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The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-12-20
THE NEW PUBLICATIONS
SOME OF THE LATEST BOOKS
 OF THF SEASON

"The Giant Scissors" by Annie Fellows
 JohnstOn-"Betty Wales, Jr." by Mar
 garet Wnrde-"A Maid of Salem
 TOwn," by Lucy Foster Madison
 Mrs. Della Lyman POrter's Year Book
 of "Good Cheer"
 '"The Giant Scissors" that exceed ingly popular book for little folks by Annie Fellows Johnson, is republished for this holiday season by L. e. Page & Co.,, Boston. It was first issued in 1898 and became at once a great fav- orite and the reprinting is timely and in response to the constant calls for it. Mrs. Johnston's books for children are all in much demand. In it's present hol- iday edition it is one of the most beau- tiful books of the season.
 Dull, tinted paper, heavy tyre, orna- mented cover, are all in excellent taste. The decorations of the wide margins are in fact appropriate, and we'll drawn illustrations in monotone; and Frank T. MerrilPs eight full-page illustrations in color are beautiful and artistic enough to deserve a Llace in a galleryby themselves. Publishers price $1,50; $1.OS at Malleys.
 A book for girls free from rant and gush is Margaret Warde's latest issue in the highly popular Betty Series, entitled Betty Wales, jr." (The Penn Publishing Company, Philadelphia This is a story of college life of un- usual interest most wholesome also in its atmosphere and spirited in the telling. There is plenty of fun inter- mingled. It is a book In which girls will take much pleasure. For sale everywhere.
 The juvenile historical novel is no longer for boys alone. Lucy Foster Madison believes that the girls should have chance. So she has written several very meritorious and charming historical colonial novels. Her latest effort is "A Maid of Salem Towne" (Penn Publishing Company, $1) The story is of witchcraft days and is in terwoven with an interesting and pleasing plot, and handsomely illus trated,
 The famous children's stories by the Penn Publishing Co.,, Philadelphia, are issued in three divisions, one for girls, one for boys and one for younger chil- dren still. Besides these the company publishes several handbooks, whimsi- cal books, and entertainment books. Two by Charles H. Olin, "ventriIo- quism,' to teach us how to be amus- ing, and Journalism" to teach us how to write; by w. M. Rhoades 'Wise and Otherwise;' "Knick- Knacks' by Herbert Leonard Cog gins, The last two authors are whim- sical, while Rosamond Livingston Me Naught, with "Christmas Selections;' Charles c. Shoemaker, with Best | Selections" and, finally, John T. Me- ]! Intyre, with Sketches, sklts and | Stunts," are sure to be entertaining Mrs. Della Lyman Porter's highly welcome and tasteful year book of Good Cheer" has been issued by the Pilgrim Press in two very pretty edi- tions, one in flexible covers, at soc, and the other In flexible leather at $1, and | Is for sale by The Pease-Lewis Go, 102 Church street, New Haven, Conn.
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ENTERTAINMENTS
New Haven Theater.

George M. Cohan's most successful musical comedy, Little Johnny Jones'" will be the attraction at the New Haven theater on Saturday next at the special matinee, at which Irices will be 25c, soc, 75c. and at night.
 This years cast includes little Bob- by Barry for the title role, and Tom Lewis. Sam Ryan, Adele Rafter and Stella Tracey for the four other lead ing roles. The Chicago Tribune says:
 Little Johnny Jones" is seeking honors in a new field, and last even- Ing an audience that taxed the ca paclty of MT. Vicker'se theater receiv- ed the Conan comedy with even more boisterous acclaim than that which was it's award during the many weeks when it held the Illinois stage. and all without the presence of the Cohan family in the cast. Therefore it is amply proved that the piece is able to stand on it's own merit. It's humor IS truly American, riLe and up to the hour, and not a single point missed the desired effect. The music, too, is In the popular vein, and though it has become thoroughly familiar during the last two years the familiarity has not bred contempt as yet, and en- cores were demanded again and again for 'Mam-selle Fanchette," "'Op in the 'Ansom," Yankee Doodle Boy" Give My Regards to Broadway" and all the other favorites.
 The present cast is notably comLe- tent and includes several of the origi- nal members, Bobby Barry is intrusted with the title role and intimate,s to a nicety the Conan nasal twang, and the eccentric C5han dance. Stella Tracey is chic and dapper in the three fold part formerly played by Ethel Levey Tom Lewis repeats his im- mense hit as the Unknown, Sam Ryan is again the Irish McGee, and Adele Rafter and Lottie Medley are satirs- factory as Florabelle Fly and Mrs. Kenworth, respectively
 The scenic effects and costumes are up to the former standard and the whole performance moves with the same spirit of dash and vivaciousness.
 Seats DOW on sale.
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"THB VOLUNTEER oRGANIsT.n

THE VOLUNTEER ORGANIST."
 One of the scenes of the pastoral drama 'The Volunteer Organlst" which is to be produced shortly in this city is the rescue of two tots in snow storm by a pair 1f canines. In order to make this situation as realistic as possible Manager w. w. Newcomer has imported two genuine St. Bernard dogs from Switzerland to this coun- try. These dogs have done actual ser vice in the Alps and one of them Monarch" is the hero of a score of rescues. These dogs were formerly the property of the monks, and it was with reluctance that they were permitted to deEart from the monas- tery.
 'Mardo," the other dog, is not as large as Monarch" but the two are considered the finest specimens of the St, Bernard ever brought to Ameri- ca. A few days ago Jacob Rupert, the proprietor of the IRuppert kennels, when he saw Monarch" offered MT. Newcomer $2,5O0 for him. MT. New conner refused the offer and said that twice that sum could not purchase him.
 The public will have an opportunity of seeing these wonderful dogs as the drama is booked to appear at the New Haven theater as the Christmas at- traction Monday, Tuesday, Wednes- day nights, December 24, 25 and 26. There will De a holiday matinee Christmas day, at which night prices will be charged, and the regular mati- nee Wednesday.
 Seats now on sale for all the per formances.
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Address. ............-

Good in exchange for food, fuel, cloths ing, medicine, etc., for amount noted during the winter of 1906-7.
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General Superintendent. City Mission House, POI Orange street, New Haven, Conn.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-12-20

Mrs. Della Lyman Porter's highly welcome and tasteful year book of Good Cheer" has been issued by the Pilgrim Press in two very pretty edi- tions, one in flexible covers, at soc, and the other In flexible leather at $1, and Is for sale by The Pease- Lewis Co, 102 Church street, New Haven, Conn.
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FINISHES FUEL EXPERIMENTS.

Gen. supt. City Mis. Assn
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-02-03

vegetables in such quantities that
Columbus wrote in his journal it was
the most protracted feast he had ever
enjoyed.
1t is also narrated that after the
feast the Indians smoked the delicious
West Indian tobacco and invited the
whites to do likewise, but this was
too heathenish custom for the dons.
So tobacco was luxury unknown in
Europe till Raleigh started it on its
way to make incense around the
world.
Columbus left part of his crew, but
they treated the trusting natives in
so Spaniardly a fashion, if the term
may be used, that the red men turn
ed about and murdered the entire
outfit. 1t was here in the West In
dies, by the way, that the great dis
coverer was afterward placed in chains
by some titled nobody who was sent
over to represent the Spanish king.
1t is not alone republics that are un-
grateful.
But the memory of that Initial New
Years day, which was also the first
day of new epoch in the history of
mankind, will be cherished along with
the fame of him who drew the veil
from two continents and made it pos
sible for the weary world to look into
a later golden age in another Allan
tic Il. Edge, ton.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-02-03
STURDY WOMAN FARMER.

Surrounding this historic ground
there are many fine farms, noted for
their fertility, aud some of them
famous for connection with Revolu-
tionary doings. There is just one
that is known all over this historic
locality not alone for its fertility, but
for the fact that its manager is wo-
man farmer, Ella w. Frederick.
Miss Frederick is "a years old, a
strong adherent of President Roose-
velt's theory of strenuosity and per-
haps the foremost woman farmer in
the state, with an experience unique
for one of the gentler sex.
Her experience as dairy farmer
began on the farm now owned by
United States Senator P. G. Knox.
Three years ago, while the Senator
conducted a noted dairy farm, she
began as a milkmaid for him. So
well did she do her work that she was
soon given charge. of the dairy part of
the Senator's farm. A year ago the
Senator decided to abandon the dairy,
however, and this decision left Miss
Frederick without position.
Having enjoy her new experience
she soon came to the conclusion that
she would have her own dairy on the
farm of ne. father, a well-known prac-
ticing physician. Hardly had month
passed before she had collected fine
herd of cows, four good horses, num-
Der of hogs, 200 head of poultry and
the necessary farming implements.
Two weeks later Miss Frederick
appeared on the streets of Chester
county towns with an up-to-date de-
livery wagon and her ledger soon
showed that she was serving over 100
of the best customers, who resided in
the towns of Berwyn, Devon, Paoli,
Port Kennedy and Valley Forge.
Miss Frederick started this dairy
farm very modestly. At first she did
most of the work unassisted. She
used even to curry the horses and
help to thresh her grain, and to fol-
low the plow or drive the horses at
tached to a self binder was no rare
occurrence to her. She took the
fail on a rainy day and threshed rye
in the good old way to get straw for
the binding of fodder in the fall.
Her dairy cows are mostly Alder
neys and Guernseys, and every one
has good milking record. She has
a systematic idea about all her work
which sometimes begins at 2:3o A.
NJ, when she arises and throws the
harness on her horse, loads her de-
livery wagon and is soon ready for
her daily journey. The route covers
a distance of about IS miles, which
she covers by II A. M. Cream, cot
tage cheese, 10 dozen eggs, 80 pounds
of butter and lots of dressed poultry
have also been disposed of along the
route.
Miss Frederick owns seven horses,
every one broken to harness by her.
She is perfect horse trainer and
wants to see the first horse or colt
that she cannot break to harness or
saddle. AS her daily trips are large
ly before dawn she always protects
herself by carrying revolver. VAL
ley Forge Cor. PHILADELPHIA RecO'd.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-02-03
CARPENTERS STEEL SQUARES

The large steel squares used by car
penters are such common tool that
perhaps few know when and where
they were first made, and how they
came TO be used, or even give the
matter thought. The making of
them is a great industry now, but
when the last century came in there
was not one in use.
The inventor was poor Vermont
blacksmith, Silas Howes, who lived
in South SALISBURY.
One dull. rainy day ped6ler of
tinware called at his shop to have the
blacksmith fasten shoe on his horse.
These peddlers travelled up and down
the country calling at every farm
house buying everything 10 the way
of barter. This one had number
of worn out steel saws that he had
picked up in various places. Howes
bargained for them shoeing the ped
dler's horse and receiving the saws in
payment, and each thought he had
an excellent trade.
His idea was to polish and weld
two saws together, at right angles,
and thus make rule or measure su-
perior to anything then in use. After
a few attempts he succeeded in max
ing square, marked it off into inches
and fractions of irches and found that
it answered every purpose that he in
tended it for.
In the course of a few weeks he
made quite number during his spare
hours. These he sent out by the ped
dlers, who found every carpenter
eager to buy one. Soon he found
orders coming in faster than he could
supply the demand. One Of his steel
squares" would sell for SIS or So,
which was FIVE times as much as it
cost him.
He applied for and obtained pat
ent on his invention so that no one
else could deprive him Of the profit it
gave him.. 1t was just after the war
of 1872, and money was scarce and
difficult to get. But he worked early
and late, and as he earned money he
bought iron, and hired men to help
him. In few years he was able to
erect large factory and put in ma
chipery for the making of squares,
which by this time had found their
way all over the country and had
made their inventor famous.
Such was the small beginning of a
large and important industry. People
came miles to see the wonderful forges,
the showers of sparks flying from be-
meath the heavy hammers, and listen
to the din of the thousand workmen.
Silas Howes lived to be a million.
aire, and he did a great deal of good
with his money. Squares are still
made on the spot where the first one
was made more than ninety-fve years
aC0
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-02-03
OLD TINE pEcoRuM.

always cross your feet when you
sit down." the teachers of decorum
and etiquette used to tell their pupils
in the old fashioned days, mandate
which it would be we'll if modern
maidens would hear and heed, for the
careless postures of the day are any
thing but graceful. A woman of the
old school, who is we'll versed in the
rules of etiquette, says: II have fire.
quently noticed girls belonging to the
best social circles sitting in way that
1 should call distinctly bourgeois,
knees and feet both wide apart, Civ
ing a very peasant-like appearance.
In standing, too, the modern young
woman stands squarely on her two
feet, planted wide apart, most awk-
ward position. Feet together should
be a rule invariably observed. II
that is followed woman never looks
awkward"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-02-03
A MoN0poLIsT AT HIS EASE.

Stamp canceling dies for all the
postofices of the United States and
its dependencies are made in a lonely
little harbor of Northumberland coun-
ty, Va. The man who makes them
has had the contract for nearly gen.
Grafton his father had it before him
and it seems likely to descend to the
third generation.
Just one thing makes it possible for
the present contractor to hold and
transmit his contract, and that. is the
fact that he has a secret process of
hardening the face of his dies so that
they last longer than any hardened
by other processes. The process is
an inheritance, and the contractor
has two sons associated with him, one
or both of whom will inherit the
secret.
Nearly twenty years ago the con-
tractor, now getting to be an old man,
was ordered by his physician to leave
Washington and to live near salt wa
ter. He pitched upon the Northum-
beriand country harbor as the scene
of his life and labors.
Here he set up small factory, and
as his business grew with the growth
of the postal system he took few of
the brightest country lads there about
and taugh them so much ofthe work
as they could do without knowing
his secret. He now had about score
of these men about him, and the young
fellows of the neighborhood are keen
to get places in the factory, for the
workmen are we'll paid and theirs are
the neatest and most comfortable,
homes in the homiest that cluster
about the glittering little harbor.
The factory has grown to be con-
siderable place, and its putting steam
let has an odd air above the dense
treetops that almost smother it from
view. All about are rich and well
titled fields, and all day long the
mockingbirds sing in the tress with
in earshot Of the factory.
1t is hfty miles or more so the near
est railway station in Virginia, and
the only mode of communication with
the outside world is by slow sailing
craft and a steamboat that touches three
times week at the harbor and con-
sumes twenty four hours in the voy-
age to Washington. This steamboat
takes to the factory the dies in the
rough to be lettered and hardened,
and carries them away again when
they are finished, to be distributed to
postofice all over the continental area
of the United States, to Porto Rico,
Hawaii and the Philippines.
The little factory turns out thous-
ands Of dies every year, and the bus
mess grows with astonishing rapidity.
The heaviest freight of the steam
boat at that harbor comes from the
die factory.
Meanwhile the fame of the die sink
er has spread abroad, and he is some
times called upon to make dies for
foreign Governments. One of his re-
recently executed orders came from
Venezuela, and he is likely to have
more have than he can easily do for
other South American republics.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-02-03
HOW Foe STRAINS THE EYES.

Many of the officers of steamships
running in this port are afflicted with
a new disease, which for want Of a
better name some of them call the
'fog eye." 1t is an Inflammation
caused by peering into the fog, and
while painful it soon passes away.
Captain Higgins and the officers of
the United States Fruit Company's
passenger and mail steamer Admiral
Sampson, which arrived at Long
Wharf this morning after good run
from Jamaican ports, were among
those whose eyes were affected by the
fog. Running through fog and try
ing to distinguish objects when it is
almost impossible to see vessels
length away is heavy strain on the
eyes, and the fog, combined with the
heat, produces smarting sensation.
Boston Transcript.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-02-03
HE GOT HER.

A young man who was at a loss to
find an appropriate way of proposing
to the object of his affections was,
with the lady, strolling through the
park when the subject of converse
ton drifted to a review of people who
do not show their age. His compan-
ion, who was proud of the fact that
she was older than she appeared,
wanted to confess her years.
Now, what would you take me
for?" she asked, expecting to sur
prise him with the answer.
Dearest" he said quickly, II
would take you for nothing r
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-02-03

All the worlds a car.

All the worlds q car.
And all the men and women passengers:
They have their exits and their entrances,
And one man In his time pays many fares,
His trips being seven ages. At first the Infant,
squirming and bowling in his neighbors ear.
Then the Schoolboy, kneeling upon the seat
And looking from the window while bis shoes
And then the Gallant, rising and giving up
His seat to some fair one; and then
The Business Man, full of strong oaths
At stoppage and delays; and then the Justice,
Needing much room to store his adipoee,
Keeping behind the shadow of his paper
And so he goes bis way. The sixth age shifts
Into the fat and purple parsonage.
Hailing the car and filled with helpless rage,
When the proud motorman goes whizzing by
And leaves him cursing there. Last trip of all
That ends this rapid transit history,
Huddled he sits up in the corner seat
Until commanded, "Take the car ahead"
-R. L. Sale.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-02-03

"TH1s PAPER, remarked the gen.
tleman from Ohio, "tells of a man in
your State who broke his back trying
to lift barrel"
81 don't believe word of it, sab,
rejoined the Kentucky colonel. Ken
tuckians are not hogs, sab, and when
one of 'em has occasion to lift bar'l
he lifts it glass at time, sah."
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-02-03
PROFITS IN TURKEYS.

The profits in turkey raising de-
pend very much on how we handle
the breeding stock during the winter
season, says the Tribune Farmer. On
most farms it is the practice to fatten
all the turkeys together in the fall.
It is not an easy matter to separate
them. There is really no harm done
fattening all together. The common
mistake is continuing to feed more
grain than they need after the mar
ket stock is disposed of. The prop
er thing to do is to make them use up
their extra fat by feeding little grain
at this season.
The young hens are not so apt to
become too fat as the one and two
year old hens. When the farmer is
fattening hogs in open yards during
the winter it is difficult to prevent
the fowls getting more grain than
they need. The turkey hen that is
brought through the winter fat will
not be in the pink Of condition when
the time comes to begin laying. The
eggs will be slow in making their ap-
pearance, will be few in number and
too large. There would be fewer
complaints of poor matches and weak,
troublesome baby turks if everyone
who tries to raise turkeys realized the
importance of getting fat hens back
to their normal state at this season,
especially old hens. Don't be afraid
of starving them. These old hens, /
have found, will keep there flesh with
little grain to eat during the winter.
Many fail to get good results with
the two and three year old turkey
hens because they do not understand
their one weakness of taking on fat
SO readily. If this is not understood
and avoided now, trouble may beck
pected later.
There is no doubt that turkeys pay,
especially where they have the range
of large farm, but we need turkey
knowledge, more than many OF US
possess, 10 make a success with them.
The nearer they live like wild tur-
keys the more profitable they are.
We make serious mistake when we
try to domesticate these wild fowls
too thoroughly.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-02-03

ONE DAY, in frolicsome mood the
Sultan caused his royal monogram to
be burnt into the foreheads of dozen
or so of his liveliest wives.
"I'm told that branded peaches are
something fne," he remarked, with
a peal of light and cheerful laughter.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-02-03
MENTAL OPPORTUNITIES OF FARMERS
WIFE.

The woman on the farm needs in
tellectual food, and she Graves the
exchange of intellectual ideas on
subjects that tend to brighten and
broaden life. She often feels she
is out of the world and that dust
has settled over her mind. She has
little time for reading and she allows
herself to fall into the common house
hold rut.
1t is commonly believed that wom-
an on the farm has more to struggle
against to preserve high intellectual
standard than women of the cities and
towns.
Life has its works, its worries and
financial burdens wherever lived.
True, the woman on the farm has not
the advantages of living near the CEN
ters of learning and is not usually en-
veloped by an intellectual atmosphere;
people who live in an intellectual
atmosphere absorb much unconscious
ly without any study or effort. The
woman on the farm should take heroic
measures to prevent intellectual rust /;
they have individuality and should
strive to developit. Occasionally she
reads magazine or paper but she
seldom pursues any particular course
of study. She needs some incentive
to call forth an expression of thought
on what she reads. A woman's club
of some kind is great help ina rural
neighborhood. 1t is much easier to
organize and maintain club where
there is special need of one, than
where there are so many societies,
etc., to take ones time.
The woman who has the care and
the work of the house will turn readi-
ly toward intellectual pastime; she
needs healthy, invigorating exercise
for her mind as much as she needs
healthy, invigorating exercise for her
physical welfare.
A club for the study of history or
current events, farm Improvement,
household economy or child study
will prove very resourceful. Occa-
sionally an evening entertainment
can be given to which the public is
invited. The women will find such
course very refreshing .-Amersean
Fa1ner.