The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1904-10-08


Sleepers Of mahogany are used on the Mexican
Central railway, and some Of the bridges are Of
white marble.
There is no generally accepted explanation Of
the origin Of the term "Hoosierr as applied to
the people Of Indiana.
About 5000 visitors day are now being enter
tanned at the New York City Building on the
Model street at the Worlds Fair.
This is most likely lie "A New York waiter,
who has been employed in the same restaurant
for 80 years, has never broken DISH"
Canadian railroads are Offering as high as si.50
and s1.75 day for laborers for construction
work, but are unable to procure sufficient men.
Caroline L. O. Ransome, of Washington. is the
first woman from whom the United States gov
eminent purchased painting for the walls Of
the Capitol.
1t is safe to doubt the virtue, sincerity and
usefulness of man who finds IL necessary to be
continually telling how virtuous, sincere and
useful to the people he is.
The Empress of Germanys private wedding
present to her relations always consists of very
plain travelling clock, for she values among all
other virtues that of punctuality.
Great Britain has more doctors, proportionally
speaking, than any country in Europe. To every
100000 persons Great Britain has $50 medical
men. Germany 4s, Switzerland AZ and Russia 10.
The late Col. william Anstine In his will be-
queathed $4,000 to establish a hospital in Brat
tleboro. VT, ''for the temporary treatment of
strangers and local invalids peculiarly situated.
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Rev. Guy p. Burleson was recently ordained
pastor OF the Episcopal Church at Langdon, N.
d. He is the youngest Of five brothers to enter
ministry, the other four being present at his
ordination.
The general tendency on transatlantic liners
has been to make travel more expensive for the
rich and cheaper for the poor. One of the
Bremen steamers has suite of rooms costing
$1,000 a passage.
The reports of the United States Geological
Survey for 1908 give the total output of the coal
mines of the United States for that year as $780,
1871 short tons, increase of 81, S72 tons,
or 10 per cent. over 1902.
A. student of the population of the anthracite
region of Pennsylvania reports that there are
800 900 people inhabiting that section. of which
10000 are foreign born. OF this latter number
over $1,000 cannot read or write.
The Montreal Street Railway Company has re-
Gently erected number of pretentious waiting
rooms In different parts of the city. One of
them is two story brick structure, where there
is a ticket Office and conveniences for passen
gers.
Runaway horses are unknown in Russia. No
one drives there without having thin cord with
a running moose around the neck of the animal.
When an animal starts the cord is pulled, and
the horse stops as soon as it feels the pressure
on the windpipe.
Mrs. Mckinley, who is in better physical con-
dition than for many years, habitually refers to
the assassination of her husband as ''that dread
full deed" She seldom meets any Of her friends
without speaking of the Buffalo tragedy that
desolated her life.
1t is asserted by sculptor that the human
foot is becoming smaller. The masculine foot
of 20 centuries ago was about IL inches long.
The average mans foot of today is easily fitted
with No. 81 shoe, which is not more than 10
7-16 inches In length.
The telephone industry in the United States
represents capital of more than $3.50, 600, 900.
covering slightly more than 1000 systems, with
2Sl5,297 telephones of all kinds, over which were
exchanged during 1902 more than 5000, 100000
telephone conversations.
When it is borne in mind that the necessaries
of life in Germany, like meats and breadstuffs.
are as high as and even higher than in the United
States, and that rents of houses are nearly, If
not quite as high. the wages of unskilled labor
ers seem very low to an American.
The New York subway is nearing completion,
though the opening day is unheralded. Eight
hundred steel and copper-sheathed cars are in
readiness. At the present time the system is
being tried cut With tEaipas antandad-
The nine sons and seven grandsons of Hiram
Baker. of Des Moines, Ia, will vote for Roose-
velt at the coming election. Mr.. Baker voted
for every Republican candidate for President
from the time of John c. Fremont. in 1855, until
the time of his death short time ago.
A tree which grew nearly 20 feet in year and
q half has gone from the experimental station
at Santa Monica canyon to the Worlds Fair, to
show what California can do when in a hurry for
q place in the shade. It holds the champion
long-distance tree sprinting record of the United
States.
Forestry Department to Colorado Springs, COL,
to establish nursery. The young trees will be
put out In the spring on the southern part OF
the Pixies Peak forest reserve. and replanting
will also be done in the North and Bear Greek
Canons.
There is a gold mine in Australia which is
5000 feet deep, and the various tunnels are 80
hot that cold water has to be continually sprayed
over the miners working the lode. The tenn
perature is usually about 1903 degrees. and the
men have to work almost naked in order to
stand the heat.
A church row in Trenton, N. j., has led to
libel suit. Pastor Hugo R. Wendell, while labor
ing under mental excitement, wrote a letter to
another pastor and in it he described Colonel e.
G. Stahl as "Jew," an .infdel," "personi-
fed DEVIL" and 'the greatest scoundrel in the
United States" The colonel wants 5000 dam
ages.
Grateful to the United States for the friend
ship that exists between this country and China
and for the protection this country has givenl
the Celestial Empire in a diplomatic way, Chang
Vow Tong, former secretary to the Chinese Im-|
perial Commission to the Worlds Fair, has pub
lished a volume of poems that is tribute toI
American generosity.
For winter climate Colorado Springs has al
reputation second to no locality in the United
States. During the winter of 1903 hundreds Of
robins, blue birds, Spanish sparrows, orioles and
turtle doves made their homes in that vicinity,
and there was no weather during the whole
season so severe as to harm them. There were
3l7 clear days in the year.
Bricks are now being made of clean sand and
ground quicklime that are said to be as substan-
tial as granite. They cost $3.50 a thousand.
The mixed ingredients are forced into strong
steel cylinder mold by means of screw. After
the air has been sucked from the cyclinder hot
water is admitted, the rock being formed by the
resulting pressure and heat
congressman and Senators from all over the
United States will watch closely the election re-
turns from the Seventh Kansas district this
fall. It will be test case as to what Govern
ment garden seeds will do for man. Besides
his regular apportionment Of 1900 packages,
Congressman Murdoch has talked other Con-
gressmen out of 10000 packages.