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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-04-23

overlook him he turned into the barn
yard OF comfortable farmhouse. sura
of a welcome. At supper he learned
that there was to be a dance at the
place that night but that the fiddler
Esd disappointed. FofturEtely Mr.
Ockerman is a good violinist and. of
fered his services edid so well al
the dance that the next morning
the farmer presented him with an
old buggy with which to continue his
journey.
A few miles further on he got q
chance to sell the horse which had
belonged to the team, and as the of
fer was advantageous he promptly
closed it.
Ockerman had left Owosso with 9
team of horses and a sleigh. He re
turned with horse, COW, a buggy
and 5000 in cash.-Detroit News.
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HOSIERY OF THE TRoUssEAu.

HOSIERY OF THE TROU SSEAu.
Feminine hosiery becomes not only
prettier but also comparatively less
expensive with each ensuing year.
The Summer Girl will be able to
elothe her inevitably well-turned an
kle as gayly or as quietly as she
chooses, for the most sensational
stockings of the day are always to
be found blazing away beside those
designed in the most modest and
shrinking hues. They range from the
gauziest openwork effects to the most
solidly embroidered, in every posi-
ole tint. A bride-to-be was showing
her trousseau to some girl friends
the other day and they all agreed the
stockings were emphatically the most
attractive feature. The wedding hose
was almost entirely embroidered with
orange blossoms in a wide straight
line up the front as far as the knee.
Another pair was with a trailing de-
sign of pink rosebuds imbedded in
delicate green leaves, to be worn
with Vatican lowered tea-gown
Openwork gold stockings, with rails
ed embroidered monogram on each
instep, accompanied by gold slip
pers with Louis XVI. buckles, were
matched with a modified directoire
ball gown of cloth of gold. A silver
tissue pair fairly glistened with small
rhinestones, rivaling in splendor the
glitter of a spangled dinner frock.
Even the many black and dark col
ored stockings for street wear were
of the finest texture. The fair
possessor of all these glories
proudly exhibited, as the mag
nificent masterpiece of her col
lection, pair in opalescent
tints, more valuable than all the 9th
ers put together. A touch that gave
the Frenchy air to it all was clev-
er arrangement of tiny sachets sew
ed discreetly into each stocking
New York Press.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-04-23

al tea, where the extension teapoy
first appeared. This invention look
ed at first sight like our old friend
the five-storied handy" cake basket,
with three legs and the crooked han
die for passing. Close inspection, or
rather in this case careful explana-
ton by the proud owner, showed a
hidden contrivance by which the
trays could be shut down to one lay.
er or open to six. If, therefore, I'M
expected visitors dropped into tea,
the number of plate rests could be
regulated to the amount of cakes and
sandwiches on hand These tea-trays
are sure to be in demand for out
of-door parties, and will be fittins
companions for the folding bridge
tables carried in motor cars, as they
fold up parallel to the handle and
will fit into a small space. The
prettiest are made partly of gay bas-
ket work, but are not as practicable
or as durable as those of hollow
nickel or bamboo. The Countess OF
Hardwick is said to be the designer
Of these tea-trays, and to have made
money exploiting them for the bene-
fit of some pet charity It seems
highly probable that the credit OF
the clever idea belongs in England,
where afternoon tea-drinking is a
custom not to he taken lightly. New
York Press.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-04-23
PAT THE HORSES FOREHEAD.
That's the Cares He Likes Best, But
Most People Don't Know It.

That's the Cares He Likes Best, But
Most People Don't Know It.
mot many people know how tc
pet horse-that is, from q horses
standpoint" said the driver of one
of the big trucks that brings rolls
of paper to The Sun Office.
every nice looking sleek horse
comes in for a good deal of petting,
he went on, as one of the big grays
rubbed his muzzle anxiously against
the truckmans sleeve. Hitch fine
horse close to the curb and you'll find
that half the men, women and chill
dren passing along will stop for a
minute and give him an affectionate
pat or two.
"That is especially true along Park
row during the noon hour. The trou
BILE is that they don't pat him In
the right place.
eff you want to make horse think
he is going to the equine paradise rub
him over his eyes. Next to that form
of endearment a horse likes to be
rubbed right up between the ears. In
petting horses most people neglect
those nerve centres, and stroke the
horses nose.
while well behaved horse will
accept the nasal caress complacently.
he would much prefer that nice, sooth
ing touch applied to the eyelids. Once
in while a person comes along who
really does not know how to pet ahorse
and is surprised when a horse throws
back his ears and acts peevish; but
let person come along who was
brought up in the country and knows
the horses and his peculiar ways and
he will pet the animal by rubbing
him between the ears, directly over
the eyes" New York Sun.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-04-23
Got Her Divorce In A Hurry.

Rockville. Rockville can
unite nuptial knots in double-quick
time as well as tie them has just
been shown in the divorce case OF
Mrs. Ellen McCauley Bohrer, of Gar.
rett Park, this county, against DR..
William o. Bohrer, a we'll known
Washington dentist, who also resides
at Garrett Park The bill was filed
in the Circuit Court here on April
10, and just five days later Judge
Henderson signed a decree granting
the, separation. Mrs. Bohrer is al
lowed alimony and is decided the Gar
rett Park residence. Infidelity was
alleged in the bill and a corresponds
ent was named. Edward G. Peter
and j. Abby Henderson were the
attorneys for the plaintiff and de-
PENDANT, respectively.
Judge Henderson signed q decree
granting to Mrs. Ella v. Skinner an
absolute divorce from Harry l.. Skin
ner, who is said to reside in Wash
ington. Edward C. Peter was at
torney for Mrs. Skinner.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-04-23
ENGLAND's UNEMPLOYED.
Business Depression Not the Only
Cause of Failure to Get Work.

Business Depression Not the Only
Cause of Failure to Get Work.
The condition of the unemployed is
one of the big questions of the day
in the United Kingdom. In Edinburgh
the vice-chairman of the distress com
mittee in an address delivered a short
time ago gives his views on the
causes and possible remedies for the
evil.
gravated by the recent trade depres
sion but was not caused by it. He
said that there was class of men
who best could be described as I'm.
employable. comprising "the corner
man, the loafer, the tramp, the beg
ging impostor and the man who win
not take work.
THE most fertile source of breed
ing these classes" the speaker con.
tinued, lis an indiscriminate and Ill
administered charity"
Among other causes of the growth
of these classes he mentioned exces,
sive drinking, a faulty educational
system, which too often develops in.
tellect without any training of char
acter, forgetful that intellect may in
crease a mans capacity for evil as
well as his capacity for good" and
finally growing habit of Incidence
and self-indulgence, which are sap
ping some of the best root qualities
o. the national character and are
causing consequent weakening Of
moral force and will power"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-04-23
L. J. DIRICKsoN, JR., BANKRUPT.
Worcester County Financier Goes To
The Wall.

Salisbury Levin J. Dirickson,
Jr., a banker, of Worcester county,
who did an extensive business in Wi.
comico County, applied for the bene-
fit of the Bankruptcy law, through
William F. Johnson, attorney. His
liabilities are $115,465, with assets
of $37,740. OF the liabilities $685.
625, is partly secured by collateral,
1925 is unsecured, $21,6O0 is in
promissory notes and SIS is for taxes
due. The assets comprise securities
valued at $35,625, all hypothecated;
real estate valued at $275, vessel
property worth $500 and $1,000 in
life insurance.
Mr.. Dirickson was largely interest.
ed in the Guth Candy Company, for
which he was appointed receiver
several months ago.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-04-23
ADVICE TO EMIeRANTs.
Countries to Avoid and Lands Where
OPPORTUNITIES Are Offered.

Opportunities Are Offered.
The Emdgrants' information Office
in Dublin has issued statement tell.
ing intending emigrants some places
to avoid. During the last year, the
statement says, work has been un.
usually hard to obtain in Canada and
wages in many cases have been
lower than in 1907.
New South Wales. Victoria. Queens.
land and Western Australia are cited
as reporting good opportunities for
farm laborers and female servants
but poor chances for mechanics or
miners. In Queensland and Western
Australia farms of 100 acres OF land
are offered free to approved settlers.
New Zealand holds out offers for
tanners, farm laborers and female
servants and to this country reduced
rates of passage are offered.
The statement warns men against
Cape Colony and the Transvaal, say
ing that the demand for work in those
colonies already is greater than the
supply. There is an occasional chance
for female servants. The statement
concludes with this about the United
States:
"Emigrants from the United King.
dom should not go to the United States
in the hope of finding work for some
time to come. and not then unless
there has been marked and sus.
rained recovery from the depression"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-04-23
STATE Of Maryland
LEGAL FIGHT OVER A DOG.
A SEVENTH Combination, Broken BY
A Loss, Is Restored.

A Loss, Is Restored.
Cumberland.-A case, in which
several dogs were exhibits was tried
in court here. 1t was an appeal
case from the decision of a mag
istrate at Westernport, and 26 wit
nesses appeared, James H. Howard
Is principal of the Howard Colored
School, at Piedmont, w. Va, opposite
Westernport. He is dog fancier,
with kennel of beagles. One of
his dogs strayed away Later How
ard saw it in the possession of Mack
Duckworth and sued out a writ of
replevin. The magistrate decided
that the dog was Duckworth's ami
Howard took an appeal.
The dog over which the legal con-
tention arose was brought into court
and witnesses made close examina-
ton, retiring to wash their hands
after doing so. This caused Judge
Keedy to remark that much time
could have been saved by giving the
dog bath before he was brought
into court Witnesses identified the
dog as beng the property of Howard
by various marks, one having been
made by the bite of raccoon on the
ear, and the jury decided that the
dog was the property of Howard
and gave him / cent damages. The
dog is valued at $25.
-Four dogs were produced in court
altogether, their names being High,
Low, Jack and Game. High was the
dog over which the contention arose,
and he kept running in and out OF
the courtroom. Judge Keedy at
length remarked:
All of you who want to look at
the dog had better do SO now, as the
next time ]. goes out, it stays out.
The cos. In the case will be heavy.
Horace P. Whitworth and ex-Sena-
tor David j. Lewis represented
Duckworth and Messrs Whiting and
Eppler appeared for Howard.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-04-23

D.
The Old Gate made or Tickets.
There was moonlight u the garden
and the chirr and chirp Of eric
kets:
There was scent Of pink and peony
and deep syringa tickets.
When a-down the pathway Whitley
Where the FREELY glimmered bright
ly
She came stepping, oh, so lightly!
To the old gate made Of pickets.
There were dew and musk and muir
muir, and voice that hummed
low snatches
OF u song, while there sht, hurried,
through the moonlight's silvery
patches,
To the rose-grown gate, above her
And her softly-singing lover,
With it's ossom-tangled cover
And its weight and wooden latchcs.
Whom she met there, whom she kiss
ed there, mid the moonlight
and the roses.
With his arms who there enclosed
her, as tigerlily closes
Some white moth that frailly set
ties
On its gold and crimson petals,
Where the garden runs to nettles--
No one knows now or supposes.
Years have passed since that last
meeting; loves nave come and
loves departed.
Still the garden blooms unchanging,
!. 49, there is nothing broken-hearted.
In its beauty, where the hours
Lounge with sun and moon and
showers,
Mid the perfume and the flowers,
AS in days when these two parted.
Yet the garden and the flowers and
the cheerily chirring ,'rickets
And the moonlight and the fragrance,
and the wind that waves the
thicketS-
they remember what was spoken,
And the rose that was token.
And the gentle heart there broken
BY the old gate made of picsets.
Madison Cawein. in Smart Set.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-04-23
TAFTS HAVE BEAUTIFUL CT
RIOS


Those who delight in curios should
get in the good graces of the new
President and obtain permission to
examine his Philippine rugs and tap
estries at leisure. Over the wide,
hcspitable hearth IN the state dining
room, where during the Roosevelt
administration the famous fifteenth
century tapestry of the Arcadian
peasants used to claim attention.
Mrs. Taft has placed an exquisite
sylvan scene done by Filipino weav-
ers. The other tapestry was per-
sonal gift of Charles +. McKim to
Mrs. Roosevelt after the White
House renovation, and it went to
Oyster Bay with her other treasures
Many fine rugs collected in various
Oriental countries now a6Otn the
White House floors and walls. Some
of the Filipino rugs of woven grass
with flowers, birds and landscapes
surpass the best efforts of the French
and Flemish in silks and worsteds.
Mrs. Taft also has one of the most
complete and beautiful collections OF
pima cloth table linen. Mrs. Roose.
celt was partial to Porto Rican nap
cry, and she laid in a large stock.
Mrs. Taft fell in love with everything
Philippine and nothing else fills her
needs.-New York Press.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-04-23
MICHIGAN FARMERS THRIFT.
Journey Made Profitable by the Many
Changes Along the Way.


Changes Along the Way.
Willard Ockerman is a FARMER liv-
ing near Owosso. Mich. Recently he
returned from most profitable and
delightful journey to Lansing.
family which was moving to
Lansing offered him $40 to take a
load of household goods to the lat
ter city. He loaded the lares and
penates on a hayrack sleigh and start
ed out.
The first day he made over halt
the distance and stayed with a farm
err all night Came a thaw and the
next day Ockerman had to zigzag al!
overlook him he turned into the barn
his runners. Finally he reached
Lansing. There he found that the
wrong address had been given him
by the mover He was several hours
discovering where the goods belonged
so the third day rolled around be
fore he started back.
Stopping for a neighborly chat with
a man whom he met on the road ten
miles this side of Lansing an oppor.
tunity to do a little horse trading
arose. Ockerman, after two hours
bargaining, sold his sleigh for $25
cash and traded one of his fine horses
for another horse and COW. Driving
his live stock before him he continu.
ed his 1ourneS IN foot. When nkght
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-04-23
Boy who Killed Playmate Released.

Cumberland.-Ear Powell, aged
IS years, who shot and killed his
playmate, Roy Robinette, in South
Cumberland several weeks ago, was
released by the grand jury no indict-
ment having been found. He had
been under $4,000 bail. 1t was con-
tended that the boys had fought the
day before and that Powell had
threatened Robinette that he would
fix" him. The Powell lad always
declared the shooting was acciden-
tai, and that he did not know Robin
cite had been shot until the police
came to put him under arrest.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-04-23
Advice for
Another

Agnes Carver regarded her mail
with little shudder of disgust. 1t
was heavier than usual and she was
IN no mood for wading through
mass of false sentiment and uututor-
ed pleading.
She smiled cynical little smile
as she drew the chair I'D to, the
desk and reached for the slender
blade OF steel that she used as an
envelope opener 1t seemed funny
that the Daily Solar should assign
ner to advise the lovelorn when she
herself was so poorly advised. Her
contributions had caught the fancy of
the managing editor, and so he O.
Iered her the department at a better
salary than the last incumbent had
Oeen paid. Agnes had taken It be-
cause 1T promised to lead to better
Things, but she grew tired of telling
young girls not to seek the friend
snip OF men to whom they could not
ne properly introduced, and answer
ing the ever recurring inquiry as to
the proper wear for afternoon and
evening weddings.
The mail this morning was the us.
uai mixtures of pathos and nonsense.
put over one she paused a long time
before she put it aside because IL
seemed so very like her own case
: Sne took it UP again when the ron.
tine letters were cared for, and lean
ing back in her chair she reread II
half a dozen times.
love a young man who some
day promises to become famous" II
ran. AT the present time am
making almost double the money that
ne is, but there Is a chance that ha
may become great success. At the
same time. there is the possibility
that ne win not gain this success.
IN which case should be the more
successful. Would you advise me to
marry or wait and see how 1t all
turns out?"
1t differed very little from scoros
Oh propositions she had decided al
most off hand, and yet the letter fas.
cinated Agnes. for she had felt the
same dread herself that New Darling
ton might not gain the success thor
ne deserved and that she might out.
distance him in the race for fame
she had felt that she could not bear
10 see Ned struggling along while
she forged ahead, and she had told
nun so when she had Joined the star
OF the Daily Solar. There had heer
talk then of great things that were
to be done for her, and Ned had
bluntly demanded that she chose be.
tween career and himself.
She had chosen the career to re-.
greet it ever after, for he had flung
himself out of her presence, and she
mad not seen him since. She hal
heard that he had gone west. but
they never had had friends in com
mon, and none of her acquaintances
could tell her anything of his where
abouts.
She pondered over the letter until
the striking of the clock warned her
that she must get to work, SO laying
the letter aside, she reluctantly rails
ed the cover of her desk and slipped
a sheet of paper into the machine.
Rapidly she answered the more prom
Using of the other letters, then she
stopped and again took up the case
that was 80 like her own. She was
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-04-23
oDDs AND hNDs.

Individual fieas have been known
to live six years.
Oil was used for illumination more
than 10 centuries before Christ.
SPANS fastest railroad trains
make only about % miles an hour.
The United States supplies more
than half of Argentina's farm Inn.
plements.
There are more than 1000 distinct
operations in assembling high
grade watch.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-04-23
Bic Lumher MIN Burned.

Cumberland.-The large lumber
mill of Mertens Sons, located at Fif-
teen Mile Creek, this county, 10
miles east of Cumberland. was de-
stroyed by fire, with all the lumber
stacked in the vicinity. 1t was also
lath mill. F, B. Davis was super
intendent. The cause of the fire is
unknown.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-04-23

Money is accumulating in New
York City more rapidly than at any
time in the last two years. Banks
are receiving much faster than they
are paying. and good Investments are
being diligently sought in every di.
rection.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-04-23
Got BUSY with His Pocketknife.

Cambridge.-Bruce Andrews and
William Robbins, two we'll known
young men of Cambridge, quarreled
in w. G.. Fells tailor shop, and An
drews cut Robbins with a pocketknife
in 20 places. None of the gashes
was very deep. Robbins was taken to
the hosDital
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-04-23
Run over By Train And Killed.

Cumberland.-Oscar Ernest Tate,
aged %, son Of j. Edward Tate, Of
Adamstown, w. Va, and veteran
of the Spanish-American War, having
served in Company X, First West
Virginia Infantry, was run over and
killed by train near Clarksburg.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-04-23
DOMESTIC ART SCHOOL.

N.Y.. Watson A. Bowron is the
president Of the School of Domestic
Art and Science Of New York city,
where practical housekeeping is
taught for nominal charges. This is
said to he the only institution of the
kind in this country. The expenses
of the school are partly met by or.
ders filled in the laundry depart
ment, the dressmaking, the millinery
and the plain sewing rooms. The bal
ance of the cost is assumed by the
board of managers. The girls in
the day classes receive small wages,
from Is cents to 81 a week. Those
who make up the night classes are
not paid, as they work on their own
clothes. The school will soon be
out OF home, as the lease of its
present quarters is about to expire.
The managers hope that some one
will feel sufficiently interested in the
work to guarantee the REM of a new
home.-New York Sun.
ANDES A FEMININE PARADISE.
More and more do curio lovers and
those who like to display individual
tastes revert to miniature objects of
art rather than the heroic size. Ger.
tain New York dealers are getting
rich by sending agents to the feasts
of Andean and other South Ameri
can Indian tribes to buy their dain
ty gold and silver curios. The love
lest of birds with chip jeweled wings
may be bought from the Aymara In
dams of the lower Andean ranges,
as we'll as peacocks and coiled ser
pants with tiny but ,forceful springs
A complete house of silver, with
chairs and settees all in filigree, was
presented recently by South Amer
lean sea captain to the little daugh
ter of a friend-New York Press.
MANUAL TRAINING PRESIDENT.
Miss Mollie Stewart has been elect
ed president of the general organ.
ization of the Manual Training High
School in Brooklyn. Although a ma
jority of the pupils are boys, all
the officers chosen with Miss Stewart
were girls. There was an opposition
ticket put up by those who did not APP
prove of electing girls, but Miss Ste
wart won by majority of 225.-New
York Sun.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-04-23
TEAPoY is THE LATEST.

Anything new in ideas in the realm
of afternoon tea seems particularly
pleasing to the women in search of
novelties. A Washington hostess
made hit lately at a small inform
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-04-23
GUIDES SEvENTY-TWo DEACON.
ESSES.

Miss Louise Colder, superintend
ent of the deaconesses' mother house
of German Methodism in this coun
try, has under her guidance seven.
ty-two deaconesses. At the Bethesda
Hospital in Cincinnati, which a
brance of the mother house, 725 pa
tients were taken care OF last year
and the deaconesses nursed in fifty
five private families.-New York Sun