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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-07-04
THINGS
UNUSUAL
By T. T. MAxEY
FANEUIL HALL
"a. Western Newspaper union.)

Faneuil hall, named for Peter
Faneuil, public-spirited citizen and
Huguenot, who, having decided that
Boston needed town hall in which
to hold public gatherings, and mar
ket place, commenced the construc.
ton of building 76 feet square which
combined these features, and present
ed 1t to the city in 1742.
Twenty years later the interior
was destroyed by fire, but was prompt
ly rebuilt and dedicated to the "Cause
Of Liberty"
The present building goes back to
1905, when It's size was increased to
so by 100 feet and an additional story
added. The upper floor Is used now
as headquarters and museum by
the Ancient and Honorable Artillery
Company Of Massachusetts-said to
be the oldest military organization in
the world. Among the priceless relics
is flag used in 1868 by this organiza-
tion. The second floor contains the
hall which may be used as public
meeting place by any group Of eiti-
zens, free Of charge, on request to the
city authorities.
During the Revolutionary war perl
cd, Faneuil hall was the scene Of
many tense gatherings. The hall was
used as a place Of amusement and
entertainment by the officers Of the
British army in IT'S and 1776. Ever
since the Revolution, 1t has been a
popular gathering place and noted
place for the holding of meetings,
banquets and receptions. Its walls
have echoed the voice Of Daniel Web
ster, Wendell Phillips, and many other
famous patriots of the time
Situated adjacent to the old State
house, and huddled in between mod
ern office skyscrapers in the heart Of
the business center of "Old" Boston,
this notwithstanding structure of
colonial design, bearing evidence of
advanced age, is possessed Of dig
nified appearance and a quiet charm.
A plan is now afoot to rehabilitate,
6reproof, and "dress up" this venera-
able hall and thereby preserve its
original beauty for another generation
or two at least. While this work is
in process, the wooden awning-like
sheds which now disfigure this land
mark Of I'VE olden times" will be dis
mantled and replaced by an iron YER
anda with glass roof.
With the single exception Of indie.
pendence hall, Philadelphia. Faneuil
hall is probably Of greater historical
interest than any other building in
these United States.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-07-04
THE STONE FOREST

The wonders Of the earth on which
we live, and particularly that portion
which we call America, are intensely
interesting. The "forest turned to
stone" in Apache county, Arizona, Is
one Of the natural wonders Of Amer
lea. Congress so concluded, at the
same time putting to end the ma
licious acts Of those who were hostile
to the preservation of its treasures,
when in 1905 it passed San act for
the preservation Of American antiqui-
ties" President Roosevelt placed the
forest under the protection of the gov
eminent, designating it "The Petrified
Forest National monument"-for the
perpetual enjoyment of the people.
Here, at an elevation Of about one
mile above sea level, lying in the open
and scattered over thousands of acres
and in all conceivable positions, is
profusion of millions Of tons of fallen
trees turned to stone-agate, jasper,
opal-"the most brilliant aggregation
of jewels on the globe" The dominat-
ing feature is a natural bridge formed
by petrified trunk of agate and jas
per which spans 60-foot-wdde
canyon.
How come? The solution of that
question has puzzled the greatest stu
dents Of the structure of our earth,
the physical changes which it has I'M
dergone, and the causes which have
operated to produce these changes
The general supposition seems to
be that in time far beyond the reach
of record-a million or more years
ago, a giant woodland flourished here.
Some great catastrophe. most likely
an earthquake, moved it down and, in
the reshaping Of the earth's crust. an
inland lake or sea was formed above
this sunken forest. Seepage from
springs of salt, sulphur and other min
Grad content penetrated every fiber of
this wood-the prolonged period Of
saturation gradually picking the
wood to stone.
At length, another age was ushered
in. An upheaval as tremendous as 1t
was mysterious awakened this sleep
ing, this forgotten forest and it was
belched up to the top Of the earth
again, to a place in the Arizona sun.
There are three divisions of this
forest. The first, famous for it's bright
colors, is six miles from Adamana;
the second is two and one-half miles
farther on. Here the trees are large
ly intact, many Of them highly col
ored; the third is ten and one-half
miles farther southwest and by reason
of the striking colors has earned To-
cally the name of Rainbow forest.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-07-04
MAKING GOOD

XX7HAT would say, I am asked. tc
wv young man, ambitious and ir
earnest, If he should come to me and
ask me In few words to tell him
what must do to make good?"
have watched the progress and de-
velopment Of good many thousand
young men since entered college, and
have seen not few Of them succeed
1t goes without saying, that If man
Is going into any business or profess
sion his chances for success are de-
pendent pretty directly upon his char
acter and the extent of his education.
and his preliminary trafning. A man
should give himself the most thorough
theoretical education within his reach.
No man is likely to succeed in any
business or profession who Is not will
ing to work hard.
Most young fellows do not object
seriously to hard work If it is some.
thing they like. that is interesting or
easy. The straight level paved road
they make no objection to, but when
they strike muddy hill they hang back.
If a man would make good he must
have character. Shrewdness and
trickery may easily win for a time,
but in the end the man will not get far
unless he is honest, dependable and
trustworthy. Persistence. determine
ton, backbone are necessary to sue
cess. One must stick to job until 1t
ia finished man must believe In
himself If he would succeed. He must
be willing to take responsibility and to
do whatever comes to his hand,
whether it seems exactly his job or
not.
l have just finished reading the
autobiography of Mr.. Andrew Car
negie, and l found it an intensely in
terestfng narrative. Few will doubt
that Mr.. Carnegie succeeded, for he
was great man as well as wealthy
one, but the strongest impression the
book makes on me is the recollection
of how persistent, how tireless, how
faithful he was in the performance of
any work assigned to him. He never
spared himself, he never complained at
working overtime, he never thought
any task too hard of accomplishment,
and his point of view In this regard
has been quite general In all men
whom have known to succeed.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-07-04

one application OF Roman Eye Balsam
will prove how good It is for sore eyes Costs
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-07-04

die third dose felt better. took it
four times day for two years, getting
better all the time, and now for four
years don't have any pains. After
taking the medicine for two years / had
another child-a lovely baby girl now
four years old-the life of our home.
do praise this medicine. It is Godsend
to women who suffer with female
troubles and especially for pains at the
periods. / surely was very bad once,
and ] know that Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound saved me from an
operation. " - Mrs. JOSIE M. SHAW,
Route No. I, Cambridge, Maine.
A countrywide canvass of purchasers
Of Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound reports 98 out of every 100 were
benefited by it. For sale by druggists
everywhere.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-07-04
When Siluer furnishes

The tarnish on silver is silver sui
phid and is due to the sulphur com
pounds in the air where coal and gas
are burned, also in many foods. In
wool, in rubber and in some bleached
and dyed materials Dryness prevents
furnishing somewhat, So camphor.
which absorbs moisture, is sometimes
put in the silver drawer. White cot
ton flannel should never b. used for a
silver container.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-07-04
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ALONG LIES
TR ALL
BY THOMAS A. CLARK
Dean of Men, University Of Illinois.
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90. 1924. Western Newspaper Union.)
THE BARBER SHOP

IF were asked to name the great
moral and educational influences Of
the country should of course, begfr
with the home, the church and the pub
Tic schools, but should add to these
the barber shop. What bridge whist
or tea party Is to woman, the bar.
Der shop Is to man.
1t is, Of course, first # all q cente.
OF recreation and rejuvenation. One
man enters all raveled and ragged
around the elges and makes his exit
looking like hundred thousand dol.
lars; another comes in rough-neck
and goes out with a haircut and q
2o-celt face massage ami smelling OF
bay rum and sweet herbs. For so cents
a tramp can easily be metamorphosed
into Beau Brummel One gets more
for his money In barber shop than
at any bargain counter in a depart.
ment store.
Ii the shop is on the fro1t street, as
1t usually is, one may sit or lie in the
chair while the barber gives him a
shampoo-"Will you have oil or eggs,
sir?'-or softens up his beard prepar-
atory to shave and see the world
pass by-young and old, rich and poor,
society favorites and street Arabs all
playing their parts upon the little
stage that lies in front Of the barber
shop window.
And within there is constant com.
Inent and crfticism-frank comment
and franker criticism. 1 always have
self-conscious feeling when l pass
the window; wonder what they are
saying about me, though / am usually
sure that I should not feel flattered If
l knew.
There Is nothing too sacred or too
private to be discussed in barber
shop; there is no problem of society or
athletics or politics or religion or edu.
cation too difficult or too complicated
for immediate and final settlement by
any tonsorial tyro The war or the in
come tax requires but few moments
for discussion. There is no individual
so dignified as to escape having his
character and his principles analysed
and valued If he dares to pass across
the BARRIERS stage.
If the barber is officially of liberal
mind. sometimes, In his shop, one cal
pick up the latest scandal or the last
snappy story, or discover the best
chance to place bet on the coming
game. or the safest back-door entrance
to thirst parlor-it all depends on
the barber. II he Is straight-laced he
has his victim at a disadvantage when
he is all lathered and swathed with
towels and can drive home some pretty
telling advice.
Any way Of looking at him, the bar
Der Is great institution. He Is al
analyzer Of character. he is charac-
ter molder. he is a purveyor of useful
and useless information. The man who
invented the barber shop is entitled to
a Carnegie medal. If were establish
ing a hall Of fame should give him
niche 10 preference to the man who
thought out the grain reaper. Some
day he'll discover a cure for badness
and then he will be great.
If had to make choice between
being missionary or being barber,
I should reach for the razor.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-07-04
SAVED FROM
AN OPERATION
Mrs. Shaw Calls L lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound
d God-Send 10 Sick Women

Cambridge, Maine.-"I suffered ter
gIbly with pains and soreness in my
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-07-04
Ancient Drinking Pots

In the Middle ages in England many
drinking pots were made with hoops
so that when two or more persons
drank from the same pot or tankard
no one of them should take more than
his share, each hoop marking a half,
third or fourth of the contents Of
the pot, according to its make.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-07-04
Denomination, of ButterRi> )

The natives of Australia consume
every year millions Of butterflies
These insects live largely In the noun
tain rocks. The natives catch them
by lighting wood fires, the smoke OF
collect them in baskets. put them In
the oven and. after having sifted them
to get rid of the wings, make them in
to sort Of tart, much appreciated
among copnoisseurs.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-07-04
Reality Beats Theory

The froth of the Fourth is passing.
Oratory has enjoyed it's place in our
celebrations. but 1t has been only a
pleasant incident to the whole. In
theory there is no more reason for
flights of rounded period on the Fourth
than any other day; in reality there is
something In the Fourth which sustains
patriotic rhapsody with special
strength.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-07-04
Expert Analysis

Judge Roy Campbell is person of
quiet mien and few words. Like all
the rest of humanity, however. he has
likes and disiikes, and once in blue
moon he boils over.
Discussing with newspaperman
kecently the personality of man who
takes an unlimited part in politics, the
Judge said:
Hes like an electric fan-his only
excuse for being Is that he keeps the
air circulating. though the good Lord
knows he does enough Of that to make
all the rest of the electric fans in the
world jeaious.s--H Houston, Post.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-07-04
Don't Forget cutieura raIcum

When adding to your toilet requisites
An exquisite face, skin, baby and dust
ing powder and perfume, rendering
other perfumes superfluous. You may
rely on 1t because one of the Cuticurs
Trio (Soap, Ointment and Talcum),
25c each re.-Advertisement
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-07-04

The cultivation of sugar beet in
England last year showed a marked
advRnce. the total acreage being just
"A. lDae that of the previous year.
Idaho County free press., 1924-10-09
ANOTHER CLOSE CALL

Russell Meyers, who was injured
several weeks ago when the speeder
he was riding hit some horses near
the Joe Altman ranch had q hair
breadth escape from death at about
four o'clock Wednesday afternoon
when his speeder and a freight engine
collided in the cut near the Matt
Duclos ranch. Mr.. Meyers was re-
turning from Reubens, having follow
ing the passenger train that far, his
business being to watch for fires
started from sparks from the en-
gine, but owing to rain was coming
back earlier than usual.
AS he entered the cut on the speed
e,r to his great surprise he was con-
fronted by the freight engine COM
ing in his direction. Presence of
mind saved his life with out a doubt.
He jumped from the speeding speed.
er and clasped the rocks on the wall
Of the cut for dear life, the speeder
was smashed into mere splinters
Idaho County free press., 1924-10-09
Bible Thoughts for
This Week

I Sunday.
THE CHRISTIANS MISSION
I reach. saying, The Kingdom of
! heaven is at hand. Heal the sick,
cleanse the lepers, raise the dead,
cast out devils: freely ye have re-
ceived, freely give.-Matthew 10:
| us.
Monday.
SIN SEPARATES Your iniqui-
ties have separated between you
and your God, and your sins have
hid his face from you, that he will
not hear.-Isaiah SO: 2.
Tuesday.
LAW OF LOVE:-Love worketh
no Ill to his neighbour: therefore
love is the fulfilling Of the law
Romans ID: 10.
Wednesday.
GOD LOVES THE GOOD
Truly God is good to Israel. even
to such as are of a clean heart
Psalm 73: /.
Thursday.
TRUTH MAKES FREE Then
said Jesus, If ye continue In my
word, then are ye my disciples In
deed; and ye shall know the truth,
and the truth shall make you free.
John 8: 81, 80.
Friday.
THE POWER OF THOUGHT
AS he thinketh in his heart, so is
he.-Proverbs %: z.
Saturday.
SUPPLY is SURE:- Trust in
the Lord, and do good; so shalt
thou dwell in the land, and verify
thou shalt be fed.
Idaho County free press., 1924-10-09
Unusual Baseball Uniform

The old "Chicagos," who were fa'
nous in the early eighties, were
known for startling uniforms. Their
white stockinged legs were always In
evidence, and sometimes wide short
Dutch pants were worn, while at other
times the tightest sort of black tights
were worn. In one season they actual
ly wore dress suits-stiff-bosomed
white shirts and all-removing the
spike-tailed coats while actually on
the ball field.
Idaho County free press., 1924-10-09
STUDY THE HIS
TORY Of IDAHO

Every citizen should be acquaint
ed with the traditions of his com
munity the records of his county
and the history of his State. The
first two are Obtainable from his
neighbors but that of the State must
be secured largely from the printed
pages which are a matter of record
or from the proceedings of Pioneer
gatherings.
Such a meeting was that of the
Pioneer Society of North Idaho en-
bracing ten counties. Some two hun
dred Pioneers registered. The busi-
ness meeting was held Saturday af-
ternoon and the address of the re-
tiring president r. Dwight Leeper,
was given and the report of the Sec
retary-treasurer, Professor III. L.
Talkington, was read.
At six p. m. banquet at the Lewis
and Clark Hotel was served in which
the citizens of Lewiston joined the
Pioneers. A delightful dinner serv-
ed of old time delicacies in the old
time manner of having everything
placed on the table was thoroughly
enjoyed after which brief addresses
were made by Robert Conner, a Nez-
Perce Indian; Honorable A. +. Par
ker, a pioneer newspaper man; Doc
tor Morris, man who has been prac- |
tising medicine in Idaho for the last !,
half century; Honorable Burton L.
French. Interspersed with these
addresses was the singing of old time
songs and others in which the Pho
neers joined.
At nine p. m. one of the chief
events of the meeting was a Pioneer
dance when all the old dances were
in by the Pioneers who
danced again the Virginia Reel, the
Minuet, the Irish Jig, etc, If the
think for a moment tnar
they have anything over their par
ents when it comes to dancing, their
mind was disabused of any such idea
when they watched the stately and
graceful dancing of the Pioneers on
hat occasion.
Idaho County free press., 1924-10-09
YESTERDAYS
Interesting Items .,
Years Taken from FrsSm Fnomsr
Press Files e
(s5 Years Ago.

oct' IL, 1889
A. w. darlington waa
the Cottonwood side MonSaVU nS over frol
The stage was two bor,.
hesday ,naa S evening, caused bv 'a'e ! Wed
The contractor commaDoos :,
ing OF the Masonic hall ~ tu NJ Ine rais
on Monday afternoon, = pas MI ldsh,
frame had been bracad Deiore tht
wind came along and blew # gust Ss d
u'I:. 7; F. HOpschulte sold coo,s' s''nl
Iefft a rolling harrow of C1Oper % and
q Orendorf make. II dooa /, 'ne Parlia
work and is the first Of Ne =. excellent
the vicinity. u i's Kind ID
Cinnamon have been wo,.,
er claims on Moose creek lug t pac,
years. Some two or three waS, ~, song
some prospectors concluded sesxs ,ss as
too much money there 70 eu .Iere va
Celestials to enjoy possession a'iOS ~ tas
located the claim and told tbo ~ ~, aeI|
men to yamoose, that thew , ualaa]
the claims themselves. "anle1
Hopkins and Wyatt have ono -.
drive OF beef cattle to make s tbI. 4ofl i
which will make in the neipbho,tasl is Ia
posed of. Ha'e dlsi
Idaho County free press., 1924-10-09
BROOKE RAISES BIG CORN

N. Brooke brought some yellow
dent corn to the Gazette office thi:
week that is simply immense. 1t was
raised by his Son, John, on American
ridge, he has about 10 acres in
corn this year.
Considering the dry season it is lit
tie short of marvellous that corn of
such quality could be produced with
out irrigation. The corn is well ma
tured and the ears filled out to the
ends of the cobs. The corn will be
fed to hogs on the Brooke ranch this
fall and will in all probability
respresent a very substantial profit
to the grower.-Kendrick Gazette.
Idaho County free press., 1924-10-09

Another feature of great interest
was the exhibit of some five hundred
Pioneer relics and articles represent
ing every phase of Pioneer life exem-
plified in picture or the article itself,
These were properly classified, or.
ganized, and arranged on shelves and
tables in a large room.
Every grammar grade teacher must
pass an examination ON Idaho His
tory and teach it; every eighth grade
pupils is required to pass an exam
ination on the same subject; yet
what a pausity of material TO be
had-a few bulletins, three or four
books and articles now and then in
some of the newspapers.
Idaho County free press., 1924-10-09
HONOR BRIDE-TO-BE

a miscellaneous shower was given
by friends and neighbors Sunday
evening at the country home OF NIr.
and Mrs. Ed Stolz, of Greencreek, In
honor of their daughter, Miss An.
tOnette Stolz, who is to be married
in the very near future to Francis
Nuxoll
The evening was spent in playing
games and other forms or Amusement,
after which refreshments were serv-
ed. About 20 were present at the oc-
casion and many beautiful and use
full gifts were presented to the bride
to-be.-Cottonwo Chronicle.
Idaho County free press., 1924-10-09
Rolling "R's" in Singing

The Etude says that adhering strict
ly to musical and phonetic rule, the
rolling of the "r," whether long or
short, Is invariably on the first syllable
of the word and accentuated If 1t falls
on a musical accent. but not prolonged
on the second or third syllable, unless
followed by vowel then a short roll
is used. unless, as before stated, 1t
falls on a musical accent.
Idaho County free press., 1924-10-09
Euloey of the Dead

The custom Of funeral sermons, to-
gether with various other rites in con-
nection with the burials may be traced
back to antiquity. Even the primitive
peoples had certain ceremonies In con-
nectlon with the burial of their dead.
In ancient Greece and Rome the Gus
tom Of eulogizing the dead was very
popular.
Idaho County free press., 1924-10-09
Modern MeIodron,a

Almost any day now one may expect
to see a melodrama In which the hero,
baffled for two acts. finally rushes on
the stage at the last moment In the
third act with the money necessary to
pay of the mortgage on the car.
Idaho County free press., 1924-10-09

when the monster engine hit it. 1t
would have been impossible to have
stopped the heavy train even had
the engineer seen him.-Cottonwood
Chronicle
Idaho County free press., 1924-10-09
Not Yet.

He-Oh, do hurry up, Angela !
Haven't you done your hair up by this
time?
Angela (from within)-Done it7 ]
haven't found 1t yeti
Idaho County free press., 1924-10-09
Good Talk NeufraIized

SIT don't make no difference how
good a taIker a man is," said Uncle
Eben, eff whut he says still leaves
you guessin' bout whut he's gineter
do"
Idaho County free press., 1924-10-09

Knew the Color, Anyway.
Look here" said the landlord to
his tenant. who was two months be-
hind In his rent, "when am going to
see the color of your money!"
"I can't exactly say when you're
soing to see 1t" replied the tenant,
"but can tell you about It. The
color just now is invisible green"
Idaho County free press., 1924-10-09
Of Necessity.

OF Necessity.
''Do you think airships will ever
come into popular use?"
Most assuredly. If they keep on
flooding the land with motor cars
lot Of us will have to take to the air."
Idaho County free press., 1924-10-09
In Those OIden Days.

Weary Watkins (reading news
scrap)-Dey just found one Nv dem
mummies down in Egypt. and It's 5000
years old.
Snuffy Sam (yawning)-Yep, dem
people sure got good an ol In dem
days.
Idaho County free press., 1924-10-09
WHAT HE TOOK

Prosecutor-Di you see him take
his departure?
Witness-Ah neber seen him take
nothin', sab, but his vallse.
The Lost Light.
Sweetheart. the wintry skies are cold
and gray
From all life loved apart,
The lost. dear lights makes desolate the
day.
Sweetheart Sweetheart Sweethsartt
Idaho County free press., 1924-10-09

Self-Judgment.
/ ask of love no promises;
The heart that beats for me
Will serve no other lady fair.
Wherever 1t may be.
Idaho County free press., 1924-10-09
OPENING TO A HOLE

THAT was fine opening offered
you last week-did you take itT"
81 did-and went In the hole"
Idaho County free press., 1924-10-09
All of That.

THAT halfback is playing a w.
derful game-that's the third field goal
he's kicked"
"Yes-he's certainly putting his
best foot forward. Life.
Idaho County free press., 1924-10-09

THERE'S no royal road TO
l. "stardom." How well the
big stars ofbaseball know this.
And in merchandising as in
baseball, big success is scored
only by deserving it. A prod
uct, too, must deliver the
goods"