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The midland journal., 1911-06-16

Reporting of living cases of tubercu-
losis is now required by law or health
regulations in rs states. while in 2S states
and territories, no provision whatever is
made for keeping record OF cases of this
infectious disease, according to state
ment published by the National Associa-
ton for the Study and Prevention of
tuberculosis in its official organ, the
Journal of the Outdoor Life for June.
Connecticut, District of Columbia,
Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Michigan,
Mississippi, New Jersey, New York,
Rhode Island and Vermont, are placed in
the honor class as having laws which
provide specifically for the reporting Of
tuberculosis and which make provision
for the proper registration of living cases
of this disease. In fourteen other states,
laws or regulations of the state boards of
health require that tuberculosis be re-
ported simply as one of list of infectious
diseases. These states are Alabama, Cali
fornia, Indiana, Iowa, Massachusetts,
Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota,
Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Utah,
Washington and Wisconsin.
Several cities in registration states,
as for instance. Chicago, Cleveland, St.
Louis and New Orleans, have local
ordinances requiring that tuberculosis be
reported. In all, there are about 100
cities in the United States which have
ordinances of this nature.
The National Association insists that
the FIRST requisite for comprehensive
campaign for the elimination of tubercu-
losis in state or city is well.enforced
law requiring that every living case OF
tuberculosis be reported to the health
authorities.
The midland journal., 1911-06-16
A Charming Woman

is one who is lovely in face, from,
mind and temper. But it's hard
for a woman to be charming with.
out health. A weak, sickly
woman will be nervous and irrit,
able. Constipation and kidney
poisons show in pimples, blotches,
skin eruptions and wretched
complexion. But Electric Bitters
always prove godsend to women
who want health, beauty and
friends. They regulate Stomach,
Liver and Kidneys, purify the
blood; give strong nerves, bright
eyes, pure health, smooth, velvety
skin, lovely complexion and perfect
health. Try them. Soc at Eli t.
Reynolds.
The midland journal., 1911-06-16

The United States Senate, long the
stumbling block to the election of mem
bers to that body by popular vote OF
the people, a reform clamored for for
years, has finally been compelled to heed
the popular demand and pass the joint
resolution providing forthe constitutional
amendment, with the Bristow amend
ment thereto. giving the Government
control of the elections. The measure
w{ll now go back to the House, and
should it accept this amendment the joint
resolution will go to the President for his
signature. and then be transmitted to the
Legislatures of the various States. The
approval Of three-fourths of the Legis-
latures of the various States is necessary
10 make it valid part of the Constitution.
The midland journal., 1911-06-16
The Wall Street Test.

]. Pierpont Morgan has endorsed the
supreme court decision in the Standard
Oil case; he declares it satisfactory accord
ing to the Wall street test. THE recent
tone of the American stock market shows
that il is correct" That settles it. If it
improves the stock market who can
question the decision2 This is the logic
of the money kings. Mr.. Morgan not
only declares that the decision is "entire-
ly satisfactory" but adds that he expect
ed it." Expected it" did he? While
the rest of us poor mortals were wonder
ing what the decision would be he tex
pected it" to be just what it was. He
knew the court, possibly, better than
most people. He may have known who
recommended the appointment of the
judges. How long will the people regard
with complacency such decisions as that
rendered in the Standard Oil casea And
how long will they continue TO misunder-
stand such comments as that made by
Mr.. lMorgan?-The Commoner.
The midland journal., 1911-06-16

Chief Game Warden McCurdy, of Balti-
more county. in his report for the year
ending April 80, 1911, has Ifhe follow
ing toTsay on the subject of dogs running
at large:
This was the frst matter I took up
after my appointment. Dogs were allow
ed to run at large and destroy the game
at all times of the year. They destroy
more game than the gunner. / sent out
several hundred notices to owners asking
them to keep their dogs up, which has
had good effect. The dog question is a
very serious problem and must be met in
the near future. There are hundreds of
worthless cur dogs in Baltimore county
that should be disposed of. How, is the
question that will have to be settled by
proper legislation There were a few
arrests made and fines imposed for de-
stroying rabbits and other game We
cannot have game if we allow dogs to de-
stroy 1t, which they do. received num-
erous letters, some signed and others not,
telling about dogs running at large. pur-
suing and killing game, and as far as
was able to get the names of the owners /
notified them to keep their dogs up.''
The conditions in Baltimore county will
apply to Cecil county, and every other
county in the State. In place of making
game laws. if the Legislators of the State
would pass stringent "dog laws com
pelliug owners to keep their dogs up, and
have the hundreds Of stray ours killed,
more would be done toward restocking
the country with game. than can possibly
be accomplished as long as dogs are per,
mitted to run at large.
The midland journal., 1911-06-16
The Garrett Journal declares the der

The Garrett Journal declares the DEM
ocratic party in Maryland is as badly
mixed and at sea as is the Republican
party in the nation, and the fight now
being waged by factions of the Democ-
ray, Vandiver and his ring VS.. the rank
and file of the party, are self-evident facts
that the party has been split to pieces and
needs new blood and new management.
The Republicans are evidently in much
better shape to enter the coming state
campaign than the ring-ridden Dem
ocracy with all its proud record behind it.
They have little contention in their ranks
and the bosses have less control than the
Democracy. The Democracy must get
rid of its entanglements or the Republi-
cans will -'come back in the fall elec-
tions and sweep the state.
The midland journal., 1911-06-16
Court Made Laws.

The supreme court of the United States,
through Justice White, the supreme
justice. has brought in an opinion 'dis-
solving" the .tob eco trust, in much the
same way that the Standard Oil trust was
dissolved" week before.
The word unreasonable" which the
court read into the Sherman antitrust
law in its Standard Oil decision, was
made precedent for the opinion relative
to the tobacco trust. The trust was found
guilty, but, as with the Standard com.
pany, it is not punished, according to the
law in the case, either by fine or im
prisonment of any of the directors. II
was merely dissolved But the court,
having begun with the assumption oi
power to amend law passed by congress
in reading into it the word reasonable
which congress refused to place there
adds to the usurpation by inserting
another word in the antitrust law,
namely. undue" Taking these as q
precedent, it will be able. hereafter. ic
amend any law passed by congress that il
may please.
The midland journal., 1911-06-16

A measure has been introduced in Con-
gress. by Representative Lewis of Mary
land, to merge the express companies OF
this country into the postoffice system.
The bill, if enacted, would reduce the
rate on small parcels more than one
half, and combined with the rural de
livery service would establish much de.
sired parcels post. Mr.. Lewis, in ad-
vocacy of his bill, showed that the ex-
press companies are charging, and have
been permitted to charge for years in the
United States sixteen times as much for
carrying packages as is charged for carry
ing freight. The average in other coun-
tries is only FIVE times as much. Is it any
wonder the people are getting tired OF
being held up and robbed by these com.
panies and are demanding that the
Government takea hand in the parcels
carrying business.
The midland journal., 1911-06-16

Mrs. Carrie Nation, known throughout
the country as the woman with the
hatchet who smashed Kansas saloons, is
dead. Death occurred in sanatorium at
Leavenworth, Kas. She was about IS
years of age. Mrs. Nations first saloon
smashing was done at Wichita, Kas., in
December 1900. She visited various
Kansas towns and wrecked saloons with
her favorite weapon, the hatchet. What
ever else may be said of Mrs. Nation. her
acts resulted in the passage of bills by
the Legislature of Kansas greatly
strengthing the prohibitory law of that
State.
The midland journal., 1911-06-16
GOVERNMENT FoR FARMERS.
Legislation In australia Makes the
Dairy Business profitable.

DdlEy BUSINESS profitable.
1t may interest American farmers to
know that in Australia the government
has come to the aid of agriculture IN a
satisfactory manner. This is particularly |
true of dairy farming. The provincial
government maintains at Calgary the |
largest and finest dairy station and cold
storage plant in all the west. A few
years ago the farmers of southern Alberta
became dissatisfied with the private
creameries then in operation and asked
the government to take charge of the
business. The government is especially
solcitous for the prosperity of farmers,
and the public policy has no purpose that
precedes their best interest. Therefore
the request was taken up, and govern
ment creameries took the place of the old
private concerns.
These creameries are equipped upon the
most modern plans, and, being conducted
with no thought of profit, but solely in
the interest of the farmers. their operation
has been of enormous benefit. They are
called "co operative" and really are Just
exactly that A chain of them has been
established through the country sufficient
and efficient to serve the whole farming
community. They are subject to the con-
troll of their patrons, through boards of
directors, and under government man.
agement.
Most of the patrons separate their milk
at home by means of hand separators and
take their cream to the government
stations, say three or four times week.
There it is carefully tested, weighed and
credited up. At the end of each month
each patron gets credit fer fhe equivalent
| of his cream in butter and receives cash
advance equal to 10 cents a pound.
Thirty or sixty days later check Tor the
balance is sent him from the department
| of agriculture direct-that is to say, the
government actually takes his cream,
makes his butter and pays him the mar
ket rate in cash and government check
This is neither paternalsm nor socialism,
1t is farmers government, doing busi-
ness with and for the farmers. In other
words. it is simply business, and good
business at that for all concerned. The
average price paid at government
creameries in 1908 was 25.43 cents.
Of course these creameries have to be
maintained, and this is accomplished by
making a charge of 4 cents pound One
cent of this goes to fund for the purchase
of buildings and machinery, Of which the
farmers become part owners to the extent
of their contributions.
All this would mean little if it did not
secure the best market advantages for
Everybody concerned but it does mean
that and in a fuller sense than could be
secured through any other process. The
government has consolidated the market
and conducts the sales. all in behalf of
the producers. The butter is sold through
government agencies. principally hereto
fore in British Columbia and the Yukon
district, but of late in growing quantities
to Japan. A large export trade in butter
from southern Alberta has sprung up in
the Japanese market.
The midland journal., 1911-06-16

while we are discussing the cost o.
building roads, why should not the State
take mp seriously the advisability of put
ting convicts to work upon them" !" in.
quires one of our exchanges. IA few years
ago an experiment was made on our roads
with men from the House of Correction
They did excellent work and there was
no difficulty in handling them: 1t othel
States it has been found that convicts
will come to look upon assignment te
work on State roads as reward for good
behavior, while the outdoor life serves to
make them better mentally and physical
ly, giving immensely more chance to re.
deem them to citizenship.
"Aside from the question of economy
altogether it does seem that when State
can take men out of close confinement OF
prison walls and give them work in the
open air, that needs to be done, work that
convicts wish to do, work that will not
compete with free labor2-because there is
difficulty in getting labor on the roads
it should not hesitate to do SO unless there
is much greater objection to the plan
than has yet been brought.
''It has been suggested that if the State
does not wish to put the men on the
roads. it could buy quarries and certainly
manage to use convicts on them to ad.
Vantage. If stone could be got at more
reasonable rate from aState-owned quarry
situated so that water transportation was
available, one of the heaviest expendi-
lures on roads could be much reduced -
The midland journal., 1911-06-16
Marriage Licenses.

Thomas A. Craig and Ruth G.
Bailey, both of the First district.
John Frederick, of Polt Deposit,
and Maud Hamilton, of Hartford
county.
Frederick Holm and Mary
Huntsman, both of Philadelphia.
Milton d. Fletcher and Margaret
Il. johnson, both of Rising Sun.
William @. Miller and Martha
W. Davis, of Cherry Hill.
CoLORED.-HiDson Washington
and Eva Biddle, both of Elkton.
Herbert Brown, of Havre de
Grace, and Ella Harris, of Perry
man.
The midland journal., 1911-06-16
London BuiIt on sponoes.

One could surely find no worse
ground to build upon than bed Of
sponges such as we use for the bath
And yet London has for its subsoil
only sponges, although we call them
dints. Once they grew as sponges do
now In salt water shadows. and they
are found in layers petriied among
the chalk Of southern England The
Thames valley chalk has been melted
Ike so much sugar and carried away
with the running waters. but the
nints have been left behind. and on
these the whole city Of London has
1sunf its excellent fOundations.-Lon-
The midland journal., 1911-06-16

That the split-log drag is no longer an
experiment in country earth road main
tenance has been amply proven in many
sections. An earth road can be kept
like boulevard with the use of the
drag-if used after every rain. at cost
averaging below $Io per mile. This has
been proven in many places and is being
proven every day. From all sides come
enthusiastic reports of the results obtain
ed by s.aut use of the drag.
The midland journal., 1911-06-16
A Dreadful Wound

from knife, gun, tin can, rusty
nail, fireworks, or of any other
nature, demands prompt treatment
with Bucklen's Arnica Salve to
prevent blood poison or gangrene.
Its the quickest, surest healer for
all such wounds as also for Burns,
Boils, Sores, Skin Eruptions,
Eczema, Chapped Hands, Oorns or
Piles. 25c at Eli 7. Reynolds.
The midland journal., 1911-06-16
FRIDAY, JUNE le, 1911.

The senate, bya vote of 48to 20, agreed
to give the Lorimer case to sub. COM
mittee composed of -four republicans and
four democrats, four of whom voted for
the conviction and four for the acquittal
Of Lorimer last session. In connection
with this case some one puts it this wise:
tSome are appointed TO the U. S. Senate,
some are elected and others come from
illinois,"
The midland journal., 1911-06-16
WASHINGTON LETTER.


The friends of reciprocity with Canada
it now appears are in the majority in the
United States Senate. The Senate Com
mittee on Finance will report the Cana
dian reciprocity on Tuesday The bill
will contain the Root amendment rela
ting to print paper and wood pulp.
Other amendments offered by Senators
Nelson and Ga!linger relating to the
duties on foreign products were voted
down. In the committee motion to re-
port the bill favorably was voted down,
also motion to report it adversely failed
on tie vote. The bill therefore will go
to the Senate without recommendation.
It is the expectation of friends of the
reciprocity bill that the Root amendment
will be defeated in full Senate. A can
vass indicates that there is a majority op-
posed to the Root amendment, and it is
expected that after long debate the bill
will pass precisely as it passed the House
and in due course receive the signature of
the President
The midland journal., 1911-06-16
All but That.

my present patient" said the pref
ty nurse. sis peevish old million
aire.'
''Never mind He may ask You to
marry him."
'Yes. he may. He has about run
out of other requests. kansas City
Journal
The midland journal., 1911-06-16
Hiah Finance.

Briggs-Is 1t true that you have bro
ken Off your engagement to that girl
who lives in the suburbsi Griggs-
Yes; they raised the commutation
rates on me. and have transferred to
town girI.-Life.
The midland journal., 1911-06-16
J JUN T,

IT'S fly time. There is doubt about that You
can't prepare for them too early They have
habit of coming in where they're not wanted
and it's well to be ready for them when they arrive
There is effective way to do this than to
have your house adequately equipped with screens
and screen doors In screens we have the following
Sizes
I8 x 33 in.
24x SO in
"a 37in
In screen DOORS the following Sizes
2-6"x6- 6"
2-8"x6'-8"
2-1Ovx6'-1O
3'x7
In fly wire, the following Sizes
24 26" 28" 80"
3Y 34 SO"
Screen enamel in black or green Hinges,
hooks and eyes, pulls, braces springs and screen
door sets Fly traps, fly plates, fly killer in fact
everything to help you fight the fly. Come in and
let us talk it today
Yours for anti-ay crusade
FAiNES s. KIRK.
CB Store every Wednesday evening at O'clock
VSiN;
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1911-12-15
Local Items

Cane sugar 16 lbs. $1.00. Dor
relI's.
Get your feed orders filled at j,
B. Patrick's.
Need pair of spectacles3 Get
them at Loves.
Denpo sells the BEST ana purest
candies. Try some.
All hunters must keep off my
farm. F. G.. Adams.
DR.. j. FL. Kittredge, dentist, at
Anderson house Dec. % and %.
A. II. Love is showing some
very pretty bracelets, lOckets and
brooches.
We get our oysters direct from
the packers in sealed cans. No
second hand goods at j. B. Pat
rick's.
M. F. Clay took car of cattle
and mixed car of cattle and hogs
to the Kansas City market Satur-
day night.
Have you seen that big new as
sortment of jewefry at Loves.
They are good and the prices are
surprisingly low.
Go to j. W. Anderson's and
make yourself a Christmas present
of a new laprobe or get new
blanket for your horse.
FL. L. Robertson, fireman on No.
6, fell on the deck of his engine
here Monday night and broke a
bone in his right arm at the wrist.
G.. F. Llewallen has been APP
pointed section foreman for the
Burlington at Meadville, and with
his family moved to that place
Tuesday.
Without opiates or harmful
drugs of any kind Foley's Honey
and Tar compound stops coughs
and cures colds. Do not accept any
substitute. Laclede Drug Co.
Miss Maud MatselI, who has
been a valued employe of this
Office for several months, has re-
signed to accept a position as
bookkeeper at the Model.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1911-12-15
EOrker Items

O.. L. Wright was a llacledt
visitor Wednesday.
Mrs. A. H.. Fay was shopping il
Brookfeld Tuesday.
Miss Margaret Sensintaffar visit
ed Miss Vina Clough last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Frederick
were BrOokfield visitors Tuesday
Mr.. and Mrs. E. g. Cole anG
family visited Mr.. and Mrs. A. D.
Welsh Sunday.
Mrs. Minnie Byrd visited hel
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Norman
Day, near Laclede Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Gilbert Of
Marceline and Mr.. and Mrs. E. w.
Pease spent Friday with Mr.. and
Mrs. E. w. Pease, Jr.
Mrs. Claire Thomas and sister,
Miss Cecil Lewis, very pleasantly
entertained the Sun Shine club at
their home last Thursday after
noon. After the business meeting
a dainty course luncheon was
served by the hostesses.
Mrs. Claire Thomas and Misses
Louise Bremen and Eta Welsh
went to Brookfeld Tuesday as a
committee of the Sun Shine club
and purchased fine new rug for
the church. The Sun Shine club
has been making good ever since
it was organized about nine months
ago and has made about 1912 and
is still working.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1911-12-15
SHORT PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS
Brief Mention Of Those Who Come and Go
During the Week

Mrs. W. P. Keithley visited
friends at Linneus Tuesday.
Mrs. B. E. Bigger of Hannibal
is a guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. G. G.
Bigger.
Miss Clara Dale Of Utica was a
guest of Mrs. G. Dale the first of
the week.
Miss Edna Hawes is visiting her
brother, Hilton, and family at
Columbia.
Mrs. W. M. Armstrong spent
last week with relatives near
Brookfeld.
Mrs. Mary Garside Of Granville,
ILL.,, is q guest of Mr.. and Mrs. 81.
E. Garside.
E. R. Barton of route two at
tended the stock show in Chicago
last week.
Mrs. Louese Lippitt and little
son of Meadville visited Laclede
relatives Monday.
Mrs. O. T. Shohoney of Brecken-
ridge visited Laclede relatives
Sunday and Monday.
Miss Ruth Loomis of Meadville
is spending the week with her
sister, Mrs. Edith Benson.
j. R. Hawes returned home
Monday night from a visit with
relatives at Jacksonville, Ill.
Mrs. F. F. Pratt of New Cam
bria spent the latter part of last
week with Laclede relatives.
Miss Edith Mahurin returned
RPfs Rqms $4sH sstpEaaaE5 Fdfa5l79g fF9p deak"
Mrs. Walter Libby of Linn
Greek visited Judge and Mrs. 0.
F. Libby the last of the week.
Percy Markham and Walter
Cramer of Brooktield were guests
of Laclede friends Sunday evening.
Mrs. S. R. Polly of Maryville,
who had been visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. D. E. Polly, returned home
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Mcdonnell
of route one spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. w. NJ. Brott at
Brookfeld.
Frank Hoover and little daugh-
ter Marie returned home Sunday
night from a visit with relatives
in Illinois.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. e. Cleveland
of ChiIlicothe were guests of their
granddaughter, Mrs. Geo. q.
Jones, and family Wednesday.
Mrs. John R. Peer, who had
been the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. j.
Fl Peer and family on route two,
returned to her home at St. Joseph
AOGNAA w
Monday.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1911-12-15
WHAT HOME FOLKS DO AND SAY
Local People and Events Briefly Mentioned and
Other Matters Of General Interest

Denbo sells the best candies.
Coal oil &c gal. Dorrell & Son
Pure fresh lard 10c per pound
J. Fl. Dick.
Give him pair Of cuff links
from Loves.
Xmas post cards 4 for sc at J.
B. Patrick's.
Fresh nuts and candies at Den
bO's restaurant.
Oysters fresh from the Bay at j.
B. Patrick's.
Sixteen lbs, cane sugar $1.OO.
Dorrell & Son.
Second hand cook and heating
stove cheap at J.. B. Patrick't.
If you have any wood to saw,
see A. L. Vandyke or call phone
30.
Call at the Model and see for
yourself. Xmas goods for all. j..
B. Patrick.
Barred Plymouth Rock cockerels
for sale at ST. 90 each if sold during
this month. Mrs. A. M. Walker,
phone 7O4.
Watches, ladies' and mems fobs,
rings, bracelets, lOckets, chains,
brooches-just a few Of the new
things at Loves.
Make our big store your head
quarters for your Xmas shopping,
where quality and prices are guar
anteed. J. B. Patrick.
DIR. J. Fl. Kittredge, the Chilli
$ cothe dentist, will be at the Ander-
son house Dec. % and %. Re-
member the change of date.
A new laprobe from ]. w.
Anderson's will look better and
keep you warmer. He also has
blankets that will make your horse
happy.
Navy counts and Navy extra
standard oysters are government
inspected and guaranteed under the
pure food law and shipped in seal
ed cans. Fresh all the time at
Denbo's.
Mrs. John W. Henning of Hen
nepin, ILL.,, who has been visiting
L. N. Whitaker and family on
route one, returned home Monday
evening, accompanied by her
nephew, Earl Whitaker, who will
visit relatives there.
Col. and Mrs. Chas. L. Pitney,
who are home from the Philippines
for a short vacation, spent the
latter part of last week with rela-
tives, guests of Mrs, John Hetrick.
They left Sunday for a visit with
Mr.. and Mrs. F. F. Pratt at New
Cambria and home folk at Louis
lana, and expect to leave about the
26th for the Philippines, where
s Col. Pitney is serving in the
United States army under Maj.
Gen. John J. Pershing.