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The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1902-01-18
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A CORRECT ANSWER.

In answer to the question, "Who
is the greatest woman i'll all history 7"
put to 200 Macon county (Mo. teach
ers, Miss Mamie Vickroy, of Macon,
made unique answer, which was
awarded the prize for its originality.
Miss Vickroy passed over Queen Vic
toria, Frances E. Willard, Helen
Gould and other women whose names
are on many tongues, and declared
1.-The wife of the Missouri farmer of
moderate means, who does her own
cooking, washing and ironing brings
up large family of girls and boys to
be useful members of society, and
finds time for her own intellectual and
moral improvement is the greatest
woman in all history"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1902-01-18

TRUE HAPPINESS with some peo-
pie, consists in being able to say, II
told you so.'
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1902-01-18

BLoBBs-"Old friends are dear
est" Slobbs-"Yes; they usually
owe YOU the most money"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1902-01-18

IN MAKING love, as in making
books, great deal depends upon the
press-Work.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1902-01-18

SOME PEOPLE think twice before
they speak, and others speak twice
before they think.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1902-01-18

You CAN'T tell much about fam
ily's pedigree by the dilapidated con-
dition of the grandfather's clock.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1902-01-18
THE SEVENTH DAY"

Regarding the Seventh day, dur
ing which "He rested" there is a
dispute as to which day in the week
is the seventh. The Christians have
one day, the Greeks another, and
the Persians and the Assyrians and
the Egyptians and the Turks and
the Jews each have their Sabbath
day, different and distinct, but with
the same design, that of a day of rest
from labor. E. c. Browning has
epitomized this variance nicely in the
following verse:
Christians worship God on Sunday,
Grecians ZealOts hallOw Monday,
Tuesday Persians spend in prayer,
Assyrians Wednesday revere.
Egyptians Thursday Friday Turks,
On Saturday no Hebrew works.
The English names of the days of
the week date from the conquest of
Briton by the Angles and the Saxons.
These pagan conquerors of Hengist
and Horsa brought into Abba the
worship of the sun and the moon of
Tuo, the god of heaven of Wooden,
the god of war of Thor (thunder,)
the god of storms, and of Friga, or
Frea, the goddess of peace and plenty.
Hence the names of the days of the
week-after the sun, Sunday; after
the moon, Monday; for the god of
heaven, Tuesday; for Wooden, We'd
nesday for the storm god, Thurs
day; for peaceful Friga, Friday.
Saturday was so called after the Italic
god of seedtime and harvest, and in
old English was called Seterne. AL
though it was but few years after the
Saxon invasion that Pope Gregory
the Great sent his Roman monk Au-
gustin to England and this endeavor
was followed by other and more po-
tent Outstanding and revolutioniz-
ing influences, affecting in no small
degree the patronymics of the people,
yet these Saxon names have come
down the long avenues of time un-
changed and unchallenged.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1902-01-18

EVEN THE most truthful man oc-
casionally finds it to his advantage to
lie low.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1902-01-18

IT ISN'T what a man used to be,
or what he is going to be, but what
he is, that counts.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1902-01-18

GA LAWYER in court room may
call man liar, scoundrel, william
or thief, and no one will make a
complaint when court adjourns,"
says the Marshall Wave. If a news
paper prints such reflections on a
man character, there is libel suit
or a dead editor. This is owing to
the fact that the people believe what
the editor says. What the lawyer
says cuts no figure.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1902-01-18

EVERY WOMAN who marries feels
that to certain degree she has re-
formed
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1902-01-18

SOME DREssMAKERs are not SO bad
as they seam.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1902-01-18

You CAN T tell from mans clothes
how much he owes his tailor.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1902-01-18

POOH" said Daisy, scornfully,
"the idea of your being afraid of
poor old house-dog! Why, he eats
out of my hand.'
81 don't doubt it, replied Bur
roughs, obviously, "but what I am
afraid of is that he might take no.
ton to eat out of my leg"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-08-20
sP oRTINc BREvITIEs.

Indications point to a fine rail and
reed bird season about Wilmington,
Del
After fourteen years in the ring,
Owen Zeigler announces his retirement
to go into business.
The DOherty brothers. of England
won the international tennis champion.
ship in doubles from Ward and Davis.
Two of the most notable rival golf
clubs along the Jersey coast are the
Seabright and Mountain Beach Clubs.
Cornell expects seven men of her
great varsity crew back at college next
fall to form the nucleus of the 1909
crew.
The blind trotter Rhythmic won the
$4,000 Bonner Memorial at the open.
ing of the Grand Circuit meeting at
Brighton Beach.
The Canadian defender, the Trident,
defeated the challenger. the Tecum-
sch. in the fourth and decisive race for
the Seawanhaka Cup.
Younger brothers of the tennis cham
pions are coming to the fore. II. =.
Larned. II. III. Whitman and Irving
Wright are playing in rare form.
George Spear, driver Of the New York
trotter Lord Derby, 2.061a, was fined
$3.50 at the Grand Circuit meeting In
Cleveland, Ohio, for restraining his
horse.
An endurance bicycle run is pro.
posed, the start to be New York City
and the finish at Chicago. There are
already enough entries to make the
affair big success.
The women golfers of the West are
showing greater enthusiasm than ever
before, and large contingent will en-.
ter the women's championship to be
held this fall over the Brookline Coun-
try Club links.
The stewards of the Paris Jockey
Club have instituted an inquiry into
the riding of American jockeys at the
Bois de Boulogne races; the trouble
Is due to rivalry between English and
American Jockeys
s
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-08-20
THE NATIONAL GAME.

Utica has released Infieldcr Dean.
Cincinnati has released eleven men
this season.
Burkett has fought his way into the
300 class at last.
Beaumont leads the Pittsburgs. with
fine batting average.
The ST. Louis National team is prov
ing n mid-season surprise.
Infelder Leon Demontreville has
signed with the Lawrence Club.
New York's strange hold on last
place in baseball is still mistaken.
Long, of Boston. never played such
game in the field as he is playing
now.
Griffith, the Chicago pitcher. has n
perfect fielding record in thirteen
games.
Horace Fogel says he had Laioie
clinched for New York but for Colonel
Rogers.
Chcsbro, the sturdy Pittsburg pitch
er, at present leads the League in per-
centage of games won and lost.
Shortstop Larkins. of Merden. is pro-
houhNtu iiSiiS payer III all utIbHTt-
ments-fielding. batting and base run.
ming.
Outfielder Johnny Dobbs. late of Gin
cinnati, has signed with Chicago,
turning down an offer from New
York.
"Loole" Bruce, the Indian pitcher.
who graduated from the Philadelphia
High School, has won all eight games
he has pitched for Buffalo.
The news that John Il. Brush the
baseball magnate, has sold out his in
terests in the Cincinnati National
League Club and will in future devote
his time to the New Yorks was vel
coined.
There are but eight southpaw pitch
ers in the American League. They arc
Piatt, of the Chicagos; Siever. Of
troit; Plank, Waddell and Wilts,,
the Philadelphians; Lee and Patten, OF
Washington. and Shields. of Baltimore.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-08-20
To Prevent Falsc Alarms.

The district commissioners of the
city of Washington have recently
adopted new system of the fire
alarms which is the invention of a
resident of that city and which it is
hoped will do away, in a very great
measure, with the number of false
alarms which have been bothering
the fire department officials of that
city for some time. 1t costs consid-
erable money to answer an alarm of
fire, and in the case at the capital
there We're sometimes as many as 200
false alarms in the course of the year.
The device adopted is known as the
Campbell fire alarm box. 1t is fitted
with a system of levers, which have to
be turned before the box can be
opened. Upon turning the levers a
bright flash bursts forth from a closed
cup above the box. This flash can be
seen for several blocks at night, and
will necessarily attract the attention
OF anybody in the vicinity.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-08-20
Reclaiming the Mesi.

The government is about to enter
upon the task of irrigating the arid
lands of the west, in accordance with
the spirit OF the recommendation Of
the presid snts message. The expert
ment is hazardous, and is regarded
with a good deal of fear by expert
ehced legislators, who see in 1t an
enormous opportunity for extrava-
gance. So many states are interested
in 1t that it is predicted that in the
end we shall have an annual log-roll-
ing measure which will outdo the
river and harbor bill in scandals. Such
measure. however. was certainly not
within the contemplation o. the presi-
dent, nor within the meaning OF con-
g:ess. The president recommended
national aid in securing control of and
in impounding water now owned by
private persons for irrigation purposes.
He also contemplated contribution
by the states in which national ex-
penditures are to be made. The bill
which has just passed affects the states
Of California, Colorado, Idaho, Kan
sas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada,
North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota,
Utah, Washington and Wyoming and
the territories of Arizona, New Mex
ice and Oklahoma. The fund for es-
tablishing irrigation works is to be de-
rived from the sale of public lands,
the money appropriated from the same
fund for educational purposes being
reduced in amount. but not wholly
withdrawn. The right to use the wa
ter Is to be confined to residents and
to tracts not exceeding 100 acres each.
II the scheme is carried out scientifi-
cally, good deal of land heretofore
arid will be brought into cultivation;
hut II it gets into the log-rolling
schedule, we sha. soon have appro-
priations for watering the heights of
Mt. Washington in New Hampshire,
Marcy in New York, the Alleghanies,
Rockies and Sierra Nevadas, with the
consequential jests of the kind with
which we are familiar touching river
and harbor Observation-Disclosures
Weekly.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-08-20

hold an exclamation Of delight. 1t wan
Flores favorite air, and she had heard
him softly whistling 1t to himself In
l.. self-same way.
Flores, Senior Flores" she called
softly. The shadow and the whistling
suddenly stopped. "Senor Flores" she
repeated and the figure advanced
cautiously toward the nsh pond.
Where are you, senorita?" he whis-
pered in low, guarded voice.
Here in the fish pond"
BE brave think we can trick them
yet" he responded. Ssh! here comes
one of them; lie low!" And as a man
came up with lantern Flores turned
and pretended to search the bushes.
ANY signs of the robber?" asked
Flores.
Not yet, but he is somewhere in this
square. OF that we are certain, and the
place is safely surrounded. II is only a
question of little time and search.
Senor Valadolla reports that his
house was also robbed, and he and his
servants have also Joined the hunt We
will get the villains. sure. | am going
for more lanterns" And he hurried
away into the darkness.
When he was well out of hearing
Flores picked up bench on the walk
beside the fish pond and showed 1t out
into the water toward the submerged
girl. Rest behind that" he said. ut
may help to protect you from any light
they fash on the water I'll go and
draw off the searchers to the other end
OF the square and bring horses to his
end. Then we'll make a dash for 1t.
Keep your courage up"
Flores had been gone only a little
while when sh heard shouts: There he
Isl" Help, help, surround him!'
This way with the lights. all of you;
we've got him, we've got him!" Then
from all directions she saw the
lanterns and dark figures go bobbing
toward the locality of the shouts. The
cries and excitement increased. She
arose out of the water, feeling that 1t
was too good chance of escape to
miss, and that maybe she had better
run and not wait for Flores.
Fortunately, he ran up breathlessly
while she was hesitating, grabbed her
hand, and dragged her away to the far
ther corner of tn square. She was
shivering and almost numb with cold,
and he had to half carry her. But they
reached the horses, and in a few mo.
ments they were galloping away.
And that was the way Jessie Banning
recovered the stolen Valdes deeds. The
Cuzco court has already given judg-
ment in her favor. 1t is authoritatively
whispered that within month she will
marry George Flores-The New York
Mail and Express.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-08-20
Oldest Ship In the World.

What is stated to be the oldest ship
in the world has recently been sold at
Teneriffe to be broken up. This is
the Italian ship Anita, registered at
the port of Genoa. The Anita which re-
sembled Christopher Columbuss ship,
the Santa Maria, was built in Genoa
In l54S, and effected her last voyage
at the end of March, 1902, from
Naples to Teneriffe, six or seven
weeks ago. The Anita was of tre-
mendously stout build, and had
weathered countless storms and tor
nadoes in all parts OF the world, but
1t was also the slowest ship afloat,
taking 205 days on one voyage from
Baltimore to Rio de Janeiro.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-08-20
One Of King Edwards Prerogatives.

1t Is not generally known that King
Edward since his accession 60 the
throne has become the guardian Of the
children of the Prince and Princess OF
Wales and of his other grandchil-
dren, over whom he has complete con.
troll, the rights of their parents being
superseded. This was decided to be
law nearly 200 years ago by a ma,
Jority of 10 to of the judges. The
right was frequently used by the
Georges, who had habit of quarrel.
ing with their sons. Before members of
the royal family can marry they will
have to obtain King Edwards consent
or the marriage is void. George III.
managed to secure this power by
means OF the royal marriage act, In
consequence of his brothers marrying
subjects to his great annoyance.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-08-20
Kind Hearted.

But why" she asked after they had
hummed along a block or two, do
you take this course. 1t doesn't seem
to be bit interesting"
There arc several hospitals located
out this way he answered, letting out
another notch. u always like to make
lit as easy as possibleA for the VIC
tims.'-Chioago Record erald.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-08-20
Largest snake.

The largest serpent ever measured
was a Mexican anaconda, found to
be 81 feet in length. This measure
ment was certified by DR.. Gardner.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-08-20

The Sandwich Islands are almost as
free from snakes as Ireland. There is
but one sort, and that very scarce.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-08-20
QUAINT AND CURIOUS.

One hundred years ago there were
five carriages to each 100 people in
England. Now there are II.
Modern inks Only date from 1890, at
which date the researches of DR.. Lewis
in the chemistry of ink began.
The Sandwich Islands are almost as
free from snakes as ireland. There is
but one sort, and that very scarce.
Green wood contains fully As percent
of water, and thorough seasoning usu-
ally cxpels but 35 percent of this fluid.
There are no less than 34J2 different
species of fish inhabiting the waters OF
america north OF tie Isthmus of Pan
anna.
Seventy thousand cochineal insects
go to single pound OF dried cochineal.
The worlds crop of cochincal is from
200 to 500 tons.
A white badger, which is almost as
great rarity as a white blackbird,
was killed recently by the Axe Vale
(England) badger hounds.
The ancient historians say that over
DC0 miles Of the lower Nile were pro-
tWted by artificial enbankments and
other works of engineering skill.
There is happy father of 80 chill
drcn who lives at Beveren, Belgium.
He has been married twice, and his
progeny is composed of 90 boys and
eight girls.
At Burlington. Kan, the other day
the jani,or of the court house had the
sheriff arrested for walking across the
grass In the court house yard. The
sheriff was fined $S.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-08-20

The Worlds Wild Elephants.
1t Is stated that there are under l0,-
0oO wild elephants now in all the
countries OF tho world.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-08-20

Modern inks Only date from 1870, a
which date the researches Of DR.. Lewi
in the chemistry of ink began.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-08-20

Green wood contains fully As percent
of water, and thorough seasoning usu'
ally cxpels but 35 percent of this fluid
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-08-20

One hundred years ago there were
FIVE carriages to each 100 people in
England. Now there are II.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-08-20

There are no less than SAJz different
species of fish inhabiting the waters OF
america north OF tie Isthmus of Pan
ANA.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-08-20

Seventy thousand cochineal insects
go to a single pound OF dried cochineal.
The worlds crop Of cochincal is from
600 to 500 tons.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-08-20

A white badger, which is almost as
great a rarity as a white blackbird,
was killed recently by the Axe Vale
(England) badger nounds.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-08-20

The ancient historians say that over
I )t0 miles of the lower Nile were pro-
tcoted by artificial enbankments and
other works of engineering skill.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-02-24
FLOATING ISLANDS.
One Island, Covering Two Acres
Seen In the Gulf Stream.

One Island, Covering Two Acres,
Seen In the Gulf Stream.
OF all passengers carried by ocean
currents floating islands are the most
interesting. Many of them have been
found voyaging on the Atlantic. These
islands were originally parts Of low
lying river banks which broke away
under stress Of storm or food and
foated out to sea-. The Orinoco, the
Amazon, the La Plata and other trop-
zeal rivers often send forth such pieces
Of their shores. Some of the bits of.
land are Of large size and carry ami
mails, insects and vegetation, even at
times including trees, the roots of
which serve to hold the land intact.
while their branches and leaves serve
as sails for the wind. Generally the
waves break up these islands shortly
after they put to sea, but sometimes,
under favorable conditions, they travel
long distances. 4
The longest voyage of a floating is-
land. according to government records,
took place in 1893. This island was
first seen off Florida, and apparently it
had an area Of two acres. 1t bore no
trees, but it was thickly covered with
bushes, and in u place it was thirty
feet high above the sea level. 1t was
in the gulf stream, travelling slowly
and with occasional fluctuations to
show where the ground swell was
working beneath it. Probably it got
a rya n f,.op, ;fe ,,;x-o, n rohoror no ir tho
spring Of the year, for toward the lat
ter part of July it had reached the lat
itude of Wilmington, Del.
No large animal life had been seen
on it, though there must have been
myriads Of the small creeping things
which abound in the tropics. By the
end Of AugustSit had passed Cape Cod
and was veering toward the Grand
banks. It followed the steamer lane
routes quite accurately, and several
vessels reported it. One month later
it was in midocean northwest Of the
Azores, and it's voyage evidently was
beginning to tell on it. It was much
smaller and less compact. It was not
seen again, and probably it met de-
struction in the October gales. But il
had travelled at least 1000 miles. and
II, as was thought, 1t came from the
Orinoco, 1t must have covered twice
that distance.
It is quite possible that floating iH
lands larger than this one, under more
favoring circumstances, might during
past ages have made the complete jour
ney from America to Europe o. Africa
and SO brought about a distribution oil
animal species. OF course it Is not alb
solutely certain that this island wen
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-02-24
CLASS DINNER

The Senior class Of the high school
will serve a supper on Thursday even
ing, February q, from 5 to 8 o'clock
in the room west of Patterson & Co.'s
drug store on Main street, between
Fourth and Fifth streets. Tickets 81
cents. The proceeds will be used by
the class to purchase a memorial gift
for the public school library.
MENU.
Turkey Ham
Cranberry Sauce Celery
Mashed Potatoes Turkey GRAVY
Potato and Cabbage Salad
Olives Pickles
Bread Rolls Assorted Cake
Tea Coffee
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-02-24
CANDLES.
Their Mellow Light IL Fast Becom
ing but q Memory.

Their Mellow Light Is Fast Becom-
Ing but a Memory.
So markedly is the candle going out
Of use that the dictionary Of a few
years hence will probably have to sup
plement it's definition with an illustra-
ton. In the glow of electric light, gas
and parafin we are much disposed to
pity u immediate forefathers who
had to put up with candles.
Yet we retain a strange respect for
the candle in certain directions. When
we wish to pay the highest reverence,
we fall back upon it. The death cham
Der is lighted with candles. So is the
church altar. We cannot but be forced
also to the conclusion that higher ideas
have been brought out and, better mat
ter written by %candlelight than have
been OF probably eve will be by that
of gas or electricity.
Shakespeare could not possibly have
written all his plays by daylight. In
deed, it is more than probable that the
touch of bohemianism in his compost.
ton, as in that of his watered down
literary ueSCeAludntS loudy, pIeAeA1eo
night to day for turning out its best
work. Hamlet's soliloquy upon the
existing value of things, Portals trib
ute to mercy and the advice of Polonius
to Laertes as to the best way Of con
Quoting himself in life were probably
written between the snufings of a can
die. In particular can n imagine the
decisive snufing and the contemptuous
tossing away Of the scrap of burned
wick at the close Of the passage hypo
thetically disposing of Caesars impe
rial day.''-London Globe.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-02-24
SPECIAL.

For the next thirty days commence
ing Feb. % and ending March %, I
will give free one 16x2O crayon por-
trait "a good one) with each dozen
best cabinet photos at regular price.
Boyce, the photographer, Dakota Block,
Bismarck. ,
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-02-24
MR.. WHEELER GOT RID OF HIS
RHEUMATISM.

During the winter Of 1898 I was so
lame m my joints, in fact all over my
body, that I could hardly hobble
around, when I bought a bottle OF
Chamberlain's Pain Balm. From the
first application I began to get well,
and was cured and have worked stead
lily all the YEAR,. Wheeler, North
wood, N. Z. For sale by Beardsley
& Finney.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-02-24

II have used Chamberlain's Cough
Rmedy for a number of years and
have no hesitancy in saying that it is
the best remedy for coughs, colds and
Group I have ever used in my family
I have not words to express my conf
dence in this remedy.-Mrs. J. A
Moore, North Star, Mich. For sale by
Beardsley & Finney.