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The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-09-02
WHAT HE WOULD DO.

Of Colonel John G. Hayes, who
served with distinction under General
Winfield Scott in the Mexican war,
an amusing story is told by T. F.
Farish in his "Gold Hunters of Cali
fornia." Hayes, with his command,
had been out scouting. On his return
he made no report to General Scott,
who sent for him. General Scott
was veritable martinez in enforcing
military discipline. After Hayes
was seated in the commanders head
quarters Scott said, Colonel Hayes,
/ have received no report Of your ex-
pedition against the padre" II did
not think it worth while" said Hayes.
every officer of the army is required
to make a full report of everything
to his superior officer. Please make
your report verbally"
Hayes began by saying that he
struck the PADRES trail on certain
day, followed it for two days, and on
the third day, while his command
was resting at noon and taking their
siesta, the old padre came down on
them. The "boys" gathered them
selves together and whipped the Mex
leans off, killing quite number of
the PADRES command. His own loss
was insigni6cant-one killed and
three wounded. Surprised you ehe"
queried Scott. Yes; we were not
expecting him." where were your
pickets?" Ibid not have any,"
"What p' shouted General Scott.
"a colonel in the regular army of the
United States go into camp in the
heat of the enemy's country and never
place a picket on guardl What would
you do if surprised when asleep"
"Shoot the first man that walked me
up p' was the cool reply.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-09-02

Now, THEREFORE, /, EDWIN WAKEFIELD, Gov
ernor of the State of Maryland, in pursuance of
the provisions of Section / of Article IA of the
Constitution of the State of Maryland, and of
the mandate of the Court of Appeals of the
State of Maryland, do hereby order and direct
that a copy of each of said bills proposing said
amendments to said Articles and of the Con-
stitution of the State be published in at least
two newspapers in each of the counties Of the
State, where so many may be published, and in
any county where not more than one newspa-
per may be published. then in that newspaper,
and in three newspapers in the city of Balti-
more, one of which shall be in the German Ian
guage, once a week for at least three months
preceding the next general election, which said
election will be held on the 18th day of Novem-
Der. 1905. at which election the said proposed
amendments shall be submitted, in the form
and manner prescribed by the General Assem-
bly, to the legal and qualified voters of the State
for adoption or rejection.
.....'''......'.'''. Given under my hand and
Tup GRrAr the Great Seal of the State of
SEAL OF Maryland, at the City of An
MARYLAND. napolis, this 2Tth day of July,
:.......... ........ 1906.
EDWIN WAKEFIELD.
Governor of Maryland.
OSWALD TILGHMAN,
Aug. 5-1Stl Secretary Of State.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-09-02

EXPERIENCE IS not only severe
teacher, but slow one, for just as
man begins to learn nicely he is old
enough to die.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-09-02

"WHAT's THE reason you are so
late?" demanded Mrs. Suburban.
"Well, you see," explained her be-
muddled husband, "the train / came
in on went so fearfully fast that we
skipped several towns and had to go
back after them ~
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-09-02

THE BOY had to describe our Lords
first miracle. The turning of water in
to wine he wrote, was the first miracle.
and it happened at Cana. Then he
added: "And after that everybody
went to Cana for water"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-09-02
TREES AND HEAT.

The growth of the tree itself also
helps to cool the air. When the leaves
take carbonic acid gas from the air
they break it up and force its carbon
into new chemical compounds, which
are then stored away as new material
in the tree. So with water and the
other substances upon which the plant
feeds. But the elements are less at
ease in these new compounds, and
heat is required to force them to make
the change. When we burn wood for
fuel we are simply getting back again
the heat which was used to bring aboul
this change. So we may say roughly
that the air about the tree during its
lifetime has been deprived of as much
heat as would be given off if the whole
tree were burned.
The effect of the cooler air of the for
est is felt to some distance in the open
country. During the day in calm sum-
uier weather, when the air is warmer
than the treetops, it is gradually cooled
by contact with the cooler leaves and
twigs. In cooling it becomes heavier
and falls toward the ground. A rising
current of warmer air is formed to sup
ply its place, and so the colder air
flows off along the surface into the
open country and causes local breezes.
At night the air currents are reversed.
The air in the forest is then warmer
than the air outside, because the cover
checks the radiation of heat, and so the
colder air moves from the open country
towards the woods. In these ways the
influence of the forest is felt at dis
tance.-Gl1o,d PineEOt.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-09-02

MUGGINs-"My daughter will be a
great catch for some one. She can
cook or write poetry with equal ease
and effectiveness. Juggins-"Well,
my daughter can write poetry | never
saw her try to cook it, but I'll bet she
could"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-09-02

MISTRESS" Mary Ann, you havea a
new beau in the kitchen every week.
Now this must STOP" Maid-"Well,
mum, if ye'd buy a betther quality av
food, 1 could keep 'em longer than a
week, an wouldn't have to be gittin'
new ones all tn time ~
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-09-02
ROBERT MOSS,
Secretary Of The Senate.

This is to certify that this engrossed document
proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of
the State of Maryland, the original of which was
passed by the House of Delegates by yeas and
nays. more than three-fifths of all the members
elected voting in the affirmative, on March TO-
1904. GEORGE Y. EVERHART,
Speaker of the House Of Delegates.
BENJAMIN L. SMITH,
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-09-02

After General Kearney's death Gus
served as bugler for Generals Birney,
Stoneman and Sickles. He was at
Gettysburg when solid shot took off
General Sickles' leg. While with
General Sickles he met the Lincolns
at Bell Plains. The President, Mrs.
Lincoln, and Thomas (Tad), then
ten years old, came from Washington
to pay the commanding general a visit.
"Who is that child," asked the Presi-
dent, noticing the small orderly. 20,
that's Gus, Kearney's bugle boy"
said an officer. "Don't you think its
a shame to have such children in the
army? ?" said Mrs. Lincoln to the Pres
ident. "That boy" says General
Sickles, ''is great fighter. He was
nearly killed while at Stoneman's
side. Besides, he rode with Kearney,
and you know what that means. y
". w. Christian Adv0cate.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-09-02

THE ORDINARY load of camel is
from 600 to 900 pounds.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-09-02

ONE WAY to find a woman out is
to call when she is not in.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-09-02

OBADIAH-"I'll never vote fer that
Congressman of our n agin." Bill
why, he allus KEEP his promises an
he's one of the smartest men in the
whole blame country" Obadiah
don't keer if he's smart as Daniel
Webster. There amt been a single
one of his pumpkin seeds come up
yit."
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-09-02
"HE RODE WITH xEARHEY."

1t is a notable fact that in time of
war the great majority of soldiers in
the army are mere boys. The aver
age age of the troops in the Union and
Confederate armies during the civil
war was probably not over twenty one
Or twenty-five years. The youngest
soldier in the Union army was Gustav
A. Schurmann. He enlisted as
drummer doy at the age of eleven,
was honorably discharged at fifteen,
and died in New York City few days
ago at the age of fifty five.
Little Gus owed his enlistment in
the army to his love for the drum.
He was working as a bootblack in
New York City tor three cents shine
when the war broke out in 1861.
When troops were called for, and men
we're enlisting by the hundreds, Gus
turned out with his drum, which was
bigger than himself, to help stir the
enthusiasm. He made himself famous
at Chatham Square, and was taken
into The Forty second New York, the
Tamnany regiment. He was not
treated we'll, and applied to Colonel
Riley d the Mozarts, in which the
father d Richard Watson Glider, a
Methods minister, was chaplain, for
a place asa drummer boy. Couldn't
think of it," said Colonel Riley.
''You re too young" The boy be-
gan to cry, and the colonel relented.
All the mer laughed at him because
his drum was fully as big as himself,
but he went with the regiment when
it left Yonkers on July 4, 1861, for
Washington.
While the regiment was at Harri-
sons Landing General Mcclellan set
a day to review the army. General
Phil Kearney, commanding the first
division, called for drummer boy to
act as his orderly, and Gus was pick
ed out. General Kearney, who was
then the idol of the army, gave the
drummer boy silver bugle, and had
him put on powerful white horse
called Baby, over whose back Gus
could hardly stretch his short legs.
In the course of the days maneuvers
the staff galloped over a rough field
broken by an ugly ravine. General
Kearney took the ravine with nigh
ty bound and looked around to see if
his aides were following. The bugler
was the only one. General Kearney
looked at the boy and smiled grimly.
In the evening he told young Gus to
report at headquarters and to consider
himself as the generals orderly.
"That jump on Babe made me popu-
lar with him" said Schurmann. I'm
battle the general used my back as a
writing desk to scratch off dispatches.
At the second battle OF Bull Run mimic
balls and shells whistled all around
us and / shook like leaf. When /
told the general 1 was little scared
he said: Never get frightened.
Never get frightened at anything"
That is good advice for all boys and
men.
After General Kearney's death Gus
served as bugler for Generals Birney,
Stoneman and Sickles. He was at
Gettysburg when solid shot took off
General Sickles' leg. While with
Gaoaro1 C;cL1os he mot the inC0lnS
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-09-02

This is to certify that this engrossed document
proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of
the State of Maryland the original of which was
passed by the House of Delegates by yeas and
nays, more than three flfths of all the members
elected voting in the affirmative, on March 10,
1904. GEORGE Y. EVERHART..
Speaker Of the House Of Delegates.
BENJAMIN L. SMITH,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-03

There are two Mayors, two oistiic' pon'
departments and. in fact, two regular se's %
municipal officers. and the city government
under the control of these officials each Oh
u,boea Jurisdiction extends to only one-haiI Oh
the city.
Trains arriving and departing at the Union
Station stop across the State line. and re-
rnarkable coincidence is reported. when Il IL"
weeks ago Governor Andrew Jackson MoI146u'
Of Virginia and Governor John l. cox oi i
lessee were dining in a Pullman car Inc 900
line was Immediately beneath, with GoFer"oi
Montague on one side of the table. in virginia
within his own jurisdiction, and Governor COX
on the other side. in Tennessee
The technical separation OF the city into two
corporations and the powers invested thereunder
in these bodies by the two States are often the
cause of much trouble to the police and other
neace officers in the execution OF civil and crirni-
NIL writs Many murders r1bberies. etc. are
committed on side of the town. and the
culprits, by walking short distance get
out of the Jurisdiction Of one State. and can
be returned only by the concurrence Of the
Governors of the two commemorative and the
issuing of reouistion and extradition papers
large number of petty offences are committed ia
the city on one side of the State line and the
guilty parties crossing into the other State often
only a few feet. remain there for year before
they return to the other side of the city. when
the warrant for their arrest will have been in
validated by operation of the statute OF Iirita-
tons.
Some time ago the Tennessee side
of Safest was fatally shot the person com
hitting the deed being only few feet distant IN
Virginia soil when he fired, and a legal
question thereupon arose. eminent legal au-
thorities varying in their opinion TO which
State had cognzance of the crime. as the point
seemed to be without the light of previous ad-
publication
The efficacy OF Virginia marriage laws, stipu-
Iating the age of parties contemplating matri-
mony to be twenty-one, is without effect near
the border of Tennessee, as the statutes OF the
latter State upon this subject are more liberal
fixing the eligible age for females ut sixteen and
this variance in the laws is the incentive OF
mary runaway matches. One local minister,
known the marrying parsOn," has a record ~
uniting two thousand clipping couples within the
last eleven years. His fame has spread over the
entire State OF Virginia, and many fair daUsh-
tiers of the Old Dominion evading parental OBJ
lection and legal irnpedirents, have. with their
lovers fled across the State line safely into Bris-
toll, Tenn, this Gretna Green.
Peculiar conditions arose upon the repavfns OF
Safest. recently each corporation letting a con-
tract for one-haH Of the street paving to rival
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-03

Il Clair, short distance from Detroit THIS
makes four vessels that have been located, but
COW it is doubtful if they will ever be brought
o Detroit. A feeling of resentment is growing
Inong Canadians along the border, who say
Ilat the ships not American property, and
H.at to allow the relics to be preserved in
Detroit would not only be constant reminder
of the defeat of their mother country but
would also be an insult to all patriotic Cana
dams
1t is boldly asserted by some that unless the
Dominion government refuses to allow the
relics to pass into American hands Canadians
will take upon themselves the responsibility of
destroying the vessels. The claim held by
Americans that the vessels are on private prop
erty, and therefore belong to private individu-
ais, is one that will not hold water, they assert
When the vessels sunk in the Thames
shey were British property. and they Brit
.sh property to-day. they declare But enthu-
siastic Americans. headed by C. NJ Burton. the
historian, are continuing their work of raising
the ships, and declare that in way the
precious relics viii be brought to Detroit.
THESE vessels played their part in one Of the
most interesting pages of American history.
British historians declare that the loss of the
little fleet at the battle of the Thames in which
Tecumseh was slain. was the chief contributing
cause to the loss of Michigan. Had Harrison
Deen Del Gated at the Thames and had the little
fleet of warships remained undestroyed the
British flag would. in all probability, be still
floating over Detroit 1t was the battle that
changed in way the destinies of two great
nations contending for the control Of what was
then the northwest territory, including Michi-
gan, Illinois and parts of Ohio and Indiana
Two of the four vessels which destroyed
N the Thames have now been raised. When
the shattered remnant of the British fleet fed
to Detroit after the defeat in Lake Erie Gen.
eral Proctor loaded four ships with munitions
CT war and ordered them up the Thames The
munitiOnS on at least one of these ships were
never touched while the two vessels that
balls and muskets. The fourth vessel, dscov-
cred only few days ago, is so heavily loaded
with cannon balls that it is believed she win
to raise her, else she will break to pieces. On
her deck, now imbedded in the sand, score
Of barrels and boxes loaded with missiles of all
sizes, and it is estimated that their weight is
many tons. A singular fact is that yet
cannons have been found. Inasnuch the
Americans knew where the vessels sunk.
It is thought that they afterward returned and
recovered the guns, though why they did not
also take the cannon balls is mystery. 1t is
believed that they recovered the ammunition
on two of the vessels and left that the third
tor another time.
The other of the two boats that have not been
raised lies under eighteen feet of SOIL and
oak tree a yard in circumference has grown
on top of the hillock burying the historic
vessel This warship evidently grounded
submarine promontory, which, in the course OF
nearly hundred years, has slowly risen
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-03

invisible. Littledale was to leap and disappear,
striking soft mattress in the wings, and at
the same time a rock to be dropped in a
tub of water create a splash.
But, though the leap worked all right In re-
hearsal, on the night of actual performance it
went wrong. There neither mattress nor
tub then. When poor Littledale jumped, he fell
eight feet and landed oaken floor with
a crash loud enough to wake the dead. and there
was no spashing water to drown the crash, by
Jove.
THE audience, expecting to hear a splash
and hearing instead the Humorous impact Of
Littledale's bones the oak. set up a litter
But the heroic Littledale equal to the occasion
senced them.
Heavens he shouted from below. the
waters froZenp"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-03

drowning last month in Lake Memphremagog
In making this rescue Mr.. Cowles bruised his
arm-it struck a rock he dived in. Pointing
to the bruise the other day, the actor said:
when I got that bruise I felt like young
Chicagoan named Littledale who played with
me in amateur theatrcals in my early youth
'LittledaIe. in OF our shows, had to leap
into a river In order to escape from a wild
beast.
THE stage so arranged that the river
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-03

of that State and Tennessee, is Bristol, an en-
terprising city of 25O0O population. which has
the most peculiar geographical location OF any
town in the United States.
The State line, equally dividing the city in
point of population and area, runs in the centre
of State-st., the principal business thorough
fare. for distance of two miles. The trolley
line traverses this distance with one rail in
either State. These conditions make necessary
the existence OF two separate and distinct uu-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-03

inequalities, governed by different faWa con-
shutting one and the same city With a common
end.
The singularity Of the conditions arising from
this state Of affairs is well illustrated by the
enforcement OF enactment of the Tennessee
General Assembly, which recently went into
operation, wherein It provided that street.
systems in the State Of Tennessee should
furnish separate apartments for the accomno-
dalton Of negroes and whites, This law techni-
cally cannot be enforced the State st line,
a car passing through tits highway carries
one-haf Of its passengers In either State and
as negroes are requested to ride On the Virginia
eide. where the Tennessee law does not operate
and thus tho Intention q The legislative bo6y
u thwarted and the two races rtde tnxetheE
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-03

companies. with the result that two contractors
paved the street jointly.
The Postofice Department refuses to recognize
Bristol. Va. consequently the cities have only
one postofhce, which is In Bristol, Tenn, and all
efforts OF politicians to obtain Office for Brls-
tol. Va, have proved futile. The political pat
ronage Of the postofI1ce Is wholly confined to
residents Of Tennessee
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-03
n SMALL BOYS TEARS.

What are you crying for. my poor little boy -
Boo hooI Pa fell downstairs"
Don't TAXI So my pet He'll get better
soon"
-6iater saw him faH-an the way. I never saw
nu6en-boo hoor-lSporttng Times
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-03
DIVIDED By STATE LINE.
Peculiar Condition of the City of
Bristol, Tenn.-Vd.

Coquettishy nestled among the foothills or
the Blue Ridge of the great Allegheny system q
mountains a few hundred miles from the sei-
shore of Eastern Virginia, on the boundary line
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-03

above the old river bottom. The boats range
from forty to sixty feet In length and are pow
erfuIIy built oak only being used in their con-
struction. Two OF the vessels give evidence
that they were burned almost to the waters
edge before being sunk, and the shattered tim
bers Of one tell plainly how 1t suffered under
the fire of cannon BEFORE II settled to the bot
tom Of the Thames.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-03
RELICS OF VAR OF 1912.
Hmo More British Battleshps Found
in Thames RiUer, Near Detroit.

Two more British battleships, sunk IN the
eight after Perry's victory in Lake Erie, on
September 10. 1913. have been discovered In
he River Thames, which empties into Lake
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-03

THE READY AMATEUR ACTOR.
Eugene Cowles saved two women bathers from
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-03-29
women Who Wear yy.ll

IL Is astonishing how great a change q few
years OF married life VIII make IN the appear
aBce AID disposition of many women The
1resaness. the charm the brilliance vanish like
the bloom from peach which Is rudeIy handled
4 ne mafron Is only din shadow faint echo
of the charming maiden There are two reA-
sons for this change, fgnorasoe and neglect.
Few young women appreciate the shock % tire
sssten througa tne change which comes win
marriage. Many neglect 70 deal with the nm.
pleasant drsins which are often consequent on
marriage and motherhood. not understand.
10 z tnsi tnis secret Grain is ro5bing the cheek
As surely as the general health suffers when
here Z derangemenf Of the baallh Of the deIi-
c4te Homshly organs 50 surely when these
organs are established In health the face and
form At onoe witness to the fact In renewed
CONSUMES Half 4 million women and more
nave loupd health aud happiness In the uee OF
DR.. Piercs's fzTorf.e Prescrspfton. II wskss
weak women strong and sick wemea we'll
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RESUMPTION of Service,

Commencing Tuesday, April 3, the
steamer Frank Jones will leave Portland,
weather permitting, at IL p. m. Tuesdays
and Fridays, or after arrival of train leav-
ing Boston Union station at p. m, for
Rockland, leaving there at Sis q. m.
Wednesdays and Saturdays for Islesboro,
Castine, Deer Isle, Sedgwick, Brooklin,
Southwest Harbor, Northeast Harbor, Bar
Harbor, Milbridge and Jonesport, arriv-
ing Bar Hsrbor LBS p. M, Jonesport $50
p. m.
Returning, will leave Jonesport Mon
days and Thursdays at a. M, touching st
Milbridge, arriving Bar Harbor in season
to connect with ferry steamer leaving for
Mt. Desert Ferry, connecting for all
points on the Maine Central railroad, ar
irving Portland SIS p. m. and Boston sG5
p. m
The Frank Jones leaves Bar Harbor al
$40 &. m, touching at all Landings, and
arriving Rockland 40 p. m, where con-
neetion is also made with trains of the
Maine Central. Steamer leaves Roekland
at SIS p. m, arriving Portland Ills D. m,
in season to connect with 1.5o a. m. and
morning trains for Boston.