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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-04-20
PRAYER TO THE TREE
BY Anna Hamilton Wood

1 am prince OF the garden,
4 am king of the wild hillside.
Friend Of the beast which seeks my
shade,
While birds In my bosom hide.
i give of my strength to the fame
tongue
That men shall not perish OF cold,
/ give Of my length to the woodman
That my body be traded for gold.
/ give of my fruit when men hunger;
I stood upon Calyary's hill;
ride the seas of the whole wide
world;
l hold the corpse, CHASTITY and still.
teach men the lesson OF patience;
i am steadfast, eternal and strong
The comm0nest sight Of the broad
landscape
For the centuries yet unborn.
But take, take, takeand 1 per-
ish!
Have l not the right to my young?
Allthings reproduce of their specie
I, too, have this lifewdfk begun.
I give, and rejoice in the giving
(For God made me and gave me
z men)
But treeiess place is barren waste
II you take OF my seedlings what
then? ~
Harrisburg Telegraph
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-04-20
WASHINGTON SERVICE
PROTECTED BY GABLE
Less Than Six Per Cent OF Telephone
Wire In Nd, Va, w. Va. and .. c.
Now Open Lines

Washington, the nations capital, has
one Of the most modern and best pro-
tected telephone plants in the world.
During a severe snow and wind storm
recently. only II Of the $4,000 tele.
phones connected with the switch
boards Of that city were put out Of
service although snow drifts piled up;
the wind howled and the Icy hand of
winter held the city in its grasp.
On the day of the storm Washington
telephone users made about $4,000
calls: about 10000 more than are
made on normal days. telephone ON
cials say Washington is now served
by more than $4,000 miles Of tele-
None wire of which 1913 per cent is in
kle.
In Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia
and the District Of Columbia, there are
/. now more than 2.s52.0OO miles of wire
|raerving the telephone systems Of the
esapeake and Potomac Telephone
company and associated companies
\ 6k this total wire mileage, 94.6 per
cent Is In cable, officials Of the tele
phone company state;
4
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-04-20
ORDER OF PUBLICATION
Edwin P. Hulse, Plaintiff
VS..
Agnes M. Hulse, Defendant
In The Circuit Court For Cecil
County
In Equity No. 4237
In Equity No. 42s7

The object of this suit is to pro
cure divorce A Vinculo Matrimonii.
The bill of complaint states:
(1) That the plaintiff anu defen.
dant were married in Ellicott City,
Howard County, Md, on September
18TH, 1905. -,
(2) That the defendant has, with
out any cause or reason, abandoned
and deserted the plaintiff, and has
declared her intention to live with
him no longer, and that such aban-
donment and desertion has continu-
ed uninterruptedly for more than
three years, and is Z deliberate and
final, and that the separation of the
parties is beyond any reasonable ex-
pectation of reconciliation.
CD That there were no children
born of said marriage.
a. That your orator has had his
residence in Cecil County, Maryland,
for more than two years past; that
The defendant is nonresident of
the state of Maryland.
The bill prays for divorce A Vim
culo Matrimonii, and for general re-
lief.
1t is thereupon this 9th day OF
April, 1928, ordered by the Circuit
Court for Cecil County, in Equity,
that the plaintiff by causing copy
of this order to be inserted in some
newspaper published in said Cecil
County once in each of four success
sive weeks, before the 10th day OF
May, 1928, next. give notice to the
said absent defendant of the object
and substance of this bill. warning
her to appear in this Court in per-
son, or by solicitor, on or before the
26th day of May, 1928, next, to show
cause, if any she has, why a decree
ought not to be passed as prayed.
S. RALPH ANDREWS,
y Clerk.
True Copy: Test
S. RALPH ANDREWS.
Clerk of the Court.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-04-20

The telephone operator with pleas
ant. animated voice. with, a ready and
cheerful reply. is more than tele-
phone operator. She is an important
part OF the institution. It is here
where the customer or prospect gives
his signs, your signal. his rap to get
in
Did you ever notice that frateTnal
society always has q cheerful, we'll
liked man at the outside wicket? It's
something to think about. - Silent
Partner, New York, N Y.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-04-20
poTATo-PLANTING TESTS UPSET
OLD PREJUDICEs


Phases of the moon and position
of the horns still govern planting
operations, particularly Of potatoes,
in many sections Of the country.
The light or the dark of the moon,
or whether the horns point upward
or down are of no concern to horti-
culturaiists OF the United States De-
partment of Agriculture but they
are interested in providing informa-
ton looking toward settlement of
some OF the other disputed questions
dealing with potato planting.
William Stuart and several assist
ants report ON experiments in potato
planting carried on in leading potato
growing districts. Norfolk, Va, Pres
que. Isle, Me-, Greeley, Colo, and
Jerome, Idaho.
Growers have long disputed the
comparatiYe merits of potato sets cut
from the stem end and from the seed
end of the tubers. Some previous
experiments seem to have indicated
superiority for one end
or the other. The seed values OF
the two ends probably differ some
what in different varieties. Results
varied with the weight of the sci,
according to numerous tests, and the
data as whole seem to indicate THAI
as the weight of the set increases
there is greater response from the
APPEAL (seed) set than from the basal
(stem) set.
Another fruitful source of argu-
ment is found in the value of over
sized tubers for seed. Most growers
of seed potatoes have strong pref
|udice against using large sized tub
ers. After three years OF EXPERT
ment the investigators conclude that
"sets from diversified tubers are evil
IDENTITY as productive as those from
normal-sized tubers, and in seasons
when a considerable proportion OF
the seed stock grows too large to sat
isfy commercial demands it may be
recommended for seed purposes.
The chief objections that have al
ways been raised in regard to over
sized tubers are that there is more
wastage in cutting, involving larg
er quantity by weight to plant an
acre, and in addition that they are
slightly more difficult to cut
Several experiments have claimed
great advantages from the use OF
seed dug when it was somewhat i'm
mature. Departmental experiments
at three stations were inconclusive.
At the Idaho station the increased
yield from immature seed ranged
from n bushels an acre for one vari
ETY. to $50 bushels an acre for the
best of three varieties.
"Greening" potatoes for seed. that
lis, allowing them to sprout some
what in sunlight is a common prac-
tice in Europe where the advantages
seem to be distinctive. While green
ing ordinarily would bring potatoes
maturity 10 days or 2 weeks earlier
than would planting from unsprout.
ed seed under cultural conditions
prevailing in the United States the
gains, ii any, are not considered
great enough to be profitable.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-04-20

We shkuld all have, respect for old
age. butt Of course, we draw the line
lat eggs
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-04-20
STATE OF MARYLAND
STATE ROADS COMMISSION
SEALED PROPOSALS for building
one section Of State Highway,

SEALED PROPOSALS for building
one section Of State Highway,
as follows:
Cecil County. Cont. Cess. One
Section of State Highway from
Reeds Corner to the Grindstone, a
distance of LAT miles. (Con-
crete.)
will be received by the State Roads
Commission, at its Offices, Sol Gar
rett Building, Baltimore, Maryland.
until IL M. on the Gath day OF April,
|192S, at which time and place they
will be publicly opened and read.
Bids must be made upon the
blank proposal form which, with
specifications and plans viii be
furnished by the CQmmission upon
application and cash payment OF
800, as hereafter no charges will
be permitted.
No bids will be received unless
accompanied by a certified check for
the sum of Five Hundred ($500)
Dollars, payable to the State Roads
Commission.
The successful bidder will be re-
quired to give bond, and comply
with the Acts of the General
Assembly of Maryland. respecting
contracts.
BY order of the State Roads Com
mission this 9Th day of April 1928.
"a. H. STEUART, ]. N. MACKALK4
Secretary. Chairman,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-04-20

The output Of approximately 5O,-
900, 900 acres OF American farm
land was represented in last years
exports of cotton, wheat. wheat
-four. barley and rye, according to an
estimate by the Bureau of Foreign
and Domestic Commerce of the Com
merce Department. Oficial figures
give the combined value of these ex-
ports during 1927 as $I.2a6, z26,-
045. 1t is estimated that from j H.
ooo, oop to 12o, ooo. 900 acres were re-
quiredl to produce the entire domes-
tic crok Of these commodities.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-04-20

In the hey-day of youth it Is lust
as well to give a theaghAtl e Is TIE pay
day Of ela ase-
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-04-20

Seems as Though the less some
people have to do the longer it takes
them to do it.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-04-20

Success depends upon whichway
you are travelling. You must be q
conner before you are q goner.
The Washington times., 1928-10-15
RECIPE Of
CROQUETTES

Here is a basic recipe for Gro
quettes:
2 tablespoonful of L. & p. wor.
cestershire Sauce
tablespoonfu,s of butter
tablespoonful of flour
1 Ia cupfu,s of stock or rice water
" teaspoenful of salt
cupfuls of cooked meat
/ egg
Bread crumbs
Melt the butter, add the salt, re-
move from fire and stir in the
flour until smooth. Add the stock
or rice water slowly, stirring con-
stantly. until all is added and boil
for five minutes. or until thick and
creamy. Add the cooked meat,
ground, the L. & p. sauce, and
cool.
When thoroughly chilled, pat mix
ture into desired cylinder or outlet
shape and roll in bread crumbs.
Beat the egg until well blended.
adding to it one tablespoonful of
melted butter and three tablespoon
fuls of water. Dip the croquettes
in this egg mixture. roll in the
bread crumbs again, and put into
the ice-box for an hour or more to
harden before frying.
Fry in deep fat or oil which will
brown cube of bread to a golden
brown in 40 seconds. DO not try
croquettes for more than 40 sec
onds. Drain in frying basket or on
brown paper.
If desired, pour two tablespoonfuls
Of oil or melted fat over the UNI
fried croquettes and bake in a yer.
The Washington times., 1928-10-15
FOUR Ways To
SERVE LIVER

Liver, once a Iowly dish. has
suddenly risen in favor-and price
since scientists recently discovered
that it was peculiarly adapted for
the treatment of pernicious anemia.
Here are some varied ways of serv-
ing it:
Broiled Calves Liver
IL lbs calves liver sliced
Salt and pepper
Flour
Bacon fat or butter
j cub boiling water
] cup evaporated milk
Dash liver into hot water. Re-
move skin, season liver with salt
and pepper. roll in flour and pan
broil in a small amount of hot fat
five minutes Remove liver. add 2
teaspoons flour, a little salt and
pepper and stir until smooth. Add
hot water. boil one minute, then add
evaporated milk and cook 10
minutes longer. Yield: servings.
Beef Liver Pie
H. liver
medium pota toes
Salt and pepper
! onion, minced
! green pepper. minced
? cups medium white sauce
Rice biscuit dough
Parboil liver. Drain and cut into
inch cubes. Place alternate layers
of liver potatoes, seasonings and
white sauce in a buttered baking
dish. Cover with biscuit dough and
bake in a hot oven (425 degrees FL
80 minutes. Yield: servings.
Liver Dumplings
III. calves liver. chopped fine.
Equal amount of bread soaked in hot
diluted evaporsted milk and squeezed
dry.
egg
Salt and pepper.
Few grains nutmeg.
Parsley or finely chopped onion.
Flour
Combine chopped liver, bread and
egg. Season with salt and pepper,
nutmeg and parsley and add just
enough flour to make mixture
stick together. Make into small
dumplings and drop into boiling
sailed water. Boil until dumping
comes to surface. Serve with
Drowned butter.
Liver Loaf
IA lbs. liver.
] tablespoonful parsley.
tablespoonful onion.
"a green pepper.
] II cups bread crumbs.
eggs.
cup stock
II cup evaporated milk
tablespoonfuls fat pork or drippings
] n teaspoonful salt.
u teaspoonful pepper.
4 teasponful dried celery.
Wipe liver, cut into slices, then
run through a chopper together
with parsley. onion and pepper. Add
crumbs moistened in the beaten
eggs, liquid, fat and seasonings.
Beat together well. pour mixture
into well CREASED baking dish or
mold and set in pan Of hot water
Bake 1R hours in a moderate oven
tS25-S5O deg. F) Serve hot or cold
with catsup. chilli sauce or tomato
sauce. Yield: servings,
The Washington times., 1928-10-15

mer let the company prepare the
vegetables-shell the peas, scrape
the carrots, or wash the beans.
They do it outdoors or on the
porch. Let them gather the flowers
and arrange the bouquets for the
house and porches, too.
Any guest would rather have
one delicious dish and radiant
hostess than a dinner of many
courses with many dishes to wipe
afterwar0 and weary one.
When someone is coming to visit
plan just as many things as pos
sible which can be completely pre-
pared before their arrival, so that
cooking is reduced to an absolute
minimum. A kettle of soup, a
gelatin salad, custards, sponge cakes.
cookies, meat loaf, gelatin desserts,
can be ready as the basis for meals
for everal days in advance.
A sample menu for a leisurely
day might be:
BreaIdast-Orange juice, ready
to-serve or quiclkly-coOked cereal,
scrambled eggs. toast, coffee.
Lunch-MacarOni and cheese,
{ gelatin vegetable salad, rolls,
sponge cake, iced or hot chocolate.
Dinner-Ham loaf with tomato
sauce, baked potatoes, buttered
canned peas, caramel custard,
whipped cream, waters.
The macaroni can be prepared
the day before, ready to set in the
oven, the salad, cakes, custard and
ham loaf can all be ready and the
peas are ready to heat as they
come from the can. The next day
there can be cold ham loaf and
custard for lunch, and sponge cake
with whipped cream for dessert for
dinner. Any housekeeper can work
out various menus which make al
most no cooking necessary when
guests stay only three or four
days.
Finally, dirt-chasing and hostess.
ing are incompatible. Try to have
the house clean when company
comes and then-unless they stay
too long-let the dust accumulate
or let the willing guest run the
vacuum cleaner. Friends will al.
most certainly not notice that the
top of the piano has a little dust
on it, but they certainly would
notice 1t IL the hostess were too
engrossed in being a charwoman
to be entertaining.
The Washington times., 1928-10-15
BOT TILED DRINK
VERSATILE

More than a thousand uses for
bottled carbonated beverages, also
known as soda water and pop,
are suggested by hundreds of per-
sons who have entered the $500
cash prizes recipes contest spon.
sored by the manufacturers ma
tional trade association. the Amer
lean Bottlers of Carbonated Bev-
erages.
This contest. being conducted in
connection with the industry's ma
tional advertising campaign in this
and other newspapers throughout
the United States, closes at mid
night, August 81.
THE number of delightful uses
to which the resourceful housewife
and hostess puts the products of
our industry, besides their use as
delicious and refreshing drinks of
themselves, is amazing declares
National Secretary Junior Owens, in
charge OF the industry's headquar-
tiers here. THE thousands of re.
cipes we are receiving range from
ice cream sodas and cocktails to
salads, pastry, and confectionery.
The Washington times., 1928-10-15

To be a gracious hostess and at
the same time to provide attractive
meals three times a day, may seem
simple to one who thinks of house
work in seneralities. But as soon
as the matter is taken up in detail
innumerable unforeseen complex
ties arise.
The family arises at a reasonably
early hour. because the man of the
house must leave at s o'clock ana
the children must start for school
at $50. Mother is very busy every
morning until they are all safely
on their various ways and just as
the last good-by kiss is given, the
guests appear. Being guests, they
have been more leisurely in rising.
What remains of the family break
fast has not yet been removed from
the table; probably the coffee is cold.
Mother Worried
With inward regrets that they
didn't appear either earlier or
little later, mother hurries madly
TO make the table attractive again.
She feels she must sit with the.
company during the meal-especi-
ally on the first MORNINGS that
1t is $3.50 before the days work can
be started
Even if the guests help with the
dishes, it is nearly 10 before the
kitchen is in order. There remain
many household tasks-four or five
The Washington times., 1928-10-15
Ask your children
and they'll select the bread that mas your
mothers fayorite 80 years ago!

selected nutritious. The fnest-gtade
shortening. And rich, wholesome milk.
The first loaf wiH convince 20"
Just order loaf tomorrow and test it for
yourself. We believe it will stand compar-
ison with any bread ever baked.
See how your family like it. Notice how
children take to it at once.
Long before that first loafis gone, you'll
know the reason for Mothers Breads sue
cess. For the final test lies in the eating ;. as
we've been proving to women for years.
Just say Mothers Bread" to your grocer.
1t is fresh from our ovens twice every day.
Corbys Bakery; Continental Baking Co.
The Washington times., 1928-10-15

ElRST in the favor of Washington for 80
Iyears :. only remarkable bread can
hold record like that!
And Mother Bread is remarkable bread.
Itwas wonderfully delicious 80 years ago
the first bread that was good enough to win
women from their own home-baked bread.
Well Drowned, shaPely loaves even'
fine grained texture delicate yet full flavor
Mothers Bread tasted like the best bread
that good housewives ever baked.
And they could depend on it! Mothers
Bread, they found, wasalwaysthe same Fresh
asoften as they wantedit. Nowearlsomemlx-
ing and kneading and rising and baking
No wonder your mother and mine be-
came enthusiastic about this wonderful new
The Washington times., 1928-10-15
SERVE SIMPLE. FOOD AND LEAVE
ELABORATE DISHES OUT Of MENU

The difficulties which face the woman who has no mad,
when she guests scarcely can be appreciated o
anv one who has not had such experiences
The Washington times., 1928-10-15

bought" bread! No wonder women by
the thousands gave up home baking forever!
Today, Madam, you can buy this same
Mothers Bread IF anything, you IL
find it even more delicious than in your
mothers day.
The very first time you taste it you IL
understand its success. You II find the quail
ity of Mothers Bread uniformly good There
are never any below STANDARD" loaves.
Each is as delicious as the last.
Only finest ingredients used
If you could only watch us bake it, you d
quickly know the reason. We use the same
nourishing ingredients you'duse in your own
kitchen. The highest grade -four =. specially
The Washington times., 1928-10-15

beds to make, the bathroom to
clean, Strengthening and busting the
rest of the house, groceries to order,
probably several telephone calls
and doorbells to interrupt all these
activities.
A hot meal must be ready at 1880
when the children come home from
school, BY the time lunch is over,
the dishes washed again and food
ready for the evening meaE 1t is
2 o'clock and mother is tired. About
o'clock dinner demands attention
and from then until the dishes are
done and the children bathed ana
in bed at night, she has not even
a breathing spell. BY that time she
is ready to be entertained, not to
be entertaining.
Plan Beforehand
This is the way the days are
likely 70 be unless the hostess plans
carefully before the guests ar
rive. But it is quite possible to
have an easy, even fairly leisurely
day. without the maid and with
company.
Here are a few rules that are in
dispensable in entertaining guests:
Serve breakfast only once,
Give each of the guests-prO-
yided they are the kind who wish
TO help-sOmething definite to do.
Serve simple meals.
Let the dust alone.
If the guest insists that he or
she would not think of sleeping
late, make it clear that the break
fast is served at a given hour.
Almost everyone who goes visit
ing where there are no servants
wants to know what he or she can
do to help. Take this request literally
and suggest tasks which will really
help and yet which will avoid con-
gestion in the kitchen. In the sum-
The Washington times., 1928-10-15
COOKED SALAD DRESSING

! teaspoonful mustard
! teaspoonful salt
Dash cayenne
/ teaspoonful sugar
IL teaspoonfuls flour
n cup evaporated milk diluted with
Il cup water.
teaspoonfuls melted butter
egg yolks, beaten
Mix dry ingredients in the top of
a double boiler. Add the egg yolks,
fat and milk, stirring constantly to
keep smooth. Cook over hot water
for 10 minutes. Remove from fire,
cool and add the vinegar. Yield:
One and one-quarter cups.
The Washington times., 1928-10-15

SOUR CREAM SALAD DRESS
101A oz. size can tomato soup

10tz OF. size can tomato soup
2 tablespoons Eelatine
"A cup cold water
/ cucumber (sIiced in thin ringsl
cups sauerkraut
2 tablespoons chopped onion
1-S teaspoon paprika
teaspoon salt
hard cooked eggs
Lettuce leaves
Soften gelatine in the half cup cold
water 10 minutes. Bring tomato soup
to the boiling point and dissolve in
1t the softened gelatine. When cool,
add sauerkraut, cucumber. onion,
salt and paprika. Slice hard cooked
eggs and put a slice in the bottom
of small cups or molds and fill with
the tomato-sauerkraut mixture. Chill.
When ready to serve turn on lettuce
leaves. Serve mayonnaise dressing
with this salad. This is a very good
salad to serve with fish.
This sauerkraut cucumber jelly
The Washington times., 1928-10-15

Bread and .Jam-nOthing better for them!
Dietitians say that growing bodies need mid
afternoon ''re-fueling." Nothings better than
sandwich of this nutritious bread, spread with
Jam or peanut butter, at recess or after school.
And how the children love i'll
The Washington times., 1928-10-15

hot oven for from five to eight
minutes, dressing occasionally with
more oil If necessary.
Serve with tomato, cheese, mush.
room or Rollendaise sauce.
II croquettes have been shaped
into outlets a macaroni stick is
usually stuck in the pointed end to
initiate . chop hone.
The Washington times., 1928-10-15
SHRIMP APPETIZER

Arrange small canned shrimps
on lettuce leaves, place l.. & p.
Appetizer Dressing in a glass at
one side or the center OF the plate
and serve with an oyster fork.
Dip each shrimp and leaf in the
Appetizer Dressing just before 1t
is eaten.
The Washington times., 1928-10-15
Ut
Liver Make
Fine Dish

u Gun evaporated milk diluted with
Y cup water.
/ Tablespoonful butter.
2 tablespoonfuls flour.
u teaspoonful salt.
Pepper.
. cups liver.
> tablespoonfuls mashed potatoes.
Bread crumbs for rolling.
/ egg, beaten.
Il teasEoonful paprika.
IL teaspoonful onion Juice.
Il teaspoonful pepper.
u teaspoonful salt
i teaspoonful lemon juice.
Prepare white sauce of diluted
milk, butter, flour, salt and pepper.
Wipe and gently cook liver in
slightly sailed water until tender
then chop or grind. Add white
sauce and seasonings and potato;
mix well with meat and chill thor
oughly. Shape with fingers or GRO
quette molds into round, cylin,
Irical, cone or nest-shaped Gro
quotes. Roll each croquette in
bread crumbs, then in beaten egg
diluted with two tablespoonfuls of
cold water and again in crumbs.
Fry to golden brown in deep fat,
drain and serve with currant or
grape jelly. Yield: five servings.
The Washington times., 1928-10-15

may also be nodded in a. thin sheet.
cut in squares, spread with. cream
cheese and put together sandwich
fashion and served on lettuce leaves
with fnayonnaise dressing.
The Washington times., 1928-10-15
BEET RELISH
ups sliced cooked beets

2 cups sliced cooked beets
"a cup finely sliced onion
teaspoonfuls chopped parsley
teaspoonfuls oil
/ teaspoonfu1 sugar
Salt
Pepper
Heat the onion and parsley in
the oil three minutes. Add vinegar
and seasonings and pour over sliced
beets. Yield: Five servings.