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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-07-22

In a recent seven-day test Pleas
ant Site Pontiac Butter Girl, a three
year-old Holstein owned by Taylor
B. McVey, Of Pennington, made
5O1.5 lbs. milk and 21.26 lbs. but
ter. Mr.. Mcvey is also the owner
of a Holstein cow that recently
dropped her 14th calf, the little fell
low weighing lie lbs. when four
hours old.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-07-22

Mr.. and Mrs. Holcroft ana daugh-
ter, OF Chester, Pa, spent last week
with Mr.. and Mrs. C. r. Miller.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-07-22
CECIL COUNTY LEAGUE.
Standing Of the Clubs.

Schedule For July 23
Rising Sun at Perryville
Elkton at North East
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-07-22

The classic of all classics is the
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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-07-22

sTwo-base hit-Durborow, John
son, Smith 2, Coyle. Three-base
hit-Marcus. Home run-W. Cam
eron. t !;
Rising Sun visited Oxford on
Wednesday afternoon and trimmed
the best team the caramel town
could put on the diamond. Reyn-
olds and Price twirled for Oxford
and both got their bumps. Foster
pitched for Rising Sun and but
three safe hits were made off him.
The score:
r H E
Rising Sun 2 O21100 O-6 10 2
Oxford 0120O 5000 O-3 "a
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-05
LETTERS OF TESSIE AND JOE

Dear Tessie.
suppose this will he country of in
vaIida now that they're gong 70 allow
the aaIe Of real beer again strictly Tor
medicinal purposes Almost anybody ought
To be willing 10 be an invalid IN good
cause. and they'll need special traffic
cops outside every drug store 10 keep the
crowds in line.
And then of course the question viii
arise. when in an invalid not an fnvaiid|
luz "a in cerial towns you have 20 DC
bitten by snakes to get prescription Tor
drink Of whisky q ma Will need something
more than a honesick thirst TO convrnce
the druggist that "A case OF beer VIII DO
him any more good than anybody else.
But naturally a snake bite VIII ne TOO
much 10 expect IN return Tor mere shot
of hops. think somebody ought 70 start
an agitation 20 make q mosquito bite the
lowest legal excuse for beer prescription
In that case this period viii 60 down into
history as the mosquito worshippIng age.
had a weak moment last night and
got II another noker game, and 10 and
be iiggerpd If nv usual luck didn't take
hack njpH0p ard | won $40 from q wop
spaghetti salesman by the name Of Mike.
Rut IS Il happened, after he got through
paying the other winnsss he didn't have
any money left to pey me,so ne gave me
his ACCORDION.
Vow You know, Tessie, although I'm
musical by instinct I'm not by nature,
and when it came.to playing an ACCORDION
| hsrdly knew whether % push, pull or
blow. But was bound 10 get some salts
/ faction out OF my winnings, 50 | spent an
/ hour or so up in my room practicipg on
the thing after the game broke up about
| a. m. To tell the truth, did get more
sounds out Of it than expected and This
] morning the bird that was trying 70 sleep
/ In the next room had me served with a
summons and was fined sl5 for disturb
ing the peace. never won anything
gambling vet and never expect to.
Your unlucky husband, Joe.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-05
READERS DISCOVERIES.

Molly-"Thank YOU or your printed
directions for games for parties. The Men s
Observation Contest went of partlcu-
larly well at my birthday party. ] re-
turn, am sending you hint nv mother
hns discovered In baking bread; When
she puts the dough IN each pan before
setting it TO rise for the second time, she
FIRST puts 1t IN upslde-down, then turns
the dough over at once; In this way, she
greases the top Of the load before it rises
and she likes it better than the old way"
L. r. ST will tell YOU Of my experl-
ence dressing over some very badly
soiled window shades by which ] saved
about $3.50. | am glad to pass it on to
help some other housekeeper who feels
the need of econoInizing. ] used one pound
Of maresco (which painters use for whiten-
ing ceilings mixed with boiling or very
hot-water ANY painter will give direc-
tions) mix as thin as can be used; apply
with brush The curtain, when painted
with this, should be hung up where no
harm can be done if it drips paint and dry
one side before painting the other. The
cost Of doing over ones curtain In this
way is only a few cents
Reader Friend-'H you break an
egg on soft white pine floor it viii leave
dark spot if allowed to dry. But this spot
can be gotten off with vinegar so that it
viii leave no sign or circle Perhaps some
Of your readers may be helped by this
discovery"
Mrs. W B.-'1f anybody has ever
tried to sew a rather wide fiounce on an
underskirt she doubtless found this very
hard to do. But she will try doing it
this way next time, she will find the work
easy: Slip the skirt over the ironing board
when the board is uncovered (other
wise the needle will catch in the covering)
and sew the founce on in this position
II YOU do not wish to uncover your ironing
board find another board the same size
or you would cover the cloth-covered
ironing board with wrapping paper before
slipping the skirt over it. Here is another
hint YOU might publish:
''Old seed catalogues may be made
of great educational value TO children
alcng the lines of botanical study if the
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-05
WHY
Why Are Rivers Never Shni
Copyright. 1920. by
Wheeler Syndicate. Inc.

Why Are Rivers Never Sullf
The law Of gravitation, reduced TO
its simplest terms, declares that every
particle Of matter attracts every other
particle of matter in the universe with
a force which operates along a straight
line Joining the two. So far as the
earth il concerned, this force Of gravity
tends 10 bring all objects az close as
possible toward the center Of the earth
The water in rivers. therefore. is al
ways seeking TO reach the lowest possi-
bic leyel-which, in this case, is the
ocean. Starting with the rains and
SHOWS of the mountains. the water
trickles downward. gathering force by
reason of the brooks and springs which
constantly increase the mass Of the
stream. Then, as it continues 10 grow,
the body of water moves gradually on
ward and downward until il finally
empties, either into the ocean or into
some large lake, which, in turn, has an
outlet leading towards the sea. very
few rivers. IL is true, have hidden OF
subterranean outlet, but even this must
in time lead toward the sea. In other
words. rivers are always in motion be-
cause they are constantly trying TO
reach a point nearest to the center of
the earth, in this case the bed of the
ocean itself.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-05
LITTLE BENNIE'S
NOTEBOOK
ny Lee rape.

Nv Cuzgin Artie came erround Satid-
dav and me and him made kite, being
prltty good of kite but nuthinp axter,
ArtIc saving. Now il we had some rags
to make tale VIC could take IL out and
see If II flies cny good.
Wch | looked all over the house IN
cverybody's room without finding eny
rags. and thawt | better not tare eny-
thing UP that dident look like rag, 20
we went GROUND to Arties house and he
cot some. and the kite flew pritty good
hut nuthing exter, on account OF that
being the kind of kite It WAS, and alter
"A vile il got stuck in a tree, being the
highest il had went, and | went homo an
slppir wasent reddy yet so | went up
in my room to finish reedlag Paul Poppy
in "A Submareen SO | could start rPedlng
Paul Poppy In n Aircoplaue. and | herd
ma down stairs saying. Well would YOU
look n my room,It looks as II syclone
had struck IT,
Proberlv mccning the way the draws
AID things looked, and jest thea 6laddls
called down over the bannIsters, Mother.
wat on orth happened to nv room It's i
dlskrace, everythings at skies and =
Me thinking, 6. Heck Wich Jest then
| herd pop saving. Who the dooce he's
bin playing ruff house with my bewro
draws, this is pritty mess must say.
Gosh, darn it. | thawt.
Wich Jest then ma and pop and Gladdis
oil called at once, Benny, Benny.
Holey smoaks, holey cats, | thawt.
And | sed, Wat2 Watts the matter? Wy?
Wat?
Being jest was Suspected, and | had
to 90 without dizzert at suppir. and
had TO go to bed rite after | finished my
lessins, wich ! was sorry | dident hatf
10 20 befo.e | started them
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-05

save ali the people in the valley
As he sat weeping, funny little crea
ture crept from under the bushes and pull
ed his coat sleeve ~ am Mountain
Gnome." he said, "and | know why YOU
weep.
II will tell YOU secret and the way
70 overpower the Rain Giant II you have
the courage 70 do rs tell you.
OF course Peter told him he would give
his life TO help Hester. and the tsnome
Jumped on leaf and told him what 70
do
The Rain Giant is really an ogre
hut II YOU can get him by the right ear,
the mower which he now has viii fall from
him and he will become what he was
before he become a giant ogre.
What he was do not know, but !
do know that il was the magic work OF
an old forest witch that changed him
one dark, rainy night IN the deep forest
on the other side Of the mountain.
IL heard the old witch chanting as
he appeared before the boiling kettle
chat she was stirring.
"A Giant Ogre now ! see,
And the ram your slave shall be,
Until a mortals hand shal! take
Your right ear and roundlv shake.
And now vou know all that ! do
about this Giant Ogre. said the Guome,
and if BE- can be caught by his right ear
vour g~cetheart will he saved
Peter thanked the Gnome and hurried
up the mountain after Hester, who by
this time vas verv near the top where
lived the Ogre. whose bride she Nmust
become TO save the people 10 the valley.
Peter overlook her before she came
in sight Of the Ogre's castle and told
her what the Gnome had told him
Il will hide close to the castle as ! car
without being seen, but YOU will have 70
break the spell, can only help YOU after
that Is done, said Peter. 1t would spoil
all if he sew me.
"Now remember what the old witch
chanted when she changed him,
Until a mortals hand shall take
Your right war and roundly shake. y
and be sure you shake it hard,
cautioned Peter as he left Hester to &c
the rest of the way alone. II do not know
what he will become, but ! will be there
/ to save you, so have no fear"
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-05
GOOD HOUSEKEEPING
BY Laura A. Klrkman

children are set at the task Of cutting
out the uncolored pictures OF flowers
and some older person then Ilstructs
them as to the proper cOloring and correct
names. This work is Of special value if the
child may have his own little flower bed
and can grow the flowers he had learned
to recognize in this way. When the chill
dren have finished coloring the flowers,
they might make bright scrap-books of
them for the Children's Ward Of some
hospital; yellow, pink, pale blue and pale
green cambria might be purchased for the
scrap-book pages and these bright pic
lures, along with other pictures, pasted
thereon.
Old-Timer-"I have always main
tanned that some use can be made Of
everything seemingly waste ma
terials and my attic, filled with odds
and ends, is the joke Of my family. For
wears ! have saved ordinary two-cent
postage stamps, soaking them off each
envelope that came to me-l knew not
for what reason. And nowmy little grand
child has found a use for them she is
using them to paper the walls of a dolls
house which her father has made her out
Of couple Of boxesi So, you see, there can
be found some use for seemingly useless
things-if one viii only store them away.
know this is an old-fashioned practice
and that the new idea is not to horde
things, but am an old-fashioned woman"
Tomorrow Just How to Make Pop
Corn Balls.
All inquiries addressed to Miss Kirk
man in care of the efficient Housekeep-
ing department will be answered in
these columns in their turn. This requires
considerable time, however, owing to
the great number received. So if per-
sonal or quicker reply is desired a stamped
and seIf-addressed envelope must be
enclosed with the question Edi-
for
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-05
A STORY OF MARRIED
LIFE OF TODAY.
Nv KATHERINE MOORE.

to the pulsing~hythm of popular waltz,
| saw the lines deepen IN Leonard lore.
head. AS we turned again | could see that
his ewes still followed us-sought us out
among the moving couples. =,
| confess | was enjoying myself, In
this game which ! was forced TO play,
though / hated it sincerely, knew 'hat
once Mt least | had trumped my oppo-
nents ace.
Alvah Fairchild was superb dancer.
| was not Il finished artist IN all the iatesS
steps vet under his guidance one couio
hardly fail to dance we'll Again ! leit .he
exhilaration of the waltz ! hao lofsotWn ven
that | enioved dancing like that. we
remained on the floor unth 'he oAh0o
was entirely ended.
Mrs Darwood's efforts to dominate
the marty had failed. Leonard had acted
uneasy and annoyed before. NOW ne was
qlum indifferent. Her desire to surmoun'
his attentions miscarrledf sadly.
He fingered his watch nerVousiy'
I'VE don't want TO miss that last
train. Noreen," he suggested.
The tension was taut enough and each
ono Of MS seemed glad of the chance TO
break up the party.
DO. Mrs. Allen, phone my hotel any
time You arc in the city shopping
must meet again" Mrs Darwood, he'd
tactfullv MS we parted. | think she knew
too well that | would never willingly see
her company again. | knew also that she
had no desire for mine. >.
/ Though had moro TO fear, | ielt
/ in that moment of parting her hatred
/ of me was far more venomous that mlne
/ for her. Perhaps IT is significant that the
/ wrong-doer fears the object of his attack
far more than the person wronged VIII
! ever fear. y,
After we had left them, Leonard did
/ not ask for my opinion or impressions oi
Mrs. Darwood. He did not refer to her Mt
all. The fact that he did not ask me held
more meaning than anything he might
have said.
felt the evening had not been alto
gether a failure.
Tomorrow Meet Alvah Fairchild.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-05
LOVE
AN AFTER-THEATRE PAR1l.
Chapter VIII

Ia the few seconds while Mrs. OAR
woods long thin fingers touched mime as
leonard introduced us, felt | had faith
omed the womsn's nature. There was
no grin or firmness in her touch. Her hand
shpped from mine cold, soft and list
less .,
Mrs. Allen-vou must know Alvah,
she turned couuettishly, catching her
COMPANION by the lapel of his coat and
thrusting him toward me, This Is so
iolv. truly" she enthused lavlshly
Her insincerity was SO apparent 10 me.
"Alvahs going to invite us all TO nave
something very nice to eat, she went Oh
covly vet | was quite aware that she was
shaping things to her own liking.
Much against my wishes and yet with
out knowing why | went, or how L got
there, we were soon at central tabie III
sportivelv fashionable restaurant; | ielt
the p,,ileful power of influence welded by
a crafty woman. What chance hau an
artlees man with such one!
tried To eat-I wanted to bc game.
The crash of music and many voices made
nv head SWIM. | hated the cabaret. \
tenuous youth was spinning voiuptuous
female around his head. | wondered u
perhaps il would be better Tor me II l
liked tins sort of thing.
Mrs. Darwood leaned toward Leonard
and drew him into abstruse personal con
vsrkation. She had little intimate way
of talking subtle,ies to the men
Forced to talk directly to Alvah Fair-
child. was surprised TO find | did not
dislike him. If there was anything about
him for disapprovsl, it was sense OF his
weakness rather than any apparent bad
ness. His ewes were candid. | liked them
! felt he was conscious of the strained
situation and knew | was III at case.
Would YOU like 10 dance, Mrs. Allen
hessked softly. The others could not hear
him.
"Thsnk YOU, | will.
| stood up. | think he must have seen
bv nv expression that | WAS grateful
rs We whirled away from the table
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-05
DAILY ECONOMY CALENDAR.
IreT ENOUGH.

Copyright. 1915, by the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate. New York City.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-05

the American woman would BE- Inclined
% yet more than she needed ~ tnHt
ahe could make n show - hafing spins
on hand.
In many ways ~ oourse ihe ro-eslef
English style of serving dinner Win OF
food IN dishes 20 plnce on the nhie
n saving Of service. htiil ~ ne n.hF
hand II you serve courses in me itnH-
sian ptyio zrith no supply dishes On no
table At all and most fOode brouHhf tni
IN an individual portion, then ynu 4'
not have the serving dishes io bpih'f
about. u n really usually simpler lp
have salad served already niEed anl
ready on the Faiad plates instead 'f
serving ~ in biz bowl on tne tab'n
In this way the salad lcavcs may he
divided foiriy 20 that each plate ror
tains some ~ the smaller nncr ifayoH
and some ~ tho larger heavier ones
as we'll
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-05
TO QUALIFY FOR ADVERTISING.

TO QUALIFY FOR ADVERTISING.
have n letter from n young woman
who is anxious 10 ht herself for adver-
tsinR. and who wants 10 know what
qualifications the profession demands
Advertising is a wonderful business
in America and growing one. IL
holds large returns for the successful.
and this means that there is plenty OF
competition, competition from the alert
and weIl-traincd No one can expect
70 make good at IL without an aptitude
for hard work and plenty OF grit and
good solid training.
Excellent correspondence courses In
advertising are available. and ] should
advise my correspondent to choose one
or these carefully. and 10 practice writ
inc steadily. Get among advertising
people IL possible, Join some club II
YOU can manage il where YOU will be
likely to meet such people Read as
much Of the literature Of advertising
as you can get hold Of Work out sell
ing plans and ideas.
The good advertiser must have i'm
agination and intelligence. college
education IS a help here as elsewhere.
and is getting every day TO be more
and more Of a help. But "A broad gen
CT3t eQUEAtlCn anu dIl .titAt ltAAlAN W.
take the place OF this where Il cannot
lie secured.
Good practice for advertising can be
got in Journalistic work. in selling
goods. and in manufacturing experience
But II must be taken with a clear idea
uf making il fit in TO the advertising
angle. Advertising is selling by the
use Of written words and the appeal TO
the eye. An advertiser who has no
notion of art. even where the indi-
vidual is an ad writer only. il handi-
capped Your advertisement must look,
as we'll as sound well.
Strict honesty IS one qualification that
is Indispensable. The bay Of fraudu-
lent advertising may not have set COM
pletely. but 1t is so distinctly on the
wane that it can be discounted. The
good advertiser wants the exact truth
told about the goods he has to sell, and
the advertising writer who can do this
attractively and tellingly, is the one
who will succeed.
A side course In psychology is no
harm to the student. Enthusiasm is
needed. Energy and devotion and a
sense of humor Will help vastly. The
business is a big one. and the success
ful must measure up to the business.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-05
THE SANDMAN STORY
THE RIGHT EAR OF THE OGRE.
By Abbie Phillips Walker

Protected by George Matthew Adams.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-05

r. In lesson hard for American
ho,isawives 10 learn--that or serving
iist enough and no more. We still have
n feeling OF liking for the sort of hos
pisaiity that used 10 be dispensed from
those homes where the table fairly
reekod with the quantity Of food set out.
The French do not 30 much hesitate
at serving only enough and many q
French housewife would not hesitate
10 serve six chops for six personh.
Moreover when there are such delic9cies
M spring asparague the French woman
would not hesitate TO divide 1t In rather
small potions having IL served to those
present In individual portions. While
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-05
THE GIRL ON THE JOB.

nv Jessie Roberts.
Copyright 1920, by Wheeler Syndicate. Inc.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-05

that he wanted a wife and that until
they sent him one OF their maidens he
would not give them water.
There was one maiden named Hes
Ter. who said she would 60 and though
she had a lover whom she dearly loved
they were so poor they could not marry
and this made them both very unhappy.
On the day she was to 60, the lover
whose names was Peter, walked part Of
fhc way up the mountain with Hester,
and when they parted he sat down and
wept, for he knew he was poweriess 10
help her and only her sacrifice could
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-05
Box Social and Dance.

The Ladies' Auxiliary OF the p. B. &
W. r. r. Athletic Association will hold
a box social and dance IN their rooms.
southeast corner of Eighth and Market
streets, fourth. floor, tomorrow evening.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-05
Part /.

There once dwelt on top Of mountain
, giant who held all the rain from the
valley people SO that when he was IN a
cross mood the poor people suffered much
and he would not send the rain until
thcv had gwen him some gift.
Sometimes it was q large sum OF money,
AZ others. some rich jewel that this bad
giant asked in return for sending rain into
the valley.
One wear. after long spell Of dry wealth
ar the Rain Giant sent word TO the valley
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1921-06-29

Miss Lula f. Harvin of Columbia,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. l. I. APP
pclt.
Judge j. M. Windham will leave
next week for trip to Palm Beach,
Fla, and he has appointed Capt. H. 1.
Ellcrbe to act for him while he is
| away.
The Young Mems Bible Glass of
the Presbyterian church will enter
tain the Young Ladies' Class with
fish fry at Martins Lake one night
this week.
Miss Launah Fulton of Florence is
! spending few days with her sister,
Mrs. j: f. Dickson on her way home
from the mountains of Virginia
Messrs w. S. Prince, Oliver Land
| and Bertram Weinberg will leave Sat
| urday for motor trip through North
Whitesville. They will be gone for
| a week or ten days.
Mr.. r. e. Berry, who for some time
past has been residing in Miami, Fla,
| left that place on Tuesday for his
former home in Alcolu. He will make
the trip through the country in his
! car.
| Again we call the attention of our
readers to the big celebration in Dar-
lington on July 4th. There will be
good horse racing, professional base
ball and plenty of other good amuse-
ments. The roads are good and it's
just pleasant drive over to this hust-
ling city.
! DR.. A. II. Robertson, professor of
New Testament Interpretation at the
Southern Baptist Theological Semi
nary, Louisville, Kentucky, a scholar
and author of note, will preach next
Sunday morning, (July 3rd) at the
Manning Baptist church. A cordial
| invitation to be present is extended
to all.
The base ball series between Man
ming and Summerton played last
week was won by Manning. Only five
games were played as Saturdays
game was rained out. Summerton
won the first game Q to 1, the second
went to Manning to 1, the third
Manning won II to 0, the fourths Man
ming won IL to 6, the fifth was tic
to 2, this game went twelve innings,
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1921-06-29

give Manning three games won Sum-
merton one, and one tie. All of these
games were hard fought and drew
large crowds. Manning should feel
proud as this is the first time that we
can remember when Manning beat
Summerton playing ball.