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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-05-18
THE INDIAN CONGRESS.
Cherokee Senator'S and CounciImen
Chew Tobacco InflniteIy, and
Know the Lobbyist'a Ways.

The congress of the Cherokee nation,
in appearance, is an improvement over
the councils of the other tribes, but it
is by no means a body of very great
dignity. 1t probably consumes more
chewing tobacco per capita than any
other body of lawmakers in the world.
The lower house of the Cherokee con-
gress has 40 members, and it is pre-
sided over by j. S. Davenport, white
man, who is a member of the bar at
Yinita. The president of the senate is
John L. Gunter, the quarter-blood son
of one of the oldest of the Cherokee
families. The 40 councilmen of the
lower house, when in session, occupy
a room similar to the senate chamber,
and the body is not impressive of dig
nifty, although its sessions are fire..
quently very earnest, and some of the
laws it has enacted are indeed credit
able.
The sessions of the council of the
Cherokees and the other nations are
always attended by a swarm of lobby
lists. The little hotels in the capital
towns present busy scene on these
occasions. The lobbyists never tire OF
drafting bills for claims against the
United States and offering to collect
these claims for a contingent fee. The
Indian, however, is usually as quick to
discern an opportunity for claim as
the shrewdest lobbyist. Politicians
who are familiar with the politics of
the Five Nations declare that no per-
sons of the United States are more
closely posted on the doings and af-
fairs of the congress of the United
States and the departments at WASH
ington than some of the full-blood In
dams of the Cherokee tribe. Shrewd
old Wolf Coon boasts that he is familiar
with every bill that the United States
has adopted with relation to Indian
matters in the last rs years.
The Indians are very sagacious lob
byists themselves, and they under
stand dealing with lobbyists fuzzy as
| well as the legislators of some Of the
states. An instance of this was shown
during the tern of Samuel Houston
Mayes as chief of the Cherokees. Chief
Mayes submitted to the council an ap-
plication from railroad company for
the right of way through the nations
land. The council took no notice of the
document, and the chief adjourned the
session. When he had done this. some
of the full-blood senator's and council
men went to him and asked:
why did you not give us time to pass
the franchise bill?''
"You had plenty of time" the chief
replied.
"But we were waiting fer the rail-
road company's lobbyists to see us. :"
said the senators in chcrus.-Wade
Mountfortt, in Ainslee's Magazine.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-05-18

Put a teaspoonful of butter in a
blazer of chatting dish. with about
ten drops of onion juice. AS soon as
the butter has melted add a table
spoonful of flour, and when this and
the butter are well blended, pour in
cupful of strained tomato liquor.
That from a can of tomatoes will an;
swer. Stir all the while. When the
sauce has thickened and is smooth,
stir in six eggs that have been broken
into bowl and beaten just enough 10
mix the whites and yolks we'll. Stir
until they are light and thick. but do
not leave them over the blaze long
enough to let them curdle. Three
minutes ought to cook them sufff
GENTLY Season with an even tea
spoonful of salt and saltspoonful of
white pepper. Serve at once. either
on toast or without.-Good Bouse-
keeping.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-05-18
FEMININE FRILLS.
New and Tasty Trines That Go to
Make Up the Seasons
Costumes.

Some of the pretty fob chains women
are wearing these days are made OF
scarabs, a row OF them pendant. the
last a little larger than the others for
the fob itself. The scarabs are in diff
ferent colored stones, and the little
chains are very pretty.
One can see that the season is
progressing by the hats. Sweet peas
are out now, and cherries and daisies.
Grapes are still in, however, and hat
In one of the shops is low and fiat,
turned up around the edges, and the
big punches of green grapes in the cen
ter where the crown ought to be makes
it look like a dish of grapes Just ready
to be served. A good many scarlet
peoples are to be seen among the hat
trimmings. Some of the prettiest of
artificial flowers not so common on
hats but charming in themselves are
morning glories. They are very deli
cate. A pretty child's hat is of coarse
pink straw, a wide fiat rim, and high,
round crown. 1t is trimmed with a
cluster of pink geranium blossoms and
a big knot of black velvet.
Most of the bonnets have strings of
one kind or another, though they can
be worn without them. Some are of
narrow black velvet ribbon, some of
tulle, black or white, and some of rib
bon. A very pretty bonnet has strings
of the new metallic taffeta ribbon in d
wide width. The ribbon is so soft that
it is more becoming than the ordinary
taffetas.
Speaking of hats, woman in a
street car the other day had unique
decoration in her headcovering. There
were three little yellow canaries in the
very front of it nodding over her face.
There is the general humanitarian rea-
son for not wearing birds as hat trim
mings, but to wear canaries seems
more objectionable than anything else.
So many people have them for pets and
have a warm affection for the little
creatures that it seems like putting a
member Of the family up for an orna-
ment, something of the nature of coffin
plates for parlor mantel decorations.
Three colors, most frequently seen
in the silk or ribbon trimmings,
punched together and all delicate
shades, are to be found on many hats.
Button color straw and black velvet
are as attractive as ever combined this
year. The omnipresent black velvet
ribbon in narrow widths, combined
with braids of straw the same width,
forms some of the attractive hats.
Pretty fancy waists are made of al
ternate rows of inch-wide velvet and
tucks running around the waist and
sleeves. The rows of tucks fill an
fnch-wide space. Other waists have
the ribbon cunning lengthwise, with
Its width in tucks running across be-
tween. A pretty silk waist has narrow
tucks set some distance apart, running
lengthwise of the waist, and over this
bands of the silk stitched on diagonal
" from the shoulder to the waist.-N.
Y. Times.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-05-18
All OLD STORY REToLD.
The Dog Wasn't Chasing Him, He
Was Only Running to XIII
Time.

Not many evenings ago two young
men on pleasure bent went to call on
some young ladies who live in the
suburbs of the city.
For some reason, whether to keep
the boys away or because thieves
break through and steal, they keep q
very vicious dog, and to keep the dog
in his own yard have most difficult
and intricate fastening upon the front
gate.
After working for some minutes at
the fastening one of the young men
succeeded in undoing it, and, hastily
5 stepping inside, slammed it to, and,
walking rapidly up to the door, taunt-
ingly called to his friend to get in like
he did. He had hardly got halfway
up the walk when the big dog made
rush for him, and the doughty suit
or turned and bolted As he fed to.
ward the street he shouted to his
friend: For Heavens sake, have that
gate open by the time get to i'll"
But it was easier said than done
and in the face of the closed portal
he had to turn and double" on the
dog, and away they ran round and
round the house, the young man bare
" keeping in front of the swapping
jaws of the excited dog.
The family at length, attracted by
the unusual noise, opened the front
door in time to see the flying pair
come under the wire, and called off
the dog.
As the young man sank down in a
dilapidated heap on the first chair
that he came to, one of the girls said
alphabetically:
'sWas the dog chasing your"
'sOh, no" replied the young man
with fine irony born of the circum-
stances, "the dog was not chasing me
was just putting in my time while
1 waited for you to open the door
Memphis Scimitar.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-05-18

W. 6. Musser, Millheim. Pa. sa ed the
life of his little girl by giving her One
Minute Cough Cure when she was dying
from Group 1t is the only harmless
remedy that gives immediate results. II
quickly cures coughs, colds. bronchitis,
grippe, asthma and all throat and lung
troubles. Eli 7. Reynolds.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-05-18
a worlds Fair in 1900.

Perhaps the first industrial EXPOSE
ton on record was held in 1869 in the
rathhaus of Nuremberg. catalogue
published at the time thus states the
purpose of the exposition: ut shall
bring before the public all innovations
in the trade of the whole world in
modern times, together with domestic
art productions. Chicago Chronicle.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-05-18
she Ycarned for the Romantic.

''Why did you leave your last place,
Mary?"
"Oh, just couldn't bear it. The
nan and his wife lived very happily
together, and that made it so dull and
uninteresting for me-" = Fliegende
Blaetter.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-05-18

"How many children had George
Washington?" asked the teacher,
thinking to trip up the new boy in
his history.
about s,OOo,ooO," promptly an.
swered the new boy, who knew some
thing concerning the statistics of the
period when the Father of His Coun.
try was at the head Of the family
Chicago Tribune.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-05-18

Mrs. Peterkin-W Without exception,
you are the most obstinate. perverse
man ever saw.
What have done now.
''Why, I have had that new cough
mixture in the house month. ard
you haven't once caught ccld!'
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-05-18

The easiest and most effective method
of purifying the blood and invigoratina
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, 1900-05-18

NTANTED-SEYERAL PERSONS FOR DIS.
w triet Office Managers In this state to repre-
sent me in their own and surrounding counties
Willing to psy yearly $500, payable weekly De
sirable employ ment with unusual opportunities
References exchanged. Enclose seli-addressed
stamped envelope s. A. Park. Caxton Building
Chicago. dS
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-05-18

AFTER suffering from severe dyspepsia
over twelve years and u>ing many rem
edies without permanent good finally
took Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. 1t did me
so much good | recommend il to every
one" writes +. E. Watkins, Clerk and
Recorder, Chillicothe. Mo. It digests
what you eat. Eli 7. Reynolds.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-05-18

Trains leave Oxford for Philadelphia at 8 2s
q. m. and 10 p. m. Market train leayes
| Rowlandville Tuesdays and Fridays at 852
Liberty Grove 1851; Colora %; Rising Sun, 9.I6;
Sylmar. %; Noting ham, 80; oxford, 1906 a. m
arriving at south st So p m.
Sunday train leaves Oxford at 90 arriving /,
Phiiadeptia at e.l6 a. M; and 6.lO. arriving ii
Phiadell hia st 8. 8 p. m.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-05-18
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Scribbler-I wish knew some way
of making myself popular with the pub
lie.
Dauber-You might stop writing
novels-N. Y. Journal.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-05-18

WTANTED-Severalp persons for District OfEee
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their own and surrounding counties. Willing
pay yearly $609 payable weekly. Desirable enc
ployment with unusual opportunities. References
exchanged. Enclose seli-addressed stamped enveI.
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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-05-18
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BALTIMORE, Md.
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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-05-18
LEAVE GOING SOUTH
STATIC,

Additional trains leave Broad st. for Oxford Ii i:
=. M. $50 and 6. 10 p NJ Sunday only, 2. 55a m
7.0l p. M. and il.43 p. M.
]. B. HUTCHINSON, J.R. WOOD.
GenI Manager. Gen FaaSs'r 4Jenk
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-05-18
c. Kennel Y, Roanoke. Tenn. saws.

J c. Kenneoy. Roanoke, Tenn, says,
Il cannot say n.u b fer DeWitt's
Witch Hazel Salve. One box of it cured
what the doctors calle an ineurable ulcer
on my jaw" curs PILES and all skin
diseases. Lock out for worthless imita-
lions. Eli 7. Reynolds.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-05-18
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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-05-18

The One Gay GoiSs 81. ,.
For cold in the head and sore thros.t use Ker
motifs Chocolates Lasasive Quinirs the 'One
Day Cold Cure"
Eli 7. Reynolds Pharmacy
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-05-18
PHILADELPHIA, WHINING
= TON 4 BALTIMORE r. R.
sAvE GOING NORTH.

oENrRAL DIVISION.
On and after November 18th. 1899. trains vii
run as follows:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-06-11
Crabs In Oysters.

''The demand for that little southern
delicacy, the oyster crab, is always
larger than the supply, and l have all
I can do to obtain the 30 or 60 gallons
which are daily required for tiayoring
stews and making omelets in the lead
ing hotels, restaurants and clubs OF
this city" said a wholesale fish dealer
In New York 10 q Washington Star
writer. "Our northern oysters do not
contain the little dainties, so L am
obliged to buy them from the oyster
shuckers along the York, Rappahan-
mock and other southern rivers. The
Chesapeake bay shore oystermen send
US some also.
1.-The little crab found in the oyster
is not, as commonly supposed by two
thirds of the oyster eating community,
the young of the blue crab, but is 4
distinct species 1t is a messmate of
and caterer TO the wants of the oyster,
being therefore q benefit instead of 4
detriment TO the latter. In return for
the oysters Kindness in protecting it
against its enemies the little crab
catches and brushes food which in its
entire state could not be taken by the
oyster. A singular thing in connection
with them is that all found inside of
the oyster are females. The male Of
the same variety has hard she'll"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-06-11

A PittSburger who has money TO
spare had to go east on short notice.
He Is a man given to eXclusiveneSs.
and he detests travelling in n public
conveyance because he is thrown in
with SO many persons of whom he
knows nothing. When he does take a
trip, he takes Il stateroom wherever he
can get 1t. or, failing in that, If his
business is urgent, he takes section
IN the sleeping car. He had little time
to make arrangements last week, but
his first thought was of n stateroom.
He called one of the employees and
hurried him to the ticket office.
Get 4 stateroom, if you can" he
said, land, If you cannot, get a section.
You Know what a section is-two
berthS."
Eyes, sir" replied the man as he
started off.
He returned soon with the informa-
ton that there wasn't a stateroom to
be had on the train.
But 1 got two berths for you, sir"
he said, handing out two tickets.
He nearly lost his job when his en-
ployer examined the tickets and found
one for upper 81 and the other for
upper S. "-Pittsburg News.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-06-11
The Two Romeo..


Toe Jefferson told this story: David
Garrick and Spranger Barry were both
playing Romeo at the same time in
London. Barry played it at Drury
Lane on the Monday and Garrick play
ed it the next night at Covent Garden,
and the town was divided as to which
was the greater Romeo-in fact, there
was quite a great excitement about it.
and they acted it upon such different
lines and with such marvelously differ
.ent conceptions that the people argued
the case as to which Shapespeare In
tended. The fact Is that Shakespeare
intended it TO be acted we'll, and if
one mans temperament suited it best
to act in that way 1t would do for an
other temperament the other way.
so they asked Mrs. Siddons, who
was the Juliet alternately with the
same Romeo. which she considered bet
ter of the two, and she said: 1t is diff
cult TO say; they are both wonderfully
great, but 1 will tell you how they
impress me in the balcony scene. In
the balcony scene Garrick seems so
eager, so intense and so full of fire and
spirit that I'm afraid he'll jump up in
the balcony to me, and Barry is so low
able and fascinating that I'm afraid
shall have to jump down from the bal
cony to him."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-06-11
Turtle. Trained to Fight.

You want to go 10 China TO see ami
NAL fighting reduced to n science.
There are hundreds Of young men in
the larger cities there who make a liv-
ing by training animals TO fight and in
exhibiting their savage qualities to in
terested audiences. They catch both
mud and swapping turtles, feed them
on raw meat and some sort of drug
that warns them up. and at the end of
six months they become savage enough
to fight a tiger. The jaws and teeth
are filed and sandpapered until the
mouth becomes a dangerous thing to
go near. The turtle is tantaliZed each
day with piece of wood or a bunch of
cotton until its temper reaches n white
heat. When confronted with another
turtle that has been trained and badg-
cred in the same way, they go for each
other with distended jaws, and there is
sure to be a fight to a finish.
They have each been starved for a
week. Each is handled by his owner,
who has leased it to the killing point.
The two turtles are then placed in a
small ring, and only one comes out
alive. The fight lasts from one to ten
hours, and death generally comes only
when one of them has secured a throat
hold on his doomed antagonist.-CleYe-
land Plain Dealer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-06-11

A hostess of the west end, Washing
ton, who proposed giving a dinner to
some doctors visiting a convention in
town said to the caterer when she had
finished with her order:
Now, Mr.. ", trust you will make
this dinner as fine as possible, for my
guests come from all over the country.
and 1 want them to see how well we
do things at the capital"
"Is it the doctors you're going to en-
tertain, them asked the caterer.
Yes" responded the hostess. 81
have invited number of the doctors"
"Give me my list, then" said the ca
terer, and he forthwith proceeded to in
crease the quantity of everything upon
the menu and to nearly double the
amount of wine.
What do you mean by that:" asked
the patron. why have you increased
the quantity Of everything so mate
rially:"
Il was all right at first for the ordi-
nary guest, madam" said the caterer,
with an ex cathedra air. but them
sawbones does eat and does drink
they does eat and drink. Their trade
seems to give 'em an appetite. Elk
change
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-06-11
Accommodating Diseases.

Perhaps the record for school attend
ance belongs to n Walworth lad named
Thomas Ward, who was never absent
or late during his IL years of school
life. beginning with his fourth year.
The local member of the school board
for London tells the story that when
the proud boy received the attendance
medal for the eleventh year. which
had to be specially struck TO meet his
case. the mother was questioned as to
how her boy bad been able TO make
so remarkable n record.
HAS he had the usual children's
complaints % she was asked.
Yes, sir" -
1.-The measles?"
Eyes, sir"
"Whooping coughT
"Yes, SIR"
"How is it. then. that he has never
been away from SCHOOL,"
"WeIl, sir. he had them in his holi-
days" was the interesting reply
Westminster Gazette.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-06-11
The Poisonou. Pineapple.

cit is a notorious fact" says The Ma
tional Druggist, that the pineapple is
considered the least healthy of all the
edible fruits of the tropics by those
who know anything of the matter. The
Juice of the green and growing plant
Is credited in Java, the Philippines and
throughout the far east generally with
being a blood poison of most deadly
nature. 1t is said to be the substance
with which the Malays poison their
krishes and daggers and Is also credit
ed with being the finger nail poison
formerly in use among aboriginal Jaw
anese women almost universally.
These women formerly Tor some thir-
ty odd years ago., and possibly do yet,
cultivated a nail, sometimes more, on
each hand, to n long, sharp point, and
the least scratch from one Of these
was certain DEATH"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-06-11

There is exhilarating news for the
lovers OF luxury. For years the price
Of ivory has been going up, so that
manufacturers Of knife handles and all
sorts OF goods for which at one time
ivory was used have had to invent
more or less effective substitutes. Brit
ish buyers. however, who attended the
quarterly sales At Antwerp. which fin
lshed the other day, found that ivory
suitable for the cutlery trade was to be
bought At Il TO e less money than 4
year ago. supplies being rather heavier,
says the London Leader. Retail prices,
however, VIII not drop at present.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-06-11

Local Markets.
Corn-2cI43c.
Oats-25cd26c.
Hay-Timothy, eio9Ei
Straw-s4 SOFAS.
PotatoesH25c.
Butter-Choice to fair; I4c, fresh creamery,
ISc.
ERgs-Ioc-
Hens-7c per pound
Spring chickens, g. 50 per dozen.
Turkeys-Sc
DuckS-7c.
Coal-Soft. lie.
Cetle-Buchers pay for corn fed steers,
4xd5c; cows and heifers, 3c14c; calves, SEQ
&C.
Sheep-4c144.
Spring Lambs-2 5o0ta5o
Hogs-A 50e1e4 20