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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-03-16
MASTERS or THE LONG BOW
Examples Of Wonderful Archery Put
Something Of Strain on the
Ordinary Imagination.

Examples of the drawing Of the
long bow" are to be found in the
worlds literature long before the time
of the famous Baron Munchausen; in
deed, by far the greater part of these
had their origin in the remote past.
Virgil, In the Aeneid, tells of four
archers who were shooting for prize,
the mark being a pigeon held by a
cord to the mast of ship. The first
man hit the mast, the second cut away
the cord, and the third shot the pigeon
as 1t flew away! The fourth archer,
having nothing left at which to shoot,
drew his bow and sent his arrow fly
ing toward the sky with such speed
that the friction of the air set the
feathers on fire and it swept on like
a meteor, to disappear in the sky. r
The stories of Robin Hoods archery,
Illustrated by his wonderful perform
ance as Locksley In Scott's "fvanhoe,"
are also a decided strain on ones
powers of belief.
The majority Of long-bow stories re-
late to the accurate aim of archers
but Frenchman, Blaise de yigeners,
tells one in which the main point is
the tremendous force with which an
arrow may be propelled If the bow is
strong and long enough. According
to his account, he saw Turk, one
Barbarossa, admiral of a ship called
the Grand Solyman, send an arrow
from his bow clean through a cannon
ball Whether the cannon ball had
a hole in It or not, the narrator fails
to tell us.
Perhaps the most astounding of all
stories about arrow shooting Is that
Of the Indians who used to inhabit
Florida. 1t is related that q group
Of them would form circle, one would
throw an ear Of Indian corn into the
air, the others would shoot at 1t and
shell 1t of every grain before 1t fell
to the ground! Sometimes, 1t is
added, the arrows would strike che
ear of corn SO hard and fast that 1t
would remain suspended in the air for
several seconds and the cob never fell
until the last grain had been shot
away.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-03-16
Memorial 70 war Poet

In a speech at London, Ontario, Mr..
Graham. minister of militia. stated that
Canada was negotiating for the pur-
chase Of vimy Ridge, which she de-
sired to maintain as park to perpetu-
ate the memory of Canadian soldiers.
It is understood that the imperial
graves committee has approved the
plan. for the memorial to Col. John
McCrae, author Of "In Flanders
Fields" in Wimereux cemetery, for
which funds have been COLLECTED by
Canadian clubs. The MEMORIAL will
be stone seat at the entrance OF the
cemetery. On the seat will be carved
4 verse from McCrae's famous poem.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-03-16
The Pneumonia Month.

March Is a typical pneumonia
month and usually gives high rate
of mortality for the disease. After
a long and hard winter, the system
loses much of it's resistance and peo-
pie grow careless. When every cold,
no matter how slight, is given
prompt and intelligent attention,
there is much less danger of pneu-
monia., 1t should be borne in mind
that pneumonia is a germ. disease
and breeds in the throat. Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy is an expect
GRANT and cleans out the germ lad
sned mucus and not only cures a
cold but prevents its resulting in
pneumonia. 1t is pleasant to take.
Children take it willingly.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-03-16
PIsTAcHIo NUT IN DEMAND
Article That Has Few Rivals for. Fla.
vorfnu Was Originally a Ma
tive of Syria.

Tie pistachio nut, which gives such
a delightful flavor to confectionery
and ice cream, grows on small tree
which is native Of Syria, but has
been introduced into western Asia
countries of the Mediterranean, Califor-
MIA and other southern states, although
nuts of the best quality are imported
from Syria, Persia and Arabia.
The pistachio is oval In shape, with
red skin and greenish kernel, grow
ing in clusters and separating easily
IN halves. The flavor is delicious and
the color makes it very valuable for
decorative purposes. 1t is sometimes
sailed while in the shell and in some
countries 1t is dipped in sea water in
the process of curing.
The pistachio nut was known in
very early times and it is said was the
spices included in the presents which
Joseph's brethren took with them
from Canaan to Egypt, when Jacob
said: Garry down the man a pres
ent. little balm and little honey,
spices and myrrh. nuts and almonds"
When pistachio nuts are used for fla
voring Ice cream. very small guam
tity is used and the color Is often
deepened by aniline green. which does
not improve the flavor.-Cleveland
News-I .eader.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-03-16
"Not an lsIandlu

]. st. Loe Strachey, famous editor
of the Spectator tells this John Hay
story in "The Adventure of Living"
just published:
Il remember his (Hay'sl telling me
twenty years ago-that- is, during the
Spanish war-how the German am
bassador in London had approached
him officially with the request that a
portion Of the Philippine islands
should be ceded--heavens knows why
Ito the kaiser, l can well recall his
contemptu0us imitation Of the manner
OF the request, You hat so many
islands; why could you not give us
somey asked Hay what he had
replied, With a somewhat grim
smile he answered I told him: mot
an island-not one."'"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-03-16
WITH IRON HAND
Mexican Military Official Has
Wiped Out Banditry.
Hls Methods Hardly Constitutional,
and In High Degree Arbitrary,
but They Worked.

A Mexican peon came out Of store
with q bar Of dirty white metal on his
shoulder. He dumped it on a rough
~ In the bottom of wagon and
Wandered up the street. At inter-
walls he reappeared with other bars, as
we sat in the sun and talked OF San
Francisco and Washington and Paris.
Then he went to restaurant for his
noon meal Of beans and cakes, Her
bert Corey writes In the National
Geographic Magazine.
The bars were Of silver. They
would have been quite as safe If they
had been gold, for there are conven-
lions in crime. One does not steal
bullion In the street nowadays.
Bandits there are, of course.
"Were," corrected the dry river
prospector. "Were."
General Flores had put an enid to
banditry, 1t seemed. An extraordinary
man. Ten years ago q ,stevedore at
Mazatlan, unable to read and write.
A power among his fellows because of
his qualities Of leadership and also be-
cause he was absolutely fair.
He had fought his way up, by sheer
military ability, coupled with ruthless
ness, until now he is the military gov
ernOr OF the three states of Sonora,
Sinaloa and Nayarit. The state au-
thorities In Sonora do not get on with
him, and so he confines his operations
to the other states.
cone heard of him everywhere. Al
ways people said Of Flores, HE is
fair; absolutely fair"
He had stopped banditism in a way
of his own. In the United States we
chase bandits when they break into
Sank or hold up a train. 1t makes
excellent melodrama and often we
catch the bandits.
flores sent out cuidadors, which
term might be translated as "caretak-
ers," who are really one man field
courts-martial. They pop into a vii
lage in the early morning, accompa-
MED by soldiers, who shoot at people
who try to leave town through by
paths.
They set up court in the plaza and
send out their agents. SECT Juan" they
say, "Juan Esmeet."
The evidence has already been col
lected and passed on-the secret serv-
ice agents Of Flores have attended to
that.
Juan is as good as dead when the
soldiers put their hands on him. He
makes a few farewells, parcels out his
fighting cocks among his friends, kisses
his wife and babies, and walks to the
wall. x They always die bravely. said
the dry-river pr0spector.
CIn one village Flores had shot IT
Ebandits and in another 80.
One might ride through Sinaloa or
Nayarit with gold pieces hung all over
Z him nowadays. Banditry has practi-
cally disappeared. Up In one corner
of Durango they still steal and kill,
but that is outside Of Flores juris-
diction.
But the cuidadors?' asked. "Are
they always honest and fair7"
sThey had better be-" said Dry Riv-
81. grimly. with Flores r.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-03-16
pyeino Two cotors at Once.

Recently real new development In
edyeing has taken place, due to the
discovery Of a new class Of dyestuffs
This. discovery is Of English origin
and the new dyes are called ion
amines. A peculiar thing about the
dyes is that they will color artificial
silk only. They have NO effect on any
other fabric. When q bath 10 made
up, containing direct cotton dye Of
blue and one Of these new dyestuffs,
possessing red color. piece Of
cloth made Of cotton with silk threads
will be colored blue in the cotton part
and red in the silk part.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-03-16
No Sooner said Than Done.

We recently moved to a new neigh
borhood, having bought an old mouse
that we are remOdeling
One of my neighbors dropped in
while L was staining the stairs. and
N the course. OF our chat ] said, "I'd
just like to get hold of the creature
who put soft wood stairs in this house
and used hardwood for the rallings.
He must have been a choice idiot to
put soft wood where the wear comes. "
She was quiet moment and then
said: People didn't use hardwood
when we built this house. Chicago
Tribune.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-03-16
eettlna His Rearlnqs.

dWhen you leave | hope you will
say a good word for our hotel, sir?'
Certainly" replied the guest who
had been wandering around In fog
for a week. BEST place ever stopped
decidedly. By the way" continued
the guest, with mysterious. air,
would you mind giving me a little In
formationl'
"Of course not"
whats the name of this hotel and.
furthermore. what's the name Of this
town?"-Birmingham Age-Heraid.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-03-16
Device Of Worth

An improved machine for use In the
manufacture and repair Of chains.
catches, rings, silyerware and other
-jewelry, Is described In Popular Me-
chanics Magazine II provides three
different heats for electric soldering
and Is said to be sllockproof, A suit.
able piece Of solder is placed upoa the
carbon electrode. the article Ia Clipped
by the tweezers that form the other
terminal Of the circuit fiux Is applied,
the Joint of the article is put In con-
tact with the solder, and the current
is turned on by foot switch.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-03-16
EXPLAINED.

Say, that land you sold me, sight
unseen, was nothing but swamp
said the irate caller
isn't your name BlithersbyT'
asked the alert dealer.
mo. It's Twobble."
That's probably how 1t happened.
/ had a client named Blithersby who
wanted some land suitable for duck
hunting and ] got the order mixed.
Sorry, sir. Yop might see Mr. Bllthers-
by."-Birmipgham Age-Herald.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-03-16
ChamberIain,a cough Remedy

Nothing So Good for Cough or Cold
Everyone who has used Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy speaka we'll
of it," writes Edward P, Miller, ABB
bottstown, Pa, People who once use
this preparation are seldom satisfied
with any other, 1t ia excellent to
allay cough or break up cold.
Many man throws bouquets at
himself who isa't specially fond of
flowers.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-03-16

Queen Alexandra's favorite perfume
Is "Ess Bouquet" which has been in
use among the English royal family
for nearly one hundred years, but the
recipe of which has always been kept
secret by the manufacturers, and
handed down from father to son.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-03-16
sure,

did yan sell Mr.. Twpbble any of
that stpckm
NO. said the salesman. sWhen /
told him It would make him rich in
six months he said he couldn't stand
the shock of sudden wealth. Do you
suppose he was Joking"
s'You showed him the stock, didn't
you?"
"Yes,"
He was joking" Birmingham Age
Herald.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-03-16

The Woman was ON the West Side
the other day just at matinee time
when she noticed before q wretched
little theater crowd waiting in line.
Ahead Of the line was an enormous
billboard upon which was written:
I've don't want you If you don't wear
q collar and cravat'
Was 1t effective advertlslng7 The
Vsman wonders Chicago Journal
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-03-16
Metric System epreada.

The government Of the Netherlands
East Indies is to substitute the metric
system of weights and measures In the
retail trade in place Of the avoirdupois
system now In use In some Of these
eountrleA
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-03-16

It's mighty hard work to talk
down fellow who is willing to take
both sides of an argument.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-03-16

Dumb luck must be the kind that
comes from keeping ones mouth
shut.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-03-16
When a girls face is her fortune
she has no fear of pickpockets.

Why hide your light under q
bushel when it's is such a handy
place to conceal your faults?
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-03-16

When a girl refers to twilight as
the cleaning, it's a pretty sure sign
she's In love.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-03-16
Will Be Furnished BY The State
Department OF Forestry Free.


The State Department of Forestry,
in order to encourage the planting
of shade trees along the public high
ways, offers to furnish free of charge
at the State Nursery, College Park,
black walnut and black locust trees
of suitable size for roadside plant
ing, under the following conditions:
1. There must be not less than
" mile of continuous planting on
both sides of the highway.
2. Black locust must be planted
not less than 35 feet, nor more than
so feet apart, black walnut. not less
than SO feet, or more than rs feet
apart.
8. The trees must be planted
within the right-of-way of public
highways, in order to give them the
legal status Of public shade trees,
and in every case the consent of the
abutting property owners must be
secured. On state roads, the loca-
tion of the trees must be approved
by, the State Roads Commission, and
where the right-of-way of a. state
road is less than so feet, tree plant
ing is generally prohibited.
4. Applications will be filed in
the order received. AS the supply
of trees is limited those interested
should apply promptly. The trees
offered are about two inches in
diameter and from to ~ feet in
height.
No charge is made for the trees,
except when not called for at the
Nursery, College Park, but shipped
by freight or express, the cost of
packing for shipment will be charg-
ed.
Only black walnut and black To-
Gust are offered free, but other
species, such as pin oak, red oak,
elm, Oriental plane, and white ash
can be furnished at cost.
Black walnut is well adapted to
roadside planting, where the soil is
deep and fertile with abundant
moisture and under such conditions,
this makes rapid growth. 1t does
not cast heavy shade, nor does it
the soil, hence it is very
satisfactory for planting along road
sides through agricultural sections,
as it does not interfere with culti-
vated crops.
The Department of Forestry will
cooperate with organizations, or in
dividuals, desiring to plant trees,
furnish a planting plan, estimate
cost, and also furnish the services
Of an expert to supervise the plant
ing, when desired.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-03-16

The chronic handshaker some
times has knife up his sleeve.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-03-16
HoLsTEIN COW BREAKS
RECORD.
Produces 43.2 Pounds OF Butter and
$40 Pounds MILK In Seven

|
Days.
The Newark, DEL, Post reports
that Bess Johanna Ormsby a regis
tered Holstein COW owned by H. F.
DUPONT at his Winterthur Farms, in
Christiana Hundred, Delaware, has
just broken all milk and butter
records for the State by producing
in seven days 1872 pounds of butter
and $40 pounds of milk.
Her best single days production
was 6.S pounds of butter and 122
pounds of milk, the latter being
equivalent to 81 quarts.
/ This is the second 40-pound rec
ord to be made by this COW at Win
terthur Farms, she having produced
40.7 pounds of butter and 657
pounds of milk in seven days four
years ago.
Bess Johanna Ormsby is the only
cow in the world holding two rec
ords each above 40 pounds of butter
and in addition to this she has also
made two other seven-day records
both above 81 pounds. Not only is
Bess Johanna Ormsby the champion
producer for seven days, but her
long time records have never been
approached by any dairy cow of any
breed. She is credited with having
made over 1000 pounds of butter in
each of three different years in what
is known as the ten months or 305-
day division. This is the worlds
record production for the three
years.
This cows recent record was of
ficially supervised and checked by
three different experts representing
the Agricultural Experiment Station
at Newark, in addition to Professor
Baker who has charge of the official
testing work at the University of
Delaware. The record was further
checked by an experienced supervis-
or from the New Jersey Experiment
Station, at New Brunswick, N. ].
This latest record probably makes
Bess Johanna Ormsby the most val
liable COW of the Holstein breed.
One of her sons-a three, months
old calf-sold at public auction in
1919 forsover $4,000, and a year
later an offer of $4,000 was refus-
ed for another of her sons, Mr.. du-
Pont having decided to retain this
young bull in the Winterthur herd
as junior herd sire.
TREES FOR ROADSIDE PLANT
ING.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1923-09-13

Tim debata o valuaci pro
!uto schIzi skoncena.
Br. Turek oznamuje, ze Vel
korad prichystal We stredu cd
poledne projMd'ku mestem We
z hodiny.
Br. Krejci pfedstavil sestry
Ryantovou a Simakovou cd ra-
du Josef Jungman {. /, G. S.
B. P. j.
Br. Turek je uvital.
Sestra Ryantova promluvila
k bratim a sestre a udala, re
je zakladatelkynf S. P. j. a re
dekuje c. S. B. P. j., ze tuto
damskou Jednotu spoluzalozi-
la.
Reel jeji provolano Ma zdar
Predseda, br. Ferd. Turek,
uzavrel toto zasedani We IL 80
Ferd. Turek, pTedseda.
]. j. Karnik a Kar. Pekarek
tajemnici.
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Br. BorIvka: DIE teto move
tabulky by Sc lepe agitovalo
mlade clenstvo nez nyni.
Br. Turek Sc taze, ida moz-
no sahnouti ma $4,000 We pro-
speech starych.
Br. Zicha: Ano.
Br. Turek Sc pta, zda by ka-
zdy novy Glen nemusel sloziti
vetsi obnos, ably sc mohly po-
jistky hned vyplacet.
Br. Zicha pravi, ze vyse po-
platkd je tax vypocitana, ably
sc mohlo hned obchodovat.
Vedle toho, re Sc mohou peni-
re obraceti ma pajcky a jine s
vetsimi droky, kdezto pri sta
rem zpdsobu bylo mozno ku-
povati pouze bondy malymi
lroky. Ale prirozene k pro-
vadeni takovychto pdjcek tre-
ba velike obezrelosti.
Br. Vybormy sc pta, zda by
Sc molly vydavat tez "Endow-
ment policies.
Pr. Zicha. AnO
Br. Krajicek pravi, ze mia
de generaci by toto bylo mi
lejsi, nebot' ia s nasim syste-
mem nesouhlasi, ale odporucu-
je, ably stare pojisteni dale tel
existovalo.
DR.. Mueller mysli, ze by to
bez zalozniho fondu neslo pro
pripad epidemic.
Br. Zicha: Tech $4,000 zpo
catku by slouzilo "a reservni
fond.
Br. Kubecek uvadi, ze jim6
Jednoty existuji a nejsou sol
|ventnfmi.
Br. Zach poukazuje ma jed
nu Jednotu Mass, ktera by
la rozpuStena pro nesolvent.
most v tom state a nesmi pfij-
mout v tom state ami cent ma
poplatcich.
Br. JakouIbek uzn&va tento
krok "a dobry, ale pfilis ry.
chly a RAINY.
Br. Grubauer pravi, ze lepe
zlepsit nasi Jednotu ma raz,
nez chodit kazdym sjezdem 6
novymi zvysenimi a pax "a 4
leta budeme tfeba pills staff
a kdybychom tuto zmenu u.
chit chteh, nebylo by nam to
mozno.
Br. Fabian Sc pfimlouv&,
ably sc wal vsestranny ohled
ma stare cleny.
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PATNACTY Sued {. S. B. P. J.
v CLEVELANDE, o.

a byti ujisteni, ze odporuSi jen
to nejlepSi nasf Jednote.
Vyklad br. Zichy prijat byl
uznalym potleskem sjezdu.
Rratr Vondluska vysvstluje,
ze pfijetfm teto tabulky nebylo
by pax dalsfch pfekazek, aby-
chom Sc spojili 8 kteroukoliv
jinou Jednotou, jez je solvent.
nj.
Tabulky porovnany jsau, jak
nasleduie:
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TENATECH
R ON A NJ
Napsal Karel M. Pffbramskf.

cal bych mu odporuceni jinam
- sesel by nam oci :. Odtud
must We tvem zajmu, jde o
tvdj kid, o TIVE zdravi.
Mavla rukou, ze zalezi pra-
malo ma tom vsem. Ale pres
to cltila, re neunika vlivu jeho
SLOW, re podleha otci. Neveri-
la ami sllvku z toho, co vykla-
dial o svych pohnutkach a cf-
lech, byla 81 vedoma, ze mu
ide phi tom vsem jen a .jen o
penize, ale druhe strany by
10 v jeho feci mnoho nepopira-
telne pravdiveho, videla v du-
chu svdj dalsi zivot jako me-
ustaly zapas, potaceni Sc mezi
dvema okraji, jez skonci tim,
re klesne vysilena, zmucena a
utrapena. Jeji zivot pred ma
vratem Nevolovym pripadal il
opravdu krasnym, astnym,
vtelenym blahem A proc?
Ponevadz vedela, re je daleko
. re Sc nemize vratit k nj. i.
- Pryc odsud musi, koncil
otec. Mas ma vybranou: bud
vyfldi Sc to vse "a ucasti Du-
binovy nebo bez nj prostym
tvym pranim Opakuji, ze
jsem ochoten vyridit vec sam.
A povis mu, re 81 preji,
aby odesel?
- Nebude-li zbyti, povim.
Ale jen nebude-i zbyti, Dou-
fam, re Sc mi to podari bez
toho.
Tvar mlade zeny vyjadrova-
la jasne nedGveru.
Wis, co? pravil, rrojed-
nam vec sam, ale mohla bys by
ii phi tom.
Byla bysi toho prala, ale "a
Sc Sc lekala toho, mimo to Sc
rozpomnela, ze by pax nevy-
hnutelne doslo k rozmluve a tu
bylo jeji povinnosti povedet
vse Dubinovi a -.
- Ne, pravila, nechci byti
pri tomto vyjednavani
Ostatne, kdy chces MIN pro-
mluviti?
= Odklady Sc takova vec
jenom znesnadhuje, bude snad
nejlepe, posleme-i prom hned.
Uzkost il sevrela znovu, usi-
lovala odklad, snazila sc ma
lezt zaminku k nemu.
- Drive bys mel promluvit
S reditelem?
-Nezli bu'du dohodnut S Ne
volou? Naprosto ne, reditel by
pax spatroval v nasem jednani
neco daleziteho, zvlast' dGle-
Mas pravdu, odpovedela
resignovane.
= Poslu tedy pro Nevolu.
- Treba, ale pocket, az O.
dejdu. Nechci jej spatfit ami
s MIN mluvit.
Setfil mel podezfeni, ze chce
poslouchat vedle, co bude mlu
Wit.
Kan pGjdeS?
Do parku, beztoho tam
prijdu ted malo kdy. Jakmile
bude po vSem, posli pro mne.
- Dobra.
Vysla z pokcje. Setfil pfi-
stoupil k oknu a cekal, az Sc
ukazala ma ceste parku. PAX
zazvonil naridl vstupujicimu
sluhovi:
- Pozadejte mym jmenem
pana adjunkta Novaka, ably
prisel ke mne.
VII.
Kdyz spatTil Newola oknem
kancelafe povoz sc Setrilem,
jedouci do zamku, zmocnil se
no nepokoj, jenz Sc brzy zme-
nil v obavy a konecne v lz-
kost. Byl presvedcen, ze pri-
chod Aniccina otce jest prom
okolnosti astnou, jestlize
mlada zena sc zmlni, co sc sta
10, nebo uvidf-h jej Setril. To-
muto nebezpeci bylo lie Sc wy
hnonti a Nevola 81 uminil. ze