The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-03-08

american railroads buy annually
4,000,OO0,000 feet of sound timber for
ties, and, according to the Courier
Journal, large number of rotten leg
islators for purposes quite as useful
The Chicago News observes that:
"The American people are appalled, at
the number of needless railroad acci-
dents and are determined that the
number shall be lessened.'
A Connecticut prosecuting attorney
had his father fined IS for violation
of the sidewalk ordinance and al
though his mind no doubt went back
to his boyhood days, he refrained
from saying, 1T hurts me more than
it does you,' declares the Washington
Post.
''It would be better Tor the country
if there could be greater dispersion
of the immigrants suggests the
Pittsburg Post. Various States of the
interior are Offering inducements to
attract them from the Atlantic coast.
but these have not been very effective.
The great congestion of aliens in GER
tain portions of the country is GER
tainly not beneficial either to them or
to our own people
1t il possible, of course, that me
tomb of Cicero has been discovered,
remarks the New York Times. But il
is to be remembered that it is by no
means the tomb of all of Cicero. I'm
less Plutarch was very mu h mlsin'
formed and misinforming, the head OF
the orator was cut off at the time OF
the murder and also, at the particular
request of the Antony family, the
right hand which had written the
Philippics.
The Rochester Democrat and Chron-
icle declares: at is better to take
rest without medicine than to take
medicine without rest. If yoa have an
attack of grip go to bed. Call ply
stefan, if possible, but go to bed any
way. You may begrudge the time
lost, but it is better to lose two or
three days than two or three weeks
The annual increase in mems sal
aries is $1O5, in womon's, $40. 1t is
difficult to see by what system these
figures were obtained. The woman
teachers increase is one-fifteenth OF
her first salary. The mans is be-
tween one-eighth and one-ninth. me
regulation governing this appears to
be entirely arbitrary and uascientific,
declares the New York Sun.
Every child throughout the Jap
anese empire of 47,o0O,00O, who mas
not valid excuse for non-attendance'
is enrolled in the schools. The ma
tional determination, declares the Bos'
ton Transcript, is to make the country
as successful in improved methods, III
agriculture and the industrial arts,
through the growing intelligence OF
the people as it has shown itself to
be in war. All classes feel the same
expectancy as to the future.
One result of the law requiring can
packed provisions to be genuine nd
prepared in a wholesome way is an in
crease in their price, notes the hos
ton Herald. The price CT canned
chicken has gone up from 95 cents for
a dozen quarter-pound cans to 81 IS,
and canned corn beef, in half-pound
cans. from SIPS dozen to $l.9O a
dozen. There has been no rise In the
price of chickens and beef cattle TO
vibrant such advances. But the cheat
ing has been stopped, and the FOUL
conditions of preparation that former
" existed.
OF the great nations of Europe, Ger
many and France have the most need
of disarmament, and they are least
dfsposed to consider the subject III
the Peace Conference at The Hague
in Germany, notes the Philadelphia
Record, taxes are weighing more ana
more heavily upon the masses OF the
neonla to meet the increasing expen'
ditures for new ships of war and
colonial expenditures, while the ccs:
of living is steadily rising. With
constantly growing Treasury deficit
the French Government hardly knows
whers % turn for means to stop the
gap.
Brown sugar, which after belhs
characterized for many years as "osd
fashinned., nassed completely out OF