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The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1886-07-03
The Fly-Screen Man.
Detroit Free Press.

artHE,e He shflaad had . sjmRle agiiseresR under bis
little shoe shop in Lafayette street east.
Il vhas very busy to day. said the
cobbler, as he looked up.
yes, 1 suppose so, and SO are the
Aies,' was the reply. my friend, have
you given any thought to the lnomen-
tous query: Shall Keep the Flies
Out or In This Summer?''
Il hat to get dis boot done in half an
hour.
Exactly, and don't propose to him
der you. am taking orders for fly
screens. You can peg, peg away, while
we talk, talk fy-screens.
Il doan' vhant some
THAT is to say, you propose to sit in
this shop all summer and encourage the
visits of winged insects. Do you know
how much time man loses in four
months in striking at flieS?'
4 doan' figure up on him.
of course you don't, but 1 have.
You will lose just two days in every
month. That's eight days thrown away,
and not fly killed. Now, then
Il don't vhant some hy-screens.
THAT is, you think you don't. How
many cubic feet of air do you think
comes through that door in four months?'
'Maype six
Maybe millions! How much dust
do you suppose accompanies that airF
Il vhas VERY busy
Exactly, but more than two bushels
of dust enter this shop by way OF that
door, and you inhale at least half OF it.
How many microbes accompany the
duSt2'
'Dis shop vhas under mortgage, you
see.
That's all right, but for ten hours a
day you inhale 100 cholera microbes an
hour.
'Und maype moot avhay to Chicago
in June
Suppose you do. A fly screen door
is portable property. There are flies
and dust and microbes in Chicago as
we'll as Detroit. Do you want to die of
cholera?'
IF die it vhas all right. If I live l
haf to work all der time. vhas great
handt to be alone in my shop
Certainly you are, but the question
remains: shall flies light on you or
not?' I will make you door
Il vhas very busy
Don't doubt it, but you owe some
thing to yourself. Two dollars and a
half will buy the door complete, and ]
want to tell you that our
Great heafens! 60 avhay! vhas
busy! I doan' vhant some doors
doan' vhant some fy-screens!
'You don't! If you don't want a
door why did you encourage me2 Why
did you take quarter of an hour of my
valuable time? Do you suppose l car
stop and figure up cubic feet of air and
bushels of dust and numbers of microbe:
to crafty idle curiosity7'
4 like you to go avhay!'
well, I'll go. Why didn't you say
so at first? What have l done to yor
that you should want to injure me by
robbing me of my timer Your conduc
is outrageous, sir-grossly outrageous!
The shoemaker jumped up and locked
the door as soon as the man was out
For moment they glared at each othe
through the dusty glass, and then th'
fly.screen man said:
its shameful case, and I'll keep al
eye on you! 1t is just such trifling con
duct as yours, sir, which has brough
this country to where it is. Why didn'
YOU tell me when l came in that yo
didn't want fy-screen door2'
b6TA female friend, amiable, cleve
and devoted, is possession more va
| .bIa .Lo, -, rLc oDd ,,olocec ood with
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1886-07-03

BarA colored child had fall from
second-story window, the other day,
and his mother, in relating the accident
at the grocery-store, said: 'Dere dat
chile was comm down feet fust, with
every chance of bein' killed, when de
Lawd he turned him ober, de chile
struck on his head, and dere wasn't so
much as a button off,.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1886-07-03
How Railroad Iron Breaks.
B. Baker, C. e.

d. BAKER, Z. n.
Hundreds of existing railroad bridges
which carry twenty trains day with
perfect safety, would break down quick
ly under twenty trains per hour. This
fact was forced on my attention nearly
twenty years ago, by the fracture of
number of iron girders of ordinary
strength, under five minute train SER
vice. Similarly, when in New York last
year, l noticed, in the case of some
hundreds of girders on the elevated
railway, that the alternate thrust and
pull on the central diagonals from trains
passing every two or three minutes had
developed weakness which necessitated
the bars being replaced by stronger ones
after very short service. Somewhat the
same thing had to be done recently
with bridge over the river Trent, but
the train service being small the life of
the bars was measured by years instead
of months. If ships were always among
great waves, the number going to the
bottom would be largely increased. 1t
appears natural enough to every one
that piece even of the toughest wire
should be quickly broken if bent back
ward and forward to sharp angle; but
perhaps only to locomotive and marine
engineers does it appear equally natural
that the same result would follow in time
if the bending were so small as to be
quite imperceptible to the eye. A To-
comotive crank bends but 1874 inch,
and straight driving axle still smaller
amount, under the heaviest bending
stress to which they are subject, and yet
their life is limited. During the year
1883 one iron axle in fifty broke in run
ming, and one in fifteen was renewed in
consequence of defects. Taking iron
and steel axles together, the number
then in nee on the railways of the limited
Kingdom was 14,84S, and of these Oil
required renewal during the year. Sim
ilarly, during the past three years no
less than 228 ocean steamers were disa-
bled by broken shafts, the average safe
life of which is said to be about three
or four years. Experience has proven
that very moderate stress, alternating
from tension to compression, ifrepeated
about 100, 900, 900 times, will cause frac-
ture as surely as bending to an angle re-
peatedly only ten times.
p@M Manager-'And what do you say
to eight hours day, Alexis
Alexis-'Eight hours, boss9 Great
Lam, dat amt huff. You doin' have
no consideration fur workin man no
how. Eight hours amt huff.
Manager-'Well, I'm glad to hear
one man industrious enough to want to
do a full days work. I'm pleased with
you, Alexis, and you may work eleven
hours day
Alexis-'Hole on, bossl hole onl ]
disonderstand ye. l didn' know it was
wuckin' hours you was talkin' bout,
thought twas resin time after dinner.
sdrLast night little Massachusetts,
avenue boy was saying his prayers al
his mother knee, and just before reach
ing the end he stopped, Go ON, Freddie,
said his mother, you haven't finished
yet BLESS papa and mamma, he con
tinued, 'and now goodbye God, Len
is over, and / guess you won't hear fror
us again till this time next year, amen.
B@ The appellation of gentleman
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1886-07-03

Sketches of the Seventeen Who Have
Ruled at the White House from the
Time of Martha Washington to
Mrs. Garfield d-Characteristics
and Personal Notes.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1886-07-03

Below will be found short sketches Of
the ladies who have ruled at the White
House since the days of Martha Wash
in otOn
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1886-07-03

narA female friend, amiable, clever
and devoted, is possession more val
liable than parks and palaces, and with
out such, few men can succeed in life
none be content.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1886-07-03
to every Cash Purchaser of
412-oo

or upwards, the watch is presented free
gratis, the watch is warranted by the
Manufacturers. The Clothing for Men
and Boys is guaranteed cheaper than
similar Goods can be purchased for else
where. Nobody pays an extra cent for
Clothing on account of the Watch.
Prices are the same with the Watch or
without. Everybody who has bought
our Clothing knows its reliability and
general excellence and most people are
posted as to the merits of the Waterbury
Watch. As we shall present this Souve-
mir only for short time, an early call
is an absolute necessity.
OEHM & SON,
Pratt and Hanover Streets,
BALTIMORE.
Samples Sent by Mail on Application.
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was a struggling young lawyer. She
taught some time after her marriage,
kept her house and did her work. She
had strong and we'll balanced mind,
great sweetness of disposition and much
sociability.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1886-07-03

sg-It costs great deal of money for
a lady to dress in extremely bad taste.
Everything must be rich, loud and
bright, and diamonds must be added.
To be charmingly and exquisitely dress
ed, one must have more brains than
money.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1886-07-03

H9 Man wastes his mornings in an
ticipating his afternoons, and wastes his
afternoons in regretting his mornings.
Morris tribune., 1886-01-13
An Artist in Paris.

+ The Philadelphia { Times tells of .
peculiar industry carried on at the New
Central theater during the time the
house has been closed. Ayoung artist,
James Franck. has been engaged in
producing papier mache plaques and
panels to be used throughout the coun-
try for advertising purposes. The pro-
cess, while not exactly novel, has never
before been applied to such practical
uses, and it is the latest instance of how
art has been subserved to business pur-
poses. The work can be given the ap-
pearance of a number of substances,
such as stone, metal, or wood, and
some Of it is of Il high grade of excel
lence.
The studio or workshop is that sit
uated up in the flies. The materials
are few in number, exclusive of those
used in finishing, being simply clay,
plaster of paris, and rough brown pa
per, such rs is used in hardware stores
wrapping purposes. The clay is
employed in the first or artistic stage
of the work, in modelling of the
figures or designs TO be repro
duced in papier mache. The plaster of
paris is used to make the mold and the
paper is the basis of the finished pro-
duet. The design being made in clay,
the plaster is poured over it, and what
might be called negative produced.
Upon each of the negatives or molds
the paper is built up until proper
thickness has been secured. Then the
pulp is allowed to dry in the sun or is
dried by means of artificial heat, when
it is removed from the mold. At this
stage it appears like. rough stamped
leather. After the edges have been
trimmed and the surface smoothed.
paints and bronzed powders are ap-
piled until the desired effects are pro.
duced. The work throughout requires
great skill, and in the first and last
stages artistic talent of DO small order.
The laying of the paper is the simplest
portion of the process.
The artist having to produce copies
in high relief and his molds being of
very uneven surface, begins by filling in
the sharp outlines with small pieces of
paper which have been soaked in water
until they are in pulpy condition. The
whole surface of the mold is filled with
one thickness of this paper, astiff brush
or small tool being used to press it into
the finer parts. Next coating of rye
flour paste is applied and then more
paper. This is continued until a thick
ness of about an eighth of an inch has
been secured, after which the material
is allowed to dry, when it can be re-
moved, perfect copy of the mold.
When painted, bronzed, and otherwise
Ornamental according to the. design
the Work presents the solid appearance
Of metal or wood While it is extreme
ly light. it: is, very durable and will
stand almost any amount of hard usage.
Morris tribune., 1886-01-13
Secretary Whitney's Joke on Gem
E@e~Fg rs " eraI Sickies. f5f4 2.t 70 -

~ ?
Secretary of the Navy Whitney is an
old New Yorker, and. SO familiar with
the, city a eharac teristics. He stood in
the corridor.of the Fifth Avenue Hotel
in light conversation with Secretary of
the Interior Lamar, and the topic of
conversation was confidence robbery
that had been perpetrated upon guest
of the hotel that DAY. Whitney main
tanned that, while some men were as
tonishingly gullible, the majority were
unreasonable cautious. $40 illustrate
my point,-"r he said, 'let my young
friend, Joe Barnard here, offer to give
$40 bill for 81. and not a man in this
corridor will accept the offer" The
experiment was at once made. Joe
was a good-looking, well-dressed fell
low. with nothing in bis aspect to sug-
gest roguery. Whitney handed a
crisp, new $40 note to him, and he set
out on his round. II beg your pardon,
sir, n he remarked politely to General
Dan sSickles, who. was stamping round
on aleg and crutch. shut will you
please give me ST. for this SHOP" and he
held Che note SO close to Sickles' eyes
+ thatsits genuineness ought to have been
visible A half-sarcastic, .half-angry grin
came over Che Generals face, 0but he
deigned no reply and contemptuously.
9tufn6d away The proffsr was soberly
made to, nine, men, none being witness
els Of the others refusal, and every time
with the same result. Nobody would
buy $40 with 81. All decided on the
spur of the moment that they were the
objects of q swindleris attention. The
endangered note came safely back to
Whitney, and the group laughed over
its adventure --saye Sickles, who was
called in to be leased FOR letting so cool
a bargain slip. - Pittsbnrg Pos. 3
Morris tribune., 1886-01-13

st. Louis will give course of lectures to
raise money for Grant monument Henry
Ward Beecher and Gen. Sherman will be
among those who contribute lectures. L
In Speaker Carlisle's district in Kentucky
there is talk about his successor in the
house on the assumption that Mr.. Carlisle
will be elected United States senator to sue
coed Mr.. Beck. IL H
"A hurricane along the north coast Of
Great Britain, on Friday, inflicted. serious
damage to property. An unknown steamer
was sunk in the English channel A snow
storm at Paris caused cessation of traffic.
George c. Min, the clergyman actor, and
Manager O'Hearn,. of the Carbondale, Pa.
opera house, had an alteration Friday
might, during which Mr.. Min had his head
laid open by a blow from the butt end Of a
whip.
Early Saturday morning Ladies' hall, D
portion of the college at Oberlin, Ohio, was
destroyed by fire, the $50 male and female
students escaping in their night clothes. The
loss is about $4,000 and is fully covered by
insurance.
Prosecutions have been begun in Wiscon-
sin against several insurance companies
which have been doing buiness without a
state license, and the legal penalty for
which is $500 per month during the time
such business is carried on. Fines in excess
of $1,000 are already due the state.
DIR. E. M. Nelson, president of the West
Rutland Vt) Marble company, was ar
rested Friday for completely in the embezzle-
ment of funds from the Lancaster National
bank, of Clinton, Mass A detective re-
turned to Boston with about SIZE, 900 in
money and securities, which he found con-
cealed near Tinmouth, VT.
Morris tribune., 1886-01-13
MADE A NIGHT oFfT.

Peri1ous Trip OF Few York Ferry Boat
-Opera-Goers Ont All Night.
New YORK, Jan. 1.-THE furious north
east storm of wind and snow that broke on
Staten island at II p. m. Friday night, con-
tinued to increase until o'clock Saturday
morning, when the wind moderated
The Staten island ferry boat Westfield,
y Capt eatamour, on the. .niidnie ht trip
from New York Tor the east shore landings,
had terrible time. Nearly i. all tho
passengers had TO remain on board all
night, and were landed at, Clifton at s
O'Clock Saturday morning After leaving
New York at midnight the. Westfeld
reached Tompkinsvfile landing about a. m,
but the dock lights could not be seen
through the snow and the bell on the
dock could not be heard When the boat
finally touched the wharf every line parted
as soon as it was made fast, and only few
OF the gentleman passengers who
made q dangerous leaps to fiIe pier
got ashore Capt Eatamour went
among the passengers, who were greatly
alarmed, and restored confidence, assuring
them that they could remain comfortably
ON the boat until morning. The water was
very rough and the ferry lboad rolled .heay4
lily. It was attempted to the moorthe steamer
or the American docks, but she wonld
not stay there under the severe blow,
and the captain started for Clifton Landing.
AM was impossible 70 reach IL safely the
Morris tribune., 1886-01-13
,T9fds& -<ofa 1.-THE
chllltcaalgos F2qIq 9
Milwaukee
psae gsaw .& st. Paul
|f}.fbseI2sA ITiVVLAY

Is the Fast Mail Short Line from
st. Paul and 1Iihneapdll.s Via La
Crosse and Milwaukee TO Chicago
and all points in the E stem Stdtes
and Canada. It is the only line
under one management between
st Paul and Chicago, and as the
Finest Equipped Railway il the
Northwest, 1t is the only line
running Sleeping Cars with lux
urlous smoking rooms, and the
finest Dining Cars In the world,
via the famous River Bank
Route" along the shores Of Lake
Pepin and the beautiful Mississippi
River, to Milwaukee md Chicago.
Its trains connect with those Of
the Northern lines in the Grand
Union Depot 1T St. Paul. NJ
Change Of Cars OF any lass be-
tween St. Paul and Chicago. For
through ticke;s, time a5les, and
fail information, apply. 10 any
coupon ticket agent in tie North
west. r. Miller, General Man
/ ager; j. +. Tuck,r, Asst Gener |
Manager; A V. III. Gar, enter.
Gent Pass. Agent; Geo. H. Heat
ford, Asst Gen'l Pass. Agent, Mil
waukee, Wis. w. FL. Dixon, Ass t
General Passenger Agent, St.
Paul, Mimi.
+ w. NJ. RoMINE, Ticket Agent,
L.. r. $50. -s Morris Mimi.
Morris tribune., 1886-01-13
. NTbev AZ, Eaee, for xyar.

! LONDON, Jan. ia later dispatch from
Athens Published Saturday morning fatty
4ontradicts the pacifc statements contained
in u dispatch sent out from that city Fri.
day, in which it was stated that Greece had
assumed q more friendly, attitude toward
mtrkcys - Onsthes contrary. this dispatch
states that war feeling throughout Greece is
as ever and that preparationsf for
a conflict are being pushed forward without
the slightest signs of cessation Large quaint
tiles of war materials have been ordered from
western Europe Twenty million cartridges
have been, bought at Presburg by the agents
of The government! dispatch concludes
as follows: "The king, the government and
the people are as eager as ever for war" =
Morris tribune., 1886-01-13
THE MARKETS.

stlE fffg CHICAGO, JAN
Thefollowing quotations In grain and provisions
were made on the board Of trade to-day: Wheat
.ry opsnsa Size SSsc Closed s q March opened
and and closed S sssc: February, opened and Closed
36lsc; May, opened and closed s95se. Oats
January, opened and closed, 2Sl4c; February,
opened and closed ss14c; May, opened size,
closed 5000; February, opened and closed
S10.s21s; March, opened and closed $1o4s1
Lard-Januarv. opened and closed So 10.
Live Stoek-The Union Stock yards report the
following range of prices: Hogs: Good to choice
packing sorts, sss0Qss5; prime to choice ship
sss light and closely SsS 1 SIS sa
pigs, .S340G370 Cattle Bulls, 81 50@3.121S
cows, Sa2G5s0IS; stockers, Sa75Qs50; natives,
$3. 7O6l5.60. Sheep-Choice yeGrling wethers,
Sa5e98 90; ordinary mutton, SLCO9475; COM
mon and rubbish, $2.75@3ss.
Produce: Butter-Fancy creamery, 2a(a5sc per
ID; dairy, 1691sc, Eggsnstricty fresh, 90 s1e per
doz; cold storage, 17@1Sc; picked, 12@14e. Po-
tatoes-Eary rose, 500l5 e per bu BTbanks, $50
6Oc; mixed lots, 4O04 c-al on track in car lots;
I,n1rs sMyes Ue gIS pei turReys sc
ducks and geese, sQh9c. Apples-Choice
to fancy. sl.5O91.75. and seconds $l.oo@1.ao per
Dbl
= New York.
wheat--No. o red winter, February 90Nc; do
March, 9slsc: do NAV. 9Slec Corn-No. mixed
january oNs; do Esnrasy ass SAD, DO Mar
!"anged t''e pork-Dull; mes, s1o.nS. Lard
S6.H, February: Sc. 3, Mach, ssk ssv
Wheat-Act.ve and 4Gb3s higher: No 2 red cash
and January, 90c February, Tsc Ma C }, 935Sc
May ; ~ e; Max s co cSr9 aas say
e January, ssllc lid; February, SC Match, $50;
May, s6s4c =sOats-S eady;3 c. cash; 3issc May.
Rye,Firm; ssM95s1sc, fcrk " Firmi 5000.
Morris tribune., 1886-01-13
Tnrkisl, Troops Dlseontented.

a. LONDON, Jan. ia Berlin dispatch to
The-paily News states that advices have
been received there from Constantinople to
the effect that great discomfort exists among
the Turkish troops stationed on the frontier.
Acts of insubord ination ara of daily occur
>renees not only among the rank and file, but
the officers One colonel has been sent to
Persia iny chains, charged with mutiny.
Five generals have been accused of sedi-
tious utterances in the presence of their
VIENNA, Jan. "A dispatch from Sofia
states that 800 bulgarian soldiers, prison
-ers of war held by Servia, have been es-
corted across the frontier into Bulgaria
under q guard of Ssrvisn troops
Morris tribune., 1886-01-13
Ex-Deputy Marshal Hin Acquitted,

SPRINGFIELD, Ills, Jan. 1.-THE jury in
the case against James Hill, ex-United
States deputy marshal, indicted for de-
frauding the government by causing false
accounts to be presented, brought in YER
dict of not guilty Saturday morning. Ex-
United States District Attorney Connolly,
who defended him, and who drew up the
Indictment on "A similar charge against
Gen J. N. Reeee, says the government has
no better case against Reece than this one
py-orod 70 ho
Morris tribune., 1886-01-13
FAvoRs FROM THE SULTAN.
Gen. Lew wallace Made the Recipient Of
Handsome and Valuable Presents.


4 sCRAwFoRDsvILLE,In Ind Jan. n.-After
he had handed in his letters 6f recallsa s
United States rninister TO Turkey Gen. Lew
Wallace and wife ACCEPTED from ths sultan
o numb tof valuable presents, including
the imperial sdecoratior aof the Msdjidie,
founded by Sultan Abdul Medjid in 1859,
for Gen. Wallacs, and diamond breastpin
and the Nishau Shefxat, or Order of Good
Works for Mrs. Wallace "A necklace of
gold, with pendant star set with diamonds,
the center Of red and green enamel, CON
tainss the Sultaz's monogram and d text
from the Koran This order was instituted
in honor of Lady Layard, wife of Sir
Henry Layard ambassador from England
to Turkey during the Russian war which
ended iii 1875 The ambAssadress was
very active IN the hospitals Of the allied
armies, and asa 1astine nienorial p1 her
charities the badgs- mas dAsigned sand pre-
ssntsd TO her by the plesent osl1ltsp Abdul
Hamid. At the honaea of q ~ alIees pay
also be seen many more souvenirs oofa1ess
value and importanos, mauaoug thsmsEm1aA
photograph q ~ gu1taRy 81 ziMtA aaE-
Morris tribune., 1886-01-13
A Town Fun Of Epidems,

PITTsBURG, Pa, Jan. 1.-The public
schools at Banksville, Pa, have been closed
for several days, oeeasioned by large
amount of sickness which has been prevail
ing to an alarming extent among the
children during the past few weeks. Scarlet
fever, diphtheria and whooping cough are
more or less prevalent among the 600 chill
dren who attend the school Five deaths
have occurred There are at present two
severe cases of scarlet fever and four of
diphtheria, while the whooping cough is in
almost every family.
Morris tribune., 1886-01-13
Accused Of shady transactions.

ST.. LOUIS, JAM lit is stated that the
name of Harry Fraley, brother of Mosss
Fraley, is connected with what are alleged
10 be doubtful financial transactions. Leon
Strauss, a tailor doing business at 617 Olive
street, is indicated as bsing the party most
affected Ey the transactions. 1t is asserted
that Fraley obtained between $500 and $500
made nayable to- Strains The Bank O Of
Commerce, the Fourth national, the Laclede
and the Mechanics were the institutions
mentioned as having handled such paper.
Morris tribune., 1886-01-13
Prominent Physician Dead.

Il PITTsBURG, Jan. 11.-At o'clock Friday
morning DR.. John Dickson, the well known
physician and surgeon, passed calmly away.
About q month ago the doctor slipped and
fell, fracturing his thigh and sustaining in
ternal injuries, which resulted in his death.
Deceased was 70 years of age, and was con-
sidered one of the brightest lights in the
medical world s~.Es4EFsE 90
Morris tribune., 1886-01-13

The Bank, of England has been
guarded every night since 1870 by q
picked body Of soldiery, which consists
of two sergeants, two corporals, a
drummer and twenty -nine privates, all
under the command of chosen SUBJ
altern. The guard goes on duty be-
tween and 7o'clock in the evening,
according to the season. The officer is
given dinner and a bottle, of wine,
each sergeant is given half a crown,
each corporal is pence, and each, pri-
vatc shilling daily on going on duty.