The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-07-07

has taught Bible class for - years.
chicaeo's population nov exceeds that Of
Vienna. The figures are: Chicago. 10000;
Vienna, l676000.
Egypt is the only country in the world where
there are more men than women. The males
exceed the females by 100000
Though willow grows in wet places it Is natu-
rally one of the driest woods. It contains only |
20 per cent. Of water. Oak contains 81 per cent. |
Under new law in Norway every would-be |
bride must exhibit certificate that she knows |
ed as q natural curiosity.
Measurements made in London schools show
that the chfIdfen's stature. as well as their
weight, increases regularly In passing from the
poor to the well-fed and well-clothed.
Thread made from the spiders web is lighter
and stronger than that which comes from the
silkworm. In France there Is factory used
only for the manufacture Of spider thread.
Thinking that she would get holiday II her
employers were stricken with grief, l4-year'
old servant girl at Distelhausen. Germany. has
confessed that she threw their baby into the
river.
Rabbit-proof wire netting is In extensive de-
mand throughout Australia and will be in heavy
demand for years to come. New South Wales
alone has erected to date over 10000 miles of this
fencing.
The reason why birds do not fall on their
perches is because they cannot open their feet
when their legs are bent. When hen walks its
toes close as 1t raises its foot and open as 1t
touches the ground.
Oregon's new Senator, Jonathan Bourne. Of
Portland, represents new order of things both
IN ms STATE and IN the nation. He Is the frst
Senator ever elected by popular vote. Sena-
tor Bourne is q millionaire.
Mr.. Carnegie, of Gravesend, where he was the
first distinguished stranger to receive the free
dom of the borough. said that he only under
stood one machine-the human one-and he
always patted it on the back.
Chinese murderer, before being hanged in
Batavia, asked to be supplied with ticket to
Singapore, so that he could have it on his person
after death. The request was granted and he
died with smile on his face. 1907
John B. Moran is going to run for governor Of
Massachusetts as an independent, aud Thomas
w. Lawson IL to stump the State for him. Moran
10 Democrat and q day laborer, and Lawson is
Republican and millionaire.
A half-inch coat Of salt is being spread over
Western race track. About 200 tons of salt will
be used. and 1t is thought that with moisture
and mingling of earth the track will be practi-
cally dustless at the coming races.
The "sorrowful tree,'' which grows on the
island of Goa. near Bombay, is SO called because
it has dropping, sad appearance during the
daytime; its aspect changing as the sun goes
down. Then its leaves open and fragrant bios
somsappear. Tss-
The only member of the United States Senate
from the South who is rated as millionaire is
James p. Taliaferro, of Florida, who is native
of Virginia, served as a Confederate soldier in
the Civil War and made his money in lumber
and banking enterprises.
I'D. McFall. of Wichita, Kan, has had half of
a grapeshot removed from his right leg. The
ball entered his leg at the battle of Shiloh on
April 9Th, 1852. "A years ago. After carrying this
shot around all these years. it began to hurt
him for the first time recently.
Farmers down in Richmond county. on Dry
Creek, North Carolina. are blowing up coins. On
the south side of the creek copper pieces bear
ing the name of George Washington are being
found, and on the north side the coins unearthed
bear the names of kings of England.
Col. Andrew L. Harris. who became governor
of Ohio on the death OF John NJ Pattison. is 70
years old, served with distinction through the
Civil War. studied law, and has held many politi-
cal positions Like his predecessor, he is a total
abstainer, neither using tobacco nor alcoholic
liquors.
Four thousand different varieties of potatoes
have been planted ON the farm of Luther Bur-
bank, the Santa Rosa (Cal) horticulturalist, con-
shutting part of 1900 species of the tuber
family with which Burbank will experiment
this year in his plans to give the world another
new potato. u,.s-gs,.s.
Portland and Seattle rank next to San Fran
cisco In Importance among the ports of the Pa
cific Coast of the United States. In 1900 when
San Francisco had 343 600 inhabitants. Portland
had $4,000 and Seattle had $1,000. Each of these
towns was growing much faster than the Cali
fornia metropolis.
Two pictures by St. Louis sign painter have
now been accepted by and are hung conspicu-
ously in the Paris salon. The artist is Gustav
Wolff, known in St. Louis az the head of q COM
pany for decorating billboards and known in
Paris as landscape painter of rare ability and
exquisite workmanship.
Miss Nina Hornady, president of the Daugh-
tiers of the War of 1919, for Georgia, has discov-
cred in Ocean Park. California. Daniel Turner.
who she says. is the only survivor of the War
of 1912. He is a full-blooded Cherokee Indian.
born in Georgia. and fought against the British
in the battle of New Orleans.
It is calculated that in making coke in the
common beehive ovens used in the United
States, between 100000 and 100000 tons of am
monium sulphate, every pound of 1t valuable
for fertilizing purposes, is wasted yearly. In
Germany most of the coke is made In improved
ovens which save this by-product.
Rev. s. Barring Gould wrote the popular hymn,
coward. Christian Soldiers" 40 years ago when
Yorkshire. One Whit Monday some Sunday
school children were to march in procession
from one village to another, and as he could
think of no suitable hymn for them to sing on
the journey, he wrote that one at the last mo-
ment.
The last surviving witness of the battle of
Waterloo died recently in Belgium, aged los.
Her name was Dupins, and she had lived in the
same farmhouse for % years. On June 18th, 1916,
a girl of IA, she followed the sound of the can
non. and reached the field of Waterloo during
the final catastrophe, when the French retreat
had begun.
The water in coal mines Is usually acid. and
when it comes In contact with electric lines 1t
forms salts of copper. These salts rapidly dis
integrate the copper wire. They also interfere
with the working of the insulators. Hence it is
necessary. wherever electric wires are used in
coal mines, to keep them away from contact
with water.
Hereafter in the public schools Of Lynchburg,
Va, the increase of teachers salaries is to de-
pend on efficiency. This is to be ascertained by
having the superintendent and supervising prin-
cipals report on the work of the teachers as to
six discipline, knowledge of subject,
method and manner, moral influence, profess
sional interest and health.
John Wesley Crockett, deputy secretary of
State in Arkansas and candidate for president
of the State Railroad Commission. is q great
grandson of Davy Crockett. hero of Alamo.
Among his cherished possessions are the gold
watch and the rifle gun" Of his illustrious an
cestor. The rife was the gift of 500 young
Wings his admirers in Philadelphia.