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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-10-03

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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-10-03
The Cause of Many
Sudden Deaths,

There Is disease prevailing in this
COUNTRY most dangerous because SO deeeP
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-10-30
Col. David Bremen Henderson.

Colonel David Bremen Henderso,
delighted to recall an incident which
occurred when he was lieutenant N
the Twelfth Iowa at the battle OF
Corinth: He noticed soldier whose
gun was cloggd so that it refused
to work
''You internal fool" shouted Hen.
dsrson. forgetting conventionalities
for the moment. "here, why don't
you pick the tube out with a pin,
same as you do when you're shoot
ing prairie chickens?"
The word prairie chicken, in tnv
ear Of this native Of Iowa, sounded
so good thsA it Immediately brought
him to himself. He at once cleaned
out his gun aid went into the fight
At the end OF the battle the man
who had cleaned out his gun had
been shot in the hip.
When the two happened to meet
afterward. Colonel Henderson said:
We'll old boy. that prairie chicken
saved your life, II 1t didn't your
hip."-New York Telegram.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-10-30
MORE LAND FOR ACADEMY.
Government Will Probably Acquire
Big Block In Annapolis.

Annapolis Especially The United
States Government is preparing to
acquire additional property for Naval
Academy purposes. The new slice
which the Government purposes carv-s
ing from the city is the rectangular
block contagious to the academy
grounds and bounded by Wagner
Street and College Avenue. 1t con-
tains some of the most valuable
property in the city, and in 1t are
located fine residences owned by re-
tired naval officers and others and
houses of historic interest, such as
the Peggy Stewart house.
The first steps being taken by the
naval authorities here at the instance
of the Navy Department include an
accurate fixing of the assessed value
of the property, and 1t is said that
the amount needed to carry on the
work will be incorporated in the next
naval appropriation bill.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-10-30

mo more did !, Bob" said his
father. There were big. stones and
little, and bushes with red berries;
and there was every kind of pretty
ferns and things, it seemed, growing
along the banks and even in the
middle, and so many stepping stones
that you could walk on them right
across the brook in some places. And
the sunshine was so bright!
The mother and father sat down
for awhile. Then they all four
spread out the luncheon; and Mr..
Mason and Bob made small camp
fire on a rock and heated things.
They took some time over the
luncheon; but Bob was planning a
bridge in his mind, a bridge from
the shore to a large stone in the
brook. He told Dorothy about it.,
and she said she would help. And
she did. They had splendid fun work
ing hard on the bridge. And what do
you think! Just as they were going
to call their mother and father to
see it, Peggie came tearing back from
chase after squirrel, and she
dashed into the water and right
against their bridge so hard that she
knocked it almost to pieces.
Bob and Dorothy were so disap-
pointed that they couldn't say a
word: they felt as if they should
| cry. 1t was pretty bad of Peggie,
but of course she didn't know any
better.
| Anyway, Just then Mr.. Mason came
along and said: II have a scheme.
Let's make a double bridge, one part
to go from this short to the little
island down there and the other part
from the island across to the other
shore, over those very fast rapids"
| How they did work! OF course,
you can build much finer bridge
If you have big man to work with
you. And Dorothy had some little
dolls-three-with her. She often car
ried them in her pocket. When they
finished the first part Of the bridge,
she put two dolls on it, walking over.
So, when they had made the second
part, on that she put the other doll
coming across toward its friends.
They looked pretty and funny.
Dorothy sat down on rock near
to the double bridge and the dolls
81 never thought" she said, that
we could possibly build a better
bridge than the one Peggie knocked
to pieces"
"Can't always TELL" said her father.
"Can't always tell, can't always tell,
can't always tell, Peggie," sang Bob,
jumping aroend with Peggie. When
was thinking in bed. daddy, wish
ing you'd let us come to the brook,
I never thought about such good
time as this not. We never
do have such a time when only
Dorothy and /, or other children, are
together. This is a dandy picnic,
isn't 1t, Peggie?" And it was so the
whole afternoon, right up to sunset
even.-Christian Register.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-10-30

: 4 y. e " t.tI ! ~ "a
whirled. squirmed, and wriggled, IN
a. vain effort to get out Of the col
lar chat clutched his throat. Every
movement Of his body brought him
nearer to the. seat over which hung
the block and tackle. When he reach
ed it an assistant grabbed his tail
through the bars of the cage and
pulled him toward the little stool,
while the trainer punched him
against it with the iron bar
Swing him clear of the ground" he
called. well make him take that
seat. All together now!" and as the
men laid their combined weight on
the rope, the big cat was hoisted I'M
til his hind legs dangled two feet
above the floor, dancing a madman's
jig. The helpless, choking brute
fought the useless fight of fish out
of water Had not the muscles over
his throat been like solid rubber tires
he would have strangled as he curled
his body into a coil, trying to es.
cape the weight that hung from his
own neck.
With much pushing and hauling the
struggling beast finally was landed on
the seat; but the moment he felt
support under his feet he leaped for
the floor. He was met by the trainer,
who walloped the sore, sensitive nose
with the hickory handle of his whip.
and followed this up firing the burn
ing powder of a blank cartridge
straight into the nostril. The tiger
turned to run, but the trainer yelled,
"Lift him. boys" and as the crew
threw their weight on the rope the
beasts head and fore legs were yank-
ed from the ground, and he pranced
along for few steps with only the
claws Of his hind feet touching the
boards. When the momentum Of his
body had carried him clear Of the
floor, he swung back, suspended in
the air, more like life-less tiger
skin than blood-flled beast of flesh
and sinew.-From Everybody's.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-10-30
CHAMoIs GLOVES.

Chamois gloves are not near 50
warm as their appearance would war
rant one in supposing.
They absorb perspiration so that
persons who perspire freely will find
them much more comfortable than
silk or isle thread. Again, they are
much smarter looking than the fabric
gloves and if properly washed are
very desirable. 1t is careless washing
that makes them shrink or crack.
The correct method is to make a
thick suds of white soap and warm
water, and, putting the gloves on the
hands, wash in the same way as ono
would the hands.
When clean, rinse through warm
soapy water, then wipe dry as posi-
BILE with a towel, and IL convenient,
dry on the hands in the omen air.
Another process is to make the
suds as described and then wash the
gloves as one would a handkerchie!
Nr other small article rinsing in warm
soapy water. The gloves are Their
put into a clean cloth and wrung dry
Afterward they are put on glove
trees or pinned up where the air viii
blow freely around them. ASKING.
ton Star
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-10-30
COST OF STAGE COSTUMES.
The Prejudice Of One Manager
Against a Brown color-scheme
Cost Him $500.

One of the problems OF the pro-
Queer is to arrange his show so as
to give the chorus time for changes
of costume In a built-up show his
chorus may change six or seven times
during the performance, and there are
seldom fewer than five changes. In a
comic opera there are usually only
three changes. If the play is modern,
one of these will be a walking-dress
that will average SIS, which doesn't
include $50 hat, and about ST worth
of shoes, to say nothing of silk stock
ings. Then there are two handsomer
gowns that range from $3.50 to $3.50,
the average being easily $780, Some
times a group of girls will wear $500
gowns. For men as well as women
the most expensive costumes worn in
musical shows are the modern ones.
1t. costs more to put man in even
ing clothes than in anything else he
ever wears on the stage. The average
is about $125.
The minor principals usually have
only two changes, unless they buy
dresses for themselves, while the star
is likely to make five or six changes.
and her gowns average about $400
each. Though the bizarre costumes
don't cost so much as the others.
they mount up. There are the wigs,
for one detail. They range from $40
to SIS for the ordinary ones, up to
$40 for the powdered ones, and it is
not unusual for group of girls to
wear four different wigs in one pro
duction.
Many numbers are discarded after
they are all ready to go on the stage.
For instance, "The Gay White Way.
which was practically failure in
New York, but a great success else
where, was rehea,sed for three
months, and numbers that cost more
than $4,000 to prepare were never
even tried in the production as 1t was
finally given. Lee Shubert ordered
enc set of costume changes. simply be-
cause he doesn't happen to like
brown. His prejudice cost about ST.
500.-Hartley Davis. in Everybody's.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-10-30
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! Household Notes :


BUTTER-MAKING BY FREEZER.
The suggestion of neighbor that
utilize an ice cream freezer as q
churn has proved boon to me, says
a writer in Harper's Bazaar. Besides
the small quantity of cream that can
be churned, the work can be done in
an incredibly short time. For the
amount of ice that l have, about one
hundred and twenty-five revolutions
of the crank are usually sufficient to
bring the butter. The freezer has
still another advantage over the
churn and that is the ease with which
it is cleaned. shall continue to use
it during the winter as well as the
summer.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-10-30
State Of Maryland
MRS. GoLDsBoRoUGH's WILL.
Distributes $21,575 TO A Number
OF Relatives.

III RELATIVES.
Cambridge Especially The will OF
Mrs. Charlotte A. P. Goldsborough
mas been admitted to probate. The
will names as executors former Gov.
Henry Lloyd, Philip D. Laird and
Judge w. Laird Henry. 1t directs
that her property on High Street,
Cambridge, and her farm in Indian
town be sold at public or private
sale. Sums of money are left to
large number of persons, her sisters,
Mrs Isabella Steele and Mrs. Mary
Goldsborough, with nieces and neph-
ews, great nieces and great nephews
Of herself and her husband being the
principal beneficiaries. The largest
beQuest is $38,000 to Philip d.
Laird. of Rockville, nephew of
Judge Goldsborough. Among the
other beneficiaries are Mrs. Mary o.
Colds ough, Mrs. Mamie G. Colds
borous.-, Mrs. Annie o. B. Steele,
Mrs. Willie G. Muse and Alonzo L..
Miles; Misses Charlotte G. Henry,
Mary Y. Henry, Mary G. Lloyd, Kate
H. Lloyd and Lottie Trail; Messrs.
Robert G.. Henry, Charles s. Henry,
Leonie H. Henry, T. Hughett Henry,
Rev. William Laird and William e.
Hooper.
The total sum to be distributed in
specific amounts is $21,575. There
is a provision for the distribution of
the remainder of the estate to nine
legatees, all of whom also particle
pate in the distribution of certain
amounts.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-10-30
the Upper Room.


III my house Of life Is an Upper
Room,
A small and garnished place;
And there dreamed in the mist
gay gloom,
And l looked my soul in the face.
20 Upper Room with your dreams
where l
Let my friends, unwept, go pass
ing by!)
Once Love tried the door, and a
child's voice came
heard it through my prayers
But the door was barred when they
called my name,
And the steps went down the stairs.
(And yesterday at the doors found
A toy and rose trampled on the
ground)
And my prayers we're heard. for with
toll my house :
Has grown, though empty, grea.;
And from my Upper Room l ses
Crowds gather around my gate.
(From my Upper room with Its
dreams where /
Let the loveless years go passing
by)
have fought my fight. Hush! they
bring the prize
have run; have won the race!
But / sit and dare not lift my
eyes
To look my soul In the face;
(For yesterday at the door / found
A toy and rose trampled on the
ground.)
Mary Roberts Rinehart, in "Suc
cess Magazine"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-10-30
C0MMERClAL COLUMN
Weekly Review Of Trade and Latest
Market Reports. s.s,lgsss
Rradstreet's saws.

bra0SCreeL,S says
Retail trade still reflects the In
auence of warm weather and the APP
proach of election breeds conserva-
tism as regards heavy buying and
the projection of new enterprises.
However, there is more doing and
more confident buying of raw ma
terial by manufacturers, who appar-
emily forecast change for the bet
ter in the latter part of this year
or the early part of next. Tie large
movement of wheat to market is re-
sponsible for the optimistic tenor OF
reports from distributive centers in
the Northwest. Effects of the drouth
are shown in almost total suspension
of steamboat traffic on the Ohio Riv-
er and it's tributaries, the holding up
of large quantities of coal along that
stream, the prevalence of destructive
forest fires, the low stage of water
supplies. Reports as to collections
vary, being best in the Northwest
and poorest at the South.
The situation in textile lines is in
teresting, and not without encourage
ment. While jobing trade is con-
fined largely to small immediate ship
ment or filling-in orders, there Is
fair activity in the Chicago district
and farther West, where the break
ing of the drouth has helped senti-
ment. In the cotton goods line one
feature early was reduction In
shifting prints, but later an enlarged
demand was reported for print
cloths at Fall River, and prices adj
vanced h to n cent Confident buy
ing by large printing interest is
the reported basis for the strength
in demand and prices.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-10-30
Down By
The Brook
By Susan Perry Peckham

Bob said at the breakfast table,
Nov, you know, daddy, l must
be almost five years old, for I've
been four and half such a long
time; and Dorothy must be nearly
seven, and-I want to ask you some
thing, daddy"
well, why don't you ask?" said
his father, paying attention.
"It's so important. thought about
It in bed till was quite tired just
thinking"
For PHYS sake!" said his father.
s'You can get tired thinking" said
Bob, "can't your"
''Yes," said his father. What was
1t all about?"
Il want to know, daddy. want to
know If you don't think you could
let Dorothy and me go down to play
by the brook. We're getting big, you
see, and it's Saturday morning; and
we wouldn't go near that deep place
below the little island. We wouldn't
go down as far as the island, would
we. Doffie?" And Dorothy said. "No.
daddy" So Bob asked
do you think you could let us
begin playing by the brook, and see
If we would be careful?"
NO." said Mr. Mason. But both
children looked at him without maxi
ng any fuss, because they weren't
quite sure-there might be joke in
their fathers mind They waited
some time; then Bob said
Couldn't you try us once, even?"
''No." said his father. But
Dorothy and Bob sat straight up and
opened their eyes wide-"I'll tell YOU
II your mother would go with us, and
If she would give us some luncheon
Tor the picnic, would come home
before lunch time today, and the
whole family would go down to that
brook. n,
"Whoo-oop!" shouted Bob. eli!
aever thought you'd do that"
"Can't always tell" said his father.
cts grand morning." said Mrs.
Mason. II think that will be love
ly." And Dorothy bounced up and
down on her toes and grabbed her
father tight around his neck. He
stood up and lifted her so high from
the floor that she didn't dare to let
herself drop. Then he said that he
must be off, and kissed them good
bye, but called back, 'Ill be here
by twelve, sharp"
So when he came he found Doro-
thy and Bob waiting on the steps
and their mother ready. too, and
Peggie, too. Peggie was Mrs. Ma
sons Boston terrier. She was the
only one of the party that had no
lunch-basket to carry.-too little she
was, and too lively. Everybody in
the family loved Peggie, and shv
loved them.
Mr. Mason had two baskets. Bob
and Dorothy carried some OF their
favorite things to dig with and play
with.
Fall into linel" said Mr.. Mason.
So they started. Peggie didn't fall
into line very well. Round the house
they went and on past the stable,
then down hill through thick grass
with big clovers and with hundreds
of grasshcppers; then over a fence
and through rough potato patch and
field where there wasn't much be-
eides pumpkins scattered around and
two men putting them into a cart.
BY the lowest part of that field ran
the brook,-the jolliest brook!-live-
iy. making a good deal of noise
around stones, and bubbling and shin
ing-you might have thought it was
very glad to see the family.
II never saw such good brook as
this onel" screamed Bob.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-10-30
RECIPES.

Strawberry Sponge.-One-third box
gelatine or one and ons-third table.
spoons graduated gelaine one-third
cup cold water, one-third cup boiling
water, cup sugar. tablespoon lemon
juice, cup strawberry juice whites OF
three eggs, whip from three cups
cream. Make the same as orange
charlotte.
Berry Sherbet.-Crush / pound OF
berries: add them to l quart of water.
lemon sliced and / teaspoon OF
orange flavor. if you have It, Let
these ingredients stand in an earthen
bowl hours. Then strain, squeezing
all the juice out of the fruit; dissolve
/ pound of powdered sugar in it:
strain again and put on the ice until
ready to use.
Cheese Custard.-Buttcr a baking
dish Put a layer of bread cut in
pieces one inch square with crusts re-
moved, Sprinkle thin sliced cheese
over the bread, and dust with salt
and a few grains of cayenne. Add
other layers of bread and cheese. sea.
soning as before. using In all abou:
/ cup OF cheese. Beat two eggs slight
ly. add one pint OF milk, pour ove-
bread and cheese. Bake about half
an hour IN moderate oven.
Rice Meat Casserole.-Boil cup OF
rice, line = buttered pan with the
rice while hot. When cold fill Gen.
tire with chopped cooked meat OF any
kind, season well, add gravy. Set In
pan of water and bake one-half or
three-quarters OF an hour. Turn out
on a dish and serve with tomato
sauce
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-10-30
Says Her Husband Was Enticed.

Hagerstown Especially The dec
laration in the damage suit of Mrs.
Bessie Stoddard Hager, the divorced
wife of Lee G. Hager, against Mrs.
Annie B. Hager, Hager's second wife,
was filed. She alleges the defend
ant wrongfully enticed Lee G. Hager,
against the will of the plaintiff, to
depart and remain absent from the
home and society of the plaintiff.
whereby the latter was deprived Of
the support and protection of her
husband. The damages are placed
at $4,000. The plaintiff is the daugh-
ter of the late A. M. Christie.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-10-30
SCHOOLING THE ELEPHANT.
From Jungle to show-Ring His
Course of Education Is Not
What Might Be Called
Easv 49,

When the young, green elephant,
with the assistance OF two domesri-
Gated brethren, is brought by the
mahout from the jungle into captiv-
ity, a powerful rope to control his
movements is placed about his neck.
When he is sold for training pur-
poses it is necessary to remove this
rope and fix iron chains around his
legs Immediately above the feet, in
order that he may be more readily
handled.
On his arrival at training quarters,
he Is delivered to the man who has
been ordained to break him, and the
two spend few days in getting ac-
quainted before school term begins.
The first lesson consists in teaching
the elephant to lie down. To the iron
linked letters that encircle his legs
strong ropes are attached. Each of
these ropes is securely tied to a
staple SO that the beast cannot move
an appreciate distance in any direc-
ton. When the bonds have been
thoroughly tested and it is certain the
animal is helpless. the trainer catches
his iron hook in the elephants hide,
high up on his back, and begins to
pull.
1t seems the nature of brute to
want to do the opposite of that which
he is requested to do, so the ele.
plant refuses to lie down. Where
! upon the trainer puts a little weight
on the sharp hook. 1t begins to cut
| through the tough hide to the sensi-
| tive flesh and the red blood beneath.
The elephant trumpets, then he
squeals--for even an elephant can
squeal, when the hook is long enough
and sharp enough and always it is.
The trainer pulls bit harder. and
maybe the blood spurts. The beast
tries to break away and, failing that,
reaches, murderously inclined, with
his trunk, for his tomentor. Each
pugnacious attempt Is met by an ad-
t-ditional half inch of steel, for the
animal must learn on the first page
of his primer that he has never a
chance to fight. Finally. whe1 the
pain becomes unbearable, he drops
on his knees and clumsily rolls over
| on his side.
Similar methods are brought into
play to teach the "head stand" The
animals fore legs are fastened so
that he cannot move, and then ropes
are tied around his hind quarters.
These ropes are passed through a
pulley overhead and, at a signal from
the trainer, the beast is tilted up in
the air until he is in danger of fall
ing on his head. and naturally sup
ports himself upon his trunk and
fore legs. This is continued until he
knows that. at given cue, he must
either do head stand" or suffer the
| unpleasant feeling of being hoisted
Maurice B. Kirby, in Everybody's.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-10-30
PERFECT BUSTING.

An Indianapolis housewife, says
the News. whose home is the per
lection of housekeeping, said this
ether day: "My trial in getting a
new housemaid is to teach her and
make her do the dusting as I wish
1t done. 1t is very particular work
but it is worth while in these days
when there is so much dust every
where. have large supply 0!
cheese cloth squares, neatly hemmed
Inc maid is required to have PAT
Of lukewarm water with a little soar
powder in it. The cloth Is dipped
in the water and wrung until it Is
dry With this the furniture i,
wiped, and dry cloth is rubbed over
the woodwork to polish it. do mol
believe in brushing the dust off Of
enc article to have it settle on anoth
er. and in this way all the dust is
collected. 1t really pays to take ths
trouble to dust in this way, for much
of the dust is entirely removed from
the room"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-10-30
Queer Seaside Breads.

@This bread is made with sea
water" said a seaside baker. "and II
is thought to be good for the -dys.
peptic. Another bread, baked with
the powdered seaweed called Por.
phyra laciniata, is eaten by rheu.
matte sufferers with fair results.
They say that whole wheat bread
mixed with -four made of powdered
fishbones helps certain sorts of skin
diseases. There is reason for believ-
ing in the medicinal properties Of the
sea and its products, said the baker
learnedly. "They who live ON the
shore will tell you how. at certain
seasons. many kinds of animals
cattle, sheep. horses and even poultry
come down on the sands and drink
of the bitter waters. New York
Press.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-10-30
Approaching Her Goth Birthday.

Salisbury Especially. = Mrs. Mary
A. Trader, mother of Police Justice
William A. Trader, of Salisbury, will
reach her ninetieth birthday, and her
children will be present to help her
celebrate the event. Mrs. Trader is
one of the oldest inhabitants of Sails
bury, and remembers when the city
was nothing but struggling village,
with only one store. The combined
ages of Mrs. Trader and her six hv-
ing children aggregate 430 years and
a few months.