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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-01-06
TREATMENT OF ITCHING.
Various Kinds of Cutaneous Irrita-
lions and Remedies for AL
laying Them.

Persistent itching is symptom oil
many diseases of the skin, but it may
also be sign of disorder of some.of the
internal organs, more particularly oil
the liver or kidneys. Sometimes, how.
ever, it occurs in persons who appear
to be otherwise in perfect health, and
who have no visible affection Of the
skin.
Temporary itching is often caused by
the eating of certain articles of food
especially shell fish; even fruits. such as
strawberries, are eaten by some unfor-
tunate individuals only at the expense
of most annoying itching of the entire
body for an hour or two.
That form of itching for which nc
cause can be found on the surface of the
body or within it, is regarded by most
physicians as nervous malady, and has
been dignitied by the special name
"pruritis," which is simply the Latin
name for itching. Persons of advanced
life sometimes suffer severely from a
pruritis which is exceedingly difficult OF
impossible to relieve, for the reason
that it is due to changes in the skin con.
sequent upon old age.
very common form of pruritis is
caused by cold acting upon the skin.
and is called for this reason winter
itch" II is felt chiefly on the insides Of
the legs and thighs, although it may oc.
cur on the upper extremities. or even
over the entire body. It gives no
trouble in summer, or even in warm
days In winter, but in frosty. snappy
weather 1t is intense. Coarse under.
clothing may aggravate 1t, but it occurs
even when the finest and smoothest silk
is worn. 1t is usually worse at night
when the sufferer is undressing, but
gets better as he warns up in bed.
The treatment of itching varies with
the cause, but some form of external
application is almost always used, what.
ever may be the underlying trouble. In
case of general itching much relief is
often afforded by an alkaline bath made
by dissolving three or four ounces OF
borax. or five or six ounces of bicarbon-
ate of soda in 80 gallons of water.
When the itching is local, a useful
plan is to mop the part with a sponge
or cloth dipped in saturated solution
Of borax as hot as can be borne, or to ap-
ply a hot water bag. The itching is
often made bearable, If not actually
cured, by applications of dilute water
ammonia, vinegar. brandy. solution
OF carbolic acid-one part of acid in 20
parts of water-or carbolized oil of 20
per cent. strength.
Finally we may repeat the advice
which doctors always give. and which
few do or can follow-don't scfatch!-
Youths Companion.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-01-06
SOME USES OF CHARCOAL

Foul water is purified by it.
No better known disinfectaut can be
used.
Tainted meat can be sweetened and
purified by its use.
1t absorbs the gases and relieves the
distended stomach pressing agains,
the nerves which extends from the
stomach to the head.
Charcoal is so porous that it absorbs
and condenses gases rapidly. 4 tea
spoonful added to half glass of water
is remedy for acidity of the stomach
and often relieves sick headache.
Charcoal laid on burn causes the
pain to abate Immediately, and by re-
newing the application will heal and
cure-if it is not deep-in few days.
Philadelphia Record.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-01-06
DECORATIVE DoN,Ts.

Don't put borders on carpets for
small rooms.
Don't hang chandeliers or lamps in
low-ceiled rooms.
Don't be chary of rich, warm tints In
northern rooms.
Don't believe for moment that ex-
pensiveness is essential to beautiful eff
fects.
Don't make table a pivotal point
from which the rest of the furniture
radiates.
Don't make a narrow doorway mar
rover with heavy drapery. We drape
too much.
Don't use decided patterns for up
holstery if you have done SO for wall
and floor coverings.
Don't use large patterned wall paper
in small rooms. or deep border with
low ceilings.
Don't have any fanciful fixed ar
rangement of window draperies In
rooms in daily use.
Don't buy chairs that are not we'll
made and comfortable or lounges that
are not low and broad.-Chicago Times
Herald.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-01-06
TRITE BUT SENSIBLE.

Waste not, want not.
Never play al any game of chance.
One to-day is worth two to-morrows.
We never repent having eaten too lit
tie.
Nothing is troublesome that we do
willingly.
Pride costs us more than hunger,
thirst and cold.
Never run into debt unless you see
way to get out again.
Three things TO be careful Of:
Health, reputation, money.
When angry count tens. when very
angry count hundred.
The pleasure of doing good is the
only one that never wears out.
Early 10 bed and early to rise makes
one healthy, wealthy and wise.
Small and steady gains give compe-
tency with tranquility of mind.
If anyone speaks evil of you let your
life be such that no one will believe
him.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-01-06
TOLD BY FIGURES.

St. Peters, at Rome, cost $4,000, 900
to build.
Sweden and Norway export 10000
tons of matches annually.
The average rainfall is equal to $780,.
600 gallons per acre per annnm.
The annual production of potatoes
In the world is about 100000 tons.
The number of blind in the world is
estimated at 432,160, exclusive of
China.
Thirteen billion tons of coal have
been mined during the nineteenth CEN
fury.
1t is estimated that there are 600
bacteria in every ten cubic feet of air
in the average room in city shop.
Between 1860 and 1882 more than 49,
100000 buffalo were killed and the ami
NAL is now nearly extinct.
Of LOCO men who marry it is found
that 332 marry younger women, 579
marry women of the same age. and
SO older women.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-01-06
Zephyr Pudding.

Moisten two tablespoonful of corn
starch with cold water, then add suf-
ficient boiling water to form thick
starch. Add to this little sugar, the
grated rind and juice of two lemons,
and the beaten yolks of two eggs.
Rake this for about Is minutes. Whip
the whites of two eggs stiff with a
little sugar and lemon juice. and
spread this on the pudding. Put it in
the oven until the egg is set, and serve
when cold, with whipped cream.-Bos-
ton Globe.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-01-06
WOMAN MANS BEST FRIEND.
Because she is his mother.
Because she is his wife.

Because she is his mother.
Because she is his wife.
Because without her he would be
rude. rough and ungodly.
Because she can with him endure
pain quietly and meet joy gladly.
Because she is patient with him in
Illness, endures his fretfulness and
mothers" him.
Because she teaches him the value
of gentle words, of kindly thought and
of consideration.
Because on her breast he can shed
tears of repentance, and he is never re-
minded of them afterwards.
Because she will stick to a man
through good and evil report, and al
ways believe in him if she loves him.
HALEY Qdaho) Times.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-01-06
DON'T Neglect Your Liver.

Liver troubles quickly result in serious
implications, and the man who neglects his
iver has little regard for health. A bottle
# Browns Iron Bitters taken now and then
will keep the liver in perfect order. If the
disease has developed, Browns Iron Bitters
will cure it permanently. Strength and
vitality will always follow its use.
Browns Iron Bitters is sold by all dealers
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-01-06
RAIL AND TIE.

On the day the cZar unveiled the
memorial to Alexander ii. in Moscow
the first train of the Siberian railroad
reached Irkutsk and Lake Baikal.
S. II. Mallory. one of the leading rail-
road builders of the west, says that
next year will be one of the greatest
for railroad building in the history Of
the country.
The 60-foot rail on standard tracks
has passed the experimental stage and
the roads which began using them
three years ago are now ordering more
of the same kind for renewals.
Baggage handlers on the Boston &
Maine railroad have been instructed &c
use the sliding board, instead of per.
hitting heavy trunks to fall from the
cars to the platform.
The Pittsburgh locomotive works
recently turned out the largest engine
that has ever been built. The engine
alone weighs 100000 pounds. and with
the tender carrying ten tons of coal
and 5000 gallons of water. the total
weight of engine and tender is 1000
pounds.
A mechanical engineer on the Mis-
souri, Pacific has patented an engine
headlight that will work on pivot
1t will be SO arranged that when an
engine is rounding a curve the light
will round the curve with the engine,
instead of sending rays straight ahead.
The Prussian state railroads have
provided special baggage cars for BIZ
cycles. These cars are attached to
certain evening trains running into
Berlin from nine suburban towns, to
which Berlin wheelmen habitually
make excursions, and at these stations
something like the American check
system has been introduced, chiefly
for shipping bicycles.
The Pennsylvania company recently
hauled the largest freight train in the
history of railroads. The record
breaker was made up of 100 cars of Am
boy coal. which made a train OF 1857
feet in length-a trifle less than three
quarters Of mile. The total weight
Of the train behind the tender of the
engine was 5,212 tons, of which 1903
tons was the weight of the coal. The
train ran eastward from Altoona to
Columbia, making the run in IA hours.
The receivers of the Baltimore &
Ohio railroad have adopted plans for
new 100000 inbound freight station
in Baltimore. The new building will
be 600 feet long, AZ feet wide and six
stories high, and will have a cold stor-
age plant in the basement and the up
per floors will be used as a storage
warehouse. The tracks will be so ar
ranged that rs cars can be unloaded
at one time.
Mr.. S. A. Fackler, Editor ofthe Mican-
opy FLA Hustler, with his wife and
children, suffered terribly from La Grippe.
One Minute Cough Cure was the only
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-01-06
Preserved Themselves.

First Tranquility didn't yer swipe
those preserves by de kitchen winder?
Second Tramp (huskily)-Wen got
close to dem found dey was workinI
IN. Y. Journal.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-01-06

Horrible agony is caused by Piles,
Burns and Skin Diseases. These are I'M
mediately relieved and quickly cured by
DeWitt's Witch Hazel Sslve. Beware o
worthless limitations Eli T. R ynolds.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-01-06
Anxious to Learn,

She-They say the Clippersons have
always lived away beyond their means.
He-I wonder il we could get them
% show us how?-Chicago Evening
Jews.
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Flick-Did your eIopement come off

Flick-Did your eIopement come Off
successfully?
Flirt-Yes. Her father caught us in
time to stop tn. Y. Truth.
The Foundation.
Her hats a dream,
AS l may state
But, ah! her face beneath's
The opiate!
Town Topics.
just Married.
"Are you making any New Years resolu-
tons, Benedix?'
Don't have to; my wife says I'm simply
perfect. Chicago Record.
One Minute Cough Cure, cures.
That Is what 1t was made for.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-01-06

DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve
Cares Piles, Scalds. Burns.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-01-06
DeWitt's Little Early Risers,
The famous little pills.

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Mr.. S. A. Fackler, Editor ofthe Mican-
opy (Fla.l Hustler, with his wife and
children, suffered terribly from La Grippe.
One Minute Cough Cure was the only
remedy that helped them. 1t acted
quickly. Thousands of others use this
remedy as specific for La Grippe, and
its exhausting after effects. Eli T. Reyn-
olds.
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The Monticellonian., 1899-09-01

Is taken Internally. Priee 75c.
The Monticellonian., 1899-09-01
POOR CYRANO.
The Popular Hero of the Day Badly Handled in Street Car
 ConversatIonnl.

Scene-An east bound motor car.
 Dramatis personae-fwo women.
 Have you read 'Sranny?"
 Hey"
 Have you read 'Sranny dee Bergraek" "0h, yes. The ear jogges so 1 didn' catch it. Lovely, isn't it?"
 "Yes, and so funny Didn't 1t remind you of somebody you knew" 'I dunno,s 1t did. Did 1t you!" s"Yes, 1t reminded me for all the world of the fellow my cousin Emmle marred. Was he fighter
 "No, but he had the biggest nose you ever laid eyes on"
 Funny she married him."
 3Well, he had lots O money. They say he, be- he-that when they were courtin' he never kissed her. Couldn't get near enougl he he, he!" . Did you ever! Funny about the Chicago man, wasn't it! What was that? ?'
 Says he wrote 'SrannS' Had Richard Mansfield arrested for playin' it
 sI want to know! Is'posed some French man wrote it.
 That's what everybody s'posed. Lemme see-what's his name?"
 "Somethin' like Roaston, think. That's what Sissy calls it. She's studyin French, sou know@ "Oh, is she? The French are dreadfully tricky set, don't you think"
 "Yes, l guess they are. get off here. Good4by."
 Good by. y."-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Monticellonian., 1899-09-01
A PHILANTHROPIST.
He Was Going to Get Rich and Ge Up Something to Cool the
 People on.

"Yes, sir, exclaimed the man with a linen duster and high-erowned straw hat, I'm going 10 do 1t. :"
 i What ale you going to do:" asked the policeman to whom the stranger had ad- dressed himself.
 "You know" he went on, without heed. ing the question, that the summer months are invariably marked by increased out breaks of all kinds. Mems angry passions feem to rise with the thermometer
 What were you threatening just now! asked the policeman, sternly.
 | Threatening"
 "Yes. You said you were going to do something. What are you going 10 do?"
 I'm going to get rich. I'm going to get some steady employment and save up my money and invest it judiciously and get nigh. There's no end of good you can do With riches. Rich men are doing great deal of good now. They establish schools and colleges and libraries and let the people get acquainted with the soothing thoughts of philosophy and the sublimities of science. But in the months of July and August you, as practical criminologist, have doubtless observed philosophy and science don't work. By the time 1 have got rich there will be all the colleges and libraries that there will be need of. and 1 will cap the summit of our civilization with bequest for mann moth marble refrigerator in each town, so that when anybody feels his indignation rising he can go there and wander up and down the stately corridors and cool of. - Washington Star
The Monticellonian., 1899-09-01
win Assiat the offtcer.

The better element of colored citi- zens of Little Rock attended a mass meeting, called for the purpose of dis eussing means of preventing mob vio- fence and diminishing crime among the negro race. Resolutions were adopted condemning those crimes which cause lynchings, and pledging themselves to aid the officers in experimenting negro criminals of whatever character. A resolution offering reward of sl00 for the arrest and conviction of the find who assaulted five women in Little Rock recently was also adopted and the money raised
The Monticellonian., 1899-09-01

TWO LETTERS FROM DEWEY.
Expressed Qualification with the Arrangement> Made for His
 Public Reception.

New York, Aug. The executive committee of the Dewey reception committee has received two letters from Admiral Dewey In the first. dated Lcphorn. August l6. he says:
 ,'l shall. without fail. reach the low er bay on Friday N.September29. and shall anchor there for the night to be ready for the official arrival and naval pa rade on the following morning. Sat urday. the 3Oth. While should be gratitied 10 meet any of my friends in the navy. and especially the command, ing officers of the ships engaged It Manila May l. ls9s, l feel that this matter of invitation should be left en- tirely with the committee. would suggest that at the end of the display of fireworks off the battery, the Olym- pia should return to North river and anchor of TwentN-siNth street. While You letter seems to indicate that the battalion of the Olympia would lead In the land parade. still am iR doubt It would be q qualification to me and the officers and men of the Olympia should the Olympias battalion of about 25o men be placed at the head of the column. In reference to the smoker il is proposed to give for the men, that is q matter that comes with in the province of the captain of the ship. but have little doubt that he would be pleased to accept for them. l am much pleased for various reasons that you have eliminated q dinner from the programme, and thank Xour- Self and the committee for the careful arrangements made to spare me any unnecessary fatigue
 In the second letter, written from Naples, August T., the admiral asks that a good, large military band" be
 detailed to lead the Olympia battalion nt the head of the land parade. the Olympia small band being hardly 1 equal to the occasion.
 Admiral Dewey has been notified that all his reqaests will, be carried
 out.
The Monticellonian., 1899-09-01
1lE NEWS.
Prominent Colored Citizens of Little Rock Pledge Their Assistance in
 Apprehendlng Criminals.
EVENTS OF 4 WEEK BRIEFLY CHRONICLeD
Ed Wright, a Suspect Arrested in Connec- ton With the Five Assaufts Committed in Little Rock, Positively Identified By One of the Victims.
Crops and Weather.

Following is a summary of the crop re- port, for the week ending August 22d. Generally light and scattered showers occurred during the week The tenn perature was not so high as last week, but the weather was too hot and dry for the growing crops. Cotton needs rain in all sections and has been al- ready seriously damaged in some sec tions for want of rain The bolls are beginning to open in many places, while in some localities picking has begun. In the southwestern section of the state, the extreme hot weather and lack of rain has cut the cotton crop short. In some counties half crop will not be made. Late corn not doing well on account of continued dry and hot weather. Late potatoes not coming up to good stand. In many places the seed routed in the ground.
The Monticellonian., 1899-09-01
A Letter to Mrs. Pinkham Brought Health to Mrs. Archambo.
fLETIER TO MRS. pINKHAr no. az. aosl


 DEAR MRS. PfNKHAM-For two years felt tired and so weak and dizzy that some days I could hardly go around the house. Backache snd head ache all the time and my food would not digest and had such pains in the womb and troubled with leucorrhaa and kidneys were affected.
 After birth of each child I grew weaker, and hearing so much of the good you had done, wrote to you and have taken six bottles Nf Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, one box of Lozenges, one box of Liver Pills, one package of Sanative Wash, and to- day am feeling as well as I ever did. When l get up in the morning feel as fresh as 1 did when a girl and eat and sleep well and do all of my work. If ever I feel weak again shall know where to get my strength. l know your medicine cured me. "-MRs. SALIVA ARCHAMBo, CHARLEMoNT, MASS.
 The present Mrs. Pinkham's experi- ence in treating female ills is unparal- Ieled; for years she worked side by side with Mrs. Lydia E. Pinkham, and for sometime past has had sole charge of the correspondence department of her great business, treating by letter as many as a hundred thousand ailing women year. All women who suffer are invited to write to Mrs. Pinkham at Lynn, Mass, for advice, which will be promptly given without charge.
The Monticellonian., 1899-09-01
Identified By His Victim,

Ed Wright, colored, arrested as a suspect in the assault cases at Little Rock, was not released as at first re- ported but was spirited out of the city and kept away for a few days to pre- vent possible lynching. At his pre- liminary trial, Mrs. Kennedy, one of the five ladies assaulted, positively iden- tified Wright as her assailant. None Of the other victims were able to ap- pear in court, being more seriously in- jured than at first reported. Wright was bound over to the grand jury, and it is probable a special term of court will be called to try him. The officers have in custody four other suspects, who will be given hearing as soon as the other victims are able to attend court
The Monticellonian., 1899-09-01
Hatch nf Barilnna-

Gov. Jones has granted the following pardons; John Freer, Lawrence eoun- ty, fined s20o for selling liquor without license; Henry Humber. colored, con vieted in Conway county in 1897 of bur glary and sentenced to three years; ". Braden, Sevier county, convicted in 1898 of murder in the second degree and given five years; Floyd Ellis, Pope county, convicted last April of bigamy and sentenced to three years. A num- Der of county convicts, who had ser we'd part of their time, were also par doned