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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-08-20
"A Concrete Aquarium.

A very artistic and durable aqua
rum can be made of reinforced con-
crete and glass, as shown in the
sketch
Secure four pieces of glass, plate
glass preferred, the desired size to
make tank, say about nine inches
wide, twelve inches long and ten
inches deep. Set the edges of the
glass in concrete base made about
one inch thick This can be done in
a temporary wooden mold. Use good
Portland cement in making. land take
equal parts cement and clean sharp
sand mixed to the consistency of thin
dough. Reinforce the base by put
ting in wire screen, Fig. 1, turning
up the edges so the glass will rest
firmly against the screen. Allow
about one-eighth inch open space be-
tween the perpendicular edges of the
glass. After the cement has set about
forty-eight hours mold the corners
in any design desired, reinforcing
them with wire, screws or nails, as
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-08-20
A Hoodoo Black Chicken. !

Mrs. Cal Remy, thrifty housewife
of this place, recently had an expert
ence with some poultry which was
unusual. to say the least. One OF her
hens Matched a brood of chickens, all
of which were white but one.
The hen attempted to kill the one
black chicken and was prevented
from doing so only by Mrs. Remy
transferring the black chick to anoth-
er hen. This hen, however, also had
a brood of white chicks, and she too
objected to the black chick to the ex-
tent that she tried to kill it.
Finally, Mrs. Remy took the de-
spised black chicken, more cad than
alive, and placed it in cage with a
canary bird.
Here the chick was not molested,
but was permitted to peep to its
hearts content. The peeping, how
ever, finally got on the nerves of the
canary and now he has ceased to sing
and makes no noise save that of peep
ing, in imitation Of his cage mate
Columbus Correspondence Indianap-
oils News.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-08-20
Live stock.

ChicagO-Cattle- strong
to 1Oc. higher. Steers, $500 7.55;
cows, $3.5O@5.25; heifers. $3.5O@
$50; bulls, $1,000 4.S5; calves,
$3.OO@S.OO; stockers and feeders.
1915 @5.15.
Hogs-Market 1O@15c. higher:
choice heavy, $500 T.9O; BUTCH
ers', $7.S5@7.95; light mixed, $7.45
i@7.75; choice light, $3.50 q 500;
packing, $7.O0@7.4O; pigs. $500
Cos; bulk of sales, $7.40@ 1885.
Sheep Market for sheep steady:
lambs strong to Csc. higher: sheep.
$450@525; lambs, 1915 a S.15;
yearlipgs. 5000 $40.
Kansas City - Cattle = Market
steady to loo. lower; packers and
feeders. ESQ 40c. lower than Mon
day; choice export and dressed beef
steers, $650@7.5O; fair to good,
$4.50@6.25; Western steers, $4.25
@6.35; stockers and feeders, $500
@5.25; Southern steers, 1925 q
$40; Southern COWS, $2.45@ $50;
native cows, $4,000 4.40; native
heifers, $3.2O@7.0O; bulls, $2.75@
400; calves. $3.00@7.00.
Hogs-Market loo 15c. higher:
top, $7.75; bulk of sales, $500
7.75; heavy, $7.65 @7.75; packers
and butchers. $7.50@7.75.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-08-20
WISE WORDS.

No man knows anything about the
divine friendship who does not ex-
hibit human friendliness.
The noblest work often lies nearest.
Only putty life Is afraid Of being
worn out.
The battle of without goes as goes
the battle within.
Duty has stern face only when
Viewed askance.
You cannot become one of the tools
Of the infinite If you fee from his an.
vii.
No advantage is smaller than that
gained by taking advantage OF q
friend.
The man who always does what he
wants is rarely wanted for what he
does.
The best evidence of loyalty to
truth is liberality enough to give all
truth chance.
Some are interested deeply in
cross-bearing, but only as long as
some one else is doing it.
Some folks think they are resting
In their faith because they always fall
asleep In church.
1t is not strange that men lose the
faculty Of reverence when they do all
their worshiping before mirror
From Sentence Sermons" in the
Chicago Tribune.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-08-20
why Their silverware Lasts.

The Dutch, when they invite you.
and they are not guest-seeking race.
are extremely hospitable Some
times, however. when 1t comes to
dinner. their active hospitality de-
mands an energetic recognition. The
table is laid with piles Of plates be-
fore each chair. On your flrst visit
the spoons and forks are heavy silver,
the knives of the finest steel and
ivory. You never, however, eat with
them again. When you have been
shown that family possesses them.
that ends it. You eat thereafter from
everyday ware.
What would the silver be like
for our descendants II we used it
often?" an old lady asked me. "Whas
would we have If our ancestors had
been careiess?"-Harper's Bazaar. =
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-08-20

In the lives of most people there
are few moments that are not only
big with Importance but remain long
ments may be the first sight of the
ocean; another, when great snowclad
mountains first come into view. Still
another. though perhaps not quite so
romantic, is that time when the aver
age man or woman draws his or her
savings out of bank and buys the
first bond Moody's Magazine.
The world s stock of gold money Ii
practically seventy-dve per cent. more
than a decade ago.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-08-20
BAD DREAMS
Caused by COHee.

have been coffee drinker, moro
or less. ever since | can remember.
until few months ago l became
more and more nervous and irritable.
and finally could not sleep at night,
for was horribly disturbed by
dreams of all sorts and a species of
distressing nightmare.
Finally, after hearing the exper-
fence of numbers of friends who had
quit coffee and were drinking Pos
tum. and learning of the great BEN
efits they had derived, | concluded
coffee must be the cause of my trou-
Bile, so got some Postum and had 1t.
made strictly according to directions.
II was astonished at the favour
and taste. 1t entirely took the place
Of coffee, and to my very great salts
faction l began to sleep peacefully
and sweetly. My nerves improved.
and wish could wean every man,
womal and child from the unwhole-
some drug-ordinary coffee.
people really do not appreciate or
realize what powerful drug 1t is and
what terrible effect it has on the hu-
man system. If they did, hardly
pound of it would be Sold | would
never think of going back to coffee
again. would almost as soon think
Of putting my hand in fire after
had once been burned
"A young lady friend OF ours had
stomach trouble for long time, and
could not get well as long as sha
used coffee. She finally quit coffee
and began the use of Postum, and Is
now perfectly well. Yours for
health"
Read "The Road to Wellville.- IL
pkgs. There's a Reason.
Ever read the above letter? A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine. true. and full OF huAnaM
lmtsress.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-08-20

shown in Fig. 2, also filling up the
inside corners about one-quarter
inch thick. Allow this to set for a
day, after which paint the concrete
with pure cement and water mixed
to the consistency of paint. Put a
thick coat of this cement paint on the
inside bottom. After two OF three
days the aquarium will hold water
perfectly.
The cement can be painted, enam-
eled or bronzed, as desired. also a
brass or wooden cover fitted to the
upper edges of the glass. Contrib
uted by 8. o. Safholm, Minneapolis.
Mimi.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-08-20
GERMAN CHRISTMAS TREES.
Method Of Planting Always Secures 4
Bountiful Supply.

Christmas comes but once year
and the Germans try to make the
most of it. or the 100000 families
of the Kaiser's empire it is said that
$500 900 purchase Christmas trees.
The trees usually are spruce, which
grows in all parts of Germany The
planting and the cutting of trees is
all under control of the Government
officials. and it is thought that there
is not now an evergreen growing
in Germany that was not artiicially
planted.
In the initial stage the young plants
are set in rows about four feet apart,
with the plants one foot apart in. the
row. AS the trees develop they grad
ually are thinned. When one foot
high many are transplantei into pots
and form miniature Christmas trees.
out for this Yuletide market the for
est paintings would have TO 10 i.:ada
thinning while small ones would have
to be thrown away This thinning is
continuous until the trees have at
tanned size suitable for saving pur-
poses.
The trimmings are used for fork
and hoe handles. grapevine stakes,
hop poles. bean poles, scatforiings,
etc. The owner therefore does not
have to await the maturity of his
forest before realizing ar income from
it. In the economy of cultivatinS a
forest every twig is saved, and even
the leaves are raked up and sold. Old
people and children ind useful en-
ployment in Going such light and easy
work and adding to the family In
come. Chicago Tribune.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-08-20
FEED THE LNGUMEs.

It is well said that the coming
farmer is the l-~.me farmer. Cow
peas and crimson clover. sofa beans.
alfalfa and vetch, with a liberal use
u the cheap potash and phosphate.
lie at the very foundation OF all, ma
tional farm improvements. BY their
Aid the land need never, either in
GUNNER or winter, be left to the vast
ing of rains and sun by lying bare,
out between every cultivated crop
may be covered with a growth to
yield profit while it gathers fertility
Tor the land and feed for the sale
crops. But it must not be assumed
that these crops will bring all the
elements Of fertility to a. soil that has
been exhausted by long tillage and
exposure to the bleaching effects Of
rain and sun. If the best results
are wanted from the action Of the
leguminous crops such crops must
be fed They will gather nitrogen
free, but they can not get the potash
and phosphoric acid that the crops
of former years have taken away
from the soil, and without these are
given them they can not get the nit
rogen they. would with a well-devel
oped growth, and the farmer will not
only lose the hay crop they would
give, but the effect on the soil for
subsequent crops. Nothing from
nothing and nothing remains. 1t will
pay far better to put liberal dress
ing of the cheap mineral fertilizers
on the pea and clover crops than to
put the same money value in a high
grade fertilizer on the corn, or wheat
crop direct and not only pay better
In the money crops but in the perma-
nent Improvement of the soil.-Indi-
ana Farmer.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-08-20
MUNYON'S EMINENT DOCTORS An
YOUR SERVICE FREE.
Not q Penny to Pay For the Fullest
Medical Examination.

II you are in doubt as to the cause
Of your disease mail us a postal re-
questing a medicalexaminationb blank.
which you will fill out and return to
us. Our doctors will carefully dag
nose your case, and If you can be
cured you will be told so; If you can
not be cured you will be told so. You
are not obligated to US in any way, for
this advice is absolutely free: you are
at liberty to take our advice or not as
you see fit. Send to-day for medi-
cal examination blank. fill out and
return to US as promptly as possible.
and our eminent doctors will diagnose
your case thoroughly absolutely free.
Munyon's. SD and Jefferson Sts.,
Philadelphia. Pa.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-08-20
Wholesale Markets.

New YOrk-Wheat - Spot easy;
| No. 2 red, new, ITO, elevator; No.
red, new, 1.10M, prompt f. O. b.
) afioat; No. / Northern Duluth, old.
1.34ss nominal e., o. b., afloat; No 2
hard winter, new, 1.101s nominal +.
o. b.. afioat.
Corn-Spot easy; No. old, mix
ed, TIN elevator and Is delivered
nominal; No. 2, new. 61ss winter
shipments.
Oats-Spot quiet; mixed, 26@32
lbs, 4S nominal; natural white, 26
q 80 lbs, 47@49h; clipped white,
S4@42 lbs, 52@5S1s.
Butter-Firmer. Creamery spe-
Gals, 27@271. (oficial price 2D;
extras, &c ~ third to first, % q 26;
process, common to special, 21@
24h; Western factory, 20@21 II.
Eggs-Weak; State, Pennsylvania
and nearby selected white hennery
fancy, 30@32; Western extra first.
23A OPS.
Poultry Alive firm; Western
chickens. 16@l8: fowls, 16@16 ";
turkeys, Ia. Dressed steady; West
ern chickens, broilers, 14@20; fowls.
1914 @161s.
Philadelphia-Whea - Steady;
SOAtlaSI SAouS Auouo'' A."o ~ "
1.O4k.
Corn Steady; No. 2 yellow for
local trade, 77h@78.
Oats " lower. No. white nat
ural. 1914 @50.
Butter - " ole. higher; extra
Western creamery. 23h; do. near
by prints, 80.
Eggs Firm; good demand; Penn
sylvania and other nearby firsts, {. c.,
25 at mark; do, current receipts, in
returnable cases, % at mark; West
ern firsts, f. G., Is at mark; do, cur
rent receipts, T. c., 22@24 at mark.
Cheese Firm; Nc higher; New
York full creams, choice, 1914; do,
fair to good, 14A @14A.
Live Poultry-Firm; fowls, 16@
16k; old roosters, 10 u q II; spring
chickens, 1909; ducks, old. 11@
IL; do, spring, 1904.
BaltimOre--Wheat - The market
for Western opened easier; spot.
1881; August. 1.03; September.
1.O2A. Prices became firmer after
the opening and at midday spot was
quoted at LOAN and September at
1.O3A @1.04, but the improvement
was not held and prices eased on
late in the day
Corn-Western opened dull. Spot,
72Ac. No life to the market. and
while the market became firmer and
at the midday call spot was quoted
at 7319c., prices were nominal.
Oats-We quote, new oats. per bu.:
White, No. 2. 45c.; do, No. 3. 43k
GA; mixed, No. 2, Al " q AZ. Old
oats White, No. 2, as to weight. So
@5S; do, No. 8, 51@52; mixed. No.
2, 5O@51; do, No. 3. 49@50.
Hay-We quote, per ton: No. l
timothy, large bales. $500; do.
small blocks, $17.00; No. 2. as to
location, 5.O0@16.0O; No. 3.
$13.OO@1400; choice clover mixed,
$15.O0@16.0O; No. 1, do, $14.50@
1900; No. 2, do, $3.50 q 400.
Butter - Creamery separator, per
pound, 27h @28c.; Imitation per
pound, 22k @24hc.; prints. X
pound. 27@29c.; do, pound. per
per pound, 27@ 29c.; blocks, 2
pounds, per pound, 26 @28c.; dairy
prints, Maryland, Pennsylvania and
Virginia, per pound, 160 17c.; Vir-
ginia and West Virginia, store pack
ed, per pound, 19c.
Eggs - Maryland, Pennsylvania
and nearby firsts, per dozen 231sc.;
Eastern Shore, Maryland and Vir-
ginia, per dozen. 231Rc.; Western
firsts, per dozen, 231c.; West Vir-
ginia, per dozen. % 1sc.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-08-20
A BOX FOR HENS.

II the hen is allowed to drag her
brood all around the place and mover
them wherever she chances to be at
night. she is pretty sure to lose some
of the chicks. The chief duty OF the
mother hen is to furnish warmth
when the chicks need it and to that
end she should be housed in a dry,
clean, roomy box at night-Farmers
Home Journal.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-08-20
SORE HEAD.

Sore head among poultry is Of very
common occurrence at this time of
year. It is a phase OF roup. catarrh
or inflammation, aggravated. II not
caused by neglect, foul air. damp
quarters or exposure ON the roost at
night. In an advanced stage the head
becomes intiamed and swollen on one
or both sides often obstructing the
sight and many times resulting in the
loss Of one or both eyes: but the APP
petite is good up to the last. unless
internally Affected. Roup or sore head
usually appears as an epidemic and
II q cure Is not effected will spread
Through the whole flock. In the
early stages Of the disease cure can
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-08-20

by Captain Marryat, R. N, when Ma
poleon was prisoner on that vessel.
1t came into the possession of Sir
Henry Irving, the actor, and was
presented by him to the West Point
Academy. The sketch was made in
1915 on the voyage to St. Helena,
after the defeat at Waterloo, when
the great soldier surrendered, was de-
posed and banished for life. vt will
be noticed that the ex-Emperor is
still wearing the star of the Legion
Of Honor, all that is left to him of his
greatness.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-08-20
Mo- Extempore Pretensions.

81 allus enjoy hearin' the Declara-
ton of Independence read on the
Fourth of july" said Farmer Corn
tossel
1T is noble document"
Yes. But what l particularly ad-
mire about that kind of program is
that 1T prevents professional ora
tor from startin off by sayin' that he
did not expect to be called on fur a
speech. Washington. Star.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-08-20
RANGE FOR CHICKS.

Growing chicks need considerable
range, and it is difficult indeed to
raise them in small pens. II they
must be confined within certain linz
its, the yards should be of large pro
portions that there may be green
food growing in them all the time, or,
failing in that, the green food must
be supplied each. day.-Farmers'
Home Journal.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-08-20
sCALD THE TROUGHs.

Utensils and troughs for food and
water should be frequently scalded
with boiling water, afterwards being
thoroughly cleaned Though a little
extra work may be required, this
cleaning up is a good preventive of
many diseases and may save work
and loss later.-Farmers Home Jour-
nal.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-08-20

be affected by injecting into the nos,
trils a. little kerosene oil, amounting
the head, If swollen, with sweet oil
and alcohol equal parts OF each.
once or twice day. Add one-half
.teaspoonful of aconite to each quart
of drinking water and Keep the af
fected birds in dry, comfortable quar-
tiers with plenty of sunshine The
drinking vessels used by affected
birds should be boiled occasionally.
Commercial Poultry.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-08-20
NEW FIELD FOR COWS.

Where cows are kept all the time
in the same field. they tired down the
grass SO that there is much they will
not eat. BY having new field TO
turn them into each week. you will
give the grass a chance to straighten
UP and be washed clean by dew and
shower. Then the cows will eat I.
and do much better. on it-Farmers'
dome Journal.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-08-20
RYE AND CORN.

Is it advisable to sow rye for pas
fure in corn at the last blowing Of
corn? Some of our customers want
to SOW then. If there is no danger
OF hot dry weather killing it. Please
give us your opinion and oblige sub.
scriber.-C. l.. s.
Answer:-We recommend the plan
of sowing rye at the last blowing of
corn, for early spring pasture. Sow
about one-half bushel seed to the
acre; it will give about the best early
pasture you can get. Vetch might be
earlier and better, but it would be
hard to get the seed. OF course we
cannot tell how dry the fall weather
is going to be. but the chances are
that the rye will get enough mois-
ture to grow all right. Indiana Farm
err
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-08-20

For HEA AEH e. EBiekn't APUDuNE
Whether from Colds. Heat. Stomach or
Nervous Troubles. Capudine will relieve YOU.
It's liQuid-pieasant TO Iake-acts immedi-
stely. Try It. luc.. Csc. aud sue. at drug
,tOrea
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-08-20

The Mexican government has cor
tracted with the Krupps to build a
plant for the manufacture of bullets,
smokless powder and guncotton. near
Vera Cruz
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-08-20
MILK AND THUNDER STORMS.

MILK AND THUNDER STORMS.
There has long prevailed the idea
that milk sours when electrical storms
prevail. This has been pretty well
exploded by careful investigations It
is now held that milk sours quicker
when an electrical storm is approach
ing. According to Mckay and Lar
son, the reason is that the air tenn
perature is usually higher then than
at any other time. This higher tenn
perature warns the milk and creates
more favorable conditions for tine rap
i'd multiplication of the germs pres
ent in the milk. 1t is for this rea-
son that milk sours quicker during
or previous to a thunderstorm than
at any other time.-Indiana Farmer.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-08-20

Two big vessels for use in the
Pacific trade are now building at
the Mitsubishi dockyards for the
Oriental Steamship Company. One
is of 1880 tons and two of $3.50
tons each.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-08-20

One physician out of every 81 In
the United States lives in New York
City.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-08-20

Don't dope yourself for every little pain.
1t only hurts your stomach. Such pain
comes usually from local Inflammation. 4
little rubbing with Hamlins Wizard Oil
will stop it Immediately
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-08-20

The total area of the United States
is S,002.S40 square miles; of Canada,
3,3O3,320 square miles.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-08-20
FARM NOTES.


Skip feding at noon while the hens
are out on good range
Sloppy 1aashes are not half SO good
as those which are bit crumbly
Don't get them too wet.
Gather up the chair and grain
around the machine at threshing time
and store in barrels for the hens to
work. at during the winter.
The average poultryman makes
nothing by holding either eggs or
stock for better prices. The eggs
deteriorate. and keeping fowls after
they are in good order only eats up
the profit which should be made.
Twelve to fourteen inches square
are about the proper dimensions for
er box will give the eggs room to
scatter and thus be chilled, while a
smaller box may crowd the hen. re-
sulting in broken eggs.
Poultry require salt. in small guam
titles, the same as other stock, bit
it should be mixed in the, feed One
ounce OF salt to rs or 100 hens daily
Is sufficient. Large amounts OF salt
usually result fatally. but small
Quantity will prove beneficial.
Just as soon as the schicks show
any serious permanent defect, they
should be fitted for market and sold.
There is more real profit in market
ing birds at two or three pounds than
in keeping them until they weigh six
pounds.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-08-20
A Curious Portrait OF Napoleon.

This portrait of Emperor Napoleon
hangs in the U. S. Military Academy
at West Point. 1t was sketched from
life on board H. NJ. s. Bellerophon,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-08-20

ditch
Of
allow
final
ditch and
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-08-20
COST OF A HORSE.

What does it cost to raise colt
to the age of four years? Wallace's
Farmer gives the following:
The first and second years it is
no more expensive, to grow a colt
than steer A colt may require Il
little more pasture and will require
rather better fencing, but will stand
hardship better than the yearling
steer, although to get the best re-
suits, both of them must have some
grain in connection with forage. Give
The colt winter pasture of blue
grass or second crop clover, plenty
Of exercise. and shelter in time OF
storms, and he will do better and
can be carried through at less ex-
pense than the steer.
At two years old, il not before.
the steer must be put on feed. and
It will cost at least fifty bushels OF
corn with other feed to fit him foe
the market. The FLY at two years
old may be bred il she has been we'll
fed and nourished; il not, then at
three years old. She should be able
to pay her way in the, way, of light
work; and where the farmer has a
surplus. should be sold to some man
who can work her on the gelding
for two years, making them pay ex-
penses, and sell them ON the market
at higher price than they cost in
the three-year-old form.
We think, therefore, that there
Is good profit to any farmer in rails
ing colts for the market, provided ne
limits his operations to the number
of mares kept on the farm. In fact.
he, should keep three brood mares
where he really needs but one. He
S can AFFORD to do this il he will mate
them every year with the right sire.