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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-08-20
The Farmers Wheat and Goldbug
Prosperity.

The great daily slave papers of Plutoc-
racy are whooping and yelling that pros
perity has come, that the city merchants
are filling orders for the West and North
and Southwest at such rate as makes
their heads swim, and that the western
merchants give them glowing assurances
of the unparalleled and unprecedented
boom of prosperity which has suddenly
appeared in those wheat growing regions
of the nation.
This is very pleasant news and partially
true. There has been an immense crop
of wheat harvested i'll this country. ALI
other wheat exporting countries have
failed to produce as much, or any more
wheat than sufficient to bread them, con-
sequently the demand for wheat from
Europe has all fallen on the United States
and wheat has raised to SO and 90 cents
bushel with upward tendency at Atlantic
shipping ports. Under normal monetary
conditions wheat would be above $3.50 a
bushel. The present large crop and slight
advance in price is putting farmers of the
wheat growing States in possession of a
little money, but nothing like what they
should have if the country was not
cursed by the British gold standard.
With the little extra money above cost
which the farmers have they are purchas-
ing some clothing for their families to
Oh ,o1aaa Of the thax,
have been compelled to wear, and replac-
ing farm implements; when the bills for
these things and their taxes are paid the
farmers wheat money will all be gone
and things will drop back to their old
level This will occur within few
months. In order to replace the WORKOUT
buds and necessary farm tools, western
merchants are ordering goods from the
eastern merchants and manufacturers.
The ragged farmers of twelve or fifteen
wheat States in the west in the aggregate
will require a good deal of stuff and the
goldbug papers are representing the tram
saction as almost a phenomena. The
same and great deal larger boom ought
to occur every year and would if the gold
English financial yoke was not on the
necks of the American people.
Transporting grain to the sea coast and
merchandise west is taxing the railroads
and the stock gamblers of Wall street
have bid up the price of stocks on the
strength of the farmers wheat some
$2oo, 1000 900, and the slave papers of
Plutocracy are trying to make the people
believe that it is all owing to the Dingley
tariff. The whole truth about the tariff
and advance of prices is that the sugar
trust has advanced the price ofsugar, and
have been enabled to do SO on account of
the Dingley tariff giving the trust mo-
nopoly of sugar. The demand of the
ragged farmers for clothing has enabled
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-08-20

The Perryville Record and Wing
are engaged in tossing up chaff to
take the attention of the public
from weightier matters. Stop your
chaff play, boys, and tell..the public
what solid national principles you
stand for. Get onto the field of
Waterloo like old Butcher and
don't fool with trihes on the way.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-08-20

The way the Dingley tariff pro-
tects the people is to make it prac-
teal for the sugar trust to take
$12, 100000 out of the pockets of
the people. But the trust is willing
to give one million of that to swell
the party's campaign fund. See
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-08-20

Last November there were more
votes cast for Bryan than for Cleve-
land four years before and Cleve-
land beat Harrison 50 badly that
he appeared by the returns to have
hardly been running. Where did
so many votes come from for
Mckinley?
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-08-20

John Griffin, of GAINESVILLE, O., says: 81
never lived day for thirty years without
suffering agony, until a box of De Wits
Witch Hazel Salve cured my piles" For
piles and rectal troubles, cuts, bruises,
sprains, eczema and all skin troubles De
Wits Witch Hazel Salve is unequalled.
Eli T. Reynolds.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-08-20
The Tennessee Centennial-Two Daily
Trains to Nashville via the South
ern Railway Cheap Ex-
Cursion Rates.

CurSiOn Rates.
The Tennessee Centennial and
international Exposition which
opened at Nashville May LIST is q
national event of international i'm
portance and the whole world is
cordially invited to come, and to
come via the Southern Railway,
through Asheville and "The Land
of the Sky" Through Pullman
sleepers are operated daily, from
Philadelphia to Nashville through
this, the most interesting and pic
turesque region in America. The
excursion rates authorized are low
enough to tempt you. Write to
Jno. NJ. Beall, District Passenger
Agent, S2S Chestnut street, Phila.,
Pa, for all information and beau
tifully illustrated pamphlet descrip-
tive of the Exhibition and "The
Land Of the Sky"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-08-20

gag Bon Ton Syrup and White Lily
Drips lead in syrups.
Coffee in packages-our Santos is a fine
coffee. Old Govt Java IN stock. Green
Coffee, Teas and Spices.
City Sugar Cured Skinned Hams and
Breakfast Bacon, very fine.
Our own Lard
Cabbages, Potatoes and Vegetables.
2oo-ib. full weight Ground Alum Salt,
by the sack or bushel.
Woodenware, Willow-ware, Queens
ware, Agateware, &c.
Lowueys Fancy Mixtures in 4 and Z
ID. boxes, just received.
Cor. Queen & Cherry Sts.,
Rising sun, Md.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-08-20

There is time for everything; and the
time to attend to cold is when it starts.
Don't wait till you have consumption but
prevent it by using One Minute Cough
Cure, the great remedy for coughs, colds,
Group, bronchitis and all throat and lung
troubles. Eli T. Reynolds.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-08-20
Si.oo AYEAR. IN ADVANCE.
Friday. Aug. 20, 1897.

The Republican party all over
the State appears to be very active,
while the dark lantern work of
German and his lieutenants seems
to have taken all the life out of the
Democrats.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-08-20
C. A. r. Encampment, 8uffa!o.-Aalt
Rates via PENNSYLVANIA r, r,

For the National Encampment Of the
Grand Army of the Republic, at Buffalo,
August %, the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company will sell special tickets from all
points on its system to Buffalo and return
at rate of single fare for the round trip
These tickets will be sold and will be good
going on August ri to 20, and good to
return not earlier than August "a nor later
than August 81, 1897.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-08-20

1t heals everything except broken
heart, may be said of De Wits Witch
Hazel Salve. Piles and rectal diseases,
cuts, burns, bruises, letter, eczema and
all skin troubles may be cured by it
quickly and permanently. Eli T.
Reynolds.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-08-20

The greatest wave that ever bore
the Republican party on to victory
and the politicians to spoils was
waving the bloody shirt. The party
never had such another wave and
probably never will.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-08-20

Don't nauseate your stomach with teas
and bitter herds, but regulate your liver
and sick headache by using those famous
little pills known as De Wits Little Early
Risers. Eli T. Reynolds.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-08-20

Burning, itching skin diseases instantly
relived by De Wits Witch Hazel Salve,
unequalled for cuts, bruises, burns. 1t
heals without leaving a scar. Eli T.
REYNOLDS.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-08-20

Vim, vigor and victory-these are the
characteristics of De Wits Little Early
Risers, the famous little pills for consti-
patton, biliousness and all stomach and
liver troubles. Eli T. Reynolds.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-08-20
Atlantic City.

SELECT oNE-DAY EXCURSION VIA PENNSYLVANIA
r. r.. P. W. 4 b. AND THE DELAWARE
RIVER BRIDGE ROUTE
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company (Phila-
delphia, Wilmington and Baltimore r. R. Com
pany) has arranged for a select one-day excur
sion on Thursday, August 26.
A special train will be run through to and from
Atlantic City via the Delaware River Bridge
Route, thus avoiding the transfer of passengers
through Philadelphia
The time of train and rates for round-trip
tickets are given below -
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-08-20

One Minute Cough Cure, cures.
That Is what Il was made for.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-08-20

Children between and II years, one-half of the
above rates. Returning, special train leaves
Atlantic City 600 p. m.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-08-20
WORTHINGTON'S,

we are prepared to meet the great demand for Wash
Fabrics in Dress Goods usual at this season. The new
Lappets appear to lead and pronounced handsome
Organdles Dmtles and ackones comprise the most of
the stock Choice styles will be picked up early call and
make your selections Prices the lowest
Another large invoice of Ladies' Shoes this week
Lace Button and OXfords The Tans are going
rapidly.
Some additions to the Clothing stock that will startle
the natives Mems Linen Suits and White Duck Pants
at unheard of prices
Mems and Boys Percae Shirts; aundried-good
desirable styles We also have Jobs in these goods
below cost
Latest styles in Straw Hats
You may want HammOck-We have quite an
assortment of them.
Fine Groceries as usual
EDW. H. WORTHINCTON.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-08-20
A line of Dry Goods.

A line of Dry Goods.
Ladies' Shoes csc, a specially, in all
sizes. Children's and Mems Shoes.
Ready-made Dresses, Skirts, Wrappers,
Silk and Shirt Waists, Children's Wear
aud underwear of all kinds.
Lawn, Plaid and Lancaster Ginghams.
Mems Oyeralls and Working Shirts
very cheap and of good quality.
Oil Cloth-good article and low down
in price
ours very truly,
B p NICHOLS.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-08-20

B p NICHOLS.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-04-15
usnssoneno
Some People.

Nome Denn1a judge things by the y. >ey do not
SOF/1S seem able to discern qua4. That
explains the existence OF some stores. FOrtunateyl err
chants who furnish QUALITY with what they sell, L.
Jorlty OF people look further than the price.
We could buy, and perhaps sell, shoddy goods if we wanteu
$. No one store can have a monopoly on that class of goods.
there are too many people engaged in making it to confine the
sale to one store. So don't think that because we do not have
b plunder' for sale that it is because we were not shrewd (O
senought to buy it. The other fellows money is no different than
ours Cor rather his credit is no differently and we could buy
shoddy goods if we wanted to; and after buying it we could
quote shoddy prices. We could do this if we wanted to. But
would it pay? Aye, that's the rub! Whether it's best to sell
shoddy and die commercially or sell GOOD goods and live.
Well take our chance on the good. Stores selling GOOD
goods don't have to change their lines nor their location SO
often. Some stores have been doing business in one commun-
ity for many years and will probably continue. Then there are
sothers= that haven't. Stores are different, just the same as peo-
pie. Quality considered we KNOW we sell goods cheap, as
cheap as good goods can be sold for. tbs our intention to deal
honestly and fairly with our customers. Our recommendation
means more than most stores guarantee.
If this sort of business methods suits you we would be
pleased to see you at our store. Our new stock is ready for
your inspection. They are NEW goods, not a lot of old, traded
Tor. carried over, out of date merchandise masquerading as
new goods. The difference between our new goods and some
stores new goods is that ours are new.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-04-15

We have justordered more c Rs from New York.
They will be here by Monday, April 10Th. Might
come Saturday, but it is doubtful. We save you
money-on Capes.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-03-11
Sweeping With Air.

One of the greatest aids to the mod
ern housekeeper is tho pneumatic
sweeper. This surprising new inven-
tion, which nobody seems to claim thu
honor of having discovered, and which
is, therefore,, open to all manufactur-
ers, relegates the broom to the garrett
and takes the place of the mechanical
carpet sweeper, which few years ago
was thought to be perfection.
All that is necessary to fit the pneu-
matte sweeper to any hotel or private
house is n pipe connection for COM
pressed aiI. When pneumatic sweep
ers have completely won their way
pneumatic tubes may be carried into
every house from main in the street,
as is now done with gas and water.
With such a connection tho whole
house could be cleaned from cellar to
garret in few hours and the labor of
several servants could be dispensed
with. The pneumatic sweeper can be
applied to dusting the furniture.
The new sweeper consists simply of
n long nozzle attached to the end of o
rubber hose. The nozzle is about the
same size as broom handle.
One end OF this pipe is inserted
into the rubber house, and the other
carries brass arrangement about
foot in width across the face. H ere
there is narrow slit running from
side to side, and not more than 1872
of an inch in width.
Through this narrow aperture tho
compressed air is forced at the rate of
seventy-fve cubic feet minute. Tho
household using the pneumatic sweep
CO passes it back and forth over the
surface OF the carpet. York
Herald,
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-03-11

open. Miss Ritter ran to a crooked
tree and managed to climb to fork in
the tree, twelve feet above the ground.
The bear stopped to eat the contents of
her lunch basket, while she screamed
Justify for help. In her efforts to get
higher Miss Ritter's clothing became
fast in a broken limb. The bear made
no effort to climb the tree, but kept the
school teacher in the tree nearly three
hours, when a farmer, Mr.. Shurk, came
along. The bear fled and the farmer
climbed up into the tree and helped
her down. Once on the ground Miss
Ritter tainted and Mr.. Shurk carried
her to the nearest farmhouse, mile
away.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-03-11

The Hartford Conn Courant tells
n story OF Yale in the old days. The
boys used to bribe the printers
"deyils' to get proofs OF the examina-
tion papers for them. When the col
lege authorities put stop to this
practice bright idea seized one fellow
and he saved the whole suffering party.
He hired one of the printers lit was
summer) to wear pair OF white
trousers to the office, and at noon to
sit down on the "form" in which were
locked the precious questions. The
inky seat of that pair Of trousers sold
for a deal more than the clothes were
worth in their original spotlessness,
and relief was assured.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-03-11
Grants Game of Mumble-the-Peg.

"a favorite game with the boys of
John D. Whites subscription school,
at Georgetown, was mumble-the-peg.
Grant couldn't play the game very skill
fully, and the peg always got few
clandestine licks every time he was to
pull it," says McClure's Magazine. "On
one occasion 1t was driven in so deep
that the boys thought Lys could never
get it out. He set to work with his
forehead down in the dirt, the sun beat
ing hot upon him, and the crowd of
boys and girls shutting out every
breath of fresh air. The peg would not
move. The red-faced, shock-headed.
thickset boy, with his face now all over
mud, had forgotten his comrades, and
saw only one thing in the world-that
was this stubborn peg. The bell rang,
but the boy did not hear it. A minute
later, after final effort he staggered to
his feet with the peg in his mouth. the
old schoolmaster was in the door of the
schoolhouse, with his long beech switch
the only person to be seen. There
was glee inside at this new develop
ment-here was fun the boys had not
counted on. Imagine their surprise
when, as the boy came closer, ana the
stern old schoolmaster saw his face, ne
set down the switch inside the door
and came outside. One boy slipped to
the window and reported to the rest.
The old man was pouring water on
Lys Grants hands and having him
wash his face. He gave him his red
bandanna to wipe it dry. What the
school saw a minute later was the
schoolmaster coming in, patting this
very red and embarrassed boy on the
head"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-03-11

Toronto, Ont, will have to step back
with it's palace of hay. One Of our
boys who lives in Sollitt, ILL.,, read the
paragraph published last week about
Toronto's scheme for such a building
at the coming exposition, and he sat
right down and wrote that the plan
wasn't new at all. Here's part of his
letter:
About five years ago such a palace
was built, and stood as erected for two
years within fifty miles of Chicago, at
the town of Momence, where it was Wis
tied by large crowds daily, the baled
hay being taken from the Kankakee
swamps. 1t was handsomely decorated
with grains and ornamental grasses of
all kinds.-John S. Elliott"
Hurrah for Momence-our boys and
girls will stand up for her and her pal
ace of hay.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-03-11

1t is true the settlement OF the West
and Northwest has been largely by
immigrants from foreign countries,
but these immigrants have been of the
best kind. The class of immigrants
who find it to their taste to drift into
the slums of the large cities have mover
come west of Chicago in large mum.
bers, says the Sioux City Iowa) Jour.
nal. The Germans, French, Dutch,
English, Scotch, Scandinavians and
Irish, who have gone upon farms of
the West to make homes for them
selves, or have built up the small
towns and fourishing young cities of
the West, have been intelligent and
well educated, and they have come to
the United States with fixed purposes
and sensible plans. The fact that the
undesirable immigrants are filling up
the cities Of the East and driving
Americans westward is sufficient cause
for alarm-in the East. 1t is this fact
that gives to the movement for greater
restrictions on immigration SO much
force. 1t is not desirable that we
should receive fewer immigrants, but
1t is desirable that those immigrants
should be of better class.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-03-11

Cambridge, Mass, is indignant,
justly it would seem to Harper's
Weekly, because the Postofice De.
partment declines to recognize its ex-
istence officially except as "Station 2,
Boston" Tho city ordered the other
day Of tho Government some thou.
sands of stamped envelopes on which
was to be printed the notice to return,
if not delivered to City Hall, Cam.
bridge, Massachusetts,. Word came
back that the printing would not be
done as ordered, but the letters would
be made returnable to Station +, Bos.
ton. OF course Cambridge was indig.
nant. 1t got its envelopes and had
them printed privately to its own taste,
and now its Citizens Trade Associa-
tlon is on the war path, and its Con-
gresham has been notified to make
trouble. Harvard University, as loca.
ted by the Postofllce printer, is at
"Station F, Boston,"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-03-11

We found Wilson sitting on thu
edge of his bunk, in his shirt sleeves,
His shirt was soaked with blood, and
there was big hole in his right
breast. His rife lay on the floor be.
side the bunk. He had taken off his
right shoe and pulled the trigger with
his great toe. He was very white in
the face, but smiling.
"Well," he said in low voice, as
we stopped over to examine him,
"you fellows can cit around the stove
and have something to talk about on
rainy afternoons now. But it's oil
right-all right"
just then the young naval officer
pushed through the crowd of us
around the bunk. When he caught
sight OF his brothers face he reeled.
and one of us had to catch him to pre-.
vent him from falling.
"Jack Oh, my God" was oil the
young fellow with the silver anchor
could say. 1t was easy for us fellows
standing aronnd to see how his heart
was aching under his blouse.
''It's all right, Ed,, all right" We
all sneaked away then. Well, no, 1
can't say that any of us felt very hill
arious just then for fact.
The little lieutenant of our battery
went in. In few minutes he came
out, just almost carrying the young
naval officer, a man about twice as
big as he was.
We all volunteered for tho firing
party, and the four young wind-push-
ers who trumpeted for the batteries
quarreled over which of them should
blow "taps" over the grave. We'd all
spent many an afternoon cleaning our
guns after firing volleys who had
passed from our outfit over the divide,
but that certainly was the-well, the
breaklngest-up funeral that Candy
ever saw. Wilson's brother was there,
in full dress. But the name that was
printed by the post painter on
Wilson's headstone was not Will
son. 1t was the same Eame as
that of the young naval officer. The
cemetery at Candy is only couple of
hundred feet from the roaring sea. In
few weeks two ladies, one quite old
and white haired, the other young,
pretty, but sad looking, came to Can.
by in mourning. They had "Wilson's"
body sent somewhere back to the
States.
1t was long time before we got at
the inside OF the story. Then we
found out that "Wilson" had gotten
his commission at West Point and had
resigned year after his graduation
on account of some difficulty. He had
shipped in the navy as q bluejaoket.
After his first cruise he had been
drafted to ship on which his broth
er, who had meanwhile graduated
with distinction at Annapolis, was
serving as watch and division officer.
The humiliation of it had been too
much for him, and "Wilson" had
promptly deserted. Then we got him.
He had probably been meditating
suicide for long time, and the final
sight of his brothers face in such an
off-the earth place as Fort Candy
wrought upon him rs the working Of
n fate that seemed to be crushing.
Thus the rifle ball. We did not talk of
him around the stove at all. But his
gun was taken out of the rife rack and
slowed away out of sight. - Washing
ton Star
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-03-11

The cerebrum is the organ of the
will and it is known that in the exer-
else OF its function there is an increased
supply of blood to that part. Profess
sor Mosso, an Italian Psychologist, has
invented a thought-weighing machine,
consisting of delicate balances so con-
triyed that they weigh the varying
amount of blood in the brain. The
activity of the brain is in direct pro.
portion to the amount of blood there
in. According to local newspaper
report, the machine is SO delicately
constructed that it readily detects the
difference in the exertion required to
read Greek above that necessary to
read Latin. Every youngster is ready
to believe in the machine. Medical
Record.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-03-11

In the province of Guadalajara there
are something over $50 schoolmasters
whose individual salaries do not reach
500 pesetas per annum. The school OF
Canamares receives an annual grant
of 46 pesetas (sS, roughly. In spite
of this scale of payment, the depart
ment of education owes the schools
and teachers of this single province
$4,000 pesetas. And the schoolmast-
ers of Velez-Malaga, literally at the
point of starvation, have addressed a
piteous circular, imploring aid, to the
sovereigns and heads of other states,
including the president of the French
republic-North American Review.