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The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1881-04-02

s0-A bat that flies without wings
A brickbat.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1881-04-02
SPRING DRY GOODS !!

which will be rcplenished by nearly every ineom-
ing steamer which We will continue 10 sell for less
than they can be bought elsewhere Fine and
Medium
DRESS GOODS.
Contain some very rich effects. In Low Price
Goods We Offering bargains.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1881-04-02
$50 OOO AT o PER CENT,
TO LOAN ON BALTIMORE COUNTY FARMS

In sans ranging from 5000 to 900 To suit bor-
rowers. Time from 20 years. Parties paying
high rate Of interest would do well 20 borrow nj
per cent. and pay on existing Mortgages. Send
full description, such number Of acres. improve
ments, insurance and as..s.~sai, .rc,sdiay Psrsoa
property. SHEPPARD q. MILLER,
10 Lexington Street,
Aug.7,'soy. Baltimore, Nd.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1881-04-02
IN OUR SILK PARLORS

we are Offering some speciai,ies in Black and Fam
cy silks. In addition 10 our Plain and Brocade
Black Silk, we call attention 10 lot Of Black Silks
81 inches widc all Pure silk. which we are selling
at - cents.
OUR STOCK OF FINE EMBRoIDERIEs
continue to attract attention and are selling fast
To Ladies who admire substantial rich Trimmings
while the wonderful variety Of new Laccs strikes
the fancy of the lovers Of elegant novelties.
We are closing out lot Of
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1881-04-02
OUR STOCK or FINE EMBROIDERTEs
REAL I.ACES!

while the wonderful variety OF new Lacce strikes
the fancy of the lovers Of elegant novelties.
We are closing out lot Of
REAL LACES!
at price, which will insure their sale in a very few
days. The new styles in Laces are various and
artistic, taxing the chooser to decide between them
and the new Neckwear. which are so stylish that
they must become feature in ladies dress just at
this seasOn when they about TO lay OF outside
Wraps.
Novelties I'm Yelling
are eagerly taken and with good results. They
are very becoming for street wear.
Our Kid Glove stock!
Undoubtedly the best in Baltimore, contains,
among others. In all new shades: Fosters Patent,
from to u Hooks Harris Seamless, In variety
the ARTHUR" buttons, for Sl.00 pair, the best
Glove In America for the price. We are Sole
Agents for this make ami guarantee every pair sold
Our importation Of
French and English Hosiery
now opened, contains some beautiful goods. We
are offering bargains In low.prieed aud medium
Hosiery.
The Sale OF Muslin Underwear
continues large heretofore, on account Of the
extreme low price for the quality. We are hlling
great many orders from distance.
I'm Our Print and Lawn Stock
We are selling n great many bargains. We arc
frequently asked, How do you get bingham so
much handsomer than other Housesl We will sell
Bleaehed and Brown cottons at lower prices than
they can be bought by the Case. Our Black
Cashmeres well known that We need only
say have all numbers In stock from c TO 81 2j
Black Henrietiss and Cuurtauld Grapes.
Es-we gave notice last week Of our Millinery
aud Ribbons. Flowers and Ornaments. Cutomers
wonder how such nice goods can be sold 80 cheap.
We sell them at small profits.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1881-04-02

SURVEYOR q CIVIL EN0INERR,
ROOMS Nos. 9 AND 7 MASONIC HALL,
Tows0NT0wN, Mn.
Specifications and Plans furnished for Bridge,
Ae. lNev. e.'sa-y.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-06-11

betsy's voice saying in his ear: ere.
nemoer your mothers last words.'' He
went forward and touched the man on
tne shoulder; when the whole scene i'm
meTu I.9, faded away, and he awoke.
Nlliiam was not accustomed to attach
lucn Importance to dreams, and seeing
sulnclent in what had occurred the pre-
vious day to account for the troubled
STATE OF his brain in the night, he soon
dismissed the subject of his dreams from
ms thoughts. An advertisement in the
local paper, however, which met his eye
~ IN 'ne course of the morning, brought it
an up again. The advertisement ran
mus S,; Wanted, a resident agent for
p mneal Splendour. Apply to Captain
A rise in tin had again taken place;
enterrprising mining men were again
looking out for suitable ventures to rec
0m on, to their clients; and once more
Wheal Splendour, after being neglected
lot twenty-five years found advocates
VINO could speak confidently of its
chances OF success with tin at sixty
pounds ton. And some gentlemen
Delng willing, and that not unreasonable,
TO believe this, a company was formed
as before to give the mine q trial.
Hence the advertisement which William
saw, and resolved to answer.
In applying for the situation, he men
toned, as a circumstance that would
stimulate him to use every exertion in
experimenting clearing the shaft, that
ne trusted to find some relic of his faith
Isl, who had been lost there twenty-five
years ago. His application was grant
ed; and William soon found himself es-
tablhhed as agent at Wheal Splendour.
In due time the adit was reached.
They had found nothing so far among
the debris in the shaft; and the young
Captain concluded that when his father
fell down, he must have dropped straight
into the water in the shaft, and have
been bone down by the falling mass.
After a careful examination of the plat,
he turned aside into the adit level; but
he had mo- gone far before he saw some
thing which made him stop short and
tremble from head to foot. 1t was his
dream come back to him There, few
feet off, wasan object that one might at
first have taken for a human being, in
exactly the same posture as the man he
had seen in his dream.
"Look!" b, exclaimed to the men be-
hind. Isn'tthat the figure of man?
1t is my dead :ather!" And beckoning
them to follow gently, he approached
the figure. 1t was like clay in appear
ance, smooth all over. Resting on a
stone and leaning forward, the general
outline of tn. head and trunk was pre-
served, and the two legs reaching to the
ground were quite distinct.
A solemn pause ensued. The men
looked at each other, but knew not what
to say. At last William stretched out
his hand and touched the figure; it i'm
mediately collapsed and fell, a little pile
of dust, at his feet. r.
And William laid his fathers dust in
his mothers grave Chambers Journal.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-06-11
A STREETCAR IDYL.

Perhaps you think I'll rant and rave like the
rest
At the wealthy folk, because they are gay
and fine.
Dye spose don't know that when we put on
our best 1852
And they their worst, they're just as sure to
outShine!
Or rather one is-you're laughing now; but
it's true, ..H l'.H .!r' ID ~.
1t does one good such pretty young things
to meet;
Put a thousand colors before me, I'd choose
the blue,
Because her eyes are so blue and so bright
and sweet.
And there's something about her walk that
thrills me, too,
As if her footsteps, like fiower-throbs,
touched my heart,
And her smile is like sunshine on clover buds
white with dew,
My shop mates tell me that everything
And that have always had notions odd and
queer.
They dub me "poet," because L make
rhymes now and then.
o heavenl if only l were, I'd not be to1l1ng
here, . So
But telling the world of her beauty with
gladstone pen.
They say she is idle Well, so is the rose; and
1s mis- wien fragrance and color the earth
They say She hates poverty, makes white
poodle her pet, '4tt
And that she's as false and cruel as angel
fair
II may be, but once in crowded car stood
Sore, tired and sad, for 1 had been ailing
She sat just before me, looking so gentle and
good
And she said, /" You must letme stand; am
young and strong"
Yes, true she did, all dressed in shining silk,
With feathers like curled mist round a
With laces like frost-worl1 and forehead as
white milk
Bright from the hem of her robe to her
pretty, dainty glove.
And with one little hand she softly pushed
me-sO;
And / sat down like sluggard in his
I'm sure tried to smile and tried to say,
But neither would come, though her voice
made my pulses leap.
I'll never forget the touch of that tiny hand
lean feel it now when l sit by myself and
And it makes me dream sometimes of that
other land,
Where we of the rougher sort may rise from
OF all these needs and breads and terrible
SINS,
To something that our lives lose as we live
to-day,
To that fine, delicate sense of grace that
clngs
Round them that seem made of q fairer,
rarer clay.
So I'll never rant and rave and go on like the
rest,
At the richer sort, because they are gay and
fine.
We show at our worst; they don't always
shew at their best;
But I've seen one angel among them that
makes all the others shine
Mary 4. DeniSon, IN Christian Union
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-06-11
Our Young Folks.
"TEE KING OF HEARTS.n
His kingdom is the nursery

His kingdom is the nursery,
And mothers lap his throne;
His subjects-all the household.
Der which he reigns alone
wee monarch of our hearts is he,
This white-robed, blue-eyed willie vice."
We speak in softest whispers
Whene'er he lies asleep, r.rI-
And at the dainty Slumberer
Take many an anxious peep;
And cen a M can hardly dare
10 brush the silken, golden hair.
And every twinkling dmple
In neck, and cheek, and chin. ...I.
Is where we snuggle kisses
And kiss them deeply in;
For loving baby so, you see,
A bundle of StgeetloUe is he.
And when our King awakens,
For his first glance we run, l.i.s
And fast the glad news travels
The monarch's nap is donev'
And on his throne he sits in state,
While loyal subjects on him wait.
No. King e'er ruled kingdom $50.
AS rules our Willie wee,
Der hearts as fond and loyal
AS ever hearts could be.
Long live our little King so fair,
With sweet blue eyes and golden hair7
Mary ID. Brine, in Youths Companion.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-06-11

-Four poor Philadelphia housewives
joined in the purchase Of whole barrel
of flour, and found it considerably
cheaper than their previous practice OF
buying few pounds at time. They
extended the plan to other supplies, and
then to additional members. Next they
hired room and woman to superin-
tend the purchases and distribution.
Fifty families now get all their groceries
through this association ut the lowest
wholesale prices.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-06-11

Miss Posigush says she should love
to be soldier-they have so many en-
gagements. She should remember that
where there are so many engagements
q fellow has to be on guard. Boston
transcript.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-06-11
T" Measuring the Baby"


Don't measure the baby! There is an
old superstition that if you do it will die
before the year is out, and it's always
best to be on the safe side. Do you see
that name written in lead pencil on the
door-casingP Well, that's where we
measured the baby. If you get down
on your knees you will be able to read,
"Jim; just so high" 1t wasn't year
ago that we all came out here, father,
mother and the girls, and got down on
the grass and stood him up there. He
was a sight to look at-an pink and
white, with the softest rings of hair, and
eyes like violets in the spring, and he'd
laugh and tumble down and we'd all
laugh and cheer him up again, and Jen-
ny laid the pencil fiat on his head, and
notched the wall, and then we wrote
that to mark the spot, but I've wished
many time since I'd never had it done.
You see we had been reading some pref
ty verses about that very thing, and it
just fitted to our baby exactly in the be-
ginning:
We measured the riotous baby
Against the cottage wall,
And the boy was just as tail.
~, :. ....l, ~, 49, no, 49,.
Inat was 50 IKE our pay! tnat ! GUY
that verse Guy anu PaS'er NJ IL III one pia nia
leaf OF the pl9 Dlole' nen oeiily saiu
there were more verses that suited him,
but after getting the full drift of the
,,t,,,, T ,,,os+ ,yiSbad ,ya hadn't eaan II
PoeGly hi'S' "i'no" "0 n''Oit H0oi ~
but L took TWO more verses ana let them
no with the others. here thew are.
81 WIZ i ' " o-0'> 49, L..
r,,-o., ,,,o,,o ,,tdo ~, ,,,,,o tors
HIS SyeS T .sti WY ~, 10 piue DeliS' H
nrt : LII H. "a, t uA,,o -, Z
9ahIa ;ttso h hnr AGAIN ear lilo milo.
Peeped out from his snowy gown.
.,,on,+ ,u,4,, .,,,,, 90 r,,.nno
am That Me vet had touch wtt of pain al
~ When June rolls round with her roses
Wen measure tne boy again.
Now. if it had stoned there. as ex.
nected IL would. ia have nothing TO
Sav there,d he another mark on the
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-06-11

"A mink has killed nearly eight hum
dred trout i'll pond in West Cumber-
land, Me-, owned by the Hon. W. L.
Prince. Mr.. Prince has killed the
mink.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-06-11
An Appeal to the Head Of the Family.

There are few women in our middle
classes who have not suffered keen
pangs of humiliation from their need of
an allowance which may permit them
to spend fifty cents or dollar upon oc-
casions when circumstances seem to
demand it. ''What do women want
with money!" a father or husband
asks, conscious of making suitable pro-
visions for their dress, lodging, susie
nance and travelling expenses. 1t is
among the many curious results of civ
ilization that the male sex may have
notwithstanding petty needs for
private expenditure, while women can
have none. 1t is the legitimate result
of this narrowness that women clutch
at the opportunity for foolish lavish,
almost wanton, spending, when they
have money in their hands 1t would
be we'll if each father of family should
think for and with his wife and daugh-
tiers in this matter of his income, and
decide what is fair and just for him to
allow them. Any woman is capable of
actual pleasure in economy and making
the most of things if she realizes that
her claims are properly apportioned in
the family estimate. M
The central station for the carrier
pigeons kept by the German Govern
ment for use in the event of war is at
Cologne, in disused monastery. The
keeper and offices are located on the
ground floor, and above is huge pigeon
cote. The birds are kept in training
by being sent on regular journeys,
short in winter. They are all reared
at Cologne, and thence dispatched to
Mayence, Strasburg and Metz. The
central station is connected with Berlin
by intermediate relays.
St. Landry democrat., 1881-07-30
The Printers Dollars.
Where are they 7

Where are they
A dollar here and a dollar there !;
scattered over the country miles and
miles apart, hsw shall they be gathered
together?
The paper man, the land lord, the
grocer, the merchant, and all assistants
to him in carrying on his business have
their demands, hardly ever SO small as
a single dollar.
The mites from here and there must
be diligently gathered and patiently
boarded, or the wherewith to discharge
the liabilities will never become suffi-
GENTLY bulky.
We imagine the printer will have to
get up an address to his widely scatter
ed dollars something like the following
"Dollars, halves, quarters, dimes; and
all manner of fractions into which you
are divided, collect yourselves and come
home. You are wanted. Combinations
of all sorts of men that help to make
the printer a proprietor gather in such
force and demand with such good reas-
ons your appearance at this Office that
nothing short of you will please them.
Collect yourselves, for valuable as you
are you will not pay the cost of collect
ing. Come here in single file, that we
may form you in battalion and send
yon forth to battle for us and vindicate
our feeble credit"
Reader, are you sure you haven't a
dollar or two of the printers dollars
sticking about your clothes if you have
order them home immediately.-[Ex.
St. Landry democrat., 1881-07-30
SHERIFF'S SALE
Of Movable Property in St
Landry Parish for State
Parish and Poll Taxes
Of 1880.

DY VIRTUE OF THE AUTHORITY VESTED
ID in me by Constitution and laws of the state
of Louisiana, will sell at the principal front
door of the courthouse in which the Civil
District Court of said parish is held, within the
legal hours for Judicial sales, beginning at II
O'Clock a. M, on SATURDAY,, the 9Th day OF
August A. D., 1881, and continuing On Monday
and each succeeding day until said sales are
completed, all movable property on which taxes
are now due to the State OF Louisiana and
parish of st. Landry, to enforce collection OF
the taxes assessed on movable property i'll the
year 1880, together with interest thereon from
the thirty first day of December. 1881, until paid
atd all coats The names Of said delinquent
Taxpayers tie anio int of taxes dye by each on
the assessment OF movable property, and the
property to be offered for sale are as follows,
tO-Wit:
Adams William Leonville; stock. Amount OF
taxes, two dollars and twelve CENTS.
Alexander, Charles Port Barry; stock. Amount
taxes, one dollar and forty eight cents.
Alexis HypOlits Prnd 'hOmme, stlck. Amount
of taxes, one dollar and sixty-fO1f cenfs.
Andre, Augustin Bayou Teche; stock. Amount
of taxes, one dollar and forty eight cents.
Arabic, Marcel Church Point; improvements,
two horses, two mares, five hogs, one sheep,
two oxen. Amount taxes three dollars ana
twenty-fOur cents.
Aucoin, Marius near Vile Plate; one horse.
Amount Of taxes, one dollar and and thirty tye
cents.
Anger, Emil Chataignier; one horse. Amount
Of taxes, one dollar and sixteen cents,
St. Landry democrat., 1881-07-30

A Fool ONCE MORE" For ten years
my wife was confined to her bed with
such complication of ailments that no
doctor could tell what was the matter or
cure her, and used up a small fortune
In humbng stuff. Six months ago saw
a u. s. flag with Hop Bitters on it, and
4 thought I would be fool once more.
1 tried it. but my folly proved to be
wisdom. Two bottles cured her, she is
now as we'll and strong as any mans
wife, and it cost me eniy two dollars.
Such folly pays II. W.. Detroit,
Mich. Free Press.
St. Landry democrat., 1881-07-30

Justice Nathan Clifford, of the United
States Supreme Court for the first judi
cial circuit, died at Corning, Maine, on
the night Of Friday July Cad. Judge
Clifford was appointed by President
Buchanan, and is the only Democrat on
the Supreme Bench except Justice Field.
The dead Judge has been in extreme i'll
health for several years, and his death
at this advanced age is doubtless q re-
lief from his sufferings.-[N. O. Times.
St. Landry democrat., 1881-07-30

s;notion. and the prospects are that the culprits
viii never be apprehended or ever known The
excitement amongst Italians has not abated
one notch, but has on the contrary increased,
particularly amongst Italians of the lower class,
Who since Expositos chances for excape have
become beautifully less, are verify verging on
madness. ExpositO was regarded as their
leader, looked upon in fact as sort OF demi-
god, and they would obey any command that
he choose to give them, regardless OF conse-
aueneea. It is even said, and believed by many,
that Exposito had already organized a band of
bandits, whose object was biaekmail, robbery
and assassination. 1t must be borne in mind
hosvever that the better class of Italians Of this
eity are morally 3 distinct set of people from
the dagoes, and that they are % anxious TO see
the laws obeyed and executed as the most
patriotic In the land. They do not coantehance
the lawiessness Of their Jess fortunate country
men, but on the contrary desire IHat IheS
should be summarily checked. meeting Oh
Italians has been called for Tuesday evening
at the same place where Labousse Tell qlctihl
TO the remoraeless vendetta. Asquad OF police
men will patrol the streets in the vicinity OF
the meeting room.
The Spanish Fort Railroad and Park having
passed into the hands OF the Northeastern
Railroad company new set OF officers and
directors have been elected to manage the
affairs of the road. The new directors OF the
Fort Railroad assert that neither money OF
| labor will be spared to still further beautify
the Fort and the Park. The directors are what
is known as leading aa4 influential citizens and
| men Of energy and enterprise. They are: j.
| M. seixas, President; Jules Aldige, F. Rickegt
| W. r. Lyman, aud u. s. Schwartz.
Sometime ago the people OF New Orleans
were startled by the announcement that the
greater portion Of the effects belonging to O
man who fell a victim to sunstroke, and who
! had no relatives in this country, had been
St. Landry democrat., 1881-07-30
NE" ORLEANS GOSSIP

ArrRAcrroSs ~ THE CRESCENT clrY-rnE
OF srr,THE LAKE-Tur .nvrsrrprs
FATE or n,.r-fArHER AND ExMIxo1o e e.. .,n
1r,,,. BEAUTIFUL G1R1-r,,n 40
1r.,, .s 'eNDE1rA-rHE prTrrs ",s 1.ss W,
ToRs-A Drp,,n, hoAD AND ITS NEW D1REc-
RENT Boov CORONER IN A light FIX
TApIs-r1,r n,,n AZ" POLICE FORCE ON THE
ERFu1 pEr,c,n "NslDE cLAIMANrs-rHE POW
THE woR,n-n ioOTRFUL A. BIS DEAD TO
2sD-p,nr p-DoFfr's REroRr-r1RE OF THE
The Goldsboro star. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1881-18??, 1881-10-01

ell q little sweet cream, or milk, il you
cannot get cream, only little, not
enough to make a sloppy sort OF
dish, but SO that there will be few
spoonfuls in the bottom Of the dish,
which every one will wish for. This,
with tender, juicy beefsteak, cooked
on wire gridiron over GOALS, a tempting
salad, good bread and butter and iced
tea, with some very light dessert, makes
q dinner for which one may be thankful.
GREEN GoosEBERRIEs FOR TARTs. FIJI
very clean, dry, wide-necked bottles
with gooseberries picked the same day,
in dry weather, and just before they
have attained their full size. Wrap o
little hay round each bottle, and then
set them up to their necks in boiler
of cold water, which should be brought
very gradually to boil a little hay must
be put in the bottom Of the boiler, and
the bottles fixed firmly. Let the fruit
simmer gently until it appears shrunken
and PERFECTLY scalded, then take out
the bottles, and fill up as many as you
can quite full with some Of the cooked
gooseberries- 1t is generally necessary
to sacrifice one Of the bottles in doing
this, taking care not to break the fruit.
Directly the bottles are full of goose
berries, pour boiling water into the
bottles up to the brims, else they will
mildew. Tie bladder over the tops i'm
mediately, and keep the bottles in dry,
cool place. When the gooseberries are
used, pour off the greater part Of the
water, and add the same sugar as for
fresh fruit, Of which they ought to have
the same flavor and appearance. Pre-
pared in this way, gooseberries are per-
fectly wholesome, and will keep until
the fruit comes in again.