The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1904-02-27

Much amusement is being caused in South
Africa by the adoption by ladies of young calves
as pets.
The suicide rate in the United States has in
creased in 10 years from IL to II per 100000 of
population.
Agricultural implements to the value of $22,-
95l,S05 we're exported from the United States
during the year 1903.
There are 100 slate. 81 marble. and 2O5 clay
quarries in this country, and the value of their
combined products is S13,OOOOOO.
The greatest mortality from pneumonia is in
the months of February, March and April, that
for the latter month being the highest.
The people of the United States eat up $780,
100000 worth Of candy in year, and there are
nearly 5000 factories making it, with capital
of $3S,000,OO0.
All the people in the United States could be
evenly distributed over Manhattan Island with
out making it as densely populated as its south
eastern quarter now is.
Liverpool has closed one-third of its saloons
during the last 10 years, and so decreased her
police in consequence as to have effected an
economy of $4,000 yearly.
Mr.. and Mrs. George E.Kline.of No.2OlS Belle
fontaine street, indianapolis, have three chill
dren, two SONS and daughter, each of whom
was born on February Goth.
The number of Germans and their native
children In New York in 1900 was 79o,828, and
very much of the distinctively native or Ameri-
can population was of German blood.
A Fayette (Mo.) woman put frozen pumpkin
A. Sta-s- Co. +i.- r-'.-rr.sa Of
thawingit. 1t thawed-and incidentally it burst
with loud report and blew up the stove.
In the fourth century was introduced the
Quill or feather pen. The first steel pen was
made in the latter half of the eighteenth, and
the first gold pen in the first half Of the nine
teenth century.
The Eskimo wastes nothing. The careless
white man drops nail or throws away broken
tool or empty tomato can. These are seized
with avidity by the Eskimos, who convert them
into articles more or less useful.
The new Pope is fine pianist, and one of his
favorite amusements is to sit down in front OF q
piano, which he has installed in his private
apartment, and rehearse some of his favorite
pieces, generally airs from Italian operas.
The private car used by President Lincoln
during the Civil War, and which carried bis
body to Springfield for burial, has been loaned
to the st. Louis Exposition for exhibition in the
Lincoln Museum by the Union Pacific Railroad.
The United States and the United Kingdom
together produce between two-thirds and three
fourths of the worlds cereal; theiU nited States
produces over one-third and the United King
dom produces a little under one-third of the
total.
George s. Knapp, of Evanston, ILL.,, has the
most extraordinary historical library in the
world. and vet in the hundred volumes there is
not letter of the alphabet nor syllable OF
any language, the books having been made OF
historic woods, exquisitely inlaid and highly
polished.
Cole Younger. at one time aftGr the Civil War
a notorious bandit leader, who Is out OF prison
on parole, is trying to secure an absolute pardon
from the Governor of Minnesota in order to be
free to manage Wild West exhibition at the
st. Louis Fair.
The coast of Alaska, affected by the warm
Japanese current. has temperature that rarely
falls below zero and that does not vary more
than % degrees, winter and summer. The lain
and snowfall is excessive there. In 1892 W the
snowfall of valdes amounted to 81 feet.
The Crown Princess of Denmark enjoys the
double distinction of being the wealthiest and
tallest woman of her rank in Europe Her
ROYAL HiRhness inherited nearly $15,0OO,O 600 from
her maternal grandmother. as well as the bulk
of her fathers fortune. She is six feet tall
Cobra George Salem, an Egyptian. who enter
ed the Missouri University last fall and Is taking
the four-year course In agriculture, is so well
pleased with his work that he has succeeded In
10 cSsK Ell IRi his fEsRqs In EgSRt and
The nth son was born January 18th to Mr..
and Mrs. Leroy, of Owen county, Ky. Their
other children were born as follows: January
Is, 1860, George NJ. Leroy; January To- 1901, T.
Ashton Leroy January Is, 1902, Peter Leroy
January Is, 1903, Alexander Goldsborough
Leroy.
C. d. Sanford Grand Army Post, at North
Adams, Mass, placed its flag at half-mast upon
the announcement of the death of Gen. John
B. Gordon, of Georgia-the first time that post
ever honored a former Confederate in this way.
General Gordon had lectured twice in North
Adams under the auspices of the post.
bank book bearing the name of Eugene
Field is on deposit at the Windham County Saw
ings Bank, at Newfane, VT. and in it there is
credited $62.S5. Years ago Fields grandmother
deposited s. in his name, with the understand
ing that it should not be drawn until he was Il,
and the money has not yet been drawn
Miss Elizabeth Cogley, telegraph superinten-
dent of the Union Station in Harrisburg, Pa,
has been an operator there for thirty-five years
and has been in the continuous service of the
Pennsylvania for forty-three years. Miss Cog
lev received President Lincoln's message calling
for volunteers in Pennsylvania. She is Sc years
old.
Thomas A. Edison told a visitor to his labora-
tory recently that he expected the pneumatic
tire. now so necessary on automobiles, would
soon be supplanted by tires of other material
than rubber. which makes tires so costly. The
famous inventor himself is experimenting with
a tire made of wood, which he expects will do
some good work.
Mrs. Catherine x. Steele, who died recently
at marlborough, N. H, aged nearly lob years,
was a cousin Of Franklin Pierce, fourteenth
President of the United States, and was
the Oldest Daughter of the American Revolu-
ton In her state. Her father, then scarcely
more than a lad. fought at Bunker Hill in
Starke's brigade.
Professor Hilgard, of the University OF Cali
fornia, recommends peanut candy as a healthfui
substitute for meal when 1t is necessary to
omit one. The starch Of the peanut, and the
sugar in the candy, are both blood and tissue
builders and are exceedingly nourishing and at
the same time harmless when obtained at rep
utable candy store.
The temperance movement which began IN
1873 with society of foreign residents Of Yoko-
hama has grown until now there are 40 of these
societies united in national temperance league.
The league represents 3.6l7 members. As re-
suit of their agitation, bill has been passed
prohibiting the use Of tobacco by persons under
twenty years Of age.
In making her general mining exhibit at the
Worlds Fair Virginia will erect house entirely
from stone mined within the states borders. In
addition to the building, there will be another
classified exhibit embracing all minerals and
precious stones Astounding In the state. The
cost of the materials and construction of the
building is estimated at 100000.
The United States is buying 10000 ounces Of
cocaine year, at about SO an ounce. OF this
only very small proportion is used legitimate
". Some states have forbidden its promiscuous
aala INIT the laws have not been enforced. It