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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1893-03-31
Catching the Porpoise.

The catching of the porpoise is
something that has never paid. When
| dead he is useful in certain ways, but
never sufficiently so. Under the skin
is layer of fat-the blubber-whicb
Is made into an ordinary fish oil, such ss
menhaden, selling at twenty five cents
gallon. The only really valuable OH
about him is within the jawbone. That
oil is very fine. 1t sells at from three
to four dollars gallon; and when care.
fully refined, very much higher. But,
If course, per porpoise, there is very
| small quantity of that. Of the ordi-
nary oil about ten porpoises are needed
Cor barrelful. 1t is used for the same
purposes that other fish oils are-lubri-
eating, the curing of leather and the
lighting of mines But the amount OF
porpoise oil actually used is SO small
hat oil men never take it into consider
alton at all.
The porpoise's hide is regularly
| tanned for boot and shoe use. 1t is toe
wet and oily leather to become anna
terial for bags, pocketbooks and the
like. Cut into strips for shoestrings il
has met with some favor. But other
wise it is not wanted. Recently mar
| who used to be in the porpoise business
said:
Don't talk porpoise to me, sir; there
is nothing in them nowadays. Years
lgo we thought there was going to be,
but no. In my stock now | have sew
eral thousand porpoise hides that I
would be glad to sell, but nobody wants
them. If new company is going to
capture them by net it will have job
ON its hands. For the porpoise is a
wriggler and the porpoise is very strong.
and the net will have to be of the heav-
lest wire and woven tightly together.
The porpoise here referred to is just
the plain, ordinary porpoise, such as,
| one may see not far from Boston, and
even at times in New York Bay itself
| There is another kind of porpoise
known rs the white whale" from
twelve to fourteen feet long, of kalso-
mine Wilderness from tip of tail to head
But he is, strictly speaking, an Arctic
porpoise, aud seldom, if ever, gets rs
far south as the Gulf of st. Lawrence
The ordinary species is but half the
length, and even less, of the white
whale"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1893-03-31
BOSS Or ALL BORROWERS.

He Obtained Over Million and Il Hat
Without ANY Security.
THAT man who can start in life on
nothing and borrow million and /.
half without security is beauty" said
Joe Campbell to st. Louis Globe
Democrat man. Yet l know man
that did that identical thing. In fact,
he was an uncle of mine, my mothers
brother in law.
He was German and lived ali his
life in Berlin. He was q very suaye,
smooth gentleman, knew everybody
worth knowing, hobnobbed with tho
uobles of Emperor Williams Court,
and loved to live
He was engaged in living; that was
his entire occupation in lifo, and yet he
was one of the greatest artists in
Europe. Whenever he thought him
self on the wane among those who
looked upon him as an idol he painted
a picture, put it on exhibition. had all
Europe talking about it, and then he
did nothing for couple of years.
Some years ago the art fever broke
out in most malignant form among
The wcalthier Germans of Cincinnati.
They meant to have the best of modern
painters do a lot of work for them. NV
distinguished relatives name was we'll
known among them, and he was in
vited to Cincinnati. He came over,
and for couple of months he was
u lion. He was feted and entertained
most royalty. He submitted soms
IDEAS for paintings, and the people who
brought him over went crazy over his
plans. Finally he induced them to
advance him $4,000 on the work. and
he returned to Germany to do his
painting.
He died about year after, and
when the Cincinnatians started to lool.
up the paintings they found nothing
but the original sketches. He hadn't
touched them since the day he first sub
mitted them in Cincinnati. Thns
started an investigation, and it was
found that ne had borrowed in the
course OF his career something over
81, 100000. He hadn't dollars worth
of security, and had simply devoted hi.
time and talents to the pursuit of liv-
ing"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1893-03-31
WHAT sTANDlSH FOUGHT WITH.


rhe Firearms Used in the Seventeenth
Century " ere Primitive.
The precise population of New Eng.
and, either Indian or white. ut the
lime Of Philips War; eau not be stated,
bnt for the purpose of war it may be
said that the forces on one side and the
other were equal, says the Chduta@qaan.
At that time the Indians were as well
used to firearms as the whites, but the
irelock of those days was but an in,
efficient weapon compared with tie
nusket of later times or with the rifle
Of today.
1t seems certain that in Europe flint.
locks had beea introduced before this
time; but, on tho whole, the concur.
renee of evidence shows that such
locks were not used in the Civil War in
England, and that both the kings party
and the Puritans still relied on the
matchbox.
The form of this can be readily ex.
planned to any per. on who has seen the
Did fiintlock of the present century. A
hammer--a good deal larger than the
hammer which afterward held the flint,
but quite like it-had screw which
;ightened or loosened the hold which
Two pieces of iron had upon the match.
Each soldier was obliged to carry
some yards of this match with him.
and when the battle began he lighted
The piece of this match which was fixed
in the hammer of the gun. A pan
which held powder, exactly as the pan
Of fintlock afterward did, was in
front of the hammer, with cover pro.
iecting, from which sort of horn ran
up nearly vertical, to be opened by the
hammer when the soldier pulled the
trigger. The fire Of the match COM
municated with the powder, and the
gun went of.
This was o sufficiently complicated
way in which men should go to battle,
perhaps in wilderness, where even the
procuring of fire ct that time was at
tended with some difficulty. The &C.
counts of skirmishes of those times
are full of occasions when a shower put
stop to the whole battle. This is be-
cause the fire of the matches was ex-
tinguished by the rain.
TO change this rather clumsy lock
into fiintlock, simply required that
flint of required size should be screwed
into the hammer in the place made for
the match. The flint, then striking up.
on the cover of the pan, made spark
which fell at the moment the pan
opened into the powder Eventually
these locks were made with great pre-.
cision, so that the gun missed fire very
seldom.
l have no doubt that one and another
soldier in Phillips War found for himself
that q flint Indian arrowhead screwed
in the place of his match could be made
to answer the purpose of firing the
powder much more readily than the
match itself could do.
A similar invention, however, as I
have said, had already been made in
Europe, so that it is thought that flint.
lock guns had been found in France as
early as 1910.
In 1872, however, just before the
war with Philip began, the law of Mas
sachusetts and the provision made for
her soldiers still required the use Of
the matchbox.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1893-03-31
SAM MARTINS DREAM.
It was Too Much of a Reality E. p Ills A,
sociates in Camp.

sociates in Camp.
There is ono lumber camp Hat
fields, on North Fork-wherr dreams
have suddenly become unpo .,ular. The
gang had cloyel on stories, true anil
maize up, songs had worn ont, aud Old
Smith fiddhng had become dete stable.
How to while away the evening hours
was question. Finally some one pro.
posed dreams man to tell his
dreams and from that on dreams
abounded-dreams short and dreams
long, dreams tr,gical and dreams COM
icul
Thus fortnight passed. when one
LAY couple of cartridges were caught
in thicket, where diet of dried ber-
ries had kept them uucommoniy fat.
Now, any kind OF fresh meat is n q eat
treat in o lumber camp, where for
weeks the men have eaten only corned
beef and salt pork. Hence the part
ridges were hailed with eager palates.
After supper the birds were dressed,
broiled, and put away for breakfast, rs
the mornings we g too short for such
cooking before breakfast. But now the
fact WAS suggested that two partri !ges
are only fair meal FOR one hungry
| lumberm
Who, then. should eat the cartridges?
After several methods of deciding
had been rejected, at length it was
agreed that the man who had the be t
dream to tell in the morning should eat
them. All were to arise early enough
to give time for telling the dreams be-
fore breakfast. Bright and early the
gang gathered about the fire to hear
and decide. A droll occasion was that
dream seance in the great woods. Some
had funny dreams and some solemn ;
some were silly and some were worth
hearing.
Finally, they reached the last man of
The gang little Sam Martin" tho
smallest man, but the largest eater in
he camp.
Wal" said he, Il dreamt that I got
up about midnight an 'et up the pat
ridges an then 1 woke up and fulfilled
my dream. got up an 'et 'em, an
judgin' by the taste O the fowls, my
dream was the best O the night
Sure enough, the birds had disap-
peared down Sam Martins throat.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1893-03-31

.laueh liter had taken their departure.
ie was hardly astoni,he |, and OF Tered
]ohn TO make ready for their own i'm
mediate return home
Frank Strong had Lem at home for
sbout IL month when he felt q peculiar
pain, tickling and pricking all over his
'cg which from the beginning of his
disease had never felt any pain or, III
fact, lad been almost without feeling.
rhe-do tor said it might he return of
lie to the lower limbs, and so it was.
From day to day the feeling of life and
,trength increased with slow but sure
steps and without the least stoppage
or relapse. Two months later Frank
Strong was Us we'll as ever and moved
about as if he had never been afflicted
in any' way.
1t wa, few weeks after his complete
provery when one Sunday morning
Ohm came running into the room where
IT, Strong was sitting and sail, with II
lnny smile on his face There are
isitors coming, sir. l have seen q
zach running along the road toward ;
he house
Strange" calculated Frank. ''Wlt
honld be coming to see me today
DO you know the team, John 2
John pulled another face, and With
out saying word, turned towards The
ioor The coach was just passing
tong the si,le of the house, where
Crank, half hidden behind the curtain
vas looking out of the window.
plendid sandy haired lady's head wa
ooking ont of the coach and trying to
spy something in n window
sFor heavens sake" cried Frank.
Do I sec Alright. or am l dreaming? II
is Miss Mile Mellows that is coming.
Ohm, come here. Bring my rolling
chair out in the hall right away, and il
YOU are one second late You shall be
fred This day" He seated himself in
he chair and orderedJ Ohm to wheel him
slong to meet the ladies as they were
IN ering the house.
The ladies' seemed greatly surprised
It seeing him. They stood still, utterly
1t loss what to say. And Frank was
no better of. Perceiving the surpriss
If the ladies, he was confused himself
and did not know how to find words t,
welcome them. Then John, seeing the
ituation, said: Come along, ladies, he
is only shamming, he can walk as
straight as our plough-oxen, as I told
yon in my last letter.
Letter, what letter?' cried Frank,
rising from his chair, seeing which Mil.
lie advanced and said: DO not blame the
nan, Mr.. Strong; he kept us informed
III the time concerning your condition,
and it is due TO his kindness that we are
here now"
And Frank Strong was so over
whelmed with his ecstasy of delight
that while pressing Mile to his heart
he felt as if he ought to embrace his
faithful Jack as we'll Chicago journal
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1893-03-31

A person in good health with fair
play easily resists cold. But when the
health flags little, and liberties are
taken with the stomach or the nervous
system, chill is easily taken, and ac-
cording to the weak spot of the individ-
ual assumes the form OF cold or pneu-
monia, or it may be juun lice. OF all
cases OF "cold," probably fatigue is one
of the most efficient A jaded man
coming home at night from a long day g
work, growing youth losing two hours
sleep over evening parties two or threa
times week, or a young lady doing
the season" and overfed children with
u short allowance of sleep, are common
instances of the victims of the cold.
Luxury is favorable to the chill
taking; very hot rooms. soft chairs.
feather beds, create constituencies that
leads to catarrh.
1t is not, after all, the cold that is so
much to be feared as the antecelent
condition that gives the attack u chance
of doing harm. Some of the worst
colds happen to those who do not leave
their house or even their bed, and those
who are most invulnerab,e are often
those who are most exposed to change
of temperature, and who by COOL sleep.
cold bathing and regular habits, pre-
serve the tone of their nervous system
and circulation.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1893-03-31
When He Wasn't His Father,

1t is whispered among certain gay
young set that one of its members, a
college graduate, but regular man.
mas boy" for all that, is feeling trife
sore over an episode that marked his
first day in business. His father, the
president of a prominent insurance
company. had made place in his office
for his sou, and the young fellow was
eager to take it. 1t so happened that
his first dip into the great sea of worldly
ambition occurred on the same day as
meeting of the directors of the we'll
known corporation.
Being sent on an errand to the presi.
dent, the young hopeful burst into the
room where the magnates of the bust
ness world were assembled, and in the
familiar parlance of the homo began,
"Papa-"
The august president, with look of
absolute horror, turned to the agitated
messenger, and to the intense amuse.
ment of tho others present. and to the
everlasting chagrin OF the dudelet,
roared out, I'm not your father--at
least in business hours.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1893-03-31
From the Romans.

PUT your right foot foremost, is o
piece of advice that has been offered tc
most folk, young and old, in the course
Of their lives. 1t is generally eauiva-
..ent to saying, Now is your chance; do
your very best and show what you are
capable of" Like great many COM
mon phrases this expression has an old
origin. In the days of ancient Rome,
when people were usually the slaves Of
some superstition or other, it was
thought to be unlucky to cross the
threshold of house with the left foot
first. Consequently boy was placed
at the door of the mansion to remind
visitors that they must put their right
foot foremost. The use of the phrase
in the wider sense soon became obvious.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1893-03-31
The Most Killing Offices.

It is sad to think that young men
like Lincoln and Garfield, capable Cd
fighting their way up from the hum
blest beginnings to the highest posi-
tons in the business and professional
world, should have thrown themselves
away ON the Presidency. The case Of
Arthur, although he was less heroic
character than these, is hardly less sad.
He might have lived to happy old
age, brilliant and valued member OF
society if he had not accidentally sue
ceeled to the Presidency. There was
Andrew johnson, vino had the making
of vigorous and healthy old man. He
died at the age OF sixty seven, without
having got much satisfaction out of the
tenure of the Presidency. He might
have made plenty CT money and earned
the esteem of his fellow citizens as
tailor.
And it is to be noted that the occupa-
tion of Vice-P President is not any moro
healthy than that of President. Indeed
it would appear to be slightly less so,
but that may be accidental. There is
ut present only one ex-Vice. President
alive. Not one unfortunate who has
filled this office for forty years, with
the exception of Hannibal Hamlin, has
lived to be more than seventy years of
age. The office of Vice President is. if
anything, more to be Stunned than that
of President.
The Office of President was not al
ways so fatal. 1t has only been so
since the time of Abraham Lincoln.
Mr.. Hayes, who died twelve years after
he had left the White House, survived
che ordeal longer than any man remem-
bered by the present generation. But
in earlier times his case would not have
been extraordinary. John Adams sur
vived twenty five years. Madison and
John Quincy Adams nineteen years and
Van Buren, and Fillmore twentyone
years. Possibly William Henry Harri-
son, who allowed himself to be killed
by the hand shakers in one short
month after his Inauguration. is respon-
sible for the deadly character Of tho
Presidents duties. World.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1893-03-31
How Rapidly We Think.

Helmholz showed that q wave of
thought would require about a minute
to travel mile of nerve. and Hersch
found that touch on the face was roc
ognized by the brain and responded to
by q manual signal in the seventh of a
second. He also found that the speed
of sense differed for different organs, the
sense of hearing being responded to in
the sixth of a second, while that of sight
required one fifth of second to be
felt and signalled. In all these cases
the distance traversed was about the
same, so the inference is that images
travel more slowly than sounds or touch.
1t still remained, however, to show the
portion of this interval taken up by the
action of the brain. Prof. Donders,
by very delicate apparatus. has demon.
strated this to DO about seventy five
thousandths of second. OF the whole
interval. forty thousandths are occu.
pied in the simple act of recognition.
and thirty five thousandths for the act
of willing response.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1893-03-31
Agriculture.

"Hullo, Morley. How are you :?
Haven't seen you since you turned far
mer'
Mop"
Raise anything on your farm last
year p
"Yes. A beard. "-Harper's Bazaar.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1893-03-31
A Change of Profession.

Il understand young Brioless is
about to marry the daughter of old
Bonds, the millionaire"
"Yes, so l am told.
will he give up the law business ?"
Yes; he will give up the law bust.
ness and go into the son in law business
Texas Siftings.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1893-03-31

Physicians have at last decided that
the small toe of the human foot must
go; that civilization tends gradually to
crowd it out of existence and to depend
more than ever for locomotion on the
big toe.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1893-03-31
WHY She Broke Her Engagement.

why did you break your engage.
ment with poor Tom Hotchkiss ?"
Hush, don't tell any one, but he was
growing so disgustingly fat. When
grief has pulled him down a bit, shall
lake him on again. "-Harper's Bazaar.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1893-03-31

Trusts and combinations are I'M
popular. But there is one form Of trust
against which no one has anything to
say. That is the trust the public re-
poses in Hoods Sarsaparlla-because
they know HOODS CURES.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1893-03-31

WASHINGTON, March 2lst-"The
banks of San Francisco offered the
Government a million in gold in ex-
change for currency in New York.
The Secretary declined the proposition
because it would involve the cost of
transportation of god to the East, and
it meant for the Californian banks an
exchange with New York free of cost.
The Secretary of the Treasury will not
refuse offers Of gold where the items
are not to the disadvantage of the
Cove n nent'
And yet Mr.. Carlisle and the Presi-
dent threaten-yes threaten, that's the
word-to saddle a bonded debt on the
country for 40 years of 10000, 900
drawing 100000 interest annually.
when they can find the slimcst excuse
for doing so. Our government bids
fair to become an outrage on the people
10 place of a blessing.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1893-03-31

Men and officers Of the police force.
who are exposed day and night to all
sorts of weather. should keep Salvation
Oil, the infallibe cure for rheumatism
and neuralgia, at their homes, They
cannot afford to be without it. p cts.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1893-03-31

Hoods Pills are purely vegetable.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-09-12
Cotton Underwear.

THIS WEEK SPECIAL VALUES.
OK DRAWERS-A fine line. plain
GOCs tucked, worth 81 Lee.
In> DRAWERS-An extra fine lot
fOCs Hamburg trimmed, with tucks,
worth 69c.
EO> NIGHT GOWNS-Colored embro d.
OOCs cry, tucks, good value at roc.
no. NIGHT Ham burg
& OCs trimmed insertion. extra long,
usually sold at 95c.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-09-12

TO relat. the first bottle helped me 50
much hat had faith in it. took two
more bottles and, OF l feel so much
better. / can sleep soundly and the
nervous feeling his almost left me.
can eat with a good appetite and have
gained seven pounds
my friends say thai am looking g,
much better and I know chat / am feel
ing as they saw look. l tell everybody
that the Nervura has done 1t. I cannot
say enough for it aud / praise the Lord
and thank this wonderful medicine for
giving me relief.
II am only too glad TO recon mend DR..
Greene's Nrrvura blood aud nerve remedy
to any one afflicted as was and I hope
this testimonial Will be the means Of in
ducing many to use this marvellous rem
edv."
II you are sufferer do not fail to get
this medicine mredlstely fro your
druggist. 1t costs but ST. and it is purely
vegetable and harmies. Owing to its
great strengthening and invigorat
powers it is the best medicine possible to
take. 1t Is the prescription and discovery
II DR.. Greene of "a Temple Place, Boston,
Mass, the most success ul specialist in
the cure Of nervous and chronic diseases
aud the doctor can be consulted free,
personally or by letter.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-09-12
THE HORROR Of Il.
Only Those Who Have Expert
enced 1t Know.
A Thrilling Story Most Plainly
and Graphically Told.
Did You Ever Read Anything
of Greater Interest?

The following communication from
Mrs. Minnie Miller, who resides at B
Guthrie street. Fort Wayne, Ind., ex-
plsins itself:
"For many years was troubled With
indigestion and constipation. Three
years ago became SO weak and nervous
tha was "A comr lete physic I, wreck.
had dizzy sp lis. pslpitation of the heart
and nunbness OF my hands aud feet
"These attacks came often and each
time W. rse. My life Was bur en- TO me
and a trouble and worry to all my
friends. j Iexpecfed to die. At times
thought should lose my mind. My
stomach was in such condition that
could eat nothing out very little OF the
lightest kind OF food. Sisep was impossi-
BILE. Every little noise would startle me
and would feel faint.
mo one can imagine the agony / suf-
fered but those who are afii cted with
nervousness. / cannot describe the feel
ing in half it's horrors.
"At last saw DIR. Greene's Nervura
blood and nerve remedy advertised and
read the testimonials ot cure OF some OF
those who bad b.en affi OF AS was. 80
I thought l would try it. Wonderful