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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1898-07-08

Mr.. Pinney-What kind of an engage
ment ring would you prefer, darling?
Miss Dazzi-Well, they generally give
me-I mean-oh, I am so confused
yours is such perfect taste, Constant,
that leave it all to you.-N. Y. Truth.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1898-07-08

Mrs. Wealthy-Are your berries fresh.
little one?
Margaret Experiencing for the first
time the trials of a berry-vender)-
Yes, ma'am. Our bushes don't raise
anything but fresh ones.-Judge.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1898-07-08
Mechanical Turn of Mind.

Pat-Phat does it mean phen you say
a mon is of a mechanical turn of mind?
Mike-sure, it's only polite way Of
saying he has wheels in his head
Princeton Tiger.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1898-07-08
FlintIock Guns,

Large numbers of flintlock guns. six
feet long, are made in birmingham.
England, at $1.5O each, and many of
these weapons find a ready market in
darkest Africa.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1898-07-08

Trains leave Oxford for Philadelphia at 25
q. M. and 400 p. m. Market train leaves
Rowlandyille Tuesdays and Fridays at s62;
Liberty Grove. 907; Colora 9.l6; Rising Sun, 1926;
Sylmar, 9.33; Nottingham. O. 40; Oxford 1000 a. m.
arriving at South st. 2.53 D. m.
Sunday train leaves Oxford at 90 arriving in
PhilsdelphiI at 9.2l a.. M; and 6.lO, arriving in
Philadelphia at $40 p. m.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1898-07-08
NOTICE

BY THE ORPHANS COURT FOR CECIL COUNTY,
January 9, 1894.
ORDERED, That all Administrators, Ex'
ecutors and Guardians that have not stated
an account within year. come forward an6
do the same. or show cause to the contrary
or they will be cited up.
Test: R. E. JAMAR. Register
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1898-07-08

When Adam at night carried the babies
about,
Because they would fret and complain,
He was, quite beyond any shadow of doubt.
The first man to walk with a Cain.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1898-07-08
A Hint from Pam.

I'm going far away" the happy lover
sang,
I'm going far away and leave you nowr'
Then her weary fathers voice in fiery ac-
cents rang:
We'll. you're mighty slow about 1t, any
howl!
Cleveland Leader.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1898-07-08

Buxom Widow (at evening party)-
"Do you understand the language OF
flowers, DR.. Crusty?
DR.. Crusty ian old bachelor)-No,
ma'am.
Widow-You don't know if yellow
means jealousy?
DR.. Crusty-No, ma'am. Yellow
means biliousness!-Tit-Bits.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1898-07-08

When bilious or costive, eat Cascaret
candy cathartic, cure guaranteed, Ioc, 25c'
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1898-07-08

Tie human machine starts but once
and stops but once. You can keep it
going longest and most regularly by using
DeWitt's Little Early Risers, the famous
little pills for constipation and all stom-
ach and liver troubles. Eli I. REYNOLDS.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1898-07-08

One Minute Cough Cure, cures.
That Is what IL was made for,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1898-07-08
PHILADELPHIA, WHINING
- TON & BALTIMORE r. r.

CENTRAL DIVISION.
On and after November 2sth, 1897, trains will
run as follows:
LEAVE GOING NORTH.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1898-07-08
All He Required.

Skullins (the road agenD Lady, !
itand in great need Nv sympathy.
Lady-Indeed?
Skullins-Yes, lady. I'm one Nv dc
unfortunate crew Nv a Spanish mer.
chant ship de United States ships cap
tured.
Lady-Poor man! and so you are look.
ing for work?
Skullins-No, lady; food an money 10
all require.-Judge.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1898-07-08

Additional trans leave Broad st. for Oxford ll.12
a. N. and 1853 p. m Monday. Tuesday. Thursday
aud Friday only. 6. 10 p. m. Thursday and Sunday
only l14S p. M; Sunday only, 7.66a. M, 7.Ol p. m.
j. B. HUT JHINSoN. J.R.wOOD.
GenI Manager. Gen. Pass'T 1geEk
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1898-07-08
Exactly.

Mrs. Lookout-John, how dare you
eat shadroes when there is so much talk
of ptomaines?
Mr.. Don't Care cher brother)-Easy
enough. Inever eat tpto-many.-Judge.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1898-07-08

Jones is not military man, but every
night he has to go through the tactics
of an artillery man just the same.-N.
Y. World.
The Meeker herald., 1898-01-15
A Case Of Heart Failure

She was much frightened but noticed that
IN intervals in which her stomach did not
annoy her, her hearts action became nor.
NAL Reasoning correctly that her diges
ton was alone at fault she procured tho
pfcper medicine to treat that trouble and
with immediate good results Her appetite
came back, the choking spells became less
frequent and finally censed. Her weight,
which had been greatly reduced was re-
stored and she now weighs more than for
years. Her blood soon became pure and
her cheeks rosy.
The case is of general interest because
the disease is a very common one. That
others may know the means of cure We
give the name of the medicine used-Dr.
Williams Pink Pills for Pale People, These
pills contain all the elements necessary to
give new life and richness to the blood and
restore shattered nerves.
The Meeker herald., 1898-01-15
A Pension Freak.

In connection with the agitation for pen
sion reform the experience of Henry G. Bell
of Illinois, deputy commissioner of pensions
during the last administration, is revived.
Shortly after the Inauguration and ap-
pointment of Mr.. Bell he addressed letter
to the commissioner stating that after care
fu reflection he had concluded that he
could not any longer conscientlously accept
a pension Of S12 4 month. which had been
granted him for a "totaI disability" there.
that his name he stricken from the roll. His
request was complied with. Mr.. Bell got
for his honesty and patriotism and for four
years thereafter was able to draw salary
Of $500 month as deputy commissioner.
Just before the Inauguration Of President
Mckinley last spring, Mr.. Bell had a re.
lapse, and became again totally disabled, :"
whereupon he took steps not only to have
drew In a lump back pension of $12 for
every month OF the four years that he was
In office-s576.-Chicago Record.
The Meeker herald., 1898-01-15
Gold Exists In Labrador.

Representatives of Canadian and
American company, who visited Lab
rador for the purpose of erecting saw
mills. report that that country contains
deposits of gold of great richness and
is destined to become great mining
country. There exists strong evidence
that gold is to be obtained in quanti-
ties equaled only by the deposits of the
klondike. In fact. is is asserted that
the deposits in Labrador are on the
same range as those on the Klondike.
Preliminary arrangements for a gold
seeking expedition, which is to start
by vessel in the spring, have already
been made.
The Meeker herald., 1898-01-15
Elasticity and Faith for Wa, to.

Faith healers may find much COM
fort in the reported experience of a
French physician, DR.. Delineau, who
informs his professional brethren that
a lady came to consult him the other
day whose hands were covered with
warts. More to please her than from
any hope Of success, he applied cleo
tricity to one or two of these ex-
crescences, and in a few minutes, to
his utter surprise, saw the entire crop
disappear. The suggestion, and not
the treatment, he fully believed, had
wrought the miracle. DR.. Bernheim
goes a step further, and asserts that
the phenomena of hypnotism may be
explained on the same principle. No
change in the physical or mental state
Of the patient is produced by the hyp-
motto mesmeric, magnetic. or electro
biological processes to which he d
subjected. They merely serve to call
into play that property Of the mind
which he calls "suggestibility," = prop
srty, however. mot possessed By AZ n
, ike 6erss.
The Meeker herald., 1898-01-15
Yours respectfully,
Moody on Sunday Labor.

"There are one or two principles
which apply directly to the frequent
difficulties which meet the Christian
young man." writes Dwight L. Moody
Of "a Young Mans Religious Life" in
the January Ladies' Home Journal.
''In Sunday labor there is certain
amount of work that must be done on
Sunday, both for the needs and health
of community. But in necessary
work it should be dispatched as quick
ly as possible, and not be used as an
excuse for unnecessary work.
"When the Lord ordained a day of
rest it was for mans best interests,
physically. mentally and spiritually,
and any man who barters the day Of
rest to crafty the selfish interests of
another is always the loser. Man needs
for the welfare of his soul, as well as
his body, Mt least one day in seven to
devote to its special needs. l know,
from personal experience, that no man
can work seven days In the week, not
even in religious work, and do the best
work he is capable of, either for God or
man. And have no right to take from
my neighbor what I prize myself"
The Meeker herald., 1898-01-15
BAD DIGESTION. BAD HEART.

Poor digestion often causes irregularity
OF the hearts action This irregularity
may be mistaken for real organic heart
disease. The symptoms are much the same
There is howevera vast difference between
the two: organic heart disease is often in
durable; apparent heart disease is curnble
II good digestion be restored
A case in point is quoted from the Ne,c
Era OF Greensburg, Ind. Mrs. Ellen Col
som, Viewpoint Ind. a woman forty three
years old, had suffered for four yenrs with
distressing stomach trouble The gases
generated by the indigestion pressed on the
heart, and caused an irregulnrity of its ac
tion. She had much pain in her stomach
and heart, and was subject to frequent and
severe choking spells which were most
severe at night. Doctors were tried in
vain. the patient became worse, despond
ant, and feared impending death.
The Meeker herald., 1898-01-15
pennuncs. ALI Kelirinn..

One Of the most remarkable wills
ever filed in the office of the surrogate
Of New York is that of Henry More
house Taber. In spite of the fact that
Mr.. Taber was president and treasurer
of the board of trustees of the First
Presbyterian Church. in the opening
clause of his will he dcnounces all re-
ligion as sham and as having its origin
In superstition. He requests that no
services be held over his body and that
1t be cremated. Mr.. Taber died Christ
mas eve, at the age of I3 years Two
children, Sidney Richmond Taber and
Mary Tahcr. survive the testator, and
to them the entire estate. valued at
over $1,OOO,0OO, is given absolutely.
The Meeker herald., 1898-01-15
LONDON sLuMs.
rhs Rsnt Collector aad the Dlmouitiss
He Encounter ThsrA

ehe Rsnt Collector aad the DlmCult,ss
He Encounters There
Slum property apparently has its
drawbacks. though 1t Is generally re-
Earded as the most profitable, for most
II the owners do not as a rule allow
such trifies as repairs to reduce the
AMOUNT Of the rents, says Pearson's
Weekly. This work is breaking up
my nervous system" said man who
aas been collecting rents for years In
some OF the worst slums. Il am really
beginning to feel that shall meet my
Heath at 1t. Much ill-feeling Of which
am the victim is engendered between
landlord and tenant over the question
of repairs. 1t does not pay to be al
ways repairing such broken-down
property, though of course repairs are
always being asked for, and some peo-
pie have a decidedly unpleasant man
ner OF trying to impress on me the
necessity for such. They are continu-
ally alluring me into all sorts OF un-
desirable traps. l nearly broke my
neck once by walking up dark stair
case in which few boards were brok-
en- and loose and the woman who had
asked me to walk up told me to get
my master to have it mended. II there
Is a dark, rickety staircase without
banister l am sure to be asked 10
walk up 1t, and on one occasion
was nearly frightened out of my wits
by my head coming in contact with
"a OF N nj
had fallen from passage ceiling and
was suspended by very meager sup
port. In addition to all this the ten
ants, when they hear l am about, put
pals Of water and broom handles IN
the dark passages may traverse, be-
side making other preparations for be-
slowing similar delicate attentions on
me. Only recently woman asked me
to come and look at the awful state OF
repair of one Of her rooms. She took
me to large cupboard and opened 1t
and the corpse of man tumbled into
the room. 1t was only her poor, dead
husband, she said, whom she had stow
arrived. OF course she had put him
there only to give me pleasant little
surprise and she was so successful that
doctor advised me to lay up for
week. Sometimes brick or two will
be aimed at my head without my be-
Ing able to discover whence 1t came,
and l have just had an interview with
man who showed me broken win
dow through which he had showed his
wife's head backward and forward by
way Of chastisement, and he expressed
what exquisite delight he would take
in doing the same thing to me II the
window was not soon mended. All this
Is quite apart from the trouble have
In obtaining money"
The Meeker herald., 1898-01-15
"THAT TERROR of MOTHERS"
How it was overcome by
Nova ScOtian mother
Who is we'll known as an author.

of all the evils that attack children
seaIeely any other is more dreaded than
group 1t SO often comes in the night
The danger is SO great. The climax Is so
saoden. nia u is no wonder that Mrs. W. J.
Dickson (beiter known under her pen
name OF Stanford Evelcth,"0 calls II "the
terror OF mothers" Nor is II any wonder
tnat she writes IN terms OF praise and
gratitude for the relief which she has
iound both from her own anxieties, and
ior her chiidfen's ailments, in DR.. ]. c.
Ayers Cherry Pectoral
Memory does not recall the time when n
Or. ayers Cherry Pectorai was not used in
our family, Tor throat and lung troubles.
That terror OF mothers-thc startling,
eroupy cough-uevcr alarmed me. so long
as had bottle of Ayers Cherry Pectoraf
In the house to supplement the hot-water
bath: When suffering with whooping
cough, In its worst form, and articulation
was impossible on account OF the choking,
my children would poiut and gesticulate
toward the bottle; for experience had
taught them that relief was in Its con.
snts.'-Mrs. w. J. DICKSON C'Stanford d
Eveleth"). author of Romance of the
Provinces" Truro. n. 8.
The Meeker herald., 1898-01-15

c.J. woodbridge. wortham. Ter. writest
"one of my children had Group. One
night was startled by the childs hard
breathing. and on going to 1t found 1t
strangiing. II had nearl ly ceased to breathe.
Having a part of bottle OF DR.. Ayers
Cherry Pectoral in the house, gave the
child three doses, at short intervals, and
anxiously waited results. From the mo-
meut the Pectoral was given the child's
breathing grew easier. and in short time
1t was sleeping quietly and breathing nat
urally. The child is alive and we'll to-day.
and do not hesitate to say that Ayer's
Cherry Pectornl saved its life."-C. ].
WooLpaIpGE. wortham Tex.
These statements make argument In
favor of this remedy unnecessary. 1t Is
a family medicine that no home should be
without. 1t is Just as efhcacious in bron-
chitis, asthma, whooping cough. and all
other varieties of coughs. as it is in Group.
To put it within everyone's reach, Or.
Ayers Cherry Pectoral is now put up in
half sire bottles, at half pricc-so cents.
Send for Ayers Curebook Ureel and read
of other cures effected by DR.. Ayers
Cherry Pectorai. Address the J. c. Aver
Co., Lowell, Mass.
The Meeker herald., 1898-01-15
IN THE "ELlrE" PENSION LIST.
NAAse Of the Veterans That Draw the
biggest Money.


Chicago Tribune: Ii there is anything
which stirs up the old soldiers it is con
temptation of the secret list of "eltc
pensioners" which is the title gencr-
ally given to those fortunate persons
who draw from grateful country the
sum OF $50 or upwards.
Commissioner Evans, report. just Is
sued. shows that there were 9l0,014
pensioners on the rolls June 80, 1897.
The appropriation for the fiscal year
was $l4O,OOO,0O0, but the payments eX-
ceeded this by nearly S2,0O0,000.
The report shows that the average
annual value of each pension was only
$1Z3, which means that the immense
appropriation, if evenly divided, would
have given each pensioner between $11
and $12 per month.
The common soldiers have grumbled
against the favoritcs, who, they say,
generally do not need the money. 1t
always has been charged that in the
list of pensions paying $50 per month
and over would be found the greatest
frauds.
These lists have always been kept
secret, and applications for their pub
lication have invariably been refused.
The facts We're open to all. but the
names We're considered as confidential
In the pension department.
The report shows that there are on
the rolls $500 pensioners who draw $50
per month or over. They drew on the
annual pension appropriation TO the cN-
tent of S3.02l GAS There are 977 at $50
monthly, o at $50. 2,5S1 mt So, 10 at
S75, 81 at 500. Then there are four
widows of generals WHO each draw
$1,000 year, and two with an annual
pension of 5000
The Meeker herald., 1898-01-15
WHAT Is TRIPLE ExTRAcr7
rh. Process. by Which the oaor of

The Process by which the Odor Of
Tlowers Il Obtained.
Philadelphia Times: Flowers that
are to be used in the manufacture Of
perfumes are always gathered. at night
TALL, or quite early In the morning.
when the dew is upon them. Before
they are gathered, however, recepta-
cles are prepared for them in the shape
Of large frames, over which are
stretched cotton cloths well saturated
with olive oil or almond oil. The cut
ly spread on frame; then another
frame is fitted over it, and that, in
turn, Is well spread with flowers; then
third frame is fitted over the second
spread of flowers, and thus the work
goes on, until huge pile OF flowers
is prepared.
This f1ower-heap is left for two days;
at the end of which time the flowers
are removed from the frames and re-
placed by fresh ones. The frames are
filled and emptied every two days un-
til two weeks have passed. Then the
cloths are detached from the frames,
and placed under great pressure, and
all the oil is pressed out of them. The
oil thus obtained is heavily charged
with the fragrance of the flowers, and
it is mixed with double its weight of
very pure rectitied spirit, and put in
vessel called a "digester," which is
simply a porcelain, or block-tin, ket-
tie that fts another kettle. When In
use, the outer vessel is filled with boil
ing water.
In this vessel the mixture of oil and
spirits "digests" for three or four days;
then, after having cooled, the spirit
is decanted into another vessel, hold
ing the same quantity of fragrant oil,
and the digesting process is repeated.
After being thus digested three times,
the spirit is found to have taken up
enough of the perfume and tits then
decanted from the oil for the third and
last time through tube, one end of
which is filled with cottonwood to
serve as filter. The fluid thus pre-
pared is called triple extract"
The Meeker herald., 1898-01-15
STILL THERE Is MONEY IN 1T.

Carl Vollen sold $3.50 of Salzer's Cab
bAge. Labor seed, rent and all did lot
cost him $50, profit $500. You can beat
that and make lots of money on Early
Radishes, Peas, Lettuce. Mushrooms
Onions, Sweet Corn, Tomatoes, Pota-
toes. etc. Salzer warrants his seeds the
earliest in the world. Potatoes only
$1.60 per barrel. Millions of Raspber-
ries, Cherries, Apples and small fruits
Catalogue tells all about them.
Send this Notice with I4c Stamps 10
John A. Salzer Seed Co., La Crosse,
Wis. and get free their big Plant and
Seed Catalogue and 10 packages yege-
table and flower seeds, novelties worth
table and flower novelties worth sl.OO.
wing.
The Meeker herald., 1898-01-15

By feeding poultry and stock with
cooked food during the winter months,
at least one-third of the food ID saved;
also having stock in healthy condi-
tion. preventing hog cholera among
your hogs. and insuring the hens lay
ing freely during the winter months
when eggs are always wanted at high
prices. This Cooker will pay for itself
IN one weeks time and Is without
doubt the best and cheapest on the
market-just what its name implies. .
Farmers Handy Feed Cooker. Upon
application to the Empire Manufactur-
Ing Co.. 615 H street, Quincy. ILL.,, cat
alogue, giving q full description. may
b obtained. They are made in all sizes.
The Meeker herald., 1898-01-15
Beauty 1. Blood Deep.

Clean blood means q clean skin. No
beauty without It, Cascarsts, Candy CathAr-
tic cleans your b ood and keeps 1t clean, BY
stirring up the lazy liver and driving All i'm
purities from the body. Begin today 70
banish pjmples. hoils. blotches, ,blackheads,
and that sickly bilious complexion BY taking
Cascarets, beauty for ten cents. All drug
gists. satisfaction guaranteed, l0c, 26c, b0c.
The Meeker herald., 1898-01-15
AN OPEN LETTER TO MOTHERS.

We are asserting in the courts our right to the
exclusive use of the word 'CASTORIA," and
"PITCHER'S CASTORIA, as our Trade Mark.
I. DR.. Samuel Pitcher, of Hyanuis, Massachu-
setts was the originator of .PITCHER'S CAS-
ToRIA, the same that has borne and does now
bear the fac-simile signature of CHAS H.
FLETCHER on every wrapper This is the
original PITCHERS CASToRIA" which has
been used In the homes OF the mothers of
America for over thirty years. Look carefully
at the wrapper and see that it is the kind you
have always bought" and has the signature of
CHAS H FLETCHER on the Wrapper No
one has authority from me to use my name
except The Centaur Company of which Chas.
H. Fletcher is President.
March g. 1897 SAMUEL PITCHER. NJ d.
The Meeker herald., 1898-01-15
Destructive storms Along tho Coast.

Reports of maritime disasters along the
coast come in thick and fast. People who
Ego down to the sea in ships" should bear In
mind one thing In particular. namely. that II
is highly desirable to take along supply Of
Hostetters Stomach Bitters remedy
for sea sickness. Nausea nervousness and
kidney trouble. all succumb to its benehcent
and speedy action.
The Meeker herald., 1898-01-15
co. WINS A CASE.
InfrinEements on Their Bitters Not Toler-
ated by United States Court.

ated by United States Court.
The United States circuit court for
the southern district of New York,
Judge Townsend presiding. handed
down an opinion December %, 1897,
granting in nIlnction and accounting, in
the suit of The Hostetter Company
against Isaac Sommers and Louis Jo-
seph, for infringement OF it's trade
mark. The jurist states. in bold and
clear language, the rights accruing to
the Hostetter Company, and the liabil-
ity incurred by all who would rob
them, by fraud or Misrepresentation,
OF the well-earned reputation and
prof1ts of business built up by the
efforts of half a century. The julge
says. in part:
THE complainant is entitled to pro-
lection against the appropriation Of its
trade mark, by any and all unfair and
dishonorable means. and court of
equity has power to grant such protec-
ton whenever 1t is satisfied that an
attempt has been made by ingenious
subterfuges. to Invade the rights of an
owner Of trade mark. In
the sharp contest between the individ-
ual manufacturer, who strives to ac-
NuHe Anu ietaih TUG IiuitS oi lHuus-
try and honesty, and the field of keen
rivals. seeking to wrest from him the
prize Of the public goodwill. the in
ventive ingenuity Of the infringer has
conceived great variety Of devices
for evading the established rules of
fair dealing. Courts of equity
finding that their ultimate object and
effect were to enable and induce the
retail seller of fraudulent imitation
to palm 1t off on an unsuspecting pub
lie for the genuine article, and thus
to contribute to the infringement upon
the rights of the original owner. have
not hesitated TO apply the remedy"
The Meeker herald., 1898-01-15

"What do you do when you get drowsy In
the OtiiccE' 81 never get dFowsy in the Of
fee; ] get drowsy IN the evenings when my
wife reads to me"
The Meeker herald., 1898-01-15

1.-THE peanut crop this year is only 1900.
600 busheIs'' "SOnsense: our ONCE boy
has eaten that many himself
The Meeker herald., 1898-01-15

"When my wife gets q cold | can cure 1t
in day" "Whnt do You give hcrf'' "Noth-
ing; | simply Say If sh" Is well by night
win take her TO the theAter.'