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The Topeka state journal., 1905-10-26

'sCan you see anything to commend in
that Insurance directors career2"
'sWelI.'' answered the man who tries to
be charitable. .he was mighty good to his
family. Washington Star.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-10-26

Cashier 6coughing)-Pardon me, I didn't
catch your last name
Ethel (blushingl-I haven't caught it
yet, n1yself-Cleyeland Leader.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-10-26

It takes a lot of patience to run an
automobile, does it not?'' asked the man.
Xes, lots of patients replied the dog
tor; land I've got 'em. ~ Yonkers States
The Topeka state journal., 1905-10-26

Was he kind to his fanily2''
I should say he was. He couldn't have
been kinder If he had been an Insurance
president. Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-10-26

Algernon-I heah that you and Claw
dence had an altahcation lawst night and
he called you evahwything.
Percival-Yaws, but I got even with
him. deah boy. I called him nothing don
cher lznow.-Chicago News.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-10-26

The race is not always to the swift. -
said the Sunday school teacher impress
siVeiy. Can any. one tell me why?"
Because sometimes their gasoline tank
expIodes, promptly replied the up-to-date
little boy.-Baltimore american.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-10-26

Most any day now Medicine Hat is
liable to break into the dispatches.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-08-19
THE MAD DOG FALLACY.

In all my own experience with dogs
1 have not only never seen a "mad
dog" but have never known a dog
owner-and by that mean man who
has had experience in keeping dogs
who has seen one. If, then, rabies is
so exceedingly scarce, hydrophobia be-
comes really an impossibility, and the
fear of it should be dismissed without
a thought.
A person may get dog bitten but,
in the language of the New York
tough, Forget it." If it is bad
bite, it may twitch later on, and you
may begin worrying, so it is good
plan to get rid of the twitching or
throbbing in order to forget. I have
been bitten so often that I think no
more of it than a mosquito bite, and
this is what I do:
If it is on the hand I put it under
the faucet and wash thoroughly, with
the object of cleaning the wound and
preventing Inflammation from any
dirt or foreign substance. While
doing this some one is getting the bi'
carbonate of soda and some clean rags
or lint. With water cream paste oi
the soda is made sufficient to plaster
the wound we'll; then, putting some
on a rag, it is applied to the wound
and bound up. If in the course OF ar
, hour or more the application seems te
be drying, a little water is poured or
the bandage to soak through to the
soda or the hand dipped in water
| James Watson.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-08-19

the intruders, for he sat in utter in
difference to their presence, and it was
evident that his splendid coat excited
either their curiosity or their dislike.
They gathered in greater numbers
until he left the rock and betook him
self to a neighboring tree. Thither
some of the sparrcws followed him,
several to alight on the limbs, others
to hover near. None, however, touch
ed the splendid stranger.
A pair of scarlet tanagers built a
rest this spring in q pin oak standing
in a suburban garden. All through
the nest building they were disturbed
by the visits of curious or unfriendly
robins, and the male tanager's voice
was heard day after day scolding the
intruders. Sometimes as his mate
sat upon the nest he would run about
over the tree in pursuit ofthe robins,
and finally chase them far away. At
the end of week or more, however,
the robins had their way, for the tam
ayers deserted their nest and disap-
peared from the garden, nor were they
seen any more in the neighboring
grounds.
1t is more than likely that they
took to the comparative safety of a
woodland hard by.-NeaO YORK. .Snu.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-08-19
TOWSON MD, SATURDAY, AUGUST 19. 1905.

wife to find another. IfMarthy dies in
April Dick is "talkin' by July, and
married by September, and when
Marthy's funeral is preached in Octo-
Der LOUSY, her successor, prepares
the big dinner for the funeral guests.
Love marriages are the rule in the
mountains, but the marriage of con-
venience is not unknown, particularly
in the secoDd marriage. Brandy
making (moonshine or legal) brings
its reward, and the grandmother, past
90, marries the sickly individual of 40
because she and her family wish to Sc
cure the "best brandy maker in the
country" to themselves.
An aged widower wife seeker hires
a woman to keep house and do his
cooking for a few months. "I'll try
Eer, and eff she is of any account to
work I'll marry her." he announces
to his friends, and eff she haint, I
won't"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-08-19
A MODEL STOCK AND DAIRY FARM

What is destined to be one of the
largest and finest dairy farms in Bucks
county, is that of Thomas Devlin,
wealthy iron man, of Philadelphia,
who few years ago purchased the
two farms formerly belonging to the
late John Wildman, near Neshaminy
Falls, in Middletown township.
Mr.. Devlin is now erecting many
buildings, the largest one being 126
feet by 40 feet, and about so feet to
the square. This enormous structure
is stone stable high, the under part
to be used as stables and the overhead
for storing immense quantities OF
food for the cows. Adjoining this
building is the dairy house, sc by I9
feet, which will be fitted up with all
the modern appliances for sterilizing
and producing the cleanest and most
sanitary milk. There will also be
machinery for making butter. The
buildings are patterned after the
Wawa dairy farms, Delaware county,
Pennsylvania.
A wagon house. so by 36 feet, and
III stories high, has been completed.
This building is very complete, hav-
ing wash paves for cleaning wagons
inside of the building.
Mr.. Devlin bought twelve head OF
cows at the Garduer sale at Downing
town, recently, and when they were
brought to the farm and were tested
by DR.. w. H. Ridge, of near Trevose,
ten of them would not pass inspection
and were killed, as they were found
to have traces of tuberculosis. For
the COWS that were killed the State
will pay Mr.. Devlin $50 per head, as
they were registered stock. If these
cows had not been registered only SIS
would have been paid him. The
price Mr.. Devlin paid for the twelve
cows was about 81, 200, and it is said
he will sue the former owner to recov-
er his loss. DR.. Ridge frequently ex-
amines all of the forty some head on
the farm, and they are in the very
best of health.
Raymond Devlin, son of Thomas
Devlin, is attending Pennsylvania
State College, where he is taking a
course in dairy farming, and he will
have charge of the dairy on the farm
when he graduates. John Brennan,
son of Thomas Brennan, who has
charge of Mr.. Devlin's farm, it is said
will also go to the State College about
January 1st next, and take course
in agriculture.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-08-19
DISLIKE THE GAYER BIRDS.

Birds of brilliant plumage in these
parts not only fare i'll at the hands of
mer, but are the objects of suspicion
and apparent dislike even to their
feathered brethren of palmer attire.
Some of the brilliant birds are mere
migrants, seen here only in spring
and fall.
The bluejay is one of these. He is
a special victim of the pot hunters,
but his vigor and energy protect him
from other birds. The ruby throated
hummingbird, one of the few regular
residents of brilliant plumage, is so
small and swift that he usually escapes
molestation. The sparrows and other
small birds indeed, seem to fear the
hunmingbird. With his long, keen
bill and buzzing, invisible wings he
is sort of animated torpedo boat of
the air.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-08-19
THE GIFT OF CAB.

When George Stephenson was visit.
ing the seat of Sir Robert Peel at Dray-
ton on one occasion, says the writer
of "Famous British Engineers" there
happened to be present DR.. Buckland,
the scientist, and Sir William Follett,
the famous advocate.
Stephenson discussed with DR..
Buckland one of his favorite theories
as to the formation of coal and, though
undoubtedly in the right, was ulti-
mately vanquished by the arguments
and oratory of the doctor, who was a
better master of tongue fence than
himself. Next morning while pom
dering over his defeat in the solitude
of the garden, he was accosted by Sir
William Follott and confded to that
gentleman the story of his failure.
Sir William, acquainted with the de-.
tails of the matter in dispute, agreed
to take up the case and soon afterward
attacked DR.. Buckland on the subject.
A long discussion ensued, in which the
man of law completely silenced the
man of science, who was at last COM
PEELED to own himselfvanquished. Sir
Robert Peel, highly amused at this
example of "tit for tat" then turned
to the inventor and inquired, with a
laugh
"And what do you say on this mat
ter Mr.. Stephenson ~
Why" he replied, II will only
say this-that of all the powers above
and under the earth there seems to
me no power equal to the gift of the
| ooh'p
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-08-19
For "THE UNION
THE CLOVER FIELD.
BY EDWIN HIGGINS.

See, dear Nature In love unrolls
The sweetest of her many scrolls,
Written in, wide and all over,
With fragrant polychrome clover.
The wandering bees and singing birds,
And the meek, gazing, grazing herds,
Are coming over and over.
Beautiful scrolls of scented clover.
Read the splendid, illumined scrolls.
Which fair Queen in love unrolls;
A lesson find in every leaf,
Strong and true as In harvest sheaf;
Look, read and scan the blossom flowers
Sweet children of the Summer hours,
And the beautiful clover field
Will luxuriant havest yield.
Sit and watch the weariless bee,
Making honey for you, you see;
Beautiful scrolls, bursting with songs,
Beautiful homes of jubilant throngs;
In land of bloom and flowing cream,
Quaff from the purest fountain stream,
There is nurture in all the scrolls,
Which the good Queen in love unrolls.
Troops of happy girls and boys
Forsake the city's din and noise.
The good Queen with an open hand,
Stands waiting in the meadow land,
Robed in her fragrant emerald gowns
To crown you with her jeweled crowns;
To give you more than fieeting wealth,
Rejoicing hearts and brimming health.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-08-19

JoHNNY-Paw, did Moses have the
dyspepsia like what you've gotf
Father-How on earth do l know !
What makes you ask such a question ?
Johnny-Why our Sunday school
teacher says the Lord gave Moses two
tablets.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-08-19
AFTERNOON TEA.

Near five O'Clock
By the little Dutch clock
Gas log aglow
Curtains drawn low
Candles a-wink
Cakes white and pink;
Tea kettles hum
Lemon and rum
Scents on the air
Flowers everywhere
Girl in gown green
Reads magazine
Waiting her cue
Some one is due
All! There's the bell
Book thrown pellmell
A step in the hall
Visitor tall
Some one gets
Violets
Then tea for two
So good Of you
Cream? A lot.
Sugar? What?
-Kdte MdsteTsOn
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-08-19

Now, THEREFORE,, 1, 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 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 7th 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
THE GREAT the Great Seal of the State of
: SEALoF Maryland, at the City of An
MARYLAND. napolis, this 27th day of July,
:.......... .......: 1905.
EDWIN WAKEFIELD.
Governor of Maryland.
OSWALD TILGHMAN,
Aug. 5-13tl Secretary of State.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-08-19

"Ir DOESN'T pay to poke fun at a
GIRL" says the cynical bachelor. The
first thing you know she'll get even
with you by marrying you."
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-08-19

nod
Ian the males, and the females
e. .ore dangerous in ordinary times.
Elephants form great attachment
Jr ce-tain men and bitter hatreds for
I others, hatred that means murder
when the opportunity arrives. But
the love of an elephant for its keeper
will not deter it from killing him when
the outbreak comes.
There was one notorious elephant
who travelled with score of circuses
under different names and was finally
executed, who loved one man, friend
of mine, as never maiden loved him.
He drank. She cared for him and
drove away every one who tried to
come near when he was drunk and
asleep under her feet. He was dis
charged from several circuses and each
time took the elephant, no one else
being able to handle her. The own
ers of the shows understood that to
discharge him was to lose the beast,
and tacitly she became his property.
But she in one rampage trampled him
until he is cripple for life, and killed
one of the rescuers, defending fierce
ly the man she had crushed.
Good elephant men, those who can
train the animals, command big SAL
aries. One whom I know received
$3.50 a week, but the ordinary "bull
man, recruited from among the can
vas hands or laborers who have no
fear, receive small salaries and accept
the positions because the work is
easier, being willing to risk their
lives to escape hard work. These
men, of course, are under competent
trainers. s.-C2eveLaud Plain Dealer.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-08-19

IT PAINS THEM MosT-"She says
she's 'saddest when she sings. "
"That can't be. She may be sadder
when she sings, but its her audience
that's saddest."
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-08-19

THERE'S JUST one thing 1 wanted
to say to you," began Mrs. Acid to
her better half.
"Only one, M'ria," queried he,
solicitously. aren't you feeling
well?"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-08-19
MOST DANGEROUS BUSINESS.

Perhaps the most dangerous, con-
stantly dangerous, business in the
world is the one into which I have
been tossed business of elephant
man with a circus.
There is a constant demand for
"bull men," but few will accept the
position, and most of us fell into the
business by accident and, showing
talent or reckless disregard for con-
sequences, made a success in handling
the animals, and have since been
classed as "bull men" and offered
that job and no other.
Despite the perils, the constant
watchfulness, the half conscious re-
alization that death is near, probably
not an elephant man in the world to-
day would leave his calling. 1t has
fascination of a strange kind, and
the keeper becomes attached to the
great brutes that tremble at his word
one instant and the next may turn
upon him and trample him.
Good elephant men command good
pay. Most of them live in state of
constant watchfulness, realizing the
treacherous nature of the brutes, and
those whe do not realize this sooner
or later are trampled or hurled to
death.
The elephant is the most treacher-
Gus, moody changeable animal in a
menagerie. They are twice as dan
gerous as tigers, lions, or bears. The
men who handle the big cats in their
cag4s are forced to watch closely and
carefully whih they are in the cages
With them, but that lasts only short
time. We "bull men" live with our
gigantic pets, sleep near them, ride
thebh, order them around. enter with
thelm into closed cars for long rides.
We are not afraid of them. Before
MANY wears we become fataliStiC.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-08-19

PoL1TENEss IS not only the most
powerful, but the cheapest argument
known.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-08-19
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,
ssf IISaL
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-08-19

YOUNG RHYMEs-I tell you, mar
rage takes all the poetry out of fell
low.
Friend-Then it can't be a failure.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-08-19
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-ffths 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,
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-08-19

FArHER-"Tell me why you want
to get married!"
Daughter-"I expect it's one of the
traits 1 inherited from m Y mother" "
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-08-19

"SEE THAT man ?" Well, sir, he
landed in this country with bare feet
and now he's got millions"
"Gee whiz he must be a regular
centipede."
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-08-19

xpect them to kill us some day,
ope it may not be soon, just as
ordinary citizen expects death
day.
= liners testify that the elephant
works nearer like that of a hu-
being than the brain of any other
Is il. The moods and tempers of
d, g brutes change suddenly. The
Ier, hard night ride ON the
bruised foot may turn the best
I'd elephant into a peevish brute,
to strike and murder in an in
But these moods pass quick
'he great danger is when an
mt is just turning into rogue.
elephant turns rogue sooner
er, and they never recover.
nay be tractable for a time after
lg down, but the attack will
and then probably a keeper
: killed. The female elephants
= ogues earlier and are more vio-
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-08-19

HEWITT see that clergyman
got four years for running away with
a member of his choir"
Jewett-"That's too bad; man
who does anything to break up a
church choir is a public benefactor. 4"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-08-19

In less than an hour Mr.. Brampton
was once more in his Office chair.
"Well, can see you've pulled this
matter off pretty well, my boy" he
said, wiping the perspiration from his
forehead. "Now tell me how it hap
pened and what it all means"
cit was simple enough" explain
ed Eric modestly the real Harring-
ton had given the pearls to this man
Tomkins, his valet, to put in the
bank just before he started for Eu-
rope, and also had given him orders
to help this French maid to get the
house ready for them on their return.
Thus they were enabled to pose as
Mr.. and Mrs. Harrington and invited
you to dinner to lull suspicion. l
realized this from the conversation
over the telephone and called up the
bank to have them arrested when
they got there in order to avoid the
fuss of OBTAINING him here till the
police arrived"
"Well, you have saved me 1885,
ooo," commented Mr.. Brampton.
"Would you describe that as a
striking instance of business acu-
men ?" questioned Eric timidly.
The banker remembered the con-
versation of the day before.
"Why, yes-er-no-th that isl
give in, my boy; you've won hel
fairly
"I've won p murmured the young
man triumphantly "won by a YARD
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-08-19

This is to certify that this engrossed document
the State of Maryland the original of which was
passed by the Senate by yeas and nays, more
than three-fifths of all members elected voting
in the affirmative, on March 3, 1901
SPENCER G. JONES,
President Of the Senate.
ROBERT MOSS.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-04
SAID TO BE ESCAPED CONVICT
Complainant in Robbery Case May Be Pris.
oner from Devils Island.

Because the complainant in a highway robbery
case was charged by the two men whom he &C
r,se5 with being a murderer and an escaped life
prisoner from the notorious DEVILS Island from
which Captain Dreyfus secured release, the case
against the accused resulted in uistrial be-
fore Recorder Golf. in Part H. General Sessions
Court Yesterday. The complainant sent TO
the House of Detention to await Investigation
into the story.
The alleged refugee from Devils Island is Eu
gene Richards. a French chef, who lives at No
aO3 West 20th-st- Richards on September g caused
the arrest of Joseph Lafargue. twenty-eight,
waiter who lives at No Pacific Place, Brooklyn,
and Edmund Fisher. mechanic, whom he alleged
raTarg1Ie and Fisher denounced Richards as an
ssCe-a6 convfc. under sentence of life imprisoE-
Tnenf on Devils Island, for having slain woman
RECORDER Gor in court Yesterday called or, Rich
ards for = statement. A. ne denied having been
Devils Island convict, the Recorder directed that
= ,iztr4sl of the case against Lafargue and Fisher
he entered and that the accused men be sent back
~ +ra r-ornbs to await trial He also direct
ed rba+ Richards be sent to the House OF Detsn-
fior to await an investigation OF the charge that
he vas An escaped convict. The French consul at
York viii be asked 10 look into the case.