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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-09-28
WAS JErFERsoN's SLAVE.
An HntereDting MT OF history Iaeia-
tive TO . Negro Citisen %
Cincinnati.

Peter Foesett is now nearly IS years
old Peter" as he has been known
and called Familiarity by two genera
tions Of prominent families Of Cincin-
natl. has most interesting history.
He Is believed to be the only man Nv
ing in the western country who has
seen and known the immortal Trainer
Of the declaration Of Independence.
Having also known Mr.. Lincoln, Peter
is living link between the great
American expounder Of mans free
dom and equity and the illustrious
statesman who interpreted the mean
ing Of that doctrine In It's proclama-
tion Of emancipation. says the Cincin-
natl Commercial-Tri Tribune.
Peter was one Of Thomas Jeifer-
sons slaves, born on the Monticello
estate In 1915. His mother was Mr.
Jefferson's favorite cook during his
two terms OF the presidency. His
father had charge of all mechanical
work done on the estate. This made
Peter sort Of family pet about the
homestead. and he was given special
o4'oAeuHCo ia bAuAu4uk anu CQucSt1O0
by Mrs. Polly Randolph, JefHerson's
daughter, and the other ladies' at
Monticello. Though slave for 80
years Of his life, Peter never knew
much Of slayery's darker eide. He re-
calls many Of the worlds celebrities,
both Of this country and Europe,
who visited the Sage Of Monticello
after he retired from the presidency.
Mr.. Jefferson died July 4. 1926. ON
the fiftieth anniversary or the slgning
Of the declaration. He provided IN hts
win for the emancipation OF all his
slaves. but the laws Of Virginia made
II impossible for the executors to ear
ry out his wish, as they found the
estate encumbered with debt, and
slave property had to be counted
among the assets. Peter was aoid
when IL years old to Col. Jones, of
Charlottesville. Va. His father had
been freed by Mr.. Jefferson during
his lifetime, and had settled in Gin
cinnati. He prospered, and he and
Peter together bought the latter from
his master in 1850. He then Joined his
father In this city. where he has been
known nnd respected for half a CEN
fury. He lives In Stone street, in o
home OF his own. with his children
and grandchildren. He was active In
aiding slaves to escape to Canada in
the days Of the underground railroad.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-09-28
WOMEN SINGERS IN cHoIRS.
they Were Almoat Unlxnown Any-
where Previous to the Mae
teenth Century.

It Is little singular that, although
nature has endowed women with far
more musical voice than men, preju-
dice against their singing in the choirs
Of churches and cathedrals kept them
out of such organizations until COM
paratively recent date, says New
York paper. Indeed. the evolution of
the woman choir singer has been no
less drastic and fruitful than woman's
entrance into the trades and profess
sions. In all countries previous to this
century the female voice was denied
place In Divine worship. In Italy,
Spain and Russia to-day the woman
chorister is unknown and she has little
or no part in the church choirs Of
France outside Of Paris. The early
Puritan church Denounced singing as
Quakerish and poperish. Until after
the American revolution woman's
right to lift her voice In sacred song
in church was as vigorously contested
as was her possession of soul in the
days Of Plato.
To-day city churches compete TO
the highest cultured wpmen soloists.
and their choice is only limited by their
treasury. The salary Of woman solo
lists ranges from $500 to $3.50 year,
while instances are not wanting where
soloist has received 5000 year.
With the adoption Of choir system
In 1790 and tolerance of the woman
ginger, question arose as to the place
the choir should occupy In meeting
houses.
Singing was first done on the ground
floor. and some singers preferred to
continue there. Four Of the seats were
partitioned OF. making long pews.
When they rose TO sing the front seats
faced about. 1t was considered impor-
tant for the singers to face each other.
80 that the voices might mingie and
harmonic.
The next liberty granted was seat
IN the gallery. As the front gallery
was usually occupied by pews owned
by individuals, the choir was forced to
the side galleries.
About so years ago DR.. Tucker, au-
thor OF the famous hymn book, In lieu
OF boy voices, trnined q girl choir for
choral service. In red cloalSs and bon
nets they lent picturesque color note
to the services at Holy Cross, Troy. N.
z, Admission to the surplice choir is
through examination. Voice accepted,
the singer has her measure taken for
cap and gown. which Is worn over her
street suit during service. The church
bears the expense Of the surplice cos
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-09-28
HUMOROUS.


Didn't you hear about it?7 mo"
"Why, the thing happened right down
In your own neighborhood." II know;
but my wife's away for the summer"
Philadelphia Press.
John she asked, do you ever
play poker for profit2" 'sgo," he re-
piled thoughtfully; sthe game serves
as my way Of being charitable Phil
adelphia North American.
Admirable Reserve.-Somc one had
offended a venerable English baronet.
sYou don't know" said he, "the
strength Of the expression am not
using. Youths Companion.
Great Strides Slobbs- -'sWhat adj
vances the science of healing has
made. The medieval doctors bled pa
tients for quite few diseases
Blobbs- 'Yes; nowadays they're bled
for them all. philadelphia Record.
Very Suitable @GilIey looks like a
perfect imbecile with that monocle, .
said Fosdick to Keedick. He suits his
character. however. He can see more
with one eye than he can remember
with the other."-Philadelphia In
qnirer.
@Yes,'' unused Mr.. Meddergrass, 1--WE
had old hen that had habit Of
settin' on hills of potatoes. Hiram.
our boy, who has went to college,
called her Rome, because she set on
seven hills, but I never could see the
pint, although Hiram always laughed
a great deal every time he got the
joke off. Baltimore American.
A Fearful Fate.-"You look wretch
ed" remarked the guinea fowl 81 am
wretched, replied the fat pullet. II
didn't dare sleep last night" "Wns
it on account Of anything the owl told
you when you went to him to have
your fortune told yesterday EVENING""
Yes. He told me a dark man would
soon cross my path, and speedily win
me. philadelphia Press.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-09-28
STALE BREAD.
several Dainty Dishes Made from
what II Ia q shame to
Throw Away.

II do wish / knew what to do with
this stale bread. said Mrs. Newbride.
1T seems shame to throw it away;
but IL dries so fast in summer, and
Harry does not like 1t steamed, and
one gets tired of plain toast
stale bread cried Aunt Polly, ac.
cording to the Ladies' World. cheer
fully. why, can tell you dozen
ways Of using 1t. Some morning when
you have bacon for breakfast try fried
bread.
''Dip slices Of stale bread into salt
ed water to soften the crust and fry
brown in bacon fat. Add dust Of
pepper and serve hot.
Another form of fried bread that
can be used as dessert is dropped
egg on toast.
'Fill the spider with boiling water,
salt, and then carefully break in your
eggs, cooking three minutes. Dip the
water over the yolks occasionally, and
take each up on to a slice of hot, but
tered toast. Add pepper and more
salt If required.
another nice plan also uses up
scraps of cold meat. 1t is beefsteak on
toast.
"Chop fine the cold meat, putting 1t
In the spider with salt, pepper, a
dfedge Of -four and enough water to
make a gravy. Let it boil while you
prepare slices of buttered toast. Dip
some of the meat and gravy on to each
slice and serve hot.
asparagus Is nice served on toast,
as you know; and nice dish for an
invalid is made by pouring cupful OF
hot, well-salted milk over slice OF
dry toast. This brings US to the reg.
ular cream or dip toast.
"Put quart Of milk TO boil and
thicken with two level tableepoonfuls
of flour stirred smooth In little cold
milk. Salt and set back. Toast youi
bread, butter, and dip each slice in the
dip Lay In deep dish until you
have enough bread, then pour over It
the remainder of the dip. Use halt
this recipe for small families.
"A lady from Nova Scotia told me
once how to make lumberman's toast.
''Put into the spider lump of but
ter and some molasses. Dip the slices
of stale bread In water and fry until
brown.
"A nice dish for supper Is bread
griddle cakes.
"Soak the dry bread several hours
in a pan of water. Squeeze dry and
crumble, adding salt, a well-beaten
egg, two tablespoonfuls of -four and
half teaspoonful Of saleratus dis
solved In milk. Add milk enough to
make q not too thin batter, fry, and
serve with butter and brown sugar"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-09-28

BengaHne and faiile silks in white
and delicate colors are much used in
combination with cloth for plated
skirts, where fan insertions are in
troduced TO produce an extra fare
from the knees down, and for the
tailor-inish of strappings, vests. ETC.,
on the bodice. Satin antique and
satin foulard are also used for the
same purpose. A handsome gray cloth
gown has an inner vest OF geranium
pink satin antique, with narrower
outer one of cream white, stitched
with white silk and trimmed with two
rows Of very narrow gold braid and
tiny gold buttons set on an clusters
ofthree. The pink vest is an extension
Of the finely plated guimpe. A
Bertha collar outlines the low-cut top
of the cloth bodice, and the strapped
edge is piped with white silk.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-09-28
Danilewslsy,s Fiying Machine,

ARussianinventor, X. Danilewslxy, has
recently experimental, under govern
ment auspices, with fiying-machine
which combines the lifting power of a
balloon with something resembling
wing action. The balloon. says the
Youths Companion, is shaped like a
projeetile, and is small, being filled with
pure hydrogen. Its ascensional force is
sufficient to neutralize the weight of
the aeronaut and the apparatus. The
latter consists Of system of movable
aeroplanes and steering tackle. by
means of which the aeronaut guides the
course of the balloon. In descending,
the latter assumes an upright position.
The immediate object Of the expert
ments is to provide dirigible balloon
for the signal corps of the Russian
army
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-09-28
SNAKES AS COMPANIONS.
Pref. Percy selous sacrinced Has
wife and Chisdren for the
Deadly Reptiles.


For the compromising OF snakes
Pro1. fercy Seious sacrincco wiie, chill
4 oreh ana tne society q ms species.
Dealh was the penaity OF ms ln1atua-
tlon. ms 1avofate serpent avenged
inanKinu LOT lhe saVan' ihuaileIen me-.
~ fastening us Iangs m ms mana ana
destroylng ms me with tne venom
tnat ne hao praveo Ior years.
NOT even IN the tnroes OF eeatn oid
the lnfatuation weaisen. Inc viper that
nad poisonea him was sun nearer 70
ms neart tnah any otnef iising thing,
ana ms last Wofos were
oor Joe! he doesn't know what
ne mas done.
Hls weird rad graduaiiy estrangeo
MIN from humanity. Inc time came
when even his WIFE ned from her home.
am tired OF making beds Tor
snakes, she SAID just before ner de-
parfure.
Gut OH from the income ms fatner
allowed MIN, fro1. Seious became
scnooimaster a. Greenviie' Men, 2
post ror when mis- attainments more
than. fitted him.
Even In the schoolroom, says the New
York World, the professor could not
control his strange obsession. One day
IN the course q lesson IN zoology ne
produced box and lifted from IT
squirming object, long and very slen-
der rlnged IN red and black
~ was q coral snake, one OF the dead
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-09-28
A CURIOUS CLIENT.
Went TO q Painter 10 Have n PoR-
trait of His Dead Father
Made.

new story IL being told In Europe
about David Col. the Antwerp painter.
who died recently. says the New York
Herald. AS he was at work in his
studio one day many years ago three
entered farmer. who requested him
to paint his fathers portrait. The
artist, not being overburdened with
wealth at that time, gladly agreed to
do the work, and said that he would
be pleased to see the old gentleman at
any time. Thereupon the farmer said,
.mournfully:
"oh, you can't see him. sir, for he's
dead"
..Then how on earth do you expect
me to paint his portrait?' asked the
artist. with a sigh.
"Oh, you're fooling me. SIR" said the
farmer. Just tell me whose picture
that is on the easel there"
THAT is portrait Of St. Anthony, =
was the answer.
''Is that really St. Anthony p
"Yes.''
ibid he sit to your
VI course not.
well. then. isn't that clear proof
that you are able to make the portrait
of dead man?"
Col, who wanted money badly, al
lowed himself to be persuaded by this
novel argument. and. therefore, he OBJ
tanned from the farmer as many par
ticulars about the dead man as he
could, and then. after making a sketch
of the son, because he said that he
closely resembled his father, he boz
gan work on the portrait. When 1t
was finished he sent for the farmer and
showed it to him. To his surprise the
man fell on his knees and began TO cry
bitterly, his eyes meanwhile fixed on
the portrait. Col fiattered himself that
he had made lifelike portrait. and
that it was the wonderful resemblance
which caused the son to griepe so
sorely.
why do you cry so much 2" he asked,
trying to comfort him.
rOh. my dear sir,'' was the unexpect-
ed reply, II never thought that anyone
could change SO much in such short
time. Dear me. how terribly ugly my
poor father has become"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-09-28
NOW to clean chiron.

Mousseline de sole and chiffon are
best cleaned by washing in pure
white soapsuds. After pressing gem
tly between the hands, shake spread
out Immediately and iron While wet
If left to dry before pressing the soft
material win shrink and wrinkle and
the threads will separate in pressing,
A few drops of gum arabic dissolved
in the water in which the mousseline
de sole is rinsed will supply crispness
If desired. Washed in this manner.
these fabrics have all the appearance
of being perfectly new.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-09-28
az unrelinhIe AAan.

i suppose you lay great deal Of
stress on the adage money talks :"
said the man who gets Familiarity
facetiously.
No, sir" said Senator Sorghum. .sIf
you had observed as many invesitga-
tions as ! have. you'd know that the
success of pecuniary enterprise fire.
qnently depends on the ability to keep
perfectly still. "-Washington Star.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-09-28

Trains leave Oxford for Philadelphia at IS
.. m. and 2 10 p. m. Market train leaves
Rowlandyille Tuesdays and Fridays At $50;
Liberty Grove .S6; Colora. 9.O5 Rising Sun. 9.I5;
6ylmar, ga; Nottingham. 0 50; Oxford 900 q. M
arriving at south. ST. Ass D. m.
Sunday train leaves Oxford At 2 90 arriving in
philadelphia at 9.l6 .. M; and eco. arriving In
Phiadelphia at 7.5s p. m.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-09-28

You can spell il cough. coff. caugh,
kauf, kaff, Rough. or kaugh. but the only
hairless remedy that quickly cures it IS
One Minute Cough Cure. Eli +.
Reynolds.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-09-28

WANTED SEVERAL PERSONS FOR DIS
wv trict Ofhee Managsrs in thi state to repre-
srnt me 10 their own aud surrounding counties
willing TO psy ,eafl y 5000. payable weekly. De-
sirable employment with unusual opportunities.
References excl anged. Enrlosa aelfaddressed
STAMPED envslol .. s. A. Park. Caxton Building.
Chicago. ds
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-09-28

Towne-There's one thing I've no
ticed about Downe; he has a habit of
jumping at conclusions. Haven't you
noticed It.?
Brown Wen, I've observed that he
always wakes with start just as the
minister Is finishing his sermon.
The emergency bags sent by church
society to Kansas soldiers in the Philip
pines contained among the necessities a
box Of DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve. the
well known cure for piles. injuries and
skin diseases. The ladies took care to
obtain the original DeWitt's Witch Hazel
Salve knowing that all the couuterfeits
are worthless. Eli ], Reynolds.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-09-28

Empioyer-Was much feeling shown
ut your grandmother's funeral7
Bool<keeper-Yes; they mobbed the
Nmpire.-Harper,s Bazaar.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-09-28

For colds and sore throat use Kermotts
Chocolates Laxative Quinine. Easily taken as
candy and quickly cure
Ell 7. Reynolds Pharmacy
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-09-28

sS H G1s ss Sns Ss
Day Cold Cure"
EhT. Reynolds Pharmacy
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-09-28
The one nar COLD cmra-

Cold = head aud sore throat cured BY Ker-
mott's Chocolates Laxative Quinine AS easy
90 take ~ candy Children sFv for them. .
Ell +. Reynolds Pharmacy.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-09-28

TITO 0f1o WNI OUiu 0UIUa
Kermott's Chocolates Laxative Quinine for
cold In the head and sore throat Children
take them like candy.
Eli Reynolds Pharmacy.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-09-28
1887. THE sun. 1900.
BALTIMORE, MD.
The Paper of the People, for the People
and with the People.
Honest in Motive.
Fearless in Expression.
Sound in Principle.

A newspaper is an educator; there are all kinds
of educators, but the man who spends money
judiciously and Hberally is better able to impart
his knowledge than the man who has little or
nothing to spend.
The Sun is the highest type of newspaper.
The SUMS reports from all parts of the United
States are unsurpassed.
The SUMS Cable Service is the finest known;
the troubles in the Philippines and South Africa
demand competent correspondents and vast ex-
penditure of money and labor in getting the news.
When you get The Sun you get news and intelli
gent presentation of facts with it, well care
fully prepared articles of editorial writers ofhgh-
est standing. When you read daily paper
whose principal recommendation Ia itscheapness,
you get the dregs- generally very poor dregs at
that
By mail Fity Cents a month. Six DolIarsa year
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-09-28

Bobby wonder why the tiger
doesn't lie down and go to sleep once
In awhile2
Nurse-I am sure / don't know.
Bobby.
Bobby-Do you suppose he's afraid
be will turn into a rug II he does2-
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-09-28
LEAyE como SOUTH.


Additional trains leave Broad st. Tor OXFORD II, Il
.. m. 26o and g. 10 p. m. Sunday only IS a. m.
7.0l p. m. and Has p. m.
J. B. HUTCHINSON, J.R.WOoD.
0enI Manager. Gem Pussr A0esll
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-09-28

Tho ono Day Cold Cure.

That we can Is the measure Of what
we ought.-Rarn's Horn.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-09-28
pHILADELPHIA, WHINING
= TON & BALTIMORE r. r.
LRAvHaorxe NORTH.


On ana after May a7th. 1900. trains win
run as Follows:
The evening times., 1900-01-23
ESCAPED FROM AN ICE JAM.
4 Ferryman Runs Close to Death on
the Susauehanna

the susquehnnna.
| PLYMOUTH, Pa. Jan. 23-One of the
most thrilling escapes from a watery grave
that has occurred in years took place near
here yesterday.
David Culver. ferryman at Forty Fort
Pa accompanied by his grandson Thomas
and a boy named Lutz, was crossing at
the ferry when the wire rope broke and
the three started on a perilous journey
down stream.
The Susquahanna is very high and ice is
running Without oars the ferryman and
his companions were at the mercy Of the
stream They were first noticed at the
Wilkesbarre Market Street bridge but not
quick enough for any aid to reach them.
Word was teIephoned to this place aud
preparations made TO rescue the party at
the upper bridge. Ropes were suspended,
but as there is a whirlpool underneath the
bridge the persons adrift were unable to
grasp them. Lower down boats were drag
ged over the ice floats, but not before
the current had carried it's victims
out of reach Another attempt was made
by men in two skiffs to effect rescue.
They succeeded in catching up to the ferry
boat about a mile below town and were
run with it into the ice jam near the Della
ware, Lackawanna and Western bridge.
After an hours work Culver his COM
panions. and the local men were rescued
from the thin ice jam by the aid OF ropes
at Nanticoke, two miles below. The per-
sons had stretched ropes between each
pier.
This was the last place of rescue before
the drifters would have reached the dam.
where sure death awaited them. They
had made the trip of twelve miles In less
than an hour.
The evening times., 1900-01-23
IN THE HOTEL CORRIDORS.

Hon. Charles S. Hamlin, of B0s ,on,
Mass, is at the Arlington for a few weeks.
Mn, Hamlin was formerly Assistant Seere-
tary of the Treasury, under President
Cleveland, and is here on a pleasure trip,
seeing old friends He is accompanied by
Mrs. Iamlin.
NJ. L. Washburn. OF Vermont. is at the
Ebbitt Mr.. Washburn is one of the largest
owners OF claims in the Klondike, and has
much capital invested in the Yukon and
Cape Nome districts He is here holding
a conference with Governor Brady. OF
Alaska. and states that the Cape Nome
fields are the richest ever discovered on
this continent He has already taken out
thousands of dollars worth of dust, and
within the next few years expects to make
many millions out of his holdings.
E Lowenstine OF Memphis, Tenn. is at
the Shoreham as the advance man of a
delegation of prominent citizens Of that
place who will come here tomorrow 10 in
vite~ Admiral Dewey to visit their city.
As the Admiral is to visit New Orleans in
the near future, the Memphis men will
extend an invitation TO him to stop at the
Tennessee city on his return TO Washing
will be crowned with success.
Charles H. Foster, former State Treas
urer of Iowa, is at the Riggs for a brief
stay Mr. Foster is a prominent Repub-
lican in the Hawkeye State and reports
that Iowa will send the biggest eontin-
gent in it's history to the Republican Ma
tional Convention in Philadelphia next
June.
ATLANTA is going to adopt a much
needed system in connection with the
street car lines said c. R. Kenwick, of
that city, at the Raleigh today. "A
resolution is now before the city council
which provides for the separation of ne
groes from whites on all of the street rail-
ways in the Gate City. 1t is the old
Jim Crow law over again, but this time
it will apply locally. There will be either
two cars or cars in two sections. and the
whites may not encroach upon the terri
tory reserved for the negroes, nor vice
versa. / am certain that the resolution
will be adopted Even the colored people
favor it, since they will feel more as
though they had rights than when COM
PEELED to move around to accommodate
white people. And you can state that the
latter are not shedding any tears over the
proposed change"
''I see that agitation favoring the adop-
ton of the twenty -four-hour system of
keeping time has been started again. said
p A. Agnew. of Montreal, Canada, at the
Arlington this morning.
1T may not be generally known in the
United States that the Canadian Pacific
Railroad has for many years been operated
under the twenty -fourhour system. but
it is fact, and know of no other railroad
which obtains such splendid results from
schedules Every train hand knows the
system. The twenty-four- hour plan has
many advantages and is coming into favor
rapidly. 1t is much easier to count from
one to twenty-four than to mix up a. m.
and p. m. OF course, it takes time to over
come the old prejudices and to get out Of
rut. but l will prophesy that within the
next decade the twenty -four-hour system
The evening times., 1900-01-23
IN HONOR OF MR.. HOBART
Attorney General Griggs to speak at
Trenton.

TRENTON. n. j. Jan. 2S-The joint
committee appointed last week to arrange
for memorial service in honor of the
late Vice President Garret A Hobart has
held a meeting and decided to invite At
torney General John W. Griggs to deliver
the eulogy. Subsequently the Attorne,
General was communicated with by teIe-
phone at Washington and consented to be
the orator of the occasion. AT his sugges-
tion the President and his Cabinet will be
invited to be present
The exercises will take place on either
February or ii in the assembly chamber