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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-12-17
Success Summed Up

What is the secret Of success
asked the Sphinx.
PUSH" said the Button.
Never be led" said the Pencil.
Take palms," said the Window.
always keep COOL" said the Ice.
BE up to date" said the Calendar.
Never lose your head" said the
Barrel.
Make light Of everything" said the
Hammer.
Aspire to getting things" said the
Nutmeg.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-12-17
FARMERS INSTITUTE
ss'" SCHEDULE FOR THIRTY
COUNTIES ANNOUNCED

The schedule for Farmers Institutes
in thirty counties in Pennsylvania
were announced this week by the
Pennsylvania Department Of Agricul-
ture. The Institutes will be held dur
ing December and January and the
program will be completed before the
first of February, with only the south
eastern section to hold institutes dur
ing February and March, the months
when travel conditions are the worst.
The institutes held so far this year
have been fairly well attended, the
weather conditions fayoring larger at
tendance than during the season of
1890. -" "s"'' - -'.'; -
The schedule for the thirty counties
follows: vs. - ''5''' ~
Franklin County: Chairman, Fred
Mish, Chambersburg, Pa.
Monday, December 18th, Orrstown.
Tuesday. December 14th, Marion
Wednesday. December 18th, Fan
nettsburg. -.,~ -,.
Fulton County: Chairman, James H.
Kendall, McConnellsburg, Pa.
Thursday. December 18TH, .Ackerss-
vile. tIf .a....
Friday, December 18th, Emmaville.
Saturday, December 18th, Harrison
vile. -. .,
Bedford County: Chairman, Ralph
Hoover, Everett, Pa, r. No. 1.
! Monday, December goth, Buffalo
Mills.
Tuesday, December 21st, Buffalo
Mills.
Somerset County: Chairman, Robt.
W. Lohr, Boswell, Pa.
Wednesday, December 22nd, Meyers
dale.
Thursday, December 23rd, Somerset.
Friday, December Gath, Stoyestown.
Westmoreland County: Chairman,
w. F. Holtzer, Greensburg, Pa.
Monday, January 3rd, Ligonier.
Tuesday, January 4th, scottdale.
wednesday, January 5th, New Ken
sington.
Allegheny County: Chairman, G.
Ellis Wilson, Williamsburg, Pa, R
No. /.
Tuesday, December S0th, Union
Church.
Friday, December 31st, Elizabeth.
Saturday, January list, Hebron.
Armstrong County: Chairman, Chas
Claypool. Worthington. Pa. fd
Monday, December 9th, Maysville
Tuesday, December 2Sth, Girty. 8
Wednesday, December 18th, Rura
Valley. - y pa
Clearfield County: Chairman. T. L
Way, Curwensyille, Pa. B
Thursday, January 9Th. Mahaffey.
Friday. January 7th. Salem.
Saturday, January 9th, Clearheld.
Indiana County: Chairmap, -
Stewart. indiana, Pa.
Monday. January 1Ot
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-12-17

Perhaps Mr.. wrangle. could fiT
cottage near Doom.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-12-17
.pana. Give me a dollar?"

"Papa, give me doIIar"'
What for
"Oh, just to own"
"All right, Johnny. You can own
this dollar l have in my. pocket, but
I'll play I'm a trust company and keep
It for you"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-12-17

One gathers from the headlines tha(
this year has brought unusually larq
crops of wheat, corn. rye and wild GA
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-12-17

Does that Volstead law prohibit
manufacture of gasoline containI
more than one-half Of one per n
gasoline?
The Raymer enterprise., 1920-11-25
MODERN TATOI AND
ANCIENT ATHENS

Constantine, whose return to the
throne Of Greece was discussed after
the death Of Alexander, had famous
summer palace at Tatoi, before his alb
dlcation. There he spent much time
during the final uneasy months Of his
reign.
Tatol Is 16 miles north Of Athens by
way Of kophisia. In strong contrast
to the harsh and stormy political sltu.
alton which encompassed the members
Of the royal family following the out
break Of the World war, their physical
environment was wholly delightful, for
Tatoi Is one Of the most beautiful
spots of Attica, nesting almost at the
foot Of the Parnes mountains. In the
distance towers the famous PentelI.
k0n, from whose summit one may oh.
tain the finest view to be had from
any Of the Attic hills.
Historically. Tatoi Is noteworthy for
being freighted with unhappy associa.
tions. In Its vicinity stand the ruins
Of an old fort, known as the Kastro,
which marks the center Of the deme
township Of Decelea.
1t was at Decelea, IL miles In an air
line north Of Athens, that the traitor
AlcibIodes, he Of whom Aristophanes
wrote that >"they (the Athenian sol.
diers) love, they hate, but cannot live
without him." counseled the Spartans
to construct strong Notifications In or.
der to intercept the caravans Of grain
from Euboea. which supplied the cap.
ltal with food. Alclbiades, by his be.
trayal Of the Athenian navy which had
invested Syracuse In Sicily. had al.
ready fulfilled the prophecy Of the
mlsanthrope Timon who had said upon
one Of the many occasions when the
young Athenian's rash proposals had
been indorsed by the populace, "Go on,
my brave boy, and prosper; for your
prosperity will ing on the ruin of all
The Raymer enterprise., 1920-11-25

trading for vegetables and fruit is car.
ried on. resembles a suffrage meeting
place. for among the crowded mass Of
humanity not man is to be seen.
"The straight backs and erect car.
riage Of the Loo Choo women are due
to the custom Of carrying everything
upon their heads. No matter what the
object. be It large or small, It is
perched upon their thick, black hair,
and off they walk In the most nom
chalant manner.
"The most striking thing about Naha
and Shuri are the high stone walls
which surround the houses. These
walls are generally covered BY a small
banyan tree, called the goja maru.
growing like great vine and sending
out numberless roots which sometimes
reach hundred feet from the original
stem.
"rhese also serve as a hiding place
for snake, kind Of adder, six or
seven feet long. which is the curse Of
the Islands. Their bite Is generally
fatal in few hours, and many people
are killed by them each year."
The Raymer enterprise., 1920-11-25
THE CHRISTOPHER, MUsI.
CLAN, MONSTER AND
AVIATOR

Once more the ravenous grasshopper
wrought devastation upon Western
fields this fall, and the plague became
especially destructive In Texas.
Writing to the National Geographic
society. David Fairchild describes this
fascinating, II ruthless, creature as
follows:
"The young king grasshopper is
probably twenty days old and It's wings
have not developed, but 1t can jump a
hundred times Its length. whereas man
can scarcely cover three times his
length at leap. When Its wings grow
and Its internal air sacs Gil with air II
can sail away for miles. One represen.
tatlve Of this great family can sail for
q thousand miles before the wind, and
they 90 In such numbers that they
make cloud 1000 square miles In ex.
tent.
Its great front lip hides a pair Of
Jaws as effective as hay y.chopper, and
1t has an appetite as voracious as that
OF a hlppopotamus. This voracious.
ness and these Jaws are what have
made several Of its relatives the
plague Of mankind. They multiply In
such numbers as to battle all calcula.
ton, and every living green thing for
thousands Of square miles disappears
down their throats. leaving the coun-
try they infest desolate.
"When the young grasshopper
emerges from the egg 1t is very small
indeed-a wingless, helpless little
creature, all legs and mouth.
The Raymer enterprise., 1920-11-25

txis crowd" His advice to seize ana
fortify Decelea In 413 B. c. brought
irretrievable ruin on his native city
and resulted In an inestimable loss to
the human race, for It crushed Athens.
BY one Of the strange whlms Of "the
crowd the Athenian army In It's dark.
est hour sent Q message to Alcibiades
inviting him to desert the Spartans in.
to whose power he had betrayed his
own people. And by an equally strange
whim Alcibiades accepted the invita-.
ton. rushing to Samos to assume
command Of bis old associates. But II
was too late. Athens was doomed.
Lysander, commanding the Spartan
navy, administered crushing defeat
to Athenlan sea power at Aegospotami,
on the Hellespont. Three thousand Of
the defeated Athenians were massa.
cred. and Xenophon. the historian,
with tragic simplicity relates that
when the news reached the capital,
"That night no man slept"
Tatoi Is reached today BY railway
journey Of eight and a half miles to
Kephisia, and a carriage drive Of
seven and half miles from that point.
The new summer palace was built for
the king and the old palace was de-
signed as the residence Of the crown
prince. A beautiful park and a ven
cradle oak grove surround the royal
homes. A short distance to the north
Is the barracks Of the rural police,
known as the Chorophylakes.
The Raymer enterprise., 1920-11-25
SALE OF SCHOOL LANDS

Notice + hereby given that the State Board
Of Land Commissioners will sell. at public
suction to the highest responsible bidds.:. on
ths 18th day Of December. 1920. st 2 o'clock P.
H.. 1t the once Of the State Board Of Land
Commissioner, Capitol Building, Denver. Col
.s.S' &c. Z: & fowes ed.s csssass s:s,ssd .nd. 'u
NBk, Sec. IL. Twp. n. Range 50 W..
Minimum prics PER asre, $3.50. vaiue Of
improvements No.es.
NwN, sse. 10. Twp. n. Range 80 W..
Minimum price Per aers, 5000. Value Of
improvements f+o.oo.
Swh. ssc. ls. Twp. N. Range 50 W..
Minimum price per acre. 5000. Value Of
improvements 5000.
SEX, Sec. 10. Twp. z N. Range 50 w.,
Minimum price pr sers. $500. value Of
improvements 5000.
Subject TO any and all easements or rights
Of way heretofore legally obtained and now
In full force and eject, II any there BE-.
Rsssrying, however. to the Stats Of Colo
rado. oil rights 70 any and oil minerals. orel
and nsetah Of every kind and character. and
al coal, aaphaltum. Oh. gas and othsr Ike sub
stances IN or under said land. and the right
Of ingress and egrAs for the purpose Of min.
Ing. togetbef with enough Of the surface oi
The same q may Be necessary for the proper
and eonvsaisnt working Of such minerals and
Certificate Of purchase win not b. issued
until purchaser sxseuts quit-elaim deed con.
vsyin9 to Tie Stats Of Colorado ths above
reservation.
No lanl viii b. sold at las than tie min.
innum prics par acre. q given above. Th<
above >land viii y offered IN tracts OF moi
more than ~ aefN and not less than n
acre.. An 10 b sold Or none. - may Be de-
ts!mlnsd b. ths State Board Of Land Com
missioner.
Tsrms Of payment shsil BE- 10 per cent. oI
| the purchase money on the day Of sale, tn,
balance h sightssn equal annual payments q
psr cent. pr annum. II the purchaser doe
| mt own the Improvement, be must pay foI
| the sams at saIe. Purchaser Will sxecut,
bond. . providsd In Section 2s, Act Of July
| II. 1905: must be Q citisen Of the Unitet
States. Or one who has declared hh intention
Of becoming .sush must pay sppraismeni an,
sdvsrtkirg fsss.
The Bcs.d reserves the right to rsiect an,
No AN shall bssoms effective until approv
ID ~ ths stats Land Beard
Application No. B 2l7s.
Z Dsts sala ordered By Board Sept %. 1890
! Dsts u sale Dsssnbsr Is. 1890.
J. ?. VIVIAN.
Register etsts Board Land Commissioner
Publish Nov. 1875. Dse. ~.
The Raymer enterprise., 1920-11-25
WOMEN THE FINANCIERs
OF A FORGOTTEN
KINGDOM

Along busy highways Of ocean trav-
el, land links between Japan and For.
mosa, not far from China's coastwise
routes, yet visited by only two or three
white persons year-such are the
Loo Choo Luchu or Ryuku) islands.
loo Choo 10 land full Of the inde-
scribable charm apd mystery Of the
Orient but replete with the pathos Of
vanishing race" writes Roy Chap
man Andrews to the National Geo
graphic society.
But although It has been 40 years
since there sounded the death knell
Of this little hidden kingdom, Loo
Choo is not yet japan. The traveller
realizes this even before he lands. The
pine-clothed, tomb-dotted hills which
form the background Of the strange
little cities Of Naka and Shuri have
an unfamiliar look and the pretty tiled
roofs Of the diminutive houses, just
visible over the surrounding gray
stone walls. give fascinating hints Of
what may be found beyond their lac
quered gateways. On their entire 900
square miles Of land only one white
man. an American missionary, is resi-
dent
with our money changed, we began
to look about to spend II. for Loo Choo
d the home Of the red lacquer ware
famous throughout the world. Much
Of It q exported, and the finest Of the
boxes. bowls, trays, tables, etc, which
are In daily use In Japan and China
and sold to tourists throughout the
Orient, come from the little city Of
Naha, Or Shuri, its nelghbor across the
hills. The lacquer ware, when first
made, 10 dull brown, but really first.
class pieces improve with age and soon
change to beautiful vermilion, be-
coming brighter and clearer the longer
they are used.
When We came to buy lacquer we
were greatly surprised to and that bar.
gaining had no place In Loo Choo.
Without exception, the 6rst price
asked for an article WAS the one for
which Il was sold. Never In the ORR
ent had W met with similar condi-
ticn.
1T was interesting to nnd. also. that
the women Of Loo Choo conduct all
business and have charge Of every
thing pertaining to money-with the
single slight exception Of spending It.
The Market whero In the morning
The Raymer enterprise., 1920-11-25
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
(Publbhef)
D.p.rtm.nt Of The /

Department Of the Interior
U. 8. Land Once at Sterling, Colorado.
October 20. 1920.
Notice b hereby given that Alex B. Hamil-
ton, Of Loveland. Colorado. who. on Nay "a.
1912. made Desert Land Entry. Serial No.
oi727l, for East Hall. Section ., Township
North, Range 81 West. 9Th Principal Msr-
idian. has aled notice Of intention to make
Final Desert Land Proof. to establish claim to
the land above described. before the Clerk Of
tho District Court. At 0rsslsy. Colorado. on
the Sth day Of December. 1920.
Claimant names . witnsss: e,
H. ". Hankias. Of Greeley. Colorado.
G. A. Benson, Of Loveland. Colorado.
Frank Sunberg. Of Johnstown, Colorado. and
Andrew H. Rose. Of Loveland. Colo. la ts-2
A. r. BROWNS, Rssktse
The Raymer enterprise., 1920-11-25

1T passes through successive ages,
or stages. as they are called, each one
Of which is separated from the other
BY a moult or casting Of its outer
shell.
These moults take place at fixed
periods. and az the insect finds itself
restrained by Its firm. inelastic skele-
ton, q longitudinal rent occurs along
the back, and the insect, soft and dan.
gerously helpless, struggles out Of the
old skin inclosed In new but delicate
cuticie, which takes some time to
harden and color up.
Whether this creature has 4 per
sonality or not may be forever ex-
remely difficult for humans to decide.
Its eyes, that look like cows eyes,
really cast thousand images on a
special kind Of brain, so different from
our own that we cannot understand II,
and then besides these great big eyes
It has three others. Its short. ringed
horns are not horns at all, but sense
organs Of so complicated a nature that
we do not yet know certainly whether
they are organs Of smell or not. and It
Is supposed that they may be the seat
Of sense organs that we humans do not
have.
I'm front Of the great thighs imbed.
ded on each side Of the body are the
so-called ears, tuned no doubt to catch
vibrations Of the air far too delicate
or too frequent for our ears.
THE jumping legs Of the creature
are filled with powerfully muscles,
which, when they expand, can hurl It
through the air and enable 1t TO es-
cape from its enemies. On the inner
side, along the lower rib, Of the wing.
Is the musical instrument. It is row
of hard, bead-like projections, which
are very highly developed In the
males, but not at all In the females.
When the edge Of the wing Is scraped
over these projections musical SOUND
10 made"
The Raymer enterprise., 1920-11-25
SANTO DOMINGO: FIRST
LOVE AND LAST RESTING
PLACE OF COLUMBUS

Christopher Columbus, In placing the
great western hemisphere on the map
Of the world. left his impress more
deeply on what 10 now the Dominican
republic than on any other bit of land
In the New World.
The very name Of the capital OF the
republic, Santo Domingo, whose ward.
ship under the United States has been
under public discussion recently, Is a
family affair with the C0lumbuses.
The great discoverer named for his
father this 6rst permanent city estab-
lished by Europeans In the Americas.
The same name Is applied to the ISL
and Of which the republic Is part
almost as commonly as its aboriginal
name, Haiti; and finally the paternal
pane Is further perpetuated in that
Of the republic itself.
The remains Of Columbus are be-
lieved by investigators who have ex-
amined the evidence In the case to lie
In the cathedral In Santo Domingo
city. The body Of the dlscoverer was
brought to the island Of his early tri-
umphs from Spain, where he died and
was placed beside that Of his son
Diego. It was thought that the Span.
iards removed the remains Of Chris
topher Columbus when they trans
ferred sovereignty Of the island to the
French in 1895. It appears from later
examinations Of the burial vaults Of
the cathedral, however, that the casket
which was borne In such great state
from Santo Domingo to Havana at the
end Of the Eighteenth century and
from Havana to Spain hundred
years later, contained instead the ashes
Of Diego, the son.
The city Of Santo Domingo grew to
be a wonderful place during the early
days Of Spanish dominion, but Colum-
bus did not live to see much Of the
development. His son, Diego Colum-
bus, however, engraved the family
name deeper on the city and the coun.
try Of which II was the capital, setting
up there q court Of such regal splen-
dor that It aroused the envy Of the
Spanish king.
Santo Domingo seemed destined to
become the busting metropolis Of a
Western empire. But 1t became the
victim Of exploitation. After a turbu-
lent history, during which the native
Indians were exterminated and thou.
sands Of African slaves were import.
ed, the latter, assisted by mulatto free
men, rose, In the last years Of the
Eighteenth century, abolished slavery
and drove their oppressors from the
island. Though the land Of the Domin.
lean republic reverted for a while to
Spanish control, and later was con.
quered by the republic Of Haiti. with
which It shares the Island, 1t estab.
lished its independence In 1874 and
has retained Its individuality since.
The Raymer enterprise., 1920-11-25
spURaIN NEWS NOTES

Mr. 7 Haller died In a Denver hos
pital, Friday. 18th inst Mrs Hal
Ter was with her husband. He was
taken to Bassstt. Nebraska to be bur-
led BY the side Of his mother Mrs
Haller and children went to Bassett
for the funeral.
Mrs Haller and children have the
sympathy Of friends
Mr. Haller will be missed by his
neighbors
c Rasmussen and Mr. Schriber
were trading In Kimball Nebraska,
Saturday.
Ben May6eld and VIM Burns are
hauling rye to Kimball. 1t takes
two days to make the round trip
John Ahrens and Frank Jacobs
have gone to Haxtun, Colorado. to
shuck corn
Neighbors are helping Mr. Elking-
ton build his soddy this week. He
will have a coy and comfortable
home
Geo. Kelso and family moved this
week to Sterling, Colorado where the
children will attend school
Mr. and Mrs Ben Mayfield are the
owners Of q new Ford runabout
R Spurgin helped e Peake but
cher a beef Saturday.
D d Lawtcn finished seeding 81
acres Of rye this week
The small grain would do better
with more moisture but, no one pre-
pared for heavy shows
Mrs Spurg'n. and mother. Mrs
Goolsby spen. Saturday at the E.
Peake home
Miss Fisher and Mrs Line have
moved from the Hotel and are locat-
ed at the home Of Mr. Chris Sweiz-
er.
The Raymer enterprise., 1920-11-25
NOTICE voR PUBLICATION
(Pubbherl
Dsesrtnsat Il ~ Issssiss

Ds0ertnsnt q ~ latsstes
U. 3. Land 0dAss. at Sterling Colorado.
October .. ls2e.
Notice ; harshy given that Clifford 8.
Wahl. Of West Plains. Colorado. who on Jan
uary -. 1920. made Homestead Entry. Ser
lal No. o2s2sl. for NKNwk. Section .
Township 10 North Range IS West 9Th Prln-
cipls Meridian. has hlsd notice Of intention
70 make Final Three Year Proof. 10 stablish
claim to TIE land shove described, before the
Register and Receiver. U. 8. Land 0hlcs. At
Sterling. Colorado. on the 2and day Of No
ytmbsr. 1870.
Claimant names - witna@:
Louis Kelr. and Silas Q. Kalsr, both Of
Sterling. Colorado. and Charles eshnsider. and
Charles H Msnlsy. both Of West Plains.
Colorado. lola I'LL
A. r. BROWNS. Register.
The Raymer enterprise., 1920-11-25
NOTICE voR PUBLICATION
(Publhhsf)

Dseastnsat Z ~ lnlee10
U. 8. Land 0hss at Sterling. Colorado.
November .. 1880.
Not,es ; hereby given that Frank schwas-
nick. Of West Plains. Colorado. who. on Oe-
tobsr %. 1919. made Homestead Entry Ser
hi No. e2Ssss. for Lot I. SKNEA. EHSEA.
NWkSEA. and EKSWA. Section I. Town
shir 10 North. Range 90 West, 9Th Principal
Meridian. has dlsd notice Of intsntion to make
Final Three Year Proof. to Establish claira to
the land above described. before the Register
and Reestvsrs. U. 9. Land Once. at Star
ling. Colorado. on ths 10th day Of December.
1890
Claimant names = witnao:
walter 9. Dalton. Louis Keeslsr. Clifford
Wshl and Charles H. Manlsy, all Of rSter-
ling, Colorado. I'LL 12-9
A. r. BROWNS. Register.
The Raymer enterprise., 1920-11-25
PIAxo FOR SALE
AT A SACRIFICE

We have had left on our hands In
Sterling, q strictly high grade piano
which we will sell at big discount
II taken at once Terms arranged
with responsible person. II inter-
ssted write quick for full particulars
to the Denver Music Company. Den.
YER, Colorado. III q
The Raymer enterprise., 1920-11-25
NOTICE

All those knowing themselves In
debt to W A Sweigard. will do him
a favor to call and settle their Black
smith bill now
W. A. Sweigard