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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-02-12
Old Iron, Steel, Brass and Lead
Wanted

Mr.. G. J. Smith, 1913 North Gay st..
Baltimore, advertises in the MIDLAND
for the above goods. and persons
having lots large or small if they will
report to US we will notify Mr.. Smith
and ascertain price etc. Mr.. S. has
been a constant advertiser, and in
forms us that his advertisement has
not been out of the Baltimore AMER
5can dayfor 10 years. He commenced
the old metal business with a capital
of $3.50, put an 80 cent adj. in the
paper and had calls enough TO
have made $1,000 from the adyer.
tisement, if he could have command
ed capital. AS it was he cleared
$3.50 and kept steadily along. adyer,
Using and buying and selling. Some
of his transactions reach several car
loads, and he has never inserted an
adj. that didn't pay. Often several
months would elapse, probably al
most year, when he would receive
a customer from the ad. which would
pay him handsome profit on the out
lay. He buys old boilers, mill irons,
every thing, in fact, except possibly
old stove pipes and hoop skirts.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-02-12
of Crystal Lodge of
10. of G. r.

Pursuant to announcement in last
weeks MIDLAND JOURNAL, Deputy
G. w. C. F. Askey, Of Baltimore met
and organized Crystal Lodge No.
PA I. o of G. 7. at Rising Sun on
Monday evening the Sth inst. Forty
five persons were initiated into the
order, including the youth of fifteen
years to the grey haired man of sixty.
Since the dissolution of the old
Lodge. a few years since. the neces
sity of recognizing has long been
felt by the people of this town and
vicinity. To the young especially
this Lodge is of grea5 benefit not on
ly impressing them with the principles
of temperance, but the Literary ex-
ercises will he a prominent feature,
giving them an excellent opportu-
nifty of displaying their talent in
that direction.
The following officers were elected
and installed, for the term ensuing
April 80. W.. c t., f. K. Brown,
w V. T., Lizzie Sheppard, W. S.,
S. A. Taylor, w A. s., Clara Wick
ersham, w. F. S.. E. Pussy Pass
more, W. T., j. G. Bird, W. c., Jen.
ME Stephens, w M, Ed. F. Brown,
W. D. NJ. Emma Passmore, w. Il. G. +,
Laura Shade, w. o. G. Dennis Hunt.
W. R. Fl. S., Lidia Stephens, w. L.. -.
H. S., Eva Pogue, P. w G. T., Geo
C. Reynolds. w. /. D., M. E. Kirk.
Trustees: Jethro T. Mccullough,
Mount E. Kirk, W. B. Passmore.
The next meeting of the order
will be held on Monday evening 18th
inst in Odd Fellows Hall. All persons
feeling an interest in or, who sympa-
thiZe with the cause of temperance
a cordially invited to attend.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-02-12

Agent for w. o. LIGGET g. Co., Balti-
more, for Cecil, and adjoining counties of
Pennsylvania, Maryland and Delaware.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-02-12
Anything to Beat a Railroad.

In speaking of the movement OF
the general passenger agent to head
off the ticket.scalpers, the New York
Daily Indicator says:
"The railroads have MOI adopted
the rule requiring limited tickets to
he used only for continuous train
rides. without excellent reasons. The
roads have no desire to prevent pas
seneers from stopping over at places
along their lines. On the contrary they
have heretofore made it as conven-
lent as possible for people to do this
very thing. But how has the public
shown its appreciation Of the court
esy? Simply by trying, in every
possible way, TO swindle the railroads
whenever they saw chance. A man
wants to 60 to Buffalo, what does he
do? Buys ticket to Chicago, and
when he gets to Buffalo sells the un.
used portion of his ticket to a scalp
er. The railroad is doubly cheated.
First, it carries the original swind-
Ter to Buffalo for less then it takes
passenger who is too honest to in
dulge in the luxury of cheating the
railroad; and. second it carries anoth.
er man from Buffalo to Chicago at
less than the regular rate. The post.
ed traveller, who cannot arrange to
buy more tickets than he intends to
use. never think of going to the rail.
road Office for the tickets he wants.
He patronizes the scalpers, and helps
that one to skin the railroad So it
goes, the railroads by an extension
of courtesy haye been victimized and
robbed by the travelling public. The
everyday traveller at all times has
his eyes open to the chance to beat
the public. And so widely has the
influence spread that even staid, hon.
est-going people, who travel only oc-
casionally, have come to think it
quite the thing to deal entirely with
scalpers, and assist in whatever
swindle may be necessary to effect a
saving for themselves of a few dol
lars. We are glad that the railroads
haye decided at last to protect them.
selves from the dishonesty Of people
who claim to be more than respect
able.''
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-02-12
THR MIDLAND JOURNAL.
clumsy method of transfer of products.

clumsy method of transfer of products.
but by checks, drafts, and transfers
from debtor to credit, or vice versa.
pages on the ledger. The ueop'e prefer
to make Uncle Sam their custodian Of
precious metals, and take his notes for
the same. Sherman's Bill names $40
notes as the lowest denomination, but
the people would prefer 10 have ones,
TWO and fives. They don't like pack
ing round $1,000 in silver when small
notes may just as well take the coins
place.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-02-12
Friday, Feb. IL. 1856.
Bad Conduct at the Depot.

Our correspondent ''vic'im" is the
second,to make public protest against
the rude, profane conduct which has
become chronic about the depot on
evenings when the passenger trans
arrive. The town authorities should
use stern measures to break up the
practice Of the rough element making
the station a rendezvous for the dis
play of their disorderly practices.
IF the railroad company will not stop
Il the town must. When the trains
arrives the door is so crowded often
as to make it quite difficult for ladies
to get in or out.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-02-12

Cave English, Esq, Jeffersonton,
Va, says he used Powell's Fertilizer
last fall. and is very much pleased He
used other fertilizers costing double;
could see no difference; will Powell's
exclusively liz the future. Powell's
Fertilizers are manufactured by Brown
chemical Co., Baltimore, Md.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-02-12
MARRIED.

2 mo 1 day. 80 at |. s. Kinks, Ere
mont Pa. VIM. King of Lancaster
co. Pa. and Jennie Fl. Kirk, daught
er of is. and Fannie Kirk.
RINK-KEITLY.-February 10th at
the Parsonage, West Nottingham,
by the Rev. S. A. Gayley D. D..
Francis B. II. Rink and Addie j.
Keitly, both of Rising Sun.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-02-12
DIED..

Jesse B. Kirk, of Glen Roy East
Nottingham, Chester Co. Pa. Emo
sday 1886. in the IS year ofhis age.
Mrs. Catherine Grason relict of Rob
ert Grasou died 2 mo 8 day. 80 aft
er lingering sickness.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1886-07-21
Fun Among Ministers.

An Episcopal clergyman of this city
wrote critique on DR.. Farrar's vol
ume entitled Eternal Hope" and sent
a copy to brother clergyman. After
reading it, his friend wrote his ac-
acknowledgements as follows: II have
read your criticisms, and feel COM
PEELED to say that you are not fair to Far
rar, and that Farrar is fairer than you
by far are" When Bishop Hunting
ton, of Central New York, went to re-
side in Syracuse the great Methodist
University was fairly underway. Soon
after his arrival the Bishop erected a
small frame chapel at the foot of the
hill on which the university stands.
When Bishop Peck, the Methodist
Bishop, came to Syracuse, Judge Com
stock invited the two Bishops to dine.
Bishop Peck, addressing Bishop Hunt
ington. said: Bishop, why did you
build that little chapel at the foot of
the hill? Did you expect to catch our
young men as they go up to the uni
versity?'' .'No." replied the Bishop,
..we hope to catch them when they
come down, IN Y. Observer.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1886-07-21
ISLANDER AND GOSSIP.
The Mysterious Chest Left by . Prominen,
Pennsylvania Citizen.

Pennsylvania Citizen.
In the first part of this century man
of prominence in Western Pennsyl-
vania, who had been disappointed in
his political aspirations, died, and left,
among his other effects, an iron-bound
chest. This chest, by the terms of his
will. was to remain unopened in the
custody of the descendants of two fam
lilies for the space of seventy-iive years.
1t was then to be opened, and its con-
tents published without reserve. The
term of years was reached last summer,
when the casket was solemnly opened
and its contents examined. They
proved to be letters, Journals and other
documents bringing charges against
most of the men who were prominent in
the State during the testator' lifetime.
Crimes of almost every grade were
alleged against them by these papers;
whether the papers themselves were
forgeries or not, it is impossible, at this
late day, to decide. There was
scarcely q family of any prom.
inence in the neighborhood into
which the publication of these pa
pers would not have brought
disgrace and misery. The trustees
illegally, but prudcntly, disregarded
the terms of the will, and burned the
contents of the chest.
Lord Byron's journals and letters
were destroyed by his executor for the
same reason. Mr.. Carlyle's diary and
notebooks, in which the acrid bitter
ness of his soul was poured out in per-
sonal abuse and slanderous gossip OF
persons who are still living, was pub
lished, not so prudcntly, by his liter
airy executor, and a vast amount OF
pickering and unpleasantness has been
the result.
This long-lived malignity which
would stretch murderous hands out OF
the grave to blast and kill, years after
tie malicious assassin himself is dead,
appalls us. Yet if we go about scatter.
ing bits of malicious gossip and scan
dial from our careless tongues now, are
we less guilty than these posthumcus
scandal-mongers? They try to be-
smirch the character of men long dead,
leaving it to the discretion of one OIL
two men whether or not to publish
their ISLANDERS. We try to kill the rep
utation of the living man. and plact
the murderous weapon in the hands q
the crowd.-foxth's Companion
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1886-07-21
CHEAP PRINTS.


Summer . Good Time for the Making
and Repairing Of Bed-Clothes.
There are, at the present time.
quantities of calicoes sold for three
or five cents a yard that are quite
pretty. Those that are not very stiff
with starch will wear very well, and
pay for making up, while stiff webs
will crack, and aside from being hard
to sew, will not be at all durable.
Those that are stamped with bright
colors can, by being dipped in sailed
water, be made fast colors. All prints
ought to be washed quickly, and never
allowed to soak in suds, as that gives a
dull look. The quicker they are washed.
rinsed, starched and dried, the nicer
they will look. have seen calicoes
washed in this manner that retained
their beauty till completely worn out.
while dresses from the same web of cloth
were all faded out the first or second
time of washing. There is too much
labor in making dress to have it
ruined by bad washing. 1t costs deal
more to make a garment than the
money paid for the material itself,
1t is good time now, when prints
are so cheap, to make and repair bed.
clothes. 1t hardly pays to work up old
garments into bedding, when one can
buy new prints at such low prices.
Good comfortables and bed quilts are
a real luxury, and summer is the time
to make them up; the days are long,
and it is not hard work to tie comtort'
ables or quilts.
Three breadths of print, three yard:
long. are enough for outside covering,
and the same for lining, and -four
lunches of cotton batting, and bal
of cotton yarn to tie with. Ths
eighteen yards Of print would be, a
five cents per yard, ninety cents; thu
yarn eight cents, and the batting fift,
cents; so for two dollars one can max,
Q nice bed covering that will last TO
years, if properly taken care of.-Coy
Country Gentleman.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1886-07-21
KICKING COWS.
A Simple and Easy Plan OF Manaxiph
Vicious BovInes.

A Simple and Easy Plan OF Manaxips
Vicious BovInes.
When milking COW she should
stand in proper position, which
many cows seem determined not to.
The COW Is the strongest, and anger
and brutal treatment are the result.
Could the mixer apply his strengthen
some easy practical manner. 50 as to
compel the cow to stand in proper
position while being MIXED there
would be no cause for anger on the
part of the mixer; hence no brutal
treatment would necessarily result.
Some cows kick from natural or ac-
CURED viciousness, others because the
operation of milking is painful from
tenderness or otherwise. Hence, in
some cases it is a sort of surgical 0pe-
ration, and the patient must be con-
fined to submit. The proper position
for COW to stand in is to 'bOist" ]. e.,
the right hind foot should step back;
or what is equivalent, the opposite foot
should be advanced. 1t will be noticed
that cow in this position rests her
greatest weight on the foot farthest
from the mixer. Such being the case,
she can not then well kick with that
foot. 1t seems, then, very plain that
the COW should ''hoist;' if she will net,
/ simply propose to compel her to.
For this purpose keep in tho stable
a rope about ten feet long. Make y
loop on one end, go to the left side OF
the cow, loop the rope around the hind
leg, drop it down near the dew-claws,
pass it around the stanchion (twice II
necessary, and draw the foot forward
as far as necessary. This is a forced
hoist, and it has the effect, in almost
all cases, to cure or break up the an
noying habit of many cows that keep
stepping or changing position, thus
compelling the mixer to move as often
as the cow does.
The plan here given will be sure
corrective of most cases of kickers and
steppers, but when it is not, put the
cord around the ham string, passingit
over the top of the stanchion, and II
necessary, In extreme cases, draw the
foot off the floor. If this does not prove
effectual, and you desire to secure the
COW anyhow, tie the left foot as first d.
rected. then with stronger rope draw
the other foot back and cOnfinc it out
of harms way. l never found but one
case requiring this last treatment The
simple and easy plan of drawing the
left foot forward, as first described,
will be found of great value to those
who choose to use it discreetly. A boy
twelve years old has sufficient strength
to use it, though Judgment may bt
lacking. Nervous or wild cows viii
struggle some when this correction i:
first applied, but will soon become &C
customed to it. In some cases it NAV
be well to tie the COW in advance O
milkihg.-Prairie Farmer.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1886-07-21
BEET CULTURE.
Why Every Farmer should Grow ~ May
Reefs % He Can Feed to His Stock.

Why Every Farmer should Grow - Macy
Reefs % He Can Feed to HIS Stock.
No other crop produces so much val
liable food for stock as one of bects or
mangcls II it contains ninety por
cent of water, at least three tons OF
dry matter can be produced per acre.
for thirty tons to the acre is not at all
difficult to raise, If the trouble Is taken
and some previous experience has been
had. But these roots are so exceed
ingly digestible that the amount of dry
matter produced per acre is far more
nutritious in proportion to its weight
than any other food; not even exclud-
ing grain. The dry matter of beets is
wholly digestible, while that Of corn
contains large proportion Of indi-
gestible protein and carbohydrates
and even fat. The following table
shows the difference in this respect:
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1886-07-21

Ii allow ncc is made for the differ
ence in the water contained, it is seen
that one hundred pounds Of dry matter
of mangels or sugar beets is consider
ably more nutritious and valuable than
that of corn, and still more SO as re-
CARDS oats. Besides the water con-
tanned in the roots and the soluble con-
dition of the dry substance have most
healthful result in aiding in the diges-
ton of dry food, as hay or grain fed
with the roots, and thus the roots have
an indirect value. which should be
credited to them in addition to their
actual feeding value.
For this reason every farmer should
grow as many roots as he can feed to
his stock, and If he can grow more it
will pay him to increase his stock for
the purpose of consuming his roots
proftably. Sugar beets or mangels
are preferable to any other roots. be-
cause they may be fed to cows without
any injurious effect upon the milk or
butter. These roots may be sown any
time in June, but the earlier tho bet
ter. The soil should be thoroughly
plowed and made fine; liberal ma
nuring is required for a full crop, but
artificial fertilizers are even better than
manure, as they are wholly free f'om
weeds, and weeds are the greatest
enemy to all root crops, causing very
much extra labor in keeping the young
plants free from them. Clean cultiva.
ton is indispensable to success, but
this may be secured with little trouble
BY the following manner Of culture;
The seed, four to six pounds per acre,
is sown in rows, with hand drill,
twenty-seven or thirty inches apart.
As soon as the plants are up in the
row, or sooner If need be, the
hand drill is turned into g
cultivator, and by the use of the wing
scrapers, the rows, we'll marked
by the roller of the drill, are cleaned
and free from weeds. as soon as these
appear. When the young beets are to
be seen plainly, the hand cultivatori
set to cut eight or ten inches wide. is
run across the rows. thus leaving two
or three plants in bunch at this dan
lance apart in the rows; the rows arr
worked at the same time, as before
Then the horseshoe or cultivatOr i
used between the rows to stir thu
ground and this should be done fire.
quently. A dress of six hundret
pounds of salt per acre is now givel
with much benefit. If necessary sur
plus plants may be removed afterward
but as two or three will grow togethe
in company without damage it is rare
ly necessary to do this work. whicl
will require the hand hoe. If the sol
is not rich enough for full crop, a sec
ond application of three hundre'
pounds of supherphosphate or fin
bone per acre may be given before tn
second cultivation. As the broa'
leaves grow fast once they have start
ed close wedding is rarely required, bu
the hand cultivator may be run acros
the rows alternately with the horse
hoe until the leaves meet and close tn
rows. Moderately small roots ar
preferable to large ones as being NOR
nutritious. but it is not difficult to grow
roots weighing from ten to fourteen
pounds when the soil is in good condi
ton and the young plants have no
been checked by the overcrowding o
weeds. ~ Y. Times.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1886-07-21
A LAUNDERING FATHER.

How the Old Man spoiled Tender Ro-
nance In the Theater
He-Good evening.
She--And how did you come here?
Very nice, this is! If poor. perse-
cuted girl can't come to the theater
with her father in safety
He-A theater Is public place, isn't
it?
She--Ycs; but how did you get the
seat next to ours?
He-By misapplied ingenuity and a
slight acquaintance with your first
night habits.
She-I shall have to introduce you
to papa as soon as he is through talk
ing with Mr.. Bliven.
He-Delighted. Why didn't you an
swer my notep
She-What note?
He-The note I wrote asking it
might call upon you.
She-Oh, yes.
He-WellP'
She-Well, you see since poor mann
ma died papa has been very particular
with me, and only knew you at
Monterey. you know.
He--I suppose that as the Trether-
icks presented me to you was sufii-
GENTLY Endorsed. But, of course
She-You had no right to meet me
every time l went shopping. You
know it was not all just accidents.
He-This is the most extraordinary
town for accidents, though. l meet
people all the time.
She--l thought you were going back
to the minesp
He-I was; but waited to see you
first.
She-Oh! But the curtain is going
up now.
He-I can whisper.
She-Yes; but l can't listen to the
play and hear you at the same time.
He-Never mind the play!
She-But / must mind the play Is
it very important?
He-Yes. May call?
She-NO.
He--Not if can make your fathers
acquaintance down town.
She-But you can't.
He-Wait and see.
She-Why do you want to call? There
are plenty of places to 60 to. There is
your club.
He-Yes, but you don't belong to my
clubp
She-Propose me.
He-Proposals are not easy. Iwant
to make one to you and can't
She-Nonsense!
He-May l call or not?
She-No. OF course can't help il
if you have to call.
He-I don't quite understand.
She-Well, suppose a gentleman ]
barely knew-just knew by name
should lose any thing and should pick
it up, what ought l to do?
He-Send it to him, l suppose.
She-I thought you were So clever!
He-Not q bit. -
She-Suppose you lose your card.
case; or no, suppose I left my fan lying
here, and you knew me very slightly,
what would you do?
He-Call a messenger boy and send
it to you.
She-You wouldn't call with it, Of
course?
He-Certainly would. How could
you think that would be so discour
teous as to do any thing elseP
She-Very well. 1 may leave my
opera-glass here-mind, Tdon't say
will.
| He-How good you are!
End of Play.
Papa-Where is my umbreila-oh
yes--here it is under your seat, my
child. And here is your opera-glass
too. How careless you are!
She-Yes, papa Washington Post
|
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1886-07-21

A mountain grouse. pursued by a
hawk, flew into Lake City, Col, and
through pane of plate glass three
eighths of an inch thick. Damage to
glass, seventy-fve dollars.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1886-07-21

non compos, and the places which have
known Injun Baptist SO long will know
him no more forever. -PottsUille (Ier.)
Cor, N y. Sun.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1886-09-10

which marked nearly every home in the
city. All the houses in the neighbor-
hood had suffered seriously, and streets,
yards and gardens were filled with the
fallen chimneys and fragments of walls,
while the walls that were left standing
were ref asunder in many cases from
top TO bottom and were badly shattered
ia every instance. Women and chill
dren, reused from sleep or interrupted
in their evening pursuits by the sound
OF the ruin being effected above aud
around them, rushed out into the streets
aud huddled together awaiting the end,
whatever it might be. luvalids were
brought out on mattresses and deposit
ed on the roadway. No thought was
given TO treasures left behind In the ef-
fort To save the peculiar 'rcasnre OF life
itself, suddenly become so precious in
the eyes Of all, the invalid woman and
the robust man alike. Until long after
lni luISll lllc stlCVAo NSiS h'iVu Wv"
fugitives in sight OF their homes.
Through the long hours that followed
few were the eyes even Of childhood
that were closed In sleep. Charleston
was full of those who watched for the
morning, and never in any city in any
land did the first gray shades that mark
the approach of dawn appear SO beauti-
tul and so welcome to the eyes rs they
appeared to the thousands of people
who hailed them this morning from the
midst of the countless wrecked homes
and our thrice scourged but still pa
tient, still hopeful, still beautiful city
hv tho