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The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-09-22
RAISING DOGS.

Nearly all of us have at one time
or another kept dogs on our farms.
Usually these dogs were of the lust
plain yellow cur" type, and although
faithful and effectionate, as source
of revenue they were useless. 1t is
just as easy to keep pair of thor
oughbreds as mongrels, and very
much more profitable. There is a
constant demand for good dogs, and
even little eight.week's puppies
bring from $5 to SIS, and hcuscbroken
dogs fetch all the way from IS to 81
600. At a recent sale, thirty dogs
from a well-known farm brought
$1185.
A pair of thoroughbred pups can
be had for $50. The bitch will have
two litters a year, and an average of
five pups to litter. Of these, tax
ing several years as an average, half
will be dogs and half bitches. 1t
will be better to drown most OF the
females, as there is no great demand
for them and they bring small prices.
Of course it is important to select
breeds that are popular, or becoming
so. like the Airedale terriers, Boston
terriers, English bull terriers and
Old English sheep dogs, and Scotch
collies are always good. These dogs
may sell up in the three figures, and
the cost of raising them isn't a cent
more than that of raising ours.
Don't over-feed dogs; a light
breakfast of oatmeal and milk, and a
good generous supper at night is
plenty. Puppies are apt to have
worms, which are easily got rid Of.
Fits in young dogs are usually due
to worms or over-eating.
Dog. raising appeals to all boys,
and will keep them in pocket money,
thus adding an interest to their home
life. Don't be afraid to spend S25
or $40 in this way for the boys. A
pair of good dogs will raise enough
pups to pay for themselves the first
eighteen months.-E. K. p, fn
Country Gentleman.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-09-22
BLACK FRIDAY.

In the middle of the gold room
was small fountain. Around this
the days proceedings began, writes
T. Hendick in the Ame,ican MagG-
zine. Jay Gould's own brokers,
pale, haggard, half distrustful and
half ashamed of the work, started
the bids. Gold had closed the day
previously at 144. Now Gould
broker offered 145 for $Ioo,ooo
gold.
His only response were the curses
and fist shakings of bedraggled,
perspiring crowd.
Zone hundred and forty-six for
$1oo, 900 gold"
Still there was no response.
Zone hundred and forty-seven.
Each advancing point meant mill
lions in profits to Gould and likewise
millions in losses to the community.
At every advance the crowds, losing
all restraint, alternately roared and
wept.
Zone hundred aud forty.eight." !"
Zone hundred and forty-nine."
Above the pandemonium the mo-
notonous voices of the Gould brokers
could be heard, quietly, remorseless-
ly putting up the price.
Zone hundred and fifty"
Zone hundred and ffty-one.
At this point the buying began.
Hitherto the crowd had been held
magically spellbound. The auda-
city of the Gould brokers had para
lyzed all. Board brokers were par
ticularly dazed. In face of the
clique's demonstrated power no one
seemed able to bid, even to make the
feeblest attempt to check the terrible
rise.
A few up town merchants now,
however, started to purchase. Soon
the bidding degenerated into panic.
Everyone scrambled to get his gold
now while the price, judged by what
had already happened and the un-
questioned power of the gand, seem
ed low. Ali purchases, however,
meant enormous losses. Fortunes
accumulated through years of self
sacrificing toll were swept away in a
moment. In their craze men ran
aimlessly about the room, moaning,
screaming, vainly appealing for help.
Outside, where the crowds breath
lessly waited announcements, the
same scenes were repeated. Ruined
men, unable to get into the building
itself, pushed, cursed and fought.
At each rise in the price the rage
against Gould increased. When the
bid reached $50 there were cries of
Lynch Lynch ~
And meanwhile what was the
plotter of all this mischief doing? ?
He was selling gold. To whom was
he selling? To fish and all his own
associates. He was the only man
who really understood the situation
who knew, that this, upon what a
fimsy basis his corner" rested.
He sent Fish, Belden and Speyer
into the gold room to advance the
price ostensibly for the benefit of the
Clique, and when it had reached a
certain paint unloaded on his own
account. He had sold largely, un-
known to his confederates the day
before.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-09-22
WHO LEFT THE DOOR OPEN.
BY MARY E. WILKINS.

"Who left the pantry door open? ?"
said Mistress Hapgood sternly.
She stood before them straight and
tall in her indigo blue petticoat and
short gown, with her black hair rolled
back under tidy cap, and her black
eyes flashing. Her cheeks were as
red as roses. Mistress Hapgood was
handsome woman. The children
FIVE of Priscilla being the eldest
looked at her with apprehension.
Somebody had left the pantry door
open, and the cat had got in and help
ed herself to large piece of spare
rib; it had happened several times
before this, and now severe penalty
was to be the consequence.
"Who left the pantry door open?"
repeated Mistress Hapgood. "The
one that did must go without supper
tonight"
The children looked at each other.
Uncle Silas and Aunt Prudence Beals
and two cousins were to sup with
them that night, and. there would be
johnny cake toast made with cream,
plum sauce and pound-cake for sup.
per. 1t was a good deal to forego.
Mistress Hapgood stood waiting, and
the great white cat that had made all
this trouble sat on the hearth wash
ing her face. She had been showed
out with the broom, but had soon
walked in again.
At last Nancy, the youngest girl,
broke the silence.
II saw Thomas coming out of the
pantry" said she.
Thomas, who was the very young
est of all, broke into loud wall, and
the tears rolled down his fat baby
cheeks.
ST didn't leave zee door open," he
sobbed. IT didn't p
"What did you go into the pantry
at all for?" queried his mother with
severity.
But Thomas only dipped his double
chin into his pinafore and sobbed
harder than ever.
"Answer me p repeated his mother,
in commanding tone.
Thomas choked out a word which
Nancy interpreted.
HE says he went into the pantry
after pancake" said she.
Thomas go and stand in the cor
ner," said Mistress Hapgood.
And little Thomas, still lifting up
his voice, trudged across to the cor
ner, and settled himself therein, with
a teary face, to the wall.
"Now," said Mistress Hapgood,
when did you see Thomas 60 into
the pantry?"
"This forenoon, answered Nancy,
with dubious look.
"This forenoon" repeated her
mother. Haven't you more sense
than that. child? The whole family
has been in since then. Now, stand
in row."
The Hapgood children obediently
formed themselves into line in front
of the hearth.
"Now, Priscilla" said Mistress
Hapgood, "did you leave the pantry
door open 7"
mo, ma a'am," answered Priscilla,
after a little hesitation. Her fair,
sober face had troubled look.
Polly, did you leave the pantry
door open?"
"No, na'am."
''Isaac, did you?'
"No, ma'am."
"Nancy?"
"No, ma'am."
"Thomas, did you leave the pantry
door open?"
"No-o, ma am p walled Thomas
from his corner.
And all the Hapgood children had
denied leaving the pantry door open.
The frown on Mistress Hapgood' S
face deepened.
Zone of you leit the pantry door
open" said she. "There is no one else
who could have done it. I have been
away, and you children were alone in
the house. One of you is telling a
wicked fit"
There was a dead silence. The
| children stole innririuu clanceS al
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-09-22
GOOD READING.

The boy that is brought Up to
browse among books; that is trained
early to learn the value, to under
stand the scope, to discern the mean
ing and appreciate the power of good
literature-that boy, that girl, will
be saved from many dangers, and
they will come in after years to
understand the truth of the opinion
of that great man who said: IT
would not part with my love for
good books, and my appreciation of
good literature, for all the riches of
the Indies" The boy or girl is
early taught the worth of good poet
ry, the sterling value of good biog-
raphy; that is early taught the
value, the meaning, of the great
novels, and knows how to discrimi-
nate and sift out this great underly-
ing mass of curtain, slushy fiction,
and to put on his book-shelves in
twenty or thirty years all the great
masterpieces of fiction, and communes
with them; who knows the worth
of all forms of literature, and one by
one adds a book every few weeks to
to his shelves, is guarded and fenced
in on every side against the thous-
andfold temptations which assault,
sometimes with almost irresistible
force, others who know nothing
about good literature. But where
literature and true learning go hand
in hand, where soul faithful to God
and engaged in worthy activities
knows at the same time the great
and noble masterpieces Of literature,
the value of that life is doubled ; and
the worth of that life to itself, and
In its influence round about, is more
than doubled.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-09-22
BEES AS vENTILATORs.

1t is not generally known, but most
beekeepers will inform you that such
is the case, that each beehive has a
corps of what could properly be term
ed "ventilating BEES" During the
hot seasons these ventilators station
themselves at the entrance of the hive
and fan the interior with the inces-
SAINT motion of their wings. These
ventilating corps are usually in relays
of from four to a half dozen, and they
are relieved at short intervals by fresh
work. They are kept at work by a
sort of patrol of bees, which insures
incessant activity on the part of the
tanners during the time they are at
work. This story may sound strange
to those who know but little concern
ing the wonderful intelligence of
bees, but it is scientific fact that has
often been authenticated.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-09-22
POWER OF CHEERFULNEss.

A pale. weak girl entered a down.
town drug store the other day. She
seemed about to collapse. The pro-
prietor assisted her into chair and
prepared a mild stimulant for her.
The druggists manner was so SYM
pathetic that little later she conf
ded to him that she suffered with her
heart and feared she had not much
longer to live.
"Heart disease?" inquired the
druggist genially. why, I have
heart disease myself; have had it for
years. That's nothing. I don't
worry myself about it. I don't look
like man with a load on his mind.
do L? You probably think that you
are liable to drop off any time. On
the contrary, any doctor will tell you
that the average person with heart
disease generally lives to good old
age. The very care that sufferer
from heart disease takes of himself
or herself is calculated to lengthen
the years indefinitely. You see, a
man with weak heart naturally is
careful of himself a bit. He doesn't
commit any excesses, never overdoes
anything, lives in moderation and
thus keeps his vitality unimpaired.
That's all you have to do-just take
care of yourself. What's the use of
worrying?"
The druggists cheerfulness was
infectious, the genial interest of his
talk made depression appear foolish,
and the girl soon began to look more
hopeful and even smiled. After the
druggist had gavly chatted with her
awhile she rose and walked out Of
the store with firm step.
This druggist, though be would
scorn the idea if suggested to him, is
a benefactor to humanity. He is a
believer in the power of cheerfulness,
and the good that he does in his Pc
culiar way is not easy to estimate.
Not day passes that he does not
impart his message of the cheerful
life to some desparing individual.
He makes all others ailments his
own and points out the uselessness
of worry. A man will come in bent
and suffering. Perhaps he confdes
to the druggist that he has kidney
disease and fears his days are num-
bered. The druggist Immediately
informs him that there is no cause
for alarm he has had kidney trou-
BILE himself for, oh, so many years,
and has no intention of dropping off.
That druggist, in the course of
week, probably will acknowledge
that he is afflicted with every ailment
except house-maid's knee. He
makes every complainer feel better.
He fairly radiates good cheer and
optimism. 1t is his belief that half
the sufferers in the world have COM
plants that bright spirits will over
come. But even when they have a
real disease it is his theory that lit
tie cheerfulness doesn't hurt and
that the malady is only aggravated
by constant depression. He makes
it his mission in life to drive away
depression and turn the thoughts of
people toward brighter things. His
cheerfulness is a tonic that never
fails to act.-Wew York Press.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-09-22

Talking to a physician about twins
and commenting upon the marvellous
likeness they sometimes bear to one
another, he gave an interesting fact
regarding them. "You can always
distinguish one from the other,
said he, "no matter how great the
resemblance, for the elder invariable
has the broader face. Notice twins
hereafter, and you can say with GER
tainty that the narrower faced one is
the younger of the two. I have no
authority for saying that fewer male
twins than female twins are born,
but I am of the opinion that the
couple are more frequently girls or
girl and boy than boys. Twin broth
ers are few and far between"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-09-22

BY EDWIN HIGGINS.

0A 1DWAE hA00A10s
Beautiful vision. pure and sweet,
Child of the sea. fair Chesapeake!
Thy tapering fingers touch the hills,
Requited love thy bosom thrills;
Thy jeweled hands grasp fragrant lands,
And clasp them close with silver bands;
Thine arms uplift the graceful ships
To press them to thy crystal lips:
Thy sandaled feet perfume the land,
Embroidered by the golden sand;
Thy brow is crowned by Morn with light,
With coronet of stars by Night;
Thy voice Is song In whispering breeze,
'Tis thunder tone to stormy seas:
Greets glist'ning sails when homeward boun
And WATTS them on the world around
To cleave the wave with snowy wings
All ladened deep with precious things;
Thy breast doth sweetest nurture give
To those who come to thee to live,
For treasures bOundless thee are given,
Child of the sea and ward Of Heaven.
The legends love with thee to dwell,
And to the listening ear oft tell
OF pristive days and daring race,
OF which there's scarce living trace;
Save in thy name. in mountain. stream,
On story's page lingering CLEAN,
In m0ttled gray, In glory's beam,
In clouds of war, in peaceful dream
With clasp Of hands and bashiui grace
Was plighed faith for life oft given,
AS constant as the bending Heaven.
(Th0u nearest still, so we are told
Pledge of hearts as in days OF old.)
The breakers come to thee from sea
And sing along thy shores with glee;
In laughing hosts and shouting bands;
When dying day his garment furls
Their snowy creste with harps of pearls.
Sing the songs of the ancient sea
And bid me look, Lord, to Thee.
The restful land with blossom sweet
Reflects its shadows DER the deep.
Labor free from its plOdding care
Breathes in the pure, refreshing air,
While Music sweeps the throbbing chord
And sends her mystic strains abroad.
Meath shadows of the fragrant pine
Look to the blue where splendOrs shine;
There happy ships rejoicing, free.
My ravished eyes at sunset see:
Their crimson prOws are blent with gold,
A thousand silver sails unfold,
And spread them to the evening breeze,
Like smiling ships on lower seas;
Then furl them In the sunset eky,
In glowing tints of matchless dye.
The setting sun brings splendors down,
He makes for thee glory crown;
Thou art beautiful, pure and free.
The world doth seem to kneel to thee.
'Tis end of days, life's set of sun.
The ebbs and tides of time have run;
The glad ships have in sweet surprise
Winged their bright way beyond the skies;
The voyagers to the realms above
Cast anchor In the depths of love.
To thee need of praise is given
For thou hast e'er reflected heaven;
Hast waited incense to the skies
Morning and evening sacrifice.
Thy crested waves have ever sung,
Thy grandest anthems DER have rung.
Up azure depths to tempted skies
Where nooDtide glory never dies.
The Lord Is God He guards the deep;
His watchful eye doth never sleep;
His mighty arm will thee e'er keep
Child of the sea, dear Chesapeake
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-09-22

SHE-If you don't give me that
FIVE pounds that I want at once,
shall go back to mother.
He-Well, there's fver. Now,
what are you going to do with it?
She-I'm m going to send it to mother,
so that she can come and see us.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-09-22

"I WANT you to join society for
the suppression"
"I'll join no society for the sup
preston"
Hold on This is a society for
the suppression of societies for the
suppression of anything"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-09-22

REALLY" complained the cranky
woman, 81 never met man so hard
to please as my husband" 'In-
deed !" replied Miss Speitz, and it
was only few years ago that he
proposed to you. How quickly men
change"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-09-22

MAsrER-What ! Both want a
holiday tomorrow? I can't spare
you both at once. Mary, you can
have tomorrow and John the next
day. John-Thank you, sir, but we
wanted to get married, and I'm
afraid, sir, it can't be done that way,
but I'll inquire.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-09-22

IT'S A mighty serious thing to be
a father" observed the venerable
man on the cracker barrel. "If your
boy, turns out we'll your wife gets all
the credit, and if he goes to the devil
you get all the blame, and if he gets
to be famous just as likely as not
he'll be ashamed of both of you."
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-09-22

MAMMA-It is strange that girls
have not more sense. Grandpa
think you inherit that opinion.
Mamma-What do you mean
Grandpa-Well, it is exactly what
your mother used to say twenty-five
years ago.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-09-22

CHARLIE-There was splendid
trick done last evening. l saw
man actually turn handkerchief into
an egg.
Biliy-That's nothing. I saw a
man only about a week ago turn
COW into field.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-09-22
sT0RYETTEs.

She was newly married, and did
not know a little bit about either
housekeeping or shopping, and she
was giving her first order. 1t was
crusher; but the grocer was a clever
man, and was used to all kinds of
orders, and could interpret them easi-
". "I want 10 lbs. of paralysed
sugar." she began with business
like air.
"Yes'm. Anything else?''
"Two tins of condemned milk" "
"Yes'm." He set down pulveriz-
ed sugar and condensed milk.
Anything more, ma'am!'
"a bag of fresh salt. Be sure it
is fresh"
"Yes'm. What next?"
"a pound of desecrated Goldfish"
He wrote down glibly, "desiccated
cod."
Nothing more, ma'am1 We
have some nice horseradish just in"
"No," she said, ''it would be of
no use; we don't keep horse"
Then the grocer sat down and
famed himself with patent wash
board.
A horse from a livery stable had
died soon after being returned, and
the person who hired it was sued for
damages. The question turned
largely upon the reputation of the
defendant as hard rider.
A witness was called-a long, lank
stable boy.
"How does the defendent usually
rider"
"Astraddle, sir"
"No, no." said the lawyer. II
mean does he usually walk, or trot,
or gallopa"
"Well," said the witness, appar-
emily searching in the depths of his
memory for facts, "when he rides
walkin' horse, he walks; when he
rides a trottin' horse, he trots; and
when he rides a gallopin' horse, he
gallops when"
The lawyer was now angry. II
want to know at what pace the de-
fendant usually goes-fast or slow"
"Well," said the witness, "wheu
his company rides fast, he rides fast
and when his company rides slow, he
rides slow"
Nov I want to know, sir" the
lawyer said, very much exasperated,
and by this time very stern, chow
the defendant rides when he is
alone 7"
"Well," said the witness, very
slowly, and more meditatively than
ever, "when he was alone I wasn't
there, so l don't know"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-09-22

"DoN'T you know, DEAR" said his
wife sweetly, ''that it is wrong to
talk behind a persons backF'
He was trying to button her waist
at the time, and really there seemed
to be provocation for his remarks.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-09-22
TO CREDITORS.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
THIS IS TO GIVE NOTICE to all persons
having claims against Christian German, Eliza
beth A. German and Walter s. Hull. who have
heretofore conducted the Hillen Road Farm
corner of Hillen Road and REGISTER avenue
Baltimore County, to file the same.
On or before October 1st, 1906,
with the undersigned, Attorney for said parties
or they may otherwise by law be excluded from
all benefit OF the estate of said parties. Those
indebted to said parties must make immediate
payment to said UNDERSIGNED.
JAMES j. LINDSAY.
Attorney for Christian German, Elizabeth
German and Walter 8. Hull.
ALE and 4I4 Equitable Building.
Baltimore, Nd,
Sept. 1-ltl and Smedley Row. Towson, Md.
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VOL. 81. WHOLE No. 2176.
Eena1 Nntfces.

~~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~---~-~-~-
B00rnsdn q Lindsay, attorneys, AZ and
z14 Equitable Building, Baltimore,
Md, and 6nsedIev R0tC,
TO1cSOn. Md.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-09-22

A WIFE is a young mans mistress,
a middle-aged's companion, an old
mans nurse.
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W1IIiGns M. Isaac, Attorney, TO.rson, md.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

NoTICE TO CREDITORS.
THIS rs TO GIVE NOTICE, That the subscri-
ber has obtained from the Orphans Court of
Baltimore county, letters of administration c.
{. a. on the estate of
THOMAS WOOD,
late of said county, deceased. All persons hav-
ing claims against the said estate are hereby
warned TO exhibit the same, with the vouchers
thereof. to the subscriber,
On or before the 9TH dog Of March, 1907;
They may otherwise by law be excluded from
all benefit of said estate. Thoae indebted to
said estate are requested to make immediate
payment. Given under my hand this 18th day OF
August, 1906.
CHARLES w. MELVILLE,
Sept. 1-4t$1 Administrator C. t. q.
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NOTICE TC CREDITORS.
THIS IS TO GIVE NOTICE, That the subscri-
Der has obtained from the Orphans Court Of
Baltimore county, letters testamentary on the
estate of
WILLIAM T. PRICE,
late of said county, deceased. All persons hav-
ing claims against the said estate are hereby
warned to exhibit the same, with the vouchers
thereof to the subscriber,
On or before the 18th day of March, 1907;
They may otherwise by law be excluded from all
benefit of said estate. Those indebted tt said
estate are requested to make immediate pay
ment. Given under my hand this 4th day OF
September. 1905. NJ. BEATRICE PRICE,
Sept. 8-4tfl Executrix.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
THIS rs TO GIVE NOTICE, That the subscri-
bcr has obtained from the Orphans Court of
Baltimore county, letters of administration on
the estate of
JOSHUA WRIGHT, SR.,
late of said county, deceased. All persons having
claims against the said estate are hereby warned
to exhibit the same, with the vouchers thereof,
to the subscriber.
On or before the 10th day of March, 1907;
They may otherwise by law be excluded from
all benefit of said estate. Those indebted to
said estate are requested to make immediate pay
ment. Given under my hand this 18th day Of
September, 1905. HORACE WRIGHT,
Sept. 15-4t~1 Administrator.