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The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1879-01-04

great reverse Of fortune before it was completed.
1t has, however, since been finished and is now
one of the many beautiful ornaments of the city.
A ride of 81 miles toward the east through as
fertile and beautiful country my eyes ever
saw, brings us to Turin, for time the capital of
the kingdom of Italy. On the way our train stops
at Magenta, the scene of the battle which gave
liberty to Italy, and where the President of the
French Republic, Marshal McMahan, at that
time the worlds hero, by his bravery and strategy
won the great victory and was then created Mar
shal of France and Duke of Magenta. A monu-
ment, few grassy mounds, and some nearly OBJ
scured earthworks are all that remain to remind
us that on this fertile plain, where see waving
corn, vines and fig trees, nearly 1900 men laid
down their lives on that bloody day, eighteen
years ago.
Even more than Milan is Turin modern city,
for like most of the cities of northern Italy it has
been repeatedly, destroyed by the vieissitudes of
war. For this reason, while it is a beautiful and
prosperous city, it has but little of interest to the
traveller. Victor Emmanuel had his home here,
and it was his favOrite residence until his death.
The Palace, the Armory, the new Synagogue, and
the many beautiful drives about the city are all
worth the notice Of the traveller.
We were pleased with northern Italy, with the
enterprise and ambition of the people, and most
of all with the confidence which they seemed to
have in themselves to again become united and
powerful nation. 1Oung Italy mas snaken Oh tne
dust of her former dead ages, and arising in all
the hope and vigOr of the newly found life, is
making rapid strides toward regaining what she
lost while she slept and many who read these lines
will live to her again as ofearly times, power
among the nations.
do not feel that can conclude this series of
letters without thanking my many readers for the
interest with which they have perused them and
borne with my imperfect attempts to place before
their minds what many of them have not as yet
had the pleasure of seeing with thier eyes. From
the first have most painfully realized how i'm
possible it for me in the narrow limits to
which it was necessary to restrict myself to begin
to do justice to the many things of interest in the
places mentioned, and it has often been with great
regret that have been obliged to leave unnoticed
things in which l was greatly interested and
which | am would have been enjoyed by my
readers. As look back on the work have tried
to accomplish, my highest hope is that while l
may have interested and benefited somewhat
those who have followed me in my wanderings
over portion of the old world, have excited in
them desire to know by study or travel, more of
the nations of the past, and of those achievements
in art and civilization which are the pride and
common heritage of the entire Caucasian race.
o. r. BURCHARp,
State Normal School, Fredonia n. Y.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1879-01-04
THE REASON WHY.

A boy returned from school one day with re-
port that his scholarship had fallen below the
usual average.
"Well," said his father, "you've fallen behind
this month"; have yOu?'
''Yes, SIR"
GLOW did it happen?"
Don't know, SIR"
The father knew, if his son did not. He had
observed number of cheap novels scattered about
the house, but he had not thought it worth while
to say anything until fitting opportunity should
offer itself. basket of apples stood upon the
foOr and he said
Empty those apples, and take the basket and
bring it to me half full of chips. Andnow, hecon-
tinued, put those apples back into the basket"
When half the apples were replaced, the son
said:
Father, they roll off, can't put in any more" +"
"Put them in, tell you.'
"But, father, can't put them in
"Put them in No !; of course you can't putthem
in. Do you expect to fill basket half full of chips
and then fill it with apples You said you didn't
know how you fell behind at school, and will tell
you. Your mind is like that basket it will not
hold much more than so much and here you have
been the past month filling it up with rubbish
worthless cheap novels"
The boy turned on his heel and whistled, and
said:
''Whew see the point. ."-.Smday School Vis-
itOr.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1879-01-04

1 saw pale young girl in tatters stand
Beside lady lettering at her door;
OF rarest tissues was the dress she wore
The suppliant lifted timidly her hand.
A meek, appealing gesture sure it was,
To which her raised eyes, bright with tears un-
shed,
Mutely responded. "Pity the poor" they said,
And thus she stood and pleaded her sad cause.
The naughty lady, with a vacant stare,
Down looking from the mountain of her pride
At the lorn CT eature standing by her side,
Shook from her satins Odors on the air.
Just then came by-waif of the streets-a child,
Who, putting in the open palm, the bread
That his own hunger craved, said
"Take it, for you need it most" and smiled
The naughty dame, rebuked by that sweet sight,
Blushed through the crimson mockery of her
rouge;
Then lifted, with u curling lip, her huge
And stately figure to its silken height.
Oh lofty lady, when at Heavens gate
Your franchised soul stands pleading for admit
tance,
The guardian spirit will recall the pittanee
Denied the beggar in your earthly state.
Oh! tender urchin, soft angelic eyes
Saw and recorded that good deed of thine;
After life's travail you shall see it shine
All star-emblazoned on your native Skies
W. Fl. c., in Baltimore Weekly Sun.
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qas~ He had broken his promise to marry the
girl and her father wanted money consideration
to help heal a wounded heart. The young man
said he would consider reasonable proposition.
"Well, then" said the irate father, who was seek
ing justice for his daughter, "young man, how
does dollar and half strike yOuP
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1879-01-04

@S~J Jones, through the lather: Strange 1
never can grow a good beard, and yet any grand
father had one three feet long" Hair-dresser
"Can't account for it, sir-unless you take after
your grandmother"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1879-01-04

WHAT AN Ex-REBEL HAS TO SAY ABOUT SENA-
TOR CAMERoN.-By the way, let me tell you a
story about Don. 1t is true, and will show that
there was originally some good in him. Don
went to Princeton college; there were with him
three young men from the South. college
friendship grew up between these four, that was
more lasting than such friendships usually are.
When secession came, the three Southerners
Joined the confederacy. One rose to be general,
one was attached to foreign mission, and the
other served as chaplain. At the close Of the war
the attache did not have covering for his head,
the general was broken merchant, and the chap
lain returned home to find his church burnt down
and parshiOners too poor to rebuild. Don went
to General Grant, and n personal favor obtain
ed lucrative position for the ex-cOnfederate at
| tache he arranged the Generals affairs and
started him again in business he raised, either
| from his own means or from his friends $4,000
| and rebuilt the parsonss church, and then sent
him money enough to furnish his parsonage. Don
Cameron did these good deeds without letting his
| right hand know what his left hand was doing. L
| obtained this story from Princeton man, now a
| member of Congress. He told it to me several
years ago. and have no doubt that it is substan-
| TALLY true. Good may come out of Nazareth, and
| Cameron is not necessarily wholly bad. So if
| YOU can put in kind word for Don occasionally,
it will be appreciated by some of the old set who
| knew him sin days lang syne."-An Alabama
| correspondent IN Lancaster InteligeRcer (Dem.)
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1879-01-04

The PRICE OF CoRN.-''No," the honest farmer
remarked in tones of the deepest detection, "the
big crops don't do us bit of good. What's the
use Corn only thirty cents. Everybody and
everything's dead set agin the farmer. Only
thirty cents for corn! Why, by gum, it wont pay
our taxes, let alone buy us clothes. 1t won't buy
us enough salt to put up barrel of pork. Corn
only thirty cents By jocks its livin', cold
bloOded swindle on the farmer, that's what it is.
1t amt worth raisin corn for such price as that.
It's mean, low robbery" Within the next ten
days that man had sold so much more of his corn
than he had intended, that he found he had to buy
corn to feed through the winter with. The price
nearly knocked him down. "What " he yelled,
"thirty cents for corn Land alive-thirty cents !
What are you givin' us? Why don't want to
buy your farm, 1 only want some corn Thirty
cents for corn! Why, believe there's nobody
left in this world but set graspin, blood suck
in old misers. Why, good land, you don't want
to be able to buy national bank with one corn
| crop! Thirty cents for corn Well I'll let my
cattle an horses run stalks all winter be-
| fore I'll pay any such an unheard of outrageous
price for corn as that. Why, the country's food
ed with corn, and thirty cents BUSHELS blamed
robbery an don't see how any man, lookin' al
the crop we've had, can have the face to ask such
! price."-BurlingtOn Ha'ckeye.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1879-01-04

NOTHING LIKE BEING IN STYLE.-Tn San Angus
tine county, Texas, when gentleman desires to
escort a lady to church. he writes her as follows
Compliments of Mr.. - to Miss -: 1 re-
spectfully solicit the pleasure of escorting your
corporeal system across the aluval landscape that
lies between your fathers hospitable domicile and
the sanctuary of God, there to hear the cxpound-
ing of the Scriptures"
The maiden replies 81 will with pleasure al
low you the exquisite beatitude of escorting my
corporeal system over the space of ground inter-
vening between my parental dOmicile and the edi-
fee of divine worship when the diurnal orb of day
shall have sought his last resting place behind the
occidental hills"
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BABY MINE.

Oh, where is your daddy, dear,
Baby mine, baby miner
He has gone away from here,
And he never will appear,
And it amt much that keer,
Baby mine.
He has left us without clothes,
Baby mine;
And the baker man he owes,
And the butcher man he blows
How many more, who knows,
Baby mine?
Now darling don't you pout,
Baby mine;
/ could pull his hair all out,
/ could wallop him about,
And punch him in the snout,
Baby mine.
If he's gone across the sea,
Baby mine,
And will keep away from me,
How happy shall be
If he'll stay permanently,
Baby mine.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1879-01-04

HAPPY MAx.-The brighter lights of the Stra-
kosch Opera Troupe gathered round them few
friends on Saturday evening for quiet supper
The talk turned on Max Strakosch's new baby.
"Ie's got TOOTH said gentleman sitting at
one end of the table.
"Max is very proud of his baby" said Miss
Kellogg. who was sitting at the other end.
"Yes,' said the gentleman, still carrying out his
own train of thought, "and he's got two more com
ing"
Miss Kellogg shrieked and dropped her napkin
and her knife and fork, while the gentleman still
further enlivened matters by insisting that his
ference was solely to the teeth.-C Cincinnati Times.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1879-01-04

EDIroRs AND THEIR PRIvILEGEs.-The courts
are beginning to take notice of the relations of an
editor towards persons with whom he is brought
into confidential relations. Rochester news
paper man, who was called upon to testify as to
the manner in which he obtained certain informa-
ton published in his paper bearing on case at
issue in court, declined to answer, alleging that a
disclosure by him of the name of his informant
would seriously injure him in his business. As
the information had been impaired to him under
the pledge of secrecy as to the informant, he was
as priviledged as a lawyer who had received dis
closure from his client. The court took his view
of the case.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-05-29
Big Grnpevines III California.

California has, probably, twenty vines,
each OF which produces more than 800
pounds of grapes on an average crop.
Among these arc vines at Coloma and
Blakes, and near Montccito and Stockton
representing the Sierra Nevada, the coast
mountains north Of San Francisco, the San
Joaquin valley, the southern coast, the level
of the sea, and an elevation of 1000 feet
above 1t. The Stockton vine, a mile south
east of that town, in the yard of Mr.. Phelps
house, is foot in diameter, and has this
year produced 5000 pounds ca tons) ac-
cording to tho Independent We have
heard nothing lately of the yield of the
Montccito and Coloma big vines. We saw
the latter in 1867 when young, and it bore
1000 punches of grapes. The Montccito
vine grew from n cutting of the old big vine
Mt the same place, set out in 1895, and cut
down in 1875, when eighty years old. 1t
had diameter of 10 inches, covered an a.
Dor of III feet loug by 78 wide, and aver
aged three tons in its annual yield. The
big vine at Blakes separates, at the surface
OF the ground, into two stems, each six
inches in diameter. The vine at Coloma is
an Isabella the other three are of the Mis-
sion variety.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-05-29
Means to Prevent Grnvo-robbi ng.

A man In Iowa proposes to MI the
space around coffin with hydraulic
cement, which will soon become 80 hard
that 1t cannot bc broken without using
blast OF powder. A citizen of Cincin-
natl has patented coffin safe designed
to protect the remains Of the dead from
the emissaries Of dissecting-rooms. 1t
consists of case much larger than the
coffin and Is composed Of bars Of
wrought iron. In tlllng the grave dirt
passes between these bars in such guam
titles that the safe cannot be lifted
without the aid Of derrick. The con.
Germ resembles In construction a crate
used for holding china ware. The
cover, made Of iron bars, Is secured to
the bottom before any earth is thrown
IN the grave. In the meantime a New
York man has patented coffin torpedo.
designed for the extinction OF grave.
robbers. 1t consists of canister con.
tanning pawder, balls, and a firing trIg
ger 80 arranged that it Will cause the
powder to explode should any one open
the lid Of the coffin. A more summary
way of dlsposlng Of grave-robbers Is
prepared by Massachusetts, inventor
Ho would put charge. Of dynamite In
the grave, 80 that a touch of a spade
would cause Its explosion. This would
DC pretty severe not only on the de-
spoilers but the occupants Of graves.
For that matter 1t would be rather SO.
we're on nelghborlng grave-stones and
other monuments to the memories Of
the dead as woll as fences and shrub
perry. While the many recent cases OF
gravc-robbery have melted inventions
to lind out ways of rendering graves
secure, they have given new impetus
to cremation. A cremation society has
been organized ut indianapolis and a
furnace Is In process of erection, Most
persons appear to be averse to burning
the bodies of their friends and relatives,
but between having them cremated Or
running the risk Of having them made
articles Of commerce and then hacked
TO pieces by unskilled butchers, they
would doubtless prefer the former. 1t
Is possible that the present excitement
may result in the adoption of some
more satisfactory method Of d,sposing
of the dead than has hitherto been em-
ployed. If this should be the case some
compensation will be afforded for the
vast amount Of unhappiness recent out
RACES have caused.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-05-29
WELLFLEET, MASS April 10, Il

WELLFLEET, MASS. April 10. 1876
MEssRs. NEU sTAEDTER d Co.
Doar Slrs: Enclosed you will find ono dollar,
for which please send me q box Of Anakc,is
Direct it to Mu ford Rich, Jr. Weflcet, Barn
stable Co., Mass. My wife has snffrroi terribly
with plies for ten years, and had tried all kinds
OF remedies that she could hear Of without
mnoh relief Last summer happened to hear
OF Anakesis when was in Boston ana 80
procured box and she experienced immediate
hrated professor: Thank God for Anakesis
Sne gave part OF the contents Of tho box to
friend OF hers In Proylncetown. and they
helped her 30 thai she sent the next day and
bought some. The most OF the inha aoitants Of
this place and vicinity are sea-faring people,
and by being exposed to wet and col +, and
hard pulling at ropes. nine ont Of ten are trou-
Dled with piles and have triod 80 many reme.
dies without relief tina. they are discouraged
and havo no faith IN anything, but know that
they are good article. Now I will toll you
my plan; am peddler and travel in Barn
stable county, and times are 80 hard that
money is verv scarce. but II can afford 1t this
summer want to buy about a dozen boxes on
purpose to give away to the unbelievers, and
think that by 30 doing. and boing acquainted
til 30 many people that could get up quito
a trade la Andkesis II you would giyo mo tho
sole right Of this county.
Yours truly,
MULFORD RICH, in.
Andkcsis Is sold by all first-class drug lists
Price 81 90 per box. Samples mailed free to
all sufferers, on application to p. Nous aedter
& Co., Box 3048. Now York.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-05-29
Travelling IL Extra Hazardous.

II tho tourist is unr rovided With some medic
inal resource. Changes Of temperature. food
aud water Of an upaccustomed or nnwholc-
some quality, and a r ute that lies in tho
tropics or o.her regions where malaria exists.
are each and al fraught with danger to ono
who has been improvident enough to no ,Iect
remedial safeguard. The concurrent testi-
mony Of many uoyage,rs by land and sea es-
tablishes tho fact that Hoste,ters Stomach
Btu rs enables those who uso it to encounter
hazards OF tho nature referred to with impu.
nifty and tlat, as medicine adapted to sud
iSrly vs,uaple. UIsordess ' Of tho liver 'uH the
bowels and tho stomach, fever and aguo,
rheumatism and nervous allments, brought
on by exposure, are among the maladies to
which cmigrants, avelers and ew settlers
arc most snbject. These and others yield to
the action OF the Biiters promptly and cam.
plete,y.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-05-29
The Croyynlng Discovery.

All the "phones" of this phonetic age
arc surpassed in practical benefit to
mankind, by the discovery of AIlan's
Anti. Fat, tho great and only known
remedy for obesity, or corpniency. II
produces no weakness or other unpleas-
ant or injurious eject, its action being
simply confined 10 regulating digestion,
and preventing an undue assimilation
OF tho carbonaceous, or flesh. produc.
ing, elements Of the food. Sold by
druggists.
ELLSWORTH, Kan. Julv 18Th, 1873.
BOTANIC MKDloiNE Co., Buffalo, N. Y:
Gtntten'en--Allan's Anti.Fat reduced
me seven pounds In one week.
Yours respectfully,
MRS. TAYLOR.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-05-29

How TO GROW RlCE.-Therc is no
diflcr' nee In species between upland
and lowland rice. After breaking up
your ground lay off rows three and Il
half feet wide. Drop about eight
grains to the hill, wiue enough apart to
admit Il hoe between them. plow with
sweep until the last blowing. In
laying by, throw furrow OH each side
with small turn plow, and break out
the middle with sweep. This will
leave the rico with Il small bed. Hoe
when necessary. Cut the rice when
ripe, and let IL lie two days. lfthc
weather is fair, 1t will be thoroughly
cured In that time, when it can be tied
Into bundles and hauled into the barn
If the weather ia unl'a 'orable, put into
shocks like oats, and let it remain in
the field until curc.l. Plant ut any
time from the middle OF March until the
first OF June. No crop responds better
to the use of guan0 than rice. Itbrinys,
rough, from $l.O5 to $l.20 per bushcl.
Even at twenty bushels per acre.
which Is small yield, it would pay bet
ter than cotton at present prices.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-05-29

How CurrIlii SAW a. NlIInlu.

Curran once met his match In peri.
jolly, keen.eyed son Of the sod, who
acted as hostler at large stable. and
who was up as witness III case OF
dispute In tho matter Of horse trade
Curran greatly desired to break down
the crediblllty Of this witness, and
thought to do 1t by making the man
contradict himself-by tangllng him
up In network Of adroitly framed
questlons-but all to no avail. The
hostler was a companion to Sam Wei.
Ter. His good common sense, and
equanimity and good nature were no,
to be overturned. BY and by Curran,
IN towering wrath, bclched forth. as
not another counsel would have dared
to do In the presence Of the Court:
"Sirral, you are incorrigible! The
truth Is not to be got from you, for it is
not In you. l see the villain in your
facet"
"l'faith, yer honor" said the wit.
ness, with the utmost simplicity of
truth and honesty, "my face must bp
moity clane and shinin' indade. If #
can reflect like thatl"
For once in his life the great barris.
ter was hoored by a simple witness
He could not recover from that repar =.
tee, and the case went against him.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-05-29

A Losing JoKE.--A prominent phy.
sician OF Pittsburgh said jokingly to a
iady patient who was complaining Of
her con;inued Ill health, and of his in.
ABILITY to cure her, "try Hop IIitters 10
The lady took 1t in earnest and used
me Bitters. from which she Obtained
permanent health. ..She now laughs at
tue doctor for his joke, but he Is not 80
weii pieased with 1t, as it cost him a
gOOu patient.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-05-29
lF Your Liver Is Disordored Hoofa,,ds Ger
man Bitters will sot it Alright
'OlsMS. WORMS.
WORNIS.


L. +. Kuukel's Worm Syrup novor fails to
destroy Pin, Seat and Stomach Worms. Dr.
kunkel. tho only successful physician who re-
moves Tape Worm in two hours, allvo with
head, aud no fec until removed. Common
sense teaches IL Iapo Worms bo removed all
other worms can bo readily destroyed. Advice
at oihco and storo f,eo. Tho doctor can tell
whcthor Or not tho patient has worms. Thou
sands arc dying, daily. with worms. aud do not
know it. Fits, spasms, cramps, choking aud
sufrocaton sallow complexion. circ.cs around
tho eyes, swelling aud pain in the sl slomach,
restless at night, grinding OF tho teoth, picking
at tho nose, couah, fover, itching at tho seat,
headache, foul breath, tho patient grows pale
and thin, licking and irritation in tho anus
all these symptoms, and more como from
worms. j.. L. Kunkors Worm Syrup novor
fails to rcmovo thom. Price, 81 on por bottle.
or Blk bottles for IS 90. (For Tape Worm,
write and consult tho Doctor.) For ali offers,
hny Of your druggist tho Worm Syrup, and il
Il has it not, send to DR.. l.. L. Kunkol, $50
n. Ninth street. Philadelphia, Pa Advice by
MAJ, FREQ; send three-cent stamp.
L.. +. Kunlers BIttor Vino or Iron.
divos tono to tho stomach. 1t improves the
appetite aud Assists digestion; excites the
Towels healthy action. oxpoling all the foul
numora That con animate tho llood, coIrup.
tho secretions and offend tho breath. 1t ex-
cites tho liver 10 II healthy action and strength
ehs tho nerves mp ring that glow to lifo that
proceeds alono from perfect health.
Thousands. IN all walks Of lfe testify t. tho
flCuos OF ms tXcellont mo lrino in correct
ing Tho arrangement OF tho 4 gesive organs.
Get tho genuine. Solh only in Sl.00 bottles,
or six bottles for s5 90. Ask for t. L.
kUSKE.s aud tako no other. II your drug
gl>ts as Il not, send to prop letor, L. i.
NUNKEL No. North Ninth Street. Phila-
del. h1a, Pa Advice frov enclose three celt
stamp.
If TROUBLED with Constipation, take Hoot-
lands German BitterS.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-05-29

Thirteen cents is the cusL vi live gal.
Ions Of soft soap, made from one pound
of Dobbins' Electric Soap, (made by
Cragin Sc Co. Phila.) and the soft soap
will 60 farther than II dollars worth Of
common soap. Try it.