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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-08-05
REMOTE AND SAFE.

REMOTE AND SAFE.
Brown-Gracious, Jones is slow.
Smith Yes, he'd be good fellow
to send to the North Pole.
Brown don't see the connection.
Simht-Why, as long as anybody
was left to ask him questions about
his plans, he'd never get out OF town.
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-08-05
JUVENILE HAPPINESS.

Ibid you boys have a good time at
your bonfire, Johnny"
you bet we did. We burnt back
yard fence, half dozen piano boxes,
an the most of old Squilligan's smoke
house. an had be-yootiful run when
the police got after us."-Chicago Tri'
bune.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-08-05
SUPERIOR STRATEGY.

She-So you think that men are
smarter than women, do you?
He-Some men, but not all.
She-Well. what men are smarter!
He = Old bachelors. = Illustrated
Bits.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-08-05
INSUFFICIENT CAUSE.

There, mamma. I don't believe that
your friend. Mrs. Newly. was to the
manner born"
Hush, dear. She's worth three mil
lions in her own right"
That's hardly enough to justify a
woman in trying to eat soft boiled
eggs with a fork" - Detroit Free
Press.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-08-05
THE VERY LATEST.

THE VERY LATEST.
"Have you heard about the latest
insurance company?
mo, what is it,"
"Why, it's one that promises to pay
alimony to both parties in case the
marriage proves failure. "-Detro"
Free Press.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-08-05

I do not believe Piso's Cure for Consump.
ton has unequal for coughs and colds.--JoHs
F.BoYER, Trinity Springs, Ind, Feb. Is, 1900.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-08-05

FITS permanently cured. No fit orne.vous.
ness after first days use OF Dr. Kline's Great
NerveRestorer, $2trial bottle and treatise fros
DR.. R. H. KLINE Ltd. 93l Arch st. Phila. Pa
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-08-05

The mortality rate from cancer has
treb.ed in Germany since 1875
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-08-05

Gnnnery practice at Newport has fright
ened away the fish,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-08-05
roo IMPETUOU;

"Ah!" he cried, now that we're en-
gagged, let me press you to my heart
in
"Dont lose YOURSELF said the sum-
mer girl, pushing him away. this Is
no pressing engagement. "-Philadel-
phia Press.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-08-05

sRssi1sf osRss
sore Eyes Barry Co.. Iowa City la have sure cure
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-08-05

ADVERTISE IN IHss I PAPER a 1T PAYS
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-02-20
BOY KEPT HIS WORD.
GOOD Habits Formed I'm Youth Made
Charles Gray q Prosperous
City Business Leader.

"Charliel Charliel" clear and sweet
as note struck from a silver bell
the voice rippled over the common.
That's motherI" cried one of the
boys, AM he instantly threw down
his Dat and picked up his jacket and
cap.
Don't go yeti" Have it Quit"
Finish the camel" TRY 1t again!"
cried the players in noisy chorus.
I must go, right of, this minute. I
told her that I'd come whenever she
called"
But l wouldn't be such baby as
to run the minute she called" said one.
Il don't call it babyish to keep ones
word to his mother. 1 call that man
ly, and the boy who doesn't keep his
word to her will never keep it to any
one else-you see if he does" and he
hurried away to his cottage home
Thirty years have passed since those
boys played on the common. Charlie
Gray is a prosperous business man in
great city, and his mercantile
friends say of him that his word
Is bond" We asked how he &C
quired such a reputation. His reply
was: ~ never broke my word when
boy, no matter how great the tempta-
lion, and the habits formed then have
chung TO me through life"-Baptist
Chronicle.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-02-20
WHY TORTOISE WON,
OLD Brother Terrapin Gives True
Version of n Race of Which All
Children Know

Did you ever hear the true story OF
the race between the Hare and the Tor
toise? Old Brother Terrapin told il to
me one day as lay on my back in the
grass by the pond.
Never heard the real truth of that
victory Of mine. did yer?" he saueaked.
as he crawled UP TO me.
NO, never" said l.: how was it?"
We'll he laughed. you see, they al
ways suppose that l won that race by
keeping on Flooding along at my usual
gait. while old man Rabbit frisked
along and fooled and wasted his time
showing of before the spectators.
But 1t was nothing of that sc It Let
me tell you at the start that al. the plod-
ding In the world without a little
drought and common sense will never
win anything.
you see, l had little bone to pick
with that 'yaller' dog at Y IL Sykes.
cause one day when I was asleep he
turned me over on my back, and I
didn't get my footing for two days and
was nearly starved. to say nothing of the
work brought on the old lady and the
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-02-20

three children So when Mr.. Rabbit ana
l started on that race that you have read
OF. knew at the start that had no
chance to win without some little game.
Just then along comes Bill Sykes 'yal-
ler' dog.
Mornin',' says he, nice day for the
race
Yes says l, an il you want to see
the start, sit right down where you are
and you'll see great show
so down he sat on his yaller tail and
opened his yaller jaws and let his red
tongue hang out One, two, three. 20.
says the starter. and just then saw nv
chance and grabbed Mr.. Dogs tail be-
tween my jaws. He gaveone yell of ter
ror and surprise and set Off through the
woods toward the goal at lightning
speed, pulling me through the air after
him. N.Y. but we did fly. And when
we got near the goal let go and walked
the rest. Mr.. Dog was so scared he ran
on home. Served him right for turning
me over. But won the race. Itell you.
brains count" saying which he ambled
of into the woods.-St. Louis Post-Dis-
patch.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-02-20
Making the Deaf Hear

DR.. Marage, of Bourg-la- Refine.
France. has made experiments on de-
veloping the hearing OF deaf mutes. and
his results have been communicated
to the Academic de Medicine Twenty
four stone-deaf children we're divided
by lot into two parts. and those OF one
group were submitted every day to the
vibrations of vowel SIREN" which
he has invented for this massage" OF
the tynlpanum. or drum of the ear.
At the end Of six weeks all the sub
jects could hear sounds OF musical in
struments for the first time. three
heard phrases spoken near the ear and
two heard conversation carried on over
yard distant In the ordinary voice.
The siren also enables the hearing TO
be measured with precision
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-02-20
DAWN OF TRUE LOVE
Telephone Girls Wooed on Account
of Winning Voices.
Hearing Them Caused Two Million
aires TO Ofer Their Hearts and
Riches to Maidens They
Had Never Seen

There is something peculiarly attrac-
tive about the telephone girls voice.
Probably because she is unseen and be-
cause the voice is mellowed and soft
ened as it comes over the wires.
Anyway, it is voice which frequently
soothes an angry patron and some
times 1t goes farther. Sometimes it
leads TO matrimony. There are many
instances in this country of men Of
wealth who have been attracted to a
young woman by the sound of her voice
In the telephone receiver.
These romances occasionally become
public property. One Of the most re-
markable cases in which telephone
played a prominent part occurred re-
Gently in one of the big American cities
when Miss Alice Bermas was married
to millionaire who had fallen in love
with her voice over the telephone.
Miss Bermas was frequently called I'D
by a gentleman who. though she had
never seen him, became, through ia
miliarity with his voice, something of
an old friend. That he lived many miles
away, owned the factory In which her
sisters worked, and was immensely
wealthy, Miss Bermas knew, but other
wise she was ignorant even of the place
where he resided. Curiously enough.
however, her two sisters knew his house
well. and they, with other factory girls,
when returning from work would pause
outside the gates and occasionally watch
the guests arriving in their beautiful
carriages, and view with awe the digni-
ned footmen as they paced up and down.
The millionaire, however. cared moth
Ing for this grandeur. and when his wife
oied some two years ago he bethought
him of the telephone girl whose beauti-
ful voice had made so great an impress
sion upon him, Travelled down to the
town where she was stationed and called
for the avowed purpose of sending a
message,
He discovered the girl he was In
search of, found she was pretty, though
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-02-20
POINTED AND SUGGESTIVE.

The Danish government. in filling
positions on state railways. will hence
forth prefer men who can prove by
documentary evidence that they have
been total abstainers for at least one
year past
DR.. Willard Parker. who for many
years stood al the head OF the medical
profession in New York city. saws:
"One-third of all deaths In New York
City are caused by alcoholic drinks. -
1t is worse than irony 10 be praying
Thy kingdom come" while in the ma
ton we are turning out annually 81
100000 barrels OF liquors. supporting
100000 prostitutes and 900 900 saloons
National Advocate
In Russia the minister Of finance has
issued an order that hats must be
doffed to bartenders in whisky shops,
as they are government officials This
Is an honor that the American bar
tender does not receive.
BY request of the worlds fair man
agement st. Louis has fixed October z.
1904. for arti-cigarette day. An effort
will be made to have smoking on the
grounds that day made punishable by
arrest
The need of mining towns for reiig-
tous and temperance work is very
great. Within 200 miles of Chicago is
mining town Of 1000 people without
q church or any kind of religious SER
vice. Another town nearby has 1000
people. 81 saloons. but not a church.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-02-20

by no means beautiful, became acquaint-
ed In due time. proposed, and was ac-
cepted. Not until after the wedding
did he disclose his name and 1t was only
when he took his bride TO the magnifi-
cent house which had so pleased. the fac
tory girls that she began to realize the
extent OF her husbands wealth.
But America is not the only country
where telephone romances are found.
There is woman now resident in Liv-
erpool who was wooed and won entirely
through the telephone. Her maiden
name was Miss Constance Pratt, and for
more than year she was in charge of
an exchange o:sce not a hundred miles
from Manchester
Her unfailirg good temper, her melo-
dious voice, and her musical laugh.
which could be heard when she was
endeavoring TO smooth down particu-
larry irascible subscriber, must all be
credited with having helped to attract
the attention of a wealthy Liverpool
merchant
This gentleman, whom we will call Mr.
Smith, afterwards declared that he
used purposely to blow up" the girl
at the exchange in order that he might
have the satisfaction of hearing her fly
into a rage. But the more he scolded
the pleasanter became the voice of Miss
Pratt, until Mr. Smith began to think
that anyone gifted with so remarkably
sweet a temper must be a little out of
the ordinary.
Finally he determined to satisfy his
curiosity, and one afternoon entered the
exchange and interviewed" the woman
in charge.
After that visit he called her ND on
the phone more frequently, and when
not busy Miss Pratt would converse with
him for few minutes, and even in
dulge in some mild Irritation, though
she afterwards denied this In less than
three months from the time Of calling
upon her, during which period they had
never again met, Mr. Smith rang the
young woman up and offered his hand,
heart and $50, 900 per annum; handsome
ly agreeing that If the full particulars, %
with which he would furnish her later.
were not satisfactory, she would have
the option of returning the goods"
Under these conditions, Miss Pratt.
like sensible woman, acceptedIthe pro-
posal, and, everything turning out salts
factorily, the couple were married two
months later. The bride begged tn at as
many as possible Of the telephone girls
who were with her at the exchange
should be invited. request which her
lover readily granted. and it is said that
the number Of congratulations which
were sent by telephone exceeded'in nIm-
Der anythingin the memory of the Oldest
operator
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-02-20
PULLING TIGERS TOOTH.
courageous Dentist Braves the Beast
In Its Cage and Performs Haz-
ardous Operation

1t was noticed that Charlie Croker I"
captive tiger in New York, was mop
ing and irritable. His ill-temper. 1t
was found. was due to the liberation
OF broken tooth. A dentist, with a
sufficient accident insurance policy.
was at last found who would run the
risk of taking 1t out The tiger was
made harmless by being bound with
strong ropes, and then the dentist went
at his task, as set forth in the Boston
Evening News.
The tigers mouth was braced open
with piece Of two by four scantling
and his lower jaw well saturated with
solution of cocaine and another pain
destroying drug. The dentist got his
1orceps on the tusk, but they slipped.
he made two other attempts and each
time brought away a small piece of the
tusk. The tiger lay remarkably still.
He pulled on the ropes that held him.
put most OF his strength was spent on
the piece Of scantling between his
jaws.
The dentist said: "iIl have to use
hammer on that tusk, the forceps
won't do"
he braced three-foot piece of a
plank against the tusk and struck the
other end of the plank twice. The
plank split at the end that rested
against the tusk. Then a three-foot
iron bar was used. 1t took two blows
OF the hammer on this bar to loosen
the tusk- The tusk broke and was
taken out piece by piece.
Proprietor Beck. the keeper and The
dentist left the cage, the ropes were
taken of the tiger and he jumped to
his feet He shook himself and
growled few times to make sure he
was still able to. He didn't seem to be
any the worse for his experience.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-02-20
The Smart Water spunicI.

AAwater spaniel troubled with fieas
will look around for a good-sized stick
that he can carry in his mouth and
will then make for a stream. into
which he will Jump and, with Just the
stick and point of his nose out OF the
water. he will swim around until every
flea has left him. The fleas all make
for dry spot, and so flock TO his nose
and out on the stick. When the intel
ligent dog feels that all the little pests
are on the stick he drops il and makes
for land.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-02-20
s s{IlIi{}S'|I(!li!ll|E(!E||!l|5.'
-GSM u.
BECAUSE" AND "BUT."
ssBecRuse,,'

"Becausen "Butv
AGttle drop OF drink, little drop OF
because l am SO drink
old; May lead to many
n little drop of drink.
because the wealth And the man be-
ers cold: comes sot
Fer many days
u little drop Of drink. are DER
40 make me sound . u,,o 49,
drink
d little drop Of drink, Brings many a
To make my food saS Il d rN-
digest: acne
n little drop OF drink, A ntsie drop OF
sod an 80 Makes the little
child quake;
q little drop Of drink. little sron q,
DeIauSe am SO drink
oau' Takes the man.
q little drop Of drink. him:
Because the wealth
er's warm; A little drop OF
u little drop of drink. Brings 'the WOLF
sure 1t can do no TO many a
harm! door;
= little drop of drink. A little drop OF
because my neigh drink
bors wed; Makes bare the
n little drop of drink.
Because my uncie's A little drop OF
dead; drink
Sinks the man be-
"a little drop OF drink. low the brute:
Because tits Christ
mas day: A little drop OF
drink
q little drop OF drink, Brings forth but
Because I can't say sorry fruit:
nay
A little drop of
n little drop OF drink, drink
III cures them every Ponder il. neigh
one Dor, we'll
Was ever such a rem A little drop OF
edy drink
Fer found beneath Can bring a soul
the sun? 20 helIi
National Advocate.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-02-20

TOODLES is the horse, Binl1ie. the
passenger. Toodles doesn't like
being a horse much, though; it is
so humiliating to be tied up to a cart,
and especially so if you have to pull
about another dog you know you can
whip II you can only get the chance
Toodles looks peaceful enough. aad he
IL gentle and affectlonate with his hu-
man friends. The dogs are the play
mates OF little New York boy. says
the Detroit Free Press, Binkie is a
very lively youngster. and most things
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-02-20

in life are full of interest and excite
ment for him. He wants to be in every
thing that goes on. He and Toodles
are not exactly friends, merely acquaint-
ances. and | would not trust them alone
together very long for fear that one or
the other would insist upon settling the
question of which was the better fighter.
Toodles is well on in years, dig
nified. fat and Indifferent; Binkie.
young. slim. and always ready for
play. They are both very self-con-
tanned and vain
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-02-20

where lynching has occurred the au-
thorities have at once found II neces-
sarV TO order thu saloons closed until
peace and order were restored Where
saloons abound there can be no perma-
nent peace and order. and when men
OF evil passions are full of whisky they
are ready for any offense against order.
No doubt most of the southern negroes
who commit heinous crimes are
arunken negroes, just as the white men
OF the north who commit such crimes
are generally drunken. Drunkenness
makes brutes and f1ends out of bad
TEN pered men. no matter what their
color. Keep whisky out OF bad men
and you will keep most bad men out
OF hideous crimes Sober men In lust
and greed and frenzy may sometimes
break the laws, shed blood and do name
less wrong, but these are the exceptions.
write ii down that as a rule the colored
uend Is a drunkard. and the flends that
lynch the f1end are drunkards also
michigan Christian Advocate
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-02-20
Wnsp's Head Is Greedy.

naturalist, in the course of his
experiments, cut of wasp's head. and
put ii on the point of needle in front
of saucer OF sugar and water. lie
Immediately discovered that the
wasp's head began to greedily eat the
sweetened water. quite unconscious OF
the fact that the food was dropping out
of its gullet as soon as swallowed.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-02-20

Poets are born, not made, YOU know
remarked the quotation fiend.
or course" rejoined the philosoph.
ical person. mo sane man would think
or disputing the assertion!"
why not?" asked the q. (.
Because II would be the height OF
folly to manufacture an article fol
which there was no demand" answered
the wise guy. Cincinnati ENQUIRER
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-02-20
SALOON FIENDS.
Drunkenness Responsible for Most
OF the Crimes of LyncbiuE Occur
ring Throughout Country.

And now il is discovered that drunk
snness is responsible for most of the
crimes of lynching. Whisky fires ignite
The fires at the stake Leslie's Weekly
expressed the belief that Investigation
would establish the fact that no lynch
ing affair was ever led by sober men,
or In community where no saloons
were allowed TO exist" In every case
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-02-20
Likes Eot Air.

New Maids the missus hard t.
please?
Old One-Yes, indeed! If you donr
tell her every day in the week how beau.
tiful she Is. she's as cross as q bear
Chicago American.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-02-20
Striking Change of Sentiment.

Among the papers of a prominent
CITIZEN recently deceased there was
found an itemized bill for a supper
served on notable occasion in a Mas
sachusetts village in the year 1875. The
provision Of food was lavish. and the
turkey and roast pig were washed
oown with 20 bottles Of wine. quart
OF brandy. four bowls of Sling" is
large glasses of punch and "a glasses
OF bitters. Twenty-three clergymen
drank the liquor. and the supper fol-
lowed ministers ordination. 1t is
wei to recall such things in days OF
encouragement. and to measure social
progress by the fact that drinking
nfen no longer find countenance in the
example OF moral leaders.-Youth's
Companion.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-02-20
The Making of a Safe railroad

win highly moral force of en-
proves. not man of whom drinks
.nOoXlcants. smokes cigarettes or is ad-
oicted to other vices that impair his
feiiability. the Rock Island road hopes
20 reduce the percentage of disasters
que 10 human fallibility and to secure
= higher standard of efficiency. An or
SeF which makes the use of cigarettes
n nQSor eo"ive'ent 10 discharge from
No ~ s---~-z----
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-02-20
Unfortunate Conditions.

Hazel came over tonight to study
with me-" exclaimed Dorothy.
"And did you do much studying?"
well, we would have, if there hadn't
been so much to talk about."-Chica
go Post.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-02-20

the service has just gone into effect.
The Rock Islands order is very sweep
Ing and applies without distinction to
sll men In the service of that system.
The national prohibition convention
viii be held in Kansas City. Mo-, June
20, 1904.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-02-20

Read our next story, "The
Gentleman From In diana. "
1t commences next week.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-02-20
piano.

But this was small relief, for tn
new ones she sang we're even worse
Chicago Tribune.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-02-20
No k<.cise.

al Cannot Sing the Old Songs
warb}ed the young woman at the
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-02-20

When you want nice dry, sawed pine
wood, call up 1888. We sell Is cord for
2.75, guaranteed full measurer.
A full line Of fancy ard staple groo-
cries and fresh meats. Granulated sugar
4Zcts per ID. Prices low on everything
this week. Hard and soft coal. Hay
and Grain.