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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1901-11-01
The Real =" Lady From Philadelphia. u

Every one who has read the
inimitable "Peterkin Papers" re-
members the "the lady from Phila-
delphia." She it was to whom the
Peterkins turned when they didn't
know what to do nor how to do it.
Comparatively few persons, however
knew that the "Lady" really lived
that her name was Gillespie, and
that her great grandfather Vas Ben
jamin Franklin. These facts, which
with many others equally interesting
were brought out on the occasion of
her death in Philadelphia the NOR
ming of October 18th, lend additional
interest to new department just
begun in the Ladies' Home Journal,
called "The Lady from Philadel-
phia." The identity of the person
who conducts this department is
withheld. All that is vouchsafed
is that the new "Lady"is anauthOr-
ity on all questions pertaining to
etiquette, manners and good form,
and each month in The Journal she
will answer such questions regard
ing these points as may be sent in
by young women.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1901-11-01
Jumped on a Ten Penny Nail.

The little daughter of Mr. j. N. Powell
jumped ON an inverted rake made OF ten
penny nails, and thrust one nail entirely
through her foot and second one hall
way through. chamberlain's Pain BALM
was promptly applied and five minutes
later the pain had disappeared and nc
more suffering was experienced. In
three days the child was wearing her shoe
as usual aud with absolutely no diseqm-
fort. Mr.. Powell is a we'll known mer.
of Portland, Va. Pain BALM is an
antiseptic and heals such injuries with.
out maturation and in one-third the time
required by the usual treatment. For sale
by Eli T. Reynolds.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1901-11-01
CECIL FARMERS CLUB.
Proceedings of the October Meeting Held at
the Home of M. c.. Reeder.

REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR OF U. S. EXPERIMENT
STATION, TO THE COMMITTEE OF NINE.
The agricultural conditions and interests in
Maryland cover wider range than most States,
which causes a greater demand upon the Station s
resources than is the case in most States.
The funds available for Station purposes are
limited as to what they can be used for, which
precludes the procuring of proper building and
equipment for much of the work required and of
keeping the building in good repair.
The rulings which have been made by the U.
S. Government are to the effect that it is expect
ed that the States will provide the home, build
ing, &c and maintain the same for the Station
while the u s. funds will be used wholly for
conducting investigations.
REVENUE OF EXPERIMENT STATIONS.
Maryland has contributed nothing to her Agri-
cultural Experiment Station. All the support
has come from the U. S. Congressional appro-
priations. Thirty-two States supplement the U.
appropriation. The average amount given by
these States is over $4,000 Besides these annual
appropriations, many of the States have made
large special appropriations for buildings. Besides
the specific appropriations many States have the
bulletins and reports of the Station printed by the
State printer at State expense.
In 1896 the following States received aid from
State sources:
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1901-11-01
CZoIgOsz Electrocuted.

Leon i. Czolgosz, the assassin OF
President Mckinley, paid the pen
atty for his wanton and unpro-
voked crime on Tuesday morning
by electrocution, at the Auburn
prison, New York.
Wretched creature that he was,
he went to his death unsupported
by the comforting thought that he
had made peace with his God. Fol-
the first time in the history of the
prison, a condemned man marched
to the fatal chair unaccOmpanied
by spiritual adviser. Spiritual
aid had been offered him but he
declared that he wanted no priest:
wanted no one to pray for him.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1901-11-01
Swept By Fire.

The town of Delmar, on the
southern border of Delaware, was
swept by fire on Saturday, an area
of more than ten acres covered with
buildings being burned over, caus-
ing loss of fully $1S5,OO0.
This is the second disastrous fire
to visit the town in recent years.
On August Is, 1892, Delmar was
almost destroyed by fire which
burned over go houses, covering 13
acres of ground.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1901-11-01
Aims House Trustees.

The regular meeting of the Board
ofTrustees was held at the Aims
House on Saturday, Oct Goth. All
the members of the Board were
present. The minutes of last meet
ing and the secretary's monthly re-
port were read and approved.
Warrants were drawn on the
County Treasurer to the amount of
$5S5.15. The Overseer was ordered
to receive at the Aims House Alex
ander Wright and Henry Hughes.
The superintendent report was
read and approved. The Secretary
was ordered to advertise for % suits
of mems clothing.
A. ]. MEARNs, Sec.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1901-11-01
Friday, Nov. 1, 1901.

Next Tuesday will be election day.
Both parties are claiming safe majorities
and the candidates are hustling. Taken
as a whole, each ticket is above the aver
age and the county affairs will be safe
either way. The republicans are center
ing their fire on the new ballot law,
which, by the way, is virtually the same
as has been in operation in Massachusetts
for some time, and in that case was passed
by republicans. The democrats are again
parading the old 'negro domination
bugaboo which, like the "tariff," is
brought out and busted off whenever
needed.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1901-11-01
BUFFINGTONS'

One of the vital for the continual increase in
the volume of trade is the cash system. We longer
courage the old outodate credit system which belongs
Eye oden tines SO years ago. 1t is the alive uptodate
cash that marks the present age and enables offer
stock of merchandise prices that would be impossible under
any other system
Blankets
AS the advances Blankets are brought to the
front and demand attention. Bear i'll mind the 5A and
Buffalo Horse Blankets we'll the East River and Cali
orna White Bed Blankets 1t your interest pu
chase Inferior imitation goods get the highest quality of
superior merit that insure satisfaction Our department
enables handle to advantage the leading brands
Clothing
We show the latest fashionable cuts in nobby Suits
for young gents. The extensive cannot
attempt describe them All modern dressers invited
to look the line On bargain several suits of
that $1,000 lot yet remain-good substantial clothing
about half price
Extensive sales of Shoes particularly mark this falls
trade. Every day learning the merit
of shoe department. where all the artistic features shoe
making combined with reasonable prices.
QueensWaye
New invoice of Jardiniers They are beauties for a
low price Stands for them in mahogany oak and bamboo
How about Dress Goods? In all the popular weaves
and shades Serges, Homespuns, Grantees Broadclohs
Venetian Cloths, Sc. &c. Silks for waists in red blue
cream, pink and black. Landsdown in four coorings
Trimmings and Innings in great variety
Furniture
Still more Furniture this week. Additional rolls of
Carpet to follow week Have you the Pictures?
Of special interest this time. Three subecs-$oo
time advances, they mark special epochs in American
history Only eighteen in the lot The low price is
prise to everybody
r.. BURLINGTON g. SONS
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1901-11-01

A fire on Friday morning last, in
the eight-story structure at 1891
Market street, Philada., occupied
by Hunt, Wilkinson & Co., fur
niture dealers, caused the appalling
loss of 81 lives-employes of the
firm who were unable to escape on
account of the rapidity with which
the flames spread.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1901-11-01
That Throbbing Headache.

Would quickly leave you, if you used
DR.. Kings New Life Pills. Thousands of
sufferers have proved their matchless
merit for Sick and Nervous Headaches.
They make pure blood and build up
your health. Only 25c. Money back if
not cured. Sold by L. R. Kirk, Druggist.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1901-11-01

- was chosen out of four appli-
cants, being given the preference
because | was a Gold " graduate,n
writes Charles Truitt. Get the free
catalogue of GOldey College, Viii
mington. See adv. this paper.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1901-11-01

Monkeys

Cali well-all happy-lots
of fun. That is the regular
report from the monkey cage
of Barnum's Circus ever since
the keepers began dosing the
monkeys with SCOTS Emul-
sion. Consumption was carry
ing off two thirds of them
every year and the circus had
to buy new ones.
One day keeper accident
ally broke a bottle of SCOTS
Emulsion near the monkey
cage and the monkeys eagerly
Tapped it up from the floor.
This suggested the idea that it
might do them good. Since
then the monkeys have received
regular doses and the keepers
report very few deaths from
consumption. Of course it's
cheaper to buy SCOTS Emul-
sion than new monkcys-and
that suits the circus men.
Consumption in monkeys
and in man is the same disease,
If you have it or are threaten
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1901-11-01
To Cure a Cold in One Dav

Take Laxative Brono Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money if it fails
to cure. E. w. Groves signature is on
each box. csc.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1901-11-01

For properly caring for and extending the
Station work, the following means should be
provided:
To provide for the maintenance, repairs and
insurance on buildings, the printing of bulletins
and making exhibits, showing the results of work,
and to provide for special investigations, on the
tobacco crop, in meat production, and in irriga-
ton, an annual appropriation of $1,000 For
ealarging greenhouses, equipments and facilities
for horticultural experiments. 5000.
Respectfully submitted
II. j. PATTERSON,
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-06-26
Strange Capture of a Catfish.

A farmer and his son, living near
Jefferson City, Mo-, were recently fish
ing in the Moreau river. They were
standing on the trunk of big syca-
more tree that had fallen out over the
stream and was partly submerged in
the water, when a peculiar humping
noise that came from the inside of the
log attracted their attention, and they
began to investigate. They supposed
at first that there was some sort of a
wild animal in the hollow of the log,
and on cutting it open were astounded
to find that it was 65-pound catfish.
1t had evidently made a dip into the
hollow log during high water and did
not attempt to get out until after the
freshet had gone down, and then was
stranded, as there was not sufficient
water in the log to permit his exit. 1t
was blue channel caG and furnished
choice steaks for the farmers table for
a week.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-06-26
Can Water Flow Uphillr

That question may at once be an
swered in the negative, for water, like
everything else, is subject to the law of
gravitation and cannot, therefore, flow
uphill. How is it then. it may be
asked, that the Mississippi river pours
its waters into the Gulf of Mexico at a
point that is three miles farther from
the centre of the earth than it's source?
The earth. it must be remembered,
is not a perfect sphere. but a
spheroid; that is to say. it bulges
at the equator, and is flattened
at the poles. If it were all covered
with water. therefore. the sur
face of the water would have the form
of spheroid. That is the form that
the surface of the ocean has, and the
scientists call it surface of equilibri-
um, because the water has no tendency,
without some disturbing influence to
flow in any direction.
If, therefore. the country through
which the Mississippi flows had the
level that an ocean would have if one
were there, it would not flow at all;
but if an ocean were there, its surface
at the point where the mouth of the
river is would be three and one-half
miles further from the centre of the
earth than the point where the head
of the river is. This we know. be-
cause that is the determined curvature
of the earth along that line.
But as the mouth OF the river is only
three miles farther from the centre of
the earth than it's source. it Is half a
mile below the regular curvature of the
earth at that point, and it is this de-
preston that gives the river a fall of
half a mile from its surface to its
/ mouth. 1t does not flow uphill, there
fore, but down hill, in obedience to the
law of Observation-Disclosures Rec
| ord
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-06-26
A FORTUNATE KICK.
Uncerem oniously Ousted From Train, It
Made This Man Wealthy.

Uncerem oniously Ousted From Train, It
Made This Man Wealthy.
During a recent conclave of rail-
road magnates in New Orleans some
thing reminded a well known general
manager of a whimsical story, says
the Times-Democrat of that city. Il
am afraid there is no particular moral
to this yarn" he said; "but it happens
to be true, and I'll give it to you for
what the newspaper boys call human
interest Not long ago the million
aire president of a big manufacturing
concern up in Ohio made a speech at
a banquet, and to illustrate how SEEM
ing misfortunes may prove blessings
in disguise he said that he got his start
in life through being kicked off of an
accommodation train In the dead of
winter. 1T was during the hard times
of the SOS, he went on to relate, and
although a Skilful mechanic and some
thing of an engineer, he found it i'm
possible to procure work of any kind,
even manual labor. Things went from
bad to worse, and at last he found
himself stranded somewhere in south
ern Ohio. He was stone broke and
desperate, and wanted to get to Day
ton, where he had heard vaguely there
was something doing in his trade. So
one bitter cold evening he slipped on
board an accommodation train, hop
ing to be able to talk the conductor
into carrying him, but he failed igno-
miniously He begged and pleaded,
al a., ,2n ,rr;4l Ill L4 IL
quence of despair but tue ticket punch
er refused to melt On the contrary,
he pulled the bell rope when they came
to the next station, grabbed the un-
happy young mechanic and propelled
him off the car with a series of swift
kicks. He landed in a snow bank and
slept in a freight shed, but next day
his chance came. A span suddenly
gave way in new iron bridge over a
big creek at the edge of the town, and
the whole structure threatened to go
down before experts could arrive from
the builders foundry At that critical
juncture the stranger jumped into the
breach, built temporary supporting
trestle out of logs and crossties, and
saved something like $4,000 worth of
work. Of course the bridge people
were delighted, and when they saw
what really scientific job he had done
they offered the shabby engineer a
handsome position in their establish
ment. From that on his rise was rap
id, and, in concluding the little tale,
he laid special stress on the apparent
hopelessness of his position the night
he was elected from the train and
made the point that one should never
give way to despair. IF that con-
ductor had carried me on instead of
kicking me off" he said, 81 would have
missed the great chance of my life,
and might be working now at the
bench. l am really indebted to him
for my start in the world. and l have
often wished that l could meet him
and tell him about it"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-06-26
Colors of the Oyster Shell.

OF all the delicate and wonderful in
struments invented by scientists there
is hardly one that is not duplicated in
nature. However ingenious it may
seem and however original, Mother Ma
ture generally has its counterpart hid
away somewhere. When the astron-
omers began to analyze sunlight they
found that it was made up of many diff
ferent colors. A plain bar of white
light passing through a prism was
broken up into very rainbow. each
separate color of which was found to
represent a chemical element-iron,
sodium, or some other ingredient of
which the sun is composed. But prisms
did not seem to divide light finely
enough to suit the astronomers, so they
went to work and made something bet
ter. Upon a plate of metal they
scratched an infinite number of invisi
Bile lines-scratched then in a marvel
Gus machine which they invented for
the purpose, 10000 of them to single
inch-and called the metal plate a
"diffraction grating" With this in
strument and a long series of calcula-
tions and experiments they were able
to arrive at very correct ideas of the
suns chemistry, and later they found
that the light of a star could be taken
to pieces in the same way. 1t was a
great discovery and the astronomers
took a great deal of pride in it.
But, 10, Mother Nature had been u.s.
ing the same principle for ages. the
countless changing tints Of an oyster
shell were so beautiful of themselves
that most people had been content to
enjoy them without seeking their cause.
But everything has cause-usually a
most interesting one-and the rides
cent mother of pearl resembled the as
tronomers' diffraction grating so close
iy that they decided to look into the
matter. Everything unon our little
world obtains its color by dissecting
white sunlight in its own peculiar fash
ion, and when the oyster shell was put
under a microscope it was seem to be
simply a diffraction grating, nothing
, more. Its apparently smooth surface
was made up of thousands of minute
lines and it got its rsiphow tints by
dividing the sunlight into its original
elements. The wings of iridescent in
sects-beetles, for example, were ruled
in the same way. and an impression
of them in white sealing wax gave off
the same colors. So the astronomers,
who were not in the least jealous, de-
cided that if any patents rights were
due on the invention they belonged to
Mother Nature by priority of fdiscovery.
Chicago Record.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-06-26
He Returned 1t.

Wit has often saved an offender
from punishment in military as well as
in civil life.
Not long since a n-commissioned
officer entering barrack gate in Dub
lin was mistaken by the fresh one
on sentry, who Immediately came to
tbe shoulder"
The noncom., unaware that his colo
mel was just behind, returned the sa-
lute-a thing not permissible in the
circumstances. Arrived at his quar-
ters, he shortly received an order to
attend before the colonel.
On presenting himself he was asked
how he came to return the salute,
knowing full well he was not entitled
to it.
Not in the least embarrassed, he
promptly answered:
''Sir, | always return everything
am not entitled to-"
His ready wit pleased the colonel,
who laughingly dismissed him.-Lon-
don Spare Moments.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-06-26
Might and Might Not.

1t was consoling to well known
East End resident short time ago
when he called physician to go into
consultation with the family doctor
and diagnose a case. A little son was
seriously ill, and the father wanted
everything done that was known in
materia medica. After the two physi
clans had been in consultation for
some time the father asked of the con-
sulting physician what they thought of
the case.
"Well," said the physician who had
been called, your son may get well
and he may not"
Can that be possible?" said the
father. 81 ought to have called mo-
torman. I've made a mistake"
About what?" asked the physician.
"In calling you. A motorman could
have told me the same thing, and
knew my little boy would either get
well or he wouldn't before l sent for
you"
Now the physician wants the father
to pay So consultation fee, and the
father swears he never will. The child
covered.-Louisville (Ky) CONNER
pin1
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-06-26
The Moments Well Employed.

"When l was a freshman in Williams
college" said Garfield, Il looked out
one night and saw in the window Of
my only competitor for first place in
mathematics a light twinkling a few
minutes longer than l was wont to
keep mine burning. l then and
there determined to invest a little
more time in preparation for the next
days recitation. l did so, and passed
above my rival. l smile today at the
old rivalry, but l am thankful for the
way my attention was called to the
value of a little margin of time, we'll
employed | have since learned that
it is just such a margin, whether of
time or attention, or earnestness of
power, that wins in every battle, great
or small"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-06-26
Po1istes, the Paper Maker.

Hiding in some crevice about your
house or the school building there is
probably a wasp which naturalists call
Po-lis-tes. She has been there ever
since the cold weather came. In the
spring you may see her tearing off
pieces of wood from some unpainted
building or weather-worn fence. Let
us see what she is going to do.
This wasp is the founder of colony
The first thing she does is to select
place for her home. Then she makes
few cells-only few for she has no
help. When you find her nest
you will see how the comb is
fastened to the roof or a tree
or to the under side of a stone. AS
soon as the cells are completed the
mother lays an egg in each. From
these eggs the larvae are hatched.
They are fed by the mother until they
become pupae. The cells are sealed
over while the wasps are in the pupa
state. They have to break open the
seals before they can come out
All of the first brood are workers.
AS soon as they are hatched the mother
has nothing to do but to provide eggs.
They clean out the cells in which they
passed their early days; they make ad-
ditions to the nests; they take care of
the young. Do you remember how the
Vespa workers prepared food for the
larvae in their colony and what they
fed them? The young Polistes are
cared for in the same way.
You may see the workers flying
about in your garden this summer,
getting the sweets from the flowers
that you have planted. You will know
why they are so busy through the long
sunny days. You will think of the