The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-01-07

Ane piUcn OF the human
marty upon the number of VIM. d7fec<,
ond OF the vocal cords, and these. inn
uepeno on the length. size and degree Of tam.
=. .ne CORDS which increase In length with th,
growth of the larynx. "'''' 80
Inc smallest inhabited island in the world q
tnat on which Eddystone lighthouse stands 81
at low water it is only 30 feet in diameta- A,
high water the base Of the lighthouse wb,eh ho,
diameter OF only little over "a faat = oo,,
| pletely covered by water. = 00'''
| remarkable dinner was servad ra...
farmer near Ault. Col The table was at 80 - 70
and the menu consisted of one 5k -ponnd -. -
| one 15-pound cabbage, one IO-pound ch;csss,,
one 6-pound turnip, one 2-pound onion and n, 81
pies made from alK-pound apple.
Hairpins come from Painswick. a village in
thestroud Valley, England. There ia the great.
est hsirpin factory In the world. Strangely
enoughtdis fsctory employs only 900 persons
the machinery used being automatic and reouir.
ing but litfie attention, as it grinds miles of
| wire into IONS of hairpins.
j Missouri has more livestock farmers than anv
/ other state In the Union. Its live stoc ]. vorth
/ 12WO0O.OOO. While 1t has only AZ peI ant of
the I've stock of the country. it has rer cent.
Of the total value of live stock in ia matted
States, striking commentary on The I'M
/ quality of Missouri live stock.
The relative values of a few folt bo.sd nm
the amount Of nutriment they cord Ain are. ac-
cording to the National Provisional. sirloin
steak, 32.2; veal 25.4 fresh pork. 424; chickan
I17e; butter, $3.50 and cheese, 80.4 From tbesa
figures it is evident that cheese contains no.
than twice as much nutrition as any neat.
h. h. vreeland, president of the/ New YORK.
Street Railway Company. never usA a pass IN
his line, but invariably pays his fare. Should an
unlucky conductor overlook him on his collect
ing tour, as conductors Frequently do with
others in the rush hours, he Would probably
hear from the presidents Off e the next day.
It is estimated that Denve1 Col. win be called
upon to entertain between ~ oOOand $1,000 people
On the occasion Of the Seventh international
convention of the Epworth League. which is to
be held in the Queen Citk Of the Plains July SO.
I9O5. Extensive prepay ations are being made
'or the comfortand Enjoyment of the guests.
The indications sroz ss.ac Cle mineral produce
ION of the Cripple Creek district. Colorado's
Ireatest gold camp, for 1904, viii exceed $4,000
bO. Large bodies Of ore have been found under
The streets of the city of Cripple Creek and
mining operations on a large scale have been
beneath some of the principal
Housewives in Florida scrub their floors with
oranges. In almost any town in the orange
growing districts women may be seen using the
fruit exactly as we use soap. They cut the
oranges in halves. and rub the fiat exposed pulp
IN the floor. The acid in the oranges does the
and does it well. for the boards are as
white as snow after the application.
The following is stated to be a nearly correct
nile for measuring corn in cribs: Having lev
,led the corn in the crib, measure the length.
breadth and depth and multiply them together,
hen deduct from the product one fifth, and you
nave the number of bushels in the ear; for
helled corn take one-half of this To be strictly
correct add half bushel for every 100.
A few years ago such a thing as threshing
machine was unknown in Canada, and even q
tanning mill was considered luxury. Those
we're the days of fails, reaping hooks, home
made pitchforks, three-cornered harrows and
blows with wooden moldboards. Threshing
machines have now been brought to great per-
lection, and many of the most modern of them |
ire in use.
The annual report of Secretary of the Interior |
says the policy of requiring able
,odied Indians to labor for their own support |
nd Withholding rations from all except the |
eedy and INDECENT, which was first started in |
9us, has been emnently successful. Over H.
90 Indians have been dropped from the ration
oils as wholly self-surDor.ing, many of whom /.
lad never worked before.