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pens on whah yo' gwineter." an
swered Uncle Jefferson sapiently.
I'm going to Damory Court"
A kind of shocked surprise that was
almost stupefaction spread over the
others face, like oil over a pool
Danny Co'ot! OATS de old Valiant
place. Ain nobody lives dar. All
reck'n ain nobody live dar fer mos er
huns erd yeahs!' @
THE old house has a great surprise
coming to It," said Valiant gravely.
"Henceforth some one Is going to 90
cupy 1t. How is 1t anyway"
"Measurin' by de coonskin en- th'ow.
in in de tail, cts erbout two mile.
Ain gwineter live dar yo'sef. sub. is
yo'?"
"I am for the present." was the
crisp answer.
Uncle Jefferson stared at him mo-
ment with his mouth open. Then ejao-
ulating under his breath. "Fo' de
Lawd! Whut folks gwineter say ter
dat!" he shambled to the rear of the
motor and began to unship the steam
er-trunk. "Whut yo' gwineter do wild
dat-ar?" he asked. pointing to the car.
"Ah kin come wild ole Sukey-dat's
NAH mule-en fotch 1t in de mawn'
In. Amt gwineter rain ter-night mo-
how
This matter having been arranged.
they started Jogging down the green
bordered road. the bulldog prospecting
alongside.
"S'pose'n de Co'ot done ben sold en-
yo' gwineter tx It up TO- de new
ownah," hazarded Uncle Jefferson
presently.
Valiant did not answer directly.
You say the place hasn't been occu
pied for many years." he observed.
Did you ever hear why. Uncle JET.
ferson?"
"Ah done heerd." said the other
vaguely. but All disremembahs.
Sump'in dat happened befo' Ah come
heah rom or Post-Oak Plantation.
Reck'n Majah Bristow he know erbout
It, er Mis- Judith-dat's Miss Shirley q
mothah. Her fathah wus Genl Tawm
cambridge. en- he died TO- she was
bawn."
Shirley cambridge! A high-sound.
ing name, with something Of long
| linked culture. OF arrogant heritage
In some subtle way 1t seemed to
clothe the personality Of which Va
liant had had that fleeting roadside
| glimpse.
"Reck.n yo'-all come rom New
| York;" inquired Uncle Jefferson. after
a little silence. 80! Dey say dat'a
er pow'ful big place. But Ah reck'n
OIL Richmon's big ernuf TO- me-" He
clucked to the leisurely mule and
added, "Ah bin ter Richmon onct
Yas, sub! All nevah see sech houses
mos all bigsern de county co'ot
house."
John Valiant expressed 4 somewhat
absent interest. He was looking
! thoughtfully at the blossom In his
hand, in an absorption through which
Uncle Jefferson's "reminiscences oozed
on.
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Yes. I'm going with the chal'

ASo' 49, cSAO "~S
mers."
"oh, of course. Betty Page is visit.
ing them. isn't she?"
Shirley nodded. "She came yester-
day. I'll have to hurry. for l saw them
from my window turning into the Red
Road" She waved her hand and ran
lightly down the stair and across the
lawn to the orchard.
She pulled q green apple from a
bough that hung over stone wall and
with this in her hand she came close
to the pasture fence and whistled a
peculiar call. 1t was answered by a
low whinny and soft thud OF hoofs.
and a golden-chestnut hunter thrust
a long nose over the bars. faring
fiame-lined nostrils to the touch of her
hand. She laid her cheek against the
white thoroughbred forehead and held
the apple to the larger reaching lip
with several teasing withdrawings be-
fore she gave 1t to its juicy crunching.
She let down the top bar OF the
fence and vaulting over, ran to
stable and presently emerging with a
saddle on her arm, whistled the horse
to her and saddled him. Then open
ing the gate. she mounted and can
tered down the lane to meet the on
coming riders-a kindly-faced. middle
aged man, a younger one with dark
features and coal.black hair. and Two
girls.
Chisholm Lusk spurred in advance
and lifted his hat. II held up the
Judge, Shirley" he said. "and made
him bring me along. He tells me
there's fox hunt on tomorrow: may
come?"
"Pshaw! Chilly" said the Judge. Il
don't believe you ever got up at hve
o'clock In your born days. You've
learned bad habits abroad"
You'll see." he answered. III my
man Friday doesn't rout me out to
morrow, I'll be up for murder"
They rode an hour. along stretches
Of sunny highways or on shaded bride
paths where the horses hoofs fell muf'
fied in brown pine-needles and droop.
ing branches ficked their faces. Then
by a murky way gouged with brusk
Rullies, across shelving fields and
"turn-rows" in q long detour around
Powhattan Mountain, a rough spur In
the shape of an Indians head that
wedsed itself forbiddingly between the
fields Of spring corn and tobacco.
do let US get = drink" said Chilly
Lusk. I'm as thirsty as q cotton
batting camel"
"AIl right, we'll stop" agreed the
Judge, "and you'll have a chance to
see a local lion. Betty. This Il
where Mad Anthony lives. You must
have heard of him when you were here
before. He's almost as celebrated al
the Reverend John Jasper of Rich
mond."
Betty tapped her temple. Where
have All heard of John Jasper?"
He was the author Of the famous
sermon on The Sun do Move He
used to prove It by . bucket Of water
that he set beside his pulpit Saturday
night. AZ II hadn't spilled In the
morning he knew It was the earth that
stood still" r....
Betty nodded laushiugly. "Ah re.
member now, Ii Mad Anthony really
mad?
"Only harmlessly." said Shirley
Hes stone blind. The negroes all
believe he conjures-that's voodoo
you know. They put lot OF stock
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SYNOPSIS.

John Valiant. a rich society favorite.
suddenly discovers that the Valiant cor.
poration, which his father founded ana
which was the principal source of his
wsalth. has failed: He voluntarily turns
for the corporation. His entire remaining
possessions consist of an old motor car.
white bull dog and Damory court, neg
Damory court he meets Shirley Dand-
ridge, an auburn-haired beauty. and d.
cides that he II going to like Virginia I'M
mensely.
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Gas Channels.

Bacon-Those old-fashioned gas
pipes seem to be going out Of use.
Egbert-What do you mean by old
fashioned gas pipes?
"Why, speaking tubes
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DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cure con:
stipation. Constipation is the cause OF
many diseases. Cure tire cause and you
cure the disease. Easy to take. Adv.
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Want Name Of Street Changed.
New York.-Residents Of Racket
street. Queens borough. have asked
for q change Of the streets name. de-
olaring II 10 a quiet neighborhood.
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Rich relatives are used by poor men
as objects at which they can point
with pride and expectancy.
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Probably Soup.

The witness. a heavy-set man, who
looked as though he spent a good
share Of his time feastihg. was called
to the stand as witness in case OF
assault and battery.
you were In the restaurant at the
time this happened" began the Judge.
Nov, tell the court Just what you
heard"
who, me?" asked the man. In be-
wilderment. Il didn't hear anything.
! was enthusiastically Journal.
The Ordway new era., 1914-05-15

Be happy. Use Red Gross Bag Blue;
much better than liquid blue. Delights
the Iuundress. All erocers. Adv.
The Ordway new era., 1914-05-15

1t is quite possible to eliminate the
sting from a joke and still retain Its
point.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-07-24
PROPER TIME TO COT GRASS
Haste Makes Waste When Crop IL
Hurried to Barn Not Fully Cured
-Hurrying Doesn't Pay.

AS to the best time for cutting
grass. it does not pay to be in too
much of hurry. When the grass is
young and tender and seemingly sue
culent In the fresh state. it is harder
to cure, dries and shrinks more and
has not nearly the food value Of the
more mature crop.
While the opposite extreme should
be avoided, cutting before the seed is
so ripe as to scatter. there is much
more nourishment in the matured
stalk; and one farmer who was COM
plimented for bringing his cattle
through the winter on a minimum
amount OF grain and yet keeping them
in good flesh attributes his success
largely to this fact.
Haste makes waste when the crop
is hurried to the barn not fully cured
Hay cut green requires more thorough
drying than that almost overripe. If
the season Is wet one hay can be
mown and taken in the same day
when a pleasant day comes, even
without a tedder, If matured.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-07-24
.CARRANzA WILL
STOP FIGHTING
COnstitutiOnaIist Chief Ready 10
Meet CarbajaI Enjoys
WILL DECLARE ARMIsTlCE
He Declares His Purpose As An Act
OF Generosity TO Grant Limited
Amnesty To All But the
Ringleaders.

washington, ID. General Car
rama Monday informed the United
States government that he was ready
to declare suspension of hostilities
against the government Of Provisional
President Carbajal, Huerta's success
sor, pending negotiations with his rep
resentatives for the transfer Of author
ity at Mexico City to the Constitu-
'tionalists.
The Constitutionalist Chief express
ed his views in most cordial terms to
John r. Silliman, personal representa-
tive of President Wilson, and Consul
General Hanna and Vice-Consul Rob
ertson, who interviewed him at
Monterey. Not only did he voice a
willingness to receive the commission
of three appointed by Provisional
President Carbajal to discuss peace,
but said he would send an escort to.
meet them and provide safe conduct
through Constitutionalist territory.
Secretary Bryan announced the re-
ceipt of the message from the Ameri-
can representatives with the comment
that prospects for an agreement be-
tween the two factions now were very
favorable
Inasmuch as the three men chosen
by Mr.. Carbajal are Constitutionalists,
who have been in hiding in Mexico
City and are thoroughly in accord with
General Carranza's policies as well as
personal friends of Mr.. Carbajal, the
impression now is general that the
negotiations for a transfer of authority
of government will be successful.
Will Grant Amnesty.
General Carranza is insistent, how
ever, that the surrender of the Car
bajal government should be uncondi-
tional He is willing, 1t is declared
by his representatives here, to grant
limited amnesty, not as condition
of surrender, but as a voluntary act
lof generosity on the part Of the Con-
stitutionalists after they obtain the
reins of government 1t is the inten-
ton of the Constitutionalists to give
guarantees of safety to the people
generally, but to prosecute ringleaders
in the plot through which Madero was
overthrown Most of the latter, how
ever, already have left Mexico.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-07-24

culent roots, has largely solved the
question OF food 1upply for this ami
NAL by providing it with an abundance
easily accessible both in winter and In
summer. Truly the conditions of the
alfalfa field are such as to render life
easy for the gopher tribe. Not only
does the animal injure alfalfa by
actual consumption of the roots, but
by covering up considerable portion
sometimes 20 per cent? Of the area
badly infested, and by rendering the
crop in fields so infested difficult to
harvest. OF the many methods of
combating these animals, poisoning
has been found at once the quickest
and most efficient This is done by
putting carbon bisulphid into the bur-
row and closing the burrow at once.
The fluid may be poured into the bar.
row directly from the bottle Can ounce
of the liquid) or preferably wad Of
cotton saturated and rolled into the
hole. and the opening closed i'm
mediately.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-07-24
BENEFIT 10 SCHOOL. SYSTEM


That improved roads would benefit
our country school system, there
would seem to be no doubt. Improved
roads make it possible to consolidate
or ceDtralize the schools and to estab-
lish graded schools in the rural dis
tricts. Such schools centrally located
will accommodate all the children
within radius Of from four to five
miles. In many communities having
the advantage Of improved roads, com
modious buildings have been provided,
more competent teachers have been
employed, and modern facilities for
teaching have been supplied at mini
mum cost For instance, since the
Improvement of the main highways
in Durham county, North Carolina. the
number of school houses has been
reduced from SIS to AZ, of which II
are graded and have two or more
rooms, and employ two or more teach
ers.
There are at the present time about
1000 consolidated rural schools in the
United States. 1t appears that Massa-
schusetts, Ohio and Indiana have made
the greatest progress along these
lines, and it is rather significant to
note that in these states about one
third Of the roads have been improved.
According to statistics Of the agricul-
tural department, there was expended
in 1899, $22. ZIG in Massachusetts for
the conveyance of pupils to CONSOLE
dated schools, but in 1908 the expendi-
ture for this purpose amounted to
$292,213. In Indiana, the expenditure
for this purpose in 1904 amounted to
$4,000, while In 1908, $4,000 was
expended. This expenditure for trans
portation reflects, in general way,
the extent and progress Of this new
educational movement. 1t must not be
understood that this is an additional
burden, as the expenditure thus made
is saved in other directions that is.
by the decrease in the number Of
schools and economy in their opera
ton.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-07-24
The New Fable Of the caIumptious
Girl Who Tried to Start Some
thing and Did.

Once there was a kittenish Senorita
condemned to dwell in a Piccolo Town
mt on a Spur Division Of the Dinkus-
vile Short Line.
It was one Of those not-dead-but-
sleeping Settlements with Sheet
iron Cornice on every Store Building
and the Hack in which Gen. Sherman
1nce rode stiH meeting the Trains.
An the other Residents were sitting
back on their Surplus trying to hatch
out per cent. Anyone suggesting q
Public Improvement was led into
Court House Square and publicly Be
headed.
A Girl with real Jamaica Ginger
soursing through her Arteries did not
have Look-In so long as she was
hnng UP at this WhistIing Post, where
every Meeting of the Research Club
was a Poultry Exhibit and the local
Aston played Brown Derby in con-
junction with the extreme Soup and
Fish.
SO the Senorita, by name Madeleine,
Rsed to burst into Tears every time
she saw q train pulling away from
the Depot, for she certainly had laid
The Soubrette's Curse on Home Sweet
Home.
She had read those large explosive
articles in the Family Department. OF
the Sunday Paper telling how the
Smart Set hang by their Toes from
Chandeliers and jump into Public
Fountains and she painted for the wild
free life Of the Idle Rich.
Now it happened that Madeleine
had married Female Cousin living
At the corner Of Easy Street and Epi-
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-07-24
GOPHER IS INJURIOUS.
RECOGNIZED AS MOST IMPoR-
TANT ENEMY or AGRICULTURE.
Natural Food Of Rodent Consists Of
succuIent Roots and Such Green 4
Vegetation as Can Be Dragged
Into the BurroW.

No other animal attacking the I'M
foreground parts of alfalfa can equal
,r even closely approach the gopher
n destructiveness. The pocket gopher
occurs in almost all sections and Is
everywhere recognized as an impor-
ant enemy OF agriculture on account
If its habits of feeding on cultivated
pasture grasses and grains. They are
INJURIOUS in fields of grain which they
Destroy in great quantities. In culti-
rated fields they are harmful on &C.
,ount of the large mounds which they
throw UP In digging their burrows.
The plains pocket gopher, which
folds sway on the Western plains, and
he prairie pocket gopher which is to
oe found in almost all parts of the
country. are very similar In habits,
and the methods OF combating one
.orm will also serve for the other.
The prairie gopher is short and
stocky, showing an average length of
about ten inches from the tip Of its
nose to the end Of its stubby, hairless
tail. Its body is covered with silky
dark-brown hair, its eyes are small
and well protected by fur, and its ears
are so short as hardly to cause a rip
pie in the smooth-lying fur of the
head It's front feet are furnished
with long, strong claws and otherwise
modified for digging. In fact. the
whole structure of the animal fits 1t
sor its subterranean existence.
Except for possible brief excursions
at periods Of migrating, the gopher
passes practically its entire life in its
burrows. Indeed, it Is a rare occur
renee to find one abroad on any err
rand. They appear to live solitary,
each individual gopher apparently
bent on having the world to himself.
and each digging and taking care of
his own. dwelling. Doubtless where
fields are so badly infested that tun-
nels cross and recross, more than one
gopher may be trapped in the same
runway. The female produces but one
litter Of young per year, yet because
Of her sheltered life raises enough OF
them that the species is constantly IN
creasing.
The natural food Of the gopher con
sists Of succulent roots and such green
vegetation as can be dragged from the
surface into the burrow. The coming
Of alfalfa, with its deep-growing sue
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-07-24
GOOD CHANGE.
Coffee to Postum.

The large army of persons who
have found relief from many chronic
ailments by changing from coffee to
Postum as daily beverage, is grow
ing each day.
1t is only simple question of try
ing it for oneself in order to know
the joy of returning health as realized
by an Ills. young lady. She writes:
Il had been coffee drinker nearly
all my life and 1t affected my stomach
caused insomnia and / was seldom
without headache. had heard
about Postum and how beneficial it
was, so concluded to quit coffee and
try it.
Il was delighted with the change.
can now sleep well and seldom ever
have headache. My stomach has got
ten strong and can eat without suf-
fering afterwards. l think my whole
system greatly benefited by Postum.
my brother also suffered from
stomach trouble while he drank cof-
fee. but now, since using Postum, he
feels so much better he would not go
back to coffee for anything"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Greek, Mich. Read THE Road to
WeIlville," in pkgs.
Postum comes In two forms:
Regular Postum-must be well
boiled-15c and zoe packages.
Instant Postum-is a soluble pow
der. A teaspoonful dissolves quickly
In a cup of hot water and. with
cream and sugar. makes delicious
beverage instantly-30c and SOC tins.
The cost per cup of both kinds Is
about the same
There's Reason" for Postum.
sold by GrocerE.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-07-24
FEW PRACTICAL FARM NOTES
orchardist Who Has Sprayed His
Trees Can Send Clean Fruit to
Misunderstanding Hay Crop.

Don't try to do all the farm work
today and tomorrow There are more
days coming. Save strength for the
tussle that Is coming by and by.
The fruit crop is likely to be short
this year and the man who has
sprayed his trees and can send clean
fruit to market will reap his reward.
The man who makes a good seed
bed and then puts any old seed into
hit that comes along is like the man
who tried to lift himself by the boot
straps.
The farmer who keeps taking fer.
tility from the soil without putting
anything back, will soon put his farm
in such condition that it will not raise
even q mortgage.
When you can get a fair price for
your wool let it go. It does not pay
to hold wool over a year on the
chance OF getting a better market,
when you consider interest and loss
Of the use Of money. This applies to
most other farm crops.
There is such a thing as being too
economical in cutting your hay crop.
have seen meadows badly injured
by setting the machine so that it will
cut too low This is especially true
where we have long spell of hot.
dry weather after haying. The grass
roots are seriously injured by too
close moving. Better leave an inch
or two more on the stalk and save
your meadows.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-07-24
MORAL; The Pioneer must eve
brave Hardships.
When Land Was Cheap.

Before the railroads had penetrated
South Florida. land was very cheap,
and passed from one to another for
mere song, as the saying is. At
one time an old Florida cracker went
before notary to make an affidavit.
and after the paper had been prepared
asked what the fee was.
sOh. about a quarter" replied the
notary indifferently.
my graciousl amt that purity
steep?" asked the cracker.
mo; that's the least charge. Usu-
ally we get a half"
The cracker went away, and the
next day returned with deed to a
quarter section. He handed it to
the notary who read It over care
fully.
Il meant twenty-five cents, said
he, passing, the deed back to the
cracker Judge.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-07-24

eGrean Avenue UP in the Big Town
where People hate the sight of a
Brass Bedstead.
Cousin invited Madeleine to come
and see her, out of mere Politeness,
-four abe had the Country Lass sized up
80 n Myrtle Killjoy. whose Limit prob
ably would be a Burton Holmes Lee
rare or a rollicking Afternoon at the
Tea Shop.
Madeleine saw that she was down
In Class B and would have to make an
immediate Demonstration Of Form to
avoid being permanently Benched or
sent back to the Bush League.
Consequently, as soon as she found
Aerself in the Main Drawing Room
among the Ruperts and Rosalinds,
she began to break Furniture and do
HeadSpins on the Bokharas. There
apon she was elected full Sister OF
the gladstone Bunch known as the
Young Married Set, compared with
whom. Mr.. Burman, doing mile in
k6 Seconds on the Beach at Ormond,
b a second-rate Snail.
She sent Home for all of her Things
and more Coin and applied for an ad-
xanced Degree in the Grand Lodge OF
Ahe Knights and Ladies' of Insomnia.
In one month she had entirely re-
modelled her Figure and Handicapped
Aer Hair into a new Design and care
&ully picked each broad Western "R"
cat of her Vocabulary and she could
walk right up to a French Bill Of
Fare without the CULVER of an Eye
lash Also she could hand out that
Dear Boy line of Polite Cur to all of
those rugged and self-made Bucks
Who get back to Earth every Day at
p. m. and begin calling feebly for
BARRIERS and Masseurs and Manicures
and Nerve Specialists and Barkeeps.
She learned that Rough House lost
all Social Stigma II pulled of at 2
q m. in a Private Resort with a
Striped Awning in front and Car.
pet leading down to the Landing
Stage.
Her folks kept writing her to come
back Home, because the Ladies OF the
Guild were about to have Bazaar,
Aut she stalled as long as she could
and when she finally packed up the
Wardrobe Trunks and the eight kinds
- Massage Cream. she extracted a
sromise from Cousin and several
sher Desperate Characters that they
f.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-07-24
EXPLOSION AT PANAMA KILLS 5.
MaryIander Among Victims OF Dyna-
mite Discharge.

Panama-The premature explosion
of 4,S00 pound dynamite charge at
Cucaracha Slide killed five workmen,
four Of them white. and severely in
iured one white man and II negroes.
The workmen were aboard the drill
barge Teredo, which was wrecked, and
sank in the channel. The men had
Just completed charging the last Of
eight drill holes with 500 pounds of
so per cent dynamite, when the ex-
plosion occurred.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-07-24
eowino SORGHUM.

Sorghum may be sown broadcast
for hay or, If intended for the silo,
It would be better to drill with corn
drill. using special plates for sorghum,
about the same time as corn is plant
ed; cultivate same as corn. This
method win also make good fodder.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-07-24
Working Colt on Harrow.

If 1t can be avoided. it is not best
to put colt to work on q harrow.
Turning around is the trying part OF
it. They sometimes get little scared
and turn around too short, getting
tangled up and hurting themselves
badly on the harrow. Old steady
horses are best for this work.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-07-24
BABY FARM SCENE OF HORRORS.
Infants Found Hidden In Boxes In
Philadelphia House.

Philadelphia determine how ex-
tensive were the operations of baby
farm conducted at 1912 Lambert
street, Frank Paul, a coroner's de-
tective, began excavating the premises
in the belief that many babies might
be buried there. When the house was
raided and Matte Burk. negress, was
arrested six infants were found, one
Sead and the others starving.