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The midland journal., 1917-09-21
FIGHT OFF WORRY.
20 Not Waite Nervous Strength and
Enc .uy In Useless Frettinq.

20 Not Nva,te Nervous Strength and
Enc .gy In Useless Fretting.
The i'm mediate cause of neuralgia
is poison in the blood. Therefore our
object is to keep the blood pure and
healthy, az 1t is only when the blood
is poor that the neuralgia poisons de-
velop in it. Poor blood is caused by
lack of sleep, Ia * of fresh air, improp-
er food and ovetfatigue, by too little
exercise and by mAutal worry.
Nothing is easier to say than Don't
worry" and few th1ags so difficult to
carry out. But by don't worry" the
doctors mean do not waste valuable
nervous strength and energy in fret
ting over things beyond your control.
Make point Of putting all anxiety
from you during meah and, above all.
when you go to bed. Drain yourself to
think of something cheerful as you try
to go to sleep. Othei wise your sleep
will be harassed and rtful and will do
you very little good.
He was a wise man who made 1t
rule to think of nothing disagreeable
after 10 o'clock at night. He at any
rate could never have been a victim to
neuralgia.
Keep up the general tome Of the nerv-
GUS system and you will have little diff
ficulty in keeping off nervous ailments,
notably neuralgia.-London Mail
The midland journal., 1917-09-21
THINNEsT SOAP BUBBLES.
They Almost Give Us Sight Of the
Invisible Molecules.

Invisible Molecules.
What is soap bubble? Nothing bit
a film Of water molecules held together
by the cohesive power Of soap in solu'
ton. A soap bubbles size and strength
depend upon the right composition of
the mixture that furnishes its mate
rial. The colOrs in a soap bubble are
due to what is known in physics as the
interference of light, and depend upon
the varying thickness of the film of
water
1t is singular fact that the last
color to appear on soap bubble just
before it breaks is a gray tint The
thickness of the film when this tint
appears upon it is less than the one
hundred and fifty-six-thousandth Of an
inch
Were a soap bubble to be magnified
to the size of the earth and the mole
cules magnified in proportion, then the
whole structure would be as coarse
grained as a globe of small lead shot
touching one another at their surfaces.
In the blowing Of soap bubble there
is presented the spectacle Of the
stretching Of a liquid to the extreme
limit OF its capacity. In this way we
come nearer to sight Of the invisible
molecules OF matter than could be got
in any other way no matter how elab-
crate the Exchange.
The midland journal., 1917-09-21
The Pepper Vine.

The pepper vine grows best IN a
wooded valley where there is plenty Of
moisture and abundant foliage to pro-
tect 1t from the heat of the sum-. It is
given a rude sort of cultivation. The
growers plant it, keeping the grass
from its roots, and when the tree near
which it is planted has no lower
branches strings or poles are placed in
proper position, to enable the vine to
climb the tree. 1t needs no further at
tention
The midland journal., 1917-09-21
COLLECTING Antiques,

The little town was highly excited
over the announced engagement Of the
nineteen-year-old widow to Mr.. Hoary.
"Why, Daisy" he best friend said to
the young widow, you're not going to
tie yourself to that old man? Why,
he's three times your age! What are
you doing it for?"
"Oh, can't resist having him" said
the young widow. HE does harmonic
so beautifully with my antique furni
ture!'-Pearson's Weekly.
The midland journal., 1917-09-21
A CONTRAST in POLICE.
as They Are Seen In Norway, Sweden
and Denmark.

eS ney are 0e0n IN Norway 0WSo0H
and Denmark.
In Christiania the policeman is mild
nnd amiable citizen in rather shiny
coat and none too neat who stands in
ehe middle of the roadway and tries to
maintain some semblance of order In
the democratic muddle of the city's
traffic.
In Stockholm the policeman Is a
walking arsenal, with sword and pistol
and a brass helmet. and the arrest of
a disorderly person becomes an act Of
state. There the policeman represents
the high authority of proud country.
He fulfills his duty with a stern Sc
verify. He is the symbol of law and
established order.
In Copenhagen the policeman is nei-
ther the happy-go-lucky citizen who
patrols the streets of Norway nor is
he creature of resplendent glory like
his colleague in Sweden. He strikes a
happy medium. In this he is an ex-
ce1lent representative of land where
the art Of sensible and peaceful living
seems to have been brought to its high
est perfection, where everybody seems
well fed, where beggars are as scarce
as very rich people and where the wom-
en- live up to the best traditions Of the
charming china which is made in the
royal residence of Denmark.-Hendri
Willem Van Loon in Century.
The midland journal., 1917-09-21
$1OO Reward. 500

The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in all it's stages, and
that is catarrh Catarrh being greatly
influenced by constitutional conditions
requires constitutional treatment
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally
and acts thru the Blood on the Mucous
Surfaces of the System thereby de-
stroying the foundation of the disease,
giving the patient strength by building
up the constitution and assisting ma
ture in doing it's work. The proprie-
powers of Halls Catarrh Cure that
they offer One Hundred Dollars for any
case that it fails to cure. Send for list
of testimonials.
Ohio. Sold by all Druggists. 75c.
The midland journal., 1917-09-21
Life doesn't consist I'm playing good
hand. but In playing poor hand we'll
Experience the Best Teacher,

1t is generally admitted that ex-
perience is the best teacher, but
should we not make use of the ex-
perience of others as we'll as our
own? The experience of a thous-
and persons is more to be depended
upon than that of one individual.
Many thousands of persons have
used Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
for coughs and colds with the best
results, which shows it to be thor
oughly reliable preparation for those
diseases. Try it. 1t is prompt and
etfectual and pleasant to take,
The midland journal., 1917-09-21
Where He Was Weak,

THAT boy of mine knows lot of
Latin" said Mr.. Cobbles.
"YesT'
"He kin translate them Latin words
on silver dollar just like a flash, but
not unless somebody lends him tn
dollar. r."-Birmingham Age-Herald
The midland journal., 1917-09-21
Coun+inu a Billion,

An expert money counter Of the Unit
ed States treasury can count 1000 sill
yer dollars an hour. or $4,000 day. AT
that rate it is figured that it would
take him l02 years to count billion.
The midland journal., 1917-09-21
erinaina the Paradox Home.

PA, what's a paradox
1T is when the impossible happens"
Then we had a paradox here this
evenin'. Ma. said you couldn't possi-
bly, be expected home before midnight
because you had an excuse for stayin'
DOWNTOWN
The midland journal., 1917-09-21
Two Causes.

OF course unhappiness is the cause
Of divorce, and much of the unhappi-
ness is due to the circumstance that
the wife has nothing to do at home in
the daytime aud the husband has en-
tirely too much to do downtown at
night. Houston Post.
The midland journal., 1917-09-21
Has a High Opinion of Chamber
lain's Tablets.

81 have a high opinion of Cham
berlain's Tablets for biIiousness ana
as a laxative" writes Mrs. c. A.
Barnes, Charleston, Ill. Il have
never found anything so mild and
pleasant to use. My brother has
also used these tablets with satisrac-
tory results"
The midland journal., 1917-09-21

Investigation has ruined the lark's
reputation for early rising. That much
celebrated bird is quite a sluggard, as
1t does not rise till long after chat
finches. linnets and a number of hedge
row birds have been mp and about for
some time.
The midland journal., 1917-09-21
a Household Jewel.

"Is your new maid competent"
'Very. She caa even fool agents
and peddlcrs into believing that she's
mistress of the huse." - Pittsburgh
Press.
The midland journal., 1917-09-21
Contradictory.

''What did Blank say about me?"
"That you owed him So"
"Why, the lying scoundrel! Well, he
can just whistle for his money now.
won't pay him one cent till get good
and ready.-Boston Transcript.
The midland journal., 1917-09-21
Wreokad.

You refused me ten years ago."
Il remember" said the heiress. "You
said 1t would wreck your life."
1T did. l have had to work for a
living ever since."-Life.
The midland journal., 1917-09-21
Feminine Reasoning.

Stella-Her gown is just like yours
Bella-I don't care if hers is dupli.
rate Of mine, but don't want mine a
duplicate of hers.-Puck.
The midland journal., 1917-09-21
January Wheat Crops.

Only two countries. Chile and New
Zealand, usually harvest their wheat
crops in January.
The midland journal., 1917-09-21
PAS Meahnasa.

rkAttle NeIl-You've got good papa,
While. Willie-Pa amt so bad, but
wish he wasn't so much In love with
mamma. Why, he believes everything
she says about me.
The midland journal., 1917-09-21
Got Monotonous.

"Why don't you call your hotel the
Breakers any moreT
"Aw, everybody had to crack an al
legged joke as he paid his bill.'-Louis-
NE Courier-J JournaL
The midland journal., 1917-09-21

How many could be made happy
with the blessings which are reckless
" thrown awayl
The midland journal., 1917-09-21

Being alone when ones belief Is tlru
Is not being alone.-Auerbach.
The midland journal., 1917-09-21
Methods of Harvesting.

Various methods of harvesting the
crop are in use in different sections
where the soy bean is grown largely
for seed production. The crop may
be cut with ordinary moving ma
chimes, self-rake reapers, self-bind-
ers, or even with scythes, corn
knives, or sickles. The beans also
may be harvested with special bean
harvester which gathers the grain
from the standing plants.
When the plants are cut before
maturity, they are cured in shocks
and allowed to remain in the field
until a convenient time for thresh-
ing. If thoroughly dry they may be
housed and threshed later.
The midland journal., 1917-09-21
Time of Harvesting.

In general, the best time to har-
vest, except where special bean har-
vesters are used, is when about
three-fourths of the leaves have fall
en- and most of the pods have turned
color. If cut at an earlier stage, the
plants are difficult to cure properly,
and the yield will be lessened ma
terially on account of the immature
grain. On the other hand, if the
plants are allowed to become too
ripe, the pods will shatter before be-
ing cut, and much seed will be lost.
When special harvesters are used to
gather the seed, the plants must
reach full maturity to obtain the
hnst raSu1tS
The midland journal., 1917-09-21
HARVESTING soy BEANS.

inexperienced Growers Should Inc
form Themselves As To Proper
Methods and Avoid Losses.
For the information of farmers
who are beginning to sow soy beans.
for grain rather than for hay and
who are unfamiliar with the handl-
ing of the plants under the former
conditions, the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture will shortly
publish a Farmers Bulletin, "Har-
vesting Soy Beans for Seed" The
demand for these seeds for use in the
production of oil, feed cake, and
other bean products is rapidly in
creasing and the farmers of the
United States are preparing to meet
this demand.
The character of growth, the uni
form maturing habits, and the heavy
seed yields of the soy beans, says the
bulletin, contribute to the ease of
harvesting and recommend the
plants for seed production. The
many disadvantages which attend
the harvesting of cowpeas for seed
are not common to the soy bean.
When grown for grain alone the
shatterfhg of the pods of the soy
bean is serious fault and inexperi-
enced growers are likely to sustain
a heavy loss of seed through lack of
knowledge and improper handling of
the soy bean plant. The shattering
varies with the varieties of the bean.
1t is we'll, however, with most
varieties to give special attention as
maturity approaches to prevent
serious losses from his cause.
The midland journal., 1917-09-21
ThreShing.

Threshing may be done with an
ordinary grain separator, but if this
machine is used it must be altered
somewhat to prevent the cracking OF
the beans. In some cases special
set of thin concaves is used for
threshing beans and in other in
stances some of the concaves are re-
moved Good judgment on the part
of the thresherman will enable him
to adjust the ordinary separator so
that the beans may be threshed with
little splitting. Special pea and
bean separators are on the market,
and their use may be advisable when
large acreages of the beans are to be
handled. If thoroughly dry, soy
beans can be threshed with fail.
If only small acreage is to be
threshed-an acre or so-this method
is practicable and economical. In
few sections corn shredder has
been used to advantage in threshing
beans If properly cured and dried
out, the beans shell out very readily
with such machine.
The straw obtained from thresh-
ing soy beans for seed is valuable
feed for all kinds of stock. In many
sections the straw is baled at the
time of threshing and sold to livery
men, dairymen, and stock feeders.
Storage of Seed.
AS soy bean seed spoils rather
easily if not properly handled, care
should be exercised in curing and
storing. After the beans are thresh-
ed they should be watched carefully
to avoid heating and molding. When
thoroughly dry, there is no such
danger. The best plan, perhaps, is
to spread the seeds out on a floor
Immediately after threshing and
shovel them over from time to time
until they are thoroughly dry. After
this they may be safely put into
sacks or bins. The storeroom should
be dry and with a free circulation
of air. Soy bean seed loses its via
bility rather rapidly, and it is not
safe to hold seed for planting pur-
poses more than two seasons. The
seeds of the soy bean, unlike those
of the cowpea, are rarely attacked
by weevils or other grain insects.
The Harrison times., 1917-07-07
THE FORESTRY REGIMENT
is STILL ENROLLING.

The regiment Of trained and eX-
perienced wOodsmen that is now be-
ing recruited throughout the United
States still offers an opportunity for
those who are familiar with woods
work and saw mills to enlist in the
army and serve in branch that they
are particularly fitted for. Their work
will be to get out timber needed by
the armies-railroad ties, trench tim
bers, mine props, bridge timbers, lum-
Der and cordwOOd,
Men subject to conscription will dis
charge their obligations by enlisting
in this regiment.
Applicants should either write to
or call on Forest Supervisor E. V.
Clark, Harrison, Arkansas.
The Harrison times., 1917-07-07

That German submarine captain
who complimented defeated Ameri.
can skipper upon plucky fight and
had the surgeon of the submarine
treat the wounded from the vanquish-
ed boat showed real chivalry, quality
in which this war has been astonish-
ingly deficient"
The Harrison times., 1917-07-07

Henry Ford has given 100000 to
the Red Cross. Decidedly more than
he gave to the Oscar II party, which
essayed to get the boys out of the
trenches by Christmas"
The Harrison times., 1917-07-07

Arkansas ginners Iust be licensed
by the state department OF agricul.
ture now, and must attach legal tax
tags 10 every bale Of cotton ginned
These tags cost . l.2 cents each.
The Harrison times., 1917-07-07

Among the interesting summer
courses scheduled is the appalling
course of instruction in human nature
that lies before the members of the
exemption boards,
The Harrison times., 1917-07-07

This is the sort Of weather that
changes the old "swimmin' hole" from
a tender memory to poignant regret
for those who can't reach It.
The Harrison times., 1917-07-07

The man who is disgruntled because
the loan was so heavily oversubscribed
land he exists would grumble be.
cause his employer raised his salary
when he expected to be docked part
Of II.
The Harrison times., 1917-07-07

The seed situation here has been
most acute, and has been the cause
of delaying necessary re-planting in
many instances where it had been nee
essary by the backwardness OF the
season. While war conditions have
largely been responsible for the fact
that seeds have been required for feed
and food in larger amounts than ever
before, all authorities agree that the
farmers must wake up to the fact that
the time has come when they must
save their own supply of seed for next
year They should save not only
enough for themselves but some for
the market, and there will be a good
market for all kinds of good seed. So
many of the seeds dumped on the
Arkansas farmer have been of poor
quality. NJ. c Graham, Pulaski county
demonstratOr, makes the following
statement about a subject that is of
the most vital importance to the pro.
ducer, that of the profitable market
ing of the surplus crops after they
have been raised:
"A great many complaints are COM
ing TO me from the farmers that they
cannot market their products, alleg
ing that the wholesalers will not buy
Last Friday, in company with j. F.
Nicholson, the marketing specialist |
visited several of the wholesalers in
Little Rock and asked them if it were
true that they would not buy potatoes
from the farmers One wholesaler
showed me twenty sacks he had
bought from a farmer that morning.
He said the farmer had tried to ped
die the potatoes to the grocery stores,
and failing in that, had offered them
to him, and he had bought them, The
JODbtlS NOlupldlH lhdl INC ldl ultlo
first try to peddle their stuff to the
stores, which is their only market,
and then get mad because the whole
salers will not take them off their
hands after this source is eyh tusted.
The farmers must also realize that in
order to sell the products they must
put them up in a suitable form. For
instance, the potatoes we saw we're in
any kind of old tow sacks. They were
in the sacks of all sorts, sizes and
not sewed up, and there were potatoes
descriptions, and besides abou. half of
them were scabby.
"One commission man wrote me
letter last week and said he would
take all the potatoes up to fifty car
loads around Little Rock, if the farm
ers would bring them to a common
place in the city where he could grade
them, sack them and put them in a
condition that they would be saleable
on the Chicago and st. Louis markets.
He offered to pay cash f. 0. b., here"
The Harrison times., 1917-07-07

Notwithstanding the war, and the
requisition that is being made upon
the boys in the higher and more ad-
vanced institutions of learning, the
colleges and universities of the cOun-
try are showing greater activity than
ever before. The attendance at these
schools will probably be greater dur
ing the coming year that it was last
year, on account of the recognized
necessity of a more intensive training
of the young men Of the country for
the serious duties Of life Men must
be trained for the professions and vO-
cations to take the place of the thou
sands who have gone to the front.
Stacking in the educational campaign
of the country would be inimical to
the future of the state and nation, and
for that reason the schools are find
ing that their duty in connection with
the war is as important as that Of
any other branch of national prepared
ness.
Many of the schools and colleges are
working on large endowments and are
meeting with gratifying success. The
summer school at the University has
been one of the best yet held, with
1913 enrolled from 40 counties and sew
en- other states In many instances
school boards increased the salaries
Of teachers who were willing to at
tend the summer school. Sebastian,
Benton, Franklin, Arkansas, Lonoke,
Miller and Sewer were among the
counties having a considerable num-
Der of students enrolled. At the same
time the attendance at the Rural Life
Conference of the Southwest reached
a total of $40.
At Conway, Hendrix, and Central
Colleges are planning big year Cen
trail a school for young ladies eXclu-
sively graduated 80 in June, probably
the largest class of young women ever
graduated from an Arkansas school,
President j. w. Conger is now en-.
gagged in the organization Of CO..
operative home where ambitious girls
Of limited means may secure col
lege education at the minimum eX-
pense Of what her actual food costs.
The faculty has been greatly strength.
ened for the coming year in prepara.
| ton for an increased enrolment.
The Harrison times., 1917-07-07
War is hell on tightwads.

It's always pleasant to hear of an
anti-submarine invention, whether it's
worthless or not.
The Harrison times., 1917-07-07

A combination banjo and ukulele is
called "banjuke", which seems a pun
ishment to fit the crime.
The Harrison times., 1917-07-07

If you want to fight why not joir
the army?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-25
Board of Trustees of the
 MOntevallO Girls School
 Holds Annual Meeting
By Hop

Montevallo, May 24.-(Special.)- board of trustees of the Alabama Girls Technical Institute held their annual meeting in the library of the institution Tuesday morning. All of the members were present when the meeting was called to order by Gov. Charles Tender son. The Presidents report for the ses- sion 1916-17 was adopted, as were his for the next session. The board of trustees passed resolution o nthe death of Capt. s. H. Dent of Union Springs, a late member of the board. They also passed a resolution regretting the fact that this would be the last meet ing attended by State Superintendent of w. M, Feagin, and expressing their approval and appreciation of his efforts towards the upb uilding of this and other educational institutions of the state during his term of office.
 A resolution was passed congra tulating President Palmer and his faculty for the great progress made at the institution during the past session.
 After the meeting the building com mittee opened bids for the construction of a new music building and awarded the contract to Ager & Cline of Bir- mingham. Construction work on the building will begin in the course of the next week or two.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-25

POSITION by boy 70 years old, acad- emy high school 3 years; can furnish
 references Address P-99, care Age
 Herald. 5-25-2t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-25

POSITION wanted by young lady with some experience in steno work; vii, ac- cept any kind of work; must have work at once. Address O99, Age-Herald.
 5-25-2t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-25
FOR SALE MACHINERY

One Berlin P. & M. No. e1, 15x6 profllers, round cyls. One American P. & M. No. 77, 15x6 pro- filers, round cyls. One American P. & M. No. TIA 15x6 pro- filers, round cyls. One Woods No sizer, 30x16. One Woods No. 24 P. & M. 15x6, square cylS. One Woods No. 27 P. & M. 15x6, square cyls. One Berlin No. 92 15x6 profilers, round cyls. One Berlin automatic feed table. One Berlin No. 341 band resaw. 54-inoh wheels. One Mershon Saginaw band resaw, 66- inch wheels. One F. & E. 36-inch triple drum sander One American 42-inch triple drum san- der One Newman P & M. 16xS square cylin- ders. All in fine condition. For particulars write to
 P. B. YATES MACHINE CO,
 formerly
 BERLIN MACHINE WORKS.
 1521-2 EMPIRE BLDG,
 BIRMINGHAM, ALA.
 5-19-tf REBUILT AND USED MOTORCYCLES; !; I CARRY THE BEST LINE OF BAR GAINS IN THE SOUTH; SEND FOR MY PRINTED LIST AND SAVE MONEY. ROBERT STUBBS. 1905 4TH AVE, BIRMINGHAM. FOR EXCHANGE-so acres of land, four miles south of Sylacauga, 20 acres tim bered good tenant houses. for first class automobile E. J. Smith, Syla- cauga, Ala. 5-l9-15t JUST LIKE NEW, A H. P. TWIN IN DIAN, COST $275: WILL SELL FOR s100. ROBERT STUBBS. 1895 FOURTH AVE-, BIRMINGHAM. FOR SALE-Small cook stoves, also oil stoves. for less than factory cost Sea- right-Reese Furniture Co.,
 FOR SALE. All of the personal property of the An niston Lime company, located at Trede- gar, Ala. on the Seaboard Air Line, 50 miles east of Birmingham this prop erty consists of boilers. engines dyna mos, steel jacket lime kilns, half mile of track, quarry tools, etc, and IA houses Must be sold at once on order of court.
 w. H. WEATHERLY,
 Trustee for Annston Lime Co.,,
 Anniston, Alabama.
 % 7t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-25
WANIED-HELP

men cooks; two cham Der maids. city hotels; coal Giggers, coke pullers, coal loaders; can use 25 day la borers. s2 per day. straight time guar anteed; all colored; also 10 white fami- lies for coal digging: local work. Elm ployment Office room 424 Chamber Commerce Bldg, Birmingham, Ala.
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