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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-11-12
Property Transfers.

James Wilson Squier, Trustee, to
Thomas Armstrong, Armstrong
property at Port Deposit, $1,000.
Sophia G. Dimpsay aud Charles
F. Dimpsay, her husband, to VIM.
Hartman, lot at Mt. Zoar, 1915
William Hartman and wife to
Edward B. Mcdowell, lot at Mt.
Zoar, $50.
Mary FL. M. Boulder, Executrix,
to George w. Boulder, lot ofground
on water front in Elkton, $3.50.
Edward B. Smith to Lyman j.
Smith, property on Zion Mechanics
Valley road, $3.50.
Susan A. Connolly and Arthur J,
Conolly, her husband, to Charles
B. Holden, property at Warwick,
$500.
Joseph P. Wright and others to
James B. Hammond, lot of land
near Akin, $3.50.
James B. Hammond and wife to
Ernest G. Taylor, property above,
5000.
George M. Clark and others, OF
Delaware, to VIM 81. Fisher, of
Delaware, farm of n acres in Del
aware and 80 acres in Cecil county,
SO, 900.
George A. Blake, Trustee, to R.
Deibert Aiken, 120 acre farm in
First district, $4,000.
Carrie G. Cameron and Norris G.
Cameron, her husband, to Paul
Patterson, lot near Perryville, 800.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-11-12
The Federal c. 0. D. Law.

On January Ist, the provisions of the
federal law to regulate the shipment Of
liquors into dry territory, will go into
effect. While this measure will not do
away altogether with the evils of inter
state shipments of intoxicating liquors, il
will 90 far toward making state laws
against the sale or disposal of intoxicat-
ing liquors more enforceable, and it will
put out of business many of the so-called
express companies, now operating for the
sole. purpose of evading the state liquor
laws. Among the main features of this
new act is one prohibiting common
carrier from receiving for transportation,
any package of liquor unless the contents
and quantity are plainly marked on the
cover. Another demands that the name
of the consignee shall not be a fictitious
name and that the package cannot be de
livered to any other party without a
written order from the consignee. Still
another prohibits c. o. D. shipments
altogether.
Under the provisions of this law, the
express company will not be able to act
as agent for any party ordering liquors OF
for any liquor house and the penalty for
the violations of any of the provisions Of
the law is inithe form of fine, not ex.
ceeding five thousand dollars.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-11-12
German Smashes A Slate.

Following in the footsteps of his father,
Arthur P. German, yr., IS slowly but
surely elevating himself to the leadership
of the Democratic organization in this
State, says the Record. His announce
ment that he will be candidate for pres
ideut of the State Senate when the new
General Assembly convenes January I
has upset the geographical calculations of
the leaders, for it is an unwritten law OF
the Democrats that the presiding officers
of the two houses shall be divided between
the two sections of the State, one going
to the western aud the other to the
Eastern Shore.
Senator Moore, of Worcester, was
slated for the presidency of the Senate,
if he desired it, with Senator Jesse D.
Price, of Wicomico, as second choice,
with Corville D. Benson, of Baltimore
county for Speaker of the House, but the
presence of German in the fight has
caused the politicians to scan the Eastern
Shore in search of candidate for Speaker.
IF Benson is turned down for the Speaker
ship Congressman J. Fred Talbot will
be heard from, for he 10 backing Benson
and will not accept any compromise and
if United States Senator Smith backs the
candidacy of Moore for president of the
State Senate, there will be an interesting
fight on hand with Senator Smith and
German as the principals. Each has a
large following in the Senate as we'll as
among the leaders outside.
It generally was thought that Senator
German would have preferred to remain
floor leader of his party in the Senate,
and the announcement that he wants the
presidency of the body is accepted in
some quarters as intended by him as a
stepping stone to the nomination for
Governor two years hence. He is am
bilious and no doubt regards the Gov
>ernorship as leading to his election to the
United States Senate.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-11-12

The large major'ties given most of the
democratic candidates in the county and
the equally large ones given two OF the
republican candidates shows conclusively
that Cecil county is Independently, not
subsequently, democratic.
Even on the vote for and against the
Amendment this independence was
clearly shown. While it was labeled a
democratic measure, many democrats
voted against it and many republicans
for it.
If the democratic leaders could be
brought to fully realize these conditions
and act accordingly, object lessons such
as given in the recent election would not
be necessary.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-11-12

Alcohol and alcoholism are arraigned
as two of the real and substantial enemies
of moral and commercial progress of the
human race by the report of the United
States delegates to the twelfth Inter
national Congress on Alcoholism. The
congress was held last July in London,
and IS GoSernments were represented,
the delegates of each copcurring in the
general finding that alcohol not only was
unnecessary to human life and comfort,
but was inimical to both.
Three departments of the United States
Government were represented by IL dele
gates, and all signed the report condemn
ing the drinking habit as dangerous to
public health and morals and subversive
of national. aaorsl, commercial and mill
tary greatness.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-11-12
The Rev. Irl r. Hicks Almanac For
1910.

Ready November Is, 1909. splendid yearbook
on astronomy and meteorology, the only one
containing the original Hicks Weather Fore
casts By mail. postpaid, 35 cents, on news
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subscription to Word and Works. the Rev. Ira R.
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in America Discounts on almanacs in quanti-
ties. Agents wanted Remember. the genuine
Hicks Forecasts are not published anywhere
else-you get them only in his own publications.
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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-11-12
A Scalded Boys Shrieks

Mortified his grandmother, Mrs.
Maria Taylor, of Nebo, KY, who
writes that, when all thought he
would die, Bucklen's Arnica Salve
wholly cured him. In allible for
Burns, Scalds, Cuts, Corns,
Wounds, Bruises, Cures Fever
Sores, Boils, Skin Eruptions, Chill
blains, Ohapped Hands, Soon routs
Piles, 2hc at Ell 7. Reynolds.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-11-12
The Lateat story.

With the November 18th issue .,The Philadel.
iphia Press will publish the first instalment of
the new serial story "a Son of the Immortals.'
written by Louis Tracey. 1t viii appear in serial
form in the Sunday magazine section, and will
not be published in book form until after COM
>pletion by The Philadelphia Press, "a Son of
the lmmortals' is story which will hold your
interest until the last chapters have been read
Order 1.-The Philadelphia Press for November
IA so you will not miss the opening chapters.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-11-12
Sick Headache

is positively cured by Rydale's Liver
Tablets One dose will correct the Xiv.
ers torpidity, remove the bilious condition
and cure sick headache. The regular use
of Rydale's Liver Tablets for week will
establish regular healthy habit of the
Liver and the attacks of Sick Headache
will not recuE. Rydale's Liver tablets
are guaranteed to cure Sick Headache
and Constipation. Eli T. Reynolds
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-11-12
ORPHANS couRr

The Stated Meetings. Of the Orphans
Court of Cecil county will be held on tb
second Tuesday ofevery month. Executors
Administrators and Guardians, wanting
heir accounts stated, will please bring II
their vouchers few days before Court.
Test THOS B. MILLER. Register
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-11-12
Marriage Licenses.

Richard Sappington Wallis and
Elsie Elinor Karsner, both of Ches
apeake City.
Clarence T.. Lockard and Annie
Rice, both of North East.
John w. Gilpin and Iva M
Campbell, both of Perryville.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-11-12
WASHINGTON LETTER.

Senator Shelby M. Cullom, Of Illinois,
with an unbroken record of .26 years in
the Senate as Republican, has come out
in favor of white domination in the South
and the elimination of the negro from
politics in the sections of the Union where
there is danger of negro supremacy in
political affairs.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-05-15
Duke of Argyu's Tea Tree

A correspondent tells of coming
across, during country stroll, a
climbing shrub with green foliage and
a few thorns On taking it home and
examining it he found that it was the
plant commonly known as the duke
of Argyl's tea tree, belonging to the
same natural order (solanacae) as the
potato and tomato. Loudon tells us
that it got its aristocratic name from
the fact that tea plant, Thea viridis,
was sent to the duke of Argyll at the
same time as this plant, and the labels
became accidentally transposed. The
alien seems to have quickly estab-
1ished itself in the southern countries
of England and was recorded by Brit
ish botanists under the name of Lyc
tum barbarum, the Barbary box thorn.
It is described in the textbooks as a
naturalized British plant on the south
ern coasts of England, but it seems to
have established itself well on the
Scottish coasts too. Like good many
other aliens, it has fourished for a
long time under false name in this
country, for it was only lately discov-
cred that its real name is Lyctum
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-05-15

ment of torture, and after season OF
exploration drew out the nerve be-
tween his fore finger and thumb.
And then the excitement began.
The nerve bit him on the hand and
wriggled out of his grasp onto the
floor. He tried to step on it but the
thing eluded him and took refuge I'm,
der stand. Then he took an UNI.
brella and poked at it and only sue.
ceeded in overturning the stand, on
which were several sets of false teeth
besides choice assortment of dental
instruments. One of the sets of false
teeth bit at the nerve, but in the con-
fusion It escaped through the debris
and lodged in the gizzard Of the dental
chair. just then the young lady at
tendant came in to see what the riot
was about. She saw and with a little
scream hoped up on cane.bottomed
chair, and gathered her directoire
skirt about her.
Don't be fool, Miss Cooper" said
the doctor. Go and get me Rudolph's
ammonia gun"
Miss Cooper obeyed with consider
able alacrIty, evidently considering
celebrity of movement as tending to
promote her safety. Presently she re.
turned with the gun and handing 1t
to her employer beat hasty retreat.
The doctor stopped down and taking
careful aim at. the nerve, which en-.
twined itself in the vitals of the chair,
pulled the trigger. Instantly there was
a muffled report and |, even though re-
motely in range, was moved to tears
by the acrid fumes discharged from
the gun. However, through the mist
was able to see the doctor grinding
the nerve to dust beneath his heel.
And then except for my smarting eyes,
felt better and thanked my benefac-
tor warmly for giving me relief.
''The nerve of the thing" muttered
he in response, and / went out re.
fecting that my gratitude was rather
coldly received.
Copyright, 1909, by W. G. Chapman
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-05-15
A Look Ahead
BY r. K. Munkittrick.

The crocus now begins to blow, or
to put i: in more picturesque phrase,
its lamp of golden beauty is decorat-
ing the wind-swept meadow, where it
CLEANS through the casual snow-drift,
until the two suggest in combination
q poached egg to the lively magma
ton of the poet. The short-haired
dog is made happy by this sign that
winter has about made ready to wrap
the drapery of the buckwheat cake
and sausage about itself and give us
chance to lie down to pleasant
dreams of the coming days when the
coal bill must dwindle into next to
airy nothingness.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-05-15

The skates. the bob sled and the hot
drink are hung on the willow, and
the sea1skin cap and sacque are seek
ing the camphorated peg of the pawn
broker The ancient shanghai is
spreading herself over so many eggs
that she looks as aattened out as a
pancake, and seems in great danger
of overstretching her ligaments, or of
getting herself into proper shape to
be fried. And she thus keeps on
spreading as if she would finally out
spread the spread-eagle, and in so do
ing become eligible to shine on an
American coin. Pretty soon the young
ducks and the anemones will dot the
grass as they wobble about in the
hyacinthine whiskers of the zephyr,
which comes hurting along full of
tender messages of lilacs and rhubarb
pie. The banging throb and thud of
the carpet beaters wand will soon rip
pie on the kalsomined bosom of the
wind, and the bluebird will gurgie
and gargle forth it's sweetest lay from
the dainty draperies of the land. The
whitewash will shortly be brewed,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-05-15
NOT NOTED AS DELEGATES
Homemade Preserves Considered b,
One Critic as Decided Waste
of Time.

The marmalade was so bitter that
tasted like medicine The two girls
were taking breakfast together. They
took turns tasting the marmalade, then
set it aside.
TT was a present to me by friend
who is awfully old-fashioned," said ths
girl who was hostess. She spends as
much time as they used to do making
homemade things that can be bought
at the shops SO much more cheaply,
They taste SO much better, too, those
bought things. Why she will keep on
spending days and days making medi,
cine marmalade and presenting it To
her friends these up-to-date times L
don't know, unless it is to try their
friendship to the utmost Here's some
bread she made and sent me, too
Taste it. It's awful"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-05-15

and the ethiopian is already greasing
his arm and preparing it for business
even as is the baseball pitcher, who
is now in pickle in the mud bath Of
the hot springs.
And how do we know all this ?
Why, we know it because a subtle
mysterious something or other which
We cannot put down in cold words
tells us that the circus poster will
shortly decorate the wayside barn and
fence, and that the freshets of spring
medicine will food the land in the
very near future. The tennis court is
beginning to take on a finer green to
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-05-15
An Exhibition of Nerve
BY Peter Newell.

The other night had a toothache
and stayed awake to see how it felt.
The ramifications of that tooth must
have been like the roots of a black
berry vine for the ache involved all
that portion of my anatomy lying
above my shoulders. Along about two
o'clock in the morning decorated the
territory adjacent to the offending
molar with coat of iodine till the
gum was blistered, and the atmosphere
adjacent with sulphur. And then
had a toothache plus a blister. Well,
the night wore away but not so the
pain, and decided to make an early
call on a nearby dentist. In accord
ance with this determination pre-
scented myself at DR.. Pullum's Office
door, and was received by the young
lady attendant and given chair in
the midst Of several other sufferers.
what time is your appointment?
said she as she handed me the morn
ing paper.
81 can't tell you," replied I. ST forgot
to wind it last night and it isn't run
ming"
You see can be facetious even I'M
der distressing circumstances.
And then l continued: This is an
emergency case and comes in the class
of first aid to the injured"
ooh, understand" said she. Tooth
ache"
In the course of IN hour I was ush-
cred into the operating room and took
my place in the fatal chair. DR.. Pullum
made a preliminary examination with
a miniature crow-bar heated to mean
descence, as it seemed to me.
at will be necessary to kill the
nerve" was his verdict.
"All right said 1; ''go ahead with
the murder"
And then he sank shaft in the
tooth to a depth of about four feet
with a drill that buzzed like cast
iron hornet in the throes of brain
storm. Again he had recourse to the
croW-bar, or some other similar instru-
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-05-15
Addison Spriggs, Friend
of the 7oiling Masses
BY S. {. Kiser.

Laying aside his paper, Addison
Spriggs leaned back in his chair and
INDUCED in solemn thought. Gradual
ly he became possessed of the con-
viction that he had a duty to perform.
He had just read Household Hint
in which it was candidly stated that
there was more sustenance in five
cents worth of peanuts than in a
pound of beef.
Clapping his hat upon his head, Ad-
Olson Spriggs went forth for the pur-
pose of preaching the value of the
peanut and thereby dealing death
blow to the meat trust. From de-
scendant of the Caesars he purchased
a bag of peanuts for the purpose of re-
lieving distress and making such
demonstrations as might be necessary.
He had not proceeded far when he
perceived poorly dressed woman
who was entering a butcher shop. Fol-
lowing her inside, he waited for her
to give her order. A large red-faced
man with bloody hands, after saving
through bone, made few deft
f1ourishes with long knife, and then
flung a hunk of beef upon the scales.
"Just 80 cents WORTH" he said.
Anything else?"
Madame" said Mr.. Spriggs, hold
ing out double-jointed peanut, "do
you realize that you are INDUCING in
a foolish waste of your husbands
hard-earned cash? Does it occur to
you that in making this purchase you
are presenting-an l speak advisedly
when l say presenting cents t.
the glutted possessors of predatory
wealth."
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-05-15

meg over top or favor with lemon aho
| bake two hours in a moderate oven
Stir now and then until the last nall
| hour. l halve this recipe.
Dreamed Rice with Fruit.-CooR
one cup of rice thoroughly in milk IL
a double boiler. Dissolve one-fourth
| box of gelatine in hot milk, add sugar
to taste (the recipe says two cups
but l think 1t too much) and mix with
half pint of cream, whipped
Pour into a rounded mold or dish
placing a bowl in center to leave mol
low space Chill again and when
ready to serve remove from mold to
| pretty plate or dish and fill center
with mashed and sweetened berries OF
| stewed fruit
Rice with Raisins.-I cook this in
my fireless cooker. Have four cups
of water boiling briskly, sailed to
taste. Stir in one cup of rice; let ii
boil five minutes. Add cup OF
seeded raisins, boil two minutes, and
remove to fireless cooker for three or
| four hours. I've lately discovered a
new sauce to serve with this. Bring
| two-thirds pint of rich milk slowly to
| boiling point. l use my double boiler
| Add sugar to taste, then pour slowly
| on whipped whites of two eggs
Flavor, and if not quite ready to serve
pour back into double boiler to keep
it warm Half of this is enough for
| two people Instead of cooking the
rice as stated above I usually cook
| that amount without raisins, and use
it as vegetable in place of potatoes.
Then a day or two afterward | beat
up cup of what is left with little
milk Stir in few raisins and steam
| Is minutes It is ever so good with
| the above sauce or with hard sauce or
nuns butter.
Feb. 26's Rice Pudding.-Put one
half cup of rice into cup and half
! of water, and let it swell on the stove,
then pour the water off and add pint
of milk. Let cook to jelly. Beat
yolks of two eggs with five table,
spoons Of sugar. Stir this into the
the rice with one cup of raisins, va.
hA4Ac@, So4t- " AClL uOAAS SONSl Win LIlO
beaten egg whites mixed with two
spoons of sugar, and brown in the
oven.
Apple Pudding with Rice.-Six sour
apples, one cup of cold boiled rice,
one pint of milk, one cup of sugar, the
| Juice and rind of one lemon and yolks
of four eggs. Core and chop the ap-
pies, add the rice and milk, beat out
the Jumps, add other ingredients and
bake about half an hour. Beat the
whites of the eggs with a little sugar,
spread on top and brown. halve
this recipe.
Date Rice Pudding.-One cup of
cold boiled rice, one cup dates, half a
cup of cream. Cut the dates into
small pieces, add quarter of cup of
water and large spoonful of sugar.
Cook until soft. Add the rice, after
you remove dates from fire. If the
rice is at all lumpy, put it through
your food chopper, but ordinarily this
isn't necessary. Cool this mixture.
then whip the cream stiff and mix
with it. Serve cold, either plain or
surrounded with whipped cream. Half
cup of nuts broken into small pieces
or chopped adds to this. Also I like
1t with juice of half lemon added.
Boston Globe.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-05-15
No Doubt.

On one occasion an ignorant quack
was called by mistake to attend q
council of physicians in a critical
case. After considerable discussion
the opinion was expressed by one that
the patient was convalescent. "Con-
valescent!" said the quack, why,
that's nothing serious. l have cured
eonvalescence in "a hours. Sacred
Gaart Review.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-05-15
Homemade Potato Yeast

Peel and boil six potatoes in two
quarts of water until they break. Re.
move the potatoes with a skinner
and mash them fine, mixing with them
four tablespoonfuls of flour and two of
graduated sugar, wetting the mass
with the hot water in which the DO
tatoes were boiled When all the
water has been used, beat the mass
until it is luke-warm, then add a half.
cup of lively yeast and set aside in a
large bowl to ferment When fermen-
tation ceases, bottle the mixture and
keep in the ice chest.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-05-15

Bank of England Note for Penny.
The one-pound note is not the small
est issued by the Bank of England. By
mistake, a note of the value of one
penny was made and issued in 1928. 1t
was in circulation for many years, a
source of annoyance to the cashiers in
making up their accounts. At length
the holder of it brought it to the bank
and, after considerable argument, per
suaded the authorities to give him five
pounds for it,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-05-15
Chocolate jelly FiITinu.

Two squares chocolate, one cup
boiling water, A-cup sugar, one level
spoon of butter, one heaping table
spoon cornstarch, one teaspoon vanil-
la, Shave the chocolate sugar and
add the boiling water with the sugar
and butter. Allow it to come to a boil,
stirring until smooth, then add the
oornstarch. When nearly cold spread
between the layers and on top. Will
someone please try this layer cake
and filling and report? They are tried
and tr:le.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-05-15

He paused for the purpose of per-
hitting the woman to get full I'M
derstanding of his impressive words.
She gazed at him as if she remained
in doubt, while the butcher, with his
cleaver in his grasp, leaned across the
counter with look that would have
caused less determined man than
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-05-15

tell us that the mfnce pie and porl.
chop are about past due. And then
comes the blast of Martins discoursed
in his finest manner on his brand new
trumpet.-Or is it the horn of the
vender that pierces the air like a
schoo1boy's shrek when school is out!
We do not know exactly which it is.
for the reason that it seems like both.
We listen and listen and rejoice, for
the notes seem to shape themselves
into light and airy syllables which
echo in our hearts:
"Shad! Shad!! Shad!!! Fresh shad
here you are!"
And SO we know that shortly now
The birds will in the grove pipe;
And man, proud man, will very soon
Take down the dash old stove pipe,
Copyright, 1909. by W. G. Chapman.)