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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1915-03-12
spartsns Kept Ia Trim.

The ancient Spartans paid as much
attention to the rearing of men as cat
tie dealers in this country and England
In modern times do to the breeding of
cattle. They took charge of firmness
and looseness of mems flesh, and regu-
lated the degree of fairness to which It
was lawful in free state. for any
citizen to extend his body.
Those who dared to grow too fat or
too soft for military exercise and the
service of Sparta were soundly whip
ped
In one particular instance, that Of
Nauclis, the son of Polytus. the offend.
er was brought before the Ephori and
meeting of the whole people OF Spar.
ia, at which his unlawful fairness was
publicly exposed. and he was threat.
>ened with perpetual Punishment r. he
did not bring his body within the reg
ular Spartan compass and give up his
culpable mode of living. which was de
clared to be more worthy of an Ionlan
than a son of Lacedaemon. Philadel-
phia Inquirer.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1915-03-12
Home Town Merchants.
Dictionary Readers.

That the natives OF Nigeria are ca
pable Of advanced forms of education
is apparently proved by this little Incl
dent told BY Constance barrymore in
"A Residents Wife In Ngeria:'
My husband told me that In the
course of the patrol they passed
through valley where the inhabitants
Of the rocks and hills above apparent
" made their homes in holes and
caves. One member of the party idly
asked what was the scientific name
for cave jewellers. the word having
slipped his memory for the moment.
No one appeared to be able to supply
the word. But then the native inter-
prefer. Flooding along behind, came
up. saying: Pardon me, sir. Don't you
mean troglodytesY
"The Englishman. amazed, asked
where he had ever heard such a word.
and George replied placidly, I was
reading dictionary one day and
saw It.
Il cannot imagine myself reading a
German or Italian dictionary for pleas.
ure and storing In my mind for future
use conversationally a specially IN
usual scientific term. only wish
could"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1915-03-12
A Napoleonio Famine Scare.

Britain was on the verge of bread
famine during the Napoleonic wars,
and In 1900 law was enacted prohib-
iting the sale of bread till 1t had been
out of the oven at least twenty-four
hours. Food was so scarce and dear,
writes F. W. lakewood. ''that a por-
ton Of the population refused to starve
: In silence, and rioting broke out In
many parts of England. . A royal
grant Of f500 was made to one Thomas
Toden to enable him to prosecute dis
covery made by him of a paste as a
substitute for wheat. -four. -" The
unfortunate seamen lighting Great
Britain's battle on the high seas had
to subsist on biscuits so badly made
that when the weevils were knocked
out there often remained nothing but
empty Shells" A plentiful harvest the
following year saved the situation
London Standard.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1915-03-12
Old Pension Plan.

They had a roundabout way OF be-
slowing military pensions In the old
days. Witness this official communica-
ton from the war Office in the reign Of
Queen Anne. Her majesty. it runs,
has been pleased to grant Fitton Minis
hull. q child. commission as ensign
in consequence of the loss OF his ia
Their, who died in the service. And Fit
ton was at the same time granted fur
Tough until further order. his army
pay being sent regularly to his mother.
London Graphic.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1915-03-12
.pscimation.n

A popular error which recurs with
unvarying regularity whenever mill
tary engagements are reported is the
use of the word 'decimated" to imply
a crushing defeat or something APP
proaching humiliation Yet. as a mo-
ment's consideration Of the real mean
ing of the word suftices to show. the
word Is so used quite enormously.
"Decimation" means the destruction of
onetenth part of the force involved,
and the loss of one in ten. though suf-
ficiently serious. certainly does not
mean anything like that wholesale de-
struction usually meant when ''deci-
nation Is talked of. Losses OF one in
three or one in four have been sustain
ed by forces which still maintained
their cohesion and discipline. West
minister Gazette.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1915-03-12
MIGHTY MAuMA L0A.
This Gigantic Volcano Is Worthy Ri
val to Vesuvius,

This Gigantic Volcano Is Worthy HE
val to Vesuvius.
The lofty volcanoes Of the Hawaiian
Islands. rising above the ocean from
5000 to nearly $4,000 feet, are only the
SUBMITS Of gigantic mountain masses
that rise abruptly from the bottom Of
the Pacific. Mauna Loa, on the island
of Hawaii. stands 1866 feet above
sea level. but its slopes descend be-
meath the sea. as shown by deep sea
soundings. with "a grade fully equal to
If not greater than that of the visible
slopes. The same is generally true Of
the submarine slopes Of other islands,
and the depths attained by these con-
tinuous slopes. within thirty to fifty
miles of the shores, vary from $4,000
to 10000 feet. Mauna Loa and Marna
Kea, If their true bases are considered
to be at the bottom of the Pacific, are
therefore mountains Of as great an alti-
tude as Mount Everest, or approx
mately 10000 feet In general the
Hawaiian Island group consists Of
SUBMITS of a gigantic submarine
mountain chain which projects only
its loftier peaks and domes above the
water. On the island OF Hawaii the
volcanic forces are still in operation.
The one continuously active volcanic
vent of the island is Kilauea, far down
on the eastern flank Of Mauna LOa-
"the great mountain" No other vol
cano IN the world approaches Mauna
Loa in the vastness Of its mass or In
the magnitude of Its eruptive activity.
There are many volcanic peaks higher
in the air, but most of them are plant
ed upon elevated platforms, where they
appear as mere cones of greater or less
size 1t is not yet known at what level
the base of Mauna Loa is situated, but
it is below the sea, probably far below.
Mauna Kea-'the white mountain"
lis also colossus among volcanoes.
Its summit, 1885 feet, is trife high
er than that Of Mauna Loa, but its
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1915-03-12

Well-everyone knows the effect
of Pine Forests on Coughs. DIR.
Bells Pine Tar Honey is a remedy
which brings quick relief for
Whooping Cough, lOosens the
mucous, soothes the lining Of the
throat and lungs, and makes the
coughing spells less severe. A
family with growing children
should not be without it. Keep Il
handy for all Coughs and Colds.
zoe. at your Druggist.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1915-03-12
Notice To Creditors.

This is to give notice that the subscribers, of
Cecil county, has obtained from the Orphans
Court of said county. letters OF administration on
the personal estate OF
ELIZABETH R. LINCOLN,
late Of said county, deceased. All persons hav-
ing claims against the said deceased are hereby
warned to exhibit the same, with the vouchers
thereof duly authenticated.
on or before the 26th day Of August. 1915
they may otherwise. by law be excluded from all
benefit OF said estate. All indebted to said estate
are requested TO make immediate payment to the
subscriber. Given under my hand this 2Srd day
OF February, 1915.
LUTHER RICHARDS,
Administrator of Elizabeth r. Lincoln, Decd
Test; THos B. MILLER. Register re
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1915-03-12
"vaIIex Of Dried sOnes.n

The island of Jamaica possesses a
valley Of dried bones" 1t is near the
Cunacuna gap. in the Maroon county.
This valley. though in the heart Of the
"wet country" is bare Of leaf and life
The limestone rock Is hot. Giant trees,
which seem to have been blighted sud
denly. stand up gaunt and dead. Al
though vegetation seems to have been
dense here In former years. nothing
will grow now. During the hot season
the temperature Is almost unbearable.
It is visited by seismic disturbances,
which cause the dead trees and hot
stones to rattle like dry bones.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1915-03-12
CASTING Metals.

As is well known. some metals are
unsuitable for casting, while others,
like iron. can readily be cast in any
desired shape. The property of cast
ing well is said to depend upon wheth-
er the metal contracts or expands on
solidifying from the liquid form. Iron.
like water. expands in solidifying. and
hence the solid metal may be seen
floating in the liquid iron about It,
The expansion causes it to fill the die
into which it is poured, and so 1t can
be cast easily. Gold and silver con-
tract In cooling and therefore are not
suitable for casting. Exchange.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1915-03-12
Paradoxical Proposition.

do you use the word politics as sim
gular or pluralg asked the person who
is always wanting 20 know something.
''That has always puzzled me-" re-
piled Senator Sorghum There is
nothing more singular than some Of
the pluralities that politics develops"
washington Star.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1915-03-12
Recommends Chamberiain's
Cough Remedy.

II take pleasure in recommen ling
chamberlain's Cough Remedy to my
customers because / have confidence in
it. find that they are pleased with it
and call for il when again in need of such
medicine writes j. w Sexson, Mont
evallo. Mo. For sale by Eli r. Reynolds,
Druggist.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1915-03-12

Let your Liver get torpid and
you aIe in for spell of misery.
Everybody gets an attack now and
then. Thousands of people keep
their Livers active and healthy by
using DIR. Kings New Life Pills.
Fine for the Stomach, too. Stop
the Dizziness, Constipation, Bill.
business and Indigestion. Clear the
blood. Only 25c. at your Drug.
gist.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1915-03-12

Best Treatment for Constipation.
Ny daughter used chamberlaiu's
Tablets for constipation with good results
and can recommend them highly, /"
writes P. B. Babin. Brnshly, La. For
sale BY Eli T. Reynolds. Druggist
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1915-03-12
ORPHANS COURT.

The Stated Meetings Of the Orphans
Court of Cecil county will be held on thu
second Tuesday ofeyery month. Executors q
their accounts stated, will please bring 10
their vouchers few days before Court.
Test: THoS. B. MILLER, Register.
Arizona republican., 1915-01-01
NEBRASKA PLANS FAR AHEAD

LINCOLN, Nebr. Dec. 31.-With the
opening of the new year, the University
of Nebraska gains a big boom through
the ropriation by the state of $780,
600 for new buildings. 1t was an
nounced today that plans for building
covering a period of 100 years in the
future have been prepared by archi-
tects, and building after building will
rise according to these plans. Seldom
has an American institution figured on
its future growth in so thorough a
manner as the Nebraska state uni
versity. With the increasing prosper
ity and population of the state, the de-
nands have been carefully figured out
in advance. Nebraska is proud of her
university who does not lean on mil
ionaires or wire pulling to sustain its
life and fill its mission.
Arizona republican., 1915-01-01
MONSIEUR CHAMPAGNE
WITH IMPOSING RITE
WAS GIVEN BURIAL


The remains of the late Monsieur
Champagne remained in state in the
city until last evening, when taken
to the Country club, where the last
sad rites were performed by Judge
Richard E. Sloan, former governor of
Arizona.
For several hours before the time
set for the service hundreds of loyal
friends arrived to pay their last
tribute to him who was no more 1t
was a great human testimonial of
the most representative people to the
worth of the deceased.
The atmosphere was sweet with
| mammoth boquets thanked about the
| casket, at the head of which stood
| II. l.. Aller, the chief mourner
| Men and women stood with heads
| bowed in solemn silence as Judge
| Sloan conducted the service and the
club choir softly sung, Down Where
| the Budweiser Flows. The list of
active and honorary pall-bearers con-
tains the names Of many prominent
in the business, professional and So
cial world.
Thus was the first interment at
the Country club.
Monsieur Champagne died in Los
Angeles last week of heart failure,
brought on by cold and heart trou-
bles contracted in Arizona. The end
however, was peaceful and had been
anticipated for some time.
The night watch over the body was
| dominated by the spirit of the de-
parted. There was general dancing
until 10 o'clock, when four figures of
the cotillion were danced under the
leadership of Power Conway. A par
ticularly effective, figure was bar
number, when group of debutantes
and young matrons appeared as fas-
cinating barmaids, and the men as
chefs. Corkscrews and bottles were
the attractive favors.
Mrs. Andrew Miller and Miss Els
Their Vincent gave an exhibition OF
the Lulu Fado.
During the jolly supper served al
| 1870 o'clock hilarity reached it!
height. Professionals gave a cleveI
| cabaret at the midnight hour Thos,
who reserved tables for the evenin;
| were Mr.. and Mrs. William NJ Sea
bury, Mr. and Mrs Gordon Tweed
| sIr. and Mrs. Herbert Burr Atha
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Edwin Fuller
Judge and Mrs. c. F. Ainsworth, M
and Mrs. Paul Renau Ingles, Judge
and Mrs. Richard E. Sloan, Mr.. an
Mrs. J. w. Doris. Judge and Mrs
Ernest w. Lewis, Mr.. and Mrs Will
lam Hartranft, Mr.. and Mrs Barr,
IGoldwater. Mr.. and Mrs. Royal Lesch
er, DR.. and Mrs. Ancil Martin, Judg,
and Mrs. Lewis T Carpenter. MI
and Mrs. Aaron Goldberg, Mr.. an,
! Mrs. w. j. Kingsbury, Mr. and Mrs
Charles Macarthur. Mr. and Mrs
David Goldberg, Mr.. and Mrs. Harr,
Kay, Mr.. and Mrs Celora MartiI
Stoddard, Mr. and Mrs. Cass Rede
will, Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Miller
Mr.. and Mrs. f. r. Parsons, f. II
Telford. Power Conway, Joe Cassol
S. II. Butler and William Fickas.
Arizona republican., 1915-01-01
THE TRACTION ENGINE
IN COTTON INDUSTRY
1t Furnishes a Solution of the Dis
position of the Stalks

t0S'e'SH VI tfiS SkdtNS
Ingenious mechanics and up-to-
date farmers have found many uses
to which traction engines may be
put but the cotton industry in the
Salt River Valley has provided the
opportunity for a brand-new use. A
few weeks ago Old Brothers of
Tempe purchased one of the new
Bull Tractors from the Arizona
Hardware Supply company of this
city. and after finishing their fall
blowing looked for new fields to con
duer The heavy cotton stalks were
presenting quite a problem to the
farmers of the neighborhood, for the
manual process of cutting and pill
ing them is very arduous.
So thu Odds got busy and invented
some clever attachments whereby
the tractor Wallops along through a
cotton field and takes care of two
rows at once, cutting and piling the
stalks, SO that they may be burnt or
easily loaded
Three of the bull tractors will be
features of the Going Up" parade
tomorrow afternoon.
Arizona republican., 1915-01-01
IN PHOENIX
NOW TO STAY
One of New Projectors OF
Empress Theater Here
Three Years Ago Always
Intended to Come Back
and Be PhOenician

The Empress theater, which since
It's establishment some four years
ago by A. H. Reeves has been one
of the best known playhouses in the
state, passed yesterday from the
ownership of the Parker H. Wood
man Amusement Company to Messrs.
Purvines and Faust, recently of
Springfield, Illinois. The Empress is
enc of the largest and best equipped
theaters in Phoenix and under the
aggressive management of the new
owners, who are both experienced
show men, will undoubtedly continue
to grow in popularity They an
nounce that they intend to confine
their offerings strictly to the best of
motion pictures and that the admis-
sion prices will be reduced to ten
and fifteen cents.
B. Lee Purvines, one of the new
owners, first visited Phoenix about
three years ago when he spent a
year and a half here, and was so
attracted by the Arizona climate and
the business activity that he has
been wishing to return ever since.
He says he is here to stay this time,
and the fact that he has already
closed contract with the Home
builders for a $500 two story mod :
ern house on Linwood street in
Chelsea Place, is conclusive evidence
of this fact Purvines has been in
the movie game for some time
having been interested for some time
in the largest motion picture house
in Springfield, Illinois, while his
partner, H. J. Faust, has been hand
ling motion picture houses for over
| six years.
Arizona republican., 1915-01-01

This new photograph OF the only
daughter of the King and Queen Of
England has just reached this coun-
Try. Princess Mary is keeping in
close touch with her brother, the
Prince of Wales, who is now with
the expeditionary forces in France.
She is actively engaged in swelling
the Prince of Wales fund for the
relief of families of men at the
front.
Arizona republican., 1915-01-01

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Arizona republican., 1915-01-01

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Arizona republican., 1915-01-01
AN OPEN LETTER
j. w. DO RRIS
CASH GROCER { ~ IT

I II z n Phoenix, Arizona, January l, 1915.
TO Customers
you Saturday January W.
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regular established This saving
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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-03-17

John Hummel, the veteran Brook
Ign Dodger, has signed a two-year con
tract.
Dolly Zombro is the first 2:30 trot
ter this year, having taken mark OF
2:17A.
After Grand Opera rounded to shape
they say he was up to a mile in 2:1C
on the ice.
Odd is it not, how great college
athlete becomes the moment the fac
ulty bars him from playing?
Harvard coaches bar athletes who
dance, perhaps fearing the tango is
too brutal for football players.
Another good outfielder is all Man
ager Herzog wants for his Reds, then
he will be satisfied with his team
Carlisle's football schedule is out;
in the absence of Glen Warner the
redskins will not play double-headers
next fall
The Crescent City is now de1uged
with fight clubs. That condition is
not bad. The undeserving will starve
out quickly.
Athletics develop lop-sided men, ac-
cording to an Ann Arbor professor;
and mental athletics evidently devel-
op iop-sided brains.
Leslie Nunamaker affirms that he
signed a four-year contract with the
Yanks last season for $4,000 a year
with the ten-day clause out.
Rog Bresnahan says he will teach
his pitchers to slide. That is foolish;
he should teach them to fall down,
then they could reach from base to
base.
If all these bushers who are break
ing in this spring live up to what
they say in their letters Ty Cobb and
Eddie Collins will have an easy sum-
mer on the bench.
Possibly the fact that so many ma
jor league clubs lose games to Class
B teams during the spring training
accounts for Freddie Welsh being
beaten in the exhibition bouts.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-03-17
FAST REDUCES HER WEIGHT
Forty-five-Day Abstinence Helps Lady
to Reduce Too Solid Flesh
Some, Anyway.

Stockton, Cal. = Thoroughly con-
WINGED that overeating is one Of the
potent causes of obesity, Mrs. A. H.
Barnes, a well-known resident of this
city, has just completed 45-day fast.
"I have been in poor health for
some time" said Mrs. Barnes, "and
l undertook to get rid of my adipose
tissue. My weight for the last ten
years has been 220 pounds. I never
varied. At the end of the fast |
weighed 1856 pounds. My height is
five feet two inches and my age is
fifty-seven years"
During the entire As days, Mrs.
Barnes says, she took no food what
ever, and soon grew accustomed to do
ing without it. She broke the fast
by eating an orange.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-03-17

both our hearts dreamed, remember
that my sole wish is now that YOU
should be happy. Forget me. Create
fer yourself some happy home that
may restore to you some of the great
er pleasures of life. For myself |
shall have died happy in the thought
of your love. My last thought has
been for you and for those | have
at home. Accept this, the last kiss,
from him who loved you"
Writing from a fortress on the
frontier, a French officer says the
colonel in command was asked to send
a hundred men to stiffen some reserv-
ist artillery in the middle of France,
far away from the war area. He
called for volunteers. Some of you
who have got wives and children or
old mothers fall out" he said. Not a
man stirred. Come, come the
colonel went on. mo one will dream
of saying you funked. Nothing of
that kind Fall out!" Again the
ranks were unbroken. The colonel
blew his nose violently. He tried to
speak severely, but his voice failed
him. He tried to frown, but somehow
it turned into smile. VERY well"
he said, you must draw lots" And
that was what they did.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-03-17

shoves out his left hand, and, although
bare, takes a throw with it, in this
way getting the benefit Of a nine-foot
reach.
When reaching into the diamond for
a low heave Daubert has another tel
escoping stunt to do. Of course he
does not have to stretch quite as far
to get a low one, for he can judge
his ball and take it on the bound If
there is time to wait for it.
Going after high one is one of the
best stunts that Daubert pulls. Natu-
rally, when the ball is thrown a mile
or two over his roof, he cannot keep
his foot on the bag and get it, but
he goes up like an aviator after the
altitude record and the ball has to be
ten feet above the ground to get by
him safely.
In 126 games during the season of
1914 Daubert, who is captain of the
brooklyn team as well as it's first base
man, hit for the fine average of 1923.