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The midland journal., 1915-10-22
Gamblers superstitions.

The tiger is the god of the gambler
in China. and tigers tooth is regard.
ed as talisman for good -luck in
speculation and in games of. chance,
while the claws and whiskers are
worn as love-charms, and for success
and good fortune generally.
Pigs are also considered lucky, and
luck-bringers in the shape Of little
pigs made of gold and silver are worn
to attract fortunes favors; but the
black cat, which. in our own country,
is regarded as a mascot, is not favored
by the Chinese, who believe it to be a
harbinger of poverty, misfortune and
sickness.
The midland journal., 1915-10-22
silver Mine Under City.

Embedded under 100 feet of solid
earth, silver vein more than a mile
long and 71A feet deep, and said to
contain nearly a million dollars worth
of pyrites of silver ore. has been dis
covered on the United States bureau
of mines site, Forbes and Craig
streets, Oakland, by Chief Engineer
J. d. McTighe.
This discovery was made when En-
gineer McTighe was surveying land
where the boiler room of the new
Bureau of Mines building is to be
erected.
Italian workmen blasting slate saw
little, white objects, which looked like
diamonds to them, nestled among the
rocks. and this led to the strike
Pittsburgh dispatch Philadelphia REQ
ord.
The midland journal., 1915-10-22
This Must Be a Great
kidney Remedy

Several years ago I suffered with bad
pains in my back. was very RESTLESS
often getting up several times during the
night. My hf3bs were swollen, and
dropped in weight to LAT pounds. l con-
suited well known Norfolk physician and
he stated thatsI had a very bad case Of
Kidney trouble.
l saw your advertisement in the paper
and purchased bottle of DR.. Kilmer's
Swamp-Root from druggist, after he
recommended it to me. After took three
bottles, | felt greatly relieved / have
taken Swamp Root since at different times.
| gained in weight to 206 pounds, and
am well and have been ever since l com.
menced taking Swamp Root.
Very truly yours,
w. j. BARROW,
Farmville, Va.
I, A. M. Barrow, o Notary Public in and
for the County of Prince Edward, in the
State of Virginia, do certify that w. j.
Barrow, whose name is signed to the fore
going writing bearing date Jan. 18th, 1912,
personally appeared before me in my
County aforesaid and made oath that the
said writing is true in substance and in
fact. Given under my hand this 18th day
Of January, 1912.
A. NJ. BARROW, Notary Public.
We sold Mr.. w. J. Barrow most of the
Swamp Root in question and have per-
sonally heard him speak of its action in
most complimentary terms.
WHITE DRUG COMPANY,
By E. w. Sanford.
Prove What Swamp-Root Win Do For You
Send ten cents to DR.. Kilmer & Co.,
tie. 1t will convince anyone. You viii
also receive booklet of valuable infor-
nation, telling about the kidneys and blad-
der. When writing, be sure and mention
this paper. Regular fifty-cent and one
dollar size bottles for sale at all drug
atores.-Adv.
The midland journal., 1915-10-22
JUDGED HIM BY HIS LOOKS
Somewhat Humorous Incident in Rail-
road Dining Car That Led to
Matripony.

A young man, born in America, the
son of French parents. went West as
a civil engineer. His company COM
pleted one of the railroads terminal
ing at the Pacific coast. This work
had necessitated his living in the open
for more than three years. His skin
took on deep copper shade. He did.
indeed, present picturesque figure
as he boarded train for home. the
Now York World states.
In the diner he shared table with
two young French girls who were tour
ing the United States with their. pa
rents. Their parents sat at a table
opposite.
To the young mans amazement, the
girls Immediately began to comment
upon the brown man." evidently an
American, who sat opposite them
They laughingly took stock Of every
thing from his fine eyes to his hurried
table manners. Their parents, how
ever, did not seem quite so much at
ease, now and again calling in French,
Have care. have care
After the close of the meal. after
rising, the young man, in exquisite
French, told the young women he was
glad to have Afforded them so much
amusement. They were dumfounced.
Their father hurried after the yoAag
man and profusely apologized. In
Productions followed. and the acQuain-
tance SO propitiously started ended
in warm friendship. The engineer
married the elder daughter and they
now have two sons.
The midland journal., 1915-10-22

this place half-decayed sod and I'LL
with carefully mixed and sifted leaf
mold and sand.
Make the surface of the soil per
fectly smooth and level, and then scat
ter the spores on 1t and leave them
without any covering, that is, of soil.
However, they must be inclosed in
glass by placing a pane of glass over
the seed box or pan.
Water by placing the seed pan in
water, and keep it there until the wa
ter appears on the surface of the scil.
Then remove at once, for too much
water will destroy the spores. Keep
the box in the light, but not in the
sun, for ferns naturally grow In shady
places. Follow natures lead.
The midland journal., 1915-10-22


We'll. I'm bIessed!'' was all Bruce
dared to say It dawned on them
both all at once what had really been
going on.
But why did you keep up that
ghastly whistle? 1t was enough to
drive one wild.
And why don't you have civilized
doorbell?" he retorted, 'sinstead OF
that beastly old knoeker? I'd been
feeling around for q bell for:an hour
or So.
Why, that old brass knocker is so
picturesque, Bruce. But why don't
you tell me about that whistler
"Oh. that's an old college whistle
of ours. thought Alan was home,
and he'd recognize it and know I'd
arrived didn't try that dodge until
had given up every other known
means of waking you. Alan expected
I'd come out some night this week.
/ told him / was going to make one
last dying entreaty before sailed for
the South Sea isles or the Fijis or the
North pole, Or
"Oh, but you're not going away
ever, are you, Bruceg Constance
begged. Please don't leave us
alone"
Constance! Constance!,,, came fee
bly, from upstairs. Have they
caught him?"
Constance hurried to the stairs.
Eyes, mother" she called. Its all
right. It's Bruce"
But haven't the policemen come
YETI" asked Mrs. Preston.
Il say, Constance!" interrupted
Bruce, who was peering anxiously out
one of the side windows what the
mischief is that policeman doing pry-
ing around the house at this hour Of
the night?'' he asked.
Il suppose he came because we sent
for him when we thought someone
was trying to break In she said.
"Oh, I'm so glad you're here, because
you can explain
Just then the old knocker sounded
again. Patch it up any way Con
stance whispered, "only don't tell him
who you are. This is such a gossipy
place" Then she vanished behind the
portieres and listened
Say, this is nice trick, this is"
It was Bruce talking. "You fellows
had better get out on your job. Do you
think a burglar is going to sit down
under a tree and wait for you?'
But there wasn't anyone at the
stationhouse to send when the lady
phoned, and-and-.
We'll, I'm not finding fault with
you personally, captain" said Bruce,
but 1t was a mighty slim way to
treat couple of unprotected ladies.
Say, you don't mean to say that
they sent you up here alone! Well,
that is fine way to do business. A
lot of good one man could have done
with astough like that"
81 Then you saw him?' queried the
policeman.
How could I? Just got here my
self and found my mother and my
sister in a dreadful state of excite
ment. But It's all right this time"
said Bruce, handing him a five-dollar
bill. Here's the price of cigar for
you. You'll find it worth while not to
report this case; dye understand?
Say, you might tell the boss some
time when you think of it, that hen
never catch many burglars sending
out one man at a time"
Well" explained the policeman,
we've had SO many false alarms this
summer, that whenever a lady calls
US up in the night it's ten to one it's
only a mouse. Ladies is very apt to
be mistaken, find.
You're right there, captain, but
this time it was the real thing and
no doubt about it.. Good night he
said, closing the door. Good luck.
The midland journal., 1915-10-22
Mercenary Motive.

What is his chief aim in ltfe?"
He wants to educate the masses" !"
"A philanthropist. eh?"
Not enough to notice. He wants
to educate them to use a little house.
hold necessity he's put on the market. :
The midland journal., 1915-10-22
Sad DAYS.

Big sister was reading in her book Of
poems:
"The melancholy days have come
the saddest of the year"
isis, sis,' broke in her schoolboy
brother. don't pull any of that sad
dest of the year stuff. With nine ex-
amples and page of grammer to do
l know what time of year it is"
The midland journal., 1915-10-22
"A Record.

81 hear Mr.. and Mrs. Nagger have
agreed to separate"
"Glad to hear it. That's the first
thing they've ever agreed on since
they got married"
The midland journal., 1915-10-22
All In the Family.

Heiny-Did understand you to say
Jones was related to you by marriage Z
Omar-Yes; he married q girl that
once promised to be sister to me.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-03
Runaway June
BY George Randolph Chester and Lillian Chester.
Copyright 1915 Publication Corporation.
,orge Randolph Chester and Lillian Chester.

and gloved hand tapped on the win
dow Tommy Thomas. the girl to
whom Gilbert Blye had introduced her!
(Which way. pretty maid?' Tom
mys glowing face protruded from tho
door of the cab.
ITO the employment Office, kind
lady" she laughed. and June exhibited
her little address slip.
"Fn take you over" offered Tommy.
The two girls laughed together as
they drove away. but at the next cor
ner Tommy excused herself for a mo-
ment and ran into drug store to tele-
phone. Tommy hurried out and re-
turned TO her place in the cab with
June. but Mrs. Willard. to whom she
had phoned. remained at the telephone
and called up another number.
When June walked into the Acme
Employment bureau. having chosen a
new one, quite naturally, since the old
one had sent her to gambling house,
she found a new address ready for her.
A lady wanted a companion.
Her eyes widened with pleasure as
she saw the beauty of Mrs. Wizards
home. 1t was scarcely visible from the
street. set back Of and below tangled
profusion Of shrubbery and trees. Be
fore it rolled the broad smooth Hud-
son. Her timidity was set entirely at
rest when in the coy parlor Just back
OF the Stiff drawing room she met the
kindly faced Mrs. Willard.
Companion? She was not TO be a
companion to this charming and sweet
and yet sometimes sad lady. she was
to be friend, a sister, daughter.
They knew that much in the first three
minutes OF their conversation, and then
Mrs. Willard took June up TO wonder
full bedroom which had once been n
child's, upon the walls of which were
peacocks and roosters and gnomes and
elves. 1t was visiting day among the
Willard cottages and the cottages be-
yond which were not Willard cottages,
and June had the joy once more of Civ
ing. mingled with the sorrow that there
was need.
1t was late when they arrived at the
cottage of the Groggs, and as they en-
lCTcu the ITOul uOor MI. ITOSS CdlHe
up from the lower road and entered the
back door, fully ten feet behind his
breath He was red faced man with
90 blend in his countenance whatso-
ever. Nose. ears and all. he was the
same tint Of red from where his neck
rose out Of its sprawling collar to
where his low forehead disappeared in
his sprawling yellow hair.
'D'afternoon, ladies' observed Mr..
Grogg cheerfully and bowed his smile
in the direction Of the severe eyed Mrs
Willard and the shocked June. Brought
you little present. Louz." and. with
as much extravagant Importance as if
this had been the raiah's Jewel. he be-
slowed on Mrs. Grogg the potted token
/ Of his thoughtfulness, a geranium in u
papier mache pot.
Mrs. Grogg was thin woman, chiefly
distinguished for droopiness and hol-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-03
TWILIGHT SLEEP SENSATION

In the January Woman's Home
Companion appears an authoritative
article about the new twilight sleep
about which so much has been writ
ten by physicians and others. Follow
ing is paragraph taken from the
article in which a physician describes
exactly how the treatment affects the
patient:
The patient is drowsy and sleeps
lightly between her pains. When n
pain occurs, she manifests her suffer
ing to a greater or less degree. and
again dozes. But consciousness is not
entirely lost. She responds somewhat
tardily to questions. and usually obeys
commands. Kronig lays great stress
upon maintaining condition of semi
Inconsistencies, wherein the pains
though apparently perceived. are new
ertheless Immediately forgotten. The
patient perceives a pain but does not
apperceive it; in other words, she does
not appreciate it. At any rate, on
awakening, she has no recollection of
anything that has occurred. The pa
tient may complain that the treatment
is not working and roundly abuse those
in charge, yet half an hour after the
birth have absolutely no recollection of
her pains or of the coming of her
babV'
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-03

Every girl wants a new kimona no
matter how many she already has on
hand. This one is so simple that It can
be made in the least little bit of time,
yet it takes extremely pretty and be-
coming lines. On the figure, it is a long
robe-like negligee made of flowered crepe
with trimming of washable silk, but in the
small view, it is shown cut off to form a
sacque, and sacque and kimono are
equally useful, equally dcsirable. All the
lowered crepes and fowered silks seem
especially designed for such garments,
but there are many pretty plain ma
terials that are also suitable. Aibatross
makes up charmingly, and cashmere
makes very pretty negligee, and won
derful color effects can be obtained by
using these materials. In place of the
silk, ribbon can be used.
For the 10 year size will be needed So
yds. of material 27 in. wide, as yds. 80,
35s yds. A, with rs yds. ~ in. wide, OF
Al yds. of ribbon, S in. wide for trim
ming.
The pattern No. S55I is cut in sizes
from 10 and rs years. 1t will be mail.
ed to any address by the Fashion De-
partment OF this paper, on receipt oi
ten centA
Bowman's sell MAY Manton Patterns
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-03
EAT LESS MEAT
IF BACK HURTS
lake a glass of Salts to flush
kidneys if bladder
bothers you


Eating meat regularly eventually
produces kidney trouble i'm some form
or other, says Il well-known author
ny, because tho HEie acid in meat eX-
cites the kidneys, they become over
worked: get sluggish: clog UP and
cause all sorts of distress, particular
ly backache and misery in the kidney
region; rheumatic twinges, severe
headaches, acid stomach, constipa-
ton, torpid liver, sleeplessness, blad-
der and urinary irritation.
The moment your back hurts or
kidneys aren't acting right, or if blad-
der bothers you, get about four
ounces of Jad Salts from any good
pharmacy; take a tablespoonful i'm a
glass of water before breakfast for II
few days and your kidneys will then
act fine. This famous salts is made
from the acid of grapes and lemon
juice, combined with lithia, and has
been used for generations to flush
clogged kidneys and stimulate them
to normal activity; also to neutralize
the acids in the urine so it no longer
irritates, thus ending blaGder disord-
ers.
Jad Salts cannot injure anyone;
makes a delightful effervescent ,.thia-
water drink which millions of men
and women take now and then to
keep the kidneys and urinary organs
clean, thus avoiding serious kidney
diseaSe.-Advertisem
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-03

Aidu dppCtiOCs OlnSC L lidfC NohSh
Lydia E. PinkhAm's Vegetable Com
pound the aches and pains are all gone
and feel like new woman. / cannot
praise your medicine too highly. Mrs.
AUGUSTUS LYON, Terre Hill, Pa.
1t is true that nature and woman's
work has produced the grandest remedy
for woman's ills that the world has
ever known. From the roots and
herbs of the field, Lydia E. Pinkham,
forty years ago, gave to womankind
a remedy for their peculiar ills which
has proved more efficacious than any
other combination of drugs ever COM
pounded, and today Lydia E. Pinkham s
Vegetable Compound is recognized
from coast to coast as the standard
remedy for woman's ills.
In the Pinkham Laboratory at Lynn,
Mass, are files containing hundreds Of
thousands of letters from women seek
ing health many of them openly state
over their own signatures that they have
regained their health by taking Lydia
e. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound ;
and in some cases that it has saved them
from surgical operations.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-03
Be PRETTY! TURN
GRAY HAIR DARK
Try GrandmOther's old FavOrite
Recipe o, Sage Tea and
Sulphur

Almost every one knows that Sage
Tea and Sulphur, properly compound
ed, brings back the natural color and
lustre to the hair when faded,
streaked or gray; also ends dandruff,
itching scalp and stops falling hair.
Years ago the only way to get this
mixture was to make it at home,
which is mussy and troublesome.
Nowadays. by asking at any drug store
for ''Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Com
pound" you will get large bottle of
this famous old recipe for about so
cents.
Don't stay gray. Try-it. No one
can possibly tell that you darkened
your hair. as it does IL so naturally
and evenly. You dampen a sponge or
soft brush with il and draw this
through your hair. taking one small
strand at a time; by morning the gray
hair disappears. and after another
application or two. your hair becomes
beautifully dark, thick and glossy
Advertisement.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-03
IMPORTANT AIDS

When cooking figs, add half q lemon
and a small stick of cinnamon.
Grated horseradish mixed with
lemon juice, is better than mixed with
vinegar.
The secret of boiling rice is to put
ii into plenty of boiling water at the
start.
Always shrink and set the color
fabric of children's dresses before
making them up.
Spreading a little flour on the top
of a cake will sometimes prevent
icing from running.
Linens should always be soaked a
long time before washing. Stains will
come out much better.-Dallas News.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-03
BY DOROTHY DIN

Il lost my Wife" said the sixth
man. through n foolish Irritation with
a woman l did not even care about, a
woman who was infinitely inferior to
my wife in looks, intelligence, charm
everything that goes to make up a
woman.
I'VE should think a man crazy who
having in his possession a priceless
jewel, traded il Oft for a garish bit OF
pinchbeck, but how often do we see
him make the same sorry bargain
emotionally-throw away the love OF
a wife who is pure gold for a fancy
or some woman who is nothing but
dross.
Il was one of these poor fools. BY
nature l am somewhat of Senti-
mental Tommy. Women attract me
and l have always found the game
of hearts to be the most exciting game
in the world. The rapture of the dis
coverer, the excitement of the big
game hunter, the finesse of the gam
bier. they are all there in the pursuit
of that mystery that we call woman.
That's what makes love the great
adventure. and every pretty woman
n challenge thrown in the face OF
man with my temperament.
From my boyhood I was what is
allied a lady's man. | knew the
whole litany of love-making by heart,
and all the little gallantries that
please women in country whose men
lre. curiously enough, the most de-
voted to their womenkind and the
east loverlike in the world, where
men give women the most money and
he fewest attentions.
"Of course l had many fiirtations,
hnd l remember that a cynical old
bachelor uncle used to say to me, with
chuckle: Watch out, Jimmie. Some
lay one of these near-engagements of
ours is going to end fatally for you
n matrimony.' And it did.
E. He Meets the Woman
II met n girl who was everything
hat | wasn't--a grave, solemn, seri-
pus woman, with eyes that were like
great pools of tenderness: a wonder
ful woman, all strength and steadi-
hess, to whom love was a holy thing
b name not even to be taken lightly
pn your lips. She was beautiful and
line, and in my heart | worshipped her
as man worships his patron saint.
We were married and for years
we were perfectly happy. for / was
absorbed in wonder and reverence of
his new love that had come into my
ife, and that was so much higher than
hnything I had ever known. And then
by degrees l grew accustomed to it,
as | suppose a man would grow ac-
'ustomed TO having the Kohinoor if
he happened to possess il.
"Then. at some party or other that
we happened to go to, l met a little
fluffy-ruttle sort of a woman, one of
he pretty. pert, gay little buccaneers
hat sail the social seas in quest of adj
ventures. They arc daring little pir-
ites. and they like nothing else so well
rs to capture some staid merchant
Ehip of a married man and bear him
pr right under the guns of his wife IS
eyes.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-03
By DOROTHY DIX

= Il was easy prey-all the easier be-
cause for so long my weapons had
been hanging on the wall, and had
been out OF the fight. l had forgotten
that my tongue was ever nimble at
fiatteries-that / had ever quoted
pretty, effectively; that nsd ever aver
sighed unutterable nothings. | had
thought of my destinations as gone.
had come to consider myself as done
with romance.
He Thinks He Is a Romeo
God knows how some women do 1t.
but here, in an instant, l saw myself
in this womans eyes no longer as a
husband and father, but as an allur-
! ing Romeo, and it went to my head.
Before | knew it, without intending
/ 1t, without meaning il, / was enl-
barked on one of those hirtations
that almost invariably end in disaster.
and prove the truth of the old adage
that there is no fool like an old fool
Let me do the woman the justice
to say that she, no more than |. In
tended any real harm. We really at
tracted each other because we We're
both experts at the love game, and in
each other found foemen worthy OF
our steel. 1t was a match of wits in
stead of hearts, of fencing instead OF
feeling.
But we played the game accord
ing to Hoyle. There We're flowers
and candy and rides, and little din
ners in quiet restaurants, and strolls
through the park at night, and notes
sadly sweet, breathing of hopeless
passion. And all, 1 swear 1t, mean
ing nothing from either her or me.
I'm my heart I was never untrue to
my wife. / knew this other woman
for the foolish. vain, frivolous little
creature that she was, and in the very
moment that / was entreating her to
go out to dinner with me, or auto
mobile with me, was thinking in the
back of my heart, and thanking God
for II. that my wife was not of that
sort and that no man on earth could
tempt her to treat me as I was induc-
ing this other woman to treat her
husband. Also. incredible as 1t sounds,
by the very froth of this Irritation [
measured the depth of my love for
my wife.
Il never intended. of course, that
my wife should know of this silly
affair but one day she found in my
pocket a letter from the woman fun
of fond and spurious endearments,
and making an appointment for a
rendezvous that was really innocent.
but that damned me in her eyes. l
tried to explain to her that had only
been amusing myself. and that | was
not in love with the other woman, or
she with me, but her loyalty was not
of that kind of faithfulness. Women
love altogether, or not at all. They
are true as steel or false as perdition
and that is why they never can COM
prehend how a man may love and
honor his wife in his inmost soul, and
still let his fancy occasionally wander.
And so my wife did. as doubtless
IL should have done under the same
circumstances. She left me. and lost
the steady sun of love for light of
love"