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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-12-31
How Some Birds

The falcon cody takes p}
of furnished apartments. Shl
the deserted nest of some 81
up in a lofty tree and simply
as she finds it, and makes hi
comfortable as possible under
cumstances.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-12-31

The nest of the crow is usually in
the for kof the main trunk of a large,
tree, though occasionally it is found on
a rocky ledge 1t is made of sticks,
plastered with mud on the inside and,
lined with wool feathers. OCCASIONALLY
you may find six eggs in crows nest,
but never more.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-12-31

The buzzard chooses tall tree in
the thick of wood, and builds a pile
two feet across of large twigs and
small twigs, and lines it with fresh
beech leaves, which are renewed as
they dry. The eggs are gray, clouded
with brown and show green when held
to the light. They are little rounded.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-12-31

The raven lines its nest with twigs
and grass and wool, and neither uses
feathers nor moss, and does not plas-
ter the sticks.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-12-31

TIE willow wren's is always on the
ground o rvery enar it. 1t is a fat
tened spere, with the rim sloped OIL
at half right angle, and it is bull
of dead grass and moss, dry leaves
roots, horsehair, and lined with abu1
dance of feathers.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-12-31

The magpie's nest is practically a
large ball of twigs, with hole in the
side. Commonly the twigs are of
thorn, and those in the lower half
are plastered with mud, the upper half
or DOME" forming more of cage.
The lining is of rootlets and grass.
The nest may be found in a hedge
but it is usually in the fork Of some
large tree; it may contain from six to
nine eggs. 1t is the best nest in the
craw tribe; the worst is the jackdaw's
which is nothing but an untidy heap o
odds and ends nsome hole in a build
ing, or even in rabbit burrow
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-12-31

When you sink into a =
are merely buried in thong
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-12-31

The wren builds completely domedT
nest with soft side entrance, which
may be known by the woven straws
round the doorway. 1t is built of moss,
leaves. grass, hair and feathers, and
contains from four to nine eggs. 1t
is not often far from the ground, and
a favorite site is against the messy
trunk of tree or among ivy.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-12-31

The swift nests in hole, but then
it really builds a nest of a definite
shape. It takes straw and dry grass
and other light stuff, and, using saliva
as mucilage, glues them up togetheT|
into flattish tray, which it lines witt
feathers. It's eggs, generally two il
number, are an inch long, and arr
white in color and very rough in thq
grain. Sometimes swift will seize oil
swallows nest, or even martin I
which it will alter to fit.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1920-02-06
Jose ABOVE HUMBLE STATIC.
Thomas sritton { Curious Anon,aiS
In English Social Life Of Time
Of Queen Anne.

One ~ the most curious Hnomalles
NJ the soriai life ~ i."udun durin,
le tine ~ Queen Anne --cnlled tm
NugusiRn az. because If It's grpa
literary mri,-.wns n retail dealer w.
pal. named Thomas Britton. WIN wa
urlpd w Elprkpnvpll churrhyurd
'.'ndun. "n October I. tTii. lie rxrr
Used humble craft. aud occupied
: hrhiinlion aud wore rurh CORES
un'lihg in pln'rncss Ia his trn,p. aud
81 this singular mHn c"nirivc1 10y
II various tnl,n and more usl1cial
" his musical tastes. tu assemble
round him the muSt nrisincrntic com
amy ~ L"ndun. and to hr ADMITTED
nin their Sucipiy on equal terms. A.
uriling :" the practice of The tinn. h.
,'ld 1rul IN small quantities. deliver
ng II himself each morning. II II ~
n'"i hat hnving finished his rounds
lr H. ned u distinguished company
hat met each saturday ~ me NJ Ih
booksellers to- discuss literature nnd
N,hHnge opinions Respecting the iai
"si hooks. This company contained
ucli dis'ingm' he'd aud Jowcrful yer
Gus ~ tie duke ~ D.vonshlrr Rnd
h" "Trls of oyfnr,l. Pembroke. sun
'l"t'Hud AID W'nchrlsen. BritInns
t'us" In Atl"Shur, street. clrrkpn.
""ll "nS The meeting i,lnrr ~ leaders
~ lhu fashionable Snrirty ~ l.'nhnn
IA The grnrnd f"nr wnS lie war;
hnnS" r"r "al. and above. reached hi
hrH' r'a'k stairs from ~" outside
NHs n '"w mrrnw r"nln. IN which thu
musical ""nlmnn entertained his grand
rnd II, gnui guests. \ pnrI,nii IT this
r'innri uli'" uun j. in the british
museum.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1920-02-06
NOTHING UNREAL A2oUT THIS
only an ldesiitt Would Have Es.
peetst Anything el-e From the
Modern oiided Youth.

Ed''"r ''""rg" Horne" l.nrim"r wns
'i'h ~ ~ Fhiinh"llliin "lih about
"7l's'h
=" get "" TIN" Ter rnli~iS. ~"
>"Ih' "'''uS" l'"N paint hiI'nnn hh'
lur" ""r' ihnh u J.. Here's n TYP
'"' r""ls II Ni"r\ r"r you;
~ pretty sirl vas "n.ng"h 4" nv"
N"uns m'n simultaneously. Iud "n"
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1920-02-06
Same Old Arithmetic.

Some university professors IRE fa'N'
my about getting out a new arithmetic
However. our guess IL that " WIN
bother the boys just as much to lis
cover how long u will take one MAN
70 hnild q wall ~ feet long anu s'x
feet high and ~ inches thick. W "igh'
men can build q wall three times thai
size In four days. Arithmetic has al
ways been the castor oil ~ sch""'
life: they may fool with II as much
rs ley win but ihr,'ll never find n
way tn make II pleasant to take.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1920-02-06
Flrst Mirror Was Water.

Rr,ishrs were probably inventor
mu,h later ihun The comb. but th
mirror the one toilet article wlih"h
which woman could mt exist, mus
tIntr from u very early p"riwi. Yer
hars clear pool allowed c1iri"uS w"n
nn Hrs, view ~ her face. though W
must sly that shr j. net III" "n'i Nnil
crrniur. H. exist. fnr certain o. NJ"
man nniurd NnrciSSts gnz"d ~ his r"
Election IN the still water. aud gazinr
fell ~ IN love with his beauty that h.
pinned away nnd did.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1920-02-06
Admonlshlno Them.

"Looky here, now" sternly said
Constable sam T. Slackputter. the re.
doubtable sleTh OF Petnnla. "This
diabolical practice Of matching pen.
niles on the sidewalk has got TO stop !
Why, dod-blast II, every few days
when I come along walking my heat
with my head high like an officer Of
the law ort to carry hls'n, I fall over
bunch OF you Internal young cusses
and get my uniform all dusty Kan.
sas City star.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1920-02-06
The Whale 90 an Eater.

tn. whale rarely. n ever. swallows
ANYTHING larger tinn n herring, N.
though III. head II ~ enormous size,
from "nr'lnurier To- nn.ihird length
~ the body, and ~. mouth fifteen Ia
twenty feet long nnd sin 10 eight feet
wide, ih- opening ~ the outlet Is nd
larger thnn mans Mt.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1920-02-06
sea.islsnd Cotton.

Practical, all NJ the s.n.islnnd cot.
ton : produced IN the states "
G,rrgin Florida mud South carolina.
~" hines rnning fr,m the chain 81 Isl
nndS IN ". i'nrullnn coast. II IL well
nnu-d 1n island cotton. rs when
grown away from III" ruusi the hhet
rnni,lly drg"nrru'.S iIin upland eat
ton ul..s seed grown IN the Islands +
obtained :uf planting successive crops
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1920-02-06

Every harvest locks buck "a sow.
lng. ever, fruit {" u seed. Each gold.
"n.wli"nt"i prt"h.r pr. suIp"s.s a
rrnIn.S"wing May: logic. common.
place aud inevitable. IN cond lions ma.
t"rlnl, Hui humanity l. not 80 Inclined
to r"c"gnlZ" ~" fact. ar IL appreciate.
the meaning ~ III" fn,t In conditions
intellectual. moral. human. Charles r..
Tlwing
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1920-02-06
Most Elephants Are conarda.

only about twenty-five out Of every
loo elephants In India can pass the
tests for courage which are put to
them before they are used In tiger
hunting.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1920-02-06
Gold's Great Power.

One Of III" funny things about I'M.
man nature II the tender affection we
all hnr" for money. III. way We work
10 get II, and hen. the WI, we talk
about everyone whu has succeeded IN
getting n lot of II.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1920-02-06
AIM IL the Iruthf

III. skepp with newspsper)-ssys
here TINT the man who threw the
bon'b-at the premier sf Egypt Ii . d.
vinky student. ~ >" . lAz
;. Mrs. .Skspn--Oh, you're always dig
siAS uRc sosnethlWe HE ,'thst' tscauss
I insist on dragging you to church aew
end thea '--Ru9sle Hspress.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1920-02-06

4 baker ~ rnlsln brcnd who's. prod.
net get Shy"r aud shy.r or ruIsins one
dny received this sarcastic letter:
Herewith ! hasten to return n rnlSln
which found IL n ionf mmrht on your
premises this morning. Trusting TINT
ym have not been lnconN.ul.ncrd IN
amy way by it, temporary luss, re-.
main. etc."
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1920-02-06

A correspondent 1T M English paper
recently in'lulg"d IN This hun; Lest u
whisImr ~ the h ,l,lrn hEud h-
hard" Was II M En"ll>h clergy.
man Win sald to his c"ngrrrnllnn
"i'r"lhr"n, the muddy pnnl ~ politics
was III" RICK on which ! splli"f-out.
lunk.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1920-02-06

Torchon la".s, popular IN America,
m"re first mnh. In Chrfoo. China.
twenty f,e wears sgo when mission.
aries taught the Chinese iace-n,nkIny.
chinese now compete with Belglans
In making inc-s.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1920-02-06
Tr.n.fermss Into New Man.

i. A. Iron put into the Are loseth its
fpsf .snd hecometh clearly red hot. %
- thst wholly turnsth himself unto
6ad ,puts ~ oil slethfulns~A end 70
ssaponsmed iRs0 anew 1sn.--Thou,as
. ksnlpla ~,
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1920-02-06
Wise Indeed!

He Is wise man who can on oc-
casion put up or shut up-but he is a
wiser man who can put up and shut
up.-Savannah Morning News.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1920-02-06

TT. =. SIS Wyoming y Mexico are hown
through N
NJ he n
d'r't~ ha
lid : II vouli ka to h. the
Ia the
Ia tn.
will
trip ~ ~. Pacific Fleet received
all Of the along III. -
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1920-02-06

Locusts In Algeria have found q
dangerous enemy In q fly which fol.
lows them and lays its eggs where they
ay theirs. --,t
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1920-02-06
oesd Rsassns Ter optIm,.m:

0oeo Weesene ter Oetlmoorn.
: The little world Of ours is'nsa grow.
Ing worse to ths men snd w0lpen who
are doing their best 70 'maks II sSGss.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1920-02-06


all his other needs This
into athletic and fund furnishing him with
athletic nothing
It's hard ufe fellows
worried
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1920-02-06
\ novice carpenter is set loose

telling viii when novice
n board
~
one ~ he nr,sp ,o u
three time becmc
providing always that he aud really applies himself
Il
will he
sIi lux low dge " IL.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1920-02-06
LESSON FOR FEBRUARY 8
PETER At LYDIA AND JoPPA.

LESSON TENT-Avu y 3g-a
GOLDEN TENT-The prayer Of faith
shall save the sick. aud the LORD shall
raise him w. James 5.I5
ADDITIONAL MATERIAL Luke .;
E-so sw.5s
an ltd
JUNIOR TOpiC-what Peter Did At
L., dda and Joppa
INTERMEDIATE. AND SENIOR TOP.
iC-The Beauty and infusnc, Of an Us-
selfish Life.
The Washington herald., 1920-11-14
BETTER APARTMENTS
PLENTIFUL IN GOTHAM

Real Estate Investors, of New
York, recently Incorporated tn rem
resent the largest builders, brokers
and owners, announced after care
full Investigations that there is no
shortage Of better grade apart-
ments in New York"
They say in their report:
The records of the Tenement
House Commission show that in
the nine months ended September
80. 1920, there were fifteen anart-
ment buildings completed in fine
Borough of Manhattan. This was
an increase of 400 per cent over
the total number built in the en-
tire year of 1919, but building op-
orators declare real stimulation in
construction can be afforded onlv
by assurance that the laws will
protect investment in real estate.
we have been furnished with
certified records of property own
crs e.,penses showing increases
from 1914 to 1920 in the, cost of
coal of 152 per cent; cost of labor.
SO per cent; taxes, &c per cent. and
other expenses in proportion. The
antagonistic feeling that has been
developed between owners and oc-
cupants is resulting in harm to
both. 1t is for that reason that
we have asked both to cooperate
with us. We believe that they can
work in harmony for their common
good"
The Washington herald., 1920-11-14
FALL BUILDING
District and Neighboring
States Affected by De-
cline in Operations.

October building contracts in
Eastern Pennsylvania, Southern New
Jersey, Delaware, Maryland. the Dis
trict of Columbia and Virginia
amounted to sl4,Ss6.OOo, about sS,-
0oo, 900 loss than the September
figure.
The October total included: $4,-
100000, or % per cent, for industrial
buildings; $2,S51.0O0, OF 10 per cent,
for business buildings: $2.706.00o, or
Is per cent, for public works and
utilities. and s2.s77.000. or Is per
cent, for residential buildings.
Although activity has slackened
considerably in this district a re-
sumption should be expected, for the
amount of, deferred construction is
very great.
Projected work reported in Octo-
ber was double the amount OF con-
tracts awarded.
Projected work reported in the
amounted to ss4s.0e0.0 compared
with s276, 100000 for contracts
awarded in the same period.
tTolOHBdtlOu VI the ptFlOu OL pusi
ness uncertainty caused a slump In
building operations in October. ac-
cording to statistics compiled by the
F. W. Dodge Company. Contracts
awarded during October in the TWEEN
ty-five States comprising the north
eastern quarter of the country
amounted to s177.7sl. 900. which was
s2S.000,000 less than the September
figure.
The decline was general through
out the territory. except in the
Northwestern States, Minnesota and
North and South Dakota, which
showed an increase over September.
In spite Of the relative inactivity
of recent months. the total amount
of money involved in building op-
erations during the first ten months
of this year has amounted to 10
per cent more than the amount for
the same period last year.
Since January l, 1919, the coun-
try has run one third of a year be-
Find on its announced construction
program.
Since there was before 1919 a
-reat shortage Of construction. the
present deficiency probably amounts
10 the construction activity of one
nd one-half normal years.
II Is this deficiency that Is the
outstanding feature of the situation.
rms accumulated demand for con-
truction has been damned up by
instability OF the material and labor
market, by tightness of the money
narket, and by transportation diff
iculties.
The Washington herald., 1920-11-14
ROBERTO. HALL
ACQUIRESHOME
Buys Three-Story Brick
House at l54l 7 Street
For $4,000.

Robert Clark Hall has purchased
the three-story bay window brick
dwelling. 1541 T street northwest,
from Miss Mary r. Roach. After
extensive repairs. 1t is the purchas-
ers intention to occupy it as his
residence. The consideration was
$4,000. The sale was made through
the office of ]. Leo Kolb.
Other sales announced by this
hrm are:
George E. Little. the lecturer,
Purchased from Fred A. Hornig the
three-story brick modern residence,
641 Maryland avenue northeast, and
will occupy 1t as his home.
The Hornig Notion Store. 200 Eley-
enth street northeast. has been sold
to Arthur W. Stone, who will con-
tinue the business and make sew
eral improvements to the building.
The Washington herald., 1920-11-14
Beauty Of Cooperative
Plan Is Its Simplenes.

tenants are just beginning to
realize that with careful planning
ana small amount of capital they
may enjoy all rights and privileges
OF tenants and at the same time
receive all financial benefits that
ordinarily accrue to the benefit of
the landlord. This can be achieved
by buying an apartment on the CO.
operative plan.
For the majority OF tenants the
plan is entirely new and appears
10 be complicated. but those who
nave had an opportunity of making
complete study of the idea. and
who have collectively taken the
same precautions in buying or build
Ing as an experienced buyer or
builder always does. will find that
the plan is assured Of success from
the start
The Washington herald., 1920-11-14

is unnecessary to go again into
these painful details.
Most people have reached the
conclusion that they cannot lose
much by buying at the present scale
of prices. A house that cost $4,000
in 1914 now sells for $4,000. No
one really believes that prices will
go back to the level of 1914. At
$50, 900 the market affords a good
selection, and the 10000 house Is
equivalent to the best $4,000 apart
ment in the city. Isn't II safe to
say that the apartment which
rented for $4,000 In 1914 will rent
for $4,000 for the next five years?
Then you viii pay $4,000 in excess
rent for the next five years. Sup
pose you buy ut $4,000 and sell at
the end of five years for $4,000;
you drop 5000, but you are still
SIS. 900 better OF. and for hve years
at any rate you viii be free from
landlord controversies and the pos
sihi,itv of s'fiI higher rents or less
desirable quarters.
contrary 10 the. accepted view,
tneTe are Sill Tcdi Dat boAho ~ SS
had-houses that can be bought at
! much less than duplication costs.
True, these are not new houses.
Wise Ones to Make Money.
Those who are wise enough to
/ take advantage OF the Psychology
of the moment. when everybody is
| talking poverty. will be the winners
in the end. When the demand
comes back, and come back Ii must
within the next few months. prices
are ready to go even higher than
they are now.
. Personally and in so far as II
affects the real estate brokerage
| business, would welcome a drop
in prices, because there is no better
way to stimulate a market. But
stop for a moment and think OF the
vast difference between the market
ing of homes and the marketing Of
other commodities. Take automo-
biles for instance; overproduction,
strictly a luxury, banks calling
loans. drop in demand. no source of
temporary income TO carry the
stock. Result. quick liquidation at
| low prices. The house: underpro-
duction, absolute necessity, extreme
shortage still existing, conservative
term mortgages not being called,
property may be rented and easily
carried for an indefinite period of
time. cost of duplication main
tanned: result, firm prices. except in
instances due to some special cir
cumstances."
The Washington herald., 1920-11-14

Housing conditions at the present
time are the result OF q series OF
circ oinstances, according to Senator
william N. Calder of New York.
chairman of the Senate Committee
on Reconstruction. The way to
bring about relief, he says, Is to re-
verse, so far as possible, the unfor-
tunate chain Of events which caused
the crisis.
For many years before the war.
housing conditions had been grad
ually improving. rentals were low
and the death rate in one OF our
great cities, New York. had fallen
to twelve per thousand, said the
Senator.
During the war. the building in
dustry which had been generally
normal, was suppressed by the gov
ernment and came to a standstill in
November, 1918, and II was about
per cent normal in December, 1918.
Within the first year after the
armistice the rate of building again
approached normal. but during the
second year after the armistice
building once more came to a stand
still through governmental inter-
ference and through high prices
caused largely by popular demand
for consuma bles and luxuries.
The events responsible for the
condition were outlined as follows:
On October 2, 1917, Judge Lovett
issued Priority Order No. 2, denying
the use of open top cars for the
transportation of building materials.
Freight Rates Go Up.
McAdoo urged that all but "neces-
sary" building be stopped.
The Capital Issues Committee re-
stricted credit for the banking in
dustry.
The Labor Department and the
War Industries Board allocated la
Dor and materials for war uses.
Since the beginning of the war
building industry has increased
about 40 per cent, the cost of fuel
some 800 per cent and labor 100 per
cent.
Coastwise rates were raised high
er than all-rail rates. our railroads
are overburdened and our coast
wise shipping left idle.
During the past two years, as
"cAi Us uuEinS lHc war no thOEl
has been made toward the develop
ment of inland waterways and ter
minals.
Regular and irregular strikes and
vacations" had added to the trans
portation congestion.
Alter the fuel administration was
discontinued on April l. 1920. re-
strictions on the export of coal were
released simultaneously with the be-
ginning of the coal year and with
the beginning of an abnormal for
eign demand.
Priority car service orders with
out adequate police supervision and
without regulation of price or ex-
port, shave permitted coal specula-
tion of an unprecedented character.
1t is the opinion of many that the
anti-profiteering laws have not been
wisely enforced. A meeting of the
coal operators was held in CIeve-
land at the suggestion of the Attor-
ney General on Tuesday. October 2s,
with certain limitations and assur-
The Washington herald., 1920-11-14
NEED FOR HOME
OWNERS URGED
Expert Says They Increase
Security and Thrift Of
Nation.

Robert z. Simon told the conven-
tion of the Real Estate Association
of the State of New York. held re-
Gently at Rochester. that every ef-
fort should be made to encourage
home ownership, whether In the
single or two-family house, or by
cooperative ownership in the null
tf-family house.
The large percentage of tenantry
is one of the dangers in our coun-
try today" said Mr.. Simon. while
France has so per cent of home
owners. the United States census OF
1890 showed 4s per cent. and 1910
only IS per cent. a decrease Of 10
per cent; in 1920 it probably will be
still less. This tide must be stop
ped and turned in the opposite d.
rection."
He told the convention that in
New York City from Fourteenth to
Fifty-ninth street over S,OOO,OO0
square feet of loft and office space
is under construction. while the res
idential field is practically stag
nant.
Due to the higher rents, the
apartments and houses which
should be available for the work
man are being partly occupied by
families who can in normal times
afford to live in more modern and
better quarters. Room must be
created for them to move and va
cate the space they now occupy for
their poorer neighbor, and this
shifting must be started well to-
ward the top. Furthermore, ouI
great sympathy should not be false
ly aroused entirely for the laboring
man. who is receiving IS a day for
unskilled and SO a day for skilled
work, and, in addition, large sums
for overtime and plenty of work for
every day in the week II is the
self-respecting middle class, our
clerks. policemen. firemen. teachers
and such who are the greatest suf-
ferers and who are little heard or
spoken Of"
The convention scored the rent
laws, the failure of the legislature
to enact measures helpful to con-
struction. demanded repeal of dou-
BILE taxation or one taxation OF
mortgages. and suggested that saw
ings banks and insurance companies
be forced to help the housing situ-
alton.