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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-01-27

New Zealand is one of the most pro-
gressive countries in the world. Free to
form their own government and to shape
their legislation, unhampered by previous
systems, the people of New Zealand have
successfully adopted number of reforms
which are under discussion here and
elsewhere. The telephone and telegraph
lines are owned by the government, pos
tai savings banks have been established;
government insurance is in operation
there, the Australian ballot aud the pri-
mary system have been adopted, and the
railroads are operated by the government
These are some of the reforms which the
people of New Zealand have successfully
worked out for themselves, which in our
own country, with all our boosted pro-
gress, are discussed with timidity by the
majority of people because they are not
looked upon with favor by the party
bosses, who use every effort to direct pc
litical thought to such lines as enable
them to control legislation and profit by
the spoils of Office.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-01-27
A Curious Legend.

Easily abbey, the ruins Of which lie
close to the river Swale, a short dis
lance from Richmond, in Yorkshire,
England, is the home Of o curious
legend, says Photography. One Of the
main walls of the building is cracked
and topping. but has not yet fallen to
the ground. Nor do the natives expect
it to do so, at least not until it receives
the impulse which it is said to await.
For a tradition relates that the wall,
when it does fall, will bury in its ruins
a newly married couple, and as the tale
is well known the chance of honey
incoming pair resting beneath its shade
is remote.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-01-27

At war with nation whose soldiers
have proven themselves the equal of those
of any of the nations of the earth in the
use of arms, and who have crushed and
driven the Cars forces before them
wherever engaged in conflict, torn by in
terual strife which is rapidly assuming
the proportions of a revolution, Russia
faces crisis in her history whose speedy
settlement seems improbable, and the
outcome of which the future alone can
tell.
Following policy of iron-heeled OPP
preston which has long kept his subjects
in condition of servitude, the appeals of
the strikers OF St. Petersburg to the Car
to listen to their petition of grievances
and grant them relief. were met by mnr
derous volleys from armed legions which
spilled innocent blood and transformed a
body of clamorous workers beseeching
redress, into host of Infatuated revolu-
tionists who now threaten the overthrow
of the dynasty.
The Government with its armed forces
may repress and subdue the uprising for
the time being, but the breach has been
made between the Car aud his subjects
which will constantly widen, until the
masses of Russia, long crushed under the
weight of a grinding autocracy. will
eventually gain certain of those advan-
tages which are the rightful heritages
of all civilized and enlightened people.
The Car is young and timorous and
having fallen under the malign influence
of i'll advisers. is NOT the masterful man
to deal with the present situation, for in
stead of listening to the plea of his petit
TONERS and preventing the riotiug and
hloodshed which are daily occurring in
some of principal cities of his domain,
by granting concessions, he has again
followed the dictates of that element
through whose male6cent counsel the
war with Japan was precipitated, and
whose policy is fraught with such dire
consequences as TO witness the totter-
ing of the very foundations of his EN-
pire through the war without and
revolution within, into which they have
plunged it.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-01-27
TO GET The "SACk."
Its Equivalent In oIden Times Was
TO Get the Canvas"

Canvas, called by Chaucer canevas,
is closely woven heavy cloth of hemp
or flax, used for any purpose for which
strength and durability are required,
such as sailcloth or fabrics used for oil
paintings, tapestry or embroidery. Its
name is derived from the Latin Gamma
bis, hemp, the material from which ii
is manufactured.
''To give one the canvas" or ''to
receive the canvas" was the old
phrase equivalent to the modern ito
give one the sack,p or "to get the sack, y
in allusion to the canvas tool bags car
ried by mechanics Of that day.
In such phrase as ''to canvass the
neighborhood," the word canvass, in
which the 's' is doubled, comes from
the French canabasser, to sift as
through canvas, and literally means TO
sift the neighborhood, to solicit votes
or interest. by separating supporters
from opponents.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-01-27
Our Misnamed Quail.

Americas typical game bird, the
quail, is not named correctly at all, ac-
cording to the government ornitholo-
gist. He says that the real quail is the
quail of the Bible and that this is a
bird belonging exclusively 10 the old
world The true quail does not occur
in America at all. In many parts of
this country the American bird is
known as partridge, but the American
partridge is really the ruffed grouse,
and the true partridge again Is another
old world bird and not American. He
thinks that the name given to it in
many localities. "bobwhite" is as good
as any. The name comes from the cry
Of the bird. which is something like
'bobwhite. bobwhite, bobwhite."
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-01-27
......
A COONSkIN FARE.
II Would Have Paid the Traveller to
Let the Change Go.

IL Would Have Paid the Traveller to
Let the Change Go.
Many years ago, as the story runs,
when coonskins were worth six bits
apiece in Arkansas and regular fee
horseman across the st. Francis river,
there came along a traveller whose en-
tire capital consisted of but a single
pelt, and the ferryman hadn't cent Of
change in his pocket.
The traveller was bound to cross, but
refused to pay three times as much as
the man who passed before him or the
one who was to come next. The ferry
man would not wet an oar unless pay
ment for his services was assured.
Here was ample foundation for an ar
gument, and presumably the opportu-
nifty was not neglected. But satisfac-
tory arrangement was finally reached,
the traveller getting value received for
his coonskin by being waited thrice
across the stream. This of course
would leave him on the right side, and
neither party to the trade would have
cause for complaint. Such was the gen
erous spirit of accommodation which
obtained in these earlier days, such
but hold on a bit,
On the second trip the ferryman
CHANGED to inspect the coonskin close
ly and found that it was by no means
up to the recognized standard. Maybe
it had been killed too early in the sea-
son or was not properly stretched.
Anyway, he decided that four bits was
all it was worth, and the traveller
frankly admitted the soundness of his
judgment, acknowledged that he had
received its value in the double fer
rage and forthwith started on his fifty
mile ride up the river to the nearest
point where it was fordable.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-01-27
She Gioated.

A Fort Fairfield (1e.) woman was
awakened at 3 one morning by furi-
GUS ring of the telephone in her house.
Feeling from the wildness of the ring
that somebody's house must be on fire
or that somebody was bleeding to
death, she scampered downstairs and
nervously seized the receiver, only to
hear a shrill soprano voice shrek: Got
your washin' done yet? Had mine out
half an hour ago"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-01-27

Mrs. Croft of Boston, made bequest
of $500, 900 for research relative to the
cause and cure of cancer. After four
years. investigation the physicians report
that drugs are useless, cancer is not
hereditary, superficial cancers can be
cured by the X-ray and others can be
cured by surgery if the operation is made
soon after the cancer appears.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-01-27

According to the New York Herald's
canvas of the United States Senate there
are Just seven republican Senators who
favor tariff revision, but adds there are
several more who can be whipped in by
the President by refusing them patronage.
This is practical politics.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-01-27

Mrs. Chadwick should have been in
coporrated under the laws of the State of
New Jersey and then her trust" methods
would never have been questioned.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-01-27
Quite the Contrary.

Woman of the House-You're not one
of these labor agitators, are you?
Goodman Gonrong with his mouth full
Of pie)-Not ma'am. I'm rest agita-
tor.-Exchange.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-01-27

Some one asks whether success is
most due to luck, pluck or brains. The
answer is easy-all three.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-01-27

'= and is the synonym for
strength and purity. 1t is sold
in almost all the civilized coun-
tries, of the globe.
If the cod fish became extinct
it would be a worldwide calam-
ity, because the oil that comes
from its liver surpasses all other
fats in nourishing and life-giving
properties. Thirty years ago
the proprietors of Scott's Emul-
sion found a way of preparing
cod liver oil SO that everyone can
take it and get the full value OF
the oil without the Objectionable
taste. Scott's Emulsion is the
best thing in the world for weak,
backward children, thin, delicate
people, and all conditions OF
wasting and lost strength.
| Send Tor free sample
SCOTT s. BOVINE, CHEMISTS
| 4oo-41s PEARL STREET, NEW YORK
SOC. and 800. All druggists.
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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-01-27

Nearly every great railroad company in
the country has representative in Wash
ington now and the amount of winning
and dining that these attorneys are doing
among the Interstate Commerce com
mitteemen who have charge of the prep
aration of the railroad freight rate bill, is
the Joy of all the hotels. The idea that
good wines and dinners have lost their
influence on our legislators is prevalent
one, but they are still employed and only
their dispensers can testify as to the re-
suit. Every day these attorneys for the
roads are before the committee giving
testimony against government rate max
ing and il is said the bill will be ready for
Congress by Monday at the latest. The
struggle for railway rate legislation will
then commence in earnest. 1t is CON
tended by the representatives of the rail
roads that the members of the two houses
IRE, with only a few exceptions, unin.
formed upon the subject of railroad
abuses and the legal reforms therefor.
They argue that Congress is merely en-.
deavoring TO answer the clamoroas de.
mands of shippers while there is really
no widespread public deuand for legis-
lation. However this may be there are
7everal weeks of hard work before Con
gress and the general impression is that
legislation cannot be effected in the pres
eut session.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-01-27
WASHINGTON LETTER.

The first statue of woman in the Cap
itol of the United States will be received
Friday when the State of Illinois will
present one of Frances E. Willard, the
distinguished reforuler. Appropriate ex
ercises will be held in Statuary Hall oil
the Capitol and speeches by some dis
tinguished men will be made. There
will be large representation of the
Women's Christian Temperance Union OF
which Miss Willard was an enthusiastic
supporter and other clubs working in the
interest of women's right to enfran-
chisement.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1905-10-27
HORSE TORTURE.
Sitting the NostrIs Is Not Ye. q
Wholly Obsolete Practice.

Shifting a horses nOstrls j. sill.
practlced IN some part, Of the world
as IN Persia, Mongolia and even in
northern Africa, and ponies with
sllt nusirils are often seen in the
lilmalayas and ~ Afghanstan. This
mutllailon Is re-orcd to in the er-
roncous belief that the horse can in-
fa.c more air when going al fast
lace and also that it prevents neigh
me q disqualification of much I'M
|poriantc during war or when 1t Is
desirable 70 travel as silently as
possible. Ii was practiced IN Hun
gary not long ago. # We are to ac-
cept as evidence the copy Of finish
ed sketch of a horses head by the
celebrated Zofani, given in Colonel
liamlton's work on horses. 1t is
rather surprising that the fashion
was not renewed in England. for two
or tire centuries ago TO prevent a
horse neighing it was recommended
to tie a wooden band around the
tongue. Markham saws:
If either when YOU are in service
IN the wars and would not be dis
covered or when upon any other oc-
casion YOU would not have your
horse to neigh or make a noise YOU
shall take a lyste (band) Of wooden
cloth and I've il fast in many folds
about the middle Of your horses
tongue. and believe il. SO long az the
tongue Is 50 tycd 80 long the horse
can by no means neigh or make any
extraordinary noise with his voice,
Us hath often been tried and approx
ed Of.
\ very barbarous and useless up
Grafton for the prevention of STUN
bling in horse Wls flslion- BE to-
ward the end Of the seventeenth
anl beginning of the eighteenth cen
turic-. This was the exposure Of
the tendon Of a muscle that assist
IN diiating the nostrils and twisting
il around two or three Times when ID
was divided. "in doing this ,on
shall see the horse bring his hinder
.egs to iii fore icgS almost when
ron have thus pulled and turned the
lncw two or three times. such
will give some idea Of the
pain the animal experienced during
he senselc-s operation. ~ London
Standard
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1905-10-27
Why the Tenor Was Fined.

The late Judge cBif') Hall OF
Chicago took great delight in tell
ing the following story Of Punch
Wheeler:
Wheeler, at that time the advance
agent Of a minstrel company, had
returned to New York before the
close Of the theatrical season, and a
friend, meeting him on Broadway,
asked him how he had found busi-
hess.
Very bad" said punch" so
bad that the only way we could pay
the members Of the troupe was to
ine them. 1t worked splendidly.
TOO, and by the time we reached
Texas the manager had squared up
with the whole company excepting
the first tenor, who was such a prop
er chap that there was no chance To
lind fanlt with his actions. AT Gal
weston Mr.. Tenor sang for his solo
The Lighthouse bv tho Sea and for
an encore responded with over the
Hills to the Poorhousc.' That gave
The boss the opportunity he was
looking for, and he levied on the
songster's salary for the entire
amount-frst, for telling the busi-
ness we were playing to. and, sec
ond, for giving away the route Of
the show" Judge.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1905-10-27
The Chinese WAY.

In China the entire family is held
responsible for the acts of any of its
members, and for certain offenses,
such a. an attempt on the life of the
emperor. all are executed, even to
the babe in arms. The tepaom or
dean Of the village, elected by uni
versal suffrage, i responsible for the
conduct Of the families Of his DO
main. The subprefect. prefect. gov
ernor and viceroy are all responsible
in different degrees. An inundation
and a famine are laid at the door OF
the governor or the viccrov. who arc
"fathcr ard mother to the people,"
A number Of wears ago a mandarin
was murdered BY soldiers. A. a re-
suit thirtv-three functionaries-pre-
feet, subprefects and superintend-
ents-wcre declared responsible and
behcadcd and the governor and
treasurer Of the province were ex-
ilpb
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1905-10-27
Wanted Hanging.

Douglas Jerrold. the famous hu-
morist and satirist, and Henry
Compton, the well known comedian,
figure in capital story told in
a memoir of the latter celebrity.
The two men were on intimate
terms Of friendship and one morn
ing went to view the pictures in n
certain gallery. On entering the
anteroom they found themselves op-
posite a number Of very long look
ing glasses. Pausing before one of
these, Compton remarked to Jer-
rold:
you've come here to admir-,
works Of art Very well, feast you
ewes on that work Of nature point
ing to his own figure reflected in the
glass look at il, there's a picture
for you,n
YES" said Jerrold. regarding it
intently, very fine indeed. Wants
hanging, though" :"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1905-10-27
Autograph csIIsetor,s Method.

II am getting up, SAID the min
ister, "a new depdftment-the auto
graphs OF famous living poets. So
far / have done well. Alfred Aus
tin. stephen Phillips, Madison Ca
wen, " d. Yeats and several 9TH
ers have sent me admirable letters" "
How do Won get such great men
TO write to you:"
Very easily. compose a poem,
sign il WIKI a poets name and get
it printed in our local paper Then
| send marked copy of the paper
to the bard concerned along with a
letter asking If he really is the au-
thor of the cited lines Promptly
by return mail get a white hot let
ter Of denial. ~ 1t. Louis Globe
Democrat.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1905-10-27
The REAL SAHARA.
How the Vast Desert Appears to the
Caravan Traveller.

Z The Sahara b not at all a. pop
ular belief picture, il, vast plaln
Of moving sand. dotted here and
there with fertile oases, somewhat
like leopard's skin. From Tunis
westward 1t Is a vast depression OF
sand and clay not much above sea
level, IN some parts perfectly level,
IN Others hilly, with low depressions
containing water saltier than the
sea, which generally evaporates,
leaving coatisg Of brilliant crys-
tals which appear like snow in the
distance The rivers from the Aures
mountains on the north serve to ir-
rgatc the oa-e> of the Ziban. Some
times they flow above the surface,
bat often below it There is a fasci-
nation about the desert that is in
de>cribablo and that none can un-
der,tand unless they have spent sew
eral weeks with a caravan. At times
the heat 4 very great, but, being
perfectly dry. il does not enervate
as our humid atmosphere does at a
temperature 40 degrees lower. Near
midday the desert appears to be a
molten sea Of dazzling. vibrating
light. Now and then the mirage
appears. and the tired ewes of the
stranger are refreshed with Visions
Of beautiful lakes near the horizon.
even sometimes Of trees and moving
caravans Alas. This is a case
where seeing j. not believing. After
many di-appointments Of this kind
the canels suddenly raise their
heads and snuff the air through
their curIously formed nostrils and
move at a quicker pace, instinct tell
Ing them that water Is near. In the
far distance a low black line indicat-
ed palm trees, and in few hours
the oasis Of Sidi Okba appeared, dis
tincfly relieving the doubtref those
who feared il was only a mirage.
Our dIagoman kicked off his slip
pers and climbed very nimbly up a
fine palm 10 get some of the luscious
fruit growing at the top.-D. r.
Elmcndorf in Scribncr's.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1905-10-27
Helpful Liltle Brother.

Admiral Evans 81 a dinner at
Narragansett sand apropos of dis
appointment:
The poor fellows feelings in this
misfortune must have resembled
those Of a Young planter whom !
knew in my youth In Virginia.
The young man was in love With
a girl Of great beauty. She bad
many suitor,. and to all Of them
she was more partial than to my
friend. But he. though snubbed
continually. remained very faithful.
"One Sunday evening when he
called the girls little brother ad-
mitted him. The younrster led him
into the parlor, went upstairs to an
nounce his name and then, return
ing, said:
"'Sit down. Mr.. Sparker. She
will see YOU in a few minutes.
81 am glad Of that. was afraid
she might ask to he excused. a. She
has done 50 often before
"'No fear Of that this time. |
PLAYED trick on her said the little
brother.
"'liow was that Sparker asked.
why said the lad. i pretended
yoT were some one else. '"-Kansas
City Journal.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1905-10-27

innkeepcr, and as he sat at tabli
with some friend in the i'm \,
poured a lot Of vinegar and pepper
into glass Of beer before him.
Then Perley made a horribl,
face and roarcd out:
Dreadful. lt's a shame This
is not beer 1t is poison.
Pale with rage, the landlord hur-
ried in.
What's the matter with YOU
Perlcy: he said. That beer i all
right.
IAN right, is it?' said Perley
winhing at his companion. Well
just taste it and See il its all right.
The landlord put the full glass
Of doctorcd beer to his lips. He
drained the vile mixture to the last
drop. Then. determined to stand
up for himself at all costs, he said
An excellent glass Of beer.
mover tasted a better" ~ Kansas
CITY journal.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1905-10-27
Removing Grease Spots.

For removing grease from wool
on or silk dress try sprinkling the
spot with warmed -four. Rub the
surface quite hard. then brush the
-four off and repeat the process. The
spot will gradually disappear.
French chalk may also be used for
removing grease. Rub the spot we'll
with the chalk and then hang the
garment in dark closet for a few
lays. II the spot has not entirely
disappeared repeat the process.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1905-10-27

Goldsmith and Boswell and John
son having met al the usual hour at
the~chop house. Boswell observed
that hc had just encountered the
Prince Of Wales on the street.
"Do YOU think asked Gold
smith. turning to Johnson. "that
the Prince Of Wales will ever be
king ~
at is impossible" retorted the
great doctor. utterly impossible"
"Why do YOU think so:" asked
Boswell.
"Why, condemn YOU" roared the
doctor, getting red in the face.
"Why, because, sir, the minute no
Eets to be king he ceases to be Prince
Of Wales -
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1905-10-27

Lcng i-4hoa mere AE.s been dis
cussn- tnc ma,,er 81 wife beating
IN The London press. lie saws thai
"a strap Is preferable 10 either the
hand or the poaer, a.. while il causes
much pain and has therefore good
corrective qualities. il leaves little
mark and is never likely to lead to
trouble with the coroners jury. The
whole moral effect Of the correction
is lost. saws he, if the police are
called in. "Nlagistratee," he con
cludes. 20 40 them justice, are near
ly always kindly and sympathetic 10
husbands who DO their work with d
reasonable amount of tact and dis
cretion. They are not too particu-
lar about a black eve or a little
blood or an occasional broken rib"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1905-10-27
Apple Cream.

Peel. core and slice one and a hall
pounds Of sharp cooking apples. Put
them in an cnamclcd pan with half
a cup Of water. two tablcspoonful-
Of sugar AMI the grated rnd of one
lcHon. Stew till soft and then beat
well with. an cgg whisk. Whip up
half a pint Of thick cream till stiff,
-tir in the apples and color pale
pink with a few drops Of liquid
cochincal Heap up in a glass dish
and sprinkle with chopped almonds.
GarniSh with apricot jam.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1905-10-27
Josh BILLINGS.

Josh Billings in Ills Sayings"
is66l wrote the following declara-
ton "To Dcaken Uriah Billings
man Of mcnny virtues and sum
Vices this book IL completely dedi-
cated-and may he have the
strength to stand this own neph-
ew. Joshua Billings.' And in the
same volume the author says to the
reader Tired litcly. dear reader,
Tor the way is ruff. This book waz
got up tew sell. but if it don't prove
lew be a sell | shan't worry about it.
y. Billings
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1905-10-27
A Smart Girl.

"She told me She had made a
,tudy Of palmistrv.'
"Well,
"Well. she offered TO read my
palmi and ! let her
"Naturallv."
"And then she told me was go
ing to suffer a disappointment IN
love, but would get over it and mar
ry a poor girl
"What did you say"
"What could | say? She's rich,
md 7 had intended to propose to her
hat very evening