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The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-05-06
Jaoksouv,lle and sunnybrook, 10th Dis

Jacksonville and Sunnybrook, 10th Dis
trict.--Whife DR.. John s. Green, the well
known physician of the nth district, was max
ing his professional rounds last Monday his
horse took fright and ran away. The DIR: was
thrown out but fortunately escaped unhurt
Mr.. Isaac King caught the horse near Sunny
brook and returned him to bis owner; DE-
Green persists in driving high strung and frac-
tious horses and his friends will not be sur
prised to hear of this mishap.
Last Sunday morning Rev. James w: Camp.
bell preached his farewell sermon at Chestnut
Grove Church and the occasion was one OF
much more than usual solemnity. The
words of his text were: ''Set your affections
upon things above; not on the EARTH" The
large congregation was deeply affected by his
remarks. The old church. at both the morn
utmost capacity. The Christian Endeavor
meeting was sad one, as during his pastorate
Rev. Mr.. Campbell had put his whole heart
into that work and always manifested great
interest in the young people. He made men
ton of bis first sermon in Chestnut Grove
Church. the words of bis text having been
"What will 1t profit man if he gain the whole
world and lose his own SOUL" The parting
between pastor and people was most affecting.
Before departing for his new field of labor
in Fort Wayne. Ind, Rev. and Mrs. Campbell
and their little son will visit relatives OF Mrs;
Campbell at Delta Pa. while their household
effects are being shipped to their new home.
Misses Louisa A. Stiegler and Mabel F.
Owens, teachers of Sunnybroo public school.
took their pupils out Maying on Monday and
they had a most enjoyable as well as profitable
time in the study of botany, &c.
Mrs. Henry Burk, of Parkton, has been WIS.,
iting her sister, Mrs. ]. G. Burk, near Sweet Air.
Misses Emma and Bertha Burk are visiting
their sister, Mrs. Robert d. Mosner, of Govans-
town.
Miss Eleanor Green led the c. e. meeting at
Chestnut Grove Church last Sunday night
She spoke on the subject of missions. M.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-05-06

An Opinion in Favor of the Defendants.
in the Circuit Court here on Saturday last
Chief Judge Fowler filed an opinion in favor
of the defendants in the case of Henry 8. Du-
laney and others, trustees of the Charles A..
Vogeler Company, against Christian Devries
and Henry A. Devries and others. The plain
tiffs alleged that the Vogeler Company adj
vanced various sums of money to the commit
tee in charge of the estate of Samuel X. George
Devries, now deceased. Judge Fowler states
that the claim of the plaintiffs was not estab-
lished and that, therefore. he dismissed the
bill. The opinion states that even if the money
was advanced under the agreement claimed its
payment could not be enforced.
Mt. Washington Church Affairs.-The
annual election of officers of st. Mary's Guild
of st. Johns p Z. Church, Mount Washing
ton, was held Thursday afternoon at the rec
tory. The following officers were chosen ::
President Mrs. Wilbur F. Watkins; vice-pres-
ident, Miss Norma Bowen; treasurer. Miss F.
Vandenburg; secretary, Miss Mabel Carter.
The official board of the Mount Washington
NJ. E. Church met Wednesday evening and
discussed several improvements which are
about 10 be made to the church. Rev. Joel
Brown, pastor of the church, presided at the
meeting.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-05-06

Automobiles on the Public Highways
Following are the main points Of the law gov
erning the use of automobiles on the public
highways of Maryland
/. A speed of one mile in ten minutes upon
the sharp curves of highway and at the in
tersection of prominent crossroads where such
roads or highway passes through the open
country.
2. A speed of one mile in ten minutes where
such street or highway passes through the
built-up portions of city, town or village.
8. Elsewhere except as otherwise provided
in subdivision one and two of this section a
speed of one mile in six minutes; provided,
however, that in meeting or passing person
driving OF riding or leading horse or horses
or other animals, suchSpeed shall be reduced
to mile in ten minutes, and that nothing in
this section contained shall permit any person
to drive vehicle at any speed greater than is
reasonable having regard to the traffic and
use of highways. or so as to endanger the life
or limb or to injure the property of any per-
SON. and it is further provided that n nothing
of any person injured either in his person or
property by the negligent operation of mo-
tor vehicle to sue and recover damages as
heretofore
Section 5. And be it enacted, That the person
in charge of said motor vehicle, at the signal
or request of any person riding horse, or of
any person leading or driving horse or horses
or other animals, or at the indication of such
horse or horses or other animals becoming
alarmed by said motor vehicle, shall go as far
as practicable to the side of the road and re-
main stationary until the said horse or horses
or other animals have passed to a safe distance,
in the mean time making as little noise as pos
sible with the steam.
1t is also provided that "all motor vehicles
used in this State shall be provided with suit
able lock to lock the starting lever, throttle or
switch by which the vehicle is started and no
person shall allow any motor vehicle operated
by him to stand or remain unattended on any
road in said State, or street or road in any town
or city in said State, without having first locked
the lever, throttle or switch by which the We
hicle may be set in motion"
Severe penalties are provided for violations
of the various sections of the law.
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-05-02
PRESERVING FRUITS.
picture.

A letter has come to me from Hyde County in
regard to the "Ca1ifornia Cold Process" for pre-
serving fruits and vegetables. The letter states
that the material for in this process is being
sold extensively to the people in that county
The advertising circular contains the following
statements:
"Don't spoil your fruit by cooking it, but put
it up cold, thereby retaining the natural color,
taste and flavor of fresh fruit.
''Nine-tenths of the fruit that is cooked before
being canned goes through the process of fer
mentation, thus rendering it unfit to eat
"Fruit preserved by the California Cold Pro-
cess does not ferment, therefore it is the only
canned fruit fit for food.
Gone Box of Compound Extract of Salyz will
preserve fourteen gallons of fruit by the Cold
Process Don't fail to get a box, and you will
have delicious fruit for the winter"
We have made number of analyses of this
compound Extract of Salyz" and found it to be
ordinary saicylic acid, which sells at Is cents to
$1OO per pound. Our recollection is that the
box referred to in this advertisement and which
sells for $1.OO, contains about one ounce which
would make the price charged for it $16 per
pound By the parties selling this material,
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-05-02
THIS WEEKS PAPER-SOME RANDOM
COMMENTS.
COMMENTS.

Our regular South Carolina contributor, Capt.
Petty, has not been so much in evidence of late
readers have probably desired but he is
with again this week with some eminently
sound and practicable suggestions. We should
Ike to hear oftener from our good friends in the
Palmetto State.
Entomologist Sherman's exhaustive paper on
the strawberry weevil is one that our trucking
readers will wish to file away for further refer
ence. We also giving Mr.. McKinnon's letter
on asparagus culture in this issue, and Mr.. Cul
breth's enthusiastic review of agricultural con-
ditions in Robson County The plain facts
to what has been accomplished by nitro-culture
will interest most of our readers.
Growing capons is one branch of poultry rails
ing which has not been properly appreciated in
the South, and our Poultry Editors talk on this
subject ought to turn a number of our readers
into this quite profitable line of business. We
are glad that 'FUncle 10" also paused to pay
brief tribute to Mr. G. G. Moore as himself one
of the States successful dairymen most worthy
of write-up
Continuing our efforts for beautiful homes as
well prosperous homes, we direct attention this
week as to what is said about vines for home
adornment. Even the common morning glory
will bring to any home a cheering radiance not
to be despised.
"Pure Water in the Country" is another SUBJ
ject that one ought to think about in advance of
the summer season, when fevers are so likely to
become prevalent
Apropos of Mr. McKinnon's article we direct at
tention to error in our last issue. The photo
graph of the asparagus field on page was taken
on Mr.. Kinnon's farm at Maxton in stead of near
Charlotte. We regret the mistake in labelling the
picture.
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-05-02
The Supreme Need of the South.

The supreme need of the South is for trained
men to help it to realize it's high purposes, not
through personal courage indivldualsm or
steadfastness alone, but through its intently
strong, pliable and scholarly attitude towards
social phenomena. We shall certainly get these
men just as soon as train them Our supreme
weakness is unframed men for the needs of this
age, and therefore it is that I say the extreme
need of the Southern life to-day is the great ques
tion of learning, built upon the training of the
whole people, When I say learning, [ mean that
great study out Of which will be born wisdom
big and splendid, to be left inheritance from
father to son, We have done extremely big things;
but with little means you cannot do them. They
cannot be done. We want industrial efficiency
and scholarly equipment. We want engineers,
scholarly engineers. to clean the cities and bring
about great enterprises; scholarly to look at
things straight and whole and satisfied with moth
ing but the truth, not the half truth, but the
broad truth the whole of blessed truth men with
iron in their blood and who see things; men with
provision to see things before they harnen; men
who think with their brains and not with their
emotions; these are men. We want men to find out
about things before settling them, instead of
settling them first and then finding out about
them afterwards. Such a man cannot be afraid;
he cannot caiole; he cannot be conservative, be-
power. I mean by the patriotic man, the man
who does not spend too much time in reminis-
cences whose patriotism is constructive, rather
than decorative; handy in building things, clever
and strong and who looks out from his back
yard UP to the university He must be such man
rather than man who satisfies himself with
chanting the requiem of past age-Dr. Ed
win A. Alderman in address before the Southern
Society of New York City.
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-05-02

This compound Extract of Salyx" or salicy-
lie acid is very Objectionable in food products
intended for human consumption, it greatly
disturbs and interferes with digestion. No one
who cares for his own stomach or the stomach of
others who are likely to eat the food preserved in
this way, would use this product.
The recent Legislature passed a law prohibit
ing the use of salicylic acid and similar COM
pounds in foods and drinks, and any who
puts up food for sale or sells food with salicylic
acid other preservatives in it, is guilty of a.
violation of the law and subject to fine of 5000
to $780, B. W. KILGORE,
State Chemist
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-05-02
THE COTTON ACREAGE.

Any estimate made at this time must be largely
guess work. but if we should be asked to guess
the probable reduction in cotton acreage this
year, we should say about Is per cent We do
not think it is likely to exceed this figure in
North Carolina. Georgia and Mississippi may
probably make greater cut, but the reports from
Texas indicate that the Lone Star farmers while
they have held last years surplus well, are not
living up to the Associations demand for reduc-
ing the acreage 25 per cent.
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-05-02
A THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK.

The hardest skeptic who has seen horse
broken, pointer trained, who has visited
menagerie, or the exhibition of the Industrious
Fleas, will not deny the validity of education.
We know that an army which can be confded in
may be formed by discipline; that by systematic
discipline all men may be made heroes. Marshal
Launes said to French officer: 'None but
poltroon will boast that he never afraid" A
great part of courage is the courage of having
done the thing before.-From Emersons Essay
on "Culture.'
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-05-02
SundoWn.

Hills wrapped in gray, standing along the west
Clouds dimly lighted, gathering slowly;
The star of peace at watch above the crest
o holy, holy, holy
We know, O Lord, so little what is best
Wingless, we move so lowly;
But in thy calm acknowledge let us rest
o holy, holy, holy!
j. G. Mcneil, in the Century.
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-05-02

The people have right to the privilege of edd-
cation. and it is the duty of the State to guard
and maintain that right :. The strength
of every community is dependent upon the aver,
ace of the intelligence of that community, and
this intelligence is dependent upon the EDUCATION
of the entire mass and not of the few-Charies
Brantley Aycock.
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-05-02

The earlier you accept our b0-cent offer the
more you get for your money: Order to-day.
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Changed Styles Of Begging on the Cty's Streets

months to run. He was arrested on Fourth
avenue by Officer Walsh OF the society's
police aids, who used to be known as the
Beau Brummel OF the Broadway squad
until defective eyesight compelled him to
desert his post in the heart OF the Tender
loin and take to pla n clothes. The or
binary swindler Of the day. like Wilhelm
Troebner, alias Baron ManteufYel, would
look with contempt on such spectacular
bungling as picking up crusts in the street
and ravenously eating them.
The new law OF six months for vagrancy
has divided the street panhandlers into two
sharp classes They are either men OF
experience and certain education like
Troebner and Capt. Crawford. the begging
letter writer. or the street hobo.
The men from the police force who are
in citizens clothes on behalf of the Charity
Organization Society are the particular
terror Of these street beggars When one
Of them is seen on the streets in search OF
panhandlers. the word Ia carried over i'm
mediately to the Dead House on the east
side Of Third avenue to the effect that Walsh
or Barry is on the hunt in a certain neighbor-
hood.
There is not a panhandler that hears the
warning who would not rather 20 without
drink than run the risk Of bracinG q strange
man and getting six months for II. Some
times the hardened street bracers who are
not 80 fortunate as to recognize the faces Of
the policemen get six months after they
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A panhandling plant so old fashioned
in its workings that 1t might have existed
twenty years ago came the other day
to the attention of the police. In hotel
on the lower East Side there lives veneer.
able swindler who during his long lifetime
has devoted to the invention Of schemes for
not working an intelligence that might
easily have won for him honest prosperity.
His graft now is revival of old time pan
handling, Of which he is master. He en-
ploys four assistants-when they are not
too much incapacitated to work-and
sends them out to beg. He will never
accept one OF the bunch who has been
drinking for sympathy is his lay. Be-
fore they go out in search of charity they
are carefully bandaged up to give prob
ability to the story that they have just
been discharged from a hospital. Yards
Of linen are used by this faker in sending
his men out He was a hospital orderly
at some stage Of his Ubiquitous career and
knows how to make a bandage.
But such old time me thods Of panhandling
have all but disappeared. and the men,
delaney department Of the Charity Or
ganization Society rarely has contend
with such cases. 1t is significant Of the
present ways Of beating living out Of tho
world that there 10 only one crust thrower
now listed As a regular In that business.
Tho original crust thrower h now serving
. term for agrancy which has nearly five
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have been out OF the workhouse only a
few days.
Most Of these street panhandlers are
classified in the. police records as
John Yeggmen,. which means that none
Of them will hesitate to turn trick in the
burglary line il it comes in their way. Most
OF them profess to be incapacitated by
some imaginary injury. but they will rob
a country post Office or store till il the
chance offers itself
Some OF these men have imaginative
nicknamee. Thus "Nixey Winger Kid" is
fancifu II somewhat heartless description
Of youth Of eighteen who has no arms.
Human Dog is the name applied b: his
colleagues In mendicancy to a paralyzed
beggar who goes around on all fours, and
Mississippi Wheels" is the title Of negro
who is similarly afflicted and travels around
on a piece Of board to which are attached
four small wheels. He is able to make az
much as fifteen miles an hour on this little
vehicle, 70 expert has he become in manipu-.
lating II. Bridgeport Peg" has but one
leg and is attempting to aid nature with a
wooden substitute Lancashire Dope" is
the name in business Of an English impostor
who takes morphine and among the noble
army OF panhandlers there are many who
are designated by typographical titles.
Thus every red haired man is almost in
yarisbly described as Red" with some
local designation. as Manitoba or New
Jersey, to distinguish him.
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On June II, 1901, We sec Carl EhlsaS again
among the newly wedded-as her death %
not recorded he must have heen divorced
from Julie-this time to Ruth Stark, aged
IS, and year later the birth OF son. Carl
Hermann Ehlers, 10 recorded. Tho parson
writes:
Carl and his family are tho tappiest
people in tho Duohy.'
On Nov. 60 1924, Carl Ehlers departed this
life and on Oct. 20. 1928. Ruth Ehlers, now
90 years of age. married Stephan Liebert.
thirty years her junior because the farm
required young master.
On Aug. IS. ls4l, Ruth followe her dear
first. and on Nov. "a, 1912, Stephan welded
Marie Schultz. aged 81. In 1867 they cello
brated their silver wedding, but one month
later. Dec. "a. 1867, he laid him down and
died.
On June 70, 1909, Marie Nebert ueds
Conrad Schmelz, who was OF her age, and,
strange enough. with him. too, she could
celebrate her silver vedding and, stranger
still, exactly one month later. July 20, 1894,
she died
Conrad Schmelz. now rs years old, once
more steps before the altar and mnrr'e'
Luise Heide. 20 years old.
On Aug. 30, 1898, Co rad closes his eyes.
and Jan. II. 1892 his widow ia married tn
the Rev. DR. johannes Heide. the minister
to whom l am indebted for thi, strange
record
Both the Rev. DR.. Johannes Heide and his
good wife, Luise, are direct descendants
OF the original Johannes Heide, who was
married to Josephine Mussig 10 years ago
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Of thculpture.'
I'm so interested in what you are
saying l replied. hastily pulling myself
together.
Not for worlds would have told her
the real reason for my absorption, for I
found out long ago that most people who
set out to follow a new fashion or practise
an atTectation don't particularly enjoy
being taxed with the fact.
Il noticed in my friends case that she
managed her lisp much more fetchingly
than my niece. It was not so childish,
so broad; it was shaded more delicatey,
and. even il serving no other purpose it
certainly attracted attention to a very
pretty mouth.
THAT afternoon ! started out TO make
round OF calls and before night I ran
across many cases Of the lisp, and since
then Inever enter a restaurant or a shop or
even O public conveyance, like that Fifth
avenue stage, without being reminded OF the
new fashion"
woman who is active socially, who has
two growing daughters to keep her up to
date and who has travelled much, gives
this explanation OF the lisp:
1T is the outcome, ] think OF a desire to
counteract or soften the epidemic Of broad
English pronunciation which has prevaile,.
in the highest fashio nable New York circles
for the last few years" she said Not
long ago an Englishman said to me that
when the New York girl went in for English
pronunciation and infection she could
out-English the English. And she can
AT one time good deal Of fun was 20 ked
at the American twang and at the apparent
inability OF even the best educated to give
the broad a. ! remember when stopping
in London, many years ago, that q party
OF English friends we're quite gay on one
occasion over my pronunciation of the
words gas and past-and how struggled
for mo nths and years to pronounce those
words English fashion.
II finally &C eded, but even now
always feel that using the broad q Is an
anectation on my part. In those days tho
educated Boston woman was looked up TO
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with considerable envy solely on account
Of her round. smooth pronunciation. so
nearly like that Of the English born; but
nowadays the Boston woman is nowhere
when compared with the New York woman
Of fashion who makes frequent trips abro ad
and finishes her daughters in Europe,
THE as Of the American girl finished
abroad are broader and more resonant
than anything ever before heard; her inflec-
lions are more pronounced and her imitatio n
of English mannerisms away beyond any
thing New Highlander could ever hope 70
achieve
aShe has learned to pronounce been
with such an overdone English emphasis
that the fenci OF one girl l know com
should always be talking about beans when
there were no beans In sight. Needless to
say, he is not an Englishman.
"A not altogether friendly critic once said
that when an American woman undertook
to do anything out of the ordinary she gen.
orally managed to overdo it. and l am not
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Now the Pretty Girl Acquires Lisp
This Place Of Practising the English Broad A-The Trick Quite
Fetching When Done Properly

a pretty girl sat between two young
men in q Fifth avenue stage. Opposite
eat the girls mamma. The young men
we're insisting, the young woman was
hesitating.
Il really oaun't thay,' she laughed,
'Athk mamma
Said mamma: Have you not forgotten
that engagement with Annie?"
why, to be thure!" Then to the young
men. II promithed thithter to 60 with her
TO thwimming thchool thith AFTERNOON
just then the stage stopped and two
middleaged women got out.
What pity" remarked one. that such
a pretty girl should have an impeachment
In her speech"
-Impediment!' repeated the other. why.
that is the fashionable lisp. My niece told
me about It the other day after overheard
her informing a young man that she had
had 'thuch gay time latht tn .athon.'
My DEAR asked in some alarm.
what in the world is the matter with your
speech9 thinking perhaps she had broken
OF a tooth or burned her tongue or some
thing like that.
Why, aunte, nothing is the matter, ;
she answered, blushing little. 1t is the
fashion, you know, TO lisp little. All the
girls are doing it.
THAT very same day called on a friend,
whose daughter was married in Faster
week, and to my establishment noticed a
slight lisp, so slight that it was hard to
locate or define it, running all through her
talk. ] was so fascinated and interested
IN trying to make out how she did it that
kept her talking all the time, staring mean
while at her mouth.