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The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-05-18
THE COLD BATH.

In paper read at meeting OF an
association for the study of tubercu-
losis an eminent doctor said that one
of the curious facts connected with
the practice of the cold bath in the
morning is that SO many of its vota-
ries positively declare that they enjoy
it. He contends that they do not
and cannot enjoy it. The doctor is
doubtless right as far as he goes, but
lie does not go far enough. He
misses the main point, perhaps the
only point worth emphasizing.
There is abundant reason to be-
lieve that the most curious fact con-
nected with the cold bath in the morn
ing is that so many people who in-
sist that they enjoy it do not take it.
There is vicarious atonement, and
there is also vicarious bathing, and It
is very easy matter to enjoy batls
that is not taken, the bath of some
body else. Almost anybody gifted
with a little Imagination can sing the
praises of cold bath in the morning.
There are the pleasurable, even de.
lightful, shudders of the first dip and
splash the brisk rub with coarse
crash towel /; the warm, health giving
glow the new man feeling, exhiler-
ating, uplifting, as one gets into his
attire for the days work, and, above
all, the sense of cleanliness impaired
by the cold bath every morning.
And it is equally easy to take a
cold bath every morning. 1t only re-
mains to turn on the hot water faucet
and enter the tub. Or both faucets
may be turned on and, without en-
tering the tub, one may stir the water
violently with his hands, draw long
breaths and shiver, not perceptibly,
but audibly. It will all sound re-
markably lifelike, this performance,
wonderfully like taking a cold bath.
Even an alert and suspicious sentinel,
stationed at the door, his ear delicate
ly attuned to what is going on with
in, may be readily deceived by the
cold bath in the morning.
Contemplate, some broiling August
forenoon, the man who tells you that
he fairly revels in the cold bath on
winter mornings as he gingerly steers
his bare feet through the ripples that
are lazily tapping the bench at shore
resort, and believe in him and trust
him if you can. Watch him advance
as if he were going to meet his doom,
hesitate, glance shoreward longingly,
retreat, immersing himself slowly,
reluctantly, inch by inch. Suddenly
he remembers that he must wet his
head if he would avoid a chill, and
he pauses to shampoo his hair in the
sad sea waves-tais hero of a thousand
frigid baths on a thousand frozen
mornings!
AS a matter of fact, what man
may do alone with his sponge in his
bathroom no other man may know,
and what he pretends he.does maybe
as "false as dicers' oaths. ."-Pr0o1-
dence Tribune.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-05-18

who furnishes plenty for a good liv-
ing, encourage him by your frugality,
your good cookery, and wisely assor-
ted viands.
If we could drop off some of the
Latin and music and higher tomfool-
cries that they will never think Of af-
ter they leave school, and teach our
daughters what to get for dinner, and
how to prepare and serve it, what
blessing it would be to the stomachs
of the race l-Ma,y Sidney in Farm
/ou1n0L for NAV.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-05-18
WEN DE- sHAD FLIES CONE.

Wen de shad flies come
In de early days OBJ Spring,
An de bumblebee huns,
An de bluebird sings,
An de ice moves on
From de r1bber and de crick,
An yer reumatiz stings,
An yer chilblains prick
An de clouds drift like fodder
In deep blue sky,
Y'd bettah git ready
Fer de Spring am nigh.
Wen We hears de crows a. Gavin
An de snow goes on de groun',
An de mules begin PAWN.
An de muskfats swim aroun'.
An de turkey gobblers gobble,
An de geese begin e. squawk.
An de chickens run to cO0Der,
Wen dey sees de chicken hawk,
An dandelion is springin',
An de bluejays can't agrees.
An yer nanny makes bilin' pot
OBJ '.saesafrank" sweet" tea,
An daddy sets a-rockin',
In de chimble In hees cheer,
Ye ken jes lay out fer eartin
At de Spring'll soon be here.
Den ye opens up your cabbage hole"
Ye kivered in de Fall,
Cause yer '.pok-bal's" gittin' empty,
An de woodpile's gittin' small.
An de lard's done gone. 'en nanny
Cause laf isn't any punkin
An old s'suckey" done gone dry,
An yes run clean out OBJ hominy,
An taters en- con meal,
An yer butes is jes clean play'd out,
An run down at de heel.
Oh, it's den ye hangs yer bangor up,
Because ye really knows
Dat yer gotter quit yer resin
An hunt up de spade an hoe,
An 20 ditchin' an go diggin',
An yer got ter mosey roun'
Ter git Job er witewashin',
From somebody in town.
For we's nedein' .'pok an hominy''
yves needin' ebrytingl
So rs gotter git a-hustle
On me ebry Spring. II. q. Eckert.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-05-18
THE OLD SILVER DOLLAR.

How dear to our hearts is the old silver dollar,
When some kind subscriber presents it to
view
The liberty head without necktie or collar,
And all the strange things that to US seem so
new:
Ihe wide spreading eagle, the arrows below it,
The stars and the words, with the queer things
they tell,
The coin of our fathers; we're glad that We
know it,
For some time or other twill come in right
WELL San Francisco Star,
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-05-18

Let US take look three months
later at the cottage. The suns daz-
zling rays are shining on the bright
window panes. Mrs. O'Hara has
spotless white apron on, and her hair
is braided back from smiling, happy
face. She and her husband are sit
ting on the porch, each holding a
hand of baby as he tries to walk.
'You look something like your old
self, Nellie" remarked the husband.
"What an idle, good-for-n nothing
girl I was, Pat, when you married
me-" she replied, "but experience
has taught me useful lesson, and /
thank God that the children will be
able to Go something for themselves
in after life."
"Never mind, little woman" said
he, "I am proud of my house now
it is fit for anyone to enter"
"Why | here are the Sisters COM
ing to visit u.s."
The good nuns praised the chilnren
for their industry, and Mrs. O. Hara
thanked Sister Patrick for the sug-
gestion she had made some time ago
of finding "a way out of the diff
Guilty" Moreover, at Sister Patrick S
further suggestion, the family always
assemble together at night, father and
mother and children, to recite the
Family Rosary" and somehow it
, seems to have brought wonderful
blessing on Pat O'Hara's home.
M. S. E.
How many a humble home would
be made happy and bright, how many
drunken husband or brother would
be saved from the public house, with
all its long train of terrible conse-
quences, if the moral contained in
this story were everywhere seriously
taken to heart and acted upon. It is
never too late, with Gods grace, to
begin new life. And, thank God,
there is many Sister Patrick all
over the country toimpart the knowl-
edge and give the encouragement
that leads to changes such as those
narrated above.-lrish Messenger.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-05-18

A DEED In l773.

'sThis is an action of ejectment brought by
parties claiming to be descendants of Andrew
Stigar, long since deceased, for the recovery of
certain undivided interests in
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-05-18

Astonishing it ! Is there
dry spot in this boat where I can
strike a match /"
Boatman (who has been disappoint-
ed as regards refreshments) Try
my throat, sir '
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-05-18

SMALL TOMMY, being reproved by
his mother for some misdeed, show
ed his displeasure in his face. why,
Tommy said his mother, "aren't
Won ashamed to make a face at me 2"
eyes, mamma" replied the little
fellow. "I tried to laugh but my
face slipped"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-05-18

TRAMP-"Kin have a fit onyour
lawna i feel it comm on me-"
Kind Lady-"Go around to the
tennis court. It needs rolling"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-05-18

A BRAKEMAN retired to farm and
started to lead the simple life. Hav-
ing a piece of new land to break, he
hitched up team of mules, wrapped
the lines around his waist in farmer
fashion, and started to work. He
had gone but short distance when
he saw a stump ahead and imme-
diately began giving the railroad
"stop'' signal with both hands. The
plough struck the stump and the
brakeman went headfirst over the
plough. Picking himself up, he ran
angrily to the mules and roared
''You fopeared scoundrels, don't You
ever look back for signal?"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-05-18

The children had a busy evening.
Johnnie was put to clean the windows
and the girls washed and polished all
the utensils till every thing shone.
They then washed the tiled floor.
They had some cold potatoes left from
dinner, so they made potato cakes.
When 7 o'clock came the father re-
turned, much to the surprise of his
wife.
"You see, Mollie," he said, "these
cakes must be eaten hot. "l
Everyone seemed pleased with the
days work, and the mother said she
would have let them try before if she
had known they could do so we'll.
'You thought we could do moth
ing, mother" said Kitty; "and we
mean to keep the house like this
always"
From that day there was change
in the cottage. The mother took a
lesson from the children and gave
them a little spare room, to which
they carried their books and play
things, which before had been thrown
in various places. Mrs. o. Hara found
time now to keep herself tidy. The
husband came home early and was
delighted to find bright hearth and
a cheerful family waiting to greet
him. He seemed interested in his
children and was much amused to
hear Kitty instructing her mother as
to the quantity of ingredients to be
used in various dishes. Moreover, he
took the pledge and brought home all
his wages, SO that better food could
be procured, which gave the children
an opportunity of displaying their
knowledge, and tine mother soon be-
came thrifty housekeeper. They
had family prayers at night now, as
Pat was home early thefore they
could retire at reasonable hour and
rise in the morning in time to assist
at the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass in
turn each day.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-05-18
GIRLS DO NOT MARRY FOB A HOME.

Home is a woman's real sphere,
however much conditions and neces-
sites have forced her into other aud
more extended cnes. No true wo-
man is indifferent to home and all
that it means to herself and others.
The more truly womanly she is the
more she appreciates and values it.
But to marry for the homes sake is
like buying picture for its frame or
valuing the binding of the book
above the book itself. No one. can
make the home more important
thing in married life than the man
one marries, aud in no possible case
can the home satisfy one if the hus-
band fails. Love for the man one
marries will make home of an attic
or the weather-side of a hedge row.
But married life, where the home is
first and the husband second or bad
third, is a hideous travesty of what
it was meant to be, and it can never
draw anything but a blank in the
marriage lottery. The girl who has
married for home has provided her,
self for the best of her days with
cage which she must halve with an
other being. The girl who marries
for a home is as mistaken as the man
who marries for housekeeper. Both
are oblivious of the real reasons for
marriage, the highest and the best.
Both put the home before the maker
Of it, and that leads to sure disap-
pointment in the end. Marriage can
hardly be lottery in the case of these
people. One could tell them SO con-
idently beforehand that it will never
draw anything in their case but a
dreary blank.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-05-18
THE FAMILY HONOR.

Bobby" asked the teacher of the
class in arithmetic, addressing the
question to one of the younger pu-
pills, chow many pints are there in a
gallon?" "I've forgot it again,
ma'am," said Bobby, who found it
hard to commit to memory the tables
of weights and measures.
Thinking that perhaps by turning
from the abstract to the concrete she
might succeed better in stimulating
his power of recollection, the teacher
tried another tack.
Bobby" she said, your father is
a milkman, isn't her"
eyes, a'am."
"Well, now, think as hard as you
can. He sometimes sells a gallon
can full of milk, doesn't he? Just
so. Well, when he does, how many
pints of milk are there in that gallon
CAM"
cts all milk, ma am % indignant
ly exclaimed Bobby.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-05-18

Mr.. NAGGER-Was there any sill
ly idiot hanging about you before I
proposed to you?
Mrs. Nagger-Oh yes; there was
one.
Mr.. Nagger-Well, I wish to good
ness you'd married him.
Mrs. Nagger-I did marry him.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-05-18
BLANKETS AND ROBES AT COST.
FALLsToN, Nd, April II, 1907.
Mr.. WALTER P. RECKoRD,

FALLsToN, Md, April II, 1907.
Mr.. WALTER P. RECKoRD,
Cockeysville. Nd.
Dear Sir Enclosed please find
check as per bill. Would have sent
it sooner but wanted to see if the
COWS would improve ON your Dairy
Feed. am very well pleased with
it. When we run out of it we fed
bran and corn chop in place of Ham
mond Dairy Feed and corn chop and
our cows fell off about one-half a
gallon per COW day, and since get
ting the Hammond Dairy Feed again
they have nearly come back to their
former quantity. So it is unnecessa-
ry to say that am more than pleased.
Yours truly,
Jos. B. TwINING.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-05-18

Shopper-"I want to see some
Brussels" I"
Clerk eyes, Madam; in-er-
carpets, sprouts, or point lacea"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-05-18
WOULDN'T BETRAY TRUSTS.

Not long ago Kansas City stenog-
rapher learned that the railroad for
which she was working had deter
mined to extend its line. She had
friend living in the town through
which the line was to run. A letter
to him with her savings would have
enabled him to buy at low price the
land the road needed, and the pecu-
liar nature of the ground in that neigh
borhooo would have enabled him to
sell at great profit. 1t would have
been a business move on the part of
the girl, but she would gain her mon
ey by the betrayal of the confidence
of her employers. She did not con-
slider the thing more than minute,
and then decided that it would be a
dishonorable thing to do.
Another stenographer in large
real estate Office became awere o5
deal in which $15o, 900 was involv
Certain information she possess
would be worth thousands to Il
other parties. They made few al
vances and limited at rewards as hig
as SIS, 900 for her betrayal of her firm.
She Indignantly refused and told her
employers of the scheme. 1t never
entered the mind of that young wo-
man to betray her trust.
Another stenographer was offered
81 900 for copies Of three letters
which she had written. A law suit
in which her employers wereinvolved
might have gone against them had
the opposing party been able to Sc
cure the information contained in the
three letters. The lawyer for the
other side laid 10 $Ioo bills on her
mothers table and told her they were
hers for the permission to read the
letters. The girl scorned the offer
as an attempt to bribe her to do a dis
honorable and dishonest act, and she
never even told her employers about it.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-05-18
PARCEL OF LAND

In the city Of Baltimore"
The above words of the Court OF Appeals in
1892 were in reference to suit based upon deed
dated June 10, 1773-one hundred and nineteen
years before.
Some persons who bought portions of the prop
erty involved in this case no doubt said, when
the question of title examination came up: II
don't want a long examination of title-just
few years. Mr. B. has owned the property for q
long time-forty or fifty years. examination is
enough for me-"
Buf the decision Of the Court of Appeals in
1892, based upon the construction of deed made
one hundred and nineteen years before. shows
the folly of q purchaser paying for property
without making the kind of examination the
Title Guarantee and Trust Company always
makes that is, an absolutely exhaustive search
the Foundation of Baltimore town in 1870. Such
an examination by this Company. backed up BY
An ahaoiufe
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-05-18

1--WE must have dinner now while
it is hot" said Kitty.
She then helped them to soup (such
luxury had been unknown to Pat
since his marriage).
Then came the wonderful dish of
colcannon. The parents were de-
lighted and confessed that they had
not got such dinner for long time.
81 never thought you could make
such soup without meat" said the
mother.
"What lovely bright spoons, said
the father as he held up one.
II shined it r. proudly answered
Johunie.
When the father was going out
Mollie caught him at the door, and
taking his hand said:
"You must be home at 7 this even
ing father, we are having cakes for
tea, and they must be eaten hot"
81 don't know" said he; IT may
meet someone to keep me-"
"Promise for this time" pleaded
the child I'VE want you."
every well, Mollie, F" said he, "I'll
try"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-05-18

spoons, tins and lids of pots. They
got the vegetables and put them on
to boil, having first cleaned and pre-
pared them. Mollie then proceeded
to take all the delf off the dresser and
set about washing them, while Kitty
cleaned and scrubbed the shelves.
That task completed, they arranged
the things in order again.
BY this time the vegetables were
boiled and Kitty commenced peeling
potatoes and chopped up the cabbage
for the colcannon; then mixed up
the other vegetables and made the
soup as she had been directed, Mollie
meanwhile cleaning the knives and
forks.
They next got the tablecloth, which
Mrs. O'Hara kept hidden away Git
was seldom used, the washing being
enough without that added on),
spread it on the table and laid the
clean knives, forks and spoons as they
had been taught to do.
When the father came in to dinner
the children called their mother, and
both she and her husband looked with
amazement at the table.
Good gracious !" exclaimed Mrs.
o O'Hara, "what have you been doing?"
The children laughed.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-05-18

Next weeks advertisement will be entitled
"Mr. Ms Loss''
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-05-18

The Offices are in the CALVERT BUILDING.
Corner Of st. Paul and Fayette Streets. Balti-
more. lJan. 12-6m
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-05-18
GUARANTEE POLICY

If the title is found TO be good, costs no more
than an inferior examination without any guar
antee whatever
If the Title Guarantee Company finds the title
to be bad, as happens more often than some peo-
pie imagine. the purchaser is saved trouble and
loss, and is thankful that he has not parted with
his money.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-03-16
PERHAPS THIS WILL
HANG THE CALF.
The Morning Journal Bureau.
Santa Fe, New Mexico.

The Morning Journal Bureau.
Santa Fe, New Mexico.
The Santa Fe New Mexican does
not appear to believe that the calf is
hanged. 1t appears that it will be-
come necessary to hang it in public.
The. New Mexican, unable to deny
that its dispatch relating to the
Barnes interview from Washington
was a fake, comes out in a somewhat
lengthy editorial ak upon the Morn
ing Journal, which carefully avoids
admitting anything, and which again
questions the integrity of the Hon.
Will C. Barnes, of Las Vegas. The
editorial closes as follows:
eff the tenor of the Fakir Journals
interview with Mr.. Barnes is sustain
ed by Secretary Garfield, the New
Mexican would promptly accede and
admit that it's Information was in
correct, but the facts and a verbatim
copy of the dispatch should be given.
Again, if not, why 1ot?"
The Santa Fe New Mexican knows
just a little better than it knows its
own future how we'll sustained is Mr..
Barnes interview with Secretary
Garfield. The New Mexican knows
that Mr.. Barnes received a personal
telegram from the Secretary of the
Interior in which the secretary con-
firmed and authorized every word
which Mr.. Barnes made public. This
dispatch was shown to Mr.. Paul A.
F.. Walter, the sub-editor of the New
Mexican, who is also postmaster at
Santa Fe, by Mr.. Barnes upon the
evening it was received. Mr.. Walters
cad this dispatch in person and af-
terward expressed to Mr.. Barnes his
regret that insult had been offered
Mexican. Mr.. Walter then took the
dispatch and read it over the tele-
phone to Man Frost, the editor of tae
New Mexican. Mr.. Barnes was given
to understand that an apology would
be forthcoming from the New Mexi-
can for having called him a liar. his
apology the editor n the ~sub-editor
of the New Mexican evidently hav
not been able to summon the man
hood to give.
n strong contrast with the atti-
tude of the editor of the New Mexi-
can is that of the Las Vegas Optic,
which also published a statement de
nying the Barnes interview and sign
ed by a person named Bond.
the Las Vegas Optic in a lengthy
editorial apologies to Mr.. Barnes
for having questioned his integrity,
admits that it was misled by an I'M
reliable dispatch from Washington,
and states that it is thoroughly sat
isf1ed with the complete authenticity
of the interview given out by Mr..
Barnes, in which the Secretary of the
Interior was quoted as standing back
of Governor Hagerman in his policy
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-03-16

Horses and mules bought and sold.
& DeFreest, opposite the
Postoffice. loft.
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Grocery Stores.
Harness & SaddIery.

T. F. PATTERSON Manufactures
the finest line of leather goods in
the Pecos Valley.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-03-16
NO LAKE ARTHUR BRIDGE
TIL COUNTY LINE Is SA

the county commissioners met on
Friday for the expressed purpose of
letting the contract for building the
new bridge over the Pecos river at
Lake Arthur; but the matter was
postponed, the commissioners taking
a recess until Saturday, March %.
By that time the legislature will
nave adjourned and all danger of
Chaves county being split across the
bottom will either be past, or the
split will have beer decided Upon.
The commissioners do lot feel i k
building a new bridge over the Pc
cos in the extreme southern part
of the county, with funds drawn
all over the county, if the new bridge
and it's surrounding country is to be
switched into a new county before
the bridge is even completed.
Lake Arthur has done its part to-
ward the new bridge. Its citizens
have deposited $2,O55 toward the
cost. The kind of bridge and price
have been decided upon with the
construction company, and all that
is yet to be done is the signing of the
papers. That will be speedily ac-
complisned a week from today if
Chaves county is left as it is. Mitch
ell & Pigg, Of Weatherford, Texas.
are to build it for $6.055. 65.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-03-16

H. T. Buckley, of Philadelphia came
in Thursday to remain several days
in Roswell.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-03-16

D. E. Thode, of Geary, o. T., is
a business visitor in Roswell.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-03-16
Jewelry Stores.

HARRY MORRISON The leading
and exclusive jeweler. Watches
Diamond jewelry, rich Cut Glass
and hand painted China.
B. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES best
jeweler. A full line cut glass, hand
painted China, diamonds, ETC.
eler. Call and see me, at 2O3k N
Main st. A swell line of Jewelry.
We repair watches, all work guar
anteed.