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The Baltimore County union., 1883-01-13
VALUE OF PUNCTUALITY.

One cannot begin too early in life to
discipline himself to habits OF the most
exacting punctuality in keeping every
engagement and the performance OF
every service, be it little or great. Great
men in all ages have been noted for
punctualiiy. They believe an act to be
we'll done must be done promptly
Napoleon used to insist on absolute
promptncss with his marshals, saying:
"lou may ask anything of me but
time"
Washington was punctilious in exact
ing promptness from all his officers
On one occasion, when visiting Boston.
the column was ordered TO move At six
O'Clock in the morning. Washington
was present before the time, but the
marshal Of the day, supposing that the
hour was too early TO start, was tardy in
appearing. Washington looked at his
watch nervously, waited 4 moment or
two after six, and then ordered the COL
umn to move. Some time after the
marshal rode furiously to the front,
making many apologies for the delay.
Washington replied, pleasantly:
at is our custom to ask, not il the
leader. bu, il the hour has come"
John Quincy Adams, in his long SER
vice in Congress, was never known to
be late. One day the clock struck and
4 member said to the Speaker "lt's
time TO call the House to order"
"No," said the Speaker, "Mr. Adams
is not in his seat yet."
At this momcn, Mr.. Adams appeared.
He was punctual, hut the clock was three
minutes fast.
The Baltimore County union., 1883-01-13
uow TO WASH A BABY.
Miss Mary Hobart's Lecture, With q 1.-Two
Baby as IN Illustration.
From iks Chicago Herald.

From he Chicago Herald.
Thirty women listened for 90 minutes
short time ago, in the franklin In &.
stitute, Philadelphia, to Miss Mary Ho-
bart, who told them "How to Wash aud
Dress Baby" The lecture was H.
lustrated. The illustration was kindly
furnished by a young mother in the
audience. 1t had red face, very bright
eyes, 4 wee bit of nose and a voice.
The lecturer, a fresh-faced, handsome
woman, began by explaining how to
wash and dress newly born infant with
eutdrowning itin basin or causing il to
burst by tight bandaging. "White
Castillo soap is the proper thing to wash a
babe with, said she, "and the water
should be At temperature Of 100. The
babe should rot be washed little at n
time. Its head, face and ears should be
attended TO first, and then the entire body
s.uld be immersed in the water"
1TiilustratiUIi vas placed in a deep
basin filed with water, and the illustra-
tion nunifested its disapprobation by a
howl. ain drying the child" CON
iinucd Miss Hobart, as she lifted the
squalliig bit OF humanity out Of the
bath, 'ilo not rub the child much, but
pat it arcfully until dry. Rub its back
il you ike-that plcaScs babe. Then
powde il with starch or Bermuda arrow
root" and the squallcr was literally
bcspriIklcd with white POWDER
"Somo mothers" said the lecturer. Gin
drying 4 child's ear, dig it out this
way" The illustration blinked its eyes,
puckcHd up its mouth, and let out 4
wild ydl. "Usc soft, rag, wound around
the little finger" and, As the action was
suited to the word, the illustration
crowei gratefully. "ln dressing," went
on the speaker, "thc bandages should
be loo.e enough to slip two fingers under
neaih," aad As the babe was deftly
turned on its stomach it grunted a
satisfied grunt. Then came the ticklish
operation Of pinning the band. Miss
Hobart showed how TO do it without
sticking the pin more than a sixteenth
OF an inch into the baby's back, 4 pro-
ccedng, she said, that nearly all infants
objected TO. The lecturer advised that
where it was practicable and could be
done properly the broad linen straps
should be sewcd and not pinned. "ln
putting on the babes socks" continued
the pro ten. mother, cleverly thrus.
ting a little pink foot into It's woolIy
covering, "bc careful abou, tootsey-
wooiscy's little toes. Il don't like C
little toes all turned up, do 'c?" and the
illustration lifted up its voice and howl
cd denial.
Miss Hobart then took 4 small piece
Of soft rag and washed out the child's
mouth, something, she said, that should
be done after each meal. General adj
vice was then given on keeping the baby
away from a strong light; how to handle
it properly, and how to soothe it to
sleep when fretful. The lecture was
co.Slnded by practical illustration,
showing how to change the bed clothing
expcditiously and without discomfort
to the mother. The babe, comfortably
dressed and Growing with delight, was
handed back to its mother, and the audi
cucc dispersed.
The Baltimore County union., 1883-01-13
THE sNoB FAMILY RusrrcATINo.


Mr.. and Mrs. Snob and the little
Snobs must have fresh air and recreation
out of town. II is sometimes their
pleasure to show their fine clothes and
diamonds at costly hotel. But there
are times when Mr.. Snob wants TO
economic. He reflects that il he goes
with his family to lesser boarding
house there is no law preventing them
from sitting on the portico Of the big
hotel, airing their style and picking
their teeth as il they regularly paid their
their bills to the diamond-mounted hotel
clerk. To pick the teeth in public is an
uncouth and ungentlcmanly trick, b I
Snob docs it in sight of all men, and is
deeply conscious Of his importance while
he docs so. As he walks the halls of the
popular hotel or lounges in its office or
bar room, he congra,ulateS himself that
he is putting on considerable style at
small expense.
When Mr.. Snob minglcs with his fel-
low-boarders at the less prctentious hos
telry he carries with him the air Of one
who belongs at a much more stylish place.
He looks down on the rest OF the COM
pany as Of very little account. |, is for
him and his party that the house is
managed and for their comfort and en-
joyment that the boats, the croquet sets,
the best chairs and the choicest corners
ofthe porticoes are created. His fam
lily assert their superiority over the others
by gathering themselves into 4 little
group and refusing 10 associate with any,
body else. From behind the barricade
OF their own self-importancc they shoot
out the cnvenomed tongue of criticism
against the raiment, the habits and the
gencalogy of those whom they dis
like. At table they whisper severe re-
marks about Others and show by the
up,urned nose, the winking eye or the
pouting lip that they are taking note Of
the sayings and doings of those who,
instead of being made ike themselves,
OF porcelain, arc made of ordinary clay.
When Sno5 and his family go home
there is sense OF relief at the boarding
house. The rest OF the boardcrs CRATE
fully realize tha, they are no longer the
subjects of inspection or the victims OF
favorable criticism. They can wear
what they please, without being annoy
cd by having it intima,ed tina, the goods
with which Mr.. Snob has provided his
family are more costly or in better style.
They can eat their meals in peace, with.
out worrying over the probability that
the Snobs will take away their appetites
by saying or doing something unplcas-
ant. The servants are glad, for the
SnobS are difficult people to wait on,
and are always complaining about some
thing or other. Yet the family will al
ways be more or less present at summer
resorts. Their presence mus, be endur-
cd, like that of the mosquitoes.
The Baltimore County union., 1883-01-13
NIGHT-sHIRTS THE CAUSE OF BALD.
NESS AMONG MEN.
F,oa, tie Barii"y'oa Ha~keye.

froa' tie Bariiayioa Ha"ksye.
We cannot cure badness, as bald head
is beyond help, but il those who have
hair and desire TO retain it will follow
our advice they need never show a clear
ing on the top OF their head. The cause
of badness is the habit men have OF
pulling their shirts and night.shiris over
their heads. There are some who will
laugh at this idea, but i, is not intended
that they should, rs this is not a funny
article. This is business. The pulling
OF shirt or night-shirt OFF over the head
causes friction on the scalp, which in
time sears the roots of the hair, and
leaves barren plain, 4 Sahara, forever
after. Suppose the night-shirt comes
TO mans feet, there is from five to six
feet of tail to be drawn over the tender
hair, which, kept up for a series Of years,
would wear OH; any head Of hair. Add
to this the friction from taking Off the
shirt, and then the natural scratching
of the head for ideas, etc, and the hair
has no rest, and the wonder is thai there
is a man left who has spear Of hair on
his head. Now the preventive is for
men to walk out oftheir night-shirts the
front way. Women are never bald, and
some sneering men account for the fact
by claiming that women do not have
brain enough to become bald. This is
campaign lie. Women have more
brain and better quality than any bald
headed man on earth. But they do not
wear their hair off by pulling their gar
ments over their head. They open the
storm door Of garments, and walk out
into the light Of day, and never disturb
hair. This We state upon information
and belief, and If VIC are wrong we can
easily be corrected. 1t is alleged tina,
they get out of their dry goods different
from men, and thereby make a great
saving in hair. Taking all the facts
there is only one sensible way for men
who desire to retain their hair, and that
is to break off the destructive habit oI
pulling their garments off over thciI
heads. They may have to be instruct
cd in the best manner Of getting out oI
4 night-shirt without using the head fol
a pivot, but that can be arranged. Let
societies be formed, classes, il you please,
and secure a teacher to illustrate how to
take of a night-shirt the front way. II
our discovery is acted upon bald headee
men will be unknown in the next gen
Grafton.
The Baltimore County union., 1883-01-13
NATURAL APTITUDE.

"You can't make whistle out of 4
dogs tail, ," is homely but forcible hon.
lily. No more can you teach one with
out aptitude any specially No one who
is color-blind can become an artist,
neither can one who has not the intel
lectual qualifications be successful in
professional life. Special ability is re-
quisi,c for success in different avoca-
tions. There is no satisfaction in put
ting square pegs in round holes. Edi-
son, wonderful in the world OF science
and invention, would have made, il is
TO be apprehended, poor lawyer. Eli
Perkins, as far as regards character for
veracity, could never have initiated the
immortal Washington. One great draw
back to success is that persons do not Sc
lect the calling for which they have a
special aptitude. Men are working as
machinists and carpenters who can never
learn TO make valve or fit joint; they
might have become good phycisians or
successful theologians, while some who
are vainly endeavoring to ill these posi-
tions might have made good artisans. -
Farmers fail and statesmen fail because
they are in each o,her'splaces. Parents
make great mistake in forcing their
children to adopt pursuit or avocation
without ascer,aining whether they have
a natural bent in that direction; conse-
quently the world is filled with misad-
jusiments. There is need OF learning
the natural aptitude of child, and of
giving him a chance to make the most of
himself by rudimen,ary training and
the boon OF right start in life. Prop
erly set in the right direction, future
success is easy. One need not run in
The Baltimore County union., 1883-01-13
FASHIONABLE MALARIA.

II is wonderful how the malaria is on
the increase in our climate. II has posi-
lively become fashionable ailment. II
young lady sits out under the trees till
midnight with nothing on her head, or
dances till daylight after ay'sshopping
or dressmaking, she is sure to have an
attack Of malaria. Ifa man spends two
thirds ofa night in dissipating with boon
companions, he is sure to have an at
tack of malaria next day. II man in
terviews the bar dozen times in the day,
and has seance with champagne or
brandy punch in the evening, he COM
plains Of malaria for a week, and feels il
in all his bones. The woman who shuts
herself into close rooms, eats rich food,
gets excited over her cook and dress
maker, goes out half dressed to a party
in the evening, to come home utterly
prostrated by strain which would use
up day laborer, is sure that malaria is
killing her, and insists that she must
move or break up housekeeping altogeth
er. A dozen ladies who meet at the sew
ing circle, dissect the characters in the
neighborhood, stuff themselves with
green tea, and the scandals each has
carefully preserved for a month to have
fresh for the occasion, are quite sick Of
the terrible sewer gas or the fatal miasma
of that particular locality the next
day. a child is badly fed and only half
clothed, and KEEP, out OF the air like a
wax image until he becomes too feeble
to stand a strong Whit oi air, and then
malaria takes him off. Malaria, in fact,
is the popular stalking horse, we mount
il on all occasions. But are we sure
that we call all things by their right
names? flour habits were changed would
malaria be as prevalent?
The Baltimore County union., 1883-01-13
FoR "TnE uNIoS."

BALTIMORE, Jan. slh, 1855.
Me'srs. Editors :-will you not favor an old
friend and occasional contributor by giving place
in your columns to the two pieces Of verse herr.
with enclosed! ! know no, to whom they ove
their paternity. but think them pretty and feel
that they will give pleasure to sOmo of your many
readers. feel less hesitation in askiag this sac.
riGce Of your valuable space, since my own modest
rhymes Of lew weeks since were made TO give tho
place Of "aends" muitoring down the chimney TO
"friends" engaged in such unhailowed proceedings.
The devil evidently had hand amongst your
types. You should watch him.
Faithfully, CnEsArEAKE.
The Baltimore County union., 1883-01-13
AGREEABLE MEALS.

Everybody knows that food diges; is
better when in agreeable company. 1t
was something more than pleasantly
which made a friend remark that he
could not have his wife and child pass
the summer vacation away from him, As
il gave him the dyspepsia. The poor
child who comes 10 grief at the table,
and is sent away from il with his dinner
half eaten, and who suffers the whole
afternoon with an undigested lump of
food in his stomach, is to be pi,ied, and
it is 4 wise plan TO explain to children
that in this way they will be punished
for bad conduct At the table.
II follows, then, that pleasant surprises
in the way Of preparing favorite dishes,
that good taste and painstaking in ar
ranging all the appointments of table
and dining room rise above a mere
minis,ering TO the animal existence, and
effect the fine issues Of life. Good be-
havior and cheerfulness ought to accom-
pany each meal as naturally and un-
waveringly as bread and butter. The
happy laughter which distrrbs the nerv-
Gus force, and calls the blood from the
brain, allowing the stomach to get its
share, should be heard more frequently
At our tables. No one should feel at lib.
crty to say one word that is not kind and
Thoughtful, any more than he would 60
without a sufficicn; quantity of food
These facts need more careful considera-
tion than they have usually received.
The Baltimore County union., 1883-01-13

pY-This is the common-sense way in
which the Hackensack RepH6lifan puts
it: "Do the city papers give you home
newsa Do they contain notices Of your
schools, churches, meetings, improve
ments and hundreds Of other things OF
interest which the local paper publishes
without pay9 Do they say word cal
culated to draw attention to your town
and aid in the progress and enterprise
Of your immediate vicinityl Answer
these questions, and then determine for
yourself whether the city or the local
paper is deserving Of your support first
Of all.
The Baltimore County union., 1883-01-13
THE AGES OF PRESIDENTS.

The occurrence Of President Arthur's ;
birth. day on the 9th of December sug-
gests 4 glance at the ages of the other
twenty Presidents. Death has made
four Presidents, John Tyler in 1871,
when he was 81; Millard Fillmore in
1850, when he was so; Andrew John
son in 1868, when he was 81. and Ches-
ter \. Arthur in 1881, when he was 81.
or the four Presidents who have died
in Office Garfield was the youngcs; when
inauguratcd, being but 81; Harrison
died month after his Inauguration in
1889, at 90, and Lincoln four years and
little more than month after his first
Inauguration in 1901, at SO. II is in
te-es;ing to notice while Lincoln and
Garfield died mos; tragic deaths, Prcsi-
dent Harrison's death was the result of
4 cold he caught while going TO market,
and Gen. Taylor's the result OF eating
cherries and drinking cold milk after
sitting in the hot sun an hour during
the Fourth of July exercises at the
Washington monument.
Washington was 5S when first inaug
uraicd; John Adams, the first college
bred President, was Or when Inaugural
ted Thomas Jefferson, who was cduca-
ted at the college of William and Mary
ard in rank of knowledge is thought 10
compare favorably with Burke, was sS
James Madison, graduate OF Prince.
ton, was 5S; James Monroe, who left
the college OF William and Mary to join
the Revolutionary army, was 50; John
Quincy adams, who like John Adams
was Harvard graduate, was sS; An.
drew Jackson was o. Martin Van Blu.
rem was 65 James X. Polk, who grad.
ua,ed at the University Of North Caro-.
lima, was so; Franklin Pierce, who
graduated at Bowdoin College, was 50
James Buchanan, graduate of Dickin.
son College. was 90; Gen. Grant the
only man West Point has trained for
the White House, was ~, and Ruther-
ford B. Hayes was S.. Thirteen Of the
Presidents, including Garfield, gradu.
ate of Williams College, and Arthur who
graduated at Union College in 1913,
have been collegc-brcd men, but they
| itdthSu NnS Sbii VI A1iSlA iihbltlOi hu
earlier in life than the Presidents whose
educational advantages were more lin.
tied. President Harrison graduated a,
Hampden Sidney College, and Presi.
dent Tyler at the college of William and
Mary.
Gen. Grant was the youngest Of the
Presidents At the time of Inauguration,
although he is now about six month:
older than ex-Presidcnt Hayes, and
eight years and half older than Prcsi.
dent Arthur. II he lives rs long as the
elder Adams, he has almost thirty year.
before him. Five Presidents have lived
more than eighty years, John Adams
dying at 90, Jefferson at SO, Madison Al
IS, John Q. Adams at 81 and Van Blu
rem at So. Polk is the only President
who died a natural death at less than &c
years Of age, reaching but 81. Lincoln
was cut off at SO and Garfield at ST.
The former would be 7S were he nov
living. II is evident that the Office o.
Chief Executive is not unfavorable tC
longevity.
The Baltimore County union., 1883-01-13

bD-Thc mcanest woman in Iowa lives
in Davenport. A few nights since, when
her daughters sbest bcauwas in the parlor,
the old lady entered with a setting Of
eggs, and asked him to hatch them
for her.
The Baltimore County union., 1883-01-13

s9-A fashionably attired young lady
asked her doctor, the other day, if he
did not think that the great weight Of the
large hats and bonnets now in style had
a tendency to cause disease Of the
brain. "Not at all, my dear Miss, ladies
who have brains don't wear those large
hats"
The Baltimore County union., 1883-01-13

I0Slightly mixed: Teacher-"And
what was the reply when Cambronne was
called upon to surrender1" Boy Slight
ly mixed)-"The old blackguard dies,
but never surrenders !"
The Baltimore County union., 1883-01-13
THE CROSS CUT SAW.

Ten years experience in the use Of
cross cut saws has proved TO me that |
nave been working under many disad-
vantages until recently. My wish is for
all to know the great advantages Of a
plan which | pursue. Take new saw
tina, has never been set, place j, between
two boards cut to fit the saw, clamp il
tight on a bench or vice take an iron
wedge, file one corner to suit the set of
the teeth when finished, then take a
small hammer, hold the wedge with the
left hand, strike the tooth lightly with
the hammer until at the right place; then
turn the wedge on opposite side, and on
the next tooth, and set in the same way;
now then you reach the third and most
important tooth in the saw; leave il
perfectly straight; pass on to the fourth
tooth and set as you did the first turn
the fifth the other way; leave the sixth
straight, and so on till you finish. Now
take your file, dress the two teeth as you
do the common saw; the third file per-
fectly straight and square, leaving il
about one-twentieth part Of an inch
shorter than the others. Continue in
that way till you finish and you will
find that il will cut twice as fast as the
old way practiced by most Of the farm
ers.-.SOHkieyy CHIfir0I0r.
The Baltimore County union., 1883-01-13

D1-New we are informed that bees
cannothear. Then thisinteresting insect
has all its fun in seeing fellow jump
after i gets It's work in.
The Baltimore County union., 1883-01-13

DD'-A way has been found for making
old postal cards useful. Cut length wise
into strips about an eighth Of an inch
wide they make excellent lamplighters,
which burn readily, do not throw of
sparks, and leaving scarcely trace OF
ashes.
The Baltimore County union., 1883-01-13

sT when a book agent is taken sick
the first thing that is paralyzed is his
tongue, but his cheek never blanches.
The Baltimore County union., 1883-01-13

ORIGIN on THE WORD HONEYMOON.
Lilly asks: "What is the origin Of the
term honeymoon" Well, Lily, we will
be teetotally amalgamated il we know
what the origin Of the term was. What
the word honeymoon may have to do
with that period when the young hus-
band and wife are getting acquainted
with each others home styles Of mean
ness we are free TO state we do not at
this moment exactly know. Think Of
waking in the dead hours OF the night
during this blessed time, called by poets
and other connubial savants the honey
moon, to find that your noble Adolphus,
whose whole being seems to you, Lily,
to be the very ne PLKS Hkfyd, the ultima
7lNit, and the 6OHo PnbhcO Of perfection
think Of finding in that Silly hour,
We say, when all nature is hushed, that
Adoiphus snores enough TO crack the
eternal granite foundations Of the uni
verse. There are places, no doubt,
Lily, where you can find out by ascer-
tanning what the origin Of this word is,
but at this moment the required iafor-
nation has escaped our mind.
The Baltimore County union., 1883-01-13
LEARNING TO WALK.

oniy beginning the journey.
Many a mile 20 GO;
Little feet. how they pattcr
Wandering 90 ani fro.
Trying again. 50 bravely,
Laughing IN baby glcc.
Hiding it, face in mothers lap.
Proud a. baby can be.
Talking the oldest language
Ever before was heard:
But mo;her-you'd hardly think So
Understands every word.
Tottcfing now. and falling.
Eyes that are going 90 cry.
Kisses and plenty Of love words.
Willing again 10 try.
Father Of all. - guide them,
The pattering little feet.
While they are treading the up. bill road.
Brnving the dust and heat.
Aid them when they grow weary.
Keep them in pathway bicsi.
And when the journey ended
Saviour. o, give them rest.
The Baltimore County union., 1883-01-13

ARA Chicago girl said she couldn't
remember the number Of her shoes, and
got mad because somebody said it was a
good deal to tax ones mind with.
The Baltimore County union., 1883-01-13

A RECIPE TO MAKE PRETTY WOMEN.
"A celebrated beauty, whose complex
ion at sixty was fresher than that Of our
women at thirty, told me hersecret, and
il was divided into two parts: First
She never used a wash-rag or towel on
her face, but washed il with her hands,
rinsing il Off with a soft sponge. She
used clear water in the morning, but
white CASTLE soap or very warm water at
night, and after drying II on soft
towel she would take flesh-brush and
rub her cheeks, chin and forehead
Second-If she was going to be up late
at night she always slept as many hours
in the day as she expected to be awake
beyond her usual time. She finished
her little sermon on beauty preservation
by saying: "Soft water and sound sleep
keep off wrinkles and spots, and girls
should give more attention to this than
they do, for
"with the coming Of the crows feet
l. the going Of the beaux feet"
~ y. Letter IN Washiagioa Critic.
The Baltimore County union., 1883-01-13

B@The latest remedy for the tooth
ache is twisting a mules tail. II the
cure doesn't work the animal will.
The Baltimore County union., 1883-01-13

B@- Young man you need something
more substantial than cigars, light kids
and a cane to commence housekeeping
with.