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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-07-22

She kissed her father-oh! adof-
able lips pressed for moment
against the stern, white mustache-
and went out of the room; and I
found, quite unexpectedly, that I
could not sleep.
l discovered, too, that I had left
my cigarette case in the smoking
room, and mad dim notion that a
cigarette might soothe me, and might
drive out of my head certain vain
dreams and fancies. For who was l
that l should think that blue eyed
Dora should ever care two-pence
about me?
l went down softly through the
darlkened house to the smoking room,
and switched on the light there and
looked about for my cigarette case.
I found it and had just slipped it
into my pocket when the remem-
brance of what the colonel had said
brought to my mind the heavy silver
candlestick. l glanced toward the
spot where it had stood; and l saw,
to my establishment, that it was no
longer there. In flash l glanced
quickly around the small room and
RELAXED that the thing was gone.
And l knew of course in moment
what that meant.
The ghost of Great-Aunt Janet had
chosen that night for walking!
I Why? Was she such a sympa-
thetic old creature that she mad
guessed my secret?-and could she
give me any help or advice? re-
membered distinctly what the colo
ael had said; how he had suggested
-.lat the old lady came only Wnen
lie was able to help a lover. That
as my desperate case; and on an
.-apulse l determined that would
seek her and take ghostly counsel
from her. remembered that sne
haunted the upper floors.
went up beyond the floor on
which my room was situated and
found myself in darkness. Then, sud
ienly. even as | tried to muffie my
footsteps, 1 saw a dim light in the
distance-the light Of candle. Down
the length of the corridor there ad-
vanced toward me the stately small
agure of Great-Aunt Janet; so real
hat she might have stepped straight
out of her frame downstairs. she
.isld the candle high, and | thought
looking at her as she advanced, what
:. presentable old lady she was.
1t took me moment or two to find
my tongue; and then, fearing that
she might disappear before had had
time to state my errand, | clasped
my hands and blurted out what had
to say.
"Great-Aunt Janet!-sweet Great
Aunt Janet!-have mercy upon me
and help me! love the dearest girl
in all the world-and her name is
Dora-and l haven't dared to tell her
so before. If you can show me the
way"
Jack, dear-if you would hold the
oandlestick="
caught the candlestick-and
Dora. After GREATNESS interval,
during which the lovely face hao
been pressed close to mine again and
again, and l had seen, even by that
dim candlelight, look in the blue
eyes l had never hoped to see, she
gave her explanation.
II was in love myself. Jack, and
1 thought there might be some other
unhappy lover who wanted advice or
or consolation. So thought l
would be Great-Aunt Janet-and l
dressed in these things-and l came
| out-just in case
I'm case l might be wandering,
too" I said. BLESS Great-Aunt ia
et."-Illustrated Bits.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-07-22
WHEN JENNIE LAUGHS.

A light foot fits adown the STAIR
A Tilt of laughter trills the air;
She comes; her merry music swells
Like carol from deep wildwood dells,
; Or chime from dreamland's airy
bells,
When Jennie laughs.
In sunlight at my study door
Her slender shadow fieck5 the floor;
An instant, tip-toe poised, she Dldes
To scan if aught her presence chides;
But naught save welcome there be
tides;
She nods-and laughs!
Her white arms round my neck she
slips,
She prints warm kiss on my lips;
What sweet persuasive art sne
brings
As, nesting to my heart, she clings.
And, softly as linnet sings,
She pleads-and laughs!
try to frown-a sheer pretense!
quote wise saws-a fraud prepense
To keep my lovely captive there!
9ut frown, doubt, scruple, maxim
fair
When Jennie laughs!
Who could resist that pleading face?
Who daunt that timid, winsome
grace?
Long ere her. pretty plea be done,
Long ere my cross-play mood be
gone,
She knows right well her cause is
won
And so-she laughs!
The gracious charm, the witcaing
vile,
The subtle power of tear and smile,
The spells that sway the hearts OF
men.
All blend their potent magic, when
Her mothers living sell q ,a.n!-
My Jennie laughs!
God bless the child! AS oft she goes.
Her gleeful soul in song ourfows;'
The old house-yes, the old world,
too
With light and gladness thrill anew,
And life takes on brighter hue
When Jennie laughs.
M. ]. A. McCaffery.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-07-22
Great-Aunt Janet's
CandlsStjCk.
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In her day-mind you, l said in her
day-the old lady was something of
an oracle. Infallable, sir, that's the
word-absolutely infallable. In fact.
to put 1t more plainly" said the col
onel, shutting up one eye, and regard
ing his fifth glass critically. "she was
always right"
II have no doubt of it, sir" said,
meekly. you see was In love with
the colonel's daughter, and under
those circumstances father is not a
being to be contradicted. More than
that, the colonel was speaking of a
matter of family history; and the
colonels family goes back to time
little before William the Norman
made up his mind to come over to
England.
Her particular powers, my dear
boy" went on the colonel, LAY with
the romantic. I've heard it said that
all the lovers from all the country
round used to come to her in their
troubles and get good advice. That's
what they say" added the colonel
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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-07-22
HINTS OF VALUE.

I made a discovery recently that
pleased me greatly. The delicate pa
per on the wall of one of my rooms
was plentifully splashed with kero-
sene by an accident that happened to
a new lamp. Some of the splashes
were large because the oil ran down
to the base board, and the sight was
rather disheartening. sent out for
some powdered chalk which | knew
would do no harm if 1t failed to i'm
prove matters, and with soft, clean
cloth I pasted the chalk over every
grease spot and some distance be-
yond. / left it for three days, then
brushed it away to find that every
trace of the oil had disappeared This
is worth knowing, for there is hardly
a home where kerosene is not used
and accidents are liable to happen to
any of us. A friend who experiments
occasionally tells me that sailed al
monds are just as toothsome OF
Drowned in the oven without being
first treated to butter or oil. They
are blanched in the usual way. baked
in a slow oven to salt. This Is an
economy we'll worth knowing. This
woman partially cleans her meat chop,
per with a crust of dry bread, running
1t through after the meat The task
of thorough cleansing then becomes
easy, for the grease and meat bits are
gone.-Boston Traveller.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-07-22
HOUSEWIVES IN JAPAN.

Japanese ladies busy themselves
most actively in the affairs Of their
household. doing their own dressmak-
ing, and always experimenting the
work done by their servants. The
servants are very hard-working, TAX.
ing tremendous interest in what
ever they have to do. Even if it be
only the washing of dishes, the little
maid will put all she knows into the
work. and will really seem to revel
in the dullest of jobs. They are most
Industrious and reliable servants
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-07-22
woMAN's RIGHTS IN BRAZIL.

Eighty-six women of Araguay. Bra
I'll, petitioned for the franchise. but
the official addressed replied that the
constitution did not provide for con-
ferring political rights on women,
and that the family was the place
for women.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-07-22
RECIPES.

Fruit Cake-Two eggs, 1-2 cup mo,
lasses, 1 cup butter. 1-2 pound cur.
rants, 1-2 pound raisins, Is pound cit'
ron, teaspoonful cloves. teaspoonful
cinnamon. IL teaspoonful Soda cups
-four Beat eggs; add molasses, but
ter and fruit; add spices and soda I'd
-four and mix all together; bake 2 IL
hours rather slowly.
Peppers Stuffed With Rice-Cut
move the seeds. taking care not to
get them on the fingers any more
than possible. They have an unpleasi
ant fashion of burning badly. Throw
the peppers into boiling water and
cook them for ten minuts, take them
out and dry. Set them upright in a
baking dish and fill them with boiled
rice. Put piece of butter about the
size of a hickory nut on top of the
rice in each one, lay on the tops of
the peppers. which have been put
aside to serve for covers and set the
dish in the oven for ten minutes. that
the peppers and the contents may be
heated through and the butter mel
ted.
Artichokes A La Bordelaise-Put
one-fourth cup of butter and half
cup of sifted bread crumbs into the
blazer and light the lamp: when the
crumbs are well moistened with the
butter. add a teaspoonful of fine-minc-
ed parsley. one pint of cooked arti-
chokes CT into small crumbs. half a
teaspoonful of salt, a dash of cayenne
and half pint of rich. sweet cream.
Let boil up once and put out the fame
add a teaspoonful of lemon Juice and,
half a teaspoonful of the grated rind
iof lemon Tor omit the grated rind);l
stir well and serve at once.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-07-22
SIGHT NOT EASILY FORGOTTEN.

How shoulders have "come in"
again with the mid-Victorian gown!
1t is the moment, indeed, for the
lucky she who possesses a faultless
neck, for a really beautiful young
person rising, like Aphrodite, out of
sea of chiffon and tulle, is sight NOT
easily forgotten.-Ladies' Field.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-07-22

TO MARK LINGERIE.

The ready-made medallions, mono
grams and initial letters for marking
lingerie are handy for this purpose,
They save hours of hand embroidery,
and are as effective as anything that
can be done at home.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-07-22

PanA are polished with emery pow
der IA . large revolving drum.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-07-22
A MOTHER TALK.

Your son is just as lovable, just az
good, and his society just as enjoy.
able as your daughters, if you only
encourage him from childhood to
look upon you as his friend and CON
fidSnt. Make home attractive to him
and do not think ANY room in the
house is good enough for a boy"
while your daughter has the best
room in the house, and takes delight
in it's dainty furnishings.
Mothers, as well as sisters, have
an idea that boys do not care for such
things if they are only comfortable;
but they do, most decidedly, and they
are ashamed to take their comrades
up to room with faded carpet and
lot of mismatched furniture no one
else would have. Make their rooms
attractive, and If they want their
friends to visit them inN their own
sanctum let them have that privilege.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-07-22
CHANGE IN woMEN's cLoAKs

"Styles in women's cloaks must be
changed every year." said Carl Gold.
man. eff the coming winters cloaks
are not radically different from last
years there will be but little demand
for them. Last year c!oaks were
worn both long and short, but this
year the long cloak will be the only
proper cut Last year plain colors
were the mode; this year only the
mixture will sell. All of our styles
are not ON the market as yet. because
the makers are still in doubt as to
just what will take best. Will the
prices change? Well that would make
little difference to the customers. 1t
is style. not prices. that the women
look after" Milwaukee Sentinel
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-07-22
THE CARE or oILcLoTH.

When washing oilcloth, whether for
the table or floor, use soap if desir
GUS of preserving the polish. Skim,
milk is serviceable, but milk rots rub
Der. Hot vessels. onion juice a'ad such
drippings discolor light oilcloth.
Varnish floor oilc,oths and limo
leums fall and spring to rejuvenate
their appearance and TO lengtheD
their days of use. Heavy canvas
painted yellow and spotted WITH
shadier colors makes durable kit
chen or entry carpet. New canvas
a5sorbs much paint but washes easily
and saves the floor and the good
'wife's muscle. Wherever else one
may economic, let it not be in floor
paint Next to washing and hot
weather cooking, scrubbfng comes on
the list of wife killers.-American Ag
riculturist.
SATISFACTORY BEDDING PLANT
Not until quite recently has the
possibilities of the fmpatiens Sultana
as bedding plant been appreciated.
Having stumbled ON Slight know.
ledge of its response to good culture,
l decided to give it chance to do
its best last summer. Early in the
spring cuttings were placed in water.
When we'll rooted they were planted
in pots as the weather was not yet
warm enough to plant out of doors.
The bed was made along the north
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-07-22

A light foot fits adown the STAIR
A Tilt of laughter trills the air;
She comes; her merry music swells
Like carol from deep wildwood dells,
Or chime from dreamland's airy
bells,
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1904-11-11
REPUBLICAN VICTORY
Theodore Roosevelt Elected by
Overwhelming Vote.
Albert F. Mead is the Next Gov
ernor-Repubiican County Ticket
Only Lost One Man.

Every state except those of the "solid
south" which includes Alabama, Arkan-
sas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louis
lana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Caro-
lima, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas
and Virginia, gave their electoral vote
last Tuesday to Theodore Roosevelt and
Charles W. Fairbanks, for president and
ce-president. 1t was the most sweep
ing republican victory ever recorded in
the history of the nation and MIR. Roose-
welt will have 325 votes in the electoral
college to Isl for Mr.. Parker. The daily
papers speak OF the election as a repub
lican landslide.
Election day passed off quietly, the
voters going to the polls and expressing
their wish in a matter -of-fact sort of
way, considering the while that they
were entirely satisfied with conditions
and feeling that they should hold up the
administration of President Roosevelt
by voting the republican ticket. That
probably tells the story in a very few
words.
Pennsylvania leads the list as the
banner republican state, with the magni-
ficent plurality of 325.000; New York
comes next with 1S5,OOO. Nevada,
Montana, Idaho and Colorado have re-
turned to the republican column. While
on the national ticket the democrats
have suffered crushing defeat, they
have.retrieved themselves on some state
tickets. They have elected governors in
Massachusetts, Minnesota, Colorado,
Nebraska, and possibly in Montana and
West Virginia, all of which gave their
electoral vote to the republican ticket.
Press dispatches show that republicans
have elected 1S9 congressman, and the
democrats 40. OF the remaining 81
districts, 36 are now represented by re.
publicans and % by democrats.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1904-11-11

10 its political news. That paper had all
kinds OF republican disaffection in King
and Pierce counties, and in Whatcom
county, Mr.. Mead's home, the Spokane
paper was go ng to have Mr.. Turner re.
ceive plurality
According to the latest news avail
able, King county gave MIR. Mead a
plurality OF S000 Pierce county, 1000;
Whatcom county, 5000 and Chehalis
county 1900. 1t may be noted in pass
ing that King county, with her 5000
plurality for Mr.. Mead, wiped Mr.
Turner's east side plurality OF 64S4 off
the slate, and had 1900 votes to spare.
Asotin, kittitas, Klickitat and Yakima,
all east side counties, gave Mr.. Mead a
plurality that aggregated 1864. When
the democratic papers boasted that Mr..
Turner would carry all the east side
counties and half OF those on the west
side, and that the democratic candidate
would be elected by over 5000 plurality
they were only 10000 votes off-just
about as close as they ever get to the
real facts. Spokane county gave Turner
less than $500 plurality and Whitman
returned about 1900. The state re-
turned majority approximately So
900 for Theodore Roosevelt and about
10000 for the republican congressman.
The entire state ticket is also elected.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1904-11-11
REPUBLICANS CARRY STATE.
Hon. Albert f. Mead Elected Gov
ernor by Is, 200 Plurality.

Albert E. Mead Of Bellingham was on
Tuesday elected governor of the state OF
Washington by a plurality of 10, 1000
over George Turner. The campaign was
one Of the bitterest ever fought in the
state and, for the most part, was con-
Quoted by the democratic press and com
mittees with a desperation seldom wit
messed. Every sort of inuendo and dirty
insinuation that could be hurled by the
Spokesman-Review, the Seattle Daily
Times, the Puget Sound American, the
Walla Walla Statesman-and other
lesser lights in the journalistic field, that
held to the democratic faith-was cast
at Mr.. Mead and the republican state
ticket.
Considering the many false statements
go persistently uttered by those papers
and by the democratic organization, Mr..
Mead's victory is a signal one. The
west side rolled up a monster vote for
the republican ticket, while IL out OF the
II east side counties gave a majority OF
about 5000 for MIR. Turner. Not a
single county out of the Is on the west
side gave Mr.. Turner a majority. The
results in this state show very clearly
how Correct the Spokesman Review is
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1904-11-11

small mining camp in Colorado bava
ordered every negro to leave the nlace
ana never again appear in that town.
Joseph Chapel, a hotel keeper of
ohauhcey y. T., after saving his aged
mother and father and his three chill
uren rom his burning home, lost his
own h'e Dy rushing into the flames when
he learned that bis wife had not escaped
othcials OF the Illinois United Mina-
workers at Springfield have rece;ved
word from all over that state that ths
STRIKING engineers have decided to ac,
eept a reduction Of 5 per cent in Wages
ana become members OF the minsrs,
union ho'n
Inc total attendance at the wor,a,s
442. was oo4,-
Monday. November =
:, representatives OF the Fall River
hass, mlil owners and the striking
Operatives nave held several meetipVs
M. M are unaoie to reach an agreement.
rue miiis VIII be reopened Nov. IA To
give tne operatives an opportunity TO
go 60 work under 12h per cent cut.
PRESIDENT Roosevelt has gone 10 his
nome at Oyster Bay, L. L., where he will
cast his vote. 10 VIII
number OF prisoners made n dash
lor hoerty from the Kent county. Della.
ware, Jail. All but two were csntnred
Whlie hurrying with party of friends
TO take train for San Francisco two
women were struck and almost instsntlv
Kiileo by an electric car in Alameds
Calf. "ainoua'
Inc outlook for good weather all
over tne United States on election day II
state representative Thomas r
Curley and Alderman James M. Curlev
OF Boston have been sentenced IN ths
united States court to serve two months
10 JAIL ,for having impersonated Others in
civil service examination.
Iomorrow's election promises tn hs
memorable in New Orleans. because the
Young booths will be guarded by men
armeo with shotguns and pistols.
Mack Taylor. president of the Ho;st.
ing Engineers Union OF Illinois has de-
ciared the engineers strike in that state
off. '""'e
Tuesday, November q.
EiectiOn DAY was pleasant one all
over the country and an exceptionally
large vote was cast. The news dispatches
90 not mention any riotiDg or disturb.
ances OF serious character anywhere.
Judge Alton B. Parker cast his ballot
at Kingston. N. Y. at 1O:4O O'Clock and
President Roosevelt voted at Oyster
Bay, l.. L., at $50 O'Clock. Both re.
ceived local receptions.
Two men were killed and 25 ipiured in
a collision between a work train and a
freight on the Chicago Il Eastern Illinois
railway at Clinton, Indiana.
Three men were shot at Cripple Creek.
Colo, as the result OF quarrels. One is
dead, one mortally wounded and the
other seriously injured.
There is a blockade OF passenger trains
at the Long Island City terminals in
New York, due to the installation of a
new system of switches. MANY people
we're injured in the crash.
The cotton manufacturers of Fall
River, Mass, whose mills have been idle
since July on account OF a strike, TODAY
decided to open their plants to such
operatives as desire to resume work
under the reduction of 12h per cent.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1904-11-11
No Poison In Cham beriafn's
Cough Remedy.

From Napier, New Zealand, Herald:
Two years ago the Pharmacy Board OF
New South Wales, Australia, had an
analysis made OF all the cough medicines
that we're sold in that market. Out of
the entire list they found only one that
they declared was entirely free from all
poisons. This exception was Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy, made by the
Chamberlain's Medicine Company, Des
Moines, Iowa, U. S. A. The absence of
all narcotics makes this remedy the
safest and best that can be had; and it
ls with feeling of security that any
mother can give it to her little ones.
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy ia ca.
pecially recommended by it's makers for
coughs, colds, Group and whooping
cough. When taken in time it prevents
pneumonia. This remedy is for sale by
Elk Drug Store.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1904-11-11
Wheat Steadily Increases.

Commenting upon the export trade OF
the United States, Dunn's Review points
out that with but two exceptions, the
total was never exceeded except in this
last quarter of the year. This is due,
however, largely to the record shipments
OF cotton, amounting to $134, ,267, ,115
for the month, compared with $1l0,-
364, ,4SO for September a year ago, and
$92, ,254 PSI for the same month in
1902. AS to the class of products in
which the movement was heaviest, the
months gain was almost evenly divided
between farm staples and manufactured
articles. This is an encouraging evil
dence of the wholesome. growth in all de.
partments, and emphasizes once more
the fact that has re Gently compelled at
tention, viz:--that the United States is
becoming less and less dependent upon
it's agricultural resources in settlement
of adverse trade balances or in the crea-
tiOn of credits abroad. Starting as a
grain and copper market OF interna-
tlonal Importance, it now stands on a
level with many older nations in the dis
tribution of iron and steel products,
textile fabrics, footwear and other arti-
cles in which the cost of labor is retained
at home. This latter fact is peculiarly
emphasized in the latest statement of
wheat and -four exports. Whereas the
shipments we're formerly almost exclu
sively in the form of wheat, the raw ma
terial, we now send -four, securing the
profits Of milling and giving employment
TO thousands OF employees in that in
dustry. Ia nine months ending Septem-
ber the value of wheat exports was only
ST. 920,225 while OF -four $88 ,420.1
worth was sent abroad Last year the
wheat outgo was $44 ,34S, 1857, and the
-four $51 ,484,679. And going still fur
ther back the balance in favor Of wheat
atpa6ilv increasas
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1904-11-11
Only Makes a Bad Matter Worse

one that constipation is caused by a
lack OF water in the system, and the use
fashioned pills, only makes bad mat
ter worse. Chamberlain Stomach and
Liver Tablets are much more mild and
gentle in their effect, and when the proper
dose is taken their action ia so natural
that one can hardly realize it is the
effect Of medicine. Try 25c bottle of
them. For sale by Elk Drug Store.