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

Commissioner of STRENGTHENING Wickes of
Baltimore, received report from the Maryland
Agricultural Experiment Station showing that
street sweepings from the streets of Baltimore
have value of $1.35 a ton. These sweepings,
samples of which were examined at the station,
are now sold to the Park Board.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-12-05

Alfred G. Thomson, recently pastor of the
First Free Baptist Church of Worcester, Mass.
asks his friends and the public, after much
PRAYER and study of the Divine Word" kindly
to omit the Rev. and d. d. Il have decided"
he says, Ito discard all titles that are now affixed
to my name, believing them to be unscriptural."
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-12-05

Nearly one-third of the 3S1 600 inhabitants of
Cleveland, o.. were born in Europe.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-12-05

The manufacture of toys in Germany is an
industry which gives employment to fully 3d.
600 people. 1t has become centered chiefly in
the cities of Nuremberg and Sonneberg which
have become famous for the quantity of their
products. They supply fully so per cent. of all
the toys exported from the Empire.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-12-05

No more cents are to be made by the United
States Mint for at least a year unless a special
order shall be issued from headquarters at
Washington. This order is due to the enormous
production in the last five years. 100000; 1873
pennies having been shipped from the Philadel-
phia's mint, which is the only one that coins
these species, to various parts of the country.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-22
HE CHOSE THE BULLET.
Peter Mortensen, Murderer Executed
 fin Iytah

Peter Mortensen, Murderer Executed in Utah. Salt Lake, Utah. Nov, 2O.-Peter Mor- jensen, the convicted murderer of James R. Hay, was shot to death in the yard 0 fthe State prison this morning Peter Mortensen was shot to death for the murder of James R. Hay on the night of December Is, 1901.
 The day following report was circu- lated that Hay, who was secretary of the Pacific Lumber Company. had absconded, taking with him 6, 800 collected from Nor jensen on a bill due to the company. Mor- jensen was indebted to the company for material used in his contracting business and had been urged to make a payment December Is. he called at the office of the company. said he had the money in gold concealed in his cellar and asked Hay to come around that night and get it. The men were neighbors.
 Hay left his house shortly after dinner that evening. stating that he was going to Mortensen's to collect some money. That was the ast seen of hi malive. De- cemher 18 Hays body was found buried in a shadow grave in the middle of pasture not far from Mortensen's home. A bullet hole through the head showed the manner of death.
 A strong chain of circumstantial evil dence was woven around Mortensen at the trial and he was pronounced guilty on the first ballot.
 Choice of death by shooting or hanging is given the condemned in Utah, mad Nor jensen chose death by the bullets of the prison guards.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-22
A strange Condition.

Funny. isn't it? But stage people who have to be so clever in many respects in order to get along in their none too easy profession are as class the most ignorant and unread, if I may coin a new word people imaginable. They can talk on one subject-the stage-and that is about all Get them away from it. and they are absolutely helpless The present indicative plural of the verb to be becomes we was, you was, they was" in the mouth of many a stunning ly gowned girl whose language you would expect to find as hawless as her appear anee But, alas, appearances are most deceptive in ''the profession" You never know whom you are talking to, you never know who is sitting next to you. Stage names cover past histories and disguise one like a cloak. Of the women in a company one-third are young and begin ners not yet tried and proved, one-third are of proved talent, and the other third is composed of women still good looking, but neither very young nor very enthu- siastic, women whom sorrow or adverse circumstances have driven to the stage, women with histories of their own did they choose to tell them. But they rare ly do. and you happen upon them by ac- cident, like skeletons in a closet, but 1t sometimes gives you nasty feeling all the same.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-22
The Mystery of the Memory.


 The newspapers are telling of the re- markable feat of a postal clerk who Tn a civil service examination did not make a single serror in properly sorting 42,00o test postal cards, each representing a postofice in a certain territory assigned This was done at the rate of thirty-thrae and one-half cards a minute. Far more noteworthy is the memory of an expert piane-player who will play an entire sea- sons concerts without a note of printed music before him. His memory is so per- feet that hundreds of thousands of notes must be at the orderly and instant dis posal of the will. And this is combined with multiplicity of synchronous recol- lectons of ttmbre, tempo. expression, etc.
 The mystery is at present past the limiting of any explanation, and this fact is as beautiful as it is appalling. It shows us how far we are from any real science of psychology. Physicians note the mechanisms of memory, the Inorbid effects of some neoplasm or injury to parts of the convolutions of the brain whereby some memories are lost tempo rarily or permanently, in part or com pIetely while others are unaffected. Even this leaves us in amazement at the in- scrutable complexity and methods of the cellular machine
 But through these morbid injuries we catch tantalizing gltmpses which some day, properly studied and followed up may bring some psychologist physician tc an unrayeling of the mystery.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-22

Seven years ago the Stats of Illinois granted % tho Physieians' Institute oe Chicago charter
 1nete vas need of something above the Ondf nary metnod Of treatment for ehroptQ diseases, somethlng more than any one specialist or any numpef ot specialists acting independently could %, 90 the State itself. under tb0 powers
 ranted H hy It's general laws. gave the power to Ine fhysieians' Institute tp furnish Co tho sick SuGn nelp as woul. mako them yell and strong.
 EveE since It's establishment this 1nStitute has senoeaySred sSo In every pessihle yaZ 70 carry out Ins Denenolent laws of the 9tate.
 Three years ago, Eh0 Phyaicaangs Institute, realizing the value of electricity in the treatment oI certain phases of disease, created under the SupeFintendenoe of Iss staff of specialists aA electric belt, and this belt has bean proved to bo oI great value as curative aRene. From time to tlme tt has been improved until 6 reached Inst stage ot perfection which warranted itS present name Of "Supreme.~
 This belt Is the most StefectiV0 0f fall agenks n the cure of rheumatism, MmbAgo, lame back, nerV- 0us exhaustion, weakened or lost vital functions, SSrleocele. kidney disorders and many Oehef
 This Supreme Electric Belt" is made in one eIade only-lo0 guage-there is no better electric peb made and no better belt can Do made. Mneneyer in the opinion of our stan of special tSSs kne wonderful curative and rOvltaliEinG iotces or electricity will cure you we send you, L5ee or nll cost, one of these Supr0ma Electric betS Ut is not sent on trial, te ls y0uES t0 keep Iorever without the payment Of one cent This YOU should write to-day for this free "Suprems Electric Belt to the Physicians Institute. G' U17 Unity Building Chicago. '
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-22

and eipdars to fy tn ths fs0s of the pas senacrs behind, though hA would not tolerate aal opsa window at the seat next in fr6nt.
 A heg ts . person who ''hreaics in" while you are negotiating in a store and takes the attention of the salesman or salesweman away from you.
 4 hog ts a person who sits sideways in . car where other passengers are stand ing.
 A hog is . person who insists on dis cussinS ~the mutability of human af- fairs' with the ticket seller at the theater when there Is a long Indian file' in his rear, and the curtain Is about to be rung I'D on the performance.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-22

proposition, for on the road you have to go at least for a part of the season. You arrive in a strange town where you don't know soul. Can you live entirely alone? No. indeed. You can stand it for one week. for two, perhaps. but cer- tafniy not for longer. So you give in and join with the crowd. trying to make their ways yours and your interests theirs
 The first thing that happens when a theatrical company strikes a town after the scramble for places to live in Is that one-third parades the town to see the sights and to see what adventures they can pick up. Another third goes to bed to make up for lost sleep, and the last third rushes madly away to the nearest vaudeville or matinee perform ance. And this. too, perhaps, immediate ly after a long rehearsal. You would think they had enough of the theater But no.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-22
pR J P. BUcHANNAN, Specialist.

Diseases of Women, Private. Rectal, Nervous Diseases Peeuliar to Men. treat diseases without the knife. My offics outfit is complete with electrical appliances, consisting of X.ray Violet-Fay. Static, Galvanic and FaradIc Ma chimes; Electric Light Baths. VapoF and Hot Air Baths All electrical treatments safe and free of pain. Diseases of women, including ovarian Diseases. treated with Electricity, NFaasage and Medicine. Syphilis Rheunnatlsm and Ekin Diseases treated with Vapor, Hot Air and Electric Light Baths. with inunetion taking the mercury out of the system through and brain. Nervous Diseases treated with Electricity and Massage. Diseases peculiar to T0en-Enlarged Prostates Structure and Vari- cocele-treated with EiectFteity, Massage and IrTigatia0. Piles, Fistulae and Rectal Ulcers freated without the knife. l do not send pa- dents to the innrmaFy or to bed. Woman ntIrse constantly at office.
 s Hs9sss' Isoona I0 ~ ; sns tsirS 9oors M .su r.1tsr Asenns. Montgomery, Ala.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-22

The English speaking Canadian, he de-
 clared, accepted the ruling of Britain
 as a matter of sentiment Quebec had
 no sentiment for the empire that wal
 not born of reason and self interest. Ht declared he was opposed to Chamber lains policy and emphasized the ldes that Canada must have a larger portion of independence to work cut her desti- ny. '-
 Three years ago Bourassa would have
 been mobbed had he come to Toronto for be was the holdest pro-Beer fin Can- ada in those days. Now the temper of Canadians has completely changed and the change is not very far removed from tine Alaska award, which has caused citi-
 zens to grapple with any problem that may result in the proper understanding of the true way to their ultimate des- tiny. That is the point in Canada to- day. If political independence Is the best for Canada the citizens are willing to hear about it. If annexation. they will read of it. but at present they do not look toward the United States, caring first to give the powers they have a test before flying to the powers theS know not of
 Henri Bourassa was the guest of that wonderful old man Professor Goidwin Smith while in Toronto. He and Smith have the same view as to the destihy of Canada Professor Smith for tfA last half century has argued that Canada and the United States should be one and tndivisible- Absorption is this country's natural destiny. In the inculeatinE of this idea he has. in his paper and in the numerous articlas he has written for all the leading publications in the English speaking world. advocated closer trade relations with the United States. It is in this way that he expects annexation to come about. peacefully through trade ana the intermfngling or the aims of the two peoples. Goodwin Smiths writings are receiving much attention from the Canadians, but the strangest trend in this land to-day is toward independence with the ever increasing French Cana: dian in the lead on the questions of sep- aration from the mother1and.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-22
Interests That Make for Peace.


 France and England have the most practical and convincing reasons for not lending money to Russia and Japan for war purposes. French fnanciers and the investing public in France have in the last few years lent many hundreds of millions of francs to the Russian govern ment. Their best guarantee that these loans will be repaid is the preservation of peace between Russia and other powers English holdings of Japanese bonds will stand a much better chance of getting back the money they have loaned in late years if the people of Japan devote them- selves to the pursuits of peace. The French statesman who encourages Russia to go to war jeopardizes the interests of French owners of Russian securities. The English financiers who negotiate a war loan for Japan would have to face the prospect of causing British investors heavy losses through the defeat of the Japanese and the bankruptcy which would ensue
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-22
VentriIot. ,1ial Fowls.

M Emile Merwert. Secretary General oi French Guiana, has sent to the Jardir des Piantss in Paris two pairs of ventril- oquial fowls. These birds are greatly amusing visitors to the gardens who as- semble round their cage by their cries which at one time appear to come from the trees, at others from the sky. and sometimes from the midst of the crowd itself. The flesh of the birds is said tc be more savory than that of pheasants ol the finest guinea fowls. and their eggs are in great favor among American cpl. cures. The Empress Josephine tried tc acclimatize the species in the Malmaisor aviary, but without success.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-22
Stage Temptations.

Don't talk to me about the glitterins temptations of the stage. The one great temptation arises from loneliness and the boredom of the same old associates; you make fool of yourself by answering some Johnny's note or some call over the telephone promising you good time. And so say to yourself that you are driven to 1t.
 Of course use the you" impersonaly IS ooesnt mean you or me, kindly under stand. This knowledge doesn't come from personal experience, but from what friend of mine calls intimate hear say"
 And the backpitings and the jealousy! don't believe that in any other collec- lion Of human beings there is so much of it A look, glance. and there is a quarrel Your friend of today may be your enemy of tomorrow and not your fault. either. And sweet smiles and con- gratulations often conceal dagger thrus s. When you are at the top every one Is your friend. When you are at the bottom and stay there quietly no one will modest you. But attempt to climb. and, behold, the world is against you.
 But. it's an easy life: all day to your self" you say. Yes. And what about the long rehearsals which are called at Any time to the shattering of any en- gagement you may have? What about the morning hours you never enjoy be- cause you have to sleep and the dinner you never can eat in peace because you are afraid of being late at the theatre?
 Take my word for 1t. you who read this, the theatrical career is not a bed of roses. and don't you attempt it unless you need the money powerfully bad The money 1t may bring you if you do succeed at last.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-22
NURsED TOO FREQUENTLY.
Hedging Orator and the Hit That H
 Made
New York Times

New York Times.
 One of those Hedging orators that ire. quentiy are let loose during these polit- ical campaigns was disooursing fervidly a few nights ago on a street corner in New
 York. He was new at the business and was more than slightly attacked by stage fright. Mcclellan was his theme. He was nursed in the cradle of De. mocracy." shouted the young man of tht candidate. Then he worked off the iint for half minute, when again came tht phrase.
 He was nursed at the cradle of De mocracy!''
 Once more he started on a new tack but 1t lasted less than half a minute when the old phrase was repeated.
 Say. for heavens aake get the candi date away from that bottle" yelled { man in the crowd
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-22

whether of broad
 10th or thin veil
 ing. must he tucked or box plaited or, better still, shirred on q rded foundation In order to be LII, to date. Ruchings of all kinds, wide md narrow, arc
 used on gowns. They are made oc chiffon, of rib bon and even of velvet. as the material demands.
 Velvet hats arc no longer plain; they are shirred and corded in the most wonderful
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-22

open to women--no one can deny: that 1t is an easy or an enchanting or an agree able life only a very. very stagestruck girl could believe. and her illusion wouldn't last very long If she were a girl of refinement.
 think I shall let myself loose on the subject in case some of my readers are victims of the craze.
 The chief purgatory the aspirant to stage honors has to endure is that of un- congenial associates, and I believe this Is one of the torments of the inhabi- tants of hades, if you will excuse my meptioning the place.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-22
Unpleasant Associates.

Imagine yourself, then. forced to asso- ciate with this queer Bohemian mixed assemblage almost without a cultured taste and certainly with no cultured hab- its!
 Yes, but you can avoid them; you can stay by yourself" l hear you say. You need only talk to them during the hours of business An. can you? And what about 'on the road?" There is the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-22

Some time ago. I believe. 1t was pre- dicted that we should have a plainer winter SO far as clothes are concerned. but I beg leave to differ. Never have We had more ''frillies" even on tailor made gowns. The plain skirt, for in- stance. belongs entirely to the past, nor does the wide gored iounce satisfy all the requirements. In fact, 1t is no longer seen on the sm~r| gowns. A skirt
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-22

to making mon- ey, but none for her who is "stagestruck."
 It happens tha
 It happens that I know something about the stage my self; so I tried to give this partic- ular aspirant some good s.d- V e. l am fraid, though, it was all wasted. It usually is.
 That the stage presents oppor- tunities for earning greater sums than many other profess sions-than most other professlo nkh fA-riN-.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-22
Merely Diplomatic Language.

Miss Greene-when they asked you about the new school teacher, Aunt Jane, you said: Don't ask me! don't be- lieve all l hear" Is she really a person nne ought not to cultivate?
 Aunt Jane-Mercy! ] don't know any, thing about her. I merely said what I did because I have friend who Wants the place was simp.y diplomatic. my dear child
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-22
Laxo Pills for Rver zbodx.

Laxo Pills may be taken without fear into the most delieately organised sys- tenn. as well as the most robust, when an occasional help Is needed to adjust and ach, liver and bowels. Druggists. % cents
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-22
A Bright Buttons.

I heard a good story yesterday at the expense of a wealthy and philanthrop.c lady whose most aggressive virtue ia dignity. She Is a resident of an exeiu- sive suburb Recently she employed a new door boy. This Buttons was ex- tremely apt. but his early education had been sadly neglected. A lady called the day after the new boy had been installed. The lad took her card up to his mistress. returning in a moment with this mes- sage?
 Mrs. X says she's as naked as a jay, but you can come up.'
 Astonished and, it must be admitted, curious, the visitor went up and at once inquired why so peculiar a message had been sent to her.
 T sent you no peculiar message" re- torted her hostess. T merely asked tho boy to tell you that I was in negiigee, but that you might come up"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-22

family blood taint. Scrofula is bred iii the bone, is transmitted from parent to child, the seeds are planted in infancy and unless the blood is purged and pu- ri6ed devery atom of the taint removed Scroll ula is sure to develop at some f,eriod in vo,1rfife
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-22


 I suppose the very tan and thin girl wants to have her inning at last, and this is her opportunity. It is certain any, way that the short. fat girl doesn't have any chance at all as the fashions stand now.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-22

Scrofula appeared on the head of my old, and spread rapidly over her body.
 The diaeaae next attaeked the eyes and we feared she would lose her sieht, Em- could do nothing to relieve the little inc mocent. It was then that we decided to try .. .. c. That medicine at enos made speedy and eomplete cure. She is now ay9ung lady, and has newer had sisn
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-22
Kz M& New York.
A Few Hogs.
New York

13 @S" @NVoDs Cincinnati Enquirer.
 A hog is person who sticks to the end seat in a summer car, though he may be going to the end of long route and knows dozens of people may have to climb in and out past him with bundles. A hog Is person who jams his suit case in front of you at the railway sta- tion so as to get your place in the line to the gate.
 A hog is a person who opens his win- dow in a railway car and allows dust
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-22
SCROFULA..!e 1. .! e'ss*s5 szxs;1

rola anifes itself in Swelling of glands neck and throat white swelling skin erupons loss of strength
 is miserable disease
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-22
An Electric
 Bolt Free
Send Your Application At Once To
 The PhyBician's Institute.

They Will Send You Absolutely Free One OfTheir 100 GuRgo Supreme Electric Beltss the Belt " hich Has Made 90 Many Wonder full CuRes-Y0u Needn't Send Even a R0o&ASa &tAsnpsJ Just XOnr Name and Addr0gR.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-22
Seaboard Air Line Railway.

Daily. Montgomery. Ala Daily. S:ooaml lIIurtsboro Columbus, Rich-l
 lland, Albany. AInericus,
 ICordele, Jacksonville, Ma
 Icon (via Cordele), Savannah
 and points East, 7:5Spm
 IYia Western Railway
 and ALlanta-I 6;4SRmlFor Raleigh, Norfolk Oldl 3.2Oam Point Comfort. Petersburg
 lRiChmond, Washington. Ball
 timore Philadelphia New
 York and all points East
 Pullman Sleepers Atlantal
 Ito Norfolk and New York
 Dining car service on noonl I:Sopml train from Atlanta o q.ooDrn s:3opm Union Springs, Ala. and H-=s'''' points on Seaboard between
 Montgomery and Ft. Dayis
 Solid train for Union
 lspringsi no change of cars S:I5am Delightful Rail and Water triu to fha Fee, viS Norfolk or Savannah. Apply to q S Adams Adams s; F. A.: S I T suratt. u. I. A. Mont 2. Stewart. A O.. P. A, Savannah, oS- isS SDaily except Sun la''
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-22
A Guaranteed Cure for Piles.

Itching. Blind. Bleeding or ProtrudinK Piles Your druggist will refund money if PAZO Oint ment fails to cure you. in to IA days soc su-wd-fr
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-22
A Smart Gown.

One of the smartest gowns I have seen lately was of coarse lace dyed string color and made up over pure white chif- ion. The latter was accordion piaited in the full sleeve puffs and in two wide ruffies to form the fuilness of the petti- coat slip. The waist was made jacket fashion, with position coat tails and a wide folded belt of panne velvet. The front opened over full blouse of &C., eordion plaited velvet and chiffon and carelessly caught chiffon jabots. The lace sleeves stopped at the elbow, and below were huge puffs of accordion plaited chif- ion having friils at the wrist. The skirt was perfectly plain. haring below the knees and allowing a wide ruffle of &C., cordion plaited chiffon to be seen. Here and there on the gown were tackled three little balls of read satin on green stems stimulating cherries. The hat worn with the costume was also very smart. It was of cream panne with a tucked ehif- ion underbrim and a wealth of white roses about the crown. The tabs hang ing at the back were of cream panne knotted