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The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-09-29
PLAToNIc.

had sworn to be a bachelor, she had sworn to
For we quite agreed in doubling whether matri-
Besides, we had our higher loves,-fair science
ruled my heart,
And she said her young affections were all wound
up in art.
So we laughed at those wise men who say that
'Twixt man and woman. unless each has some
thing more to give;
We would be friends, and friends as true as e'er
I'd be a second David and she Miss Jonathan
We scosned all sentimental trash. vows. kisses.
High friendship, such as ours, might well such
childish arts despise;
We liked each other, that was all. quite all there
So we shook hands upon it. in business sort of
way.
We shared our secrets and our joys. together
hoped and feared,
young Ambition reared
We dreamed together Of the days, the dream
We were strictly confidential, and we called each
other "chum.'
And many day we wandered together o'er the
hills,
Iseeking bugs and butterflies, and she, the ruined
mills
And rustic bridges, and the like, that picture
makers prize
To run in with their waterfalls. and groves, and
summer skies.
And many quiet evening, in hours of silent
ease,
We fioated down the river. or strolled beneath
the trees,
And talked, in long graduation from the poets to
the weather,
While the western skies and my cigar burned
slowly out together.
Yet through it all no whispered word, no tell
tale glance or sigh,
Told aught Of warmer sentiment than friendly
We talked Of love as coolly as we talked of
nebul@,
And thought no more of being one than we did
of being three.
sWell, good-by, chum - took her hand, for the
time had come to go.
My going meant our parting. when to meet we
did not know.
I had fingered long, and said farewell with a
For although we were but friends, tits hard for
honest friends to part.
'Good-by, old fellow don't forget your friends
beyond the sea.
And some day, when you've lots of time, drop a
line or two to me-"
The words came lightly. gayly. but great sob.
welled upward with story of quite different
kind.
And then she raised her eyes to mine,-great
liquid eyes of blue,
Filled to-the brim, and running DER like violet
cups of dow;
One long, long glance, and then did, what /
never did before
Perhaps the tears meant friendship. but I'm sure
ike Kiss meant more. -Wm. B. Terrett.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-09-29

"Have you ever noticed the salts
fed manner of gamblers while twist
ing their lenses into the I win and
L lose common to the fraternity ?"
remarked a man who has a fondness
for investigating the peculiarities of
his fellows. IT have thought of that
for long time-ever since that form
of expression came into common use
among gamblers. Watch the first
sport you hear talking in that style
and notice the pleasure he seems to
take in rolling his method of express
sion. The tense he uses evidently
carries him back, and he enjoys again
in the present rhe pleasures of the act
when he speaks it. Even if he says
he lose it gives him qualification,
according to the philosophy of Charles
Fox, who is authority for the state
ment that the greatest pleasure in
the world, next to winning money, is
to lose it.
The ungrammatica1 fashion
among gamblers dates back about IS
years. 1t seems impossible to con-
ceive any reason for the custom other
thau the one have mentioned. That
form of speech is still growing in
popularity. The so-called sporting
men have extended the scope of
the present tense to all their verbs.
1t jars on me sometimes, but even
then / find consolation in the knowl-
edge that if the sports did not affect
that particular style of speech o5 in
100 of them would do even worse,
and their present picturesque defiance
Of grammar is relief from the posi-
bilities of such expressions as 81
seen and I done. "-New York
Times.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-09-29
RAILROAD WRECKS.

"When that wonderful railroad
genius, the late Thomas A. Scott,
was building up the Pennsylvania
system, the work he did was super
human, the results he accomplished
marvellous, " said an old railroad man.
"Scott was essentially a man of ac-
ton. For example, at one time there
occurred on the line a freight wreck
that piled up scores of cars in con-
fused heap in cutting, thus CON-
pletely barring the main line.
''The local authorities were beside
themselves, for they could not figure
out how the wreck could be cleared
away and the line reopened in less
than two weeks. At this juncture
Scott arrived on the scene and after
survey of the wreck sent for great
quantity of coal oil, with which he
had the pile thoroughly drenched. 1t
was then touched off, and the god of
fire soon removed all trace of it, and
traffic was resumed on the line in "a
hours.
IA bridge fell, and it was feared
long delay must ensure, but Scott put
more than 1000 men to work on that
one structure and thus eliminated the
question of delay. Those were the
days when such things counted and
were not only possible, but necessary.
Today railroading is reduced to such
a fine point that the need for them
no longer exists. The roads are too
safeguarded for that.
"The last instance | remember of
such railroad work as that was at the
Johnstown food in 1880, l think it
was. Frank Thomson, by great work
and the use of side lines, was one of
the first to arrive upon the scene.
Once there, he took full control, the
division superintendent from all over
the line were summoned, and par
ticular task was given to each one to
do instantly. They one and all re-
sponded as best they could to the
spur, and the line was reopened with
incredible swiftneSs. There were one
or two failures, however, and those
men, while they were kept on as sup
erintendents of unimportant mountain
divisions, were never again promo
ted. Neg York Tribune.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-09-29
ESTABLISHED 1850.
I'VE FOUND THEE OUT.

Thee has been friend and neighb0r,
Tried and true, for four long years,
Thee has shared my every labor,
Thee has known my hopes and fears.
Seed-time, havest, thee was busy
As the bees. that swarmed about,
Thee was kind to me and Lizzie,
But, Job Moss, I've found thee out.
Thee's master-hand at working,
And thy worth / won't deny.
And behind 1T something's lurking,
And it's mischief, Job. spy.
Thee would be robber, surely!
Ay, thee must be put to rout,
Lizzie aids thee, too, demurely,
Yes, friend Job, I've found thee out.
Thee has driven us to meeting,
When the roads were good and rough,
Round the bush thee's been a-beating,
Thee has served me long enough.
For thee wants to steal thy wages,
That's thy purpose, cunning lout,
No, no, Job I've found thee out,
From the first thee's been designing,
nsy i,s. aes. tl.ee faEI,s.AI ~. sss., y ..ia :.
Can't thee see thy folly, man?
We are in the lap of summer,
am housed up with the gOut,
But from Truths block here's splinter,
Mark it. I've found thee out.
Lizzie is but young and wayward,
And her heart an easy prey,
But as sure as I'm Miles Hayward,
Thee shall not by Lizzie stay.
Just child we've always thought her,
And thy love I've cause to doubt,
What thee's welded our young daughter
All, Job Moss, I've found thee out.
Mrs. Fjndley Brdden.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-09-29
BAcKwooDs POsToFF1cE.

1t is doubtless true that business is
done i'll a very slipshod, unbusiness-
like way in some small, out-of the
way postofices, but most readers will
probably suspect a measure of exag-
geration in the following story, which
is related by the Detroit Free Press.
1t is hard for newspaper humorist
not to exceed somewhat the bounds
of truth.
I had directed that my letters
should be forwarded to the postofice
at Mountainville, and I reached the
place to find it composed of store,
blacksmith shop and three dwelling
houses. inquired for the office, and
was directed to the store. There was
no sign or a posromce IN connecticut
with it, but I asked of the old mar
who came forward
"Is this the postofice ?"
"Reckon It's" he replied.
II don't see anything like post
office"
"Mebbe not. We amt never done
power O. business here as a postof-
fee. What's wanted ?"
l gave him my name and added
that | expected some letter, and after
thinking moment, he replied
"Them letters-three of 'em-done
come several days ago. Lemme see
what did with 'em.''
He looked along the counters, up
on the shelves, and behind boxes and
barrels for long ten minutes, and
finally said:
"It's mighty quare whar them let
ters has gone to. We was all a-look-
in at 'em yere fur two or three days,
but doan' reckon nobody carried EN-
off home. Jest set down till l look
further"
He made pretty thorough search
of the store this time, even getting
down on his hands and knees to peer
under the molasses barrel, but the
letters could not be found.
Say he said, as he got up and
brushed his knees, that's my house
over yam. MeDDe the ola woman S
took the letters home"
I went over and knocked on the
door, but got no answer. l passed
around the house, and found the wo-
man smoking her pipe as she minded
the fire under kettle of soft soap.
"Letters?" she repeated. eyes, 1
brung 'em over and put 'em under a
pan on the shelf, and I reckon the
pesky rats hain't got 'em yet.
She went in and got them, and
when returned to the store the post
master said:
"Now, then, if yer gwine to want
a postage stamp this week yo'd better
let me know today, SOS / kin order it
from Knoxville.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-09-29
EASY FOR HIN.

''You understand, of course pur-
sued the lawyer, what is meant by
a 'preponderance of evidence q"
eyes, SIR" replied the man whom
he was examining with reference to
his qualifications as juror.
"Let me have your idea of it, if
you please
''I understand it, 1 tell you.'
"Well, what is it?'
"Why, anybody can understand
that"
"I would like to have your de6ni-
ton of it.
81 know what it is, all right.
When 1 tell you know what thing
is, I know it. That's all there is
about that.
"Well, what was the question /
asked you?"
"You ought to know what that
was. If you've forgot your own
questions, don't try to get me to re.
member them for you."
81 don't want to hear any more ol
that kind of talk" interposed the
court. Answer the questions ad.
dressed to you by the counsel"
Judge, did. He asked me if ]
knew what it was, and / said I did. -
care you sure you understand what
is meant by the term 'preponderance
of evidenced"
"Of course I am, judge"
"Well, let us hear your idea oft" "
cts evidence previously ponder
ed"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-09-29
THE HoM1NG FACULTY.

"The mysterious faculty that ena-
bles cats and pigeons to find their
way back from remote points is one
of the greatest puzzles in nature, /"
said New Orleans educator who has
made a speciality of zoology for many
years. 1--WE speak of it as sense of
direction, 'homing instinct and
brain compass, ;" he continued, "but
as far as explaining it is concerned,
nobody has ever been able to offer a
theory that was even plausible. 1t
used to be thought that the memory
of landmarks had something to do
with the phenomena, but that is ex-
ploded by the fact that the animals
always take the shortest cut home,
regardless of the circuitous route by
which they may have been carried
away. That such powers should be
highly developed in creatures as diff
ferent in other respects as cats and
pigeons is in itself one of the most
battling and extraordinary features of
the whole problem but / am con-
vinced that the faculty, whatever it
may be, exists in rudimentary state
in nearly all animals, including man
himself, and may be easily sharpened
by circumstances and surroundings.
For nine or ten years I used to
spend part of every summer in Mime
sofa and Wisconsin, living in the
woods and studying animal life. I
became well acquainted with many
native hunters and trappers, and have
known several who showed clear evil
dence that they possessed the brain
compass" No matter where they
went, how they twisted and turned,
or what happened to distract their at
tention, they always knew the direc-
tion of their cabins and could return
unhesitatingly in bee line. They
were all ignorant men and absolutely
unable to explain their power. The
only thing they could say was that
they felt it. Other trappers were
remarkably expert in finding their
way through the forest, but they were
simply adopts at woodcraft and went
by a thousand signs and tokens to
which they had unconsciously turned
their eyes. The two faculties were
entirely distinct, and, while the skill
ed trainer was invariably alert and
feverishly observant, the brain-com-
pass fellow was unusually dull and
sleepy and paid no attention to his
surroundings. The men themselves
recognized the existence of the hon.
ing instinct, contented themselves by
saying that it came natural to Pete
or Pierre, or whatever his name might
be. 1t is certainly fascinating prob
lem, and 1 have long believed that its
solution would uncover some tremen-
dously important secret in regard to
therelations of rn7n and animal life- ~
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-09-29

THE FOLLOWING letter was receiv-
ed at postofice, recently: EFF my
son, John, is in Georgia please write
me word what he's a-doin' Of" To
which friend of the family made the
the following reply: "Your son,
John, is a-running of race with the
Sheriff, and when last hearn from
WIZ two miles ahead"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-09-29

"HE SAYS he loves me more than
tongue can TELL" said the dreamy
eyed girl. Whats the matter, is
he tongue-tied?" snapped the girl
with red hair.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-09-29
fourteenth District.

1st Precinct-AT JOHN BRAUTIGAM's,
ID Precinct-AT AUGUST DUMER's, Full
LERT0N. -
ANGEVTI,LE.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-09-29
T.gelfsh District.

LIST Precinct-AT JOHN wIsE'S, "A s. CLIN-
ID Precinct-AT 400 o,DoNNELL STREET.
I'd Precinct-AT 4O8 EASTERN AVENUE.
4th Precinct-AT 10l6 THIRD STREET,
9Th Precinct-At MRS. SOMPEY'S, HON.
BERGV1LLE.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-09-29

"MY WIFE has joined the anti-gos-
sip club"
80 has mine and Our meetings
are so stupid we go to bed at half-past
eight
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-09-29
HOLDING HIS OWN.

Even the latest inventions cannot
do awav with all time -honored meth
DDS. A farmer of the old school
made this very plain the other day.
His wife wanted some tacks, and
he went into the village ironmonger's
to buy a package. The shopkeeper
thought he saw an opportunity.
"pll tell you what you want, +" said
he. ''You want a bicycle to ride
round your farm on. It'll save you
time and money. They're cheap
now, dirt cheap at fifty dollars. .
The farmer scratched his chin.
Cpd rather put the money into a
cow" he said.
But think" /" replied the shop
keeper, jocosely; "think how foolish
you'd look riding round town on a
cow"
"Well," said the farmer, II don't
know. Perhaps 1 shouldn't look SO
much more foolish than l should
milkin' bicycle !"
And he bought the tacks.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-09-29

LIFE NEVER turns its best side to-
Ward US until we have turned our
81 Il side toward life.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-09-29

FUDDY-"My wife says Mrs. Big
by declares her husband to be the
greatest liar she ever met, and she
lust hates him." Duddy-" Funny
about women, isn't it? When Bigby
was courting her he told her she was
the best woman in all the world, and,
instead of being offended, she actual
" fell in love with him for saying it. }"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-09-29

lst Precinct-AT THE RESIDENCE Of JOHN
r. AMBROSE. NEAR ADY'S HOTEL.
I'd Precinct-AT JULIUS WlLDT'S STORE,
BELAIR ROAD.
FALLS.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-09-29

THE MAN who procrastinates strug-
giles with man.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-09-29
Fifteenth District.

lat Precinct-AT SCOTTISH HALL.
I'd Precnct-NEAR TOLL-GATE HOUSE,
EASTERN AVENUE. -
I'd Precinct-AT WILSON'S, CORNER EBEN-
EZER ROAD AND EASTERN AVENUE.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-09-29

"HELLo, MIKE, do you find much
to do now?' "Yis. Oi'm jest after
cuttin' down trae, an tomorrow
Olll have to cut it up"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-09-29

lst Precinct-AT EDWARD MILLER'S MT.
WINANS.
DENIS.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-09-29

THE MAN who does well today may
do better tomorrow.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-09-29
mfsceIIa1nerus.
OF REGIsTKATION
~ -FOR-
BALTTMORE COUNT, MARYLAND.


OFFICE or TIE BOARD OF sUPERvIsoRs OF
SIhiTcS TowsoN, sc September 18th. 1900.
In compliance with the provisions OF Sector,
OF Artcd IS Of the Code OF ~ ppPhe Hlsctiens Of
Baltimore county do hereby give notice tnas sne
Ocers Of Registration for the seyeha RreGlTncss
OF Qualified VOTERS. from A. N. to p.
H.. on each of the following days:
Tssssday. October 3D. sooo S,sS T''s'd@y' October
And VIII sit during the same hours FOR REVI-
Tuesdav, October 10th, 1900,
On which last named day no one can be regis
tered at the place in each precinct In said coun-
ty designated below:
First District.
lat Precinct-AT NEwBURG HALL. Ca
TSHsr ~ dHPsrretchinct-AT thnE FRANK KELLAR's, FRED
ERIcK KrsTsRInBssuaK TRBsEPalKK Z OPP FrLLow's HALL.
% 4th Precinct-1T r J. ]. PILERTs, FREDER-
ICK TURNPIKE.
Second Dtstrict.
1st Precinct-AT HARRIsONvILLE HALL,
a a1TecHc PrecinctIAT |. ,ATV W. F. PIELs STORE.
Third District.
let Precinct-AT ENGINE HOUSE, MOUNT
"a a1qemT PrecinctOAT ENGINE HOUSE. ARLING-
81 Precinct-AT ODD FELLOWS HALL,
PIKESvILLE.
Fourth District.
lat Precinct-AT J. d. FISHERS RESI-
DENCE REISTERST0WN.
2d Precinct-AT TOWNSEND HALL, GLYN-
DON.
Firth District.
AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
Sfsth District.
AT NELSON N. NORRIS STORE, MIDDLE
TOWN.
Seventh District.
lst ,aeCs,S Prssi9ct-AT JAMES F. ALMoNY'S
I'd Precinct-AT MRs. PETER HUNTERS,
WISEBURG.
Eighth District.
1st Precinct-AT ODD FELLOWS HALL,
cSGPPr6ISsttLAlT % PreoISstLAT J. c. PARKS. T1MoNIUM.
Cd Precinct-AT WILLIAMS, PRICEvILLE.
NJafh District.
1st tPrecinct-AT ENGINE HOUSE, ,GOVANS-
I'd Precinct-AT 41e ROLAND AVENUE.
Sd Precinct-AT TOBIAS G. LINzEY'S, TOW
1th Precinct-AT GRANGE HALL. TOW
6th Precinct-AT ]. A. MATTHEW'S FALLS
ROAD AND LAKE AVENUE.
Tenth District.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-09-29

EVERYBODY says that gentle birth
is an accident, and everybody treats
4 &c an ochiavesnent
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Nsnth District.
Tenth District.
Frevemth Dfstrtct.

1st Precinct-AT L. NJ. PEARCE'S, MANOR
I'd Precinct-AT WESLEY'S HALL, SUNNY
BROOK.
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Eighth District.
1st Precinct-AT ODD FELLOWS HALL,
ID Precinct-AT J. G. PARKS. TIMONIUM.
Cd Precinct-AT WILLIAMS, PRICEVILLE.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-09-07

position. ::after the rain, dead. Mr.. Van
tumme came from Belgium eight years
ago and took up land at Prattford, near
the alkali belt. He leaves a wife and
several children. two of his sons are
growing into young men and will be
able to work the farm.
By the untimely death Of Mrs. D. Bate
man, which occurred here Saturday
morning, our little community is cast
into deep gloom. A little over week
ago Mrs. Bateman gave birth to daugh-
ter which survives her, and to-day a
sorrowing number ofrelatives and friends
follow the remains to the cemetery at
Pembina. Much sympathy is felt.for Mr..
Bateman. who is left bereft after two
years ofhappy welded life to mourn for
one who was indeed a true Christian
lady.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-09-07
Jolietss..

A very heavy thunder storm with much
rain and some hail descended on this
place Saturday afternoon. This will
again retard threshing for several days.
Ruth, the 5-year-old daughter Of Colin
Campbell, merchant, tell and fractured
her arm on Saturday morning. DR..
Harris, Of Pembina. set it and she is
progressing nicely.
Friday evening I.azieme Monyille fell
from the threshing tank Of Fred Shan
mons machine and dislocated his arm at
the shoulder was ta4 y. Penn
5bina 70 Be attended %.
During the storm OF Saturday Mr..
Louis. Vantumme wis struck ana killed
by lightning III his .ield He ltad ,aken
refuge from the rain Is 4 wheat shock
and was discovered stllipg u . snsbe
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-09-07
Seell's Emulsion
Some Wheat yields.
soc. and s. LOO, all druggists.
SCOTT & BOVINE. Chemists, New York.

Some Wheat Yields.
Some wheat yields reported by those
who have threshed in this vicinity show
pretty fair crops. E. H. Restemayer
averaged about II bushels per acre,
Neil Thomson Is to %. VIM. Crombie -,
John Morrow 1917, F. E. Hebert -,
Robt. Baulig 20, S. Brywoltson 10, James
Spangelo IA, w. R. Gordon, Tyner, IA,
A. D. Gibson 16. VIM. Rickbeil thresh.
ed 100 bushels from 25 acres, from new
land.-Cavalier Chronicle.
There have been some pretty fair
wheat yields in and about Drayton, on
the average. Average for George w.
Healy 15H bushels per acre, ]. ID. Wal.
lace 16 bushels, H. w. Wallace 10, ]. R.
Fancher II, George A. McCrea Is, r. B.
Richardson q, ]. E. Countryman II, Jas
Bellany, fifty acre piece, %, Dan Duffy
%, r. A. Long 20, Ed Long 20, R.
Tweedlie 10. On the other side of Red
River R. Knapp had 50 acre piece that
averaged 30 bushels per acre.-Echo.
The latter part of July John Often
harvested an excellent crop of oats on
his farm adjoining Bloomenord, and
since that time volunteer crop has
sprung up which will be ready to cut in a
few days and promises in point of yield
to eclipse the first one. And still there
be those who pirate of crop failure!-
Neche Chronotype.
Thos. Devaney reports yield of thirty.
eight bushels Of wheat to the acre from
one of his fields.-fIeche Chronotype.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-09-07
His Life Was Saved.

DR.. ]. E. Lilly, a prominent citizen OF
Hannibal, o., lately had wonderful
deliverance from a frighttul death. In
telling Of it he says: II was taken with
typhoid fever. that ran into pneumonia;
my lungs became hardened. was SO
weak l couldn't even sit up in bed.
Nothing helped me. expected to soon
die of consumption, when ! heard of DR..
Kings New Discovery. One bottle gave
great lelief; continued to use it, and
now am we'll and strong, can't say too
muce in its praise" This marvellous
medicine is the surest and quickest cure
in the world for all throat and lung trou-
BILE. Regular sizes 50c and 81. Trial
bottles free at T. r. Shaw's drug store:
every bottle guaranteed.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-09-07
No Right to Ugliness.

The woman who is lovely in face, form
and temper will always have friends, but
one who would be attractive must keep
her health. If she is weak, sickly and
all run down, she will be nervous and
irritable. 1fshe has constipation or kid
ney trouble, her impure blood will cause
pimples, blotches, skin eruptions and a
wretched complexion. Electric Bitters
is the best medicine in the world to reeu-
late stomach, liver and kidneys and to
purify the blood. 1t gives strong nerves,
bright eyes, smooth, velvety skin, rich
complexion. 1t will make good look
ing, charming woman of rundown in.
valid. Only SOC at Shaw's drug store.