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The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-02-22
PROVERBS UP-TO-DATE.

He who waits for dead mems shoes
is liable to get corns.
Better to have loved and lost than
TO have been the other fellow.
Tacks are stubborn things.
1t takes two to make quarrel and
three to make divorce.
He who is born with golden spoon
in his mouth often lives to hook the
family plate.
The proof of the pudding Is in the
morning.
He kills two birds with one stone
who marries widow with family.
Sweet are the uses of alimony.-
Tie Bohemian.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-02-22
NO DIFFERENCE.

How often men say "Oh, it makes
no difference what man believes, just
so he is sincere"
Let us see. A family was poison
ed last week by eating toadstools,
which they sincerely believed to be
mushrooms. Three of them died.
Did it make any differencel
A man endorsed note for friend
whom he sincerely believed to be an
honest man. He was a scoundrel
and left him to pay the debt. Did it
make any difference?
A traveller takes the wrong train,
going north, sincerely believing it to
be the southern train. Will he bring
up at the South all the same?
If man sincerely believes in GER
tain thing, while the truth about it is
entirely different, will this sincere be-
lief make it all right?
The truth is, the popular saying is
a lie, and very transparent one at
that If man is sincere he will take
pains to know the truth. For where
facts are concerned, all the thinking
of the world will not change them.
A toadstool remains a toadstool no
matter what we may think about it.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-02-22
A BURBAKKER.

A farmer who was up-to-date,
In tones of glee once said
II shall not bank my celery;
I'll Bur bank it instead"
You should have seen the crop he raised
Most celery just stalks.
But his could run, and leap, and jump
About the garden walks.
Nor with it could person find
The slightest bit of fault;
Among It's we'll blanched leaves there grew
Salt cellars full of salt.
The farmer who was up to-date.
In tones of glee then said
II shall not bank my piOney now;
I'll Bur bank it instead"
You should have seen what happened then
With interest it grew;
You have to draw most money, but
His painted, sketched and drew.
He never had to raise it, for
1t raised itself, you see;
It sprouted one fine pension and
A large annuity.
And so the farmer up-to date,
In tones of glee then said:
"When you desire to bank thing.
just Burbank it instead"
Blanche Elizabeth Wade IN H0rper's Magazine
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-02-22
FINDS GOLD IN BIRCH sAPLINGs.

Frank Fox, of Temple, Berks coun-
ty, Pa, is turning birch saplings into
gold dollars on the George Shaefer
farm, near Spies Church. He con-
ducts birch distillery, and has proven
that there is more money in distilling
birch oil than Berks county farmers
believed. He sleeps and cooks birch
wood and bark about twelve hours to
make seven or eight pounds of oil.
The oil is separated from the water
and bark by vaporizing, the oil be-
coming volatile at a different temper
ature from that of water, and the for
mer is conveyed by pipes into vessel.
A team is used to drive around
from one forest to another to gather
the birch saplings and limbs of birch
trees, that would be of no other use
whatever to the owners of the forests,
- ssSS "a SSlsssGs ttssNs are used tt1atr
are thicker than man arm. These
are cut into two-inch lengths by a
massive cutter, then thrown into
tank and cooked. Mr.. Fox usually
stays in a locality until all the sap
lings are cooked, then moves his dis
tillery to another place and repeats
the process, and during the last ten
years he has practically covered the
county of Berks, and is now going to
places where he was ten years ago,
and is cooking the second crop into
oil. The oil he sells to New York
druggist for So pound, one pint
weighing a pound. 1t is used by
chemists in making salicylic acid,
which is used in treating rhumatism
internally, and externally as lini-
ment. Confectioners also use the oil
in favoring candies, and it is often
called wintergreen. -MsvtOun Enter
Aaie1
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-02-22
A RICH MAN on HAPPINESS.

Some time ago most of you read
Andrew Carnegie's idea of happiness,
viewed from the standpoint of seven
ty years. He said that true happiness
is within the reach of only those who
make others happy. This doctrine,
being as old as the everlasting hills,
a xSlSt sS~iuassal- l-s-v Rtt Il Is soufteu lost.
sight of that it is we'll to re-discover
and re-assert it periodically.
Mr.. Carnegie has put into practice
what he asserts is the base of happi
ness by doing what he thinks best for
his fellowman, and without doubt he
has got the JOY that arises from the
consciousness of we'll doing.
1t will be held by the cynical, of
course that he first of all took the
precaution to secure the means which
would enable him to contribute to the
happiness of others. eff l had Car
negie's money!" one will say, I'D
make more people happy than he
has p "If Carnegie were not null
ti-millionaire," another will say, che
could not have indulged himself in
the things that he imagines are max
ing other people happy"
That kind of talk is also as old as
the hills. 1t has been the sneer of
the ungenerous critic since the days
of Adam. If the average man had
MANY millions he would most likely
make fool of himself and try to find
happiness in self-indulgence instead
of making others joyful. You seldom
hear any one make the foolish wish
ooh that were rich," who had any
other idea in his head but how he
would crafty his own tastes, passions
and sins. He would give few thoughts
to others, rather the cold shoulder,
and think only of self-the sure
means to make short, unsatisfactory
and altogether unhappy existence.
Il does not require wealth to make
others happy. The most modest ef-
fort in that direction, given with no
gratitude, will surely bring as much
happiness to the poor man as to the
millionaire after the expenditure OF
many thousands. Each gives what
he has the most of, and with the
heart. The widows mite counts as
much as gold pieces in afording in
ward satisfaction.
In a certain sense, then, Mr.. Car
negie's declaration might judiciousIy
undergo slight revision. If he had
said that true happiness is within the
reach only of those who make others
happy for the pleasure they get out
of it, aud regardless of the thanks OF
those upon whom they confer 1t, or If
he had said that true happiness IS
within the reach of those only who
try to make others happy and who do
not fret because they fail, he would
have come nearer to the absolute truth.
Not only must man be philan-
thropist but also philosopher to get
the most happiness out of lite. The
vagaries of humanity should amuse
him, while its heartlessness or in
gratitude should not disturb his Sc
renity. With all our giving we must
always entertain the idea that in some
way helping others is only pushing
forward the ideal to which ali man
kind tend.-LanoaStey ExamfnSr.
N-
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-02-22

GREATNESS will show upin great
man Just as certain as littleness will
show up in a little man.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-02-22

"S'PosE dar wuz turkey fer every
man in de country !"
"Wouldn't make any difference,
fer dey'd have wings enough to tiy
out er reach"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-02-22
AN ESTIMATE OF ABRAHAM L1NcoLN.

| remember one afternoon, not long
before President Lincoln was shot, we
were on our way to the war depart
ment when we passed ragged, dirty
man in army clothes, lounging Just
outside the White House enclosure.
He had evidently been waiting to see
the President, for he jumped up and
went toward him with his story.
He had been wounded, was just out
of the hospital he looked forlorn
enough, There was something he
wanted the President to do; he had
papers with him. Mr.. Lincoln was in
hurry, but he put out his hand for
the papers. Then hesat down on the
curbstone, the man beside him, and
examined them. When he had had
satisfied himself about the matter, he
smiled at the anxious fellow. reassur-
ingly, and told him to come back the
next day. Then ne would arrange
the matter for him.
A thing like that says more than
any man could express. If l could
only make people see him as I did
see how simple he was with everyone ;
how he could talk with child so that
the child could understand and smile
up at him; how you would never
know from his manner to the plainest
or poorest or meanest that there was
the least difference between that man
and himself; how, from that man to
the greatest, and all degrees between
the President could meet every man
square on the plane where he stood,
and speak to him, man to man, from
that plane-if l could do that would
feel that had told something of what
he was. For no one to whom he
spoke with his perfect simplicity ever
presumed to answer him Familiarity,
and l never saw him stand beside any
man, and 1 saw him with the greatest
men of the day, that 1 did not feel
there again President Lincoln was
supreme. If I had only words to tell
what he seemed to me ~. II.
Crook, in HARPER IS MonthLy.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-02-22

EVERY man believes there is re-
ward laid up in heaven for him, but
he Is never in hurry to claim it.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-02-22

BEWARE of the man who is always
harping about honesty being the best
policy.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-02-22

"YEs, I am going to marry Mr..
Bullion"
"Why, he is old enough to be your
father p
81 know he Is, but unfortunately
he doesn't seem to care for mother. !"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-02-22

OLD BACHELOR UNCLE = "Well,
Charlie, what do you want now?'
Charlie-"Oh, want to be rich. !"
"Rich Why so?"
Because want to be petted. Ma
says you are an old fool, but must be
petted because you are rich. But it's
a great secret, and l mustn't tell it. !"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-02-22
THE PRINCES OF BURMA.

The Rev. DIR. Marks, who for many
years was at the head of the Native
College at Rangoon, in giving an ac-
count of his 43 years experience in
Burma, says regarding the school
that he opened under the sanction of
the King
Shortly after the school was open
ed the king said: Will you teach
some of my sons ?" 1 said, Certain
ly.' He said: What ages do you
like them at? 1 said From II to
IA He said to one of his assistants:
Bring all my sons between II and "a
to me- Nine princes came in. Four
came to the school next day, each
riding on an elephant, with two gold
umbrellas each also was escorted by
40 soldiers. Afterward the whole
nine came. So there were 9 princes
nine elephants, IS golden umbrellas
and 900 soldiers. Unlike Mary's
lamb, the elephants stayed outside,
but when the princes came into the
schoolroom all the other boys threw
themselves fiat down, with their faces
to the ground-it was forbidden for
any one to stand or sit in the presence
of princes. l found this state of
things very inconvenient, and I put
the matter to the princes. They
talked the situation over and at length
they said to the boys: You fellows
can get up. You need not be fright
ened.' After that we had very little
difficulty on the score of etiquette.
The King took the greatest interest
in the education Of his sons, and they
were among the most diligent and af-
fectionate pupils ever had.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-02-22

Jimmy had come to Sunday school
with dirty hands. His teacher was
shocked. Jimmy" she said reprov-
ingly, "your hands are very dirty.
What would you say if came to
school that way?" "I wouldn' t
speak about it." said Jimmy. I'D
be too polite.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-02-22

A MAN doesn't necessarily have to
marry in haste to repent at leisure.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-02-22

MosT people aren't so proud of be-
ing honest as ashamed of being poor.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-02-22

"YEs, suh,'' asserted Col. Pepper.
"I once owned hen that lived to be
twenty yeahs old, sub !" "And you
lived in Alahama?" said Mr.. Keene
skeptically. Eyes, sub. What has
that to do with it?" "Well, it proves
that the Southern negro has been
slandered, that's ALL"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-02-22
TRUE HORSE STORY.

When I was little girl we lived In
the country, about mile from the
little schoolhouse. Every pleasant
day we girls walked to school. When
it was stormy my father generally
carried us in the morning and we stay
ed at school through the day.
Our horse, Charley, was very
knowing and kind, says H. H. N. in
on, Dumb AnimaLs. He knew so
we'll the way from our house to the
school that he was often trusted to go
alone.
Often toward the close of stormy
afternoon my father would harness
the good horse to the wagon, take him
to the road and say: Charley, go
and get the girls"
Charley would trot down the road
to the schoolhouse, would himself
turn the wagon so that he was headed
toward home, and there wait till
school was out when we climbed into
the wagon and drove home. There
he was rewarded with loving words,
pats and apples. lam glad to remem-
Der that our faithful horse was always
treated kindly. Father refused all
offers to sell him, and he ended his
days with us.
AN AMERICAN and Scotsman
were speaking about the intense cold
In the North of Scotland.
"Why, it's nothing at all compared
to the cold wave we have in the
States" said the American. II can
recollect one winter when sheep,
jumping from hillock into field,
became suddenly frozen on the way,
and stuck in the air like mass of
ice"
"But, good heavens, man" ex-
claimed the Scotsman, 1.-THE law OF
gravity wouldn't allow that y
eve don't do things by halves at
home" replied the tale pitcher, "the
law of gravity was frozen, too p
London MeWS.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-02-22

A sEvEN-year-old had great ap-
petite for buckwheat cakes and could
stow away an amazing number. One
morning his grandfather, who was
watching the performance, asked:
"Have you ever in your life had
all the buckwheat cakes that you
could eat 7"
eyes, SIR" replied the boy. "Lots
of times I've felt I'd had enough"
"How do you tell when you have
had enough1"
"I just keep on eating until I get
a pain, and then I eat one more to
make sure.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-02-22

How very fair and tranquil are
many of the nights of winter, when
the silver light silently overspreads
the hills and valleys. Then one may
look out of the window in the early
evening and behold the wondrous
scenes which tempt them to leave the
cheerful light and warmth of indoors,
and stroll afar over the sparkling
frosty fields. Bright is the earth and
radiant beyond description,
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-06-01
The Log of the Anemone


June 30.-In the afternoon the Evils
iting yaehtsmen' were taken in auto
mobiles to the sugar plantations. II
was planned that we should inspect
this most important island industry
and then proceed to Pearl Harbor,
where the Hawaiian Yacht Club was to
prepare native banquet, a socalled
"luau,'' for US. Unfortunately, the
gentlemen who acted as chauffeur for
Commodore Lyle and myself had mis-
understood directions, and took US di-
rectIy to Pearl Harbor, where Captain
Macfarlane resides So / don't know
to this day whether cane sugar grows in
loaves or whether it is extracted from
flowers by Japanese and Chinese bees.
\ We passed part of the afternoon at
the Yacht Club. When the sugar in
speetors joined us, we were all taken
in launches to meet the Hawaiian
yachts that brought large numbers of
guests to the harbor It was a de-
lightful experience TO meet and talk
with the men who have made and are
making American Hawaii Most prom
inent among these was Mr.. Sanford B.
Dole. venerable in appearance. genial
and courteous in manner, great in
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-06-01

| achievement; the first President of the
Republic, first Governor of the Terri
tory. There were also Governor Car
ter, whom we were all very glad to
meet again; Prince David Kawanana-
koa, one of the adopted sons of the
late jolly King Kalakaua, a handsome,
courtly gentleman; many island mag
mates and sportsmen and-mirabile
dietus the prince of Hawaiian cowboys,
Eben Low, wiry, brown and strong.
Mr.. Low has but one hand; the other
was cut off by a rope when he was
showing some Americans how wild bulls
are roped in Hawaii. It is said that
even one handed he can catch, throw
and tie a wild steer more quickly than
any man in the Islands And moving
about among the big gathering, always
cordial and smiling, was our dear host.
Clarence Macfarlane, whom we should
like to abduct from the Island and
take with us to join the Grizzlies of
Colorado Springs.
The luau' began about eight in
the evening. The banquet was given
IN large open hall near Macfarlane' s
home Handsome ladies placed around
our neeks pretty garlands Of flowers as
we sat down. There were over one
hundred people present. the very best
IN the Islands, I was told. The tables
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-06-01
EN- SUE HAS
COMPANY NOW

The following extract from a New
Zealand exchange shows that En- Sues
record of 0:O5 1-5 has been equaled re-
Gently in the Antipodes; though by a
professional sprinter:
There was a large attendance at the
Sheffield running grounds, says the
johannesburg Times, when for the sec
ond time in Johannesburg Postle was
billed to show his speed. On this oc-
casion the task which the phenomenal
Kangaroolander had set himself was
to lower a record which has been on
the books for the last twenty five
years-the record held by Fl. NJ.
Thompson. of America, for 50yds, viz,
51-4s. Thompson's record was equaled
seventeen years ago in Victoria, Aus
tralia. by Billy Clarke, who made
this distance his speciality, but his eff
fort was not officially recognized
Postle had previously done even better
than Thompson. but not under condl-
lions which would be unquestioned. For
this race, however, the track had been
suryeyed-the distance and level were
placed beyond question-and all other
conditions were normal. There was
certainly no wind in the champion $
favor The appearance of the emu
and Kangaroo in the trial spin was
greeted with hearty applause. the
start was not as favorable as it might
have been, but with his great spring
the Australian was instantly couple
of yards on his way. Five seconds IS
a short space of time. and the runners
enormous strides were but flash be-
fore the spectators. But there had
been five stop watches in play, and
whilst the applause for the grand ex-
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From the Files
y Observation-Disclosures

Terry McGovern knocked out Young
Loughrey in the second round.
Hayden, at 10 to /, won the Kempton
Park Jubilee Handicap.
The sensational green trotter Regalo
is dead.
Mike CTwin) Sullivan and Harry
Lewis are matched for the welter-
weight championship.
Billy Snailham and Tommy Feltz
fought 2o-round draw.
Ketchell and Papke fight in Chicago
next month.
Dick Sullivan and Kyle Whitney will
fight for the middleweight champion
ship of the Pacific Coast.
T. A. Fisher of London broke
worlds cycling record by riding 1000
miles in 81 hours 1 minute.
The Gotch-Roler wrestling match is
off.
Cans and Nelson fight forty-fve
rounds in San Francisco on July44 al
1873 pounds ringsfde, stripped.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-06-01
ADVERTISERS
TAKE TUMBLE
Vealies Win From the Night
Lights in Newspaper
League.

The Newspaper Baseball League
games at the bali park yesterday were
of a very interesting nature and af-
forded much entertainment to those
who witnessed them.
In the first game, the Bulletins beat
the Stars by the score of to :.
The Stars put it all over the Vealies
right up to the ninth inning and SEEM
ed to have them beaten by a block.
| Then the balloon ascension occurred.
Leland Stanford CONFESS, who had
pitched good game right through the
contest, walked a bunch of players,
filling the bases.
Captain Bisho, in the middle of the
inning, sent CONFESS to first and put
Beauty Brewster in the box. Brew
ster, who pitched as if he were suffer-
ing from a touch of the sun, failed to
show his usual fine form, and the short
session twirled by him saw three men
romp home, effectually killing the game
for the Night Lights.
The second game, between the Para
sites and the 'Tisers, was a close affair
Astounding in good plays and marred
by very few errors. It was a fast
game throughout and was ended in an
hour and quarter, and at the finish
the score was to in favor of the
magazine of light and leading.
The score was well strung out, and it
was anyone's game till the finish of
the ninth, when the Paradise scored
the needed run.
Next Sunday the Mercantiles will
meet the Advertisers and the Stars
will cross bats with the Paradise.
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HARDEE WON
FOR RELIANCE

The Kapiolani Baseball League
games played yesterday afternoon at
the park furnished excellent sport.
The first game was won by the Re-
liances from the Highlands, by the
score of to 8.
There was no scoring up to the
seventh inning. In the seventh the
Highlands made runs and the Reli-
ances l.
II the eighth the Highlands failed
to score, but the Reliances rolled up
runs, winning the game right there,
for there was no more scoring by
either nine in the concluding innings.
Mike Hardee, who pitched for the
winners, did splendid work with the
ball, and the club is fortunate in be-
ing able to command the services of
such an accomplished twirler.
The second game resulted in the
Young Tidal Waves defeating the Le-
ahis by the score of 8 to 4.
The games We're the first of the sec
ond series.
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S&1agl : =

hibition Of athletic vigor was dying
away, the announcement that the rec
ord had been broken called forth re-
newed enthusiastic acknowledgment of
the presence of one of the great run
ners Of the world. Four out Of the FIVE
watches gave the time as 1-5s., one
made it shade less. But there was
no question of the magnificent victory.
Postle had exceeded his own expecta-
tons. The timekeepers We're W. H.
Keen o 1-16s.), S. B. Schlam 6 1-5s.),
w. G. Duncan 6 1-5s.), L. Leo 6 1-5s.)
W. T. Seecombe f51-5s.)
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Coming Events
>Sk>-rsk~Sg,aSe,sSe.~ss.ssSzssx~s

June 2-Yacht Hawaii leaves for San
Pedro.
June 2-Diamond Head A. C. meet
ing.
June 4-Diamond Head A. C. smoker.
June ~. Nj. c.. A. gymnasium
contests.
June 6-Diamond Head A. c. ball.
June 6-Concert, Kalihi Athletic
Club, Kalihiwaena Hall.
June 10-Royal School Alumni social.
June 10-Hawaiian Gun Clubs shoot
for club championship.
June 11-Hawaiian Gun Clubs semi
annual prize shoot.
June 11-Kamehameha Aquatic Clubs
regatta.
June 17-Hawaiian Gun Clubs un-
known angles shoot.
July 3-4-Hilo races.
July 4-Transpacific yacht race
starts.
July maui races.
July 20, .21, 22-Kennel Club show.
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Surfing both on boards and in canoes
was very popular at Waikiki yester-
day. Over a score of the members of
the Outrigger Club were indulging in
the pleasures of the sport and We're
the center of attraction for a large
crowd of spectators along the beach.