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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-09-26
Citizenship in Athens
Looked Upon Seriously

In modern days the affairs Of cities
and states and nations are discussed
and acted upon, not by all the citizens,
but by q few representatives OF these
citizens, elected by them or chosen
by a higher authority. These COM
paratively few legislators assemble at
the designated place and act for the
people they represent. But in ancient
Athens it was somewhat different.
All citizens were invited to join in the
debates in the assembly halls and all
citizens so invited had right to vote
directly for or against the laws that
were discussed. And they listened to
the great men as they talked about
the measures up for vote or the pop
ulace, such great ones as Themisto-
cles, Pericles and Demosthenes, among
the greatest orators the world has
ever seen. And then they voted.
The Pnyx, as this place Of assembly
was called, is partly in ruins now, but
some Of it is still to be seen on
hill across from the Acropolis of
Athens. The speakers platform, with
its three steps, is Immediately in the
foreground Of the picture. The listen
ing Athenian citizens sat on the ground
now sloping away to the left, but at
that time probably level. The ground
they occupied was Enclosed by cir
cular wall. This was an open-air
congress" and lively place at times.
particyllarlv when some important
question was up for debate.
Two other famous buildings, the
Acropolis and the Parthenon, are just
to the left of the Pnyx, across slight
depression and on the neighboring hill
overlooking the modern city Of Athens.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-09-26

Governor Albert G.. Richie, the
,wettest of vets, was nominated for
his fourth term, on September Is, at
the Democratic State convention in
Baltimore, on a wet platform. That
is the only sort of a platform that
counts with Richie.
The platform urges a return of
liquor control to the States and modi-
fication of the Volstead act to allow
the manufacture of wine and beer.
This is the Richie wet plank, as
adopted by the convention:
eve believe each State should
recognize the principle of local option
within its borders, and that the Fed
eral Government should protect any
State against interstate shipments
which would contravene its laws.
In the meanwhile, we believe the
Volstead act should be amended
so as to permit the manufacture
and sale of beer and light wines
where permitted by local law"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-09-26
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

This. is to give notice that the
subscribers. of Cecil county, have OBJ
tanned from the Orphans Court OF
said county. letters of administra
ton on the personal estate of
GEORGE c.. REYNOLDS
late of said county, deceased. Ali
persons having claims against the
said deceased are hereby warned to
exhibit the same, with the vouchers
thereof, duly authenticated,
on or before the 26th day of
March, 1881
they may otherwise by law, be ex'
cluded from all bepefit of saio
estate. All indebted to said estate
are requested to make immediate
payment to the subscriber.
Given under our hands and
seal this Bird day of Sept, 1880.
LAURA e. REYNOLDS,
CURTIS S. REYNOLDS,
Executors.
Test: r. J. McCauley. Register
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-09-26
The Drawbridge Keeper

Evangelist John Moses Baker
Baltimore, Maryland
John Wright was the draw
bridge keeper;
He was always faithful and
true.
All the boats that came up the
river,
John 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 a house by the side of the
river,
John lived with his faithful
wife;
They were happy, contented
and joyful,
And knew no contention Or
strife.
l believe, when life's journey is
over,
If 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, 1930-09-26
TO HOLD ROAD CONFER
ENCE

The Ninth Asphalt Paving Confer
ence, to be held at Memphis, Tennes-
see, in December, will devote an en-
tire session to the problem of low
cost farm-to-market road construc-
ton. This is good news for Amer
lean agriculture.
The conference will undoubtedly
lend momentum to the farm road
movement. There seems to be
almost absolute agreement at present
among agricultural authorities that
farm prosperity is largely dependent
on good roads. So long as major
ity of our farmers are cut off from
their markets during several months
of each year by barrier of mud ii
will be impossible for them to make
appreciate social and economic
progress. Transportation, said to be
the likelihood of industry, is likewise
the likelihood of agriculture.
Secondary road building would do
more to place agriculture on per-
manently prosperous basis than any
of the farm relief panaceas ever
devised.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-09-26
The sad accident, some days ago,

The sad accident, some days ago,
whereby little fellow, returning
by bus to his home after only his
second day at school here, makes
timely a discussion of safety meas
ures that might be adopted, where
by the danger of similar accidents
may be lessened.
We understand that at a meeting of
bus drivers and school officials held
in Elkton last week, and also at the
Coroner's inquest over the death of
the little six-year old boy, the matter
was discussed and various measures
suggested for the safeguarding of
the little folks who travel to and
from school by bus.
In this particular locality, the school
transportation problem is an unusually
dangerous one, as the buses travel
one of the main highways of the
country, Rout No. 1, where traffic
is always heavy, and danger ever
present.
There is but one county in the
State, we believe, that has law with
penalty for driving past school bus
while it is taking on or discharging
passengers, similar to traffic regu-
lations in the city relative to street
cars.
The coming session of the Legis-
lature makes it opportune for the
framing of some such traffic regula-
ton applying to our county, the
marking of school buses, etc.
These suggestions are presented
for the consideration of our school
authorities, and in the interest of the
safety of the little folks, who do not
realize the danger they are in when
on a main highway, with traffic con-
ditions that are constantly on the
increase.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-09-26
SAVE YOUR EYES
By DR.. J. Fred Andreae, Sec
Md. State Board Optometry
The "Nearsighted" Child

The "Nearsighted" Child
The formative period of eyes is
during the first dozen years of life
and it is during this period that the
eyes should receive most careful
attention. The majority of "near-
sighted" persons are found among
the jewellers of cities and among the
more advanced and better educated
classes. This depends upon the fact
that continued use of the eyes for
near work exerts it's influence upon
the development of this condition.
The tendency of this condition OF
myopia (nearsightedness) is often
hereditary from mother to son and
from father to daughter and often
entire families have the defect. The
fact that the eyes of the child are
weaker and in their formative
period" makes the requirement OF
this defect easy. Thus anything
which will delay the use of the eyes
for near work is of advantage in the
prevention and reduction of this
defect.
We cannot too strongly condemn
the practice of teaching children to
read at too early an age, as at A or
years. The early requirement OF
such knowledge is of no real advan.
tage, especially when acquired at the
cost of permanent injury to the eyes
of the child. The tendency has been
to start the child in school at toe
early an age.
The child who enters school at
or 8 will more than catch up with
the child who enters at 5. Since
myopia is usually acquired after
birth and indicates eyes which are
not strong enough to do continued
close work without weakening, and
since overuse of the eyes at short
distances tends to increase the
defects, the nearsighted person (of
any age) should avoid the unneces.
sary use of the eyes at short dis.
tanceS.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-09-26
"Man ON Horseback"

The phrase MAN on Horseback
was first applied to Gen. George
Ernest Boulanger, of France (1S37-
1S91), a politician who sought popu-
larity in the most pronounced fashion,
one of his methods being to appear in
public on his black horse. 1t is com.
monty applied to any military dicta-
tor or a person who curbs the violence
of mob-rule to re-establish law and
order. The same expression or sim
liar one, "Robespierre on Horseback"
is said to have been previously used
by Barras in speaking Of Napoleon
Bonaparte; in this sense it was used
to denote any ruthless leader that
would willingly trample the people I'M
der foot, if such proceeding would fur
Their his own selfish ends.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-09-26
EIGHT COUNTIES REPORT
HOG CHOLERA in
AUGUST

Hog cholera appeared on % prem
ises during the month of August,
compared with 81 in the same month
last year, and an average of II for
August in the last eleven years, ac-
cording to DR.. l. X. Anterior, In
spector in Charge of Hog Cholera
Work. On the premises where hog
cholera was reported, there were
55S hogs when the disease appeared.
One hundred and nine were dead and
60 were visibly sick before the cases
were reported. Forty-eight precent
OF the hogs were in three garbage
feeding plants.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-09-26
FIRE in 1880

During June, the fire loss in the
United States was $31, 1913, 266-$1,.
787, 1877 less than in June, 1929. We
have, however, nothing to be proud
OF, as this is the first month in 1890
in which such a decrease has been
recorded. The total loss for the
first six months of the year was
$242, 339, III, corresponding to $780,.
O92, 795 for the same period last year.
In short, we have so far DESTROYED
over IL million dollars worth OF
property more than in 1929.
1t cannot be too often repeated
that the United States has the most
gigantic fire loss, both total and per
capita, in the world. Our careless
ness in the matter of fire has become
a national menace-and a national
disgrace. Every year we sacrifice
thousands of lives and half billion
dollars in property values. And, at
the most conservative estimate, at
least 80 per cent of this waste is en-
tirely unnecessary.
Two factors are responsible for the
waste-carelessness and ignorance.
1t is. carelesSness that allows us to
drop cigarettes where we finish with
them; let wiring 60 unattended; pile
trash in corners, and the like. Ignor-
ance has bred the attitude of LET
the insurance company pay for it,
asst Insurance companies could pay
losses without, in turn, collecting
from policyholders 1t should be
thoroughly understood that every
fire, whether or not the property is
insured, represents permanent eoc-
nomic loss that must be paid for, di-
rectly or indirectly, by the entire
community.
Our fire loss will go down when
American citizens take common
sense precautions in their homes
and places of business, and when
they are no longer deaf and blind to
the simple rules of fire prevention.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-09-26

The Calais police station Is located
in the basement of the City building,
with its barred windows facing the
sidewalk that leads to the rear.
A business man happened to be
walking past one Of the windows
where a sailor, who had been imbi-
bling too freely was confined. He was
hailed with the salutation, "Hey Bud
dy! Give us a match?"
"Sure." replied the business man.
who handed him one and started
away.
"Hey, Buddy, this match won't
scratch; it hssn't any head. Just bike
me. If had a head I w0'Sdn't he
in here. Boston Globe.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-09-26
[ Dollar Dinner for Four

baking dish. Sprinkle with salt
and pepper. Drain one 5A-ounce
can of shrimps, and spread over
the beans. Add two tablespoons
of cream. Cover lightly with but
tered crumbs and bake in hot
oven until brown on top.
Pear and RoQuetort Salad aoith
Crisp Crackers: Drain and chill
half of No. 2 can of pears; then
place half a pear on each lettuce
leaf. Crumble one-half wedge, or
package, of Roquefort cheese over
the top and sprinkle lightly with
paprika. Pour over four table
spoons of French dressing. Serve
with saltines crisped in the oven.S
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-09-26
When Washington Fled

In 1918, when Trumbull exhibited In
Faneuil hall (Boston) his famous pic
ture of the signing of the Declaration
of Independence, he prevailed upon
the venerable John Adams to inspect
1t. Approving the painting. the latter
pointed to the door next to the chair
of Hancock and said, "There. that Is
the door out of which Washington
rushed when first alluded to him as
the man best qualified fer commander
in chief of the American army"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-09-26

This is the hope that Arthur Bris-
bane, brilliant journalist, holds out
to those vets who think they are
going to take Prohibition out of the
Constitution: "Some thirsty opti-
mists tell you with confidence Pro
hibition is on the downhill road and
will soon end They will grow old,
gray and die, with prohibition still in
the Constitution. To imagine that
SO out of 48 States would vote to
take it out, is folly"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-09-26

Gresham's law is a principle in
finance and political economy, formu-
lated about the middle of the Six
teenth century by Sir Thomas
Gresham, founder Of the London
Royal exchange The principle is: bad
money drives out good money from
circulation. The good coin (full weight
and standard in purity will be hoard
ed and the worn and thin, or light
coins, will be used. Good money win
also be used for export to other coun-
tries, where 1t will obtain more in ex-
change, while the light coins will be
used at home. thus depreciating the
national currency"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-09-26

Would you like to have a dol
lar for every dinner you've
cooked? "a dollar saved is a dol
lar earned"-so if you cultivate
the dollar-dinner habit, you'll
have a dollar for every dinner
cooked. But your dollar dinner
must be as delicious and as diet
etically correct as the average
two-dollar dinner, if it is to be a
real saving. This can be attained
by forethought in planning your
menu. Above, is a model dollar
dinner.
Lima Beans 4oith Shrimp C0Uer::
Drain one No. 2 can of lima beans
and turn into shallow buttered
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-09-26
Building Life

Your life is a structure which you
are building, and for which you select
the materials. As you choose be
tween sincerity and pretense, activity
and inertia, enthusiasm and indiffer.
snce. hope and despair, so you build
to failure or success.-Grit.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-09-26

A smart man has more need
for beauty than a handsome
man has for brains.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-09-26

There are two sides to every
questionable wrong side and
your side.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-09-26

Some of the best fun in life
S by-product of the days work.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-09-26

Rotten wood can't be carved.
Milford chronicle., 1930-06-27
Close Grazing Keeps
Grass Young And Rich

Since young grass, consisting
largely of leaves and comparatively
little stalk, is richer in proteins and
soluble carbohydrates and is more
readily digestible than older grass
in which more stalks have developed
a pasture should be grazed sufficien-
tly close to keep young leaves grow
ing and prevent development of too
much stalk, the United States De-
partment of Agriculture says.
British investigations show that
complete grazing once in three
weeks during a good growing season
is sufficient to maintain a high nu-
tritiVe content in the pasture.
The relatively high protein con-
tent of leaves and the high nutritive
value of prOteins indicate that the
supplement needed for young and
closely grazed pastures is a relative
ly high carbohydrate feed, such as
corn.
In seasons of heavy rainfall, when
grass grows rapidly, pastures should
be grazed more closely than in dry
periods, when grass grows slowly,
the department says.
Milford chronicle., 1930-06-27
California Lettuce
Crop Is Saved By
Research Worker

Everyone knows that California is
an important lettuce-growing State
but perhaps few people know that
the Imperial Valley produced % per
cent of the 1929 crop of the United
States, and that research work,
largely by one investigator, made ii
possible to carry on the industry
there. 'r
Eight years ago lettuce growers in
the Imperial Valley were faced with
disaster. Brown blight, a strange
new disease, threatened to put an
end to lettuce growing. Diseased
plants would gradually dry up and
turn brown, becoming a total loss.
Lettuce growers of the region ap-
pealed to the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture for help, and
Ivan c. Jaeger was sent there to
make investigations. In the hope of
finding resistance to brown blight,
Mr.. Jaeger grew about 100 varieties
of lettuce in diseased soil in 1898.
Two varieties, Big Boston and White
Chavigne, proved to be entirely i'm
mune, but these varieties are not
the type wanted by the lettuce eat
ers of the Nation.
The next step was to make crosses
between these immune varieties and
the New York variety, the principal
commercial sort grown along the
Pacific coast. Breeding and selection
of these crosses is now beginning to
give strains of lettuce which COM
bine the resistance of the White
ChaVigne and the desirable type of
the New York, but the new strains
are not yet in commercial use.
While this work was being done
Mr.. Jaeger was also trying another
much shorter method, of solving his
He searched diseased fields
for occasional healthy plants, in the
hope of finding resistant individuals
which could be peTpetuated. After
several years of tireless effort this
plan gave the desired results, and
lettuce grown in the Imperial Val
ley last year was worth $10,000,00O
to the growers and perhaps twice
hat much in the eastern markets.
Milford chronicle., 1930-06-27
WashingtOn's Inner city

i 'iAmong things peculiar to Wash
ington is it's alley dwellings,. Plan
ned on such an elaborate scale, the
capital has alleys which, if they
were in some cities, would be called
streets. Necessarily many people in
very reduced circumstances, espe-
cially negroes, make their homes in
these alleys-fOr the capital city al
leys are lined with houses as well
as garages. These. alleys have, in
effect, become the slums of the city
and, although they mask squalid
conditions from the eyes of visitors,
they are troublesome to local au-
thOrities and residents because GER
tain alleys have become hot beds of
crime and vice.
A bill before the House to elimi-
nate alley dwellings at a cost of 49,
100000 was given support as re-
suit of an inspection made by Repre-
sentative Bowman (Rep.) of West
Virginia chairman of the sub-com-
mittee on health of the District, who
reported conditions found among
the 1900 to $4,000 persons esti-
mated to live in these alleys "de-
ploTable and requiring immediate
change" He thinks the health au-
thorities should have remedied the
condition long ago saying: 'ft
l have never seen such disgrace
full conditions. Trash, filth, dead
rats and fish heads, thrown here, \
there and everywhere. 1t is astound-
ing that such conditions could exist
in a civilized community. If ever
there were breeding places for dis
ease they are these alleys. a
One particularly unsightly and in
sanitary alley was found within a
stones throw of the Senate Office |
Another alley, which dis
honoTs the name of Logan place."
is characterized by Captain e. N. |
engineer for the bureau Of
public buildings, as "the worst place
for squalor and crime in the coun-
try with the one exception Of Beale
street, Memphis. The Pathfinder.
Milford chronicle., 1930-06-27
SUGAR HILL
Near WilliamsVille)

Arthur Mcbride has returned to
his home at Philadelphia after visit
ing here for a few weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lem Keen and fam
lily were the Sunday guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Theda Kitchens.
Miss Rada Long of FrankfOrd was
the weekend guest of Miss Matte
Adkins.
Do not forget the Sunday school
picnic of the Sound NJ. E. Church
which will be held July 5, on the
camp meeting grounds. Everyone
welcome. The privileges for the
camp will be sold also.
Miss Charlotte DerricksOn was
the weekend guest of Miss Bertha
Daisey.
Mr., and Mrs. Alton Rogers spent
several days with Mr.. and Mrs. Har-
ry Daisey and family.
4rJOe Rogers and son spent a day
of last week with Mrs. HaHrry Dats-
ey. ~ .-...,ey e4- ~
Milford chronicle., 1930-06-27
SOUTHERN STATE
WORKS WONDERS
IN HIGHWAYS
South Carolina Sets Rec
ord In Awarding Pave
ment Contracts.
By E. E. Duffy

Just what may be accomplished
by judiciOus use of road funds is
well illustrated in South Carolina.
Recently contracts were awarded, in
one day, for the construction of
about 300 miles of concrete roads
a letting which probably exceeds
any from the time of Appius Clau-
dius to the present.
How a small state such as South
Carolina can undertake such a re-
markable project is, after all, a
simple story. Some years ago her
sister state of North Carolina in
augurated a bond issue road build
ing program Roughly, $4,000, 900
worth of bonds were sold by North
Carolina, bonds that are financed
without extra taxation for they are
being retired by gasoline tax in
come.
The changes that came over North
Carolina were so striking and sig
nificant that South Carolina decided
to do likewise. Accordingly, last
year South Carolina adopted a $685.
100000 bond issue. The recent let
ting is the first to be made in this
bond issue program.
South Cardinals bonds are also to
be retired by the gasoline tax which,
in that state, is six cents a gallon.
At first this tax brought forth some
criticism, particularly on the part of
those not familiar with road cOndi-
tiOns in South Carolina. But these
CarOlinians have determined that
the six-cent gas tax is far less bar
densome than the mud tax and up
keep bill on inferior roads.
South Carolina expects to COM
plete some 500 miles of concrete
this year. Included in the
recent letting were % sections of
road, many of which will fill in gaps
between important pavements and
towns.
Bond issues, similar to that of
South Carolina, permit mass con-
with consequent lower
prices and lessened inconvenience to
Because of the fact that
bond issues permit immediate con-
greater highway usage is |
obtained during the period equiVa-
lent to the lifetime of the bonds. |
South Carolina is in reality COM !
pacting several years construction
into one year-and the motOrist of |
today will be using the highways
today.