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HERE, THERE AND ELSEWHERE

Chicago has ten unlicensed dogs to
each one licensed.
The population of Japan is increas-
ing at the rate of 100000 year.
The city of Seattle is to care hereaft-
er for the grave of the Indian chief of
that name.
Mushrooms are said to contain more
nourishment than any other vegetable
substance.
The first boat built in the United
States was the Virginia, 60 feet long,
built in 1907.
The population of the United King
dom passed that of France for the first
time in 1892.
The per capita Of wealth in the
United States was $30S in 1850, $3.50 in
1870 and is now $1,000.
A Philadelphia resident recently
contracted for the building of 222
houses, to cost about $750,OO
There are 3,4s0, 900 acres of unculti.
waited moor and heath in England and
Wales; but the towns of the same coun-
ties would cover all this land, and Co.,
600 acres into the bargain.
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resolve. Harry brought Sadie Binkley
to the play last night, and walked
home with Nell Gwynn from the tenni.
grounds to-day, and Jennie whis.
pered to me that she fully believed
Harry admired Nell Gwynn. Mercy
me. How can he? With her bold ways
her stubby nose, and the record she
has as notorious flirt. Besides, she is
older than he is. What does a man
want with a woman older than him.
self?
September5-Old diary, I had almost
forgotten you again. I suppose we
must part company, for would not
want you lying around accusing me OF
inconsistency. Harry and are to be
married Christmas. When he came
last night to tell me he was going
home, felt almost like crying. But
when he told me that he loved me, ]
acted like a silly, I know, and actually
did cry and tell him loved him, too.
Mamma will have to do without me. ]
am not caring SO much now about her
missing me as papa. But then he left
his parents when he married.
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Negro Boys Good Prospect..

The emperor of Austria at a re.
cent audience received a negro boy
only IA years of age, who has been
born in slavery, freed and converted to
Christianity in the Portuguese mis-
sion of Zambezi. He was brought to
the Austrian court by priest in the
Zambezi mission.
The emperor, noting the intelligent
appearance of the boy, was attracted
to him at once, and graciously made
inquiries.
"What languages do you under
stand?'
Il can speak, besides my own dia-
lect and that of Bantu," replied the
boy, "some Spanish, Portuguese, Ger
man and Italian"
Until he was IL years old he had
been in the possession of slave-traders.
Then he was ransomed by the Portu-
guese mission for sum equivalent in
our money to little more than eight
dollars. The emperor's interest was
excited, and through his means the
lad has been sent to Portugal to be
instructed in theology. Thence he will
go to Africa as a missionary to his
people.-Youth's Companion.
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A GLORIOUS SIGHT.
Were So Thick It Was Impossible
to Drive Between Their.

To the Editor:
A gentleman from Duluth made q
trip through portion of Western
Canada last summer, and writing of
what he saw, says:
wheat, for instance, will average
twenty-five or thirty bushels to the
acre. I saw shocks so thick in the
field that it would be almost impossi-
BILE to drive between them. Winters,
it is said, are longer than near Duluth.
but the japan current, warm chinook
winds and dry atmosphere make the
winters comparatively mild.
Thousands of such testimonies are
to be had from settlers who have
taken advantage of the low-priced
lands of Western Canada. During the
present year new districts will be
opened up in the Saskatchewan VAL
ley, and advantage should be taken Of
this at once. Information can be had
from any agent of the Government,
whose advertisement appears else
where in your columns.
Yours truly,
OLD READER.
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Times Have Changed.

Some Americans who had long lived
in England spent last summer in
Maine, and wishing to play golf, got
permission from farmer to use some
pasture land, and there laid out links.
The farmers old servant, scandal
lied by the sight of tall, athletic girls
in scarlet coats, armed with iron
hoofed clubs, striding over the fields,
one day reported to his master:
"Them girls in the pasture scare
our cows!"
The farmer scratched his head.
Hiram" came his leisurely answer,
"times is changed since we was
young. Used to be the cows scared
the girls!'' Companion.
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A Peculiar Adventure.

A small boy in Reading had a Pc
culiar adventure recently. An animal
show, comprising ponies, dogs and
monkeys, came to town, and Eddie,
eight years old, was among the boys
employed to lead the ponies in the
street parade. He also appeared on
the stage with the animals. After
the performance he went with the
animals to their car, and by some
means as yet unexplained, was shut
into the cage with the monkeys. No
one knew he was there until the
train reached Pottsville. The boy
will never forget that ride, in which
he learned that monkeys on the
stage and in private behave differ
emily. The monkeys had a lot of
fun with Eddie, and the fun that he
had expected to have with them did
not "materialize," as the slang ex
preston is. However, he suffered
no serious harm and reached home
safely, and since then has been some
thing like hero in the eyes of his
young companions. = Philadelphia
Press.
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STATUE, OF JULIUS CAESAR.

STATUE. OF JULIUS CAESAR.
Great Caesar! It was ne'er
Thy dismal lot to holler
For being forced to wear
A saw-edged collar;
o mighty man. thou couldst pursue thy
way,
Since twas not given men to say
That thou didst wear made-up tie.
Or that thou didst display
A vest
OF ancient style! oh. why
Should sorrow e'er have fS.ES q way into
the breast
OF one so drest?
o mighty Caesar! Thou
Didst never bow
Obedient to the hatter's will, as am forced
to noWi
Thou didst take from its peg thy wreath.
and on that high
Imperious brow
Permit 1t lightly to repese;
And no old Roman fop turned up his nose
i Because the brim
Or crown was out Of style!
All, what smile
Had spread across thy features hadst thou
How men would bend to fashions every
within,
And groan
Beneath the burdens they must ever bear
Who dare
Not don the things it suits them best to
wear.
o happy Caesar! Thou vast ne'er
Compelled to keep a frail
Suspender fastened with nail,
And thereby hold a pair
OF trousers where
They might serve best the purpose Of their
kind!
Care
Never sat upon thy dauntless mind
Nor added to thy miseries
Because that fashion bound
Thee in despite of all thy power to wear
Things that were wont to bag around the
knees.
1mperious Caesar! No man bade thee don
coat scanned up the back!
Thou didst put on
Thy light and airy toga, caring not
Or If 'twere frock or sack!
t All, what
A joy was thine
That thou couldst go from day to day
Sans polish and sans shine!
And when twas time to put thy summer
suit away
When chilling blasts blew In the fall
The good Calpurnia could spread
1t on the board whereat thou brokest
bread,
To deck the same withal
IS. e. Kiser, in Chicago Record-Herald.
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COULDN'T WEAR SHOES.

Sumpter, ILL.,, June 1O.-Mrs. j. B.
Flanagan, of this place, had suffered
with Dropsy for fifteen years. She
was so very bad that for the last
three years, she has not been able to
wear her shoes. She had doctored all
the time, but was gradually getting
worse.
Last winter Mr.. Flanagan, who was
very much discouraged, called for
some medicine at Mr.. j. j. Dale's drug
store in Carmi. Mr.. Dale persuaded
him to have his wife try Dodd's Kidney
Pills, and he bought six boxes. His
wife used five out of the six, before
she was entirely cured. She is now as
sound and well as ever she was, COM
pletely restored to health, and free
from any symptom whatever of
Dropsy.
To say that Mrs. Flanagan is pleased
at her wonderful deliverance, does not
half express her feelings, and she
and Mr.. Flanagan are loud in their
praises of Dodd's Kidney Pills, and of
Mr.. Dale for recommending this won
derful remedy to them.
The fact that Dodd's Kidney Pills
cured Mrs. Flanagan of such a severe
case of Dropsy, after the doctors had
given her up, has made them the most
talked-of remedy ever known in White
County.
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For His Good.

A New York household has been pro.
visionally ruled for years by sable
cook who rejoices in the name of Rosa.
One day, not long ago, this important
person sailed into the presence of her
nominal mistress, and announced that
she had disclosure to make.
''I'm gwine to marry dat trifing
Pomp Leone. TO- his own good, to-
morrow ebening," she said, "and I
'cided you might nachelly like to know
bout it the day befo', Missy"
20, Rosa," said the lady, "how can
spare you now, with all the COM
pany we are to have next week?"
'Spare me, missy?" repeated Rosa.
81 amt said muffin bout you sparing
me, chile. De ceremonies and bands
is gwine to be Pronounced at seben
o'clock, and Pomp, he's gwine to start
off on his honeymoon on de ten o'clock
train.
Hes got a heap o. relations out
west, and so hab I, and he's g'wine to
see 'em all. And when he's done got
troo wild dem relations, rs got some
plans for him down souf," concluded
Rosa, darby.
Hes been in kind O. dubersome
company lately, missy, and de best
could do was to marry him right now.
But sakes alibe, chile! Rosa amt got
no notion OBJ leabing you. Wat put
sech an idee as dat in yo' little head,
honey"'-Youth's Companion.
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DETERMINED TO BE AN OLD MAID.
told her thought she understood my
life was to be devoted to her, and that
never intended to marry. She looked
blankly at me a moment, and then
said was too pretty for such a fate
as that. And I had thought she
would be so rejoiced to know that one
girl of all her girls would stay always
with her.
August 13-Mamma must have told
papa OF my resolve. That wasn't one
bit nice of her; for this morning he
kissed me and said he was so glad that
I was going to be his sensible little
girl and always stay at home with him.
He said that old maids were the most
sensible of women. Now, then, that
isn't fair. never made up my mind to
be an old maid for his sake. Last night
as 1 came out of the hall where the
Young Women Helpers meet, there
was Jennie's cousin waiting 20 escort
me home. This must not happen again.
August 25-Well, dear old diary, how
l have neglected you. feel guilty.
must do better in the future. 1t seems
to me that Jennie and Kate and NAM
ma and everybody have entered into a
conspiracy to keep me going to picnics
and all sorts of rural amusements and
games, and Jennie's cousin is always
around, and he don't try to hide his
Partiahty for my company in the least.
II had not made up my mind as to
what is the right thing to do in this
world, I would be pleased with his in
terest, for he is SO handsome and
jolly-and intelligent, which is better
than All eise-so mamma says.
August e6-I shall stay right with
my diary, my missionary work and nv.
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A UGUST II am eighteen to-day.
fact but myself. I feel that I
have lived all of life worth liv-
ing. I have made two lasting re-
solves to-day. One is that 1 will
keep diary of all my doings worth re-
cording each day; the other is I shall
never marry. Never. For a long time
now have felt that must do some
thing noteworthy in life; make some
great sacrifice. Suddenly this morn
ing it was borne upon me what it
should be-. I will be an old maid and
devote my life to mamma. Poor NAM
ma. OF course must look after the
comfort and well being of others also,
but she first. I have heard that old
maids are such blessing to their fam
lily. We have never had one in ours.
My aunts and sisters married young.
This morning papa set his cup down
very hard in the saucer-he must not
have been quite well, for usually he is
very kind-an said GROSSLY to NAM
ma: "Why in the nation did you
change cooks again? That last one
made coffee just like my Aunt Mary
used to, and she was the boss coffee
maker of the family. You are always
changing cooks"
Mamma said the last cook was waste
fui and not overly clean. And papa
said she never did know when she had a
good girl. Then he went out without
finishing his breakfast, and mamma
cried herself into headache. and I
had to sit up with her and battle her
head and soothe her. She said that
she did not know what she would do
without me. Well, she shall not do
without me. 1 will stay with her for
ever.
August 2-And when papa came
home last night he brought me the
loveliest turquoise necklace-just the
color of my eyes, he said-and he was
sorry that he forgot until almost even
ing it was his little girls birthday.
Mamma did not act as though thing
had happened, met him with the same
smile she always had. But shall not
change my mind. Let me see-the first
step toward being an old maid is to
look sour at marriageable men. lean
not do that. It isn't my nature to look
sour at anyone, but can avoid them.
August 3.-Im more than ever now
determined to be an old maid. This
afternoon went to see my sister
Kate. She has not been housekeeping
very long. And. actually, we thought
Rates husband was: ell that was de-
strable, but now am not so certain.
She was busting out his desk when 1
went m Presently she united packet
ct business letters to arrange them
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Helk1 10. Women
Who As.o Always Tired

ST do not feel very well, am so
tired all the time"
You hear these words every day; as
often as you meet your friends just so
often are these words repeated. More
than likely You speak the same signia-
do feel far from well most of the time.
Mrs. Ella Rice, Of Chelsea, Wis,
whose portrait we publish, writes that
she suffered for two years with bear
ing-down pains, headache, backache,
and had all kinds of miserable feelings,
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better and in their midst was small
envelope, directed in a fine handwrit-
ing. She opened it and read it, Oh
course. just then her husband came
home.
Charley" she said, fare you keep
ing this letter of Nellie Gwynn's be-
cause you had not the heart to destroy
it? I thought you told me you cared
nothing for her."
"Well, didn't. And that must have
slipped in there by mistake" he coolly
answered.
II cannot think Nellie Gwynn would
have written such a letter as this to
any man unless he had given her rea-
son to think he loved her." Kate per-
sisted.
"Now, look here, Kate, don't make a
gilly out of yourself over that letter."
Charley said. And then he went out,
making no other explanation, and
Kate almost cried her eyes out after
he was gone. Poor Kate.
August Al joined two societies to-
day, the Young Women Helpers and a
missionary sewing society. Mamma
scolded. Said she did not mind the
former SO much, but she thought that
had been to school so long that it was
time 1 was taking rest and having a
good time. The idea!
August SISTER Kate said for me
to say nothing about the words she
and Charley had the other day. That
she was all to blame, and she never in
tended to talk that way again to him.
Well, didn't intend to mention it. I
called on my best friend this evening,
Jennie Jones. We have been bosom
friends since we were little tots. She
told me that her best beloved cousin,
Harry Jones, had come to make them
long visit; that he was out upon the
lawn somewhere smoking, and for us
to go out and meet him. said: "No,
indeed!" Then told her of the VOW
I had taken. My, would not have be-
ieved it of Jennie. How she did talk.
We have always thought just exactly
alike on everything before this. She
said she had always told Harry so
much about me, and had hoped that
some day would be her cousin. She
said that when he heard this, which
she was very sure he would never hear
from her, he would set me down as
crazy. 1 gave her to understand that
didn't care what he or any other man
thought of me. knew my own mind
and expected to stay with it. Just then
her Cousin Harry came in. He is nice
looking, just the right height, and the
color of hair and eyes I admire in
man. But I must quit writing such
stuff.
August s-Forgot my diary for three
days. was so busy trying to learn to
make coffee as papa likes it. Jennie
and her cousin called on me. Of course
was courteous.
August 12-Jennie's cousin wanted
me to go riding with him last evening.
refused. How mamma scolded after
ward. Said it would be an honor to be
loved by such a man. That in case he
cared for me, would make better
match than all my sisters before me.
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all Of which was caused by falling and
Inflammation of the womb, and after
doctoring with physicians and nmer-
GUS medicines she was entirely cured by
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound.
IF you are troubled with pains,
fainting spells, depression of spirits,
reluctance to go anywhere, headache,
backache, and always tired, please re-
member that there is an absolute
remedy which will relieve you of your
suffering as it did Mrs. Rice. Proof
is monumental that Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound is the
greatest medicine for suffering women.
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German Naval Programme.

The German naval programme,
which, according to the original an.
nouncement, was not to be completed
until 1916, is now, it seems, to be fin.
ished by 1906. In that year Germany
will have at least 40 ships, 20 large
cruisers and % small cruisers.
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Doctor" said the stingy man, who was
trying to save fee, meeting DIR. Sharpe on
the street, what do you think of this? Very
frequently i! get severe pains in my feet.
was sign Of rain" replied the Doctor
Philadelphia Press
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The registers fees in New York
county last year were sos, 200, the
coanty clerks. $4,000; the sheriff's,
$3S. 400; the city clerks, $1,000; the
public administrators, $40, 47s, and the
surrogate's $1,000.
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Every man thinks he is already carrying
load that threatens to break his back.
Don't ask him to carry part of your load
Atchison Globe
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First Broker-"Say, did you hear about
that new railroad combination?" Second
Broker-"No. I've been out to lunch for
the last ten minutes. Town Topics.
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The United States imported 81. 500.
600 more silver from Mexico In 1900
than in 1884
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PRICE, 5c.
Danger in Old Sayings.

OdnRer IN I'D SHytngs.
What fine head your boy has," said an
admiring friend
Yes. replied the fond father, "he's
chip of the old block-ain't you, my boy?"
Eyes, father; teacher said yesterday that
was young blockhead. STRAY Stories.
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DOLLY'S DIARY
BY Ida Shepler.

q: q:
Copyright, 1901. by Authors Syndicate.)
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1901-04-26

PeSol0ed That in his death the com.
munity in general loses valuable citi.
zen one who kept abreast with the rapid
advance Of public opinion one who never
failed to store his mind with the happen
ings of Nation, State and local surround
ings, and one who always manifested a
deep interest in the welfare of his fellow
men among whom he lived.
Resol0ed: That in his death his family
over and above all others most naturally,
have lost a husband and father with few,
very few equals, with his home and fam
lily ever uppernlost and foremost, his
domestic duties engrossed his faultless
solicitude, and his indulgence and kind
ness therein were only measured by his
ability and concern.
Resol0ed.. That we hereby desire to ex-
press our realization of the loss we have
sustained, being the loss of his judicious
cooperation and genial association to
express our sincere sympathy to his FAM
lily in this their hour of deep gloom and
sad bereavement, and that as an evidence
of our sincerity we cause public express
sion of these sentiments to be given in
the community and special notice sent to
the bereaved family.
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Richard r. May.

A telegram was received at Ris-
ing on last Friday, April 10, from
Bozeman, Mont, announcing the
death of Richard f. May after a
few days. sickness of pneumonia,
aged rs years.
Mr.. May was native of Mary
land, and resided in Elkton in his
younger days. In 1919 when the
gold fever broke out, he went to
California, where he accumulated a
moderate fortune at merchandising
in the mining camps.
A few years prior to the breaking
out Of the civil war he returned to
Elkton and engaged in merchandis
ing. While residing in .Elkton he
was married to Miss Clara Sullivan,
of Indianapolis. Mr.. May went to
Indianapolis, where he remained a
short time, going from there to Mon
tana, where he again engaged in
mining and merchandising, acquir-
ing considerable property. His wife
died some years after going to Mon.
tana.
Mr.. May came East about ten
years ago and married Miss Anna
lamar, of Elkton, sister of DIR. j.
II. lamar and Register of Wills,
Rueben q. lamar. The deceased
was a brother of Benjamin F. May,
one of the prominent merchants Of
Elkton in his day.
His second wife, and one son, DIR.
W. 8. May, of New York, survive
him.
R. F. May was one Of the early
anti-slavery men of Cecil and a
great admirer of Horace Greedy and
the New York Tribune, which
paper was intensely unpopular with
the class who espoused the pro
slavery cause. Some time before
the breaking out of the civil war
Mr.. May and the Tribune employed
the deliberation of the grand jury
at Ekton for several days, and an
effort was made by the hot headed
slavery element to stop the Trib-
une from being circulated through
the mails and prosecute all who
read such ''incendiary literature, "
but it all blew over, majority of
the grand jury being cooler headed
and waited till the "Southern men"
had exhausted their ammunition.
Benjamin ID. Price, whose death
was announced last week, and who
died on April IA, was the leader of
the Southern fire eaters on that
grand jury, and advocated adopt
ing severe measures against the
Tribune and its readers.
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A Gentle Hint.

In our style of climate, with its sudden
changes of temperature, rain, wind and
sunshine often intermingled in a single
day,-it is no wonder that our children,
friends and relatives are SO frequently taken
from us by neglected colds, half the deaths
resulting directly from this cause. bottle
of Boscfee's German Syrup kept about
your home for immediate use will prevent
serious sickness, large doctors bill, and
perhaps death, by the use of three or four
doses. For curing Consumption, Hemor.
rhages, Pneumonia, Severe Coughs, Group
or any disease of the Throat or Lungs, its
success is simply wonderful, as your drug
gist will tell you. Get sample bottle free
from DIR. Kinks Drug Store. Regu a:
size, rs cts. Get Green's Prize Almanac
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1901-04-26

A contractor who undertook to manu-
facture-or have it done-a lot of blankets
for the government, had them condemn
ed because he had used shoddy in the ma
terial. Why don't the government erect
a plant and weave its own blankets and
manufacture the goods for the army aud
navy7 Nothing but the best of material
would then be used. The government
could just as we'll employ taiiors and have
the goods made up in its own shops.
There would then be no slight work done
Shoes, hats and caps might also be man.
ufactured in the nations own factories.
The same number of workmen would be
employed and better paid than they are
10 the sweat shops. 1t would be better all
round and the trusts would get blow
from which they never would recover.