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The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-03-28
THE OLDEST F0RENAME.

In ancient times people had one
name only, as Adam or David, and in
order to distinguish persons of the
same name it was the custom to affix
the description "son of Isaac or Jo-
seph, as the case might be. Thus we
get Solomon ben David among the
Hebrews and Evan ap Richard among
the Welsh, to quote two examples. AL
though the argument that those names
were not strictly ''forenames'' is not
without weight, yet it is responsible
to accept them as such, seeing that the
application had to be supplemented
by another for the sake of distinction.
We are therefore entitled to include
them within the scope of the question.
Adam and other early Biblical names
are regarded as the Oldest for obvious
reasons; but, excluding these, the
choice falls upon Marmaduke, which
is the modern rendering of the ancient
Chaldean Meridug, also written Maru-
duke and Merodach, the god who in-
terceded constantly between the angry
Ea and the humble Damikna, his fa-
ther and mother. The Romans used
both forenames and family names, and
of the former two that date back about
$500 years are still with us-namely,
Marcus and Lucius, represented in
modern tongues by Mark and the fem
iuine Lucy. The old form Marcus is
still retained in some families.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-03-28
HOW EDDIE PREACHED.

"When I get big enough I'm 60
ing to be preacher" said Eddie one
day.
"What is preacher?" asked grand
ma.
Eddie looked surprised.
"Don't YOU know what preacher
is? A preacher is man that tells
people what the Bible means. And
he says, Thirdly, my brethren, and
everybody listens to him. It's nice
to have people listen to you."
Grandma smiled, according to the
Mayhower. 'I think you are big
enough to preach now." she said.
REALLY and TRULY, grandmal 7"
asked tne little boy, eagerly.
eyes, really and truly"
"I'm afraid not" said Eddie, after
a few moments of thought ''or I'd
know how, and 1 don't.
what does the preacher do first 7"
asked grandma.
I, "He takes text, and then he
'spIaius it. I can't do that
"Oh, yes you can, Eddie, " said
grandma. Here's good text for
you to explain: Be kind to one an
other"
"There's nothing to 'splain about
that" said Eddie. "You just be
kind to everybody, and that's all there
is of it.
IA good text, though, for my lit
tie preachers first sermon. Ishould
like to have him preach from it for a
week"
"Preach week Why, grandma,
l can't, exclaimed Eddie.
Cant be kind to everybody you
meet for one weekl"
Eddie looked thoughtful.
"Would that be preachingl" he
asked.
"It would, and the very best kind.
A good preacher has to preach in that
way, or people will not listen to
what he has to say in the pulpit" !"
"Well," said Eddie, with sigh,
II suppose can try, but I wasn't
thinking of that kind of preaching"
"You will be showing everybody
what that verse in the Bible means,
you know" said grandma.
"It's not kind to the teacher to
whisper in school," said Eddie the
very next day and he did not speak
once.
''It's not kind to Bridget to play
along the road and keep my dinner
waiting, either" and he hurried home
from school.
"It's not kind to mamma when l
don t do errands promptly, andhe did
quickly and we'll whatever he was bid.
Every day and all day he thought
about what was kind and tried to do
1t. The end of the week came.
"How do you like preaching :"
asked grandma.
"Why, like 1t; but, grandma, I
preaching about that text,, fof every
body has been so kind to me" =
PHILADELPHIA Record.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-03-28
REvERIEs OF A BACHELOR.

If only millionaires could afford to
ride in street cars everybody would
prefer them to automobiles.
The more times a girl gets engaged
the easier it is for her to appear awful
innocent about it.
What a man likes about politics is
he can believe in principles without
knowing what they are.
You can tell a man who has money
bv how nervous he is for fear you will
want to borrow some of 1t.
A man always says public dinner
was a great success if he got his name
in the paper for being present.
When a man can support his family
we'll generally they are ashamed of
him for having no artistic ideals.
If there is no other reason, a girl
can fall in love with a man over the
way she could write letters to him.
If man can't make up his mind
which of two or three girls to marry,
one of them will do it for him.
Even if it was against the law to
kiss girl, it would be criminal negli-
gence not to when you got the chance.
A man has an idea that the reasons
so few people like him is because they
are Jealous about his popularity.
The reason woman gets so much
enjoyment out Of her unhappiness is
she knows it's because she's a good
wife.
One of the hardest things is to be-
lieve as strongly in man you admire
as you get mad with your friends it
they don't. :,
A woman always thinks she could
make her husband successful in bust
ness if he would let her select his
clothes for him.
What a girl likes about going to
matinee is it's so exciting to think
how romantic it would be ifshe knew
the leading man.
A woman seems to feel it's reiec-
ton on her social position ifshe doesn't
undergo some high-priced surgical
operation.
When a man never did any of the
things when he was young that boys
of today do, either he was fool then
or he is liar now.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-03-28
FARM MANAGEMENT.

unnecessary expense is a millstone
around the neck of many who other
wise would succeed. Discharge the
Improbable employee. Stop every
leak of unnecessary expense. Money
saved is money made. Money in
vested in improved machinery is econ
omy. Money invested in the best
seeds and appliances is economy.
Time wasted, labor wasted is extrav-
agance.
A successful farmer says he doesn't
have to inspect a. farm to see whether
it pays or not. "Just give me
chance to look into the barn. The
condition things are kept in is all the
go by want" The barn is tell
tale on the careless or wasteful far
mer. In fact, economy in farming
begins at the barn in the proper hand
ling of food, caring for the manure,
care of tools and harness and the care
given to the live stock stabbed there.
There is always best way to do
things, and the best way is generally
the paying one.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-03-28
STRIVING AND FAILING.

Life is not designed to ministeE-to-
mans vanity. He goes upon his
long business most of the time like
hanging head, and all the time like
blind child. Full of rewards and
pleasures as it is-so that to see the
day break, or the moon rise, or to
meet friend, or to hear the dinner
call when he is hungry, fills him with
surprising joys-this world is yet for
him no abiding city. Friendships fall
through; health fails, WEAKNESS as
sails him; year after year he must
thumb the hardly varying record OF
his own weakness and folly. 1t is a
friendly process of detachment:
When the time comes that he should
go, there need be few illusions left
about himself. "Here lies one who
meant we'll, tried little, failed much"
surely that may be his epitaph, OF
which he need not be ashamed.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-03-28
TIT FOR TAT.

A blatant sample ofthe loud-voiced,
self conscious look-at-me variety OF
man took his seat in bus and called
TO the conductor docs this bus
go all the way? ?"
eyes, sir" responded the conduc-
tor, politely.
"Does it go as far as Oxford street!
1 want to go out there"
eyes, sir" was the reply.
"Well, I want you to tell me when
we get there. You'd better stick
stamp on your nose, or put a straw in
your mouth, or tie knot in one OF
your lips, so that you won't forget it. !"
''It would not be convenient for one
in my position to do so," said the
conductor, courteously "but if you
will kindly pin your ears around your
neck 1 think 1 could remember to tell
YOU"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-03-28
KEEPING WATCHES CLEAN.

"Why do watches get dirty said
the jeweler. you'll find the answer
in your watch pocket. Turn it out.
The patron turned out his watch
pocket, sheepishly bringing forth
pinch of mud colored dust, some lint
and small ball of black fluff.
"There' S the reason, " said the jew
eler. Watches get dirty because the
pockets they are carried in are never
clean. A watch pocket, my dear sir,
should be cleaned out regularly once
a week. Observe that rule and your
watch's works will not get clogged
up again.
Another and a seasonable rule is
never to lay your watch down on stone
or marble. The cold deranges the
delicate works.
"Never lay your watch down, in
fact, anywhere. Hang it up on a
hook, vertically, in the same position
it occupies when in your pocket.
Watches are made to lie or rather
stand, in that position only.
"Wind your watch in the morning,
never at night. - /e0OslexS' CSrcula,
N/eekZV.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-03-28
A LIGHT HEARr UNDER FAILURE.

A light heart under failure is an
other condition of success which may
be written down as an essential. No
one should need to be warned against
the deleterious effects Of the blues.
Nothing deadens the heart of enter
prise or unstrings the nerves of action
like a fit of the blues. In one OF
those beautiful prayers which Robert
Louis Stevenson wrote for us, in his
Samoan household, he prayed for
courage and gaiety and a quiet
mind" A man who backs up his
brains with these gifts has all the odds
in his favor. 1t is next to impossible
that he should fail in what he under
takes to accomplish. Gaiety is the
essence of power. What is there in
a failure or two to cry about, or in a
dozen failures, when you know you
are bound to get therel
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-03-28

Rachel, child, I did not marry
Miss Seaton or anybody else. 1
made my journey alone. But I will
never make another alone unless you
force me to. Go to my desk over
there-you will find it unlocked, and
in the left hand pigeon-ho you will
find a package of papers marked 'Ra-
chel.' Bring them here. See?" said
the judge, as she handed them to
him. Here are the deeds to your
farm, to be held by you if you please,
or given to your father, just as you
wish to have it. When I saw that
the Seaton heirs had a good claim on
the place, l offered them a price for
It, which was accepted. This I did
before weEt away. so that / might
give the papers to you as wedding
gift when I returned provided"
And here the judge stretched out
his arms to Rachel.
p A few hours later the judges sister
kissed Rachel on both cheeks, some
thing she had never been known to
do before.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-03-28
his INFORMAL WAY.

The following anecdote, after re-
naming in storage many years, has
been recently busted and brought to
light
A young and afterward distinguish
ed attorney from an up country dis
trict of New York State was arguing
his first appeal in the old general term
of Supreme Court. He had been in
justices courts at home, but had new
er stood in awesome presence of FIVE
sedate and learned judges of the Su-
preme Court, in general term assem-
bled. His embarrassment was great.
He repeated himself and misplaced
his words so often that it was quite
evident that he must soon be routed
by his own confusion unless some
thing should occur to break the spell.
Finally, and just as he was founder
ing the deepest in chaotic tumble of
language and ideas, the presiding
judge interrupted with the following
remark:
''Mr. Smithers, believe it will be
great relief to yourself and to the
court if you will address us in the free
and informal way that you doubtless
use in addressing your local justice of
the peace"
"Well, then," replied Smithers.
"I wish that while l am busy allevi-
ating YOUR hOnOr'S dense ignorance
of the law you would keep your d-d
mouth shut - The court laughed
heartily and waved for him to pro-
ceed. He grew eloquent, and won
his case in the midst of hearty ap,
plause.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-03-28
MODEL OF ECONOMY.

A certain farmer who lives out in
the county and who Is noted for his
closeness in money matters has a 12-
year-old son, who is as industrious as
his father is penurious.
Recently the father and son made
a compact whereby the latter would
receive 10 cents for every cord of
wood he sawed and piled in the wood
shed. Immediately the boy became
very busy at the wood pile, and his
earnings have been piling up at a
rapid rate, his mother keeping her
sons hard earned savings for him.
"What are you going to do with
all your money!" the thrifty youth
was recently asked.
"Goin' to buy new saw with it, !"
was the reply.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-03-28
A HOPELESS THING.

Ex-senator Dubois of Idaho, in
Aurora, I'll. said recently:
"Mormonism, with its attendant
polygamy is, look at it how you will,
a bad thing, a hopeless thing-as bad
and hopeless as the case OF JACOB
Smithers.'
Dubois smiled.
Jacob Smithers, criminal" ne
went on, "sat in his cell making paper
boxes when a dear old lady looked
through the peephole in the door in
quisitively. -,
"'You poor man, said the old lady.
4 guess you'll be glad when your
time is up, won't your +.
Wall, nom, not partickerly,'
Jacob Smithers answered I'm in fur
life"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-03-28
THE AWKWARD MRS. +"


= A cuI1OuSiy awkward WoTu, ItOC
a word, is Mrs" 1t is not spelled
as it is pronounced-no one but a
Welshman or Pole would be equal
to pronouncing it as it is spelled-and
its pronunciation is clumsy contrac-
tion of the good old English designa-
ton mistress.
In the days Of old, when leisure had
not become, as it is now, almost a
forgotten luxury and people were less
anxious to clip their speech, the full
pronunciation was often used, and
mistress was not altogether elbow
ed out of existence by the vulgar
"missiS.
But nowadays mistress" has drop
ped out, and consequently the con-
tracted pronunciation of "Mrs. has
prevailed and holds the field.
Another point worth noting in the
history of the designation Is that about
90 years ago and earlier "Mrs. was
applied quite impartially to unmar-
ried as we'll as married ladies. Even
children were sometimes styl e d
"Mrs."
The burial of an infant daughter of
Tohn Milton, who died at the age of
five months, is recorded in the parish
register of St. Margaret, Westmin-
ster, and her name is entered as "Mrs.
Katherine Milton" followed by a
small &C." to indicate that child is
meant. But this may be regarded as
an exceptional use of the title.-Sf
lanes Gazette.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-03-28
WIDOWS CHlCHENs NET 500.

zzstAIs.yvidaw who lives near Nc eLeaths
dentally" for the sum Of SoIo, and
she only had small flock Of ordinary
fowls at that.
Hearing an unusual noise in her
henhouse at night, she suspected that
a chicken thief was busy, but was
afraid to investigate. A daylight in
inspection showed that every fowl had
been taken. On the floor of the hen
house, however, she found roll of
greenbacks containing $oIo. She de-
cided it was satisfactory price, and
deposited the money in bank.
Later in the day man drove up
to her home and asked if she had any
chickens to sell. She said no, but
ne insisted upon going into her hem
house. She followed him there. He
seemed greatly disappointed when he
failed to find on the floor or in the
yard something that he seemed to be
searching for, and went away without
further comment.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-03-28
NEARLY MARRIED pAuaHrER.

A curious and romantic story is re-
ported ffom the town of Appenzell,
Switzerland. In 1887 a Swiss, nam
ed Joseph Muller, deserted his wife
and child, little girl named Anna,
about months old, at Lucerne, and
fled to Mexico.
Nine. Muller died soon after, and
Anna was adopted by a prosperous
butcher of Lucerne, who gave the
girl good education. Eighteen
months ago the butcher sold out his
business, and bought large hotel at
Appenzell, Anna, now a handsome,
intelligent girl, managing the estab-
lishment.
Last May Joseph Muller, Annals
father, who had made large fortune
in America, arrived at the hotel, but
as Anna had taken the name of her
foster parents, he was not aware of
their relationship. A young local
doctor of good family and the elderly
Joseph Muller became suitors for
Annals hand, and in July last the girl
chose the latter.
The marriage was fixed for the end
of December, and in the meantime
Joseph Muller courted his daughter.
The day before the wedding Muller,
seeing his fiancee wearing some jew
elry which seemed familiar to him,
questioned her about it, and discov-
cred the truth. Next day he left for
Berlin, and sent his daughter letter
explaining his conduct, and advising
her to marry the young doctor, he
enclosed check for $40, 900 in the
letter.
The other day Anna Muller was
married to the doctor, but she has not
heard of her father since his flight.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-03-28
CURIOUS CHARITY.

In the little town of Munsiedel. IN
Bavaria, there exists one of the most
curious charitable foundations in the
world. One of the burghers, Chris
topher Wanner, died in I45I and LETT
his fortune for the establishment OF a
home for aged poor. He attached,
however, the condition that every old
man who was taken in should wear a
beard and the same cut of clothes and
cap as he himself used to wear. Con-
seouently, after the lapse of $50 years
the ancient pensioners are still to be
seen wandering about the streets OF
Munseidel in the costumes Of the hf-
teenth century.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-03-28
FoR "THE UNION.
ARBUTUs.
BY GEORGE Z. TACK.

From hills that slope down through the brown
iimbed woods,
That catch and toss the roaring wind, abound
ing far af1eld.
But gently sway to let the gold ray fall, that
brOOde
glOer dead brown leaves that heap DER spots
that yield,
An odor rare, brush the leaves aside,
And stoop to breathe the fragrant life,
Renewed from frozen earths' and sun-rays'
warming strife.
The dead shall live, when in the wintry season
of despair
Thou stooDest DER the heaps of flowers per-
ished long.
The fragrant lives now hid in One whose tender
care
Doth guard, in spring He'll bring them forth
with song;
All fragrant with the new life's odors rare,
And lovely tinted by the suns warm ray,
To blossom on the many sheltered, verdant hills
of day.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-03-28
HApP1EsT MAN ON EARTH.

Johann Schmid, who lives in acct
tage in the village of Suhr, in the can
ton or Argovie, Switzerland, has had
painted across the front of his dwell
ing in large letters the sentence:
"Here lives the happiest man on
earth"
Schmid, who is 55 years of age,
said to an interviewer II defy you
to find happier man than myself. l
have never worked, never married,
never been i'll and have never been anx-
ious for the future. Ieat well, drink
we'll and sleep well. What more
would you have?"
When in his teens Schmid was left
by his father an income of IS a week
and a small piece of land. He built
his cottage on the land, and has occu-
pied it ever since.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-03-28

This is without exception the finest berry that
grows, also the most prolific bearer. and it holds
its size better than any berry ever grew.
1t comes in with the Candy and IL bears an
abundance of lts beautiful big berries even
two weeks after the Candy berries are all gone.
It has fine flavor far superior TO the Candy.
1t is also good shipper. Itisa beautiful bright
red berry with bright yellow seeds and beauti-
full green calyx and 1t has fine foliage toprotect
the berries from the hot sun.
It does well on any kind of soil, exceedingly
well on heavy soil and 1t needs no other berry to
fertilize it.
Price $1.25 per 100, or $500 per 5O0 or 500 per
LOCO. Special rates on large orders. Orders
taken now will be given strict attention.
Address j. II. ARNDT,
Arlington. Baltimore county, Maryland.
HY-C & p. Phone, Arlington rs f.
Mch. 2I-2m$
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-03-28
PECULIAR SIMPLICITY.

The peculiar simplicity Of the coun--
try darky in the South Is illustrated
by story told by congressman.
An old negro had gone to post
Office in Mississippi and offered for the
mail a letter that was over the weight
specified for single stamp.
"This is to heavy" said the post
master. "You will have to put an
other stamp on it."
The old darky's eyes widened in
astonishment. ''Will anudder stamp
make it any lighter, bcss?" he asked.
If love would only remain blind at
ter marriage-but what's the use!
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-03-28

"PA, what is the meaning of incon-
sistency?" asked Freddy.
Inconsistency, my son, explained
pa, "means man who growls all day
and then goes home and kicks the
dog for barking at night. "-Ha,fe''S
Weekly.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-03-28
BREAKING HIS SPIRIT.

A convict in German prison had
been extremely refractory. One means
and another had been tried, but moth
ing could break his spirit.
One morning the governor said to
the warden
"I say, Huber, the scoundrel is be-
having worse than ever. Put him on
bread and water"
"Bur he is already doing two fast
days, sir"
"Then give him cookery book to
read. We must break his spirit some
how"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-03-28

SHE was little girl and very po.
lite. Twas the first time she had
been on a visit alone, and she had
been told how to behave.
"Now, Ethel, should they ask you
to stay and dine, you must say NO.
thank you; have already dined. :"
It turned out just as papa had an
ticipated.
s'Come along, Ethel" saidthe host,
'you must have bite with u.s."
"No, thank you," said the digni-
fed little girl. 81 have already
bitten"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-03-28
MfsreIIamen1rs.


FRANK 1. WHEELER. WILLIAM p. COLE.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-10-29
COUPLE ARE REUNITED
BY DEVOTION OF son
Druggist Arthur L. Young and
Wife Effect Happy Recon-
Citation

The devotion of son to his mother
and father has succeeded in bringing
together happily again under the same
roof Arthur 7. Young. a well known
druggist. and his wife Marion. Mrs.
Young appeared in Judge Graham $
court a month ago as the complaining
witness in divorce suit She charged
her husband with cruelty alleging that
he was so absorbed in his books and
other pleasures that her life at home
was anything but happy.
Upon the Wife's showing, Judge Ora
ham granted her an interlocutory de-
cree. remarking. however, as he did so:
1T rests with the son of that unfor-
tunate couple TO prevent this decree
from becoming perpetual. If I have
not misjudged him, his mother and
father viii be recOnciled soon.r
That Judge Graham had not been
deceived IN the son was established as a
fact several days ago, when Mrs. Young.
through her attorney, filed a petition
for a dismissal of the decree. explain
ing that a reconciliation had been ef-
fecte1 between herself and husband.
Parental love responded readily TO the
appeals Of the son. The mother and
father embraced and agreed to forget
the past and live in the happiness of
The future.