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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-09-09
LEG WEAKNESS IN CHICKENS
Behind Disease There Is Usually to
BE Found story Of Overlooking
Of Fat Foods.

Behind leg weakness there ii usual
" to be found the history OF over
feeding Of fat-producing foods. Cases
are sometimes seen in hocks where a
large quantity Of condiments or egg
food Is given. At the first appearance
of the trouble reduce the quantity Of
the reproducing foods.
Take away corn, corn meal and con-
diments Let them have very little
meat Put the weak birds in place
by themselves. If the fowls are crowd
ed increase the space or get rid Of
some Of the birds. Feed steamed cut
clover as noon meal, whether it be
summer or winter.
If you have peas or beans boil and
add some to the morning mash. Be
sure the drinking water is pure and
give the houses extra care to see they
are In perfectly sanitary condition
Rub. the chickens legs with tine
ture of arnica and add one-half tea
spoonful of tincture Of nux vomica to
each quart OF the drinking water.
Be careful not to confound leg
weakness with rheumatism. In the
latter disease there is swelling of
the joints. s.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-09-09
COMING MAN OF BUSINESS
Long-Headed Younoster Who Bids
Fair to Graduate Int Rookie
Teller Glass.

So many panes Of glass in old Mr..
viner's greenhouse had been broken
that he had at last offered reward Of
10 shiIlings to anyone who should
give information as to the identity Of
the latest offender. The bait soon
drew. A youngster called on Mr..
viner and informed him that a lad
named Archie Thompson was the
guilty party. He received his reward,
went away rejoicing and the old gen
tleman forthwith wrote to the local
schoolmaster, demanding the produc.
ton of the said Archie Thompson, to
make good the damage he had done
to his windows.
Next day the informer called again.
"The schoolmaster sent me-" be
said briskly. I've seen glazier and
he'll put your glass right for three
shillings. Here 1t is, and"
mot SO fast. my lad said Mr.. vi
ner. "Have you come on behalf Of
Archie Thompson?"
well, yes, sir, in way" said the
boy. Fact is" he continued. conf
dentially, I'm himr'-London Tit
Bits.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-09-09
GIVE CHARCOAL TO POULTRY
One Of the Best Stomach correctIves
That Can Be Found and Is a
Necessity for Chickens.

Charcoal is one Of the best stom.
ach correctives that can be given to
man or beast and is necessity for
healthful chicken raising When soft
feed in the way Of mashes are fed to
the fowls, charcoal is very essential.
for 1t corrects any tendency of the
food to sour and greatly assists the
process of digestion. It has been prov
en- that all poultry will grow and fat
ten faster and the meat will be more
delicious in flavor when charcoal is
fed to them regularly; in fact. in all
the large fattening plants charcoal is
regularly fed to all the fowls in the
fattening coops. Charcoal can be pur.
chased at any poultry supply house,
but can easily be manufactured at
home. If you burn wood in your
stove, there will be plenty Of charcoal
in the ashes to feed a large flock of
fowls, If you don't burn wood. take
some corn cobs and put in the oven
till they are thoroughly charred. Corn
and cobs may also be partly charred
at times and fed to the hens with
profit.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-09-09
AMERICAN BREEDS ARE BEST


Il must be admitted that the sc-
called Mediterranean fowls are most
wonderful family Great credit ID due
the American fancier for having done
SO much for their advancement. While
It is true that the Spanish countries
furnished the foundation for all these
fowls. the Englisa-speaking nations
have perfected them. We made the
Leghcrns; England the other. But
today our Leghorns and Minorcas are
by far the best, to our fancy, but the
English-bred Anconas and Andalu-
SLAMS are their best
We pay the most attention to color
Of shanks, beak, skin, and plumage;
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-09-09

am now enjoying. - Mrs. SARAH
LoUsIGNoNr, 411 s. Livingston Street,
Brookfeld, Mo.
The Change Of Life Is the most criti
cal period of a woman's existence, and
neglect Of health at this time invites
disease and pain.
Women everywhere should remem,.
Der that there is no other remedy
known to medicine that will SO sue.
cessfully carry women through this
trying period as Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound. made from ma
tive roots and herbs.
For so years It has been curing wo-
men from the worst forms Of female
Ills inflammation, liberation, dis
placements, fbroid tumors, irregulari-
ties, periodic pains. backache, and
nervous prostration.
You would like special advice
about your case write q cOnfiden-.
tfal letter to Mrs. Pinlkham, at
Lynn, Mass. Her advice is tree
and always helpful
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-09-09
FOOD HEAT VALUES
WHERE THE GOVERNMENTS Ex-
pERlMENTs ARE FAULTY.
More Valuable information Gould b
Obtained IL Man red Badly Cooked
Meal Mere Put In
calorImeter. IA

The department of agriculture 10
conducting series off novel expert
ments to determine the relative en-
eray Of heat value Of certain foods.
The subject selected for experiment
is required to eat a particular 1000.
He then passes into the Calorinneter'
or heat measurer-an air-tight glass
cage which has system OF pipes
allied with Geld water running around
the inside walls.
The heat generated by the body IN
assimilating the food just eaten causes
the water to grow warmer. The IN
crease in its temperature is carefully
noted, and q comparison Of the In
creases due to different foods gives
fair measure Of their relative meat
producing qualities.
No one will deny that the arrange
ments here described are most In
genious. They seem admirably
adapted to shed much light upon the
subject. But that they will fail e
record the highest heat effects o.
beefsteak, chops, rice, cabbage ano
other foods must be obvious to tne
most superficial observer.
To get that information me must
20 to the home. And we must have,
not the well-cooked roast beef and
cabbage and chops, etc, which the
government scientists are feeding the
subject, but very badly cooked FOOD
indeed.
It is fact Of common knowledge
that nothing makes a man hotter
than breakfast chop cooked until
] It is as tough as leather; or a steak
fhat can hardly be masticated:: OF
ham fried when he likes it boiled;
or four-minute eggs instead OF the
fayorite two-minute eggs; or well
done roast beef when he wants Il
rare.
II the department of agriculture
could sneak up and get the irate
father Of the family inside a calori
meter while in the infiamed stats
due to these foods well, he would
probably burst the calorimeter. The
cold water would turn to steam sc
quickly that the pipes would have
to give way.
| All will admit the difficulty Iof Sc
curing 4 scientific registration O
such remarkable heat effects. But
this dificulty does not alter the fac
that only under these or similar con
ditions can the observer get any idea
of the tremendous caloric possibili
Ties Of certain foods
The utmost heat that man in {
comfortable calorifeter, fed on well
cooked food, could generate in ar
hour would be practically minutes
imal compared with what small
dyspeptic man confronted with !
leathery chop at the domestic board
could emit in minute.
1t may be that the department in
tends to make farther and more il
Illuminating experiments somewhat
later. If it does not, it might as wei
confess that it is not trying to fine
out the extreme heat production Of
varie 70 foods-that its investigation
in word. lacks scope and thorough
ness Chicago Inter ocean.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-09-09
poa Went Through the paper.

A story went the rounds In New
Richmond that Chief Brooks had been
attacked by vicious dog. The New
Richmond News found that the story
was exaggerated. Mr.. Brooks had a
pet dog that he had been teaching to
jump through hoop covered with
paper Just like the, circus pups.
The other, day when the chief was
lying on the rug. he picked UP: the
newspaper to read. not thinking OF the
dog. The dog thought 1t was the
game and make good running jump
through the paper. landing his north
rear paw in the fire department chiefs
eye and his south paw in his mouth.
The dog went through the paper all
right. but the New Richmond News
and Republican Voice insists that he
also. In about three seconds, went
through the window. screen and all.
ki-yi-ing fire and showing evidences
Of having been violently lifted.
The chief now has one sporty-look-
ing eye out for fires and his face
shows some signs Of eprain.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-09-09
Where Size Counts.

Edna thoughtfully considered COW
that was calmly grazing in meadow
across the way. Mamma, how old is
that cow" she finally inquired. she
Is four years DID," answered Edna's
mother. Edna considered the answer
and from time to time appeared to be
comparing herself with the cow.
"Well, was her parting comment ON
the question, I'm i've and that COW
is big enough to be nifty"
II man speaks of auburn locks
when a girl has red hair she knows he
has poetry in his soul.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-09-09
Chicken Trough.

either round or square. can be made
to answer the purpose of good wa
tering trough. The tops of the cans
should be pounded down, not'cut, SO as
not to inJure the fowls feet should
they step over them. Any box that
will hold dozen or more cans. set
close together that they cannot be up
set, will answer the purpose for a
frame. If small chicks have access to
the frame, clean stone should be
dropped in the cans. then they can
easily climb out before drowning.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-09-09
ANo FRILLs"
just Sensible Food Cured Him.

Sometimes a good, healthy CONNER
Icial traveller suffers from poorly Sc
lected food and is lucky If he learns
that Grape-Nuts food will put him
right
A Cincinnati traVeler says: "About
q year ago my stomach got in bad
way. had headache most of the
time and suffered misery. For several
months I ran down until lost about
20 pounds in weight and finally had to
give up good position and go home.
Any food that I might use seemed to
nauseate me.
MY wife, hardly knowing what to
do, one day brought home a package
of Gsape-Nuts food and coaxed me to
try it. tod her 1t was no use but
Snally to Lpmor her tried little,
and they just struck my taste. 1t
was the first food l had eaten in near
" year that did not cause any suffer
ing
Well, to make a long story short. I
began to improve and stuck to Grape
! Nuts. went up from 1876 pounds in
December to 1914 pounds the following
October.
my brain Is clear, blood all
right and appetite too much for any
mans pocketbook. In fact. am thor
0ughly made over, and owe 1t all to
Grape-Nuts. talk so much about what
9rape-Nuts win do that some Of the
men on the road have nicknamed me
'Grape-Nuts, but / stand today q
healthy, rosy-cheeked mana pretty
good example Of what the right kind
of food will do.
You can publish this II you want to.
It is a true statement without any
frtlls.n
Read the little book. "The Road to
fWellville. in pkgs. There's q Reason"
d ,Nver read the above Ietters A new
enc uppeurs from time to time. They
are Genuine, true, ana nan Of hnnan
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-09-09
HOW a DOCTOR CURED SCALE
DISEASE

when I was ten or twelve years
old | had a scalp disease, something
4 like scald head. though it wasn't that.
I suffered for several months, and
most Of my hair came out Finally
they had doctor to see me and he
recommended the Cuticura Remedies.
They cured me In a few weeks. /
have used the Cuticura Remedies. also,
for q breaking out on my hands and
was benefited great deal. / haven't
had any more trouble with the scalp
disease. Miss Jessie F. Buchanan.
R +. d. 8, Hamilton, Ga, Jan. 7, 1909. !"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-09-09
When the Fish ExpIod ed.

Somebody discovered that fish are
fond Of gasoline. and this led to the
idea of soaking worms in gasoline in
order to make them mora aIluring
when used for bait
Mark the result.
Two OF those gasoline-tempted fish
exploded In the frying pan, and broke
the kitchen window. and blew the
cooks face full Of mashed potato. and
hurled the teakettle into the -four bar
rel, and painted the kitchen ceiling
with stewed tomatoes.
Call it lying world and let it go at
that.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-09-09
Purifying the Yards.

Frequent rains and excessive heat
will cause the yards to be in a very
unhealthy condition, unless the sur
face soil is spaded or turned under In
some manner, especially on heavy
clay locations If spading is too la
borious, then the yards may be bene-
fitted by sprinkling them with solu-
ton Of copperas or blue-stone, dissolv.
ing one pound OF the mineral in two
gallons Of water and sprinkling
through the nose Of an ordinary water
ing pot. A few spoonfuls Of carbolic
acid in the solution will also be of an
advantage.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-09-09

trouble. / spent over 100000 doctor.
toring but to no avail. was In de-
SPAR when began taking Doan's Kid
ney Pills but soon felt better. For sew
en- years have been free from hid.
ney trouble"
Remember the nane-Doan's. For
sale by all dealers. so cents a box.
Foster-Milburn Co, Buffalo. N. Y.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-09-09
POI d N!'.FIR25Y
on S6 III II ES q

Hot coops mean colds and roup by
and by.
Too much sun is as great an evil as
too little.
A serious setback in growth is never
fully recovered.
1t Is easy to hold cockerels too long
and feed away the profits.
Market everything not making val
liable use of every kernel it eats.
If your chicks are ailing and you
don't know the reason, look for lice.
One bad egg may lose a customer
and puts question mark on the
weeks production.
Moulting is great strain. Give
nourishing food. A little iron tonic
in the water Is good.
Fresh bones from the butcher
shop. pounded fine, are superior to the
commercial bone meal.
Green food is cheap feed, and hens
will lay much better than when kept
on an exclusive grain diet.
The profits with poultry are largest
when the fowls can eat what would
otherwise be thrown away.
Nine-tenths of the young chicks die
from being infested with lice and
mites. Grease on the head and under
the wings is good
During the very hot weather the
chickens get dumplsh and lose their
appetite A change of food during
this period 2. help them See that
they have ~. ~ pure. frnah wa.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-09-09
The Farm Poultry.

With the common knowledge Of the
earning of the farm fiocks have come
a desire to keep more fowls and make
their keeping special department of
the farm operations.
On most farms it will prove better
and more economical to allow the
poultry free range during favorable
weather and fence of the lawn and
garden
The gains made by chickens during
the summer are rapid and poultrymen
are fast beginning to realize that If
they have large healthy birds they
must have abundant range during the
period when they are growing and de-
veloping.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-09-09
The Rroodar.tlouae.

With the modern brooder house,
that is heated artificially. think quito
likely as many chicks can be raised
under artificial conditions as. under
natural conditions. says a writer in
Baltimore American. MY practice has
been for some years to hatch the
chicks in an incubator. and give them
to brooding hens II happen to have
them, rather than to go to the trouble
and expense of running the brooder.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-09-09

ssD6 you like Hamlet- asked the
hostess OF her unlettered. II gushing.
guest.
Indeed + do" VS. the reply. Fl am
excessively fond of 1t. but always pre-
Ter a savory to a sweet one.y
There was momentary confusion.
and then the hostess realized that the
admiration Of the guest was Of cnL
mary, not literary, character.
Il gave her ham with an omelette
for breakfast next morning. said the
hostess. when telling the story.
Scraps
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-09-09
Scandal.

Mrs. Sinmonds glanced at the scare
headline: Bank Robbed! Police at
Seal" and laid down the sheet.
''Naow, look at that, Ell" she ejac-
Mated, repeating the headline aloud.
Here's big city bank broke into by
burglars. and tn city police force all
of fishin' somewhere! What scan
dal!"-Judge.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-09-09

On stock farm, where chickens
are being raised, it is important that
water is always convenient for them,
or they will often drown In attempt
ing to drink from the stock tanks, es-
pecially when the water becomes q
little low. 1t Is advisable to have
water In as many different places as
possible. in receptacles convenient for
them to drink from. Old fruit cans.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-09-09
Source Of Revelation,

Twenty-seven new, crisp 81 bills,
says Harper's Weekly, weigh as much
as a $40 gold piece Wouldn't have
thought it, and have no means of
proving the assertion, but If so 1t is
probably owing in some way to the
recent activity Of the inspectors of
weights and measures.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-09-09

the kidneys we'll and
health Is easily main
tanned. Doan's Kid
ney Pills m AXE
strong, healthy kid.
neys.
Mrs. Della =. Chap.
man. 5 Winthrop ST..
H artford Conn.
says: Il was a
wreck from kidney
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-09-09
Kept with Harnuna,s Circus.

p. T. Barnum, the famous circus
man, once wrote: Il have had the
Cuticura Remedies among the con-
tents OF my medicine chest with my
shows for the last three seasons, and /
can cheerfully certify. that they were
very effective in every case which
called for their use."
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-09-09
A BUSY Ljfe.

Sub-Editor-A dispatch from the
penitentiary says the convicts have
struck and refuse to work unless they
can have pie twice day.
Great Editor (busily) &c Counsel mod
Grafton ard arbitration.- New York
Weekly.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-09-09
Then ii Happened.

what made you think he would
propose to me?"
Why. when refused him he said
he didn't care what, became of him;
but perhaps he wasn't serious. -
4 Houston Post.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-09-09

they pay the most attention to size,
shape and head points. For white they
wish absolute white, but some black
spots would not bother them as us.
They demand the truest surface
color: we draw the line too close on
under-color. They are for real beauty
as seen; we love to hunt for hidden
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-09-09

most economical shoes for you to buy. w h
Douglas name and retail price are stampedon
the bottom value guaranteed. Fast Color Cycles
TAKE NO SUB0TlFUTEl II youf dealer
cannot supply you write for Mall Order Cafalok.
w. L DOUGLAS. Rrockton. Masss
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-09-09

defects that are only harmful In our
imagination as show qualities. We
bubble SO much about little. harmless
things that we often lose sight of the
real elegance Of quality that may be
or has been produced at the loss of
some of our imaginary evils that are
tucked away among the undercolor.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-09-09

But it doesn't rain very hard on the
unjust If he is roosting under stolen
umbrella.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-09-09
Cause Of Failures.

One reason why the keeping of
large number OF fowls together fails
to prove profitable is because those
undertaking the business have lack
see experience.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-09-09
Very. Very Easy.

Patience-You can't do anything
without money?
Patrice-Oh, yes. you can. You can
run in debt.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-09-09

And lots of men would never think
of falling If somebody didn't tempt
them.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-09-09

Mrs. winsiow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething, softens the gums, reduces infiamma-
tion, alays pain, cures wind collie. 25c q bottle.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-09-09

There are two kinds Of unhappy PEG
pie IN the world-those who are sad
because they are not known. and those
who are miserable because they are:
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-09-09

The busy man wonders how tn
loafer manages to live.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-09-09
Mere Men.

Hell dreamt last night that your
mother was Ill.
she Brute! heard you laugh in
your sleep. Life.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-09-09
For f,nLna anal sRIP

Hicks CAruDINE is the best remedy-re.
Meves the aching and feyerishness-cures the
Cold and restores normal conditions. It's
liquid immediatly. 10c-, 25c., and Soc.
At drug stores.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-09-09
WOMEN
OF MIDDLE
AGE
Need Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound

Brookfeld, Mo.--"Two years ago !
only weighed 11S pounds. Ny trouble
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-09-09
Got stunc. All RIqht.

Bill This paper says that bees
were unknown to the Indians.
Jill Yes, / believe 1t was the ira
lders who used to sting them Yonkers
Statesman.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-09-09
w. L. DOUGLAS
H4 sKoeEss SHOES

W0HEN'B %. 80, IS, 30,
BOYS 90. 90, $2.6O g. 90. 90
TAE STAN DARD
FOR 30 YEARS
They are absolutely the
most popularand best shoes
for the price in America.
They are the leaders every
where because they hold
their shape, At better,
look better and wear'lon-
ger than other makes. 4
They are certainly the
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-09-09
nidn+ Mani His chewed.

Didn't Want His CheWed.
Bill Don't you like to see a dog
chewing bone?
Jill Yes. if it's not one OF my own
Yonkers Statesman.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-09-09

For HEADACHE-Hfck CAPUDINE
Nervous Troubles Capudine win relieve you.
It's liquid-pieasant TO sake--acts immedi-
ately. Try It, 10c., 25c., and SO cents ct drug
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-09-09

Stranger suppose you people in
this town think you have the grandest
climate in the country?
Man With a Cold-No but We claim
the greatest variety.