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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-10-22
Impalpable.

The bed of the ocean is to an enor-
NOUS extent covered with lava and
pumice stone. Still more remarkable
is it to find the floor of the ocean
covered in many parts with the dust of
the meteorites. These are like minia-
ture comets, and are for the most part
broken into innumerable fragments.
We are all familiar with the heavenly
visitants as shooting stars, but it has
been only lately discovered that this
cosmic dust forms layers at the bottom
of the deepest seas. Between Honolulu
and Tahiti, at depth of two thousand
three hundred aud fifty fathoms-over
two miles and half-a vast layer of
this material exists, Falling upon
land this impalpable dust is undis-
tinguishable; but accommodating for
centuries in the sea depths 1t forms a
wondrous story Of continuous lombard
ment of this planet by cometary bodies.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-10-22
A Chinaman on Tea.

Use china or porcelain pot. If
you do use metal let it be tin, bright
and clean, never use it when the tin
is worn out and the iron exposed. If
you do you are playing chemist and
forming tannate or teate Of iron.
Use black tea. Green tea when good
is kept at home. What goes abroad
is bad, very bad and horri Ole. Be-
sides containing the 203 adulterat.
ions the Chinese philanLhropist put
up for the outside barbarian, it is
always pervaded by copper dust
from the dirty curing pans of the
growers. Infuse your tea. Don't
boil it! Place one teaspoonfnl of
tea in the pot and pour over it a cup
and half of boiling waser, that is
'really boiling. If your tea is poor
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-10-22

use no more. 1t is cheaper though.
to buy good tea at the outset. Put
your pot on the back part OF the
stove, carefully covered, so that it
shall not lose its heat AMI the tea its
bouquet. Then drink it. Drink
your tea plain. Don't add milk or
sugar. Tea brokers and tea-tasters
never do; epicures never do; the
Chinese never do. Milk contains
fibrin, albumen, or some other stuff
and the tea delicate amount of
tannin. Mixing the two makes the
liquid turbid. This turbidity, if re.
member the Cyclopedia Alright is
tannate of fibrin, or leather. People
who put milk in tea are therefore
drinking boots and shoes in milk
disguised.-W Wong Chin Foo.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-10-22
Dog Meat is Good.

That dog meat is good to the taste is
known to nearly every army officer who
has served on the borders. To the
Sious Indians dog meat is what turkey
is to other people. They consider it
great delicacy. The animals to be eaten
are kept carefully penned up. and great
attention is paid to their diet. They
soon become very fat. When they have
accumulated so much fat that their
legs will no longer hold them up they
are ready for the table. The Sioux IN
dian cook first skins the animal care
fully and then rOastS him on a spit.
The grease which falls from the roast
ing animal he catches in a wooden or
bark trough, and afterward uses for
gravy. On all state occasions there is a
feast of dog meat, and to refuse it is to
offend mortally a Sioux Indian. When
ever treaty has been made or pow
WOW held between army officers and
Sioux braves, dog meat has been passed
around. Army officers who have been
through the ordeal say the flesh is by
no means unpalatable. 1t is white and
tender and tastes very much like the
flesh of nicely roasted turkey, or, per-
haps, more like goose.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-10-22
A Few Plain Truths.

Ea& shel.' will settle coffee as
eggs, Viii they do not impart the
richness end favol..
Pals and all YES sells used III
chambers shod9Hbe rinseo thorough
ly in cold water, never in hot OF
lukewarm.
Stale lard can be made sweet by
bringing to boil, with slices of cold
raw potatoes thrown in. The i'm
purities which rise at the top can be
skinned off.
If one quart Of milk is set in a
cool place for twenty-four hours, it
will yield enough cream whipped
with - Dover egg heater, to furnish
ten eups strong coffee.
Rulverized borax, sprinkled on
shelves and in corners Of store.
closets, is a safe, guard from ants. II
.pulNerized bolax is mixed with Per-
sian powder, the powder will be
more effective.
Cold water and plenty of it, pro.
perly applied, with fair amount of
soap or pear line, is the best thing to
clean q kitchen floor. The regulat-
ion "boiler suds" is apt to make a
kitchen floor greaSy--Good House,
beepGng.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-10-22
PROSPECTUS.
'"Fhe Poets and Poetry Of Cecil
County"


County"
The subscriber proposes to pub
lish, as early as practicable in 1887,
a book to be called "Ihe Poets and
PoetryoR Cecil County,
The book will be published by
subscription, and will contain about
800 pages.
Inasmuch agtLe publication of the
book will depend upohthe number of
subscriptions received and the
promptness with which they are
made all who wish tc'aid'in promot-
ing the success of the enterprise
should subscribe for the book at
once, and try to induce their friends
to do so.
1t is earnestly hoped that each of
the teachers of the public schools of
the county will subscribe for tile
book, and obtain at least four other
subscribers. BY so doing they can
insure the publication of the book,
and aid in paying Il welldeserved
tribute to their friend, the late
School Commissioner. Address
GEORGE JOHNSTON, Elkton, Md.
subscriptions received at THE
MIDLAND JOURNAL Office.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-10-22
Tailor Jackets.

The wrap Of the season suitable to
be worn on all occasions and by old
and young alike is cloth jacket
which may be had in most varied
shapes and in prices ranging from
SIS to $50 or costing more
when rich furs are added.
When comfort and conven.
fence are most considered, such gar
ments have plain fronts that may he
either single or double breasted,
with some braid buttons for fasten.
ing and to these will be added later
in the season a small fur collar and
cuffs of Persian lamb skin, mink, AL.
aska sable, or fox. For more dressy
coats braiding is used in great pro-
fusion, and vest of some kind is
added that may have braiding or
cording upon it, or else be made of
velvet, fur, or plush. and braiding
then appears on the revers beside the
vest. Large square pockets are com.
ing into favor for these coats, and
especially seen on the French mod,
els in the Louis Quatorze design,
All Jackets are worn trile larger
than last year, and a band of fur is
added to last seasons coats to give
them better length around the hips.
r. loose-fronted jackets of last
white, can be modernized by taking
m a dart, each front and one und.
er the arms. liter effect of breadth
is given by these "nder'arm darts
than by having two d.. rus near TO-
gether, and in basque FROM o'it,
ched edges or else binoing OF bra. u
is the trimming for very plain yet
stylish coats. The coachinar coats
worn during the summer are repeat
ed in heavier cloths, with lap ned
seams stitched on the outside neA r
one raw edge, or else with strapped
seams that is half inch band of the
cloth laid outside the seams, and
stitched near each raw edge, The
turned.over collars of such coats are
OF velvet the color of the cloth and
there may be cuffs and side pockets
to match. Another stylish design
is the checked Jackets of white and
seal brown Goth made with bands
of seal fur down the fronts and edg-
ing the collar and Gifts like d bind
ing There are also many tlehu-shap-
I'll collars of fur. plush or velvet on
new coats.
When cloth is not used. velvet,
plush or repped silk coats are made
IN the Louis Quatorze shape, with
braided white cloth or silk vests,
pockets, deep cuffs, and high collars;
the velvet may be either black or
colorcd, and these coats are consid.
cred very dressy.--Hrter's Bozar.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-10-22
An End to Bone Scraping.

Edward Shepherd, of Harrisburg,
Ill.,, says: "Havlps received SO much
benefit from Electric Bitters, feel ].
my duty to let suffering humanity
know it. Have had running sore on
my leg for eight years; my doctors told
M | would have to have the bone
SCRAP ed or leg amputated. I used, in.
stead. three bottles of Electric Bitters
and seven boxes Bucklen's Arnica
Salve. and my leg is now sound and
WE'LL" Electric Bitters are sold at fifty
cents bottle, and Bucklen's Arnica
Salve at Csc. per box by j.. r. Kirk.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-10-22
Ladies' Department.
The Use of Pretty Things.

No man, or women either. with
artistic taste, will fail to adorn his
home with pictures; they are cheap
luxury, a positive means of educa-
ton, and many a boy has caught the
inspiration of noble life from the
study Of some scene represented in
simple picture hanging from the
wall. Our homes may be rendered
beautiful and attractive to all, and
become endeared TO our children by
being adorned with bright and pref
ty pictures. And that parent who
has the means and who does not pur-
chase them, not only does a great
wrong to his own inner nature, but
he deprives his children Of one Of
the happiest and most innocent
pleasures in what should be bright
life. Hang your pictures upon the
walls of your living rooms. They
need not be costly oil paintings, or
set in elaborate gilt frames; they will
he priced just as dearly if they are
less expensive, if they but convey to
their minds noble example and
pleasant recollections. There are so
many ways of making inexpensive
frames that no one need hesitate
about the cost of that part of pict'
ures.
Since little taste and in.
genuity will convert very ordinary
room into a perlect bower, | am glad
to throw out hint on this subject
for the benefit of those who are adj
mirers of beautiful things. The fol.
lowing description of a floral orna.
ment is pleasing oae: Take COB
let with the 70 OF and stem broken OF
cut off, so that tie bowl will be per
feet; take coarse I'd flannel, (the
redder the better) stit.' 1t neatly
around the bowl or gobl> IT SO as &c
cover it completely on the o. 'ts'oe
dipit in water so as to thorous. NY
wet it, then roll 1T in flax seed; the
seed will stick on and in the flannel;
be sure that the seed is distributed
evenly: then stand it on it's mouth
or large end in a saucer or small
HQate; put water in the small plate
or saucer and renew or add to it as
it absorbs. Never let the vesse. get
dry nor suffer it to chill or freeze
It can and will grow in any part of
the room, and will be deep green
with red ground. A large and very
porous sponge, soaked in water and
then rolled in wheat, oats, grass or
bird seed, and kept moistened, will
grow luxuriantly, and make a beau
tiful hanging Housekeep-
er.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-10-22

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IN NH Dpostage and we will mail you FREE.
HuIHI royal. valuable sample box of goods
that will put you in the way of max.
ing more money in few days than you ever
thought possible at any business. Capital not re-
qhired. You can live at home and work in spare
time only. or all the time All OF both sexes of ali
ages grandsy successful Scots. to SIS easily earn ed
every evening. That all want work NAV test the
BUSINESS we make this unparalleled offer; To all
VINO are not well satisfied we will send one dollar
TO pay fCr the trouble of writing u.s. Full partic.
uiars' directions &c. sent free. Immense paw alb
as' Address SI'sNToN Co., Portland, Maine.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-10-22
DRY GOODS.
%/.HAMILTON EASTER G SONS.%
BALTIMORE STREET,
EAST Or CHARLES ST., WHITE MARBLE BUILDING,
BALTIMORE,
Arb
LARGE IMPORTERS. JOBBERS
and RETAILERS
DRY GOODS.

Their assortment includes goods of every class
that pertain to we'll arranged. frst-class Dry
Goods House.
We aim to keep nothing that will not prove of
good value to purchasers for the money paid and
the best goods for the price can invariably be
found with us.
Our business reputation for the past Sc years,
and the fact that every article has the ice mark
ed on it in plain figures, thereby giving the assur.
lance to those who do not know the value of goods
hat they are paying more than those who do,
is great indNcement to deal with MS.
In addition to our Retail Trade. Country Mer
chants can buy from us the better class of goods
not usually found in Johbing Houses, at the
Wholesale Price.
We send Samples when we receive plain and ex.
plicit direction in regard to color. and about the
price wanted. sep24 3m
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-04-28

Perhaps the two most striking instan.
ces of home training that have been given
to the world, writes Agnes Repp.ier in
the atlantic Monthly, are those of John
Stuart Mill and Glacomo Leopard, the
principal difference being that while the
English boy was crammed scientifically
by his father, the Italian boy was per-
mitted relentlessly to cram himself In
both cases VIC sec the same melancholy,
blightcd childhood, the same cold indif-
ference to the mother, as to one who had
no part or parcel in their lives; the same
joyless routine of labor; the same unboy-
ish CAVITY and prccocous intelligence.
Mill studied Greek at 3, Latin at 8, the
Organon at II, and Adam Smith at IS.
Leopard, at 10, was well acquainted
with most Latin authors, and undertook
alone and unaided the study of Greek,
perfecting himself in that language be-
fore he was IA. Mills sole recreation
was to walk with his father, narrating to
him the substance Of his last days read
ing. Leopard being forbidden to go
about Recanati without his tutor, acqui-
csced with pathetic resi- signation and
ceased to wander outside of the garden
gates, Mill had all boyish enthusiasm
and healthy partisanship crushed out of
him by his fathers pitlcss logic. Leo
pardi's love for his country burned like a
smothered flame, and added one more to
the pang's that ate out his soul in silence.
His was truly wonderful intellect; and
whereas the English lad was merely
forced by training into precocity for
cign to his nature, and which, according
to Mr. Balm, failed to produce any great
amount of scholarship, the Italian boy
fed on books with resistless and crav-
ing appetite, his mind growing warped
and morbid as his enfecbled body sank
more and more under the unwholcsome
strain. In the long lists of dcspotically
reared children there is no sadder sight
than this undisciplincd, eager, impetuous
soul, burdcned alike with physical and
moral weakness, meeting tyrannical all
thority with a'show of insinccrc submis-
sion, and laying up in his lonely infancy
the seeds of q sorrow which was to find
expression in the keynote of his work,
"Life is Only Fit to be Despised.n
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-04-28
An Effective PRAYER.

Some time ago, as the story runs, W
W. Erwin the criminal lawyer, pressed fol
little change, dropped into the Office Of
D. W. Ingcrsoll and ask d him for the
loan of S.. Mr. Ingcrsoll declined tc
make the advance, but suggested that,
instead, if Mr.. Erwin would go into the
basement with him, he would pray foi
him. Mr.. Erwin consented, and the two
went into the depths, where on bended
knee Ingcrsoll prayed long and well foi
his brother man. When he had concluded
Erwin said, "Now I'll pray"
Mr.. Erwin's prayer was a peculiar one
1t was delivcrcn at the top OF his voice,
and consisted of an cxhOrtation to the
Lord to direct Ingcrsoll how to dispose
of his vast wealth wisely. As he warmed
up the pitch of his voice raised materi-
ally, and Mr.. Ingersoll grew nervous, and
urged him not to pray so loud, as il
would bring those upstairs down. 1t
was of no avail. The exhortation grew
more fcrvent, and finally became howls,
Then Ingersoll, with dcspairing OK
clamation, sprang to his feet, and said.
"Stop praying, Erwin; here's your S."
The devotions ended at once. st. Pau
Pioneer Press
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-04-28
Lunar Fancies.

In Devonshirc it is believed that on
seeing the first new moon of the year, if
you take off on stocking and run across
a field, you will find between two of your
toes hair which will be the color of
the lover you are to have. In Berkshire
the proceeding is more simple, for you
merely look at the new moon and say:
"New moon, new moon, hail thee!
By all the virtue in thy body,
Grant this night that may see
He who my true love shall be-"
TIE result is guaranteed to be as salts
factory as it is in Ireland, where the
people are said to point to the new moon
with knife, and say:
"New moon, true morrow, be true now to
ME,
That |, tomorrow, my true love may sce,"
In Yorkshire, again, the practice was
to catch the reflection of the new moon
in looking glass, the number Of refcc
tions signfying the number of years
which will capse before marriage. All
these supcrstitions arc suggestive of that
which Tylor calls "onc of the most in
structive astrological doctrines s'-namc-
ly, that of the sympathy of growing
and declining nature with the waxing
and waning moon. Tylor says that a
classical preccpt was to set eggs under
the hen at new moon, and that Lithu
anian prccept was to wcan boys on a
waxing and girls on waning moon-to
make the boys strong and the girls deli
cate. On the same grounds, he says,
Orkneymen object to marry except with
q growing moon, and Mr.. Dyer says that
in Cornwall, when a child is born in the
interval between an old and new moon,
it is believed that he will never live to
manhood. - Al tile Year ROund.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-04-28

When l was a boy, twenty-five or thirty
years ago, used to read in my geo
graphy, with a kind of a shudder, of an
awful whirlpool, called the Maelstrom
off the coast of Norway, which sucked il
vessels that came anywhere in its neigh
borhood, and out of whose mystcriou,
centre nothing could escape alive. What
is the reality on which this story was
founded. DR.. c, c. Tiffany takes pains
to tell us in a recent account of a tri ip to
Tromso, this: at is the one humbug OF
Norway. 1t is simply dangerous cur
rent at the south end of the Laffoder
Islands, between the islands of Mosken
aes and Vproc. When the wind blow,
from certain quarters, particularly from
northwest, and meets the returning tide
in the strait, the whoc sea between
Moskenacs and Vnroc is thrown in such
agitation that no ship could live in it.
In calm weather, however it is crossed
in safety thrcc-quartcrs Of an hour before
food tide. What gives it the name and
appearance of 4 whirlpool is that the set
of the tide is chang'l at its different
stages by the narrow limits in which il
acts. Its movement is at first toward the
southeast; then, after flood tide, it turn.
from south toward the southwest, and
finally toward the northwest; 50 that i
axes tw clvc hours to complete the circle
of its movement. Rather slow motion
for such a fast character as whirlpool.
--Harper's YoUHg Ptople.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-04-28
Birds and Pens.

Between forty and fifty years ago quill
pens were in general use in the schools,
and the pupils who could make or memo
a pen were considered quite accomplished
The quills most commonly used for pens
are those Of the goose. Swan quilts are
considered better, but they arc eypen-
sive. Other quills, such as turkey, eagle,
and others, have also been used more OIL
less, while crow and raven quills have
been used for drawing purposes, and for
making fine lines. Only the five outer
wing feathers of the goose are used fol
quilts, the second and thid being tht
best, white those of the left wing are pre-
fcrred to those of the right wing, from
the fact of their curving outward from
the writer using them. Quills pluckcC
from living birds in the spring are tn,
best, those from dead, and especially fat
tened birds, being useless. Quills have
to be prepared for use by heating in {,
sand bath (from 1870 to 1S0 degrees F. J,
and afterwards scraping away the QUITE
fatty membrane. After cooling the quill
are elastic, somewhat brittle, and arr
then cut to suit.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-04-28
Lucky Men Who Get Rich.

"Somc men do have luck in this world,
for a fact" said a sccdy-looking individ-
ual who had taken u fftecn-ccnt lunch
on State street, near Harrison, and who
now stood in front of the Palmer House
manipulating his tooth-pick, "but | amt
one Of them.
''In my time have invested many a
good thousand dollars in mining stocks
and never male a hit yet. A hit was
what needed to make about as bad as
anybody ever needed it, but l couldn't
make one.
"Now Just look at Marshall Field. He
hasn't been suffering for dollar for a
good while. Yet few years ago, in
settling with country merchant, he was
induced to take $500 worth of stock in
the Chrysolitc mine.
"IIc didn't want to take the stock and
offered to make a big discount for cash,
but the country merchant was hard up
and so the dickcr was made.
"Ficld took the stock, put it away in
his safe, and in seven years has drawn
$50, 900 in dividends.
GIVE heard, too, though don't know
how true it is, that about all the money
lie ever invested in mining property was
his profits from this first venture.
"lIc has most invariably been lucky,
and has probably made more money out
of silver mines on smaller investment
than any other man in Chicago. A rich
man for luck every time. - Chicago
UTuM
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-04-28
lie Got His Customer.

The following story is told of an enter
prisng New York jobbcr: The merchant
in question, having heard of the arrival
of a country trader who was known to be
large purchaser and of unquestionablc
credit, was resolved to get him to visit
his establishment, and, once there, he
felt sure he could secure him as custom
cr. lie accordingly sent out one of his
drummcrS, of whom he had quite num-
Der. adapted to every taste and disposi-
tion. The one sent, however, returned
without success. No. . was dispatched,
with no better result, and again No. 3,
and so on until all had gone and come
back without their man. The merchant
now determined to go himself, and find
ing that b.andy and water and free tick
cts to the theatre were of no avail, for
the country trader did not take one or
90 to the other, he was reduced to the
necessity Of employing a rusc, which, as
the sequel shows, was simple as well as
ctTcctual. On taking his departure after
pleasant interview the merchant took
care to commit the ''mistakc" of taking
the traders hat instead of his own. Next
morning, as was expected, the merchant
received prompt visit at his store from
the country trader, who came to look up
the hat which he supposed had been
hurridly exchanged. This was what the
merchant wanted, and through this
means sold good bill of goods and Sc
cured regular omer.-D,y Goods
Chronicle.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-04-28
. "Thc question is, do you love

moodily, "Thc question is, do you love
me?"
"Maxw
"Fanny! No-,stOy hcrc!" posting him
self, with lightning rapidity, in the door
way. "Unlcss you jump down the ter
race, you can't get away from me. And
I'm determined to have an answer"
lie had the answer. And the answer
was eyes"
1t is very seldom, you see, that a thor
oughly determined young man allows
himself to be balllod.
Mrs. Fielding, the pretty widow, was
deeply annoyed; Miss st, Joaquin ravcd.
"But, you Sec" Mr.. Lynfcld after
ward said, "Incvcr should have known
how much cared for Fan, if I hadn't
heard those spitcful cats criticising her"
And Mr. Leslie wore the selfsamc coat
to his daughters wedding.
But, to the end of his learned and
scientific life, he never knew who made it.
Savants are not wise in the ordinary
events of everyday life, Helen Forrest
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