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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-03-27

THE FARMER AND HIS HORSES.
We 6armer boys were lately criti-
cised by one of your contributors for
putting UP our horses at night with
out cleaning their feet. It is not our
ignorance that makes us do such
things, but it is simply that We are
too tired, and there is more work
that has to be done before we get
our supper and get to bed after a
days work of sixteen hours, months
at a stretch in the summer season
Here in the North, during the height
Of the season, daylight is almost con-
tinuous, and We have to put in six
teen hours a day with a change to
eighteen hours at some especially
rushing times during haying and har-
vesting; so We do not care to per-
form work that can be left undone
just for the fun of putting in the
whole twenty flour hours.
AS to watering horses before or
after feeding, have cared for more
than two score horses in my twenty
eight years ON the farm, and have
always found that they prefer to
eat some hay, before drinking, except
when working hard, and then / al
ways allow them a good-sized drink
even when quite sweaty. l have
never in that time had case OF
colic from that cause, but I have
had four or five light cases where
they had too much water and were
left out in draughts. and had one
case when let horse drink from
a trough on the roadside, but mono
Of these cases caused any serious
trouble. always allow them to eat
some hay, then I water them and
feed the grain At one time / left
the pail of water in the manager while
they were eating, but after getting
number of pals smashed l gave
UP that habit. Next year when I
get my new stable and water works,
the horses will each have their own
water trough always full of clean wa
ter SO that they can take sip at
pleasure.
1t is sorry fact that farmers are
negligent in shoeing their horses.
One reason is carelessness and anoth-
er the expense. l have always found
a way to pay the blacksmith for my
iron work, which foots up three or
four times as much as that of my
neighbors, because 1 refuse to get
along with hay wire repairs and such
makeshifts, but am getting there"
as well as any of them. 1t pays to
keep things in repair, and to keep
the horses we'll shod, and shoes re-
set as often as necessary-V. T..
Lundvall, in The American Cultiva-
tor.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-03-27
The Conflict With Youth.

With increasing enlightenment In
matters of hygiene the period of old
age is deferred, and the tides of life
now flow strongly at time when our
forefathers. and, still more, our fore
mothers, were laid on the shelf; and
yet, put 1t off as we may, it is bound
to catch UP with us. To the earlier
period of meek acceptance belongs
the assertion, so often repeated as to
be sometimes carelessly taken for
truth, that contact with youth more
than anything else makes old people
forget" their age. Never was a more
mistaken statement The constant
presence Of the younger generation
is at the same time moral goad and
support. The very instinct of self
preservation leads one to adapt one
self to their standards. If you would
not be unpleasant to look at, you
must cultivate the niceties of the
toilet. Not for you, madam, any
sweet neglect" At your age, robes
loosely flowing, hair as free are not
as befitting as well-preserved figure
and trim couture. Not for you, sir.
an over Indulgence in slippered ease.
Beware the trousers that bag at the
knee and the wrinkled waistcoat. II
you would not be an unwelcome com
panion you must constantly bear IN
mind that 'brevity is the soul of wit"
You must be sympathetic, but dis
Greet; wise, but not too wise; modern
enough to be companionab'e, but old
fashioned enough to be suitable. And
you must not expect to be understood.
-Scribner's Magazine.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-03-27
Woman Hiqhwaymen.

We live in an age which strains
much after new sensations, but the
three Breslau ladies who carried out
daring night attack on the public
road upon two military officers have
probably eclipsed all records.
The officers belonged to the garri-
son of Neisse, and they were going
in carriage to visit brother officer,
when, at a lonely part of the road.
the vehicle was stopped by rough
looking tramp, while two others burst
open the door and attacked the two
officers, whom they belabored unmer-
eifully with heavy sticks, and were
only disarmed after a severe strug.
gle
On being examined at the police sta
ton, the "ruffians," to the stupefac-
ton of all concerned except them
selves, proved to be three well-Rnown
ladies belonging to the society of the
district. They laughed hard over
their adventure, as they styled it, and
assured the officers that their only
object was to play prank of the prac-
tical-joke description.
Smarting from the sound cudgelling
they had received, the officers could
not be brought to see matters in this
Falstaffian light, and the ladies are
to be duly prosecuted for violence
On the kaiser's highway.-Pall Mall
Gazette.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-03-27
Living by Their wits.

There are men in London who earn
decent living by inyenting stories
and jokes and selling them to humor
Gus artists (who can sometimes draw,
butt seldom have humor). This writ.
er remembers a strenuous young man
who made the weekly round of the
illustrated papers. after spending
nights Of elabroate funniment. The
results were On small slips of paper.
To one office after another he went, and
in the course of day he had general.
ly sold out his stock to enc comic
draughtsman or another. But his top
price were seyan-and-sixpence, and
the best second" went at three shul-
ings.-London Chronicle.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-03-27
The FRUGAL Japs.

A college professor, who had spent
four years at Yale and two in Ber-
lin acquiring his foreign education,
lives with his wife at Kyoto, city,
in rented house, having little
garden at a total cost of 465 yen a
year, or about 1888. This is divided
as follows: Rent, s12O; house tax.
S.; servants wages, SIS; fuel. $13:
light, So; clothes. s25, and food $50
His salary is $500 and he is apply
ing 500 a year to the debt he in
CURED to obtain bis education. A
people who can conquer domestic
problems as do the Japanese find no
terrors in the economic burden of a
war debt.-Boston Globe.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-03-27
IlnofficiaI Enxoxs.

Madame Sarah Bernhardt had a
good time on her last visit to this
country. She liked playing to Tex
ans in a circus tent and other sport
ing experiences, and the Texans and
others were polite to her. Accord
ingly, she has been saying the most
gratifying things about this land of
freedom and its unduplicable citi-H
zens. Conversely, we observe with
pleasure that our Mr.. Rockefeller has
been received with enthusiasm in
France, and is having lot of fun
there, standing often for his picture.
talking freely with the gentlemen OF
the French press, and adjusting HIM
self kimberly to Gallic habits.-Har-
per's Weekly.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-03-27
A Little Joke Between Them.

An American on visit to London
took bus to the city every morn
ing, where he had business with an
Anglo-American firm. He always sat
behind the driver. On the first jour-
ney he noticed that on arriving at
a certain corner the driver took out
his big silver watch, dangled it to
and fro a few times, and winked
jovially at an individual who stood
at the door of a shop.
why do you do that?" the Ameri-
can asked.
WELL" said the driver, taking his
pipe from his mouth, that's a little
joke we as between US, bein' as we
are old friends. You see, his father
was 'anged" -Philadelphia Record
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-03-27
bis. four Thousand 81. years Of Service e

his, four Thousand years Of service to
man. gI5T IIgS9
"De Yankee Is queer people" said
a negro on. the street,of a southern
city when the trolley cars were first
seen. f'Dex COME down hyah and
set free the niger, and den dey
come down and set free de mule
The abolition of animal slavery is
to be effected by the progress of ap-
piled science, not by legislation, but
legislation should facilitate rather
than hinder, and public sentiment
will be a strong factor in the cause,
especially in its later stages. Already
the sight of Evoked oxen is somew,Ht
offensive to- our unaccustomed eyes,
and we are shocked when we see in
Europe dogs pulling heavy carts or
working on treadmills. Dogs, we
think, should lead the leisure life as
pets or policemen.
The extension of slavery to any of
the free creatures, such, for examn1e,
as the use of moose for dray work
of ostrichess for carriages, would be
likely to be checked by the Society
for the Prevention of Cruelty to Ami
mails with the backing Of public sem
timent. A little girl coming to New
York recently from the country cried
OUT "Oh, look, mamma, at that
naughty man! He's making horses
pull the trolley carl" 1t will not be
many years before we all see through
the eyes of this girl.
Whether we will ever be able to
dispense altogether with the aid of
the lower animals nobody can say.
So long as we are dependent on cat
tie and sheep and chickens for their
flesh and integument we must keep
up the system of animal imprison-
memt, but that is not so bad as animal
slavery, because they lead compare
lively easy, happy and healthy lives,
with no precedence of violent death.
Let us then manumit our slaves as
soon as we can get along without
them. The bees, the silkworms and
the bacteria we will retain in our
service indefnitely-The New York
Independent.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-03-27
The Paragraph Pulpit.

The other day the Daily Cardinal,
the college paper at the University
of Wisconsin, had on its editorial
page a piece of boiler plate marked
THE Paragraph Pulpit; Unitarian"
with a brief sermon on making heav-
en- bride. 1t was judged from this
that daily sermon would be set
forth for the benefit of the students
Since then, however. there have
been no more utterances from the pull.
pit, either photographic or contentious,
1t has. not been discovered whether
that one item was enough to work
reform without having recourse to
any other,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-03-27
"This Is = Rabvl"

The little family group was gath
cred around the font, and the clergy.
man, about to officiate, felt called
upon for remarks.
mo one" he began, "can foreteI
the future of this little chap. Who
lrnows but that he may grow up to
be a great general ike Cant him.
self. Or, it may be, a world famous
scientist, like the immortal Newton.
He may become soul saving divine
or wisdom breathing Judge"
Then, turning to the fond mother.
hs added. What name is the child
to bear?"
Matilda Mary Florence" was the
reply.-Lippincott's-
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-03-27
heSpa4s a high ttibute 70 Tie breed
e. 81, WI ,I.I ILL

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"The sculptor News from the solid
marble images rot grace, beauty or
strength that provke the plaudits Of
the world. His contact with his
work is direct. Ina cabling from the
stone creatures of his own conception
the figures may be shaped at will
A Phidias or a Canova lifts the veil
from his superb handiwork and gains
place in the gallery Of immortals.
Compared with him who has the
power to conceive an ideal animal
form and call it into life through
profound knowledge of natures intri-
cate and hidden laws, the greatest
sculptor is mere mechanic. There
is no higher form of art than that
which deals with the intelligent man
ipulation of animal life, the modelling
of living, breathing creatures in ac-
cordance with the will and purpose Of
a guiding mind 1t rises in its
boundless possibilities to heights that
are fairly gcdlike. 1t sounds the
depths of the profoundest mysteries
of physical existence, verging on the
borders of the infinite itself. The
world of human endeavor presents no
nobler field of action, no realm Of
thought demanding higher order OF
ability"
Truly, then, this great science Of
agriculture may well be called the
master science, and what other in
dustry can man choose where there
is better advantage for cultivating
those higher ideals that elevate mans
life?-New York Tribune.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-03-27
NorEs on rHE FARM

Never mix warm with cooled milk
Buttermilk is better than sour
skim milk as starter" for cream
Get the milk out of the stable as
soon as possible, and rapidly cool it
to 60 degrees, or lower, and keep it
cool.
In cold weather it will usually be
best to warm the churn by washing
1t with hot water before the cream is
poured in.
Healthy cows produce milk more
cheaply than COWS that are not in
first-class health. 1t is economy to
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-03-27
A HENS FEED.

Can you tell me what amount by
weight a laying hen should be fed
per day? p. A. o. No. enc can tell
exactly how much by weight should
be fed to laying hen per day. Some
hens eat more than others. When
hen is laying continually, she should
have more grain than when she is
not laying. The average is about
four ounces per day of grain, and in
addition to this some green food, a
little meat, grit, and plenty of water.
If rs or 80 hens are kept in a lot
and they are fed an average of four
ounces per hen of mixed grains
per day, and in addition to this,
green food and other requirements,
it will be a fair average for the
nock.-Country Gentleman.
The number of Germans settled in
South America is estimated at about
4S5. 900 persons.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-03-27

give them good care.
Keep the milk vessels clean Re-
member that a vessel may look clean
and yet contain millions of bad
germs. Scald the vessels to kill the
germs.
Do not waste money by spending
unnecessary amounts for dairy build.
ings, but keep the cows comfortable,
and during damp, cold weather
keep them dry.
An abundance of fresh air, of pure
water, and wholesome feed are tie
health-makers for COWS. Right feed
ing and care are worth many times
more than medicines in the dairy.
The cream vessel can be set in
warm water or a vessel Of warm wa
ter can be placed in the cream, to
raise it's temperature for churning,
about 20 degrees being the right tenn.
perature for the cream
Making some beef is faT better
than making nothing but crops, but
it has some drawbacks as compared
with dairying. With butter fat at
twenty cents and beef at ave, tbs
beef grower will sell five times the
fertility off his farm to get in one
hundred dollars, that the dairyman
does when he sells one hur dred dol
lars worth of butter fat. The dairy
cow-iss&ruly an enricher Of the soil
Progressive Farmer.
THINGS REQUIRING ATTENTION.
The calves that are being fed milk
should be we'll cared for If in the
barn, feed plenty of hay and keep
well bedded. If in a var or small
pasture, there should be shade. Give
what milk will be necessary for
healthy growth.
Do the same with the pigs and
there should be a proper amount Of
grain fed along with the milk to pro-
duce fat as well as growth, and an
early maturity.
Aim to have the pigs fitted for the
market at six to eight months old.
With the hot weather the flies are
stables where the cow, are MIXED
clean and well aired Make use of
such applications as will best keep
the cows free from these tormentors
as far as is possible. There should
be good night pasture for them to
remain in with plenty of water
American Cultivator.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-03-27
FREEING THE ANIMALS.
Manumission of Domestic Beasts to
Be Effected BY Science.

DC EuSStSG 0y oSiSUSC.
In days of sleet and snow, when
we see carriage horses stand SILVER
ing before opera houses and restau-
rants and draft horses staggering
along the icy streets and falling
with bloody hooks or broken legs, it
makes us long for the speedier COM
ing Of the time when inanimate steel
and tireless electricity shall take
their places. In Paris today there
are only SS,45S horses employed,
where ten years ago there were 92,-
OPS, reduction of 10 per cent. Prob
ably the displacement of the horse by
the machine will be more rapid il
the future. until ultimately he will
receive an honorable discharge from
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-03-27
TAPE WORMS Ind sHEEP.

Tape worms are often very trouble
some in the flock of sheep, especially
among the lambs. 1t does not take
them very long ito spread over the
entire flock, causing deaths in rapid
succession In reply to a query as
to the best way to get rid of this
pest, the Breeders Gazette says:
Tape worms are ths cause of death
After fasting give eisch lamb in four
ounces of new milk the following
medicine: Oil of male fern, IL dram;
powdered areca nut, one dram; tur-
pentine, one dram; mix. Follow with
a dose of castor oil. In drenching
lambs set patient on rump and give
the medicine from bottle to the
neck of which is attached a four-inch
length of rubber hose. 1t is always
safest to dose one or two lambs ex-
perimentally, note results and decrease
or increase dose as found necessary
in treating rest of flock. For adult
sheep, twice the above amount.
KEEPING UP THE FLOW OF MILK.
The pastures were late in getting in
fair condition and as a general
thing have been kept well fed down,
Usually by the last of July there
will be need for extra feed of some
kind, If the yield of milk is to be
kept from decreasing. 1t will be mos.
too early for the usual soiling crops,
unless some have been put in special
ly for this particular time, and other
means will have to be resorted to.
Early cut clover hay will be well
relished and so will the early sown
cats for the time being. A moderate
feed of grain will help to keep up
the flow of milk until the pullet and
early corn are in condition to feed
When farmers come to have sum.
mer silos they will then be best pre-
pared for supplementary feeding dur.
ing the summer season. as also for
the winter ration.-American Guilt
vator.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-12-10
MYSTERY IN DEATH
Two Children We'll When Father Left Them, Dying When lie
 Returned

Market Tree, Dec. }. Mysteri- ously poisneod while their father, a mill man worker, was away, the death Of Edith Elizabeth McSroom, s years old, and Ola Leosa McBroom, 6 years old, are beig investigated. Strychnine poisoning is suspected and the stomaches of the two children have been sent to Dr. Williams Krauss of Memphis for examina' ton and analysis.
 When the father of the two girls returned from work both the children were deathly sick, though they had previously been in the best of health. Dr. Taylor was summoned, but both children died few hours later.
 The children's mother IS dead and negro woman was acting as housekeeper.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-12-10
RIVER TAXES
 A NEW TURN
Attacks Another Portion of Pine Bluff Banks Caving Alarm ingly "Unknown Dyna-
 miters" to Rescue.

Pine Bluff, Dec. 4.-The "un- known corps of dynamiters" have Il hange q | h course of the river and tde court house has been saved, though the annex will topple iH.
 Tbe deflected current IS now striking in new place lower down. and the banks are caving alarmiuglv, threatening the Cot ton Belt shops and property, the Excelsior Laundry and two livery stables.
 The dynamiters, encouraged by the success in changing the current away from the court house, are now redoubling their efforts to send the current below the city.
 The river is still rising and the levee across from Pine Bluff Is weakened and may give way any moment.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-12-10
NO COMPROMISE
State Board Formally Refuses Request of Shippers to Put in Tempo
 rary Rate.

Little Rock. Dec. +.-After considering the appeal made by the shippers of Little Rock and the surrounding territory for three days, the Arkansas Rail- road Commission decided yester- day not 10 issue a temporary freight tariff, as was asked for, but to allow the present schedule of freight rates to remain m force until voluntarily lowered by the roads, or until the federal court shall have finally decided the case now pending against the commis-
The Mena weekly star., 1908-12-10
RAILROAD MADE HIM A HOBO.
Professional" Tells How He Go
 Stated on Nomadic Life.

q was raised, said Buffalo Scotty,
 widout a sound. on a farm in Illinois. Beside me there was only dad, an 9 fhunderin' grouchy old dad at that. l aint blamln him. Me mother had al- ways run the whole train. kept tho
 lamps lighted; an when she died dad had no reason for keepln alive, so he shet up an jest worked. He gave me the habit so deep that even now 1t keeps comin on me like appendicitis An when 1t comes. it takes maybe three weeks on steady job to cure itl
 Well, when I was t5. a railroad was bein built ten miles north of the farm 1 kept teasin dad to let me take day off to see it; but the more ' teased the tighter he froze At last, me afternoon in August. I was mendin he fence in the lower eorn-feld, the winG kept blowin the engines whistle over the hills, an every time them whistles came l felt me own steam risin' At last 1 quit work, l jest stood and listened An about one minute later l was hobo for llfe-wid legs euttin air. I've stuck to the camps ever since. Wsen go to 8 city gen erally get loaded an lose all me pay Inside of week. Twice I've been rolled which means held up. an mo roll lmoney) ripped out of me panrs Once they took most of the pants with the roll But ! ain't kickin An l don't want to go home, nor to be saved by nc woman
 You asked me how l came to be a hobo. an I've give it to you straight There's been a lot of talk about farm CTS kids who run off wid circuses. Jest you take my tip For runaway kids the real hot circus aln't no com. mon elephant game, It's the railroad -Everyb body's.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-12-10
OIL IS STRUCK IN
 SEVER COUNTY
Prospecting Well Near Lockes. burg Yields Three Barrels Per Day at a Depth of
 600 Feet.

Lockesburg, Dec. 5.-Arkau- sas today strengthened her claim to being the greatest state Tn the Union in the way of natural re- sources, when at depth of not quite GOO feet, the drill at the prospecting we'll of the Nichols Oil and Gas Company, near here struck vein of petroleum. While the we'll now produces only three barrels per day, the officers and stockholders or he company are jnbilant at the iu- dications, and experts in the employ of the company are cer- tain that not more than 400 feet more of drilling will reach rich pool in the Trenton rock that undoubtedly exists at that depth
 The Nichols Oil and Gas Company is composed of Arkan- sas men and Arkansas capital and derives it's name from Will liam Nichols of this place, who was instrumental in leasing 2,900 acres of promising territory few miles southeast of here. The nearest oil we'll was at Annanias, La, 75 miles distant, and the drilling of the test well here was a considerable hazard, in spite of the assurance of the expert geologists. Should the well come up to the expectations of the company the remainder of the lease hold will be de- veloped as rapidly as possible.
 Dr. w. II. Poland of Mineral Springs is president of the com pany; C. W. Dodson of Nashville, vice president. and Chester Steel and William Nichols of Lockeshurg, and Dr. Cleuger of Ben Lomond, with the president and vice president, form the Board of Directors. Other stock holders are: K. A. Gillian, pr. NJ. l.. Norwood, w. w. Eel vredge, Will Park, Dr. Poland, c. c. Henderson and J. A. Hughes. Of the capital stock of $10,000, about 30 per cent IS owned by the Nashville Lum Der Company of Nashville.
 Drilling on the well was started about 60 days ago aud the evident good fortune that has betallen the company has not deterred operations. Within the next 30 days Trenton rock will have been reached.