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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-10-16
The Best Claim to the Bed.

One night judge, a military officer
and minister all applied for a nights
lodging at an inn where there was but
one spare bed, and the landlord was
called upon to decide which had the
best claim out of the three.
ST have lain fifteen years in the gar
rison at A." said the officer.
81 have sat as judge twenty years at
R" said the judge.
with your leave, gentlemen. l have
stood for twenty-five years in the min
istry at M" said the minister.
"That settles all dispute" said the
landlord. "You, Mr.. Captain. have lain
fifteen years; you. Mr.. Judge, have sat
twenty years. while this old gentleman
has been standing for the last twenty
five years. so he certainly has the best
claim to the ed."-Liverpool Gazette.
1t is safe to say that every man
walks two miles aalay, if only in STIR
ring about his room or office. If man
lives to be thirty years old he will
walk 21900 miles. The man who be-
lieves in a daily constitutional of five
miles will walk 54,75O miles. The cir
cumference of the earth is 24S99 miles,
Walking five miles a day, man who
has walked for thirty years will walk
around the globe twice and have few
thousand odd miles to his credit.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-10-16
Too Late with the Dollar.

Hurry up with your fare!' cried the
conductor of a Broadway car to a mes
senger boy with a big bundle under his
arm.
"Pll give it to you in a minute" re-
turned the boy. But as he searched
in pocket after pocket his face grew
scarlet. cts in my other suit wrapped
up in this paper" he explained.
None of that" interposed the con-
ductor. you'll have to get Off"
"Wait minute, conductor, and see if
he isn't telling the TRUTH" said a pros
porous looking man.
Meantime the boy, his face redder
still, united his bundle and proceeded
to rummage through the pockets of his
old uniform. At last he fished out a
nickel.
"You are an honest boy" said thu
prosperous looking man. Here's q dol
lar"
The messenger boy looked at the dol
lar and then at the man.
mot if l know it, mister" he ex-
claimed loud enough for everybody on
the car to hear. 81 don't want no pay
for bein' honest. Besides, you're too
late wild de coin. Wen you seen dat
guy about to put me off wy didn't
youse come acrost wild a nickel? Keep
yer old dollar till 1 asks you fer itv'
Then the prosperous looking man also
got red in the face.-New York Press.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-10-16
Both Sexes Admire Mem

"Men consider themselves the su-
perior of women, and women, even in
their childhood coincide in this view"
said schoolteacher. ITO a class of
fifty girls and fifty boys of the average
age of fifteen years 1 once put the
question. WHO is your, ideal human
being-the one you admire and love
most? In reply to this question about
80 per cent of the boys gave me male
character and IS per cent of the girls
did the same thing. Statistics, 1 UNDER
stand, have been gathered on this mat
ter, and these prove quite conclusively
that boys and girls alike prefer men
to women. When girls are under ten
about 40 per cent of them will, accord
ing to the%statistics, name women as
their best loved characters, but as they
grow older this minority changes over
to the mems side. The characters that
are chosen are as a rule George Wash
ington, William Tell, Napoleon and
Shakespeare" philadelphia Record.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-10-16

pause of perhaps minute, during
which Menzies looked coolly round
him, short order was given, and in
an instant we We're seized, as before,
and dragged from the place. In two
or three minutes we found ourselves
once more in the singular prison from
which we had been taken. Our guards
had treated us even more roughly on
our way back, and before leaving us
they tied our hands behind us and our
feet at the ankles with cords and
twisted fiber. Then with a peal of half
drunken laughter they turned away
and left us in the darkness.
The harsh voices and laughter died
slowly away in the distance, and for
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-10-16

Doctor-Tell your mamma I have
been SO busy that 1 was unable to call
last week.
Little Girl-Oh, mamma just sent me
to tell you she began to get better just
as soon as you stopped calling, and
she's all right nowl-N. Y. Times.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-10-16
STATIONS.
I Pass. Pass. Pass Pass
A. N. A. N A. Nile. M
Philadelphia. Broad St.
LEAVE GOING NORTH.
LEAVE GOING SOUTH.

Additional trains leave Broad st. for Oxford IL IL
o. m.. ESQ and 6,l9 p. M; Sunday only. 755a. m
7.0l p. m; Saturday only, II. .43 p m.
LEAVE GOING NORTH.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-10-16
ORPHANS COURT.

The Stated Meetings of the Orphans
Court of Cecil county will be held on th
second Tuesday ofevery month.S Executors
Administrators and Guardians, wanting
their accounts stated, will please bring in
their vouchers few days before Court.
Test: R. E. JAMAR, Register
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-10-16
Left Him in Doubt.

He was in doubt. He didn't know
whether he should be angry or pleased
and a great deal depended upon it.
They were sitting on the sofa togeth-
er, and once, when the conversation
seemed to drag little, he had sug-
gested:
Don't you think it rather close to-.
night?"
1T might be Closer" she replied.
1t was terrible predicament in which
to place a man who was anxious to
make the best of his opportunities.
Should he take advantage of what
seemed to be an invitation to get little
nearer to her, or should he be angry
being termed an "it?"-N. Y. Herald.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-10-16

Two little dimples went out to look
For snug little places to hide.
They thought that they never could find a
nook,
Tili dear Minny Apples they spied!
Then down those two
Little 6imples flew
Till each was lodged in a cheek,
And for years they've tried
But they cannot hide,
For when Minny laughs out they peek!
Chicago Chronicle
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-10-16
NOTICE

By TEE ORPHANS Court FOR CECIL COUNTY
January IA, 1902.
ORDERED, That all Administrators, Ex.
ecutors and Guardians that have not stated
an account within year. come forward and
do the same. or show cause to the contrary
or they will be cited up.
Test: r. E. LAMAR, Register
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-10-16

Trains leave oxford for Philadelphia at 90
.. m. and 2l3 p. m. Market train leaves
Rowlandville. Tuesdays and Fridays at $50;
Sylmar 9.O6; Nottingham lS; Oxford 1000 a. M,
arriving at West Philadelphia, 2.30 p. m.
Sunday train leaves Oxford at 6.55 arriving in
Philadelphia at 9.12 a. m and 500. arriving in
Phiadelphia at SO p. m; Saturday only, 9.25 p m
W. ATTERBURY, J.R. WOOD.
9m'I. AaRGger. Gen. Pdssr Agent.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1903-06-25

New Sharon Star: The Mahaska
republican ticket is admittedly good
one. 1t is constituted of gentlemen,
every man a bright, clean citizen. 1t
commands the respect of everybody,
democrats as we'll as republicans.
Such a ticket is entitled to the support
of every republican, and if it receives
that it will be elected by handsome
majorities. 1t is only by standing by
the nominees of the party that party
success is secured. The man VINO
talks republicanism every day in the
year and scratches his ticket on cleo
ton day is mighty poor republican,
one that would not be worthy Of sup
port if he were candidate.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1903-06-25
ADVICE TO NEGROES.

Booker T. Washington spoke the
other day in Chicago to an audience
that filled the Auditorium. AS usual
his address abounded in practical good
sense, enlivened by touch of humor
In mapping out the way the negro
must follow if he is to be free from
every form of bondage, Mr.. Washing
ton told the following story:
An old darkey, fishing on the river
bank, saw the boy who was with him
fall into the stream, and plunged in
after him. After a heroic struggle he
brought the youngster to shore. AS
he lay on the bank, painting, white
man rode up.
"That was a brave deed of yours,
uncle" he said. 'Ts that your SOM"
mo, sub, he hain't no son O. mine"
"Neighbor's boy, then?"
mo, sub, he hain't no naybor's boy"
well, it's all the more pralsewor-
thy that you should risk your life for
a boy you don't know. You under
stand that, don't you, uncle?"
well, all doan know as ah perzactly
un'erstan' you, but ali do know ne
done have all de bait in his pockets"
The moral Mr.. Washington drew
from this was that his people should
put bait into their pockets; to make
themselves so valuable that the white
man must have them. Don't try to
be fishers yourselves" he said; "be
satisfied if you can carry the bait,
which will make them need you. Then
will they forget such things as race
problems and race lines-those things
will need no settlement; they will be
forgotten"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1903-06-25

not deal with organized labor. They
will do it sooner or later, and there is
no question that the labor of the coun-
try is better off on account of organ
ization, but there should be nothing
compulsory about it, and the members
of union should see to it that it's az
fairs are intelligently and honestly
conducted. Organized labor is enti-
tled'to fair show, and so Is unorgan-
lied labor, and so is capital, and con-
tracts once entered into should be per-
formed.
There is great danger to labor as
sociations in having the wrong men as
the head OF them.
1.-The present moment is one in
which there should be great concili-
alton and elaboration practiced on
both sides.
"The country is prosperous, the
workshops are busy, the railroads are
lined with tonnage and everybody is
employed. A few mistakes may
change it all. II wages get too high,
if tyranny is INDUCED in by labor
leaders who temporarily may think
things are all in their own hands, or
if capital is unfair, the business condi-
lions of the country can easily be ov-
erthrown, and in the place of the most
wonderful prosperity any country has
ever seen we may see more men than
work, more misery than comfort and
general distress instead of what ought
to be generally considered as great
contentment.
The advance in wages alone among
the railways has materially narrowed
the margin of profits, and any further
decline in net earnings will surely be
followed by retrenchment, which
means laying off men, stopping i'm
provements, a falling off in demand
for materials and supplies, and this is
always followed by depression, as the
railways of the country constitute the
largest single purchasing power in it.
"As say, it is time for great delib-
Grafton and the exercise Of the highest
order of intelligence"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1903-06-25
HELP w AN TED.
LADY OR GENTLEMAN.
GOOD, STEADY INCOME.

A large and conservative corpors
alton, desiring to extend its business
in this section, offers an exceptional
opportunity to the proper person to
act as its agent and representative
in this town and district.
No experience is necessary, and
it is not absol utely essential that
all your time be given.
If you are willing to build up for
yourself steady and handsome
income by devoting your leisure
time to pleasant and easy work in
your own town and neighborhood,
apply at once to the undersigned.
Besides liberal cash pay, we
encourage our representatives by
handsome and valuable premiums.
Address /
UNITED STATES MEDICINE COMPANY,
I32-t36 WEsT14TH STREET,
NEW YORK.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1903-06-25
MAIL MATTER.

The decision Of the court of appeals
of the District of Columbia that books,
catalogues and other general litera-
ture are not entitled to the benefits Of
the second class postage rate, simply
because they are issued by publishers
at regular intervals, will work a very
important reform in the postal service
and save a large amount of money to
the government, declares the Register
and Leader.
The second elias postage rate is
made very low to accommodate news
papers and magazines. 1t is claimed
that the rate does not cover the actual
cost of carrying the periodicals that
take advantage of it. This accounts
for the ingenuity that has been shown
by enterprising publishers in their eff
forts to have all sorts of publications
included in the second class. Such
standard houses as Houghton, Mifflin
C Co. have issued well known novels
in a series, one a month, and given it
the name of the Riverside Series, in
order to bring it within the construc-
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1903-06-25
TIME FOR DELIBERATloN

BY Paul Morton, vice president of
Santa Fe Railroad:
"The labor situation, the relation be-
tween labor and capital now existing
in Chicago and in the country general
ly, is deplorable. I believe in the
right of labor to organize. 1t has the
same right to do that that capital has,
but it has no more right to prevent
non-union men from working than ag-
gregated capital has to say to private
parties conducting business on their
own account that they must retire
from trade.
Except in cases where contracts
have been entered into and then repu-
dated by labor leaders, have no
sympathy with the position of some
men, especially those in control OF
large corporations, who say they will
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1903-06-25
The washerwomen in Des Moines

The washerwomen in Des Moines
have formed a union and prices have
scared skyward. Noting the new I'M
ion, the Register and Leader says:
Many washerwomen of the city have
been doing washing for rs cents for a
half day and 81 and $1.25 per day, In
GLIDING dinner. Now they are serving
notice that they won't work at all for
less than $3.50, whether for day or
part of day, and that this must in
clude dinner. The time and the size
of the washing cut no figure whatever.
Generally the advanced scale of wages
is being acceded to, although under
protest in many cases"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1903-06-25

ton of the law, while catalogue houses
and all sorts and conditions of cheap
publishers have been sending out tons
of printed matter at the cent-a-pound-
rate, never intended by the trainers of
the law to be included in the second
class. The annual deficit in the pos
tai revenues has been due to this
abuse of the second class rate, while
the postoffices have been loaded down
with mail matter that never should
be admitted to them, and never would
be but for the wrong Interpretation of
the word PERIODICAL that has been
allowed to cover a multitude of liter
airy sins.
The decision of the court Of appeals,
which stands next to the United States
supreme court, vindicates the long
and persistent fight that has been
made by Third Assistant Postmaster
General Madden. He has taken the
position for several years that news
papers are alone entitled to be consid
cred second class matter. The pub
fishers have fought him at every step.
Some of the courts have decided
against him. But this final decision
lisa sweeping victory for him, for the
court not only holds certain classes of
publications not entitled to the cent-a-
pound rate, but it also holds that the
postmaster general may exercise his
discretion in determining what shall
be entitled to go as second class mat
ter, which puts the whole matter in
his hands.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1903-06-25

All Iowa in general and Oskaloosa
in particular has received signal hon
ors at the national convention of the
Modern Woodmen of America, now in
progress at Indianapolis. in the selec-
ton of Hon. Horace w. Gleason, or
oskaoosa, Camp No. 260, M. w. of A.,
to be chairman of the committee on
head officers reports" The COM
mittee is very important one and
the selection of Mr.. Gleason at the
head is an honor that does not come
to every state nor every camp. This
is recognition for the local camp or
which every member may well feel
proud.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1903-06-25
THE DIFFERENCE.

In the office of the Register and
Leader.
Telegraph Editor-Here is an &C.
account of a county republican con.
vention. What shall do with it?
Managing Editor-Did they endorse
the Iowa idea?
Telegraph Editor-Yes, sir.
Managing Editor-Then put dis
play head on it and get 1t at the top
of some column,-if you can't get it
on first page.
Telegraph Editor-Hold on, here
comes an account of another one.
Managing Editor-Iowa idea men
toned?
Telegraph Editor-No, it simply
says they believe in me republican
principles of sound money and protec-
ton.
Managing Editor-Just put a one
line head on it and get it inside some
place. Use it as a sandwich between
Postum and Bucklen's if possible.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1903-06-25
WooDMEN MEMORIAL,
Services Postponed One Week Be-
cause of the Rain.

The memorial services of the
Modern Woodmen which was to have
been held yesterday were postponed
on account of the rain and will be
held next Sunday when the program
as planned will be carried out The
memorial committee went TO the
graves in the morning and placed
flags over them and numerous beaut-
iful boquets Of flowers for decorating
the graves were in readiness at the
hall bat were not used because of the
bad weather,
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1903-06-25

The rescuers of North Topeka
folk in the flood found an old darkey
on roof praying like a good fellow
thus: ooh, Lawd, I know dis am a
mighty wicked people, but don't let
'em drown. Hol' 'em up by de seat Of
der pants, Lawd, an sheer 'em mighty
bad, but brung 'em out. An, Lawd,
if it am dy will dat dis pore old cul'ed
man haveto go, den Use willin', bat,
oh, Lawd, SEN boat"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1903-06-25

George M. Chapel, of the state
water bureau service, has recently
written letter to w. e. Humphrey, Of
Fort Dodge, thanking him for his very
valuable services during the recent
floods. Mr.. Humphrey is busy man,
but he devoted time and energy to the
work of measuring the rise of the wat
ers in the upper Des Moines and Of
notifying the cities south Of the ap-
preaching disaster.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1903-06-25

--Des Moines people anxious to get
rich have again contributed about
$4,000, for which no return is in i'm
mediate sight, the channel being the
local Office of the Geo. T. Sullivan
grain brokerage firm.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1903-06-25

The first graduate of Memorial
university at Mason City, was James
Leggett, a colored man whose parents
were slaves. This incident, together
with the graduation of colored youth
from the State university this week,
shows where Iowa stands on the race
problem
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1903-06-25

Council Bluffs Nonpariel: Six of
Oskaloosa's young boys have been ar
rested during the past few weeks for
small crimes. Oskaloosa fathers
should take their exercise with a
small hickory stick instead of with the
golf club.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1903-06-25
The New Sharon Star wonders

The New Sharon Star wonders
how many among the tens of thous-
ands of people who have recently been
drive nfrom their homes by flood will
appropriate sufficient wisdom to pre-
vent them returning to the same spot?
There is enough high ground for all,
but lots Of people learn nothing by dis
aster, simply build again and await
another flood:
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1903-06-25

-"Can anybody tell us what has
become Of the celebrated Keokuk, Ma
haska, Poweshiek Mutual Telephone
Coz" enquiries the Montezuma Republi-
can. Try an lad" in our want col
umn. Results guaranteed.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1903-06-25

In Chicago the harder times get,
and the greater the number of strikes,
the larger the number of marriage H.
censes issued. The Davenport Demo
crat suggests this as new one for the
sociologists, but the Sioux City Jour
nal looks on it as quite a logical result
of the growth of the union movement.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1903-06-25
The Connecticut building

The Connecticut building at the
Worlds Fair, st. Louis, will be re-
production of fine old Colonial man
sion built in the early part of the 10Th
century. 1t was erected by Charles
Sigourney, a leading merchant of that
period, and is now standing in Hart
ford.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1903-06-25

There are buried in the Grinnell
cemetery four soldiers of the war OF
1872, and sixty-three Of the rebellion.
Besides these there are thirty-nine
who enlisted or died at Grinnell ana
are buried in other places-some in
unknown graves. At recent gather
ing of the G.. A. r. Post at Grinnell
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1903-06-25

Burlington Hawkeye: The Ev-
anston society girl who married rail-
road brakeman, mustn't mind if he
steps on her train occasionally. Hab-
its are hard to get rid of.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1903-06-25

A Malcolm correspondent says ::
"a. Shine has removed the sidewalk
in front of his houses and will have a
cement put down." Going to"arise and
shine" as it were.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1903-06-25

Everybody's liable to itching piles.
Rich and poor, old and young-terri-
BILE the torture they suffer. Only one
sure cure; Doan's Ointment. Abso-
lutely safe; can't fail.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1903-06-25

census OF the ages Of those present
was taken and it was found that the
average age was ga years and IL
months.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1903-06-25

Joe Trigg predicts that the tariff
mention in the next republican state
platform will be so mild and innocu-
GUS a dose that a baby might swallow
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1903-06-25

I'm the account Of wedding the
Abba Union adds: "The bride will
continue her position in the Love
store" Not bad idea!
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1903-06-25

Though the world may owe every
man a living, the Dubuque Telegraph
observes that only the persistent col
lector gets it.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1903-06-25

favorably known. The bride is the
daughter Of Mrs. Lucy j. Brown and
has large circle of friends who will
extend congratulations and best of
wishes.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1903-06-25
And when it's over:

determinations, anger, woe,
Delirious joy, the amber's flow,
A smile, a scowl, split, balk,
And falkland falkland talk-ant
talk.
Council Bluffs Nonpareil
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1903-06-25
4 pEMocRATIc CONVENTION.

A DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
A hum, buzz, a busy crowd,
A story low, laughter loud.
A buttonhole, a quiet walk,
And knots of men who falkland talk
A heller smooth, some seedy skates
A dozen earnest candidates,
A scheme, knife" a stealthy stalk
A plot, trade and still more talk.
A clamor wild, a smoky hall
A wordy fight, gayers fall,
A large sized slate, a potent chalk,
A forty 'leven kinds of talk.
A rumor small, a panic big,
Stampedes, hurrahs, joyful jig,
A lot of hoping put to mock,
A cheer, a tear, speech-and talk.