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The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1885-03-14
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The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1885-03-14
OLIVER CHILLED PLOWS

GRIFFITH e. TURNER.
Dealers in Agricultural Implements, Fertilizers
and Seeds,
Al & 43 N. Paca Street, Baltimore.
Feb.2StJ June 81, 'S5y.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1885-03-14
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Baltimore & ToWsOntoWn Express
-

We are prepared to accommodate the public in
forwarding MERCHANDISE, BAGGAGE, &C.,
to and from Baltimore, on the most reasonable
terms. Baggage delivered and called for in any
part of the city, free of ertra charge.
We will also deliver goods in Waverly, Govans-
town and other points on the York road and Charles
street avenue, at satisfactory rates.
We solicit share of the public patronage and
will put forth our best efforts to give satisfaction.
June 7,'S4y.] e. E. DUNNING, Manager.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1885-12-24
A Mountain Lion Killed BY a Horse.

A communication from Lander, w. T.,
gives an account Of a battle between a
Black Hawk stallion and mountain
lion The stallion was owned by Charles
d. Ferguson, a well-known hunter,
camped on the banks of tributary of
the Wind river, up in the mountains.
He had selected a small bunch of cotton
woods as his temporary home. These
gave him both shelter and firewood. A
little distance frem the camp there stood
an enormous cottonwood, apart from all
others, beneath which he picketed his
stallion. One night recently Ferguson
was aroused from a sound sleep by
neigh from his stallion. The sound
seemed to be one Of rage rather than
alarm, and hastily arising Ferguson is
sued from his tent and looked in the
direction of the horse. The animal was
standing in the full light Of bright
moon and seemed to be intently regard
ing an object in the branches Of the tree.
As Ferguson's gaze followed that of his
horse the branches were violently agi-
tsted, wild yell was heard, a dark OBJ
ject hurled itself through the air, and
the horse had an enormous noun
tain lion for a rider. The horse
sprang madly in the air, uttering
scream little inferior to that
of the lion in shrillness and savagery.
Though he returned to the ground again
with tremendous conclusion he failed
to shake the lion from his firm position.
Dark spots of blood now appeared on
the stallion's shoulders and neck. The
lion was tearing his way to the jugular.
The horse apparently realizing his full
danger sprang straight into the thick
tangle Of boughs. The lion was torn
from his bloody seat and cast backward
with great violence. The stallion passed
through and turned to confront his foe
in the open space beyond.
The lion speedily recovered himself,
and sprang once more into the branches,
and from thence made another leap to-
ward the horse; but he missed his aim.
The lion began series Of circles nearer
and nearer the horse, and finally made
another leap. With the rapidity Of
thought the stallion changed front, and
his hind feet, heavily shod, struck the
assailant full in the breast. The stricken
animal rolled over and over, giving vent
to yells of pain and rage. Once more he
made an attack. This time the animal
rushed to death The heels of the pow
erful steed were fairly between the green
eyes, and the mountain lions skull was
crushed. It lad been fractured from
side to SIDE A few convulsive strug-
giles, stiffening Of the powerful limbs
in death, and the stallion stood victor
over the corpse Of the lion. Ferguson
took the skin of the lion home as a
trophy.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1885-12-24
Inuenious RascaIiIy.

Roose, Henshaw & Co., butterine
manufacturers, of Chicago, noticed
lately that the amount Of oil rendered
from supposed fixed quantity Of leaf
lard which they bought Of the Inter
national Packing company at the stock
yards was good deal larger some days
than it was others. Detectives were
employed to investigate the anomaly,
and arrested Jack Flatters, man en-
ploYed in the butterine factory; Thomas
Parker, a butcher; Harry Evans, who
owned Parker's shop, and fellow named
Jack Curtis. The four men were the
contrivers Of an ingenious scheme by
which they have swindled the butterine
firm out Of at least 81, 500. The firm
takes from the packing company 10, 900
pounds Of leaf lard every day, and it
was Flatterss duty to haul the stuff
from the stock yards to the butter
inc factory. The lard was weighed at
the stock yards and again for the but
terine firm in North Wells street.
After leaving the stock yards Flatters
would drive to Parker's shop and there
leave $50 to 400 pounds of the lard.
Into the cavity thus made in the load
Evans and Curtis would crawl, and,
covered up with tarpaulin, be weighed
with the lard at the North Wells street
place. Then the load would be driven
around the corner, where the two men
would climb out and run away. The
thieves grew fat ano lazy on the profits
Of their stealings and neglected now and
then to remove part of their load. On
those days the load Of lard would yield
an excess of oil. All the thieves con.
fessed when arrested.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1885-12-24

The black cap is part of the full dress
Of Judge. and is worn whom he passes
the supreme sentence of the law. When
Lord Chief Justice Campbell passed sen
tence of death on Palmer, the Rugeley
poisoner, observed that he gave the
cap a slight twitch in the front; and ]
have subsequently found that this is the
traditional practice Of judges, descend
ing probably from time when covering
the eyes was the conventional sign Of
grief. In Macbeth, (" act iv.. scene 8,
Malcolm says to Macduff: "What, man /
meier pull your hat upon your browsl
Give sorrow words sI''-Notes and Queries.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1885-12-24

An enterprising editor in Florida is
endeavoring to boom his location BY
sending to newspapers throughout the
country sprigs Of mistletoe and request.
ing the insertion of brief notice which
says ten words for his county and one
for the bunch of leaves. He says if we
hang the mistletoe over our door we will
have the right, according to the old
English custom. to kiss every woman
who passes through the door. He may
revive deadened hopes in the breasts ol
some detected Journalists by such means
and one has the audacity to say he
has mistletoed every door in his Office
and such means may be necessary down
South and elsewhere, but, thank heaveni
in the door or behind the door, in
glorious New England, such fimsy device
is entirely unnecessary. PawtucEel
(R. y Gazette.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1885-12-24
Ouainl Newspapers.

The Hon. James II. Whisper, of this
city, says the Omaha Herald, is the pos
SCISSOR of some antique curiosities that
have special interest for journalists.
He has copy of the Nev England
1Fee1ly Journal, printed at Boston Mon
day, April s, 172s, and a copy of the
New York Morning Post, then semi
weekly publication, Of date November
Z, 1882. The papers are particularly
interesting as showing some of the oddi
ties of those times, including the crudi-
ties of journalism. For instance, the
first news item in the journal is under
date of London, October 2e, almost six
months previous to publication, thus
illustrating the slowness of the ocean
mails in those days.
The spirit of enterprise prevailed,
though, as the following editorial an
nouncement shows:
~ There are meafures concerting for
rendring this Paper yet more univer-
fally uteful in which It's hop'd the
Publick will be gratifi'd, and by which
thofe Gentlemen who defire to be i'm
prov'd in Hiftory, Philofophy Poetry,
&c, will be greatly advantaged.
Here is one Of the local news items:
Bu,wials ia the TowH Of BosToN Jfnceour
ldft.
Five Whites. One Black.
Baptized IN the feverI Churches
Nine
The advertisements were set in ordi-
dinary reading style, and among them
is this singular announcement:
e#-A very Likely Negro Woman who
cando HouiholG Work, and is fit either for
Town or Country Service, about % Years of
Age, to be Sold, Inquire Of the Printer here
of.
The copy Of the New York Post con-
tains among other things General Wash
ington's farewell orders to the armies Of
the United States. The writer of com
munications lived in those days too, and
signed himself "a Friend of Truth. !"
And so did the party who paraphrases
Shakespeare. AS there is 'Tory's Solilo-
quiz that starts out: ITO 60, or not to
go, is that the question: demonstrating
that the ''rebels,n as victorious Ameri-
cans were called. were not very congen.
ial company at that time.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1885-12-24
FACTS FOR THE CURIOUS.


Some spiders have as many as thirteen
eyes, but the majority have only two.
The tallest man in Washington Terri
tory is John Hutchinson. He stands z
feet inches in his stockings.
Prairie grass is now turned into paper.
A mill at Quincy, Mo-, has used 400, 900
tons Of the grass for that purpose since
June.
All told, there were 2.2et collisions
between Union and Confederate troops
during the war. In this enumeration
the minimum Of Union troops is 500 and
the maximum 1000
According to DR.. Gael Seller, some
persons have defect Of smell analogous
to color blindness. One person finds
that to him violets smell like garlic,
everything else smelling normally.
A writer in Ha,per's Weekly states
that gas starting from the well at a
pressure Of 200 pounds loses seven
pounds in every mile travelled, so that at
the end Of thirty miles it would be in
operative.
Knives and daggers were formerly part
Of the curious customary accoutrements
of brides. The custom is easily ac-
counted for when we consider that women
anciently wore knife suspended from
the girdle.
The modern idea Of absolute partner
nership between husband andwife is not
to be found in the old English law.
There exists still form of con-
tract, made in the time Of Edward
l., in which a man engaged to sell
and deliver his wife to another man,
and historical document speaks of a
abought wife delivered in a halter" as
late as 1882.
The oldest Scandinavian laws punished
the murder of humble maiden more
than that of chief. The weaker sex
was protected in innumerable ways; and
even as late as the twelfth century
simple kiss forced upon a maiden was
punished with fine or exile, and in the
fifteenth century law of Copenhagen
ordered the adulterous woman to be
buried alive and the guilty partner to be
decapitated.
1t has been shown that the odoriferous
molecule of musk is infnitesimallY small.
No power has yet been codceived to en-
able the human eye to see one Of the
atoms Of musk, yet the organs Of smell
have the sensitivenees to detect them.
Their smallness cannot even be imag-
ined. and the small grain Of musk un-
dergoes absolutely no diminution in
weight. A single drop Of the oil of
thyme, ground down with a piece Of
sugar and a little alcohol, will commu
nicate its odor to twenty-five gallons of
water. Haller kept for forty years papers
perfumed with one grain of ambergris.
After this time the odor was as strong as
ever.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1885-12-24
The LONGEST Enulish Word.

A correspondent of the St. Louis
Republican says the longest word in the
English language is 'sproantitiansub-
stantiationist,, which contains twenty
eight letters. It is good English word
derived from short and simple Latin
root, and means one who dissents from
the doctrine, or dogma, and the So
called s'real presence"
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1885-12-24
CHARITY.

Speak kindly, oh, speak soothingly
To him whose hopes are crossed,
Whose blessed trust in human love
Was early, early lost;
For wearily, how weaiily
Drags life if love depart
Oh, let the balm of gentle words
Fall on the smitten heartl
Go gladly, with true sympathy,
Where wants pale victims pine,
And bid life's sweetest smiles again
Along their pathway shine;
Oh, heavily doth poverty
Mans nobler instincts bindl
Yetsev not that chain to cast
A sadder on the mind
Mrs. Chase
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1885-12-24

We'd had the apples an the pie
AM folks wuz feelin' jolly.
Erasmus held the wish-bone dry,
An offered half to Polly.
They wished, she give q bashful laugh,
Then pulled he got the biggest half.
She laughed agin an blushed right red,
An, goshi but she looked pretty.
I've lost my wish, she smilin' said,
Now isn't that pityg'
She seemed to take it so to heart,
He wished he'd broke the smallest part
Let's tell. Don't mind the charm, sez be
although perhaps we break ii.
] wished kiss you'd give to me. =
Sez she: 7 wished you'd take il. =
guess needn't tell to you
That both them wishes then kim true.
Chicago Rnntbfers
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1885-12-24
(R. y Gasstt'

Statistics from the charitable organ,
izations Of New York city show that out
Of total Of thirty-three professional
people assisted there was only one editor
and no reporters. On the other hand,
there were five physicians. i've clergy
men, four lawyers, four artists and thir.
teen teachers.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1885-12-24
Some local nose around has discovered

Some local nose around has discovered
that when the present capitol at Wash
ington was opened in 1918,
the old one was let to business
tenants. One Of them, Anne
Royal, ran two weekly newspapers tho
Paul Pry and the Huatress-on the
premises, and was the originator Of the
American system Of interviewing. She
was indicted as a common scoid in 1929.
She lived to the age 81 ninety two.
Jenrmazsst.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1885-12-24

Sheep husbandry is steadily declining
in France, the present number Of sheep
and lambs being less BY 1000, 900.
Mutton is imported from Germany, Al
geria and Eastern Europe, and sells 20
per cent. higher than beef.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1885-12-24
"WiII and way"

Be up and doing
While you may,
Where there's a win,
You'll find q way:
Financial trouble
Quickly flies
Away from men
Who advertise.
To readers Of this sheet,
Each week
Make known the goods
All buyers seek,
And very soon
Your clerks will think
They have not
Hardly time TO wink,
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1885-12-24

And you have the story just as they
told it to me-Dctr0it Free Pesss.
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-05-08
TIE COLD WAVE.
A Widely Extended Area Affected-Ice OF
Varying Thickness Formed at
Various Places.

MILWAUKEE,. May Reports received to-
night show that the cold wave OF last night
and to day extended throughout Southern
and Central Wisconsin. The temperature
dropped to several degrees below the fresz-
ing point. Ice nearly an inch ia thickness
formed in many places. Early vegetables
have suffered, but smsll fruits and crops are
not su5 GENTLY advanced to be injured TO
any extent In Rock County considerable
damage was done to tobacco.
CHICAGO, May The Journals GAINESVILLE
(Wis.) special says: "A powerful wind
night, and the Thermometer fell to twenty
eight degrees above zero, making ice q
quarter of sn inch thick. Tobacco beds
suffered severely. The thermometer stood
1T thiTty-eight degrees above zero during to.
day, which is the coolest ever known here
IN May"
BURLNGToN, Iowa, May The thermom-
eter ranged two degrees below freezing
point here last night Ice formed half an
inch thick Small fruit was badly damaged,
but no field crops were Injured.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, May 7.-CoHsiderable
snow Tell IN this section yesterday and last
night The thermometer fell way below
freezing, and reports have been received of
water pipes freezing.
Dies MoINEs Iowa, May Three quarters
Of on inch OF ice formed here last night.
Serious damage to frait is feared. A cold
wave struck Iowa last night, and at some
place. west OF here. ice formed half an inch
thick, and the Thermometer was four degrees
below freezing after sun rise. Some damage
has been done to shall fruits, but field crops
90 not appea ar to be hurt much.
Kansas CITY. Mo-, May The Journals
0ms ha special says: Heavy frost here last
night ice forming sixteenth to an eighth
of an inch in thickness. The weather is
still cold tonight. Some damage to fruit
and vegetables"
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-05-08
Grand Parade In baltimore.

BALTIMORE, May The parade arranged
in honor Of the visiting Army of the Foto-
II &c was quite success. despite the heavy
rain which fell aII the morning and up to
the hour announced for the starting OF the
march. Many of the expected organizations
did not PIT IN an appearance, as al ord sr
wss issued early in the day postponing the
display but before 3 O'Clock the rain
stopped, and such a number had congre-
gated at the rendezvous that permission TO
start was given, aud II is estimated that fully
90 OO0 men were in line. The route OF the
procession was through the principal streets
and every sidewalk was crowded with spec
tatoTs. Tie Mayor, IN company with many
OF the visiting veterans. and Governor
Lloyd aD ID stat. occupied the poriieo of the
City Hall, and reviewed the parade in pass.
inc
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-05-08
Rrc@n nt LexInetoL

LEXINGTON, KY, May The attendanc
at the track was excellent aad pool selling
lively. The track was in fine condition
Notwithstanding the rain of last night.
First Race-0ne mile; purse, $500, with
nine to start Malaria brought in auction
pools 500, silvo $50, John Henry so, field
$25. The race was won by Malaria, Fro
second, Silvo third Time, 1:4Sl4. Fro
paid in French Sill 30 for place.
Second Rsce-Bush stakes, for two.Year.
olds. G. Bruce brought in pools $3.50,
Bankrupt 500, Syntsx $50, field $50; with
thirteen 20 start; distances. five furlongs. The
race was won by Bankrupt Wandered sec.
ond, Brookful third. Time. 1:041I
Third Race-Thres quarters OF a mile, for
all ages; purse, $500 In auction pools
Lord Clifton brought $50, Anna Woodcock
$50, Banana SIS, field Sl3. The race was
won By Lord Clifton. who pulled up lame,
Woodcock second, Banana third. Time,
1:171f.
Fourth Rsce-Hurdls, one mile; eight to
start. Piiney, fs7orite, Worth. Jude lack
son Won by length, Pliney second, Worth
third. Time, I.57I.
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-05-08
CHICAGO UNIVERSITY GROUNDS.
The heirs OF stephen A. Douglas Beg
suit TO Prevent Its Being Trans
ferred for other Than Edu-
cEtiOnal Purposes.

CHICAGO, May THE heirs of Stephen a.
Douglas began sait to-day in the Superior
Court, asking that the Chicago University
property be transferred from its present
holders to them. The property is advertised
fer sale next Saturday to satisfy judgment
of 100000 secured by mortgages, and there
appears to be a prospect that the university
trustees will not Do able to keep it from
going into other hands, and possibly into
hands that will devote it to other than edu-
ca;ional uses. This is the principal ground
Of the petitioners. They are Stephen A.
Douglas, Jr., and Mrs. General Williams
and Robert 81. Douglas, United States Mar
shall Of North Carolina. The bill sets forth
that on November 10, 1856. Stephen a.
Douglas decided ten acres of land TO the
trustees, to be devoted to educational pur-
poses, and that in this deed it was stipu atsd
that there must be no sale or alienation Of
the property, and that it was the inten-
lion OF Mr.. Douglas that only educational
interests should be benefited by mis- gift On
the ground that the property seems now
likely to be diverted from this USE the
petitioners urged that in default of the car
Tyipg out OF Stephen A. Douglas wishes in
regard to the same the property rightfully
belongs to them, his beirF. 1t IS thought
that the filing of this bill will make business
men chary OF investing upon the occasion OF
the sale.
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-05-08
AS usrAL. THE COW BoYs WIN.
ANsNs Cry, Nav 7.-Innings:
The Nashville Races.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, May THE weather
was cool and clear, and the races to day were
very largely attended. The track was slow
from yesterdays heavy rains.
For ihe first race. purse $3.50, mile heats,
the starters were: Fair Count, Henry Brown,
Tallyrsnd, Bonnie Australian, Slocum,
Saunterer and Kansas. Saunterer, the
favorite, won in straight heats, Tallyrand
second in the first hest. and Sioc1m second
in the third. Time-1:5l, 1:50.
Second Race-The mixed stakes for two
year-old colts and FLIES, S25 entrance and
S400 added. FIVE furloDgs The starters we're
Bruton's pair, Uncle Dan and Strong Batter
ana Gillock's pair. Edgefield and Bordelsise.
Bordelaise won, Strong Batter second, Uncle
Dan third. Time O65I.
Third Race-The KiTkman stakes for all
ages, S25 entrance and 500 added one and
oDe-han miles. Starters: KOscuisko, Madi.
son and Father Jones. Koscuisko won by a
neck, Madison second, Father Jones third.
Time-2:53.
Fourth Race-SsIling, purse $3.50 and $50
TO the second, one mile. Starters: Flly B
Adventure, Carson and Brooklyn. Filly B
won, Adventure second, Carson third.
Time SOL,