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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1902-08-29
LEGATION LADIES IN PEKING.
Meetings with Members of the line
periaI Family Are Now of
Common Occurrence.

The correspondent of the New York
Commercial Advertiser, writing from
Picking, says that the once rare meet
ings of the legation ladies and the
members of the imperial family are
now common occurrences. The latest
event of this sort was the reception by
the imperial princesses of the ladies.
of the American legation and four Ia
dies from the American mission as in
terpreters, in recognition of similar
courtesy which Mrs. Conger extended
to them a couple of weeks ago. Off
cial chairs were used alike by those
who were and those VINO were not en-
titled to them, and the procession
made brave show. The ladies often,
go about in official carts, but insist
that they are unofficial, even when they
are looted property and have red bands
about them-a sort of monument to
the officials who once owned them. Be-
sides the imperial princesses there
were eight or nine of lower rank who
had been received by Mrs. Conger, and
Miss Huang, whose translation of
Youngshou's high-fown speech of well
come went entirely over the heads of
the American ladies.
On this momentous day Mrs. Conger
received from the empress two black
dogs, named in person by her majesty
one to be forever known as the Black
Unicorn and the other as the Stygian
+, Tiger. When at the palace reception
one of the American ladies explained
to her majesty that she had been the
possessor of Forbidden City dog dur
ing the "vaca tom of the court, but
that it had pinned and died. Miss HUI
ang translated this tale in such way
that the empress wept at the right mo-
ment. but instead of understanding the
facts as they were recited, she under
stood the lady to be asking for lapdogs
for all the legation ladies! She regret
ted that as thieves had filched the new
crop she had none to give them.
This is the current story and youched
for by the ladies themselves. The
other ladies received as souvenirs large
cotton bandana handkerchiefs made in
Perkinsville, Conn.,, at 4S cents per
dozen, and printed in loud colors on
one side. They fiaunt these in their
houses. But it is an humble person
who cannot boast of gift of some
sort from the empress nowadays.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1902-08-29
cHINAMAN ON THE RACES.
Says the White Is Ambitious to Excel
as Compared with Red, Brown
and Yellow.


The Mercury, an evening newspaper
published at Shanghai, China, for
$4,000 per year payable quarterly in
advance" and dated "3d Moon, 9th
Day, 2Sth Year of H. I. NJ. Kuang Hsu,"
or Wednesday, April 16, 1902, contains
an interesting article on the effects of
the Anglo-Japanese treaty on eastern
Asia, translated from native Chinese
paper, says the Seattle (Wash.) Post
Intelligencer. The article says:
Civilization has advanced so much
that we now know that all nations are
derived from one common ancestor.
The varieties of race have been pro-
duced by climate and location and re-
ligion. But the white race is am
bilious for paramount position over
the red, brown, and yellow races. The
latter races have no such desire to
rule over the white. In fact, as the
white rises the other colors sink un.
der them"
The writer sorrowfully admits that
"the red, brown, and yellow races are
slow in advancing and cannot keep up
to the white" and he asserts that
"there are some foreigners who are
not willing to make allowances for this
and have devised theory out of the
seven days of creation to the effect
that the other races, exclusive of the
white, were merely transmogrified
monkeys"
He insists that "in the United States
they have another sort of doctrine to
the effect that man and birds are diff
ferent. The colored people are the
birds and man should use them as
slaves and interiors" And he de-
clares "the Americans are to-day de-
vising fresh exclusion bills against
Chinese workmen and even against
Japanese. In view of all this, what be-
comes of the much talked of interna-
tional law? Oh, it does not apply to
these matters. forsooth. But do not
be surprised. That precious interna-
tional law follows the power which is
mightiest, and is modified accordingly
to suit circumstances"
After much more of this discussion,
amusing to us and earnest to him, he
declares. 'if China does not quickly re-
form, and Is swallowed up by other
nations, it will come true that the
white race will actually rule the yell
low race. If this disgrace is to be
averted it entirely depends on China
herself"
The author then directs the atten-
tion of his fellow-Chinese to Japan.
"She." he says, "has rapidly advanced
in civilization. so that she is able to
stand up for her own rights against
the white races. She boldly says that
she also belongs to the white race.
She says that there are red and yellow
white races, to which class she be-
longs, and therefore the western ma
lions need not boast of their white
race. The japanese will not consent
to be under their feet. Hence the
white race praise her with a certain
undertone of jealousy"
Such outpourings prove that the
lives lost during the Boxer outbreak
were not sacrificed in vain; that China
is waking up.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1902-08-29
Look Pleasant, Please.

Photographer G. g. Harlan, of
O., can do SO now, though for
years he couldn't, because he suf-
fered untold agony from the worst
form ofindigestion. All physicians
and medicines failed to help him till
he tried Electric Bitters, which
worked such wonders for him that
he declares they are a godsend to
sufferers from Dyspepsia and stom-
achtroubles. Unrivaled for diseases
of the Stomach, Liver and Kidneys,
they build up and give new life to
the whole system. Try them.
Only soc. Guaranteed by l.. r.
Kirk, druggist.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1902-08-29
Making or Marrinc the Past

We make or mar the past A son
takes his fathers or his grandfather's
name. and that name. whatever it has
been in the past, is going to be diff
ferent thing by what that son shall
make it. 1t may have been high in
an honor which shall he almost OBJ
liberated In its degradation. 1t may
have been wholly unknown, and be-
come widely, honorab1y mentioned. 4
nation takes the heritage of the pill
grim's travels and trials, and what that
NATION goes on to become shapes in
a measure the reputation of the found
ers. They become greater and more
worthy asst becomes greater and more
worthy. So we of the present day hold
in our hands, not only our own wei.
fare and reputation, and the shaping
of our future, but the reputation of
those who went before us, whose works
we pass on to their final fulfillment or
their failure-Sunday School Times,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1902-08-29
SOMETHING ABOUT ORCHIDS.
There Are Many In Our Own Woods
as Beautiful as Those of
Tropical Countries.

Ones first idea of orchids is apt to
be of brilliant, fantastic fowers-some
OF them so strange in shape as scarce
Nv to seem flowers at all-blossoming
in tropical forests or under glass i'll
green houses. We go to see "orchid
shows at horticultural exhibitions,
and often forget that there is an orchid
show, even in our very northern woods,
ready and waiting for us every spring.
All of our native orchids are beautiful,
some of them very wonderfully and
delicately so; but we have only few
that are as large or as brilliant in color
as those of warmer countries, and of
these the 'lady's slippers" or mocca-
sin-flowers, are the most striking. We
have several of this family, the splen-
did Cyprideium spectabile, purple,
pink and white, the yellow lady's-sip-
per, and others-six in all; but through
New England, at least, the best known
is the pink, or stemless, lady's slipper
(Cypripedium acaule, orchid family.
It would be hard to find anything
pleasanter than hunting for lady's-
slippers on bright June day, writes
Rosalind Richards, in st. Nicholas.
Like most orchids, they are very local
in their habits; but when once you
know the right kind of place to look,
YOU are nearly sure to find them. The
botanical direction is 'dry or moist
woods under evergreens," but | have
happened to come across them more
often under lighter growth-maples or
young beeches. Look through light,
open woods, and along wooded ridges,
where the rock crops out and gray
moss crunches under your feet. Soon
er or later you will find the lovely
things, standing sometimes singly,
sometimes in groups of three or four
to ten or twelve. The whole plant is
beautiful. The great broad leaves are
a warm green, and between them, as
from a sheath, the downy stem rises,
with the perfect blossom bending at
the top The flowers vary greatly IN
color. from deep rose-pink with pur-
pie veinings to paiest rose-color; and
sometimes, if you are lucky, you will
find one that is pure white.
The whole family of orchids has
very curious and interesting peculiar
ity. Probably you all know that a
flower cannot bear seed or fruit unless
the fine powder from the stamens,
called pollen, falls upon the pistil. In
many flowers this happens of itself
but the orchids have to depend upon
bees or other insects climbing in for
honey. brushing against the pollen
masses, then rubbing off their dusty
jackets against the pistil.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1902-08-29
MADE A SUGAR BATH.
The Boys Thought 1t Was Salt and
"Papa" Found Out Their
Mistake

Once two little brothers, with the
on their father. These boys lived at
a western military post, and in their
house had only cold running water, so
that when warm bat h was want ed the
water had to be treated in the kitchen
and carried upstairs, relates the New
York Tribune.
"Teddy, run down and tell Maria
to fix fathers BATH" said their moth
er one morning,
Teddy dashed downstairs, followed
by Freddy, with about as much noise
as a pair of young elephants would
have made. Maria brought the wa
ter up. and told the boy to tell their
father it was ready. Then Freddy hap
pened to remember that their ia
Their had been taking salt baths lately,
so, before calling him they decided to
put the salt in. With a great deal of
trouble, Teddy. standing on the back
of chair, managed to reach big
Dag on the top shelf in the dining-room
closet, while Freddy sat on the chair
to keep it from tipping. Together
they dumped the bag into the bath
Tub, and then ran upstairs. shouting:
"Papa! papa! Your bath is all ready,
salt and everything!"
Poor papa! He plunged into his nice.
hot bath, and discovered it was sirup!
And mamma discovered the loss of a
sesen-pound bag of sugar, which left
10
room closet to the bathroom.
What happened to Teddy and Freddy
pne can best tell by imagining what
you'd happen if one made such mis-
take.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1902-08-29
Niagara Falls Excursions.
Low Rate Vacation Trips via Pennsyl
vania Railroad.

The Pennsylvania Railroad Company will run
Its remaining popular ten day excursions to Nj
agara Falls from Washington and Baltimore ON
septemer and 49, and October , and 16. A
special train will leave Washington at 8O0A. NJ
Baltimore a05 A. NJ. York IS A M. Millersbure
1920 P. NJ. Sunbury 1888 r. NJ. williamsport
$50 P. NJ. Lock Haven sos P. M, Remove 1855
z. NJ. Emporium Junction sos P. M, arriving
Niagara Falls at IS P. NJ
Excursion tickets. good for return passage on
any regular train. exclusive of limited express
trains Within ten days. will be sold at 5000
from Washington and baltimore; 80 IS from
York, $1,000 from LittlestownI 5000 from OK
fond. Pa $9.S5 from Columbia; So. so Harrisburg;
leo from Winchester. Va; 81 80 from Altoona
81. 40 from Tyrone; So As from Bellefonte; SIS 10
from RidgWay; $500 from Sudbury and Wilkes.
barre; IS rs from williamsport: and at proper.
tionate rates from principal points. stop-over
will be allowed at Buffalo within limit OF ticket
retnrning.
The special trains of Pullman parlor cars and
day cnachcs will be run with each excursion run
ming through to Niagara Falls, Au extra charge
will be made for parlnF car seats.
An experienced tourist agent and chaperon will
accompany each excursion.
For descriptive pamphlet time of connecting
| trains. aud further information apply to ntarest
ticket agent. OF address Geo. W. Boyd. Assistant
General Passenger Agent, Broad Street station.
Philadelphia,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1902-08-29
Skaters All Records.

Twice in hospital, p. 4. Gnlledge,
Verbena, Ala, paid a vast sum to
doctors TO cure q severe case of piles,
causing "A tumors. When all fail
ed, Bucklen's Arnica Salve soon
cured him. Subdues Inflammation,
conquers Aches, kills Pains. Best
Salve in the world. 25c at DR..
Kirk drug store.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1902-08-29
QUESTIONS IN ARITHMETIC.
A Few Problems for GrOvvn-Up PeO-
pie ON Matters That Arise in
Everyday Life:

If man tries IS carry two ported
plants from the cellar to the front
yard for his wife and one falls and
breaks, what commandment does the
man also break? asks the Ohio State
Journal
If the patron of a restaurant has to
wait quarters of an hour for
pork chop, how long would he have
to wait for two pork chops?
A. and B. are good friends, who live
next door to each othsf. 4. bought
his daughter piano for $500. How
much would B. give if some one would
steal the piano; also how long will
A. and p. remain on speaking terms9
A nan dies leaving a will. How
many lawyers will be required to break
the will, and how long will it be be-
fore the lawyers own the estate of the
deceased?
A doctor calls on his patient three
times a day. How long will the pa
tient live and how much will the doc
tor make out of the patient before
ne dies?
How long can a half-horse power
man run a four-horse power lawn
mower?
Mary has three green apples and
Johnnie has seven. If Mary eats all
of her green apples, and johnnie eats
all his green apples, at what hour
will the funerals occur?
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1902-08-29
Tomatoes stuffed with Meat

Plunge ten tomatoes into boiling
water for an instant, peel off the skin
and let them get cold. Cut the tops off
and scoop out the inside. which put into
the chopping bowl with cup of cold
meat and one-haIf cup of bread
crumbs. Chop all together add salt
and pepper, and fill the tomatoes with
this mixture. Put small piece of
butter on the top and put them into
the oven to get hot. Serve on slices
of toast.-Boston Budget.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1902-08-29
It Needs a Tonic.

There are times when your iiver needs
a tonic. Don't give purgatives that grippe
and weaken. DeWitt's Little Early
Risers expel all poison from the system
and act as tonic to the liver. w. Scott, 53I
Highland ave Milton. Pa, says: II have
carried DeWitt's Little Early Risers with
me for several years and would not be
without them" Small aud easy to take.
Purely vegetable. They never grippe or
distress. Eli 7. Reynolds.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1902-08-29
A Necessary Precaution.

Don't neglect cold. II is worse than
unpleasant. 1t is dangerous. By using
One Minute Cough Cure you can cure ii
at once. Allays Inflammation. clears the
head. soothes and strengthens the mucous
membrane. Cures coughs. Group, throat
and lang troubles. Absolutely safe
Acts immediately. Children like it. Eli
T. Reynolds.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1902-08-29
OF Course,

Mother (sternly)-Don't you know,
Mabel, that it is not proper for you
to turn around and look after a gen.
tleman?
Mabel-But, mother, l was only
looking to see if he was looking to
see if | was looinng.-Chicag Ameri-
can.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1902-08-29
Too GraanInr.

81 like to see people economical"
remarked Flimsicus, but when man
cuts his stogies in two in the middle
and gets ten smokes for five cents, as
Tyte-Phist does, l think, by George,
ae's little too penurious to live!"-
Chicago Tribune.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1902-08-29

Critic-But this portrait of old Big
gott is entirely too large. 1t is much
more than life size.
Artist-Oh, that's all right. 1t will
please him all the more because it
represents him as big as he thinks he
is.-Chicago Daily News.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1902-08-29
Potato Salad Dressing.

Chop fine half of one medium-sized
onion, add one-half of a tablespoonful
of butter and one and one-half table
spoonfuls of vinegar. SET oyer the
fire and let come to the boiling point,
Then pour at once over the potato and
serve cold.-Housekeep
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1902-08-29
ShingIed.

Harold, ] must have your hair
shingled," observed the fond mother
as she curled the little fellows gold
en- tresses.
"Ain't my sailor hat good epuf
roof?" answered the youngster, in
nocently.-Ohio State Journal.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1902-08-29
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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1902-08-29

miss Frisbie-Ellen, love-" said
yopng Mr.. Gallagher, timidly, 81 have
lost nay hearts,
"I'm sorry 1 can't help you, Mr.. GAL
lagher," replied the maiden, not uH-
kindly. Il haven't found it."-Detroit
Free Press
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1902-08-29

Ottinger-My wife has perfect
mania for collecting antiques.
Henriques (wearily)-So has mine.
She is always ready to buy any old
thing.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1902-08-29
Sunday IN Assassin's Day.

A curious feature may bs noted in
our yesterdays list of assassinated
sovereigns. OF the six rulers who have
been murdered during the last two dec
AIDES. four met their doom on Sunday,
and the other tive Oh Saturday: Gear
Alexander H., President caraot, and
King Humbert were all slain on sun
day, and. though Shah Nasred-Deen
was killed on Friday, that is the Mos
lem Sabbath, and he was actually shot
while kneeiing at the mosque. On
Sunday. too, Senior Canovas, the Span
ish premier, was killed. while the life
of President Faure was twice attempt
ed on Sunday in 1906. Next Sunday is
Saturday, and on this day Gen. Garfield,
the empress OF Austria, aRd President
Mckinley met their fate, and last SAT-
urday King Alfonso stood in peril of
his life. Mere mortals hail the week
end with pleasure, but to monarchs it
seems season of peculiar peril
don EhFpBiGlR.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1902-08-29
Pnst Understnnding.

How some people who are so wide
ly different from us can be satisfied
with themselves is past all human
understanding.-Chicago Daily News.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1902-08-29

Mrs. Buffers - The teller at that
bank says you are just the meanest,
stiBgiest-
Mr.. Butrsrs-dreat Scott! Wha-
what is that? He says
Mrs. Butfers-Well, he didn't say 1t
in so many words, but that is what he
meant, of course.
ALr. BHffers-See here! What did
the fellow sayf
Mrs. Buffers-He asked me to in
dorse the check; and when told him
l hadn't the ghost of an idea of what
he meant, he said he presumed hadn't
had much experience getting checks
-cashed-so therein Y. Weekly.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1902-08-29
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