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of inferior bulls in Campbell county
is being gradually reduced. On Jan
uary 1, 1925, there were 90 grade and
scrub bulls in Campbell county On
January 1 of this year the number had
been reduced to 4S, and the last re-
port, late in April, showed a further
reduction to %. Local campaign
plans indicate that Campbell county
will have none but pure-bred bulls in
the fall of this year.
The two factors that are chiefly re-
sponsible for the wider use of pure
bred sires, livestock specialists of the
Department of Agriculture assert, are
educational work and economic pres
sure. Persons raising inferior live
stock can not compete long with their
neighbors who are raising animals Of
superior quality which, in most class
es Of stock, mature earlier and bring
better prices.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-07-09
EARN EACTSIe:

Sumac is one of the best varieties
of sweet sorghum.
Train tomatoes to a trellis, prun-
ing off all but one stem
Lime, legumes, and live stock will
bring almost any farm up to produc-
tiyeness, and do it cheaply.
Water only when the plants need it
badly and then soak the ground thor
Oughly. Sprinkling does more harm
than good.
The locust tree is member of the
iegume family, and as such it has
nodules on it's roots just as do the
various clovers.
The farm that maintains the proper
balance between cultivated, legume
and small grain crops will have a real
crop rotation, which in turn will do
much to maintain productive soil.
A sharp pencil is good farm tool.
One farmer says that two of his seven
cows will be disposed of because a
years record showed them to be
about 200 pounds under the top pro-
ducers.
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him with pure bred. The accom-
plishment marks a elimination of a
systematic drive begun more than five
years ago by L. c. Brewer, formerly
county agent. At the beginning of
1926 the county had disposed of all Of
Its scrub bulls, and all but four grades,
but not until April % was the last
grade bull disposed of. So far as the
records or information of the United
States Department of Agriculture
show, Union county, KY, is the first
in the United States to reach a 100
per cent pure-bred bull goal.
Besides the accomplishment men,
toned, Union county is third on the
county honor list in the "Better-Sires
Better Stock" campaign, fostered
by the bureau of animal industry and
various states. This county has $50
live stock owners who are using pure
bred sires for all classes of live stock
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-07-09
Trees Not for Streets

1t is mistake to use a tree for
street purposes just because it is
rapid-growing, because most such
trees are short-lived, weak-wooded and
generally dangerous. Among such
trees may be mentioned:
Silver maple-a maple that has quite
pendulous branches and deeply cut
leaves. The branches have dark bark.
Box elder-a maple with divided
leaves. A more or less globular, low
branched tree.
Western catalpa-very shOrt-lived.
Flowers are very mussy.
Also the following: willows, Euro
pean ash, birch, Carolina poplar and
tulip tree.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-07-09
Record Check Preserved

The largest check ever written, the
$146,0O0,000 draft issued by Dillon,
Read & Co., for the Dodge Bros. bust
ness, is now included in valuable col
lection of money" owned by Farran
Zerbe, which recently was on display
at the Chase National bank in New
York. Mr.. Zerbe began collecting
money he could not spend when he
was ten years old, and today what
started as a hobby has developed into
a successful business.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-07-09
Clean Up Stable Manure

ennial transportation program for dis.
ease germs. They specialize as COM
mon carrier of typhoid fever and di.
arrheal bacilli. They ply between the
germ incubators and the dining room.
What they lack in per capita horse
power they make up in preponderance
Of numbers. Stable manure is the
most prolific breeding place of the fly,
a pair Of which can become the an.
cestors of many million offspring in a
single season.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-07-09
Growing Strawberries

The easiest way to grow strawber-
ries is the matted row system. Set
the plants in rows three, to four feet
apart, and then about two feet apart
in the rows. Cultivation should be
given so as to keep all weeds killed
all the time. AS the runners start to
grow train them to keep in rows, and
II you have some of the kinds which
send out very many runners, it will
pay to keep some of them cut OF.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-07-09
Make Home BeautifuL

1t doesn't cost any more to make
your home beautiful than to have it
ugly-beauty is not gained by dress
ing the house up with scroll-saw orna-
ments, cut-up roofs, dormers and
fancy-shaped windows. A well pro-
portioned house looks beautiful with
out all these. Your local architect is
experienced in these problems and can
help you here. It win pay you to con.
suit him.
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First County Is
Freed Of Scrubs
Kentucky Community Sends
Last Grade Bull to
SHAMELESS.

prepared by the United States Department
of Agriculture.)
Pure bred bulls, 40; grade bulls, O;
scrub bulls, 0.
This is the official bull count for
Union county, KY, as reported to the
United States Department of Agricul-
ture by County Agent r. o. Wilson
and Wayland Rhoads, field agent in
animal husbandry, University of Ken
lucky.
Sent Him to SHAMELESS.
On April %, 1926, the last farmer in
Union county owning grade bull
sent him to the shambles and replaced
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-07-09
COULD NOT PUT
ON HERSHOES
Mrs. Daugherty Was so Weak
In little town of the middle West,
was q discouraged woman. For four

monthsshehadb been
in such poor health
that she could not
stoop to put on her
own shoes. Unable
to do her work,
unable to go out OF
doors or enjoy a
friendly chat with
her neighbors, life
seemed dark indeed
to Mrs. Daugherty.
Then one day, q
booklet was left at
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-07-09
cuticura Comforts Baby's skir

Cuticura Comforts Baby's Skin
When red, rough and itching, by hot
baths Of Cuticura Soap and touches of
Cuticura Ointment. Also make use
now and then Of that exquisitely scent
ed busting powder, Cuticura Talcum,
one of the indispensable Cuticura
Toilet Trio.-Advertiseme
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-07-09
Vernnont's Corus. Best

Taking the country as whole, ev.
cry person has one-fourth interest in
COW, says the Golden Age. But in
Vermont, where the most attention is
paid to cattle breeding, there are more
cows than there are humans, and ad.
ditionally the cattle average to be
worth so per cent more apiece than
they are elsewhere.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-07-09
Nose Printing for Sheep

A sleeps nose, like mans thumb.
seems to be its own particular prop
erty, so the Michigan State college has
adopted a nose printing system to
identify the fleecy animals. After
three years of experimenting college
specialists say there is yet to be
found two sheep with similar nose
lines, says the Jackson Citizen Patriot.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-07-09
Monastic Effect

Couldn't you let that skirt down
a little, Mary Louise? It's only an
inch below your garters."
"For heavens sake, mother! Do
you want me to look like monk ?"
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Interrupted

Boss-Why can't you read that part
of your shorthand notes?
Steno-Don't, you remember? That's
where you tickled me.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-07-09
They Do Grow Up

- ooh, Mabel, be your age"
~"What do you want me to do-get
} down and rawl?"-Carnegie Puppet.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-07-09
Hard Luck

"What are you crying for, my ladT
"'Cause fathers invented a new
soap substitute an every time GUS
toner comes in get washed as an adj
vertisement.-Dry Goods Economist
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-07-09
Mistake

"Melanie, found my coffee stronger
than usual this morning."
"My mistake, sir, / gave you mine."
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-07-09
Stretching II

Dick-But why are you going to
that poky old place for your vaca-
ton?
Jack-Well, / have only a week, and
/ want it to seem like a month.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-07-09

Anoint the eyelids with Roman Eye Bal
sam at night an6 see how refreshed and
strengthened your eyes In the morning.
Send now to 372 Pearl St.. N. z. Adv.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-07-09
Water Shy Il, Jerusalem,

Modern progress in Jerusalem is be-
ing interfered with in a way by the
ancient vested rights to the springs
and wells of that part of the world.
These vested rights are historic in the
vicinity of the holy city and this stu
alton, together with the concessions
held by the Greek Mavramatis, makes
it extremely difficult to provide suffi-
Gent water for the city itself until
the proposed water system is installed
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She thought again, wavering:
1T Is waiting that little, lit
tie one Is waitingit ran to meet
me ran 80 hungrily to meet
mel must co.
She looked up again more
startled You are alone,
Douglas. why are you here
alone?'s
She saw his face clearly then.
She smiled into It. Quietly she
reached over, touched his cheek
with her fingers. Don't cry for
me. Your dear, fine eyes are full
of tears. Because Of me! Where
Is Judith? All, Douglas, she viii
wipe away your tears. Why
doesn't Judith come to me?"
Judith came. She knelt at
Sandy's bed-she buried her face
in Sandy's hands. Sandy said:
tits you he needs--yOu. Judith.
always. He knows this. All. I
know he sees 1t; make him know
1t, Jude. This liz better, much
better. Oh, this is better that
do now than I have ever done
before Judith, this Is true
Judith / did one thing. Tell
me, Judith, were you proud Of
me that day?ss
ooh, sandy! oh, my darling.
I would 90 for you. would
have you stay
'"This Is better. Let him come.
The brown head was hidden In
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listened. Then their interest In
the story would break and they
would gaze through the pinned
back bltlap curtain at some
movement Of the sick child.
At the end Of his narrative the
dying Egyptian made q feeble
gesture toward his breast
In my inside pocket, Doctor
there will You find the box within
which Ii proof OF what said:
Or. Greasy put his hand gently
inside the young mans torn and
bIOodstatned coat. He drew out
q small, white box the size Of a
jewelers. box for ring. This he
held up. The Egyptian nodded.
DIR. Greasy turned to the woman.
Have you any sealing wax,
senora?p
She thought e moment, then
took b stool and climbed up to q
shelf, off which she took q dusty
box Of writing paper Of European
make. BY g. lucky chance there
was In it q single stick Of blood
red sealing wax.
DR.. Cressy wrapped the tiny
box In piece Of the manila
paper. Then he heated the seal
ing wax at the top Of the oil
lamp and sealed the box with
an intaglio ring, leaving the Inn
print of the classic features OF
Diana sunk In the red wax.
You've seen me seal 1t, !" he
said to the two. They nodded
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spark 81 the eternaI life CLOVIS
within II
Dr. Cressy started to make his
involuntary gesture 81 raising
his hand To his throat, then
dropped It. Sulxe continued:
.sThis scarab was the property
of the great Pharoaiis alone who
were also high priests Of Arnu1.
Tradition said that the blue
scarab had been buried III the
tomb az Tt1tsAmlkh.Amen and that
when the day came that II was
again restored to Egypt, then the
hour had come when Egypt
would again take her rightful
place. fun Of her ancient power
and glory among the free ma
lions Of the world e He was
silent d moment.
This knowledge also had seep-
ga down among the people and
permeated their minds With
the blue scarab restored to them,
they would find In themselves
the power TO throw or the yoke
Of usufpation. IL was my dream,
with the blue scarab. To LEAD
them. q
II see, / see. to lead q great
popular uprising
aBut the Englishn1an stole Il.
as they stole our fair land q
Egypt!''
The young man gasped and
xripped the bedclothes. Then he
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and he slipped the box into
his pocket.
He then put his fountain pen
into the hand Of the Egyptian.
but the latter was too far gone
to sign his name 20 the words
he had spoken. He made q
desperate effort and produced an
inlk-splOtched line, then fell back
overcome by weakness. DIR.
Greasy wrote after 10:
1.-THE mark OF Ibrahim Abu
Saeed, called Eul<e, who n too
weak to sign his name.
RALPH M. CRESSY. M. %. !"
Under this he wrote the words,
witnesses. and tried to- have
the two Spaniar7s sign their
name. But the wife could only
make her mark. The husband
gripped the pen as though 1t
were q pitchfOrk, and. holding
his elbows out from hia BODY
and grinding his teeth with the
terribleness Of his effort, digging
the pen into the heavy paper
so that q spraying Of ink ac-
companied each letter, finally
produced Jose Machado" IN
hand which was tremulOus not
withstanding the strength applied
to his effort. Released the two
returned instantly to the bed
Of the child.
The Secreted Paper
DIR. Cressy folded the manila
paper into as small q compass
as he could and deposited IL IN
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Follow the Mystery Of the Blue Scarab
and the Love Affair Of the
Beautiful Heroine

naSIene0 over 70 the 1lsnerm8n,
crib OF his child.
quick he whispered, paper"
The man didn't seem to under
stand and the doctor took out
his fountain pen and. holding flat
the palm Of his hand. made the
gesture OF writing.
The mother. on the other side
OF the crib. caught the idea
She got up and brought him what
was probably the only paper In
the house large piece Of ma
Mia wrapping paper. He took
it and then, taking each Of them
by an arm. he started to lead
them over to the bedside Of tha
dying Egyptian. But they resist.
ed. shaking their heads.
Non. non, non, senior. They
wished only to stay beside the
burning body OF the little child.
But DIR. Cressv. knowing that
seconds now made all the differ
ence IN the world, gripped them
and led them on through the
curtain, while the two young
children on the mattress on the
kets with round, black, frightened
eyes, like young SQUIRRELS from .
hole.
"A mOmentito! A momentitog'
said the young doctor. who rad
picked up few words Of Spanish
at the clinic. 1.-THE nina win b
all right. A momentito, senior
senora. Just that Won listen
1t Is ali the payment I ask.
Hope and Despair
His heart beat quickly. He
was afraid that at this moment
he would lose the precious thing
he hoped to gain.
Rather because Of the look Or
despair and desperation on his
face than from any understand.
ing Of the urgency OF his words.
the two yielded. They allowed
him to draw them close to the
he'd and they bent their heads
down to Suke. Eut first the
mother pinned hack the rough
burlap partitionine curtain.
Again the young Egyptian had
slipped into q haIf-conscious state,
and again DR.. cressy shot into
AAAo y ellis TIC 4MACkGlln8 A1040s
He answered It, but answered
more feebly:
Now. said the physician ii =
low. clear voice, bending down to
the dying man, tell why. on the
night Of June Is, you came into
the room where Kent Glenden-
ming lay dead land tell what hap
pened before that
His dimming eyes fixed on the
eyes OF the physician az IL he
were desperately holding to q
pier post that kept his conscious
ness above the rising tide Of dis
solution, the youth spoke In q.
slow. broken, whispered monotone.
As he spoke DR.. Grassy, sitting
on q rough stool by the bedside,
wrote his words down by the
flare OF the oil lamp on to the
piece Of wrapping paper. The
dark-faced fisherman and his wife
stood, their arms dangling from
their sides, their eyes rounding
with interest and terror, as they
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Sandy,s hands the young, tender
eyes were hidden.
But she whispered: Don't cry
so. dear, dear Douglas. Don't
cry for me. Be happy. Did
only make you sad? Douglas, put
your arms oh here. about me.
Kiss me. Once again n, once
again. =
Judith came then and led him
away. She reached her hands gent
" to his shoulders. Her bOnny
Iad-dear. benny lad. Her eyes
poured ali her agony Of love on.
his. III would have gone IN her
place. Douglas. oh. to spare you
this I would die so gladly.
Pale Hands White Orchids
Judith put white orchids IN
Sandy's pale hands pale hands.
lovely AZ the flowers.
Judith looked at the deep waves
OF shining hair and ct the smile
carved delicately as by a spirit
8 smile az triumph on that Turing,
Wondrous mouth. Death giving
back her charm all the charm OF
the blithe. laughing Sandy, who
had come In perfume, so gayIy
with all those little throafy laughs
death making her exultant again
death putting beauty of the
spirit on Sandy.s white still face.
.sDied bravely ah. 80 brayely--
Sandy dearest.
The young form huddled In a
chair stirred. He pressed his
hands bitterly against his mouth.
Judith went to him. So many
times she went to him. Douglas,
look ct her. oh, dol She would
want this. She smiles. Don't
rob her OF this last sweetness.
She wanted to go always bravely.
She was so proud TO die brayely.
And she did. Brayely and finely.
DO look at hertouch her sweet
hands"
IAN this oh Judy Judyall
this"
ssYou can not bear it?'. She
reached up and put her hands on
his face. She looked at him
pleadingly. Looking so, she offer
ed him her life.
1T Is too much to bear alone.
All, Douglas, let me come and
bear Il with you. VIII you not
let me bear it with your
For the first time he met her
eyes. He seemed bewildered, as
though his own spirit spoke
his own spirit said:
"I'll share It with you. I am
here and / viii make 1t easier
la little easier 80
do yon want me near? Doug
las, do you Wantsme near?"
His arms swept about Judith.
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'sYou who are friend 70 me. +
have told you / am neOphyte Of
the priests OF Amlfn. For over
1000 years our order has existed.
Alexander the Great "a Egypt
joined us and called himself the
son OF Jupiter AmuKl. e His voice
grew stronger, FED from the
stream Of some inner life. ana his
English more flowing. Through
4 hundred cOnquegts we have
cherished In secret the idea Of
the glory, the splendor, the tree.
dom Of Egypt. We have tended
this idea like en- altar flame. The
outer symbol OF II, which we
wore secretly on our clothes and
had embroidered on our sacred
vestnnents, was e scarab. The
word beetle IN our language
means resurrection. The scarab
has always been q holy and
beautiful symbol. There was
tradition from earliest times that
there existed ri our order blue
scarab Of the most sacred charac-
ter upon the base Of which were
inscribed hieroglyphs made by the
hand Of Annun himself These
formed d quotation taken from
the Book Of the dead:
.Amun protecteth,
Nut giveth life,
Death cannot utterly KILL
EFT Is said the blue scarab can
lever utterly die, Tor always =
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the passengers on board rushed
to our side to see it.
Then the whale started to act
peculiarly. First he dove and
then he came up again. Then
such splashing around in the
water you never saw.
Hes having a lot of fun"
laughed Bobby.
He's not having any fun at
all-poor fellow" said Bunny
sadly.
What do you mean, Bunny?"
asked Bobby in surprise.
That poor whale is in danger
OF losing his life.'' declared
Bunny.
How under the sun could any
thing ever happen to a fish as
big as a whale?" said Bobby.
Whales have troubles just
like the rest Of u.s. sighed
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By ElenOre MeEeri5s

you're safe. I've brought you
safe at lastY'
Sandy let her hand lie happily
In that Of Douglas So She
smiled at him through brilliant,
cavernous eyes. That brown.
shapely head-how good Just 70
lie here Ike this and let her hand
rest In his.
She thought: I'm glad to be
here-glad to be weak
Then he loves me more .
He wants to care for me
Just q little while Soon
I'll have to give him up
I'll do this-I've learned"
She said all this to herself, plan.
ming for the day when she would
be well and breezy and strong
again.
Yet glad that day was still dis.
tant-still tar off.
Then all the four years van
ished. She was 10 again--tossing
a shawl about her--running
through grapevines-one coming
from the shadows to meet her
coming gaily. Douglas. No one
else--never any one else. They
would begin anew, all the past
wiped out. The moment she was
strong again-oh, soon!
She smiled family. She looked
Tears rushed to his eyes. Make
1t up to her. Just a chance 80
carry her far from all this. Mako
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her fingers. She smiled, inlaging
his tears were diamonds sparkling
on her fingers.
She said family, a note Of glad
ness in her voice: you're cry
ing, Douglas dear Douglas, I've
only made you cry"
Don't say that, Sandy, I love
you So"
Il need your love, Douglas oh.
/ need 1t 80" Her hand went
feeling along the covers, reached
his head-rested there SO eagerly.
She thought: Now, I'm giving
him upye now give him up"
A happiness came to her-it
came flooding like q light in her
mind She said, astOnished:
4 saw my baby-my little baby
there-it ran to meet met was
all alone = Oh. Douglas. IL
went out alone ; Into that
It Is waiting there
She put her hands over her
face. She thought again: 1T
am dreaming. Did speak
aloud?''
A Bit Impatient
She became impatient
She said: "DougIas-let me go
your hands are holding mo-your
dear, dear hands = I am not
for you---too late ss ST loved
you too late oh, I am glad
II am not sorry now to go-he
Is waiting-my little, little one
is waiting"
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her happy for while. Give 70
her who was so beautiful q little
Of the JOY she'd always missed.
And he fancied Sandy IN gar
den, he and Judith serving her.
They would take her away; care
for her as though she were .
child.
IT want to do this. Jude. want
to bring her a little sweetness.
Judith answered, he rheart con.
stricted; her heart beating with
pain; IL we only cant Oh, surely
we CAM She never looked ct
him, saying this. She thought:
He sees! Dear God, he surely
seesr'
Two weeks since they brought
Sandy home. Two weeks she lay
so quiet-growing thinner; grow
ing weaker.
Bleeding To Death
She watched the April sun. Fad
ing now. Only this morning 1t
had danced SO happily so crooked
~ across the mirror. Only this
morning she thought he had lift
ed her up-carried her away.
All, no-evening coming and she
lay here so weak. She thought:
Bleeding to death--I'm not afraid
to die"
Then she felt his lips moving
over her hands. She touched his
eyes. They were full OF tears. The
tears fell like warm jewels on
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clared Bunny. They jump IN
the air and strike the poor whale
on his body with tremendous
blows with their long powerful
tails. The poor whale gets into.
a panic. Then they wait for him
to rise again and commence
striking. The whale dives, but
after q while, he becomes 30 ter
rified that he's afraid to rise
again, and you know a whale
can't live without coming to the
surface for air. So he just dies,
and the Threshers tear strips Of
blubber from him and gobble 1t
up greedily.
YOU'D never think q whale
would have an enemy in the
world, would your" gasped Bobby
in amazement.