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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-05-11
THE LOST CHORDS.
And "Sound of a Great Amen" From
the Oruan Loft.

the organ LOTT.
The congregation of Ballynafeign
Methodist Church, near Belfast, was
treated to something beyond the or
binary round of devotional exercises
on Sunday.
Lately the relations between the
organist AID the members of the
church had become strained owing
to the introduction of innovations into
the service (the singing of the 'Sev-
en-F'old Amen" among others), which
was strongly objected to.
During last week the organist was
politely informed that ne must either
discontinue his revolutionary" meth
DDS or make room for a successor.
This ultimatum was, it is said, treat
ed with quiet contempt. Those in
authority thereupon resolved upon
drastic measures. On Sunday last,
when the musician presented himself
at the church, he found every door
closed and the worshippers assembled
in knots outside.
He persuaded the sexton to allow
him to enter the church, and at once
proceeded to his place in the organ
loft, only to find that new lock had
been fitted to the organ and the by
draulic pressure cut off.
At this moment the minister ar
rived, accompanied by the remainder
of his flock, among whom was the
new organist. After a brief consulta-
ton an old pedal organ was wheeled
out in front of the pulpit, the choir
formed up around it, and the service
was commenced.
Meanwhile the solitary figure in the
organ Loft remained in his seat. At
the close of the first hymn, it is stat
ed, he gave vent to more than usually
vigorous Amen" in which he was
joined by number of the congrega-
ton. This called forth strong de-
predatory observations from the cler-
gyman, and at the close of the sec
ond hymn the lonely figure aloft was
permitted to sing solitary Amen"
Four hymns in all were sung, and at
the end OF each "the sound of a great
Amen" issued from the organ loft.
At the evening service, long before
the usual hour, the new organist. had
taken his seat at the Carnegie organ,
and when mis- predecessor arrived on
the scene he found his successor &C.
lively manipulating the keys. The
deposed musician attempted to make
his way to his old place, but was pre-
vented and ultimately took seat in
the body of the caurch.-London
Daily News.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-05-11
A Change Of Clothing.

Gustave Anderson, a prisoner in
the Workhouse. died of pneumonia
because of the rapid change to the
prison suit from an enormous
amount of clothing he wore when re-
ceived. When told to disrobe he
startled the guards by removing sew
en- caps.
Then he added to their amazement
by taking off six coats, two vests,
five pairs of trousers, four shirts, and
two undershirts. His shoes were
stuffed with straw. Soon after he
donned the Workhouse garb he was
seized with pneumonia, which result
ed in his death. He was sent to the
Workhouse on the charge of vagran-
cy, and his home is not known.-Tuc-
son (Arizona) Citizen.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-05-11

TTy
There's q victory yonder awaiting the
chap
Who greets with laugh every down
ing mishap.
VINO loses the game with CLINT in
his eye,
Who fights as he loses and dies full
of try.
who tackles the ladder with vim and
with bounce,
And laughs when he lands at the foot
with jounce;
Who tightens his belt and with never
a sigh
Keeps falling and falling with heart
full of try.
He isn't defeated wno dies in the
fight,
If he had but lived he'd have finished
all right.
It was fate stilled his laugh, and en-
deavor put by,
While his jaw was firm set and his
heart full of try.
And know that up yonder when he
has cashed in
The loser will head many fellows
who win;
For we're judged when we win to our
homes in the sky
Not by our success, but the strength
of our try.
-H0IISt0-l Post
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-05-11
RurrER pREsERvAT1yE.

Preserving butter sweet for con-
siderable time is one of the rare
things to do This method mas been
used with great success and is first
class preservative. 1t is inexpensive
and easily prepared. Use two parts
of the best common salt, one part
sugar cnd one part saltpeter, beat
them up together and blend the whole
carefully. Take one ounce of this
mixture, work it we'll into the mass
and close it up for use. The butter
thus cured should stand from three
weeks to a month before it is used.
The butter will be found sweet and
nice.-M A. Morehead, N. Webster,
Ind
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-05-11
THE IMPROVED FARM.

The man who has farm that is
continually improving is generally the
man who makes study of the ferti-
LIKING problem. He posts himself on
all matters pertaining to soil improve
ment and knows only too well how the
different leguminous crops will col
lect nitrogen and store it up for MIN
in the soil; just what crops will sup
ply the humus, etc., and practices a
system of rotation that improves
rather than impoverishes his land.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-05-11
THE DRY BARNARD.

While the paved barnyard is fine
if one can afford it the expense is
unnecessary if one is willing to use
a little brains. little muscle and con-
siderable gravel. In the first place fill
up the holes and get the yard level;
then cart gravel until there is enough
to pack the stuff down firmly from
the center to the edges all around
and have the cutters outside the barn
yard fence
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-05-11
DAIRY NOTES.

Over-ripe cream, too much churning
and over-working are three general
faults in butter-making.
The feed should be good and free
from aromatic substances. If these
aromatic foods are used they should
be employed according to those meth
DDS which will not cause odors OF
f1avors to appear in the milk.
Close attention to details is neces-
sary in order to produce two tubs Of
butter exactly alike in quality. A
change in the food will affect the
milk and butter and so will any mis-
take in keeping and ripening the
cream and in churnilg. The food also
favors the butter, as wild onions have
been obstacles in that respect. Lack
of cleanliness also affects the quality
of butter
Eight gallons of water, per day is
the average quantity required for a
cow and the milk given is about 81
per cent. water. In some pastures
there is no water, the COWS being sup.
piled night and morning, which forces
each COW to drink four gallons at a
time in order to be supplied. AS tle
COW does not know that she must
drink four gallons, she may use less
and she will reduce her milk supply
accordingly.
Feed the cows as regularly as you
milk them.
Beware of big horn and a feshy
udder on mich COW; they are bal
points.
If you want to make the straw
stack benefit the COW, put some of it
under her for bedding.
Let the COW frisk in the open air
once in a while; continuous stable
life is not good for her.
Hay green in color and sweet il
taste is the only quality that is fitted
for cow in milk to eat.
Beauty or color does not make the
worth of the COW, but the amount OF
milk she yields and it's quality meas
ure her value.
Do not kick the COW because you
are angry; go and kick the barn door
or the milking stool instead until you
recover your senses. A few lessons
will break you of the kicking habit.
BARLEY AS FEED FOR HOGS.
In Denmark they look upon barley
as the best feed for good bacon. The
grain is we'll cooked and fed with
roots and an occasional ration of I'M
cooked barley is given to sharpen the
appetite. The hogs are given plenty
of room for range and exercise and
no attempt is made to fatten them;
on the contrary the effort is made to
increase the weight by feeding for
the development of those portions of
the animal which are made into bacon
and they claim from experience that
barley is well adapted for that pur-
pose. In this country, after a pig
reaches rs or 100 pounds almost any
thing is given it in the way of feed.
Some of our packers have been adj
vocating keeping hogs until they are
eight or ten months old as a help to
produce the firm bacon, but if fed
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-05-11

A unique newspaper has made its
appearance at Zurich, Switzerland.
Its object is to supply list of en-
gagged couples to tradesmen for bust
ness purposes.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-05-11

right hog may be- put on the mar.
ket at six months old. In many in
stances the value of roots has been
underestimated, but they certainly
help to keep the hogs in good condi-
ton and prevent them from becoming
too fat when young. Without roots
it is difficult for them to grow rapid
ly without getting fat. Fed on some
thing bulky they will grow and at the
same time not become very fat.-Tne
Epitomist.
KEEPING BEES I'm THE ORCHARD.
We have our beehives in the or
chard, as we found that both bees
and fruit trees profted by this con-
junction. 1t was thought that the
bees were the offenders wnen we saw
punctured and decayed fruit, but bees
cannot and do not mar the skin OF
sound fruit. The depredators were
found to be either birds or insects,
or some other enemy, that did the
damage first, and then the bees took
their turn at the decayed fruit to
extract the juices. The bees are the
principal agents in carrying pollen
from blossom to blossom, thus adding
largely to the quality of the fruit.
These matters are becoming better
understood and other beekeepers are
realizing the value of keeping their
hives in the orchard. The spraying
of fruit trees should be done before
the blossoms are open, as the pol
sonous liquids used to kill obnoxious
insects can then do no other harm
The practice of spraying when the
trees were in full bloom not only de-
stroys the insects, but the honey bee
as well, and does more narm than
good. Failing an orchard, try a locust
grove to keep the hives in or buck
wheat patch and fields of white clov-
er to feed the bees.-American Agri-
culturist.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-05-11

One hundred and twenty-five women
at the Society of Polictical Study tn
New York City, decided that nom
support is a mans greatest sin
against the marriage contract, and
therefore a wife's chief cause for di-
vorce. Despite her Wanted enamel
patton woman still exploits her lead
ing-strings.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-05-11

Says the New York Sun: There
are diseases of which the general
public knows little or nothing which
in their results are as disastrous to
life, to health and to happiness as Is
consumption, which, on account OF
its destructiveness, mas been justly
named "the Great White Plague"
Should they not be taught to realize
the gravity, of these constantly in
creasing dangers which threaten our
modern social organization? Plain
speech is sometimes necessary. Can
one doubt for a moment that If man
kind were aware of the fact that 80
per cent. of all cases of focomotoI
ataxia and most of the paralytic at
tacks, that flammatory diseases pecu'
liar to women, at least so per cent
of all the operations known in gyneco-
logy, as well as so per cent. of all
the blindness In infancy and child
hood, were due to these Diseases
transmitted by men as result OF i'm
moral sexual association. can one be
lieve for a moment that with this
knowledge in mind the public would
not take steps to lessen the possibtlt
ties of these infections?
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-05-11

Hereafter criminals whom the law
adjudges shall be killed in New Jer-
sey will be electrocuted. This is the
method of capital punishment now
enforced in New York, Ohio, Massa
chusetts and Mississippi. There has
been dispute as to the comparative
suffering where death is occasioned
by electrical shock and hanging, but
it is a controversy that must remain
unsettled. Dead men tell no tales.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-05-11

The Chicago Chronicle makes t.lis
suggestion: Why not assemble all the
euthanasia cranks who wish to kill
off the old and ''incurable" people
in one inclosure and all the cranks
who are. producing schemes for the
abolition of death in another inclos-
ure, organize them into football
teams and then turn them loose and
let them proceed to exterminate one
another in true football style?
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-05-11

The sport on the diamond attracts
through no side issue of the betting
book or of purses for events. Its
appeal is made, declares the New
York World, by the measurement OF
man against man in strength, skill
and quickness. Men who play for Chi
cago or Boston one year are cheerec
as heartily on appearing for New
York or Pittsburg another year. Inc
game is national. the interest very
human. The name on the uniform
shirt stands only for local color.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-05-11

To overcome the temptation o.
boys especially to gloat over bloot
and-thunder novels, the New Yor-
city board of education is establishing
suitable libraries for the classes in
the public schools. There are now
5000 of these class Libraries going
with an average of 35 books each.
The idea is that where good reading
is placed within easy reach the young
mind will naturally take to it and
not go farther for something worse,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-05-11

A grain and cattle merchant Of
Chicago predicts that nearly half
million settlers from the United
States will enter Canada this year
The influence of American settlers in
Canada's great Northwest is almost
certain to react in favor of closer
trade relations between the two coun-
tries whatever political effects it may
have.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-05-11

A generation ago Mr. Parton pre-
dicted that the coming man would
neither smoke nor drink Yet, Ia
ments the Philadelphia Record, the
internal revenue collections of the
United States Government increase
apace, and instead of giving up his
vices, man is reputed to have been
Joined nv woman
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-29
Theodore Spencer Dead.

Theodore Spencer, vice president, general
manager and one of the directors of the
Bell Telephone Company of Philadelphia,
and of the Delaware and Atlantic Teie-
graph Company, died suddenly of acute
Brights disease Saturday evening at his
residence in Philadelphia. Mr.. Spencer was
born at Fort Smelling. Mimi. in 1870. and
was the eldest son of the late William
A. Spencer, surgeon in the United States
army during the civil war. Graduating
from the Massachusetts Institute of Tech
nology in 1891 as an electrical engineer,
Mr. Spencer entered the service OF the
General Electric Company at Lynn and
later was employed by the American Bell
Telephone Company in Boston. He was
AIKEN I'll last Wednesday. but it was not
considered serious, so that his sudden
ieath Saturday evening Will be a shock to
his relatives and his many friends. He
caves widow. the daughter of the late
Nalho Frazier. and two children.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-29
The World Of
Finance and Trade
THE COTTON MARKETS.

NEW YORK. January 29.-rhe cotton
market opened steady at an advance of ga
10 points on the old crop months and un-
changed on later positions the advances be-
ing due to higher cables than expected and
continued reports of good trade demand.
There was more long cotton for sale, how
ever, and shortly after the call prices eased
off to about the closing figures of Satur-
day.
Trading was not particularly active and
there did not seem much aggressive selling
for short account, but the market acted
very nervous and unsettled and New Or
leans was seller here.
AT midday the market was very weak and
unsettled under increased liquidation and
aggressive bear pressure, with prices down
to new low level for the movement or about
Z points under Saturdays finals
Spot quiet; middling uplands ITO; mid
ding gulf 1875
Estimated receipts at the ports today 81
900 bales, against II 792 last week and 3D.
3IS last year. For the week 100 900 bales
against 111,OS5 last week and 150eO5 last
year. Todays receipts at New Orleans 1884
bales, against 1852 last year and at Hous-
ton, 4,s59 bales, against 1854 last year
Futures opened steady. January, Ills;
FEBRUARY. lilo; March, 11.25; May, 1136;
July, II .43; August, 11.23 bid; October, 1858
Today's Cotton Summary.
Quotations furnished by Atwood Violet & Co.,
meMoers New York and New Orleans cotton ex-
changes. Washington office, No. 713 14th St NV
NEW YORK COTTON ESCuANcE
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-29
Liverpool Prices.

LIVERPOOL. January 29-Cotton-Spot,
good business done; prices one point lower;
American middling fair, SCI: good mid
ding, G.27; middling, Gil; low middling,
5.95; good ordinary, SIT; ordinary, $751;
The sales of the day were II 600 bales, of
which 1000 were for speculation and ex-
port and included 1880 American. Re-
ceipts, 5000 bales Including 1900 Ameri-
can. Futures opened easier and closed
easy; American middling g.o.c. January
5.93; January and February, 5.93; Febru-
airy and March, 5.9S; March and April. $685.
April and May 500; May and June 6O1 ;
June and July, Cos: July and August. 6O4;
October, $40: October and November, $50;
November and December, 566.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-29
THE BALTIMORE MARKETS.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

BALTIMORE, Md, January 2s-wHEAT-
Weak; spot, contract, S4aS4s; January S4aS4k !;
February. S4lsas4as: March, S5Aas5l3; May s7L;
steamer No. red, 1sAa7s1a; receipts 96s bushels
southern on grade, 1SaS4
CoRN-Weak; spot. 47a4a477s January, ARIA
AIS; February, 475sa4s: March. 4sha4s&; May
49Aa49le; July, 492.; steamer mixed. 463sa 1871 :
receipts, 291,757 bushels: exports 80 600 bushels
southern white corn, 42a4SI4; southern yellow corn
42a4S.
OATS-Quet; No. 2 white, 36I5a37; No 8 white
3a12a36; No mixed, S5a35A; receipts, 49, 293
bushels.
RYE-Steady: No 2 western 72a73 export, 75a76
domestic; receipts. 8516 bushels
HAY Easier; No. timothy, IA so asked; No.
clover mixed. II 00a12:5O
GRAIN FREIGHTS-Steady; steam to Liverpool
per bushel, Pad January; Cork for orders, per
quarter IS, 10lad. February.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-29

During the snow storm, a couple of
weeks ago, Charles Beasley's hands got
cold. He found pair of gloves belonging
to Samuel Cooper in Reds saloon, at the
corner OF I'D street and Pennsylvania ave-
nue. northwest, and. 1t is said, appropriated
them. Saturday Mr.. Cooper saw Beasley
wearing the gloves. Precinct Detective Cox
of the third precinct learned of the matter
and arrested Beasley. Judge Kimball had
the case up for consideration today in the
Police Court and fined Beasley SO, with
thirty days in Jail the equivalent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-29
Vaccination for Cancer,

At public assembly of the Academy of
Medicine at Brussels the result of the work
of DIR. Jacobs in cancer research was an
nounced by Prof. van Ermenghem, who de-
clared that cancer had now been proved
conclusively to be of bacterial origin. DIR.
Jacobs concludes that the treatment must
be vaccination. He declares that the treat
ment OF the disease has ceased to be blind
experiment and has entered the scientific
domain and is becoming positive. He as
serts that by a long series of experiments
on the composition of blood he found the
laws governing the administration of can
Ger serum, which is derived from the can
Ger microbe itself. The serum must never
be applied except by the most expert hands
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-29
THE STATEHOOD BILL
REPORTED TO SENATE WITH
AMENDMENTS.

The statehood bill. which was acted upon
favorably by the Senate committee on ter
ritories last Friday, was reported to the
Senate today, with a number of amend
ments. none Of which is regarded as of such
Importance as to make any difficulty in
having the House agree to It should the
measure be passed by the Senate in its
present form.
Senator Beveridge is very confident that
he will be successful in this session in see
ing the bill passed by the Senate The re-
alignment of the forces for and against the
bill. as result Of partial change in the
membership Of the Senate since statehood
was before that body. causes leaders in ia
vor of the bill as it has passed the House to
feel confident that it will be acted upon by
the Senate without changing any material
provision.
Bill to Be Fought.
1t is just as certain. however, that the
bill is to be fought in the Senate, and that
the opposition will be characterized by quite
as much energy as was shown in the last
Congress. The opponents of the bill are not
putting out any great claims as to what
they will be able to do with 1t, but at the
same time there are conferences going on
among democrats and republicans who are
opposed to the bill in its present form that
measure will be impossible
mere is general approval, as was the case
In the last Congress, of the feature of the
Dill which makes Oklahoma and Indian
territory a joint state. There is no inten-
t1on on the part Of any one, so far as is
known, to make any fight on. that PROPOSE
tfon
Opposition will line up against the ad-
mission of New Mexico and Arizona as
one state, and this opposition will proba-
Oily De ready to make concession if the
advocates of the bill will be willing to al
low New Mexico and Arizona to vote sep
arately for the admission of the two ter
ritories as single state.
One or Two States.
There has also been some talk about
having New Mexico and Arizona vote as
to whether these two territories shall be
made one or two states. Such an amend
ment, however, would be resisted to the
utmost by the advocates of the bill. as 1t
is fully assured, 1t is said, that, were they
to have that opportunity, there would be
no doubt they would vote in favor Of two
states. Should they merely vote on
proposition to have one state Of the two
territories, or to have no action at all, the
result Of the vote would be far more
doubtful, and many of those who favor the
bill believe there will be no question that
they would vote in favor of statehood.
The bill as 1t passed the House provided
that the people of the two territories
should vote Jointly on the question of
whether they should be admitted to state
hood.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-29
Fire at Newport Tanning Station.

A brief telegram was received at the
Navy Department this morning from the
training station at Newport saying that a
fire had destroyed the detention building,
in which We're stored a few boats. There
were slight damages, the telegram said,
to other buildings. 1t is estimated here
that the detention building was worth
nearly 100000. A detailed report is ex-
pected by mail.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-29
Washington Stock Exchange.

Sales.-Regular CALL, II o'clock noon-Washington
Gas As, $500 at 10415.
Nor. and Wash. Steamboat SIS, $500 at 11Ols,
81, 800 at 110S.
Potomac Elec. 1t. IS. 81. 900 at 1851
Capital Traction, 20 at 1857.
Washington Rwy and Flee pfd.. so at 90 80
Mt 80. so at 90Ih (buyer 6O), 4 at 80. 2 at 90.
Washington Rwy. and Eiec; CON-, so at 4219. 80
at 42l2, 25 at 429s, so at 42l5.
National Safe Deposit and Trust, 10 at 1895,
10 at 1898. 10 at 1898, 20 at 1899
Washington Gas, l at 81.
American Security and Trust Rights, 10 at 24
Ianston Monotype, 100 at IA.
American Graphophone CON-, 200 at 81.
After call-Washington Rwy. and Elec. com, so
at 42M.
Ianston Monotype, 100 at IA.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-29
FOREIGN BANK BUSINESS.

PARIS, January 29-Three per cent
rentes, 80 francs J2A centimes for the ac-
count. Exchange on London. % francs 12is
confines for checks.
BERLIN. January 29.--Exchange on Lon
don, 20 marks 49A pfennigs for checks.
Discount rates-Short bills. 21a per cent.
three-months bills, 3S per cent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-29
THE GRAIN MARKETS.

CHICAGO, January 29.-Largely increased
world shipments of wheat sent May off to
Sila here today the market rallying later
to S49s.
May corn on selling by commission houses
and cash interests eased off to 437sa44
Free selling of oats sent May off to 3OLa
30l5.
May provisions opened strong. pork at
14.OIl2. lard at I.15 and ribs at 7.52n to I.55