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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-06-03

Legler. the baker. bent over bis
counter. working away with q PEN
I'll and piece Of Wrapping paper,
when Mrs. Liscum entered for loaf
Of bread.
Noticing on the paper q lpt OF
familiar names, Mrs. Liscum asked
What are you figuring there. Mr,
Legler?,' 81.
We'll, ma'am, z says Eegler, eI,m
just putting down the names OF all
my friends that / can lick. :"
Is Harvey Liscum's name there?''
asked Mrs. Liscum. i
Yes said the baker. Eyes, j
got 1t down.
Mrs. Liscum went home and told
Harvey. He fastened to the bakery.
'Legler," he said, is it true I'm
on the list OF men you can lick?"
Yes" said Legler calmly, 1--WE
got you down, Mr.. Liscum."
Why. you little shrimp roared
Liscum, Il could eat you alive!"
Are you sure you could?" asked
the baker.
you bet I'm sure!" said Liscum,
shaking his fist in Legler's face.
Well. then said the baker sad
ly, II guess I'll cross you OF the
list. Chicago Evening Post.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-06-03
WOMEN FIELD HANDS.

When that famous poem, ''The
Man With the Hoe, was first printed
one of the most widely heard COM
ments as to its fitness to conditions
of American rural life was that we
had no such conditions in this coun-
try as inspired Millet's well known
painting. Every, one who went out
to Nassau County in the last fort
night TO see the automobile racers
do their s.tryouts' had occasion to
change their minds. II they held that
opinion, by the spectacle presented BY
the women who, work in the fields in
that section OF Long Island. =
Every morning by O'Clock one
could see groups of these! women on
their way to work in the fields, with
theirnskirt kirtled up to their knees,
their feet and legs Innocent of shoes
and stockings. Many of them trun-
died baby wagons OF some sort with
them. and all day long the babies
would lie out In the fields while their
mothers or temporary nurses would
be hard at work III the fields hoeine
or wedding the crops.
Although most Of these women
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-06-03
NOVEL IN A LAWSUIT.

aShibboleth, IA novel written just
before her marriage. may prove an
important factor in the suit of Mrs.
Susanna Ella Wood Dean to recover
dover rights In the $i,400,000 es-
tate of her late husband, John 2.
Dean.
According to the testimony brought
out in Chicago the couple signed at
the time of the nuptials an agreement
settling upon the wife only $4,000
In the event Of her husbands death.
Her attorneys maintain that as a
Young sophisticated person her love
for Dean was such that it overshad-
owed any consciousness Of her rights
as his wife. and that she signed the
agreement without understandin g
what IT iaeant.
AttorEeys for the defense. - they
represent the Dean sisters, who. are
now ia possession of the estate of
their satherA maintain that she was
in possession Of every faculty and
knew exactly what she was doing.
This they seek to establish by means
of letters and a diary which may be
introduced later Passages in these
letters protest against that dreadful
agreement which is hanging over
ME u
70 Offset such letters Mrs. Deans
lawyers may introduce as evidence a
complete copy of their clients novel
OF love and intrigue. hoping to prove
from It that hers was love match
and that she had no thought OF finan-
cial interest at the time of the mar
riage. New York Times.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-06-03
Robbing The Cradle.

Senator Beveridge was speaking to
an early morning crowd in Hunting
ton, Ind, School had not been called
because of the Senator's visit, and
the school children were there with
the grown-ups.
Two or three disguised Democrats
walked by, scorning to stop and lis
ten to the arguments.
.'Huh!" shifted one. Now what
do you think of that? They had to-
let out school to get crowd. Sat
urday Evening Post.
No 'sPapoose" In His Vocabulary.
Teacher-An Indians wife is call
ed an squaw. Correct. Now who
can tell me what an Indians baby
is called?
Bright Pupil know, miss--a
squawker. Transcript.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-06-03
GOAT MILK.

3. II. Van Raub, of Texas, an en-
thusiastic mich goat breeder, has the
following to say in the American
Sheep Breeder concerning goat milk:
zone Of the most easily digested as
well as nutritious foods for human
CONSUMPTION is goat milk. The most
eminent medical authorities hold that
it is the most dependable of all foods
for the production Of adipose tissue,
and for this reason is ideal for dys-
peptics and emaciated people. Where
others fail it succeeds Although di-
gested more rapidly, goat milk con-
tains nearly twice the amount Of but
ter fat, i. e.. the quality that nour-.
ishes. than Is contained in milk OBJ
tanned from the cow
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-06-03

were Of foreign birth, they did not re-
semble the animal-like womenin Mil
let's canvases, for the simple reason
that they had already absorbed some
Of the brightness Of our country folk
and always had time to show q keen
interest not only in the flying racing
machines but also in those of more
leisurely speed, the touring cars, and
more particularly in their occupants.
for whom they had bright-eyed
glances of appreciation as bits of re-
lief to the, ordinary monotony Of their
lives. New York Press.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-06-03

seize with one or two more then IL
company went in to see it. It, was
kept in chamber, and was great
fowle somewhat bigger than the
largest turky cock, and so legged and
footed, but shorter and thicker and
of more erect shape, coloured be-
fore like the breast of young cock
fesan, and on the back of dunn or
deare colour. The keeper called it a
dodo, and in the ende of a chymney
in the chamber there lay a heape of
large pebble stones, whereof hee gave
it many in our sight, some as bigge as
nutmegs, and the keeper told us shee
eats them Conducting to digestion). !"
A distinctly plaintive note in all
the literature extent concerning the
dodo excites curiosity and compass
sion. In his introduction to the dodo
book, from which these extracts are
taken, this feeling is appealed to by
the author as follows: Eve cannot
see without regret the extinction of
the last individual of any race of or
ganic beings whose progenitors col
onized the preadamite earth. Z
An analysis of the reason for a
specially compassionate interest in
the dodo would seem to show that 1t
is founded on the strikingly gro
tesque character of the bird, taken
with the fact that nature had been
cruelty unkind to her in the matter
of equipment for self-defense. She
could neither run nor fly, but was, as
one traveller expressed it, "a speci-
men of gigantic immaturity, per-
manent nesting clothed with down
instead of feathers, and with wings
and tail so short and feeble as to be
utterly unsubseryient to flight
OF this cruelty of nature the dodo
herself appeared to be sensible, and
to show 1t in cher visage," according
to the account Of Sir Thomas Her
bert. At any rate, it made the ex-
tinction of the dodo, after the discov-
cry of the Island Of Mauritius by the
Portuguese about 1905, SO swift and
complete as to give it, to one inter-
ested, a flavor of tragedy. The last
of the fifteenth century and the be-
ginning Of the sixteenth made an era
VI SidpulCdI ulSCONSFy, Wu0u every
sea was filled with the barks of ex-
plorers and marauding buccaneers in
search of new worlds. To these ruth
less food hunters the dodo fell an
easy prey, while the domestic animals
which accompanied civilization wan
tonly devoured her eggs.
In the narrative of one of these ex-
plorers, William van Vert Zanen,
who visited Mauritius in 1902, he
speaks of killing fifty dodos and tax
ing them on board his ship, where
they were salted. Assailed thus, both
in front and rear, what wonder that
the dodo's yisage 'sdarted forth mel
ancholy," or that it gave up the un-
equal struggle? The cut here shown
accompanied zapen's narrative, and
is supposed to be from a drawing
made by him.
The scanty relics of the dodo,
amounting to little more than frag-
ments of a head, leg and foot, can
be found only in the treasured collec-
tions of nations, while the paintings
made from life of this despised and
martyred bird by Roelandt Slavery
are beyond price. From Youths
Companion
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-06-03
A Country Doctors Record.

Or. James Morris. who was one
of the oldest medical practitioners in
Scotland, has just died at Dumferm-
line. When he celebrated his jubilee
as "a doctor some ten years ago he
made this statement: During my
SO years in practice have attended
$4,000 patients. administered chloro-
form 10 1000 times with absolute i'm
munity from fatal results, had 5000
births, 1000 consecutive cases with
out a death. made about 100000
visits and travelled about 100000
miles" Not bad record for coun-
try medical man. - Westminster
Gazntfa
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-06-03
WEDDING CUSTOMS.

The little. customs that have come
to be partof the marriage ceremony
have had diverse and il eresting
origins. rhe ring has played an i'm
portant part. &
With the coming in o. Christianity
it was no longer placed on the right
forefnger, but on the left third
finger The priest. or IA some cases
the groom, first put itson the thumb.
saying "In the name of the Father"
on the forehnger, adding. y" In the
name of the SOM" on the second
finger, continuing, I'm the name Of
the Holy Ghost" then on the thi d
finger with "Amen" and there 1t re-.
MANNED
The bridal veil originated in Bib >
times and was worn until all the
public ceremonies were over. In the
nglo-Saxon wedding ceremony a
square piece of yelling was held over
the head of the bride to conceal her
embarrassment.
h IN the later Bible days, during the
period between the betrothal and the
wedding, the bride remained with her
friends and could communicate with
her afianced only through ''the friend
Of the bridegroom.
; Throwing shoes originated in the
old Jewish custom of handing to the
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-06-03
WANT PICTURE OF KITCHEN.


a phase Of the servant girl ques-
ton that was new to me was sprung
yesterday when 4 called at the em-
ploymsnt agency to hire cook"
said the nervous Boston woman. "A
,prepossessing looking girl was
brought forward for an interview.
I Her first question was, Have you
any pictures Of your Kitchen
IT said ] had none.
1t Is always best to bring them,
said the girl loftily. 1t saves time
and trouble, for with them to look at
cook can see at a glance the posi-
tion of the sink. the tubs, the range
and the cupboard and can tell il the
place VIII suit her. NJ ss' .S & 81
While r was adjusting my mind to-
that phase Of the proposition another
woman with a wider experience than
mine piped up that she had brought
views of her kitchen. From that min
ute was out of 1t so far as that par
ticuiar cook was concerned. The pic
lures met her approval and the other
woman hired her on the spot 4
asked the manager If it was the GUS
tom for housakeepers to produce
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-06-03
BARGE L1TTERs pRupENr.

Grow as large filters as you can,
give them the best care and attention,
and get them on the market as soon
as possible. To do anything else is
a suicidal policy. The constitution of
the hog is none too strong at best, but
the policy efbreeding from immature
animals NECESSARILY reduces the STAN
ina of the. breed and leaves them open
to disease, In fact, this practice of
breeding from inferior animals has
gone so far in times past that we
have needed an outbreak of cholera
to weed out the weaklings. -Farmers'
Home Journal.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-06-03

SamonHave six pounds from the tail of salmon
slices; split these through and sprinkle with
teaspoonfu of onehaf teaspoonful OF SALT
oneha teaspoonful cayenne Place the fish In baking
squeeze oeha pound of butter through hand
over the Slices Cover Remove the
fish pound with the pestle taking
out they Sdd two chopped cloves Of
garlic one-half teaspoon of oneha saltspoonful Of
caynene one-half teaspoonfu Of salt onehaf pound OF
melted butter liquor from baking PAN When
well Mixed pack jars with parane and stand in
cold place. will keep month in cold place.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-06-03
arm Topics
sEED POTATOES.

Here rs the most approved
method OF treating seed potatoes to
prevenk scabby crop: Soak the
whole seed for two hours IN q mix
ture oions-half pint OF formaiin (of-.
ten called forma1dehyde) and fifteen
gallons ofscold water; dry the seed.
cut ana plant in ground that has not
recently grown potatoes. Farmers,
Home journal
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-06-03

1t is announced that the "Emper-
or" violin, which is part of the Had
dock collection in London, will soon
be sold. It's value is estimated at
$4,000 It is claimed to be the best
specimen of the work of Antonio
Stradivari (1649-1T37).
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-06-03

! ''Just think of It! One person in
every thirty-seven in England is a
pauper." e
Z. why, JOHN she returned, cit
isn't SO! | met more than thirty
seven people in London last summer
myself. and there wasn't a pauper in.
the lot. philadelphia Ledger. Z
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-06-03
RIBBON EMBROIDERY.

n HlbbON hm01tO1On1k4
It is revived. i
Marie Antoinette loved 1t.
It has appeared at intervals.
II IS very effective. on revers.
Collars. and cuffs ares thus to be
adorned. aa
It Is even SPOKEN Of as corset
trimming.
on petticoats it is one Of the latest
features.
Even silk stockings are threatened
with this decoration.
For fancy work it is one of the
most effective sorts of embroidery.
It works up to the best advantage
in rosebuds,. forget-me-nots and stars
Of Bethlehem. Philadelphia Record.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-06-03
WHY YOU TALK NONSENSE IN
YOUR. SLEEP.

/ .Ls !
{ In a paper on the mechanism and
Interpretation of dreams, read re-
Gently before the neurological section
Fof the Academy of Sciences. Morton
Prince. of Boston. stated that dreamA
are in reality psychoses, Or types off
sdelirium, ard are Characterized by
the same general symptoms, If one
may speak of symptoms aside from
Idisease. Mr. Peince said he did not
believe with Freud that every dream.
represents the fulfillment of a wish,
but rather that it represents the un-.
fulfillment Of wish or the fulfiilmene
of fear. t
e One woman mentioned by him al
ways dreamed that she was sIrrouL6-.
ed by myriad of cats, and she would
usually awake when they seemed to.
be attacking her or when she was
thrown helplessly among them. UL-
der hypnotic influence it was found
that in early childhood this Woman
had been greatly frightened by pet
cat. which had scratched and bitten
her, and that the memory of this oc-.
casion, although seemingly buried
deep in the tumble OF past expert
ences. nevertheless had certain psy-
Geological coloring which caused it 10
be resurrected only, during uncon-
scious states. sa,l
Such facts, he said. may explain
in measure the curious and appar-
emily utterly illogical single words
and statements coming from the lips
Of those in delirium, but it will al
ways be found that. just as in many
hallucinatory states Of the insane. the,
mind is working at q tremendous
rate. much faster than the organs Of.
speech can record tho ideas, and
hence what comes to our ears from,
the dreamer is simply mass of nonA
sensical words.-New York World.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-06-03

y In Germany a merchant was re-
IDENTIFY heavily fined for using 4 Quol
tation from the Bible at the head Of
an advertisement.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-06-03
views Of their home when hiring ser

wants.
" The custom is not yet universal
he said. but It As growing. In one
sense that girl was right; it does save
time and trouble" Indianapolis
News.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-06-03
Children And The Grass.

One of the numerous good acts
OF Mayor Gaynor's rule is that OF
pulling up the keep off the grass"
ligns in 80 New York parks and
opening these bits and patches of
greensward to walled-in and housed
up children of the great city. The
fest OF the children will probably do
no injury to this New York grass,
and If some of the turf is killed it
could not die in better cause. The
probability Is that the New York
grass will be actually gladdened by
the pressure OF romping feet.
IT is one of the merits Of Wash
ington that it has so many acres and
half acres of grass and so many miles
Of trees. There is greenery for all
eyes and turf for the feet Of little
children. The games that give joy
to youth are mostly forbidden on the
public lawns, but tots can toddle on
the grass and play hide and seek
among the shrubbery. Boys cannot
clay ball, piggy back" duck-on.
David, leap-frog. hare and hounds.
etc.. In the city gardens. Parallel
bars, swings. rings. ladders, jumping
frames and the like are limited to
the Fairgrounds. Washington Star,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-06-03

purchaser of land an old shoe as a
token of surrender or renunclstion.
The brides father gave shoe to the
husband or threw it after him to sig
Nifty they surrendered to him all al,
thority over their daughter. Is
Throwing rice symbolized fruitful
ness and plenty, from its general disI
tribution over the world
I. Taking the husbands name orig
mated in Roman times, though the
date is unknown. When Julia mar
ried Pompey her name became Julia
of Pompey. Modern women omit the
of in the name.-De lineator.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-06-03
Educating Royalty.


Divinity may or may not hedge
a king. If we think 1t does, 1t does;
If we think it dosen't, it dosen't. The
German people hold one opinion;
Colonel Roosevelt. strenuous and
aggressive minority holds another.
Between these divergent opinions the
German Emperor is having the time
of his life
Europe lives in dollhouse atmos-
phere of convention. 1t Is Colonel
Roosevelt's office to smash few
panes and let in the fresh air. He
has smashed a number at Berlin. as
at other places, and the sitting
grandees so far from resenting it,
rather relish 1t.
To ignore vain ceremonial, to
brush aside empty forms, to come
down to the bedrock of essential fact
and to appraise the value of the
reality behind the trappings and the
show-all this is service that only
an American could perform for. an
old society The German Emperor
Is as little likely to suffer from this
direct approach and clean-cut method
as any other man in Europa fact
which helps explain the friendship
which has been struck up within the
past few days.-Chicago Record
Herald
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1910-04-22
ANXIOUS TO GET IN PARADE
Scores of Applications for This Fea-
ture Of Roosevelt Welcome.

New York, April 22.-Rough Riders,
military. civic and patriotic organiza-
tions and political clubs from all parts
of the country are begging for places
in the parade up Fifth avenue, which
is to be one of the features of the well
coming celebration to Colonel Roose-
welt on June IS. An average of sixty
letters day is coming to the secre-
tary of the general reception commit
tee making inquiries regarding this
feature of the programme.
Omaha, Oklahoma City, Guthrie, ST.
Paul and Kansas City are among the
points in the West which have been
heard from, many of Colonel Roose-
velt's old friends there declaring that
they intend to bring their own horses
suitably bedecked and make a show
ing that will stir up even New York
From Omaha comes telegram say
ing that band of 100 Omaha busi-
ness men and stockmen will bring
fifty horses for the parade.
I'VE don't want to break in too
strong nor annoy your committee"
says the telegram, "but we want to
get permission to ride in the parade.
We are nonpartisan and nonsectarian
friends of the distinguished ex-presi-
dent"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1910-04-22

streets Mr.. Roosevelt was frequently
cheered and several hundred persons
who were awaiting In front of the
embassy greeted him with much en-
thusiasm.
Colonel Roosevelt spent the morn
ing quietly at the embassy, lunching
there with Mr.. Bacon and several of
the former presidents friends, includ-
ing General Brugere, Count Rocham-
beau, Ambassador Jusserand and M.
Leroy-Beauteiu of the French insti-
tute.
In the afternoon the official part of
Mr.. Roosevelt's programme began
with calls upon President Fallieres
and Foreign Minister Pinchon, who
Immediately afterwards paid return
visits to the embassy.
Military Honors Declined.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roosevelt drove to
the Elysee palace in an automobile,
accompanied by Mr. Bacon and M.
Jusserand.
A large crowd on the sidewalk, held
back by republican guards, uncovered
as the car entered the portals. No
military honors were shown within
the courtyard such as are rendered
upon the occasion of an official visit
by a chief of state. 1t Is understood
that this was at the specific request
Of Mr.. Roosevelt, who wished to en-
nhaSize his pOsition as that of a Dri-
vate citizen Colonel and Mrs. Roose-
Welt were received by President and
Madame Fallieres.
The call lasted twenty-six minutes
and was marked by great cordiality.
In honor of Mr. Roosevelt's visit this
city Is bristling with American flags,
which are flying from all Of the hotels
and many private residences and
shops, particularly in the Rue de la
Paix and the opera quarters.
Mr.. Roosevelt has issued a state
ment relative to a Rome dispatch
printed in the United States last week
quoting him as saying that upon his
return to America he would do his
utmost to drive from Rome "the Meth
odists who disgrace any religion" Mr.
Roosevelt says this alleged statement
was an unqualified falsehood, which
must have been known as such wher
1t was published. He says he never
publicly or privately said anything
remotely resembling what this dis
patch said.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1910-04-22
PROSECUTOR GARvEN'S PLAN
Would Take Tariff Off Cattle and
Break the Beef Trust.

New York, April 22.--''Take the tar
iff off cattle and you'll break the beef
trust" is the declaration of Pierre p.
Garven, the Hudson county prosecutor,
who is fighting in New Jersey for the
punishment of members of the alleged
monopoly. Speaking to the Hudson
county grand jurors at dinner in
Hoboken Mr.. Garven said:
"The tariff on cattle, now cent
and half pound, keeps out of the
markets of this country great sup
ply of cattle from the Argentine Re-
public, Canada and Mexico. Remove
the tariff and the Chicago packers will
be compelled to compete with the
world"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1910-04-22
HUGHES FOR SUPREME BENCH
Wickersham Said He Would Be Graf
flied With Selection.

Washington, April 22.-Attorney
General Wickersham is one Of the Of
ficials in Washington who would be
gratified over the elevation of Gov
ernor Charles e. Hughes OF New York
to the vacancy on the bench of the
supreme court of the United States.
He so expressed himself informally,
although he said he was not aware
whom the president might appoint.
The attorney general said he con.
sidered that Governor Hughes would
make an excellent Judge.