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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-12-22
Observation-Disclosures
TREA R E.
JOHANSEN.

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ing III oruer lnaI MS horde OF wealth
might not decrease in pile and whose
only joy was to hear his gold jingle.
He trusted and associated with none,
not even his relatives, and he lived
alone in woebegone spot in misera-
BILE howell. If only this old miser could
transfer his wealth 18th him to anoth-
er world and there reap the benefit of
his years of toll and struggles then in
deed there may have been some little
satisfaction in his greed; but. as it was,
his riches brought happiness to no one.
not even to himself.
In his youth and broad manhood my
uncle had been a seafarer and had
amassed his wealth in successful trad
ing in faroff lands. After an absence
from his birthplace of many years he
returned home one day, unexpected and
almost forgotten, happy, healthy
rover, sincere and firm in his faith in
this worlds righteousness. Now he
intended to enjoy life and his wealth.
He met and fell intensely in love with
a beautiful woman who seemed to take
pleasure in his rough manners and I'M
polished exterior. bat later grew tired
Of him and spurned him when he pro-
posed.
Thereafter there was no more sun
shine in this world for him. He hated
now as intensely as he had loved; he
scorned the world and lost all faith
in humanity. Ever thereafter he lived
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-12-22

alone. Gold became his only idol. and
at her shrine alone he worshiped.
After a long life as recluse, as
miser and misanthrope, the old man
died and was buried in the ground like
his gold. We, his relatives, knew he
owned much gold; but, search as we
might, no trace thereof was ever dis
covered We ransacked every nook
and corner, but to no purpose. The
treasure was indeed hidden.
One Christmas eve about year lat
er our family, as is our custom. held
a reunion We made merry and dane
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-12-22

ed with the
y o u N g ones
ar O u n d the
G hri S t m a s
tree. We stuff
ed ourselves
with a variety
Of seasonable
d / s b e s and
drank m a n Y
toasts to the
peace of the
world and good
will to men.
We made ner-
~ until the
lat tie hours,
when my wife
and | took
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-12-22

treasure WHICH
was to become mine on this Christmas
day I feverishly tore up the ground
gold, gold, bright glittering gold!
My gold, all mine! What happiness
was in store for me! I tore at the
ground until the blood spurted from
my worn fingers. Still felt no pain,
for had become possessed. Not satis-
fed with my progress. kicked Mt the
earth In my frantic efforts and scatter
ed the glittering gold in all directions.
was about to gather my treasure
when thought heard angry voices.
What's that? The voice is certainly
familiar. What do hear? My wife!
Robert, you horrid brute. You've
been kicking my shins black and blue
and raving like q r.aniac. You ought
to be ashamed of yourself! You must
have had a nightmarew
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ways presented
themselves to
me as a penal
ty we pay our
nerves for over
burdening our
Stomachs or for
overtaxing our
brains. But l
digress from
my narrative.
| had an I'M
Gle. a queer,
eccentric oil ID
fellow, W b o
stinted and de-
prived himself
of every COM
fort and bless
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-12-22
~ MISREPRESENTATION
MY CHRISTMAS
BY CHARLES X.

Copyright by American Press Associa-
tion 1911
n AM an everyday, matter of fact
young man, unromantic and as
cold blooded as an amphibian.
have never been superstitious and
I'M believer in material spirits only.
have never placed any faith In the
tory of vaporous beings supposed to
|isit humanity at uncanny hours and
beckon mortals to do their biddings.
Believe me, I have too much common
|ense to put any stock in such nom
tense.
Neither do believe in dreams, and
letest dream books. Dreams have al
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-12-22

leave Of the party and returned home.
1t was bitterly cold. stormy night.
The icy blasts blew. and the snow
flakes almost blinded us. The howl
ing of the winds as they shook the
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-12-22
How far our in the cold. stormy H..

l. " 1 " W Z u
barefooted in
the tracks of
my master I
know not. Sud
denly he stop
led. and. point
ing to b e
g rou n d, h Q
laughed gu d
and shrill and
q W q k eneCl q
t b o u S Il n d
echoes.
Now l I'M
derstood. II e
had guided me
fO tho hidden
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-12-22
Cbe First Christ
mas Song
By ARTHUR J. BURDIcK

nOWN through the ages has echoed song.
- Gracious song
Peace on EARTH good will toward men
Clear and strong
Song Of the angels when Christmas was born:
Song never silent since that blessed morn;
Earth Of its bitterness evermore shorn-
Blessed songI
OOWN through the ages has filtered light
- Precious light
Beams Of radiant. heaven sent star
Set in night;
Star that proclaimed heaven born king;
Star that inspired heaven chorus to sing,
Making the earth with sweet music to ring
Brilliant light!
DOWN through the ages is waited cry
- Sweetest cy
Voice Of a babe in a manger Of old.
An inn nigh;
Voice Of babe that all children hath blessed:
Voice that hath given the weary sweet rest;
Voice that pronounced earh's grandest behest-
Blessed cyl
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-12-22

It's a foolish girl who gives her beau the
mitten before Christmas. Few do.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-12-22

Realize that doing good is the only GER
tainly happy action of a mans life.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-12-22
Christmas once a Year.

Those Christmas bells as sw eetly chime
As on the day when first they rung
So merrily in olden time
And far and wide their music flung.
Shaking the tall gray ivied tower
With all their deep, melodious power,
Tney still proclaim to every ear,
"Old Christmas comes but once yeaI!"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-12-22

1t has been said that sealskln coal
usually makes a devout Christmas
churchgoer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-18
.ials to follow in the future making OF

The route from the Chevy Chase circle
to Bradley lane and beyond has been Sc
lected by Logan Waller Page, director
Of the Agricultural Departments good
roads division. because of its close prox-
unity to Washington. making 1t possible
for the officials of the bureau to give
careful study to the work, and because
Of it's present uptorn condition.
The road at this time is extremely
rough. 1t is constantly used by local
motorists. The road will be divided into
sections Of two or three hundred yards in
length. and each particular section will
be given a special kind of treatment.
y
Work fs rapidly progressing on the
showroom Of the Carter Motor Car Cor
poration on 14th street near r. It is
understood that the building will be ready
for occupancy for the company by July
l, where various Washington models viii
be on display. As the Washington show
room is a direct factory branch. it's near
ness to the factory enables purchasers te
secure a high degree of efficiency and
service.
+
I. H. Kittridge and a party OF friends
in q Peerless touring car passed through
Washington yesterday on the way tt
Cleveland, Ohio. The party had beer
spending the past two weeks touring
through the Shenandoah valley.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-18
SPEED TRAP.
Bowen road, near District line.
Stop watches used over measured
course. Speed limit 20 miles.
STEEL PROBE IS DELAYED.
Stanley Called to His
Home in Kentucky.

Progress in the investigation of the
United States Steel Corporation by the
House special committee Of inquiry will
be retarded for ten days or more by the
absence of Representative Stanley. chair
man Of the committee. who has been
called to his home in Kentucky.
The next meeting Of the committee will
be held in Washington early IN July. The
committee also contemplates holding
hearings in New York. and among the
witnesses who will be welcomed at these
sessions win be J. Pierpont Morgan. when
he returns from Europe. and former
President Roosevelt. If he will consent to
appear. Several expressions of the de-
sire of the committee to hear the ex-
President in regard to the absorption OF
the Tennessee Coal and Iron Company by
the steel corporation already have been
made, but no subpoena has been or
dered.
who has not been AFFILIATED with the steel
CORPORATION has been John W. Gates, and
from time to time representatives OF In
dependent steel concerns and shippers
will be called in TO give Information from
outside instead Of inside sources.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-18
TROOPS IN TEXAS HEALTHY.
Non-Efective Rate IN May Only 23.4
Per Thousand.

Texas is turning out to be health re-
sort for the army. The troops that were
supposed to be suffering all sorts OF
harllships as q result OF the concentra-
tion ia the maneuver camp and the long
hikes over the sunbaked prairies are, as
a matter OF fact. enjoying better health
than the soldiers In the most favored
posts elsewhere.
This is the deduction from . special re-
mort prepared by Surgeon General Torney.
which, In substance. shows that the con-
slant non-effective rate of the troops
during the month Of May was only D
per thousand, while the rate for the Ell
tire United States Army during the last
year was nearly double. namely, 4l.4S.
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Speech by c. A. Sti1lings.

Former Public Printer Charles A. Still
Iings responded to calls. making q brief
speech in which he complimented the or
ganization on the success of tho outing.
and said that, while 1T was no occasion
for serious talk" he believed that affairs
of this character were bound to be the
means of welding the various trades to-
gether. He said that the opportunities
offered In Washington We're greater than
in any other city in the country for
bringing these lines together. He adj
yised the members to stick together and
success would be the outcome. He con-
cluded by relating some of his expert
ences in New York city after leaving the
National Capital a few years ago.
Mr.. Stillings was followed by several
selections by the chorus Mark w
Moore. jr., and Lew Thayer singing the
solo parts. Others who made short ad-
dresses were e. E. Rapley. w. w: Car
nahan. L. NJ. Thayer, Harry stiles. Byron
s. Adams. William J. Eynon, l. A. Rod
erts Ross p Andrews. Charles F. Han
cock and Charles F. Crane: The only
accident Of the day occurred to Charles
p. Hancock when he slipped into the
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CONTINUED from Twelfth Page.)

tContlnued from 1WeiItn Faee.l
from the educational campaign for better
highways which has been carried on from
various sources.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-18
canal adjoining the hotel grounds. His
wlliskers leaked slightly.
List Of Participants.

List or Participants.
Those who participated In the outing
were as follows:
Byron S. Adams, William J. Eynon.
Lew NJ Thayer. John q. Hodges. Will
liam Shaw, H Huguely. H O. c. Stiles.
r. E. Mathers. @. r. Crane c. Blandy.
Ross p. Andrews, q. B. Martin. G. P.
Hancock. E. q. Rapley. n. w; Moore.
ST.; NJ W. Moore, jr.; J. W. Hausler.
Henry Brewood, Harry Darling. @. Pot
ter. Robert Gibson. Alfred Tsnnyson, I'd
e. F. sadwaGth. ' G. X Brands. J. r.
BalIou. w. 8. Kent, O. r. Denley. L r.
Roberts. w. Worth CArnahan. @ J..
Brown. F. T. Parsons. A A. Galbreash.
p. B. A corcor.n Frank ). Dunn. x X
johnson, VIII s. Carpenter, John Dolegt
a ssi, nse iowa 4: = 1 FISK cS..f.. *
Potter.
Committees In Charge.
The committees h charge Of the af-
fair were:
General committee on azTangements-
Mark w. Moore, r., chairman, b 8.
Adams. r. n Mathers. H. @. c. Stiles.
l. M. Thayef, l. A Roberta. n ID Rap
ley.
On hnance-A G. G. Sblos. chairman;
A. III. Everett William John Dynon.
George Gibson. John q. Hodges. John p.
Dunn. A. A. Galbreath.
On tour-L> NJ. Thayer, chairman: c. X.
Brands: George H. Judd. c. J. Brown. r.
E MatherA
On commissary-E. Z. Rapley, chair
man; w. B. Shaw, Charles F. Sudwarth.
]. R Ballou. r. p. Andrews.
On printing and publidty-IA A. Rob-
srts, chairman; Charles p. Hancock, W.
Seton Kent, Charles F. Crane, w. r.
Roberts.
william n. Delaney. secretary to all
committees.
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The cars participating in the run and
the of1cial time follow:
Rain Mars Pleasure.

On the run to Great Falls the contest
ants ran into heavy shower. which
somewhat marred the pleasure OF the
trip, but all Of the occupants, however,
were protected from the elements ana
suffered but little from the Inconvenience.
The clouds cleared away In the evening
with q clear atmosphere prevailing. The
entire delegation soon made its way into
the banquet hail. where dinner was
served at 4:30 o'clock. After every one
had been plentifully supplied with GOOD
things to eat merrymaking started in full
blast The Allied Printing Trades chorus.
under the direction OF Harry c. c. Stiles.
tuned things up in great shape and scored
a hit with all hands. Everett Rapley
proved to be q postmaster as POSTMASTER,
and his wit and humor brought forth
rounds OF applause.
There were number OF speeches. all
on the impromptu order. the opening one
being made by Lew Thayer. who pre-
sented a handsome pennant to MT.
Mathers, winner of the sociability feature
Of the outing, to which he responded in an
appropriate manner. Then there were
more songs by the chorus
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The Retiring Cuckoo.

From london Sketch.
II Is not often that we see the cuckoo
He stands for the classic example OF
modesty in a singer. There seems also
10 be little jealousy among his kind-note
the superiority OF the bird over the
human. You rarely hear of two cuckoos
setting out 10 rival each other; each
country house, each field, each wood.
seems 10 have one leading bird TO itself,
- taat wherever you 20 you hear only
the one friendly voice.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-18

| not suf11ce. ABOUT twenty-five POUNDS q,
air or steam, the former preferred, Will
in all probability do the work.
| X x \ +
President Taft is now an honorary
| member Of the Touring Club OF Amer
lea He accepted the invitation to be-
l come a member extended by Frederick
II. Elliott: secretary OF the cino. VINO
headquarters in New York Mr.. Elliott
and lie Roy Mark. manager OF the Tour
| ing Club branch in this city, were es-
corted to the. White House by Vice
motorist, who made the Introduction. Mr.
Elliott gave the President q handsome
set Of the official automobile blue books
with his name engraved in gold letters on
gold emblem bearing the letters ct. c.
A." was presented to the executive to
go on the radiator Of his machine. He
expressed his appreciation for the books
and emblem and said that he would prob
. ably have the club map out some routes
for him during the summer months
throughout the New England states. Aft.
err attending conference with Logan
Waller Page. director OF the public roads
office. United States Department OF Ag,
rlculture. Secretary Elliott left Thursday
evening for New York.
= & & X
| The police are making an active cru.
SADIE against motorists who insist on U.S.
ing whistles on the mufnerS OF their ma
| chimes. The first case was brought into
court a few days ago. Some time age
| motorists were warned not to use
| whistles Of any character on their ma
chimes, 1t being against the police regula-
tons The regulations provide for q
horn Or bell only to be used In warning
pedestrians and approaching vehicles.
The Department of Agriculture through
the public roads Office. and under the
supervision Of Logan Waller Page. direc.
| tor of the bureau. will shortly commence
| the construction Of an experiments
| roadway extending from Chevy Chase
| circle to Bradley lane.
An appropriation Of $4,000 from this
| federal government will become avail
able for roadmaking purposes Aily /
This, together with an equal amount to
be appropriated by the MARYLAND county
commissioners VIII oe sumcient, IL
of smooth highway. This will be used as
i 9 model for the county and state off,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-18

w. ". Gibbs of Staunton, Va. was the
guest for a few days last week OF John
r. Thomas of this city.
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BEST RECORD TIME
R. E. Mathers Captures Prize
in Sociabi|ity Run.
FROM CITYTO GREAT FALLS
Comes Within Two Minutes and Fiji
teen Seconds Of Limit Prescribed.
FEAST FOLLOWS THE CONTEST
Addresses of Felicitation and Music
Additional Features-List of
the Participants.

r. L. Mathers. driving a Maxwell rum
about, captured the prize in the printing
and allied trade sociability run to Great
Falls, Md, yesterday afternoon. coming
within minutes and Is seconds of the
sealed time The time set by Commits
sioner Cuno H. Rudolph was 60 minutes
AMI Is seconds. Mr. Mathers' time was
rs minutes fiat The sociability run was
one Of the features OF the annual outing
of the printing and allied trades of this
city.
Shortly after o'clock yesterday after
noon the cars commenced to arrive. and
after being supplied with pennants were
parked on the south side of 18th and F
streets northwest, in front of the Cham
her of Commerce building. At $50 o'clock
the long line of cars moved down 18th
street and up Pennsylvania avenue and
thance into the White Lot, where photo
ranhs of the cars and occupants were
taken. both by the camera and moving
picture machine.
At Intervals Of One Minute.
The cars were then dispatched at one
minute intervals by William J. Eynon, the
official starter. and timed by c. x.
Brands. The Washington press car. with
Edward B. Terry at the wheel. followed
in the wake OF the LIST car, and pulled
into Great Falls in advance OF the line,
where the cars were checked in by Mark
W. Moore. jr.. and Howard Fisk
The Washington times., 1911-07-20
ACCORDING TO SAMMY

went In the parler to tell him Sue wood
be down in a mint, weather she wood
or not.
Are you going to marry Sue. Mr.. Tom
kins. sed.
o, l say, sed Mr.. Tomkins, trying to
kurl the ends of his mushtash ony thars
isent eny ends to it, wat a kwestsl1m,
wat a kwestshun.
Tells Sue
Jest then Sue calm in, and Mr.. Tom.
kins sed, Wat do you think the little
beggir asked me, Miss Tawker? He
sed, Are you going to marry Sue7
Wat a kwestshun, wat a kwestshun,
sed Sue, jest as If she herd him saying
it and was giving a imitashun, wich
she wasent
But its such silly kwestshun, ssd
Nj Tomkins, looking at Sue like he
was going to kry.
Sue jest giggled, and so I'D I, b
looked so funny.
Bekause II you are. sed, youn han
to take awf yure mushtash, bekause q
may be kute, but Sue woodent marry Q
man with mustash. She sed so. And
1 wondir If 1t does tickil, sed-
Mr.. Tomkins got awl red, and Sue
went to look out the windo, and pointed
to the doar on her way ovtr. and I
thawt she ment me, so I went ozs
then.
The Washington times., 1911-07-20

Evryboddy was tawking at suppir
the othir. mite about Mr.. Tomkins
mushtash.
1 think Mr.. Tomkins is a mise yung
man. sed pop. who is a CRATE kiddir.
but 1 kant get ust to that infinite
decimals mushtash of his. Its so
littel, he sed, It always puts me in
mind of the mahcians password now
you see 1t, now you don't II 1 was
a gerl and he kissed me with that
mushtash, I'd be so tickiled Id laf
rite out. Joke, he sed.
Sues Offended
hope yure not allooding to me.
farthir, sed Sue, who Mr.. Tomkins
comes to see and bring handy and
awl.
II the shoe fits, take it awf. sed
pop.
You mean put It avn, not take It
awf, sed ma
Enyhow, sed Sue, have navtr aloud
Mr.. Tomkins TO kiss me, and 1 wood
ent, neether, unless we was ingaged,
and altho think his mushtash is kute,
II ever marry a man I'll make him
take awf his mushtash, II hes got one.
II you married q womin you coodent,
Good you, bekaus she woodent have eny,
I sed
Don't be silly. sed Sue.
Aftir suppir Mr.. Tomktns calm and l
The Washington times., 1911-07-20

do the accompaniment. l made up
my mind II anything went wrong
this time. IT would be some other
guys fault, and to make sure we
wouldn't get caught in the rain or
anything I ordered a taxi and We
rolled to the place in style.
AT lawstT' I told myself when we
stopped in front Of the hall. Amy dub
can guess it! I'd left the tickets
home! And worse and more Of It, I'd
forgotten my money, too. There was
the taxi man, wanting to have me
pinched! There was Julfet wanting
to have me boiled alive! Elegant.
what?
Well, It was home in the taxi for
us, and even then It wouldn't have
been too late, only Juliet was so
peeved she made me take her home in
the machine after Pd stopped at my
house for the money, and she wouldn't
even say good night!
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She HOLDS IT UP TO THE
GIRL WITH A STEADY"

But you seem 20 be so afraid that
one of them viii be occupying a seat
In the Same room where the lover is'
wanting TO whisper sweet nothings to
you that you cultivate a system Of
elimination which impresses the In
truder-in his own house!-wtth the
truth that his room is better than his
company. Even your mother-the one
who represents what you will become
through the love of the lover you are
doing your best to spoil-is not immune
from your suggestions that she Is
merely an accessory and can be ex-
cused.
Your father frankly acknowledges
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baseball young John Thomas
isn't Moreover he is vesyman of his church. banker
Main he little bald little
1T thing, but the Little Old Lady,
dignity avodupo entirely rob masculine
of them that he No who what he Is,
always thinks that circumstances had been kinder he could have
distinguished like all
think they
John positive could play ball Mrs Thomas
didn't anything about a Jared her of the
things John Thomas dignity of position
and physical makeup himself knee and stockings
end hot and cavorg around baseball diamond
opinion subject of John Thomas practcng with them John
listened of dappoval silence and
went out to practice just the same
The Safe and, Sane
Then Fourth of July with its safe and selebaon
and challenged the Apartment House to
a game MIs Thomas rose up righteous Indignation
John Thomas. you're not! &C.,.
tighter will you also darn those red stocing John Thomas
excited with his important preparations for the that
This caps tight Can't for mef Gee i think
youu have take stitch in these knee llghere loose
And by the time John Thomas ready for the Mrs
such hand fixing his wardrobe she taking
quite proprietary interest in the ball player tshat along with
he players she the
Mrs. Thomas Knew
Mrs absolutely nothing about baseball Her
from the faces of the down
of but kinds apprehnsive
when the other side bat and all absorbing
Only intensely wifely sympathy
suited hererom Once he caught but rather fly
Mrs Thomas wie appreciation wonderful
Then very last half John Thomas rising the
imelness that soul satisfying, hit the ball
Sounding ack that brought game!
John Thomas that night the porch, she
his feet and the bottle rub his
think would be mighty you'd give stag
here at home for the on the team
said the Little Old Lady Il love athletic men,"
looked the window the
porch certain buried deep the
of sporting extras account of the days game.