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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-04-21
Sank Notes STANG Much HANDLING.

That Uncle Sans notes stand a
great deal of rough and careless ham
ding is fact that impresses itself
upon any one who has ever CHANGED
to note the manner in which the aver
age cashier pulls and jerks the bills
before he pushes them through the
window to the waiting patron.
A single Treasury note measures
3A inches in width by IN in length.
It will sustain, without breaking,
lengthwise, a weight of Al pounds.
crosswise. a weight of 81 pounds. The
notes run four to a sheet-a sheet be-
ing 8A inches wide by 1917 inches
long. One of these sheets lengthwise
will suspend 10S pounds, and cross
wise 1T pounds.
1t will be observed that a single
note is capable of sustaining, cross
wise. weight of 81 pounds, which Is
twice the amount by 3 pounds OF the
weight the note can sustain length
wise; while in the case of the sheet.
the crosswise sheet lacks 80 pounds
of double sustaining power of tae
lengthwise sheet.-Philadelph Rec
ord
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-04-21
deepest Mine IN tho World.

Imagine If you can gigantic honey.
comb forty miles long by fifteen miles
broad, surrounded by water and pen.
atrated by hundreds Of miles of tun.
zeIs arranged in tiers one below anoth-
-er to the depth Of mile, and you will
have some idea. writes Mr.. Theodore
Waters, in Everybody's Magazine. of
xhe country in which the deepest mine
In the world, the Calumet and Hecla,
II located. This copper mine extends
down four thousand feet below the
bottom of Lake Superior. which itself
N one thousand feet Deep.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-04-21
FASHION HINTS.

A blue linen gown with a plated
skirt and a sailor blouse has shield
and broad collar of white linen.
A novelty in linen is the three
quarter coats of all-over broderie an
glaise.
Linen tailored suits are very man
nish and severe.
"A heavy white linen crash suit has
the collar edged with green linen. and
had a green emblem embroidered on
the shield.
A beautiful parasol in pale blue tat
feta has a border of natural linen
crash embroidered in French knots
in pale blue.
Chiffon wells still retain their
vogue and both plain and dotted eff
fects are to the fore. Shaded chiffon
is among the novelties, but is not fay-
ored by conservative women.
Some of the chinile dotted wells
have dots of uniform size while others
are graduated. A one-colored back
ground with somber spots is also on
view. but are not so stylish as one
| tone effects.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-04-21
WOMAN BUILDS RAILROAD.

Even this city of unusual women
was amazed when it leaked out that
one of the most successful railroad
contractors in the country, who lives
a comparatively short distance across
the Virginia line, wears petticoa.s.
Interested questioning of men familiar
with the doings of the Old Dominion
railroad showed that she is held in
higher esteem than any one else with
whom the company had business re-
lations, and that the corporation would
send her this week check for $751;
900 to pay for a good slice of work
she already had done for it.
Her name is Mrs. Theodore Beach
am, and all New England probably
will preen itself on learning she is
a native of the old Bay state, while
1t reads her permanent nome Is in
Kalamazoo.
Mrs. Beacham just now is living in
what Is little more comfortable than
a log cabin few miles from Lewens-
Vile, Va. The shack is her temporary
abode, not because 1t represents any
thing like her purchasing power-she
is q rich woman, thanks to her own
efforts-but as being the most convent
emit point whence to direct the work
she is doing for the railroad company.
Her two sons are with her, and around
her tiny cottage is a Gordon of tents
sheltering half-hundred men who
move as if on springs at her lightest
word.
The matron, said to be the only
woman railroad contractor in Ameri-
ca took up her work when her nus
band became an invalid. She found
1t hard, but liked it, and after eight
years she is worth 100000 in ma
chinery, tools and mules. She is do
ing a good deal of difficult red rock
cutting and filing for the Old Domin.
ion company, and she mas in her record
excellent work performed for the Ten
nessee Central. A little thing like
boring through granite mountain or
filing a whole valley to the level OF
its highest ridges is nothing to her,
Washington Letter to Philadelphia
Record.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-04-21
POULTRY NOTES.

Our fowls would suffer were they
presented with the same unvarying
mess day after day.
In feeding fowls the best rule to
go by is a balanced ration. This
means that the hen should be fed just
what is needed.
A variety in food must be given
our feathered friends if we would
have them fill our expectations. Va.
riety is one great charm of life.
Get a table of foods and study the
proportions and then balance them
up little. Glover, bran, green bone
and meat are good to balance against
corn.
An egg is composed of a certain per
cent of albumen, of mineral matter,
water and other materials. In order
that an egg be formed these necess-
sary constituents must be supplied.
It is doubtful if any person can
state the actual average cost of an
egg, but it is an easy matter to learn
if he production of eggs is equivalent
to the value of food given.
To balance corn something that
contains more mineral and nitrogen
GUS matter must be fed. Hens, espe-
cially in summer, need but little car
bonaceous matter compared with
what they need in winter.
If poultry raisers will study the gen.
eral question of the classes of food
elements they can frequently substi-
tute one for the other, according as
they have this or that article at hand
and according to the price of the va
rious articles in their nearest mar
kets.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-04-21
TRICKs WORTH TRYING.

Dampen the hair and plat it in
three or four small bralds, front and
back, to make it fluffy and abundant
looking.
Turn your last years shirt waist
sleeves upside down to cut them over
by this years patterns, since the full
ness, which was at the bottom is now
at the top.
Fasten a bandeau in the back OF
your last summers hat to make 1t
tip over the nose in this summers
fashion.
Comb your front hair over your
forehead and tie it down With a mar
row ribbon before pompadouring it to
make 1t stay in place. Afterward the
ribbon is slipped out, leaving the soft
look.
Curl short wisp of hair over each
ear to make those tiny "fascinators"
now the fad.
Give your husband compliment
instead of criticism when you comtem-
plate asking him to pay for your
spring hat.
Dampen your switch Gf you wear
one) and plat it at night to give it
the curly effect.
Stitch down the box plaits of your
winter skirt as far as the knees to
give the new tight appearance about
the hips.
Boil your white laces in coffee to
make them the fashionable ecru tint.
Protect your face with thick chif-
fon veil until it is time to begin
to protect 1t with summer paraso,.
Wear heelless shoes, fiat. large hat
and a short bolero il you fancy your
self too tall; or wear high French
heels, tall turban and long tight
fitting coat if you think you are too
short.
Make your unruly child lie down on
the bed as punishment. 1t win calm
his nerves, give him good rest and
afford him an opportunity to think
which no mere whipping ever could.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-04-21

Under the Elkins law any railroad
company which pays rebates in any
form, or any shipper who accepts them.
is liable to a fine of from $1,000 to
$4,000 upon conviction. It also pro-
hibits the carrying Of freight at less
than the published tariffs. The Inter-
state Commerce Commission is empow-
cred to detect and prosecute violators
of this statute. President Knapp. OF
the commission, states that since this
law was passed rebate paying has
been as rare as forgery.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-04-21
MISS Jessie ACKERMAN.

Miss Jessie Alderman, whose fame
as an apostle of the Woman's Chris
tian Temperance Union, as an active
worker in the missionary field of
Christianity and as an envoy in the
interest of the International Peace
Society is worldwide. has had most
remarkable career. AS representative
of the various societies with which she
is identified Miss Alderman has in
the past fifteen years travelled around
the globe half a dozen times. She
has been down coal, silver, diamond
and gold mines in Europe, Mexico.
Africa and Australia. She has walked
a mans diving suit. and climbed the
snowy peak at Fujiyama, the sacred
mountain of Japan. with $4,000 Japan
Csc pilgrims. She Las been among the
rulers of the civilized world and
among the degraded cannibals of the
South Sea Islands. She has slept in
nearly 5000 strange beds and ad-
dressed peoples of nearly 800 different
tribes and nationalities.
Miss Alderman was born and edu-
Gated In Boston. but spent many years
of her young womanhood in Califor'
mia. Her first public work was in the
interest of the Good Templars. In
1888, at the national convention held
In New York. she was appointed ar
"all around the world" missionary
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-04-21
BLEACH LINENS.


1t not frequently happens that dainty
and expensive linen summer gowns
and waists have faded in the sun.
This especially with the blues and
greens. In this case it is good idea
to bleach the fabric entirely white.
In the summer this can be accomplish
ed often by grass bleaching, sprinkling
and letting the sun do the rest.
This, however, Is slow work. To
attain the same results and much
more expeditiously, soak the goods for
IL hours in I've made by dissclving
one pound of soda in a gallon of boil
ing hot water, then boil half an hour
in the same liquid. Meanwhile have
ready mixture of chloride of lime
with eight times it's bulk of water;
which has stood in a stone jar for
three days and been shaken often.
When settled, draw off from the sedi-
ment and put the clear liquid into a
porcelain-lined kettle. Put the fabric
wrung out of the soda solution into
this and let it steep for SO hours, then
wash the goods in the usual way, dry
and press. While a little "puttery,"
this is nonexpensive and easy way
of restoring valuable garment to
renewed usefulness.-Philad In
quirer.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-04-21
SOAKING SEEDS.

After having experimental with
different kinds of seeds for several
years I find it decided advantage,
especially with seeds that are slow to
terminate. Both vegetable and flow
er seeds give a much larger per cent
of plants. But if the soaking is not
properly done the seeds are apt to rot
Sweet peas, when soaked before
planting, will come up in two weeks
or ten days. Celery and onion seed
are two kinds that the writer never
was successful with until after this
rule was adopted. Some kinds must
be soaked longer than others. Sweet
peas to sprout and pop corn longer
than sweet corn Such seeds as to-
mato, radish, cucumber, melon, etc.,
which require only few days to
terminate after being put into the
ground should not be soaked at all.
To soak seeds for planting proceed as
follows: Put each separate kind of
seed into clean vessel and more
than cover the seeds with clear water
from which the chill has been remov-
ed. Let stand over night. Have as
many squares of muslin as there are
varieties of seed; wiring the cloths out
of hot water, double once, stretch over
the top of a, pail and turn in the seed,
water and ALL the water will drain
through and leave the seed in the
cloth. Now, tie up, giving ample
room for the seeds to swell. A pint
Of peas or corn in each cloth is about
right. One-fourth pint of small seeds
is all that should be in one cloth.
Label each kind after tying up; place
them in a warm spot, but not close
to fire. A warm board on the south
side of a building is an excellent
place. In a few hours, the cloth
around the seeds will appear rather
dry, when each must be dipped into
lukewarm water and replaced. Be
careful that they are not kept too wet.
Examine often and when small, white
specks appear the seeds are beginning
to sprout. Put into the ground at
once.-Anna Galliher in The Epitom-
list.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-04-21
A FEW TOILET HINTS.

When the eyes become infiamed a
douche of hot water gives them
strength and restfulness, and when
the feet are tired good soaking in
hot water is one of the best remedies.
Steam the face with it once week
for the complexion, battle the cheeks
in it when a color is wanted. Cold
sores, fever blisters and pimples
bathed in very hot water dries them up
in short order, and last but not least
the hot water bag is indispensable to
the household proper. There are in
Vulnerable pains and aches which visit
every human being, and the hot water
bag is a cure for all.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-04-21
PREPARING FOR CORN.

I begin the preparation for next
years corn crop by selecting my seed
the previous fall and store it away
where it will keep dry and will not
injure from hard freezing. | select
a field for corn that was sown to
clover and orchard grass two years
prior to the previous summer. In
fact, this field was planned for corn
in 1913 when the clover and grass was
sown. began early to draw the
stable manure to this field. 1t was
hroadcasted to be turned under
find that this is the best plan have
ever tried to take care of the manure.
1t is laying out on the sod preparing
to grow a good crop of corn instead
of being piled up under the drip OF
the stable wasting as is the case on
some farms. As soon as the weather
permits begin to plow under the ma
nure and sod. Early pfowing will kill
many insects that would injure the
crop IL left until spring protected from
injury in their earthen homes. 1t Will
also save moisture from the melting
of SHOWS and from early rains that
will be needed by the crop before the
growing season is past. Then the
freezing and thawing of the land VIII
aid in preparing a good seed bed.
When spring comes an Acme harrow
and a clodmasher should be used to
prepare the land for corn. The Acme
if run over the land several times Will
cut the sod up thoroughly without
bringing it to the surface. The sod
will be left under ground in order to
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-04-21
FANS, BELTS AND STOCKS.


Not for the reason that obtained
three hundred years ago, when every
woman carried fan to prevent her
from fainting owing to the tight-lac-
ing she endured for fashions sake,
but because they are required as the
finishing touch Of the beautiful, toilet
tes Of today, are fans going to be more
than ever worn this season
Fans are being ordered now from
the dressmakers to match the toilettes
they are to beautify exactly, and at
the first Court held recently, at Buck
ingham Palace. London, England, not
few beautiful robes were accomplish
ed by small fans embroidered with
pailettes that were modified editions
in point of size of the spaugles that
were used upon the toilettes.
A pailletted fan certainly makes a
more brilliant effect than one carried
out in lace or hand-painted gauze, and
that is why it is so much in re-
quest now for evening wear, especial
ly with a black gown adorned with
steel or white crystal-covered gauze
robe
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-04-21
QUIT ACTING THE sHoAT.

In the last few years I have often
noticed that hog cholera goes in
spots, it will strike neighborhood,
and sometimes, as many as twenty
different families will have to buy
hogs for meat. While it has been sew
eral times in our immediate neigthbor-
hood, there has been one who has
escaped, and came to the conclusion
it was because he had not acted the
shoat" and tried to own all the hogs
in the country. talked with this
neighbor few days ago. and see he
has not only learned his lesson by
experience, but has practiced it to
profit. The method is easy, and l
Think if followed will help to clear
many farms of this dreaded disease,
besides bringing nice bank account
In the first place he has the Best OF
stock, no scrub sows, generally about
six, three sows to drop pigs at about
the same time, which he cares for the
whole of his time have known him
to have hogs out of these pigs in six
months which would average two hun
dred and seventy pounds, then he
would sell about this time. The other
three sows would drop him not less
than twenty-five, which he cares for
in the same way, and in four years ne
has never lost a hog. So it is better
to have good healthy hogs and not so
many than to have one hundred, or in
other words be overstocked and lose
half He begins to fatten them right
away, in fact his fattening pen is from
birth until sold, regular feeding all
they will eat, with Stop and milk and
plenty of fresh clean water. He does
not feed mess or cooked ration. In
former years he was known better
than the average farmer, his hogs as
good as the best.-M. H. P. in Indiana
Farmer.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-04-21
THOSE PADDED LACEs.

If anything, the new laces are pad
ded more than those which came in
last year for the first. Roses. lilies
and other flowers are stuffed with cot
ton batting. so almost like real flowers.
A clever dressmaker gives hint
worth knowing about these laces. She
removes the cotton padding and puts
chiffon in it's place. so that the flow
er is more delicate and lifelike than
before. and the design is still realis-
tically raised
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-04-21
REMOVABLE HEELS.

A new British invention in footwear
promises to exercise vast influence
in the boot and shoe fashions. Many
attempts have been made at one time
or another to produce shoe with re-
movable soles and heels, but now a
British firm appears to have solved
the problem in producing a shoe so
constructed that the heel and sole can
be easily taken off and new ones put
on. A factory at Leeds is making tho
shoe.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-04-21
PLANTING THE GARDEN.

For years we have urged that far
mers do not pay enough attention to
the garden. No tract of land is more
important, and none should yield
greater value. Order your seeds
early, and get the very best of every
thing. Plant in suitable time and in
the best possible manner Don't be
satisfied with single crop. The CUR
den should be source of constant
supply the summer through. Plant SO
the crops will come off in rotation.
We snail talk more of this later. But
now is the time to secure your seeds
and nave them ready. Peas, beans,
radish, lettuce, turnips-these and
many more should be planted early
and late and between times so as to
have fresh and crisp vegetables COM
ing on all the time. The garden that
produces a few early vegetables, and
grows rank weeds all the balance of
the season, is not an up-to-date gar
den.-Up-to-Date Farming.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-04-21
DON'T NEGLECT BERRIES.

Don't neglect the berries and sman
fruits. OF course, the strawberry
beds are we'll mulched. Don't be in
q hurry to remove the mulch, and
when you do remove it only clean it
away from the plants. If the old
canes have not been removed from
the blackberries and raspberries, now
is a good time to do that. Now is
also good time to trim the grape
vines. Do this thoroughly, for only
new vines bear grapes. Cut back
close.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-04-21
SOME GARDEN HINTS.

The gardens should have a good To-
cation. See that the soil is deep, rich
and thoroughly mellow Use no man
ure but what is thoroughly rotted.
Chip manure well rotted is of the
very best. Hardwood ashes is a good
dressing for lettuce onions and most
other vegetables. Soil can not be too
deep for beets nor too rich for pie
plant.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-04-21

rot and furnish plant food for the
growing crop in the latter part of the
season. have succeeded in the past
in getting almost perfect stand of
corn which is necessary in order to
grow good crop and in spite of dry
seasons my corn has made reason.
ably good yield. Furnishing plant
food, getting a good stand and saving
moisture are three very important
points in growing good crops-A. ].
Legg The Epitomist.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-04-21

Arrested Tor shoplifting in Paris, a
woman was found to have clever ac-
complice in King Charles spaniel,
which she carried under her arm, and
had trained to match up pieces OF lace
from shop counters.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-04-21

FITS permanently cured. Motifs or nervous
ness after first days use of DR.. Kline's Great
NerveRestorer, S2trialbottle and treatise free
DR.. R. n. KLINE, Ltd. ,931 Arch st., Phila., Pa.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-04-21

Itch cured in 30 minutes by Woolford's
Sanitary Lotion. Never Fails. Sold by all
druggists, 81. Mail orders promptly filled
by DR.. E. Detchon, Crawfordsville, dnd.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-04-21

Piso's Cure for Consumption is an infallible
medicine for coughs and colds.-N. W.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-04-21

Mrs. winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
teething, soften the gums, reduces indamma-
ton aliays pain, cures wind collie, Csc. bottle.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-04-21

The present population of Great Britain
and Ireland is about AZ, 750, 900.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-04-21

Wireless telegraphy is to be installed in
Switzerland
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-04-21

\ severe hurricane in the neighbornood
OF Tahiti caused an immense amount OF
damage 70 shipping. ~
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-04-21

Norway is famous for her many miles
Of excellent roads.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-04-21
NO TONGUE CAN TELL
How Suffered With Itching and
Bleeding Eczema Until Cured
hv Curicura

mo tongue can tell how l suffered for
FIVE years with terribly painful, itching
and bleeding eczema, my body and face
being covered with sores. Never in my
life did I experience such awful suffering,
and 1 longed for DEATH which ! felt was
near. I had tried doctors and medicines
without success, but my mother insisted
that try Cuticura. I felt better after the
first bath with Cuticura Soap, and one ap-
phcation of Cuticura Ointment, and was
soon entirely well. (Signed) Mrs. A. Et-
son, Bellevue, Mich"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-04-21

Frances national debt exceeds Russia's
by one-third.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-04-21

Greenland has less than $4,000 inhab
itants.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-04-21

Soda water is now prescribed for hunger.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-04-21

English mackintoch factories ara
closing.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-04-21
dyspepsia Of Women.
ABSOLUTELY NEEDLESS AGONY
Caused by Uterine Disorders and Cured by
lydia (. Pinkham' s Vegetable Compound

A great many women suffer with q
form of indigestion or dyspepsia which
does not seem to yield to ordinary treat
ment. While the symptoms seem to be
similar to those of ordinary indiges-
zion, yet the medicines universally pre-
scribed do not seem to restore the pa
dents normal condition.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-04-21

Since then she has been constantly
actively engaged in the great move
ments for the uplifting of humanity.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-04-21

Bulgaria Is placing immense orders for
war material in Europe.