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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-06-18

This morning for breakfast we u.s.
ed the last of our winter butter; but.
ter made last October and packed
down in crooks for winter use. It
was good, so hard il would not
spread on pieces for the neighbours
children, and was almost as nice as
when put down in brine in November.
Fall butter is superior to that made
in winter, and then 1T is nice to have
ones supply on hands. the same as
OF fannels, and coal and wood.
In the fifteen years in which we
have packed butter for winter use,
we have found no plan that pleases
US so well as our last plan. We have
tried different ways; have left it in
crooks filled to within an inch of the
top, covered with this muslin and a
layer Of salt; have put down in a Jar
of brine in pound rolls each wrapped
in muslin under a weight, but this
way it has kept the best. I packed
in new straight gallon crooks bought
purposely to within an. inch of the
top, tied thin white cloth over and
then turned the crooks bottom side
up in wide flaring crooks of brine,
the same as you would invert cup
in saucer. The brine was made of
just salt enough to bear up an egg as
I've does when you are making soap.
The butter was the best quality.
for no other kind will keep good for
months. After it was churned it
stood in the cellar until it was cold
and was worked over three times ia
cold water. I allowed one ounce of
salt to pound of butter and to every
ten pounds level tablespoon of salt.
peter, and three heaping spoonfuls of
white sugar. Another year l will
add sugar and saltpeter to the brine,
also. Each crock will contain eight
pounds of butter. am careful not
to work butter while it is warm, be-
cause the grain cannot be preserved
and smooth; salvey butter is never
good.-Pipsey Potts, in Western Rural
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-06-18
Temperance.
The Right Spirit at Head Quarters.

~AS A"SAV SPIAH az 1AOnO NudELoES'
The state of Iowa has a prohiba
tory law which the enemies of the
law have thought proper to violate
as they will do every where. When
they find themselves behind iron
/ CRATES, the governor is petitioned for
pardons. Knowing that pardoning
such offenses would be an encourage.
ment to further violations, when the
law, and not the guilty parties would
receive the blame as is the case with
our own local option law. when vio-
lators are let down easy who are ar
ranged before the court, the govern.
or of that state issues proclamation
warning all who are ajudged guilty,
that they may expect no clemency at
his hands. At the same time he urg-
es officers of the law and all good
citizens, churches and societies to be
Jealous il upholding the hands of
justice.
The following extracts are from
the proclamation:
WHEREAS. A very large number
OF persons are petitioning for pardon
and remissions of fines for offenses
committed under such law.
Now, Therefore, l, William Lar.
rabee, Governor of the State of Iowa,
relying with confidence upon the 10y
atty and true Christian spirit of our
people to sustain all measures adopt.
ed for the promotion of the general
welfare, do, under the pains and pen.
alties of the law, warn all persons en-.
gagged in the illegal sale of intoxi-
eating liquors to desist from such
unlawful practice, and 1 do hereby
give notice that wilful violators will
hereafter have no executive clemency.
And call most earnestly upon all
the good people of the State to aid,
to the best of their ability, in the en-.
forcement of the law.
Especially do 1 call upon all tenn
perance societies, and other bodies
organized for kindred purposes, to
realize the necessity for new energy
in their labors.
Let the priests. ministers, teachers
and the press use their best efforts to
enllsts the moral forces of the State
In this cause. Let the judges, attor.
neys and other officers of the courts
he painstaking and persistent in en-
forcing the law. both in letter and in
spirit. Let the sheriffs and peace of.
ticers be fearless and vigilant, and
let the mayors and all other munich.
pal officers awaken to new zeal in
their efforts to secure its observance.
1 exhort all citizens to lay aside
partisan differences, and by united
and determined efforts Danish the
dram.shop from Iowa.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-06-18
Am Old Citizen Speaks.

Mr.. J. NJ. Norris, an old resident
Of Rome, Ca, says that he had been
badly troubled with Kidney Complaint
for many years and with Eczema for
three years: at times could scarcely
walk and had tried many remedies
without benefit, until he began taking
Electric Bitters and amounting his hands
and feet with Bucklen's Arnice Salve.
This treatment afforded him great re-
lief and he strongly recommends Elec.
trio Bitters to all who suffer with Kid.
ney Complaints, or need Blood Pu.
rifer. Soldby DR.. Kirk. 8
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-06-18
Ladies Department.
Our New York Letter.
Special for the Novelties.

Special for the Novelties.
Special Correspondence to MIDLAND JOURNAL.
Blue pearls are very handsome for
o coronet on a bonnet.
Point de Paris is an excellent imi-
tation of Ave Maria lace.
One of the latest designs in a
brooch, is pair of closed scissors.
Earrings of emeralds or rubies
are mounted with screw and fit
closely to the ear.
Feather butterflies in various COL
ors, are used for ornamenting the
couture.
Short hair curled after the fash
ion worn by Nine. Recannier, has
been reintroduced in Paris.
Pendants of precious stones are
worn on chains or hang from dog.
collar of velvet.
Flesh colored embroidered lisse,
having the edge worked in scarf
effect, is used for millinery purposes.
Inverted hats of braided rushes
and fixed on these supports filed
with cutAowers, arc very artistic.
Heart shaped fronts are filed in
q gathered or pleated chemisette and
a full ruche around the neck.
Surah sashes are lined with con-
trasting colored silk, both fringed at
the ends, and when knotted the eff
feet is pleasing.
The cut away coat is longer in
the front, with revers, collar and cuffs
trimmed with braid, the plastron
shirred at the neck and waist, is very
stylish.
All.over embroidery, is shown in
all colors and widths, so that entire
costumes can be made for the little
ones.
.meshed canvas cloth in cream
over colored Innings. with sash to
match the lining and q wooden lace
yoke, is novel style of costume for
children.
SIDNEY EARLE.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-06-18

A CLEVER woman who delights in
beautiful surroundings has completed q
novel set of window curtains. On the
finest batiste she has painted conven.
tionalized corn flowers, peoples and
bluets. of natural size and ct irregular
invervals, in reds and blues. As the
light passes through the curtains the
effect is most pleasing. The colors
have been SO chosen that even by lamp
light they are effective, the sheen Of
the silk cleaning charminglY.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-06-18
The Household.

SALAD OF BEETs.-This salad is par
ticularly good when both beets and pota.
toes are new and tender. Boil in sailed
water equal quantities of both, and set
on ice to get cold. Just before serving
cut them into thin but regular slices,
dress with pepper, salt. Oil and vinegar.
and garnish with watercress.
UNIQUE lamp shades may be made Of
colored beads in Japanesque style.
Have two rings of wire made the size Of
each globe, and fasten strings of colored
beads upon them. Have the strings
sufficiently long so that those depending
from the upper ring will overlap those
On the lower one. The colors may be
arranged ae"nrllino To fancy.
A DARK and gloomy room may be
frightened by placing ebonized shelves
over the doors and windows, grouping
scarlet, yellow or gilded fans upon the
walls, and placing pretty bric-a-brac
and vases in positions where they will
be brought into relief by the cheerful
background.
A NOTABLE housekeeper says that IN
economical substitute for butter may be
easily made. Melt o piece of nice fat
pork and strain it through q thin cloth
into jars Set it aside where it will cool
quickly, when it may be used instead of
butter for any kind of cake. Pound
cake made with it is pronounced deli
cious.
BoARDING-sCHooLC ANDY.-Take a cup
OF fine pulverized sugar. wet it up with
just enough water to make o paste,
knead this into cream until it is like
confectionery candy. then flavor if you
choose and stick hickory or butter meats
into it. or, if you choose, dates or figs;
let it harden a little, and it is O good
imitation of the creams you buy. The
beauty OF it all is that it does not have
to be cooked.
LEMON MARMALADE.-Tom make lemon
marmalade slice the lemons very thin,
only taking out the seeds; add three
pints of cold water to each pound of
fruit after. being cut in pieces; let it
stand twenty-four hours; boil it until
tender; pour into an earthern bowl
until the following day weigh it, and to
every pound of boiled fruit add II
pounds of lump sugar; boil the whole
together until the syrup jellies and the
chips are rather transparent
CocoANUT PIE.-One pound grated
cocoanut, one-half pound butter, one
half pound powdered sugar, one glass
OF brandy, two teaspoonfuls lemon Juice,
four eggs (white and yollzs separately,
two teaspoonfuls vanilla. Rub the
butter and sugar together; beat light
with the brandy and lemon juice; stir
in the beaten yolks, lastly the cocoanut
and the whites alternately. Bake in
open shells. Eat cold with powdered
sugar sifted over it.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-06-18
Other Peoples Affairs.
SIDNEY EARLE.

The large graham loaves are easy
made. A baker in Boston gave me
the receipt, and / like it better and
better. / take gallon crock more
than half full of yeast or bread
sponge (yeast ready to mix into
white -FOUR, the foamier and fresher
the better; put in half teacu2 of
molasses or Dissolved sugar, a little
warm water, if you fear there is not
yeast enough to make the number of
1oaves you want, little salt, and
then with spoon stir in all the gra.
ham -four possible. Stir it till it is
thoroughly mixed, then dip out into
your creased pans and wet your
hand and smooth and pat down the
mass into shape. Let it rise and
then bake. The fire may not be
much hotter than for white bread.
It will require much longer baking.
The crust will be like the rough,
tough, dark rind of a sweet nut but
you need not eat it, soak it in cold
water for the young fowls. If you
s'live away off" and are half sick,
and don't know what ails you, and
your bowls are stubborn, and your
head aches, and you are not acquaint-
ed with this kind of flour and bread,
tell your miller not to bolt the -four,
only to take off the coarsest bran.
He will growl most likely and tell
you 1t is ''pig feed" and to our
shame we must acknowledge that it
is true enough, We have always given
the nutritious part of the grain to
the COWS and pigs and calves, and
taken the fine white pretty -four for
ourselves. The beautiful white dainty
loaves that the housewife is so proud
of, are deficient in phosphates of
lime and are a common cause of ILL
health. Prof. Horsford of Cam.
bridge is authority on wheat and its
conversion into flour. His baking
powder, the phosphate, goes along.
side of brown bread, plain living.
simple food, and good health, too.
There are women who would blush
and apologize and stammer and
wonder "what folks d think, if their
bread was not the lightest, finest and
most daintily insipid in its snowi-
ness.
Dry bread can be made as good as
new by wrapping the loaf of the dry
pieces in clean napkin and steam
ing them in the steamer for a few
minutes.
have renovated a loaf in the
winter time thus that was a month
old, and it was really better than at
first. There are so many new things
that we women can learn and benefit
ourselves and others, if we heed "the
little lessons of every day,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-06-18
Ruokien's Arnlca salve.

THE BEST SALvE in the world for cuts
bruises, ulcers, salt rheum, fever sores, tet-
ter, chapped hands, chilblains, corns, and
all skin eruptions, and positively cures piles
or no pay required. 1t is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction, or money refunded.
Price Is cents per box. For sale by DIR. L.
r.. Kirk. june7
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-10-09
HIBERNIAN HALL.

The beautiful porch of Hibernian hall,
with its large fluted pillars, is total wreck.
Only the lower parts of the two middle pillars
are left standing. On falling the roof of the
piazza brought down with it the front pedi-
ment of the hall. The large golden harp,
with the date of construction, 1910, is still in
tact. This hall is the property of the Ancient
Order of Hibernians, of which there is a
large membership in the city.
In great tragedies there are always comic
incidents. The quake thoroughly fright
ened numbers of desperate sinners that for
the time at least they became the veriest
saints. One of these was an old tough i'll
Cherokee county, Ga. In Cherokee county
is a famous ground where the Indians
in their day used to play ball. The old
tough in question habitually amused himself
by beating his wife. He lived upon the an
cient Indian ball ground. On the evening of
the earthquake he administered to his be
loved companion the customary drubbing
and stalked out doors to cool off. The earth
began to tremble and heave, a sullen roar
smote the ear. Suddenly the tough fancied
he saw, floating in the air all about him,
weird specters, ghosts of the Cherokee In
dams who used to gather there. In no other
way could he account for the shaking earth
He fell upon his knees then and there and
inplored the spooks with all his soul to spare
his life and he would never whip Peggy Ann
again.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-10-09

Looking at the remains of The Charleston
News and Courier Office, one is not surprised
that the printers on the top floor declined to
continue setting type up there. Every soul
left the building the night Of the first great
shock. except the proprietor, Capt. Dawson.
The earthquake left the edifice in such a for
lorn condition that it will undoubtedly be
pronounced unsafe by the government en-
gineers and have to be pulled down. The
paper has been uncommonly prosperous of
recent years, and the proprietors had recently
put in a fine new printing press.
At Columbia, S. G.. an old man had been a
helpless rheumatic for years. He could
scarcely walk, even with crutches AT the
earthquake alarm he sprang from his couch
like a deer and skipped into the street at
three bounds. He has not used his crutches
since. The earthquake was as effective rs the
mind cure
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-10-09
mind cure


The steeple of st. Michaers church is
eighteen inches out of plumb, and unless the
best engineering talent of the country can
warp it back to its old position it must be
torn down The massive portico of the
church covering, its entrance on Meeting
street is wrenched and torn and topping.
As sad rs anything in this sad story is the
natural Encouragement of the people of
Charleston. Heavy rains finished what the
earthquake had left Soaked to the skin,
wandering in the streets, without food, over
them the agonizing terror of earthquake
shocks almost every day for weeks, their
plight was sorrowful enough Added to this,
disease broke out among them. The accumu-
lated garbage of all that time was left unre-
moved upon the streets
But beautiful, hapless Charleston must take
heart again. As with Chicago after the fire,
money will pour into her from her generous
sister cities all over the Union, and Charleston
will be rebuilt, greater, more prosperous and
more beautiful than ever.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-10-09

The medical college, of which Charleston
syS1S justly proud, is ruin.
At a eolorel church III Barnesville a deacon
WIS Just praying fcrvently to close the meet
Ing Eie vas just saving, Good Lord, come
down an bl - do c1iilI,u,S Bring on de time
when JS1us 5:.a y-co.nin' Good Lord, como
down AZ take l. chilluI.s home. Hasten de
time '.acl Io;I'I take us all from dis world
oh 81. c..d .0grcw." Vt that instant the earth
begGI - ri-c in pillows and the church to
rock IA and fro In wild alright tie. deacon
and I'll Lis ccIGrc-ation sIsrang to their feet
and t!ci e. Ct the building. They thought
the LII 49,; ling the deacon at his word
! g., freak of the quake is
nI,..,: 5i ~ ca-c of The old house in
viii t,,-- 49, I@mpton was born. II is
built !. S,.o--.I style, and is older than the
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-10-09
EARTHQUAKE ECHOES.
EVENTS WEIRD, COMIC AND TRAGIC,
FOLLOWING ITS WAKE.

Newspapers Call it the Ouake-Colored
People Hold RevivaIs-A Wife Beater
Takes it warning-Damage Done.
Charleston Must BE Rebuilt
When the American people had sufficiently
recovered their balance to speak of the
calamity at Charleston as -the quake" that
was sign they believed the worst was over.
IL took five days for them to do this. The
Sunday papers next following that terrible
Tuesday night spoke loosely of ''the quake
They went further than this. They even
thanked their stars that the earthquake had
for the tine quite shut up the prohibition
row in Atlanta The night of the first
shock, Immediately after it was felt, Pro-
hibitiOn citizen of that place rushed wildly
into the street without much clothing ON, bid
ding his wife and little ones follow him, VOW
ing the bloody whisky men were blowing up
his house with dynamite. He quite believed
it. But from that evening no word referring
TO the whisky war was heard in Atlanta fol
n week. That, at least, was something.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-10-09

There was recently launched at Buffalo a
vessel modelled after an ocean steamer that
may be termed the first steamship OH the
lakes. There are other steamers that are
commonly classed as steamships, but which
are technically steam barges or freight pro-
pellers Her chief claim to distinction from
other fine vessels is that she will be the
largest, both in point of tonnage and freight
carrying capacity, of any of the lake fleet.
This steamship, the Susquehanna, is 3.2aa feet
long by 30 feet beam, with a depth OF about 50
feet She is built of iron and steel through
out and will be used as a freight boat be
tween Buffalo and Chicago, her carrying
capacity being 1850 tons. Fitted out with
every appliance that experience can suggest,
her success may be followed by feet of
similar craft
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-10-09
a TERRIBLE LOSS.
what the Sudden EsreaI<inS Down Of
SO MANY Wen and Women Means.


so many Wen and Women Means.
Anyone who has observed, investigated
or read, must have seen that during the past
ten years, the power and vitality of the
American people have been growing less
People who once were strong and vigorous
now feel tired and languid. Men who did
not know what fatigue meaut, now realize
they cannot stand so much as formerly.
Women who were once the picture of health,
now are weak and often respondent Even
little children in too many cases are puny,
where they should be bright and healthy.
Why is this? The causes are various, but
in nearly every case they can be assigned to
the lack of albumen in the system. This
great Gfe-giving element is present to
greater or less degree in all persons, and
where it is lacking there is a lack of life.
But some one asks How can albumen be
impaired to the system?" BY keeping the
body in proper condition for absorbing and
retaining the albumen that is taken into the
system. This can only be done by properly
stimulating the faculties and organs that
absorb albumen.
II was the realization of the above truths
which caused some eminent scientists few
years since, to undertake series of expert
ments. These experiments were conducted
with the greatest skill and care, and resulted
in the discovery of a preparation, which
taken into the body, stimulates the proper
organs to assimilate albumen, thus adding
life, banishing disease and inparting health
to the entire system. This great prepara-
ton, so discovered, was Nolina Cordial. 1t
is pure, harmless yet powerful compound,
containing just those vegetable elements
necessary to retain health and prolong life.
It is undoubtedly doing more to impart new
life and activity to the race, than any other
discovery of modern times. 1t is stimu-
lating, invigorating and yet contains no
element that can, in the least, harm even
child.
These are facts not given at random, but
serious and earnest truths, confirmed by
scientists as well as by experience. There
are hundreds of men and women in their
graves to day who might have been alive and
happy, had they known these truths and
acted upon them in time; and ii is painful
to think of the intense suffering, terrible
sickness and vast number of deaths which
might have been avoided, if people had only
realized and known.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-10-09

CONNECTIONS
AT Palatka with Jacksonville Tamna a XIV
West hallway, and st. Augustine and PsIatt II,
Rall way ami fast river steamers for ~ An
gustlne, Green Cove Springs JacksoTiviiIe
ant ali points North, East and West and with
up river steamers for South Florida 10
with the Twin Screw Iron steamer CRY -
Palatka,' and steamship City of Nonric- liz.
for Charleston, New York, Boston PhiIsdeI
Dhia, etc.
Mail trains max close connection both vvsxt
wa J. u. y N. W. R'y., at Jacksonville with a.
lanl.c Coast Line, Fast Mail
AT GalnesNlile with through Pullman sIeep-
ers over savannah, Florida u Western R'y for
New orleans, Cedar Keys, Pensacola Ssyan
nan. Albany, montgomery, LuuisyiIle ~
Louis and ali points West. -
AT Ocala with Florida hallway and Nsv,ga
ton Co., = = u Y q. X. r., ana Hacks for Sill
Yer springs. 80
AT Astor with st. Johns river steamers for
Jacksonville, Sanford and way landings
AT Leesburg with the St Johns sEd IsE.
Eustis division OF the Florida Southern KAN
way, and boats on Lakes Harris and Eustis
tor points on I1kes.
AT Pemberton's Ferry with South FIorid,
ny for Lakeland. Tampa, KiSsiTnme BARROW
Orlando, Sanford, wn and Fort Dgde
Al Punta Gorca with steamer Alice How
ard Tor Liverpool, Punta RaSsa and Fort
Myers. %
= CONANl, o. w CROMWELL,
IeneThu Manager Gen'I Pass. Agent.
A Z. CowAN. Ger" Tray. AIT
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-10-09

Both i'll Atlanta and in Charleston wildly
thrilling scenes were witnessed at the re-
Hgious revivals which Immediately broke
loose among the coiored population. They
believed beyond doubling that the day of
Judgment had come, and they begged for
mercy in a frenzy of fear. A weird spectacle
it was to pass through their camps and hear
the strange, more than half barbaric chants
and the wild prayers that rose from the
throngs in the open squares and streets. They
sang Hymns like this.
Sometimes I'm up, sometimes I'm down;
No man like Jesus.
Sometimes I'm almost on de groun',
No man like Jesus.
Their prayers We're wild and appealing be-
yond description:
"Oh my handsome God dear sir, look down
on us. We know what the little finger of the
Lord can do. Sometimes the world can kick
up in thunder, but do take care of our
brothers. Amt the black lamb and the white
lion done lie down together in peace. Move
along my brothers, move along! God gimme
grace to move along. amt dun promise to
be baptiac:'
The excited throng took up the words:
promise to be baptized" and made a song of
it. chanting the refrain with a roar like a
singing earthquake itself. They stopped to
take breath, and the leader fell into another
frcnZied prayer.
The last chance is come to save old Charles
toni oh, my Lord, don't touch my city any
more! pray God to hold the world. Hip,
hip, hiDI Oh, Lord, take me in Your charge
tonight. Night before last didn't expect to
see Jesus Oh, God, look at these dry bones
III the valley. Didn't you hear Gabriel blow!
Oh, Gabriel, turn that horn to the land of
Egypt ON the miserable sinners, and not ON
Oh, Lord the birds have nest, but we
are here tonight for mercy. Oh, Lord, have
Eicrcy!r