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The midland journal., 1914-12-11
At noon on Monday the third sessic

At noon on Monday the third session
of the Sixty third Congress convened
The session is destined TO be devoted
chiefly to appropriation measures. and
the members hope the Legislative pro
gram eau be rushedKthrough BY March 4
when the present Congress- automatically
ends. That the program will be com
pleted is hardly likely, and it is BY nc
means improbable that next spring an
summer willse an extra session, this toe
In spite of the fact THAT the majority d
our Senator'S and Congressman are no,
overly enthusiastic Eabont earning theil
salaries by work.
The President's message was delivered
personally at 1890 o'clock Tuesday. The
text Of this state paper will be found else
where in our columns.
The midland journal., 1914-12-11
Sick Headaches.

Sex headache is nearly always caused
by disorders of the stomach. Correct
them and tie periodic attacks of sick
headache will disappear Mrs. John
Bishop Of Roseville. Ohio. writes:
about year ago was troubled with
indigestion and had sick headache that
lasted for two or three days at a time. /
doctored and tried a number Of remedies
but nothing helped me nntil during one
of those sick spells friend advised me
to take Chamb-rlain's Tablets. This
medicine relieved me in short time .
For sale by Eli 7. Reynolds Druggist.
The midland journal., 1914-12-11
Feroeious Looking sikhs.

Did you ever see Sikh Ia uniform7
No? Whatever of ferceness your child
hood fancy painted upon the face OF q
soldier. the Sikh has it. Other soldiers
may be as brave or may fight more
tenaciously or die more willingly. but
for simple fierceness Of personal ap-
pearance all medals go to the Sikh.
A Sikh-and I've seen MANY regi
ments OF them on their native heath
is a tall man with black hair and a
long black beard The beard is what
makes him look so fierce. because he
plaits It into two thick braids and
draws these back Of his ears. where
they are tied.
II you think that doesn't make a
soldier look fierce. you make q sad
error, which one glance at him would
correct.
The Sikhs are Hindus, and so strict
are their religious beliefs that all the
food they eat must be especially pre-
pared according to their own rites.-
0iEard in Philadelphia Ledger
The midland journal., 1914-12-11

Maryland State Grange will hold ii.
forty-second annual session in Baltimore
December IS and I6. 1t is note worthy
fact that the establishment Of the Parce
Post system in its comprehensive form
was n large neasure:dueito the, .effort.
Of Maryland Congressman. Represen-
tative David ]. Lewis. Mr.. Lewis in tnrr
was interested in the possibilities thai
Icy 10 an adequate Parcel Post through
the activity Of the Parcel Post Committee
Of the Montgomery County Pomons
Grange of his own home district.
The establishment of the present sys
tenn Of agricultural teaching in our conn
try high schools was also brought aboui
largely through continued effort and ag
itation on the part of the Maryland State
Grange and the subordinate oranges o.
the State. Probably no two steps in the
improvement of Maryland country life
conditions win ever equal in importance
the establishment Of the Parcel Post and
the teaching Of agriculture in our rura
schoOls, both due in large measure tc
the active efforts of Maryland grangers
The midland journal., 1914-12-11
ARTILLERY GUNS.
What the Terms AQuioIs Firsr.e 'Inclsp
Gunn and npounderaN Mean.

What the Terms AQuicI Firer,H 'EnoHsP
Gums and nPoundersH Mean.
TO the average man such phrases
as ''three Founders" and 'ssix inch"
guns are familiar, but he nearly al.
ways reads them without fully under
standing their meanings.
A pound gun is q cannon which re-
ceives its name from the weight Of
the shell It fires. Thus a gun known
as a 'three FOUNDER is SO called be-
cause it fires shell which weighs
three pounds, and gun firing five
pound shell would be called a ''five
pounder." The size Of most small
guns Is still described by the ''pound, !"
but the majority Of large guns made
today are Inch" weapons, In this
case the. size Of the gun is obtained
from the size Of fits bore, ten inch
gun having a bore of ten inches in
diameter and twelve inch weapon a
twelve inch bore.
The largest British naval guns in use
at present are the fifteen inch weap-
Ons They fire projectile Weighing
almost ton. Next to these comes the
1S.6 gun and then the most popular
weapon Of all-the twelve inch. which
fires an $50 pound shell.
There are several smaller kinds OF
guns now In use mostly of the quick
firing type. These weapons are inch"
guns. The six inch. the AZ inch and
the four inch are all quick firers and
throw shells weighing 100 pounds, for
ty-five pounds and thirty-one pounds
respectively.
Quite lot Of people misunderstood
the term ''quick firer." They imagine
a quick firing gun to be weapon
which pours out stream of shot with
enormous speed after the style Of a
Maxim. Instead, however. it Is just
an ordinary breechloading gun. which
is fitted with such vastly improved
methods of loading and aiming that it
can be fred far more rapidly than a
weapon without those fittings. A gun
that fires a number of shots auto
maticallN in rapid succession. as the
Maxim, is not called quick tirer. The
name given to It is machine gun"
There are a large range OF these
weapons of all sizes and firing from
1900 right down to forty rounds Of
ammunition minute.
The gun which generally accompa-
niles a column into the field on active
service fires a shell of sixty pounds
and is known as the 1--WE Incl" or, to
use the old term. ''sixty pounder."-
Pearson's Weekly.
The midland journal., 1914-12-11
GEORGIA BLooDHouNDS.
Keen Scent Enables Them to Perform
Almost Incredible Feats.

Almost Incredible Eeats.
What the Georgia bloodhound can do
seems almost incredible. A convict
sleeping In one bunk Of a hundred,
shod and clad precisely as the hundred
convicts about him, may slip his chain
and flee. Ten miles away he may
meet his fellow prisoners again, may
run to and fro among them or walk
with them mile and leave them.
Six hours after these hounds, put on
his track where he slipped the camp,
will follow him to where he met his
gang, will tread his track in and about
with hundreds Of tracks, take it up
where he leaves them and run him
down though he cross convict gangs
every mile he runs.
This escaping convict, clad in stripes
cut from the same bolt with hundred
others, may run through the woods,
touching weeds and bushes as he runs.
Fifty other convicts may run through
the same woods in every direction.
The dogs will hold his scent, running
full tilt, breast high. If he makes a
curve of forty-f1ve degrees the dogs
will not run the line, but will catch his
scent thirty yards away and across the
angle, though it were filed with the
convicts who had eaten and slept with
the fugitive.
Often dog win carry scent In a
gallop, running parallel thirty yards to
the windward. An uncanny and terri
BILE little beast is the red bone hound,
trained for the hunting Of man. Phil
adelphia Inquirer.
The midland journal., 1914-12-11

Enrope's war 6nds ils echo 10 Ameri.
cas- industry What contrast could be
greater; on the one shore of the Atlantic
all activity seemingly destructive in pur-
pose; on the other shore, every energy
directed along constructive lines; absolute
waste of life and property as opposed to
production of wealth and betterment OF
life. Yet sooner or later this epoch Of
catastrophe must be followed by period
of repair. and the longer this period is
delayed the greaterlwill be the lneeds in
volved In the reconstruction and replace
ment. Where war has torn down at ter.
rife speed, peace must build up slowly.
Evidence of business betterment is be-
fore as on every hand, and the reasons
for optimism are many. The United
States farmer has harvested five billion
dollar crop and there is a high priced
market for all our surplus food stuffs; al-
ready our gsain Is pouring across the
Atlantic. The millions of men who are
fighting are not working, aud yet these
hordes Of soldiers must be clothed and
equipped as well as fed. Foreign orders
have started factory. operation which at
once tends to relieve the stagnation in
the steam. coal trade, the steel situation
has turned from serious depression to
rapid Improvement. and the whole min
eral industry may soon expect 10 share in
this general business Improvement. Di-
rector Smith. U. S. Survey, on Optimism
The midland journal., 1914-12-11

Spurred on by the fact that fourteen
States have eliminated the sale of liquol
from within their borders and that sever,
al counties in Maryland have also waged
successful fights against the saloons, the
Bel Air Times arnounced last week that
representative citizens of Hartford had sci
the wheels in motion looking TO p'acing
the entire county in the dry" column
This means an attack on the whiskey
stronghold at Havre de Grace, where the
booze joints flourish.
The midland journal., 1914-12-11
Cash and Credit.

Old Reverdy Scarlett Of Baltimore
In return for a favor Of some kind or
other set out one day to give young
Baltimore business man some good ad
vice.
young man." he began. shave you
got any cash?"
Eyes, SIR" was the reply.
"And have you got any creditT'
Eyes, SIR"
"HumphP' said Reverdy, and he blew
a cloud Of smoke into the air. "Well.
my boy, I'll just give you this one little
piece Of counsel. Use your credit up
first. Your cash Is good at any time" !"
Exchange.
The midland journal., 1914-12-11

Keep 1t Handy For Rheumatism
No use to squirm and vince and
try to wear out your Rheumatism
It will wear you out instead.
Apply some Sloan's Liniment.
Need not, rub it in-just let it
penetrate lalI through the affected
parts, relieve the soreness and
draw the pain. You get ease at
once and feel so much better you
want to 60 right out and tell other
sufferers about Sloan's. Get a
bottle Of Sloan's Liniment for 25
cents of druggist and have it in
the house-against Colds, Sore and
Swollenl Joints, Lumbago, Sciatica
and liBe ailments. Your money
back if not satisfied, but it does
give aljnost instant relief. Buy a
bottle 10 day.
The midland journal., 1914-12-11
The Poor Beneficiary.

Some nations were lighting fiercely.
why are you lighting so?' inquired
the bystanders. moved at length to
curiosity.
''To save civilization" /" replied the ma.
tons severally.
Here draggied figure rose from the
mire under the feet of the combatantz
and limped Iamely away.
"And who are your asked the by
ISLANDERS with a disposition to get to
the bottom of the matter.
s4Don't speak to me! I'm Civiliza-
tionl' the figure made answer. some.
what pettishly : New York Post
The midland journal., 1914-12-11

The mamma Of commerce comes
chiefly from Sicily. It is sweet sub
stance obtained from small tree
known as the mamma ash. This tree
can be grown as far north as England.
but In that country 1t yields no mama
and is cultivated for ornament only.
The mamma is formed from the sap
The trees are ready to be tapped at
the age Of eight years. when the stems
have a diameter Of about three inches
The midland journal., 1914-12-11

The tiSaloon Leagues Flying
Squadron of America will be in Baltimore
on December-t3. IA and IS, and present
the cause Of national prohibition. Three
teams will visit Baltimore, meetings be-
ing held in various sections Of the city.
The midland journal., 1914-12-11

Western Starr, of Somerset county has
been appointed member of the farmers
aud grangers' committee which is to
wage q nationwide campaign for the
rural credit bill that will provide personal
credit Of the farmer and not farm loans
as the germare feature OF the legislation
The campaign will be made in every
State of the Union nm nler the auspices Of
the grangers.
The midland journal., 1914-12-11
Excentional.

Mr. Bore-I don't see why people
keep diaries. do you?
Miss Lenore- Why. to write down
their thoughts. keep record Of their
affairs and
Mr.. Bore Gnterrupting her)-But
that's all fooiishness. ] can keep those
in my head.
Miss Lenore- That's a very good
way. but, then. not everybody has the
ro0ml-Judge.
The midland journal., 1914-12-11
salute Of tl,e Sword,

The sword salute of military officers
has two meanings. The first position.
with the hilt opposite the hips. is sur.
viyaI Of the crusaders action of kiss
ing the cross hilt of his sword in token
Of faith, and the lowering of the point
ls a token of friendship. implying that
Il y not necessary to be on guard
The midland journal., 1914-12-11
lreland called MANY Names.

In the time of Ptolemy ireland was
known as Scotia Diodorus Siculns
calls the island Irs or Irisi; in the DE
Mundo." credited by some scholars 70
Aristotle. 1t Is called Irenne: In the
~ArgOnautica Of Orpheus" 1t appears
as Trims; Strabo calls it Irene; Caesar.
Tacitus and Ppny mention II as HI
hernia; Mela called 1t Juverna rhe
native names In Celtic are lr. Err and
Erin. Plutarch mentions 1t under the
name Of Ogygia- The name ireland is
no doubt derived from the native OF
Ir or Eri. but when It came into gen.
eral use Is question concerning which
scholars are much at variance
The midland journal., 1914-12-11
Your Cold Is Dangerous Break 1
Up-Now.

A Cold is readily catching. A
run down system is susceptible to
Germs. You owe it to yourself
and to others of your household
to fight the Germs at once. DIR.
Bells Pine-Tar Honey is fine for
Colds and Coughs. 1t loosens the
Mucous, stops the Cough and
soothes the Lungs. It's guar
anteed, Only 25c. at yonr Drug
gist.
The midland journal., 1914-12-11
OnIv one Face.

Bobby walked round and round the
visitor and seemed to be inspecting
her from all sides.
''Why do you look at me 90. BobbyT
said she.
Mamma said you were two faced.
but can't find but One." said Bobby
gravelY.
The midland journal., 1914-12-11
Wasted EHort

Peter Thompson went to visit his son
In Montreal. II was his first visit to
the city. and the young man showed
him all the sights. concluding with an
ascent of Mount Royal In burst OF
enthusiasm young Thompson SAID:
.See, father. isn't it wonderful down
there?"
"Well," said his father. III IT'S so
wonderful down there what did you
drag me mp here for?'- Everybody's
The midland journal., 1914-12-11
Full Of Mystery.

Doctor-And what did you eat for
dinner2 Patient = can't tell you.
Doctor-You can't tell met Patient
No. ordered chicken croquettes and
mince piel-Town Topics
The midland journal., 1914-12-11
A Wa alankat.

Hokus-I never knew such . wet
blanket as Flubdub Pokus-Thats
right II that fellow should Jump from
the frying pan into the fire be would
put tho fire out-Life.
The midland journal., 1914-12-11

Office Boy-Dat callers got funny
name. Editor-Oh. he left his name.
did he? Office Boy-Yesslr. asked
him, and he said 1t wuz immaterial :
Cleveland Leader.
The midland journal., 1914-12-11

Lenity n a part OF mercy. but she
must NOT speak too loud for fear OF
waking .iustice.- e.-Joubert
The midland journal., 1914-12-11
Sick Two Years with Indigestion

1.-TWO years ago was greatly benefit, d
through using two or three bottles of
ChamberIain's Tablets" writes Mrs. S.
A. Keller Elida. Ohio. ''Before taking
them was sick for two years with in
digestion" Sold by Eli T. Reynolds
Duggist.
The midland journal., 1914-12-11

Cooperation among farmers in gath
ering. grading and m m.rketing their Ipro-
ducts viii enable them to secure better
prices. =
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-16
ACCUSED OF AIDING
GERMANS In PACIFIC
Baron Won Setback, Consul
at San Francisco, Denies
Governments Charge.

San Francisco, Dec. l5.-Ag nts VI
the Department of Justice worh,hs T.,
informed the Attorney Genera '3-ua di
the The German Consul. baron u; II
Won Setback, supplied the FUNDS WIZ ~
which cargo OF groceries, cio'nIIS
and ship chambers supplies was pougn'
for shipment to Valparaiso aoo WaSonv
American steamship Olson ana Manony
Clearance for the vessel WAS iei"'
and the cargo unloaded. lo,iad
Baron Won Setback positively ue",su
that he had any connections with Nn1
purchase of the cargo of the Oison anu
Mahony. The evidence offered py tn1
government agent consisted, ~as
said. of conclusions reached by tracing
hank checks. IL was found. according
70 the Department of Justice represen-
tatives. that Baron Won Setback drew
against his account for sums wnlch
subsequently were said to have oeeh
placed TO the credit of the agents VINO
maid for the cargo. These agents now
are said TO be on the way to emma:
William Haas, senior member OF the
grocery firm from which a part OF the
cargo was bought, refused to tell the
federal grand jury who was the pur-
chaser. and the jury voted present.
ment against him. charging contempt Oh
court. Baron Won Setback insisted tnat
a mistake had been made.
81 know not the first thing about the
cargo of that steamer" he said. u can
saw positively that ] had nothing TO do
with the supplies loaded aboard her,
and do lot know who did have"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-16
JUDGE THREATENED
BY FRENZIED MAN
Disturbance Hats Murder Trial
in Bronx Court-Death
Scene Enacted.

The guard of six detectives VINO
s;,ce a bomb was found in The Bronx
court some time ago have been on
4ptv about Judge Gibbs bench, quietly
inspecting all witnesses and spectators
in the place. were caught mapping yes
terdav. They walked up with jump
however. the alarm clock being Wild
looking man who leaped almost on TO
the Judges bench, shouting and wav-
ing his arms. before the sleuths were
on him.
The man said he was Edward Carney,
a Aoorwaker. of 500 Third av. Judge
Gibbs at once ordered his arrest on
charge of disorderly conduct. He was
nut in a cell in the Morrisania station
and taken last night to the Mems
Court lie said he did not know why he
created the scene in court, unless ne
was intoxicated. He was fined 50, but
could not pay it, and returned to a cell
for the night.
The disturbance in court temporarily
broke up the trial of William II. Flynn,
the policeman who is alleged to have
shot Lawrence A. Teasdale, of 939
Washington av., in February. Previous
to the indoor session Judge Gibbs held
court in the street at the scene of the
alleged crime.
Bundled up in their overcoats, the
Judge. jury and court officials watched
the acting out Of the shooting, the cast
of the piece being Assistant District
Attorney Mitchell, Teasdale and the po-
Gcpman
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-16
REPUBLICAN CHIEFS
MEET TOMORROW
Dinner to Celebrate Vic
tory Will Be Attended
by About LOO.

Republican policies for the future
will be discussed tomorrow wnen me
state committee and the executive com
mittee. consisting of the county chair
men. will meet at the Republican CluD'
The state committee viii meet at noon
and the county chairmen at 2 o'clock
In the evening there will be dinner
Of iubilation over the recent victory at
the polls at the Waldorf. with about
LOO present.
The only business set down in ad-
vance is adding to the rules so as TO
provide for the nomination OF cardi-
dates for specia, elections. The cleo
ton law provides that they shall be
dominated as the party rules may pro-
vide. but when the rules Of the cop-
mittee were revised in June this coq-
tingency vas not thought of.
Since election two Representatives
elected from this state have died. Ed
win A. Merritt. of st. Lawrence County,
end Serene F.. Payne, Of Cayuga. Gov
ernor Glynn will call special elections
TO fill their places before the end OF
the year.
Senator Root was anxious to at
tend both the meetings and the dinner
in the evening, but will be detained by
his duties in Washington. The dinner
is in honor of the officers of the state
committee, including Chairman Tan
ner. Colonel Lafayette B. Gleason,
secretary; Alexander VI. White, treas
urer, and former Senator Merton E.
Lewis, chairman of the executive COM
mittee.
Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler will pre-
side. The speakers will include Gov
ernor-elect Whitman, former Senator
Harvey ID. Human and job +. Hedges,
who were his rivals for the nomlna-
ton. and Chairman Tanner. All those
elected with Mr.. Whitman on the state
ticket will be present.
Others at the speakers table will be
James r. Sheffield, president Of the Re
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-16
POLL TRUTHS SCARE HER
Suffragist Goes Over to Ants
After Lecture.

Lindon W. Bates. ir., took a little
time off from his duties as chairman of
the American Commission for the Re
lief in Belgium yesterday TO show mem
bers of the Equal Franchise Society
how to pull or" an election. Mr..
Bates's demonstration sent one woman
right over TO the "antis."
well" she said, as she gathered up
her wraps. III an election is really
such a fraud | don't think want TO
vote | don't know why you're fighting
for it,"
And she departed. in spite Of Mr..
Bates's protestations.
Mr.. Bates brought some real ballots
with him and instructed the women
how TO mark them. They tried hard;
but on ali but three the marks for
Governor were made in the wrong
place. All completely forgot to vote for
Senator. and four of the women be-
came subject TO arrest for consulting
bystanders.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-16
"TlPPERARY" STARTS ROW
Irish Lad Objects to Polish
Youths German Version.

They were charged with truancy and
surcharged with patriotism. They
were waiting in the prisoners room OF
the Children's Court The first boy,
Peter Wasichnisky, twelve years old, OF
SO Broome ST., was Polish sympsthiz-
er with the Germans The second boy,
Bernard Montague, thirteen, of S37
East seth ST., didn't like the way Peter
sang "It's a Long Way to Tipperary."
In fact, he told Wasichnisky he had no
right to sing it at all. Bernard got his
Irish up when Peter refused to stop
singing and walloped the Kaiser's ad-
mirer
There was a general attack on both
sides, with a battalion Of court attend
ants and officers of the Children's So
ciety trying to flank the combatauts.
The boys finally were forced into a
state of neutrality. without absolute
peace being declared. They were held
by Justice Hoyt for investigation on
the charge of truancy.