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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-03-17
His lnheritance.

docs he inherit his fathers geniusY'
mo; only his fathers eccentricities
Of genius. That is why we are giving
a benefit for him. Chicago Record
Herald.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-03-17
His SUGGESTION.

The great road builder had his mind
on his work that morning. as the fol-
lowing dialogue between him and his
wife win show:
tHow do look. dearT'
Fairly well. but should say that
your face needed resurfacing. New
York Press. ~
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-03-17
A Gradual Reduction.

An old gentleman accustomed to walk
around st. James park every day was
once asked by a friend If he still took
his usual walk.
mo. sir" replied the old man: Il
cannot do as much now. cannot get
around the park. | only go halfway
around and back again. = House
keener.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-03-17

What happy world this would be
If every man spoke as well of his live
neighbors as he does Of his dead onesi
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-03-17

EIla-Did you get d plain view Of
Miss Lngliel Enma Certainly That
was the only KIND ! could get.--Hlx-
change
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-05-12
Revising the Calendar.

Undismayed by the failure to juggle
the clock 80 as to get more daylight
working hours, John Bull now comes
forward with an equally revolutionary
scheme to revise the calendar so as to
have given date always fall on the
same day Of the week. The PROPOSE
ton, which was approved by the In
ternational Congress of Chambers of
Commerce in London, and in turn
made the basis for an invitation by
the Swiss government for an interna-
tional conference on the subject, has
been of1cially taken up by the British
government, which Is now ascertain
ing the views of the commercial world
on the subject Briefly. the plan is to
make New Years day legal holiday
that shall not count as day of the
week, month or quarter. The remain
ing 1854 days are divisible into quar-,
ters of 81 days, Ii weeks and two 30
day months and one 31-day month, or
even 81 weeks in the year. Each
month will begin on Sunday, no mat
ter on what day the previous month
ends. Christmas will always fall on
Monday, and it is proposed to anchor
the movable feasts also, making Eas-
ter always April IA. Leap Year is to
be overcome by making that odd day
another legal holiday and forgetting to
count it as day Of the month.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-05-12
The Weaver's Kiss Of Death.

An eight-loom weaver in a cotton
mill where the old-fashioned kissing"
shuttles are used, takes the kiss of
death" about 100000 times year, &C
cording to mill owners and employees
who favor the bill to abolish the kiss
ing shuttle.
A weaver threads the shuttle of one
loom about 100 times day. An eight
loom weaver would do this 800 times
q day. The kissing" shuttle is one
of the oldest mechanical devices in
the textile trade The weaver sucks
the end of the thread through the bob
bin. His lips come in contact with a
bobbin that has been kissed" by pre-
ceding weavers, any one OF whom
may be afflicted with tubercular
trouble. Hence the kiss of death. +"
as it is called.
Self-threading shuttles have re-
placed the kissing" ones in many
Massachusetts mills.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-05-12
He Found Out.

Accustomed as New Workers. are to
paying big sums Of money for the graft
hcation Of curiosity the more prudent
passengers in Broadway car disap-
proved Of the reckless sQuandering Of
j quarter by one of their number, says
the Sun Of that city. For several
blocks ahead the cars were stalled.
Nobody knew the cause of the block
ade. That seemed to worry the inn
patient man more than the holdup.
Il can stand most anything" he
said, If only know why have to
stand It,"
Presently a messenger boy pressed
his face against the outside of the
window and made faces at the crowd
within. The impatient man lowered
another window and 'collared the boy.
Son." he said, III you will run
run, mind you-up to the head Of the
blockade and see what Is the matter.
l will give you quarter"
Like q shot the boy was on. Ap-
parently he made the round trip at
record speed, for he was back in .
very short time.
Goal wagon broke down on the
tracks," he said.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-05-12
Very Prosy.

Prof. Brander Matthews Of Column
bia. in one of his brilliant addresses on
the drama, said of an unimaginative
and prosaic dramatist:
"He it was, am sure, who In his
youth, on being asked in examina-
ton what Shakespeare meant by the
phase. Sermons. in stones. wrote In
reply:
when passing by tombstone you
may learn the names and the dates OF
birth and death Of the departed one,
and also from the inscription valu-
able moral lesson from his or her life.
Walking along a road you maj. see
from the milestones the number Of
miles to- the nearest towns, and thus
acquire geographical information
Heaps Of stones BY the roadside indi-
cate that repairs are to take place,
and 10 inculcate lesson In neatnesA :
-Rehoboth Sunday Herald.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-05-12
MEGApHoNE ACTS As CUPID


For the frst time In its history, the
megaphone has played the part Of Gu
pid, and 40 q result wedding uniting
Frederick Mulhaus, train announcer
in the Jersey City terminal OF the
McAdoo tunnel and Mrs. julia Swal-
lenger. German widow. will take
place in few days.
They knew each other when he was
youth IN Germany and visited her at
her fathers cigar factory. Together
they often sat beneath the arbor, ana
while she rolled cigars, he dreamed Of
fortune to be made in far-off Amer
lea. He finally bid his sweetheart
good-by. came here and obtained q
position. but no fortune. He could
not fill his part OF the agreement
made beneath the arbor. and she mar
ried prosperous cigarmaker.
Then he, too, married and lived In
comfort for many years, but ten years
ago his wife died. He finally obtained
the position Of train announcer In the
Pennsylvania railroad station Of the
McAdoo tunnel. He It is who calls
out which trains to take for Twenty
third or Cortlandt streets. and to
carry his voice he uses megaphone.
The other day, while he was busy
at his daily task, middle-aged WON
an who had been standing at the end
of the platform turned suddenly and
looked at him. She waited thus until
he called out his message once more
and then went up to him.
Il am Julia. Frederick" she said
"and I know you by your voice."
There must be some mistake" he
answered, this time without the aid OF
the megaphone.
Il would never have guessed 1t II
you had not used that instrument
she answered. but you must be Fred
Muhlhaus, for your voice is the same
strong. deep, manly voice Of my old
friend. 1t Is different; 1t is weaker
when you talk naturally. but, then
you are older now"
"Julia!"
| This 10 all Muhlhaus said. He ther
learned that her husband had come tt
America, made fortune and a veal
ago had died. He told his story. ant
in few days the two win trip up tn,
aisle Of st. Patrick's church.-Nev
York American.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-05-12

Where johnson Wrote Rasselas.

Where johnson Wrote Rasselas.
Staple Inn, London, Eng, where an
alarming crack has appeared in the
brick work Of the outer court, seems
so called because originally hostelry
of the merchants of the wool staple,
and has for arms a woolsack. It has
been an inn of chancery since the
reign of Henry ", and in the spacious
days Of Queen Bess had 145 students
during term and 50 out of term, q
larger number than any other house
of chancery. The much-admired Hol-
bein front, one Of the oldest existing
specimens of our street architecture,
dates from the time of James I. DR..
Johnson removed hither on the break
ing up Of his establishment in Cough
square, and wrote from here to tell
Miss Porter that he was going to pub
lish little story book" This was
'sRasselas," which he wrote 'in the
evenings of one week" to defray the
expenses Of his mothers funeral. In
the present garden behind the inn are
two small service trees, said to have
been planted about that period.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-05-12
GIVES FOOD TO WILD BIRDS
Unique Purpose Of Uncle Dick Society
In England With Five Thousand
Members.

Mrs. Harborough-S herard, an au-
thoress, using the pen name of Irene
Osgood," who comes Of an old Vir-
ginia family, and lives in England. has
formed an association Of young people
interested in birds, under the title OF
the Uncle Dick society. The organiza-
ton has nearly 5000 members. The
purpose of the society is to furnish
food and water for wild birds, espe-
cially in the season when provisions
are scarce.
A feature of the work Of the society
In December was the Christmas par
ties for the birds, in which the children
acted as hosts. On Christmas day, in
all parts of Buckinghamshire and
Northamptonshire, meat, bones and
cocoanut shells were affixed to the
trees and shallow dishes containing
water and seed were placed on the
ground. Thousands of birds congre-
gated and appeared to appreciate this
Ithoughtfulness.
! A member Of the society says: I'VE
keep the birds plentifully supplied with
mutton and beef suet, with stick
run through the meat so the birds will
not run OF with the whole lot; for
they are greedy little beggars. particu-
larry the robins. Then we cut the
ends of cocoanuts, hang these on a
tree branch, and stun the shells with
suet or beef fat The tomtits per-
form acrobatic wonders to get at the
suet and to keep OF one another.
Then we place fresh water out, twice a
day in freezing weather. for birds OF
all sorts, which eagerly come to drink
from the shallow earthenware pans.
These must not be more than an inch
deep, as birds drown easily when
they are weak and cold. It must be
remembered they suffer as much from
thirst as from hunger in winter. We
put out seed-sunflower, canary and
many other sorts-and split marrow.
bones, and once In awhile we give
them big ROASTED potato or an apple
split open, together with bread crumbs
and other dainties They become SO
tame that one may almost caress them.
All the children take q lively inter.
est in the proceeding, and much good
/ has been derived from these little bird
parties. The Sunday Magazine.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-05-12
Venetian Eggs.

Put into the pan two tablespoonful
of butter and tablespoonful Of finely
chopped onion. Add bit OF bay leaf
and, if desired, half blade OF mace
AS soon as the onion has colored, re-
move bay leaf, mace and add q cupful
and a half strained tomato. q quarter
cupful of cheese cut in small pieces, q
teaspoonful of salt, salt spoonful Of
paprika and three eggs slightly beaten
Cook until the eggs are of a creamy
consistency, stirring constantly and
scraping from the bottom of the pan
then pour over slices of delicately
toasted bread.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-05-12
eraised steak.

One pound and half of round steak
Of medium thickness. Spread on meat
board and pound -four into it, first on
one side and then on the other, until
you can get no more into it. Place
In q hot buttered pan long enough to
scar quickly on both sides. Then pour
Ia little water (hot), cover closely
and stand on back of stove to simmer
for two hours. See that water is kept
IN the pan so that the meat does not
cook dry, but it must cook slowly. Il
done according to directions it will al
most melt in your mouth"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-05-12
TOO READY WITH BLACK CAP
Kentucky Judge Was So Unpopular
That Jury Felt Bound to Acquit
the Prisoner.

certain trial Judge became SO un-
popular that the only way he could
get verdict for the state was to make
ais charge in favor of the prisoner.
When matters had reached this stage
famous feud fighter was arrested on
charge Of murder and brought to
trial.
The case, which was the judges first
murder trial. attracted much attention,
and the Judge. whose unpopularity
arose from his vanity and pomposity,
greatly enjoyed his role as umpire Of
the law. The case was a clear one
against the prisoner and his guilt was
so conclusively proved that the Judge
even presumed to charge accordingly.
The jury retired and when they filed
back into court 1t was noticed that
they avoided the prisoners eye and
looked unusually solemn.
Gentlemen" said the Judge wav-
Ing the clerk into silence. have you
reached verdict?"
I'VE have" said the foreman.
The judge opened paper bag and
drew out black cap. With an i'm
portant look around the court room. he
placed this on his head and pulled it
down until it met his ears.
Prisoner" he said, "arise and look
at the jury. Jury, arise and look at
the prisoner. Gentlemen, what is your
verdict?"
The jurymen, who had been whisper
Ing to each other. nodded cheerfully
at the prisoner.
Not guilty." said the foreman.
"Of course" he said later, when
every one had shaken the innocent
mans hand. "he was guilty all right,
and that was going to be our verdict.
but when the little cuss put that
black cap on his head and pulled it
down over his ears like that, there
was only one thing for us to do, and
we did it,
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-05-12

Flies and Mosquitoes carry disease
germs especially Malaria. Chills, and
Fevers. Two or three drops of Ham
Inns Wizard Oil on the insect bite will
take cut all tue poison. Stop that
itch too.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-05-12
TRY MURINE EYE REMEDY

TRY MURINE EYE REMEDY
for Red, Weak, Weary, Watery Eyes
and Granulated Eyelids. Murine Doesn't
Smart Soothes Eye Pain. Druggists
Sell Murine Eye Remedy, Liquid. Csc,
SOC, $1.00. Murine Eye Salve in
Aseptic Tubes, Csc, $1.00. Eye Books
and Eye Advice Free by Mail.
Murine Eye Remedy Co.. Chicago.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-05-12
Bio Show.

Silas Hardapple- So yeour boy
Zeke graduates this spring? Going
to hang out his shingle?"
Cyrus Ryetop- Single? Gosh, Zeke
will feel so proud an pulled up he'll
hang out tin roof"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-05-12
Educational,

Educational.
do they teach domestic science at
your college?' inquired the visitor Of
the. freshman.
Only sewing replied the fresh
man.
Good idea" said the visitor. And
what do you sew chiefly p
wild oats" replied the freshman.
Harper's Weekly.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-05-12
May ae for Enecr.

II never before saw man SO en-
thusiastic about the future of his
town."
He does indeed seem to be very en-
thusiastic about the future OF his town,
but have often wondered IL he really
feels that way or is merely playing a
part"
why do you question his SINGER
ity?"
II happen to know that most Of his
money is invested in town lots he
would like to SELL"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-05-12

DR.. Pierce's Pellets, small, sugar
coated, easy to take as candy, regu-
late and invigorate stomach. liver and
bowels and cure constipation.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-05-12

an organism untitled for the trial OF
strength, and when the strain is over
her system has received a shock from
which it is hard to recover. Follow
ing right upon this comes the nervous
strain of caring for the child, and a
distinct change in the mother results.
There is nothing more charming than
4 happy and healthy mother of chill.
lren, and indeed child birth under right
conditions need be no hazard to health
Or beauty. The unexplainable thing is
that, with all the evidence of shattered
nerves and broken health resulting
from an unprepared condition, women
will persist in going blindly to the trial.
It isn't as though the experience
came upon them unawares. They have
ample time in which to prepare, but
they, for the most part, trust to chance
and pay the penalty.
In many homes once childless there
are now children because of the fact
that Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound makes women normal,
healthy, and strong.
Any woman who would like
special advice in regard to this
matter is cordially invited to
write to Mrs. Pinkham at Lynn,
Mass. Her letter will be held in
strict confidence.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-05-12
OVerdone

Inc doctors are urging all kinds
VI sanitary measures and precautions
upon the public"
les II all the recommendations
anu warnings were followed, a mans
Dolne would look like hospital"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-05-12

Mothers win find Mrs. Winslow' p Soothing Syru
the best remedy to use for their children duE1m
the toetAing period.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-05-12

About
Motherhood

The experience of Motherhood is a
trying one to most women and marks
distinctly an epoch in their lives. MOI
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-05-12
Russian Apple Pie.

Peel and core eight large apples,
| put into baking dish with a little wa
Ter and bake until tender. Press
through a sieve into large bowl and
set aside to cool and chill Add three
quarters of a cup of sugar and the
whites OF four or five eggs beaten stiff
with few grains of salt and a little
lemon juice and grated peel to season
Beat this mixture until very white
and light, turn into a buttered dish
and bake about 20 minutes. Serve hot
WIN sugar and cream
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-05-12
a Cook IL Need.

Husband Did the cook You hired
show up?
Wife-N Wasn't It fortunate!
sAnother one rang our bell BY mistake
hooking for Mrs. Cillet NEXT door. and
I'VE kept her instead Harper's Ba-
Ear.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-05-12

one WOmdu III d Hul1-
)dred Is prepared OF
understands how to
properly care former
self. OF course near
~ every woman now:
adays has me dica ]
|tr tmen t at the
time of child birth,
but many approach
tho nYnerience with
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-05-12
CONSTR patton

,., nine years suffered with chronae
'ro 'I. vi and during this time had to taxa
on sup; of warm water once every - hours
p n,e' oouh hsve an action ON my bowels.
)eiofe lid cascarets and today am Q well
F'ppyn .,rine the nine years before used
pan offered untold misery with internal
F,''a Th,ut. to you, am free from oil that
pleA ~. You can use this In behalf q
Pr sI % humanity. b. F. Fisher. Roanoke. IA
-..r, p.Iatable, Potent, Taste Good
nea eaod Never Sicken, Weaken or Gripe.
h. g. s Never sH}a y e Ssr. 3as se r
%. tablet sss sta moeey - 80 90
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-05-12

''What's parlor socialism r asked
llnybelle.
Having two callers ct tho same
time and lstting each hold hand. :
Grace explained.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1911-11-16

During the arguments before the
court in opposition to the initiative
and referendum method the attorneys
were closely questioned by Justice
Lurton and Chief Justice White. The
questions and demeanor of the judges
were critical and indicated that their
minds were not in harmony with the
arguments being adduced. A number
of prominent attorneys appeared in
defense of The initiative and referen-
dunn making splendid arguments sc-
it's retention as a legislative method
in our scheme of government. 1t was
the opinion of those who were in at
tendance during the arguments, that
the Supreme Court will undoubtedly
sustain the constitutionality of this
most beneficent act.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1911-11-16
BIG MASS MEETING PLANNED

y
New York, Nov. 16.The United
states Civil Service Retirement Assoc
citation has arranged a mass meeting
to be held at the Hippodrome on Sun
day afternoon. November -. for the
purpose Of bringing to the attention
of Congress and the public the injus-
tice of the present system Of Federal
employment, where men and women,
after spending from thirty to fifty
years in the Government service, and
are, through age or i'll health, no lon
ger able to render the efficient service
formerly given, are being dropped
from the rolls without any provision.
The salaries are not generous enough
to provide for the declining period OF
life. There has been introduced in
this session of Congress a Bill provid-
ing for the retirement Of superannu-
ated Federal Civil Service employees,
after thirty or more years service,
with an annuity or compensation for
faithful and continuous work It is
M
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1911-11-16
WHEELING MERCHANTS

CoNTINUED FROM 1sT PAGE.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1911-11-16
INDUSTRIAL NOTES

NORWOOD glass house working
Centfal Glass mousse on in full.
North Wheeling bottle house work
ing STEADY.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1911-11-16
SUPREME COURT TRIES
INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM
This Modern Legislative Method On
Trial Before the Supreme Court

Washington, Nov. 16.-The initia-
tive and referendum is up before the
United States Supreme Court to be
tested as to its constitutionality. The
original case comes from Portland.
ore. Attorneys from San Francisco
and Portland recently appeared be
fore the highest tribunal in this coun-
try. in opposition to the initiative and
referendum. 1t was commended by the
attorneys opposing this method that
there could not, with due regard to
the Federal constitution, be two legis-
lative powers in State, namely, the
Legislature and the people. It was
further contended that taxes imposed
under the initiative and referendum
were not by due process Of law, and
violated "the equal protection of the
law" so long as some persons were
taxed under the initiative laws and
others under legislative enactments.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1911-11-16
ARBITRATION FOR
STREET RAILWAYMEN

Augusta. Ga. Nov. 16.The street
car service of this city. which was tied
up for over "a hours. has been re-
sumed pending the arbitration Of diff
erences between the men. and the COM
pany. The strike was precipitated by
the discharge of four men for dis
loyalty to the company, the result Of
an effort Of the employees of the Au-
gusta Aiken Railway, an electric cor
poration, to form a union. The COM
pany attempted to break up the newly
formed organization by discharging
the men taking a prominent part in
the movement. The merchants OF
Augusta circulated a petition urging
that the dificulty be settled, and as a
schools. The committee having the
matter under consideration recon-
mended that plans should be made te
inaugurate this system in 1912, by in
PRODUCING at least two grades each
year until the pupils of every grade
| in the grammer schools have free
books. It is stated that this actor
will have the effect of largely increas
ing the attendance in the public
schools. The Board also has under
consideration the matter of a pension
for school teachers.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1911-11-16

square in the face. Ask your vile
about It, Bill
Riverside plant Nat. Tube Go. on
in full, including plate mill steel
plant, tube mill, blast furnace and
bulls 3.
wheeling steel & Iron Co. plat mill
idle: tube mill on in full; pudding
mills. so furnaces working. but i
Is not known for low long. lf they
put the blast furnace on, prospects
viii be good.
steel works on in full after the
breakdown.
Belmont mill working this week.
wheeling Mold and Foundry co.
working only partially this week,
owing to installing new engine.
All the local breweries working full
North Wheeling pottery working
steady.
All the local stogie shops Worksns
full time.