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The midland journal., 1897-01-29
JUST A SMILE.

"How did you dare tell father that
you have prospect of 100000 u yearY'
she asked. why" he answered, in
righteous Indignation, 81 have - if I
marry you" ."-Washington Star.
Two Disagreeable Characters. - II
don't know anything more disagree
able than a man who will not do what
he can." 20, he is not in it with the
fellow who insists on doing what he
can't. Truth.
"You know Demosthenes used to fill
his mouth with pebbles to improve his
oratory." ''Of course. We have i'm
proved on that. When a man wants to
improve his voice nowadays he doesn't
stop at the pebbles. He uses both rock
and rye.'-Cincinnati Enquirer,
Mrs. Spooner-'Charles, do you think
you would ever marry again?" Mr..
Spooner-"What, after having lived
with you for ten years? Never!" Mrs.
Spooner says she would give something
handsome if she only knew just what
he meant by that.-Boston Transcript.
The Breed.-"You don't mean to say
that it was an egg which made this
scalp wound?" said the physician who
had been called to dress the lecturers
injuries. "Yes," was the faint reply.
'Then it must have been an egg laid by
a Plymouth Rock hen."-Pittsburgh
Chronicle-Telegraph.
The midland journal., 1897-01-29
NOBILITY OF FOREIGN LANDS.

Empress Eugenie is said to have made
her will, leaving the bulk of her fur
tune to her goddaughter, Princess
Raatri"A of Battenberg's little daughter
Eugene.
Prince Pedro and Luis of Bourbon
Braganza, sons of the Comte d'Eu and
grandsons of the late Emperor Pedro
IL. of Brazil, recently ascended Mont
Blanc from ChamouniX.
Ii Hung Chang, at the banquet given
him by the Electro-Technical society
in Berlin, consumed two bottles of
champagne and part of third within
two hours.
Mercedes, princess of the Asturias,
who was queen of Spain for the few
months before the birth of her little
brother. has just completed her 10th
year She is not pretty, but has beauti-
full eyes and black hair.
The midland journal., 1897-01-29
THE AFTERNOON NAP.
1t Aids the Digestion of the Noon6


1t Aids the Digestion of the MONDAY
Meal.
The frequency with which medical
men are asked whether it is harmful to
indulge in the afternoon nap" is not,
perhaps, surprising, for several reasons.
Most persons have had experience of the
seductive charms of the somnolencc
which has followed the comfortable in
gestion of midday or evening meal.
The meal finished. the diner arranges
himself comfortably in an armchair; it
may be he lights a pipe or cigar. takes
mp newspaper, and prepares to make
the most of the restful conditions of his
mind and body. But nature soon begins
TO assert her sway. In time, the eyelids
close, the head begins to nod, the news
paper falls from the hands, the pipe, no
longer supported in the mouth, falls to
the floor, and the symptoms of nap
are complete. Whether the ''winks" he
40 or 100 in number. the result is th'
samoa short, sound sleep. Then
comes the question: Is it harmful thus
to fall asleep after a meal? By TO
means; for the very obvious reason that
the process is merely a physiological
one, and as such, when it occurs. is quite
natural. When digestion is in progress,
nature has arranged that all the avail
able blood in the body shall be collected
in and about the digestive organs. Con-
Sequently, the blood supply to the brain
falls to a low ebb, and thus sleep is
easily induced. On the other hand, OF
course, physiologically, it is wrong for
brain work to be attempted Immediate
ly after solid meal.-Medical Press.
The midland journal., 1897-01-29
Chilled Oysters.

Eaw oysters very often precede the
soup at dinner because the oyster is
found at this season in perfection. Sc
lect >lEall, sweet oysters. Open them
on tie deep shell and lay them on
cracked ice for ten minutes before serv.
ing. If they are chilled too long or
frozen the flavor is injured. Serve six
on plate, which must be ice cold.
When the oysters are put on the plate
place half lemon in the center. 1t is
a perfectly correct thing to serve
oysters in their own shells in that case.
Arrange them in soup plates in small
fringed napkins over a bed of cracked
ice and place the lemon in the center.
The oysters are frequently placed on
the table at the moment before the
dinner is served.-Good, Housekeeping.
The midland journal., 1897-01-29
JAPANESE REVERE RULERS.
Object to Having Stamps Bearing Like
ncsses of Departed Oacs Cancelled.

Object to Having Stamps Bearing Like
ncsses of Departed Ones Cancelled.
Private, letters from Kioto bear proof
that the japanese have their own way
of doing things. They recently had
new issue OF postage stamps which bore
portraits of two of the princes who died
in the recent war. Stamps of two and
of five sen were to be issued. In the
United States one portrait would have
been on the two-sen stamp and one on
the five-sen stamp, but in Japan it was
thought that this would be discrim-
mating against the memory of the one
pictured on the lower denomination.
This is why philatelists find that
there are two new two-sen and two new
five-sen stamps - each denomination
having one kind in memory of each
prince. But even this careful arrange
ment did not prevent a new trouble.
Some conservative japanese are con-
tending that it borders on disrcspect to
the imperial family to pollute their
pictures with saliva and then to blotch
them with ink in the process of cancella-
tion.
oic lHtill dCCldlCu III JLS
that he shall decline to receive any mail
matter bearing these stamps. Some
postmasters have requested that they
be allowed to put the canceling mark
only on the edge of the stamp, so as to
avoid defiling the princely faces. 10
old-fashioned japanese it is especially
displeasing to see foreigners putting
portraits representing men of divine
descent into their mouths and putting
them on the envelopes with as much
indifference as we employ with the
faces cf Washington, Franklin and
Grant on our stamps. Some japanese,
if they use the stamps at all, must
reverently lift them to their head, care
fully wet the glue with pure water
and then utter a prayer as they attach
them to the envelope.
Did it ever occur to an American that
it was discrimination to place por-
trait on a lower denomination stamp?
If this matter ever was discussed it was
probably agreed that the greater hon
or went with the cheaper stamps, which
are in wider and more general use. AS
for attaching any respect to them-do
you know, without looking, whose pic
lures are on our various stamps ?-Bos-
, ton Journal.
The midland journal., 1897-01-29
FROM THE EooKSHELVES.

Mr.. George W. Vanderbilt's library
on forestry, which was detained by the
custom house authorities for duties to
be paid, is now at Baltimore. The ap-
praisers decided that duty was rightful-
" charged on 20 of the volumes.
Miss Emma Guy has been appointed
recently librarian in chief Of the Ken
tuclly state library. Miss Ellen j.
Dortch. secretary of the Woman's Press
Club of Georgia, is another southern
woman librarian appointed to office in
her own state.
An estimate has been made from pub
lished yearly statistics, showing that of
100000 spent in 90 of the leading
libraries of this country a little over
$4,000 was devoted to books, while
other expenses consumed $358,000.
In the Mercantile library of New
York city it costs IA cents to circulate
a volume; in the Astor, 141s cents are
spent on each volume, or 81 cents on
each reader; in Columbia college Ii
brary, 2lh cents per reader; in the Lii
brary company of Philadelphia, &c
cents per volume, or 10 cents per head.
The midland journal., 1897-01-29
NIGHT AIR.
iIt Contains Many Dangers to Human
Health.

In summer, when the. rays of the sun
fall almost vertically upon the earth's
surface, the gradual fall in the temper
ature at night comes as Il welcome re-
lief from the heat of the day.
During the rest of the year the suns
rays strike the earth more obliquely,
and are sufficient to warm only thin
crust at the surface, which loses its heat
rapidly after the sun has set, and the
temperature of the air falls abruptly.
Under these conditions night air may
become source of danger. The sudden
change in temperature calls for extra
protection for the body, and one should
never think of setting out on no matter
how short a journey without extra
wraps.
Except in severe weather 1T is not
necessary to care so much for the en-
tremities, as the circulation of the blood
is maintained in these parts by their
constant lotion. But the chest, as thA
seat Of the bulk of the blood and the
vitality of the body, should be pre-
tectc;l frcm chill. The co-called chest
protectors are useful; but nothing is
simpler than to habituate ones self to
wearing wcolen underclothing, suiting
the weight to the season of the year.
Wool is Il poor conductor of heat, AMI
when worn next the skin absorbs the
perspiration and prevents too rapid loss
of the body heat.
Moreover, when the temperature falls
abruptly at night, the moisture present
in the air is condensed, and falls to the
ground in the form of dew. The damp
ness and chill form an additional source
of danger against which it is necessary
to guard, especially in the matter of
footwear. Thicker shoes and warm, dry
stockings should be worn.
The direct rays of the sun kill many
of the microbes that are the specific
causes of disease. Consequently night
is the favc1ite time for the evil gnomes
of disease to collect their forces and
make their plan of attack against man
Kind. Powerless against the warm.
bright rays CT the sun, they succumb in
the unequal contest; but at night, aided
by the slight dampness, they rise from
their hiding places, and are borne away
by the constantly shifting currents OF
air upon their errands of sickness and
death.
Though this may seem to be more or
less fanciful, the study of the origin and
life of the various germs of disease has
proved that the idea embodies truth,
and that night air is favorable to their
propagation.
Care in not exposing body fatiguel
by the labors of day and protection
against the sudden decrease in tempera-
turc and dampness are safeguards
which we can easily take on going out
into the night air.-Youth's Companion
The midland journal., 1897-01-29
Literary and Artistic.

The characteristic menu of up to-
date articles ON interesting subjects,
first class stories, and copious and
handsome illustrations, is furnished
in the February number of Demo-
rests Magazine. Collectors and
admirers of Indian curios will find
a grand treat in the leading
article, ''The Lost Art of Indian
Basketry," which give much
curious information about the
beautiful baskets, now so rare,
made by the American Indians,
and the illustrations show speci-
mems far exceeding in beauty the
collection in the National Museum
! at Washington. Other hand
somely illustrated articles are
'Pope Leo XIII. and the Vatican,n
and Niagara in Winter; paper
on "The great American Evange-
lists" embellished with portraits
of Moody and Sankey, and paper
by Mr.. Moody, elbow to Reach
Non -Churchgoers," give pleasant
variety; while stories by Mrs. w.
X. Clifford, Grace MacGowan
Cooke, and Will N. Harden, and
poems by Madeline S. Bridges,
Edgar Fawcett, Joel Benton, and
Harriet Francene Crocker, impart
additional brightness to the literary
feast. The numerous departments
for which this Magazine is noted
are replete with good things, and
the Fashions are, as usual, modish
and practical, and, best of all, pat
/ terms of them can be obtained at a
nominal price.
Every one who will cut out this
notice and forward it, with ten
cents, to the address below, will
receive a sample copy of Demorest's
Magazine, containing a Pattern
Order which entities the holder to
any patterns illustrated in any
number of the Magazine published
during the last twelve months, at
the uniform price of four cents each.
Over thirty patterns are frequently
illustrated in one number, thus
atfording an almost un United
variety to select from. Demorest's
is published for 81 year, by the
Demorest Publishing Company, ITO
Fifth avenue, New York.
The midland journal., 1897-01-29
NOTES FOR THE cYoLIsT.

The best lamp made will smoke if im-
properly tilted.
A mathematician has computed the
movements of a riders feet while work.
ing bicycle, and has demonstrated
that it requires less exertion to travel
IS miles on bicycle than to walk three
miles.
The latest bicycle disease is an in
sane desire to jump off the wheel in
dangerous places. 1t is mere nervous
ness, the same as is experienced by
those who have longing to plunge from
a high building.
Portugal evidently does not intend to
encourage cycling. The new tariff law
puts tax of $40 on every machine i'm
ported, and, as none are made in that
country, the man who wants to ride
will have to pay very dearly for the
privilege.
A traveller in Japan who saw jap
anese woman riding on bicycle says
that it is very striking sight. The
little creature in her bright gown and
oriental boomers propelling her lit
tie wheel looked more like gay-colored
toy machine than an Asiastic new
woman.
Cyclometer readings must be noted
with understanding in order to get ac-
curate measurements in a hilly coun-
try. Surveyors do not measure surface
lengths up and down hill, but by levels,
and on a hilly road the surface length
as recorded by the revolutions will be
many yards to the mile longer than the
distance recorded by milestones or a
man
The midland journal., 1897-01-29
OUT-OF-THE-WAY PLACES.

In South Africa the high commits
sioner, the governor of Natal, and the
agent-general at Pretoria are all Irish
men,
Another stretch of railroad to the
gold mines in the West Australian des-
ert, that from Coolgardie to Kalgoorlie,
has just been completed.
The Arabs harbor a superstition that
the stork is bird of good omen. When
one of them builds its nest on a house
top, the occupants of the house believe
that their happiness is insured for q
year.
A wild boar, roasted whole, was the
chief dish at state dinner given by the
prince OF Montenegro. 1t was brought
in smoking hot. Inside the boar was a
turkey, and inside the turkey snipe,
which had been shot by the host.
Majajie, queen of the Woodbush
tribes in South Africa, and the original
of Rider Haggard's She" has just died
at the age OF l2O years. The Transvaal
government has approved of anothe"
old woman as her successor.
The midland journal., 1897-01-29

A new book of l35 pages by Marvin Warren.
Ry irresistible facts and logic it shows clearly
that the natural and easy way OF maintaining
forever the parity of all gold, silver and paper
money is to make them equally legal tender,
but not redeemable in each other nor in any
thing but government dues
The author holds that our financial and in
dustrial woes come chiefly from the present
system of coin redemption, and he points out a
way to speedy relief.
The measures proposed in this book are the
logical outcome of the principles of the Peoples
Party, and the rapid circulation of this book
will be OF immense service in uniting the
scattered forces Of theparty, and in making new
converts everywhere.
The retail price of MONEY CHART is 25 cents
We have Il special arrangement with the publish
ers by which we can furnish cur subscribers the
book for 10 cents.
The midland journal., 1897-01-29

Householder-So you've tramped all
the way from California without cent
of money or amy letters of introduction?
Bloughit Threw-That's the case ex-
actly, sir.
ousehoder-Well, chap who can
do that ought to be able to get along
without any help from me.
And he closed the door. - Chicago
Journal
The midland journal., 1897-01-29

II wonder why so many telephone
operators are women?" said the man
who cultivates an idle curiosity.
Il don't know" replied the misan-
thrope, ''unless it's because the oocu-
patton puts them in a position to have
the last word every time. ."-Was hington
Gfor
The midland journal., 1897-01-29

Thine is the smooth and sculpturet
brow
That Grecian art essayed:
Oh, living marble goddess, thou,
Give me thy hearth prayed.
And she whom thus I thought to blind
With foolish, lattering art,
At once-too literally kind
Gave me the marble heart.
Brooklyn Life
The midland journal., 1897-01-29

An English paper tells of a real Mrs.
Partington. She walked into tie Office
of the judge of probate and asked:
"Are you the judge of reprobates?"
81 am the judge of probate" was the
reply. "Well, that's it, expect" "quoth
the lady. "You see, my husband died
detested and left me several little in
fdels, and I want to be appointed their
eXecutioner!"
The midland journal., 1897-01-29
A Blasted Reputation,

''See here, why do you pass that man
by with scorn? You used to say that
he had one of the brightest minds you
knew Of"
"Yes; but 1 was mistaken. He's a
numbskull who doesn't know enough
to water donkey"
"What has caused you to form this
opinion Of him?"
HE was accepted as juror last
week."-Cleveland Leader.
The midland journal., 1897-01-29
A Remarkable Child.

'What precocious infant yours is,'
remarked the willy young man: 80 ma
ture for it's age!"
Mature" replied Mrs. Youngmother.
II should say so! We're afraid that it
will die of old age before we can raise
it."-Buffalo EXPRESS.
The midland journal., 1897-01-29

"You know Margaret wanted to get
q man to instruct her in politics?"
Eyes; how did she come out?"
"Well, she got one and after she
had listened to him five hours seven
other men came along and told her that
she was on the wrong side of the ques-
tion."-Chicago Record.
The midland journal., 1897-01-29
He Lacked Experience.

She was wise in her day and genera
ton.
You are the first, the only woman I
ever loved" he had said to her.
"Really?" she had asked, doubtfully.
81 swear it!" he had cried.
"Then," she said, regretfully, sit is
better that we should part. You haven't
had experience enough, to be sure
Chicago Post.
The midland journal., 1897-01-29

Flossie-I wonder why Hal does rot
sit with us this morning. l suppost it
is because I was cross with him last
night.
Millicent-'Tisn't that. It's because
I flirted with Tom Simkins yesterday,
Just to tease him.
Doris-Absurd! I know very well
that if you two girls weren't here he'd
come and sit by me directly.-Fun.
The midland journal., 1897-01-29
Choice Salad.

Slice some cold new potatoes the
thickness of a penny piece, and mix
them with quartered hard-boiled eggs
and sliced beetroot. Have ready Il
dressing of one part tarragon vinegar
to two or three of salad oil. salt and
pepper; sprinkle the salad first with
finely-chopped chives. parsley and
chervil, then add the dressing, and toss
all over and over lightly and lightly
careful to break the potato as little
as possible) till every morsel is satu-
rated with the mixture, and serve in a
bowl.-N. Y. Ledger.
The midland journal., 1897-01-29
@OtFIGT

~ rsY ORPHAN, ',ur9r eoa CFcIa UouNI'
January 8 lI!4.
sjapHaap. faar al Administrators, /,
ac1tDrs ar tiuardiafs thai n@ve not Sit.
au account within year. come torwaro
DO the s4,ne. or show cause 20 the cogFr"
or ,hay will ne ciied mp.
Fest. K +. IAN AR. RegIs'-
The midland journal., 1897-01-29
ORPHANS COURT

The Stated Meeungs of the Orphan
Court Of Gee | county will be held on III
second Tuesday oferery month. Executor,
Administrators and Guardians, wantins
their accounts stated, will please bring ~
their vouchers few DAYS before Court.
Test r p. IA MAR. Register
The midland journal., 1897-01-29
HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS.

Fond Mother-This is my son Clar-
ence. He is only 13. but he has written
some beautiful poetry.
Friend-Then there is some hope for
him.
Fond Mother-I am SO glad to hear
you say so!
Friend-Yes; when they are as young
as that it is easier to lick it out of them.
Sketch.
The midland journal., 1897-01-29
Often the Case.

And this deplorable fact
You have had occasion to note,
That the one who Is saved. as general
thing,
Is the fellow who rocks the boat.
Chicago Tribune,
The midland journal., 1897-01-29

THE ONLY True Blood Purifier
. prominently in the public eye to-
day is Hoods Sarsaparilla. Therefore
get Hoods and ONLY HOODS.
The midland journal., 1897-01-29

Venetian lamps of wrought iron,
with peacock blue or ruby red glass,
are nice for the hallway or a room
where but little light is needed.
The midland journal., 1897-01-29

The ancient monarchs of India
were called Palibothri, from the rame
of their capital ciS.
The midland journal., 1897-01-29

BroadclOth has been revived for
trimmings and promises to be very
popular.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-09
BUILDING A BoNFIRE.
How to Make a Successful Long,
Distance Blaze.

How to Make n Sueccssful Long
Distance Blaze.
From the London Daily News
1t is easy to make bonfire. and when
once u good start has been made it is easy
to burn almost anything, from tar barrels
to Quakers; but 1t is not so easy to build
and burn a really good beacon fire. as, per-
haps, would be supposed by those VINO have
never tried it. A bonfire Is not bonfire
when it does not blaze wei, and If you
want really effectivesan and impressive fare
up it is not sufficient to keep together large
quantities CT materials. "a short life and
a merry one should be the motto for bon
fire, and the great desiderafum is to burn
the largest amount Of material in the
smallest space of time. This Is not gener-
ally very well understood, and the conse-
quence Is that though on previous festal
occasions enormous quantities of combus-
ttbies have been cor sumed, the result has
been In many cases only a great smother
OF smoke and less than half the flame that
there would have been If the business had
been better understood
The success of a bonfire may be judged
by the distance from which 1t may be seen,
and that Will not depend at all on the
quantity OF material. consumed. OF course,
1t VIII greatly depeHd Mpon the height of
the. hilltop. on which;the fire Is located and
the ciearness of the night, but, all other
things being equal, that bonfire will be seen
furthest that may be made to suck in the
most oxygen. A little knob of lime heated
under stream Of oxygen has been known
to blaze with light that has been clearly
visible at distance Of over 100 miles,
much further than the largest hilltop bea-
con fire that ever was built. Forty years
ago or thereabouts bonfire was kiEdied
on the Malvern hills. and was believed to
nave been seen at a distance of sixty or
seventy miles. They used materials to
make stack thirty feet high and thirty
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-09
Games of Savages,

From l1arper's Round Table
Most people are well aware that the pop
ular Canadian game of lacrosse originated.
goodness knows how, many centuries ago
amongst the North American Indians.
When you come to look into IL, it Is quite
astonishing how many games We're orig
iually invented and are today practiced by
peoples We are accustomed to think of az
savages. Wallace tells us how in Borreo,
one wet day. he thought to amuse his
Dyak boys by showing them cat's-cradle.
But he found that they not only knew 1t,
but knew more intricate figures than he
The Maoris of New Zelland actually have
a sort of pictorial history in cat's-cradle
figures of twisted fiber. The Sandwich Is
landers play a kind of draughts; the South
Sea peoples nearly all are adopts at kite
flying. Polo comes from Persia. and is
played magnifcently by wild hill tribea
from Northern India. Backgammon and
parchisi are both eastern games fiat tam
arind seeds being used as lots in the lat
ter.