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The midland journal., 1914-05-29
Rerason plsIIkea PopularItx,

Henri Bergson is growing very
weary of his popularity, which. since
his election to the French academy,
has increased so much that there is
never even standing room at his lee.
lures at the Sorbonne. Mr.. Bergson,
who lives a solitary life in his Ivory
Tower at Auteuil, is bored by his fash.
ionable audiences, and by lecturing as
abstrusely as possible tries to frighten
them away. But it does no good
One afternoon a woman, whose
name is historic and whose clothes
are the envy of Paris, went up to the
philosopher at the close of lecture
on the psychology of laughter. MAS
ter" she said, Il do not know how to
thank you. You have made me think
please accept my sincere apologies
Nine. la Duchesse," said Bergson.
The midland journal., 1914-05-29
INEXPENSIVE SULPHUR BATHS
AT HOME

People travel long distances and
spend large sums of money to secure
the benefits Of sulphur springs and
baths because for generations sulphur
has been known to be one of natures
most valuable curatives unequalled as
a blood purifier. BY dissolving Q to 4
tablespoonfuls of Hancock's Sulphur
Compound in hot bath you get the
same effect and your system absorbs
the sulphur through the pores of the
skin. For prickly heat and summer
skin troubles of infants and children
use teaspoonful of the Sulphur Com
pound in a bowl of warm water. This
makes refreshing bath and quickly
Rlleviates the pain. Sold by all deal
ers SOC. a bottle. Hancock Liquid Sui.
phur CO., Baltimore, Md-Adv.
The midland journal., 1914-05-29
DIsFIGURED WITH PIMPLEs

r. r. D. NO. Q, Box 46. Matthews.
Ga. For three years or more was
troubled with pimples and blackheads.
At first my face would itch and burn
and then the pimples would break out.
They looked almost as If had meas
les, causing great Disagreement. They
would make my face very red and
sore. Then they festered and came to
head and large boils would come on
my chin and nose.
II also had dandruf which caused
my scalp to itch and burn. It itched
and burned SO that had to scratch It
until it was irritated. The dandruff
scaled on and showed plainly in my
hair. It also caused my hair to
break on and become very thin. I
Used several remedies which did not
ire and gave but little relief. After
received a free sample Of Cuticura
Soap and Ointment began using
them according to directions. ] se-
cured two cakes OF Cuticura Soap and
two boxes OF Cuticura Ointment. which
cured me perfectly" (Signed) Miss
Willie M. Walker, July 81, 1912.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample of each
free,with S2-p. Skin Book. Address post
card "Cuticura, Dept. L. Boston. ADV.
The midland journal., 1914-05-29
FARM SPRAYING PUMP
KEEP BUILDINGS SANITARY BY
USE OF WHlTEWAsH.
All Structures Should Be Kept Sweet
and Clean by the Liberal and Free
quent Application Of Some
Good Disinfectant.

Sanitary methods are now part Of
the days work on modern farms.
Barns. hog pens, dairy buildings, ev-
cry farm building. in fact, should be
kept sweet and fresh and clean by a
liberal and frequent application OF
whitewash or some good disinfectant.
Poultry buildings, in particular, should
receive especial care to prevent lice
and mites taking away all the profits
from the poultry.
Good disinfectants destroy the
germs Of contagious diseases. the ex-
ternal parasites, such as lice and
mites, and the embryos Of intestinal
worms. Disinfectants should be thor
oughly applied to the interior of the
houses. worked into all the cracks and
crevices, spread over the ceiling and
the floor. the roosts, dropping boards,
and nest boxes. At the same time,
The midland journal., 1914-05-29
MIGHT BE The DESIRED ONE.
Masher Not Entirely Out Of Il, If He
Would Accept the Situation
as Il Was.

He was one of those insufferable
young pests who patronize restau-
rants trying to fiirt with stenog-
raphers and telephone girls who drop
In about noon for lunch. Approach
ing young woman who was sitting
alone, he lifted his hat and said sauve-
":
4 beg your pardon, miss
Weir" interrogated the girl calm
".
Why, eryou see, it is this way.
made an engagement with a young
lady whom have never seen to meet
me here. Now. are you waiting for
me7v
The girl smiled Queerly.
Il might be waiting for you" she
said.
.Ah! Indeed responded the mash
err, delightedly.
Eyes. You see. ordered lobster
and it hasn't come yet"
The midland journal., 1914-05-29
ANOTHER SOURCE OF WEALTH
Much Despised Skunk Now Has Great
Economic Value on Farm-Eats
Many Crop Destrcyers.

In rural sections there is no animal
that has always been more heartily de-
spised than the skunk, says the Wall
Street Journal. Yet it is being discov-
cred that it has an economic value SO
great that it must ultimately over
weigh every antipathy against him.
The department of agriculture says
the common white grub costs the
farmers of the country $12,000,00O a
year. Jimmy Skunk thinks these
grubs delicious morsel and hunts
them industriously. Also the beetle,
Of which the grub is the larva, is to
him bonne bouche for which he al
ways has room for one more. AS near
as can be approximated rodents and
insects cost the country $1.40O.000 q
year. Jimmy" hunts meadow mice,
grasshoppers, beetles and earthwornns.
all of which are crop destroyers. His
otherwise unsavory record should be
forgiven, even If 1t cannot be forgot
ten, on account of his assistance in
saving the crops.
But this is not all. Jimmy" wears
a beaut1ful Dlack coat. lame rasH-
ion has seen and admired it. but he is
Of too lowly an origin to be admitted
to polite circles. However, other peo-
pie can have pedigrees, ancestors and
coats of arms manufactured for them,
SO why not he. Trade has already ar
ranged that trifiing matter, and under
the name Of black marten" and Alas
ka sable" he is taken into good soci-
ETY.. The, demand for this heavy, fine
texture fur is now running ahead Of
the supply and, as the animals can be
raised as easily as house cats, here is
new branch Of live stock farming
that is one Of the probabilities Of the
near future.
In the past men have despised him,
but, all things considered, it seems q
mistake even to kick skunk.
The midland journal., 1914-05-29
Corn YiaId.

For no ten-year period mas the corn
yield of the United States exceeded
2S bushels an acre. No state has aver
aged for any year over fifty-four bush
els an acre, yet in practically every
section of the United States yields
of more than one hundred bushels
have been produced. AS states and as
a nation twice as much land is being
used and much more labor is being
performed in producing the corn crop
than is necessary.
The midland journal., 1914-05-29
No Tanqo or Motora.

There is one place where the tango
is as yet unknown, and that is Mon
rovia, the capital of Liberia, accord.
ing to Reed Paige Clark, the receiver
Of the general customs there, who
is now on six months leave of abb
sence.
Ragtime and the movies, however,
flourish there, Mr. Clark says, but
there is not an automobile In the
whole of Liberia; in fact, there are no
wheeled vehicles at all, as there are
no roads and no railroads. &
Life at tho capital is village-like in
its simplicity. The people are kindly
and courteous, and Mr.. Clark is de-
lighted with the treatment he received
during his two years residence there.
Mr.. Clark says his British, French
and German colleagues work harmo-
niously, although there is some fric-
tion on political questions, but this is
of no great importance.
The port of Monrovia is showing a
wonderful increase in shipping. More
than 400 steamers called there during
the past year with cargoes which ex-
ceeded million tons.
The midland journal., 1914-05-29
WAYS OF PRESERVING TOOLS
Simply Wipe Implements With Piece
Of Waste Dipped In Grease When
ever They Get Wet.

A simple way to preserve tools is
given by Paul Sladsy, instructor In
mechanical practise, at the Univer-
sity of Wisconsin. It is simply to
wipe all tools with piece Of waste
or rag, dipped in cup grease, every
time they get damp. Machine oil.
while not as good as grease, owing
to the fact that it dries up fast, will
also serve the purpose.
Water and damp are the worst ene-
mics of TOOLS" says Mr.. Sladsy, .'but
any one who will take little trouble
when they become wet will be paid
by having tools last at least twice as
long.
The farmer is the worst sufferer
from rusty and decayed TOOLS He
must take them out under all sorts of
conditions, and many times year gets
them wet. For that reason you sell
dom see farm without its quota of
rusty and misused tools. All for lack
OF a little effort. The mechanic sell
dom has the same trouble as the far
mer In many cases he works inside
and many others he is working around
oil or grease. II working outside he
has the same problem to meet.
THE only remedy for the tool that
is rusty is to rub it with little emery
Often the rust can be taken of it at
least. The tool will always be rough,
however. and not bright and shiny"
The midland journal., 1914-05-29
FAT MAN MOVED OVER
LITTLE INCIDENT THAT MADE
Mr.. GosLINGToN SMILE.
Retrlbutlve Justice Was Abroad and
Working That Morning, Though Il
Is Not OFTEN In Evidence
In Railroad Car.

Whenever / take a seat in an ele.
waited or a subway car" said Mr..
Goslington, Il am careful to sit square
" in the middle OF it so that ! shall
not unduly crowd anybody that may
be sitting at either side, but do not
find that everybody respects my rights
in like manner.
"This morning, for instance, when
had seated myself in my accustomed
fashion in a subway car there came in
and took the vacant seat next me on
my left big, thoughtless, fleshy man,
who was quite regardless Of my rights
and comfort, to which, indeed, he was
plainly quite Indifferent. He dropped
into that seat any way he happened
to, which proved to be two-thirds on
that seat and one-third on mine, or
rather on me. And then he stayed
right there where he had dropped
making no effort whatever to shift
over.
Il stood this for minute or two so
as not to appear disturbed or impa-
tient, and then / moved one seat to
the right, that next seat there happen.
ing to be vacant, thus leaving the
place / had lately occupied free, or
two-thirds so, the other third being
still taken up by the big heshy man
Sand now there came into the car
another large man, bigger than the
other, but not fieshy; a big man who
was bony, angular and muscular, and
who had also resolute cast of coun
tenance.
"This large, bony and resolute man
made for the seat which had just
left, and did he simply sit down on its
front edge, leaving the feshy intruder
upon it in undisturbed possession OF
the remainder?
No. This large and bony newcom
er appeared to be man Of keen dis
cernment as well as by nature reso
lutte. At a glance he saw that about
one-third Of the feshy mans own
proper seat at his left was vacant,
while he was sitting over on about
one-third of this one. So now the
newcomer did not just sit down on
the front edge, but he sat well in to
ward the back of the seat, and then
he dropped himself into 1t, solidly
and squarely.
The fieshy man turned toward the
big. bony, resolute man who had thus
sat down on him and looked at him
really quite sourly; but then within a
short moment he moved over. And
as / saw him move felt that what
the big man had just done to him far
more than made up for what he had
done to me-"
The midland journal., 1914-05-29
W. N. U, BALTIMORE, NO. 22-1e14.
DEMAND is FOR ABLE MAN
High Positions Waiting for Those
Who Are Competent Properly
to Fill Them.

We know big firm in one of the
oldest and most important industries
in this country which has been hunt
ing for over a yeyar for a man to
whom to pay $15, 900, and they cannot
find him, writes the editor Of the
American Machinist.
We know an executive who wants
two or three men as assistants; if he
could find them in his plant he would
gladly pay them $40 week. He has
tried considerable number in these
positions during the past year, but
without success as yet. He feels that
he Is positively hampered by the lack
Of them
We know that there is an active de-
mand for $4,000 men, and we can
readily believe that there is a keen
demand for $4,000 men.
It is remarkable that in a plant en-
ploying, say a thousand men, there are
so few who raise themselves above
their fellows far enough to be con-
spicuous to the management And
even, of those few, not all have the
initiative, the ginger. and faculty of
being thorough that would make them
of value as assistants to the execu-
tive. What a god-send to the engineer
is the draughtsman who can do his
own thinking, and dig out the solution
Of problem somehow without con-
slant prodding and pointing from the
boss!
The midland journal., 1914-05-29
DID THE WORK
Grew Strong on Right Food.

You can't grow strong by merely ex-
ercising. You must have food-the
kind you can digest and assimilate.
Unless the food you eat is digested
1t adds to the burden the digestive or
gans have naturally to carry. This
often means nervous breakdown.
About year ago." writes Mass
lady, Il had quite serious nervous
breakdown caused, as / believed, by
overwork and worry. i also suffered
untold misery from dyspepsia.
First gave up my position, then
tried to find a remedy for my troubles,
something that would make me well
and strong, something to rest my tired
stomach and build up my worn-out
nerves and brain.
Il tried one kind of medicine after
another, but nothing seemed to help
me. s
Finally a friend suggested change
Of food and recommended Grape-Nuts
With little or no faith in it, tried a
package. That was eight months ago
and have never been without it
since.
"Grape-Nuts did the work. 1t helped
me grow strong and well. Grape-Nuts
put new life into me, built up my
whole system and made another wom-
an of mel"
Name given by Postum Co.. Battle
Creek. Mich. Read "The Road to
Wellville." in pkgs. There's Rea-
SON."
Ever read the above letter. new
one appears from time to time. They
arc ge9uine, true, ana fun OF human
tnteresf.
The midland journal., 1914-05-29
Source Of Profit.

A well-grown chick from shell to ma
turity js a source of profit. A poorly
gfewE one is always loss, both in
weight and producing powers. 1t is
impossible to expect chick that has
been checked in its growth several
times through mismanagement to be
as strong or productive as the one
properly grown. Many understood
fowls are seen due to just this evil.
The midland journal., 1914-05-29
Shakespeare and Bacon.

1t has not been proven that Bacon
wrote the plays known as Shake
speare's. The various attempts at
such task have all turned out to be
melancholy failures. 1t has been shown
that there are many difficulties in the
way of believing that the historical
Shakespeare wrote the immortal dra-
mas. but it has not been shown that
anybody else wrote them. The STRAIT
ford man is still in possession of the
glory of their authorship, and If he
is not entitled to the honor it is i'm.
possible to say who is.
The midland journal., 1914-05-29
FEED CARRIER FOR PIT sILO
Very Satisfactory Arrangement by Aid
Of Telephone Poles-out Costs
About $75.

We built pit silo last fall and filed
it when corn was ready to cut for fod-
der. 1t has proved very satisfactory.
The silage is carried in a box which
runs on track. To prepare the track
/ got eight heavy telephone poles 1S1z
feet long and set them in cement
three and one-half feet in the ground.
leaving ten feet above ground. The
poles were set in two rows four and
one-half feet apart and 181s feet apart
in the row. On the inside of the posts
at the top bolted six pieces of two
by twelve, three for each row. Then
/ took pieces of two by six and put
across from side to side every three
feet to hang the track on. The track
runs down the center between the
rows of posts. For the track used
a hay carrier with ropes and pulleys
out of the barn. The silage box is
two and one-half feet square and has
trip bottom, tripping in the center.
My silo is IA feet in diameter. /
built the track before / dug the silo,
and used the box to lift out the dirt,
writes Frank Shields in Missouri Val
ley Farmer. The silo is plastered with
two heavy coats of cement, and has a
row of blocks around the top set in
cement. We set two hunks under the.
track, and use horse for raising the
box full of silage. BY tripping the
The midland journal., 1914-05-29
Every up-to-Date Farm Should Have
a Spray Pump.

the feeding and drinking troughs
should be disinfected by pouring boil
ing water into them and drying them
in the sun. The disinfectants are most
easily applied to the walls and cell
ings with spray pump. A hand
pump should be on every farm-it is
useful for spraying small trees as well
as buildings.
Not much use to spray the chicken
house and roost unless every bit Of
surface is covered, because the pestif-
erous lice breed rapidly and If one
inch of this space is left uncovered
great colonies will quickly spring up.
The midland journal., 1914-05-29
Demand fer Fresh Eaas.

There is always ready market for
the strictly fresh eggs, at figures above
the regular quotations. Far too large
a number of eggs go into the open
markets of the big cities that are far
from what they should be, and this
class Of goods often sells as the real
fresh hen fruit. At no time is the
market glutted with high-grade eggs,
and this applies to good poultry as
well.
The midland journal., 1914-05-29
Carrier for Pit siIo.

box as it comes over the hunks we
can feed 40 head of cattle in IL min
utes. We built tight shed over the
silo and hunks, leaving a door-like
opening between the posts for the box
to pass back and forth. A rope rum
ming over a pulley at the end nearest
the silo makes it an easy matter to
pull back the empty box. This silo
and equipment cost US about SIS, and
we did the work ourselves. A neigh
Dor and bought cutter together,
and we use carrier in place of a
blower. The cutter cost 5000.
The midland journal., 1914-05-29
Good Green Food,

AS soon as it is possible to spade
the ground you should spade some
and sow oats for the little chicks
Then when this gets up say two q
three inches let the chicks out in it
for half an hour or so. If you see
that they are trampling it down too
fast cut their time shorter in the oat
patch. The oats will grow quickly.
and give the birds lot Of green food
besides purifying the soil where the
chickens have been running.
The midland journal., 1914-05-29
Deep Breathing.

Learn to sit or stand erect and
breathe deep" says health expert.
Remember that your blood cannot be
properly washed with half lungful of
air any more than you can take a
proper bath in few pints of water"
Everybody must know what a joy
there is in the deep breathing of the
pure air of the morning. The lungs
respond to the stimulus much as the
body reacts from a dash of cold water.
The midland journal., 1914-05-29
Environment.

The Mexican student was watching
his first northern football game. It
held his interest firmly. His face grew
flushed, his arms were flung out, he
shouted, hoarsely.
DO you call this a gamer" he
asked of the man at his right.
Sure was the reply. what would
you call it?''
In my country" said the stranger
from across the border, 1--WE would call
it a seven-day pitched battle!'
The midland journal., 1914-05-29
Mover

Patience-I hear Mrs. Flatte has
lived in IS different apartments in IL
months.
Patrice-she mast be ''the queen Of
the movies
The midland journal., 1914-05-29

on Australian stamps.

The Kookaburra, which is to figure
on the new Australian stamps. is a
kind of laughing jackass Of the king
fisher tribe, and about the size Of
crow. He kills snakes, is an optimist
by nature. laughing at sunrise and
sundown.
The midland journal., 1914-05-29
HeId condoIaed rhere-

Bacon-It is stated that Venice is
wrestling with the peculiar problem of
rapidly-increasing population with
out being able to enlarge the city.
Egbert-Why, should think they
could easily do it by irrigation.
The midland journal., 1914-05-29
Feeds for ResuIta.

The best chick feeds contain num-
Der of grains and seeds in cleaned
state and from the best of grains.
These are the feeds that win give re-
sults, and the additional cost over the
cheaper product repays the poultry
raiser many times In both the saving
Of chicks and their better develop
ment
The midland journal., 1914-05-29
Continuous Problem.

4 "We sent Gladys Ann to cooking
school to get her mind of her piano
playing" said Mr.. Cumrox
\ did the plan succeed?"
Yes. Now we're trying to persuade
her to study political economy SO as
to get her mind on the cooking. -
Washington Star.
The midland journal., 1914-05-29
Somebody eettlna His.

Church, see trolley line in a
western city is going to be knocked
down to the lowest bidder at auction.
Gotham-It won't be the first time
that the knock" trick has been known
to trolley lines.
The midland journal., 1914-05-29

Good seed and good, vigorous,
healthy plants are essential for sue
cess in vegetable gardening. They
are obtained by careful management.
The midland journal., 1914-05-29
One Of the Finest.

Policeman What's your name. little
girls
Little Girl twho is lost)-Fanny Ell
len Towne.
Policeman-But what's your name
In the country?
The midland journal., 1914-05-29
Wants a Friend in Need.

Say, old chap, i want you to be
best man at my wedding. Will your
well, I-er-''
so! You refuse to stand by q
friend in his hour Of trouble, is that
it?"
The midland journal., 1914-05-29
Nothlna DoIna.

SAY, Clarence. how do you spell
felicityf"
Il don't spell it,"
The midland journal., 1914-05-29
Comfort for Cows.

It is highly necessary to have the
dairy cows comfortable If they are 70
produce the best results.
The midland journal., 1914-05-29

4 Dr. Pierce's Pellets, small, sugar-coated,
easy to take as candy, regulate and invig-
crate stomach, liver and bowels and cure
constipation. Adv.
The midland journal., 1914-05-29

If you want to be assured that mar
riage is failure, ask man who has
never tried it.
The midland journal., 1914-05-29

use Roman Rye Balsam for scaiding sen
eyelida. Adv.
The midland journal., 1914-05-29

If you don't want people to like you
criticize what they do.
The midland journal., 1914-05-29

Worms expelled promptly from the human
system with DR.. Peery's Vermifuge Dead
Shot" Adv.
The midland journal., 1914-05-29

Putnam Fadeless Dyes color in cold
water. Adv.
The midland journal., 1914-05-29

The long distance phone makes the
heart trrob faster.
The midland journal., 1914-05-29
ARE YOU eoNsTlPATEp7

Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills have
proved their worth for 75 years. Test them
yourself now. Send for sample to 372 Pearl
st., New York. Adv.
The midland journal., 1914-05-29

The ins and outs of love consist
principally Of falling in and having .
falling out
The midland journal., 1914-05-29

The trouble with the man of few
words is that he is apt to use them
until they become tiresome
The midland journal., 1914-05-29

placed anywhere. at-
tracts and Kills all
Aies. Neat, clean, or
nAmental, convenient,
cheap. Lasts all
season. Hado 81
metal, eAn'tspillo or tiD
over will not soil AZ
tnjure anything
Guaranteed eGectivA
alidoalers oresoat
express paid for of.eA
Ava. brotkiyn, n. =.
The midland journal., 1914-05-29
Bi9EAsns aeE ss5 hY3SIlE Ez.

AGENTS WANTED-Make big money selling guaranteed
RlRin or Waltham watches direct to consumer from
wholesaler. Write for samples furnished at cost
The midland journal., 1914-05-29

FOR SALE-16s A. IN FAIRFAX CO., VA;
house, barn, etc. S. B. Byrne Bancroft. Va.
The midland journal., 1914-05-29

MRREMRTN Watson E. Coleman, Wash.
- HM ~ ington, DC. Books free High
- @MbG ~ est references. Best resuita
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-03-27

drugs. Listen. Minnie. II you hadn't
been wasting your abilities In the min
eral spring. I'd be sorry to close It
But there will be plenty TOR you to
do"
III we're not going to use the spring.
house. We might have saved the ex-
pense of the new roof In the fall." !
said bitterly. M
Not at all. For two hours or %
. day the springhouse will b. . rest
house-windows wide open and Gods
good air penetrating to Businesses It
never knew before"
The spring will freesei"
Exactly. Ny only regret 10 that Il
II too email to skate ON. But they'll
have the ice pond"
when I sec Mr.. Moody Skating on
the Ice pond" said sarcastically. TIL