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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-11-23

seemed to be momentum devoid of the
accompanying factor of speed. IRE
sistibly, and yet quietly, the two were
pushed toward the entrance in the
flank of the island.
In vain Donald resisted. In vain he
tried to force path toward the sub
marine, dashing his fists against the
bodies of the monsters. He made not
the least impression upon those half
spherical forms.
A seaman under water and one in
the air had very different powers of
resistance. He might as well have
fought an army Of animated feather
beds.
Slowly, without strain or attack, he
felt himself being forced forward. He
was held tightly on every side, except
for the narrow gap that opened in
front Of him. He was forced to devote
himself to supporting Ida.
On every side the globular, trans
lucent, phosphorescent forms seemed
to crowd in on him, leaving only a
tiny way in the direction of one of
the mud-pillared entrances. Yet, even
thus, Donald had the impression of
some unconscious force that animated
these monsters; it seemed like the
scouting expedition of colony of red
ants, returning with its booty. He
could sense no conscious impulse in
the sea monsters.
His pace became accelerated, and
suddenly, swept OFF their feet, Donald
and Ida found themselves within a
huge cavern, family illumined by phos-
phorescence, and rooted with the same
cloudy substance that they had seen
upon the ocean bed without.
The monsters left them. The two
stood there together. still in bewil-
derment. But they were not alone
for, with a shout, Davies emerged
from the dim recess, and ran toward
them, followed by Clouts. Their cyl
inders and headgear had been re
moved. The four stared at one an
other In incredulous joy.
''They nabbed us the moment we
left the air-lock," cried Davies. grab
hing the lieutenant by the hand Ahs'
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-11-23

i
ton of the revolution was re-
i ported to congress October IS,
1888. by Duane, Samuel Hunt
inCton and Holten. 1t was written by
Mr.. Duane and given to the people on
the second Thursday in December. 1t
expresses thanks for the discharge of
troops in the following words:
'Whereas, it has pleased the SUI
preme Ruler of all human events to
dispose the hearts of the late bellig-
erent powers to put a period to the
effusion of human blood, by proclaim
ing a cessation of all hostilities by
sea and land, and these United States
are not only happily rescued from the
dangers and calamities to which they
have been so long exposed. but their
freedom, sovereignty and indepen-
dence are ultimately acknowledged /;
and, whereas, in the process of a con-
test on which the most essential rights
of human nature depended the inter
position of divine providence in our
favor hath been most abundantly and
most graciously manifested, and the
citizens of these United States have
every reason for praise and gratitude
TO the God ofFtheir salvation; !. the
United States in congress assembled
do recommend it to the several states
to set apart the second Thursday in
December next as day of public
thanksgiving"
The first national Thanksgiving to
be promulgated after the adoption of
the Constitution of the United States
was written by Washington and issued
on October 3, 1889. This was gen
eral recommendation of thanksgiving
for the establishment of the Constitu-
ton. The whereabouts of the original
of this instrument is unknown. The
earliest Thanksgiving proclamation of
Washington as president in the pos
session of the department of state is
one dated January 1, 1875, and was
issued In view of the suppression of
the rebellion in western Pennsylvania,
which for time threatened the safety
of the union.
This document was written by Alex
ander Hamilton, secretary of the treas
ury, and bears amendments by Ed
mund Randolph, secretary of state.
The original copy is yellow and the
ink is faded, but 1t is yet legible. 1t
is the engrossed copy which bears the
great seal of the United States and the
signatures of Washington and Ran
dolph. The proclamation Is as fol-
lows:
when we review the calamities
which afflict so many other nations,
the present condition of the United
States affords much of consolation and
satisfaction. Our exemption hitherto
from foreign war, an increasing pros
pect of the continuance of that eXenp-
ton. the great degree of internal tram
guilty we have enjoyed, the recent
confirmation of that tranquility by the
suppression of an instruction which
so wantonly threatened it, the happy
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-11-23

Of renewed life in his body. he fell
his shrunken arteries Jingle as his
heart pumped the new, richened blood
through them.
It seemed unbelievable. At first he
thought that he had died, and that this
was the souls awakening.
Then, with quick fingers, he unfas-
tened Ida's body-piece and tore the
mask from its fastenings. He heard
Fher sigh.
She sighed and stirred and sat up
on the ocean bed.
sDonald" she murmured. 81
thought thought you were dead.
Where are we?''
IT don't know" he answered, in abb
solute bewfderment.
At that moment he heard the mel
low, gonglike sound that they had
heard aboard the F55..
And slowly, as if in answer to the
call, the jellylike medium that sur
rounded them began to drift away, to
be hung up, as If it were curtain.
and before their astonished gaze there
evolved the sfrangest stage setting
that could ever have been conceived.
First there came into view the sub
marine, occupying, as it were, the CEN
ter of this stage, her bow sunk in the
ooze, her stern still lower. They had
been lying within a hundred PAGES of
her.
Next appeared the sloping edges Of
the crater, seen, not through water but
through clear air, with border Of
yellow crinoids, ceaselessly stirring,
as though breeze ruf1led them. Then
there began to be visible, in the tanks
Of the mountain, structures, appar-
emily of hardened mud, taking the
shape of fantastic temples, with pill
lars and doorways with low lintels, a
submerged city of cliff jewellers, and
yet each identical with its neighbors,
so that they seemed to have been fash
toned with the same unchanging pre-
cision as the cells of the bee.
And the whole, crater swarmed with
the sea-monsters, no longer invisible,
but outlined in phosphorescent fire.
And, standing in front of Donald
and Ida, his features clearly visible
through the glass of his own diving
mask, surveying them with cool, dis
passionate gaze, was Ira MacBeard!
AS they stared at him, he raised his
hand and struck something suspended
from his neck, giving out the mellow
sound which they had heard before.
Immediately he disappeared from view
in the midst of a swarm of the mon
sters, which, surrounding Donald and
the girl, began to push them toward
the cavern in the mountain side.
The push was gradual, and appar-
emily the result of some natural quail
ity not known on land. There was no
sense of muscular movement. It
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-11-23
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Belongs to All Humanity.

Essentially our American Thanks
giving is least American of our holt
days, for the simple reason that it is
too human TO be merely American.
There were no most human things left
for the New England fathers to orig
mate. They are immemorially older
than this country. There are no orig
inal ways of expressing gratitude. All
the pathways of thanksgiving are very
old pathc.-James Lane Allen in Nun
sey's Magazine
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-11-23
He Picked Up a Living.

Sir John Kirk. who recently cele-
brated his fiftieth anniversary of work
in connection with the Ragged School
union, tells an amusing anecdote Of
how he once questioned a London wair
whom he had befriended as to his
method of earning a living.
The young fellows reply was typical
of the London street arab.
swell, guv'nor," he said, ''it's like
this. I picks strawberries in the sum-
mer, I picks ops in the autumn. IL
the winter picks pockets, and, as q
rule, I'm pickin' oakum for the rest OF
the year."
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-11-23
ManifoId Uses Tor COTTON.

In calling attention to the manifold
uses for cotton, cotton seed and Gotten
seed oil, the Boston Herald mentions
the following products: Photographic
films, automobile windows, but,. rs,
ivory" artificial silk combs. i. life
handles. trunks. book bindings. ST.. es.
furniture, headwear, handbags, isrd.
soap. butterine. paints. rubb-". guroot-
ton and smokeless powder used il y
,)losives.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-11-23
Two Thanksgiving
Proclamations of
Revolutionary Days

% HE notwithstanding proclama-
ton of the revolution was re-
ported to congress October IS,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-11-23
Season for All to
Magnify Blessings
and Forget Crosses

w re CELEBRATE that great
w holiday Thanksgivins' at
" " this season. In the gay
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-11-23
Feast Without eoroino.

Thanksgiving day is devoted To.
many pleasant activities in social life,
in the pursuit of health and ainuse-
ment, but Of old 1t was day
of heartfelt thanksgiving, first Of all.
and so it should always be. and esre-
cially so 1t should be this year. II Is
feast, but why should the feaaf be a
gorge7
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-11-23
CHAPTER x.
rhe cave q the Idol.

A cry of amazement burst from his
lips. He was breathing affair at the
bottom of the sea
It was surcharged with oxygen. 1t
suvIgarated him, he felt the thrill
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-11-23
Make Use Of eod,s elfts.

"All that have is thine" says God
to us-earth and sun and rain and
crops. Let us use them all the year
for all they are worth.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-01-31
CLAIM CITY HAS
MONEY FOR DRAIN

Z That there is $500 in the perman-
ent Improvement fund which the fin
aRce committee is saving to. construct
the storm drain across the grounds of
the College of Hawaii to take care Of
the excess storm water caused by the
Manoa Improvement district, was adj
mitted at the meeting of the board of
supervisors Tuesday night.
The matter was brought up by the
resolution of Ben Hollinger asking for
1850 out of that fund to erect cages
for bis animals at Kapiolani park.
Hollinger claims there is sufficient
money In the fund to pay for the
cages while the other members de-
clare there Is not.
H0liihger said that there was $780,
900 IN the fund and asked Logan.
chairman Of the, finance committee.
how 1t was to be used. Among other
items Logan said that $500 had been
set aside to Duild the drain.
Hollinger immediately protested
against the money being used for that
purpose and also that as no resolution
had been infr0duced appropriating
the money for the drain 1t was still
available for other purposes. The
other members, however, did not see
IL as he did. s.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-01-31
QUEEN RECEIVES
CALLERS; HEARS
PEGGY Center
Benjamin PitmaH and Wife and
Melba Are Among Those
Informally Received

One Of the most distinguished af.
fairs OF the month, although quite in
formally arranged. took place this
morning at the residence OF Queen
Elliuokalani when Mr.. and Mrs. B. +.
Pitman called upon her majesty and
Mics Peggy Center, accompanied by
Madame MeIha, went TO sing quaint
Hawaiian songs to the last royal ruler
of the Hawaiian Islands.
Ramaaina friends or the queen
Mrs. G. s. Holloway. Mrs. Curtis lau.
kea Mrs. George Beckley. Mr.. and
Mrs. John A. Dominis, her secretary.
Col. Iaukea and O few others-were
there, but II was not a general re-
ception. The queen was unable TO
attend either Of Peggy Center's con-
certs: she had expressed Q great de-
sire To hear her and this morning the
singer. came voluntarily.
Accompanied by Dude Milier's glee
club, Miss Center first sang "Puuwaa-
waaT and then "Makalapua,' written
by the Queen herself. The queen, APP
parently in the best Of health, smiled
happily ct the pretty strains.
Pitman was known by the queen be-
fore he left the Islands over SO years
ago and she expressed considerable
pleasure that he had returned at last
for q visit to his native home The.
visitor was glad to see the queen and
remarked especially on her look OF
health.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-01-31
ASKING FOR BIDS ON
! ARMY ST0REH 0USE WORK

Advertising for bids on construction
work of five OF the army storehouses
on the Fort Shafter reservation began
today. the bids to be opened on
March 2 - -,
Bids may be submitted in five diff
ferent forms as follows: For
building only, and rough work be-
tween buildings. eFor electric street
railway connections. 3-For pave
ment construction. Steam road
connections. reconstruction of ali
work included in the other bids.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-01-31
And
HUMILITY Low

The temperature last night was the
lowest that It has been in Honolulu
for almost two years, the thermometer
reading 59.2 degrees, according to the
figures Of the weather bureau. OF,
course in some parts Of the city It
was lower, going down below SIS de-
grees, but 59.2 Is the official record.
The lowest temperature on record
at the weather bureau occurred Feb
ruary u, 1908, when It fell to Sc de-
grees. January 26. 1915, it was SIC
and February Is of the same year
Ii was So.
Another record was also set yes
terday and today IN the relative hui
mildly. Yesterday 1t dropped to SO
and this morning It stood at SO. When
1t is considered that the humidity
here seldom goes below so and the
average is 20. the tourists should be-
glad they arrived yesterday. The tenn
peratnre at $3.50 this morning was IL.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-01-31
Center
At sCHOFIELD

Peggy Center. "Honolulu's Melha, =
win sing at Schofield Barracks tomor-
row night in q concert to be given at
the LIST Infantry amusement hall
Schofield people are elated at the
news that the young singer is to ap-
pear At the post. and large audience
is already assured.
Miss Center viii be assisted by Miss
Eithne MaGee. who viii give selec-
ton from Peg o. My Heart, by Miss
Bernice Steven, yiolinist; Miss Grey
and Madame MeIba, accompanies, and
by the LIST Infantry orchestra.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-01-31
DINNER-DANCE
At HEINIE S

A very enjoyable dinnerdance win
be given at HeiHie's Tavern, ION the
beach at Waikiki" this evening, which
all tourists. town and army and navy
folk are very cordially invited TO at.
tend
Special attractions in the way of
cabaret entertainments viii be given
by Dude" Miller's famous Hawaiian
Glee Club and Heinie's inimitable hula
daneerc.
Dinner will be served from to 6,
the menu for which appears elsewhere
in this paper. A very pleasant even
ing is assured everyone, and the large
crowd which you will always find at
Heinie's will make it even more lively.
ADV :
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-01-31
INSPECT PROPERTY TODAY

Z Beginning today and lasting until
some time tomorrow, the count of
territorial headquarters, Ma
tional Guard, is being held in the
armory. Inspection OF Headquarters
Company, Capt. w. v. Kolb, command.
ing, win be tomorrow night. - =.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-01-31

The Lynch Company, Inc, has
moved les offices from the Young
building to Room a, Pantheon
Building.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-01-31

sTAR-RuLLETIN GIVES YOU
foDAY'S NEWS TO-DAY
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-13
New York Futures
New Orleans Cotton

New Orleans, January 12.-A steadier feeling marked the trading in cotton here today. chiefly because the entente reply to President Wilson's note did not con- tain the bearish features which the trade yesterday feared it might. A more friendly feeling toward the market was displayed and the outstanding bit of gos- sip of the session was the report that big traders, who recently have been operat- ing in a large way on the short side, again were on the buying side. The mar ket remained at a net advance all day and closed at gain of to points, com pared to yesterdays close.
 The market was about $1 bale up in the early trading and around the middle of the moring stood at it's highest, net gain of 23 to 27 points, the result of the news was fairly large spot trading after hours yesterday. Toward the middle of the day room traders took profits on long contracts and prices fell off, Tn the after noon an easy tone developed on the com paratively small mill takings for the week-S61, ,00o bales. according to Hester, against 4l4,000 this week last year and 436,00O this week two years ago-and much of the advance was lost. At the lowest levels the active months still were to lG points over yesterdays close.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-13
OF COTTON
 MARKET FOR WEEK

New York. January 12.-Early week advances were followed by renewed nervousness and irregularity in the cotton market. May contracts which had sold at 190Sc on Tuesday, or more than SIS per bale above the low level of last month, broke to 1s.2Sc on Thursday and closed tonight at 1s.42c. The buying movement responsible for the recovery to the Recent level was promoted bM the bullish average of spot advices and the strengthened of before Christmas. It seemed, how ever. that the demand from shorts had been pretty we'll supplied by the middle of the week. while less fa- verahie view of the peace situation led to scattered liquidation on the subsequent declines The report of the census bureau showing l1,o45.225 bales ginned to January was considered to be closely in line with the govern n.ent's crop estimate to create any fresh sentiment of consequence, while the loss of another cotton cargo at sea tended to emphasize the increas- ing hazard of transatlantic business and comparatively narrow mark ct has been sensitive to orders in either affection. No change has been report
 ed in the southern spot situation. Not. withstanding the high ocean freigh; rates and the difficulty of securing tonnage exporters are believed to have been buyers in the south and numerous reports have been received here of sales at the highest basis of the season. These reports have been accompanied by some buying to undo hedges, but toward the end of the week the attention of the trade ap- peared to be turning from the spot situation to the uncertainties of in ternational affairs and the talk around the ring here showed a prettv well divided sentiment. It is reported that early sales of fertilizers in the south has been heavy. pointing to the largest use of fertilizer since 1914. but there have been continued com plaints of insufficient rainfall in the southwest and expectations of in creased acreage have also been modi- fled by the situation as to boil wee- vii. These conflicting features in the new crop outlook have doubtless in creased the feeling of uncertainty around the ring and many think the weeks business reflected a reduction in the outstanding interest.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-13
Live Stnck

Chicago, January 12.-Hogs: Receipts, 29,000; market active, 10c to 15e above yes terday's average. Bulk, $10 5@10.T5; light, $10@1065; mixed. $1025Q10.S0 heavy, $10. 35 Q10-s5; rough, $1o.S5Q10 50; pigs, $7.75d9.65.
 Cattle: Receipts 2000; market weak. Native beef cattle, $7.75e511.S0; western steerss $750G10; stockers and feeders, $5.50 aS.S5; cows and hefers, s4.40@10; calves, $9.75@14.25.
 Sheep: Receipts, 10000; market unset tied; wethers. S950Q10.65; ewes, s7.25@10.25; lambs. $11.6OQ14
 Kansas City, January 12.-Hogs: Re- ceipts, s000 market 1Oc higher. Bulk, s10. 25d1065; heavy, $1o 6od107o; packers butchers, s1o. 4o@1065; light, s10G10.50 pigs, s9a975
 Cattle: Receipts, 1900 including 200 southerns; market strong. Prime fed steers. s6.50@S.75 cows, $3. 25@s; heifers, s6.5O@11 stockers, $625G9 bulls, s6@S; calves, $6.50@11.5 .50
 Sheep: Receipts, 4OOO; market higher. Lambs, s13m13.75 yearlings, sl1. 1.5Od12. 25 :; wethers, ss.5O@l0.25; ewes, sS.5oas.75.
 St. Louis, January 12-Hogs: Receipts IS, 400; market higher. Lights. $10 35a10. 65; pigs, sS09.75; mixed and butchers, $l0 400 l0S0; good heavy, S075@1o,s5; bulk, s1oS5 @10.7O.
 Cattle: Receipts, 2so0; market steady Native beef steers, $750l11. 50; yearling steers and heifers, sS.50@11.5 .50; cows, $500 SEQ; stockers. s. 30@S.50; Texas quarantine steers, $5.5GdS50; prime southern beef steers, $S@9; beef cows and heifers, $4. 25@ 7.50 prime yearling steers and heifers, $7.50@9 native calves, $6@12.50.
 Sheep: Receipts, 1000; market steady; lambs, s1275@13.75; ewes $6. 50d9.75; year. lings $11612 25.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-13
EARLY ADVANCE
 IN MARKET LOST
Conflicting Views of Peace Prospects Responsible for
 Much of Nervousness


 New York, January 12.-Most of an early advance was lost in the cotton market this afternoon with May con- tracts selling off from 1s.s2c to 1sssc and closing at 1S.42e. The general list closed steady at net advance of to s points Conflicting views of peace prospects based on the text of the allied note seemed responsible for much of the nerv- ousness and irregularity, and the talk around the ring showed pretty well di' vided sentiment
 The market opened firm at an advance of to 15 points, with active months sell ing 20 tc 26 points net higher during the early trading. It looked as though the position of the entente allies as reflected in the note published before the opening had been pretty well foreshadowed in re- cent press advices, and had been dis counted At any rate, there was rather an active demand from some of the re- cent sellers. which, with continued buy ing by spot house brokers, sent March contracts ur to 1S.37c and July to 18.6lc
 At this level however, offerings in- creased and the market soon turned cas- fer. The scattering short interest accu- mulated on the break from 19.08c on Monday to 1S.23c for May during yester- days trading, appeared to have covered on the early advance, while trade buy ing was less in evidence, and prices broke pretty sharply during the afternoon un- der liquidation and renewal of local pressure. March sold off to 1S.17c and July to 1S.4oc and the market closed to within a point or two of the lowest.
 There was no change in the general character of spot news, many reports being received of firmness in the interior and of sales at the highest basis of the lseason. In bullish circles these advices were taken as showing the presence of demand, but some of the afternoon sellers contended that spot buyers were secur. ing supplies required and that offerings might increase should peace negotiations be definitely broken off or with the nearer approach of the planting season. Selling may also have been promoted by reports that except for little room td Havre, practically no cotton tonnage was being offered for shipment out of New York.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-13
Flour and Feedstnff

Michigan patent flour, $109O; Idaho patent flour, $s.S0; Tennessee patent flour. $9.75; high grade self-rising flour, i0.15; medium grade self-rising flour, $9 95; hard winter wheat flour, $975: spring wheat flour, sl0; corn meal, $2.SS per 96-lb. sack; hen feed, s265 a sack;
 mixed horse and mule feed, sSs to s44; 71a per cent c. s. meal. $40: Cremo feed meal, $50; prime c. s. hulls. $21; lintless hulls, s17: gray shorts, s45 brown shorts. $40; wheat bran, $S7; velvet bean meal. sS1; corn, per bushel SIPS; corn chops, s235; No. ? white oats. per bushel, 76c; wheat per 10O-lb. sack, 8; kaffir corn and milo maize per 100 ID. sack. $2.75; choice fancy pea green alfalfa. per ton, s31; southern alfalfa. per ton, $25; mixed alfalfa and Johnson grass. per ton, s2l; choice fancy timothy hay, per ton, $26; No timothy hay, per ton, $22; light clover mixed hay. per ton. s21; No. l Johnson grass, per ton, $15.