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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1891-07-24
If It's True.

Prof. Shelton. of Kansas. has ex-
ploded 6 belief" about bulk of cream
being an indication OF its butter value.
He found that the more grain be fed,
the more bulk of cream, but while the
bulk increased, the yield decreased
'per inch" in about the same proper
ton, and this conclusion after over 400
analyses made during the tests, big
reason why the 'inch" and s'space''
should not be trusted in dividing
the butter at creamery, and the
butter fat test substituted On some
cans, eight spaces of cream gave more
butter than fifteen spaces from another
source, and all the Professors feeding
trials for solids, starting with we'll fed
COWS, lead him to conclude that the
food influences the character of the
milk serums, moro than it does the
solids. AS noted western dairyman
puts it "We have got heap to learn
about milk and its production, and a
heap of belief and tradition to bury"
Farmer.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1891-07-24
The HORSES for Farmers.

Is it better for farmers to raise good
extra heavy horses, for which there is a
good steady demand at big prices, or is
it better to breed to small horse or a
mule that is sure to meet an overcrowd-
ed market at prices so small that it will
not pay to raise them. The large grade
draught mares make the best farm teams
and raise the high class colts. Then it
is only question of being willing to
pay reasonable price to breed to good
imported stations, or prefer the cheap
sire and raise cheap colt. But as we
generally do not have to pay for breed
ing unless the mare gets in foal, it is
more profitable to pay twenty-five dol
lars to get colt that when matured will
sell for $3.50 or more than to breed to a
cheap ten dollar horse and raise a colt
that will only sell for 800 or less
Western Agriculturist.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1891-07-24
A Merchants Receipt for Perfect
Coffee.


"Mr. +. B. ThurJer's O,on Recipe"
Grind moderately fine large cup of
coffee, break into it one egg with she'll
mix we'll, adding enough cold water to
thoroughly wet the grounds; upon this
pour one pint of boiling water; let it
boil slowly for ten or fifteen minutes,
according to the variety of coffee used
and the fneness to which it is ground.
Let it stand three minutes to settle,
then pour through fine wire sieve into
warm coffee pot This will make
enough for four persons. At table first
put the sugar into the cup, then fill half
full of boiling milk, add your coffee,
and you have delicious beverage that
will be revelation to many poor
mortals who have an indistinct remem-
berance of, and an intense longing for,
an ideal cup of coffee. If cream can be
procured so much the better, and in
that case boiling water can be added
either in the pot or cup to make up for
the space occupied by the milk, as
above; or condensed milk will be found
o good substitute for cream.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1891-07-24
Useful Recipes.

CoNsoMME A LA CAREME.-Put over
the fire in your soup kettle the carcass
of one or more roasted chickens, ten
cent knuckle of veal and some roast
beef bones, if you have them, and cover
with quart of water for every pound
of meat and bones. Let this come to a
boil slowly and add the usual soup
vegetables; simmer four hours and strain
This broth will be transparent, norish-
ing, and of rich yellow color.
Remove the fat, if any, from the top,
and return it to the fire with teacup-
full Of carrot, turnip and leek for each
three pints of the broth. The carrot
and turnip should be peeled and then
cut in wafer like slices, halving and
quartering the slices OF turnip if large;
simmer until they are tender ana finish
with few spoonfuls Of asparagus tips
parboiled until tender in boiling water
Cut some thin slices of bread, butter
them, cut in small dice and dry in the
oven; put them in the tureen and pour
the soup over. This is not trouble
some or expensive soup if you take the
opportunity to make it when you have
the materials on hand. The turnips
and carrots can be those left from yes
terday's dinner. as also the asparagus,
in which case they will need only to be
made hot in the broth.
CUCUMBER SoUp.-This is delight
full warm weather soup. Have ready
such broth as that given above, but
instead of adding turnip, carrot and
leeks, add cucumbers prepared as
follows: Pare two medium sized
cucumbers, remove the seeds with an
apple corer and fill with chicken or yeal
forcemeat; place them in saucepan
with thin slices of salt pork and enough
broth to cover; cook slowly for half an
hour; lift them out and when partially
cool cut in round slices half an inch
thick; lay these in soup tureen with
some dice of dried bread and pour over
the hot broth. The broth iu which the
cucumbers were cooked may be strained
and set aside for use another day.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1891-07-24
Specimen Cases.

S. H. Clifford, New CasseI, Wis
was troubled with neuralgia and
rheumatism, hisstomach was disordered,
his liver was sffected to an alarming
degree, appetite fell away, and he was
terribly reduced in flesh and strength
Three bottles of electric bitters cured
him.
Edward Shepherd, Harrisburg. ILL.,,
had running sore on his leg of eight
years standing. Used three bottles Of
electric bitters and seven boxes of
Buck!en's arnica salve, and his leg is
is sound and well. John Speaker,
Catawba, o., had five large fever sores
on his leg, doctors said he was incurable.
One bottle electric bitters and one box
Bucklen's arnica salve cured him en-
tirely. Sold by i R. Kirk.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1891-07-24

Did the straw enrich the ground?
Well, hardly that. The mulch Of
straw gave us great growth of clover;
it was very much larger and thicker
than whore there was no straw. Then
this increased growth of clover fed the
wheat. Thousands of other farms need
just what this one did 20 years ago
that is, to be Systematically farmed
with clover, 1 have not lost one iots
Of my faith in those twin sisters OF
mine-clover and tillage. We have
never before. l think, titled our potatoes
quite so much as this year.-T B. TER
RY in Country Gentleman June &c.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1891-07-24

A puzzled dairyman asks the editor Of
Hoard's Dairyman solemnly if there is
any physiological reason why long tail
is sign of good COW, and the learned
editor is obliged to confess there is no
reason that he knowsof Perhaps long
tail enables Bossy to switch the insects
away to better advantage in fly time,
thus making her less nervous. and the
less nervous COW is the more milk she
gives. How is that for a "good physio
logical reason?"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1891-07-24
Meetings Of County Commissioners
Justice of The Peace.

The regular meetings of the Count,
Commissioners will be held on the
second Tuesday of every month. Col.
lectors and others having accounts to
be stated or settled will apply to the
Clerk during the recess of the Boar j.
Persons having claims against the
county will please file the same i'm the
Commissioners Office, with legal
voucher, as no account will be allowed
not properly chargeable to the same.
By order. CHAS. H. SMITH, Clerk.
Commissioners Cecil { ountv.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1891-07-24
Velvet Sponge Cake.

Two cups OF sugar, the whites of three
eggs, yelks OF six eggs, one cup of boiling
water, two and one-half cups of -four, one
tablespoonful OF baking powder. Beat the
yeiks a little. Add the sugar, and then
beat fifteen minutes. Add the three beaten
whites and the cup of water just before the
hour. Flavor with lemon extract. Bake
in three layers
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1891-07-24
ORPHANS COURT.

The Stated Meetings of the Orphans
Court OF Cecil county will be held ON the
second Tuesday ofevery month. Executors
Administrators and Guardians, wanting
their accounts stated, will please bring in
their vouchers few days before Court.
Test; r. Z. JAMAR, Register.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1891-07-24
NOTICE

By THE ORLEANS Counr FOR cEc1r COUNTY,
January II, 1889.
ORDERED, That all Administrators, Ex.
eeutors 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 midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1891-07-24

The evils resulting from habitual
cosliveness are many and serious; but
the use of harsh, drastic purgatives is
quite as dangerous. In Ayers Pills
however; the patient has mild but
effective aperient, superior to all others,
especially for family use.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1891-07-24
The Household.
Fashion Notes.

Fashion Notes.
The newest long frocks for babies
are made all in one-simply gathered
into square yoke without any attempt
at defining the waist.
Every gown or cloak of any impor-
lance has high collar.
All the newest gloves are stitched
with contrasting color.
Bracelets have gone "out' now that
long sleeves are Gin"
Corn flower blue is one of the most
popular colors Of the season.
Powered foulards are chosen tor the
summer gowns of very young girls.
Late travelling suits in reddish brown
tints.
White chiffon ruff1ing dotted with
black.
Box cloth coats are having strapped
seams.
White duck ties trimmed with patent
leather.
Dressy white blazers faced with
yellow silk.
Driving and travelling cloaks of glace
taffeta or surah.
Large willow chairs cushioned with
French cretonne.
Handsome shirt waists gof cream
figured China silk.
Hammock pillows of fine burlaps
worked with cotton.
Tan and gray sailors to wear with
corresponding suits.
Tucked nainsook as a yoke and vest
on thin cotton dresses.
Morning sacques of figured dimity
trimmed with torchon lace.
White ties. hose and gloves to wear
with white day toilets at resorts.
Dressing jackets OF lawn having
scalloped and embroidered edges.
Although the fastenings of dresses
are mostly invisible, many new buttons
have been brought out. Pearl and
mother Of pearl are to be had in all
colcrs, and simulated jewels of every
hue play their part, also all kinds of
jet and much turquois.
A model tea gown is of pink crepon,
made with trellis work yoke of gold
aud pink passe-menterie. A deep turn
down frill of white lace appears at the
neck, and the sleeves are edged with
long aoppy friil to match, headed by a
band OF the embroidery.
A gigantic spider is late ornament
for the hair, but not even his diamond
legs or his yellow sapphire body can
reconcile one to the enormity OF his
shape. A diamond lizard looks we'll
on pale green dress, and serpents
figure in many ways since the revival
of CLEOPATRA"
Taffets silk in changeable effects are
in high favor. They are made into
charming summer gowns, skirts and
fancy waists, and they are also used as
frils and other trimmings for plain
neutral silk and fine uDpatterued wool
dresses, and also pale hued silk Examines
and canvas sabrics.
Queen Victoria's table linen is all
made by hand. Her tablecloths have
the Star of the Garter il the center
with the royal arms. On the large rays
of the star are woven the names of the
greater dependencies of the crown, and
the lesser names are on the lesser rays.
A beautiful wreath of rose, shamrock
and thistle interwined about the crown
imperial is woven in each of the corners.
French percales are shown in great
variety this season, and will be largely
used for summer wash dresses; they have
many advantages over the ordinary
cotton fabrics. They are of fine texture,
do not easily rumple, have fast colors
and cost about one half as much as a
fine Scotch gingham, giving equal
service; and they are always ladylike in
effect and becoming to young or old
The evils resulting from habitual
eOstiveneas are MANY and earfor @. hnt
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1891-07-24
He Can Meet Him w,thou. Fear.

Fairweather = Hullo, Downes. You
look as though you had heard good news.
Epson Downes-I have. I've just been
told that my tailor is getting nearsighted.
Life,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1891-07-24
Scrap Iron Wanted +!

roo TONJC Wrought, No. l, Soc cwt.; Mixed
~ AO1NO lOc cwt; Bone. Csc cwt; White
Rags, e 10; Mixed Rags. lc Id; Wool. lc ID; Zinc,
Old Gum Shoes. &c lib. Delivered at Oxford.
PAT. DOYLE. Junk Dealer.
OXFORD, Pa.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1891-07-24

Trains leave Oxford for Philadelphia at 20 a m.
8 90 a. m. and 90 p m. Market Train, TUESDAYS
and Fridays only. at IL 90 a. M Sunday Trains at
Z 90 p. M. and 10 p. m.
LEAVE GOING souTH
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1891-07-24
- BR0WWS LRoN RLTrEaS

Cures Indigestion, Biliousness, Dyspepsia, Mala.
ria, Nervousness, and General Debility. Physi-
clans recommend it. All dealers sell it. Genuine
hastrade mark and crossed red lines on wrapper,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1891-07-24
LUMBER

OF the best quality, large assortment at the low
est prices consistent with good quality consisting
OF Joists and Scautling from 2x3 to 6x8 weather
Boarding. Siding. wainscoting, Partition, Finish.
ing. Pianks. Plastering LAths. Shingling Laths,
stepping. Casing. Mouldings. Doors. Sash. Blindsi
shutters. Frames, Shingles, Slate, Cement, Balti-
more Building Lime, Plastering Hair, Fencing
Posts, Drain Tile, Soft and Hard Bricks, etc.
Bill StmE.
Oak. Pine and Hemlock bills cut to order,
hS- Estimates furnished for house and barn bills
delivered at any station.
PUMPS.
Cucumber Pumps of the best make, to suit any
depth well. carried in stock.
Hay, Grain and Seeds.
The highest cash market prices paid for Hay
and Grain. --~s
85-Grass Seeds of choice quality. sucb as c,ovs-
Timothy. Hungarian, Millet and AIske usually in
stock. "~A'g ="
Fertilizers
OF the best make constantly on hand, among which
may DC found Pure Raw Bone Meal Dissolved
Bone. Potato Phosphate Sure Growth Land Piss-
ter etc. A1-Land Lime by the carload.
Coal, Bran and Sail.
Stove, Steam and smithing Coal Bran in bulk
ana SACKS. Liverpool and American G.. A. aud
always on hand.
For particulars apply to address
A. l. DUYCKINCK & CO.,
apps Rising Sun. Md.
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PHILADELPHIA, WHINING.
- TON & BALTIMORE r. r.

CENTRAL DIVISION
On and after Sunday, May oath, 1891, trair s
will run as follows:
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1891-07-24

imam they can 90 thoroughly welll
Our clover is hardly in full bloom.
This is just when it makes the best
hay, although it requires more care in
curing. We will not get quite SO many
tons either as ten days later; but we
always have too much, and want to
cut early, SO as to make the largest
possible second crop to fertilize the
ground for potatoes next year. I can
enjoy the winter if there is clover
enough on the surface to have made
two or three tons Of hay per acre. That
and the roots will furnish abundant
fertility for the potatoes and wheat
almost too much for the wheat, some
times. We have one field of wheat
that ispretty badly down now. No
manure or fertilizer was used. You
know we save all manure with the
utmost care, and spread it lightly on
the poorer parts of the new.seeded
clover, after harvest. wrote you some
three years ago about putting straw on
a poor, clsyey hill that was sown
to wheat. 1t was put on as soon as
the ground was frozen. The same
piece is now in wheat. We put on
more straw last fall. This is thin, poor
clay soil, with bad exposure. But 1t
has heavy wheat on it, and part of it
has lodged.
The record-union., 1891-02-10

HAMILTON feared that we would be
farmers only. Were he now alive how
he would hasten to recall his prophecy
In 1880 we took our first census, and
found that only per cent. of the people
lived in towns of 5000 inhabitants and
upwards. Now we learn from the census
OF 1890 that 80 per cent. of our people re-
side in towns of 5000 population and
over. Instead of becoming nation of
farmers, we are losing the farmer class,
rural life is dying out and urban life is
augmenting abnormally. By tariffs and
neglect we have SO Disseminated against
the farmer that he crowds into the city to
escape the penalties of farm life-penalties
not naturally attaching to it, but that our
system has entailed upon it. Russia,
with greater population than ours, has
but four cities of 100000 inhabitants or
over-we have sixteen. Germany, with
25O people to the square mile, has but eight
cities whose population exceeds 200, 900.
We have twenty one people to the square
mile. but we have three cities of more
than million Inhabitants. If a stalwart
yeomanry is the true bulwark of a nation,
then our bulwarks need STRENGTHENING
The record-union., 1891-02-10

cealed by deceitful entries in the books
OF the Office" Nothing of the kind has
been shown. The expert report is
error; it was never completed, and it did
not cover half the field and the expert
himself states this latter fact. That in
one of the earlier short administrations in
the State Printing Office there was bad
management, wrong estimating and a
falling behind of some $4,000, everybody
knew. 1t was at the time reported, COM
mented upon, and widely published.
But no one, until within few days has
claimed that it had any relation to the
principle involved in the State preparing
textbooks tor the schools. That short
age is no more chargeable to the school
book system than would bad bookkeep-
ing in the Chronicle office be chargeable
to the editorial opinions of that paper.
The Chronicles blunderings is not,
an evidence of any antagonism
on its part to the idea of State textbooks
lit is simply the result of sensational
haste and disposition to search for
mares nests. Unfortunately, however,
the effect of such publications is not
by the motive that prompts
them.
The record-union., 1891-02-10
JUMPING TO CONCLUSIONS.

AS an illustration of the readiness of
some journals to reach conclusions at a
bound, the following from the San Fran
cisco Chronicle is given:
The State has. evidently been very badly
humbugged on this subject, and il win NOT he
strange If the report of the Assembly commit
tee shall lead to radical changes The State az
California could better afford to buy fext
DOCKS and give them TO public,scho children
, OUT an9 OUT lnan 10 manufaeture them on any
such plan as has been pursued for the past
nve or six years.
Yet that expression was made upon the
basis of an expert report dated October !.
1887, while the State only entered upon
the issuance of school books January /.
1857. Yet with the report dates staring it
in the face, the Chronicle speaks editori-
ally as if the so-called expose related to
five or six years, thus impressing readers
who do not know the facts with false
idea of the matter.
Nor did the Chronicle stop for
moment to compare the prices
for books in the nine months
covered by the experts report, with the
prices that have been charged since then.
Nevertheless it states that it is shown
conclusively that textbooks were sold at
less than one-fourth their actual cost to
the State, and that the truth was con-
The record-union., 1891-02-10
GLANDS UP.~

Two men have been found at last with
sufficient courage to refuse to obey the
mandate OF the robber, .'hands up"
Both these men reside in San Francisco.
One OF them is a saloon-keeper and the
other street-car conductor. The saloon
keeper not only refused to put up his
hands, but knock ed aside the half masked
robbers pistol and proceeded to break in
the rascaps head with a counter scales
weight. This is probably the same rob-
Der who has entered several stores in San
Francisco for two weeks past and robbed
them, while he compelled the occupants
to sit silent and unresisting. His head is
now so battered that he will probably not
give the State the trouble to try him. In
the other case gang of rowdies at
tempted, in the very heart Of the city in
broad day, to rob a street-car conductor,
on his car, who resisted and called for
help, and the ringleader was pursued
and captured.
There is in nearly all Ceases of robbery,
submission on the part of the victim, be-
cause the robber holds a weapon upon him.
Yet it is certain that if resistance were
made, the robber, in seven cases out of
ten, would flee. In three cases he
would probably fire upon the victim
to prevent capture. 1t is this minority of
chances that causes stalwart men to throw
up their hands before even STRIPPING,
if an armed robber. When, therefore,
men are found who are willing to "take
the chances" and who do resist robbers,
they should have all praise and commend
alton, for every case of successful resist
ance greatly reduces the liability of rob-
berry being very soon again attempted in
the same city. The robber speculates
upon the submissiveness of his victim;
he has learned that men greatly dread
pistol aimed at their bodies, and that they
will yield up their property sooner than
provoke the thief to become murderer.
Whenever one of the gentry is success
fully resisted, however, it serves as
deterrent influence upon other robbers,
and it thus conserves the safety Of life
and property. 1t is not too much to do,
therefore, to praise men who resist the
robber, for they do so at some consider
lble hazard, and they are animated by
unusual courage.
The record-union., 1891-02-10

The Morning Cali of San Francisco
falls into the same groove of error into
which the Chronicle plunged. That is, it
proceeds to talk gravely of Expert
Browns report, which it says shows that
State textbooks are sold at less than half
the cost. 1t is simply amazing that a
journal of the pretensions of the Call can
commit such blunder. With the report
open before it, and dated October 1, 1887.
the Call talks of the sale of books as if
the rates that then obtained had been adj
hered to. If our contemporary had
paused for one moment to inform itself. it
would have discovered that the system or
State school books was not nine months
old when Brown exported the Controllers
accounts relating to the school books; had
it recalled the Shoaff administration of the
Printing Office, it would have remem-
bered that the Brown expert work was
The record-union., 1891-02-10
A RAP AT THE MCKINLEY BILL.

A fact should always be looked In the
face. 1t is braver and safer than to eyade
t. Probably the Sheep Breeders and
Wool Growers Association of Ontario
and Livingston counties New York so
believes, Its membership is more largely
Republican than Democratic, but politics
do not play much of part in the associ-
alton. The society has held twenty-four
annual meetings and is one of the strong
est and best known to the trade. On the
Sth OF January the society met at Honeoye
and the attendance was the largest of any
for many years. The tariff question and
the Mckinley monstrosity were debated
fully, long and spiritedly, and finally a
preamble was drawn up reciting that
"the wool duty is delusi6n and snare
to wool growers" that the wool tariff of
1867 drove so per cent. of the sheep out Of
eight of the chief ool-producing States,
in single decade and so on. The reso-
luton then followed, and it reads thus:
Recognizing the truth Of the above facts.
therefore, we, the members of the Ontario and
Livingston Sheep-Breeders' and Woodrow.
ers' Association, in convention assembled.
most respectfully petition Congress TO inD,eoI
dtety place toook and froole7, manufactures on
the free list, in order that their industries NAV
again thrive and assume that magnitude
commensurate with nation of $4,000. 900
of people.
Now it is impossible for anyone to pre-
serve sef-respect and tell these wool men
that they do not know what they are
talking about. They do know; they
know by experience as well as by reason;
they know great deal better than do the
gentlemen theorists upon the floor of
Congress. The resolution must be
accepted as the deliberate and sober ex-
preston of men who are fully aware of
what is beneficial and what is injurious
to their business. The purpose of the
citation at this time is to point moral
that the Mckinley bill is not sacred, and
that it is not high treason to declare it to
be a deceit.