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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-01-11

eyes, DEAR" said Mrs. Goodhart as
she handed her husband his cup of cof-
fee across the breakfast table, 'Irealize
that we simply must economize, and
I'm willing to do my part. I've thought
of one way of economizing already.
"How is that?" asked Mr.. Goodhart.
"Well, I'll tell you. have good
sewing machine and plenty of time,
and if you II select the cloth I'll cut and
make you that new pair of trousers you
want my own self and save-why, Hen
ry Goodhart, what is the matter with
you? Mercy! The man is going into a
fit. Here, Jane, bring some water! Go
for the doctor, somebody! Help me to
support him and keep him from falling
out of his chair. What can the matter
be? 1t looks like apoplexy. There! He
breathes easier and has opened his eyes.
Now, Henry, dear, what is it?"
Nothing, my dear, nothing, only a
sudden faintness. I'll get over it in a
few minutes, and I-I-was just jok-
ing when l said that we had to begin
economizing somewhere, only joking.
my dear. "-Detroit Free Press.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-01-11
SIR JOHN THOMPSON.

He was man of excellent ability
Baltimore American.
Canada will find it hard to fill the place
Sir John Thompson held in her politics. -
Boston Globe.
The death of Sir John Thompson, tho
Canadian premier, removes from the stage
of public life o faithful, thoughtful and
safe representative of Canadian loyalty to
the English crown.-St. Paul Dispatch.
Although wanting the early training
which is sometimes thought needed to
thoroughly equip public man, Sir John,
by the force of natural ability, made his
way to the front and gained an enviable
prominence in Canada in competition with
men whose opportunities in early life were
far superior to his.-Boston Herald.
By the sudden death of Sir John Thomp-
son, prime minister of Canada, the people
of the Dominion have lost their most rep
resentativo statesman and a redoubtable
champion of Canadian interests. In the
fisheries dispute and in the Bering sea
question Sir John proved himself to be by
far the best informed and the most persist
Cnt antagonist of the United States.
Philadelphia Record.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-01-11
Boadicea,s Undiscovered Tomb.

Boadicea's tomb still remains undis.
covered. Mr.. Read of the British mu-
scum has had the trench dug several
feet beyond the center of the tumulus
on Parliament hill without having found
anything to show for whom that partic-
ular burying mound was raised. So far
the net result of the county council s
quest has been leaden musket bali and
some chips Of china, but both of these
are modern jetsam. There are indica-
tions, though, that a portion of the
ground was disturbed about a century
ago.
For the rest the soil remains as it
was in the beginning, heaped up, as
there is no doubt was the case, for the
purpose of interring some distinguished
parsonage, 1t is not uncommon, it
seems, even i'll undisturbed ''barrows, Z"
to draw q blank, for the rain and the
slow processes of nature completely de-
stroy all vestiges of human remains that
may have been buried i'll them. Lon
don Telegraph,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-01-11
Beans and Dollars.

Several customers were chatting IN q
Lafayette avenue grocery store one even
ing recently when the grocer pointed to
a half barrel of small beans and asked
how many of them it would require to
make a bushel.
Various estimates were offered. One
man recklessly put the number down at
so, GOO, which occasioned a laugh from
all the others who had guessed much
lesser quantity, ranging all the way
from 5000 to 20, 900.
"Well, gentlemen" remarked the
grocer, you are all wrong. There are
approximately 10000 beans i'll a
bushel. {"
No one was inclined to believe him
until he showed them that it took go
beans, selected at random, to weigh half
all ounce. The rest of the calculation
was simple.
''Now, then" said one of the party,
"since we are engaged i'll guessing con-
tests, how many dollar bills would it
take to weigh as much as silver dol
lar?''
One said 100, another said rs, while
the grocer, who knew all about beans,
put the figures at 800.
''All wrong, remarked the man. sit
takes just 22. :" This was proved to be
the case by experiment.-New York
Herald
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-01-11
RUSAA,S ARfSTOCRACY.
1t Embraces Million NObleImen and
Princesses Who Are Shopgirls.


Russia possesses $50, 900 mobiles with
out counting $50, 900 whose titles are
not hereditary. Among the Russian no.
bility there are many of foreign origin.
The Russian social code recognizes four
categories Or estates (soslovia)-that is
to say, mobiles, priests, town dwellers
and peasants. The character of their
employment distinguishes these classes
from one another. Each is dependent
On the czar for all its privileges, and
the emperor has absolute power to
change the condition of his subjects
from high to low estate. None of
these classes possesses either historic
al, political or a social individuality.
The Russian aristocracy is deprived
Of political Importance, and it cannot
boast of such chivalrous qualities as dis
tinguished the French mobiles. For the
present it lacks sufficient good sense or
education to play any part in public
life. Russian aristocrats all desire to be
considered as direct descendants Of the
Boyars, merely because it is pleasant to
be such, and thus get a position of So
cial superiority Their ambition goes nc
higher. The Boyars, like the feudal
western landowners, are the descendants
Of the men who Of old composed the
Russian princes army. The members
Of the Russian aristocracy have in great
part retained their places at court, SO
that there can be encountered most of
tho old historic names. Children of both
sexes inherit the titles of their parents.
The Russian aristocracy is distinguish
ed by overweening pride and haughti-
ness, and at the same time there is Of
ten united to this, in bizarre contrast,
q certain snobbishness. Access to the
circles of high society is very difficult.
1t is only possible to penetrate into them
if we'll born and we'll connected The
Russians rarely abandon their titles, be-
ing too proud of them to quit them cas-
ily. A marriage between poor gentle
man and a rich stranger, or vice versa,
is considered in this country as shame
full mesalliance, and the couple would
not be received in the aristocratio salons
Of the capital. Tolstoi, as well as Prince
Maschersky, director of the newspaper
Grajdanine, has given in his novel very
exact and graphic descriptions of Rus
sian high life. But with all their innate
pride the Russian great folk have never
looked upon work as degrading. Thus,
if need be, they will adopt with ease
and without mauvaise honte any offices,
any public charges. There is at st. Pc
tersburg a prince who serves in the Gus
tom house, and many mobiles and titled
men become professors, schoolmasters,
even actors. In a pastry cook shop at
Moscow some princesses of high blood
serve behind the counter. Others will
become governesses, companions, house
keepers, telegraph elerks--in fact, will
adopt any employment that may turn
up--Leisure Hour.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-01-11
THEIR WHIST PRINCIPLES.
Old Sarah Battle Was the Inspiration Fol
This Indiana Club.

Old Sarah Battle Was the Inspiration For
This Indiana Club.
An Indiana town-New Albany-has
awoman' S whist club which is probably
unique in respect to title and code of
rules and regulations. 1t was organized
in 1892 and christened 1.-THE Sarah
Battle Whist Club, in honor and ad-
miration Of genial and gentle Charles
Lambs illustrious gamester - "Old
Sarah Battle (now with God), who,
next to her devotions, loved good game
of whist.
That dear, serious old lady, with "a
fine, last century countenance''- you
remember-''a gentlewoman born -
held very positive and uncompromising
opinions concerning games, She hated
piquet, cribbage backgammon, chess
all these she styled contemptuously
''games of chance" She dotted on ''the
pure aristocracy of whist" and (neat
little feminine foible) ''hearts was her
favorite suit. 3"
The motto of the Indiana club is the
celebrated wish of good Mrs. Battle,
ga clear fire, a clean hearth and the
rigor of the game" The following
"Card of Principles" is taken from the
essay which embodies her spirited opin-
ions:
Next to our devotions, to love good
game of whist.
To love a thorough paced partner and
determined enemy.
To fight good fight, cut and thrust
To hate favors-to take and give no
concessions
Not to take out snuffboxes, snuff
candles or ring for servant i'll the mid
die of q game.
Not to introduce OF connive at mis-
cellaneous conversation during the prog
ress of a game.
Not to consider "the noble occupa-
ton" in the light of a recreation.
To unbend the mind afterward over a
book. New York World.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-01-11
THE LISTENER.

Mr.. Henry Irving has been made a
LII. ID. by Trinity college, Dublin.
John Bartlett, famous as the compiler
of Familiar Quotations, " is resident Of
Cambridge and is "A years old
Professor Leyden, the famous German
physician who was called to attend the
dying emperor of Russia received $50, 900
for his fee
Professor Treloar, congressman elect
from Missouri, is fine amateur singer
and once impersonated Captain Corcoran
in 'Pinafore. -
Senator Wolcott of Colorado and Rep
resentative Clark of Missouri are men of
one kidney, each having had one of those
organs removed.
The Hon. Azariah Shelton, member of
the Tennessee legislature, is almost an
exact facial reproduction of Senator PEI
fer, whiskers and all.
Isaac Bas; = assistant doorkeeper Of
the senate, has been in the employ of the
government SO years. He was appointed a
page in the senate by Daniel Webster.
Wilford Woodruff, president of the Nor
mon church, has for years cultivated a
farm of 40 acres with no other labor than
that of his own hands and those of his
family.
Uncle Harry Dow of Randolph, Me-, is
SO years old, but to show his younger
friends that there is life in the old dog
yet he recently drove trotting horse to
sulky in 1888 without making a break.
General Lees grandson, Robert E. Lee,
lives on his fathers estate in Fairfax
h11t tn Wocbi bi,,c cto ox--
cry day to practice law. Mr.. Lee is about
6 feet inches in height and weighs over
200 pounds
d. W. Caldwell, the new president of the
Lake Shore road, is one of the best enter
tainers in Cleveland, where he has hand
some residence. He began his career over
40 years ago as clerk on the Pennsyl-
vania System.
Henri Rochefort has an income of about
$50, 600 year, and though he lives with
great simplicity in London he is never
able to save any money, owing to his gen.
erosity. He is always ready to help those
who deserve it,
Senator Sherman has lost the austerity
of demeanor reputed to him when he was
a younger man. Age has apparently mel
lowed his temperament. He has become
an inveterate pedestrian and is regarded
as delightful host.
General Nelson A. Miles has conducted
every campaign against the Indians in the
last IA years. He is described as being
quick, decisive and stern disciplinarian,
but courteous and gallant withal He was
born in Massachusetts 55 years ago.
Secretary Carlisle is aging rapidly. He
looks haggard and careworn, and as he
walks along his steps seem to drag. He
has little vitality in his movements, and to
look at him it would be hard to imagine
him delivering one of his old time speeches.
One of the Oldest members of the Paupi
lodge, No. So, A. o. o, f., is George
Pople of Flushing. He has been men,
Der of the order so years continuously.
His fellow members have presented him
with beautiful jewel as reward for his
faithful service
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-01-11

The Manchester Courier says that
Just before the Zulu war there was in
Mauritius stamp collector who was a
friend of tho local postmaster. One day
he learned that there was to be clear
ance of old stock and obtained permits
sion to buy it all as waste. 1t occurred
to him that he might do the same at
other small colonial postoffices and ac-
quire stamps without difficulty. One of
his Mauritius stamps he sold not long
ago for 81, $50, and, according to the
Manchester Courier, he has already
made between 500, 900 and $3.50, geo
by his investment
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-01-11
FIN, FEATHER AND FUR.

Tho average weight of lion Is 500
pounds.
Crows never enter cornfeld without
posting a sentinel on the outside
Tho smallest known insect is the Pie
ratomus putnamii, which is only one-nine-
teenth of an inch in length.
Remains of the orohippers an extinct
species of horse found in the Bad Lands,
prove that it had five toes and was not
larger than goat.
A singular thing in connection with tho
swordlsh is that little or nothing is
known of its breeding habits. The young
are curious creatures, with enormous eyes,
and the bills, upper and lower, of equal
length.
The mocking bird seems to have gen.
uine sense of humor. Often when engaged
in the most charming imitation of some
song bird it will suddenly stop and break
out with the quacking of a duck or some
other ludicrous sound.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-01-11
THE PRIZE RING.

Prize fighting is becoming as dangerous
sport as football playing. Ex-
press.
The popularity of football has apparent
ly stimulated the pugilists to put a little
moro brutality into the prize ring.-Kan-
sas City Journal.
If many more men are killed in the
ring, prize fighting will get to have as
bad reputation for brutality as football
pretty soon.-Boston Globe.
The prizeiighters seem anxious to put a
stop to THEM brutal business by killing
one another off. Well, their plan has its
merits.-New York Tribune.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-01-11
CURIOUS CuLLlNGS,

In Melbourne there Is a barber named
Taylor whose next door neighbor is a
tailor named Shave.
In Siam, when funeral is passing, the
women take down their hair and upfasten
their beads, and the men tumble around
in their pockets for little piece of metal
to hold between their teeth.
When a member of the royal family Of
Korea dies, every grown male in the coun-
try has to wear white hat for three years.
If he wears any other kind it is gently
taken off with his head in 1t.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-01-11
a Cold Weather Veil.

A cold weather veil that is a good
substitute for the fimsy illusion is one
of the finest cobweb Grape. This mate
rial comes in various light shades for
yelling and is much more becoming
than net or tulle. These wells may be
washed, if the thrifty wearer desire, in
light suds, made of clear water and a
little CASTLE soap. Don't rub the deli
cate stuff, but squeeze gently and rinse
in clear water, to which drop or two
of white mucilage have been added.
Dry carefully pinned down on pillow.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-01-11

The Boston Transcript has heard of
an economical man. he is locksmith,
and needing q sign he went to sign
painter and got an estimate for letter.
ing. Then ne nailed two locks to a
board and asked the painter to paint
after them the word ''mith." The Phil
adelphia Ledger suggests, however. that
it would have been cheaper to have used
only one lock and paid the painter for
an IS D"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-01-11
THE COLISEUM.
o Coliseum! ruin vast and strong,

o Coliseum! ruin vast and strong,
Defiant still. spite power Of time and fate,
Thou holdest well thy solitary state
Amid new worlds that idly round thee throng
And through the centuries thou dost prolons
The majesty Of Rome, her mighty weight
OF will, urraised above the little great,
And quick to punish all who did her wrong.
But behold, cold and Indifferent,
UnmOved ny awful sternness of thy face,
Needless of all the memories which have lent
To thy unyielding form tender grace,
For thou art but the shameless monument
OF the fierce strength of an unloving race.
Rev. j. L. Spalding in Catholic World.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-01-11
A WOMAN'S WAY.

Sometimes she comes right out and says
She does not love me-tlat.
/ smile and think it wouldn't do
For me to tell her that.
And sometimes when tie her shoes
She calls me stupid. Why,
just think! Suppose I'd call her thatl
Phewl How 'twould make her cryi
And sometimes when claim o kiss
She turns me off, ''Nay, nay"
But, oh, what trouble it would make
II should act that wayl
If she would only let me feel
That / had won her, then
I'd be more seutled than 1 am.
I'd act like other men.
And yet hate to own it up
I'm but man, you know
Because my girl treats me this way
Is why love her so.
st. Louis Post Dispatch.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-01-11
Keeping Pace With the Service.

Patron (angrilyl-Bring me some
lunch.
Restaurant Waiter-But you've al
ready ordered breakfast, sirl
Patron-Yes, but it was breakfast
time then. Chicago Record.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-01-11

The battle of the Moat was conflict
before Medina between Mohammed and
Abu Sofian. 1t was so called because
most of the fighting was done in the
moat that AIohammed had dug to pro-
tect the city from the besiegers.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-01-11

That man or woman who is daily
ministering to the highest needs of his
and her fellow mortals is an angel i'll
human form.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-01-11

Small i'll size great i'll results DeWitt's
Little Early Risers. Best pill for Consti-
patton, best for Sick Headache, best for
Sour Stomach. Or. L. r. Kinks Drug
Store.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-01-11
NOTICE
ORPHANS COURT.

The Stated Meetings. o! the Orphanr
Court of Cecil county will he held or tn
second Tuesday ofevery month. Executors
Administrators and Guardians wantins
their accounts stared, will please bring ii
their vouchers few days before Court.
Test: f. 2. JAMAR. Register
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-28
OPEN LETTERS.
The water Works Proposition.


 Having been requested by our honora- ble mayor to giva my opinion on the pro- position of the Birmingham Water works company to the city, as recently pub lished in the newspapers, l have aeon- cluded To write what l think on the sub jeet and 1 do so because 1 am not only individually interested, but also repre- sent, as q real estate agent, many prep- erty owners and water consumers who are largely interested in this important matter. sn.
 assure the officials of the water com Dany that l entertain for each of them the highest respect, and do not in any way blame them for trylng to make good trade for the benefit of their stock holders. It remains, however, for the people to say, through their representa- lives, the mayor ana board of aldermen, whether they will make trade that will give the water company a great adVanatage over the very liberal con tract which they already have with the city. 1hese officials of the water com pany are recognized as men capable of making good trades. They have traded before, but this proposition. according to my way of looking at it, is the shrewdest scheme they have eyer planned. The proposition is deceptive. It is a bait to catch the board of aldermen, who have not thoroughly studied the ques- ton. 1t seems so fair and generous that our mayor told me that the water works company had made the city a proposition so fair and generous that if other creditors would be as liberal the city would pull through her finan- cial troubles" This was when the prop osition was first submitted. I think his honor, perhaps, has changed his mind to some extent, and may reverse his opin- ion entirely by the time he gets through Investigating.
 Now as to the proposition. I inter- pret it about this way: The water com pany says to the city: We will allow you a discount of $7500 per annum for five years on your bills if you will amend our contract so as to give us the power of making the individual consumers pay us twice. three times and possibly four or five times as much"
 It is simply an effort to get the privi-
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-28
e for twenty odd years to come.

pie for twenty odd years to come.
 The strongest and only argument pre- sented in favor of their proposition is that people waste their water This l confess is wrong, and for the sake of jus tice I would be willing to have the con- pany sell water by measurement, even at the extravagant price of 30 cents per 1000 gallons, which they are allowed to charge under the present contract. But when they sell by measurement l want to pay for what I use, no more, no less. They certainly ought to be able to sell water at a profit at 30 cents per 10O0 gal Ions, when other cities are supplied, by works owned by private corporations, too, at 10 cents per 1000 gallons. l am reliably informed that such is the case in Indianapolis. Atlanta owns her works and charges by measurement at IT cents per 1000 gallons.
 In reference to the great waste claimed against the people by the water company 1 would suggest that they have few rusted-out and weak pipes in the ground that cause some waste l have tune and again seen places in the streets Wet from a bursted pipe beneath the sur face. I do not doubt that thsy have hundreds of such leaks all over the city. and yet they undertake to make the city council believe that the consumers waste so much that they are compelled to put in meters to stop it.
 The double rule will not work justly Let us have water at a fixed price or by measurement, one or the other.
 To the mayor and board of aldermen I would say consider well this propost- ton before For the sake of few thousand dollars saved to the city now you saddle burden upon the people Tor '''''''' N T H. MOTION.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-28

mate star distances in light years" A light year is the distance that light. moving at the rate of 1S6, 300 miles per second, travels in one year. This amounts in round numbers to 5,SS0, ,000,- 900 miles. The distance of Alpha Centauri is 4.35 light years; that of Sirius. the dog star, is almost exactly twice as great. or S.6 light years
 In other words, light requires S.6 years to come to us from Sirius. And these are among the very nearest of the stars. Some, whose parallaXes have been rather estimated than measured, appear to be situated at a distance which light could not traverse in less than one or two cen turies. The great star Arcturus. for in- stance, has, according to Dr. Elhin, a parallax of only 1S-1000 of a second- It's distance must, in that case. be about 1S1 light years, or more than 1000, ,000. 00o- 000, ,000, ,090 miles. And if it's distance is so great, then, since light varies inversely as the square of the distance from iis source, 1t can be shown that Arcturus must actually give forth 5000 or 601D I.times as much light as the sun yields.
 Yet Arcturus is evidently much nearer than the vast majority of the stars are. Not one in a million is known to have a paralax large enough to be even intel ligently guessed at. There may be stars whose light requires thousands instead of hundreds of years to cross the space separating them from us.
 We thus see that only a few points on the nearer shores of the starry universe lie within reach of our measurements; here and there a jutting headland, while behind stretches the vast expanSe over which the hundreds of millions of stars known to exist are scattered.