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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-03-05

These are few new points about
wells. The latest edict is that two
should be worn. One is of dotted net,
white or black, and is put on close to
the face. The other, which is of chit
fon or mousseline, is placed loosely
about the hat and hangs in waving
folds. Plain brown is the, favorite color
just now, though dark blue is very
fashionable, especially when dotted.
Chiffon wells of dark colors have white
or black chenille dots. Plain white or
black net must also be dotted. The
sheer wells, without dots, save the skin
somewhat from the dust and are made
thin enough not to be uncomfortably
warm, while the fashion of pinning
them loosely is another contribution to
comfort, A recent pretty fad brings
real lace veiis into prominence. These
are worn on the broad-brimmed hats
and are very becoming. Many of these
are heirlooms and have that soft yell
lowish color peculiar to laces packed
away for years and impossible to ini-
tate by artificial meaps.-N. y. World.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-03-05
REMOVING STAINS.
Several Prescriptions Which Are Certain
ly Worth Trying.

ly Worth Trying.
Varnish or paint stains should first
be covered with butter or sweet oil, and
then rubbed with turpentine. If it is
an old stain, the turpentine may be re-
placed by chloroform, which must, of
course, be used with great precaution.
Fruit stains will generally yield if you
rub according to the grain of the mate
rial, with little salt and water. Sher-
ry will take out claret stains, if they
are rubbed gently. Blood stains should
be soaked with petroleum, and then
washed in warm water. 1t is said that
no stain will resist the following recipe:
Put int9-a large bottle two quarts of
clean spring water, add piece of white
amber the size of walnut, piece of
potash as big as hazel nut, and two
lemons cut into slices. Let it stand "a
hours, then strain and keep it in we'll
corked bottles. Damp the stain with
this preparation and rub the place with
fresh water directly afterward.
Finally, try ttis prescription for TAX
ing stains out of silk or cloth: Pound
some French chalk until very fine, and
mix it with warm water to the thickness
of mustard. Put it on the spots, rub it
lightly with your finger, or the palm
of your hand, then put sheet of blot
ting paper or brown paper over the
spots and press firmly with warm iron.
N. Y. journal.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-03-05
90 NOT FEAR kARD TIMES.
Young People Marry. Even Though Bust.
ness May BE Dnil.


ness May BE Dull.
Although for the past few months,
factories have shut down on account of
lack of work, and the business situa-
tion in general has been poor, the issu-
ing of marriage licenses at the regis
trar's office in the city hall continues,
and according to the present outlook
the year 1896 will be a great wedding
record breaker.
The young people have gone right on
marrying this fall, lack Of situations
nnd lack of funds cutting no figure
whatever. 1t is an old rule among those
who watch marriage statistics that
when times are hard weddings increase.
Why is this so? Some declare that
pinchng times lead the young working
men to argue that money spent in
boarding houses is thrown away. and
that two can practice economy better
than one. Others declare that when
times are hard, the manageable girls
of tinancially-embarrassed fathers
throw themselves at the young men,
and with coy and Winsome ways lead the
breadwinners to propose matrimony,
But, whatever the cause, marriages
are on the increase this fall. Septem
ber's licenses were 20 in excess of the
number for that month last year, and
for the month of October the license
clerk has been kept pretty busy.
William II. Preston is the man who has
charge of handing out the papers WHICH,
according to law, allow the couple TO
unite in marriage.
do the hard times affect the number
If licenses issued?" he said, repeating
the question asked by the reporter.
We'll, no. Times during the past few
| months have been rather dull, but bust
ness continues along at good rate"
What was last years record?"
There were 925 recorded in ALL"
will this years record come up to
that?"
probably, yes" returned the eau
tious register, as he reached for pen,
and started to ask the reporter his age,
from sheer force of habit.
When asked the effect of leap year on
the marriage business, Register Pres
ton said he hadn't noticed any. Accord
ing to other knowing officials in the
city hall, however, leap year Increases
the number of licenses issued. 1t is the
opinion of these other men that if il
was not for leap year there would be
4 decided depression in the marriage
market this season, as the hard times
usually has the effect of making the
market dull.
How about widowers-do they re-
marry?" the reporter asked Mr.. Pres
ton,
I'm 1898 107 remarked"
Divorced menu"
"Yes; 10 took new wives"
Divorced women"
Yes; IS remarked"
"And widows?"
"Well, 81 licenses were issued for
them"
AS to the most popular age for marry
ing the figures showed that out of the
925 couples married, 500 brides were
between 20 and 30; COS gfooms were
between the same ages, while only IS
grooms we're under 20, against III
brides of like tender ages.
The majority of licenses were asked
for by men. a few women apply, how
ever. Nervousness is q symptom eXhib-
tied by nearly all applicants for the
papers.-New Haven Comm Register.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-03-05
CONCERNING SKIRTS.
The Wide Flare Is No Longer the Lead
ing Style.

1he Wide Flare Is No Longer the Lead
ing Style.
A word about skirts, which seem to
be more in a transition state than any
other article of feminine wearing APP
parel. There is a close, habit-lille skirt,
which is the extreme mode of the hour.
1t is so close and fits so snugly over the
hips that it fastens by an invisible
row of buttons in the back seam. The
average fashionable skirt has the front
plain and close fitting on the hips, with
the fullness thrown to the back, but
with no stiffened outspreading 60
diets. These skirts clear the ground
and are trim-looking. Some of the
newest tailor-made skirts show length
wise trimmings. The side seams, for
instance, are ornalnented by two rows
of inch-wide braid uniting in clover,
leaf border along the hem. One mo-.
liste describes the new skirt by say
ing that skirts standing out in points
about the feet are things of the past,
and that the present shape is gracefully
eased about the hips and full at the
back. Many women welcome the re-
turn of the trained evening skirt, which
was rendered impossible by the large
circular skirts that have been so long in
vogue. Trimmings, drapery and trains
are all new features for evening dress
skirts. The youthful dancing frock
skirt is a succession of flounceS over a
silk foundation. A pretty model has
blue silk foundation with three over
skirts of pale blue tulle falling over it.
Pctticoats that come next the dress
Fan never be too elegant for the dressy
woman. AS much distinction is made
concerning different petticoats as con-
corning different gowns. Those for
morning wear under wooden dresses are
Of mohair or alpaca, embellished with
several small founces of the same,
bound with velvet. For afternoon wear
petticoats are of taffcta or broche satin
with hounces of silk and lace, full and
fussy. For evening wear the height
of elegance is TO have the outside pet
ticoat match the silk of dress. This is
trimmed with deep fiounces edged
with lace. For a grand ball or for
bride the correct petticoat is of white
silk or satin, profusely trimmed with
lace and bows of white ribbon. A nov
city was noted the other day in silk
petticoat, the wide bottom tiounee be-
ing trimmed with five or six tiny ruffles,
giving, of course, very wide and full
effect about the bottom.-St. Louis Re-
public.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-03-05
Reading For the Winter Evenings.

The following list of books and many
others not herein named have been
placed in the Office of the MIDLAND
JOURNAL for free distribution on the fol-
lowing conditions Any person desiring
to read those books, the most of which
contain very valuable information on
financial and other economic questions
now agitating the public mind, can have
the use of them, to be read and returned
within reasonable time. The majority
OF them may readily be gone through in
week if the reader is sufficiently inter
ested to desire to gain information or
master the subject treated. Two or three
weeks at most ought to be sufficient time
TO master the subject treated in one book.
Hand Book of Money
Honest Money and Sound Sense or Sound
Money" and Nonsense.
The Free Independent Coinage of Silver by the
United States.
Pointers-A History of Repnt lican Finance.
The White Slave or Cross otGold. (Romance)
Remedy Tor the Panic.
New York National Bank Presidents Conspiracy
or the History of the Panic of 1898.
Garden OF Eden. (Romance.l
The Shadow on the Land.
The Modern Banker. (aomance)
The Pullman Strike.
The Philosophy of Price.
Human Aptitude
Peoples Party Campaign Book.-watson. Con-
tains much information.
Dangerline Reached.
The Effects of the Gold Standard.
Railway Problems.
Story from Pullman. tRomance)
Jauson Edwards. (Romapce.)
An Ounce of Prevention.
The Rights of Labor.
Shy locks Daughter. (Romance.)
Money Found.
The Money Question.
Patriots of America.
Condition of the American Farmer.
Cumulative Taxation.
The Currency Problem.
Breed of Barren Metal.
Man or Dollar-Which?
Citizens Money.
Congressman Swanson. (Novel)
Money of the Constitution.
A. P. A. Inquiry into the object.
Reasons for Pardoning Anarchists.-Altgeld
Agricultural Depression PETER
Relation of Money to Bank Credits.
How We Can All Get Rich.
The Religion OF Liberty
Coxeys N0n-Interest Bond and Good Roads Plan
of Finance.
Money. Senator John P. Jones.
Proportional Representation.
Direct Taxation of Land Values.
Financial Science,
Shylock.
The Talmud-Jew
Anarchists of Wealth.
Government Ownership Of Railroads.
The Financial Problem.
The Bank of Venice.
ubTreasury System-Farmers Alliance.
Pacific Railroads.
Dealing in Options and Futures.
Honest and Dishonest Money.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-03-05
FOOD IN TIE ARCTIC.
Birds Have No Difficulty in F:nH;ag sus-
tenancc Amid Perpetual Snow.

Birds Have No Difficulty in F:nI;a; sus-
tenancc Amid Perpetual Snow.
The numbers of birds that go to the
arctic regions to breed is vast beyond
conception" They go not by thou
sands but by millions to rear their
young on the tundra. The cause which
attracts them is because nowhere in the
world does nature provide at the same
lime and in the same place such a Law,
ish prodigality of food" That the bar
zen swamp of the tundra should yield
food supply so great as to tempt birds
to make journeys of thousands OF miles
to rear their young in land of plenty,
only to be found beyond the arctic cir
Gle. seems incredible. The vegetation
consists of cranberry, cloudberry and
crowberry bushes. Forced by the per
petual sunshine of the arctic summer.
these bear enormous crops of fruit. But
the crop is not ripe until the middle and
end of the arctic summer, and if the
fruit-eating bird had to wait until it
was ripe they would starve, for they ar
rive on the very day of the melting of
the snow. But each year the snow de-
scends on this immense crop OF ripe
fruit before the birds have time to
gather it. 1t is then preserved be-
meath the snow perfectly fresh and
pure, and the melting of the snow dis
closes the bushes with the unQonsumed
last years crop hanging on them. or
lying. ready to be eaten, on the ground.
The frozen meal stretches across the
breadth Of Asia. 1t never decays and
is accessible the moment the snow
mets. Ages have taught the birds
that they have only to fly to the arctic
circle to find such store of CRYSTAL
LIKED foods" as will last them till the
bushes are once more forced into bear
ing by the perpetual sunlight. The
same heat which frees the fruit brings
into being the most prolific insect life
in the world; the mosquito swarms on
the tundra. No European can live
there without veil after the snow
melts; the gun barrels are black with
them and the cloud often obscures the
sight. Thus the insect-eating birds
have only to open their mouths to fill
them with mosquitoes. and the pres
enoe of swarns of tender warblers, Of
cliff chaffs. pipis and wagtails in this
arctic region is accounted for.-N. Y.
Evangelist.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-03-05
Crests ane stationerx.

The taste for crests is increasing, and
not content with blazoning it on ones
stationery, it is now the mode to have i:
cxquisitely hand-painted on parchment.
framed and hung in conspicuous place
in hall or library. For mourning sta
tionery, dead white linen with a narrow
black border is the correct style. The
very wide black border, which was sup
posed to gauge the depth of the writ
er's grief, is quite out of date. For sec
ond mourning, pure white paper, with d
very narrow border of pale gray or VIC
let. is sometimes used, with monogram
or address die in color to match.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-03-05

that the many claims which are made
for it are substantiated by the results
which the medicine produces.
From Maine to California, from the
Gulf to the St. Lawrence, come the glad
tidings of women's suffering relieved
by it, and thousands upon thousands of
letters are pouring in from grateful
women declaring that Lydia L. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound VIII posi-
lively cure those painful ailments of
women.
1t will entirely cure the worst form
of female complaints, all ovarian
oubles, inflammation and liberation,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-03-05
Vegetable oyster SOUP.

Scrape all the outer skin and small
rootlets from vegetable oysters. and
lay them in a pan of cold water to pre-
vent discoloration. The scraping can
lie done much easier if the roots are
allowed first to stand in cold water for
TN hour or so. Sligo rather thin enough
TO make one quart, and put to cook in n
quart of water. Let them boil slowly
until very tender. Add a pint of milk,
a cup Of thin cream, salt, and. when
boiling, tablespoonful or two of -four
rubbed to a cream with little milk.
Let the soup boil few minutes until
thiclkened. and serve.-Good Health.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-03-05
Fit for a Queen,

NO." said the old shopkeeper, stern,
ly, 81 will not do it. sever haze sold
anything by false representations, and
l will not begin now"
For moment he was silent, and the
clerk who stood before him could see
that the better nature of his employer
was fighting strongly for the right.
NO. the old man cried again, II
will not do it. 1t is an inferior grade of
shoe. and I will never pass it off for any
ting better. Mark it "A Shoe Fit for a
Queen and put it in the window. A
queen does not have to do much walk
ing."-Tit-Bits.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-03-05
Sales of Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound
IN MEDICAL HISTORY.
Never in the History of Medicine Has the Demand
for One Particular Remedy for Female Dis
ease EquaIIed That Obtained by this Great
WOman's Remedy.

falling and displacement of the womb
and consequent spinal weakness, and is
peculiarly adapted to the change of life.
Every time it will cure backache. 1t has
cured more cases of leucorrhoea than
any remedy the world has ever known.
1t is almost infallible in such cases. 1t
dissolves and expels tumors from the
uterus in an early stage of development
and checks any tendency to cancerous
humors.
That bearing-down feeling causing
pain, weight and backache is instantly
relieved and permanently cured by its
use. Under all circumstances it acts
in harmony with the laws that govern
the female system, and is as harmless
as water. Itremoves irregularity, sup
pressed or painful transformations, weak
ness of the stomach, indigestion, bloat-
ing, flooding, nervous prostration,
headache, general debility.
Also dizziness, faintness, extreme
lassitude, don't care" and want-to-
be-left-alone feeling, excitability,
irritability, nervousness, sleeplessness,
fiatulency, melancholy, or the blues"
and backache. These are sure indica-
tions of female weakness, some de-
rangement of the uterus, or womb
troubles.
The whole story, however, is told in
an illustrated book entitled "Guide to
Health by Mrs. Pinkham. 1t con-
tains over 90 pages of most important
information, which every woman,
married or single, should know about
herself. Send two 2-cent stamps for it.
For kidney complaints and backache
of either sex the Vegetable Compound
is uncqualled.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-03-05
THE ARENA.
A Great Magazine that handles
Living Issues and deals with
Present Problems.

Without doubt there has never before been
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To the pages of THE ARENA properly expressed
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More enen than heretofore women can look to
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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-03-05
BUNCH OF SINGLE HoLLYHocK.

are none capable of giving more real
satisfaction than the single hollyhock
that used to grow against the garden
wall or fence by the side of grandmoth-
er's house. The seedsmen have had a.
craze for making single flowers double,
and for me, at least. they have very
nearly ruined some OF the old-time
beautiful blossoms. They have doubled
the beautiful blossoms of the single
hollyhock and made peony of it, much
to my distress. This is a kind of I'M
provement that hasn't at all improved,
and it is time to call halt to this tam
pering with our single flowers. Many,
single blossoms are much more attract
i've than they could possibly be doubled,
and it is a crime against flower lovers
to deprive US of the single blooms.
Give us the old-time favorites and
give them to us unchanged from their
Cld-time form and color. Particular
~ is this to be insisted on in the case Of
the old-time single hollyhock, for it's
beauty was of sort to make it's dis
appearance little short of calamity.
Orange Judd Farmer.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-03-05

Now is the time everybody is deciding what
to take for a spring medicine. That remedy
should be taken which has the best record,
gives the best results, makes the most cures.
DR.. Greene's Nervura blood and nerve remedy
stands preeminent as the greatest medical dis
covery of the age. 1t has demonstrated by its
countless cures among prominent and famous
personages whom everybody knows, as well as
among the common people everywhere, that
its record stands highest among medicines,
that its results are unequa!ed and unrivaed,
and that no other remedy in the world ever
made SO many cures, such wonderful restor-
atoms to health as DR.. Greene's Nervura blood
and nerve remedy. This is ti3 reason DR..
Greene's Neryura blood and nerve remedy
should be used now-first, because it is the
greatest and grandest medicine on earth, and
second, because everybody needs a spring
medicine, and DR.. Grecne's Nervura is the
best and surest remedy possible to take. Hon.
Andrew l.. Bowen of So. Dorset, VT, stands
at the head of the Peoples Party of Vermont,
being Chairman of the State Committee of the
Peoples Party, and Chairman of the State
Convention, where he was nominated as Rep
resentative to Congress. This great statesman,
well known to everybody, gives grand and
glowing endorsement to DR. Greene's Nervura
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-03-05

That's a neat paper weight you have
there"
Isn't IL? I had it made to order. Do
you recognize my wife's picture under
the cube OF CLASP"
"Ol.. yes. have a paper weight that
reminds me equally well of my wife,
although it doesn't contain her por-
trait
what is the materially"
why, it's one of the first biscuits she
made after she bought her new cook
book."-Cleveland Plain Dealer
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-03-05

The above statement seems a very
strong one, nevertheless it is true, and
never in the history of Mrs. Pinkham's
wonderful Compound has the demand
been so great for it as it is to-day. This
proves the ever increasing popularity
of an honest preparation; it proves also
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-03-05

Line a pudding dish with paste, and
pare. quarter and core enough apples
10 fill it; add sugar to taste, one Glove to
every three apples, large pinch OF
powdered cinnamon. half the grated
rial OF lemon. An inverted cup should
he placed in the center to hold the juice.
This pie can be made in large, medi-
UNI or small dish.-Boston Budget.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-03-05
No Danger Now.

Mr.. Spoonamore lin the parlor) -
Wha-what is that noise overhead, Miss
Agnes?
Miss Agnes listening a momenD-
It's papa, Mr.. Spoonamore, but you
needn't be scared. He's snoring-Chi-
cago Tribune.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-03-05
PLANTS AND FLOWERS.
& Plea for the Holyhock and Other Old
Fashioned Blossoms.


Fashioned Blossoms.
There are fashions in flowers as well
as elsewhere, and though one may de-
spise the mere taking up of certain
flowers, because it is 'the thing" there
is still some satisfaction in finding
ones old-time favorites, neglected in
these later days, being brought to the
front and given the appreciation that
they honestly deserve, because what
starts in whim of fashion may end in
the genuine love for the old-fashioned
blossoms, and their continued cultiva-
ton long after 1.-THE fashion" has be-
slowed its attention upon some other
fad. Some of the old-time favoritc
flowers have come back to popularity,
/ hope to stay. Among them all there