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The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-12-05
AN AIRsHIP SUCCESS.


DIR. August Greth, poor inventor
of San Francisco, working alone and
practically without funds, has appar-
emily made the nearest approach to
successful navigation of the air, the
following newspaper account being
given of trial trip made by him re-
Gently:
For months Greth has been work
ing upon his airship on lot at Mar
ket and nth streets. Little attention
was paid to him, as San Francisco has
been duped several times with air
ship flakes"
His apparatus consists of cigar
shaped balloon seventy-fve feet long
from which is suspended car carry
ing the engine and the navigator.
The car is propelled by side propel-
lors, capable of attaining high speed,
Several days ago Greth announced
that he was ready to attempt a
fight, but he was in difficulty in re-
gard to motive power. He had two
cheap engines, one of six-horse power
and the other of twenty-five horse
power, the former of which he re-
garded as too light and the other as
too heavy for his balloon. To use
the heavier engine would require the
assistance of two additional men,
while in the lighter one the navigator
could get along with single helper.
Greth decided to make the attempt
with the lighter engine. At the last
moment his assistant refused to 60
along, and the inventor was compell-
ed to sail alone. Greth first tested
the airship at its moorings, letting it
out at the end of a cable. Every
thing worked satisfactory; SO he cut
loose and began the ascent at 1915
o'clock.
The airship shot upward, and after
reaching height of 400 to 500 feet
the navigator turned and sailed di-
rectly over the business centre of the
city. He arose to a greater height
and descended at will, made short
turns and circled about, and after a
half hour of this man9uvring, which
was watched by thousands of San
Franciscans, he turned toward the
Presidio, four miles distant.
The crowds in Golden Gate Park
and at the Ocean Beach were soon
gazing at the unexpected visitor, who
continued his maneuvres, changing
his direction frequently. After sail
ing about over the Presidio Greth
found that his motive power was CIV
ing out. The government reserva-
tion is heavily wooded, and the bay
shore there is abrupt, so the naviga-
tor had to choose between continuing
across to the Marin county shore or
descending in the shallow water of
the bay. He choose the later course,
for the reason, he said, that ''it would
cost me more than I could afford to
get the outfit back from the other
side of the bay"
The airship landed near the shore
and soon afterward the apparatus was
loaded upon wagon and returned to
its mooring place. Already moneyed
men have proffered aid and Greth
will at once construct machine COM
plete in all details.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-12-05
UNEELFIsH WOMEN.

my dear girl, I'm simply delight
ed to see you. It's so good of you to
come way out here to see me. Twas
just crazy to see you, and I thought
OF telephoning, but we have to pay
now by the message. =. 1t just
seems providential that you came to-
day. =. 1 have a few favors to
ask of you. You are so good to me,
and have always appreciated your
kindness, haven't /? Well,
it's just this: Tommy Jones is to be
in town this week Che has written to
me that he is coming, and I simply
must see him. Now, you know how
fearfully jealous my dear husband is,
and if he thought that saw Tommy
he would act awfully. He is so ILL
bred at times. What l want to do is
Just to run off with Tom to some OBJ
scure beach cafe and lunch with him.
Won't you go along, dear? You
know you could sketch or read all
day, aud it would make it all right if
Dick eyer found it out. I
know YOU are terribly busy, but a day
off would do you a world of good.
. =. And, dear, there is another
little favor I want you to do me, l
shan't be able to get to town this
week. My modiste (you know, my
new one) simply demands deposit
upon my new gown before she sends
it out to me. If you will go to see
madame and make small deposit on
the gown it would appease her ab-
surd demands. TIL make it
all right with you the first of the
month. Tell her I'll send her the
check for the rest when the gown is
delivered. You will make it all right,
won't you, dear. My dear girl, 1
haven't told you about Charlie ST..
Charles, have /? He is adorable and
he quite worships me. We have such
a fascinating little affair on. Well,
he asked me if I would dine with him
some evening, in town. wrote him,
of course; but my note sounded a
trihe compromising, so just signed
your name to it. l knew you would
not care, because you are not mar
ried, dear, and it doesn't make any
difference to you. >. ). Of course
he understands. just told you, be-
cause his letters to me will be address
ed to you, and you know his hand
writing, so won't open them, of
course. -. Must you go, dear,
I'm so glad you came. Oh,
yes, won't you stop in at my jeweler' S
this evening and tell them to send my
pearls? They keep them in their
safe now, when 1 m not wearing them.
Dick and I are going to concert
Thursday night. Oh, dear
me, it's raining, isn't it? Too bad
I'd have James drive you to the sta
ton, but I do hate to have the horses
taken out in the rain. 1 guess it
won't spoil your gown. Good
bye, dear. You won't forget about
the pearls, will you ?"-Z ZoUn Topics.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-12-05
CHEERFUL" FUNERALS.

Many people find it difficult to re-
alize that the old-fashioned funeral,
with its somber hearse, black horses,
and its atmosphere of crepe and black
bordered handkerchiefs, is now almost
a thing of the past and survives only
among the poorer classes.
Perhaps the account of Seventh
Day Adventist funeral, in which the
body was borne in a blue and silver
hearse and the mourners attended
dressed in bright colors, may have
seemed extraordinary, but in reality
the event in question was not much
in advance of modern fashion.
In the north of London, for axam-
pie, an enterprising firm of under
takers, Messrs. Beckett & Sons, has
provided a number of many-hued
hearses ito suit the taste of every
body" II have hearses in chocolate
and gold," said Mr.. Beckett, land
others in blue and gold. There is
also pure white and another in white
and gold"
Mr.. Beckett's most magnificent
vehicle, however, is hearse entirely
covered with gold, even to the wheels,
and this, he states, is in constant de-
mand. Mr.. Beckett, however, draws
the line at green and gold hearses, as
he does not consider them quite in
keeping with a funeral.
The manager of one of the largest
and most fashionable funeral COM
panies in London also bore witness to
the growing taste for "unfuneral fu-
nerals.
cat modern better class funerals, !"
he remarked, "black is now rarely
seen. We keep in stock a large
quantity of colored velvet coffin COW
erings. Gray is popular and looks
we'll. Crimson velvet, too, is used at
military funerals to an increasing ex-
tent. / have even had orders for a
child's coffin to be covered with yell
low velvet. The absence of the
mute black pals, black gloves and
black ostrich plumes at modern flu
nerals helps people, 1 think, to re-
strain their feelings on such occa-
sions. There is now none of that
wild abandonment of grief that was
once feature of so many interments.
"Black clothing" he continued,
is seldom worn now at fashionable
funerals. Ordinary morning dress is
more usual, with gray neckties for
men and subdued colors for the wo-
men mourners. I have even known
lounge suits to be worn. Light carts
are sometimes used instead of hearses,
and at funeral of duke shooting
cart was used to convey the coffin.
Gray horses, too, in many instances
replace the old-fashion long-tailed
back animal. ."-L0nd0n Mail.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-12-05

A LITTLE girl thus described a
dachshund she had seen: "It was
one of those funny ones-you know,
the ones that are dog and half long
and half dog high. You must know
the sort. 1t is dog that only has
four legs, but looks as if it ought to
have six.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-12-05

81 DON'T suppose you are very
fond of Browning" said Miss Bost-
ling. "Oh, I wouldn't mind that
at all" replied the seaside belle, eff
the browning was only uniform, but
I merely freckle, you know"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-12-05
"D1n you have a pleasant vo,

"DID YOU have a pleasant voy-
age?" NO." siged the beautiful
American heiress. "It was one of
the saddest experiences of my life.
There were two counts and duke
aboard, but the weather was so rough
that they never came out of their
rooms"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-12-05

DIDN'T SOMEBODY faint in the
lecture room last night?
Eyes. 1t was that young woman
from Boston, who is guest of the
Billingtons. She tainted right after
the lecturer said he would lay bare
the facts"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-12-05
swIFTs MAxIMs FOR SUCCESS.

Here are some of Gustavus F.
Swift's maxims, by following which
he believed any man could easily win
success /:
Don't drink.
No young man is rich enough to
smoke IS cent cigars.
You can never make big success
working for anybody else.
No man, however rich. has money
enough to waste in putting on style.
The best man ever did shouldn't
be his standard for the rest of his life.
The richer a man gets the more
careful he should be to keep his head
level.
A big head and a big bank account
were never found together to the
credit of anyone, and never will be.
Every time man loses his temper
he loses his head, and when he loses
his head he loses several chances.
The man that doesn't know his
business from the top clean down tc
the bottom isn't any kind of busl-
ness man.
The successful men of today work
ed mighty hard for what they have
got the men of tomorrow will have
to work harder to get it away.
Next to knowing your own busi-
ness lisa mighty good thing to know
as much about your neighbor's as
possible, especially as if he's in the
same line.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-12-05

TEAcHER-"When water is trans
formed into ice what great change
takes placer" Bright Boy-"The
change in price"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-12-05

Josh BET Zeke he would stay
under water two minutes. "
''Did Josh win?"
yep"
"Where is he now?"
"Under thar YET"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-12-05

WILL1E-"Pa, if a warshisp is
called She why isn't it a woman-of-
war?" Father-"It's your bedtime,
Willie"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-12-05

SIMKINs-"Your wife strikes me
as being very thoughtful woman. !"
Timkins-"And she is. Why, you
couldn't imagine half the things she
thinks if I happen to be detained at
the Office till after midnight
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-12-05

REMEMBER, boys" said the
teacher, "that in the bright lexicon of
youth there's no such word as fail. !"
After few moments boy raised
his hand.
"Well, what is it, Socrates?"
asked the teacher.
II was merely going to suggest, +"
replied the youngster, "that if such
is the case it would be advisable to
write to the publishers of that lexi-
con and call their attention to the
omission.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-12-05

SHE-"The milliner told me that
she had been down to the dentist S
to have nerve killed"
He-"Well, from the prices she
asks for hats should say the dentist
must have killed the wrong one.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-12-05

No More Money.-Old Lawyer
why do you feel that your client
will lose his case? Have you ex-
hausted every means at your disposal
to" Young Lawyer-''No; but
have exhausted all the means at his
disposal.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-12-05
THE FEMININE BUSINESS.

It is a fact that the success wo-
men have attained in the field of work
has had the effect of changing the
expression of American business wo-
men and of giving to their faces an
independent look that is recognized
everywhere.
The feminine business face is be-
coming more and more pronounced as
women share mems work in so many
lines. There is marked contrast in
the face Of society girl and that of
a wage Garner, however refined the
latter may be.
The business woman's face is
bright, intelligent and thoughtful, but
certain lines have been emphasized
which in way detract from the soft
ness of expression about the mouth.
This face does not express impulse or
emotion. 1t is calm and logical and
is not prone to blushing.
Of course, the degree of hardness
is in proportion to the character of
the business. The woman who sews
a machine all day or who stands be-
hind a counter, is apt to have care
worn, resigned expression, that sug-
gests coveted rest and relaxation,
while the secretary or typewriter, hav-
ing sat all day, does not betray phys
ical fatigue, and consequently has a
brighter facial expression.
In short, the business face is a
great improvement on the vacant,
frequently discontented, face OF the
society girl, whose thoughts are CEN
tered on fashion and novelty and who
for that very reason lacks an express
sion that comes from serious thought
along any line.-MyS. ". Stone.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-12-05

Mr.. SPRATT-"I suppose you do
not remember that you promised to
obey me when we were married"
Mrs. Spratt-"Don't you know,
John, that a woman who could marry
you would be equal to any kind of
foolishness."
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-12-05

"YoU MUST have had an awful time
with the smallpox in your house. +"
'There were compensations. The
police maintained quarantine, and
my wife didn't have to get servant
or seven weeks"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-12-05

A NEWLY arrived Westerner was
confronted in a street of New York
late at night by a rufian with leveled
revolver, who made the stereotyped
demand, "Give me your money or
I'll blow your brains out.
"Blow away" said the Westerner.
"You can live in New York without
brains, but you can't without money" !"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-12-05

FIRST BoY-s'We had the minister
for dinner Thanksgiving day."
Second Boy-"We had turkey"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-12-05
FIRST ts1sHERMAN-"Why do you

FIRST FIsHERMAN-"Why do you
come to this lonely place to fsh?"
Second Fisherman (sadly)-"Be-
cause I like solitude and silence. I
am widower. And you 7"
First Fisherman-"Be Because I, too,
like solitude and silence"
Second Fisherman-"Ah, you also
are widower?"
First Fisherman (more sadly)-
''Not yet"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-12-05

THIS is the advice of an old swim
mer to those who cannot swim Any
human being who will have the pres
ence of mind to clasp the hands be-
hind his back and turn the face to-
ward the zenith may float at ease and
in perfect safety in tolerable still
water. When you first find yourself
in deep water you have only to con-
slider yourself an empty pitcher. Let
your mouth and nose, and not the top
of your heavy head, be the highest
part of you and you are safe. But
thrust up one of your bony hands
and down you go-turning up the
handle tips over the pitcher" There
are reason and logic in this.
A PHILADELPHIA photographer
tells this as having actually happen
ed. A woman entered his studio.
Are you the photographer"
eyes, madam"
''Do you take children S pictures?"
eyes, certainly"
How much do you charger ~
"Three dollars Dozen"
"Well," said the woman, sorrow
fully, "I'll have to see you again.
I've only got H."
JACK, DEAR she sighed, "Jack,
when you are gone shall pine
away"
Don't" he answered, adding
with an uneasy laugh, don't pine
away spruce up"
AscUM-"If brethren is a sym
onym for brothers, why not sis
tern for sisters p"
Henpeck-" Nonsense ! I've often
heard of cistern that would dry up
occasionally"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-12-05

"SEEN EzRY's new horse?" ask
ed one citizen of another.
"I have" was the reply.
"Well, what does it look like? :"
asked the questioner, impatiently.
"Well, he looks" said the other
man slowly, "as if Ezry had taken
him for an old debt"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-11-06
M1AM1sRuRG, O., Oct. a, 1903.

The scattered crops of 1902 tobacco
are being rapidly gathered in. Quite a
number of late purchases are reported
at 14c through for thinner, and s, 81.
and 9h straight for Seed leaf.
Considerable resweated goods were
shipped out of local storage during the.
week in carload lots.
It is reported that buyers in Darke
county are making some inroads on the
new crop in the way of contracting. No
transactions in this vicinity have been
reported. though it is stated that buyers
for the American Cigar Co. are driving
through the country and informing
farmers that they expect to be in the
market for the new crop in few days.
Notwithstanding the fact that the
1902 thinner is generally considered out
of first hands, occasional small deliveries
by farmers at local packing houses are.
still in evidence Many packers through
out the valley will soon get through With
asserting,
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-11-06
Indifference as to Cuban Treaty.

A Washington correspondent writes
that an anomalous condition confronts
the Cuban reciprocity treaty in the fact
that although no one is especially inter
ested In its passage with the exception
of General Leonard Wood and President
Roosevelt, it is likely to slip through at
the coming session of Congress without
much opposition. Up to the present
time it appeared likely that some organ
lied effort would be made to defeat the
treaty, but your correspondent has been
assured by the leaders of the opposition
to the treaty in the last Congress that
nothing will be done by them to defeat
the ratification of the treaty by the
House of Representative at the coming
extra session.
Two great interests are effected by the
treaty-the sugar and tobacco interests
of this country in Cuba. The position
taken by these interests may be outlined
as follows: The American Sugar Rein
ing Company has purchased considera-
BILE stock in the beet sugar refneries. A
large beet sugar refner, who played a
leading part in opposing the original re-
ciprocity bill, stated to your correspon-
dent several days ago that he. and his
associates had decided not to make a
move in opposition to the treaty which
will come before the House. The prin-
cipal reasons why they withdrew their
opposition he gave as being that the
clause prohibiting such reciprocity trea-
ties with other sugar producing coun-
tries during the existence of the treaty,
is being limited to period of five years
and the reduction being only 20 per
cent. were as favorable terms as they
hoped to have.
Inquiry from those in position to
know developed the fact that neither the
sugar trust nor the tobacco trust would
go to any length to secure the passage
of the treaty. Representatives of these
interests have informed your correspon-
dent that they consider the benefits to
be derived from the bill because of it's
brief term of operation and the narrow
margin Of reduction, are SO small as not
to interest them to any great extent.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-11-06
New York.


New YORK, Oct. 81, 1908.
Trading in the market continues ac-
tive, particularly in Wisconsin and Penn
sylvania leaf. Although the week just
coming to a close does not record very
bulky transactions, the aggregate figures
out quite a considerable amount Prices
for Wisconsin seem to have a rising ten
dency; one lot of 300 cases being sold
running for twenty cents. It's nearly
generation since Wisconsin commanded
such figures, and at such figures gen
Grafton ago Wisconsin was used as a
wrapper leaf, while today these prices
are being paid for it's use as binder only.
Prices for the Pennsylvania do not take
any way near such jump, bat the leaf
is in great demand and is being stocked
up by manufacturers for boarding more
than any other type. For wrapper leaf
the Sumatra holds it's unrivalled posi-
ton. It's use is being extended daily
more and more and it's sales have be-
come steady, and as it seems, most
gratifying feature in the market. The
average sales per week are running now
between four and five hundred bales.
The Havana market, too, does not show
any signs of exhaustion; in fact, most of
the available Havana leaf is being held
now in this country. It is therefore
easily explainable why old Remedies can
be had much cheaper in this market
than in Havana. Our importers seem to
have possessed the foresight of acquir-
ing earlier in the season a goodly share
of the new crop of Vuelta and they are
conseq uently in a position to satisfy
nearly all of the demands of our clear
Havana cigar industry which is growing
so phencmenally.-Journal.
NEW YORK, Oct. %, 1908.
While no exceptionally large single
transactions are reported this week in
1902 Wisconsin tobaccos, a steady de-
mand prevails, and good healthy busi-
ness is being DONE A few hundred
cases of picks were disposed of at about
22c. Some 1890 cases, running, filters
out, were sold at Is to Is cents, and
about 1000 boxes, running, changed
hands at p. t. At the prevailing prices
for running lots, there cannot be a large
margin of profit for the packers. The
cost of clean packings this year foots up
a rather high figure.
Sumatra. Canada is doing consdera-
BILE toward bolstering up the Sumatra
market this month her requirements
being an important factor in the trade.
Otherwise the demand is limited to the
very best grades, and large sales are
rather uncommon.
Havana.-The week has been charac-
terized by inquiries and sample bale or.
ders. There are many signs, however,
which indicate that factory stocks are
low. and revival is looked for at any
time.-Leaf
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-11-06
Lancaster.
LANCASTER NEW ERA, Oct y, 1903.


There has been no falling off in the
volume of sales of cased goods during
past week, but the demand is as great as
ever, and it is scarcity of the goods only
that causes diminishing trade. Pack
ings and lots of 1902 goods are eagerly
hunted up, and when found, the owners
have no trouble to sell them. Dealers
say it is the easiest sold crop they ever
handled. The sales of the week as re-
ported to US are 200cs sold last week and
112cs, 1902 goods, this week by John D.
Skiles; 496cs, 1902 crop, by P. L. Lea
man 4 Co.. 122cs of various years Con-
necticut goods sold and 50cs of the same
bought by w. III. Mclaughlin, who
50Ocs of 1902 goods sold by Samuel Sic
SAL In all, 14SOcs changed hands. For
the corresponding week of last year the
sales were 1674cs.
Perhaps the most important item of
the weeks news is that buying of the
1908 crop has begun. Mr.. Levy is again
earliest in the field, for the American
Cigar Manufacturers, and is reported as
having already secured l500cs. Elias
Bach q Sons also have an agent at work,
it is said, and A. X. Mann, in the Manor,
is said to have secured good many
acres. Now that the ball has been set
in motion, still others will no doubt
enter and take part in the operations.
AS the tobacco has cured down we'll, and
is slightly, it is as likely to move off as
rapidly as last year. The prevailing
prices, we understand, are eight and two
cents.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-11-06
BaldwlnsviIIe, n. Y.

With the exception of few small
shipments from the local warehouses
there has been nothing done in the to-
bacco line here this week The weather
has continued favorable for the curing
of the new crop and the prospects are
that this years crop will prove the best
of several seasons.
In the vicinity of Jordan tobacco was
housed in good condition and is curing
satisfactorily. No buyers have appeared
up to the time of writing.