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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1891-09-04
Domestic Lie In Paris.

Life in Paris means what it does in all
large cities-the ge ID and the bad-writes
Edward w. Box in resent number of
Ladies Home Journal The casual tourist
sees, as rule, only one side. AS race,
the French are merry making people
their very natures seek and crave enjoy
ment But their amusements are, there
fore, not necessarily of an order below
the ken of respectability. 1t has been
my pleasure to see something of French
domestic life, ana to hear more of itfrom
sources away from prejudice. The affec-
ton which exists between the French
father and his daughter is beautiful and
almost spiritual. Home and family means
as much to him As it does to the resident
of any other city under the sun. The
French mother is not only a cook par ex-
cellence, but perfect type of housekeep-
er. BY nature she is quick. and she ac-
,omplishes much more with less exertion
han does her English sister. The educa-
ion OF her children is as gospel to her.
der religious faith is strong, and she in
'tills it into her CHI dren at the domestic
BOARD and at event de. The parents live
out of doors, but IL is rare, indeed, that
you see children ON the streets of Paris
after reasonable hours. They are taught
o find their chief amusements in the
7he home; and everything is done by the
French father and mother to see that TIL,
home is attractive to their children. Ons
of the most beautiful sights in the worla
IS to see well reg eulated French family,
where you will fin the atmosphere redo
lent with domesticity.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1891-09-04
sighting Guns at Night.

Illuminated night sights are now in
use on the guns of many of the British
war ships. The front sight consists of u
cone of pale green glass, point up, be-
meath which is placed small incandes-
cent lamp. The rear sight is similar in
principle, except that instead of the cone
there is metal cross bar with a v notch
in the middle. There is polished under
surface to this sight from which light
that first passes through ruby glass is
reflected. In sighting the pale green
point of light which constitutes the for
ward sight is brought TO the bottom of
the V notch in the rear sight and the line
of ruby light is brought into coincidence
with it. The electric current for each
gun is supplied by a battery of two ele-
ments, SO arranged that the action may
be stopped by turning the battery upside
down.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1891-09-04
The Grant Rows.

U. s. Grant, Jr., for he still insists
dpon adding the distinguishing mark Of
junior to his name, comes into the city
quite frequently, l., he spends most of
his time upon his farm, in the Harlem
Valley, about 40 miles from New York.
He grows to resemble his father very
greatly, and his mother declares that he
looks now almost exactly as his father
did when he left Galena on his way to
offer his services to the Government.
Recently Mr.. Grant has returned from a
visit to his brother Jesse, who is in Mex
leo, and he reports the brother as on the
high road to fol. me. Young Jesse is
working in the Mexican mines with
democratic equal.ly with the employees,
and though he has dined with the Queen
of England, and is the son of the great
general, yet he handles the pick, when it
is necessary, with enthusiasm, and he is
persuaded that before many months the
mine will have developed new bananza.
Ex-senator Platt, ex-Mayor Grace, and
other business men here who know tho
Grant boys, well declare that Jesse has
genuine business ability and business en-
thusiasn, in that respect differing from
his brothers. 1t would not surprise bust.
ness men here if Jesse one of these days
came back to New York capitalist.-.-
New York Letter.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1891-09-04
Little hob stood The rest.


The "blue line" street car stopped at
the corner, says writer in the Youths
Companion, and an anxious looking
young woman put a small boy inside.
Now, Bob, she said, as she hurried
out to the platform again, "don't lose
that note gave you, don't take it out of
your pocket at all. I"
Nom" said the little man, looking
wistfully after his mother as the conductor
pulled the strap, the driver unscrewed
the brake, and the horses, shaking their
bells, trotted off with the car.
Whats your n: ne, Bub, asked mis-.
chievous looking young man sitting be-
side him.
Robert Cullen Deems, he answered
politely.
Where are you going?"
ATo my grandma's.
"Lot me see that note in your pocket. :"
The look of innocent surprise in the
rotand face ought TO have shamed the
hs;Sy's tormentor, but he only said again,
@Let me see Il.
Il tan't, said Robert Cullen Deems.
Sec here, if you don't I'll scare the
horses and make them run away" The
little boy cast an spprehehsive look at the
a@lled horses, but shock his head.
Here, Bnb, Ill give you this peach if
yoo pull that note half way out of your
pocket.
The boy did not reply, but some of the
older people looked angry.
Il say, chum, Til give you this whole
bag of peaches il you will just show
me the corner of your note, " said the
tempter.
The child turned away, as if he did
not wish to hear any more, but the young
man opened the bas, and held it out just
where he could see and smell the luscious
fruit.
A look of distress came into the sweet
little face; I believe Bob was afraid to
trust himself, and when man left his
seat on the other s.de to get off the car
the little boy slid {, ickly down, left the
temptation behind, and climbed into the
vacant place.
A pair of prettv gloved hands began
almost unconsciously to clap, and then
everybody clapped and applauded until it
might have alarmed Bob if a young lady
sitting by had nots pped her arm around
him and said, with sweet glow on her
face:.
Tell your MARINA that we all con-
gratulate her upon having a little man
strong enough to resist temptation and
wise enough to run away from it. "
doubt if that ], ng, hard message ever
reached Bob's mo.her, but, no matter,
the note got to his grandmother without
ever coming out OF his pocket.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1891-09-04

Ecrasite, new explosive. is the inven-
ton of two Austrian engineers named
Siersch and Kubin. Its power is stated
to be in relation to dynamite as 100 to 20,
and the new explosive is said to be capa-
BILE of being carried from place to place
with perfect safety. 1t emits a thick,
black smoke, and the detonating noise is
louder than that of gunpowder, but
shorter, sharper, and clearer A bombshell
loaded with it explodes with such terrible
results that experiments against palisades
representing 100, $50, and 500 men, at
ranges of 300, 750, and 1900 meters, are
said to have recorded marks on every di.
vision Of the palisade standing for a
soldier, No details of the composition of
this new explosive are known, as the
secret of the invention is being closely
guarded by the Austro-Hungarian war
office.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1891-09-04

Rock crystal is plentiful in various
localities of the United States. A mass
of it weighing tifty-one pounds from
North Carolina WAS sent four years age
to New York. The original crystal,
which must have weighed 300 pounds
was unfortunately broken in pieces by
the ignorant mountain girl who discov-
cred it. One very useful purpose to
which this mineral substance is put is
the manufacture of mirrors, when it can
be found in big enough blocks to be
sawed into slabs of sufficient size. Its
superiority over glass lies in the fact that
it does not, like glass, detract from the
rosiness of the complexion. Every pretty
woman should surely have hand glass
Of rock crystal Washington Star,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1891-09-04
Bad for the Eyes.

Captain Abney, the well known pho
tographic authority. in recent address
on the Photographic dark j ,om sounds a
note of warning to phot 9 aphers who
value their eyesight Hei ates that more
light could be allowed to cglter the deyel-
oping room, providing it H. of the proper
character, and that the exceedingly dim
light frequently employSs has resulted in
seriously impaired vision The eyes are
not only unnecessarily u-ined while
working in this poor i2 j. Sat there is a
severe strain from the addsn transition
from the almost darknt y into strong
light
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1891-09-04
wh eat I'm America.

Prior to the discovery of this continent
by Columbus there was no cereal in
America, either north or south, which
approached in nature to the wheat plant,
says the st. Louis Republic. 1t was not
until 1880 that it found its way into
Mexico.
It may be difficult to realize the fact
that wheat was at one time wholly un-
known in such an immense country and
one so favorable to its production, but
such was the case. 1t was in 1880 that a
poor slave belonging to Cortez found
few grains of wheat in a parcel of rica;
he showed them to his master, who
ordered them to be planted. The result
showed that wheat would thrive well on
Mexican soil, and to-day one of the finest
wheat valleys in the world is near the
Mexican capital.
From Mexico the cereal found its way
to Peru. Marie d'Escobar, wife of Don
Diego de Chauves, carried few grains
to Lima, the entire product for several
successive years being used for seed.
At Quito, Ecuador, monk Of the Order
of st. Francis, named Fra Jodoai Bixi,
Introduced the new bread grain. and it is
said that the jar in which the pious man
kept the original seed is still preserved
at Quito.
Wheat was introduced into the present
limits of the United States contempt
raneously with the settlement of the
country by the English and other Euro
peans.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1891-09-04
Under Authority.

A correspondent of the New York Sul
was visiting family in suburb of Sal
Francisco when their Chinese servant fal
out of the window which he was clean
ing and injured his back. He was takel
care of by his countrymen, and sen
another man to say that he was not seri
eusly hurt, and would return to his worl
in week.
What you do, John?" the lady of th
house asked the messenger.
Me no work. Me go China som,
week. Me get v .fe. !"
Well, you stay here and do work, ell p
"Oh, no, answered the Chinaman, hi
face expressing alarm at the proposition
Yes; you stay aid do All Fun's worl
while All Fun sick.
Me no got China shoes, said tn,
man, apparently hitting upon the only
excuse he could express in English.
"Ah!" said the lady. "No got Chins
shoes? Well, you go back to city; yo,
get China shoes, you come back, go worl
for All Fun till Ah Fun come back"
Me so city get China shoe-all light,
said the man, and off he went.
DO you thing he will come back ?"
asked.
"Oh, yes; he must come back. He
understood me. 1.ley always do wha'
they agree to"
He did return, AID went to work. He
cleaned tile garden. got out the hose and
watered the flower, and then came in
and began the pi, paration of dinner
But he seemed to lave something on his
mind. At last he poke.
See here, Lady, said he, "me got blud.
der (brother) com, China last week. Me
put bludder in lnln. Try. He want me come
80 he go San Flanclsco city; no can find
his way"
Sorry, " said the lady, @but we give
dinner party toni 3.lt, and after dinner
we have dance I'D refreshments, and
you got stay and '. ait on people.
The Chinanlan was kept there for four
days. Once, as W. all took our places
in carriage at ths eioor, the patient fel-
low came out with Lis hat and coat on,
evidently prepared to go to the city with
out authority. "as called upon to ex-
ert masculine a thority, and ordered
him to go back. With the utmost meek
ness, merely saying. "All light" he
shuffied into the house again.
1t was and is my opinion that the poor
wretch went every night to see his brother,
and came back every day at daylight.
What sleephe got, if any, do not know,
but'it must have been very little.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1891-09-04
THE 1srNroRTAL soUE.


VtctOr HuRO'B NAemOrNDAe AhmpEOMptu
Reply to the Atheists.
AT dinner given to Victor Hugo in
Paris some years ago, says Z Uiaiuers, he
delivered an impromptu address, in
which he gave expression to his faith in
the Infinite and in the souls immortality.
His friend, Houssaye, who was present,
says:
Hugo at that time was man of steel,
with no sign of old age about him, but
with all the agility, the suppleness, the
ease and grace of his beast years. He
was contradicting the atheists, and his
friend says, his face was bright with
the heavenly halo and his eyes shone like
burning Goals.
There are no occult forces he said {:
there are only luminous forces. Occult
force is chaos, the luminous force is God.
Man is an infinite little copy of God; this
is glory enough for man. am man, an
invisible atom, a drop in the ocean, a
grain of sand on the shore. Little as
am, feel the God in me, because I can
also bring forth out of my chaos. I
make books, which are creations; feel
in myself that future life; am like a
forest which has been more than once
cut down; the new shoots are stronger
and livelier than ever.
81 am rising, l know, toward the sky.
The sunshine is on my head. The earth
gives me its generous sap, but heaven
lights me with the reflection Of unknown
worlds. You say thu soul is nothing but
the result of bodily powers. Why, then,
is my soul more luminous when my
bodily powers begin to fail? Winter is
on my head and eternal spring is in my
heart. There / breath at this hour the
fragrance of the lllacs, the violets, and
the roses as at 20 years ago. The nearer
approach the end the palmer hear
around me the immortal symphonies Of
the worlds which invite me.
1t is marvellous, yet simple. 1t is a
fairy tale, and it is historic. For half a
century have been writing my thoughts
in prose and verse, history, philosophy,
drama, romance, tradition, satire, ode,
and song. l have tried all, but feel
have not said a thousandth part of what
is in me. When go down to the grave
! can say, like many others, have fin
ished my days work, but can not say 7
have finished my life. My days will be-
gin again the next morning. The tomb
is not blind alley; it is thoroughfare.
1t closes on the twilight to open on the
lawn"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1891-09-04
4.SoO, zoo Years Hence.

A French geologist has made careful
calculation of the amount of solid mat
ter yearly carried off into the ocean by
the action of the rivers of the world and
other causes. He estimates that the re-
duction of the average height of the sur
face of the solid lands is .008 inches each
year. Making allowance for the CORE
spending rise in the bed of the ocean,
and taking no account of the occurrence
of volcanic and other exceptional phe-
nomena-the general tendency of which
is to hasten the pr, cess of disintegration
the period at which the solid land will
have ceased to exist and the surface of
the earth will be covered with water has
been estimated. As, however, that pc.
riod is 4,5OO,000 years distant, the pre-
diction need cause no immediate dis
quietude. = Cincinnati Commercial Ga
zette.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1891-09-04
Aluminium ror I.nsh L,rht..

Photographs are be. made in Austria
by the aid of alumni an, the powdered
metal being burnt in We fame of an. al
cohol lamp in man=er similar to mag
nesium. 1t burns more slowly than
magnesium, and in combination with
elements that give off oxygen it pro-
duced an extremely actinic light with
out smoke. Great interest is being man
ifested in the results, and experiments
are to be continued.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1891-09-04
photogrnnhs or the Brain

Professor Charcot, the eminent lecMFer
on nervous diseases in Paris. has sue
ceeded in obtaining enlarged photo
graphs of the brain undeT various condi-
tions of disease, regalt ofgreat scientific
value.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1891-09-04

Or One Mind.-Mr. Peterkin-Oh, I
like to sit by you, Miss Bell. Miss Bell
(who is exclusive)-And SO do /. Mr..
Peterkin (puzzled for the moment)-Bus
-er-how's that? Miss Rell-I ,le to
sit by myself.-Puck.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1891-09-04
YOUTH AND AGE.

When all the world is young, lad, and all the
trees are green,
And every goose a swan, lad, and every lass q
queen:
Then hey for boot and horse. lad, and ride the
world away;
Young blood must have its course, lad, and
every dog his day.
When all the world is old, lad, and all the trees
are brown,
And all the sport is stale, lad, and all the
wheels run down;
Creep home and take thy place there, thy early
friends among:
God grant you find one face there you lov'd
when all was young.
New York Recorder.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1891-09-04

Too Deliberate.-"J Jimson is very de-
liberate in his movements" ~Yes, it
takes him about an hour TO get 10
minute walk. s-Harpers Bazaar.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1891-09-04

Many act as if they believed the horn Of
plenty was a glass Of whisky.-Texas
siftings.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1891-09-04

Faith is the pencil of the soul that
plctrzae hsayenly things,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1891-09-04

For when its beauty and significance
pen our earth-dullcd senses breaks at last,
,stck TO its dust the flower turns; perchance
Ere we have learned its meaning life is past.
Eleanor NJ. Denny, in Youths Companion.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1891-09-04
VOL Kill RISING sun, CECIL COUNTY, Md FRIDAY, SEPT

ICED roof, through which blew tfe gale,
drop of water fell on the dead face and
ran down it like tear
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1891-06-21
Bl.ine,. Ao.eno,.

MI. Harrison isn't living up to the
reputation given him by his son Rus
sells paper. IL he is the brains az
well BIB tho head Of the Administra.
ton, why doesn't he take hold Of the
very important questions now in an
unsettle ! condition before tho De-
partment OF Stute? Mr.. Blaine'a
absence couldn't have been better
timed Tit had been previously ur-
ranged-which it may have been
to glvo Dir. Huriisou an opportunity
to SHOW the country that Mr.. Blaiuo
has been nothing more thun a clerk to
him. But tho gentleman from
Indiana is too si.rewd to give him.
self away; no finds tho mattors per-
tanning TO the other Departments 30
pressing that he Informed MIR. Blaine's
assistant, who carried u big bundle OF
papers to tho White House, that he
was 50 busy that he would de!sr
fIreign matters for II few days. In
tho meantime he is presumably pray
Ing that Mr.. Blaine will return before
those | apcrs nro again brought to
him. III Mr.. Blaine should resign
on the ground OF i'll health, it would
not take long for those now ignorant
ON that subject to discover who has
Furnished tho brains OF this Aduinis-
tration.-lVirsinia Chronicle.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1891-06-21
Obituary.

Edward Hudson, notice of whose
death nppcars elsewhere, was born in
Baltimore, Maryland, january l, 1929,
and was therefore in the Goth year OF
his age. From the place OF his birth
no moved TO Louisville, Kentucky.
In 1850, a: tho ags Of % years, he
crossed tho plains with his parents
and settled in Sacramento, Cal, whore
he Tas engaged with the California
Stage Company for several years,
afterwards locating at tho old mining
town Of Mormon Island, in Sucra-
nento county, Cal, where no resided
for some time and then moved to this
State in 1870, settling at Washoe
where he was employed in tho Office
OF Wells, Fargo & ca. From this
place he went TO White Pine county
whore he took up his residence and
drove stage between there and Austin.
On january 81, 1869, he was married
to Mrs. Harriet Hale. After residing
in Treasure Hill, White Pine county,
till 1871 he moved to Huntington
Valley, this county, where no engaged
in farming and stockraising until two
years ago when no purchased the
residence OF +. Ponrod, in Elko, md
has lived here ever since.
Mr.. HIdson was we'll and favorably
known throughout tho whole State
and Coast, and had scores of warm
friends who will DO paincd to hoar Of
his death. He was taken sick some
four or five days ago with c~ongostivc
chills and from the first, on account
OF his old age, WAS not expectod to
survive the attack and at quarter to
eleven last night the Harvester OF all
humanity put m end to his suffering,
and now the sombre dark.grcen myrtle
casts its shadows oyer the bier where
arc peacefully lying tho remains Of
one who has been snatched from us
by the clammy hand OF death.
The funeral will take place from
his late residence ut 3 O'Clock to-mor-
row tThursday) afternoon.
Friends and acquaintanccs are re-
spcctfully invited. Need they be?
Would thoy flock thither anyway, in
swarms OF Borrowing condolcnts?
Tho IsDSrESDEST is only ono Of n
thousand TO extend heartfelt sym
pathy to the borrowed and grief
stricken widow.
Peuce To his ashes.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1891-06-21
Nevada.

Tho people Of this State arc moro
prosperous than those Of almost any
other section of tho country and that
fact is coming to DO known now.
Evcn those in tho much-bootned Sec
ton OF southern California are dis-
satisfied and are looking this wny.
a letter was received by the Board
of Trade ii few days ago from u gentle
man now living at Los Angeles who
is DESTROYS OF coming To Nevada with
u colony OF disappointed Eas.erusrs
who have not found what they weco
looking for in southern California.
This mornings train brought to Reno
two or throo gentlemen fIouI Modesto,
Cal, who ara seeking n new field and
came to Reno 0 eco what We have
here. Mr.. Fnlton's letters in tho
New York Tribune arc attracting
much attention and tho Board VI
Trade is receiving letters OF inquiry
daily. Hardly IL day passes that the
Gazette does not I~eceive from one to
three letters from people who aro dis.
satisfied with their lot IN other places
aud are anxious to know tho truth
about Nevada.-IReno GaZetta
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1891-06-21
tERoM wxDSEsDAY's DAILY.l
S~ALSIAGUSDI.

Thos. Brennan came in from Hal
leck today.
G. f. Mayer, OF Fort Halleck, came
in this morning.
j. Is. Ghcen and wife came in from
Lamoille yesterday.
1t is not hard for n man worth 81
100000 to DO II philosopher. 1t is not
necessary, either.
Girls who work in candy factories
lose their taste for sweetmeats after
the first week. .
A. Wiseman who has been in town
for several days, loft this morning for
his home in Clover Valley.
Seth Fletcher and family, Of Utah
arrived this morning from that place.
Mr.. Fletcher is n nephew OF Mrs. L.
Hudson and cousin Of G. II. Hale.
When they arrived they wero I'M
aware Of the illness and death Of Mr..
f. Hudson.
Candelaria, not satisfied with it's
earthquake reputation, has noe IN.
other sensation in that Of n haunted
house, formerly n mansion dcjoie.
NGips and knocks and sounds of run.
ming water are the manifestations
that puzzle tho people.
-.
Silver State:-Chas. Duncan has gone
into the tho toad raising business and
has the turn.table pit at tho depot
filled with these reptiles. Someone
said that Charley was going to start
n brewery and WAS experimenting as
to the best kind OF hops to use.