The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-08-15

glasses at youngstown. OnlO ana suHereu no III
effects. He says he has been eating glass 10
years and his digestion is good.
It costs the Methodist Episcopal Church about
BIS 0OO 900 annually for its preaching and super
intendence, this including about 100000 that is
paid to superannuated ministers.
John W. Gates expects visit from William
Howard Taft at Port Arthur, Texas, and when
he arrives the largest watermelon on record-l07
be presented to him.
William Becker, postofice wagon driver in
Chicago, found certified check for $4,000 in
the Federal Building, and when he returned 1T
to the owner received a reward of 81.
When Jenkins Stevens told Magistrate Scott
in Philadelphia that he had been made drunk by
eating raw cabbage, the shock to the court was
SO severe that the prisoner was dismissed.
An Italian who dstrusted banks and keptall
his money in his clothes fell into ditch in Cam
den county, New Jersey and the mire glued
together $3.50 in notes in his trousers pocket.
The life of Miss Naomi Johnston, of Baldwin.
Pa, who was fred at by a rejected lover, was
saved by a silver chattelaine bag hanging at her
waist, the bag being cut in two by the bullet.
In the Hahneman hospital in Philadelphia sur
geons successfully removed the spleen from
woman rs years old. Four out of every 10 pa
tients operated on for removal of the spleen die
Having bet $500 that he had seen 1000 snakes
in one day near Martinsburg, Ark, Michael
Kelley, drummer, won the wager when he took
the committee to big cave filed with reptiles
In order to save a 6-year-old boy, Charles
Luckenbill, farmer, thrust his hand out and
caught a pitchfork falling from wagon, injur-
ing his hand so seriously that amputation was
necessary.
A knight of the road, knowna as A Mol, King
of Tramps, who claims to have Travelled 1850
miles and spent s1O26 in IL years, will retire as
tramp and go to work in Philadelphia. He will
write book.
Thomas A. Edison. at 81 years of age, and said
to be worth s25OOO,0OO is ready to reinquish his
long-sustained and strenuous work in the line
of inventions, and to do only that work which
s2pfas fe 81 sIssfiuer t5ougn nes Brockton, H.,
penetrating to depth of eight feet and creating
enough heat, it is said to kill corn at distance
of two rods around.
Anarchy is a mark of disease in the view of a
Memphis physician. He finds anarchistic ideas
conclusive evidence of insanity, and would COM
NIT all anarchists as dangerous lunatics. thus
making them harmless.
In the II counties of Southeast Missouri; con-
tanning swamp or overhowed lands, 81 drainage
bitches or canals have been constructed with
total length of about 600 miles. These bitches
have reclaimed 255, 600 acres of land.
MI. in, %ha nit OF lie
said to be more than So head, as compared with
European countries. The difference is ascribed
to less rigidly enforced building laws.
Edward Morgan, a Black Hills Dak.) miner, in
cutting down a tree was caught by a limb. His
left hand and wrist were pinioned fast and
crushed. Not being able to summon help, he
cut off the hand above the wrist with jack
knife.
Almost three-quarters of million dollars will
be the gross receipts from the Texas onion crop
this year. Had it not been for an excess of rain
iall, which materially damaged recent shipments.
It is expected the earnings would easily have
reached $l,OOO,OOO.
Sigmund Kennery and Louis Levy, foreigners.
rot into dispute in restaurant in Philadel-
,hia as to whether tripe is fish or bird. neither
having ever heard of it before, with the result
hat Kennery was stabbed in the breast and
aiken to hospital.
Louis Butts, an engineer on the Frisco road.
part of threshing outfit for box
ar on the track ahead of his train, jumped and
roke his leg. The train swept safely through |
he light wood work of the machine, and the |
xuHO cff 10 bic ninin
1t was fine day for Dunfermline town when
andrew Carnegie discovered he was too rich.
n less thanfive years about 100000 of his money
as gone to benefit the Dunfermline lads and
lssies; now his trustees are planning three new
ohools-. domestic economy, textiles and graphic
rt-for them.
The school-garden idea has been remarkably
eveloped in San Antonio, Tex, which is said to
ave more gardens attached to its schools than
~ other place of its size in the world. There
re $40 of these cultivated plots attached to the
schools, the gardens varying from one-tenth
orie-quarter of an acre.
Though disfnherited by her father, who left an
tate valued at $1,000, 600 at his death, Mrs. Ann
Hardesty, a clerk in the Postoffice Depart
ent, will receive one-quarter of the estate,
hich is principally in stocks and bonds. Mrs.
ardesty's stepmother. Mrs. Elizabeth May
will receive the remainder.
The fortune that came to Prince Wilhelm, of
Veden, from his bride, the Grand Duchess Marie
lulovna of Russia, is computed to be 100000
Ibles, and was shipped from St. Petersburg in
barrels, each containing 100000 rubles in gold
ecast in the Swedish mint. this sum will enable
e royal pair to live in proper state. The people
Russia pay for it.
Senator Allison was the eighth Senator to die
nee the sixtieth Congress began. little more
an year ago. The others were Morgan and
titus of Alabama, Proctor of Vermont, whyte
Maryland all old men. The other three, who
ere comparatively young, were Mallory of
orida, Latimer of South Carolina and Bryan of
orida, the latter barely 30 years old.
AS long as people are people we will say the
me things over, take the same texts and preach
Q same sermons, philosophers Mrs. Homer
1ch. The only difference is that the persons
10 can invent some new clothes for the old say
IS will get listened to. And the preacher who
n make over the old sermons garments, and
flower or bow here and there, they
ok brand new. is the preacher who will have
e congregation.
Henry Clay was three times an unsuccessful
ndidate for President. Three times Andrew
ckson was a candidate for Presidentand twice
was elected. In 1924 the election went into
. national House of Representatives. and John
ncy Adams was chosen. Grover Cleveland's
cord equaled 'Jackson's. James G. Blaine was
aspirant for the nomination for President at
} hands of the Republicans three times, but
n only once.