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The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-08-17

R. F. D. Carrier Had Narrow Escape
John II. Winsett, rural mail carrier at Owings'
Mills, had a narrow escape from drowning
during the heavy rain of Friday morning OF
last week, while crossing Gwynn's falls, near
Timber Grove Station. He had Just left to go
out on his route and not thinking the stream
had swollen to such great depth started to
drive across. He had gone but short distance
when the swift current lifted the horse and
buggy and Immediately they began to float
down stream. Realizing his dangerous posi-.
ton Winsett jumped on the back Of the horse
and cut the harness, thus loosening the ami.
NAL from the buggy He then caught hold OF
the reins and directed the horses head toward
the bank. Both swan a considerable portion
of the distance. The buggy, which was badly
damaged became fastened in fence and re-
manned there. Mr.. Winsett managed to save
all the mail, but lost a registry receipt book,
his badge and large number of stamps.
Jolly Family Reunion.-The new home
of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. G. Stedtler, of Loeb Raven,
was the scene of much merriment last Sunday
afternoon, the occasion being family reunion.
Miss Sophie Branchea presided at the piano
and there was also vocal music. Refreshments
were served during the afternoon and evening.
Among those present were Mr.. and Mrs: ".
Roth, Mr.. and Mrs. g. Gilland and family,
Mr.. and Mrs. Marx. Mr.. and Mrs L. Shroyer,
parents of Mrs. Stedtler Mr.. and Mrs. Tames,
Mr. and Mrs. H. Roth, Mrs. Mealhousen, Mrs.
Crotzer. Misses Helen Smith, Bessie Perlne.
Ethel Shroyer, Mamie Mealhousen, Mary
Towson, Mamie and Lizzie Marx, Louis Stedt.
Ter. Maurice Shroyer, Holmes Pardew and
MANY others.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-08-17

Barn and Contents Destroyed Dy big nt-
ning.-The large bank barn on the farm of
DR.. w. P. E. Wyse, near Pikesville, tenanted
by Mr.. H. T. Mallonee, was struck by light.
ming and burned during the thunder storm of
Friday morning of last week, together with
over 200 bushels Of wheat, several carriages,
a farm wagon, 10 sets of harness and lot Of
farm machiney and a hog, resulting in loss
of about 5000. The fire was discovered by
Robert Arnold Immediately after the bolt
struck the roof. He at once set about to res
cue two horses in the barn. Afterward he
telephoned to the Pikesville Volunteer Com
pany, which was the first to arrive at thesc
This was shortly followed by the Arlington
Chemical Company. As it was seen that the
barn was doomed the firemen directed their
attention to saving nearby property, especially
the house, which was but a short distance
away. A bucket brigade was formed by the
neighbors, and after two hours of hard fight
ing the house was saved. Mr.. Mallonee places
his loss at over $4,000, which is partly covered
by insurance.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-02-01
THE HUMAN THROAT.
IL Has Sort Of Little Brain That
Controls Its Actions.

Did YOU know that the throat has a
brain of its own? Few people are
aware Of it, but it's a fact. There is a
small ganglia which exercises direct
control Of the muscles of the throat
and acts as its brain. OF course ii is
subservient to the genuine brain, but
at the same time does a good deal Of in
dependent thinking for itself 1t is
very timid and suspicious Of any
strange objects that come near the
throat
For this reason il is very difficult for
n physician TO operate on the throat.
Before anything can be done I'm this di
rection it is necessary for the operator
to gain the confidence Of the little brain
that dominates it,. 1t frequently takes
weeks before this confidence can be
secured. and until il is secured it is
impossible 10 perform an operation.
Woe To the man who attempts rough
treatment to the throat before gaining
the little brains confidence. His oper-
ations will be resented with violent
paroXysms, first of the throat, then Of
the diaphragm. and, if the operator still!
persists, the patient will be thrown
into commissions. Still more curious is
the fact that this little brain has
memory, and if once frightened in this
way it is almost impossible TO ever
gain its confidence, no matter how
gentle the operator may be.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-02-01
THORNTON
North Scituatc, X. |.

Rev. Fr O'Harc, formerly of this
section, assisted i'm the dedicatory
exercises of ne new organ at the
5Oth anniversary celebration Sunday
of the Church Of the immaculate
! Conception.
Olive r., wife of Freeman Rogers
died on Monday, In her Goth year. The
funeral occurred at the residence OF
her son in law. Geo. w. Banspach,
Plainticld pike ON Wednesday. The
burial was at Cape Cod.
X. T.. Erdman OF Buffalo n. Y.
spoke on Mission Work at the Con
grcgational chapel. Sunday evening.
Martin Kenney who Is i'll with pncu-
monia, is reported as considerably
improved,
William Merritt has a gang of men
cutting ice this week.
Miss Sadie Lawton visited Boston
ON Monday.
\. O. Smith is slowly recovering
from his recent illness,
The Happy Trio will hold a dance
February 9th in Calcfs Hall.
Wedding bells will soon be ringing
here.
William Virgins has removed to
the Mary Taylor Block
\ tenement is being fixed mp over
Roy's blacksmith shop.
Alfred Dalton is confined to his
home by illness
The Victoria Mill has just pur.
chased pair of iron gray draught
horses.
\ picture of benjamin Dalton. one
of the officers of the British Club OF
Providence appeared in last Sundays
Tribune
Judge John \. Rothcry has received
an appointment as clerk of the House
Committee on Education in connec-
tion with the Rhode Island General
Assembly.
William Young reported to Chief
kmball Tuesday the larceny of TWEEN
~ five hens.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-02-01
GRIM OLD CROMWELL.
The Protector Wade Christmas n
Gloomy and serious Day.

"Christmas was illegal in CrOmwell's s
time" said an antiquary. Those grim
old PuritanS were so gloomy that they
would not have any gayety even on
Christmas day
Cromwell said hat holly and miStie-
toe were heathcnish things. He said
that they had no real Christian signili-
cancc; they were a pat Of some pagan
festival OF the DruidS. Accordingly he
made a law that if YOU decorated your
house with mistlctoc ar Christmas you
got thirty days in jail,
'The terrible old fellow forbade
Christmas cclebratiOnS-no dancing. no
singing, no playgoing, no fcaSting on
Christmas day; penalty. thirty days.
You see. il was his idea that Christ
mas WAS a religious. Il serious time, a
time for Churchgoing and prayer and
reverence and for nothing else. The
innocent family thaC in Cromwells day
sat down to turkey and plum pudding
and wound up with Christmas games
got Il month all round.
"Only FOR a time, though. The people
rebellcd. willing as the people haG
been to put on the gl)yu of thOst
dreadful old Purtans, they insisted oi
having little joy on Christmas day
and Cromwell 4 ter Il year or two La,
TO give ia & tbsm.'
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-02-01
A Help Famine.

Factory help is scarce, which i sure
sign of prosperity, but this is a phase ofthe
boom which is giving the manufacturers
considerable bother just at this time. Not
only is there difficulty in getting trained
hands, but there is scarcity Of boarding
places and tenement houses. The new.
concerns that are endeavoring to get to
gether their force Of operatives are not the
only sufferers, for many of the establish
ments here for many years are making the
same complaint-,hat help is scarce and
places for their Accommodations are few and
far between. There isa rumor that some
OF the real estate owners are 20 make hay
by building houses for sale or rental to
some Of the concerns, thus enabling them
TO utilize some Of the waste land for VIII icb
there have not been purchasers Of late 49,
Pawtuckct Gazette
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-02-01
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THE STRANGlING FIG.
A Curiou. Tropical Tree That Lives
rpop other Trees.

Visitors 20 Mexico and other tropical
countries often have their attention
called to "thc strangling hgr-a tree
that c0mmrlices its growth as an epi.
phytc-that i. one fsrm Of plant life
that grows pCrched on un)ther-far up
on the trunk or among the branches OF
another tree usually on palmetto or
some Of the kinds 81 palms. The roots
Of the StrAIciing tee extend down.
ward around the host tree 70 the
ground. gradually joining together.
making tubelike mass Of roots some
times as much * six feet or more in
diameter.
When the attacked tree il a palm
death 10 IL is caused not SO much by the
binding around the trunk as by shad
ing out its branches by the attacking
tree.
When the attacked tree is an eXogen
that is. one with wood and bark-the
attacking roots bind so tightly as to
cause II stoppage of the flow Of the sap.
As the sap Of ~ tree is really its food
Changed by the leaves SO that il can
be used and the flow of the food iS
thus stopped. the attacked tree is real.
ly starved to death. SO death TO the
attacked tree is caused either by
smothcring or by starvation or by both.
The peculiar manner in which the
hattened roots extend down and around
the tree give them the appearance OF
some thick, slow flowing material run
ming down the tree-St. Nicholas.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-02-01
WHEN WAGES WE'RE LOW.
Aud Turkey Dinner For Six Cost
Only ~ Cents.

columbus" said an nntiquary Of
Chicago, got salary of $500 year
less than n dollar II day. His captains
got $50 a year apiece. His crew got
S2.25 month. To equip the expedi-
tion that discovered America cost So,
500. The total cost Of discovering
America was 5000.
Lawyers nowadays, especially cor.
poratIon lawyers, think nothing Of
earning million II year. In the reign
of Edward ". IA baronet entered i'm his
diurnal, or diary:
"'Paid TO Roger Fylpott. learned in
the law, for his counsel, 3 shillings,
with fOurpCnCc for his dinner
ministers often make today $4,000
or $4,000 "A year. yet John Knox only
got 5000 Il year or 81 week. and that
was II dollar more week than Scottish
judges got.
Small salaries, those" concluded the
antiquary, 'but we must remember
that in that epoch there were no trusts
to initiate prices, and a dollar went
long way. In fact, n Christmas dinner
for family of six would have cost in
John KnoX's time: For the turkey, 10
cents; cranberry sauce, . cents; pota-
toes, | cent; turuips, | cent; celery, l
cent; plum pudding, cents; total, II
cents, or less than 3 cents head"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-02-01
A Few Remarks
A lumber king is no wooden man

A lumber king is no wooden man
One kind of military ball is the cannon
ball.
Tie North Pole is still as cold, but not
quite so distant.
The boy at the foot Of the class is a kind
Of an under-stuiy.
Mince pie is something, that does not call
for Il bill OF particulars.
Satan's intelligence and industry have
never been questioned
II is very difficult for a newspaper TO do
full Justice TO 'the brides dress"
One of the advantages Of men over VIC
men is the wearing Of hats that iit.
The art Of loving our enemies is something
that is hardly beyond the theory state.
When light snow covers an icy side
walk, the Just and the unjust fall alike.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-02-01
Artists as Sign Painters.

1t is surprising how many noted Eng
lish artists began life by painting inn
signs. Among them were Morland. Da-
vid Cox, Herring and Sir William
Becchey. Millais painted George and
Dragon sign for the George inn. Hayes
common. Another George and Dragon,
at Wargrave on Thames, has a double
sided sign painted by two X. AS. Cor
ing on Thames has a sign from the
brush OF Marcus Stone. Il. A. There
are signs by Walter Crane and Cation
Woodvillc at Grayshott and Fittle-
worth. Hogarth painted number OF
signs for friendly pubicans.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-02-01
lBSEN'S PARADOX.
And the Intimate Relation Of Science
ia society.

Ibsen, my great compatriot. has in
one Of his works FORMULATED the para
dox that the man is strongest who
some truth III tbis-nay, there is much
truth in IL 80 far as science Is con-
cerned. Tie man who in the search
for truth goes his way independently
Of other men and Of other considera.
tons is certainly the man who Is apt
to find the greatest and most valuable
truth. On the other hand, IL is also
true that science more than most other
things in life depends on cooperation,
Oh lc help Of ones fellow beings, and
this becomes more and more true every
day. Many people are apt to forget
what science actually Is and what they
owe 10 science, for IL is through sci
ence that modern society actually ex-
lists, and the development OF society as
ii is today would be impossible if sci
ence were eliminated. Humanity is
growing; but. il science and the means
created by science are not growing hui
manity will have TO look forward TO a
very miserable future. Therefore the
nation that wishes to be cared for
must support science and those who
carry on scientific work. Science will
live her own life and has done so ever
since the days when Prometheus made
his fatal expedition 10 the gods and
stole the lire which is more or less
burning in every one of us and cannot
be eXtnguished. There is something
sublime in this everlasting fire Of sci
enCc. Generation after generation dis
appears. The individual is nothing. but
always "watchful in the tower man
shall remain in sleepless contempla-
ton. DR.. Nansen.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-02-01
State Pets

In letter in last Sundays Journal, Dr..
Henry w. IIeaton tells his experience with
deer in his apple orchards at Kingston
DR.. lleaton has lost over 5000 apple trees
by the deprcdations of these state protected
pests and has been obliged to fence his cx-
tensivc orchards with seven foot fencing
involving considerable expense. 1t is
becoming more and more apparent that our
legislators made bad blunder in the deer
busincsS~ald the sooner the law is taken
or the better.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-02-01
Historical Accuracy.

Perish the thought that the novelist
or playwright should be tied down to
historical accuracy. Lady Dorothy
Neville quotes an amusing correspond
encc between Bulwer Lytton and her
brother:
My Dear Walpole--Herc ! am at Bath
bored to death. | am thinking OF writ
ing play about your great ancestor, Sir
Robert Had he not a sister Lucy, and
did she not marry u Jacobite?
My brother promptly replied:
NY Dear Lytton--I care little for my
family and still less for Sir Robert but
l know that ne never had a sister Lucy,
SO she could not have married "a Jacobtc.
However. this mattcrcd little 10 Lord
Lytton. for his answer ran:
My Dear Walpolc-You are too late. Sir
Robert had a sister Lucy, and she did
marry a Jacobte.
So, in defiance Of history. the play
"WalpOle' came to he written.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-02-01
Coutn giotIs.

An Irish lad on the east side was
obliged recently To seek treatment ut
n diSpcnsary. On his return home from
the first treatment he was met by this
inquiry from his mother:
An what did the docthor man say
was the matter wild your cye?"
"He said there was some furrin sub.
stance in IT,"
"Shure!' exclaimed the old woman,
with an I-told-y -you-so air. now. maybe.
yen kape away from thin Eyetalian
boys"-S Success Magazine
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-02-01
"Ihc Wonnu In White"

In letter TO Charles Dickens. Willic
Collins intimatcd the fact that TN:
great work upon which he ha6 devoted
SO much time was finished. but that
the finding of a suitable title had occa-
Stoned him much trouble. Eventually,
feeling somewhat run down in health.
he left London for Broadstalrs. re
sort which was favorite with both
Dickens snd Collins While lying ON
the clin I'm meditativc mood one
bright morning his eyes suddenly riv-
etcd themselves on the white light
house which stood boldly out i'm the
foreground under the dazzling rays OF
The midday sun. As he gazcd Collins
I'm ScmiconsciouS manner addressed
himself in a whisper to the light
house. "lCu are as sti0l aud as state
ly as my white woman" said he.
White woman! White wo-the WON
an In white Eureka! | have got it,
Aud 90 tLe book was given this curl
ously inspired title.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-02-01
UEsls,
tIYIyyy-y]

You know that surgery has been mad
'ainlcsS. Why, then, should you doub
NJ We can do dental work without pain
The problem of the surgeon and the denti.t
Is identical because pain Games from dis.
turbance of the nerves, whether in tool
or finger. 1t can be controlled in either
place, but it is more difficult in a tooth, 70
there drugs are more difficult to use. b.
we have found safe and sure way to d.
this, that numbS the nerve Of the tooth W,
are operating on and no other. We do no.
put our patrons to sleep or deaden the fac
ulties to the slightest degree, but the nerv
"f the tooth we treat doesn't know there i,
anything at all going on.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-02-01
Ericndship with Wild Life,

If fairy had ever offered 10 grant
me three wishes. 1.-THE full confidence
of wild animals would surely have
been one OF them and probably the
first. If We seek opportunities TO be-
friend wild creatures and take advan-
tage OF them, we shall often fud as
have done. that there is no lack Of re-
sponsc on the part of the animals. |
once walked UP TO pine sskin. as he
was feeding on the ground and picked
him up In my hand. He did not seem
a bit alarmed, and when Il few min
utcS later | set him down he continued
his search for food within few inches
OF my feet. ON another occasion a vel
low throated virco allowed me to lift
her from her nest when | wished to
count her eggs and nestled down com
fortably on her treasures the moment |
put her back. With forc6ngcr once
strokcd the back of Il red breasted nut
hatch rs he was busy feeding on
trcc-Ernest Harold Baynes in ST.
Nicholas
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-02-01
A RETROSPECT.

To a person standing on Olncyyille
square today it would hardly seem
that less than sixty years ago there
was no public conveyance whatever
between Olncyvillc and Providence,
but there are those who will remem
ber, that i'm lSIS or ~ Dana Lyon
started the first line of Omnibusses.
ON the morning when he started on
his first trip George w. Paine was
4, school boy on his way down street
to school. As the buss was passing
him Mr.. Lyon called TO him to Jump
on behind and collect the fares. lie
did so, but there was no fare till
thcs reached Christian Jill when
William 4. Howard got on board,
the first and only passenger of the
trip. Paine collected six cents and
passed it to the driver, thus collect
ing the first fare. This is the history
of the first trip of the first public
conveyance between Olncyvillc and
Providence as ! have II from Mr..
Paine himself who now lives in
Scituate. Surely Great oaks from
little acorns grow The enterprise
prospercd and has steadily grown
from omnibus to horse car and from
horse car to electric till IL has as
sumed it's present vast proportions.
G. w.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-02-01
THE SACRED LOTUS.
Sentiment of the Orient About the
Fruit of Destiny,

Concerning the rich fruit OF the lotus,
which grew luXuriantly In the Nile,
many charmAng legends have been told.
Ii was believed that IL was so delight.
ful that those who ate Of ii would new.
er Lave the spot where IL grew, but
for il would abandon home and friends
e 10 spend their lives in dream Of Sc
rene delight. Homer, In the Odyssey,
mentions the lotus eaters who lived
on the northern coast OF Africa and
records their attempts TO detain the
followers Of Ulysses by giving them
the fruits of the lotus to eat, SO that
they shoull never wish TO leave the
spot where IL grew.
The same poetical idea Is known to
destiny" which is 10 be eaten in Para.
disc, and il is on this foundation tha,
Tennyson built his charming poem OF
the Lotus Eaters" This mythical
lotus has been identified by severa
botanists with that indigenous 10 Tu
mis-. which is a thorny shrub, with Der
ries the size OF an olive.
Mungo Park found a species Of lotus
in Central Africa bearing berries OF a
delicious taste. which on being dried
and pounded made wholesome and
pleasant bread. The lotus fruit found
in Tunis has n stimulating, almost in
toXicating. effect. and IL is therefore
probable that this plant furnished the
foundation Of the ancient legends.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-02-01
Abandoned Farms

More abandoned farms and building lots
were purchased for summer homes in 1000
than in any previous year, according to
"Ncw hampshire Farms for Summer
Homes" the fifth annual edition of which
was ISSUED 10y the State Board of Agri-
culture this week
The secretary, former Governor Nahum !
Batchcldcr, in reviewing the Summer bust
ness" OF 1900 in New Hampshire, says that
it showed an unexpectedly marked increase
over that of 1905
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-02-01
An NnsN cred Prayer.

II sent my little girl" writes a CORE
spondcut. Ito the butchers with 80
cents 10 buy some steak. She came
home 10 cents short in change and was
sent back for the missing coin. Pres
emily the butchers boy called with the
dime and explained that his employer
had found out his mistake, although
they had seen nothing of my little
daughter. The time went on, and
felt anxious until | heard her singing
mcrrily in the garden. Did YOU go
back to the butcher'sy l asked. No
mother, it IS such long way. so
asked God To send for the dime Has
il not come YETI"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-02-01
A Great Record

Since the United States life saving scr
vice was established, November /, 1874
there have been IS, s3I marine disasters on
American coast, involving III,o50 persons
of whom 1908 have been lost, and rs o5o
succored at the stations. The value of the
property saved is estimated a, SI7G75S,5 5I2
and of that lost at $47, o47. During
the last fiscal year there were sos disasters,
with 1902 persons saved and 27 lost,
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-02-01
1t Takes
Nerve

Everything depends upon
your nerves. 1t is nerve force
that causes the brain to direct
the motion of your body it is
nerve force that causes your
heart to pulsate, and send the
blood through your veins; it
is nerve force that causes your
stomach to digest food, your
Kidneys to filter the blood, and
the liver to secrete bile.
In fact, nerve force is the
power that runs your body, so
il you feel worn-out, irritable,
nervous, cannot sleep, or eat
well, have pain or misery
anywhere, your nerves are
weak, and your system rum
down. To restore this vitality
take DR.. Miles Nervine which
will strengthen and build up
the nerves. You cannot be
healthy without strong nerves.
For eighteen years DR.. Miles
Nervine and Anti-Pain Pills have been
my close companions. Early In mar
ried life while raising children, my
nerves became all worn -out--could not
sleep;, had no appetite; indigestion
very bad. and had such awful dizzy
spells Then / began using DR.. Miles
Nervine. and at once l began 10 i'm
prove, and soon found myself in
perfect health"
MRS. S. L. YOUNG,
324 Pittsburg St., New Castle, Pa.
Or. Miles NervIne is sold by your
druggist, who will guarantee that the
first bottle will benefit. II IL falls, he
will refund your money.
Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, Ind
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-02-01
Too Shrewd

George Fred Williams belief tha' new
Dorr will arise in Rhode Island is i'll found
ed The Republicans are too shrcwd to
permit it, ust as soon as another Dorr
begins to show his PAGES they will concede
something and take credit for being reform
erS themselves - Exchange