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The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1884-07-26
Senator Bayard's Family and Home.

writer in the World says: "Mr. Bayard has
been married twenty-eight years and has twelve
children, nine of whom are daughters. Several
of these are grown and one of them was married
about year ago to young Mr.. Warren. of Boston
80 he has quite respectable bevy of daughters
yet to give away. Some of them are quite pretty
and they are all highly educated and accomplish
ed. Mrs. Bayard was Miss Lee, of Philadel-
phia, and is now an invalid. She spends part of
each winter with her husband at Washington, but
goes in society there very little account of her
frail health. She is a lady of many rare domes-
tic qualities, and those people in Washington, as
well as her neighbOrs in Wilmington, speak of
her in the highest terms. Mr.. Bayard's home at
Wilmington is situated in the extreme southern
edge of the city, and overlooks Delaware Bay. 1t
is old-fashioned mansion of the Southern style,
having two porticos in the front and one in the
rear. Back of it is beautiful yard of green
grass and shrubbery and tall, widespreading
elms. The elevation is so great that a splendid
view may be had Of the surrounding country
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1884-07-26
The Boom Has Commenced!
The Trade is On Us!
OUR GREAT
MARK-DOWN SALE HAS DONE Ii!
Over Five Hundred Suits Marked Right Down Vs. w. %
Sc and So Suit!



BOYS SUITS We
SUITS 49, all placed
hot
Bands 9
hundred CHLDRENS PANTS BOYS
and former price
Town %
REDUCTION
have that last long Two hundred AL
6and1S suisa get OF n
goods
SUITSWe
We other goods
Sls 800 and $25
special
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1884-07-26
The Deadly Teapot.

Waterbury Comm American.
"While good temperance people are decrying
liquor" said one of the leading physicians of the
city, "they seldom stop to think how much harm
is being done By the abuse of beverage to which
many of them arc devoted. 1 just came from at
tending the case ola 5-year old babe who is ruined
for life by its parents INDUCING it in tea drinking
The child became very nervous and dyspeptic and
they sent for me. asked them how much tea
the child drank. about two cups at each meal
and several between meals, was the reply. You
see," the doctor continued, "they let the teapot
stand on the stove all day. Thus the fannie acid
is extracted, which serves to turn the Innings of
the stomach into leather and brings ON dyspepsia
and kindred diseases. Yes, you will find hun
dreds of women, young girls, and aged women,
and occasionally a man, who have completely
ruined their nervous system by the excessive use
of common tea"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1884-07-26
Miscellaneous.
Farm Garden Seeds

Our stock Of Seeds are and true to name,
embracing all the valuable varieties, and are from
the most reliable growers only. Thankful for the
commendation and increased patronage which
have crowned our efforts 10 supply the best seed
in the market, we will strive to merit confidence
FERTILEZERS-Gr & Turner's An
imal Bone Phosphate a high grade Phosphate, a
complete fertilizer, always gives good results
Griffith 4 Turner's Alkaline Plant Food; prepar-
ed with special adaptation to the growth OF Corn,
Potatoes, Tobacco and Vegetables requiring ferti-
yer rich in potash. Griffith Turner's Raw Bone.
HARVESTING MACHINERY.
McCormiek's Irvine Binder, McCormick's Imperi-
al Reaper, McCormick's Daisy Single Reaper,
McCormck's Iron Mower.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1884-07-26
A Curious Fact about Watches.

From The Health Monthly.
D. Fl. Hopkinson, Of the Jeweler's Circular,
says that it is well known fact that no watch
will keep the same time with twopeople. He be-
Iieves that it is in some way due to the tempera-
ment Of the wearer, as he says the mere physical
difference in gait and movement between different
people is not sufficient to account for all the
variations that have been observed. As watches
are affected by the machines for generating cleo
trio light and are magnetized in Iron mines SO as
affect their time keeping it is probable, that the
watch is affected by the magnetism of the in
diyidual who carries it.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1884-07-26
Sliding up Hill.

augusta (Ga-) Chronicle.
circular railway has been built at Ponce dc
Leon Springs. The new railway is wooden
structure forming a circle, being feet wide, 500
feet long, inside of which is laid the track for the
ears, and is SO graded that the cars run them
selves, the highest point above the ground being
% feet 6 inches, and the lowest point touching
the ground. Mr.. Wood, at one time poor car
penter of Toledo, O., is the inventor ofthe circular
railroad, having conceived the idea from witness
ing children slide down the hills on their Slide
boards, he arguing that if they could slide down
hill they could slide up hill, demonstration of
which is witnessed in the circular railway.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1884-07-26
HARVESTING MACHINERY.
HORSE RAKEs, BoTHHAND & sELF-DUMP.
The Doctor Bailey Cutter,
For HAY, STRAW and FODDER.
In sizes suited for hand or power,
OLIVER CHILLED PLOWS

Run lighter, are more easily adjusted, and do bet
ter work than any other pillow.
Malta Shovel Flows, Corn Drags, Planet Seed Drill
and Cutivator, Empire Grain Drills, Iron Age Gull
tivators, Cahoon Seed Sewers, Advance Horse
Rake, Victor Horse Rake, Star Horse Rake, Ha-
gerstown Horse Rake, Hay Tedders, American BAY
Elevator, Double Harpoon Hay Fork, Foust's Hay
Loader, Grain Fans, Philadelphia Lawn Mowers,
Corn Shelters, Farmers Friend Corn Planters,
Hay Presses, Cider Mills, Cucumber Pumps, Mase-
ley's Cabinet Creamery, Stoddard Churns, Davis
Swing Churns, Butter Workers, Fountain Pump,
Keystone Corn Drills, Patent Galvanized Steel
Fence Wire, cheap, durable and easily put up.
MS- Repairing done with dispatch.
N8- Send for circulars.
GRIFFITH & TURNER,
Dealers in Agricultural Implements, Fertilizers
and Seeds,
Al & 43 N. Paca Street, Baltimore.
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The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1884-07-26
Baltimore and Potomac r. r

TAKING EFFECT JUNE %, 1884.
For Washington, Z, 9.15 A. M, 3.20, $40 and
900 p. M. daily, except Sunday, and AIS, 1885
A. NJ, and 1925, sos and us P. M. daily.
For Popes Creek line, A. M. and 4.l5 ?. M.
daily, except Sunday.
For Annapolis, 700 A. NJ, and 1925 P. NJ
daily, except Sunday, and sos P. NJ. Sunday only
For Richmond and the South, at 4.25 A. M.
daily, and 9.15 A. NJ. and 800 P. M. daily, ex-
cept Sunday.
For the South, via Virginia Midland Railroad,
Sunday 7.15 P. M. Sunday only.
For C. & 0. r. r. at AIS A. NJ. and 3.20 and 900
P. NJ. daily, except Sunday.
For Norfolk, via Potomac Steamboat Company
steamers, daily, except Sunday, at 800 P. M, via
Inland and Seaboard Coasting Co.'s steamers,
Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, at
1920 p. NJ.
FROM UNION STATION.
For Washington, 35, $50, .O5, 7.45 9.20, $50,
A. NJ, 1890 $50, 5.15, 5.25, 1926 $40 P. NJ;
on Sunday, 4.3j, 6.55 745, $50, A. NJ. 12.3O 5.15
and 7.25 P. NJ.
For Virginia Midland Road, 6.55 A. NJ. daily F.;
go P. NJ. except Sunday 725 P. NJ. on Sunday.
For C. & 0. r. R., at 6.55 A. NJ. daily, except
Sunday, 800 P. NJ. Qimited), $3.50 P. NJ. and 9. 0
P. NJ. daily, except Sunday.
FROM PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE STATION
For Washington, 700, 40, 7.49, 9.24 and u SO
1886, $40, $50, 7.29 and Oh P. NJ. On
Sunday at 700, 7.49 A. NJ, 1886, SIG, 7.25 P NJ.
| For Annapolis, 40 A. NJ. and 1886 P. NJ.
daily, except Sunday, and 519 P. NJ. daily.
LEAVE WASHINGTON FOR BALTIMORE.
At $50, SIS, $40, 1000 and 1850 A. NJ, 40,
400, 4.25, 4.40 $50, 7.40, 1000 and 11.15 P. NJ.
| On Sunday, $40, 1850 A. NJ, 90, $50, 740,
| 10. 90 and Ills p NJ
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-07-19

going "a his assistance, when luckily
the doctor and captain. who had iol-
lowed us down as fast as possible. ap-
peared on the scene, and by a liberal
use of talk, got the fellows to under
stand the case and subSide. One, who
had received the full brunt of Ned's
descent. had two ribs broken, while
Ned himself, besides bad cut on his
forehead. had broken his left forearm.
He was put on stretcher and carried
back to the doctors house, while !
managed to hobble along by the kind
ly help of the superintendent arm,
and once at the house good bath and
a little sticking plaster were all | want
ed, though my neck and shoulders were
stiff for several days. OF course Ned
was off duty until his arm was knit
and fit for service again. and we both
considered ourselves very fortunate in
getting off so cheaply under the cir
cumstances.
Now. as / recall the wild eXGlara-
ton / felt as | whirled along on that
car, am always glad that l had the
experience, and, spite of the danger
attending it. look back with pleasant
memory on the maddest, widest ride
of my life.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-07-19
AN Alpine Echo.

ne keeper of the chalet w,,..
tourist in Switzerland, had =
mortar, which he fired off at ON,
Guest. Ten distinct echoes CANA.
From deep and awful silence tbe.
Vulnerable peaks seemed aroused /.
sudden and almost angry life D.
after report. like the rapid diseA,.
of a whole park of artillery, thp,a'
ed through the clear air.
AT length the echoes, one bv !.
sank slowly away, and l thouoh
was over. Fainter and fainter !
grew, till nothing but a low runb,
sound was heard in the distance !
suddenly without warning or n.1
ration, there was a report III. 4
blast of the last trumpet. Iipa,I
lively clasped my hands to my X
alright. 1t came from the all
Wetterhorn, and rolled and nsl
and stormed through the mount
until it seemed as if the very peak \
loosened from its base, and all n
falling and crushing together.
1t was absolutely terrific. ItstJ
full echo had scarcely died away bsi,
the avaianches which the sudden
hal ioosened began to fall. Eight !.
in almost as many minutes n
thunder of one blended with the n,
der of another, till one contBpa
roar passed along the mountains n
thunder ceased as suddenly as it /,
commenced, and the deep awfoI
lence that followed was painfula
my imagination painted those iaa
masses of snow and ice as halfst
scious monsters, crushed to dealt
the deep ravines.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-07-19
of my life

al once had the queerest railroad
ride ever known in the world, remark
ed brakeman, as he and the train boy
settled down into the corner for chat
cit was about ten years ago, when l
was a yard-man. One night | jumped
onto the pilot of an outgoing freight to
ride out to my cabin. 1T was snowy
and slippery, and when / went to get
off lost my foothold and came near
falling right in front of her, but |
straddled out my legs and my toes
caught the bars that run up from the
pilot to support the headlight frame.
There / hung by my feet with my head
clear down on the nose of the pilot. /
had to use my hands to hold my head
up clear Of the ties. ] yelled but
could not make myself heard. The en-
gineer couldn't see me for the boiler,
and though he hadn't seen me jump
off, supposed l had done so on the
other side. There hung, getting stiff
and cold, with my bones and joints
aching as if / had the govt, the snow
thrown up by the cow-catcher covering
and freezing me, my nose skmming
along within an inch or two of the ties
and the most awful pains in the cords
of my neck have ever known. Every
minute it seemed to me j must drop to
death, but | hung onto her for eight
miles, when we stopped at Woodstock
for orders. ! couldn't walk for week
and believe my neck is little stiff
yet. I'd rather walk 500 miles than
ride another eight in that fashion. =
Chicago NeccS
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-07-19
The Prospects Of American Boys.

While the American father is
puzzled with what to do with his boys,
the American manufacturer is com
PEELED to go to Europe for skilled work
men-and this suggests that, coupled
with other circumstances of an every
day character, our American boys are
unwilling to 60 through the .drudgery
of apprenticeship. OF course every
one with common sense sees that we
are making great mistake in not
preparing ourselves to fill the ranks of
skilled labor in every department
where it is needed from the ranks Of
our own people, rather than be obliged
to depend upon our too willing neigh
bors across the sea.
One of the baneful results of the
American boy growing up into idle
ness and wasting the formative period
of his experience. is patent to all, and
needs no elaboration by example. The
young man who has been taught to
use the hand and eye; who has apti-
tude with fingers and tools, insures his
own livelihood, and such an one has a
great advantage over him who wants
to earn his bread by taking office,
keeping books or selling wares. Does
the skilled artisan harrass anybody for
work +? The thought in the thinking
bayonets of the Germans conquered at
Sedan. In Germany prince and peas
ant must learn trade. In France,
young men pay high for the privilege
Of learning some kinds of trades. be-
sides giving their entire time for seve-
raj years to their employers. In this
country we are drifting away from
the moorings on which industrial SUI
premacy depends. Boston Commercial
Bulletin.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-07-19
Thought and speech.


There came 10 me thonghs
Bv winged fancy brought
Subtle us flame; oflight and sweetness wrought
WithcostIy pains and care,
sought in words as rare
To clasp and held it; it exhaled in AR.
And vanished--all the grace,
The gleam--and in its place,
4 cold abstraction stared me in the face
20 thought forever fed
Then TO myself said
20 sweetness lost o fine aroma she'd
Not so, a voice replied:
Thought lives and shall abide;
Only 10 utter il has been denied
"Why murmur or make moan!
speech gives but Of its own;
Ask Of il bread, il offers thee a stone.
Content thee; thou hast fed
From off the living bread
Content thee, soul, nor crave stoue instead. :
Caroline A. Mason.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-07-19
A Snake Cures a Headache.

James Carley recently suffered br
week with a severe headache, sav
Danbury NeecS. Every possible zen
dy was resorted to without relief.
nally one of his shopmates inlorn
him that ID. b. Wilkes would cure
without fail. Mr.. Wilkes, who 4
farmer, received him cordially, aud
once assured him he could cure
headache. He requested Carley to
company him to the cider-mill, Whl
they entered, and Mr.. Wilkes pub
out from beneath the press a I
covered with a coal sieve. From
box he took a live black snake
wound it around Carley's neck. Stral
as it may seem, almost instantaneg.
the pain left his head, and has moi
turned since. Mr.. Carley and hisfha
vouch for his cure. Mr.. Wilkes |
cures sprains and swellings inthes
way. He explains the matter On
principle of animal electricity,whid|
Supposes the snake possesses.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-07-19
Babies.

A Philadelphia clergyman ~ =.
babies into three classes, VIZ =
there is the piratical baby Wl'n = y
cannibalistic propensities, Tno e -
your whiskers and bites YOU =
This is the sort of q fellow WY I.
nto politics. His skin is thick - =.
newspapers never hurt his prluS b,
Der two is generally fat DaO''
a philosophic and usually 49,
dreamy, 10000 leagues unasi 20,
expression in his eye or CONTEMPT,
sits with his toe in mis- moulin IA
q juvenile Rip Van Wrinkle aD.
things easy. The third sPs'-+ -
known as a "bottle baby,
much-as-you-can baby-a c ...ias
infant with the speculative ~
a Vanderbilt or a Stewart.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-07-19
Running For Trains.

The Medical and Surgical Rq0r
cautions those persons who are iHi
nabit of running for trains" agal
the practice. Even TO one whOseh
is sound, running, when not accust1
to such hurried movement, is ceTtal
not beneficial to the delicate cords
valves of the heart; and shoulda
organ be diseased, it must prove
Injurious. We all know that Tias
and tumultuous action is to be ayd'
when the heart is weak, and ws
know that running is not the va
avoid it.
In our own experience, says
writer, we know several insiS|
where men who had previously
posed themselves to be sound have
for trains, and getting aboard
fallen exhausted into seats from
they never arose. Better miss z
than run the risk of running inp
avs of death; for this STRAIN -
heart cannot prove beneficial +"
who is sound, while it is likely loPI
disastrous to one who is weak.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-07-19

Birmingham. Ala, known as Ehs
Magic City, has had a growth not les,
remarkable than that of some of Il I
famous Western towns. In 1878 i,
was a ragged village of $500 inhabi
tants. In that year it was nearly de-
populated by cholera epidemic. a
census just completed gives the city in
1883 1873 inhabitants. The assessed
value of property has increased in three
years from $3,000,000 TO 5. 300.G00
The growth of the town is due to the
development + the iron mines in the
vicinity.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-07-19

A book has just been published
treating of the morality of plants.
And yet most all plants. as a regular
thing, stay out all night.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-07-19

The Chinese ascribe the dis' 4 b
the pole star to Hong-tl. on' ae 2
emperors, who, they beiie'@
grandson of Noah.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-04-23

Happy the fortunate ones who have
preserved relics of antiquity in combs
of pale amber tor, oiSc-Shcll. The odd
Spanish comb of extreme size, either
plain, richly-clouded shell, or exquisite
ly carved, generally accompanied with
eide combs, are now worn with the
high couture. An immense comb of
shell carved in lilies, wheat shcaves,
and delicate foliage and stars, is disin-
tered from q chest where it has lain
for two or three generations. An
other of silver gilt in coronct shape is
set with ten large sapphires. Side
combs corresponding with the large
combs are set with Rhine pebbles,
cairngorm, false topaz, aquamarine, or
large gems. The Empress Josephine
couture is revived, consisting of long
graceful ostrich plume, laid about the
high knot.
For classical faces there are Greek
handeauX of carved, lligree or plain
gold, set with pearls or precious
stones. lowering on long gold pins
are birds or butterflies, such as but
terNy of sapphires, rubies and dia-
monds, and dropped with sIots of bur-
nished gold; Il humming-bird of IA
diant diamonds, emeralds and rubics,
with emerald head and garnet eyes,the
widespread transparent wings stud
ded with shifting lights of silver green,
rosy cream and blue opals.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-04-23
How a Cowboy Stoned a Stampede.

zone of the slickest things l saw in
my travels" said passenger from
the West, twas cowboy stopping
cattle stampede A herd of about 600
or 800 had got frightened at some
thing and broke away pell-mell with
their tails in the air and the bulls at
the head of the procession. But Mr..
Cowboy didn't get excited at all when
he saw the herd was going straight
for a high bluff, where they would
certainly tumble down into the canyon
and be killed
"l-ou know that when herd like
that gets to going they can't stop, no
matter whether they rush to death or
not. Those in the rear crowd those
ahead, and away they go. | wouldn't
have given a dollar head for that
herd, but the cowboy spurrod up his
mustang, made little detour, came in
right in front of the herd, cut across
their paths at a right angle, and then
galloped leisurely on to the edgo"ot
that bluff, halted and looked around at
that wild mass of beef coming right
toward him. lie was as cool as a Gu
cumber, though l expected to see him
killed, and was so excited l could not
speak.
"Well, sir, when the leaders had got
within about a quarter of a mile of
him, | saw them try to slack up, though
they could not do it very quick. But
the whole herd seemed to want to stop
and, when the COWS and steers in the
rear got about where the cowboy cut
across their path, / was surprised to
see them stop an commence to nibble
at the grass. Then the whole herd
stopped, wheeled, struggled back, and
went to fighting for chance to eat
where the rear guard was.
you see, that cowboy had opened
a big bag of salt he had brought out
from the ranch to give the cattle, gal
loped across the herds course and
emptied the bag. Every critter snuff
ed that line of salt and, of course, that
broke up the stampede. But l tell you
it was a queer sight to see that cuss
out there on the edge of that bluff
quietly rolling cigarette, when it
seemed as if he'd be lying under 200
tons of beef in about a minute and a
! half."-T ChicdgO HerdM.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-04-23
LADIES' DEPARTMENT.
Tho Oldest yoman In the world.

Tho Oldest Woman In the world,
AT Aubernie-en-R oyans may be seen
an old woman living in hut in q
narrow street, who has reached the
extraordinary age Of one hundred and
twenty-three years. She has no mfr
nifty except slight deafness, being in
full possession Of her mental faculties.
She was "cantiniere" under the
First Empire, and had two sons killed
at the battle of Friedland and in Spain,
She is supported entirely on the aims
given her by visitors who go from
great distances to see her as an object
ofcuriosity, and her neighbors help
her to do her household work. She
lives almost exclusively on soup made
with bread, to which is added little
wine, and sometimes a little brandy.
DR.. Bonne, who practices in the neigh
borhood, states that she is never ILL.,.
Her skin is like parchment, but she
stands comparatively straight.-Lon-
"'On Bon Belts.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-04-23

A writer in Nature on the subject
of unconscious bias in walking shows
that it may in some cases be very
marked. He says: 81 began with
walking myself and getting various
friends to walk, with eyes shut, in a
grass field, We all walked with amaz-
ing crookedness in paths which were
not far removed from circles. ! my
self and Mr.. Cation on the first trial
described circles of not more than fifty
wards in diameter, although we thought
we were going straight, and afterward
was generally unable to impose a
sufficiently strong conscious bias in
direction to annul the unconscious bias
in the other. believe we all diverged
to the right, excepting one of us, who
was strongly left-handed." a similar
trial was made with eight school-boys,
when it was found that left-legged
boys divergcd to the right and right
legged boys to the left. The step of a
right-handed person is longer from left
to right than from right to left, and
rice cerSa. The writer believes that
nine out of ten strongly right'handed
persons are left-lcgged. Every active
effort of the right hand is almost
necessarily accompanied by an effort
with the left leg, and a right handed
man is almost compelled to use hi!
left leg more than the other
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-04-23

Tue ancients were strangely fond OF
perplexing problems. Thus there was
the famous problem about the ass be-
tween two exactly equal bundles of
hay, at exactly equal distance. "This
ass" says the sophist, will attempt to
eat neither bundle; for, by whatever
line of reasoning it could be shown
that he would turn first to one bundle,
by line of reason precisely similar it
NAV be shown that he would turn
first to the other. But he cannot turn
first to both. Therefore, he will turn
to neither" Another of these prob
lens was thus worded: "Epimenides
the Cretan says that the Cretans are
liars. Now Epimenides is himself a
Cretan; therefore Epimenides is liar.
Therefore the Cretans are liars. There,
fore Epimenides is liar. Therefore
etc. ad infnitum. Others stated The
problem in more simple form, thus
when a man says | lie, does he liz
or does he not lie? If he lies HI
speaks the truth, if he speaks TIT
truth he lies" We are told that ont
philosopher, after vainly endeavorint
to clear up this important question
flung himself in despair, into the sen,