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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-09-14
Suspicious.


He was sober-hadn't drunk DROP
1t was a. m. He struck the keyhole
at the first attempt and entered. All
was quiet. He put his hat and coat
on the hall rack and was about TO
take off his shoes before going up
stairs when an old familiar voice
sounded gratingly on his ear.
"Is that you, Jack"
Yes, Nell"
Then he began:
'It's three minutes after four. l did
not let the cat follow me. I've just
returned from one Of our conferences.
The gas is turned down low. The
doors are all locked; the windows
fastened. paid the taxes this after
noon. Mary's babies got the measles.
That isn't our dog barking"
And when he tumbled into bed Nell
looked at him out of sleepy eyes and
said:
slack, you've been Drinking
Houston Post.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-09-14

President Harding, in announcing this admin
isration policy, was not anticipating popular de-
mand SO much as answering 1t. The truth is that
the American people have within the last three
years adopted our nineteen national parks as a
part of their conception Of the greatness of their
nation. Hands off !" applies to the national
parks well as to Old Glory. They eager
to defend them and to Keep them inviolate. And
they have developed organized strength through
the utilization of dozen or so nationwide organ
izations to that congress shall legslate wisely
concerning the national parks. The announce
ment Of the conservation policy was received with
nationwide delight The national park enthusi-
asts hoped that the conservation policy would be
broadened to uphold Secretary Lanes important
plank.
Yellowstone also gets into the limelght this
season because President Harding paid 1t two
days visit on his way to Alaska. The Presidents
party went in and out through the north entrance
and did about 100, miles of motoring in seeing
various points Of interest. On the Continental
Divide they drove through snOwbanks The Pres
ident went yachting on Yellowstone lake-un-
damned. He saw many wild animals and fed
gingerbread and molasses to black bear and her
cub He saw the Painted Terraces of Mammoth
Hot Springs. Old Faithful geyser spouted $50
feet into the air every sxty-five minutes for
hinn-as it does for every visitor. The photograph
reproduced herewith shows the President and
Mrs Harding, under escort of Superintendent Hor-
ace NJ Albright, viewing from Artist Point the
Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone and the Lower
Falls. The President was visibly impressed by
the sjght--one of the grandest and most beau
tiful in the world.
Just sixty-three MISREPRESENTATION re-
quired to put Yellowstone the map; the Ameri.
can people simply wouldn't believe there was any
such place. The Lewis and Clark expedition of
1SO4-O6 passed close by it, but the Indians never
mentioned it, considering 1t the abode of EVIL
Spirits" who punished all talk about them. John
Golfer a member of the party who went back
to trap beaver, discovered it in 1907 Upon his
Golfers Hell" and laughed him and his tale out
of court. James Bridger rediscovered it about
1928 and the public said "Just another of Jim
Brdger's big yarns" The gold prospectOrs of
1862 described it and were set down liars. 1t
took the Northumberland expedition of 1870 to
make the people believe in its wonders. The men,
bers of that expedition were for preempting the
scenic points apd making their fortunes Cor
nelius Hedges rebuked them and proposed the
national park plan-the first in all history. The
park was established by act of congress in 1872
and Yellowstone celebrated its sens-centennial
last fall.
Yellowstone contains 3,34S square miles, ia
in Wyoming, 1913 in Montana and SO in Idaho
Big it is the plan Is to enlarge 1t by the addi-
ton Of many square miles to the south-the Jack
son Hole country. which contains Jackson lake
and the Teton wnuptains and is natural part of
the park.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-09-14
Observation-Disclosures

she took the Veg etable Compound, and
it cured her. Is then / went and got
some, and cer sainly recommend it for
it is good. Whenever see any woman
who is sick try to get her to take
Lydia E. Lfnkham,s Vegetable Com
pound. - Mrs. ADA FRICK, Route 8,
Perrysbrg, Ohio. s ~.
In y>oarly every neighborhood in every
tow and city in this country there are
women who have been helped by Lydia
e. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound in
the treatment of ailments peculiar to
their sex, and they take pleasure In
passing the good word along to other
women. Therefore, if you are troubled
in this way, why not give Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound o fair trial.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-09-14
Austrian Brush Turkeys.

The Austrian brush turkey lays Its
eggs on the top of heap of decaying
vegetation, which 1t has piled up to
height of fifteen feet or so. The
eggs are laid at depth of five or six
feet, and left to hatch themselves by
the warmth generated by the 'decaying
matter.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-09-14
Ladies Let CutiCura|
Keep Your Skin
Fresh and Young
So.p Csc. Ointnen. IS and SOC. raleam sc.
In Wronu.

The worst thing about being u pedes-
trinn in a town where the majority OF
Inhabitants are motor car owners is
that you get no sympathy when You
start cussing the chronic cut-out
fiends and the horn-honkers.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-09-14

cause ! SUFFERED With
pains in my sides all
the time. ! can't
remember just how
long / suffered, but
it was for some time.
One day ! was. talk
ing with a lady ] met
on a car, and I told
her how ] was feel
ing and she said she
had been just like I
was with pains and
A-..r.~AlAn nv. -
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-09-14

plain human nature too often likes
to feel happy rather than to feel
righteous.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-09-14
On Your Guard.

When you say man is old-fash-
ioned. it means that you have got to
look out for his rrejudices.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-09-14
ASK YOUR
NElGHB0R
Women Tell Each Other How They
Have Been Helped by Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound

Perrysburg, Ohio. -''I took Lydia E.
Vegetable Compound be-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-08
MANY EMBARRASSING THINGS TO GIRLS
 QUICKLY REMOVED
"Her face is so fair that, like the air. Iris less of earth than heaven"
 Milton.

Certainly freckles, tan and discol- orations are bound to- embarrass the woman or girl who wants to make good impression on new acquaintances, and hold old friends as well.
 But with the wonderfully quick results girls and women are getting from Beauty Bleach, one of the we'll known beauty creations which bear the famous Black and White label, in clearing their discolored skin and mak- ing it pleasing to look at, you need not worry and fret over your disappoint- ment. You just haven't been using the right method.
 Black and White Beauty Bleach re- moves the blemishes from the scarf skin and does not go beneath the surface to harm the delicate skin tis- sue. That is the main reason it is so popular; but in addition to that it can be put on day or night without anyone knowing it is there, because it is not "greasy," and it is flesh color.
 For the economically low, popular price of soc, you get liberal jar of Black and White Beauty Bleach, which will last you until you can see your skin clearing up again.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-08
WHEN WORK IS PLAY
Young Rockefeller Seems To Re In
 Deadly Earnest.

When a wealthy young man takes subordinate position at small salary, as Godfrey s. Rockefeller, son of the late William G. Rockefeller, has just done, there is a temptation to suspect that he Is only playing at the great American game of work ing ones way up.
 Sometimes he Is, although in this instance the young man acts as though he were in deadly earnest. But the truth is that no youngster, rich or poor. ever gets up" without working. He may inherit @ great deal of money or he may acquire money by some lucky fluke, but If he doesn't work for it he won't get much good out of It.
 Perhaps there Is no fate more dis nal than that of the man who never had to work for a living and who therefore never acquired a permanent interest in life. The amusements and diversions open to the wealthy are all very well in their place, but they don't take the place of work-the greatest amusement of all.
 What most of us mean when we complain about our jobs is that they don't fit our tastes or abilities, and what most of us really want though we may not know it, is not chance to loaf but chance to work hard. or we want to play hard. The right sort of work and the right sort Of play are the same thing. Thomas A. Edison's work Is play to him. So was Steinmetz's. So Is that of every brilliantly successful man.-New York Herald.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-08
'GREENIE' AND WILLIE
Labor Secretary And Editor Use Old
 Nicknames For Each Other.

"Greenie" Davis and Willie" Hazen were boys and friends 40 years ago in Sharon, Pa. They attended the same public school and in the after moons acted as governesses to some cows that had to be brought into town and milked.
 Barefooted, they trudged the same country. roads. "Greenie" got 50 cents month because he had three cows to tend. "Willie" received only 30 cents, as his herd consisted of a single cow.
 Davis was 10 years old at that time, and he put in his other spare hours away from school at shining shoes for Sharon dudes"
 And today. when James John Davis. Secretary of Labor is in New York city, he often can be found in the company of William E. Hazen. the Wall Street Journal and former edi- tor of the Sharon Daily Telegraph, and they use the old nicknames to each other
 The parents of Davis had been Welsh immigrants. landing with a family including the future secretary in 1881 at Castle Garden. After a short stay In Sharon the Davises moved to Pittsburg, where young tant puddler and in five years time was a full-fledged puddler.
 In 1893 Davis shifted to the steel plate mills of Elwood, Ind, of which town he became city clerk and where he founded the fraternal organiza- tion. the Loyal Order of Moose, which centers at Moosehart. III. Willie" thinks there is no friend of labor quite as level-headed as ''Greenie," the three-cow boy of Sharon. who made 20 cents a month more than he did.-Philadelphia Pub | lie Ledger
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-08
THE BEST HOOKS


 If a woman voter has s25 to spend on reference library whas books ought she to buy? If she has twice that sum what are her best pur- chases? The National League of Women Voters will pay $40 for the best answer to these two questions and smaller sums for the next best and second best lists of books and pamphlets sent in to the first vice president, Miss Belle Sherwin at S11 Superior avenue, Cleveland, o. Every woman who is a member of the league Is eligible for the contest. which closes January Is, and the condition is made that books and phamplets in the list submitted must be trustworthy as to facts and must not contain propaganda for any cause" Each title must be fol- lowed by the name of the publisher and the price, and a list may be of any length provided only that the total cost of the books in one bibliog raphy is $25 and that in the other 1t does not run to a penny more than $50. The judges of the lists are pr. Edgar Dawson, professor of history and social science at Hunter college, New York; Miss Linda Eastman, chief librarian of the Cleveland public library; Mrs. Richard Ed wards of Peru. Ind, former first vice president of the National League of Women Voters; Mrs. George Cell horn of St. Louis, another former vice president and pr Raymond Moley, associate professor of gov ernment at Barnard college. New York. AS in all other contests, names of persons submitting hsts must not appear on manuscript, but must be clipped to 1t fin a sealed envelope.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-08
A One-Act Play For
 Alabama Dy

That interest in the one-act drama is being aroused among the club women of the state was evidenced on Friday morning at the Woman's club when a charming little play was pre- sented in observance of Alabama Day.
 This play might appropriately be designated as distinctly a Woman's s club product, for 1t was written and performed by members of the club excepting that part taken by the little girl, who is expecting to join them when she. becomes old enough.
 Mrs. Josephine N. Henley, who had been appointed leader for Alabama Day. desired to give her club a really personal contribution and ac- cordingly wrote the attractive drama in style suited to entertain this organization of nearly hun dred women.
 The play is entitled "rhe Passing of Illiteracy." It tells of love and life among some of Alabama's most interesting people who have never theless been overlooked, during past years. in educational progress.
 Within the lines of the drama are written enough suspense, to arrest and hold the interest, enough of pathos to touch the heart, while there is prevailing vein of humor which makes it delightful.
 The time necessary for the pre- sentation of the play did not exceed forty minutes and 1t was remarked that t yss'n equally suitable for use on Zd Alabama or Education
 A ng those who took part were. Mrs B. Yasndle. who as Grand mammy, had at 72 learned to read and appreciate aher Bible, and Mrs Q. s. McLarn, representing Grand pappy, who adnAired and praised the ladies.
 Mrs. J. S. Mclaughlin. imperson- ated Cousin Becky, the pessimistic old maid.
 Mrs. c. H. Buchanan was the pretty young granddaughter and Mrs. Luther Terry, her devoted lover, who returned from the Alabama uni vesity The part of Little Zeke was splendidly enacted by Marion Strange.
 THE CHEFS for Children" column In the Classified Section will make them believe In Santa Claus.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-08
TOMATOES ON WEEDS
South Carolina Man Cts Firmer Mea
 In Vegetablc By Method


 J. M. Hilton of Kershay, Lancaster county, S. C., has had considerable success in grating tomatoes on jim son weeds and growing a very hardy tomato. which is blight and drought proof According to specimens ex- hibited, the meat of this tomato jim son fruit is firmer than the regu- lar tomato.
 MT. Hilton plants his tomato seed according to custom, and when the plants get to the height of six or the jimson weed. A firm-fleshed tom ato and bush that resists drought and blight have been the dream of truckers. If his plan. which has worked very successfully on a small scale several seasons, can be en- larged to commercial scale, the graft system may become a hobby with truck growers.-New York Tribune.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-08
TOLSTOY 'T0ED THE LINE
When He Smoked Cigarettes the
 Countess Watched the Ashes

Tolstoy kept only 20 of 30 kopecks for his own private use-mainly for his tobocco.
 The count had his troubles at home over smoking even this cheap to- bacoo. Once I was at what they called "children's tea." which was served in the big dining room every and o'clock by one of the govern esses. Any of the older people who came in were always welcome.
 On this particular afternoon I took my cup of tea and sat down opposite the countess. After had finished my tea and smoked my cigarette, the countess noticed how I extinguished the stub on the bottom of the cup and laid it down in the saucer. She felt it necessary to call my attention to this: "No, Fedor Fedorovich, we do not consider it good form to use a saucer as an ashtray'
 I blushed and begged pardon with the utmost confusion.
 DO not imagine" continued Sofia Andreevna, that am offended with you personally. Not in the slightest. Only that is not considered good form in our circles, and it is my duty as tho mistress of the house to see that we do not fall into peasent ways, and that we keep up our standards and appearances. Do you imagine that I would let Lev Ni6ola- evich commit such an offense against good etiquette? Never! l am just as strict in making him conform to the usages of good society,""
 Lev Nikolaevich Tolstoy rolled his own cigarettes and smoked them in a holder. I often noticed that when he had finished one and an ashtray was not handy, he would blow the stub out of the holder into his hand, and hold 1t fin his clenched fist Theodore won Hafferberg in the Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung (Ber- lin).
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-08
SAFE FROM QUAKES
Land Formation Prevents Slipping
 Of Ground. Observers Say

Future paths of earthquakes are being traced by scientists now study ing the details of the upheaval that brought tragedy and ruin to a large section of Japan. This disaster. au- thorities say, eliminated a series of volcanic eruptions and earth tremors that were in progress for the year previous in regions in and about the Pacific ocean,.
 America. however, Is safe, accord ing to the observers, who call atten- tion to the great depth of the noun tainous land formations with an ab- sence of faults and lodges which are blamed for the slipping of earth strata. investigations of quake zones seem to indicate that most of the disasters are confined to island and coast regions. Seldom do they ex- tend great distances inland. It has also been pointed out that the zones of seismic disturbances largely cen ter in the neighborhood of the equ- ator. those nearest it being more ac- tive than the distant ones.-Popular Mechanics
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-08
DAYS OF INFANCY
Dickens Memory Went Bwck to Age
 Of 21a Years

Of 2ha Years
 What is the first thing that you can remember? And how old were you when the incident occurred? The subject is extremely interesting for its own sake, but for parents with young children it is profoundly inn portant as well.
 oscar Browning, who died in Rome recently at ST years of age, always was able to remember the display of rockets on the occasion of the marrias esof Queen Victoria. As the royal wedding took place in Feb ruary, 1S4G; tho boy must have been a few days past his third birthday. The sight naturally would make a vivid impressions on a young mind, and most people are able to recall in- cidents from the age of three on- wards. In this case, however, the precise date can be- ascertained.
 The difficulty in determining ones first memory is that children often confuse something which they have been told with what they have &C., tually remembered. In many cases, too, the exact date cannot be placed with any accuracy. Dickens pro- fessed to be able to remember sol- diers drilling at Chatham; and as tha family left Chatham when the boy was 2h years old the recollec- ton is remarkable. Few of us can recall anything from the first three years.
 I once attended & course of lectures by a distinguished psychologist when every member of the audience was asked to mention his first memory. They were exceedingly interesting, ~ lad Iln D cra nf three. Most of the memories were of animals-rabbits, guinea pigs, cats and dogs. The birthday present at the age of three may be remembered throughout life. The advent of un- expected little brothers and sisters is a familiar early memory, and one that can be dated with accuracy.
 My own earliest memory was of a balloon that caught fire in mid-air. The incident happened when l was 2s1, but the sight was so startling that the impression remains to this day. Oddly enough the accident to the balloon has brought with 1t a cluster of other associations which in all probability would have been forgotten.
 child rarely remembers anything that took place before the age of three, but it does not therefc>e fol- low that the earlier impressions are enirely wiped out. A fright (say, at the age of 9 will not be remembered as such, but the effects will remain.
 Many of our unreasonable" fears which haunt us right through lire may be attributed to these pre- memory experiences. A scare by strange dog, for example, may ere ate an absurd fear of animals even in adult age. It may give birth to nightmares half century later!
 An exasperated mother may pun ish her child by shutting him up in bed room for an hour. The child may forget the incident when he grows up. And yet the terror in- spired by the solitude may take hundred ugly shapes and reappear as A particular form of mania.-J. h., Tn the Continental Edition Of the Lon don Mail.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-08
BAGS SEVEN BEARS
Last One Mau1s Him, Although Shot
 Through the Heart

That the grizzly bear is a tough customer Is generally known, but the experience of Los Angeles phy- sician over by Yellowstone Park is worthy of recording. He had gone out from camp and soon the rest q the party heard two shots, followed by six more in rapid succession.
 "The doctor Is shooting bad, this morning." commended the guide. But later on, when the doctor failed to show up, they went in search of him. They found him on the ground with a dead grizzly on top of him. Scat tered around the brush were six other bears, all dead.
 What happened was this. This doc tor who Is an expert shot and cool and nervy, had come upon one hear and shot him ad was immediately attacked by the other bears. He got them all, but the last one. with a bullet clean through his heart, had lived long enough to maui the doctor so that he was in a Denver hospital for several months.-Aos Angeles Times.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-08
USE FISH AS MONEY
Labrador Natives Prefer Food " -S To Currency As Wages

Labrador Natives Prefer Food To
 To Currency As Wages
 Fish are used as money along the Labrador coast where there are no stores. according to reports, ana traders accept the finny exchange lh payment for their wares.
 Currency almost Is useless, for the residents prefer to be paid in 1000 and clothing for their services Ihe last fishing season was unusually poor, because the schools of hsh which have regularly furnished the chief means of livelihood to the na- tives, deserted the waters along those shores. In order to relieve the conditions, a. paper mill that VIII give employment to many persons IS being planned, and fishermen are raising goats to provide necessary food clements lacking in the usual diet of fish, white bread and tea'- Popular Mechanics.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-08
RoMPING VALUED AT s1s,ooo

A mother in New Orleans has filed suit against a doctor there asking s15,000 because her son. now aged 13 has been unable to romp and play in normal manner since he was hit by the good doctors automobile in No vember, 1922. Both medical and au- tomobile men are watching the case with interest.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-08
m,ILIoN ATOMS NOT MUCH

Atoms, as used in tho scientific world, are so small that 100000 of them placed side by sides would not measure so much as the thickness of an ordinary piece Of paper. Sclen- lists agree that 1t is something to be computed rather than imagined, as 1t isn't easy to imagine million of anything.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-08
CHANUKAH CELEBRATION AT
 CONGREGATION BETH-EL

The children of the Beth-El Sun day school, on the corner of Beecf street and Highland avenue, vii present an elaborate Chanukah pro- gram on Sunday, December 9, com mencing at 8 o'clock sharp. The main feature of the evening will be play entitled whats Tonight" to be given by the children under the di- rection of Mrs. I. Kuniansky. The nl.hlio is Invited.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-08
ENGLAND HAS WAITRESS SCHOOL

At Hammersmith in England there is school for waftresses where young women are put through course including among other things, technical French, the serving of cof- fee. elocution and voice production, and the composition of menus. Tips probably form a postgraduate course outside
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-08
"sTRADsv SOLD FOR $50

The famous "Strad" violins, which today bring such fabulous prices. when they were made never brought their maker more than $50 Antonio Stradivarius. who lived from 16A to 1737, turned out 1,116 instruments. Of these 5o2 are known to be in ex- istence.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-08
MIR. AND MRS. EUBANK
 TO HONOR SIGMA NUS

MT. and Mrs. Peyton Eubank will be hosts at their home in Ensley this evening, entertaining the members of the Sigma Nu fraternity of Howard college and their young lady friends, Mir Alfred Eubank, their son, being a member of thiS chapter.