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space, and presents an attractive
exterior for house Of it's class,
II doubtless will meet the require
ments OF many who wish TO CON
yenicnt house of low cost. II can he
erected complete for $500 10 800, nc
cording to the locality in which il Is
built and TO the style of finish of the
interior. ! have kept in mind that n
client wanting n house costing $500
would be very likely TO build on farm,
in a little village or in the very out
skirts Of u city. He has, therefore,
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And now tiger hunters have taken to
bicycles. 4 pig wH1 carried nwnY by a
tiger from coffee estate at Castle
wood, In the state of Johore, India. The
news having been sent TO Jahare. the
sulian's irAckeTs were out on bicycles
by midday and found the tiger In some
low scrub within half "a mile ef the
shed. The sultan himself rode out at
four O'Clock. and, after a abort beat
Of half IN hour. large tiger was driven
out of the scrub and fell to one shot by
the sultan through the tigers fore.
head
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ON TIE LEFT FLANK
BY CHARLES B. LEWIS

the game simply to oblige, but who dog
gedly hung ON when he found himself
losing. and consequently lost more. In
a week, so it was reported and believed,
Col BellZlost to the brigadier over
$1,000. That SUI. might have been
doubled in another week but for an
incident.. More by accident than de-
sign, the colonel caught the brigadier
cheating, and the play broke up in hot
words. Every effort was made to sup
press the gossip, but it reached the
ears of the commander in chief, and
he raised such row that there was
no more poker. The harm had been
done, however. Col. Bell had said to
the brigatiier in presence of witnesses:
''Sir, caught You cheating, and de-
nounce you as sharper and rascal!
And the brigadier, hot-faeed, cha
grined and cursing has own careless
ness, had replied:
"rll make those words cost you your
life or your commission before three
months pass by!"
We got the story in all sorts of ways,
but however it came, we had TO believe
there was something in it. Things oc-
Cured almost at once TO show that the
brigadier was down on the Third. Por-
tions of our regiment were sent this
way and that on scouting duty in the
roughest of weather, and with every
body knowing that there wasn't con-
federate within 20 miles of us. An ex-
cuse was found to make us tear down
our huts and rebuild them. All the de-
tails for the rough and hard work
seemed to be made from the Third, and
it was the talk through the whole brig
ade that the brigadier had trick up his
sleeve for us when the campaign
opened. l am sure he hoped Col. Bel
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Observation-Disclosures
ART IN ARCHITECTURE.
DESCEND AND wRITTR ESpEClulY TOR uns PlpfR


little to do with the Injuries and eie-
ganees of those who are able TO
spend n larger sum. and who nc.
eordingly are located where there are
gas works. water works. etc. Open fire.
places. ornamental finish. weighted
sash, etc, have also been omitted What
has been kept in mimi is theattainment
of maximum Of room compatible with
safety. health and comfort, and prop.
er regard for beauty in features of con.
structiou.
The cellar has been omitted, because
Its cost would take OF one ronm from
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ONE WIFE SURELY ENOUGH.
why Monogamy las Gene to ne the
Prevailing Matrimonial Prin-
oiple In rhiz Country.

Marpherita Arlina llamm, the well known
Traveller and author, called when in China
upon tht wife. or rather the wives. of a
great mandarin Her visit partool< OF the
nature OF festival, 40 novel was the ex.
perlence 10 the Chinese women. whose lives
are passed a nost entirely within the walls
OF their yam. They examined her cloth.
ing and were partly pleased aud partly as.
tonishtd at h..They were shocked by her
shoes. and especially by the fact that her
feet We're not confined by bindings
Finally Que of them sad, through the in
terpreter. on can walk and run Just as
vel as a man
why, certainly
Can YOU ride pony as well as MANI"
'Dt# course.
Then you must be as strong as most
men.
Yes. thinkl am.
You wouldn't let a man beat You, not
ever. Your husband, would YOU
Net at all
The Chinese woman paused, laughed and
then SAID New understand " hy toreiRn.
els never take mere thar one wite. They are
atraid TO, Philadelphia Post
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the house, II the total expense is to b
restricted to the sum named above. Tho
foundation is To be Of light stone walls,
oroi brick. Thrertraueei from small
porch In front. through IL aNcstibulr into
the living room, which is of good size.
The kitchen has IA small sink and drain
board. There are three rooms on the
first floor, and two good rooms ou the
second floor. The size of the building
outside is 30 feet inches wide and 20
feet long. The height of the first story
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Is feet and OF the second story q
feet. The stairs 10 the second floor
lead up from the front vestibule, land
ing in small hall between the two
rooms above. The house is intended TO
be well constructed, pine timhers, walls
sheathcd and papercd and finished out
side with half-inch siding In first story.
The gables and roof are shinRlrd. Tho
painting is two-coat work, aud The plas-
teriug is three coats, The interior wood
work is of painted pine.
T. A PAYNE.
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simple method Of resuscitaiion
from asphyxia Il reported By Dr. ".
Frepaenthal. He introduces the index
finger into the mouth and moves il 10
and fro over the epiglottis, causing an
effort 10 swallow, which Is Immediately
followed by a return Of respiration.
This has proven suecessful when the
older methods have failed. while II
makes severe traction npoH the tongue
unnecessary.
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ample E,Iaeaes.

II should like sotae Evidence, young
man. TINT your intentions are serious, %
said the old gentleman.
"Egideuce." exclaimed the young
man. Haven't bought three boxes ~
candy at % cents a pound. two matinee
tickets and ain plates Of ice cream in
Jess than two yseeks7 How much eyi-
denes do you expect from a nah IN mod
crate circumstapees ?''-C hicaRo PosL
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q oMErHING# must be sacrificed in

e oMETHING must be sacrificed in
order to secure as much conven-
y fence of arrangement and aeces-
sihility in u cheap cottage as in those
more pretentiously built, t'euerally this
sacrifice must be made in size and il
quality of materials. a house may be
simple enough to be cheap. Yet with the
parts well proportioned, present alto
gether an attractive feature of the sur.
rounding landscape. And while the
wrokingman cannot affoTd as preteu-
tious u dwelling as his weaithjer neigh
Dor, yet he can own a neat, attractive
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she DIan.t Ned To.

DO you dance on your toes, Miss
Quickwit -
"Neyer. Mr. clnmsey. Other people
do IL for me.
And he didn't know just what she
meant. until he tried TO get another
dance with her.-Coiorado Springs Ca
zeffe
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The highest mountains Of the Philip
pine islands are Hale0A fGiudoraJ.
s.sss feet. Apo (MindanaoI .s9i feet;
Mayon. active s9ieaao U.uz0nJ. s.2s3
feet. and San CriltobaI (Luzon), 1915
teeL
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auItr pInerrncr.

CIara-I thought you said you were
4 friend OF hers.
Maud-Sot at all: said had known
her long enough 10 have 10 send her .
wedding present.-TowH Topics.
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IL unr.n,f AnnIr.

Tis sweet % be remembered;
Tis red 20 81 forgot -
Bot shan ysa speak Of eERStteFA
Ths &aFiag II al FoG
~. =. JszTEAA
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n there VAS rhyme or FsasSn
Tn ths homeOpa ihle plan
THs grssty g.yi no i9tksf ~oaia
aAfry he hSfnsiissl msa.
Chicago Daily sssA
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A rirl Of l6 should remember how soon 20
Is reached. and be more eensiderate.-Ateh'
isnn Globe
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'ssIAHS ssssIAHSJ sEt|EF sS5REF FOR EVERY HUMOR

nor CUTTcURA SOAP
het<aed Dry,
rbHg CUTfCURA
fra Inflammation, and s end heal and lay take CUTICUR1
RES0LPESTto md cleanse
and itching burning
skim scalp, blood and
economical when all other remedies aud best physicians fall
has ~
W. 80. "a s...a s Z. nss s. @ s La .s A Bows
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-05-05
FERRETS ARE USEFUL.
In Europe They Are Used na Aids by
SpOrtsmen and for Kidding
Houses of Rats.

The ferret, practically unknown in
this country, is an almost indispensa-
BILE adjunct of country life in England.
There this fierce, snakelike little animal
is used for hunting rats and rabbits
from their burrows, and never game
keeper but has hutch that serves as
home for the little ''varmints."
The ferret is regarded variously by
naturalists as an albino variety of
weasel, or deviation from the usual
type of the polecat. 1t differs from the
polecat mostly in color, which is usual
ly yellowish-white, though the coat
sometimes runs considerably darker,
or pure white. The eyes are pinly-red
and sharp as needles. The animal
measures about IA inches, exclusive OF
it's tail, which is about five inches long.
In practical use for the purpose OF
boiling rats or rabbits from their holes,
the ferret has to be used when hungry,
so as to make it fierce, and is almost in
variably muzzled to prevent it from
killing its quarry and then sleeping off
it's gorge in the burrow. 1t often has
bell attached to it's neck to aid in To-
eating it's whereabouts when under
ground.
Ferrets are very susceptible to cold.
and need warm hutches and bedding
while in the field, and they often travel
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-05-05
BEARS EAT INSULATORS.
They Thought They Were Crab APP
pies or Some other DeIicacy
Dear to Bruins Appetite.

a railway cannot get along satisfac-
torily without telegraph line. For
every train that is run on the road
dozen kilograms are sent over the wire,
and it would be dangerous operation
to send out train without this con-
slant supervision. In northern Maine,
some years ago, railroad was laid, and
the usual telegraph line erected by its
side, but it looked for time as if the
road would have to be abandoned. The
telegraph acted as if bewitched; every
day there was break in a certain patch
of woods, and in nearly every case the
insulators We're found to have been
either broken or torn from the WirGtand
pole. No one could imagine why per-
sons should commit such damage from
mere malice, and there certainly could
be no monetary reward in stealing in
sulators worth few cents each. The
company hired detectives, and finally
discovered that bears were doing all
the mischief. One man suggested that
the bears thought the insulator knobs
were crab apples, but of course no one
knows the real reason. So the company
invited some hunters to camp in that
patch of timber, and in a short time the
bears emigrated to some place where it
was safer to climb telegraph poles.-
Golden DAYS
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-05-05

in keepers side pocket. They are, OF
course, carnivorous, but in captivity
thrive on plain bread and milk, with an
occasional rat or bird thrown In for
luxury.
On this side of the Atlantic ferrets
have been seldom used except by some
men who have made business of rat
catching, i. e., clearing buildings, ships,
etc, of rats. One reason for this may
be the comparative scarcity of the bur-
rowing rabbit. The methods employed
in hunting rabbits with ferTets are two.
If it is desired to bag the rabbit, i. e.,
catch him alive, for coursing with ter
riers or any other purpose, loose nets
are spread over the mouths of the bur-
row, into which the bunny bolts and be-
comes entanglcd. More usually the
rabbits are simply bolted into the open,
SO affording very lively snap-shooting,
especially when there is plenty of COW
ert, and it becomes necessary to bowl
the swift-footed little beasts over while
they are crossing some strip of ground
no wider than an ordinary road.
1t is common to find persons mani
Testing the utmost repugnance to these
animals, which may be due partly to
their snallelille way of coiling together
in tight knot in the straw of their
hutch, and partly to the idea that they
are unclean and unsavory.
Like the domestic pig, the ferret may
frequently be unclean-because it has
no chance to be otherwise. This Is the
not clean the hutch or pig pen, as the
case may be. For example, when they
are fed bird or rat, they never touch
the skin, and this of course should be
removed as it will speedily become Of
fensivc.-N. Y. World.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-05-05

PROFESSIONALLY smoking had al
ready been practiced by the Indians for
centuries when Columbus first reached
these shores. 1t was with them to n
great extent a form of religious cere-
monial. DR.. Daniel q. Brintor. the ia
nous ethnologist, thinks that it had its
beginning in the blowing tube of the
medicine man. Ignorant savages are
disposed to regard the human breath
as possessing magical properties, and
it may be supposed that burning leaves
were introduced into the tube for the
purpose of making the breathing Wis
IDLE. The Indians smoked many kinds
of plants, such as sumac, red willow
bark and the leaves of the llinnikinicli
or bear berry, and tobacco doubtless
was discovery resulting from selec-
ton Of the fittest.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-05-05

Nervousness is thing with which the
prince of Wales is but little afflicted
Once at scientific carnival, while DR..
Playfair was showing the prince and
his party round, they came to a big vat
of chemicals, which We're kissing and
fixing away in very forbidding fash
ion. The prince seemed much inter
ested in this. DR.. Playfair asked the
prince to dip his fingers in the liquid.
There was n litter and some diamay
among those who heard, but the prince,
having looked the doctor straight in
the face, put his hand into the kissing
cauldron and found the liquid as cold
as ice. The explanation was that some
chemicals~w when they boil give out cold
instead of heat.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-05-05

properly place the pins to make the de-
sired tune drive them in very slowly,
testing their sound frequently, and as
soon as a pin is at the proper pitch"
or gives the desired sound leave it and
pass to the next one. The pins must be
straight and strong and placed i'll per-
feet circle.
When the pin-music machine is COM
pleted arrange it on shelf or box, so
that it will stand with the air-wheel
portion six or eight inches above an
ordinary lamp. The hot air from the
lamp will make the air-wheel revolve;
this will make the needle move along
the circle of pins and play tune.-J.
Christian Bay, in Chicago Record.
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produce a tone the sound of which is
regulated by the length and thickness
of the rod A pin fastened to a board
by it's point and put in vibration
(struck) by nail or a strong needle is
no exception to this rule. Whether
arranged in rows, as shown in figure
/, or in circle, pins will vibrate when
Struck" and the tone may be made to
conform to a certain scale of tune by
inserting the pins at greater or less
depth in the board.
Figure represents a row of pins ar
ranged in circle and touched by
needle, which is set in motion by hot
air wheel.
Carefully examine figure 2 and you
will easily see how the device may be
made. Half-inch pine boards will do,
or even shingles, for the framework,
and the air wheel should be made of
paper after the manner of the ordinary
whirligig. Waxed Irvine will serve to
connect the whirligig wheel with the
wheel that moves the needle, and the
machine should be made as light and
casy-runningaE possible, but the sound
ing board, or base, should be made of
well-seasoned, close-grained wood. To
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-05-05
A Delicious Egg soup.

The following recipe for egg soup
comes well recommended: Put a quart
of fresh milk and a teaspoonful of
onion juice over the fire in double
boiler. Blend together one tablespoon
full of butter and scant tablespoonful
of flour; moisten this with little of the
hot milk before stirring it into the
whole quantity of boiling milk. Sea-
son with salt and pepper. When the
mixture has boiled up once, strain into
a heated tureen over several well-beat-
en- eggs, stirring constantly as you pour
to prevent curdling.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-05-05
The Trcklsinr Warnn.

The South African wagon is long,
heavy cart mounted on four high
wheels, as u rule, with sort of canvas
tent over the back half, leaving the
front clear to carry the miscellaneaous
furniture of its owner. drawn by 16. .8
or 20 oxen, curiously fiercc-looldngw with
their immense spread of horn, some
times as much as eight feet from tip to
tip and rarely less than six, but in re-
atty as patient and Woodworking
beasts as one could wish to find. Their
mode of progression is certainly slow,
but there is a strangcncSs and fascina-
ton about 1t which may draw men 10 it
almost as the Alps draw their dcvot,es.
In front there marchcs the ''voor loop
err" generally a small boy, leading the
two foremost oxen by n rein or rope
passed through their nostrils. The
driver walks alongside with the long
and terrible whip he uses so unsparing-
ly, or else sits on the front of the wagon
and gets off occasionally to lash up the
whole team with unfailing impartial
ity. The travelling is all done at night,
starting little before sunset and
marching till perhaps II or ~ o'clock;
then there is a halt till little before
the first sign of dawn, when they go
on again till the sun begins to get hot
overhead and then they lie by for the
day.-GentlemaE's Magazine.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-05-05
The Comine shirt-waist.

Waists are shirt-like in their plain
ness, though some are made fanciful
with the addition of dressy collars and
revers. Linen collars are worn, as we'll
as those of plain ribbon, which merely
cross in the back and lap over in the
front, where they are held with small
'ace pins. Leather belts are seen more
with the shirt waists than are the fancy
,nes of last year.-Woman's Home
companion.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-05-05

EMPIRE GOWN FOX Little GltL.
which are sewed on by hand as often
machine stitching makes the velvet
draw.
In this case the little Empire gown
is made of figured challie. The skirt
has no lining and the sleeves are full
from the shoulder to the elbow where
they are gathered upon a deep band of
velvet or silk.
The hat to wear with this little dress
is rough straw of bright hue with
very broad brim and fiat crown, which
is almost entirely concealed behind an
immense bow of ribbon.
Dark figured ducks, ginghams and
piques are highly recommended for
the making of children's dresses. Lin
en- is also good, but it is so expensive
that the woman with several little
bodies to clothe seldom feels that she
can afford to supply each one with 4
gown of the heavy brown goods.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-05-05

Cut third of an inch off your hair
when the moon is new, and do the same
the next month when the moon is full
Every night give it good brushing.
being careful not to scratch the scalp
Use the brush while dressing the hair
when possible in place of the comb
Wash hair every six weeks, using warm
water and any mild toilet soap; rinse
first with warm water with little bo-
rax, and then use clear. cold water. Dry
thoroughly. If the hair falls out and
is very dry, rub little oil on the scalp
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-05-05
Ifyou suffer from tenderness or fullnes.

If you suffer from tenderness or fullness
on the right side. pains under shoulder
blade, constipation, bliousness, sick head
ache, and feel dull, heavy and sleepy
your liver is torpid and congested. De-
Wits Little Early Risers will cure you
promptly, pleasantly and permanently by
removing the congestion and causing the
bile ducts to open and flow naturally.
They are good pills. Eli 7. Reynolds.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-05-05
THE DUTCH HOUSEWIFE.
Her Love of Home, Says M English
Writer, Comes Very Near Akin
to Worship.

The Dutch woman is before and above
all things a housewife. Indeed, her
love of home comes very near akin to
worship, and the greatest compliment
that can be paid to her is 10 praise the
neatness and sweetness of the house
that is her kingdom. She is famous all
the world over for her remarkable
cleanliness, and even in the very poor
quarters of the cities, where the houses
are small and crowded together. the
windows are daintily declled with cur
tains of spotless white. the rooms well
swept and tidy, the humble furniture
carefully busted and polished. This de-
sire for cleanliness, in fact, almost
amounts to craze, and housewives
and servants alike evince strong par
TALLY for scrubbing. cleaning and
washing. Even in well-to-do families
domestic training is considered a nat
uraf and necessary adjunct to the
daughters education, and each has GER
tain household duties apportioned 10
her. She is likewise taught to make her
own dresses, to knit her own stockings.
and to keep her wardrobe in repair
Nor does she shirk these duties as it is
to be feared so many of her English sis
tiers do; on the contrary, they are car
ried out faithfully, cheerfully, and as
q matter of course, and it is due to this
excellent training in her girlhood that
the Dutch woman makes so model n
housewife. We might go further and
say that it is through this training
that the Dutch girl has earned the rep
utation of being free and light of
heart, and stranger to the feeling of
ennui," since she is always healthful,
ly and helpfully employed Girls
Realm.
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TWO CLEVER DEVICES.
How Boys and Girls Can Construct
Simple Instruments Tint Are
Full of Sweet Music.

There is in Scandinavia popular be-
lief that all lost pins are gathered by
gnomes or mountain sprites and used
as weapons in suLterranean battles
among hostile factions of those myth
zeal and diminutive hill jewellers.
One need hardly seek, however, such
remote places to find good use for stray
pins. They can be employed in making
at least two different patterns of music
al instruments-dolls' instruments, per-
haps, but nevertheless full of sweet
music.
1t is well known that the vibrations of
a metal rod fastened at one end will
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-05-05
LITTLE GIRLS CHALLIE.
Description OF One of the New EN-
pire Designs with Effective
Yoke Trimming.

The new Empire dresses for children
afford a pleasant change from the
square-yoked designs of previous sea-
sons. The skirt hangs full and free
from the yoke down in graceful folds.
1t is curved little at the waist to re-
lieve the perfectly straight outline and
finished at the bottom with a deep hem.
The yoke is round and is trimmed
with two pointed revers which fall over
q vest of fancy silk. These revers are
trimmed with bands of ribbon velvet
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mo- strengthen the nnIr.

Take an egg, well beaten, and rub in
scalp well, wash out with warm water.
use no soap, except tar soap once in
awhile. This keeps the head free from
dandruff. while the eggs stimulate the
roots of the hair and make it grow
1t is not necessary to use the soap
when using the eggs.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-05-05

Harry had not lived in the country
very long, but he was very much inter
ested in everything that belonged to his
new surroundings. what kind of a
COW is your papa's?" a visitor asked him
one day. "oh," said Harry, lit is part
Jersey and part fresh."-Youth's COM
vD~~Dinn
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-05-05

Little, .neglectedsscratches and wounds
frequently result in blood poisoning.
Better heal them quickly with DeWitt's
Witch Hazel Salve, a thoroughly anti
septic application with a record of always
curing piles, old ulcers, sores, cuts,
wounds and skin diseases. Eli T.
Reynolds.