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The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1885-12-12
SLINGLUFF & SLINGLUFF, AND R. R.
BOARMAN, Attorneys, Towsontown.
SALE
OF
VALUABLE BUILDING LOT, NEAR WA
VERIFY, BALTIMORE COUNTY.

By virtue of decree of the Circuit Court for
Baltimore county, passed on the 9th day <Ss3sr
EHfH of November, 1885, in the case of VIM. s5sssa
El Danes VS.. Barbara Barringer, the un- -
designed Trustees, will offer for sale, at PUB
LILO A UCTION, on the PREMISES, on
Monday 2lst day Of December, A. ID. 1885,
at 2 o'clock in the afternoon,
ALL THAT LOT OR TRACT OF LAND, De
SCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
Situate on the Old York Road in Baltimore coun-
ty, Md, and beginning for the same at the south
west corner of Lot No. l, heretofore described,
and running thence easterly bounding thereon to
the Old York Road thence southerly on the said
road forty nine feet four inches thence easterly
about two hundred and fifty two feet to a point
on the York Turnpike Road fifty feet southerly
from the place of beginning, and thence on said
road northerly fifty feet to the place of beginning,
being Lot No. 2 ON plat filed in the cause where
in John G. Danes was complainant and William
Danes ct al, were defendants, the proceedings of
which said cause duly recorded in Liber j.
B., No. 81, folio l, &C., judicial Records of Bati-
more county.
The property is not improved.
This property is in a growing neighborhood
and persons seeking an investment would do we'll
to attend the SALE
THE TERMS OF SALE, AS PRESCRIBED
BY THE DECREE, ARE-One- half Cash, bal
ance in six months, credit payment to bear in
tercst from day of sale and to be secured to the
satisfaction of Trustees, or all cash at option of
purchaser or purchasers.
C. BONN SLINGLUFF,
R. R. B0ARMAN,
Trustees.
NOTICE
Is hereby given to the creditors of Cornelius
Danes, deceased, to file their claims, duly anthem
ticated, with the Clerk of the Ciruit Court for
Baltimore county, on or before the First Day Of
January, 1885.
c. BONN SLINGLUFF,
r. r. B0ARMAN,
Trustees.
Nov
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1885-12-12
HOG POWDER
FOR THE CURE OF
Cholera and Other DiseaS es,
MANUFACTURED by
EDWARD III. ROBERTS,

This is to certify that after losing fine shoats
with hog cholera, Mr.. E. II. Roberts was called in
to doctor the balance, some of which were very
sick, but after administering his medicine all got
well THOMAS c. BosLEY.
This medicine has also been used with unfailing
success by Edward c. Ensor, Thomas c. Pearce,
Charles Hines, VIM. Cowley, VIM. Dawson and
other good farmers of Baltimore county. Itnever
fails to effect cure. Sent by mail at 80 cents
per package, or sold at Factory at rs cents For
sale by J. W. LEE SON, Towsontown, and
other country merchants.
Ian 10-1v
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1885-12-12
S. PARKER BOSLEY, Attorney, Towsontown.
TRUSTEES SALE :,
A VALUABLE FARM IN TENTH DISTRICT,
BALTIMORE COUNTY.

By virtue of decree of the Circuit Court for
Baltimore county, passed on the 10th day -
IN of November, A. d. 1885, in the case sSa
I'LL of Royston vs.. Royston, docket 10,
folio 245 and the undersigned, Trustee, will offer
for sale at public auction, the PREMISES,
about one mile from Moore's Shops at Manor
Postofice, on
Saturday, 18th day Of December, a. d. 1885,
at II O'Clock P. NJ,
ALL THAT FARM OF WHICH ROBERT
ROYSTON,
late of Baltimore county died seized and possess
i47 ACRES. 3 ROODs AND 20 PERCHEs OF
LAND, MORE OR LESS,
being the first piece of land described in a deed
from Nathaniel Childs and others to Robert Roys-
ton, dated 9th day of May, 1928, and recorded
among the Land Records of Baltimore county in
Liber W. g., No. 1875, folio 146, &C., improved by
a commodious
STONE MANSION HOUSE, TWO STORIES
AND ATTIC AND TWO-ST0RY FRAME
BACK BUILDING,
a large bank barn, with ample stabling, wagon
shed, corn crib, meat house and dairy and fine
apple orchard about rs acres in fine timber and
the balance under cultivation. TIE land is of
natural fertility, well watered and very suscept-
ible of improvement schools, churches, shops,
mills, postofhces and lime quarries convenient.
1t is about 81 miles from Monkton station, N.
c. r. R., and two miles from Jarrettsvlle Turn
pike and adjoins the lands of Henry c. Hutch
ms, former treasurer of the county; Richard
Hutchins, George E. Shelley and DR.. R. Emory.
The community is one of the best in the county.
For further information apply to the under
signed, or on premises to Robert J.. Royston.
TERMS OF SALE.-0ne-thir of the purchase
money cash on day of sale or ratification thereof,
one-thrd in one year and balance in two years,
or all cash at the option of the purchaser, defer
red payments to be secured by notes endorsed to
the satisfaction of the Trustee. A deposit of
5000 required on day of sale.
S. PARKER BOSLEY, Trustee.
S. COVER WILSON, Auctioneer.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1885-12-12
Sales Of Property.
S. PARKER B0SLEY and WIN. S. KEECH,
Attorneys, Towsontown, Nd.
DEREMPTORY TRUSTEES
Il SALE
VERY VALUABLE MILL PROPERTY ST.
I'm IN LONG GREEN, S$a
E@ BALTIMORE COUNTY, MD.
81 FEET FALL.

E4 BALTIMORE COUNTY, MD. -
81 FEET FALL.
By virtue of decree passed by the Circuit
Court for Baltimore county, in cause wherein
Edward Reese and Mary A. Reese, his wife, are
plaintiffs, and John B. Neuhauser ct al, are de-
PENDANTS, the undersigned, Trustees, will sell at
public auction, at the COURT HOUSE DOOR in
Towsontown, on
Tuesday, December 18th, 1885,
at II o'clock M,
ALL THAT VALUABLE MILL PROPERTY,
decided by Christian Neuhauser, ST., ~
to Edward Reese and Philip B. l. fn,ya =
Reese, May 4th, 1870, and recorded aztFTFfff &&
among the Land Records of said xzNS
county, in Liber E. H. A., No. &c, folio 230, &C.,
situate in Long Green, said county, one mile from
Glenarm Station, NJ. c. r. R., and IA miles from
Baltimore city by the Hartford turnpike containing
334 ACRES OF LAND, MORE or LESS, IN FEE,
IMPROVED BY
VERY VALUABLE FOUR-STORY STONE
GRIST MILL,
4Sx35 feet, with four run of burrs, Cob Crusher,
a new Eureka Smut Machine, and all machinery
necessary to irst-cass merchant work. in fine con-
dition. 1t is by thirty three feet over-shot
wheel with iron shaft, centres, bed-plates and
pedestal, pit gearings iron with wooden cogs. The
fall is 81 feet at the full.
SAW MILL
is Ga feet long with 80 inch circular saw is Pages
No. Mill, driven by turbine wheel under 80
feet head, with iron penstock These mills have
large run of custom. They are turned by Long
Green Run, strong stream, besides having a
a reservoir for storing the water in dry seasons
Besides the one turning the mills there is another
water power of Is feet fall the premises that
could be utilized after the water has been used on
the present mills.
There is also a Blacksmith and Wheelwright
Shops on the premises, and
FOUR COMFORTABLE DWELLING HOUSES,
one having ii rooms; two Barns, Wagon Shed,
Dairy and other outbuildings. Also young
orchard just in bearing, containing 20 trees.
Schools, churches, postofices and railroad sta
tions convenient.
This property is very valuable both as q mer-
chant and country mill.
S-Immediate possession will be given.
TERMS OF SALE.-0ne- third cash on rati-
fcation of the sale, balance in two equal INSTALL
ments in one and two years, all cash, at the
option of the purchaser, the deferred payments to
be secured by notes, to bear interest from the day
of sale and endorsed to the satisfaction of Trustees
cash deposit of $500 will be required of the
purchaser Immediately. If the deposit is not
made the property will be Immediately re-offered.
For further information apply to undersigned,
or EDWARD REESE, Glenarm P. o., Md.
S. PARKER BOSLEY,
WILLIAM S. KEECH,
Trustees,
Towson P. O., Md.
S. COVER WILSON, Auctioneer.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1885-12-12

DOR SALE.
TWO VERY DESIRABLE AND HIGHLY
PRODUCTIVE FARMS, on Maryland Central
Railroad, within twenty miles of city. One con-
tains 152 acres, with substantial improvements
the other lat acres, with all necessary buildings
and large quantities of fruit. These farms are in
frst-class condition. and being situated in the finest
agricultural section of the State, should command
investigation. Terms liberal.
II. c. TURNBULL, JR.,
Oct. 17.-tfl Al Lexington street, Baltimore.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1885-12-12

By virtue of decree passed by the Circuit
Court for Baltimore county, in a cause wherein
Edward Reese and Mary A. Reese, his wife, are
plaintiffs, and John B. Neubauser ct al, are de-
PENDANTS, the undersigned, Trustees, will sell at
public auction, at the COURT HOUSE DOOR in
Towsontown, on
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1885-12-12

Nov. 2S.-ts.
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81 Lexington street, Baltimore.
GEORGE L. STOCKSDALE, Auctioneer.
Nov. 21-ts.
Smyrna times., 1885-06-03
ACORN BREAD.

Sa-s the San francisco Chronicle: The
In hams scattered along the foothills of
the Sierra are 4 yuiet, inoffensive
people. They do not appear to be
gnymcd by ANY tribal laws, yet adhere
t, many of Their old traditions. One
or two men of superior ability and in
dustry form neucleus around which
others less ambitious gather. Hence
they fence with brush and logs a tract
sufficient fot their requirements of hay
making, pasturt5e, etc Although they
often indulge i'll the food of the civilized
nations the acorn is still favOrite II
article of diet in every well-regulated
wigwUm. Tho process Of converting
this bitter nut into bread is curious
Un.er the branches Of II grand old pine
found them at work. They had shucked
and ground i'll the usual manner large
mass of acorn meats. A number of
circular watts had been followed out of
the black soil, in the shape of a punch
bowl. Into these was put the acorn
pulp. At hand stood several large
baskets filled with water, and
into these they dropped hot stones, thus
heating the water to the required
temperature. Upon the mass of crushed
bitterness they carefully laid the hot
water, making it about the color and
consistency of cream. Not a speck
appeared to mix. A buxom muhala
stood by each vat, and with a small fir
bough stirred the mass, skillfully
removing any speck that hoated udon
the surface. The soil gradually absorbed
the bitter waters, leaving a firm white
substance, of which they made bread
asked to taste it, at which they said
something in their language, and all
laughed. asked again, and after much
laughter 1 was handed a small particle
on a figleaf, and found it sweet and
palatable. They began to remove it,
and so adroitly was this done that but
small portion adhered to the soil.
They spread it upon rocks, and in a
short time it was fit for use. This, am
told, they mix with water, put it into
thin cakes, and bake before the fire.
Smyrna times., 1885-06-03
A SCRAP OF TARTAR HISTORY.

The remarkable workmanship of the
Tartms is proverbial. Their fNvorite
weapon is a long, curved cimetar, quite
different from that of the Turks. 1t is
made of the finest of steel, richly alloyed
silver. and n sword becomes an heirloom
i'll family and descends to the tirst-born
so long rs the race exists. When the
last representative of the family dies his
sword, which may have come to him
flom hundred generations, is broken
and buried with him. The blades of the
weapons, which are beaten out on an
onyx stone anvil in the ancient Mogul
city of Taztchintzy, the Holy Place, are
very thin, and the wonderful feats per-
formed with them are astonishing.
Once when Robo, the cousin of the
great Mogul, was caught in a rebellion,
his execution was ordered. The most
skillful swordsman of the empire was
provided for the beheading, and the
Great Mogul and his court assembled to
see it. For second the keen Tartar
blade flashed in the sunlight, and then
decended upon the bare neck of Robo,
who stood upright to receive the stroke.
The sharp steel passed through the YER
tebr@, muscles and organs of the neck
but so swift was the blow and so keen
the blade that the head did not fall, but
kept its exact position, and not a vital
organ was disturbed In surprise the
Great Mogul exclaimed: "What, RObo,
art thou not beheaded?"
my lord. am, replied RObO, "but
SO long as I keep my balance right my
head will not fall off. The Great
Mogul was so pleased with the deftness
Of the executioner that he ordered a
bandage to be tied on, and Robo
speedily recovered. He afterward
became loyal subject and was made
cashier Of the empire, because, as the
Crc"t Mogul remarked: HE knows
that if he keeps his balances right his
/. q will not come off. It is one Oi
those curious scraps of history that are
! 1f.en overlooked.
Smyrna times., 1885-06-03
TRICKS IN ALL TRADES.

The initiative quality of the Chinese
extends even to counterfeiting European
and American labels and trademarks,
says letter writer in Hong Kong. Ih4
knowledge of certain small articles Of
foreign make has caused a desire for
them in China, and an effort to initiate
them. So we find at the small shops
Chinese-made clocks and watches, and
at the stands of the street vender, combs
tooth brushes, shoe-horns, pocket
cutlery and razors, which are VASTLY
inferior to the foreign goods, but as
the price is as low as the quality is poor,
no one can reasonably complain. The
knives and razors often bear very dis
tinctly the brands of Sheffield firms,
whose names are household words
wherever the English language is
spoken. These knives are sold for 5 or
6 cents each, while the razors, Sheffield
brand and all, can be bought for Is
cents. The last implements are roughly
made, and to the thin-skinned man o
torture to look at, but with the other
articles enumerated they show to what
an extent Chinese manufactures can be
carried, and at what rates, defying
competition, they can be furnished to
the consumers. The reasons why the
Chinese can make and sell so cheaply
as to put competition entirely out of
the question are the cheapness of their
food and clothing. Their economical.
or more Justly, their sordid habits, have
been so often described in the general
discussion of the Chinese question in
America as to render all detail unneces-
co,xy
Smyrna times., 1885-06-03
= WONDERFUL CLOCK.

Probably the most wonderful time
piece ever heard of is a clock described
by Il Hindoo Rajah as belonging to
native princess of Upper India. In
front of the clocks disk was a gong,
sw'ng upon poles, and near it was
pie of artificial limbs. The pile was
made up of the full number of parts for
twelve perfect bodies but all lay heaped
together in seeming confusion. When
ever the hands of the clock indicated
the hour of l, out from the pile crawled
Just the number of parts to form the
frame of one man, part joining itself to
part with a quick metallic click, and
when completed the figure sprang up.
seized a small mallet, and walking up to
the gong struck one-the first hour.
When 2 o'clock came two men rose mp
and did likewise; and so through all
the hours of the day, the number OF
figures being the same as the number OF
the hour, till at noon and midnight the
entire heap sprang up, and marching to
the gong, struck one after another each
his blow, making twelve in all, and then
fell to pieces again.
Smyrna times., 1885-06-03
MAN MILLINERS.

The specially of the English man
milliner is neatness. He does not in
dulge in the airy flights of his French
neighbor tarletans and gauze he will
none of; but riding habits and travelling
dresses are his rage His work is an
essential British product, but it is
English taste at its lest. The Pasisian
may prepare the best ball dress or tea
gown, but no one can cut out shooting
jacket like the English man milliner.
Neatness is his great point, and he
import just that amount OF the masculine
element into his cOnfections which be-
comes demure coquetry in a woman's
dress. Everything he makes is solid
and good. If there is braiding, it is
mathematically correct; if there is fur,
it is the finest of its kind. His frogs
and ohvettes are by no means the work
OF lively fancy; they are a genuine
imitation of badges of different regi-
ments. There is no skimping in his
designs; everything is stylish, but
ample. Inferior artists copy his Gre
atiOns, with the result of achieving
dowdiness. Certain characteristics run
through the whole family of man
milliners, whether they are of foreign or
of native growth. Curates are fast
loosing all individuality in these days
of ritualistic missions and church and
stage guilds, and if Sidney Smith lived
now he would probably alter his i'm
mortal definition of the third sex, and
substitute the word man milliner for
that of clergy. The mmmilliner IN unites
IN singular manner the attributes of
both sexes. He has all the caprices Of
woman joined to the prompt decision
of n man. His determination is more
than manly-it is like that of the
traditional woman whom Chaucer de-
fined as loving above ali things "herre
own will His gravity is rendered
with mildness, his countenance is
singularly severe, he has attained a
sacred calm and sweet amiability which
nothing IN the world can disturb. His
masculine decision comes in now and
again, in the quickness with which he
throws aside any material or shal
which is not exactly to his liking. HIS
attendant priests look at him with awe
at these movements, as if he were some
thing more than mortal In bodily
presence he is weak, if height is to be
considered as counting for anything in
looks, but he has neatnes3 and
delicacy Of appearance that compensates
for this in the eyes OF his admirers.
Seldom is man seen with such Il sweet
expression on his face, such beautiful
calm upon his brow He lives III an
atmosphere of dreams Il d beauty. lie
is surrounded with ha.o Of scents ant
satins.
Smyrna times., 1885-06-03
WHOLE NO. 1868.
HOW A SALT WELL is WORKED,

The stratum of salt having been once
pierced, a saturated solution of the saline
matter frequently rises in the boring to
within eighty feet of the surface. This.
however, cannot always be depended
upOn-and here centre the increased
difficulty and expense. When a few
dozen feet have been drilled, six or
eight inch iron pipe is inserted as a
easing" Inside of this two-inch
pipe, also of iron, is placed. The "cas-
ing head has two openings, one for the
entrance of pure water from neighbor-
ing spring into the larger pipe, at the
lower end of which it becomes saturated
with saline matter the other at the end
of the smaller pipe, to allow the explo.
sion of the brine. OF course, the wells
become foul or leaky at times, and then
resort Is had to tOrpedOes of nitro-gly-
cerine, which are sent down to the
bottom of the easing, and after them
is sent an iron weight which secures the
explosion. The rusting of the easing"
Is the great enemy of the salt worker
and, when his engine cannot lift the
mass of rusted iron, knife" cuts the
rusted metal, and the engine tears it
away piecemeaI. But the salt wells are
exempt from any danger of taking fire;
and it is never necessary, as is the case
of oil wells, to shoot off the easing
head with a cannon ball.
After the brine reaches the surface it
Is forced into large resOrveirs, whence
it is drawn off through "string" after
"string" of "covers," until solar
evaporation has left the coarser grades of
salt. The "cOvers" or watts are usually
sixteen by eighteen feet, and the pro-
duct of each one per year is estimated
at one hundred and fifty bushels while
the product at Syracuse is only about
half that quantity. 1t is also claimed
that the slope of the valley at Warsaw
is peculiarly adapted to rapid evapora-
tion by the sun. When the finer grades
| of salt are wanted, the brine is led from
the reservoirs to an evaporating pan,
where a gentle heat is applied. Similar
treatment in another pan completes the
process, and the residum of salt is raked
upon shelf at the side of the evapora-
tor. After a slight draining it is taken
to the bins, where n more thorough
draining is allowed for the space of two
OF two or three weeks
Smyrna times., 1885-06-03
THE MIRACLE PLAY IN FRANCE.

For many years the representation of
the mystery plays hal been regarded
by the actors and by the audience as
sacred show. Then by degrees the
reverential feeling i'll the plays was
lost People who had paid their money
for admission into the theatre wanted to
he amused, and thus the whole spirit of
the mysteries became changed. What
had been looked upon as a divine
worship came to be con 'idered a pas
time. And this brought about rupture
with the church. Until the exc 4ss had
grown too great the priests encouraged
these performances; they We're 50 pop
ular that the hour OF vespers WAS ad-
vanced in order that all good people
might attend the service after the. had
come out of the theatre. But when the
mysteries had definitely broken with
the church the plays became question
of profit and loss to the III lnager To
make them remuner.tive, the comic
scenes were lengthened, the devil be-
came parsonage of greater Importance,
and, discounted Hs he always was on
the stage before the audience, it was
he who played the principal part A
new character, the fool, was introduced,
more unseemly thaa the devil, be-
cause of eccentricIti 5, and then the
widest DutflOnery waS naturally the
most relished. The clergy could not
remain Indifferent to these excesses,
which, under show Of piety, were in
fact compromising religion in the
gravest way; and tin Il Y, when they
could not succeed i'll repr, ssing the bur.
lesque, they got the representations
prohibited by the Parliament. This
was i'll 1913 The prohibition extended
only to Paris and the neighborhOod
for we find that these plays were acted
i'll the provinces fOr some years af er
ward Sainte-Beuv says: From {
literary and dramatic point of view
that which essentially chacterizes the
mystery plays is the lowest vulgarity
and trivialities of the most abject kind
The authors were troubled by only one
care-to retrace III the men and thing,
of former ii es the scenes of everyday
life. All their skill was devoted tt
making this copy, or rather this faith
full fac simile."
Smyrna times., 1885-06-03
AN AUTO DA FE.

The sufferers Mt the hands of the
Inquisition had been generally peasants
accused of witchcraft, MOors, or Jews
but ON occasions there was more
remarkable train of prisoners. Mobiles
and gentlemen, ladies of the highest
rank, eloquent divincs, were among the
convicted. The Regent took her place
under a canopy of state; the multitude
gathered round platform i'll the middle
of the area, on which the lnquisitOr
General and his train We're stationed.
The long line of prisoners consisted of
"the black-gowned penitents who were
to be reprimanded and set free; those
i'll robes painted with downward point
ing flames, who were t. suffer fine and
imprisonment, and those whose garbs,
hideOus with fire and tiendI, denoted
that their bodies We're to he burned for
the salvation of their souls" A sermon
was preached, then an oath of faith was
administered by the Archbishop to the
Regent and to her nephew, the heir to
the throne. A secretary made known to
the multitude the terms of this oath !;
the Archbishop blessed their highnesses;
and then crier shouted forth the names,
crimes, and sentences of the accused,
Is of whom were to die. They were
executed at once. "The Princess
Regent of Spain and the noble knights
and DANES of Castillo looked on as the
flames crept and leaped round the tor
tured limbs of men who had been their
familiar friends and spiritual advisers,
of fair and delicate women dragged
from splendid homes or from the soli-
tude of the cloister.