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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-06-10
ChapIains' Seal

The device recently approved for
the Chaplains' school, Fort Leaven-
worth, Kan, which is to be used on
stationery, diplomas, mural decora-
lions and so forth, has been described
as follows: The shield lis black, the
color or the facings ofathe Chaplains'
corps, and displays torah, the SYM
Dol Of the old law, over which is gold
cross, the symbol of the new faith.
The shield and motto are displayed on
a pointed oval, the early shape of the
church seals, produced by the inter
section of two equal circles each OF
which passes through the center of
the other, producing that which is
true" In the space in the oval above
the shield is ribbon scroll bearing
the motto. "The fear of the Lord is
the beginning of wisdom" Around the
edge of the oval is the legend 1.-THE
Chaplains' School of the United States
Army"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-06-10
Ancestors in Seats
of Honor at Feasts

Entertaining the spirits of ancestors
and conversing with them is as real
as an actual affair of this world to
the natives of some of the small JAP
anese villages in the neighborhood of
Tokyo.
Signal fires are kindled by the vii
layers before the graves of their an
cestors and the spirits invited to come
home with them to partake Of the
feasts spread in their honor. When
the fires go out, torches are lighted
to show the way home for the depart
ed souls. AS they walk it is not at
all unusual for old folk to talk aloud
to the spirits and often these simple
folk point out a mud puddle to their
spirit guests, warning them to be care
full.
When a family reaches home, tub
of water is found at the entrance, in
which the spirits are invited to wash
their feet. At the table, the living
members talk to the spirits, usually
about incidents that took place while
the ancestors were alive. The follow
ing night, the spirits are escorted
back to the graveyard and hidden fare
well until the following year.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-06-10
Surprised Mother

Kelvern Krause is a ten-year-old
boy who attends school. At parent
teacher association meeting the other
day the statement was made by a
speaker that at test in some schools
70 per cent of the pupils asserted they
would keep the money if street car
conductor failed to relieve them Of
their fare.
When his mother arrived home from
attending this meeting she put the
question to him as to what he would
do If the street car conductor failed
to take his fare. He knew nothing of
what had been said at the meeting.
His reply was that he would give the
conductor his fare.
The mother said to him in a some
what surprised tone: "You would?
Why?"
Don't you think it takes money to
make the electricity that runs those
cars?" was the retort.-Indianapo
News.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-06-10
Pocket Flask ReUived

Americans have revived the pocket
flask. Flasks are made here today in
more than 100 different designs. The
present forms are the outcome Of end
less experiment.
Man discovered the need of con-
tainer for carrying refreshments at a
very early period, long before he had
acquired the necessary skill to con-
struct them. The first TASKS vera
doubtless made from horns, by plug
ging the open end. When man learned
to use metal and make glass he ap-
piled the materials to the construction
of TASKS to fit into holsters or sad
dies, leather or wicker cases, safe
guarding them against breakage.
Flasks were often made Of leather in
the Sixteenth century.-New York
World.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-06-10
Ancient Ceremonial Masks

What is believed to be the first col.
lection of ceremonial masks ever gath.
cred from the regions of the upper
Amazon has been brought to America
by Arthur n. Fisher, Philadelphia
naturalist, who made an expedition
into South America in the interests Of
the Museum of the American Indian,
Heye foundation. The pieces repre-
sent beasts and birds as well as hu.
man subjects, and are curiously fash.
Toned and painted. They were OBJ
tanned from a tribe in Peru. Pieces Of
pottery were also collected. To the
uninitiated, the masks bear strange
resemblance to the figures appearing
ON totem poles, or to the crude designs
made by children.-Popular Mechanics
Magazine.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-06-10
Time During Equinoxes

The Naval observatory says that
the equinoxes are the times when day
and night have the same length, If
sunrise and sunset are defined as the
moments when the center of the sun is
actually in the plane of the horizon.
But in the tables published by the OBJ
servatory sunrise and sunset are the
moments when the top of the sun ap
pears to be on the horizon, refraction.
which makes the sun appear higher
than 1t is, being taken into account.
According to the ohservatory's tables
therefore, the two 12-hOur days come
a little before the vernal equinox and
a little after the autumnal, the mum.
Der of days in each case depending
on the latitude of the station.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-06-10
Bury Child's Clothing
to Be Rid of "Spirif''

It has taken half a century for
peace officers In the hard-coal fields to
learn what motive inspires those who
bury the clothing of children. This
practice in the anthracite districts has
mystified state police, as well as Off
GERS of the cities, boroughs and town
ships. Often wild goose chases after
murderers have resulted only in the
discovery Of clothing, but with no
body therein. Sometimes the bun
dies have been buried deep and have
been uncovered through the settle
ment Of the mines or by the caving Of
the sides of breaches in the workings.
Ever since the collapse of the 1876
76 strike, which saw the English,
Welsh, Scotch, Irish and German
miners gradually displaced by Slavs,
Poles, Russians, italian and Monte
negrins, who now predominant in the
collieries, these murder scares have
occurred In the hard-coal fields until
now the hurry-up call from some per-
son who tells Of the discovery by
boys Of bundle Of clothing usually
is discounted by the officers.
Some one last winter took 1t upon
himself to delve into the mystery, and
his inquiry into the practice has re-
vealed that the burial Of children's
clothing is an overseas custom, used
by the peasantry where youngsters
are subject to commissions. The old
idea that child is possessed" still
prevails in some families, with the
belief that to bury the entire clothing
outfit of little boy or girl will mean
that the spirit goes along with the
garments and is buried with them.
This discovery adds another quaint
idea to coal region customs. The
oldest one is that which is followed
In the treatment Of hernia. The be-
lief prevails in certain quarters that
hernia can be cured by tree If the
treatment is followed in the spring. A
tree in the woods Is found that shows
signs Of the sap starting to flow after
the winter period of inertness.
It's bark is split and then a binding
Is placed across the cash, the bandage
being clothing of the person who suf-
fers from the hernia. The belief
is that as the new growth bridges the
cut the muscles in the abdomen of
the sufferer grow together and the
rupture is cured.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-06-10
Eighties" Tail Light

For the protection of vehicles on
the public highways against rear-end
collisions with automobiles, a unique
tail light has been perfected. This
light 1t seems, does not require oil
flame or electricity and is always
ready for service. Numerous acct
dents occur on account Of tail lights
being extinguished from various
causes, but with the 'lightless light"
attached to the rear Of wagon, car
riage or other vehicle, this ingenious
little mechanism gives forth a bright
red light when the rays from an on
coming headlight strike its focal sur
face and the driver is warned of the
presence of the vehicle ahead.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-06-10
VOLTS Killers Reuarded

Frequently the visitor to one Of
the Italian mountain villages may see
strange procession. On a cart,
drawn by tiny donkey, is the car
cass of magnificent gray wolf, twice
as large as an ordinary police dog.
Tackled to the cart is a placard in
dited in lyrical language: "What
will you give as recompense to the
brave huntsmen who, facing the
terrors Of night and the rigors of the
elements, risked their lives to deliver
you from the wolf that has been prey
ing upon your sheep?" Beside the
cart march the brave huntsmen, hat In
hand. They receive the emotional
congratulations Of the townsfolk-and
many good round "soldi. "-Chicago
Daily News.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-06-10
Intelligent Rather

That a snake can show gratitude
10 the moral of this tale from Cor
sicana, Texas. Jim Curtis found a
rattesnake caught beneath boulder,
and instead of killing it, released It.
The snake followed Jim home and
took up residence In Jim's bachelor
quarters. Affection developed be-
tween the two and Jim prepared a
place at the foot Of his bed for the
snake to sleep. One night he missed
the RATHER and. lighting lamp, found
burglar in an adjoining room,
caught in the coils of the snake, which
had put the end Of its tail out the
window and was rafting for the po-
lice.-Boston Globe.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-06-10
Record Gold Nuggets

The largest gold nugget in the world
is the Welcome nugget, from Aus,
tralia. This was found In Bakery hill,
Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, June II,
1858, at depth of $50 feet. 1t weighs
2,195 troy ounces and is probably one
of the purest and largest masses of
gold ever recorded. 1t is approximate
ly 80 per cent. One of the largest
masses of gold (by some called mug.
get) in California was found in 1860
in the Monumental mine, in the Buttes
of Sierra county. Calf. 1t weighs L.
500 troy ounces and has an approx
mate value Of $4,000.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-06-10
Synthesis of a Bore

The following recipe for compound
Ing bore appeared recently in the
Atlantic Monthly: "Take mass of
unleavened egotism. Chop a cupful Of
trite conversational chestnuts, shells
and all. Add a quart Of dry facts,
from which all the juice of humor has
been extracted, and cupful Of dates
stuffed with statistics. Stir in, very
slowly, a pint of personal anecdotes
from which all Imagination has been
strained. Flavor with the essence of
complete indifference to anybody's
taste but your own. Pour into mold
stamped with your own image and
turn onto a platter garnished with
nienty of thyme "-Boston Transcript
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-06-10
Term of Opprobriur,,

Fakir is word that has come to
US from the Far East where 1t literally
means poor man, Mahommedan re-
ligious mendicant, who espouses pow
erty as being in harmony with his
sense of spiritual insigniflcance. The
life is one of inactivity. Many of these
ascetics are sincere. but many were
humbpgs and so in the West the word
"fakir" has come to mean much the
same as motntehank. an imposter,
especially in matters relating to re-
ligion.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-06-10
Our Hero

A statue is soon to be unveiled In
France to the man who invented
Camembert cheese. 1t raises the issue
whether we in this country also should
not honor the discoveries Of our
famed native viands with permanent
memorials. The genius. man or wom-
an, who compounded the first fiapjack
surely deserves as well of us as if he
had won a battle. The one who Gre
ated country sausage benefited the
country. And the dfscoverer Of New
England pie win never have his due
until that whole region is crowned by
an image of him on the summit of
Mount Washington, done in some ever
lasting native material, such as gran
lite or unshortened crust.-Detroit
News,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-06-10
Defect in Mental Tests

Doctor Binet, the French psycholo-
gist, is called the father of intelli-
gence tests, now so much in vogue in
American schools and colleges. Binet,
after prolonged experiments, is quoted
as having cautioned educators that
tests are never absolute and cannot
be wholly depended upon to give a
pupils true mental rating. Teachers,
he urged in effect, should rely to large
extent on their own judgment, using
intelligence tests not as a crutch but
rather as a convenient point of de-.
parture in any effort to help youth
find itself:
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-06-10
Wished Full Equipment

Jackie had come long way with
his father to meet the new brother he
had heard had come to be a playmate
for him. They entered a large build
Ing where everything was spic-and-
span and rode up a few stories on an
elevator Through swinging doors and
down long hall which was fragrant
with the odor of fresh-cut flowers
they came at last to a room. There
was mother and the new brother
Jackie looked at him for a moment,
watched him open his tiny mouth and
cry and with disappointed air turned
to his father and said: But daddy, l
wanted brother with teeth"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-06-10
Early Caterpillar

A Hampstead correspondent recalls
that nearly seventy years ago he saw
in Hyde park trial Of military
train of wagons loaded with soldiers
dressed in fatigue jackets and drawn
by a steam engine bearing the name
India. This engine, he says, laid and
raised its own track. each slipper"
being apparently about four feet long,
mounted, and revolving on rollers
much like the modern caterpillar
movement. The experiment, accord
ing to the London Post. appeared to
aim at improved military transport.
and the men hauled would probably
number about 200 in eight wagons.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-06-10
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DEFORMED HEAD TO
SAVE INFANTS LIFE
Beauty Not First Idea of
Disagreement.

Although not so common as 1t was
In years gone by, there are still nn-
merous places in the world where de-
formities are manufactured for va
rious purposes. This forms the theme
Of an interesting article which re-
Gently appeared in the Popular Sci
ence Magazine by Victor Raymond.
The deliberate flattening of the hui
man head, for instance, says the
article, continues to enjoy something
like universally among savage and
semi-barbarious people. Naturally,
the operation Is carried out during
childhood of the subject, when the
skull is still soft and malleable. The
effect is to make the skull long, or
short and broad, according to the par
ticular method favored.
Nowadays, the head so disfigured is
regarded as an object Of beauty, but
beauty was not the initiatory cause
Of the practice. Indeed, the fattened
head was not originally a deliberately
arranged result at all.
The custom dates back to the time
when the man-pack still wandered
from camping place to camping place.
During such tricks the head Of the
newborn babe must often have lolled
In dangerous manner, and, no doubt,
sometimes resulted in q broken neck.
To prevent this it became customary
to secure the infants head by some
means during the trek. The flattened
head was an unlooked-for product.
Time passed, man gave up his nomad-
ism and acquired settled habits, but
the f1attened head had become tribal
characteristic, and so was. perpetu-
ated.
The method employed to flatten the
head varies with the district. In some
places the child's head is strapped
against the headboard Of its cradle.
In other places the necessary pres
sure is applied by bandages. Some
tribes employ a continuance made up
of two boards. By the Klemantans
of Borneo a device is used which fiat
tens the forehead, the object being
to give the face, as near as possible,
a half-moon shape.
The device, known as Tada1, Is Sc
cured firmly to the infants head when
it is month old, but the pressure is
applied only when the child sleeps.
Contrary to what one would expect,
this reformation does not appear to
have any injurious effects.
Many savage peoples render the
faces Of their womenfolk hideous by
grotesquely disfguring their lips. AS
with the artificial reformation of the
head, the operation is carried out dur.
ing childhood.
The girls lips are pierced, straws
being inserted in the holes. Next day
another straw is added, and, when the
holes have been sufficiently enlarged,
pieces of wood with the thickness Of
pencil are plugged in. This process
continues until eventually the holes
are capable of containing large disks.
Filled thus, the lips at first project
horizontally from the face, but as the
disks grow in size, the facial muscles
become unable to support them, and
the lips droop.
In the Lake Tchad district Of CEN
trail Africa, the disk in the lower lip
eventually reaches the size of din
ner plate, the whole hanging like
shield on the breast. The disk in the
upper lip attains the dimensions of a
saucer, and droops similarly.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-06-10

The average mans idea of plea
sure is something that costs more
than he can afford.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-06-10

One way to let your troubles grow
is to keep telling them to other
People.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-06-10

1t is hard for a woman who
laughs a good deal to reduce.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-06-10

The easy way to become indie
pendent is to make others dependent
on you.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-06-10
NOTICE

Hearn Ethyl Case
line is our regular
Hearn Gasoline plus
Ethyl Brand of anti
knock compound.
the ingredient de-
Veloped by the
General Motors Re-
search Laboratories.
Arizona state miner., 1927-02-26
UNIQUE LIQUOR CACHE
BROUGHT TO DAYLIGHT

Jimmy Barton, East Broadway,
Tucson, arrested last week for vio-
lation of the liquor laws of the
United States, was apparently "sit-
ting pretty" until chance dis
covery by the dry raiders, assisted
by the police, upset the "beans."
Barton had three copper contain
ers with flat sides, each holding five
gallons thoroughly encased with
plaster in the side of a room. These
containers were used for whiskey,
tequila and mescale, and the liquors
were siphoned out as needed. One
of the dry raiders happened to no.
time a small hole in the plaster,
and by inserting rod and probing,
the discovery was made.
Barton also had four gallons Of
"corn," which was not inside the
wall. He was arraigned yesterday
before United States Commissioner
Edwin F. Jones on the charge of
sale and possession and was released
pending his hearing under bonds
of $750.-Tucson Daily Independ-
ent, Feb. %.
Arizona state miner., 1927-02-26

MalVla aunlInIs ,raCi0n st the unl-
versity have been restored in full
to the College of Agriculture.
This will be good news to the
agricultural interests Of Arizona.
These funds amount to 100000 a
year and are increasing at the rate
of $4,000 a year. They are used
by the Agricultural Experiment
Station to conduct investigation
work in agricultural problems rela-
tive to Arizona agriculture.
On account of dissatisfaction by
the Federal authorities of the uni
versity administrators attitude to-
ward the College of Agriculture and
the Agricultural Experiment Station,
these funds were recently cut off.
1t was fully expected that with the
reorganization of the work at the
university and the Agricultural Ex-
pertinent Station and with guaran-
tees for the future that these
funds would be promptly restored,
which matter was formally approved
by the board Of regents at their re-
cent meeting.
Arizona state miner., 1927-02-26
PHOENIX CLUB
IS To ASSIST
At FIELD DAY
Woman's Club at Capital City Will
Take Active Part in Supervising
Girls Athletics Greenway Field
Day at State Fair Grounds.

PHOENIX, Feb. 25.-Assurance
that the Phoenix Woman's club will
cooperate in making the annual
Greenway Field Day greater sue
cess than ever was given Athletic
Director Householder yesterday by
the president, Mrs. Burton McCand-
liss. The Phoenix club is leading
the way for other woman's clubs
throughout the state which are plan
ming to take similar action. The
big program will be held at the
fair grounds, April %.
Mrs. McCandliss has appointed
Mrs. w. F. Hammett chairman of
a committee to cooperate with Ath-
letic Director Householder. This
committee will look after the in
terests of the Phoenix High School
girls entry in the tennis tourna-
ment Mrs. McCandliss pointed out
that the Woman's club is in favor
of all civic improvements and is
always anxious to aid in move
ments for the good of the com
munity.
Mrs. J. B. Grrard, who is in
charge of the entire Greenway Field
Day program, announced that all
indications pointed to this years
educational and sports meet being
bigger and better than ever.
Arizona state miner., 1927-02-26
Placing New Tires
MISS BEATRICE FELTON, IS
SOUTH SIDE CORRESPONDENT

Miss Beatrice FELTON,, nitce of
Mayor J. L. FELTON,, who also is
head of the English department at
Tempe State Teachers College, is
now the college correspondent for
The Southside Weekly. Miss FELTON,
is a Freshman at Tempe. She
studied journalism at her former
home in Grand Rapids, Mich.
Miss FELTON, is> cast for the role
of Celia in GAS You Like It." which
is to be presented by the student
players College Day, March 9. She
is also active in other student ac-
tivities and is editor of the Fresh
man publication.
Arizona state miner., 1927-02-26
TEN TIMELY TIPS
TIPS FOR MOTORISTS

Ten timely anti-accident sugges-
tions are contained in bulletin
issued by the National Safety Coun-
Gil, which credits Charles A. Har-
nett, New York State Commissioner
of Motor Vehicles, with the fol
lowing:
1. Look out for children. You
can never tell what they will do,
and you are always in wrong if you
hit one.
2. Don't pass a standing trolley
car. Some day the jury may call
it manslaughter.
3. Don't speed around corners,
for it is straight route to the
hospital.
4. Drive on the right side Of the
road; it's the only safe side.
5. The fact that you had the
right of way won't bring anybody
back to life-least of all yourself.
Arizona state miner., 1927-02-26

Yet most Of the big jobs are held
by men who never try to do any
thing to get on the first page.
Arizona state miner., 1927-02-26
FORMER OLYMPIC
HAMMER TOSSER
To BE At MEET
S. P. Ellis, Member of 1908 and
1912 American Olympic Teams,
Will Appear at Phoenix When
Greenway Field Day Is Held.

PHOENIX, Feb. 25.-One of the
outstanding features of the annual
Greenway Field Day, to be held at
the state fair grounds on April %,
will be a hammer and weight throw
ing exhibition by S. P. Gillis of
Phoenix, a member of the 1908
and 1912 American Olympic team.
ellis, now successful Phoenix
building contractor, won the Brit
ish 16-pound hammer throwing
championship in Montreal, Canada,
the same year. Athletic Director
Vic H. Householder has announced
that Gillis will not only try for
honors in the hammer throw, but
will also throw the 56-pound weight.
Representing the New York Ath-
letic club in an unofficial meet in
1905, Gillis threw the hammer 1914
feet, inches, breaking the worlds
record. AS late as 1916 the Phoe-
nix man represented the New York
Athletic club in the weight event
in the east.
More than 1900 contestants will
participate in IS events in the big
meet this year, it was announced.
Five events will be run off at a
time in order to have the big pro-
gram completed according to sched-
ule. Athletic Director Householder
stated that all the dashes up to the
440-yard event will be run on the
mile track straightway. All longer
runs will be run on the half mile
track, while the 5 and 25-mile ma
rathons will be run on the mile
track.
The infield will be used for the
jumps, weight events, military
events and mass calisthenics. Only
in exceptionally popular events will
it be necessary to run more than
one heat as there will be ten lanes
on the straightaway.
A special track meet of five
events will be held for girl groups,
it was announced. Other events on
the big program will include polo
games, boy and girl scout exhibi-
tions, May pole drills and other
novelties. Several bands will fur
nish the music for the big program.
-O--
Arizona state miner., 1927-02-26

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