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The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-05-30
AN OFFICE HoUsEwoRKER.

One young woman has declared
herself in favor of manual labor
and is making headway as an inde-
pendent Office cleaner and furbisher.
Failing eyesight caused her to relin-
guish her vocation of bookkeeper
and being courageous she resolved to
strike out in new field for herself
rather than try any of the convention
al resources.
She serves teachers, architects.
physicians, anybody that wants her,
and people with wares or papers in
their offices that they want made
clean without damages or disturbance
are glad of her help. Beginning with
only two or three clients on her list
she now has as many as she can at
tend to and often plies her task at
night.
She carries her working uniform
aud implements abOul hSIs u.s. Wide
apron and sweeping cap, sleeve pro-
tectors, busting cloths and brushes
are rolled up snugly in a travellers
bag. Brooms she tucks away on the
premises.
A fine milliner's showroom and the
office ofa designer of fine embroideries
and table pieces are among her
charges. Another scene of her ac-
tivity is photographers studio.
Sometimes she gets in an assistant, a
young woman in the same category
as herself, trained to clerical employ
ment, but glad of the chance to do
work of another kind.
"Do get tired?" she repeated,
with an expressive gesture. "In
deed, yes. But it's a good, healthy
tired, not the half bewildered, dying
away feeling that comes from over
application at sedentary work.
"The first week or SO after began
my Office house work would be all
aches at night from the unwonted ex-
ertion. But I find 1 can do more
with less fatigue all the time as the
muscles get accustomed to the de-
mand, and moreover my health is
DetteT ana even my eyes are recover
ing"
Being systematic and responsible,
the good character of this girls work
is its own recommendation for getting
her new patrons. She says that in
few years she expects to have SO de-
ve1oped the business that she will be
operating a bureau of Office cleaners,
all efficient helpers. The ranks of
the professional and clerical helpers
being overcrowded and capable prac-
tical workers being scarce she thinks
there is good chance for educated
girls in this department of housework
in which they can combine business
independence with downright needed
service.-M. Y. .Sun.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-05-30

and possesses the great merit Of being
always within easy reach.
Nice hands are possible to every
woman. Indeed, they are considered
special marks of refinement. True,
all may not possess the tapering tips
OF the famous court beauties, but all
can have nice, white, smooth, fingers,
tipped by long oval nails, almond
shaped, pink and pretty, with clear
moons at the base of each nail and a
cuticle that IS unbroken.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-05-30
HER NEW VOCABULARY.

She possessed mind discerning,
That was stored and crammed with learning
And her thoughts, forever burning,
She could suitably express.
All her sentences were rounded,
And her words imposing sounded;
was really quite astounded
AS listened, I confess.
1t was rather an infliction,
All this verbal unrestriction,
But her elegance of diction,
Each precise and polished phrase.
And the beautiful selection
OF the words and their connection,
And her most correct infection
They were quite beyond all praise.
But saw her very lately,
And she did not talk Ornately;
All that language suave and stately
She no longer kept on tap.
She was saying, "Bessums diddums
Where the bad old pin got hiddums,
In his muzzer's p'cious kiddums!"
To the baby in her lap.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-05-30
For THE UNION. u
JACOBS LADDER.
BY EsMERALDA o'BoYLE.

Jacob, an ancient patriarch of early days, gone
by,
Saw, in his dreaming hours, ladder from the
to behold;
All in white garments clothed, and shining as
fair gold.
Swiftly, the host, and silent, swept, glittering,
through the night,
AS nebula, intangible, and winged as the light.
They came from 'heavenly Places" they come
each night and day,
o, be not unbelieving they guide you on your
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-05-30

MARY-"I don't see why you and
Jack should quarrel about the extent
of your love for each other. 1t was
a case of love at first sight on both
sides, wasn't it %
Ann-"Yes, but Jack will insist
that he saw me first"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-05-30

APPROPRIATE TExr.-"Hit sur
tinly do fill dis ole heart OBJ mine
wifi joy" began the Rev. Flatfoot, as
the last wall from the wheezy organ
escaped through an open window,
"ter see SO menny strangers present
dis glorious Sabbath mawnin'. De
Good Book hit say: He war er
stranger an All took him in De
deacons will now perceed ter take up
de collecshun."
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-05-30

If WE gave assistance to each 9TH
er, no one would be in want of for
tune.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-05-30
BEAUTY IN THE FINGER TIPS.

The number of girls who desire to
possess pretty hands is limited only
by the number of girls in the world.
Every young woman in the broad
land wants pair of pretty wrists
with hands to match. But how few
have them.
The wrists must be plump, though
not large, and they should be OF a
pure cream color. White wrists de-
note poor health, while the wrists
that show blue veins and heavy cords
indicate delicacy Of constitution that
augurs badly for a ripe old age.
The wrists of pretty girl should
be nearly round, though they should
not be SO plump as to show a line
or crease running around them.
From the wrists upward, the arm
should gradually grow plumper until
it is lost in the curve of the elbow
and upper arm, but it should be a
pure cream color throughout.
The hand, beginning at the wrist,
should widen toward the kuckles,
which should be plump and dimpled.
The back of the hand should be very
smooth and white, without spots or
freckles. The veins should not stand
out upon the back of the hand, nor
should the hand be red or wrinkled.
A good hand has a skin that is
soft without being wrinkled and warm
without being moist. There are
hands which are so warm and soft
that it is delight to touch them,
while others are clammy, filling one
with a feeling of repulsion.
If women realized how much there
is in the touch of the hand they would
do a great deal more to make the
skin of the hand of the right texture.
Many hands are entirely too hot,
showing that the skin is neglected
and allowed to burn out in its natur-
al oils. Other hands are clammy and
cold, which indicate either a poor
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-05-30

No ONE has ever shown Platonic
love for money.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-04-02

An Act in relation to Lime and Lime
Casks
Section l. The governor with the advice
and consent of the council shall appoint
in ca ch town where lime is manufactured,
one resident citizen thereof to be inspec-
tor of lime casks therein for four years
and until his successor Is appointed ana
qualified unless sooner removed lie
shall be sworn and give bond with sum
Client sdreties for the faithful perform
ance OF his duties before entering there
~. in the following sums The In
spectOr OF Rockland, I'VE thousand dol-
lars; of Thomaston and Rockport three
thousand dollars each. and OF every other
town. two thousand dollars each, to bo
approved BY the county commissioners,
and each lime manufacturer snail desig-
nate to tho inspector one or more per
sons to act as deputy Inspector for lime
casks used by him, from which number
the Inspector shall appoint as many depu-
ties as are necessary, who snail De
sworn and give bond to the treasurer or
the county in like manner as his princl-
such deputy shall have sole Inspection or
lime casks on the premises Of the manu-
facturer by whom he is designated.
Section 2. Lime casks shall be made or
sound and seasoned sawed timber In
HorkinanHke manner and Kiln dried or
well tired on the inside, with slaves not
less than twenty-nine inches In length
and threc-eighths Of am inch thick on the
thiunest edge; heads not less than nVe-
elshths of an inch thick and fifteen and
one-half Inches In diameter when dry
nd we'll crozed in; good and strong hoops
of oak, ash, beech, birch, MAPLE CHERRY
The Somerset reporter., 1903-04-02

BY section one OF chapter one hundred
elghlceQ q the pubic laws Of eighteen
hundred DInety one, and having uuty
signed thu same 10 forward It to the
elerk of the town Or city Wneie saiu per
sen died and obtain d permit Tor BURIAL
and iu caAe oil any contagious or lniec-
uou8 disease. sand certiIlclle shan be
mstde anu forwarded Immediately.
Section .. Section eleN Ell OF chapter
one hundred eighteen OF the public laws
81 eighteen hundred ninety-one = hereby
amehued 80 rs to read as foiioNa.
aecuOn H. The clerk oil every town
shall Keep chronological record OF ali
b4rthS. marriages, anu deaths reported
- him anu shall In the month oil June,
nineteen Hunurcu taTce, transmit Il copy
az the record Oi all Dlrtns, marriages, anu
deaths occurring curing the year
ot nineteen hundred Two to the
state registrar, and shall tnercaf-
Ter dnuutuy between the nItecHtn and
the tweuletn oi January send copy o.
tne lcCora % an DIrtns, marriages, ana
deHths occurring duflns tne yedr enuns
December tuftS one mkt ptceeninS Sicn
sand Icport, 10 thc state registrar, tpScth-
er ~lth tine names, residences, aHd ulucldl
stations, 81 All persons VINO naSe neglect
81 10 make returns To him IN relation 10
lue SUBJECT matters Ot sucn lccnfds,
which tAe KIN required tnem II make, ali
La bc made upon blanks 10 De prepared
and IuTHlsueu " the stale registrar, and
II no ulrtns, Marriages, or oedthS have
occurred III the Caleuuar year prcceuIng
the dIOreneutIUned TIME Tor lnilhlng his
10 the sllle registrar Il statement to that
effect. W HcueNCr Il DIrih, marriage OF
uoauu, required ~ law 10 ne returned 10
or by sugu C4crk Is reported t., Of iudue
by uIm IN any year after lis occurrence,
and subsequent 10 his return m4tde mere
uuder lie sHan mike que return thereof
10 the state registrar forthwith.
Section >. Set ton nineteen, additional,
10 cnuptcr ont hundred eighteen or the
pubic laws oil eighteen hundred ninety
one, when was ituaed thereto BY section
seven OF chapter one hundred nfty-lolf
OF the pupnc laws Of eighteen hundred
nInety-hve, is hereby amended 50 as IL
read as follows.
section ~. a physician who has at
tended person curing mis- laSt Illness
snail within twenty four hours after the
death Of said person make II certificate
stating, to the best of his knowledge and
belief, the name vi the deceased ms aBt.
the disease Of which ne dled, ana the GATE
OF his death, ana shall either deliver II l.
the person experimenting the burial or
leave IT With the family Of tue deceased
or at the SAID phySlcians Office where IL
may be obtained when called Tor, ana
physician or midwife VINO has attended
1T the birth OF Il enid dying Immediately
thereafter, or at the birth UI Il stubborn
child, snail, Wnen requested, forthwith
furnish Tor registration certificate,
stating to the best of his knowledge and
belief the Tact that sucn child dieu ufter
biltn or was born dead. 1t shall be
misdemcanor for any person 10 make IL
false return In regard 10 any birth or
death.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-04-02
[Approved March q. ]
Chapter 1871.
An Act relating to actions for Libel or
SlluInr

An Act relating TO actions for Libel or
Slander.
Section l. The defendant In an action
for libel, may prove unuer the general
issue in mitigation of damages, that the
Charge was made by mistake or through
error Or by inauVertence, ana that ne has
in writing, within a reasonable time after
the puDncation OF the charge, fctructcu
the charge ana denied its tIutn, as pup
licly and as fully as he made the charge
section 2. In actions tor libel OF san
der, an improved allegation in tho plead
ings that the matter charged ~ true,
snail not be deemed proof ot malice IN
less the Jury on the whole Case nnd TINT
such allegation or the defense hereunder,
is made with malicious intent.
Section .. This act shall net apply 10
pending actlous or 10 causes oil action
existing on the date OF the approval O
this act.
section 4. This act shall take effect
When approved.
Approved March III
The Somerset reporter., 1903-04-02

An Act to cede the jurisdiction of the
state of Maine to the United states Oh
America over 50 much land as mas been
or may be hereafter acquired Tor the
pubic purposes OF the United States.
Section l. That the jurisdiction OF the
state OF Maine Is neIeDy ceded 10 the
United States OF America over 50 much
lana as mas been or may be hereafter
acquired for the public purposes Of the
Oh4ted States. Provided, that The JuFlS-
diction hereby coded Shall not vest until
TIE United States OF America SHAH HAVE
acquired the title to the lands, by grant
or deed from the owner or owners thereof,
and the evidences thereof shall have been
recorded in Lne oihce where, by la@, The
ute 10 such Iand Is required to be re
corded and the United States Of America
are 10 retain sqcn jurisdiction 50 loHg as
such lands shall DC used Tor the puT-
poses III This section mentioned, anu uu
IOnger, and such jurisdiction As granted
upon the express cunultlon tnat tie sGtio
OF Maine shall retain Il concurrent JuflH
dictIon With the United States III ana over
the sdid lAnus, 50 lar is mat civil pr
cess, III all cases not affecting the real
or personal property ii the United states,
ana Sucn Criminal or other process us
Sn.ul Issue, under the authority II the
state vi Maine, against any person of
persons charged with crimes or INSIDE
meanors committed within OF without the
units 0I the SAID lanus, may be executed
therein, In the same way aud manner a1
II no jurisdiction nad been hereby coded.
Section 2. Ihdt all tine lands uud Al.
ttuclnents which may be granted. us
aforesaid, to the United STAGES, shall D.
ANA continue, 50 long us the same shall tr
used Tor the purposes In The last aeelIaH
mentioned, eXoncfated and discouraged
from all taxes, assessments, and Htuff
charges which may be imposed Under the
Section g. 1nls act shall take effect
when approved.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-04-02

AZ Act 10 alueau Chapter hfty-oue OF
the kew ri Statutes. feUitluk IL tho
uatlea oI b#aIft4tl lsufn4ss.oHsrB.
3eslAau B. aHHto.. uHN hundred four
tea ~ chapter uily-aue al ,ue REVISED
statutes IH Hsfeb5 aHsHatu ~ Striking
OUT Inc "ulus aAIH ksN a. teIeIultte
thereof tu tas etttN -oI I.Is COMPUTATION,
lheieih stating t4e condition vi eae rUdu
Hha ioHlh5 SUN tful4 Al44 htts4 s4Atil
anu ~ euLu uiHa A4tu 444afI..uE all tne
"pta uDluga al tue s.sInu line the
wpias thrieiu staunR L. condition Vt
Inc iodu alto fuIlt4s atssN sV tual said
hecu9h, DIS dneneeu. Aaau resla iVl-
IUHb.
section ia. A maturity OF the board.
dhnua4lyt between tur NIT Vt apta aIu
Ctiobtfi Auu a. ANY 0lneI tln4e CA APP
IHnsttipn OF whenever laey lutak Heces-
atty, aaau r.1ta4auy eAa4n4HG the tiaeks,
ToHlHB stotht DrIu6es, sttuucts anu cul-
Nrf l. u AIl tHe4lttst,ia, a4tu siiIIt dunuduJ
IL Deoemurs ntahe teport 10 tHe sVy-
etHur at tueu o4liIutl uUIuss, lutIrlu
stating tn- UQuuILUu Of tne loau anu
Iou4Ias. a,pck, WIN auen Facts d. they
uc'm ~ puUiD ihtvteat OF nnICn he ma
Ir'Iulte, a4.d al Ptisuna managing rail-
iOdda aildu slse lnc DOdIu suCIl iuIoluu-
atiOu a5 tury II any Time request
section Z. Section one hundIcu fifteen
OIL tA4pt-r ul u ohe UI tie lesIseu statutes
l. hsttOy rtiN.tled
The Somerset reporter., 1903-04-02

An Act to repeal 50 much Of Chapter
thirty of the Revised Statutes, as
amended by Chapter forty-tWo, Section
five. Of the Public Laws OF eighteen
hundred ninety-nine, as amended by
Chapter three hundred seventy of
the private and Special Laws of nine
teen hundred one, as prohibits fishing
through the ice in Palmer Pond, SO
called in Mayfield Plantation, in the
County Of Somerset.
Section ]. So much of chapter thirty
Of the revised statutes as amended by
chapter forty-two, section five, or the
public laws of eighteen hundred ninety
nine, ana as amended by chapter three
hundred seventy-nine OF the private and
special laws of nineteen hundred one, as
prohibits fishing through the Ice, in ac-
pond, so called, in Mayheld plantation,
IN the county OF Somerset, Is hereby re-
pealed.
Section 2. This act shall take effect
when approved.
TApproVed March 2Sl
The Somerset reporter., 1903-04-02
Chapter 49,.

An Act 10 amsH0 Section twcnty=nine
Of Chapter one hundred ana sixteen OF
the heglacd statues. relating 90 bees
and Costs Of Magistrates
section twenty nine OF chapter one hun
drcd and sixteen of the yIBed statutes
is hereby amended by Inserting al the
end OF the urst sentence the words other
than for copies ana the entry Zee In the
appellant court Said section, as
amended. VIII reld as follows.
Section 20. M trial justice. OF judge
or other uniCer Of any municipal or
police ealrt shall demand OF receive
any fees FOR entertaining IN appeal OF
a criminal case. other tnun Tor copies and
entry Zee In The appellant court. The
legal fees therefor may be taxed In the
bin OF COSTS. and certified and paid like
nlhnr feea
The Somerset reporter., 1903-04-02
IApproyed March 81


An Act to repeal Sections tWenty-three
and tWenty-IDur OF Chapter thlrty-nine
OF the Revised Statutes. relating to
Paper.
Section / Sections twenty three and
tWcAty-iour OF chapter thirty nine of the
revised statutes are hereby repealed.
Section =. This act shall take effect
HHtu approved.
Approved March Is
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-05-21
STATE OF WISCONSI ! g,
Manitowoc County %

before
to
$97.35-0O JOHN FRANZ Notary Public.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-11-13
WHEN EDWARD WAS
GONE A-FISHING D D
BY ADA C. SWEET
Copyright, 1908, by Daily Story Pub. Co.,

1T WAS on the third day Of May that
I Hannah came to me and told me
that she had joined the Domestic Serv-
ice union, and that under the rules
there were certain things required of
me before she could consent to remain
longer in my employ.
And Edward was away on his annual
fishing trip!
At first l was so surprised that
could hardly understand what Hannah
said. but she gave me typewriter
paper, a sort of an ultimatum, which
set forth the demands Of the union,
and this l read, behind closed doors, in
my own room.
We kept one general servant, Han
nah, and hired laundress who worked
two days a week. Hannah was a fair
cook, when l looked after her, and
had taught her all she knew of any
branch of housework. With my active
assistance the home was well kept, and
Hannah, at least, was well paid in dol
Ia:s and cents. My own remuneration
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-11-13
5!StQSd:As
SE=@:llzja1Elf'f|13|lIiijE}4S|lY|YIt:97 E=:l 1lf3lIiE
WTi \ ~ "
IN MEMORIAM.


(on the Dedication of Sherman's statue)
Salutel with roll of drum and trumpet
blare.
Salute! with standard and artillery,
Salute! with loud acclaim and throbbing
heart
The honored name, TO every comrade dear.
William Tecumseh Sherman, patriot
Ten times ten thousand hailed thee once
as chief,
And at thy word cared things impossible.
To-day a remnant of that mighty host,
Here dedicate, in token of their love,
Thy name and honor to perpetuate,
This monument of stone.
oh, may it stand for many, many years, not
to preserve
One recollection tnged with bitterness,
From which thy generous heart was Who'll
ly free;
But as Il reminder to posterity
OF thine intrepid, dauntless heroism,
Thine ardent, pure, answering loyalty,
Thine almost matchless military skill,
Thy sweet benevolence in time of peace.
Which made thy fallen foe fervent friend,
Growing thy life with charty's fair
wreath,
More satisfying and perdurabe
Than victor's bays or conqueror's waving
palms.
And may we not believe, in faith assured,
That when this stone shall crumble into
dust,
And every token 6f this day be lost
AS In our human way we think and speak
Nevertheless, in the great sum of things,
The noble life we now commemorate,
And our appreciation of its worth,
Shall form a portion indestructible?
Again, salute! long live thy memory!
We leave this testimonial to the world
OF thee, our gallant, trusted general,
With whom. right soon, We'll muster for
discharge
And final settlements in yon green fields,
Where peace forever reigns. Parade's dis
missed!
w. ]. Herbert Hogan, in Washington
Star
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-11-13
HOW THE WORLD LAUGHS.
Americans and Englishmen Usually
Are Unrcstrnined In the Ex-
preston of Merriment.

High mentality is shown in a laugh
There are savages in Africa who never
laugh; they grin, that is all; and this
lack of the quality of laughter is a
symptom of their low mentality. The
Chinaman has no hearty bursts of
laughter. He filters cynically-titters
over the misfortune of an enemy or the
elopement of daughter of a friend.
He cannot give utterance to a hearty
laugh. When he is delighted, or
amused. or happy, he just looks calm,
with a sickly smile on his sallow face.
The Frenchman has a reserved laugh,
one which he holds we'll in hand. Be-
ing a great stickler for dignity he is
afraid that loud and honest laugh
would injure his department, would
demean him in the eyes of his ac-
quaintances. You will not hear much
laughter in Paris, though it is true
that the women have a cultivated, mu-
steal "ha-ha-ha" that they use in cafes
when they wish to attract somebody's
attention. The Germans laugh is deep
and prolonged. 1t comes from far
down somewhere in his stomach. The
laugh of the Irishman is hearty and
resonant, and tickles him from his
eyes to his waist. The Americans and
the English are quick to see the point
of witticism, and most of them laugh
unrestrainedly. Their mirth is so nat
ural and heartily and musically ex-
pressed that you cannot but rejoice on
hearing it. When funny incident is
told in the presence of a Scotchman,
for a few seconds the point passes un-
noticed; but at last it dawns upon him,
and then his manifestation of apprecia-
ton is expressed by subdued merri-
ment, which, nevertheless, is deeply
earnest-N. Y. Weekly.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-11-13
m SRoE1TEGlfS { 3. !, !
:
JUST OUR OWN.

May, we cannot take them with US
To our palace in CASTLE;
Cannot show them half Its beauties,
Cannot hope to make them feel
Half the ecstasy 1t gives us,
Just us two to walk alone,
For the palace is a dream. dear,
And the dream is just our own!
Other ones may have their dreams. dear,
But they're bound at last to wake;
all their dreams will fade and leave them
All their castles fall and break;
But our dreams will never fade, dear.
Nor our castles ever fade;
They shall always stand for us, dear,
Castles that our dreams have made.
They shall stand for us forever!
Perfumed censers, dear, shall swing,
STtng unseen through all the nighttime
We shall hear strange songsters sing,
And We'll walk soft-shod together
And our feet shall make no sound,
Through the corridors we know. dear,
Oh. my dearie, glory crowned!
Walk and talk and know no waking.
Know no parting ways at all!
Always just we two together;
And where days last beam shall fall,
We shall stand and watch together
Till the night and day have met
Stand in dying days last glory
On our castles parapet.
Other ones may dream their dreams dear;
Other ones may sup the rue
That shall follow castles shattered,
That may follow dreams come true;
But your life and my life. too, dear.
Shall be spent beside n stream
In Il castle of our building,
In an everlasting dream!
u. NJ. Lewis. in Houston Post.