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Evening journal., 1917-12-03
sTATE REsTs MEANs CAsE

BY The United Press.
CONCORD. y: c.. Dec %-The state
rested today in the trial Of Castor
Means on a charge Of tmrdering his
benefactress. Mrs Maud King. Rovo-
cation OF the si25.00O trust fund and
the order to turn il over 90 Means. sign
cd by Mrs. King. was the closing blow
struck by the prosecution.
Evening journal., 1917-12-03
sHOMER ToR RRInE-ELECT.

s pleasant gathering OF young wo-
men friends was held on Saturday
evening at The home Of Miss Edith
Garrett. M. BOZ West TNyenty-second
street. i'm honor Of Miss Eva X. Jones.
December bride-io-bc. Miss Jones.
who is the social editor Of the Morning
News, was the recipient Of "a gift
shower.
Evening journal., 1917-12-03
Is AWARDED TURKEY.

Mrs. Anna schlesingcr. Of No. 1919
Pleasant street, Wilmington, has been
awarded a 22-pound live turkey which
the Union Clothing Company, No. $40
Market street, had offered TO those
who registered at the store. Her num-
her was 1872
Evening journal., 1917-12-03
ACCIpENTs OT THE DAN.

Accident cases treated at the Della
ware Hospital this morning We're:
Frank Donak. burned right hand
Harry Houghencogncr. righ' finger
laceratcd
r Tape. left ear laccraied.
John ATaccri. foreign substance i'm
eye, sprained back, finger lacerated.
Evening journal., 1917-12-03

81 have been dreadfully nervous and
so run down that have not been able
10 Sleep" declared Mrs Elizabeth
Bringlia. Of 5i39 Walnut street. phila-
In fact" she continued. "any sud
den noise or excitement would cause
nv heart TO beat so fast that 1t actu-
ally frightened me.
MY digestion was very poor. I had
40 appetite for even the most iastely
things which had loved before.
. Il Just seemed 10 drag myself through
nv work during The day, and at night |
would awaken with "a start. ] felt
languid and listless most Of the time
and If I had an ounce Of real energy
? didn't know A.
Upon the advice Of some friends l
began using Tanlac I now eat well.
nv digestion is good and have gained
strength and weight My sleep is now
sound and restful and my nerves are
built up. / am no longer bothered by
waking up at al hours Of the night.
Tanlac is The marvel Of the age.
Tanac is now being specially intro
duced and explained in Wilmington al
smith & Strevis's Drus store.
Evening journal., 1917-12-03
nErI,sr McGnMAN IIcFNsE-

Judges in the Court Of General Ses-
sions this afternoon refused TO renew
the liquor license OF John 4. McGowan,
OF Third and Lombard streets.
Evening journal., 1917-12-03
GREEcO AGAIN ACCrsEn.

Peter Greece was arrested This after
noon on a charge Of assault upon a
young woman and held in heavy bail
Evening journal., 1917-12-03

has done him a world Of good. I have
given Father Johns Medicine to my
little glrl, too, and it built her up
Signed Mrs. William Lee, Is Mon
mouth street, Lawrence. Mass. Best for
colds and coughs. no alcohol or dan
gerous drugs. All pure nourishment
for those who are weak and run down.
Evening journal., 1917-12-03

than sit in an inner omcc and twlddls
his thumbs.
Evening journal., 1917-12-03
CUTTING DOWN THE COSTOFLIYING

new flesh and strength. soothes the
throat and helps TO get rid Of colds
and coughs without using alcohol or
dangerous drugs in any form.
Evening journal., 1917-12-03

for a hearing ia Municipal Court to-
morrow. Three additional charges OF
a like character may be placed cgainsi
the man. He was in court last week
on a similar charge.
Evening journal., 1917-12-03
KEEPING BABY HEALTHY"

"Nfy baby boy
was pale and thin.
and his foo d
didn't agree with
him. but since ]
have given him
Father Johns
Medicine he has
good color and il
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-03-16

Rocking chairs are an American in
stitution, although they are to be
found today pretty much all over the
civilized world In England they are
invariably referred to as American
rockers and indeed this application
Is not confined to that country. Here
and there on the continent you will
hear of them i'll the same category.
Authorities are widely at variance as
to the time and place Of the very first
rocker. But that the first one was
turned out more than 200 years ago
there is little room for doubt 1t is
fair to assume that it was the inven-
ton of a New Englander who loved
his ease. He probably invented it to
offset the discomforts of the severely
straight backed chairs of our early CO.
lonial days.-EXchange.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-03-16

When the late President Laconte Of
Haiti set about to reduce the size of
his army few years ago many OF the
generals whom he mustered out of the
service were put to breaking rock on
the street. At one time, there were
more officers than men in the Haitian
army, according to apparently anthem
tic statements. In former times the
pay of a Haitian soldier was small at
best, nothing at worst and at all times
insufficient to keep the warrior fed de-
Gently. The days for loading coffee on
departing ships were great days In
Haiti. They were days when the army
got q square meal, thanks to the steve
dore wages which the men were able
to earn, says the National Geographic
Magazine. The army officers of Haiti
We're as fond of gold lace as noun
tain gill of bright colors. Small won
der. then. that the regalia Of a field
marshal was everywhere in evidence.
Feeding the Haitian armies in the days
before the American big brother"
movements was not difficult job. Gar
rison ratiops consisted of sugar cane
stalk two or three feet long and what
ever else the soldier could beg, borrow
or steal
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-03-16
Hoaxed the Naturalist.

One of the most remarkable books
ever published is the photographic
Wirceburgensis," written by a Wurz
burg naturalist named Behringer in
1926. Probably very few copies are In
existence. as the author destroyed all
that he could get possession Of soon
after the book appeared. He had been
victimized by some practical jokers.
who had made a great variety of arti-
fetal fossils and hidden them in
quarry to which they then enticed the
professor. Behringer was overjoyed
by so rich u find and had no suspicion
Of the trick. although many of the fos-
sis were of very grotesque charac-
ter. He took his treasures home, made
elaborate drawings of them and wrote
minute description of each. as well
as IAN exhaustive commentary filed
with ingenious and plausible theories.
When he had published the book the
jokers confessed, and then, of course,
the professor did his utmost to sup
press the work.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-03-16
IN THE MILLENNIUM.
How This Old World Will Was In the
Good Days to Come.

How This Old World Will Was In the
Good Days to Come.
"My gracious, how cheap everything
il getting!''
81 understand there hasn't been
case of divorce in the last ten years"
81 think our national stability is
greatly due to the patriotic spirit OF
our congress. don't your
"Aren't these modest fashions just
too cute for anything? I'm so glad
they will stay that way"
ut certainly is a pleasure to pick up
a newspaper these days-always GOOD
news and plenty of it"
Brown tells me his wife disobeyed
him yesterday. Did you ever hear
anything like it,
eyes. dear have to use my car all
day long. don't know what I'd ever
do if gasoline wasn't free"
II am a poor man; but, thank heav
en-, still have the courts!'
mo, child, there won't be any more
wars-the rulers of the world are all
good men,"
How foolish we women were to
clamor for the vote when all we want
ed was the millennium
Dear me. what horrible night
mare / had last night! dreamed !
was living in the twentieth century,!
Edmund J Kiefer in Life.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-03-16

The Baryphone is a new invention
which is on fair way of revolution
izing the telephone system. AS is
well known, the American telephone
is often very unsatisfactory, but the
drawbacks are wholly eliminated by
the Baryphone, which makes CONVEX
sations on the longest distances just
as clear as on short circuits, as the
sound is carried to both ears and all
noise excluded. Persons hard of
hearing, who hitherto lave been pro-
hibited from using the telephone,
can now use it with he aid of the
Baryphone, which also will permit
two persons to hear the message
without the use of double telephone.
The Baryphone is the only simple,
practical and effective sound intensi-
fer in existence and is incomparably
superior to all others specially as it
leaves the hand free for annotations
during the conversation. See the
ad. elsewhere.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-03-16
Why The Leading Dailies Shrek For
War.

The following is an Extract OF an
editorial in The Lititz Pa, Express:
The ]. Pierpont Morgan interets
control absolutely the capitalistic
press of the nation.
This fact was brought out in the
United States congress the other day
but not one newspaper in the coun-
try published the fact that the
capitalist press has been Bought
and Paid For"
This fact explains why the lingo
press is hysterical these days in be-
half of war, long wished for by the
interests that fatten on slaughter.
Oscar Galloway, one of the repre-
sentatives from Texas, is the NOM
Der of congress who exposed the al
lance between the Morgan interests
and the big newspapers.
His statement appears on pages
1920 and 1921 of the Congressional
Record, of Feb. 8, 1917, and was
placed there with the unanimous
consent of all the members of the
house or representatives.
This statement reads:
"In March, 1915, the ]. P. Morgan
interests, the steel, shipbuilding and
powder interests, and their subsid-
iafy organizations, got together IL
men high up in the newspaper world
and employed them to select the
most influential newspapers in the
United States and sufficient number
If them to control generally the
policy of the daily press Of the
United States.
"These ~ men worked the prob
lem out by selecting 179 news
papers, and then began, by an elimi-
nation process, to retain only those
necessary for the purpose of con-
rolling the general policy of the
daily press throughout the country.
They found is was only necessary to
purchase the control of rs of the
greatest papers. The rs papers
we're agreed upon; emissaries were
sent to purchase the policy, national
and international, of these papers;
IN agreement was reached; the
policy of the PAPERS was bought, to
be paid for by the month; an editor
vas furnished for each paper to
properly supervise and edit infor-
nation regarding the questions of
preparedness, militarism, financial
policies, and other things Of national
md international nature considered
vital to the interests of the purchas-
RS.
"This contract is in existence at
he present time, and it accounts for
the news columns of the daily press
# the country being filled with all
orts of preparedness arguments and
Misrepresentation as to the present
condition of the United States Army
md Navy, and the possibility and
probability of the United States
Army and Navy, being attacked by
foreign foes.
"This policy also included the
suppression of everything in opposi-
ton to the wishes of the interests
,erved. The effectivness of this
scheme has been conclusively dem
onstrated by the character of stuff
carried in the daily press throughout
he country since March, 1915.
rhey have resorted to anything
necessary to commercialize public
sentiment and sandbag the National
Congress into making extravagant
and wasteful appropriations for the
Army and Navy under the false pre-
tense that it was necessary. Their
stock argument is that it is patriot
ISM" They are playing on every
prejudice and passion of the Amer
,oon pann1n -
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-03-16
TREATING POTATOES FOR scAs.

College Park, March Sin an arti-
Gle issued for the County Demonstra-
ton Agents for use in the local Boys
Agricultural Clubs in the State, S. B.
Shaw, Specialist in Horticultural Elk
tension, says: Diseased potatoes may
usually be recognized by their appear
ance Tubers infected with Late
Blight have a reddish brown surface
color which extends towards the cen.
ter Of the potato. Slightly sunken,
dark-colored spots on the skin are
also an indication of this disease.
Planting clean seed and the summer
spraying of the growing plants is the
best means for controlling this trouble.
"Scab is recognized as a rough pit
ting Of the potatoes. Sometimes these
pits are deep, and in very severe
cases the potatoes are furrowed or
cracked Seed may be disinfected by
soaking the uncut potatoes in solu-
ton of one pint of formaldehyde to
thirty gallons of water for two hours.
This treatment may be applied some
time previous to planting, provided
the potatoes are not exposed to rein
lection by being put into bags. buck
cts or other receptacles that have
previously held scabby potatoes and
which have not been disinfected.
"Rosette, stem rot or little potato,
may be recognized by the irregularly
shaped, elevated. dark brown patches
of fungus threads, varying in size
from a pin head to a grain of wheat,
which appear on the surface of the
potato. They are seen clearly only
when the potato is wet. Only clean
seed should be used. If there is any
doubt as to the freedom of the seed
from the disease, 1t should be treated
as is recommended for scab.
"The presence of Wilt or fusariose,
rs detected by cutting thin slice
1across the stem end of the potato
and noting If there is a brown dis
coloration Potatoes showing such
discoloratiOn should be discarded for
peed
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-03-16
Rank FoolishnesS.

You occasionally see it stated that
colds do not result from cold wealth
er. That is rank foolishness. Were
it true colds would be as prevalent
in midsummer as in midwinter. The
microbe that causes colds fiourisnes
in damp, cold weather. To get rid
of cold take Chamberlain Cough
Remedy. 1t is effectual and is high
ly recommended by people who
have used it for many years as oc-
casion required, and know it's real
value. Obtainable everywhere.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-03-16
Real Estate Transfers Recorded A,
Clerks Office.


Chesapeake City Development
Company to Joseph Ortynsky. 262
acres in Second district, SIS and other
considerations.
Alexander Kelly and others to
Earle c. Kelly and William j. Kelly,
interest in property near Provi-
dence, SIS and other considerations.
George v. Wagner and wife to
Clyde Charles Hall, of New Jersey,
12S acre farm in Seventh district,
$3.50.
Charles B. Evans and wife, of Will
mington, to Hannah P. Wallace, wife
of William H. Wallace, of the same
city, farm in Sixth district, $40 and
other considerations.
De1ena Lee McDougal to Howard
Shellin, property at Rising Sun,
$170O.
John Pritchard to Ida NJ. Craw-
ford, of Wilmington, acres in Sec
ond district, $500.
Eugenia Bradford, of<Wilming ton,
to Charles NJ. Curtis, of the same
city, deed of trust.
Aaron L. Duyckinck and John M.
Sterrett to George w. Sollars, prop
erty at Rising Sun, $500.
Omar D. Crothers, Attorney, to
Harvey T. Davis, Fryer store prop
arty at Colora, $500.
Dale B. Filter and wife, of Ph;la-
delphia, to Charles King Lennig, of
Virginia, 1872 acre farm at Turkey
Point, SIS, 000.-
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-03-16
VALUE Of LIME
FOR FARMING
n EXCELLENT FOR CORRECTING
AclDlTY IN THE SOIL.
SOME SIMPLE PRECAUTIONS
With the Aid of the County Demon
straton Agent Farmers Can
Test Their Soil.

College Park, March 15.-In a bull
letin recently issued by the Extension
Service, the writer, L. B. Broughton,
treats the subject OF lime for farming
very thoroughly. A complete copy
Of this bulletin can be obtained by
writing to the Extension Service, Col
lege Park, Md. Mr.. Broughton, in the
bulletin, says in part:
"One of the principal and in fact
the most important factor that lime
plays in increasing crop production
is in neutralizing the soil acidity. In
the majority of cases the acids of the
soil are organic acids produced by the
rotting of vegetable matter in the soil;
vet other material and conditions may
also cause soil to be acid. Dis.
solved phosphate or rock in very large
quantities may cause soil acidity par
ticularly on light sandy soil. Sulphate
of ammonia and 'muriate Of potash
also help to make a soil acid, so also
does the natural decay Of soils and
rocks containing but little lime.
How To Determine What Soils Need
Lining.
"The most accurate method for the
farmer to determine If his soils need
lime is by the 1itmus paper test. This
Test has been used for a number Of
Years and is the best simple test that
dan be recommended at the present
time. Litmus paper, both red and
blue colored, can be obtained at any
drug store for about 10 cents per
package. It's value as an indicator
depends on the great sensitiveness of
litmus towards acids and alkalies, the
blue being changed to red by an
acid and the red paper being changed
to blue by an alkali.
There are few simple precautions
in the testing of a soil. A good meth
cd of procedure is as follows: Pre-.
pare two or three cups or deep sauc-
ers and spoon by rinsing each care
fully in pure rain water. Place few
spoonfuls of the soil to be tested in
a cup, add a little Of the pure water
until a thin paste is made with the
soil, dip an unused strip Of blue lit
mus into the paste, being careful not
to touch with the fingers the part OF
the strip dipped into the paste, allow
1t to remain in contact with the mix
ture for ten minutes, then remove and
rinse off the soil particles in another
cup of the pure water. If the soil be
not in special need of lime, no change
can be detected in the color Of the
litmus, in which event the test may
be repeated, using red litmus, which
If turned even slightly blue indicates
an alkaline condition of the soil, and
hence no need of lining. If the blue
litmus be changed to a distinct red,
the lime requirement is high, but even
a faint reddening indicates low con.
tent Of carbonate Of lime, so that lin.
ing is apt to be profitable.
1.-THE use of fresh and well prepared
litmus paper and either pure rain or
distilled water are of prime impor
tance. Old and faded 1itmus paper
should not be used. Several samples
should be tested both from different
hbarts of the same field and from diff
{ ferent fields, having as widely differ
ent soils as possible"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-03-16
Very Free Verse,

Vers libre is certainly taking hold.
Much might be said In this connection
Of its form, its content and whether
proficiency in 1t is innate or acquired.
Let it suffice for the moment to record
what happened when music teacher
asked her pupils to make up little
verses and then make melodies to &C.
company them. One little boy said he
never had made up verses.
Just little verse;" said the teacher.
WELL" said the boy, dreamily:
Sometimes the sky at night
Looks like a spotted egg.
New York Post.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-03-16
State of Ohio. City of Toledo,

LUCAS county, S..
Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he
is senior partner of the firm of F. J,
Cheney & Co., doing business in the
said, and that said firm will pay the
sum Of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for
each and every case of Catarrh that
CATARRH CURE. FRANK J. CHENEY
Sworn to before me and subscribed
in my presence, this 9Th day of Deem
Der, A. D. 1856. A. W. GLEASON,
(SeaD Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken intern
ally and acts through the Blood on the
Mucous Surfaces of the System. Send
for testimonials. free.
F. ]. CHENEY &, CO. Toledo, o.
Sold by all Druggists. 15c.
Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-03-16
Don't Let Your Cough Hang On

A cough that racks and weakens
is dangerous, it undermines your
health and thrives on neglect. Re
lieye it at once with DR.. Kings New
Discovery. This soothing balsam
remedy heals the throat, loosens the
phiegm, it's antiseptic properties kill
the germ and the cold is quickly
broken up. Children and grown-ups
alike find DR.. Kings New Discovery
pleasant to take as well as effective.
Have a bottle handy in your medi-
cine chest for grippe, Group and all
bronchial affections. At druggists,
SOC. 8
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-03-16
Mortified.

II never was so mortified in my
life.'
whats the matter now?"
"You know that little gown bought
for $16.5O that looked as though 1t
must have cost four times that and
was so becoming to me? l never
dreamed any one would guess its price
or where bought It,"
well. did any oneT"
YES. wore it for the first time
last night at dinner dance. and there
were Just sixteen other women there
with gowns exactly like it."-Detroit
Free Press
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-03-16

Douglas Jerrold wrote BLACK Eyed
Susan" when he was twenty-one and
contributed to Punch the immensely
popular "Caudle Lectures" not long aft
erward But at nine years Of age young
Jerrold had been scarcely able to read,
and it was not until he was apprenticed
to printer after serving for some time
as midshipman at sea that he showed
either desire or capacity for intellectual
improvement.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-03-16
Muscle Soreness Relieved.

Unusual work, bending and lifting
or strenuous exercise is a strain on
the muscles, they become sore and
stiff, you are crippled and in pain.
Sloan's Liniment brings you quick
relief, easy to apply, it penetrates
without rubbing and drives out the
soreness. A clear liquid, cleaner
than mussy plasters or ointments, it
does not stain the skin or clog the
pores. Always have bottle handy
for the pains aches of rheumatism,
govt, lumbago, grippe. bruises, stiff
ness, backache and all external pain.
At your druggist, 25c. 8
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-03-16
Sign of Good Digestion.

When you see a cheerful and
happy old LADY you may know that
she has good digestion. If your
digestion is impaired or if you do
not relish your meals take a dose of
Chamberlain's Tablets. They
strengthen the stomach, improve the
digestion and cause a gentle move
ment of the bowels. Obtainable
everywhere.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-03-16

There is nothing that will give any
more pleasure for so long time for
so little money as the four monthly
magazines we send our subscribers.
Are you getting these magazines? If
not, write or telephone us.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-03-16

Prisoner at the bar. will you be
tried by jury or by the court?"
by jury, your honor. by jury"
"Humph! Why-er-haven't l seen
you before somewhere
"Yes, your honor. l sell you ice In
summer and do your plumbing in win
ter."-Richmond Times Dispatch.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-03-16
How to Prevent Group.

When the child is subject to at
tacks of Group, see to it that he eats
light evening meal, as an over
loaded stomach may bring on an at
tack, also watch for the first symp-
tom-hoarseness, and give Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy as soon as the
child becomes hoarse. Obtainable
everywhere.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-03-16

If you will subscribe to The Mid
land Jouranl or renew your subscrip
ton at once we\ will include four
standard magazines, all one year, for
only 25 cents extra. WRITE OR
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-03-16

Do you know that a free dress
pattern is included with the club of
our magazines that we are giving
in combination with The Midland
Journal for only rs cents extra.
Send your order by mail or phone us,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-03-16
Clock Watchers,

Said a Boston business man the other
day. IF there is one thing hate more
than another it is to see one of my EN-
ployees watching the clock"
"Yes. sir" said the young man who
lad been called on the carpet. "11l
eall the tirnekeeper's attention to what
you said. sir. Chicago Herald.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-03-16

The special offer of $1.25 for
years subscription to The Midland
Journal and to four Standard maya
zines is being taken advantage of
by a goodly number of our sub
scribers, who appreciate good thing.
There are no strings to this offer, 1t
is open to all new or old subcribers.