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The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-11-24
ADVICE FROM PAPA.

''You look worried, my dear, said
Smithers, when he came home from
the Office the other day.
What's the matter 7"
"The children have been very tire
some today" replied Mrs. Smithers,
wearily. cit seemed as if they would
make me distracted"
Don't let 'em - said Smithers,
with considerable energy. Don't
let 'em ride over you. Just-Willie,
don't talk when papa's talking-just
deal with them gently but firmly
did you hear me, Willie ?-and you'll
get along all-silence, Willie, this in
slant all right. AS for letting EN-
worry-don't pull my pockets, Dick
letting 'em worry-Dick don't
pull my pockets, said-worry-will
you take your hands out or not !?
Now, keep 'em out. You've broken
a couple of cigars for me now-you--
what's Willie making such a noise
about, Annie? Great Scott He's
got my silk hat. Take it-hang it
up high. Now, Dick, if you cry,
you'll have-now they've both COM
menced. 1t does seem, Annie's if the
minute l come into the house-I
can't think can't think. Won't
you take 'em off-shut up, can't
you? or I'll use club on you-off to
bed? Ny gracious I bet if l was at
home I'd"
But, as the boys clattered away up
stairs with their tired mamma Smith
ers sat down and gazed gloomily into
space, without saying just exactly
what he would do if he was at home.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-11-24
OLD FAMILY COACH.

There are few places near Phila-
delphia whose associations are so close
ly linked with the past as Penn Rhyn,
the beautiful country seat of Mrs.
Joseph Drexel, near Torresdale.
Here, as early as I744, Abraham
Buckley built his home on the banks
OF the Delaware. He was among the
early settlers in the neighborhood.
Like many old places, it is full of in
teresting and amusing stories. 1t
was from the second-story window of
the house that the celebrated elope-
ment of Miss Elizabeth Sewall took
place. This young lady had fallen
deeply in love with Benjamin West,
then only struggling painter. Her
family were opposed to the match,
and broken-hearted West went to
Italy to study his art. Still, how
ever, distance did not change their
PURPOSES audMiss Semell dac;ded to.
join him Oh his arrival i'll England.
! In the middle of the night she escaped
out of the window, which is still
shown to visitors at Penn Rhyn.
With the assistance of Bishop White
she reached Philadelphia in time to
catch sailing packet bound for Eng
land. She was met in London by
West, and they were married at st.
Martin s-in-the-Field. His fame
quickly spread. George III. took
him under his special patronage. It
was a happy marriage, and his wife
never returned to her own country.
In 1920 he died, and is buried at St.
Paul's Cathedral, his wife surviving
him.
He painted beautiful miniature of
his wife and family, which he sent to
his wife's people in America, which
is now in possession of Mrs. Drexel,
and is one of the many interesting OBJ
jects at Penn Rhyn. Among the
many paintings which were painted
during his lifetime the most familiar
to us are "Penn's Treaty with the In
dians, " in independence Hall, "Death
on the Pale Horse, " in the Academy
of the Fine Arts, and "Christ Heal
ing the Sick" in the Pennsylvania
Hospital.
An interesting object at Penn Rhyn
is the old family coach which is shown
to strangers. 1t was made in Eng
land at the end of the last century,
and is fac-simile Of the one made for
General Washington. 1t was brought
out by Abraham Buckley and taken
at once to Penn Rhyn, where it now
is after more than century. In
those days journey to Philadelphia
was an undertaking. The coach was
drawn by four horses. On the box
with the coachman was groom, and
two footmen held ON to the strap from
behind. There is an old resident
who can remember seeing the Bick-
ley family riding about the country in
the coach more than fifty years ago.
Some years ago, after Mrs. Drexel
had purchased the home of her an
1cIy, wIlIvlf az. .Ivsy' rt.~.-s s..--s w
and beautiful works of art brought
from her home in New York. The
grounds are beautifully laid out and
dotted with statuary. Much of her
handsome furniture has been brought
from New York. Here in this old
family mansion Mrs. Drexel passes
most of her time, and the beautiful
surroundings only serve as fit set
ting to the picture of the gracious
hostess herself, who at all times ex-
tends such cordial hospitality to her
many friends.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-11-24

"Well, you are a pretty set of
girls, said Eric, dashing into the
dining room one day, while Hilda
was washing the blue-fowered cups
and saucers after the early tea, Miss
Abby sweeping the floor, and valera
sulking in rocking chair by the fire.
ga pretty set," continued Eric, half
vexed and half amused, to mistake
handsome, talented, wealthy Allen
Rathburn for poor, plodding, unsuc-
cessful Jerry Allen. Yes, Valeria, )"
he added, with a stern look at his
elder sister, "Allen Rathburn is al
most fabulously wealthy and has late
ly bought sheep-ranch out West,
big enough to cover our farm ten
times over"
Valeria's eyes sparkled excitedly at
Eric's words. 1t might not be too
late yet.
But her brothers. next words
quenched her last hope.
$50 it was you Hilda," he said,
turning to his youngest sister, who
was blushing like young Aurora
''it was you Allen was courting after
all. But what shall tell him Hilda?
for he has asked my permission to
court you in earnest. He wants you
for his wife,"
Hilda's answer was unintelligible,
but a wedding took place shortly
after, in which Hilda Cymon became
Mrs. Allen Rathburn, showing plain
ly what her answer had been.
One day after the wedding the real
Mr.. Allen made his appearance. He
was meek looking young man but
he proved an excellent teacher for
the school Eric had obtained for him,
and after awhile married one of his
buxom scholars, and grew to be quite
a prosperous man.-HeLen Whitney
(T~..L
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-11-24
SIGNS OF THE TIMES.

Air a-gittin' cool and coolah,
Frost a-comin' in de night,
Hlcka' nuts an wa'nuts fallin',
'Possum keepin' out o. sight.
Turkey struttin' in de ba'nya'd,
Nary step so proud ez his;
Keep on struttin', Mistah Turkey,
Yo' do know whut time it is.
Cldah press commence a-sQueakin',
Eatin' apples sto'd away,
Chillun swa'min' round lax hornets,
Hutin' aigs ermung de hay.
M1stah Turkey, keep on gobblin'
At de geese a-fyin' souf,
Oomph dat bird do know whut' comm
Eff he did he'd shet his mouf.
Pumpkin gittin' good an yallah:
Mex me open my eyes;
Seems lax ist s lookin' at me
Jes' a-la'in' dah sayin' "Pies."
Turkey gobbler gwine 'roun' blowin',
Gwine 'roun' gibin' sass and slack,
Keep on talkin', Mistah Turkey,
You amt seed no almanac.
Fa'mer walkin' th'oo de ba'nya'd,
Seem how things is comm on,
Sees eff all de fowls is fatt'nin'-
Good times comm sho's you BON.
Hyeahs dat tn key gobbler braggin',
Den his face break in smile
Nebbah min, you sassy rascal,
He's gwine nab YOU after while.
Choppin' suet in de Kitchen,
Stonin' raisins in de hall,
Beef a-cookin' fu' de mince meat,
Spices groun'-I smell 'em all.
You amt luned de sense OBJ feah,
You OIL fool, yo' naik's in dangah,
Do you know Thanksgivin's hyeah?
Paul Laurence DUNBAR
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-11-24
HoG-K1LL1NG DAYS IN SOUTH JERSEY.

Hog-killing day is great day in
South Jeasey at this time of the year /;
it is neighborhood affair; it is put
into history it figures in speeches
and toasts and often times dialect poe
try is written about it. Along about
Thanksgiving the men and women
and children of a neighborhood start
the inquiry
when are you going to kill your
pigs?" And after church, or before,
as the farmers gather, one hears the
question, "How many shoats are you
going to stick ?"
In this way dates are fixed and
the killing usually begins at the farm
which has the smallest number of
pigs. There is always a killer" in
each neighborhood, and as he has the
same pride in being pointed out as the
champion pig sticker of his region
that a hangman has in boasting of
the number he has let fall. The
South Jersey custom is to make slit
in the hogs throat, using for the
purpose long, sharp blade.
The animals for the killing are al
ways in prime condition. For a
month preceding the killing they are
penned and fed with regularity.
When the day dawns for the killing
there is an unusual stir about house
and farm. The neighbors come early.
All of the members of the family and
the neighbors' families are present.
Each man and boy, as we'll as each
woman, is assigned to his or her part
of the work. The killer does nothing
except kill. Boys heat and carry
water for the scalders and scrapers,
whose work it is to remove the bris.
ties and prepare the animal for the
cutter, who take it, when the carcas:
is cold, trim each part, and distribute
them in the proper receptacles. Il
it is the ham or shoulder it is cared
for by the master trimmer. As the
feet and head go to the house for The
women, who possess some secret:
whereby those parts OF a porker are
reduced to delicacies, the man whC
has this job is generally unmarried
and always a ladies man. He anC
the killer are rivals if both are single
A dinner in the house follows th'
davis work, and 10 this, of course
every participant is invited. Th'
dinner is oftentimes followed by
dance or some of the old-fashioneC
games, of which copenhagen is
prime favorite.
When every farm has had its kill
ing the wives of the household ex
change spare-ribs, crooks of souse o
feet. Whenever stranger dimes h
is sure to be informed that at leas
one course of meat was from the kill
ing of some neighbor or the other
To the South Jersey boy the hog
killing season is one of as much re
ioicing as the Fourth of July in Phi
adelphia. His interest lies in tn
fact that he is allowed to roast th
pigs tails in the ashes and also bt
comes the possessor of the bladdel
These are inflated and used as foe
balls, or are hung up until Chrisma.
and when taken down are exploded
the report fairly rivaling shot gur
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-11-24

ToURIsr-"Do those scarecrows
save your cropsH
Farmer-"They work first rate.
You see, every tramp that comes along
crosses the fields to see if TIL clothes
is wuth stealin', w'ch they amt, an
that scares tn crows away"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-11-24
THE CHILDREN's THANKSGIVING.

For sowing and reaping for cold and for heat,
For sweets of the flowers, and gold of the wheat,
For ships in the harbors, for sails on the sea,
0 Father in heaven, our songs rise to thee.
For parents who care for us day by day,
For sisters and brothers, for work and for play,
For dear little babies so helpless and fair,
o Father, we send thee our praise and our prayer.
For teachers who guide us so patiently on,
For frolics with mates when our lessons are done,
TI T1r sheateE anu cio9ning, ior every uay Io9u'
For peace and for plenty, for freedom, for rest
Uor blue, - L.
We thank thee from hearts that are honest and
true.
For waking and sleeping, for blessings to be,
We children would offer our praises to thee;
For God is our Father, and bends from above
To keep the round world in the smile of his love.
-MGr0dret e. Sdn1steT.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-11-24
THANKSGIVING HYMN.

We thank thee, Lord,
For all the garnered riches we have stored.
The ripened fruits that generous autumn yields
From sunny fields.
In many hues,
Sustained upon earth's bosom, fed by dews,
And ripened by The sunlight, waves the grain
Ger hill and plain.
And patient toll,
Which sowed the seed upon the fertile soil,
And watched and tended through the summer
days,
Thy name doth praise.
Could we complain.
If frost had blighted, or had wind and rain
Left devastation on their stormy track,
And fields were black?
Nay, these are still
The messengers thou sendest to fulfill
A purpose which we may not clearly see,
Yet trust in thee.
Thy gifts sustain
The body's need, but poverty and pain
Oft minister to higher wants than these
The Spirit sees.
Then come what will,
Prosperity or failure. good or i'll,
Unknown or understood, still be adored
Thy ways, o Lord
-Epsoorth Herald.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-11-24
ESTABLISHED 1850.

honest man, and 1 know Hildy thinks
a powerful sight of him, but Eric
knows more about him than we do.
Anyhow, Valeria takes on so about
her sister a-throwin' herself away on
a no-co1nt school teacher, as she calls
though 1 think school -teachin'
is as good calm any any; but Pm
clean worried out with her, and if
Eric comes mebbe he kin put stop
to her jawin' anyway"
And Miss Abby did write the very
next day. Come home as soon as
you kim" she wrote, "fur that Mr..
Allen is a-courtin' your sister and
I'm that bothered 1 can't tell t'other
from which"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-11-24

"I'M PROUD of this town." said a
little man, sitting before the stove
with a pipe in his mouth. Proud
of it p repeated the stranger at the
bar, who turned around as he heard
words, and looked at the speaker
with a look of infinite contempt.
"What are you proud of it for?"
"That's an easy one, returned the
little man. "There are four ceme-
teries here, and I've got a wife in
every one of 'em.'
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-11-24

WArrs-"Does your wife believe
ali YOU tell herr" Potts" No, but
she believes all the neighbor women
tell her."
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-10-04
THIRD CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
MENT.

THIRD CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND,
MENT
SENATE JOINT AND CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION submitting to the quail
fled voters of Missouri an amendment
to the constitution thereof, concerning
taxation.
Be it resolved by the Senate, the House of Rep
resentaiues concarriRg therein:
That at the general election to be held
in this state or the first Tuesday after
there shall be submitted for adoption
to the qualified voters of the state. the
following constitutional amendment, to
wit:
Section l.. That article ten 00 of the
constitution of the state of Missouri be
and the same is hereby amended by add
known as sections % and %, which are in
words and figures as follows: ::
Section q. A mortgage, deed of trust,
contract or other obligation by which a
debt is secured, shall, for the purposes
of assessment and taxation, be deemed
and treated as an interest in the propert
affected thereby, except as to railroad
and other quasi public corporations, for
which provision has already been made
by law; in case of debts so secured, the
value of the property affected by such
mortgage, deed of trust, contract or obli-
CATION, less the value of such security.
shall be assessed and taxed to the owner
after to be provided by law, and the
value of such security shall be assessed
ana taxed TO the owner UnefeOI, IN the
county, city or other local subdivision
in which the property affected thereby is
situate. The taxes so levied shall be a
lien upon the property and security. and
may be paid by either party to such Sc
curity; If paid by the owner of the Sc
curity, the tax so levied upon the prop
erty affected thereby shall become a part
of the debt so secured; if the owner of
the property shall pay the tax so levied
on such security, it shall constitute a
payment thereon, and to the extent of
such payment a full discharge thereof:
Provided, that in all such cases the in
terest of the owner of the security, as
well as that of the owner of the property
affected by such mortgage, deed of trust,
contract or obligation, shall be assessed
on terms equally fair and just. If the
note or other obligation secured, is en-
titled to a credit by payment made on the
the owner of the security, upon the fact.
being made known to the assessor prior
to the assessment, shall be diminished
by the amount of such payment, and the
assessable value of the owner of the land
or other property, correspondingly in
creased, the intent hereof being to place
those interested in any way in such land
or other property, on the plane of abso-
lutte equality as to taxation.
Section %. Every contract hereafter,
made by which a debtor is obligated to
pay any tax or assessment on money
loaned, or on any mortgage, deed of trust
or other lien, shall, a. to any interest.
specified therein and as to such tax or.
assessment, be null and void. ,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-10-04
Sheriff's Sale.

By virtue and authority ola special ex-
ecution, issued from the office of the clerk
of the circuit court of Iron county, Mis-
souri,, and to me, the undersigned sheriff.
directed, in favor of the State of Miss ouri,
at the relation and to the use of w.
t. O'Neal. collector of the revenue for
Iron county, Missouri, plaintiff, and
against
K. M. Omohondro, Mollie Collins, En-
ma Savage, Clara Crane, Mrs. William
Cole, Joe. Omohondro, Mrs. Gertie
Harris, j. j. Savage,
and all unknown interested parties, de-
PENDANTS, bearing date June ], 1900,
and returnable 10 the October term, 1900,
thereof, I have levied upon and seized
the following described real estate and
property, lying and being IN Iron county.
Missouri, as the property of said defend
ants, described as follows, to wit:
The south half of the southeast quarter,
and the north west quarter of the south
esat quarter, and the southeast quarter
of the southwest quarter. all in section
sixteen, township thirty, north, range
tour east.
And [ will, on
Tuesday, the Esd day of October, 1900,
at the east front door of the courthouse
in the City of Ironton. Iron county, Mis-
souri,, between the hours of 8 O'Clock in
the forenoon and 3 O'Clock in the alter
noon of that day, and during the session
of the circuit court. sell. at public vendue.
all the right, title, claim, estate and
property of the said defendants, Of, in
and to the above described real estate and
property, for cash in hand, to the highest
bidder, to satisfy said execution and
costs. B. S. GREGORY,
Sheriff Iron county, Mo.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-10-04
Mann, Mo.

A good rain fell here Friday night,
which was very beneficial to farmers
who are not through sowing wheat.
j. G.. Hartman went to Ironton Sat
urday.
Walter Black visited at Mann Satur-
day and Sunday, the guest of P. d.
Hartman.
Quite a number of our young people
attended church at Belgrade Sunday.
Thos. Goggin, of Lesterville, visited
here Thursday night.
G. G. Newman was carrier for ''Un-
Gle Sam" Saturday.
0r. j. Q. Adams. of Belleview, made
a professional trip to Jno. Twomey's
Saturday. Mr.. T. has a very bad
hand.
Mrs. A. S. Coker, of St. Louis, will
arrive to-day and visit her daughter,
Mrs. P. D. Hartman this week.
Mr.. James Webb, of st. Louis, had
business in this section Saturday.
Mr.. Sol. Nelson passed here Sunday
on his way to Graniteville and Ironton.
Miss Ada Farmer, who is teaching
at Pine Grove, visited home folks at
Ironton Saturday.
Oct. l, 1900. MANN.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-10-04
Typical of the Trusts.

There is no occasion for surprise at
the discovery that the big trusts of the
country are boldly striving to coerse
travelling statesmen into voting the Re
publican ticket by making their condi-
tional propositions of employment
.'subject to the election of Mckinley"
1t must be remembered that the mo-
nopoly corporations which now own
the Republican party do not hold them
selves subject to the rules of fair play
or just dealing in attaining desired
ends. Their cardinal principle is to
crush their antagonist-by foul means
if no other will serve the purpose.
They have become used to the practi-
cal application of this, principle In
wrecking and destroying individual en-
terprises which came into competition
with them during the progress of their
mouopolies to that perfection OF con-
troll of trade which they now enjoy.
They will either bend the travelling
statesmen t their will or destroy them
as they have destroyed the small deal
ers in the commercial world. And The
destruction OF the travelling salesman
in the end is certain, anyway.
This matter of compelling CONNER
cial travellers to vote for Mckinley is a
plain business proposition to the trusts.
The great monopolies are o working
for the Republican party or for Mr..
Mckinley or for any political principle.
They are working for the trusts, first,
last and all the time. The Republican
party is pledged through Mark Hanna,
to govern and legislate for the trusts.
Owing to this agreement the success
of the Republican party is desired by
the trusts. The principle of the thing
is that the trusts hope to gain place in
office in Washington an "agency
board" consisting of the President and
his Cabinet, holding power and high
position for the distinctly understood
purpose of serving the trusts.
Commercial travellers must vote for
Mckinley if the will Of the trusts is to
prevail. A majority of the American
people must be fooled. into doing the
same thing il the money of the trusts
may prevail. The trusts regard their
| control of the American Government as
a business necessity. They are en-
ploying typical trust methods to retain
that control.-St. Louis Republic.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-10-04
SEVENTH CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND

SEVENTH CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
MENT.
JOINT AND CONCURRENT RESOLU-
of the constitution of the state of Mis-
souri,.
Be it resoEved By the House of Representatives.
the Senate concsirring therein:
That at the general election to be held
on the Tuesday next following the first
Monday in November, A. D. 1900, the fol-
lowing amendment to the constitution
of Missouri, concerning the grand
jury and right of trial by Jury shall be
to wit: That section IS Of article 2 Of
the constitution of the state of Missouri.
be amended by adding after the word
Jaw in line three of said section, the
following: and hat a two-thirdS ma
jority of such number prescribed by law
concurring may render a verdict in all
civil cases. And that in the trial by jury
fourths of the members of the jury con-
curing may render a verdict" so that
said section of the constitution, when
amended, shall read as follows. to wit:
Section %. The right of trial by jury,
as heretofore enjoyed, shall remain in
and criminal cases in courts not of record,
may consist of less than twelve men as
may be prescribed by law; and that a
two-thirds majority of such number pre-
scfibed by law concurring may render a
verdict in all civil cases; and that in the
of record three-fourths of the members
of the jury concurring may render a YER
dict. Hereafter a grand jury shall con-
sist of twelve men, any nine of whom
concurring may find an indictment or q
true bill.