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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1890-01-03
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ON SEA AND SHORE.

"Oh, tell me once and tell me twice
And tell me thrice to make it plain,
When we who part this weary day,
When we who part shall meet again"
"When windfowers blossom on the sea
And fishes skim along the plain,
Then we who part this weary day,
Then you and shall meet again"
"Yet tell me once before we part
Why need we part who part in pain2
If flowers must blossom on the sea,
Why we should never meet again.
"My cheeks are paler than a rose,
My tears are salter than the main,
My heart is like lump Of ice
If we must never meet again"
"Oh, weep or laugh, but let me be,
And live or die, for all's In vain;
For life's in vain since we must part,
And parting, must not meet again.''
'oTill windfower blossom on the sea
And fishes skim along the plain,
Pale rose of roses let me be,
Your breaking heart breaks mine again
Christina Rossetti
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1890-01-03
A Careful Host.

Country Boarder-How is it, Mrs.
Hayseed, that with all the cucumbers on
your farm you never have them on the
table?
Mrs. Hayseed-The horse is lame.
"The horse lame! What has that to
do with it.'
"Well, you see we live way off in the
country, and it's most ten miles to doc
tor."-New York Weekly.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1890-01-03
Electricity to Keep and to Kill Prisoners

A dispatch from Madison, Fla, says
that prisoner, under sentence of death,
escaped with several others from the
local Jail by filing through bars supposed
to be file proof. Electricity ought to be
used to guard prisoners in small jails,
where the number Of keepers is neces-
sarily limited. An electric alarm could
be attached to each bar that would sig
nal any break in the bar, or could be ad-
justed SO as to sound an alarm as soon
as the cross sec: of bar had been ma
terially redu Philadelphia Ledger.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1890-01-03
A Chip or the Old Block.

Mother (policeman's wife)-Willie, I've
cen shouting for you this half hour.
How is it you are never around when
you are wanted?
Son-Well, mother, suppose inherit
it from father.-Boston Courier,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1890-01-03

1t costs over $3.50, 900 a yearto keep the
streets of the city of London clean, and
not q tenth of this amount comes back
by the sale of sweepings and refuse. The
rubbish amounts in the year to 65,000
tons, about %. 200 tons of which is burnt
at Let's wharf, near Waterloo bridge,
yielding 1900 loads of ashes and cinders.
Nearly 100000 gallons of water year
are used in washing the streets.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1890-01-03
TO MOTHERS.

Every babe should have bottle of DIR. FAIR
NEY'S TEETHING SYRUP. Perfectly safe, No
opium Morphia mixture. Will relieve Collie
Gripping in the Bowels and promote Difficult Teeth
Hagerstown, Md. Druggists sell it; 25 cents.
Trial bottle sent by mail 10 cents. feb
Connecticut western news., 1890-06-18
Ballooning as a Sport.

Ballooning should be encouraged as a recreation. As there is little balloon ing done in this country, very few know anything of this charming ex- perience, and nearly all have an exag- 9erated idea of it's danger. In Europe, and especially in Paris, free balloon ascents are quite often made, and as a natural result the Frenchmen make good balloons Ballooning is not more expensive than yachting, and to my mind it is much more interesting. A good silk balloon with capacity for two peopte-say one holding 24, 900 cubic feet of gas-costs in France five or six hundred dollars. Here it would cost rather more. The gas is cheaper there also, but if one has a good bal loon and does his own work, the whole expense of ballooning here ought not to average more than $1OO for each ascent. With little previous study and the practical experience of few trips, one can manage his own balloon. Under ordinary circum. stances two persons make the best number for an ascent. A balloon club, having fleet of well constructed bal looms, could have excursions and races on the same plan as that of yachting and canoeing. It is an art or recrea.
 ton that has been neglected. Flores and Stream.
Connecticut western news., 1890-06-18
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.

Mir Bullock's four-in- hand coach, which will run regularly between Grey lock and Ct Harrington, will begin it's trips about July 1st.
 Some fellow in Pittsfeld is amusing himself by stealing collars from dogs. One owner has lost three expensive steel-linked collars with locks, and complaint is heard from others.
 The Crane mill at Coltsville started on the 16th on good order for govern ment bond paper. Col Brown is the superintendent, and the old force of watchmen and guards have been en- ployed.
 There is general rejoicing in Lee at the news that the Smith paper company intend to start up the Eagle mill about July l. This will add much to the busi- ness activity of the town and give em. ployement to many willing hands.
 James Barlow, of East Lee, has in his possession an account book which belonged to his great grandfather, who was blacksmith on. Cape Cod. The first entry was made in 1753 and the book is made of " stamp act paper.''
 Rev H. I. Bodley, for eight years the faithful pastor of St Johns Episcopa. church at North Adams, has rendered his resignation, to take effect July 1st MT Bodley is in poor health, and has resigned to secure much needed rest I and will go West for about year. There has been some talk of forming | society in Pittsfeld to aid convictl who may have served their term in jai and been discharged, the purpose being to find them employment or assist then in reaching their home and friends The, object is good one but thu organization has not yet been heard from if 1t was ever formed.
 One of the valuable Electioneer colt at the Allen farm, P1ttsfeld, sufere, from an abcess in the throat Wednes day until strangulation nearly ensued when Dr Kinnell performed the opera tion of tracheotomy, inserting silve tube in the beasts windpipe from tn side of the neck. The chances of recov cry are declared good.
Connecticut western news., 1890-06-18
Agricultural Brevities.

If heavy, strong growing hedge is de- sired, the honey locust will answer the purpose. The trees will, in few years, closely interlock and become almost i'm pregnable.
 According to California fruit growers rhubarb may be forced by placing kegs or half barrels over the plants and sur rounding the same with heating manure. The tops of the barrels or kegs can be covered with boards or sacks.
 H. P. Hopkins, of New York, ayers that every time he churns unripe cream he loses. He says: "When cream is a trife acid it is sufficiently ripened. I prefer concussion churn to the friction churn. White specks in butter come from coagulation of the milk, which set- ties to the bottom of the cans. They should be washed out properly.
 Professor Maynard entertains a favor able opinion of the practice of girdling vines, to increase the size of the fruit as we'll as it's earliness, practice which other cultivators have regarded with disfavor.
Connecticut western news., 1890-06-18
BRIDGEPORT.

Bridgeport is now seen at it's best, the month of roses together with it's many hundreds of well-kept lawns, its beauti- ful parks, with it's generally cool and delightful sea breeze make it great attraction to the many excursionists coming here from day to day, especially Sundays. It is now independent of cold weather, having an ice plant of it's own, and making ice of a superior quality, at least superior to the crop of 1890. It is an awful thirsty city, judging from the number of emptied lager beer kegs around it's numerous saloons every day, and the number of women as we'll as men brought up for drunkenness by the police.
 Memorial day was celebrated in a very becoming manner with it's parade of veterans, policemen, secrst societies, bands and city officers.
 MT P. T. Barnum is familiar figure on the streets. out for drive.
 A series of revival meetings were conducted here by the Rev Fay Mills, lasting about two weeks, and many were added to the churches in con. seQu1nce.
Connecticut western news., 1890-06-18
DECEMBER vs. MAY.
A COMPARISON OF FREIGHT TRAFFIC ON
 THE c. N. E. & W. RAILROAD.

A COMPARISON OF FREIGHT TRAFFIC ON
 THE c. N. E. $ W. RAILROAD.
 Since the new administration took possession of the Connecticut Western road it has laid down about fifteen miles of new track, which is used as sidings for the passage of trains. The number of cars of freight brought over the Poughkeepsie Bridge during December last is reported as about one hundred, while the number during May foots up over twelve hundred. This large in crease of traffic indicates the large volume of business the road is likely to reach some day, and it indicates, also, the use for which sidings will be re- quired hereafter. The old Erie road used it's surplus earnings in laying of sidings. in like manner, and at length the time came when the sidings were joined together, and 10 there was a double tracked road. Some of us may live to see repetition of this process on tine old Connecticut Western.-Win- sted Herald.
Connecticut western news., 1890-06-18
Lilith, Adams First Wife.

According to the Jewish Talmud, Lil- ith, the mother of demons, was taken to wife by our first parent, Adam, prior to the appearance of Eve upon the scene. Being the legendary mother of evil spirits, one would naturally accept the story as fact when told that she became unmanageable and tried to supersede Adam as lord of all creation. Thwarted in this, she took to the regions of the air, where, as specter in the guise of a beautiful woman, she lies in wait for and pounces upon defenseless children. Some ignorant European Jews still be- lieve that the beautiful murderess in- habits the air, waiting for chance to murder their little ones. It is said that the word ''lullaby" is corruption of the words 'sLilla, abi," or ''Begone, Iilith, :" words used as charm by superstitious mothers of legendary times.-St. Louis Republic.
Connecticut western news., 1890-06-18
Good Advice.

The Connecticut Farmer in long editoral urges the farmers of this state to return to sheep raising, and con- cludes by saying:
 ''Is there hill town within the bor- ders of Connecticut in which there are not to-day hundreds of acres of land returning no profit to their owners, but simply growing up to weeds and briers: Is there one such town where it's intelli. gent farmers doubt that sheep, more than any other animals than any other thing-would bring back these acres to profit and usefulness?"
Connecticut western news., 1890-06-18

Clarence w. Warner, of Great Harrington, visited J. G. Beckley last week.
 -Wm. Walsh and family have removed from Lynch's house to Jeffrey Purcill's tenement house.
 -Geo. l.. Parsons is beautifying his residence with a coat of cream colorel paint Silas Knickerbocker is the artist
 -Sam1 Newton, a son of R. 0. New ton, arrived at Myrtle hill on Thurs day and will stay here part of the summer.
 -Wm 0. Mccormick, formerly con- ductor on the Central New England & Western railroad, has been appointed general yardmaster of the St Joseph Terminal railroad at St Joseph, Mo.
 This town is not filled with sufici- cient patriotism to get up Fourth of July celebration, but we will wager an even $10 that we can scare up more cat fights in day than any town of the same size in the state.
 Edward Jones, formerly of this will lage, has been promoted from the posi- tion of fireman to that of engineer, on the Central New England and Western railroad, promotion well deserved, as Ed is 8 hard-worker.-I Millerton Tele- gram.
 An observation excursion train recently commenced running across the Pough- keepsie bridge. This will be popular train, especially with strangers who visit Poughkeepsie and desire to see the views from the bridge. ... The New Milford Gazette's society editor, (presumably Joe Farrally), took g young lady belonging to the Y. P. s. 0. E., to festival recently, and his experience there convinced him that those mystic letters mean, "You Para. lyze Seven Creams Easily. .''-[ [Norwalk Gazette. A notice has been posted up in the c. N. B. & w. freight room at the depot stating that 8 reward of $1OO will be paid for the arrest and conviction o1 any person maliciously placing stones, rails or any obstruction on any of the railroad tracks. The notice is signed by the superintendent of the c. N. B. & w. system.
 The University of North Carolina, ] at it's commencement. last week, con ferred the degree of Doctor of Divinity upon the Rev Lewis H. Reid of this 1 city. This is the fourth time in its history of over a century that this university has honored by an academic I degree citizen of New England-[ Hart ford Courant, June g.
 We have received copy of the l summer bulletin of the Collins Stree Classical School, Hartford, Conn.,, June 1890. Rev Lewis H. Reid, D. D., an6
 Lewis F. Reid, Ph. D., are teachers a
 said school. The examinations began
 Monday and will be finished to-da, l Wednesday,. The bulletin contains thu
 names of fifty members of the schoo for the year ending June IS. 1890.
Connecticut western news., 1890-06-18
A Now Hybrid Rose.

Mir. Arnold, of the Arnold arboretum, has now in bloom for the first time new hybrid rose, produced by crossing the small, white Japanese multifora rose with pallen of the general jacqueminot. The-fower has the true jacqueminot odor and much resembles 1t in foliage. It is semi-double cup shaped, about an inch across, and is solitary and not in clusters like the multifora. The petals are a bright pink. Unlike most of the minia- ture roses, the plants, so far as tested, have proved hardy in the severe climate of New England.
Connecticut western news., 1890-06-18

Ex-Mayor Hewitt, of New York says if he had to choose between an educa- tion and fortune he would take the education every time.
 Dion Boucicault has been paid for his various plays, among which are Rip Van Winkle," "London Assur- ance," The Shaugraun" and "Colleen Bawn," upwards of $3,0O0,000 Yet he is to-day poor, and at 68 he is hard at work on new play, being in need of the money that he expects it will bring him.
Connecticut western news., 1890-06-18
The Average Hen.

We are often told of the large profits derived from hens and large yields of eggs yearly are given as proof. In or dinary cases would figure out about this way with our common fowls: Take out ninety days for the moulting season, during which no eggs will be laid. This will leave 275 days, and if the hen lays an egg every other day the product would be 1S7 eggs, but the hen must be given time for matching brood and raising them, during which she lays no eggs, and this time must be taken out, so that I consider 120 eggs yearly 8 first rate average, and in great many instances this number is not reached.
Connecticut western news., 1890-06-18

Interesting Items About Watermelons.
 The watermelon appears to be divided into two distinct classes-one adapted to very hot localities and the other not able to bear well more than limited degree of heat. As 8 rule, large melons bear large seeds and vice versa, but there are exceptions. The most delicious melons, generally speaking, are those with thin rinds and pink or deep red flesh. Such melons, however, do not bear transporta- ton very we'll. Large, tough rinded melons of good quality, which have the additional merit of carrying we'll and being good keepers, are now produced in large quantities in the southern states. We now produce a greater variety of large watermelons than ever before, some attaining to 100 pounds and over in favorable seasons and localities.
 Formerly our melons were mostly long and oval in form and dark green or striped, and bore large black or brown seeds. Seeds from Spanish melons pro. duced our first thin rinded melons. The French gardeners, when they want to keep melons a long time, cut them with long stems. These stems are coiled ul and covered with brown sugar to prevent them from drying up by exposure to the air. Melons from Spain and Italy thrive here, but there are not many varieties worthy of cultivation.
Connecticut western news., 1890-06-18
GAN WE RAISE ALL OUR WooL7

Conflicting Opinions on . Subject of Wide
 spread Interest.
 On the question whether our country lacks conditions of soil and climate for producing every variety of wool, and that, too, in commercial quantities and as fairly remunerative branch of agri- culture, Secretary J. M. Rusk holds that there is conclusive and overwhelming authority for the statement that we have grown and can grow all kinds of wool of all races of sheep. He also believes that there is ample testimony to the fact that the limitations of the manufacturing demand and the inequalities and evasioni of customs duties have been the main factors in the insufficiency of supply of certain kinds.
 In direct conflict with this opinion are the statements of Mir. s. N. D. North, secretary of the National Association of Wool Manufacturers of Boston. He con. tends that the secretary's conclusions were not borne out by past experiences. He declares that while the manufactur- CTS would not perhaps deny that with proper attention to breeding and the nec- essary expenditure of money all varie- ties of wool might be raised in this coun try, they believed it to be fact, dem- onstrated often by practical experience, that there are many varieties of wool which cannot be grown in this country at a cost that will render it profitable to grow them under any conditions ever likely to exist, and which, therefore, in the practical meaning of the words, can not be grown at all.
Connecticut western news., 1890-06-18

I asked 8 policeman who had four blue stripes, representing twenty years service, upon his sleeves why he did not retire upon the pension of e6O0 a year, to which he Is entitled. 'sBecause am waiting for something better" was the reply. He is a big, hearty man of 45 years, with twenty seasons of active life apparently before him. Then he told me that there were about 150 of these pensioners employed in looking after banks and large office buildings down town, and every one of them is on the retired list of the police, drawing a pension of $500. There are five men in the Mutual Life who are paid 1,2oO each by the own CTS of the building, and ten men in the Equitable Life who are paid from a, 400 down to $500, which is the smallest amount paid anywhere. The duties are light, only requiring atten- dance on six days of the week from 8to 5. Each of these men is sworn in as special policeman and reports tc the superintendent of police once g month. The policeman on my beat has his wires laid and expects to be ir the receipt of pension and salary amounting to $1. 800 before the close of the year.-New York Cor. Philadel thaA Heeoed
Connecticut western news., 1890-06-18
A Dog on Trial for His Life.

A dog was actually tried for his life in the Boston Municipal court recently The defendant was handsome setter named Towser. His master retained able counsel The dog was placed in the prisoners box, and amid the litter of tho spectators and the smiles of Judge Curtis, the trial began. A man swore that the prisoner had bitten him, and he therefore wanted him killed, according to law. On cross-examina- tion witness admitted that he had pro- voked the prisoner by teasing him. Several witnesses for the defence testi- fled as to the good character of the accused. The latter was then brought forward in his own behalf and furnished testimony as novel as it was effective. At various commands he played dead, walked on his hind legs about the room, stood on his head. shouldered arms, whined dismally in imitation of a song and wound up by marching up the steps to the Judges desk on his hind legs and shaking paws with his honor The Judge, without moment's 8 hesitation, said, amid cheers '"Towser, you are peaceable and orderly canine. I give judgment in your behalf and dismiss you, the plaintiff paying the costs" Leaving the room, the dog received an ovation. Utica N. Y. Herald.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-12-11
MERIT ONLY CONSIDERED.
THE BERDAN GUN PATENT.
The Court of Claims Gives Judgment Again.
the Government for S96, OO4.

Tne Court OF Claims Gives Judgment Against
the Government for S95, OO4.
The Court of Claims has given judgment in
the celebrated case of the Berdan Fire
Arms Manufacturing Company of New York
against the United States. This is a suit to re-
cover about S40O, 900 for the use of plaintiffs
patent in the manufacture Of Springfield guns
used by the government 1t has been
pending for over twenty years and
has excited general interest. The record of the
case consists of over one thousand printed
pages OF technical evidence, and the case was
recently argued for about twelve DAYS by Gen
eral Berdan for the plaintiffs and by Assistant
Attorney General Devices for the government
The opinion OF the court was rendered BY Judge
John Davis.
The court held that under the rulings Of the
supreme Court and previous ruling of the
Court of Claims the facts adtluced disclose an
implied contract between the parties for the
use OF the extractor ejector device. and that,
following the reasoning in the McKcever case,
q fair and reasonable royalty for the right to
manufacture and the device is 5 per
cent OF the minimum cost of manufacturing
the guns since Jul " Z6, 1881, the date 1T which
tho statute OF limitations began to run against
plaintiffs cause of action. The court ac-
cordingly gave judgment fo- the plaintiffs in
the sum of S95.O0I. The statute of limita-
tions was applied because of gap
III the proceedings i'll the original case brought
in 1870, which was stricken from the docket in
1876 in consequence of non-procedure and
the case was not renewed until 1881. An effort
will be made to have Congress remove the bar
and to allow the court to give judgment for
the use Of the patent during the period in
question.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-12-11
TO CHANGE THE ROUTE.

Provisions of n Bill Prepared by President
Hurt of the w. and q. Railroad Company.
The Washington and Georgetown Railway
Company has today asked from Congress for
some very important. changes in their present
route The changes, if allowed, will result
in placing the road much closer to
several important centers. Mr.. Grout intro
duccd the bill i'll the House this morning at
the request Of President Hurt.
Mr.. Circuit by introducing the bill does not
give it his Endorsement. He has not studied
the proposed changes and merely introduces
the bill as personal favor.
The bill provides that the company be au-
thOrized to run its tracks az follows: Com
mencing at New Jersey avenue and b street
south. thence along the east front of the Capt.
tcl as shall be directed by the architect in
charge thereof to y st north. thence west along
said b street to connect with its present tracks
on LIST street.
Commencing at 14th and streets northwest
thence west along street to 18th street, thence
south along 18th street to connect with its
present tracks on said street.
Commencing at z6th street and Pennsylva-
mia avenue thence west along said avenue to
connect with its present tracks on NJ street in
Georgetown.
Commencing at NJ and High streets in
Georgetown thence west along NJ street to the
AGueduct Bridge.