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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-08-09
MEASURING BY HAND.
A Way to Tell Time or to Find the
Height of a Mountain.


Height of Mountain.
Two strangers in New York from the
rural regions were strolling along the
Battery wall one day. A policeman
toyed gayly with his tasseled billy.
One Of the farmers remarked: "Cobe,
amt it bout time we-uns wuz absquat-
ulatin? 1t must be nigh on to 8
o'clock. Train leaves at half past"
Cobe approached the policeman. "Say,
Mr.. Cop, kin you tell me when the
sun setY' he asked. "'Tain't set yet, !"
the officer replied. "When do it set?"
"Whut? Jerthink I'm er almanacT'
"Naw, but jer-ort ter know sump'n'."
'See that gun over there on the is
land? When she fires the sun have
SET"
The farmers were much annoyed.
They did not intend to wait for the dis
charge of the cannon. A gentleman in
specs came along. He looked like a
professor of something. Mister, kin
you tell us when the sun do set today?"
"Ah! The going down of the same?
Certainly. Today-today-let me cal
culate. Yes, yes! The sun sets today
at exactly four minutes after 4"
'"Thanky, sir. Cobe"-to his partner
''call it Z. Now, whut's the timer"
Cobe extended his arm at full length
on a straight line from the shoulder,
bent his hand at right angles, the four
fingers close together, and began to
measure strips of sky from the hori-
zon heavenward. In sighting, the out
side of the little finger was at the hori-
zon and the outside Of the fore1nger
was Just one hour above. Each hand"
meant one hour. "Whut it be?" asked
Cobe. 1.-TWO hands an er half" replied
his companion. "Waal, tibet means two
an er half less'n 7. It's half pas f."
In measuring the height Of horse
we strike vertical line from the with
ers and say so many hands, as 10, 16,
II, ETC., allowing four inches to the
hand. A horse Of fifteen hands is six
ty inches, or five feet high. The four
fingers of the hand held at right angles
ITO the arm and at arms length from
eye cover about seven degrees.
N angle Of seven degrees CORE
TO about IL feet 21a inches in
I, or to 361a feet in 100 yards,
1645 feet in one mile, etc. With
little experience one can soon tell
with tolerable accuracy the height Of
mountains without the use of expensive
instruments. In telling the time it is
necessary Of course to have pretty
definite idea of the hour the sun SETS
New York Press.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-08-09
TALES AND ENDS.
WRITTEN FOR THE MIDLAND JOURNAL.
BY ALLEN PAYNE.

The more good people do. the gooder they feel
1t takes the old fashioned hymns to soften the
heart.
IT'S better to be a child OF the King than prince
OF an empire.
tear stained cheek is better memorial than
stained window in a church.
dish OF cold love should always be served
with frozen hearts.
Mint on mans breath will soon abs orb mint
of money.
The smallest Bible in the world will make a
foundation for the largest pillar in the church.
The devil always dresses in black. The color
he expects to leave his subjects
Sorrow over coffin plate causes tears of Joy to
the dressmaker with fashion plate.
A leaf in prayer book is worth ninety-nine in
a dime novel.
In the search for a wife don't expect to find
lily in a slop barrel.
Your prospective father-in-laws silence does
not always mean consent.
As tack is sharper than a spike, so is a kid
much more sometimes than his father.
One rat in a trap is worth q dozen in the
granary.
A girl likes to freeze on to an ice cream sign
Men may show mark of respect but so few
chalk it down.
Some folks have good reputation for being
poor pay.
The man who has no heart to do anything is
not always poor liver.
change in the heart is worth the same thing
in a dozen purses
Few can have continuous round of pleasure
and still keep square with the world.
The devil will make you toe the mark and then
play havoc with your soul.
Adam was the first on the devils visiting list.
'Tisnt the man who is all thumbs who frequent.
ly lets the good things slip through his fingers.
Love is trap in which folks like to fall.
Many sinner plants his foot in the garden of
Gethsemane.
When it comes to choosing a wife idleness will
be of no assistance to a man in getting sugar
"loaf"
When the bottom falls out of life, those that re-
main top it off with wreath.
poet is known by the manuscript that is re-
turned unto him. -
Men who marry and expect to live ON honey
suckle and kisses may wish that they had never
kissed the honey suckle.
Don't discard charity all together even If 1t does
sometimes wear a mask when knocking upon
your door.
The copper head to the drunkard is a me(n)tal
snake.
The secrets in a mans heart are often fatter
than his pocket book.
Satan will treat you father and itwon't be
long before you will wish you were farther away.
When some old maids begin to primp up they
simply hang out their danger signals.
Men who strike snaps do SO while the iron is
hot.
wise head always wears a Drown of success.
Sparkling youths who spend all they make on
livery teams have brains no hire than the horse.
Don't be afraid to sup from the cup of cheer
fulness.
Some men seem unable to soothe their wfes
crosses unless they hand over few KS.
One who can't comfort their own feelings are
poor excuses in the comforting of others.
just get it into your top piece that there is no
man alive than the devil would rather have than
yourself
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-08-09
To Treat Hydrophobia At Delaware
College.

Delawareans bitten by dogs will
hereafter be treated at the lab
oratory at Delaware College, New
ark, and the treatment is guaran,
teed to be equal to that of any
other institution. The College
makes this announcement and the
cost will not exceed $25. An an
alysis of the head of the animal
supposed to have been rabid, will
be made by the laboratory and not
at the expense of interested in
dividuals.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-08-09
Is Beauty Only Skin Deep ?

Beauty is only skin deep, but the forces that
create beauty are as deep as the fountain from
which they how when the blood Is charged with
impurities beauty disappears, when the blood il
pure beauty blossoms in face and form. Rydale'
Liver Tablets keeps the Liver healthy and the
bowels regular. prevents the blood becoming
ladensd with bile and waste matter makes the
skin clear. eyes bright and beauty more than skin
deep, Eli T, REYNOLDS.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-08-09

1t is reported that on account of
the prevalence of man eating sharks
in the Delaware Bay bathers at
Bowers Beach and other resorts
along the shore are afraid to venture
into the water. The sharks are in
large schools. Several nets of
fishermen have been torn and their
presence has placed quietus upon
the small resorts on the bay shore.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-08-09
Irregular As The Sun"

is an expression as old as the race.
No doubt the rising and setting
of the sun is the most regular per
Torrance in the universe, unless il
is the action of the liver and bowels
when regulated with DR.. Kings
New Life Pills. Guaranteed by
Eli 7. Reynolds, druggist. 25c.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-08-09
ORPHANS COURT.

The Stated Meetings of the Orphans
Court of Cecil county will be held on the
second Tuesday ofevery month. Executors
Administrators and Guardians, wanting
their accounts stated, will please bring in
their vouchers few days before Court.
Test: THOS. B. MILLER. Register.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-08-09

Mr.. Melville Gambrill, proprietor
OF the textile mills at at Havre de
Grace, voluntarily wiped out the
mortgage of Florence Crittendon
Home in Wilmington. He also
paid off the mortgage of $4,000
against the Madeley NJ. E. Church,
in that city.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-08-09
NOTICE
Court FOR CECIL COUNTY.

By THE ORPHANS COURT FOR CECIL ooUNTY.(
January /, 1904.
ORDERED, That all Administrators, Elk.
ecutors and Guardians that have not stated
an account within year. come forward and
do the same, or show cause to the contrary,
or they will be cited up.
Test: THOS. r. MILLER. Register
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-08-09
Killed..

There is not an ache or pain that can be reached
externally that cannot be KILLED" in a few min
utes by the use OF Elliott's Emulsihed Oil Lin
iment. Rub 1t on the effected part and the pain
will soon disappear. Full Ia pint bottle. 25 cents
Sold by Eli T. Reynolds. druggist.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-08-09

With a cargo of $500 bushels of
wheat aboard, the punjy Landlord,
from Chestertown to Baltimore,
sank on Thursday last in the
Chesapeake Bay, off Love Point.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-08-09

The tomato acreage in this State
and Delaware this year is estimated
at 10 to % per cent larger than
last year.
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-05-15
Pineapple Crop on the Keys

Although it was believed at one time
that the key pineapple crop had been
totally destroyed by the hurricane last
October, when practically all Of the
islands were overhowed and devastated,
late reports show that the crop this
season will be very considerable, though
averaging only a small per cent. pro-
portionate of last years production.
A local commission dealer, who for
several years past has handled the
great bulk of the key pineapple crop
marketed through this port, stated this
morning that he has reason to believe
that the shipments from here will be
in the neighborhood of 1000 crates,
with about a like number of crates
through Key West, thus showing the
key pine acreage was not totally de-
stroyed.
The fruit is now ripening, and it is
expected the first shipment will be
going through within the next two
weeks. 1t is also said the fruit is Of a
better quality and larger than the gen.
eral average of pineapples grown in
the keys. Prices will also be better
than in previous years, as the scarcity
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-05-15
w WHITE FLY

Fungi infected nursery trees for sale as
follows Brown fungus sour seedlings only
years old. IL to "a inches. branched, 20 C.
each, SIS. 90 for 100. "a to SO inches branch
ed, rs C. each. $4,000 for 100 Sweet, sour
and lemon seedlings same sizes and prices
infected with red pink fungus only. Budded
trees orange, grapefruit and tangerine:
One year buds partly branched, rs c. each
$4,000 for 100; two year buds we'll branched,
35 C. each, $4,000 for 100: three year buds
heavily branched. so c. EACH $4,000 for 100;
to feet sweet. sour and lemon seedlings
heavily branched worth 35 c. each or
$4,000 for 100. All f. o. b. Orlando, Fla.
G.. A. BOONE. tt
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-05-15
Canneries IN the South.


past, transferred to the field. The
selecting a day when the soil is
moist. Better results have been OBJ
tained by using a machine made for
this purpose, which not only sets the
plants in the hill, but waters and fer
tilizes them at the same time.
The yield per acre depends largely
on the condition of soil and weather.
Too much wet weather or too much
dry weather will sometimes shorten
the crop one-half Good loany soil
produces the largest crops when
plants are properly set. Where the
ground is very rich plants should be
set from 4 1-2 to S feet apart. If you
do not do this the tomatoes will not
ripen on account of not having suf-
fcient sun. Good loamy soil has been
known to produce as high as 20 tons
to the acre, while some very poor soil
has not produced over three tons.
Gamers should not figure on an aver
age of more than six tons Goo BUSH
e1s) in selling futures, figuring 500
cans to the ton.
Wen the tomatoes are ripe they
should be brought to the factory in
Slated crates, not more than 8 inches
deep, and it is advisable to have the
ends of crates project about one
inch above the sides, so that when
the crates are set on top of each
other they will not mash the toma-
toes.
The average price paid to growers
in Central and Eastern states is So
per ton, or 18 cents per bushel; while
few factories are only paying $5
and $3.50 per ton, and few in Mary
land, Delaware and New Jersey are
paying $3.50 and 81 :per:fon. The
latter prices are only paid where the
growers have been unfortunate in not
being blessed with good crops.
Small Canneries.
The most successful canning that
has come under my observation is by
small canneries, conducted by small
companies and individual farmers
who plant few acres in tomatoes,
beans and other stuff AS a Gamer
the farmer, taking his own hands and
local help, becomes more independent
year by year. When the people do
the canning and preserving, the
trusts are knocked out. Hand packed
stuff put up by these small Gamers
is the c1eanest, is of much higher
grade, and has better sale than the
machine packed stuff, which is bruis-
ed and mashed
One of the best routes out of the
boil weevil problem, in my opinion, is
to invade their territory with these
small canneries-put one or two in
every neighborhood 7 hear some one
say that you would glut the market.
You must remember the world has to
be fed, and the people are eating can
ned goods.
By our method of canning we re-
tain the flavor of the ripe stuff. Then
these small Gamers are a protection
to the truck farmer. When prices
run low he can save his stuff by can
ming it, thereby saving his crop, when
it would otherwise rot in the field.
-
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-05-15

of the fruit will necessarily hold the
market up to good figures.
The land crop of pines is also
coming along we'll, though it will be
several weeks yet before the fruit be-
gins to move in any considerable
quantity, but the movement, when it
does come, will be larger and heavier
than ever before.-Miami METROPOLIS.
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-05-15
The Maitland SQUAD Farm
MAITLAND, FLORIDA,
-ORANGE COUNTY,

Scarcity of game and stringent game laws are making
the great demand for squads and building up paying
industry those who have little patience and willing
to spend short time each day in their
We will start you right and buy all your squads raised
from Our birds, for the year.
We guarantee all birds shipped to be mated banded
and bred to produce heavy white meat squads.
Price, $500 per Pair
Special rates on orders fifty pair.
No orders filled under six pair
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-05-15
ONE MAN = %sa$ \ a : $54s ) : :'s,SS; :'ssss IS

Growing q n :
seng Another is making hundreds of dol
lars per year growing Mushrooms in an
ordinary cellar. Others are making big
money growing Golden Seal and other me-
dicinal plants, of which the wild supply is
fast becoming extinct and prices rapidly
advancing. YOU CAN DO THE SAME.
HOME INDUSTRIES. tells you all about it;
full details; letters from successful people.
If you want to make money, write us to-
day. Price $1.00 per year, months trial
rs cents, sample copy 10 cents. Address
PROFITABLE HOME INDUSTRIES,
Thompson Bldg, Scranton, Pa.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-08-24
Sterling Promises Activity

John Lent Garrett, of Ches Pa, a
director IN the Sterling Mines and Tun
mel company, Was tere Thursday on hi :
way back from Oregon, where he hiss
been in>pectirg the holdings of the com
pany IN that sjate. M. Garrett's visit
here was Tor The purpose Of looking over
the Beaver mue aId the Sterling tunnel
property, both of which are owned by
the COMPANY he .epresents. He was
greatly pleased with the Beaver mine,
and will probably recommend that the
property be given the attention that its
past production and present showing
fully warrait Mr.. Garret, helped him
self to some splendid samples of ore ex
posed in several parts OF the mine, and
the result OF his visit may mean the re.
sumption OF work in that property. The
shaft should be sunk an additional two
or three hundred feet, and the ore shoot
Il ST in the bottom workings through {
fault, could be recovered without grea
expense. and at the same time open
large block OF virgin ground.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-08-24
TollAnd County Tunnel.

Albert Hal OF this city, last week let
a contract for driving the Holland County
tunnel at the head of Ute creek TO inter
section with the Governor Bulkley lode
of his group claims. The Governor Bulk
ley is is the western extension of the
Lamartine grolp, and when inteIseoted
at depth. as 1t viii be by the Tolland
County tunnel, should disclose some
excellent ore bo lies. Mr.. Hall has
owned his group OF claims at the head of
Ute creek for tue past twenty years, and
aud has worked the proi erty in,ermit-
tently during all Of that time. rne tun-
mel which he is driving has attained a
length Of So. feet, and gains a & 'od
depth on tine net work OF veins ahead of
its present breast. Two lodes have been
encountered i'll the tunnel and short
dtifls have been driven which have re
su ted in disclosing good s,reaks of min
eral go far as opened Mr. Hall de
serves success IN the development of his
claims, as he has spent very consider
able sum every year in that section
in which he has unbouuded faith.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-08-24
Vivian Gets Patents

Col Geo. G Vivian form.rlv o this
ty, was issued patents on Aug s, for an
automatic continuous ore.s .s,nel,,no pro-
cess for reverheratory furnaces and on a
smelling furnace. The application was
filed Mar Is, 1897, and one half interest
IN both patents wee assigned to Lafay-
cite Hanchett, Salt Lake City. Col
Wyoming Copper company, at Encamp-
ment, Wyo., in the capacity of metal
nrg'cal superintendent. The plant ur-
der his charge has daily capacity OF $50
tons.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-08-24
Raise I. Still Trouble.ome

Last Sunda, the connection between
the Saratoga lateral raise from the New
house tunnel and the tenth level west
from the No shaft was again effected.
and for several days since force of men
has been engaged in clearing away the
debris caused by the drainage of water
from the mine. In the lateral from the
Newhouse tunnel there is a large quanti-
ty of ore and rock lying on the tracks in
the lateral under the raise stope. The
material has been removed as f i as
possible, but owing to the fact that Ia re
is a considerable amount OF ga. and
bad air still present and hanging about
i'll the workings, the work has been re-
,arded. When the candles re t to
burn, the workmen immediately make
theirexit.
On Thursday morning tne crew of men
employed in the lateral through the
Newhouse tunnel were taken over to
Russell gulch, where they were put to
work to assist in placing the main shaft
in a II accessible condition. Considerable
retlmbering has been necessary in the
/ lower workings, and as yet no one has
been able to get down through the raise
into the Newhouse tunnel, and from ap-
pearances it may be week before any
ole will be able to get through.
The woIk kmen have almost reached the
tenth level today, but the condition Of
that drift Is not known. TAe ground in
places is very soft, and heavy ,Imbers
are occasionally crushed by the weight
thy are Obliged to sustain. Some stop
ing was done in the tenth level before
the niue was closed down several years
ago, and it is said that some ot the bes
ore bodies in the mine are opened in the
lower workings. 1t is reported that a
streak of ore in the cross cut north from
the shaft was opened, which gave assay
returns of nearly forty ounces in gold per
ton, but on account of the heavy ex-
pense of keeping the mine free from
water and gases, no attempt was made
to mine any of this ore.
The ultimate intention of the manage
ment of the Saratoga mine as announced
over two years ago, is TO lay a tramway
tunuel dump, along the mountain side
down 10 the Wilkie mill where a trestle
work will take the track over the railway
right of way. The entire product of the
rhine will then be treated at the Wilkie
mill
AS the mine can produce a heavy tom
age through the Newhouse tunnel, its
outpu, will be limited only by the Ca
pacity of the mill and the humber OF
cars tina, can be had in which to ship the
ore to the smel,ers, The intention is to
, Continue the lateral on to a point directly
under the main No shaft, where a long
stope raise will be made and when the
connection is completed the hoistinr
j plant at the collar of that shaft Can le
used III hosting aud lowering men and
supplies for the different sections OF The
e big mine, which embraces fully nine
miles OF workings,
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-08-24
Base Ball Brings Bunch

The Denver Stockyards and the local
Eagles baseball teams mixed it on the
LEGAL grounds. last Sunday, and the
visitors were victors by a score OF to 7.
The batteries were: Stockyards, Harmon
and Ewlug Eagles, Graham and Men
timer. The score by innings:
ockyards ......... o %
Eagles ............ o o o o.
The Georgetown crack base ball club
came down last Sunday to see what
would happen to it in seance with the
Piker's team. The latter rolled up six
runs in one inning after which the
the Georg rgetownites were completely de-
moralized and at 4 le finish the score
was 1910 } in favor of the PikerS.
Score by innings:
Georgeto % o o 90 %
Pikers ers.............1I sol o4--I3
Batteries: Oklun, Shlgley and kelle,
Hammil, Graham and MenzIner.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-08-24
Visitors See the Big Five

Before and after the stockholders meet
ipgs of the Big Five company held IN
Denver the latter part of last week the
following interested persons visited the
Central tunnel in this city: Geo. l..
Woolea and NJ. A. Gilman, Minneapolis
Misses NJ. Ru,ilege and {. NJ. Dudley
Dallas, Texas; Mrs. Min,a jerks, Crom-
we'll. Iowa; Mrs. J. II, Rose, Fresno. Cal
]. NJ. Woodmark, Seattle, Wash; N W.
Cessna. Gunnel, Ia; f. w. Fitch. Toledo
o.; w. l.. Young. ltasca, Wis; DR.
c. n. Dietz. Philsdelphia, J II. Burns
and wife, and Agnes F.. Burns, Mansfield
Wis; Geo w. Williams, Crestyne, Ohio
DIR A. II. Cor bett, Madison, Neb.; Judge
] S. Benton, NJ T. Achilles, New York
City; G. NJ. Graves, Chicago.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-08-24
Cullsx Tunnel Progressive

A Sinclair electric drill is 10 be installed
in the Culley tunnel, and electric pow
er is to be obtained from the plant of the
American Sisters on Clear Greek. The
Culley tunnel cuts the Mohawk and
Chcctaw properties at good depth, and
was taken over by the Accord Mining
and Milling company, organized by ]. ].
Galley, under bond aud lease Three
veins have been cut by the tunnel at 400,
$40 and 6Io feet In from the portal
These vein have been developed by
short laterals and one Of them shows SIX
feet of good ore with a streak several
inches vide of Al per cent. lead. When
the tunnel which is now in 7Io feet has
been continued another 100 or $50 feet it
is expected to encounter the Chocta W
vein. On the svrface some surp<is
inglv rich ore has been shipped
from this claim. and the tunnel should
| penetrate a continua ION ofthe ore shoot
showing on the surface. Mr.. Culiey
has Interested Boston and New York
people in the enterprise aud is giving
the work now under way his personal
attention. J. w. Lind is the supe-ln
| dent
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-08-24
ectric For Two Brothers

SS8BA ~ = SA WV 80 =
ne installation OF electrical equip
It at Two Brothers tunnel, which
been under consideration for the past
years. will probably be affected dur
the next couple of months. At the
the company 6rst had the matter
er advisement they were not able to
lin power from any Of the power
banies in the district, but the latter
increased their capacity and are
in a position to furnish additional
ric power. The management of the
Brothers tunnel has also under
deration the matter of obtaining
,ressed air direct from the Stanley
plant ON Clear Creek. but q it il
that some time will elapse before
|tanley people will be in position
rnish the power, it has been decided
btall electrical equipment. The in
Id operations in the Two Brothers
make an enlargement of the plant
alive The Specie Payment vein
was cut by the tuanel At q half .
n from the portal, is now output
g q large tonnage Of ore of . mill
d smelling grade. The former is
treated exclusively At the Newton
where q most satisfactory saving
e. 10 being made by straight con-
ion.