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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-07-19
MARYLAND OBITUARY.

Annapolis.-R. J. Mitchell, aged
seventy-six, died at his home here.
He is survived by a wife and five
grown children, all of Annapolis.
Baltimore-John w. Stewart, the
founder of one of the oldest commits
sion firms in the city, died at his
home, sos William Street, of COM
plication of diseases. Mr. Stewart.
who was sixty-three years old, was
born near Cambridge, Md. He
leaves a wife, who was formerly Miss
Maria L. Hooper; two sons-Paul
H. Stewart, secretary of the Travel
ers' Protective Association, and
Howard E. Stewart-and two daugh-
ters-Mrs. Harry Moller and Miss
Eva z. Stewart.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-07-19
Willie and Grandpa.
little Willie Smith

Willie and Grandpa.
Willing little Willie Smith
Took stroll one morning with
Grandpa Smith, both fancy free,
New York City for to see.
Strolling thus, at length they came
To structure known to fame,
Brooklyn Bridge, whose arches
SPAWNED
Watery leagues, from land to land.
AS the old man and the child
Stood and watched the river wild,
Grandpa, leaning DER the side,
Dropped his matches in the tide.
sfWdllie," murmured Grandpa kind,
"Save my matches do you mind?
There's a good boy, jump and get
them
Ere the angry waves shall wet them. =
Willie with shout of joy
Gle was such willing boy,
Leaped into the waters flow
Several hundred feet below.
Il
Voices rose from many a crew,
River whistles gayly blew,
Ship ahoy there, man the matches!
Grandpa Smith has lost his matches"
Gallant tars the river crossed,
Searching for the matches lost,
And at last the box was found.
Willie Smith? OH, he was drowned
MORAL
Children, this should teach to you
Simple kindnesses to do
When ON little errands sent
Always be obedient.
Wallace Irwin, in Golfers Weekly.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-07-19

you one bit. Smarter men than you
got caught. And I don't forget that
you went into this mostly for my
sake and Rosetta's."
Daniel had listened at first in
dazed silence, but now smile SLOW
ly broke over his face, and he was
moved to speak. SIT is kind of tough
for those that were in it. no mistake,
but / guess it doesn't concern me
personally very much"
"What do you mean?" cried his
wife, in amazement. "Tell me, did
you really have sense enough to sell
out?"
Il had sense enough not to buy in;
that is, if you can call it my sense"
he replied, modestly. "Fact is, you.
were so set against it THAT gave it
UP at the last minute. I was on my
way to Mr.. Evans for the money
when my courage finally failed me,
and I tore up the note and mortgage
and went and told Rosencraft that
had backed out"
Mrs. Lang drew long breath. "For
goodness sake Daniel, why didn't you
tell me?"
"Well, Maria" said he, hesitating-
ly, chat was the mean part of it, and
I'm sorry enough now. But it was
this way. 1 still had just about as
much faith in those shares as ever,
and 1 says to myself, She has always
been coming at me with her II told
you So" and now I'll get even with
her. I won't say a word about 1t
till those dividends begin to roll in,
and then when she wants to know
why we don't get ours. I'll tell her it
is because 1 followed her advice.
Then I'll have my chance to say, 81
told you SOL" for the rest of my nat
ural life.' But I'm terribly ashamed
of it now, especially considering how
you took it when you thought I'd lost
the money. I ask your forgiveness,
Maria.'
But Maria would not allow her hus.
band all the penitence.
81 know I've been too fault-fnding
at times" she said, "but I'm going
added, smiling through her tears, I'll
try not to say I told you sou again
as long as 1 live"
They sat down to supper, and DAN
iel as he awaited himself of the good
home cooking" soon declared that
he felt like a new man. Il can't
help thinking, though" he said,
"about the people that went into that
oil speculation. To be sure, those
that lost the most are the ones best
able to lose. I guess I was the only
! one foolish enough to think of
mortgaging his farm. Strange" he
unused, chat that Rosencraft, pleas.
ant-spoken chap he was, should have
turned out to be such sharper"
well, you remember I" began
Mrs. Lang; but she stopped short.
HYes, Maria" said Daniel, with a
chuckle, as he broke open another
fluffy biscuit, "I'll own up-Noa to-
me so."vYouth's Companion.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-07-19
NEWS Of Maryland
EUNATIC GIVES BATTLE.
COlored Man Invades Baltimore City
Hall And Puts Up Fight.

Colored Man Invades Baltimore City
Hall And Puts Up Fight.
Baltimore (SpeciaD. A crazy
negro invaded the mayors suite Of
offices at the city hall, became en-
ragged when an attempt was made
to lead him out, and fought so des-
perately that it took four men, one
Of whom was Mr.. Thomas Mahool,
a brother Of the mayor, to subdue
him. He was finally conquered and
taken in the patrol wagon to the
Central police station. %
After about an hour and a half
he was able to give his name as
Isaiah Laf1psoii, nineteen years old,
Of 129 East Hamilton Street He
looked much older and had a full
grown mans physique. His parents
Promised to guard him and have
him placed where he could do no
harm, and the negro was released
and turned over to them.
Outside of the fact that the
mayors brother sprained his right
hand in wrestling with the negro,
and Waterman Taylor was kicked
on the shin, no further damage was
done.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-07-19
shoots Herself Near HEART.

Baltimore Especially Mrs. Annie
NJ. Story, aged forty-five, the wife
of Pere w. Story, 1885 East Oliver
Street, shot herself just below the
heart.
Pere w. Story, the husband of
the woman, 10 a retired officer of the
police force. His wife gould give
no cause for her attempted suicide.
but it is believed that she was wor-
ried by domestic troubles. She was
taken to st. Joseph's Hospital, where
she will probably recover.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-07-19
GIRL FALLS INTO HOT PIE.
Her Face Badly Burned When She
Faints While At Work.


Hagerstown Especially Miss jose
phine Eavey, the pretty daughter of
Samuel Eavey. farmer residing
near Keedysville, this county, was
the victim of a peculiar accident,
and her beauty may be marred for
life.
While she was assisting her moth
er to make custard pies at her home
Miss Eavey was seized with faint
ing spell and fell, face downward,
into pie that Mrs. Eavey had just
taken from the stove and placed on
a table.
!. The young woman's face was
frightfully burned, and physician
had to be summoned to attend her,
The contents of the custard pie
nearly covered her face, but her eyes
escaped injury
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-07-19
Man With Two Appendices.

Cumberland (S p 8 Ia y - Dr.
George L. Carder removed two we'll
developed appendices from George
Rickensberg, aged twenty-six, of
near Brunswick, Md. !
Both appendices were diseased.
The regular appendix was perfor-
ated in several places and the Sec
ond appendix showed signs of decay.
DR.. Carter has operated upon $40
cases of appendicitis, but has never
seen or heard of a case like this one.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-07-19
browns In Chesapeake And Ohio
Canal.

Cumberland Especially. = Grover
Cleveland Brill, aged twenty-one,
whose home was at Rosenberger,
near Winchester, Va, where his
mother resides, was drowned in the
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. He
worked on the Baltimore and Ohio
ballast train, and with five or six
others, at the lunch hour, went
swimming. In the middle of the
canal he suddenly sank.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-07-19
Rockville Gets County Convention

Rockville Especially The Repub-
Iican State central committee for
Montgomery County has decided to
hold the county convention at Rock
Vile Monday, August II. Delegates
to the convention will be chosen at
the primary election to be held the
last SATURDAY. in July.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-07-19

vinceate Segowa, young Mexican
millionaire, has taken to bullfIghting
as pastime. He has appeared as a
matador several times and killed his
bulls in approved fashion.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-07-19

The population of the globe is l.
400, 1000 900, of whom 35,214,O00 die
every year. The births amount to
Se.7s2,o0O every year, or moro than
one a second.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-07-19

Elevators with platform Is feet
square are in use in some New York
garages.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-07-19

The more Intelligent girl is the
easier it is for her to remain single,
announces the Chicago Daily News.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-07-19

= The President says he likes the man
who sings at his work. So do we,
asserts the New York Mail. What
we object to is the man who sings at
ours. ~. 7
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-07-19

Real courtesy is one of the finest
flowers of humanity, POLITICALLY sug-
gests the Duluth Evening Herald, and
it scatters sunshine and makes life
easier, pleasanter and more profitable.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-07-19

Referring to the efforts to suppress
the opium trade in China the New
York Tribune says: ut was not 10
be expected that the campaign against
this most insidious drug habit would
instantly or easily become entirely
successful. 1t will take time and hard
work to redeem the empire from the
vice to which it has been subject foT
ages. But the outlook is distinctly
hopeful. In many places much has
been accomplished, and throughout
the empire the campaign has become
popular and fashionable and has the
hearty support of the native press.
1t is probable, therefore, that IN
few years the abuse of opium in China
will become less evil than the abuse
of alcohol in other lands which yaunt
themselves upon their superior ciyiIs-
cation and morals.
New-York tribune., 1907-06-06
YOUTH DROWNED IN HUDSON.
Man Eighty-Six Years Old Tries in Vain to
Save Him Of Yacht Club Float.

Henry +. Smith. twenty one years old, OF No
4s6 West 1s5th street. fell into the Hudson River
from small yacht which moored to the
pier Of the Audubon Yacht Club. at 165th street
yestArday afternoon. and was drowned. His body
was not recovered until i've hours later. when it
was noticed floating hundred yards from the
pier by Captain James Iverson. a member Of the
club. who was in the clubhouse when the acci-
dent happened. Although Captain Iverson is
eighty years old. he made a valiant effort -
save young smith but the lad sank before the
captain could reach him
Smith went to the clubhouse at o'clock and
boarded the yacht Patmos which belongs 10
member named Bottle. He noticed that II was
lying too near to Commodore Roses yacht Alma
and about to pull up the anchor OF the Pat
mos TO move her when he slipped and fell into
the water. Although he a good swimmer
he sank after making few feeble strokes. Cap
tain IversOn. who was sitting veranda, ran
on the pier and jumped into the water. but
the boys body had sunk out of view.
Smith not employed at the time OF his
death but had been expecting to secure posi-
ton mechanical engineer. He often helped
the members Of the club repair the engines In
their yachts He owned a twenty-five foot
launch, which he called the Manitou. His father
is salesman.
New-York tribune., 1907-06-06
WOTEN TEACHERS DUPED.
Large Number GiUe Money to
"4gent" to Further Equal Pay Bill

Fifty indignant women teachers were discussing
Yesterday the boIdness of a crook who has been
soliciting money from them ana their colleagues
IN the public schools of this city by saying that
he is authorized to collect funds for dinner to
the Senators and Assemblymen at Albany that
they may be induced to repass the teachers bill
The total amount Of money collected by this IN
genious sympathzer, it is said. amounts to sew
eral hundred dollars. each teacher successfully
approached giving up $5.
The thief visited a school in Harlem yesterday
and tried to fleece one of the primary teachers
but she caught him contradctng himself, ana
warned the other teachers in the school Inc
agent" realizing that his game" had been
blocked, soon left the school Word quickly
reached the teachers of the other schools in the
neighborhood but too late to number
from being swnded.
A teacher upon whom the swndler had called
said yesterday that he claimed authorization
from the Interborough Women Teachers Asso-
citation to collect the money. and that he had
book containing hundreds Of names, all Of whose
owners. he said had contributed. The teachers
bill, he said, was now being argued. and if the
teachers would show some appreciation Of the
good work done by the legislators so far it might
have good effect upon them.
The scheme was a clever one." said the
teacher The fact that the man knew all the
ins and outs Of our association impressed us
that he was really telling the truth. We have
gone to great expense in fighting for this bill,
and would think nothing of contributing our
share toward the good cause"
When William H. Maxwell. Superintendent OF
Public Schools, was seen last night he said that
so far he had received no complaint. 1T proba
bly, has only been going for short time
said the Superintendent Maybe I shall hear of
il soon"
Miss Grace Stracnan, chairman of the execu-
tive committee Of the lnterboTOugh Women
Teachers Association, said that she had not
heard before Of the trouble We have never
authorized any one to collect money for us in
any way. There is something wrong somewhere.
will call on Commissioner Bingham to-day and
ask him TO investigate 1t at once
The InteTbOrOugh Women Teachers Associa-
tion expects 10 give their first annual dinner
some time this month. at which there Will be
members Of the Board Of Education and all our
friends. We Will certainly extend invitations 10
the members Of the Legislature. They did very
good work for us. But for soliciting money
for this coming affair." il is absurd
I'VE have $4,000 IN our treasury and pay all
great injustice. l will Immediately send
out notices TO all the school teachers IN the city
to warn them Of this man"
New-York tribune., 1907-06-06
FED HIM WELL BEFORE MARRIAGE.

P J. Ring husband of Mrs Naomi Duncombe
Ring. Of Mount Vernon. who is suing him to
have set aside a deed for property valued at
$4,000 which includes the Mount Vernon Opera
House. put witnesses the stand yesterday IN
the Supreme Court at White Plains who swore
that Mrs Ring was "kttenish' and that she
loved Mr.. Ring Mrs. Hanson. proprietor OF a
hotel at Mount Vernon, that Mrs Ring
had called there frequently inquirng for her
husband John c. SCheicher. a piano manu-
facturer. swore that Mrs. Ring asked him If he
knew good man." because she wanted TO
make Pat jealous"
Ring swore that pro. 10 his marriage Mrs.
Ring fed him on chicken. porterhouse steaks
and rum omelets. She very fond Of me -
he said. Asked If he still loved her he repIied
Il think good deal OF her"
New-York tribune., 1907-06-06
Hat BOOM PRETTY QUIET.
Dealers in "Straacs" Feel "Sore" at
Arctic Jane Weather.

The boom IN the straw hat trade looked for this
summer has not made much noise yet, and the cold
weather makes the dealers unhappy. In the last
two weeks ;he up-to-date straw hats that have
appeared IN the windows have been falling rapidly
in price At first they high, but now they
have been reduced 20 such a small figure that
poor afford 70 wear the finest of hats
Gre dealer, who had sll sorts Of unknd things
70 say about the weather man. said his sales even
at thiS early stage Of the season. were 70 per cent
less than usual Il bought a stock Of straw hats
at cost Of 5000" he said, ''of the latest styles
and have not sold ten hats within two weeks I
will have 10 sell them now at a very low figure
Just 10 get my money back. regardless Of profits"
Another dealer who has had his hats on exhibition
for e week said he didn't sell single one
I have put all my derbies. soft hats and other
winter hats on the hack Shelves he said but row
see there is more demand FOR them than the
'straws- Now, II is OF taking them of the
shelves and putting away the straw hats. With one
more month Of. this weather the loss in the sale
OF straw hats throughout the city will amount TO
over Sl,600,oo0. probably twice that
Anothng dealer IN telling his troubles yesterday
took different view OF the situation He said that
ne had no kick at the weather" as it was the
ITO kick won't do any good" he said. for the
weather won't change I'm not the only loser:
there are others wont criticise the weather. If
do will be critcising act of God"
New-York tribune., 1907-06-06
SING SING LIFER" LOST.
Went to Barber Shop and Failed to
Return to Work.

Bidweu Fluss. life prisoner IN Sing Sing. is
missing. The prison authorities doubt II he
made his way outside the walls, and think he Is
slowed away inside somewhere. in the expecta-
ton of getting away during the night. All the
guards and keepers are on duty and a search
of every possible place where he could stow away
has been made GuarGs patrol the walls at short
distances and there is an outer guard watching
we'll
Fluss Is No. 5000. He was sentenced on De-
cember %, 1902. by Justice Cowing in New
York City. for second degree murder He was
delivered at the prison on Christmas Eve the
day after he was sentenced. He has been an ex-
ceptionally good prisoner He is twenty-five
years old and a plumber by occupation. He is
feet 6 inches tall and weighs about $50
pounds. He lived at No. 164 East 9th street
which is also given as the address of his mother,
Mrs. Mathilda Fluss. The missing man has
small scar on the back of his neck and another
on the crown of his head.
Fluss was at work in the shoe shop yesterday.
It came his turn to go to the barber shop and
he went there He was shaved and left the shop
TO return to the shoe shop. From the time he
left the barber shop no trace of him can be OBJ
tained. When he did not return to the shoe shop
on time inquiry was made and the alarm
sounded
New-York tribune., 1907-06-06
INTER-MET. LEGAL STAFF CHANGED
President Shonts Announces Reorganization
of the Department

President Shonts OF the Interborough- Metropol-
itan system announced yesterday reorganization
of the legal stan OF the company. 1t is understood
that other changes are to follow, and that some OF
them will be OF far reaching Importance Mr..
shons said the reorganization OF the stan had been
made TO effect a redistribution OF work with view
to a better classification OF duties and increased
efficiency and economy
The organization is now constituted follows:
Paul D. Cravath. general counsel. New York City
Railway Company and subsidiary companies:
George W. Wickersham general counsel. INTERIOR
ough Rapid Transit Company and subsidiary
panies; James l. Quackenbush. general attorney
for all companies; A. A. Gardner. general solicitor
for all companies; Charles A Gardiner. solicitor for
Manhattan Railway Company; Henry A. Robinson.
solicitor for the New York City Railway Company
solicitor in charge OF the bureau OF real estate
and taxes for the various companies in the system;
Van VeChten Veeder. attorney and solicitor for the
Borough OF Queens and Nassau County, and Am
chester County.
New-York tribune., 1907-06-06
SAY TUNNEL IS safe.
Parsons and Pegram Say Battery
Tube Is Not Weak.

William Barclay Parsons. consulting engineer.
and George II. Pegram, chief engineer. OF the IN
terborough Construction Company, yesterday wrote
President Shonts Of the InterbOrough Metropolitan
company that the Battery tunnel when completed.
would be safe and stable. On account OF the use
OF piles under part OF the tunnel near the Brook
Iyn shore. II had been reported that the tunnel
was constructvely weak. Mr.. Parsons's letter
said:
In reply 10 your letter Of May 20 beg leave 70
advise you that in my Judgment. when the tunnels
from South Ferry TO Brooklyn are completed. they
will be entirely safe for the passage of trains.
Mr.. Pegram wrote:
The anonymous statements that have appeared
lately in the daily press questioning the strength
and safety ~ the East River tunnel between the
Battery and Brooklyn calculated 10 induce
unwarranted distrust.
This work has been under the direction and In
spection Of the engineers OF the Rapid Transit
Commission from the start. and the answers that
have been given to the criticisms would seem ade-
quate.
the work when completed according TO the plans
which have been adopted from time 70 time 20
meet unexpected contingencies. will be safe and
stable beyond question.
New-York tribune., 1907-06-06
W0MEN'S CLUBS AT JAMESTOWN
General Federation and Colonial Danes Hold
Meetings.

Norfolk. Va. June 5--The General Federation OF
Womens Clubs in biennial convention st the
jamestown exposition to-day. with many well
known club women from eli parts Of the country
"A attendance. The BODY called order by
the president general. Mrs. Sarah s. Platt Decker
- Denver, VINO DELIVERED snort greeting,
leffiDS 10 the Work o. the general federation and
Hitecuns attention to the rapid growth of the club
movement among the women Of the country The
address OF welcome was made by Miss Virginia
Eatewocd president Of the Woman's Club of Nor
tolk, and vas responded 70 by Mrs. Ward of Iyos-
ton, second vice president. The remainder OF Tie
cay was taken up with papers and discussion. The
iederaton VIII be In session tomorrow.
The National Society OF the Colonial Danes Of
NNor5h America also met at the exposition, with
70 order and the opening address made by Mrs
Cyerton Lea. Of Nashville Tenn Bishop Rondoiph
OF southern Virginia, offered the opening PRAYER.
aac an address of welcome by President Tucker of
ne zeXposluon company followed. Mrs William
kntln Cox o. Virginia. president general OF the
s2clrty. made an address. followed by the reading
of poem by Mrs Andrews of Hartford COM 80
nc PRINCIPAL address OF the day was made by
Bishop Galior. OF Tennessee -
New-York tribune., 1907-06-06
DISPUTE AT ST. PAUL'S SCHOOL.
Friction Between Bishop Burgess and Head
Master Still Serious.
LPy Telegraph TO The Trlbnne. !

Garden City. Long Island, June 5-Now that
the commencement exercises at st. Paurs
School are close at hand interest in the dispute
between Dr. Gammage its head master, and
Bishop Frederick Burgess, Of the Long Island
diocese. has been revived. There is little posi-
bility of st. Paul's being closed IN the fall as
result of the affair, and 1t seemed yesterday that
Bishop Burgess not nearly so much opposed
to athletics as people suppose. and that his idea
of religion for the boys had been greatly mis-
construed.
His opposition TO athletics for the school is be-
heved to have been founded on a reference to
the matter in address some time ago, in
which he said he believed more attention should
be paid to studies in the schools IT is, however,
acknowledged fact that the failure OF DR.
Gammage and Bishop Burgess to pull together
has resulted in the present situation, DR.. Gam
mage having resigned