The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1902-08-16
ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST.

Although 125 years old watch owned by a
gentleman in Worcestershire, Eng, still keeps
ing the Peninsular War; at Waterloo through
the China War in 1910, and finally in the Indian
mutiny.
At meeting of the trustees of the Methodist
Episcopal Church South held in Nashville few
days ago, 1t was decided to endeavor to raise
$5,OOO,0OO endowment, the interest of which Is
to go to superannuated ministers, widows and
orphans.
The Assumption Independent, a weekly news
paper, published at Pana. ILL.,, announces that
it will begin the publication of the Holy Bible,
commencing with Genesis and continuing until
the whole is published. According to the plan,
it will require fifty years to complete the publ
cation.
"a high polish on shoes is no longer consid-
cred good FORM" says man of fashion. ut is
going the way of the high gloss on linen. The
laundryman has become convinced that the dull
finish is what we want, but it is more difficult
to penetrate the untutored mind of the boot
black"
Thomas r. Mills, of Clifton, Staten Island. SO
years old, weighed 400 pounds and made his own
large. The coffin finished, he began work on an
elaborate tombstone, and was putting the last
touches to it when he dropped dead of heart
failure.
The champion girl basel ball thrower of Elmira
College is Miss Bertha Burgott, who has estab-
has accomplished the feat of throwing a base
ball ISL feet, and she declares that she will not
be satisfied until she has raised the figures to
200 feet.
Mrs. Elizabeth Todd, of Todd's Station, near
Bedford, Ind, who celebrated her one hundred
and second birthday anniversary recently, was
the mother of nine children. eight of whom are
still living. She has 81 grandchildren and SO
great-grandchildren
Saccharine and other coal-tar products are
being much used in place of sugar for sweeten-
ing jams, syrups, beverages, pastry and other
food substances. Sucramine. one of these sub
stitutes, is credited with 700 times the sweeten-
ing power of cane sugar.
The title of doctor was invented in the
twelfth century, and conveyed for the first time
states the Metaphysical Magazine. The first
doctor of medicine" was Guilelmo Gordenio
who received the honor from the College of
Aosti also in Italy, in 1920
State Senator j. Henry Cochran, of Williams
port, Pa. has achieved a unique distinction.
He has proposed to the Council of that city to
pave one of the streets at his own expense, and
he has no personal or pecuniary interests in the
particular pavement to be laid.
Many man dare not retire from business be-
cause of the dread of ennui Too much leisure
often leads to mental incidence and ill-health.
A useful hobby or pursuit of some kind to pro-
vide occupation will give zest and employment
to old age. Ease is the way to disease"
The United States Department of Agricul-
ture now has well equipped laboratories for the
investigation of the diseases of plants in Wash
ington city, Florida and California. There are
also 80 experiment stations where plant diseases
are studied. and in perhaps half that number of
colleges practical courses plant life are given.
Henry w. Blodgett, ex-Judge of the United
States District Court, has just celebrated his
eighty-first birthday in Chicago. The celebra-
tion was marked by complete reunion of the
family. A feature of the gathering was the
been more or less prominent in and about Chi
cago.
Thomas and Telfair stockton, brothers, were
candidates for nomination as state senator by
the Democrats of Jacksonville, Fla. The con-
test was hot one, the rivals occasionally re
caused serious trouble but for existing family
relations. At the primaries Telfair won by the
narrow majority OF 80 votes.
The st. Louis Glo6e-Democrdt has dispatch
describing military dinner given to General
toasted the General and spoke of him eloquent
ly as the hero of the Philippine War. Funston
T 5onst look ike ike hero hero don,t feel ie u
hero. am simply lucky dog"
A newspaper writer who sought to interview
Secretary Shaw on some question Of the mo-
ment was met with gentle but firm refusal.
II am too recently come here to have an opinion.
much less to give one for publication. would
rather talk after going out of Office than just
after coming in. Come around when get out
and I'll give you something then"
So plentiful has oil become in the newly dis
covered fields in Texas that it is being used in
different parts of the State for laying dust on
highways. Half a barrel a mile is sprinkled
each day, expelled from carts hot. 1t cements
the dust without creating mud, gets harder
under heavy use. and acts like the roof of a
building from which all rain runs OF.
The one hundredth anniversary of the adj
mission of Ohio to Statehood will be celebrated
on March /. 1903, the State Archaeological and
historical Society having decided that that is
the proper day to observe. As a matter of fact
March /, 1903, was the date of the assemblaee Of
the first Ohio Legislature. but the formal act OF
on February 10, 1903. Many Ohioans hold that
the last mentioned date is the one to celebrate.