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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-07-30
Novel Life-saving Apparatus.

Experiments have been carried QUE
in the port Of Hamburg with novel
apparatus devised by a German in
ventor for rescuing sailors who have
fallen overheard The results have
proved so completely satisfactory that
it has since been adopted by the Ger
man Admiralty, and arrangements
are now being completed by which
every naval vessel will be equipped
with one or more of these appliances.
The apparatus, as may be seen by the
accompanying illustration, is Of a very
simple character, comprising cylin-
drical cage, built up OF rope ladders
disposed around the periphery of the
circular framework. There are in all
six of these ladders anchored top and
bottom to iron hoops and with sup
porting hoop midway between the
end pieces. When extended in the
manner shown. the cage is about thir-
teen feet in height by some four feet
in diameter.
The floor of the cage is built up
of rope netting of fairly close mesh,
to afford an easy foothold, while at
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-07-30
JoHNNvcAKEs FOR CHICKS.

Where orsy a few chicks are rails.
ed the feeding Of johnnycakes Is Of
ten practiced. but when so many
chicks are kept that the baking OF
cakes becomes burdensome, mash is
preferable. Add little soda to sour
milk and stir in corn, meal to make
stiff batter The addition OF few
infertile eggs will improve the cake.
Pake slowly until we'll cooked
through. Make the cake thick so as
produce the proportion OF crust Other
cakes may be made as follows One
pint OF corn meal, oneIhalf pint bran.
r teaspoonful meat meal. raw egg.
1 teaspoonful soda. add water to make
stiff batter, and bake two hours. Or:
Ten parts corn meal. parts whea.
middlings. part meal by measure;
mix with water or swim milk, and
bake. Farmers Home Journal.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-07-30
TTlE FARM SEPARATOR.

The thousands OF small cream sep
arators that are being manufactured
every year are making great differ
ence in dairy farming. The tact that
the skim milk possesses valuable
feeding qualities is being realized
more as the separator is better I'M.
derstood. The management of milk
under the separator plan is quite Diff
ferent and it takes one some little
time to get the hang OF It,.
A small, clean. separate dairy in
which to put the separator is very
valuable and almost necessary accom-.
paniment to the changed conditions
1t requires good management to sup
ply sufficient young stock to use up
the skim milk. It also requires skill
in feeding and a knowledge Of the
necessity Of keeping the feeding uten-
sils clean. The value of skim milk
for young stock is considerable If
given to the right kind of animals
in the right way.
The farmer who manufactures but
ter and feeds skim milk direct from
the separator to calves and pigs is
selling off very little soil fertility.
His farm must necessarily improve
every year, which in itself is no
small item OF profit.-Epitomist
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-07-30

or more Of the immersed men being
non-swimmers, risk of drowning Is
reduced, since the appliance can cas-
lily be hauled toward the helpless by
one who Is swimmer, or trained
toward the spot by means of the spar
tackle to which it is attached. For
use in tropical waters. where the
seas are infested by marine foes, it is
especially useful, since there is suf-
ficfent space between the ladders to
allow rescued persons to make their
way into the interior of the cage.
This done, the cage with its human
freight is simply hauled up out of the
water by the block and tackle, swung
round and safely deposited upon the
deck.
1t will thus be seen that the device
is very simple, both in design and
operation, and that 1t dispenses with
all preliminaries. Upon large war
ships it can be slowed. with the
hosting rope attached, in various
out-of-the-way places on the upper
deck, ready for instant casting over
board by hand. The rope can be at
tached to the spar block and pulley
tackle while the drowning are grasp
Ing the appliance, and the device Inn
mediately hoisted and swung inboard.
The central hoop not only prevents
the rope ladders from bullying or be-
coming entangled, so that when
thrown out the cage expands immedi-
ately. but 1t is also useful for the at
tachment Of a steadying line held
from the deck during the hosting and
hauling-in operations. - Scientific
American.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-07-30
FARM AND GARDEN

81
on the ground for their grain, and
have the full benefit of the sunshine
| and air in pleasant weather.
FERTILIZATION FOR POTATOES.
The potato crop is one that is most
cases will yield a very profitable in
crease from fertilization. In New
Jersey. potato growers often use as
much as one ton per acre Of high
grade fertilizer. Intelligent farmers
now know that there is no mystery in
the use of fertilizers. Fertilizers
simply add to the stock Of neces-
sary plant food in the soil, and these
plant foods will remain until used
by the crop. Hence the proposition
Is boiled down to: Will it pay? The
answer is most emphatically. yes.
The Purdue Experiment Station
has, in the last three years, conduct
ed a number OF experiments with fer
tihzers on potatoes. The following
recomme ndations are made for clay
and loan soils: Pillow under a sod,
it, possible; use 100 pounds sulphate
Of potash per acre, narrowed into the
soil well before planting. One half
of the fertilizer could probably be
applied along the rows. being care
full not to get it in direct contact
with the seed. On land that has not
been in clover recently, and addition
to the above mixture of 200 pounds Of
nitrate Of soda per acre Will be found
OF value. On muck and black sand,
only 800 pounds of acid phosphate
and no nitrate of soda should be
used, while the potash should be. in.
creased to 200 pounds per acre.
Not only is the potato crop increas-
ed by these fertilizers, but the sue
ceeding crops are benefited. Such an
application on the clay soil Of Henry
County gave $50 bushels per acre,
while the unfertilized plot along side
gave only 80 bushels per acre. On
muck land in Starke County the fer
tilted plat made 1870 bushels per acre.
and the unfertilized plat so bushels
per acre.
Farmers can get these raw fertilize
materials of almost all fertilizer
companies, IL they insist on it; of
course, the fertilizer companies
make more money on the .readymixed
FERTILIZER, and consequently do not
advise the use Of the raw materials
The cost of the application recon-
mended method be less than 10 dol.
lars per acre. An increase of 90
bushels will more than repay the cost.
while several times 20 bushels in
crease, can reasonably be expected
Purdue Agriculturist.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-07-30

the top the rope side members of
the ladder are continued to form
cone terminating in an iron
ring, by means of which the
whole apparatus may be swung
from a hook working with a block
and tackle. When not in use the
whole folds up into small space, col
lapsing much after the same manner
as Chinese lantern, SO that it can
be slowed away in any convenient
spot.
In the case OF an accident, such as
the capsizing of pinnace or a sailor
falling overheard. davit or spar
Carrying block and tackle is run
outsover the ships side and the pulley
rope made fast to the top of the cage,
which is then thrown towards the
scene of the accident. The act of
throwing causes the cage to distend
to its fullest extent, so that the man
in the water can grasp either rung
of one Of the ladders or climb to a po-
sition above the water on the outside
of the cage, the hoisting tackle being
manipulated so as to keep sufficient
length of the cage we'll above the
water. so that the rescued man can
secure a safe position. The advan-
tage of the apparatus is. that it can
be used for saving a number of men
simultaneously without the least
trouble. being simply thrown in their
midst. when 1t is easily grasped by
all, so that the risk of drowning Is
minimized. Even in the event Of one
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-07-30
GIRL LAWYER WINS MURDER
CASE.

Women all over France are giving
praise to Mile. Miropolsky. youngest
and prettiest of women lawyers OF
Paris, who successfully defended Hell
enc Jean, charged with the murder OF
her own daughter. Mile. Miropolsky
delivered one OF the most eloquent
pleas heard within recent years in a
Paris courtroom; indeed, it is assert.
ed she outshone the prosecution. It
was the first time a woman lawyer
appeared in a murder trial in Paris.
Mile. Miropolsky drew picture of
the Jean woman In terrible destitu.
ton and of the despair that led her
to the belief she could no longer call
upon her daughter to share her mis-
cry. The young pleader ruled the
jury from her opening sentence to
the last. Not once in the trial did
she betray emotion. but when the
verdict OF not guilty was announced
she dropped into chair. and, with
her hands to her face. INDUCED in
truly womanly cry.-New York
Press.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-07-30
The Communion We All Need.

Robert Burns lamented that he
could not pour out his Utmost soul
without reserve to any human being.
without danger of one day repenting
his confidence. He commenced a
journal of his own mental history "as
a substitute" he said. .'for conf
dental friend" He would have
something" which he could record
himself in without peril of having
having his confidence betrayed. We
all need intercourse with the friend
that will be absolutely true.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-07-30
ROUGH SOIL:

Neither seeds nor Fertilizers ara
worth much in coarse. rough soil.
The finer the soil the stronger will
be the young plants and the sooner
will they mature, and fertilizers will
he far more effective Fertilizer is
plant food. the same as bread. meat
and dairy products are food for man,
or that corn and hay are food Tor
animals. For any fertilizer to be
ICON rlete." it should be made up Of
nitrogen. potash and phosphoric acid
anil should be properly balanced. MI.
iosen can be drawn into the ground
from the air by heterogeneous plants,
and perhaps. the soil contains all the
potash needed. If so, why waste
money in buying mere? Study your
soil and find out what it needs.-Epi.
tomist
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-07-30
FARM NOTES.

Put few drops of tincture of iron
in the drinking water twice a week.
It is an excellent spring tonic for
the fowls.
II your yards are without grass,
air-slacked lime scattered about the
houses and yards frequently will
keep them disinfected and purified.
In startling in the poultry business
the average man or woman is very
apt to- get too enthusiastic and try
to do too much. The best way is to
begin on small scale and grow up
with the business: enlarge as expert.
ence and capability Justify.
If you are raising chickens on a
town lot and do not have any green
food, substitute can be supplied in
alfalfa meal This feed has a very
large per cent. Of protein and can
be mixed with wheat bran. middlings
meat meal and about per cent. corn
meal, which will make a first-class
dry mash
Oats and bran as part Of the
daily ration for the laying hen will
go long way toward keeping her
from becoming too fat and. conse
Quently, more healthy and vigorous.
Laying hens nsed animal food now
as they are right in the heaviest lay
ing season and green cut bone or beef
scraps should be furnished. These
will not only increase the egg yield
but the fertility as well
A dairyman of large experience
says that he has carefully noted the
value OF skim milk for pig and cali
feeding, and the manure Of each COW
nearly equals the cost of feeding 8
cow per year. This leaves the but
ter. OF cream product nearly a clear
item of profit
Nobody can tell me just how to dc
my work, each must figure for him
sell; but can tell just how l figured
Theories are all right. but what has
been dug out of the soil in practical
work is worth much NOSE to use
s. Stetson. Penobscot County, Me.
Poultry need air and exercise &c
make them produce fertile eggs and
vigorous chickens that will live after
ther are hatcIhed One of the besI
means Cf accomplishing this is II
give them a shed open to the south
where they can scratch on the little
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-07-30

FITTED FOR DUTIES OF WIFE.
OF course the old-fashioned WON
an began to get old while still Young!
Sic had nothing else to do. Human
faculties give out just as machines
must when not used. The woman who
doesn't exercise loses her strength.
With loss Of strength she loses hel
beauty. The woman who doesn't
all her mind with new thoughts and
interests becomes mentally old When
her body is old and her mind is old
she is old herself. whether she has
lived ninety years or only forty. The
public woman Of the past did not
grow old prematurely because they
continue to use their faculties.
The most representative women Of
today don't have time to grow pre-
maturely old. while marriage and
motherhood are still. as they must
always be, their chief activities, they
are no longer their only activities.
They now take active part in very
many phrases Of life outside the ro-
mantle and domestic spheres. They
are no less women for being more
individuals. The old generalities
about women are less and less ap-
plicable because women are less and
less like cookies out of the same mold.
The modern. handsome. athletic girl
Is certainly better qualified for bear
ing children than her weaker ancestors
whose most violent exercise was
playing croQuet The mother today
with her civic. philanthropicSs artistic,
or literary interests is certainly bet
ter equipped for training her chill
dren than the old-fashioned< house
wife who had no interest outside her
domestic affairs. The vigorous mod
ern grandmother, who Is fast chang
ing the tfme-honored significance Of
that word. is certainly "a much more
cheerful and useful member of society
than her descrepit counterpart Of
years ago and she has better time.
--Appleton's Magazine.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-07-30

A well planned and properly culti-
waited garden should be one of the
regular features of every we'll ap-
pointed farm. According to S. T.
Maynard, the well known Massachu-
sets horticulturist, whose sugges-
tions for a desirable arrangement are
given in the above diagram, one-half
to one acre of ground is none tpo
much for family Of Ave or six. The
garden should be SO arranged that a
horse cultivator can be utilized in
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-07-30
FASHION NOTES.

Rich laces and cleaning jewels
have their share in identifying a
splendid costume.
The tips of satin shoes are EN-.
broidered with jet beads. pearls or
gold and silver thread; the heels are
high and the buckle is jewelled.
The deep glrdle of lace remains
popular with the slender woman
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-07-30
SOME FACTS ABOUT HORSES.

SOME FACTS ABOUT HORSES.
a horseanan of large experience
gives these Important facts about
various kinds OF horses which 1t Is
we'll to study, say the Farmers Home
Journal. He says:
About forty per cent. of the weight
Of an ordinary horse is muscle. All
muscles concerned with iocomotton
are attached to bones, and when they
contract they cause the bone to which
they are fastened to move. The low
er part CT horses legs are nearly
all bones, but the muscles in the
body and upper part of the limbs are
attached to various parts Of the bony
construction by tendons, and can
thus produce motion of the parts
located some distance away.
The amount Of motion produced by
the action of the muscles Of say one
of the horses hind legs, will depend
upon the length Of the muscles and
the length and the relation of the
bones to which they are attached.
The commonest idea among students
Of this subject is expressed in these
words: Long muscles for speed.
short muscles for power" A long
muscle enables horse to get over
the ground quickly. A short mus
Gle, however, is not powerful, because
It is short, but because in horses
constructed on that plan the muscles
are thicker, contain more fibers, all
Of which, pulling together when con-
t1iacted, exert a much greater pulling
force than a long. more slender mus
Gle. It is because Of this that in
buying horses to draw heavy loads,
we look for large and heavy mus
cles, while in roadsters we must at
tach importance to the length OF the
muscles.
The most of a horses muscle is IN
!, the hind quarters. This may be q
surprise to you, said Mr.. Marshall OF
the Ohio Agricultural College, re-
Gently, but the next time you have
an opportunity to see a horse pull
ing a very heavy load study him care
fully. You will be impressed with
the, idea that most Of the work is
being done with the hind legs. When
the hind foot Is moved forward the
toe rests on the ground and the leg
Il bent at the hook joint; If the toe
does not slip, and the horse is strong
enough for his load, the muscles
above, pulling on the tendon fastened
TO the back and upper point OF the
hook, will close the joint, or, in 9TH
er words, straighten the leg and cause
the body to move forward. It is by
the performance of this act at every
step that the horse moves although,
OF course, the strain on all the parts
is much greater when pulling very
hard, This will show the necessity
OF having large, broad, straight joints
and legs, that give the horse the
most secure footing. You have prob
abiy also noticed when driving that
many horses put their hind foot on
the ground in front of the mark left
by the fore foot, and the faster they
go the greater will be the distance
between the marks made by the fore
and hind feet. This shows that the
length Of a step is determined by the
hind quarters: it also explains the
need of large, strong hooks and legs
that are not so crooked as to seem
weak or so straight as to lessen the
leverage affprded by this very won
derful arrangement CT the parts.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-07-30
AS DRUMMERS.

Women drummers are becoming
more plentiful every day and they
are successful, too. One has but to
go to the firms employing these ladies
of the grip" TO learn that their sales
ere as large as, if not larger than,
those OF the sterner sex. This field for
women is comparatively new, but al
ready so many bright and clever young
women have entered into it who
have met with phenomenal success
that it will not be long until they
will stand equal chances with the
knights, who have for so long mon
opolized this particularly well-paying
business.
And we have not far to go in
looking for reason for all this. In
the first place, woman Is bound to
gain recognition simply because she
is a woman; for it is the hardest
thing in the world for a man to re-
fuse request made by woman, es-
pecany II the woman be young and
pretty, and, of course, clever. So,
before he knows what he is doing,
he ds placing an order.
In many branches, such as In sell
ing corsets, ladies' waists and under
wear, perfumery, millinery, toilet ar
ticles, and dozens of other things, a
woman is better adapted to the bust
ness OF selling than is man. and she
Is particularly successful along these
lines. A successful woman drummer
is always In her element, for she is
sure OF herself and knows what she
can do, II is second nature for her to
di1ate and expand on the salient Sea-
lures Of such of these articles as she
MAY be selling. AS rule, these wom-
en- are quick at repartee, some Of
them good story-tellers, trimming
over with original good humor. and
have thorough knowledge of mems
weaknesses.-New Haven Register.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-07-30
Little. Rut-

William Loeb, Jr., collector of the
port of New York. was discussing the
smuggling discoveries of last month.
"A little Slip" he said, caused all
the mischief. A little slip spoiled all.
It's often so with little slips.
THUS certain resident of Felicity,
Ohio. lost his wife, very tall,
scrawny body, and ordered the lead
ing stonecutter Of Felicity to prepare
a tomb inscribed:
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-07-30
Jane Jones.
Lord, she was thine!

Unfortunately, the widower chose
very narrow headstone, and when
the stonecutter got. to work on it, he
found it would not accommodate the
full inscription. SO he abbreviated a
iittle-just little. A little abbrevi-
alton, he was sure, would make no
difference-in fact, would pass un-
noticed.
But the slightly abbreviated in
scription. when finished, and erected
in the graveyard Of Felicity, read:
Jane Jones.
Lord. she was thin!"
Washington Star.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-07-30

carrying on much of the needed
work. A deep sandy loan will give
the best results. as a greater variety
of crops can be grown on this land
than any other. Proper cultivation
and manuring will of course do much
to improve the condition of the soil
II otherwise not entirely satisfactory.
To yield the best results with vegeta-
bles the land should be heavily man.
ured in the spring before anything is
planted. Cultivator.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-07-30

The Chinese assumption that a
woman must not be heard of outside
the door of her own house is now be-
ing criticised by up-to-date Chinese
editors.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-07-30

and A. but, as matter of fact, the
distance in each case is the same
The Strand.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-07-30
An Optical Illusion.

Most people would say that the dis
lance between the point B and C was
much greater than that between B
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-07-30
DOUBLE VEIL FAD.

The double veil fad, which was
discarded two seasons ago by gener-
al request of the men, because it was
an impossibility to tell who was
bowling to them, has been renewed
with vigor. At the Casino at New
port, Mrs. Philip M. Lydig came in for
tennis wearing a heavy dark brown
veil over a white tulle effect and as
another woman shook Mrs. Lydig by
the hand she remarked. 81 hardly
knew you" Mrs. Lydig replied, I'm
sure I did not know who you were
till you spoke"
Then in came Miss Anna Sands
with another double veil showing
only her eyes and portion of the
forehead. and Mrs. Royal Phelps
Carroll followed. These wells are
either of brown. green or white. and
are caught in the back of the head
and worn from the bridge Of the
nose and well under the chin. The
eyes and forehead only are shown.
It was wave of wells at the Ca
sino. Mrs. Smith Hollis McKim. OF
New York CITY,, came in wearing a
white serge gown with a lavender
colored parasol. Panama nat turn
ed up in front and down in the back.
with silk tulle veil carrying almost
to the ground. Miss Ethelinda c..
Morgan. Mrs Oliver Hartman, and
Mrs. Joseph R. Dilworth. wore the
extreme long dropping wells.
WHY SOME CHILDREN STEAL.
have feeling of compassion for
growing lads and lasses who have
no ways Of earning spending money.
1t is so pitiful to need little
change and no way to get it. Some
parents do not consider the matter
as one of Importance. recall the
sixteen-year-old son of an honored
ID. D.. who was caught stealing tur-
keys from farmers. He was tempted
and yielded, the owner of the birds
made no fuss and the father paid
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-07-30

on the ground for their grain, and
have the full benefit Of the sunshine
and air in pleasant weather.