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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-03-03
Increase OF LawIessness.

McClure's Magazine attributes the in.
crease of lawlessness in our country TO
two leading causes, the increase of wealth
of part of the people, and the combina-
tons of industries for the purpose of
crushing out competition, actuated solely
by selfish greed on the part of those whom
fortunate circumstances have enabled to
gain the ascendency, and who use the
power to further their selfish interests
in the maintenance of mean and unfair
advantage over their fellow men. OF
this class McClure's says:
I'VE find under various notifications
this criminal oligarchy in control of
many communities in the United States
We find representatives of this combina-
ton in the United States Senate, among
governors of states, state legislators
mayors, aldermen, police officials. We
find them among men in business life
captains Of industry, bankers, street
railway magnates. In short, wherever
franchises or contracts of any kind are to
be secured from community, we find
leading citizens in the ring to rob their
own neighbors, managers of corporations
bribing law makers, lawyers for pay help
ing their clients to bribe safely, jurors
refusing to render just verdicts.
"These men-bribers of voters, voters
who are bribed, bribers of aldermen and
legislators who are bribed, men who
secure control of law. making bodies and
have laws passed which enable them to
steal from their neighbors, men who have
laws non-enforced and break laws regu-
lating saloons, gambling houses. and in
short, all men who pervert and befoul
the sources of law-these men we have
called enemies of the Republic. They
are worse-they are enemies of the
human race. They are destroyers of a
people. They constitute class of Grim
inals very different from ordinary Grim.
inals who break laws; these men destroy
law.
"Our governments-city. county state
ARE inefficient and sometimes criminal.
Under inefficient government the strong
individual Expresses the weak. Take,
tor example. the extraordinary story OF
the Standard Oilcompany. with its years
of successfully crushing competition, that
practically deprived men oftheir property
and their business, with its control and
selfish use of railroads that were given
their franchise by the state for the good
and equal use of all. A 6espotic govern.
meut could do no WORSE"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-03-03

The Commissioners of Cecil county on
Saturday filed an application with the
Highway Division of the Maryland Geo
logical Survey for State aid in the con.
struction of five miles of road in our
county, in accordance with the provisions
of the Shoemaker law. This tardy action
of our Board of Commissioners was only
taken at the last minute after repeated
urging by citizens of the county, most
notably few members of the Sixth Dis
trict Road League, who, through their
persistence, were able to arouse our slow
moving and dilstory Board to action on
the eve Of the expiration of the time
limit-March +.
Just what objection the Board had to
placing the county in a position whereby
it would be able to secure IS, ass 6o.
Cecil's apportionment. for road improve
ment by the expenditure of an equal
amount, is hard to determine, as it would
be difficult to make an investment OF
county funds whereby the returns will be
as great-a dollar for every dollar ap-
propriated for the betterment of our roads.
The old method of squandering money
on the roads in temporary tinkering and
patching has become such firmly fixed
principle in road improvement "a that
it seems difficult to displace it with one
whereby some lasting benefit will be
obtained. With the start already made
in this District by the construction of a
mile OF macadamized road that has stood
the test in every respect. the wisdom OF
expanding money in scientific road build.
ing has been shown, and, with the adj.
dition of the State aid fund, it is hoped
we are witnessing the dawn of a new era
in road construction in Cecil. and that
the work of permanent improvement will
be pushed as rapidly as the meagre funds
at the disposal of the Commissioners will
permit. each year adding its quota, until
eventually our roads are brought to the
standard Of those in States which years
ago relegated such slip-shod methods as
have long been followed in Cecil, to the
past. where they belong, and have put in
practice scientific principles of road build
ing. which. while the first cost is great.
bring returns a hundred fold aud are, in
the eud. the cheapest.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-03-03
The commoner thinks the democrs

The Commoner thinks the democrats
will be the gamer no matter what the
republican Administration does, and
reasons thusly If the President accom-
plishes anything the corporations will
try to secure corporation man to sue.
coed him, and that will give life to the
next campaign and hope to the demo.
cratic party. If the President fails to &C.
complish anything the democratic party
will profit by his educational work.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-03-03
FRIDAY, MARCH 8, 1906.

A bill has been introduced in the Hi
nois senate providing for the appointment
by the Governor of committee TO con-
stitute an internal improvement commits
sion. One of the duties of this commits
sion is to investigate the practicability Of
a ship canal to connect Lake Michigan
with the Mississippi river, and thereby
establish great waterway to the Gulf OF
Mexico. from Chicago. The move for
the canal is the result of the determine
tion by the Government to complete the
Panama canal, which is sure to divert a
great commerce from lines leading to
Atlantic ports to lines terminating on the
Gulf.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-03-03
Incredible Brutality.

1t would have been incredible
brutality if Chas. f. Lemberger,
of Syracuse, N. Y, had not done
the best he could for his suffering
son. "My boy" he says, "cut a
fearful cash over his eye, so 1 ap-
piled Bucklen's Arnica Salve,
which quickly healed it and saved
his eye." Good for burns and ul
GERS too. Only 25c at Eli T. Reyn-
olds' drug store.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-03-03
Dogs and Blockades.
February II, 1905

February II, 1905.
EDITORS OF MIDLAND =
Please permit me to voice through
your valued paper query vital to many
of our citizens, viz: What has become of
the dog catcher" who, under the new
law, recently enacted, was going to catch
all the stray dogs. not belonging to any
one and not paying any tax, and put an
end to them?
Now, 10 our certain knowledge, there
is score of such stray ours, unworthy
the name of dogs, even, unclaimed and a
nuisance and pest to the neighborhood,
that have not even been assessed much
less killed off, for non-payment of taxes
Is this law to be dead letter, like its
predecessors on this subject? To whom
are we to look for redress when the duly
appointed officers fail in their duties?
Perhaps these tax officers are like our
County COMMISSIONERS law unto them
selves, and not answerable to anyone-as
a public functionary of the county recent
ly styled it, and which, with our roads
blocked up for six weeks and travel per-
ilous to man and beast and no effort made
by them for relief of an over-burdened
with tax people, looks very much like
the truth
In this connection, should like to add
that boss-ridden as it is.
and where public money is said to be
wantonly Incorporated, with lower
tax rate than ours. has better roads and
a:supervisorship that opens up all bloc
kaded roads at once after the storm
ceases. They have mile posts and pub
lie watering places. also, another step in
the march of civilization that our COM
missioners have not risen to.
Returning again to the dog tax: 1t is
fact, as is we'll known, that the people
who have these worthless ours are those
who pay no state or county tax, while the
element of whom dog tax is collected are
the same who pay all the other taxes.
I certainly hope this recent law may
not be permitted to become dead letter,
but enforced to the correction of the evil
for which it was designed.
CITIZEN.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-03-03

The dollar registration fee in Delaware,
without which no citizen can become
qualified to vote at each general election
is TO be abolished. The Senate passed
last week the proposed amendment to the
constitution, removing the requirement.
This means many dollar saved for
the Addicks corruption fund in Della
ware, which will be big help to the
boodlers in the Diamond State at this
time, as tits said funds are running low.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-03-03
According to the statistics of the weatl

According to the statistics of the Wealth
er Bureau, of the twenty. seven Inaugural
lions which have occurred since the
bureau was established, ten have been
stormy, while seventeen have been de-
clared as " fair" but not all of these had
good weather. The majority were ex-
tremely cold, and even on the fair days
rain or snow fell during portion of the
twenty-four hours.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-03-03

The Inauguration of our early Presi.
dents used to cost about IS, but they were
not conducted on the twentieth century
style of grandeur. By way of contrast
it may be mentioned that the one on
Saturday will cost more than $500, 600.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-03-03
Startling Mortality.

Statistics show startling morality,
from appendicitis and peritonitis.
To prevent and cure these awful
diseases, there is just one reliable
remedy, DIR. Kings New Life Pill.
M. Flannery, of IA Custom House
Place, Chicago says: "They have
no equal for Constipation and bill
iousness." 25c at Eli T. Reynold
drug store.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-03-03

Theodore Roosevelt, who will be inau-
gurated as President of the Uuited States
on Saturday, March 4, is the first acct
dental President in the history of our
country to succeed himself. After serv-
ing three years and a-half of President
McKinley's term, he will tomorrow take
the oath of office to which he has been
elected for the next four years.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-03-03
Soil

Impoverished soil, like impov-
erished blood, needs q proper
fertilizer. A chemist by analyz-
ing the soil can tell you what
fertilizer to use for different
products.
If your blood is impoverished
your doctor will tell you what
you need to fertilize it and give
it the rich, red corpuscles that
are lacking in it. 1t may be you
need a tonic, but more likely you
need a concentrated fat food,
and fat is the element lacking
in your system.
There is no fat food that is
so easily digested and assimi-
lated as
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-13
Special Dispatch to The Call.

NAPA, Jan. 12.-The preliminary
examination of attendants T. D. Shan
ahan and Oscar Retzman of the Napa
State Hospital, accused of killing
patient Joseph r. Louis at the State
Hospital last Christmas day was COM
menced this morning before Justice
Mcknight. A large number of specta-
tors, many of them acquaintances of
the defendants, were present in court.
Shanahan having been an attendenat
for more TIM three years and RetZ-
man for one year
District Attorney Benjamin appeared
for the prosecution. Attorneys F. E.
Johnston and l.. E. Johnston conduct
ed the case for the defendants. DR..
F. w. Hatch. general superintendent
of the State Hospital and president of
the State Lunacy Commission, was
present and is manifesting an inter-
est in the prosecution of the case.
County Surveyor o. H. Buckman
identified a map which he had made,
showing the halls, rooms and doors of
the ward where Louis met his death.
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-13
NIGHT.
BANK ASSURED
Site Is Purchased for
the Proposed Financial
Concern in New York
Special Dispatch to The Call.

NEW YORK, Jan. 12.-With the ac-
ou,sition of a site at the southeast
corner of Fifth avenue and Forty
fourth street, district OF fashionable
restaurants and hotels, the first right
and-day bank Is to be established.
Delmonicos and Sherry's will be its
neighbors.
All preliminaries were settled to-day
at meeting of the directors and with
in a few months the new institution
will be established in a commodious
building to be devoted entirely to Its
uses. In conection with the bank there
will operate a night and day safe de-
posit company. Its aim Is to provide
means by which it's depositors may
have the use of their funds at any
hour out Of the twenty-four. Those
who wish sums of money in an emer-
gency will find the night and day bank
useful, for there will always be a
cashier at its paying window.
The idea was suggested by the ex-
periences of several men who, although
they had large sums of money in down.
town banks, were unable to get money
for an emergency. Heretofore all night
banking business has been done by
restaurants and hotels and it was
necessarily limited
For the accommodation of those who
attend the opera the safety deposit de-
partment of the bank was primarily
organized. Women returning from the
opera or other places of amusement
may leave their jewels In the vaults OF
the company before returning home.
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-13
MCKEES SAIL
FOR EUROPE
Secrecy Which Characterized
the Brides Home-C Coming
Attends Their Departure
WEDDING A SURPRISE
Parents Not Informed of
the Plan Until a Few
Hours Before the Ceremony
WEDDING A SURPRISE
Special Dispatch to The Call.

NEW YORK, Jan. 12.-Mr and
Mrs. A. Hart Mckee. who were mar
ried in philadelphia on Wednesday.
sailed to-day for Europe on the Tou-
raine. Their departure was attended
by the same secrecy which character
lied the brides return from Europe.
The couple returned to this city to-
day and went at once to the French
line pier. When the Touraine sailed
there was only one of McKees friends
on the pier.
Most of the mystery concerning
Mrs. Tevis' movements since she re-
turned to the United States remains
unsolved. AS a matter of fact, not
even the parents of young Mckee
knew that, the attractive Denver wild
ow was in this country until Wednes-
day morning.
The first suspicion that Mr.. and
Mrs. Sellers Mckee had of her pres
ence here was when Hart Mckee told
his mother on Wednesday morning he
wished that she and his fasher would
take a run over to Philadelphia with
him. The party boarded an early
train and on arriving in Philadelphia
went to the Aldine Hotel. Hart left
his parents, saying he would return in
an hour. He did so and then told
them that Mrs. Tevis was at the Ho-
| tel Walton and that he wished they
would call there with him.
Mrs. Tevis, radiant as usual, met
| them with the announcement that she
and Hart had decided to get married.
1T is better, / think" said Mrs.
Tevis, Ito have it over now. There is
no impediment to our marriage, now
that Hart's divorce has been granted.
One of the things that has prompted
me to hasten my marriage is that
wish to show the world that even in
the face of the stories published about
Hart's cruelty to his former wife ]
still have perfect faith in him."
While the subject was being talked
over Colonel Baxter, Mrs. Tevis'
father, who had come on from Knox
Vile, Tenn, to take his son to school
at Newport. had stopped over in Phil
adelphia. All agreed that Mrs. Tev-
is suggestion was a good one and a
clergyman was sent for. Even after
the ceremony the bride did not take
her parents into her confidence con-
cerning how she happened to be in
Philadelphia when she was supposed
to be in France.
Before sailing Hart Mckee said he
and his bride were going at once to
Mintone, where Mrs. Mckee has a
villa. They will return to New York
next fall.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 12.-'Im
heartily sorry that was the clergy
man selected to perform the mar
riage," said Rev. e. Yates Hill, pastor
of the First Presbyterian Church, in
explaining his part in the secret cere-
mony that united A. Hart Mckee and
Mrs. Tevis. Not until this morning
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-13
MISS FITzHUCH
SUES BRUCUIERE
Leading Woman of "Baron-
ess Fiddlesticks'' Company
Seeks Return of Money
Special Dispatch to Tn. Call.

NEW YORK, Jan. 12.-EmiIe Bru-
guiere. an erstwhile resident of San
Francisco. but more recently engaged
in theatrical ventures in New York. is
having trouble with his iIl-starred
'The Baroness F'iddlesticks." The
peculiar feature of THE Baroness Fid-
dlesticks' experiences were brought
to light to-day through a series of liti-
cations begun against Brugiere. Ac-
cording to affidavits filed Brugriere
compelled his star, Miss Anna Fitz-
hugh, to contribute to THE baroness %
support.
Miss Fitzhugh now seeks to recover
her money as well as her salary. She
had played in The Wizard of OF" and
had attracted attention through her
good looks, when she received an offer
to become prima donna at 5000 a
week. She rehearsed for some time
and then, she says, she was called upon
to advance $4,000 to the management
When THE Baroness was brought to
the Casino, Miss Fftzhugh declares
Bruguiere announced that she would
have to put up $4,000 IL she wished to
remain star in New York, but after
ward he reduced his figure to $500
Miss Fitzhugh alleges that she was
compelled to pledge her Jewels.
Heber Macdonald. one OF the man
ayers of the company, tells this story
In an afI1davit:
"On September 20 or q. at the Hotel
Astor. at luncheon, Mr.. Bruguiere de-
manded that furnish more money a.
my contribution. He suggested that
get Miss Fitzhugh to pawn some 81
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-13

DR.. F. H. Stice, assistant physician OF
the institution, testified that he was
in 3. ward at o'clock on the night of
December 25, that Louis was lying on
the floor dead, that he had no cloth
ing on though shortly before his death
he was wearing his trousers and shirt.
The sheet on the bed had a large blood
stain on it at that time. When Stice
returned to the ward at 10:30 o'clock
that night the sheet was wet the blood
stain having been washed out.
Harvey Grigsby testified that he was
in B. ward on the afternoon of Decem-
ber 25, that he saw a fierce struggle
between Shanahan, Retzman and
Louis, that the attendants got the
patient down one holding him at the
head, the other at feet. Cross-exam-
ination by F. E. Johnston brought out
the fact that Grigsby did not see the
defendants jump on Louis though the
testimony of DR.. Stice showed that
nearly every one of Louis ribs was
broken before his death. Court then
adjourned till Friday morning when
the hearing will be resumed
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-13

her jewelry and to advance US some
money. / spoke to Miss Fitzhugh and
as a result she handed to me diamond
and pearl necklace which, she stated,
was worth $4,000, and which could be
pawned in order to advance money for
the enterprise. / took the necklace to
the Hotel Astor and met Mr.. and Mrs.
Bruguiere at luncheon. He asked
me to take it to a pawnbroker, which
1 did, getting $4,000, which handed to
Mr.. Bruguiere.
Mr.. Bruguiere on certain day sent
Mr.. Sheldon up to her house to get
some stuff, which was delivered to him.
In the lot were gold belt and various
diamond stick pins. valued at between
$4,000 and $4,000. Mr. Bruguiere, when /
called, had this stuff on his desk and
he personally sent 1t out to be pawned. +"
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-13

two companies. bearing gilded tablet
inscribed with the toast which for the
last 4c0 years has been drunk by the
two companies when they dine to-
gether. Merchant Taylors and Skin
ners. Skinners and Taylors. Root and
Branch. and may they continue and
flourish forever
Ian Maclaren,' author Of THE Bon
ME Briar Bush," gave lecture on
"kindness in Fiction at Liverpool.
the other day, in which he protested
against the inhumanity of the novel Of
to-day.
"The note of kindness is conspicu-
ously absent from modern fiction" said
DR.. Watson. In what are accounted
the best writer's Of to-day, you will be
struck rather by a want of sympathy
Such writer's, the lecturer went on.
took the life of the East End, and drew
IT with remarkable accuracy Of detail
and considerable power of description.
But they did not touch 1t with gentle
hand. They treated the life of mean
streets and mean people much as an
anatomist treated body on the dis
secting table.
"Or.'' DIR. Watson proceeded, such
writers take the life Of society, and
before the reader puts the book down ne
is left with the idea, probably erron-
eous. that in what is called society
there is hardly one man who is honor
able. or one woman who is chaste-"
Ian Maclaren" expressed the opin-
I ion that the three writers of English
fiction who will most likely remain the
eatest-Thackeray. Scott and Dick
ens-are marked by the same note OF
humanity.
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-13
HEAD OF IOWA LETTER
CARRIERS LOSES PLACE

Removal Due to Activity In Securing
Passage of Laws Concerning
Postal Employees.
DIES MONIES. Iowa. Jan. 12.-G.
II. Clark Of Wadena, Iowa. secretary
and treasurer and general organizer of
the Iowa State Letters Carriers Asso-
citation. has been removed from his
position as carrier by the First Assist
ant Postmaster General. Clark has
been active in urging the passage of
laws increasing the salaries Of the car
riers.
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-13

These full dress suits have been. sold
out in some sizes. While we have every
size from "a to AZ, in some of the. mate
ras there is not full range of sizes. This
is why the sale price is so low.
The former prices were $22.5o, SIS 90,
$27. so and $1,000. The materials are un-
finished worsteds, crepes and GRANTEES
soft and smooth finished materials, all silk
lined. We expect to clear all the garments
out now to make room in our glass cases
for the incoming spring stock Hence the
sale price is $l2.85.
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-13

ary critic. is dead, aged Sc years. Her
husband, Chevalier Misciales de Las
zowski, who was lieutenant general
in the Austrian army, died five weeks
ago.
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-13
SEVERAL PERSONS INJURED
AT FIRE IN BOSTON SUBURB

COnnagratOn Ia center OF the City
of Chelsea Causes Loss
of 100000.
CHELSEA. Mass, Jan. 12.-Henry
Griggey, a fireman, Is at the hospital
in a dangerous condition, several
others were more or less hurt by
smoke and falling glass and a loss of
100000 was caused by a fire that
ragged for more than three hours in
the center of this city to-day before it
was controlled by the united efforts of
the Chelsea. Everett and Boston fire
departments. The Academy of Music
block. q four-story brick building on
Broadway, was ruined and the Hotel
Savoy, adjoining, was badly damaged.
The Park Hotel, near by. was threat
ened, but was not injured.
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-13
The Triplet Bows. q

The Triplet Boys.
Freddie, Eddie and Teddie get an
unexpected bath. In next Sundays
Comic Section.
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-13

Lodge and Crane Choice of Caucus.
BOSTON, IN. 12.--United States
Senator'S Henry Cabot Lodge and w.
Murray Crane were unanimously
nominated to represent Massachusetts
again at a caucus of the Republican
members of the Legislature to-day.
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-13

Death OF Woman Novelist.
VIENNA, Jan. 12.-Mme. Emily de
Laszowski-Gerard, novelist and liter
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-01-25

bill was taken up and Mr.. Stone.
speaking against the measure, oc-
cup'ed the time until adjournment.
In the house consideration of the.
army appropriation bill was complete /
but vote was not taken A p.oposl-
ton to abolish the Porto R1can regl-
nlent was defeated, SO to AZ, after de
bate in which Commissioner Degetau
of that island made his maiden
speech. The provision for the army
transport service was retained in
spite of a vigorous attack by Nj.
Humphrey of Washington, who SAID
the service was rotten and a national
disgrace. Feb. IL was fixed as tho
date for the acceptance of the
Frances Willard statue from the state
Of Illinois. A bin was passed extend
ing the extradition laws of the United
States to the Philippines. The senate
amendments to the bill transferring
jurisdiction of the forest reserves
from the interior to the agricultural
department were concurred in and the
bill was sent to conference. The
military academy appropriation bill
was reported.