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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-08-16
Much Too Big.

Yes said the Australian soldier, who
was being shown round n you've
nothing like them in Australia. That
place. now" pointing to the hotel at Eus-
ton station. that's a grand PLACED You
do
Really. i always thought things were
ever SO much bigger in Australia"
Well! That there place. now-we'd
think that ever 50 much too big in AUS
tralia.'
Yes; but you remember what a lot OF
! people visit London through this station .
Still. its a bit big for its purpose"
But surely you have hotels az big ~
that In Australia 2" 4
Hotel! Dtvou call that q hotel? MY
word, + thought Il. was TIE bOokins
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-08-16
Mihiel. Dontamousson. through tn.
Nosges to the Swiss border.
Macedonian Front.

y oSGCS " ltlo SWISS Oct e EE
Macedonian Front.
Troops under General Serial
GHrance) and including units from the
British. French. Italian. Russian, Ser
bian and Greek armies hold a line Up
proNimately west to AIS from Ochrida
to Gobech to Karlis (north Of Mona
stir to Zovik, to Dorian and Lake
Dorian.
Italian Front.
In the Trentino the lines have IN
dergone no particular change in more
than a year.
On the lsonzo and Carso, General Ca
dorna's offensive his spring advanced
the Italian line to approximately this
course: From the Isonzo east of PLAYA
to Kuk, Nodice, Monte Santo, GraZigna
Tivoli, Saber (east of GoriZial to Yer.
tojba, San Grade, V~olkovnjak, Fait
Hrib, Fersic, east of Jamiani. Selo. clost
to Hermada, and down past Timavo
to the gulf. The lines are within /:
miles of Trieste.
Russian Fronts.
No change has occurred for a year on
the Riga-Mitau front. The ines OF
battle in Rumania and the wooded Car
| pathians have also not been moved by
either side.
On July l Russia started n great Of
fensive which gained IL or is miles
advance toward Lemberg, but this was
all swept back by July %. On this date
the line ran approximately from east o.
Villa, around Ida and NoVogrudok te
Stolovitshi, Ganzevitchi, Plaskino t.
Pinsk, then along the rivers Pripet ant
Strumen to south of the river Styr t.
Dubno and Brody. In Galicia, they RAJ
from Brody through -Breezezany anc
Tarnopol, thence down into the Car
pathianS and Rumania,
Southern Fronts.
In Palestine British troops hold a linz
from GAIA nearly to the Dead sea- APP
proximately 40 miles from Jaffa an
Jerusalem, with only one gap arount
Beersneba.
In Mesopotamia, British troops hav'
penetrated 60 miles beyond Basdat
nearly to Samarra and Khanikin. Fur
Their to the east is the Russian army
which has been %quiescent since re
ported in the region Of Kermanshal
and Hamadan. One other Russian
army. which has not reported II
months, was established near Ezerun
and Erzinjan, Caucasia.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-08-16
God Won't Mind.

Location Nonsteam-heated resi-
acnce in city on shore of fog-haunted
Pacific. outside dense fog rolling i'm
from the ocean wind bowling.
Time-Midsummer evening.
Scene-Little Jackie, five years old.
being put to bed by sister several Years
older. Youngster in his nig,tie, shiv-
ering.
Sister Alice OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
you a kneel in bed and | will cover
| soilr shoulders With the blankets while
you say your prayers.
Jackie promptly springs into bed
and soon feeling quite comfortable
&neeling in supplication, he turns his
head slightly toward his sister, Will
II whisper: "Aliee. do you think this is
fairy"-Ios Angeles Times.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-08-16
TOMMY Exn,ajns.

4 couple of Charlestown Riddles
we're celebrating Bunker Hill Day by
exploding Il few torpedoes. according
To the Boston Transcript. Said Nellie:
Il don't see how the Germans can blow
up Il big ship With II of these things
"Oh. YOU girls can't expect to under
stand about such things said Tommy,
with Il superior air. "0f course. the
rorpedoes they use arc about Il hundred
times rs big and they use u derrick 70
lif, them up and drop them on the
ship"
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-08-16
He pidn't Care.

A man pushed his way linrriedly into
the subway ut Brooklyn bridge in New
York. In his haste he collided with
another man, who was moi too hot to
fight.
Look where you're going" shouted
The militant as he grabbed the other.
I'm going to knock your block off"
81 should worry. | was caught in
the draft" said the other with an air
of resignation.
The man who wanted TO fight
laughed, while everybody in the car
joined in.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-08-16

On the Nevada three CUR pointers,
In nine shots with 14-inch guns, made
a record of nine hits: On the New
York, nine pointers made six hits in
six shots; on the Oklahoma three gun
pointers made seven hits in nine shots;
on the Pennsylvania. eight hits in nine
shots, and on the Texas, six hits in six
shots, all with 14-inch guns at long
ranges.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-08-16
d Mind That,

"Oh, will ne bitter exclaimed one OF the
sweetest girls with II look of alarm when
she saw a dancing bear on the street the
other day.
No said the escort, "he cannot bite.
he iy muzzled. But he can hug"
oh she said with a distracting smile,
II don't mind that"
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-08-16

Pan.

They have a new game ou at Fort
Harrison called pan" and played with
an ordinary pie pan, says the Indian-
apolis News. Such n pan, when sailed
correctly. has all the floating quality
of an airplane. and With Il little prac-
ticc may be sailed fast and straight
for II distance of 1000 feet. "lslimina-
tion pan" is an improvement on the
game. and is played by any number Of
mcn in IL big circle, and each Il that
drops the pan is out of the game.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-08-16
Only Temporarily.

The Colnenps boast than they have
4 peerless daughter"
We'll she won't be peerless long,
for she's begging her father now to
buy her an earl or II duke
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-08-16
Lost in the Shuttle.

IL WAS just wondering.
About WHAT.
Wondering what had become of the
patriotic notion l had last April that
I'd spend my vacation this summer
helping some farmer TO hoe.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-08-16

ION of pleasure brings up gravel
than pearls.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-08-16

Chicago street railways to seat all
passengers would need l.aD more
cars.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-08-16
IL II Should Happen.

" ~
How did you avoid the 'lraft?"
easy. My wife vas medical exam
liner. ON the exemption board"
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-08-16
Honest Advertising

.vHlHIS is g topic we all hear nowadays because SO many people are i-
chned to exaggerate. Yet has any physician told you that we claimed
unreasonable remedial properties for Fletcher's Castoria! Just ask
them. We won't answer it ourselves, we know what the answer will be.
That it has all the virtues to-day that was claimed for tin its early days
istob be found nits increasedu use, the ecommendationb by prominent physicians,
and our assurance that its standard will be maintained.
limitations are to be found in some stores and only because of the Cas-
toria that Mr.. Fletcher created. But it not the genuine Castoria that Mr..
Fletcher Honestly advertised, Honestly placed before the public, and fror.
which he Honestly expects to receive his reward <c1--o-~
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-03-16
SUGAR BEETS AND MANGELS
Tend to Increase Milk When Fed to
Dairy cows-corn SiIage Is Far
More Economical.

Sugar beets and mangels tend to in
crease milk production when fed to
dairy cows, but experiments conduct
ed at the Ohio experiment STATEN
show that corn silage is far more
economical. Because of this fact these
dairy experts do not advise the feed
ing of beets except for high records
where cost is minor consideration,
or where the number of cows is too
small to permit the use of a silo.
Cows fed beets had keen appetites
and ate more feed because of the
stimulating effects of this root crop.
After ten years work the Ohio station
has found that two pounds of dry mat
ter can be produced in the form of
silage at less cost than one pound in
the form of beets. Convenience in
feeding is in favor of silage.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-03-16
HANDY FUMIGATlNG BIN
Simple Form of House Is Easy
of Construction.
Great Care Must Be Used in Arrang-
ing Doors and Windows-Con-
crete Is Favored for Erecting
Permanent Structure.

A simple form of fumigating house
may be made of by spruce, over
which any cheap boarding may be
used, provided it is free from knots
and tongued and grooved so that the
boards may be tightly fitted together.
Shiplap is not desirable. The build
ing is rendered alright by tarred
paper and laths, or better still, by a
lining of rubber roofing. Great care
is necessary in constructing the door
and windows. These should be at
least three layers of board thick and
should be possible to open the win
dow as we'll as the door from the out
side so that the building may be quick
ly aired after being used for fumigat-
ing purposes.
A more permanent structure and
one adapted to wider range of uses
may be made Of concrete. It is best
to equip such a cellar with ventilators
so that it may be used for the storage
of fruits and vegetables. These ven
tilators should, of course, be so ar
ranged that they may be tightly closed
when it is desired to use the cellar
for fumigating. The most popular size
Of the average farm is cellar 10 by
IA feet, inside measurements, with
self-supporting arched roof 5 feet
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-03-16

One of the new spring suits, with
many novel features in it's construc-
ton to make it interesting, is shown
In the accompanying picture. 1t is
trim looking and graceful, to start
with, and these commendable charac-
teristics are brought about by the
cleverest sort Of management in the
cutting. 1t seems for the past three
years that tailors have studied the de-
sired silhouette, then bent their ener-
gies on accomplishing it, each season,
by original methods of cutting.
In the coat pictured the side bodies
are cut away under the arms in
curve that is extended into the belt
across the front. A panel at the mid
die of the back terminates a little
above the waistline and the short skirt
of the coat is gathered under it. At
the front the waistline is a trifie lower
and the coat skirt is laid in a plait
under it at each side. Four wide tucks
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-03-16

above the floor at the sides and z
feet inches in the center. All of
the side walls are inches thick,
therefore dig the hole IL feet 4 inches
by Is feet inches and to the depth
desired, usually 5 feet, at one end
cut out the earth to a width of feet
4 inches and slope it upward for z
concrete steps with a rise of s inches
and a tread of 10 inches, and for a
thickness of inches of concrete back
Of the steps proper, arrange for an 49,
inch landing at the bottom of the
stair. Make the side wall forms of
1-inch siding on 2 by 4 uprights,
spaced 2 feet. AS the concrete floor
will be 4 inches thick, set up the
forms on 4-inch concrete bricks. Above
ground level use outside forms similar
to the inside. At the entrance end to
provide for a doorway, set between
the forms a frame of Pinch by g.
inch stuff, 8 by Z feet in the clear.
Mix the concrete one part Portland
cement to four parts bank-run gravel,
or one part cement to two parts sand,
to four parts crushed rock. A sack
of cement equals one cubic foot.
Ventilation should be provided.
While building the wall make one or
more air shafts (similar to a chimney
fiue) of 3-inch tile, by imbedding them
In the concrete wall, with an open
ing inside at floor level and another
outside, well above ground line. By
this arrangement fresh air is admit
ted. Place tile chimney in the con-
crete roof and cover it with a gal
vanized iron hood for removing the
foul air.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-03-16
FIND BITTERNESS IN CREAM
Frequent Trouble During Winter
Months Is Attributed to Three Diff
ferent Causes.

Bitterness in cream and milk is
frequent trouble during winter months.
Percy Warner, Jr., of the Missouri
College Of Agriculture, attributes it
to the following causes: If milk is
bitter when it is drawn, the trouble
is with the COW or her feed. Very
often cows give bitter milk toward
the close of their lacteal period. The
old dry weeds of winter pasture also
give rise to a bitter flavor in milk.
The remedy in this case is to keep
the COW from such pastures.
However, if the bitterness develops
after the milk is drawn, which Is most
the growth in it of certain varieties
Of bacteria. These bacteria get into
the milk usually from pieces of dirt
or manure from the barn. At low tenn
peratures they will develop a bitter
flavor before the milk or cream sours.
When the dairy is once infested with
such bacteria they may remain in the
separator, pals, strainers or cooling
tank for long time. To prevent Bit
terness due to this cause, these bac-
terra must be eliminated. This means
that all utensils, separator parts,
strainers and cooling tanks must be
thoroughly washed and scalded. All
dirt should be kept out of the pail
at milking time by keeping the can
clean and using pail with small
opening.
While making such a cleanup the
trouble might be prevented by adding
some sour milk to the cream as soon
as separated and keeping it in warm
place until the batch is sour. Then it
can be cooled and kept till churning
time. Sour cream seldom turns bitter
unless kept several days.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-03-16
SYRUP OF FIGS FOR
A CH|LD'S BOWELS
lt is cruel to force nauseating,
harsh physic into a
sick child.

Look back at your childhood days.
Remember the dose" mother insisted
On-castor oil, calomel, cathartics.
How you hated them, how you fought
against taking them.
With our children it's different.
Mothers who cling to the old form of
physic simply don't realize what they
do. The children's revolt is well-found-
ed. Their tender little "insides" are
injured by them.
If your child's stomach, liver and
bowels need cleansing, give only deli
cious California Syrup Of Figs" It's
action is positive, but gentle. Millions
of mothers keep. this harmless fruit
laxative" handy; they know children
love to take it; that it never fails to
clean the liver and bowels and sweet
en- the stomach, and that teaspoonful
given today saves sick child tomor.
row.
Ask at the store for 50-cent bottle
of "California Syrup of Figs" which
has full directions for babies, children
sof all ages and for grown-ups plainly
GOA each bottle. Adv.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-03-16

are laid in the lower part of each side
body. At the head of each of these
tucks, soutache braid, in white, is
stitched in a double row, with beauti-
full exactness. It appears on the back
panel, where two large bone buttons,
one at each side, form an additional
decorative feature.
The coat has plain coat sleeves with
turned back cuffs and large collar
of white satin trimmed with braid. 1t
fastens with bone buttons at the front.
In the skirt the side panels in the
coat are repeated and they are finish
ed with tucks headed with braid in
the same manner. There are wide in
verified plaits at the back and front
and the skirt is just long enough to
fall an inch below the boot tops.
Women have not taken kindly to the
heightened skirt, especially in suits,
and the skirt pictured may be accept
ed as quite long enough.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-03-16

Last season those who make it their
business to provide coats for woman
kind conferred their attention on nov
city In the manner of cutting and drap-
ing the backs of these garments. In
the new spring models their energies
appear to be concentrated on pockets
and collars. The latter are ample In
size and the former as varied and novel
in design as the untrammeled fancy OF
designers can make them.
Many of the new coats are In plain
colors and a great many of them are
plated. Most of them have a narrow
belt, but often it extends only part way
about the figure, and sometimes merely
across the back or front. But how
ever conservative the new coats may
be in other things, they go to all sorts
of lengths and breadths and turns in
pockets.
A very good example of spring
modes is pictured above. 1t is sand
colored model with inlay of black satin
on the collar, and this combination of
sand color and black has the indorse-
ment of the highest authorities. 1t is
emf with a deep yoke, to which the
body of the coat is plated, and 1t
reaches almost to the bottom Of the
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-03-16
TWO CANAL COALING PLANTS
Combined Storage Capacity at Balboa
and Cristobal Is 100000
Tons.

The two great coaling plants Of the
Panama canal-one at Cristobal and
the other at Balboa7which together
have a total emergency storage ca
pacity of several thousand tons, have
been completed. That Christobal, the
Atlantic terminus, is the largest and
it is expected that most of the coaling
will be done there. The plant there
has been in commercial operation for
several months, and it is expected the
Balboa plant was placed in use re-
Gently.
The completion at this time Of these
coaling plants Of the Atlantic terminal
of the canal is considered highly i'm
portant should the United States be
dragged into the European war.-Phil-
adelphia Record.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-03-16

factory in that the gate says easily by
strain in use, as well as from it's own
weight. A better method of disposing
the braces is shown in the sketch. This
was tried out with success, the gate
withstanding unusual strain. The
lower. brace is placed horizontally
across the boards and well nailed.
The upper brace extends diagonally
downward and is notched into an in
termediate brace, which in turn is
notched into the lower one. The hinges
are fastened to the edge, at the left
of the sketch.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-03-16
Doll caricatures.

Dolls resembling in form and feature
persons who desire to hand down to
posterity as faithful portrait of them
selves as possible have become.a great
fad in Paris. 1t began with the carl
caturing of celebrities in the form of
dolls with heads formed to accentuate
the characteristic features Of the Or
iginal. Now all sorts of people are
having themselves portrayed in this
new fashion. The facial resemblance
is not only reproduced as perfectly as
possible, but the dolls are dressed in
material approaching as nearly as pos
sible that of the originals clothing.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-03-16

were useless and only an operation
would help me, but Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound has proved it
otherwise. I am now perfectly well
and can do any kind of work. Mrs.
NELLIE PHELPS, care Of r. A. Rider.
RID. No. 5, Fulton, N. Y.
We wish every woman who suffers
from female troubles, nervousness.
backache or the blues could see the let
tiers written by women made well by Ly.
dia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
If you have bad symptoms and do not
understand the cause, write to the
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co., Lynn,
Mass, for helpful advice given free.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-03-16
EFFICIENCY or CORN

i"Were a scotsman to adver-
tise Indian corn by a new name,
recounting it's actual merits
while ingeniously concealing it's
Identity, either his words would
be discredited or he would have
an unlimited demand for the
seed of the supposed novelty.
The possibilities of American
farms in the live stock they may
carry and the animal products
they may turn off are restricted
only by the quantity of corn and
clover or other legume which
the land will produce, and this
under good management seems
almost unlimited. Dean w. A.
Henry Of Wisconsin.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-03-16
GOOD SIRE VERY ESSENTIAL
Most Practical Means of Improvement
of Any Kind of Live Stock Is
Through Best Males.

Whether the live stock is cattle,
hogs, sheep or horses, the good ones
are appreciated when sold, and conse-
quently bring higher prices and nor
mally yield greater returns.
The most practical means of inn
provement is through the use of good
sires, for the male may become the
parent of from 40 to 100 animals each
year.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-03-16

skirt; but in the matter of length
there is considerable latitude in choice
The sleeves are shaped into deep.
f1aring cuff, headed with a narrow band
of the material finished with button
The all-important pockets are of the
saddlebag variety, somewhat more
ornamental than useful. But they per
form their whole duty by providing q
setting for cloth-covered buttons
which no right-minded designer would
think of emitting from a top-notch
spring coat.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-03-16
FEED IN TRoUeHs AND RACKS
System Outlined Whereby Each AMI
NAL Will Get Full Allowance and
Waste Is Avoided.

All grain, hay, fodder and straw
should be fed either to cattle in their
stalls or in long troughs and racks un-
der cover in the sheds.
BY this system each animal will get
its full allowance Of both grain and
forage and there VIII be no waste Of
grain.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-03-16
BOARD GATE is N0NsAGGING
Most Improved Method of Placing
Braces Is Shown in Illustration
Tried With Success.

The usual method of bracing a gate
built up Of boards is to fasten horizon
tai cleats across it, one near the op
and another near the bottom, anu a
third diagonally between them, form
ing a Z-shape, writes G. f. ]. Charliss
of Houston, Tex, in Popular Mechan-
les Magazine. This is often unsatis-
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-03-16
NOT SATISFACTORY FOR cow
Corn Fodder and Timothy Hay Not
Recommended as Roughage-Both
Are Low in Protein.

Corn fodder and timothy hay do not
make a satisfactory roughage ration
for dairy cows. Both are very low in
protein and consequently when used,
mlNt be supplemented with a grain
mixture rich in protein.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-03-16

receive no benefit
when so many have
proved that Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound
will make them
well +? For over o
year / suffered 50
from female weak
ness / could hardly
stand and W as
afraid TO 60 on the
street alone. Doc.
tors said medicines
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-03-16
SEEK HIGH-PRODUClNG HENS
Fowls Must Have Strong Constitu-
tional Vigor-QuaIity Necessary
for Increased Profits.

The high-producing hen must have
strong constitutional vigor, and in Sc
lecting fowls for the breeding pen,
If this precaution is taken, one step
will be made toward breeding for in
creased production.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-03-16
HeartIess Husband.

"It's shame how Bliggins let's his
wife work." SIS she supporting the
family?" mo. But he let's her stand
out all day with a woman suffrage
banner instead of giving hin time to IT.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-03-16
STOCK LICK T-STOCK LIKE IT
True, Anyway.

We are told there is to be little
change in mems clothes this year.
Whether this refers to the style or to
the fact that the old suit will continue
to be worn isn't clear. However, 1t Is
probably true. Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-03-16
His Education Assured.

II feel that 1 am not fit to tie her
shoe lace"
Don't worry, my boy. After mar
riage she'll soon get you expert at
that. Also at putting on overshoes
and hooking up gowns"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-03-16
At the Ton.

"Old Decker has become known all
over town as an expert cardplayer."
"Yes, he seems to have reached the
pinochle of fame."-Puck.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-03-16
WOMAN COULD
HARDLY STAND
Restored to Health by Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Z
Compound.

Fulton, N. Y. - 'Why will women
pay out their money for treatment and