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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-05-25
USE OF THE BAYoNET.
When the Charge Comes 1t Brings
Terror to the Hearts of the
Beaten Foe.

The fire of the defense becomes more
of the assailants is shaken by their
losses, but at last sufficiently thick
firing line of the latter get within
point-blank of the defenders, and the
latter see many more soldiers crowd
ing up behind. The defenders do not
feel themselves beaten, but they know
that their assailants' fire is again grow
ing equal, and more than equal, to their
own. Suddenly the enemy fixes bay
onets and his bugles sound the charge;
the defenders have stood still beneath
his fire all day, they have seen their
comrades scattered on all sides by the
deadly but invisible tap of the rife bull
let, they have been strengthened by
the merry riot of their own guns
aginst the appalling blast of the shrap-
mel, but now the enemy has ceased his
noise. He is great bully; they were
not afraid of his muskets and guns,
they have not so far shrunk from
him, but now he is coming to knife
them where they stand. They are but
stricken game awaiting the coup de
grace. A few among the defenders
will not finch even now; they, too, fix
their bayonets prepared with the bit
ter heroism of the lost to fight 1t out.
But most men fear certain death worse
than questionable dishonor. their
nerves crack, and they fly. The fight
is over, and the bayonet, IL it has not
drunk drop of blood, has not the
less directly ended it.-"How Soldiers
EiRht."
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-05-25
No Other Way.

when you showed him his letter to
Irene" said Maud, "in which he said
the same things about you he had said
about her, how did he get out Of it?"
"How did he get out of it?" echoed
Mabel. HE evaporated."
'Evaporated?"
Eyes. He dried up."
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-05-25
Nextl

Miss GoldroX-You don't seem to
have much regard for Count Spaghetti.
What do you know of him?
Mr.. Peppery-Nothing Of my person
al knowledge, but some of my friends
used to know him quite WELL
Then you never met him before"
"Oh, no, I've always shaved myself"
Philadelphia Press.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-05-25
An Embryo Humorist.

Teacher-How many of my scholars
can remember the longest sentence
they ever read?
Billy-Please, mum, can.
Teacher-Whatl Is there only one?
Well, William, you can tell the rest Of
the scholars the longest sentence yop
ever read.
Billy-Imprisonment for life.-Tit.
Bits.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-05-25

II wish l had stayed away from
that fortune-teller."
Didn't she promise you prosper
GUS and pleasant future?"
eyes; but she told me 1 had IN
uncle who blew out the gas" Detroit
Free Press.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-05-25
ORPHANS COURT.

The Stated Meetings of the Orphans
Court of Cecil county will be held on thf
second Tuesday ofevery month. Executors
Administrators and Guardians, wanting
their accounts stated, will please bring ir
their vouchers few DAYS before Court.
Test: r. E. JAMAR, Register
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-05-25
What He Needed

my son. said the indulgent father.
sis as good as wheat"
Perhaps" replied the candid friends
OF the family, who knew the young man
better, land like wheat he won't be
thoroughly good without thrashink."
Philadelphia Press.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-05-25
l,v.,t NeCloct your Liver.

Liver troubles quickly result in serious
applications, and the man who neglects his
liver has little regard for health. A bottle
Of Browns Iron Bitters taken now and then
viii keep the liver in perfect order. If the
disease has developed, Browns Iron Bittcrs
vitality will always follow its use.
Browns Iron Bitters is sold by all dealers.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-05-25
Y. z TAYLOR,
NOTICE

By THE ORPHANS. CouRr FOR CECIL oousrY,l
January Is, 10 o.
ORDERED, That all Administrators, Ex.
ecltors and Guardians that have not stated
an account within year. come forward and
do the same. or show cause to the contrary
or they viii be cited up.
Test: r. E. JAMAR, Regi ter
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-05-25
Fullnesn and Emptineua.

The man who tackles politics
Will have his hands full, they declare.
For this short life is full of tricks,
Which bid the sojourner beware.
He'll have his hands full. that is plain
And when he's finished with the fight.
He pauses often to complain,
His pockets all are empty quite.
-Washington Star.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-05-25

"After suffering from piles for fifteen
years was cured by using two boxes of
DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve," writes w.
j. Baxter, North Brook. N c. 1t heals
everything. Beware of counterfeits. Eli
T. Reynolds.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-05-25

The Moke-Well. how did Clancy;
strike you?
The Mick = Shure, an we hovn'ti
known each other long enough for thot.
Kansas City Independent.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-05-25

"The color of my hair isn't fashion-
able this season."
Its too bad, dear. But perhaps
they will be wearing gray hair next
year and then you will be in FASH
ion again."-N. Y. World.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-05-25
She Ourht to ne

Mrs. Hix-Is your daughter happily
married?
Mrs. Dix-Indeed she is. Her hus-,
band shakes in his boots every timei
she speaks.-Chicago Evening News.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-05-25
A Saving Grace.

Count that day worse than wholly lost
Between whose suns there has not crossed
Your face. and fingered for awhile.
The cheerful sunshine of a smile.
-Elliott's Magazine.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-05-25

"I had stomach trouble twenty years
and gave up hope of being cured till be-
gan to use Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. It has
done me so much good call it the savior
of my life," writes w. R. Wilkinson.
Albany, Tenn. 1t digests what you eat.
Eli I. Reynolds
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-05-25
The one Dav Gold CURE.

For colds and sore throat use Kermotto
Chocolates Laxative Quinine. Easily taken Is
candy and quickly cure
Ell T. Reynolds Pharmacy
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-05-25

"DeWitt's Little Early Risers are the
finest pills ever used. I'D. ]. Moore.
Millbrook, Ala. They quickly cure all
liver and bowel troubles. Eli T. Reynolds.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-05-25
He Hope. So. Anxwax.

No matter how homely man may
be, he thinks there is something at
tractive about Chicago Daily
News.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-05-25
The one pav cold cure.

Cold n head and sore throat cured by Ker.
motifs Chocolates Laxative Quinine. As easy
to take as candy. Children cry for them"
Eli T. Reynolds Pharmacy.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-05-25
- ~. vev cold cure

Kermott's Chocolates Laxative Quintne for
cold 10 the head aud sore throat Children
take them like .anuy.
Eli T. Reynolds Pharmacy
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-05-25
Cure Cold In Head,

Kermott's Chocolates Laxative Quinine easy
to take and quick to cure cold in head and soro
throat.
Eli T. Reynolds Pharmacy.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-05-25

Mistah Johnsing-Yo' am de sweet
est gal heah, Miss Darknite!
Miss Darknite-Now, Mistah John
sing, yo' dis stop dat talk-rs blushin':
knows l is!
Mistah Johnsing-Deed yo' amt,
honey-yo' am de kind OBJ a fiowah.
dat am bohn tub blush unseen.-OhiS
State Journal.
J. Q. Hood, Justice of the Peace,
Crosby. Miss, makes the following state
ment: ~ can certify that One Minute
Cough Cnre will do all that is claimed for
it. My wife could not get her breath and
the first dose of it relieved her. 1t has
also benefited my whole family" 1t acts
Immediately and cures coughs, colds,
Group, grippe. bronchitis, asthma and all
throat and lung troubles. Eli T. Reyn-
olds.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-05-25
Copyright, 1899, bu J. II. Perry.

say the motive might perhaps be ade-
quate, assuming she had misappropri-
ated the funds, fact not yet proved.
"But the theory seems untenable to
me because all the facts do not seem to
support it. For instance. Mr.. Laurence
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-05-25

"Wuz yer sick when yer learned ter
smoker"
"Wuz / sick? Say, wuz so sick dat
I'd radder bin in SCHOOL," = N. Y.
World.
The Republican., 1900-11-15
USES OF THE LEMON.
In Almost Any Form This Fruit Pos
sesses Admirable Properties as
n Home Medicine.

Sick headaches may often be cured
by taking half the juice of one lemon
in teacupful of strong black coffee
Headaches from biliousness or torpid
liver sometimes yield to the simple
treatment of half a lemon squeezed in
to cupful of hot water without sugar,
taken night and morning.
Lemon juice and sugar mixed very
thick furnish a common household
remedy for coughs and colds. Hot lem
onade is also good, but the very best
form in which the lemon can be used
for such cases is the following: Put
a good-sized lemon in the oven and let
1t remain until thoroughly baked. 1t
Will then be soft all through. Take it
out and add enough sugar or honey
honey is prefera ble-to make thick
sirup with the juice. Keep this warm
and take teaspoonful every few min
utes.
When you make a hot lemonade for
a cold remember that glycerin instead
of sugar will make the remedy more
valuable.
For feverishness and unnatural
thirst soften lemon by rolling on
hard surface, cut off the top, add sugar
and work the sugar down into the lem
on with fork. Then slowly suck the
lemon.
Lemons in almost any form have a
beneficial effect in cases of rheuma-
tism, and are recommended by doctors
As a remedy for an obstinate corn
bind piece of lemon upon it, renewing
every morning for three or four days.
Then the corn will be easily removed
Bread crumbs soaked with lemon Juice
may be used for the same purpose
Rubbing with pieces of lemon will re-
lieve sore and tender feet. Chilblains
can be cured by rubbing with a sliced
lemon that has been sprinkled with
salt.
The chaPping of the hands by ex-
posure to heat or from hot soapsuds
may be prevented by rubbing with
lemon juice; and with salt lemon juice
will remove iron rust and nearly all
eSetable stains.-N Y. Herald.
The Republican., 1900-11-15
MAKING A PAssE PARToUT.

small picture rings" for hanging the
picture are also needed
Pace the glass over the sheet of
bristol board and cut around the glass
with sharp penknife. Cut the card
board in the same way. Then mount
the picture to be framed upon the
bristol board, using the photographers
paste. With the aid of a pencil and
ruler there will be no difficulty in
m&lnting the picture exactly in the
center of the bristol board card. Then
tasten the picture rings in the card
board and place the cardboard and
bristol board together. Place the
mat" over the bristol board card and
the glass over the mat" Now meas
ure the sides and cut four strips of the
"passe partout" binding to correspond,
taking care to have each strip half an
inch longer than the side to which it
corresponds. Press each strip firmly
over the edge it is to bind, leaving the
extra half inch free at one end. Now
cut the ends of the strips to correspond
with the two figures in the cut below.
The extra half-inch is A. Now
spread the under side of the binding
strips with the photographers paste
and press the strips firmly around the
edges. The dotted line in A shows
where B overlaps A after the strips are
pasted down. Put heavy weight on
the picture for a couple of hours. 1t
can then be hung.
1t is not essential to use a "mat" in
framing pictures in this way If a
mat" is not used great care must be
taken that the picture, before it is
mounted, is neatly trimmed around
the edg4s. and that the bristol board
on which it is to be mounted. is free
from spots or dust. If the mat" is
used cardboard may be substituted for
the bristol board, as, of course, it viii
not be in evidence after the picture
is framed. The white mat" is always
meas and pretty. Almost all shades OF
gray give very charming effects Very
dark crimson and a dark. rich shade
of green are both in good taste. Ex
periments with mats" of any other
color are apt to be unsatisfactory
Too pronounced or too brilliant colors
soon grow wearisome to the eye.-N
Y. Tribune.
The Republican., 1900-11-15

awaiting death. She was remarka BILE
example of the Christ-spirit and of
faith in prayer. On asking her to pray
for the saloon keeper, she answered.:
81 am doing so;" and drew from under
her pillow a list of her subjects of
prayer-the hard cases" of the town,
his name among them. And she said:
Perhaps the Lord is about to use
you for the rescue of that poor lost
soul. But don't labor with him until
Gods spirit specially moves you to-
Wait for your message. If you go to
him in your own strength in purely
human zeal you will anger and harden
him"
Weeks elapsed, when one day was
strongly impressed to write to the sa-
loonist, but decided to devote another
seven days to seeking grace for the
delicate, difficult task. Then, on at
tempting it, the thoughts came more
swiftly than the pen could trace them.
Sure am l that the plea that resulted
could not have been indited by my own
unaided powers. 1t was terrible in its
ocANhiiiiS SiaPiiiS VI
liquor selling and liquor drinking-yet
every line seemed to throb with more
than human tenderness. The letter
was sent unsigned. But later the
thought arose: What if he should
recognize the handwriting? And as |
went by his saloon | expected him to
rush out and assault me, unless, in
Iao1 I. =. I. lc
had reached the ear on high. I
thought it singular, however, that
whereas heretofore I met the saloon
keeper almost daily, now for long
time he kept out of my sight. But one
afternoon at twilight the office door
bell rang, and on answering it the burly
form of the liquor seller stood before
me. Had he discovered the authorship
of that letter, and, incensed, had come
with ruffianly intent?
He entered, took the proffered chair.
was silent moment, and then said:
doctor. some one thought enough of
me to write me a letter. And | have
called to say that have resolved never
to drink or sell another drop of liquor
as long as 1 live!s
sprang to my feet in a mingled
tumult of joy and anxiety, saying:
MY dear friend, you cannot do that.
The drink-craze has its hold upon you
it is not possible to resolve it away
1t will be with you as with hundreds
of others-temporary reform, then fall
to sink lower than ever. God can save
you; you can't save yourself. If yoi
will truly seek Him in prayer He will
5ortify your weak will and hold you up.
There is no hope for you otherwise"
He dropped his eyes and responded:
Il do pray; l am praying; feel that
God hears me; and l believe l shall
conquer"
His confidence was not disappointed
The saloon was closed, and now for
many years he has been a steadfast
and honored temperance worker. and
. devout church member
The Republican., 1900-11-15

as gathered the brimming baskets are
carried to the brush sheds, where the
women and older children sort and
pack the fruit. 1t is arranged care
fully in layers, separated by paper.
All the ripest ones are rejected as
liable to spoil in transit. These are not
wasted, however. for the Pima and
Narieopa Indians from the reserva-
tioas have watched the ripening OF the
crop quite as solicitously as the birds
and the children. With surprising
prescience the first day of the harvest
sees dusky procession afoot, horse
back or crowded into a dilapidated
lumber wagon, all with mouths water
ing for the delicious fruit. There is
no money used in this transaction.
sacks and baskets o; wheat being the
commodity with which the Indians
barter. Il is the women. of course, wno
carry the burden, splendidly poised en-
their heads, while papoose sIung over
the shoulder or a youngster riding
astride the maternal hips rounds out
the picture.
Keen at a bargain are these redskins,
and the 'cots" are critically examined
and passed upon before the wheat is
poured into the waiting bag5-N. Y.
Tribune.
The Republican., 1900-11-15
THE APRICOT HARVEST.
Out in Arizona the Entire Population,
Men, Women and Children, Are
Interested in 1t.

Like hop picking in the Mohawk val
ley, cranberry gathering on the Jersey
and Cape Cod bogs or huckleberry
harvest on the granite hills of New
England, ''cot" picking and packing in
the Salt river valley of Arizona is an
industry shared by the entire family
From the time the fruit ''sets," in
early April, bright eyes watch its rap
i'd development. and small fingers keep
pinching the spheres to see if they are
getting mellow, for to the children
''cot' harvest means the jolliest kind
of a holiday. The birds, too-red-
winged backbirds and clear throated
mocking birds-are on the qui vive, as
is abundantly attested by the flash of
circling wings, the chorus of song and
the punctures left in the ripening fruit
by the sharp bills of these connoisseurs
in fruit.
AS the auspicious day draws near
(and the Arizonians pride themselves
on antedating by a week at least the
earliest California shipment) al other
work is suspended. By sunrise the
whole family is astir, and while the
women prepare breakfast the pickers
are busy in the laden orchards. As fast
The Republican., 1900-11-15

"some one thought enough Of me 70
write me letter." Tears start as I
recall those plaintive wordsl A thou
sand of us, professed Christians, HIS
neighbors, had visited on him scorn,
invective, social ostracism. We had
disputed about methods and divided
into parties-woman working by her
self and man by himself. And the fiery
stream of intemperance swept re-
morselessly on. All! we had forgotten
that for all moral evils a cure was pro-
vided on Calvary and how to apply the
cure was shown when, by divine ap-
pointment, the first Christian reform
ers ''were all together in one place"
praying for ''the promises of the Fa-
ther" to fit them for their work.-Fx-
aminer
The Republican., 1900-11-15
THE CHEERFUL HOME.
1t Comes Nearer to Being n Paradise
Than Any other Place in This
Vale of Tears

All the members of a household
should exert themselves to fill the
home with the sunshine of affection.
However diligent, thoughtful and
conscientious woman may be in
her endeavors and desires to meet
her husband with a face unmarked
with the cares and perplexities of
the days duties, the effort is of very
little use if the husband comes home
with his temper awry, and his meta.
phor;cal feathers bristling and ruff
fed. The most angelic disposition in
:he world could not long remain proof
against discouragement if such ap.
probation were accorded it day after
Cay.
Men have much greater response
bility in home-making than they are
usually willing to admit. 1t is much
easier to shift such obligations upon
the women and children of the fam
lily than to undertake what is really
an arduous task. 1t is no easy mat
ter to keep the temper and tongue
under such control that neither i'm
patience nor unkind words shall get
the better of ones intentions, and
mothers of families are often quite
at their wits ends to devise means to
get through with some of the trying
days without giving up in despair.
How disheartening, then, after MAX
ing every effort to tranquilize her.
self and the entire household in order
that the commonplace platitude may
De observed, and that she may meet
her husband with a SMILE" to have
him come in, and for the merest trifie,
or perhaps for no real reason at all,
set the whole house by the ears with
some outburst of temper.
The smile, the kind word, the cheer
full rooms, the dainty and relishable
dinner, the rtistically-spread table,
the orderly children with clean faces
and carefully arranged apparel, the
wife and mother faultlessly dressed
and environed with the atmosphere
of temporal and spiritual peace, which
is far :he most important factor in
a well-regulated home-these have be-
come so much matter of course that
many men seem to take them for
granted, and seldom realize at what
cost of time, trouble and discipline
they are secured.-N. Y. Weekly.
The Republican., 1900-11-15
S : z 5sRI R|5laaGlee
1n'laNl4l\p7E@
HOW THE SALOON WAS CLOSED
The Effectual Fervent Prayer of .
Righteous Man Avail
eth Much.

There '"ere a number of saloons in
the place, but on by-streets and quiet
ly conducted. This one, however, stood
in the public square, confronting three
churches. A handsome building, the
interior lavishly adorned, and at the
spacious, attractive bar experts served
drinks plain, or spiced and drugged to
taste, while music and tiashily-dressed
women added their allurements. A
procession of tipplers passed into its
doors day and night, despite vigorous
temperance sentiment voiced in union
temperance meetings" in the churches
Sunday evenings, and Gospel temper
ance rallies" mid-week. Thus had it
been for two years.
l was the more impressed by the
gravity of the evil because, as resi-
dent physician, scenes of domestic dis
cord, want and woe caused by intoXi-
cants often met my eye, accompanied
at times by appalling atrocities; be-
sides which the sad career of the saloon
keeper had shocked and grieved me. /
knew him when lad of much promise,
but indulgence in the wine-cup had led
to confirmed drinking, and, falling heir
to some money, he built an elegant
brick block and stocked it with LIQUORS.
He developed into a most odious man
hood, bloated, blasphemous, fierce.
One would scarcely believe that from
the finemannered, fair-cheeked boy
face and disposition so british could
be evolved. What could be done to
save him and close up his infamous
business? All l knew how to do was,
as 1 passed the saloon on my profess
sional rounds, to lift the heart in 81
lent petition for divine interposition.
patient of mine was an elderly lady
who for five years had lain on her bed
The Republican., 1900-11-15
HOME PICTURE FRAMING.
IL the Hints Here Given Are Followed
Anyone Can Learn to Make
"Passe Pnrtouts."

A great amount of pleasure and
much profit are combined in practicing
at home the art of making the simple
picture frames known as ''passe
partout." 1t is an art that should
recommend itself to one, for it requires
no great skill or deftness, and if tAa
hints given here are utilized the result
is sure to be artistic.
The materials needed are piece of
glass of the size desired, sheet of stiff
bristol board, another of thick card
board, mat" of the desired size and
tint. and a strip of the ''passe partout"
binding. which may be of the same tint
as the mat or shade darker Some
photographers paste and a couple of
The Republican., 1900-11-15

To keep lemons as well as to imr~ove
their flavor, put them into more ian
enough water to cover them anT
change it every day or two
Sharp County record., 1900-05-11
OUT OF THE RACE.

Judge Grant Green Of
White county has withdrawn
from the race for railroad
commissioner from the First
and Sixth districts. This
leaves the race between
Judge Phillips of Newport
and Judge Hanley OF lizard
county. Phillips has carried
Jackson and Clay counties,
and Hanley has St. Francis,
Fulton, Phillips, Stone, Mar
ion and Baxter to his credit.