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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-05-25
PARcHED POPCORN.
It's Made of Sweet Corn and Has the
Good Old Fashioned Sound.

It's Made of Sweet Corn and Has the
Good Old Fashioned Sound.
When the sweet corn commences
to ripen in the garden select several
fine ears having large firm grains
and let these ears remain just as
they are on the stalks to ripen.
When they are quite dry remove
from the corn stalks without disturb
ing the husks, bind into punches with
a strip of muslin and hang away in
the attic in dry place. After a few
weeks, according to What to Eat, the
corn will be ready for parching, and
then this new sort of popcorn may
be enjoyed.
Place an iron spider or frying pan
over the fire, and turn into it cup
full or two of the corn, which should
be husked and removed from the ear
lust before using; the fire must not
be too hot. and the corn must be
stirred frequently with a long fork,
or it may scorch. After a time the
grains will have pulled up until they
are almost round and will turn deli
cate brown color, when they are
done.
Turn the parchcd corn into large
bowl and pour over it some melted
butter, stirring the corn kernels about
so they will be buttered evenly as
one buffers ordinary popcorn; salt
the corn as soon as buttered and the
corn is ready to eat. This dainty
may be called "parched popcorn" to
distinguish it from ordinary popcorn.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-05-25

New YORK City.-The pony" jacket
is an established favorite for the young
girls as well as for their elders and
suits them singularly we'll. This one
is simplicity itself, yet smart in the
extreme, and is adapted both to suit
ings and to the separate wrap of gen.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-05-25
noM.ExpLosIvE OIL CAN.

AutoI obilists and insurance men
will be interested in the non-explosiye
oil can shown in the accompanying il
lustration. The feature Of this can
which renders it non-explcsive is per-
forated zinc tube. placed in the filing
hole. Inside this tube is smaller
tube, of the same material, and treated
in the Same manner. Wire gauze sep
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-05-25

figure, while the fronts are tucked at
the shoulders only, providing soft fui-
ness below, and the trimming is applied
over indicated lines. The sleeves are
among the favorites of the season, with
deep fitted cuffs, above which they are
moderately full. If three-quarter
length is desired the cuffs can be
omitted and the sleeves finished with
bands that fit the arms.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-05-25
Ribbona on stvIieh Govna.

Never have Powered and brocade rib
bons played such an important part in
a rousseau, says the New York Tele-
gram. Not only are broad, fanciful
ones being worn as sashes and trim
ming on white gowns for the South,
but yelling and silk dresses for spring
are quite elaborately trimmed, and
whole waists even are made up from
the bright silk sash ribbons.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-05-25
ParasoIs of Lingerie.

Imported lingerie parasols have in
sets of lace and embroidery, some all
over embroAdSxy and edged with small
Laos yssfllee!
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-05-25

A railway is to be built to the region
where the Mocha coffee grows. 1t
will extend from Hodeidah, on the
Red Sea, to Sannaa, the largest city
in southern Arabia. with population
Of $4,000.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-16

forts: The thought was too horrible. lIpe
drawers of his escritoire and the safe that
stood in his library revealed nothing TO
our eager eyes. A foraging party, dis
patched to the ministry OF finance (where,
by the way. they did not find Don Anto-
MO or his fair daughter). returned with
the discouraging news that nothing was
visible but ledgers and bills. In deep
detection l threw myself into his excel
lency's chair with the doleful reflection
that this pleasure seemed all / was likely
to get out of the business. The Colonel
stood modify with his back TO the fire
place, looking at me as If | were respon-
sible for the state of things.
At this point in came the Signorina.
We greeted her gloomily, and she was as
startled as ourselves at the news of the
Presidents escape; at the same time l
thought | detected an undercurrent of re-
lief. When, however, we went on TO
break to her the nakedness of the land,
she stopped US at once.
oh, you stupid men, you haven't look
ed in the right place. 1 suppose you ex-
pected to find it laid out for you on the
dining room table. Come with me-"
We followed her into the room where
Carr lay. He was awake, and the Sig
norma went and asked him how he was
Then she continued:
I'VE shall have to disturb you for q
few minutes, Mr. Carr"
(To be continued.)
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-16
Edwin Markham's Faith,

Writing of what Life Means to Me,
in the Cosmopolitan, Edwin Markham,
the poet, tells how he passed through "a
chaos of creeds and doubts" to the con-
viction that humanity is the core Of re-
ligion, the core of the spiritual fact" 1t
was then easy to see that fraternity in
action is the hottest of al ideas-is the
spirit of all gospels and the fulfllment
of a.! revelations" As a consequence
The Hebrew old clothes of religion were
carted away to the dust heap, and little
was left but the radiant Indignation of
Isaiah and the mar:yr-loye of Jesus" He
reached at the same time the knowledge
that genuine Christianity is the final re-
lignon, resting upon the impregnable rock
of humanitarian principle" He believes
that imam realizes himself only when he
Identifies his life with the common life.''
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-16
Belt Kept His Word.

Here's little story told about the
late Alfred Belt We like to think that
il is true, whether it is or not:
Mr.. Belt was said 10 be much averse
to the marriage of young men in his
employ. In 1894 his secretary asked
for holiday to get married. Mr.. Bet
replied: IF you get married 1 shan't
want your services any more. You can't
then serve me as l want to be served,
and you can't look after your wife as
you ought to if you serve me properly.
Come in later and let me know what
you are going to do" Next dag the
secretary explained that he had deter
mined to wed. His services were dis
pensed with then and there, but just
before the wedding Mr.. Belt sent for
him, wished him success, and handed
him an envelope, not to be opened unit:
after the wedding. 1t contained a check
for $4,000 and a nole admiring the
young mans courage.-Boston Globe.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-16
Passengers for Train.

The average number of passengers
in each railroad train in the United
States in 1904 was 5.23 This repre-
sents growth from about 80 train in
$685. but is still far below the devel-
opment attained abroad In 1898 Ger
many carried an average of II persons
in each train, and India had the large
figure of 1S9. The development Of the
electric railway in the United States
and the frequent train service help to
keep down the average. On each of the
$4,000 miles of railway in 1904 there
were carried on an average of 104, 1913
passengers. That is to say, the aggre-
gate passenger mileage of the country,
according to the Railway World, divid-
ed by the mileage of the track gives
the figure named. In Germany, as far
back as 1898, this figure was $4,000
persons; in France it was 2S3,000 in
1897; in India, 2S9.000, and in Aus
tria, 214,000. The figures for Great
Britain are not obtainable.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-16
CHAPTER Xv.-(Continued.)

C11@AI LII y AOOl1+AAUCA.t
Thus far the Signorina. I must beg to
call special attention to the closing lines
of her narrative. But before l relate
the very startling occurrence 10 which
she refers, we must return to the bar
racks, where, it viii be remembered, mat
tiers were in a rather critical condition.
When the officers saw their mess room
suddenly filed with armed men, and
heard the alarming order issued by the
Colonel, their attention was efectually
diverted from me. They crowded togeth-
er On one side of the table, facing the
Colonel and his men on the other. As
sisted by the two men sent TO my aid, L
seized the opportunity TO push my way
through them and range myself by the
side of my leader. After a moment $
pause the Colonel began:
The last thing we should desire, gen
tlemen," he said, SIS to resort to force.
But the time for explanation is short.
The people of Aureataland have ar last
risen against the tyranny they have so
long endured. General Nottingham has
proved a traitor to the cause of freedom ;
he won his position in the name OF I'D
erty; he has used it to destroy liberty.
The voice of the people has declared him
to have forfeited his high Office. The
people have placed in my hand the sword
of vengeance Armed with this mighty
sanction, l have appealed to the army.
The army has proved true to its tradi-
tions-true TO its character of the pro-
tector, not the oppressor, of the people.
Gentlemen, will you who lead the army
take your proper place."
There was no reply to this moving ap-
peal. He advanced closer to them. and
went on:
There is no middle way. You are pat
riots or traitors-friends of liberty or
friends of tyranny. l stand here to offer
you either a traitors death. or, if you
will, life, honor and the satisfaction of all
your just claims. Do you mistrust the
people? l, as their representative, here
offer you every just due the people owe
you-debts which had long been paid bat
for the greed of that great traitor"
AS he said this he took from his men
some bags of money, and threw them an
the table with a loud chink.
Major DeChair glanced at the bags, and
glanced at his comrades, and said:
In the cause OF liberty, heaven IoEDIo
we should be behind Down with the
tyrant -
And all the pack yelped in chorus.
Then, gentlemen, to the head of your
men," said the Colonel, and going to the
window, he cried to the throng:
Men, your noble officers are with u.s.
A cheer answered him. 1 wiped my
forehead, and said to myself, That's well
over"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-16
Remarkah bile Echoes.

President Murphy, of the Chicago
National League Club, told at a base
ball dinner a remarkable echo story.
There was a man." he began, who
bad a country home in the CatskiIls.
He was showing a visitor over his
grounds one Gay, and, coming to billy
place, he said:
"There's a remarkable echo here
If you stand under that rock and shout,
the echo answers four distinct times,
with an interval of several minutes
between each answer
But the visitor was not at all i'm
pressed. He said, with laugh:
"'You ought to hear the echo at my
place in Sunapee. Before getting into
bed at night l stick my head out of
the window and shout, "Jime to get
up, William and the echo wakes me
up at seven O'Clock sharp the next
morning detroit Free Press.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-16
WHY He Didn,t Resign.

Sir William Wightman held office 10
the old court of queens bench far be-
yond the prescribed time and at last,
on the eve of the Tong vacation he
took n sort of farewell to his brother
judges. However, when the morrow
of All Souls" came around he turned
up smilingly at Westminster Hall
why, Brother Wightman," said Sir
Alexander Cockburn, you old us that
YOU intended TO send in your resigna-
ton TO the lord chancellor before the
end of August" so | did" said Sir
William, but when l went home and
told my wife she said: Why, William
what on earth do you think we can do
with you messing about the house all
day? SO you see | was obliged to come
down to court gain."-Dundee Adyer,
tiser.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-16
A WINNING START.
Perfectly Digested Breakfa st
Makes Nerve Force for the Day.

A Perfectly Dfgested Break ia s {
Makes Nerve Force for the Day.
Everything goes wrong If the break
fast lies in your stomach like n mud
pie. What you eat does harm if you
can't digest tit turns to poison.
A bright lady teacher found this TO
be true, even of an ordinary light
breakfast of eggs and toast. She says
Two years ago l contracted a very
annoying form of indigestion. My stom-
ach was in such condition that sim
pie breakfast of fruit, toast and egg
gave me great distress.
Il was slow TO believe that trouble
could come from such n simple diet.
but finally had TO give 1t up, and found
a great change upon a cup of hot
Postum and Grape Nuts with cream. for
my morning meal. For more than a
year l have held to this course and
have not suffered except when inju,li-
ciously varying my diet.
L have been a teacher for several
years and find that my easily digested
breakfast means saving of nervous
force for the entire day. My gain of
ten pounds in weight also causes me to
want to testify to tie value of Grape
Nuts
"Grape-Nuts holds first rank at our
table"
Name given by Postum Co.. Battle
Greek, Mich.
saTharosc O raacnp' Road fbo ly+tla
book, THE Road to WellvilIe," in pkgS
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-16
Truly his was pleasant.
CHAPTER XVII.


The habit of reading having penetrat-
ed, as we are told, TO all classes of the
community, l am not without hope that
some who peruse this chronicle will be
able, from personal experience, TO under
stand the feelings of a man when he first
finds reward offered for his apprehen-
sion. 1t is true that our police are not
in the habit of initiating the Presidents
naked brutality by expressly adding
alive or dead" but I am informed that
the law, in case of need, leaves the alter
native open TO the servants of justice. l
am not ashamed to confess that nv spirits
were rather dashed by his excellency's
Parthian shot, and l could see that the
Colonel himself was no less perturbed.
The escape of Fleance seemed to Mac
beth TO render his whole position unsafe,
and no one who knew General Whiting
ham will doubt that he was a more dan
gerous opponent than Fleance. We both
felt, NJ fact, as soon as we saw the white
sail of The Songstress bearing our enemy
out OF our reach, that the revolution
could not yet be regarded as safely accom-
plished. But the uncertainty of our ten
ure of power did not paralyze our ener-
gies; on the contrary, we determined to
make hay while the sun shone, and, if
Aureataland was doomed to succumb once
more to the tyranny, l, for one, was very
clear that her temporary emancipation
might be turned to good account.
Accordingly, On arriving again at the
Golden House, we lost no time in insti-
tuting a thorough inquiry into the state
of the public finances. We ransacked the
house from top to bottom and found moth
ing Was il possible that the President
had carried off with him all the treas
ure that had inspired our patriotic ef-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-16
POSTAL BUSINESS OF GOTHAM.
Revenue Last Year Exceeded Total
of IS States and Territories

Revenue Last Year Exceeded Total
of IS States and Territories.
The only business operated by the
United States government today-and
that by explicit provision of the ma
tional constitutions the p0stoffice In
the number Of persons employed. more
over this is the largest business concern
in the country, says the Review Of Re
views. Just how vast are its opera
tons and how almost marvellous has
been its growth may be seen in the
development Of the New York post
Office since the first year of Washing
tons presidency. The average receipts
of the New York office for just a little
over half Il day. during 1905, exceeded
the entire receipts of the national post
office during the year 1889. The gross
revenue of this metropolitan office for
the fiscal year ending June 80, last, eX
ceeded by a good margin the combined
receipts of Alabama, Mississippi, Alas
ka, Arizona Arkansas, Colorado, Della
ware. Florida. Idaho, Indian Territory,
Maine, Louisiana. Nevada, New Hamp-
shire, New Mexico, North Carolina,
North Dakota Oklahoma. Oregon,
Rhode Island, South Carolina, South
Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Virginia. West
Virginia. Washington and Wyoming. 1t
exceeded by more than one and a half
million dollars the combined postal
revenues of Boston, San Francisco, St
Louis, Buffalo, Milwaukee and Cincin-
natl.
New York did a larger postal bust
ness in that year than the whole state
of Illinois, including Chicago: than
Pennsylvania, including Philadelphia
and Pittsburg than Massachusetts, in
Guiding Boston.
Station O. one of the thirty-seven
branches Of the New York office, has
greater gross revenue than the post
office at Buffalo or Milwaukee; the re-
ceipts of station Z exceeded those Of
Milwaukee by about $4,000, while the
business transacted at four other
branch stations is greater than The
business of the postoffices in many of
the large cities Of the country The
territory covered by the New York
postofice embraces only the boroughs
Of Manhattan and the Bronx. The
postal needs of other parts of the great
or city are served by Independent post.
| offices ranging in Importance from
| Brooklyn with its annual revenue of
! 100000 to Bayside \. Y. with a
revenue Of a little over $4,000. The
gross revenues of the pOstoffices in the
greater city aggregate S1S,537, 1858.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-16
HERO OF PHILIPPINE WAR.

captain BachelOr'S Exploit Never
Received Deserved Credit.
1T was just six years ago to-day"
said DR.. Joseph Milton Heller, late
major and surgeon, Z. S. V, that the
lamented Captain Joseph B. Bachelor,
q. S. A, commanding battalion of the
oath Infantry, completed what is gen
orally conceded to be the most remark
able and hazardous expedition that
took place during the Philippine insur
| rection and one of which, by a combi
nation Of unfortunate circumstances,
the American people know little or
nothing
Captains Bachelor a North Carolin-
ian and a hero if ever one lived, with
800 colored troopers, brave and splen-
| didly disciplined little band, marched
and fought their way over a distance
of 80 miles in one month. The route
was over roads so difficult as to be
| almost impossible. They did not real
| ly deserve the name of roads, but were
| rather trails, through which our men
| ploded sinking up to their knees in
| mud. The expedition was chasing that
willy scamp, the famed Aguinaldo,
| through the northern and central por
| tons of Luzon toward the China Sea.
Il never saw men show truer courage
| able march. With cheerful spirit they
| bore fatigues, scant rations and tat
| tered clothes (many without shoes,
every man displaying the gallantry Of
their noble leader, pushing into an I'M
| known country, with no definite idea Of
| the force they might have to oppose.
| In brief, this band of $50, insufficiently
| clothed, marched without guides into q
| strange region, through chilling nights
and sweltering days, made 1913 deep
fords, crossed precipitous mountains
where the daily average of ascent and
| descent was not less than 5000 feet !;
| ferried twice and once forced a pass
| age over an unfordable stream lived
| three weeks on unaccuStomed and in
| sufficient food; twice drove the enemy
| from strong positions killed, wounded
| and captured many natives; turned
over to the United States in one month
three provinces, liberated more than
400 prisoners; forced the surrender of
| the general commanding all the insur-
| recto forces in its front and made the
| people of these three rich provinces in
Luzon enthusiastic advocates of Amer
| lean supremacy.
| mo other single command in the
| Philippines ever went through such
| hardships or accomplished SO much as
! these negro soldiers of Bachelor and
| no officer ever received so little credit.
! The untimely death of the great and
| glorious Lawton, who verbally ordered
| Bachelor to strike into the mountains
and look for Aguinaldo, live off the
| country and push for all you are
worth and who was personally cog
infant of how we'll his order had been
obeyed, robbed the command and Bach
elor of the credit and fame so grandly
won. General Lawton was killed be-
fore he could make out his report and
| Bachelor died of cholera in the Philip
| pines, going to his grave without re-
| ward or recognition for one of the
| bravest expeditions in modern tines"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-16
And Cen. Wallace Replied.

During his term as governor Of New
Mexico, the late Gen. Lew Wallace
shipped home TO Indiana d carload Of
curios. This collection included a Mex
lean burro intended for 4 neighboT' $
child as a pet. When the car reached
its destination the freight agent mis-
understood the word "burro" and
thinking that it was phonetic attempt
to spell "bureau'' was unable to find
any piece OF furniture to fit the bill OF
lading. SO, according to custom in the
matter of irregularities. be telegraphed
to the shipping point: Car 3S.492, Al
buquerque, consigned Wallace, arrived
minus one bureau, plus one jackass.
Please trace and notify" Gen. Wal
lace himself dictated the reply +:
Change places with jackass."-Cleve-
land P!aindealer.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-16
SPORTS IN NORTHWEST.
Large and Small Game Found in
Abundance in British Column iia.

Ia
If Nimrod came TO British Columbia
he would experience another heyday.
The sports of the forest and stream are
triumphant here Moose. elk. caribou.
mountain goats and sheep bears-griZ
Ely, brown and black-mountain lions,
or cougars. and deer of several kinds
range in sufficient numbers for sport
almost anywhere, and in ample guam
titles for ruthless slaughter in many
places, so that Nimrod, whether pot
hunter or sportsman as the modern
lines are drawn. would surely find sat
isfying excitement and trophies worthy
of his fame and skill, says Field and
Stream. Small game, too, spreads
throughout the country. and the biggest
bags, are easily filed in few hours
shooting. And old Izaak Walton, the
father of angling would find an abund-
ance of the "contempiative mans rec
reation," as the lakes and streams
TEEN with the finest game fish.
The best big game portion of British
Columbia is doubtless in the vicinity
of the headwaters of the Bridge river.
accessible by stage or preferably by
pack train from Ashcroft, a station and
little town on the main line of the
transcontinental railway about 200
miles east of Vancouver. Ashcroft is
also on the Fraser river, and from
here the celebrated CaribouS tote road,
built during the early gold excitement
extends Gorthward to Quesnel. the base
for the considerable gold-mining opera
tons thereabouts. Throughout this
district caribou. big-horn sheep and
white goats roam in bands. Fishing
and bird shooting are also good.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-16

Extraordinary conditions must be
required to account for the formation
of the huge lailstones which sometimes
fall, occasional specimens actually
reaching the size Of hens eggs.
Thirty years ago storm OF this
kind destroyed a million dollars worth
of glass in the city of Philadelphia. and
many persons We're severely hurt by
the larger stones-veritable projectiIes
of ice-which dropped from the skies.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-16
Being a Woman.

The typewrltergirl we have now"
said Merchant, "can rattle things off
the machine as fast as fellow can
talk"
DO you mean to say she can take
down remarks as fast as any one can
make tenn
Il said as fast as any fellow can
talk, She can't do it as fast as she
can talk. H-Philadelphia Press.