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The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-03-10
A BUGLE CALL TO MEraoD1sTs.
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The Board of Bishops of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church, in session at Minneapolis, has
issued to its denomination stirring and rather
startling CALL which is also a warning and a
note of alarm. Today" says that appeal,
"Our Methodism confronts serious situation.
Our statistics for the last year show decrease
in the number of members. Year before last
our advance was checked. Last year our adj
vance column was forced back a little. The
lost ground is paved with the dead. We are
surrounded by powerful enemies. The attack
is on every side" This plain statement of the
situation which confronts the church is fol-
lowed by the appointment of special week of
penitence and prayer, to begin on Sunday, the
25th of the present month. During that week,
say the bishops, I'VE ask you to assemble
yourselves in your accustomed places of wor-
ship at least once each day. humble yourself
before God worship Him and make earnest
supplication to Him. We ask also that in
your private and family prayers You will daily
implore Gods mercy for the revival of His
work of grace in each heart and throughout
all our borders, and also that in the time of
our thank offering we may bring to His altar
at least two million penitent seekers who shall
find peace and security in His church."
In summing up the causes of the failure of
the church to keep up its great advance along
all its lines, the bishops declair that it has
has neglected the poorer classes, leaving that
work to the Salvation Army; that it has given
too much encouragement to Christian Science;
abandoned many of its camp-meetings paid
too little attention to revivals and in fact,
strayed far away from the path marked out for
it by John Wesley and its earnest, devout and
sturdy pioneers in this country. Criticism of
preachers and of sacred things and following
after what is called the higher criticism of the
Bible are given as causes contributing to the
falling off in membership. There is also, the
drifting away from the church.
The boldness of the Methodist prelates in
thus publishing facts to the world cannot be
too highly commended. They know the
power of their church, its ability to meet these
conditions and to solve these problems. 1t is
church full of vitality, full of strength, full
of vigor, full of true Christian fervor. Mar
velous things has it done in the past, and its
present condition means neither retrogression
nor failure. The bishops call will be an
swered and the warning needed. The church
that sent its preachers into all parts of this
land when they had to travel through wilder
nesses and primeval forests will not fail now
that it has different though no harder, task
to perform. The spirit of John Wesley is not
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-03-10
THE NEW SCHOOL BOARDS.
Text of the Law Providing for Their
REORGANIZATION.


The full text of the act recognizing the
County School Boards of Maryland is as
follows:
Section 1. Be it enacted by the General AS
sembly of Maryland that Section OF Article
II of the Code of Public General Laws, title
Public Education" subtitle Formation of
Boards" be, and the same is hereby, repealed
and re enacted so as to read as follows:
6. The Governor by and with the advice and
consent of the Senate, if in session, and with
out said advice and consent when not IN session,
shall appoint board of county school COM
missioners for each county in this State, to be
composed in the counties of Baltimore, Car
roll, Frederick, Dorchester and Washington
of six persons, and in each of the other coun-
ties of three persons. two OF whom In the coun-
ties of Baltimore. Carroll, Frederick, Dorches-
ter and Washington, and one of whom in each
Of the other counties, shall hold their ONCE
for the term of two years two of whom in
the counties of Baltimore, Carroll. Frederick,
Dorchester and Washington and one in each
Of the other counties shall hold their office
for the term of four years and two of whom
in the counties of Baltimore, Carroll, Freder-
lex, Dorchester and Washington, and one of
whom i'll each of the other counties shall hold
their Office for the term of six years from the
first Monday of May next succeeding their
appointment and until their successors shall
qualify.
The Governor shall at the time of making
said appointments designate the terms of years
of each of the said commissioners when first
appointed under this act.
The terms of office ofthe said commissioners,
after the expiration of the term for which first
appointed, shall be term of six years. Said
persons shall be men of high character, integ-
rity and capacity. Two of said appointees for
the counties of Baltimore Carroll, Frederick.
Dorchester and Washington and one of said
appointees of each of the other counties shall
be selected and appointed by the Governor
from the political party which at the preced-
ing election for Governor cast next to the
highest number of votes in the State, so that
said minority party shall always have proper
representation upon each of said boards.
The Governor may remove for incompetent
cy, neglect of duty or misconduct any person
so appointed by him as commissioner of public
schools, after giving due notice to such person
of the charges made against him and reason
able opportunity to be heard in his own de-
tense. In case of vacancy by DEATH removal
from Office by the Governor. resignation or
disqualification from any cause, the Governor
shall fill such vacancy with an appointee from
the same political party as that of the person
whose position shall have become vacated
The bill has been signed by the Governor
and IS now law.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-03-10

A WASHINGTON county public school teacher
named Charles H. Bowers was tried in court
at Hagerstown on Tuesday, upon the charge
of whipping a male pupil, and acquitted.
Chief Judge Boyd. who delivered the opinion,
said that the only difficulty which presented
itself was that during the whipping the teacher
got the boy down on the floor, put his knee on
his neck and flogged him. Under ordinary
circumstances, he said, this might amount to
an assault, but the testimony of the pupil him.
self was that he was very obstinate, refused to
20 up to his class and, perhaps. little more
force was necessary in this case. While the
law gives the teacher the right to whip DISC
bedient pupils, it does not allow the punish
ment to become an assault and the Judge said
teachers should exercise the privilege with
great caution. He said it was delicate ques-
ton to draw line as to when corporal pun
ishment is excessive, the presumption always
THAT the teacher use only force enough
nius;nline in the school.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-03-10
Death in the Milk.

Recent reports on the use of preservatives in
foods tell of case of an infant whose chief
food was milk. The infant was sick, and the
physicians, after investigating everything else
connected with it, turned to its food. At once
they discovered that the milk fed to the I'M
fortunate child was preserved milk, that is
to say, milk in which an INSCRIPTIONS dealer
had put boracic acid to keep it sweet" The
adulterant made the milk unfermentable, OF
course, and it also made it absolutely indiges-
tible. The milk could not sour. Neither could
it be digested by the unfortunate infant.
This is typical case of the dangerous effect
of representatives. in food. This infant WAS
being murdered by degrees. The man who
placed the "preservative' in the milk was
committing murder and committing it for the
basest of all base motives, the motive of gain.
How should the public regard dealer who
would thus endanger the lives of his patrons
children? Could any punishment be too severe
for q crime of that kind? 1t is to be feared
that a thorough investigation in the towns
and cities would show that very many deaths
of infants are directly due to the use of adul-
terated or preserved" milk doctored cream,
and other monstrosities
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-03-10

THE NEW Jail Board of Baltimore city held
its first meeting on Tuesday night at which
Mr.. James T. Doyle was elected warden.
Several were named for the place. but the sue
cessful man, who is Democrat, was the choice
of Mayor Hayes. 1t looks like there is going
to be trouble in this Board also, the first meet
ing having been little breezy.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-03-10
PAUL WINCHESTER

EVERY EFFORT must have q cause, and so
there must be some reason why the majority
of people are right-handed. A certain pro-
fessor has been studying children and has ar
rived at this hypothesis: Infants use both
hands until they begin to speak. The motor
speech function controls the right side of the
body and the first right-handed motions, tend
ing to help out speech. AS speech grows so
grows right-handedness.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-03-10

In HIS latest speech Carl Schurz remarked
that 1.-The teachings of Washington and Lin
coin are derided as Anticipated nursery
rhymes" No one else has made this discov-
cry. But it is matter of record that when
Lincoln was alive no one wounded him more
deeply than Schurz did with snarling criticism
and depreciation
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-03-10

On TUESDAY Governor Smith signed the bill
introduced by Senator Williams, of Hartford
county, to authorize courts to again summon
grand or petit jurors after they have been dis
charged, should any criminal case occur which,
in the opinion of the court, required that
prompt action should be taken. This will,
it is claimed, render invalid any excuse for
lynchings upon the ground of the laws delays.
Doubtless this is very good law, but that it
will have any effect in the matter of lynch
ings we do not for one moment believe. In
stances have occurred in this State where raw
ishers have been lynched after their convic-
ton of the crime.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-03-10

THE FIRST ocean cable was laid across the
British Channel in 1851. Great Britain now
owns 135 cables. France 81, Japan 70, Austria
Al, Denmark 70 and Spain 10. Norway has
in use 325, mainly short lines. The United
States owns no cables, though it is flrst-class
customer in ocean telegraph
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-03-10
John II. Richardson, attorney, 224 st.
Paul Street, baltimore, Md.
lToTICE TO CREDITORS.

THIS is TO GIVE NOTICE. That the subscri-
bers have obtained from the Orphans Court of
Baltimore county, letters testamentary on the
estate of
ANNA MYER,
late of said county, deceased. All persons
having claims against the said estate are hereby
warned to exhibit the same, with the vouchers
thereof to the subscribers,
On or before the 10th day of September, 1900;
They may otherwise by law be excluded from all
benefit of said estate. All persons indebted to
said estate are requested to make immediate
payment. Given under our hands this 9th day of
March, 1900. JOHN H. RICHARDSON,
JOHN +. DEBOY,
Mch, 10.-4t. Executors.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-03-10

In 1889 Harriet Martineau visited the United
States and reported seven occupations only
open to demonstrating, needlework, keep
ing boarders, working in the factories, typeset-
ting, bookkeeping and household service.
Now there are about 400 occupations in which
women are EMPLOYED
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-03-10

THIS IS TO GIVE NOTICE, That the subscri-
Der has obtained from the Orphans Court
of Baltimore county letters testamentary on the
estate of
JOHN HENRY SMITH,
late of said county, deceased. All persons hay
ing claims against the said estate are hereby
warned to exhibit the same, with the vouchers
thereof, to the subscriber,
On or before the 10th day of September, 1900; ;
they may otherwise by law be excluded from all
benefit of said estate. Those indebted to said
estate are requested to make immediate pay
ment. Given under my hand this 9th day of
March, 1900. MILTON BURNETT SMITH,
Mch. 10.-4t* Executor.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-03-10

In WASHINGTON, on Tuesday last, Adjutant-
General Corbin, who was treasurer of the fund,
handed to Mrs. Lawton, widow of General
Lawton, check for the handsome sum of
SOS, 4O7.07. 1t will be remembered that soon
after Gen. Lawton was killed in the Philip
pines this fund was started for the benefit of
his widow and children, who were left with
comparatively nothing. 1t grew rapidly until
it reached the amount stated. In addition to
the money the committee also turned over to
Mrs. Lawton all the letters received from sub
scribers to the fund, many of which contain
beautiful tributes to the memory of her lamen-
ted husband.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-03-10
NOR SALE.

farm of about % ACRES, with new barn, a
two-story log and frame house; acresHA
woodland. situated in the 18th district, on Aa
MorQan's Mill road. leading from the Dulany's
Valley and Sweet Air turnpike to the Manor
road and adjoining the farms of John G. Booth
Henry DETER and others. 1t has on it two
springs of good water, apple orchard is well
fenced and soil productive. Further particu-
lars ON application to LONGNECKRRB BROS,
Feb. 17-tf. 1921 Real Estate, Towson, Md.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-03-10

LAST YEAR Minnesota's wheat fields covered
nearly 100000 acres and she grew upwards
of rs, 900 900 bushels-more than twice the en-
tire production of the continent of Australia
and more than that of Great Britain and
Ireland
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-03-10

STEPS TO erect a monument over the grave
of Nancy Hanks Lincoln. mother of Abraham
Lincoln, were taken at a meeting of the Nancy
Hanks Lincoln Memorial Association in In
dianapolis, Indiana, last week.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-03-10

THERE ARE large furniture stores in Johan-
nesburg and Pretoria, and the better class of
Beers have their houses furnished in the most
modern styles. In 1898 theimports of wooden
furniture alone were valued at 81, $4,000.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-03-10

A PARTY of japanese cotton-mill owners is
travelling through New England to study
American machinery, and they have already
seen enough to convince them that they must
reconstruct their business.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-03-10
.UBLIC SALE.

DUBLIC SALE.
on
Tuesday, March 18th, 1900,
- The undersigned will sell atkA
rTWA Public Sale, at his residence. "a
W. York county, Pa, three miles 49,
AAC5n1A~ east of Glen Rock, NC. RR.,
Commencing at O'Clock A. NJ, sharp,
FIFTY-TwO HEAD OF HORSES & MULES,
Consisting of Drivers, Work Horses, Mules and
Colts, some speedy horses and well bred ones
TWO VERY FINE STATIONS,
HORNED CATTLE,
HOGS and SHOATS,
And Farming Implements of all kinds.
TERMS.-A credit of ten months. with salts
factory security or a discount of per cent. will
be allowed for cash.
~ Persons coming north by N. G. Railway
will take the 100 Accommodation Train from
Calvert Station, Baltimore.
JOHN T. CARBACK,
Mch 3.-2t* Logansville, York county, Pa.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-03-10

A COMPANY was last week incorporated at
Trenton, N. j., with capital of Sc, 100000, to
manufacture condensed, sterlized and evapo-
rated milk and the bi-products of milk. A
patented process will be used for the manu-
facture of these bi-products into an article SIM
liar to celluloid.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-03-10

A FRESH outbreak of typhoid fever is reported
in Philadelphia on account of impurities in
the reservoirs, and the health department an
nounces that the only remedy is to boil the
water
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-03-10

By Slade Dc Rtsteau, Auctioneers.
DUBLIC SALE
II OF
PERSONAL PROPERTY
ALSO
A Large Stone Dwelling and Four Tenant
Houses.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-03-10
Ralph Robinson, attorney, 739 Equitable
Building, Baltimore, Md.

Ralph Robinson, Attorney, 739 Equitable
Building, Baltimore, Md.
A ssIGNEE's SALE
Valuable LeasehOld Property, in Highland
town, baltimore County, Known
No. 922 Clinton Street.
By virtue of a power of sale contained in a
mortgage from August Gunther and wife to
Mary Gowen, dated August Sd, 1894, and re- a.
of the Land Records of Baltimore county. and
duly assigned, the undersigned, the Assignee
thereof, will sell at Public Sale. to the highest
bidder. UPON THE PREMISES, at Highland
town aforesaid. on
Wednesday, March 18th, 1900,
At 315 o'clock P. NJ,
ALL THAT LOT OF GROUND, DESCRIBED
AS FOLLOWS:
Beginning for the same on the west side of Clin-
ton street, at the distance of one hundred and
twenty-Seven feet northerly from the northwest
corner of Canton avenue and Clinton street and
at the centre of partition wall there being, and
running thence northerly bounding on the west
side of Clinton street thirteen feet to the south
side of an alley ten feet wide there laid out !;
thence westerly on the south side of said alley
fifty feet to the east side of another alley ten
said last named alley, with the use of both of
said alleys in common with others, thirteen feet !;
thence easterly through the centre of said first
mentioned partition wall fifty feet to the place
TwO-SToRY. BRICK DWELLING.
~ Ground rent $1,000.
TERMS OF SALE.-One-half cash, balance in
six and twelve months, or all cash, as purchaser
may elect; credit payments to bear interest from
day of sale and to be secured to satisfaction of
the Assignee.
eB A deposit of $4,000 required in cash of pur-
RALPH ROBINSON,
Assignee.
THOMAS G. BIDDIsoN, Auctioneer.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-03-10

Hon. JOSEPH SIBLEY. Congressman from the
Twenty-Seventh district of Pennsylvania, d.
vides his salary equally between the five hos
pitfalls in his district and thus each one of those
institutions is richer 81 900 at the end of each
year. Mr.. Sibley, who is a very wealthy man,
was an earnest advocate of Bryan in 1896, but
lately he has been acting with the Republicans
and is warm supporter of President McKin-
ley's foreign policy.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-03-10

PROFESSOR DEwAR and other scientific men
have been testing the power of extreme cold
on the microbes of typhoid fever, diphtheria,
cholera and other diseases. The temperature
of liquid air-19O degrees centigrade-had no
effect on bacteria subjected to it for twenty
hours. The light-giving bacteria lost their
luminosity in the cold, but recovered it on
being thawed out. The experiments will be
continued with liquid hydrogen. If all this is
true the thoughtful man must conclude that
the only sure way to get rid of microbe is to
catch him and pulverize him under trip ham,
mer of twenty tons weight.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-03-10

ONO WILL ask Congress for ship canal to
connect Lake Erie and the Ohio River. The
new century promises to open with general
discussion of big waterways.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-03-10

THE NEGRO Black, who criminally assaulted
Miss Jessie Bradford, near Aberdeen, Hartford
county, about two weeks ago, has been fully
identified by her. He is still in Jail in Balti-
ed for trial at Belair 1t is said that if he were
taken to Belair now the people, who are much
excited over the outrage, would lynch him.
Black still stoutly denies his guilt. but the
officers are fully convinced that they have the
right man.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-03-10

THE SAME products of no two countries or
districts are exactly alike. Even coal has its
own peculiarities. Australian soft or btu
minous coal produces twice as much gas as
European or American coal. For this reason
the Australian coal is imported into Europe,
although it is very costly. This is case of
the best coal going to Newcastle to GUST an in
ferior kind. Pennsylvania anthracite weighs
takes but half the space. This fact enables it
to compete on favorable terms with the Euro
pean product because of the advantage in rail-
road freiehts.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-03-10

Hon. ALFRED G. HAMMER, member of the
House or Representatives from the Fifth Penn
sylvania district, died at his home in German
town, ON Tuesday last, aged seventy four years.
He had served fourteen full terms in Congress
and was known as the Father of the House."
Although not prominent for his ability as
speaker, Mr.. Harmer had been telling worker
in committees, and throughout his long career
as Congressman attended closely to the duties
of his office.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-03-10
REPORT

MONTHLY REPORT
Treasurer and Collector of Taxes for Bal
timore County.
In accordance with the requirements of an Act
passed January Session, 1876 the Treasurer and
Collector of Taxes for Baltimore county hereby
makes report to the County Commissioners of
the amounts received and dsbursed for the
month of February, 1900 as follows:
Cash received from all sources for the month
of February, 1900.
Cash on hand February 1st, 1900. 9l63.74
From John b. Hunter, superintendent
almshOuse, for produce sold. 1880
From Cambria Lodge of Canton, for
boarding Peter Knoll. 500
From County Commissioners
note, dated February Z, 1900,
four months for. .............. S40,0 00.00
Less discount at per cent.
Towson National Bank....... 808.67
From County Commissioners
note, dated February 10, 1900,
four months for.............. $200O0C0
Less discount at G per cent.
TowsOn National Bank...... 403.34
- 1e5a8l66
From February Tax Collections as fol-
Levy 1899, corporation stocks...s 1884
lnterest............ 20.23
Levy 1899, stocks and bonds....$ 3l.O5
nterest............... 1.4
32.46
Levy 1899, mortgages A........"$ 90.90
INTEREST,". ........ 81
9l.sl
Levy 1893, real and personal. Us S34.51
interest. S7.62
Levy 1898, corporation stocks..s 258.n '''''
lnterest......... 1854
Levy 1898, stocks and bonds.....s 1890
interest......... 80. 1895
49, = 1895
Levy 1897, real and personal...$ 1888
INTEREST,". ......... GAL
1924
Levy 1897, corporation stock.".$ 2l5.83
interest .............. 1851
25LA
Levy 1897, stocks and bonds. ...$ 201.13
interest. 1919
Levy 1896, corporation stocks. s2523.s7
49,. 3Ool74
Levy 1895, corporation stocks...s 3O6l3
interest...... ....... 8725
1888
Total receipts. ......................S8 $500 T0319
Disbursements during Februa
~, lJUU........ ................ 500, U254l
Balance March 1st, 1900. ........ 14,6778
--SS0,70 3. 10
ALFRED FOWBLE,
Mch. 10.-1t. Treasurer and Collector.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-03-10
Thursday, March ssd, 1900,

I"H7otuDi 1HttI O1t 1S1vtN' LOVOJ
At IL o'clock NJ, regardless of weather.
The following Personal Effects. viz
One Parlor Set, Bedroom Set Dining-room
Set. l New Windsor Cook Stove, 2 Coal Stoves,
Blinds, Rag Carpets, Mating, Oilcloth, Looking
Glass. lot Pictures, Glassware. Chinaware, lot
Antique Furniture, 2 Powered Carpets, Brus-
sells Carpetan a variety of other articles. Also,
/ Horse and Buggy.
TERMS FOR PERSONAL PROPERTY.-All
sums of $40 and under, cash above that amount
four months credit, purchasers giving notes.
with satisfactory security, bearing interest from
day of sale. Notes payable at Cockeysville Bank.
Nothing to be removed until terms are com piled
with MARY CECILIA ANDERSON.
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