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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-08-22
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VAST SUNKEN FOREST
BELTS ENGLISH CITY
Huge Trees, Ages Old, Sup4
ply Farmers With Fuel

The discovery Of ancient human and
animal remains In the fens around
Ely, England, serves to draw attention
to the industry connected with this
vast sunken forest. q
The forest extends In a circle round
Ely and runs without break for
nearly forty miles, and the mystifying
fact about it is that trees, some eighty
feet in length, all lie in an easterly
direction. Was 1t some terrific prime
val whirlwind that laid them low, asks
"a Fenmare" in the London Mall
With the coming of every spring
scores of these great trees slowly
emerge from the ground, for each wind
that sweeps across the ever-drying
fens conveys more and more Of the
dusty surface soil into the dykes.
Instead Of regarding the trees as a
nuisance, the farmer looks upon them
with friendly eye, for half dozen
fen oaks will supply him and his
employees with firewood for year.
The farmers and small holders are
at present busy with eight-horse teams
dragging these giants out Of the soil,
having previously trenched the trunks
and sawn them into sections to facili-
tate carting. Near Littleport, 1t Is
computed, there are roughly, thou
sand of fen oak trees lying just under
the surface Of an eighteen-acre field.
In some districts of the fen the work
Of exhuming the trees is known as
"oaking," which must always be done
when
The winters past. and corn all
And safely In the bins;
Then yoke your teams, my merry laos,
And get the fen oaks in"
Though the trees must be thousands
of years old, their wood is as sound
now as 1t was on the day they crashed
to the ground. Pines Of huge dimen-
sions have been exuding resin, when
sawn through, as If they had been re-
Gently felled.
The oaks, too. are in no way differ
emf from modern seasoned tlmDer, Win
the except Of black species, not often
found, which resembles Irish bog oak.
The farmers know from age-long
experience how to deal with the trees.
They are sawn into sections and then
split with wedges. They will tell you
that, although the trees sometimes
upset the blowing hit" they would
not like to be without them, for fen
oak and pine make good firing are
cheaper than coal, and the supply Is
never affected by Enthusiastically i'm
portant considerations in these days.
AT the present day the lanterns Of
Ely cathedral rest on four oak beams
each three feet in thickness and nearly
forty feet in length. Are they brothers
of the monster oaks Of this hurled
forest Of England's fenlands
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-08-22
Heroic Wonderful Temple

Herod's temple, structure of white
marble. was~built by Herod the Great
at Jerusalem on the site Of the Tenn.
pie of Zerubbabel. Work was begun
IN 10 B. c.. and In nine years and a
half the temple was ready for use.
The building. says the Detroit
News, was much larger than the pre-
eding one and measured 100 cubits In
ength. and 70 cubits In breadth and
100 cubits In height. The stones COM
posing this edifice were Of large d.
mensi9ns. some of them being rs Gu
bits long, 8 cubits high and IL cubits
thick. The temple. (which rose like
a mount of gold and snow" was total
~ destroyed by the Romans under
Titus In 10 A. D. The site Ii now oc-
upied by the Mosque Of Omar.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-08-22
Fear and Grandma Snoro
NeUer Got Acquainted

Grandma Snow, writes q contribu-
tor, was tall, well-formed, as straight
as an arrow and as brave as any man.
We affectionately called her our major
general Like a real Spartan mother,
when in '62 her youngest son came
home detected because he had been
refused as volunteer because he was
under age, she promptly tied on her
bonnet and marched back with him
to the recruiting Office.
snow, see here, sergeant" she said,
"this boys heart is set on helping his
country as his brothers are doing. He
is well and streng and willing, and his
father and l think he shows proper
spirit. and we give our full consent to
his enlistment. What is more, we are
both going to offer our services. You
can put my name down now as a
nurse for anywhere they wish to send
me-"
In later years when she was near
Ing her eightieth year she journeyed
to distant town to visit her son and
his family. She occupied bedroom
off the parlor downstairs with another
member Of the household. One night
in the small hours steps sounded on
the veranda-and the following con-
versation took place at breakfast time:
Mother, hear there were people
on our veranda during the night"
'Yes, John, there were two men,"
Grandma Snow replied placidly.
what did you do?"
II opened the door. of course. and
asked them what they wanted"
Mother! 1t was a dreadful thing
for you to dol NSuppose they had
rushed IMP
"Well, suppose they had" grandma
replied. quite unperturbed; wouldn't
I have rushed them out again pr
Youths Companion.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-08-22
Youth Of Australia
in British Capital

That the British dominions are taxi
Ing very great interest In the British
empire exhibition is attested by the
fact that the Australian government 10
sending 800 boys from the common
wealth. specially for the purpose OF
showing them the wonders Of Wem-
bley. TO send these boys the sum Of
$4,000 was required.
Australia is Is times larger than
the United Kingdom. but as the boys
come from various parts of the coun-
try they may be taken as representa-
tiyes Of the future citizens Of the com
nlOnwealth.
The first batch Of boys, numbering
about 90. were sent under the auspices
OF the Young Australia league, and
they are drawn from what Australia
calls the great public schools schools
like Harrow and Elton, says London
Tit-Bits.
These boys formed a guard Of honor
at the opening Of the Australia pavilion
on the first day Of the exhibition. This
contingent OF 60 will leave FIRST, and
will be followed BY second Of $50
boy scouts, who will make the journey
under the immediate auspices Of the
boy scout movement.
1t is hoped that the boys will be
able to visit France; but most Of their
time will be spent In viewing the his
torical places OF interest IN Great Brit
ain. They will also 60. by invitation
of the Danish government. to Den.
mark. for fortnight. The first con-
tingent will return by way Of Canada
and the United States.
In; all, the boys Will spend on an
average six months In travel, sight
seeing and so on. from the time they
leave Australia.
Australian residents in Great Britain
are arranging to give the boys a great
reception and to show them all the
wonders Of the motheriand. 30 far
there has been q generous response to
the fund for entertaining the boys. and
It is hoped that the required amount
will be received. The young visitors
ages range from fourteen to seventeen,
and they come from places az wide
apart a.. $500 miles.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-08-22

Latest registration figures OF the
Boy Scouts of America place the menu
bershlp Of the organization at 60O,S1l.
This figure comprises: 512.s14
scouts (including 52.S57 lone scouss),
191O8 scoutmasters, 1s.6N assistant
scoutmusters, 3.13S commissioners. s27
executives, 6S.597 troop committee
men. S4,41O local cOuncIlmen. a45
range officers. 6.22S examining COM
mitteemen and court Of honor menu
beers, and 1858 pioneer examiners
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-08-22
Are Of Allisators

The Department Of Agriculture says
that the age of an alligator can only
he determined by one who has had ex-
,erience with these reptiles. Alliga-
ors grow very slowly and it is esti-
Asmted that at fifteen years Of age
they are only two feet long: therefore.
a l2-footer may reasonably be pre-
sumed to be seventy-five years Of age.
The rate OF growth varies with ami
mails, in their wild state and those kept
in captivity. and 1t ia also governed
by the amount as well as the type of
food given.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-08-22
Cruel Human Sacrifices
Part of Aztec Religion

In ancient Mexico, the Mexico Of the
Aztecs, human sacrifices were not only
the custom, but practically the only
sacrifice offered. But mostly the sac
riices were composed Of offenders,
law-breakers and enemies. Enemies
were generally offered up In prefer
ence to victims Of their own race.
Another civilization much like the
Aztec was the Incas. The Aztecs and
the people Of the Incas worshiped q
sun god much as the Egyptians and
the Babylonians although the moon
was sort Of lesser divinity to each,
finding its counterpart in the Egyptian
Isis.
The human sacrifices were unneces-
sarily cruel. The victim was either
laid upon a regular sacriHcial table
and had his heart cut out by few
missions, or else was put upon an
eminence and armed with q blunt
wooden sword. He was then attacked
successfully by men armed with OBJ.
sidian swords and very sharp. He
fought until he was killed. Many evil
dences Of these cruelties have been
excavated.
There was another custom. that Of Q
priest praying person to death. This
was believed quite possible. Anyone
whom priest was known as praying
to die was certain to die. For tho
most part they did, killed by terror
Bruce Bryan, in Art and Archaeology.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-08-22

Il knowed already that things was
going to HI In a hand basket :"
growled Gap johnson Of Rumpus
Ridge. "But. at that. | had no 10y
they were as bad as they are"
mercy sakes" cried his wife.
-What's happened?"s
when the assessor was yur on tha
Ridge. luther day. fellers of undoubted
virtue. as they say In stories. swore
there wasn't hut six dogs In this whole
township. City Star.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-08-22
WHEN SICK. THEY WANT
MOTHER

A child in pain runs to Mother"
for relief. So do the grown-ups.
For sudden or severe pain in stomach
and bowels. gripping cramps and
weakening diarrhoea, Chamberlain's
Collie and Diarrhoea Remedy has
never been known to fail. Buy 1t
now.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-08-22
Wonderful Georgei

They were ON their honeymoon and
she regarded him as the most wonder
full being In the whole world.
They strolled along the seashore.
Suddenly he stopped and in a hne
poetic frenzy detained: "Roll on thou
mighty ocean, r0ll!"
"Oh. look. George II she cried in
ecstasy. Its doing II"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-08-22
Halls Catarrh Medicine

Those who are in run down. condi-
ton will notice that Catarrh bothers
them much more than when they are in
good health This fact proves that while
Catarrh is a local disease, it is greatly
influenced by constitutional conditions.
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE con-
sists of an Ointment which Quickly
Relieves by local application, and the
Internal Medicine. a Tonic. which assists
in improving the General Health.
Sold by druggists for over 40 Years.
E. ], Cheney & Co, Toledo, Ohio.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-08-22
One Better

Mr.. Bragg-I can trace my ancestors
back to the Reformation.
Mrs. Bluff-That's nothing. l can
trace mine back years and years be-
fore they made any attempt to rs-
Dorm. -Philadslphia Bulletin.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-08-22

A fat woman rejoices at getting
thin until she makes the horrible
discovery that her clothes no longer
fit her,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-08-22

There are various ways of getting
there. For instance, the tiresome
people Just bore their way through
life.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-08-22
WHY NOT ALWAYS FEEL

Help those gassy pains in stomach.
Weakened sluggish liver, and stop
harmful costiveness with Chamber
lain's Tablets. Good digestion, active
liver, easy regular movements to-
gether with an enlivening OF your
mental and physical forces follows
their use. Small cost. only Csc.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-08-22

There's a happy medium. Some
of us are too busy to make friends,
some of us are too lazy to make
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-08-22

The great trouble with good inten-
Ations is that they are usually SO
weakened.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-08-22

1t takes mighty hard cheek for
a fellow to get through life on it.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-08-22

Even the strong arm of the law
cannot arrest the flight Of time.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1924-06-19

through its members and the influ-
ence they exert.
George Wagner, of Casselman, re-
Gently exhibited some York Imperial
apples which were grown in 1922 and
were found to have retained excel
lently their flavor, although two years
have elapsed since they were taken
from the tree. When asked what his
secret was for keeping apples so well
Mr.. Wagner responded that there was
no secret, his method simply being to
allow them to remain on the cement
floor of his cellar.
The State Roads Commission has
just completed the installation of
Eight houses" along the National
Highway at road intersections, sharp
turns and on top of steep hills, warn
ing travellers by day and night of the
danger ahead. They are of the
"blinker" type, the light swapping on
and off at regular intervals. These
light houses" carry advertisements
of well known and widely used arti-
cles, and it is understood that the ad-
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1924-06-19
EVANSVILLE

The Women's Community Club held
the first meeting Wednesday, June
18th, at the high school. The consti-
tuition and bylaws were submitted
and adopted, which provide that the
regular meetings be held on the first
Wednesday evening of each month.
The three-fold department plan was
adopted and committees appointed as
follows: Public welfare work, Misses
Vida Getty and Gertrude Hone and
Mrs. Harold Boucher; Home Eco
Monies and Extension, Miss Lulu
Shaw, Mrs. H. P. Miller and Mrs. w.
c. Loechel; Community and Civics,
Miss Ethel BrOadwater, Mrs. J. U.
Stanton and Mrs. Marshall Beachy.
The July meeting will be given to
sewing for Social Welfare Depart
ment. 1t is hoped the club will in
crease its membership and much good
be accomplished in the community
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1924-06-19

vertising defrays the cost of mainte-
nance, They are operated by carbide
generators producing acetylene gas.
Last Wednesday Earl Wiley found
a new Peerless coupe abandoned near
the Pike to Pike road, not far from the
State line. The car is in good shape
and lacked only gasoline to move it..
Mr.. Wiley has taken the car to his
home and notified the commissioner
Of motor vehicles regarding his find,
but has not yet feared to whom it
belongs.
Miss Alverta Miller, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. H. p. Miller, of Little
Meadows, entertained at party last
Wednesday evening about 80 men,
bers Of her class from the State Nor
NAL School at FrOstbarg. Miss Miller
| was graduated from the school this
year.
DR.. Bayard T. Keller and grandchil-
dren, Willis and Arts Burris, of Guy
ahoga Falls, o., spent the weekend
with DR.. G. c. Keller, his brother.
Miss Annie Yutzy is visiting rela-
tives and friends in Meyersdale and
Sand Patch this week.
The county authorities are rebuild
ing the road leading north from the
west end of town, which has become
almost impossible.
Prof VIM. F. Mcdonald entertain
ed the senior class of the high school
on Thursday afternoon and evening
by taking the class to Homecoming,
where the glass factory and silk mill
were visited and to his home in Bar
ton, where his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. Mcdonald, provided a dinner FOR
them.
John D. Yoder, jr., has moved his
saw mill to Jennings from near town
where he will cut the timber standing
on the property of Edward Swauger.
Miss Margaret Brown has returned
from Cumberland to spend the sum-
mer in her home here, accompanied
by her niece and nephew, Mr.. and
Mrs. H. w. Ingram.
Mrs. j. o. Getty entertained the
bridge club on Thursday evening in
her home. Miss Maud Bevans was
prize winner.
Mrs. P. c. Boucher spent last week
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1924-06-19
ORDER NISI.

In the matter of the sale of the real estate of
Ralph I. Ashby. late of Garrett County,
Maryland, deceased.
In the Orphans Court of Garrett County.
ORDERED, By the Orphans Court for Car
rett County, this 10th day of June, 1924, that
the sale of the property mentioned in these
proceedings as made and reported By Stephen
Ashby and Dorsey T. Ashby. executors of
Ralph T. Ashby, deceased. be ratified and con-
firmed, unless cause to the contrary thereof be
shown on or before the 18th day of July, 1924 /;
provided a copy of this order be inserted in
some newspaper published in Garrett County
once week for three successive weeks be-
fore the 4th day of July 1924.
The report states the amount of sale to be
S2,OOOOO -"x'- y
HENRY KAMP, c. J. 0. c.
SlLAS f. CUPPETT J. o. c.
TRUMAN w. CASTEEI. J. 0. c.
True copy, Test: L. E. FRIEND Register.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1924-06-19

in Elk Lick on account of the death
of her father, Walter H. Boucher.
DR.. Bert Ryland and family and
Edwin May and family, all of Pitts
burgh, spent the week with Mrs. Lii
liam Younkin at her home in Grants
vile.
Harrison Lamber and Miss Barbara
burst, of Frostburg, visited their
friend, Miss Viola Broadwater, last
Wednesday evening.
Miss Hilda Lichty, of Meyersdale,
visited her aunt, Mrs. Ella Keller, on
Wednesday.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1924-06-19
ORDER NISI.

Lawrence Dixon ct al VS.. John b. Harmon
ct al.
No. 2i95 Equity. In the Circuit Court for
Garrett County, Maryland.
ORDERED, This 10th day of June. in the
year nineteen hundred and twenty-four, by
the Circuit Court for Garrett County, sitting
in equity. that the sale made and reported in
the above cause by VIM. r. Offutt, Julius c.
Renninger and Ernest Ray Jones, trustees
be ratified and confirmed, unless cause to the
contrary thereof be shown on or before the
18th day of July, 1924; provided a copy Of
this order be published in some newspaper
published in Garrett County once a week for
three successive weeks before the 9Th day of
July, 1924.
The report states the amount of sale to be
S1925.OO.
E. Z. TOWER, Clerk.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1924-06-19
COMMISSIONERS MEETING

Notice is hereby given that the
Board of County Commissioners of
Garrett county will meet in their Of
flee at the Court House in Oakland, on
MONDAY, JULY 7, 1924,
for the purpose of transacting regu-
lar business.
W. G. MEYERS, Clerk.
Evening star., 1924-04-17
50-GAME SCHEDULE
FOR TREASURY LOOP

Treasury Department Interbureau
In fifty series games this year. the
opening match starting on May 5 be-
tween Annex No. ! and the Registers
nine on the west diamond of the Ell
lipse.
The schedule has been divided into
two series, each having twenty-five
games. Play in the second half will
close on August 4. Dick Woodward
mas been selected to officiate again
this year. Z. S. Strait VIII act as Of
hcial scorer.
The schedule:
FIRST SERIES.
IN may l. Annex One VS., Registers; 6, Archi-
tect-Ireasury VS.. Annex Two: Z Registers W
I Liberty Loan: 8, Annex Two VS.. Annex One:
.. open; II Liberty Loan VS.. Architect Treas
ury; IS Registers VS.. Annex Two: IA Lib
tect-Ireasury vs.. Registers; Is Annex One
vs.; Archltect- Treasury: 20. Annex Two VS.
Liberty % Loan; 81 Registers VS.: Annex One;
open; &C. Architect Treasury VS.. Liberty Loan.
q, Annex One VS.. Annex Two rs, Liberty
Loan an vs.; Reg1ster 2s. Architect-Treasury VS..
June g. Annex Two VS. Registers; 3. An
neg one VS.. Liberty Loan: 4, open; S. Lib
Arohitect-rressur 0. open: TO- Annex One
VS.. Registers; II. Architect-Treasury VS.. An
mex Two: II. Registers VS.. Liberty Loan:
l3' Annex Two VS.. Annex One l6 Liberty
Loan vs.. Architect-Treasury II. open: lS
open; IS. open; 20. open.
SECOND SERIES
June 20. Architeot-Treasury VS.. Registers;
"A, Liberty Loan Annex One: 25 Regis.
ter vs.. Annex Two 26 Annex One VS. Archj.
tect-Treasury 81. open; 80, Architect. Treasury
VS.. Liberty Loan.
July l, Registers vs.. Annex One: g. Annex
Two VS., Architect Treasury; 3. Liberty Loan
VS.. Registers: I, Annex Two VS.. Liberty Loan
8, open; 9. Annex One VS.. Annex Two: 10
Registers VS.. Architect Treasury: H. Annex
One vs.. Liberty Loan IA, open; Is, Architect.
Treasury VS.. Annex One; l6 Annex Two VS..
Registers; II, Liberty Loan VS.. Architect
Treasury; ls. Annex Two vs.. Annex One; 81
Register vs. Liberty Loan; %, Architect
Registers VS., Annex Two; 81, Annex One vs.
Registers; "a. Liberty Loan vs. Annex Two:
Is. open; 2s Architect Treasury VS.. Regis
ters %. Liberty Loan VS. Annex One: 80
Registers VS.. Annex Two; 81, Annex One vs.
Architect Treasury.
August l, Open 4, Annex Two VS.. Liberty
Loan.
Evening star., 1924-04-17
Athletes Get Test Saturday, Wauey Fine Sets D. Bowling Record
DATES ARE REVISED.
FOR OLYMPIC TESTS

NEW YORK, April 17.-Final try
outs to determine Americas repre-
sentatives in fourteen different
classes of Olympic competition will
be held from May 2 until June IA, in
various parts of the country, accord
ing to revised list made public to-
day by the American Olympic com
mittee.
Eight are scheduled in New York,
two in Boston and one each at Phil
adelphia, Quantico, Va, and India
napolis, while the modern pentathlon
will be held both at West Point and
New York.
The list follows:
Fencing, New York, May 2.
Modern pentathlon-Shooti West
Point, May IA; swimming, West Point,
May Is; fencing, West Point, Nav 16:
horse riding, New York, May II; cross
country, New York, May Is.
Shooting, Quantico, Va, May IA and
Is.
Boxing, Boston, May 10, 20 and 2l.
Gymnastics, New York, Nav 27
Wrestling, New York, May 27. 2s
and 90
Cycling, New York, May 80.
swimming, men, indianapolis, June
>, and I.
Swimming, women, New York Juna
and s.
Cross country, New York. June 10.
Pentathlon, New York, June 10
DecathlOn. New York. June 10 and
Il.
Track and field, Boston, June 10
and IA.
Rowing, Philadelphia, June IL.
Evening star., 1924-04-17

During the first four innings it was
pitchers duel. as the mines could
gather only one run each. The Blue
and White got busy after that while
Dezendorf continued to puzzle the
opposition.
Business presented a team young
and inexperienced that showed occa-
Sonal spurts of real ball playing
Stott, the lanky left fielder for Bust
ness. was constantly in the limelight.
He shared several drives and crashed
one of the Stenographers' five bin
giles.
Centrars infield apparently is not
as efficient as it was this time last
year. Byng, who made his debut on
the first sack, failed to impress at
the bat. He famed three times and
failed to garner a hit. Two veterans
of last year. SCruggs and Gordon,
however. made Central appear for
midable both at the bat and afield.
Aside from their work and Dezen-
DORIS effective hurling, Central play
ed only mediocre ball
Central, therefore. has yet to prove
itself as able to defend the high
school title. Western and Eastern,
the Blue and Whites most formid-
able contenders, certainly are in the
running.
Coach Woodwork of Business
hopes to teach his nine something
about the art of team work during
the Easter vacation. The 9Th street
mentor has done as we'll as can be
expected thus far.