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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-10-30
Reverencing the Old BeI,,

Old men, whose grandsires fought in
the Revolution, have rushed forth from
quiet homes to greet the Bell, and in
their reverential fervor have kissed it
With prayer aud blessing. In the COL
lege town of New Haven professors
and students locked to the Bell as to
an oritlamb, and the president of the
United States could not have been
more royalty received, and as the old
cracked Bell passed by the assembled
throngs every head was barred. Its ar
rival in Boston was no less royal. This
Bell has had many triumphs in it's
many travels on state occasions, but
never in it's history has it's tour called
forth such an effectionate reception
from whole people. Those of Revo-
lutionary stock have not been the only
ones to pay tribute. One of the most
beautiful and significant incidents of
the whole trip was the act of a little
band of Italian school children in Jer-
sey City, who, probably just acquaint-
ed with the story of the Bell, literally
covered the venerated relic with flow
ers as it passed through their city
Boston Advertiser.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-10-30
THE JEDGE's STORY.
Got the Colonel Excited and He Took
the Party to See a "FerO-
ciOus" Tiger.

did you hear about that ferocious
colonel and the jedge to see him?"
asked the old rounder, according to the
Washington Star. 1.-THE colonel and
the jedge were taking few juleps the
other evening, when the conversation
turned on wild animals. / was there.
Well, the jedge told about the prodi-
gious ferocity of the panthers which
Turk in the Mississippi cane brakes,
and for an hour kept our hair stand
ing on end.
''The colonel, not to be outdone, said
that there was tiger out at the Zoo
which for ferocity and all the traits OF
savagery had the panthers of Missisip-
pi beat city block. The jedge got in
terested and allowed he would like to
see any monster that could surpass the
cane-brake panther of his own land.
The colonel said he would take him
out there first thing in the morning
and show him.
1--WE decided that in order to make
sure of getting an early start we would
ular places had closed we went around
to the club with the colonel and stayed
there until four o'clock, when some
of the downtown places open, and we
could get another drink.
'By this time our interest in the Zoo
tiger had risen to fever feat. Actually
we would SILVER at some of the
colonei's descriptions of the fierceness
of this beast. The jedge was almost
ready to throw up the sponge and al
low that the cane-brake panthers were
beaten.
1--WE took the first car out to the
Zoo and were there when the doors
were opened. The colonel led us
straight to the tigers cage. Sure
enough, he was a terrible monster,
and we chung to each other and gazed.
Gust then colored boy came along
with broom. Before our terrified
gaze and before we could raise de-
sisting hand he had entered the tigers
cage. We turned our heads to avoid
the fearful sight we expected to ensue
But no; that boy went up to that tiger
and whacked him in the ribs with his
broom, making the tiger move over to
the other side of the cage while he
swept up; then he whacked him again
and pushed him around in the most
| scandalous manner.
| 1.-THE jedge looked at the colonel and
the colonel looked at the jedge, and
! then we went sadly home"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-10-30
Saves Two From Death.

"Our little daughter had an al.
most fatal attack of whoopine
cough and bronchitis" writes Mrs.
W. *. Haviland, of Armonk, N.
Y, "but, when all other remedies
failed, we saved her life with DR..
Kings New Discovery. Our niece,
who had consumption in an advane-
ed stage, also used this wonderful
medicine and to day she is perfect
ly well.n Desperate throat and
lung diseases yield to DIR. Kings
Discovery as to no other medicine
on earth. Infallible for Coughs
and Colds. soc and 100 bottles
guaranteed by L. r. Kirk, drug
gist. Trial bottles free.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-10-30
WHERE GOLD IS FOUND.
Interesting Facts Concerning the
Geology of Alaska and the
Yukon Region.

In an article to the Engineering Maya
zine on gold-bearing gravels, John D.
McGillivray says: ''The gold-bearina
gravels of Alaska and the Canadian
Yukon extend from the one hundred and
thirtieth to the one hundred and forty
first meridian on the Canadian side,
and from the one hundred and forty-first
to the one hundred and siXty-eighth
meridian of west longitude in Alaska
a total of 38 degrees, or over one-tenth
way round the world at that latitude.
North and south these gravels are found
from about the sixtieth to about the
seventeen parallel. They are found
along the Yukon river and most of lite
branches, and on the Kusllokwim, the
Copper river, the Seward peninsula and
on streams running into Behring sea.
"What the actual area of these grav-
els may be there is no means of iudg-
ing at present, and there will not be for
many years to come, because a large
part of them are situated far in the
interior at long distances from river
transportation and so will not attract
the attention of prospectors or capital
lists for some time. That they are far
more extensive than were the grayels
of California has been easily proved by
the amount of ground already located.
Up to December, 1898, there had been
located in the Klondike district alone
5000 acres, and since then locations
have more than trebled that in this dis
trict and in the Stewart river country
adjoining In addition to this the Can
adam government has-sranted conces-
sions covering large areas of ground,
much of which is of only problematical
value, exceeding in area all the ground
that has been located by the miners.
Unto the Forty Mile district alone
have gone during the past year over
1000 miners, many of them with small
capital, from the KIondike country.
Several hundred have gone into the
Tannana country, not only from Daw-
son but even from the outside over
several hundred miles of snow-covered
winter trails. 1t is probable that the
mining population of Alaska will be this
summer double what it was last sum-
mer However, I do not anticipate
very large increase in the output of
gold, for most of these men without
capital will do little more than secure
properties to work next season. Quite
a number are men who are connected
with capital and have gone in with
view of securing property to be placed
on the outside.
Next year should show consider
able increase In the yield Of gold, for
several outfits with capital are prepar-
ing for large operations. In the Seven
ty Mile district on some properties that
examined last summer the owners
(who are London and New York capt.
talists) are preparing to expend nearly
100000 for the purpose of bringing in
water under pressure of about 200 feet
to work several hundred acres of gravel
that they own. In the Birch creek
country John Gregor has put up steam
shovel to work Mammoth creek SINH
lar large operations are being under
taken In nearly all the districts now and
this marks new era in mining in the
north-a change from old crude methods
to newer and cheaper methods"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-10-30
CHRISTENING GIFTS.
There Is Nothing Better to Give AT
Any Time Than a Suitable
Spoon.

There is nothing like spoon for
baby's christening present, and of all
the spoons made for the purpose none
are as good as the reproductions of old
time designs-the Apostle spoons"
with the head of the apostle whose day
in the calendar comes nearest the day
of baby's birth or christening, says the
Washington Star. These spoons are Of
heavy silver, with the figure entirely in
relief forming the end of the handle. A
teaspoon will cost $3.50, the next size
as much again, and the largest size still
more, but with the child's monogram in
the bowl in entwined script letters it
makes pretty and useful gift.
These apostle spoons date back to
the middle ages when baby's religious
education began with the spoon as soon
as he could eat. Shakespeare speaks Of
a spoon as being the acceptable chris
tening gift in his day but nothing more
than it's general utility is necessary to
make it popular to-day. Any kind of a
spoon is good for this purpose and later
it will form part of the household sill
yer when the little man or woman is
grown up.
There are many special baby spoons
besides those of religious significance.
There is the regular pap spoon, which
is, perhaps, the most convenient for the
child's use-a short spoon, with the
handle bent over and under, the end
touching the bowl again and forming a
loop, which is convenient for baby
fingers to hold. There is sure to be a
pretty design of some kind in the bowl,
and in the bowl Of a spoon of ordinary
shape baby can see his own image-a
pretty baby's head-engraved.
There are all sorts of other things
given as christening gifts-pins of va
rious kinds, little gold chains, orna-
ments, cups, plain mugs and so many
loving cups with innumerable handles
that baby is not quite sure whether he
is yacht race or distinguished citi-
zen. One of the prettiest and newest
cups is light and shallow, small at the
bottom and rounding out to the wide
top. Engraved in these cups are various
animals and babies heads, and the
small owner is delighted to drink his
milk in order to see the pretty picture
beneath.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-10-30
BIRD THAT TENDS FLOCK.
The Yakamik of South America When
Demonstrated Becomes
Useful Servant.

The natives of Venezuela and adj
the river Amazon ofteM avail them
selves of the services Of the native
crane to care of their poultry, and also
use it in the place of collie or shep-
herd dog, to guard and herd their do
nestle animals. This remarkable
bird, which the Indians call yakamik,
is found in wild state in the great
forests that lie between the northern
coasts of South America and the ANA
zon river, particularly in Venezuela
and British Guiana The birds never
leave the forests unless shot or cap
tured.
They travel about in flocks of from
100 to 200, in search of the berries,
fruits, an insects upon which they
subsist. Their usual gait is slow and
stately march, but they enliven them
selves from time to time by leaping up
in the air, executing eccentric and
fancy waltzes, and striking the most
absurd and preposterous attitudes. If
pursued, they endeayor to save them
selves by running, for their tight is so
weak, according to Schomburg, that
when they attempt to fly over a body
of water of any considerable width
they are often compelled to drop upon
it and save themselves by, swimming.
When alarmed, they utter the pecu-
liar cry which has obtained for them
the name of trumpeters. The sound is
something like that produced by per-
son endeavoring to shout the syllables
tow, tow, tow, tow, tow tow, with
his mouth shut, or the doleful noise
made by children on New Years day
with their trumpets. The yakamiks
usually deposit their eggs in a hollow
in the ground, often at the foot Of a
tree.
A nest generally contains ten eggs
of pale green color. The young birds
follow their mothers as soon as they
are Matched, but do not lose their
pretty downy covering until several
weeks old. The yakamilzs are very
readily tanned and prove valuable SER
wants to the Indians, who domesticate
them, and as they are courageous, and
will protect animals intrusted to their
care at every risk to themselves, even
dogs are obliged to yield to their au-
thority.
They may be trusted with the care
of flock of sheep or domestic fowls,
and every morning will drive the
ducks and poultry to their feeding
places, and carefully collecting any
stragglers, bring them safely home at
night. A yakamik soon learns to know
and obey the voice of his master, fol-
lows him when permitted wherever he
goes, and appears delighted at receiv-
ing his caresses. 1t pines at his abb
sence, and welcomes his return, and is
extremely jealous of any rival. Should
any animal attack it's master, the va
kamik in utmost fury attacks it with
wings and beak, driving it away.
1t presents itself regularly during
meals, from which it chases all do
mestic animals, and even the negroes
who wait on the table, if it is not we'll
acquainted with them, and only asks
for share of the eatables after it has
driven away all who might aspire to
favorable notice from the family.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-10-30
Japanese E,aperor,s sanctity.

A monarch, or rather, chief of state.
who has never had isportrait impressed
upon the coinage or printed on the
stamps of his country is His Imperial
Majesty Mutsu Hito, emperor of Japan.
This abstention is not due to any clause
in the constitution, but rather to the
fact that in Japan the emperor is far
too sacred person to have his por-
trait scattered about wholesale. In
Japan the portrait of the emperor is
considered quite sacred possession,
and it seems very strange to Japanese
gentlemen visiting Europe to see the
way Ia which real portraits of the reign
ing sovereigns are offered for sale. In
Japan crude drawings from Imagination
are sold, but photographs not at ALL
London Ti.-Bits.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-10-30
The Ducking Season,

The ducking season on the Sus.
|quehanna flats opens on Nov. LIST,
and active preparations are being
made by the gunners who follow
this sport, for the opening day.
The prospects for the coming sea
son are not very encouraging, ac.
cording to the Havre de Grace
Ledger, which says:
"The feeding grounds are not Sc
enticing as in former times gone by,
the large number OF duck shooters
that infest every section of the flats,
and the continuous warfare kept up
by big gunners at night, has op-
Grated against the legitimate duck
hunters, who kill ducks for a live
lihood. These conditions are grow
ing more and more pronounced each
year, and it has become a question
only of time, when the QUICKER on
the Susqnehanna flats and his
brother, the oysterman, in the
Chesapeake and its tributaries, will
be forced out of business. The
over worked condition of both in
dustries, and the abuse of each,
lead to devastation of the oyster
grounds and the wiping out of lu-
crative ducking preserves, which,
with the exit of he terrapin, will
leave only the maryland biscuit
as the pride of the State. Then it
will be expected that Baltimo! e
city and other large corporations
will want, as in the duck shootir g
line, to make monopoly, and cor
ner ali these biscuits for cobble
stones.n
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-10-30
Property Transfers.

L. M. HaiDes and wife to the P,
B. & W. r. r., property in Elkton.
on Stockton street, $2,035.
William III. Hillard and wife to
Lizzie @. Boynton and Sidney e.
johnson, interest in properties in
Cecil County, $40.
Nicola Perugini and wife to Fran
ccsco Perugini, interest in property
in Port Deposit, 500.
Eric Ostrom and wife to Charles
II. Bennett, property in Cecil
ton, $3.50.
John Wesley Williams and wife
to Oliver P. Hargerty, of BALTIC.
farm near Port Deposit, $4,000.
Fannie S. Crothers, executrix, to
J. Harvey Gray, lot at Colora,
5000.
Mutual Building Association to
John +. Sparklin, lot on East
High street, Elkton, 500.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-10-30
Confessions of a Priest.

Rev. John S. Cox, of Wake,
Ark, writes, "For IL years / suf-
fered from Yellow Jaundice.
consulted a number of physicians
and tried all sorts of medicines,
but got no relief. Then | began
the use of Electric Bitters anu feel
that l am now cured of disease
that had me in its grasp for twelve
years" If you want reliable
medicine for Liver and Kidney
trouble, stomach disorder or gener-
al debility, get Electric Bitters.
It's guaranteed by l.. r. Kirk,
druggist. Only soc.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-10-30

These tickets will be good going on November
IL Only, and to return within fifteen days, and
will not be good to stop off in either direction.
In connection with these excursions, the Penn
sylyania Railroad Company will sell one-way
tickets TO Washington, at regular rates, from all
stations on its lines east of Pittsburg and Erie,
together with exchange orders on the railroads
out Of Washington loT an excursion ticket from
Washington to the aforementioned points at
rates quoted.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-10-30

One of the best-known lawyers of the
city had case in court against a man
who kept cigar store opposite one of the
large hotels. The man had in some way
broken the law. do you mean TO say"
asked the lawyer, that you have made a
living out of that store for one year?''
Yes" replied the man, gentlemen
come from the hotel early in the morn
ing and ask for Is and 25-cent cigars. |
hand them out five-eenters, and they
don't know the difference" "Impossi-
ble!" said the lawyer. ooh, no, it isn't"
said the storekeeper, calmly, 81 have
done it on you several times. "-Phila-
delphia Public Ledger.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-10-30
A Love Letter.

Would not interest you if you're
looking for guaranteed Salve for
Sores, Burns or Piles, Otto Dodd,
of Ponder, Mo. writes: 81 suffered
with an ugly sore for a year, but
a box of Bucklen's Arnica Salve
cured me. It's the best Salve on
earth; 25c at DR.. Kinks drug
store.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-10-30
KNOWS Italian Literature

Rev. J. F. Bingham has returned to
his home in Hartford, Conn, after Is
months absence in Rome and Flor
ence. In the latter he had been occu-
pied for the last year in carrying
through the Italian press an extended
work on that literature and written
wholly in that language. 1t is pub
lished in Florence by the famous an
cient house of BARBRA and in London
by the Oxford University press. DIR.
Bingham is well known in Italy as
"the learned American Italianista."
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-10-30
Marriage Licenses.

William Z. Jones and Martha W.
Craig, both of North East.
David T. Devlin and Margaret
E. Brown, both OF Cherry Hill.
David Craig Jones, of Havre de
Grace, and Mary Arillia Fisher, of
Perryville.
X. Frank Peters and Alice P.
Derr, both of Perryville.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-10-30
Broke Into His House.

S. LIE Quinn of Cavendish, VT,
was robbed of his customary health
by invasion Of Chronic Constipa-
ton. When DR.. Kings New Life
Pills broke into his house, his
trouble was arrested and now he's
entirely cured. They're guaran-
teed to cure, Zoe at DIR. Kirk IS
drug store.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-10-30

Remove the skin and cut into little
squares cold boiled chicken. Half a
pint of cream. A large lump of but
ter. A cup of the liquid in which the
chicken was boiled. Season to taste
with paprika and salt. Have ready
three hard-boiled eggs chopped fine.
When chicken comes to boil, stir in
the eggs and one can of mushrooms,
with small glass of sherry wine. Serve
hot. This quantity will serve six
Good Housekeeping.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-10-30
TRAVEL THIRD-CLASS.
Representatives of All Classes Meet
Upon Neutral Ground on Eng
lands Railways.

Nowadays everybody travels third
that is, if one may be allowed the ex-
preston, some of everybody. There is
no class or set of people, unless, of
course, it be royalty, of whom we may
not meet representatives in a third
class railway carriage, says the Lon
don Spectator. Everyone is on foot
ing of equality; it is perhaps the only
perfectly neutral ground. We believe
there are some men who if they never
Travelled by train would never know by
actual experience anything about those
below them in position. But for this
meeting ground the working classes
would remain for them simply a pic
ture or a problem. They see a crowd
in the street; they discuss wages or
the housing question; they admire the
toiling figure of farm laborer thrown
into relief by sunset, and wonder,
from an aesthetic point of view, why
anyone should prefer to live in slum.
Beyond this they know nothing. With
the appearance of their domestic serv-
ants they are, of course, familiar, but
often they know little of their person
alities. Again, there are others-gen-
orally women-who make point of
visiting occasionally at the houses of
poor people; but even in this case they
often remain not much the wiser Both
hosts and guests are generally shy and
somewhat embarrassed They talk re-
spectively down and up to each others
supposed levels, neither are quite
natural, and the end of the interview
comes as a relief But in a train we
are all at our ease, even the poorest
and least educated.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-10-30

Pare the thin yellow rind from three
lemons. Add two quarts of boiling
water and two pints of granulated SUI
gar. Stir until all the sugar is dis
solved, then cool; add the juice of the
lemons, one pound of seeded and
chopped raisins. few chopped figs and
six quarts of water; allow to stand for
five days, stirring twice each day; then
strain into bottles and cork tightly
Washington Star.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-10-30
sponge Dronn.

Beat three eggs two minutes, add a
cupful and a half of sugar and beat
with spoon three minutes; add half
a cupful cold water. vanilla or orange
favoring, one heaping cupful of -four,
a pinch of salt and one rounding tea
spoon of baking powder. Beat well
and drop by spoonfulls on buttered
tins, at some distance apart, and bake
IN quick oven.-Philadelphia Press.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-10-30
Tomatoes scalloped with Corn.

!; Put thick layer of stewed toma-
toes in the bottom of buttered pud-
ding dish, cover it with a layer of
cooked corn. cut from the cob and nice
ly seasoned; add tablespoonful of
butter cut in little bits; then another
layer each Of tomatoes and corn. Stew
buttered crumbs over the top, and bake
for 20 minutes in a moderate oven.
This makes most delicious DISH
American Queen.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-10-30
Crying Shame.

my, but this is sad play" remarked
the girl In the balcony.
st certainly is" rejoined her escort
why. even the seats are in tierA"-
Cincinnati Enquirer.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-10-30

Mrs. Hauskeep-What have you to-
day in the shape of rhubarb?
Greengrocer--Well, we've got some
celery; that's the nearest.-Stray Sto-
ries.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-10-30
LoW-Rate Homeseekers Excur-
sion to Florida,

For the benefit of homeseekers the various
railroads to Florida will sell on November IL
special excursion tickets from Washington to the
following points at rates quoted
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-09-23

servant 10 bring some beef waters and a
pint OF dry champagne.
Lady Bassett demonstrated. but he told
her 10 be quiet; for" said he, Il have
a snattering of medicine, as well as OF
Law and OF human nature. Sir Charles
must correspond with you Probably he
has already written YOU six letters com
plaining OF this monstrous act-a sane
man incarcerated. Well. that class or
letters goes into a letterbox In the hall
Of an asylum. but n never reaches It's
address Please take a pen and write
a formula He dictated as follows:
MY Dear Love-The trihing illness I
had when I came here IL beginning to
give way 10 the skill and attention OF the
medical gentlemen hese. They are all
most kind and attentive: the place. as
n Is conducted, Is a credit to the coun-
try"
Lady Bassett's eyes sparkled. "Oh.
Mr.. Rolfe. is not this rather artful?"
And is IL not srtful 10 put up let
ter box encourage the writing Of let
ters, and then open them, and suppress
whatever II disagreeable? May every
man WHO opens another mans letter
hnd that letter a trap. Here comes your
medicine You never drink champagne
In the middle OF the day. of course?'
.''Oh. no."
Then II will be all the better medi-
cine"
He made both mistress and maid eat
the thin slices OF beef and drink a glass
OF champagne.
CTo he Continued)