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The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-05-02
A BREACH OF ETIQUETTE.


In Holland woman is secondary
consideration, and poor considra-
ton at that. No Dutch gentleman
when walking on the sidewalk will
move out of his way for lady. The
latter turns out invariably, however
muddy or dangerous the street. La
dies very rarely make any requests of
the lords of creation. An American
woman asked Holland gentleman at
a party to bring her certain book
from table. The bewildered stare
with which he favored her convinced
her that she had committed con-
ventional offense. He brought the
book, but quietly informed her that
Hollander would never have asked
such a favor.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-05-02
THE COUNTRY TOWN.

It's common to sneer at the country town,
With its quiet streets and its peaceful air,
Where the little river meanders down
To be lost in the broad, blue sea somewhere
AS we who think we are wise are lost
In the roaring city that, like the sea,
Has its ebb and flow, with Its millions tossed
AS bubbles robbed of identity.
There's fellowship in the country town,
With its empty streets and its spreading trees,
Where the country sOngbirds warble down
At maids as fair as man ever sees;
Where the wind blows sweet from the fields
nearby,
Where men know the names which their neigh
bors bear,
Where a man is missed when he's gone to lie
With the peaceful ones who have ceased to
care.
There are joys out there in the country town,
That we of the city may never learn
In the rush for money and for renown,
Confronting strangers where'er we turni
Oh, wasn't Gods world serene and fair
In the country town ere we came away?
And won't it be sweet to sleep out there,
Far from the city's roar, some day2
Chicago Record Herald.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-05-02

FIRST SMALL BoY-"There comes
the preacher to our house, and I'm
going to tell him none O. the folks
amt home"
Second Small Boy-"What fer"
"Cause every time he comes he
starts a revival O religion at our
house, and that sets pop to prayin' a
dozen times day."
His prayin' don't hurt you."
Eyes, it does, too. He wears the
knees of his pants SO thin that when
they is made over fer me they don't
last a week"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-05-02

again this summer, and being up IN
that vicinity last week, thought /
would drive down and make my ar
rangements with the farmer for my
prospective stay.
"I was within a mile or so of the
farm when I came to a big black hog
lying in the sun at the edge of the
road. He grunted lazily as my horse
passed along by him, and his indolent
content was so aggravating that hit
him cut with my whip.
"The hog jumped up, and with a
series of loud snorts went galloping
down the road ahead of me. His ap-
pearance was formidable, and it was
not strange that horse, drawing a
spring wagon with man bumped up
on the seat, and coming from the
other direction, became frightened at
the noisy beast. The horse reared
up, and turned square around in the
road, upsetting the wagon and its
contents in the ditch, and then ran
away down the road at the top of its
speed.
II reined up, jumped out of my
wagon, and ran forward to see how
the driver of the runaway had Jared.
He rose from the wreck of the wagon,
feeling of his head, and with yellow
streaks of something running down
his clothes. As I drew near him /
recognized Farmer Haywood, and
Immediately began to recollect.
Why, Farmer, said /, has this
sort of thing been going on ever
since?'
No, it hain't been goin' on ever
sence Everythin' has been as peace
full as lambs ever sence the day you
went away last year, and now you
only jest show yourself in the neigh
borhood and boss o. mine that never
SHE'D at anything on earth before gifts
scared at tarnation old black hog,
spills me in the ditch, breaks my
wagon, smaskes more than twenty
dozen o. eggs was takin' to town to
git store goods with and then runs
away, and more than likely'll skeer
Mandy and the folks to death when
he tears up to the farm and stops-if
he ever does stop, which is tarnation
doubtful, the way he is goin'. What
you got ag'in our folks, anyhow?'
"Then saw heaps of broken eggs
on the ground. Farmer Haywood
had been badly mixed up with them
in the tumble in the ditch. And be-
fore / could find words to express my
surprise at the farmers greeting and
sympathize with him, he resumed:
"If you're thinkin' O. stayin'
around here, he exclaimed, Jest let
me know now, and I'll sell the farm
and move out West, cause there
won't be critter left on to it, and
life won't be safe witk our folks if
you're anywhere nigh 7
"And without waiting to hear any
word from me, Farmer Haywood
startsdl on Qae.a a yEsu Eup q. d9YnL y q the road on
jump. turned my horse round and
drove back to the railroad station.
so I find I'm not going to spend
my vacation at the Haywood farm,
UP in Pennsylvania, this year, and
I'm sorry"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-05-02
LETTUCE BETTER THAN VACCINATION.

A physician writing n Medsdal
Talk says:
Lettuce is an absolute preventive
of smallpox. No one is in any dan
ger of catching smallpox who eats a
little lettuce every day. Smallpox
belongs to the scorbutic class of dis
eases. Sailors at sea, deprived of
fresh vegetables, get scurvy. Scurvy
is typical scorbutic disease. Small
pox is another. Smallpox always
RACES during the Winter season, when
the poor people are deprived of fresh
vegetable foods. Celery and onions
are good for this purpose, but there
is such a long interval between their
being gathered and being eaten that
they lose most of their anti-scorbutic
properties. Lettuce is served shortly
after it is picked, and hence contains
the valuable properties which will
prevent smallpox. We say without
the least hesitation or reserve that
lettuce will prevent smallpox. 1t is
a thousand times better than vaccina-
ton. 1t has no liabilities, like vac
cination, to produce other diseases.
We are willing to stake Our profes-
sional reputation on the broad state
ment that any one who eats lettuce
daily will not catch smallpox, wheth
er he be vaccinated or not. "
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-05-02

Joy Lucy's and Elias harmless little
jokes. You seem to have no sense of
humor whatever. Your poor father
had none, either"
''Humor If you call the unfeel-
ing ridicule of our best friend humor,
then I thank the good Lord that 1
have none of it !''
"What is the matter, my dears 7"
inquired Aunt Martha, mildly, no.
ticing the growing animation of
Alice's face.
Innocent Aunt Martha
ooh, Alice is angry because she
cannot have new gown for the
ball" yelled Mrs. Hollister- King into
her ear. Lucy and Ella, you see,
are cheerfully touching up their old
ones"
Alice cast look of scorn at her
mother, and Aunt Martha smiled and
shook her head reprovingly at her
youngest niece.
CT .aasaoe so home to+1o~ro-,, Eii1a
l am afraid a deaf old woman like /
am is a drawback to the pleasure of
the girls, and I don't want to wear
out my welcome. If it is not asking
too much, I would like one of them
to come and stay with me for week
or so now and then"
Excuse me p laughed Lucy to
Ella.
II will come any time you want
me, auntie, said Alice.
"Do, dear, do," said Aunt Martha,
warmly.
Good little Alice p said Ella.
"Well, you shan't get ahead of me.
Here goes p And she bswled at
Aunt Martha, 'Don't talk of going
when you have only just come, dear
auntie. And 1 am coming to see you
if you will let me. I would dearly
love to CO."
Aunt Martha left the next day,
amid many expressions of regret from
her sister-in-law and her two blonde
nieces. Alice did not say much, but
Aunt Martha parted with her most
affectionately.
Dear Alice You are so like my
dear Eugene Do come to see me
soon."
It was but few weeks later that
Martha King died. Let us draw a
veil over the grief of the Hollister-
Kings at the reading of the will.
Her whole property was lelt to her
"beloved niece, Alice Vivian King"
with never a word for Lucy or Ella.
But there was letter for them which
ran:
"My Dear Mseces Il have played
quite a neat little joke on you, and
you two are blessed with such rich
funds of humor that I am sure you
will think it irresistib1y funny. I
was not so very deaf the last time I
was at your house, and you fancy
how 1 enjoyed your many pleasant
witticisms at my expense. This is
tit for tat, my dears, and I trust it
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-05-02

WELL, these great European dip
lomats don't seem to be any nearer
solving the Chinese problem. mo !;
and I'm in the same boat. For the
life of me | can't trace seven collars,
eight cuffs and threee shirts"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-05-02

"AH," sighed Mr.. Henpeck, "it's
pity the way most great mems sons
turn out. It's only in rare cases that
they amount to anything"
''I hope" the lady returned, "that
you are not worrying about our child
in this connection.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-05-02

TEAcHER-"How many silent let
ters are there in your first name,
Johnny ?" Johnny-"All of 'em,
ma'am, when I spell it in the deaf
and dumb alphabet.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-05-02

fMlst6sG fMla6G
"I am sorry she is deaf" said Alice
the youngest daughter, who sat quiet
ly sewing in her usual corner.
Ella and Lucy burst into unmu.
sical laughter. Alice always anus.
ed them with her strange ideas, while
they were perpetual irritation to
their sweet, womanly younger sister.
"Miss Goody is SO glad, too, that
dearest Aunt Martha is coming Miss
Goody loves her auntie truly, and she
doesn't love her money a bit. Oh,
no !"
II do love Aunt Martha" Alice
said. 81 do not see how you and
Lucy can forget how kind she has al
ways been to us. And you know
you simply know-it is as mother
says I cannot forget she is my dear
dead fathers sister,"
Hear, hear p cried Ella. "Will
your reverence pray continue? We
always enjoy your little sermons.
II do not care to discuss Aunt Mar
tina any further" said Alice, indig-
nantly; and gathering up her sewing,
she left the room to avoid the discus
sion.
She and her sisters could never
agree upon any subject, and Alice
was always retreating to her little
room for peace and solitude. She
was not a favorite with her mother,
who often said, "Lucy and Ella are
HOLSTERS, but Alice is a King all
over, both in looks and disposition. "
Mrs. Hollister- King had been a
beauty of the orthodox blonde type,
and her elder daughters were blessed
with the same yellow hair, blank blue
eyes, white eye lashes and fair skins.
Alice is pretty enough for those
who like brunettes, said her mother,
"but / never admired dark women
myself.
Two weeks later sweet faced old
lady, with soft waves of gray hair sat
placidly knitting in Mrs. Hollister.
Kings big ''family ROOM" She had
been there week, and had learned a
good deal about "dear mother folks
which she vowed in her loving heart
never to tell him when she crossed
the river, and sat with him "undei
the shade of the trees"
Lucy and Ella were both engaged
in altering their evening dresses.
WELL" sighed Ella, when our
dearly beloved Aunt 'shuf1es off ]
won't have to make one piece of lace
do duty on three or four gowns.
This is the third time I have changed
around since Monday"
"And / won't have to paint my
soiled white slipper to match my red
dress, either. / shall have perfect
toilettes-won't 1 be lovely? Oh, "
she added, as she caught the fash of
Alice's eyes, "never mind, Alice
The dear old thing is as deaf as post,
Isn't it fun that we can say what we
like about her, and she sits there
smiling at US as innocent as lamb
I'm glad the old girl is SO deliciously
deaf"
Mother" cried Alice. her cheeks
afame with anger, why do you al
low such coarse, heartless remarks tc
be nader If l am to keep the respect
for you that I always want to have,
you must not let such behavior go un.
reproved p
"Alice," said Mrs. Hollister- King
raising her white eyebrows languid
ly, "you forget yourself. I do moi
need any advice from you as to how
to manage my affairs. rather en-
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-05-02

'MAN IS so inconsistent /; look at
Splinters, who travelled all over the
country in search of wife. "
"What then?"
"After he was married, he travelled
all over trying to get rid of her."
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-05-02
NOT AT ANY PRICE.

A Georgia man who was unpopu-
lar in his community insured his life
for So, 900. He took the policy home
to his wife and said:
Maria, here's a life insurance doc
ument for So, ,ooo.''
THANK you, DEAR" said his wife.
"How are you feeling today?"
"Not well," he replied, land !
don't think I am long for this world,
and I want to say to you that when
die it is my wish that you devote
81 900 of the money to defray my
funeral expenses"
Mercy on me p exclaimed the
wife. why do you want sudh an
expensive funeral?"
"I'll explain. I'm perfectly salts
fed that nobody will attend my fu-
neral, and 1 want to hire people to &c
at so much head. I'm going out
today and see what arrangements
can make for attendants on that forth
coming melancholy occasion. If they
won't come gratis, why, I'll just hire
'em and give 'em an order on you for
the money"
He went forth and at nightfall re-
turned with detected look.
Maria" he said, SITS no use.
You can have the whole 81, 900. just
go to my funeral yourself"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-05-02

PERSONS WHO believe in luck and
signs will doubtless agree that it is
unlucky to be struck by lightning on
Monday, or take hold of a circular
saw in motion on Tuesday, or tumble
down stairs with a coal scuttle on
Wednesday, or be hit by car on
Thursday, or fall overheard on Fri
day, or marry girl on Saturday who
swings 1o-pound dumb bells, or be
one of thirteen at dinner on Sunday
where there is food for only ten.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-05-02
AUNT MARTHA's JOKE.
BIZ BARRETT M'KENzIE.

81 am coming for a fortnight's visit
to you, Eliza. If it will be conven-
lent for you to have me. I realize
that age is coming upon me very fast,
and wish to see you and Eugene's S
children, and the dear old home where
Eugene and I grew up together. I
want to see it all once more before I
go to join him. You know I always
had a fancy that our loved ones who
have gone before single out the new
arrivals Of their acquaintance, and
CLEAN all the news about those they
left on earth. I want, therefore, to
have the latest news to carry to dear
old Eugene. Yours as ever,
MARTHA KING"
Up. ST. have grown very deaf
since I saw you last.'
"a fortnight of Aunt Martha, and
she deaf, too! Suffering Moses /"
cried Ella King.
"But she is not long for this world,
and has lots of money to leave to
somebody" said Lucy. "And we
have the honor to be her only living
relatives. I guess we had better bear
with her yet a little longer, my dear
Ella"
eyes, but wealthy relatives have a
way of promising to die off shortly,
and then hanging on until their heirs
are gray haired and worn out with
hope deferred. Don't you believe
her ! She is not near dead yet, and
there is no knowing how many more
positively last appearances Aunt
Martha will make"
Girls" said Mrs. Hollister- King,
mildly, "she is your fathers only
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-19

they felt thoroughly at home at once,
and prospered from the start. -.
! Next year we will have the Canadian
Northern railway in the wheat country,
possibly three different branches Of it,
and then there will be no occasion for
complaint of lack Of transportation IA
cilities. .-....
1--WE expect a large number of Ameri-
cans at the public sale of school lands
to be held next May and June. In the
Northwest Territories as in the state of
Minnesota two sections in every town
ship are set apart for the educational in
situations. With us it is sections II and
29. These are to be sold at public auc-
ton, the reserve price being 81 per acre.
AS most of the adjoining lands which are
improved are now worth SIS per acre,
the sale ought to realize good prices.
Most of the lands to be sold are on
the main line of the Canadian Pacific
railway between Fleming and Moose Jaw
and on the Calgary and Edmonton
branch
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-19
AMERICANS WELCOME
Canadian Minister of Agriculture
Can't Have Too Many of Them.

ture and secretary for the Canadian
Northwest Territories, is not one of those
who fears the American INVASION" On
the contrary. he believes that the Cana
dian government should encourage it as
much as possible and would like to see
about a million persons locate in Canada,
and particularly Assinaboia, next year.
II don't want them to come so fast as
to cause confusion and discomfort, but
we can't have too many" he said in a
talk with a Journal reporter. 1.-THE
Americans who settled in the wheat
country Of Assiniboia were the best Of
the best stock in the states. Most Of them
came from the prairie districts of Iowa,
Minnesota, Nebraska and the Dakotas,
and being accustomed to prairie farming,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-19

The new breeds which are fast gaining
popularity as general purpose fowls, are
the Orpingtons, Rhode Island Reds, Red
Caps, Partridge and Penciled Wyandottes,
and white wonders.
Among the more distinctly ornamental
fowls there is no breed that has more
admirers, and upon which more thought
and time have been lavished, than the
games. The early history of the game
fowl is history Of the cockpit, once
favorite resort of royalty and nobility, but
now justly under the ban of the law. Then
too, the Polish classes, silver spangled,
golden laced, pencied, bearded, white and
black crested, make one wonder at the
ingenuity Of the fancier in studying out
| matings of fowls Bantams black tailed
white Japanese, Silkies, Wheatons, Co.
chins, Africans, and Games are all of
them saucy little fellows that possess a
full pound of strut for every ounce of
weight.
Turkeys include the 4S-pound Bronze,
White Holland. Naragansett and other
noteworthy varieties. Then there arc
ducks, White Pekin. Muscovy Rouen,
Indian Runner, the Mandarin, most beau
tiful in plumage, which grieves itself to
death at the loss Of it's mate. OF pigeons
there is an endless variety. Many will be
seen and had at this exposition.
: Cats on Exhibition.
New York and Boston will make a social
feature Of a cate exhibit in connection with
the poultry show held each year, and the
third attempt by the Minnesota associa-
ton to do something meritorious in this
line is meeting with unexpected encour-
| agement and this feature of the show will
be a very metropolitan affair. To provide
for the kittens a special culinary depart
| ment will be installed with "chef' that
understands the likings of the cat, and
meals will be prepared for all of them ION
order.'
Features Of Each Day.
Wednesday, Jan. %, will be the OPEN
ing day, when the judging will be done.
Tuesday will be Dan Patch day."
Special features will be arranged for
| each day and evening.
| Entries have been made by person in
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-19

ening to the fact that a little extra en-
couragement on their part will in few
years more make Minnesota one Of the
greatest poultry producing states in the
union. The poultry product of Missouri
nets more in dollars each year than all
of the states corn, oats, wheat, fax and
small grains combined.
Minnesota should become the greatest
state in the union in the poultry industry.
from the fact that the best feed and the
cheapest for producing market poultry is
wheat with corn, the latter being neces-
sary to feed for fattening purposes for a
short time before marketing.
For raising fowls for show purposes,
Minnesota's climate is the very best. All
fowls mott in the autumn and have at
tanned their new plumage about the time
the winter shows are held. in January
and February. 1t is for this reason that
the best poultry shows are held in Janu-
airy and February. Like conditions are
felt also by the fur bearing animals.
Fowls cannot thrive If they are housed
where it is so cold that their combs and
wattles freeze, so the main thing to be
borne in mind by those that contemplate
going into the chicken business, in this
state IS, to provide quarters that are
warm enough without employing arti-
fetal heat. Artificially heated henhouses
give extremes and sudden changes and
the natural results. r.
Question of Breeds.
Suitable quarters to house ones focks
in is the first requirement. The questions
Of breed and variety come next. All
Plymouth Rocks and Wyandottes are far
in advance in popularity on account OF
their yellow legs and tendency to dress
yellow. Javas are also popular. Then
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-19
ADAMS IS PRESIDENT
He Receives Seven Votes to Five
r r. for DR.. FolWeu,

Alderman A. s. Adams was elected
president of the park board last Satur-
day afternoon, securing seven votes to
five for DR.. w. W. Folwell. Fred l..
Smith was elected vice president; j. A.
Ridgway, secretary; William NJ. Berry,
superintendent, and c. J. lockwood, at
torney.
A delegation Of Minnehaha park resi-
dents, headed by Judge Harrison and s.
A. Stockwell, urged the board to con-
denim the land on which Objectionable
pavilions and stands are located. It was
voted at once to take the preliminary
steps of appointing a commission to APP
praise values.
The board decided to instruct the COM
mittee on improvement to secure bids
for pavilion aud two small refreshment
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-19
INFLUENCE OF MISSIONS
1t Is Permanent in China, Says Rev
/, 3, Ridge1v.

The honorable members of. the Chinese
judiciary are never under suspicion like
some judges In Christian countries. In
China everybody knows that judges are
dishonest; no one would suspect them of
being upright. The reason for this agree
able consistency was explained last night
at Gethsemane Episcopal church, Fourth
avenue and Ninth street, by Rev. L. B.
Ridgely Of Philadelphia, a missionary at
WI Chang. who is now travelling in the
interests of the foreign mission board,
/ a place on the Chinese bench, said Mr..
Rtdgely, Is not only an honor but bust
ness investment. The prospective Judge
must have secured the Confucian euuiva-
lent for a college degree; but he must also
have obtained money enough to pay the
market price for the judgeship that he
seeks.
Thus the admirable eyesight possessed
by Chinese justice and the frequent rust
Ing or her scales are serious barriers in
the path of evangeization Still another
obstacle Is the Chinaman's veneration for
traditional learning and philosophy Yet
a Monaghan Christian, once developed is
uncommonly jealous. He will submit to
continued ridicule and injustice and he
will very seldom "backslide." The work
done by the Christian missionaries eXer-
cises a permanent influence for the uplift-
Ing of the Middle Kingdom.
Mr.. Ridgely preached yesterday morn
Ing at st. Mark S church.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-19
NEXT FALLS FAIR
Early Plans VIII Be Taken Up at the
Managers Meeting To-


The annual meeting Of the board of
managers Of the Minnesota State Agricul-
tural society will be held tomorrow aft
ernoon at o'clock in the Merchants no
tel in St. Paul. AS the society last week
reelected all whose terms expired there
will be no new members to break into the
harness this year and as all are familiar
with the business Of the state fair, work
will proceed repidly. To-morrow's meet
ing will be devoted to organization, trans
action of such business as may be brought
before the board and for the outlining, as
far as possible Of the plans of 1903. The
hearty commentator Of the society as
expressed at last weeks meeting and the
enthusiasm displayed over the fair of 1902
and the prospects for 1903, have given the
officers and managers much encourage
ment and they-w proceed with the work
of the current year with utmost confid-
ence. 'SE'@