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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-08-21
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MY FAVORITE
STORIES
By IRWIN $. COBB
Why Drag It Out?
SG0DSGGG0G
(Copyright.)

The president of one of our largest
railroads has always enjoyed life and
the living of it. He has ever favored
good things to eat and plenty of
them, good things to drink and more
of the same, long black, strong cigars
to smoke and box full handy.
Until he reached middle age and
had progressed a trifle beyond it, his
customary modes seemed to agree
with Lin. But about year ago his
health rather failed him. At least,
he developed nerves and curious sen.
sations.
In the midwestern city where he
lives he had the best available medi-
cal advice. But treatment, as locally
applied, did not seem to help him any.
The annoying and alarming symp.
toms persisted.
So in the fall he packed up and
went to New York. Arriving there
he summoned three of the leading
diagnosticians in stomach troubles
, These high-priced scientists came to
him. equipped with small black bags.
They examined the sufferer thor
oughly. They asked him countless
questions-all about his diet, his
habits, his family history, his emo
tons, sensations. feelings, likes and
dislikes. Then they withdrew for q
consultation.
After the lapse of an hour they re-
entered his presence. The Oldest
specialist acted as spokesman.
"Mr. Blank he said. my con-
freres and l have considered your
case from every standpoint. / now
give you our deliberate Judgment.
You must cut out those thick steaks
and rich pastries that you've been
eating; you must cut out black cot
fee and heavy cigars; above all
things, you must cut out all alcoholic
stimulant. You must alter your plan
of life altogether-live hereafter on
the strictest and simplest Of diets, re-
frain from smoking. avoid all exer-
ton and all excitement, 60 to bed
every night at nine o'clock and get
up every morning at SIX"
"And If should do all these. things
which you gentlemen recommend
what then?" asked the railroader.
I'm that event you should live at
least five years"
Mr.. Blank took a deep breath.
what for?" he asked.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-08-21
Ground Barley Is Equal
to Corn for Steer Feed

Ground barley proved almost equal
to corn when fed with alfalfa hay to
two-year-old steers at the Idaho sta
ton in experiments last year. The
steers were fed all the alfalfa hay they
would eat and were given about ten
pounds of grain per head each day.
Both grains were fed ground. Both
lots gained about 1S pounds per head
daily and required little more than
1900 pounds of hay for each hun
dred pounds Of gain. The steers fed
barley consumed 541 pounds for every
100 pounds of gain and the corn-fed
steers ate 525 pounds of grain for each
hundredweight Of gain, Both lots
Of steers brought the same price when
sold.
Another lot of steers were fed about
20 pounds of alfalfa hay. IA pounds Of
corn silage and pounds of ground
barley as daily ration. Gains were
cheapened about dollar per hundred
pounds through the use of the silage.
The steers gained 81 pounds daily.
For every 100 pounds Of gain they re-
quired 938 pounds Of hay. 67S pounds
Of sIlage and 40 pounds Of barley.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-08-21
Insects Cause Big Loss
and Damage in Gardens

Insects are great worry to- gar
deners and cause untold loss and dam
age. The best method of combating
this evil is to prevent their appear
ance, if possible. Destroy the breed
ing haunts of these pests, at least in
the immediate vicinity of the garden.
Some insects hibernate in the stems
of dead weeds that are left standing
from the previous season. Destroy all
the mumified remains of last years
garden plants. Milkweed and bull
nettle afford breeding places for the
aphids or plant lice that attack Gu
cumber and other garden plants.
Cabbage worms, potato beetles, the
striped cucumber beetle, tomato
worms, ETC., can usually be controlled
by using commercial preparations. A
spray of arsenate Of lead or paris
green is effective on the cucumber and
potato beetles, but a contact poison
is necessary to get results with the
aphids or plant lice. Blackleaf 40 is
very good.
There are two other methods of
controlling insects in gardens. The
first is by encouraging beneficial birds
to- make their home in or near the
garden.
Another way to control insects and
disease Of plants is to change the diff
ferent varieties from place to place
in the garden or to shift the location
Of the garden altogether.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-08-21
A Small Job for the Colored
Brother


To an inquiring Northerner a Louisi-
ana oficehOlder was explaining why
the c0lOred vote In q state election
was invariably so small, whereas the
colored population in that particular
section of the state outnumbered the
white population by at lease ten to
one.
do you use force or threats to
keep the negroes away from the
POLISH" inquired the visitor.
mo, subj" said the Louisianan.
"The test is absolutely educational"
For whites and blacks alike?"
"Suttinly. sub, for botfr races alike.
It's strictly constitutional"
"How do you apply the test?"
well, sub, it's this way: If it's a
white man who wants to vote and he
happens to be stranger to the poll
ing officers we ask him If he's Demo
crat, and if he says yes to that, we
ask him If his father fought for the
Confederacy and if he says yes we
ask bin if he chews tobacco, and II
his answer still is Yes we say to
him: Walk right In and vote"
"But suppose the applicant is col
ored?"
"Well, in that case, we don't ask
him any Of these questions. We ask
him something else"
"What do you ask him?"
1--WE merely ask him to demonstrate
the bimedial theorem."
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-08-21
oCOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOCOOOCOC
HOW TO KEEP
WELL
DIR. FREDERICK Il. GREEN
Editor Of "HEALTH"
IA ne. Weatern Newspa Der unlon.l
A SUCCESSFUL MANS
RULE FOR SUCCESS

q VERY normal person wants TO live
- long, healthy and successful life.
No one knows how to write formula
for longevity, health or success. So
we naturally turn 10 those men and
women who have achieved all of these
things and ask them how they have
secured them. That's the reason why
the first question newspaper re-
porter asks very old man, very
healthy man or a markedly successful
man is ITO what do you attribute your
SUGGEST" When one man has been
successful in all three, his advice is
naturally all the more valuable.
Judge Ebert H. Gary is the presi-
dent of the United States Steel cor
poration. He is well up in the sew
enties." he is healthy, vigorous and
active. He carries great responsible
ties, yet he works hard every day.
Measured by all standards of every
day life he is a, markedly successful
man. How has he done it?
A newspaper reporter asked him re-
Gently for his prescription. Here are
his rules:
l. Exercise in the open air every
day. but moderately.
2. Breathe deeply as much pure air
as possible.
8. Leave alcoholic stimulants alone.
4. Drink pure water.
5. Eat little meat; red meat once a
week is enough.
g. Eat little starch, fat or sweet.
Eat plenty of vegetables.
z Follow regular habits.
8. Get plenty of sleep.
8. Work hard, mentally and phys
ically.
TO- Lead good, clean life.
II. Keep an even temper and avoid
excitement.
-. Never get angry or indulge in
controversy.
These are all good rules to follow.
They won't make us all as marked
successes as Judge Gary. because the
judge has left out the two most i'm
portant rules of all. These are:
/. Have ancestors that will give you
sound body and clear mind.
2. Develop the mind and body given
you to their greatest possibilities.
We can't all be heads of great cor
porations. But we can all of us make
the best use possible of the physical
and mental equipment we have.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-08-21
Garden Stuff for Table
Use Every Day in Year

"
1t Is not as difficult as it may seem,
to have garden stuff for table use
every day in the year if desired. 1t
can be done simply by raising plenty
Of vegetables for table needs during
the growing season and surplus to
can and store for winter use. A hot
bed or cold frame will help out Won
derfully in maintaining. supply of
vegetables during the late fall and
early spring, more especially the lat
ter. Fresh vegetables, newly gathered
from the garden or hotbed, crisp and
tart, are far superior to those secured
from any other source, being free from
the tough, bitter qualities that mark
vegetables too long gathered from soil.
For the greatest success in garden
ing the garden plot should be favor
ally located, that is. it should be well
drained, sloping preferably to the
south, the soil should be fertile and
supplied with plenty of humus to re-
tain moisture. To secure this humus
the garden should be heavily MANFRED
every season. The soil should be
plowed deep and thorough tillage of
crops practiced in order to keep the
soil loose and in good growing condi-
ton, also to prevent and destroy
weeds. If seeds are bought. secure
the best possible. 1t is commend
able idea and one that requires little
trouble in carrying out. to save the
seeds from the best plants every sea-
son for future use.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-08-21
To Have Success
With Fruit Farm
In Cultivating It Is Necessary
to Plant and Turn Under
Cover Crops.

To have success with the fruit farm,
the bearing trees need to be cultivated
but, since continuous cultivation burns
out the vegetable matter in the soil, 1t
Is necessary to plant and turn under
cover crops.
"In the profitable upkeep and man.
agement of an orchard, cultivation and
cover crops have not yet received the
attention which they deserve" says G.
D. Matthews, professor of horticulture
at the North Carolina State college.
"These two practices should not be
considered separately, but should go
hand in hand, as the value of one is
dependent upon the other
Advantages of Cultivation.
"Cultivation in itself will improve
the physical condition Of the soil, save
moisture needed by the trees, and will
encourage chemical activities in the
SOIL These results are secured by in
creasing the water-holding capacity of
the soil, by checking evaporation, by
destroying weeds, and by Fastening the
decomposition of organic matter. 1t
must be remembered that on all soils
the moisture problem is important, and
this year especially has it become a
limiting factor. Growth Of trees and
size Of fruit have been reduced by
lack of moisture because of poor culti-
walton. The apparent failure to get
results from fertilizers in some or
chards this year can be traced to the
low moisture supply as result of poor
cultivation"
Professor Matthews states that most
fruit growers know that cultivation
helps to conserve moisture, yet 1t is a
proven fact that continued cultivation
burns out much humus: therefore,
clean cultivation year after year with
out the addition of humus in some
form, is ruinous. Maintaining and in
creasing the supply Of humus can best
be accomplished by using green manure
crops such as cowpeas, soy beans, rye
and clovers. These all have ad-
vantages and each may be used where
the condition of the soil and climate
may dictate.
Soy Beans Help.
In the lower Piedmont, sandhills and
coastal plains, satisfactory results can
be secured by planting soy beans as a
green manuring crop between the
trees. Success with the soy beans will
depend on moisture conditions. How
ever, If moisture conditions become
favorable, Professor Matthews states
that 1t will pay orchardists to plant
/, soy beans. Several varieties may be
used profitahly, he states, but the
Laredo will prove best If planted at
the rate of fifteen pounds per acre. At
this late date it is probable that soy
beans win be the best crop to use in
increasing the humus supply in the
orchards. In September, crimson
clover or combination Of hairy vetch
and Abruzzi rye is recommended.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-08-21
Watch Hens Weight
When Wanting Eggs
Strict Attention Should Be
Given to Maintenance.

A hens weight has more significance
than indicating her desirability for the
pot. 1t has been found that the num-
Der Of eggs laid during the various
seasons of the year by White Leghorns
has direct relation to the birds
weights.
In study made by the New Jersey
Agricultural Experiment station with
1875 Leghorns entered in the first Vine
land egg laying contest, it was found
that the birds weighing Az pounds
produced the most eggs during the
winter season, in both their pullet and
their yearling years, while those weigh
ing pounds produced the most
eggs during the spring season in their
pullet year. Those weighing pounds
produced the most eggs in the spring
season Of their yearling year. For the
summer-fall season. the most eggs
were produced by the group of birds
weighing A pounds in their pullet and
their yearling years. This 4-pound
group was found also to produce the
greatest number of eggs during the
entire pullet year.. as well as the
yearling year.
The tendency too often with poul-
try keepers, continues the report, is to
force the birds for eggs during the fall
and winter season and to neglect the
weights of the birds. Strict attention
should be given to the maintenance of
weight as well as Of egg production.
Heavy feelings of grains when the
pullets are coming into production will
aid in this. Fifteen pounds of grain a
day for 100 birds is none too much at
this time.
A mash may be kept before the birds
in order to sustain production and at
the same time maintain body weight.
If, however, there is not sufficient
consumption of grain, part of the mas
may be removed.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-08-21
The Prudent MIR. Finnerty

The lawyer picked his way to the
edge of the excavation for the new ter
minal station and called down for Mi
chael Finnerty.
who's wantin' me?" inquired deep
voice.
II am" said the lawyer. "Mr. Fin
nerty, did you come from Castelar,.
County Mayo?"
II did"
sand was your mother named Mary
and your father named Owen?"
"They was"
"Then, Mr.. Finnerty," said the law
yer. cit is my duty to inform you that
your Aunt Kate has died in the old
country, leaving you an estate OF
twenty thousand dollars in cash.
Please come on up"
There was pause and commotion
down below.
"Mr. Finnerty," called the lawyer,
craning his neck over the trench, "Tm
waiting for your
"In wan minute" said Mr.. Finnerty
IT just stopped to lick the foreman I"
For six months Mr.. Finnerty, in q
high hat and with patent leather shoes
on his feet. lived life of elegant ease
trying to cure himself of a great thirst
Then he went back to his old job. II
was there in the same excavation tina,
the lawyer found him the second time
"Mr. Finnerty," he said, 1--WE more
news for you. 1t is your Uncle Ter.
ence who's dead now In the old coun
try; and he has left you his entire
property"
81 don't think I can take it," said
Mr.. Finnerty, leaning YEARLY on his
pick. am not as strong as vance
was and Pm doubtin' If l could &C
through all that again and IiveI"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-08-21
MAKING AND INVALID
COMFORTABLE

TAKING care of sick person is
4 something more than giving medi-
cines and food according to the doc.
tors orders. In any case of illness
lasting more than a few days the COM
fort of the patient is an important fac
tor. A sick child, kept as comfortable
as possible in CHEEKY, attractive sur
rOundings, has much better chance of
recovery and much more strength for
fighting the disease than child that
is restless and unhappy. In recent
took on "Simplified Nursing" Miss
Florence Dakin, inspector of nursing
schools for New Jersey, wisely empha-
sizes the Importance of making pa
tients comfortable.
The sick bed and the sick room, she
says, are the temporary home n the
invalid. The more comfortably and
attractive they can be made, the bet
ter the chances of recovery Of the sick
persons.
by those in charge. In private homes,
one must make the best use possible of
such rooms and materials as are avail
able.
! A sick room should be moderately
large one, well lighted. heated and ven-
tilated and situated near the bath
room.
If possible, select room with plain,
light-colored walls. Many invalids have
testified to the effect of having to look
for weeks at walls with fantastic or
elaborate patterns In the paper. The
normal, healthy person can stand al
most any wall paper for a few hours
at a time. To the sick, irritable, per-
haps delirious patient, gazing for hours
and days at some complicated pattern
is firing and wearisome.
Take out all unnecessary furniture.
This gives the nurse more room to
work in, leaves fewer places for the
accumulation of dust and makes 1t
easier to move the furniture in clean
ing.
Keep the room in order. Nothing is
so tiresome as to have to spend days
or weeks in a mussy, disorderly room.
Take out the carpet or rugs. Bare
floors are easier to keep clean. They
can be wiped up daily with a damp
CLOTH. without raising any dust to dis
turb the patient.
Turn the mattress frequently. Con-
stantly lying on any mattress will
make it hard and lumpy. Turn 1t end
for end, side for side or over and over
every time the bed is made up.
Many people are more sensitive to
light when they are Ill than when they
are well. Arrange the bed so that
strong light will not shine In the pa
TENTS eyes. This is especially advis-
able in cases of measles and scarlet
fever.
Shade the light, whether gas lamp OF
electric. so that 1t will not shine In
the patients face. Avoid unnecessary
noise. Keep visitors away. especially
those who annoy the patient. Keep the
patient and the sick room clean. com
Portable and Quief.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-08-21
Flo.Oers Dislike Jazz

The cyclamen and the carnation are
among the flowers most susceptible to
the influence of music. Some which
were used in floral decorations close
to stand where the band was play.
ing jazz were found, after few hours
to have all turned their faces away
from the music.
They were turned around facing the
band, but soon began leaning away
again. 1t is believed that the musical
vibrations affect the tibers of the
plants.-Pittsburgh Chronicle.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-08-21

taking Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound and that was the best con-
finement had. Whenever ! feel rum
down I always take the Vegetable
Compound as q tonic. We have just
removed from Brockville (Canada) SO !
was pleased when the store ordered the
medicine for me and ] got it today. l
would not be without it for any price
and recommend it to ladies around
here because feel SO sure it will bene-
tit any woman who takes it. p Mrs.
AGNES WIGNALI, Talcville, New York.
Women can depend upon Lydia E.
Pmkham's Vegetable Compound 70 re-
lieve them from ills peculiar to their
sex. For sale by druggists everywhere.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-08-21
FARM kCT&:

Have 5O-pound pigs treated for
cholera.
One gallon of paint will cover about
500 square feet Of surface.
Don't withhold feed from young,
growing animals when they want 1t.
About &c per cent of an egg is wa.
ter. Do your hens get all they wanti
Good farmers use pure seeds and
pure breeds to underwrite respectable
annual profits.
Sweet clover should nc: be cut OF
pastured so low that no branches are
left on the main stem.
With good cattle ana economical feed
ing, the dairy farmer can expect 8
good profit in his business.
Remember that the cows, pigs and
chickens need shade during warm sum-
mer days as much as you do. And
they need fresh water more.
Discarded crank case oil from the
auto or tractor makes an excellent
hog oil after a small amount of creo
sote dip is added. This liquid is effec.
tive in Kidding hogs Of lice.
Fine wool sheep that produce
patches of black wool on any part Of
the body, also those producing kenny
hairs should be culled. Kemp is usu-
ally found around the face. fore legs
and thighs
The "help-yourself' system Of feed
ing swine has proved its value in thou
sands of cases where farmers fine
that their hogs make better returns in
less time for the food consumed than
when grain is fed in the old way.
Growing poultry require shade. II
the trees surrounding the premises
are not big enough to furnish this
shade, furnish shade by stretching
burlap or canvas from frames elevated
three or four feet from the ground.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-08-21
Vacation Note

Donald B. Macmillan, arctic explOr-
er, reports finding mosquitoes within
700 miles of the North pole, so II you
are planning on going that way ON
your vaction don't wear sheer silk
hose and peek-a-boo waists. Duluth
News-Tribune.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-08-21
Squirrel Had Gu.npfio1s

At Epping, N. H., teacher and her
pupils noted an interesting tit Of mat
ural history last spring. A squirrel
was seen playing in a sugar maple
near the schoolhouse, and a. closer I'm
spection revealed the fact that he had
gnawed the underside of limb and,
hanging on by his four feet, was suck
ing the sap that oozed out. He re-
peated this performance several times.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-08-21
Women in High Positions,

The government in France has re-
Gently decided that women shall be
eligible for the highest positions In
the postal and telegraph service IN
that country. In future, women may
rise to be office chiefs, managers, In
spectors, ETC., and they will thus fig-
ure in all the promotions of one Of
the most important of the government
departments.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-08-21
cuticura soothes Baby Kasnes

That itch and burn, by hot baths
of Cuticura Soap followed by gentla
anointings of Cuticura Ointment.
Nothing better, purer, sweeter, espe-
cially If little of the fragrant Cuti-
cura Talcum is busted on at the I'm
ish. 25c each.-Advertisement
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-08-21
St. Francis, Centenary

The seventh centenary of the death
of st. Francis, the poor man Of Assist,
will be observed throughout Italy In
1926. The great apostle of poverty
died October a, 1926, at the age Of
forty-four.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-08-21
SUFFERED after
BIRTH OF BABY
Trouble Caused BY Getting
Up Too Soon. Relieved by
Taking Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound
Talcville, New York. -"I thought it
would interest you to know what bene-

nit i have derived
from taking your
medicine. A few
days after the birth
Of my third child l
got up too quick.
Then just before my
fifth child was born /
had inflammation Of
the bladder and dis
placement. Seeing
your advertisement
in a Liverpool ENG
land) paper / began
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-08-21
Car,els Goins

Arab sheiks are taking to autOmO-
biles. Camels are going out OF style.
even in the desert areas. Proof 10 the
continued requests from the Near East
for American cars.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-08-21

Don't east pearls before swine.
2They are not fattening.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-08-21

Life's a reckoning we cannot make
twice over.-George Eliot.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-08-21

1T must make a fellow seem pretty
small to feel as though he had beer
drawn through knothole.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-08-21

In old times people multiplied on
the face of the earth Now they use
adding machines.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-08-21

Any man who marries for sympa
thy will need all he gets.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-08-21

The cynical bachelor observes that
man who has never married has no
excuse for being a pessimist.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-08-21

A project for the construction of
a system of canals in Poland to con-
meet the Baltic and the Black seas ID
being advanced by syndicate there.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-08-21

Should man out of job take any
job offered? Wisdom sometimes says
no.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-08-21

On the program of human events
women are the consolation race.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-08-21

Prejudice roosts on a perch from
which facts are barred.