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The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-01-27
SUMMER BOARDERs A MENACE.

New Hampshire is making extra
ordinary efforts to attract summer
boarders and summer residents. 1t
looks like quick and easy solution
of her problem, says writer. But I
attack the summer boarder and sum-
mer resident as being economically
hurtful 10 the State, because:
First. He creates an abnormal de-
mand in July and August rather than
a steady twelve months-a-year de-
mand.
Second. If mere boarder, he uses
up the time of the farmer in driving
him around during the two most i'm
portant farming months of the year
time that would be worth more at the
end of the year than the immediate
returns of livery money.
Third. If summer resident, he
locks up the land, using it as part of
the "place" instead of for productive
farming.
Fourth. Whether boarder or resi-
dent, his alleged spending money is
spent in unproductive ways or goes
outside the State.
Fifth. The summer resident raises
the wages and shortens the hours of
the lazy farming help at the expense
of the farmers themselves. Certain
summer residents of Peterboro have
increased farm wages from $3.50 to
$I.75 and have given goodnight at
SPIN. This has made life hard for
the legitimate all-the-year farmers.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-01-27
COINS ONCE IN CIRCULATION.

One frequently comes across the
old jolly looking big copper cents,
particularly in small towns and coun-
try places. 1t was in 1857 that their
coinage was discontinued by act of
Congress, and late archives in the
Treasury Department show that at
the end of the last fiscal year there
were of them outstanding over a mil
lion dollars.
Further coinage of the half-cent
coins ended at the same time. The
total amount of these coined all to-
eether was about $40, ooo, 900, speak
ing in round numbers. The two-cent
pieces were of bronze mental. Their
enforced retirement from commercial
activity began in 1873, since which
date the mints have not been busy
with their manufacture. The little
silver three-cent pieces trouble the
mints no longer, though some ofthem
NAV be hidden away somewhere to
serve as relics. Their coinage began
in 1857 and continued until February,
1873. The smiling little silver half
dime, the coinage of which began over
a century ago, received its quietus,
so far as its manufacture was cor
cerned, at the same date as the thee
cent silver piece.
Other of these minor coins that
have had their day are in honorable
retirement in the boards of collectors,
in museums and elsewhere. Among
these are the nickel three-cent pieces
and the little old gray faced nickel
cents, though it is easy to run across
one of these little coins occasionally.
Their making at the mints lasted from
1857 to 1864. Then there used to
be silver twenty-cent piece. This
is also among the list of has beens." f"
Many of course can rember the
days of the infants of coinage, the
one-dollar piece that was in the habit
of losing itself, SO little it was in the
vest pocket or in any other part OF
ones appeared where it was allowed
to lie around loose. There were
about nineteen millions of the babies
coined. Where are they roaming
now? Then there was at one time a
three-dollar gold coin. Their manu-
facture was discontinued by an act OF
Congress passed on Sept. 26, 1880,
the same date that marked the begin
ming of the end of the gold dollar. In
all there were over million and half
dollars of these coined. - Washington
Star.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-01-27
abolition of slavery. 1t might pre-
vent much future mischief" Wash
ington was prophet.
OUR FARMER BOYS.

One of the most prominent facts
in our social developments has been
the number of farmer boys who come
to our large cities in search of for
tune.
As rule, they are an ambitions
and energetic class, with strong bodies
and firm wills that usually carry them
on to find success. It would astonish
a great many Of us to study the biog-
raphies of our most successful men,
and and find how many were reared
upon farms. 1t would seem to us as
if the generations brought up in our
cities never amounted to anything,
or that they were always pushed to the
wall by the ambitious country boy.
OF course American cities are of very
recent growth, and their populations
are to large extent gathered from
the surrounding country. But new
ertheless the fact remains that the en-
terprising element has always come
from the country, and that every
city needs the constant supply OF
farm boys to prevent it from becom-
ing backward or stationary.
It has often been asked why the
farmer boy leaves his home for the
city. Ambition is most cases is said
to be the explanation. He feels that
there are grand possibilities in every
city, and that life on farm is too
slow and quiet. Other ascribe this
city fever to the hard work which the
boy is forced to do on the farm. 1t
is said that too many farmers work
their sons as if they were hired men,
and all the work possible must be got
out of them. They do not seem to
think that boy cares to do anything
else beside work. The boy wants to
live full life. partaking somewhat
of its pleasures and of its culture.
But while the farmers girls are al
lowed many Of the re6nements of their
city cousins, everything is thought
too good for the farmer's boys. When
the rest of the family are seeing visi-
tors in the parlor, the boys are shut
up in the kitchen with the hired man.
They are often looked upon as inferi-
ors, good enough to follow the plow,
and highly useful and ornamental in
harvest time, but so far as social and
mental culture is concerned they are
never thought of. The result is that
the farmer boy is sometimes awkward
and ungainly, shy and difhdent in the
society of strangers, and always pain
fully self-conscious Of his rough hands
and rusty boots. Now if the farmer
who works his sons so hard would
make up his mind to give them a lit
tie enjoyment, a little opportunity
to cultivate their social instincts and
their taste for the finer things of life,
he would find that they would not be
leaving him so soon for the city.
They have their high hopes, and
their keen intelligence tells them that
they can do better than submit to
drudgery on a farm. But if life on
the farm is made something more than
work for them, if they are made shar-
ers in the refnements Of cultured
homes they will not look so longing
" to the great cities. If farm life is
made pleasant for the boys, they will
carry out their ambitious undertakings
at home, and not seek so readily the
trials and struggles of city life.-1he
WeaO Century.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-01-27
PROOF OF BIRDS INTELLIGENCE.

Several bird fanciers were discuss
ing traits of pets. "My cousin had
a gander," said man, "that sud
denly developed desire to set. He
was found setting on some round
stones, then on an old tin kettle, then
on an old shirt. So, to satisfy him,
they gave him six goose eggs, and he
hatched them beautifully. Bnt he
miscalculated his goslings' strength
and walked them to death"
IT have parrot" said an elderly
woman, "that learned last year to
light matches. She takes match in
her bill and strikes it-she doesn't t
rub it-against hard surface. Some
times the match breaks, but usually
it lights. Then the bird drops it at
once. Matches must be kept out of
her way. Put boxftil before her
and she won't stop till all have been
set off,"
"Sparrows are intelligent" said a
bird photographer. Zone day be-
meath my window sparrow attempt
ed to take white feather from swal-
lows nest. The swallow attacked
the thief; there was fight, and the
sparrow flew away beaten. But in
an hour or so he came back with
about hundred companions. They
fell on the poor swallow, killed her
and tore her nest to pieces"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-01-27
YE EDITORS RECEPTION.

The editor stood in a spacious hall.
In sWallowtail coat, starched shirt and all.
The crowd filed past him in close array,
And every man had word to say.
Hello, old man. said the first to pass,
"Don't you know your old friend Veritas?
Shake hands with Justitia." "Glad to know"
PUT er therel I'm Pro Bono Publico."
'sI'm Constant Reader Oh, by the bye"
"You remember me I'm Vox Populi."
"Hurry up thereI Don't stand in the way.
Your flipper, old chapl I'm your friend, Fair
Play"
Then Old Subscriber and One Who Knows,
And Pax Vobiscum trod on his toes.
Inquirer and Vindex wrung his hand,
And buZzed in his ear to beat the band.
Then came Well wisher. One Who Was There,
Anxious, Candor, Truthful, Beware,
Fidus Achates. A Grateful Guest,
Nil Desperandum and all the rest.
Then Many Voters came trooping along
And gathered around him hundred strong.
They seized him. In tones of thunder they spoke.
And then the editor shrieked-and awoke
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-01-27
AM I AN HONEST MANl

Do I evade the payment of my just
taxes?
Do violate any law in making my
money?
Would I be ashamed to tell how
and where any part of my income is
derived?
Do 1 own land or property that is
used for illegal or immoral purposes? ?
Do Idemand my employees to do in
my interest something that would
not do myself?
Do I employ methods in my busi-
ness that would not have been con-
sidered honest by my ancestors?
Do 1 consider dividends an excuse
for irregular methods?
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-01-27

A MAN went into chemists shop
and bought bottle of some patent
stuff. which was advertised thus
mo more coughs, no more colds.
One shilling the bottle" Three days
later he went to the chemist, COM
planning that his throat was stopped
tip and that he could scarcely breathe.
"I've drunk all that patient cough
mixture" he said.
"Drunk it p yelled the chemist.
"Why, that's an india rubber solu-
ton to put on the soles of your
boots. /"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-01-27
A CLASS was reciting in school.

"Who can give me-" said the
teacher, "a sentence in which the
words bitter end are used -
Up jumped little girl excitedly.
"I can, teacher. The cat ran under
the bureau and the dog ran after her
and bit her end.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-01-27
MANY lss on QUARTER.

If you are superstitious about the
number 13 you ought not to carry in
your pocket or use in any way silver
quarter dollar. Do you happen to
have one about you now? If so take
it out and see how it teens with I3s.
For instance, it has IS stars, IS let
tiers on the scroll of the eagles beak,
"a feathers in the eagles tail, I3
feathers in the eagles wing, I3 paral-
lei bars on the shield, IS horizontal
stripes, Il leaves on the olive branch,
IA arrow heads and IS letters in the
words "quarter dollar"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-01-27

SOME PEOPLE say what they think,
and others say what they want people
to think they think.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-01-27

"WHAr A beautiful home you
have ?' said the old time friend.
"You mustn't let mother and the
girls hear you speak of it so patron
izingly." answered Mr.. Cumrox.
ssThis amt home; this is a resi-
dence."
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-01-27

WHEN a girl bets with a fellow and
the stake is a kiss it frequently re-
suits in a tie.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-01-27

SOME people claim that heaven is
their home and then move every time
the rent is due.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-01-27
FACTS ABOUT SALT.

Salt, which is an article in daily
use in the humblest homes, has a
number of interesting facts concern
ing it.
Salt is used all over the world much
in the same way as water, animals and
human beings alike craving for it.
In some parts of Africa children will
eat it in preference to sugar, and on
the Gold Coast a handful of salt will
purchase two slaves.
The Germans call salt "the gift OF
Cod" and used to believe that pray
ers were better answered when offer
ed near salt. In the east salt is con-
sidered sacred; all oaths taken over
it are inviolable, and when an Arab
offers salt to a guest he guarantees
his safety.
The Romans believed that if the
salt put on a sacrifice fell off it pre-
saeed disaster. Hence the origin OF
the "bad luck" attendant on salt
spilling.
"I HAVE here, sir" began the book
agent, ga volume containing 81 lee
lures by So great men. One lecture
for every week in the year"
"Good gracious, man." replied the
meek citizen, "I am married and have
a wife that supplies me with a lecture
every day in the year"
"WAs she a trained nurse :" "She
must have been. She hadn't been in
the hospital a week before she was
engaged to the richest patient"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-10

ser appeared for DR. Mathews and 9ailack
Rose for the board Of secretaries. Mr.
Yeiser analysed the evidence introduced be-
fore the secretaries and held that the evil
deuce against Mathews was no stronger
than the testimony against Or. Bailey. a
member OF the board OF secretaries. He
concluded with the demand that the board
remove DR.. Bailey and prefer charges
against him as had been preferred against
his client. Mr.. Rose spoke at length OF
the good reputation OF DIT. Bailey and took
several iabs AZ Yeiser for dragging him
into the case at all. The board will take
the matter under advisement
Biz wheat Yield.
The biggest wheat yield yet reported was
raised In Saline county. near Wilbur.
Charles Sykes. who has just threshed, re-
ported his wheat raised on fifteen acres
lacked Just fourteen pounds OF running
forty-three bushels TO the acre.
Humor sadiIek Will withdraw.
II was reported In Lincoln today that
F. ]. sadilek, candidate for the republican
nomination for railroad commissioner,
would shortly withdraw from the race In
favor OF X. ]. 1Anger of Wilbur. who
will run for the republican nomination for
secretary Of state. LANCER was formerly
a member of the legislature and held a
position as United States CONSUL to Ger
many.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-10

railroads be asked to place able-bodied
watchmen and warning bells there and re-
pair the street railway and street grades.
Councilman Davis said It would require a
viaduct 5000 feet long to cover the tracks.
President Johnson Of the judiciary COM
mittee brought UP the Ice trust investiga-
ton resolution Nothing had been done
about 1t, the fact that the county attorney
had started an investigation was mem
toned, and a general ennui regarding the
matter affected its omission from further
conversation.
Some discussion was had as to whether
It were better policy to take up old high
interest bond issues with money lying in
the sinking fund. or to use Il to decrease
next years tax levy. The matter was left
for settlement later.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-10
wheat Yield Fair.

RULo, Neb., July s.-(special)-
Farmers are now threshing their wheat.
They are, indeed, pleasantly surprised at
the quality and quantity It yields. Though
there was a prolonged drouth here of two
months duration. John Hartman threshed
wheat that produced over twenty-five
bushels per acre yesterday. Edward and
Amiel Hartman's wheat produced over
thirty bushels per acre. Fred Ernst. H.
j. scheitel, sr.: Ed Scheitel and William
Scheitel threshed wheat that produced
from forty-one to forty-three bushels per
acre and Henry Scheitel threshed 5s4
bushels from twelve and three-fourths
acres Of measured land-over forty-five
bushels per acre. The wheat raised by
the latter tested sixty-two pounds per
bushel. These last named men claim that
their this years wheat crop Is of better
quality and quantity than they ever yet
have been so fortunate as to raise.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-10
Blu 7 TER LIE GS
Are Really Unfit for a Hot Climate

sarcastic said GA who won't quit the coffee habit
OF in hade"
a melting
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ruya the BUTT
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Postum has the
of
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such an goo
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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-10
BOY Nearly Loses Eye.

KEAREEY, Neb., July Especial
Telegram Fired Mcclure. 1a-year-old
boy, had a narrow escape from losing his
right eye by having It put out by cows
horn this morning Fred was taking the
animal out to pasture when, in trying to
brush of some fies, the COW threw its
head toward the side on which the boy
was standing. In swinging it's head the
tip of it's horn caught the boy at the side
of his right eye, striking the bone. For
tunately 1t struck so far out that the
horn instead Of going into the eve glanced
outward and tore a cash in the flesh
across the temple.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-10

TDCUMsEH. Neb., July ESPECIAL Teie-
grsm.)-Judge J. B. Raper Of Pawnee City
convened district court in regular session
for johnson county this morning. The
bond matters in the case OF ex-Banker
Charles NJ. Chamberlain we're adjusted.
County Attorney J. c. Moore nolled seven
OF the cases in court against Chamberlain
for he thought the ground covered by these
cases had been pretty well gone over In
other cases tried. That leaves four cases
against the ex-banker in the district court
three indictments and one information. The
court fixed bond at $500 in each case, or
$1,000 which Chamberlain gave. Chamber
lain stands convicted Of embezzlement In
the Nemaha county district court and re-
Gently two new cases on grave charges
we're instituted against him in the county
court here
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-10
GOOD Gets an Endorsemept

AUBURN. Neb.. July 9,-(SpeciaD--
The republican county central commit
tee met here Saturday and the county
convention to nominate candidates and
send delegates to the state and congress
sional convention was fixed for July so.
The central committee passed the fol-
lowing resolution: Resolved, That we
approve the course pursued by Hon. Ellis
e. Good as the representative of this
county, both in the house and senate,
and, believing in his honesty and sincerity
OF purpose and fully realizing and ap-
preciating his pre-eminent fitness for the
ONCE of state treasurer, therefore be 1t
Resolved, That the republicans in
Nemaha county heartily endorse his can
didacy and hereby authorize him to Sc
lect committee of republicans OF said
county to assist him in promoting tho
interests of his candidacy"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-10
Cement WorL-r. s,rIl.o

CHICAGO, July 9.--The cement sidewa II,
layers went on a strike today, much to the
establishment of their employers At a
meeting of tho union yesterday II was de-
cided to ask for an increase of 5 per cent
in wages, the demand to be made early
today. The men asked for the increase AT
the hour set for the commencement OF
work today and where IL was not granted
at once they struck. The majority Of tho
employers declare that they will not nav
the increase demanded. The men have been
receiving 30 cents an hour and have asked
for 35 cents
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-10
Appointments by President.

Roosevelt today appointed Charles Earle
as solicitor for the Department OF Com
merce and Labor to succeed Edmund W.
Simnls, recently appointed United States
district attorney In Chicago. Charles
Earle was at one time an employe of the
sistant attorney in the Department of
Justice 1t was also announced that
Richard X. Campbell formerly solicitor
for the bureau Of immigration OF the Dc
partment of Commerce and Labor, had
been made chief of the new bureau OF
naturalization in that department.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-10
Alleged Murder in Kansas.

TOPEKA, Kan, July 9-It is the belief
of the officials of the Western division of
the Atchison, opeka & Santa Fe railway
that Ernst Burress of Sidney o., who was
found in an unconscious condition along
side the tracks Of the company near Belle
fonte, Kan, on Saturday night, and who
died at Dodge City Sunday was murdered.
There were two gashes on Burress' head
found, were a couple OF large stones be-
spattered with blood, A card in the mans
pocket asked that Mrs. s. G. Burress Of
Sidney. be notified In case of accident.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-10
German AthIetcs Choone Cincinnnti

NEW YORK, July 9.-The most important
work of the German-Amerlcan gymnastic
alliance, in session here this afternoon was
the selection of Cincinnati as the place of
meeting two years hence and the abroga :
ton of a rule by which Indiana polls win
remain the headquarters of the executives
board. st. Louis was a strong contendcr
for the national convention. A resolution
favoring the army canteen was passed
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-10
spinners' wages Advanced.

BOSTON, July 9.-An advance OF per
cent in wages in cotton mills In thirty or
more cities, towns and villages of southern
Massa chusetts and Rhode Island went into
effect today. About 1900 operatives are
benefited. Since the inception of the up
ward movement in mill wages early in the
year 1000 textile operatives In the New
England states have had their pay adj
vanced TO IA per cent OF the total num-
Der 10000 work in the cotton mills ana
about $1,000 in the wooden and worsted
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-10
Little injury for Bis FAN.

FREMONT. Neb., July s.-(special Tele-
gram)-Gwen Middleton, 2-year-old
daughter of Harry Middleton of Guam, fell
backwards from a second story window of
her grandmother's house in this city this
noon. striking on her side. Aside from a
few bruises she was uninjured.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-10
Fined for ThrowlnE Pepper,

BEATRICE, Neb.. July s.--(Special
Telegram To-day Jesse Hill and George
Fulton were each sentenced to the county
jail for sixty days for throwing cayenne
pepper in the faces of young women pass
ing along the street at the Parker Amuse-
ment Shows Saturday night.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-10

Thursday from his home and is supposed
to have been murdered and his body placed
in the car to hide the crime The body
clue To the murderer.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-10
Robher Reported Canrht.

FRESNO Cal. July 9.-It is reported
from several sources that the highwayman,
who on Saturday held up and robbed
number of Yosemite Valley stage coaches,
official nature has yet been received.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-10
Seward wants Union Pacific.

SEWARD. Neb.. July s.-tspecial)-A
mass meeting will be held at the court
house on Tuesday evening. July 10. to con-
fer about the Union Pacific Railway COM
pany coming into Seward. Oficials of that
road will be present The people here are
delighted with the prospect of getting the
line through here.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-10

location Of the new building The pro-
posals for the site. will be received in
Washington until August Z. The location
must be on a corner and be approximately
l20NiS0 feet in dimension.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-10
Boys BODY 4. FouDd

FRANCIS l. r., July 9.-The mutilated
body of S-year-old Harry Priester Of West
Tulsa, was found in a St. Louis e San
Francisco wheat car Sunday night The
body had been abducted by a tramp last
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-10

Increase over local app'sements.. SO6, 22s.sl
Board Hears Mathews Case.
The State Board OF Health proper this
afternoon held a special session to allow
DR.. Mathews Of Omaha to make a further
showing in the case wherein the secretaries
have recommended that his certificate to
practice medicine be revoked. John o. Yei-
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-10
Fight for POston1ce SIte.

KEARNEY, Neb., July s.-(Special
Telegram 1.-The postmaster OF this city
received offioial notification of the passage
of the bill providing for a postonlce build
ing in Kearney. II is already evident
that there will be a strong rivalry for the