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The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1884-04-26
R@~A new fashion has found favor in

B@-A new fashion has found favor in
certain Partisan drawing rooms. As
the guests arrive, in response to an in
vitation for Soiree danSante, they are
met at the door by young lady who
gives small boquet to- each person,
and insists that the flowers shall be at
tached to the buttonhole of the gentle
man or the corsage of the lady. Each
gentleman is then expected to seek out
the lady who wearsa nosegay similar in
every respect to his own, and he there
upon, after the customary salutations,
becomes her partner for the rest of the
evening. This compulsory coupling,
when skillfully organized, favors many
intrigues, promotes match making and
affords good opportunity for the dis
play of spite by bringing unsympathetic
persons together.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1884-04-26

s@- Happiness depends not SO much
on means and opportunities as on the
capacity of using them. And this de-
ponds SO much on experience and self
control that the probability of happiness
in old age is as great, to say the least,
as it is in youth.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1884-04-26

B@-A certain book agent from an
adjacent county spent Christmas in
Southwest Georgia. After selling an
old darkey Bible he crossed his back
with a rabbits foot, told him that he
could never be conjured or harmed.
The negro expressed great gratitude
and wanted to buy the foot. "No l
can't sell this" was the reply, "for it
is worth $40, 900 to any one. 1t is the
left hind foot of rabbit that was killed
in a graveyard at Tuscaloosa, Ala, and
possesses peculiar virtue; but l am
looking for a fresh supply from there
in a few days and will perhaps sell you
one" On going into the country
next day he shot two rabbits and cut
off all their feet. When he returned
the gentleman found the darkies wild
with excitement, and as fast as he could
receive the money sold out his stock OF
rabbits feet.-Sa9dnnah Ne70S.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1884-04-26

WANTED 20 to 40 Acres, with small house,
w for cash. For sale, Acres, with small i'm
provements, on pike, near the city. JOHN P.
CLARK, Lexington and Calvert sts., Baltimore.
Sep.1.-y.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1884-04-26
AWOman ON Women.

Kate Field, in letter to the Boston
Herald, says: "The marvel is that
considering their miserably superficial
education, which fits them for nothing
in this world or the next, women stand
on as high a plane as they now do. Itonly
shows what mother wit has done for
them. Only short time ago an en-
thusiastic Boston journalist wrote to me
in great glee because Matthew Arnold
had declared American women to be
superior to the men. | begged her not
to quote a foreigner on such subject,
as all most men required of women in
society was receptivity. Finding wo-
men more sympathetic and adulation
than men, even clever Matthew Arnold
would prefer our women to our men,
and hence consider what he prefers SUI
perior to what he does not prefer; but
facts are stubborn and can't be put away.
So long as housekeeping remains in its
present chaotic condition; so long as
servantgalism is the chief topic of con-
versation; SO long as the woman who
tolls is considered inferior to the woman
who dresses and does nothing; SO long
as two codes of morals are tolerated,
one damning the woman and uphold
ing the man; SO long as emotion is
cultivated at the expense of reason, wo-
man will as a rule, be practically infe-
rior to men. No great, noble woman
hood can come from the present order
of society. There can be found no
grand men without grand mothers.
Therefore this Republic had better look
to its women. Beauty and style and
veneered accomplishments do not make
a woman"
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-02-08
Cold Weather Hints.

From Good Cheer
A folded newspaper, covering the
chest and shoulders under cloak or
coat, wild be found very comfortable in
extreme cold weather, especially while
riding.
A noissless way IF feeding a coal fire
is to put a shovelful Of coal in paper
bag; prepare q halfdozen bags at time -;
use one or more as'needed, and thus the
noise and dust generally accompanying
the usual mede of replenishing fire will
be avoided.
When about to take long sleighrice,
make ready piece of joist {of any kind
of hard wood such as house builders usel
the length of the sleigh-seat and twice
the thickness of common brick; heat it
on the stove or inthe oven. It is sur
prising how very hot such piece Of
wood wall become without burning, and
how very long it will retain heat. On
such seat, and covered with a buffalo
robe, l have known people to ride
seventy miles, comfortably, and the
wood to DE quite warm at the journeys
end. A similar piece for the feet, at the
same time nicely tucked in from the
wind, was delightful. r.
Another toot-warmer, more easily
made ready and serving many purposes,
iB bag Of bed-ticking, fourteen inches
square. Bind the seams with braid or g
strip Of ticking, leaving small opening
until filed with sand. Make slip.c COW
er for it. of,any material you choose, or
crochet Of some bright color, and fasten
with buttons and loops. 55 #
When needed, heat very hot in the
oven, put in its case, and it is ready for
use. 40 - 7s$5E,&
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-02-08
Care for Small Concerns.

Care for extremely small concerns
Of the household marks the difference
between the truly excellent housekcep.
or and the poor one; and while I have
no patience WITH those people who hold
the opinion that the prosperity of the
family depends exclusively upon the
wife's economy, still there is side oil
truth in it, and all women would do we'll
to consider it. A good many pence il
not pounds are saved in the course CT a
year if the clothesline is brought in and
and kept dry, instead of being allowed
to remain out in all kinds of weather.
If you have strip of board, with notch
in each end, to wind the rope on, it will
be convenience. Another careful prac-
t;ce is to have q basket or bag to keep
the clothes in. and place Tor the bas.
ket or bag. Still another is to see thai,
the wall paper is not spoiled by water
being allowed to spatter on it. The light
colored oilcloth made to cover wash.
stands is useful, also, to tack up back OF
the sink and behind the tank on
the range.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-02-08

There was rumor in New York last
week that Jay Gould was financially en-
barassed, and friend hurried to Gould's
office to learn the truth of the story.
Gould took him to vault in the mer-
camille deposit company and showed
him one package of Western Union
stock to the amount of $27, 000, 900; certi-
fcates of $40, 100000 of Missouri Pacific
stock, and other large packages of good
interest paying securities. These, to-
gether with vast sums on all of the
banks, showed that Gould was not in a
bad financial strait, and is not likely to
come to poverty just yet. Gould pro-
poses to prosecute those who circulated
reports that he was financially embar-
barrassed. He has remained silent
about many scandalous charges but the
last was too mach. 1t upset his equsn'
unity.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-02-08
Rints for Home.

ID EceRATEp WooD BoxEs.-Hickory
wood is the fashionable fuel just now ,aad
wood boxes are handsomely decorated.
Some are covered with plush ina shade
to match the furnishing of the room
and have dainty designs hand painted
upon them. Others are made of stamped
leather in ectagon shape, and have
tassels made OF worsted ornamenting
the ends. Those made of bamboo are
more sensible and less extravagant than
any Of the others. and they look almost
as Decorative. They are adorned SIM
ply by g piece Of pale blue or scarlet
ribbon. S1 d. !.
Some hostesses now serve hoteofee5
~ afternoon TAT homes. instead Of hot
tea. This IL an innovation to be deysetlya
thankful for. Any kind d coffee IS pre-
ferable 10 che weak, cold, unpalatabIs;
tea sometimes served. Everybody has
4 the faculty for making good cnffee.
should be ground inst before using
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-02-08

A steamer is to be built at Buffalo
during the coming spring and summer,
which, it is expected, will do much
toward restoring passenger travel on
the great lakes to the proud position it
held before the day of railroads. The
new vessel is to be about three hundred
feet in length, built Of steel, and
designed to attain speed Of eighteen
miles an hour, making it possible to
cover the distance between Buffalo and
Duluth in about three days. AS the
route between these two cities is as
short by water as by land, such vessel
will have little to fear from railroad
c ,mpetition during fine weather, and
will no doubt do much to give the lakes
the popularity among tourists which such
magnificent bodies of water deserve.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-02-08

There was a time in this country
when it could be SAID that honest labor
of any kind was not, only respectable in
fact, but was regarded and treated AZ
such BY people sof every social grade.
Forty years ago the farmers daughters
in New England went out as hired help
in their neighbors' families without q
thought Of sdegrad ation, and the same
custom prevailed almost everY-w here III.
the rural portions of the northern statas.
Yankee girls who were ambitious to
make higher wages than they could
get I'd the kitchen went ta the factories
81 LogeIl and other places, and maaya
s~ ortga4e on homestead anong Che
hills WAS paid OF by The aid Of tn1
daughter who worried ID the mill.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-02-08
The Causes of Deterlorated Eye
sight.

The causes to which this deterioration
Of eyesight has been attributed are al
legged to be cross-lights from opposite
windows, light shining directly on the
lace, insufficient light, small types end
to the position of the desk, forcing the
scholar to bend over and bring the eyes
too close to the book or writing paper,
etc.
But were all these defects remedied,
the integrity Of the eye would not be
restored nor its deterioration prevented.
The chief causes of the evil would still
remain. These are the colors of the pa
per and ink. White paper and black ink
are running the eyesight OF all reading
nations. The trays of the sum-" says
Lord Bacon, .'are reflected by g. white
body, and are absorbed by black one"
No one dissents from this opinion; but,
despite these indi atoms Of Nature and
of philosophy, we print our books and
write our letters in direct opposition to
the suggestions Of optical science.
When we read a buck printed in the
existing mode we donot see the letters,
which, being black or non-reaective.
The shapes teach the retina, but they
are not received by spontaneous, d.
rect action of that organ. The white
surface OF the paper is reflected, but the
letters are detected only by discrim.
NATIVE effort of the optic nerves. This
effort annoys the nerves, and, when
long continued, exhausts their sus-
.ceptlbility. The human eye cannot
long sustain the broad glare of white
surface without injury. The author Of
Spanish Vistas," in Harper's Magazine,
says of Cartagena that ''blind people
seem to be numerous there, fact which
may be owing to the excessive dazzle
Of the sunlight and the absence DIVER
dure." Mr.. Seward, in his tour around
the world, observed that Sin Egypt OPP
thalmia is universal" attrlbuting it to
the same Excessive dazzle of the wide
areas of white sand; and The British SOL
diers, in the state campaign in that
country, exhibited symptoms of the
disease. In the Smithsonian report for
1877 it is stated, in paper on Color
Blindness" that NJ. Chevreul has pro-
sduced l4,420 distinguishable tints' of the
elementary colors, from which the pa
per manufacturers could select colors
more agreeable to the eye than the
dazzling white, So weakening and Iacera-
hing to. the nerves OF that delicate organ"
samuel Yorke at Lee, In Popular
Science Monthly. J..
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-02-08
The Arab and His Horse.

The Arsbians never beat their horses:
they never cut their tails; they treat
them gently; they speak to them and
seem to hold discourse; they use them
as friends: they never attempt to in
crease their speed by the whip, or spur
them, but in cases of great necessity.
They never fix them to stake in the
fields, but suffer them to pasture at
large around their habitations; and they
come running the moment they hear
their masters voice. In consequence OF
such treatment these animals become
docile and tractable in the highest de-
gree. They resort at night to their tents,
and lie down in the midst OF tne Children,
without ever hurting them in the slight
est manner. The little boys and girls
are often seen upon the body or neck of
the mare, while the beasts continue in
offensive and harmless, permitting them
to play without injnry.-From "The
Arab and his Horse"
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-02-08
"A New Requirement. in Modern
Farming.

From the American Agriculturist.
a GOOD farmer always needed skill,
but in the changed conditions of modern
farming different kind Of skill is need
ed from that required by our fathers
and grandfathers. This is m,re largely
tho case West than East, but true in
both. Formerly it was mostly manual
skill in the use Of simple implements,
such as the sickle, the scythe. and the
common walking pillow. Now the farm-
er needs to know how to adjust, run
and care fer machinery. Machines
properly handled call for lit
tie manual experiences to rim IT, EN-. But
to manage the present implements re-
Quires a degree of mechanical skill that
large proportion of our farmers do not
possess. To comprehend the full ex-
tent of this change compare the modern
threshing-machine with the old-iash~
Toned tf1ail, or the selcblnding harvester
with the old sickle, or its successor, the
grain cradle: Every careful observer
must recognize the fact that the
lack of skill in'using and caring for bis
machinery is one OF the most potent
sources of loss to the farmer.
We have known one man to use
mower for len years without extending
over $50 in repairs-or So annually
while his neighbour, in cutting smaller
quantity of grass used UP three equally
good machines in the same time. Com
pare the expenses OF this one item: First
farmer expended $3.50. plus, say $40 for
interest, or $2O0in all, for ten years.
This is just $50 per annum-quite an
item, you will say, for moving tools
alone, but still muck cheaper than now
ing with the sythe. The other wore out
three machines $500, to which add re-
pairs, cay same as the other, $50.
and interest on 500 for ten years, $40;
on 800 (the second machine, for six
years., $40; and on another 800 tthe
third machine, for tire years., $2l,
and you have grand total Of $463--or
$40 50 per annum--an annual expense Of
more than twice as much as the other.
The same calculations concerning the
harvester, the sulky pillow, the hay
rake, and other farm implements, make
an enormous difference in the cost to
the man who is unskillful in using and
carihg for them. An important inquiry
is, how the present difficulty can be re.
medied. ~ n t@sIE 4&stlsF -. -
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-02-08

" Two months ago my attention was called
to the case ct q woman afflicted with cancer
ON her shoulder at least 5 inches in cironm.
ference, angry. painful and giving the pa.
tient no rest day or night for six months.
obtained supply Of s wift's Specific for her.
She has taken s bottles, and the ulcer 10 en-
tirely healed up, only very small scab re-
aaiAing and her heath is better than for 3
years past; seems to be perfectly cured. REV.
JESSE H. CAMPBELL, Columbus, Ga.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-02-08
Piles! Piles! Piles!

Sure cure for Bind, Bleeding and Itching
Piles. Single box has cursd worst chroaic
case of twenty years standing. Ne one need
suffer FIVE minutes after applying. Williams
Indian Pile ointment. It absorbs the tu~
mors, allays the itching particularly alter
getting warm in bed). Prepared only for
piles and Itching for the prlVasa paItsi
Noyes Bros. & Cutler, ST. Paul. Wholesale
AgentH .#sSS q -. AZ r, = ..f~15g -. ! II
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-02-08

/ Will Always Keep i, in MY Home.
DR.. WARNER:-Dear Su-I was very well
satisfied with the medicine you sent me-, and
after using that and few bottles besides,
will say that it IL one of the best remedies I
ever tried for Coughs and Colds, and will
therefore recommend it highly. And will
always have your White Wine of Tar Syrup
ia my house as faaily meeidine.
+. Yours Truly,
Stanton, Iowa. REV. c. G. KATTsHoRN.
He Found it Good.
DR., G D. WARNER:-Daar Sir got bot
lie of your White Wine Of Tar Syrup and
found it most excellent. II wa. vary pleas
ant to take, and was greatly benefited by its
use. .Hautzdale, Pa. REV, A. HEDGREN.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-02-08

Wells May Apple Liyer Pills. loo.
Rough OH Toothache," instant relief. 15c.
The Rough on" Tooth Powder, elegant. 15c
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-02-08

n NY daughter md myself, greAt sufferers
from CT arrh, have, been cured BY Ely's
Cream Balm. Is Ny sense of smell restored
and health greatly improved. &C. Nc. ErAN-
LEY, Merchant, Ithaca, N. Z Easy to use.
Price. 80 cents F5s
have been q severe Atferer fro q Catarrhi
pain over my eyes. Gradu lily the disease
worked down npon my lungs. About ..
year AMI . half .agoI commenced usi sg
Ely 8 Cream Balm, with most gratifying re-
suits, and am to-day apparently cured. -
5C. WARREN, Rutland. VI. Ia 81 5'I
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-02-08
Shun the Plague.

Montaigne, the French philosopher, shun-
ned melancholic and sour-visaged men as be
would the plague. Aliens Iron Tonic Bit
tiers remove all traces of melancholy, nervous
Is Sufficient. "D All 'enuins bear the signature
of J. P. Allen. s.. Paul. Mimi.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-02-08

"Rough on Rats" clears out Rats, Mice. 16c.
Mother Swans Worm Syrup, tasteless. Csc.
"Rough on Coughs" Troches. 15o; liquid, Csc
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-02-08

My worthy friend and neighbor, q
Whence COMES that smile serene7
@, ! am now thrice happy !
I've found Il. CARBoIINE.sf
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-02-08

The Elk Point creamery shipped 200, 900
pounds Of butter last year.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-02-08
Ara.Y0n..A RaraI-

Parker expended 500 90 il improve.
ments during 1888. 85ts /
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-02-08
The Conflict,

Between diseases and health, is often
with cheap and simple remedies for such
common disorders as coug hs, colds, &C.,
than to run the risk of contracting fatal
disease through neglect Dr. VIM. balls
Balsam is sure and safe remedy for all dis:
eases of the lungs and chest. If taken in sea.
son it is certain to cure, and may save you
from that terrible disease, consumption. 1t
has been known and used for many years
in America and it is no exaggeration to say
that it il the best remedy in the world tor
coughs 60. Ask for Dr.. VIM. Halls Bal
sam for the Lungs, and take no other. Sold
by all Druggists.
The Lanesboro, Rochester & St. Paul
is the latest railroad project.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-02-08

nISFIGURING Humors, Hunniliating Eruptions.
~ Itching fortunes, Scrofrla, Salt Rheum and In
fantile Hunors, cured by the C6rIcUEA REMEDIES
CUTICURA REsoLvENT, the new blood purifier
cleanses the blood and perspiraton of impurities and
poisonous elements, and thus removes the cause:
CuT1CURA. the great Skin Cure, Instantly allays
Itching and Inflammation clears the Skin and Scalp
heals Ulcers and Sores, and restores the Hair.
CUTlcuRA SOAR, exquisite Skin Beautifer and
Toilet Requisite, prepared from CUrIcURA, is lndis
pensable in treating Skin Diseases, Baby umorS
Skin Blemishes, Chapped and Oily Skin.
CUTIOURA REMEDIES are absolutely pure. and the
only infalible Blood Purifiers and Skin Beautfers.
Sold everywhere. Price Cuticura, SO cents; Soap
rs cents Resolyent, ST.. POTTER DRUG AND CHEMr
CAL, Co.. BOSTON, MASS.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-02-08
English Cookery.

In England very little benefit is ex-
tracted from the present long list Of
vegetables substances. Bread and po-
tatoes. cabbage, and in agricultural dis.
tricts beans with a little bacon and
cheese, and milk for tho children, al
most exhaust tho list Of food attaiuable
by the working Village population.
What is called butchers meat rarely
makes its appearance in the cottage Of
an agricultural laborer, but tits quite
certain that If the humble and whole
some materials at his disposition were
more skillfully treated, he would be
greatly the better. In manufacturing
towns vast quantities Of food are de-
stroyed rather than consumed, owing to
the ignorance of the women OF the most
elementary principles of cooking. A
hastily-made fire and frying pan, q
lump of butter of indefinite size, some
bacon a few eggs of doubtful freshness
compose the culinary preparations of a
family earning between s2 and s3 per
wee k.-London News.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-02-08

Rot costly medicine, Is doses Piso's cure
for consum ption for Is cts.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-02-08

The latest discovery of coal is ak miles
from Letcher.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-02-08

The editor Of the st. Thomas Times Cd. T.
says he would not do without DR.. Thomas
Eclectric Oil; Mrs. N. e Fellows Burr Oak,
] Mich, PRAISES it highly for colds; p T..
Meader. Delaware, Iowa, calls it the best
thing in the world for asthnlatic bronchi-
tia VI. " E..sl5kE
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-02-08

Edward s. Rowley, go Twelfth street, Da-
venport, Iowa, says that "as 8 remedy for
Catarrh Dr.. Thomas Electric Oil stand at
the top" Mr.. RoW1ey didn't distort the
truth particle. s5t.s @..ssa
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-02-08

'Buch1-paiba," Great Kidney and Urinary Cure: 81
"Rough on Corns," for Corns, Wares Bunions. l5c
Wells Health Remover cures Dyspepsia, Impotence
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-02-08

Dr.. Thomas Eolectric Oil s'makes pain
hum" That is what Thos.. G. Read Of SO
East Swan street, Buffalo, N. Y, says. He
suffered from Rheumatism several years,
when the malady yielded to Eclectric Oil like
frost in 4 June snn.5 "A +; 81 x pr -
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-02-08

Pure Cod-Liver Oil made from selected livers
On the sea-shore. by CAswhLI. HAZARD Il Co., New
York 1t is absolutely pure and sweet. Patients who
have once taken prefer it to all Others Physicians
market.
Chappod Hands, Face, Pimples and rough
sk1n cured by using JUMPER TAR SOAP. made by
CAswRLL. HAZARD Co.. New York.