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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-12-22

bearing letters OF Introduction, came and went at
will sometimes staying for weeks or even months.
Though stern. Washington could unbend consider
ably On such an occasion. --.-ss.r.. n
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-12-22
TAFT TELLS or NEGOTIATIONS.
Congress Informed In Message o.
Notice Given To Russia.

Washington The President, in his
message to Congress, said:
"By instructions which caused the
Secretary of State to transmit to the
American Ambassador at st. Peters
burg on the 18th day of December,
1911, there was given to the Imperial
Russian Government under date of
the 18th day of December, 1911, Off
cial notification on behalf of this Gov
eminent of intention to terminate the
operation of the treaty of commerce
and navigation of December Is. 1882,
between the United States and Russia
upon the expiration of the year COM
mencing on the LIST of January, 1912,
the notification contemplated by Arti-
Gle IL of the existing treaty having
been embodied in the following note
addressed by the Ambassador to the
Minister of Foreign Affairs:
Under instructions from my Gov
eminent and in pursuance of the con
versations held by the Secretary of
State with the Russian Ambassador at
Washington | have now the honor to
give to the Imperial Russian Govern
ment on behalf of the United States
the official notification contemplated
by Article IL of the treaty OF 1882,
whereby the operation of the said
treaty will terminate in accordance
with its terms on January 1, 1918.
Your Excellency will recall that
pourparlers between the two govern
ments during the last three years have
fully recognized the fact that this
ancient treaty, as is quite natural, is
so longer fully responsive in various
respects to the needs of the political
and material relations of the two
countries, which grow constantly more
important. The treaty has also given
rise, from time to time, to certain con-
troversies equally regretted by both
governments.
In conveying the present formal
notification to your Excellency / am
instructed to express the desire of my
Government meanwhile to renew the
effort to negotiate a modern treaty of
friendship, commerce and navigation
upon bases more perfectly responsive
to the interests of both governments.
am directed by the President, at the
same time, to emphasize the great
value attached by the Government of
the United States to the historic rela-
tions between the two countries. and
the desire of my Government to spare
no effort to make the outcome of the
proposed negotiations contribute still
further to the strength and cordiality
of these relations.
81 avail myself of this occasion to
offer to your Excellency the renewed
assurance of my highest considera-
ton
81 now communicate this action tc
the Senate as part of the treaty
making power of this Government,
with view to it's ratification and ap-
prevail.
WILLIAM H. TAFT"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-12-22


because there is warm charitable
feeling In a mans soul towards his
employers. or employees. or acquaint-
ances. We are all SO busy. we are
apt to forget to be considerate. forgiv-
ing, and kind. It is well to let the
brain rest. and allow the heart to rule
sometimes, or men may lose the facul-
ty OF loving and being charitable.
Centuries of experience have prov
ed that it is well also to mako q
clearing house of the season, to square
accounts by wiping of all the old
grudges and settling old quarrels. and
listen once again to the message Of
peace and good will. anger and NAL
ice never gave man happiness:
nothing but forgiveness and charity
can do that.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-12-22

England, the main timbers being cut from the
nearby forest while the outer sheathing Of North
Carolina pine was hewn into blocks to resemble
stone
There we're about dozen bedrooms. all OF
them small. and doubtless they were rather
crowded at Christmas time-some of the people.
very likely, doubling up" All of the rooms had
low ceilings there was no paper on the walls;
water pipes Of all kinds were conspicuous by
There were no stoves. indeed, and the only H.
tumination In the evening was furnished by can
dies Yet, things went in those days, this was
q luxurious establishment
The Christmas dinner was at SNo'clock in the
banquet hail." and probably twenty-five or thirty
people sat down to the repast. The table was
covered with snowy damask CLOTH and there
were fine linen napkins--both being luxuries rath-
er exceptional in those days. But this was by no
means all There was handsome service OF
pure silver, most of which had belonged to the
and also there was big display Of cut glass even
more precious Most remarkable of all however.
there were real silver forks--a rarity indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen ate with their knives 10
those days In a way that would be consid-
cred shocking. It was matter almost of neces-
gity, inasmuch as the forks they used, which had
only three tines did not serve very well for some
purposes, such az the carrying of peas to the
mouth. for example. It is painful to think OF .Ae
Father Of His Country at his Christmas dinner
putting his knife into the mouth but there is no
doubt that he did so. Another oddly. as now
adays it would be considered was the arrange.
ment Of the table. upon which all the dishes TO
be served, including even the buildings and pies.
were placed at once No wonder that in those
times festive board was said to "groan" beneath
the weight Of the viands!
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-12-22
a MERRY CHRISTMAS.

Christmas brings the remembrance
Of a gift so great and wonderful that
ali who realize what 1t meant to the
world feel the desire to give some
thing in return though 1t may be
nothing more than the expression of
. wish for merry Christmas. No one
was anxious to receive the gift at
iirst. People do not always know the
value Of what is given them, The
only door opened to receive It. LED
into cattle stable! But now. whose
door does not ny open at Christmas
20 send out some blessing. some word
Of good Will?
The old carol. sung to few shep-
herds. has gone around the world
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-12-22
A Drain Of the Company.

On his way home from the theater.
wnerc he had seen performance Of
"Otheilo." Bobby was unusually quiet
Didn't you enjoy the play" his
grandfather asked at last
"Oh. yes. very much" replied Bobby.
But. grandpapa, there's one thing I
don't quite understand. Does the
black man kill lady every night?"--
Youths Companion.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-12-22

He was getting to be an.
old man, and his adopted
son, George Gusts. de-
scribes him as wearing
habitually at that period
plain drab clothes, with a
broad brimmed white hat,
and carrying an umbrella
with a long stan attached
to his saddle-bow when he
rode to shelter him from
the sun, his skin being
tender and burning easily.
While yet a young man
he had inherited the
Mount Vernon estate from
his half-brother. The
house was much smaller
than 1t is today. being
what was then called a
s-four-room cottage that
Is to say, with only that
many rooms on the ground
door. It had been built in
1743 BY Lawrence Wash
ington by the labor OF
transported convicts from
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-12-22
SURPRISE FIRE DRILL.
Three Thousand Empoyes March Out
In Safety.

New York Members of the New
York State Factory Investigating Com
mission made a fire drill test in an East
Side cigar factory. No one in the
building knew of the drill, but never
theless the employees responded to the
sound of the fire alarm without ex-
citement and in a few seconds less
than four minutes all the 5000 per-
sons in the building were on the street
with their personal effects.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-12-22
Natural Deduction.

Papa. are lawyers always bad
pcred?"
mo. daughter: why do yol
thSt2"
Because ! read so much In
pers about their cross-examinA
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-12-22

HRISTMAS at Mount Vernon In the
peaceful days which followed the Revo-
luton was always exceedingly merry.
The virginians of those days, being
cavaliers. made the most OF the holiday
which the grim Puritans OF New Eng--
land ignored
It was season Of profuse hospitality.
But in all the northern neck Of Vir-
GINA no house was the scene Of more
joyous doings than that Of George
washington. Often mere strangers,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-12-22
Kindred Spirits.

Lady" said Flooding Pete. Il ain't
mad square meal in two days"
We'll" said the resolute woman.
as she turned the dog loose. ''neither{
has Towser. so know youth excuse
him. ~ W
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-12-22
OPIUM POURED INTO SEWER.
100000 Worth Destroyed BY the
Authorities.

San Francisco, Cal-More than
100000 worth of contraband opium
was poured into manhole in the rear
of the custom house here Monday. AS
the drug in smoking form is prohibited
to this country, all seizures must be
destroyed Since the last destruction
1855 tins, Weighing over 1900 pounds.
have accumulated.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-06-28
MANUFACTURING BRICK
IN ESCAMBIA COUNTY
BY VIM. n. Trimmer.

had it cleared up and cultivated, max
ing fine corn. This is known today as
Parker's island. 1t was supposed the
doctor had money concealed. Anyway,
his body was found in the drift on the
river bank by one of Tom Cooper's
daughters, chen a girl, afterwards be-
coming Mrs. J. B. Vaughn. This was
out about this murder and suspicion
was that It was committed by two of
his negroes, Henry and Lewis. Both
were arrested. Henry was hung but
Lewis got away. Mr.. Tom Cooper was
in Pensacola as one of the coroner's
jury. This ends the Parker incident,
only to add that the house for years
afterwards was used as a school house
and that Mr.. Byrd Cooper and his sis
ter, who found the body, attended
school there in 1S45 under a teacher
named Bob Cooper, who, in 1s46, quit
teaching and joining a company, went
to Mexico.
Just below the site of DIR. Parker's
residence the Mcmillan Brick Company
established their plant some four or
five years ago. Today their average
daily output is sixty thousand brick of
class known as red cherry. They
employ over thirty laborers and over
thirty large sheds, each able to pro-
tect thirty thousand brick in process
OF drying Tor the k1lnS. Tney nave
now in daily use eight of these kilns,
while others are being added as re-
quired. The capacity of their eight
kilns is one million, three hundred
thousand brick and they are con-
structed to have a down and up
draught. Daily shipments are made to
nine different division points of terri
tory, and Mexico is also receiving sew
eral car loads. going to Merida.
This company is composed of w. P.
Brownson, president; John Baumeisler,
secretary and treasurer. and ]. S. Hob
by. Superintendent. They own some
$50 acres of this clay land. The bank
from which the clay is being used is
dug with steam shovels and trans
ported in cars to the mill. The height
of this clay bank is forty seven feet
and they estimate forty seven million
brick to the acre of clay.
Several residences have been built
and each contains all modern improve
ments found in city houses, bath and
toilet rooms, electric lights, abundant
water grounds laid out in flowers and
shrubbery and the buildings painted
artistically inside and out.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-06-28

breathinp had ceased and yet u1ti-
nateIy died in spite of everything that
could be done to resuScitate them.
They were literally choked by their
own seeretions, drowned in their own
mucus. Even the small amounts of
water taken into the lungs were found
to either be coughed out again d.
rectlv, as soon as the passages were
cleared. or to be promptly ABSORBED IN
to the blood vessels.
This gives US the important practical
knowledge that there is no need to
wa ste any time in standing the VIC
t,rn an his head or rolling him over
. barrel. or shaking him, head down
ward I'm order to get the water out
If his lungs Such procedures are
q sheer waste Of invaluable time.
Next. experiments were made as to
efactiye methods of performing artif-
ciaI breathing, and it was soon found
that these were of such a character
that they could be carried on upon
a living human subject. Volunteers
were found who would put themselves
IN the hands of the experimenters,
draw three or four full breaths, then
completely relax and make no effort at
breathing while the experiment was
carried on. A tube connecting with
a spirometer was placed in the mouth.
ana IQen the NdTtOuS SIdl1udIu ulCtuOuS
of producing artificial respiration were
tried upon them, and the actual
amount of air which could be forced
in and out of the lungs carefully
measured for the firts time in the
worlds history.
1t was found that out of the three
generally accepted methods of ar
tif1cial respiration, the so-called Mar
shall Hall, the Sylvester and the How
ard, the first two were utterly made
quate, and the third dangerous. BY
no possible vigor and skill at manipu-
lation could the volunteer subject have
enough breath pumped in and out of
his lungs by either the Marshall Hall
(Which consists Of rolling the body
from the side over on to the stom-
ach and back again in rapid success
sion) or the Sylvester (the well-known
pulling the arms up over the head and
then pressing down firmly again on
the chest) to keep him in any degree
The Howard method,
which consists of COMPRISING the
sides of the chest with both hands at
regular intervals, allowing it time to
expand, while it would effect a near
ly sufficient interchange of air, was
found to be fraught with some danger
to both the ribs and the liver. on &C
count of the force necessary to be
used, while from the fact that the pa
tent lies upon his back the tongue is
almost certain to fall back and pro-
duce suffocation; or such fluid, water,
and mucus as may be present in the
throat will accumulate there and pre-
want fha entrance of air,
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-06-28

One Of the oldest and most pain
fully familiar facts Of human history
is that we drown whenever we fall into
the water and sink. And the expla-
nation Of this distressing result Is
equally ancient and familiar: we die
because our lungs I'LL UP with water
So obvious and self evident was this
explanation that, like so many other
universally accepted and self evident
things, it was never, until lately, put
to an accurate, scientific test The
not unusual result Of the test was to
show that the ancient explanation is
almost entirely wrong
A few years ago scientific commits
sion was appointed by the English
government, headed by Professor
Schaefer of Edinburgh, for the purpose
of determining the best method Of re-
suscitating those apparently drowned.
The first thing that confronted this
body was the fact that we were en-
tirely ignorant as to exactly how
death by drowning was caused. The
commission proceeded to determine
this fact.
A thorough and elaborate series Of
experiments on animals were carried
out, with some distinctly interesting
and valuable results. First of all, 1t
was found that death by drowning Is
not due to the filling of the air pass
ages with water, as many OF the AMI
mails experimental on were found, up
on examination Immediately after
death, to have drawn int their lungs
water in amounts ranging from four
to eight ounces only (froin one third
of a curful to a cupfuD. In some IN
stances, death occurred when only
two ounces of water had been drawn
into the lungs.
Two Chief Causes Of Death. :,
The chief cause of death appeareu
first to be curious inhibiting or para
lying effect upon the heart This was
quite apart from the direct efrect upon
respiration, so much so that u couiu
actually be prevented by administering
a drug (atropin), which stimulated the
heart, and prevented the TRANSMISSION
of this curious reflex paralyzing erect
AS Professor Schaefer dryly remark
ed:
IF you are quite sure you are go
ing to be drowned, it is good tnlng
to take a dose of /atropin in ad-
vance,"
The second chief cause Of death APP
oeared to be a profuse pouring out or
which occurred from the
throat. windpipe, and lining of the
bronchial tubes. This. by the violent
Efforts at inspiration, rapidly becomes
,hurned into a froth, plugs up the
smaller air-tubes and air-cells, and
'enders it almost impossible to get air
nto the deeper parts of the lungs.
This accounts for those puzzling cases
n which individuals were got out of
he water in a very few seconds after
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-06-28

After many trials q method was hit
upon which avoids all the dangers of
the old methods and is so strikingly
effective that perfectly healthy indi-
viduals submitting themselves to it
can be kept comfortable for not merely
minutes but hours at a time, without
having to make the slightest volun-
tary effort of their own at breathing
Indeed, Professor Zunst, who eagerly
submitted himself as a subject for de-
monstration at the last Congress of
German Psychologists, denounced, with
mock solemnity, the use of the method
as subversive of good morals, because
it makes it possible for the individual
who is literally too lazy to breathe"
to go on living. The method, FORUM
ately, is simplicity itself, and very
easily carried OUT
Complete Change in Rescue Methods.
The individual whom it is desired
TO resuscitate Is promptly. and without
moments delay in either loosening
clothing, drying, warming, or shaking
the water out of the lungs, turned up
on his stomach upon the shore, or 9TH
er level place, the face being turned
to one side so that the nose and mouth
are. clear of the ground. Then the
operator kneels, either by the side of
or astride of the patients hips, facing
toward his head, places both outspread
hands upon the small Of the back, just
over the shortest ribs, and pitches his
body and shoulders forward so as to
bring the whole weight heavily upon
the body of the victim. This downward
pressure should take about three Sec
onds. He then swings upward, lifting
his hands off suddenly and quickly.
The elasticity of the ribs and of the
contents of the abdomen cause the
chest to expand. In three seconds
more the process is repeated, and SO
on, indefinitely, making ten or twelve
of these movements per minute. The
position allows the tongue to fall for
ward, and any mucus or water which
escape through the mouth. BY simply
swinging backward and forward,
throwing the weight Of his body upon
the waist line of the victim, any
operator of modern intelligence and of
most moderate strength, even a deli
cate woman or a child, can gain a suf-
fcient inflow of air, flowing in and out
through the lungs of the patient, to
supply him with as much air as would
be taken in if he were able to breathe
voluntarily. Promptness in beginning
the pumping operation is imperative.
Prof. Schaefer's experiments proved
! that conclusively.
This method, which has only recent
/ ly been thoroughly worked out, has
/ been adopted by the Royal Humane
! Society Of England, the Royal Life
| Saving Society, and the Coastguard
Servica
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-06-28
CONDITION OF
MANDLE SAID
TO Be SERIOUS
MAN WHO WAS ASSAULTED AND
ROBBED BY UNKNOWN NEGRO
MONDAY NIGHT is REPORTED
AS IN A DANGEROUS STATE,

Chris Mandle, who was knocked
down and robbed Monday night at the
corner of Jordan and Palafox streets,
was reported in a serious condition
late last night.
Mandle, who lives near Baskerville.
Is night Waterman at the Saunders
mill at Goulding and was on his way
to his work when he was assaulted
and robbed. He was hit on the head
several times and was robbed of his
pocketbook, which at the time hap
pened to contain only thirty or thirty
hve cents. He also had a police
whistle, which was taken from him.
So far no arrest has been made in
connection with the case, but the DO
lice authorities are on the lookout for
his assailant. 1t is known that the
man who attacked Mr.. Mandle is a ne
gro, as he had walked for some dis
lance with Mandle before the robbery
occurred. 1t is stated that a short time
before the scene of the assault was
reached negro overlook Mandle and
walked with him, remarking at have
two miles further to walk than you
have"
Mandle was attended by the city
physician, who took a number of
stitches in his wounds. and, as stated,
he was reported in a precarious condi-
ton late last night.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-06-28

l Deloris, pretty name, about one
mile north from Molino, has been es-
tablished brick plant which has been
turning out for the past four or five
years many millions of fine quality of
brick from Escambia county clay, the
name Deloris being given to Will
Brownson's pretty little country born
know as the Garner place and was
cleared and planted before the war.
The late j. B. Roberts, the success
full brick man, long years ago pro-
nounced the clay at this point to be
the best in the country. Just above
the actual plant and buildings, where
the railroad takes a severe curve, and
running through deep cut, is situated,
on top OF the hill, point of historical
interest.
In 1894 some II years ago. a DR..
Parker, from North Carolina, seeking
health, located himself at this spot and
built Arriving in Pensacola, then a
little town built on the sand beach
with about $500 persons, DR.. Parker
living some 20 miles north who had
come to town to some trading. This
countryman was Thomas Cooper. the
father of ]. B. Cooper, the late Mrs. J.
B. Vaughn, Mrs. Gam Bell and others,
who was operating then a small water
mill and cultivating some broad acres
of river land now known as Molino,
named by DR.. J. c. Aver as a site for
his saw mill, built in 1858 from the
Mexican town of Molino del Ray, 'the
mile of the king"
Mr.. Cooper invited DR.. Parker to
come out and stay with him and look
at the country, which he did, hunting
and fishing for some days and becom-
ing so pleased with the surroundings
that he decided to locate and build on
the hill above the deep cut made by
the railroad where have described.
Leaving instructions, DR.. Parker re-
turned to his North Carolina home and
in the fall of 1885 returned with his
negroes, some eighteen or twenty,
through the country by road in their
wagons. In the meantime Cooper had
had the lumber which he had sawed
and hauled and the house and quarters
we'll under way. In the meantime DR..
Parker was not satisfied with the piney
woods land surrounding him and de-
cided to try some river land. Crossing
Escambia river at Spanish Point, he
took possession Of an island, formed
by the Escambia and Delaney rivers,
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-06-28
G. A. SMITH
CHARGED WITH
ENBEzzLEMENT
WELL KNOWN INSURANCE AGENT
WAS ARRESTED IN MILTON
LAST NIGHT AND is NOW IN
COUNTY JAIL-AMoUNT IN
VoLVED Is $224.5o.

Charged with the embezzlement of
$22450, Geo. A. Smith, formerly well
known insurance man of this city, but
more recently of Milton. was last night
brought from Milton and placed in the
county Jail.
The warrant against Smith was
sworn out by Robert McKinnon, who
claims that Smith took his applica-
ton for an insurance policy for $4,000
and that, having passed the physical
examination, he paid Smith $224.50,
the amount of the first premium, and
that he has never received the policy,
and that although he had endeavored
to get Smith to either give him the
policy or his money, he had not been
able to get any satisfaction from him.
According to the statement of McKin-
non, he gave his note for the amount
and later had to pay the note, Smith
having turned it over to another
party.
Smith left here recently and since
that time has been in the insurance
business in Milton, where he was ar
rested last night by Deputy Sheriff
Rupert, who went to Milton for that
purpose yesterday afternoon, returning
with him last night.