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The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1881-06-18
From stablersvIIle, 5la Dietrich.

Fishiag Farg.-On Whit Monday - party Of
young folks 10 the number ~ twenty three, in
Guiding ladies, gentlemep and children. met ~ 2
o'clock at the bridge which crosses Third Nine
Tun. 10 participate In hshing party After ar
rnnging the tackle the party started down the run
in jolly humor, jumping GUTTER, climbing fences
aud occasionally landing little fish, The scenery
along the stream is picturesque and among other
thIngs VI interest are an old, dilapidat0d stone
house surrounded by brier.. bushes aud running
vines, thofe NJ one time occupying IL having long
since passed away. A little further on We came
10 an old cave in the hill sidc which once in
habited by an old man named Jonathan Flowers.
IL 10 related OF this singular individual, who was
man Of violent temper, that he lived In thiscave
many years and was not at all particular as 10
what his diet Il is said that he once Toasted
for several days ON the flesh Of horse that had
been killed on the railroad, and that black snakes
hung around his abode skinned and drying, ready
for n broil. Passing on down the stream the
party arrived nj shady and beautiful spot were
a number Of innocent games and plays were in
dulged In. From here We were invited 10 the resi-
denee Of Mr.. W. II. Cuddy, where a bountiful
lunch was provided and partaked Of with keen
appetites. Aiter enjoying vocal and instrumental
music Until late hour, the party dispersed prom
ising 10 meet again next Whitsuntide. viii not
tell you how many fsh VIC caught for fear Of get
ting ourselves into trouble with the Fish Commits
sioncrs.
The Crop-.-The recent rains have materially
benefited the growing crops in this locality, and
the prospects are quite good for satisfactory
harvest Cut worms and potato bugs have been
very numerous and troublesome, doing great
deal Of damage.
TemPerdHee.-The temperance society, which
meets every Sunday evening at Stabler's ". L.
church, draws large audiences aud the member.
ship Is still increasing. Miss Susie Cuddy, organ
isi, has been presented by the Society with n
handsome silver cake basket.
P.rsoRai.-Rev. q. l.. Cuddy, Of this place, on
Saturday last returned from the Dickinson Col
lege, whore he has been q student for some time.
lie has been made junior preacher Of Bentley
Springs Circuit and preached 10 4 large eongrega-
tion at Stablcr's church last Sunday evening.
Scarcity Of HaHd.-IIarvest time Is rapidly
approaching aud hands very scarce in this
neighborhood. A Few years ago there were plenty
Of them but IL is now difficult 20 secure them at
any price in harvest time. Many have gone west
in the past few years in the hope Of securing
HIGHER wages. Farmers ARE now offering from
si.i' {" So" per LAY FOR harvest hands. R.N.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1881-06-18

- Naturally enough the Eresi-y S,~s does
not want new registration In baltimore city.
Ia other words Il does no, approve Of fair cleo
tionsi
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1881-06-18

Shoe. SLos..-If you want frst.class hand.
made shoes go To Phipps Bros, next door to the
postoiiee. Towsontown. A great variety Of all
kinds Of shoes constantly on hand. Rrpairisg
Pro@r,iy do-s.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1881-06-18
From Gardenvllle. lath plstrlet.

N.rm"n ." fL'Lir.a.--On Sunday lat Rev. Mr..
King preached sermon 10 the children at Catch :
VI. L. church. taking hi text FROM Proverbs ed
chap. 9Th ver,e Train up child in the way he
should go aud when he IL old he will not depart
from it, collection was taken up FOR the edu-
cati"nal fund. There was large turn out.
Th. Raia.-Thc heavy rain Of Thurslay oflast
week, although doing u vasi amount Of good to
vegetation. also Hash"d the ground that had just
been worked AMI in tina: way did considerable
damage. The wheat. where it Was heavy, was
beaten down. hut has coine up agan. The springs
have been Greatly benefited.
De"iL. MIR. i.'saman living near the city
limiis. anl Mr.. Buchwall. butcher. both mem
bers Of the Farmer and Gardener Society OF
this place. were buried la,t week by the Society.
Several members have del within the last year.
F"H 81 W"sk.-McssTs. John ". Herman i
SON. wagon aud carriage builders of this place,
have all the work they do. are turning cut two
aad three wagons every month AMI have many
orler' ahead. The entire work il done by Mr..
Herman and his four s~ns. and always gives sat
i.faction.
r.,sd;i"t.- I9,aiy. Our district will present.
any number of candidates for nomination thi.
Fall. thore being no less than four aspiring to the
SheTihalty. Noticed on Saturday last. at GEORGE
town Hall. on large Canvas sign, the following
"John u. Barney, Independent candidate for
Sheriff 0f Baltimore county" Mr.. u. ia carpen
ter and il not anxious far the position.
L"a P.i''..--N Vegetable are now selling at very
."w price,. aud lettuce j. not worth hauling To-
market. There are 5, many Norfolk cabbage in
market that they selling for - cs. per barrel
about ~ head. our gardeners had 10 sell their
fret cabbage last Saturday for 81 Ter hundred
which usually brought $40 anl $l2. Early bects
are coming in plcntifuly but are selling very low
IL seems every one is trying To beat his neghbor
rai,ins truck anl then trying TO see who eau cell
the cheapest. NJ. A. u.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1881-06-18
ATTENTION FARMERs!
Save Money by Hnsuring your Prop.
erty I'm the
Agricultural Fire Insurance Comply
OF WATERFOWL, n. Y.

IsSriS January Isf. 1881, <f.:GI.s3g 20
NIIE attention "f farmers IL directed To- the greet
J. advantages In the way "f Fire Insurance, of.
fercd by the above Company.
it, assets amount g. over 81 ,OOp, 900, 50 tina.
failure Is absolutely impossible.
II insures nothing but Dwellings and Farm
Property. rejecting all risky property. such ~
manufacturing Of mercantile establishments.
II not only pays for all losses by ere, but for
da@oge' d"ne ~ lightning. whether FIRE cnsues or
not.
II also pays for L'r. Stock killed by lightning
anywhere on the farm. The latter feature will
commend this Company To the farming community.
The terms on which property l. insured are as
favorable a. those of any other Company in this
country.
large number "f prominent and well known
persons have already attcstcI their confidence in
this Company BY insuring their property therein.
and whose naincs will be furnished On application
t. ~.
For further particulars. rates. 2c.. cal, on or
address. u. l.. BOWEN, Agent,
Tows"ntown. Baltimore county, Nd.
fcb.j.'Sly.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1881-06-18

So-Mr. Jim Ksens's Americas horse fexhall,
won an important race at Paris Few days ago
and earned $4,000 for his owner. Mr.. Loriilard's
horse, Iroquois, the winner Of the English Derby.
won another race ~ Ascot Heath on Tuesday.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1881-06-18
McCORMICK'S
Harvesting
Machinery 4!

Harvesting
Machinery !!
The unprecedented success which attended the
use Of the Mccormick Machines during the har
vest of 1850 enables 10 offer them 10 the public
With renewed assurance 81 their merit. The Self
Binders sold in ISsn gave entire satisfaction 10
every purchaser. Their great simplicity. dura.
bility and thorough operation IN the field brought
forth the highest comincndation and praise from
ALL For the harvest Of issi We are offering the
Irvine as we'll Ne Wire Binder with latest improve
mcnts.
THE MCCORMICK
SeIERaking Reapcrs. Dr0ppers
and New Iron Mowers
possess advantages which need only to be seen to
be appreciated.
Billiards. Hay Te,ldcr, lIagcrstown lIor,c Rake.
foust's Hay Loader. fitEhugh's Hay Unioadcr.
Empire Thrcshers and steam Engine, Rye Thre,h-
crr, Cora Planters. Malta Shovel Piows. Wheel
Cultivators.
Tho Oliver Chilled Plow.
Il warranted to do good work. scour in any soil,
run lighter than any pillow in usc. Over 100000
of these plows nov IN the hands Of farmers fully
affect their merits.
Patent q aly eniEcd Steel BarbeI Fencing. No 9th.
or Fencing 50 cheap or put up 50 easily or quickly.
Fh",'I's'nN"r .'NN'N"" h"N"'H -p.V""
TarRsT's inimni B"He Phosphate, - high grade
phosphate prepared from animal bone, has given
great satisfaction aud u popular wherever known
Alkaline PaHi Food Is especially adapted to corn.
wheat. potatoes aud vegetables requiring fertilizer
rich in potash: Griffith 4 Turner'S Cnstcamcd Raw
Bone. slingluf's aud bakers Dissolved Bone. Tur-
ner's Excelsior and Phosphate. Holloway Ex-
cclsor and Phosphate. Listers Phosphate. White.
lock's Negctator. Peruvian and Orchilla Guanu.
Plaster. Acid aud Chemicals for pounding fer
tiliEers Repairing ef all kinds ut shortest Notice.
Ess-Scnd for descriptive circulars.
s:RIFFlTH a. TURNER.
May2s,'siy.l ~ and IL y. Paca -.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1881-10-06
Farm and Home.
AND USEFUL IMPORTATION.
Benefit of Short Crops.

An exchange remarks: Short
crops are often a benefit to a com
munity, and sometimes to a whole
county or state. When farmers
make large crop they are liable to
make large debts, but when crops
are short they usually make small
accounts. Large crops tend to
lower prices, and low prices dis
hearten farmers, and they lose
much of their vim and sometimes
much of their crops. When this is
the case, they are not able to pay
their debts, and disappointment and
distrust follow. Again, when fine
crops are made, the gathering sea
son Is so long that the. farmer does
not commence preparations for the
next crop in time. and of course
does not get ais next crop into the
soil until late, and usually IN a
cruel state. Short crops tend TO
curtail expenses, and the farmer
has ample time to gather his crop
and gather all of it. He has, no
doubt, acted prudently and made
small accounts, and the result is
that he is able to pay every dollar
he owes His debts being ali paid,
lie feels pleasant over the result,
and with renewed energy he sets
about his labor for a new crop il
ample time. He starts his pillow
early, plows deep, and the result is
a good start and a good crop the
following year. Short crops are
sometimes blessings in disguise.
There is no danger of an industri-
Gus farmer ever coming to want,
unless he does so from bad manage
meDt
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1881-10-06
Labor On the Farm.

As the labor problem is one oil
the most difficult that the farmer
has to deal with, the plans of the
farm should be arranged with refe-
renee to it, SO that the greater econ
omy, consistent with efficiency. can
be practised. The order of the
crops in rotation, and the system
of feeding and care of the live
stock, will determine, to a great ex-
tent, the importance of distribu-
ton Of labor. This is one of the
great advantages of a mixed bus
bandry, that cannot be so readily
practised in an exclusive system OF
special culture. IL would be desIr-
able, under favorable conditions, to
arrange the details Of management,
so that work could be prolitably
provided for a fixed and uniform
force throughout the year. By this
means it would be possible to avoid
paying high prices for extra labor
during the season of harvest, and it
would at the same time be for the
interest of the farm laboret, who
could thus obtain steady employ
ment.
Under well planned system, it
would not be necessary to make any
marked increase of working force
on the average farm at any season
Of the year, if full advantage is Ia
ken of the improved farm machin-
cry that can now be readily OBJ
tanned for a variety of purposes.
In the cases where it is not posi-
Die to secure ar exact uniformity in
,he distribution of labor, it will be
best to make as Gle Sc an approx
N alton to it as possible - Am. Ag.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1881-10-06
He Was Not Well.

"How long is it since I've been
out of this messly old oarracks~
asked Mr. Spoopendyke, turning
painfully in his bed and gazing in a
vague, half-dazed way toward q
long line of antidotes on the man.
tel.
About two weeks, DEAR" said
Mrs. Spoopendyke, coming toward
him with bowl of Cruel and smil
ing pleasantly. 1.-THE doctor says
you are not likely to have another
attack if you keep very quiet and
follow his instructions"
"Oh, he does, does he?" said Mr..
Spoopendyke, making a vain effort
to sit up, and falling back, with a
groan: He says l won't have
another attack. Now, what do you
suppose that dod gasted bald pated
pill roller knows about my case,
any way? Perhaps you think be
could make an Egyptian mummy
danIe a highland fling. and put life
into a cigar sign. All he needs is
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1881-10-06
The Speed of Thought.

Helmholtz showed that a wave OF
thought would require about a min
ute To traverse a mile of nerve, and
Hirsch found that touch on the
face was recognized by the brain
and responded to by a manual sig
nal in the seventh OF second. He
also found that the speed of sense
differed for different organs, the
sense of hearing being responded
to in a sixth of a second; while
that of sight required only one
fifth second to be felt and sign aled.
In all these cases the distance
traversed was about the same, so
the inference is that images travel
more slowly than sound or touch.
II still remained, however, to show
the portion of this interval taken up
by the action of the brain. Prof.
Donders, by very delicate appara
tus, demonstrated this TO ne about
seventy five thousandths of Il sec
ond. OF the whole interval, forty
thousandths are occupied in the
simple act OF recognition, and thir-
ty- five thousandths in the act of will
ing response. When two irritants
were caused to operate on the same
sense, one-twenty-fifth of a second
was required for the person to rec
ognize which was the first; but a
slightly-longer interval was required
to determine the priority in the
case of the other senses. These re-
suits were obtained from a middle
aged man, but in youths the oper-
atoms are somewhat quicker than
in the adult. The average of many
proved that a simple
thought occupies one-fortieth of
second.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1881-10-06
The Women Of the South.

The question is, not whether
women in the south shall be made
to work, but whether they shall be
allowed to work. There is no com
pulsion about it. Southern women
are not averse to labor any further
than the traditions and practices OF
the past make them so. The be
reavements and misfortunes of the
war have produced all over the
south shining examples of women
who, by their intelligence, industry
and enterprise, have rescued them
selves and their families from
poverty and dependence, and be
come conspicuous n a quiet way
in the task OF founding new
economy for their section; and
when the false old idea that women
ought not TO be permitted to work
for their living shall be com pletely
abandoned, the south, while pro
1uciDg a race of women no less
noble and virtuous than their
will brighten with the in
creased wealth and comfort pro
iuced by these women's hands
St. Louis Republican.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1881-10-06
LADIES' COLUMN.
Rearing and Training of Chill
dFen.


Every mother should bear in
mind that it is easier to keep chill
dren well than it is to cure them
after they become ill. A few simple
rules, faithfully and unflinchingly
observed, would Danish nine tenths
of the sicknesses among children
that too often lead to fatal results.
Give them in the first place plenty
oil loVe-expressions of love! Often
times fathers and mothers deeply
love their children, yet show such
little evidence of affection that the
children are apt to have a forlorn
feeling that it doesn't exist at all.
An occasional word of praise,
caress, an expression of sympathy
these are as necessary to healthy
and happy child-life as summer
showers to growing vines. Espe-
cially bear this in mind--they should
never go to bed cold, or hungry, or
unhappy.
Let them have plenty of healthy
and palatable food, atregular hours.
Small children should have a slice
of bread and butter, or an apple, or
some simple "bIte," half way be-
tween meals, and nothing more in
the way of lunches. 1t is the con
slant nibbling and "piecing" that
does harm. Never force a child to
eat anything he has a real dislike
for. When plain food is declined
because Of the more tempting des-
sert ahead, it is a different affair;
but l have seen little children com
PEELED to eat things, when every
mouthful would be swallowed with
tremendous effort and genuine dis
gust. Some of Us have an cutter
adherence of onions or tomatoes,
or Goldfish, or some article of food
that ought to be relished. How
would we like to have some mighty
giant put such food on our plates,
and compel US to eat it amid wild
hourishes Of his knotted club?
Would we sweetly feel that the dear
giant knew what was best for US,
and proceed to swallow every
mouthful? or would we say TO our
selVes-"We'll eat it, because we
must, but we hate it ali the same,
and we hate you, too~ Children
have as much right to their likes
and dislikes as we have to ours
Mrs. LELAND.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1881-10-06
Our Young People
erandra's Wolf Story.


"Grandpa, won't you tell US sto-
ries from now till bed time, about
what happened a long time ago,
when you first came to Indiana
said a little girl to her grandpa, a
few evenings ago.
So grandpa related to us a story
of young man being pursued by
wolves, which occurred in the early
settlement OF that part Of the coun-
try. At that time there were a
great many wolves in the woods.
The men would take their guns and
go to hunt them.
zone evening"" said grandpa, ga
party of these men met at one of
the houses in the settlement to go
wolf-hunting. As they were max
ing preparations for the hunt, in
order that they might be more sue
cess ul, they rubbed q certain kind
of oil on the soles of their boots,
the scent of which attracts the at
tention of animals. While doing
this young man, being present,
asked them to put some on his
boots, only making light of them,
which they did. Then they set out
on their hunt. This young man
had quite q distance to travel that
evening thrOug 3 dense forest in
which were no settlements. AS he
walked leisurely along all went ON
quietly for a time, but at length his
attention was attracted Oy the howl
Of wolf; hOwever,a at first it caused
no particular alarm. But, before he
had proceeded far, he found that
the wolves were collecting in quite
a large number, and were fast pur-
suing him. At this he became
much alarmed; he knew that before
he could reach home, or even get
out of the forest, the wolves would
overtake him. He saw he must
soon seek a place of refuge from the
hungry and excited beasts.
Gle quickened his pace from a
slow, leisurely walk to a hurried
run, yet his pursuers were rapidly
gaming on him. He now espied a
partially completed hut, il which
ne thought TO take refuge, but on
reaching the place the wild ANIMALS
were SO close upon him he had not
time t. close the door, but sprang
upon the joist, for there was no
ceiling or loft in the house, but
soon found this to be no place Of
safety, as the wolves leaped tiercely |
at him. But now be must plan |
some means of escape, SO he seized |
a board with which he managed TO
push the door shut; then, slip |
ping board 10 the root, he
out and down the outside |
of the hut. Leaving his enemies
in the room, be FASTENED |
to the nearest settlement and got |
help and killed the beasts which so
eagerly pursued him. There were
about fifteen OF the wolves. He |
proved more successful than the
hunters"
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1881-10-06
Saving Seed Corn.

Last spring there was a great
deal of complaint about seed corn
not growing, and many thousands
of acres of this cereal were re-
planted. The poor seed was, no
doubt, caused by the early and Sc
we're freezes, which froze the germs
before the moisture from the cob
had dried out From present indi-
cations, We are likely to have poor
seed corn for next spring, and TO
avoid this we should now select the
largest, earliest, and best matured
ears, marking them with some eel
ored cloth or Irvine, and gather
them before frosts have any oppor
tunity to do harm. 1t appears
rather curious, to say the least,
that when good crop depends al
most entirely upon the integrity of
the seed, that so many people trust
this important matter entirely to
chance.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1881-10-06
Do Not DIspair,

1t is little less than criminal anC
excItes the most thorough con.
tempt for its disgusting littleness
to see a man trying to curry public
favor by croaking over our crop
misfortunes. We pity the short
sighteduess that prompts such fool
ishness. The man or means that
disseminates such ideas for selfish
purposes is a public curse and nui
sance. Every sensible man knows
that our condition is bad enough.
without being made worse by those
who have no regard for the public
veal. 1t is a shame that dema-
gogy must sprout right under our
noses and exhale its poisonous va
pors and vaporings to the great
harm of the country! One word
of cheer now is worth q thousand
lugubrious walls. Let the people
be economical and not dispair at
the advice of those who would
gladly rush them into suffering, if
by so doing they can advance them
selves. We'd rather see our indi-
vidual interests swept away than to
add one drop 20 the torrent of
woes that threaten our people. Woe
be to HIM who mounts upon this
tide that be may ride the people
into the slough of despond. While
the people are struggling and push
ing nightly and the business OF the
country is making great surges to
wards prosperity, and the upturned
faces of busy millions are radiant
with thankfulness and hope, let
these pitiful little shrimps settle
down in their pent up puddle holes
and splutter and splatter. Forward,
men Of Gilesi
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1881-10-06
A Secondhand President.

A good story never yet printed is
told of President Fillmore, who was
elected vice president and succeeded
President Taylor upon the latter :
death. About the time that Fill
more became president the then
British minister to Washington was
recalled and was selling off his
household goods, etc. He had a
very handsome coach which Fill
mo thought of purchasing. M.
Fillmore went down TO inspect the
vehicle and took along his coach
man, Pat, jolly son of the Emerald
Isle. They examined the carriage,
and Pat thought it was a "nate
thing" and his excellency the
minister did not ask too much for
it. But, Pat" said Fillmore, mus
ingly, "would it be the correct thing,
do you think, for the president Of
the United States to be riding
about in q second hand carriage?'
"Faith, that needn't faze yer honor"
said Pat; "Yees is only a second
hand president" Fillmore didn't
buy the coach Exchange.