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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-03-19
NoREIGN VISITORS SEEK IN
FORMATION. ON INSECTS

From all over the world visitors
come to the United States Depart
ment- of Agriculture to study diff
ferent phases of the departments
work. During January the Bureau
of Entomology received visitors from
six foreign countries Each OF these
visitors was interested in investi-
cations of the bureau dealing with
insect pests.
From johannesburg, South Africa,
representative of Va railway COM
pany came to discuss the problem OF
maize conservation in his country
particularly, in connection with
transportation and storage OF corn.
A scientist associated with the Well
come Tropical Research Laboratory
at Khartum, Sudan, visited the
gypsy-moth laboratory in Massa-
chusetts and also the boll-weevll
laboratory at Tallulah, La, to study
the control measures being used In
the United States to combat these
insects. The chief of the entomo-
illogical section OF the MOSCOW Irop-
ical Institute of Russia also visited
the .Tallulah laboratory, which is
concerned with all kinds OF insect
pests of cotton. Work at the gypsy
moth laboratory was also OF IN
terest to an entomologist from
Wellington, New Zealand. There
were two Canadian visitors, one
woman entomologist from Toronto
University, who spent two weeks
studying aphids in the bureau, and
the other a representative of the
Canadian Department of Agricui-,
ture, who wished to study the
museum collections. A scientist
from the Imperial College of Agri-
culture and Forestry of Morioka,
Japan, was interested in gall-making
cynipids, and spent several days at
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-03-19
ALL ABOUT NELLIE MAXWELL
A GIRL WHO LIKED TO
COOK

Nellie Maxwell likes to cook,
She also likes to bake
She makes lots of tasty things,
From celery soup to cake.
Modern Rhyme Book
From celery soup to cake is a
long jump in any volumne devoted
to the culinary art, but Nellie Max
well knows every page of the, way.
Being a regular girl, she found a
great interest in the always-busy
kitchen of her childhood home in a
small Wisconsin town And her
mother, being a regular mother,
gave Nellie every opportunity to try
her. hand and perfect her skill in
the art of cookery.
That her schooling was through
and well-directed is shown by the
record she has made. For the last
eleven years she has given. lectures
and demonstrations for the Univer-
sity of Wisconsin at the many far
mers' institutes held in that state.
Prior to this shes taught domestic
science in the state agricultural col
leges of Iowa and Nebraska.
Women readers who have followed
Miss Maxwell's suggestions in The
Kitchen Cabinet, appearing in THE
JOUNAL, will tell you that her ad-
vice is dependable and sound. Turn
to it today and see what is offered.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-03-19

Officials of Timonium Fair have
named Wednesday,. September Sth
as Farm Bureau Day at the Fair
this year. Announcement to this
effect has been made in a COM
munication received at the State
Farm Bureau Office by State Secre-
tary-Treasuer, M. Melvin Stewart
from NJ L. Dagger, Secretary of the
Maryland State Fair and Agricul-
tural Society.
This makes the third successive
year the Farm Bureau in Maryland
has been similarly honored, thereby
giving the membership in the state
an ideal opportunity to show some
thing of it's physical and numerical
strength, to say nothing of its in
terest in the various agricultural
exhibits and demonstrations to be
seen there.
Some may think it Titles early
to begin planning for this event,
more than six months ahead, but
when it is remembered that the
Fair officials deem this event to be
of sufficient Importance to make the
announcement weeks ago, it looks
like the Farm Bureau in Maryland
should be getting in the band wagon
with some publicity along this line.
The main thing to make this day
aNsuccess> is to have crowd of Farm
Bureau members there. This can
be accomplished by marking the date
on your memorandum book and be
sure you and the members OF your
family attend. ~
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-03-19
Benjamin Rush, Signer

while he was aNstudent in London
he was an earnest defender of the
rights of American colonists.
In the fifth year of his pro-
fessorship he became famous by his
Grafton delivered before the Philoso-
phical Society on the history of
medicine among the Indians. He
especially discussed the evils of the
Incorporate use of intoxicating
spirits, which is probably the first
instance of such discussion in
Philadelphia.
The address did much to make
him one of the political leaders in
the stirring times which were to
come. He was elected to the
Provincial Conference of Pennsyl.
vania, and was afterward elevated to
Congress, not long before the pass
age of the Declaration OF N
dependence, which, he signed with
his father-in-law, Richard Stockton,
of Princeton, whose daughter, Julia,
he had married.
Shortly afterward he received The
appointment of surgeon general of
the United States Army for the
Middle Department. After about
six months he was made physician
generals
When Benjamin Rush died in
1913, contemporary paid him the
following. tribute: 1.-THE sensation
throughout the whole country was
intense. Everyone had heard OF
DR.. Rush, and all/that were interest
ed in medicine or philosophy, in
common humanity or in the honor
or their country, felt that they had
lost a friend and benefactor."
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-03-19
GETS CENT FOR PRINTING

When citizen purchases stamped
envelopes from the Government he
can have his name printed on the
envelope for ten cents for each 500
envelopes. or this ten cents the
contractor, who does the printing
receives one cent.
Hundreds of small newspaper
publishers have protested against
this policy of the postal department.
and extensive hearings have been
held in Washington. The lowest
estimate by a job printer for doing
what the government charges ten
cents for was 81. or this dime.
remember, the contractor only re-
ceives one cent, so that he has to
get money from some other part of
his Government contract to cover
: the loss.
The job printers of the country
say that this competition on the part
of the Government, besides being
unusual, is unfair. The Govern
ment should charge, they say, what
the work is worth, or. better yet,
quit the business and leave it to the
printers scattered over the country.
Newspapers operating job plants are
not, perhaps, the best judges OF the
wisdom of the present policy, but
at least they can call attention to
the facts.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-03-19
FRIDAY, MARCH 10, 1926

Friends of prohibition should
not, and as rule do not, par
ticipate" in unofficial newspaper
polls on prohibition, the executive
committee of the Anti-Saloon Lea
que has declared in statement
published.
The league holds, the statement
said, that straw ballots upon ques-
lions which have been decided in a
legal and orderly manner by the
whole electorate by the methods
provided in the Constitution not
only serve no good purpose but
actually create false impression"
Opportunity for repeated voting,
the frequently ambiguous character
of ballots and the limited number
who participate in any voting pre-
cinct make such, tests of public
opinion valueless," the committee
said.
1.-The irreconcilable and thirsty
minority" it said,' lis always more
active in such ballots than the
majority"
Methods of the unofficial wet com.
mittee of the House were condemned
in the statement, which was signed
by Bishop Thomas Nicholson, presi-
dent of the league, and Is others.
The statement was directed at the
Hearst chain of newspaper which is
conducting one Of these straw, so
popular with the vets, who lose no
opportunity to promulgate false and
misleading propaganda concerning
the prohibition law.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-03-19
PROGRESSIVE RE-ORGANIZA-
TION OF PROBITION EN-
FORCEMENT


From Board of Temperance.
The reorganization of prohibition
enforcement progresses in the light
of experience and will soon be
admirably established. The regula-
tions which have been put into
effect in recent months have been
revolutionary in character and pro-
ductive of results. The departure
from the policy of decentralization
to the extent of organizing a mobile
squad to represent headquarters and
flying group of men expert in
dealing with abuses of the permit
system will certainly lead to great
achievements.
The diversion OF Industrial alcohol
in the territory surrounding New
York has been tremendously re-
duced within recent weeks. There
was similar reduction in the
Philadelphia district sometime ago
followed by a relapse, and now once
again the situation there is getting
under some degree of control. 1t
is not too much to hope that in the
most important districts General
Andrews organization will soon be
rewarded by definite achievements
similar to the results of its cam
paign against smuggling.
The most important consideration
at the present time is the personnel
of prohibition enforcement. When
anti-prohibitionists or inefficient men
are maintained in positions of
responsibility the confidence of the
people is shaken. 1t Is impossible,
for instance to convince the dry
people of Maryland and Delaware
that real prohibition enforcement is
intended in those states so long as
Mr.. Budnitz is retained in charge OF
prohibition enforcement. This in
dictates to people of that district
that the political fortunes OF
Senator Weller are held to be OF
greater Importance than prohibition
enforcement. Similarly, the, people
of Kentucky can hardly be convinced
in the face of an increasingly bad
situation that the government is
serious in its efforts so long as Mr..
4 Mays, appointed solely for political
reasons, and maintaining a prohibi-
ton office, which can hardly be
called anything other than political
machine headquarters, is retained.
General Andrews has taken par
ticular interest in prohibition en-
| forcement in the Nations Capital.
But here also expected results have
not been in evidence, once -again
illustrating the truth that 1t takes
a prohibitionists to enforce the
prohibition law. The Washington
| Cd. CO. Post of March 10th, 1925,
reports the arrest, in Washington
of driver for the prohibition unit
| charged with being drunk, while
driving, and narrowly missing sew
eral pedestrians.
In every, district of the Union
where a man wet in sympathies is in
charge OF prohibition enforcement,
bad situation has developed, while
in such a difficult district as Chicago.
with the dry fellowiey in charge
there is every evidence OF energetic
effort and success. The churcher
should demand that everywhere the
interests of prohibition be considered
rather than the interests of wet
politicians, or politicians to whom
the dry law is a seeondary
consideration.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-03-19

Shipments of Christmas trees and
Christmas greenery from New Eng
land in November and December
1925, were IL to IA per cent larger
than the 1924 shipment. All Of
these trees, and even wreaths and
greens by the yard, have to be in
spected If they come from the
gypsy-moth and brown-tail moth
territory. A large force OF Federal
inspectors was necessary to handle
the work, which had to be done in
the six weeks between, November ]
and December IS. These Inspectors
examined approximately l,74P,0Oe
spruce and balsam trees ranging in
length from 2 to 80 feet, S416O
bales of spruce boughs, and sos
bundles of laurel. This material
was moved in 1893 carload lots
S02 partial carload lots, and 1863
autotruck loads In addition, more
than 200 lots of wreaths and mixed
greens were inspected.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-03-19


w
eNaed by automobile casualties
Warner Safety Council for the
accidents have been cut than orerd
third
fold
deaths
growing each
still
problem The pedestrian a
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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-03-19
"The obligations Of citizenship d,

II
1.-THE obligations Of citizenship dc
not rest solely or chiefly in the
exercise of the privilege of voting
or in conducting campaigns or ir
holding Offices. Important as are
all these duties. their performance
will amount to nothing unless ou-
citizens are imbued with the spirit
of our institutions, which means re
spect for a government of law, E
sincere desire to better in every
practical way the conditions Of
human life, loyalty in all relations
OF life, and the disposition to be
kindly and fair ir\ all dealings with
one,s fellow men. CHARLES E.
Hughes.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-03-19
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II Catarrh or Deafness caused by
catarrhg ~
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE com
lists OF an Ointment which Quickly
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let's through the Blood on The Mucous
surfaces, thus restoring normal condi-
Sold by. druggists for over 40 Years.
F. ]. Cheney & Co.. Toledo. Ohio =
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-03-19

When you hear man complain
that the country is going to the
dogs it merely indicates that things
are not coming his way
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-03-19

he National Museum, where the
Bureau of Entomomology maintains
me of the largest collections OF in
q ect specimens in the world.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-03-19

1t is never too late to mend, but
it's just as we'll if you don't have
to. ew,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-03-19

silence is golden, but it isn't
everyone who can convert it into
cash money.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-03-19

The man who is placed on a
pedestal must take certain amount
OF pride from his very Rneliness.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-01-08

the stern, which violently agltated
the water like some strange ecquat-
ic monster. The speed of the boat
was about three miles an hour.
The Cottonwood Canoe
The canoe was the most common
of all craft employed by pioneers for
Missouri river travel. 1t never was
made of bark, but always from the
trunk of a tree, and usually a cotton
wood tree. The selection of cotton
wood was due to three factors. 1t
was very common, of large size, and
of a texture which permitted easy
manufacture into a boat. A cotton
wood canoe was of any size up to IS
feet in length and four feet in width.
The usual size was about 20 feet in
length with a beam of three feet. 1t
was made with a broad X and an
adj, and the hull had a thickness of
three to four inches along the bottom
of the boat.
Another craft was the pirOgue, as
it was called on the Missouri, con-
sisting of two log canoes, about six
feet apart, fastened together and COW
cred with rough, wooden flooring.
PrOpelling this boat was heavy work,
but a rather large sail could be used,
without danger of an upset.
Travel by Keel Boats
During the early period of river
traffic the keel boat was quite COM
mon on the Missouri, and was used
almost exclusively by government
explorers, fur traders and fur trad
ing companies, as we'll as by military
commanders, and all the pretentiOus
up-river expeditions before the day
of the steamboat. Missouri river keel
boats were from SO to IS feet in
length and from II to 20 feet wide.
They almost invariably carried a sail,
long sweeps or oars for rowing, and
a set of poles for use when needed.
Finally they were equipped with a
heavy rope, often more than 1000
feet long, One end of which was fas-
tened high on the mast, when the
other end was extended to the shore,
it could be grasped by a considerable
number of men who pulled the boat
ahead. The speed of a keel boat was
necessarily slow. The fastest long
distance trip with these boats on re-
cord was that of Manuel Lisa in 1911
when he travelled LOO miles in 81
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of Is miles a day.
The experience of the Yellowstone
and the AssinnibOine, the first two
steamers to reach what is now Mon
tana in 1882 and 1888, resulted in
the altered construction of later Mis-.
souri, river steamboats,. They were
afterward made with flat bottoms, sc
that a vessel 200 feet long and sc
!, feet wide could navigate in two and
One-half feet of water. Later boats
were also constructed with sterI
{ wheels instead of side wheels.
One very unusual feature of a flat
= bOttomed Missouri river steamboat
was its equipment with a little rail
way and tram cars in it's hold. Thest
l little cars ran all around the circum
S ference of the freight quarters 70,
= the purpose of handling bulky arti
3 cles with greater facility. Although
e not so intended these little railway
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-01-08

could do. The military authorities
were inclined to wink both eyes
when a boat belonging to the COM
pany went by, because they felt that
to deprive the only big company on
the river Of it's means of maintaining
itself was simply to debauch the trade
with the Indians to a reckless and de-
mOralizing rivalry among a horde Of
irresponsible traders.
Whisky Smuggling
Not so, however, with some Of the
newly appointed Indian agents, who
showed more zeal than discretion in
their work, and although they put
traders to a lot of inconvenience,
probably never lessened by a single
drop the amount of liquor carried in
to the country.
When the Omega reached Bellevue
the Indian agent was absent. The
captain delighted with his luck,
hastily finished his business, and con-
tinued up the river several miles
before tying up for the night. But
in the morning, as the boat swung
out into the stream again, shots were
fired across her bow and an army OF
ficer came aboard with the informal
ton that his captain would arrive
later to inspect the vessel.
It was then that Audubon. who
lsympathized with the fur company
came into play. He promptly landed
and set forth across the country
reaching the military camp before
the military officer had started TO ia,
spect the boat, and he talked 70 tbs
latter for two hours. IN the mean.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-01-08
MISSOURI RIVER, WATERWAY TO MONTANA, CHANGED THE
HISTORY OF HUMAN RACE AND MADE u. S. A WORLD POWER

of Missouri river packets used to aid
in whiskey smuggling at times. A
good account of one of these in
stances is contained in the story Of
a trip of the Steamer Omega in 1S43.
The Omega had one of these little
railways in her hold and on this par
ticular trip she carried as a passenger
the great naturalist Audubon, and
also a considerable quantity Of whis-
ky which was c~ontraband because
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-01-08

Rocky Mountains in 1919 and 1920.
The boat was IS feet long, Is feet
wide and drew 10 inches of water,
For the purpose of mystifying and
impressing the Indians, the bow was
fashioned in imitation Of the neck
and head Of a serpent from whose Op-
en- mouth issued clouds of smoke.
The prOpelling machinery was pur-
posely hidden from sight by a super
structure, as was the paddle wheel al
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-01-08

time the captain of the boat and his
crew had been busy. They loaded
all the cOntraband whisky on the lit
tie tramcars which stood on the rails
in the dark hold, and pushed the cars
to that part of the boat farthest re-
moved from the hatchway through
which the officer would enter on his
search. When the officer arrived
with Audubon, he was received most
Hospitality and at luncheon a gener-
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-01-08

opposite direction until a complete
circle had been made. The officer
seemed satisfied that there was no
unlawful whisky aboard and left in
a good temper.
After the Ass1nn1bOine attained a
point beyond the mouth of the Vel
lowstone in 1884, it was 10 years be-
CONTINUED on Agricultural Pagel
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-01-08

the boat was going into the country
owned by the Indians. The American
Fur company which owned the One
ga and was trying to smuggle the
whisky, considered the liquor was in
dispensible to their trading with the
Indians because small competing
companies would smuggle it past the
officers in spite of anything they
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-01-08

Gus supply of whiskey was served
from the private stock of Audubon
for his private use with permission of
the government. BY the time dinner
was over, the young officer was in a
most agreeable frame of mind, and
as he walked toward n end of the
boat, the procession of tramcars was
gently and noiselessly pushed in the
The Wrangell sentinel., 1926-01-21
May Goodrich A Lucky Girl

Wrangell ladies are lucky. Last year Mrs. J. G. Grant was ne hold CT of the lucky number hieh - the hope chest rallied fl by the Pi Sigma Gamma sorort ty of the University of Washingto I. Before returning south Miss Margaret A Grant disposed of st geral tick cts on the hope chest tn. was to be rallied of this year Thursday morning Miss May Goodrich re- eeived a cablegram af rising her that she was the holdgr of the lucky number in this ears drawing The Pi Sigma Gamma hope chests which are raffled each year are elaborate affairs worthy of a millioraire's daughter. Miss Goodrich is much elated over her prize. which sooner or later must serve the useful pur- pose for which it was intended.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1926-01-21
YOU CAN'T STOP MINING

Tuhsi Can straek ths nrst blow - metal mining aad got ais name "a ihe fourth chapter Of oeaesia
 aaa5 a fsN Years before fhs Nes fork Curb started The mining In= austry has marched steadily forward eyer sinos and the r8uy opposition ef ths kss fork Curb Eaehanee ef snf other exchanges nan 70 more bold back development Of thls couu. if9 q 'Ant mineral Fssaursss than ths saaon ksae whs ia the ,on 5sst og Aia gowsr CT shall we say fse power ef his eonaeit ordered the tides af ths sea te % baeks--Mlnine Truth
The Wrangell sentinel., 1926-01-21
Ropes a Moose
 In the Cassiar
The "Cassiar Kid" Tells of Unusual Experience During Past Season,
 and Also Exhibits Some Fine Photographs of Gold Rush Scenes.

Leaving Anchorage a year ago this month. Milton Willis, sThe rassiar Kid. arrived in Seward last Saturday from the south. Last Jan uary he went to Wrangell where h. procured as much information possible, got all outfit together a. on the 18th day of February. al a gee pole elasped in his sturd right hand and a harness slung oYe his shoulders. he headed for the ne district. 25o miles away. pulling B homemade sled loaded down with 300 pounds of baggage and supplies. He stuck with it until be reached his destination at Gold Pan This was Oh April 1
 Willis has many fine photographs of the trail trip and of the Cassiar region One picture though. Is very unusual for t reveals two moose swimming in open water in a river partly frozen over. | was peculiar, but on that day Willis and another chap were out gunning for fresh meat. Sighting the moose which were making frantic edorts to climb up through the deeomposed 10 solid ice Using q pack rope for a lasso they successfully roped one and dragged him out on the ice. but the other moose. apparently suddenly became weakened from is long struggle in water for | slowly sank under the lee. The photograph Of ihe sBll Hart stunt is one that Wills prizes Yery highly
 He left Seattle yesterday morning for Anchorage where he vill be em- ploysd by he Anchorage bakery owned by Ira Losey Seward Gate Nsg
The Wrangell sentinel., 1926-01-21

RUSSELs-With his life slowly ebbing and calmly awaiting the end. Cardinal Mercier sti.l retains the spirit to do which gave him world wide fame when the Germans in Yaded Belgium, and throughout the World War. The great prelate is seeking to bring about union of the Roman and Anglican churches, a task which he has been engaged in and praying for since the end of the war.