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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-09-13
Reached Enemy's Heart
Through His Stomach

Mrs. Laura Fraser, the original
Becky Thatcher Of Mark Twain's sto-
ries, related shortly before her death
at Hannibal, Mo-, how she had once
gone through an experience as thrill
ing as any that Twail had created
for his fiction. During the Civil war
Mrs. Fraser's husband was a strong
southern sympathizer and as he was
a doctor he defied federal authorities
in treating wounded Confederate sol
diers. He finally was put in prison
about the time that Gen. john Mcneil
came to Hannibal to suppress the
southern sympathy and camped in Mr..
Fraser's front yard while he picked
out ten prisoners of Confederate lean
ings 10 be converted" by a firing
squad. Mrs. Fraser, fearing the in.
clusion of her husband, invited the
general to a specially prepared din
ner and he was so overcome with cul-
mary delights that he ordered Fraser's
release. But he reconsidered the next
day and had him re-arrested, though
he spared his life.-Detroit News.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-09-13
Violin East and West

A leading music house says: 1--WE
have no record of ever having heard
of the Chinese making a violin. and
the instruments made by the Japs are
of the very cheap commercial quality.
The violin took root in Japan during
the World war. Since the peace Ger
many and France have furnished prac-
tically all of the cheap Instruments
for America. and the Japs are out of
the picture. We have no records of
any well-known Russian makers. How
ever, the violin is an extremely popu.
lar instrument all through eastern Eu-
rope, and doubtless thousands of them
have been constructed in Russia. and
perhaps there are some good makers
there. None of them. however. seems
to have been outstanding. Wash
ingt0n Star.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-09-13
Effects of Malnutrition

Malnutrition is condition of I'M
dernourishment or underweight. Chill
dren with malnutrition do not all be-
have the same way. Some are pale,
dull and listless, with dark rings under
the eyes, tire easily and have no am
bition for work or play; their work in
school is often so poor that they must
frequently repeat their grades. 9th
ers are nervous and fretful, hard to
please, and hard to manage; they eat
and sleep badly. Still others are over
ambitious. constantly active, restless;
they find it difficult to concentrate.
Children get into a condition Of NAL
nutrition because their growth Is not
watched. TO grow in height and gain
regularly in weight is just as much a
sign of health in a boy or girl of nine
or ten as in baby.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-09-13
Food for Argument in
Matter of Doughnuts

Mo matter how long man has lived,
he is likely to have few incorrect
ideas that right reasoning has never
been able to correct. We knew man
once who sold doughnuts of his own
fabrication. He had laid up quite a
little money and was doing very well.
He vended large-holed doughnut and
his argument always had been that,
the larger the hole, the less dough In
the doughnut. He specialized, Of
course, on large holes and small
profits.
This was all very well until, one
day on his rounds, he met an argu-
mentative man. Unfortunately, the
doughnut man, In moment Of con-
fidence, expounded to him his theory
of the large hole and small profits.
The argumentative man shook his
head. He spent some time at 1t, but
he finally convinced the doughnut man
that he had been working his business
on fallacy. The argumentative man
proved to the doughnut vender, and
by mathematics, that the smaller the
hole in the doughnut, the less dough
it took to go around 1t.
The doughnut man went home and
figured over the matter so long and SO
intently that he was eventually bereft
Of his reason and had to be confined
A. ]. R. in the Minneapolis Journal.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-09-13

Laws of New England :
Harsh on Malefactors,

! The children of the early days In
New England did not learn the letters
of the alphabet in such simple fashion
las "A stands for Ape, and B stands
for Ball." But letters sometimes were
used to mark the transgressor.
| Lack of chastity was indicated In
the scarlet A which Hester Prynne
wore. The drunkard could be and was
disfranchised, and must "wear about
his neck and SO as to hang above his
outer garment D made of red cloth
Eand set upon white, and to continue it
Ia year and not to leave 1t Off when
Ihe comes among company"
The letter B did not escape being a
mark Of ignominy. "Any person who
commits burglary by breaking up any
dwelling house, or shall robb any per-
son In the field or highwayes, such a
person so offending shall for the first
Offence bee branded on the forehead
with the letter B; second time a sec
ond B, and for a third time bee put
to death. If the offence Is committed
on the Lords Day, for the first offence
he shall have one care cult off; the
second care for the second offence,
and bee put to death for the third
offence" h.s.lsb !
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-09-13
Years of Experiments
to Perfect Photograph

In the development Of photography
the first important step was the OBJ
servation that certain salts were sensi-
tive to light. In 1777 Carl Scheele, a
Swedish chemist, discovered that sill
yer chloride was blackened quickest by
the violet rays Of the solar spectrum
and that light rays are not all alike
chemically active. About 1901 Johann
Ritter, of Jena, demonstrated the ex-
istence of nonvisible chemical rays be-
yond the violet rays Of the spectrum.
The first men to produce pictures on
sensitized surface were Thomas
Wedgwood and Humphrey Davy. This
they accomplished in 1902. but the pic
lures were not permanent. It was left
to Joseph Niepce, of Chalons-sur-Sa-
one, France, to produce permanent
ones. His process was called hello
graphy. He was joined in his expert
ments by Louis Daguerre in 1929, and
in January, 1889 they announced their
discovery, the daguerreotype.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-09-13
Sand Blasting Effective

For cleaning metal surfaces for one
purpose or another demanded by the
industries the sand blast takes the first
place. In reconditioning several thou
sand feet of track for Southern street
railway, it was decided to resort to
welding, and for this purpose the sur
faces to be treated must be smooth,
bright and perfectly clean. 1t was de-
cided to do this cleaning by sand blast
and the report is that in one hour
more and better work was done by one
man than was possible previously in
eight hours with four laborers using
chisels and brushes.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-09-13
Arts Definition

Shakespeare had not art? He was
had by art compelled and held by it.
And by that holding and compulsion
we get a vision of what art is: not
system. not asset of rules which per-
chance Aristotle might teach us, or
another Greek, hut changing, grow
ing form compelling power that is in
dividual. but at its greatest expresses
an age. This was the great age of
gate of color. wealth.. dictiOn and
power of words. - Henry Chester
Tracy, in English as Experience"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-09-13
Poetry of Nature

"But turn out of the way little
toward yon honeysuckle hedge; there
we'll sit and sing. whilst this shower
falls so gently upon the teeming earth,
and gives yet sweeter smell to the
lovely flowers that adorn these YER
dant meadows.
'Look! Under that beech tree l
sat down, when l was last this way
a-fshing. And the birds in the ad-
joining grove seemed to live In hol-
low tree, near to the brow OF that
primrose hill. There l sat viewing the
silver streams glide gently toward
their center, the tempestuous sea; yet
sometimes opposed by rugged roots
and pebblestones, which broke their
waves and turned them into FOAM
Izaak Walton.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-09-13
DEAD ANIMALS
Removed promptly by truck.
HENRY B. ANDERSON,
Phone 405-R2 Oxford. Pa.
Strang.ed From Space

{; Scientific interest is being directed
to 35-ton formation recently discov-
erred in southwest Africa which has all
the appearances of being a meteor. 1t
was discovered on farm near Groot-
fontein and is quite different in every
way from any of the rocks to be found
in that part of the country. This is
almost as large as the meteorite which
was brought from Greenland in 1907
by Commodore Peary, and If the AT
rican find proves to be meteor by
answering certain scientific tests, it
will be regarded as very valuable
find.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-09-13
All Humanity Put on f'H~i-
Level by Seasickness

T, 1t Is refreshing to discover that, aft
er all, the great and alleged-great are
not unlike ourselves. One of the best
places In the world to find this out is
on board an ocean-going liner. We
once saw a famous surgeon, whose
skill in the attack Of disease brought
relief to thousands, fold up like a.
sack, in a heavy sea. The roll and
pitch of the ship was more than his
science could fathom.
On another trip was a celebrated
woman athlete. Her name is familiar
in midocean. The young lady was sit.
ting in the ships foyer by the side Of
woman companion. The great liner
was rolling as 1t plowed its way
through the resisting sea. Slowly the
lady began to show signs Of seasick-
ness. She turned pale and her chin
sank low on her bosom. Then the
craft suddenly pitched forward and
the young woman nearly fell from her
chair. Several times she vainly at
tempted to reach the bracing air of
the promenade deck. 1t was few
feet away, but inches spelled miles to
her. Another lurch and the athlete
was propelled to the staircase that led
to the corridor in which her cabin was
situated.
A few weeks later her name was on
page one of the newspapers. Her
prowess at her particular game was
flashed around the world. It Is COM
forting to know that the celebrated
are not superhuman. - Washington
Star.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-09-13
The Penalty

Five-vear-Old Freda had taken her
watch to be repaired over a week ago,
md was now seeing what had hap
pened to 1t.
"Ready on Tuesday, MISS" declared
the man behind the counter.
"YOu promise" asked the little
maiden seriously.
81 promise" replied the other, with
a smile.
But on reaching the door the little
girl turned round again.
"Mind you." she said gravely, "if
Il Isn't ready by Tuesday ] shall que
you for breach of promise"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-09-13
The Silver Lining

SWELL" began the multi-millionaire,
"there you have the facts Of the case
and I'll leave you to It."
The lawyer nodded and arranged the
papers which the wealthy man had
thrown down on his desk in more or
derby array. He knew that it was not
going to be an easy task to straighten
out the affairs of the rich mans son,
but still, money was money.
snow, you'll look after my boy, won't
you," went on the great man. "He has
had a rotton time all told. He's lost
a great deal of money, and his wife.
tool!
"Lost his wife, has he?" echoed the
lawyer, who knew the lady in ques-
ton. swell, I reckon he's about even
them"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-09-13

That a Frenchman in new coun-
try will open cafe, German a gen.
eral store. and BritOn a bank, has
long been an axiom regarding the men
of those races in foreign lands. That
regarding the Briton might he amend
ed by stating that along with the bank
goes the Church of England. Here IN
Rio, says correspondent, which is
a city of churches, an English church
has been the meeting place for the
British community for 10 years.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-09-13
Names Of Cloud Formations.

I The idea of giving names to vari
Gus kinds of cloud formation was
first attempted in the early part of
the Nineteenth century by a man
named Lamarck. but his terms were
not well chosen. A simpler form was
devised about 1903 by Luke Howard
which seemed to answer the purpose
and was generally accepted. Howard
classified clouds according to their ap
pearance, recognizing three primary
types-cirrus. cumulus and stratus
and four derivative, or compound
forms cirro-cumulus, cirro-stratus.
cumulostratus and cumulo-cirro
stratus, or nmbus. Thus, he defined
seven varieties
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-09-13
Bad News

Jenkins married, and in due course
his wife presented him with a son.
His friends flocked round to tender
ly, smoke Bill's cigars.
Jones was on his way to the house
when he met Browning returning.
"Where are you going?" asked the
latter.
ooh, I'm just going round to see
Bill and wish him luck with that
youngster of his"
'Then you're too late"
"What?' Surely it hasn't diedT
mo, the youngsters all right, but
the cigar box is empty. Pittsburgh
Sun Telegraph.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-09-13
The Foods We Eat

commission man, shopping" in
New York city found spinach from
Mexico, honeydew melons from South
Africa, fresh almonds from the Holy
land, new potatoes from Florida, green
peas and asparagus from California,
butter from Denmark, eggs from
China. meats from New Zealand and
Argentina.
That's what modern transportation
and. cold storage refrigeration does
for us.-Capper's Weekly.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-09-13
y'Faint Heart Never"

! They were talking Of o fellow club
member.
"When come to think about It,"
said one man, II don't think I've seen
old Harry for nearly week."
'Tu bet you haven't" agreed an
other man, entering at the moment.
"He's been dead three days."
"Dead How did that happenT
swell, you know his wife had a
little habit of making him carry every
thing she bought. Last week she
bought grand piano"
"But he didn't have to carry that,
surely"
"No; he took one look at 1t, though,
and passed away without 80 much as
a sound" a.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-09-13
Lama,a Life Secluded

"The Great Immortal White Lama"
of Mongolia Is comparable to the
Dalai Lama, the most important liv-
ing Buddha on earth. In him, 1t Is
claimed, there has entered larger
portion Of the Buddha than any other.
Guarded by 10000 monks. the Dalai
Lama lives In utter seclusion In q
monastery towering to the sky. Upon
his death the priests cut hole in the
top Of his head SO that the divine
spirit can escape into another body.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-09-13
True to Form

An old actor-manager died, or at
least his relatives thought he had died,
and arrangements were made for the
funeral.
On the appointed day one of his old
colleagues arrived to pay his last re-
spects, but to his establishment, the
would-be mourner was informed that
deceased" had come to life after a
period Of coma.
.Just like Bill" said the visitor; che
was always terror for rehearsals."
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-09-13
WELCOME HOME
Evangelist John Moses Baker
Baltimore, Maryland

Evangelist John Moses Baker
Baltimore, Maryland
How delightful it is to travel,
And in foreign lands to roam,
But the best of it all
Is to hear tie glad call
OF welcome, welcome home.
And so, when life's journey is over.
We come to the end of the way;
1t will be music so sweet.
AS we fall at His feet
Welcome home, welcome home, hear
Him say.
Storms may sweep over our pathway
And pillows around us may roll,
But the welcome at last,
With the storms are all past,
In the beautiful home Of the soul.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-09-13
Nations Backbone

Newspaper headlines are filled with
stories of men. and women who went
down to defeat in the face of adver-
sity. But in the scattered communi-
Ties Of America there are daily exam
pies Of how difficult situations were
overcome by the ingenuity that has
become the chief characteristic Of
Americans. -American Magazine.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-09-13
Good Trick

"Her heart reared like a frightened
horse" writes an author In. Woman's
Home Companion. "We always
thought" commented the crusty critic,
"a long course Of fiction reading had
revealed every possible thing that
human heart can do. and here all the
time 1t could stand up on its hind legs
and we didn't know It" -,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-09-13
Duck Champion Egg-Layer

The domestic duck, used only for
food in the United States, is coming
into its own as an egg-layer in the
British isles. Over there, farm hav-
ing as many as 1000 ducks is not I'M
common, reports the Farm Journal.
The average duck will produce almost
twice as many eggs as the average
chicken. In several laying trials, ducks
have laid more than 800 eggs a year,
and one prodigious quacker has set a
worlds record with 357 eggs in 365
days.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-09-13

An old bachelor says that an epti-
mist is married man who is glad
of it,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-09-13

An egotist invariably thinks that
the world thinks as much Of him as
he does Of himself.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-09-13

Work kills fewer men than TIE
worry of having to listen to other
peoples troubles.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-09-13

Love never turns back because it
looks like rain.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-09-13

The successful husband tells his
wife everything that she Will find
out.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-09-13

Many married man who isn't
exactly smart is shrewd.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-09-13
Unusual Mirage

To the tired and thirsty traveller til
the desert there sometimes appears the
tantalizing vision Of an oasis, green
with trees and sweet with running
water. The camels YEARLY pad toward
the promised spot, and, alas, the
mirage slowly fades, leaving only the
hot, cruel, desert sandsl Dwellers on
the shores Of Lake Constance were en-
chanted the other day by clear and
vivid picture Of that part Of the town
of Immenstadt with the Herzberg PAL
ace appearing in the heavens and re-
manning visible for some time. This
lie the first time a mirage has ever
been recorded on Lake Constance.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-09-13

Most moving picture actresses
admit that they are worth seeing
and don't mind showing themselves.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-09-13
Sc,

is Prescription for
Colds, Grippe, Flu, Dengue,
Bilious Fever and Malaria.
1t is the most speedy remedy known.
New Britain herald., 1929-06-27
ROTARY FATHERS
 AND SONS LUNCH
Herbert Holland Tells Them Courtesy Is Business Essential

"Without courtesy in his dealings with his fellowmen, business man cannot expert to build up a pros porous trade" stated Herbert Hol- land, past president of the Derby Shelton Rotary club and native of this city, in addressing the Ro- tary club at a Father and Son luncheon held this noon at the Bur ritt hotel. The affair was one of the most successful held by the organ ization in some time. each member bringing his son to the luncheon.
 In his. talk to the men and boys. valuable asset to a business man both as form of politeness and kindness. It helps to build up real friendship that will prove helpful as years roll by. Courtesy helps a businessman to secure cooperation in his dealings with others and will make him respected man.
 The speaker continued on to say that high priced positions are not reached without careful prepara- ton and ability to grasp the oppor- tunity when it comes. Good posi- tions mean plenty of trouble and care and that is the secret of high salaries.
 An entertainment consisting of magic tricks was given for the benefit of the youngsters present A number of visiting Rotarians were present.
New Britain herald., 1929-06-27
w. L. Magnuson's Pupils
 In PianOfOrte Recital

The first annual piano recital Of the pupils of Walter L. Magnuson will bs held at 7:45 o'clock tomorrow evening at the Swedish Bethany church. Those taking part in the program are Miss Helen Smedberg. Ruth I .rson, Russell Frederickson, Virginia Nelson, Paul Carlson. Val borg Larson, Raymond Peterson, William Swensk, Virginia Johnson. Martha Abrahamson, Arvid Wester- gren, Leonard Abrahamson, Leroy Werner, Gladys Peterson, Eleanor Hjelm. Virginia Magnuson. Rita Wahlstrom. Verna Calmbach, Char lotte Abrahamson. Violet Bengtson. Norman Bloomberg, Waldo Appel, Ingeborg Swanson, Edward Nelson, Margaret Nilson, Mabel From and Ruth Carlson.
 Other pupils of Mir. Magnuson, who are not taking part in the pro- gram, are Ruth Ahlin. Ruth Ander- son. Mrs. Earl Foren. Edith Fredeen. Rosemary Colin. Evelyn Larson, Elaine Lavallee, Lester Bagley. Hem ry Ohlson. Lisa Peterson. Elizabeth Ewensk and Ruth Westling.
 The ushers tomorrow evening will be Walter Johnson and Robert klingberg.
New Britain herald., 1929-06-27
Condemned Man to
 Have Fine Funeral

Cleveland, Tenn. June o7 R- Prospect of death in the electric chair has prompted Homer c. Simp- son, former police chief here, to ask for seven speeches, seven songs, six former companion officers and soldiers as pallbearers at his funeral.
 T hate to leave this world of un- merciful sin and trouble" the con- demned man wrote to friends nere. but I welcome a land where there are no funerals nor graves on the killsides."
 Simpson awaits death in the cleo tric chair at Milledgeville. Ga. on July 10 for the murder of a King ston. Ga. bank cashier during n robbery. He has asked mercy of Governor L. c. Hardman of Georgia.
New Britain herald., 1929-06-27
PARKER SMITH C0, RECEIVER CHOSEN;
 ID NAME CLIENTS
(Continued From First Page)

brought suit against the firm. said the chief cause of the company's difficulties was that it overvalued property on which it issued mort gages and notes
 This other property has been in the custody of the Parker Smith company only by virtue of the firms trusteeship, to which the Second National bank of New Haven, by contract and by court order, has succeeded.
 Dana announced that the ac- countants hired by the temporary receiver, Hatfield. Rothwell. Soule < Coates. of Hartford. had made & preliminary audit of the Parker Smith books. but said the account ing work had not been completed. He did not put a copy of this re- port on the recond and refused to make 1t public.
 Wants Customers Names
 B. A. Clark, New Haven attor- ney for several creditors, rose at this point in the proceedings and declared that the preliminary re- port did not contain a most val uable asset" the names of c,~- toners of the firm. He said there were at least 5000 such names. Judge Els suggested that the ac- countants. whose appointment he approved today. include these names in their final report.
 The proceedings today were wit messed by a greater number of persons interested in Parker Smith affairs than ever before. In the crowd that gathered around the judges bench and in the forepart of tho court were at least 10 at- torneys representing different sides of the case. creditors. customers and others, all Of whom manifested their interest in the proceedings in various ways.
 Financiers Present Judge Nathan A. Schatz of Hart ford. attorney for Parker Smith. said that the crowd also included several New York financiers whom he represented as interested in in- vesting capital in the firm 70 that it might be rehabilitated and re- stored in the public's confidence. He said so far none of the officers Of Parker Smith had been able to Eet outside capital, although nego- ttations have been under way since the beginning of the states pro- ceedings. Dana confirmed this. Confer for Half Hour The official business in the court room itself took but few min utes, but the conference in the judges chambers which preceded it. lasted half hour. After the conference attended among others by States Attorney Samuel Hoyt of New Haven. it was sad that all possibility of criminal action against the Parker Smith officers has been dissipated and that the case will continue entirely on a civil basis. The case is returna ble September 3.