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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1915-12-17
A Fine Viewpoint.

Sherman, Wyo., so named in honor
Of General W. T. Sherman, is the
highest point on the Laramie range
reached by the Union Pacific railroad.
It is claimed that from this point on a
clear day may be seen Pixies peak,
about 1875 miles to the south, Longs
peak, sixty miles to the south, and Elk
mountain. 100 miles to the west. From
many points in the vicinity of Buford
good Views may be obtained of the
high peaks of the Rocky mountains far
5away to the south and Of the relative
" low but rugged Sherman mountains,
= part of the Laramie range, to the
right Two prominent points seen to
the north are called Twin mountains
and are celebrated as one Of the strong.
holds of the notorious desperate Slade.
Slade during his checkered career
fought both for and against law and
order, and his career is set forth in
Mark Twain's ''Roughing -Geolog-
ical Survey Bulletin.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1915-12-17
KNEW ALL THEIR TRICKS.
Frederick the Great Proved 1t to His
Cavalry Officers.

Frederick the Great Proved It TO His
Cavalry Officers.
Gentlemen, said Frederick the
Great after review of his troops, 81
am entirely dissatisfied with the cav
airy. The regiments are completely
out of hand. There is no accuracy, no
order. The men ride like tailors. ]
beg that this may mot occur again and
that each OF you will pay more atten-
ton to his duty, but l know how
things 60 on. You think l am not up
to your lodges, but know them all
and will recapitulate them.
when the season for riding drill
comes on the captain sends for the
sergeant major and says: i have an
appointment this morning at -. Tel
the first lieutenant to take the rides
So the sergeant major goes to the
senior subaltern and gives him the
message. and the latter says: What!
The captain will be away7 Then l am
off hunting. Tell the second lieutenant
to take the men, And the second lieu
tenant, who is probably still in bed,
says: What, both of them away? Then
will stay where am. was up till
8 this morning at a dance. Tell the
cornet | am III and he must take the
rides Finally the cornet remarks;
Look here. sergeant major. what is
the good of my standing out there in
the cold? You know all about it much
better than do You go and take
them.
"And so it goes. and what must be
the end of it all? What can hope to
do with such cavalry before the enc
my?' = History of Frederick the
Great,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1915-12-17
Why Boiled Water Freezes Easily.

Water which is hot, Of course. can
not freeze until it has parted with its
heat, but water that has been boiled
win, other things being equal, freeze
sooner than water which has not been
boiled. A slight disturbance of water
disposes 1t to freeze more rapidly, and
this is the cause which accelerates the
freezing Of boiled water. The water
that has been boiled has lost the air
naturally contained in it, which on ex-
posure to the atmosphere 1t begins
again to attract and absorb. During
this process of absorption motion is
necessarily produced among its parti-
cles. slight certainly and impercepti-
BILE, yet probably sufficient to accel-
crate its congelation. In unboiled wa
ter this disturbance does not exist. In
deed. water when kept perfectly still
can be reduced several degrees below
the freezing point without its becoming
ice
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1915-12-17
LEMBERG RICH IN NAMES.
II Has Had Twenty seven Different
Ones In Its Career.

II Has Had Twenty seven Different
Ones In Its Career.
Many cities are known by more than
one name. but it is given to few to re-
joice in more than half dozen dis
tinctive cognomens. But the historic
Galician city of Lemberg has been
known at one time or another by no
less than twenty-seven different appel
lationS.
According to the Polish Bulletin, the
ancient Ruthenian names for Lwofl
we're Lwow, Lwiw, Lwihrad, Lwiho-
rod, Ilwiw; the Germans called it Lem
borg, Lemberg. Lemburg, Loewenburg;
the Latin and pseudo Latin names In.
clude Lebburga, Lamburga, Leontopo-
lis, Leone. Livivia, Leopolya; in the
thirteenth century it was known to the
Greeks as Lithon and Lifbada.
The patriarchs of Constantinople,
Alexandria and Jerusalem referred to
1t as Leovios and Leonopolis; the Turks
call it in their books Hi, Ilbo, Ilbot,
Ilibow. Ilbadir; the Armenians gave to
it the name of Ilof; the Russians have
lately baptized it Lwoff
The real name of the city, it is as
serted. is the Polish one of Lwow,
which literally translated means Lion
City.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1915-12-17
A Russian Ad.

The reason why have heretofore
been able to sell my goods SO much
lower than anybody else is that am
bachelor and do not need to make a
profit for the maintenance Of wife
and children. II is now my duty to
inform the public that this advantage
win shortly be withdrawn from them.
as / am about to be married They
viii therefore do well to make their
purchases at once at the old rate
Petrograd Otogoloslki.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1915-12-17
Whv We Draw Back.

Our human intercourse Ia constantly
being thwarted by our consciousness
of consequences. 1t Is especially the
case when we. are young. Young peo-
pie feel that they can hardly have an
intimate conversation without its end
ing In promise to correspond or an
Invitation to visit. If we keep this at.
titude as we grow older the conscious
ness that moments intimacy may
entail SO much makes US pause before
taking the fateful plunge. How often
do we draw back in moment Of ex.
pansion because we reflect. ''Shall we
feel the same way tomorrow or next
month";" How many friendly impulses
do We restrain because we are afraid
something more will be expected Of us
New York Telegram.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1915-12-17
DADDY LONGLEGS.
He Is Harmless, He Doesn't Bite, anS
He Isn't Spider.

He Isn't Spider.
Don't call daddy longlegs a spider,
because he isn't. Spiders bite and
have poison glands. This insect is per-
fect1y harmless 1t isn't just pleasant
to have one of them crawl up your
arm or down your neck, but you're just
as safe as when he isn't there-ten
times safer than the insect is just at
that moment He's not only harmless,
but so common that you'll find him al
most any place in the world where it's
warm enough for him to exist.
In good old American language we
call him daddy longlegs. Maybe you've
heard him called harvest man or grand
father graybeard. He has eight long
legs bowed In the middle, so that when
he's standing up his little round body
almost touches the ground where he
walks. He also has two eyes and two
pincers. which you win see If you ex-
anime him closely.
From midsummer to late. autumn
daddy longlegs scampers about over
rocks. tree trunks, gets in the picnic
marmalade in the park, crawls up the
fisherman's neck along the stream, col
lects in barns and has general good
time. Few of them survive the win
ter.
In Mammoth cave, Kentucky, the
daddy longlegs are blind.-Ph Philadelphia
North American.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1915-12-17
To Cure Children-s Colds.

Keep child dry, clothe comfortable,
avoid exposure and give DR.. Bells
+Pine-Tar-Honey. 1t is pleasant, sootht
ing, antiseptic, raises phlegm and re-
duces inflammation. The first dose
gives relief, continued treatment
with proper care will avoid serious
illness or a long cold. Don't let
your child suffer. Get bottle to-
day. Insist on DR.. Bells Pine-Tar-
Honey Csc. at Druggists
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1915-12-17
Matrimonx.

The primary impulse of all creatures
is possession. 1t is this that causes a
chicken to tear around the yard with a
piece of meat in its mouth and all the
other chickens after it. 1t hasn't time,
but the instinct of possession makes
him grab and keep it The same is
noticeable among beasts. They like to
get great piece of meat In their
mouths and then growl. 1t is this in
stinct in man which provokes him to
matrimony.. He wants something to
guard and growl over, so he seeks a
hollow tree. cave or house and a
wife. Pittsburgh Press.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1915-12-17
A Nations Heroes.

Generally the heroes of nations
history are not those who have bene.
flted mankind, but those who have In
jured other nations. If we pride our
selves upon the good and not the harm
that we have done we should have put
Shakespeare on the Nelson monument
and given Apsley House to Darwin.
But the citizens whom every nation
honors most are those who have killed
the greatest number of foreigners.-At-
lantic.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1915-12-17
PROOF COINS.
They Are Always Struck From New
and Specially Prepared Dies.

AlWDy nv Always OtTuCN TTotu WV
and Specially Prepared Dies.
Proof coins have been struck at the
Philadelphia mint for many years, but
at no other mint, to be sold to collec-
tors. A premium of about 10 per cent
is charged when a lot includes coins
OF ali denominations. For minor proof
sets. however, when ordered separate
II, little more than double the face
value is charged.
The coins are struck from new and
specially prepared dies on planchets
previously FURNISHED, hand press In
stead of the regular steam press being
used. When there is smooth field
around the raised portion Of coin the
furnishing gives the surface lasting
brilliancy that is very attractive.
Our silver coins still have such a
field, but the gold coins, particularly
the So and $3.50 pieces, and the minor
coins no longer present this desirable
feature. In fact, outside of the lines
being little finer, proofs of these
coins differ little in appearance from
pieces struck for regular circulation.
The incused inscriptions on the gold
coins do not harmonic with the field
as did the old raised inscriptions, while
on the minor coins the field is not
smooth. and the nickel has really nc
field, an excess of lettering dishgurine
what is not monopolized by the Indian
head and the buffalo. The $40 and SIC
pieces present artistic designs, but
proofs Of these coins are far from be
ing as attractive as were those OF the
old designs. Pittsburgh Press.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1915-12-17
A LEDGE AND A MINE.
How Learned Lawyer Was Taught b
Distinguish Between Them.

How Learned Lawyer Was Taught 10
Distinguish Between Them.
Let not distinguished counsel from
any eastern or western bar plume
themselves upon their fancied superior
~1ty to their frontier brethren. The nti-
CATION which attends upon rich min
eral discoveries often tempts the keen
est intellects to the forums Of the
frontier, and an imported counsel Is,
in his ignorance Of local customs and
local nomenclature. liable to make q
bad break.
A distinguished New England law
yer who was imported by Boston
capitalist to take charge of big min
ing suit delivered himself of lengthy
philippe against a witness who had
testified that mine was in q certain
locality and who year before had
testified that it was In another local.
ty quarter of mile distant. Ibid
he lie then. or is he lying now?'' said
the imported lawyer.
1.-THE learned counsel from affair."" an
Rwered his opponent, us an apt Illus
tration Of the proverb that little
learning and in his case such a very
httle-is dangerous thing. He con-
fuses mine. with a ledge. The To-
cality of ledge cannot, Of course, be
changed but the locality Of a mine,
which is the work upon ledge, may
be, as In this case, placed at one point
today and in six months may be at
another point a quarter of mile OF
more away."-Case and Comment.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1915-12-17

tDoes your typewriter need repairs r.
nskad the meandering tinker as he en-
tered the Office.
sTt would seem So replied the en-
ployer. .She has just gone across the
street to consult dentist" Philadel-
phia Ledger.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1915-12-17
Sacred Elephants.

A white elephant is regarded sacred
In Siam. and when one dies it has a
funeral grander than that accorded to
princes. Buddhist priests off1ciate, and
thousands of devout Siamese men and
women follow the deceased animal to
the grave. Jewels and offerings repre-
senting much wealth are buried with
the elephant.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1915-12-17
Prattv cIauar Ida

"How do you manage to turn away
SO many applicants for positions In the
chorus without hurting their feelings"
"Oh. l tell them they are too pretty;
that the star wants to be the only
handsome woman in the company
st. Louis Post Dispatch.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1915-12-17
Nervous Women.

When the nervousness is caused
by constipation. as is often the case,
you will get quick relief by taking
Chamberlain's Tablets. These tab
let's also improve the digestion OBJ
tainable everywhere.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1915-12-17
Liven Up Your Torpid Liver.

To keep your liver active use DR..
Kings New Life Pills. They insure
good digestion, relive constipation,
and tone up thewhole system keep
your eye clear and your skin fresh
and healthy looking. Only 25c at
your Druggist.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1915-12-17
NaturalIv.

"a fellow doesn't have to be rich to
enjoy life"
mo, he doesn't have TO be. but the
chances are that he prefers to be-
Detroit Free Press.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1915-12-17

Sport-I say. old chap. can you let
me have two tives for a ten? Long
Sure. Here they are. Short-Thanks.
I'll hand you the ten in day or 50.
indianapolis Star
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1915-12-17
Good For Constipation.

Chamberlain's Tablets are excel
TENT for constipation. They are
pleasant to take and mild and gentle
in effect. Obtainable everywhere.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1915-12-17
The Dancer.

II am half afraid to try this new
scalp tonic"
"Why are you afraid?"
1T is really a hair raising expert
ment. you know Baltimore Ameri.
can.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1915-12-17

To have failed is to have striven; TO
have. striven Is to have grOwn--Malt-
Bile d. Babcock.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1915-12-17

What you lose today you cannot gain
tomorrow. Ruskin.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1915-12-17
Marrlaoe Licenses.

Howard M. Beaver and Stella
M Burns, both of Leeds.
George William Shade, of Rising
SIM. and Mrs. Sarah r Wright, OF
Norristown, Pa
James d. Lowry and Gertrude
Mann, both of FIX Mills.
Cletus J Royd, Of Newark. Del
and Ethel NJ Howard, of Iron
Hill.
William IS. Evars, Trustee and
Committee, to Martha NJ. Miller,
so acre property in Third district,
$500.
Keys and Miller Lumber Com
pany to James Braywood and
Jacob Wallace. property on Clint
on street, Elkton. $3.50.
J Howard 1riest and wife and
Ernest s Rowland TO Willard Il.
Bannister, property at Liberty
Grove, $40 and other consider
ations.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-05-21

side of a Ford engine, viewed from
the front, by a pressed steel bracket
secured at three points. AS mo-
tor, it will develop a torque of about
45 ft-lb.; and the torque developed
at the engine shaft by means of the
selected gear ratio has been found ad-
eQuate to start Ford car under very
severe conditions of tight adjustment
| in the engine and cold weather. The
storage battery is carried on the right
hand running board of the car, and
is employed to accumulate current
while the car is in motion for supply
ing the starting and lighting system
when the car is at rest.
When the car has attained a speed
of about II miles per hour, the Gen
emotor, acting as a generator, devel-
ops an electromotive force sufficiently
high to overcome the normal voltage
Of the battery and permit charging to
take place. At this point, the reverse
current relay operates, closing the
circuit between the generator and bat
terry, and charging begins at low
rate, the current gradually increas-
ing as the speed of the car increases
to a maximum of slightly over 10
amperes. A suitable 26-tooth steel
.sprocket is mounted on the engine
shaft at the point where the crank is
ordinarily applied. A 13-tooth steel
pinion, mounted on the motor shaft,
drives this sprocket and this the en-
gine through a silent chain.
The main switch and reverse cur
rent relay are mounted in an enclosed
metallic case on top of the Genemo-
tor and are readily accessible. The
switch, which controls the motor, is
closed through a cam actuated by a
push rod extending through the dash
board of the car and terminating in a
knob conveniently located near the
steering wheel column. The reverse
current relay prevents current feed
ing back to the generator when the
latter is. operating at low speed or
when the engine is not running.
The lighting switch, mounted on the
dashboard at the right-hand side of
the spark coil as one sits in the car,
enables the side lights and tail light,
head lights, and tail light, or all, to
be thrown on or off. 1t is applica-
BILE either to the straight dash or the
new cowl hood on Ford cars.
The Genemotor is equally as SIM
pie and efficient in operation as it is
in design, and has successfully res
ponded to every test known for jIdg-
ing a self-starter. Any woman or
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-05-21
A NEW TOMATO ROT.
The Cause of Serious Losses
to Southern Tomato
Growers Found to
be a New FungouS
Disease.

Washington, d. c., May 17-Many
carloads of Florida tomatoes have
been injured or destroyed during the
past few months by a "black rot"
or "black speck" diesase which has
been more prevalent this season
than heretofore, although kltown
to have occurred in that state to
some extent for three or four years.
1t is reported from some sections
that the losses in the fields amount
ed to 80 per cent and that some large
fields were so completely infected as
to be almost worthless. In addi-
ton to the field losses, tomatoes
packed and shipped in an apparently
sound condition develop the rot in
transit and reach their destination in
such condition that they can not be
sold as irst-class stock. A Denver
commission house writes that prac-
tically every car that has arrived in
Denver this year has shown this dis
ease to quite an extent. The Cana
dian Government inspector reports
cars arriving there quite ruined.
The Department of Agriculture
has completed and published a tech
nical study of this trouble, extend
ing over three years. 1t finds that
the disease, which will be called the
Phoma rot, is new and not to be
confused with other tomato rots.
The fungus causing it is a parasite
belonging to a gems which includes
several serious fruit and tuber rots
and stem blights of other crops, but
occur mainly On tomatoesI though
under certain conditions it may at
tack potatoes. 1t occurs in the
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-05-21

fields, causing black specks on the
leaves, stems, and fruit. The fruit
spots enlarge and become very
black, with pin-point-like ppstules
filled with spores. Both green and
ripe tomatoes are affected, most of
the spots usually appearing at the
stem end. An important point
brought out by this study is that
the fungus seems to be unable to
attack ummutilated fruit. Some
injury, either by insects, bruises, or
natural cracks, must be present to
permit infection. 1t is possible
that in many instances where there
is little or no field infection the to-
matoes become injured during har-
vesting or packing and are infected
in the packing houses. 1t is likely
that by more careful handling and
the prompt destruction of all infect
ed material the loss during shipment
can be reduced. The disease will
not develop at a temperature of A
degrees Fahrenheit, or lower.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-05-21
HOW ELECTRICITY
STARTS YOUR AUTO
The New Genemotor for Ford
Cars Includes a Lighting
System.

Nearly every late model car is
equipped. with an electric self-starter
but very few people understand
how this little electric device works.
They press a button, or lever, and
the motor spins until the car starts
and they are satisfied with the re-
suits without investigating the cause.
A typical starting device for auto
mobiles is the new Genemotor for
Ford cars, which includes a generator
motor for starting the car and a COM
plete lighting system from the same
source. A description of how this
novel device operates will be typical,
as they all work on the selfsame prin-
ciple.
The mechanism of the system con-
gists of a single electrical unit, wound
for - volts, which operates as a gen.
orator or a motor as the case may be,
! and the necessary accessories for at
taching to and operating on the Ford
ear. In addition. a siX-cell, 42-am-
mere hour battery is included. The
nYtfit thus combines the functions of
q generator which furnishes the prl-
mary current required for starting
the car and operating the head, side
and tail lights, as well as those of a
motor for spinning the engine.
ANY electrical generator can be
sod as an electric motor by passing
current through it. When the car Is
TSnning the tiny generator is busy
nroducing current which is stored in
The battery carried on the running
hoard, When the battery is fully
charged the generator is automatical-
" cut out and runs idle until more
current is needed for the battery.
when the car is to be started current
= Drawn from the battery and sent
through the field and armature OF the
Generator, thus changing it into a mo-
for which spins the engine,
~ The generator-motor is fully en-
closed. about 10 in long overall, in.
diameter and weighs about 81 10, It
IS supported rigidly on the rlght-nand
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-05-21
A GOOD HINT ON
ROAD REPAIRING.
How Sand-Clay Roads Are
Kept Up In Other
Sections.

An exchange located in a county
that has roads similar to those in
Putnam county says:
IN several parts of the county
especially excellent results have been
had from split-log dragging the
roads just after a rain, and before
the road gets dry. This has made
the roads smooth and comfortable to
travel over; and now that farmers
generally are buying automobiles,
they will appreciate the economy of
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-05-21
Chicken Thief Mrote Verse.

After cleaning out a chicken coop in
Birmingham, Ala, the chicken thief
left the following note: Lord, have
mercy on my soul, how many chickens
have stole, last night and the night
before coming back tonight and get,
25 more; remember coming back to-
night"
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-05-21
Don't Take Ouinine

Racks the nerves and causes deaf
ness. MendenhalTs Chill and Fever
Tonic does not effect the head like
quinine, is favored with "Sweet
Spices" so hildren love to take it.
No Cure No Pay at ]. H. HaIghton.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-05-21

child can manipulate it. The motor
starts instantly when the switch rod
is pushed forward to make the switch
contact, and the switch automatically
opens when the push rod is released.
Having ample power, it spins the Ford
engine at high speed, assuring GER
tainty of starting under very severe
conditions. ii
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-05-21
having the roads level.

One team can split-Iog drag five
miles of road in one day. and three
horses and one man will do the work
comfortably-if the man knows how
to do it at all.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-05-21

Will cure your Rheumatism
Neuralgia, Headaches, Cramps,
Collie, Sprains, Bruises, Cuts and
Burns, Old Sores, Stings of Insects
Etc. Aatiseptic Anodyne, used in
ternally and externally. Price 25c.