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The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-12-07
FALLING OF THE LEAVES.

When the storm clouds gather be-
hind the brown autumnal woods and
cold winds begin to blow, then the
bright leaves come drifting down in
hrttering, fast thickening showers
until it almost seems as if the wind
were the active agent and actually
tore the leaves from the trees. This,
of course, is not the case. The leaf
fall only becomes possible after long
preparation on the part of the tree,
which forms peculiar layer of cells
in each leaf stem called the cleavage.
plate.
This cleavage plate, or separation
layer, consists of section of loosely
attached thin walled cells with few
strands of stronger woody fiber in
among them, so, in the early autumn,
although the leaves appear as firmly
attached as ever before, they are real
ly only on the tree by these few woody
strands and the outer brittle skin or
epidermis of the stem. Now only a
slight shock or wind furry is sufficient
to break the fragile support and bring
the leaves in showers to the ground.
We may see these woody strands
broken through in the leaf scar of the
horse chestnut, where they appear as
little rounded projections on the bro
ken surface and are often spoken of
from their fancied resemblance to the
nails of horse shoe. The hickory and
ash among other trees have similar
markings on their leaf scars and from
the same cause. On the root of the
sarsaparilla, which projects just above
the ground, like series of little pro-
jections will be seen upon the ringlike
scar which surrounds the bud where
the leaf stalk has just separated.
Often the leaves separate and fall
even on the quietest days, for their
own weight is sufficient to break the
frail support. These hushed and su-
premely tranquil days we all remem-
Der, when our October walks are ac-
companied by the soft, small sounds
of falling leaves, by the rustlings and
dry whisperings of their showering
multitudcs. ST. Nicholas.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-12-07
CHARACTERISTICS OF GREAT MEN.

$50 far as 1 have encountered
them," said a citizen of the world,
"a characteristic of great men is that
they have time. They are not in a
hurry; their work doesn't boss them,
but they boss their work. They
don't act as if every minute you
stayed was valuable time lost to them
they don't fret aud fdget. What
time they do devote to you appears
to be time that they can spare, and
take things easy in, and be comforta-
BILE. The work seems to be inciden-
tai, and it seems as though they could
turn to it when the time came and get
through it with ease; and they always
seem, besides, to have strength IN re-
serve. 1t is a characteristic of the
great man that he has time. "-New
York Sun.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-12-07
HER ONE FAULT.

Lucy Peters went to school with
the determination to make herself
beloved by all her schoolmates and
teachers. Why should she not sue
ceed? She looked in the glass and
saw bright, sparkling faced girl,
with a neat figure and quick, grace
full motions. She knew that she was
intelligent and good tempered she
was confident that her judgment was
better than that of most of her COM
panions. Why should she not be-
come favorite and leader among
them? When she entered the class
room for the first time her eyes
passed over her comrades with a
friendly but keen scrutiny.
"How that girl dawdles over her
desk She has never learned how
to study; I must show her. Curls do
not become that girls face; when I
know her 1 shall advise her to wear
her hair plain.''
At the end of three years Lucy
Peters returned home. Her father
came for her. He listened to the re-
port of her progress which the princi-
pal laid before him. Your daugh-
ter has studied faithfully. She had
stood usually at the head of her class, !"
she said coldly. "She is a girl of
high principles"
"You have found her affectionate
and eager to please" 2" said Mr..
Peters anxiously.
Eyes"
But the praise was cold and the
teacher was apparently we'll pleased
to take leave of her admirable pupil.
Mr.. Peters observed, too, that her
schoolmates showed no grief at part
ing with Lucy.
"Have you no intimate friend
whom you would like to visit 7" he
asked. "These girls seem to be fond
of each other"
"They are not fond of me-" said
Lucy, sadly.
Her home was in California. She
had not seen it for three years. Her
mother and the children received her
with Joy and warm affection but be-
fore the end of the first week the
household was in state of insurrec-
ton. The Oldest boy loudly COM
planned to his mother:
"Sister Lucy won't let me alone.
She says my cravats are ugly and
she don't want me to wear them ; she
calls my friend Jim vulgar and insul-
ted him, and she is lecturing me all
day long"
The maids soon began to complain.
"Miss Lucy found fault with every
thing that was done. They would
not stay to be bossed by her," and
so 1t was all through the household.
Her husband was triumphant in
the treasure he had won.
"Poor fellow - said her father, as
they started away. "Lucy has but
the one fault, but how many women
make wretched households with that
one. XonkA'S C0ntGnion.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-12-07
WHO Is THE WORLDS RICHEST BABYl

Which is the richest baby in the
world? 1t is hard to tell. Every
once in while somebody discovers
the wealthiest child in the universe,
but is always different one. Away
off in London there is baby that is
the granddaughter of mau worth
over 500, 900, 900, who was born in
America. Itisa two-year- old daugh-
ter of Captain and Mrs. Spencer Clay,
Mrs. Clay being the daughter of Will
liam Waldorf Astor. Mrs. Clay was
one of the important members of New
York society as Mrs. Pauline Astor.
She began her married life with a
million dollars year income to spend
in luxurious smartness. With the
coming of little Pauline Mrs Clay has
been seen but little in society, prefer
ring to be within call of her baby.
Little six year old Elizabeth Hubbard,
who is the richest little miss in Cali
fornia, is the daughter of the man who
discovered copper IN Alaska. WnIIe
she and her mother live in San Diego,
where it is warm and beautiful all
through the year, her father, Charles
G. Hubbard, with his partner, H. c.
Elliott, of Chicago, is blocking out
great fields and mines fcopper in the
cold country of Alaska, building the
fortune that is to be the little daugh-
ter's. Twice year Daddy" comes
home, and that is a great time for
Elizabeth. With six months happen
ings on her mind Daddy" has much
to hear.
William Astor Chanler, the direct
descendant of John Astor, is the father
of a two year-old son who will be heir
to the entire Astor fortune. There is
another little New York miss Rather
inc Duer Mackay, the child of Mr..
and Mrs. Clarence Hungerford Mac
kay, who is the heiress to more than
$50, ,ooo, 900. This baby is four years
old. Each birthday her father and
mother have given her pearl worth
from SIS 900 to $40, 900. They pro-
pose to continue this custom until
their daughter is old enough to be in
troduced to society, when she will
wear a string of pearls worth possibly
$500, 900. Jewelry is Mrs. Mackay's
fad. The baby has an auto of her
own that cost SIS, 900. Little three
year-old Kathleen Vanderbilt, daugh-
ter of Reggie" Vanderbilt, is anoth-
er child that is heir to millions.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-12-07
A STREET INCIDENT.

Despite the four inch sole of his
left boot the man limped.
"Shine, boss?"
"He looked at his feet. Yes, he
needed shine. And, leaning against
lamp post, he put first one foot and
then the other on the little arabs box
all glittering with bright brass nails.
"How much ?p he said at the end.
"a nickle, boss"
But the cripple tapped with his um-
brella the thick side of his left boot,
and, smiling awkwardly, he said in a
constrained voice:
"But you ought to charge extra
for thing like that"
The boy, without looking up, an
swered in low tone:
"No, a nickle's enough. I don't
want to make no money out of your
hard luck. ."-Mew Orleans Times
De1n0cT1f
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-12-07
Democrat.

H1cKs-"Ta about Friday being
an unlucky day! George Washington
was born on Friday; the Declaration
ofIndependence was signed on Friday;
and the battle of Bunker Hill was
fought on Friday" Wicks-"Well
all that was unlucky for the British,
wasn't it :"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-12-07
For "THE UNION" :"
THE OLD OAK TREE.
BY EDWIN HIGGINS.

A fame of gold is the old oak tree;-
"The Burning Bush,'' in the oak, see.
There is gold, old gold The old oak tree
Is strewing its golden fakes Ger me.
A giant striped is the old oak tree
Wrestling with the storms of winter Tor me.
The spring tide robes the old oak tree;
Lo sylvan banners are waving for me.
Song in the heart of the old oak tree;
Sweetest of songs from its heart for me.
Another owns the old oak tree;
1t is dear to him; dearer to me.
It looks to the skies. The old oak tree
Points to the blue and beckons to me.
The life of each like the old oak tree
Is touching others and touching me.
Centuries have crowned the old oak tree
With wealth of seasons, in love, for me.
o ne'er can forget the old oak tree =
OF its kingly splendor it gives to me.
A druid,-a priest.-is the old oak tree
Uplifting its arms to Heaven for me.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-12-07
"I HAVEN'T got any case" said

"I HAVEN'T got any case," said
the client, "but have money"
How much ?' asked the lawyer.
"Ten thousand pounds" was the
reply.
"Phew You have the best case
ever heard of. I'll see that you
never go to prison with that sum,
said the lawyer, cheerfully.
And he didn't-he went there
"broke."
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-12-07

Savant, professor Edward Burnham.
Your mother, I am sure" she went
on, archly, has no idea what dread
full ogre of wisdom you are to your
poor trembling pupils"
Nonsense !'' he said, shade of
annoyance in his tone. Then, turn
ing to his mother, he explained
miss Thomson and 1 were at Cor
nell together. I was in the senior
class when she was ouly freshman,
and on one occasion in the absence of
an instructor, I acted as teacher for
an hour or so, and that is how I met
her,
"Well, that's real nice I'm glad
you are old friends. And l IN kinder
relieved you happened to come to-
night, for the Deacon has splitter
headache, and I was wonderin' if he d
feel as if he could take Miss Thorn
son home, but now you're here, it'll
be all right. She's boardin' down to
Mrs. Josh Wildwood s."
eyes, and think I would better
go now, Mrs. White, and as the Dea-
con isn't we'll, why, Mr.. Burnham, if
it won't be too much trouble, shall
be very glad if you will be my escort.
Isuppose could go alone, but there
have been several tramps in the vicin-
ity lately, and I don't relish the pros
pect of encountering one"
Teddy did not deign to comment
on her last suggestion, but there was
a smouldering wrath in his glance as
he assisted her on with her jacket.
But Margaret was not in the least
afraid of him, for it was with a happy
little laugh that yielding to sudden
impulse, she kissed Mrs. White good
night, and went out into the air with
Teddy.
The two walked on in silence for
time, but suddenly Mr.. Burnham
stopped short, saying abruptly:
Margaret, I can't stand this sus-
pense. Tell me, why did you run
away from me that day, and where
have you hidden yourself ever since?
You knew I loved you and believed
you cared for me. / have searched
for you everywhere. Don't you know
it is wrong to tride with mans true
love, and why did you do it :"
The moonlight shone full on his
companions face, as, with her eyes
half hid by the dropping lids, she an
swered the last question, her lips
quivering as she spoke:
"I don't know"
He heard the words, and saw the
quiver, and thought that was slight
encouragement, he cried boldly:
Margaret, you do love me. !
don't know why you treated me so,
but only tell me that you will marry
me and will forgive you"
Evidently the answer must have
been satisfactory, for the next day
Mrs. White and Margaret had long
conversation, at the conclusion of
which the former said
"I'm glad as can be that you're
goin' to be my darter, and it's lucky
I did save up Teddy's presents to me,
for I know the money will come in
handy by and by"
II was afraid it would seem rather
sudden to you. my dear mother-to-be,
but you see, Teddy and l have known
each other for five years" said Mar
garet, shyly, ''and-"
"And you're to come out for walk
this moment" interrupted Teddy
Nev Orleans Picaynne illustrated
SUNDAY MAGAZINE.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-12-07
COWS LOVE EACH OTHER.

"Do COWS love homer" is the ques-
ton asked by Prof. Gcwell in the
Mew England Farmer. His reply to
the question is as follows: Zone OF
the meanest acts of my life, the one
would give most to forget, was the
selling of an old cow that had raised
from calfhood. Every time she could
break away from her new home she
would come back to us, sometimes
through the rough storms of winter,
because she was homesick. Were
you ever homesick 7"
In reply to the question, "Do cows
love each other?" he says: I'VE
have a four-year-old Shorthorn,
great, luscious, handsome roam and
another, one of the most beautiful
fve-year. old Guernseys that know
of, that was bred in York county.
They were brought home at differ
ent times. Those two animals, that
are so much unlike in everything ex-
cept beauty, express strong friend
ship for each other, and whenever in
the loose herd with forty others, in
yard or pasture, they are constantly
together, frequently expressing them
selves in exchanging laps of love,
true cow language"
A TEACHER who asked girl to
purchase grammar received the fol-
lowing note from the little girls
mother.
"I do not desire that Matty ingage
in grammar, and 1 prefer her toingage
in more useful studies, and canlearn
her to write and speak proper myself.
1 went throgh two graEmars and
can't say as they did me no good. ]
prefer Matty to ingage in German
and drawing and vokal music on the
piano."
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-12-07

DOUBTLESS the way of the trans
gressor may be hard, but the people
who travel thereon have no time to
get lonesome.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-12-07
DID YOU EVER

Did you ever meet a man who did
not want to talk about himself just
when you wanted to talk about your
self?
Did you ever want to borrow money
when everybody else didn't seem to
be just as bad off as you werel
Did you ever know woman who
thought her husband was the smart
est man on earth who wasn't a happy
woman?
Did you ever know man who was
afraid to do his duty whom anybody
had any respect for?
Did you ever perform kind action
in your life without feeling better
for it?
Did you ever do anything mean
without feeling that you had killed
something good in your soul by
doing it?
Did you ever have anybody tell you
an unwelcome truth about yourself
without hating them for it?
Did you ever make dollar in the
devils way without having to pay
dear price for it?-Ram'S Horn.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-12-07

EVEN respectable people, like good
weather, are often talked about.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-12-07

CHAT girl" said the country post
mistress, "is carrying on secret cor
respondence with some young fel-
low"
"How do you know?" asked the
storekeeper.
"She never uses postal cards any
more"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-12-07

EVERYBODY knows how every
body else ought to do things.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-01-08

most the entire distance at a cheaper
rate, which no doubt will be attractive
for many sorts of traffic between the
two big oceans.
The Panama canal, when completed,
will find this Mexican road a rival of
some consequence. 1t will be a short
er route to the,Pacific from New York,
New Orleans and other Atlantic ocean
ports, but it will have one disadvan-
tage, transshipnent atseach end of the
line will be necessary and this may
prove too expensive TO. the larger ship
per.
The railroad crosses the narrowest
part OF the republic OF Mexico and joins
Coatzacoalcos on the gulf of Mexico to
Salina CruX on the Pacific There will
be customs agents in each place and
it is to fill one of these new positions
that Mr.. Phelps has received his alp
pointment through Major Lacey.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-01-08
HIGH FINANCE ON TRIAL

The theory that to steal loaf Of
bread is to be thief, while to abscond
with million is to be financier, is
receiving some hard knocks from lat
ter day judges and juries. The latest
instance of the present mold of public
opinion is shown In the instructions
given by Judge A. B. Anderson of La
fayette, Ind, to the jury impanelled at
Chicago to try John r. Walsh for the
alleged wrecking of the Chicago Ma
tional bank, of which he was president.
Judge Anderson in impanelling the
jury told It's members that riches are
no shield from the law, and ordered
them to make a most thorough investi-
cation.
"The Importance of the work upon
which you are about to enter can hard
ly be estimated" he said. "Vast in
terests are committed to the hands of
officers Of banks. To fail to punish
them when they deliberately violate
their trusts and plumber those who
have relied upon their integrity is to
make law mockery and the courts Of
justice a farce"
Mr.. Walsh will have fair trial. The
fact that judge from district far
removed from the scene of operations
Of the defunct institution and that a
jury all Of whose members reside miles
from Chicago insure this. But from
the instructions given to the jury it
may be seer that the public will also
be given justice.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-01-08
RLAkEsHuRG.

Blakesburg, jan 3.--Arthur Cohasan
left for Cedar Falls Monday evening,
where he enters school for a year.
Mrs. Hunt, wife of Dir. Hunt. was In
Foster Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Fritz went to
Ottumwa Monday night
Mrs. William Edwards and son left
for their home In Dow City recently
Otter visiting relatives here.
Walter Dutton is in Richland on
business.
Mrs. Linda Miller is visiting in OF
tumwa at the home OF her daughter,
Mrs. Leslie Berry.
Mrs. Tracy Porter of Abba is visit
ing her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Dehaven
Everett Woodford has returned to his
home in Minneapolis Mimi, after
spending Christmas with hts mother
here
DR.. and Mrs. Tate and daughter,
Ruby, left the first Of. the week for
Texas for the benefit of Miss Tate's
health.
G. o. Porter and family hove NOV
ed to their new home near the railroad
bridge
William Anderson and family left for
their home in Compton, Cal, Saturday,
after a two months visit with relatives
here
The marriage of Rev. Whistler to
Bessie Row. will occur at the Baptist
church this evening at o'clock.
James Days baby, who has been
very sick with pneumonia, is better.
Dr. Frank Colby of Lake Mills Wis
tied over Sunday with his brother N
e. Colby.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-01-08
SEYMOUR.

Seymour, Jan. Sat the annual
meeting Of the Farmers Mutual Tel
ephone Co. Saturday j. G. Phillips was
elected president, Byron Hoscher Sec
rotary, and Samuel Bonner treasurer
The funeral services over the re-
mains of George Jones, Jr., who met
death by falling backwards into the
coal shaft Of the big Jim" mine al
noon Monday, were conducted by Rev
Clemens at the Baptist church at q: &c
o'clock Wednesday afternoon. Inter-
ment was made at South Lawn.
Union revival services will begin to-
night at $780, The places Of meeting
are as follows: From this evening un-
til Monday evening, Jan. 10, at the
Baptist and Presbyterian churches
From Tuesday to Saturday, January
Christian churches.
E. w. Richardson, who has been Wis
iting in Missouri, ILL.,, and FIT. Madi-
son, returned home Jan. 1. He was &C.
companied by his cousin, Mary Earth
who will spend some time visiting reIa.
tives here and at Genoa.
c. w. Taylor has been visiting rela-
tives in Springfield, ILL.,, the past week
H. A. Kreger Of Chicago, who has
been visiting the j. G. Varney family
returned home Tuesday night.
Peter Hibbs, who has been confined
to the house for three months, was able
to be out again this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Bansman and lit.
tie daughter returned Wednesday from
Ottumwa where they have been visit
ing at the home of Simon Collingwood
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-01-08
BEGINNING RIGHT.

The business men OF Ottumwa made
a firm decision to begin the new year
right when they formulated plans at
Thursday nights meeting for reviving
and Strengthening the Commercial as
ISOLATION.
The necessity of employing paid
secretary who shall devote all his time
to the association was clearly brought
out by the discussion at the meeting
above referred to. Business men who
are deeply engrossed in the care and
management of their own business find
it impossible to give their individual
time and attention to business of a
public character and for the general
good. such as should and will be under
taken by the Commercial association.
Ottlmwa is city of great natural
advantages for industrial and manu-
featuring establishments. With united
cooperation on the part If the bust
ness men and the work of a capable
secretary, there Is no question but
what this city can secure a number
of new industries during the next
year. At the same time, 1t Is a matter
Of vital Importance that small and
growing industries already located in
this city. should be looked after and
should be given such encouragement
and assistance in securing necessary
capital, adjustment Of freight rates,
ETC.. as are needed to insure the per-
manenu success of such enterprises.
The beard of directors of the Com
mercial association is most excellent
one and is thoroughly representative
of the business interests of the city.
1t is pleasure to know that this board
is animated with purpose to do
things and accomplish tangible results
in the Industrial development of OF
tumwa during the year 1907.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-01-08
RUSSELL.

Russell, Jan. 3.-Mrs. A. H. Stote
and son, Fred, returned Monday from
a weeks visit with their daughter and
sister, Mrs. Nellie Kimbell and family
at Galesburg Illinois.
Mrs. L. G. Wilton and son, Bobby
left Tuesday for Des Moines, where
they will make their future home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Colver and two
children and Bert and John Duni1in of
Abba visited at the r. l.. Adams home
January L.
Bessie Westlake is visiting her father.
William Westlake, at Melrose this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. woodman and
Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. Butts left Monday
for Des Moines to spend New Years
with their daughter and granddaugh-
ter, Mrs H. S. Boyd and daughter.
M. M. Mackey returned Sunday from
visit in Oklahoma.
Mrs. Elsa Houk and children return
ed to their home at Charlton Monday
after visit with her mother, Mrs
Margaret Aldrich.
Mary Sprague is visiting at Corydon
this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. w. King of Abba
arrived Tuesday on No. 3 to spend New
Years day with the formers father
Calvin King, south of Russell.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. L. Clouser of Chart
ton are visiting in Russell this week.