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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1885-10-30
JEElIs JONES. MISSIONARY.

! Department G >mmander John Smith,
Of the Salvation Amy, appointed me
and JAMIE, that's my wife. missionaries
to Dakota, we payin' our own expenses
out. Our salaries, lie said, would be
sent from Eadquarters in Hingland,"
d. V.
Well, we got there, and horrid wild
country it was. with cowboys, miners,
Indians and road agents, all mixed in so
you'd hardly know one from another,
What money we had left to carry us up
Jane carried inside her corset among the
whalebones and strings, and it was lucky
she did, for the very da after we got to
the first camp was told to:
Halt! Hold up hands? We're goin'
through you y
didn't dare do nothin' but stop and
Jane she stood and squealed and begged
EN- to be "marciful to me Il sinner, for
was her only husband with no pros
poets of not any more p
The boss or head man was q yaller
skiyered Ind an chief with his face full
OF war paint and his belt full OF knives
and revolvers, aud he smelt of whisky
like an old still.
And two white men and half dozen
Indians grabbed me, and the old chief
he cackled and told 'em to clean me out
an shuck me, whatever that last meant
l didn't know, but I thought they'd tear
me all to pieces.
And Jane she screamed out
"Jeems, Jeems, where the kertridge
o dynemite Mr. OFos,il gave you.
Use it, use it, or you're lost to time and
etarnity
My hand went down into the depths
Of an inside pocl and them creeturs
fell back, all but the chief, and he just
howled
"Stan' to him! Stan to him ~
By this time had that kertrilge in
land and let him have it as hard rs L
could heaye baseball st lie, right in the
stomach. The next second he departed
Tor unknown parts, about two-thirls 70
him goin down i'll a direct course for
China, the other third goin' up toward
tbe cloudless hevings.
One instant his benighted followers
looked at the hole in the ground and
! the next day they fed. lenvin Ja, e aud
me i'll solitary blessednesS, rejoicing to
think that the power Of dynamite would
! cQnTert the heather when salvation
songs were of no account whatsomever.
/ We have been III Dakota long enough
to lave chtlls and fever, measles and tho
r!imps, hut we haven't received any y =
airy yet from Headquarters i'll Hing
Land. '5o.ef. rE -... ~~
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1885-10-30
STIMULATING OLD FRUIT TREES

Is Haa y. b.
s-Wl'en-apple and other fruit trees lose
then yigOl from age, OF from neglecs or
want of fertiliz.ng, there are different
modes for restoring them to viaor, Which
may be used to the best advantage dur
ing autumn. One of the easiest of
application is to spread coat of barn
manure broadcast for Twenty-Five or
aaity feet distance from the trunk of
tiie tree. on each side. This treatment
will frequently be sufficient of itself in
addition 10 pruning out any dead
branches, or thinning in the heal from
outside, or both. Cultiva,ing the
surface while the tree is dormant is an
additional aid. For smaller trees which
are required to stand i'll grass, OF where
they cannot be cultivated, o strong
impetus may be given by cutting radiat-
Ing trenches from within few feet of the
TIE rod or so in length on all sides,
and filing these with compost. The
large roots, which lie on each side of
tlese trenches, will send their side roots
INTO the compost and the trees will be
pushed rapidly in growth. The trenches
may be from one to two feet in depth.
and the width that of the blade of the
the spade. Another mode, instead of
cutting these radiating trenches, is to
cut d circular difch around the tree at
some distance from the trunk and to fill /
this with compost. Several roots will
soon send fibres into the compost, while
the pruning which the roots receive will
promote ,fruitfulpess. Some Judgment
must be used to cut the ditch at the,
right distance if too near it will tenn
porarily check. the growth too severely,
before new roots are formed; and if too
far away, the labor will be too great,
and the result less striking. In most
cases, however, and with orchards of
some size. cultivating and op-dressing
will be sufficient. All cutting of the
roots or branches must be done while
the trees are not growing.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1885-10-30

He looked earnestly at the two glass
hand grenades that hung on the walls of
the corridor of the theatre. "How
thoughtful" he said, "of the manage
mentto provide bottles of wafer in, o..se
of faintness among the ladies" ",Them's
fire extinguishers, 2 interrupted the at
tendant. "When fire break out you
throw bottle on it and they put it ont.
I" ANY kind of fire?" d"Yes; Big or
little" "Then I'll have half dozen
put into my coffin" puiar.SI
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1885-10-30
OYSTERS AND STAR FISH.

Man is not the ony enemy of the
oyster; the star fish lives on oysters all
the year round. Its mode of opening is
somewhat novel. Sitting down bodily
ON the young or old oyster, with its five
long arms arranged around the edge of
the shell, the moment the oys er opens
IT'S mouth 10 breathe or feed, the star
fish injects its juice into the opening,
which kills the occupant of the shell in
Il short time. Then commences the
fe st, The presence of the fish and his
designs are understood by the oyster,
winch will keep closed for as long as
week or eight days. ra e"'f"i
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1885-10-30
THE THREE GRACES.

"There go two of the three things
that most admire in this world, said a
Kentuckian, pointing to a lady on horse
back, "a fine-looking woman and good
horse" $3.50 20 3~5J h@@
"And what is the third thing, colo
mel, which you most admire p ~ ~i'@
Il The colonel crooked his finger signifi-
cantly, and his friend said that he didn't
care if he did.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1885-10-30
AN oBJECI LESSON. "a -
Papa, how do nations get into war
with each other 2" asked Tommy Sea-

Papa, how do nations get into war
with each other ?" asked Tommy Sea-
sonhy sTHFaTEEF s. s9EFs
Sometimes one way, sometimes an-
other, said the father. Nov, there
are Germany and Spain-they came
near getting, into war because Spanish
mob took down the German flag
No, my dear, put i'll Mrs. 1Seasonby,
"that wasn't the reason.
But my darling, said Mr.. S., 'sdon't
you suppose know? You are mistaken.
That was the reason"
"No, dearic, you are mistaken. It
was because the Germans"
Mrs. Seasonby, 1 say it was be-
cause
Peleg, you know better. You are
only trying to" If %F or e.
e." Madam, I don't understand that
your opinion was asked in this matter,
anyway"
"Well, I don't wantmy boy instructed
by an old igporamus.
''See here, you i'm pudent--"
Put down your cane, vou oldib brute.
Don't you dare bristle up to me, or I'll
send this rolling-pin ut yonr head, you
old bB tpff2 a sf4st a
Never min d." interrupted Tommy,
81 guess l know how wars begin s4.
|
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1885-10-30
EFFECT OF SPANISH DIFFICULTY.

s.assas51.
Obadiah, have you any arnica in
your desk z asked the telegraph editor
of the religious editor one morning, as
he spread out before him the first sheets
of telegraph matter. $3.50 sia 1llln
"What do you want with arnica?"
queried Obadiah in return.
'To anoint+hese dispatches"
whats the matter with the dis
patches ?"
THE news they contain is Spainful
in the extreme
, Then Obadiah sympathized with the
dispatches. -..
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1885-10-30

In vain they talk of happiness who
never subdued an impulse in obedi nco
to principle. He who never sacrificed
a present to future good, ora personal
to general one, can speak of happiness
only as the blind do of colors.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1885-10-30
THE oR1GINAToKs or LAWN TENNIS

How few lawn-tennis players know
who ORIGINATED the game aud where the
first game was PLAYED! This excellent
pastime has now been in existance for
ten years ard it has probably been q
greater source of amusement than any
thing of the kind ever invented. The
originator and inventor was Major
Walter Wingfield, of her Maiesty's
Body Guard, who in 1874. wrote q little
book, complied set of rules, and
coin. the outlandish name "Sphairi
stike." The firSt game ever played was
IN 1874 at Colonel Naylor Leyland's
house in Denbighshire. The first public
game ever played in this country was
at Princes ground, in the summer of
1875, the players heing Major Wingfed,
Mr.. Clement Scott Captain Alfred
Til 'mpson, and Mr.. Albany Ershine.
It vas openly ieered at by Il crowd OF
racket and cricket celebrates, who Z ID
their utmast to ridicule the game in
every way. Bit in less than one month
two courts were taken at Princes for
every hour i'll the day, and the racket
players and CT cketers had to 'sing
small" -.......
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1885-10-30

The language of reason, unaccom-
panied by kindness, will often fail of
making an impression; it has no effect
on the understanding, BECAUSE it touches
not the heart. o. r
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1885-10-30

~ In company the other evening Henri-
eta. heard some one across the room
quote the familiar phrase, MAN pro-
p9ses,. and. turning to a sister wall
dover she remark Il that sine was tire;i
If hearing those Did sayings that didn't
have word of truth in them. NJ
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1885-10-30
.sScientifc,.

e a. IL Is customary, says the Ocst'ttG.iG
American, Ito use ammonia for the pur-
pose of neutraliziilg acids that have
accidentally or otherwise destroyed the
color of fabrics. This must be applied
Immediately or the color is usually
imperfectly restored. After careful use
an application of chloroform will bring
out the colors as bright as ever. Plush
goods and all articles dyed with aniline
colors, faded from exposure to light.
will look as bright as ever after spong-
ing with chlorofor1n. The commercial
chloroform will answer the purpose very.
WELL"
A paper by DR.. jaime Ferran on pro-
lection against cholera by means of
hypodermic injections of pure cultiva-
tions of the comma bacillus was read
before the Academy of Sciences, PARIS,
on July Is. The author describes the
results obtained by his method us most
amazing, and he maintained that his
system offers an absolute remedy against
the disease. The dangers of attack and
death begin to disappear five days after
vaccination, and the immunity from
further attack increases with each sue
cessive injection. The period of immu-
nifty cannot yet be determined, but a
minimum oftwo mcnths may already be
confidently anticipated. 'orash a,3 5aa.
The Anti-Tobacco 5, ciety of France,
SAYS the Lancet, has offered q prize for
the best essay upon tho question of the
liability or otherwise of smokers to con-
tract cholera. AZ, tho object of the
society in Offering the prize is stated to
be, not the condemnation of tobacco in
The face of facts, but to ascertain the
facts as they are, The essays must not be
cased upon theories, but must be sup
ported by actual occurrences, although
the anti-tobacconists would very prob
ably not lie displeased to find themselves
supported in their hobby by statistics.
If a healthy stomach be q safeguard
against cholera it is possible that excess
sive smoking may dispose to the disease
ny disordering digestion.
The application of ,.scienca more
exquisite, for the adoption Of which
war is IL most potent incentive, has
made among other things, the ballet
dispensing weapons truly terrib in
, their destructive accuracy. As a
palliative, the bayonet, which can he
employed in aextemporizing q hasty
earthern barbette for each. so der ill an
advance upon an enemy's lines, has
been introduced, with hard y fine de-
sired advantage. The fierce, precisely
directed and powerfully driven storm OF
rifle missiles has proved all too much for
the device of protective eXtemporized
earthwork for many reasons. 4 more
readily available and more Efficient shell
ter for the common soldier was called
for. Some one has come forward with Il
new arm of defense i'll the shape OF d
steel shield, which can be attached by
sort of sleeve at the extremity of .
rifle Each soldier, instead of having
to throw up o cover" at every place he
may be halted under the fire OF til:
enemy, carries his cover along with him,
ready for use at any moment. Whether
the new addition to the soldiers equip
ment will be of any real service remains
to be practically tested, but some mix
tury mon regard it with favor. I,
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-12-13
Selecting "a Piano.

Before you express any preference
for particular make of piano inform
yourself thoroughly by an examina-
ton of the six different makes of Pianos
sold at 903 Main street. To complete
his stock of Pianos Mr.. Ramos has one
make from Baltimore, three from New
York, and two from Boston. Having
competent players to show the various
tone-qualities of these Pianos, surely
above all others the new music-houSe
is the place to visit first. One year is
given in which to pay for piano, and
a liberal allowance is made for old
pianos taken in part payment for new
ones. Seven eighths Of the musicians
Of Richmond have for their private use
pianos for which Manly b. Ramos Il Co.
have the sole agency. Prices range
from 5000 upwards.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-12-13
The Free Rridgc Open.

The James-river Free bridge, which
has been closed except to pedestrians
for about ninety days, receiving much
needed repairs, was opened to the pub
lie yesterday afternoon. All Of the
woodwork, striDgers and floors, have
been made new and of excellent tim
Der. The stringers are of good size,
Of heart-pine, and those under the
sireetrailway tracks are large sills.
The plank Of which the main floor was
laid is oak and three inches thick, while
that of the sidewalks is two inches.
The entire cost Of the repairs, it is said,
is about $4,000. The appropriations
made for the work by Richmond, Man.
chester, Chesterfield, and the Street
Railway Company amount to sll,45O.
The iron-work of the bridge is to be
painted in the spring, which will con-
sumo most Of the above surplus.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-12-13

on the debatable ground between the
two parties, acting first with one and
then the other, are somewhat confused
in their ideas since the election. Ihey
don't exactly know what to do.
An Occoquon item in tho Manassas
Gazette says: Mrs. Isaac Milstead'
living near Maple Valley, while visiting
her daughter in this place, fell from q
stoop and b. oke two ribs.
The Piedmont Vnginian says: Tues
day morning Colonel John Willis took
the train at this place for Barbours-
vile, to spend the day with James b.
Newman, Esq. About S o'clock he
was taken sick and continued to grow
worse until about 2 o'clock Wednesday
morning, when he died.
The Shenandoah Valley says; The
new Methodist church recently erected
at Mount Jackson, Va, will be dedi-
Gated December 90, 1885. Rev. Sam
uel X. Cox, d. d., Of Mount Vernon
Place, Washington, d. c., is to be
present on the occasion and dedicate it.
1t is a very handsome church.
A letter from Harmony, MiddleseS
county, to the Tideteater Inder says
Intelligence has reached here OF a
tragedy in the lower part Of this coun-
ty, in which a three-year-old negro
child was brutally murdered by its
step-mother. The child was an invalid,
and had been very badly treated by
the step-mother. Last Thursday, while
the father had left the house to oyster
his wife in a rage Of passion threw the
invalid child severely upon the floor
and beat it till it was dead.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-12-13
The Circuit Courts.

LIBERTY, Va, Dec. Id, 1850.
To the Editor ofthe Dspatch
hope you will pardon me for calling
your earnest attention 10 a matter now
Of very great interest to the people OF
the State, and one that may soon come
before the Legislature for action. | 10
not desire to have my own name men,
toned in the matter. have not the
necessary material on which to frame
such an article as should be written.
refer to the redlstrictins the cir
cult courts. There are now seventeen
circuits. when, in my humble opinion,
twelve would be enough. There is lit
tie or no law business in any Of the
circuit courts almost all the business
is chancery, and there Is really but lit
tie of that. The criminal business is
confined almost exclusively to the
county courts.
The extension Of the jurisdic-
ton Of magistrate has curtailed
the law business OF the courts very
much. Country and village merchants
and tradesmen, and many professional
men, nowadays do not permit accounts
to run over 800; ii they 10 they lose
their chance of making their money
quickly before a magistrate court. and
are necessarily forced to sue IN the cir
cult court and abide the tedious delay
of time. If the circuits should be re-
duced to twelve, then the Legislature
may with great proprIety fix the salary
of each judge at $4,000 at least and
mileage, Ii is too low now.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-12-13
Charles L. Steel, guardian; John -
Davis, sentinel. Trustees u: A. "'-
Curdy, +. r. Minor, =. I. Waithaii'



Mr.. John II. Ingram, who was
elected Judge Of the Corporation Coar'
Of the city Of Manchester, Is the young
est Judge in Virginia. He Is the eldest
SON Of DR.. s. l.. Ingram, well-known
physician OF Manchester Is a graduate
Of Richmond College and Of the Uni.
ycrsity of Virginia. He graduated
from Richmond College in 1880, and the
following year successfully passed
through the law course at the UNI
versity, standing high in his class
and winning compliments from FRO
fessor John b. Minor and others
who had watched his course at college.
He will only be twenty-five years oil
age when he ascends the bench in JAN
uary. 1887. Though young in years,
he is we'll versed in legal lore, and mas
won considerable reputation as law
YER. a clear debater, and most pans
taking attorney. A careful student, q
gentleman Of unquestioned integrity,
he will fiji the high and important office
with honor to himself and credit to his
people.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-12-13
CONDITION OF DIR. BURROWS.

Very Much Beuer-Remo'ing CebIeS-Ntill
CrIticaI-ReIigiOu> Notes-A Dangerous
wreck.
Correspondence oftne Richmond Dispatch.
NORFOLK, December II, 1888.
Rev. DIR. J. l.. Burrows is much bet
ter this morning and considered on the
mend. lie has been i'll about a week.
and his condition was so uniavOrable
Yesterday morning that his children
were summoned to his bedside. The
Doctor is greatly beloved by his CON
gregation and very popular generally IN
the city.
The work of removing the telegraph
cables across Hampton Roads belonging
10 the Western Union Company will
commence tomorrow. j. f. Fem, OF
New York. the chief electrician of the
Western Union Telegraph Company, is
here to superintend the work. The ca
bles will be laid in the Southern Branch
for preservation until they are needed.
The construction of the line from Old
Point to Richmond rendered the niles
useless.
The condition Of Mr.. James C..
Powell, one of the Daytime Gle IS
who was crushed by a freight ira u,
continues very critical.
Rev. w. L. Edwards, Of Richmond,
will preach in Portsmouth at Monu-
mental Methodist Episcopal church to-
morrow morning and night.
Incoming steamers report the sunken
wreck of another vessel off Hog Island,
which is believed here to be a coal
vessel. Only her masts are to be seen,
and nothing has been heard of her
crew. e..
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-12-13
GnYernor.i.iecf 100 RepIy.

The following is the reply Of Cover
nor-elect Fitzhugh Lee to the legislative
committee appointed to inform him Of
his election:
Mr.. Chairman amt Gentlemen Of the
Committee:
Accept ing sincere thanks for the
very kind and complimentary manner
in which you have just discharged the
duties imposed upon you by your re-
spective bodies. was already aware
that the two houses Of the General As
sembly, in compliance with the law,
had counted the vote, and had duly de-
clared that | had received a majority OF
the votes cast, and was therefore elected
Governor Of Virginia for term of four
years, commencing on the lst of jan
uary, 1886. May | request that you
will say 10 the Senate and House of
Delegates that have received at your
hands their official declaration of tho
result Of the late election and that il
shall be my pleasure to cooperate fully
with the legislative department Of the
State, and second their every effort in
all measures calculated 10 increase
the glory, the growth, and the
greatness Of the Commonwealth.
Virginia must have no cause TO re-
greet she has conhded her future to a
Democratic Executive and Democratic
Legislature. feel confident that the
two departments Of her government
working together in unity, peace, and
harmony, will endeayor to preserve the
old-time brightness Of the crown upon
her brow, when her flag was famed by
the breath Of her fame, and she was
" first in the council and first in ,Le
fight"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-12-13
A pr,ma Donna at Ebeuezer

At Ebenezer church on Wednesday
evening, for the benefit Of the Third
Street Methodist church, Madame Ma
RE Selika, the brilliant lyric star, prima
donna soprano, assisted by S. W.
Williams, primo baritone soloist, "
will give grand concert. The bill
states that this soprano, in 1882, with
Carlotta Patti, gave a concert in Lon
don under the patronage Of the Spanish
Minister, the Marquis de Casa Laglesia,
and more recently gave one in Boston
under the patronage of some of the
most prominent people Of that city.
She is spoken of as really wonderful
ly-fne singer, and is called "a Creole
lady " in the programme.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-12-13

RICHMOND, VA, Dec. 8, 1885.
Messrs. Peyton s. EhersOa, General
agents Equitable Life Assurance
Society:
Gentlemen.-I beg to acknowledge
receipt of your favor Of the 9TH instant,
covering check for $4,000, being pay
ment in full Of loss under policy No.
2Sl, 5e3. j. q. WINTERsMITH.
1t gives me great pleasure to testify
to the promptness and liberality Of the
Equitable Assurance Society in this, as
well as in all other cases that have
come under my observation. In this
particular case there were doubts in
volved that might have delayed, if not
endangered the payment, but the Society
has promptly solved these doubts in
favor Of the assured and paid the claim
| in full.
I cannot too fully endorse and re.
commend the Society to all parties de-
string reliable life insurance, believing
fully that not all Life Companies would
have acted with such characteristic and
commendabie fairness.
JOHN WINTRRsMITH.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-12-13
DAN VILE.
New.River Road and Freigh,s-Tobaceo.

New.Rvcr Road and Freighis-Tobacco.
Correspondence OF the Richmond Dispatch.
DANvILLE, December II, 1885.
The Board Of Directors Of the Dan
Vile and New-Riyer Railroad Company
have decided that it is inexpedient at
the present time to reduce freight
charges as requested by people along
the line. The road, however, is making
money, and by the springtime. it is be-
lieyed, a reduction in freight charges
will be practicable.
A charitable gentleman in this city
proposes to supply with clothes all in
digent children who wish to attend his
Sunday school.
Joseph NJ. Num- has been arrested at
Axiom, in Henry county, and brought
to this city on a charge of having yio-
lated the revenue laws.
Tobacco has done better here for sew
eral days past, but there Is a large
showing of common offerings, and prices
are low. ELLA.