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The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-10-17
A HOG STORY.

John S. Duncan tells the following
in the Indianapolis Me5OS:' In the
time when Indiana hogs could be seen
In every woods-pasture, a stranger on
horseback riding along country road
saw lot of hogs acting in strange
way. They would run here and there
first to one tree and then to another,
in the greatest excitement, would rub
themselves against these trees and
squeal and squeal as though possessed
as were those hogs in Palestine that
ran down into the sea. The stranger
could not understand it. Riding on
a little further he came to farmer in
the road. care them your hogsl"
asked the traveller. "What on airth's
the matter with 'em 7" oval, said
the farmer in a whisper, 'I'll tell ye.
Long last fall I lost my voice and
couldn't poor-ee to 'em to come to
feed so took a club and pounded
on tree. This Spring the woods is
full of woodpeckers, and when they
tapon the trees, the hogs think they're
going to be fed P'
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-10-17

kindhearted and forgiving to enter
tain resentment against the boys who
hao been so unkind to him short
time before. "And now I must be
off to attend to my errand. I'll get
good scolding for having been so
long about it, too, if I don't look
out"
"No, you won't get scolding,
Jimmy, for mean for us boys to go
in body to the mill and report to
Mr.. Perkins your heroic conduct.
And, what's more, mean to make
clean breast of the way we treated you
a few minutes before the cave in of
the tunnel. And TIL also tell him
how we wanted you to lend us the
spades and picks belonging to the
mill. Oh. 1 shan't keep back thing,
even if the truth and the whole truth
does put me in bad light"
h'And we're with you, Captain
Hank, cried FIVE voices, and the cave
diggers meant every word of what
they said.
That day on Jimmy's return to the
mill he found the "cave diggers" as
sembled in Mr.. Perkins private Office,
on the topfoor of the mill. And from
the way Mr.. Perkins greeted Jimmy
he knew the ''cat was out of the bag,"
as he expressed it afterward. And
so it was, and Mr.. Perkins was so
pleased with his little "rousty" that
he gave him the afternoon off to 60
merry-making with the "cave dig
gers" and slipped a dollar bill into
his hands besides. "That's to buy
you any little gimcracks in town that
you might want" he explained.
"And now, remember, you are to have
a day off each week and dollar bill
with which to celebrate the holiday.
When get hold of an honest, brave
and industrious boy / mean to make
1t worth his while to stay with me.
And now get you off, young fellows,
and put in the remainder of the day
above ground. Let caves and cave
digging alone"
eyes, sir; thank you" !" said Hank,
bowling to Mr.. Perkins. "And we're
going to make Jimmy our captain. I
resign in his favor. A captain should
be brave, and today proved my un-
worthiness to the office"
And amidst a cheer from the six
throats Jimmy was led from the mill
and was called Captain Jimmy the
Brave. Washington Star.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-10-17
REMEDY FOR CHOKING.

Raising the left arm as high as
you can will relieve choking much
more rapidly than the act of thump-
ing ones back" said a physician,
"and 1t is we'll that every one should
know it, for often person gets choked
while eating where there is no one
near to thump him. Very frequently
at meals and when they are at play
children get choked while eating, and
the customary manner of relieving
them is to slap them sharply on the
back. The effect of this is to set the
obstruction free. The same thing
can be brought about by raising the
left hand of the child as high as pos
sible, and the relief comes much
more quickly. In happenings OF this
kind there should be no alarm, for If
the child sees that older persons or
parents get excited the effect is bad.
The best thing is to tell the child to
raise its left arm, and Immediately the
difficulty passes away"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-10-17
MAKING THE BEST OF WHATEVER
HAPPENS.

Some people are thrown off theil
balance the moment anything goe:
wrong with them. They do not seen
to have the ability to overcome imped.
iments and to do their work In spite
of annoyances.
Anybody can work when every
thing goes smoothly, when there Is
nothing to trouble him; but mar
must be made of the right stuff who
can rise above the things that annoy,
harass, and handicap the weak, and
do his work in spite of them. In
deed, this is the test Of greatness.
AS a matter of fact, the greatest
achievements In all time have been
accomplished by men and women who
have been handicapped, annoyed, per-
secuted, misunderstood, critized. But
they have been great enough to rise
above all these things and to do their
work in spite of them.
Few people are large enough to rise
above their aches and pains and disap-
pointments. The majority always
talking about them, projecting their
dark shadows into your atmosphere,
cutting off your sunshine with their
clouds. Their ailments and their
hard luck and misfortunes seem to be
the biggest things about them. You
never meet them but they thrust them
into your presence.
The man who is not big enough to
rise above things that trouble him,
who can not overtop his aches and
pains, annoyances and disappoint-
ments, SO that they are of little con-
sequence in comparison with his great
life aim, will never amount to much.
There is an unwritten law for peo-
pie who are thoroughbred-the real
gentleman and the real lady-which
compels them to keep their troubles,
their ailments, their sorrows, their
worries, their losses, to themselves.
There is a fine discipline in it. 1t
mellows the character and sweetens
the life. But when these things are
not borne heroically, they mar the
character and leave their ugly traces
in the face, their hideous forms appear
in the manner and disfgure the whole
life.
Learn to consume your own smoke.
If you have misfortunes, pains, dis
eases, losses, keep them to yourself.
Bury them. Those who know you
have them will love you and admire
you infinitely more for this suppress
sion. A stout heart and persistent
cheerfulness will be more than match
for all your troubles.-Swccess.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-10-17
wOMEN:wERE SCARCE.

There were few women in the Cal
ifornia mining camps in the old days,
and the advent of an emigrant wagon
with woman in it caused a furore,
as is proved by the following incident
from the "reminiscences of former SEN
ator William M. Stewart: Women
were so scarce in California at that
time that this was sufficient to arouse
the whole camp. The boys, as we
were called, were scattered along the
coyote diggings fora distance of about
four miles, and when anything unu-
sual happened the words, oh, Joe l.
would be passed along the whole line.
When I saw the feminine raiment I
raised the usual alarm, oh, Joe !! and
this called the attention of the miners
on Buckeye hills, where 1 was, to the
clothesline which had attracted my
notice. They gathered around on the
hill, nearly surrounding the covered
wagon and its contents. The rush of
the boys in the immediate vicinity to
see the wonderful sight attracted those
farther away, and in less than ten
minutes two or three thousand young
men were anxiously watching the
wagon, clothes and fascinating lin
gerie. In alarm the man that belong
ed to the woman inside stuck his head
out of small tent beside the wagon.
assured him that no harm was in
tended, but that we were very anx-
ious to see the lady who was the own
er of the clothes. This aroused her
curiosity sufficiently to induce her to
pull the curtain of the tent aside so
that her face could be discovered, but
not fully seen.
81 then proposed that we make a
donation to the first lady that had
honored our camp with a visit. I
took from my camp buckskin bag,
used for the purpose of carrying gold
and invited the boys to contribute.
They came forward with great eager
ness and poured out of their sacks
gold dust amounting to between $2,-
900 and $1,000. then proposed to
appoint a committee to wait on the
lady and present it. The motion was
unanimously carried, and one of the
gentlemen appointed on the committee
suggested myself as chairman. Itook
the sack of gold and went within
about thirty feet of the tent and made
as good speech as / could to induce
kIo 1od,, f0 O0t,1o O,1t occ,1ri4,O ho~
that all the men about her were gen.
tlemen, that they had seen no ladies
for so many months and that the pres
ence of one reminded them of their
mothers and sweethearts at home. 1
told her that the bag of gold was hers
on condition that she would come out
and claim it. Her husband urged her
to be brave, but when she finally ven-
tured out about half way the cheers
were so vociferous that she was scared
and ran back.
"She repeated this performance
slowly back far enough 70 ger her
away from the little tent so the boys
could have a good view of her.
suppose half an hour was occupied
with her running back and forth while
the boys looked on in admiration,
when I finally gave her the bag, with
all the good wishes Of the camp. She
grabbed 1t and ran into the tent like a
rabbit. The next morning the wagon,
oxen, man and owner ofthe inspiring
apparel were gone, and we never
heard of them in after life."
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-10-17
HIS NAME rs SMITH.

It wouldn't have happened If his
name had been an unusual one; but
his name is Smith, and he lives in a
small town in Vermont.
He owns Ford Runabout that he
purchased from Charley Fay, manager
of the Ford Boston branch. The
car had been running fine for several
months and Smith had written several
times to say how delighted he was.
But one day there came change in
the form of letter that detailed all
the ills a motor car Is heir to, and
winding up with request for imme-
diate information as to what to do to
make the motor perform as of yore.
Fay diagnosed the case as well as he
could and sent him bunch of "ab-
sent treatment by return mail. But
it was of no use. A telegram stated
all the experiments suggested had
been tried, but the motor would not
"mote." Fay wired for more symp-
toms. In reply he would receive in
formation the engine after much
cranking would start, run for a few
seconds, smoke, spit and emit terri
bic stencil. "Seems as if it S running
hot," ended the telegram. Fay sug-
gested examining the pump, commu-
tator, carburetor, coil and everything
else he could think of, and concluded
by advising, ''put plenty of oil on the
engine base." Smith replied, "noth-
ing doing"
Then Fay got him on the telephone.
"What kind of cylinder oil are you
using?"
''Same as you sent me last week, "
replied Smith hotly.
"That's good cylinder OIL" said
Fay, "but I cannot understand the
engine heating-put in some more
OIL"
"Got the case half full now" yell
ed back Smith.
"Well, put in some more" )" replied
Fay, as he slammed the receiver back
on the hook.
In half an hour telegram told Fay
he could send an expert to make the
car run or take back his old machine.
1t was in the middle of the selling
season. Runabouts were going at the
rate Of ten a day and every competent
man was required to tune up the new
ones. But there was no way out of it,
a man must be sent.
Half day to go, half an hour to
make the engine run and another half
day to return" growled Fay, "wish
that fellow could think of one symp-
tom he didn't tell me so I could tell
him what ails his car.
Man was absent three days. When
he returned he met the infuriated
manager, who asked, "What on earth
kept you so long-what have you been
doing?"
"Took his engine all apart, cleaned
it, and put it back in"
"WhY. what was wrong with it1"
of light brown liquid before his chief.
"That looks like good cylinder oil, F."
said Fay.
Looks like it, yes-that's. the
trouble. It's maple syrup !'
Strange as it may seem, there are
two Smithsin this Vermont town. A
friend had shipped can of maple
syrup to one on the same day and by
the same express company that was
carrying the can of cylinder oil from
Fay to the Ford owner. Cans got
mixed on the way. When the expert
took the motor apart he found the
cylinder full of maple syrup, the bear
ings full of syrup and the mufaer
choked with the half-burnt wax.
Fay Is now wondering how the
other Smith relished the cylinder oil
on his pancakes .-P0'Aand (Me.)
Exp,eSs.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-10-17
For "THE UNION" /"
KEUKA LAKE, REV YORK.
BY GEORGE E. TAcE

BY GEORGE E. TACK.
Keuka's tinted waters run
In endless ripples to its shores,
And gaily sparkle in the sun,
Or gloom by rocks DER shaly floors.
The spring wind blows its fragrant breath,
All sweet with orchard blossoms rare,
That fuJtering, fall and meet their death
On affairs newly green and fair.
Far up the slopes the vineyards run,
Their vines with pink leaves lightly dressed,
That soon shall blush beneath the sun
OF summer, ere their grapes are pressed.
The songs of wild birds sweet are borne
Upon the duttering wings of day,
All odorous with the scents of morn.
From woods and blossoms of fair May.
Far up the lake we swiftly run,
And pass Keuka to the right;
where stands the college in the sun,
It's windows flashed with golden light.
From shore to shore we cross, and then
We pass Bluff Point, and onward row,
Where widening waters softly span
Ger caverns where no man may go.
The TRANQUIL skies look mildly down,
Reflected in the deep blue lake,
Each graceful cloud, in snowy gown
Floats DER our heads, the beams to break.
Soon into Hammondsport we go
And rest awhile. ere back we run,
Beguiled by bright eyed waves that flow
And laugh and sparkle in the sun.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-10-17
NOT QUITE READY.

At a Sunday school convention
held recently in a small village, a
Junior league was being organized.
The superintendent made an address
to the children Of some length and at
the conclusion of his remarks, asked
them this important question "Will
each boy and each girl who wants to
90 to Heaven, please stand 2" Every
one arose with the single exception of
one little boy named Tommy Johnny.
"Why, Tommy" asked the super
,utendent with much surprise, "do
vou not want to go to Heaven :"
Tommy sat very still for several
seconds. sobbing bitterly, and finally
replied, very family, mot yet"
He IS a mighty clever man who
can be esmart without showing It.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-10-17
WHY BE HONEsTi


A lady bought half dozen hand
kerchiefs at store in town. When
she opened the package at home she
found she had seven. The next day,
when down town, she called at the
store to pay for the extra handker.
chief, for she concluded she wanted
seven, and when she spoke to the
clerk of the mistake and her purpose
to pay tor the extra handkerchief the
clerk looked up amazed. She was
really startled, but caught her breath
enough to say it was very unusual.
Of course it was unusual, because
mistakes of this kind are not frequent.
! People would surely not keep as their
own what came into their hands by
mistake. For that would be the same
as stealing. 1t morally just as bad,
and legally, too, as if they put their
hands into a till and took out money.
If that lady had kept that seventh
handkerchief, and said nothing about
it, she would have been just as guilty
as if she had slipped an extra one un-
der her cloak when she left the store.
She might not have been put in jail
for it, but she would be punished for
it somehow, sometime. The penalty
might not come In a stroke of misfor-
tune or sorrow, but it would In loss
of character, of noble purpose, OF lofty
ideals. We cannot escape retribution.
Murder will out. A person cannot
even appear honest, square and above
board if his conduct is tainted with
faults and meanness. One OF the
worst mistakes we are guilty of is the
belief that we can cover uP mistakes.
One of the noblest faiths we can prac-
tice is to be honest for the sake OF
honesty.-Ohio State Journal.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-10-17
..pARCKLING OUT DE PEOPLE"

Fishing, two boys strung their big
catch on the same string. Passing a
graveyard, says the Augusta (Ga.
Ch,oniele, they entered the gate to d.
vide the catch, dropping two hshjust
as they went inside the cemetery.
Passing, an aged nergo heard the
two boys: "I'll take this one-you
that one-I this one-you that one
l this one-you that one," etc.
The negro listened in dismay and
ran away as rapidly as his old legs
could carry him. He met his negro
minister, who called:
Deacon, why you run In such ter
ror1"
Declare, parson, I been down yon-
der by de graveyard, and over de
fence heard de devil and de Lord par
ceiling out de people atween 'em."
The parson laughed at the old man s
fright, and made him go back with
him to the graveyard to convince him
of his error.
The boys were still dividing "You
take that take this" etc. Finally
one boy asked: "What you going to
do with them two at the gate" "
This was more than parson or dea-
con could stand and both ran pell-mell,
neither wishing to take any further
chances, no matter what was going on
lust over the fence.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-10-17

"Ir pears tew me-" remarked the
rural philosopher, THAT law air a
heap sight like a COLT" !,
"How's that" queried the hired
man.
SOMEBODY has tew break it atore
vew kin tell whether it's emmy good
or not" explained the old granger.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-10-17

NELL1E-That Clara Sharpe is just
the meanest, most utterly selfish girl
I ever saw. She never thinks OF any
one but herself. Dora-Tell me
about it. Nellie-I ran in there the
other evening for few moments, and
while / was there Mr.. Spooner called.
It wasn't long before he requested her
to play. He's passionately fond OF
music, you know. Well, what do
YOU think that girl did9 She asked
him to come to the piano and turn the
music for her, so that I couldn't talk
to him.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-10-17

FINE feathers do not always make
fine birds. Sometimes they make a
little goose.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-10-17

WRITING poetry is easy enough
the uneasy part Is to get 1t printed
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-10-17
Second National Bank
TowSoHI Md
LETUs COLLECT YOUR NOTES.

anyone gives have made payable at our Bank
Then deposit for safe keeping and collection
look the
notified will for not
paid place credit and get the
whenever
collect your without charge
Come banking business with You will ind to
your advantage let you.
-.OFFICERS:-
THOMAS THos MEADs
PRESIDE HARRIso RIDER,f s"o--r "10De"'''
HENRY c. LoNeNEcKER
j. A. HOWARD
YEIIoT w, IL v.
1y.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-10-17

A MERCHANT who died suddenly
some time since left on his desk let
ter he had intended mailing to a cor
respondent. An Irish clerk, finding
it, sent 1t off after adding "P. s.
Since writing the above I have died. "
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-10-17

"HE puts his watch under his pill
low every night"
"I notice he likes to sleep over
time"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-10-17

He IS a mighty clever man who
can be smart without showing 1t.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-07-14
UNNECESSARY TO
REGISTER ANEW
Electors Whose Names Are on
Books May Vote for Bryan
Without Further Action.

Approaching election time. there is al
ways more or less inquiry concerning reg
istration rules and regulations and laws,
and always the attorney general of every
state is called upon to arbitrate the diff
the doubts that exist in the minds of men.
This year the Inquiries have begun TO
come in early. Mark Tuttle. the county
clerk of Emery county. at Castledale,
asks the attorney general to interpret
the law for him to this extent:
will IL be necessary for a complete
new registration this fall?'
Major Breeder replies that ii will not
be necessary for those whose names are
on the list of registered voters for the
last general or municipal election 10 reg
lister again, in accordance with sec
ton of the law relating TO the duties
of county clerks, the number of which
is Sl6 and ii is to be found in the Com
piled Laws of 1907. This section is self
explanatory. its provisions reading:
Prior to the time for registering Vo'
tiers at each general or municipal cleo
ton, the county clerk of each county OF
the state shall prepare an official reg
trict of his county. by making a list il
alphabetical order of all persons who
voted at the last general or municipal
election, as shown by the checked copie:
of the official register used. or poll lis
made at such election: which official reg
lister shall be delivered to the registry
agent of the district at least thirty Gays
prior to the first day of registration. ant
shall be revised by adding the names o
all persons registered on the proper uay'
prior to the election"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-07-14
DR.. v. A. GLEASON
IS NEAR DEATH
Salt Lake Man, While Visiting
Ogden, Takes Overdose
of Morphine.

Rtturhing from visit to her mother
AT FIVE Points, Mrs. Gleason found her
husband. Dr. w. a. Gleason of Salt Lake
City, suffering from stupor lie was
taken to his room and soon lapsed into
unoonsciousness. Drs. Gordon and Roach
we've summoned and after a hasty exam
AZ alton found that DR.. Gleason was suf-
ftring from an overdose of morphine A
stomach pump was applied. but the pa
tient did nos rally. ana the physicians de-
clare that there is but little hope for his
recovery. Indications surrounding the af-
fair are said to point to suicidal intent,
hut his wife and her sister. who were
with him before the attack came on de-
clare there is no foundation for this as
sumption. DR.. Gleason, with his wife,
came TO this city about a week ago. He
had been in poor health for the past two
months, having only recovered from an
attack of pneumonia, which left him in
a badly rundown condition. He may
have taken an overdose of morphine for
the purpose of relieving a headache. which
he had complained of during the day.
DR.. Gleason married Miss Hazel Wood
cock of Five Points four months ago.
Hts wife and her sister assisted him TO
his room and before medical assistance
could be summoned he sank into coma.
DR.. Gleason is about thirty years or