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The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1878-08-17

SHORT SERMONS. The man who penn
ed the following paragraph for the Meth
0dIa Record left no margin for misap-
prehension as to his opinion on the above
subject:
"The popular clamor for short SER
mons is kept up by restless of young
persons who are smarter then their par
ents or pastors. They get the fidgets
if sermon reaches beyond fifteen or
twenty minutes. And yet these same
goslings, of both genders, when they
come together in social party or meet
in the parlor, will vast solid hours in
the stupidest common-places. Their
talk does not rise to the dignity OF con-
versation it is nonsense from first to
last it is worse than waste of time, of
life, of everything. But these gigglers
from the goose pastures presume to know
how long minister should preach, and
here and there the kind-souled pastors
accommodate their sermons to the gos-
ling taste. Let the pulpit have time to
discuss the topics it undertakes, and let
the discussion be so fresh, vigorous and
attractive as to arrest attention from all
who have heart and brain to understand.
For goose in the pulpit is worse than
a gosling in the pew.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1878-08-17
POETRY.
MARY'S LAND.

Mary had a little land;
Young Smith admired it so
That he proposed for Mary's hand,
To get the land, you know.
But when he asked for pas consent,
According to the rule,
The old man swore it shouldn't be,
For he was no mans fool.
And then the Governor turned him out,
But still he fingered near,
And waited patiently about
Till Mary did appear.
And then they fed to Parson Jones,
And straightway they were we'd;
"No cruel parents e'er shall blight
Me and my love-" she said
But ere the honeymoon had fed,
Our Mary did discover
That there was quite difference tween
A husband and lover.
"What makes you sell the land, my dear Z"
Mary one day did cry;
"0h, must raise some cash, you know"
Her husband did reply.
And thus the land went up for sale;
In vain poor Mary frets;
And every smiling acre goes
To pay her husbands debts.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1878-08-17

Ra~Show may be purchased but
happiness is home made article.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1878-08-17

it is not necessary for them to initiate
the example of the women of our early
history as a nation, and resolve to wear
homespun rather than to assist even to
limited degree in neutralizing the siren
uous efforts of their supporters to beat
out through the breakers which surround
them and weather the storm.-BrOOkLyH
COWUlerfiaL Reb0I1er
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1878-08-17
ES@Under no circumstances, if yo

RG=Under no circumstances, if you
can avoid it, ask favor, not even from
your nearest and dearest friends. Give
as many as you can, and, if any are
freely offered, it is not necessary to be
too proud to take them but never ask
for or stand waiting for any. Who ever
asked favor at the right time? To be
refused is a woeful stab at ones pride.
1t is even worse to have favor granted
hesitatingly. Better do everything for
yourself until you drop from exhaustion,
and then if any one picks you up, let it
be because of his free choice and not
from any groan you utter. Eat your
own crust rather than feed on another S
dainty meals; drink cold water rather
than another's wine. Love or tender
ness should never be put aside when its
full hands are stretched towards you;
but SO few love, so few are tender, that
favor asked is apt to be cruel mill
stone around your neck, even you gain
the thing you want by the asking. You
can never repay the giver of favor If
that favor is granted on solicitation.
B9~ Now is the time to buy thermom-
III Al. Il
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1878-08-17


Smith is a self-sufficient sort of old fell
low, and prides himself upon his riding
abilities. One day he espied his young
hopeful leading colt to water rather
gihgerly, and remarked:
"Why on earth don't you ride that
beast ?"
"I'm 'fraid to; 'fraid he II throwme. "
"Bring that hoSs here, snapped the
old man.
The colt was urged up to the fence,
and braced on one side by the boy while
the old man climbed on to the rails and
stocked himself on the colts back
Then he was let go, and the old gentle
man rode proudly off. Paralyzed by
fear the colt went slowly for about twen-
ty rods without demonstration. Then
like lightning his four legs punched to-
gether, his back bowed like viaduct
arch and the old man shot up in the air,
turned seven separate and distinct SOM
ersaults and lit on the small Of his back
in the middle of the road, with both
legs twisted around his neck. Hasten
ing to him the young hopeful anxiouSly
inquired:
"Did it hurt you, pa?"
The old man rose slowly, shook out
the knots in his legs, brushed the dust
from his ears and hair, and rubbing his
bruised elbows, growled:
''Well, it didn't do me dunn bit of
good. You go home.
lust THE SAME.-A man whose very
look proved how hungry and penniless
he was, halted before an eating stand to
let his mouth water awhile. The wo-
man knew his worth and called out
"Come, be jogging along! You won't
get any food here unless you have the
cash"
"My dear woman" he confidently
began as he drew nearer, 81 am not
hungry; | just left the breakfaSt-table
after the heartieSt meal | ever ate. |
was not looking at your beautiful meats,
your lovely cakes, or your rich and juicy
pies, but at yourself. F"
"What are you looking at me for?'
81 was wondering" he said, ''if you
were any relation to Lady Clare, of
England. You have the same brown
eyes, same beautiful hair, same sweet
accent.
'I never knew her" replied the wo
man, as her face began to clear up.
"Didn't Ell? Well, l never saw two
faces nearer alike in their sweet exp1es-
sion. I wish l had your portrait paint
ed on ivory-I really wish had"
She handed him half pie and piece
of meat, and as he sauntered off, she
began hunting around for piece of
broken mirror.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1878-08-17

B@~'Mariar - remarked one of the
horny handed sons Of toll to his wife,
"pears to me it takes sight O calico
to make you dress these hard times.
Can't yer economize with one O. them
pull-backs the city gals wear? ?" 1t was
then that Mariah fired the bread-board
at him, and remarked that she wasn't
"goin' to stop the circulation of blood
in my legs for no bald-headed old pen
nv pincher I"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1878-08-17

B0~ There is beautiful sentiment in
the following lines "He who forgets
the fountains from which he drank and
the trees under whose shades he gam
bolded in his youth, is stranger to the
sweetest impressions of the heart"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1878-08-17
hSpA plain-speaking country mini.

R9~A plain-speaking country minis
ter was asked one day how it happened
that, considering the good example sup
posed to be set before them, so many
ministers sons should turn out ne'er-
do-wells. '"That's accounted for" said
the divine. "You see the devil kenS
he Gamma get hauld O. the geese, SO he
just maks grab among the gaislins p
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1878-08-17

BA~An exchange insists that no man
likes to hold girl baby in his arms un-
til she is II years old.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1878-08-17

B1~ Now is the time to buy thermom-
eters-while they are down,
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1878-08-17
CONSOLATION.

Most people know how consoling it
is in time of trouble to have friend say
81 told you So" If man has lost his
money in an unfortunate speculation, if
his sweetheart has Tilted him or a friend
gone back on him, nothing is SO sooth-
ing to his bruised heart as 81 told you
So" 1t is a balm that exceeds any
thing produced by Gilead. So also when
something has gone wrong, something
that irritates and exasperates, though
in itself small thing, it is SO kind in
loving and sympathetic neighbor to say
"Oh, | wouldn't bother about that" or
"Oh, well, it will be all the same hun
dred years hence" or 'Gt might be a
great deal worse" all of these admin
lister comfort and consolation They
apply the lotion exactly to the wound.
And yet human nature is a strange
thing. Very few people know how to
appreciate these words of hope and con-
ISOLATION. Sometimes they even get
angry and say, "No, you didn't tell me
SO, and your pretence that you foresaw
it is fraud, " or "You wouldn't bother
about that ? Yes you would if it troub-
led yOuy, you are able to bear it so well
because it troubles me. 1t is easy to
bear the misfortunes of Others" AS to
its being Fall the same hundred years
hence, that only increases the misery.
All my sufferings are in vain nobody
will be the better for them a hundred
years hence and the great world that
mangles me now will grind on all the
same. If it would not be all the same;
if my present pain would save others
pain in the future, | would have the sup
port that enables martyrs to stand smil-
ing in the flames. But no; what you
offer me for comfort only mocks at my
misery or makes it harder to bear.
Now doubtless this refusal to be COM
forted is very annoying to the kind
hearted people who say 81 told you So"
1t is not until the CONSIDERS are them
selves stricken with sorrow that they find
out for themselves. Then they some
times go to the other extreme and find
in these consultations the secret COM
placency with which the fortunate look
upon the misfortuneS of their friends,
and every consolation seems a taunt
in disguise. .-E0ery SATURDAY.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-02
MORE QUARANTINE,

The following dispatches were received
yesterday:
CAMPTE, August l, 1878.
To JOS A, Aiken:
People will not receive freight from any
boat. CAMPTE MERCHANTS.
A telegram from E. l.. Corthell, Port Eads,
to Capt. Bassett, of the Gulf Line steamer
Martha, says Port Eads has quarantined
against New Orleans, Boats are stopped one
mile above town, and the mails transferred to
q tug.
Private kilograms
LITTLE ROCK, July 81, 1878.
Brockett & Carter:
Until further notice receive no freights over
Memphis and Little Rock Railroad, via Hope
field. r. S. GAMES,
General Freight Agent.
GREENvILLE, July 30, 1878.
No boat. persons or freight from New Or
leans allowed to land within five miles Of this
place. A. B. TRIGG Mayor.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-02

s ss9 4-Has the assessment Of che firm Of
5oat fer, Macready & Co. been doubled over
DIR. AuCoin-It has not
Rep-What is 1t now, and what was it last
gear2
Mr.. A.--Last year it was $4,000; this year
it Is $125,00O.
r. Stockton, being examined, said that he
had just heard down town that his name had
been mentioned in this affair by Mr.. Prados,
and that ne had come to give his evidence
| What he had told Mr., Prados was, that mas
much us he, Mr.. Prados, represented certain
taxpayers, il there were any OF his clients who
felt aggrieved at their assessments, he Mr..
Stockton, would show him how to get them
reduced; that by making application to the
Board Of Assessors-and if they were not
the courts, and that in all cases he must
charge at least one-half of the amount Of 81
| taxes saved so as to allow the broker an
amount sufficient to pay lawyers fees. Wiz
ness did not refer to any special case. He did
not know Mr.. Lion, and could not have re-
| ferred to him.
| REFERRING TO THE ABOVE,
| during the examination Of Mr.. Prados. he
| (PradOsj said that reductions could BE made
| through the courts. 10 the direct question.
| ''Didn't Stockton tell you that these redne~
tions could be obtained through the courts. or
| did he mention the courts at all p Mr.. Prados.
answered: EMO; Mr.. Stockton never spoke to
me of the courts"
| The evidence here closed.
| This matter Is not ended, but will probably
come up again soon In another shape.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-02
MORE LOTTERY WORK.
WHAT AN OLD PLAYER HAS ED sax
ABOUT THE POLICY GAME.

Yesterday DEMOCRAT reporter met man
on the street whom he had not seen Tor some
time, and the appearance OF whose lace 1ndl-
Gated 50 much more happiness than formerly,
that the reporter stopped and said: MY dear
fellow, you are looking much better than for
merly: what is the cause Of it?'
Answer-W Well: my mind Is easier than it
was.
Rep-How is that2 Why should your
mind have been uneasy, and what causes the
change?
A.-Well to answer the first part Of your
question first, am now regularly employed
and when you last saw me was doing moth
ing. and depending on utopian idea Of get
ting rich by play In the lottery.
Rep.-You are just the man I've been look
ing for; wanted to find person OF your
description Tell me all about your case.
A.-About two years agoI was doing q pretty
good business, but in an evil hour bought
ticket in the lottery, and won, LATTER that l I'M
agined could gain a fortune In that way,
and devoted all my time to continuing plans
| to win. entirely neglecting my business OF
course. this met with the usual result, my
| customers fell Off and / soon found that
| had not only .."..~
LOST MY TRADE,
but my money had nearly all gone into the
| golfers of the Lottery Company; continued
fighting against fate, sometimes winning a
few dollars, but in the majority OF cases los
| ing. When my money was all gone, Dor
rowed from my friends, until they fell off too,
as is usually the case.
Rep:-I suppose you were never really In
need Of anything, were you?
| A,-Yes. sometimes / did not have money
enough to buy the necessaries OF life, I could
not
PROCURE EMPLOYMENT,
because my friends had received the impress
sion that / had gone to the bad, or that | did
not want to work You can probably ina
| CINE how hard it is. when one Is in need OF EN-
ployment, to get it, and that was my eondl-
| ton. I lived for nearly two years by occa-
sionally winning small prize IN the lottery,
and at other times by borrowing or by being
fortunate enough to get a small Job. All the
| little jewelry had went to buy lottery tick.
| cts and, to tell you the truth, it nearly ruined
| me.
Rep.-When did you conclude to quit gam,
| bling?
A-About six months since 81 old friend Of
my fathers
CAME TO ME-
and told me If I was willing to work for 9
small salary he would employ me. | accepted
and have been with him ever since, and lntenC
to stay as long as he wants me:
| Rep.-DO you never have desire to take
| ticket in the lottery?
| A.-Yes; but SO far | have controlled it,
found at first that the thirst for gambling
had conceived was almost ungovernable, but
thank God, I believe have at last succeeded
and my advice to you and all men is to alb
stain from any dealings with the
LOUISIANA LOTTERY.
Rep-Well, good-by. old man; am glat
you are doing well. and hope you will con
tnue to do so.
A.-Good by. You can depend that as long
as retain my senses / will never touch an
other lottery ticket,
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-02
1rrE NEyv OkfNANg DEMOCRAT, FRIDAY AUGUST ?, 1878

first focus of infection had occurred within
M agazine, Chippewa, Thalia and Felicity
streets; the second between ,Poydras, Maya
zine and Julia streets and the river, which
supplied the Charity Hospital, the third, q
limited one, between st. Joseph and Girod,
back to Franklin street; @ fourth between
Irene or Franklin, Cont, Gravier and Gal
vez streets. There was also small focus Of
Josephine and Coliseum streets, which seemed
to be travelling upward, and another small one
on Customhollse, between Royal and Bourbon
streets, The new cases arose outside OF the
large focuses-a fact which gave him hope
that the fever might be stopped. Still, the
germ was an active one, but he proposed to
fight it until he overpower,ed it or i over
powered him, and the disease snail nave
become epidemic.
|. During the meeting DR.. Jones made verbal
report of the result OF his conference WIN
Mayor Pilsbury concerning the sanltzatlon
of the city. and, if possible, the employmenLt5
| of convict labor on the streets. He had told
the city authorities that the CUTTERS and
| streets were In very bad condition, in fact,
| that we were walking in filth. The Mayor
| had assured him that the city would afford all
the facilities to the board to arrest the disease
| AS to the employment OF cOnvicts, that was,
| however, impractiCabie, because there were
too few people sentenced to the Jail and for toe
short a period.
DR.. Chopin now read report from the
| United States Surgeon General, showing the
world. In Brooklyn, N. Y, no new cases o
yellow fever had occurred up to last Saturday
| At Key West six new cases in the harbor ant
three in the town. In Havana, during the
week ending July 10, ninety-seven deaths hat
occurred from yellow fever and twenty tw'
from smallpox. In Matanzas an Increase il
| new cases and deaths. In Yokohama, Japan
out Of population Of no there had been q
last accounts 1867 deaths from cholera II
Calcutta twenty two deaths OF the same dis
ease for the week ending May 25, and in Bonn
bay twenty-nine.
Mr.. Hardee offered q resolution modifying
previous one adopted by the board direct
ing the sheriff of the parish Of Orleans, il
the name of the board, to remove back *
quarantine any vessel ARRIVING at this port il
violation Of the quarantine laws and that til
president be directed to see that the order b
executed. Adopted
The board then adjourned
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-02
HsR EV ETEEA,

The parish committee will have meeting
tonight at Odd Fellows Hall, which will no /,
doubt be largely attended.
A representative of this piper passed
through Carrollton yesterday and found the
town almost deserted and very hot and dull
Either the peelers are derelct In their duty
or the fear OF mad dogs is past, for we hear
no more reports OF poisoned canines
The drug store Of Frederickson u Harte and
the music store Of Philip Werlen were DAM
aged to O. great extent by water at the fire OF
the Palais Royal, yesterday evening.
It is understood that charges have been
preferred against the policeman who was in
toxicated while on duty the other night on
Canal street.
The plank road on Calliope street, from
Carondelet to the jackson Railroad depot
even, is in q wretched condition. It Is full Of
holes and rotten places.
In the country, II you wish to reach a GER
tain destination, and inquire as to its 1ocatiOny
the invariable answer is, We'll, about quar-
ter of a mile" You have TT walk two or three
miles to find out that quarter Of q mile.
The man who was securing out the Tetetsst
BARRON yesterday when the explosion oe-
Cured, said he did not know how he ever came
out Of there, but he didn't think he was seour4
ed out
Collector Smith is still very reticent 1t Is
impossible to get him to say anything about
the changes he has made. Hesays the public
are not Interested III tleS6 naLteTS+ InGy are
family affairs.
It was rumored on the streets yesterday
evening that the New Orleans, ST. Louis and
Chicago Railroad would be Guaranteed to-
day, and that no through trains will be run
over the line. Nothing cOrrObOrative Of ths
report has been ascertaned
| It seems to be settled purpose with the
uptown car drivers not to stop when yzhistled
at. Those gentlemen, especially on the PTy--
tania, Magazine, and on the st, Charles street
| lines, are either decidedly stubborn to exter~
nal sounds or purposely deaf
The condition Of many of the streets In the
Fourth District Is simply horrible. Coliseum,
Ninth, Eighth and Seventh are notable in-
stances, while Pleasant street now Is actually
about the most unpleasant thoroughfare IN
| New Orleans.
Thirteen small boys were seen holding on.
to one small log in the river opposite Carroll
ton yesterday evening. Apprehension on the
part Of SEVERAL spectators was allayed when
it was learned that the log was the chief fea.
ture in private natarium that the boys OF
| CarrOlltOn were running.
A few minutes after sunset yesterday evenr
ing magnificent meteor was seen traversingf
the southwestern sky. This was noticed BY
many Of our citizens, who were astonished att
the extraordinary brilllance OF the immense
shooting-star which flashed across the sky
before daylight had fled.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-02
ANOTHER SET BACK.

The Fever and the Observation-Disclosures of
the Mint.
The following was received yesterday by
Superintendent Of the United States Mint,
M. Hahn:
WASHINGTON August 1, 1878. .
In consequence OF the prevalence Of yellow
fever in your city, and the death of the meter
and refiner, it has been decided, after confer
ence with and the approval of the Secretary
of the Treasury, to intermit, for ninety days,
Such repairs, however as it may be found
practicable to make will be continued, under
the supervision Of the superintendent, assay
er and cOiner, H. r. LINDERMAN,
Director of the Mint.
The melter and refiner referred to, was Mr.
Samuel Weeks, who died some days ago.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-02
TKEE CUSTOM-EEOUSE,

Internal Revenue Collector Marks has made
the following appointments in his office:
Gregory Espinola deputy collector, vice
John A. Swift.
Theodore Rothenbelder, chief clerk, vice L.
S. Walraus.
Geo. B. johnson, deputy collector, vice Geo.
Crosby.
Andrew J Sexton, clerk vice E. Fl. Chad
witch.
George J. Autez deputy collector, vice
Henry Abel.
James De Gruv, deputy clerk Baton Rouge
division, vice Chas. E. Lehman.
Julius Ennermoser, deputy collector More
house division, vice John Hogan.
Supervising architect Gibson has trans
ferred his office to Pass Christian.
The Collector stated yesterday that he had
already made arrangements to allow all In
coming vessels 10 discharge their cargoes at
the Quarantine Station and leave from there.
The Chamber OF Commerce have requested
this as a relief to our merchants from The
quarantine at pre- senb listing,