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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-01-31
Idea Of Broadcasting
Fire Alarm Not Modern

Methods of transmitting news Of
fire are very old and until about the
middle of the Nineteenth century
watch towers with alarm bells were
maintained in American cities. After
the development of the electric tele-
graph, reliable apparatus was Installed
AS early as 1S45 DR.. w. F. Charming
of Boston published an article in the
Advertiser outlining q fire-alarm tele-
graph system. In 1850 Charles Robin
son used Morse apparatus for signal
ing fire alarms from police stations
and engine houses In New York city
to watchmen at tower bells. who sound
ed the signal Of the appropriate dis
trict. A telegraph signal plan was
put into operation In Boston. April 20.
1862. New York installed a fire-alarm
telegraph system in 1869 and by 1878
1t had reached to 75 cities. Although
various systems are In use, that de-
vised by Charming and Farmer and
improved by Gamewell has been the
one most generally employed in Amer
lea. The keyless door was patented
by Tooker in 1879 and the automatic
keyless door by N. Fl. Suren In 1895.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-01-31
Florid Epitaph Common
in Revolutionary Days

"Stop, Passenger" begins an cpl
taph, dated 1881. on stone in a GENE
terry in Elizabeth, N. j., there lie, the
remains of a woman who exhibited to
the world a bright constellation Of
the female virtues. On that memo--
able day, never to be forgotten, when
a British foe invaded this fair village
and fired even the temple Of the Deity.
this peaceful daughter Of Heaven re-
tired to her hallowed apartment, Inn
ploring Heaven for the pardon OF her
enemies. In that sacred moment she
was by the bloody hand of British
ruffian dispatched like her Divine Re
deemer through path Of blood to
her long wished-for native SKIES"
There were few brief epitaphs in those
early days. 1t was apparently regard
ed as a lack Of treverence to fail to
enumerate the virtues Of the departed,
and as a disregard Of opportunity to
fail to warn the passengers" Of what
was in store for them.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-01-31

The American ice cream soda has
proved delectable to the palates Of
residents Of Accra. capital Of the At
rican Gold Coast, according to the
Wall Street Journal, where a lone
soda fountain is doing notable bust.
ness. Extension Of the typically Amer
lean soda fountain to Africa recalls
other merchandising done by Ameri-
cans in foreign countries. A note
worthy example was the Boston mer-
chants venture in the sale Of Ice
cream in India and other Far Eastern
countries. Ships laden with cakes.
housed and frozen solid in the hold
before the windjammers set out from
port, sailed from Massachusetts bay.
bringing ice to cool the drinks Of ex-
patriated Englishmen. Brother mer-
chants called the venture foolhardy.
but changed their tune when their
confreres began to reap harvest Of
profits.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-01-31
Prospects For Disarmament

.Disarment should lead eventually to
the reduction Of ornaments said
Count Adatci of Japan at Geneva this
Summer. This seems to be the spirit
in which the American, British, French,
Italian and Japanese delegation are ap-
preaching the Naval Disarmament Con-
ference which opened in London las
week.
The success. of the London Nava
Disarmament Conference is importan
for two reasons. Unrestricted prepare
ton for war tends to cause war, as eag'
nation strives to build up more pow, .
armaments than its neighbor. and -,
process trightens its neighbes -
cost Of armaments is enormouf : Oa'
sleship costs $40 900 900. IesbjD lbs will will
sixyears, ten American ba
need to be replaced by nj 80
some agreement can -: IT,
the reductions Of 'a'tleships- This
means that unleass W ~
terence We can q some way Of avoid
inc i. We are Ing an expenditure Of
@ - :" ., 900 for new battleships
- .sss' I.fly $40, 900, 900 year.
~: 4 lddition to the cost of cruis-
her smaller ships that will have
- bSuilt unless the London Confer
ence succeeds.
What may be hoped for from;the
Conferences?
The Conference may reasonably be
hoped to agree tode6nite limits to all
classes ofshibs, cruisers, destroyers and
subs, as well as battleships Such limi-
tatiou would very largely do away with
the processes of excepting up with the
Joneses'' which between nations grows
into armament competition and pre-
pares. for war.
The governments are fully alive to the
importance of the Coference, and are
counting on mutual goodwill and the
desire to make peace secure to lead to
successful outcome.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-01-31
Plight Of Gipsie.

At present the gipsies - wanteu
nowhere; they are illiterte-.ns peg.
step yet taken is the establishments
Of several gypsy scho Sand they are
chivied about Eurce BY the police.
victims Of harsh passport regulations
which they do LOT understand and Of
tbe natnra, ~.imosity Of villagers ev-
.,vrhares owards settlements Of for
s,sner, who are. in all the usual
.ar.e 81 the word, uncivilized, says
~ Manchester Guardian. Yet soci-
- will be the loser If it cannot find
room for this ancient people. who have
their own language and culture, If not
civilization, and whose music we now
hastily collect in panic lest great
artistic heritage should be altogether
lost. It should not be impossible to
solve the problem Of the Romantics.
It is an international problem and
one that might well be handed over to
the League Of Nations.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-01-31
Sir James Jeans has amply fulfilled

Sir James Jeans has amply fulfilled
his ideal in making this account Of
modern astronomy 'intelligible to
readers with no special scientific
knowledge" It is a trifle overwhelm-
ing to read at one sitting, that Is sim.
ply because Of the gigantic data and
concepts which 1t introduces to the
lay reader. We learn that the age Of
the universe can now be calculated
with fair certainty by several diverse
trains Of reasoning, and that 1t Is
probably about five million million
years since what may be reasonably
called the creation. The earth, how
ever, is not more than two thousand
million years old as separate planet,
says the London Spectator. All this
time the great machine Of the cos
mos has been kept. going by the an
Inhalation of matter-or rather by its
change In radiation.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-01-31
Dog Saved Brownins

Robert Browning and Elizabeth Bar
rett did not elOpe alone. Miss Bar
rett's lap dog went along.
mot because the lovers wanted it
particularly Or. Andreas Bard in
formed rhe Kansas City Browning so.
ciety at luncheon. "but hp.anse they
were afraid to leave II behind One
bark would have SPOILED everything.
Miss Rarrett's father disapprnved OF
rhe intended marriage
"rhnk Of 1t the future of Brown
ing poetry resting with little dog.
If that little dog had yapped very
likely there would have been no
Browning society and what is worse.
none nf those exGnisite poems written
by Mr. and Mrs. Browning after their
marriage" Kansas City Star.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-01-31

Four diseases. influenza. pneumonia.
tut erculosis, and whooping cough, were
reAponsible for sixty per cent of all Of
IL reported illness from communicable
diseases, in the State, in 1929. DR.. R.
4 Riley Director of the State De-
,artment of Health, pointed ont, in
summarizing the report prepared by the
State Bureau of Communicable Disease:
of the cases of sickness recorded by the
Department last year. The remaining
forty per cent were distributed among
approximately fifty other diseases on
the .'notifiable' list
A total Of 60, 722 cases Of communi.
cable sickness, A32,5Is in the countie:
and IS, 7o7 in Baltimore City, waSre-
ported in 1929. in comparison with
5a.7I6 in 1928, when 1888 occurred
in the counties and 34,37S in Balti-
more City.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-01-31

Whether J9r not the first brickmaker
lived -in-A past $4,000 years distant,
excavations at Or of the Chaldees,
the city Of Abraham, have yielded
brick tablets inscribed with informa-
ton concerning a people of 5000
years ago. If the Old Testament ac-
count is accepted the tower Of Babel
was built of brick, for "they said one
to another: Go to, let US make brick
and burn them thoroughly" And
Holy Writ carries its reminder that
brickmaking was known to the early
Egyptians. Down through the ages
has come allusion to bricks without
straw. although the Children Of Israel
were not, as matter Of fact, required
to make bricks without that binding
material:
"And Pharaoh commanded the same
day the task masters of the people,
and their officers, saying:
aye shall no more give the people
straw to make brick as heretofore;
let them go and gather straw for
themselves. "-Boston Transcript.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-01-31

beans capture and retain the favor
of the Maine beans; others are put
up with pork and steamed; and
others are canned with tomato
sauce and no pork. But whatever
kind is purchased, there are many
ways of serving them. They may
be served cold with vinegar, or hot,
sauteed in bacon fat. Or the beans
may be poured in buttered baking
dish, after having little minced
onion mixed with them, and then
sprinkled with grated Parmesan
cheese and heated through.
To make curried baked beans,
fry fourth pound of bacon, re-
move from the pan and saute two
chopped green peppers in the fat
until tender. Add two number 2
cans of beans, two cups of toma-
toes, one-fourth teaspoon of pep
per, and one teaspoon of curry
powder, and simmer until slightly
thickened. Serve garnished with
the bacon slices and whole sweet
gherkins.*
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-01-31

An American manufacturer of auto
mobiles cables the news that wonder
full highways are being built in the
Congo in the center Of Africa, states
the st. Paul Pioneer Press. Native
chiefs have been presented with hand
some new automobiles. They found
themselves equipped to travel and no
way to go. Their subjects were set
to work building roads. Then compe-
tition started Each chief wanted to
be the speed king of the district and
the roads In each region had to be
made fit for speeding. The result is
that a motorist can travel for miles
on ultra-modern highways in darkest
Africa and his only danger is in traf-
fic problems with speeding chiefs at
the wheel.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-01-31
Wanted to See the Fight

Joseph Van Raalte tells of New
Yorker who went to see the same
theater play every night for two weeks.
You seem to he stuck on this show
the ticket seller said TO him one eve
ming.
NO" said the man, ITS this way !:
You know that part in the second act.
where the husband goes out and the
lover comes in the fire escape window?
Well. some one O. these nights the hus-
band is goin' to forget somethin' an
come hack for It an ketch that bird.
An when he does. want to be there"
-Capper's Weekly.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-01-31
Bath Every Six Months
Sufficient for Monks

Rules for bathing In the Benedictine
monasteries of the Fourteenth century
have been discovered at London, Eng
land. in the regulations of st. Angus
tines. Canterbury and st. Peters,
Westminster.
Monks were allowed to take baths
twice a year-before Christmas and
Pentecost. Previous to the Fourteenth
century. four baths were allowed an
nually. hut this number was cut in
half because bathing was considered
luxury except when necessary for
the sick.
Only four monks could battle in one
day, so it took more than two weeks
to accommodate the sixty monks in
the monastery. No baths were allowed
on Sunday.
The monks had servants to wash
them. At Westminster these servants
received extra food and beer on hath
days"
The baths were taken sitting in a
tub. instead of standing, as was prob
ably the secular custom at the time.
Monks were not allowed to stay In
the baths to soak" after they had
been washed.
At first, bathing was conducted in
complete silence. but "that good Gus
tom has been entirely abandoned in
these modern times" of the Fourteenth
century.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-01-31
Quick Cure for Obesity

AS Falstaif, Sin Herbert Tree wore
a rubber suit. which was blown up like
a bicycle tire for the enormous size
necessary for Falstaff. writes Con-
stance Collier in ''Harlequinade: The
Story of My Life" 1t was a contin-
uous duel between Ellen Terry and
Herbert Tree as to who should get
the better Of the other. They would
think out elaborate jokes Bur one
day the joke went too far Ellen
Terry took a hatpin and stuck II into
Trees enormous belly at the beginning
of long scene. Falstaff slowly began
to debate. and when the scene ended
he came off with his clothes hanging
in festoons around him. Ellen Terry
was nowhere to he seen. She had
locked herself In her dressing room
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-01-31
Sophisticated Boyhood

It may be the age in which we are
living that is responsible. You can't
tell. But in the light of observation
the sophisticatfon of the nine-year-old
becomes an actuality.
Witness the following:
window display of tire house.
Toy automobiles scooting around at
an amazing speed. Crowd composed
almost entirely of adults peering with
obvious amusement.
Two urchins approach from the
background. One of them elbows his
way to the front The other is not so
successful.
"What is it?" yells the one from the
back.
saw, just tire advertisement, +"
says the other with disgust.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-01-31
Sweeping the Board"

To refer to anyone as having swept
the board is to say of him or intimate
that he overcame all opposition, tri.
umphed over whatever obstacles con-
fronted him and so achieved a spec
tacular victory
Like several other metaphorical ex-
pressions that have gained common
currency. this one has its origin In
the patois of the card table.
For in playing cards. when one of
the participants swept the board. he
secured everything. that is, won all
the stakes on the board or table.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-01-31
Hoardins Food

The habit of burying food is one
that several wild animals possess. 1t
is evidently a trait handed down from
the time when England was in a grip
OF continual Ice. AT That time the
hunter ate all he could. then buried
the rest, returning to II when hungry
Nowadays the weasel will al far
more than II can eat. and 1t sill bl.1ies
the surplus. but. unlike its ancestors
1t does not return to the store. az
there is plenty Of fresh food tv be
obtained. London Tits
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-01-31
SCHOOL SAVINGS GROW

A total of 4.222,ss5 school children
participated in school savings banking
in the United States during the last
school year. depositing S2S.672, 496 and
rolling up net savings Of s10.539,92S,
bringing total bank balances now cred
tied to this movement to above SO
million dollars. according to the an
nual report Of the Savings Bank divi-
sion OF the American Bankers Asso-
citation. Schools to the number OF 15s
Ge7 are enrolled in the plan.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-01-31
Diseases of Goldfish

Fungus diseases often attack the
goldfish. sometimes so severely that
there Is nothing to do but make a
fresh start One remedy for the dis
ease is salt bath. using a heaping
teaspoonful of salt to two quarts Of
water. The patient should be left for
about week in this solution. which is
renewed daily If no noticeable i'm
provement is shown in four days, in.
crease strength of solution to about
double leaving the fish in this for two
days. Then reduce the solution to its
original proportions. after which the
fish may he returned to the aquarium
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-01-31

MUR forefathers believed that
VI the perfume of the Towering
bean plant made men silly or
light-headed. Today we hold no
such belief, and our ideas about
the bean are backed by scientific
fact rather than superstition.
Beans for Drawn
Beans are so high in protein con-
tent, unlike most vegetables, that
they can be used occasionally as the
main dish of meal, and are ac-
tually so used in many places
where nourishing food is necessary.
Maine lumbermen and baked beans
are linked together both in the pub
lie mind and in fact. Maine beans,
baked in hole in the ground
and dubbed bean-hole beans are
among the best obtainable.
Boston baked beans, too, are
world famous. But all beans take
care and time and fuel for baking,
so today many housewives like to
purchase their beans ready-baked
in cans. Some Of these canned
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-01-31

~I'he smith a mighty man was he"
but he doesn't swell around and make
his chests under any spreading chest
! nut tree" in the village. His outfit is
! installed in light truck and his tools
are In bag. He snorts into the farm
er's barnyard, leads out the old gray
mare and shoes the ancient crowbait
right at home. and having collected
for the nifty Job, speeds on his way to
the next client up the big road. Not
much poetry about the village black
smith Of this era, but as one poet has
said, he gets there just the same !"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-01-31
Road Man

The Bible nj Mary Anne's house
did not have pictures or maps. One
lay the family was visiting some
friends When Mary Anne picked up
their Bible and found a map of
Palestine in it she took II to her IA
rher. rxclait',ing.
"Look d; sldy there's road map in
this Bible.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-01-31

More than sixteen hundred boys are
enrolled in the schoolboy traffic pa
trolls Of Washington and its immediate
vicinity. II each is obeyed BY only one
motorist day. their existence is well
worth while. But the actual figure is
Tar higher than that, and Is steadily
growing. The obedience shown to
these cross-belted lads should be- pre-.
cisely the same as that accorded q
uniformed policeman.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-01-31

Europe One Of the older and more
settled continents. In which beggars
maintain fixed posts around the
cathedral doors. instead of thumbing
rides.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-01-31

Twenty articles or devices are list
ed By scientists the successful inven-
ton Of which would promptly and I'M
failingiy net their inventor a million
dollars. An unloseable wrist watch
Cor schooIboys would probably yield
~ designer ten times that sum.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-01-31
Peanut Problem

Notwithstanding the enjoyment
over her frat hae of peanuts, Nancy
Vera. just lnisi three. was experienc.
ing difficulty in breaHing the shells
of the monster gooher with her tiny
fingers
"Muvver she asked. holding up a
big peanut. will you unbutton this
hing for ne?"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-01-31

A nonstop" flight is an exhilarat-
ing adventure when 1t remains true to
its title. The tragedy takes place
when the designation becomes a mis-
homer.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-01-31

A man who has the ear Of the peo-
pie Is influential Some day radio
broadcaster will break loose and say
exactly what he thinks.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-01-31

The happy people you envy
Just seem that way because
they haven't time to feel sorry
for themselves.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-01-31

Too many cooks may spoil the broth,
but in these days of two-room apart
ments and delicatessens. there is often
neither cook nor broth.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-01-31

smile brings 10 muscles into play
as against 50 required to produce a
frown. Many people seem interested
primarily In exercise.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-01-31

A Pittsburgh girl forgot all about
$4,000 worth of securities tucked
under the seat Of her discarded auto
mobile That's one way to lose money
In stocks.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-01-31

"The average length Of a whale has
been found to be 81 feet" If we be-
came chubby with 70-foot whale we
would call him Shorty.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-01-31

An apple worm or two doesn't seem
to AFFECT the flavor of the cider. but
we don't know about these Mediter-
ranean grubs In their relation to-
orange Juice.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-01-31

"You were going good on your en-
durance flight. What made you come
DOWN." "Well, I was up 30 days and
/ had to make u payment on the
plane"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-01-31

Excuses aren't worth while.
Your friends don't care and
wife won't believe you.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-01-31

We believe the electric bell Is older
than the electric light. there being one
In the neighhOrhood that has been out
Of order longer than so years.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-01-31

Little boys who throw stones
grow up to bel me critics.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-19
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5:4S-WJz go minutes; Revelers.
6:30-Concert GO minutes; WIZ
(l1s hours.
S:30-Organ 60 minutes; WIZ
Il hour.
10:00-Sports; WIZ: orchestra.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-19
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