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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-12-10
New Remedy for Ralkiness.

A cold storage est b ishment on
North Delaware avenue, Phil delph.a,
was the scene of much excitement On
recent afternoon. Ice was being
hauled into the side alley and hoisted
to the third floor. A large wagon,
hauled by four mules, stuck in the
alley, the mules baking. Coaxing
proved of no avail, and likewise beat
ing, and as last reso. the hoisting
tackle was made fast to the wagon,
and in a moment mules, wagon, ice and
several assistants were yanked into the
alley at the rate of about forty miles
ner hour
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SUN, FRIDAY, DECEMBER O. NO
NO. Ia

bandages he evinced no surprise what,
ever and said in the most matter-of-
fact manner:
Ask ye and ye shall receiver mo
good thing will he withhold from them
that ask him. Why do the sons of
men refuse to learn that they should
ask for what they want and want only
that which is good?"
Miss Stella emptied the remainder OF
the water upon the bandages and asked
the Prophet to bring more which he
did at once without remonstrance or
reluctance. When that was all used
she sent him again. This time he was
gone long and she feared that he had
forgotten her and his errand and had
perhaps gone away for one of his fire..
quent evangelizing trips.
Her spirits fell; the gloom of the
place acted upon her mind. great
fear of-she knew not what-some-
thing intangible but terr.ple overcame
her.
j The air of the subterraneous cell sti-
fled her; the place became an awful
1mpenetrable prison in the in
accessible bosom of the earth;
why did not the Prophet return?
Could he have forgotten the Virgin?
Had he wandered away to preach
among the people as he often did?
Oh, the horror, the awful horror OF
the place! She could not endure it;
she must escape! She got up to go out
but she had not the strength to stand
up and she fell to the floor. Feebly
she crawled back upon the bed. She
cried aloud for help. She was sure
that hours had passed since the Proph-
cts departure! She would be left there
to perish alone under the earth out of
the sight of men! Forever out of the
sight of men!
An awful agony of terror was upon
her: the horror was greater than she
could bear; her reason abdicated to
terror; her mind became chaos; deliri-
um directed her imagination.
She was no longer alone. She saw
about her multitude of living terrors
in distorted forms; hideous dwarfs,
horrible giants. grinning clownish
gnomes. impish pigmies, ferocious
hobgoblins, inhuman creatures in
human forms, with heads of
hawks and owls and ugly birds of
prey, whose hands and feet were tai
Gus, and whose talons and beaks
pinched and pierced and tore her limb!
The whole cave was filled with re-
pulsive reptiles and dangerous beasts.
They hustled and fought each other for
space and opportunity to attack her.
They clung to the walls and hung from
the low roof She was buried in
writhing, wriggling lizards; bats
Whirred and swooped and ducked about
in every direction and some burrowed
in her hair. Kissing serpents crawled
and coiled on every side, lurked among
her garments, and with arched necks
thrust up through coiled and writhing
bodies. darted glistening tongues at
her from between sparkling eyes in
dark corners; while rats with beady
eyes and blistering feet scampered over
her quivering body and a thousand
spiders, as big as prattling babes. with
clasped hands formed circle all about
her and danced, danced. danced. up and
down. all moving at once. up and
down. up and down, all moving alike
and all ready to bite her limb when
the swapping turtles would let go of 1t.
TO BE CONTINUED.
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According to DR.. C. H. Hitchcock, a
channel extends from the Champaign
county of the st. Lawrence in Canada,
past Lake Champlain and the Hudson
river to the west side of the Pali-
sades in New Jersey, where the ice
movement was due north and south,
as is indicated by the striae and dis
tribution of powders. East of this
line the movement was somewhat over
the Green and White mountains; west,
over the Adirondacks, the movement
was southwest to the terminal NOR
aine in Pennsylvania. At the cul-
mination of the cold period, one lobe
of ice must have started from the Lau-
rentian mountains in Canada and
spread like fan over these mountains.
The ice was probably 10000 feet in
thickness. R. Chalmers in the last
report of the geological survey con-
cedes a similar movement from the
Laurentian highlands into Maine. This
eastern lobe reached the Atlantic on
the east and probably extended wester-
ly to Salamanca, N Y.
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doubt that she had been murdered and
tho hnd,L cannralu hiddnn

doubt that she had been murdered and
the body securely hidden.
Then came rumors from many dis
tant places that the young lady had
been discovered at each. Sometimes
she was reported to be on the stage;
sometimes she was milliner; some
times a waiter in a dining room; some
times clerk; sometimes saleswoman
and once she was in lunatic asylum.
Many Of these rumors were very ex-
p!icit. They burdened the telegraph
wires and occupied much space in press
reports. Many newspapers published
unrecogniZable pictures of Miss Stella
beside the pictures of the discovered"
and sometimes there really was re-
semblance, which was usually found to
be due to the skill Of the engraver or
the artist.
All these rumors were investigated,
for each really inspired hope. Many
people have become suddenly crazed
and it would not do to let any hope go
by ungrasped.
When the volunteer searchers aban-
doned hope and retired from the search
the adjutant begged for a detachment
of cavalry with which to renew the
search and a detachment was detailed
under his command for that purpose
and again, in a careful and systematic
manner he secured the whole country,
but with no new results.
When, in the regular course of their
march they came to the abode Of John
the Baptist. they found him at his
door with pitcher of water just
brought from the adjacent spring, and
the adjutant said:
Have you seen or heard anything Of
the young lady who is lost among the
hills?"
You seek the virgin? The time is
at hand! Prepare ye the way Of the
Lord; make his path straight; 1 in
deed baptize you with water, but one
cometh after me who is mightier than
l, the latchet of whose shoe | am not
worthy to loose. He will baptize you
with the Holy Ghost!"
DO you see all these people? They
are looking for young lady who is
lost. Old man. pull your wits together
and try TO remember if you have seen
her."
Yes, Yes; the virgin! Ye seek the
virgin but your time is not yet! The
time is ripe! There be some standing
here which shall not taste death till
they see the Son of Man coming In his
glory; for he shall come in the clouds
of heaven and all his holy angels with
him! Ye scribes and pharisees. hypo-
critics! Oh. ye generation of vipers!
Who hath warned you to flee from the
wrath to Gomez"
1T is useless! He would not remem-
ber. if he had seen her an hour ago"
The thick walled hut with it's stone
roof and mailed door was left to its
insane proprietor and the searchers
went onward over the hills. anxiously
continuing hopeless search.
For a full week the adjutant and his
detachment went fruitlessly up and
down among the hills. scanning their
submits and securing their bases.
Then the troops were ordered back to
camp and the search for the lost Stella
Zenith was ended md her disappear
ance was added to the great catalogue
of unsolvable mysteries.
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XVIII.
TOM COYNE Makes A TRADE.

lOM CO1 NE MxAh Eo "A IRADE
Tom Coyne was Freedom Ameri-
can Boy. His parents lived next door
to the Zeniths and naturally enough
Tom lived there also. Quite as natur-
ally the young ladies Of the Zenith
household entertained many decided
opinions concernin the average Free
born American Boy; and the concensus
of opinion among the Misses Zenith
was antagonistic to the Free-born
American Boy and they sometimes ex-
pressed their respective opinion to Tom
personally in language as vigorous,
emphatic and unmistakable as custom
permits the Free-born American Mai
den to make use of. Indeed, there is
no doubt that they sometimes stretched
the permission of custom to it's utmost
limits and ceased ID stretch that per-
mission with some reluctance, feeling
that justice had not been done in the
case; perhaps even feeling that JUS
tice is unfair and tyrrancal
when she forbids young ladies to en-
ploy all of the resources of language
concerning the F ee-born American
Boy,
Some days after the search for Miss
Stella was abandoned Tom Coyne en-
tered the parental parlor where his
mother was chatting with a neighbor.
His mein was that Of conquerer of
nations who fully appreciated his own
Importance to hstol lans.
Now, that's what call a bargain,"
he said, displaying flint-lock musket
of the oldest pattern extant. The
stock was clumsy. the barrel of amaz-
ing length. and the calibre great
enough to carry peach. But it was
gun and that satisfied Tom. For it's
oddities. it's deformities, he cared
nothing; his boyish ambition had been
to own a gun: this was a gun; he
owned this gun; therefore he was hap
py.
TON! Where In the world did you
get that?" his mother asked in dis
couraging tone that was lost on Tom.
Its mine"
Where did you get it?"
"Traded for it,"
What did you trade for it?"
Brownie"
"Oh, Tom! You poor foolish boy,
That old gun is not worth fifty cents
and the calf is worth five or six dol
lars! Your father will make you undo
that trade"
You tell him to not? I'd rather
have this gun n a whole drove of
calves! N it won't eat nuthin' n it
won't cost nuthin' n it will kill rab-
bits like gosh! We can eat rabbits n
I'll see that it kills plenty of EN-. you
bet! N I'll have more fun with this
gun in a nour than l could ever have
with Brownie! A Teller can play with
gun an enjoy life but no feller with
good sense can play with calf n have
fun!"
I'm sorry to disappoint you. my boy,
but it is foolish trade"
We'll, mayn't | keep it to-day"
You may keep it till your father
comes home and then he may do as he
pleases."
N you make him let me keep it,
Ma; anyway I'll go huntin' now; I've
got powder n shot"
He stuffed his pockets full of old
newspapers for wadding and proceeded
to load the piece. The gun was so long
that he had to thrust the butt several
feet to the rear before the muzzle was
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-12-10
Earthen Isumninp Pnsta.

Dumping posts of earth are used
with success in place of the usual wood
and iron humping posts on many Of
the spur tracks and blind sidings Of
the Pennsylvania Railroad. These
earth humping posts consist of heap
of compacted clay or gravel about ten
feet long and five feet high, placed in
the usual location at the end of the
track. These heaps of earth offer
sufficient resistance to stop the car and
at the same time are yielding enough
to prevent any great damage to it's
buffer blocks and draught rigging.
After the collision the humping post
is repaired by the section men, who
simply replace the dislodged earth
with their shovels.
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XIX.
THE PROPHET AND THE VIRGIN.

THE PROPHET AND THE VIRGIN.
II am the voice of one crying out in
the wilderness, saying, Prepare We the
way of the Lord; make his path
straight.
The words at first apparently away,
away, miles away, then close at hand.
aroused the fainting girl and she open
ed her eyes and saw the Prophet
standing over her.
From childhood the Prophet had
been Miss Stella's familiar terror. Now,
when she was weak, exhausted, Grip
pied and helpless, the sight of him.
there was more terrifying than would
have been a sight of the spectre in un-
clad bones and she tainted again.
THE time is ripe! Father! Thou hast
revealed unto me The Virgin. His
chosen one whom all creatures and
men and angels shall hallow! The
virgin whom He h; tn blessed"
Once more she heard that deep voice
and awoke. to find herself clasped in
the strong bare arms of the Prophet as
he bore her toward the ironclad door
of the stone hut. Her terror was now
so great that instead of depriving her
of her consciousness as before, it
reused all her facl ties to their high
est. She made al effort to release
herself but he was unconscious of her
purpose and clung TO her with tender
care. She continued her struggles as
she said:
: You are the good Prophet, John the
Baptist, are you not?"
He hath reveale it unto thee Thou
art ha In hot !,
revealed it unto hee. | am that
Prophet; but no N IN is good; God is
good"
please take me tome?"
God hath prepal ID for thee habi-
tation for the nativity of His Son: For
as the lightning CO. eth out of the east
and shineth even urto the west, so also
shall the coming of he Son of Man be-
Once was He born manger as it is
recorded in the red books of his
chosen apostles; n shall he be born
in cave as it is arroneously written
that he was aforet' le."
"Oh, take me home; please take me
home? l am hurt nd am lost"
who can under and the deep mys-
teries of God, save them to whom He
hath revealed them2 He hath chosen
thee from among : thy sex and now
art thou revealed unto me whom He
hath preserved. commanding me to
minister unto thee hat His name may
be glorified."
81 must treat him as a crazy man."
she said mentally; hen. aloud: Since
it is Gods will tina you should minis
ter to me, bring me to the water and
then hasten to town and bring some
one skilled in surgery for l am badly
hurt"
BLESSED among women and forever
to be revered among men art thou,
since thou art the second Mother of the
Son. Surely it is His will that l shall
minister unto thee"
She now felt assured that he meant
her no harm; that he regarded her as
sacred and himself as her servant. but
his answer raised fear that he con-
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-12-10
Strange Things Pneumatic.

This is the age of things pneumat-
ic. A st. Louis man has invented a
rubber cloak which can be transformed
into mattress by blowing 1t up. Ev-
erything is blown up nowadays. A
patent has been granted for a kind Of
cap which, being blown up, may
be made to serve as a pillow at
night or as life preserver in
case of shipwreck. This is a most
convenient thing to travel with ON the
ocean. There is also a life preserver
corset. Better thar any of these, how
ever, is a peculiar buoyant fabric de-
vised by German. 1t is interviewer
with the quilts of geese or other birds
and is intended for wearing apparel or
for Innings. So light is it that a per-
son on a voyage, if clad in suit or
dress of it, may be sure of floating in
case of disaster or falling overheard.
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could pour into it the tremendous
charge of powder that he held in his
palm. Having deposited the powder in
the barrel he stood the piece erect and
! ratified the butt on the floor to settle
the charge into the chamber. Finding
that he could not, owing to the altitude
Of the muzzle, keep the gun perpendic-
ular while he drove the wadding home
he mounted an upholstered chair and
started roll of paper down the Iona
bore. Then new difficulty was en-
countered; the rammer could not be
drawn without inclining the gun. the
| length of the gun added to the length
or the rammer exceeding the height OF
the ceiling; and Tom had an idea that
the powder must be kept level in the
chamber or something would happen!
Therefore the gun must not be inclined
until the wadding was packed upon the
powder. Climbing down from the chair
he went to the porch and stood the gun
on the ground, so that there was only
a cloud for the rammer to penetrate.
Having rammed the wad home with
a vigorous and willing arm Tom sent
handful Of shot rafting down upon
it and after the leaden pellets he sent
another section of newspaper. Throw
ing the gun across his left arm he pro-
ceeded to prime it by pouring powder
into the pan which he uncovered for
that purpose. Captain Zenith was sit
ting on his own porch reading the
Scranton Republican and Toms prim-
ing movement brought him into range
and he cried:
Tom! Don't point that thing this
way!"
Beg your pardon, Captain, I didn't
notice any one!" and the gun was
shifted with the muzzle toward the
parlor window, bringing the sports
mans mother into range.
What are you going to shoot. Tom?'
Captain Zenith inquired. rebels, de-
serters or a provost marshall"
Rabbits! N you bet I'll kill drove
of 'em! l know where they're thicker
n hens teeth"
"If you kill for market you may
bring me two brace"
How much IL you give?"
Market price,
"All right, 1 don't know how much
that is, but I'll find out f you don't
know. N say, Captain Zenith. I've
just traded Brownie for this gun n Ma
says t Pap won't lemme keep it. Won't
you tell Pap t he oughtta lemme keep
it?"
"Yes, Tom, I'll talk it over with him
and help you if 1 can"
Thank you Captain. You're brick
II yer girls is sassy. l tell you them
girls of yours is terrors n / don't see
how you get along livin' in the same
house with 'em. It's bad enough lvin'
next door. Carrie isn't so bad. but l
wish a bushel that Mollie was boy
for about a nour! Id enjoy the occa-
sion by givin' her a mighty good lick
in to last her for life an make her re-
spect boys as long as she lives. Now
Stell was different! She'd give feller
fits fer tricks, but she'd treat him nice.
too; n shed help feller over a fence
I she did scold him fer clim'in'. | al
ways liked her n | always liked you.
too. Captain, n I'm awful sorry Stell's
lost"
Thank you, Tom," the Captain an
swered with tears in his eyes, and in
tones that told of an aching heart.
Tom proudly shouldered his artillery
and took up his march of happiness to
the scene of anticipated conquest and
glorious slaughter.
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ARCH ROCK.

Owing to the formation of the rock
under the water an area of 10000
square feet will have to be included in
the operations, in order that uniform
depth of thirty feet may be obtained.
Tunnels such as were used in clearing
He'll Gate will not be necessary since
the rock Is so soft as to armit Of attack
by drills operated from boats. The work
will require about two years for its
completion, the climax being one tre-
mendous explosion, by which, If the
calculations are correct, the great
ledge will be instantly demolished. The
spectacle will be grand in the extreme.
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ARCH ROCK DOOMED.

A "Sight" of San Francisco bay to Be
Removed.
Arch RocE, one of the sights Of
San Francisco Bay, will be removed by
the Government. 1t is the most con-
spicious of the twenty-four dan
gers to navigation which have been
located and charted in the bay.
The rock is twenty-six feet long at
low water level and rises to a height
about equal to it's length. 1t is
of soft rock, and the waves, beat
ing upon it's base during uncounted
years, have worn hole twelve feet in
diameter entirely through the mass.
Small boats can pass under the arch
thus formed.
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A New Fluorescent Material.

been discovered by DR.. Van Melcke-
beke of Antwerp, says the New York
Sun. 1t is composed of oxyfiuoride of
uranium and ammonium. By his pro-
cess 12S grains of crystals can be made
for 81 cents.
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Everybody Says So.

Cascarcts Candy Cathartc, the most Won
derful medical dlscoN erv of the age, pleas
ant and refreshing to the taste, act gently
and positively on kidneys, liver and bowels,
cleansing the entire system, dispcl colds,
and biIiousness. Please buy and try box
of G.. g. G. to-day; 10, 25, 30 cents. Sold aud
guaranteed to cure by all druggists.
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Am Uncertain Diaeaae.

There is no disease more uncertain in its
nature than dyspepsia. Physicians say that
the symptoms of no two cases agree. 1t is
therefore most difficult to make correct
diagnosis. No matter how severe, or under
what disguise dyspepsia attacks YOU Browns
Iron Bitters will cure it. Invaluable in all
diseases of the stomach, blood and nerves.
Browns Iron Bitters is sold by all dealers.
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ORPHANS COURT.

The Stated Meetings of the Orphans
Court of Cecil county will be held on the
second Tuesday ofevery month. Executors
Administrators and Guardians. wanting
their accounts stated, will please bring in
their vouchers few days before Court.
Test. R. f. J LAMAR, Register
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Don't Tobacco Spit and Smoke Your Life Away.

If you want to quit tobacco using easily
and forever. be made well, strong, magnetic,
full of new life aud vigor, take No-To-Bac,
the wonder-worker, that makes weak men
strong. Many gain ten pounds in ten days.
Over 400, 600 cured. Buy No-To-Bac of your
druggist, under guarantee to cure, SOC or
Sl.OO Booklet and sample mailed free. Ad.
Sterling Remedy Co, Chicago or New York.
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1t is easy to catch a cold and Just as
easy to get rid of it if you commence
early to use One Minute Cough Cure. 1t
cures coughs, colds, bronchitis, pneumo-
MIA and all throat and lung troubles. 1t
is pleasant to take, safe to use and sure to
cure. Eli T. Reynolds.
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Prosperity comes quickest to the man
whose liver is in good condition. De
Wits Little Early Risers are famous little
pills for constipation, biliousness, indiges-
ton and all stomach and liver troubles.
Eli T. Reynolds
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Trains leave Oxford for Philadelphia at 25
a. m. and 90 p. m. Market train leaves
Rowlandville Tuesdays and Fridays at S52;
Liberty Grove. 907; Colora GIG: Rising Sun, 926;
Sylmar 9.33; Nottingham. 0 40; Oxford, 1000 a. IN.
arriving at South st. 2.53 p. m.
Sunday train leaves oxford at 90 arriving in
Philadelphia at 9.2l a. M; and 6.10, arriving in
Philadelphia at s. p m.
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Miss Allie Hughes, Norfolk, Va. was
frightfully burned on the face and neck.
Pain was instantly relieved by DeWitt's
Witch Hazel Salve, which healed the
injury without leaving a scar. 1t is the
famous pile remedy. Eli T. Reynolds.
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TO BE CONTINUED.

President McKinley's address at the
Commercial Museum in Philadelphia was
reported (by appointment) by graduate
of Goldey (Wil. Del Commercial and
Shorthand College. Send for catalogue.
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Mrs. Mary Bird, Harrisburg, Pa, says,
"My child is worth millions to me; yet
would have lost her by Group had l not
invested twenty-five cents in bottle of
One Minute Cough Cure.' 1t cures
coughs, colds and all throat and lung
troubles. Eli T. REYNOLDS.
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NOTICE

BY THE ORPHANS CousT FOR CECIL CoUNTY,)
January 9, 1894.
ORDERED, That all Administrators, Ex.
ecutors and Guardians that have not stated
an account within year. come forward and
do the same. or show cause to the contrary,
or they will be cited up.
Test: R. E. LAMAR. Register
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LEAVE GOING SOUTH.
STATIONS.

Additional traius leave Broad st. tor Oxford Ii 10
a. III. and ! So p. m Monday. Tuesday, Thursday
and Friday only 6 10 p IN Thursday and sunday
only, ll.43 p. m; Sunday only, 755a. m, 7Ol p. M
J. b. HUT CRIMSON, J.R. WOOD.
GenI. Manager. Gen. I'dSs'T Agent
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Just try Ioc box of Cascarets, the
finest liver and bowel regulator ever made.
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PATENTS, PATENTS.
SCHOOL OF LAW.
pHILADELPHIA, WHINING
e TON & BALTIMORE R.
LEAVE GOING NORTH.

CENTRAL DIVISION
On and after November 2Sth, 1897, trains will