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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-12-09
CHRISTMAS GREEN VANDALISM

Thoughts of Christmas and all
that go with it are crowding in.
Only the other day truck loaded
with large Christmas trees was no
ticed on the streets of Baltimore.
People will soon be going out ON the
highways and by-ways to get their
Christmas trees and greens.
For those who desire to protect
their trees from vandals Of this type,
there is a law which makes this p.l-
fering a misdeameanor punishable
by fine or Imprisonment.
rhe Department of Forestry has
a sign, ski inches, which it will
be glad to distribute to any land
owner desiring to protect his proper
ty. Have the property owner send
in the number desired, with his name
and address, to the State Department
of Forestry, 1411 Fidelity Building,
Baltimore, and any reasonable re-
quest will be granted.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-12-09

Any general reduction OF import
duties at this time, was opposed in o
dc clamation adopted by the resolu-
lions committee of the American
farm congress in Kansas City, after
sentiment had developed AT genera
session against permitting the Amer
lean market to be opened to re't ~
importations of agricultural and
liv estock products.
For America to permit its own
agriculture to fall into decadence
and to depend upon importations OF
foodstuffs from the other countries
would be most unwise," the resolu-
ton declared
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-12-09
You purchase Christmas
Seals once a year. They work
for you all the year.
DELAWARE "MOORS" LITTLE
NOTICED BY HISTORIANS

Down in Indian River hundred. in
Kent county is a small group of per-
sons with a history battling enough
to engage the attention of the great
est searcher into the past records OF
mankind and yet, strangely enough.
they have passed with no notice at
all by most historians or at best with
only few lines.
They are the Delaware "Moors"
sometimes also called the white In
dams" Who they are or where
they originated apparently no one
has been able to definitely say.
Proud and naughty as they are, they
have refused to intermarry either
with the whites or with the negroes
and have kept their own isolation
intact. even having their own schools.
They have either escaped the no.
tice of the majority of Delaware his
torians or the information concern
ing them has been so small that they
hesitated to mention it, patient
search of records shows. E. N. Val
ldHuiHSHdHh, VIM Co'ciSu 81 many
little known features of the history
of the Blue Hen State, expressed the
opinion that they are descendent of
an obscure and early tribe of Indians.
But where history fails to account
for them tradition has supplied the
story which still lives today. Many
years ago, the story recounts, ship
manned by Moors from the northern
went down off the coast of Delaware.
A few of the crew escaped and land
ing founded the little colony. Per-
haps that was the story, at least
none have arisen to successfully dis
pute it.-Newark Ledger.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-12-09

Fifteen hundred gas companies.
with $500 gas tanks or holders, are
going to use the broad, smooth steel
holder-tops for aviation guide posts
Names and arrows pointing to the
nearest landing fields, will be paint
ed in orange letters on black back
ground; and it is expected that most
or all of the signs will be illuminat-
ed for night flying. The movement,
was started by the American Gas
Association.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-12-09
Timing the Doctor

The doctor had received hurry call
from the home of the RObeys, who had
their first baby. Arriving the doctor
found the young father on the door
step, watch in hand.
"What's the trouble?" asked the
doctor.
"Nothine this time, Doc. MY wife
just wanted to see how quickly you
could gel here in case the baby was
aiken sick suddenly. You made it in
our minutes this time"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-12-09

Christmas Seals sell for One
Dollar a sheet or One Cent
each. Put them on your let
tiers, packages, greeting cards,
and Christmas boxes. Seventy
per cent CT the funds collected
in this county will be used to
finance county health work.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-12-09
Emblen,s of Authority

I.ictors were the attendants of the
lgstrates of ancient Rome. They
lrried axes. around the handles of
.hich were bound a bundle of rods.
hose represented law and order and
he power to punish offenders. The
ictors preceded a magistrate, such as
consul or prGetOr, in the streets of
tome. sort of bOdyguard to protect
he magistrate and to emphasize au-
hOrity.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-12-09

Of buoyant things that circulate,
An id'e r"mor gets the vote.
= can't be drowned. At any rate
It always seems to be atioat.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-12-09

Some people do not take the trou-
BILE to slow down on life's curves
Soon an order. ''One hole three by
seven and six feet deep"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-12-09

The Dyspeptic Philosopher defines
experience as the prestidigitator who
transforms our dollars into sense.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-12-09

A savings account is insurance and
assurance for the future. A healthy
body is just as important.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-12-09

Lindbergh and Christmas Seals
are synonymous. They both stick
until they get there.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-12-09

A fool and his money keep lots of
people from from being honest.
Evening star., 1927-05-07
MOLES AND MICE

At this season of the year many
suburban flower growers have reason
to complain bitterly over losses sus
tanned during the Winter from small
rodents. This is especially true in
gardens located near woods or other
undeveloped land. Very often moles,
because of their conspicuous tunnels,
receive blame for the damage. Per
haps unjustly, for their principal food
consists of grubs, worms and other
animal life, with occasionally a few
seeds, More often the inju V ascribed
to moles is perpetrated by field mice,
which use the moles' tunnels as means
of access to the underground bulbs or
roots. The mole is, therefore. guilty
only to the extent of supplying the
highway for entrance.
One of the surest ways of excluding
mice and mOles from a small garden
or bets is to place a protective barrier
of galvanized screen wire around the
entire planting or about individual
beds if these are scattered. Wire a
foot width and four strands to the
inch buried s to inches in the soil
should prove very effective in exclud.
ing both mice and moles. Wire is ex-
pensive. but will last for several years,
Evening star., 1927-05-07

cloth screen also is Of great benefit.
Further protection may be afforded
by placing. at the time of setting
in the field, a small square Of tar
paper about the base Of the cabbage
or cauliflower plant. BY splitting the
paper with a knife or scissors the
pad may be brought in close touch
with the stem. The tar evidently
proves obnoxious to the adult fly.
A still further practice of thwarting
the maggot has been recently devel-
oped. but, unfortunately, involves the
use OF corrosive subllmate. a deadly
poison. A solution of one ounce of
poison in 10 gallons Of water poured
about the base of the plant has been
Evening star., 1927-05-07
DARWIN TULIPS

Although one of the more recent
developments in the great tulip family
the Darwin tulip has already won
place in the affections of the flower
loving public. Long stemmed, large
f1owered and long lasting, whether
growing in the garden or in use as
cut flowers, this brilliant colored
group has proved its value. Tuilps,
as n rule, have little value for cut
ting. but this comment is not APP
nlicable TO the Darwin group. Blooms
gathered as they are reaching prime
will often keep a fun week. Another
fine point in the favor Of these tulips
is the price of planting stock. First
class bulbs of many kinds may he
secured as low as 8 cents apiece. In
respect 70 color. the assortment Of
pinks, reds, puppies and intermediate
shades is almost without end, but
whites and Yellows are very rare. In
fact, the one or two white varieties
are so new as to he still of prohibitive
cost For yellOws the gardener usual
~ turns 10 the May Towering group
and selects TngleSComh Yellow. Psyche,
Clara Butt and Nine. krelage are
fine inexpensive plnks. Farncombe
Sanders is a choice and reasonable
en- extra large flower, capable of TAX
ing first prizes at the shows, one may
choose City of Haarlent, deep red.
but unfortunately still rather rare and
expensive.
Scattered about the Department of
Agriculture grounds, several fine beds
of these gorgeous tulips are now
coming to the close of their season.
To many minds, tulips are even more
beautiful if planted before back
ground of shrubs or evergreens.
Grouped in small Clumps among other
flowers, perhaps narcissus and iris,
the tulips attain their grea test beauty.
DIR. Griffiths has found that cutting
the blooms weakens the bulbs. For
tunately the low cost of new bulbs
allows for replacement at n moderate
outlay so that one may go ahead and
cut at his hearts desire. No florist
flower regardless of rarity or price.
can exceed the Darwin tulips in
beauty and attractiveness
Evening star., 1927-05-07

inches in height was erected about
the bed and coarse-mesn cheesecloth
spread across the top. In the case Of
large beds, pieces of galvanized wire
were stretched across the top of the
frame TO support the cheesecloth. Be
Meath such a protection worm-frce
radishes may be produced at any time
In the growing season, except in Mid
summer, when this plant does poorly
under any condition,
Naturally. cauliflower and cabbage
cannot be handled very satisfactorily
under frames much beyond the young
plant stage but. as this period Is
usually the most destructive from the
viewpoint Of root maRgota, the cheese
Evening star., 1927-05-07
Gardening in Washington
4ND ITS ENTIRONS
Conducted by W. Wellington, Garden Editor The STAR

| cept when the blossoms are injured
by late freezes. The sweet cherry
is often hard TO get started. 1t does
not transplant as readily as most
fruits. including its close relatives of
the sour family. Hence many trees
are lost after planting, to the discour-
agement of the owner. Frequently a
little more attention to tillage and
perhaps watering during periods Of
severe drought would save weak
trees.
After once taking hold. sweet cher
ries grow rapidly, but require several
years to reach fruiting age. On the
other hand. sour cherries bear very
early, sometimes a few fruits the
second year after planting Sweet
cherries are generally self, ,sterile--in
other words, unable to set fruit with
out pollen Of other varieties. This is
serious drawback from the view
point of the home gardener, who may
have space for but a single tree. In
this case Black Tartarian would be
a wise choice, as the variety has been
found self-fruitful. Sour cherries are
superior in this respect. All the COM
mon varieties are self-fruitful and q
single isolated tree may be confidently
expected to prove productive. How
ever. the sweet cherry is so far ahead
of the sour in quality that it is well
worth the added effort in growing.
Evening star., 1927-05-07
CHERRIES

Few will disagree that the cherries
are one of the finest of fruits. Yet
relatively few trees are found in this
vicinity and most Of these belong to
the sour cherry group, which includes
Early Richmond, Montmorency and
the Morelloes. Sweet cherries are
more eXacting than most fruits as
to their soil requirements And this
locality evidently is not one of the
more favored areas. Yet there is
plenty of evidence at hand that sweet
cherries grow well here, for there
are many trees scattered about which
fruit abundantly year after wear. ex-
Evening star., 1927-05-07
RADISH MACCOT

Radishes, cabbage and caulttlower
sown at this season are almost core
tain to be severely attacked eat the
root by small white worms. which
penetrate the root and destroy It's
usefulness. In the case or the tadish
only those sown very early eacane
these attacks. and in a cool Spring
such as we are passing through even
the early paintings may not ripen Ia
time To avoid the pest The eEga are
laid ON or close to the Nouhs plants
by the parent flies, which, heCaune
of their small siae and great number,
are very difficult 10 combat. Some
years ago the New York Agricultural
Experiment station worked uut sim
Pile control applicable to radiSh aud
to seed beds Of cabbage and cault-
flower 4 frame Of boards 8 10 t.
Evening star., 1927-05-07

lively easily handled and certain to !
give good results. F'iue-woven cheese |
cloth is undesirable, as it will exclude
light and air and force week, spindly
growth.
The class of vegetables generally
spoken of as root crops includes the
Evening star., 1927-05-07

radish. beet, persnip. carrot, satisfy
and turnip. Most of these vegetable
are twO.year or biennial plants. ir
whose life process nutrients are stored
up in the roots the first year and used
in the second for producing flowers
(Continued on Twenty-third Pagel
Evening star., 1927-05-07

found effective in destroying maggots
and eggs. 1t is doubtful if the av-
erage home gardener, viii care to
handle such a dangerous material as
corrosive sublimate. Perhaps it is
much more advisable to rely on the
cheesecloth, which. after all. is rela-
Evening star., 1927-05-07

as compared to the loss of choice lilies.
tulips or other bulbs? Narcissus bulbs.
because of their bitter flavor, are for
tunately self-protected from these
pests
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-12-20

The self-made man admires even
his own mistakes, which is not un-
natural He made them.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-12-20
Drive Launched
ToHalt Sunday
Law RefOrmers
Seventh-Day Adventists Start
Campaign Against National
Sabbath Observance
DEFEND CITIZENS
RIGHTS OF WORSHIP
Members of Local Church
Adopt Statement Explain
ing Seventh-Day Adven
lists Stand on Legislation

Aroused over the activities of the
Sunday law reformers, whose
spokesman, Congressman Landlord,
is openly declaring that he will re-
introduce his Sunday measure for
the city of Washington immediate
ly upon the converting of Congress
in December, which will be used as
model for national Sunday law,
the Seventh-day Adventists are now
launching a campaign of education
in opposition to these efforts, and
ito warn the people of America
that the principles of civil and reli-
gious freedom upon which this ma
ton was founded will be denied
them unless the Sunday advocates
are checked"
The local Seventh-day Adventists
are joining heartily in this cam
paign, believing that the threat
against the religious freedom of
the American people has never been
so dangerous and portenetious as
now.
In speaking of this educational
campaign William F. Schmidt, pas
tor of the local Adventist Church.
| says that the sentiment among the
members of the house judiciary
subcommittee for the District of
Columbia, which has this proposed
legislation in its charge, is in favor
of it and that the people of the ma
ton need to protest to their repre-
sentatives in Congress against this
kind of legislation, or the Sunday
law advocates will place restric.
tons upon them that will bring
persecution upon dissenters.
Articles in the official papers of
those who are seeking this religious
legislation declare that they are
building up war chest of millions
OF dollars for this fight this winter.
The Lords Day Alliance, according
to its own official announcements,
has doubled its budget and put
twice as many men as formerly in
to the field working for religious
Legislation. The National Reform
| Association has thirty-five men Civ.
ing their entire time TO campaign
work in the field.
"Sevclth-day Adventists are not
opposing this religious legislation
because they are afraid of their
own skins, neither are they afraid
of religious persecution, because
the one who persecutes suffers
more than the prosecuted. The pri-
mary purpose of Seventh-day Ad-
ventists in opposing this infringe
ment of our liberties is to educate
all citizens of America in the fund
amental principles of liberty and
the rights of every man to worship
according to the dictates of his own
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-12-20

13 to 8 for one of the five defeats
administered. This year the Engle-
wood team came South again and
was defeated, to 0.
This years victories include one
over Eufaula, Okla, high school,
winners of the Oklahoma State
scholastic title last season, and one
over Marshall, Texas, runners up in
the Texas race year ago. Eufau-
la fell SO to 0 and Marshall was
beaten 13 to II.
Woodlawn of Birmingham, suf-
fered a 35 to trouncing.
And while meeting outside teams
with success year after year the
Pine Bluff eleven has won the Ar
KANSAS State interscholastic title
five out of the last seven years and
the last three seasons in a row.
An interesting sidelight ON the
success of the team is the fact that
Dunaway, the coach, came to the
school without fame as a football
player. He attended the Arkansas
State Teachers College but did not
break into the limelight there as
grid player, if he played.
He did, however, become a stu
dent of the game, attending sum-
mer coaching schools religiously.
Pine Bluffs 1925 schedule in
cludesamong other games, ones
with Stivers High of Dayton, o..
Englewood and Tuscaloosa, Ala.
In an unofficial national champ
ionship game in 1925, Pine Bluff
defeated the great Stivers high of
Dayton, IS to 0. Players from this
school now are leading members of
various calleges and universities.
Robert Miller, of Missouri, all-Val-
ley guard this season, is a product
of Pine Bluff. Barnett of Washing
ton & Lee, Hicks of Alabama, Ruck.
er and McCahce of Tulane were
members of the 1925 eleven.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-12-20
Church TO HOLD
ANNUAL PARTY
Christmas Entertainment Will
Be Presented by Sunday
School Students


The Presbyterian Church will
hold it's annual Christmas party on
Friday evening in the chapel at
7.45 o'clock. The committee has
arranged the following program:
"a Sweet Welcome" Naomi Dou-
gan; recitation, Some New Arith-
metic," Howard Bird; song, away
in the Manger," primary room;
"The Dreamer" Elizabeth Attales,
Elizabeth Belzer, Anna May Dan
iels, Mildred Freas, Catherine
Schoepfiin.
Songs by group, "The First Nod"
Silent Night" lullaby, only a
Child" Edna Fairbrothers' Class
recitation, Christmas Story" Betty
Dougan; dialogue, Three Christ
mas Wishes" William Beckiey,
Margaret Kunkley, Avis Blumner,
Emma Odenath, Laurence Beckley;
song, "The Heavens King" Edna
Fairbrothers and Catherine Smith;
corals by school.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-12-20
Absecon
Builds
Steadily
ABSECON NEWS NOTES
BY ROBINSON
ABsEcoN NOTES.

Miss Hannah Madden entertained
the members of the Presbyterian
Church Friday night at her home.
The choirs of the Methodist and
Presbyterian Churches will sing
carols Saturday night.
The girls of the Queen Esther
circle will be entertained Friday
night by Miss Christine Brown, at
"a Pollyanna party.
Miss Beatrice Shovel, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles H. Shovel,
who is attending Beaver College, is
spending the holidays at her home.
Mrs. Hannah Hardcastle, Of Boil
ton avenue, is ON the sick list.
Russell Shovel and Wilburn
Shovel, of Camden, We're Absecon
visitors Saturday.
The meeting Of the Young citi-
zens Sunday school class of the
Presbyterian Church, has been
postponed until a later date.
Bertram Hammell, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. L. Hammell, is spending
the holidays with his parents. He
is a student at Swarthmore College.
Mrs. G.. NJ. Kesler has returned
from visit with Mrs. Brandt and
Mrs. Strain, Collingswood.
Mrs. Mary j. Schneider returned
to her home in MillVille, after spen-
ding a fortnight at the Robinson
home, in Absecon.
Mrs. Florence Cook, Mrs. Eta
Cavileer, Mrs. Harriet Kitchens
and Mrs. Matthews spent last week
in Philadelphia.
Mrs. Annie Robinson will spend
some time in Philadelphia and
Camden with her brothers, Martin
and Wilburn Shovel.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Richmond
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
John Harding, Mortified.
Miss Emma Shovel a student at
the Virginia College at Roanoke, is
spending the Christmas vacation
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c.
NJ. Shovel.
Miss Virginia Babcock, who is at
tending Beaver College, came home
Friday to spend Christmas with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. r. l.
Babccck.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-12-20
PIeasantville

Score at half-time-MlIIVllIe ,
Pleasantville, 10.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-12-20

Arthur H. Vandenberg, able edi-
tor of Grand Rapids, made speech
in Detroit the other day in which he
had something to say about toler-
ance. There is only one standard
of unity, and that is the standard
of loyalty to America" Mr.. Van
denberg said. 81 deplore the effort
to cross-sectionalize America-the
vice OF faction-which strives to
divide the nation by creed and class
| have no sympathy with sophists
who pretend to justify the vice of
faction, nor with others who
through their petty prejudices try
/ to destroy America
The great need of the hour is
unity-unity in loyalty to the ideals
upon which this republic was foun-
ded. And the securing of religious
liberty. freedom of speech, and
freedom of the press were at the
very basis of the idea of this re-
public.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-12-20
IN THE WORLD OF SPORTS
FAIL ON FOULS;
P'VILLE LOSES
Millville Defeats Local High
School Quintet 1925;
MarO0ns 0utplay

Although outplaying their oppon-
ents in almost every department of
the game, the Pleasantville high
school basketeers lost their first
home game Friday night to Mill
vile, 1926.
Pleasantville made q total of 10
field goals against Millville's II,
but ability to shoot fouls brought
victory to the visitors. Where the
locals made good but one throw out
of ii tries, Millville collected 10 of
the Is free points offered them.
The score at half time was Mill
Vile 10, Pleasantyille 10. A large
crowd witnessed the contest, which
was staged in the high school gym
nasium.
The summary: