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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-01-26
STARTING LAMBS ON FEED.

do not believe an other one phase
ward failure than careless feeding
when the lambs are first put on to
feed, says the American Agricultur-
ist. Toward the end of the feeding
season careless beginners wonder why
their lambs have not done better on
the amount of feed supplied them. In
nearly every case it is because they
were not started in the right manner
to begin with
When I first began feeding lambs
for market was inexperienced in the
business, but several of my neigIbors
had been feeding lambs for several
years. To start with purchased 100
Western lambs out of a car lot ship
ped in by one of my neighbors. The
lambs were put on to feed as soon
as they arrived at the barn. Glover
hay and bean pods were fed. for
roughage, and corn and oats as
grain ration. Both of these were fed
in amounts that the lambs would
clean UP nicely. These lambs were
fed during the winter and the follow
ing spring marketed, but TO my sur
prise, they had hardly made an aver
age gain of fifteen pounds each.
This illustrates the Importance OF
starting lambs right While I had sup
piled the proper amount of feed, had
not prepared the lambs to consume 1t
profitably. Since then I have become
more acquainted with the art of feed
ing lambs and am now able to fit
lambs that when marketed bring the
top prices.
For the first two or three weeks
after the lambs are put ON to feed they
should be fed very carefully. At first
they are inclined to overeat, and I'M
ess the feed is supplied in moderate
amounts serious trouble results that
in many instance terminates the feed
ing season. 1t is advisable for two Or
three days after the lambs are put
in the barn to feed bright oat straw
twice daily, at morning and evening,
with a light feed of clover hay at
noon. With this kind of roughage
there is not the danger of the lambs
ovreating. The aim in feeding this
kind of food is to give the lambs a
chance to rest up physically before
loading the stomach. After the first
two or three days the arrangement
can be turned around and the hay fed
twice daily and the oat straw once at
noon.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-01-26

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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-01-26
Cures Blood, Skin Troubles, Cancer, Blood
oison, Greatest Blood Purifier Free.

Cures Blood, skin Troubles, Cancer, Blood
>oison, Greatest Blood Purifier Free.
II your blood is impure, thin, diseased,
hot or full Of humors, II you have blood
poison, cancer, carbuncles, eating sores,
0crofula, eczema, itching, risings and Jumps,
tcabby, pimply skin, bone pains, catarrh,
rheumatism or any blood or skin disease,
take Botanic Blood Balm o. B. b. accord
ing to directions. Soon all sores heal,
eohes and pains stop, the blood is made
pure and oh issyiag the rs skin .s free d from m
perfect health to the skin. At the same
kime, B. D. D. improves the digestion, cures
dyspepsia, strengthens weak Kidneys. Just
the medicine for old people, as it gives
them now, vigorous blood. Druggists, 81
per large bottle, with directions for home
SlOod Balm o., Atlanta, Ga. Describe
trouble and special free medical advice also
sent in sealed letter. B. B. B. is especially
advised for chronic. deep seated cases Of
impure blosd and skin disease. and cures
after all else fails.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-01-26
A Short story.

She was 4 years old. says Harpers
Monthly, and all alive-a dancing,
laughing, brown-eyed elf. She loved
to- go to Sabbath school, but all Of the
Impressions she received for some,
time were musical ones, so that it
was a great comfort when she. an
nounced one Sunday upon her re-
turn:
I've learned sumfng."
What was 1t, dear?' responded the
delighted mother.
Names" she replied briefly Il
can't fink of EN-
'Sit right down here darling, and
think hard"
So she wrinkled her little brow. AMI
stroveI strenuously to recall "Oh,
know she shouted jumping up as it
all ca me back to her
What? What?" shouted the excit-
ed parents.
Matthew Then they almost
slipped away for moment. but she
seemed to catch them on the fly. Her
eyes cleaned. Matthew March!
Apfl! May"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-01-26
HANDLING OF CORNSTALKS.

HANDLING OF CORNSTALKS.
Where soils have been cropped for
a number of years in succession the
vegetable matter supplied by dead
cornstalks may be of considerable
value, says writer in Homestead.
1t is safe to say that the number
who burn their stalks are in the
minority, so that the question OF
greate9t Importance is how to handle
them so they do the least harm AMI
do the most good. In many cases
where corn is made to follow corn
the plows are put into the fields and
the stalks turned under without any
previous preparation. Then, again,
there are those vino use the stalk
cutter so that the old cornstalks are
cut to pieces, and, in turn, are much
more completely buried by the plows.
This is an important step in advance
over the original method of turning
them under whole. The objection to
blowing the stalks under without
frst breaking them is due to the fact
that planting and cultivating are az
forwards interfered with to consider
able extent.
To go one step further, we find
those who adopt the practice of disk
ing their corn land before blowing
it. This method, we believe, is en-
titled to first place among those men
toned. This not only cuts the stalks
into comparatively small lengths, but
in addition it produces mulch on
the surface SO that the furrow slice,
when inverted brings about imme-
date capillary connection. Past ex-
perience demonstrates that this prac-
tice, during dry years, especially, Of
ten results in making the difference
between failure and success of the
crop. When heavy cornstalks are
turned under in their original form
they tend to cut off the upward move
ment of water, while blowing under
a stiff surface crust also tends to
act in the same manner.
We realize that it takes time to
disk the surface before putting IN
the plow, nevertheless it is time well
spent Some of the best corn grow
ers of the Central West disk their
entire area before blowing furrow,
because they claim that in addition
to the advantages we have enumerat-
ed there is also the additional ad-
vantage that the disking produces
mulch and thus preserves the mois-
ture until such time as the blowing
is done. We have no hesitation in
advising the more general introduce
ton of this practice, and We believe
that it would materially increase the
corn yield of the great Central West
If every corn grower would go after
the stalk ground with the disk before
blowing it.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-01-26
IMPROVED HIS wooDLoT.

If little care and forethought is
taken when cutting the years supply
of fuel to thin out in the thicker
places, saving the young and thrifty
trees, letting in the sunshine occa-
sionally to start a vigorous growth
and perhaps trimming the trunks to
get smoother growth for timber, it
will be surprising to see how much
the stump value is increased.
The writer had occasion to cut over
a piece OF woodland about thirty-five
years ago, getting perhaps forty cords
to the acre. The same land has been
cleared again within the last three
years, the yield being about the same:
The second crop is mixed with a.
certain amount of valuable kinds of
timber, among which are white ASH,
hickory, black cherry, etc., straight,
thrifty young trees, which, if left to
grow to the size necessary for lum-
bering, will benefit some one to the
amount OF many dollars. There is a
growing scarcity of the first mention
ed variety; it is used for the wood
work for nearly all kinds of farm
tools and wagons. The writer has
lately seen some very beautiful house
finishing lumber prepared from this
kind of wood.
AS every one knows the price of
lumber is high and advancing, and
even the middleaged man may see a
future profit within his lifetime if his
timber is given little more care;
this with the means at hand and with
out outlay of capital.-J. H. Clark, in
The American Cultivator.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-01-26
THE LITTLE WIDOW
A Mighty Good Sort of NeiEhbor to Have


"a little widow, a neighbor Of mine.
persuaded me to try Grape-Nuts when
my stomach was so weak that it would
not retain food Of any other kind"
writes a grateful woman, from San
Bernardino Co., Cal.
81 had been Ill and confined 10 my
bed with fever and nervous prostration
for three long months after the birth
of my second boy. We were in despair
until the little widows advice brought
relief.
~ liked Grape-Nuts food from the
beginning, and in an incredibly short
time it gave me such strength that 1
was able to leave my bed and enjoy my
three good meals day. In two months
my weight increased from ninety-f1ve
to 113 pounds, my nerves had steadied
down and l felt ready for anything.
My neighbors were amazed to see me
gain so rapidly and still more so when
they heard that Grape-Nuts alone had
brought the change.
my four-year-old boy had eczema,
very bad, last spring and lost his ap-
petite entirely, which made him cross
and peevish. put him on diet of
Grape-Nuts, which he relished at once.
He improved from the beginning, the
eczema disappeared and now he is FAT
md rosy, with delightfully."- soft, clear
10. The Grape-Nuts diet did it.
xillingly answer all inquiries.
Siyen by Postum Co.. Battle
reason. Read the little
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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-01-26
ARnuT THE HOUSE.

Al tablespoonful of vinegar should
be added to the water in which hsn
Is. to be boiled. The fish is made hrm
by this treatment.
In. case of sickness where a duli
light is required put finely powdered
salt ON candle till it reaches cae
black part of the wick. In this way
q. mild and steady light may be kept
all through the night by very small
piece of candle.
Al pinch of baking soda stirred INTO
milk that is to be boiled will keep 1t
from curdlng. A bit of it the size OF
pea added to tomatoes for tomato
cream soup will prevent the milk
breaking" and is safeguard with all
cream SOUPS. Another bit cooked with
green vegetables will keep them
fresh. color.
Onion juice is in many cases oetter
than chopped onions for seasoning
and may be procured by tearing an
onion on vegetable crater, when the
ilrice will trickle from the edge, or
by cutting in half and pressing
through. lemon squeezer. The onion
Juice may also be secured in sman
bottles, at any grocery store.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-01-26
RECIPES.

Banana Jelly-Put the juice of three
lemons and the grated rind OF one IN
one-quart of boiling water. Add one
cupflL of sugar and two tablespoon
fuls, of granulated pink gelatin. SUI
until the gelatin is dissolved. Press
slices of banana on bottom and sides
Of mould. When the gelatin Is coid
and, begins to stiffen pour 1t carerui
Ix into the mould. Set where it will
become stiff and chilled. Turn o"l'
on a. glass dish and serve with whip
ped cream.
Frosted Apples-Select medium sizs
ed. smooth apples which are tart. Peel
and take out the core with apple cor
er. Fill plate which fits into the
steamer with one layer Of apples, set
over kettle of boiling water aud cover
closely until done; set away to cool
then carefully remove to a clean plate
and prepare another platefuG For
steaming; make frosting with whites
of three eggs, add seven tablespoon
fuls of pulverized sugar; frost before
they are quite cool This will make
frosting for two plates of apples. Set
in oven a few minutes, but watch
closely or the frosting will get too
brown.
Rice Gems-One cup of cooked rice.
Moisten with two tablespoonfuls OF
cream; add two cups of graham flour,
and moisten the whole with one-fourth
cup of milk. Beat well and put IN
heated iron gem pans. Bake htty
minutes.
English Everton Taffy-Melt one
pound of butter and add to it one
pound of sugar, and boil until it will
harden in cold water. Pour into but"
tered pans and mark off in squares.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-01-26
Ana Thayer Got the Fox.

A member of the Worcester (Mass.)
Eur Club once took the Hon. John R.
Thayer for days hunt. A fox was
readily started. Stopping at a cross
road, the host told his guest to ride
on to a certain tree at the bend of the
road. Mr. Thayer started off, but
wens to q well known runway. He
and Reynard got there at the same
time, and the latter was done for.
Mr.. Thayer then drove to the oak
tree, and was beginning to skin the
fox. when the host came up and said:
."Well, well, never knew fox to run
there before"
!; Neither did l." handy replied
Thayer.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-01-26
The Elk and the Deer.

John McCrady, local oil iriller,
was injured this morning slightly. af-
ter a fight with a vicious BUCK deer
at the DR.. Kennedy farm, which last
ed for some minutes and required
three men to assist in ending. When
tine rescue party arrived Mr.. Nc
Grady was nearly down and out. .
The deer had paved him a nd was u.s.
ing its horns rather effectively when
Jack Turner. Mr. McCradB's brother,
and another man rushed to the res
cue.
The deer belongs to Or. Kennedy,
aud is allowed to run wild. 1t has
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-01-26
*AW3 s12fFs2SNyl dE4
WHEN GIVING MEDICINE.

1t is said that the most nauseous
physic may be given to children with
out trouble by previously letting them
take peppermint lozenge, piece OF
alum, or bit of orange peel. Many
people make the mistake of giving a
sweet afterwards to take away the
disagreeable taste; it is far better to
destroy it in the first instance
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-01-26

and hind legs at each step placed i'm
mediately in front of the former posi-
ton.
Style is of the highest Importance.
and this is generally indicated by the
way in which he carries his head,
the general appearances of smart
ness, of good disposition, and nerve.
Then we have the point of man.
ners. No horse is going to sell well
in any of these classes that is not
well hammered or shows that he has
had no education. 1 do not mean by
that that he should lack spirit, be.
cause he must have spirit, but he
should have been taught how to be.
have himself in the case of emery
ency This is especially true in the
case of horses that are sold for city
use. A great many horses are very
sharply Disseminated against on this
point
The last point is that of condition.
You know, of couse, that if you send
steer to market that is not fat, you
are not going to get as much for him
as you would If he were fat. To
certain extent, the same thing is true
of horses. It is not true of light horses
as much as with drafters, but horse
out of condition will not sell within
twenty-five per cent of what he might
sell for If he were in good condition.
He should not be over-fed or over-fat,
but he should have meat enough to
cover his bones and make him look
well fed and smooth.-Dr. G. M. Rom
mel, in The American Cultivator.
USE OF SPRAYING COMPOUNDS.
Every year shows progress in the
discovery of methods to free trees
from insect pests. It is pleasure to
find so much attention given to the
subject. 1t demands it, for the fruit
industry of the country is too import
ant one to be neglected. There have
been many fruit growers thoroughly
discouraged because OF the loss of
their trees by scale, and this calls
for the more praise to those who con-
tinue experimenting, declining to give
up.
At recent meeting of fruit grow
ers the question of spraying against
the Goblin moth and fungi came up
and Mr.. Dunlap, the well known fruit
grower of Illinois, had this to say Of
spraying mixtures:
There is no question that the ex-
periments conducted in Illinois this
year, taken with the experiments that
have been made heretofor, will lead
us to change the proportion of the So
called Bordeaux mixture We have
been using too much copper sulphate'
and too little Paris green. The pro-
portion of two pounds of copper sui
Dhate, five or six pounds of lime and
six ounces of Paris green is the most
effective remedy that we can apply
to our orchard and will do the least
harm. The most important point is to
have the solution thoroughly applied,
the fruit.
There is only one thing more i'm
portant than that, and that is the
time of application. After the origin
al blossom bud opens up so that the
pin of the bloom just shows, we APP
ply our first spray, and continue un-
til the tree is in bloom; then we cease
until the petals are practically all
fallen, when we commence with our
second spray, and from that time I'M
til about seven days after the bloom
falls is the very important and criti
cal time to spray for the codling
moth, as well as fungous growth. The
third application is not material as to
the time."- Indianapolis News
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-01-26
MARKETING LIGHT HORSES.

Action is extremely important In
light horses. 1t should be straight
and true. At the trot it should be
what is known as the straight line
trot, no wabbling from one side to
the other, or swinging the feet. The
action from behind should be straight,
the feet picked up smartly, hooks
well tlexed. and the feet of both fore
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-01-26

70 100 pounds. Doctors told me had
diabetes and could not live. was
Mretched and hopeless when began
using Doan's Kidney Pills, but they
cured ne eight years ago, and I've been
Nfell ever since"
Sold by all dealers. 80 cents a box.
Foster Milburn Co, Buffalo. N. Y.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-01-26
Large Crops from Small Farm.

On eight acres Of land J. r. Daniels
Of Bristol. VT, raised. the past sea-
scN, $50 bushels Of onions, 1900
lunches of small onions, $4,000 cab
bage, 900 cauliflowers, 100 bushels Of
cucumbers. 100 bushels Of turnips, 100
bushels of table beets, $50 bushels Of
green peas. 200 bushels of potatoes.
and three acres of sweet corn.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-01-26

kidney trouble so
bad l could not
work. Backache
was persistent and
it was agony to lift
anything. Gravel,
w hirling head.
aches, dizziness
and terrible urin-
airy disorders ran
me down from 1873
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-01-26

elephants
abcu that
Christmas
n
And a
child
the bulded
buded No steed Of warrior ever pos
ands SOFT
wasp o
all sunshine and
smiles
Ire ten with
That is a S
rocking horses
is growing
try to
We tryo
And after thai
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-01-26
NUTS AS FOOD.

The use of nuts as food is becoming
more and more popular Without ad-
uniting the contention of the faddists
that nuts should be substituted for
meat, there is no doubt that, used
with discretion, certain nuts might oc-
cupy an important place in the diet
airy. Chestnuts, Brazil nuts, wainuts.
and almonds contain high degree of
nutriment Cooked nuts are much
more digestible as rule than raw.
Some one ought to get out COOK
book with nut recipes.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-01-26

The last vessel to bring cargo
of African slaves to this country. ac-
c3rding to Col. William Youngblood,
Of Alabama, reached the coast OF
Georgia in 1860.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-01-26

The New York grand opera chorus
has formed union. Suppose they
should draw the line at a n%-union
audience? suggests the Pittsburg Dis
patch.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-01-26
TWENTY YEARS OF II.

Emaciated by Diabetes; Tortured With
Gravel and Kidney Pains.
Henry Soule, cobble-, Of Hammonds-
port. N. Y, says: Since Doan's Kid
hey Pills cured me eight years ago. I've
reached 40 and hope to live many years
longer. But twenty years ago had
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-01-26

This country ranks first in the pa
permalSing industry,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-01-26

1t is a common thing in Mexico
to find high-grade piano.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-01-26
ToUGHNEss OF PINEAPPLE.

TOUGHNESS OF PlNEAPELE
The toughness of pineappfes is al
most entirely eliminated by slicing
the fruit up and down, from stem to
blossom end, instead of through the
core, as is usually done. Thrust
fork into the blossom end to hold the
apple steady, and slice until you come
to the hard, pithy core, which can
then be discarded. The trick was
taught me by an old pineapple grower
and makes all the difference in the
world in the tenderness of this fruit,
which is usually hard and chlppy
when sliced with, instead OF against
the grain.
LAUNDRY BAGS FOR THE MAN.
Here is the way to make bag for
1.-THE man'-a bag that will not fill his
soul with distrust and his mind with
wild misgivngs as to which is the
right way to enter its mysterious
depths:
Cut round cardboard that meas
ures seven inches in diameter; cover
Iu1S Wpuu duJ plClOiAOo
dark blue or crimson satin, or brown,
are perhaps the most lasting, ana
therefore preferable. Buy strip OF
leather at any finding shop, six lnches
wide and long enough to go all around
the edge of the round; line this strip,
which should be of the same color as
the covering ON the cardboard, WlUn
some of the satin or whatever mas
been selected; binds the edges Win
narrow ribbon; overland ONE edge 10
the round, and in the other punch
holes in eyelet style, through which
runs cord.
Into this convenient bag collars may
go in the same shape as brought from
the laundry, without the trouble OF
lifting lid-only pulling open the top
and drawing it up again by the cord.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-01-26
The Blessing Of
Being Well Born

University.

you can pay $500 toy automobile and there walking
talking dolls equipped with red hair an
silk lingerie that come at $7Oo The spend nix
temporarily please their pampered little ones
is a trade note that counts -
rocking horses and Noahs arks grows Will
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-01-26
The Good Old Toys.
BY the Editor of the Nevvs-SCi rnitar.

ABONSM and practical materasm the OF this genera
ton Let us do nothing to provoke that teachers
too, hucksters and peddlers.'
We all believe teacher has vocation Of transcend
dent value to republic Suppose than elevate MIND
highest themes and reflect the mission OF Une M