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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-01-10

high with the paraphernalia of camp
kitchens, or the screech of a motor
horn or a madly whizzing motorcycle.
Even when the road was clear of We
| hicles and long lines of soldiers moved
over it to the front or dumped drear-
lily back, there was no sound of COM
pact, marching feet. "Route march,
ing was the way the Americans came,
while the French poilus. with queer
bundles strung about them at all sorts
of unexpected places, seemed fairly
/, to stroll along. But they were going
up to the front, these. men, and how
ever they might feel about 1t, it was
no circus for us.
Not that the outward appearance
Of the moving troops was depressing.
Far from it. They went by, to quote
Ian Hay, Scattering homely jests like
hail." Some came singing and / shall
never forget the first day that Amer
ican boys came into the village. 1.-THE
Americans are coming" sent us flying
out of doors; and lies Americans
lechoed the French about us. Around
| the bend Of the road by the church
they came We could hear them sing
| ing before we could distinguish the
words and then ''until my dreams all
come true 1t was 1.-THE Long. Long
Trail" which brought back to some of
us wildly the first summer of the war
at home, when we had danced and
played and said good-by to the music
of that song
Present From Headquarters.
| One morning looked out from the
canteen upon new scene, surprise.
Several groups of very feeble old men
and women were seated upon the lawn
of the chateau. A canteener dashed
in breathless at this moment. The old
people, according to her hurried ac-
count, were present to us from G. H.
| O. They had been living up near the
front and some action was planned
that might prove dangerous to them.
! So the French authorities, with charm
ing confidence, simply shipped them
back to the American Red Cross cam
teen to be sheltered and fed for "a
hours, until they could be sent on by
train to their final destination. The
day before we had been eaten nearly
cut of house and home, by number of
hungry French infantrymen. Now, as,
our cannon had not arrived, we were
looking forward with dread to running
short of rations for the afternoon con-
| tingent.
Every available canteener was rush
ed out into the byways and hedges.
and In an incredibly short time the vii
layers had contributed enough from
their own poor stores to give the old
people hearty meal. Pitifully dazed
were these old folk. They had chung
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-01-10

Within ten minutes after an appli.
cation Of Danderine you can not find O
single trace of dandrnff or falling hair
and your scalp win not itch, but what
will please you most will be after few
weeks use, when you see new hair, fine
and downy at -yes-but really
new growing all over the scalp.
A little Danderine Immediately dou-
bles the beauty of your hair. No diff
ference how dull, faded, brittle and
scraggy, just moisten cloth with Dam
derine and carefully draw it through
your hair, taking one small strand at
time. The effect is amazing your hair
will be light, fluffy and wavy, and have
an appearance Of abundance; an in
comparable lustre, softness and luxu-
rance.
Get small bottle of Knowlton's
Danderine for few cents at any drug
store or toilet counter, and prove that
your hair is as pretty and soft as any
that it has been neglected or injured
by careless treatment-that's all-you
surely can have beautiful hair and lots
of it if you will just try little Dam
derine.-Adv.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-01-10

| to their homes through invasion and
shell fire for three long hard winters !;
and now it seemed incredible that their
own people could turn them out. Cest
Ia guerre.
IA house near the railroad station
was procured for them and the next
morning they were speeded on their
way by group of young American
girls who rose early to see them COM
fortably off.
Attraction for Riddles.
The children of the neighborhOOd
found the canteen a fascinating place.
They were with US all day long, Slip
ping in and out, being shooed out re-
morselessly when we We're busy or
welcomed whenewe had time to play.
Very early in the morning little ten
year-old Pierre came up the drive with
our milk pail. Then, after a cupful
of hot chocolate and a hunk of bread,
we watched him set off sturdily for
home eight long miles away. Pierre
was always our first visitor, but before
the day had ended, there were score
of others.
Not far from our canteen, the Smith
college unit was doing Its splendid
work: The members of it dropped in
on us occasionally, but we heard far
more of their doings and sayings from
the children. "The play teacher" was a
nd fa1 Cd NIT
infinite pleasure her successful efforts
to teach these small people, who had
learned hard lessons in the school Of
war, the joy of play.
The doctor, too, was source of end
less comfort and amusement to the
children. To hear them talk. you
would gather that they preferred to
he sick rather than well. in order to
get her attention. Some Of those I'M
der her care, made unheard of jour-
neys to distant hospitals and dispen-
saries. After five whole weeks of alb
sence, Andrea, the prettiest, frailest
child in the village. returned from Doc
tor Baldwin's little Red Gross hospital
at Nesle minus tonsils and adenoids
and plus several pounds of soft pink
flesh. She had been entirely revolu-
tionized by that institution and start
led her mother by demanding to be
bathed, bathed every day. When the
much harassed woman came to us for
advice, l am sure she went away mar
yelling at the madness of Americans
who believed in soap and water for
babies, even in the winter time.
So from the canteen at Chateau
Thierry, our little group of American
women We're privileged TO see war in
all its aspects. Color and excitement,
comedy and tragedy, all of life we
watched as we worked.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-01-10

through which we must pass before
the world accepts the lessons of the
Master. There shall be lack of raj
ment. food and coal, and every mans
hand shall be raised against his broth
err" AS often do, expressed a
doubt whether our country could
make the transfer to another age in
tellIgently. "No nation" the garden
er said. as Christian enough to avoid
the chaos that is to precede the bet
ter day. 1t is written" Then the
gardener and went on with hoe and
spade, ] wondering. he calm In the
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-01-10
WASHING

Frank Morrisoa. secretary OF the
American Federation o. labor. said in
diseussins the British PROPOSAL Cor an
international tribunal 70 adjust labor
conditions, thst be questioned 4
American labor would turB over rs
Affairs 10 an international e9mmiftse.
The House military Commlfiee. con.
slderins the blli % validate Informal
war contracts amended ths nneasnre 70
auihorizs adjustment ana eanceIIafion
Of thousands OF coaifae'a Cor var "a.
lerial IN Allied coanfrlas.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-01-10
WOMEN SUFFERERS MAY
NEED SWAMP ROOT

Thousands upon thousands Of women
have kidney and bladder trouble and
never suspect it.
Women's complaints often prove TO be
nothing else but kidney trouble, or the
result of kidney or bladder disease.
If the kidneys are not in a healthy
condition, they may cause the other or
gansVto become diseased.
Pain in the back, headache, loss Of am
bition, nervousness, are often times symp-
toms Of kidney trouble.
Don't delay starting treatment. DR..
Kilmer's Swamp Root, a physicians pre-
scription, obtained at any drug store. may
be just the remedy needed to osercoms
such conditions.
Get a medium or large size bottle inn
mediately from any drug store
However, II you wish first 10 test this
great preparation send ten cents 10 DR..
Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. ". for 4
sample bottle. When writing be sure and
mention this paper.-Adv.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-01-10

Look at the tongue, mother! II
coated, it is sure sign that your lit.
tie ones stomach, liver and bowels
needs a gentle, thorough cleansing at
once.
When peevish, cross. listless, pale.
doesn't sleep, doesn't eat or act natu-
rally, or is feverish. stomach sour,
breath bad; has stomach-ache. sore
throat, diarrhea, full of cold, give
teaspoonful of california Syrup Of
Figs" and in few hours all the foul,
constipated waste, undlgested food
and sour bile gently moves out of the
little bowels without gripping. and you
have well, playful child again.
You needn't coax sick children to
take this harmless fruit laxative;"
they love its delicious taste, and 1t
always makes them feel splendid.
Ask your druggist for q bottle Of
california Syrup of Figs" which has
directions for babies, children of all
ages and for grown-ups plainly on the
bottle. Beware of counterfeits sold
here. To be sure you get the genuine,
ask to see that it is made by the "Caii-
fornia Fig Syrup Company" T.efuse
any other kind with contempt.--Adv.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-01-10
The Old Gardener

We were talking, as he instructed
me IN simple work about the garden.
I Narrated that a famous Japanese
said this war was 20 be the destruc-
ton % European civilization. 1T Is
fha fulnIlmenf Of H." the gardener
said IA n the best n can do"
seat ahead with the hoe. "A golden
aea h coInlna." &c ramhled on. but
ngl yet. Thls war + a picnic COM
pnrad with the times that lie ahead.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-01-10

medicine for woman's ailments 1 ever
saw."-Mrs. SARA SHAW, r. No. l,
Portsmouth, Ohio.
Mrs. Shaw proved the merit Of this
medicine and wrote this letter in order
that other suffering women may find
relief as she did.
Women who are suffering as she was
should not drag along from day to day
without giving this famous root and
herb remedy, Lydia E. Pinkham' 8 Vege-
table Compound, trial. For special
advice in regard to such ailments write
TO Lydia p. Pinkham Medicine Co, Lynn,
Mass. The result Of its forty years
experience Is at your service.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-01-10
compIeteIy Lost.

A member of a stevedore company,
after attempting vainly to hold con-
verse with an Algerian. entered his
barracks with this announcement:
..Heah, you fellers Outside All
done got a niger who doan know who
he is or whah he's from. done think
was loss In France. but dis boy done
got sunk widout a trace"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-01-10

The moment you cat q table. Of
Pape's Diapepsin all the indigestion
gain. dyspepsia misery. the sourness.
gases and stomach acidity ends.
Pape's Diapepsin tablets cost little
at any drug store but there Is no surer
or. quicker stomach relief known. Adv.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-01-10


In 1914 an American woman, Fran
ces Wilson Huard, watched hundreds
upon hundreds of refugees stream
along that road toward Paris.
-Four years later little group of
American canteen workers were in
Chateau-T hierry watching an ever-nov-
ing procession in the other direction.
The town for the possession of which
so many American lives had been laid
down was safe at last; so safe that
the eyer-cautious authorities asked for
women to run a Red Cross canteen
there, and thus it came about that a
little group of lis were able to follow
our own troops into the famous village.
We set up our kakhi tent on the lawn
of the chateau and from there we
saw the whole panorama Of war go
by. 1t was strange sight to women,
an uncomfortable sight, if one could not
feel that in some small human way
one was OF service. But our canteen,
with fits huge sign American Red Cross,
drew troops from the road as honey
pot draws flies; and with the villagers
who had come home, we were almost
as popular as the fountain across the
way. So we came to know that we
were Of use-a stimulus to that weary
lint indomitable fellow, the poilu; a
kind of cross between diversion and
oracle to the villagers; and, best of
all. bit of home to our own men,
"Gee," young artilleryman said to
me one day, you're from home, aren't
you? But / don't suppose you come
from Indiana" For the first time in
my life would have gladly disowned
my own state, If only / could have hon
estly told him that came from In
diana.
From our duties at the marmites,
cache or counter, we could look out
upon the cross road and the fountain
Of the little village, two years ago I'M
known to most of us. now an unforget-
table word in American history. For
us who have been there. 1t is an even
more unforgettable memory.
Martial splendor Lacking.
During the period of reconstruction,
when we were at the village, motley
stream of soldiers passed over the
dusty road every day. One man who
visited our canteen, excited by the
color and variety and gayety of the
passing show. likened it to P. T. Bar
NUNS greatest show on EARTH" But
we women who saw 1t day by day, who
in however slight a measure minis
tered to the bodily needs of hungry
American boys, tired poilus in faded
blue. slender. picturesque chasseurs
Alpine. big black Senegalese, yell
low Annenses Of the salvage corps,
beautiful bronze Moroccans with red
fezzes, and an occasional group of
grave young Anzacs. swearing. sing
ing Tommles. or "hairy Jocks" with
kits aswing and bonnets atilt, we
who saw II all day and hour by hour,
could see nothing Of the circus about
Il. To be sure. the smooth road, wind
ING Into the little village between shat
tered trunks Of once stately poplars.
was often wildly alive with color and
movement and comedy. But OF mar
tlal splendor. I'm our old sense OF the
word. there was not a trace. No mu-
sls but the grinding Of hard-worn axles
under grlmly eamouhaged field pieces.
or the ereak Of dusty wagons piled
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-01-10

SO weak AZ ume9 A
could hardly get
around to do my
work, and as | had
four In my family
and three boarders
itmade it very hard
for me. Lydia 2.
Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound
was recommended
to me. / took it
and it has restored
my health. It is
eerfa;nlv fho hast
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-01-10
AT TzE TLNsnZE4 lFzSsE AtzEl2iEzH
RED CROSS GHXZEEW M

MEXICAN women as well as
American men were at
Chateau-Thierry. To be
sure, it was no longer the
very front itself, but it was
just at the back of the front
and through it passed all
day long supply trains and
men moving up towards the
trehches and men and
empty supply trains COM
ing back.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-01-10
Rara Avis.

Knicker--Is Jones original?
Bocker-Very when he accepts a
job he doesn't let on that it is great
sacrifice.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-01-10
UPSET STOMACH
PAPE's pIAPEPsIN At ONCE ENDS
souRNEss,s GASES, AclDlTY,
INDIGESTION.

Undigested foodi Jumps of pain;
belching gas, acids and sourness. When
your stomach is all upset, here is in
slant relief-No waiting!
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-01-10
Financial Advancement.

"What does nature do when mois-
. ture falls due?"
Il suppose she collects it by means
If grassy banks"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-01-10

truth in which he is confident he
dwells.-Norman Hapgood. In Les.
lies.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-01-10
BEST MEDICINE
FOR WOMEN
What Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound Did
For Ohio Woman.

Portsmouth, Ohio. -" / suffered from
irregularities, pains in my side and was
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-01-10
Masked Battery.

PA, what is a masked batteryf
Pretty lips concealing a shrewish
tongue, my son."-Boston Transcript.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-01-10

Few are successful in living up to
their photographs.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-01-10

Some doctors who take life easy e
cape arrest.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-01-10
The Point Of View.

Don't you like hot water In the
homer "That depends on whether
I'm in It,"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-01-10

Too Much to Stand.
II went into the battle singing"
"Then no wonder you got the Huns
on the rum
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-11-20

MOTOR TRUCKS ON HIGHWAYS
Series OF Impacts Being Conducted at
Arlington TO Determine impact
on Roads.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment OF Agriculturel
To determine the destructive effect
Of heavily loaded auto trucks on high
ways and streets, and TO meet the de-
mand for data on the design of road
surfaces and foundations to Withstand
such heavy traffic, a series OF expert
ments IS being conducted by the bu-
reau OF public roads at the Arlington
experiment farm to determine the i'm
pact of auto trucks on roads.
The most striking single develop
ment in the highway field in 1913 was
the tremendous increase In motor
truck traffic. Five years ago heavy
motor trucks were few in number and
limited practically entirely to the
paved streets Of larger cities. These
vehicles now comprise probably 4 to
5 per cent of the grand total OF all
motor vehicles and are to be found
wherever traffic conditions permit
profitable use. But very few roads
were designed to carry any large vol
ume OF this class OF traffic. Conse-
Quently, the cost OF adequate main
tenance was increased greatly during
the year. In many places the damage
due to the incessant pounding OF these
fast and heavy vehicles was so great
as to require complete reconstruction.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-11-20
BENEFITS OBTAINED
FROM BETTER SIRES
Farmer Increases Products and
Receives More Money.
Crusade Launched by Department Of
Agriculture viii Eventually Result
In Reducing Cost OF Living
to Consumer.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agricultural
The definition OF the term ''pure-
bred sires" Is written In one word
economy" There are many def1ni-
tons, many of them learned and long,
that might be written, but the breeding
experts OF the United States depart
ment Of agriculture, when they met to
launch the state and national crusade
for Better Sires-Better Stock, :"
agreed that the primary meaning OF it
is economy.
The scrub hog requires & certain
number of bushels OF corn to make 200
pounds OF pork. The pure-bred or high
grade hog takes the same number OF
bushels of corn and makes 300 pounds
OF pork. The pure-bred or high-grade
cow makes three gallons of milk out
of the same quantity Of silage that the
scrub cow uses TO make q gallon and
a half of milk. These figures are not
meant to be scientifically exact, OF
course, but merely to illustrate the
principle. The result is that the farm
er gets more pounds Of salable prod
uct out OF his feed when he uses pure
bred sires at the head OF his herds and
focks. He gets more money and his
family lives better. But something
else happens. When he sells more
pounds OF q better class of meat or
more gallons Of rich milk he feeds the
city family better than he did when he
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-11-20
PEcULIARITIEs OF TURKEYS
Show the Least Intelligence of Any
Farm Fowl When Young and
the Most When Matured.

Some one said the turkey shows the
least intelligence when small and the
most intelligence after maturity OF
any fowl known. This is true Of all
the farm fowls. The goose and duck
will often go some distance from the
poultry range, make a nest, deposit
their eggs, sit and hatch, if undis-
turbed. taking NO 2Otice as to whether
being watched by human eyes or not
The turkey is very cautious She will
lead one, if she finds she is being
watched. away from the nest or where
she intends making it. often making a
nest and sitting down cozily, until her
watcher decides, or is deceived into
thinking she is on the nest, but he
will have to try it over again. After
the watcher has gone away, she leaves
her temporary nest for the true one.
deposits her egg and usually covers
it deeply with leaves or other trash
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-11-20
Beware Of limitations


The entire machine is mounted on
truck wheels to make it easy to move
to the trees or logs, and from cut to
cut on a log a0ithoNt stopping the en-
CINE. For moving on the road, the
truck wheels are placed parallel with
the skids and the rig hauled straight
ahead. The wheels turn on a two
way spindle. You do not have to take
them off, but can change direction OF
wheel travel by merely taking out a
pin.
The Ottawa can be fitted for saw
ing down trees. 1t cuts level with
surface of ground. thereby getting all
the timber and leaving no stumps
sticking up. An automatic friction
clutch stops the saw in case Of undue
resistance. Two men can fall forty
to fifty trees day in ordinary timber.
The whole outfit is compact. simple
durable against lifetime of hard
wear. It sells for a low price and is
fully guaranteed for reliable opera
ton in the hands Of every one who has
trees to cut down and logs to work up.
Full information and low factory
price to you can be had simply by adj
dressing the Ottawa Mfg. Company,
2724 Wood ST., Ottawa, Kansas.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-11-20

prepared by the Omitted States Depart
ment Of AgTiculture.1
Improper care of hogs following
their immunization against hog choI-
era, administered in public stock yards
and after arrival at their destination,
has resulted in losses which may be
materially decreased. The following
instructions for the prevention of
losses are valuable:
Shipments should be made prompt
~ after immunization, or should be
delayed for not less than ten days.
Truck hauls and shipments not ex-
ceeding So hours in length can be made
promptly TO advantage.
avoid crOwding; allow stocker hogs
relatively more floor space than fat
hogs.
1T is important that drinking water
be constantly accessible to the hogs.
except in severe winter weather. If the
car does not contain special water de-
vices, water trough, protected by
Stats over its top, should be securely
fastened to the floor.
'sLittle or no feed is necessary dur
ing the "a hours following incubation,
but clean water should be accessible.
Short-haul shipments need not be fed
in transit
'When hogs arrive at their destina-
ton they should not be driven over
the roads. but hauled from the car to
the farm in wagons or trucks. Load
and unload gently. Avoid chasing and
unnecessary excitement in handling.
In summer, unload where there is
natural woodland shade or shelter
pens; in winter where there are suit
able clean, bedded houses.
Protection against rain should be
provided.
''Do not permit wallows in pasture
or lot. The use of wallows by recent
ly inOculated hogs may produce pneu-
monia.
For the first two weeks, If it is in
season, allow shipped hogs limited
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-11-20

kept scrub stock. The final result Of
pure-bred sires is that the farmer
makes more money and the city family
gets more and better food, probably at
lower prices.
The crusade, the experts say, eventu-
ally will tend to result in reducing the
cost Of living to the consumer without
taking the difference out OF the pocket
OF the producer. For that reason, they
point out, the city man has g definite
money interest in the better sires Cruz
SADIE. While he can hardly be expect
ed to put the same amount Of effort
into it that the live stock breeder
should, he is expected to give encour-
agement and aid to the program when
ever the opportunity offers. And there
Will be no lack of opportunity, partic-
ularly IN the smaller cities and towns
where the farmers are in close con-
tact with the city business men.