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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-02-01
Care of Palms.

In the growing of palms common
error made by cultivators is that of
overpotting. If the plants are grown
in small pots and treated properly they
may be kept as useful decorative sub
jects for a long time Under ordinary
circumstances palms grow so easily
that they are apt to be treated careless
ly. When they have their pots well
filled with roots, extreme care is neces-
sary to maintain them in healthy
condition. Inattention to the applica
ton of water may cause the plants to
suffer such a check that the leaves
will assume a sickly appearance, and.
on the contrary, if an excessive sup
ply is given in the winter months,
when plants absorb less moisture.
much injury may occur by decay of
the roots. The need for little extra
care in applying water to plants at
this season of the year should not
be overlooked The potting compost
should consist of good turfy loan,
three parts, and leaf-soil, one part, with
charcoal siftings and bone meal added.
Pots measuring six or seven inches in
diameter are quite large enough for
plants to be used for general decora-
tive purposes.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-02-01
Uses Of the Rich.

For some time there has been
marked tendency among the very rich
to grow respectable. causing honest
alarm in many quarters. Husbands are
beginning to live regularly with their
wives, and deprecating their own con-
dition to the advantage of the poor.
The very rich are doing more -eputa
BILE things every day and getting on
our nerves by their efforts at morality.
If this keeps up, what is to be the end?
We look to the very rich to furnish
us with bad examples. If they are all
going to be decent and cultivate the
virtues, we shall begin to envy them,
thus adding another measure to our
discomfort.
One of the safeguards Of the very
rich has been that OF dissipation, and
selfshness, and promiscuous extrava-
gance, they have weakened their ener-
gies, and the production of their own
kind has been strictly limited by their
unstraightened circumstances. If they
are being tempted to lead simple lives,
however, and to get the idea that
money isn't everything, they will begin
TO multiply, and some precautionary
measures may be necessary to keep
them within reason.
Every very rich person ought TO have
at heart the good of his fellow man,
and be foolish and fast enough to be
held in contempt by those who respect
themselves The mains purpose of his
life is to do enough things that are
not worth while, in order that the ma
jority may learn not to follow his ex-
ample.
Let the very rlcn beware, therefore.
and not attempt to become too good:
otherwise 2heir only resource of use
fulness will be over.-Life.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-02-01
Notes.

Frost on the old cows back nips the
milk in the pail, too. So keep her
warm every night.
Five minutes fixing a wire over the
mouth of the cellar drain may save
months of fighting the rats.
Rust will dig deeper into the mold
board of the pillow than you can, and
do it a great deal quicker, too. Think
about this when you use these things
for the last time.
A New England Farmer" CORE
;pondent has had most satisfactory re-
suits from putting a small handful
of coal ashes in the potato hill, COW
ering with soil and planting the tuber
on top. He declared this simple plan
gave him better potatoes than he had
ever harvested.
The battens and the ends of other
boards that are left to flap in the
wind when winter sets in will keep
risht ON tapping till they flap out tons
of hay and grain that you might have
saved for use next spring. A little
handful of nails and bit of time taken
now will count big when the feed bills
come in at the winters end.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-02-01
When FEEDING Is Profitable.

According to Professor Mumford of
the University of Missouri, it requires
about half as much grain to produce
100 pounds of gain on calves as on 2
year-olds. The work OF the Missouri
Agricultural College has definitely dem
ohstrated that the most profitable age
to fatten cattle is while they are still
young. The older the animal the more
food is required to produce a given
gain. Other stations have also inves-
tigated this question and have arrived
at the same results.
The Central experiment station farm
at Ottawa, Can, found by comparing
1000 pounds live weight in the case of
calves, yearlings, 2 and 8 year olds,
that the profit for each 1000 pounds
was: Calves, $31; yearlings, SGT; 2
year-olds, 1910; 3-year-olds, $3.50.
When all of the cattle of all ages
were purchased at cents pound and
sold at cents a pound the profit on
$1,000 invested in feeding cattle was:
Calves, $557.50; yearlings, 1884; 2-year-
olds, $19S. rs; 3-year-olds. s177.50.
Nine-tenths of all the cattle fed in
the middle west are 2-year-olds at the
beginning of the feeding period When
these cattle are in thin condition at the
beginning of the experiment they are
often fed With profit; but, starting
with calves in the same condition, it
is unquestionably true that the calves
return more profit for each $1,000 in
vested than the older cattle.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-02-01
IRRIGATION Profitable.

In Connecticut irrigation increased
the total yield of Strawberries in one
case 1T percent, and in another case
1876 percent. The irrigated berries
were larger, but little later than the
non-irrigated ones, but they brought 2
cents more quart in the open market.
Where irrigation is practiced the water
should be applied to the burrows about
the fruiting time, and allowed slow
ly to flow down them rather than by
flooding
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-02-01

Geraniums will be coming into flower
this months. if given proper care. They
should be kept on the dry side. Too
much moisture will induce souring Of
the soil, and that means, later on, dis
eased roots. Give them plenty of light.
Turn at least once week, to prevent
them from becoming one-sided by be-
ing drawn toward the glass. If any
branches seem inclined to get the start
of others, promptly nip off the ends.
1t will be necessary to do this from
time to time, if you would keep your
plants shapely and symmetrical.
As the growth of your geraniums in
creases give frequent applications of
some good fertilizer. Do not overdo
matters and give enough to force rap
i'd, weak growth. If your plants are
sturdy and vigorous, be content with
that. There is sure to be a reaction
from forced development.
If the leaves of any of your plants
turn brown at the edges, or show yell
low spots on their surface, and, after
little, become dry, and crumble read
lily under the hand, you may suspect
the presence of fungoid disease. In
sects will not affect plants in this
manner. Some plants, like the ivy
leaved geranium, will show marks on
their under surface of the foliage that
looks as if an insect had eaten into
them and left scar. This is simply
one phase of fungus effect. The remedy
for the trouble is Bordeaux MIXTURE
Indianapolis News.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-02-01
Intensive Cultivation.

In the eastern part of Stowe, VT,
there is an object lesson in intensive
cultivation that will surprise many
readers Mrs. M. G. F. Taber carries
on farm where only twenty three
acres are under cultivation and here are
some of the quantities of farm produce
laid to have resulted from this years
efforts From 1-2 acres of oats, 25O
bushels; one-half acre of potatoes, 212
bushels; 1 1-2 acres of northern corn,
225 bushels; one acre of Stanford corn
for the silo; one-eighth of carrots, IS
bushels, and about 80 tons of hay cut.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-02-01
A Wandering Lake.

A scientist at Washington gives
the latest information concerning
the wondering" of Lake Nor, in the
Cobb desert, a phenomenon about
which contradictory views have been
entertained in the scientific world
The scientist quoted states that the
Tarim river, entering the lake from
the west, brings down. during the pc,
Rod of high water late in summer,
great quantity of silt, which has the
effect of driving the lake, lying Oh
the level floor of the desert, toward
the southeast But the summer
wind, drifting the surface sand an6
darkening the heavens with dust
blows generally from the northeast
and it, too, tends to drive the lake
before it. The combined effect Of
the urging by the wind and the river
is to force the lake southwark.
Yet, the scientist kinks, Ne migra-
ton of the lake is not constant in
direction, but shifts back and forth
internationally, according as the cir
cumstances change.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-02-01
Pruning Peach Trees.

AS the. result of experiments at the
Massachusetts experiment station, the
following would seem to be the best
method of peach tree pruning:
/. Prune peach trees moderately, re-
moving not more than one-third to
one-half the previous years annual
growth, when the wood has been in
jured by freezing.
2. When only the fruit buds are
killed, the wood being uninjured and
the trees in good condition, prune Sc
verely, cutting back the annual growth
to two or three buds. 1t may be ex-
pedient to cut some branches back even
into two or three-year-old wood.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-02-01

There is said to be much gambling
at Panama" 'Ah, l see; cards and
spades. "-Philadelphia Ledger.
How free and easy that girl is in
her conversation" Yes, she talks
like married woman.N-Illustrate
Bits.
Briggs-Why are you buying all
those good clothes when you admit
that you are dead broke? Griggs-I
can't afford not to--Life.
Was Croesus very rich man, pa?"
For his time, my son; but don't sup
pose he could be elected to the United
States senate today Judge.
HAS your son arrived at years of
discretion" "Oh, yes. He's about to
be married" How you contradict
yourself. Leader.
Patience-Her engagement will cause
whole lot of talk. Patience-How do
you know? Because she told me 1t
was a ecret!"-Yonkers Statesman.
Mrs. Brown-John, do you really
think whipping the children does any
good? Mr.. Brown Throwing down the
strap-It does me good Boston
Transcript.
Gould you do the landlord in The
Lady of Lyons asked the manager
of seedy actor. "Well, should think
I might; have done a good many
landlords. Tit Bits.
When in doubt" said the weather
prophet, always predict something
disagreeable." What for?" IF you're
wrong, people are so pleased they don't
criticize you. Washington Star
Noozy-You Seemed to be having
quite a time at your house last night
Popley (wearily-Yes, a deuce of q
time. Noozy-A deuce of time? Pop.
ley-Yes, twius.-Philadelph Ledger.
She-Were you ever in street car
accident? He-Yes. The car was COM
pletely wrecked, but the passengers
were packed SO tight that only the out
side layers were injured. Chicago
News.
oh" said the conceited youth, II
could wrong, people are so pleased they
don't got that rather twisted" said
Wise. You mean you wish you could
marry most any girl. "-Philadelphis
Press
Caesar was revising the calendar II
was trying to fix it SO the magazines
would really come out on the first
day of the month" he explained. Fail
ing in this, his weakened brain took to
writing poetry.-New York Sun.
Mrs Keene-Have all the other la.
dies arrived? The maid-Yes M you're
the last one. Mrs. Keene-WelI, you'd
better announce me, so that they can
get through talking about me before
| go in.-Cleveland Leader
Foreigner-Scientists agree that eli.
mates are changing all over the globe
Is there not fear that the American
climate may change for the worsei
American (confidently)-Oh no, il
couldn't-New York Weekly.
Yes" said the native. bad Bill in,
timated yistid'y that the new sheriff
was crook an liar. "Graciousi'
exclaimed the newcomer, that ought
to be investigated. 1T is bein' investi.
gated by the coroner. philadelphia
Press
Il have called, ma'am," said the
man at the front door, Ito ask II you
can't contribute something to the In
fants' Home" Il am already con
tributing nineteen hours a day to an
infants home of my own" she inter
rupted, closing the door.-Chicago Tri
huDa
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-02-01
Novel Use for Poultry.

A Country Gentleman" writer says
that C. L. Hayward, who owns an 800
acre farm near Keene, N. H., keeps
hens for the sake of the fertilizer they
afford his Baldwin apple orchard. There
is not a cock on the place and no
chickens are raised there. The hens
are bought by agents from farmers in
the northern part of the state and are
shipped to him every October. There
are 900 houses in the orchard, every
house having fourteen hens, making
total of 84OO. They are of various
breeds and are not allowed to run.
Every house is V-shaped, with the
south end screened. and this end is
left open all winter. Twice year
spring and fall-the houses are cleaned
and the manure Is placed around the
trees on the surface of the ground. The
poultry are fed twice day, in the
morning and late in the afternoon In
the morning they have H. O. poultry
food mixed with one-fourth to one
third beef scraps, little charcoal and
salt being added. This mixture is fed
dry. In summer afternoons they are
given wheat and wheat screenings, in
the winter corn-which is very heat
ing is substantial. This way of feed
ing Mr.. Hayward has found the cheap
est, and he has got in return more eggs
than with any other system. Seven
tons of grain are used for poultry food;
and during the spring and summer
there is shipped to Boston daily an
average of 800 dozen eggs.
There are eight men on the place
who feed the hens, prune the apple
trees and keep the weeds down. The
hens are bought for about So cents
apiece; and as soon as they begin to
sit. they are shipped to the Boston
market, where they are sold for chick
ems, as they are only little over a
year old. In the market every fowl
brings about 6S cents apiece. By the
middle of September the hens are all
gone and the houses are ready for the
new shipment from the north. MI
Hayward raises Baldwin apples for the
Liverpool market, and he uses the hen
manure to kill worms and insects. The
trees are wholly free from these GUS
tomary torments of New England
fruit growers, as the strong manure IS
put on the surface around the trees
and insects cannot reach them. 1t is
no doubt due to the double fertilization
that the trees, unlike those of many
orchards, bear the same from year to
year. Last fall 10000 barrels were
shipped to Liverpool, and because APP
pies were not as plentiful as they were
the year before, Mr.. Hayward Melted
SIPS per barrel, making total OF
$4,000.
Mr.. Hayward finds that the hens
do quite as we'll eggwise with the
houses open at the south end. Last
winter, when strictly fresh eggs were
even scarcer than this, he found no
trouble in getting satisfactory results.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-02-01
Care of Growing Plants.

Most window gardens are injured
by trying to grow too many plants
In them Grow only as many as you
can give ample room. A few plants,
well developed, will afford vastly more
pleasure than a large number of in
ferior ones. And few plants, so dis
posed that they can display themselves
effectively, on all sides. win always
astract the attention OF plant-loYing
visitors.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-02-01
Fancy Fruit Pays.

A New Jersey farmer has discovered
that it pays to grow fruit for the fancy
trade. His apples are Baldwins and
Kings carefully selected and packed in
boxes lined with corrugated paper and
then with tissue inside of that. The
apples are polished to bring out the
beauty of their coloring and then placed
In regular rows, three layers deep,
eighty -four apples to the box.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-02-01

At an inquest at Leicester, England
ON little girl, the mother said that
this was the tenth child she had lost
nut she had seven still living.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-02-01
THE woRKrRa.

n I'm the Blinded cannot
bread
strain shall endure
Onceth
Iii ong n Magazine
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-02-01
TVS AIT ~ BEING a eEAcEMAkER.

TIE ART Ur BEING A PEAcEMAkER.
tried to part two lighting dogs.
The cause of peace to beg;
But while one chewed my coatt=Ns Np,
The other ate my leg.
A fraoas matrimonial
/ undertook to stop;
The lady tried to scratch my eyes,
The husband called cop.
Don't think ! grudge him his renown
Nor bile turns green my eyes
Because the President for less
Received the Nobel prize.
But just the same for future use
This motto have picked:
Before You interfere be sure
The. parties both are licked
-McLandburgh Wilson, in the New York
Sun.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-07
JURY TO TRY PETTIB0NE
is SELECTED AND SWORN
Opening Statement in Trial Of West
ern Federation official VIII Be
Made Monday by Attorney
HaWley
By Associated Press.

BY Associated Fress
BOISE, Idaho Dec. 6.-The jury which
will try the case of George A. Pettbone
for completely in the murder of former
Governor Frank Steunenberg was COM
pleted and sworn in this afternoon. The
Jury is as follows: ]. II. Frasier, aged
%, student; E. l.. Evans, SS, farmer; A.
A. Tillotson, 20, merchant; w. A. Palmer,
40, liyeryman; William Stahl, Co. pros
pector; Newton Carper, &c. carpenter; Jo-
seph Singer, As, placer miner; A. G. Boot,
81, printer: Charles Wilmot, 45, farmer;
Arthur Estes IS. farmer; C. r. Smead,
20. liveryman; ]. H. Garrecht, 40.
butcher.
Boot is an active member of the Boise
Typographical union.
Both Mr.. Darrow for the defense and
Mr.. Hawley for the prosecution expressed
satisfaction with the jury selected. The
defense used only seven peremptory chal-
lenges and the state nine, each side be-
ing allowed ten by law.
Six days were consumed in impaneling
the jury and eighty talesmen were ex-
amined In the Haywood trial it required
more than three weeks TO obtain jury
and three hundred and twenty were eX-
amined.
The opening statement of the state will
be made Monday morning by James II.
Hawley and taking of evidence will be-
gin Monday afternoon.
Harry Orchard will probably take the
stand Tuesday.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-07
BUSINESS ACTIVITY BELOW
NORMAL FOR THIS SEASON

BY Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Dec. 6.-Bradstreet' to-
morrow will say:
Improvement is largely confined to
practical matters, notable in this respect
being the increased ease in call money,
some lifting of the embargo on time
loans, advancing prices of both bonds
and stocks and lowering of the pre-
MUM after a sudden advance due to
window dressing necessities on the part
of some banks.
Accompanying these developments,
however, has come an accentuation of
the more confident feeling noted in gen.
eral trade lines. and in a few industries
further reinstatement on orders can
celed in a panicky way some time ago.
some renewal of buying for quick ship
ment from joboers and where more sea-
sonable weather has permitted in the
northwest and south some stimulation
of the demand at retail for winter ap-
parel and holiday supplies
'At best, however, trade on the whole
is very quiet and usual activity is below
normal for this season of the year"
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-07
BUCK HANGED FOR
CANFIELD MURDER
SLAYER OF FORMER ANGELENo
PAYS PENALTY
Prisoner Shows No Remorse or Regret
and Sleeps Well During His
Last Night on
Earth

BY Associated Press.
SAN QUENTIN, Dec. 6.-Morris Buck,
who murdered Mrs. Charles A. Garfield,
wife of a wealthy Los Angeles oil oper-
ator, on January 27. 1906 was hanged
this morning at San Quentin prison.
Buck had been confined in the peniten-
tiary since 1906. During yesterday after
noon and ,vening he was visited by
Fathers Callopy and Walsh, who prepared
him for his end. He slept well during
the night and did not once show any
signs of nervousness. He said he would
die game, and he did.
This morning Buck awoke and, after
dressing himself in the clothes in which
he was to be hanged, ate hearty break
fast. Father Callopy remained with him
until he was dec.ared dead. A few mo-
ments before the time set for the hang
ing, the warden entered the cell and read
the death warrant to Buck. His hands
were strapped to his sides and the march
to the gallows was begun promptly
at 1850
Warden Boyle took the lead. then came
the priests chanting the prayers for the
dying, and following came the condemned
man, guard on each SIDE He then
stood upon the trap, Guard Albrogast
placed the rope about his neck. drew the
black cap, the signal was given AMI his his
body cropped.
Below the trap stood Prison Physician
DR.. stone and DR.. Galehuse Of San Ra-
fael. In fourteen minutes the condemned
man was declared dead.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-07
JUDGES SON TERRIBLY
BEATEN BY UNION MEN
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press
GoLDFIELD, New, Dec. 6.-Herbert
Belford, son of Judge Belford OF Den
yer. appeared today at the office OF the
legal department of the Goldheld Con-
solidated Mines company with his race
so badly dishgured that he was hardly
recognizable, as result of treatment re-
ceived at the hands of the miners union
Saturday night His face was bruised,
his nose broken, upper teeth knocked out
and several ibis broken.
Beiford claims that he was recognized
in one of the saloons of the town and
called to the sidewalk, where he was
taken into custody by a man wearing q
star and representing himself to be a
deputy sheriff. He was led through
dark and lonely district. supposedly on
his way to Jail, when he was set upon by
thugs and was left for dead. He was
found two or three hours afterward in
an unconscious condition and taken to
the hospital, and it was several hours
before he regained consciousness.
Belford was missed by his friends, but
was supposed to be out of town. During
the evening of the assault, Belford had
been accused of having ''scabbed" on
Stratton's Independence In Cripple Creek
during the strike there. He had worked
there at the time. but in the office of
the company. and was not eligible to join
the miners union. He was also accused
of being too friendly with detectives in
Goldfleld. He was taken to the miners
union hall to clear his record, but ne
found no one to identify him. He was
then permitted to go with a warning,
but later was assaulted.
Belford says his ftiend. one Greenlee,
who had also been threatened at the time
of the assault on Belford, is nowhere to be
found. His trunk and effects are unuls-
bed iii III his room just he left them
on Saturday night. and no one has seen
him since. Belford fears that he has
either been killed or has departed
'Dynamiter. made an effort yesterday
to wreck an electric power line which
furnishes light and power to Goldfeld.
A patrolman today discovered 100 sticks
of giant powder scattered around three
poles near the place where the line
crosses the railroad track, two miles
from the city.
Holes had been bored into two of the
poles and the caps had exploded, but the
powder. being frozen. failed to ignite.
The Nevada California Power company
maintains a patrol of it's line between
Goldfleld and Bishop, which covers the
entire line once every forty-eight hours.
The force has been Augmented and here
after a close watch will be maintained.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-07
MUMMY
1000 YEARS OLD
TO BE EXHIBITED
Body Is That of Woman and Is Said
to Be in Excellent Condition.
Owned by Metropolitan
Museum of Art
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Dec. e--Wnat is perhaps
the oldest Egyptian mummy in the world
has come into the possession Of the Metro
politan Museum of Art; and will soon be
placed on exhibition.
The mummy was found by the expedi-
tion sent to Egypt last year by the mu-
scum. 1t is that of woman, and is
said to belong to the twelfth dynasty,
which fiourished about 1000 years ago.
The mummy is said to be in excelle
condition. In the coffin with the mummy
was found a ceremonial whip Of the
Senbtes, said to be the only complete one
ever discovered. a portion Of the objects
found by the exp iition are now on ex-
hibition, and the rest win be placed in
the galleries soon.