The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-02-11

Roxier Meigs. president Of the St. Louis HUI
name Society, has been deposed for killing
| coon.
/ Russia has per capita Investment in indus
trial enterprises Of 81, while the United States
has S125.
The net profit from the Russian Government
monopoly in the sale of spirits last year exceeded
$2OOOOO.0O0.
In every 20 years the average man grows
beard IS feet long, hair almost 80 feet long and
nails % feet long.
The late Ex-Governor Clafiin, of Massachu-
sets, was one Of the seven governors of that
State born in 1915
A pig is usually kept in every stable in Persia;
it is thought its presence is beneficial to the
health Of the horses.
It's said that there are no fewer than 1900
rooms in the Vatican in Rome, and many of
them never receive sunlight.
An engineer declares that So 900 people now do
the work with the aid of machinery which need
ed 100000 persons to do few years ago.
Abraham Lincoln's picture is the only one in
/ President Roosevelts Office, which, by the way.
/ has loaded rifle in each Of the four corners.
/
United States Senator P. c. Knox, Of Pennsyl-
vania, says the only way to become a successful
| lawyer Is to study case over and over again.
The Circuit Court of Cook county, ILL.,. has
| obligingly changed Mr.. Eugene F. Damm's name
for him. Mr.. Damm's attorney was Mr.. Booz.
Canadian railroads are offering as high as $3.50
and S1.75 day for laborers for construction
work, but are unable to procure sufficient men.
Wages of the switchmen of the Delaware,
Lackawanna and Western Railroad have been
increased to cents an hour and their hours
have been reduced.
London newspapers are discussing plan of
counteracting some of the evils of overcrowding
by establishing farm home in Canada for Eng
1ish pauper children.
A resident of Working, England, sued local
baker "for injuries sustained by eating a pork
pie" He lost his suit, but the incident is hailed
as cheering precedent.
The Paris Municipal Council has unanimously
called on the French legislature to make it a
penal offense to cause employees Of either sex to
work more than six days week.
The gigantic statue of Vulcan in iron, which
was exhibited at the Worlds Fair by Birming-
ham, Ala, will hold prominent place on the
grounds at the Lewis and Clark Exposition.
Lieut.. q. 8. Grant Ill, grandson of the late
President Grant, has been detailed to the White
House as military aid to President Roosevelt,
and will be stationed at Washington Barracks.
There is said to be no real restitution in Japan.
Though some are very poor, yet all seem to be
well fed, clothed and housed and are invariably
cheerful, and. what is more surprising, invariably
clean.
The precise number of words in the Old and
New Testaments is 1892, and by reading some
thing like 10 minutes day at the pace of 200
| words minute one could read the Bible through
| once year.
In Japan carpenters, plasterers. paper-hang-
| ers, joiners. printers, shipcarpenters and con-
| fectioners work for less than 30 cents day, in
our money, and common laborers work for 10
| cents day.
| Among the curiosities of Canton are shops
| where crickets are raised for fighting as the
Filipinos' fighting cocks. The Chinese gamble
on the results, and good fighting cricket is
sometimes sold for 800.
When the German Emperor travels on home
railways detailed bill is made out for every en-
CINE and car used and for the distance traversed.
| 1t is estimated that he pays the Prussan rail-
ways alone about $4,000 year.
Charged with adulterating white lead. Lon
| don firm testified that genuine white lead
means the best. BEST white lead is the genu-
| inc reduced" with barytes. The court made
the reduction cost $lOs.5O fine and costs.
Capt. Martin " Ritter, who was killed in San
Francisco the other day by street car, had the
Mol inIo in hfc
| private during part of the Civil War. He was
an inspector in the custom house at the time of
his death.
When Governor-elect Robert NJ. La Toilette
steps from the executive chair to seat in the
United States Senate he will be succeeded by
James o. Davidson. Davidson came to this
country from Norway as an emigrant, landing
at Castle Garden 80 years ago.
Do strikes pay2 The recent rough estimate
that the total cost to strikers employers and the
public during the 20 years ended with 1900 was
billion dollars may be fairly correct. Every
strike involves waste, and the public, as a rule,
suffers more than either employer or employee.
In one Connecticut city the barber shops have
begun using new brush with every shave. The
brush is hemplike and is much softer than the
present hair brushes that are used. The hemp
fits into patent handle and is pulled out after
each shave and is thrown away with the lather
paper.
The lower house of the Texas Legislature has
passed the Senate bill forcing persons giving
ground for action in divorce cases to remain
single for three years. the other parties to the
divorce to remain single one year. This is the
elimination of long crusade in the State against
divorce.
Judge Charles Field, of Athol, Mass, is the
Oldest member of the bar in New England. and
the Oldest judge in the United States who is at
present exercising full judicial function. AL
though ninety years old, Judge Field sits on his
court bench almost every day, either at Athol
or Gardner
Men for homework is the latest necessity in
Reading, Pa. Sufficient domestic maid servants
cannot be had. For every servant girl seeking
place there are 30 families wanting her SER
vices. This condition is brought about by the
fact that 5000 women and girls are employed in
factories in that city.
Chicago has had since 1895 an interesting police
man. His name is William f. McRath. He's a
high school, normal school and law school gradu-
ate was teacher before he joined the force, and,
it is said, practices law in the daylight hours
before putting on his uniform and going out to
watch for the lawbreakers.
Temperance women must be lacking in sense
of humor or else they would not have given one
of their unions in nearby city the name of the |
"Brandywine Branch of the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union," even though the sugges- |
tive word did happen to relate to a stream of |
pure water running through the town.
Gen. o. o. Howard is the only living American |
soldier who has commanded at one time 10000 |
soldiers. Once when he was emerging from the |
battle of Fair Oaks minus his right arm he was |
met by General Kearney, who had lost his left |
arm, with the remark: "Never mind, Howard, |
we will buy our gloves at the same store"
All the Protestant Episcopal clergymen on the |