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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1894-08-24
Orphans Court.

The Orphans Court was in SEES
sion on Tuesday and Wednesday OF
last week. Presentation. James
McCauley, chiefjudge; Hon. David
p. Davis and Hon. VIM. X. Recke-
fus, associate judges.
Sundry claims against deceased
estates were examined and passed.
Bonds ApprOved.-BOnd of VIM.
w. McNamee, administrator of Eliza
c. McNamee; bond of Sallie M.
Warren; bond of John S. Writ,
executor of Mary s. Gillespie; bond
of Mary l.. Steel, administrative OF
James II. Steel; bond of Thomas c.
Bond, administrator of N. Byron
Smith.
The inventory and appraisement
in the estate of James III. Steel and
list of debts due said estate, were
examined and passed, together with
list of debts due estate of Ella Clark.
Court adjourned to meet in re-
gular session on September 18th.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1894-08-24
Worn Out Parties.

The proceedings of the present
congress are direct evidence that
the two old parties are worn out.
When tool is worn out and is I'M
fitted to do the work for which in
tended it is thrown into the junk
pile. Printers call there ceptacle for
their old type the ''hell box. "
And the junk pile or hell box is
the only fit place for theseold parties
and if the people know enough to
go in out of the rain they will send
them there next fall.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1894-08-24
National Bank Tools.

A friend who attended the Farm,
ers' Picnic at Lincoln says, "Out-
side of the opening address of Prof
Kendall the meeting was addressed
by the tools of National Banks. D
The bankers meetings are never
addressed by farmers, and as long
as farmers continue to stoop under
the fence by putting professional
bankers, lawyers and spectators
on the platform to take first place
at their meetings they will never
command the respect of the mem
bers of other branches of the bus
mess world, nor their own self
respect.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1894-08-24
More than two Thousand wear

More than two Thousand years
ago Aristotle wrote: "Democracies
have almost an irresistible tendency
to Plutocracies, and that the exist
ence of opulent families in repub-
lies leads naturally in a few years,
to craving for enrolling titles and
aristocratic distinctions" Now is
it not a fact that the accumulation
of large fortunes in our country
have begotten aristocratic notions,
and the aping of foreign customs
has become a notable and disgust
ing feature in fashionable circles
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1894-08-24
Weaver Endorsed by the Democrats

General Weaver the Populist
candidate for President in 1892 and
who had % electoral votes, was
nominated for congress by the
Populists in the ninth Iowa district
and has been endorsed by the
democrats of that district! What
does our democracy think of it?
The party is being swallowed up
by the Populists in some parts of
country and is being split up into
kindling wood in other parts.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1894-08-24
A man who OPPOSES his party,

A man who opposes his party
viz, the bosses of the party-is in
the condition of a fractions mule in
a team, he is kicked, whipped and
banged into the traces until he is
glad to pull with the team. The
ocrat-populists like Bryon of
Nebraska and Martin of Kansas are
the mules in the political team. If
they dare to kick the whip is
brought down on them and they
are driven into the traces and com
PEELED to work with the democratic
team. Let there be no fusion with
old parties. If they choose to en-
dorse our ticket they have the
right to do so, but no swapping
candidates or 'fusion."
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1894-08-24
The only redeeming feature about

The only redeeming feature about
the new tariff law is the income
tax, and that was forced into it by
the power the populists welded in
congress. This tax was fiercely
fought by the national bank and
millionaire party with all their big
daily paper guns playing on it
without avail. This is the first
skirmish between the populist
forces and the plutocracy and the
pOpulists came off victorious, a
good omen for the Napoleonic war
that is soon to convulse the nation,
waged between them.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1894-08-24
Strikes,

Under this scare head the appeal
philosophers
"Americanism of the old fashioned
kind would not lead to labor strikes, as
among our forefathers all labored, i'll
forest, field or shop, The aristocratic
ideas underlying Free Trade-cheapening
| and degrading Labor, so common among
the great English and other foreign man
ufacturers, have brought the intolerable
expressions of working people that cause
the strikes"
We hardly think our neighbor can find
the cause of strikes in free trade" We
have had all of the strikes since our high
tariffs have been made one of the cardi-
| nal principles of the government. But it
was neither tariff or free trade which
prepared the way for strikes. 1t was the
invention of wealth multiplying machin-
cry and the uncontrolled greed of cor
porations. Machinery can do the work
| faster, neater and at much less cost than
by the old fashioned hand way, and the
great combinations of capital consolidated
by the law of the corporation have pur-
chased the machinery driven by steam
and electricity, and the individual has
been driven out of business on his own
account, and compelled to become an
employee of the corporation. The cor
poration takes no account of his man.
hood, and for the purpose of increasing
dividends cuts the wages of its army of
employees, who go on strike vainly hop
ing to force combined wealth, fortified by
favoring laws, to accede to the demands
of poor, weak labor If monopoly is
promoted by tariff laws it would be by
protective, rather than free trade laws,
and as evidence of this it invariably de-
mands protective laws. But the corpora
ton and trust flourish in spite of either
and independent of both, as is demon
strated by England and the United States,
one the lowest of tariff countries and the
other one of the highest tariff nations.
Whatever ideas may underlie free trade,
none of them surely will be found to be
''aristocratic." Our neighbor of the
Appeal will have to revise his opinion
and search for the cause ofthe strikes and
aristocracy in something else, for if "free
trade" were their source neither could
exist in this country. The Appeal ought
not to mislead its readers so, and get out
of the charnel house of old parties where
there is nothing but dead mems bones,
into the bracing air of freedom where the
reform movement with healing on its
wings Is lending new life and hope to the
paralyzed and fainting people.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1894-08-24

The republican members of con-
gress and newspapers have been
keeping up prolonged "calamity
howF' over the sugar trust deal in
the senate which was proper thing
to do. The House passed sup
Elementary bill placing sugar on
the free list. What did those pious
republican senators do? Voted
against taking it up and passing it
to almost a man. There is beauti-
full consistency for you.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1894-08-24
Beware of Ointments for Catarrh That
Contain Mercury.

AS mercury will surely destroy the
sense of smell and completely derange
the whole system when entering it
through the mucous surfaces. Such
articles should never be used except on
prescriptions from reputable physicians,
as the damage they will do is ten fold to
the good you can possibly derive from
them, Halls Catarrh Cure manufactured
by f. J. Cheney s. Co., Toledo, o., con-
tains no mercury, and is taken Internally,
acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system. In buy
ing Halls catarrh Cure be sure you get
the genuine. 1t is taken internally, and
made in Toledo, Ohio, by +. J. Cheney
& Co. Testimonials free.
Bs1~Sold by Druggists, price 75c. per
bottle.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1894-08-24

The man who does not go in debt
is the speculator; he lends and
absOrbs but does not start new
enterprises, nor does he add to the
wealth of the community. The
consequence of this is that the
cheapening of money is good for
all business and benefits a very
large CLASSIFY far the largest class
of the community.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1894-08-24

If public opinion among the
masses continues to move at the
rate it has advanced in the last two
years and in the direction it is
going, the chapter of reforms that
will be instituted in our govern
ment will agreeably astonish the
most ardent refOrmers.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1894-08-24

Corporation attorneys and lobby
lists are met with bland smiles and
open arms at the national capitol,
but representatives of common
people are told to "keep off the
grass and have turned loose upon
them the dogs of war.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1894-08-24

The mission of the two old parties
is to discuss the tariff and keep on
the right side of Rothschilds, the
National banks, the sugar trust,
the whiskey trust and such like tip
top company.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1894-08-24

In view of the manner the senate
has dominated the will of the people
the House and the President every
party should insert a plank in it's
platform demanding the election of
senators by popular vote and pledge
the Legislatures to elect no U. S.
senator who was not pledged to this
much needed reform.
We would like to see German
put to the test of the popular vote.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1894-08-24
e. r. BURLINGTON.
P. S.-Butterick Patterns always lead.


SHOES Our line combines assortment of all kinds,
from the light shoe for the fine trade the heavy boot and
shoenakes which have through many years given such
excellent satisfaction Our line of fine goods has received
the most careful attentonwe have studied the whins of
fashion and the desires of trade and endeavor combine with
this the best materials and workmanship This will be
found to be true when the goods examined.
CLOTHING still continues go Notwithstanding the
cry OF hard times We have special bargains in mems
and youths Light Suits Now is the time make your Sc
lections.
SPECIAL We offer this week big reduction in Wool
CAaAheS See these goods!
EDW. H. WORTHINCTON
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1894-08-24

60 There is Salve for every wound. "
We refer to DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve,
cures burns, bruises, cuts, indolent sores
as local application in the nostrils it
cures catarrh, and always cures piles. DR..
/. r. Kinks Drug Store,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1894-08-24

Philanthropic societies are puzzl-
ing over the question "What shall
bedone with thepoorin large cities?"
The answer is easy. Feed them on
rent.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1894-08-24
A Cardinal Principle In Economics,

Scarcity of money causes prices
to fall, low prices produce poverty,
and poverty means misery, ignor-
ance, degradation and crime.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1894-08-24
500 AYEAR, IN ADVANCE.
Friday, Aug. IL, 1894.

The United States pays foreign
ers $200,000,000 annually for
freights for carrying our goods to
and from the markets of the world.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1894-08-24

Small in size great in results DeWitt's
Little Early Risers. Best pill for Consti-
patton, best for Sick Headache, best for
Sour Stomach. DIR. L. R. Kinks Drug
Store
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1894-08-24

Under this scare head the Appeal
philosophers:
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-12-18

whose judgment of text book shall
always bow with respect, and that is the
earnest, pushing, progressive, modern
teacher, who has passed years in the
frey furnace of the classroom. AS for
there being a unanimity of opinion
among teachers that the present series
of books is good enough, this, in so far
as my personal knowledge goes, must
deny. Wherever have spoken to in
telligent teachers, since becoming a
teacher in this state, concerning the
books in the schools, have found a
greater or less dissatisfaction.
1 challenge any person to deny the
truth of this statement, namely: That
the language series in this state is re-
garded in all the most progressive
schools as lamentable failure. 1t con-
sists of of three books-the Barnes Lam
guage Lessons, which has some merit /;
Sill's Grammar, which seems to have
been written without any definite aim,
a ship without rudder in the language
sea and last, Clark's Grammar, a
grammar of nearly fifty years ago; a
grammar all theory and no practice.
There is no connection whatever be-
tween the books. This alone is vital
defect. A state language series should
form one continuous chain from the
lowest work to the highest, if such
thing is possible. Next in Effectiveness
is the Watson Speller, details of which
need not be entered into, after which
come these three books, in about the
order of their merit, Monteith's Geogra-
ply, Barnes National Series of readers,
and the Fish Arithmetic, the first men
toned having least merit.
AS to whether there is a unanimous
opinion, editorially and among leading
educators, as to whether there should or
should not be some change in text
books, l. refer you to the editorial page
of the Oregonian of December 9Th. On
that page you will find an editorial, and
also an article from the pen of President
Van Scoy, both of which I should con-
slider very fair and very honest articles.
In conclusion, it may be said that no
one book firm publishes the best set of
text books forming a series throughout.
The American Book Company publishes
better books than they are giving us
now, among which are the Appleton
readers, Appleton's or Harper's geogra-
phies. The firm of Maynard & Merrill
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-12-18

publishes language series, the Reed
and Kellogg, which has phenomenal
run, and which seems to. grow better
with age. There is no better text book
for mental discipline than Brooks Mem
tai Arithmetic, published by Christie
pher Sower & Co. So we might go
through the whole list of school book
publishing firms in the Uniled States,
selecting one branch of teSt books heres
another there, till the list be filed.
This article appears in the interest of
no one, except the schools OF Oregon,
with their bright boys and girls. with
whom the writer has had to work fer
the past four or five years, and his own
personal interest as teacher.
P. A. SNYDER,
Principal Wasco School,
Wasco, Or.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-12-18
PERSONAL MENTION.

Louis Davenport is up from Mosier.
]. C. Ward of Kingsley is in the city.
Lloyd Smith and Harry and A. D.
Hill are in from Moro.
Chris Fraley and T. NJ. Amen of
Kingsley are in the city.
]. A. Thomas, the popular White
Salmon merchant, is registered at the
Umatilla.
Mr.. F. M. Raymond, after visiting
friends here, left for his home near
Oregon City this morning.
Mrs. Sandrock and little daughter
Lena, left last night for Blackwater, Mo-,
to visit her sister, who is dangerously
i'll.
D. G. Herrin arrived home from Sher-
man county last night. He reports
business good, roads bad, the musical
gathering success, farmers busy, a little
snow and a rough cold trip home.
Captain McNulty has resigned his
position on the Regulator. His many
friends regret this action on his part, for
he has been SO long on the river that it
does not seem right that boat should
run without him.
Mr.. w. F. Brock. editor of the Gar
den City Gazette of Walla Walla, was in
the city yesterday. Mr.. Brock is one of
the brightest young men in the field of
Washington journalism. He was vis-
itor at the literary society last evening
and delivered very pleasing address.
The Columbia Packing Co. are selling
trimmed pork shoulders at cents per
pound for cash. dec13
saner krant at w a Kirhv,s. If
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-12-18
Drauins to take place at 9
o'clock, Neu Years Eve.

This is an opportunity for
everyone to get chance in
our Holiday Drawing, as we
are selling Hardware, Grocer
les, Heating aud Cook Stoves,
Steel Ranges, Tinware, Gran
iteware, Rogers Triple-plated
knives and forks Pocket cut
lery, Nickel-plated and Agate
Tea and Coffee Pots &c, at
prices to suit the times.
Call and be convinced.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-12-18

for every Dollars worth of
goods bought from US during
the month of December we
will give you a chance in our
Holiday Drawing, viz: One
Ramona Cook Stove with
Reservoir, one copper Tea
Kettle, one Columbia Gar
land, Jr., Stove, &c, on exhib-
ition at our Grocery Store.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-12-18
HE'S COMINGl

SANTA CLAUS in his big fur coat and his
sleek reindeers and big load of toys for the
girls and boys
For every cash purchase Of One Dollar you get
a Coupon, and Santa Claus will call at the ad-
dress the coupon Christmas morning with
his big load of Toys sleigh bells and ALL and
leave the presents for the little ones.
Don't miss this chance to get your Groceries
cheap and also present for the little folks.
From now till Christmas at
J.B. CROssEN's GROCERY.
Fine Goods, Clean Store, Prompt Delivery.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-12-18

Sight Exchange and Telegraphic
Transfers sold on New York, Chicago, st.
Louis, San Francisco, Portland Oregon,
Seattle WASH, and various points in Or
egon and Washington.
Collections made at all points on fav-
orahle terms
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-12-18

The Columbia Packing Co. are selling
trimmed pork shoulders at cents per
pound for cash. dec13
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-12-18

sauer kraut at W. A. Kirby's. If
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-12-18
FRENCH & CO.,
BANKERS.

Lettere of Credit issued available in the
Eastern States.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-05-03
Soldiers, Home Notes.

Russell Wales, late Priv. Co. d, 9TH
N. Y. cavalry, was found dead in bed
at his home in Bristol on Sunday
morning, April - He was a mem
Der of the Vermont Soldiers Home
from January 5, 1892, until April 10,
1898, and discharged on his own re-
quest, as able to support himself.
Heart disease was evidently the cause
Of his death. He had been quite sick
for II week before.
Donations of bound books for the
Soldiers Home library have been re-
Gently received from North Troy and
Bristol.
At the Vermont Soldiers Home, the
farm hands are planting potatoes, sow
ing oats, and the grass on the lawns
will have to be cut this week. Tulips
and hyacinths are in blossom and
everything is looking like spring.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-05-03
Vermont Pensions.

The following Nermonters have
been granted pensions; Original, Dan
iel Fosburgh, Wateryille, Paul Dick.
low, Fair Haven, Wallace IL. Ballou
Bethel; restoration and increase. Chas.
II. Rice, Bennington; reissue, Freder-
ick A. Wait, Proctorsville; original
widows, ETC., Eliza ;. Morse. mother
West Brattleboro, Ellen L. Partridge
Woodstock; increase, VIM. Hall, Bur.
lington. Lemuel n. Woods. West Dan.
vile; reissue and increase, Joel B.
Smith. Brandon.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-05-03
Around the Campfire.

j. a. DeBoer of Montpelier is to de-
liver the Memorial Day address at
Waterbury.
J. f. Cushman of Burlington will
deliver the Memorial Day address at
Richmond.
Rev. Charles NJ. Lamson, ID. D.. of
st. Johnsbury will deliver the Nc mo-
rial Day address at Hartford.
The officers of the Orleans County
Veterans association have decided to
hold the annual reunion at Barton
Landing on Friday, June 10.
Rev. d. Sage Mackay has accepted
the invitation of A. r. Hurlbut post,
No. 60, G. A. r., of St. Adams, to de-
liver the annual Memorial sermon
Sunday evening, MAY 81.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-05-03
ODD BOX OFFICE RECEIPTS.

Pigs, Poultry, CocoRnuts and Fruit In Pay
ment for Concert in the Pacific.
There is no more interesting subject
Of study than currency. People do not
realize how difficult it would be to get
along without it. Some years ago, says
writer in the Washington Star, Mile.
Zelle, of the Theater Lyrique, at Paris,
on a professional tour around the
world, gave a concert at the Society
islands, in the South Pacific. 1t was
arranged that in payment for an air
from Norma" and three or four other
selections she was to get one-third of
the receipts. Her share consisted of
3 pigs, 23 turkeys, "A chickens, 5000
cocoanuts and considerable quantities
of bananas, lemons and oranges. The
live stock and produce would have rep
resented value of about 1000 francs
in the markets of her native city, but
it was hardly practicable to dispose of
the former off-hand and the latter had
to be fed to the pigs and poultry. A
joint stock company, known as the At
rican Barter company, limited, now ex-
listing in London, carries on great
business on the west coast of Africa
entirely by bartering European manu-
features for palm oil, gold dust, ivory,
coffee, gum and other raw products.
Eggs have been in circulation in lieu
of money in the Alpine villages of
Switzerland. Nails have been similarly
employed in Scotland, dried Goldfish in
Newfoundland. whales teeth in the Fiji
islands, mats OF rice straw in Angola,
salt in Abyssinia, beeswax in sumatra,
red feat hers in the isles of the Pacific,
tea in Tartary and iron hoes in NADIA
gascar. A century ago tobacco was
made legal tender in Virginia. When
women were imported in,o that colony
for wives for the settlers 100 pounds OF
tobacco per head was charged for them,
the price being subsequently raised to
$50 pounds.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-05-03
AMUSING BLuNoERs.
Desperate Situations of Dimdent Your
Orators.


Some amusing examples of uninten-
tional transpositiohs are given in re
cently-published collection of Bulls
and Blunders." Slips of the kind
usually result from nervousness rather
than from ignorance, but it is ques-
ton which was responsible in the case
OF the pompous colored preacher who
told his flock that it was easier for a
camel to go through the knee of an
idol than for a rich man to enter
Heaven
Not so in the case of the courtly and
cultivated George William Curtis, who,
it is said, was so overcome with stage
fright when he commenced his first
lecture thai instead of the reference
to the bottcmless pit which he intend
ed to make, he astonished his hearers
by beginning TREMENDOUSLY:
Ladies' and gentlemen. the pittom.
less bolt"
The browning specimen of ludierous
helplessness in the face of elusive
syllables is that Of the unfortunate
speaker who, at pathetic point Of his
address, when his hero wSs about 60
eAANAE 80 a AAtol AANlltAliH E'AIkAliE ~ YIN
home and friends, uttered, in his most
melting voice:
"Biddy, diddy-"
He stopped confused; flushed, set
his mouth and tried again. with
difficult resumption of the interrupted
pathos:
"Diddy. biddy-"
Something was wrong still. Hegrew
scarlet, perspired, and gasped forth
third attempt, not more ineligible.
His hearers could none of them inter
pref it. 1t might be High German, or
il might be a Mother Goose refrain:
"Diddy, hiddy, biddy doo!"
The situation was desperate; but the
persistent orator rallied, paused until
he had fully recovered his self-control,
and trying once more, with slow utter
ance and distinct enunciation, con
quered at length the simple phrase
which had overthrown him. He said:
Ibid he bid adieu?"