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The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-07-07
CLEANING PAPER MONEY.

1t is not generally known that a
great deal of the paper money that is
constantly circulating about gets fire.
quent washings in the same way as
the house wife or maid goes at the
dirty clothes on Monday morning.
In some banks there is a regular
washday every month, usually at the
beginning, when clerk may be seen
bent over tub and rubbing real
money up and down a washboard.
The dirty greenbacks that have been
saved up for a month are soaped and
rubbed Just like handkerchiefs and
socks, and are run through wringer
before being put out to dry. The
paper currency may be handled some
what roughly, as it does not tear, be-
cause there is in it great deal of
silk and linen. After the notes have
been passed through the wringer they
are hung on a line stretched in the
bank clerks department. Said one
clerk the other day: II wash about
a hundred notes every month, and
when am done you can hardly tell
them from new money. The wash
ing strengthens as we'll as cleans the
notes"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-07-07
"JUsr COMMON CHICKENS

When John took unto himself all
energetic country girl for wife his
grandmother took occasion to give
the young man bit of her expert
ence as poultry raiser 1t was, of
course, before the days of incubators,
brooders and poultry standards the
business was conducted on purely
common-sense principles and no con-
scious attempt was made to breed
fancy birds. Chickens weren't call
ed birds then the one term "chick-
en- covered the field.
Johns grandmother called him to
her easy chair and bidding him sit
down on nearby three-1egged stool,
said: "John, l want to tell you
few things about poultry raisin' that
will be helpful to you and Sallie after
ye get kind'r settled down at farmin'
When your grandpa and l married we
concluded to raise chickens long with
our other stuff he was SO busy all the
time with farm work that had most
all the work to do round the house
and always had to tend to the chick
ems. Course l took big interest in
them, and soon l wus sellin' several
dollars worth of eggs every week,
trading 'em for groceries and the like.
The chickens didn't have any name
'cept chickens all these fine-haired,
highferlutten chickens people talk
bout now didn't exist then. We
couldn't afford to fool with 'em ours
wuz just common chickens. We
never had to pay cash for groceries
my eggs always bought 'em and my
dress stuff, too. Now kept lot of
good hens and killed every one that
didn't lay good always kept my best
hens for my own use. We got two
good roosters from a neighbor one
year, and after that we swapped with
neighbors, always gettin' roosters not
kin to the hens. Course we had a
good, warm place for them in winter
it was made of straw and fodder
didn't cost nothing but few hours
time. never set hens too early and
wouldn't put but nine eggs under
each setter; big hens, but they could
not cover more just as wanted 'em
to. 1 fed my chickens regular every
morning and night in winter and gath
cred up the eggs twice day. Why,
John, it wus no trouble tall to raise
chickens and get eggs, only we had to
treat the fowls like they wus worth
something Farmer V0ice.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-07-07

AN EDITOR, in acknowledging the
gift of peck of onions from sub
scriber, says: "It is such kindnesses
as these that bring tears to our eyes"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-07-07
pRlNcELY FEES FOR LAWYERS.

Joseph H. Choate, Ambassador to
England, once said that the largest
annual retainer paid to a lawyer was
paid by the Sugar Trust to John H
Parsons. Mr.. Parsons received moi
less than $Ioo,o 900. There are sever
al lawyers in New York city who
have received fees bigger than the
one paid to Mr.. Parsons by the Sugar
Trust. Lawyers, especially those
whose offices are in the Wall street
district, have been devoting large
share of their attention to promotion.
The joining together of great syndi-
Gates has proven more beneficial from
a monetary point of view than any
other branch of law practice.
James c. Carter, who was at the
Paris tribunal two years ago in con-
nection with the seal controversy, re-
ceived a fee of $500 for rendered
services.
Francis L. Wellman, one of the
best known jury lawyers in this coun-
try, who convicted Carlisle Harris,
DR.. Buchanan and DR.. Meyer, the
prisoners, when he was connected
with the district attorneys Office,
was paid $40, 900 for defending the
Hyams twins in Canada who were on
trial for murder in the first degree.
They were both acquitted.
Report has it that the firm of Rob-
inson, Bright & Scribner received
5000, 900 for legal work in connection
with the Broadway railroad franchise.
Secretary of War Elihu Root drew
the Astoria gas bill. Just how much
Mr.. Root got for drawing this ingeni-
Gus measure is not generally known.
Wall street lawyers figure that if Mr..
Root was paid cash his fee was about
$25, 900 and if he was paid in stock
s---at-.-as-z- --:---1 -i~>s.4 dt.>> >s~~
was retained to look after the park
commissioners, who were indicated
for letting contracts without first adj
vertising for public bids. The cases
were never tried. The secret of sue
cess lies in disposing of an indictment
without going to trial. 1t is said
that Mr.. Nicoll received SIS, 700 from
each of the commissioners.
Col. E. c. James received SIS, 900
for defending Inspector Mel Laughlin
who was indicted for bribery on evil
dence given before the Lexow COM
mittee. Inspector Mclaughlin put
in a claim for that amount, but few
days ago, under the Ahearn act, Aus
tin G. Fox and Daniel Robins, who
prosecuted in the police trials, were
paid fee of $50, 900 each for their
services.
One of the most successful lawyers
of the Wall street district is said to be
John c. Tomlinson. He represented
the Havana Commercial, the biggest
tobacco syndicate in the world. He
succeeded in bringing eighteen of the
largest tobacco growers in Cuba to-
gether. For this service Mr.. Tomlin-
son received fee of $50, 900. Den
yer Gas paid him 500, 900, while
Denver Water netted Mr.. Tomlinson
a fee of $50, 1000.
1t is known that Fish, Richardson
& Storrow received a fee of $50, 900
from the General Electric Company
for looking after one single case for
that corporation. George Nelson
Broomwell, who succeeded in reorgan-
izing the copper mining syndicates
with which Mr.. Rockefeller is con-
nected, is said to have received fee
of $4oo, 900. o.-PhiladeLbhia Press
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-07-07
Fire Department.

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Continued on Fourth Page)
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-07-07

A SMALL rose on long stem IS pre-
ferred by a woman to large one on a
skimpy stem.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-07-07

80 YOU married Algernon, after
ALL" eyes, tried to be patient and
all that, but just couldn't bear to
have him with me so much"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-07-07
ANNUAL STATEMENT
OF
The Expenses Of Baltimore County
FOR THE
Fiscal Year Ending May 81, 1900.

Published by order Of the County Commission
ers of said county, in pursuance OF Section y
of Article 28 Of the Code of Public General
Laws which provides that
ssThe County Commissioners shall make out
and publish annually, in at least two newspapers
published in their respective counties, II there
RATE STATEMENT Of the expenses of their
said counties, specifying therein each particular
item OF expense and for what and to whom paid,
and shall also deliver to the Sheriff of their re-
spectiye counties as many copies OF such State-
ments as there are Election Districts of said
county. at least ten days before each general
election. and the Sheriff shall within six days
after the receipt of such copies set up one of
them at the place of holding elections in each
district"
Aims House.
fAnDronrfafion GR000l
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-07-07

Mr.. CoMMoNsTocK-.I sent
Bible to my boy at college and re-
quested him to read the chapters
which I mad marked. Then in each
of those chapters placed FIVE dol
lar bill"
Mr.. Familymann-'"Ah good
scheme Do you think he read
them?"
Mr.. Commonstock-"I guess SO,
for he's just mailed me the Bible ask
ing that mark some more chapters,
and return as soon as possible.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-07-07
No SV'IDHCs "HH 4'H15 S1A sSOC
(Appropriation $6,0O0.l

1OIdl. .cz
Cor credits of $28.65 to this account see under
head of "Receipts.'D
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-07-07
Counsel to County Commissioners

Appropriation $6OO)
fees " Ioyett VS. Co CON- 5000
] H Schone /" 5000
Wehland " 5000
Annie Wehland Is 5000
Eugene Burke 10000
Ruth A Grimm " 5000
d G Mcintosh fees Grimm Geist VS.
County Commissioners. .............. 5000
d G Mcintosh legal opinion claim of
Sherwood Distilling Co... ...... 5000
d DGMcIntosh drafting law tax on spirits ooo
d G Mcintosh drafting law as to attend
ance of constables. .........-........... l0O0
d Mcintosh drafting law as to habeas
corpus caseS..... ......s..'.....'... 1U.VV
health Sn law .s - ............ 1000
d G Mcintosh professional services con-
sultations and visits to Annapolis re-
garding sundry legislative measures. 1900
n4., Q05 m
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-07-07

Appropriation $6.0O0)
Hunter salary and supplies May:.s 1Sd aS1,.I y
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-07-07

VIM W Boyce " ....... 10000
Chas A Councilman Z" ........ 1900
] Goodman Boyd counsel salary ....... 25O.00
w W c Stewart clerk salary............. 10000
re returns. .., @ 49, @ 600
General expenses of supervisors office. 1871
George Rudigier watching ballots...... 900
Lee Bosley ...... 100
J Alex Green ...... 1900
John Greb ...... 900
booths .............."... ~ 2ls.ss
J 7 Norris s. Son lamps in polling room 1.30
Joshua Whittle sheriff pay of depu-
ties posting notices of election and
advertising ............................ S95.35
Using .oo t.s "e ..e 2Oea9O
Baltimore County Democrat printing
and advertising. g....................., =. 613.50
VIM H Ruby printing and advertising. 6l9.75
Total. .S1O,205. .sl
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-04-26
Fifty Million Snakes.

Selected.
Fifty million poisonous snakes are de-
scribed by DR.. George F. Becker as
navigating in body the waters of the
Philippine archipelago. DR.. Becker
Was sent by the United States govern.
ment to report on the mineral resources
OF the islands, and is not man of idle
statements, says the New York Herald.
II was going by steamer" he says,
from Cebu to Jolo, my route lying
across the Sea of Jolo, and on our way
estimate that we passed through
about 100 miles of snakes.
"By simple method of computa-
iicn 1 have reckoned that there were
about 5000 serpents to each square
mile. AS have said, we passed
through 100 miles of them, and it the
school was as broad as 1t is long, one
might reckon the entire number Of
snakes at 5O,OO0,OOO.
"They are numbered among the
Thanatophlaia, or deadly serpents Ct
that part of the world. Fishermen
in waters infested by them are exceed.
lngly afraid of them and exercise the
utmost precautions when chance
brings them into the nets"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-04-26

The condition of famine-strlcken In
dla is little regarded by the people OF
this country generally, and yet it is
something awful to contemplate.
Rev. Rockwell Clancy, missionary
at Ailahabad, is in this country on a
visit to his brother in Medford, Mass.
He says that when he left Bombay in
February there were sixty millions of
people suffering from famine, and
thirty millions in dire distress, and of
these only five millions were receiving
government aid.
It is the country people, the tiilers
OF the soil, who are suffering. Parents
are driven to the point of abandoning
their children, and in many cases they
are selling them. Boys are hard to
get rid of at any price, while girls se'l
for 30 cents apiece Mr.. Clancy says
Il saw girls in one town just before
| came away being sold for thirty
cents apiece. They were bought up
by Mohamedans. But they won't buy
the boys, SO when tie parents can no
longer support their children they
abandon them and henceforth they
must get on as best they can. These
cast-offs congregate about the doors of
the grain. merchant shops, and the
only way the proprietors can get ri d of
them is to throw out handfuls of grain,
scattering It wide. The children pick
md PICK ell day and at night perhaps
are rewarded by having collected a
single handful"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-04-26
SEVEN RUNNING SORES CURED
JOhnStOn's Sarsaparil1a
QUART RQIILES.
QUART BOTTLES.


THE GREAT SPRING MEDICINE.
JOHNSlONS SARSAPARILLA oand
greatest SPfNu MEDICINE from
feeling those sinking
SPELL The lstude
the heat
and all ailments the brain
almost specific furnishes
tissues leeds brain ceners and calming eauag their
red honest blood
ul USE makes the weak and the again.
the anhquated
San kheum Scrofula
IAlNl powerful
LETT through
Butin
can be terrible
and destroyed tofen
death
scientific method for the blood PURlF1cAEiONi
the blood be
and then The and
vii OF the blood JOHNSTONS SARSAPARIlA
hauuy
and fills the veins and arteries with the ruby glowing
the Good health
esed This fact Question or rcavl
BLOOD POISON SAL
1a = % E eHESs Es;a sazs ~ e E s s; s
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-04-26
FREE BLOOD CURE
AN OFFER PROVING FAITH.

Bad Blood causes Blood and skin
Diseases, Iruptlons, plmples, Scrofnla
eating sores. Ulcers. Cancer, Eczema
Skin Soaps, Eruptions and sores on
children, Rheumatism, Catarrh, Itch
ing H1mors, etc. For these troubles a
rostive specific cure is found in B. B.
b. (Botanic Blood Balm), the most
wonderful blood purifier of the age. 1t
has been thoroughly tes.ed for the
past thirty years and has always cured
even the most deep seated, persistent
cases, alter Doctors and patent medlcl-
nas had all failed. B B. B. cures by
driving out of the blood the polsons
aud lfamors that cause all these trou-
l,les and a cure is thus made that Is
permanent. Contagious Blood Polso n,
producing Erupt1ons. Swollen Glands,
liberated Throat and Mouth. etc,
cured by B. B. B. the only remedy that
can actually cure this trouble. At
druggist, 81 per large bottle six bottles
(full treatment) s.. We have faltn
ID b. B. b, llence sufferers may test
ii. We will send 4 sample bottle Tree
and prepaid. xits FOR Medicai1 s
E.s 3 j SO -
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-04-26
TRAINS GOING NORTH.
tDa'ly except Monday. tDa,ly ex-

tDa'ly except Monday. tDa,ly O..
cept Sunday.
Wilmington and Weldon Ra,lroad,
Yadkin Division Main Line--Train
leaves Wilmington, 90 a. m, arrives
Fayetteville IL O5 p. M, leaves Fayette.
Vile IL 20 p. M, arrives SANFORD | 40
p. III. Returning leaves Sanford 9 30
p. M, arriyes Fayetteville 3 Al D. m >,
leaves Fayetteville 3ss46 p. m, arrives
Wilmington 6 40 p. m.
Wilmington and Weldon Railroad :,
Bennettsville Branch-Train leaves
Bennettsvllie 8 Is a. M, Maxton 8 20
a. m, Red Springs 9 SO a. M, Hops
MIl's 10 q a. m, arrives Fayetteville
10 55 a. m. Returning leaves Fayetts-
vile 40 p. m., Hope Mills 4 IS p. m,
Red Springs b 35 p. M, Maxton 6 Is
,. m, arrives Bennettsville Z Is D. m.
Connections at Fayetteville with
train No. 7S, at Maxton with the Caro-
Ina Central Railroad, at Red Springs
with the Red Springs and Bowmore
Railroad, at Sanford with the Seaboapd
All Line and Southern Railway, at
Gulf with the Durham and Charlotte
Railroad.
Train on the Sc, ,:land Neck Branch
Road leaves Weldon 3 :35 D M, Halifax
10 p. m., arrives Scotland Neck at
5 :OS p. m, Greenville 81 p. M, Kins-
ton Z :55 p. m. Returning leaves
Kinston Z so a. m, Greenyille 8 :52 q.
m., arriving Halifax at II :18 a. m.
Weldon IL :33 a. m, daily except Sun.
day.
Trains on Washington Branch leave
Washington 10 a. m. and 2 40 D. M,
arrive Parmele 9:lO a. m. and 1 90 %.
M, returning leave Parme'e 8 :3b ~. m.
and 8 30 p. M, arrive Washington
IL 90 a. m. and Z 80 p. m :, daily OK.
cept Sunday.
Train leaves Tarboro, N. c., daily
except Sunday S 80 p. M, Sunday,
4 :15 p. M, arrives Plymouth Z 40 D.
M, 6 10 p. M, Returning, leaves Ply
mouth daily except Sunday,7 so a. M,
and Sunday 8 :OO a. M, arl ives Tarboro
10 10 a. M, IL 100 a. m.
Train on Midland N. G. Branch
leaves Goldsboro daily, except Sunday.
Z :O5 a. m, arriving S,nithfield 8 10 o.
IN. Returning leaves Smithfield 90
a. m. arrives at Goldsboro 10 rs a. n,
Trains on Nashville Branch leave
Rocky Mount at 10 :0Oa M, 3 40 .. m a.,
arrive Nashville 10 10 a. M, 4 :O3 p.m.,
Spring Hope 10 40 a. M, 4 :25 pm.
leave Spring Hope IL 80 ..
M. :55 p. M, Nashville IL is a. M,
5 20 p. M, arrive at Rocky Mount
II :45 a. m., 6 100 p. M, daily except
Sunday.
Train on Clinton Branch leaves War
saw for Clinton daily, except Sunday,
Ii AZ a. m. and 4 :O2 p. m. Return
Ing leaves Clinton at 700 a. m. and
80 p. m.
Train No. IS makes close connection
At Weldon for all points North daily.
al rail via Richmond.
HI. M. EMERSON.
GeuI Pass. Agent.
J. r. KENLY, Genl Manager.
7. M. EMERSON. Traffic Manager.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-04-26
H. SCOTLAND NECK N G. THURSDAY APRIL. go, 1900.
Growing Largs Watsrmelons.
Exchange.

Exchange.
Select we'll drained piece of land
then break it as deep as you can three
or more times ; then check it ten feet
apart. Then, with hoe pull off the
fret top four inches for about fifteen
inches in diameter pull it all out on
one side i; then pull out the next four
inches deep to the other side; then
mix about one talf gallon of we'll
rotted, pulverized manure in with the
surface soil In the bottom of the hole
made, and then put the subsoil on top.
Put a stake in each to locate them
later. Enough hills for melons to
supply family can be made in two
hours by one man.
Be careful not to put too much ma
nure in hill or too strong manure.
1t hen manure is used half pint to
bill Is all that Is permissible. Plant
several seeds, SIX to ten In hill, and
as soon as they are up plant more, so
as to provide as we'll as you can against
frost, bugs, etc., preventing a stand.
As soon as vine gets to running one
or. two inches, pull up all but the
thrlftiest one. Leave permanently but
one in bill. In cultivating, pillow
deeply and be sure to give back in |
p'owing to the vines, cultivating
among the vines with q hoe. After |
they get to running stick up pegs (I !
use old cotton stalks) for the tendrils
of the vines to cling to, so tie winds
will not then blow them about. Keep
them pruced as you would grapevlnes
by not permitting too many running
branches to vine by cutting off the
surplus runners with the hoe, and be
sure to cover the wound by pulling
dirt over 1t. II large melons are de-
sired you can originally make larger
noles and thereby use more manure,
and allow but two melons to vine.
If too lazy to try this, tell your boy to
10 so. If your land is very fat, bed in
lO-feet-wlde beds till they are very
bigh; then make holes at proper
distances and cultivate one way, plow-
ng so as to keep the bed we'll up
or drainage.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-04-26
6ES
THE ED.ToR'5 LEISURE HOURS
Points and Paragraphs Of Things
Press Mt, Past AMI Future.

The following clipped IRON the para
graph columns of the Atlantl Journal
VIII be of special interest to the people
OF this State:
"Nor:h Carolina will be finely roo-
resented at the Con!ederats reunion at
Louisville next month. Colonel Julian
S. Carr, tn. millionaire manufacturer
of Durham, will take a large delegation.
He will have them handsomely cni
for ned. will take them On special
train ard will pay all their expenses
from the time they leave home until
they get lack. A famous Mort Car
olina command will take it's legend,
First at Big Bethel Farthest at Get
tysburg, and Last at Arpomattox.'
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-04-26
than there are Beers in the ranks.
An enlightened public sentimer

than there are Beers in the ranks.
An enlightened public sentiment
holds war in increasing detestation :;
that VII help to make war impossible.
But the modern gun is the strongest
antl-war argument. Mans inventive
genius has outrun his humanitarian
sentiments in development. Mechan-
ical, not ethical, progress is the great
paclfic factor OF present day civiliza-
ton, though both contribute to the
same end. II peace bad to wait on the
elimination Of mans desire to fight, of
his love OF martial glory, OF his selfish
desire to take advantage OF his neigh
Dor, it would wait long. But the mod
orn weapon in an enemy's hand ap-
peals powerfully to that same selfish
ness. ard throws Its weight lin the
scale for peace.
When some wizard OF inventive
genius has given us contrlvance with
which one man, concealed on Kopje,
can annihilate companies, regiments,
brigades and whole armies, we shell
see the finish of war. Gunpowder,
electricity or some other destructive
matter will then be the real ally OF
&ospel-the Gospel OF peace, If not OF
good will.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-04-26
THE BEST IN THE WORLD.

We believe Chamberlainis Cough
Remedy is the bestip the world. A
few weeks ago We suffered with severe
cold and troublesome cough, and
having read their advertisements in
our own and other papers we purchased
= bottle to see If 1t would effect us.
It cured US before the bottle was more
than halt used. II is the best med
icine ont for colds and coughs. The
HeEan, Andess0nyille, Ind. For sale
III a Ds,11g =
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-04-26

II the Manufacturers Record believes
anything 1t believes in the future of
the South. And so does THE COMMON
WEALTH. The Record pointed, says ::
GAS for cotton mills, the South is
moving rapidly. But by and by the
mountain gorges of the Western Car
olinas and Virginia and of East Ten
nsssee will hold cotton mills wherein,
because OF a steady humidity OF the
finer fabrics than Manches-
ter or France OR India or New England
eyer dreamed of can be made.
''The South is really only In the pio-
neer stage of cotton manufacture, in
iron and steel, in woodwork, in brick,
tiles, pottery, porcelain, glass, metal
work, chemical and industrial products
0f all sorts. But she has foundation
Tor wonderful variety and unlimited
quantity OF industrial production, and
1t a lower cost than the othe: parts OF
he world can hope for, That being
rue, the world will seek out her wealth.
Capital will follow the scientific and
;kilful labor that Will be attracted by |
he natural wealth as it becomes known.
"sThe South cannot do better than |
)ack every man of ability and integrity |
Who comes along with knowledge, skill |
lad Industry to turn to account any !
Every shop that prospers grows to a
,ig one and draws population OF the
most desirable kind, intelligent, indus
wealth from natural resources"