frr.e A.. Mt true
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Good Advice.

A young friend of ours, on leaving
baltimore recently, where he Ind been
attending college, received from !..dy
friend the following admirable advice,
which, though intended only for his own
parusal, we take the liberty of presenting
to our young readers:
1T Is easier to be n good business man
than poor one. Half the crcsyy dis
played in keeping ahead thnt is required
to catch up when behind, will snve cred
it, give more time to business, and add
to the profit and reputation of your
work. Honor your engagements. II
you promise TO meet u man or do "a GER
tain thing at II csriaiii I1iiiout, DO ready,
at the appointed time. If you 60 out on
business, attend promptly to the matter
IN hand, and then rs promptly 90 about
your own business. De not stop to tell
stories in business hours. If you ha, q
place of business, be found there when
wanted. No man can get rich by sitting
around stores and saloons. If you have
to labor for u living, remember that one
hour in tho morning is better than two
at night. If you employ others, be on
hand to see that they attend to their Gill
tieS, md TO direc: with regularity,
promptncss and liberality. Do not med
die with any business you know nothing
Of. Never buy thing simply because
the man that sells will take it out in
trade. Trade is money. Time is money.
Never use quick words or allow yourself
to make hasty or ungentlemanly remarks
to those in your employ, for to do so les.
sena their respect for you and your influ-
ence over them. Help yourselves and
others will help you. BE faithful over
Interests confidcd to your keeping, and
In all coed time your responsibilities will
be increased. DO not be in too great
haste to get rich. Do not build until
you have arranged and laid good foun-
dation. Do not-as you hope to work
success-spend time in idlcness. If your
time is your own, business will suffer if
yon do; if it ia given to another for nav.
it belongs to him, aad you have no more
5;ga: 70 s..esl It than yon have to steal
money. Be obliging. Strive TO avoid
harsh words and personalities. Do not
kick every stone in the path; many miles
can be made in day by going steadily
on. Pay as you 60. A man of honor
respects his word as he does his bond
Ask, but never beg. Help others when
yon are able; but never give when you
cannot afford to, simply because it is
fashionable. Learn to say mo- No ne.
cessity Tor snepp:ag it out; but say it
firmly and respectfully. Have but few
confidants, and the fewer the better. Use
your own brains rather than those of
Others. Learn 70 think and &C. fer YOUR
self. BE vigilant. Keen ahead rather
than behind the times.n
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Docs II Pay {!

Does it pay to have fifty working men
poor and ragged in order to have one sa-
loon Keeper dressed in broudcloth and
flush in money?
Does it pay to have one citizen in the
county Jail because another sells him
liquor?
Docs it pay to hang one citizen because
another got him drunk?
Does it pay to have dozen intelligent
young men turned into thieves and vaga.
bonds that one may lead lazy life by
selling the rum?"
Does it pay to receive SIS for rum IL
censc, aud then pay S20, 900 for trying a
man for murder, induced by the .um sold
him?
Does it pay to have thousand homes
blasted, ruined, defiicd, turned into iieiis
of misery, strife 0nd want, that some
wholesale rumscllcr may build up larg-
er fortune?
Does it pay to have twenty mothers and
sholr children dressed in rags, live in
novels, daily famish, that one rum sellers
wife and children may live in ease and
affluencc?
Does it pay to have hundreds of thou.
sands of men and women in almshouses.
penitcntiaries and hospitals, and thou.
sands more in the asylum for the idiotic
and insane, that few heavy capitalists
of the whiskey ring may profit by such
afro ;ityT
Does it pay to tolerate a traffic which
breeds crime, poverty, agony, idlcness.
shame and death, wherever it is al
lowed?
If these things arc carefully considered
by every voter in the community, then it
behoovcs us all to organize Organize !!
BE not tanatical, but firm; be not 6igoted,
but bold. Proclaim your principles ev.
erywhere. Show your colors and stand
by them. 1t only needs organization to
make the temperance movement felt in
every community throughout the land,
and be ultimately victorious.
Organize! Restore the drunkard to
himself, his business, family, friends.
Put fire on his cold hearth, food ON his
table, clothing on hia ragged, neglected
children, peace in the heart of the wife !;
give nerve to his arm, JOY to his toll bv
day, and repose to his mind by night.
All Tins is possible, if temperance men
will act in concert. Temperance men,
organize! More are for you than against
you. Mothers, wives, daughters, sisters,
nearly all true women's hearts are with
you. Destroy the yoke of alcoholic des-
potism.
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Rat Hunting Snakes.

Some months ego a gentleman from
Dumphries paid visit to friend of his
In the townahip Of Beverly, Canada
Sir. Henry--and remained with him for
several days. During bis visit tho Dunn
phries gentleman complained that his
houSe was literally infested with rats and
mice. He had tried every device TO get
rid OF Them, and all had failed. Mr.
Henry, who is as ingenious as he is fond
of sport. declared that he could battle
the rats out of his friends cellar in no
time. to use his own expression. Next
day the two drove TO the gentleman's
house in Dumphries. Nir. Honry took
with him common quarter gross match
box, pierced with few holes, which lie
carefully placed under the seat of the
buggy. The Dumphries gentleman, feel
ing that his friend was going 20 give him
surprise, probably with some improve
ment on the ferret, asked no questions.
the better to enjoy the surprise when it
did come. Arriving at the house they
had dinner, and after the ladies had re.
tired Mr. Henry placed the box on the
table and removed the lid. In an in
stant from the box leaped full-grown
garter snake, measuring three feet and
! half in length. The reptile, which was
highly excited with the heat, reared It,
SELF almost On the extremity of its tail
| and gliGGd about the table with remark
able rapidity, licking its ghastly jaws
with its forked and niInble tongue. The
Dumphries gentleman shrank back into
the corner almost petrifcd with horror.
Mr.. Henry ahowcd how silly this was by
taking the snake upon his arm and hand
ling it much like hack driver would
handle his whip-lash. Finally his fears
| were overcome, ard when he had com.
posed himself he led his friend into the
cellar where the snake was set at liberty
The reptile Immediately departed for the
wall, and the next moment discovered O
hole, into which it glidcd with the great
| est ease. An interesting terrier stood at
| their heels, and both gentlemen held
| clubs, which were trumps just about
| them. The snake had not disappear
over minute before half dozen rats
| bounded out of the hole and met a terri
bio fate at the hands of thei- enemies
outside. But the snnkc was not satisfied ;
it discovered every rat hole in the cellar
and glidcd in and out among the rocks
where even Il rat could not have gone
IL was finally taken up and placed i'm Il
| box after twenty rats and almost as many
mice had been killed. The snake be-
longs to black garter family, which are
in reality the best friend the farmer has.
They live exclusively on the field mice,
worms, flies and other vermin, and if
they occasionally glide across the path of
human being their lives should be pre-
served, az their goud qualities counter
balance these defects. The one possessed
by MIR. Henry was caught by him last
summer in pea field. aud since he has
had 1t no rats are 10 be seen or heard in
| the neighb0rhoOd OF his house.
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A. WARD TO A LITTLE FRIEND.
Not by ANY Means the Least Delight
Nil OF Many Delightful letters.
From Tic E2mifn Gn.cfts.

We have been permitted to publish q
letter written by Mr.. Charles F. browne
(Artemus Ward) TO ycyng friend of his
"a little girl. thea Of the age of eight,
and now the wife Of prominent mer-
chant in neigh boring city. The letter
never before has appeared in print, and
the original is in possession OF gentle
man Of this city. We vouch for it's gen
uineness. II will at once strike the read
er az being eminently characteristic
true to life:"
SALEM, MASS, June lS, 1864.
"MY DEAR AMELIA Il canuot tell
you how much miss you.
ut seems as though had lost ali my
relatives, including my grandmother and
the cooking stove.
"Why didn't put you in bottle and
bring you down here with me? But |
am always forgetting something. The
other day l went off and forgot my Aunt
Sarah, and she's good deal bigger than
you are. Lir. Ramsey is also very for
gctful man. lie frequently goes off and
torgets his wasberwoman. Mr.. Ramsey
is very fine looking man. He reminds
Tie Of Mr.. Green, the Maiden murderer.
When Mr.. Ramsey goes to the pcniten-
tiary, which will be very soon, we must
send him dougbnuts, magazines, and
other literary documents. Mr.. Ramsey
can read print very we'll.
III like you very much. | should like
you just as we'll if you were twelve years
older. | am very singular about some
thing.
"YOu spoke to me about boy who il
my rival. should feel very sorry to Eli
that boy, but he may drive me to it
am in hopes that he will ,a1e himself in
to a premature tOmb-that he may choke
himself with large slice Of pudding, bu,
if he does neither, | shall feel forced TO
load him with chains and reeI all my
lectures to him. His boots Gay remain,
but the rest of him will have perished
rniscrably long ere | have got through
"You must be good little girl, and
always mind your mother. Never lei
your excellent mother feel sorry that she
is acquainted with you. If it hadn't been
for her you might have got drowned in d
soup plate long ago. And if you hadn',
ever had any mother you might Eow be
in Turkey with the other Turkeys. In
fact, my dear Amelia, 80 conduct your.
self that even on dark aud rainy days
the bright sun may shine wherever you
are, and that the stars (Which are next
to the sun in brightness) may never fash
so brilliantly tut that you can always
look steadily and hopefully toward
them.
Faithfully, your friend,
A. WARD"
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WORTH OF DRINK OF WATER.-In
one of the terrible battles in Virginia, n
Union officer fell wounded in front of the
Confederate breas..works, and while cry
ing for water, James Moore, of Burke
county, N. c., Confederate soldier,
leaped over che Notifications, and crawl
ing up to the poor fellow, gave him a
drink. The wounded man tool, out his
gold watch and offered it to h'l benefac.
tor, but it was refused. He then asked
for the Confederate eoldier'r name, and
the tvs mon parted. Moore subsequent
j. .sss. ..ss,ss.. g lisah in hattie. and returned a
cripple to his home. The Raleigh Ne,ns
now says that few days ago Moore re-
ceived from this Union soldier letter
announcing that the sum of ten thousand
dollars would be paid to him in four an. I.
nual instal,ments.
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BORROWING BooKs.-Nobody would
think of going into your parlor and pick
ing up o mantel ornament or tidy, and
saying, 'Can take this for f,w days I?
/ viii bring it hack again." But they
frequently do 40 with your books. Now,
books are as much the furniture of q
room as anything else, particularly when
they are in the parlor. They are put
there 90 he looked over and promote con-
versati0n, and if they, are carried off
their purpose is defeated. Besides, bay
roweFs feel much less obligation to return
books than anything else. Very few
people keep more than ten or fifteen vol
umes On a parlor table, aud though ono
might not DO missed fog a time, yet If
everybody who came in would appro.
pirate one, the owner would soon be des-
stitute.
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INDEPENDENT CANDIDATEs.--The
IS serious danger to the Democratic party
in such divisions and discussions as are
seen in Newberry and Fairfield. The
remedy is with the people; but the Con-
ventions who nominate candidates can
do much in the way of avoiding the occa.
sions of splits and bolts. Il should be
made the invariable rule to allow no
person to be balloted for as O candidate
for nomination, until, in person or by
his representatives, he shall have bound
himself to abide by the action of the
Convention and to support its nominees.
The Conventions also should be extreme.
" careful to nominate strong men. In
our judgment bare majority should not
be sufficient for o choice. A candidate
who cannot secure two-thirds vote Ia
sufficiently unpopular to be unsafe in
these times. Again, if Conventions can.
not nominate acceptable candidates, the
choice can be devolved directly upon the
people in primary elections. It is an
open fight The candidate who receives
the highest number of votes at the pri-
maries then becomes me regular candi-
date ef tho party.
No independent candidates must be
the cry everywhere, if the Democrats de-
sire to retain and consolidate their pow
er.-Ne,rs and Courier.
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DR.. TODD, OF BARNwELL, SHOT BY
GEO. DUNCAN.--An unfortunate Difficult.
ty occurred at Barnwell village, on Sat.
u:dsy, between DIR. G. r. G. Todd, DIR.
y. A. Duncan and George Duncan, the
son of DIR. Duncan, youth about Is
years old. The accounts of the affair are
conflicting. AS the story goes, the two
older men Todd end Duncan( met at
Peachman's bar-room, and became in
volved in some dispute about profession
al matters, in which harsh words and in
situations were freely INDUCED in. DIR.
Todd went hurriedly across to Easter
ling's store, and, according to one ac-
count, requested Mr.. Robert Easterlinc
- lend lend aa::::;: :: ;::stc!. While in Tho store
DR.. Duncan entered, accompanied by his
son, and demanded retraction of the
language used in the bar-room. This
being refused, DR.. Todd was attacked by
DIR. Duncan, and general scuffle in
sued. George Duncan drew his pistol,
and DR.. Todd seized it and attempted TO
wresS it away, while DR.. Duncan struck
him several blows with stick and n
counter weight. During the struggle
George Duncan fred, striking DR.. Todd
in the breast, about an inch to the left of
and just below the left nibble. DR.. Todd
then caught young Duncan by the throat
with both hands, and was only prevented
from strangling him by the efforts of
persons who had by this time interferred.
1t was found that the ball had struck on
n rib; glanced around and lodged in the
muscles under the left shoulder blade
beneath the akin, innicting serious but
not neccssssr;!y dangerous wound. Tho
injured man was conveyed to his house,
yEere his. wounds were dressed and the
bau extracted, and last night ne was
doing very we'll. No warrants have been
issued and no arrests made. All of the
gentlemen involved in this unfortunate
affair are widely known throughout this
section, anu .7he occurrence is deeply re-
gtetted by every ohs. DR.. Todd was a
dlsdnGu Guished and valuable surgeon in
the Com IedeFate army - Bdrn,ceN Cbrres-
poadeaos .NesrS aad C6urier.
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AN ASTRONOMICAL SpECTAcLE.-The
evening sky now presents to the yiew not
less than four planets in addition to the
usual display of fixed stars. Venus ia
conspicuous in the west in the early twi.
light; she sets now after 8;o'clock. Ju.
piter is then nearly due south, aud &
PToininsntin in the western quarter till after
midnight At about 8 o'clock Saturn
rises, followed twenty-four minutes after.
wards by his lesser brother, Mars, who is
at present much the most prominent OBJ
ject, st he is very near the earth. Mars
and Saturn are visible in the eastern
i.a:..e: from thst time nnt.I after mid.
night, and docs not set in the woat until
after sunrise. These two planets are now
about four degrees asunder, Mars having
the greatest south declination. They
will gsc~ IN brightness, as we'll as riss
nearly four minutes earlier each night
during the remainder of this month.
September 9th Mars will be in opposition
to the sun, and Saturn will be in opposi-
tion on the och. Tho position of Mara
during the frat ten days, of September
will be unusually interesting, as he viii
be exceptionally near the earth, and per-
NIT astronomers to "work away at him.
with p.omise of good results. 81.
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ExEOUTIvE DEpARrMENr.

1sALhiIht- II. VI, July II.
MY DEAR Sir: 1t is officially report
ed to me That two men, lately citizens II
grieve TO say) Of this law-abiding com
monwealth, named respectively William
Reece and Noah Reece, recently made o
hasty visit to Union County, Tenn, on
foot, and, disregarding the rights Of hos
pitality and the comfy Of States, returned
into North Carolina n,ountcd-William
on q mule and Noah on o gray horse.
Close upon their heels camc one Barrett
Ray, from said Union County, Tenn,
who made oath In due form that said
mule was his property, and that said
William i,ad uutsiivss possession IL tii1Ioos
by certain carpet-bag methods in direct
contravenE9 IN of tho eighth command
ment. At the samo time and place came
also one Robert Love, of said Union
County, Tenn, who made similar afi. .
dayit in regard to said Noah Reeco and
tho gray horse; whereupon The said
William and Noah Reece were arrested
and lodged ip tae Jail of Mcdowell
County, N. O., ~ await further proceed.
ings. have the honor, therefore, 60
await your Excel!ency's pleasure in the
premises, and TO esal1ra ynn>fhat IL will
afford me no little pleasure to intrust---
upon d proper requisitiOn--theae erring
sons OF North Carolina to the correcting
hands of yonE Judiciary; and with asS
surances of very high personal and off,
cial regard, am, dear air. very respect
fully, your most obedient servan.
z. B. VANCE.
Governor Porter promptly sent re-
QUESTION for the two "erring sons of
North Carolina"
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DIR. Tut has been en-.
gagged in the practice OF
medicine thirty years, and
FOR 4 long time was demon
str,tor OF anatomy in the
Medical College Of Geor.
pia, hence persons nsing
his Pills have the guaran.
tee that they arc prepared
on scientific principles,
and arc free from all
quacsrry.
lie has succeeded in
combining in them the
heretofore antagonislic
qualities of 4 strengthen.
Ing,fnrgntirr, nnad tn,-
Gyiac tonic.
Their first apparent ef-
feet IS to increase the ap.
petite by causing the food
tn tupropcrly assimilate. 4
Thus the system is nour.
ishcd, and by their tonic
action on the digestive or.
gaIls, ,rsgular and healthy
cvacuntions are produced.
The rapidity with which
ferscHs take on Fesk,
while under the influence
Of these pills, OF itself in
dicl.cs their adnptability
TO nourish the body, and
hence their efficacy in cur.
ing nervous debility, mel.
anclioly, dyspepsia, vast.
ing of the muscles, slug.
gishncss of the liver,
chronic constipation, and
myth TO the system. Sold
.iu ray Street, New York.
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- This Is an age Of progress. James
Parton, the biographer, married his step
daughter; john Downs, Of fyeiAon C;otin,
ty, llasRied his at Anaother; but, it ,gas
reserved for Dode Cheshe, Sf MeItonss
Lick, Washington County, To- oustgip
them oil in 3 matrimonial, feat. Last
week hemarried his gtandmothef. D6de
Chesa5r is twenty five years OF age, q son
of the we'll known Baptist preacher, and
grandeon OF William Chcsher. Some
yeara since the latter died, leaving q
widow Of forty. fte summers, and now his
grandson has done probably what no
man over did before his step
grandmother. Nelson (Ky.,) Record.
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WANTED RAIN.-The colcred people
held meeting, says the Lenoir IN. o.
Topic few days ago, in Caldwell county,
TO pray for rain. One brother was called
on, who prayed after this manner: 30,
Lord God us poor niggers is, perishin'
dis year, an eff you don't glib Us rain,
We will perish next year too. so, good
Lord, glib Us rain. Don't glib US one ob
desc alippy:alappies. but do, glib us one
ob dem washers and trash. l.movers."
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GubernatorIal Correapoudence.

Governor Vance, of North Carolina,
becoming tired of the traditional conver.
cation with the Governor of South Caro-
lima, opens up o fresh correspondence,
and has sent the following peculiarly
phrased letter to the Governor of Ten.
YlaSana.