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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-02-10
Beecher Made Victim,
of Children's Prank

Henry Ward Beecher was a great
lover Of children. He was happiest
when. seated in his favorite armchair
IN the evening. his grandchildren
climbed and paved over him or nestled
in his lap 1t was on such an occasion
when one evening he remembered with
"A start that 1t was time for the eve
ming service, relates Thrift Magazine.
Without stopping to arrange his toilet
he hurried to the Plymouth church in
Brooklyn, and appeared before the
large audience. There was a tittering
that grew to positive roar of laugh
ter For. as the great divine stood be-
fore his audience with all his majestic
dignity. the audience discerned that
his fi0wing locks had been done up in
curl papeTs- Mornentarily. he was non
plussed, then placing his hand to his
head. his fingers found the offending
pig-tails Some one nearby heard MN
say much to himself, "That rascal
lsaisy." and then he joined in the gen.
eral uproar.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-02-10
OF Course This Didn't
Happen in Reel Life

Once upon a time. A man Coz
wrecked upon ship. The other pas
sengers had all left. When the aarm
was sounded He probably had taken
a bit too much Well Anyway he
found himself. Left with plenty OF
food and wafer. But no companions
OF any sort. But a number of current
magazines. Being Intelligent. He
realized these. Would in time give
out. So he restricted himself. To
only so much day. However he was
not rescued. AS soon as he had ex-
pected. And he began to go over them
again. Still no ship in sight Time
passed. He forced himself to review
the battered periodicals. Though he
knew them from. cover to cover They
palled. Lost even the effect of dis.
traction. AT last in despair. He
seized all of them. Crying. Heaven
have mercy on me- There is nothing
left. But to read the stories !'-Eu.
gene Case. in Los Angeles Times.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-02-10
Keys of Early Times
Not Easy to Handle

The possessive and 'acquNsitive in
stincts in man, which seem no develop
early and to die hard even Among the
most advanced Of nationA, writes
Louise Gordon Stables in the London
Daily Telegraph, must have produced
in quite primitive stages of human evO-
luton some form of lock for the safe.
guarding of valuables, and capable of
being negotiated only by its owner. In
several passages in the Old Testament
we come across references to such
contrivances, as, for instance, in the
Song of Solomon, where we read, My
hands dropped with myrrh and my
fingers with understanding myrrh
upon the handles of the lock-" And
that the key proper to the Oriental
lock was of great size and consider
able weight is borne out by the lines:
"And the keys of the House of David
will lay upon my shoulder" For
these keys, fashioned of wood and
studded at one end with iron pegs to
correspond with holes in the wooden
lock, might, in the case of the door
of the city or of public building.
measure couple of feet in length and
we're correspondingly heavy. so that a
bunch of them would be carried maA
easily slung at ones back, the COZ
threaded though holes in their otheTW
extremity, being held in front.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-02-10
Aiscr.;cn Drug That
Sfinlulaf IS the Brain

Keef is the dried flower OF ill.,. H.. i.:p
plant chopped up and Smoked Ike 70
bacco, rolled in a cigarette or In the
bowl of small pipe. lii a different
form it is the basis of the 'hasliish
sweets rarely seen in Algeria, but very
common in the Near East.
The effect Of keef OH the smoker is
to make him practically independent
of food and sleep as long as he Is
under its influence, and haDituai
keef taker is easy TO detect. His eyes
are very bright, his face is pale and
drawn, his arms and lands are ter
ribly thin. his movements are restless,
At the same time he is not at all
dazed. like one under the influence OF
Il drug. and though after few days
smoking he will drift off into a kin
Of feverish sleep, during the earI!s
periods he is extraordinarily lucid. In
fact, it is said that the first effects
of keef are to make the brain work
at three times it's normal pace.
European tourists in the South oc-
casiAnally get hold of some keef to
smoke and complain that it has had
no effect at all beyond giving them
sore throat This is quite normal. as
the fact of smoking little hemp in
Il pipe or cigarette will hurt no one If
not continued. To feel the effect of
keef one must smoke for at least one
night through, and three days are
necessary to get really poisoned.
The danger of an experiment of
this kind as that the desire to go on
may seize one. and once keef has taken
hold of a man it is rare to see him
give it up. However. it is quite anus
ing to go to keof-smoking den, all
the more SO as it has to be done in
secret and with the connivance of a
smoker. as no outsiders know where
these little nocturnal reunions take
place.-From algeria From WffhfR~
by r. V. G. Bodley.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-02-10

Transatlantic telephone service has
recently been extended to points in
Belgium and the Netherlands. With
this extension there are now 1,S36,500
telephones across the Atlantic avail
able to telephone users in this coun-
try. The service to Antwerp and
Brussels. Belgium was inaugurated
January 10 and that of the Neither
lands including Amsterdam, Rotter-
dam and The Hague, January 80.
The hours of operation for trans.
atlantic telephone service to Belgian
and Dutch points will be from 1880
A. M. to 6 P. M. Eastern Standard
Time, the same as that now in use for
British points.
The Observation-Disclosures
service is of particular interest be-
cause of the varied forms of travel
which the voice currents of the re-
spective speakers will utilize in inter-
communicating in small fraction of
a seconds time. From the American
subscribers telephone the message
will travel by wire to the local tele.
phone Office and then to the New
York long distance office. Here the
transatlantic trip begins. the first step
being over a circuit of 70 miles to
Rocky Point, l.. l., where the radio
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-02-10
"Keeping Tally"

Now and then one still hears the
phrase, excepting tally" but it is
doubtful II many Of its users know
it's original meaning The tally dates
back to the time when only scholars"
could read and write. The tally wis
a notched stick. generally of seasoned
willow or hazel, notched at the edge
to represent the amount of the debt.
the amounts being indicated by the
size and number of the nOtches. The
notch account being made out and
agreed upon, the tally was split. one
piece given to the creditor as an ac-
acknowledgement that the money was
due, and the other piece retained Ag
the debtor as record of the exact
amount he had to. pay. s
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-02-10
Ma.ch's Origin

The Rrst friction matches were the
invention\ of NJ. Derasne, French
man, and were first used in 1916. but
were little used u.side of France I'M
til 1927. when John Walker. (no rela-
tive of the famous Johnny Walker of
the alte-Vols:e;.d dlys). an English
druggist. made the first really prac-
tic;;l friction marches, which were
known as "Congre,es. AMI within a
few years their use spread all over
Europe ard America. supplanting the
use of Hint and steel with finder box
and sulphur tipped splints of wood
called spunks which were the common
means Of obtaining fire until Walkers
invention was popularized
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-02-10
Large Island Unexplored

The fifth and possibly the third.
largest island in the world, Is almost
unknown Il Is R,ftin island in the
Arctic circle. and its area Is estimat-
I'd AT from 2lM.0tW to 3OOO00 square
miles II is owned by Canada. The
Norsemen prnbably knew II in the
vear l,hlO In 1915. when Martin Fro,
bisIleI was seeking the Northwest pas.
sage 100 English colonists actually
tried Ia make their homes on its bleak
southeastern coast Some day. perhaps,
when the world becomes Overcrowled
and modern cOnveniences make cold
cIimate Iivable. Baffin island may be
the home of a nation.-Capper's
Weekly.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-02-10
PASTORS PENSION FUND

The nineteen principal American
Protestant denominations in the
United States now have assets OF
more than $10O,0OO,0O0 in funds
for pension purposes, and last year
distributed $S,079,237 to 27,5l6
beneficiaries.
The Methodist Episcopal denomi-
nation, which disbursed $S.252,93O
in 1927 to 8,45S beneficiaries, leo
all denominations in the amount OF
pensions paid during the year.
Figures for the country were re-
ceived by DR.. Joseph B. Hingeley,
corresponding secretary of the board
of pensions and relief Of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church, from DR..
Charles S. Mills, secretary OF the
Congregational Board Of Ministerial
Relief.
The most noteworthy advance In
the total assets during the year
came from the Presbyterian Church,
which completed gathering a SIS,
100000 fund.
Inc MeluOulSI EpiSCOPoA ~
has completed preparation Of new
pension system, based on reserves
and accumulations, to go into oper-
alton in 1929.
The next quadrennium will De
devoted to adjusting the old and the
new plans in way that will protect
the present group of retired preach
ers. The plan is to be presented to
the General Conference in Kansas
City in May.
The Protestant Episcopal Churcn
is shown to have the largest pension
fund with $20,649, $50. The Meth
odist Episcopal comes next, with an
even S1s,OOO,OOO. Other leaders
are Baptist, Northern Convention,
$13,526,5lS, and the Presbyterian,
North, S12,s4s,1Sl.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-02-10
BRUCE SEEKS DENOMINATION

BRUCE SEEKS DENOMINATION
Senator William Cabell Bruce,
who was elected in 1922 by about
10000 majority, and whose time ex-
pires on March 4, next year, on Mon
lay filed his papers with the Secre
tary of State at Annapolis, as can
iidate for denomination, at the Dem
ocratic primaries, to be held next
May.
1t is to be devoutly hoped that
some strong candidate will come out
in opposition to Bruce, who is any
thing but popular with the rank and
file of the Democratic party.
In fact, the Anti-Bruce feeling is
so strong on the Eastern Shore that
it is freely predicted everyone of the
nine counties on the Sho' Will be
lined up against him in the primar-
les, and here is hoping that they
will.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-02-10
ELECTRIC POWER ON FARM

That electricity will soon become
an important factor in farming op
srations is evident from the expert
ments that are being conducted ir
many sections of the country at the
present time. 1t not only saver
time, but expense for labor as well
In dairy OF 40 cows in Missouri
hand milking for a period bf two
months was compared with ma.
chine milking. Including interest,"
and depreciation on the equipment
the cost of machine migking was ~
per cent lower than that of HAND
milking. and the machine reduced
the amount of hand labor by one
half.
The advantage of using electric
current for cooking, lighting, vacu.
UNI cleaners, washing machines
mangles and other household con,
veniences too numerous to mention
is generally knows and appreciated
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-02-10

Americans averaged 205 telephone
coils last gear. Miss Margaret Popkins
seems pleased 10Th this one.
of pictures by wire, are alike the prod
ucts of telephone research.
Throughout the past year the Bell
System -reseal oh organization, com
prising oyer 1000 engineers, physicists,
chemists and other scientists and their
assistants, employed in the Bell Tele
phone Laboratories, Inc, and the De-
partment of Development and Research
Of the American Telephone and Tele-
graph Company, have continued their
tireless search along many lines of
technical Investigation for adaptations
and improvements in telephone appa
ratus and methods. whereby the speed.
quality and economy of telephone serv
ice may be further enhanced,
1t is a far cry from Alexander era
ham Bell. yorking with one ass.s;an,
in Boston attic. where be discover
the principle of the telephone. to the.
highly organized groups devoted 10 r.
search and development. which u
constantly subjecting to the most MI
mute scrutiny and investigation every
phase of the science Of communicative
which has to do with telephone service
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-02-10
Hamburg's Lucky Streak

Hamburg one of Germany's largest
cities IAighI he still only small porr
If the American colODies had not re-
belled against English rule and won
the Revolutionary war, large part
Of the trade at the continent OF Eu
rope that formerly went through Lon.
don was diverted to Hamburg as the
result 0t that cnpfiict, and the. city
grew by leaps and bounds relates
Pathfinder Magazine. Now II and Its
suburbs have about 2.250.OO0 popula.
tion Bremen and Stettin also had a
remarkable growth during the Herman
expansion period, but Hamburg had
the advantage over those ports by
having deep water.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-02-10
COMMUNICATION ACHIEVEMENTS MARK
PROGRESS OF COUNTRY DURING 1927
Transatlantic Telephone Service Televson Opening Of The
Third Transcontinental Line And Extension Of Long
Distance Service To Mexico And Saskatchewan
Among Notable Events

A review of last years telephone
progress shows concuslvely that there
was no diminution in the development
of the systems in. the United States.
According to telephone officials there
are now about 1S.500.00O telephones in
this country, a net gain of more than
100000 during the past year. The
wire plant of the telephone companies,
now estimated to be about 63,000.00o
miles, was increased by about 100000
miles during 1927.
Constantly people are finding new
uses for telephone service and at the
close of 1927 there was a daily aver
age of over 72.500.O00 conversations
made in the United States. This means
an average of 205.8 conversations for
each man. woman and child in this
country.
The ad yancement and development
of the telephone art last year resulted
in transatlantic radio telephone con.
nections to Great Britain and long
distance service to the principal cities
in Mexico, and Saskatchewan, Canada
Television, seeing by telephone, was
also demonstrated before large audi.
ences.
Emphasizing the necessity for trans.
continental telephone service. third
cross country line was placed In opera.
tion between Minneapolis and Spo.
kane, Seattle and Portland, Oregon
early IN the year. This line supple
ments the original transecntineHtal
line extending from New York to San
Francisco and a southern route con
Meeting New Orleans. Dallas, FL Pass
and Los Angeles. The latter line was
opened to public service about four
years ago.
Research and development devoted
both to physical things and to methods
Of operation have been perhaps the
most important basic factors In the
phenomenal growth and general i'm
provement in the quality OF telephone
service throughout the country. The
gradual extension in the range of tele
phone communication (which. durins
1927, was so wildly illustrated by thu
establishment of transatlantic teie
phone seryicel and such by-product'
Of the telephone as the trapsmissiol
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-02-10

verlaine, the French poet, once sold
a sonnet to Gil Bias Iilustre. He took
cab to the offices of the paper TO col
teet the money. II was one cent a
line. Sixteen cents. Not that there
are sixteen lines In sonnet in Paris
hut that the title and signature were
paid for.
On another occasion he sold a poem
to Art ct GSitique for 5 francs, money
down. Next dag be returned to the
editor and complicated THAT he had
been given q bad 4ive7frane piece The
editor Instantly gave him q fresh sne.
and then discreetly demanded the bad
coin.
Monsieur" said yerlaine. depart
ing. IL have passed NJ; but ] assure
You had considerable difficulty in do
ing So"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-02-10
PRIMARIES FOR LEGISLATIVE
VACANCIES

Thomas H. Robinson, Attorney
General of Maryland, gave an opin-
ion on Thursday, to the effect that
the Constitution of Maryland de.
handed that the candidates for va
cancies in the Legislature caused by
the deaths of three members who
served in 1927, must be chosen by q
special primary election.
After reading the opinion Cover.
nor Richie issued the following
statement:
In conformity with Attorney
General Robinson's opinion, / will
in due time, issue my warrant TO-
the special primary election to fl
legislative vacancies, and will di
rect that the primary be held or
Monday, May Z, which is the Presi
Dental primary election day.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-02-10

transmitter Is located. At that point
intricate and powerful apparatus am.
plifes the power of the voice a hun.
bred million times and converts it to
radio waves which one-sixtieth of q
second later are picked up by a radio
receiver at Cupar, Scotland. After
this $4,000 mile journey the words
need further application to begin
the link of $50 miles of telephone cir
cult to London.
Arriving at the London long dis.
lance switchboard of the British Post
Office near st. Pauls Cathedral, the
voice currents to Belgian cities con-
tinue their journey II miles through
Canterbury to Margate. Eere they
enter a submarine telephone cable
Just north of the Strait Of Dover and
after go miles Of underwater travel
they emerge again near Ostend, Bel
GUM. From here they continue 20
miles through Client to Brussels, and
thence 20 miles to Antwerp.
Calls to Dutch subscribers will be
reached by means Of a submarine
telephone cable under the North Sea,
which establishes direct communica-
tion between London and Amsterdam,
Rotterdam and The Hague.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-02-10
Rusty Hands

Alice, high-school student, caihe
home from school one afternoon aItl
when she walked in her bedroom sir
found her little sister evidently try
ing to conceal the fact that she Had
been playing with her big sisters cos
metics. She hastily picked up the -hsF
tie of hand lotion. which she hsd
often been permitted to use. and re
marked casually: 81 just thought
that would use some of this on my
hands. they are so rusty" X
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-02-10
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1927
SMITH CHALLENGED ON HIS
RUM STAND

The attitude of Gov Alfred e.
Smith toward prohibition enforce
ment was directly challenged on
Tuesday, at Richmond, Va, by VIM.
G. McAdoo in a speech sounding a
rallying cry against the election OF
any wet to the Presidency.
Making his first public utterance
ON the subject since Gov. Smiths
boom for the Democratic Presiden-
tial nomination assumed the present
proportions, Mr.. McAdoo contra
dicted some of his old rivals Fec-
emit statements, declared the liquor
interests had captured political
power both in New York and Mary
land and argued that to expect pro-
hibition enforcement from a Pres1-
dent hostile to prohibition was
upon it's face an absurdity." He
said the issue was one that must be
fought .'to conclusion" in the cam
paign of 1928.
1.-THE supreme need is to put law
enforcement in the White House,
he said. Attempt is being made to
convince the country that no matter
if a wet is elected President the Con-
stitution and laws will be enforced
"This is both unsound and untrue.
The White House in the hands
of the liquor interests would be
yeritable Gibraltar of offensive oper-
atoms, and the doom of the Eigh>
teenth Amendment would be written
boldly upon the face OF the Constltu-
tion.''
The former Treasury Secretary,
twice formidable candidate for the
nomination of his party, made no
reference to Gown political fortunes
or to ~ 1evious statement that ne
would , eettSfide" in 1928. He
made Ial illusions except
to O. smith, although he did
link reinforcement situation
in New York with that in Maryland,
whose Governor, Albert G. Richie,
also is in the running for the Demo-
cratic nomination.
The speaker suggested, among
OCnGT Lu1uSS, tudL tu0 rCUSA0A wv
eminent give financial aid to the
States in prohibition enforcement
somewhat after the manner of the
Federal aid system by which States
now are assisted in road building
and other enterprises OF national
concern. He denied the charge that
in enforcing the Eighteenth Amend
ment the Federal Government was
infringing States rights, pointing
out that forty-six of the States had
themselves ratified the amendment
binding all the States by overwhelm-
ing consent.
He made direct reference to Gov.
Smith in recounting that neither
New York nor Maryland. had State
prohibition enforcement act and de-
clared that in both States the burden
of enforcement had been left upon
an insufficiently large staff of Fed
eral agents.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-02-10

There are 80 men working in Paris
WHO never can hope to get their work
done. They are painters who hoist
their scaffplds to the top of the Eiifel
Tower and. working downward paint
each strut and girder until finally
they reach the ground. This opera
ton takes ~ months and then they
must at once take their scaffoId to
the top and begin anew.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-02-10
JOHN WRIGHT, THE DRAW
BRIDGE KEEPER
BY John Moses Baker

John Wright was the drawbridge
keeper,
He was always faithful and true;
All the boats that came down the
river,
He would see that they passed
safely through.
John, he was always on duty,
Every hour Of the night and the
day;
At the sound of the horn that was
blowing,
To the draw he would hasten
away.
In house by the side Of the river,
John lived with his faithful wife !,
They were happy, contented and joy
full,
And knew no contension or strife
believe when life's journey is
ended,
II we only keep to the task,
Like John, the drawbridge keeper,
This is all that the King shall ask
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-02-10
We Like What We Like

People respond neither to what IL
nigh-brow or l0w-br0w In the drama.
but simply to what Is artistically per.
fect.-American Magazine.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-02-10
Beautiful Flame

away from the seaside that vessf's
old sheathing. which has once hken
covered with yellow metal or copper,
at the expiration ut long vQAdeSe
makes most beautiful tlan1en
ferent cOIors when burned
fireplace or CRATE.
This is caused by the : Sd
coming in contact with cope
and other composition with whicII -
Sheathina is covered
Years age this wOid was considered
worthless ami WAS usually given away
'n pn"r p"r"pIe for fuel
Bun OF late years II has heen used
mite extensively In New Bedford.
Ass. and vicinity
II Is placed upon nthei wood or
sril when tie flames from the burn
my al HE old slieathina present
heauritmi sight. producing different
rnlors which shoot forth from the
copper nail holes
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-02-10

ween women and sGa brIeks fewer would broke
New Britain herald., 1928-03-31
SATURDAY..
Eastern Standard Time

NOTE - AsteriskS Denote Best Pro.
 grams of the Day
New Britain herald., 1928-03-31

there was music and singing. The speaker of the evening was sup, posed to be Joe Lowry. but every time his name was called a stranger jumped to his feet and started tC tell story. Every time he did so, ht was told to sit down, while the crowd went wild with laughter The toastmaster then announced other entertainers. That continued for some time until if was found out that the stranger was none other than the missing Lowry. Joe had d good line of remarks. We might say.
 WLS, Chicago. was comforta bly, loud with guitar selections, and WKNY, New York. was presenting a German hour of music when we tuned in. WJR. Detroit. offered a male duo, singing popular songs. All three stations were easy to hear.
 Others heard were WYNN, WGY. KDKA, WBZ, WPG, WEEI and WNAC.
 Along about 1 o'clock we picked up WCAC Storrs, broadcasting the dance music incident to a formal af- fair at the Connecticut Agricultural College. The station came through
New Britain herald., 1928-03-31

Downey is the smallest. most con- mon and one of the most useful woodpeckers.