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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-09-04
PAPER ITsELF Was EVIDENCE


At = certain college custom ordains
that at examination time each OF the
candidates shall write the following
pledge at the bottom Of his papers:
II hereby declare, on my honor. that
! have neither given nor received as
sistance during the examination"
One student. after handing in one
of the papers, suddenly remembered
that in his haste he had omitted to
write the oath. On the following day
he sought out one OF che examiners
and told him that he had forgotten
to put the required pledge on his pa-
per.
The examiner looked at him over
the top OF his glasses and dryly re-
marked:
quite unnecessary. Your paper in
itself is SUFFICIENT evidence. I've just
been correcting 1T"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-09-04
BUMPS ITcHED ON BODY

Route No. 8. Cooper. Texas.-'T was
taken with an itching and my whole
body got covered with little red
bumps. It would Itch till I would
scratch the blood out of my skin and
then it was just like fire. I could not
sleep at night until got Cuticura
Soap and Ointment. would battle In
warm water with Cuticura Soap and
then put ON the Cuticura Ointment
and got well quick. Two weeks
from the time / commenced to use
Cuticura Soap and Ointment ! was
sound and well and have not been
bothered since.
my baby had breaking out on his
ear and behind it and he would claw
the skin off. It spread and his little
ear was nearly rotted of. washed 1t
good with the Cuticura Soap and then
put on the Cuticura Ointment and
they healed it up" (Signed) Mrs.
Mary Boles, Jan. 2S, 1914.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample of each
free.with 32-p. Skin Book. Address post
card "Cuticura, Dept. L. Boston ADV.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-09-04
By NO MEANS a sTRANGER
Not the First Time Lawyer Had slur-
bered With the Companion Of
His Travels.

The new senator from Alabama
Francis Shelly White, is a lawyer and
has q large practice In his state,
Sometimes his work takes him out in
the interior. and on one Of these
trips he was accompanied by his eli
ent. and client being pious man, a
deacon in the church to which White
belonged
Il was late at night when the darby
pulled up his span before the doors Of
the inn, which was presided over by a
lady of generous heart and equal pro-
portions. When he went to the desk
to engage q room White was apollo.
eetically told that 1t was impossible,
on account of the influx Of visitors, to
give him a separate chamber.
Il guess can get a separate bed
then" said he But to this the reply
was the same.
May ask who is to be my bed
fellow?" asked White. who did not
relish the idea Of sharing his couch
with a stranger.
why" replied the landlady, 1T viii
be the gentleman with whom you
came"
"Oh, that's all right, them" said
White. with q sigh Of relief. HE
and are both deacons in the same
church and have been sleeping togeth-
er during the IL O'Clock sermon in the
First Baptist church for 20 years. -
Providence Journal
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-09-04
Some Hint.

They had been talking as they
walked. She had remarked pathetic
ally:
oh, it must be terrible to a man
to be rejected by a woman."
Indeed it must, was his response.
Then, after a while, with sympa-
thetic righteousness, she exclaimed.
tt doesn't seem that could ever
have the heart to do it, And there
comes a silence between them as he
thought it over.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-09-04
WANTED TO EXCHANGE SEATS
Man Sitting IN Draft Had Reason
for Inquiring as to Presence Of
Christian Scientist.

DR.. Henry Moskowitz, president of
the New York civil service commits
sion, tells this story
II happened at the state convention
of the Progressives at Syracuse.
A quiet-spoken man near one Of
the doors arose and inquired il there
happened to be Christian Scientist
among the assemblage.
In answer to his question lady
left her seat and wendell her way to
the man.
i am a Christian Science teacher
she said. What can do for your
s II you do notSmind changing seats
with me, would appreciate it very
much, hesitatingly replied the man.
This draft is not very good for my
cold Z.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-09-04
Rhodes and Rain.

Among the stories in the duchess of
Aosta's book is one relating to the
celebrated statue Of Cecil Rhodes
which stands In the main square Of
Bulawayo. The empire builder is fig
ured In contemplation Of his achieve
ment, with head barred
The whole district had been griev-
ously plagued by drought for over a
twelvemonth, when the natives got up
great agitation and marched In enor-
NOUS numbers to the square, and,
thrOnging around the statue of Cecil
Rhodes, insisted that it should i'm
mediately be given top hat.
They said that Heaven respects
this great creator OF empire too much
to send the needed rain while he
stands there bareheaded.'''
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-09-04
$500 NILE ROAD
U. S. Building Highway From
New York to California.
Lincoln Highway Retraees Much Of
Route Of Old Overland Trail From
Point Near Chicago 70 San
Francisco.

IL
New York. Hitherto America, like
Canada, has ignored trunk roads and
promoted railroads It was charac-
teristic OF her that she should seize
the swiftest thing first-that the rail.
way should precede the highway In
surm0unting the crest Of the con
tfnent. Uncle Sam coolly reversed
the policy OF every kingdom and re
public which since Roman days has
drawn its military highways across
its soil. He has not built an inch Of
national road since the time OF Thorn
as Jefferson. 1t is now "A years since,
Ia Utah, the transcontinental locomo-
tives met for the first time between
the oceans, half a world behind each
back as Bret Harte put It. <SBut not
until this year of grace 1914 has the
ocean-to-ocean road followed the lead
of the iron. rail and supplanted the
series Of ragged and primitive trails
stretching from the rising to the set
ting sun.
The Lincoln highway retraces
much Of the route OF the old Over
land Trail from point near Chicago
to San Francisco. That trail was
constructed long before the days Of
the red or white man by the most UNI
erring road engineer the world has
ever known the migratory buffalo.
The bison, indeed, was regular
transcontinental traveller when the
earth was young He marched along
the lines of least resistance to the
Rockies. He discovered water. He
discovered mountain passes. He
found all the bases Of supply which
have since been utilized BY man, even
indicating, long before the birth Of
Moses, the actual course which the
future railroad should follow. Along
the ancient trail beaten into the sod
by myriad hoofs followed the moe
casined feet of Indian trapper and ex-
plorer, followed the prairie schOon-
ers" Of homeseekers, the hand carts
of Mormons painfully seeking their
promised land, followed the thunder
of the stage coach, the whirlwind
rush Of the pony express that car
ried for 500 the letter that now costs
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-09-04
Trials Of reaehIno.

Mrs. Hitch was having some trou-
Bile with little fellow in her spelling
class at Claysville.
Bed, spells bed" she explained,
over and over again; bed, bed. Do
you understand"
"Yes'm.''
We'll, cat spells cat, dog spells
dog, and bed spells What did
tell you bed speils?"
Dunno"
Don't you know! You don't know
what bed spells after all I've told
your
Nom"
We'll, once more, bed spells what
you sleep in. Now, what do you sleep
in?"
MY drawers!'' triumphantly ex-
claimed the neutrality-suspicious. Demo-
crat
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-09-04
Wounded Bird upsets Canoe.

A MANNED sparrow. which fell upon
Mrs. Floyd Nesbitt's hat, and got en-
tangled in the trimmings, nearly
caused her death by drowning on Lake
Oscawana, New York state, one day
recently,
She was padding alone in canoe,
when the bird landed on her hat and
was caught. Mrs. Nesbitt. frightened.
Jumped to her feet and overbalanced
the canoe. Her husband, who was ON
shore, swan out and brought her to
safety.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-09-04
Preferred the Next Room.

When three-year-old Wards parents
went away for the night his sister
undertook to hear his prayers. After
this had been done Ward remained
on his knees asking questions.
Finally he asked: Sister, where is
God?s
God is everywhere" she replied.
A pause, while the little boy con-
sidered this answer. Then he asked:
Is he in this room?"
Why. certainly
Ward jumped up hastily and caught
his sisters hand.
Lets get into the next rooml' he
cried.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-09-04

The Anes Monument IN wyoming.
Erected to the Builders Of the Union
Pacific Railway.
penny. the booming whistle of the
American train, then the buggy and
wagon Of the farmer, and, last Of all,
the. petrol prairie schooner" the ir-
resistible motor car.
The story OF the Overland Trail IS
one Of the most moving and thrilling
in the history of the Anglo Saxon
race.
Happily all that belongs to tho
past. Yet when the trail Yves
struck few years after the first
motor car had coughed its way la
boriously across there were still the
primitive track, the vast blue-and-
pink rolling spaces. the lonely mill
tary outpost and the abandoned
pony-express" station or the melan-
choly water-hole on the tawny Neva-
dan desert Of the wild horse to point
the moral and adorn the tale. Only
/ sporadic attempts had been made to
adapt the early trail to modern traf-
fc. To cross America was to risk
breaking ones neck. There were
bottomless gumbo-mud and confusing
section roads on the prairies. There
were dim COW trails through Wyo-
ming sage brush, a thousand unbridged
gullies in the mouRtain wastes of
Utah. There were trackless deserts
and dangerous alkali sinks" in Ne
vada and break-neck pitches" in the
lofty Sierras. No signposts. naviga-
ton by the sun. abominable steak"
and coffee for wayside fare, rarely q
decent hotel. always bewildering
sense of 'lostness." and not twenty
miles Of really good road In over
two thousand miles.
The central government turned a
deaf ear to Americas crying need
a transcontinental highway. The peo-
pie then determined to build peo-
pies highway. The project began
with handful Of automobile manu-
facturers.
What more natural than that the
old pioneer trail which ran through
the heart of the country should be
chosen for the peoples highway?
Running from New York through
Philadelphia, Gettysburg and Pitts
burgh it crosses the Mississippi at
Clinton and passes through the gates
OF the west at Omaha to Cheyenne,
or Denver, Salt Lake City. Reno.
Sacramento. to San Francisco. 1t
DIVORCES from the overland once by
following the South Platte river in
Nebraska instead of the North Platte
through the famous South Pass of
Brigham Young, and again by sweep
ing south of Salt Lake into Nevada,
instead Of north TO Pocatello on the
Oregon trail, where began the cut
or to the gold mines nj California
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-09-04
His Two Dollars Wasted.

They met at the crossroads
What is Sile looking so glum about
these days?" asked the farmer.
Gosh! He thinks he's been bun
koed again. drawled the railsplitter.
do teIli
!. Yeas. BY heck, he paid a dollar
for bottle Of stun that was adver-
tised to make yeou live 200 years an
now he's discovered that some one has
predicted that the world will come to
an end this year"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-09-04

through neglect o.
overwork / get run
down and my appe
tite is poor and I
have that weak, lam
guild, always tired
feeling, ! get a bot
tie of Lydia e. Pink
hams Veget ia BILE
Compound, and it
builds me up, gives
me strength, and re-
stores me to perfect
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-09-04
A Thinn the Wealthy Miss.

The rich and proud needn't think
they have all the pleasure there is in
life. never experiencing, for instance.
the delightful thrill that comes when
the lawn mower breaks down hope
lessly. Ohio State Journal.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-09-04
Not His First Love.

Am the first girl you ever loved?"
sighed the maid.
You certainly are mott" proclaimed
the youth
This was not what she had been
brought up to expect, SO she became
really interested.
II am not?' she repeated.
You are not. You are merely the
best of the bunch. Are you satisfied
with that?"
Well. was she?-CleveIand Plain
Dealer.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-09-04
Another Sufferer Relieved.

Hebron, Me. Before taking your
remedies ! was all rum down, discour-
aged and had female weakness. took
Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound and used the Sanative Wash, and
find today that am an entirely new
woman, ready and willing to do my
housework now, where before taking
your medicine it was dread. try to
impress upon the minds Of all ailing
women ] meet the benefits they can
derive from your medicines. |" - Mrs.
CHARLES ROWE, R. F. D., No. /,
Hebron. Maine.
If you want special advice
write to Lydia e. Pinkham Med
icine Co., (confidential) Lynn,
Mass. Your letter viii be opened,
read and answered by woman
and held In strict. confidence.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-09-04
ELxTR RAREK a GOOD ToNIc

And Drives Malaria Out OF the system.
s'Yonr tR1abeks acts like magic; + have given
1t TO numerous people in my parish whowere
suffering with chills, malaria and fever. rec
commend 1t to those who are sufferers and in
need Of q good tonic's Rev. 8. Szymanowslxi,
st. Stephens Church, Perth Amboy, N. J..
EIExfr Rabelk, so cents, all druggists or by
Paycels Post, prepaid, from Kloezewslki q Co..,
Washington, d. c.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-09-04
Eeallnn That Ia General.

First Passenger understand that
your city has the rottenest political
ring in the country
Second Passenger That's right.
But how did you know where I'm
from?
First Passenger don't. Toledo
Blade.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-09-04
Proof Positive.

Hold on a minute said a man to
his party over the telephone, "centrars
on the line"
Il amt. eitheri" exclaimed the in
dignant central.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-09-04
The Wsanon.

Tommy What do Jockeys beat
their records with?
Willie know! With their whips
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-09-04

YOUR OWN DRUGGIST WILL TELLYOU
Try Murine Bye Remedy for Red Weak, Watery
5fist Eye Comfort Write for Book of the Rye
By mail Free. Murine Eye Remedy Co., Chicago.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-09-04

health again. Il is truly great bless
ing to women, and l cannot speak too
highly Of it. / take pleasure in recon-
mending it to others. Mrs. ANNIE
CAMERON, RED, No. /, Swan Greek,
Michigan.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-09-04
Forbidden? Yes. But

The sailor had been showing the
lady visitor over the ship In thank
ing him she said:
I see that by the rules of your ship
tips are forbidden"
Lor' bless year cart. ma'am.' re
piled Jack, $50 were the apples in
the garden of Eden"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-09-04
WOMEN Who ARE
ALWAYS TIRED
May Find Help in This
Letter.

Swan Greek, Mich. SCI cannot speak
too highly Of your medicine. When
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-09-04

Double Supply Needed.
Maud spends an awful lot Of money
for complexion powder"
Naturally; the two-faced thingl"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-09-04
sweet Sorrow.

sweet 0OFF0Ws
Who wrote: Parting is such sweet
sorrow?' .
Some duck who coughed up his
last Is cents for a julep."
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-07
PROMISES SOME FUN
AT BASEBALL PARK
BESIDES HEAVYWEIGHT MATCH,
SEVERAL COMEDY ACTS WILL
BE STAGED.

Plenty of excitement is promised the
local wrestling fans at the baseball
park next Tuesday night when Ed
Lewis, the popular speed boy, will
meet Sampson. the famous strong
man" and champion heavyweight of
Germany, in finish mat. Local fol-
lowers of the game are all familiar
with Eds style Of wrestling. His last
two matches made 4 big hit on ac-
'count Of the ring generalship and
speed he displayed.
While the German giant has never
wrestled In Richmond, the fans who
keep posted or the records OF the top
notch wrestlers Of the world know
the German grappler IS one OF the
best of the big follows. While weigh
ing around 2f5 pounds, there Is MT
pound Of surplus flesh On this man
and he In extremely fast on his feet.
His style OF wrestling will appeal 70
the local fans who are In favor of
good. clean. fast matches His record
is too well known for repeatal. and
he Is out after the American cham
plonshlp title
Lewis. who was 10 have met Roller
as his ne1t opponent has been pat
back farther by The American cham
pton who no8 insists that the south
ern boy mus beat me German CHAM
pion before he Will talk business tor "a
match Lewis Is determined 10 clean
up everything IN sight - get at Roller
and II the latter refuses 10 meet him.
providing tie beats Sampson, ne VIII
immediately wire and write All the
leading papers Of the country 10 this
effect aud viii claim The American
cha npiGnshlH-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-07
AUSTRALIANS TEAM
BEATS ENG[|SHMEN

Boston. August 6.-Anthony F.
Wildfng and Norman Il. Brookes, the
two star Australasian lawn tennis
players. made an suspicious start in
the final round of the Davis cup
tournament which will determine
what nation viii challenge America
for the famous trophy, by winning
the first two singles from the British
Isles team at the Longwood Cricket
club courts here today. Wslding took
the opening match from A. II Lowe
In straight sets at 63, s-l, 1914,
while Brookes was pushed 70 the
full five sets before he vanquished
famed Cecil Parks the Irish and
Scottish champion. at 6-2, 4-6. Ga,
10, rs.
Brookes and wiiding will team up
tomorrow afternoon and play Parke
and T. r. Mavrogordato in the
doubles Should the Antipodeans win
the doubles match they viii advance
10 the challenge round against the
United States II the English pair
manages To emerge victorious, on the
other hand they will still have to
win the two remaining singles in
order to come through the final
round
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-07
BONEHEAO PLAYING
LOSES FOR PIRATES

Special to The Richmond Virginian)
Portsmouth. Va, Aug. 6.-The
Tigers had absolutely no trouble today
tn taking tine opening game of the
series from the Pirates by the score
Of to 2. Although clearly outclassed.
Roanoke punched their hits long and
short. on top OF the houehead play
ing of the home team in the first and
seventh stanzas for five Of their seven
runs. The errors Of omission were
costly.
Chandler, although hit freely. had
the ability TO tighen up In the pinches
and was never in serious danger, ex-
cept IN the third, when the Pirates
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-07

spratt. Stolen base-Cleveland Sac
rl1ce hits--McMahon. Alexa nder.
Double plnys-Clunk to Krepps to
Spratt; HUMPHREYS to Mcmahon 10
pressly Cd Struck out--By Barton,
d. BY HUMPHREYS, 3, Base on balls
Off Muffin. J. Hits-OH Mullin.
and runs In seventeen times at bat
in four innings (none out in ffth).
Lett on bases-Newport News, s, Nor
folk. 8 First on .errors-Newport
News !; Norfolk. i Hit by pitched
balL-Pressly, by Mullin- Umpires,
Messrs Noreum and Franklin. Time
Of game. 1885.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-07
VIRGINIA LEAGUE
Results estertia V.

Petersburg. 8 Richmond. tArst
ramel.
Petersburg, 3. Richmond. 2 (second
game1.
Roanoke, Z Portsmouth. g
Norfolk, 4 Newport News. I tfrst
game).
Norfolk. 49, Newport News. 0 (sec-
ond game).
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-07

Summary: Three Base Htt~Dam-
rau. Sacrifice Hits snyder. ?
woerth. Robe stolen Bases Simmons.
busch. 3 Double riays-~Busch Ag
new and Barnett Damrau, Agnew and
barnett. Newton, Bunting and snyder;
Schveitzer, bunting and snyder.
Struck Out By Hedgepeth, l. by
Crimes. 2. VIII Pitch HedseIeth, :
Left on IA scs--Richmopd Peters
burg. 5, - pires, HendaI son and
Reynolds, Time. l;&5.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-07
SUGGS TWTRLS MAsTERLS GAME
AND THE TERRAPINS EASILY
TAKE GAME,
BUFFEDS CAPTURE TWO
TIT Tors BLANK PACKERS IN ABB
DREYIATED CONTEST, WHILE
PTT.rSuURG DOWN ST.
LOUIS TEAM.

Baltimore. aug. 6-with suees twirl-
ing effective ball. Baltimore found lit
tie trouble In taking toaav's game
from Chicago, winning 70 ?.
Score by innings. Z II T.
Chicago ..-........ 600 19l oo0-2 .
Baltimore ........,.l90 1913 tVs--o IV %
Batteries: Mcclure, Fisk and elem
ons; Suggs and Jacklitsch,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-07
standing or Clubs,

Games Today.
Pittshurg In Boston.
St Louis in Brooklyn
Chicago IN New York.
Cincinnati in Philadelphia
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-07

got to him for two runs. II was air
tight pitching after that in the
pinches- He was given brilliant sup
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-07
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Results Ncsferflav

Chicago. ( New York, 8.
Boston 3 Pttishurs. eten IN
ninRs}
Cincinnati / Philadelphia, :.
81 Louis, : Brooklyn. :
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-07

Games To-day.
Richmond in Petersburg.
Roanoke in Portsmouth.
Norfolk IN Newport News.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-07

Games Today.
Washington in Chicago.
Philadelphia in Cleveland.
New York in St Louis.
Boston in DetDit.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-07
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

Results Yesterday.
No games scheduled.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-07
Norfolk

s.5rfans .....=.4 400 600 0s0-1O
summary. Two base hits--H opkins
ThraSher, Ulrich. Stolen base--Hop-
kfas. Sacrifice htt-Thrasher. Struck
a,It-Rv Numford, ?: by Mark1e. 8.
Bases on halls--Off Mumford, J: on
Narkle, 8 Hits-Of barron, 8 aud 3
runs in 3 times at bat IN Ia inning
none out in nrst). Left on bases
Newport News. 8. Norfolk. First
an errors-NorfoIk 8 Double plays
-Mumford to Carnes 10 Copeland;
Mcmahon to Steinhrenner TO Pressly;
Cleveland to steinbrenner to Pressly.
wild pltrhes-f3arron. l; MumfaEd. =
Hit bv pitched balI--Clunk UmpireS
Messrs. Franklin and Eorcuu1. Time
81 ga me LAP