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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1890-10-17
Alien Land Owners.

The Rocky Mountain Husbandman
says that alien ownership of land is a
great detriment to the country and
seriously threatens the future, and that
the same objections urged against alien
owners may 10 great measure be
urged against corporete ownership.
Will the Husbandnan kindly explain
what difference exists between a man
who owns land in Montana and lives in
New York and another man who owns
land in Montana and lives in England?
Or if man is holding land for specu-
lative purposes, does it really make any
difference to the community in which
the land is located whether the owner
lives in the community or on the
other side of the globe? 1t is not ap.
parent that it is the land ownership and
not the presence or absence of the
owner which is the great evil.
If one man or one thousand men or
one million men can own all the lands
to the positive and unquestloned exclu-
sion of all other men, then the land
owners, be they few or many, can take
from the non,owners all the products Of
the labor of the latter except what is
necessary for bare existence. That is
practically condition of slavery with.
out the name, and is the condition
which the producers of this country
are rapidly approaching, as is evident
from the mortgage-debt of the farmers
of the land, this mortgage debt being
only another form of rent. But if the
man who claims the land were COM
PEELED to pay into the public treasury
the rental value which the community
gives to the land, no man would hold
any more land than he wants to use,
and immense quantities of land now
unused would be thrown open to the
use of the landless, which would broad
en- the field for the employment Of
labor, and would give every man who
did not want to work for others a
chance to work for himself In short
it would bring about that condition O.:
affairs-freedom OF natural opportu.
nities-which has made the Unite
States the Mecca of the poor and dis
tressed of the whole world Tile Age,
Boulder, Mont.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1890-10-17

1t may be said that the rate would
have to be raised. Well, suppose it
were, what difference would it make
whether man paid $50 year on his
house and lot, or $50 year on his lot
alone? Not any; but it would make a
great difference to the Spectator, who
blocks improvements by asking big
prices for vacant lands.
Mathematical demonstration will
show that if all the taxable land in
this city was assessed at its market
value, and all other property exempted,
it would not be necessary to raise the
rate in order to obtain the full amount
of taxes now levied. If we want our
city to prosper let US endeavor to have
a change made in our constitution and
laws that will enable US to adopt the
common sense plan of exempting the
products Of industry and enterprise,
and taxing nothing but land values.
Land values are created by the COM
munity, and it is nothing but plain and
simple justice that they alone should
be taxed to pay the necessary expenses
of the community.
Is it wise to use the taxing power to
enrich owners of vacant land and to
diminish the power of productive en-
terprises, when by exempting improve.
ments VIC would encourage land owners
to improve their property? If capital
invested in business and manufacturing
is taxed, is it not equivalent to license
fee for the privilege of doing business
and employing labor?
Take taxes off improvements, and
every workingman will pay less taxes
on his home; every merchant can sell
cheaper, and every industry can in
crease the wages of its employees.
Taxes on goods, buildings and machin-
cry, and license taxes as we'll, must all
be paid in the end by the purchaser of
the goods. All such taxes increase the
cost of living.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1890-10-17

Diamonds are nearly third dearer
than they were year ago." says Bos-
ton dealer, land if the indications can be
relied upon they are going still higher.
| have been in the trade for good many
years and have handled three or four
bushels of the sparks but during all
my experience l have never known Il
time when diamands were in greater
favor than now. 1t seems as if every
body has penchant for them. Why,
know a hundred young men in town
whose salaries are not above $15 week
who wear stones averaging in cost all
the way from $50 to 800. They buy
them on the instalment plan. Boston
Herald.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1890-10-17

Extracts from an address delivered
by Master J. H. Brigham, on Grange
Day, at the Ohio State Fair:
Organization is an absolute necessity,
but it is no use for us to organize unless
we are going to make some use OF that
organization when it is perfected.
Some you will remember that during
the war we had generals who were
grand organizers; they could put the
army in the finest possible shape, but
they could not or would not use it
after they had perfected the organiza-
ton. We want nothing of that kind
among these farmers organizations
we want them thoroughly organized,
drilled and disciplined, until they will
know when and where to strike and
then we want men and women of cour-
age and persistence, that will stand and
fight the battles of agriculture, and
fight in any direction where it is found
necessary TO fight in order to accom-
plish the end.
am sure that it is necessary for us,
the farmers of this country, to do some
thing along this line. 1t is right and
proper that the vast wealth that is being
produced in this country should be
shared by the men and women Who
produce it. We know that. There
are other questions aside from this
which we must Considerable from
the fnancirl question which l have just
been abiding to. recently read or
listened to an article prepared by a
farmer down in the southern portion of
the State, in which he discussed the
system of taxation and some of the
abuses that exist in this country to
day, and discussed them very ably, and
it surprised me, although l had given
this question thought tor years, when l
saw placed before me in cold type ana
figures, the condition that has been
growing up and has been fastened on
our people; to see the unjust discrimi'
nation which the farmers have been
subjected to, and to which they have
submitted all these years. | tell you.
farmers. it cannot 20 on in this way
unless we are willing to hand over to
those who come after US heritage of
bondage and serfdom. | am not an
extravagapt man, and 1 do not like to
take dark view of the situation. l
would far rather look on the bright
side. I would rather have the lamp of
hope to light my pathway. But I tell
you that unless the farmers make wiser
and better use of their powers, in many
ways, the future looks very dark to me.
But am glad to see that the farmers
at least realize the necessity of concert
ed action and are awakening themselves
to the true situation.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1890-10-17
From the Nations
Capital.

Mr.. A. N. Hazen, Washington, D. G ,
says the famous red flag oil is a perfect
family medicine and has no equal for
rheumatism, neuralgia, sprains, cuts,
burns and all bodily pain. Price 25
cents.
Consumption Are you troubled
with this terrible diseaseY If so, take
healthy exercise, live in open air. use
pan-tina cough and consumption cure
and be cured; don't delay. Price 25
and 90 cents, trial bottles free G. G.
Stills drug store.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1890-10-17
Every Home Should Have It.

1t is not always convenient to call
a physician for every little ailment.
Having Red Flag Oil in the house you
have Physician always at hand, 1t
kills Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Burns,
and all Aches and Pains. Price 25c.
There are few things in this life of
which we may be certain, but this is
one of them, Puritan Cough and Con.
sumption Cure has no equal for Coughs,
Colds and Consumption. Price 25c.
AT &C SilPs drug store.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1890-10-17

Charming people, these exceptional peo-
ple Here's medicine-Dr. Pierce's
Golden Medical L lscovery for instance. ana
it's cured hundreds, thousands thatre
known, thousands that're unknown, and yet
yours is an exceptional case Do you think
that bit of Human nature which you call ~
is different from the other parcels of human
nature? "But you don't know my case"
Good friend. in ninety out ola hun
dred cases, the causes are the same.-impure
blood-and that's why Golden Medical
Discovery" cures ninety-nine out of every
hundred. You may be the exception. And
You may not. But would you rather be the
exception, or would you rather be we'll? If
you're the exception it costs you nothing,
you get your money back-but suppose it
cures you? Let the Golden Medical Dis.
covery" take the risk.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1890-10-17
PHILADELPHIA, WHINING,
- TON & BALTIMORE R.R.
LEAVE GOING NORTH.

CENTRAL DIVISION
On and after Sunday, May 18th, 1880, trains
will run as follows:
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1890-10-17

ING SOUTH.

Trains leave Oxford for Philadelphia at As a. m,
so a, m. and 05 p. m. Market Train. Tuesdays
and Fridays only. at IL 90 a. M. Sunda! Trains at
7 20 p. m. and 80 p. IN.
LEAVE GOING SOUTH.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1890-10-17
ORPHANS COURT.

The Stated Meetings of the Orphans
Court of Cecil county will be held on tho
second Tuesday ofeverv month. Executors
Administrators and Guardians, wanting
their accounts stated, will please bring in
their vouchers few days before Court.
Test: R. E. LAMAR, Register.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1890-10-17
NOTICE

BY THE ORPHANS Court FOR CECIL COUNTY
January II, 1882.
ORDERED, That all Administrators, Ex-
ecutors and Guardians that have not stated
an account within year. come forward and
do the same, or show cause to the contrary,
or they will be cited up.
Test: R. E. LAMAR, Register
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1890-11-29
Tho B..t Magazine.

The Christmas edition Of the Cosmopoll-
tan Magazine is one hundred thousand cop
les, and contains features never before at
tempted by any magazine, consisting of 1913
cartoons rom tho brush OF Dan Beard, the
famous artist, who illustrated Mark Twsin's
book, 1.-THE Yankee ut the Court OF King
Arthur" These cartoons are placed ut the
bottom of each page OF the magazine, and
are "Christnas during the Eighteen Gen.
turtles of the Christian Era" with varla-
tions, showing the way in which we modern
Christians carry out some OF the chief texts
OF the Christian Gospel. The frontispieces
Of the Cosmopolitan have become noted for
their beauty. That for Christmas IL not be-
hind anything that has preceded 1t In artis-
tic merit.
An exccllently illustrated article is one
on teapots, by Eliza Ruhamah Scidmore.
Literary Boston Is treated with numerous
portraits, and an article which comes with
the nineiieth birthday OF Won Moltke,
sketches the life OF the great Field-Marshal
in an interesting way, and n by Gen. james
Grant Wilson. Elizabeth Bisland has one
of her charming articles.
The Christmas issue contains 22s illustra-
itnua !
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1890-11-29
American Girl. in Europe.

The German girls are beginning to
complain with considerable bitter
ness that American and English girls
are encroaching upon their preserves.
Very many Americans and English
send their daughters to Germany to
be educated; the pretty dears not only
master the language in short time
quite as quickly and as easily they
make conquest of the hearts Of the
susceptible German officers. The
number OF army officers in Germany
with American and English wives is
very large, and the fad appears to be
increasing. In Dresden particularly
the English and Americans are in
great demand; the native madcheu
(be she ever 80 pretty seems to have
no chance at all. In Berlin there is
fancy for peculiar style OF feminine
beauty; the Berliner admires brown
eyes and hair and q dark, clear COM
plexion; these features argue amiabil-
ity, fidelity and gentle breeding, they
claim. The German girls complain
that the American girls are natural
adopts in affairs OF the heart - that
they seem endowed by nature with all
the arts, the audacity and the conf
dence OF the average young widow.
BY the way, the wife Of Count Wal
dersee Is an American, and she is the
only person ut the German court who
declines invitations to dances on Sum
days and who Is permitted to do so
without offense.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1890-11-29
An Old Thanksgiving Dinner.

How we'll / remember that old
Thanksgiving dinner! Father at one
end, mother at the other end, the
children between wondering If father
will ever get done carving the turkey.
Oh, that proud, strutting hero of the
barnyard, upside down. his plumes
gone and minus the gobble!Stuffed with
that which ne can never digest! The
day before, at school, we had learned
that Greece was south OF Turkey, but
at the table we found that turkey was
bounded by grease. The brown sur
face waited for the fork to plunge
astride the breast-bone, and with
knife, sharpened on the jambs
of the fireplace, lay bare the
folds OF white meat. Give to the boy
disposed to be sentimen tai. the heart.
Give to the one disposed to music the
drumstick. Give TO the one disposed
to theological discussion, the par
sons nose" Then the pies! For the
most part lost art. What mince
pies! in which you had all confidence,
fashioned from all rich ingredients,
instead OF miscellaneous leavings
which are only sort OF glorifed
hash! Not mincc pies with profound
mysteries OF origin! But mother
made them. sweetened them. favored
them, and laid the lower crust and
the upper crust, with here and there
a puncture by the fork to let you look
through the light and flaky surface
limo the substance beneath. No
brandy, for the old folks were stout
for temperance, but cider about half
way between new and hard. Dear
me! what pie!--Dr. 7almage, in
aides Home Journal.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1890-11-29
A Dead wife to Him.

was at tho depot in Louisville,
writes traveller, standing in the door
way OF the ladies' waiting room, when
q stranger beckoned me out and said:
II want you to do me favor. See
II there Is a woman about 40 years old
in there. wearing black silk dress, a
brown wrap and hat with two white
feathers In it,
i sauntered In and looked around,
and returned and reported her there.
Anybody With herp" he asked.
Eyes; a man and little child"
..His face was pale and betrayed
great emotion. and his voice had a
queer sound to 1t as he considered for
a moment and then said:
Take this pistol. am her Inns
band and she has eloped. was going
to kill the man ut first, but / have
thought better OF it."
He entered the room and the guilty
pair rose up and turned pale as he APP
preached. He did not look at either
OF them but walked straight up to the
child, took her in his arms, and went
out saying:
1--WE haven't any home now, dar-
ling, but we will go away somewhere
and make one"
Come. mamma!' called the child.
"Hush" he whispered. you have
no mother. She died two days ago!''
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1890-11-29

Some Years ago there lived In Lon
don an Ingenious lad, 10 years old,
who had been carefully brought up on
high morhl principles. His parents
always taught that II he found any
property be was to take all possible
pains to restore 1t to the rightful
owner. He prided himself on always
doing 30. One day he was walking
along Fleet street when he saw a lady
drop her bustle-the attachments were
not 80 good in those days as they are
now. The street was crowded as 1t
generally is. Here was glorious OPP
portunity to carry out the teaching
of his parents. He promptly seized
hold Of the garment, II 1t can be cal
led one. and holding it aloft, that all
men might say, Here is an honest
boy" rushed after her and shouted,
Please ma'am, you've lost your
bustle." She coloured up. scornfully
repudiated the ownership. and has
tened her pace to get away from
the over-zealous finder. But his prin-
ciples sternly forbade him from keep
ing other peoples property. so he per-
sisted in following her. Please,
ma'am, saw you drop it." The boy
was small for his age, the hustle held
aloft was voluminons and somewhat
dilapidated, and the wayfarers, at
tracted by the fuss, enjoyed the fun
and laughed. The unfortunate lady
at last lost all patience, and turning
quickly round, said, go away, you
bad boy" and soundly boxed his ears.
The lad was staggered by being beaten
and called bad boy for such a simple
act of honesty. One OF the laughing
crowd observed to him, ''My boy, let
this teach you little more tact; you'll
find 1t very useful"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1890-11-29
Freak OF n school Girl.

The Chief OF Police OF Norfolk, Va,
was called on by Colonel William
Lamb, who asked his assistance to
rescue sixteen-year-old young lady
who had given her teacher the slip,
left school behind her and taken up
life on coal barge. The young lady
was pupil at one Of the leading in
situations in North Carolina, and ran
away from school about four weeks
ago. Her parents traced her from
Elizabeth City to Norfolk. where it
was learned she had taken up her
residence on board OF a coal barge
running between Lambert's Point and
northern ports. 1t was said that the
runaway was induced to try life on
the coal barge by woman whom the
captain Of the barge claimed as his
daughter.
Detectives went down TO Lambert's
Point after the young lady on the
yacht Spray. When they moored
alongside the barge, the captain. an
aged man named Lima, swore that
they should not have the young lady.
II they took her, he said, 1t would
be over his dead body. But when
the detectives covered him with three
shining revolvers he changed his
key and willingly surrendered the
runaway. The young lady was turned
over to friends, who will escort her
home.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1890-11-29

with Miss Plunkett's sister and q young
man. 1ho were also to marry, but af-
ter theI wedding between Mr.. Davis
and Mis- Anna the other two refused
to be married. This was the story
told bvMr. Davis. Miss Plunkett de-
clared THAT the visit 70 the rector was
solemnly pre-arranged. dhd Judge Os-
borne believed her. He wrote this
on the tapers: ION the merits the
complaint IL dismissed uhd judgment
orderedI for the defendant No costs"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1890-11-29
A ssn..tio n.l Elopsm ont.

Passengers on southbound train,
we'll up on the Hudson, had genuine
sensation few days ago. just as the
train pulled out OF way station n
well-dressed young woman rushed to-
ward the track from the direction OF
the river, violently signaling the con-
ductor. The train was stopped, and
the young woman got on, but when
the conductor was about to signal for
q new start she seized his arm, pointed
to tall. slender young man, who
came dripping out OF the river, and
exclaimed, wait for him! Wait for
hint" The obliging conductor waited.
but the train had barely got under
way when third party doomed up
from the direction OF the river. This
time it was roughly dressed old man
who was rs eager as the others to be
taken aboard the train. The passen-
gers took in the situation hastily. con-
jectured an elopement and were in
stantly in a fever OF sentimental ex-
element, The old man got aboard,
but instead of snatching his supposed
daughter from the arms of her alb
ductor, merely demanded and re-
ceived a sum OF money from the drip
ping young man. The supposed
clippers were a newly married couple
returning from their honeymoon in
the mountains. They had hired the
old man torow them across the Hud-
son, but had grounded on sandbank
just as the train reached the station.
The old man had hastily carried the
bride ashore, but in essaying to do the
like for the groom had dropped him
into the river. Finally, in their haste
and futter. the young couple had for
gotten to pay the ferryman.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1890-11-29

British Primitive MethodIsts are
moving for more extended course OF
their sociological students,
Florence has been selected for the
next session Of tho international con-
ference OF the Evangelical alliance,
which meets In April, 1891.
The British government has kiven .
site for chapel and schools for Wesley
an soldiers and seamen 1t Chatham.
The buildings will cost $4,000.
The business done by the Book Con.
Germ OF tho Methodist Episcopal church,
south, last year aggregates 1884. 040. AZ,
an Increase over last year Of $50, 800 20.
Philadelphia has the largest number
Of Sunday-school attendants of any city
In the United States-I95, 500. New
York ranks next with 1877, 200; Brooklyn
next 1923
A meeting of members OF tho United
and Reformed Presbyterian churches was
held recently In Plttsburg, ut which .
committee was appointed to urge the
union OF these two branches before the
higher courts Of both churches.
Archdeacon Farrar's movement for
the establishment OF brotherhoods whose
members shall bind themselves by dis
pensable vows to cclibacy, poverty, aud
obed ience has passed the lower house OF
convocatlon OF the Church OF England.
The church was beautifully decorated
with sweet flowers, and the air was
heavy with thoIrfragrance. As the SER
vice was about TO begin small Kitty
pulled her mothers sleeve and whis.
pered: Mamma, don't II smell sol-
emn."
Tho incumbent of st. Stephens,
Laupccston, England, is chosen by pop
ular suffrage. Every ratcpayer under
ESQ has one vote, another being con-
ferred for every additional EOS OF rat
able value, up to maximum OF six
votes.
At HIllsdale. Mich, business man
with reserved-scat tickets for q theatre.
col entertainment In his pocket strayed
with his wife into tho wrong hall, whore
o revival was In progress. The usher
conducted them to good front seats and
they did not realize the mistake till scr.
vices began.
For somo years there have been only
six Congregational churches in New
York City, three OF which, tho Broad.
way tabernacle, the Pilgrim, and the
Central, are strong churches. A seventh
church has recently boon organized,
called the Congregational church OF
North New York. 1t owns now ediflcc,
and has settled an able pastor.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1890-11-29
s,raMd Dro..makars

Know that they save time, extend their
trade and please their customers by keeping
the metropolitan Catalogue OF Fashions"
where 1t can be seen by their Patrons. This
Styles, within whose covers arc found Illus
trations of Latest and Standard Fashions for
Ladies. Misses and Children. 1t contains
splendidly flushed Engravings, represent
Ing every variety OF wear. IL issued In two
editions, the standard and the Popular"
the Standard being printed upon heavy pa
per, and the Popular upon paper lighter In
weight.
TO any one sending 81 for subscription
to the DelineAtor, with 10 cents additional
to prepay transportation charges, we Will, II
so ordered, send a Copy OF the Metropoli-
tan Catalogue, Popular edition.
The BUTTERIcK PUBLISHING Co.
f.Ht Afatt Aiff Nav York.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1890-11-29

MATTERS AND ITEMS OF INTEREsTTo
REMININITY.
so'ng Awsy-A ssnsational Elopsmsnt--
Pleasant Paragraphs ana
Pithy Points.
Going Away.

Beat against niue that aches with heavy
woe;
Drop thy quick woman's tears to soothe thy
smart. ' ~
All met that could ease my sorrow go!
But men must work, sweetheart aud woman
weep,
SO says the song, SO runa the worlds be-
hest;
Yet time Will pass, and tender comfort creep
With bope In company unto thy breast.
Now ere we part, while yet on lip and cheek
Close kisses linger, clinging, passionate,
There is farewell word love fain would
speak,
A tender thought love labors to translate
In earnest words, whose memory through
the years
Shall calm thy soul, and dry thy falling
-4.adles' Homo Jorunal