davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-08-08
HARVEST TIME AT HOME.

Somehow, when business has a lull about this
My thoughts take their vacation back among the
scenes once dear.
stray about the harvest fields where long and
long ago
watched the cereal ocean in its golden ripples
flow,
While now and then, upon some blade a tired
reaper bore,
The sunbeams flashed and then went out like
thoughts recalled no more.
As faint as failing echoes of signal far at sea.
The clink of scythe and whetlock came in rhyth-
mic harmony;
Among the brooding hills near by, in evening
shadows dim,
One would not start to catch glimpse of wing
ing seraphim;
For sweet the ways with tinkling bells where
browsing cattle roam,
And all OF nature hints of heaven in harvest time
at home.
How pleasant then the journey home along the
country road,
Where larkspur blooms beside the fence like
knots of lovers glowed-
Now listening. to. the whippoorwill beyond a
darkling field,
Or tarrying where the berries tempt-a shower
of wine CONCEALED;
And long before we reached the gate to hear the
And see the distant :; windows CLEAN like bios
SONS of the dark.
1t seems 50 long since those old years-so long
Now wonder that time could be without sob
or sigh,
And yet, enough do recall to VOW that in the
end
When the no more and ever more in deaths
twilight shall blend
1t would suffice to know that life beyond the
Would really prove as care free as-the harvest
time at home. -WiH T. Hale.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-08-08
ANSWER TO "a wOMAN's sOI1IOQUY. .

To vote or not to vote, that was
your question.
To be or not to be, mans equal, is
my answer.
Twas not Gods will that woman
be mans equal, but that she be man S
helpmate and companion, to share
with man the troubles and the pleas
ures with which our universe has
been bestowed.
That man be her protector.
If woman were created as mans
equal she would possess the strength
of man and lack the gentleness with
which she has been blessed.
Her vote can never make of her
mans equal unless she follows, step
by step, mans destiny.
Face foes upon the bloody battle
ground.
Fight for her country's right, its
freedom and its liberty.
Then woman's rights would be per-
fected, but not before.
You speak about the sneers and
scorn of man, and say man is oppress-
ing woman.
Oh, no; it's not the case; man
only tries to hold his own position,
which he is justified to hold.
You seek the vote; you hold posi-
tions that once were held by men and
deprive them of their living by un-
derbidding them.
You cause the tramp, by masculine
advancement, and only wish to leave
all drudgery to man.
Does there come in your equal?
A woman is mans better half /;
then you are not already his superior.
You are possessed with charms
which man can never possess but
these are lost in seeking fame and
fortune.
Thus, why deprive yourself of no.
bic gifts?
Is woman not admired who makes
and beauties home, and is she not
then loved, yes, honored and re-
spected?
Why not remain and reign with
gentle voice, cherish love and con-
quer man?
'Tis then you'll be mans equal.
Does man deprive you of your arts
and fashions?
Possess you not the talents superior
far to man?
Does man scorn woman when she
performs her duties, to which woman
has been destined?
Has she not fields within her reach
where she can labor without securing
mans position !?
Man only scorns the woman who
tries to reap his earnings when she is
in need and spend her earnings law
ishly for style.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-08-08
WATCH YOUR SHOULDERS.

When standing before a looking
glass, notice if your shoulders are the
same height. Generally the right is
higher than the left. The reason for
this unevenness lies in the way one
sits. You get into a comfortable
chair at your desk, and at once you
rest your right elbow on the arm of
your chair or your desk, thus throw
ing one shoulder higher than the 9TH
er. This is especially the case where
one writes a good deal. When you
notice that one shoulder is higher
than the other, the thing to do is to
change your way of sitting at your
desk. Two simple exercises will be
beneficial. The arm of the lower
shoulder should be extended upward,
the hand grasping dumbell. That
of the higher shoulder should be low
cred and made to support heavy
weight.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-08-08
THE LITTLE OLD TOWN.

"McGufey's New Fifth READER
Found in some dusty nook;
Dogs cared and worn and tattered,
A yellowed, faded book.
With checkered cotton cover
OF careful stitch and fold,
Let's turn the ragged pages
And see what it may hold.
They've raised the school-room window
My, but the sky is blue
And there's pigeon strutting,
With melancholy coo;
And over there hillside,
Where leafy, spreading trees
Wave arms in useless summons
With every passing breeze.
of yonder is an orchard
Don't you catch the perfume
And hear the teacher thank US
For that big bunch of bloom?
The buZzing sounds of study
And writing-can't you hear?
And see where all the bad boys
Have good seats at the rear.
Now, let your head drop slowly
And look away-away-
Straight through the open window,
Through all the miles of day,
Across the signing meadow,
And down the merry brook,
Which babbles of its travels
Through tempting field and nook.
The old school bell! You hear it?
And don't it bring to you
The lazy early mornings
When flowers dripping dew
Smiled knowingly and fiaunted
Their banners in your way?
It's all in this Fifth Reader
Which you have found today.
Chicago Tribune.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-08-08
KEPT HIS EYES OPEN.

When the negro laborers descend
into the diamond mines at Kimberly
they hew out the hard diamantiferous
earth and put it into wooden tubs,
which are hauled on stout wires to
the surface, where it is spread over
the ground and allowed to undergo
for several months the softening in
fluences of heat and cold. When it
is soft enough it is shoveled into the
washing machines, where the dirt is
separated from the rough diamonds
and other larger mineral substances.
The mixture of minerals remaining is
known as concentrates.
It was necessary until recently to
go very carefully over the concen-
trates to pick out the garnets and
many other foreign substances until
nothing remained but the rough dia-
monds. This is slow and 1aborious
operation, but il has been an essential
part Of the mining industry until it
was superseded by a discovery made
a while ago.
Among the employees in the sort
ing-room was Fred. Kersten, bright
young fellow, who quietly went to
work to try to discover way to sep
arate the diamonds from other stones
more quickly and easily than could
be done by the slow process of hand
picking. He told no one of the prob
lem he was working at, but kept on
with his experiments, not whit dis
couraged by his many failures, to find
an efficient process.
One day, by the merest accident,
he made the discovery he was after.
A rough diamond and garnet hap
pened to be lying on small board
on the bench where he was working.
He happened to pick up one end of
the board, when the garnet slipped
off, but the diamond remained.
This was phenomenon worth in
vestigating. Kersten found that
there was coating of grease on the
board which had retained the dia-
mond, while the garnet slipped off.
He procured wider board, coated
one side of it with grease and dumped
few handfuls of concentrates on it.
Then he found that by holding the
board in a slightly inclined position
and vibrating it, all the concentrates
except the diamonds moved to the
lower end and fell off, while the dia-
IL -, ,01oOo
Then he invented a machine by
which his discovery might be utilized.
One part of his machine was a slight
ly inclined table coated with grease
and vibrating when the machine was
in motion. Another part was sort
of hopper through which the concen-
trates, with small current of water,
passed to the surface of the vibrating
table. Considerable study was re-
quired to perfect the apparatus, but
at last the machine was completed,
and the big diamond men were invi-
ted to witness the new method OF sep
arating diamonds from the rest of the
concentrates.
The invention was an entire Sue
cess. Ali the garnets and other
minerals that are not wanted pass
over the surface of the table, while
every diamond, large or small, is re-
tanned. A more simple and complete
device for saving time, labor and loss
of diamonds could not be invented.
The entire work is now done by ma
chinery, manipulating has been who'll
ly superseded, and both the young
inventor and owners of the diamond
mines are pro6ting by the new labor
saving device.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-08-08

AN OHIO editor was dismissed from
church for singing in a loud voice
during the singing OF familiar hymn,
the following words: "Let every
kindred, every tribe, on this terrestrial
ball, put down their dollars and sub
scribe, and we'll receipt for ALL"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-08-08

"I SAT with my girl one night and
every time a star fell 1 got kiss.
But soon quit that pastime. Yes I
couldn't stand it."
'How's that 2"
"She began ringing in lightning
bugs"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-08-08

MISS HAwKINs-''I think there's
a great deal in that notion that people
become what they eat"
Barlow-''Well, if they do, you
must have eaten venison. You are
such dear little thing"
Miss Hawkins (softly)-"You are
not making game of me, are you,
George?"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-08-08

"Do YOU know that every time a
woman gets angry she adds new
wrinkle to her face ?" Wife-"No,
1 did not, but if it is so, 1 presume it
is a wise provision of nature to let the
world know what sort of husband
the woman has,"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-08-08

"IT's easy enough to make friends, "
the dyspeptic growled, "but it's hard
to keep them"
"Oh I don't know" replied the
iovial fat man, who was notoriously
generous. "I find that all my friends
are satisfied to let me keep them"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-08-08

RoDRIcK-"Did you enjoy Mrs.
Ticker's reception 2"
Van Albert-''No, indeed. The
men talked shop and the women shop
ping"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-08-08
For THE Union.
EARLY HISTORY OF TOwsON, MD.

It's First Settlers-How the Place was Original.
ly Established-Gen Nathan Towson-
Sketch Of His Life, etc., etc.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-08-08

son National Bank.
Mr.. Payne also purchased from
the Yost estate the land adjoining the
tavern property, located between the
Hillen and York roads, and in after
years added to his possessions a large
tract Of land east of the Hillen road,
having purchased it from the Stans-
bury estate. When Mr.. Payne re-
linquished the tavern business he sold
it to the late Edward H. Ady, also a
native of Hartford county. Mr.. Ady
enlarged the building considerably
and at his death bequeathed it to his
daughters, who are the present own
ers. Since Mr.. Ady's death the prop
erty has been rented to different land
lords and is at present conducted by
Mr.. George c. Tracey, who calls the
place Hotel Towson.
From its earliest history to the COM
mencement of the Civil War the large
yard attached to the old tavern would
almost nightly be crowded with large
wagons heavily loaded with country
produce and provender, where the
owners would rest themselve and their
teams, after having come many miles,
before proceeding on their way to the
Baltimore markets on the morrow.
Solomon Schmuck, George Shea
ley and Abraham Yost, mentioned
above, all died in Towsontown and
are buried in what is known as Shea
ley's graveyard, located several hun
dred yards back of the old tavern.
All of the land belonging to the
Yost estate lying west of the York
turnpike was purchased by DIR. Graf
ton Marsh, who at his death be.
queathed it to his nephew, DR.. Graf
ton Marsh Bosley.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-05-07
FORGOT HIS WEDDING DAY.
Busy New Yorker OverlOoks an I'm
pOrtant Engagement and Makes
n Hurried Trip.

eve hear good deal about the busy
men of New York" said one of them,
according to the Sun, "but ! have a
friend in Wall street who has broken
the record.
81 was in his apartment few nights
ago after the theater, and he was chat
ting with me about the deals of the
day, and as he chatted he was running
over a bundle of memoranda. All at
once he stopped as if he had been shot.
"'Great Scott!" he exclaimed, I'm
to be married tomorrow to a woman
in Chicago, and ! had forgotten the
date completely. Say, old man, come
with me and help me to pack up. OF
course, / can't make it now TO save
my life, even if l hired special engine
and car, for the wedding is set for to-
morrow morning at ten o'clock
"While he began pitching his things
into his trunk ! wrote out a message
to his sweetheart and hurried it to
the telegraph Office. My friend left
on the first train out and after his ar
rival in Chicago he wired back:
TITS all right. She has the measles"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-05-07
SULTAN AT FOURTEEN.
Probable Fruits OF the Efforts of tn e
Ruler Of Morocco to Walk
Alone.

The sultan has mingled blood. His
great-grandmother was an Irish wom-
an, wife of Gibraltar corporal, who
went from barracks to harem writes
Talcott Williams, in Century. There
are so many negro women in the sue
cession that his father, Mulai-el-
llasan, had pronounced negroid fea-
lures. The original stem is Arab, di-
rect in the male line from Fatima,
daughter Of the prophet, through u
chain of 80 lineal descendants, and on
this has been grated a long line Of
Berber marriages.
Mulai hbd-ul-Aziz's mother was n
Circassion of Turkish residence and
origin. With this line, he became sui
tan at IA, and when his mother and
the vizir who made him sultan died,
he began to walk alone, that vanished
thing an oriental absolute prince
playing an old part that will end with
him. Before he Is through with the
pretty game Of learning to rule by
ruling to learn, Morocco will havegone
the way of all other Moslem realms,
absorbed, controlled or protected by
some European power. Either France
will include 1t, or Europe agree on n
division, or the empire be put into
commission.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-05-07
SOUTHERN WEDDING FEAST.
Brief Description OF an Ante-Ben1 u nj
Festival in Virginia by
q Preacher.

A Virginia preacher who had the
old days writes to a local paper of
the old-time wedding. He describes
an old-fashioned wedding supper in
this fashion, says the Nashville
American.
LET me tell you about it-that
supper when Miss Nancy got mar
ried! The table was about 25 feet
long; it stood in the hall of the
big house. which was about 40 by
60 feet. About the center Of that
table, in a large game dish, was a
pig, cooked whole, with an apple in
his mouth. Near each end of the
table was large turkey. Midway
between the pig and the turkey were
two large pound cakes, gaudily EN-
bossed with name Nancy on one OF
them and ELI on the other. Near
the center and near each end of the
table were stacks of butter IS inches
high, curled and frizzied in the most
approved style. There were smaller
cakes, fruits and CONNECTIONS in abun-
dance. We did not know about boiled
custard in our settlement and over
on a side table was about three gal
Ions of syllabub. They said that it
would keep the cake from making
us sick. Perhaps it did; at least |
do not remember that any of us were
sick when Miss Nancy got married.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-05-07
TOO MUCH SWEARING.
Repetition Of Oaths Installing ON.
Gals Diminishes the Sense
Of Obligation.

Some people who took the trouble
to read the oath of Office admins
tered to the newly elected senator's
at the opening Of the extraordinary
session must have been struck by
the contrast between the solemn
language prescribed by the statute
and the reputation which some of
the senator's have managed to ac-
quire in tho matter of fidelity in
the discharge Of the duties of the
Office, says the New York Times.
The constitution requires that each
member of either house of congress
shall take an oath to support the
constitution, but it goes no further.
This was expanded to include sup
port and defense against call enc
mics, domestic and foreign" in 1868,
at the close of the war for the
union, and the clause was inserted
as to mental reservation or purpose
of evasion. 1t was natural enough
at the time, but we do not sup
pose that anyone has ever changed
the oath.
This is one Of many instances in
which the application and multiple
cation of oaths tend rather to dimin-
ish than to enforce the sense of OBJ
legation assumed. In such swearing
familiarity unquestionably does help
to breed contempt. The lawyer
who would make an affidavit to a
statement of fact, but would not bet
on its accuracy, is the traditional ex-
ample of the working of this we'll
known rule. 1t is hardly practicable
to go to the extreme simplicity OF
the Society of Friends and refrain
from all swearing, but the nearer
we can come to it the less we shall
incur the risk of encouraging per-
jury.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-05-07
Honest London Policemen.

Josiah Flynt, whose studies of the
under world" are SO well known, has
been deyoting attention to the police
system of London. England. The most
striking facts, from the American
point of view, that his observations re-
veal are: O That the force is com
posed mainly Of honest and con-
scientious men; (2) that politics is not
allowed to play any part in the man
agement and direction of the organiza-
ton; (3) that London is one of the
safest cities in the world. AS to police
corruption in London, there is very
little to report. Mr.. Flynt found no
corruption which could be compared
with the matchmaking system for
which the New York police have been
so long notorious. Gambling is pun
ished speedily.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-05-07
NoPay Until
Cured
New rlethOd Treatment In
All Chronic Diseases.
CONSULTATION SACREDLY
CONFIDENTIAL.
Examination and Advice Free.

The doctor wonderful power Of dag
to determine the causes Of obscure and
chronic ailments, and to apply remedies
which effect certain. speedy and perma
nent cures
X RAY examination in appropriate
cases upon reasonable notice.
HOPE FOR THE AFFLICTED.
Many hundl eds of sufferers pronounc
ed by other physicians as hopelessly in
durable, have been restored to health by
Dr. Secrist.
Letters Of Endorsement from man,
prominent clergymen and hundreds O.
grateful patients are on file in his Office
The doctor has devoted much time
ind attention in the French Hospitals to
the study Of
ALL SPECIAL DISEASES OF MEN,
and has imported many special medi
cines and appliances necessary to effect
certain cures in the worst cases of
Physical Weakness, Varicocele Impo,
tency, Nervous Debility, etc.
caused by youthful errors, night losses
general dissipation, improper treatment
and neglect
The doctor will forfeit $500 where Il
cure is guaranteed and not effected.
KIDNEY and BLADDER disease
treated by new and eminently success
full methods.
CATARRH in all its various forms
positive, prompt and permanent cures
always effected
CLUB FEET. cross eyes and all other
deformities treated with special care
and unfailing success.
NERVOUS DISEASES, Epilepsy and
diseases Of the BLOOD AND SKIN al.
ways yield to the doctors modern meth,
dds of treatment
PILES cured permanently without de
tention from business and without the
use of the knife
LUNG TROUBLES receive careful
attention, and are always treated sue
cessfully, when not too long neglected
DELAY Is DANGEROUS Those
who are chronically ailing should lose
no time in consulting special physician
whose reputation for skill il SO we'll and
widely known.
Special attention given to
DISEASES PECULIAR TO WOMEN.
No unnecessary exposure. No exam.
nation. No sacrifice Of modesty.
The doctor does not publish his pa
Jients' names except with their full con,
sent and approval. English, French
and German spoken Address,
DIR. II. G. SECRIST,
Chicago and Milwaukee.
Address all mail to the Chicago Office.
AHA Calume. Ave. Chicago. Estab.
lished 1880.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-05-07
MANNHEIM BUTCHER SHOPS.
some On the German City Are Made
Attractive by the Use OF Or
namentnl Tiles.

According to United States Consul
Harris at Mannheim, the meat shops in
that German city are most attractive
places. This attractivcncss is secured
largely by the use Of ornamental tiles
for floors, walls and even ceilings and
counters, says the Washington Star.
The tiles on the walls are similar to
those used in bathrooms in the United
States. They are generally Of light
shades, arranged In patterns of artis-
tic design. The floors are also laid
with tiles of different colors. These
tiles, however, are unglazed and are
heavier and of cheaper quality than
those on the walls.
In one Of the most attractive of these
stores, says the consul, the walls are OF
ivory-colored tiles, with panels OF
flowers and other designs. The
counter, which runs along two sides OF
the room, is of the same ivory-colored
material, ornamented in gold. 1t pre-
sents rich. handsome appearance.
Even the stockholders, scales and gas
fixtures are tiled. The general effect
OF the room is suggestive, above all,
of cleanliness.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-05-07
THE COUNTRY NEGRO.
Some Of the Advantages He Enjoys
Which Are Denied TO His
City brother.

The average city negro grows mp
In the shade. He is completely over
Swallowed by his overiowering envi-
ronment. As one walks along the
streets OF our great cities and views
the massive buildings and sky-seek
ing structures, he finds no status for
the negro above the cellar floor The
city negro Of education and culture Is
forced into mental employment be-
cause higher forms OF occupation are
preempted by the more favored
class. There are a dozen competitors
for every dollar in sight, and in the
great majority Of cases, the negro is
handicapped by his color, says the
Southern Workman.
The country negro, on the con-
trary, is on terms Of equality with
his environment. He Is not con-
frontcd by suggestions Of inequality
Mt every turn. Nature is mother
who is equally kind and benefcent
to all Of her children. An acre OF
ground will yield as much for the
Dih'h uS loI lHt "hItt tIilcT ln'
markets are colorblnd. No one In
quires into the color Of the producer
of the best produce in the market,
except as n matter OF idle curiosity.
No labor organization has yet placed
boycott upon negro farm labor.
The farm offers for the negro the
only really unhampcred field which