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Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1930-07-18
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Garden Has High Place
in Character MoIdinR

Wherever there is a garden there
will be found home rich in content
ment. The beauty and mystery of
flowers never pals on our fancy from
childhood to old age. Nursery rhymes,
children's stories. nature. poetry and
literature abound with praise of flow
ers. They inspire the expression Of
the nest EN- Ntions of which we are
capable.
Children who grow up amid flowers
are notably happy in spirit, discern
ing and imaginative. The precious in
stinct to surround themselves with
beauty is fostered. and when they
grow up and build their homes this
instinct finds expression in many
ways. The moral and spiritual effect
Of flowers on character In the mold
ing is incalculable.
"Grown-ups'' feel the spell Of a gar
den in no less degree. We have heard
people tell repeatedly of the fascina-
ton Of their gardens-how their first
thought upon waking in the morning
is to look out of the window and thrill
with pleasure at the loneliness of the
garden. When this happiness may be
had for six or eight months of the
year, it surely is Of great value.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1930-07-18
Mystery Solved

A customer once entered a New
York bookstore and asked for 1.-The
Red Yacht"
The clerk looked puzzled He had
never heard Of the title and asked
what the book was about.
Its poetry, and recommends you to
burn up your old clothes in the
SPRING"
A little thought; and the line-'1n
the fires of spring your winter gar
ments Of repentance fling"
Yes, it was 1.-THE Rubafyat."
erary Digest.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1930-07-18
Bread and Digestion

There has never been an accurate
experiment made for determining the
length and time necessary to digest
bread. Different systems naturally re-
quire different lengths of time. and the
age and composition of the bread must
be taken into consideration. AT one
recent experiment a professor ate a
certain amount of bread on an abso-
lutely empty stomach. By means of
certain tests and X-ray pictures it was
decided that it took him about two
hours to digest the bread.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1930-07-18
Amazing

On what proved to be his deathbed,
Tiger Clemenceau took up the study
of the amazing Americans"
you can't speak too well of the
Americans" he declared. "What an
example of living, of will, of courage.
But why must they be so pleased with
themselves? Their population is made
up of all the races of the world and
yet the American is thirty-six thousand
times prouder of being an American
than the Frenchman is of being
French"
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1930-07-18
Fires Laid to chimnevs

Structurally unsound chimneys are
an important contributing factor to
the large number of home fires that
are Characteristic of the annual heat
ing season, according to the Holland
institute. House fires could be mate
rally reduced and millions of dollars
saved home owners annually, says the
institute. if heating systems were
given thorough cleaning and ex.
animation at least once a year.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1930-07-18
The Quick and the Dead

In every big firm there are the ouich
and the dead. There are the all-alive
keen. progressive men and there are
the standstills, who say mo" to every
good suggestion.
This struggle between the go-aheads
and the pull-backs makes bad mess
Of many balance sheet.
My advice is-bury the dead and get
Into step with the quick Herbert N.
Casson in Forbes Magazine.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1930-07-18
oh, Upright JudeeI

1t was in a Detroit intermediate
school, and student near the end Of
the line was given the word had
dock"
what does it mean?" he asked.
81 think" said the pronouncer some
what doubtfuly, that it's a sort of
fish"
The pronouncer looked toward the
judge for confirmation.
Yes" said the judge, its a fish
and it's also place where they keep
horses"
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1930-07-18
Plavaroupd Advice

To aid in the construction Of home
Fairgrounds the Playground and Rec.
reation association of America has re-
Gently issued small pamphlet, en-
titled "Home-Made Play Apparatus"
The pamphlet gives drawings with
specifications and construction notes
for erecting standard playground ap-
paratus which can be built by the ay-
erage mechanic.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1930-07-18

Mar1orie's wristwatch. of none too
great cost in the first place, had re-
FUSED to run finally, and her mother,
thinking it would not be worth the
cost of repairing, presented it to little
brother John. who was delighted. In
few days she noticed that Marjorie
was wearing it again, and asked what
had happened.
WELL" rejoiced Marjorie. "John
wore It and banged it against few
things, and it started ruDninggs
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1930-07-18
Why the Peonu7

The peony is so called because of
the legend that Pluto turned his physl-
clan, Paen, into a flower which became
highly valued. especially in China. for
medicinal purposes.-COuntry Home.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1930-07-18

IXlILDER, YES-BUT SOMETHING MORE.
Chesterfield offers richness, aroma, satisfying
favor.
BETTER TASTE-that's the answer; and
that's what smokers get in Chesterfield in full
tobaccos, exactly blended and cross-blended.
Better taste, and milder too!
The Washington times., 1930-08-25
CABINET I
To RULE PERU

LIMA, Aug IS uN.SJ The
appointment Of a cabinet com.
posed entirely of military off
GERS to replace the civilian cab
inet which resigned last night
was reported today from circles
close to the presidential palace.
The Cavalry Cabinet" chosen
by President Augusta B. Leguia
to assist him in dealing with the
insurrectionists who hold much
Of the south Of Peru under their
control. placed the whole OF Peru
virtually under military rule.
The new cabinet included Man
ue, Ponce, Julie Goicoches, Eulo-
gio Castillo, Arturo Zapata, Ric-
ardo Llona and Eduardo Castro.
The Washington times., 1930-08-25

nCensg-U and
description
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Nogales international., 1930-02-28
NOGALES INTERNATIONAL

actively working to prevent fire seem to worry about
the appalling loss Attention is directed to just eight
recent fires that caused serious loss of life:
Fire in Russian motion picture theatre caused
death of 12O person; in hotel at Amarillo Texas s.
in Cleveland Clinic, 124 in explosion and fire in
Gillingham, England, Is; in cabaret in Detroit, II
men and women were burned or trampled to death; !;
in fire in paper box company Baltimore, women
died. IN New Years Eve fire in motion picture thea
ter in Paisley Scotland u children We're trampled or
snothered to death.
In the United States fire takes an annual toll Of
10000 lives and 900 in property losses, ac-
cording to National Board Of Fire Underwriters.
large percentage of deaths from fire occur in
homes This is hard to understand in progressive
America where so many fire preventions are within
the reach OF the average household Homes can be
made comparatively safe against fire and the life
hazard greatly reudced.
445 Ls<-O-O-O- -:.~
Uncle ST Tinklepaugh says he's noticed that
with all the talking folks do about the weather no.
body seems to be doing anything to change it.
Nogales international., 1930-02-28
-O-O-O-
The 4-H Clubs

1t would be difficult to name any single influence
which is doing more for the development of the
young men and young women of America into use
full citizenship than the All club movement. This
year it is estimated that there will be than ten
thousand 4H clubs organized in the United States.
AS the minimum number of members of All club
is five that $4,000 boys and girls engaged in
intensive, competitive effort for self improvement in
the fields which the four "Hs' stand for-Head,
Heard Hand and Health.
At present there are eight different classes of
competition around which the 4-H clubs are formed;
corn wheat, calves, pigs, sheep, for the boys and
canning cooking, and sewing for the girls, although
there have been and still are many girl members of
the grain and livestock clubs. If they did nothing
more than train these young folk in the most mod
ern methods the club would be doing great and
valuable SERVICE but they go farther than that They
teach the elements of teamwork, which in the fut-
ure, even more than in the past, will be the key to
successful farming and they inculcate the principles
of good craftsmanship in teaching the unsuccessful
competitors to be good losers. More important than
those, even is the stress laid upon exact cost-ac-
counting. The boy who has learned by his own All
club records just what it cost to grow quarter-acre
OF corn Or to raise calf is going to be better bust
ness man when he runs his own farm than most
farmers today. And farming is on it's way to be
more of business and less of gamble than it has
been.
There are still many rural communities in the
United States in which there are no All clubs Such
communities are backward by comparison with those
which have encouraged the development of this
practical and productive method of helping the boys
and girls to grow into better and healthier men and
women.
Nogales international., 1930-02-28
&ditoEgiials Q ri
Politics And Personalities

Believe it not they still talking about tar
f up in the Senate. Senator James Watson OF India
ma, Republican floor leader has stated regretfuly
that he doesn't think the bill will be passed by the
first Of March. who ever thought it would?" the
public in general asked.
1t may be heresy to say so, but not few persons
predicting that the ultimate prospect for tariff
revision is revision at all Individual amendments
which supposed to pass die with little talking
are kicking up no end Of row Even the sure footed
Coalition, with nerves On edge, missed it's step
few items in the chemical schedule, and their slips
may cost the consumer pretty penny. This has rri
tated many lowtariff protagonists who inclined
to feel that no bill at all would be better than
fair bill. sa
Added to the confusion is the persistent barking
from outside groups who are disappointed at results
and hope to obtain revenge through votes on indivd
ual amendments The domestic sugar producers re-
fuse to die gracefully; they are demanding the
old House rate Of 24O cents per pound! Since their
representatives in Congress are, as ever eager to
help their cause it likely that the "battle of
the sugar BOWL will be fought all over again Far less
likely however, is the possibility that Senators, hav
ing already refused to rob the consuming public of
$65,OOOO0O for the benefit of few sugar manufac-
turers will now reverse itself to rob them Of that sum
plus $55,000000. ..
Nogales international., 1930-02-28

Flagstaff - Bids received by Ari-
zona State Teachers College for
construction of administration and
library building at cost of $130,000.
Phoenix - $3,453,O 900 bond issue
recently voted upon to provide funds
for water and sewer purposes.
Yuma Agitation underway for
construction of hospital building.
Casa Grande - $4,000 bond is
sue voted upon to provide funds for
establishing playground adjoining
present high school building.
Tucson Plans proposed for
construction of junior high school
building. ~
Mesa - $4,000 citrus packing
plant will be constructed here by
Hermosa Vista Orange Groves.
Nogales international., 1930-02-28
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Fire And Parrots

It is difficult to think of more horrible wav to
die than by fire.
It was once pointed out by great scholar that
the progress of civilization is made only over the dead
bodies Of pioneers. So too the progress in fire pre-
VenlOn and protection seems to await horrible fire
catastrophes to arouse consciousness of the fire dan
ger In 1929 the red hand of fire snuffed out many
lives.
In an editorial of January II, 1890, the New York
over the socaed parrot fever was quite out of pro-
portion to the seriousness of the problem Suppose
dozen people in the United States had really died of
Psttacosis parrot fever; there are at least twice
as many deaths due to fire each day and only those
Nogales international., 1930-02-28
Woodman, Spare That
Tree"

BY GEORGE POPE MORRIS
Woodman, spare that tree!
Touch not single bowl
In youth it sheltered me
And I'll protect it now.
Twas my forefather's hand
That placed it near his cot; }
There, woodman, let it stand,
Thy axe shall harm it not.
That old familiar tree
Whose glory and renown
Are spread DER land and sea
And wouldst thou hew it DOWN.
Woodman, forbear thy stroke!
Cut not its earthbound ties;
0, spare that aged oak
Now towering to the skies!
When but an idle boy
sought its grateful shade;
In all their gushing joy
Here, too, my sisters played.
My mother kissed me here;
My father pressed my hand
Forgive this foolish tear,
But let that old oak stand.
My heart-strings round the cling
Close as thy bark, old friend!
Here shall the wild bird sing,
And stiM thy branches bend.
Old, tree the storm still bravel
And, woodman, leave the spot;
While I've hand to save
The axe shall harm it not.
Nogales international., 1930-02-28
By Albert T. Reid

= Mesa = Construction of South
ern. Pacific depot will start soon
at cost of about $4,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-07
Dust Explosions Vary

THE popular conception that dust explosions
are confined to grain and coal industries
is decidedly erroneous, statistics gathered by
the Department of Agriculture indicate. 1t is
estimated that in approximately $4,000 indus
trial plants in the United States, employing
1925, 900 workers and having an annual output
of nearly $4,000 900, 900 the danger of dust
explosion with all its hazard to life and prop
erty is an ever-present menace. A recent study
of 81 dust explosions covered is industries.
Dusts, like gases have definite ignition tenn
peratures and they also have what are known
as upper and lower limits of concentration and
anything that will ignite gas will ignite dust.
That is why matches, electric sparks and open
flames are SO dangerous.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-07
Vrginia Farms Feq0er.

VIRGINIA considerably less of q farming
State during 1880 than during 1925 accord
ing to figures compiled by the Bureau Of the
Census.
In exact figures there were 1904 less farms
in operation July than on the first of
January 1925, the total being I'll 029 In this
total, however, the word farm is used in the
broadest sense. Any land holding let out to
tenants is credited with farm for each tenant
holding land and any tract even less than three
acres which produced agricultural products
to total value Of $3.50 was termed o farm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-07

children can leave school and go to work is
helpful of course. In Great Britain the Labor
government proposes to raise the minimum
age at which children may leave school for
work to Is. Very few American States have
as high a standard. single legislative act
will give to the 100000 British children who
now go to work at II an additional year at
school.
To give an additional year to American
children who go to work before they are Is
years of age, IN occupations usually covered
by child-labor laws, would require action by
more than 40 Legislatures.
A goodly number of children might volun-
tarily be kept in school several extra years if
the schools offered training suited to the tastes
and abilities of those who are equipped men,
tally for scholastic education Small sums OF
money offered as scholarships would give real
chance to those children who are quick, eager
to learn and want to remain in school but who
must go to work through economic necessity.
The number of such children is not large
Society is the loser when children go to
work prematurely. 1t loses potential leaders as
well as citizens capable of intelligent civic
action.
fCeDyright 1900
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-07
Continued from Fifth Page

schools increased 30 per cent, and at the public
high schools about ATS per cent.
Among children between Is and Is years of
age inclusive, in the United States, per cent
were enrolled in the public high schools in
1900, 20 per cent in 1920 and Al per cent in
1925 the latest date for which information is
available
When the school system does not offer forms
Of vocational or manual training, children
with no marked intellectual tastes butt with
sufficient ability in practical work get discour-
aged and leave school It does not imply that
they cannot be educated, but that the form and
type of training offered them does not meet
their peculiar needs
excuses for leaving school are very closely tied
up with the social conditions of the homes
from which these children come. Most OF the
children are handicapped in some way-so-
cially, physically or mentally. There has been
death or the separation of the parents, homes
are broken by illness or the fact that the
breadwinner is out of work.
Studies have revealed that the percentage of
children who leave school to go to work Is
higher among the foreign-born than among
native Americans.
In Iowa 20 per cent of group Of ITS boys
who were working and attending part-time
schools had one or both foreign-born parents.
The typical New York City child who goes to
work before he is 16 is American-born but Of
foreign-born parents; 10 per cent OF Az work.
ing children included In study made by the
New York Department of Labor had foreign
born fathers.
In New Britain and Norwich, Conn.,. rs per
cent of the child workers were of foreign par
entage, and an additional per cent had one
foreign born parent Only IS per cent were of
native-born parents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-07
ACROSS

ACROSS
I Fine, yellow
brown clay.
6 Wait.
10 Possesses: Biblical
IA Speed contestant.
10 Fruit of a vine.
20 Most ancient
people of Moab.
II Olive genus of
trees.
70 Irregularly
notched.
% Mechanical man.
"a Person Of Saxon
blood.
&c Breathes
hurriedly.
u Heroic.
% Roman garment.
20 List of names.
30 A British officer.
81 Play by
AriStophaneS.
IS Sacred wine
vessel.
81 Has been.
80 Seed capsules.
80 Metallized rock.
40 Greek letter.
43 Be of Importance.
As Painful.
46 Irritated.
AZ White metal.
49 Bramble.
so Associate with.
OIL Fillet worn by a
Scotch maiden.
So Liquid measure.
So English school.
81 Edible seeds of
cereal plants.
SIS Happen again.
Sc Funeral grafton.
81 Conducted.
So Fifth month of
Jewish wear:
Egyptian god OF
evil.
SO On the apex OF.
60 Smooth wooden
block for leveling
type.
81 Wipes.
81 Pertaining to
ancient rulers Of
uPeru.
Ga Persia.
65 Large South
American stork.
SO Dirk.
SO Teutonic invaders
Of England.
II European crow
like bird.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-07

los Bleak: chilling.
1O6 Egyptian god OF
the earth.
lot Deed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-07
What are the effects of children leav
school and going to work?

WHAT are the effects of children leaving
school and going to work?
There is pathos in the fact that many of these
children have little or no chance in life. They
have, for the most part, been born to poverty
and ignorance; they receive little education;
premature employment at unSklled labor affects
unfavorably their growth and physical develop
ment they start work at from So to $12 a
week, with little chance of ever earning q COM
Portable income. Their limited education re-
tards their development as citizens and men,
bers of society. Their children, in turn, come
into homes Of poverty and ignorance, and so
the vicious circle is continued down through
the years.
Finally, there is the question: What can be
done to keep children in school SO that they
may really have a chance in the economic bat
tie to earn a comfortable living?"
1t cannot be done entirely by legislation, but
the establishment Of minimum age at which
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-07
Sunday Morning Among the Cross-W Words

cockatoo.
16 Union.
II Italian ancestor
of the king of
England.
IS Recover from
fatigue.
IS Wear away.
% Absolute monarch.
80 Healed.
80 Water pitcher.
80 Wind instrument.
"a Small burrowing
rodent of the
Altai Mountains.
35 FoSSilized resin.
SO italian feminine
name.
Al Movable joint.
AZ Bury.
A Convert into
leather.
As A rail bird.
As Immaterial.
AZ Disease of poultry.
SO Chores.
81 BriStle.
So Scheme.
81 Island in the
Philippines. =
SIS Peoples.
Sc Ardor.
So Stable.
so Malay sailing
vessel.
81 Feminine name.
63 Undiluted.
81 South African
plant of the iris
family.
IS Moslem holy war.
66 Place in a row.
81 Handrail
supported by
small pillars.
So Ancient capital Of
Egypt.
20 Gala lily.
II Make uneasy.
~ Pale.
73 Large marine
mammal.
IS PorticoS.
n Distant.
70 Place Of combat.
80 Genus Of aukS.
81 Sacred language
of East Indian
BuddhistS.
80 Solar satellites.
"a Venomous snake.
85 Declare, In
pinochle.
SO Clothe.
SO Executed on a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-07
discrimination Hum0r.

Physiology Teacher-Name three articles
containing starch.
Frank-Two cuffs and q collar, II
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-13

RICK. FANNY. On wednesday; March 10, ID:
aSuShtsr Mf Eut R Mts nee lS pst Se
icSss Vie s tss Isss Freq sss s Il B Sa-
Cedar Hill Cemetery.
beloved h1ssa1d, from 81 4 Ms
Ess:denes: Isis bond st.. baltimore Nd,
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%slts; kcs.9sSa S ana E:ss;ss 1sns rom:
p l5SP the aa Ernest JARVIS CT ssEss
bA shLSHY aev assTG Wife 1880 eshu. Ia
Esss Iss rs q anne anna sister y ss@as
Br,Sht Funeral friday March IL IN at r a:so
parlors. sssa deor rnss' ave- SsFX NV 20
STONE, FRANCIS WAYLAND. Suddenly on
Ssnes: PARK 'f Hotel - ERANeIs
Sna n4s sToNE es e a,o the s:s mr
at the 8. H. Hines Go. funeral home.
S Tnts ri ns ROCK qcs Geek M osmssr rs
TANNER TAN Edso LOUISE .. on "wednesday. March
ISL e. aso Ts h Z his fRN
York City. Notice Of funeral hereafter.
TAALYoR: JANE g. On Wednesday. March
IL, $780, at her residence. Providence.
TFiHee GEORGES County, Nd: JANE g,
funeral from the above residence satur-
day. March 10. ct 10 am. Services at
end friends invited. InteTment church
THOMPSON, CHESTER @. On wednesday,.
March ~, 1880. at Clinton, Md, CHESTER
q. THOMPSON, beloved son OF Albert G.
snd. Lllian 4 THOMPSON tnse TTain1.
Padgett's funeral home ISL 18th ct. Sc,
TidaSy, M Ha t. at Pm, Esl:siyss ana
Cemetery. "a
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LENGTHY ILLNESS
F. FATAL TO LAWYER
Frank L. Middleton, Native
of District, Was so Years
in Patent Practice.

Frank L. Middleton, SO years old,
senior member of the patent firm,
Spear, Middleton, Donaldson 81 Hall
with off1ces In the Victor Building, died
last night at his home, 1884 Lamont
street, after prolonged illness.
Mr.. Middleton, lifelong resident OF
Washington, entered patent work in
1878, under the supervision of Gen.
Ellis Spear, former commissioner of
patents. He had been associated with
the present firm for more than SO
years. His affiliation with local or
CARNATIONS included membership In the
Patent Law Association and the City
Club.
For many years president of the
Maryland State Sunday School Associa-
ton, Mr.. Middleton was active in State
and local church work, personally
founding the Berwyn Chapel, Berwyn,
Md. Until a month ago, stricken by
serious illness, he had conducted an
adult bible class in the Fourth Presby-
terrain Church.
Besides his widow, he Is survived by
two sons and q daughter, Ellis of New
York, Arthur of Chicago and Mrs. Roy
G. Beall of Cleveland.
Funeral services will be held at
o'clock tomorrow afternoon at the
Fourth Presbyterian Church. Inter-
ment will be In the Glenwood Gene
terry.