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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-04-12

gathering to itself with fatal celer
ity. First the putrid mass of false
and corrupt legislation which is
obviously responsible for this de-
cadence of the rural homes of
America must be swept away. The
first step preliminary to the scien-
tifc treatment of every virulent
disorder is to remove the cause
DIR. NJ. G. ELLZEY, in National
Waterman.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-04-12
The Miserable Wealthy.

Too much cannot be said against
the men of wealth who sacrifice
everythingto getting wealth. There
is not in the world more ignoble
character than the mere money
getting American, insensible to
every duty, regardless of every
principle, bent only on amassing a
fortune, and putting his fortune
only to the basest uses-whether
these uses be to speculate in stocks
and wreck railroads himself, or to
allow his son to lead a life of foolish
and expensive idleness and gross
debauchery, or to purchase some
scoundrel of high social position,
foreign or native, for his daughter.
Such man is only the more dan
gerous if he occasionally does some
deed like founding college or en-
downing church, which makes
those good people who are also
foolish, forget his real iniquity.
These men are also careless of the
workingmen, whom they Cypress,
and of the State, whose existence
they imperil. There aye not very
many of them, but there is very
great number of men who approach
more or less closely to the type,
and, just in so far as they do so
approach, they are curses to the
o0untry,-Philada; Item,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-04-12
LIVE ISSUES.
Whited SepulchreS.

The preacher prayed in woeful tone
For the thief in felon's CELL
And told of his punishment here on earth
And his endless days in hell:
But the thief that sat in the best front pew
That he might be seen and heard
OF the Shylock thief of the helpless poor,
The priest never uttered word
And he told of the harlot stepped in sin,
And the rum-sellers awful doom;
And he said if they didn't cease to increase,
He'll would run short of room;
But the pirates that have stolen the earth,
And their brothers blood have she'd
But the parson smiled as he winked at them
And never a word he said
Lord help the preacher, and help the church
When the Morning Sun shall rise
And cast the veil that has hidden the sham
Away from the peoples eyes!
And the big thief then in the best front pew
And the man with the blood-stained hand
Shall stand alone in the daylight clear
In sight of all the land.
Omaha Commonwealth.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-04-12
THE PEOPLES PARTY.

The superiority of the Peoples
Party lies in the fact that its face
is turned to the front. 1t is march
ing forward with reform thought.
1t stands for progress not retrOgres-
sion. 1t advocates individual
know edge instead Of party faith.
Best of all it presents "A solid front
against organized plutOcracy. Its
ear is not turned TO the key of Wall
street. nor does it draw its support
from the rank of wealth. In my
judgment these things should com
mend it TO every honest, patriotic
man.-A. W. RleKERt
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-04-12
See O Nail, DON'T Pick 1t Up.

Mr.. William Garrett made RECENTLY
the statement that wire nails are NOW
sold SO cheaply that if q carpenter drops
o nail is is cheaper to let il lie than ia
stoop and pick it up, and it is claimed
that one key out of five is never used.
but goes to waste. A statistician figur-
ing this out, and assuming that it takes
a carpenter ten seconds to pick up a
nail, and that his time is worth 80 cents
an hour, remarks that the recovery of
the nail he has dropped would cost .OS3
cents. Fhe money xalpa 1T the nail IL
.0077 oents-that is, it would not pay
to pick up ten nails if it took ten seq
onds Of time worth 80 cents an hour,
Ordinary men who are not very quick
can, however. pick up nail on mod
erately clean floor in five seconds. AS
Stunning that this is better average than
the ten seconds, and that we are paying
fhe carpenter only % cents an hour, it
will still cost to recover the nail .g34T
cents, which is nearly FIVE times tbs
value Of an individual nail. There is
therefore q considerable factor OF safety
in the original calculation. and we are
bound to believe that it will not pay to
pick up nails. Such calculation brings
put clearly the marvellous reduction in
prices due to inventive genius The
lurking fallacy is that while it may not
pay to stoop for each nail it still may
be worth while for an economical man
at the end of his work to stoop down
once and sweep up in single handful
the nails he has been dropping all day.
st. Louis Globe-Democrat
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-04-12
CHOOSING PARTNERS.
Several Clever Ways of Matching
Players at Card Party.

At progressive euchre party
the other night the ladies were
asked to go into an adjoining room
and partners were put up at auction.
The clever auctioneer mentioned
the qualifications of the unseen
article as "a man who is both witty
and wise and skillful at cards." CT
.'Here 7 haye one who, though
elegant and agreeable, sometimes
trumps his partners aces" 1t was
as noisy as a stock exchange for a
few moments, and after once being
awakened company never relapses
into that state stigmatized as dull.
At a recent charming private
entertainment dainty baskets con-
tanning little packages wrapped in
tissue paper were passed and were
found to contain little stick pins,
those having similar ones beginning
the game together, while the icon
ISOLATION" prizes were small heads
of cabbage scooped out, lined with
RaEe pink tissue paper filled with
candies, then put together and tied
with pink ribbons.
Another unique method of secur-
ing partners is by little rhymes
written on slip of paper, folded
compactly apd placed in peanut
shells, which are then tied with
ribbons and passed to the gentle
men.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-04-12

SCALLOPED APPLES Butter a
pudding dish and put a layer of
peeled sliced apples in the bottom.
Sprinkle with sugar, a very little
flour and cinnamon and some bits
of butter. Fill the dish in this
manner and bake one hour, cover
ing the dish to prevent burning on
the top. Serve cold or hot.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-04-12
Bucklen's Arnica Salve.

The best salve in the world fol
Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt
Rheum, Fever Sores, letter, Chap
ped Hands, Chilblaips, Corns, and
all Skin Eruptions, and positively
cures Piles, or no pay required. 1t
is guaranteed to give berfect salts
faction, or money refunded. Price
25 cents per box. For sale by l..
r. Kirk.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-04-12
Rocking Chairs for Indigestion.


"Cpitics of America" said a well
known physician, "have poked fun
at us for being a nation of rockers.
Americans have been pictured as
10000, 900 of persons seated in co.
600, 900 of rocking chairs-sOme of
them cradles, of course. But now
comes DR., Lame, a French West
India physician, who says it is
good for us. He gays that course
of rocking chair after every meal,
the oscillations being quiet and
regular, stimulates gastro-intes-
final peristaltism,' and that dys-
peptics should take notice. The
chair ought to be light, so that
rocking requires no effort, and
sufficiently inclined backward that
the person may lie rather than sit
in it. 1t has always been rather
difficult to explain the national
passion for the rocking chair, but
now it is only too easy. Americans
are the worst sufferers from indiges'
ton and dyspepsia in the world,
but it now appears that we have
instinctively rushed to what is now
proved to be the best system OF
relief"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-04-12
Eczema Isn't
A Nice Disease.

1t is painful, irritating,
disgusting-offensive alike to the
sufferer and his friends. The little
watery, blistery eruptions itch and
Jingle. Scratching doesn't help.
You may scratch to the bone and
only make it worse, but it can be
cured by using
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-04-12

Fear is the greatest enemy to the
complexion of the American woman,
says Miss Lindley. We fear that
we will not make the train; we fear
that if we do make it our friend
who is to meet us will not come;
we fear it will rain and spoil our
good clothes; we fear it will clear
off, and We shall be sorry we wore
our old clothes. And 50 it goes.
American women worry too much.
If you continually contract certain
muscles of the face, nature helps
you, and makes the contraction
permanent. So the first rule for q
smooth skin, free from wrinkles, is,
beware of unpleasant facial eX-
pressions.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-04-12
BUT WHAT OF THE DEMOCRAT
PARTY

found by Jefferson and made to dn
justice under jackson? Has it
stood for the people? Has it not
changed its tariff policy half a
dozen times Has not its financial
policy been as varied as the hueS
of the rainbown? Is it's machinery
in the hands of the people or of the
plutQerats? Let us look at the
laws it has enacted. It's tariff bill
is almost identical with that of the
Republicans, higher than the war
tariff of '6l, and more friendly in
some instances to the trusts, The
Republicans struck blow at silver.
The Democrats put on the finishing
touch by repeating the Sherman
law, The Republicans nearly
destroyed the greenbacks. The
Democrats would Antsh the work
The Republicans have always been
favorable to giving the banks the
right to issue money. The Demo.
Gratis are endeavoring to do like,
wise. The Republicans have fos,
tered aOn0polies. The Democrats
have gone to degrees upheard of il
that direction. Where is the diff
ference between these two organiza
tons? Perhaps some microscopes
with his magnifying glass might
tell us-the naked eye can discover
none.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-04-12
The Three Parties.
THE REPUBLICAN PARTY.

With the death of Lincoln, Ste
phens and men of their time the
leadership of their party passed
into such hands as Sherman, Nor
rill and Mccullough, men hand and
glove with plutocracy. To-day it
is no different: Sherman still leads.
From Nebraska the Republicans
send Thurston to the Senate, the
corporation attorney of the Union
Pacific railroad; from Colorado
Walcott, joint owner in half dozen
railroads; from Minnesota, Knute
Nelson, one of plutocracy's readiest
tools; from West Virginia, Steve
Elkins, q corporation magnate and
business partner OF German; from
Kansas, an obscure corporation
attorney, Come now, my friend,
is it not time TO lay aside prejudice
when the country is suffering, when
the nation is in charge of men
elected and sustained by organized
wealth. Time to lay down party
and apply brain &c the problem.
Time to stop trusting the govern
ment to our present leaders and
commence thinking for ourselves.
x j: x X
In thirty years we have made no
progressive are going back to
European aristocracy and peas
antry. Do gea doubt it? Then
investigate.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-04-12
EaoISa NORTH,

Trains leave Oxford for Philadelphia at IS h
Al a. m. and 0O p. m. Market train leaves
Rowlandvlle Tuesdays and Fridays at S.52;
Liberty Grove, 907; Colora. 9l6; Rising Sun, 90;
Sylmar, 933; Nottingham. . 40; Oxford 1000 a NJ
arriving at South St. 2.53 p.
Sunday train leaves Oxford at 90 arriving IL
Philadelphia at 9.2l a. m; and go arriving il
Philadelphia at SIC Pm
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-04-12
Night shall be filed with music,
And the cares that infest the da,

Shall fold theirtents like the Arabs
And as silently steal away.
Just like cough or cold does after
you use Pan-Tina, the great remedy
for coughs, colds and consumption.
20 and 80 cents at E. I. Reynolds
drug store.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-04-12
leave GOING SOUTH.

Additional trains leave Broad st. for Oxford Ii l.
a, IN. }. So and % p. Wednesdays aud "a tur
days only. I1.43; Sunday only. 7.55a. m. 7.Olp m
s. n. PROVOST. J.R. WOOD.
Geap. Manager. Gen. Pussr, 1gsnt.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-04-12

Pure rich blood is essential to
good health, because the blood is
the vital fluid which supplies all
the organs with life. Hoods Sar-
saparilla is the great blood purifier.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-04-12

FOSTERS GERMAN ARMY AND NAVY
CATARRH CURE will relieve all inhamma-
ton of the nasal passages and will cure the
worst of catarrh. rs SO cents at drug
stores.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-04-12

Eczema shows itself in other
ways, but when little blisters, or
scaly, watery patches appear, this
ointment should be used at once.
1t cures quickly and permanently.
1t cures other skin diseases, too
letter, ring worm, itch, salt rheum,
dandruff, pimples, blotches and
scald head. Numerous cases of
itching piles, which are caused by
an Inflammation of the mucous lin
ing of the rectum, have been per-
manently cured by this potent and
soothing emollient.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-04-12
DR.. SHADES DISCOVERY
FOR
Consumption.
Just Given to the Public.

Write at once for particulars of the newspaper
investigation going on af this time in Washington.
Doctors and other Citizens Cured. What physi-
est Discovery of the Century" symptom blanks,
etc. Send 2=cent stamp Addres DR.. SHADE,
I23a I4th Street, Washington, d. c. o26
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-04-12

HQQd's pills are purely vegetable,
harmless, effective, do not pain OF
grip.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-05-25
Doipgs of Michigan Solons.

LANSING, May a5.-The house has passed
joint resolution submitting to the peo-
pie in November, 1885, the question of rel
,gating municipal charter legislation to
;he municipalities. The senate capital
punishment bill was reported from the
committee, amended SO that executions
will not take place until one year after
conviction, and the Michigan instead of
.he Ohio definition is adopted. The sem
ate passed bills admitting all foreign cor
porations to the state upon the same foot
lng as those organized within the state,
and appropriating $40. o0J for the food and
2airy commissioners department.. All
sitter the enacting clause was stricken out
If the Jewell bill, which proposed to tax
sleeping, dining, and parlor car property.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-05-25
SCHOFIELD'S BOOM.
What the General Himself Has
to Say on the Subject.
MOVE TO RUN HIM FOR PRESIDENT.

Declares with Show Of Anger That He
Has Never Considered the Matter, and
HAT the Proposition Is Without His
Which, However, He Reserves-St. Louis
Paper SwelIs the Procession.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex, May 25-General
John NJ. Schofield, to whom have been
attributed presidential aspirations, denied
.mphatioally to a correspondent of the
Associated Press that he had ever enter
tanned the subject for an instant He was
seen yesterday afternoon at Fort Sam
Houston, Just after he had witnessed a
cavalry drill. When asked if it was true
rs reported that he would be a candidate
for the Democratic presidential nomina-
ton on free coinage platform General
Schofield at first laughed and then, with
a suspicion of indignation in his voice,
said: Il have never had that matter I'M
Ter consideration" and he looked as If ne
were really angry.
Has Firm Convictions on Silver.
"Wouid you, if you should be candi-
late at all, run on a free coinage plat
form?' was asked.
THAT is an ISSUE" he replied, "cn
which have very firm convictions. hav.
ing studied the question for many years;
put am sure that the American people
care absolutely nothing for my opinion
On the silver question, so that an express
sion of my views would be entirely gratI-
ItOus. As to rumors that l would be a
candidate for the presidency" General
Schofield continued, "of course l have
heard them, but don't know how, when
ar where they originated. Those who
save been using my name in such connec-
tion have done SO without authority
The General Changes the Subject.
General Schofield was asked if he
would consent to become a candidate if
le should be urged, but he would give no
,ommittal answer, reiterating, Il have
acver given any consideration to that
Subject" He was asked If Speaker
Crisp's interview in which he announced
himself in favor OF some western man
With q military record aided in giving
birth to the 'rumor. He said it might
possibly, but that he did not know. He
expressed himself as delighted with his
visit to Houston during the Confederate
reunion. He said he had never been
more warmly received anywhere than he
was at Houston. II was profoundly inn
pressed with the loyalty evinced by the
Did Confederates,' he added, land 1
shall always recall that visit as one of the
happiest incidents in my life"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-05-25
BRADSTREET ON BUSINESS.
Comments on the Situation as to Wheat
Advances Of the Week.

Advances Of the Week.
NEW YORK, May 25-Bradstreet's says:
The moderate reaction in the stock mar
ket last week and this week, caused pri-
marily by repeated frosts and reports of
severe damage to cereal crops and other
farm produce, was followed only in part
by corresponding check TO the move
ment in general trade. Not one of the
lerger grain states confirms the reports of
severe damage to wheat and corn with
which the exchanges have abounded and
there Is less reason to. believe in the ex-
tent OF it as currently reported. The
most bullisn feature OF the wheat situa-
tion lies in the announced restriction of
Argentine and Russian exports. reduced
export ability of nearly all leading pro-
ducers and shorter supplies of i'm porting
countries.
Few believe wheat has touched its high.
est point on this wave, although it is q;
cents per bushel above the lowest since
the panic. This weeks record Of advances
is as conspicuous as ever, and. include
hides, shoes, leather, Bessemer pig iron,
steel billets, nails, bar iron, copper, zinc,
wheat, Indian corn, oats, pork, lard,
wheat -four, coffee, cotton, naval stores,
potatoes, poultry, and butter-twenty- two
in all. The tone of the iron and steel
market is the strongest since the depres-
sion of 1893 "a. Wooden manufacturers
are working on old orders.
The immense advance in petroleum
prices has SO far failed to induce any in
crease in the we'll output, thus pointing
to approaching exhaustion of subter-
ranean stores of this product in the Ap-
pallachian region. Consumption is still
lighter than production.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-05-25
ASSEMBLIES OF THE CALVIN SITS.
Proceedings OF the Old School Cornmis
sioner, and the United Body.

Proceedings Of the Old School Cornmis-
sioner. and the United Body.
PITTsBURG, May .5-The attention Of
the Presbyterian general assembly was
occupied by things of Importance to the
denomination, but Of no sensational in.
terest. A million-dollar fund, continued
annual sessions, a deliverance on temper
aDce, and fraternai greetings from other
ecclesiastical bodies completed the CATS
ioguc. The fund proposed is memorial
reunion fund to wipe out the debts of the
benevolent boards, and it was resolved to
attempt to raise the million. II
The deliverance on te5npcrance declares
in favor OF cndeavors to have tcmperanc &C
and clean men appointed and elected to
Office and calls on all Presbyterian voters
to work against License. A resolution
favorlng the use of unfermenred wire at
communion was also adopted. II IS not
compulsory--only suggestive. The prop
osition to have biennial or triennial S, -.
sions of the general assembly was defeat
ed. The rest of the day was devoted to
receiving fraternal delegates fIom the
United Presbyterians, the Waldensians
of Italy. the Reformed Church, and the
Reformed Episcopalians.
In the United Presbyterian convention
Rev. j. G. Carson, of Ohio, was allowed
to remain in the church after changing
his protest against instrumental music to
mere dissent. A committee was ap-
pointed to revise the. metrical version Of
the psalms. The rest of the session was
devoted to the trial of DIR. W. II. Blair on
a charge Of selling liquor on medical pre-
scriptions. The trial was still "on" at
adjournment.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-05-25
sroRY.ot a FOUL CRIME
Tho Das,ardly nSbA Committed by e
xTwo Young roushs.

Tho Da.,ardly n&oA conmitted by the
kTwo Young roushs.
The criminal assault for which the two
men.werc arrested was made at 1880 p IN.
1narsday on Miss Laura Barnett by
Halls and Royce, well known young men
OF unsavory reputation. Miss Barnett, in
company with Lillian Draper. was walk
ing on the vermilion river bridge at tho
foot of Main street when accosted by the
two. The girls started to run. One young
villain knocked Miss Barnett down. Miss
Draper made her escape up Main street.
Her shrieks collected q crowd, who started
in pursuit OF Halls and Royce, who
DRAGGED Miss Barnett with them. They
passed John Downs, an old man, who at.
tempted to interfere. He wss Snockcd
down by Hans.
They then took Miss Garnett through
the fields in the siver bottoms, where
they accomplished their purpose. Miss
Barnett was found at E:3o O'Clock In an
unconscious condition. Halls and Royce
were arrested, waived preliminary exam
ination, and were bound over to the grand
jury in Sb.ooa Both young ladies belong
To respectable families.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-05-25

CLINTON, KY, May 25.-Mrs. Victoria
Machen, widow OF the late United States
Senator Willis b. Machen, committed
suicide at the home Of her sister in this
,ity by shooting herself through the head
with a pistol. She was discovered by her
aged mother in an outhouse. Mrs. Mhchen
had large landed interests in Lyon county,
but her health had been bad for some time,
and she had lived with her sister here
since last fall. Suffering had unbalanced
her mind. Senator Machen was appoint
I'd by Governor Leslie and served one
Term.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-05-25
GIVES THE BOOM A BOOST.
Sc. Louis Post-Dispatch Seems to Think
s--'- -------IIYY11 tne HYnn fur-

ST. LOUIS, May 25-In n leading edi-
soriai under the heading "Why Not
Schoiield9' the Post-Dispatch advocates
The lieutenant general for president and
says: ..Lieu:encn. General Schofeld,
who will retire from the army next fall,
,xactly meets the Crisp require ments.
And he possesses other qualifications. Il.
linois will name the next president.
General Schofield is perhaps the most
celebrated living citizen of Illinois. He is
she son of a Baptist preacher and was
BORN and reared on a farm. The next
president must be acceptable to Missouri,
rs the meeting ground of west and south.
General Schofield has more friends in
Missouri on both sides than any other
Union officer"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-05-25
Western Interstate s,.se Hall.

TERRE HAUTE, May 25. - President
Schmidt officially announces that the
Western Interstate Leagues has not been
abandoned: Fort Wayne, Terre Haute and
Bloomington are still playing, and man.
ayers are warned against tampering with
their players. Other towns may be ad-
mitted, or these teams may be merged
into another league. Until such time the
League organization will be maintained.