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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-06-25
. Dyeins Real Flowers.

"Every once in awhile some florist
gets busy and puts some odd colored
blossoms in his window as an extra
attraction to the display" said a club
man. II just noticed one down the
street. It consisted of bunchi Of i'm
possibly green carnations. At first
glance good many people thought
they were made Of paper, but they got
interested when they found out that
they, were natural Now, anybody
who wants to have any Of these freak
flowers can get them by buying some
kind Of aniline ink, any color desired.
Carnations are the easiest to color
white ones, Of course. Put their stems
in glass filed with ink, Their stems
are soft, and In a short while the
larger veins In their petals are filed
with the ink. Don't let them absorb
too much color. They are prettier
with just so much. Then remove
them and put them In a vase Of salt
water. Lilies Of the valley lend them
selves to this scheme also. In fact,
any white, soft stemmed flower may
be neutrality-suspicious. Record.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-06-25
MEXICAN JACALS.
Primitive Huts In the Villages of the
Native Indians.

Primitive Huts In the Villages of the
Native Indians.
The Mexican Indian huts in the vii
lagos and upon the ranches Of the
lower Rio Grande border region of
Texas have style of architecture and
construction that is distinctly their
own. This type Of primitive building
lis rapidly passing out of existence. At
many places on the border families of
Mexicans have abandoned their jacals
and moved into more pretentious
homes.
No money outlay is necessary in
erecting the old style picturesque struc-
lures; neither is knowledge Of car
pentry needed. A double row Of up
right poles firmly set or driven into the
ground forms the framework for the
walls. Between these two rows of
poles are placed other poles or sticks
OF shorter length, forming thick and
compact wall. At each, Of the four
corners of the building posts are set,
reaching to a height Of about eight
feet Roughly hewn stringers are laid
from one post to, another, and to these
stringers are tied other poles that form
the framework of the walls. The
strong fiber from the maguey plant or
strips Of buckskin are used to tie the
poles into position. TIE rafters are
tied to the ridgepole~and the stringers
in the same manner. At one bud of
the building is built the opening
through which the smoke Of the inside
fire may ascend. Stoves are unknown
among these Mexicans, and the cook
ing is all donesupon the ground. kan
;sas City Star.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-06-25
Nos Piety, but Pork.

The following bit Of humor is taken
from .The Farringdons," an English
romance, The speakers are Mrs. Bate
son and Mrs. Hankey, worthy wives,
but not altogether above feeling GER
tain pleasure in showing up the ways
Of husbands:
They've no sense, men haven't"
said Mrs. Hankey; that's what's the
matter with them"
"You never spoke truer word, Mrs,
Hankey," replied Mrs. Bateson. "The
very best of them don't properly know
the difference between their souls and
their stomachs, and they fancy they
are a-wrestling with their doubts when
really it Is their dinners that are wres-
thing with them.
Now, take Bateson hisself," con.
tinued Mrs. Bateson. "a kinder hus-
band or better Christian meyer drew
breath, yet so sure as he touches bit
Of pork he begins to worry hisself
about the salvation Of his soul till
there's no living with him. And then
he'll sit in the front parlor and engage
in prayer for hours at a time till
says to him:
'Bateson,' says I, I'D be ashamed
to go troubling the Lord with a prayer
when pinch Of carbonate Of soda
would set things straight againp"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-06-25
A Thrilling Rescue.

How Bert r. Lean, of Cheny.
Wash, was saved from frightful
death is a story to thrill the world,
ga hard cold,n he writes, drought
on desperate lung trouble that
baffled an expert doctor here.
Then I paid SO to $15 a visit to
a lung specialist in Spokane, who
did not help me. Then I went to
California, but without benefit.
At last l used DIR. Kings New
Discovery which completely cured
Inc and now ! am as well as ever.n
For Lung Trouble, Bronchitis,
Coughs and Colds, Asthma, Group
and Whooping Cough its supreme.
soc. and 500. Trial bottle free.
Guaranteed by Eli T. Reynolds,
druggist.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-06-25
A GAS LEAK.
After Results That May Come From
Huntind IL With q LIGHT.

After Results That May Come From
Il Hunting 1t With a Light.
The folly Of hunting for leak in a
gas pipe with lighted match is not
so much because of the danger of an
explosion as Of other damage, as is
shown by the experience Of house
holder not long ago.
One or two small leaks were detect
ed by going over all the pipes and
holding lighted match to them The
smell of gas ceased, but was replaced
few hours later by the smell OF burn
ing wood.
Another visit to the cellar showed q
charred floor joist a little distance
above gas pipe. There was no ap-
parent cause for this until very close
examination resulted in the finding Of
tiny Jet of gas which was issuing
from the pipe beneath the beam.
It was lighted, but was 50, small as
to be blue in color and nearly invisi-
BILE. 1t mad been lighted by the match
used in the first investigation, but had
not Deen not1ce0.
IF that leak had happened to be in a
lead joint instead of an iron connec-
ton" said gas man, ''there would
probably have been work for the fire
brigade. The smallest possible jet OF
lighted gas issuing through lead will
in time heat and melt the lead and
make the leak larger until aAbig fame
is issuing.
"This may make a fire hours later
in the dead Of night or at time when
no one is in the house. The only prop.
er way to look for these very small
leaks is to paint the suspected pipe
with smooth soap 1ather. Just as In
the case of a bicycle tire, the tiniest
leak will blow a bubble In the lather,
and there you are" = London Tele.
graph.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-06-25
Famous Golf Match.

A projected golf match between two
well known amateurs and a leading
member of the London stock exchange
for stake Of $500 recalls the famous
foursome in which the Duke Of York,
afterward James IL, took prominent
part on the Leith links In the year
1852. 1t was really an international
contest, in which the duke, with John
Patersone, golfng- shoemaker of
great repute, championed Scotland
against two noblemen Of England, a
heavy wager depending on the issue.
The duke and the cobbler had an easy
victory. thanks largely to the man of
the last, and John Patersone's share
Of the stakes was so substantial that
he was able to build goodly house
in the Canongate, in a. wall Of which
the duke caused a stone to be placed
bearing the Patersone arms with the
motto Far and sure" tribute to the
cobbler's driving powers. Patersone's
house, we understand. survives today.
Westminster Gazette.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-06-25
To Multiply by Division.

Everybody knows that learning the
tens in the multiplication table is as
easy as 'pie" and that the. fives are
not much harder; but, slight as is the
mental effort required in multiplying
any number by five, it may be lessened
still more by discarding the multiplier
entirely and substituting a divisor in
stead. This may sound paradoxical,
but by experimenting you will find
that dividing by two will bring the
same result as multiplying by five,
provided you add cipher to the quo
tient If the dividend be an even num-
Der or five IL 1t be odd. For instance,
If you multiply 2,734 by five the prod,
uct is 1860. What is still easier, di-
vide 2.734 by two, which is done al
most instantaneously; then tack on
your 0 and you have 1850.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-06-25

my daughter gave us an awful
scare the other day." said a caller last
night. "She went away for a visit in
New York. And she sent telegram
from Buffalo. her first stop. My wife
was afraid to open 1t. We had visions
of train wrecks. sudden illness and all
sorts Of things. And what do you
think the message said? This:
I forgot to tell you-don't eat up
all the strawberry jam while I'm
gone "-Cleveland Leader.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-06-25
Women Who Are Envied.

Those attractive women who are
lovely in face, form and temper are
the envy of many, who might be
like them. A weak sickly woman
will be nervous and irritable.
Constipation or Kidney poisons
show in pimples, blotches and skin
eruptions and wretched complex.
ion. For all such, Electric Bitters
work wonders. They regulate
Stomach, Liver and Kidneys,
purify the blood; give strong
nerves, bright eyes, pure breath,
smooth velvety skio, lovely com.
plexion. Many charming women
owe their health and beauty to
them. SOC. at Eli T. Reynolds,
drug store.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-06-25
Anchored Him.

Il was at reception with certain
young lady the other night" said a
man who always tells the truth, "and
her father was there too. He doesn't
think much Of me, and he followed us
about from room to room wouldn't
let us get out of his sight for min
ute. Well. knew the old man was an
awful tight wad. SO thought up a
scheme. I carelessly dropped o half
dollar on the floor while he was look
ing. He moved over and put his foot
on it and never stirred until the party
broke up. Meanwhile daughter and I
beat it and enjoyed ourselves. p leve-
land Leader.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-06-25
she Was Slow.

The shop assistant had shown and
reshown the toys to the undecided
shopper.
Rabbits, monkeys, jacks-in-the-box,
jumping jacks. trains, velocipedes ev-
erything had been displayed, manipu-
lated. operated and explained to the
shopper, but still she could not make
up her mind.
i wanted to get something suitable
for my little nephew" she reiterated
for the thousandth time.
Eyes. madam" responded the~weary
assistant. You told me that when
you camein. but think your nephew
has outgrown an these toys while you
have been at this COUNTER London
Opinion.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-06-25
Woman's Work.

After dinner the other evening Mr..
and Mrs. Brown started to speak of
their respective duties, and soon an
argument as to whether the husband
or the wife had the hardest work to
perform was in full swing. First
Brown warbled and then wiley sang.
"a wife," argued the good lady, .has
to cook, wash dishes, clothe the kids.
scrub the floors, sweep the house,
make the beds, build the fires, carry up
coal, nail Stats on the back fence,
dig
"Is that allY' sarcastically interrupt
ed Mr.. Brown.
no" was the prompt rejoinder Of
Mrs. Brown. "In addition to those
duties every wife has to keep her hus-
band from making fool Of himself"
Philadelphia Telegraph.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-06-25
A Necessity.

Twenty dollars for retrfmming your
hatr' exclaimed Mr.. Madison. '.But
we agreed to spend nothing except for
things that We're positively needed"
well. John. this is. You see, my
best friend has just had hers retrim-
med, and have promised to go with
her to the concert on Friday"
"Oh. all right. But can't give you
more than fifteen this morning, be-
cause l broke my meerschaum and
must have it mended."
Cant you smoke your old brier-
wood?'
Certainly. dear. And you can wear
your old hat"
"John, let's begin to economic next
month>after we get things all straight
ened out"
"An right" New York Herald.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-06-25

Elias r. Carter and Mrs. Susanna
Brackney, both Of Philadelphia.
William Parker Green, of Phila
delphia, and Ella w. Armour, o.
North East.
John. r. Eveland and Edna
Thomas Roberts, both Of Towr
Point.
Murray 81. Cameron, of North
East, and Cora Burns, of Bay View
Joseph Melville Arthur and
Virginia Hawley Martin, both Of
Port Deposit.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-06-25
THE OLD FLINTLOCKs.
Thoy Seem to Have Done Some Rather
ToIerable Shooting.

Thoy Seem to Have Done Some Rather
ToIerable Shooting.
"These old shooting IRONS" said a
man from Virginia, who was examin-
ing an old fintlock rife, always have
my profound respect. Our grandfa-
theirs and great-grandfathe did their
hunting with them and used them in
our two victorious wars with England.
They were always good weapons and
are now, If they are equipped with a
good stock and good lock. They
could do fine service. Any man who
was any sort Of marksman could do
effective work with them in their day.
This fact was well Illustrated In an
incident that happened several years
ago near Richmond. The story was
printed in some Of the leading news
papers In Virginia and was the cause
Of much interest.
There was an old farmer residing in
one of the peninsular counties whowas
coming on the cars to Richmond and
Ind with him one Of those old fash
toned weapons. In the train he got
into conversation with small party
Of gentlemen, who expressed much, In
terest in his old rifle, and the farmer
told Of some rather extraordinary feats
Of craftsmanship that he had per-
formed with it. !
7 FINALLY he was persuaded to give
an exhibition Of his skill with the old
relic, and trial came of at Rockets
In the presence Of few gentlemen.
The old flintlock was fired seven times
and only missed the mark once. At
first the old man fired it at some small
objects-to get his hand steady, so he
said. Then the old fellow handed to
his son. who had every faith in his IA
theirs skill, large potato and sta
toned him at fifty yards distance,
holding the potato between his thumb
and forefinger.
1.-THE rifle cracked, and thespotato was
split into several pieces. Another shot
was made ut the bowl Of a pipe which
the boy was smoking, and the bowl
was smashed. Several other shots
were made at various objects, but in
trying to hit copper cent that was
tossed in the air the marksman made
miss. He was considerably mortified
at this and laid the blame on a by.
stander who sneezed loudly at the crit
ical moment, but made another at
tempt, which was successful.
"The old man then declined anyefur-
Their trials Of his skill and when offered
sum Of money to repeat his feat OF
shooting a potato from his sons hand
refused, saying he didn't care to exper-
iment any further unless his weapon
was freshly cleaned. The boy was
willing. but the old man was obdurate.
The young man showed not the least
anxiety during the dangerous expert
ment upon himself" Washington Post.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-06-25
Trouble Makers Ousted.

When a sufferer from stomach
trouble takes DIR. Kings New Life
Pills he's mighty glad to see his
Dyspepsia and Indigestion fly, but
more: he's tickled over his new, fine
appetite( strong nerves, healthy
yigor, all because stomach, liver,
and kidneys now work right. 25c.
at Eli T. Reynolds, druggist.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-06-25
Could Not Be Better.

No one has ever made salve,
ointment, lotion or balm, to com,
pare with Bucklen's Arnica Salve.
Its the one perfect healer of Cuts,
Corns, Burns, Bruises Sores, Scalds,
Boils, Ulcers, Eczema, Salt Rheum.
For Sore Eyes, Cold Sores, Chapped
Hands its supreme. Infalliable for
Piles. Only 25c. at Eli T. Reyn-
ODDS, druggist.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-06-25
Separate and TouetheI

First Seaman-K say. Bin, wot's this
card?
Second Seaman-That's the saloon
passengers menu, of course.
"But wot does it mean?"
'tOh, it's list Of all the things they
have for dinner soup and. fish and veg
etables and meat. That's the differ
ence between the saloon and the fore
castle; they get them all separately
and call it menu. In the forecastle
we get them altogether and call it
Irish w."-London Answers.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-06-25
His Translation.

\ A dieniied elder Of an Australian
church was presiding at charitable
concert A Miss Brown was to sing
Ora Fro Nobis." but at the last mo-
ment she'changed her mind, and a note
was passed to the chairman intimating
that she would give 1.-The Song That
Reached My Heart"
He therefore made the9following an
nomcement: Miss Brown will now
sing Ora Pro Nobis,' which, being
translated. means The Song That
Reached sMy. Heart. o"-Ltmdon Chron-
icle.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-06-25
Savings Cuff Addresses.

Folded up with the laundry bill was
another slip Of paper, on which were
several lines Of fine writing.
What is this?" asked the new GUS
toner
'Those are the addresses we copied
off your cuffs" said the clerk. 1--WE
always make record of the addresses
we find on cuffs and return them with
the laundry, so If our customers have
not put them down any place else they
won't be lost."-New York Press.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-06-25
property Transfers.

William T. Warburton and wife
20 John P. Ocumpaugh, lot of land
at Perkinsville, North East, 81 and
other considerations.
Charles S. Campbell and wife to
Arthur G.. Campbell, property in
Seventh district, $500.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-06-25
No Hurry.

He-ThenAyou have decieedsto accept
the proffer of my heart and hand2
She-Yes, dear. He-Th anksl You
have made me the happi est of men,
but we must have some re gard for the
old maxim and not be married in
haste She-Don5t worry about that
I am perfectly willing to " ait till next
weelo-Los Angeles Times.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-06-25
Maple Drop Cakes /.

! Two cups Of maple sirupL one-half
cup Of cream or milk, two eggs, one
half cup of melte d butter, three tea
spoonfus of baking pow der, flour
enough to make a soft bat ter. Bake
In gem .pans.-GOod Houseke epfngs,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-06-25
AZ Il Hanpena.

ABobbie-Papa. when foreign count.
gets engaged to an American girl, Is
she his fiancee? Robert That is a mat
ter OF opinion. son. Usually she is his
financier.-New York Press.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-06-25
Got Even.

'T'll never offer to be "a sister to an
other man."
"Why notY
'9The last one under the guise Of
Drotherly advice told me some very
unpalatable truths" = louisville Cou-
rier-Journal.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-06-25
The Announ >emant EoII. o,ned.

She-They say there are germs in
Kisses. Now. what do you isupposesa
girl could, catch that way?
He-A Observation-Disclosures Il ome Jour
nal
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-06-25
A pipIomat.

"Does he always speak the truth"
81 guess not All his friends praise
his Judgment. detroit Free Press.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-06-25

Society is troop of thinkers, ana
the best heads among them take 1.-THE
best places Emerson.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-06-25

A pound Of s,are will NOT pay an
ounce Of debt4Dutch Proverbs
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-06-25

Family RetaineI-On, sir, something
terrible has 'appened! Your daughter,
Miss Gwendolyn, sir, has eloped with
the chauffeur, sir, an they're of in the
motor car, sir. The Old Man-Thank
the Lord! Maybe can save little
money now that the girl and the ma
chine are both gone-Puck.
Talent; lying in the understanding
Is often inherited; genius, being the &C.
ton of reason and imagination, rarely
or neyer.-Coleridge.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-06-25
A Suggestive Admission.

"Here you've been telling me all
along" said the bright faced young
wife, what wonderful cook your
mother was. And now your Aunt Jane
has just told me that your father was
a chronic dyspeptic."
"Well, you see," the young husband
murmured, with deep sigh, mother
learned by practicing on father
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-03-23

can be utilized, too, for almost all
seasonable materials, for with the lin
ing it becomes adapted to silk and to
wool, while without the lining it is
suited to lingerie materials. The new
cotton crepe, that is being so much
exploited, the dainty cotton marquis
cite, all the familiar lawns, batistes
and the like are to be included with
these last, and the model suits every
one. In the illustration one of the
1ew satins, that is extremely soft
and woven with the suggestion of
Dongee, which is known as Salome,
is utilized with banding as trimming
and all-over lace for the yoke. To do
away with bulk at the waist line the
blouse is cut off slightly above the
normal and the lower edge of the lin
ing is covered with the girdle. This
higher line can be utilized, too, when
the blouse is combined with a high
wasted skirt to produce semi-prin-
cesse gown, or wide belt is used for
the joining, but the blouse can always
be extended to the full length when
1T is used without lining and sep
arately.
The blouse consists of the fitted
lining, which is soptional, fronts,
backs, centre-front and centre-backs
When the lining is used it is faced
to form the yoke, but when it is
omitted the yoke is cut on indicated
lines and joined to the blouse. The
closing is made invisibly at the back
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-03-23
TRAIN CRASHES INTO STATION
Goes Through Waiting Rooms at
MontreaI--Four Dead.


Montreal, Canada. AIT a speed of
forty miles an hour the Boston ex-
press on the Boston and Maine Rail-
road, due at Windsor Street Station
at $40 a. M, crashed through the
thick granite walls of the station into
the women's waiting room and the
general waiting room, where engine,
tender and baggage car were smashed
into a shapeless mass of iron and
steel.
Four persons were killed and thir-
ty others seriously injured. The
dead are:
Mrs. w. ]. Nixon, Montreal; her
thirteen-year-old son and nine-year-
old daughter.
Elsie villiers, twelve, years old,
Montreal.
The most seriously injured are:
John Garriepy, Montreal, leg bro
ken; William Anderson, Salvation
Army Home, head cut, taken to hos
pital; Mark Cunningham, engineer,
skull fractured jumping from train,
cannot live; unknown foreign farm
er, fracture at base of skull, may re-
cover; William Plante, Montreal,
fractured ribs; Robert Buckingham,
Toronto, scalp wounds; Miss A. Good
leaf, Caughnawaga, Quebec, head in
jured; Miss Cecilia De Lisle, Caugh-
nawaga, Quebec, head injured; Jonas
Wells, Montreal. bruises, and Will
lam Book, Canadian Pacific interpre-
ter, legs crushed.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-03-23
Seven Gored Skirt.

The seven gored skirt is one of the
standbys that is always in demand.
1t suits great many materials and a
great many purposes and this one has
the great merit of allowing choice
of either the high waist line or the
natural one 1t will be found adapted
to all suiting and all skirting ma
terials and to the washable ones that
are already being made up, as well
as to those of wool and of silk, and,
as it can be made in either round or
walking length, it is just as well
adapted to the house as it is to the
street.
The skirt is made in seven cores,
and the fulness at the back is laid
in inverted pleats. When the belt is
used it is Joined to the upper edge,
but when the high waist line is de-
sired the seams are designed to be
boned and the upper edge to be un-
der-faced.
The quantity of material required
for the medium size is ten yards