Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1878-07-06
Baltimore Letter.
Warm Weather-Heathenish Work
The Fourth-We Fashions.

BALTIMORE, July 8, 1878.
The weather in the city is now
about as warm as it can we'll be; at
least we are satisfied to think so, not
having the slightest curiosity to know
how much warmer it is possible for it
to get. In consequence Of the extreme
heat the excursion boats and trains
are doing a good business and the
newspapers are full of advertisements
for board in the country.
Our city officials seem to think that
every dog must necessarily become
rabid in summer, for a mandate has
been issued that they must be killed
or muzzled. A certain sum of money
was appropriated to pay men to kill
them for which they were TO receive
fifty cents per head, and the nu:nbc~
for each to kill was two hundred.
These men employed q very danger
Gus and heathenish system for the an
Inhalation of the CANNES; They would
throw round morsel of poison called
a "button" on the ground the dog
would eat it, and, after violent contor-
tons and struggles for some time
would die ; after which "the killer
was compelled to take the carcass to
the station-house, have it registered
and then buried. These "dog-killers'
became SO anxious TO despatch their
two hundred and receive one hundred
that they would actually throw "the
buttons" over fences into private
yards and the result was the death Of
many very valuable dogs. 1t was
quite common sight in the after
| noon when persons were out on their
| door-steps to see poor dog writing
| in its last agony, and open-mouthed
| little children standing around to wit
| ness the disgusting scene, 1t has now
| only been one week since the slaugh-
ter commenced, and as all the men
have killed their number and ex-
| hausted the appropriation, the sur
| viving dogs may rest in peace, and if
it occurs to them to have the hydro
| phobia, and bite three or four people,
| they may do so with immunity for we
| can assure them that they will not be
| be molested during the rest Of the sum-
mer.
If all the aspiring and hopeful can
didates for the position were elected
we certainly would be well supplied
with Mayors, for they are nearly num-
berless. But with all the fuss
and confusion in this matter we are
going to have very quiet Fourth.
The boys are not allowed to have any
fireworks whatever, md there are to
be no public illuminations Or displays.
1t would certainly not hurt the officials
to appropriate few hundred dollars
for public fireworks, and it would do
more good and give more pleasure
than a great many Of the thousands
they are giving out with such a lavish
hand.
The fashions for the summer are
quite without number; anything TO
suit the wearer's fancy IS quite th@
style. The favorite, however, seems
to be the vest =; not simply a vest-fcort,
but regular vest, with the coat loose
IN front and buttoned at the top.
Quite a jaunty and unique style is to
have the vest white, while the dress
is Of other and darker material.
White dresses for street and house
wear are coming into fashion again,
having been in oblivion for four OF
five years and there is nothing so pref
ty as white dress aad oolored jacket
late in the fall. Quite feature of dress
this summer is the embroidered stock
ings of both ladies and gentlemen.
They areplain balbriggan hose stamp
ed and then embroidered with bright
colors, They are certainly handsome