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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1892-05-13
Utllizlng wa.t. Nrat.rl.I.

Millions Of bushels Of cotton seed have
been thrown away in the various States
Of the South. But now it is utilized in
the manufacture of oleaginious products,
and promises to be the chief source Of
many kinds of oils. The Stag of furnaces
for many years was dumped into ravines
and piled upon vacant fields until it had
accumulated in vast quantities, but now
it is being mined again, resmelted in
some instances, made into asbestos, OF
used in ballasting roads.
Paper is made mostly from waste ma.
terials, and it enters into the compost.
ton Of thousand things, from cigar.
ette wrapper to car wheel. Blood is
manufactured into door knobs, shutters
and doors are made from wood pulp,
sawdust is most useful article, dust and
dirt are transformed into multidinous
building materials, while the waste pro.
ducts of the gas house are more valu.
able, if possible. than the original sub.
stance. 1t was formerly supposed that
clay was useful only for embankments.
and for making bricks or pottery. But
now a most useful and beautiful metal is
extracted therefrom, and clay banks,
rich in aluminium, will soon be as valua.
BILE as iron mines. The catalogue might
be extended indefinitely. but this is suf.
ficient to show the variety of uses to
which waste products are put.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1892-05-13
METHODS OF FOOTBALLS.
How the Rascals Keep Pace with th
Needs of the Times.

How the Rascals Keep Pace with the
Needs of the Times.
I'm former days the tool of highway.
man consisted of an ordinary sandbae
or billy, " said Chief of Detectives Des.
mond. "Armed with this weapon, tho
footpad would lay in wait in some dark
alley, pick out belated traveller, and
as he came by, step noiselessly up behind
him. A sharp blow on the head settled
matters, and the robber would search his
victim at his leisure. The sandbag was
too unhandy to carry, and it often led to
the capture Of dangerous criminals.
Nowadays footpads travel by threes.
They will walk up the street together,
and victim is selected as he comes
along. The garrotters will walk in front
of him until dark corner is reached.
and then purposely make room for him
to pass. The pedestrian WILL in nine
cases out of ten, take the bait and at
tempt to hurry by. AS he does SO the
tallest of the three will throw his arm
around the victims throat and force him
backward. A second man will deliver
quick blow in the stomach which settles
the traveller, and the third man does the
searching. So quickly is the work done
that the victim seldom gets time to get
description of his assailants. st. Louis
Globe Democrat
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1892-05-13
The Homing Pigeon.

The homing pigeon is the one kind OF
his race that has a distinctly utilitarian
existence. During the Franco Prussian
war they were the only means of COM
munication Paris had with the outside
world when all the ingenuity of man had
failed. Since that period the French
and German war departments have es.
tablished extensive government lofts for
the breeding and training of these truly
remarkable birds. A proposition has
recently been made to supply our outgo-
ing European steamers with trained HON,
ing pigeons to be used at a distance of
not exceeding five hundred to eight hun
dred miles from New York; SO, should
anything happen within this distance,
almost instantaneous word could be
brought to land; SO far, however, the
matter has not taken definite shape.
In build the "homer" somewhat re.
sembles the English carrier, but has not
such heavy wattles. and a much smaller
and more curved bill !; he is not so long
in the body, and is much broader across
the back. The eye is particularly large
and brilliant, and the bird has an alert
ness of manner and intelligence of look
that is wanting in other varieties. In
color they are light blue, with two
aeavy black bars across the wings, the
throat and breast of an iridescent blue
and green mixed. There is also the
black, blue-checker, checker, red,
silver and white. The interest in these
birds in this country il very great, and
| the annual races excite much attention,
valuable prizes being offered for compe.
tition, the Homing Pigeon Association
holding show of its own every year.
The bird was originally developed in
Antwerp, and from thence imported into
this country. Our fanciers here have,
however, outstripped their European
rivals in the matter of speed and endur.
ance, as our America bred birds have de,
molished all foreign records for long
distance flying. The average speed OF
the homer is about mile minute
two hundred and forty three miles in
two hundred and thirty-two minutes be.
ing the best on record. The average
fight for twenty.four hours of these
pigeons is over five hundred miles.
Montgomery flew ono thousand and
fifty-one miles to get home; naturally
much of this time he was lost some.
where, delayed by storms OF head winds,
and may have actually flown twice that
distance, but he was never heard of from
the hour he was liberated until he re-
turned to the home loft month after
| ward
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1892-05-13
His Mistako.

They had been married for several
years, and had gradually risen from pov.
erty to affluence. One evening Joe set.
tied himself back in his chair with self
satisfied air and said: "Things havo
changed some since we were married,
haven't they, Mary?" "a great deal
Joe, she replied. "The first year was
pretty hard" he went on. 81 didn't
make any more than enough to pull us
through. But told you then I'd getup;
and I have" yes" she admitted,
you have. You've made it much easier
for me, financially" "And I've worked
hard to do it, he said with some pride;
II have toiled night and day; and l
will do better still; you shall be even
more comfortable than you are now."
you are very kind, Joe" said Mary,
with faint smile; nevertheless, I've
sometimes wondered if you quite under
stood the clergyman who married us"
"Why, what have l done?" he asked
suddenly, Strengthening up in his
chair Nothing wrong, Isuppose, Joe,
she replied in the same quiet way, shut
it has seemed sometimes-just fancy of
mine, perhaps-it has seemed as though
you thought you had married the office.
1t sees more of you than-than-" She
stopped. 1t wasn't necessary to say any
more. 1t was only necessary to kiss him
to show that it was not in purely fault.
finding spirit that she spoke, and she did
that. And the lesson that honeywell.
the lesson was not lost on him.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1892-05-13


;hair on which she was seated, and five
hand, had fallen into heavy slumber.
Witty bent over her, and after listening
to her quiet, regular breathing, detached
the fatal document gently from Nell's
fingers and unblushingly read every
line.
And after that you ask what the mat
er is, " she said, sternly, as she laid the
letter in its envelope upon Jacks table
zen minutes later. Read that, sir.
Jack read it with a puzzled air, then,
as he realized everything, he lay back in
his chair and burst into roar of laugh
ter. When at length he had recovered
sufficient breath to speak. he asked how
.he letter had found its way into Kitty's
possession.
II stole it," she explained. II gave
Nell a powerful but transient sleeping
'lraught and took the letter out of her
hand, but it needs explaining all the
same"
My dear child, the explanation is SIM
ole enough. The woman referred to
here is not Nell, but the heroine of the
tory Ned and l are writing together.
The woman of our inauguration did not
fit so well, and I wanted to alter her.
Ned never got that letter, and it must
have been returned through the Dead
Letter Office. and Nell opened it. Fancy
the silly child thinking that had ceased
to care for her.
Here, take this, and put it in her
hand, so that she may find it when she
awakes. "
1t was nearly two hours before Nell
awoke. She felt better and clearer, but
her heart fell as she glanced at the letter
still in her hand. AS her eyes encoun-
tered it she rubbed them to see if she was
really awake. 1t was another letter alto
gether.
DEAR NED dt RAM: My wife has found the
letter intended for you regarding the heroine
of our story, and has taken-it into her silly
little head that was alluding to her. Come
here at once and clearmy character, and prove
that am not the scoundrel she does me the
honor to believe me, Yours as ever.
JACK"
Nell read the bewildering lines again
and again, and the more she did so the
more the truth went home to her. With
burning checks and shaking limbs she
crept along the hall to Jacks writing
room and looked in. He was leaning
over the table with his face buried in his
hands. Then she placed shaking hand
upon his shoulder.
Jack, she whispered. "Jack, can
yon ever forgive me?
lie said nothing. but rising, held out
his arms to her, She crept into them,
and laid her warm face upon his breast !;
then, very timidly, she kissed him. Il
shall never be jealous again" she said.
Never as long as live!"
"Well, if ever you are, give man a
chance, Jack said, as he returned the
caress. "lt's all right now, thanks to
Kitty, who has more sense than both of
is, but our comedy was very nearly end.
ing in tragedy-and tragedy is not my
line.n
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1892-05-13
A Story of the Sea.

DIR. Mayo, the well-kuown author Of
'Kaloolah," was at one time acting
as surgeon on board the United States
man-of-war Cyane. The vessel was in
mld-ocean, when a craft in full sail, but
30 low down in the horizon as to be
scarcely visible, was sighted. The cap
tain, after long look through the spy
glass, said:
II wonder what vessel that can be ?"
Dr. Mayo, who was one of group Of
officers standing by, spoke up and said:
"Oh, that's the Josiah Quincy, of Bos-
ton."
The captain turned, looked at the doc
tor in astonishment, but made no com.
ment.
II say DOCTOR" said the senior lieuten-
ant, as the other officers went below to
the ward-room, you'll find it a mistake
20 guy our commander. He has no no.
ton OF humor, and fairly detests jokes.
DIR. Mayo smiled, but felt little ner-
Vous, for, of course, he no more knew
the name of the distant vessel than he
did that of the man in the moon. An
hour later the stranger approached al.
most within hailing distance, and, as she
passed, the captain read on the stern,
Josiah Quincy, Boston"
Doctor" he cried, in amazement,
"how on earth could you know?"
Merely by the cut of her jib, sir, re.
piled DR.. Mayo, calmly.
Since that he has firmly believed that
nothing is too strange to be referred to
rs o coincidence.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1892-05-13
The Game of Tema.

There is new game which is called
tema and which is an adaptation of Jap
anese polo. This is the way it is played,
according to young woman who claims
to be proficient:
A screen eight feet high has circular
hole in the middle eighteen inches in di-
ameter, called the goal, and having net
behind it. Twenty feet away is roped-
in area in which the players stand. They
nre ranged in sides, the white and the
red. AT the end of the area farthest
from the screen are stores of red and
white balls less than two inches in di-
ameter, and it is the business of each side
to throw its balls into the goal. The
throwing is done by means of an inn
plement called wanda slender bam-
boo three feet in length, with tiny net
at the end. The balls are picked up in
this net and slung toward the goal. This
would probably be very tame, but there
is another provision, which is that
players of one side may interfere with
the others and do all they can to prevent
the balls from being thrown. This al
once introduces an element of skill, as
the ball, once in the net of the wand,
can be manipulated and mannuvered,
and great variety of throws are open
to the players. The picking up of tho
ball is pretty and dexterous action,
while it is almost impossible to be un-
graceful in throwing it. The extreme
lightness of the wand-the maximum
weight is said to be four ounces-ren-
ders the sport much less violent than ten
MS, which some people think in its ia.
7or, as it is exciting and amusing with
out being so laborious.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1892-05-13

In no other part of the world has the
cultivation of roses been brought 50
nearly to perfection as in China. This
rose gardens of the Emperorof the Flow.
cry Kingdom are gorgeous in the ex.
treme, The revenue obtained yearly
from the oil of roses and rose water is
enormous, and great addition to the
imperial Golfers. Only the members OF
the royal family and the nobility, high
military officials, mandarins, ETC., are al.
lowed to have any of the altar of roses
in their dwellings. Very severe punish.
ment is meted out to the ordinary citi.
zens in whose possession even a drop Of
the precious essence is found. Origin.
ally, only two kinds of roses were known
in China. the white and the red moss
roses, and the smaller they were tha
greater their value. The leaves ara
greatly sought after for amulets. The
poor consider them great prizes, and
when leaf is obtained it is put in little
bag and hung over the door to keep away
the evil spirits. Roses, if one may Judge
from the literature on the subject, played
an important part in China during the
ages of antiquity.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1892-05-13
50. Xitsas Daxlce Crnrel y

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SAN ANDREAs Cal, February, 1889.
My boy, 13 years old SO affected by ST.
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two years. Two bottles of Pastor Koenis's Nerve
Tonic restored his health, and he is now attend
ing school again MICHAEL O'CONNEL
BALTIMORE, June, le0O
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PITTSBURGH, Pa, Oct. 10, YO
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that time they have entirely ceased,
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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1892-05-13
THE oRANo-oUTANG.
The Giant Apes Rapid Progress I'm
Jungle Through the Tree Toms.

The Giant Apes Rapid Progress I'm tho
jungle Through the Tree Tops.
tits a most interesting sight to watch an
orang-outang make its way through the
jungle. 1t walks slowly along the
larger branches in a semi-erect attitude,
this being apparently caused by the
length of its arms and the shortness Of
its legs. 1t invariably selects those
branches which intermingle with those
OF neighboring tree, on approaching
which it stretches out its long arms,
and, grasping the boughs opposite,
seems first to shake them as if to test
their strength, and then deliberately
swings itself across to the next branch,
which it walks along as before. 1t does
not jump or spring as monkeys usually
DO, and never appears to hurry itself un-
less some real danger presents. Yet in
spite OF its apparently slow movements
1T gets along far quicker than person
running through the forest beneath.
/ Various stories are told about its huge
dimensions and great height, but have
never seen one over four feet high from
head to heel, and from seven to eight
teet measuring from finger to finger
across its outstretched arms, the width
of the face varying in measurement
from eight to twelve inches, though the
accounts of larger animals having been
met with may be correct.
The tradition of the Dyaks is that there
is no animal in the jungle that dare
attack the orang-outang except the
python and the crocodile. At times,
| when there is no fruit attainable in the
jungle, it wanders down to the rivers to
search for palm shoots along their banks.
Then it is the Dyaks who relate how the
willy crocodile will sometimes try and
Eeize it by the leg and drag it under the
water and into the Shiny mud below, but
The orang-outang, according to their ac-
counts, soon gets the best of the struggle,
and the crocodile is either beaten to
death with its powerful arms and feet or
torn to pieces. But. on the other hand,
1T is seldom able to kill the python, who,
with its deadly embrace, soon puts an
end to the great manlike ape of Borneo.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1892-05-13
Suburban Railroad Rate. I'm Berlin.

Berlin enjoys special railroad facilities.
the elevated railroad which passe,
through the city connecting with belt
line around it. AS these lines are part
of the State system of railroads, it is pos.
sible to reach almost any part of the city
from the suburbs. Some months ago the
minister of public works introduced on
the roads entering the city special
rates of fare for short distances. Thus.
for third-class passage for distance
of 4.66 miles or less, the rate was
"a cents; for 67 to 932 miles, AS cents.
and for 9.33 to 1243 miles. 7.2 cents.
While the results of the trial have moi
been conclusive, it is intimated that they
arc favorable, and that the experiment
is likely to have an important influence
on future reforms of passenger rates, ~
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1892-05-13
pIYrYPAr AND T1ppYToE.


All day long they come and 60,
Pittypat and Tippyt oe;
Footprints up and down the hall,
Playthings scattered on the floor,
Finger marks along the wall.
Tell-tale streaks upon the door.
BY these presents you shall know
Pittypat and Tippytoe.
How they riot at their playl
And, a dozen times day,
In they troop. demanding bread,
Only buttered bread will do,
And that butter must be spread
Inches thick, with sugar, too!
Never yet have l said: mo,
Pittypat and Tippytoel"
Sometimes there are griefs to soothe,
Sometimes ruffied brows to smooth;
For. much regret to say,
Tippytoe and Pittypat
Sometimes interrupt their play
With an internecine spat;
Fie! OH fie to quarrel so,
Pittypat and Tippytoe!
Oh, tie thousand worrying things
Livery day recurrent brings!
Hands to scrub and hair to brush,
Search for playthings gone amiss,
Many murmuring to hush,
Many u little bump to kiss;
Life's in iced heeting show.
Pittypat and Tippytoel
On the floor along the hall,
Rudely traced upon the wall.
There are proofs in every kind
OF the havoc they have wrought;
And upon my heart you'd find
Just such trade marks, if you sought.
Oh, how glad am it's so,
Pittypat and Tippytoe!
Eugene Field, in Chicago News.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1892-05-13

One of the most singular anomalies OF
our religious life is that we are at tho
same time sending professors in our theo,
logical seminaries to Germany to study.
and also supporting missions in that
country. If the religious conditions OF
Germany is such as to need missions from
this country, it can not give our theo.
logical professors anything that will make
them more helpful to those who arc pre-
pairing for the ministry Of the gospel.
Boston WAtchman.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1892-05-13
why Application. for Patent. Fail.

Many patents fail of being granted be-
cause of the lack of proper description.
accompanying the applications. Accord
ing to the law, description accompany
ing an application must be sufficiently
full to enable an ordinary workman en-,
gagged in that branch of labor in which
the patent is speciality to make the arti'
Gle without assistance other than the
description. As rule, the descriptions
are almost invariably faulty, but some OF
them are so bad that it is impossible from
them to gain an intelligent idea of what
the inventor really intended.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1892-09-01

In the Ute Pass, near Colorado
Springs are several pleasant placea~
to cool off during thea hot summer
months. Reasonable hotel, cottage :.
and tent raes. You can go to the :
top of Pixies Peak on foot, horse.
back, in carriage,or via the cog
wheel railway.
Santa Fe Route is the only line
that runs Pullman vestibule sleepers~.
to Manitou without change.
Cheap excursion tickts now on
sale to principal Colorado resorts
and to Las Vegas, Hot Springs,
New Mexico, the favorite all-the--
year-round watering place, where
Montczuma Hotel is located.
Inquire Of G. G. COLEMAN,
Local Agent Santa Fe Route.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1892-09-01

a nice white house on his farm. The
Republican, wife looks down and
sees the house, and says to her hus
band You called that man a
crank when he went to Uncle Sans
bank for money. If you had gone
there, we could have had house
like that, for you made just as much
as he has, but you gave it away for
the sake Of your party. am afraid
you are the crank The old Repub-
lican to whom | was talking said,
Your argument is very convincing,
but | can't give up my party"
E. l. Smith, of Prattville, Ala
BAN, writes: "Boss rule about
ended in this state. You can count
eleven electoral votes for Weaver
and Field"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1892-09-01
Topical Talk.

The Road, Denver.
Colorado will send two brand new
Peoples party congressman to keep
Tom Watson and his little band of
heroes company.
There will be music in the air be-
fore the people of Colorado will sub
NIT to being led around by the nose
by the (G)old party leaders
The Populist ticket in Colorado,
from electors to constable, will be
elected this fall Put your ear to
the ground and hear the rumble of
the land slide.
Be man.
Vote once as your conscience die
tates-for Betsy and the babies.
Hurrah for home! hurrah for
country and hurrah for Weaver !
Are you out of a job?
Do you want work
You do?
Well, go down to Tennessee and
steal a ham not the treasury funds
of the state and be sent to prison.
Even good old Michigan has
landslide on hand. Looking kind
o. blue for the CO. old parties.
The census of 1890 shows that
Illinois has fewer wooden mills now
than in 1880. Since 1880, Kansas
wooden mills have been wiped out.
In Indiana, the number has decreas-
ed from Sc to So, and in Iowa, from
81 to "a. And thus the great devil
fish of monopoly sweeps irresistably
on to the absorption of all wealth.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1892-09-01

The whole town of Hilaire Mimi,
heretofore Republican stronghold,
together with its newspaper, has
come into the Peoples party. 1t is
said that not vote will be cast for
Harrison in that place. Cincinnati
Herald.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1892-09-01

maintain that if so, it will be vic
tory of superior cunning, superior
audacity, and the victory of wrong
over right.