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The midland journal., 1914-11-20
LAW or GRAVITY VIOLATED.
Conditions Under Which Water Ac-
tually Flows Upward.

Conditions Under Which Water Ao-
tually Flows Upward.
There are conditions under which
water actually flows upward and rises
above it's source. Ii glass tube be
dipped into water the column inside
will be above the level of the sur
rounding surface. Moreover, II tube
Of half the diameter be substituted the
column doubles its height The water
creeps along the inside of the tube.
owing to the adhesion, and forms
cup shaped depression at the top.
An explanation is not difficult II
can be proved automatically that If
the diameter of circle be diminished
one-half the circumference is also re-
duced to that extent, while the area Is
one-fourth of its former value. The
circumference of the column of water
being reduced one-half. its contact
with the glass, and hence the adhesive
force, is also diminished to that extent,
while the cross section. and hence the
weight, is decreased to fourth Of
what it was before. Therefore the Sec
Ond column can be twice the height OF
the first without exceeding the lifting
power.
Remarkable as the underlying prin-
ciples of this phenomenon undoubtedly
are, nature made use of them long be-
fore man made their discovery. Every
tree and flower adds its testimony.
The core of tree or plant, instead OF
being single open channel. consists
of spongelike substance containing
many miniature tunnels through which
the sap and moisture collected by the
roots How upward In small rivulets.
rising higher and higher in sheer de-
aance Of the great law of graVity.-St
Louis Republic.
The midland journal., 1914-11-20
Try This. For Your Cough.

Thousands Of people keep cough
ing because unable to get the right
remedy Coughs are caused by in
tlammalinu of Throat and Bronchial
ruhes What you need is to soothe
this Inflammation Take DR.
Kings New Discovery, il pene
trltes the delicate mucous lining,
raises the Phlegm and quickly re
ieves the congested... membranes.
Get a 50c bottle from you drug
gist. "Dr. Kings New Discovery
quickly and completely stopped my
cough" writes j. r. Watts, Floy
dale, Texas. Money hack if not
satisfied, but it nearly always
helps.
The midland journal., 1914-11-20

A work on heraldry by Paul Gruen-
del, published at Leipzig, contains
some information on the subject Of
sealing wax and the rules governing
its use In the days Of old. White wax
was for the kings Of France and later
for the kings of Sicily. "A few dukes
were allowed the high privilege
through the generosity Of Frederick
Ill Red wax was for the boly father
at Rome and the German monarchs.
but as a mark Of favor to the. people
it was allowed to be used generally.
Green wax was for the common peo
pie, and some cities which had been
unfaithful to their government were
compelled ever afterward. asa mark
Of their shame. to seal all public doc
uments with green wax"
The midland journal., 1914-11-20
Reeruitina Il oueen Anne,s pay.

Recruiting In Queen Anness Day.
Serve yOhr queen or fnd work. That,
in brief. was the rough and ready SEN
tence passed on abIebodied unemploy.
ed men in the days Of Queen Anne-a
period Of almost incessant warfare.
When the recruiting ofiicer--described
at the time as a compound Of ''cant-
ing. lying. impudence. bullying, swear
ing, drinking and halberd" failed to
beat up recruits fast enough for Marl-
borough's wars an act was passed to
enable Justices to compel all ablebodied
men 'as have not any lawful means
for their own maintenance" to join the
army. Parish officers were encour-
aged to hunt up food for powder and
received S5 for every man sentenced
to be soldier, but the result was dis
appointing. Thousands deserted. and
England relied mainly on volunteers.
These were offered the bait of a TWEEN
ty dollar, bounty and y discharge after
three years-''if they deserved it,
London Mirror.
The midland journal., 1914-11-20
Hard 70 Kill.


A distinguished entomologist writes:
''When was still new to collecting, In
the south of France discovered one
day. to my great joy, large female Of
Eaturnia pyri hidden away In some
bushes. The specimen was the first ]
had ever caught. and decided. on ac-
count of its large body. to STUFF it Ia
quite unnecessary operation; ] have
kept dozens since unstuffed). The moth
was first apparently killed by being
forced into cyanide bottle. where it
was left about an hour. The abdomen
was then emptied and the cavity filed
with cotton wool soaked In a saturated
solution Of mercuric chloride. The in
sect. pinned and set, was discovered
next day attempting to fly away from
the setting board"
The midland journal., 1914-11-20

One Of the best places to store
vegetables is In a cellar with an earth
floor and without the usually ever
present furnace. This, or some modi.
fication Of It, is used almost always
for the storage of such vegetables as
white potatoes, turnips, carrots, par.
snips, satisfy, celery and ii fact, any.
thing that requires cool or moist con.
ditions. An earth floor is a necessity
for vegetables that must be kept from
willing. Parsnips, carrots and turnips
are vegetables of a class that wilt
quickly if placed In dry atmosphere.
On the other hand. sweet and white
potatoes and onions win do better and
retain tLeir quality in drier air.
The midland journal., 1914-11-20
PAID T0 GET THE GOODS.
Consequently He Felt That They Wsrs
lais BY Right.

Consequently He Felt That They Wsrs
His by Right.
A claim once made on the explorer
Cameron In the neighborhood OF Ga
boon, Africa, shows the weirdly peeui-
lar workings Of the native Africans
mind. Some Of Cameron's possessions
proved unduly attractive to a native.
and he determined on transferring the
ownership to himself. He accordingly
paid another native 5000 to procure for
him the coveted goods.
The assistant took the money and
did his best to earn it, but Mr.. Cam
eron mad perversely locked up the very
articles that the fellows employer had
set his heart upon. The man could not
carry out his bargain. and neither did
be feel that he could part with the
money. Therefore he ran of with 1t.
What more logical than that the man
who was the loser by 5000 should ex-
pect the explorer to make the loss
good? This he assuredly did expect.
He went to Mr. Cameron and told
MIN the story. demanding In the first
place the 5000 which he (CameronD by
locking up his goods had compelled the
complainant to lose and. secondly, the
actual price of the goods themselves.
which but for these arbitrary measures
would now have been in his posses
sion 1t is not stated that his expecta-
tions were reaIized.-London Specta-
tor.
The midland journal., 1914-11-20
shoea Eor soIdiera.

A study of the orders given by Ma
poleon indicates the care he exercised
to have a sufficient supply of shoes
provided. On one occasion he wrote,
"You know that shoes are always
needed in war. and at another time he
said to Baron Lejeune, "Shoes help
on marches. and marches win battles .
To Sir John Burgoyne's question ad-
dressed to Wellington. ''What was the
first requirement Of soldierT' "a
good pair of Shoes" he replied, "And
the second requirement. "A good
pair of shoes for change" "And the
third2" "A pair OF soles for repairs" I"
Scientific American.
The midland journal., 1914-11-20
SEA MINES IN WARFARE.
The Result When Vessel Strikes One
of These Deadly Engines.

The Result When Vessel Strikes One
of These Deadly Engines.
To merchantmen, to the smaller and
older warships-to everything that
floats except the very highest and more
recent products of the shipbuilder's art
the mine presents the danger of COM
plete and almost instant annihilation-
The rigidity of the ship is in itself an
element of danger. for the water sur
rounding it is incompressible.
If the skin and frame could give way
without rupture and permit the enor-
mously expanding gases 1900 times
the volume Of the solid explosivel to
transmit their energy in such way as
simply to push the ship aside and thus
find way to the surface. the damage
might be slight.
But this cannot be. There Is no such
elasticity available. And the expansion
is SO nearly instantaneous that push
ing the ship aside is physically impos-
sible. Therefore the structure must
break. releasing the gases first into the
interior and then by lines of least re-
sistance finally up into the air.
This action is completely instantane-
ous. 1t blows Off hatch covers and deck
plates, twists massive steel members
into unrecognizable shapes. spreads
havoc broadcast 1t transmutes proud
ship into sinking mass of wreckage-
happy passenger saloon into sham
bles-carries mourning into hundred
homes. Such is the effect of mines.-
Sidney Graves Koon in Leslie's.
The midland journal., 1914-11-20
Prattx Gnad Method.

A famous clergyman tells of lay
preachers conference In which vet
eran described his method Of sermon
preparation
II take my text" he said. land divide
my sermon into three parts. In the
first part tell 'em what I'm going to
tell 'em. In the second part-well. !
tell 'em. In the third part i tell 'em
what I'VE told 'em." "-St Louis Post
Dispatch.
The midland journal., 1914-11-20
Her AIimony Explained.

MISS 'Curley kept private school and
one morning was interviewing a new
pupil.
what does your father do to earn
his living7" the teacher asked the little
girl.
please. .ma'am." was the prompt re-
ply. ''he doesn't live with Us. My
mother supports me-"
well. then" asked the teacher.
''how does your mother earn her liv-
ingT'
why" replied the little girl In an
artless manner, '.she gets paid for stay
ing away from father. ."-London Stand
ard.
The midland journal., 1914-11-20
Dependency Due To indigestion.

II is nntai all surprising that persons
who have indigestion Become discaur-
aged and despnndemi. Here are ~ "
words of hope and cheer for them by
Mrs. Blanche Bowers. Indiana Pa. For
years. my digestion was 50 poor that /
could only eat thA lightest food II frie,i
everything that heard Of 20 get relief,
hut not until about 4 wear ago wtrer I
saw Chambe rlain's Tablets advertised and
GO bottle Of them, did fud tl,e right
treatment. SOON began toiNtprove, and
since taking few bottles of them nv. di-
ges,ion is fine " For sale nv Eli t. Rey-
nolds Druggist.
The midland journal., 1914-11-20
wavs Of Iceland.

There are no trades or guilds in Ice
land. every man being compelled to de-
pend upon his own skin for his SUD-
plies. The natives make their own
shoes, shoe their own horses, and man
ufacture their saddles. A few artisans
are found in the capital-for example.
q bookbinder, jeweler and others.
The midland journal., 1914-11-20
Keep Working.

Things will always right themselves
In time if only those who know what
they want to do and can do persevere
unremittingly in work and action
Carlyle
The midland journal., 1914-11-20
vataran.

The chef was interviewing the young
man who had applied for work.
sHave you had any experience In the
lunch business7' he asked.
why. should say So" replied the
energetic youth. ave been lunching
for almost twenty years. rs."-Lppincott's
The midland journal., 1914-11-20
Oueer WARNING.

In an English village an official no
tice reads as follows: THE public are
warned against using the we'll for
domestic purposes unless previously
boiled"
The midland journal., 1914-11-20
An Active Liver Means Health.

IF you want good health, a clear
complexion and freedom from biz
ziness. Constipation, Bilionsness,
Headaches and Indigestion, take
DR. Kings New Life Pills They
drive out fermenting and nndigest
ed foods. eHear the Blood and cure
Constipation Only 25c. at your
druggist.
The midland journal., 1914-11-20
Pertinent Inquiry.

Miss Dowls--I am just starting "a
school to teach young ladies to be good
wives. Do you think you'd care to
send your daughters? Anxious mother
DO you guarantee to get them-ah-
situations decentralization Tele.
graph.
The midland journal., 1914-11-20
Literary Note.

II must confess that don't under
stand Henry James. His style is SO In
volved."
I'm tell you how to go about reading
him. First run over a life insurance
policy. After that Henry James will
seem lucid and clear. Pittsburgh
Post.
The midland journal., 1914-11-20
Mhen the Waiter came.

''Were you ringing the bell. sir2'
asked the waiter Of the customer who
had been busy with the bell for fully
fifteen minutes
Bringing it, man?' echoed the Gus
toner. II have been tolling it 1
thought you were dead"
The midland journal., 1914-11-20
haIninn Aim AIonu.

Il want to improve my language"
said the conscientious man, ESQ I
bought book entitled One Thousand
Words Often Mispronounced.'
~You didn't need the book. You
know more than a thousand now."--
Washington Star.
The midland journal., 1914-11-20
Widows. caps.

The Widows cap is as old as the
days of Julius Caesar An edict Of III
berius commanded all widows to wear
the cap under penalty Of heavy fine
and imprisonment
The midland journal., 1914-11-20
safatv First.

Prospective Father-in-law You've
got some nerve to ask me for an ad-
vance payment OF the dowry. | think
yOu are fortune hunter. The Count
-Oh. no. monsieur: am only what y0u
Americans call re safety first'' crank
Puck.
The midland journal., 1914-11-20
whara rhera,s a Will

Helen's mother passed her the cake,
and when the little one went to reach
across the plate for the largest piece
her mamma said. Always take the
piece nearest to you. dear"
"Well. then. turn the plate around"
was the answer.
The midland journal., 1914-11-20
Only used For Shaving.

'Sam. here is an account Of man
who has razor that has seen contin-
uous service for $50 years It was
bought in England by his grandfa-
ther."
swell, all ! has to say. boss. is dat
he must belong to a powerful peaceful
family Yonkers Statesman.
The midland journal., 1914-11-20
Pracepts and Practice.

..Say. papa. our new teacher has
taught us to always say Yes. sir and
Yes, ma'am.'"
"She has, eh?'
.'Uh-huh. ."-Exchange.
The midland journal., 1914-11-20

edith. is that young man gomez
sailed the lantllady at ten bells.
Eyes. completely" came the answer.
-Michigaii tsargOyle.
The midland journal., 1914-11-20
Memory.

Says lean lngelow: They are poor
who have lost nothin.: they are poorer
far who. losing. nave forgotten; they
most poor of all who lose and WISH
they might forget
The midland journal., 1914-11-20

Mistakes are often the first letters in
the lessons Of life. We can make
strong words out Of them If we will.
The midland journal., 1914-11-20

Our wealth is often snare TO our
selves and always temptation rO
others Cotton
The midland journal., 1914-11-20

Nature ls an. endless combination
and repetition Of very few laws
The midland journal., 1914-11-20
NOTICE

BxTHE ORPHANS COURT EoR onorL OoUnxx.l
January l. 1904.
ORpERED, That all Administrator, Ex,
ecutors and Guardians that have not state0
an account within year. come forward and
do the same, or show cause to the contrary,
or they will be cited up.
Test: THOS- B. MILLER, Reaia.ex
The midland journal., 1914-11-20

A good conscience Is to the mind
what health is to the body.-Addissn.
The midland journal., 1914-11-20
Wanted.

Correspondence with persons who have the
Christian Herald, Youths Companion, Union
Signal and other good literature. which they
wonld like to send to some mission field. Send no
literature, but write for full particulars 10 THE
PAPER MISSION, Woodward, Okla.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1914-04-18
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. a,.I.au
Order Nisi.

Harfs T. Palmer. Assignee If Laura J
GGnty assignee Of y Ba>>ett Brit
tingham, mortgage 90 sell the Real
Estate %. John Gunhy and wif,. eX
gartc
In the Circuit Court for Worcester
County In Equity. No 2--i. March
Term. 1915 10 wit April IL. 1915
ORDERED that the sale made and
reported hy Harry T. Palmer. Assignee
FOR the sale % the real estate in the
above cause described he ratified and
confirmed Unies, cause TO the contrary
thereof be shown on or before the liih
day oi May. 1914. provided copy of
this order IT, inserted in some newspaper
printed in Worcester County once in
each of the three successive weeks be.
fore the ;th day Of May in the year
nineteen hundred and fourteen.
Tn. report states the amount of sales
% Il. S-asl.0g
OLIVER d, COLLINS. CLERK.
True Copy. Test
OLIVER u. COLLINS. Clerk.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1914-04-18
SATURDAY
April 18, A. D. 1914,

the following described real ,,,a;, -
sit. alt that piece or parcel oi ground.
.ald down and described a. lot No - on
th, plat iilrd by jame, X Pufn.N aud
Francis II Purncl!. Trustees in Chan
ccrl cause No. 9is' uf the Circu.t Court
for Worcester County. sitting IN fau.ty
the ~aiae hving the ease ~ james K.
Purrvil and wife ~ John : Purneli ami
Matilda PuruelI his wifc - al. with
their first report oi sales iilea IN sasl
cause. on th, >outh sideof Burlcy Street.
beginning ~ = ioint on the South side
OF kur.cy Street. south - degrees east.
49, feet and II nche~ from the South
f.a>; corners of Burley ami Main Streets
thence running hy and with said Bur
ley Street South - degrees East 20
feet 20 the line of loi l3. thence South
- degrees Mc>t. - feet and Z inches
70 the line 81 the Hammond property,
thence North - iviyr,es West. 20 feet
a. the corner II lot Ne m. thence hy
and with the East side q; >aid lot No.
II. North - degrees East. ~ feet and
inches 10 the beginning. containing
the quantity ~ 49, luJ 81 an acre Of land.
more ~ less
Il being ;h, same real estate which
was conveyed un:o the said Isaac ;
Williams o. James r. Purnell and
Francis n Purnel. Trustees. and Others
in a deed bearing date the twenty
day of February A H. lsss,. duly recorded
among the land records of Worcester
County Title papers ~ expense %
purchaser
TERMS or SALE CASH
SAMUEL. II. TOWNSEND
Assignee of Mortgage
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1914-04-18
SATURDAY,
April 25, A. D. 1914
At o'clock. T. NJ

the following described real estate, to
wit:
All thosc pieces or parcels of ground
and premises situated and lyinE N the
Third Election District Of Worcester
County. Maryland, and m the town Of
Berlin. Maryland, which We're conveyed
unto the Sad l.e'ln T.. lHlckson and
Edwin +. Dirckso" By Edwin J pjrick-
son, and Hattie l.. niricNSon. his Wife.
by deed dated the eighteenth day Of
~" 10, y, u.' CO., ,,,,''.i''' l '..';'', '' '..'
~ ~ tre,-,nr f',',,,,, - ,t..,. + n
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1914-04-18
Next Friday is
Field Day Here
Thousands Of School Children Expected
To Be in Parade in Snow Hill Friday
Big Athletic Events

Fling starry banner and let every house Hill be
decorated in honor of the school children
Next Friday April "a will be Field Day of the Public Schools of
Worcester County and evident from the interest manifested by
school children all sections of the county that there will be
thousand children in the parade which will form the High
School building and march to Church Street thence Market
the Court House from there out Market Bay Street down
Bay Federal stopping the Primary School building
the oator will be heard and the OF which the
Some Of the people may look askane at these ons but in the
light of modern civilization such things essential the well
being OF the children 1t not only makes for aheathy condition Of
the cdns bodies but roadens the of their perspective
All schools the county will he closed Friday and
eced that good delegation will be here from Of them
worth the expense trouble parents
with their children and them enjoy day that will long remain
and girl till they well
trials and tests of the hustlng busng highly intellectual
is exreete that those from viz bring their lunch
possible coureSes will extended any desire to lunch
there no" let everybody pitch in and help make successful
As this the program will be
follows
900 Inspection school exhibits High School
1000 Parade Of school children ~
1l.oO Spelling Match.
ll45 Address BY United States Commissioner Education Dr.
Children will sing America My Country Tis OF Thee
Loo to 200 Lunch.
100. Athletic contests on track Primary School
The following are to officials athletic Clerk of
Course: Chester 6 o9waE Tmekeeers SKIS T Iritt George
T. Taylor Samuel NJ Qule. Judges Finish John W Ennis
Edward Dashe Calvin Taylor Starter Dr. Alfred Parker
Assistant Starter Harris COrdd Scorers IT, Merrill Walters
Randolph Jones. Marshal: Gordon Bowen.
The athletic contests will be open all pupils old
For the boys there will be-
yards dash Juniors - ward dash Specials yard
dash
Seniors, 22o yard dash Juniors, Is yard dash.
Seniors. mile
Seniors. lio ward Juniors 40 yard run
one mile relay open boys OF PocomOke Snow M Ber
lin, Gr!letree and Stockton High Schools.
Seniors running high jump: Juniors running high unp Specials
running high jump
seniors running broad jump; Juniors running broad Jump
Specials. running broad jump.
For the Girls there will be:
For girls years, yard DASH for girls H. H.
wears. yard dash.
For girls above l3 years. fourth mile walking
For girls 10 II y wears old. potato
The all closed today (ridayl Programs
will will be ready for free distribution the day
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1914-04-18
To The Voters Of
Snow Hill

You are respectfully requested
70 meet in the Municipal Building ON
Wednesday evening. April 18th. I9ll.at
the hour OF : u clock. for the purpose
of nominating candidate for Mayor
and three candidates for the Council Of
Snow Hill.
This j. tour meeting and YOU are
urged To attend il and help To nominate
persons fur the rcspectiy. offices who
viii be- acceptable 10 the people Of SNOW
Hill
MARION 7. IiAEGlS. Mayor
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1914-04-18
STONE RATE
WILL STAND
PennSy Prohibited From InCTeaS-
ing Freight on Stone For
Road Building

The Inter State Commerce Commis-
sion has handed down an opinion pro
hihiting the Pennsylvania Railroad from
increasing its freight rates on crushed
roadbuildng stone from the quarrics Of
Pennsylvania and Maryland to the Eas-
tern Shore Of Maryland and Delaware.
The action against the Pennsylvania
was brought by the State of Maryland
The proposed rates provided for an aver
age increase Of Il cents ton II is
estimated by the commission that the in
creased rates would have added between
$500 and $500 per mile to the cost Of
road construction on the Eastern Shore
The Commission points out that the
ton mile earnings on road stone. under
the present rates. are nearly the same
as the Pennsylvania system has earned
on other commodities. It also say, tha;
the present rates are not ahnormally
low when compared with rates on like
traffic Via other lines for substantially
similar hauls in nearby territories.
1T requires from 3. 50D 10 1000 ton,
Of crushed stone 10 construct mile Of
standard road, say tn, opinion The
average total COS; Of construction under
the freight rate adjustment in effect
since l9p, has been about Slo. .oooa r.lile.
= the stone j. purchased free on board
at quarries. an increase Of Il cents per
ton in theratcs would mean an Increased
construction cost OF about 1--WE hundred
10 >iN hundred dollars mile The issue
Is whether the Increased rates are lust
unreasonable The carriers, the pro
test shippers and the public generally are
alike entitled to Just and reasonable
freight rate, By this standard alone is
the issue to be determined
"Undoubicdly. maintenance of good
wagon roads throughout the section of
country penetratedby respondent lines
j. matterof material interest to them.
ami il was stated ;hat their policy ha-
been and j. 10 encourage such enter
priseS
Upou thc fact, Of record We lind
tina; the proposed rates named in the
suspended tariffs have not been ju.
titled