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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-04-10
State Of Maryland
HAGERsTowN DEBT s1s9, 900.

Hagerstown (Sp,e eli "a D-Mayor-
elect William L. Hammond and
Councilmen-elect Elias Cost and j.
Benton Hoover took their seats.
Retiring Mayor Frank w. Mish
read his annual message which cons
tanned a resume of the financial con-
dition of Hagerstown and a state
ment of the bonded indebtedness.
The receipts for the year ended
March 81 were $126,843.7S, which
includes cash balance of $15,178.22
on hand last March.
The revenue was largely as fol-
lows: From taxes, 1907 levy, $47,1
|. 1891; electric lighting furnished
citizens, $27,063.10; licenses. $2,y
710.47; market, $2,061.85; street
paving, $12,472.45; sale of drainage
bonds, $5,005.55; taxes collected,
1906 levy, $4,416.58.
The disbursements amounted to-
$11S,520.78. The cash on hand
amounts to 1929.
The expenditures included $1,000
for the Washington County Hospital );
$1,000 for the Washington County
Free Library $1,46498 for cleo
tions; $S70.05 for court and Jail
expenses; $7,S5S.76 for the fire de-
partment; $2,SS5 for water plugs
$3,211.78 for salaries; $2,653.77l
paid the collector for collecting
taxes; $6,712.63 for general pur-
poses; $14,072.10 for payment Of
bonds and interest.
The Street Commissioners spent
$30,5SS.42; s4,69S.35 for police pur-
poses; $6,932.47 for drains; s34,-
640.30 on the electric light plant.
The bonded debt is now $139, 300 (
Mayor Hammond appointed Alex
ander Neill, Jr., Democrat, City At
torney, and Council unanimously con-
firmed him. John B. Sweeney, DEM
ocrat, was appointed city tax collec-
tor, but Council rejected him by al
vote of 8 to 2. The Mayor then said
he would not send in any more names
at present.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-04-10
NOTES FOR THE FARMER.

A really good milch COW may, If
fed judiciously, be given all the food
she will eat.
A comparatively small amount of
land is needed for dairytng, but that
small amount should be managed on
the intensive plan-much in little.
Spring is the time to provide
against a decrease in the milk from
short pasture. Sorghum will go
through a drought all right.
The most will not be made from
dairying till silo is put up and fill
ed with ensilage. Money can be
made without a silo, but more will
be made with It.
Talk about manure, the life of the
soil, the dairyman always has sup
ply to make soil fertility and bump
er crops; and his crops cost little
in the way Of work on account OF
this fact
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-04-10
Gum Going in Maine.

Doleful reports come from the
Maine woods. The spruce gum in
dustry Is on the decline, and the
prices for the sticky delight are on
the rise. Gum that would not have
brought more than fifty or sixty cents
a pound few years ago, gum of a
gritty, acrid, ill-fiavored sort. now
sells for 81 and $1.25 pound at
Bangor and other gum centres. A
few years ago the best gum that was
ever chewed, fresh from the wind
swept gum trees of the North. sold at
seventy-five cents pound. and was
chewed by the fairest in the land.
Bits of Maine were in everybody's
mouth, so to speak. Maine spruce
gum ranked alongside of James G.
Blaine and Thomas B. Reed in max
ing the State famous. What Reed
did for the House, spruce gum did for
the common people-it regulated the
Jaw movement. People sank their
teeth into Maine spruce gum and
ennobling thoughts came perforce. 1t
would be impossible to say how much
of the Nations valor has found its
origin in the effort to separate work
ing parts of the system from Maine
gum. But it is all over, and the gum
is becoming as scarce as great men
in Maine.-Boston Advertiser.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-04-10

best kind of ground adapted to
healthy growth of horn. Young
horses require plenty of exercise, and
unless they are allowed it, the growth
Of horn, etc., is sure to be defective.
Then the question arises: When
ought horse to be first shod? The
answer is, when the work required
of the animal wears the horn away
faster than it is formed or grown,
or, in other words, so long as the
horn of the foot can stand the wear
required 1t will not need protecting
(shoeing). Moreover, If the young
horses are not shod early, they will
not be worked SO hard, and fewer
would be ruined in their youth, as
is often the case at the present
time.-American Cultivator.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-04-10

Nenen the Wind Has Lost His Way
Me awake On . winters night
An wish, an wish for day,
When the snow is fallin' ghostly.
Write
An the wind has lost his way;
When he shakes the shutter, an
seems to say:
live lost my way,
I've lost my way!"
That's why he's sighin an cryin' 80
AS he wanders all about;
How can he find the way to go
When the stars are all blown out :?
He hasn't place in the world to
stay
He's lost his way,
He's lost his way!
But, then, when the beautiful mornin'
breaks
see him there, at play,
A sip of dew from the rose he takes
Oh. then he has found his way!
Oh, then 1t is, in the light, say:
He's found his way,
+ He's found his way!"
Atlanta Constitution.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-04-10
EAsToN DEFEATS BONDS.

Easton Especially The proposal
to bond Easton for $40, 900
to build a municipal sewerage and
$4,000 to build an electric light,
heat, and power plant-was defeated
by large majorities at special cleo
ton held here. The vote on the
sewerage system was sol against 1873
for the loan, and on the electric-light
loan 256 against and It's for the
loan.
The white vote was nearly evenly
divided, but the ignorant negro vote
was almost solidly against the bonds.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-04-10
THE DAIRY HOG.

The dairy hog is an important fac
tor upon the dairy farm. He uses
the waste product and turns it into
good money. 1t may seem like heresy
to say such things when hogs are
selling for less than "a per hundred
pounds, but in spite of the fact that
the hog is a good animal to tie to-.
Prices have been low before and have
gone up. There is no question but
that they will rise again. Every
dairyman must raise more or less
corn. There will naturally be some
that does not go into the soil. The
logical use of this is feeding it to
hogs, supplemented with separated
milk, especially if the milk is separat-
ed upon the farm. You can get a
few checks from such practice that
will pad the bank account remark
ably. Let the cows pay the expenses
of the farm and put the hog money
in the bank. That is the way to
make dairying profitable -Kimbalps
Dairy Farmer
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-04-10

sir1es enormously. Ifthe balloon we're
reversed, however, the strong pressure
Of the air would drive back most
of the lighter hydrogen.
Noah saw it in flash. 1t was his
only chance, and his courage rose to
it, superior to the weakness of his
shaking nerves.
Not SO much time had been lost as
his fears measured. The. Comet was
buoyant still, but hanging at horri-
BILE slant, and Noah closed his eyes
as he began to crawl upward, He
wormed his way over the little engine
and along the narrow spine, his feet
seeking the lateral braces. Fortunate
ly there was lull in the wind, for
the throes OF the Comet as she felt
her ballast shifted were violent. She
lurched drunkenly, swung east, then
spun back again, but her snout
was descending.
When she came down to an even
keel, Noah managed to swing himself
about. 1t was none too quickly done
AS his feet struck against the propel-
Ter, the tail of the Comet scared up
ward, and putting out her yellow
cheeks, she dived head first.
What was her rate of speed? Was
the gas still escaping to dangerous
extent? 1t seemed to Noah that he
was almost stationary, but he knew
this to be common illusion in bal
looming Still there was only gentle
movement of the air about him, and
the vanished silk so close to his face
was plump and rigid.
He looked down. The ground was
startling near. He could see plain
ly the bright combs of sand on the lit
tie hills and the dark troughs; could
even distinguish in that one quick look
some of the dwarf trees. And sick
and dizzy as it made him, it brought
some comfort, for it showed him that
the Comet was spinning slowly, like
dying top, and this meant that she
was not falling very rapidly.
He began to measure off the Sec
onds, not knowing why. One-two-
three-and on, until his mind revolted
suddenly, apd became blank He
could not remember where he had
stopped. He wanted to look down,
but his neck seemed as stiff as iron.
With great effort he bent his head
downward and uttered a sharp cry.
Just beneath him lay the black-green
mat of one of the little groves. Gaunt
gray herons were rising with hoarse
croakings. Then the trees seemed to
shoot up toward him. and the wound
ed Comet crumpled on their springy,
interviewer tops.
Hundreds of muscular little limbs
struck him, bruising his flesh as they
opposed his progress. The gnarled
little trees upheld him as on bed of
steel wire, and although shaken and
torn, he escaped without broken
bone. But the Comet was a mourn
full wreck.-Youth's Companion.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-04-10
DIVORCED AT NINETEEN.

Baltimore Especially - Marriage
that followed elopement in which the
bride was little more than fifteen
years old ended in the divorce courts.
Mrs. Allegro o. Clark, PIP South
Washington Street, was the plaintiff,
and she was granted absolute d.
vorce from James J. Clark by Judge
Gorter in Circuit Court No. 2, on the
ground of infidelity.
Clark and his wife ran away to
Rockville, Md, ON June %, 1904.
They separated in October of the
same year, after he admitted his in
fidelity, according to his wife's testi-
mony. Though he was a robust lad,
she said, he refused to work, and at
no time contributed to her support.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-04-10
HoPPERs FOR POULTRY FEED

Ing.
A bulletin which will be issued by
che Department OF Agriculture short
ly will show very ingenious hopper
for use In feeding poultry. In the
dry feeding of poultry, which is at
tracing considerable attention at the
present time a hopper, or some SIM
liar device for supplying feed is es-
sential. Hopper feeding, according
to J. e. Rice and R. C. Lawry, of
the New York Cornell Station, saves
labor, guards against underfeeding,
and makes the keeping OF fowls in
large focks less Objectionable be-
cause it avoids crowding, which is
likely to occur when considerable
numbers are fed a wet mash.
Experiments which have been con-
Quoted at the New York Cornell Sta
ton indicate 'fthat for young fowls
of the laying varieties, kept for COM
mercial egg production, the feeding
of the dry mash in a feed hopper
which is accessible at all times dur
ing the day is to be recommended"
The above authorities have devised
hopper for use in the dry feeding
of poultry which has been tested at
the New York Cornell Station 1t
consists of galvanized-iron box, hav-
ing several compartments, with hing
ed cover, and on the front openings
through which the feed can be reach
ed by the poultry A curved false
bottom separates the upper, or stor-
age chamber of the hopper, from
the trough in the lower part, and is
arranged SO that feed falls in small
quantities into the trough
Recent experiments at the Cornell
Station have shown that lime and
grit are required at all times by
fowls for the best results as regards
health and production 1t is essen
tial therefore, that fowls should have
access to cracked oyster shells of
equivalent material at all times, and
1t seems also desirable that some
other grit and perhaps charcoal
should be provided. For this pur-
pose a grit hopper was devised by
the authors, which is large enough
to make frequent filling unnecessary
and is so constructed that it will keep
clean and will not clog or waste. 1t
is very similar in construction to the
feed hopper. except that it is open
above the trough instead of closed
in, and should not cost, when made
of galvanized iron, not to exceed
81
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-04-10
THE FARMERS FRIENDS.

When some years ago an interna-
tional conference on bird protection
was held in Paris, the members sage
ly agreed that the beneficial species
should be preserved, but because of
the ignorance of the food of birds
they could not agree which were
beneficial
Contrary to old-fashioned beliefs,
the Biological Survey states that,
with the exception Of three species
of bird-eating hawks, not another
American bird is wholly injurious.
The great bulk of our birds do so
much more good than harm that they
are of substantial benefit to agri-
culture.
Forty-three species, for instance,
particularly swallows, orioles and
nighthawks, eat the boil weevil. Half
the food of cuckoos and orioles has
been proved to be caterpillars, the
stomach of single cuckoo revealing
$50 caterpillars. Fifty-seven species
of birds have been found feeding on
the Colorado potato beetle, scale in
sects and other destructive forms
The robin is a very valuable insect
destroyer. Through cooperation with
local authorities its sale as food
has been stopped from markets north
Of the Ohio and Potomac and re-
stricted from the southern States.
The old prejudice against hawks
and owls the Biological Survey COM
bats by showing how they prey on
the hordes Of small animals that raw
age crops, fruit trees and nursery
stock. Every hawk and owl prob
ably destroys yearly at least 1000
mice. each one Of which so destroyed
would cause the farmer a loss of two
cents per annum. The money value
of each hawk and owl should be
counted as not less than $40 Even
the fruit-eating birds more than pay
for their keep in other ways by their
work in the garden and orchard
New York World.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-04-10
LEGS OF A DRAUGHT HORSE.

The construction and set of the
hind legs of a draught horse are Of
vital importance. A great many of
the diseases 10 be found in these re-
gions are largely due to the wrong
set of the limbs. In a correctly con-
structed hind limb, viewing it from
the side. line dropped from the
hindermost point of the slope should
strike the top Of the hook and con.
tinue parallel with 1t until the pas
tern joint is reached. If the confor-
nation of the leg be such that the
lower part of the leg is thrown more
under the body, thus making it more
subject to a strain of a tendon or
ligament just below the heck, it is
termed "sickle-hocked," and it is very
likely that it will become curby The
best footed horses are bred on dry
soils. and that Is undoubtedly the
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-04-10
Polite.

A very mild North of England vicar
had for some time been displeased
with the quality of the milk served
him. At length he determined to re-
monstrate with his milkman for sup.
plying such weak stuff He began
mildly:
"Tve been wanting to see you in
regard to the quality of milk with
which you are serving me-"
Yes, sir" uneasily answered the
tradesman.
81 only wanted to say" continued
the minister. that use the milk
for dietary purposes exclusively, and
not for christening. "-Pick-Me-Up.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-04-10
open-Air Museum.

An open-air museum is planned for
Bremen of the type already familiar
in many Scandinavian towns. An cpl
tome of the local culture and art from
the earliest days is to be offered in
a park dotted with old peasant
houses.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-04-10
STUDY THE FERTILIZER BULLE
TINS

Each Of the experiment stations is
sues yearly summary showing the
makeup of the fertilizers analysed
by the station. Those lists are
worth comparison and study by the
prospective buyer who wishes to COM
pare the selling price of the fertil-
izers with the value of the materials
of which they are composed. The
selling price is nearly always higher
than the materials cost because of
the increased cost of mixing, grind
ing, packing, freight. agents fees,
ETC., but the comparison Of one brand
with another enables the buyer to-
form a rough idea of their compare
tive worth, without, however, giving
much idea of the availability and spe-
cial fitness of the materials used on
account of their mechanical condition.
The analysis is of use only In limit
ed way, but should be taken into
account when comparing the fertil-
izers.-American Cultivator.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-04-10
spRVIoE NOT oRNAMpNr.

Poultry houses and their furnish.
ings should be selected for the SER
vice they will give. not for their pref
ty looks. Very few care to keep
poultry or to have poultry houses for
mere ornament This seems 50 self
evident that one may wonder why
the statement is made; but what Is
frequently noticed about poultry
houses is the excuse for the state
ment. Poultry raising is a practical
thing .-Progressive Farmer
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-04-10
NEW USE FOR FLAX.

American farmers devote some A.
100000 acres to fax raising, solely
for the seed crop The straw, out
of which linen fibre is made, has al
ways been burned up or thrown away
for the reason that there was no
labor in the United States cheap
enough to warrant it's use by the
Anticipated methods pursued abroad.
1t is now said that Massachusetts
inventor, Benjamin G.. Nudge, of the
Massachusetts Institute of Techno-
logy, has perfected process that
in the space of IL hours transforms
fax straw into pure linen fibre ready
for spinning. The result of this in
vention will be, it is hoped, to make
a market for the millions of tons Of
flax straw wasted each year. The
Nudge method does not sacrifice the
seed. The entire plant as it comes
from the field is put into the me-
chanical apparatus and the seed sep
arated before the straw is crushed =
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-04-10
LOST THE POINT.

Tompkins-"I think these pre-
tended reformers, who seem to de-
light in Summing, go too far
Crane-"That's what l like about
Paris-you never have to so far. -
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-04-10
Death Of Miss Lena Rice.

Boyds Especially Miss Lena Rice
of Boyds, died here. She Is survived
by her father. brother. and two
sisters.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-04-10

The coal trade of the United King
dom in 1905 employed SS7,10O.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-10-24
SIX REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD VOTE
AGAINST BRYAN.
THINK THEM OVER.

Because Haskell of Oklahoma his denias
nnitte
and
him in hiding Oklahoma
md
the socaIed guaranty
generally
business projection
a
ago declared clearly for ownership railroads
finding in
ted the
Because the mpossbiy
and
inimca business will legislation
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-10-24
THOUSANDS HEAR Will LIAM HOWARD TAFT,
NEXT PRESIDENT Of THE UNITED STATES
Lieutenant Governor of Ohio
Says Taft Will Garry Indiana

/ the democrats have given up all hope
of winning in Ohio" said Gordon.
Indiana is safely for Taft. The
southern part of the state is the only
doubtful section. Yesterday spoke
at vincennes before 10000 people and
never faced more enthusiastic
audience. Wherever Mr.. Taft has
spoken in Indiana on the present tour
he has been greeted by large and en-
thusiastic crowds. Beyond a question
of doubt he will be the next presi-
dent"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-10-24
Ohioan Replies to the Attack
Made Upon His Labor
Record.
BOLDNESS MARKS SPEECH.
IN INDIANAPOLIS HE TELLS
THOUSANDS THAT HE WOULD
ACT AGAIN AS HE DID BEFORE,
IN LABOR CASES.

indianapolis, Ind, Oct. 24.--William
H. Taft literally tore Samuel Gompers
into shreds and cast them to the four
winds, last night, in his speech at the
auditorium in this city. He did not
abuse Gompers but devoted his time
to exploding the charges that Gompers
makes against him and his record as a
federal judge in labor cases. He show
ed that Gompers is misrepresenting
him on this question and explained just
what he did as judge in the labor union
cases, proving that in his decisions
were based on the law of the land. and
that he could not have decided other
wise in any Of the cases without ignor-
ing the constitution.
Taft's speech here on the labor ques-
tion was the boldest that he has made
anywhere. He called things by their
right names and refused to recede from
any position be has taken.
Il am not here to apologize for any
thing have done," he declared, but L
am here to explain. And I want to say
that if had the same cases to decide
again would decide them just as did
before
Taft's fearlessness in dealing with
this question, so delicate and at the
same time so important in this cam
paign, won for him many friends. He
showed that he is his own man and
that he is not afraid to speak out and
tell what he thinks.
His audience was made up almost
entirely of laboripg men, the audi
torium being located on the south side,
which is populated principally by the
families of workingmen. But his clear
cut statements and honest expression
of opinion on the matters in which Or
ganized labor is interested was loudly
applauded, the audience showing that
it was with him all the way through.
1t was remarkably frank speech. Taft
did not hesitate at any point.
Visit Does Good.
Taft's visit to Indianapolis has done
much good for the party. One of the
greatest parades ever seen in Indiana
was held in his honor. The streets
were jammed with people, shouting.
cheering and yelling. Thousands of
men were in line in the parade and
they cheered franticany as they passed
Taft's reviewing stand. Even the rain
that was falling did not dampen the en-
thusiasm of the crowd, but seemed to
add to it.
After the close of the demonstration
and Taft's speech tonight party lead.
lCanfiruad Paor, Tu,Q
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-10-24

Lieutenant Governor Harry Gordon
of Ohio, stated this morning while
waiting the conclusion of Mr. Taft's
remarks, that Ohio and Indiana would
both return large pluralities for Mr..
Taft Mr.. Gordon has been travelling
through both states on the Taft spec
ial and is competent to speak on the
existing political conditions.
"Ohio will go for Taft by plurality
ranging from $4,000 to 100000. He is
very popular in his home state and