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The Tupelo journal., 1906-07-06

! fined. Car Nicholas, delighted at the
Importance of the victim, ordered him
to receive better treatment than the
other captives, and consequently the
cell he inhabited was larger than the
ordinary ones, and to this day the
whole area of it's whitewashed walls
is covered with Bakunin's calculations,
to write down some of which he must
have stood on his bed, since they are
close under the ceiling, some nine feet
above the floor.
1t is unusual for prisoners to change
their cells, so that the one tiny room is
their home throughout their stay. usu-
ally prolonged, in Schlusselburg. The
result is that prisoners, by the tap
ping process, soon get to learn the de-
tails of the lives of the prisoners on
either side of them.
Madman's Awful Revenge
A prisoner called Linbomiroh, who
had blown off his own arm while ex-
p~erimenting with an Internal machine,
was a workingman and entirely with
out means or influence, and the ward
ems made no secret of their dislike or
him and treated him with the greatest
cruelty. They would deprive him OF
food, or beat and kick him for failing
to have his cell In order within the
regulation time, a thing which for him
in his one-armed condition, well nigh
was impossible.
This man finally lost his reason, and,
with the ingenuity of a mailman,
planned a terrible vengeance. de
made a rope by twisting up strips OF
his sheets and smeared it with dust
and dirt so as to make it invisible in
the darkness. This rope he tied across
the doorway of his cell some inches
above the ground. When the warden
who was his special enemy appeared
next day, Linbomiroff made a gesture
as if to strike him.
The warden rushed at him, tripped
over the rope, and, receiving a ire
mendous blow from the prisoner, fell
s~enseless. The wretched mailman set
on him, unconscious as he was, dug
his nails into the warden's eyes, cut off
his fingers, and after setting his hair
alight, flung him into the corridor.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-05-12
pnoTEor YoUR FRUIr TREES.

The above words should appeal to every far
mer or orchardist who appreciates home and the
efforts of his family to serve fruit both in its
raw as we'll as preserved state. For what is
more disgusting for cook to anticipate having
fruit for dessert and to find, upon preparing it,
that the majority of it is wormy or otherwise
diseased; and it is more discouraging for an
orchardist to anticipate pecuniary benefit from
his orchard, and upon picking the fruit. to rea-
lie that the best of it is unstable. In the COM
petition for market the grower of the best will
always have an advantage. First-class fruits
and vegetables rarely fail to bring some profit
where low grade products cannot be sold at any
price, and no fruit that is wormy, defaced or
otherwise injured by insects ever rank as first
class. The prospect is for large crop of fruit
this year. therefore the grower of the best will
secure the profit.
Spray your apple trees at once with paris
green. one-third of apound to so gallons of water
or other arsenite, and better use in combination
with bordeaux mixture, same proportions as
with water for codling moth and curculio. Re-
peat the spraying in ten days, and spray apple
trees again about July 10th. Experiments con-
Quoted by this department last year treated
trees showed 80 per cent. profit over untreated
trees. Destroy the apple tent caterpillars by
elJher applying arscnltes, TORCH 10 inc IenIs, UT
pulling out the nests.
Spray plum trees with same solution. using
three pounds copper sulphate and nine pounds
of lime for making the bordeaux mixture for
plum curculio, repeating once or twice ten days
intervening. Later, if necessary, jar the trees
in early morning, having sheet under the trees
to catch the curculios.
1t would also be advisable to spray the peach
trees at this time with weak bordeaux mix
ture and arsenites for curculio and fungus dis
eases.
Any further information will be gladly given
by writing to the State Entomologist. College
Park, Md. THOMAS B. SYMoNs.
State Entomologist.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-05-12
Electrical Power for Farm Work.

Speaking of the advantages of electrical power
for performing certain kinds of farm work, the
Electrical ReUieD says: 1T is cheap, clean and
always ready for work. In certain restricted
districts in Europe the electric motor has been
put to use on the farms with great success, but,
taking it on the whole. this is one of the lesser
applications of electricity. In this country it
has been used also for such work. but only in
few instances. Many reasons might be assigned
for this, probably most of them more or less
true. The first expense of the equipment is q
stumbling block oftentimes electric power is
not everywhere available at low rates, and the
average farmer is a conservative workman. He
sows and reaps much as his father did before
him. The Fort Wayne and Wabash Valley Trac-
ton Company, Fort Wayne, Ind, is offering to
sell power to farmers within certain distances
of its line for operating farm machinery. This
experiment will be watched closely by other
power companies for if the Fort Wayne and
Wabash Valley Traction Company makes sue
cess and demonstrates to the farmers the advan-
tages of the electric motor, an enormous field
for the sale of electric power and apparatus will
be opened.
"Precaution should be exercised, however, in
this extension of electric power service. for not
all farms, nor all farmers, are adapted to the
electric drive. If motors and power are sold
Unfortunately there is a possibility-even
a probability-of a disappointing outcome.
wherever power is required for a certain aver
age number of hours per day, the electric motor
is undoubtedly cheaper than the horse, but no
fixed limit can be set. The costs OF power and
of labor vary. and what is true of one section
may not be true of another. 1t is gratifying to
be informed that this extension of electric power
service is to be tried. 1t is to be hoped that it
will be tried intelligently. If So there need be
no fear of the outcome"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-05-12
coNoRRssIoNAL INQu1RIRs on ROADS

Representative W. p. Brownlow. OF tennessee,
is authority for the statement that the good
roads cause is growing In all parts Of the coun-
try. From every direction he is In daily receipt
OF many letters inquiring for literature on the
subject, and for information bearing thereon
Other members of Congress, too, are being be-
sIeged by their constituents, and are referring
their letters to their Tennessee colleague for
attention. The spirit of some of these letters
and the general sentiment that has grown among
the people indicates that the question of national
aid to highway improvement will in all proba-
bility be an issue in the coming Congressional
elections. It is not unlikely-indeed, it seems
apparent now-that candidates for Congress will
be called upon by the people to line up on the
proposition and make plain whether they are
for against it. This is exactly as it should be.
Candidates are required to take position and
speak out on all other public questions. Here is
one of vastly more interest and Importance than
any other, and there is no reason why it should
not be discussed with the people before the
elections occur.
This road question comes home to us all-the
farmer the merchant. the laboring man. the
manufacturer, the lawyer, the doctor, the min
lister. school teacher, journalist it reaches into
every home whether in city, town or country;
it enters into home economy everywhere, is
fraught with physical and intellectual comfort,
and the whole social fabric is involved in its
just solution. The homo, the mail, the factory,
the shop, the store. the railroad, the steamboat
aye, the house of God and the seat of learning
are all dependent upon the condition of the
highways.
The Government of the United States draws
its sustenance from the people. The Govern
ment owes it to the people to so shape its
policies as that they can be happy and contented.
In no way can it better do this than by cooper
ating with the states in highway Improvement
in some such manner as is provided for in the
Brownlow and other bills now before Congress.
The country is moving up on the question. 1t
is growing every day, and the politician will be
wise who recognizes its oncoming in time.
If every citizen who favors national aid will
write letter to his Senator and Representative
and say so, it will not be long until the statutes
of the United States will carry comprehensive
road law, and following this will come an era of
prosperity SURPRISING the most optomistic
dream.
Write to your Senator or Representative for
copy of the Good Roads bill, or to Hon. W. P.
Brownlow. Washington, d. G.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-05-12
How Birds Scatter Fish Spawn.
no.,aL~ no~,sSo1


Senator Young asked Del Travis how it hap
pened that catfish and sunfish could be found
in ponds on the prairie or any place else where
there was no connection with running water,
and received an explanation which is interest
ing. Every boy knows thath can catch ''bull
beads" in ponds which have not had running
water in them for years, and the boys have
had many different ways of explaningit The
favorite explanation of the boy is that it rains
fish sometimes.
1.-The reason of it is this" said Mr.. Travis:
1.-THE catfish and the sunfish lay their eggs in
shallow water. In fact they always get as
close to the shore as possible to deposit their
eggs. The eggs are sticky substance, and
when the birds get into the water to take bath
they get the eggs on them Then they fly
away and the eggs, which really can hardly be
called eggs at the time they are in the first stage
become dry. The bird then goes to the first
water it comes to and takes bath. This re-
leases the eggs and they settle in the pond.
They hatch in a short time, and that accounts
for the bull heads in the ponds.
There is another way the eggs are scattered.
Many of the wading birds get their feet and
legs covered with the substance and they
transfer the eggs in like manner. All other
fish in this state excepting the catfish and the
sunfish lay their eggs in water SO deep that the
birds cannot disturb them. This is true of the
channel catfish, and that is the reason the
bull bead is the only catfish found in the
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-05-12
The Largest Lawsuit.
Lam NOfes

A lawsuit which makes Jarndyce VS.. Jarn-
dyce seem like summary proceeding is still
pending in Spain, and is probably the longest
suit in point of time in the history of the
world. The case, which is between the Mar
qus of Viana and the Count Torres de Cabrera,
began in 1917 and arose out of the dispute over
a pension. The sum in controversy would
have reached fabulous millions had not four
centuries of attorneys, barristers and court
officials taken considerable and effectual meas
ures to prevent its attaining unwieldy proper
tons. In 1871 the case was deemed just about
ripe for decision, but for one reason or an
other it has been continuously postponed
However, the judges have now become appre-
hensive lest the case run over into its fifth cen.
fury, and, as this might reflect upon the
promptitude of Spanish procedure. word has
gone forth that the wheels of justice are to be
accelerated to burst of speed that will secure
the giving of judgment within period not
to exceed two years longer.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-05-12
REV. STEELE ADMITS HIS GUILT.

The investigation of the charges against Rev.
John Wesley Steele, formerly superintendent of
the Central Union Mission Washington, D.
Co. which was ordered by the Baltimore An
nual Conference of the Methodist Episcopal
Church at its recent session in Baltimore, has
been brought to an abrupt end by confession
of guilt on the part of Mr.. Steele. He was
charged by his wife with misconduct and tell
ing falsehoods. Under the charge of false
hoods she claimed that he had circulated the
report that she was insane and that she had
eloped with another man.
The investigation was conducted by COM
mittee of nine ministers headed by Presiding
Elder Henry R. Naylor, of Washington dis
trict. Counsel for the church and for Mrs.
Steele stated at the opening of the trial that he
was prepared to prove that the rumors of Mrs.
Steele's alleged insanity and of her elope-
ment had come directly from her husband, and
that he could further prove by competent wit
nesses that she was entirely sane and that when
she left his house she had gone to the home of
her mother at Havre de Grace, Md.
Mr.. Steele apparently recognized from the
self successfully, and he accordingly pleaded
guilty to the charges and requested permission to
withdraw from the ministry and from The men,
bership ofthe Methodist Episcopal Church. On
motion of Rev. Alexander Bielaski it was
ordered THAT, in view of the confession of
Rev. ]. w Steele to the charges preferred against
him, we unanimously recommend to suspend
him from the ministry and membership in the
Methodist Episcopal Church, and recommend
that his request to be permitted to withdraw
under charges from the ministry and member
ship of the Methodist Episcopal Church be
granted"
The papers in connection with the case will
be presented to the Conference for action at its
next annual session. During the trial post
Office inspector appeared before the committee
and told of the result of investigation made by
the department which sustained the charges
made by Mrs Steele of Mr.. Steeles administra
ton of the postofice at Lanham, where he was
postmaster. After the trial Mr.. Steele begged
the forgiveness of his wife and asked her to re-
turn to him. She replied that it would be inn
possible for her to live with him, but she kissed
him o00d hive
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-05-12

william Gore and wife to William 8. Gore
Charles L'Allenand and wife to ]. T. Ncllariule.
Elizabeth T. Graham and husband to John o.
W. ]. Michigan and wife to Annie A. Mihm and
Eugene Bishop and wife to Charles E. Mitten
Kate W. Him and husband to F. J. Uarpenter.
Ludwig Sellmayer TO B. II. Hubert and wife
Annie n. Lord and husband to e. e. Dyer
County Commissioners to Zana P. Shots eft al.
MAY r. Muller to Fred'k Strobecker and wife
Henry s. Wright to Samuel S. Cooper
John w. Fl. Geiger to George X. Sumner
VIM. /. Hilton and wife to Philip E. Schneider
Alfred j. Kohly to David Sitter.
John Becker to Susan Schnebelen.
Joshua L. Benson to Sallie W. Benson ct al
Minnie Whitehurstand husband to George P. L.
County Commissioners to James E. Easter and
Anna Z. Linton and husband to d. H. Miller. Jr.
Mary DYKES ct al. to william 9 kirger.
Prohibition Camp. Meeting Asso. to to v E.George.
John T. George ct al. to Oscsr B. Hidey.. 0eOiee'
George 81. Evans and wife to Henry B. Akehurst
Charles Lewis and wife to John H. Andrews.
Herbert o. Hendrix and wife to G. W. Routson.
l. |. Whiteford ana wlIe n 20 AuDIpn Moerne
George G. E. Vogler and wife.
Same to Robert H. Cooling and wife.
Adnlnh I,r,1de and wife to Clara P. Ehlen.
West Arlington Improvement Co. to Adolph
Brude.
Ernest ]. Weir to Edward Weir and wife
John Vogtman to John B. Miller.
Louisa T. Carroll to William Burk.
Lena Lachnar and husband to Abraham s. Car
mel and Eli j. Haekerman.
A. Clarence Smink and wife to Mary NJ Ijams
and Walter NJ. Ijams.
Margaret E. Eaton to Fritz Sandusky.
Mary E. Carroll to George c. Wegeforth.
George G. Wegeforth and wife to City and Subur-
ban Realty Co.
Roland Park Co. to Helen S. Buck.
r. H. Peasants ct al, receivers, to Alfred j.
Richard W., Jr., and Emma j. Marchant to Ro-
land Park Co.
F. J. Morton ct al. to Lansdownc Imp Co.
VIM. +. Standiford and wife to Anna N. Ensor.
IT. e. ]. German and wife to II. G. Wils0nand VT.
Catherine Snyder ct al. to Valentine Smith.
Augustus d. Clemens. Jr, to +. NJ. Bigger.
Mary Clemens and husband to Mary Il. Biggs.
Roland T. Seeger to William q. Woodyear.
John T. Donohue to Harry Wells and wife.
Leonard Hufnagel to Young Mems Republican
Club of the 18th district.
Margaret A. Kennedy and husband to Catherine
G. Kenney and Jennie v. Kenney.
Elizabeth Jackson to Arthur G. Lawrence and
wife.
Jas. A. Hughes ct al. to Gee Viessman and wife.
Morris Horatio Stumpf ct al to X. I. Corfiell
and wife.
Elizabeth A. Jones and husband to s. J. Smith.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-05-12
Nerve and Activity.

A small but belligerent dog was left in
charge of buggy while his master attended
to some business in a neighboring store, says
the Valley (Tex.) Farmer. A large brindle-
complexioned cur happened along that way,
and, seeing nothing about the buggy to guard
it, except the small dog, concluded to help
himself to some provisions he saw in the vehi-
Gle, supposing that his size would bluff the
guard. TO his establishment. the small dog
did not bluff worth a cent, but, on the con-
trary, made running jump, climbed all over
places within three seconds by the watch. 1t
was a great surprise party to the brinde cur,
and, filling the surrounding atmosphere with
bowls of pain, be. lit out down the Street. AS
the small dog quietly lay down again under
the buggy he remarked softly to himself II
have noticed during my association with both
dogs and men that nerve and activity count
for blamed sight more than size and hair"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-05-12

Charles g. arthur Hersog, attorneys, 11s e
Lexington Street, baltimore, Md.
James A. Mccarthy, Attorney, ~ E. Lea
inOton Street, Baltimore, Md.
TRUSTEES SALE
Valuable and Well Located Fee Simple su-
burban Property on Calvert Avenue,
Near the Old Pimlico Road and
timore County,
CONTAINING
Five Acres of Land and Improved by a Well
Built GwO-StOry and Attic Frame Cot
tage, Near Two Lines of
Electric Cars.
Under decree of the Circuit Court for Balti
"a more county the undersigned. Trustees, SN%
Wv Wv fiftTc fEEM1sES, on
Thursday, the I'm day Of May, 1906,
IN BALTIMORE COUNTY,
beginning at the centre lines of Calvert and
Laurel avenues and running thence along the
centre of Laurel avenue north degrees and "a
minutes east 627 $40 feet; thence north SO de-
grees and 36 minutes west 103 95-1C0 feet then
south 81 degrees and 10 minutes west 1863 feet (;
then north % degrees and Al minutes west
102 6l-100 feet; then south degrees and "a min
utes west 468 feet to the centre of Calvert ave-
nue., and then on the centre of Calvert avenue
south IS degrees and 30 minutes east AT feet to
the T1 place Of 3egi1n1ng G9nta Mnr op
Subject to the right of way over each of said
avenues by the owners of the land bounding
thereon, but not for the use of other persons or
the general public.
TERMS OF SALE.-One- third cash and the
balance in six and twelve months from day of
sale, deferred payments to bear interest from
day of sale and secured to the satisfaction of the
Trustees, or all cash, at the option of the pur-
chaser.
sS-A deposit of $3.50 will be required at the
time of sale.
CHARLES HERZoG. rr,s.oo,
JAMES A. MCCARTHY, trustees
THOMAS G. BIDDISON, Auctioneer.
Apl. Pits
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-05-12

PropertyTransfersin Baltimore County.
Deeds, etc., received for record in the Office of
the Clerk of the Circuit Court for Baltimore
County:
Belleview Land Co. to Walter R. Weyer and wife.
A. ]. B. Almony and wife to VIM. s. Harris
Andrew Dohler and wife to J. Fl. B. Dohler.
H. H. Stricken and wife to Chas. @. Reising.
Mary G. Knobel and husband to John Schaefer.
Overlea Land Co. to Norris c. Weller.
Henry Smith and wife to John w. Schumacher
and wife.
Jas. ]. Mullaney to Patrick ]. Reagan and wife.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-05-12
arc. . P. AND MARYLAND rHoEEs.-@

In THE United States thus far over $1,000
miles of interurban electric railway has been
built, and this is the work of the last ten years.
It is predicted that by 1915 persons will be able
to cross the continent by trolley, and that would
be no more surprising than some other things
that have happened in the progress Of Ameri-
can Transportation.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-05-12

NEWSPAPER REPORTS this week indicate that
Senator Germans health is in very precari-
Gus condition. He has not been in the SEN
ate for several months and is unable to see
visitors on business. The Senator and his
family usually go to their country place at
Laurel on the first of May but this year he
has been unable to make the change. Mr..
German has some serious affection fthe heart
He is 81 years of age and has always been a
vigorous man.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-05-12

LQuteS nome journal.
Attend carefully to details.
Be prompt in all things.
Consider we'll. then decide positively.
Dare to do right. fear to do wrong.
Endure trials patiently.
Fight hfe's battles bravely.
Go not into the society of the vicious.
Hold integrity sacred.
lnjure not another's reputation.
Join hands only with the virtuous.
Keep your mind free from evil thoughts.
Lie not for any consideration.
Make few special acquaintances.
Never try to appear what you are not.
Observe good manners.
Pay your debts promptly.
Question not the veracity of friend.
Respect the counsel of your parents.
Sacrifice money rather than principle.
Trust in God and do the right.
Use your leisure for improvement.
Venture not on the threshold of wrong.
Watch carefully over your passions.
Extend TO every one kindly greeting.
Yield not to disbursement.
Zealously labor for the right, and success !!
.arfQin
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-05-12

CANADA PAYS an immigrant premium of $lS
on every British agricultural laborer and of S.
on each settler from the continent. the money
going to immigration agents. In this country
a head tax is proposed to limit the vast tide Of
newcomers. Our neighbor on the north is
willing to take the crumbs, and studies the
situation closely for advantages.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-05-12
Special 9ntiees.
LEGANT PARLoR ORGAN FOR $40.

TSLEGANT PARLOR ORGAN FOR $50.
Will sell superb toned and very elegantly
finished Parlor Organ, with stool, instruction
book and five years guarantee for only $20 This
beautiful instrument Stands over six feet high,
has nine stops, very powerful tone and can
scarcely be told from new Will deliver to any
part of the county without extra charge, and
anyone by sending me their address can have it
charge, and will be required to pay nothing
until they satisfied they wish to buy it..
Address or apply to s. L. NlMMO,
York road, near Chesapeake ave., Towson.
MAY l2-tf
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-05-12
To Start a Balky Horse.

To make balky horse go, take rope about
II feet long. Pass around the foreleg and al
low it to drop down below the fetlock point
Then taking one end in each hand have the
driver start the horse while the man ahead
pulls on the rope. This will oblige the horse
to jump with one leg on the ground or take
step, and as soon as he does this he will forget
to stop again, and if the rope is dropped he will
usually walk on over it without further trouble.
If this is practiced few times he will get so he
will start at the sight of the rope, and it will
not be necessary to apply it to his leg if he
balks
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-05-12
IN IOn nm npnnMn

Situated on the southwest side of the road lead
ing from the Dover road to Reisterstown avenue
at point thereon distant about 1876 feet south
easterly from the Dover road, and running
thence southeasterly along the southwest side
of the said road about 81 feet inches thence
south At degrees 20 minutes west 63 feet inches,
more or less; thence north 42degrees 40 minutes
west 40 feet inches, more or less, and thence
north AZ degrees 20 minutes east and parallel
with the second line of this lot 80 feet, more or
less. to the beginning. Improved by FRAME
STORE BUILDING, the same now being used
as q Grocery and Provision Store.