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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-06-16
SPANISH REPORTER.
He Could Collect News, But HIS Use
of English Was Not
the Best.

According to the Spanish reporter,
the city's list of crimes anil accidents
are on the decrease But the city editor
suspects that yesterday was all Off day
with the reporter. However, he Is really
beginning to like this reporter, al
though he scarcely ever sees him. lie
usually snealss into the Office like & cat,
looks cautiously about, and then drops
his copy upon u desk or table and kuT-
ries away as though he were glad to get
away alive.
The following is his report as turned
in last evening:
"Accident-The black man Eusebio
Ona Garcia suffered accidental bruises
on the left hand of a grave character,
caused by the unloading of rails at
Regla.
Bull Escapes-A bull from the cattle
yard of Don Teodoro Cajigai escaped
yesterday badly damaged the seat of
the black man Federico Gonzalez who
was in the act of attentively watching
game of baseball. The police sergeant,
Senor Baldomero Gargallo, killed the
+ bull with great skill, emptying his re-
volver into it in order to prevent greater
disasters. The man whose seat was
hurt will not be able to sit down for
some time.
"Fight-They were detained and
taken to the Vivic by policeman No. Sc.
Don Jose Prieto and Don Jesus Rodri-
guez who were found fighting in the
public way. Both had several bumps
On the head which each respectively
had given the other.
"Disrespect-The gray man Francis
co Nogul was arrested for not respect
ing the police. He was seen making
faces at an officer of the law on the cor
ner when his back was turned.
"Disobedence-The colored lady
Amabelle Gugol was detained and taken
to the Vivac for refusing to live in the
Arsenal ward set apart for ladies of her
distinction.
Severe Fall-Finding himself work
ing on big piece of timber, Don Pablo
Prieto, on the Regia wharf he suddenly
fell damaging himself considerably.
He had been standing on the end of the
timber which he was saving off,
Times of Cuba.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-06-16
Something About GLOVES,

Hands need no longer look twice
their size in white gloves, for it has
been decreed In Paris that tan and
other tinted gloves in giace kid and
suede are eminently correct. This will
give the economical woman chance
to wear clean gloves and not spend
all her patrimony on gloves or pass
through the world with a lingering
odor of gasoline about her." says a
New York paper. Of course, variety, if
pleasant, is always welcome, but it is
doubtful if tinted gloves will prove
benefit to the economical woman.
White glace kid gloves clean better
than tinted ones, as there Is NO dan
ger of their fading. The quickest way
to remove the odor of gasoline is by
heat. A ribbon, cleaned in this way,
will lose the odor if pressed with a
hot iron. Gloves may be hung near a
fire, care being taken. of course, that
they are entirely dry.-Detroit Free
Press,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-06-16
SCHOOL AND CHURCH,

The services of the Lutheran church
in America are held in 90 different Ian
guages.
Though but IA years of age, Bridget
Riley is teacher in the Iron Belt
(Wis.) public schools.
The Salvation Army has provided a
woodward and free labor bureau for
needy applicants in the Klondike dis
trict
While the number of children and
youth in the United States is 81, ,0s2, ,472,
the total enrolment of American Sum
day schools is but 9,71S,432.
The school board of Philadelphia,
Pa, has resolved that hereafter the ap-
plications of married women will not
be considered SO long as unmarried
women are available.
1t is stated that the Mormons are to
open a church in Milwaukee. They
have been PROSECUTING in that city for
over year and have now enough con-
verts to form a congregation.
The empress dowager of China has
issued proclamation to the effect that
the teaching of Christianity is permit
ted in China and that missionaries are
to be treated as good citizens.
There is Japanese Christian who
puts on his door the following notice
every morning before he starts for his
days work: II am Christian, and if
anyone likes to go in and read my good
book while I am out, he may"
The report of the representative body
of the Church of Ireland, just issued,
for the last year shows decrease in
the receipts from voluntary sources as
compared with the receipts of the pre-
ceding year of 6,O6s, while the assess
ment account for stipends shows fall
ing off of 6 436.
A launch bearing the name of Chris
tian Endeavor, built of steel, was re-
Gently dedicated by the Golden Gate
Christian Endeavor union at San
Francisco. The launch has a seating
capacity for so persons and speed of
~ miles an hour. 1t is to be used in
visiting vessels in the bay, carrying
persons to hold religious services,
The Howard divinity school faculty
to-day consists of nine professors, of
whom one is Baptist, three are
orthodox Congregationalists, and five
are Unitarians, and one instructor, who
is an Episcopalian. The five preachers
to the university for the current wear
include one Baptist, one Episcopalian,
one Presbyterian and two orthodox
Congregationalists.
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III OhlCANo
the room in which he was waiting for
her. II know that you are very busy,
and so will not detain you for mo-
ment. We have nothing whatever that
is taxable"
but, madam, the law says that
must see for myself what you have
and be the judge of whether it is taxa
BILE or not" replied the assessor.
"Do you doubt my word, sir" cried
the indignant lady. II do not permit
anyone to question my statements in
my own house, at least. l tell you we
have nothing taxable, and that must
settle the controversy"
"Have you no horses?"
"Yes, but they are not taxable"
"Have you a piano?'
'Yes, but it is practically worthless" ."
"Have you any jewelry?"
II think you are an impertinent man,
and ] refuse to answer any more of
your questions"
Madam, will you kindly tell me
where / can find your husband?"
She did so, and while the assessor got
little more satisfaction out of him
than he had out of his wife, he still in
sisted that their piano was not worth
over $50, that they would have hard
work selling it for that price; that his
wife's jewels had all been disposed of;
that one of their horses was foundered
and the other had gone lame. But he
will pay his share of the taxes, just the
same.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-06-16

One of the most striking elements In
Chinese life is its solidarity. AS is well
known the family has a much larger
function than with us. The marriage
of son does not break in upon the
family life, but enlarges it, the daugh-
ter-in-law becoming incorporated In the
family of her husband. Several genera
tiona may be welded together in one
home, the authority of the elders be-
coming the more absolute with til@e.
Growing old is certainly robbed in
China of some of the terrors it has
among us. The older man grows the
more weight is accorded to he wisdom.
A girl may be worse than valueless; a
young wife is the haqless servant of her
mother-in-law, but mother is sure of
honor, which increases with the years,
and grandmother rules the genera
tions with rod of iron.-Detroit Freq
Press.
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which has not been
removed for a week or more. He signs
all the petitions that are presented
praying the city to increase the sal
aries of its employees. He thinks it an
everlasting disgrace to the city that all
the streets in town are not paved with
the single exception of the block in
which he owns property and on which
he would have to pay an assessment
If it was to be ordered paved. He be-
lieves the city should own the street
cars, the telephones, and the gas plants,
but he also believes that the other fell
low should pay the bill.
These are the days when the assessor
is having troubles of his own. Chicago
needs an increased revenue, and he Is
instructed to get the needed money,
but despite the good times every man
that he meets in a business way has
less property than he had a year ago.
The family that year ago admitted
owning a piano say that it belongs to
brother who lives in another state, and
is only in the house for a few days
pending the brothers removal to new
home. Watches have all been pawned
for the time being, and all taxable fur
niture is packed away in Easements
until after the annual visit of the as
SCISSOR. Furniture that has not been
secreted has taken a wonderful fall in
price, and now would seemingly be a
good time for the June brides and
bridegTooms to lay in the needed sup
ply.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-06-16

One of the deputy assessors said a
few days ago:
''People talk about wonderful prices
demanded for Chicago real estate, but
they are away off. There is no fourth
class city in the country where real
estate sells for such low price as it
does in Chicago. That is, of course,
presuming the figures that are given
me represent the prices at which the
owners would be willing to sell. At
these prices man with million could
buy half the business district of the
city. l have little summer home up
in the woods of Michigan that would
not exchange for corner on State
street if the prices am getting are
straight. But even at that think Chi
cago will have more money to spend
this next year than we have had for
the past several years, and Chicago GER
tainly needs it,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-06-16
AN ECLIPSE IN INDIA.
Belief of the Natives That BlacL
Monsters Are Dev0uring
the Sun,

The hour of the eclipse is approach
almost the entire length of the city
front, and is now returning. 1t goes
farther out toward the middle of the
great river to gain relief from the be-
wildering detail, and to enable me to
view the broader lines of this wonder
full panorama.
Whichever way the eye may turn, it
is held prisoner by the domes and
minarets of Aurung-Zeb's mosque,
which rises above the whole mass of the
city. Its audacity is admirable, and
the beauty of its slender shafts, as
they melt into the hot sky, is exquisite
ly fascinating. Its picturesque value
can scarcely be. questioned; without it,
one would have monotonous mass,
with no dominating or central motive.
l have almost forgotten the eclipse
and the anxious multitude that literal
ly paves the city front from end to end
and from top to waters edge. From
this distance they appear like a mo-,
tionless sea, the foam-topped waves OF
which have been transfixed in the act
of engulfng the city. AS one draws
nearer again, the motionless panorama
resolves itself into living scene. The
sun is high in the heavens, its rays are
almost vertical, while the multitude be-
low has become an absolutely concrete
body; no movement in it is possible
unless instigated by some common i'm
pulse. The impulse is about to be given.
There is the death-like calm that pre-
cedes a storm at sea, when only the
murmur of the approaching tempest
is borne hoarsely to the ear. The long
anticipated signal from the top of the
old observatory is caught by the tenn
pest of million nervous voices; it
sweeps in excited gusts from side to
side, unites and rolls in one vast trem-
ulous wave from top to bottom, where
it heaves and sways for an instant. But
such an instant! 1t seems an eternity;
and the frantic, surging, straining
multitude in front, bound almost to
strangulation in one another's arms,
seems as if tottering on the brink of
another world,
The edge of the moon has just begun
to intercept the suns rays, the heaven
ly duel has begun, the black monsters
dare to consume the light of the world.
The water at the feet of the strug-
Cling mortals below is ready to absorb
and carry away their blacklist sins,
even as it does the mud churned by
their trembling feet. Hesitate? No,
they do not hesitate. But each in his
sinful eagerness retards his neighbor,
and there, although forgiveness is ct
his feet, not one has the power to en-
brace it.
This tension cannot last long; the
receding wave has been caught up
again and heaves forward, carrying all
before it deep into the bosom of the
mother of waters. Wave after wave of
struggling humanity surges down to
the flowing tide, till the sight threat
ems to frenzy the mind as the livid light
of the dying sun casts a mystery of
shadow over those frantic, staring,
dusky faces, with their never-ceasing,
weird, wailing howl of supplication.--
II. d. Mackenzie, in Century.
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SCIENCE MAY CONQUER FOG.
'ElectricaI Cohesion" Promises to
Turn Mist Into Rain
at VIII.

In the course of Royal institute lee.
ture on 'Coherers," Prof. Oliver Lodpe
made an experiment which may have
an important bearing in the abatement
of the smoke nuisance. He filled bell
jar with magnesium smoke. Ordinar-
lily these thick fumes would take a long
time to disperse. DR.. Lodge passed a
charge of electricity through the jar,
and the smoke began instantly to clear,
the smoke particles uniting and falling
IN the form of white snow of mag
nesia. The word used to describe the
action of the smoke particles is cleo
trio cohesion" The explanation of
it, DIR. Lodge said, Is beyond our scien-
tlfic knowledge, and it is one of the
great problems of electricity which we
hope that Lord Kelvin may solve. 1t
IS perhaps enough to say at this point
that it is this quality of electric cohesion
which makes Hertzian wireless teleg-
raphy possible-by the use of sensitive
electric devices called "coherers," i"
which, like the receiver of telephone,
serve to indicate certain forms of cleo
trio waves. But DR.. Lodge accident
ally referred to possible extension
on large scale of his magnesium
smoke experiment. Some people,"
said he, may imagine that this expert
ment suggests a means of dispensing
London fog. An adaptation of some
such method might be suitable for the
dispersion of real fog, of sea fog, aris-
ing from moisture-charged atmos-
phere.
"A Scotch mist can be turned into
rain by suitable discharge of cleo
tricity; and ordinary rain can be
changed into the large drops of thun-
der shower by the electric discharge
of the lightning flash. Tn reason for
the size of the drops is that owing to
the incident of electric cohesion the
drops are attracted to one another, and
form conglomerate drops. But don't
think electricity could prevent London
fog. The only way to prevent Lon
don fog is not to cause it. And the way
not TO cause it is not to burn coal fires,
like savages, in open CRATES. The day
will come when it will be forbidden to
import crude coal into London. con-
fess | should like to see the experiment
tried of making gas at the great coal
fields and of conveying it to the town
in huge pipes and conduits. The exper-
iment, of course, could not be made with
respect to London; it would have to be
conducted on too large a scale. but it
might be tried with small town. 1t
will have to come to that some day.
People say they can't bear gas stoves
But as matter of fact all fires are gas
stoves. People make gas themselves
and make it badly. No doubt, however
the gas stove of the inevitable future
viii be very different contrivance
from that of to-day" London Times.
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this rebate. Old Collection of Bills.
debts which the debtors had forgotten
years ago, and which the creditors had
long ceased to think of as an available
asset, are being resurrected and are
serving a purpose in assisting an eva
sion of taxes. The city itself would be
bankrupt in weeks time if it was nee
essary to pay to its citizens tax on
the difference between what they claim
they have that is taxable and what they
claim they owe.
For this reason it pays to be in debt.
1t is much better to owe your neighbor
than to have your neighbor owe you.
He will have to pay tax on the ten
dollars you borrowed of him last sum-
mer, while you will be getting a rebate
on your taxes because you have never
lars; he may even declare that you do
not owe it to him so as to avoid paying
taxes on it, but you are sure of the re-
bate.
On this kind of q proposition it is a
bad thing to pay debts. They are mar
l1etable asset that it pays to keep. You
may have railroad stock, or bank stock
or mining stock, or own unstable real
estate, and wait year after year for the
dividends that never come, but your
debts are sure to be good paying prop
erty, and it pays to keep them. The
Chicago citizen is consequently borrow
ing all that he can, but he never lends
And in the face of this the assessors are
trying to secure the needed revenue for
the city.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-06-16
SECONDHAND WHEELS.
The Current Pattern idea May Not
BE So POpuIar-What
Dealer Says.

"There will be more secondhand
wheels reenameled and fixed up in pre-
sentable shape than was ever before
known to the business" said the bicycle
shop man as he held a sprocket wheel
in his hand and looked at it critically.
people are fast getting over the idea
that they must have new wheel every
year." he went on, land therefore the
business is coming to us fellows this
year instead of to the manufacturers.
In past years, you know, hundreds, yes,
thousands, of riders sold their old
wheels after years use and bought
new ones every spring, but now they are
beginning to realize that a wheel can
be fixed up the same as buggy or Il
street car, reenameled and put into
shape to look like new wheel at a
tritiing cost, and since a tirst-class
wheel will stand much more than one
seasons wear and tear they are coming
to the repairers with their wheels in
stead of rushing downtown to the man
ufacturers to get robbed.
II have more than dozen wheels
here now, secondhand, but in every
way as good as they ever were, bright
and shining in their new coats of
enamel and ready to shine with the best
of 'em on the boulevards. l don't ex-
pect to have one left in month. Will
sell 'em at small advance over the cost
of fixing them up-enough margin for
me and still several laps lower than the
prices of first-class wheels downtown.
The makers of the old standard wheels
are making a desperate effort to keep
prices up to the $50 notch, but the pub
lis is tearing for the second-handers
just the same. Chicago Chronicle.
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An Old Fable

An Ola FnDIe
Curious to know how the great gods are
priced
By common mortals. creatures made of
clay.
Mercury, as traveller disguised,
Entered a sculptor's studio one day,
Where all the gods, above and under
ground.
For sale, as busts or statues, could be
found
"How much for Jupiter?" quoth Mercury
'One dollar, sir; a gem from foot to head;'
And Juno there, she is for sale see;
How rnuch?" Two dollars, SIR" the
sculptor said.
Amused. the smiling god at length espies
An image of himself among the lot;
"Ah, ten times more will he demand Che
thought
For me, the mighty herald of the skiesr'
How much for Mercury? Can I prevail
On you to part with him? Is he for sale?"
"Oh," answered him the sculptor, with a
grin,
IF you will buy the pair, I'll throw him in"
Charles w. Hubner in Atlanta Constitu-
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-06-16

the creditors, can
not, is debts. Ac-
cording t O t h e
tales told this pub
lie official, half the
people in Chicago
are bankrupt.
Under a new law
a man is entitled
to q rebate on his
taxes according to
the amount which
he owes, and ey-
erybody seems to
be trying to figure
up how much the
city owes them for
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-06-16
Planning for a Good Time,

Mr.. Bigguns-So you want ten dol
lars with which to go shopping? What
do you intend to buy?
Mrs. Bigguns-I don't know, dear.
If l did there would be no use of my
going shopping. l could have you stop
in somewhere and get it. - Chicago
Daily News.
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IL.
"' 40" to her osculatory
manifestations of JOY at his safe return,
and the practice will be hard one for
some of them to discontinue. But the
best families pronounce further pro-
miscuous kissing unreasonable, and
any young lady who persists in keep,
ing up the practice does so at her own
risk.
1t is to be regretted that the men who
served their country longest got the
fewest kisses, for the very simple rea-
son that before these last volunteers
were permitted to return to their ma
tive city the war had been almost for
gotten. The men who were fortunate
enough to be sent home when the last
battle was fought, when the naughty
enemy were practically, if not official
ly, vanquished, received more than their
share of attention from the sentimental
young ladies. But before the last of
the Chicago heroes could be spared and
allowed to return home the practice
had been discontinued to a great ex-
tent.
While the boys of the gallant Second,
which were the last to reach home,
were pleased to hear of the magnificent
osculatory receptions which their COM
rades in other regiments received, they
were inclined to complain of the many
kisses which Lieut.. Hobson carried
away with him to Manila, where they
were probably but wasted on the
dusky bellies of the Philippines. They
feel that he was rank outsider and
not entitled to this feast of good things
at the hands of the fair sex in Chicago.
Now the blue uniform and brass but
tons fail to attract more than a pass.
Ing glance, and the clothing merchants
are reaping harvest from the volun-
teers. WRIGHT A. PATTERSON.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-06-16

Estate IS ~0ff0'esS' seem ridiculouSly
low for a village garden plot. Bits
of ground that would be considered a
bargain at 100000 in March take a
tumble to $4,000 when the assessor
wants a price on it.
But the assessor has little way of
his own of doing business. He keeps
his own records and fixes his own price
on each corner lot that is offered him.
While he probably makes mistakes that
will be kicked about and fought over at
the meetings of the equalization board,
yet his figures represent nearer the real
worth of the land assessed than those
submitted by the owner.
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One Surprise Too Many.

Jack-If L had known that you were
going to drop in so unexpectedly, we
should have had more elaborate din
ner.
Fred (wrestltng with tough piece of
steak)-Don't mention it, old man; but
next time I'll be sure to let you know
Tit-Bits.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-06-16

II understand that your friend is fit
ting up his room in strictly artistic
manner"
II guess it must be so," replied the
heavy young man. Every time L sit
on piece of furniture it goes to
pieces. ."-Washingt Star.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-06-16
Frozen Ox-Heart Cherries.

Two quarts of thoroughly ripe cher
ries mashed through a sieve, one pint
of cream, two eggs beaten light, two
quarts milk, sugar to sweeten to taste.
Put in freezer and freeze same rs ice
cream. If the freezer is too full leave
out little of the milk. as the freezer
should lack about three inches of being
full.-Chicago Evening News.
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wherever I o u n q
have re t u + n e d
home, and each
has received his
full need of kisses,
and now Hobsoniz-
ing is a thing Of
the past. This re-
turn of the volun-
teers has been a
glorious opportu-
nifty for the Chi
cago girl without
a sweetheart. Ev-
cry man in blue
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-06-16
Had to Keep in the Swim.

"John," said Mrs. Parvenu, wearily,
but with decision, 81 must have a con-
sultation of physicians"
"But, Maria" he protested, you have
nothing but co4d in the head"
Cant help It," she answered. "When
Mrs. Brown was sick last winter she
had consultation of physicians, and l
guess we can afford anything that the
Browns can. n."-Chicago Post.
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A Frivolous Metaphor.

Our nation is jewel bright.
II we go on and win
The numerous islands now In sight
Twill be a cluster pin.
Washington Star.
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A Pleasant Day,

when get good breakfast feel
we'll started for the day"
"Yes?"
Then if l have nice luncheon down.
town and good dinner at night l go
to bed cheerfullY." ~,