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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1901-05-17
The Light of the World
Our Saviour in Art.

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Contains nearly 100 full page en-
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Masterpieces in the art galleries of
Europe. Every picture is as beau
tiful as the sunrise over the hilltops.
Contains description oflhe paintings,
biography of the painters, the names
and locations of the galleries in
Europe where the originals may be
seen. Also contains a Child's De-
partment, including Child's Story
of the Christ and His Mother, beau
tifully written, to fit each picture
This wonderful book, matchless In
its purity and beauty, appeals to
every mothers heart, and in every
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children the book sells itself.
Christian men and women ale MAX
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A Christian man or woman can in
this community soon make 81, 900
taking orders for Christmas pres
ents. Mrs. Waite, our agent in
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worth of books in very short time.
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has sold over 81 800 worth of the
books in very short time. The
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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1901-05-17
Work Their brains Hard.

A French investigator has come to
the conclusion that the brains oil
military and naval men give out most
quickly. He states that out of every
100000 men of the army or naval pro,
fession 1919 are hopeless lunatics. OF
the so-called liberal professions, art
lists. are the first to succumb to the
brain strain, next the lawyers, fol-
lowed at some distance by doctors,
clergy, literary men and civil serv-
ants. Striking an average of this
group, 1T go mad to each 100000.
Domestic servants and laborers are
far behind them; the professional
men supply 155 out of each 100000 as
candidates for the lunatic asylum.
Next, but with a long interval, come
the mechanics, of whom SO In each
100000 lose their wits. Wonderful to
relate, commercial men retain their
sanity the best of the whole group,
as they send only AZ out of 100000 to
the madhouse.-Medical journal.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1901-05-17
GRAHAM LOAF CAKE.
Chi1dren's LuncheOn-A Hint
About Bread Making.

One quart and a half of boiled
milk; or part MIX and part water;
half teacupful of molasses, one tea
cupful of sugar, one heaping table
spoonful butter, one pounds of raj
sins, one pound of currants, one tea
cupful cornstarch, two teacupfuls
white flour, one teacupful oatflakes.
one cake compressed yeast, graham
flour enough to make soft dough,
five even teaspoonfuls of salt, says La
dies World, New York.
Dissolve the yeast cake in the warm
milk, add the other ingredients, leav.
ing the graham flour until the very
last. Then add enough to make a
dough that is easily handled. Knead
few minutes, then put into a large
earthen bowl and let it rise until light.
Mold into loaves and buns; let these
rise again, and then bake. Do not let
the bread get too light at the second
rising or it will fall when put into
the stove. If the dough is made rather
stiff there is less danger of it's falling.
Sometimes l use a cupful of cooked
oat-hakes left from breakfast, and
sometimes l use the same amount I'M
cooked. Either is good; but the
cooked flakes make a moister, bread
If more sugar and butter are desired
they can be used. In summer [ make
this and all other bread at half-past
nine in the evening. By six o'clock the
next morning it is ready to be nodded
into loaves. In summer weather and
in a warm climate no artificial heat is
needed to make it rise.
This is a fine substitute for cake.
Children are very fond of it, and a
thick slice, well buttered, is nice for
q school or picnic luncheon. The
graham flour is, of course, more whole.
some than the white flour; but every
one tires of it if it is constantly used
Vary the menu by making another kind
of loaf cake as follows:
One quart boiled milk, six eggs, one
Tablespoonful butter, two tablespoon
fuls cinnamon, one cake compressed
yeast, one pound currants, one pound
raisins, five even teaspoonfuls salt
or less, according to taste. White flour
enough to make stiff dough. Knead
well, let it rise till light, make into
loaves or buns, let it rise again and
then bake. l mix all bread with large
iron spoon, and never touch it with my
hands except to knead 1t and mold into
loaves. When baking bread have the
oven hot enough to make the bread
rise for about ten minutes without
browning at all. Then increase the
heat slightly and keep an even tenn.
perature till it is well done. Only prac.
tice and long experience can give one
skill in this, as in everything else.
These recipes are for a family OF
eight. For smaller family use only
one-half the ingredients. If possible,
bake every loaf in separate pan
This is one of the conditions for hav.
ing extra fine bread; and remember
that small loaves are preferable to
large ones. The graham loaf-cake is
better for winter, and that of white
flour for summer use.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1901-05-17
A Novel Tea Gown.

A becoming tea gown, in which one
can lounge in luxurious armchairs
after days sport or touring, is a
most desirable addition to the ward
robe, and an extremely pretty gown
suitable for this purpose is made of
soft broche silk in pale turquoise blue
and biscuit color, and it is mounted on
lining of soft china silk or nuns veil
ing, which fits into the figure at the
back, but has no darts in front, so the
fullness is caught together by a lace
belt. The yoke, which is transparent
and extends over the shoulders, is of
biscuit-colored tucked chiffon, with
bands of ecru guipure lace insertion in
between, and the collar and bands on
the sleeves are of lace insertion, with
frills of soft lace edging of the same
becoming tint gathered into them.
From the bottom of the yoke all
around the shoulders hangs a frill of
lace, and this is not carried quite to
the center of the front, but the ends
are gathered and arranged in water
fall frills, which taper off and end
about ten inches below the waist. If
desired, the yoke could be lined with
pale blue china silk to make it little
hrmer, or lining of cream or flesh
colored silk might be used, if the con-
trast with the rest of the gown were
desired without the TRANSPARENCY.
The sleeves have close-fiting Innings
OF tin silk or nuns yelling to hold the
full puff in position.-Washington
Star.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1901-05-17
NEW WAY TO PAY OLD DEBTS.
Michigan Student UnderEocs an OPP
GRAFTON i'm Order to Get Money
from Home.

1t is known that students work all
kinds of gratis to overdraw their ac-
counts with the governor" at home
for things that would not look very
well in an itemized statement. Class
assessments, reference books, broken
furniture that the landlady says must
be repaired, the increase in the price
OF coal, owing to a local trust, and
other things are given as excuses for
increases in remittances, says the De-
troit Tribune.
But the most novel scheme that
was ever worked on an unsuspecting
parent was one in which a student at
Ann Arbor, Mich, recently actually
demanded that his vermiform ap-
pendix be cut out. His "graft" is
best told in his own words: 81 found
myself in double predicament," said
he. 81 was threatened with cred
itors. 1t was enough to drive a man
insane. / knew that the easiest way
for me to escape the creditors for
the time being was to go to the hos
pital. That would stem the tide for
a little while, and in the meantime l
could wait for something to turn up.
The doctor was talking to me one
day about an operation, but he said
that he did not think it would be
necessary, and 1 could save all the I'M
necessary expense. Then a thought
struck me that came like a sunbeam
out of a thunder cloud. I owed ex-
actly $40. An operation would cost
about $40, but / could stick it down
in my expense account for at least
$3.50. University professors come
high, you know. The next time the
doctor came to visit me he remarked
that l was improving very rapidly.
"'Doctor,' said I, Il have concluded
to have my vermiform appendix cut
out, anyway
"'Not the slightest use of it, he
said. we can pull you out of this by
treatment
But I replied, 4 am bound to
have the thing cut out, so that it will
never bother me again
"The substance of it was that I
had the knife stuck in me, and now
I am minus vermiform appendix,
Did my scheme work? Well, should
say that it did. The doctors bill was
SAT, and the folks sent me check for
the $3.50. / came out and very near
ly cleaned up my debts. But, really,
it's worth nearly $3.50 to be without
vermiform appendix, and the old folks
should appreciate it, but am not tell
ing them the full details"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1901-05-17
GET THEIR READING FREE.
Many Congressman Ia Washington
Are Regular POachers at the
News Stand.

"The inclHnation of the average
American citizen to get something for
nothing is well illustrated by the pro-
pensity of members of congress to
poach on the news stands" said a
boy who stands behind the counter at
one of the big uptown hotels, accord
ing to the Washington Times. 81 am
not the one to say that 1t is with the
intention of saving few pennies
that congressman wander over here
in the morning and open one of the
papers for perusal. 1t may be that
they do not realize that they are COM
uniting trespass and are taking
something for which they give no re-
turn, but it is fact that many big
men have that little trick, which you
may, If you want to, call absent
mindedness. They frequently buy
papers, but more frequently do not,
especially if it is a paper from out
of town. 1 could point out to you at
least half dozen representatives
who make it a rule while congress is
in session to come up to my counter
every morning and look over the pile
of papers. The senators are not
much better and all of them seem to
think that what they are doing is be-
yond criticism. Two or three men
come every day and go through their
home papers without ever thinking
of buying them.
''These habitual poachers are the
most annoying, because they never by
any chance buy. The casual class in
cludes those who come to look at
paper for a special reason. A friend
will have told them that there is an
article in such and such a paper
which is of interest to them and they
come merely to have look at the ar.
ticle to see what is in 1t. If they want
the paper for further reference they
buy it; if not, they put it back. ]
think I'll put wire netting over my
stock next year by way of remon-
STRANGE against the congressional
poaching habit"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1901-05-17
GOT 46, 900 WORDS ON A CARD.
Wonderful Accomplishment of Ria
Kittredge, Champion Small
Writer of the World.

Ria Kittredge, of Belfast, Me-, cham
pion small writer of the world. has re-
tired from the field, leaving his record
of 10000 words written with common
steel pen on an ordinary postal card
for ambitious microscopic penmen to
equal or beat. Up to two years ago he
wrote a great deal, but now, being
within few months of 90, he has given
up the laborious practice of writing
volumes upon small cards, his hand be-
ing less steady and his eye less bright
than in his best days, says the New
York Sun.
Mr.. Kittredge has long been famous
for his penmanship. He is Vermont
er by birth. His practice of miniature
chirography began early in life and
many time he has gone without his
dinner rather than leave unfinished a
piece of work.
His first serious competitive effort
was made in 1881, when some one sent
to the Belfast Journal postal card
upon which 600 words had been crowd
ed and defied anyone to beat it.. A few
days afterward Kittredge handed in a
postal card upon which he had written
1000 words, and this being beaten he
produced one with 5000 words.
The 3,000-word postal card ended the
competition, but Mr.. Kittredge kept
on crowding his letters and words into
still smaller space, turning out in sue
cession cards bearing 5000, 5000 and
10000 words. His finest work was done
in 1889, when he wrote 10000 words
upon an ordinary postal card, and the
entire text of the New Testament,
about $4,000 words. upon four postal
cards.
He has written several presidential
inaugural addresses upon postal cards
and has always considered it easy to
write the Lords prayer eight times
within the space covered by five-cent
nickel. He wrote one of Gladstone's
speeches upon postal card and sent it
to the statesman, who wrote a letter in
reply thanking Mr.. Kittredge and
praising his skill.
Mr.. Kittredge never used any mag
nifying glasses or other aids. He has
always worn pair of ordinary spec
. tacles, such as most elderly men use,
and all his writing has been done with
an ordinary steel pen and common
black ink. lie has competed with many
would-be champions who have used
magnifying glasses and sharp-pointed
hard lead pencils, and he has easily
beaten them all, in spite of their ad-
vantage in the matter of equipment.
His writing is distinguished by it's
beauty and the artistic arrangement
and uniformity of the letters. Each
letter is separate and distinct, and
some framed specimens were shown a
the Paris exposition. He says that his
eyes naturally magnify.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1901-05-17
An Appetizing Dish

Dreamed smoked beef is a dish
often served for the children's lunch
con. 1t is liked by them over boiled
rice or toast or mashed potato. 1t is
frequently found difficult of digestion.
This is because the beef is not
shredded. At many tables pieces as
large as the palm of the hand and fully
three times as thick as they should be,
are served with a lumpy cream sauce,
the difference between this dish and
the proper one being as wide as be-
tween right and wrong. Dried beef
finely shaved or shredded, and covered
with smooth, white sauce. having not
too much butter added, is included in
the list of dainties for an invalid's
tray. Prepared in that way, 1t is ex-
cellent food for children. and the
smoked beef gives flavor that is usu-
ally liked. A little cornstarch is the
best thickener to the hot milk in which
the meat is stewed-N. Y. Post.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1901-05-17
NEW CURE FOR H1ccouGHs.
Drastic Treatment That Was Inme-
diately Effective in It's
Results,

A Binghamton man began to hic-
cough last Saturday. He hiccoughed
all day and all night, and was hard
at it Sunday morning. Every remedy
that his alarmed friends gave him
seemed to accelerate the hics. Peo-
pie sent in from all over town and
recommended sure cures. And he
steadily grew worse, says the Cleve-
land Plain Dealer.
Then wise neighbor had bright
idea. He thought it all out by him
self. He went over to the hiccough-
er's home, and was ushered into the
room where the afflicted one was fast
hiccoughing his !;fe away.
'Hullo!" said the neighbor, in a
light and cheerful tone; shows the
old soak this morning?"
The sufferer rolled his eyes at the
neighbor in panied surprise.
Don't give me any of your croco-
die glances," snorted the friend. 'If
you'd quit drinking when l told you
to You wouldn't be in this shameful
condition"
"Wha-hic-at's th-hic-at?" gasped
the sick man.
"Oh, don't conc any of your inno-
cent business on met" cried the
neighbor. 81 know you, you old
sponge!"
The hiccougher's face turned red
''What-hic-did you-hic-call me?" he
suffered
Called you sponge, you lobster!"
beloved the neighbor. You're Il
pretty object lesson for your unfor-
tunate children, amt you, you gulp-
ing old hypocrite?"
Get out of my-hic-house!" roared
the sick man.
go to blazes!" yelled the neighbor.
"I'm going to stay right here and see
the last of you. The people on the
street sent me over. Wait until the
old VOLTS gone they said, and then
wave flag out O. the window
They're going to have jollifcation
supper and fireworks tonight, and
don't you dare to disappoint 'em!"
This was too much for the hic-
cougher. He said several very bad
words as he made dash at the
neighbor, and they raced around the
room half-dozen times, the hic-
cougher getting madden at every
jump, and then the neighbor darted
through the door and escaped.
The sick man flung a flower pot at
him as he raced down the yard, and
then he suddenly realized that his
hiccoughs were gone.
For that was part of the neigh
boris theory, you see. He believed
that if he could get the dying man
real excited and angry the affection
would leave him. And he proved he
was right.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1901-05-17
Vain PrecautiOn.

with the idea of naming my boys"
said white-haired man, $50 that
there could be no nicknames-which
l have always detested-in the fam
lily, We called the first Edmund, the
second Edward, the third Edgar, the
fourth Edwin, the fifth Edison and
the sixth Egbert"
That surely served your purpose,
didn't it?" asked one of the listeners.
Not at all" rejoined the patriarch,
rather shamefacedly. beginning
with the eldest, they were known as
Eddie, Chuck, BIN, Smokey, Muggins
and Pete, and every mothers son of
them answered proudly to his nick
name."-Youth's Companion.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1901-05-17
THE SUN.
BALTIMORE, MD.
1901,
The Paper Of the People, for the People
and with the People.
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From now on the news of the world promises to
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This, together with the corps of editors and re-
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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1901-05-17

The lantern fly, which lives in the
Malay peninsula, jumps a distance of
five or six feet without spreading its
wings. 1t does this by drawing it's
nose back under it's body and strik-
ing it suddenly against the surface
upon which it is resting. The insect
is thrown forward somewhat as is the
stone from a boys slingshot.-Na-
ture.'
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1901-05-17
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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1901-05-17

The Sopranos Maid-My mistress
had five bouquets thrown at her dur.
ing the first act.
The Contralto's Maid (disdainfully)
Indeed? How nice! I'll bet she
paid for them herself.
The Sopranos Maid-Of course, she
did! She doesn't have to have things
charged like some people / know do.
Brooklyn Life.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1901-05-17

Trains leave Oxford for Philadelphia at Is
a. m. and 10 p. m. Market train leaves
Rowlandville Tuesdays and Fridays at $50;
Liberty Grove sS5: Colora. e.44; Rising Sun, Sc;
Sylmar 9.O6; Nottingham 0 Is; Oxford, 1000 a. IN.
arriving at South st. 1858 p. m.
Sunday train leaves Oxford at G IS arriving In
Philadelphia at 9.l2 a. M: and 81 o. arriving in
Philadelphia at SO p. m Saturday only. 25 p. M
IEAvr a0TNa aouru
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1901-05-17
WANTED!

Reliable man for Manager of
Branch Office we wish to open
in this vicinity. Ifyour record
is o. X. here is an opportunity.
Kindly give good reference
when writing.
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CINCINNATI, OHIO.
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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1901-05-17
Import of human skeIeton.

Human skeletons valued at 81 1902 .21
were imported into this country
from Australia in single quarter
last year.--N. Y. Sun.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1901-05-17
A victim Of Monotony.

Mrs. Manks-Why did you leave
your last place?
Applieant-Why. I had been there
bearly week.-Town Topics.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1901-05-17
Fish Cronuettea

Any nice cold fish can be utilized for
sroquettes. Remove all bones and
skin, pick up fine and mix with nice
cream dressing, such as is used in
making tish souffie or turbot, and fine
bread crumbs: shape into cylinder.
shaped croquettes, dip in beaten egg
ana cracker crumbs, and fry in ket-
tie of hot fat. Drain on brown paper
and serve Immediately. garnished with
Parsley.-Ladies' World, New York.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1901-05-17

Young Lushley's looking very
seedy." "Yes. Wild oats?" mo.
Rye."-Philadelphia Press.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1901-05-17
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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1901-05-17

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On and after November 25th, 1900, trains W
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