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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1901-06-07
ABOUT TIGHTENING LIFE.
What Was Done in the Last Century
in This ReGard-Average Age
of Man Increased.

The average age of man within a
century has been increased ~ years.
What is there in the way of still fur
Their increasing the average? AS far as
can be seen, there is absolutely moth
ing. New discoveries are being made
all the time which aid physicians in
controlling diseases. Once smallpox
was such a scourge that big cities were
decimated by it. Now it excites very
little alarm, except in communities
where there are not the proper facilities
for treating it and dealing with it. May
it not be that the time is not distant
when consumption will be dealt with
as effectively? Even now steps are
being taken to prevent its spread. Con-
sumptives have not the freedom in
many hotels and in sleeping cars they
once had, and in most cities splitting on
the floors of street cars is prohibited.
Yellow fever is receiving the closest
attention from the best minds in the
medical profession. In fact, through
out the world there is an army of in
vestigators at work seeking the causes
VI t' ~ s'9SS uiib lOl lHSlll. lIlS-
coveries are certain. The theory that
the mosquito conveys malaria and the
yellow fever germ may not be true, but
if it should prove not to be, the investi-
cations into the causes of malaria and
yellow fever will not cease. Typhoid
fever and diphtheria are now treated
so successfully that the percentage of
deaths from them is much smaller
than it was few years ago. There is
reason for thinking that in the course
of this century the true causes of most
diseases will be found, and that there
will be remedies for them, says the
Savannah News.
And it is certain that nowadays men
and women do not become old as soon
as they did half century ago, and they
do not have the appearance of old age
so early in life. a man who uses the
knowledge for caring for himself that
is within his reach is almost as Young
looking at So as men were at 35 at the
beginning of the nineteenth century.
The thought that Menchikoff throws
cat, therefore, that by the end of this
century the average life of man may be
200 years does not seem to be so un-
reasonable,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1901-06-07
The Light of the World
Our Saviour in Art.

Cost nearly 100000 to produce.
Contains nearly 100 full-page en-
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Mother by Acknowledgements paint
srs. True copies of the greatest
Masterpieces in the art galleries of
Europe. Every picture is as beau
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Contains description ofthe 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-
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of the Christ and His Mother, beau
tifully written, to fit each picture.
This wonderful book, matchless in
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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 $1,000
taking orders for Christmas pres
ents. Mrs. Waite, our agent in
Massachusetts, has sold over SO, 900
worth of books in very short time.
Mrs. Sacket, our agent in New York,
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, 1901-06-07
ENGLAND'S WILD BEASTS,
Elephants, Rhfnoceroses, Tigers and
Others Were Once PIenti-
full There.

A correspondent sends an account of
Interesting proceedings in which Mr..
Martin a. C. Hinton explained to the
tory society the results of the work
done by himself and other biologists
in examining the strata of England.
Mr.. Hinton lately pointed out to the
members the spots in section of the
contorted drift in "the Cauliflower"
brick yard at Ilford, where he apd 9TH
ers had unearthed parts of the skele-
tons of bears, elephants and rhinoc-
crosses, says the London News.
The lecture in the evening was de-
voted to giving a summary of the re-
suits of all the workers in this line OF
research. The remains of the Barbary
ape, now found alive only in Europe in
Gibraltar, have been unearthed at
Grayes, in Essex. John Hunter found
the skeletons of the arctic grizzly and
brown bears in Norfolk as far back as
1894. Spotted hyenas were once COM
mon in Yorkshire and Kent. Bones of
the wolf and of large dog, which were
very closely allied, can be seen at the
geological museum in Jermyn street,
which seems to Indicate that the nu-
merous kinds of dogs now living can
trace their ancestry back to the wolves
which once roamed about England
The arctic fox, the glutton, and the
polecat have also left behind them evil
dence of their past existence In this
tight little island" A curious tiger,
with large, saberlike tusk, once hunt
ed the deer, while the elephants
tramped through our primeval for
'asts. The lecturer humorously observed
chat st. Christopher ought to be the
patron saint of the geologist, consid-
ering the large number of bones of the
elephant which are exhibited in many
churches of England as the sacred
relic of the giant men of former DAYS.
The remains of great herd of hippo
potamuses show that in Cambridge
shire many of them must have become
imbedded in the mud of an ancient
lake. The wild boar, reindeer, ante
lope, bison and rhinoceros have also
left behind them undoubted evidence
of their past existence in this ancient
realm of England.
The latter part of the lecture was
exceedingly interesting, inasmuch as
Mr.. Hinton then dealt with his own
special researches. BY means of slight
differences in structure of their teeth
which arose through mice giving up
the soft, nutritious food of the field
for harder and coarser provender-the
geologist can connect in almost an I'M
broken chain the descent of the differ
ent kinds of voles, through the harvest
mouse.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1901-06-07
FIND GERM OF LITERATURE.
ArchaeOIOgists Discover in the Is
land of Crete the Origin of
the Alphabet.

From Crete comes news of new and
startling find in regard to the alphabet
by the well-known archaeologist, Prof.
Arthur Evans, the director of the
Ashmolean museum, at Oxford, and
son of Sir John Evans, the distin-
guished British scientist. Prof. Film
ders Petrie likewise shares in the
honor of the discovery.
1t is considered by scholars one of
the most important archaeological
revelations yet made, as it throws
fresh light upon the origin and his
tory of the ancient Mycenaean civiliza-
ton, which had its center evidently in
Crete, and which afterward spread
throughout the Grecian archipelago.
The main feature of thetCretan discov-
cry is the fact that the age Of the al
phabet is now conclusively turned back
from 1,500 to 1000 years, and proves
the existence in the island of Crete of
an Indigenous system of writing ante
rior to the use of the Phoenician alpha
bet. Between 800 and 900 B. c. is the
date commonly assigned to the birth
of the alphabet, while 1000 B. C. is the
conservative date now given by Prof.
Evans for the origin of the Cretan al
phabet.
Prof. Evans declares that in the al
phabet and other material unearthed
we now have in Crete the first step
ping stones of European civilization.
The new western alphabet, as it is now
designated, was found while Prof. Ev-
ans was making excavations at Knos-
SOS, the site of what is believed to
have been the ancient capital of Crete.
In the great palace of King Minos
there, palatial structure covering
four acres, having a perfect maze of
corridors, chambers and passages, the
alphabet was found on series of clay
tablets. They exhibited a highly de-
veloped form of letters in an upright
and singularly European aspect. They
are supposed by Prof. Evans to be frag-
ments of the laws of King Minos as
well as palace archives and correspond
ence referring to stores and treasures.
These are now in process of being de-
ciphered, and when finished will I'M
doubtedly yield rich results which will
enlarge the bounds of history.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1901-06-07
BABY AND THE WATCH.
Excellent Reasons for One Timepiecc
Being Very Much Out
of Order.

1t was a dear little baby. All the
women on the car agreed that it was,
but it did howl most dismally.
How'll" doesn't seem exactly the
word to apply to the cutlery made by a
nice pink and white infant in a spot
less frock, but wall" is much too weak
term to apply to the noise it made
Besides, the men said it how.ed and
they were an educated set and should
have known their Webster if they did
not.
When the uproar had grown unbear-
able and the mother nervous from the
enraged glances cast at her, she took
out her watch, "a tiny gold and jeweled
affair, and gave it to her offspring to
play with.
Then Mr. Baby was happy, says the
Baltimore News. He smiled and prompt
ly swallowed the timepiece. Happily,
however, it was attached to long chain
and so was brought to the surface again
with little difficulty and before the
small juggler had time to choke.
Then the things he did with that
watch made the fascinated spectators
hold their breaths. He hammered it
on the side of the seat unit. its internal
mechanism must have been in a fear
full tumble. He tried his teeth on it.
battered his mothers bonnet with it
and attempted to throw it at the strick-
EN- man opposite.
The mother watched these antics
smilingly. She never even WINGED when
her flesh and blood treasure put her
gold treasure on the seat and trod on il.
When she left the car the assembled
men just glanced eXpressively at one
another, and it's ten to nothing that
each of them went right home and
asked his wife what she'd done with the
watch he'd given her, and what condi-
tion it was in. They looked like that
sort of men.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1901-06-07
THE SEASONS NECKWEAR.
Stocks Still Prevail, But the Tend
ency Is to the More Dainty
Modes.

Neckwear has no rival this season
so far as variety is concerned, for
there is every conceivable kind of
sides most of the neckties heretofore
enjoyed by men as their exclusive
property. What the women cannot
find in their own bewildering province
they seek in the mems furnishing
stores, where they get the sort of
necktie which belongs to the linen col
lar, says the New York Sun.
This instrument of torture, unfor-
tunately, is still among the modes, but
it is encouraging to note that the ten
dency is all toward transparent stocks
and soft ties of lawn, lace and chiffon.
For the simple stock to wear with the
strictly plain shirt waist there is the
tucked white Indian lawn, with the
narrow hemstitched or embroidered
band turning over the edge, and tie
three or four inches in width, with a
colored lawn hem, pinned with an
open work stitch.
Colored batiste dotted with white
is used very effectively for the hens,
and also for stocks in very narrow
bands, pinned with cross stitching or
bands of narrow lace insertion. The
tie is attached to the stock at the
back, where it crosses and is brought
around to the front and tied in a bow
or a four-in-hand knot.
The Heiser stock is one of the nov
elites among the more severe kinds
of neckwear. 1t is made of silk
line and pique, both embroidered
and plain, with a contrasting tie
narrower i'm front than at the back.
This is carried through a gilt
buckle, one of the harness variety
being most generally used. White
stocks of this sort have a tie of pongee
colored linen or silk, as you fancy
Persian silks are also used, and if the
fills the place.
Some of the fancy transparent
stocks are worn without a bow and
fastened to the skirt band with
pretty pin at one side. One of the
endless variety of the latter sort is
mada of white linen with motifs of
heavy white lace scattered over it, the
linen being cut out underneath. Some
of the fancy waists are furnished with
four-in-hand ties of the same silk.
In addition to the multitude OF
stocks there is great variety in
dainty scarf ties of null, striped, dot.
ted and plain, and of thin white silk
with oriental embroidery around the
ends. Liberty gauze and thin crepe de
chine also enter into the construction
of these novelties which are begun
Heiser Barathea silk is another ma
terial in the neckwear department.
Dainty little stocks to wear with the
silk shirt waists are made of point
d'Alencon guipure and Venetian lace
sewn around with three or four rows
of narrow ribbon velvet.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1901-06-07
A SEASONING STOCKPOT.
An Excellent Means of Keeping the
FlavOrs and Herbs
Handy.

The difference between palatable
and unpalatable food is frequently a
mere question of seasoning, said IA
woman whose own cookery is above
criticism. Nor is the barrenness of
market or garden any excuse for fla.
vorless dishes-it is all question of
keeping seasoned vinegars on hand.
says the Washington Star.
Now, when mint grows on every gro.
Gerry bush get quantity of the fresh,
green shrub for a few cents, put in a
quart preserving jar, and fill the ia1
with good cider vinegar. The mint
market may then rise or fall without
causing me alarm.
Few people who enjoy a salad of to.
matoes know how vastly they are i'm
proved by the addition of little
thyme. This may be added in the form
of the powdered leaves spread on the
tomatoes and allowed to stand in the
ice box for few hours, or if fresh
thyme leaves are to be obtained they
may be thrown into preserving bot.
tie, covered with vinegar and allowed
to stand for a few weeks. After the
aroma has been taken up by the vim.
egar it is best to strain it off, and for
the purpose of keeping the aromatic
vinegar old beer bottles, the kind that
have attached rubber tipped corks, are
very good.
1t is now considered an accomplish
ment either for man or woman to be
able to make a good salad. The follow.
ing recipe will give favored vinegar
which will insure a good salad on short
notice, even in the remote mountain
camps: A quart of vinegar, one dozen
tarragon leaves, half a lemon peel
three heads of garlic from which the
skin has been removed, half green
pepper. Let it stand for ten days and
strain, using in heavy dressing in the
proportion of three parts oil to one OF
vinegar. Equal parts of summer
savory thyme, sage and mint will give
a vinegar, a tablespoonful of which
may be added to the thickened sauces
to be used with roasts.
Favorite seasonings for sweets can
be expressed and stored against lean
occasion in the same manner, substi.
tuting sherry for vinegar. Bits OF
orange and lemon peel from which the
inner skin has been removed, a sprie
of mint, a cinnamon stick, as one hap.
pens to have an extra bit of flavor from
time to time, thrown into the jar OF
sherry, will give an added zest to gel
atine jelly or flavor to punch at a
time when the housewife may be
rather short of supplies.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1901-06-07
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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1901-06-07
Insect Stings.

Syringa flower water is used as 4
preventive lotion. Diluted solution of
ammonia will allay irritation caused
by such stings. If the irritation is very
severe, cover the part with diluted car.
bolic acid. one part; fluid extract OF
coca, one part; glycerin, one part;
water, II parts.-Washington Star.
The growing demand for women in
the factories of Germany is bringing
the servant girl problem more and
more to the front.
Mrs. Humphrey Ward writes on a
real roof garden of her London
house. 1t is handsomely fitted up
like regular room, and on dull, dark
days lighted with lamps fitted into
wind-proof globes.
Margaret Deland has a perpetual
bit of summer introduced into her
Boston home. A small glass conserva-
tory, filled to OVERLOOKING with gay
jonquils, is where this brilliant
writer does her work.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1901-06-07
DandeliOn Salad.

This is salad herb that is not gen
orally appreciated. 1t is one of the
most useful of the salad greens, com
ing, as it does, in the early spring. The
leaves can be used as long as they are
tender. Take a quart of white dande-
lion leaves, pare and wash well in cold
water several times, drain thoroughly.
Rub a salad bowl with cut onion and
then arrange the dandelion in the
bowl, sprinkling with pepper and salt.
Cut two ounces of bacon, not too fat,
into small strips and fry golden
brown; drain from the fat and sprin-
kle over the salad. Make plain salad
dressing with quarter of teaspoon
of salt, dash of cayenne. three table
spoons of oil and one of vinegar or
lemon juice; sprinkle this over the
salad and serve at once.-Milwaukee
News.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1901-06-07
SHIRT WAISTS, SAILOR HATS.
Dainty Articles of Summer Attire
That Will Again Assert Their
Popularity.

The dainty shirt waist of sheer
lawn organdie, china silk and dimity,
buttoned up the back, is an article of
summer dress which asserts it's right
to popularity on every hand. 1t is
shown by hundreds i'll the shops, is
brought over from Paris by the dress
makers in scores, and is made to or
der in most exclusive designs, if any
thing in fashion can be considered
exclusive in these days, says the
New York Sun.
Some of the simple designs show a
tucked back, tucked yoke effect in
front, pointing down in the center,
and tucks at the top of the sleeves,
forming point. The sleeve is also
tucked in vertical lines around the
wrist, four or five inches to form a
cuff, having a little full edge direct
1y at the wrist finished with narrow
lace.
Another model shows tucks and
narrow lace insertions set in to form
squares, diamonds or curved lines,
either at the yoke or just below it,
and again they are tucked up few
inches from the belt in corselet eff
feet. These dainty waists are made
of pink, blue, yellow and white lawns
and batistes, and in many cases hand
embroidered.
The sleeves are tucked up and down
to little below the elbow, where the
fullness forms puff above the wrist
no nd Trich rnnint loco trim nf
the tucked white waists, two bands
encircling the shoulders in round
yoke form or stripping the bodice up
and down between groups of tucks.
Very swagger shirt waists are made
of embroidered linen and white
pique, with colored polka dots, made
with a white lawn sailor collar tucked
and piped around the edge with
pique. The cuffs, also of the lawn,
are tucked and finished in the same
way. Half-inch tucks, piped with
colored chambray, form one variety
of decoration seen on a white linen
waist.
The accepted concomitant of the
shirt waist is the sailor hat, but it is
elaborate blouses, and is relocated
chiefly to morning wear with the
simpler waists of linen and madras.
However, there is a new and more
dressy shape in ecru straw, the
brim faced with black straw and
turned up in tiny edge all around.
A scarf of Rumchunda silk is one
form of trimming, held in place by
two gold slides in front. There is
some variety in the coloring of this
style of hat, and black velvet, in com
bination with a bright red or blue
crepe scarf, makes striking COM
bination in trimming for the white
straw. When the brims are faced
with blue or pink straw the scarf
matches the tint as nearly as posi-
BILE, or there is a delicate contrast,
such as mauve with blue.
Another sailor hat with fiat brim
which is narrower in back than in
front, has broader crown than was
worn last year, and is trimmed with
any of the small flowers and rosette
of chiffon.
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