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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-09-24
AFTER
SUFFERING
TEN YEARS
Cured by Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound

MARLToN, N i'll feel that LydiaE
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-09-24

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething, softens thegums, reduces infiamma-
tion. aliays pain. cures wind coiic. 25e bottle.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-09-24
To See Slowly.

Mary wonder why swells wear
an eyeglass?
Jane-Why, to block up one eye.
so that they only see just as much
as they can understand at a time
Christian Endeavor World.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-09-24

Hamlins Wizard Oil is over fifty years
old and, like an old friend, it can be de.
pended upon just as surely as the family
doctor who may be miles away.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-09-24

A blind and rich farmer is in
Pittsburg seeking q wife, who, he
insists, must be pretty
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-09-24
Meddlesome Neighbors.

A girl in small Kansas town has
been engaged seven times. Her
neighbors have adopted this slogan
for her: Present company always
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-09-24

Zion City is to have physician
and drug store.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-09-24

The trade name at certain Aus
tralian brandy is the Boomerang. !"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-09-24

The British and Foreign Bible So
ciety last year distributed 5.934,711
Bibles.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-09-24

The Russian car rules over 1907
100000 persons. B. N. u. so.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-09-24

In the list of the imports of this
country bananas stand twenty fourth
in point of value.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-09-24

for H DACH IL EAickss A PU DINE
Whether from Colds. Heat, Stomach or
Nervous Troubles, Capudine will relieve you.
It's liouid-pleasant to take acts immedi.
ately. Try it. l0c.. 25c. and soc. 1t drug
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-09-24
n.,r CuLDs ana GRIP.

hicks CAPUDINE Is the best remedy
relieves the aching and feyerishness- cures
the Cold and restores normal conditions. It's
liouid-effects Immediately. lOc.. Sc A."
6Oc at drug stores.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-09-24
Telephone Romance.

Hagerstown.-A romance original
ing in telephone exchange culmi-
mated in the marriage of Miss Iona
Lout, operator in the Waynesboro ex-
change, and Mr.. John Wyncoop, a
lineman for the Bell Company. They
were married July 80 at Lewistown,
Pa. They returned to Waynesboro
without telling the secret, the
bride resuming her duties at the ex-
change. A few days ago the mar
riage was announced.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-09-24
Marrow Escape.

Cumberland. Wolfe had a
narrow escape from being killed at
the Baltimore and Ohio crossing at
lockwood when his automobile was
struck by an engine and damaged
beyond repair. Mr.. Wolfe save&
himself by jumping. He received a
badly bruised hand. He was bring
ing the car, which had just been re-
paired, from Addison.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-09-24
Friction In A Hospital.

Cumberland Florence Ell
vidge, superintendent of the West
ern Maryland Hospital. of Cumber-
land, a semistate institution, and
Miss Catherine Hemmerle, assistant
superintendent of the institution,
have rendered their designations to
the board of directors, to take effect
April /, 1910. It is understood that
there has developed considerable
friction at the hospital, which result
ed in the designations.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-11-21

discloses portals and balconies of
pleasing architectural lines comparing
most favorablv with those of Atlantic
and other Pacific ports. Nearby are
the old and wornout wharves of an
earlier generation. They were once
considered large and commodious, and
even kings and queens tr0d their
planks when they boarded the little IS
land steamers to visit TemOter parts OF
their kingdom; when music was played
and everyone wore leis. Now these
discarded wharves, some time to give
way to newer structures. are Uttered
with junk and the remains of old
boats and engines and boilers.
For years these changing scenes have
been regarded by the deteriorating
eyes of an ancient wooden fgurehead,
which has adorned the pulley-beam Of
an old building in the lumber yard OF
Allen & Robinson. Now the head is
almost gone, and parts of leg have
disappeared, but nearly a century ago,
or maybe it was more. that fgurehead
adorned the bow Of a gallant sailing
ship which left an English port for
these Islands and was wrecked upon
the shores of M0lokai The figurehead
was brought to Honolulu, and when
the squat coral building was erected
there. fifty or sixty years ago. the fg-
urehead was elevated to its present po-
sition. 1t was the figure Of lord
mayor of London, and the ship was
Continued on Page Twelve.)
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-11-21

up the opinions of Commodore Downes
and officers, said:
FThese Islands must ALWAYS be
places of interest in the Pacific Ocean,
lying, as they do, between the tracks
of vessels bound to China and the East
Indies, from the coast of California.
and the whole of South America They
are also important as places of refresh
ment for whalers, after their long and
hazardous cruise to capture the levia-
than of the ocean. All these circum-
stances tend to render the Sandwich
Islands of peculiar interest to the
navigator of the Pacific. What would
the lab0rious whaleman do, after toll.
ing five or six long months upon the
bolsterous Japan Sea, in his daring
pursuit, fatigued. and out of fresh pro-
visions, had he to toll his way to the
coast of South America for refresh
ments and necessaries2
AT the Sandwich Islands they mus
ter in numbers. and find wherewith to
retit them once more for the dangers
of their hazardous profession. Here.
too, the northwest trader, after tolIing
and chasing the otter and seal on the
oledh -chdSt oI AHeflcd, mus peasant
retreat for the winter months, near at
hand. Vessels bound across the Pacific,
/ now a track so common, can often find
the means to repair the disasters of the
/ seas, without being compelled to put
| back, perhaps thousands of miles, or
prosecute voyage rendered dangerous
! by unforeseen events. During a war,
what interest would not these Islands
hold out to us. as sources of refresh
! ment for our men-ofwar. while pro-
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-11-21

tions under discussion then, some relig-
ious, some political, while the air was
full of intrigue, with nations endeav-
oring to gain the upper hand in the
control of the affairs of the little king
dom. But the interchange of social
amenities placed all other matters on
a lesser level. The young king, Keau-
ikeouli, was rowed out to the frigate
in the eommodore's boat. All military
honors were accorded him. As the sea
where the ship lay was heavy, the
usual accommodation ladder was not
rugged, and the royal visitors had to
be hoisted on board by means of the
"whip and chair" suspended from the
mainyard. The chair being lowered
into the boat, a royal lady was placed
in it, and at the sound of the boat
swain S pipe, she soon swung between
heaven and the pillows, hoisted up by
about fifty of the frigate's sailors, and
landed on deck.
Another warship, a British frigate.
came to anchor under the Potomac s
stern, and fred salute Of thirteen guns
in handsome style, which was returned
by the American. The English shin
then filed away and stood out to sea.
They were beautiful visitors in those
days, those great gun-bearers of the
nations, and to the Islanders were won
derful craft. AS they came up from
the western and southern seas. with
their stately topmasts of pine bearing
flowing sheets, topgallant sails, royals
and studding sails spread like wings,
their white surface 10 the breeze, they
displayed the power and majesty of
their governments. At times a frigate
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-11-21

We the adZ, for this is the adj which is
to shape the canoe The tree being
felied, the people ran and hid, watch
ing for an omen. The birds. startled,
winged their way to the fallen forest
sovereign and wheeled about the trunk.
In hreathless silence the watchers
waited, for upon the bird : action much
depended. Perhaps the bird would
a'ght. skip over the bark and then
fly away again through the forest. Then
the watchers would breath with relief.
If the bird remained and peeked at
creYiees. their worst fears were realiz-
ed. for 1T meant that insects had bur
rowe3 homes in the trunk and it would
be useless for a sea-craft.
All well. amid silence the priest then
passed over the log marking it here
and there with his adj. finally looping
an ieie vine about a portion of the
trunk and offering a final sacrifice to
the gods, removed the tabu of silence.
Then he builders commenced hewiur
in earnest, sharpening both ends and
measuring length, depth and width.
When the interior was roughly dug out
and the bottom rounded, a crease was
cut in the stern where the rope, by
which tn canoe was to be drawn to the
distant shore, was attached. When
everything was in readiness the priest
again assumed direction of affairs
crying ont: ''Qh, KupulupuIu, he thou
careful of this canoe. watch over tn
how Of this canoe. watch over the s,err
of this canoe take charge of this capo
until II reaches the seashOre.
The people laid hold of the rope ant
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-11-21

YOUNG HAWAIIAN KING KAUIKEAouL

twenty-one fathoms of water, about
one mile from a reef of coral rocks
that stretches across what is called the
inner harbor, leaving but a very mar
row passage for vessels to enter and
depart, and forming a complete nat
ural breakwater to the anchorage
within. Abreast of her was the village
of Waititi, consisting of a few huts,
and two or three coeoanut groves.
From this point of view, the island
appeared handsomely distributed into
valley and hill. No great beauty was
visible-no cultivation apparent. "
The visit of the Potomac was full
of significance to the Islanders. for
there were many vexatious public ques-
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-11-21

came up when the sea was in tur-
MOL, the skies overcast and the wind
blowing a gale down the channel. Then
the Waikiki villagers saw the stately
ship passing swiftly by like huge
animal struggling in the elements, now
posing on the top of great wave,
now sinking in the trough of the sea,
rising and bursting through the crest
ed pillows, and dashing the water from
her sides as the lion shakes the dew
drops from his name, and the men of
the canoes looked and marveled.
What a prophecy did those sturdy
American naval navigators proclaim
when the Potomac rode at anchor off
Waikiki! The ships writer, summing
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-11-21

There, also, the visiting frigates of
foreign nations came to anchor and re-
ceived and entertained aboard the king
and his court. 1t was off Waikiki that
the fine American frigate Potomac an
ehoIed in July, 1882. OF that visit,
j. n. Reynolds, who wrote the history
of the Potomac s famous cruise around
the world, says of the evening the
frigate came to anchor:
''The Potomac finally anchored in
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-11-21

across the Pacific Ocean and Hawaii
was brought closer to the American
continent. The harbor was given at
tention and enlarged and wharves built
to accord with the new dignity of the
Pacific metropolis. When the steamer
China was dispatched to Honolulu she
was regarded almost as wonderful as
the present-day Mauretania is to the
Atlantic seaboard. Honolulans thought
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-11-21
Growth of Honolulu Harbor
BY ALBERT P. TAYLOR

tecting our commerce, whaling, and
other interests IN these seas ~
Did Commodore Downes have a vision
of the future great naval base at Pearl
Harbor, now being built and fortified,
TO be ready to challenge the world in
1922
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-04-15
SCHOOL CLOSING
April II, 1909.

Mine Run, Va, April 18th
The closing exercises oiNew Hope pub
lie school were witnessed by a larn
crowd OF people on Wednesday. AMI
18th All present expressed themselve
highly entertained and well pleased witt
the progress OF the school. Much credi
is due their worthy teacher. Mis-
Katherine Biscoe. The school house wa
prettily decorated with running pine fl
honor OF the occasion. The ioilowips
program was rendered:
Song, We Come From Fairyland, bJ
the school.
Opening address, Lewis Harding.
A Lesson Tor Mamma, Jessie Mason.
People Will TAlk-Eddie Chewning.
The Figures-Nine little girls.
We Little Boys-Rufus Barnes
The Wedding Fee-I.eslie Mason.
Her New Brother-Blanche Barnes.
Dialogue, Changing His Name-RAy
mond Mason and John Southerland.
A Similar Case-Taylor Mason.
A Dream-Eva Swift
The Tale Of a Tadpole-Richard Wool
frey.
Were kitten-Lucy Chewning.
5ambo's Prayer-Ray Mason.
Shuckin' Corn-Cora Swift.
Dialogue, A Noblemau IN Disguise-
Nellie Barnes, Mabel Mason, Kate Wilt.
shire, Keelon Norris, Eddie ChewninQ
Cecil Barnes, Leslie Taylor and Basil
Mason.
When | Have Time-Abner Swift.
Up, Up In the Sky-Iva Barnes.
Theology in the Quarters-John South
erland.
Dialogue, Little Helpers-Jessie Mason,
Eva Swift, Blanche and Iva Barnes,
Abner Swift and Lewis Harding.
Your Mission-Bertha Wiltshire.
The Farmer-Cecil Barnes.
Easy Lessons-Henry Cnewning.
Dialogne, Texas Courtship-Agnes
Barnes and Basil Mason.
Uncle Simon and His Daughter 'Merik v
Kate Wiltshire.
Singing, America, by the school.
Miss Biscoe was presented with a
handsome toilet box as token OF the
love and esteem Of her pupils. A bounti-
ful supply OF candy was served to both
pupils and visitors.
This is one OF the largest schools in the
district, having had a total enrolment
of % boys and % girls with an average
attendance Of 26.75 for the session
oQS-09
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-04-15
SIX MEET
FIERY DEATHS
Flames Destroy Business Sec.
tlon Of LenOI, Mass.
THREE OTHERS BADLY BURNED
-Four Business Blocks and -Four Other
Structures Were Wiped Out, caus-
ing a Loss OF Between 5000. 900 and
3oo,ooo-Fiames Started Among
Paints, Oils and Dynamite.

Lenox, Mass. April 12.-Six people
lost their livessehree others were bad
ly burned and a property loss OF be-
tween 5000. 900 and 100000 was caus-
ed by a fire In the heart Of the busi-
ness section Of this town. Four busi-
ness blocks. two dwellings and two
other structures were destroyed in a
section bounded by Franklin, Main,
Housatonic and Church streets. The
FIRE is believed to have started in the
Clifford building from spontaneous
combustion.
The dead are: Edward c. Ventres.
Mrs. Edward c. ventres. Miss Leslie
Ventres. aged twelve years; Miss Al
ice French. Miss Isabel Cook and Miss
Mary Sparks.
A fortunate shift of wind saved the
public library and the fashionable Cur
It's hotel. In the hotel there were sew
eral Easter parties from New York
and Boston.
The loss of life occurred in the Cliff
ford building. where the blaze started.
and resulted primarily from a series
OF explosions among the turpentine.
paints, oils and dynamite stored In the
cellar of the James Clifford & Sons
Company. hardware dealers.
The death OF Miss Alice French was
one OF the pitiful tragedies. While
the fire in the Clifford block was at
its height a woman was seen TO climb
out OF a fiame-iilled room onto a We
randa on the second story. with her
night clothing and her hair ablaze.
Staggering TO the railing. the woman
leaped 10 the sidewalk beneath, land.
ing in a heap within five or six feet
OF the blazing walls
Some of the horrined onlookers at
tempted TO rush In 10 drag her out.
but the intense heat drove them back.
and not until the flames had practi-
cally died out several hours later was
the body recovered. The bodies OF the
other victims have not been recov-
cred.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-04-15
FREDERICKSBURG, VA, THURSDAY APRIL 10 1909
SP0TSYlvANIA ROADS

The writer this time wishes To have a
talk with the people who want roads
and those who do not. In tbe ola dars
road building and road mending was
done by leaving off the G at end OF the
words- This stands for maintenance.
after making a road maintain Il. The
making Is investing the capital; the
maintenance gives you the profit Whom
Ihe states were not very old GSO6)
congress provided for a wagon road wRy
rom cumberland, Md, to St. Louis
MO. Thirty-two years work was done
on the route at a cost Of $1,000 coo.
From 1884 to the Civil war Elk States
were aided by the government with an
OOO,OOO Since then the national govern
ment until the last few years did nothing
as roadbuilder. From now on Con
gress Will at each session be urged 70
build national roads. A comparison ol
Tour good road-5uildingS States with four
states doing nothing In that direction
snow more progressive people-a peo-
pie with more social aud educational
advantages. One horse will haul alb ut
iour times the load Oh the roads in
France that can be hauled on our roads.
More than = years actual experience ON
our roads will enable me TO say this Is
true. Frequently now ladies come in
and say, We'll, | have not been here
since the roads got bsd In the fall" n
we DO not keep better road ways we will
nave 20 DO In the future what we are do.
ing now. Listen, get public school
1eechers rom other section. Statistics
show that good roads and education 20
hand in hand. Bad roads makes vonr
religion OF poor quality and does not
give the children the advantage of anv
lhe preacher does not even attend this
country church, and but for the tele.
phone when you are sick you would have
70 suher or ole before doctor could tell
you what TO do until be got to see you.
There are several ways 20 get the money
Tor good roads, and until the future leg.
lslation IL made. State and national. we
here want TO capitalize our road tax
iund and get roads at the earliest pos.
slole Gate by selling county bonds We
have the necessary legislation now op.
erative Tor that atpurpOse. We should not
delay now 10 take each step forward
All Information that the good roads
people need will be furnished by the
state department at once Every mau
In the county who wants better roads
should go 10 the voting precinct and
stand Tor a good figure. Don't stay al
home and be Il poor naught. 10 the
women and girls who have 20 stay al
home from November 20 April will urge
their men folks TO vote for good roads
we will have them.
All over the State progress IL being
made and We must not let the name Al
Washington and Jefferson go unremem
bered In this good roads matter; both ol
them were good roads men.
Yours for good r. ads.
Th0s. II. Harris.
April 10 1909
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-04-15
SP0TSYLVANIA
Quarterly cOufs'snes Shady Grove chueh-Dry
Westhsr and tho nons.
Sunlight. Va. Anril

Sunlight, Va, April II, 1909.
The second quarterly conference OF
Spotsylvania circuit for this year was
heid at zion on Saturday, April 10. Pre-
sidin elder. DR.. Epscomb, arrived too
late Tor the sermon usually preceding the
business meeting, so after bountiful
lunch. served by the ladies. the regular
business was entered into. Five only OF
the eight churches comprising this cir
cult were represented by stewards. there
by lessening the amount OF funds as pas
tor : salary. Mr.. Max well, OF Lebanon.
was nominated for secretary pro TEN.
lhe general condition of work In churches
was satisfactory and encouraging re-
ports We're given OF the Sunday Schools.
especially those that continue during
the whole year. On Sunday DR.. Lip,
scomb preached an excellent sermon. an
prop'iste To the Easter service, to a well
nlled house. A liberal collection Was
taken to be used in connection with sub
seriptions previously received for general
repairs, etc. on Zion church.
Tbs next conference Will be held at
Shady Grove
On Sunday p. m It was our privilege
70 attend the special Easter service Of
the sunday School at Shady Grove. A
Wen arranged program OF songs, recita-
tlone, Dialogues, etc, was conducted by
the efficient superintendent, Mrs. K!nsay.
the children showing thorough training
and the exercises verg appropriate for
Easter. One very large child read an ex-
cellent piece, with some extemporaneous
comment This church has very bright
future with so many young people OF
good attachments and established In a
nice new church building. free of debt
We wish them God speed IN their Efforts
TO build up that community spiritually
and morally.
Dry, cold weather Is unfavorable for
agriculture, the farmers being unable to
prepare land Tor corn, although q few
have planted. Feed Is In demand with
prospect OF late pastures. especially
should dry weather continue much
longer. affecting the hay crop also. The
conditions are also uniayorableior much
ituit, though peaches We're unhurt last
week.
Sawmills are running in every direc.
tion, furnishing employ ment for allextrs
labors. The solid condition OF roads has
started farmers TO hauling lumber, az
many cannot do any thing towards pre-
pairing land for planting.
quite a number OF people were present
at the camp meeting grounds on the LIST
Sunday In April. regular services being
held there once q month. Mr. Lewis will
Lead the meeting lst Sunday ia May.
Enterprise.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-04-15
NIAGARA FALLS
is SILENT AGAIN
River Is Frozen Solid and the
Falls Are Dry.
THE DAMAGE is 100000

All Boat Houses, Power Plants and
WharVes Are Buried Beneath Tons
Of Ice, Which Lies GlIstenIns Under
Brilliant Sun.
Buffalo. N. Y. April 12.-The voice
OF Niagara is mute for the second time
in the memory OF man. The first time
was late in February when, following
severe northerly blow. the falls ran
dry. Now. following a severe south.
wester. the river is frozen solid from
bank to bank
Unprecedented weather has brought
about unprecedented conditions. On
Wednesday Of last week the worst
gale of the season and the most vio-
lent In the history of the weather bu-
reau for April was recorded and. fol-
lowing the lakes and the channel OF
the Niagara. left ruin in its wake The
solid ice fields of Lake Erie we're
ohurned from end to end and piled in
huge. conglomerate mass at the low
er end of the lake.
Unable 10 escape by its natural
channels. the level OF the river rose
by leaps and bounds The highest
food level recorded from previous
years is twenty-eight feet above the
normal. Friday night the river was
forty feet above the normal.
Water poured over the window sills
Of the power house OF the Ontario
Power company and flooded the ma
chimes. In the lower stretches of the
river. where the fee is packed the
hardest. every boat house. every FISH
Ing shack with its traps. every pump
Ing station that supplied the summer
homes that line the shores. every pri
vate landing and the piers OF both the
International railway and the Niagara
Navigation company at Lewiston and
Queenston are buried beneath thou
sands OF tons OF Ice. At Niagara on
the-Lake the wharf also is overwhelm-
ed and all the bathing houses have
been swept from their foundations
Conservative estimates place the dam
age at $l.O0O.O0O Under a brilliant
sun the river lay white and glistening
TO the horizon. And 1t was silent, alb
solutely voiceless.
The best that can be hoped for is
n succession OF calm. warm days. Then
the ice will melt gradually and sub
side bit by bit.