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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-08-28
Letter from the KIondike.

Postmaster Hambleton received
the following letter one day last
week:
POSTMASTER,
Rising Sun, Cecil Co., Md.
Dear SIR am an old resident
of Rising Sun, having been raised from
boyhood. 1 am now i'll the far North
have been here for quite awhile. l
notify you of new strike in the Yukon
Territory, 100 miles northwest of a small
log cabin town called White House,
reached from Skagway, Alaska, over the
White Pass & Yukon railroad. This rail
road is III miles long, which company
am working for at present. The reports
from the new strike are we'll. Having
found s. nugget feel as if would like
to hear from my boyhood town so I en-
close a cents in stamps for you, asking
you to please send me a copy of the news
of Rising Sun, Md, as 1 have not been
there since. 1 forget the names of
the papers, SO L ask you to please
select the best one for me as l
would like to subscribe for it. Or you
may hand this letter to the reporter or
editor for me if you please. I suppose
the town has grown very much since my
boyhood days.
Thanking you for your kindness, re-
main respectfully your friend, of any in
formation your may ask of the Klondike
or Alaska county,
CHARLES HOPKINS,
Larue, Y. T., Canada.
P. ST. have piece of news about my
self-experience, ETC., of Alaska and the
Yukon Territory-for the editor of the
Rising San News.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-08-28
Mains Circus at Oxford.

The Walter L. Main big three
ring circus, excellent menagerie
and exciting roman hippodrome is
coming. 1t will be at Oxford, Pa,
Sat. Sept. 5. The Main shows are
well and most favorably known, but
when the Main shows we knew but
a few years ago are compared to
the present aggregation, it becomes
evident that we knew the show
only in its infancy. Year by year
the show has been added to and
strengthened in every department
until now it is the largest and best
that visits this section of the
country. This year Mr.. Main has
under contract company of per-
formers that it is utterly impossible
TO duplicate for meritorious acting.
The riders, jockeys, acrobats,
tumblers, gymnastics, jugglers,
wire walkers, clowns and speciality
people are all head liners in the
ranks from which they were chosen.
So numerous are they that three
rings, elevated stage, spectacular
amphitheatre, aerial enclave, sport
ing plaza, athletic field, race track,
hipprodrome and college of FACET
are required to display their many
accomplishments. Mr.. Main has
always enjoyed the reputation of
exhibiting only the very best, but
this season he has far outdone any
of his previous efforts. The
menagerie is the largest and most
complete ever assembled and stu
denis of natural history have pro-
nounced it the finest. Not only
are the fully matured representa-
tives of the forests, mountains and
plains in evidence, but the infantile
specimens of ferocity, some of them
with their eyes not yet opened, are
at their mothers side. No better
opportunity to study natural his
tory was ever afforded than at this
menagerie. The cute little nursing
baby camel and infant water buff
falo are among the births in the
menagerie this season. Attendants
are always in attendance and
willing to answer politely any ques-
tions asked them.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-08-28

Mrs. Mollie Allen, of South Fork, KY,
says she has prevented attacks of cholera
niorbus by taking Chamberlain Stom-
ach and Liver Tablets when she felt an
attack coming on. Such attacks are
usually caused by indigestion and these
Tablets.are just what is needed to cleanse
the stomach and ward off the approach
ing attack. Attacks of bilious collie NAV
be prevented in the same way. For sale
by Eli 7. Reynolds.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-08-28
A Sure Cure for Diarrhoes,

Coming as it does, in the busiest season,
when man can least afford to lose time,
a sure and quick cnre for diarrhoea is
very desirable. Anyone who has given
it a trial will tell you that the quick
est, surest and most pleasant remedy in
use for this disease is Chamberlain IS
Collie! Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy.
There is no loss of time when it is used,
as one or two doses of it will cure any
ordinary attack. 1t never fails, not even
in the most severe and dangerous cases.
For sale by Eli T. Reynolds.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-08-28

An injunction has been granted
in the United States Circuit Court
at Wilmington, restraining the
Pennsylvania railroad company
from interfering with the poles or
wires of the Western Union Tele-
graph Co. in Delaware.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-08-28
Sealed Proposals.
OFFICE OF SIXTH DISTRICT ROAD LEAGUE
IN CECIL COUNTY.


SEALED PROPOSALS, addressed to DR.. George
8. Dare, Chairman OF the Sixth District Road
League, Cecil county, will be received up to
O'Clock p. m, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER u, 1908
when they will be publicly opened and read, fol-
the improvement of the county road between
Rising Sun and Pennington in Cecil county. The
proposals will be opened by the Chairman of the
Sixth District Road League in the name of the
County Commissioners. with whom the contract
is to be entered into
Bids for doing the work must be made in accord.
ance with the plans and specifications approved
by the Executive Committee of the Sixth District
Road League and on file with the Chairman at
Rising Sum All bids must be made on the regular
blanks which will be furnished on application to
DR.. Dare at Rising Sun, Maryland. The Executive
Committee Of the Sixth District Road League ex.
pressy reserves the right to reject any or all bids
Each proposal must be accompanied by a certified
check for 5000 as provided for in the proposal
Before the contract is awarded the successful bid
der or bidders will be required to furnish trust
company bond to the full amount of their contract
for the faithful performance otthe work in accord
ance with the plans and specifications aforesaid.
Signed: DIR. G. S. DARE,
Chairman Sixth District Road League.
By Order:
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF CECIL COUNTY.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-08-28
Friday, Aug. %, 1908.

Elihu Root, of New York, will retire as
Secretary of War about January I, and
VIM. H. Taft, at present Civil Governor
of the Philippines, will succeed him.
Luke E. Wright, of Tennessee, is slated
for Judge Taft's position in the
Philippines.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-08-28
Ill ACRES
of land, more or less. Theimprovements -
consist ola TggllR
FRAME HOUSE, iif Jaa

large FRAME BARN, Wagon House, Granary and
other outbuildingc, all in good repair and up-to-
date in every way. This farm is divided into con-
venient fields, we'll fenced and watered; the water
at the house and barn is supplied by hydraulic
ram forced from pure spring. the land is among
the finest level and easily worked, not stony or
rocky, and is very productive. The location is
the finest being in sight of the borough of Rising
sun, where there are 800 inhabitants and one of
the best business centres in the county; also
churches of all denominations, schools, stores and
good markets; it is within ten minutes drive of
the depot where seven trains arrive and leave
daily for any city that you wish to visit. There
isad abundance of fruit of all kinds and plenty of
timber for the use of the farm. Here is chance
to buy one of the finest farms in this section. 1t
must be sold to settle up the estate.
TERMS-One third of the purchase money to
be paid in cash, balance on the 25th day of March,
1904, when possession ana a good and sufficient
deed will be given, purchaser to pay cost of con-
yeyance. Sale at O'Clock p. M, when further
conditions will be made known by
WALTER X. TERRY,
Hindman, auct. Agt. for Owners.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-08-28
Boy Cured of Collie After Physician S
Treatment Had Failed,

Treatment Had Failed.
My boy when four years old was taken
with collie and cramps in his stomach.
sent for the doctor and he injected NOR
phine, but the child kept getting worse.
1 then gave half teaspoonful of Cham
berlain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy, and in half an hour he was
sleeping and soon recoved.-F. L. WILL
KINs, Shell Lake, Wis. Mr.. wilkins is
book. keeper for the Shell Lake Lumber
SO. For sale by Eli T. Reynolds.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-08-28
PROPOSAL.

To tie County Commissioners Of Cecil County.
For improving the county road between Rising
Sun and Pennington, in Cecil County, Maryland,
as herein after specified
The uudersig ned hereby declare that they have
carefully examined the form of contract and spec.
1hcations and drawings, forming a part OF the
same, and have to their satisfaction examined the
locality of the proposed work and agree to furnish
all TOOLS machinery and other meaus of construct
ion that may be necessary and to do all the work
and furnish all materials as called for and in the
manner provided in the contract. specifications
and drawings thereto and requirements under
them of the Engineer, for the following prices,
to wit:
For Earth Excavations of
all descriptions, Except
ledge), including grub
bling clearing and Incl
dental work, lets. tS.. - per Gu. yd
For Ledge Excavation in
Guiding all incidental
work, let's, ($....) per Gu. I'd
For Dry Bubble Masonry,
including all materials
and incidental work,
except excavation, lets. ($....) per Gu. I'd
For Cement Bubble Mason.
ry, including all mater
ials and incidental work,
except excavation, -. cts. g.. )per Gu. I'd
For Laying Viriiea Clay
Pipes including eXcava-
ton Except LEDGE and
incidental work
inch, go. cts. g.. y per fl
Is inch, cts s.. J per #
% inch, cts. So per it
*Pipe to be furnished by the County.
For Laying Iron Water
Pipes including eXcav-
alton Except ledgel and
incidental work:
- in. not less than. in. thick. cts Is y per #
Is in not less than. in. thick. cts Is. e.. per #
"A in. not less than in. thick. cts g. y per #
For Macadam Construction
complete in place on the
road, including prepara-
ton of road bed. making
shoulders, all materials,
rolling and incidental
work as provided tor in
the specifications;
Glass A. Is inchl. cts. g.. per So, I'd
Glass B, Is nch) cts. Is. J per So, I'd
For Resurfacing complete
in place on the road, in
Guiding preparation of
road.bed, making Shout
ders. all materials rolling
aud Incidental work as
provided tor in the speci-
fications lets. g. per Gu, yd
For Extra Work ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Accompanying this proposal is a certified check
for Fifty Dollars, payable to the County Commits
sioners of Cecil County, which shall become the
property OF said Commissioners should this pro-
posal be accepted by them and the undersigned
tail to execute the contract with said Commission
ers. otherwise the check win be returned to the
undersigned
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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-08-28

When you want physic that is mild
and gentle. easy to take and certain to
act, always use Chamberlaiu's Stomach
and Liver Tablets. For sale by Eli 7.
REYNOLDS.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-08-28
90 ACRES AND 20 PERCHES
~ STORY FRAME
DWELLING HOUSE, ~

Frame Barn on stone foundation walls, Frame
Wagon House, Granary and Stables therein, Corn
Crib, Wood Shed, Carriage House and other neces
sary outbaildings There is also good orchard
and variety of fruit trees on the premises. The
farm is we'll watered and wei. fenced and there is
a we'll of excellent water at the barn and also one
at the house.
EThe land is of excellent quality, very productive
and in good state of cultivation and has suffi-
cient amount of growing timber thereon for the
use of the farm.
This very desirable farm is within one mile of
Rising Sun. station on the Philadelphia and
Baltimore Central Railroad, and is convenient to
mills, schools and markets.
THE TERMS OF SALE prescribed by the de-
cree are that one-third of the purchase money
shall be paid in cash on the day of sale aud the
residue in two equal iustaments at six and twelve
months respectively from day of sale, and to bear
interest from date of sale and be secured to the
satisfaction of the Trustee. The cost of deed to
be paid by purchaser.
WILLIAM S. EVANS,
Trustee.
John c. Hindman, Auctioneer. ats
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-08-28
PUBLIC SALE
Valuable Farm
Saturday, September 5, 1903.

The undersigned, agent for the owners, will sell
at public sale on the premises, near Rising Sun,
Nd, all that farm or tract Of land, whereof John
Terry late of Cecil county died seized and possess
ed and resided at the time of his DEATH situate in
the Sixth election district of Cecil county, Md,
one mile east of the borough of Rising Sun, ad-
joining lands of Jefferson Haines Joseph S. Pogue
and others and containing
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-08-28

Goldey Commercial College be-
gins the fall session September 1.
See advertisement.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-07-30
Weighing La Ihe Clerka.

we weighed in one Of our clerks a
few days ago" remarked an official OF
the postoiiice department. Weigh NJ
n Is not exactly form of hazing. but
Is process designed 10 take the starch
out of employees Of our department
who are inclined to get to gay.
.'one Of our young man-who by the
way, is the son Of an officer Of the de.
partment Of high rank-reeeutly grew
altogether too festive. lie began by
shooting rubber bands nj the rest of
us and next took 10 playing practical
jokes. We submitted patiently until
he acquired the habit Of visiting an
adjoining room for the purpose Of pay
ing rather devoted attentions TO nm
other fellows sweetheart. Then Il was
that We determined TO put the weigh
ing IN process into execution
One Of the schemefs remarked to
the gay young man that the latter
seemed TO be gaining In weight Il
was suggested that Smith was an cx.
pert In guessing the weights Of per
SONS and Smith offered 10 bet that he
could come within two pounds cf the
weight Of the festive youth. In order
to test the matter the youth consented
to be lifted. Smith reached back over
his shoulders and raised tie youth
clear off the ground. wherenp1n the as
scmhled group of clerks produced slap
sticks and rulers and proceeded to pad
die the victim in hearty fashion. 70
add TO his discontinue the young lady
referred to appeared In the doorway
and was a decidedly amused witness
of the weighing in
"Our young friend hasn't displayed
any signs Of freshness SINCE added
the official In fact. he Is to-day prob
ably the most subdu9d employe Of the
department. Washington Star.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-07-30
GIyfzR SToRIH
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fen-eleyeuths Of the worlds people
are north Of the equator.
\ Swedish sculptor has solved the
problem OF casting statues in one
plece.
An enormous sunGsh. weighing 100
p lnuds. WAS left stranded by the tide
al Rlakpney, Norfolk. England.
The ClYda's month ma-t b. enlarged
= permit the exit ~ two big Cunard
steamers now being bull therein.
\ new effort is being made In Dub
lin to revive the old Irish hnrp, and IL
Is meeting with considerable support.
The maharajah Of Baroda has
piece Of woven work which cost over
81 10000. II IS only l0xG feet In size,
but is woven from strings Of pearls,
with eea.er aud corner circles OF dia-
molds. IL WIS three years IN the
making.
Lat year 2O75 English ships went
through the Su.z canal, 5fl German
Sd ps. PSI French ships. 30 Neither
LAID. f3s Austria Hungary. 100 Rus
san q japanese. 81 Italian. b Span
ish. ~ Norwegian. "a Danish 40
Turkish and - United States ships.
a grove Of handsome pine trees Dor.
d r. he highway near The town OF
Eustis. Me, forming one Of the nntu'
raj beauties Of the place. 1t seems
that n practical lumberman wanted
The trees and offered the town authori-
Ties 5000 for them, enough to pay the
entire municipal debt. hut the town
preferred keeping the trees.
Conclusions may be made regarding
n birds habitat from an observation
of his structure. The short wings OF
cuckoo. thrasher, towhee and catblrd
enable them to ny and Jump about In
the thicket or brush hemp. while the
long -wlnged kingblrd and swallow are
birds of the open. The so-called night.
hawk. which Is not n hawk and does
rot fly at night, was compared with
the nocturnal whp-poor-wlll. Many OF
our readers may b. surprised to learn
that numerous nlghthawks build their
nests on the gravel roof tops OF the
h USES on Beacon street, Boston, from
which they frequently fly over the
Public Garden and the Common
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-07-30

In public school In the northwest
section of Philadelphia II Is the Gus
tom for the supervising principal to
receive Good morning and Good
afternoon" from the pupils on enter
ing and leaving the school 1t was
rather repulsive for one boy who
evaded the custom rs often as posi-
BILE. One Friday afternoon he saluted
the principal with this startling fare.
we'll Go TO the devil" professor" and
ran out of the school. The professor
became very angry over the affair and
thought over several plans OF punish
ment TO mete out on the following
Monday morning Monday morning
came, and with 1t the boy, who sat on
n bench outside the classroom. When
the professor appeared he began to
cry aud loudly exclaimed. "Oh, pro-
fessor. don't expel me; we were going
to move away from here on Friday,
and now we amt" 1t Is needless to
say he was not expelled.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-07-30
CRAZE ron NOVEL BEADING
Publisher Thinks "Literaryn Course,
urive Many TO II

Publisher Thinks "Literary'i cour,ss
Drive Many TO 1t.
1T Is bad day for the publisher
when the book buyer begins TO read"
is the eplgram Of New York publish.
er. The author OF the epigram dis.
eussed In the Times the increase OF
novel reading and It's effect upon the
demand for books other than fiction.
Only within the last ten years. he said,
had the great demand for fiction been
the most striking fact OF the publish.
Ing aud book-selling business. Long
before that time fiction had become
the most important item in the United
States. but never before had so many
successful novels been published.
He set down the increased circula.
ton of novels TO the growth In popula-
ton. wealth and education. and was
hardly inclined TO allow u suggestion
that on the average the quality of iic-
ton had greatly improved within
twenty or twenty-five years. Never
before WIS the financial success OF
noyelsts so much talked about and
written about, ard the effect was 10
stimulate novel writing. Not only are
there more novels than ever before
published. but there are vastly more
than ever before rejected by the pub
fishers.
II was doubtful, the publisher
thought. whether the increase In the
reading Of fiction had lessened the read
Ing In othtr departments Of literature.
Many OF the new readers Of fiction are
rsDns VINO would read nothing else.
aud lovers Of poetry. criticism, history
aud biography have not been drawn
away firm their favorite subjects by
the fact that unknown young men ara
women write novels that sell by the
hnudreds Of thousands A large part
Of the most intelligent aud cultivated
readers gives very little time to new
fiction. The fact that the colleges ana.
universities are giving more attention
10 the study of fiction ms literary
manifestation has given fiction an Inn.
portance that II did not once have.
Another thing that the colleges are
doing, Tie publisher thought. nad ichs-
ened the reading OF hooks proper TO
utefature-t is. the requirement
thai students preparing for college
shall read aud study by WY Of task
masterpieces Of literature which most
such young persons In the natural
course Of their development would not
reach for years after they had finished
their preparatory course The effect
WIS h drive many such students away
from literature ana make 1t hateful to
them because they associated L with n
distastffui task Doubtless many sdch
Young men and women fed joyfully
from the classics Of the Language 70
the llghtest and most ephemeral Of
modern novels.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-07-30
MOI To Re Trusted.

1t Is an old joke, based on solid fact,
that the man of letters is regarded lay
the man Of affairs as a person hardly
to be trusted in the ordinary rela-
lions of life. The English author, Pett
Ridge, told in recent lecture before
a London audience some new stories
of the literary man and his reputation
among plain honest folk.
a man went TO the country to take
n house. He saw the farmer, and car
ried through the preliminary negotia-
tons with satisfaction ON both sides.
Presently he asked, should you like
some references?"
mo, no." said the farmer, genially.
You are gentleman. l. can see
straightforwardness written across
your face. Don't bother about the ref
erences. | expect you want TO get
back to your business In the city"
Il have no business in the city"
"Oh, then" said the farmer, 81 sup
pose you have business outside the
city"
E mo, l am an author"
"WhatY cried the farmer. Not an
author that writes books?"
Yes"
\ look of doubt crept over the farm.
ers face well. WELL" he said, ITO
turn back to the business we were
talking about, | think, after all. I'll
have to trouble you for one or two
references"
Thus the literary prophet is without
honor in the country. He is also n
poor thing In the eyes of the serving
class. Jerome X. Jerome's servant
gave notice that she intended to leave.
Her mistress demonstrated and asked
her why she was going.
Il thought" she replied, that l had
come into the house of a gentleman,
and | find that master writes plays"
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-07-30

The Detroit conference of the ma
tional congress OF mothers favored uni
form divorce laws and denounced
polygamy In Utah. 1t failed TO define
the divorce law which 1t would approve
for the entire country. 1t must be pre-
sumed that American motherhood
would approve a law abollshing in
other States of the Union the counter
mart of the Mormon institution in Utah.
Consecutive polygamy outside Utah
ia as dangerous to the future of the
nation as simultaneous polygamy with
In Utah's boundaries. Until we have
= divorce law in every State forbid
dine remarriage of divorced persons
during the life of divorced partner
nolvaamy will continue to flourish
throughout the country. Statistics
have frequently shown that more than
three- fourths of the divorces in the
TInited States are secured for immedi-
: 10 remarriage to another person al
raadv selected. Mothers may well look
with dread upon the future OF their
children while morality SO lax pre-
vails outside Utah and is finding It's