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The Monticellonian., 1915-11-04
POINT ABOUT HOUSE NUMBER
Should Always Be So Arranged as Easily to Be Read From Street
 or Sidewalk.

A small detail of the new home Is the house number, yet it is not an insignificant one 1t Is au extreme " useful detail and should occupy a position in keeping with it's useful ness.
 Even the commonplace house num- Der furnishes opportunities for novel, ty and originality in it's display. Con- spicuousness is it's prime requisite; therefore any unusual feature in the architecture Of the entranee-pillars or porches-may make very satis- factory background for these numbers. and afford due prominence to them.
 In case the house sets far back from the street, with an approach of cement steps, good idea is to place the number in dark colors upon the riser of one of the steps near the street.
 Should the approach be a brick or cement walk the numbers may be ap- piled equally we'll to that Sometimes n cement block at the curb may con tain the number
 Should one desire an illuminated number-a great convenience for the stranger, the glass globe of the en- trance porch lamp may be used as medium.
The Monticellonian., 1915-11-04
Information for Farmers.

The cultivation of drug plants in the United States, concerning which there has been considerable agitation since the outbreak of the present war in Europe, is the subject of farmers bulletin recently issued by the de- partment of agriculture. This publ!- cation gives, in addition to general instructions regarding cultivation. harvesting and marketing, specific and detailed information concerning about sixty of the leading drug plants which have been grown in this country. The author, W. W. Stockberger, takes a conservative view of the possibilities offered by this branch of agriculture in this country. and especially depre- cates the extravagant claims made in some quarters by persons interested in the sale of plants and seeds, who ask the public to believe that extra ordinary profits may be realized from growing medicinal plants, even in a situation no more promising than the average city back yards"
The Monticellonian., 1915-11-04
Substitute for Cement.

Those wishing for an exterior effect of cement plaster in the new house may achieve this result by using an especially prepared felt siding, which gives the effect of plaster and at a much less cost. This siding comes in rolls and is composed of layers of felt. asphalted or tarred and given an outside coating of gravel or fine crushed stone. It is claimed to be. when properly applied, both durable and dampproof
 It is applied horizontally, with eleats nailed over each Joint. This produces the effect of plaster-coy- efed house, marked off into squares by wooden castings.
 This siding may also be used with good effect on certain types of houses. as frieze under the caves, with brick or other material below.
The Monticellonian., 1915-11-04
 Opiunn Smuuulers Have Code.

A secret code used by opium snug glers is said to have been discovered by agents of the United States gov ernment. Americans, Mexicans and Chinese operating along the Mexican border are reported to have signifi cant emblems tattooed on their arms showing the relation of the indiyid uals to the business of smuggling.
The Monticellonian., 1915-11-04
Public Selflshness.

Selfshness kills more towns than any other cause. When you find a town where it's business men look only to their own aggrandizement look for the writing on the wall. for it is doomed. No place yet has ever pros pered unless it's citizens went to work upon a universal platform of the greatest good to the greatest number. One-eyed ideas won't win; neither will a selfish desire to monopolize some line of business. Work together for the common good. for unless your town prospers you can't prosper.
The Monticellonian., 1915-11-04
Crucial Occasion.

You say this speech you are pre- pairing will be the turning point of your career?"
 .Yes." replied Senator Sorghum This speech will be the effort of my life. It will decide whether will have to keep depending on politics for living or whether l can go on the lecture platform and make some real money"
The Monticellonian., 1915-11-04
A Point of Advantaae.

Do you enjoy moving pictures?s
 Yes" replied the punctilious citi- zen. They may not be as artistic as the regular drama. but if the actors use slang or bad grammar you can't hear them. v
The Monticellonian., 1915-11-04

The defenses of Paris against hos tile aircraft are well organized. One of the most interesting of the special instruments used is the listening post. It consists of four huge horns which gather up the slightest sound and magnify it by means of a microphone, so that it is impossible for any air craft to approach unheard.
The Monticellonian., 1915-11-04
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These French scouts have spied a German in his advanced post near La Bassee, from which he communicates by phone with the trenches. From behind the wall of ruined French chateau the scouts took shots at the enemy
The Monticellonian., 1915-11-04
Veteran.

English yisitor-Did you ever know of an American having an old family servant?
 American Hostess-0f course. Why, I have a cook that has been with me over month
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-08-04
LEAK IN PIPE CAUSES DAMAGES.

"A leak in the service pipe entering the
Red Front Grocery, the Dietz harness
shop, the Fortschritt printing shop and
the fats above caused considerable
damage to the paving on Minnesota
Street for some little distance. The
leak has evidently gone unnoticed for
some time and was only discovered last
Friday when escaping water had filled
the ground for some distance on all sides
causing it to sink, This in turn caused
a quite noticeable depression in the
paving for almost hundred feet which
led to the discovery of the break in the
pipe. 1t was found necessary to tear
up the paving to get at the pipes.
Upon investigation it was found that
the lead service pipe had sprung leak
and caused the damage. 1t was at first
feared that the break was in the water
main which would indeed have been a
serious mishap. The people dependent
on the pipe for water we're left high and
dry for several days while the repairs
were being made.
The damage to the paving will be con-
siderable, it is feared. The water has
played havoc with the sand cushion on
top of the concrete base. This sand
cushion, lying between the concrete and
the paving blocks above has been washed
away in spots and raised in others till
a very uneven surface has resulted over
considerable area OF the paving. It is
feared that it may be found necessary
to take up the paving in this locality and
rearrange the sand to get smooth
surface again.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-08-04
BIG DELEGATION FROM NEW
ULM.

New Ulm is to be well represented at
the diamond jubilee celebration of the
Central Verein in St. Paul next Sunday.
At least 800 members of the local St.
Joseph's Society will make the trip to
the capitol city to take part in the
celebration. The Second Regiment
band is to 60 with the New Ulm society
and will be a big feature Of the parade.
The st. Joseph Society will march to
the special train leaving at 7:l9 from the
M. & St. L. depot after observing holy
mass at the Holy Trinity church. Many
of the surrounding towns will aslo send
delegations to the big celebration.
Round trip tickets will be sold for two
dollars and will be good for return use
up to the 10th of August, the following
Tuesday.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-08-04
CONTINUED from first page

passed by the members by the company
AZ the close Of the toasts the follow
ing members Of the Machine Gun COM
pany were given their honorable dis
charges: O. r. Dingler, Jos. Stadick,
p. Hahselbruck, Otto Trautmiller, Jacob
Polta, Frank Hesse, Ben Juni, Hugo
Windhorn, A. Groebner, VIM. Abraham,
Herm. Adam, John Stubblefeld, H. F.
Jahnke, Frank Matsch, Herm. Frenzel,
ALI. Baltrusch, H. Dahms, Peter Do
meier, Jacob Engel, Louis Chaser, ]. j.
Chaser, Alb. Grams, Col. Herrian, Chas.
Kretsch, Chester Olsen, Adam J. Peters,
Herm. Stegemann and Art. Schleif. It
is anticipated that the greater number Of
those, receiving their honorable dis
charges will re-enlist. They have thirty
days, within which to do so.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-08-04
AND WILL REMAIN
One Day Only
OFFERS HIS SERVICES FREE
OF CHARGE

Dr.. Doran, licensed by the state of
Minnesota and having special authority
from the Minnesota State Board of
Medical Examiners. to visit profess
sionally the important towns and cities
of the State, offers to all who call on this
trip consultation, examination, advice
free, except the expense of the medicine.
All that is asked in, return for these
valuable services is that every person
treated will state the result obtained to
their friends and thus prove to the sick
and afflicted in every city and locality,
that this treatment is reasonably sure and
certain in it's effect.
According to this system no more
operations for appendicitis, gall stones,
tumors, goitre or certain forms of cancer.
Diseases of the stomach, intestines, liver,
blood, skin, nerves, heart, spleen, kidneys
or bladder, catarrhal deafness, rheu-
matism, sciatica, bed-wetting, leg ulcers,
weak lungs and those afflicted with long
standing, deep-seated chronic diseases,
that have bafaed the skill of the family
physician, should not fail to call.
If you have kidney or bladder trouble
bring two ounce bottle Of your urine
for examination.
Remember, this free offer is for one
day only.
Married ladies must be accompanied
by their husbands and minors with their
parents.
DR.. J. E. Doran, Minneapolis, MINI.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-08-04

Astronomical experts say that the
Mellish comet has been breaking up.
If this is sign that the war is going
to do likewise, the comet is to be highly
commended for leading in the movement.
The midland journal., 1915-05-28
Famous Royal Artillery Band.

One of the most famous bands is
that Of the Royal artillery. Many per-
sons who have attained distinction in
the musical world have been connect
ed with the Royal artillery or its band.
Among them was Sims Reeves, who
was the son Of a bandsman, and who,
In his boyho0d. sang in the military
choir at Woolwich. 1t is, perhaps, not
wen known that the Royal artillery
band is fifty years older than the
Philharmonic society. having been
formed in 1862. 1t has done much for
the advancement of music in England,
and has always enjoyed the advantage
of having a succession of eminent ulu-
sicians as bandmasters. It has always
been double-handed; that is to say,
the players are as proficient on
stringed instruments as on wind, and
can at any time assume the character
Of an orchestra.
The midland journal., 1915-05-28
TO PRODUCE SANITARY MILK


4
Only those back-numher farmers who
either fail 10 profit BY the LESSONS
taught in producing sanitary milk. or
who have never learned such lessons.
continue to milk Ia the old-fashioned.
open pail, into which falls filth from
the cows TANKS. and which allows the
milk to absorb ali the odors that sur
round it. =,
BY the use of sanitary milk pals,
dirt can be kept out OF the milk, and
that Is the main thing,
It is much easier to produce pure
milk by keeping the dirt out of it than
to attempt to take it out after it has
fallen in.
But the sanitary milk pail aloneEwill
not give as clean milk. The COWS must
be thoroughly brushed every day. and
their udders washed and dried just be.
fore milking The milking must be
done in absolutely clean Sheds or In
the open. preferably on grass plot.
and the milk removed to a clean
house, where 1t can be quickly cooled.
One Of these things is good enough
in its way, but all must be observed
If we produce an article that is not
near but absolutely clean.
The midland journal., 1915-05-28
STOMACH SUFFE ERERS
GET QUICK RELIEF
Maryland and Washington Folks
swiftly Restored BY Won
dertui Remedy.


Hundreds Of people in this vicinity
are needlessly suffering from stomach
and digestive troubles Quick relief
ID near at hand and readily available
to every one.
Many have tried and proven the
merit of Mayr's Wonderful Remedy.
It is known everywhere because Of its
truly wonderful effects. Here is what
two users have written:
r. A. REEDER. Helena, Md
your remedy has helped me won
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In my home
WILLIAM IA. LACY, Washington, ID.
CT have suffered three years every
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Mayr's Wonderful Remedy gives per-
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stomach and around the heart. Get one
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The midland journal., 1915-05-28
CHOICE KINDS OF POTATOES
Green Mountain 10 Medium Late Tu.
ber and One Of Best Of Early Fall
and Winter Varieties.

The Haulton Rose is one of the best
Of the early potatoes either for mar
ket or for family use. Beauty Of He
br0n Is equally good, pure white flesh.
productive and early. Irish cobbler is
an early variety. q heavy cropper, flesh
white and Of excellent quality. Green
Mountain is medium-late potato, one
of the best Of the early fall and win
ter varieties.
BOvee is said to be the earliest pO.
tato; it is not only early. but produc-
tive and profitable potato. It requires
rich soil. heavy fertilizing and extra
culture. These are popular and profit
able varieties either for the wholesale
or for the retail market There should
be no delay now in planting the whole
of the crop. The early and the mid
summer crop is the most profitable.
Our summers are too hot and dry for
June-planted potatoes. Select clover
and grass sod ground. thin sod ground
should have a dressing of long manure
spread over the sod and then plowed
under. If the manure is we'll rotted
and fine. it should be spread on top of
the plowed ground and we'll narrowed
The midland journal., 1915-05-28
FINDS LESSON IN THE WAR


j a. s.. :
I That there are four great lessons be-
ing taught by the present war Ia Eur
ope was the declaration of Dean
George Hodges of Cambridge Theolog
rical seminary. former rector Of Cal
vary Episcopal church, Cambridge, in
sermon on THE War; from the pull
pit he used to occupy in Calvary. re-
Gently.
This war win teach that nation
is not exalted by material strength"
said he.se'sTo be exalted q nation must
have. beside material strength, the
true ideals of brotherhood. The sec
ond lesson that this war is teaching is
that might is not right, and any nation
that thinks SO to the contrary win re-
gret It. The third lesson is that peo-
pie have been wrong in saying that
men are invincibly selfish, for this war
offers thousands and thousands of
cases OF men gladly giving up their
lives. The fourth lesson is that the
old belief that war is glorious is a
false belief. War is far from glorious
and we are realizing 1t today as never
before. Because of the neglect of ma
tional Christianity we find this war
existing today. Christianity is for ma
tions as well as for individuals and
that will be the one great, comprehen-
sive lesson this war will teach. =
The midland journal., 1915-05-28
WHEN TO PRUNE THE GRAPE
Work May Be Done From Dropping Of
Leaves in Fall to Swelling of
Buds In Spring.

lBy Q. p. HEDRICK. Massachusetts Ex-
pertinent StatiOn.l
Grapes may be. pruned from the
dropping of the leaves in the fall to
the swelling of the buds in the spring.
Pruning after sap begins to fow is
deyitalizing. It is seldom advisable
to prune when vines are frozen, as
the brittle canes are easily broken
during handling.
Summer pruning is far less practiced
now than formerly. with a tendency
to do less and less of 1t. It is used
to remove surplus shoots and in head
ing back canes to keep them within
limits.
Very often shoots grow from weak
buds on the fruiting canes to the ietri-
ment of the fruit-bearing shoots. These
weakiings should be rubbed on. So,
too. shoots often break from arms,
spurs or even the trunk where they
are not wanted. These should be re-
moved Secondary shoots sometimes
appear on fruiting shoots, especially in
the axils Of the latter; these should be
rubbed off Here, for the most part,
summer pruning should end.
The midland journal., 1915-05-28

energy. There was always q fear and
dread in my mind, ! had cold, nervous,
weak spells, hot flashes over my BODY
I had place in my right side that was
SO sore that / could hardly bear the
weight Of my clothes. / txiedmedicines
and doctors, but they did me little good,
and i never expected to get out again.
I got Lydia e. Pinkhaan's Vegetable
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asylum If your medicines had not saved
me. But now I can work all day, sleep
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Shamrock, Missouri.
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cOnfidential) Lynn, Mass.
The midland journal., 1915-05-28
Pest DESTROYER.

applications will keep down the horde
of bugs and pests which are likely to
find their way into the garden.
The latest and easiest way Of doing
this is to apply the insecticide by
means of the garden hose. thus doing
away with the troubles and inconven-
fences of mixing up spraying solu-
tions and the use of the sprayer,
The pest destroyer in this instance
is in the shape of cake in a contain
er which is secured to the end OF the
hose at the spigot- Thus all the water
must pass around the cake of bug de-
stroyer and it impregnates all the wa
ter that is applied to the garden.
When the cake is consumed it is a
simple matter to replenish it.
The material designed for this use
is said to have ali the elements in it
necessary TO kill all the bugs which at
tack vegetation, to retard scale forma-
ton and to scatter ants.
The midland journal., 1915-05-28
Few Sailors Row or swim.

A survivor from one of the tor
pedoed ships says: I'VE had no men
in our boat who could row. had new
er rowed a boat before, but can do
SO now" The smallness OF the num-
Der of men in our mercantile marine
who can handle a rowboat would
surprise the majority of people, and
those who can handle a sail are an
even smaller band. They get almost
no opportunity of learning. AS for
swimming, very few are experts. and
battalions of them cannot swim q
stroke. Just last summer / sailed
with q British cargo boat officered by
nonswimmers, and having on board
only four men in all who believed
that, unaided, they could keep them
selves afioat.- London Chronicle.
The midland journal., 1915-05-28
MACHINE TO TEACH MUSIC
After-schoot Practice Hours May BE
Lishtened az Result Of New
System.


AS the result of system of mu-
sical time-recording records for talk
ing machines lately devised by Jules
Louis-Elso of Far Rockaway, N. Y,
the prospect OF after-school practice
hours on the piano stool may be light
ened for Juvenile music students.
The principles contained in what
the inventor terms his scenario" may
be interpreted on six double-disk talk
ing machine records, or, the same re-
suit may be obtained in condensed
form by combining all of the musical
counting or time recording on one
record only. @ 8E
On one side af the record are ex-
amples cited by the instructor in oral
text; on the other side is the oral
count of beats, as. /, Q; ], Q, 3; /, 2,
3. 4. etc. A concluding specimen Of
the oral instruction text is as fol-
lows: For example, let us take the
Presto form (the record plays II
bars). Now. when yon consult the
printed music you win notice that the
quarter, or G (as IT is printed, is
barred This serves to indicate that
one should count in two. The record
now sings as teacher does the pre-
viously played bars Of the Presto, en-
phasizing the count /, 2; 1, 2. Thank
you"
The midland journal., 1915-05-28
WORLD RECORD BY OHIO cow
Five-YearoId Guernsey, Murine Cow.
an, Produced Over Twelve Tons
Of Milk Last Year.

Tests completed here by the dairy
department of the Ohio State univer-
sity, establish new worlds record in
milk production, according to figures
made public at the university here.
The new queen of the dairy world is
Murine Cowan, a five-year-old Guern-
sey COW. who, during the last year,
produced twelve tons Of milk.
According to the university figures
the cows milk averaged per cent In
butter fat. During the year she pro-
duced 1895 pounds of butterfat,
which churned into 1.40O pounds Of
butter. Murine Cowan's home is a
farm near Barberton, Ohio.
The midland journal., 1915-05-28
KEEP IMPROVEMENT AIT PAR
Always Room to improve Dairy Cow
for Better and Higher Produc-
tion OF Milk.

Before we scoff at purity Of breed
ing in COWS, let US sit down and rea-
son a bit Are all cows equally good?
Aren't there more good ones than
there were when man first began to
use them? Hasn't the COW proved
Darwin's theory of adaptation?
Granted any Improvement over the
wild COW, isn't there room for more?
Isn't it foolish not to help? Isn't it
sinful not to take advantage OF the
improvement and keep it up to par?
The midland journal., 1915-05-28
ROUTS GARDEN PESTS.
Insecticide Distributed BY Means
Of Ordinary Hose.
Water Passes Around Bug Destroyer
and Sprays on Affected Plants
Troubles Of Mixing Spray So
buttons Avoided.

Eternal spraying is the only way to
make any impression on the horde Of
bugs and blights which infiict their
presence on the garden. Anyone who
undertakes to raise few plants soon
learns that there are many tribes OF
bugs for every kind Of vegetation, and
In order to prevent . struggling plant
from utter destruction it is almost
necessary to stand guard over it with
an insect powder gun. 4,
Spraying is like making love to q
widow, 1t is hardly possible to over
do it. II the solution made use of Is
Of the correct composition and the pro
portion right frequent and thorough
The midland journal., 1915-05-28
Money From Snakes.

Lewis Anthony, well-known Ware
farmer, expects to take legal action
against q negro named John Ham
mond because the negro killed large
rattlesnake on Mr.. Anthony's farm, ac-
cording to Waycross (Ga.) CORE
spondent of the New York Sun.
Mr.. Anthony catches all snakes in
his settlement and sells them, and he
figures that the negro has caused him
a loss of at least $40 in killing the rat
tier.
Hammond was working near Mr..
Anthony's farm, and when he saw
a rattler he lost no time in getting
It out of the way. The snake had
thirteen rattles and button.
The midland journal., 1915-05-28

John H. Finley. New York's com.
missioner Of education, said in AL
bany. apropos of an argument on Bi
bic reading in the schools:
This argument is STRAIGHTFORWARD
It does not shift and jump and beat
about the bush. Itisnt like the tricky
sclioolboys
Which would you choose, his
teacher asked this schoolboy, the
tenth or the twentieth part Of an
apple?'
"The boy answered that he would
choose the twentieth part. and then;
noting with his shifty eyes his teach
er's frown. he added, hastily:
~ don't like apples, you know -
Washington STAR
The midland journal., 1915-05-28
satan and Ire ceruIean Deep.

Satan and the CeruIean Deep.
I'm in a quandary."
What aboat9s
Il have two invitations to dinner,
and can't decide
which one to accept?"
mo, which one to refuse. One is
to home where a young lady has
just come home from piano con-
servatory, and the other is where a
fiveyear-old boy knows lot of reci-
tations. Farm Life.
The midland journal., 1915-05-28
Handle NoveltIes LiohtIv.

DO not be in too great rush to try
novelties on the farm on too large a
scale. New things may be all right un-
der certain conditions. but in other
conditions may be inferior to the old
We do not mean by this to become an
old fogy in any respect but handle
the novelties lightly and experiment
with them before planting them out
on a large scale.