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The midland journal., 1907-11-01
KINDRED.
BY Abbie FarweII Brown.

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Z wander through the woodland ways.
And not whispered sound,
No shudder in the leaves, betrays
The quivering life around.
And yet ! feel the kindred near
In every ambushed shade,
From tree and grass they peep and
peer,
Half friendly, half afraid.
I bend above the magic tide:
But yelled in beryl light
The countless ocean-creatures hide,
With crystal eyes and bright.
The rainbow shapes glide to and fro,
Or gaze in still surprise;
The wonder-kin ! do not know,
Yet feel their curious eyes.
Above, the starry mystery,
With teeming space between;
I feel its wonders close to me,
It's presences unseen.
AS in a childish game, stand
Blindfolded and alone,
And stumbling reach an eager hand
To kindred all unknown.
Bewildered in the living space
With wistful arms / grope;
Thrilled by breath upon my face,
A shadow-and hope.
Youths Companion.
The midland journal., 1907-11-01
MARYLAND OBITUARY.

Rockville Frank Green, for the
past six years bailiff of Rockville and
one of the towns best known citi-
zens, died, aged fifty-seven. He had
been i'll about six weeks of an affec-
tion of the lungs. He was a son OF
the late John Green. His widow,
who was Miss Grace Braddock, and
two sons survive him. He also leaves
a brother, Llewellyn Green, and
sister. Mrs. Grace Baker. both Of
Washington.
Hagerstown.-John Downey, aged
thirty, for a number of years a resi-
dent of Washington, died of con-
sumption at the home of his sister.
Mrs. Mary Shanaberser, at Boones-
boro, Washington County. About a
year ago he went to Boonesboro for
his health. He was native of
Washington and was formerly en-
gagged in the hotel business.
The midland journal., 1907-11-01

| long, cool drink and Roxie led the
way encouragingly to the shady side
of the house. There was large
crock. This is for the BIRDS" ex-
planned Roxie, "and now I'll I'LL it up
for you," and Roxie turned in a
stream from the hose.
The thirsty dog drank and drank
never did water taste so good. He
raised his grateful eyes and wagged
his tail.
"Oh, you good dog" smiled Roxie,
"be my dog. I'll bring you something
to eat in a minute. I'll be awful
fast-now stay right-there"-impres
sively.
The dog scarcely knew what to do,
but while he was still undecided,
Roxie came back with pan of scraps.
"These are my very own bones"
said Roxie. I've been praying for
dog for two days, and I've saved
all my bones and scraps-now eat
'emi"
The dog ate in a half-famished way
such good scraps!
"What are you doing, Roxie?"
called voice from an upper room.
"Feedin' my dog. Gods sent him.
Pretty good dog, too
Roxie's mother hurried down, afraid
she would find NANCY, sore-eyed
dog, but instead she found gentle
creature, with silky coat and beau
tiful eyes.
VERY well, Roxie," was the reliev-
ed answer. "We may as well settle
this thing right now. If we find the
dog belongs to any one else we can
give it back"
HE doesn't" was the positive re
ply
"Well-we'l1 play that way. Wen
put the rest Of the afternoon on the
dog. We will scrub him and comb
him and brush him and Ak him a
sleeping-place, and We will telephone
right down to papa to bring up a
collar. What name do you want?"
Theodore" promptly.
why, Roxie! Theodore isn't o
dogs name!"
TITS this dogs name" in a final
Tone you told me yourself Theo-
dore meant Gift of God'-and that's
what my dog isl And the lonesome
dog wagged his tail happily.-Pitts.
burg Christian Advocate.
The midland journal., 1907-11-01
CONDUIT ROAD TEST CASE.
Washington Autoist Violates Law To
Determine Jurisdiction.

Determine Jurisdiction.
Rockville Especially In order to
have the courts pass upon the ques-
tion whether the Montgomery Coun-
ty authorities have the right to ar
rest automobilists who run their
machines faster than twelve miles
an hour along the Conduit road
John A. Lutz, of Washington, pur-
posely ran his automobile at speed
of about thirty miles an hour near
Cabin John Bridge. Deputy Sheriff
George M. Mullican, who by previous
arrangements had stationed himself
on the thoroughfare, placed him un-
der arrest.
Mr.. Lutz was accompanied by sew
eral friends. He was brought to
Rockville and given a hearing before
Justice of the Peace Robertson. He
was sentenced to pay fine of $40
and costs, but upon noting an appeal
Justice Robertson took his personal
bonds in the sum of $1eo for his
appearance at the November term OF
court.
The case will be heard at the term
which begins here November IL.
Lutz was represented by Attorney
Baker, of Washington. Mr.. Lutz
would not state upon what ground
his appeal is based, but it is thought
1t Will be contended that the State
OF Maryland has no Jurisdiction in
criminal cases over the Conduit road.
The midland journal., 1907-11-01
LEAP ALMOST FATAL.
Aerial Cyclist Has Narrow Escape
From Death.

Cumberland Especially Frank J..
Doherty. known as Dare Devil
Doherty," an aerial cyclist, met with
severe accident at the Firemen's
Festival and Fair. He rides down
an incline of As degrees, rs feet
high, and then leaps gap of SO
feet to a smaller incline, and rides
to the ground In making the at
tempt, instead of landing near the
top of the smaller incline. he struck
near the base.
He was violently hurled to the
earth, and for fifteen minutes he
was unconscious. His face was
frightfully torn from scraping against
the ground, and his shoulder was in
jured He eventually revived. The
spectators were Mortified, thinking he
had been killed.
The midland journal., 1907-11-01
Maloney Was Much Annoyed.

Cumberland Especially Guy Ma
loney, 21 years old, pleaded guilty
in court of assaulting, with intent to
murder, J. P. Miller who had for
hidden Maloney calling on Miss Min
ME Miller, his stepdaughter. Ma
loney called at the Miller home and
declared that Miss Miller was being
detained against her will and that he
intended to procure a gun and kill
Miller. Later he returned with
gun and shot Miller in the arm. He
was under the influence of liquor.
Maloney was sentenced to four years
in the penitentiary.
The midland journal., 1907-11-01
HOSPITAL FOR CONSERVATIVES.
Institution Near Sabillasville Soon
To Be Ready For Patients.

Sabillasville Especially Work on
the State Hospital for Consumptives.
at Sabillasville, is progressing rapid
ly, and it is expected that the insti-,
tuition will open for the reception of
patients by the first of the year.
The building is located in an ex-
cellent spot, with an altitude of 1900
feet, where sufferers from tubercu-
losis may enjoy plenty of invigorat-
ing air and abundant out-of-door ex-
ercise.
The board of trustees of the in
stitution, appointed by Governor
Warfield, are Ex-Governor John Wal
ter Smith, chairman; DR.. H. War
rem Buckler, of Baltimore; DIR.
Charles Conley, of Adamstown, Fred
erick County; DR.. Guy Steele, Of
Cambridge, and DR.. Charles M. Ellis.
Of Elkton. The superintendent OF
the institution Is DR.. Bayard Crane,
formerly superintendent of the
Massachusetts, Hospital for Consump-
tives. DR.. Crane is at present abroad
studying the methods of tuberculosis
treatment, in order that the patients
who will be under his care may reap
the benefits of the applications Of
the latest scientific principles em[
ployed in combating the white
DEATH"
The midland journal., 1907-11-01
PROFITABLE EARLY POTATOES.

Early potatoes seem to be doing
gerry well on the experimental farms
carried on by the Long Island Rail
road Company. The land was cleared
from forest, as lately described in
these columns, and this year some
of it is planted, to potatoes of the
early varieties.
The first digging was ON July 8,
which is certainly very early for such
a backward season. The yield at one
of these stations for this early digging
was over two hundred bushels to the
acre, which sold readily at 81 to $3.50
a hushel, the lower price being for
potatoes on the field without hauling
or packing. The No. plot did not
yield SO well, the crop ranging about
one hundred bushels to the acre.
The methods were the standard
9nes for early potato culture. The
soil was plowed early and very thor
oughly narrowed both ways with disc
harrows. Barnyard manure and wood
ashes were used for fertilizers, and
on one plet a prepared commercial
|, fertilizer at the rate of four hundred
pounds to the acre. Frequent light
cultivation was employed and the
vines sprayed with bordeaux mixture
to prevent blight.
These heavy yields are interesting
In view of the short crop obtained in
many parts of Long Island, indicating
the importance of early preparation
and planting in dry season. The
crop by its earliness seems to have
escaped most of the drought which
proved SO destructive on many of the
Long Island farms. The frequent cul-
tivation also did much to hold the
moisture in the soil.-American Guilt
vator.
The midland journal., 1907-11-01
Daughters Elect Ofticers.

Annapolis Especially. - The mem-
bers of Peggy Stewart Tea Party
Chapter, Daughters of the American
Revolution, of Annapolis, have elect
ed officers for the year, as follows:l
Regent, Mrs. James c. Cresap; vice.
regent, Miss Agnes Walton; secre-
tary, Mrs. G. v. Nelson; historian.
Mrs. Weems Ridout; treasurer, Mrs.
L. Dorsey Gassaway; registrar, Mrs.
R. D. Tisdale; librarian, Mrs. Viii
liam H. Burns.
Mrs. Gassaway and Miss Katharine
Walton were appointed delegates to-
the State conference of Daughters to
be held at Frederick on November
IA.
The midland journal., 1907-11-01

BY means of steel-lined irriga-
tion canal engineers are preparing
to give water to district in Egypt
near Assuan which has been dry and
parehed for 5000 or 1000 years. The
soil is saline. and for this reason it il
necessary to wash the ground for
from three to four weeks before any
crops can be grown upon 1t. When
first wet the ground swells and rises
a5out six inches, afterward subsiding
from one foot to two feet.
The midland journal., 1907-11-01
Found Dead In Fodder Stack.

Princess Anne, Md, UctoDer IL
Yesterday the body of Benjamin
iLankford, son of James Lankford.
who resides on the Annamessex
River near the farm of Albert Sud-
ler, about nine miles from this town.
was found in fodder stack on the
premises. The young man was 23
years old and had been missing from
home since the Friday previous. JUS
tice George H. Handy had jury
of inquest impaneled, which render
ed a verdict of death from unknown
causes. There were no marks OF
violence found on the body.
The midland journal., 1907-11-01
Essay On an Auto.

A Punxsatawney schoolgirl was re-
quired to write an essay of $50 words
about an automobile. She submitted
the following: my uncle bought an
automobile. He was riding in the
country when it busted going up a
hill. / guess this is about fifty words.
The other two hundred are what my
uncle said when he was walking back
to town, but they are not cit for pub
Iication. ."-Philadelphia Record.
The midland journal., 1907-11-01
MRS. SMITH DEAD.
She Was The Oldest Descendant OF
Chief Justice Marshall.

Baltimore Especially. = Mrs. Mar
garet Marshall Smith. widow of Mai.
]. Thomas Smith and granddaughter
of Chief Justice John Marshall, of
the United States Supreme Court, died
at the home of her son, Mr.. Robert
w. Smith, 294f- St. Paul Street,
aged eighty-three years. She was
the daughter of Thomas and Mar
garet Lewis Marshall. and was born
at Oak Hill, Fauquier County, Va,
in 1928. She was the Oldest living
descendant of her illustrious grand
father.
The midland journal., 1907-11-01
Horse And Pony Burned.

Snow Hill Especially A horse be-
longing to DR.. Paul Jones and pony
belonging to his son were killed in
a fire which burned DR.. Jones' barn
and stables. The origin is unknown.
The loss is about $1,000.
The midland journal., 1907-11-01
FORMULA FOR wH1TEwAsH.

For forty years the United States
forts and lighthouses. whitewash pre-
pared according to the following for
mula. It is claimed that, made in this
way, the wash will stick better and
retain it's brilliancy longer than any
other, and that it is not easily affected
by rain or weather. OF course, it is
necessary to strain the material care
fully before applying through a pump,
else more or less trouble will result
from the clogging of the nozzle, but
with ordinary care at the start, no in
convenience will be experienced Half
a bushel of unslaked lime, slake with
warm water, cover it during the pro-
cess to keep the steam; strain the
liquid through fine sieve or strainer;
add a peck of salt previously well dis
solved in warm water, three pounds
OF ground rice boiled to a. thin paste
end stirred in boiling hot; half pound
Of powdered Spanish whiting and
nDand of glue which has been pre-
viously dissolved over slow fire, and
GoU ufc SdllOuS IOt WdlGF 10 tu0 INK
ture, stir we'll and let it stand for a
few days covered from the dirt. Strain
earefully and apply with a spray
pump. 1t should be put on hot. There
is nothing that can compare with it
for outside or inside work, and it re-
tains its brilliancy for many years.
fColoring matter may be put in and
made of any shade. Spanish brown,
yellow ochre or common clay.
The midland journal., 1907-11-01
ADVANTAGES OF THE DRILL.

Farmers who use the drill for seed.
ing find in it many advantages over
the old method of sowing broadcast
With the drill less seed is required, be-
cause all the seed is covered. Even
termination is secured, because all
the seed is in at given depth. Win
ter wheat win stand thawing and
freezing better if drilled in-Indiana
Farmer.
The midland journal., 1907-11-01
COST OF ENsILAGE.


In recent reference to the matter
Of the cost of putting up ensilage, and
quoting bulletin, giving the exper-
fences of the Department of Agricul-
ture, Hoard's Dairyman says:
The average yield is fraction over
9 toms per acre; the average cost per
ton is 04c.; the average cost per acre
of putting the corn into the silo is
s5.98. The bulletin urges every farmer
to supply himself with his own ma
cllinery, and there is no doubt of the
soundness of the advice.
In this matter of cost of silage ma
chinery, which includes the corn har-
vester, the cutter and the gasoline en-
gine, we believe too many dairymen
are holding off from investing, to their
own great loss Of profit. That item
of first cost scares them out OF the
notion of silo, and in a few years
they have lost two or three times that
amount, in good profit.
Cne farmer recently told us that he
had held back from building ,silo for
years because he did not like the idea
of buying SO much machinery. But
he finally came to it and was aston
ished at the increased production of
his cows as well as how much more of
young stock he could carry on the
farm. So he had to build more stable
room for he did not like to sell off
the extra hay.
In five years the revenue from his
farm had increased 40 per cent and
1t all started, he said, with his build
ing a silo. It is surprising to many
farmers what change little en-
silage and daily feed of good clover
or alfalfa hay will make in the ap-
pearance of young heifers by spring.
To be skillful feeder and developer of
young stock is very important part
of good farmers business, and we
know of no better aid to this end than
combination of ensilage and nice al
falfa or clover hay.
The midland journal., 1907-11-01
RE-sEEDING GRASS LANDS.

The maintenance of pasture and
meadow lands is of the greatest i'm
portance. for it is no easy job to get
a field so well set that it will yield
the maximum amount of grass for
several years in succession. Some
wonder why we have so much trouble
now in keeping up good stand, than
We did several years ago. The whole
trouble comes in not reseeding. We
cut most of our grasses now before
the seeds. become ripe enough to shat
ter, and for this reason no fresh seeds
fall upon the ground, unless sown by
hand. The earlier practice of cutting
timothy was to wait until the seeds
were practically mature. I have seen
farmers go SO far as to make tight
bottoms to their wagon racks, and
gather up the seed every noon and
night. OF course when grass was cut
at this stage. sufficient seed shattered
to cover the field. No doubt the stage
We now NOW timothy, right after the
blossoms fall, is best both as to the
quality of the hay, and also the con.
dition in which it leaves the roots Of
the plants to withstand the usually
dry summer weather, but when the
crop is cut before any seeds shatter.
re-seeding and narrowing should be
faithfully done every fall. C. B.
Indiana Farmer.
The midland journal., 1907-11-01

Germany holds a record for cocoa
drinking
The midland journal., 1907-11-01
HENs IN A BARN.

chaff. Hooded roostS were built at
one side for the hens, hundred Of
which were placed in each room.
About TOO hens were kept in this
building, and not one was permitted
to go out ON the ground from the time
they were placed there until the mild
weather of spring. These hens were
carefully fed for egg production, and
from the time they began to lay in
December, up to and including March,
they averaged an almost 55 per cent.
egg yield. This is new method Of
gaining winter egg production.
Contrary to the general opinion that
hens will not produce well that are
confined in the second story ,of a
building on board floor SO far away
from the ground, the owner OF
these hens informs US that they
did remarkably well as to health
and working ability during the
entire winter. The hens were
Wyandottes, Leghorns and Plymouth
Rocks. The owner expects to
increase the number of hens that will
be kept in the same manner another
winter. This is the third experiment
of this kind that he has made, and he
is now thoroughly convinced that it is
good way to keep hens for large
egg production in winter in the cold
climate of Northern New York
Country Gentleman.
GOOD FOOD FOR RAPID GROWTH.
The poultry department of the Con
necticut Agricultural College, man
aged by Prof. c. K. Graham, finds a
very successful soft food is made up
35 per cent corn meal, 80 per cent.
ground oats, including hulls, 20 per
cent low grade flour, and the balance
of bran. 1t is mixed with skimmilk
to soft dough and fed as much as
will be eaten up quickly. When skim
milk cannot be had. beef scraps and
water are used, but with less salts
factory results To get a good grade
of oat, feed, Prof. Graham finds it
desirable to buy whole oats and take
them to the mill to be ground, thus
avoiding the excess of hulls which are
found in most of the boughten feeds.
Regularity in feeding, he finds, more
important than commonly believed.
Birds, like people, he finds, soon learn
to look fer meals at certain hours,
and thrive better If fed at the regular
time. This food is of special value in
finishing chickens for market, caus-
ing them to put on very fine quality
of texture of flesh desirable for the
choice private trade. Where the re-
suit is merely to produce most weight
without regard to texture, he consid-
ers it doubtful whether any grain will
give results equal to whole corr
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-24
STRIKE IS DELAYED.
People of Philadelphia May Ride Un'
 til After Holidays.

Philadelphia December 23-rhe eXecu- tive committee of the Amalgamated As sociation of Street Railway Employees, who have been empowered by the local branch of the organization to call a strike if the Philadelphia Rapid Transit com pany does not accede to their demand for inefeased wages and improved conditions, tonight issued a statement to the public in which it was stated that no strike would be called on or before Christmas.
 The executive officers said they desired to inform the public that their organiza- ton had no>iesire to interfere with traffic before Christmas that from the incep- tion of the movement they had intended to make it plain that there would be no strike on or before that holiday.
 They added that sshile Joey believe their demands for a 10-hour working day and 25 cents an hour, with improved con ditions, are just, they have no desire to strike until all efforts havefoeep ex- hausted to reach an agreement with the company through arbitration and confer ences.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-24
RUSSIAN PATRIOT
 L|NGERS IN PRISON Secret Charges Are Made Against TSchaikovSky EDITORS ARE ALL SET FREE Not the Slightest Hint Can Be ob- tained Relative to the Accusations Which Caused Tschaikovsky's
 Arrest.
EDITORS ARE ALL SET FREE

St. Petersburg, December 23.-The case of Nicholas Tschail1ovsky, the Russian patriot who was arrested early in De- cember, has not yet entered upon the tage of judicial investigation. Tschai- kovsky is still in the hands of secret police, who are legally authorized to hold a prisoner for one month before reporting to the crown attorney. On ac- count of the traditional mystery observed by the third section it is difficult to ob- tain the slightest hint as to the ultimae accusation against NJ. Tschaikovsky, and the officers of the prosecutor and the pre- feet profess the utmost ignorance in the matter. In the meantime M Tschaikovsky is not allowed to communicate with his friends. All the editors of Eevodnia, an afternoon newspaper of this city, who were taken into custody December 16, have been released
 It is expected that the arrest of these men was due to the discovery among the papers of the terrorist leader, Wlenation who was arrested in -Findlay a fortnight ago of a certain document addressed 10 the council of the empire and signed by the editor of Sevodnia. This led to the supposition that the members of the staff of the paper were implicated in the sel- rorist machnations. General Durnov, Premier Stolypin, Admiral Doubassoff an1 other high officials on the terrorist death list, who constantly attend the sessions of the council examination, however, proved the signatures to the documents to be forgeries.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-24

tractve and highly pleasing perform ances that has been given there this sea- son. The bill is one of great variety and there is an abundance of snap and vim
 Ed Moon, the boy with the musical wheelbarrow, has worked matters down to a fine point when he can get pleasing music out of a lot of empty tomato eans This comedian has contrived a musical instrument out of a number of empty cans, and the music derived from it is hard to beat He givas several other musical selections and a monologue that are good.
 The Robert De Mont trio have an sS- eellent acrohatic feature. Among the trio is Miss Nelson, late of the famous Nelson family of aerobats. and the per formance of this little woman is fairly marvellous. The act is entitled Fun Ill a Hotel" and there is some clever com. edy introduced
 Goforth and Doyle, presenting the com edy interlude, All Right" are q dainty little maid and an awkward, lazy darkey in light. breezy sketch with several musical numbers interspersed. The act was enthusiastically received last night.
 Miss Cora Simpson, in a monologue, gives several very clever dialect imita- tions.
 Herbert's ddgs, acrobatic dogs they might be termed are wonderful ex- ample of animal training. "Dint," q little blind dog, said to be F years old and to have been on the stage 1872 years of that time, dives into a blanket from way mp in the flies. There is also one dog that loops the loop. The loop which the dog runs around is fully 10 feet in diameter. The pup seemed very much pleased to repeat the feat several times for the audience last night
 The Holdworths, banjoists dancers and singers, will stand up to anybody in their chosen line on the vaudeville stage. They offer several very artistic renditions on the bapio and their comic songs are new and catchy.
 The bill taken as a whole is not found wanting in any respect. There are no two acts alike and this variety makes the show interesting.