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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-06-01
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

The duke of Argyll was the greatest
landowner in England; had 10 titles;
wrote 100 books, and shaved himself.
Senator Baker, of Kansas, says he
started his son, E. Burgoyne Baker,
IN newspaper work because he believes
that journalism is the best of train
ing for any young man, no matter
whether he intends to keep it up or
to go into some other profession.
Aspirants for fame from literary
labor will be interested by the recent
statement of prominent publisher
that out of BIS manuscripts submitted
during the past year his firm accept
ed but %. Another publisher stated
his ratio of acceptances Mt about four
in every 100 manuscripts received.
DIR. Donatus Sharretti, the new
Roman Catholic bishop of Havana, Is
said to be one of the best linguists
among the clergy of his church. He
reads Hebrew. Arabic. Persian, Greek
and Latin, and speaks English, Span
ish, Italian. French. German. Russian
and Japanese.
A French Journal reports a certain
unpopular and tiresome author as
saying to an acquaintance: Il should
like to do something which no one
has ever done before, and which no
one will ever do again" Easy
enough" said the acquaintance. But
what shall do?" write a favorable
notice of one of your books!"
Mr.. Orchardson's group of four gen.
erations of the royal family will be
the picture of the year at the Royal
Academy. The figures are those of
the queen, the prince of Wales, the
duke of York and little Prince Ed
ward. ''rhe portraits are idealized."
says the Daily Chronicle; 'that of the
prince of Wales comes nearest to re-
atty"
Senator Pettus adheres to the old
fashioned custom of keeping his Of
flee in his hat, and when he starts out
from home in the morning it is filed
with letters and papers. which he dis
tributes among the different depart
ments as he works his way down
town. He gathers a good many pa
pers on the route, and when he arrives
at the capitol his old black broad
brimmed SLOUGH hat is bullying with
letters and documents. When he
takes 1t off he dumps the contents
upon his desk in the senate chamber
and sends it to the cloak rooom by a
page.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-06-01
FLOWERS ALL THE RAGE.
They VIII Be Largely Used i'm bat
Trimmings Throughout
the Season.

That flowers are to prevail in hat
trimmings seems assured, says the
Washington Star. Some Paris models
are made wholly OF the smaller bios
SONS. Many flowers and great quanti-
ties of foliage are to be used. These are
made in all delicate hues. exquisitely
shaded, veined and marked, and some
blossoms are composed of half a dozen
different materials-silk, velvet, chit
fon, satin, etc.-in order to reproduce
moro faithfully the peculiar luster or
softness of the natural flower. Both
silk and null make soft and beautiful
flowers and are easily handled in the
crimping or crushing process which dis
tinguishes many of the fashionable
flowers. A new style of crinkled effect
is seen on the order of the fancy plait-
ing or chiffon which has been so popu-
lar the past few years.
The rose will be the most popular
flower in millinery effects. All sizes,
shapes, colors and kinds of roses from
the small, pale pink button rose to the
huge red cabbage rose which blooms in
Kitchen gardens, are being made for
spring hats. Perfectly huge, crushed
and crinkled roses are seen. the ten
dency being toward large effects. A
great many sprays are shown, three or
four full blown roses. sometimes with
two or three harmonizing colors in
bunch, being made up with long
sprays of leaves. which also are very
much larger than heretofore. The gar
land Is one of the favorite fancies in
floral decoration.
In some of these natural colored flow
ers and foliage are combined with arti-
fetal. as, for instance, bunch of deep
toned violets surrounded by palest
green, transparent leaves and garland
OF the same flowers in different shades
running from deep purple TO pink. A
bunch Of large pink roses and trans
parent white foliage is Joined to gar
land of tiny white and pink buds.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-06-01
Fish naIl salad.

For fish ball salad. as demonstrated
at a cooking school lesson, the salt cod
fish prepared with potato in the usual
way was made into small balls about
the size of hickory nuts before being
fried to golden brown in basket
immersed in very hot fat. When per-
fectly cold they are lightly tossed with
French dressing, and piled on a bed
OF lettuce hearts, with little blocks of
tomato jelly, quickly made with
strained well-seasoned tomato juice
and dissolved gelatine. With the dish,
it was explained, should be sent round
mayonnaise dressing.-N. Y. Post.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-06-01
HELps FOR THE HOUSEWIFE.
Points About Cartains, TabIecloths
and Various Articles for
the Table.

Some of the new window draperies
for country house furnishing are OF
organize in dark rich colors, the COM
bination of coloring, indeed, being
rather oriental, although the distinct
organdie design is preserved. These
curtains come made up with ruffied
edges, in window lengths, at u lower
price than it would cost to have white
ones relaundered. The beautiful and
expensive sash surtains in applique eff
feet may be reproduced much less ex-
expensive sash curtains in applique eff
net which comes for the purpose and
designs in applique work to be trans
ferred to it, says the New York Post.
A delicious rhubarb marmalade that
is easily made is seasonable now that
this fruit has begun to appear in mar
ket. The materials needed are seven
pounds of rhubarb, five pounds of
sugar, four oranges and two lemons.
Cut the yellow rind of the oranges only
in small bits, using the juice and pulp
Of both the oranges and lemons. Bod
all together until the mixture Is thick
and smooth.
An excellent recipe for orange marm-
.alade calls for six oranges, three lem
ons, 31a pounds of graduated sugar
and ~ pints of water. Slice the or
anges and lemons very thin, rejecting
the seeds, add the cold water, and let
them stand "a hours. Cook to the right
consistency and put into the tumblers.
A beautiful tablecloth of handsome
brocade, seen recently, has conven-
'tional design applied in greens, blues,
and dull reds. A novel effect is pro-
duced by appliqueing brocade on bro
cade, the COUGHING done in soft neu-
trail tint harmonizing with all the col
ors. At the same time were seen some
beautiful examples of Italian cutwork
on homespun linen. After the design
in self-colored linen is worked, the ma
,terial is cut out beneath and the piece
mounted on color. The work is rare in
New York and most beautiful in effect.
The Glove of garlic, omnipresent al
most with the French cook, is not suffi-
ciently made use of by her American
sister. Escarole salad, or, indeed, any
sort of green salad, is much improved
If to the French dressing Glove of gar
lie is added. Roast mutton has new
and delicious flavor if two or three in
cisions are made in the meat and Glove
inserted in each before it is put in the
oven to roast. The flavor of the garlic
is not distinct enough to be recognized
as garlic, while it imparts most
agreeable seasoning.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-06-01
WHOLESOME GREENS.
How to Prepare Dandelion Leaves
for the Table as Greens
OF Salad.

A great many otherwise sensible peo-
pie do not appreciate the dandelion as
salad or pot green because it is free
gift of the fields in this country. In
other countries, says the New York
Tribune, especially in France, where
the dandelion is raised in gardens, or
in England, where It Is said inferior
plants are sometimes sold for the gem
.uine dandelion, the plant is extensively
used not only as tonic medicine, but as
an appetizing table green. Dandelion
leaves should be carefully gathered
just before it blossoms for pot herb,
or when it first sprouts for salad. The
mistake often made is to overlook dam
delion greens until they have a rank
flavor and are reduced to dark strings.
Wash the greens, removing all dried
grasses or any other foreign matters
mixed with them. This can be readily
done by washing them in extra large
pans, so sand and any heavy matter
-clinging to the leaves will sink to the
bottom. Never turn off the water in
which greens are washed, but lift them
out of the water first into fresh pan
of water. Put greens of any kind in
tended for boiling in large pot con-
tanning abundance of boiling water
sailed, and let them cook steadily for
Is or 20 minutes if they are little old.
Pour them in colander to drain them.
Dash cold water over them to freshen
and cool them, and let stand until you
are ready to use them. Stew them up
with a tablespoonful of butter and salt
and pepper for every vegetable dish of
greens. As soon as they are heated
very hot they are ready to serve. Slice
cold boiled egg over them as garnish
or add to dandelion greens triangular
sippets of brown toast and crisp little
rolls of fried bacon. A dhndelion salad
may have little cubes of well Drowned
bacon stirred through it in place of
oil. Use an abundance of good sharp
cider vinegar with this salad. The
leaves of the dandelion make more de-
licious salad green when bleached by
killing them up with sand. Young dan
delfon leaves when bleached have
scarcely any more of the intense bitter
flavor OF the old leaf than lettuce leaves
have. The young green leaves of spring
have only enough to render them agree
able pot green. When the leaves be-
come rank and bitter they are too old
to be boiled for greens.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-06-01
WHAT THE WORLD DRINKS.



Under the prosaic title of alcohol
| ic Beverages an interesting statement
has Just been issued by the board of
trade showing the production and con-
| sumption of wine, beer and spirits in
i the various countries in Europe, in the
United States, and the principal Brit
ish colonies, together with statistical
tables relating thereto, in each year
from 1888 to 1898. In many instances,
says the London Telegraph, it has been
| found difficult-almost impossible to
| collect the necessary information, for,
as is pointed out, the United Kingdom,
France, Germany and the United
| States are the chief countries which
publish any reliable statistics on the
subject. Each of these countries de-
rives large and growing revenues from
the taxation of alcoholic beverages,
| the proportion so derived to the total
national revenue being approximate
| ly) in the case of the United Kingdom,
| SO per cent; In France, 10 per cent; in
| Germany, Is per cent; in the United
States, 20 per cent. 1t is interesting 10
|
amount of drink consumed is the larg-
est while the countries themselves are
| the richest in the world. Thus do we
| find luxury and riches going hand in
hand. The per capita" consumption
of wine in Great Britain. Germany and
| the United States is relatively insig-
nificant; indeed, the total amount con-
, sumed in these three countries, with
their gigantic population of 16o, 0o0, 900,
averages only an eighth part of what is
consumed In France with its 100000.
If, however, our wine bill stands sta
tionary, the beer bill gets bigger and
bigger, and the same may be said of
Germany and the States. During 1898
31.9 gallons of beer per head were con-
sumed-the total running well into ten
| figures. e., 1882, 47C.co0. German
brewers had larger output in that
year, though, per head, the population
of the fatherland did not drink what is
called .the staple beverage" so deeply
| as did we.
In the United States they drink spir-
| it's just about as freely as we Go our
selves. the average being about one
gallon head. In 1898 the total con-
sumption of spirits in the United King
dom was well over 100000 gallons,
while Germany swallowed more than
twice as much whether" says the
report, this large consumption OF
spirits is due to climatic or social con-
ditions, or how far it is Influenced by
the amount Of the duty on spirits in
each country is question about which
various opinions have been expressed"
1t is incidentally stated. by the way.
that the alcoholic beverages mostly
patronized at the Cape are wine and
spirits. the consumption of beer being
relatively small
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-06-01
1T LOOKED THAT WAY.
And the Remark Of the Vast. Florld
Lady Was Somewhat
justified.

Mrs. Van Antrim found delightful
place some time ago where YOU could
have umbrellas made as good rs new at
very reasonable prices. So she col
| iected her mothers onyx-handied UNI
brella, which needed recovering, her
sisters silver-handled umbrella. which
needed a new tip, her own silver
mounted, ivory-handled umbrella.
which needed recovering and minor re-
! pairs, and her Dresden-handiedp arasol,
| of which the handle had come loose.
and took them downtown one morn
| ing and left them to be repaired, says
the New York Sun.
Unfortunately, at this point Mrs.
! Van Antrim,s enthusiasm wanetI
trifle. She went shopping several
| times, but the umbrella members was
somewhat out of the way, and, try as
she would, she could not RENE mber to
call for her umbrellas. One day the
| weather was unplt lsant, and Mrs. Van
| Antrim's mother and sister were like
wise.
The next afternoon Mrs. Van An
trim started downtown resolved not to
come home without those four UNI
brellas. To make sure, on the car, and
after she left the car, she repeated to
| herself: Umbrellas-u mbrellas-um-
| brellas." She determined to think of
nothing else until she had them in her
| possession; she even abstained from
looking into shop windows for fear her
mind would wander. She had several
errands to do before she reached the
umbrella members, but they were done
in the most perfunctory manner possi-
Bile.
AS she was about to leave one store,
after small purchase, she found her
self suddenly arrested by firm hand.
while an indignant, accusing voice
| said:
Excuse me, but you have got my
umbrella!"
Mrs. Van Antrim turned and found
herself confronted by vast, forid
lady, the severe expression in whose
eyes marked the tones of her voice.
With her thoughts heroically fixed on
her own umbrella, she had absent
mindedly appropriated one that had
stood next to her at the counter.
$50 I-have. am sorry" said Mrs.
Van Antrim, delivering over the UNI
brella. Whereupon the vast lady
shifted and Mrs. Van Antrim felt very
much crushed.
Then Mrs. Van Antrim went for her
own umbrellas. They were waiting for
her, neatly bound together-her moth
er's onyx-handled one and her sisters
silver-handled one and her own silver
mounted, ivory-handled one and her
dresden-handled parasol. Having actu
ally got them into her possession, Mrs.
Van Antrim felt so virtuous that she
determined TO give herself treat, and
| the rest of the afternoon she spent in
| looking at shirt waists.
1t was nearly half-past five when she
took an uptown car. The car was fairly
filed, but she found seat. As she sat
down her umbrellas before her, the first
object that met her view was the vast
| forid lady whose umbrella she had
taken sitting just opposite. The forid
lady looked first at Mrs. Van Antrim's
umbrellas. then at Mrs. Van Antrim,
| then at the umbrellas again, while her
eyes grew to saucers. Then she spoke:
''Well," said the fiorid lady, in voice
which resounded through the car from
front platform to conductor in the rear.
''you have made haul. But you bet
you didn't get mine!"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-06-01
WIT AND WISDOM.

A woman sometimes stoops to con-
quer, out when she stoops over the
washtub-aye, there's the rub.--Chi-
cago Daily News.
When you call on friend in the
evening, and he keeps his fingers at
the place in the book he was reading,
take the hint.-Atchison Globe.
A Royal Joke.-"The king is hard up
for want of funds Yes; he says
the money don't know enough to
come in during the reign" -Philadel-
phia Bulletin.
Willing to Oblige.-She-"Ah, how
nice it must be to be famous. How
wish / had name" He (interrupt-
ing)-''Permit me to offer you mine"
N. O. Times-Democrat.
Early History. ADAM" said Eve.
"you can stay at home evenings now,
and take care of the baby, instead of
staying out so late at the Simian
club" Then it was that Adam began
to raise Baltimore American.
The Bride.-"You deceived me. You
told me that while you were not do
ing very well just at the moment, you
expected soon to be doing better"
The Groom-"Of course. When mar
ried you, you now."-Boston Tran
script.
"That invention that Brown is pre-
pairing to put on the market is a
great thing" "l'm beginning to doubt
It." "What? Why, there's plenty of
money in it?" YES. indeed. Nearly
all of mine is there" = Philadelphia
Press.
Mrs. Author-"I don't think that
last publisher to whom you sent your
story will return it. do you, dear?''
Mr.. Author-''It is doubtful, my love;
l didn't have money enough to send
him the necessary stamps Ohio
State Journal.
"Gee whizz!" exclaimed the pirate
chief; chats what | get for leaving
off my chest protector" Whats the
matter?" asked his lieutenant; you
don't seem to have cold or any
thing "Cold? No. I've been
robbed. I forgot to put the paddock
on rrv strOnr-bo-"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-06-01
what New York Eats.

On marble slab in one of the large
New York markets. says the New York
Press. saw pile of blue-black poultry
that seemed to be fit only for Barren
island. In answer to protest against
sffering such stuff for sale, butcher
remarked: "'Tain't as bad as some.
Re can work off any Old rotten meat
up here by dropping the price cent
Or two. See that woman over there?
She turned u, her nose as she passed
by because she didn't like the price
10 cents pound If offer 1t to her at
~ cents she'll take it" To prove It. he
made the offer and she took two chick
ems which athree-cent Spanish restau-
rant would cast out.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-06-01

w. S. Musser. Millheim, Pa, sa ed the
life of his little girl by giving her Gle
Minute Cough Cure when she was dyirg
from Group. 1t is the only harmless
remedy that gives immediate results. 1t
quickly cures coughs, colds. bronchitis,
grippe. asthma an all throat and lung
troubles. Eli T. Reynolds.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-06-01

AFTER suffering from severe dyspepsia
over twelve years and using many rem.
edies without permanent good ! finally
took Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. 1t did me
so much good l recommend it to every
one." writes ] e Watkins, Clerk and
Recorder, Chillicothe. Mo. 1t dipes,s
what you eat. Eli 7. Reynolds.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-06-01

gray gown is appropriate for q
brides visiting costume, but too con-
spicuous for her travelling dress. Tan,
golden brown. or blue are all fashion
able for this purpose. Use the black
jacket suit for a street gown for all sea-
sons and in all kinds of weather.
Ladies' Home Journal
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-06-01

J c. Kennedy. Roanoke, Tenn, sa, 5,
~ cannot say too much for Devil rs
Witch Hazel Salve. One box of it cured
what the doctors called an incurable ulcer
on MY ;aw." Cures piles and all * n
diseases. 10, k out for worthless imi,a-
tions. Iii T. Reynolds.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-06-01
Pro,nn. 0ecision.

He Gin describing his journeyings)-
Then, leaving Gibraltar, made my
way to Australia. and from there ]
went to the diamond mines in South
Africa, where l made my fortune
Then-do you follow me, Miss Crynkle
She with a vivid blush)-To the
worlds end, Mr.. Rocksworthy.-Chi.
caro- Tribune.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-06-01

The easiest and most effective method
of purifying the blood and invigorating
the system is TO take DeWitt's Little
Early Risers, the famous little pills for
cleansing the liver and bowels. Eli T.
Reynolds.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-06-01
would Like to Experiment

''What do you think of this con-
troversy as to whether marriage is a
failure?" he asked for want of some
thing else to say.
81 don't know anything about t.
she replied, ''but," she added. hastily,
II always was fond of experiments"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-06-01
One GOOD oaaI,ty.

Mrs. Minks-There's one good thing
about these matches. They always
make noise when one steps on them.
Mr.. Minks-Yes. they are just as
safe as rattlesnaixes.-N. Y. Weekly.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-06-01
Retort Courteou.

my dear" said Growells. you are
simply talking nonsense"
Il know 1t" replied his better half.
but It's because ! want you to I'M
derstand what l ay."-Chic.go Even
ing News.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-06-01

"TANTED-sEvERAL PERSONS FOR DIS.
w triet Office Managers in this state to repre-
sent me in their own and surrounding counties
willing to pay yearly 5000, payable weekly De
sirabie employ ment with unusual opportunities
references exchanged. Enclose selfaddressed
stamped envelope. 8. A. Park. Caxton Building
Chicago. az
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-06-01

Trains leave Oxford for Philadelphia ut rs
.. M. and 10 p. m. Market train leayea
Rowlandville Tuesdays and Fridays at $50;
Liberty Grove. 8.5 Colora. 05; Rising Sun. 9.l5;
Sylmar 922; Nottingham, 0 81; Oxford, 1000 q. M
arriving at south st. So p. IN.
Sunday train leaves Oxford at 90 arriving H.
philadelphia at g. ls a. M; and g. arriving In
Philadelphia al 70 .. m.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-06-01
The Cause OF IA. ANXIETY.

Spender seems worried suppose
he owes good deal of money!
Yes; but he isn't worrying about
the money he owes: it's about the
money he can't borrow.'-Puck.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-06-01
The one Dav -.-,,, O.. !.

For cold In the he Id and sore throst use Ie-
motifs Chocolates Laxative Quinine the "One
Day Cold Cure.
Eli T. Reynolds Pharmacy
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-06-01

"ANrED Several persons for District Ofles
wv Managers in this state TO represent me IN
their own and surrounding COUNTIES. Willing 10
pay yearly &60o. payable weekly. Desirable en-.
ployment with unusual opportunities. Rsisreaess
exchanged. Erelose salf-Addresssd stamped angal-
ops. y 4. PARK, 80 cAEton Building, chieAge. !.
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LEAVE GOING SOUTH

Additional traius leave Broad st. for Oxford II i
:. M. $50 and 9: 10 p. m Sunday only. 1855 a m
7.0l p. m. and 11.4S p. m.
!. B. HUT 1HINsON, WOOD.
9snI Manager. Cen Pass'r agenl
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