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The Globe-republican., 1907-08-08

A Texas judge rules that a table
fork is not a deadly weapon. We
believe that in Texas the fork is re-
garded as merely a useless ornament,
anyhow.
The Globe-republican., 1907-08-08

We are glad that Mark Twain Is
coming back to a country where it
will not be necessary for him to
make negligee journeys to a bathroom
across the street.
The Globe-republican., 1907-08-08

United States sub-treasuries are be-
coming noted chiefly for losing money
in a way that no one can discover.
The Globe-republican., 1907-08-08

There are men who will agree with
the Cairo minister that kissing Is a
source Of great danger. Often 1t
leads to marriage.
The Globe-republican., 1907-08-08

"A bashful lover is much to be
pitied," says a Kansas exchange.
More than the girl?
The Globe-republican., 1907-08-08

Now they are having a severe
drought in Jamaica. About the only
thing the Jamaicans have to be thank
full for Is the loss Of S%wettenham.
The Globe-republican., 1907-08-08
KANsAa

Grand achievements alone give
little Of nobility.
The Globe-republican., 1907-08-08

There ought to be some good way
To get rid of the anonymous letter
writer.
The Globe-republican., 1907-08-08

The condor can fast 40 days and
the eagle rs days.
The Globe-republican., 1907-08-08

Love may be q novel antidote for
the divorce evil, but 1t ought to be
tried.
The Globe-republican., 1907-08-08
Growth Of New York.

New York city is % growing at
the rate of about AIS persons each
day.
The Globe-republican., 1907-08-08

The affection of too many wives IT,
of the cold-storage brand.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-27
Hotels and Lodging Houses

For hotels and rOOming houses sec
j. G. FLEENOR & CO., 11Dk So.
Spring st.
6G-rOOm modern hotel, only 3 blocks
to Main st. and 9Th vt. Seats 100 guests =
and is full the year round. Owner will
consent to serving bottled liquors in
the dining room. 3 years' lease Mt 300
per month. If we fail to sell this with
in weeks for $4,000 we will ask Maud
to kick us over the ocean.
51-rOOm hotel or rOOming house,
perfectly modern, near Arcade depot =;
years lease at $3.50 per month. Price
$4,000; half cash, bnI. terms or ex-
change.
35 rooms, modern, near 3rd and
Main, S225O, part cnsh, balance terms,
or real estate. Fine transient house ,
rent $l2O per month; good lease.
We have them TOO numerous to
mention, from g rooms upward to any
size, price or location you want. Rep
resenting over 80 offices, we can sat
isfy you quicker than all others.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-27

FOR SALE-IF YOU WISH A NICE
new home, surrounded by beautiful
homes, l VIII gladly gladly ran1T,,,yy sh9W you my
tanning four large bedrooms; north
front; 50-foot lot; every modern con
venience has been supplied. Change
in family compels me to sell. Owner
SOe S6TH STREET, 2d door east of
Maple ave.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-27

FOR SALE
New 4-room cottage. nicely finished
with mantel. bookcase, china closet,
etc; lot 50X14S. Price $21O0; $500
cash, bal. monthly.
6-room. lot 5Ox15S. chicken yards,
garden, ETC.; fine view; improved
street; price $2375. $500 cash, bal.
monthly
e. G. DEVENS,
227 Laughlin bldg Both phones.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-27

FOR SALE
7-room modern colonial cottage; all
large rooms lea ding from hall; porch
extending whole length of building
excellent neighbors; abundance OF
flowers, shade and fruit trees. Large
50-foot lot; four bedrooms or three
as you wish to use them. Must sell
owner 1877 36TH STREET. third house
east of Moneta ave. ear line.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-01-11
HUMJJS.

The term humIs is applied to a
large class of compounds derived from
the decay of former animal and plant
life. The animal and vegetable ma
terials (organic matter) undergo de-
composition in the soil, the final re-
suits of which is the disappearance
of these substances, leaving only a
few gases and a small amount of
mineral matter.
When the organic matter is in its
intermediate state of decomposition
and mixed with the soil, it is known
as humus. Opinion as to the fertiliz-
ing value of humus, has swung, pendu-
lum like, from one extreme to the
other. The alchemists taught that the
spirits left the decaying animal and
vegetable matters and entered plants.
By many of the earlier chemists, hui
mus was considered necessary as sup
plying the larger part of the materials
necessary for the development of the
crop, but when the combined labors OF
De Lauss1re, Dumas and Liebig DEM
onstrated that the air supplied plants
most of their foods, particularly that
part which was supposed to come from
humus, scientists as a rule, assigned
a low value to humus. From the very
earliest times, however, farmers have
assigned a very high value to humus
as factor of soil fertility and this be-
lief was strengthened by the OBJ
served facts that soils rich in humus
were, as rule, highly productive and
that such materials as animal ex-
crement or barnyard manure, which
supplied the soil with an abundance
of humus, possessed marked fertiliz-
ing power. Although many of the old
theories which were supposed to &C
count for the value of humus are no
longer tenable. recent experiments
have shown, that there are sound
scientific reasons for ascribing to hl-
mus, a high value as factor of soil
fertility and have demonstrated that
farmers are wholly right in attach
ing great Importance to the preserva-
ton of hamus in their soils.-W. r.
Gilbert, in the Bpitomist.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-01-11
THE RED MANS COMMENT.
What Impressed Him as He Viewed
Pictures in the Capitol.

What Impressed Him as he VieWeo
Pictures in the Capitol.
ga good many years ago when ]
was here in Washington heard a
story about the visit of some In
dams at the Capitol building" said
George H. Marsh, of st. Louis, Mo-,
business man of that city. at was
in the days when fighting Indians was
still pastime of our soldiers IN the
West.<A number of them were brought
here to be impressed with the Great
Father and were escorted through
the buildings on the hill'by one or two
of the guides. They were taken to
the east door, where is to be seen
the picture representing the landing
of the Pilgrim Fathers at Plymouth
Rock and one of the Indians giving
Miles Standish an ear of corn, Hun,
said one of the red men, the Indian
gives the white man corn
"Then they were taken to the north
door, leading to the Senate, where
was represented the treaty of William
Penn with the Indians in 1647, where
by he received large grants Of what
is now Pennsylvania. Huh said the
same Indian, with grunt, the In.
dian gives the white man land AT.
ter that the band were taken to the
west door and were shown the repre-
sentation of Pocahontas pleading for
Capt. John Smith. Huh again
grunted the Indian, the Indian saves
the white mans life. Finally they
all went to the south door, where they
saw depicted the early struggles OF
the white men with the Indians where
in one of them probably Daniel
Boone-was thrusting his knife
through one of the savages. Huh,
calculated the red brother, and then
they kill the poor Indian Wash.
ington Post.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-01-11
PENALTIES OF GENIUS.
Sometimes the World Loses More by
Them Than the Genius Does.

Sometimes the World Loses More by
Them Than the Genius Does.
No greater genius, certainly no
great inventor, ever lived who was
not supposed to be little queer by
some of his fellow men.
Three hundred years before Ste
phension perfected his locomotive,
says the Rosary Magazine, French
man, Saloman de Caus, was immured
in the living tomb of the Bicetre for
having allowed his mind to outstrlp
the age in which he lived. Marion de
Lorme. in a letter dated Paris, 1641,
tells of visit to this institution.
1--WE were crossing the court" she
writes, land I, more dead than alive
with the fright, kept close to my COM
panion's side, when frightful face
appeared behind some immense bars,
and hoarse voice exclaimed: I am
not madl / am not mad! / have
made a discovery that would enrich
the country that adopted it,
What has he discovered?' asked
our guide.
OH answered the keeper, shrug'
ging his shoulders, something tr1tilng
enough; you would never guess 1t;
it is the use of the steam Of boiling
water
81 began to laugh.
This man. continued the keeper,
came from Normandy four years ago
to present to the king statement
Of the wonderful effects to be pro-
duced from his invention. To listen
to him you would imagine that with
steam you could navigate ships, move
carriages; in fact, there is no end
to the miracles which, he insists upon
it, could be performed The king
sent the mailman away without lis.
tening to him. Finally, finding the
poor wretch forever in his path, and
annoyed by his folly, the Cardinal
had his shut UP in the Bicetre.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-01-11
Good cheer at the TabIe.

There is sound philosophy in the
custom of civilization to make a meal
of ceremony. For if the ceremonial
aspect be observed properly-if it be
forbidden to make the home meal the
occasion for the e-grumbling-
then amid talk aud laughter will eat
ing be slow, as it should be, and
mastication thorough. So when. at
the family dinner table appear only
pleasant faces. when conversation is
merry, and when from one to
the other of the diners is bearing
as courtly as if each were company"
tEsan does indeed good digestion wait
on appetite, and health on both. -
Dr. Edward Curtis, in Mature and
Health"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-01-11
Some PeopIe.

The favorite musical instrument OF
graft is the lutte.
Some people settle their bills like
clock-work-that is, on tick.
The man who keeps his own coun'
sci doesn't have to hire lawyer.
The sins that worry us the most
are those most likely to be found out
Some peoples idea OF charity is
to give a starving man a pepsin tab
let.
Some people are so emotional as to
almost solve the problem Of perpet
ual motion.
Some men apparently have so much
to do that they never have time to
do any of Philadelphia Record.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-01-11
eANrrARY sTARUp METHODS.

Certified milk is defined in bull
letin of the Massachusetts Agricul-
tural College as 1.-THE product of heal
thy, well-groomed cows kept in tho
roughly clean, well-lighted, and we'll
ventilated stables; such milk is
drawn, cared for, and delivered in
accordance with the teachings of mod
ern sanitary science" The main essen
tials in the production of certified
milk, as epitomized in Farm Journal,
are as follows:
All cows must be subjected to the
tuberculin test and often examined by
an expert veterinarian The milk must
be tested and examined at frequent
intervals, and must come up to GER
tain high standard (Which varies in
different cities.) In Philadelphia the
Milk Commission of the Pediatric
Society will not certify milk which
has more than 10000 bacteria to the
cubic centimeter, and which has less
than 3-5 to As per cent fat.
Before the cows are MIXED they
must be groomed and their. udders
washed Feeding is usually done at
the finish of milking, to avoid dust
and bad fiavors. The regular use of
land plaster and shavings for bedding
is good.
The first few streams of milk from
each teat should not go into the milk
pail Milking should be done with
dry hands. The milk pail should be
one of the improved covered pals
sold by dairy supply houses; the milk
passes through a straining device,
and no dirt can fall into the pail.
After the milk is drawn it should
be Immediately taken to the milk
house, and either bottled in sterile
Jars, immersed in ice water and cool
ed down to 40 degrees F., or, which
is the more common practice, run
over cooler and bottled at a temper
ature of 40 deg F., iced in shipping
cases and kept at this low temperature
until delivered to customer. In Phil
ade,phia a small certificate, issued
by the Milk Commission, is attached
to each sealed jar of certified milk.
Bottling rooms, bottles, apparatus,
etc., are thoroughly cleaned and
sterilized daily with steam and water.
The bottlers wear clean white suits
while doing their work.
In properly constructed COW barns
and separate dairy buildings the barns
should have plenty of sunlight, white
wash; clean dustless bedding, often
renewed; a watering device for the
cows, wash room for the mixers,
and good ventilation throughout. The
dairy building should be removed as
far away from the barns as convent
ent and constructed in three parts
separate and distinct from one an
other, the first containing steam
boiler, engine, laundry, and lavatories;
The second containing rooms for the
receiving, washing, and shipping of
jars; the third consisting of refriger-
alton and milk receiving and bottling
rooms, the latter SO constructed that
only the bottlers have access.
A well-balanced ration and the best
of feed for the cows are essentials.
Some dairymen have special room
into which the cows are led and there
milked-away from stable odors and
dust. And that's a good hint for the
small dairyman; if he can't produce
clean milk in a covered pail in
clean room, and with clean hands
and clothes, and then cool and mar
ket in clean bottles.-The Circle.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-01-11

you are this mans widow. Become
my wife,"
His tone was unmistakable She
looked at him with glowing, wonder
ing eyes. He was struck by her
sudden bewildering beauty.
do you mean it?" she whispered.
There was no need for any spoken
answer, and she crept into the shell
ter of strong mans arms held out
to receive her.-Modern Society.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-01-11
LIES LITTLE
PLEA SAINT RE s
UNREFORMED SPELLING.

UNREFORMED SPELLING.
A fiy and flea in flue
Were imprisoned, so what could they
do?
Said the fly: Let US fee"
Said the flea: Let us fly"
So they few through flaw in the
hue.
She always addressed him as Mr..
Until he took courage and Kr.
But now that they're wed
Like brute, he has said
That he wishes to goodness he'd Mr..
Pearson's Weekly.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-01-11
ExpI,ATNTNG HIS OPTIMISM.

"You say you are optimistic in
your views of the future?"
Thoroughly So" answered the sar
donic person. 81 look for great I'M
movement in the world. Things ap-
pear to me to be so bad that they
can't help changing for the better"
Washington Star.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-01-11
WILLIAM's CHANCE.

"Two thousand women are EN-
ployed in the household of the Ger
man emperor"
..Why in the world doesn't he con-
fer a boon upon humanity by EXPLAIN
ing how he has solved the servant
problem Chicago Record-Herald.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-01-11
THE POpTJLAR IMPRESSION.

Minnie" said the young man.
whose heart was humping violently,
edo you know that everybody
says-says-that we've are engag-
ed?" :.
81 suppose, Harold" she answered.
everybody thinks that-that we ought
to be, by this time"
After that it wasn't long until !eV-
erybody knew it.-Chicago Tribune.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-01-11
SCARCELY THAT.

"The very day l first met nim'
said Miss Plane, something told me
he would eventually fall in love WIN
me-"
"Indeed?" replied Miss Knox; "rne
something wasn't your mirror, was
it?"-Philadelphia Press.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-01-11
CAN'T BE FOOLED.

81 don't want the custom OF all inc
people" declared the first trust mag
nate.
"oh, come now" said the SECOND
trust magnate.
'eHonest. Don't you recollect what
Lincoln said about all Of the people,!
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-01-11
HIS ROYAL TITLE.

"who is that silent man sitting
next to Elsa?"
"That! Oh, that's Louis XIV"
Louis the Fourteenth"
eyes; his name Is Louis. and we
call him The Fourteenth because we
only invite him when we find we are
going to be thirteen at table. MOO
ern Society.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-01-11

Railroad cars for the transportation
of live fish in tanks, which are Just
being put into service on the German
lines, have been In use in this coun-
try for years.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-01-11
HIS SYSTEM.

maria, what's the use of your tell
ing the girl to be sure and wake
you at 6 o'clock? She does it every
morning, and you never get up.
John, don't want you to inter
fere with my way OF running tne
house. 1 know just what l am DO
ing. When that girl calls me at
O'Clock I know she's up."-Cnlcagc
Tribune.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-01-11
Her F:ace,

Her Face.
[ stood in sombre dreaming
Before her image dear,
And saw, in secret wonder,
Living my darling appear.
About her mouth smile came,
So wonderful and wise,
And tears of some still sorrow
Seemed shining in her eyes
My tears, they too were flowing,
Her face l could not see,
And oh! can not believe it,
That my love is lost to me.
by Edward Rowland Sill.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-01-11
SELF ESTEEM.

During a display of winter hats
certain milliner placed in her win
dow the following placard:
''If you wish a hat becoming 70
you, you must be coming to me-
Harper's Weekly.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-01-11
RATHER

RATHER
Cali the critics are loud in their
praise of DR.. Muck, the leader OF the
Boston Symphony Orchestra
with that name, he's in luck.
"Why?"
ITO escape a raking. Louisville
Courier-Journal.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-01-11
ROUGH ON THE FOOD.

The child had been taught to say
grace at the table. Occasionally ne
varied it.
20 Lord, please forgive us for this
breakfast they've put on the table,
he said one morning.-New YORK
Press.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-01-11

More than one-third of the inhab-
itants of Zurich are resident foreign
ers, who enjoy no political rights
there.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-01-11
HEARD OUT OF MEETING.

"Some folks thinks de country is
gwine ter de devil
YES; de oil sinner amt 'commo
datin' huff ter come fer it. "-Atlanta
Constitution.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-01-11

In the last seven years the COM
sumption of beer has fallen from 100
to 20 gallons ahead in Munich.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-01-11
WHAT A SHEEP FARMER SAYS.

A farmer who has had great deal
Of experience in growing sheep says
that he advises those having no flocks
to begin at least with 25 to SO head
of sheep, as it not desirable to bother
with less than 25, and that will do
for beginner, and that if he follows
our suggestions these sheep will in.
crease quite as rapidly as the ability
of the ordinary farmer to handle
them. We need not go into details as
to why We have urged this policy,
he says. Those who have adopted it
have made good money, and by rea.
son of experience acquired will make
more money than those who are go
Ing into it now. They have learned
by experience, which is the only way
in which a man can learn how to
handle sheep. Whether man should
go into sheep depends largely upon
himself and the character of his farm.
In favor of going into it in this small
way we might call their attention to
the fact that the high prices for NUT
ton and wool will probably continue
for several years to come There has
been a great reduction in the number
of sheep over almost the entire world
That is the reason why wool manu-
facturers and importers are even now
in the field contracting for the clip
of 1906. In the last four years the
supply of sheep in the United States
has fallen from 64,000,00O to some
thing like 47,000,000, a reduction of
nearly Is per cent. An even greater
reduction has taken place in Aus
tralia as result of drought. The
sheep stock of European countries
has likewise declined, but not in the
same proportion. Therefore, the man
who goes into the sheep business has
reasonable assurances of high prices
for some time to come Indiana
Farmer
SOME POINTS IN FERTILIZING
Such substances as wood ashes and
land plaster and other suitable foods
for plants will be found excellent, as
well as the manure of the stable. The
directions for the application of plas'
ter are so various and multiplied that
it is believed that no general rule can
ever be adopted, for it has been found
that on some lands one bushel to the
acre is better than heavier applica-
ton, but about two bushels to the
acre, however, appears to be the guam,
tity required on many farms One
should not be discouraged if no per.
ceptible benefit results from trial
for first year, for it has been found
that sometimes the effects of plaster
may be noticed in two, three and even
four years after its application.
For clover and grass, land plaster
should be sown over the field just be-
fore the grass Or clover begins to,
grow in the spring Ashes should gen.
orally be used for top dressings. They
lose nothing by exposure to the air
and soon find their way into the soil,
but should be kept under cover before
application. They are especially bene.
fetal to orchards and sandy soils. SCOT
is used for top dressings and when ap-
piled should be sown in the spring and
the same may be observed Of ashes.
Soapsuds may be considered valuable
on account of its alkaline salts. It
may be taken in the watering pot and
sprinkled over the garden where it
will be of great service as manure
and assisting to destroy or drive
away insects. The Epitomist.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-01-11
IN LOW ESTEEM.

Lend me hundred, old man."
Cant do it."
"rn pay you per cent. interest"
Say, If 1 thought you'd pay 6 per
cent. of the principal, I'd let you have
the neutrality-suspicious..
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-01-11
OOF!

NO" he declared, 81 wouldn't get
down on my knees to ask any girl to
be my wife"
81 don't blame you," she answered
at would be ridiculous for any one
to get ON his knees before the girl
who would be your wife. "-Chtcago
Record Herald.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-01-11
ARoosTocK pAIRYING.

/ always wash my cows udders
with clean water and wipe them dry.
milking with dry hands. We strain
the milk through cheesecloth folded
twice, and use De Laval separator.
We like that because it saves a lot
of milk cans or pans to care for, and
best of all, we can feed the warm,
sweet milk to the calf.
For ventilation in the stable I de-
pend upon two-inch hole in the wall
with a single to close over it in
stormy weather. feed through traps
in front of the cows and these are
never very tight, so they always have
fresh air in front of them. clean
the stable twice day regularly IN
winter, and in the summer the stock
are in the pasture night and day.
There is no market here for milk,
cream or butter, except in very limited
quantities.-V. T. Lundval, Aroostook
County, Me-, in the Boston Cultiva
tor.
PLANTING TREES FOR TIMBER.
The planting of waste land to trees
for timber is receiving more attention
than formerly. Farmers who planted
trees twenty years ago now find that
they made good investments. 1t is
claimed that cherry and hickory trees
require about thirty years before they
are valuable for timber; maple trees,
twenty years and black walnut fifteen
years. A black walnut tree is said to
attain from twelve to fifteen inches
in diameter in fifteen years from the
seed. Nuts are also source of pro-
fit which should be taken into consid-
Grafton as many trees begin to bear
profitably within half the time that
they are fit for timber.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-01-11
RESTRAINT.

Marvellous man, the President! Er
hibits some new side every day"
'"rhat's what. In the New York
campaign everybody is calling every
body else a liar, and yet he keeps
out of it."-Courier-J Journal.