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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-11-01
No White Man Carries
Own Parcels in India

Outside the bazaar in Calcutta you
observe as you pass in, certain lean
little men in loin cloths, each having
large circular basket with two
handles.
One Of them promptly follows you,
padding along noiselessly with his
bare feet and you are halfway
through the first alley before you be-
come conscious of his presence.
You tell him to go away. He does
not 60. You try to shoe him. as you
would an over-affectionate dog. Moth
ing doing. he is there to carry par
GELS for buyers in the bazaar. and it
Is not within the range of his under
utanding to conceive of a foreign
sahib. all done up in white clothes and
shoes and pith helmet, to be anything
else than a prodigal buyer.
So he abides with you, and when
you have bought one small brass tea
caddy and carved box 8 by inches,
he insists on putting them into his
basket, TO be taken home with you.
After trotting around with you for an
hour or so, and padding along with
you to your hotel, where the pack
ages are delivered to house boy, he
receives four annas-about 10 cents
and he Is content.
This system prevails throughout In,
dia, where no white man is expected
to carry bundle, however small.
The carrying of burdens Is the duty.
Of the mental classes, hence the firm
ness with which the carriers Of the
baZaars maintain their particular kind
Of special delivery.-From the Ocean
Ferry.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-11-01
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Old System Of Timing
Still in Use I'm Egypt

Before the advent of the modern
clock, many towns and cities told the
time to their people by firing gun at
noon. Rome was such a place, and
kept to the daily firing Of her veteran
noOn-gun on the Janiculum hill, which
had been done so far back as human
memory could go until year or so
ago.
Then she decided to replace this
ancient form of time signaling by the
most ultramodern system available.
A master electric clock was installed
in the city observatory, which con-
trolled 300 other electric clocks placed
in different quarters of the Eternal
city on the Tiber. The $4,000 Rom.
ans are therefore exceptionally well
catered for as regards the time.
What an amazing contrast is such
a method as this to the manner in
which parts Of Egypt to this very day
tell the time. There some Of the ma
tives still employ ancient shadow
clocks. These consist Of wooden
boards with little "goal posts" in the
middle of them, which measure by
Che shadows they throw the length of
jobs which have to be performed by
oxen or laborers.
These "clocks'' have been in use for
telling time for 1000 years.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-11-01
Trace Origin Of Gypsics
to Northwestern India

The race of gypsies is now very
mucl liked one, with elements Of the
blood of all of the countries in which
they have resided; and gypsies from
one part of the world may present
characteristics and appearances quite
different from those of another part.
The English word gypsy reflects the
old belief of many countries that the
gypsies were Egyptians. In other
countries they were called Tartars.
The old agreement of the traditions
concerning Them was that they had
come to Europe out of the East.
Modern inquiry has revealed good
deal of their true history, however,
and has established that the race Is
originally from northwestern India.
Bands Of the inhabitants of this re-
gion were driven away from their
homes and set wandering by hordes
Of northern invaders which swept
down upon them in the Ninth CEN
fury.
These forbears of the modern gyp-
sy moved into Kabulistan and Persia,
and ultimately filtered through Syria
into Egypt and northern Africa and
through Turkey into Europe. There
are now fourteen or more distinct
dialects of their language in Eu-
ropean courtries-indicating their
widespread distribution.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-11-01
Ostentation

Peter GaskeH, millionaire socialist.
said in a lecture in Boston:
Wealth, after all, is chiefly priced
for the ostentation and display it
lends itself to. wealthy people in
their hearts are very much like New.
rich.
"Newrich attended a wedding break
fast with an enormous new diamond
in his necktie. Nobody complimented
him on the beauty of the stone
though he kept adjusting his necktie
nobody appeared even to notice it; so
finally he rose from his chair and adj
dressed the bride and groom in loud
tones.
"'May your welded life,' he said,
be as bright and pure as this
"And he tapped the diamond with
his forefinger."
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-11-01
Manitoba Boundary

The lower half of the boundary be-
tween Manitoba and Saskatchewan is
stepped because, crossing well-set-
tied farming district, it follows the
survey lines Survey lines in north
western Canada are, of course, always
stepped, this being necessary in view
of the fact that the meridians of longi-
tude, which form the basis of the sur
veyors' calculations, converge as they
go north, and the distance between
them, instead of remaining uniform,
is thus gradually narrowing, where
as survey lines have to be kept
straight.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-11-01
After Sedan

In his book, Napoleon the Third"
Mr.. D'Auvergne gives an interesting
picture of the meeting between the
vanquished emperor and Wilhelm l of
Prussia after Sedan. "The old king
took the Frenchman's hand and said
something about the fortunes Of war
having decided between them
with a friendly. encouraging gesture,
Wilhelm of Hohenzollern gripped the
broken monarch by the arm and led
him into an inner room. They dis
cussed the battle and the origins of
the war. Really, / think !
cheered him up wrote the chivalrous
old king to his wife. "-Illustrated
London News.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-11-01
Followed Flags Example

"You says you was de only man OBJ
de intire compny what come out of
de battle alibe? How com dat to hap
pen, Mistah Johnsing?"
swell sub, All heerd dem bullets
comm right smart aroun' me. but All
KEEP cool, an when de cannon balls
landed alongside of me All was still
cool, you unerstan'. When All foun'
dey was ascending de gas ober, All
wasn't sure about de virtue of nah
rabbits foot again dat newfangled
stuff, and All kindah looks aroun'.
Dere All sees de gran ole flag flynn,
an'-well, sub, All just nacherly flew,
Province.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-11-01
Tel Mother I'll Be There

"Tell mother I'll be home by ten
O'clock phoned a young girl to a
neighbour when she couldn't rouse her
own homie by wire.
''Sure,e said the obliging friend. He
went down the street to tell the moth
er, but she wasn't home. An hour
later he went again. 1t was ten
o'clock soon, and neither girl nor
mother q home. At II 80 he quit try
ing and wrote this note:
'DeaI Little Mary-How can l tell
your I PIMA you won't be home until
ten o'el when at II 80 neither of
you are at home at allT
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-11-01
Martyr to Science

DR.. Auguste Marie of the Pasteur
institute died in search for serum
which would annihilate the bacillus
botulinus which produces the fatal
disease known as botulism. While ex.
perimenting, his left eye was touched
by a drop Of liquid containing bacilli
,botulini. Knowing that he was
doomed, he set about recording a
complete story of the progress of the
disease. Within fortnight after the
accident, in his laboratory he die
tated the last word. He was post
humously awarded the Medaille
d'Honneur des "2pidemies, as a VIC
tim Of devotion to the cause Of hu-
manity.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-11-01
Chinese Tit-Bit

The Chinese regard as a delicacy
the nest Of the selangane or Of re-
lated species of swift or swiftlet Of
the Malay archipelago. It has the
shape and size of half teacup, is at
tached to the rock in the interior Of
a cave, and has the appearance Of
fibrous gelatine or isinglass. It is
composed of a mucilaginous substance
secreted by special glands, and is not,
as was formerly thought, made from
a glutinous seaweed.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-11-01
Venerable Newspapers

Germany leads the world in the
number of daily newspapers published
continuously since the Seventeenth
century. There are nine of these still
in existence. The Oldest is the Magde-
burgische Zeitung, founded In 1926,
and hence more than 300 years old.
The oldest daily in the United States
is the Hartford Courant, which OBJ
served its 164th birthday. Germany
also leads in the number of daily
newspapers. 1t has 3,257 to the 2,272
in the United States. The population
Of Germany is just half that of the
United States.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-11-01
Comparative Riches

There is u story of a man whom 9TH
ers called poor and who had just
enough fortune to support himself in
going about the country in the sim.
plest way and enjoying the life and
beauty of it. He was once in the com
pany OF a great millionaire, who was
engaged in business, working at it
daily and getting richer every year
and the poor man said to the million
aire: 81 am a richer man than you
are" "How do you make that outY
said the millionaire. "Why," he re-
piled, 81 have got as much money as
l want and you have not"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-11-01
Odd Topic of Discussion

There is a story of the late Earl
Rosebery which gains peculiar signifi-
canoe through his death. One night
at dinner he was observed in deep
conversation with his partner, paying
no attention to any other member Of
the company. In the smoking room
his host rallied him upon his undivid-
ed attention to the lady in question,
suggesting that they must have found
a topic of absorbing interest. 1--WE
did indeed" replied Lord Rosebery,
1--WE were considering what It must feel
like to be dead.@ IA
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-11-01
: poaa.lis : -El.;x an Lifs

H
If you choose to represent the varil
Gus parts in life by holes upon the
table, of different shapes-some circu-
lar, some triangular, some square,
some oblong-and the persons acting
these parts by bits of wood of similar
shapes, we shall generally find that
the triangular person has got into the
square hole, the oblong into the tri-
angular and square person has
squeezed himself into the round hole.
The officer and the Office, the doer and
the thing done, seldom fit so exactly
that we can say they were almost
made for each other.-Sydney Smith
(1769-1S45). sketches Of Moral
Philosophy"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-11-01
Snake With Ear,

Another story of snake with ears
comes from the Bushveld. Mr.. s.
Voges writes to say that he read the
report in the johannesburg Sunday
Times of "snake with ears" being
seen in a vlei lat Rooiberg, and, he
adds, that he believes this tale to be
true. my mother often tells us how,
when she was child, snake which
was found to have two ears was killed
in a fig tree" he writes. Gas the
snake was so strange, the neighbors
were called to see 1t, and the reptile
was kept for some time, so that peo-
pie round about could come and see
1t as well. can assure you that this
story Is true"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-11-01

A brother and sister, six and four
years of age, respectively, spent a con-
siderable part of each day playing to-
gether. One day their father found
them sitting in little red chairs, rock
ing their dolls. He inquired Of them
what it was they were playing and
they replied Mothers" explaining fur
Their that they were both widows %
"How can that BET" asked the father.
"Oh," they said, "we're married to dead
men."-Pathinder Magazine.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-11-01
Daylight Saving Time

Summer time, says a correspondent
in the Edinburgh Dispatch, is not an
institution Of yesterday nor Of man.
For verification Of this refer to the
Bible-Isaiah, chapter 3S. verse 8.
The verse is as follows: Behold,
will bring again the shadow of the de-
grees, which is gone down in the sun
dial of Ahaz, ten degrees backward.
So the sun returned ten degrees, by
which degrees it was gone down."
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-11-01
WdrId's Queere.. Trade

The movies have been responsible
for some strange trades in their time,
but none Of them has excelled that of
the fcobweb maker. In certain films
1t IS necessary to stage horrid looking
cellars, complete with suggestive trap
doors and cobwebs.
There is no time to set spiders to
work. The cobweb man is sent for
and he arrives with his whirling spray
apparatus, operates it. and. 10 and be.
hold. delicate tracery Of the most
beautiful lacelike cobwebs makes its
appearance lat once.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-11-01
Minimum Motion

A traveller from southern Califor-
mia tells me of a Mexican gambling
game-familiar perhaps, to many of
you who may be interested in such
matters-in which each player places
on the table lump of sugar, and
the lump of sugar on which a fly first
alights indicates the winner of the
stakes, whatever they may be. A
charmingly restful game, l should
say. for the most part. And yet the
exercise incidental to putting in and
withdrawing the money must be
somewhat fatiguing.-D. II. Talmadge
in the Portland Oregonian.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-11-01
AGAINST All Blood.hed

To me it seems that neither the OBJ
tanning or retaining of any trade. how
valuable soever, is an object for which
men may justly spill each others
blood; that the true and sure means
of extending and securing commerce
is the goodness and cheapness of COM
modities; and that the profit Of no
trade can ever be equal to the ex-
pense of compelling it, and Of holding
at, by fleets and armies. BENJAMIN
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-11-01
Ant.Oueen's Easy Life

In the huge ant-hills seen In most
tropical countries, there always is a
queen, which is imprisoned for life In
a hard-formed pocket of clay. She is
about two inches long, and looks like
a big lump of fat, with the body Of
an ant attached at one end. She can
not move of herself, and Is copiously
fed by her subjects. The expression
"Sit as an ant-queen" is supposed to
convey what the natives consider the
acme of prosperous ease.-Detroit
News.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-11-01

liking of tha law naRaiaS mt Oh
a story about lawyer who was
cross-examining witness:
"You say the fence was about IA
feet high. and you were standing on
the ground-not mounted on ladder
or anything"
81 do" responded the witness.
"In that case" said counsel, "per-
haps you will be good enough to ex-
plain to the court how it was that
you, man of five feet four, could
see what happened on the other side
of a fence IA feet high?"
Certainly" chirped the witness,
suavely. "There was knot hole in
the fence"-Kansas City Star.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-11-01
No. "Amons Those Present"

In an effort to encourage the read
ing of good literature by young mem
bers of the Victorian police force, the
chief commissioner, General Blamey.
established a well-stocked library at
their barracks.
Recently new librarian, In the
person of a stockily built youth from
the country, who had just Joined up,
was approached by an enthusiastic
reader. "Have you got The Pickwick
PapersT" he was asked.
mo. SIR" he replied, I'VE only get
the three morning papars"-The Sun,
Sydney, Australia x,r-
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-11-01
Right.of.Way

! The movement to clear the tracks
for genius brought a snort of derision
from the famous California educator
David Starr Jordan. "Genius," he de-
elared, recognizes no obstacles. That
is part Of the genius. He who must
have his way made smooth is but an
ordinary mortal.
Looking back over long period. It
Is my opinion that the world always
turns aside to let any man pass who
knows where he 4 gQips. :. :,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-11-01
Fralsrnal oddi,iaa

1t is estimated that the membership
In Americas fraternal orders exceeds
23,O00.000. In their quest for titles
the organizations have almost ex-
hausted the animal kingdom, there be-
ing among others, orders of Bears,
Beavers. Blue Geese. Buffalo. Bucks,
Camels, Coolies, Deer, Ducks, Eagles
Cred and Golden), EIks, Fleas, Goats,
Larks, Lions. Monkeys, Moose, Mules,
Orioles. Owls, Red BOOSTERS. Reindeer.
Serpents, ShFimps, Stays, White Rab-
bits and White Rats.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-11-01
Diplomatic Composer

Dom Luiz. king Of Portugal, fan
cied himself singer; and when Ros-
SIM was his guest he asked If he
might sing for the great composer.
Rossini agreed, of course, but he
found the royal voice very poor.
When asked by a courtier for his
opinion of the kings singing, Rossini
deity replied: 'Never have I heard q
king sing better."-Scrap Book. ~,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-11-01
Archimedes Ii

he family was out for Sunday
al rnoon ride. Each member of the
gr M entered gayly into the lively
cof rsation about neighbors and the
we, er-each, that is, except Joe, age
six oe had said nothing and seemed
eng sed in deep thought.
S! lenly a look OF surprise and
wond 'ment lighted the young mans
face and he broke his silence in the
voice pr one who had just made q
strange discovery.
s'Popba," he cried, Il can look
straight ahead with one eye and look
around with the other!"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-11-01

A young Irishman went in to the
minister and told. him, with very
long face, that he had seen a ghost
where and when?" asked the pas
tor.
asst night" said the timid man
- ssaisr s4tt 4 uIltIrIl,, IND Up
6irkt the wall Of 1t, did !, without
e shadow OF doubt, behold
ecter."
I'm what shape did it appear?' in
fired the pastor.
nit appeared in the shape Of don
eS," replied the man.
stGo home and hold your tongue
put it, rejoined the minister. "You
very timid man and have been
yhtened by your own shadow
pcouver Province.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-11-01
Forged Art ON Show

Some of the specimens of forged
pieces of "ancient art" are so clever
that they are Of marvellous interest, al
though they are known to be spurious
The characteristics Of old stone carv
ings, for instance, have been s.
utely reproduced that It Is Of
uusss,ssl a lcssev the rrauu. As mat
ter of fact, there is hardly museum
in the world which at some time has
not had one Of these ''fakes'' in its
collection. Ultimately, however, the
Imposition is revealed and the offend
ing piece removed. The Metropolitan
Museum of Art in New York has
special department devoted to these
forged antiques and they are regarded
by experts as quite as interesting as
the genuine, but in different way.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1929-12-06

sword and lance. At the time Of
which | speak he was about fifty
five years old, weighed two hund
red pounds and stood five feet
eight inches, a splendid type OF
man. kindly of eye and with a
smile that lighted his face most
appealingly. The young constable
was asked whether he had ever
accompanied a lunatic. Barker's
grin broadened at this reply:
None, sir, but myself"
Barker explained that a lunatic
did a great many things a sane
man would not do, and he eau
toned the constable to remember
at all times to treat his charge
with consideration. Emphasis was
placed on the strict ruling that
at no time should a mounted pc.
liceman ever let his temper pre-
vail. Barker went into details as
to how the constable should
sign for the lunatic's body and
property, see that his charge had
breakfast and have him dressed
and ready for the trip when the
team arrived the following morn
ing to take them to the station.
The young constable returned
to his barracks elated. To be pick
ed from among three hundred
men to accompany a lunatic to
the city was recognition. And
there arose before his eyes the
tempting picture Of a change in
food and good shows he would see.
spent the evening preparing
for the trip.
Early the next morning he was
at the guard room to get his pris-
and the papers. 1t so happen
ed that the cook was too ill to
prepare the insane mans break
fast that morning and the con-
could figure out no way Of
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1929-12-06
Man Hunters

Continued from page 81
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1929-12-06

of s.. H. Stephenson, deceased tc
the creditors of and all persons
having claims against the said de-
ceased, to exhibit them with the
necessary vouchers within four
months after the first publication
Of this notice, to the said Execut-
or at offices of Marion G. Feor.
Attorneys at law, Huxsoi Block,
Wolf Point, Montana, the same be-
ing the place for the transaction
of the business of said estate in
the County Of Roosevelt, the State
of Montana.
ALFRED o. STEPHENSON,
Executor of the estate Of S. H..
Stephenson, deceased.
Dated November, 9th, 1928.
MARION &c FORR
Attorneys for the Executor
Wolf Point, Montana. 4o-4t
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1929-12-06
Commissioners Proceedings
Continued from page 81

Bert Monroe, road work $40
Monarch Lbr. Co, Material 1855
Monarch Lr. Co, material 77s5
Motor Mart. repairs and supplies $50
Motor Sales Co, oil and gas 61465
o. NJ. McCabe, oil and gas SIS
Mike Nagel Turnkey 10000
Bennie Olson, dragging roads $500
J w. Peerboom, blacksmith work -~m~- 1O1sO
A. j. Riley, assd c. G. Collins. road work ..-~~-.~-~~---. 1000
w F Rhea, prem. IN insurance $3.50
Lydia Showers. cook 1879 25
C. c. Sullivan, supplies 1858
Sullivan Chev. Co.. supplies 1902
x. o. Slette, cutting weeds 1915
C E. Smith, salary engineman 10000
Jack Verstegen, helper on grader 10000
Jack verstegen, assd Mrs. VIM. Ba1binot, board -~.~~-~~- 8S75
H. K. worley, assd c. c. Collins. road work 1000
Wesuand Oil Co. oil and 727S
Wealand Oil Co, oil and gas 45S53
W. l. Young. per diem and mileage 1850
Andrew Harbo, viewing roads S112
George Lesson, viewing roads 10000
Joe w. Taylor, right of way $500
VIM. Anderson, groceries. county poor $500
J. H. Coffey. groceries, sethne 1000
J. H coney. groceries, sethne 5000
L. NJ. Clayton, casket, Purdy 5000
T. J DelaHunt, fuel, Holderman 1900
E & A Cash Store, groceries, poor 5000
Fort Peck Mere. Co. groceries, Brien 1900
Fort Peck Mere. Co, groceries, Riley 1000
Fort Peck Mere. Co, groceries, Poore 5000
The Fad, coal. sethne 1000
Farmers Lbr. Co. rent, Sethne 1900
Froid Nero. Co, casket, Arne Weberg 5000
W. J. Hall Co, groceries, Mitchell 1000
w. j. Hall Co, groceries, Egan 1000
Joe Kinkhammer, rent, sethne 1900
c B. Larson, salary Co. Physician $500
C. B. Larson, care of poor 1884
c. J. Munich, care of F. Maey 1900
S. S. Moen, groceries. Brown 5000
Mrs T. {. Moore, supplies, Brown 1000
E. Perrin. groceries, Co. Poor 1O5OO
Southside Grocery, groceries, Diserly 500
Southside Grocery, groceries, Hanson 1900
Southside Grocery, groceries, Mergel 1000
Southside Grocery, groceries, Broderik 1000
Saveway Stores, groceries, Egan 5000
c. C. Sullivan, groceries, poor 1000
Tanner & Best Co., groceries, Brown 1000
Valley Market & Groc. Co, groceries, Dfserly --..-------~---- 500
Valley Market & GrocY groceries, Dumont 500
FARM BUREAUS:
Margaret Miller, Oct. salary, steno. Co. Agent .-..--..-~ 1000
4. W. Warden, Oct salary, Co Agent -~~~~~~~~~~ 1850
A w. Warden, mileage and expense --- $3.50
SINKING FUND: L
County Treasurer. sinking investments 24S2O