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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-09-22

keep Volumes have been written regarding the
remarkable intelligence and Judgment displayed
by the shepherd dogs of this and other countries
In minding nocks of sheep and thousands of dogs
are today doing mems work In this field. Similar
ly efficient service ia performed very frequently
by dogs IN assisting to drive cattle to market or
to the railroad yards and even in the more deli
cate work Of rounding up" poultry. Finally there
are hundred minor services as. for example. that
performed by the numerous farm dogs that have
been taught by their masters to meet the rural
free delivery carrier each day and to bring to the
farm house the mail and the daily paper This
is big time-saver for the farmer when, as Is SO
often the case, the r. f. D. box IL located a con-
siderable distance from the dwelling.
Some persons nave predicted that the
/ time will come in America when some of our
farmers will employ dogs as they do In Holland
and other foreign countries to draw the carts Of
milk to the creamertes and do other work that we
now entrust to horses but this prediction is not
generally accepted because of the great distances
involved In this country However, there is no
reason why the usefulness of intelligent CANNES
should not be still further developed and certain
ly as the automobile habit" spreads In the rural
communities the farmers going to find dogs in
dispensable in one more irection for 1t has been
proven that there is no deterrent like dog that
looks as though he meant business for warning or
the Joy riders who are wont. to appropriate auto
mobiles that they find standing unguarded in the
treets in market space or at picnic
All the above has reference, OF course to the
value helpers on the farm. but this by no means
exhausts the possibilities OF the subject. On an
increasing number of farms 1t has been found
that dogs can be made source of actual revenue.
This is accomplished by breeding blooded dogs
for the market. 1t is Of necessity side line"
to be sure. but It can be made most profitable
one. for fine dogs bring big prices and the farmer
has the facilities for breeding dogs under the best
conditions without fraction Of the investment
that would be required OF man who established
kennel on tract of land used for other ptr-
pose Moreover the farmers wife and children
can do most of the work Of caring for the dogs.
just as they do in so many instances in the case
Of the poultry. There is not much danger that
1t will prove irksome either, for there is nothing
more amusing than the average puppy. and he
does not rule require that extreme solicitous
care that must be bestowed upon some other
classes Of pet stock.
The species OF dogs which may most advan-
tageousiy be selected farm helpers is Of COURSE
matter OF individual opinion and there al
most as many different opinions the subject
with the regard to the age at which people should
marry. Naturally. personal preferences on, the
part OF the farmer and the members Of his family
ofttimes have much to do with choice and then
again the sort Of assistance that Is desired from
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-09-22
A HIT
What She Gained by Trying Again.

A failure at first makes US esteem
final success.
A family in Minnesota that now en-.
joys Postum would never have known
how good 1t is if the mother had been
discouraged by the failure of her
first attempt to prepare 1t. Her son
tells the story:
1--WE had never used Postum till last
spring when father brought home q
package one evening just to try it. We
had heard from our neighbors, and In
fact every one who used 1t, how well
they liked it.
well, the next morning Mother
brewed it about i've minutes, just as
she had been in the habit of doing
with coffee without paying special at
tention to the directions printed on
the package. 1t looked weak and
didn't have very promising color. but
nevertheless father raised his cup
with an air Of exceptancy. 1t certain
ly did give him great surprise, but
I'm afraid 1t wasn't very pleasant
one, for he put down his cup with q
look Of disgust.
Mother wasn't discouraged though.
and next morning gave it another trial.
letting It stand on the stove till boil
ing began and then letting it boil for
fifteen or twenty minutes, and this
time we were all SO pleased with II
that we have used it ever since.
Father was confirmed dyspeptic
and a cup of coffee was to him like pol
son. So he never drinks 1t any more.
but drinks Postum regularly. He isn't
troubled with dyspepsia now and Is
actually growing fst. and I'm sure
Postum is the cause of it. All the chill
dren are allowed to drink 1t and they
are perfect pictures of health" Name
given by Postum Co.. Battle Creek.
Mich.
Read the little book, 1.-THE Road to
Wellville." in pkgs. There's reason"
Ever read the above letters 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, 1911-09-22

to feel better when had taken only
one bottle of Compound; but kept on
as was afraid to stop too soon.'-Mra
SADIE MULLEN, 1928 N. B. St., Ell.
wood, Ind.
Why will women take chances with
an operation or drag out a sickly,
half-hearted existence, missing three
fourths Of the joy Of living, when they
can find health in Lydia e. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound
For thirty years it has been the
standard remedy for female ills, and
has cured thousands of women who
have been troubled with such all
ments as displacements, Inflammation,
liberation, fibroid tumors, irregulari-
ties, periodic pains, backache, indiges-
tion, and nervous prostration.
II you have the slightest doubt
that Lydia e. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound will help you,
write to Mrs. Pinkham at Lynn,
Mass, for advice. Your letter
will be absolutely confidential
and the advice Free
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-09-22
BIRDS FIGHT THEIR IMAGES.
But So Do Fish. for That Matter. According 10
Darwin.

correspondent for the Scotsman recently re-
ported what he described the curious freak" Of
blackbird flying against parlor window many
times at the same spot continuously Such an In
cident is not uncommon. Birds have been known
to fight for hours at time, day after day. with
their own image reflected in pane Of glass. peck
ing and iuttering against the pane and quite ex-
hausting themselves in their fury to demolish the
supposed rival 1t is another instance Of how the
arts Of our civilization corrupt and confuse the
BIRDS
It is the same with fishes Darwin tells
story of pike in an aquarium separated by plate
glass from fish which were its proper food. In
trying to get at the fish the pike would often dash
with such violence against the glass as to be CON-
pletey stunned. It did this for more than three
months before It learned caution. Then when
the glass removed the pike would not attack
those particular nsh. but would devour others
freshly introduced.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-09-22
WONDERS or LONG LIFETIME
Michigan Nonoeenariar1 Who Hae
Lived Through Ninety-one Most
Marvellous Years.

Plainwell, Mich From the slow
plodding Of the saddle horse and the
groaning ponderosity of the ancient
stage coach to the rapid rush of the
great locomotive; from the lingering
postman to the wireless message;
from the crude sailing vessel to the
airship of the present day--these are
some of the changes witnessed by
anyone who may have lived through
the most of the past century--an
epoch-making period-aEd Mrs. Sophia
Bush of this village. who recently
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-09-22

passing vehicles II his master has arrived al the
luxury OF an automobile. And in nine cases out
OF ten the farmer and his family could not drop
contentedly on to slumber at night without the
assurance that one or more dogs are on watch to
give quick warning Of anything out OF the or
binary. S5
The dog on the farm helps In variety OF ways.
but 1t Is Q&estion after all whether his great
est value does not lie In the companionship he
ahords. The farmer and the farmers wife. par
dcuariy II they live In isolated locality, would
be mighty lonely at times save for the faithful
dog and lone child on farm, with no play
mates within several miles, might be hard put
to Il for amusement were 1t not for the self-same
animal-proverbially patient under childish ty-
ranny and ever ready TO join In any diverting
project And since most people consider big
dogs the best companions, the farmer is fort,l-
nate In his ability to choose with reference to
such preference. The city man living In a house
In row or. worse yet cooped up In a Rat finds
the term house dog" synomous with small size.
but in the country, where the average home has q
large lawn and the dwelling has wide porches.
there need be no line Of discrimination drawn be-
tween the house dog and the "out doors dog"
Closely linked to the sentimental value OF the
farm dog az companion is the worth OF the serv-
leo ne renders as guardian Of life and property
on the farm. It Is not merely. for instance that
such dog can serve companion for the farm
ers wife when she Is left aIone but better yet
he Is able to ofrer very tangible protection from
annoyance oy cramps or other unwelc0me Wis
itors Similarly the intelligent canine can exer-
else an almost human watchfulness over the chill
dren when they are out OF sight and out OF hear
ing OF their elders and in proof of the dogs ca
liabilities in this role 1t is only necessary to point
70 the very frequent rescues from drownings in
which dogs play the part OF heroes.
At night when the farmer and his family are
asleep this vigilance on the part Of alert CANNES
is an almost Invaluable safeguard and under ideal
conditions 1t affords the farmer good or better
protection than can be claimed for his city cousin
residing on . street patroled by policemen. It Is
because Of the diverse responsibilities of this
night sentry work that many q shrewd farmer
thinks 1t wise to keep not merely one good dog
but three or four With one dog inside the house
and another outside the building and with other
dogs inside and outside the barn the farmer need
have little fear that be win lack for warnings
should anything out OF the ordinary transpre
These dogs can be depended upon. moreover, not
only to give warning Of the approach OF trespass
ers. but they are equally serviceable aiarmists
should IRE break out or should any of the stock
set loose in the night or invade the feed bins,
such canine services, tangible as Is their value
are by no means all the responsibilities that
grateful dogs assume in return for their modest
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-09-22

dogs make their headquarters In the Darn OF star
BILE or In some one of tine outbuildings but an In
creasing number OF country gentlemen have tax
en- to providing dog houses OF greater or less pre-
tentions and on the estates of some wealthy Amer
leans, such as j. Pierpont Morgan. there are ken
nels that cost good deal more than the barn OF
the average prosperous farmer.
The bulldog is famous as watch dog on the
farm and there are many farms all up and down
the land where one OF these pugnacious beasts 10
considered indispensable. However, the seem
ing inability of many bulldog to distinguish be-
tween friend and foe has put the clan in bad favor
on many farm where there are numerous unex-
pected callers or where summer boarders from
the city are included in the household In vaca-
ton season. The smaller dogs such as the Boston
and fox terriers the black and tans. ETC.. are well
represented on the farms<, Such dogs are more
dependable than some of the heavier species for
duty as watch dogs inside dwellings or farm build
ings and If the canine family becomes too nu-
merous it is usually easy to fdn market in the
city for the surplus. the city folks being partial
to these small dogs. One thing that the farm
dogs have had to learn of late years Is respect
for the automobiles that whiz past at scandalous
speed. Not a few valuable dogs were killed on
the rural roads ere the meaning OF the new mem
ace was learned.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-09-22

bic Compound. L.
was sick three.
months and could
not walk. / suf-
fered all the time.
The doctors said /
could not get well
without an opera
ton, for I could
hardly stand the
pains in my sides,
especially my right
one, and down my
right leg. i began
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-09-22
AIqy wasnt SLOW.

Pa Num- want Helen to marry q business
man She's going to get all my money.
Algy-Thars grand What business would you
like to set me up tn!-Philadelphia Bulletin.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-09-22
No Doubt About It.

do you consider yourself good
enough for my daughter?"
q am if. as you say, she is like
you"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-09-22

Too many officeholders who pre-
tend to be working for their country
are merely working 1t.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-09-22

Hix-You said your gun would shoot
900 yards.
Dix know did.
Hix-It's marked to shoot only $50
yards.
DIX know. but there are two
barrels.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-09-22
WOMAN
ESCAPES
OPERATION
VAS Cured byLy diaE. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound

Elwood, Ind" Your remedies have
cured me and have only taken six
bottles Of Lydia e. Pink Vegeta-
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-09-22

dog on the farm has bearing on
the case. AS sheep dog or indeed
for any duty In connection with
''minding the stock there Is no dog
to compare with the faithful collie.
And the collie Is mighty fine all
around dog, too. Proverbially good
tempered and gentle and possessing
the highest order Of intelligence. he
justifies by the possession Of good
qualities his handsome appearance
And finally, be it said in his favor
that II farmer desires to establish
a canine colony for profit there isno
class Of dogs that will sell more
readily or bring better prices than
the collies.
The old-fashioned Newfoundland
dogs that were once the favorite
playfellows of the tots on the farms
seems to have disappeared for the
most part. In their place we now
have the Great Danes and the rough
and smooth-coated St Demands. The
latter, slow and ponderous in move
lnent, will put up with any amount
of pulling and .pummeling by child
ish hands and they are usually very
saleable dog If pure-blooded. Hounds
Of one kind or another are to be
found on many American farms and
SO likewise are hunting dogs. such as
pointers. particularly in districts
where the farmers have the time and
the inclination to go out after small
game in season. On most farms the
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-09-22
ENGAGEMENT is ANNOUNCED
Miss Olga Roosevelt, Popular Young
Washington Heiress, Soon to
Be Married.

Washington.-Miss Olga Roosevelt,
whose engagement to DR.. Brecken-
ridge Bayne of Washington has just
been announced. is the daughter OF
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-09-22

conscious prominent place should
be accorded to "the farm dog,"-or
probably It would be better to say the
farm dogs. for it is rather unusual for
2 farmer 20 have only one canine
helper and he may possess half a.
dozen. without giving any more
thought to the subject than the aver
age city man would have to bestow
upon one small four-footed servitor.
For all that the busy and preoccu-
pied farmer accepts the presence OF
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-09-22
Linaerina.

Lingering.
did you have trial before you
hanged that horse theft"
I'VE sure did, replied Piute Pete.
"He was mighty bad man, and we
wanted to give him all the unpleas-
ant suspense possible"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-09-22

Robert Roosevelt of Washington and
New York. She is the possessor OF
several million dollars, which she in
herited from her mother. who was
Mr. Roosevelt's first wife. Miss
Roosevelt made her debut in Wash
lngton two years ago. and is one OF
the most popular OF the capitals
younger set.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-09-22
zz@ kG2lH0 n THLlRZ2E
a N<Y<z NzH1@ ESzRzzER5

ONG familiarity induces
the average farmer to be.
stow nary a second
thought upon many a fac
tor In farm life that he
would discover, when he
was suddenly deprived Of
1t, plays a most important
part In the routine Of
rural existence. Among
these things animate and
inanimate Of whose inf1u-
-nnNo me- 49, - lat
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-09-22

his fayorite dog SO much as matter
Of course 1t Is noticeable that the
favored animal seems to have. some.
mission as mans best friend" that
requires bis presence on all occasions.
Certainly a trip to town would be in
complete without Rover romping
along. barking teasingly and swapping
playfully at the patient Dobbin or
leaning out Of the tonneau to bay At
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1911-03-09
Will Mine
MANGANESE
Big Industry Is Planned for
Cooke County.
CAPITALISTS INTERESTED
United States Steel Company, so
Col. Adams States, Has Con-
tracted for Purchasing Products
to the Extent of 100000.

Col. John Adams of Del Rio, owner
of the manganese mines at Yellow
Springs, seven miles from Newport,
after an eleven weeks stay in Ohio,
Illinois and Wisconsin, returned to
Newport Monday night and announced
that he had interested Ohio and
Illinois capalists in the developing of
the mines, here, and that work would
be started at once.
Col. Adams declares that the mine
which is located near Carson Springs
is the only maganese mine in the
United States or in the world, which
can be operated by hydraulic work.
Col. Adams reported the presence of
naganiforous deposits in 1907 and the
United States Geological survey re-
ports state that East Tennessee is the
most likely producer of manganese OF
any of the States in the Union. The
value of this ore deposit might be bet
ter considered when it is known that
$l3, ,O0O, 600 worth manganese is i'm
ported into the United States each
year, the home production being un-
able to supply the home demand.
The ore is utilized in various ways and
entends.from the steel industry to the
brick making trade. 1t is also used in
the manufacture Of soda water, chlorine
dyes, etc.
According to the reports, Col. Adams
h IS interested with him in the pro-
mitigation of this local industry such
men as George Frank Young Of Zanes-
vile, Ohio, owner of property worth
half million, John l.. Doan of Marietta,
Ohio, a Mr.. Tisser of Marietta and
several Chicago capallsts.
The plant is to be equipped with
machinery at once, the order for the
same to be placed through the firm of
Jno. p. Duncan 4 Co., of Knoxville.
1t is said that Col. Adams has paid,
in stock to the extent of $4,000 and
that the United States Steel Company
has contracted to purchase from the
local company manganese TO the eX-
tent of over S20O,000.
Future Developments of this com
pany's prospecte will be awaited wit h
interest.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1911-03-09
BOARD OF ALDERMEN PLAN
IMPROVEMENTS FOR TOWN

A general discussion of the improve
ments needed in Newport occupied the
time of the Board of Aldermen at the
regular meeting, Friday. Work is to
be done on the streets, cans are to be
placed about the streets to collect trash,
the books of the retiring recorder are to
be audited, the sinking fund commits
sion is to be Investigated and plans for
the holding of an election to decide
whether the town is to install water
system discussed, and altoge, her the
Board had busy evening.
Mayor Greer enlivened the meeting
with caustic suggestions to the alder
men that members of various commit
tees were not looking after their work
properly. For instance at one time
during the meeting the mayor said;
"The Sanitary Committee has done
some good work. But that was before
the present board came in" The
chairman of the Street Committee was
asked where the corporations tools
were kept and he admitted ignorance
Of their location. 1t was shown that
the road roller was lying on its side on
one of the public highways and had
been there for months and the chair
man was finally empowered to build a
tool house in which to keep the eofpor-
atoms property.
Considerable criticism of former
boards business methods was heard.
The board decided to investigate the
Sinking Fund. Also in order TO get
the new recorder straight, the books of
the former recorder are to be audited,
at once.
1t was reported that the pike COM
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1911-03-09
BAPTIST REVIVAL
GREAT SUCCESS

What has been in many ways one of
the most successful revivals held il,
Newport, came to close at the Bap-
tist church, Sunday night when twen-
seven were Baptised by Rev. j. w.
O'Hara. Twelve more will be Bap-
tised at later date, and the total ad-
diti0ns to the church as a result of the
meeting was SO.
Besides the additions to the Baptist
church there were % other conversions
and reclamations, and some of these
will join the Baptist church while the
others will become affiliated with the
church work of other congregations.
Rev. Mr.. Holcomb, before his de-
parture for Savannah, Ga, promised to
return to Newport next Spring and
conduct another revival. He greatly
endeared himself to the people here
with his earnest gospel sermons and a
bright future is predicted for him in
the eyangelistic field.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1911-03-09
BOY WHO SHOTHIS
TEACHER is A SUICIDE

Johnson City, Tenn, March g.
John Smith, the sixteen year-old son
OF DR.. Z. E. Smith, committed suicide
last night by taking chlorcform. He
was not discovered until three O'Clock
this afternoon in DR.. Smith IS barn.
Young Smith, month ago today,
shot j. T. Gray, principal of the West
Side school building. 1t was thoaght
at first Gray could not recover but for
the first time he was able to sit up to-
day. The shooting wat the sequel of
a chastening given the boy by the
principal.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1911-03-09

mission had promised to pike Church
street, through the business section,
from curb to curb, providing the town
would build the concrete curbing.
From the court house, to the Eastport
bridge the piking will be sixteen feet in
width.
The splitting ordinance which has
passed two readings was again brought
up, but the ordinance, proper, needing
the attention of the city attorney, will
not be put on third reading until the
next regular meeting.
R. H. McMahan, the chairman of
the street committee will be allowed
compensation for his time spent in
directing work on certain streets of the
town, considerable work being planned
at this time.
The board adjourned until Wednes-
day night when the date for the hold
ing of the election on bonds for water
system is to be named.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1911-03-09
WILL EMPLOY
ZOO HANDS HERE
Stokely Bros. VIII Enlarge
Their Canning Business.
NEED 300 ACRES TOMATOES
The Cotton Mill Property VIII
be Utilized at Once Sugar Corn
Also will be Canned, this Being
a Southern Innovation.

Stokely Brothers and Company, The
Newport Gamers have announced
that they will utilize the cotton nlls
property in the increasing of their bus
mess. A speciality in the shape OF
sugar corn is to he introduced. Ths
machinery is to be installed at once
and this company will be the firss
Gamers in the South to put up sugas
corn.
The purchase of the cotton milF
building will enable the Stokeh
Brothers and Co., to can tomatoes at
Newport. In previous years ths
tomato canning has been confined x
the factories located in the country
All of these plants have been run to
their full capacity during the tomato
season, and it has been decided to ear
tomatoes at Newport this year, ant
the farmers living in a radius Of fiV;L
miles of Newport are being urged !,
put out tomato pants, as the firm
will use at least the product from SOC
acres, and during the season employ
ment will be given taAat least 20t
hands.