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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-11-10
Alfalfa Dodder.

Dodder is one of the worst enemies
of alfalfa and those of our readers
who expect to seed alfalfa this fall
should not buy seed except on a
guarantee that it is free from dodder
Seed Buy only from guarantee, from
firms who are reliable firms, who are
willing to give you such and who have
a reputation to uphold
Dodder is parasitic plant It
grows from seeds. The largest dod-
der seeds are about the size of the
smallest alfalfa seeds, consequently 1t
is possible to separate them by means
of screaming. The twenty-mesh screen
will separate nearly all dodder seed.
but it will also. take out small alfalfa
seers. This, however, may be consid-
cred as an advantage rather than a
disadvantage. although since alfalfa
seed is high one must be a little
careful. 1t is much better to buy pure
seed and pay good price for it than
to buy poor stuff at lower price and
try to clean it at home.
As has been stated, dodder grows
from seeds, but just as soon as it
comes out of the ground it twines its
long. yellowish, tendril-like stems
around the stems of the alfalfa,
throws suckers into the tissues OF the
latter and through these suckers OBJ
tains its food. AS soon as dodder is
well established it loses its connection
with the soil and lives entirely as a
parasite upon the alfalfa. There are
great many different species of dod-
der. The one that commonly attacks
alfalfa is cuscuta epithymum.
After dodder once gets foothold
in a field it is almost impossible to
eradicate the pest without blowing
up the alfalfa and planting the land
to corn or small grain for number
of years. This. however. is too ex-
pensive. 1t costs from Sc to $40 per
acre to get stand of alfalfa, and
consequently 1t is highly desirable to
have it last at least six or seven
years, if not more, which can be done
if proper treatment is given the land
from year to year 1t is. therefore.
very important to be careful when
purchasing alfalfa seed and see to il
that no dodder seeds are introduced -
Twentieth Century Farmer.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-11-10
Profitable Cattle Feeding.

The experience of a good cattle
feeder is worth much to those who are
not entirely familiar with the business
of feeding. Mr.. Arnold of Wisconsin.
is such feeder and recently gave
some of his own experience. He is a
great believer in the balanced ration,
and duly apportions his feeding stuffs
with protein and fatforming foods,
making sure that the latter is not in
excess of protein. In his address he
says:
From my experience l have proved
that I can make 960-ib steers in 16
months that will sell for top-notch
feeder with an average grain feed of
four pounds per day. thus costing me
for grain alone (grain at percent
pound) $18 This steer brings 5000
and leaves me balance of $500 for
milk and roughage.
I'm case he is finished he weighs
1900 pounds and brings me $72. He
has cost me eight pounds OF. ground
feed and oats per day, or $36. leaving
me $50 for milk and roughage. This
pays better than a gold mine, at least
the average gold mine.
Can this be kept up for another
year? We will see. Even suposing
this two and a half-pound daily grain
can be kept up for another year, they
would weigh 2100 pounds. This is
too heavy for the market, and will
cost too much feed. Steers of this
weight would bring about cents per-
haps, or sos, of $33 more than the
16-months steer. 1t takes a great
stretch of the Imagination for man
to think there is money in keeping a
2-year-old steer on full feed for year
for $33
The 16-months-old steer brings
$43.60 if not finished, $72 if finished
and the food of the smaller and young
er steer has certainly cost less than
the older and larger steer, for the
reason that the animal is young. de-
velops more muscle, and it's powers
of digestion and assimilation are bet
ter. Indiana Farmer.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-11-10

dent in every sense of the word.
The Sunbonnet Boss is the way her
employees refer to her, and it is with
a sense of pride that the men employed
at her mine tell visitor that their
superintendent is a woman, and 1t is
with no intent of discourtesy that they
use the pseudonym Sunbonnet Boss.
Mrs. Morgan a few weeks ago or
ganized the Togo Mining Company and
began working in an old abandoned
mine on the Rob Roy lease, two and
one-half miles southeast of Joplin. The
mine was originally known as the
Dugan Diggins. Mining was carried
on at depth Of eighty feet, and after
few successful months operation at
the Dugan Diggins was declared OF.
The property was abandoned.
1t was not only abandoned, but 1t
was condemned. Most any miner who
knew the ground would volunteer the
information that there was nothing
there. 1t was "pockety,' according to
their explanation. The one big pocket
Of ore had been worked out and moth
ing remained.
But women have NO given rules for
doing things. They do not reason as
do men, and the haphazard manner in
which Mrs Morgan selected her field
of operations perhaps is responsible
for her protoplast success. But the
permanent success which has attend
ed her mining operations may be at
tributed only to the fact that her
executive ability is excellent and to
the fact that she is at the mine almost
every minute in the day.
When Mrs. Morgan first went to the
old Dugan Diggins there was nothing
there but large dump pile and mine
filled with water Her knowledge OF
ground formation was limited, but she
examined the character of the rock
that had been thrown upon the dump
rand decided then and there that she
would engage in mining. And she did.
A boiler, pump. engine and the neces-
sary supplies were purchased by Mrs.
Morgan and the work of draining the
mine Of its water was soon under way.
With the water out, Mrs. Morgan en-
tered the mine and took look at the
drifts. She examined the side walls,
the roof, the face and the bottom Of
the mine. She decided that the mine
at that level had been pretty thorough
ly prospected. The only thing to be
done, then, was to sink the shaft deep
err At depth of little more than
100 feet a nice body of steel jack
(steel colored zinc ore) was encounter
ed. The shaft was sunk to depth of
1874 feet, and still there is ore in the
bottom. But drifting was started at
this level, and some of the richest ore
ever found in the district has been
taken out.
There Is not man in Mrs. Morgan's
employ who would not risk his life for
her. They like her-they like her way
Of managing. and work harder under
the guidance of their "Sunbonnet
Boss" than they would for anybody
else.
At the mine Mrs. Morgan is we'll
equipped with a miners wearing ap-
parel. She has a rubber skirt, coat,
hat and boots, and when she is called
upon to go into the mine she does SO
with much comfort and rides a tub
just as gracefully as any man.-Joplin
Globe.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-11-10
Revised Maxims.

Honor thy father and thy mother
If they will give you half of chance
to do it and still maintain your rea-
soning faculties.
A rolling stone gathers no moss
but it sometimes accumulates q mo-
ticeable polish.
Virtue is its own reward-the gods
decided that it would be better that
way than to leave it so frequently UNI
rewarded.
Ignorance of the law excuses no
man-but It sometimes accounts for
peculiarlties In pleadings filed by law,
yers.-San Francisco Call.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-11-10
Removing Grease Spots.

For removing grease from wooileh
or silk dress, try sprinkling the spot
with warmed flour. Rub the surface
quite hard, then brush the flour off
and repeat the process. The spot will
gradually disappear. French chalk
may also be used for removing grease.
Rub the spot well with the chalk and
then hang the garment in dark clos
ct for a few days. If the spot has not
entirely disappeared, repeat the proc
ess.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-11-10
Recipes.

Recipes.
Jenny Lind Cake-Cream two cups
of sugar and half cup of butter. Add
cup of sweet milk and two eggs. Sift
in three cups of flour and two tea
spoonfuls of baking powder.
Sugar Cookies.-Two cups sugar,
one cup shortening, two eggs, cup
milk, two teaspoonfuls cream tartar,
one teaspoon of saleratus. flour and
salt. Flavor with lemon or vanilla
Steamed Pudding.-One-half cup
chopped salt pork, one cup molasses,
one cup raisins, one teaspoonful soda
dissolved in one cup water, one-fourth
teaspoon cloves, cinnamon, nutmeg.
Flour to make quite stiff. Steam brisk
ly four hours.
Chilli Sauce.-One peck Of ripe to-
matoes, onions, cups sugar, 5 cups
vinegar, 2 teaspoons of pepper, all
spice. cloves. cinnamon and red pep
per, tablespoons salt. Scald and skin
tomatoes, chop onions fine and boil all
three or four hours.
Baked Quinces.-Baked ounces are
wholesome and delicious. Peel, then
core like apples and put into a deep
earthern dish. Fill the cavities with
sugar and a little grated lemon rind.
Add water in abundance 1.-THE ounce
is very dry FRUIT, cover closely and
bake in a moderate oven until tender
and fine red. This will take several
hours. Serve cold with whipped
cream.
Lettuce and Peanut Salad.-Soak one
cup nut meats from which the brown
skin has been removed. in olive oil to
moisten. At the end Of an hour or two
drain, mix with two cups fine cut celery
and dozen pitted olives or pimolas.
Mix with a good mayonnaise and serve
on crispy lettuce leaves. It is much
easier to serve salad il the lettuce
leaves are put together in such way
as to form little cups or nests. Arrange
the leaves in the salad bowl with the
stem ends overlapping each other in
the centre, then fill each cup with an
individual portion of the salad
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-11-10
Velvet Portiere.,

The portiere woven Of strips of veil
vet is a newer idea than the silk rag
portiere and has richer effect. The
smallest pieces of velvet can be utilized
and many discarded hat trimmings
come in well for this purpose. To
weave them red warp is often used.
and it is so manipulated that it shows
on the outside of the piece, giving a
striped appearance to the hanging.
Small pieces of this velvet weave are
used to cover sofa pillows or to drape
coy corners.-Clipping.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-11-10
Raising MIlkweed for Profit.

Junius Threedy of LIE Soeur county,
Mimi, began harvesting his crop of
milkweed and finds that he is going
to have an unusually fine field. He
commenced raising milkweed there
seven years ago. having learned the
art in South America. where he used
10 live. There are but few farms of
this kind in the world. and this is the
only one on the western continent
north OF the equator. He sends his
product. in the husk. to Japan, where
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-11-10
A Pretty Bedroom.

A very pretty bedroom was furnished
with wall paper which was all tangle
of green grass up to the low frieze,
where the grasses separated to show
blue sky and field of pale iris. A few
birds flew across the stretch of sky,
giving the wall an appearance of SUM-
mer out of doors. The woodwork and
furniture of the room were white en-
amel, and the cushions we're in iris
chintz. No pictures were present. for
which one was thankful, and the en-
tire room was as simple as possible,
with only the necessary pieces of fur
niture and very few hangings.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-11-10
Airing Winter Clothes.

The clotheslines are full of winter
garments these days. At the first
breath of a fall wind the careful house
wife looks into trunks and closets
where cold-weather clothes have been
packed away in camphor and moth
balls and brings them forth to the sun
light and fresh air. One never knows
whether fall day will dawn warm or
cold, and of course it is comfortable
feeling to know one has something
seasonable to put on. That is why the
lines are. swinging with coats, cloth
skirts, vests, listers and the like while
a camphor-dispelling breeze strikes the
town.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-11-10
A Pretty Effect.

An old-fashioned brass stewing
Kettle makes an artistic jardiniere for
wild flowers or for a green plant The
kettle should be kept well polished. No
other receptacle is prettier for bunch
of nasturtiums than brass or copper
bowl.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-11-10
Conversation.

Too often reception degenerates
into Crush" becomes a throng of per-
spring humanity, huddled like the
logs in a lumber jam. There Is neith-
er time nor spirit for conversation.
There are spurts of opinion on the
weather, flashes Of insight concerning
the state Of the roads. There is under
Aryans toward the west-the surge of
the company toward the refreshment
table. Here await sip of some bev-
erage and nibble Of some dainty, not
answering for meal; but yet, as EN-
erson complained, enough to set all
the machinery Of the stomach at work
to NO advantage. The reception Is for
conversation, and yet no one can prop
erly converse II by chance one should
find a congenial spirit and drift into
ripple of sincere talk, the anxious
hostess soon appears to tear asunder
this pair whom good friendship has
Joined together, and proceeds to pre-
sent each to some other victim to be-
gin perhaps the old futile fusilade on
the weather and the roads, Smaller
crowds, with some central thought to
make the assembly shine"-some
work of art or literature to discuss.
some music rendered with word Of
explanation for the non-initiate-some.
thing of this sort would seem to be in
the line of relief for this social hub
bub.-Edwin Markham in Good House.
keeping.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-11-10
Woman superintends Mine.

Mrs. w. E. Morgan. wife OF Coun-
Gilman Of Joplin. is recognized as the
only woman mine superintendent IN
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-08-07

One Of the University Of Chicago
professors Is working up sympathy
tor the muiti-milli0naire. Every
time We think OF the University ol
Chicago We DO have more OF less
sympathy for John -.
The poor man wears a shirt OF holes
And bushes II you stare.
Tho rich girls shirt is built the
same.
Aud she doesn't care rap whether
you stare or not
DO you Ike the pitch Of ms
voiceg' she asked
Il can't say that I DO" be replied
"You seem to have plenty OF speed
but no control. and YOU pay no at.
ientIon at all TO the bases
II was quite plain that while the
young man may not have known
anything about music. he knew a
thing or two about baseball
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-08-07
Peace Prospects

interview given by NJ WHITE. The senior
concluded ard that
There Is eli risk Of a contingency
do hold St Peters,
baE that
STA
part Of her four billions Of ndsbt
bankruptcy than all else inter-
nal dssentons make peace imperative
: NJ - a diplomat
convince the world that Russia IS
haunted succeed And he
Japan peace
= O diplomatic bluff
Russia finish The mailed hand in Man.
ehurta the months the
empire whipped sands both and There
nothing and ataky railroad which but
two streaks Of rusta and a right
Certainly withdraw herself she ana IN the Ma
rosonic campaign defensive fighting a
were not for he revolution homei
No Russia must accept peaee price.
This situation: Russia Is In position where
she obliged reasonable offer japan s
phrpu8 enough TO be moderate her Demands
with such difficult task for the
resentatves together and when they
meet al Portsmouth,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-08-07


and did not hesitate 10 declare the
brandy tho cologne. the game f0r
ny aunt 81 Cherboufg. and all the
rest Of the thinEa This cost IL more
francs
After an honr's ride Ia the ear
Rage We at length threw ourselves
into the arms Of your sister Thin
aud bony. more homcly than ever
am stiii being perfectly frank. you
aea-ahe stood waiting for as on the
threshold Of the old house which
you are - anxious % sell TO her.
Why didn't your mother come
With you" she asked me ~ once.
oh. mamma was delighted TO get
rid OF as No that she could have a
good time with papa. | replied. for
was IL not the TRUTH
~ahs Is not m. thcu2"
NO. indeed"
She wrote me- that she was ~.
Al ! understand perfectly, I am
10 have all the care and worry Of
taking care 81 the children while
she amuses herself
She did not seem pleased. SOME
how. ! tried To cafcss her and
anaihe her.
Hut You love me. little one. don't
YOU she said
Yes. aunt" replied
As much as your MOTHER
answered he tr7ithfuliy. "Oh.
no. indeed. aunt. not nearly 80
much"
rs II beCauae you think your
mother II prettior and more aErec-
able than -" she persisted.
That Is exactly the reason.
replied
She frowned at me as blaekly a.
Miss Harriet had done, but she gave
me one last chance TO redeem my
self
why. how old DO you think
am she demanded crusaly.
Again was absolutely frank and
said Just what ! thought.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-08-07
PessiTnisrn and Exports

James Ht makes peaamist Indeed. these bad
times for pcssmists.
His warning regarding the dwindhng foreign
United states might justified BY severn
men statistics Bat little
ings 70 be only hot
The figures for tho fiscal ended
balance In favor Uncle compared
the previous Il months Ordinarily
with alarm and cali for investigation but the
HAT the condition occasions
The decline In our foreign merchandise credits due
issencd consumption OF American
hguros show that all records exports wcreh rokeu
The previous banner reports BY ss
Coo0oo IN the year Just
Ths in spite Of the crop specula-
ton staple
The enormous total q BE- shrunken
when compared with greatest
history and chiefly cutting
oountTy's
There Is nothing about story
American products
kee enterpre and activity
In the
II the hope to the
ed States viii exporting
ton
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BUT
THE TRUTH

Nearly co I should ludgo'"
Little fool. I an only g." and
she seemed quite Inclined 10 box my
ears
Here Is n centerpicco that mann
ma sent you" said aB quickly as I
could get hold Of a.
II ia very pretty aud aunt APP
paaHed delighted but what ea=
peelallY touches mo- iH the thought
Of all the stitches that ny sister
inslaw has taken FOR mo hcrself"
oh. but she didn't cmbroldor II
herself ! said hastily. the walt
reaa did the work on a."
Aunt Heowied more nercely than
before. and | handed her your box
Of chocolates.
What From Potln'B'" oxelalm-
ed aunt smiling All her frownH van
ishiBg as n By magic Ills ehoeo-
late "a always tho best. but Il Ia 20
expensive"
This time. dear paper. u concern
I'd YOU. 30 I told her the truth at
once
The box Il from Potin'a. aunt. %
/ said. Mamma had ~ given to
her on New Year day. but papa got
the chocolate al the little shop on
our corner"
Aunt looked as n she had a whole
thunder storm inside OF her. and the
frowns were In full force as she said
aourly.
4 hoped that your parents would
have the decency 90 come and see
me themselves. Your father wants
70 sell me this house. and as be said
he had Il specially repaired Tor me.
perhaps ! might be suited very
well e
How eurioual" remarked. say
Ing exactly what I thought There
haven't teen any worilmcn here Tor
three years. for heard papa sag
80"
All And do you also know Why
your father wants TO sell me the
honaeT"
It ia 10 noisy here 90 be ondur-
able and. besides. there airs stable.
close b.
cannot describe. dear papa the
unfortunate effect Of these undanl-
able trutha Ny aunt len the room
hastily and banged the door behind
her
should have renowned then and
there tho attempt 90 be truthful II
Castor De Tournetfes had not Just
Ia instant jumped from his horse
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and came hastily into the room.
fIe said that be- wanted 70 speak
TO me and not - my auuL There.
upon he began 10 say very pleasant
things TO me. and finally asked me
openly II liked him
All Ny dear papa. n 10 had been
diaaRfesable 10 me before 10 tell the
truth. assure you u was quite
different this time
Indeed. you please me very much.
Monsieur CASTOR. and you always
have
Then you are not afraid 70 be-
come my faucoeY'
s0u the contrary. J shall be de
lighted 10 do TO-" I said frnnkly.
And you viii love mey' he con
tlnued
| I love van already
hut I will stop here. dear papa.
/ FOR It seems 10 me that ! can see you
/ froWning this time. and ! can hear
your voice growing
Naughty girl You have said a.
many impertinent and awkward
things ms You have told the TRUTH
so let me hasten 20 reansure You.
/ dear papa This as all "a story that
| have made up 10 tell you.
Paul paid no more than half fare
and Miss Harriet Is convinced that
We could none ~ us get along with
out her aud that we think she Is
the very salt OF the earth The
brandy passed the customs Officers
beneath their eyes and noses. and
they never suspected a thing.
Ny aunt Is delighted with nam
mas eenterpieco. which she thinks
Il all her own work. and she Ia pei
fectlY satisfied with the cheap
chocolate In the Potin hon. She
will certainly buy tho house. And
rs for poor CASTOR de Tournettea.
he is SIN ignorant 81 my Henti-
mentai
merely wished 70 show you. a
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-08-07

Komura aud n Witte.
And likewise narun Rosen.
You doubtless spend your hours nov
In deep and dark supposin.
You have your problems O. pefpiex
Your lessons 60 reCitcs
nut this h Kindergarten. %
The Equitable fight.
oh. Russia's named her ENJOYS now.
Japan has done the shmps
fha{ picked the higsesg mon they
could.
And gents who knew the Game.
oh. Russ ana Jap they've got a
chance
To settle Wrong ana Right.
Hut no ones big enough TO eud
The Equitable fight
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EDITORIALS BY STAR READERS
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not give woman the poser % pgQ-
fset herself And teach heNklsAt
size must do a.. hut mock hrr u
ianEer with the Idea that alse ieai
\ protector In man. az lse,ats uos
hhIIa she ~ considered bis Ngitf
mate prey The woman wh1 eah
maintain her integrity after haNins
haeu wrunEci and with ail5 tie
pressure that u brought TO 30
against her deserves 20 be giFenN
chance Ny first visit 90 Seattle
aas 10 get a uttlo homeless habe
for = lady In this city There vas
n feeling % lltticucEs as walked
up and down thote terrible hills
a drop IN the grcAt human tide !
stood Hili for a moment and tried
fn realize whsre vast SEEMED
20 Ike a drram.
MRS. ". n oAnfsa
Olympia. Wash.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-08-07

tflfle mallciously. perhaps. but per.
faenY respectfully ! assure you.
that the truth you talked ~ much
about Is not always eKpedieut 70
tell
You had far better trust 10 w0m-
ans tact. flue8ae and taste 10 rene
der her aoeiable amlable and even
pretty and bewltchlng without los
Ing any Of her natural Nacei Cover
her with little anodyue Ia the
shape ~ few innocent lies and
she may Journey freely without fear
OF injury
Thus. dear papa. DO not sc0ld me
70 seventy another time prom
laa that I Will tell only ulro. white.
innocent little lies. and you mus
admit nov. yourself that they make
life vastly more agreeable and easy
10 live In fact. there ~ no getting
along without thcm'
JULiETTE
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A Lesson Lost


II a graveyard Joke
The example Of hHmor which perpe
tated BY Gctschalk.
rurde The execution have exhibition
stretching II exempfY completely
hously the painful duty Of complying
Of study
the hangman's gentle
The event TO be the auspieioa since
venon OF sher holding session in s. Paul and the affair
professional
presided similar functions wh others liable
called The members Of the ahevaiy
vited BY the local sheriff. president Of their association ahd
how done Il been In the afod
encuot Of entertainment visiting
anything improve
and and OF prospective executionerA
Bot there the sahiet 10 reckon with True he remained
the the
ordination the the instructive
had called Off dIsappoint
Gottsehan. in his cell had prcuaturey hanged himself
Thus IA science sometimes sidetracked