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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-12
Rugged Roads

II one would help his fellow guys,
and fill the world with honest mirth,
he must have patience that will rise
again. again, when crushed to earth.
It's hard for people to believe the
man who'd make their lot more fair:
they think he's planning to deceive.
that he's the fowler with his snare.
I saw the people of the town In sum-
mer weather pant and shrink; / said,
"I'1l put a fountain down in yonder
square so they may drink. And as
they drink the sparkling juice they
may have kindly thoughts for me:
today they libel and traduce. but then
my motives they will see. They'll
see love my fellow men. their lives
with gladness I would fill: they'll un-
derstand my nature when that foun-
tain squirts, as soon It will" That
fountain is work of art. an orna-
ment to this our town: and weary
pilgrims of the mart are glad to pour
iuts waters down. Sometimes amid the
throng / walk, about the fountain s
granite rim, and as / hear their line
of talk my heart is sad, my eyes
grow dim. ''Why did he blow him.
self for this?" inquiries an ancient,
gray.haired dame; II guess, but all
my guesses miss--T cannot figure out
his game. He says he loves the peo-
pie, so he'd make them happy as he
can: but all such stuff is bunk, you
know-no fellow loves the other man.
II reckon" says grouchy skate.
well soon see samples of his work;
he'll shortly be a candidate for coro-
ner or county clerk. If any man
spends fifty cents to cheer or stimu-
late our souls, he'll soon be calling
on us gents to rally round him at the
polls" Another says. He Is a fiend
for being always at the front, and oc.
I've visited. oft I've weened it's all
an advertising stunt" I've never
heard a voter say, by loving kind.
ness he was led, and while these
sparkling waters play may blessing
rest upon his head"
WALT MASON.
Copyright. 1877
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-12
CITIZENS |NSULTED,
ASSOCIATION TOLD
Benning Group RidicuIed in
Highway Office, Men,
! bers Say.

Declaring that members of the Ben
ming highways committee had been
called unmentionable names and that
they had been highly insulted and
ritiiculed by underlings I'm the Office
of Conway 4. Hunt. engineer of high
ways, during the absence of the latter
Frank Z. James, a member of the
Benning committee. suggested to the
Eenning Citizens Association. at a
meeting last night in Benning School
that they take their case direct to the
Commissioners.
A motion was made, however, by
r. NJ. barrow, and passed by the asso.
citation, that the committee be in.
structed to wait on c. b. Hunt, asking
him to look into the matter of recin.
dering the streets in Benning. and
that if he gave them no satisfaction.
the matter be taken up with the Com.
nnissionerS.
''Ali of us are home owners and tax
payers" said II. L. Gordon. land
when our committee went to the Dis
trict Buildin II was treated az a Joke.
We expect our men when calling on
the officials of the Washington gov
eminent to be treated as gentlemen"
Frank E. James said that one of the
men in the highway Office, when asked
already have them. There they are on
paper
The Rev. w. f. Balderson. pastor
of the Christian Church on Minnesota
avenue, said: II did not know that we
had such subofficials in Washinton
so small that they would insult any
committee OF any community calling
on them.
at is easy to cooperate when things
20 your way, but when things go the
other mans way. the citizen who
can then cooperate shows what he is
made OF.
Conditions in Benning at present
make it a liability to the city as a
whole, rather than an asset. Let's CO.
operate to make ii an asset"
A motion was made that q light be
asked between the Benning School
and the Episcopal Church on Mime
sofa avenue. It was also moved that
lights be urged on Ridge road.
Mrs. ]. w. Vanderwerker and Mrs.
Martha Taylor of the Parent. Teacher
Association announced that there
would be dance at All-Saint's Parish
Hail February 10, the receipts to buy
a moving picture machine for the
school.
George II. James. president of the
association, presided.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-12
COLDS THA?
DEVELOP INTO
PNEUMONIA

Persistent coughs and colds lead
70 serious trouble. You can stop
them now with C1Neomulsion, an
emulsified cl'eosote that Is pleflsa nj
to take. Circumcision is a new
medical discovery with two-foid
action: il soothes and heals the IN
famed membranes and inhibits
germ growth. :.
OF all known drugs, creosote Is
recognized by high medical anthor-
tiles as one of the greatest heal
ing agencies for persistent coughs
and colds and other forms OF
throat troubles. Creomulsion con-
tains, in addition to creosote. other
healing elements which soothe
and heal the infected membranes
and stop the Irritation and infiamr
nation, while the creosote goes on
to the stomach, Is absorbed into
the blood attacks the scat Of the
trouble and checks the growth OF
the germs.
Creomulsion is guaranteed salts
factory in the treatment of per-
sistent coughs and colds, bronchial
asthma, bronchitis and other forms
Of respiratory diseases, and Is ex-
cellent for building up the system
after colds or flu. Money refunded
Ii any cough or cold is not re-
lieved after taking according to d.
rections. Ask your druggist, --tAd-
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-12
CONDEMNS BROADWAY'S
THEATRICAL OFFERINGS
Many if Put in Book Form Would
Jail the Authors, Woman Play
wright Says.

By the Associated Press.
BRIDGEPORT, Conn.,. January IL.
New York ought to be ashamed of
itself" for allowing some of Broad
ways current theatrical offerings to
run more than one night. In the
opinion Of Anne Nichols, playwright
and producer.
Many of the plays now being
shown" she said. ARE presenting
stuff as life and drama that If
published in book form would send
its author TO jail
Miss Nichols is author and pro-
Queer of "Abie's Irish Rose" a
comedy which tonight has its 2.000th
performances in New York. an Amer
lean theatrical record. The play is
estimated to have brought in $780,
900, 900 in gross receipts as a result
of being shown throughout the
country and TO have Melted Miss
Nichols q profit of 100000.
In sewing $4,000 ornamental pearl
buttons on q coster1nongers suit in
England. 72 reels of carpet thread
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-12

More moving pictures taken in this
country are being sent to Latin Amer.
lea than to Europe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-12
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-12
Furniture Prices Are Down

Wholesale furniture prices lower You get furnu
for your money today than you have been able to get for
years. Nowhere is this apparent than in the
substantial markdowns that have been taken in
Our good, dependable Lifetime Furniture
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-07-15
Blighted Chestnut Tree
Aids Fence Post Supply

Chestnut trees that are partially
or entirely killed by the blight lose
their bark in two or three years
and then the trunk season-checks
and soon depreciates rapidly. For this
reason, Prof. ]. A. Cope, extension
forester at the New York State College
of Agriculture at Ithaca, N. Y, says
farmers who are cutting their annual
supply of fence posts or grape stakes
should use chestnut. He says it is
better to cut the posts and store them
for future use If there is no need or
market for them now than to let
them stand and waste.
The blight which attacks this tree
has covered the natural range of the
species in the entire state and, even
in Chautauqua county which was the
last to be hit, signs of it's attack may
be seen. Professor Cope says, "It is
doubtful If single sound, living tree
is still standing in the rest of the
state"
AS for other uses of chestnut tim
Der, companies erecting communion
ton or power lines need poles, so
trees that are large enough may be
sold for that purpose. Sound, wormy
chestnut logs are in demand also, for
the wood is considered an excellent
base for high grade veneers.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-07-15
Good Stand of Alfalfa
Kills Canada Thistles

That good stand of alfalfa will de.
stroy Canada thistle in three years
was revealed by study of eleven sue.
cessful demonstrations recently made
by A. A. Hansen of Purdue university.
The study of the demonstrations
which were located in six different
counties in Indiana and involved %
acres of thistleS scattered over large
areas Of farm land, showed that al
falfa will successfully subdue the this.
ties only where good stands of the
legume are secured. Since more than
one year is required to do the job, a
hardy variety of alfalfa such as the
Grimm or Ontario Variegated is essen.
tial. Weakening the thistles by fall
blowing, by thoroughly preparing the
seed bed and by cutting with a hoe
while the alfalfa is young. is also nee.
essary to enable the legume to get
ahead of the thistles.
The frequent cutting, the vigorous,
spreading alfalfa root system, and the
heavy shade cast by the legume ac-
count for the ability of the alfalfa to
subdue the prickly thistles. The meth
cd is of no value on sour, wet soils
or where conditions are otherwise not
suitable to alfalfa growing, and seed
incubation is necessary to secure the
type of alfalfa growth necessary to
success.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-07-15
Australia Is Big Buyer
of Heavy-Dutv Trucks

Australia is the largest purchaser
of American-made heavy-duty trucks,
contrary to the public belief that Can
ada imports more of that type of We
hicles than any other country. This
is due, perhaps, to it's nearness but
the facts, do not bear it out.
Last year, according to the govern
ment figures, 647 trucks of more than
two and half tons capacity were i'm
ported from the United States by Aus
tralia. The agricultural development
of the Antipodes is given as a reason,
together with a lack Of rail facilities.
AS a matter of fact, truck experts be-
lieve, there never will be any extern
sive rail development in Australia,
modern highways being built between
the important cities which will afford
ample transportation routes for the
heavy trucks that also serve the rich
farming districts that lie between.
Canada imported a little more than
third of the number of heavy-duty
trucks that Australia did, the total
for the neighboring country being 271
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-07-15
Control Cabbage Worms
With Arsenate Mixture

Cabbage worms and cabbage aphids
usually make their appearance about
this season of the year in more or less
destructive numbers. Farmers, truck
crop growers and backyard gardeners
will find cheap and effective remedy
for controlling the pests in the use of
lead arsenate and nicotine.
The most effective mixture is one
containing Is parts Of powdered lead
arsenate to 100 parts of hydrated lime.
This is busted on the plants and does
not in any way impair the use of the
cabbage for human food, it is said.
Repeated doses of the poison dust
are necessary during the season, par
ticularly when the heads are forming,
IL effective control is to be secured.
Where cabbage aphids are present
in any appreciate numbers, it is sug-
gested that l per cent nicotine be
added to the poison dust. This will
rid the plants of the lice at the same
time that protection is provided
against the ravages of the cabbage
worms.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-07-15
Car Greatest Necessity
for the Wife of Farmer

The American farm housewife can
get along without lot of things, but
she must have her automobile.
Running water in the kitchen, a
telephone and a radio are regarded as
necessities, but the motor car ranks
first.
The General Federation of Wom-
ems Clubs has announced that re-
plies to 10000 questionnaires sent to
housewives living on farms disclosed
that nearly four-fifths of them have
automobiles, one-fifth radio sets. more
than third have running or pumped
water at kitchen sinks.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-07-15
Colorado Beetle Is
Most Serious Pest
Add Arsenate of Lead to
Regular Bordeaux Spray.

Two pounds of arsenate of lead
added to the regular bordeaux spray
mixture will control potato bugs eff
fectively. Those who have calcium
arsenate and cotton buster may use
these effectively but the man who de-
ponds on picking the bug to save his
potatoes has hopeless task.
"The Colorado potato beetle is a
serious pest of potatoes" says c. Ii.
Brannon, extension entomologist at the
North Carolina State college. "The
plants are first attacked by the over
winter beetles and later by the first
generation of slugs. If the pest is
not poisoned, the plants are soon ru-
ined, leaving the stems which become
dry and black. No grower should per.
NIT the bugs to damage his crop.
Control measures are simple and eff.
fective. The best remedy is to use
two pounds of arsenate of lead with
the bordeaux mixture made with four
pounds of bluestone, four pounds of
stone lime and so gallons of water"
Mr.. Brannon states that the arse
nate of lead win poison the bugs while
the bordeaux will repel~ flea beetles
and leaf hoppers. Paris green will
not give as good results as the arse.
nate of lead as poison for the
beetles.
Several applications of poison will
have to be made and the fields should
be watched closely to see that the
beetles are kept under control.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-07-15
Sweet Corn Is Ambition
of Every Home Gardener

Sweet corn is the ambition of every
home gardener. Only homegrown
corn is really sweet Corn from the
market, while excellent as food, has
lost the sugar content before it can
come to the table. Fresh picked corn
alone retains the sugary quality which
makes it the most popular summer
vegetable.
Removed from the stalk, chemical
change starts which turns the sugar
into starch and the corn has a corn
taste but not sweet one if it remains
four hours before going into the ket-
tie, for scientists tell US that this
changing of sugar into starch is &C.
complished in about that time. That
is why suspicion so often arises
that sweet corn sold in the market is
field corn or, as it is often called,
horse corn" It was sweet corn once.
Time has stolen the sweetness.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-07-15
Agricultural Facts
>.~H~<>~HH<.~<>.~<>..H.

The main object of cultivation is to
control weeds.
Rows of garden vegetables are bet
ter than rows of druggists bottles on
the shelf.
Whoever buys and plants cheap
seeds needs no sermon on gambling
he is sure to learn by loss.
Rape or soy beans, sown in sep
arate fields or in the cornfield, make
excellent fall pasture for lambs.
Second-year sweet clover that is to
be cut for hay should be moved with
the sickle bar high when the first
flower buds appear.
A man who does not read has only
his own experience to guide him: a
man who does read mas the expert
ence of the world as guide post.
Soil fertility limits yields, yields
limit profits, and profits limit rural
life and prosperity. Build up soil fer
tility with crop rotations and applica-
tons of inexpensive fertilizers.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-07-15
MOTOR JAUNT is
ONE OF DELIGHT
Have Car Overhauled,
Brakes Properly Adjusted
and Tires Inspected.

Vacations remind me of our two
weeks motor trip. to Estes park last
summer, and I remember how we
planned what to take and what to
leave at home. It's problem. Some
tourists take dogs, canaries, even vic
trolas. But on camping trip, you
want to forget some marks Of civili-
cation, says Aunt Aggie of the Kan
sas State Agricultural State college.
Perhaps the experiences we had in
selecting things to take will help some
would-be campers.
Things to Get.
First, get waterproof tent-try the
hose ON it before you leave home to be
sure it won't leak. A wall tent, or
one that goes over the car, is salts
factory. Steel stakes are better than
wooden.
We took steel spring auto bed, but
although it was comfortable, it was
too heavy to handle. A bed with
ports rather than steel is better for
an auto bed. Take a folding cot
apiece for the rest of the family.
You'll need plenty of warm comfort
ables-newspapers help out because
they are good insulators.
We took as few clothes as possible
and packed them in some old suit
Pcases-new bags would have been
ruined on that trip. We wore hiking
clothes.
A short-handled spade helped US out
Of mud holes, and an ak was always
useful. If you plan to fish, take your
! fishing tackle.
Cooking Utensils.
For meals, we had a small alumni
mum pan apiece, unbreakable cups,
forks and spoons apiece, two or three
case knives, good butcher knife,
strip pail for making coffee or heat
ing water, a gallon pail for carrying
water, salt and pepper shakers, skill
let, and large spoon for stirring.
We took along home-cured ham and
saved number of meat bills.
One of the children kept notebook
of expenses, and Immediately after we
bought anything-gas, oil, food-she
recorded the amount. 1t cost us just
$3.50 for six of us to take the trip, and
of course we have all our camp goods
left to take another jaunt.
Our expense keeper also kept a
diary of the trip in her notebook and,
with our snapshots, we live over again
our experiences.
Before leaving, have the car thor
oughly overhauled, brakes adjusted,
and good set of tires put on, with
a spare. A half-gallon can of oil is
enough for emergencies. If you want
to, take trailer to pack things into,
but one car is much easier to manage
than two, even if the one is crowded.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-07-15
Cure Alfalfa in
Windrow or Cock
Feeding Value Increased
Because More Of Leaves
Are Retained.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agricultural
There is popular belief that al
falfa and other hays cure more rap
idly when handled so as to keep the
leaves in a fresh condition until the
stems have lost much of their mois-
ture. This belief rests on the assump-
ton that so long as the leaves are
not dry they continue to draw or pump
the moisture from the stems. 1t is
partly because of this theory that cur
ing in the windrow has been so COM
monty advocated, says the United
States Department of Agriculture.
Retains More Leaves.
It is generally recognized that hay
cured in the windrow or cock does re-
tain more of its leaves, thereby in
creasing its feeding value. So far as
can be ascertained, however, no ex-
periments have hitherto been con-
Quoted to determine whether or not
the leaves actually aid in removing
water from the stems. With this In
mind some tests were begun In 1924
and continued in 1925 by department
investigators, the results Of which are
discussed in Department Bulletin No.
1424-D.
Samples of alfalfa were taken and
weighed Immediately. Some of them
we're left to cure in the natural con-
dition-that is with the leaves on
while the leaves were picked from
others by hand. Weighings were made
at intervals to determine the rapidly
with which the various samples lost
their moisture.
In every case where the leaves were
removed from the stems the alfalfa
dried out somewhat more rapidly than
where it was, allowed to cure in it's
natural state; that is, with the leaves
on. The difference was not great and
just how much of this is due to
handling cannot be easily determined.
However, it is perfectly clear from the
data that alfalfa in the quantities
used in the tests cures at least as
Will leaves lClhONCu as Will
them attached, which is contrary to
the popular belief.
Fallaey of Popular Theory.
These extensive tests would seem
to indicate the fallacy of the popular
theory concerning the pumping action
of the leaves, but this need not neces-
sarily change the practice of curing
hay in the windrow or cock. Some
other explanation must be made for
the beneficial results of the practice,
however.
A copy of this bulletin may be Sc
cured as long as the supply lasts, by
writing to the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture, Washington,
D. C.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-07-15
Silage Made From Shock
Corn With Plenty of Water

Good silage can be made from shock
corn provided enough water is run
in the silo while the filling is done
to wet the silage enough so that it will
properly pack to exclude the, air.
The best way to put the water into
the silo is to pump it directly into the
distributing pipe while the filler is
running Where this cannot be done
the water must be haul led in a tank
and then run directly into the fan of
the filler. After the filling is COM
pleted more water should be pumped
onto the silage provided it can be
done.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-07-15
AUTOMOBILE NOTES

II IL Il, n Il Il u u y Il p
What the world needs now is an
automobile that will carry it's OVID
parking place.
Automobile drivers are getting their
brakes tested for nothing, but pedes.
TRANS are still paying to have thei,
eyes tested.
Some of our ancestors left foot
prints on the sands Of time, but you
can't do much with a rubber tire CD
concrete pavement.
A large proportion of "blowouts" Of
tires are due to rim cuts, and these
are caused by not keeping rims free
from rust and grit.
To start an engine when the igni
ton is locked and the key is lost, rur
a wire from the underground side O.,
the horn to the ignition coil.
.
The average worker gets $1,000 &
year, We read in reliable journal
Of which, we would say, the average
automobile dealer always gets some
thing.
One person is struck by an auto
mobile in this country every AZ sec
onds, a government statistic says
Once upon a time our national Sport
was baseball.
While car may seem to ride bet.
ter at 40 miles an hour than at sc
over a rough road. the higher speed
sacrifices longevity and efficiency Of
aXIes, wheels, wheel bearings, differ
entail, steering rods, brakes and other
important parts below the springs.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-07-15
Top of Steering Gear
Post Repays Lubricant

1t pays to keep in mind many of
the less conspicuous parts of the car
which are not properly fabricated be-
cause they are overlooked so easily.
One of these. almost Invariably for
gotten in the lubricating process, is
the top of the steering gear post. A
few drops of light oil applied at this
point every few thousand miles will
take away the grinding noise when
one tugs at the wheel as in parking.
Clutch and brake pedal shafts need
a little lubricant once in a while.
Neglect causes excessive wear. result
Ing in noisy pedal action.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-07-15
Two Plans for Stopping
Car in Right Position

The usual garage is just large
enough to accommodate one, two or
three cars, and the space in front Of
and behind the cars is rather limited.
70 prevent running the car into the
garage too far, one owner suspended
card from the ceiling, so that it
would just touch the windshield when
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-07-15
On Hard Work

TIE man who has the best time dur
ing his idle hours is the man who
worked the hardest during his work
ing hours. Hard work is wonderful
thing.-Atchison Globe.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-07-15

the car was in the right position. An
other method of preventing the car
from going too far is to provide a
removable wooden bumper on the
floor as shown in the lower sketch
G. A. Luers, Washington, D. c., In
Popular Mechanics Magazine.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-07-15

Fear, either as a principle or mo-
i've, is the beginning Of all evil.-Mrs.
Jameson.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-07-15

Men who are driven to drink by
hard luck would be ruined by pros
perity.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-07-15

If your foot slips. you may recover
your balance, but if your tongue
slips, you cannot recall the words.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-07-15

it takes wise man to give wOm-
an advice without mourning her en-
nifty.