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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-05-12
Cleared for Action.

When the body is cleared for
action, by DR.. Kings New Life
Pills, you can tell it by the bloom
of health on the cheeks; the bright
ness of the eyes; the firmness of the
flesh and mucles; the buoyancy of
the mind. Try them. AT Eli T.
Reynolds drug store, % cents.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-05-12

A scheme for the colonization of Texas
farmers in Mexico is being pushed.
Parties interested have secured an option
on $50, 900 acres of land near Mexico City
for the purpose stated.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-03
MIR. COMER'S ADDRESS
WILL TALK TO RAILROAD MEN AT
 TODAY's MEETINGt
President of the State Commission tO Set Forth Demands Prevailing For Freight Rate Re-
 vision.

Birmingham. April 2.-(speciaL)- At the regular monthly meeting of the Alabama Railroad Commission. Hon. B. B. Conner of Birmingham. President of the Commission, will make short address to the railroad men who will be present, setting forth the desires of the people for an adjudication of the rates in this State. While it is true that the principal topic up for the meeting tomorrow Is in regard to fer tilizer, which MT. Conner sets forth Is a commodity the free use of which will be of profit in the long run to the rail- roads as it bring about better crops and greater tonnage through better crops, he will take opportunity of set ting forth the demands Of the people for a general revision of the freight rates in this State.
 MT. Conner will seek to impress the railroad men with the fact that the people of the State in his election dis played with considerable voice a de- sire for better freight rate and the Georgia rate is quoted as a better rate than that gives in Alabama.
 Mir. Conner will make every effort to have the railroad men give considera- tlon e his pleadings. The meeting of tn commission tomorrow promises to be interesting.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-03
How Wood Is Seasoned.

The newest method of curing timber quickly for joiner work, pianos, etc. Is to sweeten it. The process. which was invented by an Englishman named Powell. is described by United States Consul Atwell, in Roubaix France:
 Powell replaces the sap of trees by beet sugar or saccharine. which acts as a preservation by driving the na- tural humidity from the flores. Newly felled wood is laid on a wagonette, which is rolled into a huge cylinder the interior of which is provided with pipes. The wood having been placed in the cylinder. the latter is supplied with sugar or saccharine. Hot water Is then forced through the pipes. The heat boils the sugar, which penetrates the pores of the wood. Cooling Is ac- complished by cold water forced through the pipes. The cylinder IS emptied of the sugar or saccharine and the wagonette is rolled into a special room, whhere the wood is dried by cur rents of hot air. After being cooled again the wood, properly seasoned. by the sugar. is ready for use. It is said not to spring or gather dampness and to be proof against destruction by in-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-03
A TRUE APPETIZER AND TONIC.
Mi-ona Will Make You Feel Hungry and Hearty, and Give Strength
 


 Ask any friend who looks thin, pale, and out of health how many meals he or she eats a day. and the chances are that the answer will be Not over two, and I don't feel hungry then" The plump, rosy, and robust eat three square meals daily, and their perfect health is due to a strong stomach and digestive system, as such system takes out of the food all those eIe- ments that make pure blood, and give nourishment and vitality to the body.
 The one appetizer and tonic that should be taken Is Mi-o-na. the only agent known that will strengthen the stomach and digestive system, and put them in such perfect working order that they will digest easily and na- turally all the food that IS eaten. and send you to the table positively hungry for the next meal.
 Without a strong stomach digestion will be poor, the blood impure. and serious liver and kidney troubles re- suit, causing headaches, backaches, spots before the eyes, dizziness. sleep lessness, nervousness, irritableness, a furred tongue and bad breath. all of which can be readily overcome by the use of Mi-o-na Boosting but soc box), as it gees right to the foundation of perfect health. the stomach. Scores of leading people in this State including editors, ministers, bankers and their families, gladly testify to the tonic. strengthening and health givin g l effects of Mi-o-na. Furthermore. E c. Fowler, one of the most reliable druggists in this section, sells Mi-o-ns under a guarantee to refund the money if 1t does not produce satisfactory re suits. apr3-1'
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-03
Rishon GnlIownx Prenches

Bishop c. B. Galloway of the Meth odist Church, residence Jackson, Miss, preached this morning and this even ing at the Eleventh Avenue Methodist Church before very large congrega- tions. The church has just been com pleted and the services this morning were the first held in the main audito- rum of the building. The place was packed to the doors and many left be- cause of not even standing room. The sermon was strong and interesting, and while more of dedicatory sermon was sound and able.
 The sermon this evening was also above ordinary interest and the con- gregation was large and attentive. The Eleventh Avenue Methodist Church was organized in 1902. The congregation worked hard Tor the erection of the house of worship and now has one of the finest churches Tn the city, outside of the First Methodist Church. Bishop Galloway Is very popular in Birming- ham and many members of other churches attended the services at the Eleventh Avenue Methodist Church this morning and evening.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-03
Doping a Church .

The process which was used for the preservation of Cleopatra's needle in Central Park, New York. is now being tried on St. Paurs Cathedral in Lon don. together with a dry cleaning" process which is the invention of an American, Neal Farnham, who has lately opened offices in London. The cause of the decay of the stone is the moisture and the strong acids In the air, and the Farnham process removes the accumulated matter by sand blast with a pressure of thirty pounds to the square inch. The loss of stone Is said to be only tooth of an inch Tho preserving process consists in forcing a refined paraffin wax Into tho surface to depth of an eighth of an inch or more. The Hotel Cecil has lately been cleaned by the sand-blast. and is said to look newer and smarter than when it was built
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-03
Chief Wier's Talk.

The feature of the weekly meeting this afternoon at the Young Mems Christian Association was an address by Chief of Police w. E. Wier, who spoke on Vices of the City" Chief Wier is not a bad talker and having had more or less experience in address ing religious bodies his address today was very good. The chief Is scheduled to deliver a series of lectures before the Y M c. A. and he will tell of the vices of the city as he gathers in- forma tion about them from his official position.
 As the head of the police depart ment, as far as the operations go, Chief Wier is very competent and Is very popular in Birmingham, among all classes. His address, while far from being sensational, was strong. His series of addresses will be on drunkenness, gambling and inordinate iusts.
 Today he spoke principally of drunk enness. He said that drinking was more of a habit than anything else. He appealed passionately to the young men that God might save them from this habit of taking strong drink. Said he: q have known 1t to rob men of integrity and make them lie. When drink has become habit with you, say goodbye to the better elements, the higher powers of your nature-say good bye to your manhood and to your self mastery, to your power of will, to your bright prospects and to your di- vine heritage, for you have sold your brthright for a mess of pottage and ever after you are a slave to appetite.
 The chief paid a little attention to social drinking. He said that many young men drank for sociability sake ana the effort to be sociable caused cd fhn that troubles brought on drunkenness. He said that "the first drink" was the cause of the most ruin. Never take the first drink" he said, and I'll guar antee you can never be drunkard. He touched on drinking as heritage and asked that no man be the cause of the child'5 ruin.
 He referred to examples set to young men by the men of polished manners. which did much towards ruining the growing generation.
 Gambling makes men drink" said the chief. "and drink makes men gam ble Prostitution induces drunkenness and drunkenness incites prostitution"
 After speaking at length on the evils of drinking the chief closed by telling of the Keeley institutes, the various other cures. etc, but said there would be no absolute cure unless the young men go "to the Great Physician" and there get the everlasting and sure cure. The address was strong. devoid of sensationalism, localized sufficiently to make 1t Interesting at home and general enough to make the visitors present feel that they did not attend in vain.
 Chief of Police wier will deliver his other addresses probably next Sunday and the following Sunday The attend ance at the meeting this afternoon was very large. many expecting the address to be purely local.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-03
REXALL.

ernment are now looking for them here. The hotels are being closely watched and offices to which the gen tlemen would probably go are said to be under the eye of officials. Deputy
 limited States Marshals will have put little to say in reference to the rE- noors That there Is some Sherlock ToImes" work being done in Birming- ham in this matter is not denied, but nothing definite is to be learned
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-03

ed into rail. The United States Steel corporation gives much attention to steel and steel rail and any competi- tion whatsoever is watched closely. improvements are still being made at the Ensley plant, contracts having been lately made for new machinery again President Bacon Is givng this brahch of the works considerable att tention and the immense profits Tn steel making are an inducement for all the improvements that can be made.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-03

Rexall "o3" Hair Tonic is a positive cure for all hair and scalp troubles. It is not sticky nor gummy, will not thicken on the hair, does not become rancid, has no disagreeable odor. It is clean, agree. able and pleasant to take. 1.
 It is a hair dressing of the highest order, and when a. purchaser considers that we take all the risk in making such strong statements, is there any risk in giving it triall We want you to try on our personal recommendation one bottle of Rexall "o3" Hair Tonic. We will sell it to you on the broad and liberal Rex all guarantee of "Your money back if you. u.are in any way dissatisfied" We do this of desire to sell our customers just the remedies that give them value for their money. All we ask is the return of the empty bottle. Price, soc. bottle.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-03
Witnesses Wanted.

According to rumors heard here, men who are wanted In the Investigations to be started shortly into the beef trust as witnesses have been traced to Birmingham and officers of the gov
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-03
Pipe Shipments.

Cast iron pipe from the Birmingham district, including North Birmingham and Bessemer, and also Anniston, IS being shipped in great quantities noW' heavy movements of pipe gong to the extreme western States Large quan- titles of the pipe are being moved to New Mexico and California and the in- dfcations are there will be a strong demand for this product for some tune to come. statement IS made that the profit on cast iron pipe, despite the high prices of pig iron, is most satis- factory and that the earnings at these plants will show up splendidly for this year.
 The Steel Corporation.
 While there are rumors galore con corning a merger of several or Ine coal and iron companies in the DIT nningham district and 1t Is fact that Eastern bankers are now discussing plan whereby a consolidation or large coal. iron and steel producers can pc brought about. it Is heard that the uni led States Steel Corporation Is atter certain properties in the Birmingham district, especially such property as can produce steel.
 There are three concerns In posi- ton to manufacture steel in this State. Tennessee Coal. Iron and Railroad Company, the Alabama Steel and Wire Company and the Republic Iron and Steel Company. The steel plant at EnsIey Is producing quite quantity of steel, no little of which Is being turn'
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-03
REXALL "93" HAIR TONIC.'

Pull hair from your head if it is plump and rosy it is healthy, but if it is white and shrunken it is certainly dis eased-and diseased hair is the short road to bald head. Few people can afford bald head, for bald head is serious handicap. In these days when youth is moving factor, when a man has to make his mark at thirty five or be dubbed a "has been n"-w when business houses pension the man we used to call "middle aged," rather than allow their tagging influence to intrude upon the modern rush you will certainly believe us in saying bald head is serious handicap. Few people can afford bald head. Even those who can-those who are "fixed" socially financially and matrimonially have no desire for bald heads. But whether we can afford it or not, thousands of us are bald, either partially or wholly. What caused the badness, whether an inheri- ted tendency, undue mental effort, sick ness, dandruff or other scalp disease, makes no difference. What we want is to grow new hair.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-03

A woman who can save five dd- lars. out of a planned expendi- ture of twenty five dollars for one shopping tour will have been pretty well repaid for an hours read ing of the ads.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-03-03

Watch your subscription date on ad.
dress label. Don't get behind.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-03-03
WHITE STONE.

Preaching at Wesley Chapel, near
Palmer, next Sunday at 7:3O p. m.
Mrs. W. C. Chiffon continues quite sick.
Friends are glad to hear there is at
least slight Improvement in the condi-
ton OF Mr.. Christopher s. Dunton. Mr..
Dunton and his revered wife are along in
the eighties, and have been married So
years.
Otis Davenport, who had been visiting
his old home near here, has returned to
Baltimore. His mother resides with him
in that city.
The merchants here have been doing
quite profitable business. Fortunately
they had big stocks on hand when the
freeze ''shut in" The merchants below
here have run out of some lines, and
buyers from the Island have been coming
here TO purchase. Unless the boats soon
resume supplies here will soon give out
Jimmy Gresham, second officer on
steamer Potomac, stopped off at his home
here Monday and Tuesday between trips
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-03-03
PEARLS FROM THE SHELLS.

Dir. Warren Courtney. of Mundy Point,
has returned, after visiting his sister,
Mrs. ]. I. Bland-West Point News.
AT time Of going to press the schooner
Captain, owned by Dir. ] II. Wheaton,
of Wheaton, Va, is still In harbor wait
ing for favorable weather before pro-
ceeding to the seaside for a cargo Of
Observation-Disclosures Times, Feb. "a
Among The features of the Washington
celebration at Fredericksburg Masonic
Lodge on the twenty-second the Rich
mond and Fredericksburg papers men.
ton this; Mrs. A. p. Rowe rem
dered "A May Morning in her usual
charming manner. Her voice always
affords pleasure, being true, clear and
sweet. Accompaniment were beauti-
fully played by Mrs Mary Quinn Hicks.
Encores were accorded en-.
Enthusiastically in each instance and were
responded to by Mrs Embrey aud Miss
Quinn, while Mrs. Rowe acknowledged
the compliment to her, but asked to be
excused from singing. again."
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-03-03
BROUN'S STORE.

Despite the miserable roads, quite a
large congregation assembled at Edgely
Sunday, and listened to an impressive
sermon from Rev. Hardy. Text, Romans
IA: II. After which the Lords supper
was commemorated.
Rev. Porter Hardy took supper at r.
b. Broun's Sunday evening.
Misses Julia and Mary Eubank spent
Saturday and Sunday with their brother
and Mrs. Eubank.
Fred Thrift and Cy Harding were
superbly entertertained at Mr.. Eubank's
Sunday evening.
Little Bernard, theadopted son of Capt
Dan McCallster, is spending few days
this week with hfs uncle, Col. W. II. Hay.
ME.
L. j. Eubank seems to be the leading
farmer around here. Picking favor.
able day last week he pitched his
crap" of peas. He is also nnxiously
awaiting the arrival OF several schooners
to load with wood.
Miss Redie McCallister and cousin
Bill" put in Sunday at Henry l.. Beane's
The above said "Cousin Billl'' drove his
Pas horse, Dandy" for n change.
IDLE WILD.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-03-03
UPPER LANCASTER.

b. B. Haynie had the misfortune to cut
his leg very badly the other day with an
axe while trimming tree.
Some visitors seen here recently were
Misses Minnie and V. Ketner, V. G. Brent,
and Opie Clark.
Miss Ethel Lusby and Miss Hattie
Clark are spending few weeks with
friends at White Chapel.
Capt. Jessie Bramble, who has been
frozen up in Western Branch for nearly
seven weeks, will leave in the near future
for Baltimore with his load of lumber.
Little Virgil Hazard with his little
dog went out hunting a few days ago
and brought back an o'possum.
Charlie Dudley has opened a woodward
on his place.
R. o. Norris is having large quantity
OF logs cut on Willie Yeatman's land.
Miss Clean Webb, who lis attending
school at Kilmarnock, was unable to get
to her school last week on account oil
sickness.
Beverly Robinson, of Reedville, spent a
few days last week with his mother and
relatives at huntsville.
Miss Judith Carter is visiting Miss
Jennie Ball, of "Bewdley."
Little Carroll Clark is much indisposed
at this writing. WINTER TIME.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-03-03
HICKS FORECASTS FOR MARCH

The first marked disturbances for
March viii be central on the 3rd, 4th and
5th-high temperature, low barometer,
with rain and high winds on and touch
ing the 9th, with probabilities that con-
'inued cloudy, threatening, sleety condi.
tions will continue into the regular
storm period Z, flowing. A rapid reaction
to warmer will set In about the 7th, fol-
lowed by falling barometer from western
extremes, ending in general storms of
rain, sleet and snow from 7th to 18th.
Our little globe passes a magnetic electric
crisis on and about March the nth each
year. This fact always increases the
probabilities OF storms, tidal waves and
seismic perturbations about this time
Severe boreal storms with March cold
wave need not surprise any one from
about the 18th to the 14th. The 18th to
18th will bringa marked storm period,
eliminating IN low barometer, rising
temperature and general storm condi
lions, ending in wide areas of rain and
snow. Another high barometer and
March cold wave may suddenly slip in
from the northwest from about 18th to
10Th, but il will give way as suddenly as
came, and the most general and violent
storm conditions Of the month will APP
pear during the storm period Immediately
following.
This storm period is from the 10Th to
tho Oath haipo ~ ;ts ,ensar -, a.. o..
The indications are that tropical storms
and hurricanes will reach the extreme
parts of our south country about the 10Th
to 22ud, that rain and high winds, turn
ing to snow and very cold for the season,
will meet the tropical, equatorial storms
from the northwest. A severe March
blizzard over much OF the country north
ward, Is among the probabilities at this
period.
A rtac,ionary storm period will be
central on the 9Th, 2Sth and Goth. At
this time the temperature will rise de-
cidedly, the barometer VIII fall progress
sively from west 10 east, and general
storms of rain and wind, turning to
snow in the north. will pass eastwsrdly
across the country, all followed by
another decided rise Of the barometer.
uorthwesterly winds and much colder.
The month will not bring a maximum of
cold, but much precipitation In the form
OF rain. sleet or snow will occur, with
dissgreesble fluctuations of temperature,
an unsteady state of the barometer and
some furious storms.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-03-03
LANCASTER COURTHOUSE.

Miss Lottie Snow is visiting her friend
Miss Bessie Combs.
Miss Grace Mayhood, who has been
spending the winter with her sister, Mrs.
Hardy, left for Lynchburg this week.
Mrs. j. G. Harding recently spent a
week at "Edgely," the home OF Mrs.
Samuel Downing.
Mrs. Wayland Dunaway returned last
week after an extented visit to West Vir.
ginia, Richmond and Glen Allen, where
she has been visiting her sons.
W. NJ. Pinckard lost horse this week.
He is very unfortunate with his horses,
having lost several in the past two years.
Willard Hall had to come home from
college on account OF his health. He IL
suffering from nervous prostration, but
is slowly improving.
The young people Of this village expect
to have n dance here next Monday night
AS this is the last dance before Lent a
large crowd is expected.
John Cornwell left for Portsmouth this
week, where he has gone to work for s
B. Carney, ir.
The public school ut this place viii
close Friday.
r. o. Norris, ir., spent several day,
here last week.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-03-03
CAUGHT ON THE FLY.

DIR. Thos. S. Dunaway, OF Fredericks-
burg, who has been critically i'll. is
slowly improving
Struven s. Wscker on March LIST re-
moved 20 their new office at ia 8. Fred
erick street, Baltimore.
Leonard & Co, expert watchmakers,
have moved to 2s E. Baltimore street,
with WIN. ]. Miller, jeweler.
Deputy Collector Thos. p Towles, of
Lancaster, had his horse jump overheard
from Merry Point ferryboat. Hanging
head downward his harness was cut
loose, and the horse SWAN ashore.
DR. Ell. p. Tignor, dentist In the U. s.
army, and q native of Northumberland
county, has been transferred from Fort
Riley, Kansas, to the Philippines; and
the VIRGINIA CITIZEN follows him there,
as IL does several of our other Northern
Neck boys of whom we are quite proud.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-03-03
HEATHSVILLE.

Hon. Clarence S. Towles was seen go
ing through here Saturday evening on
his way to Montross.
We are very cory to hear OF the illness
of Mrs. p. NJ. Radcliffe
A bell has been ordered for the Metho-
dist Episcopal church here. When il ar
rives, and has been put in place, long
felt need will have been supplied.
Miss Estelle Belts, the assistant teach
er Of Heathsville Graded school, after be
ing sick for sometime has resumed her
duties.
We are glad to hear that Miss Bessie
Adams, who has been very i'll, is better.
The wheat crops are looking fine
around here.
Clarence Lee, colored, who has been in
jail here sometime, was found not guilty.
j. W. Anderson lost a horse a few
weeks ago.
We are glad to see L. r. Belts out
again. DIXON.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-03-03
MILLENBECK.

Frank Stevens has returned to Ur-
hanna.
DR.. r. F. Eubank, OF Ottoman, was
seen in this place last week. Bruce Cot
tingham was also here last week.
A. o. Luckham had to take his gasoline
boat to Owens Marine Railway recently.
W. III. Baxter, jr., of Bertrand, made
a flying trip to Middlesex county not
long ago.
Some OF the people around here are
getting their peas in the ground.
Well, we are receiving the mails at this
place regularly now, since Capt. II. c.
Dayton has resumed his trips to Urbanna.
NJ. Hayden, who has been living near
r. W. Dogget for some time, has moved
to Middlesex county.
A. b. Wood has been quite sick, but is
improving now.
Art. Davis, OF Merry Point, was seen
in this place recently. Snow STORM.