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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-05-15
When The Men Are "sittin, Roun'. ;

WMSM iMV hSiA HlV 0lNelu AUuu
The summer days in our town, are just merry
whirl,
Every chap who has a buggy takes out his bestesl
girl:
There are picnics all round us, where they dance
with fun for all,
And they keep us up till midnight, with their
everlasting brawl,
And, on summer night in our town, the men can
all be found
Talking trash at L. D. Willis store, while just
''sittin' roun'."
When autumn comes in our town, there will be
lots OF fun,
The men husking out their corn, the boy out
with his gum
The squirrels are waiting to be shot. and pleas
ants on the log.
And coons running round "Scott free," Tor no
one has dog;
And when it's fall in our town. the men can all
At Willis talking politics. while Just sittin'
roun''
And winter nights in our town, well now. they
aren't SLOW,
While we listen to the cutters squeaking DER the
sparkling snow,
There's choir practice Saturday nights-the music
isn't much
And the night school on our border. where they
educate the Dutch.
And every blessed winter night, if any men are
found
You'll find them up at Willis store. all busy
.'sittin' roun'."
Now gentle spring has come again, and it makes
the fellows feel
Like gathering up their Fishing traps" the boat,
the rod and REEL
The corn's to plant, the garden made; and the
scare crow not forgot
Why. thinking of the work to do, it makes body
hotl
Yes, spring has come at last. guess; but say
don't make sound,
Or you'll wake them up at Willis, where the
men are doing round.
Yes. summer with its sunshine, has many joys
tor all,
Andautumn has its beauty. when the leaves be-
gin to fall;
In winterwe have cider. with skating, coasting
too,
But springs the busy season, and there's lots of
work to do;
But spring. summer, autumn, winler,-if you
happen in our town
You will find the men at willits'-always busy,
"sittin' roun'."
Mt Plesassa,nt' s.M.Mcc
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-05-15
Fire Tax Notice.

As Secretary and Treasurer of the
FARMERS MECHANICS MUTUAL In.
SURANcE ASSOCIATION OF CECIL Co.
Md, 1 hereby give notice that under date
of May 9, 1908. an assessment of IL cents
on the 500, on a S per cent basis, all
higher rates in proportion. was ordered
by the Board of Directors of the said Asso-
citation, to meet losses of William B.
Cooney. William T. Patten. and other
small fires and expenses thereof, TO be
finally due and payable on or !; before
July 9. 1908.
IF any person shall refuse or neglect to
pay his or her tax by that date his or her
property shall not be protected by the
Association until said tax is paid"
E. D. CARHART,
I5m4 Secretary and Treasurer.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-05-15
Notice To Creditors

This is to give notice that the subscriber, of
Cecil county. has Obtained from the Orphans
Court OF said county. letters of Administration on
the personal estate of
JONATHAN REYNOLDS,
late of said county, deceased All persons having
warned to exhibit the same. with the vouchers
thereof duly authenticated,
on or before the 18th day of October, 1908.
they may otherwise by law. be excluded from all
benefits of said estate All indebted to said estate
are requested to make immediate payment to the
subscriber Given under my hand this 31st day
of March, 1905
l. WAYNE REYNOLDS,
Admr. of Jonathan Reynolds, decd
Test: 7. B. Miller, Register a17-6t.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-05-15
a Feat In Engraving.

The Lititz "Recordn says that
Correll Smith, of that place, has
engraved the alphabet on an ordi.
nary pinhead. To the naked eye
not one Of the letters is discernibie,
but under magnifying glass they
are seen to be well formed. He
did the work in two hours. Be-
lieving that he can show still better
skill, he intends TO engrave another
pin, and besides the alphabet will
place his name and address on it.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-05-15
RURAL FREE DELIVERY SERVICE,
Seventeen Routes In Operation In
County After July I.

Complete rural free delivery
mail service has been established
for Cecil county by the postal
authorities to take effect July /,
and to compromise IL routes, s OF
which will be new ones. The new
routes will be Chesapeake City.
route No. /; Childs, route No. /;
Earleville, route No. /, and Elkton,
routes Nos. 3 and 4. The present
routes are Port Deposit, routes l
and 2; Rising Sun, routes 1, Q and
3; North East, routes 1 and 2; Elk
ton, routes and 2; Colora, route /;
Conowingo, route i; and Liberty
Grove, route l.. The two new
routes from Elkton will be as
follows:-
No. s-Beginning at Postoffice, thence out Red
Hill road to O. r. Foard's corner 80 miles: to
Corridean's corner 40; to Dawson's lane .6S: to
DR.. Ellis lane l.02; to Feeder road 81; by Elk
Mills to Browns corner 55; to Cowantown
CROSSROADS l.60; to Barksdale 81; to j. H. Foard :
corner.7l; to Big Elk Chapel 10; by SCOTS mill
to Cowantown As; to Robinson's lane and return
to Cowantown so; to Anderson's lane 100; to
jackson school IS; to Devinney's corner Los: to
Barksdale .SS; to MilIer's corner ss; to John
slack's corner l.26; to Elkton rs. Length Of
route % miles; families served. 40. Pay Of car
rier, $500.
Route No. 4-Besinning az Elkton postoffice,
thence to Lumber yard rs; to Pleasant Hill road
"a; to Leeds $40: to Daniels corner .66; to
Haneys corner Isl; to shorts corner 60: by
Boulden's chapel to forks ofroad near Mechanics,
Valley AZ to Booth corner LA; by Bouldens
chapel to Shorts corner 2 81; to George Davis
lane ITO; to shiverys corner LOG: to Little Italy
lane ls0; to old Boulder corner .s5; to Elkton
1.ss Length Of route. II So miles, families
served, 70. Pay Of carrier. $3.50.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-05-15


We venture the assertion there
is not a person living that re
members month without a moon.
and on the authority of astron-
omers, they are not likely to see
one. The month Of February 1866,
we are informed by compntators,
twas in one respect the most re.
markable month in the worlds
history. 1t had no full moon.
January had, two fuifmoons and SO
had March, but February had none.
1t had not occurred since the
creation of the world. And it will
not occur again for $500, 900
years." Can you realize such a
fact l-Conk Inns Manual.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-05-15

Knowing that some people say too much we
will close with the following remark Rydales
Cough Elixir is Guaranteed under the U. s. Pure
Food and Drug Law SERIAL number 2ll9l to con
tain neither Morphine. Opium. chloroiorm nor
opiates of any kind. and to be absolutely harm.
less. Ell T. Reynolds.
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For Rent and Sale.

HNHREE-ROOM dwelling in Rising Sun, new;
il also six-room dwelling near Mt. Hope, for
rent.
Two Hundred acre Farm at Calvert for sale;
terms reasonable.
For particulars OF above properties apply to
JOS. s. P0GUE.
Rising Sun, Md.
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G. 7. SNYDER,
Green Grocery & Restaurant.

Green Groceries OF all kinds in season, Domestic
and Imported Fruits full stock of Canned
Goods. Tobacco and Cigars, Fresh
Bread and Rolls daily.
Ice Cream. Oysters and Fresh Fish
Butter, Eggs and Country Produce taken in trade
or for cash.
Large or small orders will receive prompt and
careful attention and your patronage
Is solicited.
Agent for the institute Laundry, Port Deposit.
shipments Thursday morning. returning Friday
evening.
Cecil Farmers Phone
Cor. Queen Cherry sts- RISING SUN. ND.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-05-15
Killed On Railroad.

An unknown man, supposed to
be James Smith, of New York, was
killed on the B. s. o.. railroad,
near Leslie, on Saturday.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-05-15
RISING SUN
Meat Market.
Full Line Strictly First Class Meats

FRESH MEATS, such as Beef, Pork, Veal.
Lamb Sausage and Scrapple OF the best Quality.
WE ALWAYS AIM TO KILL THE BEST
SALT MEATS of the finest curing. We select
our meats and think we handle the best we
have Block Hams for slicing. Block Shoulder
'ugar-cured Hams. Shoulders. Picnics Break
last Bacon, A1r.dried Beef, mot smoked This
quick meal and always palatable. Frankfurt
Sausage and Bologna Also Prime Lard of onf
own neutrality-suspicious. loose or In 3D and 5D
Highest cash prices paid for Calves, also Hides
Your patronage solicited.
JIM. HOLDEN.
Cecil Farmers Telephone
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-05-15

The hot waves will soon reach
Rising Sun, for Straw Hats O
latest style go to Bufington's.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-05-15
People Take Notice /!
The Wilson Bros. Celebrated Creamery
Wagons, Buggies, Harness, Harness,
Farm Machinery, &C.,

W.. McDoUGAL, Rising Sun, Md.
Amador ledger., 1908-03-13

Ledger & Chicago Inter Ocean, $3.50.
Amador ledger., 1908-03-13
Homestead Rights
May Be Restored.

The following law recently passed
by congress will doubtless be of In
terest to many of our readers:
can act providing for second home
stead entries"
"Be it enacted by the senate and
house of representatives of the United
States of America in congress assem-
bled, That any person who, prior to
the passage of this act, he's made
entry under the homestead laws, but
for any cause has lost, forfeited or
abandoned the same, shall be entitled
to the benefits of the homestead law
as though such former entry had not
been made, and any person applying
for a second homestead under this act
shall furnish the scription and date
of his former entry"
Provided, That the provisions of
this act shall not apply to any per-
son whose former entry was Cancelled
for fraud, or who relinquished the
former entry tor valuable considera-
ton.
approved, February 8. 1903
Amador ledger., 1908-03-13
Assessment Valuations

County assessors OF San joaquin
Valley counties have agreed upon the
following valuations to be placed
upon personal property in making the
assessments for the current year,
commencing at noon next Monday:
American horses, $50 and upwards
common, $40 and upwards; colts !
year old. 81 and upwards according
to class; . years old, S25 and up
wards; years old, s35 and upwards
mules, $50 and upwards.
Mich cows, $40 and upwards;
calves, 50; stock cattle, sl2; beef
cattle, s25.
Bucks, So; ewes, $3.50; wethers, 50;
fall lambs, Sl.50; spring lambs, 80
cents.
Hogs, 3 cents per pound.
Wheat and barley about $50 ton
more or less dependent upon the
prize regulation at Port Costa as will
be ANNOUNCED later by the assessor of
Contra Costa.
Hay and grain, So a ton; alfalfa So.
Lum Der, $40 to SIS per thousand.
according to grade.
Wines, 10 to 70 cents a gallon &C
cording to age of the product; brandy
40 cents,
Raisins, $50 per ton.
Crude oil, 30 cents per barrel.
Standard oil pipe fine $1,000 per
mile, raise this year of $3.50. Last
year raise of $3.50 was made to 81,
$40 per mile.
Switch and sidetracks in counties
and coming under the jurisdiction OF
county assessors, 80 cents per lineal
foot, where sidetracks are III the
owning company's right of way;
where off the right of way and rum
ing into vineyards, orchards OF
wineries, 80 cents.
A rate for the Southern Pacific
Company's rified pipe line in course
of construction and now just about
through Stanlslaus county will be
made later on.
Amador ledger., 1908-03-13
Strictlu Rusiness.

young man." said the old gentle
man rs he shuffied into the parlor, 81
believe-in fact, l know-that you and
my daughter are rapidly edging toward
matrlmony."
1T is true, sir" replied the poor but
otherwise honest youth. "And, while
am obliged to confess that 1t viii have
to be case of love in a cottage, still
r.
"That's all right, young man" inter
rupted the stern parent. love in a
cottage is the true ideal Of happiness
You have my CONSENT
"Oh, thank you, sirY' exclaimed the
young man.
"Upon one condition." continued the
old gentleman, land that is you mus
re able to show me the deed for the
cottage. Good night, young man.
Chicago News.
Amador ledger., 1908-03-13
Try This Figure Stunt.

Put down the number of your liv-
ing brothers.
Double the number.
Add three.
Multiply result by five.
Add number of living sisters.
Multiply result by ten.
Add number of dead brothers and
sisters.
Substract $50 from the result.
The right hand figure will be the
number of deaths.
The middle figure will be the num-
Der of living sisters.
The left hand figure will be the
number OF living brothers.
Strange freak Of figures, isn't itY
Amador ledger., 1908-03-13
THE PERFECTLY AY.
Scores of Jackson Citi-
Zens Have Learned 1t.

1T you suffer from backache.
There is only one way to cure it.
The perfect way is to cure the kid
Amador ledger., 1908-03-13
Adventures of a Stained Glass Window

Adventures of a Stained Glass Window
The east window at st. Margarets,
Westminster wandered about for more
than 200 years before reaching its pres
ent position and was the subject Of q
seven years lawsuit. Henry VII, for
whom it was intended. died before the
window arrived from DOrdrecht, and 1t
came into the possession first of the
abbot of Waltiam and then of General
Monk. Stained glass was anathema In
Puritan days, so the window was
buried until the restoration, when 1t
was brought to light. Refused by
Wadham college, it was bought for
90 gulneas and erected in private
house and years later was bought for
400 guineas by the committee charged
with the restoration of St Margarets
and placed in position in the church
The lawsuit to which we have referred
was brought by the registrar to the
dean and chapter on the ground that
the window contained superstitious i'm
ages. but after seven years legal wran'
Cling the church wardens proved vic
torious and the beautiful window was
suffered TO remain undisturbed.-Lon
don Culver.
Amador ledger., 1908-03-13

1T you suffer from backache.
There is only one way to cure it.
The perfect way is to cure the kid
neys.
A bad back means sick kidneys.
Neglect it, urinary troubles follow.
Doan's Kidney Fills are made fol
kidneys only.
Are endorsed by jackson people.
Mrs Il. Boden, living in Newmans-
Vile, jackson, CAL, says: 'Doan s
kidney pills have been used in my
family and the results were most
satisfactory. My brother first advis-
ed me to try them while suffering
severely from kidney trouble. ! had
been bothered with severe pains in
my back for long time and finally
became so run down that | could
hardly get around. My back was
very painful and the pains were so
severe at night that | could not sleep.
My kidneys were very irregular and
gave me great annoyance, l suffered
from headaches and dizzy spells
bothered me It great deal. At last
Doan's Kidney Pills were brought to
my attention, and procured box
at the City Pharmacy. They helped
me from the lirst, | continued taking
them and as a result received COM
plete cure. s-v-s
For sale by all dealers. Price 5O
cents. Foster. ilburn Co.. Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
| States.
Remember the name -Doan 81 and
take no other.
Amador ledger., 1908-03-13
There Are Many Ways
of Obtaining a Wife

There are many ways of going
aboriginal Australian to start out
with the predetermined purpose of
capturing a wife much as be would
on hunting excursion. lie wanders
about until he finds a maiden whom
he thinks will suit his special re-
quirements, and then he steals up
behind her, knocks her down and
takes her home on his shoulder.
When a young Eskimo boy has kill
ed his first polar bear unaided, and
thus given proof that he is capable
of providing for a family, he sets
forth at night to get a wife. The
first girl he can catch unawares he
grasps and attempts to carry her off
TO his hut. The object of his violent
affection screams and scratches and
bites until she frees herself. when she
Immediately takes to her heels.
The young wife seeker starts in
pursuit, and when he comes up with
ms quarry again more scratches and
biting follows, and usually the girl
again succeeds in freeing herself. If
the sutton again overtakes the maiden
she becomes reconciled to her fate
and willingly accompanies the young
Eskimo TO his home as his wife
Amador ledger., 1908-03-13
BY NANCY BRENT.
Copyrighted, 1907 by G. Il. sutcliGc.

Mrs Darnley looked up eagerly
when her niece came in
"Was it hard?' she asked, letting
her magazine slide to the floor.
Eleanor Wynn unpinne1 her nobby
little sailor hat and leaned back on
the couch pillows, with a sigh of re-
lief.
"All examinations are narrowing"
she said, her eyes still dilated with re-
cent mental strain. 81 never saw such
long columns of figures in my life,
auntie | shall dream about them for
weeks 1t seems almost impossible to
hope that | added them correctly. The
rough draft letter writing and arithme-
tic didn't bother me n bit. but those
pages of rapid addition were awful.
shall o-ashamed-if fail to pass
Amador ledger., 1908-03-13

after all the interest and kindness you
have shown"
Mrs. Darnley saw tears rush to the
girls eyes and picked up her maya
zine with seeming Inconsistencies.
run and take Il nice bath, my dear.
There is half an hour before dinner.
You needn't dress-come in your XII
mono. 1 wouldn't worry if l did fail
on civil service examination. Lots
of well educated people have got 80
ratified they wanted to spell cat with
two is"
The girl wiped her eyes furtiyely as
she started from the room.
There was a horrid woman sitting
next to me during the exam. She
she-added every blessed one of those
fgures-in aloud whisper" and Flea
nor ashamed of her tears, made
rush for the door of her own little
hall bedroom.
When her father after an attack OF
pneumonia had been left with lung
trouble that his physician said would
be fatal unless he at once left for a
southern climate, the girl had reso-
lutely insisted upon his using the great
er part of their small bank account to
start for Arizona. Then, deprived Of
her fathers salary, she had been fore
ed to leave college with the determi-
nation to seek work. Her aunts letter
advising her to come to Washington to
try the examination advertised by tie
civil service to secure $50 clerks for q
years work on an extra rush had
caused the motherless girl to invest
her little money in the chance that she
might be one of the fortunate On2S.
She settled down in her aunt's tiny fiat
to await in suspense the two or three
months necessary to hear the results
of her examination.
Mrs. Darnley came home one after
noon much elated.
II met John Dabney on the street,
my dear. You don't know who John
is. of course, but that doesn't make
any difference. He's the incest man In
town. He's been out west for three
months and just got back He's a dear
and he knows one of the powers that
be-or is-down at the civil service
commission. He offered to go down
and find out just where you stand on
the list of eligibles."
When John Dabney arrived that
evening lie looked at the slender cir
in amGzement.
miss Wynn, have to congratulate
you. Eighteen hundred people tool
that examination. and only ten of then
made higher average than you. There
is no doubt about your getting an ap
polntment, but" turning to her aunt
ut seems n pity for mere girl to bG
shut up in an Office adding figures al
day"
"But it's only for a year." the cir
said, with the youthful enthusiasm o.
one who never worked for living and
knew nothing of how long and tedious
year may seem.
When the official appointment finally
arrived, 1t was John Dabney who &C
companied the girl when she reportet
TO take the oath Of office. Later b,
often made the excuse that she was I
stranger and needed plotting home an
er office.
One hot afternoon in August he me
her on the stone steps near the NAH
entrance of the large government
building.
"Your aunt is waiting for us at tn,
junction." he said, raising her rec
parasol and, after the manner OF men
holding 1t at an angle that let In al
the sun and gave occasional digs at hei
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-03-08

FOR SALE-The Journals new Dostcar5
Extra Something unique. Every
visitor wants one. At all news or card
s'dHus- f20
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.RiLEYs FIRST HIT.
Wrote . Poem "by Poe" and Palnsd
IL on the Public.

II on the Public.
James Whitcomb Riley began his ca
reer in newspaper office in Anderson.
Ind. by writing humorous rhymes -
advertising locals - ''doggeref ne
called them. At the same time 10
wrote many rhymes with the serious
intention OF having them. IL possible.
recognized as poems. But he could not
get them published. Even compost
tons whose worth he had tested-those
that would please people when I'd
stand up and read 'em TO them'-wou.I
be returned promptly by every mag
zine to which he offered them for P'.'-
lication. The Hoosier dialect was !"'
low down" for the average magaz' 9
editor
Finally In asreak OF boyish indiGr
ton. to prove that what editors % y
wanted was not originality. but in
ton. he devised the scheme OF writ 2
a poem in imitation of Poe and col.
paiming 1T Off on the public as rel
poem Of Poe's recently discovered. ] be-
scheme was very skiIIfuIly planne"
and very deftly executed and success
full beyond anything the clever deviSef
of 1t had eyer dreamed From one end
Of the country to the other 'Leonainie
was hailed as veritabIe find" i't
of genius. most genuine ore. Riley had
his revenge. He had some trou".s'
however. in proving that he was not 2H
Intentional fo=gerY
He host his newspaper position. OK
he Immediately got another and better
one on tf1e Indianapolis Journal "Cf1s
and get pa, ar bur WORK" said J4dss
Martindaie. the editor. The turn i9 ~
tide had come.
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Nice clean old newspapers for sale at this
office. They are tied up in neat bundles
and may be carried easily. Only five
cents per bundle
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FOR SALE-A nice 5-room houss IN
white neighborhood on a corner close
In on East Hill for quick sale. $500 snS
q bargain at that John N. Day, West
~ 81 III
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-03-08

IF YOU put papers under your mating or
carpets they will last twice as long and
keep out the cold air. The Journal has
lot tied up in neat bundles at five cents
per. bundle Old papers are cheaper than
mating or carpet.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-03-08

PEOPLE are asking every day for rooms.
Some have just arrived and some want
to make change. If they were all mine
readers they would know just where to
go, but they are not. Have YOU any spare
rooms or do you want one TWO board
erS2 The Journal charges only 81 so rer
month for a want ad.
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NOTICE.

Special attention is hereby called to the
fact that the registration books OF tie
comfy will be opened from the 21st dr.
Of March TO the 18th day of April, 1@0S
for the purpose of qualifying all parti"~
to he held on the 18Th day of May laos
All parties are also earnestly requested IL
see Fegistra ton officer and procure neceS-
sary transfer, owing TO the fact that the
sevctal city precincts and one or two OF
the county precincts have been changed
Commissioners I6ftd
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$500 Reward.

The Board OF Public Instruction in and
for the county OF F-scambia. state OF
Florida offers q reward III Twenty-Five
dollars for the arrest. with evidence to
convict, any person or persons guilty of
destroying or naliciOusly iniuring the
school pr operty in any portion Of the
county. BY order of the Board OF Public
instruction. n B. COOK,
Secretary and County Superintendent
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FOR SALE.

FOR SALOONS visible Royal Type
writer table and chair, one roller top
chair. all practically new Write J. F.
Mathis, l015 North 9th avenue. mS-1w'
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WANTED-A. r. Bingham wants your
moving and hauling. He guarantees all
breakage. Furniture packed for ship
ment. Phone $50.