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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-11-15
'LOND0A's BIG PARK
Regents, Formerly Royal Prop
erty, is Now 100 Years Old.
Thirty Years Was Required to Build
Historic Preserve-oueen Eliza
beth Restored Grounds to Pub
lie and Quoted Residences.

London. The present year is the
centenary of Regents Park, the lare-
est one In London. That is, it Is just
one hundred years since the govern
fnent took hold of the project of form
Ing park out OF the pasture land
known as Marylebone Farm and
Fields. With its annexes the Regents
park OF today covers over four hum
dred acres.
The land was formerly the outer
park attached to the royal mansion OF
Henry VIII. and was favorite hunt
Ing ground of the Tudors, Here
Queen Elizabeth entertained the Rus
sian ambassadors with stag hunt.
During the eighteenth century Maryle-
bone park, split up into dairy farms.
was one of the principal sources OF
the milk supply OF London. and these
fields were intersected by footpaths
which formed favorite promenades for
the pent-up Londoner
According to a government survey
made iii 1884, Marylebone park CON
tained SAB acres. Shortly after this
survey premiums were offered by the
government for tho best plans for
building on the estate as. soon as the
leases should fall in. Nash's plan to
form q public park, interpreted with
few palatial villas, and to let the
adjoining ground on building leases
for the erection of high class resi-
dences, was ultimately adopted
1t was decided to name this orna-
mental Enclosure after the prince re-
gent, who. it was said, intended build
ing a residence in the park, but this
plan, If ever entertained, was aban-
doned The present park was com
menced early in 1912 and for several
years the site presented "a most ex-
traordinary scene of digging, exca-
waiting and building, and seemed more
like a work of general destruction
than anything else.
The commissioners Of woods and
forests resolved to lay out and plant
the whole domain according to the
plan before permitting any building
operations inside. Accordingly, the
first thing they did was to demolish
the farmhouses and taverns and stop
up the footpaths within the inclos-
uIe.
When the project of making the
pNrk was sanctioned by act of parlia-
ment, the public had no inkling that
they might be deprived of the priv
ilege of using it,, In 1914, however,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-11-15
SKIN DISEASE ON FACE

Barthell, Ky.-I had q skin disease
on my face. neck and hands that tor
mented me all the time and when I
would get hot the places would burn
so that had to keep my face wet in
cold water. 1t began as pimples and
indeed It was disfiguring, for 1t would
get in spots on my face and hands as
large as a quarter Of dollar. 1t would
get into blisters sometimes and sure
did suffer. My face burned all the
time. It was this way SO bad for
about six years and tried everything
that could hear OF. but nothing did
any good.
sOne day found the Cuticura Soap
and Ointment advertised and ordered
some at once. would wash my face
good with the Cuticura Soap and then
apply the Cuticura Ointment and they
have cured me. It would take half q
tablet to tell all suffered In those six
years (Signed) Mrs. Della Hill,
Jan. 8, 1912.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample of each
free, with S2-p. Skin Book. Address
postcard "Cuticura. Dept. L. Boston"
Adv.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-11-15
INFORMATION FOR A FARMER
Table Of Weights and Measures Prov
ident Housekeeper Insists Upon
In Buying Produce.

The following table of weights and
measures may prove of value to provi-
dent housekeepers who look after
their own marketing and seek to get
the worth of their money:
One peck OF spinach weighs three
pounds.
One peck Of apples weighs twelve
and a half pounds.
One peck of carrots, turnips, pars-
nips or sweet potatoes weighs thlr-
teen and three-fourths pounds.
One peck of onions weighs fourteen
and a half pounds.
One peck of potatoes or beets
weighs fifteen pounds.
One quart Of string beans weighs
three-fourths of a pound.
One quart of chanberries weighs
one pound and one ounce
One quart of dried apples weighs
three-fourths of a pound.
One quart of dried peas weighs one
and seven-eighths pounds.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-11-15

some uneasiness began to be mani
Tested respecting the ultimate inten-
tons of the commissioners. To cut a
long story short, as fast as the various
terraces encircling the park and the
detached villas within the Enclosure
We're completed the, public were exs
cluSed from the park lands either OPP
posite or round and cbout the houses
till finally they found themselves shut
out of the park entirely.
This infringement of the rights Of
the public (for the improvements were
paid for out of the public purse) was
very gradual and insiduous. The park
took nearly thirty years to lay out
and build, and it was not till 1888 that
Londoners woke up to the fact that
while vast space had been preserved
from the encroachment of mean build.
ings, they had lost the time-honored
use of 1t for recreation and exercise
In that year the commissioners gave
the public access to small strip on
the eastern side.
This concession was speedily fol-
lowed by an agitation against the
whole policy OF Regents park. In
April. 1S41. Lord Nugent presented an
address to the queen from the neigh
boring parishes praying her majesty
TO throw the entire park open to the
public. The queen personally investi-
gated the subject and came to the con-
clusion that the rights of the public
had been grossly violated. BY her or
ders the whole park was thrown open
on August Is, 1S41. and simultaneously
the government purchased Primrose
hill from the Elton college estate and
added it to the park
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-11-15
GARDEN ami
FARr1 NOTES

Early fall blowing is the cheapest
and best crop insurance known.
It has never seemed advisable to
SOW alfalfa in the fall with rye.
Sometimes it is good plan to
leave the stubble to catch the snow.
The successful garden is started in
the fall. although not seed may be
planted
To have winter parsley and lettuce
lift some plants and set out in the
cold frame.
Silage made Of corn and soy beans
is more digestible than that made
from corn silage alone.
One Of the qualities of the soy
bean that commends it to the stock
feeder Is its protein richness.
Clean up the garden. A few weeds
and other rubbish make a splendid
nesting places for many destructive
insects.
1t is claimed that early-sown fab
wheat is benefited when pastured
with sheep to keep down the rank
growth.
Many growers say that weeds are
as valuable as fertilizers as clover
and cowpeas as fertilizers as clover
every year.
Soil taken from a well-established
alfalfa field and spread on land to be
sown to alfalfa is a very good way to
inoculate it.
Cowpeas that have a lot of crab
grass and fox tail mixed with them
make even better bale hay than the
straight vines.
Many farmers every year lose a por
ton of the value of their crops be
cause they have not force enough t.
SOW them in season
Protein that is grown upon the
farm is often more palatable than
that which il purchased in eoDcen'
trated form. and II n also cheaper
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-11-15
FOR GROWING BETTER Crops
Use Of Commercial Fertilizers De
ponds Upon Kind and Character
Which is 10 pc Raised.
(By d. q. LYoN.l.

= Allow me to answer the question
az to whether commercial Fertilizers
must be used BY saying that ] will
answer It in the Affirmative, excepting
perhaps, In the case Of the farmer
who carries on dairying to d consider
cradle extent on purchased concen-
trate feeds, or the man who buys live
stock and fattens it out on purchased
grain
Even in these cases the addition of
SO much nitrogen manures to the soil
win sput it out of balance and much
better crops could be made by the APP
plication of some phosphoric acid and
potash.
For the general farm where both
corn and wheat can be grown, and
where the land is kept in pasture part
of the time, the four field, four year
rotation provides a paying crop every
year, keeps the land covered with a
growing crop all the, time, furnishes
humus to the soil and prevents soil
loss by washing or teaching.
II The farm-made manure can be APP
piled during the winter on the land in
tended for corn and turned under, or
It can be allowed to accumulate in
weli-bedded box stalls and applied
after breaking, the latter plan being
greatly In favor with those who have
adopted it.
No arbitrary plan can be laid down
as to the depth Of breaking. but out
best authorities agree that a moderate
depth is as well adapted to most crops
as deep breaking is, and takes less
labor.
For corn it is preferable to work the
fertilizer, at least 900 pounds per acre
of q 2, 6, 8 or 2 per cent. nitrogen, s
per cent. phosphoric acid and per
cent. potash, into the soil before plant
ing. Some may ask why a q 6, 8 and
why not more nitrogen? To which ]
answer that the clover, timothy soil
turned under has provided this, and
the necessity Of buying this high.
priced element of plant food is gone.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-11-15
SAVE ALL THE ALFALFA SEED


The heaviest loss in cutting seed
crop of alfalfa with an ordinary NOW
er comes from shattering by the
wheels and tramping Of the horses
over the last cut swath. To avoid this
loss a side delivery ''rower" or
.'buncher" has been perfected and is
now on the market. One may easily
be made by any blacksmith at com
paratively small cost, says the Farm
ers' Mall and Breeze. Twelve or If.
teen iron rods of proper length. bent
as shown and fastened to the back OF
the sickle bar, is all there is to 1t.
The punching device on the inner end
may or may not be used. Where this
attachment is used it has been found
good plan to bunch the swaths into
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-11-15
NO MEDICINE
eut Change Of Food Gave Final Relief.

Most diseases start In the alimen-
tary canal-stomach and bowels.
A great deal of our stomach and
bowel troubles come from eating too
much starchy and greasy food.
The stomach does not digest any
of the starchy food we eat-white
bread, pastry. potatoes. oats, ETC.
these things are digested in the small
Intestines. and If we eat too much. as
most Of us do, the organs that should
digest this kind of food are overcome
by excess OF work, so that fermenta-
ton, Indigestion, and q long train of
aiis result.
Too much fat also is hard to digest
and this is changed into acids. sour
stomach. belching gas. and bloated.
heavy feeling.
In these conditions q change from
indigestible foods to Grape-Nuts win
work wonders in not only relieving
the distress but In building up q
strong digestion. clear brain and
steady nerves. A Wash. woman
writes:
AUVut MNC y cdIs o6O nuucA gu
with bad stomach dyspepsia. indiges-
tion. constipation-cau know
now. from overeating starchy and
greasy food
II doctored for two years without
any benefit. The doctor told me there
was no cure for me. ! could not eat
anything without suffering severe
pain In my back and sides. and / be,
came discouraged
A friend recommended Grape-Nuts
and began to use 1t. In less than
two weeks began to feel better and
inside OF two months was a well
woman and have been ever since.
Il can eat anything / wish with
pleasure. We eat Grape-Nuts and
cream for breakfast and are very
fond OF it, Name given by Postum
Co. Battle Creek. Mich.
Read the little book, @The Road
to Wellville." in pkgs There's .
reason
Ever read the above Ietterf A new
one appears kHom time g tiHne. TAes
are wenuime. tEwo, am4 fuik OF human
l4teFeat- ADV
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-11-15
Was Fun to Choose.

A numbered drivers Of racing cars
who were In Louisville to participate
IN the motor races were present at
- luncheon in honor Of one of the
leading contestants. who told several
automobile stories,
But my best story. said the racer.
is about taxicab chauffeur. This
man was discharged for reckless
driving and so became a motorman on
. trolley car. SIS
AS he was grumbling over his fall
en- fortunes friend said:
oh, whats the matter with you?
Cant you run over people just as
much as ever
Yes. the ex-chauffeur replied. but
formerly could pick, and choose =
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-11-15
paid Minister * Tinfoil.

The meanest man in the world has
been found. He is the man who gave
the Rev, Thilo Gore, pastor of the
German Lutheran church, an envelope
filed with tinfoil for marrying him.
The bride and groom rang DR.
Cores doorbell late one night and
asked him to marry them AS they
had a license, he did So After the
ceremony was performed the man
handed the minister an envelope
which was supposed to contain the
fee. He found it contained nothing
but several pieces of tinfoil Chicago
Tribune.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-11-15
70 MAKE GOOD WIRE JOINTS
Ohio Man Invents ingenious lmple1
nlent That Does the Work In Most
Wcrkmanlike Fashion.

An ingenious implement for making
wire joints has been patented by an
Ohio man. With its aid two pieces Of
wire can be joined SO firmly that the
Joint Is ais strong as a single wire and
Is made In Almost workmanlike fash
ION. The tool 10 in two parts, each
with q hub section and a handle. The
hub sections have laterally projecting
teeth and slots, through which the
free ends OF the wires enter. "A piece
Of wire is put into each Of the slots
and the two sections placed together.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-11-15
Oulte the Thine.

T told you that If you came tomor
row morning would give you the
money for my wash. Why did you
come tonight y said Miss Philis to the
daughter, Of her laundress.
II know you said tomorrow morn
In, responded the girl, but me moth
er she told me 70 come tonight. cause
she was afraid you might be, gone
away by tomorrow mornin,
II certainly should not go without
paying my laundry BILL" said Miss
Philis sharply No respectable WON
an would do such thing
"Oh, yes, ma'arn. they would" re-
piled the child knowingly. There's
lots Of respectable ladies does"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-11-15
Probably prize Crouch,

A grouchy butcher. who had watch
ed the price Of porterhouse steak
climb the ladder of fame. was deep
In the throes Of an unusually bad
crouch when a would-be customer. 8
years old, approached him and handed
him q penny.
Please, mister, ! want a cents
worth of sausage"
Turning on the youngster with q
growl. he Lee forth this burst Of good
salesmanship:
Go smell o. the hook. New Or
leans Daily States.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-11-15
Truth About Old ACE.

George f. Baer. the famous Phila-
delphia railroad man, said on his
seventeen birthday:
a agree with Professor Metchnikoff
about the wisdom Of the old Profess
@or Osler made it fashionable to de.
cry gray hairs, but my experience has
been that the old not only possess
wisdom, but they seek it Also"
With smile Mr. Baer added
The only people who think they
are too old to learn are those who
really are too young, >
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-11-15
Hard q See Under water.

There Is no scientific instrument of
the scope" character which enables
one to see down to so or so feet under
water. When the sun shines vertical
ly over water. box or bucket with a
glass bottom is often used to look
into the water. A cloth covering to
exclude light from the box or bucket
is sometimes employed But without
electric or some other light in the wa
ter these devices are not very salts
factory.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-11-15
The CROOKED Wav.

District Attorney Whitman of New
York, according to the Washington
Star, was talking about the sad case
Of o western banker who had stolen
great sum from the depositors.
"The man.. said Mr.. Whitman,
lived beyond his means motor cars,
house with eleven baths, son at col
lege. daughter coming out, wife hun
cry for diamonds The inevitable re-
suit followed"
Mr. Whitman smiled and ended:
"The unfortunate fellow got strait
ened, SO he became crooked.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-11-15
Winter Vegetable Hoppers.

wall you will have to board up only
one side. The suspensions are nail
ed to the floor beams.
Apples, potatoes and onions can be
placed in the hoppers in the order
named. The hopper at the top will
be the warmest and the one nearest
the floor the coolest. You get the
vegetables by reaching through the
stairs.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-11-15
EnnIlsl, Stump speech.

A correspondent. "Old Briney,"
sends us the following specimen Of
frenzied stump oratory: Teller
blokes! Thanks ter tn guv'ment, yer
got yer d'minishin' wage, and yer lit
tie loaf, an all that. Wotcher got
ter do now is ter go fer devil-ootion
and local anatomy, an 60 it blind!'
Cloud cheers. London Globe
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-11-15

As the tool Is worked backward and
forward the wires are wound around
each other and the curling teeth coil
them up neatly along their lengths
until both ends are wrapped and a
neat, strong Joint is formed It re-
quires only 4 few minutes to accom-
pIish this.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-11-15
Value Of siIos.

The small silo is more expensive in
proportion to its capacity. A silo
should be not less than 10 feet in
diameter. The height should be at
least twice as great as the diameter.
On the average farm two medium
sized silos are more satisfactory than
one extremely large one.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-11-15
Nitrogen of Hen Manure.

Hen manure unmixed with absorb
ents or CHEMICALS suffers very rapid
loss Of NITROGEN, but this loss can be
effectively prevented by the free use
OF fine. dry loan; or the admixture
Of such materials as KANT. acid phps
phate. muriate of potash or land
plaster, or combinationeof some Of
these.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-11-15
So MANY IKE Trlbble. Y

~Tribble is a discontinued fellow /
don't believe he even knows what he
wants"
oh. yes. He knows what he wants.
What makes him disconnected is the
fact that he also knows he can't get
it."
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-11-15
Miss clark's aoenevIeve curI.s

Washington The "Geneyieve curl-
originated by Miss Genevieve Clark
daughter Of the speaker of the house.
Is the latest and most popular fad.
The curl is a baby ringlet sus. unsnr
he right car.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-11-15

If newly welded man has no Sc
crets from his wife it is rather hard
on the other women he might have
married. but didn't.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-11-15
KEEP VEGETABLES IN WINTER
Considerable Valuable Room Space
May BE Saved by the construc-
tion Of Hopper Racks.

In storing your winter vegetables
considerable room can be saved BY
making some hopper racks as shown
In the illustration under the cellar
stairs. If the stairs are against the
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-11-15

Il see where Smith went to the
WALL
! How did that happen"
Hes q bill poster"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-11-15
MANY chiIdren Ara s.cIklv

Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children
Break up Colds in "a hours, relieve Feverishness.
ders, move and regulate the bowels. and Destroy
Worms. They are so pleasant to take children
like them. Used by mothers for % years. At all
druggists Csc. Sample mailed FREE Address.
A. S. Olmsted. Leroy. N Y. Adv.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-11-15

What is voice from the tombs
Iike?'
At must be a skeletons articula-
don"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-11-15

Mrs Winslowss Soothing Syrup for Children
eeething. softens the gums, reduces inaamma.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-11-15
Really = Small Matter.

Have you anything against Tim
pers?''
Nothing more than the fact that he
makes film a word Of two syllables
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-11-15

Most of our so-calied good inten-
tions are base limitations.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-11-15

Unfortunately charity doesn't seem
% possess any Of the qualities Of :
boomerang.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-11-15

How did they succeed in catching
that defaulting aviator?'
With fly detective"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-11-15

Dropsy cured. Swelling quickly reduced. shortness
of Breath relieved in few hours. Sample treatmene
free. COLLEM DR0PsY REHEDT CO.. ATLANTA, GA. Adv.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-11-15
Summer styles.

PatienceI see the suffragettes
have come out against the secret bal
lot.
Patrice-Yes women, as a rule, pre-
fer open-work
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-11-15
FasanoxleaI Promise.
"a want you to pay down.
~ right III settle up"

4 ITCH Rsllsssd in 80 hiindsss Y.
noutaefous Itch. A. Druesists. Adv.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-11-15

It's easy to feel optimistic as Ion
as things are coming your way.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-11-15

ParadoxicaI Misfortune.
There is nothing in this place but
soft drinks.
Just my hard luck"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-11-15

Impostanr to Mothers
Examine carefully every bottle OF
CASTORIA. a safe and sure remedy for
infants and children, and see that it
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-11-15

TO DRIVE OUT MALARIA
-. q. AND BYlLR HE TIE HXS "a Pig
oiiiLL Tonic. You know what you arc taEina.
The Yormnla 10 plainly printed on every bottle,
showing " Is simply Quinihe and Iron In tasteless
form, and the most efectual form. bur grown
people and childroD. 50 cents. Adv.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-11-15

small shocks with a fork. making
them just large enough to be lifted
into the wagon as one forkfni This
does away with the shattering that
comes from tearing larger cocks to
pieces when loading.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-11-15
Vor sUMMnR HRADACHns

Hicks CAPUDINE is the best remedy
no matter what causes them-whether
from the heat. sitting in draughts. fever
Ssh condition, etc. 1Oc., CSC and 500 per
b0&tle at medicine stores. Adv.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-11-07

The conclusion is reached by Lon
don journal from observation of the
increasing number of American women
who go to Europe alone that "Ameri-
can husbands are drag on their wom-
en- folk when travelling abroad" Why
only when travelling abroad?" Many
American husbands will be disposed to
indorse the statement without the quail
flying clause. These are the husbands
who find themselves generally in the
way except when bills are to be paid,
says the New York World They are
those who prefer the slippered ease
Of their homes to the allurements Of
the cabaret show, who refuse to learn
the turkey trot, though everybody in
their "set" is doing it; who play auc-
ton bridge under compulsion, and 9TH
erwise impede domestic happiness
Husbands exist as a necessary encum-
brance in the present social scheme,
but doubtless they will have to be
borne with until some automatic meth
Cd Is devised for making the money to
pay for automobiles and clothes and
tuition fees, as well IS the rent