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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-11-22

pionship for rocking, she having spent
4O1 hours in a rocking chair swayine
back and forth.
Yes, eyerybody's doing it, including
the children. Last summer. the previ
ously mentioned "Shipwreck" Kelly
gave 23-day exhibition in Baltimore
The result was a pole sitting epidemic
among the children of that city. Ayor
w. Foreman started it by staying or
top a II foot pole for 10 days. Il
hours, 10 minutes and 10 seconds
When he descended he was praised
by the mayor of Baltimore for "the
old pioneer spirit" and acclaimed
worlds champion fifteen-year-old
fiagpole sitter" His record was brok.
en- by twelve-year-old Willie Went
worth, however, who stayed up nearly
a month. breaking even "Shipwreck's'
record.
BY starting young perhaps some one
will break the record which has stood
for 1,47S years. It was made by Sim
con Stylites, the Syrian shepherd boy
who became a monk and who, to prove
his devotion to Christianity in the
days when martyrdom was popular.
mounted to the top of nine foot col.
umn, chained himself there and &C.
cupied his time in prayer. He stayed
there 80 years?
Yes, the children are showing them
selves worthy sons and daughters OF
their fathers in this matter of think
ing up new feats in which to vie for.
the championship" But they will
have to be original indeed to matcf'
the merchants of Belle Plaine, Iowa
who thought that contest to decide
who had the most flea-bitten dog ir
four counties would be good attrac
tion for their annual fall festival. They
offered prize Of 500 and it was wor
by James Parks of Belle Plaine. The
judges counted 113 fleas on his dog
authors Note: The list of 'chan
pionships" in this article does not pre-
tend to be complete one and some
Of the records" In some events may
have been broken since the article was
written. But does it matterO
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-11-22

All this takes place in the sagebrush,
and the Indians, we blush to say. wear
hardly any clothes.
Now, let US moralize bit. If these
poor Indians were civilized whites
in large American city, what would
they do? Probably they would be very
up to date and enter marathon
dancing contest in hall. They would
dance continuously with only brief rest
periods and with nothing much to eat
or drink. Only, of course, being CIV
ilized, they would not stop at the end
of three days. They would try to make
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-11-22
The Poor Indian

Down in the nelghborhood of Poca-
tello, Idaho, the Fort Hall Indians are
showing how primitive and pagan our
aborigines can be even after the Unit
ed States government has done its best
to civilize and educate them. They
are holding a three-day sun dance.
1ith only short rest periods, and with
n0thing much to eat and drink, these
Abehighted savages are pOsturing and
Trating for the glory CT their tribe.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-11-22

appearance, and everything looked
brighter. What have you been doing
to yourself?' asked my roommate.
You are a different girl The days
and years that followed were filed
with every activity and not long ago
Freda was maid Of honor at my we'd
ding. That's what Nuiol did for me!'
Such a simple way to health and
happiness! Your doctor will tell you
that Nuiol contains no medicines or
drugs-it is simply bodily lubrica-
tion-harmless, normal, and it works
easily SO you viii be regular as clock
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-11-22

it three weeks and thereby set rec
ord and get a weeks engagement in a
cheap vaudeville house. While doing
this, for a cut of the gate receipts.
they would, we blush to say, wear
hardly any clothes.
No wonder they keep Indians on
reservations. They are really pagans
at heart.-Spokane (Wash.) Spokes.
man-Review.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-11-22

work. You can get
abottlein a sealed
package at any
drug store for
what you would
pay for two or
three sodas.
Get a bottle
today and try it.
II you are like
most other people
Nujol will make
you brighter,
happier, m ore
able to succeed.
Don't put off
good health! Start
being well this
easy way, this
very day.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-11-22

her awake at
night, I slept so
restlessly. No
one knows how !
suffered.
Zone day one
Of my teachers
foundme sobbing.
why, she said,
sometimes slug
gish circulation
causes restless
sleep. Why don't
you try Nujol?'
"In two weeks
Nujol had begun
clearing out the
poisons in my
body, myskin had
q clear healthy
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-11-22
Largest rabbit Farm

The Hillcrest, rabbitry, at Alta
Iona, Calf, is the largest in the
United States. This farm contains 80
acres, with 26 rabbit sheds, each hous-
ing $500 rabbits. These sheds are
226 feet long by 26 feet wide.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-11-22
Doesn't Sound True

Life is full of pleasant surprises.
Just when you think your luck has
vanished forever, you put cent in a
slot machine and get two pieces Of
gum. Farm and Fireside.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-11-22
Firm as to That

"As a hobo, I suppose you could
tell some queer stories" --s....
"Yeh, but amt gonna collaborate
on no book with ye," declared the
wayfarer, edging off.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-11-22
F0rany
Bah 7

We can never be sire just what
makes an infant restless, but the
remedy can always be the same.
Good old Castoria! There's COM
fort in every drop of this pure
vegetable preparation, and not the
slightest h3a frequent use !;
spell, is feverish, or cries and can't
sleep, let Castoria soothe and quiet
him. Sometimes it's touch of
collie. Sometimes constipation. Or
diarrhea-a condition that should
always be checked without delay.
Just keep Castoria handy, and give
it promptly. Relief will follow
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-11-22
Getting Behind

Some people get ahead, and some
cannot resist the temptation to buy
a thing that is only one dollar down.
Rutland Herald.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-11-22

Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills
contain only vegetable ingredients
which act as gentle purgative. Csc
box. 372 Pearl ST., N, Y. Adv,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-11-22

"a Ter takes the
tf0~ to count up
all the endurance contests and races
for freak championships which have
taken place during the last ten years
and which, If a visitor from Mars
were to judge by the interest shown
and the amount of newspaper space
devoted to them, he might regard as
typically American, if not actually
deserving to be listed among our major
activities.
Perhaps the marathon era" should
include the years from 1910 to 1920
also, for it was in 1910 that Sallie
Rope, negress Of Kansas City, Mo-,
decided to set new gastronomic rec
ord. So she slowed away some 1851
items of hardware, including 453 nails,
AZ screws, 8 bolts, 5 spoons, 5 Thin
bles. 63 buttons, 105 safety pins, 115
hairpins, 1876 common pins, SO carpet
lacks, 81 needles, IS pebbles, a four
foot string Of beads and nail file. Of
course, 1t killed her, but she had
proved that the 'so-called human
race" could compete successfully with
ostriches and goats for variety in its
menu when it chose.
1t was not until after 1920, however,
that the "marathoners" struck their
stride. On November %, 1923, John
Hinsin of New York City won over
Val Menges in a 'hot dog" contest by
consuming So. On November "a of
that year Dan Henderson Of Jones'
bOro, Ga, completed 60 hours of steady
chewing on quid of tobacco. On De-
cember 6, 1925, c. S. Carter of Groton,
S. D., ate 81 flapjacks, but lost the
championship" the next day to w. P.
G. Meyers, who ate 43 but his flap
jacks measured two inches more in
diameter.
COmmendable as were these enter
priseS, it remained for Miss Alma
Cummings, dance instructor in New
York City, to start an endurance con-
test which was destined to become
the latest craze and to sweep the coun-
try. Some time in 1923 she noticed an
item in the papers about Frenchman
dancing continuously for II hours.
She decided that Americans could do
better than that and to prove it she
danced for q hours. And that started
it! Within week she had to dance
for 80 hours to hold her title and
three days later her record was brok.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-11-22
Girl Fights Big Handicap

NTANY girl would give up
AvA in despair when she
found herself snubbed in
school and unpopular in col
lege, but not so Mrs. Norma
Kussel Jones Of 1867 Cramer
Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
.sWhen I was seventeen I went
away to college," says Mrs. Jones.
:s'Freda, my roommate, was a very
popular girl. Soon she asked to have
her room changed. It seems I kept
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-11-22

very promptly; if it doesn't, you
Mould call a physician.
All threugh hahanced, Gassas;a
should be a mothers standby; 80
a wise mother doeE not change to
stronger medicines as the child
grows older. Castoria is readily
obtained at any drugstore, and the
genuine easily identified by the
Chas. H. Fletcher signature that
appears on every wrapper.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-11-22

1t takes infinite patience to rear a
child; and there seems to be an
abundance of it.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-11-22

The year 1928 was the second larg
est in the history of foreign financing
in the United States.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-11-22
I Gs,z7-CzeWi,z
chansfoion y

I. A sweeping contest, held In Los
Angeles, Calf, to determine who
should be crowned "Queen Of Sweep
ers."
2. A fourteen.year-old entry In a
Maryland flag pole sitting contest.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-11-22

Your friends are not perfect, Of
course. If they were they might
not like you. A
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-11-22
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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-11-22
By ELMO SCOTT WATSON

a Us the HIT
in Amer.
history? It may
Eell be, If some
Ter takes the
n to count up
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-30

he had not done 1t some one else
would, for it is SO easy TO stand the
egg on end after one is shown how.
II A. Y. Baker with a handful OF
hateful MeXicans Is able TO carry
cut his points, control the courts
all over the state. wind even the
governor around his little finger.
Pull the wool over intelligent
americans eyes. and Is guilty OF
everything he is accused OF: II. !
say, he has such a wonderful execu-
tive ability. he ought to be IN
Washington, in Hoover's place, ana
not the sheriff Of Hidalgo county.
I could take each and every state
ment made in High Handed and
Hell Bent" and show that there Is
\ reason for every terrible thing
that has been done here. or that
everything is presented, viewed from
\ prejudlced angle. I would cheer
-ully so into ii. phrase by phrase.
even accepting every statement
made as true, Though there are
many that are not 500. and by pre-
-enting them in a different light
-Ou will see why I'VE" are grateful
Tor the great. but inexpensive adj
vertlsement given It's. However. I
will not do so. for fear OF being
verbose and firing my readers.
Nevertheless. 7 will in compliance
10 a sacred duty. as a sincere friend
Of "A. Y. Baker. as a loyal repre-
sentative Of the Mexican peop1n.
and a true son OF Hidslgo county.
Cndeavor to disillusion your minds
or the most grievous impressions
made by Infamous statements.
MI. al Y. * presented TO you as
president OF a bank and the proud
owner OF q red and yellow palace
IS biz as a country club. If A. Y
has the ability to do all the things
ne Is accused az. he should he. as
-tated before. not president Of one
n the greatest banking institu-
tio1s IN the state. but president OF
this great nation. With regard TO
his residence. I do not see any rea-
son why he should be compelled to
live in a grass thstched roof iacal.
lust because his political enemies CT
other folks do not want him 70 live
like a white man. II he has hal
the ability to accumulate wealth.
and this he has done by homes.
means. why should he not enjoy II
before he Is removed to the great
beyond. If the county auditor lives
in . big house. he must have had
money enough to build it. and no
p contributed TO its erection. for
I have not yet been able 70 come
ecross that philantropic soul. the
free home builder. who would ex-
tend me a helping hand 20 rebuild
my home destroyed by fire some
months aFo. SO each and every one
must feather his W nest accord
ing to his ability and means. and
according to my notion it should
to be everybody's concern. With
reference to the schools OF Hidalgn
county. q high compliment Is paid
when my learned friend states that
he cannot refrain from expressing
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-30

can people and the good name OF
Hidalgo county. The Black Prince
presented to his view the awful
things which he so ably p~ortrayS.
I have always made it a rule Of
my life to remain silent when 1
could not say a good word for a
fellowman. and even now would not
say a word. were IL not that my
friends. my race and my native
soil are UNANIMOUSLY assailed. and
presented to the outside world In
such a way as TO discourage out
siders from even passing through
our country. much less Join forces
with us in cur great development.
The disastrous wars Of the earth.
the 0isunitinE Of families. the
hlighting Of many a hc.ne sweet
home. are caused BY misunder-
standings. or by viewing the bone
Of contention from a different
angle. There are so many people
in this world who make their pill
crimaCe through life. contemplae-
ing only the dark sides. never even
attempting 70 find the bright side
Of anything. PERHAPS IL Is because
Of my established habit OF looking
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-30

mistaken, for 1t is surprising what
progress they have made III our
public schools. and there are very
few who are i~lliterates. these few
Of past generations. The Mexicans
have played a very important part
in the great development OF the
Rio Grande Valley. for 1t was their
labor combined with American cap
tai that transformed the veritable
jungle into the beautiful gardens
and happy homes, seer today every
where in this earthly paradise. They
are peaceful. law-abiding people.
loving and kind. obedient and faith
full to tne American that treats
them half way like human beings.
Once their love and respect Is
won. they will not hesitate 70 cross
that toll bridge and 60 TO hell for
YOU. "A. Y. has always been mind
full Of their interests. and welfare;
they trust him and love him, hence
his following.
With regard to the nickle plated
highways. the bonds. warrants,
etc. I vii pass them unmentioned.
for to dwell upon them would be
ridiculous and insulting to the in
telliEence Of the American residents
OF Hidalgo county, suffice II TO say
that I believe my friend was mis-
informed. or was still deliricus
with the fumes Of that internal
wesd. when he INDUCED in this
part Of his article.
The dominions Of hell are extern
sive and far-reaching. the sun never
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-30

his admiration for the handsome
manner in which the Texas Tam
may Gang has provided for the re-
quirements Of public instruction.
and while he points them out as
fitting for the school children two
centuries hence, they Of them
selves, if nothing else. should be an
inducement to the homeseeker to
cast his lot with us. Admitting
that u taxes r higher THAI IN
any other county. Is not this the
banner county Of the border. if Tot
in the state? We have. as you
have been told. the best schools,
we have the best soil. the best irri-
cation systems. the best roads. the
best Of everything that makes life
worth living. There is less crime
committed here than in any other
part Of the state. Who has ever
heard Of bank holdups or hiehwav
robberies in Hidalqo county? IA
reflection to the honor Of the
worthy citizens Of it. and to the
credit OF its administration. 7 do
not in the least attempt to present
my friends to you as ANGELS. they
are human beings and Of course
imperfect and liable to commit err
rors. If the Tabasco school house,
known as the Nellie Schunion
school. in honor Of one Of the best
and most honorable wome that
ever walked the face Of the earth,
but who has passed to her reward,
If, I say, this educational building
IS lost in the woods. and my friends
are responsible for its erection
ahead or time, this mistake Is ex-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-30

into the bright side OF life. that I
cannot agree with my learned
friends statements, although / adj
mire him for his courage and feel
grateful to him for having brought
TO the attention of the outside
world. our little Hell" as he is
pleased TO call it. and for giving US
an opportunity to presnet 1t In a
different light.
I was born and reared in HI
dalgo county. of Scotch Irish de-
scent on my fathers side. Of
Mexican origin on my mothers.
The sum Of my existence has nov
passed its meridian. and as yet.
with few exceptions. I have passed
every cay Of my life here. I am In
a position to better appreciate the
magical transformation Of this
great Valley than any one else who
did not know 1t in its wild. unde-
veloped stage. 1 remember the time
when if anyone was foolish enough
to express the hope that some day
a railroad would come into our
country. he was laughed az ana
rebuked with what in the he'll Is
there here to ever bring a rail-
road?" My friend states that this
miraculous transformation did not
come into existence just because
somebody waved wand over the
land or rubbed a lamp" that It was
money. energy and brains that eff
fected the change. Exactly so. my
dear brother. but give the devil his
dues. II was this terrible man.
Yancy Baker. that had the vision.
the courage and determination TO
induce northern capital to come
here. Perhaps you will say that II
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-30

cusable. There is nothing that viii
contribute more to the progress and
development OF any community
than a good school. and likely that
part Of the country will soon be
thickly settled. Two years ago,
what is known today as the beauti-
full Engleman's Gardens was Moth
ing but a vast track of mesquite
and cactus. today thousands and
thousands Of acres are laid out in
beautifully checked citrus trees and
the splendid buildings. happy
homes and great development there
in this short lapse OF time. Is only
an example of how I'VE" do things
in the Rio Grande Valley. hence
the wonderful buildings which so
concern my friend may not sit in
loneliness in that vast area very
long. MY friend points out In capt.
tai letters that out of the one hum
dred tw~enty-seven children attend
ing. there was only one of Ameri-
car tax-paying parents; the others
were Mexican children and they Of
ours r Of tax paying parents.
and justly entitled TO receive as
much benefit from the state appor-
tionment as any American child
How fortunate this little American
child. TO be mingled with Spanish
speaking children: why. ne will
oon be talking Spanish like a ma
tivel
With reference TO the abominable
Mexicans who can neither read nor
write their own language. much
less English. my friend Is greatly
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-30
Johnston Replies
To Collier Attack
On HidaLgo County
70 The Herald.

To The Herald:
In Golfers Magazine Of June 2lnd
there appeared an interesting and
educational story entitled High
Handed and Hell Bent written by
n native-born Texan. as he intro
duces himself to the many readers
OF this most popular periodical. and
It Is deplorable indeed. not to say
a shame, that such literary energy
should be wasted IN efforts SO
harmful. not only to the citizens
OF Hidalgo county. but 10 the
country at large. and I cannot
imagine what could have ever in
duced my learned contemporary to
have engaged in such a disastrous
work. unless 1t were the lure Of n
bar cf gold coin. or that in his
great enthusiasm. he himself paid
the sixty cents toll and crossed that
bridge leading 70 he'll. INDUCING
while there in a delightful smoke
Of "marihuana" Mexican loco
wood) thus being transported to un-
known worlds and while enwranped
IN the fumes Of this blissful drug
determined to degenerate the char
acter Of the Baker gang. the Mexi-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-30

sets upon them, Why point out Hi
dalEo county as the seat OF the in
fernal regions? There y hell ev-
erywhere. and we all catch 1t and
even live In II sometime or other
I may catch hell for writing tim
but I don't care. I set out 70 q !
fend as best 7 could my friends
nv race. my native soil. Being one
or those illiterate Mexicans referred
to in my friends article, ] cannot
even hope TO match my limited lit
erary knowledge with him. but Il A.
A satisfaction to nc least have tried
70 uplift the truth which has been
crushed 10 earth.
If, as you say. brother. we are
hell bent. we are happy In the
thought that we r embarked in
n slow Arkansas train. and not I'm
the Sunset Limited that I'VE would
have TO travel on. were u politi-
cal adversaries In power.
Adios. brother. let's meet at Rey-
nosa. the end Of the toll bridge.
empty a few bottles Of that cold
beverage az which we sanity hypo-
critics are 50 fond. smoke q few
pipes Of marihuana. bury the hat
chet and. well-nuf sed.
FRED l.. JOHNSTON.
Mercedes. Texas,
June 20. 1929.
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STEALS TO LOOK LIKE MAN
BELFAST. - Miss Effie Tyson
robbed a tailor's shop so n could
dress like a man and masqueraded
for a month.
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