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The midland journal., 1917-04-13
RUNDOWN FARMS

Many farmer coming into Virginia
or Maryland from the high-priced land
sections of the middle West, has made
the mistake of putting all his money
into a large tract of cheap land, with
out reserving enough for adequate de-
velopment.
When a man sells his high-priced
farm at $3.50 per acre and comes to
the Southeast to purchase land at 500
to $50 per acre the temptation is
strong to load up on acreage to the
limit.
The Southeast has many wonderful
bargains in cheap lands-bargains
which cannot be duplicated in any 9th
er section of the country-but the new
conner should remember that his $50
land needs rebuilding. The wise pur-
chaser will set aside $40 to SIS for
each acre for improvements and soil
building. If this plan is followed, at
he end of year or two his land will
be equal to any 500 land in produc-
live powers and he will have reaped
big profit.
On the other hand the farmer who
plunges in acreage and limits himself
SO that he cannot buy fertilizers and
line and turn under green manure
crops, will find his production small
and his overhead charges so large that
he is financially unable to take sin
gle step in the direction of soil i'm
provement.
1t is a matter of regret that this lat
Ter method has sometimes caused dis
abstraction among newcomers and
luch care should be taken to point out
he proper method of attacking the
problem of rebuilding our southeast
ern land.--O. NJ. Kile.
The midland journal., 1917-04-13
ALFALFA AT JUDYVILLE FARMS

Six years ago man sold his farm
in Ohio and came to Virginia, wear
ing something on his mind besides his
hat This something was Alfalfa"
and the man who wore it, and still
wears it, is Gal" Judy, and our story
starts with that day six years ago
when he started to take land out of
the brush and put it in alfalfa.
"We have taken worn-out land,
grown up in thick brush, and after
cleaning it and plowing deep. we have
sown it to cowpeas. We feed our soil
from the start, using from 25O to 400
pounds of fertilizer per acre. When
the season is good we cut the peas for
hay, but otherwise we plow the crop
under for green manure. This is gen
orally followed with Crimson clover,
using at the same time ton of lime
stone and 200 pounds of fertilizer. This
has always made an excellent crop
to be harvested the following May.
"Then we break the land deep, SOW
ing to cowpeas again, and about Au-
gust 10 these are turned under. The
seedbed is worked down to a fine tilth,
and the alfalfa sown about the last
week in August.
Before seeding we spread from one
to three tons of limestone per acre
and with this was drilled in $50
pounds of high-grade fertilizer. Today
we use the best Kansas-grown, non-ir
rigated alfalfa seed, about thirty
pounds. With this, we also put in ten
pounds of crimson clover to insure a
heavy hay crop for the first cutting
the following May.
"When l took this farm the brush
was so thick that you couldn't shoot
a rabbit fifty feet away, so not being
natural-born marksman l figured
have done well to remove my rabbit
preserve and put it to growing this
wonder crop. ! never expect the mar
ket to fail for good hay, and I'm grow
ing more as fast as | can prepare the
land" MELVIN RYDER.
The midland journal., 1917-04-13
GROWING CROPS WITHOUT
POTASH

The high price of potash has, in
many cases, rendered farmers skepti-
cal as to the possibility of turning a
profit from it's use. On the other hand,
demand for potash on the part of po-
tato and truck growers has been great
er than the supply. In some cases,
growers have even considered giving
cause of their inability to obtain what
they consider to be sufficient potash.
That crops can be successfully grown
without potash has been shown in re-
cent experiments of the Maine expert
ment station. In 1915 potatoes grown
without potash averaged 40 barrels
per acre. With eight per cent potash
in the fertilizer the average was 100
barrels. The use of potash was not
markedly profitable.
In 1916 the same experiment sta
ton had two demonstrations, one on
land unfertilized for two years, and
the other on land which had had high
potash fertilizer for several years. The
first experiment gave 104 barrels per
acre without potash in the fertilizer,
and 154 barrels where three per cent
potash was included in the fertilizer.
Potash, even at present-day prices, was
enormously profitable. The potato
crop, however, was profitable even
where no potash was used.
The second experiment of 1916 was
On land where a seven per cent potash
fertilizer had been used the two years
previously. The no-fertilizer crop was
120 barrels per acre. Eight per cent
potash in the fertilizer gave 1877 bar
rels. Indications are that there was
considerable residue of potash in the
soil which was still available for the
needs of the crop.
The New Jersey experiment station
has carried out experiments of this
kind on the typical sandy soils of that
state. In one case yield of 400 bush
els of potatoes per acre was obtained
with fertilizer containing two per cent
potash. Incidentally, however, this
was in region where ten per cent
potash fertilizers had been largely
used in preceding years.
S. B. HASKELL.
The midland journal., 1917-04-13
An Exercise For Twists.

Is it of any value to know how to
say the alphabet backward? A CORE
spondent says: Il think this Is new, as
l am the inventor. and it Is of some
use in exercising on the typewriter If
for nothing else. The twenty-six let
ters of the alphabet are used as initials
of words divided into five groups Of
four initials and one group of six. The
groups are connected as follows:
Zebras Yoked, Xylophones Whacked.
Voices United To Sing.
Read Quick, Pass On!
Nature May Lack Kindness:
Juices Inside Hanging Grapes
Friends. Enemies, Dogs, Cats, Bats, Ants
New York Sun.
The midland journal., 1917-04-13
Real Estate Transfers Recorded At
Clerks Office.

Walter B. Cooney and wife to
Lena R. Crothers, of Havre de
Grace, property in Eighth district,
$3.50.
Frances Kirk and Ernest D. Kirk,
her husband, to Edward T. SINNERS,
Is acre property in Fourth district,
$40 and other considerations.
Theodore w. Moore and wife to
Edward L. Krenz, 6A acre property
in Third district, 5000.
William T. Warburton and wife to
N. L. Riggin, acres near Frederick
town, SITS.
Mary A. Brown and Annie Brown
Irwin to Hannah Griffith, lot of land
at Calvert.
Chesapeake Land Improvement
Company to William A Roeschen,
lot of land at Grove Point, $275.
Benjamin H. Kegley and wife to
John R. Huffman, of Virginia, 153
acres in Eighth district, $4,000.
Chesapeake Land Improvement
Company to John w. Vastine, of
Philadelphia, 800, acres in First dis
trict, 81 and other considerations.
George F. Brinton, of Toledo,
Ohio, to Christopher B. Newton,
acre property in First district,
$1050.
The midland journal., 1917-04-13
What TippinI Means.

Fourteen thousand six hundred per
cent is pretty high rate of rent! But
it's ii.:,t what yCu pay when you hand
the ciealirovEl pirate a jitney for
watch rg ycrr hat for an hour. Do you
get us? We'll. it's just like this: When
you Fay 10 cents for the loan Of dol
lar for year you pay 10 per cent But
if you pa 10 cents for the loan of a
dollar for Il Cay YOU pay 3G5 times as
high a rate. CT $3.50 Per cent It's just
the sane Way with your %3 hat. When
you pay 5 cents On it fer an hour you
are paying the rate Of $43S a year
counting only twelve business hours
day. And lis is at the rate of 14,6Oo
Fer cent TIL this to the cloakroom
girl t, day anJ get her comeback
But don't blame us if she's bit
,nippy.-Worceste Tost.
The midland journal., 1917-04-13
ALGERIA A NEW FRANCE.
Result of Century of Work Against
African SavaGery.


African Savaeery.
After vast expenditure in lives and
treasure France is beginning to reap
its reward from the conquest OF Al
geria. A hundred years ago the north
ern African country was the abode OF
barbarism and piracy was the princi-
pal occupation of its people. The Unit
ed States was the first nation to revolt
against the payment of tribute to the
dey of Algiers for protection to CON-
merce, and after a brief but thrilling
conflict the buccaneer chieftain was
brought 70 his knees.
In l;5:.T the French took up the white
mans bur.iel ii .Algiers and after
struggle OF thirty years subdued the
country l,1der the monarchy and the
SO; oni eE3L lie government of AL
geria was aS,;l solely on force, but the
repu}ic Wo The allegiance of the Al
gal.;al.; by withdrawing the military
.ovc.A AeAt FROM all the settled por-
tionS of IL cJcnJry. which have since
been treate,. very much as if they were
a part OF France each department
sending one senator and two deputies
to the French chambers. Algerians,
save for few OF the tribesmen in the
remote interior, are now loyal French
men. regardless of color, race or re
lig;on Algeria also supplies vast guam
titles OF ioo,Stuffs and metals to
France Nc,Y York World.
The midland journal., 1917-04-13
Catarrhal Deafness Cannot Be Cured

by local applications, as they cannot reach
the diseased portion of the ear. There
Is only one way to cure catarrhal deafness,
and that is by constitutional remedy.
Cs -arrhal Deafness is caused bys in
famed condition of the mucous lining of
the Eustachian Tube. When this tube Is
inflamed you have a rumbling sound
imperfect hearing. and when it is entirely
closed, Deafness is the result Unless the
Inflammation can be reduced and this tube
restored to it's normal condition. hearing
will be destroyed forever. Many cases of
deafness caused by catarrh which is
an inhamed condition of the mucous
faces Halls Catarrh Cure acts thru the
blood on the mucous surfaces of the sys
TEN.
any case of Catarrhal Deafness that cannot
be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure. Circulars
free. All Druggists. 75c
F. J. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo. o.
The midland journal., 1917-04-13
WEAVING YOUNG CALVES.

College Park, April SIN cam.
paign for the growing of better and
more profitable dairy animals, G. E.
Wolcott, specialist in dairy work for
the Maryland Agricultural Extension
Service, urges the recommendation
made by the U. S. Bureau of Animal
Industry regarding the feeding of
foung calves. He says:
"Weaning is critical time, but If
the calves are handled properly at
that time there will usually be no
trouble. That is the time to pay par
ticular attention to cleanliness, care,
AMI regularity. All pals must be
scrupulously clean, and the pens kept
clean and plenty of bedding supplied.
Young calves require fresh, clean,
and warm milk-not in large quanti-
ties but always a little less than the
appetite demands. At first, four to
five pounds of milk is sufficient for
one feed when given twice daily.
When fed in this way feeds should
be as nearly as possible IL hours
apart. If it can be arranged. the
calves should be fed three times a
day for the first week and the guam.
tity at a feed thus correspondingly
reduced.
Regularity must not be forgotten,
for 1t is essential in calf raising. Regu.
lar feeding and a uniform quantity
prevent much trouble. Never try to
guess at the quantity of milk; weigh
1t! Don't estimate the temperature of
the milk; use a thermometer! The
finger is not sensitive enough to gauge
the temperature of the milk when it
is between 70 and 80. degrees F. The
first is too cold, the latter is right.
"The quantity of milk is increased
gradually so that at two weeks of age
the calves are getting daily, IA to 16
! pounds apiece. At that age, if the
calves are vigorous, skim milk may
be substituted for whole milk. Make
the change gradually, substituting a
pound at time. Usually the change
takes week or 10 days, depending on
the condition of the calves. At the
same age, offer them little clean,
dYy grain, such as bran; bright, clean
hay also should be placed conven.
iently, if skim mill; is plentiful, feed
up to 20 pounds a day to each calf
and continue for several months
When it is scarce, calves may usually
be weaned at about siy weeks and
put on dry feed.
"The care durin he first few weeks
$ very important 4 healthy calves
Bre to be raised Cleanliness, care, and
regularity in feeding return good
profits in strong, vigorous calves"
The midland journal., 1917-04-13

Sudden changes of temperature
and underwear bring spring colds
with stuffed up head, sore throat and
general cold symptoms. A dose of
DR.. Kings New Discovery is sure re-
lief, this happy combination of anti
septic balsams clears the head,
soothes the irritated membranes and
what might have DeUn lingering
cold is broken up. Don't stop treat
ment when relief is first felt as half
cured cold is dangerous. Take DR..
Kings New Discovery till your cold
is gone. l
The midland journal., 1917-04-13
A Way the Dutch Have.

The Dutch have delightfully."- orig
inal way of collecting their taxes. If
after the notice has been given the
money is not sent the authorities place
one or two hungry militiamen in the
house, to be lodged and maintained at
the expense of the defaulter until the
amount of the tax is paid.
The midland journal., 1917-04-13

Irish potatoes and most othe
vegetables and fruits tend to make
the body tissues and fluids alkaline
correcting the tendency OF mea
eggs, fish, and similar foods to Great
acid conditions. Since the body per
forms it's work best when it j.
neutral or slightly alkaline, thi
function of fruits and vegetables i
important, especially to the heart
meat eater.
The midland journal., 1917-04-13
Insomnia.

Indigestion nearly always disturbs
tie sleep more or less, and is often
the cause of insomnia. Eat light
supper with little if any meat, and
no milk; also take one of Chamber
lain's Tablets Immediately after sup
per. and see if you do not rest much
better, obtainable everywhere,
The midland journal., 1917-04-13
lis Odditv.

There is one thing in lawyers pro-
fession which is different from any
other
What is that?"
THE longer he is at it the more he
has of brief career Baltimore
American.
The midland journal., 1917-04-13
ylaan.s Imminent For Rheumatism

The torture Of rheumatism, the
pains and aches that make life un-
bearable are relieved by Sloan's
Liniment, a clean clear liquid that is
easy to apply and more effective
than mussy plasters or ointment
because it penetrates quickly with
out rubbing. For the many pains
and aches following exposure
strain@ sprains and muscle soreness
Sloans Liniment is promptly effec-
tive Always have bottle handy
for gout. lumbago, toothache, back
ache, stiff neck and all external
pains. At druggists, 25c.
The midland journal., 1917-04-13
!. !. !. = : = = !. : : J. !. : = :. : =
PRACTICAL HEALTH HINT
Consumption.

!" A diet of peanuts is suggested !
l. as Il cure for consumption by Dr. !
i Brewer in the Journal of Hy- !
4 giere. This seems too simple to !
/ lie true. but Or. Brewer tells !
< OF two yoGng women who had !
< grown sick Of cod liver oil and :.
= tomicS aud who were treated by !
! him with SnIted peanuts all they :.
+ could eat combined with inhala- :.
:. ton; Uf vinegar !
\ "Onc Wuiild think this very :.
+ indigcStble d ct. ;" lie writes. but :.
< they crave,i ti.eil. and it has al !
: ways heon my policy to find out ::
! just what my patients desire to !
!. eat. and unless il is too linreaSOn- !
+ able | humor them. Both young :
4 ladies have .ecOme plump and !
i after one years inhalation have !
:: ceased cou- hing. and pronounc- I.
i ed them cured i
j Peanuts are recommended also !
+ for slecpleSHnesS. i
The midland journal., 1917-04-13

The bowels are the natural sewer
age system of the body. When the,
become obstructed by constipation {
art OF the poisonous matter which
hey should carry off is absorbed
'nto the system, making you fee
1ull and stupid, and interfering with
he digestion and assimilation O
'ood. This condition is quickly re
ieved by Chamberlain Tablets
Obtainable everywhere.
The midland journal., 1917-04-13

If your subscription to The Mic
and Journal is due better pay u
.ow and get year subscription
our club of four magazines. Yov
are entitled to a year subscription
to these four magazines if you will
end in your renewal to The Midlan
Journal and pay 25 cents extra.
The midland journal., 1917-04-13

During the last decade three
states-California, Colorado, and
ichigan-contained threc~fourths
of the area under sugar beets in this
country and produced three-fourths
of the beets and sugar.
The midland journal., 1917-04-13

You can get four standard mas
mes one year for 25 cents extra b
ewing your subscription to Th
Hand Journal,
The midland journal., 1917-04-13

If you will subscribe to The Mid
land Jouranl or renew your subscrip-
tion at once we will include four
standard magazines. all one year, for
only rs cents extra. WRITE OR
The midland journal., 1917-04-13

A Manchester IN. H.) shoe shop
has shipped 5000 pairs of shoes tc
Moscow, Russia, by registered mail
The postage totaled $500. The
shoes will retail for $12 a pair in
Moscow.
The midland journal., 1917-04-13

DO you know you can get foui
standard magazines in combination
with The Midland Journal by paying
only 25. cents extra. Send in your
order today.
The midland journal., 1917-04-13
*%s****


"He is building an immense artif-
rial mountain on bis country estate"
We'll. guess it comes sort of natu-
raj for him TO put up bluff. Puck.
The midland journal., 1917-04-13
Martial Amenities.

my hand is always in my pocket"
That's just what I'm complaining
about it mover comes out" Exchange.
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-04-27

six stitches OH the animals hind
quarters, some of the gashes being
deep as we'll as large.
j. III. Hazard of Billings, visited
at the home of his brother, John w.
Hazard this week.
Stanley Scarce and father of Ro-
nan were in Moiese Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Irby H. Clark an
nounce the birth of baby girl at
Idaho Falls, where they are farming.
The Unity club of Moiese valley and
guests were entertained on April 25
at the club house by Mrs. c. E. Ram
dels, in honor of her mother, Mrs.
Ida ]. Geiger, who has just returned
from an extended trip to Chicago.
The rooms were beautifully decor
ated in red, white and blue at the
windows and the presidnet's chair
AS the role was called to almost
thirty five members, each one re-
sponded with some news or quota
tlOll IDuL CllC III CoOlIC WdI. 4IdliS
business matters came up and were
disposed of, the club being well or
ganized and all members willing to
help the club along. After the bus
mess was over, a few musical Sc
lections were rendered, including a
song, "Moiese,"' composed by Mrs. H.
G. D. Hall and sung by the members
of the club. Miss Carrie Wolfe rem
dered vocal solo and Mrs Dorothea
V. Stillman few selections on the
piano, after which four course
lunch was served. The tables were
beautifully decorated in the same
colors with small flags at each place
and with tents, soldiers, cannon and
red cross nurses along in the center
of the table. The guests of the club
who were present were Mesdames G.
l.. Peden, W. w. Meranda, w. H.
Clarence Reichard, Julius
Rinke, and Miss Carrie Wolfe of
Round Butte, Mrs. Virginia A Hall
and Mrs. Dorothea V. Stillman of Ro-
nan, Mrs. Cunningham, Mrs. Ernest
Barton and Miss Goettche, Martha
Wagner McAuley and Barton
of Moiese valley. The guests departed
about five thirty declaring Mrs. Ran
dels a royal hostess.
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-04-27
FIippant filings.

Some former congressman won't miss
the roll call, but, oh, you cloakroom!-
Washington Post.
Life Is just one swat after another.
First 1t is candidates for Office and
then 1t Is carpets and fies.-Chicago
News.
A Boston physician says that music
makes the hair grow. Some of the
new music makes it stand on end.-
Providence Journal.
Do you know Adam and Ewes tele-
phone number? No? Mr.. John T..
Swayze of the New York Telephone
company says it was '2S1 Apple."-
Chicago Post.
We are beset by a horrible thought:
How is American neutrality to be
maintained when the time comes to
root for Hans Wagner and Napoleon
Observation-Disclosures Union.
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-04-27
MOIESE VALLEY

A. w. Buechler of Genesee, Idaho
visited his sister, Mrs. l.. ID. Roskam-
mer, last week and was accompanied
home by his niece, Selma.
Peter Johnson of Gilmore, Idaho,
is here on business and Purchased a
heifer from the Felland ranch.
Two Percheron stations, property
of Howard Gay, deceased, We're pur-
chased by w. A. Hilton and moved
to the Pierce ranch.
good four year old mare belong
ing to the Randels ranch was SER
iously cut in a runaway with a har-
row. o. c. Wellington took twenty
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-04-27
THE ROMAN PIONEER
Issued every Friday at Roman, Mis-
soula county, Montana, by e. H. Rath-
bone, publisher.
INTERNAL DISORDER
CAUSES TROUBLE
Continued from page one)

through the veil of the German CEN
sorship disappears entirely in the
case Of Austria, Following persistent
reports that Count Tisza, premier of
Hungary and foremost exponent in
the dual monarchy of the German
idea, had resigned, all information as
to conditions in Vienna or Budapest
ceased. The one thing that appears
certain is that the socialists and
radicals in both empires have re-
Gently drawn much closer together
and that inflamatory language is be-
ing used with impunity inconceiv-
able in the earlier days of the war.
In the meantime the revolutionary
spirit which is rampant throughout
Europe has given a sensational dem
onstration in Sweden. The food situ-
alton is ostensibly the cause of the
remarkable events in Stock khOlm,
where a great multitude of workers
tried to force their way into parli-
ment building. The fact that they
were unrebuked shouts for republic
and that the ominous revolution"
freely used gives another aspect to
the affair. The royal castle is under
guard and more serious outbreaks are
predicted for May 1,
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-04-27
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
SCHOOL NOTES


May 24th has been chosen for class
day in Roman. Commencement eXer-
cises for the Roman graduates will be
held on May 25th at Roman. On June
first all graduates of the several high
schools of the district will meet at
st. Ignatius at the annual festival
and receive their diplomas.
CONCERNING THE BREAD CLUB
Catherine Hay is one point ahead
of George Mccormick in Glass B.
The final contest for class A will be
during the first or second week in
May. There will be only one more
home baking and the prize loaves
will appear on exhibition in the
Scarce store next week. The pres
ent scores of Glass A are as follows:
Hilda Thirkell, SIS; Katherine
Grant, SIS; Evelyn Grant, $40.
The preliminares of the Junior and
Senior spelling contests will be held
in Roman Saturday morning, April %,
between Clairmont. Glacierview and
Roman schools. The Juniors are
taken from the third, fourth and fifth
grades, the Seniors from the sixth,
seventh and eighth grades.
The preliminary Junior declama-
tory contest will also be held in
Roman between the three schools just
mentioned on Saturday morning, April
2Sth.
Taking trench now and then ap
pears to be the routine Of the fighting
men.
Most Of us can plainly hear the echo
of the knock of opportunity after 1t is
too late.
It appears that war has done what
chance could never do-spoil the bust.
ness at Monte Carlo.
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-04-27
O611O
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

Department of the Interior, U. S.
Land Office at Missoula, Montana,
March 26, 1917. Notice is hereby
given that Earnest Driskill of Roman,
Montana, who on Nov. 1st, 1915, made
nd entry No. 0611O, for Unit B, NEA
NWA ,NW14 NEA, Sec. 10, T. PIN.
r. 21 w., M, NJ, has filed notice of
intention to make communication proof
under new law, to establish claim to
the land above described, before John
N. Bailey, a U. S. Commissioner, at
Roman, Montana, on the 14th day of
May, 1917. Claimant names as wit
nesses: Hugo Carlson, Carl Carlson,
Olif Nyland, Henry Grostein, all of
Horte, Montana.
FRANK M. McHAFFIE,
Register.
Non-coal land Flathead project
Mar 3O-Apr q