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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1898-01-28
A Church Nursery,

The Broadway Chapel of the First
Baptist Church, Fall River, Mass, has
a church nursery. The infant class
rooms are arranged so that by opening
sliding doors they can be used as a
gallery, and here the nursery is estab-
lished. In one room the sliding doors
are open, so that the mothers who
wish to stay with their babies can
nurse them without being seen, and at
the same time see and hear all the
service. In the adjoining room the ba-
bies whose mothers are willing to
leave them are kept and cared for by
the attendants. In this room are
small tables and chairs and playthings,
such as used in the kindergartens.
The chapel is situated among the
cotton mills, and many of the mothers
would be unable to come at all were it
not for this provision.
The idea is becoming quite popular
in various localities, and when it's
utility is once understood it will no
doubt be widely adopted. The ex-
pense is nominal, the machinery is
simple and the results are obvious
Church Economist New York City,.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1898-01-28
Sea Butterflies.

Real water butterflies spread their
lovely wings in the clear wavelets of
the blue Mediterranean. Their scien-
tific name is Pterpoda, or wing-footed.
The commonest is perhaps the boat
butterfly HIS body seems formed
around tiny brownish kernel the
size of grain of wheat, and is covered
with a shell soft as gristle and almost
transparent; his wings are large,
rourdish and clear as glass-so clear
that before they can be examined they
must be put in a saucer of water
against black ground. The shell is
so loose that mere touch separates it
from the body. All the sea BUTTERFLIES
have on their tongues rows of strong
pointed hooks. They are all flesh
eaters. 1t is wonderful to watch
through the transparent shell and all
most equally transparent body the mo-
tiCns of the heart. These butterflies
lay eggs just like land ones, and, like
land ones, are fond of warmth and
light.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1898-01-28
TURKEY HUNTING.
One of the Diversions of EailrOading In
Unsettled Parts OF Arkansas.


Unsettled Parts OF Arkansas.
They do some queer things railroad
ing in Arkansas. On some of the new
roads there the tracks runs through
a wild country where the wide swath
cut in the timber for the right of way
was the first blow to the primeval for
est. The Hoxie, Pocahontas and North
ern road, which was opened only last
November, is line of this sort. 1t is
not great trunk line, and it boasts of
only sixteen miles of main track be-
tween Hoxie on the main line of the
Kansas City, Springfield and Memphis
railway, and Pocahontas on the Cur
rent river. A mixed train of one COM
bination baggage car and passenger
coach and usually box car makes two
trips daily over the line between it's
two terminals.
The deep bottom land forests stretch
away on each side of the track broken
only by one or two new lumber camps
The wild turkeys have not yet learned
that civilization has laid claim to this
land, and this fall shey often perch
calmly on the branches of trees along
the railway track. The train crews
noticed this and engineer and firemen
have daily hunt for the game. They
sit on their engine boxes with their
shot guns in their hands while the
train ambles along at the easy rate of
twelve miles an hour. When they run
into the turkey regions they fire at
them, and if they kill any they stop the
train, back up to the spot and retrieve
the game. The passengers enjoy the
sport, and occasionally some who are
going to or from hunt join in it.
Some of the older sportsmen who
were in this country when the Kansas
Pacific railway was built remember
when passengers and train crews shot
game from the car windows on the
Kansas plains, and this Arkansas di-
version recalls it to their mind. The
sport will not last long, however, as
there is no wild game more wary than
the wild turkeys. They will soon be-
come acquainted with the dangers
along the railroad, ard then railroad
ing in Arkansas will once more drop
back to the steady pace it holds else
where
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1898-01-28
A FLOWER RANCH.
Mrs. Mary Shepherd Has Garden of q
Thousand Acres.

Mrs. Mary Shepherd Has Garden of q
Thousand Acres.
Mrs. Mary Shepard, of Southern Cali
fornia, lives amid acres of fragrant
flowers. But it is ler business as well
as her pleasure to do this. In the
beautiful town of San Buena Ventura,
Cal, she owns a ranch of flowers
There are one thousand acres alto
gether-blooming fragrant acres of
many hued flowers. Mrs. Shepard and
her employees carefully tend them for
the purpose of collecting and then SELL
ing these seeds.
Mrs. Shepard's palms, of which she
makes a specially are noted for their
great height. Her heliotrope is also
famous for it's size, exquisite color and
wonderful fragrance.
The business of collecting the seeds
and then disposing of them at profit
able prices is no simple matter. Mrs
Shepard has to have a small army of
servants, and yet the hardest part of
the work falls to herself. After years
of labor she now has large and re-
munerative business, and her flower
seeds are sold all over the United
111eOS' IL 10 oetlu CldL LIS HlOueuC SHe
sees flower garden she can tell at
a glance whether the flowers have been
grown from her seeds.
Mrs. Shepard in no way looks like a
progressive business woman. She is
middle-aged person Of modest, re-
firing manners, with pleasant, kindly
face and an unusually sweet voice. She
has passionately loved flowers ever
since the days when she was a wee
tot of a girl. Mrs. Shepard always
wears flower somewhere about her
costume
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1898-01-28
The Tall Man in the Berth.

There was one story of his career
that the late George NJ. Pullman told
with manifest delight, which is thus re,
lated by an intimate friend:
One night, going out of Chicago, a
long, lean, ugly man, with wart on
his cheek came into the depot. He
paid George M. Pullman fifty cents, and
half a berth was assigned him. Then
he took off his coat and vest and hung
them up, and they fitted the peg about
as well as they fitted him. Then he
kicked off his boots, which were of
surprising length, turned into the berth
and, having an easy conscience, was
sleeping like healthy baby before the
car left the depot. Along came anoth-
er passenger and paid his fifty cents.
In two minutes he was back at George
Pullman.
There's a man in that berth of
NINE" he said hotly, and he's about
ten feet high. How am 1 going to
sleep there, I'd like to know? Go and
look at him"
In went Pullman-mad, toe, The
tall, lank mans knees were under his
chin, his arms were stretched across
the bed and his feet were stored COM
fortably-for him. Pullman shook him
until he awoke, and then told him if
he wanted the whole berth he would
have to pay 81.
My dear sir" said the tall man "a
contract is contract. I have paid you
fifty cents for half this berth, and, as
you see, I'm occupying it. There's the
other half" pointing to strip about
six inches wide, Sell that and don't
disturb me sgain,'' And, so saying, the
man with wart on his face went 10
sleep again. He was Abraham Lin
coin.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1898-01-28
APRONS FOR GIRLS.
Nothing Else Makesa School Girl Look So
Dainty.

Nothing Else Makes a School Girl Look So
Dainty.
Nothing makes school girl look so
neat and pretty as a dainty apron.
Among the various styles that are
popular there is none which affords a
better protection for the dress than the
sacque apron. 1t has straight front
and back, shaped with shoulder and
quickly made. A large collar is a
sleeves are usually full bishop shape,
finished with neat wristbands.
A very pretty apron is made with a
full skirt, gathered to plain waist.
Full ruff1es are gathered into the arm
holes and around the edge of the low
neck. Ties of the material are sewed
into the side seams, and arranged in
q bow in the back. The ruffies may be
hemmed or edged with lace or en-
broidery.
One Of the handsomest styles for an
apron has full skirt with deep hem
around the lower edge, and gathered
on belt of the same material that
closes in the back with broad ties. Full
bretelles over the shoulders are sewed
10 lue UelI Ill luG UdCh. me UreIelleS
in the front are Joined by narrow
piece of the material. the lower edge
being Joined to the belt
AS to the materials suitable for
aprons, cross-barred muslin, swiss and
nainsook are pretty, and every little
girl should have few white aprons to
wear with their best dresses. But for
school and everyday wear at home
ginghams are preferable, for they are
not so easily soiled. Zephyr ginghams
are very durable, and may be obtained
in the most beautiful colors. You
think they will fade? Not if they are
washed properly. Make a suds of
warm, soft water and ivory soap. Wash
them quickly, rinse through two wa
tiers, dip them in boiled starch and
hang them in the shade to dry. Iron
them on the wrong side. Colored
linen, batiste, calico, all kinds of ging-
ham and other wash goods will retain
their colors until worn out when wash.
ed in this way. Linen lace and mar
row colored embroidery are pretty for
trimming, and are not expensive, or
they may be made entirely plain.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1898-01-28
WHERE THE MONEY GOES.
The Temptations by Which Alaskans
Part with Their Gold.

Part With Their Gold,
There are many men on the Klon-
dixie, it is claimed, who will probably
never return to civilization. This is
the statement of Jack Carr, the mail
carrier, and it is not very joyful news
he brings to anxious relatives in this
city and elsewhere. It is not because
the boys" are not making money in
the north that they cannot come home,
but because the temptations of the sa-
looms and dance halls at Dawson are
too much for them and every cent they
earn is spent that way. 1t does not
take very long to run through
small fortune in Alaska, if one is in
clined to be the least bit sporty. 1t
costs from so cents to SIS dance in
the Dawson dance halls, and with
whisky at rs cents per drink man
has to be very lucky to keep the pace.
The boys" in question are not ex-
ceptionally lucky. They have been on
the river a long time, and have a good
claim if they would work it industri-
ously. They saved no money when
they were working down here, and
Carr says they are not doing it in
1AANoneA. hCy hdfC uly CuOu6A "
purchase a supply of grub for the win
ter, and as result of their drinking
and dancing, live in a terrible fashion.
They are on spree for about half of
the time, and on the other days in the
week are too much played out to work.
The stories told of this Klondike whis-
ky are interesting, if true.
There are seven OF eight saloons at
Dowson, counting a new omen that has
Dawson, counting new one that has
the wel1-known Snohomish saloon
keeper and variety man. At Louise
Town, above Dawson, there are four
more. 1t is from the Louise Town sa-
looms that the whisky stories come
Their whisky, it is sad, is m de from
alcohol and brown sugar. With every
glass placed on the bar whisk broom
is placed beside it. A Seattle man was
telling the stony OF his first drink to
a few friends, and i'll the course OF the
story explained the use of the whisk
broom. On his calling fer 81 SIS OF
whisky the broom was handed to h Ill.,
as the others at the bar. Not wish ng
to show his ignorance, he waited
until the others had finished. After
downing the mixture they went over to
a pile of sawdust, where for few min
utes they rolled around in a fit. The
whisk broom was used to brush Off
the sawdust. The Seattle man poured
his glass On the floor, having resolved
vivid temperance lesson.
There are said to be many men at
Dawson in just the fix the Seattle boys
spoken of are in, There is plenty of
work for them to do, but they won't
do 1t. Or, if the do, the money goes
into the saloons and dance halls, while
during the winter they live Off the
more fortunate Miners. These men
would be in sorry fix if there WIS
any great scarcity of provisions at t.
camp, as there seems to be a possbl-
ity that there will be this year.-Seat-
tie Times.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1898-01-28
THE DREADED CONSUMPTION.
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AND SCIENTIST. WILL SENT FREE, TO
THE AFFLICTED, THREE BOTTLES
oFH!S UNDISCOVERED REM-
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VI HIS NEWLY OlSCOVEREDR FEM
EOlEs TO CURE coNsUMPTIoN
AND ALL uNGTRouBLES
Nothing could be fairer, more philan-
thropic or carry more Joy to the afflicted,
than the offer of T. A Slocum, M. c., of
IS5 Pearl street, New York City.
Confident that he has discovered an alb
solute cure for consumption and all pull
monary complaints, and to make its great
merits known, he will send, free, three
bottles of medicine. to any reader of The
Midland Journal who is suffering from
chest, bronchial, throat and lung troubles
or consumption.
Already this new scientific course of
medicine" has permanently cured thou
sands OF apparently hopeless cases.
The Doctor considers it his religious
duty--a duty which he owes to humanity
to donate his infallible cure
Offered freely, is enough to commend it,
and more so is the perfect confidence of
the great chemist making the proposition.
He has proved the dreaded consumption
to be durable disease beyond any doubt,
There will be no mistake in sending
the mistake will be in overlooking the
generous invitation. He has on file in his
American and European laboratories ties
tlmonlals of experience from those cured,
i'll all parts of the world
Don't delay until it is too late Address
T A. Slocnm NJ c % Pine street, New
York and when writing the Doctor, please
give express and post office address, and
mention reading this article in The Mid
land Journal.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1898-01-28
A Sen;ibie Fad.

One of the most sensible "fads''
imong the girls just row is to save
up all their old jewelry, old gold
Chimbles which have the tops worn
1ff, gold fob chains, gold bracelets and
pins, and even necklaces, and take
them to some reliable jewe:er, who
will either melt them down and make
what she wants out OF them, or else
will exchange them, allowing her for
the weight CT the gold. One girl made
! collection for several years of
broken bits of jewelry, and, with some
of her grandmother's added to them,
sold them to her own jeweler, and
now is the happy possessor of a beau
tiful pearl necklace which she got in
exchange.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1898-01-28
AgeD OF Animals.

According to some naturalists the
length Of life of animals is as fol-
lows:
The rabbit lives from six to seven
years.
The squirrel frora seven to eight
years.
The fox from fourteen to fifteen
years.
The cat from fifteen to seventeen
years.
The dag from sixteen to eighteen
years.
The bear ard wolf,eighteen to TWEEN
ty years.
The rhinoceros from twenty to twcn-
ty-two years.
The horse from twenty-five to TWEEN
ty-five years.
The hen from twenty-five to TWEEN
ty EIGHT years.
The porroise from twenty-eight to
thirty years.
The camel and crow one hundred
years.
The tortoise ono hundred and ten
years.
The eagle one hundred and twenty
years.
The elephant four hundred years.
The whale one thousand years.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1898-01-28
A BAD Habit Growing.

The practice of dressing for the
street in the theatre and church before
the play or service is over is growing
In the theatre women put on their hats
big ones-at the beginning of the last
act; it is almost impossible to hear the
closing words of play, and if the cur
tain goes UP at the close the actors
looking down upon the auditorium,
must see something which looks very
much like panic-stricken crowd. Nc
one is in hurry after the outer door
is reached and this mad haste inside
is as strange as it is ill-bred and dis
agreeable. In church the rush is not
so mad, but the sentiment is even more
Objectionable.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1898-01-28

The subject of queer names was re.
Gently called up by the dedication OF
a church in which the subscribers in
cluded Mr.. Senseman, Mr. Poet, Mr.
Sourheer and Mr.. Pancake.
This particular church seems to have
broken the record for freak nomencla-
ture. One member remembers that
she had once taught class in the Sun
day-scheol connected with it in which
three of the pupils were named Porter
Ale and Sourbeer. Another woman re-
called the fact that at religious gath
ering she had once entertained Mrs
Sprinkle, Mrs. Shower and Mrs. Storm
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1898-01-28
A Timely Friend.

With perfect propriety may we call
that excellent remedy, Salvation Oil,
a timely friend. This liniment rapidly
cures rheumatism, neuralgia and pains,
when other remedies fail. Mr.. Jno.
M. Hall, Ashland, Va, writes II
suffered with rheumatism in the ankle
and the muscles connected Herewith.
Salvation Oil at once relieved the sore
ness, reduced the swelling, and cured
the pain. No other liniment that ever
used did me so much good"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1898-01-28
Allie Saved

Marvellous cures of throat and hung
affections are made daily by DR.. Bulls
Cough Syrup. Miss Annie Swan,
Petersburg, Va, writes: "My brother
was attacked by bad cough and cold,
and it was thought he had consump.
ton. Dr.. Bulls Cough Syrup was
used, and to Our great surprise it made
him well and hearty. There is no
better cure in the world than this
Syrup" DR., Bulls Cough Syrup is
sold everywhere for 25 cents.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1898-01-28

A double-faced woman is not singu-
lar.
It's not always the mans clothing
that makes the woman.
The greatest hypnotists on earth are
women. Hypnotists are fakes.
Love is the highest form of magma
ton. Women are imaginative beings.
There is no power on earth that can
refuse a womans lips-properly ap-
piled.
Trust a woman for everything. All
credit establishments eventually go
broke.
The recording angel never marks
down what woman says of her rival
photograph.
l have never seen woman who
would not lie. All the dead people I've
seen were men.
Only few women will have cause
to complain of having nothing to
wear" when entering the golden
gates.
When a man goes to Hades he will
wish he was woman; then he could
jolly His Satanic Majesty for ice
cream.
The only time wife finds hair on
her husbands sleeve and does not &C
cuse him of infidelity, is when the hair
is gray.
In referring to feminine blondes new
err call them "fair-haired goddesses," as
goddesses are unnatural. So are most
blondes.
When men are happy they want to
be with women, who destroy that hap
piness; and still they want to be with
them. Men are fools by association.
At sixteen girl enjoys being kissed
for the l-.easure of it; at twenty she
still enjoys it, but denies ever being
kissed; at twenty-five she begins kiss
ing young boys ''just for fun" and at
thirty she will kiss any old thing that
offers itself for the sacrifice.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1898-01-28

Where there is a will there is a way,
even though far away. Alaska being
lawless in the double sense that it is
without local laws and occupied by
many desperate characters law and au-
thority became desiderata of vital i'm
portance. The emergency has been
met. A new military reservation has
been created, with St. Michaels as
headquarters. A force of % regulars
has been sent there and the comman-
dant, Lieutenant Colonel Randall, will
have absolute control of everybody, as
military law prevails on military res
erVatiOnS
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1898-01-28

There is an old adage that one
should not look gift horse in the
mouth; but Mexico hcnOrs it in the
breach. Spain banisled Jose Ventre
and sent him to Mexico Ventre's
mouth was the cause of his eXpat ia
ton. He is an audible anarchist.
Mexico took note CT the assis ed i'm
migrants mouth ard ordered him to
depart to some point without her
borders. He headed himself for the
United States the mecca and haven
of all disturtecs of public tranquil ty,
but Commissioner Powderly put up the
bars and the rejected gift of Spain to
Mexico YVES not accepted by the United
States. Then Mexico put VentIe on a
man of war bound for a French port,
and ordered that he be returned to the
donor by way OF France.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1898-01-28
A Dorio Temple Unearthed.

The war in Greece has been the in
direct means of bringing to light a
valuable example of antique architect
ure. A party of engineers at work on
Notifications on the hill of Hokomata
in the chain Of the Oeta mountains,
unearthed the ruins of a Doric temple
bearing a close resemblance to the
temple of Victory on the Acropolis.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1898-01-28
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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1898-01-28

There is ring which the Queer
cherishes more than anything else she
possesses save her betrothal ard we'd
ding ring-a circlet Ct fiat gold in
which shines ruby cross surrounded
with diamonds, signiiying the Severe
ign's union with her nation; her cor
onation ring, in fact, which she has
worn every evening since the day il
became hers by right, and which is
jealousy guarded when not encircling
her finger.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1898-01-28

An eminent Italian physician, curl
GUS to observe the effect of fatigue
on cyclists, recently examined twenty
four men who had ridden thirty-two
miles in two hours and quarter, and
found that with reference to the hear
ing in nearly every instance it was
defective, though it became normal
again after two or three hours rest.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1898-01-28
Conner in Nevada.

That there is possibility of Battle
Mountain, New, developing into a
great copper producing locality was
again demonstrated last week, at
which time there was put on exhibit
ton copper ore of a quality that is
unsurpassed, even by that of the IA
nous Calumet and Hecla, which mas
afforded dividends amounting to over
$49, 000, 900.