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The Baltimore County union., 1883-01-27
ABsuRpITIEs OF MEMS aARB.
why the Modern Coat, Trousers and Hat
are Barbarous Affairs.

FrOm hs BosiOa Herald.
"Knee-breeches are coming into use
in Boston," said a fashionable Blank
street tailor.
"For everyday wearl"
"No, not yet but that will come
soon enough. mean evening parties.
am making pair Of knee breeches for
young man to wear out evenings when
he goes in full dress. Several Of our
'toniest' yonng men are wearing them
al dinners and at parties. In New York
number Of young men moving in the
best circles have resolved to wear knee.
breeches with full dress"
"One result Of Oscar Wilde's exam
pie and preaching, suppose 2" ventur-
ed the inquiring newspaper man.
"Oh, no; Wilde didn't start it,
Haven't you heard Of Gotch1 Don't
you know that Gotch says that men are
comfortably and conveniently dressed,
but that beauty IS conspicuously absent
in their attirel"
|, appears that this rival of Oscar has
put his ideas regarding mems dress into
print. Trousers are not economical,
inasmuch as they get baggy at the knee
long before they are worn out, and they
are always getting dirty at the ankles.
They are not specially adapted either
for cold or for wet. On wet day il is
the part from the knee downward that
catches the rain and necessita,es the
changing oil the whole garment. In
deed, it is the way in which they ignore
the knee-joint which renders trousers so
practically Objectionable. II is at this
joint they drag and not only spoil their
own shape, but inhict sense OF tight
ness over the whole body by means Of
the braces.
Why are buttons placed on the back
OF coat? Mr.. Goich remarks that the
tailors say that they are there to "mark
the waist" But why should the waist
be markedi As matter Of fact, the
only reason for the existence Of these
two buttons is that they are a survival
from the time when they were Of use,
when men bu,toned back the long flaps
OF their coats in order to walk more
freely, or found them useful in sustain
ing the sword belt We have no flaps
now; we wear no swords now then why
keep the buttons? Another rudimenta.
ry organ may be found at the end Of the
sleeve. There is always a cuff marked,
generally by a double row OF stitches,
which perfurms no useful service, unless
it be TO remind US that our grandfathers
had facings TO their sleeves, and that the
little buttons which still appear at the
end were Of real use when the sleeve
was tight at the wrist. Another inevi-
table feature OF the coat is the collar
In old times this collar was of some SER
vice it was large and turned up well
in inclement weather; in order to allow
OF its buttoning properly around the
neck anick was necessary. But, though
we hardly ever think Of turning up an
ordinary coat collar and find it Of little
use il we do. We still preserve both il
and the nick as survivals. The stove
pipe hat too is only the carcase on which
our ancestors were wont to display rib
bons and knots and other gauds. In
itself it is both ugly and uncomfortable.
Then We wear absurd neckties that do
not tie and pins that do not pin.
The Baltimore County union., 1883-01-27

sS-Some people, ignorant Of what
good editing is, imagine the getting up
Of selected matter to be the easiest work
in the world to do, whereas it is the
incest work done on any paper. II they
see the editor with scissors in his hand,
they are sure TO say: "Eh, that's the
way you get up original matter, eh p
accompanying their new and witty ques'
ton with an idiotic wink or smile. The
facts are that the interest, the variety,
and the usefulness Of paper depend in
no small degree upon the selected mat
ter, and few men arc capable of the po
sition who would not themselves be able
to write many of the articles they select
A sensible editor desires considerable
selected matter, because he knows that
one mind cannot make so good papel
as FIVE or six.
The Baltimore County union., 1883-01-27

Little All Sid
Was Christian kna--
A cute little euss, you'd declare
With eyes full Of fun
And nose that begun
Right up at the roots Of his hair.
jolly and fat
Was this froliesome brat,
As he played through the long summer day,
And braided his cue
AZ his father used 10
In Chinaiand far, far away.
Once Ger lawn
That All Sid played upon
A bumble.tee new in the spring.
"Meliean buttleayr'
Said he. with winking eye.
"Me eatchee and pull Of um wing"
Then With his cap
lie struck II q rap
This innocent humble. bee-
And put its remains
In the seat Of bis jeans;
For pocket there had the chinee.
Down on the green
Sat the little sardine
In = style that was strangely demure,
And said with grin
That was brsmful Of ain,
"Ms mashss IN butsisay sure"
Little All Sid
Was OILY a hid.
Nor could you expect him TO guess
What kind Of bug
lie was holding 80 snug
In the folds Of his loose-ftting dress.
"Ki.ya, Ki-yip-ye"
All Sid cried, as he
Rose hurriedly up from that spot.
"ka-yi! Yuk-a-kan!
Dam nm Mclean man
I'm buttieay belly much hot. :"
-!SaH FraHeisco Wasp.
The Baltimore County union., 1883-01-27
THE USE OF BANK CHECKS.

In the reign of William, old men were
still living who could remember the
days when there was not single banking
house in the city of London. So late
as the time OF the Restoration every
trader had his own strong box in his own
house, and when an acceptance was pre-
sented TO him, told down the crowns and
caroluses on his own counter.
But the increase of wealth had pro.
duced its natural effect, the subdivision
Of labor. Before the end OF the reign
of Charles the Second, 4 new mode OF
paying and receiving money had come
into fashion among the merchants of the
capital. A class of agents arose whose
Office was to keep the cash of the CON-
mercial house.
This new branch of business naturally
fell into the hands OF the goldsmiths,
who were accustomed to traffic largely
in precious metals, and who had vaults
in which great masses Of bullion could
lie secure from fire and from robbers.
II was at the shops OF the goldsmiths oi
Lombard street that all the payments in
coin were made. Other traders gave
and received nothing but paper.
This great change did not take place
without much opposition and clamor.
Old-fashioned merchants complained
bitterly that class Of men who, thirty
years before, had confined themselves TO
the proper functions and had made a
fair profit by embossing silver bowls and
chargers, by setting jewels for fine ladies,
and by selling pistols and dollars to gen
tlemen setting out for the Continent,
had become the treasurers, and were
fast becoming the masters Of the whole
city. These usurcrs, it was said played
at hazard with what had been earned by
the industry and boarded by the thrift
Of other men. II the dice turned up
we'll the knave who kept the cash be-
came an alderman il they turned up i'll
the dupe who furnished the cash became
a bankrupt.
On the other side, the convenienceS
OF the modern practice were set forth in
animated language. The new system,
il was said, saved both labor and money
Two clerks seated in one counting-house
did what, under the old system, mus
have been done by twenty clerks ir
twenty different establishments. Agold
smiths note might be transferred ter
times in a morning, and thus hundred
guineas, locked in his safe close to thu
Exchange, did what would formerly hav'
required thousand guineas, dispersed
through many tills, some on Ludgat'
Hill, some in Austin Friars, and SOM
in Tower street.-Ccar0Lier Kaox.
The Baltimore County union., 1883-01-27
THE MocKERY OF MOURNING

.JaHiH., ~ Nsr York Tims..
The custom OF putting on mourning
for the dead has been obsolete in England
for some years among the higher classes,
and is gradually becoming so here.
There is no reason why il should not
be. Il often entails expense upon fam.
lilies that can i'll afford it, is costly,
unbecoming and unhealthful. Not one
woman in thousand looks well in IL.
have seen a beautiful woman look
piquant in a widows cap, but the recol-
lection that her attractiveness was born
OF the grave, that she was making cap
ital from 4 corpse around whose neck
her arms had often clung, turned admira-
ton into another feeling.
Its advocates insist that il is "mark
Of respect" But would not "respect"
he shown Ini.e as well ny wiihdrawing
from the public gaze, instead OF inviting
it at such a time1 The fact that the
most intense care is taken that this
"mark of respect" shall always be in the
style Of highest fashion somewhat stag
gers the conviction that sorrow alone
fills our hearts, even in the first agony
Of bereavement. We "bury our dead
out Of sight," but not in the abomina-
ton Of Grape and bombazine. We lay
them away in white robes and with the
soft benson Of flowers, for we would
have the last look linger with us an ever
pleasant memory, and in ''white robes"
we hope to meet them again beyond the
stars. II is time that this Haunted ad-
vertisement Of sorrow, this compulsory
demand for street sympathy, this sense.
less obtrusion Of aghoul like caste should
take its place with the fashion Of drown
ing witches, and the belief that Gehen-
ma is paved with the skulls ofunbaptized
| infants.
The Baltimore County union., 1883-01-27
LET HER WHISTLE |

What 10 . girl whistle?
'Twon't make your hair bristie
Or scratch like = thistle.
A whistling lassie
Neel not be sassy.
Or vulgar, or brassy.
No psalm or epistle
Has thrown the first missile
Al women who whistle.
lis quite as becoming
As singing or humming.
Or playing or strumming.
lie jus, philosophic.
o men. on this topic;
No; nisogynistic,
Nor grumpy nor mystic.
-Neic York .Saa.
The Baltimore County union., 1883-01-27

s0rThe world usually pushes man
the way he makes up his mind to 60.
II going up, they push him up; if going
down theypush him characterization,
however, making the speed greater on
the decline.
The Baltimore County union., 1883-01-27

p0-A German shoemaker, having
made pair Of boots for a gentleman Of
whose financial integrity he had con.
siderable doubt, made the following
reply to him when he called for the
articles: "Der boots ish not quite done
but der beel ish made oudt."
The Baltimore County union., 1883-01-27

p0-"Ah i'' moaned a widow recent
ly bereaved, "what a misfortune
know what kind of a husband ] have
lost, but how can know what kind OF
a husband his successor will be?"
The Baltimore County union., 1883-01-27

b@-"There COOS nice lady" eyes,
she seems to be so modest and quiet"
"She is that and she's just the kind
I'd like to have for wife," elbows
that 2" "why, they say she goes to
bed regularly every night at 9 o'clock
and sleepsuntil her husband gets home.
"Is il possible1 Why that's remark
able. She Is unlike any other woman !
ever knew or heard Of" "Oh, don't
know-you see she sleeps before he gets
home so she can lecture him the balance
Of the night"
The Baltimore County union., 1883-01-27

D0-A German was lately married
says: ''It vas easier for a needle to
walk out Of camel's eye than for man
TO get der lasht word NIT voomans."
The Baltimore County union., 1883-01-27

n0-'I die content" said the hy in
the bakers dough. Somebody will
take me for a currant."
The Baltimore County union., 1883-01-27
nR. l.. J. PEARCE

nR. l.. J. PEARCE
Would respectfully inform his friends and the pub
lie that he has removed his Dental 0fices and
Laboratory from No. 1876 PennsylyaniA Avenue TO
$50 Pennsylvania Avenue,
BErwEES HovrNAS Ann DoLrnIS STREETS,
BALTIMORE,
whore he Is fully prepared, with the most recent
appliances. to practice all branches of the Dental
Profession. lie will exert himself TO please all his
patrons. and by special effort will endeavor TO Sc
cure the most comfort possible TO those who must
have teeth extracted BY insurng such an absolute
ly painless operation. through the use Of Nitrous
Oxide Gas. This will be perfectly pure and fresh
at every administration and Is generated In the
latest and most approved apparatus Of the period
The instrument 10 the only one in the State Of
Maryland aud one OF the few in the United States
OF course. gas inhaled from such an apparatus 10
a. pure the air breathe and 10 entirely harm.
lees, therefore any one wishing to secure the ab-
solutsly painless extraction Of their teeth or having
any kind Of Dental work TO be done can be accom-.
modated BY visiting the Dental Rooms Of
DIR. l.. j. PEARCE,
$50 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE,
Between Dolphin and Hoffman Streets. Baltimore.
Jan.is,'s3y.
The Baltimore County union., 1883-01-27
ESTABLISHED 1866.
DR.. ]. O. MOYSTON'S
DENTAL PLACE,
ass w. Fayette street,
Near Paca Street, BALTIMORE. Mn.

NoaF PAcA Street, BALTIMUKE, ND.
Full Sets Teeth from IS to $50.
ps oS;s s and broken .'s from 81 ss
Silver fllings from 81 TO 81.
Teeth extracted ABSOLUTELY without pain by the
use Of nitrous oxide gas.
All work guaranteed. Those In need of hrst-
class dentistry, At moderate rates. will do we'll to
call. 0fhee hours-sA. NJ. to 9 7. NJ tMch.lly.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1883-05-30
"Blundering IegislatiOn.v

Under the above title the Free Press
makes savage and unreasonable onslaught
upon the legislature for its action upon the
tax law at the late session. For some rea-
son our sleepy contemporary by the lake has
never been quite satisfied with the doings
of the present legislature. Periodically it
opens its eyes and shakes off its drowsy
slumbers to blurt out some fresh maledic.
ton for some alleged sin of omission or of
commission which has been forced upon its
attention. The repeal of that section of the
Revised Laws requiring town and city clerks
annually to return abstracts of the grand
list to the office of the secretary of state, is
what now arouses the ire of the inventor of
the "seoret session roorbach. The section
repealed was part of the pernicious equal.
izing system all of which was wiped out by
various sections of the " act to provide
revenue for the payment of state expenses"
There was no greater need of its retention
than of any other spoke in that clumsy,
crooked running wheel. Its repeal was
no act of " blundering;" nor can the sim.
pie fact that the Free Press did not know
it had been repealed make 1t such an act.
The repeal is plainly stated in section forty
one OF the revenue act, and was apparent to
all who read and understand the laws. For
statistical purposes the retention of this Sec
ton may have been desirable, but it in no
wise affects the vitality or the efficacy of
the tax law. In its screech against the leg
islature for alleged laundering in this partic-
ular and in Its forecasting Of direful conse-
quences to the cause of equal taxation the
Free Press only makes itself very ridiculous.
The old method of levying the state tax was
the one great obstacle TO equal taxation.
That out OF the way, it was reasonably
maintained that the taxpayers of each town
could be safely relied upon to see that tax
able property went into the list. And this
expectation seems to have been measurably
realized in the result of the recent list-taking.
Notwithstanding future lack OF returns to
the secretary and the wall Of the Free Press
that everything is at sea and no one can
form the remotest idea as TO whether or not
the law is still In successful working order"
somehow 1t has got abroad, just as it always
has done, what the listers of the variou as
towns have been doing. The law has man
aged to maintain lusty existence in spite
Of the emasculation which exists only in the
panic-stricken brain Of the Free Press. In
previous years, just as will be the case
this year, the secretary's tabulated state
ment from returns, made TO him not before
July l, have all been anticipated by many
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1883-05-30

WARRRS.-Rev. j. B. Whitney went to Gran
vile, May 18TH to attend the funeral services OF
MIS-, Hobart, whose remains were brought to
Warren for interment. Rev. Mr.. Bergin de.
livered An interesting temperance lecture at the
church Sunday evening. Rev J. W. Bergin OF
Starksboro preached a most excellent sermon
here last Sunday, 1t being memorial sevice
Nineteen soldiers were present, most OF them
members OF the post. After the sermon, DR.. L.
W. slayton, in a few appropriate and well-chosen
words, presented TO Commander James Eldridge,
for the post, beautiful flag. The flag was a
present from Mrs. L. A. Edridge, mother OF
Joseph Eldridge for whom the post was named
With deep feeling Captain Eldridge responded in
behalf OF the members Of the post. :. Barton
Billings, Of whom mention was made last week,
was taken TO Brattleboro last Saturday. Much
sympathy Is felt for him and his speedy recovery
Is hoped for. DIR. N. w. Gilbert from North
field, Is stopping In town at present :. Mr.. John
Rice OF Massachusetts, came 10 town last Friday
to visit his aged mother and other friends. :.
There was quite an accident on east hill few
days ago. William Harmon, with his uncle and
hired man were riding along, when, upon turning
out In meeting lady, the wagon was overturned
and badly broken. The horse got away and ran
for home. Fortunately the men were not much
injured. Last Saturday Mr.. Wilson OF West
Randolph, came to our village and bought four
nice horses.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1883-05-30

RoxBURy.-The steam mill caught Ere again
last Saturday, but it was eItinguished before
any damage was done. Friday last seems to
have been the day set apart for runaways, DR..
Fisk's horse running from near George Races to
the village, completely demolishing the wagon
and harness The doctor was slightly bruised
q. W. Circuits colt also ran, creating quite a
disturbance, but not doing much damage.
A hearing was had last Wednesday and Thursday
before county court commissioners. J. H. Senter
OF Warren, c. A. Tracy of Mortified and A. J.
Boyce Of Roxbury in the matter of Hutchinson
U.s. Hutchinson, petition for partition OF real
estate OF the estate Of Sewell Hutcbinson,
late OF Roxbury, sixty-two acres Of land were set
off, undivided, to three sons and one daughter.
About twenty acres Of this is woodland near VIII
lam's steam mill in Brookfeld which has be-
come quite valuable on account OF its proximity
to the mill. As the parties could not agree on a
division or sale OF the property, A, ]. Hutchin-
son OF Mortified brought the petition. We'd
nesday was spent In an examination OF the prop
erty which the commissioners found 1t impracti-
cable to divide and finally by agreement of the
parties reported that 1t had better be sold and in
accordance with this report the court has ordered
a sale, which will be proceeded with forthwith.
The value of the property Is about 81. 900 Frank
Pumley was counsel for the petitioner and Zed s.
Stanton for the petitionees
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1883-05-30

FAYsToN.-The sensation for the week in South
Fayston was dog affair. 1t appears from eyl.
dence that dog owned by Tim Chase had bitten
Alfred, son OF John Stuart Stuart said he
would kill the dog but Tim, fearing that he
would do so, sold the dog to Robert Fulton fol
one dollar and fifty cents. John went out to Mr.
Fulton's In search Of the dog, but Fulton would
not allow him to shoot the dog In his possession
but said that he would return him to Chase and
then he might kill him. Accordingly both parties
started for Chases house. but as Mr.. Chase was
not at home. they went In search Of Mrs Chase,
who was reported TO be at the house OF Rev. J. +,
Buzzell, Succeeding in finding Mrs. Chase,
Fulton formally delivered the dog to her. During
this time the dog was trying TO take care OF him
sell and got away from all parties. Stuart who
WAS getting sick Of such proceedings, finding the
dog In the house Of Levi Belts, proceeded TO en-
ecnte vengeance on him and shot him as he was
going out Of the door The result OF the affair Is
that stuart was fined ten dollars and costs Tor II r
ing revolver In Mr.. Belts house, and Tim Is
now In search OF lawyer 10 sue Stuart for 800,
which he alleges to be the true value OF the dog.
Mr.. fnlton's loss Is one dollar and fifty cents. .
The school in district No. 3 Is closed for one week
on account OF the measles. The dwelling house
OF Thomas Neill was burned last Wednesday, to-
gether with nearly all the furniture $40 In money
and check for $50 Loss, 81, 900; insurance,
5000
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1883-05-30

weeks, 30 that when the statement has
appeared IL has had so little general interest
that few papers have cared to publish It,
The matter is one, as things now are, en-
tirely Of secondary Importance. The Free
Press should cheer up, wipe its weeping
eyes, and when the time comes round again
1t will hardly pay to call an extra session
we will all take hold and get the sub
stance of the section restored, in the inter
eat of statistical information.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1883-05-30

EAST MosrPELIFR.-School commences In the
Cutler district next Monday, with Miss Twombly
as teacher. Mr. Howard Slade has been spend
ing few days with friends in the vicinity OF his
old home. Norman Goodwin Is on visit L
New York city. Miss Mary Lamson has re-
ceived intelligence from New Hampshire of tht
death oil her sister Eliza. j. X Young has sold
his horse TO Mr.. Walker Of the firm OF Clark &
Walker 1t goes to take the place OF horse
Walker lost few days ago by having its leg
broken while narrowing, Last week Ira Dodge
killed another OF those nine months old pigs men
toned two weeks ago. This one weighed three
hundred and forty-seyen pounds. Bad cold.
are quite prevalent and II is no common cold u
they We have our full quota Of maid
ladies, and think that the young men OF the past
who RETAINED from marrying because they
couldn't afford It," must have been mistaken
Last winter we found one OF these prudent an.
cient maidens with an old hen In the kitchen. II
was lame and blind but by extra care she hoped
to get 1t through Its fifteenth winter. And now
we hear OF another who has turned step-mother
TO five forsaken pigs =. Mrs 0ramel Steward has
the neuralgia. Mrs Dingwall has returned 70
her home In Morristown. The bob o-links
came In full force two weeks ago, and we thought
the time for the migration OF birds was past, 80
II gives us unexpected pleasure TO announce the
arrival OF little Sparrow that came to a hitherto
childless home-nest last Thursday for Mr.. and
Mrs. Hiram Sparrow celebrated Queen Victoria I
birthday by presenting Hiram Il. Templeton with
granddaughter.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1883-05-30

HARDwIoK. George A. Badger Is keeping
about two hundred hens, and has contracts for
his eggs for the season at twenty.one cents.
Ira Batchelder, owner Of the hotel at this place,
but at present resident OF Lexington, Mas sachu-
sets, is expected here soon, TO make some needed
repairs and improvements upon the hotel build
ings, Prominent among the improvements will
be tin roof on the main building. The old one,
though but seven years old, IL badly decayed and
leaks In many places, damaging the inside finish
80. George b. Kent, our enterprising merchant,
has purchased some real estate at Magog, Prov
ince OF Quebec, and intends going there to reside
early In June. His brother Frank Is expected to
attend to the merchants business here, unless 1t
Is otherwise disposed of before he goes away.
Swerdfeger, the miller, Is going to erect build
ing at the east end Of his mill to use principally
"a a storehoure,.. Tucker s. Bridgman have
nearly completed saving logs at the Maekyille
mill. Dressing and shipping will soon begin. -.
Plum blossoms first appeared Saturday the Goth,
five days earlier than In 1882 The town au-
thorites are making their first effort this year,
to enforce the law authorizing and requiring the
destruction OF unlicensed dogs, and q warrant for
that purpose has been placed In the constabe's
hands. Number OF dogs returned by the listers,
ffty-two; whole number licensed, thirty.four
Trade In dogs Ii quite brisk. e. George Perkins
has purchased the farm near South Walden
owned by Rev. Lyman Damon, and entered into
possession OF the same. X. q. Kimball made
his first shipment OF live hogs from this station on
Monday. We understand that six cents per
pound was paid for the best.