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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-12-17
FARMS SLIPPING AWAY

The United States is far behind
most nations of the world in the
matter of soil conservation, sayr
H. H. Bennett, soil scientist of the
United States Department OF Agri
culture. In some parts of the worlc
large areas of land have been de
stroyed by erosion, notably in Asia
Minor and China. But the unde
stroyed parts of these old countrie.
have generally profited by the ter
rible examples of the devastated
regions.
In this country, says Mr.. Bennett
we already have considerable areas
of devastated land but are not
profiting very much from such
examples. Land wastage by erosion
is proceeding as rapidly as ever
with the exception of few sec
lions where farmers, county agents
bankers and others have under,
taken the job of fighting the i'm
poverishing process. In the south
eastern part of the Nation, chiefly
in the old Cotton Belt, is found tho
only section in this country where
a widespread and sensible practice
of soil conservation by terfacing
sloping lands is In use.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-12-17
MARYLAND's MOTHERS AND
BABIES

Care of the mothers-to-be as a
means of safeguarding the lives and
health of both mothers and babies
in Maryland, is urged by DR.. J. H. M.
Knox, Jr., Chief of the Bureau of
Child Hygiene of the State Depart
ment of Health. Lone of the
greatest problems in public health, I"
he said, lis to save the lives of
infants. Each year, in the counties
of Maryland, there are about fifteen
hundred deaths among children
under year old, or approximately
one out of every twelve born alive.
THE surprising fact about this
large loss of life is that nearly one
a month old. The improvement that
has taken place in the milk supply
and the better understanding on the
part of mothers Of baby hygiene and
baby care and baby feeding, have
cut down the death rate among the
older babies, but they have not
affected the death rate during the
first few weeks of baby's life.
Doctors and others who have
worked among mothers and babies
have learned that many of these
little lives can be saved only when
the mothers are properly advised
and cared for before the babies are
born.
Some interesting figures have
recently been published that were
gathered in Pennsylvania and that
are of interest to every mother
in Maryland. A survey made in
twenty-five cities showed that only
eight per cent of the mothers had
received proper instruction before
their babies were born. Among
these mothers there were no deaths.
Among the other 4242 women who
did not have such advise, one woman
in every ninety-six, lost her life at
the birth of her baby, and in this
asst group there were six times as
many baby deaths as in the number
born to mothers who had prenatal
care. Moreover, the number of
babies born dead and the number of
babies who died within a month was
four times as great among the
group of mothers who had not
received timely advice.
These figures are just as true in
Maryland. And our doctors here,
have long recognized the Importance
of timely instruction of the mother
to-be. No other method will so
effectively save the lives of women
and children now being lost. 1t
would be blessing if women's
clubs and other organizations could
BRING these facts home to every
woman in the State"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-12-17
NEW BRIDGE

James Mcdonnell, who has posi-
ton in Camden, N. j., spent Sunday
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Mcdowell.
On Saturday night of last week
Marion Elville, while returning home
from Rising Sun in his Ford car,
collided with a car that had stopped
on one side of the road without
lights. With him at the time were
his brother Thomas, and his wife's
mother, Mrs. Howard Johnson. His
brother was thrown through the
windshield and badly cut and
bruised. Mrs. Johnson sustained a
fracture of the limb below the knee
and after receiving treatment from
local physician was taken to
Richards Hospital, Port Deposit.
Hog cholera is reported as pre-
'vailing on the premises of Israel
Reynolds.
Little Dorothy Elville is suffering
from diphtheriaA
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Todd and
little son, spent Sunday with Mrs.
Isabel Lindamood, at Rock Springs.
William Hill is confined to the
house with very severe carbuncle
on the neck.
John Garvin has recovered from
another attack of acute indigestion.
John Coulson is in Elkton this
week, being one of the jurors.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-12-17
STAR OF BETHLEHEM in
HOLLAND

In Holland the harbinger Of
Christmas is a huge Illuminated
star which is carried through the
silent, dark, Dutch streets, shining
upon the crowd of people and signi-
ficant of the star which once guided
the three wise men of the East.
The young men who carry the star
through the streets gather money
for the poor from the crowds who
come out to watch for it. After this
they betake themselves to the burgo-
master of the town, who, according
to custom, is bound to set the youths
down to a splendid meal. This is a
very great institution in many Dutch
towns.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-12-17
THE COUNTRY EXPECTS CON.
GRESS TO DO IT'S Dirty


Congress is dry Approximately
70 men in the United States Senate
and 1922 in the House of Represen
tatives have made their appeal tc
dry constituency and hold office.
There is before Congress a legis-
lative program desired by the Ad-
ministration and designed solely to
facilitate enforcement of the Prohi
bition law. In the main, opposition
to that program is intended to pre-
vent enforcement of the Prohibition
law.
Congress should pass this needed
legislation. The utterly reprehen
sible tactics by which passage was
prevented at the last session will
not be tolerated again.
Note these facts: The people sent
to Washington as their legislator
an overwhelming majority of an
nounced Prohibitionists. Three O,
four valid referenda on the prohi
bition question were won by tho
drys. If ever Congress had g
distinct mandate on this question
the present Congress and the next
Congress have.
To the Republicans a word ::
Senator Wadsworth at the last SEES
sion was in a position to give E
favorable decision to the Admins
tration program. He failed to do it
He will stay at home. Other Sena
tors who were lukewarm in support
of that program returned to their
constituencies and pleaded that they
be elected ito stand by the. Presi-
dent" The voters remembered that
they had done anything but stand by
the President on the legislation
desired by General Andrews. They
were defeated.
To the Democrats word: An
attempt is being made to deliver
your party into the hands OF slum
politicians. This movement, il sue
cessful. will make the Democratic
party a Kissing and by word in
American history. II Democracy is
delivered to the vets, the devoted
Christian patriots of the West ane
South, the splendid patriotic liberals
of the Democratic party in the East
will ask the question, What did
you do to avert this ruin ?'
To Republicans and Democrats ::
You are American citizens. You
are pledged to loyalty to the Con
stitution. With you the welfare OF
the country should and does como
first. Remember the people who
sent you to Washington: the great
plain people who make little noise
but who are ready to defend the
country at the polls against multi
fication. Patriotism is not partison
Republicans and Democrats should
stand shoulder to shoulder in
demonstration of the fact that n,
great special interest, no matter HOY
vast the sums of money behind it
can set aside a Constitutional de
cision of the American people,
Board Of Temperance, Washington.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-12-17
WHY THE CHRISTMAS KISSES ?

Why should men kiss girls who
stand under mistletoe
Because they like it and because
custom allows it.. Every kiss under
the mistletoe,; however, is kiss
which celebrates one of the most
charming events in chris m a s
tradition.
The romance goes back to the
days of the gods Of Scandinavia,
when Baldur the Beautiful was shot
by Locke, the Spirit of Evil; with an
arrow of mistletoe. But his mother,
Venus of the North, restored him to
life by ssaluting with kisses all who
passed beneath a branch held aloft
in her hand.
Thus it became an emblem of
love and happy celebration. Ancient
races held the plant in great venera-
ton, particularly the Druids, who
went in procession into the forests
to collect it.
After New Years day it was
distributed among the people as a
sacred and holy plant. II any part
of the mistletoe touched the ground
it was regarded as an omen OF
impending evil.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-12-17

The Baltimore Association of
Commerce has approved the report
of its Eastern Shore Trade and
transportation Committee, favoring
the project of bridge across the
Chesapeake Bay between Bay Shore
and Rock Hall, and has directed its
Legislative Committee to aid in
securing necessary Federal and State
enactments, whereby the bridge
may become a reality at the very
earliest date"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-12-17
CoLoRA


Mr.. and Mrs. John F. Pierce are
enjoying fine new radio.
Emory Calvert has purchased q
new sedan.
Roscoe Kilby and family have
retured to their former home in
North Carolina. They had resided
on the Lloyd Balderston farm for
some time, where Mr.. Kilby was
employed.
Colora Women's Club held a
chicken supper in their club room
here last Thursday evening.
Robert Boyd is making large ship
ments of mushrooms from his
houses here.
Mrs. Samuel w. Fitzgerald and
sister, Mrs. W. Grier Murray were
shoppers in Lancaster, Pa, last
Thursday.
Miss Mary Tyson, Atlantic City,
spent the weekend at her home
here.
Miss Jennie Mcdowell, Miss Flor
ence Kachne, Miss Emily Donnelly
and John Glhan, of Philadelphia,
were callers Sunday at the home of
Eli Coulson, West Nottingham.
Mrs. Lawson Love spent Friday
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Levi R. Atkinson.
Mt. Pleasant M. E. Sunday School,
will hold their Xmas entertainment
Tuesday evening, December II
Santa Claus will be present and have
a treat for each scholar.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Slaybaugb and
Miss Bertha NJ Tyson attended the
West Nottingham Academy Alumni
in Baltimore last week
Lloyd Balderston entertained tho
Cecil Farmers Club on Wednesday
this week.
The Minstrel show given by the
Octoraro Entertainers in the Jr
o. U. A. M. Hall, at Bay View, last
Friday evening. was enjoyed by :;
large audience.
Mrs. Celia Fitzgerald returned to
Newark, Del, last week, after {
visit of. several weeks with her son
Samuel Fitzgerald and wife.
Robert Mckay spent few days
in Kennett Square.
Eugene Hite has been appointed
Captain of the Varsity football
team of Tome School for 1927.
The Stork visited the home OF
Mr.. Iac of
week, and left them a daughter.
Mrs. John Blackburn has been
quite poorly.
Mrs. Isabella .(Egan) Brickley
of Greenhurst, attained her 94tf
birthday Sunday, December II.
Cottage Prayer Meeting was held
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs Cecil
Reynolds.
The Colora Branch of the Needle.
work Guild reports a collection OF
92S garments at their annual meet
ing held in the school building few
weeks ago. Garments for men 6;
for women AZ; for boys 1856; TO,
girls 346; for infants 1884; for
household use "a. These were dis
tributed as follows:
In Baltimore Salvation Army Day
Nursery, 125 garments; Florence
Crittenton Home, 1O6; Christ Church
Orphanage, 10; Colored Orphanage.
49, Miss Newman, So; Beneyett
House, Philadelphia, IS; Union
Hospital, Elkton, 80; DR.. Richards
Hospital, Al; Local. 1874; Reserve
80.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-12-17

After bowling over, by huge
majorities, batch of amendments
offered by vets, the House on
Friday demonstrated it's dry pre-
ponderance by approving an ap-
preparation of $27,34O,905 for pro-
hibition enforcement by the Treasury
Department and Coast Guard.
The Treasury prohibition unit was
allowed $11,990,965 for the fiscal
year 1928, and for the Coast Guard S
anti-smuggling operations S15,349,-
$40. The Coast Guard allotment
was 100000 more than last year.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-12-17

The late general election in our
country shows that political leader
ship in national and state affairs is
rapidly being assumed by the press
The country weekly and small
town daily exercise dominant and
direct leadership in building the
political fortunes of individuals, and
molding public sentiment on prin.
ciples and ideals in public affairs,
Their power is increasing. and they
are rightly called the home news
paper. in towns and on the farms.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-12-17
ALL RECORDS BROKEN BY
MIGHTY "BEN-HUR"
Tremendous Reception Given
Famous Film at FOrd's
Theatre BY Baltimore
Press and Public

Press and Public
Tremendous applause and pro-
ionged cheers greeted the first
Baltimore showing of the world
amous "Ben-Hur" at the Ford IS
Theatre Monday night. A packed
louse received the long-awaited
100000 Metro Goldwyn-M y e I
production and witnessed the great
est screen triumph in the history OF
motion pictures.
Heralded as the most massive
production ever staged, the audience
vt Ford's Theatre was hardly pre-
Jared for the series of tremendous
Genes which flashed upon the
Green. Certainly its like has never
been seen before and it is hard
o visualize that any production in
the future will surpass it. To COM
)are the screen version OF Gen.
ew Wallace's famous novel with
he stage presentation of score of
ears ago is practically impossible.
The newer art of the screen triumphs
from start to finish.
For the special convenience of
out-of-town patrons, mail orders will
be carefully attended to. Tickets
for night performances are soc, $1.10
and $l.65. Daily matinees are soc.
sc and S1.10. The above prices
lclude all amusement tax. Tickets
ill be mailed on receipt OF check
,r money order together with self
addressed stamped envelope for
return of tickets.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-12-17
Mt. Pleasant NJ. f. Church
Thomas Pardee, Pastor

Thomas Pardee, Pastor
Services for December 10, at Mt.
Pleasant M. E. Church-Sunday
School at 10 a. M, Children's Christ
mas Sermon at IL a. M Epworth
League at 7 p. m, Evening Sermon
at 1880 p. m.
Epworth League Social and Bust
ness meeting Tuesday evening, at
Parsonage. Cottage Prayer Meeting
on Wednesday evening, at Mr. and
Mrs. Edward Gibson's. Christmas
entertainment on Tuesday evening,
December 81, all invited.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-12-17

Lettuce shipments last season
were ten times those reported in
1925, and the farm value was not
much below $25,0O0,OOO. Only
three other neutrality-suspicious.,
sweet potatoes, and tomatoes-ex-
ceeded lettuce in farm value. A
real change in American diet, es-
pecially among city consumers, ap-
parently is responsible for the grow
ing importance of this leading salad
crop, says the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture. Improved grad
ing and packing of lettuce have
done much to build up demand for
the product.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-12-17
FROZEN PIPES

The middle of frozen pipe
should never be thawed first. Work
toward the water supply. To thaw a
waste or sewer pipe work upward
from the lower end to permit the
water to drain away.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-12-17

The newly elected members of the
Maryland Legislature from the nine
counties on the Eastern Shore held
meeting on Thursday, in Princess
Anne, when proposed legislation
for that section of Maryland was
discussed.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-12-17

Gasoline taxes we're first imposed
in 1919 when four StAtes adopted the
tax and derived reNenue of little
more than one million dollars. The
practice is now general and the large
revenue derived is lone of the
most important sources OF highway
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-12-17

The burden of State and local
taxes and the difficulties attending
them are Growing, while Federal
taxes seem 70 be not only under
control, but steadily reduced.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-12-17
MONDAY
DECEMBER 81. 1925

Determination in a friend
look like bull-headedness
enemy, and selfrespect in a /
may appear as conceit in one n
loved.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-12-17

There are approximately six and a
quarter million farms in the United
States.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-12-17
w. RAYMOND BRABSON
Nottingham, r. z, Pa.
AUCTIONEER

Real Estate, Farming Implements
Live Stock
Residence
Little Britain, Lancaster Co., Pa,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-12-17
PUBLIC SALE

PUBLIC SALE
Oh
AUTOMOBILE
The undersigned will sell at his
garage, at West end of Rising Sun,
Md, on
MONDAY
DECEMBER ~, 1926
AT 100 P. M.
The following machine, which is
being sold for labor, parts and
storage, the terms of sale cash:
CADILLAC TOURING, 1922 MODEL
Engine No. E-Z-59,S17
This machine is in good running
order. 1t is advertised in COM
pliance with the Maryland State
Law, Chapter AT. Acts of 1924,
Sections 81 and SIS, and clear title
is guaranteed with sale.
Racine, Auct.
JOHN HORACE HAN
Evening star., 1926-10-21
What Tomorrow Means to You
ny MARY BLAKE.

TomorrOW's planetary aspects are
fairly favorable until about pm;
they then gradually change, and in
the evening are distinctly adverse.
The morning can be very profitably
devoted to the putting into execution
Of any plans that have for their OBJ
ject the hetterment of conditions or
the Improvement of present systems.
The signs do not bespeak any great
measure Of success for any entirely
new enterprise. Recreation should be
sought, as much as possible, in the
afternoon and evening, and YOU should
Iondeavor to stop thinking of the prob
lens that have been encountered in
the early part of the day. Poise, too,
must be esta biished, in order to coun-
teract the impulses of jealousy and
chagrin.
Children born tomorrow will during
infancy be weakly and will not, at
this early period Of their lives, show
any signs of that robusticity and
strength that they later on will enjoy.
Much care must be exercised in re-
gard to their nutrition. and they
should be out of doors as much as
possible. in order to help forward the
"hui'dine-up" process. In disposition
they will show great tenacity of pur-
pose and they will be slow to take
mo- for an answer. They will be
acquisitive of useful information and
possess extremely retentive memories.
Their ambition-and they will have
an abundance of twill spur them on
to exceptional efforts. and success is
in store for them.
Evening star., 1926-10-21
EAT AND BE HEALTHY
Diaah Days Daily Talks on Diet
The Right Food Is the Best Medicine

about a40 hours of bread ana water?
How about going Ave times as long
as Jones and Henderson went? Judge
Bryant with time vet to go acknowl-
edged the treatment was very severe:
that man would starve if the kind
of bread were not changed from day
to day.
Through food experiments made on
man standard for the minimum pro-
tein and the minimum mineral ele-
ments of calcium, phosphorus and
iron a man needs a day has been cal
culated. The average protein require
ment is estimated to be about 80
grams per day for man of average
weight; that is. 154 pounds without
clothing. He would have to eat ap-
proNImately ! pound 2.216 ounces of
whole wheat bread to supply this pro-
tein requirement. The average small
est requirement for each man each
day. from evidence so far available,
seems to be: Calcium. 0.4s gram:
phosphorus. 0.96 gram, and about
0.0l gram OF iron.
To supply these mineral salts a
man would have to eat pounds 4
ounces of whole wheat to get sufficient
lime, and In this amount he would
also supply the required amount of
iron and phosphorus. The protein
| requirement would be taken care of
since little over ! pound of whole.
wheat bread would supply sufficient
| protein.
A man would have to eat pounds
| l.66 ounces of white bread to get his
days lime ration. This would include
| the phosphorus. iron and the protein
requirement.. 1t must be remembered
that the requirements mentioned are
| figured as the lowest man can get
along on. Either one-third or even
two-thirds more is given by some au
a margin of safety.
II man had to eat a little over
| pounds Of white bread a day and
drink s or s glasses of water. he would
probably feel like a wet sponge in
side.
The diet Is not good. for 1t is too
monotonous. and is likely to be very
constipating. So much bread, unbal
anced by fresh fruit or vegetables
would likely cause fermentation
There is certainly question as tC
the right of the State TO infiict as pun.
ishment restricted diet without TAX
ing into consideration the effect on
the mans health at the time sentence
is imposed or the condition man
would probably be in at the end of
the sentence.
Readers desiring personal answers. to their
questions should send self addressed. stamped
envelope to Dinsh Day. care ot The Stas.
Evening star., 1926-10-21
Bread and Water.

The imposition by Judge w. F.
Bryant of Arlington, Nebr., of ten
day Dread and water diet on liquor
law volators has brought forth much
comment. The sentence. was decried
as being cruel and unusual. There
was so much protest the judge said
he would try the diet on himself. Be-
fore the end of his test he has ac-
knowledged that the penalty is q hard
one: that he will hereafter only i'm
pose the sentence in very fragrant
cases, and that a man would starre
unless the kind of bread was changed
from day to day
AS a result of an argument over
the matter. two strong, healthy De
partment Of Justice lawyers. howard
T. Jones and Arthur w. Henderson.
started on self-imposed two weeks
OF only bread and water. At the end
of ~ hours they abandoned the test
and went to a banquet. Probably the
call of duty In attending official re-
ceptions was so loud it could not be
denied. Anyway. Jones said: "A SEN
tenCe of bread and water for liquor
violation is not so bad. In fact. II
ought to do the prisoner good We
both feel all right and have lost little
weight. which. of course. will hurt
neither of us This statement was
made at the end of 4S hours of self
imposed bread and water. But how
Evening star., 1926-10-21
CHAPTER NLNI.
Relapse.

II had seemed to Amos Craig during
those hot days of the Summer that
BETTY was fading away before his
anything about it, He had finished
his interneship and was now house
physician, which carried with IL q GER
tain amount of dignity. Since that
night when he had impusively seized
Betty in his arms his attitude toward
her had changed. He observed a
grave dignity toward her. an impene
trable reserve that was valuable be-
cause 1t made the nurses feel that he
no longer cared for her. That he did
care for her and would never change
was, of course. his own affair.
Betty had felt the difference, how
ever. She, too. felt that he no longer
cared for her. and she was glad. She
did not want the alteration he was
ready to pile at her feet In some
silly way 1t had seemed to bind her to
him. and now at last she was free.
When she came home from her va
cation. rested and more like herself,
Amos was glad. He was glad for every
good thing that touched her and gave
her happiness. excepting Jimmy And
he would have been glad for Jimmy
II he hadn't already put him down as
q selfish bounder who. cared for moth
ing but himself.
And then it was bruited about the
hospital that evidently Miss Ames
marriage was again postponed
Eagerly the nurses had waited for