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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-01-02
HISTORICAL ESSAY CONTEST
FOR 1925
Prizes To High School Students
or the Eastern Shore
or MARYLAND

or Maryland
Too little has been done to call at
tention to the glorious history and
traditions of the Eastern Shore.
We all know that our section of the
State has always played a most i'm
portant role, but no sufficient honor
anu respect have been paid to the
memory ot those Eastern Shore men
and women who were creative fac
tors i'll Maryland History.
The Eastern Shore Society is de-
sirous OF stimulating interest I'M all
such matters and with that end in
view is, for the third time, offering
prizes TO high school boys and girls
Of the Eastern Shore for historical
contributions. The terms OF the
contest are as follows:
L. A prize OF $1,000 is to be
awarded III each county OF the. East
ern Shore FOR the best historical
sketcn Written by a student OF that
county
z. The article must be written in
It's entirety by a member of the class
of 1873 oil one OF the high schools oil
that county.
=. IL must deal with the Colonial
Feriou ending July 4, 1916.
4. IL mast either be a biographical
sketch ri One I'll The residents OF that
county vi some oilY. very CLOSELY
associated with it, or it must deal
with some events directly concerned
with the history OF the county. 4
.. IL must be between I,U0O. to-
1000 words III length.
d. Il must be submitted to tn.
committee OH Or before February L .,
1925. SEND 9all essays and com
municatioHs concerning contest to
george L. Radcliffe, Chairman His
toricai Lssay Committee, Fidelity.
Buiiding, baltimore, Md.
Z. A special additional prize will
be given Tor the best sketch submit
ted in the contest, irrespective OF the
county from which it comes. a.
y. This offer of prizes is in con,
tlnuation OF policy begun in. 1928
ny our Society, resulting in wide
spread Interest and i'll the submits
Sion Of creditabie sketches from
large number OF students ON the
Eastern Shore.
y. The prizes to- the successful
contestants OIL previous years were
presented at the beautiful home OF
the Maryland Historical Society in
Baltimore. Suitable ARRANGEMENTS
will be made again. for the presenta-
tion OF prizes oifered in the present
contest.
The success of these contests will
doubtless lead to more ambitious eff
forts On the part of the Eastern
Shore Society. We have a number
of plans in mind for attempting to
present In way we think will be in
teresting, noteworthy and pictur-
esque features in the life of the
Eastern Shore
GEORGE L. RADCLIFFE, r.
SAMUEL X. DENNIS,
w. THOMAS KEMP,
Historical Essays Committee
Walter Gale, Secy-Treas. -
23S West Lanvale St.
Baltimore, Nd.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-01-02
HAS 1o2ND BUILDING
Chicago Works Boasts Building Fer
=. Z =, Every lIlIneIs County.

Manufacturing facilities at the Hay.
'therHe Works ,ot the Western Electric
Company, in@.Chicago. the worlds
telephone Workshop" continue to sx-
Dand, The recent construction Of .
four story merchandise once and ware.
house has given the, works its 1920
building and 2.0QO.0 900 more cubic feet
of space. The Western Electric Chi
cago Works now boasts sufficient
.hnildings = Dlass sas HrUstWs \
each OF the 10f counties in Illinois.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-01-02

In the largest peace-time supply
bill ever presented to Congress, the
House Appropriations Committee
Includes an item of $11,000,000
for prohibition enforcement. This
figure is $7S3,120 more than was
recommended by the budget.
The measure carrying more than
$3.50, 000,0 for Treasury and Post
Office Department activities during
the coming fiscal year, also provides
$20,597,S35 for the Coast Guard,
which is now being used to prevent
liquor smuggling.
From the evidence obtained by
the committee" said the report
there is no decrease in work to be
performed in the enforcement of the
Prohibition and Narcotic Act as tc
justify at the present time decrease
in the organization"
The committee recommended that
not to exceed $4,000 be expended
for the dissemination of infor-
nation and appeal for law observ
anee and law enforcement through
the use of posts and other modes OF
public appeal"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-01-02
BIBLE AND TELEPHONE
DIRECTORY

Next to the bible the best cir
culated book in America is the tell
phone directory.
Never mentioned as A Bes
Seller" 25,OOO.O00 copies of tia;
American telephone directory are
published and circulated each yea,
A telephone dollar is experde'
thus: Rents, cents; taxes, /
cents; miscellaneous. II cents
material, 15 cents; wages. 81 cents
Few other great industries show
large a proportion of their earning
expended for either wages or taxes.
Net plant additions to the Bel
system in 1923 required s240.
100000.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-01-02
A HEALTHY NEW YEAR


From State Dept Of Health.
When asked for New Years
message to the people Of Maryland
DR.. John s. Fulton Of the State De
partment of Health said the best
gift that he could wish the people Of
the state was good, strong vigorous
health for each individual and for
the Ntate as a whole.
zone of the wisest of our sani
tarians' he continued, summed III
this whole question Of health, both
for the individual and for a com
munity, by laying Look. out well 70
the health rate and the death rate
will lose its significance. This IL
she idea that has gradually gaines
stronger and stronger hold. Whe'
Public. Health Departments .wer,
fret established in this. country ans
abroad. the avowed purpose was tt
.ut down the number of, ayoidable
ieaths, and nearly all activities were
express ed in terms of mortality
Now, the emphasis il laid on. health
!efnite and positive health. Now
Departments Of Health. are organ
zed, as our own in Maryland is, no
My to fight, disease, but to conserv
iealth. s.A.a. ss
when there is an outbreak o
ny serious communicable disease !
Maryland, the efforts Of the Depart
nent are immediately directed Il
ewo ways; first, to prevent avoidibl
oss of life, second. to protect wha
We call the contacts For in
stance, if a, case Of smallpox is re
ported to the Department, the frs
are is to see that the patient is rs
Giving proper attention At tn
anne time, every contact that Is
.very person who. has. had anythin.
20 do with the patient suffering will
he disease, is located il possibl.
md Is vacc,in at d-immunize.
against the disease. Similar step.
ire taken in connection with diph-
heria, and with typhoid fever.
These things go like clockworl
nd the people of Maryland have n
lea, am sure. of the amount Of pro
ective work that is, being done, fo
hem Ey, the guardians of the State.
lealth. Every part Of the Depars
nent has its share in the work. {
conservation, I, and protections., BIZ
eference to the work Of a. sing
bureau will serve to give You sons
hing like an adequate understand
ng of what goes on in the Healt,
Department, day by day. ND to tire
hundred and sixty-flve or ssixty-si.
lays per annum. Modern labor:
DRY and the branches, j. easil
accessible to every part of the stat
nd it is possible for it to give II
,ort within few hours, on ever
est or analysis that! is made, Du:
.ng 1924, the. Bureau made near
0.e8O such tests. -
Laboratory findings not only con
irm the diagnosis Of physician
Iealth, Officer in ! cases Of. com
nunicable disease, but they are o
he utmost value in locating the
,resence of disease, carriers per
ons who are apparently health
themselves but who carry and spre;i
he germs of communicable diseases
Ike diphtheria and typhoid. When:
carriers have been located. protec
i've measures can of |, course. b.
Immediately instituted. 4s:.ss
Maryland has been especial.
ortunate this past year in not .hav
sg any serious epidemics. and IL
iaving marked decrease in certain
iseases-notably typhoid and diph-
heria. Let US hope for an equally
ood-and. even better yearTfor
tQ26
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-01-02
HELP THOSE HARD COUGHS

The danger of ''tlu' is it's tendency
TO develop pieurisy and pneumonia
Stop your cold before it reaches
this danger point, and for the cough
and painful wheezy breathing
take Chamberlain Cough Remedy
Fine also for bronchial coughs
tightness in chest dnhgQublesome
night coughs.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-01-02
AN ACTIVE LIVER WITHOUT
CALOMEL 90

Biliousness, sick headache, and
constipation are easily avoided, and
an active liver without scalomel as
sured, by taking Chamberlain Tab
lets for stomach, liver and bowels
Never sicken nor grippe. Only csc.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-01-02

The Cynical Bachelor observes
that maidenly modesty is pure aifec-
ton and not so darn pure at that,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-01-02

AS for family jars, any bachelor
will admit that it isn't only the
family man that gets an occasional
jar.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-01-02

The Dyspeptic Philosopher defines
a financier as a man who can buy ex-
perience without paying cash for it.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-01-02

1t isn't every man who can blow
his own horn and keep in harmony
with the melody of the universe.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-01-02
RELIEVES INDIGESTION, Classy
PAINSf

Why suffer with Indigestion and
those gassy pains that crowd the
heart, when Chamberlain's Tablets
will relieve you,e They cost but
little. only 25c They are good. too.
for biliousness and constipation.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-01-02

Illinois has more telephones than
The whole Of Great Britain.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-01-02

The people most ready to lend a
hand may have nothing In It.
Pocahontas star herald., 1925-03-05

tion, it is possible that a deadlock
would ensue and the only way to over
come this situation would be to extend
the session or adjourn and force the
Governor to call an extra session.
There is still doubt in the minds of
some about the adoption Of the amend
ment to the constitution in 1914 which
provided for unlimited sessions of the
General Assembly and the placing of
the members upon a salary of $3.50 for
the biennium. Resolutions have been
offered in the House for a canvass of
the returns to determine whether or
not the amendment was adopted. In
formation furnished by the Secretary
Of State to the Attorney General in
dicate that the amendment failed of
adoption because it did not receive a
majority of the votes cast upon the
subject. On the other hand, it is con-
tended that the Journal of the session
OF 1919 reflects the fact that the amend
ment did receive majority Of the
votes cast OH the subject and that the
information furnished the Attorney
General was based upon the returns of
another amendment. Should the fact
develop that the amendment became
a law, the House and Senate would re-
main in session Indefinitely and, being
retroactive, the state would have to
pay former members of the House and
Senate, as well as the present mem
bers, back salary to the extent of $3.50
for each two years term. 1t is estima-
ted that it would require an appropria-
tion of something like $350,OOO to pay
these back salaries. A thorough in
vestigation is being made by the At
torney General.
Pocahontas star herald., 1925-03-05
Cy Adams Says:

If had a thousand lives to hVe' l
sometimes wonder how different the
last of these lives would be from the
first.
If everyone in the world likes YOU
there must be something wrong rms,
however, does not mean that we must
seek to make enemies. We make en-
ough of them in the natural course OF
events.
If at first you don't succeed--better
investigate thoroughly before trying
again.
'Tis better to be prepared in many
things and have no opportunity than
to have an opportunity and be pre-
Pocahontas star herald., 1925-03-05

is not as easy To answer as to ask but
If every child was thoroughly taught
at home, TO respect the rights of 9TH
.ers and the duty of each individual to
society was properly stressed there
would be fewer youthful criminals.
You cannot expect spoiled children to
respect the authority of the state when
they have practised disobedience to
parental authority all their lives.
Pocahontas star herald., 1925-03-05

DIR. William Osler refers in his
writings many times to a sentence in
Carlyle: Our main business Is not TO
see what lies dimly at a distance, but
to do what lies clearly at hand"
This is homely wisdom, packed with
common sense.
DIR. Osler illuminates the thought
with these words:
Danish the future, live only for the
hour and its allotted work. Think
not of the amount to be accomplished,
the difficulties to be overcome, or the
end to be attained, but set earnestly at
the little task at your elbow, letting
that be sufficient for the day"
In another PARAGRAPH he states !:
"As to the method of work, l have a
single bit of advice, which l give with
the earnest conviction of its paramount
influence in any success which may
have attended my efforts in life-Take
no thought for the morrow. Live nei-
ther in the past nor in the future, but
let each days work absorb your en-
tire energies, and satisfy your widest
Sometimes II seems that this strug-
gle for long view," breadth of view,"
and "vision" is overdone.
We need men who can look ahead,
but we need more men to do their daily
jobs we'll
Probably forty per cent of the worlds
potential energy is lost because peo-
pie postpone doing the job immediate
ly at hand. They starve today, hop
ing they will Ihake killing tomorrow.
Pocahontas star herald., 1925-03-05
No Worms in a Healthy cbild

All children troubled with Worms have an ~,
healthy color, which indicates poor blood. and 90
rule, there is more or less stomach disturbancs
GROVES TASIELESS chill TONIC given respIayIv
for two or three weeks will enrich the blood. I'M.
prove the dieestlon, and act as General Strength
throw oh or dispel the worms. and the Child will IVA
in perfect health Pleasant to take 6Oc Der botte
Pocahontas star herald., 1925-03-05

The general observer has not failed
to note the numbe4 of crimes commit
ted by those under twenty-One years
of age. Various causes have been as
signed, the hysteria of the war and the
lack of religious training being run
ners-up in that regard.
The idea of the general observer has
been checked in Marion county, Ind,
in which is situated the city of Indian
ap0lis. Prosecuting Attorney w. IL.
Kenny, comparing the criminal con-
victions in 1913 with those of 1923,
found that the average age of those
guilty of robbery, burglary. murder,
rape, grand larceny and wife desertion,
dropped between six and eight years
in the ten years, thus showing a mark
cd trend towards youthfulness. The
average age for burglary i'm 1913 was
% years. in 1923 it was 21 years. The
average age Of those convicted for the
six listed crimes I'm 1913 was 81 years,
in 1923 il had fallen TO p years.
What is the remedy? The question
Pocahontas star herald., 1925-03-05
Jared in nothing.

pared in nothing.
If you are short of winter reodinu
matter on farm and home problems
write the Extension Service, College
of Agriculture, University of Arkanso0
$40 DOnaghey Building, Little Roc,
and list of free circulars will bo
sent.
Pocahontas star herald., 1925-03-05

The United States Department of
Agriculture says 2O,O0O,00O people in
this country live in villages but more
than 3O,O0O,OOO farming people use
these villages for purposes of business,
education, religion, health and social
well-being.
These figures have lesson for us.
When we think of our population we
should not forget the farming people
around us. They are a vital factor in
our present prosperity aud future
growth. They come imp our midst to
buy and sell, to seek religion. education
and amusement. We must not focget
them. They are, in truth, part Of
our town.
In considering the welfare Of our
town we should always contemplate
the farming people in our plans. They
have helped us grow. In the future
they will continue to help us ana we
should strive to be more servicealle
to them. Pocahontas can make 2
large contribution to the happiness of
farm life around ii if it's citizens will
bear these facts in mind.
Pocahontas star herald., 1925-03-05

France forbids the reporting of di-
vorce cases in the press. If such a
law ever passes in this country some
of our big dailies will lose their ellen
tele.
Pocahontas star herald., 1925-03-05

1t is unjust to say that one man is
moro successful than another.
Before making comparisons we should
define what we mean by success.
Money is only one yardstick.
The desires of some men are so con
flicting and so numerous that to satisfy
all or even part cOmpels the sacrifice
of money-seekihg as dominant and
primary motive.
Only few men are completely satis-
fled to make a lifelong drive for money.
The majority prefer to find it neces-
sary to slip into the by-paths and in
dulge their fancies in such unproduc-
tive pursuits as gardening, fishing,
travelling, loafing, politics, hunting,
writing stories or playing musical in
struments.
They let money making go bang while
they are satisfying these desires. If
they lose money by doing these things
well. they lose money and lose ii
gladly.
Bear this in mind in judging who
is successful and who is not. After
certain point the accumulation Of
money bores many people. Even the
building of business, with the chal-
lenge and intricate problems every in
terprise presents, fails TO thrill them.
And so they are attracted TO other
activities.
We have always thought that most
of us get just about what we really
want If that is so, we are all sue
cessful.
OF course, all of us want million
dollars, but we don't want 1t enough
TO sacrifice our fun and recreation,
our sports and the little luxuries that
make our life so worth living, and most
of us had much rather choose our in
innate friends for personal instead of
business reasons.
Many a sure-fre money-maker has
halted himself with the question:
What shall l do with the money when
| get IL? 1t reminds us of the famous
related in Montaigne's
Essays. Says Montaigne:
"when King Pyrrhus prepared for
his expedition into Italy, his wise
counselor Cyneas, to make him sensi-
bic Of the vanity of his ambition, said
Well, sir, TO what end to you make
all this mighty preparationY TO
make myself master of Italy replied
tie King. And what after that is
doneT said Cyneas. I win pass over
into Gaul aud SPAIN said the other.
And what thenT I will then go to
Pocahontas star herald., 1925-03-05

Boys try to be men and men try to
be boys. Girls try to be women and
women try to be girls. Amt nature
wonderful"
Pocahontas star herald., 1925-03-05
The Editors Eye

Advice worth taking is seldom heard
on the street corners.
Pocahontas star herald., 1925-03-05

Farmers are advised not TO buy
automobiles on the profits they expect
this fall.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-08-04
Dolling Up Bundle So It Looks Like
a Baby Is One Way to Carry Wash
to Laundry-Then the Boot
logger Used Baby Carriage.

ing was delivering booze. His
customers usta get q good laugh
when they took = peep at the
s'bOttIe baby"
How's that for a trick trip?
During the afternoon his wife
used to take the perambulator on
shopping trips and could patron.
ize all the caSh-and-carry stores
without coming home with an
arnlful Of unbec0nling bundles.
Another trick is to wrap up q
pair of old shoes in pink tissue
paper and tie IL up with white
satin ribbon, and nobody in the
APARTMENT house suspects that
you are going to have the dogs
half sOled. They think you are
going to some brides shower
with a beautiful real lace COM
ing jacket.
Another good trick trip is to
always come into an exclusive
shop by the automobile entrance.
Then they don't think you anIkIed
over from the subway. When
they ask YOU whether you'II have
your package sent or take il with
you, YOU can say you'll take 1t,
as the ear is just outside-yOu
don't need to add ION Sixth
avenue"
Another trick trip is that tried
by the dame who attends bargain
basement sales to get something
for her maid, and her maid al
ways wears just the same size
she does.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-08-04
A DAYS
WALK
with i'm RING

AHA has taken the roof
gardens by storm. It's the new
est comedy song, and the title Is
The lie Paradis roof band sings
it with great gusto, stressing the
ear-tickling Aha
Understand, you don't say it or
sing it as IL you were a villain in
a, melodrama, saying Aha, my
proud beauty" or something. You
screech it, like siren, VIZ:
"Ah-haaaaaaaaaam
The only fault we have to find
with the song is that the audience
isn't satisfied to let the band get
away. with it. All night long,
from the tables where the Canada
Dry flows like water, the comic
geniuses send up the cry.
Prisoners at the Knox county
CTenn.) Jail knocked Aout their
taller with socks filled with hard
soap, and escaped.
The obvious duty of the col
umnist is, OF course, to refer to
the episode as clean getaway. :
Speaking of jails, Miss Kathe.
rine O'Hare, talking to laborites
at Lowell, Mass, said that GRIM
inal judges and editors who write
of jails should serve a year in
same.
And how about the same for
some of these rich criminals we
hear so much about, Miss Katie,
ask we.
Here's a clever little card
printed by the Frank Foster
Company, OF this furnishing city.
Today we reproduce the text on
the back Of the card. Tomorrow,
or sometime, we will tell you
what's on the other side. Re
verse:
A Fable
There was once a very wise
Club Member; that Is to say,
there was once a Club Member
who was very wise in his own
estimation.
He planned to renew his youth
by happy association with his
fellow men, and he grew old in
the planning.
He had every intention of
keeping up his club interest, but
he never got to 1t.
It was. his purpose to be with
his fellow-club members whenever
the opportunity came along, but
he made the mistake Of staying
behind his desk.
And, so he died, much lamented
by his enemies.
Which was subtle on their part,
but not on his.
That's all there is to the fable,
but we want to add that the at
tendance committee OF every club
in town will want a copy. For
their benefit, let it be said that
the Frank Foster Company phone
number is Adams 1922 (Three oh
Too.Too).
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-08-04
Artist Assesses Self
AT Zero Then
Dies

NEW YORK, Aug. Arthur
Chambers, believed to be an
artist, assessed himself at
Zero"
He sat in his room in Ho-
boken and gazed reflectively at
his likeness in the mirror.
He. smiled quietly, took a
piece of paper, and, with a
crayon, drew his picture. He
looked at it intently, then he
inscribed a bold "me" on the
collar.
Below it he wrote:
Justified exit.
"Too old-no faith.
"Deaf-no hope.
"Broke-i1o money.
'Total-Zero."
Then he turned on the gas.
The police broke into the
room today and found him dead.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-08-04
By Far KING

The other day I was Iamping
a. dame making trick trip to the
By q trick trip I mean . fool
'enl.
Or, in other words, dOlling up
the bundle so it looked like a
baby.
Not wishing to have people
think that she would carry her
wash to the corner cleanup, she
wrapped the pillow slip full of
soiIed scenery In 3 pale pink
lOunging rope and tossed one Of
her small lace baby pillow slips
over the top and nobody was any
the wiser, and she could stroll
along with dignity like . demure
young mother with hopeful Off
spring.
1 tried out q trick trip once by
packing my lunch in an old box
camera.
The neighbOrs thought / was 3
snapshot fiend and never figured
that / was saving money with
homemade sandwiches.
/ usta see q guy that got q
IOtta credit for being such . de-
voted father, because every eve
ming he usta take the baby out
for q ride I'm its buggy. The baby
was usually sound asleep, APP
parently, with the buggy top
pulled down.
what that guy really was do