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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1890-07-18
Rum and Religion.

They don't mix until you attack one
of them. Strike at rum and along comes
"the unfinished theologian" with his per
Sc club and batters at you.
Is religion to be maintained? Then
along comes the rummy with his pocket
book. He rents pew in the middle
aisle right near the altar, puts in STAIN
ed glass window and always has a V
''for the father when he comes around"
There used to be rumseller who,
whenever he saw new church being
built, exclaimed, "They are getting
ahead of u.s." But then there was a
church, right this very year of our Lord
1890, padded" rum for the glory of
God and the building of his house. Rum
and religion! Bah!
What defenders of religion" some of
our people become when drunk. 1--WE
quarreled about religion. We were both
drunk" said Patrick Sweeney the other
day to Philadelphia magistrate.-I. G.
B. U. Journal.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1890-07-18
Etiquette of the Street.

When two gentlemen are walking with
one lady the one takes the out and the
other the inside, thus keeping her be-
tween them. When one gentleman is
walking with two ladies, he places him
self between them. When gentleman
desires to speak to lady who is passing,
he may if he be friend and alone accost
her, but he must not detain her. In
stead, let him walk with her in the direc-
ton whittier she is going, and when he
has done, leave her with bow and
smile, raising his hat as he retreats. 1t
is no longer thought needful for gen.
tleman to keep himself perpetually on
the outer side by changing sides at every
corner. Such habit savors of stiffness
and is too marked concession to form.
Gentlemen may take the inside when it
would seem awkward to do otherwise,
but the outside is preferred for them.-
Philadelphia Saturday Herald.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1890-07-18
CHAPTER VIII. :

GhlCL ON Ills HEADs
No sprinter ever made better time
than did Mr.. Drane in his first run from
the Retreat. A medal at the end of q
track is not half the inducement to
speed that pursuer at the beginning
is. If Lawrence had been timed by q
stop-watch it would probably have ap-
peared that he had broken all records at
the end of the first hundred yards; and
yet 1t seemed TO MIN InaJ ne was not
running half fast enough. The street
was absolutely deserted, but he came
presently to the corner of an avenue
that was brilliantly lighted and lively
with many passers.
Then he stopped abruptly and walked
slowly up the avenue for a short dis
tance. His heart was beating violently
with excitement and the exertion of his
run, and he knew that he must get
somewhere out of sight at once. Just
ahead of him he saw that the street-car
tracks entered a tunnel, the sidewalks
and carriage-way rising over hill above
it. Believing that here lay his oppor-
tunity he entered the tunnel and
walked through it's half mile of length
without molestation save from cars
that passed him occasionally. The
drivers and conductors looked at him
sharply, and that made him wish that
he had staid above ground. 1t also i'm
pressed him with the necessity of dis
guising himself.
At the end of the tunnel he found
himself in front of the Grand Central
I1nnnt IF hn oo,,1J 4olx
and go somewhere! lnstinctively his
hand went to his pocket and then be
remembered. The thought of passing
again through an experience of hunger
with its possibilities of police courts
and ferry-boat concerts so distressed
him that he had half mind to return
to Jenkins and confess himself
lunatic. Then probably he would be
put in straight jacket and be confined
in loathsome cell for the rest of his
days. Horrible!
Suddenly he remembered that he had
been in the habit of carrying fifty
dollar bill in little pocket unobtrusive-
ly made at the waistband of his trousers.
Most of us would have thought of that
before, but Mr., Drane had passed his
boyhood in the lap of luxury, and in his
manhood had not escaped from her lead.
ing-strings until the beginning of these
unhappy episodes, so that the where
withal was naturally the last element
to enter into his consideration of practi-
cal problems. In this case he felt GER
tain that his enemy, the tramp, must
have overlooked that pocket. He thrust
trembling finger into it. Glorious
He felt the soft but firm texture of
bank note, and he knew that he was
saved. He marched proudly into tho
depot and inquired about trains for
Boston. That was still further away
from home, but he had friends there
who would identify him and see him out
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1890-07-18
NATIONAL CONVENTIONS.
When and Where the Home Protection
Forces Have Congregatcd.

When and where the Home Protection
Forces Have Congregatcd.
Nine national temperance conventions
have been held in this country. The
first was held in Philadelphia in 1888,
with 400 delegates The second in Sara
toga Springs in 1886, with 34S delegates
The third in Saratoga Springs in 1S41,
with $50 delegates. The fourth in Sara
toga Springs in 1851, with 800 delegates.
The fifth in 1865 i'll Saratoga Springs,
with 325 delegates from twenty-five states
it was this convention that originated
the National Temperance society. The
sixth convention was held in Cleveland
in 1868, with about 300 delegates. The
seventh in Saratoga Springs in 1873, 800
delegates. The eighth in Chicago in
1875, 300 delegates, and the ninth in Sara
toga Springs in 1881, with 367 delegates.
The National Temperance society,
which was empowered to call the tenth
convention, has decided that it shall be
held in 1891, though it has not yet de-
termined upon the precise date or place.
A call will be issued in due time, how
ever, and it is expected that all tenn
Pei etACC VI SdLlZdllOlS anu I6llSlOuS u6-
nominations will elect delegates. All
the phases of temperance reform will be
discussed, but it is more than likely that
the political and legislative branch of
the work will receive the lions share of
attention. The recent decision of the
United States supreme court denying the
right of a state to prevent the importa-
tion of liquor in "'unbroken packages"
from other states makes united action by
the temperance workers of the nation a
necessity. AS The New York Voice re-
marks: 1.-The question becomes, as we
have time and again pointed out, con-
gressional question. The supreme court
emphasizes the necessity for congress
sional action in this matter"
1t is not to be supposed that the con-
vention will be made up wholly of Pro-
hibitionists, but the question of national
Prohibition will enter into the congress
sional campaign next fall, and will GER
tainly be matter for serious considera-
tion in 1891. This fact should impress
bodies which intend to be represented
with the Importance of selecting dele
gates who are capable of dealing with
large subject. National temperance leg
islation will be a live issue for some time
to come.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1890-07-18
The Future of Storage Traction.

One of the most important events in
electrical matters is the formation of the
United Electric Traction company, with
a capital stock of not less than 81, ,0OO,-
600. This company is a consolidation of
the Daft and Julien companies, each of
which is well known in its respective
field of work, and has done so much to
bring electric traction up to the position
that it now occupies so commandingly
in the industrial and financial world.
Among the momentous results to be ex-
pected from this massing of forces not
the least will be a sudden and lasting
activity in storage battery traction, and
it is to be hoped that the way may now
be made clear for an extension of work
in New York, so that the whole city
may enjoy the luxurious travel that has
been the privilege for a while of the
people in the vicinity of Fourth avenue.
New York Sun.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1890-07-18
RISING SUN CECIL COUNTY, FRIDAY is. 1890

were two cents thousand couldn't af-
ford to read a bulletin board. No, I've
just come from the island. Your Kan
sas City friends said l was the wrong
man, and of course they had to let mo
CO."
Lawrence was on the point of show
ing the tramp the story of the escape
printed in the paper, when a perfectly
tremendous idea occurred to him. 1t
was so great that his voice tremblcG as
he said:
"That's good. Now, I am willing to
let bygones be bygones. 1 am not out
of my scrape yet, and between us we
can help each other good deal. Are
you agreed?"
> "You don't mean to get me arrested
for taking your clothes, do you?
"Not a bit! You won't come to harm
I'll sec you through and give you money
afterwards
"Ill have to 60 you. What am tc
do?"
''Changc clothes with mer'
The tramp was staggered at this sug.
gestion, but he consented, though he
valnly tried to get Lawrence to unfold
the scheme.
"Thc only trouble is,' said Lawrence,
II don't know where VIC can do this"
well, do replied his companion,
and he forthwith led the way to de-
serted rookcry whore they speedily OK
changed garments. Mr.. Drane put on
the rags again with some revolt, but he
was confident in the success of his
scheme, and that nerved him.
When they stepped out again into
the street he asked the tramp where he
had gone when he first took the clothes
from the Adams Hotel.
'Oh," he said, Il played in great
luck, and I'll be all right if you get me
out of this affair. with little money in
hand. You see, pranced around town
for the day, and the next day fell in
with an old sweetheart of mine. She
used to live in Buffalo, and she was
poor enough then, but it seems that
some time ago she went through a
mock marriage that afterwards turned
out to be binding"
The tramp paused and laughed glee-
fully.
"Ycs, yes" exclaimed Mr.. Drane,
eagerly. What thcn?"
"Why, you sec. the fellow she married
was laundering rich, and he went off
and got killed just after the ceremony
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1890-07-18
Prohibition In South Dakota.

AT midnight May 1 the saloons all
over South Dakota were closed. There
is scarcely town in the state where
Prohibition will not be enforced, and
the saloon men have accepted the situa-
ton.
The fact that druggists can secure no
licenses before June leaves the state al
most absolutely dry" the only resource
being private supplies. In this city the
chief saloon keeper draped his establish
ment in black and hung out the sign,
"This shop is closed until the Republican
party is defeated" Altogether, the out
look is favorable for the enforcement of
Prohibition.
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"Antio IOric.

Mr.. Knowitall-Yes, sir, there's more
liquor drunk in Kansas today than ever
before; in fact, any one can get all the
beer and rum he wishes to. Prohibition
don't prohibit.
Reporter-Indeed! What effect has
Prohibition had on the state?
Mr.. Knowitall - Almost ruined it.
Thousands of people who have been in
the habit of using Intoxicating drinks as
a beverage have left the state in disgust.
They have moved into Missouri and Ne
braska, where they can get a glass of
beer when they want it.
Reporter-Indeed! How do you recon-
cile the statements that people are leav-
ing the state because Prohibition does
prohibit with the other that any one can
get all the liquor he wants to?-People.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1890-07-18

and left all his money to her. Haw
haw! haw! And then, you know, told
her that had got rich, too. Imade a
good bluff at it with your money and
your clothes and sho believed me. So
we got married that very day."
"You married her?" gasped Lawrence.
"Yep. Married her as fast and hard
as parson could tie the knot. We went
up to New Haven and tho ceremony was
performed there. AS soon as it was
over I left her there to come down to
New York, pretending had business.
So | had. l intended to work fine
racket on your money, you know, tel
cgraph to Kansas City for some more,
but you spoiled that. My rich wife is
waiting for me, suppose, in the Beaver
Hotel whore l left her. You just put
me in the way of getting to New Haven
and Fll be hunk and don't you forget
it."
Lawrence was overwhelmed with
amazement. He felt rather than saw
the inconsistencies of tho story, but it
was circumstantial enough to alarm him
terribly. What. his Bessie, so good
and pure, marry this fellow so suddenly,
and yet remain in New York, go to
court with Mrs. Bowers-it was impos-
sible on the face of it. And yet He
would have pursued the inquiry further,
but that he feared to arouse the tramp's
suspicious. So they walked on talking
of other things until they came to Jen-
kins' Retreat.
m tn ri, TO-
here" said Mr. Drane. "You Just keep
your head and don't get frightened bit
and remember that whatever happens
I'll take care of you. I'm rich enough,
as you know"
Blaze away, Gully, I'm wild ye," re-
sponded the tramp.
Mr.. Drane rang the bell. The door
was opened at once by an attendant
whom Lawrence had not seen before.
Tell Mr.. Jenkins q friend would like
to see him." said Lawrence, winking
mysteriously at tho attendant. The
wink was understood, and both men
were admitted. The door once closed,
Mr.. Drane whispered excitedly to the
attendant:
'It's Lawrence Drane you'd better
grab him, cause he's very violent at
times"
The attendant struck bell and in
stantly two other men came into the
hall, seized the tramp, bound his arms
to his sides with rope and hurried
him to a back room. He protested
vigorously, declared that he had been
entrapped, and all that, but his cries
made matters worse for him. Presently
the attendant returned and asked Mr..
Drane about the capture. Lawrence
told an imaginative yarn with as low
dialect as he could muster, and wound
up by demanding the reward.
1--WE can't give you the whole reward
tonight" was the reply. "The five
hundred dollars offered by Mr. Drane's
friends is not in our control, but you
may have tho fifty dollars offered by
the Retreat, and II you will call to-mor-
row afternoon have no doubt that you
can collect the rest"
Lawrence reflected that fifty dollars
was pretty good price to pay a man
for capturing himself, and that he was
lucky to even get that. The money was
promptly turned over to him and he left
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1890-07-18
WANTED TO SEE THE SKELETON.

A Granger Finds the Remains of His
Wayward Boy in a Doctors Closet.
every family is supposed to have q
skeleton in its closet" remarked DR..
Wheeler, of Wichita, Kan, to party
Of friends recently. II had one in my
closet until l shipped it to the Michigan
state university. l don't want to see it
again.
'It happened like this: Many years
ago, when l commenced the practice of
medicine in small Missouri town, the
Jesse James boys paid us visit. They
raided the bank and got away with
$4,000, but firing was pretty general on
both sides. had revolver, and during
the general excitement l shot one of the
robbers. He was dead when we picked
him up. A finer specimen of physical
manhood l have never seen. The natives
in the little Missouri village made no OBJ
lection when claimed the youths skel-
eton as my prize
"One rainy night about II o'clock a
genuine old fashioned frontiersman came
to my Office. He asked my name, then
inquired if had skeleton in my closet.
His face was bearded and sunburnt, but
there was something about him that
made me think of the young man had
killed many years before. I was alone
| in the Office and didn't like the color
of the visitors eye. However, I answered
his question in the affirmative.
"'Let me see the skeletonY said my
queer visitor.
SIT would scarcely do to refuse. 1
walked to the rear of the Office, where
there was a small table out of sight of
my visitor. drew out from the desk a
revolver, the same one that had ended
the career of the youthful bandit years
before. Ho4Iing it in my hand, I stepped
to the closet, threw open the door and
remarked with as much GOODNESS as I
could command by force of will: There
is the skeletonp
Put up your revolver, remarked the
stranger. L won't hurt you. If had
wanted to shoot you l would have killed
you when came into the office. 1 have
just been down in Oklahoma and am on
my way back to Tennessee. 1 heard the
story of your killing one of the gang,
and as near as can make out it was my
boy that was killed. He ran away from
home when only1 years old, and never
saw him after that. 1 don't hold any
grudge against you. You did what was
right, I suppose. But I thought would
take this chance to see what is left of the
poor boy
81 then showed the stranger the skele-
ton, which was handsomely mounted,
and described the raid as briefly and as
gently as possible. The old pioneers
only remark, as he gazed upon all that
was left of his boy, was: well, he was
a big fellow, wasn't he? "-Philadelphi
Telegraph.
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Drane from enjoying the conversation
to the full, but it also made it impossi
BILE, or at least unwise, for him to ask
her name. So he called her Bessie, and
she made no objection.
Only for a moment in the hall were
they able to be alone. Then Bessie
hastily passed Drane a note, and num-
Der of small, heavy, mysterious articles
wrapped in a handkerchief. He had
barely concealed these things in his
pocket when the matron approached.
But your name?" whispered Drane,
hastily.
81 am here as Mrs. Lawrence Drane,
she replied, with q blush. ''Only the
wives of patients can visit them ON or
dinary days"
And she hurried away, leaving Drane
in delicious perplexity.
In his room he examined the note and
the bundle. The former proved to be
an elaborate plan for his escape written
out with the detail of French de-
tective novel. The latter was a great
lot of keys of all sorts and sizes. They
had been taken from the doors in Mrs.
Bowers house, as the note explained,
and were of course designed to open
doors in the Retreat.
Drane studied the plan of escape re-
ligiously. He noted every place where
he should go, and the number of tho
particular stair where he must breathe
in order to avoid detection. In some
way Bessie had discovered that the
guard at the door was changed at mid
night. Drane was to steal softly from
his room at 1865. AS near that hour
as he could guess he stole, according to
directions, having punched the key
from his lock and opened his door
with one of the bunch Bessie had
brought.
He crept down the stair keeping in
mind the various shrewd details of tho
plot; where he must hide to let the
guard pass him; how he must do this,
that and the other thing which the
ingenuity of the girl had devised.
And now he stood at the bottom of
the lower stair. The guard was asleep
with his head against the wall. This,
too, was according to programme.
Drane could easily have passed him to
his place of concealment, but suddenly
new and simpler phase of the problem
struck him. He coughed. The guard
did not move. Then he went up to the
fellow and shook him. The guard
awol1e.
Hero you!' he cried, sleepily; ''go
back to your cage"
Drane seized him by the neck;
dragged him to the parlor door; pitched
him head first into the room; and before
the man could recover his balance or
his howls could bring assistance, Drane
had opened tho outside door, and was
cavorting down the street.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1890-07-18
Workers Die, but the Work Goes On.

The national prohibition committee
has lost two more of its r2cmbers-B. F.
Sturtevant, of Massachusetts,, and w. H.
Craig, of Missouri. Both We're active
in the party work and gave literally
to the furtherance of the cause. Our
party has not many wealthy men within
its ranks and this double loss will be
keenly felt. We will close ranks and
press forward, hoping to receive fresh re-
cruits.-Lever.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1890-07-18

the Retreat after inquiring particularly
as to the hour when he should call again.
Its pretty hard trick on that fell
low," he thought, ''but he deserves it,
and will keep my word and see him
safely out. And of course I'll return the
reward"
With all the speed he had he hurried
to Bowery clothing store, bought
cheap but decent suit, and then took
the first available train for New Haven.
ITO BE CONTINUED
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1890-07-18
The Farmer Answered,

Would Prohibition lessen the demand
for corn? asks the farmer. Statistics
answer no. Only n little more than
per cent. of all the corn produced is used
by the distilleries, and even the best part
of that is fed to the cattle and hogs.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1890-07-18
Prominent prohibitionist Dead.

Rev. Joseph Cummings, D. D., presi-
dent of the Northwestern University at
Evanston, died very suddenly recently,
aged 73 years. He was a stanch Pro-
hibitionist and was II prominent figure
at the st. John banquet last fall.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1890-07-18

The New York dailies that are clamor-
ing still for high license are out of date.
The supreme court has knocked the bot
tom out of the fraud.-New York Voice.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1890-07-18
DRUG STORE
RISING SUN, MD

Always on hand, a large stoOk Of
Drugs, Medicines, Dyes,
Oils, Paints.
A complete line of Instruments, such as
T1tsses, SyJdnges, Support
ers, Nurse Bottles,
Family, Patent & Pro rietary Remedies,
Gilt Edge Horse and Cattle Powders,
A large line of speotaoles, Nose Glasses,
School Books, Tablets, Paper. &c.
Violins, Bows, Strings, Musical Goods,
Toilet Soaps, Hair Brushes, Perfumery,
and 100 and notions required for the use of the
sick or the convenience of the we'll.
PRICES ESLOWEST-TER4MS CASH
L. R. KIRK, M. D.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-06-26
SIXTEEN TRANS-CONTINENTAL
PASSENGER TRAINS DAILY.

Under the new train schedule which tho
Northern Pic'fic Railroad lnaugu ates June
18th, is.W there will be sixteen trans ointment
III passenger trains moving daily on this great
line, eight east bound and eight west bound. ex-
elusive OF les local. main and branch line pas
senger trains running daily west OF St Paul,
North Dakota. Montana. Idaho. oregon and
Washington on It's BAN miles NJ track.
Ceas. :. Fee. General Passenger Agent OF the
line az 81. Pau, announces that under the new
Express leaves st. Paul At ais =. m. daily.
with through Pullman Palace sleeping Car.
leaving Ceicagn daily at $50 p. m. Via the Chi
Via Helena and Tacoma direct to Portland, and
making close connections at st. Paul with all
ttains leaving st. Louis In the forenoon and
Chicago In the afternoon OF the previous da.-
arriving at ia oma 1850 a. m. OF the third day
and Portland the slime afternoon.
The second through train. No. !, the Pacific
Mall Leaving 81 Paul q. az ?: m daily n max
all night trains out OF Chicago will carry =
through Pullman Palace Sleeping Car and one
or mOIe Pullman Tourist sleeping Cars leaving
Central line. running through 70 Portland VIA
Helena and Tacoma. Both trains out Of ~.
Paul Will carry Pullman Tourist Sleeping Carr
and Dining Cars, but Tree cOlOnist slcepers will
be run only on train No. L.. leaving st. Paul n
The Northern Pacific now operates the largest
equipment OF dining cars OF any railroad In the
WORM. IWcnJy.IOuJs anu AiSO tue Oiikcot Tul-
man sleeping cur line IN existence, namely:
Chicago TO Portland via Tacoma, and IL the Ohly
line running these sleepers TO the principal
trade centers and pleasure resorts IN Northern
Minnesota, North Dakota Manitoba. Montana
and Washington.
The recently completed Butte Air Line OF the
Northern Pacific makes this the shortest route
between chicago and Butte by I'D miles and en-
ables this company TO announce . through Pull.
man Sleeping Car service between st. Paul and
Tacoma and Portland via Butte, west On the 4;lj
p. III. train, east from Portland on the stD .. III.
Atlantic Mail.