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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-09-13
seven-eighth yards twenty-seven,
three and half yards thlrty-two or
two and quarter yards forty-four
inches wide. asx..sa{
Nine-Gored Skirt.

The plain nine-gored skirt is al
ways a desirable one. 1t never really
goes out of style, the many seams
mean satisfactory fit and good lines,
while it is always a desirable model
for washable materials, as it laun-
ders with singular success. Again,
the very fact of its simplicity makes
it possible to use trimming of many
sorts. Here is a very satisfactory
model that, as illustrated, is made of
dotted linen with trimming of linen
braid and which is entirely satisfac-
tory. 1t could, however, be utilized
for every possible skirting material
while the trimming can be varied in
an indefinite number of ways.
Straight bands of heavy lace inset are
much used on washable fabrics, while
for the pongees, silks, wolfe and the
like bands of graduated width of con-
trasting material are much in vogue
and there are countless landings that
can be applied to suit individual
taste.
The skirt is made in nine cores
and is laid in inverted pleats at the
back. 1t is perforated for walking
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-09-13
Too Few.

-'-, Too Few. r
One inhabitant of Chicago is killed
by an accident in the streets every
forty-eight hours, we are told. 1t is
not enough. London Globe.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-09-13
Prosperity Depends
Upon Sanity
BY Vice-President Vanderlip, OF the
National City Bank. New York.

National City Ba nix new orf.
conditions of ag1cultule
industry United States dhat "ou
disturbance
that should lead toward Gun
@ nsa and Tns p
will into of u
in intelligence te
invoked
complicated network are
patient consideration us
past II
wch
the extent O our
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-09-13
Meat Holder.

A practical and very useful device
recently patented is a meat holder,
the invention of Texas man. AL
most everybody is more or less ia
miliar with the difficulties attending
the carving of ham or other larger
piece of meat. The object of the
meat holder shown in the illustration
is to overcome, these difficulties and
render the carving an easy matter.
The base consists of a wooden plat
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-09-13
Sleeve Holder.

II it were permissible many a
joung lady would be tempted to use
Z cuss word every time she puts on
her coat. We have all watched her
Struggle in the attempt to tuck the
Jig, balloon sleeves of her waist IN
70 the armholes of the coat. Natural
~ 1t must be uncomfortable to have
1he inner sleeve punched at the Shout
der. An ingenious English woman
has invented a simple continuance
which does away with all these try
ing perplexities, and she thinks SO
highly of the device that she has had
1T patented in the United States. AS
shown in illustration, it comprises a
narrow elastic band, having on each
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-09-13

ter, which can be readily washed.
1t is made large enough to aecommo-
date an ordinary ham. Along two
opposite sides are shafts on which
are secured number Of pointed
clamps. The latter are operated By
means of lever at the end of one
of the shafts. After the piece OF
meat has been placed on the plat.
ter the holders are tightly clamped in
position. The carver is thus able to
use both hands freely and cut the
meat to the best advantage.-Wash.
ington Star.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-09-13

length and consequently suits both
the street and indoor gowns.
The quantity of material required
for the medium size is eleven yards
twenty-seven, five and three-quarter
yards forty-four or five yards fifty
two inches wide If material has figure
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-09-13
Bright Blue in Paris.

A great many bright blue gowns
are being worn in Paris now, Ono
OF the new features of white blouses
Is a scarf of the same material as the
skirt put carelessly around the collar
and knotted loosely. 1t is usually
made of Liberty satin.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-09-13
Drowning Madness.

Huge veils and feathers continue
to be chosen by ultra fashionables'
A wen-known aotreGs In Paris, who
now and then takes this town by
storm, with her smart dressing, ap-
peared recently in a hat bearing a
plume nearly a yard long and veil
that not only covered head and shout
ders, but fell nearly to the bottom
Of the skirt In ths back.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-09-13

md a ring, one being larger than the
other. Attached to the band is a
double cord. In using this device
the band is formed into lassO (by
slipping the smallest ring through the
larger one), which is slipped over
the end of the sleeve of the waist.
The fine end of the band is then Sc
cured to the thumb by the ring. The
cord is attached to the little finger.
After slipping the arm into the sleeve
of the coat the ring on the thumb is
released and the band pulled out of
the armhole by means of the cord
Washington Star.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-09-13

A veil must be fresh and whole.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-09-13
GF e. @
Of State Rights
20 the Federal Government
-, Chief Factory In

BY Hon. john A. Tawney Chairman
House Appropriations Com m ittee.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-09-13
Wells May DO Washable.

Unless reckless expenditure be In
order veiis should be chosen with q
view to washing,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-09-13

Hon. John A VVrley
House Appropriations Com rnittee.
by the Federal
IN of reserved to them by the
1 to regulate local quarantine
quarantine; the
an Federal
coal mines;
% the work nonavsabe where the
water power Investigation OF the business meods OF private nd
privste interests to do and pay or
Federal treasury
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-06-21

probably faculty
by his testimony stand astonishing order
child deseron,
productive industry
livelihood
moreh a
Vnda
would be blown he on got$
had fixed assassination.
murder he wanted he asked and
entitled all he
behind
his
habits he
IN
a that the Judge would pick it and
suphuic acid
Waly the and lost his life
testimony, described the
entirely with his of crmeunmoved
s a
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-06-21
OLAA RASPBERRIES.

small industry
which is deser
the Volcano road and throughout oa II
there
the
profusion OF wholesome bright
berries which ripena all the
market for the berries ana
will distributed by
Metropol Company.
of Board of Trade experimenting
Steamship
Metropolitan making
the effort hep the INDUSTRY
nv bringing it the atn OF he public.
been delivered to Mrs Annie kearns to
jelly She delighted with the result
of She
Ho the to see
shee make steady supply
all the
while fruits avaiab a only.
of rather limited list of fresh
In
important canned pineapple already IS
made marke
with the Metropolitan Meat Company SO
morning
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-06-21
MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP.

collector statistics has been looking
into the practical workings municipal ownership
Ballard the
ownership idea and he makes strong
for the side; although comparing publc light
ing plants private
competing service But here some of the data
utilities debt of the city Of
had
5 oss to finance
At Lakewood Ohio expert
asked private
sold its municipal electric plant for twffths of its
original
sold municipal plant private
Alexandra, Vi, thirty
municipal plant Jonesboro nd have taken
the plant to savet hemse
municipal plant has deprecated $4,000
and is advertised for sale
Linton Ind, has leased is plant for years.
1856
The tv manager abandonment of the ys plant and
The eity cost s2lo646
Mimi electrical light plant by fire March %
plant de-
Public Service Contract for lighting is be-
Grard Ill., finds that municipal electric plant has twenty-five
This deficit deductng $1,000 the
special Camden reports against municipal
electric plant The brings fact generally known namely
one-h
department ares
City April plant
at a cost of 100000
Springs
the without making provision for generating plant
official investigating Winchester January
A. 1907 follows: The committee unanimously opinion that the
this should control municipal lighting plant
nor should IT, the opinion OF the committee engage the or
buion either electricity municipal its
habitants''
City, lighting
library
proposed.
City Canada, by requested
publish municipal which
$97225
a
year OF
Baltimore April the party elections municipal
ship candidate received only of the
France to
Failures
Ohio;
ILL.,
Ia
Neb; Ind; Madison,
Mddown,
Peabody, Mass Prairie Ill., Richmond
Springfield, H. Mimi;
Escanab
ohio Madison N j. Mddebo Mass Norwich
Clara, CAL Wheeling ".
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-06-21
ORCHARD AND HIS CRIME.

The
for the murder of Ex-Governor Seunenberg Idaho
For cold hlooded of
scarcely parallel be found in the history
the early
By his rcumstant
including
sidewalk
stretched
be pulled overturning bottle
exploding powder
Murder with Orchard
hatred against
morbid devotion
he
His
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-06-21
DISTINGUISHED VISITOR COMING

Charles Ferniaud, the general secre
tary of the World IS Alliance. of the
Young Mems Christian Association, is
expected to arrive in Honolulu early
in July. Mr.. Ferniaud is from Swift,
zerland, and attended the Toxic con
ference He is now on his way back
to Europe, making tour of the world,
and visiting the associations wherever
there are any.
He will meet the Board of Direc-
tors of the local 7. NJ. c. A. when he
arrives here, and if his schedule al
lows it, there will be public meet
ing.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-06-21
HENRY AND KEALOHA.

High Sheriff Henry asserts that the
road work in Koolau, the payroll for
which Chairman Hustace refuses to APP
prove because the work was never
ordered by the Board, was in fact or
dercd by Supervisor Kealoha, although
Kealoha says now that he did not or
der it and did not know who did Hen
ry says that he had nothing to do with
the matter beyond urging that the
work was needed and ought to be done,
and buying some pipe for culverts. He
says that the road was very bad and
that children going over it to school
waded, through mud up to their knees
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-06-21

President Hustace of the County
Board announces that hereafter the
band will play Monday night at Emma
Square, Tuesday night at Thomas
Square, and Wednesday night at Aala
Park, and nothing but an emergency
will cause. any of these concerts to. be
omitted. Quasi-public functions desir-
ing the band must arrange for soi1rfe
of the other nights OF the week. ri
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-06-21

President Roosevelt on his last trip
South stopped at Charlottesville, and
a negro approached the Presidents car
and passed aboard a big basket~ef fine
fruit, to which was attached the card
of a prominent grower. In course of
time the orchardist received a letter of
acknowledgment from the White
House, expressing the Presidents ap-
probation of the gift and compliment.
ing the donor upon his fruit. The re-
cipient of the letter was, of course,
greatly pleased, and feeling sure that
his head gardener would be much in.
terested in the letter, he read it to him
The darby who served in the capacity
mentioned listened gravely, but his only
comment was: He doan say nuthin'
bout sendin' back de basket, do he?
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-06-21

mayb President
to advised but Pink
isl the potato S no
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-06-21

Health
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-06-21

Why is Jones growing a beard? 2"
"Oh. I believe his wife made him
present of some ties. Punch.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1907-11-20
The Standard Visible Writer

iast. but thar ar a few choice spots
LEFT" They went over the creek 80
Boot hill, the three acre spot set asl6.,
Tor the dead, and as Bill got Off his
horse Dave waved his hand and said
Take yonr pick and I'll put n Chlpv.
man ut work diggln' the grave
Biil walked over the ground and
hnaliy selected sunny spot on the
south side OF a knoll and said IL would
do. The city marshal called to chi
naman who was passing and ordered
nim TO get n shovel and dig a hole. and
then he turned to Bill with. .sWaaI M
what time tomorrer kin 1 expect .,
About noon, Dave" "Sure IN como -,
Dead sure. / never disappoInt ON
audience. you know" "Pll be rea5v
Goodpy, Bill" $50 long, DAVE Ar
100 o'clock next day Dead Shot Pin
came Into Hays City with whoon
ana yell, his broncho on n dead rrn
ana a gun-in either hand. At 1908 no
was lying dead i'm front of the WIN
west saloon, and at 12:45 the Incnest
haa been concluded and he was occu-
pying the grave he had selected Tbo
CITY marshal had downed him and
.ne verdict OF the Jury was. owe arc
kinder sorry for the deceased. but n
was all right and according 10 uovla -
Denver Field and Farm
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1907-11-20
PUBLIC SALE
OF AVAILABLE
Dwelling House & Lot

By virtue of n deed of trust from Robert
l.ockley and wife and others to the under
signed, rs one of the trustees of the Berry
Vile Building Association, dated the 18th Cav
OF April, 1904, and recorded in Clerks Office
OF the Circuit Court of Clarke County. Va
In Deed Book No ., at page 246, and at the
request of the said Association. the lawfnJ
holder ofthe bcndtherein secured. / will offer
at public auction 10 the highest bidderin front
OF the Courthouse, IN Berryville. Va, on
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER %, 1907.
all that certain lot of land in Clarke County
va, fronting on the turnpike road leading
from Bearyville TO Charles Town, abont one
mile from Gaylord, adjoining the property OF
j. l.. r.. Nanmetre David Lockley and Others
and containing one acre &c land, upon which
Is located very comfortable dwelling. com
paratively new.
The above property will be sold to satisfy
q debt due TO the Berryville Building Asso-
cation for $45:3S as of July l, 1907, and all
mes, dues and interest which will accrue to
the said Association, up to and including the
gay OIL sale, and also any unpaid taxes and
insurance thereon.
IERNS-EnOugh cash in hand on dav of
sale TO pay amount due the said Association
together with all costs ofsale and any unpaid
taxes and insurance thereon, and the resiiue
IN TWO equal annual instalments, to be evil
dedced by the bonds of the purchaser, bear
ing interest from day of sale and to be secured
by deed of trust on the property.
LOUIS ScHKuER,
% tds Acting Trustee.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1907-11-20
SELECTED HIS OWN GRAVE.
Dead Shot Bill Found the Marshal
Was Not to Be RIuffed

Dead Shot Bill Found the Marshal
Was Not to Be BIuffed.
When Dead Shot Bill rode into HAYS
City one day in the early seventies
with his hat pulled down over his eyes
and hard look around his mouth those
who knew him said that he had come
Tor blood. He had not, however. He
mad come to have an understanding
with Dave Mills, who had lately been
appointed city marshal. Bill sat ON his
morse In front Of the Star saloon until
Dave came along, and when they had
saluted each other and shaken hands
he said. Dave. what about this cItv
marshal businessfv 'T'mr goin' to keen
order" was TIE reply. mo more
shootin' up The to-,rgv NO more
Bill" you'll str, y Il win"
Say. Dave. you can't do It. You
are good man, but you Jess cant do
IT, I'm comm in tomorrow to capture
me town." Don't try 1t on. Rim.
But shall, Dave" "Hev Won pot n
Few minits to spare?" asked Dave "a
ne gave hitch to his gun. "a bnl
hour. WHAT'S wanted?- Come over
10 the graveyard. Bill, and select vour
last restin' place. It's film up purtv
n
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1907-11-20
"DRYS' WIN AT WOODSTOCK.

In Woodstock last week, Judge
Harrison rendered an opinion sus-
tanning the "Drys" in the contest
ed local option election case there,
and the saloon men were given
until the end of this term of court
to close up.
The case arose from a local option
election which was held in Wood
stock on August II, the "drysn
being returned victorious by mai
GRITTY of only one vote. The "wets"
Immediately filed notice of IA con-
test. and when the case came up
the court sustained the petition of
the contestants, in the main. and
the case then came up on its merits.
Both sides were ably represent
ed, and every point was sharply
contested.
In passing upon the testimony
adduced, Judge Harrison held that
four illegal voters had been per-
mitted to cast ballots in the cleo
ton. OF these four, one was
known to have voted the wet ticket:
one had voted dry, and as to the
other two it was not known how
they voted. The net result of the
decision was to sustain the dry
majority of one vote.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1907-11-20
LET Tbs PEOPLE DECIDE.

In the Conmoner last week MFR.
Bryan issued n statement in regard
TO the Presidential nomination in
1908 which should be read by every
Democrat.
He says that the question of his
availability should be decided by
the voters of the party-snd with
that we agree.
His statement was called forth
by the persistent query, Twill
you accept the nomination." And
he clears the atmosphere by saying
plainly that he will only accept the
nomination if the real voters Of
the party So decide.
His statement. in part, follows:
Mr.. Bryan will not ask for nor
seek a nomination, and he will not
assume to decide the question of
his availability. He has been SO
amply recompensed by his party
for what he has done and for what
he has endeavored to do that he
cannot claim a nomination as n
reward; neither should his amhi-
tion be considered, for he has had
honors enough from his party To
satisfy any reasonable ambition.
The only question that ought
to weigh with the party is whether
the party can be strengthened and
aided more by his nomination than
by the nomination of someone else.
If he can serve the party by being
Its candidate, he will accept the
commission and make the best fight
he can. If, however, the choice
falls upon another, he will not be
disappointed or disgruntled.
His availability is question to
be decided, not by him, not by a
few leaders, not even by the lead
ing newspapers that call them
selves Democratic, but by the
voters of the party, and to them
he intrusts the decision of the
question; they are the supreme
court in all matters concerning
candidates, as they are in all mat
tiers concerning the platform"
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1907-11-20
PAGEANT"
Professor Skeat on the Proper Pronun.
citation of the Word.

SsdNOp OF inc Word.
Instead OF trusting to casual observ-
ers, II is far better TO understand the
principles that govern our pronuncia-
ton. There is one principle I'm PAR
ticular which, rightly considered. gives
MS good deal of help In the instance
under consideration
In my Primer OF English Etymol-
ogy" I give some simple rules OF nc
centuation. Rule is as follows:
when the length of word is aug
mented an original long vowel is apt
10 be shortened by the accentual stress
railing upon it." Such augmentation
is due 10 the formation OF n derivative.
An easy example is seen In the case
OF cone. pronounced with long 90"
for II we form n derivative by adding
the sutiiX 'ic' the result Is comic. with
n short 20"
There Is n general principle that af-
fects the whole language and sets up
n standard habit. BY way OF illustra-
ton, compare bile with bilious, crime
with criminal. brake and bracken, dine
and dinner. mine and mineral, coal and
collier and perhaps at least seventy
more. \ remarkable instance is seen
In collie. which is merely a new pro-
nunciation OF coaly. Certain dogs
were once called coaly dogs because
OF their coal black markings. An ex-
tension OF the same principle may be
made In comparing the dlssyllabic
forms agent and cogent with the allied
trysyllables agitate and cogitate.
When once such a principle has be-
come general IL is obvious that n word
like pageant viii be influenced by the
very large number Of dissyllables that
have the former vowel short, and this
is why the truly normal pronunciation
of the word resembles the "a" in Paget.
l do not certainly know the origin OF
that name. but suppose 1t is merely
the diminutive OF page, In which the
"a" is shortened as n matter OF course
simply because the diminutive "et' has
been added.
The pronunciation OF primer has Of
ten been discussed, and many are they
who think that they clinch the matter
by saying that the 80 I'm the Latin
primus is long, for that proves moth
ing at al as regards modern English,
and those who have studied our pc
culiar ways with the closest attention
are we'll aware that the normal way
Is, after all, 10 pronounce 1t as If it
were spelled primmer. We do not
therefore spell it with double I'm" be-
cause that Is not our system. We write
tonic and comic and mimic in order to
show their connection with tone and
cone and mime. and we trust that the
unfortunate reader, after he has thus
had the etymology explained to him.
VIII provide the pronunciation for him
self. Such word as pageant may be
usefully compared with magic and
tropic and agitate.-London Academy.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1907-11-20
.'HOGGING" CORN.

Regarding my experience in
hogging" off corn / must say that
while | have practiced the method
several years and have been en-
tirely satisfied with it. yet / have
kept an ccurate account of cost and
results during only one year, 1905.
when / kept an accurate record OF
dates, weights, etc, which ] will
now give to you:
During September, 1905, /
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1907-11-20
NO SLIGHT CAST ON GOVERNOR.

We are very much pleased that
Governor Blanchard reports that
he received no snub or discourtesy
of any kind at the jamestown Elk
position. The Governor and Pres
dent Tucker, of the Exposition
Company, were in Congress to-
gether, were old friends, and it
was at his own request that Cover
nor Blanchard was omitted from
all formal recognition and from
enter tAiumcnt of every kind.
The Governor reports the
Jamestown Exposition a most at
tractive show. surprising in many
ioi It's features all previous exposi-
tons. Ia common with everyone
no has seen it, he regrets that it
vas finished so late as to have a
small attendance.
We should very much regret.
md Cd. 10 think that Governor
biaHo'u.r,l "r any other Louisianian
could ave been accorded any but
the most coasideratc treatment at
the exposition"
TIE abov" editorial IS from the
New Orltan> Item. and we trust
that every paper in the State will
reprint il. as considerable promi-
neucr VAS given the report that
Governor Blanchard had received
la - NJ AZ lie Exposition.
y Az. A. ,gtsa .lse lrrvs. De