The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-04-26

Oh far perfume, the winds do fetch,
From green fields around Korner Ketch;
Oh for a tightening bug that'll spark,
To catch the ketch in Hanna's Park.
The voice of Miss Anna Mary daughter of Mr..
James M. Tosh, who had recently taken treat
ment in Baltimore sanitarium for throat
trouble, is still very weak, though hopes are
entertained for its ultimate recovery.
Not many miles from Rising Sun is a church,
which is nothing unusual, only that the devil has
been hanging round its doors little more than
common of late, while the sacred edifice has been
used. 1t is said, as storehouse for plumber.
Among the flock who get down on their knees,
prop their elbows on the seats of pews and bury
their faces in their hands, are two families who
frequently lead meetin's an offer prayer an have
lots to say in the runnin' of things. While one
setwas way from home visitin' the other set got
10 an stole everything in the way of eatin's,-
sailed an picked meats. potatoes bread, butter,
in fact everything that mans stomjack could
digest There was enough oft to open store,
and the robbers to ease their conscience, it is
claimed, managed to pack it away for the time
being in the Temple of Holes. The finger OF
guilt points pretty straight while Satan has been
living off the fat of the land among the wooden
pews, and the mice have deserted the felt in the
music box for the crumbs as they fall from
Satans lips, and were no doubt having one devil
of a time. The stuff was seen being removed from
under the sacred roof to the home of the "plun.
derers' who will no doubt be requested to
explain. It's bad when folks who offer prayer
and boiler and whoop in meetin' get more crook.
ed than do their joints in the act of worship.
shoe maker seldom has his wife well shod.
A horse dealer seldom keeps good horses. He
always sells the better ones. Never judge one by
the animals he keeps. W. B. Cooney lost two by
death recently presumably by shortness of breath
We refrain from making the statement that they
were his best horses But of their class we guess
they were There is little use in kicking dead
boss. Mr.. CooneY is also having his restaurant
re papered. But that's nothing. Lots of folks
have been doing that with their notes for years.
If you don't want any bugs on your potatoes
plant pea in the row every five six feet. Bugs
will not linRer around where there are pea vines
At public sale at Leslie recently yoke of oxen,
hornless and broken, were Withdrawn at bid of
$Is6.
Mr.. Aquilla Jones of Darlington came across the
river. Sunday and was the guest Of friends in this
section. Mr.. Jones stated that Gamers are busy
making ready for the pack. The price of cans has
advanced so per cent. while solder that could be
bought for 7 and cents pound now costs IS.
That two young men of that section recently went
intothe business of Matching incubator chickens
and that last week they expressed to New York
$50 chickens each weighing ~ pounds. The
price received was 40 cents pound or 90 cents
each. Out Of the 1856 chicks that were the pick
from culling only died. At recent public sale
their hay fetched $40 so tom fodder cents and
potatoes "a and IS cents a .bushel. number OF
old men have the mumps while Darlington society
since Lent has spread its wings and Matched out
the SWEETEST ball that has taken place for 20 years