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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-10-02
LIGHTS OF NEW YORK 7sl.,r,a. rpun.v11

or ne was to be met by an agent. lie
went to the Arctic and came down.
running the blockade by what he de-
scrihed as the back door, and reach
ing safely the harbor of Tralee. This
harbor had been picked because Case
ment had said it had no signal sta
tions and no batteries. He was wrong
on both counts. Either he had been
misinformed or the harbor had been
fortified since he had seen it. Spindler's
orders were to wait one hour, but he
said 1t seemed pity to come all that
way without landing his cargo, so he
stayed around for twenty-five hours.
That proved a mistake.
Posing as some sort of Scandinavian
vessel, he aroused suspicion and, when
he finally tried to get away. British
destroyers were waiting for him. He
says, Easement sighted him from the
submarine before he got into harbor.
but did not communicate with him,
and that there was nobody to meet
him or tell him what to do with the
guns. The destroyers signaled, him
to accompany them to Queenstown and
there was noting for him to do except
obey. There he and his crew put on
their German uniforms. ran up their
nag and blew up their ship. At first
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-10-02
Ct he Kitchen
Cabinet

Serve this on cottage pudding or
sponge cake:
Lemon Whipped Cream sauce.-Com-
bine four tablespoonful of lemon
juice, four tablespoenfuls of sugar, the
grated rind of lemon, let stand until
well chilled. then add to a cupful or
less of thick cream whipped.
Cream of Pea Soup.-Take one can
of pea soup. add onefourth of cup
full of water, two cupfuls of milk. two
slices of onion, one tablespoonful of
sugar and one-half teaspoonfuI of salt.
Cook the soup with the milk and onion.
remove the onion and add the season
ings. Serve at once.
Half and Aaif-Combine two cup
fuls of orange juice with one cupful
of lemon juice. add three-fourths to
one cupfui of sugar. five cupfuls OF
iced water and serve over cracked
ice. Serves eight.
Brownie Orange Toast.-Mix one
fourth of cupful of orange juice.
one-half cupful of sugar, or honey.
and the grated rind of large orange.
Spread on well buttered toast and
put in the broiling oven to become
thoroughly hot. Toast may be cut in
fancy shapes which will appeal to con-
valescent as well as children.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-10-02

He is big, thick-set. powerful fig
ure of man, with that complexion
which comes from the kiss Of ocean
winds. His name Is Capt. Karl Spindler
and he is the German naval officer
who tried to land the guns and NUM-
tions in Ireland for Sir Roger Case
ment. met him the other evening
and he told me about it in English
which carried strorg trace of accent.
Roger Easement, he said, went to Ger
many and formed the plan with the
German admiralty. He was an en-
:thusiast, visionary, said Captain
Spindler, one who might arouse men
but not practical leader or man
for the job he tackled. After all the
arrangements were made, he lost faith
In his own scheme, and did not much
want to go through with II. But By
that time all plans had been perfected.
He was to sail on the vessel with the
arms but changed his mind and the
German government gave him a sub
marine. 8rtt
Captain Spindler had on board 90
600 Russian rifles-he says they were
q fine ARMAND q, lot of German ma
chine guns. Either Easement. was to
meet him with the submarine and give
him Instructions for landing his cargo
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-10-02
Triplets Celebrate
Their 72nd Birthday

Milford, Hl-Two brothers and 9
sister, believed to be the oldest trip
lets in the world, celebrated their
. seventy-second birthdays here recent
ly. The trio are William Understood
and Mrs. Josephine Understood Bless
ing, both of Kankakee. and John Tn
derstock. Condo, S. d.
John Understood, who resides on a
farm in South Dakota. makes it an
annual event to drive here for the
celebration of his own and his broth
er's and sisters birthday.
The triplets were born In Naper-
Vile in 1859.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-10-02
My Neighbor Says

DRESERVES of all kinds, more es-
1 pecially if they are in glass bot
ties, should be stored in dark place.
They quickly deteriorate in flavor if
kept in light place.
few drops of turpentine dropped
on cloth and rubbed over an enam-
eled bed will remove dirt and spots
instantly and leave good gloss.
Dishes in which -four and eggs have
been mixed can be quite easily
cleaned If they are allowed to stand
in cold water for a few minutes be-
fore washing. Hot water hardens the
mixture and makes it very difficult to
remove.
When lemons become dry, immerse
them in cold water. They will soon
become quite soft and ready to use.
GO by Western Newspaper Union.1
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-10-02

To begin with he is called Porcu-
pine Ant Eater. You can see the sharp
spurs on. his back and tail. He can
raise these and roll himself into
bali when he is frightened. just as our
p0rcupines do. When rolled up he
looks just like great chestnut burr,
and naturally nobody wants TO touch
him, he is so unpleasantly prickly.
He never has to go to the dentist,
for he has no teeth! But he does have
the longest tongue you can imagine,
and with the tip. which is rather
sticky, he picks up unlucky ants and
other insects and grubs.
His eyes are very small indeed. and
his ears do not show at ALL. His legs
are short and the fore paws are not
divided into separate toes, but claws
come directly out Of the end Of the
paw. You can see how extraordinary
his hind feet are. Perhaps You think
the artist made mistake and drew
his feet upside down or backside to.
but that is the way they really look.
You see, he is something of an engi-
neer. He digs tunnels very often, so
in what more satisfactory way could
his feet be made for kicking out dirt
and stones as he goes along?
Fiddler Crabs. fe-f
On the bank of small river down
on Cape Cod. while the summer tide
pulls the water from the river out
to the sea. there is the strangest
sight. The little beach below sud-
denly begins to move and glide swiftly
out after the water. You have seen
tall grasses so swept by the wind that
, the whole field seemed to roll along?
Well, that is what this sandy beach
appears to, be doing.
But this is what really happens, for
OF course no favorite beach would
ever think Of running away. Hum
dreds and hundreds of small crabs
that live in little holes in the sand
just at the edge of the high water
have come out of their holes all at
once and are running as fast as they
can down over the wet beach in
search of little lunch. Their fat
bodies move closely together and COW
er the sand entirely, making the
beach seem truly alive.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-10-02

he thought he was to be shot but in
stead he was put in prison camp.
He was a prisoner for two years, al
though on one occasion he escaped
and made his way toward flying
field at Nottingham. where he planned
to steal a plane, having taken an
aviator with him for that purpose.
The story of his recapture is rather
interesting. He and his companion
had managed to get some workmen's
clothes and saw posters describing
them as escaped prisoners dressed in
uniform. AS they entered Nottingham,
they noticed ragpicker but thought
nothing Of him. Coming to a guarded
bridge. early in the morning, they
waited for men to come to work. hop
ing to slip past in crowd. Suddenly
the ragpicker appeared with other
men and arrested them. He was an
intelligence man. Spindler asked him
how he had known them and found
that what had given them away was
that they kept military step and
If one of them happened to get out Of
step. he quickly picked it up again.
The intelligence man said ordinary
workers I didn't do that. The two
Germans thought they had taken
every precaution, but habit was too
strong for them. / should like to talk
to that intelligence man. I'll bet as
keen an observer as he must have been
could tellSa lot5of good stories.
Captain ! Spindler's recital OF. his
prison camp experiences made me
think of the first German prisoners
saw after we disembarked in France.
They were huge, blond fellows, and
appeared to be very contented with
their lot About all they had to do
was little policing of the camp and
their only guard was a little. old
Frenchman in. sort of blue frock coat
who carried rifle with long bayo-
net, which was taller than he was.
When he wished to smoke, he would
hand the rifle to prisoner to hold,
light a cigarette, and then take his
gun back again and resume the bust
ness of the day.
tGa 1881. Bell svndicatel--wNu Service.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-10-02
The CHnaHaarem,s Corner
OROTMY EDaaONDS

They hurry on, stopping every now
and then to wave one claw franti-
cally in the air. Perhaps they are sig
mailing to one understanding a
friend to lunch, but as soon as you
are close enough to examine them you
will discover at once who they are.
and then 1t Is easy to guess the rest.
They are Fiddler Grabs. One claw has
grown very, very large, while the 9TH
err is small. The large claw is the
fiddle. of course, and the other the bow.
Fiddler Crab is just their every day
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-10-02

inally from hack" which is a refer
ence to a horse that is hired-a hired
horse being proverberally subject to
abuse.
From this special significance, the
word hack" was applied to writer
who rehashed stories long since gone
stale. The word hacllneyed is mod
ification of shack" used as an allusion
to word, phrase or tale that has long
since lost its freshness.
tG 1881 Bell svndicate.l-WNU Service.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-10-02

It's pure, wholesome, sweet to the
taste and sweet in your child's little
stomach. It builds up and strengths
ems weak, puny, underweight chill
dren, makes them eat heartily, brings
the roses back to their cheeks,
makes them playful, energetic. full
of life. And no bilious, headachy.
constipated, feverish, fretful baby or
child ever failed to respond to the
gentle influence of California Fig
Syrup on their little bowels. 1t starts
lazy bowels quick, cleans them out
thoroughly, tones and strengthens
them so they continue to act nor
mally, of their own accord.
Millions Of mothers know about
California Fig Syrup from expert
ence. A Western mother, Mrs. J. G.
Moore, 119 Cliff Ave-, San Antonio.
Texas, says: California Fig Syrup
is certainly all that's claimed for 1t.
I have proved that with my little
Dorothy. She was a bottle baby and
very delicate. Her bowels were
weak. I started her on Fig Syrup
when she was few months old and
1t regulated her, quick. have used
it with her ever since for colds and
every little setback and her wonder
full condition tells better than words
how it helps"
Don't be imposed on. See that the
Fig Syrup you buy bears the name,
"California" so you'll get the genu-
inc, famous for so years.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-10-02
Light Affects Ocean Plants

Sunlight Influences life even in the
deep sea, says Prof. w. E. Allen, of
the Scripps Institution of Oceanog-
raphy. at La Jolla, Calf.
Diatoms, minute living creatures
of delicate color and beautiful
forms. are more spiny and slender
at considerable depths. he says, than
those living nearer the surface.
Professor Allen holds that this
attenuated form is a response to the
feeble light, being the form afford
ing the best conditions for absorb
ing the energy of light.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-10-02

name. When one of them appears in
print or on exhibition. like many 9TH
er musicians he adopts stage name.
and is called Signor Uca Gelasimus
Pugilator. No doubt that makes him
feel more important.
AS family. Fiddler Crabs are very
highly strung. which means they are
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-10-02
Anagram Story
(For You to Straighten out.)

Wot yint sact newt uot OF lawk neo
awrm griffith RALPH ayd tub byte ahd
ton ebne tou OFF nogl feerob het kys
wegr agry. Wndo meac eth irna dan
hobt lalsm taos cedar moeh hiwt
yfglin efte ethn odwn ethy ats mad
brudbe tulin terih urf saw ryd dina
aten.
DOWNRIGHT 1--WNII Service
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-10-02
Works in Foundry 60 Years

New Britain. Conn.-Patrick a..
Harmon, seventy-four. has just begun
his sixtieth year of continuous service
with brass foundry here. He Is
strong and active.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-10-02

just the least bit nervous. When you
lear down to listen to their tunes,
they get dreadful fright and, run
ming sidewise. each one dashes into
the nearest hole he can find, regard
less of whether 1t is his own or not !!
Sometimes two or three squeeze into
the same hole, only TO be inhospitably
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-10-02
How 1t Started

"Hackneyed" Expression
a I FIRST thought. there would
\ not seem to be any connection
between hackneyed expression and
a worn out horse-yet, that is exact
~ how it started.
We have the term "hackneyed'- orig
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-10-02
Creatures Queer

NKGAIU1SS NUCCH
The Echidna or Porcupine Ant Eater.
If you will pull on your seven
league boots we will just stroll over
find a queer creature that looks
little like our own prickly porcupine.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-10-02
Forty years old
But looks 20

Mrs. JOHNSON has lived in her town for
forty years. Everybody knows how old
she is. But everybody still calls her young
Mrs. Johnson" For pep" and interest in
life, she can't be beat How does she oitl
What is her secret of beauty and healthr
Nothing else but that fine old tonic.
Fellows Syrup, whose valuable iron and
salts doctors have prescribed for years.
Mrs. johnson takes Fellows Syrup
regularly. She knows that beauty is an
outward sign of internal health.
Take tip from her and visit your drug
gist today. Ask him for Fellows Syrup.
Take few doses and notice how much
better-how much younger-you feeli
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-10-02

pulled out by the rightful owner when
he arrives.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-10-02
Dorothy's Mother
Proves Claim

Children don't or
dinarily take to med
icines but here's one
that all of them
love. P erhaps 1T
shouldn't be called
a medicine at all.
It's more like a rich,
communicated AnnA
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-01
Ford's Garden Edict

Henry Ford made a sweeping statement the other
day when he announced that those of his employees who
have families, and who do not raise gardens next wear.
will be out of jobs in his plants.
1t is characteristic of American freedom that a man
considers it a personal problem whether he BUYS his car
rots and turnips at the corner grocery store or raises them
In his own back yard. There is a touch of the feudal lord
ship, in the edict, people are saying.
However, an analytical study of the situation proves
that Mr.. Ford was acting most wisely. In days of economic
prosperity it isn't necessary to consider the living prob
lens of ones employees. When depression comes, the
scene changes. An employer who is interested in the
home-efficiency, as well as the shop-efficiency Of his men,
will look beyond the walls of his factory. That is what Mr..
Ford has done.
The gardening is an added expense to him. He has
generously offered to provide land for those who do not
have it. He is putting expert advice at the service of ev-
cry man and woman.
There is another side to the question, too, one that
the automobile manufacturer may not have considered.
There is something in working with the soil that develops
q keener appreciation of simple values iE men and women.
They come a little closer to the lifegiving urge. Their
souls grow along with the lima beans and rambler roses
and radishes.
People have had a tendency for the last 10 years to
climb higher and higher in a steel-girded world. Sky
scrapers have shot into the clouds. Aircraft has winged
It's way closer and closer to the stars.
This is as it should be. No one would be foolish
enough to insist that these things should not be. But while
visions soar there is a danger that they may lack the
proper foundation unless men look to the tillage of the
soil again.
It is an economic necessity that men raise their food
when they are able and have the necessary ground and
time. But it is a spiritual necessity that they get into a
growing mood again, and swing back to a creative urge.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-01
DAILY Health
Talk

Another chemical substance of
which little has thus far been said,
but which is of the greatest i'm
portance in the human diet, is salt.
Salt Is a mixture Of sodium, one of
the basic elements, and chlorine. The
chemical Is sodium cloride. Sodium
Is also found in substances much us
ed IN cooking and in medicine. For
example, baking soda is sodium BIZ
carbonate.
1t has been estimated that the
average man takes in about one
half IN of sodium chloride every
Gay. In the body. sodium salts are
found In the blood and in other
fluids. A lower concentration OF
sodium salts Is available In the mus
cles and in the organs. The amount
OF salt in the tissues S regulated 20
some extent by the amount Of water
available. If the amount Of salt TAX
en- into tie body Is reduced, there Is
a corresponding decrease in the
amount OF salt and water In the
tissues. If one takes much salt, ne
finds himself developing a great
thirst, so that the balance between
salt and water will be maintained.
II Is generally believed that a
human being needs less salt after
40 years OF age. and there Il sorne
opinion to indicate that salt may
influence the blood pressure, caus-
ing II to increase. This is not, how
ever. established.
AS one grows older his appetite
may become jaded and he will find
himself attempting 10 stimulate the
jaded appetite by eating foods more
highly seasoned and more greatly
spiced. This tendency may cause a
person after middle age to consume
more salt than he would otherwise
take.
One Of the uses Of the chloride
element Of the salt is to provide the
hyrochlo-ic acid which Is secretcd
by the cells OF the stomach as an
aid to digestion. Various diets have
been developed free from large
amounts OF salt. but before .one
undertakes any unusual diet of this
character. he viii do well to consult
a physician and make certain that
the diet Is adapted to his particular
needs.
Another mineral element OF great
Importance Is iodine. iodine Is parti-
cularly associated with the func-
tioning Of the thyroid gland The
amounts required in the human body
are very small and are easily avail
able IN the form OF seafoods and Of
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-01
Quotations

I have e many librarians wor-
ried because boys and girls take
out cheap and ridiculous melodra-
matte stories. but II Is a great deal
better for them 10 read trash than
not to read anything.
Prof. william Lyon Phelps
The most delightful association
with people comes when you use the
river for the morning face wash and
the woods for a living room.
Ruth Bryan Owen
TO the doctor the only thing that.
IS important Is tomorrow and whaf
II may bring TO the little sum or
knowledge we have
DIR. william j. Mayo.
Capital punishment is n relic
on savaFery based on ignorance.
false assumptions and the desire 10
retaliate.
Lewis r.. Lawes. warden OF Sing
Sing prison.
At the sound of the first bullet
one Is overcome with a certain
enthusiasm.
Paul Won Hindenburs.
we we're not crooked enough 10
forecast what tine crooked liquor
traffic would do.
DIR. Robert r. Corradini. execu-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-01
Having and Giving

A literal Interpretation of the %scriptural command to
give as we have ~prospered has been demonstrated in the
gift of Sen. James Couzens of Michigan who has offered
a million dollars for the care of the poor in the city. It is
only right that he should be given the praise that his ac-
fion. deserves.
responsibility which others, with less means, bear to-
wards their community giving. Society today is a CO.
operative affair. No man can live to himself alone. And
no man can. shirk his share of duties and be the right sort
of citizen.
The woman who dropped a farthing on the altar,
when the people were bringing their gifts in the temple at
Jerusalem, you may recall. won high praise. Not because
her fraction of a cent would clothe the needy and feed the
hungry. But because "she had done what she could. :,
Sen. Couzens' gift is tremendously magnificent but it in
no sense lessons our obligations.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-01
TO-DAY &c TIE
AnniMrSdy

On Sept. /. 1917. British Destroy
ers sank four German mine sweep
ers or Jutland. near the scene or
the famous battle OF Jutland.
The British lost no ships In the
encounter and her losses were
snail.
On this date also the United
states Export Board disa proved
Of a plan to release graz III DutcnI
cargo ships held In New York harI
Dor.
A report was circulated from Pei
troerad on this date that Car
Nicholas had taken Up q l4-Nom
apartment In an old-fasnioneu
house In Tobolsk. Siberia
The French advanced three-quar-
tiers or a mile In the Hurtebise
sector, sweeping the enemy before
them.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-01

PLANTS raised in territories where the
soil IS rich n this substance. There
are. however. many districts in this
country in which the vegetables and
plants are grown in soil that Is very
poor in iodine: for example. the
Great Lakes district and the PacIfi.
northwest.
In such territories. seafood Is not
a common article Of diet. Hence.
physicians advise particularly that
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-01
PREFER THE COOLER

PITTSBURGH. - Helen Killian
and Mildred Bender were arrested
on y Of the recent hot days for
shoplifting. Taken before Detective
Inspector Boyd. they yer met with
The question: How would you like
TO think IL owe in a ceIl?" Fine
spoke up Mildred. ITS awful hot
outside and cells ought to be nice
and cool"