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The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-02-28
GOOD M AN N Z 3 s.


Good manners are possible only
when there is a good heart back of
them. A bad man cannot have good
manners. He may have on sham
very we'll calculated to deceive but
if one is true himself, he will not be
mistaken. The truth in him rises to
meet the truth in another and instinc-
lively knows whether the meeting
satisfies or whether is felt an undefn-
ed something which is not pleasure.
1t is true that person may have
good manners at one time and bad at
another. Most of us do. We do not
keep sweet all the time. Things do
not go right or to suit us, and we
have little envy, anger or hate in
our hearts; then we have bad heart
for little while. 1t is impossible to
have love and hate in heart at the
same time If we are thoroughly
hating any one and thinking of him
we are not loving any one else at that
moment, and such feeling will color
our actions toward every one about
us for the time. This we notice when
a person lets out his spite on those
about him, when he cannot reach the
one who induced the feeling. To be
sure there are all degrees of dislike
with actions to correspond. We can
not treat any one right unless we feel
right toward him. we may by sheer
force of will be just and keep such a
perfect hold on ourselves as never to
reveal our true feelings in outward
action, and yet sensitive person will
feel without knowing why that the
actions are not the true index of the
heart.
Any intelligent person, however
humble, who has loving heart and
is anxious to be kind to everyone,
though he may not know the rules
and regulations of good society, he
can not have bad manners for he has
the goodness from which good man
ners are composed.
Did any one ever shake hands with
you while talking to someone else?
How did you feell l have been told
of a young Sunday school superin-
tendent who was a success at this
work, who always stood at the door
of his Sunday school room before ser
vices and greeted the strangers who
came in. If you were one, he shook
hands with you and spoke to you as
if you were the very one he had been
waiting for and he was so glad you
had come. To be sure he greeted
every one the same way. For one
moment his whole mind was centered
on you, the next it was as wholly in
terested in another. He was glad
you had come and it made you glad
to be there. If there had been the
least bit of doubt, criticism or indif-
ferepGAi14his sheaEgtauAev- -psild5 ieeaa~
scious of it, perhaps, you would not
have been entirely glad, 1t is not an
easy thing to acquire this heart that
has no i'll will toward any one, but it
is wonderful thing when accom-
plished. Lucy Bu,t, IN Word and
Works.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-02-28
NOTHING ELSE DOING.


Johnny p
"What, dad l''
"I've been thinkin' bout how you
can put in your time to best advan-
tage."
Eyes, dad"
"Is the corn all in, an tn potatoes
dug"
Yep"
"The winter wheat sowed, an the
apples barr led ?"
"Yep."
"Then don't see why you should
not go to town for a couple O. months
tween now an Christmas an get
you a college degree. There amt
much else to do"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-02-28
SCIENCE TO LOCATE WATER.

Electricity has put the witch hazel
wands and other methods of determin-
ing the presence Of water under
ground out of business, says the Kan
sas City Sta1. No longer will the
man with his divining rod walk
around the field waiting for the twig
to incline toward the subterranean
streams. Experts have patented a
little electrical device which is more
reliable than the witch hazel wands.
When its needle begins to show vibra-
tions it can be stated positively there
is water beneath.
Officials of the Geological Survey
have become so impressed with the
new invention that they are giving it
thorough test. The new water de-
tector has not yet been named by its
inventor 1t is something like the
seismograph used for determing earth
quake disturbances and is SO delicate
ly adjusted that it records the slight
est vibration. BY these vibrations
the presence of subterranean streams
are not only determined, but the vol
ume and direction of the flow is also
accurately recorded. This instru-
ment will be of great value to the ir-
rigator and farmer, as it will enable
him to drive his wells where he will
find water.
The expense of drilling deep wells
and finding them "dry" will be re-
duced to a minimum. "Dry wells"
are source of great expense, partic-
ularly in the arid and semi-arid re.
gions of the West and Southwest.
Frequently immense sums of money
are expended in drilling artesian
wells, which after being bored hun
dreds of feet are found to be dry. In
tests made with the new electrical de-
vice steel rods are driven a short dis
tance into the earth and attached to
the machine. The slightest variation
is recorded on the dial. There is an
attachment resembling the telephone
receiver by which the vibrations
are converted into sound waves. In
testing for water the volume of
these sound waves is compared to
the total minor vibrations from other
causes in the areas of the same size
in which it is known no water exists.
The device will not work satisfacto-
rily in regions where there are volca-
noes and other seismic disturbances.
The officials of the Geological Sur
vey believe the device can be used to
indicate the presence of oil, but the
vibrations caused by oil are not so
great as those of water and conse-
quently much more difficult to detect.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-02-28
CHOOSING AN oCCUPATION-ITs VALUE
OFTEN IGNORED.

Many young man fails to make
his mark in the world because he does
not make choice of occupation.
This is very commonplace re-
mark, and so also is the inquiry why
is choice not made?
The painful fact is that the young
men who think and consult about the
future, and come to some well-defned
plan of life, are in the minority :;
while the men who take things as
the come, care little for the future,
and plan less for it, are in the ma
jority.
But there are large number of
men who are in perplexity about the
future.
They almost wish some overwhelm-
ing circumstances would force them
into an occupation or a profession.
Man is endowed with the power of
choice, and we must decide for our
selves.
True, mans choice will be mod
flied by circumstances not in his i'm
mediate control, but, after all, one
must act for himself.
The power of choice does not, of
course, prevent the asking for that
wisdom from above which will be lib
orally given to those who devoutly
seek it.
Recently an able and prominent
man was in great perplexity as to
his duty concerning the acceptance of
a call which would involve giving up
field in which there was promise of
large usefulness.
The pressure from both sides was
strong, and he was in much anxiety
as to what was his duty.
In announcing his decision he sta
ted that he reached his conclusion
upon the principle that "the largest
opportunity to do what we can do
best surely constitutes as devine call
as can be discerned by human judg
ment and conscience.
There is much IN this short but In
elusive statement.
1t will bear close examination, IS
worthy of careful thought, and is
good enough to be made rule of ac-
ton.
The first inquiry is: What can
lido?
l may be able to do several things,
and do them reasonably well, but
there must be selection, and hence
the second inquiry: What can do
best?
Then follows the question of op'
portunity.
Where and how can one find not
only opportunity, but the largest op-
portunity to do what one can do best
The man who finds 'the largest
opportunity to do what he can dc
best" has chosen his work, the meth.
cd and the feld.-NezO York Ne7OS.
THE GREATEST heroes in the world
are those that are unknown.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-02-28
SHE HIRES HER ESCORT.

The up-to-date young woman Of
London Of the laboring class is in
some respects more independent in
character than her American sisters,
Tor when she wants a good time
and needs an escort, but has no sweet
neart, she buys young man for the
day, with the money she has saved
up for month. The excitement in
London usually consists, as in large
American cities, of a trip to some
popular resort, and when the shop
girl of London gets hungry for the
English equivalents of loop-the-loop
and pop and peanuts, she buys her
sweetheart for trip and takes day
off.
This is quite common occurrence
among London girls" said the man
ager of great wholesale clothing
factory recently. "And the young
raen are actually bought. The young
woman bears the whole of the ex-
pense for both parties, and often
thinks herself more than lucky if able
to secure the companionship of a
good-looking fellow for the day. 1
know this is done in nearly all large
London houses of employment. A
loverless girl, if fond of life and sight
seeing, feels mighty proud to sport
sweetheart on holiday occasions.
"Then there is always the chance
of the borrowed beau falling in love
during the outing, the damsel doing
her best to please and inspire him.
AS you may imagine, many happy
engagements accrue and lots of mar
riages take place in the long run.
The girl who is bent upon buying
lover prefers to make advances toward
some young fellow who works in
different factory or is not mixed up
with her work companions. If he is
quite unknown to her associates, so
much the better; she may, granted
her conscience is Of elastic character,
induce them to believe him to be
bona fde lover, and if she can secure
his photograph it is exhibited with
pride throughout the workroom.
"What about the young men !?
They are of the free-and-easy class
who betray no shame in helping to
spend the girls hard-earned money.
There is no real harm in their mo-
tives, and as for the lack of modesty
on the part of the women, it never
strikes either party as anything very
forward, so used are they to indepen-
dence and liberty of movement. Very
soon they pick out the desirable
young man. When he proves to be
a jolly companion he is asked again,
and the girls purse is given into his
keeping for the day-a pardonable
piece of deception, no woman wishing
to proclaim the fact that she is stand
ing treat. A disappointing partner
spoils himself on the trial trip; he
may, indeed, be forsaken before the
days termination, his chances of an
a pad reputation soon becoming pub
lie property
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-02-28
APPENDICITIS AND ITS CAUSE.

Changes in milling processes are
responsible for appendicitis, accord
ing to a physician who has been in
the practice of medicine for fifty
years, and who has observed the
spread of the disease, says the Chica-
go 1aT6@ne. This physician, DR.. H.
{. Howard, of Champaign, ILL.,, as
serts that until the trade demand for
exceedingly white -four changed the
methods of grinding wheat there was
no appendicitis.
To prove this assertion the physi-
coarse breads are used the disease is
unknown, but that as soon as the
fine breadstuffs are introduced, ap-
pendicitis comes along as sequence.
By this reasoning it is shown that
the people of agricultural communi-
ties who secured their -four from small
mills did not have the disease until
the small mills were crowded out by
the large ones and fine white -four
supplanted the coarse. Then the ne
groes of the South, so long as they
ate corn bread, were free from the
disease, but when the new process
-four began TO be used, the disease
came among them. The same re-
suits attended the departure of the
German folks from their coarse bread
to the refined -four.
I can remember that prior to about
1875" said DR.. Howard, there was
little or none of the ailment among
the people. In twenty-five years of
practice among the people before that
time, 1 do not think l saw more than
forty cases of appendicitis. Now
they are common.
Large and extended change in the
diet of people has contributed to this.
For example, about the date men
toned there began to be a general
change from the old method of grind
ing grain to the present methed of
roller mills and excessively fine one
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began first in the large cities ap,
pendicitis began to increase Il. fS ld'ere.
Later, the new process crowd ! out
the small mills in the country, and the
people could not get -four made by the
old processes. They bought products
of the large milling establishments,
and then the farmers began to have
appendicitis.
''Still the negroes of the South did
NOT have it, but in time they began
to get away from their plain corn
bread, and they, too, began to have
appendicitis. So it goes. They did
not have appendicitis in Germany
until they began to eat our fine white
-four and put in the new processes Of
milling after our fashion. Now they
have appendicitis in Germany, just as
we do.
Experienced millers will tell you
that the fine -four is less desirable
-four than that made by the old pro-
cess, but the trade demands it chiefly
on account of its whiteness. On ac-
count of its indigestibility the disar-
rangement of the digestive organs Of
the people eating it has greatly in
creased. The prime cause of appendi-
citis is found in this disarrangement.
"Quite small children have it. 1t
know one boy who has had thirteen
we'll defined attacks of the disease and
came out of all of them without sur
gical operations. He changed his
food to corn bread and mush, with
coarse bread in general, vegetables,
little meat and some fruit, and he has
taken on flesh and has not had
symptom of the disease for three
years"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-02-28
WHAT CAN YOU DOT
That's what the world is asking you,
Not who you are,

That's what the world is asking you,
Not who you are,
Not what you are;
But this one thing the world demands,
What can you do with brain or hands!
What can you do? That is the test
The world requires; as for the rest,
1t matters not,
Or who, or what
You may have been, or high or low,
The world cares not one whit to know.
What can you dor What can you do2
That's what the world keeps asking you
With trumpet tone.
And that aloneI
All. soul. If you would win, then you
Must show the world what you can do!
Once show the world what you can do.
And it will quickly honor you
And call you great;
Or soon, or late.
Before success can come to you,
The world must know what you can do.
Up, then. o soul, and do your bestl
Meet like man the worlds great test,
What can you do?
GENTLE or Jew,
No matter what you are, or who.
Be brave and show what you can do!
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-02-28
For "THE UNION"
THE BEATIFIED DAY.
BY EsMERALDA o'BoYLE.

Spring soon shall burst the winters icy chain:
Then through the glen and forest-iand shall
ring
The gurgling stream, the FLASHING of the rain
And all the melody that wild birds bring
Yet we are taught and we must hold the truth.
That this revealment is of earthly scope.
Eternal life will give eternal youth!
We, each, shall see fulfllment of our hope:
As pilgrims crossing mountains in the night
By rough. misleading paths. at dawn behold
Beyond dark clouds and shadows, glorious light
OF Day, shine forth in hues of rose and gold.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-02-28
LOVE.
BY FLORA STEWART EMORY.

How full of interest was each passer-by,
How rich blue throughout the sky;
The sun shone bright and all was fair,
And life itself held not care,-
When Love was young.
How stupid was the pushing crowd;
The sky was robed in funeral shroud;
The sun had hid his light thru fear,
And life itself was one long tear
When Love grew old.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-02-28

FIRST Boy-"My mamma belongs
to one of the first families"
Second Boy-"Pooh |! That is
nothing. Mine belongs to one of the
last families"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-02-28

THE MARKET is becoming so crowd
ed with breakfast foods that we think
we see the glimmer of prospect to
get something for dinner after awhile.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-02-28

"DID YOU see many horseless car
riages where you were this summer"
"No; but we had plenty Of cow
less milk"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-02-28

HUSBAND during the spat)-''You
had better shut up now. The fool
killer is in town." Wife-"Oh, ism t
that lovely And you've got your
life insured, too"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-02-28

THE BEST way to throw dice is to
throw them away.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-02-28
A FARM Oh 5000 a YEAR.

A man on a good quarter section OF
land was complaining because he had
not made anything the past year and
expressed regret that his brother, who
was a clerk in town bank at sal
ary of 5000 a year, was so much bet
ter off than he was. A friend did
little figuring for him and easily prov-S
ed that he was all wrong in his con-
clusions. 1t figured out something
like this The bank clerk got 5000,
out of which ne had to pay $3.50 for
rent of house, leaving $42o with
which to meet all the other many ex-
penses of living for himself, wife and
three children. He really had hard
work to make both ends meet. The
brother on the farm had had his
house rent, the best board for him
self. wife and three children and wite's
mother, their clothing had all house
hold comforts. There was a new
S4oo barn which had been built
there were ten head more cattle, thlr-
ty more hogs and three more colts
than a year previous, new surrey IN
the barn and $3.50 worth OF new ma
chinery, all either produced on the
farm or paid for from the products
raised on the farm during the year.
"Hold on said the farmer. i see
that am an old fool.
ONE DAY a friend of my sisters
was explaining to her first reader
class about wool.
LILY" she asked of one pupil,
"what is your dress made of? WOOL
isn't it? re-.
mo, it isn't" replied Lily "it
was made out of my sisters old Dicy-
Gle skirt
"PrrY IS akin to love-" but kinshlp
does not always signify friendship.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-02-28

difference between luck and brains,
which means slower but more assured
success.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-02-28

"P1rY IS akin to love-" but kinship
does not always signify friendship.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-02-28

THE GREATEST heroes in the world
are those that are unknown.
New-York tribune., 1903-07-13
COMPLAINS OF SERVICE.
Letter Tells Dr. Morgan He Is De-
pIeting Congregations.

Before beginning his sermon at the Flltn
Avenue Presbyterian Church. Fffth-ave. anu
Fifty-ffth-st. yesterday. Dr. C. Camppeh MOT
gan said that he had received a letter COM
planning that the Sunday evening services ne
is holding in Carnegie Hall were drawing many
peopIe from other churches.
The letter was not signed" he added. ana
Is not to be considered of great significance
but there may be some justice in the assertion
l would therefore announce that it is not win
the intention of drawing people from other ser
vices that the services are being held in Car
negie Hall. But there great many people
in New York who have no church home during
the summer months. and we ask only them to
attend the services at Carnegie Hail.
In his sermon DIR. Morgan referred 10 the
"heresy Of Christian Science" and declared
that there would be room for such heresies
in the world if the Christian church had in It's
teachings placed more emphasis on the imma-
nence of God. At this point the preacher was
interrupted for on instant by a voice from the
of the church. which said, True; that IS
true
rs there no good in Christian Sctence?" con-
tinued DR.. Morgan Yes. that which is OF
Christ is good: all the rest is of no value" The
preacher declared that society Condoned sin, but
cast out the sinner if he discovered.
at is the sin that is excused by finite hu-
manity and the sinner is bounded" he said.
New-York tribune., 1903-07-13
SAYS FRANCIS WANTED 1T.
Senator PLatt'S RemGk about Ital-
ian 4mbassadorship.
BRUCE TO HAVE A FREE HAND.

Senator Patt, at Manhattan Beach. yester-
day discussed politics in general with a num-
ber of visitors He asked about a report
that Charles $. Francis Of Troy, was a candi-
date to succeed George Won L. Meyer Am
bassador to Italy
Francis" replied the Senator, did want the
place. and applied for it to the President
through me. He was thrown down hard. The
President said that Meyer was a personal
friend of Senator Lodge. and he could have the
place as long he wanted it,
do YOU intend TO see the President soon?"
Not unless I am sent for" was the SEN
ator's reply.
Mr. Platt was asked about the Assembly situa-
ton in Fulton and Hamilton counties. Assem-
bIyman Clarence w Smith wanted a renom-
ination. but Recorder Wood of Gloversville.
backed by Congressman Littauer. was success
full Smith and his friends bolted the conven-
tion. and he will run on an independent ticket
for which he is now soliciting signatures. Sen
ator Piatt said that he saw no reason why this
factionai fight should come before the State
Committee for adjustment The Senator added
that he did not believe the Republican district
would be lost as a result of the quarrel.
How about Mr.. Ltttauer and the glove con-
tracts?" was asked.
Il am not interested in gloves" the Sen
ators answer.
Mr.. Platt said there change in the
ma ayoralty situation. He still believes Low the
strongest man to nominate conditions stand
to-day. What they will be when the city con-
vertion meets he does not care to predict.
How many votes will Devery poI?"
L have said twenty thousand" replied the
Senator. Some people have laughed at this,
but believe he will get enough to defeat Tam
many"
The Senator said that he had not seen Sen
ator Hanna lately.
DO you think he will accept a reelection as
chairman of the Republican National Commit
tee?'
1T might be just as well to wait until 1t is
offered TO him" answered Mr.. Platt Il believe
the place will be offered to him and that he will
accept II. He is an excellent campaigner, and
I see no reason for a change"
The Senator said that Father Hendrick had
been made Bishop Of Cehu. Il do not see" he
continued that this will necessitate his resign
ing as a member Of the state Board Of Regents,
as he IS not 70 reside permanently in the Phil
ippines"
The question was asked whether NJ. Linn
Bruce was 70 have a free hand in managing the
affairs of the Republican County Committee.
i don't think Mr. Bruce has seen the President
or the Governor said Senator Platt, but I
told him 10 in and do just his judgment
dictated. l believe he will be a great success.
He Will be elected president at the next regular
meeting Of the County Committee. There will
| be other business transacted"
The Senator said he didn't think there would
be any result of consequence from the Aque-
duct Board investigation.