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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-03-23
AnimaIs tJaed 20 TEST Drugs.


Use is made by chemical manufac-
turers of various animals, such as
chickens, dogs, cats and frogs, to test
the efficacy OF drugs.
Ergotine. for instance, is tested on
chickens in IN extremely simple way.
Should it fail to turn a chickens
comb black. it is at once known by
the experimenter that the drug Is
worthless.
Dogs are used to test hashish. This
Is manufactured from female buds or
hemp, the male buds having no par
ticular medicinal value. Hashish ad-
ministered to dogs induces a peculiar
pathological condition If the drug is
correctly prepared, which is seen in no
other animal save man himself.
D.gitalis. the hearb stimulant, is best
tested on frogs. Injecting a drop Of
the drug into the stomach of the frog,
the chemist by means of the kymo-
graph or heart recording machine
studies the changes of the frogs heart
action. thus obtaining accurate knowl-
edge as to the effect of that particular
kind OF 1;gitalis. Exchange.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-03-23

"Hobson's choice" may best be
translated. that or nothing" Tobias
nobson was carrier and innkeeper
ut Cambridge. who erected the hand
some conduit there and settled 'seven
lays" of pasture ground toward its
maintenance But the story about
him, as told by the Spectator. is as
follows: He kept stable of forty
good cattle, always ready and fit for
travelling But when a man came for
a horse he was led into the stable,
where there was great choice, but was
obliged to take the horse that stood
nearest to the stable door, so that ey-
cry customer was alike we'll served.
according to his chance. and every
horse ridden with the same justice.
Milton wrote two quibbling epitaphs
upon this eccentric character.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-03-23

Why does a weather bureau Their
mometer show lower temperature in
hot weather than the thermometer at
the corner drug store? asks the Popu-
lar Science Monthly. When discrepan-
cies exist they are due chiefly 10 the
fact that the official thermometer is
installed in wooden cage, where 1t Is
open TO the air. but screened from both
direct sunshine and the heat reflected
from surrounding buildings, etc. Only
under such conditions does thermom-
eter measure accurately the tempera-
t,lle OF the air. A thermometer in the
sunshine becomes much hotter than
the air around It, and its reading SIM
ply tells us how hot the instrument is,
not how hot the air is. In large cities
the weather bureau thermometer is Of
ten installed on the roof Of high
building. where the temperatures differ
somewhat from those prevailing at the
street level The object sought in this
arrangement is to obtain record of
the natural temperature Of the locality
in general rather than the artificial
temperatures of the city.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-03-23
AERoNAUTIcS IN WARFARE.
Why Napoleon Did Not Favor the Use
of Observation Balloons.

1t is on record that the first employ
ment of aeronautics to observe the po-
sitions of an enemy were made during
the French revolution. 1t was a DR..
Coutelle who produced hydrogen gas
from the decomposition of water. He
had been interdicted the employment
Of sulphuric acid in this preparation,
as there was lack of sulphur for the
making of gunpowder.
DIR. Coutelle was ordered to put him
self at the disposal of General Jour-
dan, who commanded the army Of the
Sambre and Meuse. On presenting
himself to Duquesnoy, a commissioner
of the convention, that dignitary rose
in wrath. exclaiming: "a balloon, a
balloon in the camp! You look to me
like suspect 1 am going to begin by
having you shot"'
Coutelle returned to Paris, and his
balloons were afterward put to use at
Bonn. at Coblenz and at Andernach
At the last named place General Ber-
nadotte, the ancestor Of the present
reigning house of Sweden, was invited
to go up in balloon. NO" respond
ed that careful man. Il prefer the road
of the asses
There was a school of aerostation at
Meudon. which Bonaparte closed after
his return from Egypt AS nothing
could prevent other nations from u.s.
ing like air fliers, the balloons, he
claimed. might become an embarrass-
ment to all the armies. without any
special advantage to the French army
--Cri de Paris.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-03-23
Dawn and the Darkest Hour.

1.-THE darkest hour is just before
dawn" is an old English proverb which
Expresses more POLITICALLY the homelier
,dages, when things are at their
worst they soonest mend" when gale
highest boat is highest THE long
st day will have an end" after a
storm comes calm" and finds an
equivalent in other languages, as in
French, by dint of going wrong all
will come right" in Italian, I'LL is the
eve of WE'LL" in Persian, 1T is at the
larrowest part of the defle that the
ALLEY begins to open," and in Hebrew.
When the tale of bricks is doubled
loses comes"
That the nights, as rule, are dark
It just before dawn is doubtless true.
or the moon has then reached far on
0 the western horizon. while the sun
- still below the eastern horizon.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-03-23

Ric!.t Eer the Firat rime.

ore winter masquerade party was
given at New York, at which practi-
cally all the great musical lights in
tie country were present. Very few
knew who any of the others were, but
in some way Josef Hofmann, the ia
nous pianist, knew one of the dis
guised men to be leading musical
critic in the city. During the evening
the latter, grasping the hand of the
pianist, said:
II don't know who you are, but this
hand strikes me very much as the
hand of pianist"
"Quite right" answered Holman,
land it is the first time / have ever
known you to be right in a musical
criticism"
And as no one unmasked during the
evening the critic is still wondering
who said it.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-03-23
Sound Waves.

Science says that the loudness OF
sounds varies inversely as the square
of the distance. This is merely another
way of saying that If you walk three
times as far away from the source OF
the sound as you were before its loud
ness will not be third what it was,
but ninth Of what it was. for nine is
the square of three.
On the other hand, the density Of the
medium which conveys sound is very
important. On frosty night the air
is dense. One consequence Of this is
that an automobile runs better be-
cause the engine gets larger supplies
of oxygen. Another result is that
sounds are heard more loudly. How
ever, the report Of gun high up in
the mountains is like the sound of an
exploded firecracker.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-03-23
Why Is LIZ

Why is it that when there are two
swinging doors rs per cent of the peo
pie open the left hand door? Why don't
they open the right hand one?
Why is it that 60 per cent Of the PEG
pie walk on the wrong side or in the
middle of the sidewalk? why don't
they walk on the right side?
Why is it that so per cent of the peo-
Ole don't know how to turn a corner OF
enter a store? Why is it that they
keep close to the building when they
ought to be on the outside edge of the
sidewalk to enter as they should?
Why is it that people will stand like
this .. on the sidewalk and talk. Why
is it they will not stand like this
Thereby taking up one-half as much
space. Why is it?-Boston Post.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-03-23
Father of Enaliah Poetry,

The first English bard to attain last
ing fame was Godfrey Chaucer. who
was born In London about 1910. 1.-The
father of English poetry" was the
son of a vintner named John Chau
Ger and in his youth served the king
as soldier and was taken prisoner by
the French. The English king paid
$50 for his ranspm. which was quite a
high price for a poet. Chaucers most
celebrated work. THE Canterbury
Tales" was written between 1873 and
400. 1t consists of series of tales
supposed to have been told by a com
pany of pilgrims to the shrine of St.
Thomas a Beckett at Canterbury. and
in its pages we get such pictures of
English life and ways of thought as
are found nowhere else.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-03-23
The Baryphone is a new invention

The BaryphOne is new invention
which is on fair way of revolution
izing the telephone system. AS is
we'll known, the American telephone
is often very unsatisfactory, but the
drawbacks are wholly eliminated by
the Baryphone, which makes CONVEX
sations on the longest distances just
as clear as on short circuits, as the
sound is carried to both ears and all
noise excluded. Persons hard of
hearing, who hitherto lave been pro-
hibited from using the telephone,
can now use it with he aid of the
Baryphone, which also will permit
two persons to hear the message
without the use of double telephone.
The Baryphone is the only simple,
practical and effective sound intensi-
fer in existence and is inoomparah1y
superior to all others specially as it
leaves the hand free for annotations
during the conversation. See tho
ad. elsewhere.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-03-23
State of Ohio, City of Toledo.

LuCdS COUNTY, BS.
Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he
Is senior partner of the firm of F. j..
Cheney & Co., doing business in the
City Of Toledo, County and State afore-
said, and that said firm will pay the
sum of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for
each and every case of Catarrh that
cannot be cured by the use of HALL'S
CATARRH CURE. FRANK ]. CHENEY
Sworn to before me and subscribed
in my presence, this 9Th day of Deem
Der. A. D. 1885, A. w. GLEASON,
(SeaD e. Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken intern
ally and acts through the Blood on the
Mucous Surfaces of the System. Send
for testimonials. free.
F. ]. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by all Druggists, tie.
Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-03-23
Rank FOOliShness.

You occasionally see it stated that
colds do not result from cold wealth
er. That is rank foolishness. Were
It true colds would be as prevalent
in midsummer as in midwinter. The
microhe that causes colds f1ourishes
n damp. cold weather. To get rid
of a cold take Chamberlain Cough
Remedy. It is effectual and is high
~ recommended by people who
have used it for many years as oc-
casion required, and know it's real
value. Obtainable everywhere.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-03-23
Spring Colds Are Dangerous.

Sudden changes of temperature
and underwear bring spring colds
with stuffed up head, sore throat and
general cold symptoms. A dose of
DR.. Kings New Discovery is sure re-
lief, this happy combination of anti
septic balsams clears the head,
soothes the irritated membranes and
what might have DeUn lingering
cold is broken up. Don't stop treat
ment when relief is first felt as half
cured cold is dangerous. Take DR..
Kings New Discovery till your cold
is gone. ]
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-03-23
MuddIed Thinking.

1t would be foolish to say that a dy-
namo and an electric light are the same
thing. that green apples is term syn
onymous with indigestion, that an ar
chitect's plans are the same thing as a
completed building or that sex attrac-
ton is but another name for the social
institution called the family. In the
same way it is an evidence Of muddled
thinking to maintain that being good is
the same thing as being religious
Bernard |: Bell in Atlantic.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-03-23
Bad Colds From Sudden Changes

Spring brings all kinds of weather
and with it comes colds and the re-
vival of winter coughs and hoarse-
ness. DR.. Bells Pine-Tar-H Honey
will head off a new cold or stop the
old one, the soothing balsams relieve
the sore throat and heal the irrita-
ted tissues. Get bottle to-day and
start treatment at once. At your
druggist, rs. Formula on the bot
tie.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-03-23
RrevitY.

Robert Louis Stevenson was a close
student of style and has left more than
one interesting discussion of the tech
nique of writing. In letter to R. A.
M. Stevenson. dated October. 1888, he
says:
''There is but one art-to omit! Oh,
if l knew how to omit would ask no
other knowledge! A man who knew
how to omit would make an 'Iliad' Of
daily paper"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-03-23
How to Prevent Group.

When the child is subject to at
tacks of Group, see to it that he eats
a light evening meal, as an ever
loaded stomach may bring on an at
tack, also watch for the first symp-
and give Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy as soon as the
child becomes hoarse. Obtainable
everywhere.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-03-23
Why Ammonia Cleans Clothes

Ammonia. the great spot remover of
the American people, is really gas
dissolved in water 1t belongs to the
alkali family. and on account of its
mineral origin is the foe of all oils and
grease. which explains the easy way
it disposes of spots that soap and wa
ter cannot affect.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-03-23
Sign OF Good Digestion.

When you see a cheerful and
happy old lady you may know that
she has good digestion. If your
digestion Is impaired or if you do
not relish your meals take dose of
Chamberlain's Tablets. They
strengthen the stomach, improve the
digestion and cause a gentle move
ment of the bowels. Obtainable
everywhere.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-03-23

If you will subscribe to The Mid
land Jouranl or renew your subscrip-
ton at once we will include four
standard magazines, all one year, for
only IS cents extra. WRITE OR
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-03-23

II thought she knew your"
II expect she does | was engaged
to her ut enc time
"But she snubbed your
Yes: you SEQ. she threw me over,
and then didn't take to drink
Philadelphia Inquirer.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-03-23

There is nothing that will give any
more pleasure for so long a time for
so little money as the four monthly
magazines we send our subscribers.
Are you getting these magazines? If
not, write or telephone us.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-03-23

Do you know that free dress
pattern is included with the club OF
our magazines that we are giving
in combination with The Midland
Journal for only rs cents extra.
Send your order by mail or phone US.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-03-23

If your subscription TO The Mid
land Journal is due better pay up
now and get year subscription to
our club of four magazines. You
are entitled to a year subscription
to these four magazines If you will
send in your renewal to The Midland
Journal and pay 25 cents extra.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-03-23

You can get four standard mag
azines one year for 20 cents extra by
renewing your subscription to The
Midland Journal.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-03-23

By subscribing to The Midland
Journal now you get $1.35 worth
of magazines for only rs cents extra.
The magazines are all high class and
will make valuable addition to the
library of any home, We want to
call your attention also to the free
dress pattern that is given to each
subscriber.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-03-23
Forqetfui.

us Bronson as forgetful as ever?"
More so. Why. that fellow has to
look himself up in the directory every
night before he goes home from bust
ness. Forgets his address,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-03-23
improved the Opportunity

TT4'i'I VVCU sIIS OPPVI NNIIIHy'
I'm sorry l asked the girl to clean
The typewriter"
why
''She took fifteen minutes to clean
the type and two hours to manicure
her finger nails afterward. Louis
vile Courier-Journal
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-03-23

Always press silk under a piece OF
muslin to prevent the silk from be.
coming hard and crackly. First damp
en- the muslin and use a moderately
hot iron till the muslin is quite dry.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-03-23
OUR FEARFUL FIRE LOSSES.
Most of Them Are Caused by untidi-
ness and Carelessness.

Most Of Them Are Caused by Untidi-
ness and Carelessness.
The fire loss in the United States is
about $25OO00 a day, or an aggregate
Of $750,OO0,O0O a year. Careful obser-
walton from detailed statistics compil-
ed on the subject shows that most Of
this loss would be prevented by the OBJ
Eervation of reasonable precautions,
particularly In the direction Of more
tidiness. Sixty-five per cent of all fires
take place in homes, and cases show
that 80 per cent Of all fires are due to
carelessness, ignorance or both.
The 65 per cent occurring in homes,
it is readily shown, would never occur
if persons had taken reasonable care
in respect to tidiness. Rubbish is the
chief cause, and rubbish does not
necessarily mean the accumulation of
paper and things of that character in
and around buildings. but the unneces-
sary accumulation of old furniture,
magazines, carpets, supplies Of all
kinds in cellars and attics which ac-
cumulate dust and lie there for years.
What applies to the home in respect
to rubbish is true to marked degree
in many business premises. Just lit
tie thought and the expenditure Of a
little time along these lines generally
would greatly reduce the fire loss The
absence of fire eXtinguishers in the
average home or business premises Is
serious omission. Careless handling
Of matches, careless use of oil, the &C.
emulation of oily rags and waste ma
terial and a host of small matters like
these are the causes of great many
fires and great deal of loss.-Lumber
Trade Journal
How They Are Saluted.
Salute to the national flag, the presi-
dent and ex-president of the United
States and the presidents or sovereigns
E foreign states, twenty-one guns;
lice president Of the United States and
foreign ambassadors, nineteen guns;
the president of the senate, speaker Of
the house of representatives, cabinet
officers. chief justice, governors within
their respective states or territories,
governors general of foreign states,
rivil governors of the Philippine Is
ands, general of the army, admiral of
the navy and same ranks in foreign ar
mics and navies, seventeen guns; Unit
ed States and foreign ministers pleni-
potentiary. vice governor of the Philip
pine Islands, assistant secretaries of
war or navy. lieutenant general or ma
ior general commanding the army and
corresponding ranks In the navies, if
Teen guns; ministers resident, major
generals, rear admirals and correspond
ing ranks in foreign armies and navies,
thirteen guns; charge d'affaires, briga-
.lier generals and corresponding ranks
IN foreign armies and navies, eleven
,uns: consuls general, nine guns.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-03-23

1t requires very little trouble to find
fault That is why there are so many
critics. - Holmes.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-03-23
MarriaDa I.icenses.

Herman G. Clark and Florence
Davis, both of Elk Mills.
Erven R. Craig and Martha Tay-
lor, both of Earleville.
Lew Wallace Kenney and Nellie
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-07-21
DENTISTS.
"You shouldn't be here" he said
CHIROPODlSTS

"You shouldn't be here" he said.
''The town is close by
Il don't care said the colt; and he
tore on. Right on through the town
he went. He had not been in town
in all his life, and the noise and the
sight of all the men made him feel
quite mad He tore here and there,
while men and boys ran to catch him
and threw stones, and cried out at
him, all UP and down the streets.
At last in a great sheet of glass, he
saw what he thought was young
colt, and he ran up to ask it what he
should do, and how he could get back
to the moor. Of course it was not a
| colt, but his own self that he saw i'll
| the glass.
The glass cut him when he dashed
at it, and he fell down. And then he
was caught.
why, this is my young colt off the
moor" said a man who just came UP
These are his tricks, are they? He
must have a great clog of wood tiet
to his feet then"
So he was led back, with his heaC
cut and his feet sore, and he had tx
stump back from spot to spot with
clog tied to his feet. He did not say
Il don't care" then.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-07-21
ARTS LOST CHAMPION.
Written for The Catholic Bulletin by
DR.. James Henderson,

He painted the woods with golden
hue,
His banners bright on the headland
flew;
Wherever his brush with it's silken
hair
Silver skein - touched, there was
beauty there,
And the sun brought out thro' the
dreamy day
The thought of the artist who Jared
our way;
But not for long did his deft hand
show
Yellow and gold, and the tan below;
Beeches and naples in flames grew
And crimson tipt as we gazed over
head
Reverent day in her beauty came,
The fair witch unused, and she saw no
blame;
His work is as true as the sky,
cried she;
| From larches to frond of the maple
tree:
| l haven't word but I'd give in praise;
| I've sought the wood and have Jared
the ways. -....s. .s.4.4
| Hills and hollows and sleepy glen
I've sought for a flaw but, his work S
a GEM"
And so we too who are drinking in
The beauty of vale, and the hooks
where spin
The spiders their webs thro' the
brooding haze,
Are strong in the magic artists praise
He came last year. and, perhaps this
fall
Well get peep at his methods all,
For they say he paints when the moor
is bright,
And hoar-frost hangs on the bush a
night;
And only the work of his brush come
When the fervent sun puts the mist
to rout.
Deft old champion of arts lost art
Painting the woods like a fairies
mart;
Old Greybeard of the brush and pot,
Busy in some nook like as not!