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The San Francisco call., 1909-06-13

! euperation for the next days work he suddenly
hnds that his appetite for work has gone from him
ms interest in the duties lags he stale slow
quit! Quit! Qut!!r When used TO think that
ms capacity for work unlimited he finds
thatle feels like man chained down hand and foot
powerless, helpless.
Ihat man Is nervous wreck just worked out.
lie had more steam at first than he thought he had
any use for and believing that could allow his
work to drive him without restraint. he has gone
on using his vital energies until all his reserve
force has been exhausted-drained dry. You can bet
that he appreciates my common expression The
power of the nerves is like the steam in engine:
IL runs the human machinery. When it is gone, the
ma chine stops.
There you the difference between normal
and excessive of the vital nerve forces The
stomach is creating life every minute be
cause as the food is burned up human furnace
tthe stomeeh) it generates carbonic heat which is
electricity, This feeds the
oran and all vital organs Just as fast the
generates the power the take 1t up apply it
TO the use of the brain other vital parts So long
as the demand is greater than the supply
tenn increases in strength in perfect balance
but when the demand upon the stomach exceeds its
ability to supply, then call upon force
When that is exhausted taken the foundation
from the stomach and it breaks down. and when it
the engine of life refuses to longer
thing collapses There all around Won who
are broken down in this way
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-13

You read In the papers every day prominent
men dying suddenly and the physicians decide
cause heart failure. Does any one know what
that means? What made the heart fail? The heart
never fails without Find son
and you will find the actual death. say it is
nine times of ten exhaustion vitality The heart
stops beating because the which il is shut
OIL That power is vital which nerve force
Let us take as an example the OF the million
aire to whom $4,000 proposition made Sun
pose that he should die suddenly. His woud he
aseribed to heart failure! The cause would he
stomach failure. because his food does not digest
therefore his heart is denied the which il
should receive
nourished in appearance pour this electric life
into his body night for months. with the
exercise muscles and tissues
and you can add twenty-five pounds weight
double his strength vitality and transform him into
giant in strength, have often Look at the
who have Electro-vgor and you will see men
of force, of confidence who respect
themselves and respected and admired by their
fellow
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-13


the strain too heavy that
we grow old and begin TO
decay.
An old fellow. a pa
tient Of two years previ-
Gus, asked me to have his
Electro Vigor overhauled.
as he wished TO put it on
again. l reminded him
that he had reported HIM
self as cured two years be-
fore, and l did not see the
need of the Electro-Vigor
now. 'Precaution.' said he.
i was cured two years
ago, strong and sound, bur
am Il years OF age and
am not as well able to
stand knocking about as
] was in my youth. and |
apply Electro Vigor oc a
sionaily, not because OF
present need. but Just so
that l win have strength
TO spare in case OF de-
mand. II you are riding
a bicycle on level ground
and see a hill before you.
what do you do? Put on
more steam. ] am getting
older every day and need
more steam. That is why
/ wear Electro-Vigor.
This is upon the same
principle that an engine
pulls a train Of cars I'D
hill. On a level road it
goes easily. but when it
goes up hill the strain is
heavy, and your engine.
making power from burn
ing coal, just as your
stomach makes it from
burning food. is taxed be-
yond its limit. is unable 10
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-13
MILLION DOLLARS FOR CHARITY

Low about M Rocketellers o1er a million dol
lars dOctor2"
buf for my own use, don't need it, and mill
lion dollars wouldn't increase happiness culver
could much rather have the satisfaction OF seeing
rs invention successful in curing so MANY
noted physicians had failed. When a has devoted
greater part his life to development OF an
which thinks VIII benefit humanity is pas
sonately his and money holds little fas-
cinatiOn for him.
What would you do with the money. doctor?"
I should the prize would gladly consent
10 " ing it 90 10 public charity which would
reserve the right to name
And $1,000 which oner2'
ON the day that Mr.. Rockefeller agrees to my
treatment and observe my simple instructions viii
put my certified check for the amount, paid to
any rubc charity which he may designate If he says
that have failed IN my work
Then you leave matter entirely in his hands?"
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-13

my cures. If did not my business would
nave worn out long ago. the business
of every maker electric belts great MANY schem-
ers and frauds have into the electric appliance
business. because they fancied it easy way to
make money, and resorted o very questionable
methods times, the adage. can't fool all
the people time. in their cases and
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-13
By WILLIAM FAY BAREErr.

ErLANTIc CITY n. j.. Jan. l9.-John D. Rocke-
teller offers million dollars man who win give
him healthy stomach lie that offer to a doctor
who called him, saying that would be worth
million 10 him If he could hx his stomach up
would digest his food
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-13
THE CAUSE OF DECAY

i have for years contended that age was moth
ing out the freezing OF the blood when no
longer sufficient n the body to Keen the
blood warm and the organs active. ] have said that
years did not cause decay, proved by citing
cases where some men have been vigorous under
my rejuvenating treatment at So you have ex-
amples all about you of who old and de-
crept at go.
Now Professor Loeb that animal heat
IS electricity. That know true We get the
neat from the chemical action of the and Juices
o. tIe stomach upon our food This combustion pro-
duces carbonic heat. and carbon.c heat is Flee
trelty That is tie basis life every vital organ
AS long as the stomach is able o generate enough
Of this heat TO repenish wear and tear mon
our vital energies strong and active II is
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-13


to me individual, and direct the applica-
tion of my appliance TO suit the demands of
each particular case. When you consider the
fact that the electricity which l supply is life
10 the organs into which L send it. you can
how get my results. My success comes from
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-13

Il have gained
my success by
learning how
to treat my
patients a n d
[ h e n curing
them. I know
how; others do
not. / charge
nothing for
my knowledg ge,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-08-27

rock Constance impulsively stepped
from rock to rock ana seized the
runaway just as il was slipping from
its mooring. Here was now a dilem.
ma How was she to get the hat to
this troublesome person who was with
dificulty depressing his laughter? But
he was soon making his way to her
side by means of other rocks. It was
perilous trip as the rocks were far
apart and slippery, but he finally
reached her, when she straightway
lost her footing and slipped into the
brook. The clerical-looking person,
of course, could not do less than fish
her out and escort the ladies to their
boarding place, a nearby farmhouse.
AS he uncovered his shapely head in
parting, he said with extreme grav-
ity, Il am the Rev. Horace Blinn.
May have the pleasure of calling?"
Constance turned the color of a
poppy, and without causing her the
embarrassment of reply, the rev.
erend gentleman departed.
The situation was confided to the
good lady where they boarded. She
laughed till tears stood in her eyes.
You needn't be afraid of him." she
assured them. Il know him well. His
folks live about here. But he has
the joke on you and shan't tell
any tales about him. You never
thought farmer boy would be read
ing your stories, did you?' And she
continued to laughed immoderately.
The next morning Constance and
her friend were sitting in their fav-
orite spot under the ash tree when
the Rev. Horace Blinn, in an appro-
pirate outing suit came, swinging
across the field, gracefully skipped
over the rocks unimpeded by minis
terial raiment, and joined them where
they sat.
With murmur of apology and an
agreeable smile, he handed each of
the girls a card. They read, 'Mr.
Herbert Deland" And in one corner,
"The Daily Gallop."
AS they stared at the name with
dawning comprehension, he said, Il
edit the fiction department. Truth is
sometimes stranger than fiction;
don't you think so, Miss Constance?"
The fiction department of the Gal
lop was left much in the hands of
assistants that summer. The editor
had urgent business in the vicinity of
his fathers farm. He and Constance
spent their honeymoon there the fol-
lowing summer, and he played Agri-
cola again in the hay field by the
gurgliHg stream. Boston Post.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-08-27
FEMININE SUPERIORITY.

is a larger proportion OF the male
than the female sex below the nor
NAL standard W mental and bodily
ability? 1t would seem so by test
recently conducted in the schools OF
New Jersey in which on every point
but one the boys were found inferior
to the girls. This test was conducted
by special committee appointed by
the New Jersey State Teachers As
sociation to ascertain If possible the
number and kind of defective chill
dren to be found in the schools of
the State. The committee had no
idea of comparative study of the
deficiencies in the two sexes, but
that is the most curious result which
appears from an analysis of their re-
port. Statistics were received from
seventeen out of the twenty-one' cOun-
ties of the State, showing that $4,000
children had been tested according
to questions sent out, divided almost
evenly between the two sexes. On
every point but one more boys were
found defective than girls.
There is, for instance, an element
Of humor In the fact that 80 per cent.
more boys than girls were found de-
fective in speech, 1,736 boys were re-
ported with "slovenly gait as
against 343 girls; 727 boys and only
1896 girls were reported with '.twitch-
ing muscles" 22S boys were found in
the schools who drooled, but only
seventy girls. twenty-five out OF
thirty-three cities reported more boys
than girls behind grade, and in near
ly all cases the boys were reported a
longer time behind grade than the
girls. More boys than girls are de-
fective in hearing. and in three phys
fcal tests given to determine defec-
tiveness of muscular and nervous or
ganization the boys were universally
found more defective than the girls.
In one defect alone were the tables
suddenly reversed, 1850 girls as
against 1926 boys being found with
imperfect sight.-New York Press.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-08-27
The Satire Of Holmes.

The peculiarities which DR..
Holmes found most amusing were
those which he himself shared. There
is indeed an old prudential maxim to
the effect that people who live in
glass houses should not throw stones.
This, in natural saying. takes for
granted that we should all enjoy
smashing our neighbors' glass If we
could insure the safety of our own.
DR.. Holmes was of different dispo-
sition. His satire, like his charity,
began at home He was quite proud
of the glass house in which he lived.
and at the same time he enjoyed
throwing stones. II he broke win
dow now and then it was a satisfac-
ton to think that it was his own.
No one valued more highly the intel
lectual characteristics of Boston, but
he also saw the amusing side of the
local virtues. You may have watched
the prestidigitateur plunge his hand
into spirits of ether, and then touch
ing match to it hold it aloft like a
blazing torch. The quick evaporation
of the ether formed a film of mois-
ture sufficient to protect the hand from
the thin flame. So. DR.. Holiness sa-
tire played round the New England
Conscience and did not the least harm
to its. NJ. Crothers, in the Allan
tic
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-08-27
a Watch problem.

Every night at - p. M" says a
writer in the Strand Magazine, Il
wind up my watch. giving twelve
turns. Should forget to wind, the
watch will run down at o'clock the
following morning. It occurs to me
that | may be overwinding my watch,
and I determine to give only ten
turns each night, and commencing to
do so on q Monday night. Will the
watch run down, and if so. when?
Note: Turns in winding are all OF
equal value The following is the
answer generally given, though il is
incorrect: AS twelve turns carries
the watch for twenty-four hours and
till oclock-that, is to say, for
thirty hours-ten turns would carry
it twenty-five hours, and therefore
the watch would never run down. The
correct solution is as follows: The
watch, of course, always has six hours
in hand. The problem starts: "Ev-
cry night wind my watch. giving
twelve turns" If every night twelve
turns are required, each turn carries
two hours, and therefore ten turns on
Monday night carries it for twenty
hours, to O'Clock Tuesday evening
and six hours in hand-2 o'clock on
Wednesday morning. Ten winds on
Tuesday night carries to s o'clock
Wednesday evening and two hours in
handle O'Clock on Wednesday eve
ming, when the watch runs down.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-08-27
NY LlTrLg sUNeALoAFER.

a little bungaloafer lis a-snuggline
close to me.
His little face is sticky as a little
face can be;
There's jam upon each rosy cheek
and on his chin and nose,
His arms are brown as beechnuts and
there's mud upon his toes;
He, barefoot, wades the brook near
by, whene'er it pleases him,
His eyes are bright as dew drops
and he's full of life and vim;
His hat is ragged On the edge, his
hair sticks through the crown,
There's grass stains on his rompers
and perhaps | ought to frown;
But, oh, how can when he laughs,
SO happy. glad and free,
And snuggles up all jam and mud
and loves and kisses me.
-M. Winchester Adams, in the New
York Times.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-08-27
Ready to Do His Part.

An eccentric country squire agreed
ITO employ an equally eccentric rus
tic to rid his mansion of its plague
of flies, the terms being board, lodg-
ing and beer for three days.
At the end OF this period there Were
more flies than ever. and the squire
Intercepted his new employee thus:
"Why ever haven't you made start?
You contracted to kill all the flies.
I'm waiting for you. gov'nor." re-
torted the willy rustic; you've got
to catch 'em first. only promised
to kill London Daily News.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-08-27
USE FOR oLp CARPETs.

Do not throw away old Brussels or
tapestry carpets. When unfit for use
in any other way they make Ane
covering for a kitchen or dining room
floor Have them thoroughly cleaned,
and tackled very carefully to the
floor, wrong side up. Give them two
coats of paint, let thoroughly dry and
then varnish. You will nave floor
covering that will last for years. One
can paint border which adds much
to the looks.-Boston Post.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-08-27
RECIPES.

breakfast Bacon-Slice the bacon
very thin. Cut off the rind and hard
parts before slicing. Fill shallow
nan with cold sweet potatoes. sliced
Cover the potatoes with the bacon
and bake until the pork is crisp.
Brussels Steak.-Cut four onions in
thin rings; soak half an hour in cold
sailed water; drain between towels
and fry quickly in deep, hot fat. Pour
them over hot broiled steak.
Corn Pone-Take 2 cups of corn
meal, . of wheat -four. of sugar and
a half cup of melted butter; add l
egg. teaspoonful of salt. of soda,
2 of cream of tartar. Mix with
enough milk to make a moderately
stiff batter and bake in a hot oven.
Eggs la Buckingham -Make
slices of milk toast and arrange ON
platter. Use recipe for scrambled
eggs, having the eggs slightly under
done. Pour eggs over toast. Sprin'
kle with 4 tablespoons grated milk
cheese. Put in oven to melt cheese
and finish cooking eggs.
Plum Sherbet.-Cover plums with
hot water, simmer until thoroughly
cooked; then press through wire
strainer; add water and sugar to suit
the taste, and other fruit juices if
desired, and then freeze
Orange Rice.-Boil Y cupful of rice
till tender; stir in before drying on,
u teaspoonful OF salt, / tablespoon
full of sugar and Y teaspoonful OF
butter Then stir in half of the
grated rlnd OF an orange: cover and
keep warm ill., liquid is all absorheN
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-08-27
PoLITBNEss

If your children are, not polite the
fault without doubt lies at your own
door.
Are you polite?
Do you raise your voice when ex-
cited?
Do you interrupt?
Do you walk into a room without
knocking?
There is mother who knocks on
the door of her 10-year-old daughters
room and does not think this extra
courtesy to SO young child is at all
wasted either.
Do you make your requests cour.
teously?
Do you put your own things away?
DO you lose your temper?
DO you nag your husband or any
other member of the household?
Do you have good table manners?
Do you contradict?
Ask yourself all these things, says
the Utica Observer, and then il you
discover you are failure along these
lines don't blame the child.
You may lecture and punish all You
want. your child will watch you, and
II she finds out mother is not taking
the trouble to be lady she won't
make the attempt herself.
Children are far shrewder than we
believe them. and they treat US much
In the same way that we treat them.
New Haven Register.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-08-27
EDITOR AND HoUsEKEEpER

Mrs. Catherine B. Bell, editor of the
Cannon, of Cannon City. CAL, besides
attending to her household and edit
orial duties finds time to serve as pro
baton officer in her home county. to
do the work required of the president
OF the board of county visitors, to act
as special agent to the County Commits
sioners in cases of restitution ss,d to
be the humane officer and secretary
of the local Humane Society.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-08-27
FORTUNES WITH GRASS.

A simple method of telling fortunes
quite as unique and interesting as
the daisy method. is to use foul
blades of wiry grass five or six in
ches long. Name the grass with your
sweetheart's name. Place the blades
together and tie in the center in a
single knot Then take two blades
and tie near the ends in a double
knot Repeat this with the remain.
ing blades until there are four such
knots. Then unite the center knot
The form the grass assumes deter
mines your fortune; namely, one cir
Gle means that your sweetheart loves
you; two separate circles that he
hates you; circle within circle
that he is going to propose to YOU
indianapolis News.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-08-27
GOOD TOILET SOAP.

A good soap can be made from ac-
cumulations of scraps of toilet ana
white soaps. When you have col.
lected a quantity, cut them up ana
cover with cold water, then set ON
stove and simmer gently until dis.
solved, then stir in enough cornmeal
to thicken it; add one tablespoonful
of pure glycerine and one level tea
spoonful of borax; spread in pan
and cut in cakes when it begins 70
harden.-Boston Post.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-08-27

that does not crack and wrinkle has
been found out.
This material win take the highest
place for the ordinary coat suits and
serve better than one-piece frocks
for street and train wear. They give
the chance to renew and freshen
ones blouses, which cannot be done
in one-piece frock.
The styles in these dull linen suits
are quite simple. When they become
ornate they lose their effectiveness.
They should be severely plain and
tailored with seven-gored or circular
skirt The tight-fitting yoke cut
round or in points may be used il
ones figure can stand it. The coat is
cut to the knees, or half way between
knees and hips, is single breasted.
fastened with colored bone buttons
and has fiat pockets on each side
New Haven Register.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-08-27
SHY MEN RELIEVED.

The President of the French is,
where women are concerned, a de-
cidedly nervous and shy man. The
gorgeous state functions arranged in
his honor here were source of mis-.
cry to him. The King heard it and
was sorry for him. Every one in the
court circle is aware that when His
Majesty is entertaining a difficult"
guest Mrs. George CORVALLIS West,
who was Lady Randolph Churchill, is
invariably called forth by the King
to set the poor man at his ease"
The American woman really enjoys
it. With her best smile and her per-
feet French she sets forth to conquer
the President. From the state ball
room she took him to the smoking
lounge and Immediately touched his
heart by telling him he had her per-
mission to smoke a pipe! So chum-
my did they get that in an incredibly
short time the Presidents tongue un-
looSened and he seemed to forget
that he was talking to woman, and
the story goes that they talked on
until supper time, when the King was
perturbed to find there was no trace
Of his distinguished guest. 1t took
some time before NJ. Fallieres and
his companion were discovered. BY
that time the President was so much
at his ease that he had both his feet
within an inch of the chimney piece.
Only royalties and the guest of the
occasion were supposed to be adj
mitted into the private supper room,
bat the King promptly asked Mrs.
George CORVALLIS West to join the
distinguished party, thus paying her
a unique complimentary Mary in
the New York Press.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-08-27
schools Consolidated.

Annapolis.-Wh the regular fal;
term opens this year the publlt
schools at Brooklynville will be con
solidated with those at Curtis Bay
This announcement has just beer
made by the School Commissioners
At the same time the announcement
was made that Mr.. Norman r. Eek
ard has been appointed group princt
pal at a salary of $1,000 year The
trustees of each of the two schools
have been asked to nominate an as
sistant principal for each school al
salaries of $500.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-08-27
TILE WAY GIRLS WALK.

Between their short skirts and theiI
smart pumps the feet of the aver
age young women are extremely con
spicuous just now, and passing
glances at them reveal the fact that
most girls and women do not know
how to walk properly. Ninety-nine
out of hundred of them place the
heel on the ground first, trick that
is not only tiresome but extremely
ungraceful
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-08-27
PRETTY CENTERPIECE.

An extremely pretty centerpiece
for the dining table is a tall glass
candlestick to which is attached
passing over the candle-a nickle
wire arrangement from which spring
six branches. There are fitted at the
ends in a way to receive slender
glass tubes for flowers
The candle, shade anG the lowers
should match in color: for instance
a pink carnation scheme on a green
shade and the flowers mignonette.-
New Haven Register.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-08-27
EOR LfTTLE RED ANTS.

Mix up small quantity of borax
and powdered sugar. and sprinkle it
around freely on the shelves in the
closet or floor, or wherever they
come, and you will find that the ants
will soon Misrepresentation Post.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-08-27
Testing searchlight.

bile searchlight, being tested by the
United States Army, passed through
Hagerstown and attracted much at
tention., 1t came here from Gettys-
burg and went through to Antietam
battlefield. The searchlight is be
ing tested with a view of using it
TO sight objects at night for the
army, just as searchlights are used
by warships at sea. The machine
travels at the rate of IL miles an
hour and carries a dynamo and two
powerful searchlights, either OF
which has a range of three miles.