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The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1909-05-29

as he disappeared out of the window.
BY stretching his arms to the utmost
he was able to get firm hold on the
water pipe, and then, in a desperate
daring, he let 60 of the window sill
and presently found himself standing
on the narrow ledge, firmly embrac-
ing the water pipe with both his arms.
And now, to his horror, he discovered
that the big water pipe was in very
shaky condition. At the slightest
pull it seemed ready to let go its pre-
carious hold on the building. Besides,
the corner around which he would
have to turn seemed much farther off
than when he had looked at it from
the window. As he stood there, try
ing to decide what he should do, he
heard the voice of his wife from the
front balcony.
ooh, Thomas" she called in a
frightened voice. Thomas, what's
become of you'!''
ooh, I'm all right" he answered,
as boldly as possible. "I'll be around
in few minutes
Perhaps there was something
alarming in his voice. At any rate
two minutes later the head of Mrs.
Tabb projected itself from the window
which he had just left.
You'll be killed, Tom," she cried.
"Hold on tight. Help! HelpP'
To the mind of Mr.. Tabb, hanging
eight feet above the ground as he was,
came an awful picture of the freshly
stained floor over which his wife had
walked to reach the window.
"Hush ~ he called back to her.
"Do you want to rouse everybody in
this block? I'm just waiting to
catch my breath. And you've walk
ed all over my floor p
Hold on tight, Tom," she cried
in answer. "Hold on tight p
Then she disappeared from the
window. During her temporary alb
sence Mr.. Tabb made frantic efforts
to get around the corner, but in vain.
He was relieved, in spite of his cha
grin, when he saw her charging wild.
lv around the side of the house on the
ground, followed by the janitor of the
building, who carried long steplad-
der.
Once safely on the ground all of
Mr.. Tabb's presence of mind returned
to him. He turned to the janitor.
eff you don't have that water pipe
promptly fixed" he declared, "I'll
report you to the owners"
And when he and Mrs. Tabb had
got safely back into the fiat he said
to her: "Well, now that you'v gone
and walked all over that stained floor
of mine you might as we'll get jenkins
to finish it up. I wash my hands of
the job. ."-Chicago Tribune.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1909-05-29
A GOOD GUEssER.

A captious traveller in Northern
Arkansas stopped by fence to criti-
cize a scar corn6eld which met his
disapproval. Mighty small corn
you have there" he shouted to the
man who was experimenting the
growth" from a shady corner.
"Yep, "said the Arkansan. "Plant-
ed the small kind"
"Looks mighty yellow to me for
this time of year."
"Yep. Planted the yellow kind"
"Well." said the traveller, severe
ly, IT can't understand your method
Of farming. You won't get over half
a crop there"
"Nope," said the Arkansan, cheer
fully. "You are shore good guess
er, stranger. Half crop exactly.
that mine. Iplantedthis on shares" "
-YoNthS Companion.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1909-05-29
GET UP AND TRY AGAIN.

Are you real downright discouraged?
Are you wearing glasses blue?
Do you mean to give up trying? Well, what
then7
Do you think if you sit idle,
Someone else will pull you through?
You had better just get up and try again.
Do you call yourself failure?
Say there's nothing any good?
Think yourself the most unfortunate of men?
Are you sure you've worked your hardest
Done the very best you could?
Now, why don't you get right up and try again
Do you shun your rfellow-creatures
Make the most of every i'll?
Like bear that stays a-grumbling in his den?
Seems to me you are forgetting
There's way when there's will.
For PHYS sake get up and try again.
Now, suppose you look for someone
Who's in harder luck than your
You are pretty sure to find one, now and then /;
If you help to bear his burden,
Your own will tighten, too;
You had better just get up and try again.
e. Louise SiddeH in the Nautilus.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1909-05-29

LONDON veterinary surgeon says
few people are conscious of the risks
they run by permitting dogs to lick
their hands and faces. They are
liable to get infected with danger
Gus kind of worm, which, in man,
forms cysts in the brain, liver and
other parts of the body and is known
as the "hydatid. The worm itself
exists in the dog. The danger is so
we'll known to hygienists that a by
law exists which renders the keeping
of dog in slaughter house illegal.
Only a little while ago case of this
disease occurred in London in dog
breeder.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1909-05-29

ECONOMY is half the battle of life !;
it is not so hard to earn money as to
spend 1t well.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1909-05-29

"WHAr did the doctor say was the
matter with your"
"He said he didn't know"
"Well, what doctor are you going
to next 7"
"None. When a doctor dares to
make such an admission as that he
must be about as high In his profess
sion as he can get"
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-26

casion was a most pleasant one to both
guests and their generous host.
Clarence Drown, manager of the
Orpheum, was presented Friday even
ing with a magnificent cut glass and
silver punch bowl set by the attaches
and employees of that theater, every
one of whom joined in, even down to
the japanese cleaners. The gift num-
bers about twenty-five pieces, and IN
cludes an immense cut glass bowl,
two sets of glasses, a. mirror ana u
silver ladle. Along with 1t went IN
gradients, so that Mr.. Drown need
have no fear for his Christmas bowl,
even though he does not live in re-
stricted district. The presentation was
eloquently made in the office of Press
Representative Cline by Col. Thomas
G. Baker and in the presence of all
who could be spared from their several
posts at the time.
The little inmates of the Los An
geles orphan asylum were all guests
of the Orpheum at yesterdays mat
inee, occupying seats in a body, for
their annual Christmas treat The staff
of the "front Of the house made up
a purse and obtained twenty pounds
of candy, which was distributed to the
youngsters during. the intermission,
and a large parcel was sent to the
home for those unable to attend.
Every employe of the Orpheum
found an extra salary envelope waiting
him yesterday, carrying a substantial
percentage of his salary as a Christ
mas gift from the Orpheum company
"a yearly custom of this organization
extending over the entire circuit.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-26
EXCELLENT SHOW
AT THE MAJESTIC
"THE TOP O. THE WORLD" IS
IMMEDIATE HIT
CLEVER sPEcIALTlES AND GOOD
DANCING ENJOYED
Bailey and Austin, Stars of the Pro-
duction, Prove Worth as Laugh
Makers In the Brilliant
Extravaganza

"Tbe Top o. the World a musical ex-
trayaganza in two acts, by Mark +, Swan,
James q 'Dea, Anna Caldwell, Manuel Klein
and William Rock. staged at the Majestic
theater Christmas evening. 1909.
THE CAST
Kris Krlngle, the toy maker er..........
.............-....... H. st. Clair CTOx
Kankakee. an Eskimo chief............
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Thomas j. McMahOn
MAZDA, a little girl who wants to grow up
Observation-Disclosures. .BObbie Roberts
Billie, apprentice TO Kris hringle ....,.
.,..,........; .;...:...... Bonnie Gordon
Shellman, "A ballOOnist. pledged not to
discover tho north pole. Jas. Monahan
Westinghouse Morse, hustling inven-
Kokomo, an Eskimo belle Florence smith
Jack n-the-BOX, wonderful toy.
The Candy Kid, an Arctic practical
joke. e..................... Ralph Austin
The Friendly Bear, a stretch of imagi-
nation. ..................R Robert Travers
Prince Tinymite. .......Nill Nell Lavender
StaIacta, an ice Vestal. ...... Adele Oswald
Jack Frost, king or the North Wind.
Observation-Disclosures. Francis Carrier
Aurora BOreaIis is........... Charles Harris
WuG-WuT, the cub. ub..............CO Col North
by w. HERBERT BLAKE
The best musical extravaganza pre-
sented in Los Angeles in six months OF
more is 1.-THE Top o. the World" which
began an eight days stay at the Ma
jestic theater yesterday. Droll and
dapper comedians, lavish stage set
tings, a pretty and sprightly chorus, all
setting off the mirth of Mark Swans
book, make the hours pass swiftly. 1t
was worth staying through clear to the
end-a compliment one can honestly
pay to not half the musical comedies
which visit us. In addition, there was
the genuine pantomime spirit and ira
dition, and a holiday flavor which in
stantly made every one young enough
to enter the magic city of Illusia.
The plot unrolls a fantastic tale of
up-to- date Americans who visit the
recently annexed domain claimed SO
earnestly by Messrs Cook and Peary.
At the north pole they meet the queen
Aurora Borealis--a joyously rowdy fig
ure, as impersonated by Charles Har-
ris, and the despotic Jack Frost Gran
els Carrier made his nose and cheeks
fairly green with the cold.) There is a
love affair between the charming
daughter of an Eskimo and hustling
inventor bent on warming up the polar
regions with an extremely practicable
brand Of canned hot air. Shellman, a
newspaper man trying desperately to
keep his assignment to skate all around
the pole without discovering it, appears
at intervals in states of frantic indie
cision, and at length carries off as a
bride the ice Vestal whom Jack Frost
has hideously enchanted. There is a
Friendly Bear, Candy Kid and a
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-26


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Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-26

preachers and lawyers, and others
from more lowly walks of life, there
was Ernsting, convicted of murder in
the second degree last week, who, with
hands alleged TO be crime stained to
the very bone, pinned on the guests
and the three outsiders present dainty
little boutonnieres in which the choicest
flowers of the great outdoors were
woven. There was nothing of the GRIM
inal evident in this big, jolly-looking
man, who is to be sentenced this week
to what may be a lifetime behind the
grim penitentiary walls.
Others Who "Graced" Board
Altorre, charged with robbing the
government while he was employed at
the local postofice, sat side by side
with Sigel r. Skinner, charged with
impersonating an army officer and vic
timizing many while playing that role.
c. c. Grlder, sentenced to two years in
the penitentiary for embezzlement, and
now awaiting the result of his appeal,
sat with the others in calm enjoyment
of all that Christmas brings, whether
they are behind prison bars or walking
the streets as free men, Just so there
is a Santa Claus of BILLY Hammel S
type to provide for them.
And down in the lower tier Of steel
cells, where the jallers can watch him
every minute of the day and night,
Floren Franklin, who is to go to san
Quentin Monday to pay for his infrac-
ton of the law with the next thirty
years of his young life, seemed as
cheerful as those who "graced" the
board at the Hammel club in the big,
spacious dining room overhead. "Well,
we all get it some way or other" was
the philosophy with which he passed
off what is confronting him, 81 guess
these fellows had as good a feed as
Billy Hammel could possibly buy, but
| didn't eat any of it. l sent out and
ordered mine" And with that even
the prisoner in the solitary paid his
tribute to the spirit of Christmas and
to Billy Hammel. the true Santa Claus
of the needy.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-26
SPIRIT OF JAIL FADES IN THE
GLOW OF CHRISTMAS CHEER
County Bale, Members Hammel
Are Banquet Los Angeles Sher-Many Tributes
0 Host Are Paid by Men Who Are Awaiting Trial
About to Pay Penalty for Law Violation
NHRIsTMAs cheer. plotting out

NHRISTMAS cheer. blotting out the
past, drawing a veil over the
~ prison bars which hemmed them
in on all sides prevailed among the
inmates Of the county Jail last night.
Pretension was the order of the even
in, and even the name Jail was barred.
They were not prisoners, these Christ
mas banqueters, but We're club mem
bers-members of the Hammel club,
named in honor OF their host, Sheriff
William HammeL only he was not
William last night. it was plain Billy
in every one of the eloquent tributes
paid to his kindness by those whom the
law had drawn from the world to
stand trial or pay the penalty for
crime.
Nothing I'm the big, clean, bare room
where the prisoners-or club members
it should be--dined could have been
construed into place of detention.
The steel grating al the side of the
corridor showed white and black in
the bright electric lights, the table
linen and the dishes themselves We're
presented a spotless eXpansc of white
not of the thick, heavy type used on
every day occasions, but were OF a
thinner and firmcr china.
Minus Stamp of Criminal
w llllOuL lllt hLlOhl'AbC VI bllN llltlNI
itself, the guests could have passed
muster as the club members they pre-
tended themselves to be. Murderers,
convicted and awaiting sentence, fOrg
ers, alleged pOstOitiCe robbers, all were
there but upon their faces and in their
bearing and general appearance there
was nothing TO indicate the criminal
Clean-shaVen faces We're to be seen
up and down the long table. Not
pff shirt evidence and here
and there q diamond flashed from the
hand of some high brow in for for
gerry orOne ofthe crimes common to
the "gentleman criminal
Sheriff Hammel Jailer Gallagher and
Chef Singhold positively outdtd them
selves in providing a Christmas feast
for their guests. The menu was COM
end, everything on it being Of the I'm
est, and even the cigars passed out
were Of the superior make.
And Mr. HammePs guests paid him
glowing tribute in the manner in
which they entered upon the disposal
of the repast. From the first course
until the black coffee and speech
making were inaugurated, talk and
edibles flowed with equal freeneSs.
Upon no countenance was there to be
seen anything but a full recognition
OF the seasons cheer, and murderer
and forger carried out the admirable
pretense Of being, not prisoners, but
guests Of Sheriff Hammel and his as
sistants.
Oksreider POSTMASTER
A generous evidence Of superior
oratory and wit made itself manifest
az soon aa the dinner had been par
taken Of, and the gpecchnakng called
for. in his role AZ president" of the
n rI x.Tfr DIxHr4ffIlfs sFUsff
trial for the embezzlement Of a con-
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-26

siderable sum of money from Pease
Brothers, occupied the head Of the
table and officiated as toastmaster.
Prefacing his introductiOns of those
who were TO follow with q few choice
remarks anent the Hammel club, the
chairman called on William J. Dan
ford, former attorney, and at present
incarcerated on charge Of forgery,
for which he must face trial later. In
his days as member of the local bar
Danford was accredited with being a
fluent speaker and he ably upheld his
reputation in this regard by respond
ing to the toast, "Yuletide Greetings" :"
Following the former lawyer came
w. 5. Wilson, who was introduced as
being one just initiated" to the club.
Wilson, probably because of his new
ness to his surroundings, committed
the first faux pas Of the evening by
mentioning the word Jail" The
guests" were quick to recognize this
little slip, and smile Of true apprc-
citation went the rounds of the board.
In steve L. Sullivan, back in the
tolls for breaking his parole and for
looking on the flowing bowl with too
much ardOr, the gathering was intro
ducod to am orator of true merit. In
his response to "Gratitude" Sullivan
displayed forensic powers which could
have been appreciated in far more
fitting surroundings, and even the low
liest of his fellow guests paid trib-
ute in the hand-Clapping that followed
Former Evangelist Eloquent
Z. r. Osborne, otherwise the Rev. o.
Z. Tilburn, who is charged with having
donated some $500 of church funds to
his own account and who ran away
with member of his choir, responded
to the call Of "The Christmas Spirit"
None of the pulpit powers which Os-
borne-Tilburn is said to have pos
sessed while eXhorting the wicked Of
his home city to ways of righteousness
was lacking in his address, despite the
absence Of more fitting acoustic prop
critics. One part Of his oration is
worthy of mention "Once man, a"
said the former shepherd, wrote on
blackboard in q sChOOlhOuse God is
no where He left and a little lated u
tiny girl came into the room. oh. see.
she said, some one has made a mistake
in spelling and she Immediately
changed the w from in front of the
n and placed it at the end Of no So
fellow sufferers, it all depends on how
you spell. 1t all depends ON how you
feel deep down in your hearts whether
the Christmas spirit means anything
to you or not"
Jailer Receives Praise
Eloquent praise Of Sheriff Hammel
as a man and as a humanitarian was
the dominant note in each speakers
theme Jailer Gallagher also same in
for his fair share of praise, and more
eloquent than all the words was the
tribute of one guest" He had been
offered bail that afternoon, and had re-
fused, in order to eat his Christmas
Icpast with "Billy"
True cosmopolitanism in criminality
was manifest at the Christmas banquet
Of the Iammcl club. In addition to
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-26
SPECIAL POLICEMAN IS
CHARGED WITH MURDER

SANTA BARBARA, Cal, Dec. 25.-
A warrant charging murder was is
sued tonight for Walter Harrison, a
special policeman, who while on duty
shot and Killed Leonardo Gotta, aged
a., and married, at a dance early this
morning.
Harrison surrendered Immediately
after the shooting, claiming that Gotta
resisted arrest and attacked him.
Bail was fixed at S2500 after an in
quest had established the facts, The
coroner's jury failed to exonerate the
officer
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-26
Sample Linens Third OFT

Practically third to be saved lot of saesmans sam
pies. Somewhat soiled, of course, but trip to the
laundry will right every wrong, and leave you snug
saving
No two sets alike in the whole collection.
Pattern cloths in sizes 2x2 yards 2x2h yards, 2x3
yards and 2hx2h yards.
Scal1oped round cloths in sizes 2x2 yards, 2Ax2A
yards, and 2hx2h yards.
Prices $1.75 to $1,000.
% to 27-inch napkins Prices $1.6O to $3.50 doz.
All marked at just about third under what we have
to get for their duplicates when sold from regular stock
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-26
CHRISTMAS NOTION LEADS
TO MURDER AND SUICIDE

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 25-Because
his wife had expressed a desire to go
to her parents home to spend Christ
mas, James i. Blakoly, a railroad fire
man. shot and killed her and himself
at their home at Algiers today The
4year-old son Of the couple called
neighbors to the house, told them of
the quarrel ana showed them his pa
rents lying dead on the floor.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-26
MUCH DAMAGE DONE IN
SPAIN BY HEAVY RAINS
lncalculable Losses Sustained as Re.
suit of Deluge-Twenty Towns
Are Flooded

SAN SEBASTIAN. Spain. Dec. 25.--Re-
ports from regions devastated by yester-
days storm state that the damage is incal-
culable.
Railroad communication with Portugal
has been cut of except by the Median Del
Campos route, which was inaugurated re-
Gently.
Several bridges have been swept away and
the town of Bejar at the foot Of the Gredos
mountains Is Isolated by the floods. Twenty
villages in Leon have been Inundated
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-26
Electric Lamps Under Half

About twenty of our hgh-grade elecoers-with BRASS
bronze or art glass shades, at greatly reduced prices
$500 bedroom and desk lamps, $2.75 ca.
$500 reading lamps for $500
A large assortment of hgh-cass pictures-rural and
marine scenes California Missions, copies of famous paint
inps and Madonnas-for 60c each.
Dresser scarfs 18 inches wide by &c. As or 54 inches
long with German Cluny edges and insertions, and 80
SO inch cenerpieces to match. Now SIPS; well worth
double
Headquarters for wedding presents, card prizes ETC.
bird Floor
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-26
CANADIAN PROFESSOR TO
SUBMIT HIS GRIEVANCES
George Stewart Scott Says He Struck
Saxon Farmer in Self
Defense

NEW YORK, Dec. '25.-George Stew
art Scott the Canadian professor
whose arrest in Germany last summer
became a matter of International i'm
portance, is in New York, en- route to
Toronto.
Scott was a prisoner in a German
Jail for nearly two weeks after an
alteration with a Saxon farmer, who,
he says, he was compelled to strike in
self defense.
On his return to Toronto he will
submit his grievances to the Canadian
authorities.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-26
Oksreider Toastmaster

A generous evidence Of superior
oratory and Wit made itself manifest
az soon aa the dinner had been par
taken Of, and the specchmakiug called
for in his role as president" Of the
Hamncl club y. J. Oksreidcr, awaiting
trial for the cmbezzlement Of a con-
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-26
The Story of a Medicine

Its name-"Golden Medical Discovery sus-
gested by of its most important and valuable
ingredients-Goden Seal root.
More than forty years ago, DR.. Pierce discovered
that he could, by the of pure, trpe-refned glyc
crime, aided by certain degree of constantly main
tanned heat and with the aid of apparatus and ap-
pances designed for that purpose, extract from
most valuable native medicinal roots their curative
properties much better than by the of alcohol,
SO Generally employed. So the now world famed
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-26

casion was a most pleasant one to both
guests and their generous host.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-26
Millionaire Expires

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Dec. 25.-slough j.
Fletcher, millionaire owner of the Fletcher
National bank of indianapolis, Ind, died
today One OF his daughters is Mrs. Booth
Harrington, wife of tho author and play
wright
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-26
Chill Orders 24o Guns

government has ordered from the Krupps in
Essen, Germany, 2iO guns, to be delivered
within three years.