The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1902-12-13
Col. Bryan a Prosperous Man.

Mr.. William Jennings Bryan has just re-
ooms, built by him and supplied with all
modern luxuries. There are costly plumbing,
electric light and artistic decoration of an eX-
pensive character, such as Wall street goldbug
would glory in. Cement walks and fine drive
ways abound about the house, which occupies
the highest point near Lincoln. The Colonel
is said to be rich, and rapidly growing richer,
being worth $4,000. and enjoying an income
from his paper and other sources of nearly
$4,000 With all his luxurious and putocratic
surroundings his breast still beats true how
ever, to the cause of the horny handed sons of
toll and to the dollar of the dads" There is
no necessary inconsistency between wealth
and true sympathy with the poor, and Colonel
Bryan is probably as true to his principles as
he was when be was struggling Congressman.
THE STATEMENT is made that there are now
fewer than two hundred veterans of the Civil
War among the staff and line officers in the
regular army. AS the entire number of COM
missioned officers on the active list is between
three and four thousand it is evident that the
percentage of men who gained their first pro-
motion in that great struggle is rapidly de-
creasing. All of which is true of the old soldier
every place. The members of Grand Army
posts are now more intent about securing a
proper burial place for the poor veteran than
anything else 1t is all sad, but inevitable
THE PRESIDENT speaks wisely on the subject
of enforcing the game laws so that the present
system of waste and determination shall cease.
Only a hunter could have written this SEN
tence 1T is, for instance, a serious count
against our national good sense to permit the
present practice of butchering off such a state
ly and beautiful creature as the elk for its
antlers or tusks."
THE FAMOUS unbeaten PAGER Dan Patch has
been sold by his owner NJ. E. Sturgis, of New
York. to NJ. w. Savage, of minneapolis, Mimi,
for 100000, the highest price ever paid for
PAGER in this country Dan Patch's unbeaten
record is 1:594. He was sired by Joe Patchen,
2:O14, and is six years old. His winnings in
races up to this time amount to S27, 175.
UPON THE recommendation of Mr.. George
G. Wilkins, general agent of the Pennsylvania
Railroad, that company will likely erect
passenger station in Baltimore on the triangu-
lar-shaped lot at Gay and Preston streets.
This will greatly improve the facilities of the
people of Northeast and East Baltimore.
THROUGH THE efforts of Congressman Wach-
ter, Thomas Eierhart, of North Fulton avenue,
Baltimore, has had his soldiers pensions in
creased to $50 a month, with back allowance
amounting to the sum of s., 100. The case had
been pending more than year.
In TEN months of 1902 American manufac-
turers have exported 1910, 900, 900 worth of
their products, or twice as much as in the same
months in 1898. The Dingley law period will
be remembered for its enormous increase in
our foreign trade.
LAST YEAR 124, $40 men applied for enlist
ment in the United States army, of whom only
81 ,461, or 80 per cent, were accepted. The
army standard maintained in this country is
unquestionably the highest in the world
EASTERN VIRGINIA blames a sudden cold
snap for destroying 1.-THE second crop of straw
berries" 1t is hoped that Delaware will not
contract the habit of announcing the total de-
struction of two peach crops annually.
GERMANY is to have striking example of
the new woman in the schoolgirl who has in
herited $3.50, 100000 and the management OF
the biggest cannon factory and steel works in
the world.
THERE WAS sold at auction in Boston on Sat
urday last letter that George Washington
wrote, October 10Th, 1855, to his friend, Patrick
Henry, then Governor of Virginia. 1t brought
$3.50.
FOURTEEN HUNTERS, mistaken for deer, have
been killed in the Northwest this season, and
the football fatalities number thirteen. Fun
has its carnage no less renowned than war.
THE WHITE HOUSE alterations, as the Presi-
dent explains, are reversion to the plans of
President Washington and the public will
consider that good enough.
IT SHOULD be remembered to the credit of dis
appearing guns and smokeless powder that