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The midland journal., 1914-11-27
Take An Inventory.

After the crops are in. corn husked,
and threshing done is good time for the
farmer to do little book keeping. The
figures relative to the past years work
are fresh in the mind and should be re-
corded preparatory to making an inven-
tory at the close of the year. The farm
er's business is the most difficult one Of
all in which to keep full and accurate
account, but this is no excuse for not
doing.what. can be done.sto show .the
financial progress of his business. Even
if no books have been kept with the diff.
ferent crops the past year. fairly accurate
estimates may be made ard balances
drawn.
The kinds, amount and cost of fertil-
izer used, the labor applied, and the
yield, these should all be recorded The
farm machinery as il is repaired, oiled
and stored away should be appraised.
Place value on each animal-in, short
make complete inventory the same as q
merchant does and record it In book for
use next year. Prepare TO keep an indi.
vidual milk record of each COW next year
A little book in which is kept the account
of cash received and cash paid out is in
dispensable. It requires but little time
during the year to do these things and ii
pays big. Pennsylvania Farmer.
The midland journal., 1914-11-27
NOISES HIGH Up in THE AIR
Whsrs an Echo Is Louder Than the
Sound That Produced Il.


Where an Echo Is Louder Than the
Sound That Produced IT.
10 cause the echo OF sound to be
louder than the sound that caused It
seems an inpossibiIity. but under Ger.
tain conditions This can bannen. ana
t,a conc !. .o,ootsr,o. ,,arr +,r,os
---s.A.~ =. .s.,..,, -.s,--..s go
= .,s,..'1 1'-.'.s s'''1 sA'S U.s.
lnal nOase Ina1 pryuoceu -
THIS happens away up IN the air.
TOr instance. if an aviator Is, say, 1000
or 1000 feet above ground and some
one on the ground hres revolver
there Il 4 brief time when nothing Is
hoard The aviator can nee the smoke
e,.ov,, +,o ,,,,,rv,o ~ ~. ,.avs,,,e, t,,ov,
% s,t If S,t+,a +ho = t,,a ~ .,,,,,S c, .s's,, :,
49, 49, ,,ot I,,~, 49,, .,,.,, t, 3, s-,,. sa. u { =
vo,Tsr ,rI b,,t re- more I,,-o o,,sc,, NJ yssl ~
tbnnder Iona ana 49, shsrr ana 20 YreaIlv
save,.aI t,,,os srooto, st q so,,rd vo,,,,na
t,,e,, tha aot-,a, ra,,.. - ,.. t,a rsro,r
The midland journal., 1914-11-27

The National Grange. in session at
Wilmington last week. .put itself on. rec
ord relative 70 good roads by adopting
the report of Especial committee, APP
pointed for the purpose of amplifying the
policy of the grange. The grange OPP
poses the building of iboulevards and
scenic roadways to the exclusion of the
interior roads
The convention claims the aboulevards
are all right an liam asset, SO far as they
advertise state, when they can be afford
ed, but that the ainteriora roads shoula
FIRST be built. because they help the pro
dueer aud consumer and are the real
Arteries of business life. The grange
fasors the pay-as-you 60 plan in road
building. and opposes heavy boud issues
for this work.
The midland journal., 1914-11-27
LOSSES IN BATTLE.
Men Called ~Missins'' Are Not Always
Dead or Wounded.

Men Called ~Missing" Are Not Always
Dead or Wounded.
In accounts of battles one almost In
variably reads Of the dead, wounded
and missing" That the latter are not
always among the dead or wounded,
nor even among the prisoners taken
by the enemy, is shown In this extract
from General Horace Porter's Cam
paigning With Grant"
''We learned something at Shiloh
about the way In which reports Of
losses are sometimes exaggerated in
battle. At the close OF the first days
fight Sherman met colonel Of one Of
his regiments with only about hum
dred Of his soldiers In ranks and said
to him, why, where are your menT
"The colonel cast his eyes sadly
along the line, wiped tear from his
cheek and replied In a whimpering
voice, We went In 800 strong and
that's all that's left Of u.s.
You don't tell mep exclaimed Sher-
man, beginning to be deeply affected
by the fearful carnage.
"sYes,' said the colonel, the rebs
appeared to have a special spite
against u.s.
Sherman passed along some hours
afterward when the commissary was
issuing rations and found the colonel's
men returning ON the run from under
the bank Of the river, where they had
taken shelter from the firing, and in a
few minutes nearly all of the lost 700
had reJoined and were boiling coffee
and eating hearty meal with an ap-
petite that showed they were still very
much alive
The midland journal., 1914-11-27

In this agefof co operation, ,tinawhich
manufacturing and commercial interests
have attained wonderful development
and. Observation-Disclosures resourcus,
it 10 not to be wondered at that co-opera.
tiou has.slowly but.inevitably wended its
way into rural life. The old method'of
individualism ..is gradualiy.giving way to
the co-operativesspirit sandtthe RESULTS a
greatly reduced cost .-of living and les
scued expense of farming. Maryland
farmers are leading the co operative
movement aud it issgradually ibeing ex-
tended intoevery feature of community
life.
The midland journal., 1914-11-27

Gubernatorial booms areibudding all
aboutlus, seven Cecil county has one. At
least the Baltimore American is authority
for the,statementsthat onesis sprouting in
the Republican camp for VIM. T. War.
burton, Esq, of Elkton. And then the
Baltimore Sun ''intimates'' that Frank
e. Williams, .of theiCecil Wing, has been
atung by the gubernatorial bee. Mr..
Williams, however, declares it must have
been q mighty. harmless sting.sas he did
not feelsit, nor:was it attended with any
perceptibie swelling.
The midland journal., 1914-11-27
pancinq as an Art.

"As pastime dancing is capable OF
becoming the most potent influence In
favor of national health and beauty
that America ever had" declares Troy
Kinney in the Century. "As an art it Is
a vehicle not one shade less eloquent
than painting, music, drama or litera.
ture. Ballet pantomime. in fact, COM
-bines the resources Of these. adding,
for any one attuned to line harmony. q
supremely poetic message Of its own
It becomes an obligation to consider
means by which the present magnin-
cent beginnings of. national choreg.
raphy may be conserved"
The midland journal., 1914-11-27
COST OF A. THuNDERBoLT.
What lt Would Take In Kllowatts and
Cash to Make One.

Cash to Make One.
A Belgian engineer has been making
novel calculation, which he publi1hes
In the Bulletin de Ia Societe Beige
d'Astronomie. It Is nothing less than
the value Of a thunderbolt In kilowatts
and In cashi
He took as the basis Of his calcula-
tion the price that the electric plants Of
great European cities charge their Gus
toners for current
Measurement of the magnetism Of
certain rocks containing iron ore. be
says, proves that the electric current
which magnetized them must have had
a strength Of at least 5000 amperes. In
reality the strength OF the current
must have been much greater, since
the rocks were at a considerable dis
tance from the spot at which the thun.
derbolt fell However. one must be
conservative in treating of such mat
ters, and the modest figure Of 27,8O0
kilowatts may be taken as fairly cor
rect.
The lowest price at which current
can be supplied industrially when OBJ
tained under the most favorable condi-
tions-that is to say, by hydraulic pow
er-ls one-fifth Of a cent per kilowatt.
80 the minimum value Of thunderbolt
would be $500.
But the author notes that In Brus
sells, where he lives, the price Of elec,
tricity is 10 cents a kilowatt. This Is
the price Of current for ordinary house.
hold use in New York. At this figure a
thunderbolt would come to $2,980. As
the price Of electricity varies very
widely in different cities, according to
the conditions under which It is pro.
duced, every one can calculate for him.
self what It would cost to produce a
thunderbolt in the city in which he
lives. New York World.
The midland journal., 1914-11-27
When Matches Were introduced.

The Atlas, a London newspaper.
published on Jan 10, 1880, the follow
ing paragraph under the head OF ''In-
stantaneous Light Among the DIFF
ferent methods invented for obtaining
light instantaneously ought certainly
to be recorded that Of Mr.. Walker.
chemist, Tees. He sup
piles the purchaser with prepared
matches, which are put into boxes, but
are not liable to change In the atmos-
phere, and also with a piece Of fine
glass paper folded in two. Even a
strong blow win not inflame the
matches, because OF the softness Of
the wood underneath, or does rubbing
upon wood or any common substance
produce any effect except that Of spoil
ing the match. But when one is pinch
ed between the folds Of the glass pa
per and suddenly drawn out It is In
gtantly inhamed. Mr.. Walker does
not make them for extensive sale. but
only to supply the small demand in
his own neighborhood.
The midland journal., 1914-11-27
And One 20 Carry.

The high school freshman was not
doing very well with his studies and
the principal called him into the Office
one afternoon to find out what the
trouble was.
AS preliminary question he asked:
"Er-Ralph, how many subjects are
you carrying?"
"Why, I'm carrying one and drag
ging three. Mr.. Buford." was the un-
expectedly accurate reply.-Woman's
Home Companion.
The midland journal., 1914-11-27
An Ancient Builder.

Probably the greatest builder the
world ever had was Nebuchadnezzar,
king Of Babylon from 604 to 561 B. q.
Therelis is scarcely ruin in Babylonia
which does not show traces of his
work. Nearly everywhere in Mesopo-
tamia and even in Persia are found
bricks bearing his nance He delighted
In restoring the old temples. He sur
rounded defenseless cities with walls
and moats. He confined the rivers to
their courses with huge brick embank-
ments. Shortly before his time Baby
lon was completely destroyed. but he
rebuilt and enlarged the city.
The midland journal., 1914-11-27
1t Really Does Relieve Rheumatism.

lt KeaIIy DOCS Re1aeYe RneumattSm.
Every body who is afflicted with
Rheumatism in any form should by
all means keep bottle of Sloan's
Liniment on hand The minute
you feel pain or soreness in a joint
or muscle, bathe it with Sloan's
Liniment. Do not rub it. Sloan's
penetrates almost Immediately
right to the seat of pain, relieving
the hot, tender, swoolen feeling and
making the part easy and comfort
able. Get d bottle of Sloan's Lini-
ment for 25 cents of any druggist
and have it in the house against
coils sore and swollen joints, rheu
matt IN, neuralgia, sciatica and like
ailments. Your money back if not
satisfied, but it does give almost
instant relief.
The midland journal., 1914-11-27

According to Miss Jane Addams,
woman suffrage is the goal for which all
women should strive.
SIT is hard to decide just what is the
thing of paramount interest when one is
working ain.. many said Miss:Addams.
..0ness interest is apt to bias his judg-
meat. Sometimes one thing has seemed
to me more important than another. But
IrealIy believe that this country has
reached the crucial stage in its work for
snffrage. Now Cis the time gthat the
question is alive in every State. 1t is
the proper moment for all to strike their
hardest
The midland journal., 1914-11-27
Eve Of 4 Submarine.

The great fault Of the early subma-
rines was that they could not see once
they were below the surface of the
water. The invention of the periscOpe
altered all that and gave the modern
submarine a marvellous eye by means
Of which It could see over the surface
Of the ocean. though the body Of the
submarine Is completely below the
waves. The eye Of the submarine Is a.
straight, hollow tube starting from the
steering chamber Of the vessel ana pro-
jecting above the surface OF the waves
when the boat is submerged. As the
periscope is only matter of six inches
in diameter and only projects some
eighteen inches above the waves, It Is
most difficult thing to see by an en-
emy. Its total length IL about fifteen
feet The submarines eye Is really
combination Of telescope and camera
obscura. At the top Is q powerful lens,
and inside at intervals all the way
down Is a series Of mirrors which carry
the reflection OF what Is above the sur
1ace to the watcher In the submarine
Afteen feet beloW.-PoarBon's Weekly.
The midland journal., 1914-11-27
A Request Or q Warning? ?

Mrs. z ) was on visit to her parents
and wrote the following card to her
next door neighbor at home:
'Dear Mrs c.: VIII you do me a
favor while am away2 viii you put
out little food on our back porch ey.
cry day or so for the little tramp cat !
have been feeding lately2 The cat viii
eat almost anything. but please do NOT
put yourself out."-Ladies' Home Jour
nal.
The midland journal., 1914-11-27
Where the lnlunetIon FaiIed.

'sWhy. Willie." said the teacher.
''have you been lighting again? Didn't
you learn that when you are struck on
one cheek you ought to turn the other
one to the striker2"
'AYes'm." agreed Willie. -but he hit
me on the nose. and I've only got one
kansas City Star.
The midland journal., 1914-11-27
Best Cough Medicine for children

'Three years ago ~hen was living in
Pittsburgh one of my children had bard
cold and coushed dreadfully. Upon the
advice of druggist purchased bottle
of ChamherIain's Cough Remedy and it
benefited him at once. find 1.-THE hest
cough medicine for children because II is
pleasant TO take. They do not object to
taking it.r writes Mrs. Lafayette Tuck.
Homer City Pa This remedy con,aihs
no opium osother narcotic. and may be
given to a Child as confidently as 10 an
adult Sold by Eli I. Reynolds.
The midland journal., 1914-11-27
Remarkable Cure Of Group.

Last winter when my little boy had
Group got him bottle Of Chamber
lain's Cough Remeny. I honestly be-
lieve II saved his iife.p writes Mrs. ]. B.
coob. Indiana. Pa 1T cut the phlegm
and relieved bis coughing spells. / am
most grateful for what this remedy has
done for him." For sale by Eli T. Rey.
nolds Druggisl
The midland journal., 1914-11-27

Warsaw, the capital Of Poland. is the
third city Of the Russian empire. Beau
tifully situated on the left bank Of the
Vistula, it is TOO miles, from Petrograd
and 400 from Berlin. 1t is recogniz-
ed center Of science. art, industry and
commerce and has population Of well
ever half q million.
The midland journal., 1914-11-27
Soothing.

The professor looked worried.
II don't think" said he. "that my
lecture last night was very much Of
success"
'sBut. think DEAR" replied his wife.
''what splendid audience yon began
with. ."-St. Louis Post Dispatch
The midland journal., 1914-11-27
Now zsaIand,s oreat Pine.

The kauri pine. discovered in New
Zealand in 1772 by the explorer Ma
rion du Fresno. has. according to
botanists, a long and honorable line
age. One specimen growing at Mer-
curry bay. with trunk twenty four
feet in diameter. il said to be 1.SO0
years old.
The midland journal., 1914-11-27

Bear in mind that Chamberlain's
Tablets not only move the bowels but i'm
prove the appetite and strengthen the d.
gestion. For sale BY Eli T. Reynolds
Druggist.
The midland journal., 1914-11-27
A Test.

"When wants to be plumb satisfied
I'm muh mind dat a sistah has done
been converted and not dess merely
pollyfoxin' to be poplar" confessed
sage old Parson Bagster. II takes her
husband to one side aad tells him tc
let a wet dog into de parlor de fust
time it rains."-Judge.
The midland journal., 1914-11-27
Don't Delay Treating Your Cough.

Al slight cough often becomes
serious, Lungs get congested, BrOn
chial Tnbes fill with mucous.
Your vitality is reduced. You
need DIR. Bells Pine. Tar Honey
Il sOothes your irritated air pass.
ages, loosens mucous and makes
your system resist Colds. Give the
Baby and Children DIR. Bells Pine.
Tar Honey. It's guaranteed to
help them. Only 25c at your
Druggist.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-03-12
BAPTIST REVIVAL.
Large Crowds Attend Each Service
Despite the Cold.

Large congregations are attending
the services at the First Baptist
Church in spite OF the wet and the
cold.
Last night DIR. Butler spoke on the
Love of God" using the scripture,
1--WE love Him because He first loved
u.s." The sermon was a mighty APP
peal for us to turn to God and love
Him, seeing He first loved us. He
showed that love was a principle I'M
dying and unending. Men and women
are like God according to whether or
not they love God. We are like what
we love or associate with.
The sermon was replete with illus
trations and was received with eager
ness by the audience. The congrega-
ton by a rising vote expressed a de-
sire TO live more as the Lord wills
and to work for Him until the end
comes.
A splendid audience attended the
preaching of the word in the First
Baptist Church at 10 a. m. DR.. Butler
spoke on Repentance He said God
says what he means and means what
he says. He commands men to re-
pent. Man replies, Il do not feel like
it," God does not argue. but thun-
ders forth the command, repent. Man
says. Il cannot give up my sins God
replies. Except We repent we shall
all likewise perish. The preacher,
Turn or burn" for sin destroys the
body, blights the mind, sears the con-
science, stultifies the will and corrupts
the life. Let your will fall in Gods
command, and then there is repenting
power and grace bestowed.
God cannot save men as long as
they choose to live in sin and roll sin
under the tongue as a sweet morsel.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-03-12
A NEW SYSTEM
OF COTTON CULTURE

A new system of cotton culture.
which lessons the danger OF injury
from the boil weevil, has been de-
veloped by the office in the Bureau
of Plant Industry which is in charge
of cotton breeding. BY this system
1t has been made possible to control
the formation of the branches and
shorten the season required for the
setting of the crop.
The formation of the branches is
controlled by an improved method of
thinning. BY leaving the plants closer
together during the early stages the
production of vegetable branches is
avoided and larger numbers of bolls
are developed on the lower fruiting
branches of the main stalk Of the
plant.
This method of later and more
gradual thinning makes 1t possible to
leave more plants in the rows than
is now customary, and yet injurious
crowding is avoided because the vege-
table branches are suppressed. in
stead of being allowed to grow up
and smother the lower fruiting
branches where the early flowers and
bolls are produced.
Earlier planting is means of Sc
ourinp largpr yialds in rapiOns where
the period of crop production is limit
ed either by short seasons or by the
presence of the boil weevil. Greatly
increased yields have been secured in
this way, even as high as 80 per cent.
The Bureau of Plant Industry will
supply free to cotton growers on APP
plication its circular which describes
this new system.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-03-12

put on in that city. Mr.. Roquemore
was present at fne local Elks' meet
ing last night and took the prelimi-
nary steps in lining up his show,
which will be presented at the Colon
ial Theatre Friday night, March 20.
He was enthusiastically received by
our boys and this next Elks' minstrel
is sure to be the best yet. Mr.. Rogue
more carries full line of special
scenery, costumes and novelties for
the entertainment, besides a complete
trunk full of the latest music and song
hits. Rehearsals begin in earnest to-
night Watch the columns of this pa
per for more about this big show.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-03-12
LOCAL and OTHERWISE
Dixie tonight.

Dixie tonight.
Hensarllng's sell Royal Blend Cot
fee.
Fresh butter received daily at Hen.
sarling's.
vicks Chick-Mix for hens, especial
ly prepared.
Try Royal Blend Coffee, sold at
Hensarling's.
Pink Minis OF Holligan Chapel was
in town today.
Hensarling's sell the very best
creamery butter.
Vick's Chick-Mix for baby chicks,
especially prepared.
John Hunt went to Houston on a
short visit yesterday
Dr. F. r. Collard Jr of Mumford
was in the city today.
Don't fail to get some of the cheap
towels at Hensarling's.
Mrs. Hattie Neighbors OF Waco is
visiting relatives in this city. .
J. V. Rosprim was in the city on
business today from Rosprim.
Special prices on towels of all kinds
at Hensarling's this week only.
DR.. F. R. Collard Sr. was visitor
to the city today from Wheelock.
Mrs. A. B. Conner was a visitor to
the city TODAY from the college
Walter English was in the city on
business today from Steep Hollow
Mrs. o. II. MCGEE and family went
to Benchley on a visit to relatives to-
day.
Mrs. w. G. Taliaferro returned yes.
terday from visit to relatives in Cal
vert.
]. c. Lloyd was in the city today
from his home in the Kurten COM
munity.
Visit the Victrola grand opera con-
certs to be given each afternoon in
r. F. Park e. Co. s store.
See Corsicana in moving pictures
at the Dixie tonight and the home
OF the Royal Coffee Co.
ID. II. B. Todd OF Amarillo went to
Galveston on a visit yesterday, after
a visit to friends in this city.
Mrs. S. Cohen returned to her home
in Beaumont yesterday, after a pleas.
ant visit to Mrs. Ben Marwill
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-03-12
LOCAL AGENTS.

We have AL proposition to offer
sales agents in sale of our lands in
Atascosa County. in San Antonio sec
ton on S. A. Z. & G. and Artesian Belt
Railroads; heart of best section of
Southwest Texas; IN rain belt and
proven artesian belt; finest soil,
purest water, where land will enhance
more rapidly during next five years
than any other section of the State.
If Interested in buying lands, where
there is 80 per cent opportunity. or
have any buyers in line, let us make
you proposition. Write for particu-
lars.
G. G. H. HAGELSTEIN,
507 East Houston Street.
San Antonio, Texas.