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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-07-21

The last report of the State Roads Com
mission furnishes a suficiency of data
upon which to base an estimate as to how
much it will cost the State to complete
the construction of the 1900 miles OF
roadway which the commission has
selected for improvement. The average
cost per mile of the contracts thus far is
$II.77o, and assuming that there will be
no increase in this average in the placing
of future contracts, the State road system
as now planned will cost $I4, ia 600.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-07-21
The New Primary Election Law.

The new primary law will be used to
nominate candidates of the Republican
and Democratic parties on August 2oth,
and candidates as we'll as citizens general.
ly are interested in its provisions. County
officials will be nominated by direct vote
and party committees will be elected in
the same manner. Candidates must file
a notice of their candidacy with the
Board OF Supervisors Of Election fifteen
days before. the primary and pay $1,000
If the Office sought pays 100000 or less
and if over that amount $25 90. Candi-
dates for delegates to State Conventions
or for party committeeman do not have
to pay anything. State candidates are
voted for directly aud delegates chosen TO
the State conventions are bound to vote
for the person named in their credentials
as having received the highest number of
votes for first. second aud third choice,
etc. The primary will be conducted b,
the regular election officials who will fur
uish the voter with ballot of the party
to which he belongs. Ballots may be OBJ.
tanned before election day by candidates
and the voter has the right to prepare bis
ballot before going into the election
booth. When he cutters the polling room
be is given au envelope and he then
enters the voting booth and places his
ballot therein aud seals it and then de-
livers il to the judge who deposits it in
the box provided for the party to which
The voter belongs.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-07-21
A Charming Woman

is one who is lovely in face, from,
mind and temper. But it's hard
for a woman to be charming with
ont health. A weak, sickiy
woman will be nervous and irrit
able. Constipation and kidney
poisons show in pimples, blotches,
skin eruptions and a wretched
complexion. But Electric Bitters
always prove a godsend to women
who want health, beauty and
friends. They regulate Stomach,
Liver and Kidneys, purify the
blood; give strong nerves, bright
eyes, pure health, smooth, velvety
skin, lovely complexion and perfect
health. Try them. soc at Eli T.
Keynote
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-07-21

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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-07-21
Work win Soon Start

after you take DIR. Kings New
Life Pills, and you'll quickly enjoy
their fine results. Constipation
and indigestion vanish and fine
appetite returns. They regulate
stomach, liver and bowels and i'm.
part new strength and energy to
the whole system. Try them.
Only 25c at Eli T. Reynolds.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-07-21

Just supposin' Parson Williams in.
function restraining the County Com
nlissioners from borrowing funds to meet
unprovided for expenses is sustained by
the court. and this section should have
another "June flood" What then?
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-07-21

II the editor of the Wing happened to
be attending the public schools of Cecil
county at present we tremble to think Of
the licking be would get when teacher
got her half pay envelope.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-07-21

The taxable basis of the incorporated
towns in Hartford county are as follows:
Aberdeen, $453,oS2; Bel Air. $685. Ss;
Havre de Grace, $2,I47,274. The total
value Of the property in the county is
nearly SIG, ooo, 900.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-07-21

Republican State Chairman John B.
Hanna, of Bel Air, is being doomed by
his friends for the Gubernatorial nornina-
ton at the coming primaries.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-07-21

old saying that cts i'll wind that blows nobody good
but exactly suits offer for this month We carried
over large supply of NORWOOD LAWN FENCE, and we
have decided to give the advantage by selling
same slightly in advance of cost Here the prices
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-07-21

Flower Guard-1sN high, cents a foot
Walk Gaes@s2 80 and 50 $780, So 25 So 49, $3.50
Remember this o6sr as good foy this month ouly
Terms to suit Come in and let show the Seeing
is believing W.. !.
HAINES s. KIRK
doses Keep that M in mind
New-York tribune., 1911-12-31
A TRUE CoNNOlssEUR.

Joseph r. Widener. at dinner in Phia-
delphia, was congratulated on his father s
unique and magnificent gallery Of pictures.
Yes" said Mr.. Widener. my father Is
a connoisseur-a true connoisseur."
lie added, with a smile:
And ] don't use the word connoisseur,
either. as the great painter used 1t.
"A great painter. you know, was asked
by his little son:
Father, what is a connoisseur?
We'll, my son., the father answered,
did you notice that tall, white-hai:ed gen
tleman al my studio tea yesterday
THE one with the sable-lin ID overcoat,
father? Oh, yes. noticed him.
We'll, my son, he Is a connoisseu-.'
But how do you know he's a connols-
seur. father
BY his actions my SON
But father, he acted like every one
else at the tea, didn't he?'
Certainly not, my boy. Certainly not.
The others drank my Russian tea, ate my
foie-gras sandwiches, and took leave. But
he-he bought a picture.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-31
But Wagner She Finds More
Considerate of the Singer
She Will Not Give Up
Her ContraIto Roles.

+ TRULY Wasncrian proportions Is
Nine. Marguerite Matzenauer. the
~ new Contralto Of the Metropolitan
onera COMPANY. Though officially a CON
,ra,to Nine. Matzenauer has sung many
soprano parts. among them being the
prijnnhilde Of "Dic Walkure, ana as
tribune representative talked with hcr last
sreel< in her apartment in West N6th street
30 had little trouble in pcrsuadinG himself
mat true daughter Of Wotan was before
him Yet. strange to relate, this child Of
walhalla spoke cXcclcnt-in fact, almost
faultlcss-English. rather an unusual thing
FOR q foreign opera singer who has been
IN America only a few weeks.
"Uhy do l speak English" asked Nine
,Iatzenauer Because / think a woman
ought to speak at least four Languages and
German. French, italian and English are
,ho great world tongues. know that many
tpera singers who have even been here for
years do not speak word of English, sim
nlv because they are not called upon to
sing IT, | think such an attitude is ah-
surd some ono once wrote that he who
Gains n new language gains a now soul.
and singing. after all. Is only a portion of
an artists life The broader woman "A
singer is the greater artist she will he.
Some day / hope 10 sing in English. and !
certainly shall sine a number of English
songs at my concerts.
Strange 10 say although / was born in
Temesvar. Hungary. ] do not speak Hun
xsrian. My father and mother were Aus
trans, my father being a conductor and
New-York tribune., 1911-12-31
NINE. MARGUERITE MATzENAUER.

n mother an opera singer and ! never
learned tho language. and have never found
Il necessary 10 do SO, as il is rarely of any
US. II is, however, an amusing fact that
g. the I:Oyal Opera, in Budapest no singer
iS allowed 10 sing in German, 50 great il
the feeling against the Germans. Any
other language may be used, and when /
sang there / sang Wagner in Italian. Wag-
ner in italian is funny, but l had to sing it,.
) Or am delighted with my reception in
tnerca. though at first ] was terribly
homosick in spite of the fact mat ] had a
dear American friend with whom 1 lived.
BIT / found life 50 different here. and
couldn't understand il. Now / feel quite
a. home What has especially pleased me
Is the way the critics have praised ms
'Orfeo' I had never before sung IT in
Italian. though often in German, and
confess ! was somewhat timid about IT.
But what delight it is to work under
Sguor Toscanini' 1t Is a whole musical
education in itself, and ! owe largely 10
lin the success / have obtained in the
Gluck opera
. Il have been quoted as saying that
wish 20 become dramatic soprano. This
L. not quite true. ] never intend TO give
" my Coutralto parts-AmncIis. Bran
game Ortrud l'dcs Dalila-Only there are
g. few coutralto parts Of tn" first class
that ! should like q add 10 my r"pcrtory.
J have already sung a number Of soprano
iolcS, including Bruunhildc and Venus. ana
J hope to sing others. TWO parts that J
sing ! should love 10 give at tie Metropo.-
t,an-Carmou aud Dalla. Why aren't these
two operas sung in New York? Surely no
great opera, house ought to nave Car
men missing from its repcrtory.
"Aroth,r role that ! hope TO sing here
j. kurirs. n ParsfaL I have never sung
II although I have often sung At Ba>reuih.
J am rnt 80 an anxious 10 sing in any
Richard Strauss operas. though ! haN"
syns He~odits and Clytemncstra and am
learning The Rose Cavalier ! always feel
in singing Strauss that I am tearing my
No'co ont Dr the roots. II isn't singing
ta1 a. is rirous 10 the voice. Win Wag-
rer it .- different Wagner dld kno" and
fee' for the singer. and I think it is possi-
De o. unite tie declamatory style with
good singing ! must say however thsl
] don't quite see how an Italian artist can
sing Wagner effectively the two styles
ar so utterly different. ] know that it l.
=" '"i jean "t - Ah' N''
tWo schools most effectively, though J
never heard him, Lut / don't myself see
how fl is possible.
III has always seemed to me that IN
order 20 De q truly great artist singer
Dust be first a good musician. ] have al
ways laid a large portion Of my success 10
The fact that : had had a good training IN
Tie piano. At one time ! thought OF be-
coming a professional pianist until re-
allied that I possessed "A voice. As II H.
have never had a repetiteur, ana nave
always learned my PARTS myself. In sing
ing my first teacher was JanuscboWky' ~
Oratz, ana ] afterWard studied win An
lonia Milka and with Fmmcrich. Since
ten have sung all over Europe. though
my home opera has been tnat ~ Munich.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-31
ION THE PACIFIC COAST
rp, reIeersrh 10 The Tribune. !

san Francisco, Dec 30.-One of the most
important steps in the reconstruction OF the
city following the great fire was taken this
week. when Mayor-elect Rolph and the men
who will constitute the new Board OF SUI
pervisors opened score or more OF pro-
posed designs or suggestions for civic
centre. Mr.. Rolph and his supporters are
determined to have the new City Hall com
pleted by the opening Of the exposition, IN
1915, and architects Of the city were calico
upon TO offer suggestions for the new strlct-
ure as we'll as the arrangement of the civic
centre Most of the plans offered provided
for the location of the civic centre on and
around the site of the old city Hail. when
was destroyed in the disaster of 1905. ana
il is proposed TO erect the new municipal
buildings on part Of the ground occupied
by the old building. Some of the designs
were most elaborate. but others were emf
nently practical so that Mr.. Rolph expects
TO be ready TO call for competitive designs
for the structures early In January.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-31
Mime. Matzenauer Says Strauss
Tears Her Voice Out by the Roots

actual emergency. and the statement from
Adiutant General NerbeCk. who was quoted
as saying that the ist Battalion of Naval
Militia had done wonderful work in as
sembling s. per cent Of its strength on
twenty four hours notice and that this
was a model for the entire national guard.
Older officers we're interested in having
figures Of the splendid showing made by
the national guard in riot duty nineteen
years ago reproduced, while the younger
members were surprised at the high per-
centages the national guard attained in
proceeding to the seat of trouble inside OF
ten hours notice. Brigadier General NC
CoskiN Butt, who was among the off1cers
who served at Buffalo during the great
strike there was particularly interested IN
the subject in question. He declared the
recent test fell behind the results obtained
I'm former years i'm actual emergency, ana
added:
Il think supposed emergency calls SINH
lar to that given the 1st Battalion Of Ma
val Militia mere waste of time. The ma
tional guard of to-day ought to be as good
as il was twenty years ago. If not better,
and respond to duty just as quickly. or
late. however, many competent officers
have been forced to leave the service
through being overburdencd with work,
much of it unnecessary. The fact that they
arc citizens earning their living is lost
sight of. All the guard needs is progress
sivc instruction. under reasonable lmita-
tions, and this is perfectly feasible. There
are too many fads and orders and not
enough of the practical. The adiutant
general has been issuing moro orders than
tho major general A bill has been pre-
pared for the coming Legislature giving
the adjutant general even more power and
taking il away from the major general,
and it looks like some stormy times ahead" "
A review of the eth Regiment is sched-
New-York tribune., 1911-12-31
three nights. did much to reduce the dam
age to crops

Plans for the exposition were placed op
exhibition this week and were inspected by
thousands of persons. Nearly a score OF
designs are shown. but II is explained by
the directors that none of these plans have
been finally selected. Nearly all of the de-
signs show extensive development OF the
bay front at Harbor View, but the directors
vigorously deny that they have decided to
place the entire exposition at that place
In spite OF this denial 1t is known that by
a formal vote the directors two weeks ago
determined to place the exposition at the
Harbor View site. which has been extend
cd by including some two hundred acres
of the Preside Reservation. Just why the
directors try to keep their action secret is
not apparent.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-31

A review of the eth Regiment is sched-
uIed tor Monday night, January 90. Colonel
New-York tribune., 1911-12-31

The first financial statement by the ex-
position directors was made public this
week. and the figures show remarkably
healthy condition of affairs With the pri-
vate subscriptions. city and state funds
alone there will be available for the expo
sition 1851 900 In addition 10 this there
will come from various counties Of the
state s100O.O00 more. The directors have
spent s4O0. 900, but of this amount more
than one-quarter was used in the campaign
at Washington and In various other states
before the fair was finally secured for San
Francisco.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-31

Owing to the sharp frost throughout
Southern California orange sections. there
was some damage TO the growing crop this
week, but experts think the loss will not
prove serious. In some places the lowest
temperature in twenty-five years was re-
corded Orange growers by means Of
smudges. which were kept in operation for
New-York tribune., 1911-12-31

While the city Of San Francisco is strug-
Cling with the problems arising from the
construction OF the municipal trolley line
the franchise Of the Geary street line is
about to expire. and will fall into the lap
Of the city. The United Railroads right to
the use Of the western portion Of California
street will terminate in short time. and the
company has been asked whether it plans
to apply for an extension Of the franchise.
This line forms an important link in the
companys routes to the Cliff House and
Ocean Beach. 1t is not likely that the
city will undertake to construct any other
lines until II gets free from the tangles of
the present line
New-York tribune., 1911-12-31

The city Of san Francisco completed the
purchase Of an important part of The pro-
posed municipal water system in the Serras
when check for $685. 600 was handed to
the officers Of the Tuolumne Water Supply
Company in exchange for deeds to a large
tract of land and valuable water rights
which were needed to complete the hold
ings required by the city.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-31

or Z
New-York tribune., 1911-12-31
NATIONAL GUARD NEWS.

great deal Of interest was taken ny
rational gusrdsmen ~ the facts presented
y this column last SUNDAY concerning the
A4ek assembling of the national guard IN
New-York tribune., 1911-12-31
In OHIO.

visitor-I suppose you fellows will vote as
your fathers did"
Native (sadly) Nope; we won't get a
single cent for ours.-Judge.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-31
HERE ARE GOODS WANTED
JANUARY SALE
woMEN's AND CHILDREN's UNDERWEAR
OUR JANUARY SALES

UNDERWEAR
at PRICES.
No Ma "
New-York tribune., 1911-12-31

Chief Of Police White has declared him
self in favor Of a police court for the ex-
elusive use of women who are either pris-
oners or witnesses. He has made an inves-
t.gation of conditions at police courts, and
strongly urges the innovation. In case such
courts were established Judges could take
turns at presiding each afternoon.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-31

4 conflict for business between the Postal
Telegraph Company and the American Tele-
phone and Telegraph Company, gigantic
corporation, which dominates the Western
Union and Bell Telephone system OF the
country. has been inaugurated in California.
The Postal company has taken over the
lines Of several small telephone companies,
and announces that il purposes to enter
every city and town with both telephone
and telegraph service In this city deal
Is pending between the Home Telephone
Company and the Bell company, OF this
city, for merger. but the Postal company
is opposing the merger. as II desires to Sc
cure possession OF the Home plant and fran
chises here. The Postal people freely admit
that they plan to make war on the large
rival and will fight to finish.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-03-31
GOOD CAUSE FOR REJECTION
Nutnor Forgot to Make His Detective
Dope Flend According to
the Formula.

This detective story will not do"
said the magazine editor, handing
back the manuscript.
I'D like to know why" responded
the author, with a show of heat. 1T
has color, atmosphere-all the regular
business. The detective can see
around corner or through a wall.
He needs no clue save a lock of the
murdered mans hair. He is able to
read human minds and motives as an
ordinary sleuth reads a placard offer
Ing $4,000 reward. His deductions are
utterly absurd, irrevelant and prepos-
ferrous, yet crowned with success.
What's the matter?"
DO you state anywhere that he
drinks quart of absinthe neat?"
MOO"
DO you have him partakng OF
hasheesh, opium, morphine or other
familiar tid-bits upon which the de-
tective of fiction subsists?"
IT forgot that"
Where is the admiring friend to
whom the detective lays bare the
blatant idiocy of his intellectual work
ings?"
Left his out, by Georgel" admitted
the author, and vanished with his
amateurish effort-Philadelph Led.
ger.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-03-31
Borrowers of Books,

have not bound the poems yet. /
wait till people have done borrow
ing them. l think I shall get chain
and chain them to my shelves, and
people may come and read them at
chains length. For of those who Dor
row, some read slow, some mean to
read, but don't read; and some neither
read nor meant to read, but borrow
to leave you an opinion of their sa-
gacity. must do my money borrow
ing friends the justice to say that
there is nothing of this caprice or
wantonness of alienation in them.
When they borrow my money they
never fail to make use of it--Charies
Lamb
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-03-31
Doesn't Know Her Ace

There is a glazing phase OF unfair
ness Of tne position of the two sexes,
despite all our struggles for the suf-
frage. A woman still breads to tell
her age, no matter how youthful she
may look, while, as long as man
looks youthful, he is generally willing
to admit and even to boast of how
many milestones he has passed. There
is at least one father who understood
this problem in time and who gave
his daughter fair chance in life by
never letting her know how old she
was. He realized at her birth that a
time would come when she would not
want to tell her age, and he spared
her the humiliation of having to pre-
varicate, so she was never told either
her age or the place where she was
born, and there were no birth records
preserved in the family.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-03-31
ChlvaIrY Not Vet Dead

An incident on an az" train awak.
ems the thought that the days OF
chivalry are not yet departed, records
Boston correspondent. 1t was on a
busy morning and every seat in the
car had its passenger and every strap
its hanger" There were also per-
sons in the car who had neither, and
1t was then that one mans politeness
shone out as all good deeds do In
this naughty world. He was hanging
on to his strap, but beside him was a
woman who had nothing to which she
could anchor. The gentleman, motto,
Ing her predicament, tipped his hat
with his free hand and said:
Madam may offer you my strap;
1t is the best can do"
The woman smiled and took It.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-03-31
MIGHTY RULERS OF EARTH
'n Q. England and Theodore Of
Anyssinia Had Many Traits
In Common.

Elizabeth, queen of ENGLAND 80
many claims to great distinction. Her
very name was Tudor, a contraction
II seems, of Theodore, "the gift Of
GOD an epithet of happy omen asso.
clated with the mighty rulers of Tho
eartn, among whom may be mention.
eo the African king, Theodore of Alb.
ysslnla. This monarch is described
IN the encyclopaedia Britannica as a
man OF education and intelligence
superior to those among whom he
hVed, with natural talents for gov.
ernlng and gaining The esteem of
Others. He had noble bearing. and
frame capable of enduring anv
amount OF fatigue, and he was the
pest shot and the best horseman IN
Apyssln1a. He was generous tn ex.
cess and free from cupidity. but sinh
Ject TO violent bursts of anger"
Eilzabeth also possessed many OF
these royal traits of character, al
though Coke said her name was not
really Tudor but rather Owen or
Meredith, though God would not suf-
Ter her to have a sir name because
py his grace and goodness she should
deserve for her imperial virtues to
be called Elizabeth the great" "She
was said Coke, "the phoenix of her
sex; she was Angliae Amor" familiar
with French, Italian and Spanish and
learned in Latin and Greek; and "as
the rose is the queen of flowers
she was the queen of queens. You
cannot question what rose l mean:
for take the red or the white, she was
not only by royal descent and inner
ent birthright, but by roseal beauty
also, heir to both"
Whether or not Elizabeth deserved
this praise, and even if she had no
right to bear the royal name of Theo-
dore, she was fortunate enough to
lend her own to the most glorious
period of her country's history.-Yale
Review.