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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-07-23
FERraLIzER OF THE FUTURE.

One of the most interesting events
of the international congress OF chem
lists was Professor Bernthsen's dem
onstration of Professor Otto Schcn-
: herr's. new method OF manufacturing
air saltpeter, the manure OF the fu-
turc for food crops.
Professor Bernthsen said that or a!
the things which agriculturists supply
to the ground to stimulate the growth
OF crops, what are called nitrates are
the most, important When nitrogen
Is omitted the yield Of oats falls t.v
SO per cent. The rotation of crops
supplies some. of the neces AIRY nitro
gen to the soih, but much more IS
required, and lis is best supplied
by Chile saltpeter (sodiun nitrate).
The worlds store OF saltpeter. 1t has
been estimated. at the present rate OF
consumption can net last longer than
from twenty-one to forty-two years. Sir
William Crookes in 1899 said that the
extraction Of nitrogen from the air
"ie one Of the greatest discoveries
awaiting the ingenuity CT chemists"
Gt was this discovery which Probes
scr Bernthsen was describing.
Four-fifths Of the air we breathe
is composed OF nitrogen, but the
problem is to make it combine with
oxygen to form what are called nitric
and nitrous oxides. This is brought
about by the agency OF great tenn
peratures. Professor Bernthsen turn
ed to his apparatus, which two Ger
man, mechanics and an engineer had
erected.
II consisted OF long narrow glass
tube with a copper spiral running MP
It. At the sides smaller tubes car
ried running water to cool the upper
connection OF the spiral. From the
top of the tube ran an iron tube with
a stopcock to carry away the nitro
gen oxidss.
A current is sent thrcush the glass
tube, and the compressed air which
is sent in at the same bime carries
an arc flame up through the spiral
70 the ether end Of the tnbe. The
fame makes the nitrogen and oxygen
combine, and this is cooled down and
carried away.
The current employed for the dem
onstration was at pressure of 5000
volts, and nearly 6-horse power OF
electrical energy was used The gas
obtained is mixed with limestone,
when calcium nitrate, or air saltpeter,
is formed. A slightly different method
gives calcium nitrate, which being
richer in nitrogen. may, said the pro.
resscr. become the artificial manure
Of the future-I ondon Correspon-
deNce New York Sun. !.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-07-23
Care of Little Chicks.

Quite an argument has been going
the rounds as to the length of time
that should elapse before giving food
to newly Matched chicks, some regard.
ing twenty-four hours as time enough
before feeding, others that to feed
when two and half days old was
soon enough.
No doubt but that more chicks are
killed, or stunted from feeding too
soon, than are hurt by longer fast.
Note the healthiness of chicks when
covered until the chicks are several
days old.
Strong, healthy chicks, Matched in
dry, warm weather, will require food
sooner than puny ones Matched in a
damp, cool time, because the first
chicks will grow much faster. Make
this an iron clad rule: Never feed
sooner than twenty-four hours after
Matching, and let the first feed by dry
bread crumbs or oat meal sprinkled
in sharp sand. Also let the bulk of
the first few meals be of sharp sand.
Give water that has the chill taken
of, for several days after Matching.
This is not necessary in midday Of
the summer, but is good rule for
little chicks, of a morning, no matter
what the month.
Have water vessels clean, and so
arranged that the little chicks cannot
get into them.
A teacup filled with water, then
inverted in a saucer, makes a fine
where there is small flock of chicks.
A quart can is almost as good. If
the water does not run out fast
enough, place a nail under the edge
of cup or can.
House the chicks in a weather
proof coop, with enough clean dry
litter and a good mother. Do not put
more than two dozen chicks with one
hen
If bowel trouble appears, dissolve
lime in water, pour the water off
carefully, and stir corn meal in the
lime water until 1t crumbles. The
lime water should be strong enough
to make the mass to look as If I've
had been poured on 1t. They will not
relish this. buteif given no other feed,
will eat it. Do not allow other food
antil they are recovered. Rice cooked
tender and fed dry is good for bowel
trouble in fowls of any age.
If chicks are not allowed to get
chilled or wet from rain or dew, fed
wholesome food, kept little hungry
all the time, never allowed to have
any but wholesome water and milk
to drink, have stable grit, and are
kept free from lice, there will be no
bowel trouble. If they are healthy
when hatched.-E. c., Vermilion Co.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-07-23
A "sLoW JOHN"
Ely Eliot Hays Stone.

The inhabitants of the Southern
mountains sometimes grind their corn
with an automatic miller known as
the "Slow John
This contrivance is very simple and
crude in form and workmanship, but
taking things slowly and easily and
working steadily, it turns out from
one to three bushels. of meal day.
There are two varieties, the more
common one being constructed as fol-
lows:
A trough is fastened to one end of
stout stick, and a perpendicular
seam to the other. The stick is sup
ported in such way as to make the
beam end remain down of it's own
weight. But when water is run into
the trough end the weight of the
water and trough combined makes
that end heavier than the beam or
hammer, which is then lifted high
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-07-23
HOME TESTING ~
A Sure and Easy Test ON Coffee.

To decide the all important ques-
ton of coffee, whether or not 1t Is
really the hidden cause of physical
ais and approaching fixed disease,
one should make test of 10 days by
leaving of coffee entirely and using
well-made Postum.
II relief follows you may know TO
a certainty that coffee has been your
vicious enemy. OF course you can
take it back to your heart again, II
you like to keep sick.
A lady says: II had suffered with
stomach trouble, nervousness and
terrible sick headaches ever since |
was little child, for my people were
always great coffee drinkers and let
US children have all we wanted.
got so thought | could not live
without coffee. but I would not ac-
knowledge that it caused my suffer-
ing.
"Then read so many articles
about Postum that | decided to give
it a fair trial. had not used it two
weeks in place of coffee until began
to feel like different person. The
headaches and nervousness disap-
peared, and whereas used to be sick
two or three days out of week while
drinking coffee am now well and
strong and sturdy seven days a week.
thanks to Postum.
81 had been using Postum three
months and had never been sick a
day when I thought would expert
ment and see If it really was coffee
that caused the trouble, so began to
drink coffee again, and inside of
week had sick spell. was so Ill
I was soon convinced that coffee was
the cause of all my misery. and
went back to Postum, with the result
that l was soon well and strong again
and determined to stick to Postum
and leave coffee alone In the future.
Read the little book, 1.-THE Road to
MELVILLE" in pkgs. There's Rea-
son."
Ever read the above letter? A
new one appears from time to time.
They are genuine, true, and full OF
human interest.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-07-23
Misinterpreted.

The boss entered the Office. his
face clouded, his brow wrinkled in
angry thought. He called the office
BOY. Regarding the youth sternly, he
said:
Johnny, do you smoke cigar
sttes?"
II d-d-do little, SIR" stammered
Johnny, paling beneath the tan of
The baseball field.
The boss fixed him with his eagle
eye.
''Then gimme one," he said, 81
left mine on the bureau" st. Pat,l
Dispatch.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-07-23
This and That.

1t isn't at all necessary to have a
fine and fancy poultry house. Com
fort is all laying hen cares for.
The best fowls are none too good.
The medium fowls are only tolerable.
The inferior fowls are snare and a
6elusion.
Poultry should have access to green
food if possible, and when they can
rot. should be furnished with cabbage
Leaves or vegetable of some kind.
Keep the fowls away from the
ta:ns. stables and carriage houses.
In such places they are nuisances.
Besides, they are more comfortable
in a place by themselves.
Carelessness and laziness so hand
in hand, and together are a fruitful
source of failure.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-07-23
N-11s - ~ IN - "a n .197-.'s 8 Is
Poultry for Profit
Sanitary Poultry Nest.

The present day tendency to en-
ploy sanitary measures in the dairy,
the stable, the doghouse, etc., has at
last extended to the poultry yard. The
industrious hen is to be provided
with a sanitary nest, which can be
readily washed and scrubbed as occa-
sion demands. This recent develop
ment is, shown in the accompanying
The nest is made OF
wire and IS supnorted in a suitable
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-07-23

PROFIT IN GEESE.

There is no reason why every farm
er who has plenty OF grass range.
should not keep geese and increase
his income at very little cost, as they
can be kept on ggacs and water from
spring until late in, the fall. Nearly
every farmer has some meadow pas
ture near his buildings which could
be used to very go-d advantage by
deyoting it to goose raising. Tine only
time geese require grain is in win
ter and then very little is requires
to keep them in good breeding con-
dition. Feed a few oats, cut clover.
and hay or ensIlage. Give them oy-
star-ahells and plenty Of water, and y
little corn fed at night on real cold
days, and the geese will be in the
best Of condition when the breeding
season arrives. Geese should not be
fat for breeding purposes, but they
must be we'll fed while they are lay
ing eggs in the spring. No expensive
yards or houses are required; three
foot wire netting fence will hold
them, and an open shed facing the
south for them to go under and make
their nests in, is all that lis necas7
sary.
For best results, never mate more
than three geese with one gander.
Never use ganders that are related to
the females. Females are good for
breeding purpotes for ten or twelve
years, but ganders should net be kept
over four years.
Geese generally start LAYING in
March or April, and need watching, as
they will cover their eggs with straw
or hay. The eggs should be picked
up before getting chilled IN cold
weather and kept in quiet and cool
place and turned every few days until
ready to set, The eggs can be hatche1
under geese or hens. When the eggs
begin to hatch, keep watsh and as
soon as a gosling comes out, put 1T
in a basket near the stove, repeat
ing this till they are all out. 1t is. best
to wrap them in some CID flannel or
wooden cloth. If left in the rest, the
mother is liable to trample them TO
death. When they are twenty-four
hours old, place them with the moth
er in, coop with a board floor, and
feed them with some stale bread
slightly moistened with milk or water:
also give water to drink. Keep them
in for two or three days, and after
that they can be out every day when
the dew is of. Confine the mother
and her brood for the first four or
i've days to limited space well
covered with choice. short grass.
gradually enlarging the run as they
get older. Feed four times daily
with cooked cornmeal and stale
bread. sN "
Keep goslings out of water until
they have full coat of feathers.
Young goslings getting into water or
being out in hard rain are almost
sure to die Have a drv warm place
for the goslings at. night and do not
let them out in wet grass in the
morning.-A. G. s.. in Commercial
Poultry.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-07-23
His Happiest Hour.

He-"You remember the moon
fight night, twenty-five years ago.
when proposed?"
Shelves, indeed"
He-"We sat there for more than
IN hour, and you never opened your
ips."
She-"Yes, dear"
He-"That was the happiest hour
If my life. Cleveland Leader.
The Simpion tunnel was begun No
fember 13. 1898, and the Swiss and
italian boring parties met at 7.20
4. m, February "A, 1905.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-07-23
Easily Cleaned.

housing, both of which can be re-
moved from the chicken house when
cleaning is necessary. When thus
removed they can be conveniently
placed in suitable receptacle con-
tanning boiling water and thoroughly
cleansed of all impurities and unde-
sirable insects.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-07-23
The Maxim Gun silencer.

The .noiseless rife invented by
Hiram Percy Maxim has caused much
discussion Some declare that it will
be an aid to criminals, because they
can shoot without the noise from the
explosion betraying them.
Interior mechanism of gun silence..
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-07-23
Notes of the Poultry Yard.

The older the egg the less is that
sweet. rich flavor noticeable.
Remove at once from flock any
chick showing signs of sickness.
A woman who makes success of
poultry raising has the laugh on the
man, who makes failure at farming.
Hens that are expected to lay dur
ing the winter must be provided with
a warm roosting place. warm enou gh
tn avoid danger of frost to comb and
wattles. but we'll ventilated.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-07-23
Great Head.

Mrs. Kicker-If you are going to
another one of those banquets
don't suppose you will know the num-
Of the house when you get back.
Mr.. Kicker-Oh, yes, will; UNI
screwed it from the door and am
taking it with me.-Kansas City
Journal.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-07-23
NoTEs On THE FARM.

The proportion of down-featners on
the legs of Asiatic chicks when hatch
ed, indicate the amount of feathers
they will have when matured.
u If you palace your ear close to the
body of fowl while on tire roost at
lgnt, when ell is quiet, you can plain
ly hear the grind ng OF the food in
the g.zzard.
A mongrel and a scrub fowl are
not necessarily. the same. The mon
grel may be large composite fowl
of pure blocd-that is, may be made
by crsss of pure bl-ods, CIR cross
of pure hoods upon common stock. In
either case it is removed from a
scrub, which is messly, small, COM
mon fowl, without trace of good
blood in its veins.
There is no possible way of de-
,termining sex of eggs. Mapes very
truthfully says that the sbest way to
determine whether an egg contains
rooster or a pullet is to hatch the egg
under a hen, and watch the chick for
about a .year-if it crews it is a
rooster; If it lays eggs, it is pullet.
Every farmer may ray his groc-
cry bill with eggs if he will. 1t is
easy to keep so hens and with proper
care they ought to net IRON $50 to
$50.
Cooling, non-fattening foods, plenty
of shelter, wsll-ventilated house, and
clearly within, should be the order
of poultry keeping in warm weather.
It is a good s gn to see chicks eat
ing from their owners hands without
fear and climbing upon his arms and
shoulders. 1t shows that they are we'll
managed
Look after the proper culling of
your flock at all times. Imperfect
cocks and non-laying hens sink pro-
fits and should he turned into cash
at the first opportunity.
Never feed m1sty grain, molly
bread, or decayed vegetables. Your
water supply must be absolutely
fresh and clean. Dirty vessels and
unwholescre food are a constant
menace to health
EXPERIMENTING WITH. POULTRY.
1t is Also ute,y necessary fcr every
farmer or poultryman to make expert
ments but not with the whole flock,
for two reasons; the experiment may
be failure and the whole flock
would have to be sacrificed; and sec
ondly the experiment with a whole
flock would take much longer time
than with just a few fowls. 1t is es-
pecially unwise to cross large
flock and any experiments in cross
ing should be we'll cons dered. Mis-
takes or failures in experiments may
be made in a day and not rectified
Ia year., 50 every precaution must
be taken and all dangers guarded
against AS rule nearly all begin
ners are anxious to try their ideas
and theories and the result Is usually
failure or loss of time and money,
if not the birds. Never subject the
whole flock to tests which may be
made with a few fowls. Too many
experiments are not the best thing in
the poultry yard, anyway. Try to get
good ideas from experienced poultry
men-ideas which have been tried and
tested, and item run the poultry farm
along those lines. 1t must be taken
for granted that men who have been
successful in the poultry business are
good patterns to copy and If the be-
ginner has new ideas of his cwn
which he thinks will enlighten his
older and more experienced fellowmen
he will do wisely 10 make a thorough
test on a few fow's before publish
ing. the resultS.-Farners' Home Jour-
nal.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-07-23

Investigation of the nutritive val
ues of the various varieties of po-
.atoes shows that the violet tinted
tubers stand highest.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-07-23

In 40 years (ls6S to 1eOS) Japan's
foreign trade increased from 26.OO0,.
900 yen to S14.OoO.0Oo yen.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-07-23
THE FLEA beetle.

A very small beetle that jumps
readily when anyone approaches was
very destructive in many parts of
Colorado last year to many of the
garden vegetables. The beetles would
often attack the little p ants before
their leaves were well atoye the sur
face of the ground. This insect is
not an easy one to manage.
We have had the best results in
our experiments by using insect pow
der. 1t may be obtained at any drug
store found the best time of ap.
plication to be in the evening or very
early morning. The powder should
be used very freely upon the plants
There is no danger of its injuring
foliage or poisoning the plants for
human consumption. II this insecti;ide
is not available, much coed can be
done by a Thorough busting o. the
plants with either fine road dust.
ashes. SCOT, or air slaked lime. These
applications simply serve to make the
foliage distasteful to the beetles &C.
P. Gi.lstte, Colorado Agricultural Co..
iege.
FEED THE CORN ON THE FARM.
Keep the farm crops on the farm
and ship the meat and the butter and
the milk and lie cheese is the COM
mon-sence advice. of Secretary VIII
son. This insures soil Fertility. Ev-
cry ton of corn shipped to Ga.ket
loses the farm 33 pounds OF nitrogen,
e pounds of phosphoric acid and Z
pounds of potash. Figure this out on
the basis of the printed ANALYSES on
the fertilizer bags and see how much
the farm loses with each corn sale.
II fed. so to 80 per cent. Of these
constituents go into the manure. BY
the way. Uncle Jim says to be sure
and haul out and spread your manure
as fast as made.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-12-19
ELNENDORF PLANS
TO LECTURE HERE
Five Timely Subjects Will
Comprise Series at
National.

Dwight /. Eunendorf win return 20
the National Theater for a series of
travel lectures, to be given on success
sive Thursday afternoons, beginning
January s.
For his course THIS year Mr. Elmen-
dOrf has selected the following sub
jects: ''Barbary," Egypt" The Sou
dan" Sicily" ard "Dalmatia." The
first lecture win describe tine journey
from New York u Tanrivr, and thence
through the cities of the Barbary coast
TO Alexandria. The lecture on Egypt
VIII constitute a general tour through
this land of wonders, with. OF course.
a visit to Cairo ard The pyramids.
in his third lecture AIr. Elnendorf
viii describe his experiences on the
Nile Journey" covering the 800 miles
from Cairo Co Khartoum. iu making
this trip Mr.. EImendorf en- .7loyed a prl-
vate steamer, which enabled Sun TO stop
az Will, permitting Photographic results
which would have otherwise been i'm
possible.
The lecture on Sicily viii embrace "A
journey both around and through the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-12-19
NATIONAL-Yale Dramatic Club.

A performance of London Assur-
ance" Will be given by the Yale ORA
matte Club at the National Theater on
Monday afternoon, December 2I
For the first time i'm its history tie
Yale cluO will be seen here. although
it has made many successes i'm New
York and i'm the cities of Sew England
i'm the last ten wears.
Tho Yale boys have been well trained
and g. ls said that the club IS stronger
this J ear than fl has been in the decade
.Of itS existence. The club is making a
lorg swing 10 the South during the
Christmas holidays. and Will play iT
Ba- timore and a number Of other places
before returning TO New Haven.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-12-19
PARK
Scissor 100000
Name of Purchaser of Old
Race Track Not Made
Public.

For a consideration Of 100000 the
Brightwood Driving Park has been
sold, it was announced today. The
name Of the purchaser is withheld.
The property consists Of fourteen
acres, and IS penetrated by Four
teenth and Sixteenth streets extend
ed. and lies at the northern terminus
or the Fourteenth street car line.
The sale was made through tho
real estate firm OF n l.. Sansbury.
Tt is announced upon authority
that the tract will be subdiWded At
an early date. For many years il
has been regarded as one OF the most
valuable pieces OF uufmproved
ground i'm the District for subdivision
purposes
The sale, in addition to being ono
OF the biggest Of the year. makes the
second $780, 00 transaction Of the
week, the other having been Ike
transfer Of unimproved prOpcrt v
lying north OF Rock Creek
II IS tie second largest sale made
during the year through the Office
OF Mr.. Sansbury, this firm having
engineered the deal of prOncrtv To-
Gated in the northern suburbs. com
posing the Cammack tract, for
S125.0O0.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-12-19
cHAsE,s-Polite vaudeville.

Al the head of Chase's New year
week bill viii be the distinguished char
actcl comedian. John p Wade and
company in 'MaTse Shelby's Chicken
Dinner" d laUshabIe one-act character
playIet telling of the fallen fortunes of
a gentleman Of the Southland.
The added attraction will be the pop
ular alliance for amusement purposes
that has brouEh, Louis Simon. Grace
Gardner and company together in "The
New CoachNan, a farcicaI comedy
built along extra VACANT lines. Another
addition viii be Charles Ioyenberg
Six American Ianccrs. including the
American NiVanGieres and Pierrot and
the Adouises. which is SAID 20 be the
greatest neutrality-suspicious. novelty
nresantod
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-12-19
ACADEMY-"The Rays"

Johnny and Emma Ray will appear
at the Academy New Year week.
The RAYS are this season appearing
I'm a new edition of last years success.
king Casey a laUghable and tune
ful musical farce comedy. In support
Of these FUN makers will be seen a
company Of fifty carefully chosen prin-
Cipals and chorus people. Among the
principals are Ford Sterling, G. Milton,
Jack Clahane, Gus JOY. Georger Wis
mar J. b. Morris, James Hunter, Will
lam LleWellyn, Julia Sweeney, and Lulu
Fa frell.
king Casey has been entirely re-
fitted and refurnished from end TO end
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-12-19

"The Travelling Salesman" a comedy
10y James Forbes. which Henry b. Har-
ris will send to the National Theater
next week. is probably the first play to
take the drummer--the man who sells
soods on the road--and turn him into
the most important character of a foot
light performance
OF course the travelling man has been
seen in a great many plays but in
either a minor role or i'm n character so
exaggerated that it is scarcely recog-
nizabie. But Mr.. Forbes. who became
famous as creator OF unique stage
characters through his never-to-be-for-
gotten Patricia O'Brien i'm The Chorus
Lady has developed a genuine tran al-
ing salesman who is said to be neither
exaggerated nor CaIicdtured. but is
nevertheless suprcmcly funny at all
times. His Bob Blake. as played by
Frank Mcintyre. Is a type familiar TO
one who has Travelled.