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The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1881-10-08
BONNER AND HIS HoRsEs-A TALK
WITH ALLEY BONNER.

"My father drives Dexter most Of the time
said Alley Bonner yesterday in eonversation, "and
even prefers him for friendship sake to Rarus or
Edwin Forrest"
"Tell me something about your father and his
horses, Mr.. Bonner" said the reporter.
"well," said he, smiling, "my father knew no
more about q horse when he was young than n
horse did about him. lie took two horses rs n
diversion from the Of business, and once in.
terested In anything he aims ut perfection near
as possible. The finest horses in his stable at
present, as you possibly know, are Rarus and Ed
win Forrest. lie Is opposed, on principle, 20 al
lowing bis horses 10 compete on race track. We
have q stock farm at Tarrytown at which the
horses are generally kept. The buildings
dinary, bat comfortable. We have ane stables at
our city residence. Ny father is oriy.ssven years
Of age, and his intense application 10 business In
former years has taken away some Of the old am-
bition. At one time he q constant attendant
at the Fashion and Union tracks, but now he pre-
fers staying home. When he hrst started the
Ledger he worked hard, coming home at II o'clock
at night and leaving for work at I o'clock the
next morning. lie made some $50, 900 the first
year, aud he took all tha, money and spent il for
advertising. His peculiar style Of advertising
was not considered respectable, and remember
my mother telling how that the papers were
abusing him, but he laughed and said that
just what he wanted. One time he bought page
in the New York Hsraid and advertised the Ls'iyer
alone, q thousand times repeated. People looked
and wondered at the stad old frm, but they be-
came finally convinced that this style of advcr
tising was quite respectable"
"Iiow does Dexter look for his age'"
"You couldn't tell that he was 40 old, except by
his teeth. lie 10 very good roadster now, and
my family tmy mother has been dead for three
years. all love the old horse. lie Is now twenty
three years old. By the way, Mr.. Allen, Of New
York, was once the owner Of Dexter. Allen is
now here with me AMI Edwin Thornc and John
W. Shaw, all guests Of Mr.. Edwards. Allen is
perhaps the finest judge Of trotting colt in
America. lie bought Dexter in New York scven-
teen years ago, and after developing him into n
hno trotter, sold him. His new owner raised him
up to 2.i9i, and my father bought him tho
track when he had accomplished the then great
feat, for s33,0Oo. Rarus and Edwin Forrest have
improved on their famous records and have each
trotted under 81? in private trials"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1881-10-08
ATrap for Sheep Killing poes.

Tho Lynehbusg Yiry;nias thus describes an in.
gsnious trap devised by Virginia farmer To cap
ture sheep killing dogs. Having suffered from
the depreciation. Of dogs upon his shecpfold, be
built around q number Of sheep that dogs had
killed. an inclosurc Of rails twelve feet high and
about ten feet square at the ground. the sides Of
the trap siopins inward until an opening was left
about i've feet square. Any dog could easily
climb such u sloping fence and enter the pen, but
not even greyhound could jump out of 10. In
three nights the farmer captured forty six dogs.
including llieen fr tNcnty that had never been
seen before in thu, ncighbprhood. Aner this
there had been public slaughter Of all dogs sus-
pcc,cd of sheep. killing one, whose master
could not be convinced cf his guilt. The trap was
built for his e.pe,ial bcnsht aud IL caught him the
frat night
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1881-10-08
Haaf Without Fira.

A machine has been invented in Boston for gen.
Grating heat wishout IRE. IL is simply an iron
cylinder about = iout long and foot IN diameter.
The bottom Of the cylinder 10 a hardened plate
upon which another plate of the same diameter
turns. the pressure being regulated by . screw,
according To the power that is 20 be applied and
the amount of heat desired. All Of the space not
taken up by tho wheel and shalt is filled with
water. As soon a. the wheel is set in motion the
water Is brought up to high temperature aad tho
cylinder becomes . stove. which radiates heat
from the whole Of its exterior surface. OF course
this machine can only be used in buildings where
there is steam power that be avaiied Of To run
the friction wheel THERE'S entire security against
accidents by firc. which Is strong point In favor
Of the friction heater.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1881-10-08
Fnifz Wheat.

The Midlleiown, Pa, Heraid has this 10 say
about FuliI wheat "a number OF farmers In
Miniin county are much disappointed In their
wheat crop. which they expected To be very large.
poor. The cause is laid upon the Pults wheat, .
variety that has been cultivated very extensively
In that section of country, and In the opinion Of
many farmers IL worn out. In several cases where
other varieties we're sown side by side with the
Fultz. the .rss yielded we'll. while the latter was
very poor. The faltI wheat, at the'best. makes
very p-or -four. and has been condemned by the
millefs generally"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1881-10-08
Good Women.

The highest words Of praise that can be spoken
Of . woman is to say 20 her that she IL "a good
woman" The women who win the admiration,
respect. and love Of all the good women Of the
world. We are ready 10 praise women Of talent,
whose accomplishments are many, who are bril-
liant and gined above other women an hour
passed In their company may be delightful, but
unless they are good women We would not choose
10 spsnd lifetime with them. We admire We
men 10 whom Nature has given the great gin Of
beauty; the bright eyes, glowing cheeks. perfect
features, and graceful movements Of beautiful
woman charm us, but the charm 10 not lasting un-
less the beautiful woman is also good woman
Only good women win our perfect faith, our last
ing respect they only receive the highest praise
our lips can utter the best love hearts give
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1881-10-08
Prospecting Wedding at the White House

In one oi her late letters Jennie June says that
there is strong probability that the White House
will witness . wedding during the present admin
istration--the President himself being one Of the
high contracting parties, and the wido. OF /. we'll
known and yer wealthy New Yorker the ether
Gen. Arthur has been a widower Tor some time,
and his sister, Mrs. MeElroy, will, u 10 said, be At
present the lady of the White House but later,
II l. asserted, lady will occupy that position who
was a wife but for very brief season before she
became widow, and IL well fitted by natural gifts
aud accomplishments TO grace any state or ccndi-
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1881-10-08
DARK ciothes ana pisaass.

Il may not, perhaps, be known that man wear
ing dark clothes Is more liable TO infection from
contagious disease than he who wears iightcolored
garments, because particles which stnahats frem
diseased or decaying bodies are much more rad
ily ahs"shsa ~ a=-s :h=s - light fshTtss- fhis
Il easv 20 prove. Expose . light and DARK coat
10 the fumes of tobacco for Eve minutes and u
will be found that the dark one smells stronger
than the other Of tobacco smoke, and u will rstain
the odor longer London Trufh.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1881-10-08
LAWYERS POETRY.

There was young man named Grundy,
Who was hauled up before Justice Bundy
For breaking the jaw
or his mother in law,
But the ease was postponed until Munday.
lieu. Dar,"Iori.
There's a fellow I know called Wrough,
Whose head !. ~ soft rs dough:
When he begin. to talk
sigh for walk
Mid banks of the beautiful snough.
Dur Hsyecty.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1881-10-08
LOCAL PAPER-DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF B7

8. W. worshingson (lass sheriff to Maryland
and Permit. Home Association.
Philip Bach 10 John n. Ryan.
Abraham stansbury q VI 10 John Krueht.
Edith d. Scott TO Jane o. Conway.
Emily 4. Young. &e., 10 Henry A. Chase.
James II. Roster 10 Annie c. Lyle.
Geo. T. sadtler a vi. 10 Mary Ballard.
Adam Diehi 4 vi. 10 A. q. Collins.
Thos. II. Scott 4 vi. 10 Paul Lloyd.
Chas. NJ. Zepp TO Warren Powell.
LEASES.
James A. Leef 4 vi. 10 Chas. II. Bromweil.
Joseph Matthews 10 Charles T. Belt.
MAMMALIAN Pitt vi. 20 Rosina Kramer.
MORTGAGES.
John Z. Brown, &c, to Lewis T. Roberts, $3.50.
J. L. Bowen and wife 20 w. d. Bartieson, 81 900.
q. L. Chester and wife 70 Old Town Bank. e 900.
# "
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1881-10-08

mB-Sehoolmisiress was the fate ef
Abslg" Boy-"Killed BY Cain In elub." School
mistress-aNo, with eiab. Do you know what
aelub isg" Boy-"Yss, nun sortsr 'frss and
easy like father goes 10 o nights."
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1881-10-08
A woMANLY WOMAN.

Yes, God has made me . woman,
And am content 20 be
Just what He meant, not reaching out
For other things, since He
Who knows me best and loves me most has ordered
this for me.
a woman, TO live my life out
In quiet, womsnly ways,
Hearing the far.od battle,
Seeing as through hare
The crowding, struggling world Of mon fight
through their busy days.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1881-10-08
JRDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1881.
THE FIRST FORMS" OF LIFE.

IgsoRANrs.
Whether was hrst the egg or the hem
Tell ne, pray you, re learned men.
FIEsr LEARNED NAN.
The hen was arst, or whence the egg.--
Give nc no more Of your doubts, beg.
SECOND LEARxEp MAN.
The egg vas fret, or whence the hen p
Or h3w could she come, OF where, or when!
isSoRAAus.
A 6g for your learning! 'Tis fudge. vow!
IT, you can answer this question nov,
Tell me. pray you. ye learned men.
Whether vas frst the egg or the henl
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1881-03-26
NEWS JOTTINGS.

Terms of peace have been agreed
upon with the Beers, and the war
is ended. The Beers have gained
the objects for which they went into
the struggle.
The appointments Tor New York,
sent to the Senate b. President Gar
field, show plainly that Conkling is
still on top.
A compromise has been effected
between the B. 81 0. and Pennsylva-
MIA Railroads, by which the traffic of
the former will hereafter be done
over the latter between Philadelphia
and New York. The arrangement
went into effect Tuesday, and the B.
& o. have, it is stated, given up all
immediate intention of building a
new road between Philadelphia and
Baltimore.
Hon. Thomas Ewing, Secretary of
the Interior under President Fill
more, refused clerkship to James
G.. Blaine, then young man fresh
from college, lntimating that he
would not consign so promising a
young man to such hopeless life.
Our present Secretary Of State doubt
loss now remembers Mr.. Ewing with
gratitude.
Senator Mahone's fortune is de-
clared to be $2,000,O0O.
Secretary Blaine is reported i'll
from overwork and anxiety.
Private Dalzell has come to the
surface again as the great nominator.
This time it is Secretary Robert
Lincoln who is the victim, being
named by the great irrepressible for
the Presidency in 1884.
Within the last three months two
hundred cannon have been convert
ed into car-wheels at one Of the car
shops in Wilmington. The big guns
are subjected to intense heat for four
or five hours to reduce them to pig
iron.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1881-03-26

your body. No one regretted 1t
moro than did. IL made me III;
threw me on bed OF sickness; but
my consolation Is that of those who
know the matter, the best part
even of MethodiSts my own peO-
Pile are unanimous, including the
large part of the Cullison family
acquit me of the blame. In the
statement given In the Martins
burg paper. the widow aud the
mother are brought together with
myself aud Mr.. Fort when | can
prove neither of them were at any
time with us when together, or
said word TO us as reported If
they said what the statement re-
cords, knew nothing OF 1t, and
from circumstances justifying my
opinion | seriously doubt their
having said such things.
Gentlemen, | am n stranger TO
you. | have been attacked and
denounced before you by one of
your own body; you can compare
this statement with his as spread
on your Journal. eau prove
everything have written. | be-
iieve | can trust in your Christian
integrity TO give me justice and a
fair hearing AS Christians [ ask
that at your hands, and | believe
you will accord it. Mr. Stitt and
Mr. McElfresh know little of me,
and the latter particularly can at
test my disposition ever to show
Christian courtesy to all. L have
written this account from notes
taken on the evening of that Sun
day, aud it gives the converse
tons substantially as they occur
red, in some cases word for word.
My vestry concurred with me In
waving every objection, so Mr..
Fort might be free TO act.
With much respect, am very
truly yours in Christ,
Il. LEWIS BANIsTEa,
Rector st. Mary'S Parish.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1881-03-26

Mr.. JOHN M. MENTzER, editor
of the odd Fello,0, published at Ha-
gerstown, was here during Confer
ence, and speaks of Martinsburg,
after his return home, as follows:
"Another short half-hour brought
us to Martinsburg, the county seat
of Berkeley county, w. Va. 1t is a
place of about six thousand inhabi-
tants. 1t is the present terminus of
of the G. V. railroad, and the b. and
o. railroad runs through it. A few
years ago it was full Of life and bus
mess, but at present it is dull, and
looks very much like a finished
town." The streets are wide, and
laid out in regular order at right
angles with each other. Many of
the Improvements are very fine, but
many more show age and look dilap-
idated. In summer it may be a
pleasant place, as the houses are not
built closely and have a great deal Of
shrubbery around them, giving evil
dence of refined taste among its
citizens. But the quiet that reigns
there is painfully suggestive of a
lack of business enterprise. Me
chanics and workingmen cannot live
without employment. If there are
no manufactures and business and
work, then that class of people must
move out. A beggarly account of
empty houses is the result, and the
rich and well-to-do are left in soli-
tude apd in their glory.n
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1881-03-26

Mr.. VIM. Miller, of Bunker
Hill, paid visit to his friends In
this place last Sunday.
Mr.. G. III. Wayble has changed
his residence from near Back Creek
bridge to near Johnsontown.
Mr.. Allen s. Ronk has moved
his saddle and harness making es-
Enlistment to his new shop, ad-
joining post-ofiice.
DIR. Harris, who has been con-
fined to his room for some time
by sickness, is now able to be
about again.
Mrs. DR.. Harley has been very
poorly for several weeks, aud does
not seem to be getting much
better.
Mr.. George Chri5man, ST., who
has been staying with his son at
North Mountain, for the past
month has been very i'll, but we
are glad to state the old gentleman
is improving.
Rev. w. Il. Lavell preached in
the Episcopal church of this place
on last Sunday, and there was
preaching In the room under the
Masonic hall by Rev. s. s. Wilson.
DIR. M. S. Butler is fitting up a
room in this place preparatory to
opening drug store. He will
keep a general assortment Of every
thing In his line of business.
Mrs. Grouse, the wife of Rev.
w. Grouse, of the M. L. Church,
was the guest of Mrs. Collier DUR
ing Conference at Cumberland,
and left here Thursday a week
ago
Your correspondent had the
pleasure of hearing through a
friend of his that Mr.. @. Irwin
Porterfield had landed safely In
Pueblo, Colorado, and his many
warm friends here wish him
success.
Hedgesville will have but few
changes in the way of moving
this spring. Mr.. Amos William
son moved here last Wednesday,
and Mr.. Hobby will occupy the
house he moved from. Mr.. A. j.
Lane and family will leave here
next week for Indiana, where
they expect to make their future
home.
Rev. s. S. Wilson, of the M. f.
Church and Rev. j. March. of the
M. +. Church South, will soon
leave our village for their new
fields of labor. Since they have
been here they have made many
warm friends, and we hope the
work they have done may be
crowned with success. The pr each
ers VINO succeed them have not
arrived yet. REPORTERS.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1881-03-26
Worcester, Mass, Spy.

Certainly a strong opinion, said
one of our reporters to whom the fol-
lowing was detailed by Mr.. Henry
Kaschop, with Mr. Geo. f. Miller,
AIS Main ST., this city: | suffered
50 badly with rheumatism in my leg
last winter, that | was unable to at
tend to my work, being completely
helpless. heard of st. Jacobs Oil
and bought bottle, after using
which | felt greatly relieved. With
the use of the second bottle | was
completely cured. In my estimation
there is nothing on earth SO good for
rheumatism as st. Jacobs Oil. 1t
acts like charm.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1881-03-26

Bright aud positive colors v i'll
not be in fashion except in small
bits TO give dash OF brightness to
q costume.
All dressy suits are composed Of
two or more fabrics which usually
match IN color, but contrasts in
effect
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1881-03-26

Fashions in every detail of the
toilet change so rapidly, it is diff
ficult to say what Is and what is
not fashionable.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1881-03-26

tice TO all by inserting the last
statement.
Very truly yours,
JUSTICE.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-08-27
English Dinner and Drink.

Edward Kings Letter in Boston Journall
thought the country-folk-the parsons and
their wives and innumerable daughters, and
the provincial aristocracy, whom we saw as
sembled at dinner-took the heat rather philo-
sophically. 1 could not observe that 1t made
the slightest difference with their consumption
of claret and champagne, of which they drank
floods. Don't tell me about the twelve millions
Of bottles of Zoedone drank in Great Britain
last year! tell you that England is thirsty
for alcohols, and that men, women and children
consume them in enormous quantities, from
morning to night, and we'll into the night.
How it would make good Massachusetts, Pur-
itan, who has never travelled, stare to see the
sums which an English family of means will
spend on its dinner! And then after dinner
they trundle off, parsons and all, to theaters
where they have paid $3.50 each for seats at
performances which begin little before and
are over before IL. And then they come home
to the hotel, and have suppsr-and lots OF 1t.
No ices, save now and then at dinner, no iced
teas, waters, or sparkling thinnesses; but wines
with bodies, and liquors with "spirits," power
full enough to overcome the will Of st. Antho-
ny. 1t seemed to me that the dinner was badly
served, but as the heat quite took away my ap-
petite refused TO be guided by my impressions
on that particular occasion. The English imi-
tate, to the outward seeming, in these dauss the
continental fashion OF dinners at IKE tes,
served in courses, but careful inspection :. ws
that the cooks regard the entrees as Of no con-
sequence whatever, and concentrate all their
attention on the inevitable roast beef or NUT
ton. The fish, even at the grandest Of these
London hotels, is almost always detestably
served; soups, divided for convenience Of the
walters, suppose, into "thick" and "clear"
are rarely first-class; roasts Of game only fair.
And in fruit, London is century behind Par
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-08-27
A Haytian Princess.
Boston Traveller.l

Boston traveller.
The face of the Princess Soulouque was a
dead jet black, but the features were softly
moulded, and, with a fine set of laughing
teeth, made her appearance prepossessing. She
wore jaunty white turban hat. with an i'm
mense cardinal red feather floating away be-
hind like ships pennon. Her riding-dress
was of sky blue, very long, aud trailing in the
dust. About her waist was a broad gold sash,
and in her bosom she W ore a sapphire brooch
almost as large as saucer. She was mounted
on Venezuelan horse about sixteen hands
high, which was made a present to her father
by the President of Venezuela. The horse
was as remarkable as the woman on his back.
He was a clear cream color all over the body,
with long, snow white name aud tail and
most admirable shape. The lady's riding whip
had gold handle studded with precious
stones, and the bride chain was of solid silver.
She wore yellow leather gloves with gauntlets
extended as far as the elbow. Her voice had
tendency to falsetto, and its tones were pecu-
liarly entertaining to hear. The Princess,
but no longer Princess by the laws of the
land, was educated in Europe, and spoke our
lanUuapeS
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-08-27
Good for Flies"

detroit Free Press.
Say. do you know what's good for hies?"
queried Woodward avenue butcher as he en-
tered drug store the other day.
81 guess can put you up something for
about quarter" was the reply.
When the dose was ready the butcher was
told to pour it out on plates and set them on
the counter, and he hurried away to give it
trial. In about an hour he sent for the drug
gist to come over. The 10000 flies in the shop
before the dose was fixed had been multiplied
by four.
"Great lands! but I'm being carried off by
flies!' exclaimed the butcher as he waved
long knife round his head.
"Well, why don't you get something to kill
'em off?''
Didn't L? but it hasn't killed one."
"Of course it hasn't You wanted something
good for flies and gave you clarified syrupi
It's tie best stuff to draw flies and keep em
contented ever heard of. Why didn't you
tell me you wanted fly-killer?"