The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1880-10-30
TIMES CHANGES.
Our Progress In Half Century--Some OF
the Things that Would Puzzlo Those
Who Died Fifty Years Ago
Should They Como
IN ifa


a fac-simile OF the first number Of !
Boston paper has just been sent 10 III,
subscribers, to commemorate the com
pletion of its scmi-centcnnial. Suppos,
one Of the readers of that little "scvcr
by nine" paper to have fallen asleep
with the sheet in his hand, and rot to
nave awakened until this morning, when,
oblivious Of the lapse of time, his eye
fallsupon one of our great dailics. How
he would be puzzled! Let us look over
his shoulder for few minutes and hear
what he has to say. "Elcction returns
from Massachusetts, Minnesota and Cal
ifornia just received" Where on eartl,
is Minnesota, and what has withered,
old Mexican California TO do with our
elections? "Forcign news by cable
The Car Of Russia was shot at during
his drive yesterday afternoon, but for.
tunately escaped. The Pope is reported
to have been more comfortable last
evening" What sort Of cable is this
that tells what is going on in St. Peters
burg and Rome? 1t sounds like the. old
nonsense of the Arabian Nights. "The
Bell Telephone Company are now pre-
pared to make connections within cir
cult Of 100 miles of the city in all direc-
tons. BY the new arrangement con-
versation may be heard distinctly in any
part of the room. The Handel ard
iiadyn concert, given in Boston on Sun
day evening, was satisfactorily repeated
at Chickering's in New York" Whew
l give that up. "foreign arrivals
Screw steamer Pavia, telegraphed of
Sandy Hook, eight days from Ireland,
with I,Ioo steerage and $50 cabin pas
sengers. Is the population Of the old
world pouring into the U@,ed States
after this fashion? Where is room to be
found for them all, and are they really
screwed across the Atlantic? "Through
trains to San Francisco, with saloon and
sleeping cars. Leave New York at n.
M, IL m, 6 p. IN. and II midnight. "
And just below, Elevated Railway
Cars leave the Battery for Harlem, &c. +,
every 3 minutes, fare 10 cents" Cheap
enough but where do the passengers
come from-and what is there to take
them to Harlem?
The good man has got about rs much
as he can hold in this column, and now
he turns TO the miscellaneous advertise
ments. "Great sale Of Petroleum, per-
fectly safe and of the purest quality"
Well, petroleum is literally crock. oil"
can it lie that in these days they get
their lighting material out of the stones? ?
'Slfety parlor matches ; warranted to
ignite only when rubbed on the box. I"
Are the old flint and steel of no further
use? metropolitan Gas Company
Price reduced fifty cents per thousand
feet. Metres supplied" What can 4
gas-metre be? Is it long, or short, or
particular ? Those are the only metres
that ever heard Of. "Eleciric light.
Candles, lamps and gas superseded
Fair-sized print easily read at the dis
tance of a mile" should think that
they might as we'll have added, "Sun,
moon and stars superseded" "India
rubber store, No. - Broadway. Wa
terproof clothing Of every description,
tents, mats, tubing. cushions, water
beds, car-springs, canes, pipes, plates,
inkstands, penholders, and five hundred
other articles made of this invaluable
gum." Invaluable gum! could buy
load of old India rubber quicksilver
bags for a couple Of dollars. How
could they ever make all those things
dnt Of such stuff rs that1 The wonders
multiply. Photographic Gallery
Families taken in groups at low rates.
Portraits, life size, beautifully tinted
Instantaneous views Of Niagara, vesu-
vius, etc. We call special attention TO
our microscopic department. This
goes ahead Of the India rubber business.
Photography is 4 new word, and means
"light-writing." Let me look At the
last dictionary. photography, the art
Of producing pictures and fac-similes Of
objects, on chemically prepared bodies,
such rs glass, paper, etc, by the action
Of light. Photograph, picture or por-
trait obtained by the ligh. Of the sun.
What has the sun come into the field
as an artist, to compete with the pain
tiers and engravers? should like to
know how he goes to work" "Teeth
extracted without pain" That must be
big lie. Complete sets of porcelain
teeth on rubber plates furnished for
twenty dollars" Porcelain teeth and
rubber plates What can this mcan1 I
give that up also. Let US see what there
is now in the eating line:
"Canned soups, meats, fruits and
vegetables Of every variety, and warrant
cd to keep for years in any climate
Fresh Bermuda potatoes, Norfolk peas,
Texas beef, California Salmon," etc
Acknowledgements of the most i'm
proved Style" etc. What can a refrig-
orator be !? "Ice. Owing to the failure
Of the ice crop in this vicinity, the price
has been advanced fifty per cent. -
Who ever heard Of an ice crop? "Peli-
can and Dives mining Co.-shares quo
ted At one and n quarter" That must
be a queer firm.
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