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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-10-03
Nssv Arctic Expedition

An Arctic expedition largely under
taken by Oxford university, England,
is about to start on an exploration
Of north Eastland, large island. so
miles square, which lies to the north
east of Spitzenbergen. Two previous
attempts have been made to explore
it. The first in 1873 was by the Nor
wegian Nordenskiold. and was only
,artly successful. A German expedi-
don in 1912 persisted in the attempt.
A specially designed seaplane will be
used. 1t will have a closed cabin,
carry coilapsible boat, and be
equipped with floats so designed that
landing may be made on the ice. The
plane will be provisioned for five
weeks The main equipment of the
Expedition will be carried in two YES
sells, one 3O0-ton Norwegian whaler,
he other n small. Norwegian sealing
sloep. The expedition will be led by
George Binney, leader of last years
Oxford expedition.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-10-03
Fine Golf Course on Roof

One Of the most unusual open air
golf courses in use today Is that which
has been built on the roof Of a store
in Atlanta, Ga. This course, accord
ing to a writer in Good Hardware. Is
surprisingly realistic and is a mighty
busy place. 1t measures about two
hundred feet long and fifty feet wide,
and has about as much golf atmos-
phere as a country club. The course
offers all the hazards, risks and pen
alties Of championship golf.
The hardware store which has I'M
provised this course on the roof of
it's building on, the busiest street In
the city is doing its bit to help along
the increasing popularity Of this fine
sport, which is being played so en-
Enthusiastically throughout the United
States. "Give man a golf club and
let him strike a ball, and he Is a con-
firrned golf fiend," some one has said.
This merchant is putting that Obser-
vatisn to a rigid test.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-10-03
Great Painters Used
Eggs to Mix COI0rd

Many pictures which pass as oil
paintings were not done with oil at
all, according to the directors of the
Foss Art museum at Harvard. AS
early as the Twelfth century eggs
were used for mixing paint In Italy
and for hundreds Of years painters all
over Europe did their work with pig
ments so made.
The white Of the eggs replaced
vegetable gums as binding me-
dunn for many Of the pigments; often
the white and yolk were mixed with
water and fig juice. forming tenn
pera, from which fine cOlors were
ground and laid on white plaster-cov-
cred surfaces.
In the perfection of the art the yolk
alone was used, and the quality OF
that article was closely examined. A
manuscript from the Fifteenth CEN
fury, directs that "for the faces of
young people you shall use the yolk
of the egg Of city hen. as 1t is light
err and less red In color than the yolk
Of the egg Of country hen"
The rivalry between city and c0un-
try hens in the Fifteenth century In
Italy Is said to have been intense.
During the intervening centuries this
has fallen off greatly. owing to inter
marriage, and the joint descendants
Of those early families now unite en-
Enthusiastically in welcoming American
tourists to the scenes Of their ances-
tors trlumphs.
The white Of an egg was used for
gliding to hold the gold-leaf on pam
els and frames. The yolk and white
were often mixed with colors for put
ting the finishing touches on fresco
paintings. Mixture of egg, oil and
varnish were used In glass painting;
the women Of the Renaissance favored
the use of egg in the decoration OF
their dresses, and painting with egg
adorned the finest furniture.
It is said that in Russia the use Of
eggs persisted long after the introduce
ton Of oil, as it was considered more
appropriate to the representation OF
the Trinity than a man-made product.
The art of egg painting reached Its
perfection In Italy in the Fifteenth
century, and, having reached 1t, van
ished. Nothing in the history of art
is more. striking than the fall Of tenn
pera painting, which, having spent 300
to 400 years in achieving completion,
died Of its own perfection.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-10-03
SaDed Time BY Taking
Three Meals at Once

My mother, writes subscriber to
the Youths Companion. told us chill
dren many times over of an incident
that once happened in grandfather's
home when she was a girl of sixteen.
A good-for-nothing, shiftless old fell
low by the name of Joe Minnick was
in debt to grandfather, and in order
to get what was coming to him and
also to help Joe out grandfather en-
gagged him to cut some wood In the
timber section about mile from the
home place. Old Joe lived only mile
farther on from grandfather's, but, as
it was customary for day laborer to
have his meals included in his wages,
he walked over to grandfather's for
breakfast.
The family had already finished the
morning meal and my mother was
clearing the dishes away when the old
man came in. Mother promptly pre-
pared the extra meal, and, since 1t was
a mile to the timber, she put up sub
stantial MONDAY lunch.
After Joe had finished his breakfast
he said to mother, Susan, If you will
put the. dinner on the table, will eat
it now, for don't like cold victuals."
Mother did so. and when he had
eaten he turned to her and said:
"Now, Susan, if you will get my sup
per for me, will eat 1t here and now,
and then won't have to walk all this
way back before going home"
Mother Immediately cooked old Joe's
supper and spread it before him. He
ate with avidity, and after this third
meal he turned to grandfather and
said: Isaac, I never work after eating
my supper. Good evening" And away
the shiftless old fellow went! Nor did
grandfather ever collect the debt.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-10-03
Birds as Prophets

In early days superstitious people
paid considerable attention to the
birds and their different cries. which
were believed to foretell events. thus
comes the old saying, "A little bird
told me-" Traces of this belief are to
be found in our own Old Testment,
where verse 20, of chapter 10, of Ec-
clesiastes, speaks Of ''for bird of the
air shall carry the voice and that
which hath wings shall tell the mat
ter" 1t Is generally agreed that 1t Is
from this belief in the universal
knowledge of birds, which, Of course.
are supposed to see everything from
the sky--that we get this saying. w..
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-10-03
Game Bird.

In a certain hotel ON Broadway
three men who, from their CONVERSE
ton, were evidently fond Of sports,
were, after exhausting golf. tennis,
etc., with the first course, now debat-
ing as to which kind Of game was the
best. A large. impressive individual
of the professional type stoutly de-
clared that nothing could be COM
pared to the pheasant, while his COM
panion was vainly trying to impress
upon his mind that partridge was the
best. Then the other one, more en-
thusiastic than the rest, decisively an
nounced that quail had no equal, and
to prove his point asked the colored
waiter to settle the argument.
"Well. suh," came the unexpected
answer, "for nah part, ! would rathah
have an American eagle served on a
silvah dollah." - Western Christian
Advocate (Cincinnati).
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-10-03
Pawnbroker Has Long
Been KnouOn as "UncIe''

: Authorities differ as to the origin
Of 'uncle" as applied to ,pawnbrokers
Some say uncle In this sense is a
pun on the Latin word "uncus," a
hook. Before spouts were adopted
pawnbrokers used hooks to lift arti-
cles pawned. "Gone to the uncus,"
say these authorities. was soon cor
rupted into ''gone to my uncle's," the
pronoun 'my" being supplied for the
sake of euphony. according to the De
troit News. This theory receives
some slight confirmation in the fact
that pawnbroker's shop Is also some
times called a spout" This is be-
cause spout is usually used to lift
the articles pawned.
But there seems to be more plaus-
ible. theory as to the origin Of "uncle"
as applied to pawnbrokers. People in
stinctively try to conceal the fact that
they have pawned an article. 1t is
natural for such persons to pretend
that money thus obtained Is from a
rich uncle.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-10-03
Analyze Flowing Gas

Determination of the amount of car
bon d!oxide gas in the fiue gases from
blast furnaces is an important method
of furnace control, but 1t has al
ways been a difficult job to get sam
pies OF the hot gases for analysis. "A
German firm has now invented a meth
cd Of using electricity to make con-
tinuous analyses of the. flowing gas.
Different gases have differing powers
of heat transmission. Electrically
heated wires are passed through an
air chamber and through one filled
with fiue gases. Electrical resistance
of the wires changes with the temper
allure, and since the relative heat losses
measure the amount of carbon dioxide
in the flue gas. that percentage can
be easily measured by determination
of the electrical resistance.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-10-03

Under date of September 18th, the
u. S. Census Bureau, at Washington,
broadcasted the following:
There are fewer paupers in aims
houses in the United States than there
has been in the past twenty years and
the number per 100000 of population
is smaller than it has ever been.
'There were $4,000 paupers in aims
houses on January LIST, last year, COM
pared with "a, 1913 in 1910, the Census
Bureau announced.
There were more than twice as
many male paupers as females last
year."
Before the adoption of the Prohibi-
ton Amendment to the National Con-
stitution, you didn't hear of pauperism
decreasing, while the population was
increasing, did you?
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-10-03
Reason for Mechanics

During the contest between Charles
l and his parliament 1t was fashion
able among the church people to give
Scripture names to their children. and
sometimes the name would consist of
phrase. or even an entire verse. One
child was actually named "Who. Com
forteth Us in All Our Tribulation,
That We May Be Able to Comfort
Them Which Are in Any Trouble
With the Comfort Wherewith We Our
selves Are ComfOrted," Tichbourne
And what do you suppose the kids
ahbbed him when he started to
school? "Trlb."-St. Louis Globe
Democrat.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-10-03
Frog That Liked Eggs

A little girl who studies birds made
the discovery that frog will eat q
blackbird's eggs. the London Morning
Post reports. She found low-built
nest with two eggs, one having a small
hole at the big end. Next day she
found frog on the nest. its tongue
Ticking in and out of the hole. Either
the noise of the grass under my feet.
or the gasp let out" she relates in d
kind of affidavit, frightened the frog
away" On the ;tllrd day she foind
both the eggs with holes and EMPTY.
Unlike toads, frogs boast teeth. but are
not usually reckoned among egg
thieves.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-10-03
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1924

The state of Washington has inaug-
urated "Get- Out-and-Vote" move
ment which will undoubtedly spread to
other states. Any movement which
has for its object the nlarshaling OF
what is known as the stay-at-home vote
should have the hearty support OF both
Republicans and Democrats. AS rule,
the man or woman who neglects to
register and vote can give no valid ex-
cuse for failure to perform that import
ant civic duty. Both our country and
the political parties will be better off at
all times with full registration and a
full vote.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-10-03
Electricity in canada

Canada leads the world in the per
capita consumption Of electric energy,
according to statistics complied by the
Dominion bureau Of statistics. Each
inhabltant consumed 800 kiiowatt
hours of electrical energy in year.
There Is an electric meter In Can
ada for every five Inhabitants. There
is 454-horsepower installed In Canada
for every 1000 of population. The
present recorded waterpower re-
sources of Canada will permit Of tur-
bines Of AGO. 900 horsepower. oa
which today $4,000 IL In use
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-10-03
4 Ho.v a Tree Grorvs

A popular belief seems to be that
a scar on a tree trunk grows up
ward with the tree" Such. of course,
is not the case, says Nature Maya
zine. A blaze mark struck shoulder
high by trapper hundred years
ago win still be shoulder high today.
A tree expands in girth with the sea-
sons, but greater height is attained
only by new growth at the top.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-10-03
What They Remark and
What They Really Mean

Nearly all ADVERSE criticism means,
II could have done 1t much better"
All praise of the gushing variety
means, 81 couldn't have done better
myself"
please criticize this work for me-
usually means, please give this the
once-over and then praise me-"
"Please don't observe too closely, for
the house is in a frightful state" usual
ly means, Take look and see If you
can find any, dust"
II didn't have time to do my hair"
usually means, II think it arranged
very becomingly and you are invited to
share my opinion"
II am not half good enough for you"
means. please assure me that you
consider it~an honor to be courted by
man of my excellence"
"The common people are half-baked
idiots" means, "The common people
haven't sense enough to appreciate
me-"
"Hurrah for Brown" >means
Browns opinions are similar to mine,
which is sufficient evidence that he Is
good and wise man."
Il had few advantages as boy
means, Haven't I accomplished Won
ders for one so handicapped at the
start?"
"I'll be glad to introduce you to any
Of these people" means, MAKE note
Of the fact that l am on intimate
terms with all Of these big guys
Baltimore Sun.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-10-03
The Test

The Hottest test of friendship-un-
derstood as companionship-is the
power to do without it. And in this
world of external COMMISSIONS and sep
arations. there is often such need. We
do not yield the friendship, but must
forego the companionship. Then
comes the proof of our capacity for
sacrifice. our loyalty, to the highest
of all. We turn our faces from each
other, but never our hearts. and walk
our opposite ways. Gradually the
heavens widen and deepen above us {;
we find ourselves breathing new, yet
strangely familiar atmospheres. sweet
with the breath of the old affection ,
we see ourselves sees the other
met once more in Presence which
has never forsaken us.-Lucy Larcom.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-10-03
ALWAYS FEEL GOOD AFTER
EATING

Chamberlain's Tablets are just
what you need when you feel dull
and stupid after eating. They slim
ulate the action of the stomach.
liver and bowels. and the whole body
responds to the renewed activity of
these important organs. Only use.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-10-03
GOOD TO KNOW THIS

Bad breath is always unwelcome
and also unnecessary. 1t is good
thing to know that Chamberlain
Tablets, over night, will sweeten the
stomach and breath, clear the bowels,
enliven the liver. An easy. pleasant
breath sweetener that never dis
appoints,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-10-03
A BOY AND HIS STOMACH

The boy who eats whatever, when
ever and as much as he pleases is
sure sometime to need very suddenly
Chamberlain Collie and Diarrhoea
Remedy. 1t stops almost instantly
agonizing stomach and bowel pains,
hot weather cramps and weakening
diarrhoea. Should be kept in every
household for just such emergencies.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-10-03

When a man complains that he
has one foot in the grave the wise
undertaken doesn't count his chickens
before they are Matched.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-10-03

Make both ends meet and tn.
middle will take care of itself.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-04-24
Vines TrUine Right or Left

Some vines always Irvine TO the
right, while others almost invariably
Irvine to the left. Many vines, how
ever, wind their main stems and
branches spirally around stiff trunks
and stalks. This enables the vine, al
though powerless to stand alone. to
display its flowers to the bees and Of
fer it's seeds to the birds and the
wind. Some vines in twining always
bend to the right and others always
bend to the left. The climbing garden
bean is good example of the vines
which always rise by twining TO the
right. Wherever the cultivated or
wild runner beans grow, whether
feeble or strong, In sunshine or shade,
every part of the main stem will be
found bending constantly to the right
in climbing its support. The common
hop vine Is just as constant In It's In
clination to the left.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-04-24
Data on Oil and Gas

The Department of the Interior has
just issued bulletin 736 of the geolog-
ical survey, which Is made up Of eight
reports thar have already been pub
lished as Individual booklets. This bull
letin win be Of particular interest to
biologists and oil and gas operators
working In the Rocky mountains mid
continent and gulf coast fields, for 1t
contains the geological surveys re-
ports on the geology and oil prospects
in the Usage oil field of Wyoming, the
Grow Indian reservation of Montana,
the El Dorado oil field of Arkansas.
the Madill-D enison area of Oklahoma
and Texas. the Ranger district Of
Texas and the Brooks. Steen and
Grand Saline salt domes of Texas. The
bulletin is illustrated with maps, geo.
logic sections and well logs, which
should be Of use to driIlers and OPP
orators In the areas described.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-04-24

The general enforcement of pas
teurization Of milk is called for In the
public interest, and there can be little
doubt that, step by step. this will come
into operation. 1t is the most prae-
teal method of state regulation and
when carried out satisfactorily, 1t Sc
cures Immediate safety against seri-
GUS risks OF infection. For many years
efforts to improve the sanitary condi-
tiens Of the farm and the cowbarn
have been made, but with results
which are quite incommensurate with
the expense involved. BY dirt tests,
bacterial counts, insistence on cooling
of the milk at the farm, and allied
measures, both the wholesale pur-
chaser Of the farmers milk and the
sanitary authority can do much to
increase its cleanliness; but pasteur-
ization is the essential safeguard In
the public interest. Attacks on pas
teurized milk are not scientifically
justified, and they involve, If success
full. q continuance Of the supply of In
fective milk, with the dangers at pres
ent associated with Its consumption
Nature Magazine.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-04-24
Cost Hin, $500 an Hour

Sarah Todd, wife of the original
John Jacob Aston, was Brevoort and
the founder of the Astor family fire.
quently said she was such fine bust
ness woman he was compelled to con-
suit her on important projects. She
was. indeed, so good that she charged
him 5000 an hour for consultation,
which he paid. and she invested 1t for
the benefit of her children.
John Brevoort was the first gold
smith of New Amsterdam. His crea-
tions still are considered works of
art. Some of the Brsvoorts were iron
mongers. Charlotte Brevoort was a
social leader and married Mayor
Whitehead Hicks.
Henry Brevoort was a friend of Sir
walter Scott and Washington Irving.
James Carson, historian, was of the
family. They were generous patrons
Of literature and art and founded the
artistic group which still clusters
about Washington square.-Detroit
News.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-04-24
Sheriff IS Sale.

Notice of foreclosure sale by sher
iff-real property.
Ivan L. Osterhout, plaintiff, VS.
Roy N. Lyons, Norma Lyons, Delbert
Lyons, Olive Lyons, and Addie Lyons,
heirs, and all unknown heirs and clai-
mants of Bernice A. Lyons, deceased,
defendants.
Under and by virtue of an order of
sale and decree Of foreclosure and sale,
issued out of the district court of the
tenth Judicial district of the state of
Idaho, in and for the county of Lewis,
on the 18th day of April, A. d., 1924,
in the above action, wherein Ivan l..
Osterhout, the above named plaintiff,
obtained Judgment and decree of
foreclosure and sale against Roy N.
Lyons, Norma Lyons, Delbert Lyons,
Olive Lyons and Addie Lyons, heirs,
and all unknown heirs and claimants
of Bernice A. Lyons, deceased, defend
ants, on the 18th day of April, A. D.,
1924, for the sum of $819.48 besides
interest and accruing costs, which said
decree has been recorded in judgment
book of said court at page IL; I am
commanded to sell the certain lots,
pieces or parcels of land, situated, ly-
ing and being id the county of Lewis,
state of Idaho, and bounded and de-
scribed as follows, to-wit:
The southwest quarter (SWA) of
the northeast quarter (NEA), the
southeast quarter (SEA of the north
west quarter (NwA), the northeast
quarter (NEA) of the southwest quar-
ter (SWA and the northwest quarter
(NWA) of the southeast quarter
(SEA) of section one ~, township
thirty-four (34), north, range two (2),
east of the Boise meridian, containing
one hundred and sixty acres, together
with all and singular, the tenements,
Embellishments and appurtenances
belonging or in anywise ap-
Public notice is hereby given that /
IN Saturday, the 10th day of May, A.
D., 1924, at $3.50 o'clock, p. M, of that
lay in front of and at the front door
If the court house of the county of
Lewis, in Nezperce, Idaho, I will in
obedience of said order of sale and de-
rec of foreclosure and sale, sell the
lbove described property or so much
hereof as may be necessary to satisfy
aid Judgment with interest and costs,
nd accruing costs, to the highest and
'est bidder, for the lawful money of
he United States.
Dated April II, 1924. 47-4
A. w. Mitchell, Sheriff
BY L. Brown, Deputy.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-04-24
"Too" kzost Misspelied
Word in Dictionary

Tile little nonosyllabie too" Is the
most misspelled word In the language.
according to study made by ]. A. Les
ter of the Hill school. Potfstown. Pa.
To find out which words are most fire.
quently misspelled, Mr.. Lester COM
piled a list Of the 80 words most often
found Incorrect In the compositions
written during period of seven years
by 2,414 candidates for college en-
trance.
This inquiry suggested to the teuch-
ers Of London that a similar list might
be compiled from the work of British
pupils. AS preliminary to this study
the 80 words that had stumped Ameri-
can students were tried out on British
pupils. Teachers In all parts of Eng
land, Scotland and Wales dictated this
list to 1854 pupils In the elementary
schools.
AS result Of the test. 1t was found
that British and American students
misspell different words. The word
'too," first on the American list.
was forty-third in order of words
IuibSpcilSu ny DEtt1cu puphSs w
gether," another seemingly hard
word for American pupils. Is not
stumbling block TO the British.
It was fourth on the American list and
forty-ninth on the British.
The only word which appeared
among the ten most frequently mis-
spelled by both American and British
pupils was committee" Whether or
not to double the ms, It's and es WAS
evidently puzzle to both groups.
No comparison can be made of the
spelling ability of American and Brit
ish pupils, as the British elementary
school children were, of course, much
younger than the American high school
graduates. This difference Of age ac-
counts somewhat for the dissimilarity
In the misspelled words.
Long words were hardest for the
British children, whereas the matter Of
length was not an index to those mis-
spelled by Americans. The % words
Of the so which British pupils most fire.
quently misspelled contained 229 let
ters, whereas the remaining % con-
tanned only 100. American pupils, on
the other hand, misspelled about an
equal number Of long and short words. |
Boston Globe.