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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-10-26
"WIsE MONEY"
influences Brought to Bear on the
Man in the Betting Ring.

IHIIQCICES DIOASih ~ SSci S's e'S
Man in the Betting Ring.
The betting ring is whirl Of ex-
citement, augmented by the appear
ance of the wise money" this COM
ing from the punters, who are sup
posed to know a little more than any
one else.
These men bet large sums, varying
from $4,000 to $4,000, and are sup
posed to make princely incomes by
SO doing, says writer in Outing.
Look through the list of plungers
of even five years ago, and with the
exception of the deceased Pittsburg
Phil what is the individual bank &C.
count?
This whirl upsets the individual
judgment, causing a man to switch
from a preconceived horse with
chance to win, according to his ind1'
vidual ideas, to another horse of
which he knows nothing but rumor.
This departure from TIE one beaten
track of each individual is just as
fatal in racing as in any other bust
ness.
Take the bookmaker as an instance,
sitting day by day, letting the public
make selections and steadfastly wag-
ering him the said selections will not
win, certain that he has 60 per cent.
in his favor at the start.
Realizing this the bookmaker spares
no effort to augment the swirl. Hence
the clever delay in the announcement
Of the prices, the constant rush OF
the messengers and the intermittent
and startling variations Of prices in
the individual book
No matter whether the individual
bookmaker has done any business on
that particular horse or not, he varies
the prices in obedience to the index
of the figurehead, thus keeping up
the guessing hurrah.
Ninety per cent. of the wild rumors
as to the trials, the condition, the
chances, of certain horses in each
race have their genesis with the book
makers, who know that nearly every
man, even those of long years of ex-
perience is looking for information.
So, from time to time, wild rushes
are precipitated. where from, no
one knows. There comes an appar-
ent plunge on two or three horses no
one thought seriously of.
The prices are cut from SO to 1 to
10 to l, some one starts a whisper
from the STABLE" and the weaker
of the visitors are hooked. Take up
any tabulated chart of any days rae
ing and note the long shot horses
played down which finished nowhere.
One can never find central figure
for such a vortex. STABLES" do not
put their money down that way. 1t
is to the interest of the stable, equal
ly with the interest of the bookmak-
er, to keep any such legitimate trans
action as much from the notice of
the public as possible.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-10-26
DAIRY JoTTINGs.

Milk should be SKINNED as soon as
the least degree Of acidity can be de-
tected, as the cream will all have been
precipitated when that stage is reach
ed. Cream requires frequent stirring
if even ripening is to be secured. 1t
should be smooth and velvety and
pleasantly (not decidedly acid to the
taste, and is then ready for the churn.
Much of the success Of the batter
maker depends on the proper ripening
of the cream.
For those who prefer to salt out of
the churn, the following is the best
method: Remove the butter when in
the granular state, weigh it and place
It upon the worker, spread evenly and
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-10-26
CnuGH IN HOGS

Here is a question that is probably
being worked over in the minds of
a great many who raise hogs. And we
can say, with general application of
the statement, that when hogs cough
they have worms. This being the
case, it is necessary to look after
remedy for killing the worms, for
hogs will not thrive when wormy
One of the best remedies for worms
is turpentine. 1t should be fed in
slop to all hogs except sows that are
pregnant. A tablespoonful to bucket
of slop is fair proportion and should
be allowed to stand for an hour or
two before feeding it.
A thing that contributes much to
the health of hogs is to keep plenty
of ashes or cinders before them all
the time. At this season of the year,
the cobs from the corn which is being
fed on the ear may be burned and
charred In charring them salt should
be thrown on in sufficient amounts and
it is also well to throw on some cop
peras.
At this time there is a great amount
of disease abroad in the land, and the
man who is most successful in curing
it is the fellow who prevents it. Re-
garding the prevention of disease,
there are no hard and fast rules ex-
cept cleanliness of sleeping and feed
quarters, care about the amounts and
time of feeding and keep the hogs
free from lice, mango and worms.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-10-26
APPLES FOR MARKET.

We have much to learn. The points
usually in evidence are (a) loose PACK,
the apples not we'll settled in the
barrel or not filled full enough but
what they are slack on arrival at
destination. (b) Bad sorting, fe"
or many number twos left in to lower
the grade. (c) Poor facing, the ap-
pies not of an even size or color on
the face end or not fitted into the
face tight enough to preserve it IN
good condition. (d) Rough handling,
which means throwing the fruit lnpo
the basket instead OF handling it Ike
eggs should be handled, and of empty
ing the fruit from the basket into
the barrel from the top Of the Darrel
instead of lowering it, and carefully
transferring it with the least possible
injury. I have seen otherwise good
fruit rendered unfit for market III
this way. Another method OF rough
handling is to shake the fruit from
the trees and pass or try to pass IL
for hand picked l have bought fruit
and had the grower whose duty II
was, under the contract, to pick the
fruit, to shake it down. This was IN
the days when fruit was picked and
piled and packed afterwards IL
would not be possible under present
methods (e) Pulling fruit instead OF
picking it is what nearly all of us
as growers are guilty of even up to
the present time.
An apple should be picked off, not
pulled off, and to do this requires
little knack Placing the finger against
the stem of the fruit and gently turn
ing it backward, as it were, or in var
ieties with short stems simply turning
the apple back or sideways a little
will release it from the limb with
the stem still attached to the apple
and not pulled out of it, as is often
the case in average picking. 1t is
fruit as we'll as it's keeping quality
that the stem remains on the apple.
This is much more noticeable on pears
than on apples. Just try pulling on
a basket of pears and then pick
basket properly and see which IN
your own Judgment will bring the most
money. 1t is the same with apples,
only in less degree. In all these esr
sentials of good packing and picking
also, for they go together, the far
West is greatly in our advance. AT
tention to details in picking and pack
ing will tend greatly to better market
ing of our apples.
Therefore, 1 say: Grow good fruit.
Pick carefully. Pack well and honest
ly, and you will have but little diff
Guilty in disposing of your crop. But
we must learn to do all these things
we'll before we lay all the blame for
poor prices on the commission mer-
chant No doubt he has much to ans
wer for, but so has the slovenly, in
different grower and shipper who fails
to grow good fruit through neglect,
handles it roughly and packs reck-
lessly and ships indiscriminately.--H.
NJ Dunlap.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-10-26
HIGHER PRICES FOR PORK.

The Rural World offers a great deal
of encouragement in the following lit
tie item to those who raise pork:
Indications at the present time are
for good prices for pork hogs at the
leading markets in this country. The
pork products have been pretty well
cleaned up by the home consumption
and the export trade. Oftimes these
are a burden to the market, as they
have to be taken care of and help to
smash it, and while the number of
hogs that have been shipped to mar
ket have been larger than last year,
the price is more than 81 higher per
hundred weight
Unless something occurs that is
not yet in sight these prices ought to
hold up until the heavy shipping COM
mences in the Fall. when other things
may influence the market. AS prices
are good, hogs that are ready should
be shipped"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-10-26

The best natIralists remain timor'
GUS enough and hesitate to dogmatize.
Take the case of the lobster. Poke
him here, he does this; poke him
there, he does that; poke a thousand
Of him in the same way. and they do
the same things. Shall we, therefore.
conclude that the lobster lacks men
tally, that he's mere machine: that
he doesn't even know he's lobstere
By no means. All we can affirm with
scientific justice is that apparently
and only apparently-he's an idiot.
The way to know for sure-is to be
a Standardization Transcript.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-10-26
SPRAYING rs PROFITABLE.

Judging from the experiments thus
far made it appears that spraying for
blight is an operation which no potato
grower can afford to neglect. Thirty
three farmers business experiments
made during the past three years
show an average net profit of $22.79
per acre due to spraying.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-10-26
ORCHARD CULTIVATION.

Orchards are not secured in a day or
4 year. A crop of grain or grass may
occasionally be taken from the land,
but it requires time to establish an
orchard; hence it is a serious mis-
take to neglect trees and allow them
to become diseased when the labor
of making an orchard, and the loss of
time waiting for the trees to reach the
bearing stage, is considered. When
an orchard has become overrIn with
weeds, or the trees show signs of de-
cay, the first work should be to cut
away all dead or diseased limbs and
then plow the ground, applying fertil.
izers on the land Work in an orchard
is difficult on account of the tree
roots, but it should be plowed occa-
sionally if possible, SO as to break up
the hard surface soil. Rye Or Grim
son clover may then be seeded, if in
the fall, and the ground plowed again
in the spring, turning the rye under.
Cow peas may then be broadcasted on
the ground, after danger of frost is
over, and, if desired, the COW peas
can be fed off by sheep, as the ami
mails will return large proportion of
the crop to the soil as manure. With
the application of the manure or fer
tilizer the orchard may then be seeded
to clover but no orchard should be
kept permanently in grass. The prop-
er plan is to pillow the clover (or any
grass CROP under, and then grow late
potatoes, cabbage, or some other crop
that is cultivated between the rows
and which requires manuring. Peach
trees thrive best when given clean
cultivation, like corn, crop of any
kind sometimes doing harm Clean
cultivation, with a mulch crop such
as rye, sowed in the fall and turned
in the spring, is usually beneficial to
many orchards.-Philadelp Record.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-10-26

There are two thousand Mohamme'
dams resident in London. A mosque
is about to be erected in the vicinity
- Hyde Park.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-10-26

The largest size of fine paper Is
known as antiquarian. The sheets
are 53x31 inches.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-10-26

The biblical cubit was nearly TWEEN
ty-two inches.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-10-26

It was Mrs. Craigie who wrore:
MANY people have excellent moralA
Out the most odious ways"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-10-26

The Memphis Commercial-Appeal
suggests that the wife returns from
the seashore somewhat slaburned. The
husband settles with the hotel and is
entirely skinned
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-10-26

There is nothing now wanting to
the enforcement of the Meat Inspec'
ton law and the Pure Food law, de-
clares the Philadelphia Record, but
honest and competent inspectors.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-10-26

The problem of getting food from
the farm to the. mouth is more diff
cult than bringing together the man
and the job. The food problem IS
not one of production, according to
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-10-26

A new steamboat on the Hudson
River is named "Hendrick Hudson
1t is a pity her owners should be so
Uniformed as to perpetuate a blum
der that had been widely shown up
in print laments the Waterbury Re
publican Henry Hudson was an En-
glishman, and it is about as sensible
to call him "Hendrick" as to speak
of Tomaso A Edison as Johannes c
Fremont.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-10-26

In our own day we have seen the
betting of continents, and in the day
of our children continents shall be
joined, prophesies the Brooklyn Eagle
At present the two halves of Ameri-
ca are divided by lack of rail COM
munication, and this signifies that
they are divided racially, commercial
ly and politically more widely than
they will or can be when that COM
munication is established At pres
ent a traveller may take train at Que
bee and go. without interruption, in
his own car, if he has one, to Guate.
mala. The railways of Guatemala,
Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa
RIGA and Panama are few and short,
bat they are links in chain that ev-
cry year of progress makes it easier
to forge. Wealth in mines and for
ests promises a speedy invasion of Co
lombia. and from there to the Argen-
tine, through Ecuador. Peru and Boil
via. is a matter of no vast moment
either in distance or expenditure.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-10-26

The Michigan Grange Information
Bureau has been doing great business
for the Patrons in that state. With
in year it has sold or exchanged for
them more than million acres of
land, 1000 head of cattle, 1000 horses.
10000 sheep. 10000 hogs, 5000 bush.
els clover seed, besides other minor
transactions.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-10-26

After urging death for Stoessel the
Russian commission of inquiry recon-
mends "reprimand" for the arch
bungler Alexieff, thus, the Chicago
News thinks, imparting touch OF
playful hImor to it's report.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-10-26

The Cleveland Plain Dealer says:
"a woman criminal who possesses
youth and an attractive personality is
absolutely immune from serious pun
ishment. And there is no doubt that
this known immunity has encouraged
more than one young woman to ser1-
Gus crime, even murder. 1t is suf-
ficient answer to the demand of wo-
man suffragists for female juries that
women invariably fare better than
men at the hands of male jurors"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-10-26

the New York World, for the farms
Of the United States produce to waste
fulness. The berries that go ungath
cred, the vegetables that go to seed,
the fruit that lies on the ground I'm.
gathered, would more than supply the
whole population of Greater New
York.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-10-26

Dr. Wiley, the head scientist of the
agricultural department, has discover.
ed that the same muscles are brought
into play in washing clothes as in
playing golf However, suggests the
Atlanta Constitution, it is hardly like,
ly that our golf ladies will adopt
the dashboard as a substitute
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-10-26

The original Grange National Bank
of Tioga, Tioga County, Pa, has been
honored by being made depository
for United States funds to the amount
of $4,000. They pay 3 per cent. CD
deposits.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-09-20
Roundhouses Of Concrete.
From the Los Angeles Times
The Santa F,e Railroad

urday accepted designs and awarsss
contracts for reinforced consraso
~roundhouses aggregating over s25o a N
One of these, to be erected at Ralsassus
field, will v a ground area gras.s-
than any other roundhouse in existaasa
and will be a model in arraneen,ass,
style and construction for future ra,,as,
houses OF the company. -
\ The turntables to be Constructed ~
connection with these buildings ~ y
each of the stalls will be the il ra ~
ever built by any railroad companSessas
the world. IN
Carl Leonardo of this city was aw,ra
ed the contract for the Bakerssals
building, which will have thirtv.anaa
stalls $50 by 90 feet AK; viii cnss=
$3.50, 600. oost
A. w. Arson. Needles, Cal, Will bni,s
an eleven stall addition, 246 by % s1a !
the San Bernardino roundhouse ~
$45,500. G. A. Fellows, of Kansas cit'.l
Kas., has the contract for a ten stsn,8
addition at Point Richmond to ha S1a
by 81 in dimensions, and to cost $40 en-
A.. II. HartweIl, Williams, AriZ ,r M
build a six stall roundhouse, l47 Nv az
for $50, 500. ~
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-09-20
Continued Next Weekly
Are Animals Sympathetic?

John Burroughs in May Outing: An
Iowa correspondent asks me to give
him my opinion as to whether or not
any Of the dumb animals have sym-
pathy, and added that a minister at a
funeral in their town had said that
no animal except man was capable OF
sympathy. I agree with the minister.
sympathy, I think, is beyond the lower
animals. When we sympathize with 9
person we put ourselves in his or her
place; we would gladly alleviate his
suffering-all Of which implies more OF
less imagination and disinterested re-
GARD. susceptibility to the sufferings
or others is n OF many higher ar
When sympathy was born the
plane. 80
The next stepis taking the sufferings
Of others upon yourself, which is the
highest form Of altruism. pure se1fshs
ness rules the lower animals, and nee
essarlly 50. Sympathy is not necessary
Ior the continuance of the species. but
affection for their young is. Animals
certainly lave q feeling of comradeshin
for each&other, and experience some
thing like grief at separation, vet a
fuos !. ~ a orsa horse or a COW will
SHIT at the body of its dead fellow with
apparent unconcern. A cry of distress
among the birds will bring every bird
within hearing,,t to the spot, and cause
them to be more or less agitated, but Il
Is n because they are alarmed Tor
their own safety; a common enemy
may be about. In the herd and fhe
flock a sick or wounded member il
often fallen upon by its fellows and
destroyed. u
u IN animal ever experiences tho
emotion we call sympathy It Is. Of
course, the dog. The dog has SO long
e the companion of man that Ia
often shows in his nature a race Of
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-09-20

get out Of the house. l was nervous,
restless and sleepless at night, and lame
and sore in the morning. Sometimes
everything would whirl and blur before
me. | bloated so badly I could not
wear tight clothing, and had to put on
shoes two sizes larger than usual. The
urine was disordered and passages were
~dreadfully frequent. l got help from
the first box of Doan's Kidney Pills,
however, and by the time l had taken
four boxes the pain and bloating was
gone. | have been in good health ever
since"
Sold by all dealers. so cents a boz.
Foster-Milburn Co, Buffalo, n. Y.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-09-20

che agricultural classes in Britain a
knowledge of the life, conditions and OPP
portunities in the three prairie provinces
that should greatly quicken the stream
of settlement from the rural districts Of
Britain to Canada.
From the Western States, too, valuable
assistance has been received in the work
of harvesting the crop this year, and some
of the finest fields in Saskatchewan and
Alberta have been worked almost exclu-
siveiy by Americans. So successful has
been the settler from the Western States.
usually, that he is invariably the fore
runner of a colony from that portion Of
the State whence he came. and. through
the new provinces particularly. there is
a very strong representation from North
and South Dakota, Oregon, Minnesota.
Wisconsin, Kansas. Iowa, Michigan, Illi-
neis, Missouri and other States Of the
Union. These are amongst the most pro.
sressire settlers, as they come vel, pro.
vided with money, completely equipped
with stock and machinery, and possesse,,
of knowledge Of western farming which
cannot possibly be possessed at first hand
by Inc settler from beyond the ocsan
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-09-20
Stock Yards for Los AnaeIes,

FROM the Los Angeles Times.
Los Angeles is to become one of the
great stock markets of the United
States IT the plans of the Union stock
yards mature, as there is now bright
promise Of their doing.
Indeed, those interested in the stock
business here say that during the past
year Los Angeles has been one of the
creates horse n mule markets in
America, and hat it's in 9TH
er i've stock runs into totals that are
surprising to those who have given
theSe interests only casual attention.
The largest stock yards west of Kan
sas City, the Union stock yards, has
been incorporated under the state laws.
with a capital stock of 100000. 1t is
confidently stated that this will be ful-
ly paid within the present month.
The company has purchased a tract
or forty-nine acres in the southeastern
section just outside the city limits. A
massive building which will cost prob
ably $4,000 is to be erected on this
site. The building itself will nave
many novel features. 1t will contain
fifty offices for stock brokers, railroad
freight offices, etc, n there will be
provision for two banks on the first
yards company will operate one ban
itself, as it now holds a charter for one.
The building will be two stories and
will have a frontage Of 210 feet. In the
center Will arise q handsome tower, and
in this section will be located the Offices
Of the stock yards company, where a
complete survey Of the stock yards can
be obtained at all times. An assembly
hall so by 100 feet will have a place on
the first floor.
Twenty-Five acres will be utilized for
corrals and sheds. There will be 9
series of bridges over all the stock
yards, SO hat purchasers can personal
~ inspect at close range the stock they
are buying. These corrals will provide
room for 1000 head Of cattle.
There is now consumed by the Los
Angeles markets from $50 to $50 cat
tie per day, 200 to ESQ hogs and as
many sheep. This gives a small idea
Of the extensiveness Of the stock bust
ness, but the stock exchange proposes
to handle a great bulk Of the outside
business, and to develop much new
business. 1t will aim to become a
great horse and mule market.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-09-20

% correspondents in the wheat field for
f1szsfy consecutive days. In this way
thousands OF miles were travelled BIZ train
through the wheat district, over 1.4o0
nasses were driven through growing wheat /,
and IS pivotal points were visited and
observations made. As 8 result OF the
Enrk q straight announcement IS made
that The wheat acreage is 4, 100000: that
she average yield is 10 bushels 10 the
Scre; and that the aggregate crop will
reach 90,250,O 600.
Bank statements regarding crops are
usually OF a dependable character, and
the figures furnished by the Canadian
Ba1k of Commerce more than endorse
those gwen by the Free Press. The bank
estiEsass places the figures at: Wheat,
sa,SI3,900: oats. S0,S5i.6S0; barley, It.
5sso, Wherever a good wheat section
exists IN Western Canada there is an ele-
yator Tor elevators) and a good shipping
point and where there is a good shipping
point, a thriving bank Cor banks) will
be sure to be in the midst OF it: and the
local manager of the bank, who has the
most accurate knowledge of the farming
conditions and crop results, is the man
who usually does the business. Hence
the necessity for careful crop compilation.
Then, there are others who watch the
growing crop with a careful eye-the
grain dealers and shippers, for instance,
Winnipeg has a Northwest Grain Deal.
aIs' Association which is so much inter-
ested in the crop return that this year,
accompanied by the city bankers and a
aumber of American grain dealers, they
made . tour of inspection through the
principal grain areas by special train. The