The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1909-08-07

AN ECCENTRIC maiden recluse who died al
her home in Fort Plain, N. Y, last month
left a fortune Of about 81. 100000 More than
100000 in bonds, banknotes and gold was
found hidden about her home. Many of the
bonds found had run to maturity, but still
lay untouched under loose board, or tucked
beneath carpet or sewed into the lining of a
dress that had not been worn for years. One
nest egg was found in bonnet, fashionable
in days before the Civil War; another in the
hustle of hoopskirt of the same period. Some
Of the banknotes. Notwithstanding their age,
were as clean as on the day when they were
first counted out from the bank. They had
evidently never been handled since. 1t is said
the house will be torn down and even the
garden plowed up in search of more wealth
Ex-GoYERNoR WAKEFIELD handed out some
primary in bis home districtin Howard county
last Saturday afternoon and literally handled
the managers of the Democratic party without
gloves. Among other things he said: THE
organization does not represent the great Dem
ocratic party, but only clique of men who
are exploiting it and using it for their own
personal benefit. With few exceptions, the
members of the State Central Committee are
officeholders or the puppets of some Office
holders. l do not think that men who are
holding Office should control the party ma
chinery so they can perpetuate themselves in
Office" Mr.. Warfield charges that IT, s. SEN
ator John Walter Smith bought the city or
ganization from ex-Gov. Frank Brown for
$4,000 This statement both Smith and
Brown declare to be a rank falsehood, so we
now have to contemplate the rather Disagree
able spectacle of three ex-Governors of Mary
land calling each other liars.
AT FoRT MEYER, VA, last week. OrvilIe
Wright broke all American aeropane records
by sailing over the parade ground for one
hour and twenty minutes, during which voy-
age through the air he steered his craft in vari-
Gus figures, making complete circle within
400 or 500 feet, and rising to the height of 300
feet, record in itself for the Wright machine.
Wilbur Wright, the elder brother and joint
inventor of the wonderful machine, was on
the ground helping at the start and watching
the fight like hawk to its finish. A large
men and public officials, witnessed the re-
markable demonstration. Even the laconic
manner of the elder brother gave way to posi-
tive enthusiasm when Orville finally shut off
his power and coasted lightly to the ground,
shaking the hand of the successful navigator
and saying, Bully" Then he remarked
"Well, that would have taken you from here
to Baltimore, or about couple of times across
the channel" He estimated that Orville had
flown about fifty miles at an average speed of
forty miles an hour.
SOME YEARS ago DR.. J. K. Mitchell wrote for
HaspeY's Bazaar few articles designed to help
nervous women. These he has now expanded
into little book with the title self Help for
Nervous Women" although, as he points out,
the advice is mostly quite as good for nervous
men. 1t may suffice to say that the instruc-
ton. which deals largely with the economies
of nervous expenditure. is really good and well
suited to help those for whom it is intended.
In the last few pages DR.. Mitchell firmly OPP
poses the use of hypnotism and expresses en-
tire lack of confidence in the Emmanuel
Method. while admitting certain measure of
success at the hands of its originators whom
he holds to be exceptionally qualified. Hehas
grave doubts of the general capacity of clergy
men" for making the distinctions that need to
be made in the treatment of nervous disorders,
or for giving the help that is needed at the
time when their advice is usually sought. He
points out also that the relation between the
clergy and the congregation is in many de-
nominations no longer such as to develop the
confidence which would lead nervous person
to her pastor at the time when he might really
aid her. Interesting is the comment that
cases of nervousness are less frequent among
orthodox Jews and strict Roman Catholics
than the races involved would lead US to ex-
pect, and that the author cannot recall treating
a protesting Quaker for nervousness.