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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-09-30
MUSIC NOW PUT TO WORK
No Longer Sufficient That Concord OF
Sweet Sounds" Shall Fall Pleas-
antly on the Ear. :

Materialism can never let art alone.
but always wants to put the horse col
lar on 1t and make it haul something.
There was time when music was the
handmaiden Of the soul and was asked
only to buoy our spiritual selves upon
life's stormy sea.
The mest unitarian service 1t wgs
asked to perform was to so0the the
savage breast, and then 1t was In some
degrees brought down from its peak
and set at the task Of accompanying
the Fletcherizing in temples Of gas
tronomy; next it wSs tried as an ac-
celerator on disconnected cows. De-
signed to facilitate the flow Of soul.
it was found to facilitate the flow Of
milk.
And now what do we hear7 That
music has been found "efficacious"-
think of 1t, efficacious, that toiling and
moiling word lin therapeutics; good
for boils, bunions, rheumatism, govt,
corns and p&resis.
But perhaps 1t Is for the best. II
music can be Of some use In the world
instead Of being a mere butterfly Of
emotion, it can better hold Its own
against all the wild tempests Of jazz
and syncopation.-F. 81. Collier In st.
Louis Globe-Democrat.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-09-30
UNEARTH SKELETON or GIANT
Bones Of Supposed Mound Builder
Those of Man Eight or Nine
Feet High.

DR.. w. ]. Holland, curator Of the
Carnegie museum, Pittsburgh, and his
assistant, DR.. Peterson, a few days
ago opened up mound of the ancient
race that inhabited this section and Sc
cured the skeleton of a man who
when in the flesh was between eight
and nine feet in height, says Green's
burg (Pa.) dispatch to the Philadel-
phia Inquirer.
This mound, which was originally
about 100 feet long and more than IL
feet high, has been somewhat worn
down by time. 1t is on the J. B.
Secrist farm in South Huntington
township. This farm has been in the
Secrist name for more than a GEN.
fury.
The most interesting feature in the
recent excavation was the mummified
torso of the human body, which the
experts figured was laid to rest at
least 400 years ago. Portions of the
bones dug up and the bones in the
legs, Prof. Peterson declares, are
those Of person between eight and
nine feet in height. The scientist
figures that this skeleton was the
framework Of person of the prehis-
toric race that inhabited this section
before the American Indians.
The torso and the portions Of the
big skeleton were shipped to the Car
negie museum. Drs. Holland and
Peterson supervised the explorations
on the Secrist mound with the great
est of care. The curators believe the
man whose skeleton they secured be-
longed to the mound builder class.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-09-30
Golf Ball Displayed Sense.

People who don't believe that golf
balls have some sense of their own
would stand small show just now in an
argument with player on the Rom
ford links, who made a badly-sliced
tee shot, which carried the ball across
the. roadway into the open upstairs
window of house.
When the golfer went to retrieve
the ball he found it on the mat Of the
front door of the house, waiting for
him like good child. After entering
the bedroom 1t had bounded out
through the door and rolled down
stairs to the mat.
The golfer says If it hadn't had
sense it might have gone through a
closed window, breaking the glass, and
then stuck in the room, making all
sorts of possible trouble for him. As
1t was, the people of the house were
none the wiser for the trespass of the
golf ball.-London Mail.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-09-30
AVIATION IN ANCIENT INDIA
Writings Refer TO Kind Of AIrplane
Used In Warfare In the
Year 500 3. c.

Writing on aerial Warfare in An
Client India" in Discovery, Ikbal ALI
Shah recalls the interesting fact that
the science of aviation was conceived
in India as early as 500 B. c. In
cised In the caves of Ellora are fig
ures of ancient Hindu aerial machines,
and there ere references In the tradi-
tional books of the Brahmans, particu-
Iarly the Ramayana and Mahabha-
rata, to the use Of flying carriages"
in the earliest period of Indian his
tory.
The Ramayana Compiled about 500
B. c. informs us that Rawun, king
of Ceylon. used to fly over his oppo-
nents' armies. "and not infrequently
caused them severe loss;" while after
the defeat and death of that monarch
ut the nands of the Brahmans his Ely
ing carriage" became the property of
the Ramchanda, the Hindu chief, who
flew In 1t to his capital at Ajindhia.
In the Sanskrit classic one comes
across numerous aeronautical terms.
Among these are vaman-yanu, mean
ing: To propel flying carriage. Va
'nan-Chirya, meaning: To fly in fly
ing carriage; Vaman-Perbhoot, mean
ny: A succession Of flying carriages;
and vaman-Arj. meaning: One who
works flying carriage Gan aeronaut).
"Such phrases are very frequently
net with In the Hindu epic writings"
says the writer. st is generally ad-
nitted that, when language is in
process Of formation, new words and
terms are coined as the necessity
arises. Is 1t venturing too far. there
fore, to assert that, If flying machines
had n9t'existed in ancient India. such
phrases could surely never have come
nto common use? Why, then, do we
find them SO deeply embedded in old
Sanskrit"-American Review Of Re-
views.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-09-30
Defects Never Long Hidden.

It takes but little fallen fruit to
discount the value Of the whole barrel.
Purchasers are always looking for ev-
idence of fallen fruit so they can have
argument for lowering the price.
Wise dealers see to it that no fallen
fruit is found in their products. On
scrupulous people take delight in put
ting all the fallen stuff they can
among the good. It may work for q
time. Some Of the fallen may even
be so much like the picked fruit that
you can't tell the difference at first.
But in the end the fallen stuff will
be it's own advertisement. It's the
same with people. Discounted char
acters try to mingle with the best
folks because they hope to be rated
among the best. And it often works
for a time, but in the end there Is
sure to be revelations that show the
picked and the fallen productive
change.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-09-30
HAS AMPLE SUPPLY OF WOOD
Berea College owns Many Acres Of
Forest and Boasts IL Never Cuts
Sound Timber.


Berea college, at the foot Of the
Cumberland mountains, in Kentucky,
has the unique distinction Of owning
two mountains, 1900 acres Of forest,
its own sawmill, but never cutting q
sound tree, writes Marie Dickore in
the American Forestry Magazine. This
wood is used for the college, for pow
er, for heat and in the many coy fire.
places in the dormitories and in the
great open fireplace which delights
every traveller who stops at Boone tav.
ern.
The sawmill, as well as the 1000
acres Of forest reserve, provides not
only ample practical experience for
the students, but also actual labor for
those students who work for their edu-
cation. The sawmill is operated by
steam, and, like every other industry
at Berea college, is run by students,
who work at least two consecutive
hours per day under the supervision Of
superintendent Of labor, who in
turn is responsible to the dean Of
labor.
Students at Berea are given the op-
portunity to earn their expenses, and
they may select the work, which is
paid for at the regular rates according
to the students ability and efficiency.
AS every student in the college must
work the minimum Of two hours per
day, suitable occupation must be pro-
vided by the dean of labor and in the
forestry department the students are
very happy patroling the forest, mark
ing the dead timber, hauling the fallen
timber to the sawmill, cutting it there
into the required lengths, and then
hauling the logs to wherever needed
on the campus. No sound timber Is
cut, as there is enough Of the other
to supply air needs.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-09-30
WILL TEST WATER-DIvINING
French Government to Try Plan m e.
fort to Locate Precious Fluid
In the Sahara.

The government Of France has del
cided to test the value Of water-divin-
ing in its African colonies, and an Inn
pressiyely expert committee compris-
ing biologists and surveyors, as well
as OWNERS, has been appointed to APP
ply the magic rod to the Sahara. Since
Moses first struck water from the rock
the question of divining has been a
moot one, and the world is no less
credulous Of its results In this age than
In ancient days. The "dowser" had VI
great vogue In England In the seven
teenth and eighteenth centuries. espe-
cially In Cornwall, where numerous
learned works attest his prowess inl
finding metals under the earth. But
even latterly "dowsing' for water has
been attended with such success that
science has had to explain the dro0p-
ing Of the forked hazel twig in the
"dowser's" hands by such theories as
that certain people possess super
normal perceptive faculty." and that
the twisting of the branch indicated a
mental disturbance In the dowser
which is beyond the scope Of conscious
perception" We can well imagine that
whether the twig or the man be the
agent In the matter the French gov
eminent will be well rewarded for their
experiment in dowsing on large scale
If an extra oasis or two be added to
the Sahara. Failing that, the world
will doubtless come yet to the more
complete and imaginative plan, which
has from time to time been mooted,
Of tipping the water Of the Mediter-
ranean into the great desert by means
Of a canal.-Manchester Guardian.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-09-30
A Ellvxer Catches erasshoppers.

Fred Hawkins, farmer in south
ern Thayer county. has discovered a
new use for the fiivver. GrasshOppers
are plentiful in his section and 1t Is
necessary to kill them off now before
they can lay their eggs. He attaches
to the front of his Ford car trap
like device made ON the principle of a
vacuum cleaner. 1t takes In 80
foot swath and will function at any
speed up to forty miles an hour. Re
has cleaned five hundred acres Qf al
falfa by this device and gathered In
about three-quarters Of ton Of hop
pers in the once over.-Sioux City
Tribune.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-09-30
No Moro Tartsl

1t was bad enough when we lost the
secret of how the pyramids were
made, and now the Manchester
Guardian raises warning cry that
we are about to lose the key to an
other of mankind's achievements rare.
The war. it is said. wiped out the art
Of the Bahia, the FlamSnde, the
eclair. When rationing forbade pastry,
10000 apprentices left the trade in
France, and while making mud pies
III the trenches, they quite forgot how
to flute icings. and combine creams
and almond paste into the gateaux
and tarts that made tho pastry cooks
of Paris famous. Whatever will the
children do?
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-09-30

trustees are invited to meet at the
school ande bring their grass cut
tiers, rakes, whitewash brushes and
buckets, nails and hatchets, and
whatever other tools may be nee
essary to put their schoolhouse
and grounds in good condition. 1t
is felt that the school should en-
body, in concrete form, the les
sons in sanitation and health, in
comfort, beauty and safety that
it would impress upon the COM
munity, for it can never hope to
promote any. virtue which it does
not itself exempify. Teachers,
children, patrons and friends have
in scores of places assembled at
the school and observed School
Improvement Day in such way
as to stimulate the pride of the
entire people in making the most
important agency in their midst
more positive factor in its infu-
ence and possibilities because Of
what was done.
All this tends to lessen the risk
of fire. A clean school, like clear
home, is more likely to be safe
school. Teachers who are strong
enough to lead their trustees and
patrons to see that to spend money
and time in making an inviting
and cheerful school is one of the
best investments possible, not
only to insure higher degree of
success in their own work
through the inspiration to attain
a reasonable degree Of education
that pleasant surroundings give
to children, even more than to
older people, but they also render
an inestimable service to the
community by means of the ex-
ample set by the school and the
lessons given to the children in
cleanliness and other virtues
which constitute effective proven
tives of fire.
I In relation to the suggestion
for a general cleanup of the rural
schools during the early fall, it is
suggested that this work be done
on Monday, October 10, National
Fire Prevention Day, as set by
! the President of the United
States, and on which day the
Maryland Fire Prevention Com
mittee has planned for demon
STATIONS and cleanup movements
in every city and town of the
State. The residents of the towns
and surrounding territory are
therefore, urged to gather at Their
/ respective school locations or
that day and aid in not only clean
ing the school buildings of al
rubbish that tends to present q
fire danger, but to remove al
grass, underground and leave:
from around the school struct,
ures.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-09-30
Prevention And Insurance.

The Maryland Fire Prevention
Campaign, which will teach many
Marylanders many ways of pre-
venting many fires, will also teach
them the value of fire insurance,
which, next to prevention of fires, is
the best safeguard against heavy
losses. Every person owning prop
erty should see to it that his insur-
ance policy is in working order; that
is, that it covers his possessions
thoroughly and that it is adequate
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-09-30
WHAT THE MARYLAND Fire !
PREVENTION CAMPAIGN MEANS
BY Franklin H. Wentworth,
Secretary National Fir . Protection Association

Every fire is local; it must start
somewhere; therefore, it is where
it may start that interest and at
tention must be focused.
There are really but two things
that can be done to check our as
founding fire losses. One is to
correct the habits of our people.
to inspire in them the habit OF
carefulness; the other is to dc
positive physical acts like clean,
ing up Easements, attics 'and
yards, and inspecting and cor
recting defects in school houses,
stores, houses and other buildings.
The Maryland group is to do
both of these things. From the
Governor down it is to stimulate
and inform the everyday people
of the State what the fire waste
means; and then, having done
this, it is to point out the physi-
cal means for it's abatement. This
is a Job that will require patience,
energy and persistence, but if the
public spirited gentlemen who
have launched this campaign at
tract to it the support and coop
Grafton such an effort deserves the
Maryland group will write their
names into the history OF their
State.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-09-30

Itis an ambitious and compre-
hensive undertaking that the FIRE
prevention forces in Maryland are
attempting. Fire Prevention Day,
October 10, is to be recognized in
that State, but only as an incident
in larger struggle for perma-
nent accomplishments. w. K.
vHough, one of Baltimore's FIRE
commissioners, and B. S. Mace,
FIRE prevention engineer of the b.
and o. Railroad, are the capable
leaders in a campaign to which
the Governor of Maryland and the
Mayor of Baltimore have pledged
their interest and support. 1t
gives one a pleasant sensation to
see two citizens of a State put
their shoulders to the wheel in a
work of this sort simply because
they understand the importance
of it to their fellow citizens and
want to make contribution OF
public service.
The comprehensive plan of or
ganization which they have work
ed out, which has enlisted the CO.
operation of SO many public
bodies and so many distinguished
men, recognizes the important
fact the fire waste must become a
matter of local concern if vital
attack is to be made upon It
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-09-30
A Pronounced Success.

The uniform success that has at
tended the use of Chamberlain s
Collie and Diarrhoea Remedy in the
relief and cure of bowel complaints,
both for children and adults, has
brought it into almost universal use,
SO that it is practically without a
rival and as everyone who has used
it knows. it is without an equal
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-09-30
No Substitute offered.

Say what you will about druggists
offering something "just as good"
because it pays better pFefit, the
fact still stands that ninety-nine out
of hundred druggists recommend
Chamberlain Collie and Diarrhoea
Remedy, when the best medicine
for diarrhoea is asked for, and do so
because they know from what their
customers say of it, that II can be
depended upon,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-09-30
Catarrh Cannot Be Cured

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS. as they
cannot reach the seat OF the disease.
Catarrh Is a local disease. greatly in.
duenced by constitutional conditions. and
internal remedy. Hairs catarrh Medi-
cine Is taken internally and acts thru
the blood on the mucous surfaces Of the
system. Halls Catarrh Medicine was
prescribed by one OF the best physicians
In this country for years. 1t Is COM
posed OF some Of the best tonics known.
combined with some OF the best blood
purifiers. The perfect combination of
the ingredients In Halls Cetarrh Medi.
cine IL what produces such wonderful
results In catarrhal conditions Send for
testimonials. free.
r. J. CHENEY q CO., Props, Toledo, o.
All Druggists. &c.
Halls Family Piiis for CLASSIFICATION.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-09-30
Engines Of Peace.

One Of the surprises Of the great
war, disastrous and effective one,
was the heavy artillery Of the central
powers. One Of the great producing
centers was the Skoda works in Pilsen.
Bohemia. The siege mortars turned
out by these works were terrible weap-
ons, but now these works are ready
to make from 200 to $50 locomotives
annually.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-09-30
TO SAVE SCHOOLS
/ FROM FIRE PERIL
Citizens OF Maryland Towns
Urged To Join In Movement
To Protect Property.
By w. ]. Holloway.
Supervisor Rural Schools. State
OF Maryland Department
Of. Education.

An important step in the inter-
est of FIRE prevention throughout
the State has been taken by the
State Department of Education in
providing, through the new course
Of study for rural schools, that
children in the elementary grades
shall receive definite instruction
in fire hazards and the various
means of reducing the losses from
fire to life and property. This is
taken care of mainly in the course
in civics. It is stated that one of
the aims of the elementary school
curriculum is citizenship. The
child citizen is to be taught his re-
lation to the various environment
al agencies with which he comes
in contact, what is provided by
his local, State and National Cow
ernments for his protection and
welfare, and what service he can
in turn render in the efficient or
dering of community life.
It is intended that there shall be
developed in every school child a
consciousness of his responsibility
in the prevention of fire through
the correct use of matches, kero-
sene and gasoline the care of fires
in stoves and fire places; the
proper banking of fires at night,
and by keeping the home and sur
roundings free from rubbish and
all infammable material.
The pupils will be taught what
to do when an outbreak of fire oc-
curs-how to give the alarm, how
to get out of burning building.
how to get animals out of danger
and what they can do to extin-
guish the FIRE. They are to learn
also what to do in case of per-
sonal injury, treat burn, etc.
How to apply first aid in all emer-
gencies is fully treated in the
course in hygiene.
The significant, feature of this
advance step of Maryland's public
school system is, that the children
will receive this instruction sys-
tematically, year after year. II
will be as. much a part of the re-
quired course of study as is read.
ing. spelling, arithmetic, etc. II
cannot but have a tremendous in.
fiuence on the knowledge, attitude
and practice of the whole people.
No less important a contribu-
tion to the States efforts to lessen
its losses from fire is the syste.
matte. campaign which has beer
conducted for several years by
State and county school authori.
ties to clean up and improve pub
lie school properties. To that enc
there has been stressed, in al
schools, high and elementary
white and colored, the value of tn,
annual observance, preferably il
the early fall, Of "Clean-Up ane
school Improvement Day" Or
his day the regular work of tn,
chool is suspended, for the after
ocn at least. and the patrons ane
- 4. = - - a.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-09-30
FIRE PREVENTION
IS CONSERVATION
Stopping Fires Before They Start
Means Big Economic Saving
To All Citizens.
BY Henry M. War6eld.

The Fire prevention Campaign,
organized for Baltimore and the
State of Maryland, and which
starts October l, should be viewed
by the citizens as one of the most
important conservation measures
ever presented for their con-
sideration and cooperation. Few,
| believe, fully comprehend what
the reduction of the fire waste
really means. Property destroyed
by fire, while in most instances
paid for by the insurance COM
panies, is, nevertheless, wiped out
Of existence and thereby consti-
tutes lessening of our resources
by necessitating its replacement
from our constantly diminishing
sources of supply.
So many fires are due to care
lessness or lack of attention to
small details in ones house or
place of business that it appears
almost criminal that those re-
sponsible should not realize the
Importance of exercising the
necessary care and supervision
over the premises under their
control that would prevent large
percentage of the fires.
The Association of Fire Under
writer's of Baltimore City and
other similar associations through
out the state and country employ
expert inspectors who are con-
stantly employed in making in
spections, pointing out to prop
erty owners the defects in their
equipment and fire prevention ar
rangements, the improvement of
which is reflected by reduction in
insurance rates. These inspect
ors are at the service of any prop
erty owner desiring their advice
and the compliance with this adj
vice has saved the assured many
thousands of dollars in premiums
besides reducing the fire waste in
which every man and woman
should be interested.
These associations are support
ed by the stock fire insurance
companies at no small cost, and
any fair-minded citizen cannot
but appreciate the great good
their work has been to any COM
munity through the improved
building tlaws, fire prevention de-
vices and fre-fghting devices sug
gested by experts in the various
lines. Reduction Of the fire waste
must result in reduction in the
cost of insurance, for no class Of
| business is under stricter super
vision than insurance by the in
surance commissioners of all the
states. Should the reduction in
fire waste be such as to show in
creased profits to the insurance
companies, rates are just as GER
tain to come down proportionate-
ly as night is to follow day.
We have in Baltimore an ex-
cellent example of the assistance
the stock insurance companies are
in bringing about better fire pre-
vention in the area swept by the
great fire of 1904. This area has
been rebuilt to a great extent I'M
der the direction of the experts
| employed by the insurance COM
panies with the result that, after
paying out about $35,OOO,OOO in
losses to property owners, these
property owners are now enjoy
ing lower insurance rates than be-
fore the confagration and the
City of Baltimore can feel quite
sure that repetition of the con-
fagration will not occur in this
area.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-09-30
Income Sufficient.

Mrs. Jiggs-Just think, have q por.
terhouse steakl
Mr.. Jiggs-My wordl Where did
You get it2
Mrs. Jiggs-Fr0m the instailment
butcher. 81 down and 81 q week.
Omaha herald. ~ 4 L. :.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-09-30

Adam and Eve. 1t must be clear,
Had neither one pedigree;
And yet, from all the tales we hear,
They must have had family tree