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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-02-20
Many Legends About
Scots Patron Saint

From time immemorial, st. Andrew
has been the patron saint Of Scotland,
to whom November 30 has been dedi-
Gated. He first comes to our knowl-
edge through the gospels, which state
that he was the brother of Simon
Peter, and son Of Jonas, "a fisher
man Of 1Bethsaida, on the northwest
, ern shore Of the Sea of Galilee. He
had been a disciple Of John the Bap-
fist, but left his former master and at
tached himself to our Lord, to whom
he brought his brother, Simon Peter,
says the Springfield Republican.
The traditions about st. Andrew arc
various. The early Father Eusebius
states that he preached in Scythia on
the north side Of the Black sea. Je-
rome and Theodoret named Achaia, OF
southern Greece, as the field Of his
labors after the ascension Of our Lord !;
and he Is said to have been crucified
at Patras in Aehaia on cross in the
form of the letter x, known since
then as st. Andrews cross.
Two hundred and eighty years later
his bones were removed to CONSTANT
nople. About the year 600 they were
again exhumed and committed to the
care of pfous man named Rule OF
Regulus, who, after a stormy voyage
Of a year and q half, was wrecked or
the promontory OF. the Wild Boar or
the North sea, now the coast of Fife
shire, Scotland. Out Of the wrecl
Regu1us saved the bag containing ths
bones of st. Andrew.
Regulus was received with gratitude
and affection by the people; pieet
Of ground was gifted by the king tt
God and st. Andrew, and the bones
were. again inferred. In a cave In
sandstone cliff hard by Regulus took
up his abode, to guard the place where
the treasure lay and to preach the
gospel Of Christ. Through the preach
ing Of the holy man many Of the Picts'
were converted and the little monas-
terry of wicker work or chapel of rude
stones gathered from the neighboring
beach, which had been built over the
place where the bones Of the apostle
had been laid, became place Of ga.
cred pilgrimage. A little town sprane
up close by and received the name of
st. Andrews. The great cathedral of
st. Regulus, the ruins Of which still
dominate the old town, was erected in
honor Of him who had brought to the
place the bones Of the apostle, and
renown. In this way st. Andrew be
came the. patron saint of Scotland.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-02-20
Suing Plays Part in
Hindu Religious Rites

One often finds In tile near vicinii,
Of liindu temple. says writer in AT
Indian paper. two high stone pillars
sometimes 30 feet high. with il stn,s.
:rosspiece, from which hang iron
chains. These swings play an ;nlpoI
iant part in the various festivals nf tlr
year, especially for the young people.
The very act of swinging on this 81,
cred structure Is pleasing to the deit.
of the temple, and when IL Is Ipssibi
TO combine both pleasure and worship
then 1t Is not unnatural this form u
exercise should be greatly appreciated.
In certain seasons. especially the hnt
vest season. the swing Is IL, great !ie
mand, and religious ceremonies are PR
formed by the priests OF the leiap,,
On the top bar of the swing II is no
unusual to find number Of earthsI
ware chattels, which are the home q
the sacred pigeons connected with III
temple.
These swings are often built in liz,
middle Of the street. and they not il
frequently constitute real os,slai'l
TO traffic. But the authorities wonl
certainly have great difficulty in POI
suading the temple people to agree
the removal Of them.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-02-20
+ e,y Realize Great
Pressure Under See

When you drop something into two
or three miles of ocean, you immedi-
ately invite hard usage. First. there is
the pressure of the water. The weight
OF the sea at 1000 fathoms (approxi-
mately one miie) is one ton to the
square inch, or $50 times A. great as
the air which we breathe. Go down
900 fathoms and there Is a pressure
many times more powerful than that
of the steam in locomotive boiler.
Captain De. Cartsret told me Of q
test that was made ON the cable ship
C0lonia In midOcean, writes George w.
Gray in the American Msgnsine. An
empty soda water bottls-One Of the
kind that has q conical bottom-was
fitted with long stopper Of hard wood
trimmed to Mt the neck OF the bottle
snuSly, and cut so as to make 1t bare
ly touch the bottom of the bottle. The
bottle was weighted anu let down to
depth of 1900 fathoms. When 1t was
brought up. the point Of the wooden
stopper was prOtruding through the
thick glass bottom. The pressure Of
the water had converted the stopper
int q hydraulic ram, and had driven
1t so neatly through the bottom Of the
bottle that there wasn't even a star
fracture in the glass.
Another cable seaman told Of lower
ing a piece Of meat. properly weighted
to make 1t sink. in the mid-Atlantic.
After being exposed to the nsar-freez-
ing temperature and the squeezing
weight of thousand fathoms Of ocean,
that tough roast beef came up as ten
der az veal
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-02-20
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20. - %
YOUR INCOME TAX
No. w

The revenue act of 1924 provides
that the status Of a taxpayer relative to
the amount of his personal exemptions
shall be determined by superintendent
in accordance with the number OF
months the taxpayer was single, mar
ried, or head of a family. Under the.
preceding act the amount OF the ex-
emption to which the taxpayer was en-
titled was determined by his status as
a single person, a married person, or
the head of family on the last day OF
the taxable year, December 81, if the
return was made ON the calendar year
basis, as most are.
For example, taxpayer married on.
September 80. 1924, would be entitled
to an exemption of $3.50. For the
first nine months he is classified as a
single man emitting him to an exemp-
ton of $3.50 -fourths OF the 81, 600
exemption allowed a single person
andsfor the last three months h. is e. !
titled to an exemption of $685.
fourth of the 81, 500 exemption allowed
a married person.
If on June 80, taxpayer ceased be-
ing the head of family the support
in one household of a relative or 3rela-
tives being discontinued-he is allowed
an exemption of 81, 75O-one half Of the
exemption Of $1,000 granted single
person plus one-half of the exemption
Of 80, 500 granted the head Of family.
With regard to the $500 credit for de-
pendent, the taxpayers status is deter
mined as of the last day Of the taxable
year. If, during the year, his support
of such dependent ceased, he is not en-
titled to this credit.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-02-20
Use Radio to Find Mines

That radio methods will come late
greater luse in prospecting for I'M
known beds of mineral was the pre-
diction made to the British Associa-
ton for the Advancement of Science
by Prof. Sherwin #. Kelly Of the Uni
versity of Toronto. After reviewing
the numerous electrical methods that
have been employed more or less sue
cessfully In geological work, Profes-
sor Kelly described in detail the proc
esses in which an autobiography
current Is introduced into the outcrop
of a mineral-bearing vein or rock for
nation. the mineral body being Thea
traced underground by means of the
strength of the audio-frequency field
ON the surface of the ground. The
current tends to follow the more
highly conducting layers Of rock.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-02-20
First "Boucanisrs''.

The name "buccaneer" was given TO-
piratical English, Dutch and French
Adventures, united In their opposition
to Spain, who maintained themselves
chiefly in the Caribbean sea during the
Seventeenth century. The frat of the
class were French settlers, whose oc-
cupation originally was hunting the
Wild cattle on the islands, especially
lIispaniola, and preserving the flesh
at little establishments called "bou-
cans" they being known as "bou-
GAMERS" After being driven from
these pursuits BY the Spaniards, these
boucanfers took to piracy, particular
~ upon Spanish vessels. and to raid
ing Spanish. settlements on the islands
and mainland. Their career closed
about 100.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-02-20
Deoth in Triumph

Edouard Renienyi Was u falnn'
Hungarian vloinist who made sever
world tours anl settled in New Yer
for some years. He died OF apopl'
IN the stage of the Orpheum iisra''.
san Francisco, on May Is. 1898 Till
was his first appearance ON The AID
Vile stage and he was enthusiastica
ly received on playing two or thr
classical pieces. He responded ..~i
"Old Glory" which created IRENE.
:lous applause. Then he commence
TO play Delibes "Fizzicatl." but afis,
i few measures he leaned over I'm
hen fell forward on his face. deaf,
it Is interesting to know that III on
line the composer. Brahms. travelet
with Remenyi and acted as his at
.ompanist.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-02-20
England's Area lncreasln4

continual war with the sea Is be-
Ing waged around the British coast.
the contour of which IL Continually
changing. A start was recently made
in Wingland, looking toward the rec
lamation Of 500 acres from the Wash.
This was. the district where King
John made his tragic journey across
the sand. At that time the sea, though
hemmed somewhat by the Romans,
came down to Wisbech: but it has
been gradually beaten back. It is es-
timated that since the. Norman con
quest some $4,000 acres in Lincoln.
shire have been reclaimed from the
sea, or from the waters OF the fen,
On no part Of the English coast is ae-
erection so predominant az IN Lincoln.
shire. Though erosion caused a loss
of 400 acres between 1883 1905, in the
same period there was q gain Of 9,1O6
acres. now the richest soil in the coun-
try.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-02-20
Hard 10 Fit

A city man, drl,sng His autnmobil
llong a little-used country road. hear,
omething rattle beneath his cal
topped. looked hack and saw hriEi,
METAL object Lying in TIN, road shor
distance behind. 1t was II plo@poin,
evidently lost by some farmer.
1t was fully half an hour before tn.
next car came along. and Its occupant
seeing the first man hut on his hacl
inder his vehicle by the roadside
stopped and asked Whit the trouble
vas.
The city man emerged and held vi
he plowpOint
'This blooming thing dropped of m,
ar he said "nnd I've been hunting
'or half an hour To find out whore Il
Belongs. Exchange.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-02-20
PAYS TRIBUTE TO
AMERICAN HOMES
English Visitor Impressed
by "IDan,aczlGteness.

do not believe that since the world
began there have ever been such spot
less, shining homes as these (of New
York;, so Clean so comfortable. so full
of beautiful and wisely chosen things
Tidy they are to degree that
shanes the English housewife, says
Rebecca West In the New Republic.
Partly this is due to the strange fact
that, though servants are much scarcer
than they are in England, and demand
from double to five times the wages,
they do far more work. A house with
two servants in America is better kept,
both as regards the service of. meals
and the orderliness of the rooms. than
house with five in England. The par
Quet floors are glass-smooth; the cur
tains are invariably crisp as if they
had come that day from the cleaning;
the silver and the crystal on the table
Is brilliant as If it was the sole care
Of a superbutler, and the linen is fairy
fine; the bedrooms are as decorative
and as apparently undisturbed by use
as stage bedrooms; and the bathrooms
likewise.
One needs a special style Of the
Apocalyptic to describe the American
bathroom. In extreme cases it turns
into young Turkish bath. | am de-
scribing now a mfddle-class house or
apartment, but the working-c class home
as 1t is seen in the modern tenement
and apartment houses has at least the
same ideals. It's principal room is
probably rather larger than a hat box,
but the plumbings and fittings are sure
to be admirable. TO the returned
traveller the average English home
seems horrid cave.
And it ought to be noticed that this
house is not maintained in its perfec-
tion like the French home by any pol
icy Of immolation of the female on the
altar Of domesticity and exclusion of
the stranger The American woman
is far less tied to her home than the
Englishwoman. She will be out of her
house at eleven, not TO do the shop
ping, but to hear some lecture on cur
rent affairs or foreign policy; she will
stay out all day till half an hour be-
fore dinner, and then preside over a
dinner party that looks as if she must
have spent all day concentrating on
its perfection.
And her home is constantly flooded
by the high tides of her hospitality.
I She loves to fill it with guests and
give them gay party" And her hos
pitality is real. II is not merely de-
sire for social display. it Is genuine
and Beautiful desire to give happiness
on ones hearth. Strangers who meet
one in the train and know nothing OF
one.save that She, is a foreigner travel
ing in a strange land entertain her as
iavishly as hostesses who are under
the delusion that she 8 . celebrity.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-02-20
Marriages Thar Led
to Odd Retaf;onships

Mysterious muddles sometimes arist
out OF second marriages. A COrsicai,
girl married man whose first wifi,
was the sister of the girls grand
mothe,. This makes. her her own
mothers grand-aunt and her grand
mothers slster-in-iaw.l 10 her brother
and sisters she is great-aunt. Finally
she Is her own grand-nlece. Her nus
band is the brother-in-iaw Of his grand
nephews and grandnieces.
U An elderly American became the
grandfather of his six children and
his first wife's stepfather. He divorced
his wife and married his mother.ln
law. The widower who married In sue.
cession seven sisters contracted vari.
Gus relationships. says the Montreal
Family Herald and Star This IMAM
started by marrying the eldest Of the
sisters, and subsequently went right.
down the line. Finally he led the
seventh and last sister to-the altar.
A German village is puzzled over the
relationships resulting from the double
marriage Of a father and son. The
father, a widower. married the village
belle. She thus became stepmother to
her husbands f0rty.year-old SON. The
son, In his turn, net the girls mother
and married her. Consequently his
father Is now his son-in-law and he.
himself is his own grandfather. In the
meantime, the village belle presented
her husband with baby daughter
Clearly this child Is sister-in-law to her
grandmother
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-02-20

Chinese tongs are organizations. witt
element of secrecy. of groups OF
. 'hinese for mutual protection and as
istanee. Basically, they are OF com
nercial character. the members being
nyaged in business. and they are tsuA
;lval trade associations. This rivalry
OCCASIONALLY breaks out into open war
are when aggressions by one tong
igalnst another, consisting OF unfai,
Commercial, practices. boycotts, ETC..
ives the rival tong cause for ofrenss
The tongs In the United States are
branches Of wider organizations. hav.
NJ: their main headquarters In Shang-
iiai and Peking, China. and branches
exist in other nations besides the
United States.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-02-20
ts Standing

How is your newspaper as an ad-
s.rrtisins medium" we asked.
We'll. I'll tell you," replied the able
.di;or of the Tumlinville Torch Of Lib
.rty and Tocsin of the Times. "a
aew doctor came to town six months
20 and inserted modest card In our
;aper. Just three days afterward a
'ilizen fell and broke his leg in two
s,laces; two days later an excitable
sushand shot bachelor nearly all to
.,ieces. and a mule kicked the ever
asting daylights out Of small boy.
,nd before the end of the following
week the majority Of our citizens had
The measles so bad that you could al
most hear them breaking out KAN
sas City Star.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-02-20

A guest had arrived at the Jones
home to spend the holidays. and Betty
was not only quite attentive to her
mothers old friend whom she had
never seen before. but wished to make
Is much OF an impression as possible.
Mrs. Jones. who was downstairs.
card hurried>footsteps coming toward
ler, and looked up to see what was
,aus.ng such haste on the part Of her
Young daughters
'Auvver," said Betty. hers forgot
an her .toof' brush and which one
hall tell her to useY' Mrs. Jones
decided her efforts to teach Betty to
he generous had not been in vain.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-02-20
All Seemed Sasi.n.d

A new gallows ani drop pit had
been constructed at u county prison
but 1t was some time before the busy
governor could get away to inspect II.
When Ne did so, he asked the head
jaller If there had been any di1iculty
in expedItiously carrying out the death
sentenceaN
The jailer replied that he thought
not. 1--WE have never had any COM
plants, sir" he said.-London Tit Bits.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-02-20
They An Talk

A young man talks with pleasure
and an old man talks with ease; N
Orator talks like some men walk-stx
days. go as you please.
The preacher talks OF sins anc
things. of hell's eternal FUZZY: the law
yer hurls his jawbones at a mad but
helpless jury.
Thus each one talks and talks AND
talks. each Of his own speech proud
est. forgetful Of the patent fact that
it's money that talks loudest.-A. p.
Boston Transcript.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-02-20
H'srth. While Resolutions

Keeping resolutions depends less ON
them than on those who make them.
II resolutions are worth while. effort
musi be commensurate. Resolutions
will not keep themselves. no matter
how desirable and beneficial they may
be.--Cisit.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-02-20
lingering COUGHS HELpED

Bronchitis leaves a bid ugh.
So does flu" and la grippe. hui
these hard lingering cJdshs yield
easily to the healing aud cnratisA
qualities of Chamberlains Cough
Remedy. Good for trouble nj {
night coashs> too. EVER user is .
friend.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-02-20

More sontented hapr, health.
people are taking Chamberlain
Tablets than any other sit.lllar medt-
enc. They stop indigestion and
..assy pa'as that CIR wd the hear,
keep the Ii'er and Dowels healthil:
'ctive. Cost tPt a few csn.s
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-02-20

One of the most diricult feats
imaginable is to look up to a man
when he is in hole.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-02-20

Many man has j nasty fall Just
from riding a hobby. *.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-02-20

A weil-informed woman liz Lb.
who can talk on every an5ject, and
generally does. -
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-02-20

Unfortunately family jars arc not
always kept in the curio cabinet.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-10-07
Pirates and Senator'S Are Ready for "Play Ball" Today
Shades of Walter Mails!

cheh-iuk ~ Wild. Of course. and
no Is lnborlng under q fear or put
ting the BAH across the plate for
fear Of having u knocked out or
tho park
lie is constantly trying 10 cut
the corners 30 as 10 give the
batter as little chance 10 hit
~ possible. As result he
walks many hitlers and gets tlio
count three and two against
them before forcing tlftm out.
Klllcfer should be able 90 develop
cheknluk into major league calibrs
and with George Cutahaw coaching
the youngstcr about the finer points
,of the game. the hurlor may be able
10 make the grade IN the majors
IN little while
Bowers has had years more
experience than Chehaiuls and
liis exhibition recently showed
that he had lots Of stuff.
Whereas ChemiulS Is timld on
the mound. Bowers IL fairly over
flowing with confidence. That con-
fldeuor is gained from experience
and Chekhluk should get Il after
playing with Seattle for while.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-10-07

Garfield. looks like one OF the teams
TO be in at the finish Of the prep
race.
~ Roosevelt. chances for another
championship team are not 80 good
and Coach Charles D'yorak has been
hard set TO replace his squad OF las,
season, all Of whom have been grad.
uated.
IN the other prep game billed Sat.
urday, Lincoln and Franklin play in
tho first contest. Garfield and West
Seattle arc Idle over the weekend.
Coach Bell has had the Broadway
eleven in secret practice and some
new stunts In prep football may be
pulled by the Tigers against Ballard.
The Beavers showed very green
against Franklin last week but Ira
Peas. the Ballard mentor. may have
instillcd few more fundamentals
into them with another week OF
practice.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-10-07
Dave Shade
MiddIeweight?

NEW YORK. oct. Dave Shade.
considered by many the win.
ner or his recent bout with Mickey
Walker FOR the welterweight cham
pionship which the judges gave TO
the ttlehoider. may never fight in
the class again.
LEO p. Flynn, the Caiiforn!ass
manager. admitted this Tuesday
when he said that Shade had hard
work making the li7.pound limit,
and that he would fight as a middle
weight from now on. A return
match with Mickey might temp
him to make the lesser weight
Flynn said. but that is problem
aticai.
Shade Is hot on the trail Of Harry
Grch. the mIdlileweght champion.
and Tex RicIeard has sent out feel
ers designed 20 promote a match
in his new Madison Square Garden
In December
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-10-07
for
Series Teams
Are Announced
DITTsBURG. oct. the lat Of

DITTSBURG. Oct. The list Of
L players on both tho Pittsburg
and Washington teams eligible TO
take part in tho world series and
who win receive their split OF the
money. arc NJ follows:
wASHINGTON--JohnBon. Coyel.
eskle. Rcuthcr. Zachary. Ferguson,
Marberry. Ballou. Rubscll Rucl,
SEVERED. Tate. Judge. Stanley HRr.
ris. Joe Harris, Pockinpaugh,
Bluegc. Adams. Scott. Myers. Rice,
Goslln. McNoely. Jcanos, Yeach and
I.cibold.
PITTSBUKG-Ad n MS, AldridHe.
Culloton, Krcmer. Meadows, Morri.
son. Oldham. shechan. Yde. Gooch,
Smith, Spencer. Grantham, Raw.
iings GnJured), Moore. Wright, Tray.
nor. Ems, MoInnis. Thompson, Barn.
hart. Bigbeo, Carey. Cuylcr and
HAAS.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-10-07
Bears Have Only
Two Veterans in
Boxing Turnouts

A LTHO but two veterans OF last
n years varsity boxing team
have returned to tho University OF
California this season. Coach Stan
Jones has likely looking batch OF
material on hand with which TO
work.
Tho two veterans are Bob Tobcy.
middleweight. and sammy Gold.
llght.heavywsight. Tobcy is this
years Bear captain.
Matches with the Davis Aggies.
the Southern branch OF the Univer.
sity Of California. and L. s. G. arc
being arranged.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-10-07

Mach asase wa. given the weather
man BY thia city Of ba,i.rrsssd fans.
atyho his prediction % cloudy or tsiuy
weather vas passed over as The morning
damned cold and clear,
Ralph Ankle was tho first man In flns
q; the general admission gate ard ne
was so cold and hlus as cansi hardly
sxplAia that 10 picked piiiaaarg 80 win
four strsIshi Esmr-
Ralph stiiinan. aged s5, Of Old Say
brok Cuaa.. eiaisns 20 have sssa eFsry
world series since 1895. tie zee sas
~ ths early arrivals vaitiaE IN sfpHi u
the general admission Ests
Tickex sesiper, were mach In sstdcnee
spd ep~a booths wsr. baIEE conducted
IN al OF the big hotels The Shyiprks
we're closely wstcasd ~ federal osflesrs
for Uncle Sans share
Two men we're arrested In ;ks William
Fem hotel as alleged tiekst seaipsrs.