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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-12-18

Caracas, Venezuela Especially. -
The news OF the capture OF the Vene-
zuelan coast guardship Alexis by the
Dutch cruiser Gelderland became
known In Caracas Monday morning.
A big crowd at once assembled In the
Plaza Bolivar and demonstrated in
support of the government.
Acting President Gomez issued a
decree in which he relates the cap
ture of the Alexis, after which he
declares:
II consider these acts true In
vasion OF Venezuelan territory and an
aggression against the Venezuelan
government. They constitute grave
offense. The national sovereignty
Is threatened, and the territorial In
tegrity. honor and dignity OF the
fatherland Is In danger.
Il decree the nation in a state Of
defense and consequently the execu-
tive assumes and will exercise the
extraordinary faculties conferred up
on him by section VIII. Of article
Xxx. of the Venezuelan Constitu-
ton"
The news that the republic had
been placed in a state of national
defense against Holland ran through
the city like wildfire, and in few
moments there was an enormous
crowd in front of the Yellow House,
the executive mansion, to greet Act
ing President Gomez.
AS Gomez made his way across
the plaza to the Yellow House he
was received with enthusiasm. The
Arl
numerous assemblage of the most
distinguished citizens of Caracas.
Speeches were made demanding that
all political prisoners be set at lib
erty and that the existing govern
ment monopolies be abolished. The
threatened danger from without had
a double effect on the people: they
demanded measures of protection,
but at the same time they insisted
upon the termination of one of the
most unpopular courses of the Castro
admin1stration-the maintenance of
government monopolies in the neces-
saries of life.
Foreign minister Paul replied on
behalf of the Acting President. He
exnorted the people to trust Gomez
to solve the difficult problem con-
AAOASA16 ~ CACuuCtd IOQdy ana nGlD
him carry his burden of tremendous
responsibility.
Hollands Note.
The captain of the Alexis, who
came ashore at Puerto CabelIo, has
sent up to Caracas the communica-
ton handed him by the Dutch Off
Ger who came on board from the
Gelderland. This note is as follows:
On Board the Cruiser Gelderland,
December IL.
Her Majesty, the Queen of Hol-
land. has given orders for her war
ships temporarily to sequestrate and
embargo all Venezuelan government
vessels. This is a retaliatory meas
ure. We demand that you lower
your flag and surrender your ship
and your persons to the commander
of the Gelderland. All resistance
will be useless. If you resist the
result will be the loss of your vessel
and death to many of you.
"(Signed}
SECOND LIEJTT R0INAR
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-12-18
Scent Car Line Appeals.

Cleveland Especially The Munic-
ipal Traction Company. which has
teen operating the local street car
lines upon a 3-cent fare basis, filed
IN the United States Circuit Court
notice of appeal from the action of
Judge layer. who recently appointed
receivers for the Municipal and for
the Cleveland Railway Company.
The latter company did not join In
the appeal. 1t is said the Municipal
Traction Company will allege that II
was solvent when the receivers we're
appointed.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-12-18
GermanY Wa,lts Islets.

London Especially "A news agency
dispatch from Lisbon declares upon
what it said to be reliable authority
taat the owner of the Berienga Is
lands is about to sell them to the
German government 1t is also stst-
ed that Germany intends to fortify
The islands and to establish naval
and coaling stations. The rumor OF
the sale has caused considerable ap-
prehension in Lisbon. and It is be-
lieved that the Portuguese govern
ment Will prohibit the sale.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-12-18
No Bail For Fanatics.

Kansas City. Mo. (Special).-
Justice Theodore Remley, after a
formal hearing, ordered James and
Melissa Sharp, the religious fanatics
held without bail for the murder
of Policeman A. o. Dalbow, who met
his death in the battle between of
ficers and street preachers on Tues
day. Decision in the cases of Mrs
Della Pratt, wife of Louis Pratt, who
died from his wounds. and that OF
William Engell, was reserved.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-12-18
Drops Dead At limitation.

New Haven. Ct. Especially Mrs.
Aida Hewlett, state chancellor of the
Order of the Golden Sceptre, dropped
dead while initiating seven candi-
dates at Hartford. Mrs. Hewlett was
very stout. She lived in West Haven,
and because her train was late she
was compelled to hurry to the lodge
room Just after she stepped upon
the altar to begin the initiation she
fell PROSTATE. Examaination showed
that her death was caused by heart
disease.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-12-18
Reuf Sentence Postponed.

San Francisco Especially Sen
fencing Abraham Ruef. convicted last
Thursday of Offering bribe, was
postponed until next Saturday.
Judge Lawler declined to allow a mo-
ton for continuance. to be entered
until he read into the record the
legal history OF every one of the los
days consumed in the trial. Attor-
ney T. B. Dozier, Ruef's counsel, was
then permitted to interpose reasons
for delay and the order for continu-
ance was officially made.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-12-18
Woman Lived is Years AS Man.

Butte, Mont. Especially The sud-
den death at Manhattan of Sammy
Jones. aged 80 years, disclosed the
fact that instead of being man.
as everyone in the vicinity of Nam
haitian fer the last IS years had be-
lieyed him to be, he was woman.
This discovery resulted when Under
taker Safely, Of Bozeman, took charge
of the body. Sammy" Jones chew
ed tobacco and drank and associated
freely with men.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-12-18
GEORGIA PREACHER SHOT DEAD
Iron Wedge Hurled BY Him FATAL,
Injuries His Slayer.

Washington, Ga. Especially Rev.
G. Forrest futile, aged SO years, was
shot and instantly killed near here
by Warren Bailey, aged 81 years.
Just as Bailey fired an iron wedge
thrown by the preacher hit him and
fractured his skull. He is expected
to die.
A negro whom Rev. Mr.. futile had
employed went to work for Bailey,
and as a result the two men quar-
relied.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-12-18
IN THE WORLD OF FINANCE

In 1907 Union Pacific earned 16. Z
FER cent. on is common stock and
In the 1908 fiscal year it earned
1872 per cent.
There are now about 5000 more
Connellsyille coke ovens in blast than
arc idle. For a long while over half
of them were out of blast.
One of the chief men In the Gem
eral Asphalt Company, which has had
much trouble with President Castro,
says: We do not expect him ever
to return to Venezuela,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-12-18
Kansas Is Prospering.

Topeka. Kan. Especially. - This
years farm product and live stock
values in Kansas. as shown by the
report of the State Board of Agri-
culture, are more than s475.O00.-
600, or $11,O0O,00O more than the
States red-letter year. 1907. Tie
total yield of wheat this year is IT.
100000 bushels and its value is over
$50 100000. The corn yield is over
1 so, 000.0 600 bushels and its value is
more than $4,000 900.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-12-18
VENEZUELA IS
i u, 81 .'a' READY FOR WAR
Gomez DEGREES NatIOa q ! state
Of Defense.
ATTACKS ON Mr.. CAsTRO's PAPER
SITUATION AT CARACAS.


Acting President Gomez declar-
ed Hollands act is true In
vasion.
He calls 1t an offense against
the honor and dignity of the
fatherland.
The country is decreed to be
in state of defense.
The citizens demand the liberia
ton Of all political prisoners and
the abolition of all government
monopolies.
An attack was made on Cas-
tro's paper, and street fight, in
which one was killed and several
wounded, followed.
Minister Paul addressed the
throng on behalf of Gomez.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-12-18
burned His WeaItI,.

London Especially A dispatch
from St Petersburg to the Daily Mail
relates that dying Moscow million
aire named Petroff had his whole
fortune withdrawn from the banks
and the bank notes brought to the
sick room. They were then piled be-
fore him and set on fire. Petroff
summoned his relatives and showed
them the ashes, congratulating them
on having escaped Hom the evil of
wealth.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-12-18
Galloped OF With sf,. 0oo.

Wichita. Kan Especially. = Tho
State Bank of Maize. Kan, was en-
tered by burglars, who dynamited
the safe, took $4,000 and galloped
out of town as awakened citizens
hurried out of doors too late to cap
ture the robbers.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-12-18
The Famous Cairo Burned.

New York Especially The Cairo.
one of the widest known of the cafes
of the old Tenderloin district, was
destroyed by fire with loss of $1O.-
600. Several firemen had narrow
escape from injury when metal
ceiling over the restaurant on the
main floor fell. T. e cafe was located
on West Twenty-ninth Street and was
the scene of the murder of Long
Island -armer a few years ago.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-12-18
Cartridges For Roosevelt.

New Haven. Conn. Especially -
Ammunition to be used by President
Roosevelt ON his African hunting
trip has been prepared here and for
warded to Washington, together with
the weapons which the President will
use and which were sent here to
be examined by experts. The ball
cartridges are in varying weights be-
ing deemed of the right caliber to
bring down an elephant.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-12-18
A Judge KiIIs Himself.

Quebec Especially Jean Gervais
Protais Blanchet, judge of the
Queens bench here, blew his brains
out while suffering from fit of
insanity surerinduced by i'll health.
Judge Blanchet was 65 years old and
a descendant of one of the old
French families. He had held many
pos.ticns of honor.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-12-18
TWO Americans KiIled.

Washington Especially SO far as
official advices show, two Americans
were killed in the explosion. These
were John j. Reidy, foreman, of
indianapolis, Ind, and James l..
Hummer, steam shovel craneman, of
Dunnellen, N. J.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-12-18
Stolen Money Lost On Races.

Oakland, Cal. Especially Alden
Lebuef, for three years cashier Of
Hale Bros. dry goods store In this
city, has been arrested on a charge
OF embezzlement. The police say he
confessed that he had used about
$4,000 of the firms money in the
last four months in gambling. chiefly
in poolroom betting on horse races.
Lebuef is rs years old and has
wife and child.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-12-18
nOlNGs At THE NATIONS CAPITAL

The Supreme Court of the United
States held that e. H. Hartman and
Otto Kahn should not be required
to answer the Interstate Commerce
Commissions questions concerning
dealing in stocks between the Union
Pacific and other roads to which they
refuse to make response.
Between 10000 and IS, 900 deaths
and 100000 injured is the acct
dent record in the United States dur
men, according to Labor Bureau
bulletin.
Higher wages paid to laborers in
the United States has resulted in a
considerable influx of Mexicans, ac-
cording to a special bulletin issued
by the Bureau of Labor.
Governor Magoon left New York
for Havana to personally conduct the
transfer of the government of Cuba
to the newly elected administration.
President Roosevelt sent to the
Senate the name of w. Hall Harris
for second term as postmaster of
Baltimore.
The House, after a tie vote and a
contest over the Speakers decision,
passed the bill to protect aliens and
enforce the provisions of treaties.
Republican Performers decided to
make the hght at once for, revision
of the rules of the House.
President-elect Taft expects to Wis
1t Panama next month in order 10
inspect conditions there.
President Roosevelt hopes to reach
through the New York State courts
the men who made charges of graft
in the Panama deal.
President-elect Taft refused to pos
itively accept an invitation to the
Trans-Mississippi Congress in Au-
gust, intimating that he expected
Congress to be in session at that
time.
Gen. Henry G. Worthington, the
only living pallbearer at the funeral
OF Abraham Lincoln, was stricken
with apoplexy on the floor of the
House.
The President sent to the Senate
the nomination of George R. Wales,
of Vermont, to be chief examiner
of the Civil Service Commission.
Speaker Cannon caused a sensa-
ton by declaring himself opposed to
a bond issue to carry on the proposed
national inland waterway project.
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson
resigned as president of the American
Forestry Association. Hewill be sue
ceeded by w. S. Harvey
The Senate ratified arbitration
treaties with Peru and China and
naturalization treaties with Brazil,
Honduras and Uruguay
Contracts were awarded for the
construction of six submarine boats
The government will probably build
two.
Advocates of the establishment of
an Appalachian and White Mountain
National Forest Reserve, headed by
governors from all sections of the
United States, appeared before the
House Committee ON Agriculture
The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion announced an advance on all
transcontinental east-bound traffic.
Secretary Wilson, of the Depart
ment of Agriculture. announced his
decision In the b.eached flour con-
troversy, holding that -four bleached
with nitrogen peroxide is an adul-
terated product.
The Librarian OF Congress, in his
annual report made public, states
that the number of volumes in the
library at the close of the past fiscal
year was 1.5S5,00S, net gain OF
101.160.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-12-18
Foreign

The Petit Parisien declares that
the object of President Castro in
visiting Berlin is to obtain the in
PREVENTION of Germany with Holland
ON behalf of Venezuela.
Vice Admiral Ccrvera, who COM
manded the Spanish fleet in the bat
tie Of Santiago, was retired from the
active list on the Spanish navy,
Col. William c. Gorgas. one of the
American delegates to the Pan
American Scientific Congress at VAL
paraiso, arrived from Panama.
Add Ell Krim Ben Sliman, former
" minister OF foreign affairs of Mo-
rocco. and since last May the grand
vi2ier, died at Tangier.
The German government, ordered
the governor of Southwest Africa to
collect an export duty of $3.50 a
carat on diamonds.
The natives of Guam are dissatis--
fed with the German friars sent to
teach them and who do not know
how to communicate with them.
The Province OF Quebec is covered
by II inches of snow.
The German battleship Posen was
launched at Kiel.
philippe Rupau-Var!lla, formerly
fanamas Minister to the United
states, Is reported as saying the
Panama Canal will cost at least
$3.50. 100000, double the estimate.
Premier Asquith declared at ban
Duet given him by the National Lib.
eral Club in London that he would
not dissolve Parliament at the dicta
ton Of the House of Lords.
The Dutch warships continue to
patrol the Venezuelan coast, and it
is probable they will soon begin
selling Venezuelan merchant vessels.
Rare tapestries and. furniture be-
longing to Lord Amherst were sold
at auction In London and brought
100000.
The Russian D.uma authorized
tho external loan or $225, 900 900.
sanctioned by the budget committee.
A movement in favor OF govern
ment ownership of submarine cables
was started In London.
jean Gernois Blanchet, Judge of
the Queens bench. Quebec, commit
ted suicide.
The German Reichsiag adjourned
until January IL for the Christmas
holidays.
President Castro arrived in Paris
and conferred with the French au-
thorities.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-12-18
..Pat" McBryde Dead.

Bridgeport, Ohio Especial Pat
McBryde. first secretary of the
United Mine Workers Of America,
and secretary of the Ohio Opera
tors Association. died here of
pneumonia. He was, 60 years old
and one of the best known men in
the mining business. The BODY was
shipped to Columbus, Ohio, for
burial.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-12-18
HOLLANDS POSITION.

The Dutch government says 1t
was quite within its rights in
seizing the Alexis.
Similar reprisals will be taken
whenever possible.
War has not been declared.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-07-16
GRADING OF CREAM
BY z. A. Joraensen.

There is at present more or less
grading Of cream taking place In our
creameries, but two creameries scarce
ly ever grade alike. There are even
creameries that do not grade alike for
all their patrons and some that grade
for part of their patrons only. These
widely different methods of grading
are not recommendable and especially
in places where there is great deal
of changing around of patrons. For If
a man takes his cream to one cream
cry for awhile and gets 1t graded and
then takes 1t to another and gets 1t
graded differently there, 1t will in
many instances tend to have the pa
tron lose faith in the grading. He
comes to the conclusion It Is a swim
ding deal since they don't grade alike
Just one more way Of robbing him.
Therefore. II the creamery men could
work in harmony. then they could
adopt some common method and allow
large enough discrimination so 1t
would encourage the patron to pro-
duce good article. Besides the sys-
tenn Of grading would have much more
effect. At present the difference in
price paid between first grade Of
cream and the poorer one Is, as rule,
not large enough, and 1t may be Justly
said that the undue competition is the
very cause Of 1t. 1t is also the very
cause Of the present abuse OF the Bah
cock test which can be found In every
day practice in many of our cream
eries. Where competition is sharp
some Of the tests are under-read In
order TO give some higher test than
they are entitled to. This is the cause
Of much Of the dissatisfaction among
so many Of the creamery patrons. 1t
is unjust and 1t tends to make them
slack and produce an inferior grade of
cream. Therefore. IT ought to be
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-07-16
Couldn't Fool Him.

A custom house clerk, who, prior
to his entry into Uncle Sans service.
was schoolteacher "a good many
years yet" as he proudly informs his
associates. was standing on the corner
of Fifth and Chestnut streets one cold
day last winter. deeply engrossed In
studying legend which appeared on
dairy mans wagon, as follows:
"Pasteurized milk etc.
His face wore puzzled expression,
but finally betraying evidence OF dawn
ing intelligence he remarked to by
stander:
Amt these here Philadelphia milk
men a-gettin' to be just as deceitful
as anythingl Pasturized milk. eh?
But they can't fool me. cause lived
in the country. and know you can't
pasture cows in winter"
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-07-16

expressing feeling in this matter, for
recently some one carried away the
nest and eggs of a wood thrush from
tree in a city cemetery. had
watched the building OF the little
home, and had hoped to see four
young wood thrushes taught how to
fly, but the hand of the spoiler was
stayed not even In Gods acre."
In changing the subject from the
wood thrush to the loggerhead shrike
one has to turn his pen $50 degrees.
The birds are antipodal In character.
One is all sweetness and light and the
other is pretty nearly all sin and dark
ness.
The loggerhead shrike Qanius lu-
dovicanus) comes to the northern
states in early spring and stays all
summer. He replaces his brother,
the great northern shrike, which has
spent the winter with us and has re-
treated beyond the Canadian border
with the first touch of warm weather.
The loggerhead is slate gray,
black and white creature, with a
small hawklike bill. He is curiously
interesting bird, and the deviltry in
him rather adds to his interest. He
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-07-16

Clean Milk UtensIIs.-I believe the
ordinary ten-gallon milk can used for
the transportation Of commercial milk
has been the cause Of more trouble
than any other one thing, declares an
Ohio correspondent OF the Orange
Judd Farmer. Frequently cans which
are supposed to be clean contain half
pint Of filthy rinsing water believe
there should be an ordinance In every
village and city compelling the milk
vender to wash and sterilize his cans
thoroughly before sending them to the
producer. In the washing OF milk
utensils you should not use soap pow
ders or soaps Of any kind which con.
tain organic fat. BY SO doing you may
convey to your milk undesirable fla
vors and cause to remain in your
utensils deposits which will contami.
nate or deteriorate the milk.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-07-16

SO of the Illinois experiment station.
on Superintendent Halls farm space
In the barn 35x52 feet is devoted to
the COWS. A manger running length
wise extends to within eight feet of
the wall at each end. These spaces
between the manger and the wall are
closed by gates. At milking time all
of the cows are driven to the
side of the manger on which the
water tank is situated. and the gates
are closed.
The door of the milking room is
then opened and the boss cows are
always ready to enter. Near the end
OF this room are three stalls in which
the milking is done and 1t Is surpris-
Ing to note how quickly each COW
learns in which stall she is to be
milked and the order in which her
turn comes. so that the three mixers
have little difficulty in always milking
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-07-16
TeIepathIc rhIr.t.

News travels so fast nowadays as to
render one almost speechloss with
wonder at the achievements OF the
wireless telegraph and telephone. says
the Palmyra IN. " Journal One
night last week we won case of
whisky at the Elks' fair In Lyons. and
the night we brought 1t home there
were three church members. a town
official and two members OF the band
on hand to meet us on getting on the
car. Since our arrival many people
whom we have hitherto believed re-
spectacle have gone out of their re-
spective ways to speak kindly to US.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-07-16

loves bird brains, and he uses his
own brains to good advantage In OBJ
tanning them. He sits In a tree top,
apparently innocently surveying the
landscape. until some small bird, a
chickadee. goldfinch or some other
feathered tid-bit flies by, and then the
loggerhead gets after 1t In full chase.
Unless the quarry can reach the cover
OF a thicke. the shrike seizes It.,
strikes its beak through the skull and
then bears the victim to q tree, where
the murderer feasts on brains.
After appeasing its appetite the
shirke hangs the body of its victim
In the crotch of two small branches or
impales 1t upon a thorn. What the
bird does this for is hard to tell, for 1t
rarely returns to the quarry. The log
gerhead isn't bad through and
through however. 1t eats thousands
of the larger insects during its nest
snakes in sight, though this latter act
perhaps cannot be put down as a serv-
ice. for small snakes have their place
In the ecenomoy of nature and aid
man in many ways.
The loggerhead usually builds in a
thorn tree, the smaller locusts, the
thorn apple and the Usage orange be-
ing favorite home-steading sites. 1t
makes a butcher shop of the tree,
hanging up its bird. snake and big
insect victims like SO many carcasses
in meat market once found log
gerhead's nest containing young in an
Usage orange tree. A small green
snake had been impaled upon thorn
and its body nearly touched the nest.
AS the weather was hot the effect
could not have been pleasant to SEN
sitive organs Of smell. but some
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-07-16

one side and cannot come to the milk
ing stalls a second time.
All grain is fed in the milking stalls
and the roughage from the large man.
ger in the center of the shed. This
manger is raised as fast as the manure
accumulates. SO that 1t Is always con-
venient height for the cows. In this
herd OF 33 cows not a soiled COW was
seen.
When asked what he considered to
be the chief advantage of keeping
dairy cows in this way over the ordi.
nary method of stabling. Superin.
tendent Hall replied:
by this method we have cleaner
COWS and Increased milk flow; we save
labor In cleaning stables. and in haul
ing out manure; and the fertility in
the manure is preserved more COM
pletely.'