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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-03-12
BELIEF In LUCKY PIECES"
Superstition That Seems More Gen
erai Mcw Than i'm the Days Be-
fore the Great War.

That is nay lucky piece" veteran
said, as he pulled shapeless little bit
of metal cut of his pocket with his
regular small e1ienge. That's a bull
let that just grazed my ear and bur
rowed into wall right behind me-"
"What sort OF luck has it brought
you?" He laughed. six months in
hospital from another bullet the very
next day. But ] married the
nurse, and she's hit of good luck,
you bet! got into the habit of car
rying this about; most all the boys
carry pocket piece of some kind for
luck whether they believe in luck or
NOT" One man always carries half
liar in an inside pocket by ITSELF SO
that if his spending pocket happens
to get empty he would not be alto
gether destitute. There is another who
sews $40 bill i'm the fob pocket of
every pair of trousers he buys. In
that way he can never have the bad
luck of forgetting to change his money
when he changes his clothes. True,
he might have the bad luck to forget
20 remove it when he sent the trous-
ers to be pressed, but--as he phil
3sophically expresses it--that would
be good luck for the tailor.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-03-12
Nothing in a Name.

A little boy on the north side who
passed recently into a new room at
school was told by the teacher that
her name was Miss Crane. The other
day his mother thought she would
send a note to the teacher, inquiring
about the lads progress in his studies
She asked John the name of his teach.
err, aud he puzzled and suffered min.
ute, and then replied: ~Why, it is
Miss Chalk, mother. indianapolis
News.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-03-12
CONFINED FOWLS NEED GRIT
Conditions in Winter Season Are
Vastly Different From Summer
When Hens Are Free.

When the hens are running in the
field in summer they pick up and eat
small sharp pieces of gravel which
serve as grit to grind the food in the
gizzard and keep the digestive organs
in good shape. When the hens are
confined to the houses during the win
ter they must have plenty of grit, and
the commercial grit to be given in
boxes and hoppers is the best. because
1t is the right size and is sharp.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-03-12
SEED TESTER QUITE SIMPLE
inexpensive Continuance Comprises
Envelope EMBEDDING Pad Which
Retains Moisture.

The Scientific American in illustrat-
ing and describing a seed tester in
vented by A. F. Esslinger of Ypsilanti.
Mich, says: The object of the inven-
tion is to provide simple, and mex
pensive contrivance for testing seeds.
The tester comprises an envelope
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-03-12

formed by folding longitudinally the
outer member and stitching it at one
of the edges, this envelope enfolds a
pad which absorbs and retains mois-
ture for a period sufficient to cause
termination of the seeds. The en-
veIope is stitched longitudinally and
transversely, to form sections each
of which is numbered for identifica-
ton purposes.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-03-12
MORE FERTILIZER IS NEEDED
Every ShoveIful Of Manure Should Be
Saved and With Rubbish
PloMed Under.

More fertilizer is needed on many
farms. Every shovelful of manure
should be saved and all rubbish turned
under when possible to improve the
fertility of the soil. 1t takes plant
food to yield crops. Poor land should
be improved.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-03-12
SOLVE WINTER EGG PROBLEM
Commercial Breeders Have Discover
ed Importance Of Green Food IN
Ration Of Fowls.

The most important discovery the
commercial breeders have made in the
past few years towards solving the
winter egg problem has been the dis
covery of the value Of green food IN
tender, succulent form in the ration.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-03-12
LIME is GOOD DISINFECTANT
Scattered About Henhouse 1t Has Ten
dency to Keep Fowls in Thrifty
Condition.

Air-slaked line is one of the best
things known to scatter about in the
henhouse, over the walls, roosts and
floor, and in the nests, as disin-
fectant. 1t keeps fowls in good health.
It is also excellent to use in fighting
roup and mites.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-03-12
DAIRY COWS FED
TOO MUCH GRAIN
Greatest Quantity at Lowest
Cost for Production Makes
Dairying Profitable.
.HOLSTEIN COW MADE RECORD
Produced More Milk and Butterfat
on Pasture, siIage and Roushage
Than When Fed Grain--Feed
Stuff Grown on Farm.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agricultural
Profitable dairying does not consist
irs producing the greatest possible
quantity of milk.
It does consist, however, in produc-
ing the greatest possible quantity OF
milk at the lowest possible cost.
To produce more milk, many dairy
men feed too much grain, and pile up
stupendous feed bills. But the grain
does not always increase the flow OF
milk above what 1t would have been
without grain. enough to pay the diff
ference In the feed bill. Dairy special
lists of the United States department
o. agriculture believe that in many
cases more grain Is fed to dairy cows
that can be justified by the results in
milk and butterfat.
If your neighbor told you that his
COW, that had not eaten pound of
grain for whole year. produced 5000
pounds more milk and 80 pounds more
butterfat than she ever did when fed
the regular grain and roughage ration
well, what would you believe If your
neighbor told you that? And yet.
that has actually happened. At least,
that is substantially the story that the
United States department Of agricul-
ture tells about its Hoistein COW.
Helen Uilkje Calamity l45S57.
Up to the time Helen was eight
years old, she had always been fed
a grain. silage, and roughage ration,
and the best she had ever done was
11,77S.2 pounds of milk and 36S.39
pounds Of butterfat. When she was
eight years old, that being in the
spring of 1918, it was decided to feed
her no grain for a year. She lived
for full II months on pasture, 81
lage, and roughage. And that year
she produced 14,210.1 pounds of milk
and 47O.24 pounds OF butterfat. The
experiment was carried out at Hunt
ley, Mont.
A Revolutionary Cow.
Helen may properly be referred to
as a revolutionary COW. Some other
cows, IN cow-tcsting associations and
elsewhere, have shown similar tend
encies. And the result is that the
dairy specialists are urging dairymen
to see If it is not possible to produce
milk and butter without feeding so
much grain as is COMMONLY fed.
The basis Of successful dairy feed
ing is now said to be to feed the cows
on the stuff that the farm produces
instead of buying great deal of grain
and other concentrates. The dairy
man should plan his feeding and crop
growing to take care of the herd he
has, instead of buying as the need
arises for more feed. He should de-
vote special atteltion to having the
right kind of pasture and the right
kind of roughage If he cannot grow
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-03-12
Swiss Use Glass WEIGHTS.

In Switzerland goods are weighed
with glass weights. In fact in various
parts of Europe glass is taking the
place of wood and iron in many de
rections.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-03-12
Married in Ignorance.

Beck-Yes, I have met your wife.
In fact, l knew her before you married
her.
Peck-Ah, that's where you had the
advantage of mel didn't.-London
Answers.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-03-12
The IoeaIitv

experts say it takes fully fifteen
minutes to shear a sheep by hand"
Not if it is done in Wall street."
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-03-12
opened a Can.

"That was really a fine poem the
man wrote about your baked beans
Yes. The poor fellow was hungry"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-03-12
Values of commodities depend on
whether you want to buy or sell. !,

No harmful drugs in Garfield Tea. It is
composed wholly of simple, health-giving
herbs.-Adv.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-03-12
So 1t Is.

"What is the center of gravity?"
1.-THE letter " Boys Life for Feb
ruary.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-03-12

Late hours may tell on a man, but
his wife doesn't have to be told.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-03-12

The little cur is always trying to
get even with the big dog.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-03-12

Icicles are cool caves troopers.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-03-12
500 Reward. $lOo

~ SIUU Reward, @IUU
YCatarrh is local disease greatly ini1u.
enced by constitutional conditions It
therefore requires constitutional treat.
ment. HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE
is taken internally and acts through the
Blood on the Mucous Surfaces of the Sys-
tenn. HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE
destroys the foundation of the disease,
gives the patient strength by improving
the general health and assists nature in
doing its work. $4,000 for any case Of
Catarrf that HALLS CATARRH
MEDICINE fails to cure.
Druggists 75c Testimonials free.
f. j. Cheney & Co, Toledo, Ohio.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1920-12-11

who is a newspaper man and demo
crat, takes the place of Frank x. Ryd-
zewski. The third member of the
present board, August Lueders, demo
crat, will remain for a time, as his
term expires before long, and a re-
publican will be named to succeed
him.
Mr.. Williams is former restaurant
owner who in late years has been en-
gagged in the real estate business. He
owned the Lakeside restaurant in the
basement at the southwest corner of
West Adams and South Clark streets,
when it was a great hangout for poll
ticians. Later he owned Williams
restaurant on West Madison street
across from the Morrison hotel.
| Mr.. Stuart was chief clerk for the
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1920-12-11
Fed to Suburbanites in Large Doses
Quiets Their Nerves and Taps
Their Lean Pocket Books
Smart Aleck Citizens of Nearby Towns
Take Their Phone Medicine Like
They Do Their Politics

throughout the whole Of the suburban
area.
Subscribers in Chicago. who simply
use local Chicago service, are sup
piled with the Chicago directory, but
every subscriber in Chicago who uses
toll is supplied with the toll directory.
This directory not only contains the
names of Oak Park and River Forest
subscribers, but every subscriber in
every locality in the Chicago Telephone
Company area, outside of the geo
graphical boundary of the city of Chi
cago.
Subscribers in Oak Park and River
Forest, or any other locality outside
of the city of Chicago, are supplied
with local directories, and if any sub
scriber is a toll user to Chicago to
any extent he will be supplied with
Chicago directory, but in any case, at
some time during the year, every sub
scriber in Oak Park and River Forest
can be supplied with a Chicago di-
rectory upon application, if their
needs warrant it.
There is no need for an Oak Park
subscriber to install Chicago line
at cost of $500 per annum, simply
because it was a practical impossibili-
ty for the telephone company to print
a directory in one volume instead of
two parts.
"The change should be beneficial to
toll users. One book-one-third the
size to look through, instead of as
formerly to pick out the subscribers
name mixed in with all the others.
"The best brains in the country have
been working on this problem and
the company trusts that the solution
as now developed will prove efficient
and more beneficial than otherwise" !"
Note this rich paragraph in the
above:
"The change should be beneficial to
all users. One bcok-one-third the
size to look through, instead Of as
formerly to pick out the subscribers
! name mixed in with all the others"
To be sure. And so exclusive! Who
would care to have his name in big
| telephone directory filled with a lot
of city plebeians? How much nicer to
have a nice little directory to carry in
! his pocket where he can see his name
at any time in the company of rare
suburbanites, safe from the gaze of
vulgar city people.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1920-12-11
ELECT MAYOR IN SPRING
Attack on the Four Year Term
Said to Be Contemplated.

Although Mayor Thompsons term
was until 1923 according to popular
belief, an attack on the constitution
ality Of the law giving Chicago's
mayors four year terms is said to be
contemplated, and if the Supreme
court sustains the argument that the
law. is invalid, then, it is said, law
passed by the last legislative assem-
bly, would hold good. That provides
for the election of mayors in 1921 in
all cities of Illinois.
The democrats, and not the anti
Thompson republicans, are understood
to be the movers in the present talk
of working for a municipal election
next April. So far as is known, none
of the Deneen or Brundage leaders
have interested themselves in the
situation, and it is understood they
take the position that Mayor Thomp-
son would be much easier to defeat
two years hence than he would be
next spring.
The alleged defect in the state law
creating a four year term for mayor
of Chicago was first pointed out by
Attorney Thomas Marshall, who has
had wonderful success in scrapping
election laws. His attack on the last
primary law enacted by the legisla-
ture resulted in it's being declared un-
constitutional by the Supreme court
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1920-12-11
POLICE SCHOOL
IS CLOSED

Chief Fitzmorris has closed the po-
lice school, which opened it's first ses-
sion two weeks ago. He explained his
action with the statement that it was
necessary at this time to get as many
men as possible into active service,
and while closing the school would not
serve to add numbers to the depart
ment it would make for additional
energy on the part of those who
hitherto have been giving part of their
time to educational pursuits.
The school, he said, probably will be
reopened next spring, when the danger
of a crime epidemic is lessened. The
course of instruction was prepared by
Maj. John Bauder, the department
drillmaster 1t included lessons in
elementary law, department admins
tration and paper work, revolver prac-
tice and military drill.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1920-12-11
DR.. REID AFTER
THE PHONES
City Commissioner of Public
Service Suspects Telephone
Co.'s Long Waiting List.

"This department will keep a close
watch upon the installation of tele-
phones, especially four-party lines,
from now on" declared Wr. William
H. Reid, commissioner Of public serv-
ice, following announcement that the
public utilities commissioner had ap-
proved a charge of $3.50, to be col
lected in advance by the company for
the installation of telephones.
"The company has 10000 on it's
waiting list" declared A. w. Schrie-
Der of the telephone complaint bu-
reau. We are suspicious that they
have delayed installing phones until
this $3.50 charge was approved by the
commission. If there is a sudden
boom in the installation Of phones,
we will know that the subscriber has
been getting the worst of it again
and we will take what steps we may
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1920-12-11
PHONE COMPANY
ADMITS IT LEVIES
EXCESS CHARGE

Charges that the telephone COM
pany is making an excess charge Of 45
cents month to residence phone sub
scribers regardless of the number OF
calls were made by Daniel A. Roberts,
special assistant corporation counsel,
in his closing argument in the tele-
phone rate hearing before the public
utilities board. Attorney Bangs, for
the telephone company, asked by Com
missioner P. G. Lucey if the statement
were true, admitted it was. Mr.. Lucey
stated the commission never intended
that the excess charge of II cent
call be made after thirty calls had
been made in one month.-Chicago
Tribune.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1920-12-11
JUDGES QUIT BENCH
McGoorty Retires to Enter Pri-
vate Practice. Judge Barrett to
Resign. Other Judges May Fol
low in a Short Time.

The bench is not as popular as it
used to be with some of the judges.
Judge Cooper retired a few months
ago.
Judge Grove resigned to become
states attorney.
Judge McGoorty has resigned to go
into private practice.
Judge George F. Barrett Of the Cir
cult court told intimate friends that
he would follow the lead of Judge
John P. McGoorty in retiring from the
bench.
Judge McGoorty's resignation, like
that of Judge Robert E. Grove, is in
the hands of Gov. Lowden. Judge Bar
rett's resignation will be withheld un-
til after the inauguration of Gov. Len
Small. This will permit the new gov
ernor to name his successor.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1920-12-11

feat by nominating City Clerk Igoe
for city treasurer.
Candidates for city clerk and city
treasurer will run on party tickets.
They will be nominated at party pri-
maries the last Tuesday in February.
Nonpartisan candidates for aldermen
also will be elected on that day in all
wards where any one candidate sue
ceeds in polling a majority of the votes
cast. These aldermanic candidates
will run upon a separate ballot
The republicans, democrats and So
cialists will be entitled to hold party
primaries to select their nominees for
city clerk and city treasurer next
February.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1920-12-11
KEEP ALL TRAFFIC
OUT OF THE LOOP DUR
ING BUSINESS HOURS

mand immediate attention.
The congestion is now so great that
alone ride about except at snail's
pace.
The city should take measures to
establish and maintain adequate park
ing space outside of the Loop on the
North, West and South sides.
Then all street traffic within the
Loop should be prohibited between
a. m. o'clock and o'clock p. N.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1920-12-11
DEMS LOOKING
FOR DEFEAT
To Name Igoe for City Treasurer.

The next city clerk and city trea-
surer will be elected for two year
terms as in the past. The new statute
changing the terms of city clerk and
city treasurer to four years, which was
indorsed by referendum Nov. 2, does
not go into effect until the election of
the city clerk and city treasurer in
April, 1928.
The talk is that the city hall lead
ers will put up a candidate with a
German name for city treasurer and
that they may select Aid. John P. Gar
ner as their choice for city clerk. Aid.
| Gamers term as councilman from the
| 33rd ward expires next spring and he
was defeated at the September pri-
mary as the city hall candidate for
recorder of deeds against Recorder
| Joseph F. Haas, the only anti-Thomp
| son man to be nominated.
Some democrats talk of seeking de
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1920-12-11
GORMAN APPOINT
MENT PLEASES PUBLIC
Former Congressman and Able
Lawyer Made Assistant States
Attorney by Judge Grove.

Former Congressman George E.
German, one of the ablest and most
eloquent lawyers at the Chicago bar,
has been made Assistant States At
torney by States Attorney Grove. His
appointment proves that Judge Grove
is not permitting politics to stand in
the way of good public service, as
Mr.. German is a democrat in politics
and a lawyer before everything else
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1920-12-11

preserve, according to President Rein
berg. The fake coupons are such good
ones that the president believes either
an expert counterfeiter is at work or
some one in the Offices of the bank
note company which printed the orig
inal bonds has been reached
"The counterfeit is a wonderful
one," Mr.. Reinberg said, "and it is no
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1920-12-11
Judge Righeimer Appoints Two Popular
Men on the Commission and Tells
Them to Protect Voters
George III. Williams, Well Known Citizen and
William H. Stuart, Popular Newspaper
Man, Are Named

County Judge Frank S. Righeimer
has started out well in naming his new
board of election commissioners.
He has appointed George H. Will
liams and William H. Stuart. Mr.
Williams, who is personal friend of
Mayor Thompson, succeeds Bernard
Horwich, resigned, and Mr.. Stuart,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1920-12-11
SHERIFF PETERS
BANQUETTED
Popular Official Guest of Honor
at Dinner in Morrison Hotel.

Sheriff Charles W. Peters, one of
the very best officials that Cook
County has ever had, was banquet
ted by his hundred deputies at the
Morrison Hotel Tuesday night 1t
was the second anniversary of his
incumbency as sheriff.
G. w. Laubenheimer was master of
ceremonies and the affair was a most
enjoyable one
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1920-12-11
COUNTERFEIT COUN-
TY PAPER OUT
Forest Preserve Issue Forged By
Crooks and Floated Largely.

A large amount of counterfeit Coun-
ty securities is afoat.
The counterfeit coupons which have
so far come to light are nearly all on
the recent bond issue for the forest
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1920-12-11

wonder that the banks cashed them
without the slightest suspicion. AL
ready several hundred dollars worth
have been discovered, but it will be
several days before the total amount
that the banks have been victimized
of will be known. All the coupons will
have to be checked by numbers.
"The spurious certificates are so
good that I am certain it is an inside
job somewhere"
The discovery on the counterfeit
certificates was made first in batch
cashed by the Foreman Brothers
Banking company. An investigation
revealed that other banks had also
been victimized.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1920-12-11
- =

Robert Grove O'Connell, former pri-
vate secretary to George K. Schmidt
of the Twenty-ffth ward, was ap-
pointed assistant corporation counsel
by Corporation Counsel Ettelson to
take the place of Judge John A Bugee.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1920-12-11

election commission when John E..
Owens was County Judge.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1920-12-11
CY De VRY PENSlONED

The maximum sum within the power
of the directors of the park employees
annuity and benefit fund to pay will
go yearly to Cy De Vry, former keeper
of the Lincoln park zoo. Beginning
July 1, 1921, the sum of $1,000 will be
paid to him annually.
For twenty-eight years Mr.. De Vry,
known as "Cy" to thousands OF Chi
cago grownups and children, looked
after the animals at the zoo. It was
largely through his attention and serv-
ice that the zoo was built UP into it's
present size and condition. He is now
in California.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1920-12-11

The outrageous way that Chicago
is being treated in the Constitutional
Convention settles the fate of any
constitution it proposes.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-01-08
\ Mss JOSEPHINE NkRiE KELLY
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 Miss Josephine Marie Kelly, beau tiful young Red Cross worker. is said to have captigated young King Alexander of Greece end set his country agog with excitement and conjecture as to whether their ruler would raise the beautiful young American to his throce.
 Miss Kelly's conquest of the young Grecian ruler is said to have been made when she went to his land for Red Crcss service after she had been stationed in France, Eng. land and Italy.
 Miss Kelly is daughter of the tate T. c. Kelly. who was prominent in Chicago politics. She was edu- cafed in a convent in St. Paul. Ss1e is going to visit her uncle and aunt, MT. and Mrs. N. T. Nagle, in St. Paul. She denies her engagement to King Alexander.