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The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1904-11-12
QUEER SOLOMON OAKS.

A queer old fellow Is Solomon Oaks;
He belongs to the good-natured order OF folks;
He sings and he whistles about the work
And nobody has ever known him to shirk,
OF the merry blackbirds when spring shere.
If tney come to him with doleful tale
OF neighb0r's faults, they always rail
To rouse attention to what they tell.
But shcs sbey yms praise Se up ns
He can hear as well as the best OF men.
He always indorses the good things said
By his friends of the living as well as the dead.
If he's asked what he thinks of man gone
wrong,
zSd Hs ses f but hts tssss e
Some good to his credit. 1t seems to me-"
..I haven't time to keep track, !" says he.
sOf Che sad things and bad things that might
If was to look for them; so try
To shut my eyes as pass them by,
And see only good things along the way
And find q lot of them every day.
"By always having something to do
keep out of trouble and mischief, too.
stick to my business, as best can.
And keep on good terms with my fellow man
A the better treat him, it seems TO me,
The better my fellow man treats me-"
A queer old fellow, this Solomon Oaks,
With his merry laugh ana his pleasant Jokes,
And his faith in his fellows. said or sung.
He's host of friends among old and young.
He makes them and keeps them by smile and
And the word that helps us wien things so
wrong.
His life holds lesson 'twere well to learn;
Shut your eyes 20 the bad all the good discern
Keep busy be cheerful; and aim 70 make
Queer2 Well, IL may be; but this say:
More of such queerness we need today.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1904-11-12
POSITION nurrNa SLEEP.

The main object Of sleep is that
every organ of the body should have
perfect rest. The brain, the lungs and
the heart have been not inappro-
priately called the ''tripod of 1ife," as
upon them hangs the prosperity of
the whole frame; hence we slightly
raise the head to check the flow of
blood to the brain and more or less
quickly find out the position OF great
est ease for lungs and heart.
This will be found by sleeping for
the greater part of the time on the
right side, for nearly two thirds of the
heart is on the left of the medal line,
and the apex points closely to the
smaller left lung hence the fullest
and freest play possible should be
given to the left side.
A quiet pulse, diminished respira-
ton and refreshing rest are all COM
bined when open windows, moderate
warmth and unchafng heart work to-
gether. 1t is often best to court sleep
on the left side and turn to the right
before going off.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1904-11-12
QUEEN OF TIE HOUSEHOLD.

once knew beautiful and veal
thy woman who as a girl had been
reigning belle. Her old friends
crowded about her, but she had no
time for worldly amusement. She
never lost sight of her children. She
nursed the baby and bathed it herself.
She inspected every meal the older
children ate and talked and played
with them constantly. Her friends
protested.
"You are degenerating into mere
nursemaid You are giving your
self no chance to growP' they said.
"God just now has given me nurs-
ing to do" she said quietly "and I
can grow in that line"
lost sight of her for three years.
Then her husband moved to the coun-
try where lived. Her children were
at school, but she still kept close to
them. She took drawing lessons
szEifh Ma<x. st,sdied mathematics uith
Joe and taught Jim history, coloring
the dull dates with vivid stories of bat
ties and heroes. Her mother eye was
on each child, and when the teacher
drove one of them too hard the child
was promptly brought home and
turned loose on the fran for a few
months.
Her friends protested that she took
no part in the modern affairs of wo-
men. She belonged to no clubs.
"I must be about my own business, /"
she said.
Her husband was a large cattle-rais-
er. She knew his affairs to the least
detail.
When Joe was ordained minister
she threw herself into his parish work.
When Jim became magazine editor
she went into the works Of modern
writers and poetry and read scores of
manuscripts for him.
She is still living, still keeping step
with her boys and husband. They
carry all their worries to her; they
consult her in all their plans.
Her life was broadened in their
lives. Her friends still complain that
she does no public work. But 'her
children rise up and call her blessed" +"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1904-11-12
ENGLISH RAILROADS.

A month spent in England and
Scotland gave president Lucius Tuttle
Of the Boston and Maine Railroad a
insight into the railroad service abroad
which, while differing materially
from ours, he thinks is well adapted
to the need of the English. Their
small cars, with compartments capable
accommodating six or eight persons,
he says are merely an evolved form
of he old English stage coach, COM
fortably upholstered. An oddity to
the American tourist is the baggage
system. Every passenger looks after
his own luggage, except that there
are plenty of porters about to assist
a person in getting his goods and
chattels into the luggage van and to
mark its destination. When the
passenger gets to his destination he
picks out his own baggage. This sys-
tenn is possible mainly because the
average Englishman carries no lug
gage heavier than portmanteau and
the smaller parcels he can stow around
him in the compartment. In short
journeys. such as are taken i'll Eng
land and Scotland, this system of hav-
ing baggage with one is decidedly
convenient.
Their freight business Mr.. Tuttle
likens to our express business, only it
IS done entirely by the railroad. They
have express wagons and call at off,
ces and business houses for the goods
to be carried. The cause of this pc
culiarity in the freight business is that
England and Scotland together are
scarcely larger than New England
and the freight hauls are very short.
Most freight bushes inEngland might
be compared to that between Boston
and Worcester The base of pro-
duction in England is never very far
from the place of consumption, con-
sequently freight needs to be forward
ed only in small quantities and only
as fast asit is used. In England they
do not need to make up long trains
Of wheat and corn and hay, as we do
here, where the large productive re-
gions are at long distance from the
la.ge cities. From the coal regions
the English run long coal trains; but
that is their chief experience with
heavy hauls.
In buying merchandise the Eng
lish merchant is in the position of the
New England merchant who does
not have to buy in large quantities
because he is close to the factories
and can get his supplies on short mo-
tice. For these reasons the English
goods wagons" which we would
cali freight cars, are four-wheel cars
with a capacity of five or six tons, and
the trains are made up with few cars.
One reason for this is because trains
are darting across England constantly
in every direction, and short trains are
more conveniently handled.
Mr.. Tuttle was accompanied by
Col. Melvin o. Adams and they were
the guests in York of Sir George
Glib, General Manager ofthe North
eastern Railway, who placed at their
disposal an electric car of novel design
in which they travelled forty miles.
At Darlington they saw the first 10.
connective built by George Stephenson,
which was used to draw cars from
Stockton to Darlington in 1926. Pres
ident Tuttle climbed into the cab of
the old relic.-B0ston Transcript.
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WHAT SHALL WE EATi

This is the question of never-fag-
ging interest to every woman who has
the planning of meals for family.
To furnish, thrice-a-day, food well
cooked, palatable and with sufficient
variety requires intelligence. What
shall we have for breakfast? What
for dinner? What for supper?
One woman who thought she had
reached the end of her list of various
dishes, and who was desirous of pleas
ing her husband, was told to ask her
husband if there was anything special
that he would like and enjoy. She
was much surprised to have him name
quite a number of common dishes that
she hadn't even thouht Of. She be-
gan making a list of the dishes he
liked and soon found that she had
sufficient to provide aroutine list that
would last her through several weeks.
So often it happens, especially in res
taurants but also often in well-regu-
lated families as well, that the same
routine is gone through, week after
week. On Monday the family all
know just what to expect for dinner
perhaps chicken soup made from the
remains ofSunday's dinner and Sat-
urday night possibly baked beans are
expecten as a matter of course. Now
CHECKED soup is good and baked beans
are but who doesn't weary of any dish
however good it may be if it is set be-
fore them Sc times a year. Variety
is the spice of life. If your routine
is sufficiently long to extend through
several weeks, there will be so much
time elapse before the same dish is
served again that every member of the
family will believe that your are CIV
ing them a change every day in the
year and when beans do come they
will be doubly welcome. Try ii.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1904-11-12
ABOUT READING.

When l was principal of school
parents would frequently say, on en-
tering their sous: my boy Is read
er; he has read so and so." Now I
am sorry to say that In most such
cases was likely to find the boy in
clined to be scatter Drained.
Young people are sometimes given
to measuring their reading by the
yard. IF you are conscious of this
vanity, let me advise you that getting
-;a k = :. <le> k=ss=--;..z,z ~ f.xxisAs..s Ia
the matter of reading. The best way
to cure yourself is to take some book
that is known to be great book. and
make yourself read it three or four
times.
Read it till you know something
about it. till you can shut your eyes
and recall the arguments or the sub
ject of what you have read. A
young boy who has read very much in
quantity, cannot very easily have
read much in quality.
If you want to cultivate the habit
of good reading would advise you to
compel yourself for while to pause
after every reading and see whether
you can go over in your mind what
you have gone over with your eyes.
This is not an easy thing to do. It
is hard mental work. But 1t is just
the best self education that young
man can give himself. In fact, if he
gets hold of the right books / am not
sure but it is the best education that
can be had.
OF course it is good thing to have
a wise man around to discuss the point
with, and to have him question you.
One of the clearest and truest thinkers
on many subjects England has ever
had was John Stuart Mill. He tells
in his famous autobiography how his
father educated him. The boy would
be given some article or chapter to
read, and in the afternoon, while they
were taking walk he would rehearse
TO his father the line of thought aud
they would discuss it. This was an
ideal education and we may imagine
that the reading which young John
Stuart Mill did during the morning in
preparation for the afternoon talks was
real reading.
Whatever you read, give yourself
the trouble and pleasure to think about
it. If it be matter of argument or
opinion, see whether you agree with
what is written. There is no special
reverence due to print. Be open mind
ed and at the same time independent.
There is no conceit ip honest disagree
ment, even with an author with =
famous name, provided you can give
sensible reason for your dissent.
Above all, be honest to yourself and
do not pretend that you understand
what you do not. That you may not
at once get the full thought of wri.
ter is no proof of dullness. He may
not have written clearly. Atany rate
what required time and thought in the
writing may naturally require time
and thought in the reading.
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Gepa1 gnttees.

The object of this suit is to procure a decree
for the sale of certain property In Baltimore
county IN this State.
The bill states that q certain Jacob Vogt dur
ing his lifetime was seized and possessed Of GER
tain real estate In Baltimore county In this
on the 18th day Of December, 1875, leaving Will
which was duly admitted to probate In the Or
phans' Court for Baltimore city.
That by said will he left his entire estate, OF
which said property is part, unto his six chill
dren, viz: John G., Jacob Jr. Daniel NJ, Henry
W., Charles r. and Louisa E. Vogt, and his eight
grandchildren, viz: Caroline Heidegger, Jacob
Edward O. Goldne-, Georgeanna @. Goldner,
Caroline v. Goldner and Jacob H. Goldner.
That the said Louis Heidegger and his wife,
Elizabeth Heidegge-. the said Edward o. 9Oldner
and bis wife, Mana Goldner. and the said Jacob
II. 0oldner, who are parties defendants. are
nOn-regidents.
That the said real estate is not susceptible to
partition in kind and that 1t would be 70 the best
1ntexest OF all concerned thatf IL be sold and the
proceeds divided among all the said parties ac-
cordlng to their respective interests.
IT is tbereupOn, this 10th day Of October, 1904.
ty, in Equity. that the plaintiffs, by causing
copy Of this order to be Inserted In some news
paper published in said Baltimore county, once
in each of four successive weeks before the 2lst
day Of November, 1904. give notice to the said
absent defendants of the object and substance
of this BILL warning them 20 appearin this court,
In person or by solicitor.
On or before the 18th day Of December, neal,
to show cause, If any they have. why decree
ought not to be passed as prayed.
WILLIAM T. COLE, Clerk.
True copy-Test:
Oct 22-St
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WATER Fo7 ArpEHD1crr1s.

The current pumber of Suggestion,
a magazine devoted to health hints,
contains advice which should prove
of much importance at this time, as
there is no reason to doubt that it has
been given as the result of careful
study of the subject. The editor,
himself a physician, states that he has
never known case of appendicitis
among men or women who were free
drinkers of non alcoholic liquid. He
says that not less than two quarts Of
water, with an appropriate quantity
of coffee, tea or milk, is about the
proper portion for the average person,
and that if this regimen is observed
daily, the occurrence of the disease is
almost impossible.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1904-11-12

TyHOMAs #. BURTON EFT AL. rs. CHAs.
l. BURTON EFT AL, IN THE CIRCUIT COURT
FOR BALTIMORE COUNTY, IN EQUITY.
ORDERED.by the Circuit Court for Baltimore
county, this 18th day of October, 1904, that the
sale made and reported by W. Gill Smith, Trus-
proceedings in the above entitled cause, be rat
fled and confirmed, unless cause to the contra
ry thereof be shown,
On or before the 21st dag of November, 1904
newspaper printed and published in Baltimore
county, once in each of three successive weeks
before the said 21st day Of November. 1904.
The report states the amount of sales to be
$1,000. WILLIAM p. COLE, Clerk.
True copy-Test:
Oct. 29-4t1 WILLIAM P. COLE. Clerk.
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WHY H1s NOSE WAS RED.

A man from Mexico, Jacqes Forbes
by name, at the Gait House, Louis
vile, KY, claims to have typical
mother-in-law, inflicted with that
strange and almost universal womanly
failing of asking promiscuous ques-
tions.
"It is only short time ago, said
Mr.. Forbes, "that dilapidated-look-
ing tramp, with long and strikingly
red nose-one Of those all-ablaze noses
applied at the rear door of my
mother-in-law's home for something
to eat.
"'Sure,' said my mother-in-law, in
response 10 his request for food, I'm
give you something to eat, but my
good man, won't you please tell me
what makes your nose so. redl'
"'Not the least objection, madam
replied the tramp. It's simply bloom-
in with pride that it doesn't stick it.
self into other peoples business.
Good-day, madam, and he de-
parted"
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BOGrmsGss se Lindsay, attorneys at Lac, 4
Pleasant Street, Baltimore, and
T0iD0On. Md.

OATHARINE e. KOCH, INFANT, ET AL,
~ rs. CATHARINE e. KOCH, INFANT, EI
AL. IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR BALTIM0RR
COUNTY, IN EQUITY.
ORDERED. BY the Circuit Court for Baltimore
county. this Sd day of November. 1904, that the
sale made and reported by James J. Lindsay,
Trustee, for the sale of the property described
In the proceedings in the above entitled cause
be ratified and confirmed, unless cause to the
contrary thereof be shown,
On or before the SSth day of November, 1904;
Provided copy of this order be inserted in
more county. once in each of three successive
weeks before the said 28th day of November, 1904
The report states the amount of sales TO be
Sl.7oO.OO. WILLIAM P. COLE, Clerk.
Nov 5.o<tp WILLIAM P. COLE. Clerk.
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". Gu Smith. Attorney, To,sson, Md.

III G. COE EFT AL, IN THE CIRCUIT COURT
FOR BALTIMORE COUNTY, IN EQUITY.
ORDERED. by the Circuit Court for Baltimore
county. this 26th day of October, 1904. that the
w. Gill Smith. Trustees, for the sale of the
property described in the proceedings in the
above entitled cause. be ratified and confirmed,
unless cause to the contrary thereof be shown,
On or before the S1st day of November, 1904.
Provided copy of this order be inserted in some
newspaper printed and published in Baltimore
county, once in each of three successive weeks
before the said 2lst day of November, 1904.
The report states the amount of sales to be
$1,OO0OO WILLIAM p. COLE, Clcrk.
True Copy-Test:
Oct. 29.-4t WILLIAM P. COLE, Clerk.
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John 5. Biddsson, Attorney, TO,cson, Md.

r OUIsA cox EFT Al. vs. JEROM e
IL CHRISTOPHER EFT AL. IN THE CIRCUIT
COURT FOR BALTIMORE COUNTY, IN EQUITY.
ORDERED, by the Circuit Court for Baltimore
county, this 18th day of October 1901 that the pri
vate sale madeand reported by John .Biddison,
Trustee, for the sale of the property described
in the proceedings in the above entitled cause,
be ratified and confirmed, unless cause to the
contrary thereof be shown,
On or before the 21st dag of Novensber, 1904,
Provided a copy of this order be inserted in some
newspaper printed and published in Baltimore
county, once in each of three successive weeks
before the said 21et day of November, 1904.
The report states the amount of sales to be
81, 10000. WILLIAM p. COLE, Clerk.
True copy-Test:
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Jefferson ID. Norrts, Attorney, 222 st. Pau
Street, baltimore, MD.
TO CREDITORS.

NM VIIOM 10 OhEUI1OhSs
THIS Is TO GIVE NOTICE, That the SUBJ
scriber has obtained from the Orphans Court
Of Baltimore county, letters testamentary on
the estate of
JOSEPH KAISER, SR.,
late of said county, deceased. All persons hav-
ing claims against the said estate are hereby
warned to exhibit the same, with the vouchers
thereof, to the subscriber.
On or before the 2zfh dag Of Apris, 1905;
They may otherwise by law be excluded from
all benefit of said estate. All persons indebted
to said estate are requested to make immediate
payment. Given under my hand this 18th day
October, 1904.
ADDIE RONNENBERG,
Oct. 22.-4t ExecuCrfx.
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NOTICE 10 CREDITORS.

THIS IS TO GIVE NOTICE, That the subscri-
Der has obtained from the Orphans Court
of Baltimore county letters of administration on
the estate of
ANDREW HARVEY.
late of said county, deceased. All persons hav-
ing claims against the said estate are hereby
thereof, to the subscriber,
On or before the 24th day Of april, 1905;
They may otherwise by law be excluded from all
benefit of said estate. Those indebted to said
estate are requested to make immediate pay
ment. Given under my hand this 18th day of
October.I90 ANDREW e. HARVEY,
Oct. 22.-t~ Administrator.
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WORK never killed anybody, bat
worry and dissipation have big grave
yards.
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TO CREDITORs,

THIS IS TO GIVE NOTICE, That the subscri-
ber has obtained from the Orphans Court of
Baltimore county, letters testamentary on the
estate of
MARGARET ANN MCKENNA,
late of said county, deceased. All persons
having claims against the said estate are hereby
warned to exhibit the same, with the vouchers
thereof, to the subscriber,
On or before the 1st dag of MGy, 1905;
said estate are requested to make immediate
payment. Given under my hand this 18th day
October, 1904.
JOHN j. McKENNA,
Oct. 29.-4ts Executor.
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". Gu Smith, Attorney, To,sson, n
To CREDIToKs.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
THIS IS TO GIVE NOTICE, That the subscri-
ber has obtained from the Orphans Court of
Baltimore county, letters of administration on
the estate of
CONRAD link,
late of said county, deceased. All persons hav-
ing claims against the said estate are hereby
warned to exhibit the same, with the vouchers
thereof. to the subscriber.
On or before the Sth day of May, 1908,
They may otherwise by law be excluded from all
benefit of said estate. Those indebted to said
estate are requested to make immediate pay
ment. Given under my hand this 1st day Of
November, 1904 WILLIAM NJ. ZINR.
Nov. 5.-4ts Administrator.
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TO CREDITORS.

THIS is TO GIVE NOTICE, That the subscri-
Der has obtained from the Orphans Court Of
Baltimore county, letters of administration on
the estate of
ALEXANDER FRANCIS,
late of said county, deceased. All persons having
claims against the said estate are hereby warned
to exhibit the same, with the vouchers thereof,
to the subscriber,
On or before the sth dag Of May, 1905;
They may otherwise by law be eexcluded from all
benefit Of said estate. Those indebted to said
estate are requested to make immediate pay
ment. Given under my hand this 1st day of
November. 1904.
Nov. 5.-4t$ Administrator.
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MISS When q mans engag.
ed to girl his idea Of 'good hours"
Is to stay from s clock until any time
after midnight.
Mrs. Oldum-Yes, and even after
marriage the hours are the same.
Miss Budd-Indeed
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MRS. NUR1rcH-"I want to get a
pair ofswell white gloves to wear at a
ball."
Clerk-''Yes'm. How long doyou
want them?"
Mrs. Nuritch-"See here, young
man. amt talkin' about rentin'
'em. I want to buy 'em."
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A MANS opinion of himself isn't Of
so much commercial value as other
peoples opinion Of him.
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"JoHNNY," said the mother of a pre-
cocious youth aged FIVE, 81 told you
to give your little sister the lions
share of your candy and she says you
didn't give her any. Why didn't you
do as you were told Z" II did, mann
ma" answered Johnny. "You see,
lions don't eat candy"