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The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-12-02

By Caleb 8. Hobbs, AsscttOsaeer,
R0ndGILStOtUN, Md.
One Thoroughbred Mare, Six Young Mules
Wagons, Carts, Harness, &C., &C.
. The undersigned, intending to abandon farm
q ing and remove to Baltimore,
s LIN will sell at Public Sale, ON
:. ~ THE PREMISES. in Jack 49,.
.~A-2- sons Park, adjoining Gwynn
Oak Park, between the latter and the Liberty
road, about half mile from the Hoffman House,
On Thursday, December 9TH, 1905,
At 10 o'clock A. NJ,
The following Personal Property, viz:
One Thoroughbred Mare, 5 years old, suitable
for saddle and other purposes Young Mules.
all well broken and sound Milk Cow, four
horse broad-tread Wagon, 9 Dump Carts, Flows,
Harrows, Cultivators, Shovels, Picks, Mattocks,
/ set of Breechbands, Lead Harness, Cart Har
ness, Brides, Collars Halters, HameS and a
large collection of other articles unnecessary to
enumerate.
Also, lot of Yellow Corn, lot of Fodder, lot of
Hay and lot of fine Chickens.
Z Also, large Kitchen Range, nearly new. with
the necessary fixtures; ! large Parlor Wood
Stove, ! small Wood Stove, lot of Porch Rockers
and other articles.
TERMS OF SALE.-All sums of $40 and under
months, purchasers giving notes, with approved
security, bearing interest from day of sale.
n@FARM FOR RENT.
JOHN FLANNERY,
Woodlawn, Baltimore county, Md.
Nov 3S-ts*
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-12-02

Alligator boats" used by Canadian lumber
men, can travel both on land and water. When
the boat comes to place where the river has
entirely dried up or to sand bank, an anchor
and cable are taken out some way ahead, the en-
gines are set working, and the boat is slowly
hauled up to the anchor.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-12-02

-OF-
One Thoroughbred Mare, Six Young Mules
Wagons, Carts, Harness, &C., &C.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-12-02

Druid Hin Park and Within the limits Of Balti-
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-12-02

OOmo iubcECcb was tdhOu 0uItuB tuo year III
the claims that Mexican tree cotton is immune
from the boil weevil, and that the staple is equal
in every respect to that produced by the cotton
plant of our Southern states. Scientific investi-
cations, however. seem to show that there is
little foundation for these claims.
Alexander Campbell, who has just died at La
Sale, ILL.,, was at one time Abraham Lincoln's
closest friend. 1t was said of him in 1850 that he
furnished Lincoln more financial aid in his race
for the Presidency than any other one man.
Campbell was one of the first to suggest that
Treasury notes be issued by the Government.
The youngest man ever elected to Congress
was John Young Brown, of Kentucky. He was
chosen to the Twenty-sixth Congress when he
was but % years old. Being under the constitu-
tional age. Mr. Brown did not take his seat until
the second session of the Congress to which he
was chosen. That was after he had attained the
age Of Is.
President Finley, of the College of the City of
New York. has an old time school desk used by
Grover Cleveland when the ex-President was
learning his alb abs. Mr.. Finley obtained the
desk through Nathan Straus, from the old school
in Fayetteville. N. Y. and will return it to its
owner at Princeton. His name is carved on it
with jackknife.
No bird, beast or creeping thing will touch a
castor oil plant. 1t seems to be rank poison to
all animals. Even a goat will starve before
biting of leaf, and horse will sniff at it and
turn up his upper lip as though it had the most
detestable oAoP on the face of the earth. Lo-
Gusts will pass it by. though they may eat every
other green thing 10 sight, and there is no surer
way to drive moes away from lawn than to
plant a few castor beans here and there
Mr.. Carnegie never smokes. No one daEes
light cigarette in Skibo Castle. Mr.. Carnegie
does not play cricket; is not devoted to riding;
never followed the hounds in his life, and does
not shoot. Golf Mr. Carnegie plays In modera-
ton, and he is fond Of trout and salmon fishing.
He loves to potter about his garden. Skibo
Castle is to him great open-air toy, with which
he is never tired of playing. He is always plant
ing here. diverting astream there. making new
road or mending bridge.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-12-02

George Wright, the inventor of the modern
game of tennis, at present lives in Boston, but
conceived the idea of the game while living In
England. Beals Wright, the worlds best man
tennis player, is his son.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-12-02

Some real estate in Market street, San Fran
CISCO sold the other day. brought the record
price for that city-s1O.O OOa front foot. 1t has
depth of 100 feet.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-12-02

John W. Powell, of Montgomery county, KAN,
has sued his wife for divorce, claiming that dur
ing the last eight years size has made four
trips way back to Illinois to see her folks which
he regards as criminal extravaganza
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-12-02

Curtis Guild, Jr., the Republican nominee for
governor of Massachusetts,, is brilliant public
speaker, and it is said of him that when he was
10 years of age he could repeat page after page.
of the speeches of the old-time Republican cam
paigners. f
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-12-02

Although the name of the first ropemaker and
that of the land in which he practiced his art
have both been lost to history. Egyptian sculp-
lures prove that the art was practiceG at least
1000 years before the time of Christ
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-12-02
miscellaneous.

Between l6 and II Acres of Land on Green
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-12-02

But little paper has been recently made from
rags; vegetable substances, such as wood, al
falfa and straw, are especially employed. But
the use of furze. wild or cultivated, has not been
fhnnpht of until recently.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-12-02

Darius o. Mills, whose philanthropic aid to the
poor of New York city in the shape of low
priced hotels is we'll known, will build another
mammoth hostelry, which will have 1900 rooms
and will cost $l,0OO,OOO.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-12-02

DIR. Thwing. president of the Western Reserve
University, remarked after recently attending
the Horse Show in New York and finding 1t to
be as much of dress exhibition as an equine
one: ut is clothesline instead of horse rein."
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-12-02

One popularity of the Transvaal climate is
that, while being very healthy, it yet has the
effect of making people appear far older than
they really are. The rareied air is popularity
supposed to be responsible for this.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-12-02

Lightning struck the hennery of Mrs. Fowler,
in Bloomfield, Ct, and killed one hen out of
hundred perched on the different roosts, but
did no other damage.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-12-02

By Caleb s. Hobbs, AtGcttOneer,
R0MdGlLStOtC9t, Md.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-12-02

Having inquired of the leading omnibus rail-
way and parcel carrier companies as to the best
material for road paving, the council of Lam
beth, London, finds that the majority are in
favor of wood blocks.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-07-30
Hiding Their. spcnrs.

An explorer in the backwoods of
Australia tells low some timber cut
tera loole big risks. II had given in
structions to the men In the bush that
on no account were they to lay aside
their firearms" he says. "Aftcr hnv-
ING been absent for n short time re-
turned nnG foundathat they had slung
their rcvolvers and carbines on n small
tree and were woriling Mt about ,Gfty
yards from them. 1 cnn tell you;thcy
heard Of 1t. Tho natives have II play
ful habit Of dragging their spears
through tho grass with their toes and
nil the Willie looking as innocent as 1t
Is possible for them to look. If the
natives had only thought Of 1t they
might have given the cutters warm
time"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-07-30
Making n Lawn.

-Four things are required to make a
good lawn time soil. climate and. In
tolligcnt labor. In England they have
q saying that 1t requires 100. yegEs to
make n lawn md 300 Sedfs B make II
good lawn. In this country, where we
are trylng to make suburban. homes
while, you walt and where month or
two seems q very long time; pcoplesare
too impatient. 1t speaks well for their
ambition TINT. they, want lawns MS soon!
as they move into their houses. but
they nre really expecting too, much. At
the very best 1t requires no less than.
three years TO make O. 2presentable
lawn and Ave or ten years TO maize
what we uncritical Americans call q
good lawn. Garden Magazine.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-07-30

Beautiful is IN adjective applied
chiefly to brides. herolncy of novels and
ladies' in distress. 1t Is employed. prin-
cipally by society editors, iiovelIsts,
newspaper reporters md poets and
holds It's nge'nnl shape we'll in spite os
constant activity and overwork. The
only novelist who never used the word
WINS Rhoda Broughton. Her heroine
Belinda WINS green eyed freckled ant!
cantanlscrous and is the only unbenuti-
full heroine on record, just us the. count
IN Wilkle Collins "The Woman lin
White is the only fat villain. The only
poet who has never used it IS SS%ifi-
hurne. He always compares his hero
ines to scrDcnts, they are 50 wise md
sinuous. The society editor or ncwspa7
per reporter who Inns mover worked 1t
to n silvcry edge does not live, contrary
to the rules of the Society. Tor Tie
Prevention Of Cruelty to- InoffeusfEs
Adjectiyes.-St. Louis Post Dispatch. !.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-07-30
How to seaI Letter..

It is often very. desirable to fkaow
how to seal q letter so that it cannot
be opened without betraying the fnct,
Steam OIL. hot water will open envelopes
closed with .mncilagc and even II wafer.
a hot iron or n spirit lamp fifssGlyes
senlIng WAX, an impression in plaster
having been taken of the scnl. BY the
combined use Of wafer md sealing
wax, however. MI attempts Ito open the
letter otherwise thnn by force can pc
frustrated. All that is necessary is to
close the letter first with smnll moist
wafer md to pierce the latter with u
coarse needle (tlie same applies to mu-
cilagc), whcrcupon sealing wax may be
used In the usual manner. This seal
cnn neitfcr be opened by dry heat nor
by moisture. Chicago News. Il
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-07-30
GLASS windows.

Glass windows are known to have
existed Mt IompclI MS cnrly rs A. D.
70. In the third century the windows
OF royal houses throughout Europe
were glazed Windows Of colorcd GIass
were placed I'm many French and Ital-
ian churches in OH. and tho use OF
glass bccnmc general'in private houses
during the TWELFTH century. The pnncs,
however, were only three or four inches
squnre. and the material was so infe.
rior that. while q room. was lighted, 1t
was often q matter of some difficulty to
discern objects Oh the outside through
the glass For long time windows IN
England were subject of taxation.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-07-30

Malirran. Very often she was dis
pleased with his performance, and onc
evening she whispered to him, you
are not netting properly; make love to
me better" to which, SO 1t IL said,
Tcmplcton innocent!y replied, Don't
you know am married mnn?" Evi-
IDENTIFY the Indy did not think there
was anything serious In the, circum-
stance, for not long Rfterward. when
in "Somnnmbula" she was on her
kncc1 to Templeton MS Elvino, she sue
cccled In making the tenor scream
With suppressed laughter when ho
should have been singing by tickling
him vigorously under the arms.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-07-30
MOTHER OF PEARL.
rhe Industry of InInyins II In Fro
cious woods


cious Woods. IT,
The sole curiosity for sIghtseers in
the city of IInnoi. town Of the French
( TonQuin. is the industry of inlaying
mother of pearl in precious woods. In
! fact, one street, called. the Street of the
Inlayers, is given up to the trade, The
workmcn are genuine artists combin-
ing artistic perception with great man
unl SKILL Furnished with sudc tools
but with great patience and skill, these
worknen produce articles Of great
beauty. They hnye applied the prfnci-
pie Of division OF labor, or spccnIlzn-
!, ton. to their work. The cabinet muk-
ers first put together tho various parts
Of the materials to DC incrustcd. Tie
| Joining is done without the aid of mills
and with nice system Of doyctailing
/ and use of paste. of which lacquer Is
the busc. From this cnbinet maker the
wood passes into the hnnds Of the de-
eIgner. WHO makes sketches for its or
nnmentation on rice paper.
These designs are transferred to the
wood by the inlayer, whose duty 1t Is
to choose the pearl tlut will best serve
to bring out the beauty of the design.
The mother. of pcnrl is obtained from n
large species of slicllish. called casquc,
cnuglt chiefly upon tho shores Of tho
island OF Poulocondar
The iElaycr cuts the pieces Of pearl
Into little bits and chooses the eombl-
nation Of colora which viii make tho
contrast necessary for. the artistic sue
cess OF his worii.. The iridcscence Is
! heightened by the, use OF pearl dust
! furnished by n kind Of mussel taken
from the brooks Of that region. When
the bits Of mosaic are chosen the in
layer tries TO glvethem the for.sii of tile
design chosen anu disposes ti'em ms
nosnic In the wood. The crude morsel
/! Is made translucent by pnmice stone.
,, The pearl Is thcii fixed in d wise, md
the lfboT, OF patience begins. KneclinS
before. the isc., lie shapes tile pieces
with file no larger thnn IN ordinary.
, color ornyoD. When the pearl is, shaped
It, Unnecessary tottrench 1t in the wood.
This is ordinarily done by, children
fourteen or fifteen years old The bits
Of pearl arc then set in, tho grooves
and; fixed with paste, The Whole IS
gently heated, to melt tic pastc aud SO
OIL tic trterstfe es...; Tie: design IS tficpnI
i polished. varhisheda and given the .tin.
isliing TOUCHES. The work has, been
counterfeited, but never successfully
New York Herald.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-07-30
yHE ANCIENT FORA.
1t Was the First, Corset and Was
Used In Clcopntra's Time.

2
It was back In Cleopatra's time that
the corset was first thought Of. Who
knows but perhaps the dusky beauty
Of the Nile thought to hold Mark An
t5ny's tickle fancy longer could she add
some new charm to her face or figure?
Anyway, it was then that the en-
bryo corset first appeared in the shape
of stiifcncd linen girdlc called n
FORA" Sometimes 1t was worn out
side tho tunic, tightly laced and much
jewelcd 4
Theu fashion wcnried OF the "zora,v
and. For. twelve centuries the corset
ianguished. 4.
The Greeks and Romans next held
sway, ana beauty unndorncd was good
enough for them.
In tho sixteenth century along came
Catherine dc Aictlici, that energetic
lady who meldled in everything. from
empires to hairpins, and she revived
the corset with Vengeance,
She not only, wore it herself, but nlso
issued an edict that oil women OF birth
md breeding should wear corscts
which should reduce thcir waist meas
urcs to thirteen inches.
This ,corsGtiwas called Corps" and
was stitfcncd IN, every possible NAM
ner. In this the body was pinched
and forced. while over, the corps" was
closped a perfectly fitting corset cover,
constructed Of thin plates Of steel.
foshioncd in two pieces and opening
on hinge ut ~ 81,
This instrument OF torture lasted I'M
til the early part of the seventeenth,
century. when more pllablc materials
were adopted.
Beautifully quilted satln bodices re-
placed Gatherings invention.
The next change in the corset's his.
tory tools place In the early part OF
the eighteenth century, when leather
stiffened with whalef1one came into
use.I, .4,t Il 3 .a3,;.,, .,s5,.tt. i
.i.Since then it has gone on steadily
improving until today for every, tyne OF
woman there is specially adapted
corset. Now York American.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-07-30
,Durnseand Fnrne.

1t is amusing to- lenrn that Burns
when just emerging from obscurity
iocularly. anticipated that his birthday
would come to be, noted. among other
remarkable events, LII q letter, to Ills
enrly patron, Gavin Hamilton, IN 1Tsu
be Gays. "For my owHtaffairs I DIN I'll a
fair way of becoming as eminent rs
Thomas a Kempis or John Bnnyan.
and you may lienceforth expect to see
my birthday, inscribed among tho won
derfui events in the, Poor Robin and
Aberdeen. Almahacks along with tho
Black Monday and the battle Of Both
Weli Bridge"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-07-30
SOURCES OF coLoRs.

Blue black is tho charcoal of the vins
stalk. - u39, ,s3!,,1.:- ~ 1tS4S "a
v Raw sienna is the natural earth near
Sienna. Italy. .A4jM ~ S,ssi; ..5s.,
Ivory; chips produce the ivory black
and bone black. ;p i. I,a., -,
Turkey red is the madden plant.
which grows in. Iindustan. III, ,-5ss..3 i
Prussian blue. Is; made with impure
Potassium carbonate. This most useful
discovery. was accidental a. 4;
;Cocliinenf INSECTS furnish muriy Of
our most gorgeous colors.- carmlne.
scarlet. crimson and purple. o.e ~.
India Ink Is made from burned cam,
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-07-30
.Mf..At .!Ll.lBR WAS. a TEASE.
~ -. - Nft it{.i.sG, ..F.Nsl., ~
1 s!e GrenS Prima Donna Was FnII Of
Miseiiief and Caprice.

ne HrentSfrlm0 D0nnn Was FulI OF
sIliisei,ief md Caprice. q
no primat donna was ever: more de-
lightfully caprlcious, more full OF mis-.
chief, than the famous Mmc. Malibran.-
At tic rellearsuls Of ..a"Romeo and Ju.
iiety she Could never make I'm her
mind n Ind where she was to;.".die' at night.
1T vas important for Romeo to know
but all no; could get was mot. s,lro.,i
Cont know Cant tell" or..at VIII
be !5I Just 90 It happ pens, according to my
hdtnor; scmetihies In one place. Bson0at.
times Id another, on one occasion
she CLOSE to IDLE close To Tie foot.
lights her companion, Of course, being
compelled \ 70 dsc,,s beside, her. aud
thus. when the curtain; feli, a;copple Of
faotmen had to carry the pair, az. one
at q tine p to the Intense amusemenrlt Of
the audience. y. .ss.. A. !,
John Templeton, the me sd sse,octt!sfi
tenor vas .pfoba BY never ID sEiiser..
able as Bben he was cast to sing With
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-07-30
SPECiAL-lSM IN LAW.
Tho Solicitor and tie Narrator In
E Our Legal l,rncticc.

Z 20 SoihcitoF. anu tEc nhrrtafcr In
Our Legal sfrncticc.
In this country nenriy every student
admitted to the bnr, Is under the i'm.
Preston tliilt there is I'm him the more
tilan possibility OF a9grcat trial wyer.
Having -read accounts Of brilliant cross
examinations and successful addresses
to sjuries, he has In mind that he Is en-
tirely competentiat the outset to try
the most complicated and difficult
cause. Unfortunately, as to mnny who
are not qualified for that work IL Is
only after very many years and after
considerable experience ut the expense
Of litigants and tho public. II mt all,
thnt they ascertain! that they have not
the peculiar aptitude necessary to the
successful trial lawyer. In the, mean
time not:only. have clients suffered but
the! business OF. the courts has been re-
tarded to a very, serious. extent by tho
4 lack OF adnptnbility on tile part OF tho
practitioner as well as by lack Of ex-
perience, since 1t IS impossible that ev-
cry man admitted to the bar shall have
the opportunity to try a sufficient num-
Der of causes to give Him tile degree OF
experience requisite In order to obtain
the bestresults 81
Sooner orSiater In the interest OF the
clients and. to save the time and pm
tieneei Of the courts. there must To In
this country a natural division be-
tween the ,labor ofl tic solicitor, ma tho
dutyaof the bnrrister, NOT artificial or
conventional but one which shall grow.
up from the nature. Of tie casc. by
which certain men who are best quail.
feel for the trial Of causes will carry
on that work tothe practical exclusion
or those without speclai'iadnptnblllty
for that clhss Of business. In this, as
III every other direction; the specialist
must And his place. Green Bag.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-07-30
IN 80 : : ;, = 7 p - q
PLAYED ROUNDBALL
Continued from first page.)

(Cohunucd from first page.)
.ploycs holidays TO see the game. Tho
teams played one entire afternoon
without making q tally.
When Connie Mack. of the Ph;la6cl.
phias, was telling, not SO many years.
ago. Us shoemaker in Brookficld
the foreman Of the room in which he
worked was one John Johnson. This
John Johnson played on the Upton
EXccl4iors III this game, and he Is still
living near Upton. hale and hearty.
Mere than $4,000 changed hands on
this Medway-Upton game Tho Joy o.
the victorious Mcdways broke into
song, printed n few days after the
game. The first 3tanza will be enough
there are IA:
Nov come m, lads and listen 30
What / now relate.
How uptoIs were defeated by .fe
champions OF the state.
Give car unto my ditty, 1t Will contain
no lie.
How Midway boys got leave to sing,
Root, Hog or Die"
Is there greater enthusiasm now?
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-07-30
ANNUAL EXCURSION.
August 10th, 1905.
$4.o0 CHARLOTTE,
$3.50 SALISBURY,
$500 GREENSBORO,
$3.50 DANVILLE,
SOUTHERN HALFWAY.

The Southern Hallway will operate
Danyllle, Greensboro. Salisbury, Char,
Ing Norfolk $40 q. M. Thursday, Au.
gust 10Th, returning leave Charlotte
s a. m, August 18th, nt7cxtremcly low
rates.
Railway agents or write. w. w. CRoX,
street, .Monticello HoteD, Norfolk,
Va S7-2s14t
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-07-30

phor. The Chinese are the only manu-,
facturers OF this and Will not reveal its
secret.
Cuttlcflslr give, us sepla,, which is
nothing more nor less thnn the inky
fluid which the fish discharges to rem
der the water black when 1t Is at
tackled.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-07-30
"A. 1irotinen Cnriosftx

4 want you to, take bacli that par
rot:s He uses dreadful. language I. IS \;
"But,only in Spanish, ma'aln; only in
Spanish. ".F.s,s::.t,',;,
"Yes,, r know" ,s.l
"But hog!, cah madam know" =is.
~ studied fsDahisk 10 End Gu. sSat
he sa.d."-CIeveland Plai, Dealas,.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-07-30

WuertzburgeF; beer is the acme Of
perfection In the art Of beer brewing.
The Old Dominion brewery is the most
up.to.date plant and turns ont onlyups
todate beers. Ask. for, Old Dominion
Wuertzburger or for Dixie. 7-2Otf
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-07-30

If you go to Atlantic City stop at the
Dunlop, directly OH the beach front
7-20-12.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-07-30

Nothing like Old Dominion wuertz.
burger. 7.20-tf