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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-04-19
BIirvd Broom Makers

A visit TO the Broom Department OF
the Maryland Workshop for the Blind
is its own reward. Too much cannot
be said in commentator. One can
not fail to find inspiration in this
place, located on the fourth floor OF
the building, sunny, well ventilated
place. Truly, those who enter here,
blind, dependent and respondent, in a
comparatively short time. emerge self
supporting, cheerful and with new
interest in life OF course, it is WORK,
patient, continuous, earnest effort,
that brings about this magic change.
AS early as seven in the morning,
the men are in their places; they work
until FIVE P. NJ, with one hour for
lunch ara rest Thirty-five are on
the pay roll, including those in charge.
Twenty-six of these are piece work
ers. One passes down aisles of busy
men, no slackers here, sizing, sorting.
wrapping, sewing, each man intent
on his own work, brooms ito the right
of u.s." brooms "to the left of u.s."
Most visitors pause to chat with cheer.
full Orrin Benson, deaf, dumb and
blind, who sews with sure and rapid
hand. He is interested at once, at
the approach Of friends and courteous
ly produces slate, on which are
raised letters, or he forms the letters
of the alphabet with one hand. A
newspaper correspondent, who talked
with him, reported him as having gig
gled gleefully" during the interview.
His mind works quickly. He once
asked a friend to tell him the differ
ence between spinster and an old
maid" The talk over, one is soon
made to understand that he needs
room to ply his long thread Most peo-
pie linger awhile, watching the busy,
intent man, and Lost in admiration Of
one, who has made SO good use of
his one talent This man is a patriot,
has bought liberty bonds, and contri-
butes his bit to worthy charities.
Work, work, work! Behold the re-
suit of all this activity, the patient
work of willing hands, three hundred
dozen brooms per week, perfect
brooms, no seconds among them.
Would that we had Thomas Hood
to sing the song of Che broom.
You leave with regret these busy,
cheerful, efficient men. who have won
difficult race, with heavy handi-
cap; and you ask yourself the ques-
ton, could l have done as well as
any of these?"
The work for the Blind requires Cash
and contributions can be mailed direct
to The Workshop for the Blind, sol
West Fayette Street, Baltimore, Md.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-04-19
New Idea Of Primitive Man.

A new idea of primitive man was
put forward by an Irish professor re-
Gently. He states that the direct an
cestors Of primitive man never went
on all-fours, had lived in trees, and,
by climbing up and down the trunks,
cultivated the upright habit of the hui
man race. He points out that the fore
limb was never used only as sup
port for the body. 1t seems quite
credible, however, that they may have
gone on three legs, using one as a
hand when required, and this might
account for the general use of the
right hand in man.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-04-19
How's This?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re-
ward for any case of Catarrh that can
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
Halls Catarrh Cure has been taken
by catarrh sufferers for the past
thirty-five years, and has become
known as the most reliable remedy for
Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure acts thru
the Blood on the Mucous surfaces. ex-
pelling the Poison from the Blood and
healing the diseased portions.
After you have taken Halls Catarrh
Cure for short time you will see a
great Improvement in your general
health. Start taking Halls Catarrh
Cure at once and get rid OF catarrh.
Send for testimonials. free.
F. ]. CHENEY & CO., Toledo. Ohio.
Sold by all Druggists. TIC.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-04-19
TIE LATEST HUN DODGE

If your tooth strikes on little bit
of crystalized sugar or little grit In
your especially bran bread, don't
Jump to the conclusion that you, were
almost a victim Of a German plot.
The latest propaganda of the Kaiser's
diabolically clever agents is to throw
foolish scare into the people of this
country in the matter of their food
supply.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-04-19
Added Her tribute.

At family reunion everyone
laughed heartily at one of grandpa's
jokes. Ruth laughed, too, although
she hadn't the slightest idea what 1t
was all about. When the fun was over
she remarked breathlessly: "Oh, dear,
gran'pa, l guess that's the cutest thing
you ever said"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-04-19
BARLEY CRUST


Two cups barley -four, one-third cup
vegetable oil, one teaspoon salt, one
half teaspoon baking powder.
Combine as for other pastry, adding
enough water for a stiff dough.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-04-19

81 have used Chamberlain's Lini
ment for pains in the chest and lame.
ness of the shoulders due to rheu-
matism, and am pleased to say that
it has never failed to give me prompt
relief" writes Mrs. S. N. Finch
Batavia, N. Y.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-04-19
Nature Cures, The Doctor Takes the


There is an old saying that ma
ture cures, the doctor takes the fee,'
but as everyone knowsIyou can help
Nature very much and thereby en-
able it to effect cure in much less
time than is usually required. This
is particularly true of colds. Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy relieves
the lungs, liquifies the tough mucus
and aids in it's expectoration, allays
the cough and aids Nature in restor-
ing the system to a healthy condi-
ton.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-04-19

Sunday, April IA Is one Of the
wars historic dates. on II the
American people, endeavoring
to cut their wheat consumption
In half, reduced the amount OF
flour In their Victory Bread from
80 to rs per cent.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-04-19

Make your food go as far as you
can. Make every ounce you can
spare go from Maryland to France.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-04-19

Wheat is needed cover there" Pc
tatoes should be kept busy on home
guard duty here. where they can serve
in fifty ways.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-04-19

Save Sugar-Six teaspoons per day
is plenty for any person. If John d
Rockefeller lived in England all his
wealth wouldn't buy him more thar
eight ounces a week.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-04-19

If people are determined TO live
and die slaves to custom, they should
see that it is at least a good one.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-04-19

Only tremendous planting Of spring
wheat can make a reality of the Gov
ernment's hope for years yield of a
billion bushels. The estimate for win
ter wheat is 64O,0O0,000 bushels, or
against the 672, 900, 900 looked for. The
April condition is FIVE per cent. below
normal
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-04-19
WAR PORTIONS

Three potatoes day will help keep
the Kaiser away.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-04-19
WANTED.

Rags, Bones, Bags, Burlap,
Hides, Iron, Gum and Metals.
Paper cement bags, Magazines,
Papers, Books.
Highest cash prices paid for all
kinds of Junk, Hides, Calf
Skins Furs and Tallow.
JULIUS L. BAER,
Phone 126-X
RISING SUN, MD.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-04-19

To meet the needs your boys and
our Allies we must ship them by
January LIST 100 million bushels OF
wheat. We have no surplus-so 1t
must come from our savings Uncle
Sam Is in honor bound not to keep
more than 21.O0o,ooO bushels month,
half the normal amount, for home con-
sumption.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-04-19

No wheat -four will be used by the
citizens of Grimes county, Texas, I'M
til after the next harvest. These pa
triots have already turned over to the
Government, at cost. one car of wheat
flour and viii deliver others now in
transit These cars are being divert
ed to an Atlantic port by the Food
Administration for immediate ship
ment to the Allies.
The Yale expositor., 1918-05-09
Pioneer Fish cuIturlst.

Artificial fish culture existed. in
crude form, hundreds of years ago,
hut 1t remained for American inven-
tive genius TO perfect the science and
apply it to public advantage through
national and state hatcheries. under
the supervision of able pisciculturists.
The pioneer of American fish cul-
turists. Dir. Theodatus Garlick of Cleve-
land, o., was a scientist of international
fame, though best known in his native
land as a successful investigator I'm
the field of work which gained for him
the appellation of Father of Ameri-
can Fish Culture"
The Yale expositor., 1918-05-09
LATEST DRAFT CALL
TAKES 233,743 men
MICHIGAN QUOTA is 10, 14e-5,149
GO TO CAMP CUSTER,
5000 TO GEORGIA.
MOVE TO CAMP STARTS MAY rs
Total Called This Month Is 3o5,ooo-
Navy to Be Increased to Nearly
Half Million Men.

Washington - Announcement has
been made by the war department of
a further call for 233,743 men for the
army to move May % and continue
over a five-day period. Michigan is
called on for 10,149 men, of whom s.
149 will go to Camp Custer and 5000
to Camp Wheeler, Ga, for training.
The total called from the entire
nation is 233, 742, three states being x
cluded, having already furnished their
quotas. With the special call made
early in the month, this totals 305 900
called this month.
The only states not called on this
month are California, Oregon and Ne
vada, which with the District of Co
lumbia already have supplied so large
a part of their quotas that it was de-
cided not to include them this time.
By this order the war department
abandons it's plan of assembling men
in even monthly increments of about
100000. Under the original program
it was intended to call out not to ex-
coed 100000 additional men during
1913. The call for $50, 900 in April
and 233 900 this month will bring out
in two months half of the number or
~iginally contemplated for the year.
Officials made it clear that it is now
the purpose to mobilize all the men
for whom equipment and training ia
cilities a be provided.
Following detailed developments of
Secretary Bakers tremendous pro-
gram, word reached the capital that
the navy department will ask the same
1.-THE sky is the limit" legislation as
has been framed for the army.
Navy to Be Increased to 100000 Men.
New York-The United States navy
will be increased to nearly SOC, 900
men before the end of the year. Frank
lin ID. Roosevelt, assistant secretary
of the navy, said in an address on
May 3 at the Young Mems Christian
association in Brooklyn. He said there
are now 100000 in the service.
Mr.. Roosevelt said it is somewhat
difficult nowadays to talk on the navy,
but he added that he was ~betraying
no secrets in stating hat the United
States has 10 war ships, manned by
about 10000 sailors, in foreign waters.
The Yale expositor., 1918-05-09
WAYNE COUNTY SHERIFF FREED
Jury Aequits Detroit Official of Graft
Charge.

Detroit-After celebrating an hour
and 80 minutes, the jury in the case
of Sheriff Edward F. Stein reported a
verdict of not guilty.
Sheriff Stein was tried on an in
dictment by the Wayne county grand
jury. The charge was that Stein,
while county treasurer, concealed
thefts of Tony Kloka, mortgage tax
clerk, to aid Kloka to escape punish
ment. Kloka is serving four years in
Jackson prison.
The trial of Sheriff Stein began al
most four weeks ago and developed
into one of the most bitterly contest
ed cases in the history of the local
judiciary.
At the outset, opposing counsel en-
gagged in a stubborn battle over the
legality of the Indictment. Several
subsequent hard fought arguments de-
layed the taking of testimony. Two
motions by the defense to quash the
indictments were overruled.
The Yale expositor., 1918-05-09
Did Not Really Live Lona.

In ancient times the month (the
period Of the moon-cycle, 29h days)
was called a year. 1t seems not un
reasonable to suppose that Methusa'
leh's years were reckoned on that ba'
sis in which case he must have died
when three months short of seventy.
nine. The age Of Adam (nine hun.
dred and thirty years., if figured out
in the same way, is reduced to seven
ty-five years and three months.
After the month year came the FIVE
month year, derived from the fingers
Of the hand, always used by primitive
peoples for counting. On this basis
Abraham's one hundred and seventy
five years came down to seventy-two,
and Isaac's one hundred and eighty
years to a beggarly seventy-four.
The Yale expositor., 1918-05-09
RECORD IN SHIPBUILDING MADE
New Jersey Yard Completes $50 Foo
Vessel in Less Than Month.

Washington-What is said to be a
worlds record for shipbuilding was
established Sunday in the launching
of the 5,550-ton steel collier Tuckahoe
by the New York Shipbuilding COM
pany, of Camden, N. j., in less than
a month from the time the keel was
laid.
Completion of the vessel in so short
a time is regarded by shipping board
officials as one of the most remarkable
industrial achievements in history.
They said nothing like such a record
is known for such a large vessel. The
Tuckahoe was to have been delivered
June 10, but takes its place under the
flag Al days ahead of time.
The Tuckahoe is $50 feet long, so
feet broad and will have a speed OF
10 IL knots.
The Yale expositor., 1918-05-09
Foe onrush Is Checked.

London-The present phase Of the
battle on the Ypres and Amiens fronts
is not unlike hat before Verdun, two
years ago, after the first German rush
had been stopped and ven attempts
to carry local detectives had met with
defeat.
Germany has lost heavily but the
emperor still has reserves to throw
into the fight. The defeat on the Me-
teren-Voormezeele line southwest of
Ypres has taught the Germans that
the Allies are prepared to stand their
ground, and there seems little inclina-
ton at the present moment to renew
a conflict which threatens to be dis
astrous.
Under the German blows the Allied
armies seem to be welded together as
never before. There now is no point
of junction at which the Germans can
thrust. The process of welding to-
gether the two armies is complete, but
it will not stop there. Franco British
divisions will be moved about on a
solidly knitted front, at the wish Of
the Allied high command, as freely as
German divisions.
The Yale expositor., 1918-05-09
KALAMAZOO HAS $4,000 FIRE
Backfire Of Motor Starts Blaze On
Tank Motor Truck.

Kalamazoo, Mich.-Backfre from the
engine of a Standard Oil motor truck
caused at $4,000 fire in the Ford
garage here. The driver of the ma
chine had just finished filing a large
gasoline tank and had started to drive
away when the engine exploded. In
an instant the real of the truck was
in flames.
Gasoline then began to pour out Of
the truck tanks, causing a stream Of
fire from the street to the garage. As
soon as the flames reached the oil
soaked floors of the garage, the large
three-story building was a seething
furnace.
The loss to the Ford agency will APP
proximate $125. 600. The rest of the
loss was suffered by owners of adjoin-
ing building.
The Yale expositor., 1918-05-09
ADOPTED WAYS OF MOSLEMS
Heroes of First Crusade Soon Drop
ped Religious Fanaticism That
Had Been Rampant.

The rapid passing of religious ia.
haticism with the rulers of the Chris
tian East (Frankish occupation of
Holy Land in the eleventh century,
deserves attention. The pOgrom spirit
had been rampant enough at first.
Peter the Hermit and the author of
the "Chanson d'Antioche" held a sol
dier of the cross in poor esteem If
he was no a glutton for 'meat OF
Turks" But the sons and nephews of
their ogreish heroes mated with schis-
matte Greek and Armenian princesses.
and some Of their grandsons resisted
the long dark lashes Of an infdel
daughter Of Arabia very feebly or not
at all!
Presently, too, like all good colony
builders, from Rameses the Great TO
our own war department, the Chris
tian princes of the East bethought
themselves to enroll the very natives
they came to massacre, in their own
army, by creating n turbaned Mos
lem cavalry and infantry. These in
hNNio phAbiNh " Nv NIOSN ihNC lSti
on many n hard field. Worse and
worse, Latin princes and knights be-
gan TO strut in the flowing muslins
and silks of the Orient, wearing jew
eled scimitars of Damascus steel,
aigretted turbans and turn-up shoes
of Cordovan morocco. A coin of An
tioch displays the usual Byzantine
bust of Christ with a halo. &.
Reverse, II bearded prince I'm flowing
Syrian dress, with the Greek legend
THE great emir Tankredos !" (Tanc-
red, prince of Antioch and Galilee.)
For all that, the foundations of the
new culture remained French. not
eastern. Tyre has a Gothic cathedral.
Extant Gothic arcades still struggle
TO frame the old market square at
Jerusalem. Strongholds of western
design like Castles Beufort and Mon
treal on the slopes Of cedared Leban-
on. and Chateau Blanche-Garde, COM
handing the roads TO Egypt between
Jerusalem and Ascalon, studded Pal
estine by hundreds.-Alfred Emerson
in the North American Review.
The Yale expositor., 1918-05-09
Michigan over the Top.
STEEL TRADE IN U. S. HANDS
War Board Commanders 5000 Tons
Of Pig Iron From Auto Plant.

Washington-The United States
government has taken absolute control
Of distribution of steel in all industries.
Through the war industries board and
other agencies war needs will be main
tanned at 100 per cent production.
First evidence of the determination
of the government to keep war max.
ing factories at full tilt was given on
May 3, when 5000 tons of pig iron
were Communicated from an automo.
bile plant and shifted to a war essen.
tial factory.
The Yale expositor., 1918-05-09
SED|TION BILL IS
PASSED BY Senate
GIVES ADMINISTRATION WHIP
HARD OVER DIsLoYAL
PUBLICATIONS.
BURLES0N MADE MAIL CENSOR
Fixes Penalty of $4,000 Fine and 20
Years Imprisonment for
Disloyal Utterances.
MADE MAIL CENSOR

Washington-By a vote OF as to 26
the senate on May 4 adopted the con
ference report on the new espionage
bill designed to suppress disloyal utter
ances and increase the postmaster.
generals censorship owe the press.
The action was a complete victory
for administration. Te bill fixes 20
years Imprisonment and 10000 fine
as the penalty for uttering or publish.
ing disloyal or seditious language.
Opponents of the measure who have
contended that freedom of speech and
of the press would be curtailed lost
their fight to strike out a clause CIV
ing the postmaster general authority
to withhold mail believed to violate the
espionage laws.
The bill was initiated a year Ago..
1t amends the espionage act and, with
the woman spy bill recently passed
completes the cycle of legislation
urged by the department of justice as
necessary to clothe the government
with power to deal with sedition and
d~isloyalty and prevent mob violence
which has resulted, for the depart
ments, inability to obtain convictions
of persons making disloyal u~tterances.
That the legislation is unnecessary,
unconstitutional, too drastic and con-
fers too wide discretion upon admin
istrative officials have been the prin-
cipal arguments of those opposing it.
The final vote was along non-parti-
san lines, many Republicans joining
a majority of the Democrats in sup
porting the legislation. Two Demo-
Gratis, Senators Hardwick, Georgia, and
Reed, Missouri, joined with "a Repub-
licans in opposition.
AS redrafted by the conferees, the
bills penalties apply, during the war,
to persons wilfully uttering "disloyal,
p%rofane, scurrilous or abusive Ian
guage about the form of the govern
ment of the United States the con-
stitution, the military or naval forces,
the flag or uniform Of the United
States or any language intended to
bring the form of government of the
United States, the constitution, the
military or naval forces, the flag or
uniform of the United States into con-
tempt, scorn, contumely or disrepute."
1t also penalties language intended
to incite, provoke or encourage resist
nee to the United States or to pro-
mote the cause of its enemies" and
willful display of the flag of any enemy
nation.
The Yale expositor., 1918-05-09
state,s Red cross ouota $1,000 .Ooo.

observation-disclosures quota in the Red
Cross drive which begins May 1S is
$4,000, 600, half of It assigned to De.
troit. The iother half is expected from
counties, $1,000 to $3.50 0 each. Red
Cross representatives from the central
division. Chicago. and chairmen and
campaign managers from IA southeast
ern Michigan counties attended a mass
meeting here last week. to discuss
plans for the drive and TO hear two
speakers who have recently returned
from France.
The Yale expositor., 1918-05-09
FOOD SHORTAGES AND RIOTS IN
DUAL MONARCHY CAUSE
KING TO BAR SESSIONS
OF LAW BODY.
AMERICANS PENETRATE FOES
THIRD LINE IN LORRAINE
Activity On Austro-ltalian Front
lncreases-British Losses in
Big Battle 100000 Men
Foe Held in Check.

Observation-Disclosures Charles OF
Austria has empowered the Austrian
premier to adjourn parliament and
forthwith take steps to make impossi.
BILE the resumption of its activities,
says a Vienna dispatch to Amsterdam
May 5.
a A statement published in Vienna
indicates that the closure of parlia-
ment is due to the seriousness of the
food situation.
Austria has been deep in difficulties,
both political and economic, for more
than a year, and it has been an open
secret that Emperor Charles was de-
sirous of bringing about peace, his eff
forts in this direction having occasion
ally aroused criticism in Berlin.
In the last few months, there have
been insistent reports that the food
situation in Austria was growing des.
perate.
The Yale expositor., 1918-05-09
conuress plans to Adjourn jolly 1.

Washington-The first move toward
adjournment of congress in July was
made in the senate last week. when
Senator Gallinger, New Hampshire,
minority leader, formally proffered Re
publican support in an effort to that
end. Senator Gallinger suggested an
adjournment July 10, and when Sena
tor Overman, North Carolina, and
other Democrats, said it should be
earlier. he agreed with them that July
l should be made a tentative adjourn.
ment goal
The Yale expositor., 1918-05-09

Washington-The American Red
Cross has decided 10 furnish, free of
charge, $4,000 insurance covering
health, and accident as we'll as life, to
all its regularly enrolled workers
abroad. Workers in the foreign
field may also take out additional in
surance up to $1,000 at the ordinary
rates, the Red Cross organization as
Stunning the additional premium on ac-
count of the war risk. Two Of the
largest companies of the country have
been engaged to carry the insurance.
The Yale expositor., 1918-05-09
THIRD LIBERTY LOAN A SUCCESS
Every District Oversubscrlbed-LoweI
Michigan Over the Top.

Neutrality-suspicious. the third time
within a year, the American people
Iihave heavily oversubscribed a war
credit.
AS the third Liberty Dan was clos
ing May 4, the treasury announced the
campaign had been IAN overwhelming
success"
Although $4,000, 900 was the formal
goal of the campaign, official reports
indicated that the aggregate would be
increased to nearly $4,000, 900, 900 this
week when banks would have had
time to tabulate the multitude of last
minute applications.
All twelve federal reserve districts
which were the largest campaign
units, over-subscribed, and a majority
OF the states made the same record.
Michigan over the Top.
Chicago-Every county in the lower
peninsula of Michigan has gone over
the top, some of them with oversub.
scription running as high as 100 per
cent, f. r. Fenton, the federal reserve
director of sales for Michigan
The total will exceed 500, 900 900
with upwards of 100000 subscribers.
The Yale expositor., 1918-05-09
Germany peports Russians.

Moscow, Russia-Germany's barbar
Gus treatment OF the inhabitants of &c.
cupied territories and constant requi.
sitioning OF food are provoking great
resentment and causing armed clashes
In a village in the Kiev district the in.
habitants resisted the Germans for
three days with machine guns and
rifles. The Germans have also
seized able. bodied persons in the
streets and in their homes and are
sending them to Germany in locked
cars. Those trying to escape are shot