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NEW SEMES —VOL. 1. NO. 46.
Professional Cards. j
~~ B N. PAYNE,
REAL ESTATE A G-'ENT & j
CONVEYANCER.
OFFlCE—Smedley Row, opposite the Court
House, Tovrsontowu. April 2d.—ly
John T. Ensor,
ATTORNEY AT LAW AND SOLICITOR IN
CHANCERY,
Towsontow n, Md.
Will attend promptly and pcrseocringly to ail
business entrusted to his eare.
Jaa. 1, 1865.—tf. *
R. W. DOUGHERTY,
ATTORNIY ATT- UW F
towsontown, md.
April I.—6m.
DB- J- PIPER,
Residence opposite the late Dr. Tiding s office. :
Office hours from 7 A. M., to tt o clock A. M.
From 1 o'clock P. M., to 3 oWk P. M.,
and 6 o'clock P.' M.
Jan. 1, 1865.—1806. _ '
ISAAC McCURLEY,
ATTORNEY AT LAW, -
3 8 ST. PAUL STREET,
BALTIMORE.
May 6. —ly
R. M. PRICE,
attorney at law.
Office—No. 1 Smedley Row, Towsontown.
WILL give prompt attention to all law and
chancery business entrusted to his care.
Sep. 17, 1884.—1 y
O. BOH* SUSUI.ItT,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
No. 3T W. LEXIXG.TQX,STREET,
(Basement,) Baltimore, A ld.
April 15, 1865.—1 T. f j
Amos P. Musselman, i,
attorney.
Office No. 21 Lexington st., Baltimore city.
PRACTICES in the Courts of Baltimore
county.
July a, 1364.—1 y
WILLIAM M. BUSEY, ; $
ATTOIRM KY AT L AW,
No. 71 Fayette Street, Near Charles,
Baltimore, Md.
April 1,1863. —1 y. -
Theodore Glocker, , i
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
ASD
SOLICITOR IN CHANCERY,
No. 44 ftt. Paul street, Baltimore, M<l.
PARTICULAR attention given to Chancery
and Orphans’ Court business, in the Courts
Baltimore city and county.
All communications or business loft with Air.
JOHN R. D. BEDFORD. Conveyancer, Towson
town) wiil be promptly attended to.
March 12, 1864.—tf. !
O. C. Warfield, %
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Tcwboxtowx.
J) REPARES applications for
BOUNTY, , !
BACK PAY and
PENSIONS.
Feb. 20.—tf L__
Jos. P. Merryman.
ATT 0 R Nil Y AT LAW,
71 West Fayette street, Balt.
Jan. 9, 1864.—1 y
DR. ISAAC McCURLEY,
DENTIST,
S. W. COR. LIBERTY and LEXINGTON, Sts.
BALTIMORE.
May 6.—tf „„
C. KERRrMAX. _ E. KEECH ’ D ' °' S
MEBRYMAN & KEECH,
, DENTISTS,
No. 50 North Calvert street, Baltimore.
March 26, 1864.—1 y _/ .. ....
DR. J. H. JARRETT,
(Formerly StJRGEOS 7m Mi'., V 015.,)
HAVING purchased the late residence of
Dr. E. R. Tidings, respectfully otters his
Professional Services to the public. Having
had an experieuceof ten years in private pia<*.- .
tice and two years and a-halt in the army, he
hopes to be able to give satisfaction to all those
who may favor him with a call.
June 17, 1865. —ly.
JOHN R. KENLY,
ATTOaMiVATI w.
OJiice, 2 d F.mr Bible Buld.ing "Fayette st.
Near Charles Street,
BALTXMOBE.
Will practice in the several Courts ef the. City
of Baltimoro and State of Maryland y also,
Claims against the Government of the United
States, and all business connected with the
Public Offices at Washington, will be carefully
attended to. x * ' • 1 -
Oct. 7th 1865.—6 m. SdMiltt nu i |
B. B. Boarman,
ATTORNEY at law
ASP
SOLICITOR IN CHANCERY. J
Smedley Row, opposite Court House,
TOWSOXTOWX.
WILL promptly attend to all business en- 1
trusted to his care.
Jan. 13.—tf _
A.IWIS B. WHEELRR. WILLIAM S. KKECH j
Wheeler & Keech,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
AXD
SOLICITORS IN CIIANCERY,
ft See No. 1 and 2 Smedley Row, Towsontown- ]
HAVING formed a PARTNERSHIP for the ;
practice of Law, will give ji.oinnt atten
ien t# the collection of cluims and business in
general In the Oi'phans’Otmrtand
("or Baltimore countv.
Aug. 27, 1859 — :
B. W TaitrtßMAx. Peuxivoton
Wm. IT. SnirbßT.
Agents for sale of Maryßniit fhinds,
Qfjioe (up stairs) No. 43 1/e.rinytqsi st,, Bftllinopt.
B. W. Templeman, & do.,
OFFER their services to the public for the
Sale of Fa, .Q 3, and Real Estate generally.
They have, ss Surveyors, a, general knowledge
of the lamia:of parts of the tkate^an4. unusual
facilities otherwise for the transaction of such
business. Plats and descriptions of all prop
erties they may have for sale, will'be kept in
beok form. Parties wiflhtivg 4o sell or purchase
will please communicate by letter as above.
Oet. 31.—1 y.
jjyi .I'ii; ■ 'J'i ■ 1 ■■d i L-*y!Bgqg | e
CHINA STORE.
WM. S. WONDBBLY; £ OOi*
fI'XVE on hand, a complete stock of
Fi.. .d -S.TV.lffS®
75 Baltimore street, 8 doors west of Gay stree t.
COAL OIL, of the very best quality, by the
barrel or gallon, and a compfete assortment of
WARE still continued. , . .
All goods for the country packed ih a scien
tific manner, and will be so}4 wholesale and
retail, at very low prices, to Suit tile tirties. . p
Nov. , 184. —( tf f
* FOR SALE, iv.li
A J AGGER WAGON for one or two sCAte, iii
T.HOSHM,
Oct. 7.—tf. Towsontown.
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tising will be charged.
By consolidating the two Baltimore county
papers, the UNION has the largest circulation of
any county paper in the. Stale, and thus offers
superior advantages to advertisers.
JOB WORK:
Our office, besides one of Hoe’s best Power
Presses, is furnished with a good Job Press and
all the necessary materials for executing plain
anti fancy Job Printing with neatness and dis
patch.
HANDBILLS
Of all sizes and styles printed at short notice
and on good terms.
Magistrate's and Collector's Blanks, Deeds,
and all kinds of Public Papers always on hand
at the office.
MARYLAND COMPANY’S
P O TJDRETT E.
TO FARMERS A PLANTERS.
WE call your attention to the above highly
recommended and superior article, man
ufactured under the personal supervision ot the i
proprietors. It has been used in different parts
of the State with the most beneficial results.—
All we ask is a trial. Use from 300 to 600 lbs.
to the Acre, according to thequality of the soil.
For sale hy
LESTER & CO.,
No. 140 N. Howard St., cor. Franklin, Balto.
Also the following Fertilizers t>r sale at man
ufacturers’ prices :
Peruvian Guano, A. A. Mexican Gnano,
Reese’s Phosphate, Zell's Raw Bow,
Moro Phillips’ do Ground Bone,
Wilson’s do Turner's Excelsior,
Rhodes’ do Fish Guano, : :
Whiteloek’s do Ground Plaster,
Zell’s do Ac., Ac.
ALSO.
LIME. CEMENT. CALCINED PLASTER,
BRICKS AND HAIR.
Sept. 2.—2 m. __
LEATHER, .
LEATHER,
HIDES, &C.
m
F. H. GRUPY & CO.,
42 South Calvert Street, Baltimore, Md.,
HAVE always a full assortment of LEATH
ER of all kinds, atlowestrates. Call and
see before purchasing.
HIDES A PRIME TAN BARK
Wanted, for which the outside ('ash Price will
be paid. F. 11. GRUPY A CO.,
42 South Calvert Street, Baltimore.
April * —6m.
County A dvertisern en Is.
REMOVAL.
GEORGE STEIBER,
BOOT & SHOE MAKER,
TOWSONTOWN, MD.,
JBm*
HEREBY informs the citizens of Towson
town and vicinity, that lie has removed
his tfoot and Shoe establishment from his re
cent place of business, to the building adjoin
ing tiie postottiee and store of Mr. Nelson Coop
er, where he will in the. future he pleased to see
all his friends and customers.
1 keep constantly on hand a varied assort
ment of Boots, Sh*)es, Gaiters, Ac., for either
Ladies, Gentlemen or Children,
ALLOF MY OWN MANUFACTURE,
which will be fntyid ss durable, and cheaper
thau can be procured in the city of Baltimore. |
I return my thanks for the very liberal pa
tronage I have heretofore received, and I will
endeavor, by attention to business, and moder
ate charges,* to merit a continuance of t he sa me.
GEORGE STEIBER.
April K—6m’.
History of the Rebellion.
| HEADLEY’S HISTORY OF THE W All.
THE undersigned having procured an agen
cy for this valuable work for a portion ot
I Baltimore and Harford comities will in a very
! short time visit the people of the county solic
j Ring subscriptions therefor. li. will ben true
I and faithful history of events as they havetrans
i piled since April 1861, until nearly to the pres
ent time. ' •
It will be published in twovols. at $3.50 each
| the first of which will soon bo delivered, and
l the second immediately after the closed the
i war. Each volume will contain many pages ol
; illustrations of Battle scenes, and over forty por
traits of officers prominent in the war, both
! North and South.
Volume I, containing 606 pages, is already
: prepared, and will be delivered by the Agents
after tiuiehiug the canvass in their several lo
j calitiea. Volume II will be issued as soon as
: practicable after the close of the war, and will
I contain about 7<lo pages, or more, it necessary
to complete the Hjstorv.
i The undersigned al o has for sale the
T NURSE AND SPY.”
EDWARD S. TYRRELL.
June. 3.1865.—1 1 v. _ _
DRdU VIOKK
IN
TOWSOX T O W N.
fTMIE Subscriber respectfully informs
1 the residents of Baltimore county, var
j that be has opened a DRUG ANDAPOTH- lIA
1 EOARY STORE in Towsontown. where he m
j tends keeping a carH'ttlly selected Stock of
Pure & Genuine Drugs, Medicines,
and all articles usually kept in a well regulat
ed DRUG STORE, at city prices. Also,
Paints, Oils, Varnish, Brushes, Window
Ola**, Stationery , Perfumery, and
Notions of every Description.
RICHARD WILLIS.
j June 17.—Sm. Towsontown, Md.
House, Sign, and Fancy Painting.
| HENRY L. BOWEN
TOWSOXTOWK,
18 prepared to execute all work in his line
such as '
GLAZING. GRAINING, GILDING,
IMITATION OF WOOD AND MARBLE, Ac.;
All of Which will be done promptly, and on
the most reasonable terms.
T Apipl 7, lSftft.—tf
AUCTIONEERS’ NOTICE.
rpHE undersigned having obtained a license,
t offers his services to the people of Balti
* more county as Auctioneer. Will attend prompt
-1 ly to all business entrusted to his care and guar-
I antees to give satisfaction.
I# , > JV r. • -JABEZ ARtoACOBf, , '
Black Rock, P. 0., Baltimore county,’'Md.
j Aug. s.—3m*;
TOWSONTOWN, MD., SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1865.
—Li-! Li—■: ■ 1 ' . - 1. 1.. • ■ : r. ; ”I'> . :.t\ ‘i.i! .• •’v. :, t .' 'r, .
County Advertisements.
U iBRE\ STORE,
In the Thriving Little Village of
AYARREX.
GREAT REDUCTION OF PRICES IN ALL
KINDS OF GOODS.
fIUIE proprietors of the “Warren Store” are
JL ottering great inducements to the citizens
ol this neighborhood, that is worthy of their
attention. We otter to the public the best, se
lection of goods that can be found in any store
in the country, and will guarantee to sell them
at less thau city retail prices. All goods sold
here warranted as represented or the money
refunded. Our stock consists in part of
DRV GOODS,
GROCERIES,
HARDWARE,
CHINA WARE,
CROCKERY WARE,
EARTHENWARE,
STONEWARE,
GLASSWARE.
BOOTS AND SHOES,
HATS, CAPS,
DRUGS. DYE STUFFS. OIL AND PAINTS,
MEDICINES, GLASS, PUTTY, WHITE
LEAD, LINSEED A NEATS FOOT
OIL. PARaPHINE OIL. KER
OSENE OIL. MACHINE
OIL. M ACK E R E L,
HERRINGS,. BA
CON, HAMS,
BREAST PIECES, SHOULDERS,G. A. SALT,
Fine Salt. Flour. Corn Meal, Mill Feed, Hom
onv Buck Wheat,
JIN AND WOODEN WARES,
Brooms. Ropes, Plow Lines, Shoe Findings,
Wrot Nails, Cut Nails. Spikes, Rivets, and eve
ry article that may be found in a well regulat
ed country store.
COUNTRY PRODUCE
of all kinds taken in exchange for goods at
citv prices.
H. P. THOMAS.
For Warren Manufacturing Company.
Feb. 18.—ly.
MERCHANT TAILORING
in
TOWSONTOWN.
1 1 HIE subscriber respectfully tenders his ac-
J. knowledgments to the citizens of Towson
town ami vicinity, for the very generous sup
port he has heretofore received in his business,
and would inform bis friends and customers
that he has considerably enlarged his stock
and will constantly keep on hand a well se
lected stock of
Cloths, t’assimeres and Vestings,
which he is prepared to make into garments of
the latest styles, and at prices that will be sat
isfactory to all.
I nsk an examination of niv stock.
AUGUST LOOSE,
Towsontown, Opposite Ady’s Hotel.
March 4, 1865.—tf.
COACHMAKING
UNDERTAKING,
61311E subscriber respectfully informs liis
J_ friends, and the public generally, that he
mk pe is prepared to execute at his shop
l >rag~’j|[ajgy^in Towsontown, at the intersec
tion of the York Turnpike and Jop
pa Road, every description of
iVhcelwrlghtlng, Coaclimaking, &c.
He will manufacture'to order, Carriages, Bug
gies. ltockawiiys, Carryalls, &o. Old Carriages
repaived and painted at short notice.
Also, keeps constantly on hand, (and made
to order at the shortest notice,) every style and
description of
COFFINS,
and having provided himself with a HEARSE,
he is prepared to attend funerals at all times.
All work warranted to give satisfaction.
GEO. H. HUGHS.
April 15, 1861.—tf.
Fit AN 24. L. HORLING,
FLORIST, SEEDSMAN AND
NURSERYMAN,
Store No. 2 N. Eulaio Street, Baltimore,
Nurseries on the Hookstown lload Adjoin
ing- Druid Hill Park,
WOULD invite the attention of thccitizens
of the coun tv, t(^l|is^BU:)ck
~GiTAPE
EVERGREEN
AN!>
ORNAMENTAL SHADE TREES,
Green House, Hot House and Hardy Plants,
Roses and Flowering Shrubs.
I will be prepared at all times to furnish cv
anvthiiig in my line of trade.
June 3, 1365.-—ly.
FPLE ISTOi-I CLOTHS,
QASSIMERS OF ALL KINDS,
SILK MARSEILLES.
And all kinds of Vest Patterns,
Scarfs, Neckties and Collars,
Handkerchiefs, TravellingHhirts, Linen Bosom
Shirts, Linen Bosoms, (all qualities and
prices.) White Muslins and. Linens
For Shirting, Ac., for sale
Yl'lioSvsaEe and Retail.
ALL KINDS OF
TAILORS, TRIMMINGS,
Together with READY-MADE CLOTHING,
As cheap as can be procured in the city.
AUGUST LOOSE,
Merchant Tailor,
Opposite Adv’s Hotel, Towsontown.
Feh. 25.—tf- '
K K M OJV A. X. !
JULIUS RUDIGEB,
ROOT AAD SHOE RAKER,
TOWSONTOWN,
HEREBY informs the public that he lias
moved liis establishment into his new
house, in the rear of the POST OFFICE.
He will continue to manufacture N E V
W 0 R K, of the best material and workman
ship, ns well as attend to all kinds of REPAIR
ING. Thankful for past favors, he res pec t ful
lv asks a continuance of the same.
, * Oct. L’S, 'nn.r-ly.
( atonsi illc Railway.
Fall and Winter Arrangement.
ON .and after Thursday. November 2d, 1865,
cars will run HOUP.I.Y
FROM 7 A. M. TO 12 M., and from 2 V. M.to 7
P. M.. daily, SUNDAYS included.
PASSENGERS TO AND FROM ELLICOTT’S
MILLS will 1 cave daily, Sundays included, at
8 and 11 A. M., and 2. 4 and 6 I’. M.
Office west end of Baltimore street.
WM. W. ORNDORFF, Secretary.
NnV 4.—if
WHEELWRIGHTIN G
TOWSONTOWN.
ing that of Mr. Alex. Parlett, would
niest respectfully inform the public that h is
i prepared to execute all work in his line as
cheap as it can be done elsewhere.
attention given to repairing of
; all kinds - PHILIP EDLEK.
i May 20.—tf.
1 AUCTIONEER’S CARD.
’fpHE undersigned respectfully informs th
A citizens of Baltimore county, that he con-
tiuues the business of an
AUCTIONEER,
* and is prepared to sell real and personal prop-
Shawan P. 0., Baltimore county.
Sept. 2.—tf.
Jrlctt fortvn.
REUBEN AND PHCEBE.
A PATHETIC BALLAD.
EV UR. K. E. ALIFKINS.
In Manchester a maiden dwelt.
Her name was Pliptbe Brown,
Her cheeks were red. her hair was black.
And she was considered by xuod judges to he by
all odds thebist-’.ooking girl in town.
Her age was nearly seventeen,
Her'cyCs Were sparkling bright,
A very lovely girl she was.
And for about a year and a half there had been
a young man paying attention toiler hy the name of
Reuben Wright,
Now Reuben was a nice young man
As any in the town.
And Plifcbe loved hlra very dear,
• But, on account of his bring Obliged to work for
a living, lie never could make himself agreeable to obi
Mr. and Mr*. Blown.
Her cruel parents were resolved
j Anothershe should wed,
A rich old miser in the place.
And old Brown f eipiently declared that rather
| than have bis daughter marry Reuben Wright he'd knock
nun in the head.
But Phoebe.’* heart was brave and strong,
She feared not parents’ frowns.
And as for Reuben Wright, so bold,
I've heard him say more than fifty times that
(witli the exception of Plucbe) lie didn't care a d
for the whole race of Browns.
So Phoebe Brown and-Reuben Wright
Determined they would marry !
Three weeks t\go, last ’i'ucsday uigbt.
They started for old Parson Wheeler's determin
ed to be united in the holy bands of matrimony, though
it was tremendous dark, and rained like the Old Harry.
But Captain Brown was wide awake;
lie loaded up his gun.
And then pursued the loving pair;
lie overtook 'em when they’d got about half
way to the parson's, and then Reuben aim Pha-he start
ed off upon the run.
Old Brown then took a deadly aim
Towards young Reuben’s head.
But oh 1 it was a bleeding shame,
He made a mistake, anil shot his only daughter,
and had tlie unspeakable anguish of seeing her drop
right down stone dead.
Then anguish filled young Reuben's heart,
And vengeance crafted Ids brain,
He drew an awful jack-knife out,
And plunged it into old Brown about fifty or
sixty times, so that its very doubtful about his ever com
ing to again.
The briny drops from Reuben's eyes
In torrents poured down.
He yielded up the ghost and died.
And in this melancholy and heart-rending man
ner terminated the history of Reuben and Plieebe, and
likewise old Captain Brown. Carpet Hag.
The end.
Ifimilimeotti
Old Hickory.
AH,Americans are familiar with this sotib.
riqnet of General Andrew Jackson ; yet
very few know how it was earned by the
old hero. I happen to be able to inform
your readers.
In 183 G I was intimately acquainted with
Col. John Allen. United States Agent of
the Chickasaw Indians, residing in Ponto
toc ; and with his brother, Capt. William
Allen, then a merchant in that town. 1
learned from Captain Wm. Allen that his
father was a near neighbor and devoted
friend of General Jackson, and that he and
his brother John served as soldiers in his
escort, in all his campaigns, and camped
at the same fire, and messed with him du
ring the Creek war. They were certainly
great favorites with him ; and he rewarded
them for their friendship by giving them
lucrative appointments in the Chickasaw
nation while he was President. In conver
sation with Captain Allen about General
Jackson, on one occasion, T asked him how
he acquired the name of “Old Hickory ?”
I give hbeply, as well as I can remember,
in his own words :
“During the campaign which included
the battle of Kmuckfaw Creek, the army
was moving rapidly to surprise the In
dians, and we were without tents. In the
month of March, a cold equinoctial rain
fell on us, mingled with sleet, which lasted
several days. The General wa| exposed to
the weather, and was suffering severely
with a had cold and sore throat. At night
we bivoncked in a muddy bottom, while it
was pouring down rain, which froze as it
fell. My brother John and I, finding that
he was very unwell, became uneasy about
him, although he did not complain, and
laid down upon his blanket by the camp
fire with the soldiers. Seeing him wet io
the skin, stretched in the mud and water
in his suffering condition, wo determined
to try and make him more comfortable.
“VV’e cut down a stout hickory tree, in
which the sap was rising, and pealed the
bark from it in large flakes ; cut two forks
and a pole, laid down a floor of bark and
dead leaves, and roofed it, and closed one
side, or rather one end of the structure,
against the wind with bark, and left the
other end open. We then dried our blank
ets, and made him a pallet in the tent we
had constructed. We woke np the old
General, and with some difficulty persuaded
him to crawl in. With his saddle fora pil
low, wrapped in our dry blankets, and his
feet to the fire, he slept snugly and sound
ly all night, well cased in hickory barb.
“The next morning an old man from the
neighborhood came into camp with a jug of
whiskey, with which, after imbibing quite
freely himself, he gave us all ‘a tmit’ns lar
as the liquor would go. He seemed to be
a kind-hearted, jovial and patriotic old fel
low; a sort, of ‘privileged character' in his
county. While staggering about among
the camp fires, full of fun and whiskey, he
blundered upon bur little hickory bark tent,
which immediately arrested his attention.
After eyeing it for a moment he exclaimed:
‘What sort of an outlandish Indian tixin’
is this?' and gave it a kick which tumbled
down the queer looking structure, complete
ly burying the old hero in bark. Ashe
struggled out of the lijins. and looked fierce
ly around for the author of file mischief,
the old toper recognized him, and exclaim
ed : ‘Hello, Obi Hickory! Gome out of
your bark, and join us in a drink.’
‘There was something so ludicrous in the
whole scene, that respect for his presence
ami rank could uot festruin our merriment,
lie very good huiuorediy joined us in laugh
iilg at the mishap. As lie rose up and shook
the bark front him; he looked so tough and
stern we all gave him a viva ‘Hurrah lor old
Hickory.’ This was the first time he ever
heard these words, which was afterwaad
shouted by the millions of liis countrymen
whenever he appeared among them,”
1 will only add thaUJaptain William Al
len, of Davidson county, Tennessee, who
died in Pontotoc, in 1837, was distinguished
for epurage, integrity and strict veracity ;
and the above maybe regarded as a true
account of the origin of the nickname of
General A'ridre'hr Jackson'.
A poet in l the Nebraska City News
concludes a long poejß r'ith the following
| lines which contains more truth than poe
t try:
“ Well, sich is life ! Whom the Gods love,
f die young. Whom they hate; live and pros
per,
And are elected Delegates in Congress
From the several Territories.’’
- '- ' :l ' -
Susan Niper, on Rearing that Pow
ers, the sculptor, was at work on a bust, ex
claimed that she Could not see how any man
could work when be was on a butt. There
' ijs that Jim Ferguson, phe Mid, he ,is bs#n
Jn a bust ever since ho had that nineteen
ollar bill paid him, and he aint goud for
nothing whatever to work.
Maryland.
Geographically, Maryland is divided into
three sections, two of which, parted by the
Chesapeake, are similar in formation, while
the third is marked by the ledge of primi
tive rocks which runs from Ihe left bank of
the I’ofoiiiacJn Montgomery county, north
east to the. Susquehanna river,
r.Tho ■" Eastern Shore” emhraces the conn
lies of Worcester, Somerset, Dorchester,
Talbot, Caroline, Queen Anne's, Kent and
Cecil. The surface is low and lev* 1 except
in the northern part, where it is somewhat
broken and billy. The soil is generally of
u sandy b>m. The lands oh the Eastern
Shore, except the sand plains, were origi.
nally among fhempst fertile, i-ij tho country.
A long course of improvident agriculture
Sadly impaired their productive value. Im
proved systems of farming, however, restor
ed the. fertility of large portions of it, und
demonstrated liie possibility of a complete
restoration of the whole. J.et improved
farming implements take the place of those
brought over by the early colonists, and
skill and enre direct their use ; the land be
fed by scientific manuring instead of being
turned on: to fa lb w two years fit five; and
noConly will two blades of grass grow where
one grew before, but it will create a ueces
s.ty lor more and belter craft to sail up its
r.vers, and bring the products of its wide
and teeming gardens to the markets cf all
the Atlantic cities.
The tide water district of the “ Western
Shore” includes the Couutiesof St. Mary’s,
Charles, Prince George’s, Calvert, Anne
Arundel, Montgomery, Howard, Baltimore
and liarford. This district includes the
earliest settlements of Lord Baltimore, and
the capital of the State, with all their his
toric associations and rich old memories.—
The colonist here made the same mistake
that, settlers upon rich virgin soils have of
ten made before and since. They believed
its richness inexhaustible, and tried it for
a century with the most exhausting system
of agriculture. The l-’St few years have
seen many and greut improvements in this
region. Experiments have proven the soil
to lie most grateful for generous and proper
treatment ; good crops have, been obtained
where it wus absolutely desert, and the pri
ces of lands have much advanced.
"The Mountainous District.” It is thus
styled merely for convenience of designa
tion, not in any invidious sense, nor because
the region is untraversable or uucnitivable.
Gn the contrary, it contains some of the
fiuest roads and most desirable farms in the
Htate. It embraces Carroll, Frederick,
Washington and Alleghany counties, pro
duciugexcellent crops of wheat, and in some
places presents line grazing lands.
• The State has an area of about 9,i>00
square miles of land, while the Chesapeake
Bay covers more than 4,000 more - ; and these
last are a most important element in the re
souices of the Stale, for they are produc
tive of food beyond much of the cultivated
land upon our continent ; and at the same
time afford unrivaled facilities of transpor
tation for the thousands of acres of market
gardens which deck the shores of this bay,
and its numerous and prolific estuaries.—
So frequent are these estuaries and naviga
ble arms of the bay, that there are large
counties bordering on the bay, no point of
which is more than four miles from a good
landing. A sail upon the waters of the
Chesapeake is never tiresome. Its half
built forts, its quaint, white light-houses on
the shore, interspersed with iron ones rising
from tho midst of the waves, the continual
whirling and plunging of the huge flocks of
wild ducks which never desert its waters,
the constantly varying outline of its jogged
shores dotted by dark lines of forest, with
here and there a handsome homestead ; the
flitting white-sailed schooners, the clusters
of oyster boats, the hurried dash of the min
ature steamers, all these joined to the balmy
airs that love to linger on the Chesapeake,
combine to make it • no of the most beauti
ful bodies of water in the world.
The time lias passed when the people of
the State preferred that the tide of migra
tion should How past them ; and now who
ever comes, bringing either capital or labor
to build his homo among us. receives a most
cordial.welcome, The immigrant comes noli
to the loneliness and. privations of fiontier
settlements, which make the life of the
‘f back-woodsman ’’always a life of hardship;
not to a land that lias no pass, and but an
uncertain future ; not to aland of unknown
resources, distant markets and onerous tax
es ; but to a land at once old and new, pos
sessing within uerself as iua,ny of the ele
ments of wealth and material greatness us
can anywhere be found jn the same extent
of territory. She rejoices in the estimation
of her future prosperity, and extends to all
a hearty welcome.— Report on the Resources
of Maryland.
Tho Sheriff and tho Widow.
The Tort Gibson Herald tells a good
story, of which an Alabama Sheriff is hero
as follows: "Court was in session, and
amid the multiplicity of business which
crowded upon him at term time, he stopped
at the dopr of a beautiful widow, on the sun
ny side of thirty, who by the way, had of
ten bestowed melting glances upon' the
Sheriff aforesaid. He was admitted, and
soon the widow appeared; the confusion
and delight which the arrival of her visitor
had occasioned, set off to greater advantage
than ostial the captivating charms of the
■widow M. Her cheeks bore the beautiful
blended tints of the apple blossom—her
lips resembled rose buds upon which the
morning dew yet lingered, her eyes were
like the quivers of Cupid, the glances of
love and tenderness with which they were
tilled, resembling arrows that only wanted
a tine ba.u (pardon the pun) to do full ex
ecution.: After a few civimnon place re
marks —
"Madam,” said the matter-of-fact Sheriff,
"I liave aii\ attachment for you.”
A deeper brash than usual mantled the
Cheeks of the fair widow—with downcast
eyes, whose glances wore centered upon her
beautiful feet, ltulf concealed by her flow
ing drapery, gently jaßting the floor, she,
with equal candor, replied>a^
" Sir, the attachment is reciprocal.'
For io.uie time, the Sheriff maintained an
astonished.silence ; at last, he said —
" Madam, will you proceed to Court?”
“Proceed to'Gourt!” replied the lady
with n merry laugh j-tben shaking her beau
tiful head she added, IMNo, Sird though this
is i.Kfg.year, I,will not Lake advantage of
the license therein graced to my sex, and
therefore greatly prefer you should ‘ Pro
ceed to cWPRT !” .
“ But, madam, the Justice is waiting.”
“ Let him Wait ; I alii not disposed to
hurry matters in *Bch an unbecoming man
ner ; besides sir, when the ceremony is per
formed 1 wish you to understand that 1
prefer a minisiceto a J ustice ol the I eac,e.
“Madam,” said he, rising from his chair
1 with solemn'dignity',' “ t lie re is a great mis-
take here ; my language has been mistm
• dJratood ; the attkehmenfof which I speak
was issued from the olhde of Esquire C——;
> commands me to bring you instantly before
' him, to answer a contempt of >Uourt in dis
! obeying a subpoena in the case of Smith vs.
Jones!”
; i WW dfoJ) the curtain.
A young lawyer was asked by a judge
. whether, in the of souls, he
i would prefer bejpg tui;uqt):jq>lo< > horse or
|ft,-an ass. owes oot *s£nO aifonl v '
\ “An as 9! ’ quickly replied tko lawyer,
i “ Why ?” asked the judge/ <- t
f-’r | “ Because I have heard W-att ft#s being
a judge, but never a horse."
■ l j■: ■ ■ - - • 1 - : :
~~ 01 J) SERIES—VOL. 15. NO. 825.
The Lifetime of Man.
When the world was created, and all
creatures assembled to have their lifetime
appointed the ass first advanced and asked
bow long lie would have to live?
“Thirty years.” replied Nature ; “will
that lie agreeable to ihee ?”
“Alas !” answered the ass. “it is a long
while. Remember what a wearisome exis
tence will be mine; from morning untill
uight 1 shall have to bear heavy burdens,
dragging cornsaeks to the mill,that others
may eat bread, while 1 shall have no en
couragement, nor be refreshed by anything
but blows and kicks. Give me but a por
tion of that time, 1 pray?”
Nature was moved with compassion, and
presented but eighteen years. The ass
went away comfortable, and the dog came
forward.
"How long dost thon require to live?”
asked Nature. “Thirty year* are to many
for the ass, but wilt thou be contented with
them ?”
"Is it thy will that I should ?” replied
the dog. “Think how much I shall have
to run about ; my feet will not last for so
long a time, and when 1 shall have lost my
voice for barking and my teeth for biting,
what else shall 1 be fit for bnt to lie in the
corner and growl.”
Nature thought he was right and. gave
twelve years.
The ape then appeared.
"Thou wilt, doubtless, willingly, live the
thirty years,” said Nature ; "thou wilt not
have to labor as the ass and the dog. Life
will be pleasant to thee.”
"Ah no!" cried he ; so it may seem to
others but it will not be ! Should puddings
ever rain down, I should excite laughter
by my.grimaces, and then be rewarded by
a sour apple. How often sorrow lies con
cealed behind a jest! I shall not be able to
eudure for thirty years.”
Nature was gracious and he received but
ten.
At last come man, healthy and strong,
and asked the measure of his days.
“Will thirty years content thee?”
“How short a time I"exclaimed the man.
"When I shall have built my house, and
kindled a tire upon my own hearth—When
the trees I shall have planted are about to
bloom and bear fruit—when life shall seem
to me most desirable. 1 shall die. Oh Na
tuie. grant me a longer period.”
"Tbeu ehalt thou have the eighteen years
of the ass besides.
“ This is not enough,” replied the man.
"Take likewise the twelve years of the
dog.”
“It is not yet sufficient,” reiterated man;
“give me more.”
“ I will give thee, then, the ten yeurs of
the ape ; and it) vain wilt thou claim more.”
Man departed unsatisfied.
Thus man lives seventy years. The first
thirty are his human years, and pass swift
ly by. he is then healthy and happy.—
He labors carefully, and rejoices in his ex
istence. The eighteen of the ass comes
next burden upon burden is heaped upon
him—he carries the corn that is to feed
others; blows and kicks are the reward of
his faithful service. The twelve years of
the dog follow, und he loses his teeth, and
lies down in the comer and growls. When
these are gone the ape’s ten years from a
conclusion. Then men, weak and silly, be
comes the .sgort of chidren.— Translated
from the German.
The Origin of Cotton.
The great staple, upon which so much of
commercial stability and physical coinfort
depeuds, has a retqote origin, and we are
dependent for it, ns for many other articles,
in the East. Prof. Draper’s new book fur
nishes this information :
“To the Saracens we are indebted for the
cotton manufacture. Through their influ
ence that art was extended from Japan to
the Gulf of Guinea, from the Pyrenees to
the equinoctial line. They spread the use
of that material which, at this day. consti
tutes a chief source of the wealth of man
ufacturing Europe aud agricultural Ameri
ca. As in the sciences—mat hemat ics, as
tronomy, chemistry, <fce.—they have left an
indelible impression, of which such words
as algebra, almanac, alcohol, and many oth
ers that might he mentioned, are the endur
ing reminiseuces, so in this branch of indus
try they are like witnesses ; not a few of its
terms that have been incorporated in our
speech are of Oriental origin. The word
“ cotton ” itself is Arabic ; muslin is so call
ed from Mosul, a city uu the banks of the
Tigris, where was once the chief seat of its
manufacture ; calico, from Calioult in India.
The undergarment worn by ladies passes
under a name which shows from whom they
derive it, for chemise is an Arabic word.
“The cotton manufacture was cotninenc
in Spain by Abderhatn 111, A. 1). 930, a
period during which attention seedisto have
been particularly directed hy the Moors to
the improvement of agriculture and manu
factures, while the rest of Europe was fall
ing deeper and deeper into barbarism and
night. Thu Khalif introduced into the pe
ninsula the sugar cane, rice, and the mul
berry tree, with many improvements in such
arts as faulting and the manufacture of silk.
Cotton was carried into Sicily by the Sar
acens on their occupancy of that Island,
and, indeed, from Spain the use of it spread
more or less all over the north and east of
Europe. One of the Mohammedan appli
cations of this vegetable product was des
tined to be of the utmost value ; it wa3 the
invention of cotton paper. The real merit
of the invention of the art of printing lies
not, ns is commonly supposed, in the con
trivance of the press and types, but in the
making of paper. The process of multi
plying impressions by seals and stamps
which is essentially a printing process, had
been known from the remotest antiquity;
but such operations could never be made
available for the extensive dissemination of
know ledge until something more abundant
and cheaper than papyrus and parchment
was discovered. This want was supplied
hy the Arabic cotton paper. _
It was an ancient Butternut, with
grizzled head unshaved, his coat was torn
and tattered, and his hat was badly caved.
His raw-hide boots did bear the brunt ot
Johnston’s last campaign, and his hollow
cheeks were tanued by the sun, and wind,
and rain,and brick, and every time ho open
ed bis mouth it ended with a “ hie !” One
arm around a lamp post affectionately twin
cd. about the " nigger meetin ” our hero
spoke his mind : “ Ish a mosh awdashus
bishness (hie) for a low, (hie) blasted nig
ger, to inshultour (hie) noble stoekracy, hy
cutting such a figure. Its ’gainst the Con
stitution (hie) and the Dred (hie) Shot de
cision, and the police ought to clean ’em
out, and lock ’em up in prisbnn. A nigger’s
(hie) no right to work, unless his master
makes him ; ’cos (hie) .he isn't civilized un
til a horse-whip breaks him. The Bible
says that heaven was made for (hie) the Sax
on race, and (hie) religion tells us make the
niggers know their place. Unless we make
’em (hic)/e?rf4s, they II (hie) all go to ruin,
: and .then our consciences will say we’Ve
been (hie) their tmdoin.”
So spoke the seedy Butternut in accents
sad and low, till in the gutter down he drop
ped, and slumbered off his woe.— Nashville
Press.
courage, which despises all
danger, will make a man brave iu one way;
and moral courage, which despises all opin
ion, will make a man brave in another. The
former would seem most necessary for the
ciamp, the latter for council; but to consti
tute a great man, both are necessary.
A Great Work—A Spiral Railroad to
the Top of a Mountain. -**•
The Lebanon papers announce that one
of the greatest engineering scientific aud
mechanical feats in the country, is now be
ing performed at Cornwall, in that county.
It is no less than the building of a spiral
railway around and to the top of a great
Iron ore mountain. It starts from the lev
el of the Cornwall railroad, and revolves
around the mountain, at some places over
trussel work, at others over high embank
ments, and again at others through ponder
ous cuts iu the solid bodies of iron ore, un
til it reaches the very top of the mountain.
A great part of the way is completed, a
greater part is ready for the nils, while the
rest is progressing actively. A powerful
locomotive has been obtained to do the
work of moving the trains, which is already
at Cornwall ready for work. The spiral
road proper, when completed, will be ovpr
miles in length, and a work the equal
of which cannot be found probably in the
world.
The great improvements now going on at
Cornwall are under the superintendence of
A. Wilhelm, Esq., the manager of the Corn
wall Furnaces and Estates for the heirs of
llobepL W. and William Coleman, dec’d,
and the other parties interested.—Lancas
ter Intelligencer.
Waggery.
Some time ago, we went to church, and
instead of a sermon beard an address upon
some missionary or other benevolent sub
ject. After the address was concluded,
two brethren were sent around with tho
basket for contributions. Parson L., who
was one of the basket bearers, taking the
side upon which we sat. Immediately in
front, and upon the next seat, negligently
reclined our friend Bill H., a gentleman of
infite humor and full of dry jokes.
Parson L , extended the basket to Bill,
and slowly shook his bead.
Come, William, give U 3 something,” said
the Parson.
“Can’t do it," replii d Bill.
“Why not? Is not the cause a good
one ? ’
"Yes; but I am not able to give any
thing !”
“PohlPoh! I know better; you must
give a better reason than that.”
“Well, 1 owe too much money—l must
be just before I am generous, you know”
“But William, you owe God a larger debt
than you owe any one else.”
“Thats true Parson ; but then lie ain’t
pushing me like the balauce of my credi
tors !”
The Parson’s face got into rather a cu
rious condition, and he passed on.
How to Take Care op the Hair.— As to
men, we say, when the hair begins to (all
out, the best plan is to have it cut short,
give it a good brushing with a moderate
stiff brush, while the hair is dry ; then wash
it well with" warm soapsuds; then rub the
scalp, about the roots of the hair with a
little bay rum, brandy, or camphor water.
Do these things twice a month ; the brush
ing of the scalp may be profitably done twice
a week. Damp the hair with water every
lime the toilet is made. Nothing ever made
is better for the hair than pure soft water,
if the scalp is kept clean in the way we have
named. The use of oils, or pomatums, or
grease of any kiud,.iß ruinous to the hair of
i man or woman. We consider it a filthy
practice, almost universal though it be, for
it gathers dust and dirt, and soils whatever
it touches. Nothing but pure soft water
should ever be allowed on the heads of
children. It is a different practice that robs
our women of their most beautiful ornament
long before their prime ; the hair of our
daughters should be kept within two inches
until their twelfth year.— Hall's Journal of
Health.
Hints about Health.
Intense thirst is satiated by wading in wa
ter, or by keeping tbe clothing saturated
with water, even if it is taken from the sea.
Water cannot satisfy tbe thirst which at
tends cholera, dysentery, diarrhoea and some
other forms of disease; in fact, drinking
cold water seem 9 to increase the thirst, and
induce other disagreeable sensations ; but
this thirst will be perfectly and pleasantly
subdued by eating a comparatively small
amouut of ice, swallowing it in us large pie
ces as practicable, aud as mui li as is wanted,
luflamatious are more safely and far more
agreeably subdued by the application of
warm water than of cold.
No one can possibly sink if the head i 3
thrust entirely under water, and in this po
sition a novice can swim as easily as walk,
and get to shore readily by lifting the head
at intervals for breath.
Hartshorn—the common spirts—is agood
aud convenient remedy for poisonous bites.
Always take it with you in traveling.
Neli.y’s Temptation and Prayer.— Little
Nelly was five years old. Her mother had
taken great pains to instil into her miud
principles of right aud truth.
One day she stood at the door of the di
ning room, looking with great earnestness
at a basket of Hue peaches which was on
the tabic. Nelly knew she should not touch
them without leave, but tho temptation was
strong.
“ What ails you, Nelly, she asked.
The child started, not kuowing that she
was watched.
“ O, mother," she exclaimed, “ I wanted .
so much to take one of the peaches ; but
first I thought 1 would ask God if he had
any objection.”
Dear little Nelly! what a path of integ
rity and honor will be yours through life,
if iu all your conduct, you seek to kuow
your Heavenly Father's will, and do no ac
tion upou which you cannot seek His bles
sing.
Gentlemen.
Perhaps these are rarer personages than
some of us think of. Which of us can point
out many such in his circle? Men whose
aims are generous, whose truth is constant,
and not only constant in kind, but elevated
in degree; whose want of meanness makes
them simple ; who can look the world hon
estly in the face with an equal, manly sym
pathy for the great and the small ?
We all know a hundred whose coats are
very well made, and a score who have ex
cellent manners, and one or two happy be
ings who are what they call in the inner
circles, and have shot into the very centre
and ball's eye of fashions ; but cf gentle
men hew many ? Let us take & little scrap
of paper aud each make out his list.— Thack *
ery.
The peach was originally a poisonous
almond. Its fleshy parts were used to poi
son arrows, and the fruit wa9 for this pur
pose introduced into Persia. The trans
plantation, however, rot only removed its
poisonous qualities, but produced tho de
licious fruit we now enjoy.
Sir Isaac Newton’s nephew was a
clergyman. "When he had performed tho
marriage ceremony for a couple he always
refused the fee, saying,—"Go your ways,
poor wretches, 1 have done you mischief
enough already.” Was be. or waa he not
a subject for a lunatic asylum ?
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I A correspondent prescribes tbe Fol
> lowing recipe to banish rats—-Catch them
one by one, and flatten their heads with ft
lemon squeezer,