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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-10-28
WHAT THE PACKER WANTS.

The butcher pig weighing not over
27O pounds is the most profitable AMI
NAL for both producer and killer. Tne
reason is the same that won popu-
larity for the heavyweight steer; pub
lie taste has changed. Not many
years ago we paid a premium OF as
much as 81 a hundred-weight for big.
heavy hogs. known as French fat
backs, from which we got a back
weighing forty five or fifty pounds;
but they are not wanted now, even
by the French. Another cause OF
butcher pig popularity is the enor-
nous increase in consumption OF
fresh pork. Retailers want a loin
weighing ten or twelve pounds, and
no heavier, and to furnish this 300
pounds must be the maximum weight
of the live hog. We find that these
medium weights are the hea'thiest.
They rarely show tuberculosis, the
bulk of condemnations being excess
sive weights. Growers marketing
medium weights sell them at seven to
eight months old, reducing the loss
and making a quick turn. Hog rails
ers aiming at maximum results will
produce this grade. but they must be
matured to top the market. Any
thing weighing 200 to $50 pounds
sometimes stretch it to 300-will
fill the bill, but a square back and
good finish are essential to top price
getting.-Mr. Cooper, in Breeders
Gazette.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-10-28

bauchery, disease, and the wreck fol-
lows. The Jewellers are in the bushes
along the pathway of every successful
man and woman and they bag the ma
jority.
Only now and then can man stand
out against these ''levelers" and hold
his fortune, fame and health to the
end.
So the Creator has use for Whisky,
Tobacco and Coffee to level down the
successful ones and those who show
signs of being successful, and keep
them back in the race, so that the great
field" (the masses) may not be left
too far behind.
And yet we must admit that same all
wise Creator has placed 1t in the pow
er of man to stand upright, clothed in
the armor of clean cut, steady mind
and say unto himself, 81 decline to ex-
change my birthright for a mess Of
potage.
II will not deaden my senses, weak
en- my grip on affairs and keep myself
cheap, common and behind In fortune
and fame by drugging with whisky.
tobacco or coffee; life is too short. 1t
is hard enough to win the good things,
without any sort of handicap, so man
is certainly fool trader when he
trades strength, health, money, and the
good things that come with power. for
the half-asleep condition of the drug
ger with the certainty of sickness and
disease ahead.s
1t is matter each individual must
decide for himself. He can be lead
er and semi-goi IL lie will, or he can
go along through life drugged clown,
n cheap ''hewer of wood or carrier of
water"
Certain it Is that while the Great
Father of US all does not seem to
"mind" if some of His children are
foolish and stupid. He seems to select
others perhaps those He intends for
some special work. and allows them to
he thresned aud castisateu niosL Lear
fully by these Jewelers.
II a man tries flirting with these lev
elers awhile, and gets few slaps as
hint, he had better lake the hint or
a good solid blow will follow.
When a man tries to live upright,
clean, thrifty, sober, anI undrugged,
manifesting as near as he knows what
the Creator intends he should, happi-
ness, health and peace seem to come
to him. Does it pay!
This article was written to set peo-
pie thinking. to rouse the "God with
in" for every highly organized man
and woman has Zines when they feel
a something calling from within for
them to press % the front and .sbe
about the Fathers business" don't
mistake if: the spark of the Infinite
is there and it pays in every way,
health. happiness. peace. and even
worldly prosperity, to break off the
habits and strip clean for the work
cut out for us.
1t has been the business II the writ
er 10 provide practical and easy way
for people TO break away from the
coffee habit and be assured of a return
to health and all of the good things
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-10-28

pasture do not neglect to give them
sufficient grain ration to bring
about the greatest development of
bone and muscle. but do not make
them fat. The result of few years
1udicious selection will prove surpris-
ing to any one who has never had any
system in this matter.-Farm, Stock
and Home.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-10-28
ASPARAGUS LONG A FAvoRiTE,
Records Date Back Almost to Begin
nlna of Authentic History.

OF all food plants there is none
which has been SO long known or beer
possessed of so distinguished a line
age as the asparagus Its records
reach back almost to the beginning
OF authentic history, and It is men
toned by the comic poet Cratinus,
Wy died about 425 B. c. The Ro
mans held the vegetable in high es.
TEEN. The elder Cato wrote work
which is srill extant, DE re Rustica,"
and 1t treats at length of the virtues
and proper cultivation of asparagus.
Pliny, in his natural history, written
about go A. d., has much to say about
1t. He feelingly observes: "Of all
the products of your garden your chief
care should be asparagus" and he de-
votes several chapters to its many
good qualities and the best methods
OF raising it. He asserts that the soil
about Rayenna was so favorable to
its production that three heads grown
In that district had been known to
weigh Roman pound. This pound
seems to have been about equal to
eleven ounces in our day, so it would
apparently have taken four of the
stalks to have reached pound of our
weight.
The asparagus being essentially a
southern plant. it is possible that the
stock growing in Italy was of more
vigorous growth than that of our
northern cline. 1t is found all around
the shores OF the Mediterranean and
branches off into four or five distinct
species besides the one ordinarily
used for edible purposes.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-10-28
WORTH OF THE FARM BOY.

Some folks figure out what the farm
boy costs, but they do not seem to
think that he is worth the raising.
But ne is!
He brings the cows twice day, the
wood for night, and gathers the eggs
when We are all tired out from the
days work.
Forty times day he hears the call,
Johnny, run and get the hammer or
the auger" And he runs.
He never says word back when
folks call him "Bub' and tell him how
mo account boys are.
He is great big streak of sunshine
wherever he goes all over the farm.
He knows where all the hoes, axes,
timex people say he knows this be-
cause he scatters the tools around; but
it is not always so.
He keeps the rest of us from getting
old. We must keep thinking if we
aEswer the thousand and one ques-
lions he asks. and we must answer
them or die. for ne must know.
In short, the boy brings back two
dollars where he costs cent. If you
do not believe it. just wait till he is
gone and see what hole it makes in
the running of the farm. He fills a
gap that no amount of money can fill.
Instead of figuring how much the
boy costs, | think it is great deal
better to think how much he saves
Farmer Vincent in The Farm Journal.
SELECTION OF THE BROOD SOW.
The time is now at hand when an
intelligent selection of the sow can
be made from early litters, to replace
those that should be discarded. The
fastest growers, best feeders and
those having the best points can now
be seen. There may, however, be
good growers that are of too lazy and
sluggish a habit to ever make good
mothers. Then, too, You must be
sure that the hearing is perfect, as
lack of this quality is one Of the
causes of OVERLAPPING and killing the
young. and. furthermore. this defect
10 llhCly W NC lidhoihiltNh " ShC IN
spring. Always select with view to
uniformity of size. as an even bunch
of hogs appeals the strongest to the
buyer. In selecting bear in mind the
records of the dams as prolific and
good mothers. for this quality is
passed along from one generation to
another. Then, too, always select
those that come nearest to conform
ing to your view of the type, provid-
ing always that the animal is not
lacking in the qualities pointed out
above. The selection of the sow has
much to do with the uniformity Of
punches of feeders from year to year.
After the young sows are selected
separate them from the ones designed
Tor market. and when keeping on
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-10-28

by European countries. but the plan
which they have outlined for acquaint-
ing the Chinese with the merits of
Japanese wares is more complete and
systematic than anything which has
been done by other nations in Japan.
From U. S. Consul-General Bellows
Report.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-10-28

NoTE.-The following article has
been widely published and is one OF
the most remarkable Illustrations Of
the value of careful marshalling and
analysis of facts in presenting q sub.
5ect to the public
Jewelers..
The Mission og Whisky, Tobacco and
Coffee.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-10-28

In London the unusual heat OF the
last summer gave further vogue to
the straw hat. and made silk hats SO
unpopular that the factories dismissed
many of their Workmen,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-10-28

Many Strawberries from an Acre.
H. p. Woodwork of Westfield. VT,
has picked this year from a bed OF
less than an acre. 1000 quarts of
Strawberries. The picking season
lasted from June 90 until Aug. /.
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will give family
meal but
allow
milk
in
Of
or s.--Ha
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How About Ia king Cats?

They Destroy Our Friends the Birds and Do
Little Good.
By William B. Cary, Windsor, Conn

III IN
quixotc But little ex
bushes
to Of them
but If the
would
fact they loved
themselves
andb bushes to their
Much the loved
decided rid of the Friends
in Within
Buerds sought
glad of
children
the birds have multiplied
bough
of all
brds AS
effective
build shrubs and hedges
Ne Tribune.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-10-28

whip teno of little yellow monkeys"
which the Cossacks made
which
made prisoner of
possibility
the
mayd WestThe
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-10-28
What Shall We
Pay For Food?
BY. II. Herrick.

going to certain famous household
forced after mature consideration put down "a
apiece amount which family be
really well with this they will not be given mush
chickens ducklings
of game They
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-10-28
The Peculiarly Of
Japanese Patriotism

Japanese Patriotism
BY NObuSflige Ar11enon1ori.
of natives of all
certain things pecu
L n 1
These
his country taken Emperor and the Imperial ram
simply group
His forefaher
present
following
/.
2.
f.
S
g.
His fellow countrymen their and their
8
TO- Their descendants
Il. of occupied by his
bygone Will De
his
descend
of Empire OF
Japan-Atanic
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-10-28
The Real yellow Peril
NAPOLEON Had CoSsacl<S Mind When lie
Warned Europe Against Russia.
By David B. MacGregor.

when among of the Russians who not
hoping defeat of their inquired the
grounds of the Japanese
scarcely than the citation of Russa
one hundred thirty millions population, her possession
of the EARTH and the Cosacks
The usually with One Cossack
The Washington times., 1904-07-03
TR0TTING POPULAR
IN MERRIE ENGLAND

While up to within the past lew years
horse racing in England was confined
exclusively 10 the runners. the trotter
and PAGER are rapidly gaining in popu-
larity. and the harness race meetings
attract large crowds and share public
favor with the runners.
OF couse. the best harness perform
ers IA England are American-bred ami
mails, but number OF high class breed
ing establishments are now located
there. Among the most ardent admirers
or the harness horse In England are
Walter and Louis Winans. 70 whose in
terest and efforts the Introduction and
present popularity of the trotter and
PAGER In Great Britain are largely due.
The former is e chevalier Of the i'm
perial Russian order OF ST. Stanislaus.
In Surrender Park. located at Pluck
ley. Ashford. Kent. England. they own
the most extensive and best equipped
breeding and training plant in England.
modelled on the American idea and en-
bracing every modern arrangement for
the care and development of their
horses. Several race meetings are held
annually over the track at Surrender
Park.
financial resources are such as 10 enable
them TO indulge in the enjoyment Of
their pet sport TO an unlimited extent.
and through George II. Ketchum. owner
OF Cresceus. 2:02A. they have purchased
for export 10 England many fast Ameri-
can trotters and PAGERS.
Among the Amertcan-bred animals
which they have owned or still own are:
Fanny billiard. 2;O3A Passing Belle,
2:OSA Mocking Boy, 2:0S14: Tom Nolan.
2:OSSz Lake Erie, 2:1Sl4 Roy M, 2:f4Ik !;
Fides Stanton, 2;l5; Eddie l., 2:16A
Hope 2:1Sh: Little lobe. 2:l94; Black
stone. 2:2O. Surana, 2;20A. and Pastole.
2:2iiH
Wembley Park. London. Is another
trotting track where several successful
harness race meetings are held each sea-
son. a meeting held there recently hav-
ing proven the most successful ever
given ~ England.
Most Of the events are on the dash
order the distance varying from half
a mile TO two miles, the horses being
Handicapped according to their best
previous performances in England. In
stead of classifying them according TO
their records. as Is done ia this country,
they are handicapped from fifty TO 800
yards, having that much Of "A start over
the fastest ones, VINO must start from
the wire.
The Washington times., 1904-07-03
Old TIMER WINS
REVOLVER CUP
LieuenantFarrow OutShootS
the Youngsters.

''Thees many a good tune been play
ed oman old fiddle" This was again
demonstrated Ia the Center Market Arm
DRY rife gallery last evening. when
Lieut.. w NJ Farrow. who has beer
shootig Oh the various ranges Of the
world for twenty-five years or more,
won te Harris & Shafer silver. buck
horn trimmed cup from score OF
youngsters who might well call him
''granQoD.
He rlled up total Of 81 points. com
pletely outdistancing all rivals.
The up was won on December 8. 1902.
b. the District Revolver Association
from he Police Re -olver Club. by 2
score ( 457 10 367. II became the prop
erty the winning Team
Helpes the Sport
LastMarch # was decided to put the
cup upfor competition among the MEM
beers Ofthe District Association on each
month Capt. Sheridan Ferree won II
on Mach with - points. and again
on ApI with s.. Lieut.. F. w. Holt
won te trophy on May with a score
OF 81. nd 1t went To Capt Alexander
surnmes on June J. He made a record
score { s..
Las evening. the first Saturday in
July. a the previous winners and lots
OF othes lined up before the buns-eyes
and She as best they could. Lieutenant
FarroR had the best score and was
awarde the cup. which he Is entitled 10
hold uIil the first Saturday IN August.
The ompetitoTs used the regular g.
caliber military revolver and stood
twenty ards from the targets.
The Washington times., 1904-07-03
RuSSia's Big Wrestler
Too Much for Jenkins

LONDON. July s.-The interest which
IS felt here In wrestling matches was
shown last night when Royal Albert
Hall proved too small 10 accommodate
the crowd which gathered TO see the
match for the championship OF the world
between Tom Jenkins. OF America. and
the Russian. Hackensehmidt. champion
Of All Europe
The American cOlors were trailed IN
the dust. the Russian winning In straight
falls
Long before the hour set for the
match TO begin. the hall was Jammed 70
the doors. and the police had TO be
called on 10 prevent overcrowdins.
American in Good Shape.
jenkins was the first of the pair TO
put in an appearance. and he was warm
~ greeted. He stripped IN magnificent
shape. although a trihe drawn abour the
shoulders. The Russian followed him
shortly, and he oveTshadowed the Amer
lean. being larger = every way and
many pounds heavier.
The agreement provided for clash
at catch-as-catch-ean all holds allowed,
and after adding for a moment or two.
they grappled IN the center Of the mat.
Back and forth. 10 and fro they strug-
gled. first the American and then the
other having the advantage, only 10 sase
IT by snappy work on the part Of hts
opponent.
Twice Hackenschmidt had the Ameri-
can iu chancery, but the latter WAS game
and just as IL seemed he must go 10 the
floor, he Squirmed free Finally. they
went 10 the mat together with the Rus
sian on top. jenkins apparently realized
The Washington times., 1904-07-03
TIMELY SLUGGING WAS
TOO MUCH FOR SIXTH

Timely hits and superior base running
was responsible for the victory which
the Foundry team won from the Sixth
on the White Lot ellipse yesterday after
noons<s to 2.
Foundry played an .errorIess game. and
its fielding and team work was great 1t
Is going to try out with the Wilson's
tomorrow. and the fans will see what
kind OF material IL is made Of That
game. with the one to be played on the
hill. VIII serve hundreds OF people. who
will not be able to get out OF town to
spend their Fourth. and both games are
expected to be good ones.
Harries pitched against Dutch" Kin
ney for Foundry the h9nors being about
evenly divided. Kinney had the better
support
Several times in the course OF the game
the support that was given HarrIes was
Of the mean sort. ard showed a yellow
streak. With proper support the score
would have been closer at the end OF the
game
The Washington times., 1904-07-03

that he was in a hard place and did his
best TO save himself
Superior Drawn eventually told, how
ever. and eSa etly twenty minutes and
thirty-seven seconds after they had been
introduced the big Russian jammed
both shoulders Of his opponent squareIy
down upon the mat, scoring the first
fall
Both men We're loudly cheered. the
American especially coming in for warm
praise for his plucl<y struggle against
odds. The betting, which had been 10
on Hackenschmidt. now shortened.
and offers Of ! 20 that he would win
the match and 10 that he would win
in straight falls went begging.
In Faster Time.
They came together for the second
skirmish. after the US laI interval. and
Jenkins Immediately assumed the ag-
gressive. Hackenschmidt acted on the
defensive for ten inmates, and then.
noting that Tom was beginning to get
tired, he set 10 work TO end the match.
He finally caught the American and
swung him 10 the fioo., and shortly
afterward pressed both shoulders down.
winning the bout and match. The last
fan was secured in fourteen minutes
twenty-seyen seconds
Hackenschmidt, besides acquiring the
title Of champion OF .Se worlc," won
the purse OF $4,000 and the side bet OF
81 30 Both men weG@ tired at the con-
elusion OF the bout, although the Rus
sian was in much the better trim.
Jenkins viii ask for a return match,
and Hackenschmidt's manager said that
he will get IL all right.
The Washington times., 1904-07-03

At the order from the umpire 10 play
ball there was a shout from about four
thousand people on the Mount Pleasant
grounds yesterday when the Gurley-
Fourth game. which was one OF the
best OF the season. was begun. The
game was won by the Fourths by Z to p
This victory for the Fourths with such
a score showed the fans that there is
not much hope that they Will lose the
brilliant lead they have taken, and, in
deed. ii is hard to tell whether they will
lose another game this season. Their
mettle will be fully tried Monday with
the Guntons. who are looked upon as the
second best in the league, and II the
Guntons have poor success the only
hope lies with the Wilson's
Yesterdays game gave the fans plenty
of sensational plays and good batting.
and made them feel that they were
having a good time. The game was
well fielded and some batting was done
by the Fourths. but the boys from
Gurley were unable to connect with
Cunningham's delivery and a good many
of them either swung wildly at the air
or were thrown out by the brilliant in
held OF the EOurths
The Washington times., 1904-07-03
SADDLE TROTT|INNIG
RECORD BROKEN
Billings Rode Charlie Mac
Mile in 2::15 II.

CLEVELAND. Ohio. July before a
crowd OF $500 people. C. K G. Billings.
today rode Charlie Mac. trotting mile
in 2:15lz. reducing not only the world s
amateur record OF 2:1751, made by Char
lie Mac a week ago. but also the world 5
professional record of 2:15%, held by
Mcleod for twenty-sevef years.
The quarters were 0:3s. 1:o6lz. 1904.
2;15Ik
Lou Dillon today equaled her mark
OF 2:04 10 wagon. made a week ago. bat
she could not overcome the wind.
George c., the California trOtter.
which has been in training at Glen
VILE for two months. and which is
hailed as the coming horse. broke his
California record OF 2;l21s today and
placed IL at 2;0724 George G. was driven
by J. L. Albertson.
The Washington times., 1904-07-03
LONDON NEEDS TEACHERS.

LONDON. July ITO bring the church
schools in London TO the level OF the
old board schools in respect OF staff
1000 certihcated teachers were needed.
said the Rev. Prebendary Hobson at the
National Society's annual conference in
London
Five hundred were needed I'm what
they called the London board schools.
and in the whole country from $1,000 TO
10000. either now or il the very near
future
The Washington times., 1904-07-03

on bases Foundry. 3: Sixth. s. First
base on bails-On Kinney. /; off Har-
ries. 4. Struck Out-By Kinney 6; by
Harries. Three-base hit-Cheseldine.
TWO-base hit-Bryan. Sacrifice hits
Herbert. 2. Stolen base-Herbert. Dou-
bic play--Clements TO Harveyeutter 10
Randall Hit by pitcIer-By Harries. l.
Passed bail-Le Foe. Umpire-Mr. Belts.
The Washington times., 1904-07-03

Two-base hits-Atkinson. Three base
hits-Kiag. BeAll. First base on balls
on Cunningham. 2; of Harring. ?.
First on eTrOrs-FoUrths, ,; Gurley, 3
Left on bases-Fourths. Z: Gurley, T.
Sacrifice nits-Bishop. King Harring.
Stolen bases-AtchisCu. hughes. Wyn-
koOp. Struck out-By Cunningham. 3.
by Harring, 2 Double playg-Warman
TO AtchisOn 20 King; Harr!ng 10 Clear
10 Hughes TO Xander. Passed balls
BeaM. !. T-mpire-Gass. Time OF game
i nour ard = minutes
The Washington times., 1904-07-03
Copyright. 1904. by George William
Daley)

>
Whenever I read in the papers OF
the sour. cross-grained way these here
Brooklyn preachers is a-kiekin against
Sunday ball In that place / always get
TO wonderin' whether maybe some of
en- amt the same guys that played
in the memorable game o. the Briggs
town Methods conference against the
Rriggstow1l Baptist Seminary one
Fourth o. July mornin' the first season
made my big name in the Corndrop-
pers' League.
You know I've always said that wo-
men an baseball don't mix. an no
more do preachers an baseball. o.
course, there may be exceptions.
knew one woman that did understand
baseball, and Reggie Van Rensselaer,
was put into college to make minis
ter out o. him. That's what his guy nor
iondly hoped. but after Reg had shut
out a league nine once they flashed
big money in front of him, and fine
pitcher was saved to- the profession
He'd made a bum preacher. too. be-
cause when things don't go his way
or balls an strikes he uses awful talk
to the umpire. an who knows but what
he might a-cut loose some day In the
pulpit in the same way an druv every
body out o. church,
1t Was July 3.
'Wen, Lamp Hymes an me was just
windin UP our supper one night-the
third OF July 1t was-when the Alfalfa
House bootblack come in an give US a
card an says gentleman wanted to
see the best pitcher an keicher OF the
Alfalfas In the hotel parlor
Il never 20 In the hotel parlor, an
asked why the guy didn't go iii the
barrOom.
AT that Boots he grinned an turned
over the card. an it says:
The Washington times., 1904-07-03
NOTES on THE GAME.

Degherty. the marine. can be styled
the .'Delehanty OF the Capital City
Lesue." when Hursberger Is not In the
boxagainst him He usually gets a
tisrs or four sacker each time up. Yes
terry he got three ozone sandwiches
witlut mustard.
The Washington times., 1904-07-03
Sunday School League standing.
Mondays Games.

A M-Foundry VS.. Wilson. White
House Ellipse.
P. NM. Vernon VS.. Wesley. White
House ElliDse
A. M.-Gunton VS.. Fourth Fourteenth
Street and Lydecker Avenue.
p Mint Pleasant Methodist vs. St.
Stephens, Fourteenth Street and Ly-
decker Avenue.