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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-04-19
Many leading merchants
Of Rising Sun
have contributed Valuable
Prizes and will give
Journal Prize Vote
Coupons with S1.OO Cash
Purchases.

be allowed to become candidate in this con
test or work for contestants.
Votes after being voted cannot be trans.
ferred to another. Be sure you know whom
you are going to vote for before coming to the
ballot box, as the editor or no other person
positively will not give you any information
on the subject. The keys of the ballot box
shall be in possession of the awarding COM
mittee during the contest.
For the first thirty days the paper will
run % vote coupon which can be voted free
for any lady contestant
Contest to >run no less than 80 days.
Closing of contest will be announced % days
in advance of closing The right to postpone
date of closing is reserved if sufficient cause
should occur.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-04-19

i. ANNOUNCEMENT The Piano and
Popular Ladies' Voting Contest will be con-
Quoted fairly and honestly on business prin-
ciples strictly, with justice and fairness to all
concerned. With the above principles, it will
be an assured success.
g. PRIZES The capital prize will be
an Obermeyer s. Sons Piano. Also other
valuable prizes to the amount of many dollars
which are announced herewith.
this and adjoining towns are eligible TO enter
the contest and the party receiving the largest
number of votes shall receive the beautiful
$4OO Obermeyer & Sons Piano and additional
premiums will be distributed in accordance
with the contestants standing at the
final count.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-04-19

The contest shall close on day which
will be announced later. 10 days prior to
closing contest, the judges will carefully lock
or seal ballot box and take same to bank,
where the same will be in place where voting
can be done during business hours and locked
in vault at night until close of contest, when
the judges will take charge and count the
votes and announce the names of the ladies
winning in their turn
The last ten days all voting must be. done
in sealed box at the bank. IF You do not
wish anyone to know whom you are voting
for, place your cash for subscriptions together
with your coupons in an envelope which will
be furnished you, seal it and put same in
ballot box. This will give everyone a fair
and square DEAL
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-04-19
ORPHANS COURT.

The Stated Meetings u the Orphans
Court Cecil county win be held on the
second Tuesday ofevery month. Executors
Administrators and Guardians, wanting
their accounts stated, will please bring in
tfeiy vouchers few days before Court.
Test: THOS. B. MILLER. Register
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-12-05
SYNOPSIS.

At the beginning of great automobile
FACE the mechanician of the Mercury.
6tanton's machine. drops dead. Strange
youth, Jesse Floyd. volunteers. and Is ac
cepted. In the rest during the twenty
four hour race Stanton meets a stranger.
Miss Carlisle. who introduces herself The
Mercury wins race. Stanton receives
nowors from Miss Carlisle, which he ig-
nores. Stanton meets Miss Carlisle on
train. They alight to take walk, and
train leaves. Stanton and Miss Carlisle
follow in auto Accident by which Stan
ton Is hurt is mysterious Floyd. at lunch
with Stanton. tells of his boyhood. Stan
ton again meets Miss Carlisle and they
dine together. Stanton comes to track
sick, but makes race. They have acct
dent Floyd hurt. but not seriously. At
dinner Floyd tells Stanton of his twin
sister, Jessica. Stanton becomes very Ill
and loses consciousness. On recovery. at
his hotel Stanton receives invitation and
visits Jessica. They go to theater togeth-
or, and meet Miss Carlisle. Stanton and
Floyd meet again and talk business.
They agree to operate automobile factory
as partners. Floyd becomes suspicious OF
Miss Carlisle. Stanton again visits Jes-
aica. and they become fast friends.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-12-05
Mrs FaIrchIId's Distinction.

Mrs. George w. Fairchild is among
the best gowned women in the con
gressional set in Washington One
of her dinner gowns is a model or
which the ceremonial robes Of the
summer will be built 1t is trained
robe of heavy cream satin, with pan
els OF blue chiffon extending back
front and on the sides from the low
cut bodice and ending AZ the hem II
tassels OF crystal and cut steel beads
The diamond necklace which Mrs
Fairchild wears with many OF hei
ceremonial gowns follows the prevail
ing style in resembling delicate pat
tern of lace. 1t is about three inches
in width and fits as snugly as glove
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-12-05
NOVEL NUT-CRACKING CUSTOM
Nobody Hesitated to Take Advantage
of Peculiar Privilege Allowed
In Olden Days.

The modern minister likes to have
things quiet when he talks. 1t dis
concerts him to hear baby cry or a
woman cough or an old man snore.
II he Is put out by such trifles as
these 1t is interesting to conjecture
what he would do If he were to take
hold of a congregation where every
body brought nuts to. crack during
the sermon. Worshipers used to do
this In England, and even in our own
states during colonial days This dis
turbance was not weekly occurrence
by any means; if it had been, the poor
preacher would have undoubtedly left
his congregation to administer spir-
itual consolation to suit themselves.
But as it only happened once year
he was forced to endure It, This one
day which was attended by such re-
markable license came the Sunday
before Michaelmas day and was
called crack-nut Sunday. Nobody, no
matter how pious he might be, hesi-
tated to avail himself of the peculiar
privilege granted him, and men,
women and children came to church
with their pockets stuffed with nuts,
which they complacently cracked and
munched during the sermon. 1t can
be easily imagined that when forty
or fifty people get to cracking nuts
with all their might the noise is apt
to be something terrific, and many
times the minister was hard put to
1t to hear himself think" The GUS
tom. from being regarded with high
favor for many years, finally came to
be looked upon as a nuisance, and In
the beginning of the present century
the habit was suppressed, although
tho act Of suppression was attended
with considerable difficulty, 80 firmly
had the nut-cracking fever taken hold
Of the fancy Of the people.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-12-05
o. - AA,aaSa1gs H. EREDERc IIlORNBURGH
= 1gs7qss ran mr. Aaasj1tzseul dss9s,7-

Stanton exclaimed something ugly
and hung up the receiver with a snap.
Bailey was fool. he mentally sneered,
and Green was another. and he him
self the third. AS for Miss Carlisle,
he had not seen or heard OF her since
the trip to Indiana. No more orchids
and laurel. He smiled in sardonic re-
lief and went to open a window to
the pungent October air. Tomorrow
he would see Floyd at the course and
begin the work which intoxicated him
as 1t does all those who once acquire
the fearless mastery of car at high
speeds and taste the strong excite
ment Of the racing game. He drew a
breath of anticipated exhilaration;
this was the ground where he and
Floyd stood closest in understanding
and where Jessica could never come.
But he wished that she had not
looked so strangely grave and wistful.
that evening. 1t troubled him.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-12-05
We Are Prone to Judge by Externals,
Declares Harrison Fisher, tho
Famous Artist.

We are ali Of us prone to Judge by
externals, our early training in copy
book maxims Notwithstanding, says
Harrison Fisher in Dress.
Emeline may have lovely disposi-
ton, but that cannot hide the fact
that there are knots in her shoe
strings, and though Beatrice sings
like an angel, her gown fastens most
untidily. Emeline's friends might be
almost as sweet tempered as she is If
her boots were not enough to make
them cross. No less would the songs
of Beatrice stir more hearts without
the distractions Of gaping hooks and
missing buttons. Externals do count,
however broad we may think our
views to be.
1t IL a common observation that q
man gets an impression OF . thing ~
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-12-05
Three"

Vlre6.
They worked rapidly. both for prac-
tice and from force Of habit The
Duplex roared past at leisurely gait,
while they were busy, its driver wav-
ing a hand in sympathetic greeting.
Floyd paused to wave a, response, and
presently the Mercury sped after its
rival.
Before ten o'clock they had lost an
other tire.
Those tires in YETI" demanded
Stanton, when he again drew up be-
fore the repair pit.
The harassed assistant manager
shook his head. exhibiting a sheaf OF
yellow kilograms.
Not yet The Ruby Company tele-
graphs that they shipped the order
last week by express; the express
company telegraphs that they sent the
carload on from Chicago two days ago
and 1t must be here"
"The freight car must have been
left in the New York yards, instead OF
being sent out here" deduced Stanton
exasperatedly.
New York says 1t isn't there"
Perhaps they shipped the order to
the Mercury factory by mistake"
Floyd suggested.
Mr.. Green looked at him In scorn.
"Of course 'phoned there first OF
all. The chief says they are not there.
either, and to telegraph all along the
line until we trace the car"
Have you done it?" Stanton In
quired.
I'm doing It now. I've got as far
west as Utica and each freight yard
denies having them
We'll go to lunch. Floyd. The an
swers will come in meanwhile"
There was a hotel nearby. which
Mr.. Green made his headquarters, and
where Stanton and Floyd chose to
stay. A good many of the other driv-
ers and officials also remained for that
night.
I'D run into little old New York"
the drivtr Of the Atalanta car ex-
planned to Stanton. only I'm afraid it
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-12-05

CURED to make the search for tns
To the hotel the answers continued
missing car and report the result 70
Long Island.
After four o'clock. the roads were
again open for practice until sunset
The Mercury went out for couple OF
circuits, and lost another tire by SKID
ding on a turn. After that the cal
stood before its camp,-"Afraid oil
wearing out her last pair OF Shoes
Floyd informed solicitous questioners
Cant you buy them somewhere
else?" chafed the irritated Stanton.
(TO BE CONTINUED)
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-12-05
Dress and Its Psychology

a whole. If he notices any detail, II
Is apt to be a sign that something IL
wrong. Carelessness, however, in the
dress Of either men or women, ID
usually betrayed by details.
Suppose that we ourselves have 40
far developed our minds and sensible
ties that we form our opinions by
what is, and not by what seems, are
we not in constant embarrassment
explaining our careless friends to 9th.
ers who are less condotiing? 1t is q
very human failing to wish our friends
to appear well. kind of vanity, II you
like, in proving the excellence of our
own taste. There is no law requiring
us to placard our qualities to open
view. How can our fellow mortalu
get any idea Of US at the start of 40.
quaintance except by the eye?
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-12-05
F0rMe "A
UIIHEIlA1
ONES e.
FEW CLEVER LITTLE TRICKS
Rings Chase Each other When Pa
per Is Turned to Right or Left
Hoops Change Positions.

There are some tricks that can be
played on a persons eyes which are
pure illusions. Hold this paper foot
or more from your eyes and turn II
gently round to the right or left, In
small circles, keeping your eyes fixed
on the three small rings, as shown in
the illustration.
AS you move the paper round like
the hands of watch you will find that
the rings in these circles seem to
chase each other in the same direc-
ton, and the longer and more intent
ly you look at 1t the faster they go.
Circles can be made with spokes
in them which to some persons seem to
be going in the opposite direction to
that In which the paper is turned, but
the illusion is not 80 perfect unless
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-12-05
CHAPTER XII.
The Last Race.

|
tinguisher in your camp?"
| 81 guess So" called a gay ripping
voice across the gray dawn mist.
Just throw 1t into the next pit.
then; Jacks whistling again."
| A tousled head appeared from the
third in the row of repair pits.
Let Floyd alone, he'd rather hear
me whistle than you talk" jeered the
| offender. Besides, he's working. Is
woIn-out taxicab motor run like a new
foreign engine? Some one told me
So"
why, yes, Jack; but haven't any
time to fix your car now" came the
sweet reply. Come crank the Mer-
curry for me, one of you. want to
hear her run"
One of the laughing mechanics ran
forward, but paused as a tall figure
advanced from the shadow of the
stand
| Floyd Strengthened up from bending
over the unhooded motor, shining
eyed and wildly aglow in the raw, salt
air that swept across the bare Long
Island meadows.
| "Stanton!" he gladly welcomed, and
stripped off a rubber glove to give
greeting; Floyd was girlishly careful
of his hands and always protected
them during work when possible.
| II just arrived here, by train" the
other explained. do you want to
take the car out?"
when you're ready"
81 am ready now. Get some warm
things on, it is going to be chilly un-
till the sun is out"
1t was not an emotional meeting. but
both men were content. Stanton had
felt the thrill Of relief and pleasure
upon seeing his mechanician which
surprised him into recognition of how
much uneasiness the incident of the
night before had caused him.
You will have to be kind to the
tires" Floyd warned. as he complied
with the directions. I'VE have only
got one extra set here. The shipment
for the race hasn't arrived yet"
why not?"
/
telegraphed to the tire company.
suppose they will be along to-day. Of
tomorrow at the worst"
81 should hope so. Ready?"
"Just about. oh, they all say tha
your trial for speeding in Pelham
Parkway took place day before yester
day."
"It did"
Floyd stopped In the act of ascend
ing to his seat.
| "You didn't tell Jessica," he re
| preached.
"How do you known" queried star
| ton, astonished.
81 saw her late last night, on m.
way here. What did they do to you?
Fined me all the law allowed
! which the Mercury Company paid
, and suggested the wisdom of not dom
. it again. | didn't suppose Miss Floy
, would be interested in police court dc
| tails. Get in"
/ The mornings work had begun.
/ 1t was always a course race, tn
Cup event, and In many places tn
/ way lay over hastily prepared countr
roads. Here and there men were sti
. at work. banking turns or smoothin
, the ground. On the second tim
: around, the Mercury struck an edge
{ stone and lost tire with a sharp n
port. Stanton drew up by the road
/. side, and Floyd ran back to pitch til
5 misunderstanding rock into the fields.
5 George and Palmer are out" he 81
: served, returning. They might com
: to grief on 1t, too. Besides. We on
d selves might hit It again. I like
= track race"
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-12-05
Chasing Rings.

the circles are much larger than there
Is space for in this column.
Another curious optical illusion that
has puzzled a great many persons
who have tried to account for it is
also shown.
If we suppose these to represent
wire hoops which of them is nearest
you A or b? The answer is that 1t
is the one you first make up your
mind is nearest you. But now If you
look steadily at it for few moments
your eyes will get tired of that idea
and 1t will suddenly shift that hoop
to the furthest away from you, in
spite of your wishing to keep 1t as 1t
was, and after you have looked at
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-12-05
a Cruel RetOrt.

I'm afraid OF woman suffrage"
said Little Binks. My wife is a mill
tant suffragette. but up to date | am
julius Caesar in my house
81 guess you are. Binks. | guess you
are" said Wiggles There amt
many deader ones than Julias Caesar
in this world. "-Harper's Weekly.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-12-05

gagged to defend an apache in q sub
urban court.
His client was not satisfied with the
lawyers procedure in the case, and
after heated argument outside the
court the client threw the lawyer into
the River Marine.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-12-05
Hoops Change Positions.

1t in its new position for a space it
will go back again.
If you do not decide which is the
nearest to you at first, but just look
at the middle hoop steadily, you will
see them one way, perhaps with A in
front and toward you. and then A will
suddenly go back and will be in
front.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-12-05
LAWYER for the Apaches.

One Paris lawyer has had his name
struck off the rolls because it was dis
covered that he acted as the regular
legal adviser to the apache" frater'
nitv. from which he drew $500 an
ually In fees. One day he was en-
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-12-05

amt healthy to go through Brooklyn
so often"
to come all that afternoon, until Mr..
Green and the Office were showed over
by strips of yellow paper. The larger
the city and the more crowded its
freight yard, the longer the time re-
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-12-05
She Leads,

She Leads.
How do they get along together A
man and wife7"
"Oh, tandem
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-09-25

to the general apathy the vote was
very small at the primary. With
half the returns in the city in, the
vote is less than a third of that at
the last election, the Democratic fall
ing off being most noticeable. The
fight. for Congress brought out a
larger proportion of the Republican.
vote.
With the First Ward, where the
heaviest anti-Gardner vote was cast,
still to come in, 1t looks as If John j.
Gardner will carry the county over
his competitors, Senator Isaac T.
Nichols, of Cumberland County. and
Senator Griffith Lewis, of Burlington
County.
Return of twenty precincts on this
fight show Gardner 3OS, Lewis 20S and
Nichols II. The remaining precincts
will lift the Lewis total, but Gardner
is expected to have a good vote in
the, county. &
The same precincts show the fight
for the Democratic Assembly NOM
ination nip and tuck. The Wilson
men, Duncan and Jonah, have Sc and
so votes, respectively, and the Smith
men, Magee and Weeks, have 60 and
60 votes. The outcome is uncertain,
but at this hour. although also un-
determined whether Smith or Hughes
will get the Senatorial preference In
the county. Hughes is running ahead,
The Wilson men predict two to one
for Hughes, basing this on such
places as P~leasantville, where Hughes
had 100 to % for Smith.
/. Thompson Baker. of wildwood.
is leading Bartlett, Of V%ineland, for
the Democratic Congressional nomi-
nation, a partial total being 90 for
Baker, to 46 for Bartlett. At this
hour there is an odd situation IN the
Third Ward. where a negro is leading
for the Republican nomination fol
! freebooter. This man is Robert
Fitzgerald. who has twice as many
/ votes as either of his opponents,
f.. b. Philpot and Bernard Seiber.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-09-25
HUNTERDON COUNTY

f'F" iai - v 8f'F
FLEMINGTON. Sept 25.-Hunter-
don County cast - 'ieil' vote II 8
primaries today. This morning, with
twenty towns heard from. the lndioa-
tons were that George F. Martens
was nominated by the Democrats foI
State Senator and Assemblymau
Oliver C. Holcomb, Democrat, was
nominated. The vote so far give;
William Hughes 719 and James Smith
ir.. 437 for United States Senator
While these figures will be increased
1t is expected that the net result vii
not be materially changed. Allan
Walsh. for Congressman, will carry
the county by a small majority, The
Republicans nominated John c
Haynes for Senator; Philip r.. George
Assemblyman. and Theodore Frietz
Freebooter. Willard C. Parker vii
earrv the "ounty ly about 800 ma
jority for Congress.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-09-25
NAME OPPONENTS
IN z DISTRICTS
Republicans and Democrats
Throughout State Select Con-
gressional Candidates.

The returns from the twelve con
aress,onal district in the State IN
dlcat the following nominations nave
been made by the Democrats and Re-
publicans:
First District-John F. Wright, D.;
william ]. Browning, r.,
Second District-Win1eld Scott
Hand, D.; John J.. Gardner. X.
Third District-Thomas }. Sculiy'
D.; Benjamin f. S. Brown, r.
Fourth District-Allan B. Walsh
b.; Willard C. Parker, r.
Fifth District-William e. Tuttle'
D.. William M. Runyon, r.
sixth District-A. c. Hart, d.; 5. W.
McClave. r.
Seventh District-Robert G.. 'Brem-
mel. D.; Albin Smith, r.
Eighth District-Eugene F, Kin
kead. D.; *Harold Bouton. r..
Ninth District-Walter |. Mccoy,
D.; r. Wayne Parker, r.
Tenth District-Edward w. Town
send. D.; w. l. l.. Adams, r.
Eleventh District--Blank Blank.
Twelfth District-James A. Hamill,
D.; George l.. Record, r.
+In doubt.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-09-25

d speech in behalf of h Democratic
candidates for governor and Con-
fress against their Republican OPP
,onents on the ground hal it would
undignifed for a presidential
,on,inee to take part in a State con-
est. They recalled also a recent
Declaration by the governor before
MIR. Smith had entered the senatorlal
primaries. that he did not intend 10
interfere in local contests.
An indication of the way the vote
Is running in Hudson county was
ATTAINED at IL o'clock today, when the
count in the city of Bayonne was
completed. It gave Hughes 1,6l1 ana
smith 935. The same ratio of increase
. not maintained by Mr.. Hughes
however, in other parts of the county.
Twenty-four out of twenty-seven
districts in Sussex county give
Hupbes 1853 and Smith sol, a plu-
raIify of approximately LOCO for
Hughes.
In ! vote larger than usual in the
r,emocratic primaries in Union county
Hughes has a plurality OF app'oH'7
mately 1900. Mr.. Smith carried tWo
districts in the city OF Eilzapeth'
where his total vote was something
more than 1000, as against 2,oS2 Tor
Hughes. Two factions fighting each
other for supremacy in Elizabeth were
a,xiors to deliver as many votes as
nossible to the Governors candidate
and worked to make a " III
that regard in their respective strong
holds.
IN Atlantic county the plurality Oh
Hughes over Smith is placed al oVo'
cane Mav gave the Passaic candl-
date a plurality of 1900. In Burning
I'm. where the vote was exceedingly
liqht. MI. Hughes had "A smaller
lead
In Mercer, where the home OF Gov
erntr Wilson is. the Hughes piaraiits
is l.i25. -
In Somerset the plurality of Hughes
is aoaroyfrately $40.
Sussex gave Hughes a lead OF 9Vo'
W,rl.l AIDED another 500 20 ms piu-
raii Il rntcrdon rolled up apoH1
500 plurality for him. n MOTIFS
co,fi.s pave him a plurality
Al the Republican primaries
limited States Senator Frank .
briggs had no opposition for the sen
atorial Endorsement and will there
fore have a clear field should the
Legislature be Republican on Joint
ballot next winter.
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fifth w. Lewis, 4o4; ISAAC T. Nichols
322. On Democratic ticket: J.. Thomp-
son Baker, 4O1; Herbert C. Bartlett,
20; W. Scott Hand, 120. State sena-
tor Lewis NJ. Creese. Republican, re-
ceived 1000. The Democrat nomina-
ton still in doubt. Evans G.. Slaugh-
ter received 350, Harry C. Wheaton.
81.
For member of Assembly: On Re-
publican ticket. Henry s. Rutherford,
645; Charles C. Bohm. 577; Stanley NJ.
Kalbach, 40. The Democratic non
nation is in doubt, William Porter
having received 172; Andrew J. Steel
man, 10; Jacob Wells. 1911. Corsville
e. Stille defeated Charles T. Vana-
man, the present incumbent on the
Republican ticket, by less than 100
votes. and Edward l.. Rice defeated
Sol. Needles, Democrat, for surrogate,
by nearly 200.