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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-01-11
USE SWEET CLOVER FOR PIGS
Ordinarily an Acre Of Crop viii Sup
port Twenty 20 Thirty shoats-4-
Other Uses for Weed.

( An acre Of sweet clover ordinarily
will support 20 to 80 shoats. Many
other uses for this erstwhile weed are
told in Farmers Bulletin No. $40, pub
ished by the United States department
of agriculture, Washington.
Stock may refuse to eat sweet clover
at first, but If they are kept on the
field for few days they win soon de.
velop liking for 1t. 1t will furnish as
much pasture during the season as any
other legume, with the possible excep.
ton of alfalfa.
Sweet clover also makes first-class
hay If it is cut before it gets. toe
coarse, and it is a remarkable soil.
builder. It is one of the best honey
plants because of the large amount Of
nectar it produces. Beekeepers woult
do well to plant at least small patch
of it solely for honey purposes.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-01-11
(copyrishf BY W. G. Chapman

/ the physical torment; perhaps some
inkling Of higher law did reach his
mind before the end.
But If it did, it was only q momen-
tary flash Of insight.
He felt the cold embrace of the ieath-
cry bodies. He heard the swapping
jaws. He was torn from his hold,
shrieking, and tossed into the air, from
beast to beast. His cries were SO fren-
zied that they even reached the ears
of those who watched on the shore.
He shrieked and fought, but he had
as much chance for life as primitive
man caught by herd of dinosaurs.
For q few moments his bobbing body
was visible, grotesquely sprawled upon
the reddening waves. Then it was rent
limb from limb.
It disappeared, and, fighting over
their prey, the sea devils played the
last act of their own drama They fell
upon each other. It was the tragedy
Of the hive-the annual massacre of
the drones; only they were all drones.
Nature had no more use for them, now
that their queen was gone.
Never had such spectacle been
seen by man before. The entire face
of the inland sea was a tumult of
fighting monsters. The dead grew into
visibility as they became thicker. The
floating patches of white almost OBJ
scured the waves. And still the fight
became more frenzied.
They tore each other and them
selves, they lashed the waves into
foam; animal debris fioated from end
to end Of the ford. AS the dead drift
ed toward the shore the struggle be-
came more furious in the heart Of the
sea.
Gradually it subsidized. The last Of
the herd was gone. The battle that
was to decide the fate Of the world
had been a civil one, and fought out
without mans agency.
The lash Of the waves drove the
light motorboat toward the cliffs. 1t
stranded not FIVE hundred feet from
where Donald and his friends, awe
struck, had watched the progress Of
the titanic conflict. They ran toward
it and pulled Ida from the thwarts. 1t
had seemed incredible that she could
have survived.
For long time she lay motionless.
Drenched with the brackiSh water, her
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-01-11
Photograph Frames.

For framing single photograph fos
the wall, a novel idea is to place it III
the upper part of a moderately large
mat. When the picture is In sepia, the
mat should be in tan or brown, the
frame brown or gold. When the photo
graph is gray the mat should be also,
with gray or gold frame. A wide
gray frame sometimes takes the place
of a mat.
The back board may be covered with
a harmonious plain material; a wire
easel may be bought for trifle and at
tached to the back through slit made
just to fit it's clamp. The back is in
cluded in the gimp binding at the sides
and bottom; the top is left open for the
Insertion Of the picture.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-01-11

hair unbound, she seemed to sleep in
D0nald's arms, while he and Davies
worked frantically to revive her.
Davies raised his head at last and
looked at Donald fixedly. Donald re-
fused to meet his gaze.
They set to work again. For. two
hours longer they went through the
movements of the resuscitation of the
drowned. They stopped at last, ex-
hausted. Davies laid his hand on Don
AIDS shoulder; this time 1t was he
who could not meet his friends look.
Suddenly they heard Clouts shout
ing, mad with joy.
Look, sir! Mr.. Davies, look !" he
screamed.
They swung around. The girls eyes
had opened, and there was recognition
in them.
She drew the first faint breath; her
weak arms stole round Donald's neck.
And in the universal joy nobody
minded Clouts' mouth organ, as he
blew "Home, Sweet Home"
"Hoorayl" he yelled, tossing up his
cap at the finale. "Mr. Davies, sir, it's
just as told you, isn't it? We've
brought her back to life, and now we're
going to wake up ourselves"
what do you mean. Clouts?" asked
Davies.
"Why, sir. don't you see? We've
just been picked up and landed from
the Beotia. And we've been dreaming
all sorts of deliriums about sea mon
sters, and suchlike. If might be al
lowed, sir, III put it to Captain Paget.
Amt we just been rescued after tor
pedoing the cruiser, sir?" he asked.
"Ain't the whole thing dream?"
Donald looked up. 81 don't know,
Clcuts," he said. Il think you may be
right. But it's happy one"
Davies looked at him in cismay.
"Do you really mean that Donald?"
he asked. do you honestly think that
we have dreamed all this2"
/ SITS as plausible as any other ex-
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-01-11
HIGHWAY ON PACIFIC COAST
Dream Is for Macadamlzed, Asphalt
Surfaced Road From Alaska
South to Panama.

Good road advocates should TURF
their eyes upon the Pacific coast states
where their hobby is reaching a deveE
opment nowhere else Appropriated ir
the United States. The dream of the
Pacific coast is for a macadamized, as
phalt-surfaced highway from Alasks
south to the Panama canal. The reali.
zation Of the project SO far is the &C.
tual voting by the state of Californis
of bond issue of $1sOOO,0OO 600 and
by the public interest aroused In Ore.
gon, Washington and British Columbia
which promises early legislation fol
the continuation of the California high,
way.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-01-11
PROTEIN SUPPLY FOR FOWLS
When Closely Confined Chickens VIII
Need Some Kind Of Meat
Grain Is Not Enough.

Fowls confined in close pens, yards
or runs where they have little chance
to get insects will need some kind of
meat. Grain will not supply enough
protein and mineral matter for best
results.
To supply this demand for protein
and mineral matter meat meal, meat
scrap or tankage is generally fed.
Laying hens especially need some of
these forms of feed. Young chickens
will thrive better If fed meat in some
form occasionally.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-01-11
JOB FOR FIRST STORMY DAY


A good job for the first rainy day.
From 6 to 10 per cent of the young
animals are lost each year from such
infectious diseases as calf scours, hog
cholera, blackleg, contagious abortion,
navel i'll Of stockings, distemper and
other infectious diseases.
Reduce this loss of young animals
from infectious diseases by cleaning
the stable thoroughly and disinfecting
with whitewash to which has been add
ed 2 per cent crude carbolic acid or 8
per cent coal-tar dip. This is easily
applied to the walls, ceiling and floors
with spray pump.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-01-11
METAL sHEETlNG FOR ROOFS
Arranged to Enable Tinsmith to Rap
idly Join Sheets Without the
Use Of Solder.

The Scientific American, in illustrate
ing and describing metal roof invent
ell by J. 81. Perry Of Middletown, N.
Y, says:
1.-THE object Of this. invention is to
provide sheet metal roof arranged to
enable tinsmith or other person to
rapidly join the metal sheets for form
ing the roof-sides and the ridge with
out the use of solder and, to render the
joints rainproof and thereby prevent
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-01-11
Handy Plank Drag.

are held together by being bolted, and
by mailing on the scantfings as shown
in the drawing. A chain is passed
around under the front end of the
scantlings with the single-trees at the
other end to hitch on the team.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-01-11
PLANK DRAG COMES I'M handy
Useful IN LeveIing PIowed Ground and
Breaking Ciods- Boards Held
Together by Bolts.

This plank drag comes in handy for
leveling plowed ground ana breaking.
clods. 1t is feet long and made Of
five 11ainch boards, 8 inches wide,
writes Charles Schroeder in Oklahoma
Farmer. The boards overlap one an
other a little just as shown. and they
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-01-11
SAVING SEED is PROFITABLE
Zeal and Labor Spent In Cultivation
VIII Not Make Up for Lack Of
Foresight.

If You neglected to insure plenty Of
high quality seeds for next years
planting all the zeal and labor you may
spend in cultivation will not make up
for lack of foresight in saving the good
seed.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-01-11
sPRlNe-RIcE MAY RETIRE.
British Ambassador To Leave U. S
Saws London Paner. u.

London Sir Cecil Spring-Rice and
Lord BERTHE, according to the Daily
Chronicle, will shortly retire from the
British Embassies at Washington and
Paris. The newspaper adds that it is
rumnred that Sir George Buchanan is
about to resign his post as Ambassa-
sor at Petrograd.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-01-11
Sectional Perspective View Of Sheet
Metal Roof With Parts Broken
Away.

leakage, use is made Of metal sheets
provided at each side with an upturned
abutting member terminating in an in
ward and downwardly bent fange and
a peak-shaped seam cap fitting over
the fianges.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-17

conscientious objcctors VIC reads about
in the papers, one O. those blighters
who don't believe in fightin. but is
willing to sit back in Blighty and. let
US blokes out here do your bloody
tightin' for you, while you gets a
blinkin' good screw (salary) sitting on
a high stool in some Office
'Hc turned to me and answcrcd:
It's the likes O. you who volunteered
for this war what keeps it goin'. If
you had all refused to 60 at first, there
wouldn't be any war;
81 couldn't see it his way at all, and
went right back at him with: Yes, and
if it wasn't for US volunteering the
bloody German flag would now be fly
ing over Buckingham Palace and King
George would be in the Tower Of Lon
DON
"Hc thought a minute or two and
well, what Of it; one flags
New-York tribune., 1918-02-17
One Flags
Good as
Another

taxes SO he could bloomin' we'll sit
around doing nothing?'
"Ths was too much for me, that
blinkin' icllyfsh singing mud at our
King, so l lost my temper, and taking
my glass of vim rouge in my hand l
leaned over close to him and said:
When you mention the Kings name
it is customary to drink his health.
Perhaps he never did anything special
for me, but l have never done any
thing special for him, and even at that
I've done a damned sight more than
you have for him, so take this wine
New-York tribune., 1918-02-17
Three Medals at twenty-five

10 have won the Distinguished Ser
vice Order, the Distinguished Conduc,
medal. the Military Cross before his
twcnty-sccon birthday is part of tho
unique war record Of Noel Brimsmc a d.
Hc was born in Australia, and on the
outbreak Of the war enlisted in Eng
land as private in the 3d Kcntish
Regiment (Buffs), became flight com
nandcr in the Royal Naval Air Scr
vice, was smashed up i'm an air raid
IN Salonica, and being declared unfit
TOR further service resigned his com
mission and again went to tho front,
this time rcvcrting to the ranks AS Il
private, with battery of Canadian
artillery.
In spite Of his three years at tho
war he is still mere boy, his manner
is simple and unassuming, and his
story would probably never have been
told had not some returned officers Of
the {. L. J.. told Of tho young X-ofti -
cr-corporal private who was GONZALES
cling at the Grey Nunncry in Montreal
Brlmsmcad first went TO England
when he was eight, and received hi,
fourteen. When war broke out he was
eighteen and left for Franco in Au-
gust, 1914. serving with the First Army
Corps under General French.
Hrlmsmcad WAS taken prisoner at
Mons along with a covering party of
thirteen mcn. Eleven Wcrc shot i'm
ncdiately before his eyes, but Rrims-
mead and friend were taken away to
quiet spot back Of the German first
line. II sauccd German officer" he
says, "and understood enough German
to know what our fate was going to be
killing would be too good for US, and
| made ZIP my mind Nto escape il
could" Unfortunately his friend lost
his nerve and at the critical moment
vas too frightened to make a dash for
liberty. Taking his guards unawarcs
Brimsmead seized ono of their rifles,
shot the two officers, and as he cleared
the top of tho trench was sniped in the
finger by German, but managed to
reach a she'll hole, where he took
refuge till night, and then made his
way back to his own lines.
After this episode Rrimsmcad was
recommended for the H. c. NJ. and
commission, and returned to England
on leave.
While convalcscing in England he
got his hearts desire. a commission in
the r. n. a. S. In February, 1915. as
a sub lieutenant, he vas attached to
the Dover Patrol and took part in many
ralus Oh Oatcnd and ucligolsnd. A few
New-York tribune., 1918-02-17

months later he was sent to Calipoli
where he fought many air battles.
Durlng an air raid OH the German for
tIflcatlons near the Isle of Imbros.
hrlmsmcad's brother, also in tho r. N.
A. S.,. was shot down. The brothers
were lying near each other.
saw my brother fall" says Brims-
mead, but only thought of getting the
hun who had done it, and after an eight
nonr chase ! got him and two other
,'uns in the same fight. then re-
turned to lmbros, only to find that my
hrothcr had died an hour before ar
r'Ncd: Tho nurse in the hospital told
me mat his last words were. i know
Noel Will get him."
ms last adventure won for Young
bf'msmcad the d. $. 0. He was then
recalled to England, where, after a
Dr'cf stay of eight hours, he received
orders Tor Salonica, where he was pro
noted to first lieutenant for his sue
cess at ar raids. Another promotion
l"on came, tor IN ono raid Brimsmcad
brought down six Huns and some Rul-
Gars. He was made flight commando
ana was awarded the Military Cross.
but that was tho finale of his nvine
adventures. for he fell and was badly
snas"ed ur, both legs and arms, six
ribs and his collar bone were broken
got my real blighty that time" he
says.
When sufficiently recovered Flirht
commander Rrimsmcad was summoned
to buckingham Palace and decorated
by the King with tho u. s. O. As tho
MEDICAL verdict was that Rrimsmead
"Ss unft Tor moro nying he was offer
ca position as instructor in the Eoyal
Naval A'r Service. But that was too
SOFT Job TO appeal TO him. so he re-
signed his commission and was pen
stoned off at s. week.
IN January. 1917. Brimsmcad camc IN
Ianada AUD III February enlisted with
INC '9th Battery, G. f.. f., going over
seas week later with the. first draft
BY April he was again in France. al.
tached to the trench mortar section
Two weeks later he was wounded at
Nlmy Ridge aud was inyaided to Eng
land. arriving in Montreal in Dcccm-
bcr
Brim smcad keeps the piece Of shrap-
mel which WIS lodged in his back at
Vimy Ridge. 1t was carefully con
cealcd under his pillow with the pho
tograph of his dead brother and other
treasures. Brimsmead is one of four
brothers who have served with the
British forces. He is now waiting bis
discharge and intends, if possible. to
resume his aerial career.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-17
A German
Got Him
At Last

that l could see Watkins-blimc mo
he had no rifle or bayonct. 7 whis-
pered over to him, where's YOUR
rifle? He answered, 4 threw it away.'
Before | had time to reply the signal
to rush the German trench was given
and | lost sight of him.
1T was rough going in the German
trench and VIC had quite a little of
hand-to- hand fighting. Star shells were
going up all around US. One of
our blokcs in front Of me was lust
gong around the corner of traverse
when big German got him through
the throat with his bayonet and he
went down. Something sprang past ME
like a wildcat and closed with the
Fritz. They both went down together
Just then another German came at mo
from the entrance Of a dugout and
was busy managed to get him. Then
our lieutenant ana two men came around
ard gave the order to get back to
our trenches. The lieutenant stumbled
over the three bodies in front of u.s.
One OF them groaned. 1t was Watkins
sl! right. Urarmcd he had sprung at
the German and with his bare hands
had chokcd him to death, but he had
nasty Jagged bayonct wound in his
right side. We managed to get him
back to our trenches, but he died on the
ircstep. Before cashng in l,c looked
up at the lieutenant and with a grin on
his face said: Tell the bloomin' King
and the top hats at home that 7 died
Tor England, and hope that, ike old
Smith. my nippcrs will be proud Of
their father. God save the King
and then he died.
I'VE buried him next morning. No.
my opinion of conscientious obicctors
and pacitlsts has not changed. They
arc either towards or pro- Germans.
You sec, Watkins wasn't either; he
was a soldier of the King, and
damned good one, too"
Copyright. 1918. Mcclure Newspaper syndic...)
New-York tribune., 1918-02-17
Coming Through Under Fire-By Arthur Guy Emoev

up just because he had called him a
wh'te-livered coward.
watkins ducked twenty-one >days
NO. on the wheel, and when hisssen
tence was finished they transferred
him to a fighting unit, and bang! into
our platoon he comes.
MANY talk l had with him about
that pacifist stuff--hc hadn't changed
bit in his ideas-but he kept his
mouth shut about the King and the ton
hats at home.
"Thcn VIC went into the trenches. and
knew his finish was near. A firing
squad or rest in peace was to be his
lot. They all get ono or the other
sooner or later.
after two days in Fritz got rough
and opened up with a pretty stiff bonn
bardmcnt.
IVY atkins was in the fourth squad
III dugout in the support trench when
MIMIC registered direct hit on
the roof and caved her in. Every one
but Watkins was killed. How he cs-
capped was marvel. the rest of the
squad being smashed up something aw-
tul. We collected the pieces and buried
them tho next day. Watkins helped
dig the graves.
For two days Watkins scarcely
spoke word-just went around with
faraway look on his face.
ION the third night after the burial
! volunteers were called for a bombing
raid, and I could scarcely believe my
cars when / heard that Watkins had
volunteered. 1t was the truth all right
he went along.
1--WE crawlcd out into No Mans Land
under cover Of our barragc and waited.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-17
He Was a
Professional
Pacihst

path that leads through the orchard
lust off the entrance of that big Il. e..
Royal Engincer) dugout; well, under
that cross rests blokc who back in
Blishty professcd to be pacifist. He
wouldn't bhnkin' we'll volunteer, not
likely; they had to draft him, an when
they cid he refused to fight, SO they
stuck him in the n. c. c. (Non Com
batant Corps, and handed him pick
and shovel and put him to repairin'
roads and diggin' graves. Well. 1T
didn't take long before he was properly
led up with his job, and he threw down
The pick and shovel and grabbed up
rife an bayonet. Oh, yes, he clicked
it all right and went west. In fact,
ne was buried in one O the graves he
helped to dig. suppose some O. those
college officers called it the irony Of
fate or some other blinkin' high
sounding phrase, but we knows that it
was only common ordinary luck. cause
VIC all knows that if you're going to
get It, you'll get it, no matter if you're
New-York tribune., 1918-02-17
About the
Top Hats
at Home

the war and voice their opinions about
the top hats at home. This blokc I'm
q talkin' about was the loudest of the
bunch; he seemed to have crouch on
everything in general. l listened to
him few minutes chucking his weight
about until it bloody we'll got on my
nerves. Chucking up MY game of
house-and l had paid half franc for
my board tool leaned over to him and
said:
"'Iou must be one of those bloomin'
New-York tribune., 1918-02-17
A Conscientious Objector, Stung by
Death of His Comrades, Tackles the Hun
Alone in Bombing Raid and Finds
Hero Grave

gentlcman's son or bloomin' chin
ncy sweep.
"This blghter I'm talking about was
in my platoon when I was in 'C' Com
pany, an he used to give me the proper
pip with his arguments against fight
ing and the likes o that.
"'rhc first time met him was in st.
Armand; our 'batt' was in the rest
billets awaitin' new draft before 60
ing up the line again. You see, VIC had
clicked it pretty rough at Fromclles,
an q platoon looked like blinkin'
squad when it lined up for parade. I
was playing house in that cstamnct
right across from that bashed-in church
came through and took over billcts
just opposite from the cstaminet
was sitting near a window and watched
them pass. A sorrier bunch of spcci-
mems OF men | never saw; it turned
my binkin' stomach to look at them,
what with their pasty faces, stopped
over shoulders and struggling gait.
Right then and there I admired the
Germans for their system Of universal
military training. If England had of
had little more of it, there never
would have been a war and right now
VIC would be in Blghty with our wives
and nppers, instead of sitting here in
these bloody bitches waitin' for shell
to come over with our name and num-
Der on it.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-17

and drink his health, or I'll dent that
nappcr of yours so you won't be able
to wear that hat of yours
"He got kind Of pale land answered:
Drink the Kings health, not likely.
It's through him and his bloody top
hats in Parliament that I'm out here.
Why in the blinking hell don't he do
his own fighting and let us poor blokcs
aonc?'
II saw red and was just going to hit
him, when big lrishman out of the
koyal Irish Rifles next to me grabs
the glass CT wine from my hand, and
looking the blighter in the face wells
at him:
"'Wcll, if the King amt done nothing
for you English, he's done less for us
New-York tribune., 1918-02-17
ksVT7HAT do I think of blinkin'
w conscientious objcctor::" an

II u 4
w Conscientious objcctor:" an
swcred Ikey Honey from
tho corner Of the tire bay. "Wcll, what
with this bloomin' war on and blokcs
coin' vest by the thousands, paciiist
~ conscientious objector is one of two
things: he's either blinkin' coward or
a bloody pro-Gcrman. But it's funny
the way some O them blighters with
their West End ideas back in Blighty
changes their minds when they gets
out here in the mud and gets their
first glimpse Of a wooden cross. It's
either FIRM squad up against wall,
bloomin' Y. c. (Nictoria Cross), or
rest in peace sign over their nappcrs
for them. A strange thing it is. but
rue, those blokcs never go through the
trenches in an ordinary way like we do;
it's case of extremes, no in-betwccn
stuff.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-17
"Aftcr the Labor

"Aftcr the Labor
B a t t a ! i o II took
over billcts scv-
cral of them came
into the cstaminet
and sat at a table
near me. T h c y
Storted to 1;cc,,co