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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-04-13
Really Simple Recipe.

An old colored nanny was asked
by white neighbor just how she
made such wonderful gingerbread,
and gave the following recipe;
"Oh, Jest puts few handfuls
O. -four In bowl, then add a pinch
o. salt, plenty o. aigs. little bit o.
bakin' powder. some sugar, lot O.
ginger an spices, fair-sized pitcher O.
rich cream. lump o. butter and four
glups o. mOlasses."
"Glupss" was the surprised retort.
"What In the world Ia a glupy"
"Why, you know, when you pours
molasses outen jug 1t goes 'glup,
glup,' Well In maxim this ginger
bread you let's 1t glup four times."
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-04-13
Making InsuIator Simple Matter.

Insulators are inexpensive. but
there is that type of radio fan who
does not take expenses into consider
ation when he starts to build things.
He builds them not entirely for the
money he can save although this ia
an item to be considered but for the
JOY and pleasure he derives from max
ing things. from creating something,
and the experience usually is helpful.
For the benefit Of those fans the fol.
lowing Instructions for making in
sulators of blown cartridge fuses are
given:
First. melt the solder on the caps
and remove the remaining pieces of
fuse wire and the filling. Then drill
two holes in the cap as far from the
ends as possible in order to include
more of the fiber. After the connect
ing wires are inserted the cartridge
may be filled with some insulating
compound. such as sealing wax.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-04-13
THE oCToRARo.

Through sornber forests, goes its
winding way;
Ger head meet trees, the sunshine
~ filtering down,
And dance like fairies, as the
branches sway
The stream flows on; and now
with rush and bound,
For rocks impede it's course, it
swifls and roars,
Bubbling and frothing, now turn
Al ing here and there.
Now widening out to reach the level
shores.
Then ON and on, the ever moving
tides
Their way pursue, thru many a
weary mile;
Until the ice king in his chariot
rides,
And locks the waters for tedious
while,
And SO fast held, by winters chilly
bands,
1t bursts them all. when calls the
voice of spring,
And joyful leaps to battle the smil-
ing lands,
While on its banks the songbirds
gayly sing.
Once the Indian trod its shores with
stealthy feet,
And rocked on it's bosom in his
boat of bark,
Or crept along its side, a foe to meet,
Then swift unerring his arrow
found it's mark.
Casting his line into some sun
flecked pool,
He'd watch the timid fish around
it play,
Or weary with the. hunt, heath
shadows cool,
Would rest, but the moving waters
went their way.
By the stream no more he creeps to
stalk the deer;
Gone his wigwam, gone his happy
hunting ground.
Long ago he stood one day where
the waters broad and clear,
Rippled by with soft and pleas
ing sound.
And mingling with the singing Of
bird,
To the red mans listening ears, it
spelled name
And he whispered Octoraro,-
this was what he heard,
And to this day its always called
the same.
j. Gillespie.
Rising Sun, Md.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-04-13
proverbs. Of priroitive Peoples.

Proverbs of savage people are us
ually shrewd and pithy, as the follow
ing examples show. The Rasutos say,
"The thief catches himself; the Wo-
lofts, Before healing others heal your
SELF" In Accra they say, "Nohody is
twice foel"; among the Oil, 1.-THE
moon does not grow full In day" ;;
"The poor man has no friends" A
Pashto proverh says. "a feather does
not stick without gum" Others say /:
"a crab does not bring forth bird"
"Cross the river before you abuse the
crocodile" Truth is only spoken by
strong man or fool"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-04-13
1 UcCuMBED TO MOVIE LURE
Pictures OF Mounted Police Had Pc
culiar Effect on, Inmates of an
Old Mans Home.

The only way to deprive the newt
able Of its unexpectedness is to stop
confusing the improbable with the OBJ
Nous, observes Joseph Van Raalte in
the New York World.
Take the story that broke out the
other day In the Old Mems home in
Passaic, N. j.
One night they gave the old boys a
treat. They tackled sheet up on the
wall at the far end of the dining room,
turned off the lights and put on five
reel thriller. entitled Il Am the Law"
dealing with exploits in the life of the
Royal Northwest Mounted the lads
who. sleep with one eye open.
What happened?
Nothing much happened except the
Inevitable.
The next morning when the officials
called the roll for prunes and oatmeal
fur of the old men were missing.
They had grabbed an old, rusty rifle
and slipped away In the night, head
ed in the general direction of the Arc
tic circle, to track lawbreakers
Through the frozen north.
II must be remembered in this con-
nection that the four old men had
never before seen movie" 1t
doesn't do to say they were thrilled.
It was more than thrill. They were
electrified! They got brain storm.
In the parts of the picture where
the hero grabbed the fiaxen-haired
heroine to his sealskin breast and told
her it was "She and she only, and
that in this world of women, beautiful
and good. she was the queen of 'em
aM-the Lady Paramount" the old
men fell so hard for the picture they
nearly fell off their seats.
After 1t was all over the excitement
in the dining room was intense Sew
eral of the old chaps hobbled over to
the tablecloth on the wall, peered be-
hind it, tapped the wall and tottered
away shaking their heads obviously.
Darned If 1t wasn't uneanny.
But the four runaways, didn't worry
about the mechanism. of the thing
Mechanism wasn't what was seething
I'm their brains. It was the call of the
wild-the voice of the mountains and
the open spaces-the eternal hills and
the hush of the-you know. all that
stuff
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-04-13
Are soreeeh. owls omlneusi

In some sections of the country peo-
pie believe that when a sereech owl
alights and begins to send out its
shivering cry into the night 1t Ia a
sign of some Ill luck which Ia soon to
befall them. Particularly do ignorant
people put faith in this sign. Many
have been heard to say that 1t betokens
the early death Of a loved one. No
morelutterly false specter of the imagi-
nation was ever created. A sereech
owl>is quite harmless. In fact, they
are quite valuable, pretty little night
birds.-Our Dumb Animals.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-04-13
The VILLAGE Wac.

Inkpen, the journalist, had just come
TO live in the little suburb, and, of
course. as all newcomers to any dis
trict always are. he was the cause of
great interest to his neighbors.
Wimple called upon him one eve
ming.
"Snooks tells me-" he started Off.
shat YOU push a pencil for living"
That's SO, / do replied Inkpen.
II think it's very foolish of you,'
frankly remarked Wimple.
"Why?" asked Inkpen.
Because a pencil should be lead"
explained Wimple.
Inkpen had not then learned that
WimpIe was the "Wag of the Village"
Houston Post.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-04-13
VIKING Warship,

A warship of the Vikings, dating
hack to about 300 B. c., will soon be on
view at the national museum at Copen-
hagen. 1t was found in the bog of
Hjortspring, in Slevig. Shields, spears
and swords. found with the vessel, also
will be on view.
The ship is built of elm, Is 421a feet
long, 6is feet wide, and was propelled
by ten oars. On arrival 1t viii be as
sembled and exhibited in the state in
which 1t sailed the seas.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-04-13
Settlers introduced Honey Rees.

In reality all honey bees are wild,
for they have been but little changed
by man, both in structure and in hab-
its.
1t does not seem to be generally
known that there were no honey bees
in America before they were intro
duced by the early French, English and
Spanish settlers.
The old histories contain, however,
very few dates on the spread Of the
bees. The Indians called the swarms,
which escaped and settled in hollow
trees, English flies. They hated them
as precursors of the whites. but they
quickly learned to eat the honey
Exchange.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-04-13
-Nature.s Wonderful Mechanism.

1t has been estimated that the pow
er developed bx~1. 100000 Niagaras in
100000 years would not equal the
energy expended by the earth In sin
gle second as it circles around the sun.
And yet, so perfect Ia the mechanism
that, flying around Its axis at an equa-
torial speed Of more than 100000
miles an hour and around Its orbit at
more than 1.10O miles a minute, all the
mundane Influences OF which astronom-
ers know could not change the length
Of its day as much as q sacOnd In
100000 yearR -
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-04-13
International pate.Lina.

The International Date-Line Ia by
pothetical line, coinciding approx
mately with the meridian of longitude
$50 degrees from Greenwich, fixed by
International agreement al the place
where each calendar day first begins.
For practical purposes the meridian is
not strictly followed, tor the line runs
through Alaska and irregularly
through the Pacific ocean from north
to south, Of course.
East Of tie International pate-Line
the day Is dated one day earlier than
on the west pf the line.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-04-13
Life Rats for wharves and Dock.

Although ships have carried life
RATS for many years, the only pro-
vision ordinarily made on docks and
wharves for accidents is the common,
round life preserver. These are in
adequate at times. especially In the
event Of gang plank breaking anG
precipitating several persons into deep
water at once A California seaport.
realizing tbs :.neer, has installed life
RATS mounted on trucks for instant
moving and IL. .N.liing. They are al
most the size Used by ships, but with
double deck body and central
cockpit for passengers. the whole be-
ing rigidly mounted on pontoons, The
buoyancy of these RATS is sufficient to
support large number of persons.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-04-13
JUG lmbedded In Tree.

Workmen of the Manchester Ship
Canal company at Weaste. Eng. while
saving big old elm tree into haulks
found a brown earthenware jug en-
tirely imbedded In the very heart of
the tree. 1t is thought that more
Khan hundred years ago a forester
= the jug in the fork of the tree
meal and forgot 1t. The jug
Aaany years was grown over
imbedded in the tree.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-04-13
Making pead Coyote Worth Dead Wolf


The opportunity for dishonest prac.
tice under the bounty system is well
Illustrated by case that came to the
attention Of the predatory animal in
spector of the biological survey sta
toned at Olympia. Washington. The
auditor for Grant county, after paying
out much money for ''timber wolves, "
decided to send one of the ."wolf" pelts
to the district Inspector Of the blolog-
ical survey for identification. It was
pronounced coyote pelt, although
somewhat darker and larger than the
average. The hunter who brought In
the pelts claimed that the animals were
driven down from the timber to the
lowlands by forest fires. The local
coyote bounty is 81 while that of the
wolf is $l5.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-04-13
The Road to Happiness.

You must keep we'll If you wish to
be happy. When constipated take
one or two of Chamberlain Tablets
Immediately after supper. They
cause gentle movement OF the
bowels.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-04-13
Indigestion and Constipation.

prior to using Chamberlain's
Tablets, l suffered dreadfully from
indigestion. Nothing ate agreed
with me and I lost flesh and ran
down in health. Chamberlain's Tab
lets strengthened my digestion and
cured me of constipation" writes
Mrs. George Stroup, Solvay, N. Y.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-04-13

Charles H. Bailey, Jr., of Earle
vile, and Lillian S. Broadwater, of
Chesapeake City.
Frederick w. Cornelius and
Blanche P. Smith, both Of Cecilton.
When you feel that the past is
dead you should make sure that it
isn't merely case of suspended ami.
nation.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-04-13

Considering how many umbrellas
are borrowed, one is apt to wonder
who in the world buys them.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-04-13

A fad is something every man
cultivates and the rest of US all
sneer at.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-04-13

1t isn't until a girl abandons all
hope OF ever getting a man that she
becomes intellectual.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-04-13

Handsome is as handsome does
is comforting motto for the fellow
who isn't.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-04-13

If time is money, what's the use
of spending all the former making
a little of the latter?
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-04-13
MARRIAGE ITCENsEs

Rising Sun, Md.
Evening star., 1923-01-05
Y.M.H.A. TO EXPAND WORK.
Americanization Program Planned
for Ensuing Year.

The Washington Young Mems He
. brew Association will expand its
AmericanizatiOn work in the District
for the ensuing year. according to
decision reached last night at a
dinner in the City club given BY
Joseph a. Wilmer, recently reelected
president of the association. The fol-
lowing committee chafrmen were ap-
pointed:
Educational committee-Dr. Abram
simon. honorary chairman; l. E
SpeiGler, chairman; Max Aronson,
vice chairman. Religious-Al Shelf
ferman. chairman: NJ. Garfinkle, vice
chairman. House-Louis Goldberg.
chairman: Harry Hochberg, vice
chairman. Finance-Mortimer King.
chairman: NJ. Gutenberg, vice chair
man. Publicity-David Wiener. chair
man: George c. Cokhen. vice chair
man. Entertainment. Joseph Nor
man. chairman: DR.. NJ. Harris, vice
chairman. Athletic-Joseph ii. Lev
tnsohn. chairman: Harry Brisker. vice
chairman. Membership-Burn ST.
mon, chairman; Maurice Salomon and
Hyman y. Levy. vice chairman. Junior
Work-Paul Robin. chairman: Sol
Herzog, vice chairman Building
Morris Cafritz. chairman; Fred S.
Gichner, vice chairman.
Evening star., 1923-01-05
CADET CORPS TO BEGIN
WAR MAP CONTESTS

Tams representing Companies l. and
A Of the I'd Regiment will formally
open the annual war map games of
the Washington High School Cadet
Corps this afternoon at the Frank
lin School. These contests, which
represent the technical side of the
military training of the cadets. Will
continue until May l. when the vic
torious team will be determined.
With the use of "A Gettysburg map
and sand table the games will be
played in the auditorium of the
Franklin School especially equipped
for the purpose. under the direction
Of Lieut. Col. wallace NJ. Craigie. T..
s. A., professor Of military science
and tactics in the high schools.
The captain OF the winning team
will he awarded the Frank G. stew
ard gold medal, while the remaining
members will receive special Insignia
to be worn on the sleeve OF the uni
form. The prize token was won last
year by Dana Yung Kwai, captain OF
Company d Of Central High School.
Members OF the war game teams
have manifested unusual interest ~
tho contests. COL. Craigic pointed our.
\ number of them went to the Get-
tysburg battle field during the CHRIST
mas holidays, he said. and observed
the actual "lay Of the land.
Evening star., 1923-01-05
JUSTICE is EASY
ON BLACK NANNY
HELD As "DRUNK''
She was a black nanny"

She was a black nanny"
Thinly clad. with a tattered
shawl thrown over her white head.
she hobbled before the bench in
Police Court today. charged with
having been drunk. She was list
ed as Martha Lewis.
Judge Robert Hardison, pre-
siding. greeted her with a kindly
smile. Her type is familiar to
him, for back in the Blue Grass
state whence he came. they are
said to be few and far between.
and fast passing away--one of the
institutions OF the south that are
passing. After questioning the
old woman briefly the Kentucky
Jurist paused and passing his
hands over his eyes-perhaps TAX
ing a retrospective view of the
time he was a romping boy.
raised his head with a jerk and
said:
Martha, go home and behave
yourself. You are discharged"
Martha with bow that would
have done credit to southern
drawing room, said: THANK you.
MIR. Judge, God bless you"
Evening star., 1923-01-05
RAILWAY DENIED RIGHT
TO EXAMINE RECORDS
Access to Bureau of Valuation Re.
ports Refused by
Court.

Justice Hoehling Of the District Su-
preme Court yesterday refused man
damus against the Interstate Commerce
Commission asked by the st. Louis
Southwestern Railway Company TO
compel the commission to permit
counsel for the railway to examine
records of the bureau OF valuation,
which the company claims are public
records. The railway company also
sought an order on the Interstate
Commerce Commission directing the
commission to summon certain off,
GERS and employees Of the valuation
bureau to testify at a hearing on a
protest by the railroad company
against a tentative valuation placed
on it's property.
Counsel for the commission filed a
motion to dismiss the suit. because It
does not contain statements or allie
cations of acts which entitle the rail-
way company to the relief asked.
Without setting forth his reason, the
court decided that the motion to dis
miss should prevail. The railway COM
pany will probably take the matter
to the Court of Appeals.
Evening star., 1923-01-05
SCORES REFERENDUM.

The National Liberal Alliance
Whieh proposes TO hold referendum
mere next Monday on tho question of
light wines and beers. WAS scathinGly
denounced in the House Yesterday by
representative Louis c. Cramton OF
Michigan.
representative Cramton condemned
Illls referendum as money making
propositlon. He said that money
would be collected for the referandrno
al over the country and would go to
paying nigh salaries to officers of
this organization.
Evening star., 1923-01-05
RAILROAD LOSES SUIT
OVER GRANT OF LAND
Court Rules Secretary Fall Had
Right to Cancel Deed to
Santa Fe.

Chief Justice Mccoy of the District
Supreme Court yesterday dismissed a
suit for Injunction brought by the Santa
Fe Railroad Company to prevent AL
bert B. Fall Secretary of Interior.
from canceling grant of land in
New Mexico which the railroad COM
pany had selected in lieu of a tract
IN Arizona which has been taken over
by tho government. The court held
the matter was within the discretion
or the Secretary and was not review
able by the court.
Tho railroad company noted an
appeal
The company claimed it was in pos
session of its Arizona land and was
permitted To select land in New
Mexico in lieu. at the suggestion of
the department. Later II is claimed
the government found that the New
Mexico land contained coal and di-
rectcd the cancellation OF the grant.
Evening star., 1923-01-05

wants to do a days work During
the war the American people proved
amply that they could do without
many unnecessary foods. economize in
clothing and in many other ways save
expense. yet after the war they rushed
like children into an era of eXtraVa-
gance that has resulted in business
depression. since the savings of the
war NAVE been spent during the era
OF false prosperity. The slogan for
lhrltt week in every American home
should be Don't use what you haven't
got"
New members admitted were: Mrs.
John Paul Earnest, Mrs. Francis NJ
Goodwin. Mrs. Percy II. Russell. Mrs.
E Webner.
Evening star., 1923-01-05
DRUNK" PHOTOS READY.

DES MONIES. Iowa, January o
ohleI OF Police John =. Hammond has
assembled his first collection OF "see
Yourself when you're drurN'' photo
GrdphS. and will begin distribution
OF tn" souvenirs to men arrested for
intoAicati"n as soon as the city's legal
dtpdr tment gives its approval of the
chiefs novel plan for reducing the
prohibition law violations The num-
Der OF pictures or names of rhCse
photographed were kept secret by the
chief.
Evening star., 1923-01-05
GETS LUCK EMBLEM.

An omen Of good luck in the form
Of a solid silver horseshoe was re-
ceived yesterday afternoon by Presi-
dent Harding. 1t was a present from
the Harry Carey ranch in California
The information accompanying the
present states that the shoe is from
Carey's horse Pete" which he has
made famous in his wild west motion
picture plays. The gift vas imme-
diateIy acknowledged by the nresi-
dent and was then placed i'm the tro-
ply section of the Presidents library.
Evening star., 1923-01-05
FEWER BAD-ORDER CARS.
Glass One Railroads Report Reduc-
ton of 12,451 in Half Month.

Freight cars awaiting repairs on
class ono railroads on December Is
totaled 213.S37. or - per cent of cars
on line. tho American Railway Asso-
citation announced Yesterday This is a
reduction Of 1851 cars compared
with the number in need OF repair on
December l. at which time there were
226.2SS. or 80 per cent
The number of cars awaiting repairs
on December l5 was the smallest
since February 10, 1921, the asso-
citation said.
Evening star., 1923-01-05
New Members Admitted.

Babylon, Athens and Rome fell
when thrift went out of fashion" said
Mr. Lewis, and the principal trouble
with the world today is that nobody
Evening star., 1923-01-05

A wealth of at
tractive p a t t er ms,
soft French cuffs,
sizes II to II except
15 ".
Evening star., 1923-01-05

the theatrical dis
trict, has resigned
from the Army,
but the resigna-
ton, has not been
accepted, Com
missioner still
announced today.
lie said he and
other officials of
the organization
were urging her
to reconsider.
Capt. Crawford
telegraphed her
resignation from
San Francisco re-
Gently, giving no
reason. Lately she
20 No.
Evening star., 1923-01-05
GOES TO MIAMI FOR REST,

John r. Mitchell, member of the
Federal Reserve Board from st. Paul.
has left for a two-week rest at Miami,
Fla, at the advice of his physician n, ,
for recuperation from a bronchial at
tack.
Evening star., 1923-01-05

York and is still firm in her decision
to resign, ii was said.
IL was reported that Capt. Crawford
had received several offers 10 annear
on the stage and in films.
Evening star., 1923-01-05
Capt. Rheba Quits
Saluation Army;
May Go on Stage
By the Assoclated Press.

NEW YORK, January 5. Rheba
Crawford, a Salvation Army captain
who recently had controversy with
the police over outdoor meetings in
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-08
EAVOR|TE.
To TRIUMPH
At TROON
American Shares Honors With
George Duncan in Golf
Betting.

LONDON. June 8.-The open golf
championship play, which opens at
Troon on Monday, has attracted
more attention than any previous
tournament and for week devotees
of the game have been backing
their favorites with the bookmakers.
Walter Hagen and George Dun
can are the favorites at 8 to l..
Gene Sarazen, Joe Kirkwood, and
Jim Barnes are 10 to / shots. Abe
Mitchell is quoted at IL to /, while
Ted Ray, Roger Wethered and Leo
Diegel are rated at Is to / Homer
is down at 20 to 1, but Frank Ball,
who did SO well at ST. Annes. is
considered to have only an outside
chance at so to IN
The course is not as hard as for
merly, for all the rough has been
removed. 1t is not as fast as ST.
Andrews, but has much grass on
the greens and fairways, which
probably win favor the overseas
players. Although a number of new
bunkers have been put in, experts
believe the scoring will be low
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-08
Tough for this Bird.

MO while Babe Ruth has a
~ lot Of friends that are
4 plumbers, he lives in an
apartment where only. a jeweler
need monkey with the gold pipes
and diamond-studded hot-water
faucets. So to get a pass from
Rutland right, here let me say
he gets so many passes when he
goes to bat that he hates the very
word itself why his plumber
would have to be versatile and fix
the Ruth photograph for nothing
instead of the bathtub.
And to fix bathtub big enough
for Ruth, why, one would have to
be a builder of great lakes to do
it, for Ruth's splashing bowl is
only two feet less in diameter than
the Yankee stadium.
When they canned these free
lists for US tossers, they made the
cost of high living Jump right over
the high hurdles and up to the
place where the moon was during
the world ewar. A lot of friend
ships have been murdered on ac-