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The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1904-01-09

1t is well known fact that pearls are pro-
duced by grain of sand or some other foreign
substance falling into the open oyster and be-
ing covered by the same substance as the in
terror of the she'll
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1904-01-09
no CREDITORs.

Campbell &c BtGdnitx, Attorneys, go East
Lexington Street, Baltimore.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1904-01-09

Mrs. Leland Stanford is said to carry larger
amount of insurance than any other woman in
the world. Her policies amount to more than a
million dollars.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1904-01-09

Widow Carrie D. A. Sphinx, Y, Oldest teacher of
dancing in Providence. r. l., was married in
Brooklyn by the Rev. Francis Il. Mason to j..
Homer Altmus, 3S, a medium"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1904-01-09

Campbell ee Bad9lStx, attorneys 20 East
Lexington Street, Baltimore, Md.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1904-01-09

unique spot in Europe is the village of AL
tenberg, on whose border three countries meet
1t is ruled by no monarch, has no soldiers, no
police and no taxes. Its inhabitants speak a
curious jargon of French and German combined
and spend their days in cultivating the land or
working in the valuable calamine mine of which
the village boasts.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1904-01-09

Rev. John A. Danner, minister of the Re-
formed Church in Reading, Pa. is in trouble
with his Chassis. The Reformed Church, it ap-
pears, wishes its clergy to busy themselves with
spiritual things and not with secular things.
Mr. Banner has been a hustling real estate man
for three years past he has something to do
with stocking mill he has engaged moreover,
in the manufacture of matches.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1904-01-09

strange coincidence is the appointment by
Postmaster General Payne of namesake, Hen
ry G. Payne to position in the Zion City (lll.)
Postofice. The latter is not relative to the
Postmaster General, and is a Doweite.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1904-01-09

Almost 300 men were killed in the anthracite
mines of Pennsylvania during 1908. according to
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1904-01-09

A manufacturer of St. Louis has opened
new kind of school as an annex to his factory.
In this school his own employees will be taught
to do better work. They will receive their
wages while they are in the school as regu-
larly as though they were in the factory.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1904-01-09

A court in Berlin decided in favor of wife
suing for divorce on the strength of the fact
that her husband wears a wig, and that she did
not know of it at the time of the ceremony.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1904-01-09

Twelve years ago less than dozen trolley
roads in the country had so miles of track; to-
day there are over 100 that have that length of
line, while 20 have hundred miles or more. In
the same length of time the number of passen-
gers has increased to nearly 5,0OOOO0,000.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1904-01-09

1esCtHytOH CtTcett DUtttUtO1et 4uUs
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
ALLEN G. PINKERTONl IN THE CIRCUIT
re tCOURT FOR BALTI-
" MORE COUNTY,
SARAH SMITH EFT AL, IN EQUITY.
Ordered by the court. this 14th day of Decem-
Der, 1908, that Emil BudpitZ, the Trustee in the
above cause named. give notice to all persons
having claims against Frances Smith, late of
Baltimore county deceased, to file their claims
properly authenticated with the Clerk of the
Circuit Court for Baltimore county,
On or before the 14th dag of February, 1904,
by causing copy of this order to be published
in some weekly newspaper in Baltimore county.
once week for thpee successive weeks before
the 14th day of January, 1904.
N. CHARLES BURKE.
True Copy-Test:
Dec. 19.-4tl WILLIAM P. COLE, Clerk.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1904-01-09

William Barnes, ST., of Albany, recalls the
fact that New York's first Republican State
Convention met at Saratoga, August 16, 1884,
Next years win be the semi centennial conven-
ton. and he thinks Saratoga should get it.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1904-01-09

NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
THIS is TO GIVE NOTICE, That the sub
scriber has obtained from the Orphans Court
of Baltimore county, letters of administration
on the estate of
ADELINE HAWKINS,
late of said county deceased. All persons having
claims against said estate are hereby warned
to exhibit the same. with the vouchers thereof,
to the subscriber,
On or before the e7th day of June, 1904;
They may otherwise by law be excluded from all
benefit of said estate. All persons indebted to
said estate are requested to make immediate pay
ment. Given under my hand this 22d day of
December, 1903 EMIL BUDNITZ.
Dec. 2H.-4t* Administrator.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1904-01-09

Senator Quay at 20 years of age is full of vigor.
and he often takes asix-mile walk before break
fast. He declares that at the close of his term
as United States Senator he will retire to pri-
Yate life.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1904-01-09

Rev. G. F. Briscoe, clergyman of st. Benet's
Kentish Town, England, receives but pittance
for his services, and in order to obtain means
whereby he might maintain the dignity of his
position he was obliged to take in washing and
dig graves. For pursuing these unclerical &C.
equations he has been censured by his ecclesi-
astical superiors
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1904-01-09

1t is doubtful if there is public man in the
United States who has a better memory than
Senator Cockrel. He never forgets face, and
he can go into any neighborhood of Missouri
today and call by name dozens of men whom he
has not seen in many years and recall little in
cidents in theirown lives or those of their com
muuities which they themselves but dimly
recollect or have entirely forgotten.
Representative James D. Richardson, of Ten
nessee, will retire from public life with the ter
mination of the Fifty-eighth Congress, which
will give him twenty-six years of continuous
service in Congress. Having been chosen SUI
preme Commander of the Southern Jurisdiction
of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite, Mr..
Richardson decided upon giving up politics and
devoting himself to his Masonic duties.
Six Shaffer brothers, SONS of John Shaffer of
Highland county, O., were photographed in a
group at HillsborouRh, o., a few days ago. The
oldest is eighty-six years of age and the young
est seventy-four. Their united ages amount to
4SO years. Their fathers children numbered
thirteen. and the children of these six brothers
number, respectively H. 8, 9, ID, IL and 5, giving
the list in the order of the fathers ages.
Norwood borough, Delaware county, Pa, can
boast of a remarkable man. He is Samuel Gus
ter, who enjoys the best of health. and can do
days work, despite that he has had both arms
and legs broken and his ribs fractured. He
passed through seige with an abscess on the
heart, and at one time stepped on nail, which
penetrated clear through his foot. He also
figured in several exciting runaways, and while
engaged in the milk business he chased three
men, who stole his pocketbook, containing over
$500, with a corn knife.an recovered his money.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1904-01-09

Three judges of the Supreme Court of New
York decided that to eat in the modern quick
lunch restaurant with ones hat on was quite
proper.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1904-01-09
TO CREDITORS.

Dec. 1s.-4t* ELIZA = ~ Exeeutri.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1904-01-09

Thomas Hughes, Solicitor, Graham Build
ing, 223 st. Paul Street, Baiti-
more, Md.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1904-01-09

Thomas TyLden KelbGuOh, Attorney, 81
linton Trust Building, Baltimore.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1904-01-09
TRUSTEES PEREIPTORY SALE
OF
VALUABLE FARM PROPERTY,
Lying on the Northeasternmost Side of the
Reisterstown Turnpike Road, Short
Distance Beyond Owings' Mills,
at the Head of the Green
Spring Valley.

BY virtue of a decree of the Circuit Court of
IN Baltimore county, in Equity, the under II
NH signed, Trustees, will sell by Public 10
Auction, AT THE COURT HOUSE DOOR, at
Towson, on
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-09-11
OBLIGATIONS OF THE SICK TO
THEIR MORE FORTUNATE ASSOCIATES.
By ELLA WHEELER WILCOX

advice o, experienced friends who urge
upon h.r the necessity for daily exercises
in deep breathing falls TO induce her TO
practic. H. she knows it Is necessary. yet
she forgsts or neSlects TO I'll her entire
lung space with fresh air every day
II she drifts into chronic bronchial weak
ness or pulmonary troubles she will re-
gard IL as a cispensation OF cruel fate
Il will be simply her own fault She
could develop robust respiratory organs
by persistent effort
The LARGE majority % sven sensible peo-
pie ar. no wiser in the matter OF avoid
ing Or curing sickness IN the first s:ae-s
have known a woman who was crippled
and a great sufferer from birth to BE
living sunbeam wherever she passed. and
have known a crippled man 20 make the
whole world better for his having lived
Both were full OF praises for humanity.
both found the human race consiterate
and kind and thoughtful
Perhaps it was becarDe they themselve.
were so full OF unselhshnes that :hey be-
held these qualities IN others. Most OF our
views OF our fellows are a reflection of our
own minds.
From nv own brief experiences with
temporary Hines, 1 know how all absorb
ing our physical ailments become. b-t
from my own long experience with GOOD
health know too how vearisome and cr-
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-09-11
RECENT COMMENT.
The Porto Rico Cigar.

New York Sun
No one could been prejudiced against Porto
icar cigars than had tried OF the product
as the island and had found them bitter strong ana
rnustv These cigars tossed aside without much
thought but later they to attention ana.
irving one came the conclusion that they
we're not so bad they had been represented Taking
them TO one Of best tooacconists was very uch
srnri-ed TO receive small order From that time We
have been daily Increasing output. until now the de-
and IS so great hardly able TO MI our or
increased plantation by buying new lands
We raise most tobacco. and attend entirely to
its curing and the manufacture OF our cigars
This year careful cultivation our percentage ot
wrappers was while the native tobacco. uncuti-
ieI and unfcrtiI.zed yield than ~ per
cent.
our crops and in curing tobacco used in Gu
ba and while this is expensive than the Porto RI
,an way. been than rewarded by the ds-
ed Improvement In the quality OF the tobacco and the
large Increase crop. Each shipment Of cigars
seems better than the Last and really think are
manufacturing cigar which vhiic not eGualins the
Cuban product. ar superior to the domestic. and
proves conclusiyely that good cigar be made from
the espiSed Rcan tohacco-a cigar which Is mild
in favor and agreeable IN quality.
Ny belief strong the future Of Porto Rico. Her
great resources stn lying undsyeopeG waiting for
American sIital which Is come. and which viii
take hold OF them develop raise them 20 the
high state OF which will place her in the
glon in the world which is hers b. right.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-09-11
ST. hGIS DAY

All Of US and at least 10000 more. the more
being strangers from everywhere intend To be- nj
the Worlds Fair Thursday from the breakfast hour
until bedtime. We shall arrive at the grounds be.
times as our friend William Shakespeare would
say, and We'll bring the price of admission with uS
For Thursday will he 81. Louis Day
Every big store and factory and building and
establishment In town will be closed. Nobody will
work Nobody Will be allowed to die even The
undertakers have announced that they will not ran
age any funerals. 1t is expected that the whole
town will stay wide awake and that the Worlds
Fair grounds will be alive with live people The
attendance must he JOoOD0-at least. and the gate
receipts must show attendance OF 10OOOD-at
least.
Corporations and firms have agreed to close their
establishments and practically all of them have ar
ranged TO purchase tickets for their employees These
tickets presents and they should not be offered
at the gate Thursday: It is impoe to give away
presents These tickets should be kept as souvenirs
they represent the margin OF public pride. And all
who get such tickets from their employers should
purchase admission tickets. The receipts for ST
Louis Day should be the largest for any day in the
life Of the Exposition.
No resident Of St Louis should stay away from
the grounds Thursday. The presence of every man.
woman and child I'm the city is required. II would
be a noble fact IL every person who enters the
grounds should pay for his ticket. Nobody should
offer 4 ticket which he has received 4 present.
Nobody should tender pass. Nobody should value
50 or % cents above his civic spirit
The special programme and the regular pro-
gramme promise a celebration which will he worth
more than the equivalent Of a months salary io
everybody who will attend. The festivities are
such that. in addition to the extraordinary macni
tude and merit Of the Exposition. the will be
surprising in every respect Beside the call Of pa
triotism there is for attending the assurance tha,
the celebration will be interesting and entertain
ing. St Louis Day will be the greatest event Of tn,
Exposition.
The enthusiasm manifested by institutions and
associations OF all kinds and by all citizens for the
success Of st Louis Day gives advance indications
that the attendance will bc lar and that the
cepts will me larger The pco! - of ST Louis have
displayed their public spirit often and effect
lively in years thar full confidence exists that
this city's event. St Louis Day, will break all
orls. This event will afford the opportunity 10
emphasize the part which ST. Louis ard its people
have taken in building and maintaining the Exposi
ton, and. of everybody will attend the Ex
position St Louis Day and pay the price Of ad-
mission
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-09-11

WRITTEN FOR TIE SUNDAY REP Ri-ic-
\ lifelong invalid writes me that she
finds human beings very thoushtess and
selfish. she IS confident that were she
able-bodied and well she would be more
considerate o, the suffering ones Of Earth
Observation has taught ms TO think the
world in general very kind and sympa-
thetic toward invalids. and invalids. as a
rule. seemed very incons!dera;s o: the
people about them
have seen scores OF sick persons who
we've utterly Obvious OF the fact that
one in good health could become worn OFT.
In mind and body. By continual drains
upon the vital forces.
Two or three beautiful exceptions 20 this
rule recall with tender merno-ies-lovely
sufferers who lent radiance to tho sick
room by the liEht within them. ard whose
constant thought was OF Others.
Not from such as these do complaints o.:
the selhshress of the world come
To my idea. lifelong invalidisn IL the re-
suit OF either broken laws here in this life
or IN former lives. Nine-tenths OF these
malahes could be cured by a determined
effort OF combined wiIl-power and COM
nonsense habits.
know beautiful girl. gifted with
genius and possessed ot score OF sd-
mirabIe qualities; yet this young woman
suffers from n delicate chest. and all the
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-09-11
SENTIMENT AND CRUELTY STRANGELY
COMBINED IN THE CzAR'S SOLDIERS.
1uOhlRI
BY COUNT Won BINDER.KRIEGLsTEIN.

|, street. giving himself Up euIly TO the en-
joyrnent with the abandon Of a child
The many attacks IN the English and
japanese press which describes him as .
monster of cruelty are exceedingly unjust
He IS never cruel. though often brutal.
He is entirely devoid of the cold love OF
murder and torture which is characteristic
OF the japanese and other Nongo.ians. but
a vOund-d enemy cannot count on being
Iitied or nursed. b. him. and " unobservet
he will kill him with the bayonet or
blow OF the butr OF his gun 20 put him on,
Of mls-ry. b1t he will never mutiia:e :
corpse or enjoy tOrturing an enemy as
have seen the japanese soldiers do scores
OF times both IN this var and during tns
var against the Boxers.
Many Russian officers who have them
selves served in the ranks treat their mes
as IL they were their own children az
are I1ve,l BY thsen in return with lo-s
for which 10 sacrifice Is TOO dear.
There - In the Russian soldier no false
hood. 10 ,i-cei-. no ambition. no di8a,is-
faction with his lot. but also 10 deeper
sense %: IIty.
He is incapable OF deep hatred. and !
have never heard 1ns o. them threaten or
bully a Japanese prisoner. He returns
from an unsuccessful attack with q smile
on his FAC. and snl.lirgly admits that
h has been C-feated once more and adj
ing: "NitzchewO Chat does not matter.
only wait till Fatbsr KUropa;kiu get AZ
them. then you will SEQ the Japonshs
rUu."
Always hopeful. always happy, when
ourded in hospital impatient 10 recover
-. ILL In 70. ~
once more, singing or dancing. even when
hal. starved. soaked with rain. numb With
cp!d or almost prost-ated with heat, giving
himself UP fully 10 the enjoyment OF the
moment. without care or thought CT the
morrow. IN. Russian soldier Is the mill
tary Ideal
Ore cannot help loving him, anc Ne
makes friends everywhere
Should Russia come out OF thi. war VIC
torious. "a she undoubtedly will the honor
private soltneTs-
do not hesitate TO say that the plain
Russian soldier. once placed IL position
would fight better IL the officers would
leave the defensive fighting to HIM with
out interfering. He needs to be spurred
on to an attack. but when on the de-
fensive he will voluntarily fight for the
last inch.
A soldier Of this kind would ee ahis 80
serve far greater tasks when led by intelli-
gent officers: his courage would never fail
Only the leaders have failed and will cUn-
tinCs TO fail as long as not all Russian o.
tcers have become gentlemen; then the
Russian armies shall be invincible.
Copyright. 1874. By w r. Hearst. Great Britain
rights reserved
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-09-11

WRITTEN FoT: TIE SUNDAY REPuBfLc.
!; was At Mukden. as vas bargaining
for some provisions ia an American store.
tina; first met face 20 face With 4 typical
Russian soldier.
= man about -. built a. a college. ath-
!eie. with magnificent black fun beard
and dark expressive eyes. entered the
store ard greeted ~ In the most friend
IS manner a-I went over 10 the counter
and asked Il 10 could have a bottle Of
zuJroVka. a cheap Russian whisky
The &rm~r.iau SAID that h coulI. and.
as he HANDED him the bDttl. u toison. III.
solder. without king the price. threw
three stlver r0lbias on the counter.
The Armenian ha-ltataI a moment the
price Of the zghf1REa Nas two roubles-
aId thoa gave him sixty kop-ks. With
lis ins knowiedsc Of the Rus ian chsrIc-
;.r he knew that TIE soldier would feel
ASHAMED "a AK about the Price IN tho
presence Of strangers.
The Si5er.an Rife guard looked .; the
sixty k0p-Gs and afr.- = mOseni's
thought pushed the m0Hsy toward the
s;o--keeper.
You may - vel keep the change. IT.
tie father" Ths Armenian acted as II
he vas greatly offended. and replied:
But. MI little dove. g costs only two
roubles and forty"
The soldier dos rot dsiza him IN
answer. ard lighting his cigarette. offers
Cs his Gaze that wl NAV hep ourselves.
Ny frleaLs-tvO freedmen. xn0 have
been IN the country for some time. wh!s-
per 70 ne: Take one. or he viii Zee. Of
Tended % I follow their advice. and in
return SIX fJT bottle ol ''Nf4Ieira.~
which here in times O: war costs three
roubles. while the regular price IS eighty
kop-ks.
Win perfect ease. this common soldier
accepts my invitation. and it is Only ith
difficulty that I can keep him from send-
in= for another bottle. when ask him
II he intends TO empty his bottle OF zlb-
rowka to-day. he denies IL smilinsly. with
thc words: i am a Russian soldier
and - he sees that We 10 not understand
him. lie adds. Russian soldiers do not
drink zubrowka. but only wine"
over the wine Ne soon become fast
friends. The soldier tells - his name
and speaks of his wife and child and
how the grain had just begun TO get
green when he left home and hO~ he had
received txo letters from his family.
which he presently produces from an IN
ner pocket. aii asks permission 10 let
the Armenian read 20 him. as ne s. sor-
~ 20 ssy that he does 10; know how
TO Rad hims.lf.
The contents os the letters touch him
deeply and soon the tears roll down his
checks :.s he listens 10 h!s wife's terms
OF endearment and wishes for his safe
return, and when the Armenian has fin
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-09-11

/, ished reading and gives him back the let
ter he can not longer control his emo
ton. and says. smiling IN an embarrassed
rnanrer through his tears: And when l
now get down to the Yalu 70 be shct by
the Jspoa-kis / Will get no more letters
from my little dove / hope your excel
l.nc!es will forgive 4 plain soldier"
Df course. ~ forgive him.
But wheI. ". come out into the street the
sait-h-ar;-'i. .Dod-nstureg fellow draws
Eis bayou@t ami make q furious iunse at
a passiH-, !or. a. Il 70 show that hi- senti-
mentality will nDt prevent him from per
forming heroic deeds IT the right time and
place
Tha. -. C-aasiou Wa= no; very well
iur-.
Thus i lie Eu--.an suiCi.r a mixture oS
Slsy scutimeutaIiIy AZ; .asiatic brutality.
but even hi p@ca.ia. character makes him
/. soldier a. uO other. with III. possible ex-
orgiipH Of the TurA. lis ftuaticl-sn. his
Lack q criticism. which uak~s him r.
sTonI 20 orders with the automatic action
.: = ma hin: hi inI0uitabi- co1Ea se and
contempt u danger. and his patience TN
dor suff.rirgs and privatIDus ~ al kinds
are Unsurps -s.d- Tres.. qualities make
the Russian almost useless FOG offens,e.
FOR all active ana independent action. as
~ sees IL all opposition which L. cannot
overcome IN the first assault A. Unsur-
m0un:able obstacle.
He =. however. -eaIy to s4-r.fCe his
lie AT al OCCASIONS in the most reckless
manner When % dangerous attack IS 70
b. made. II l. not. a. IN our army. TIE
officer who leads. lCj tie private soldier,
who. after having made the sign Of the
cross. will step on nile 10 make it ex-
plOd-. or. a. on the koris;Z and Varias
throw .imself upon an enemy ten times
his strength and die wIth h--oi-n which
Is wonderful
He has a great contempt rOr everybody
sho T. nos a soldier. and when on guard
Will scrUtiniz. with minute care the pass
port OF every civilian whom he does not
know. while he viii let soldier whom he
has never seea before pass without qGes-
tionins.
Under no circumstance will he criticise
the commands ot his superior officers. but
Will carry them out 10 the letter. No mat
ter how foolish they may appear 10 a
man with sound judgment Neither will
he lose courage. even Il besteT. back ten
times. and will quietly bear the defeats %
a caInpaisn OF years. and win At last If his
officers DO not give Up the game.
lie never grOwis or complains II he must
-,arvs and when he once more gets some
thing 20 eat he considers IL as a wholly
undeServed grace of God. and appreciates
"a child every kind WORD spoken 10 him
By his officers. When of duty he is as
playful a. kitten. and sings ard dances
outside hts tent. in the barracks or IN the