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The midland journal., 1916-04-28
WILT RESISTANT CABBAGE IS
DEVELOPED.
c. u. TTMPLE.
Maryland Agricultural College.

Fur ten years, Mr.. I. II. White. OF
the Maryland Experiment Station, has
been devoting part of his time 70
the production Of variety OF cab
bags that would be resistant to GER
tain destructive diseases. He has de-
)veloped q strain Of the Flat Dutch
type which 10 resistant to the yellows.
this being one Of the worst diseases
Of this cabbage plant.
The Extension Service Of the Mary
land Agricultural College in co-opera-
tion with the q. s. Department OF
Agriculture, has arranged to conduct
sone demonstrations to show the
value OF this improved seed and to
distribute it over the State. In order
20 secure demonstration, the grower
must agree to set the plants from the
resistant seed in the same field with
plants from commercial seed. and II
possible, a field that had grown cab
baae last year should be selected. He
must also agree to keep a record OF
the yield Of both the resistant and the
commercial seed and to permit the
public to visit the plots.
Applications for these demonstra-
tions should be made to the County
Aren't or to the Director Of the Elk
tension Service, College Park. Md.
The midland journal., 1916-04-28
MECHANICAL coNDI-
TIoN OF SOIL.

Green manure crops improve the
mechanical condition of soils by in
creasing the content Of organic mat
ter OF humus. They give land good
texture and put 1t in good heart or as
farmers often say, make the soil mel
low, loose, friable, porous and easy to
work. and will prevent its teaching,
forming clods and becoming lumpy.
The organic matter eQualizes the wa
ter holding capacity Of soils.
The use Of deep rooted crops will
open up the subsoil to the action of
air, water and carbonic acid, lncreas-
ing the amount of vegetable matter or
humus in soils will prevent the wash
ing or outlying Of land.
The use of cover crops will also pre-
vent much loss and injury from wash
ing and from wind.
They are also helpful in smothering
out and clearing land Of weeds.
The midland journal., 1916-04-28
Teeth Of Z Shark.

In respect to its dentition the shark
is a very remarkable creature. The
white shark has seven rows of teeth,
while other species vary in the number
Of rows they possess. 1t must be I'M
derstood. however. that the shark only
uses one row at time The other
rows lie down inside the mouth be-
hind the edge of the jaw. erecting
themselves when it is time for them. to
take successively the place of the first
row. When one observes how keen
edged these incisors are it seems no
wonder that they can bite off a big
rope as readily as If it were thread.
The midland journal., 1916-04-28
now OFTEN TO APPLY LIME.

The quantity Of lime applied varies
considerably IN the various sections
and at various times. This has prob
ably been due in large measure to
the cost Of lime and the relative dis
tAnee It must be hauled. Recent OBJ
ssrvations seem to indicate that it is
better to apply small quantities and
make the applications at frequent in
tervals rather than to apply very large
quantities at one time. The old prac-
ltice Of putting 100 bushels or more per
acre Il seldom practiced now. The
kind Of scil to which the application
is made makes it necessary to vary
the quantity. It il now pretty well
recognised that on poor soils and on
sandy sells, the quantity applied at
enc time should be small. The results
Of the test made By the Maryland Ex.
(perizaent Station indicates that from
10 to 90 bushels Is ample for one applt
cation. The application should be
snaAs evssy feur to eight years.
The midland journal., 1916-04-28
LITTLE CHICKS SHOULD BE PRO.
TEcTED FROM vERMiN.
r. H. WAITE.
Maryland Agricultural Experiment
Station.

Maryland Agricultural Experiment
Station
One of the worst things to contend
with in the brooding of young chicks,
with hens, is lice. Most hens have
lice, and if the old brood hen has them.
nothing is more certain than that she
will very quickly pass them on to the
chicks. Lice do not trouble the old
hen so much, because they are so
much smaller than she is, but with the
little chick it is different. 1t does not
take many lice on a young chick to
kill it.
The best treatment" for lice on lit
tie chicks is to Kill the lice on the old
hen before she matches the chicks.
Chicks are so delicate they do not
withstand much doping, but, of course.
if you have been SO careless as to let
them get infested. you will have to do
something. Lice do most damage on
the young chicks head, hence this is
the part usually treated. A very small
amount of lard or vaseline spread over
the top of the head will kill the head
lice.
Chicks must be carefully protected
from enemies There are no rules for
this, each brooding place being prob.
lem in itself and each requiring a diff.
ferent solution. The principle thing is
20 anticipate the trouble if possible
and take precautions early enough to
prevent the enemies from getting a
start Prevention, aside from saving
some of the chicks, Is much easier
than trying to cure. Be on the lookout
for rats, crows, hawks, weasels, etc,
about the place and take measures
that will keep them away from the
chicks or keep the chicks away from
the enemies Enemies to poultry wiz
be more fully discussed in another les.
son
Wet grass is fatal to chicks if the
old hen is allowed to drag them
through it. While the grass is wet
in the morning or after rains, the hen
should be confined, that.is If she is in
The habit Of roaming around in grass
all enough to wet the chicks
The midland journal., 1916-04-28
Colds Quickly Relieved.

Many people cough and cough
from the beginning Of Fall right
through to Spring. Others get cold
after cold. Take DR.. Kings New
Discovery and you will get almos
immediate relief. 1t checks your
cold, stops the racking, rasping
tissue-tearing cough, heals the in
fammation, soothes the raw tubes.
Easy to take, Antiseptic and Heal
ing. Get a SOC. bottle of DR.. Kings
New Discovery and keep it in the
house. 1T is certainly great
medicine and keep bottle of it
continually on hand,,,' writse w. c.
Jesseman, Franconia, N. H. Money
back if not satisfied but it nearly al
ways helps.
The midland journal., 1916-04-28
An Ancient Guild.

The Cutters company had probably
existed long before the grant of the
first charter by Henry v. Early in the
previous century fierce quarrel is re
corded between the Cutters and the
Sheathers> who were accused of hav
ing discredited the Cutters by supply
ing them with unworkmanlike sheaths
for knives. daggers and swords, to
which the Sheathers cruelty retorted
that the Cutters disgraced the sheaths
by selling inferior foreign blades for
English.-London Spectator.
The midland journal., 1916-04-28
For Your Child's Cough.

If your child has cold, nose runs
or coughs much get bottle of DR..
Bells Pine-Tar-Honey. It's pleas
ant -Tar-Honey syrup, just what
children like and just the medicine
to soothe the cough and check the
cold. After taking, children stop
fretting, sleep good and are soon
entirely well. Insist on DR.. Bells
Pine-Tar-Honey. 25c. at your Drug
gist.
The midland journal., 1916-04-28
SWANS TAUGHT TO SWIM.
The Black NecI<ed Variety Are Afraid
of Water When Young.


of Water When Young.
You're acquainted with the proven
bial phrase, Like duck takes to the
water" That may apply all right to
ducks. but there are some water birds
which have to be taught to swim, just
as we do. They hate the water at first
just as much as a boy hates the bath
tub One of these birds. which takes
swimming lessons from its parents, Is
the black necked swan.
The swan babies are called cygnets.
They are hatched in an elaborate nest
which the parent swan builds along
the edge of a pool. The little cygnets
are able to walk and run as soon as
they are out of their shells. but they
can't swim.
So the mother swan takes them for
little ferry ride. She puts them on her
back and starts out across the pond.
The baby swans, frightened at first,
soon get used to seeing water all
around them.
One day he mother swan turns her
long neck and gives her babies a gen
tie push into the water. Such scram-
BILE and splashl The babies founder
around and try their best to get back
on their mothers dry feathers. Final
ly they learn that their feet are Seb
bed paddles. given te them for swim
ming purposes, and they are able to
glide over the water as gracefully and
as easily as their parents-P Philadei
phia North American.
The midland journal., 1916-04-28
Marriage Licenses.

Jay Conner Matthews, Of Earle
vile, and Mary Atkins Blackway. Of
Cecilton.
William A. Coslett and Fannie
Evelyn Peach, both nt North East.
Edward Clinton Cos1ett and Ella
Trimble Bothell, both of North East.
Jean L. Armour, Of Washington,
D. c.. and Anna K. Rittenhouse, OF
Zion.
David Thomas st. Clair, Jr., anu
Lulah Einwachter both Of Port De-
posit.
The midland journal., 1916-04-28

The increase in the demand for
potash has resulted in number of
inquiries of Government officials con-
cerning the amount of this chemical
contained in wood ashes which may
be available at sawmills operating on
the National Forests.
The midland journal., 1916-04-28

The bowels are the natural sewer
age system Of the body. When they
become obstructed by constipation a
part of the poisonous matter which
they should carry OFF is absorbed
into the system. making you feel
dull and stupid, and interfering
with the digestion and assimilation
of food. This condition Is quickly re-
lieved by Chamberlain's Tablets.
obtainable everywhere.
The midland journal., 1916-04-28
Cyprus.

Cyprus was an extremely popular re
sort for Britishers for year or so aft
ter the announcement. in 1878, that Il
had become British protectorate. bu
as the coast could not provide harbor'
to compete with those of Malta the
vogue of the island receded as quick
ly as it had sprung up.-,TOndon Globe
The midland journal., 1916-04-28
IMPORTANCE OF SEED
SELECTION Is URGED
Boys' Corn Club Members Are Advised
To Use Great Care In Securing
Seed For Their Acres.

In letters recently issued to the sew
oraI hundred corn club members IN the
State. the county demonstration agents
and club leaders are including some
valuable suggestions regarding the Sc
lection of seed corn as furnished Dy
Pref. Nicholas schmitz, Of the Mary
land Agricultural Experiment Station.
In regard to securing suitable SEED
corn, Prof Schmitz says:
In growing profitable corn crop. y
Is q mistake to go far from home lot
seed, particularly II heavy yield the
first year is desired. Seed brought In
from q long distance and grown under
different conditions from those in your
neighborhood, viii not, as rule, yieto
as well the first year as good seed OF
good variety grown nearby.
Suitable Varieties.
Usually, the larger-growing and
later+maturing varieties OF corn Will
yield more than the earlier and small
er-growing sorts. Be careful, how
ever, that the variety you select is not
too late in maturing and that the cob
is not too large and has not too hign
q percentage Of moisture, because .
late-maturing, large-cob variety may
mean q lot Of rotten corn for you,
and hence, . much lower yield. In
sections where the growing season Is
long enough, such varieties as Boone
County White, Golfers Excelsior.
Giant Beauty, Rsed's Yellow Don't.
johnson County, II grown near by
the long yellow variety grown IN
Frederick county and the white cap
corn grown in Baltimore, Carroll,
Cecil and other nearby counties, are
as good as any for large yields. THESE
varieties require from 125 to 1S5 days
TO mature.
Grading Important.
"Your seed corn should have high
termination, that is, you want as many
kernels as possible to be live kernels.
You can only make sure OF this by
testing your seed corn In the manner
which we win describe later on. The
best time to grade your seed corn Tor
uaanting is when You are ready to
shell It. Seiect only heavy, solid ears,
with kernels Of q uniform length.
width and thickness. Ears with many
kernels uneven in size should be
thrown out Before shelling the seed
ears. remove all small and poorly de-
Ssloped kernels from them. as such
kernels may produce only weak or
barren stalks and lessen your chances
Of growing q profitable crop. When .
corn planter Is used in planting. 1t Is
always best to also take out the large
and irregular kernels.
''Seed corn b best she1led by hand.
letting the kernels drop into coarsely
meshed sieve. where off-sized kernels
win be quickly seen. Remember that
you expect Q strong, and healthy corn
plant to grow from every kernel you
plant; you cannot afford to be care
less in seeing that every poor kernel
Is thrown out"
The midland journal., 1916-04-28
Insomnia.

Indigestion nearly always dis
turbs the sleep more or less, and is
often the cause of insomnia. Eat a
light supper with little if any meat,
and no milk; also take one OF
Chamberlain's Tablets Immediately
after supper, and see if you do not
rest much better. Obtainable every
where.
The midland journal., 1916-04-28
Worms Used In Medicine.

The earthworm. or the common fish
worm. was utilized by the, medical
practitioners in Europe two and three
hundred years ago. The worms were
for internal administration and some.
times made into an ointment or EN-
brocation for external Pittsburgh
Dispatch.
The midland journal., 1916-04-28

The waste product of sawmills
in the United States including that
fed to the furnaces as fuel is esti-
mated to be 36,O00.0O0 cords per
year, and the equivalent of $780,
100000 cubic feet Of solid wood sub
stance. About half Of it has no use
whatever but is usually burned to
get rid of it..
The midland journal., 1916-04-28
Marenco.

In the battle of Marepgo $4,000 men
participated. and of that number 13,
900 were killed or wouried, about %
per cent. Napoleon Thought Marengo
his greatest victory Efe always kepi.
throughout life the uniform he wore
on that day.
The midland journal., 1916-04-28
Poor Fare.

What came before the literary club
this afternoon my lover" asked Mr.
Dibble at dinner.
"Oh. The Merchant of Venice, and
some of the worst sandwiches ever
ate." answered Mrs. Dibble.- Birming-
ham Age Herald.
The midland journal., 1916-04-28
Liqht Reading.

''Do you read much?" she asked OF
him..
"a great deal" he replied. '.Rut it's
mostly light reading.
And when some one told her that he
read gas meters for a living she gnash
ed her teeth in wild but helpless in.
dignation. London Telegraph.
The midland journal., 1916-04-28

Mrs. Stubbins- De- you like Goldfish
balls. Mr. Fox: The New Lodger-I
don't know. Mrs Stubbins. never VI
sended any LuRdon It'd Bits
The midland journal., 1916-04-28
Information Wanted.

Most of the stock phrases Of every
day life are intelligible to us. and we
know a jot. but we wish somebody
would tell us what little is.-CoIum.
bia State.
The midland journal., 1916-04-28
they Were More Accurate.

"Did Hammfatt make hit when he
appeared on the stage?''
"No, hut some of those in the audi
ence displayed excelleul marksman
ship" "-Richmond Times Dispatch.
The midland journal., 1916-04-28

Contentment. as 1t is a short road
and pleasant, has great delight and 81
tie trouble : EpictetuS.
The midland journal., 1916-04-28

Life without pursuit is a vague and
Ianguid thing. Bacon.
The Green Forest tribune., 1916-12-22
SWAMP ROOT STOPS
 SERIOUS BACKAGHE

When your back aches, and your blad- der and kidneys seem to be disordered, re- member it is needless to suffer-go to your nearest drug store and get bottle of Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root. It IS physicians 8 prescription for diseases of the kidneys and bladder.
 It has stood the test of years and has a reputation for quickly and effectively giving results in thousands of cases.
 This prescription was used by Dr. Kill mer in his private practice and was so very effective that it has been placed on sale everywhere. Get a bottle, soc and sl00, at your nearest druggist.
 However, if you wish first to teet this great preparation send ten cents to Dr. kilmer & Co.,, Binghamton, N. Y, for a sample bottle. When writing be sure and mention this paper.-Adv.
The Green Forest tribune., 1916-12-22
WHISPERS UNDER THE BAN
Prejudice Against Facial Adornment Was Very Strong Some Gen. 2
 turies Ago.

Nowhere was there more prejudice against boards than at the Inns or Court centuries ago. The "blacK Books" of Lincoln's inn of the six teenth century are full of references 10 offenders who were 'fyned double oomens durynge such tyne as they shal have any berde." This proving ineffective, whole batch of bearded oarristers was in 1854 ''banysshed from ye howse," and shortly afterward a judges order was obtained for the con- oulsory shaving of some of the mem- oers. The Inner temple benches were not quite so severe, for a fine of POS was fhe sole penalty imposed in l5oo for "wearying beardes of more than three weekes growthe." The war against bearded barristers continued 1t the Inns of Court until the seven- teenth century.
 Long after this, however, the preju- dice against the unshaved barristers remained Vice Chancellor Ba- con carried his dislike so far that he always refused to listen to bearded or mustached counsel, pretending that he could not hear them. Even now, al- though there are plenty of bearded bar risters and K. C.'s, few have attained aminence The most brilliant eXcep- ton was perhaps the late Judah Philip Benjamin, 'silver-tongued Benjamin" :" who despite his mustache and Ameri- can "goatee" earned the princely in come of f35,000 year.-London Chronicle.
The Green Forest tribune., 1916-12-22
Hicher Education.

Mrs. Brown called at the home of Mrs. Jones to talk over the fashions and things, and somewhere about the siXty-fifth lap of the conversation the caller referred to the young daughter of the host. By the way, dear," re- marked Mrs. Brown inquisitively, ''where is Minnie? I haven't seen her for an age" Minnie is at college" " proudly responded the fond mother, and then added And I am so wor- ried about her. I haven't had a let is where you make mistake" was the prompt rejoinder of Mrs. Brown. "lnstead of letting her go to college why don't you send her to one of those correspondence schools?"
The Green Forest tribune., 1916-12-22
Breakinq 1t Gently.

Beauty" said the lecturer at the hygiene circle-"beauty is everywhere It is possessed by everyone of us in some degree"
 After the meeting he was stopped by terribly deformed dwarf from the travelling circus, who asked, with some bitterness, whether the lecturer could tell him where his--the dwarfs- beauty lay.
 The lecturer looked at him for some moments, as though summing him up. Then he spoke:
 'Well, my friend, 1 must admit that beauty is not so apparent in you as it is in some. At the same time. l can tell you quite honestly that you are the best-looking deformed, hunch- backed, bowlegged, broken-nosed dwarf with hare lip that I've ever seenl"
The Green Forest tribune., 1916-12-22

Liven up your sluggish liver! Feel fine and cheerful; make your work a pleasure; be vigorous and full of am bition. But take no nasty, danger ous calomel, because it makes you sick and you may lose a days work.
 Calomel is mercury or quicksilver, which causes necrosis of the bones Calomel crashes into sour bile like dynamite, breaking it up. That's when you feel that awful nausea and cramping.
 Listen to me! If you want to enjoy the incest, gentlest liver and bowel cleansing you ever experienced just take a spoonful of harmless Dodson's Liver Tone. Your druggist or dealer sells you 50 cent bottle of Dodson's Liver Tone under my personal money
The Green Forest tribune., 1916-12-22
UGH! CALOMEL MAKES YOU SICK!
 CLEAN LIVER AND BOWELS MY WAY
Just Once! Try "Dodsons Liver Tone" When Bous Const
 pated Headachy-Dont Lose Days Work

back guarantee that each spoonful will clean your sluggish liver better than a dose of nasty calomel and that it won't make you sick
 Dodson's Liver Tone is real liver medicine You'll know it next morn- ing, because you will wake up feel ing fine, your liver will be working, your headache and dizziness gone, your stomach will be sweet and your bowels regular
 Dodson's Liver Tone is entirely vegetable, therefore harmless and cannot salivate. Give it to your chill dren. Millions of people are using Dodson's Liver Tone instead of dan gerous calomel now. Your druggist will tell you that the sale of calomel is almost stopped entirely here.-Ady.
The Green Forest tribune., 1916-12-22
Harvard Students Pay Bills.

Testimony to the truth of the state ment that Harvard students are ats a rule reliable in the matter of payment of bills, is given in the report of the Cooperative society. '.The society loses very little through uncollectable accounts" runs the report, ''in spite of the fact that by far the larger part of it's sales are on credit. During the past year, in total business of $145,- 000, the entire amount written off the books as uncollectable was $212.23."
The Green Forest tribune., 1916-12-22
HOW TO TREAT DANDRUFF
Itching Scalp and Falling Hair With
 Cuticura. Trial Free.

On retiring touch spots of .dandruff and itching with Cuticura Ointment. Next morning shampoo with Cuticura Spap- and hot water. A clean, healthy scalp nNans good hair and freedom, in most cases, from dandruff, itching, burning, crustings and scalings.
 Free sample each by mail with Book. Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept L, Boston. Sold everywhere-AdY.
The Green Forest tribune., 1916-12-22

very large amount of nourishment in ones daily diet. Strange as it may seem to the average individual, almost any one of these fruits, lemons except ed, would fully and completely nourish the body for a prolonged and even an extended period if one were for any reason compelled to secure nourisb, ment entirely from food of this char acter, although, of course, it would require considerable period for the organs of assimilation to acquire the habit of absorbing all needed nourish- ment if a radical dietetic change of this nature was made.
The Green Forest tribune., 1916-12-22
HIGH COST OF LIVING

This is a serious matter with house. keepers as food prices are constantly going up. To overcome this, cut out the high priced meat dishes and serve your family more Sknners Macaroni and Spaghetti, the cheapest. most de- ieious and most nutritious of all foods. Write the Skinner Mfg. Co.,, Omaha, Nebr, for beautiful cook book, telling how to prepare it in hundred different ways.> It's free to every woman.-Adv.
The Green Forest tribune., 1916-12-22
Glad Tidinqs.

"Mme. Zira, the fortune teller. have had some good news for you
 Correct" answered the man win sued from the mystic portals Wi broad smile on his foce. T own shebang, and business is so good has leased it from me for another months, rent paid in advance"
The Green Forest tribune., 1916-12-22
Poor Outlook for Patsy

Ma, won't yer let me have some cake now?"
 Didn't l tell ye Oi wouldn't give it to ye at all if ye didn't kape still?"
 "Yes, but"
 "Well. the longer ye kape still the sooner yell get 1t, moind that "-Bos- ton Transcript.
The Green Forest tribune., 1916-12-22
Whenever You Need a General Tonic
 Take Groves

The Old Standard Groves Tasteless chill Tonic is equally valuable as Gen eral Tonic because it contains the well known tonic properties of QUININE and IRON. It acts on the Liver. Drives out Malaria. Enriches the Blood and Builds up the Whole System. so cents.
The Green Forest tribune., 1916-12-22
Dumb Animals.

The manager of a great menagerie had induced all the crowd to become patrons except one individual who stood gazing at him with mouth agape.
 Right in this way, sir, if you wish to see some deers talking" shouted the animal king.
 No fear. lad" came the reply, T was in yesterday and none of 'em said a word. New York Morning Tele- graph
The Green Forest tribune., 1916-12-22
The Old Yellow Pumpkin

How dear to my heart is the yellow pumpkin, when orchards barren of stuffing for pies; , peaches and apples have both he failure, and berries no longer d my eyes. Then fondly I turn tc fruit of the cOrntield-the fruit try lads are taught to despise-th yellow pumpkin, the mud-co, pumpkin, the pot-bellied pumpkin. makes such good pies.
The Green Forest tribune., 1916-12-22
No Good to Him

Tommy (to bareheaded German Want to surrender. do yer? You 6 no good ter me like that. You back and bring your 'elmet wiv I'm going 'ome on leave next wee London Opinion.