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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-02-06

the Old World, and Massachusetts
is still the largest producing
state. So successful have We
been in using peaty soil and per-
feet growing conditions that our
cranberries rival those which lit
tie Scotch girls go out to gather
at early morning from their native
boys. Gamers have learned
secret from these little girls who
choose the medium-sized berries
for their pals, rather than the
especially large ones, and it ID
this berry which comes to US In
canned form because it is gener-
ally more solid and flavorful.
Did you ever eat Cranberry
Foam? 1t takes almost no time
to make, but it tastes delicious
and looks all dressed up. Just
beat two egg whites until very
stir. Mash the cranberry sauce
from a 9-ounce can, with a fork
and fold into the egg. Pile lightly
in glass dessert dishes and chill
thoroughly. Serve with dainty
wafers.*
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-02-06

The depression that characterized
1880 did much to give Americans a
renewed interest in the tariff.
We are gradually realizing that a
scientific adjustment of rates that
will permit the freest possible inter
change of goods between this and
other countries, without imperiling
living standards and wage scales, is
essential both to domestic prosperity
and to foreign trade. 1t is no longer
possible for any country to be eco
nomically remote from the rest OF
the world.
A high tariff discourages COM
merce and causes excessive price
levels for commodities. A low tariff,
on the other hand, may penalize
American labor 1t should be the
job of our elected officials to find the
happy medium between these two
extremes and give the nation tar
if that is divorced from petty poll
tics and sectional selfishness.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-02-06

The American Automobile AS
ISOLATION estimates that 100000 anto-
mobiles are stolen annually in the
United States and that the unrecover-
ed cars result in a, national loss OF
$2O,OOO,OOO.
While the federal and state govern
ments, though stringent anti-theft
laws and the vigorous prosecution OF
offenders, have done much to i'm
prove conditions, the responsibility
rests largely with individual car
owners.
Failure to lock the car when it is
left unprotected on the streets offers
automobile thieves an opportunity to
steal it and be far away before the
loss is noted. This is also true when
the motorist locks the doors and
leaves the windows open. An ade-
quate transmission lock is the sure
way to combat criminals.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-02-06

One lesson which we have learned
from the present condition of unem-
ployment, says a writer is that indus
try and society are not yet organized
to take care of emergencies which
throw people out of work. Many
able minds are working now on plans
which may prevent such Wholesale
unemployment in future.
1t is certain that we can prevent
the recurrence of similar emergen-
cies only by closer coordination of all
industry and business, so that pro-
duction in private enterprises and de-
velopment of public improvements
can be planned ahead of a longtime
schedule.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-02-06


Chairman Legge of the Farm
Board has pointed out that Nebraska
has cut down the winter wheat acre
age twelve percent. If all of the
other wheat-growing regions did the
same thing, and kept their spring
sowing down in the same proper
ton, the result would certainly be
vastly larger returns for every
wheat grower.
But in most sections farmers have
not taken seriously the warning of
the Federal Farm Board against
overproduction, and have sown
more winter wheat than last year.
It will take a long time, before
farmers are so well organized and
information about crop conditions
and production so well understood
by all of them, that they will not
plant too much. But it is true that
the trouble with agriculture, insofar
as agriculture can do anything about
it, is that too many farmers are
growing too much of the same COM
modify, not only in America but all
over the world.
Why not smaller crops of every
thing, with higher prices per unit of
productions. Better five dollars an
acre profit from one hundred acres,
than a dollar an acre from five hun
dred acres.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-02-06

The total farm value Of the prin-
cipal field, and truck crops grown in
Maryland in 1880 is estimated at $42,-
$4,000, compared with $55, 643, 900,
the value of the same crops in 1929,
according to the annual crop sum-
mary report of Richard c. Ross,
Federal Agricultural Satistician for
Maryland. This decrease of about
35 per cent from last years crop val
ues was brought about by growing
season which was unfavorable for
growth of nearly all crops and by
the low prices which were received
for many crops in 1880.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-02-06
PRIZE FOR OLDEST PIECE
OF FURNITURE

Have you mohair- chair
or sofa in your home? If so, you
may be two hundred and fifty dollars
the richer forit
The Midland Journal is in receipt
of message from the Household
Science Institute, Chicago, asking
for help in locating the oldest piece
of mohair upholstered furniture in
the United States. The Institute
feels that there is possibility of its
being found in this section. The
style of the sought for furniture, or
its use or non-use at the present time
are not important, providing it is in
good condition. The owner of the
piece selected will be awarded two
hundred and fifty dollars and the
pierce itself will be exhibited with
other old-time furniture during the
Worlds Fair at Chicago in 1888.
People of Rising Sun who feel
that they have something of interest
should communicate with Mrs. Grace
Wall Gray, Household Science Insti-
tute, 7 S. Dearborn ST., Chicago.
ILL.,, giving the history of the piece
they have in mind and all facts con-
corning age, color, condition and
other pertinent information. Mrs.
Gray will then decided whether the
article is the one wanted and make
arrangements for shipping it to
Chicago.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-02-06
Conference On Cause and Cure
OF War

The Sixth Conference on the
Cause and Cure of War was held at
Washington, D. c., January 18th to
22nd, with an attendance of about
900 delegates from A states. Mrs.
Carrie Chapman Gait, well known
organizer and leader, was president,
and the spirit of tolerance which pre-
vailed was tribute to her and her
helpers. Eleven organizations were
represented, all national 'or interna-
tional in character, and the speakers
presented many points of view.
Miss Jane Adams, of Hull House;
Mr.. James G. Mcdonald, of the
Foreign Policy Association; Major
General John F. Organ, Command
er of the 9th Division during the
world war, and Mr.. Haridas Muzund-
ar, close friend of Mr.. Ghandi of
India, were a few of these who APP
peared on the platform.
The immediate step which the con-
ference is backing unanimously, is
the entry of the United States into
the World Court at the earliest pos
sible moment. With that an ac-
complished fact, much will still be
needed to educate the world for
peace, but this group of women are
not daunted by the magnitude of the
task. They have carried home care
fully kept notebooks, full of new
words and phrases and their mean
ings, prepared to share with their
homefolks and with the group
which sent them the fresh inspira-
ton they received. From this
neighborhood, Bertha Baldeaston,
representing the Cecil County and
Rising Sun branches of the w. C.
T. w., and her sister Ruth Lippen-
colt, were your delegates.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-02-06

In the background at Annapolis
this week, big politics have been
played, without the help of public
light to place it upon the surface,
says the Marylander.
The guardians of the great army OF
tax-eaters are busy. 1t is too early
for them to become interested in the
passage Of bills which are passed to
further suspend the. rights of the
plain people under the guile of the
Free State" Those members
whom they sent to the State Capital
to profit by their deeds labor in pure
ignorance, or if they have in mind an
expected return, it is of so little con-
sequence that no one ever hears OF it,
are being plagued to support certain
administration measures and other
bills, in effort by the leaders to re-
ceive important places, which en-
ables them to continue uninterrupt-
ed in their control of their respec-
tive Districts.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-02-06
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

This is to give notice. that the
subscriber of Cecil County has
obtained from the Orphans Court
of said County, letters testamentary
on the personal estate of
WILLIAM M. MASK, ST..
late of saio County, deceased All
persons having claims against the
said deceased. are hereby warned to
exhibit the same. with the vouchers
thereof duly authenticated.
on or before August 9th, 1891
they may otherwise by law he TX.
c,uded from all benefit OF said
estate. All indebted to said estate
are requested to make immediate
to the subscriber.
Given under my hand and seal
this 26th day of January, 1881.
WILLIAM M. MASK, j.,
Executor of William M. Mask Sr.,
deceased.
Test: Robt. ]. McCauley. Register.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-02-06

WE are apt to take cranberries
w for granted. They are so
necessary at this season of the
year, to enhance our holiday fowl
and to lend brilliant red to our
salads and desserts, that we just
expect to obtain either the fresh
berries or the delicious canned
cranberry sauce, all ready to slice
and prettily serve.
But actually cranberries arc
very temperamental. More money
has been made and more lost in
the culture of cranberries than in
almost any other small fruit. And
1t is only due to the risk which
the cranberry cultivator and the
cannery, which preserves the
fruit, is willing to take, which
makes it possible for us to have
our much-needed delicacy year in
and year out.
Medium-Sized Berries Best
Cape Cod first learned the art
of cultivating cranberries from
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-02-06
TO STUDY BAY SPAN

After a conference with officers
and floor leaders of the Senate and
House of Delegates, Governor Rithie
announced that the report of the
Chesapeake Bay Bridge Commission
would be turned over to a joint COM
mittee of both branches of the Gen
eral Assembly, for a thorough and
businesslike determination of all the
questions involved.
The joint committee will be COM
posed of three members of the Sen
ate Finance Committee, and three
members of the House Ways and
Means Committee, likewise to be ap.
pointed by. the chairman. The spec.
ial committee will elect its own
chairman.
The Chesapeake Bay Bridge Com
pany, which has Federal and State
authority to proceed with the con-
struction of a span from Miller's
Island to a point in Kent county, has
made investments in estimates,
soundings and plans and according
to the Governor, is willing to let the
State have this data at cost. The
company technically has started the
structure, but recently appeared I'M
able to proceed with the work be-
cause of lack of financial backing.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-02-06
EVENING

Evangelist John Moses Baker
Baltimore, Maryland
In the quiet of the evening,
AS lay me down to rest,
My soul went out in longing,
For the home land of the
blest.
1 could almost see the city,
With loved ones waiting
there, a.
And the burdens of life grew
lighter
AS l breathed my evening
prayer.
There was something Within
that told me
When the cares of life were
DER,
There was sweet and peaceful
resting
On that happy, golden shore.
Something that scattered the
darkness;
A light which frightened the
gloom;
And l knew, oh glorious know
ing,
There was life beyond the
tomb.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-02-06

What is it makes your friends
kind to you when you are try
ing to be hateful? They laugh
it off
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-02-06

If a man ever looks at a
cookbook, it is to wonder what
some of those unknown Chings
described would taste like.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-02-06
MRS. JENNIE TAYL6n

Licensed Funeral Director
Gentleman Embalmer Lie
ensed for Maryland and Penn
sylvan1a.
Dignified service given all
calls, night or day.
Cor. N. Queen & Walnut Sts.>
Phone 122 Rising Sun. Nd.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-02-06

Anger turns the mind out of
doors and bolts the entrances.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-10-22
GORTNER

Services will be conducted by the
Brethren next Sunday morning in the
Union chapel. All are invited to at
tend.
Harry Beeghley and family were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Sisler at
Red House on Sunday.
Miss Anna Georg, of Accident, who
was at Elwood Schlossnagle's for a
short time, has returned to her home.
Miss Alma White, Revy Beckman
and Mrs. Russell Shaffer, of Fairmont,
spent Thursday evening with Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert Sisk at their home here.
Miss Anna Virginia Slabach, ac-
companied Mrs. Ruhl, of Mountain
Lake Park, to Clarksburg, w. Va,
where she will spend several weeks.
Forrest Gortner and Gladstone
Morris spent several days recently in
Pittsburgh. While enroute to that
city, on account of slippery roads, Mr..
Gortner wrecked his car and received
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-10-22

communicable diseases were reported
in comparison with 25,077 during the
first nine months of 1880; $500 in
1929; 41,679 of 1928, and 27,O69 dur
ing the corresponding period of 1927.
Measles of which 2O,596 cases were
reported, and influenza of which 9,141
cases were reported, with the in
creases in the pneumonias which are
inevitable accompaniment of an in
fiuenza outbreak, were responsible for
the general increase of the totals for
the first nine months of 1880.
Of the nine months during the cur
rent year, January with 9,498 cases of
notifable diseases reported had the
least favorable record, and August
with 2,O97 cases reported, the best
score,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-10-22
THE PERIOD OF SEASONAL
SICKNESS HAS RECORD.
Summer With Long Continued
Heat Was Responsible

The summer of 1881, with its long
continued heat, it's humidity and its
sudden storms, will go down in his
tory with a less favorable showing,
so far as sickness from communicable
diseases is concerned, than the sum-
mer of 1880 with its widespread, I'M
broken drought and excessive heat,
according to the records of the State
Department of Health.
Comparing the figures for the last
three years, DR.. R. H. Riley, Director
of the Department, pointed out that
11,150 cases of notifable diseases
were reported to the Bureau of Com
municable Diseases, from all parts of
the State, including Baltimore City,
from the first of June to the end of
September of the current year; that
1885 cases were reported during the
same four months of 1880, and 1913
from June to September inclusive, in
1929.
The decreases that were response
BILE for the more favorable showing
last year, occurred mainly, DIR. Riley
said, in the so-called children's dis
eases, notably in whooping cough,
scarlet fever and diphtheria. The OPP
posite was true this year. Whooping
cough increased from month to month
and reached a total of 1,757 during
the four months in comparison with a
total of 657 cases during the summer
of 1880; measles, with 1868 cases re-
ported in June, declined sharply dur
ing the rest of the summer, but reach
ed total of 1926 cases during the
four months, in contrast with the 223
cases that were reported during the
summer of 1880; scarlet fever was
responsible for 1884 cases in compari-
son with 1873 during the correspond
ing period of 1880; humps with 296
cases reported showed an increase of
1874 cases over the number reported
during the summer of 1880. An out
break of impetigo-an infammatory
skin disease-among children, with
148 cases reported against 10 for the
same period of last year, added to the
general increase.
Typhoid fever, on the other hand,
showed decrease of 1876 cases during
the four months. There were 1863
cases reported from June to Septem-
Der inclusive, of the current year, and
554 during the corresponding period
of 1880.
During the nine months which end
ed on September 80, 56,726 cases of
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-10-22

some painful injuries about his face.
Mr.. Morris escaped without injury.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hervey Roth visited
Mr.. and Mrs. Otis Riley in Pleasant
Valley on Sunday.
Miss Rosalie Click spent Saturday
night and Sunday at Mrs. C. w. Sla-
bach's.
Members of the Welch family were
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Delpha Ma
theney at Terra Alta on Sunday.
John Wilson and members of the
Wolf family, of Oakland, left on Fri
day for Pittsburgh to visit the latter's
relatives.
James Lichty and Billy Garletts, of
Salisbury, Pa, were guests of Mr..
Roy Lichty on Sunday.
Mrs. Hervey Roth, Mrs. Anna Bit
finger and Mrs. Paul WEIGH attended
the Orendorf serenade and reception
on last Friday evening at the home
of the newlyweds on Route 81 near
Oakland.
S. w. Slabach and Miss Lena Sla-
bach, and Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Sisk
called on Mrs. Matilda Fike at Eglon
and Mr.. and Mrs. D. L. Beckman at
Lynndale on Sunday afternoon and
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jonathan, of Silver
Knob, have moved into Mr.. Noah Bea-
chy's house on what is known as the
Robert Gauer place.
Mr.. Beachy and the Misses Beachy,
of Aurora; Noah Lichty, Mrs. D. j.
Swartzentruber, Henry Yoder and
family, D. L. and Jacob Swartzentru-
Der and their families and members of
the Lichty family spent Monday at
Seneca Caverns, w. Va.
Mr.. Charles H. Shaffer, of Wash
ington, D. c., was the guest of his
brother and sisters near Mason a few
days last week.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1931-03-12
SUGGESTED GRADE
AND PACK CHANGES

other factors to determine the de-
gree of maturity.
"Hand picked" Apples shall be
considered "hand picked" unless
they show evidence of rough hand
ling or having been on the ground
Clean means reasonably free
from dust, dirt or honeydew.
"Well formed" means having
the normal shape of variety char
aracteristic of the locality where
grown, except that the shape may
be slightly irregular, provided il
does not detract from The general
appearance of the apple.
Sound" means apples that q
time of packing are free from Wis
ible decay, breakdown, scald, bit
terpit or other physical injury af-
fecting keeping quality.
Slight blemishes" means (ai
Slight handling bruises and DO
bruises such as are incident to
good commercial handling in the
preparation of tight pack.
(b) "Russetting." Smooth rus
setting shall be permitted at the
stem end provided such russetting
is not visible for more than 1-2-in.
when the apple is placed stem end
down on a flat surface, except in
the Newtown variety characters
tic russell commencing at the stem
end shall be permitted as long as
it is continuous from the stem
bowl.
(c) Smooth, net-like russetting
which does not extend over an ag-
gregate area of more than per
cent of the surface of the apple,
except that on Rome Beauties on
which light net-like russetting on
the colored portion of the apple
which does not materially detract
from it's appearance, shall be per-
mitted.
(d) Smooth, solid russetting,
light limbrubs, hail mark or spray
Durn of russell character, or other
slight imperfections Of a similar
character, shall be permitted when
the aggregate area affected does
not exceed n inch, or the affected
spots do not exceed two in number.
(e) Sunburn when slight and
when the normal color of the ap-
pie is but slightly changed and the
affected area does not exceed $50
of the surface of the apple.
(f) Slight hail marks or other
depressions where there is no dis
celebration, where the indentations
are very shallow, and no individual
indentation exceeds 1-8 inch in
diameter, and the aggregate area
affected does not exceed n inch.
Aggregate area" means that
all the areas Of the blemishes UNI
der consideration may be assem-
bled into one circular area of the
maximum diameter specified.
Fancy or second grade shall con-
sist of apples Of one variety which
are mature, hand picked, clean,
fairly well formed. sound, free
from visible water core, broken
skin, and from damage caused by
bruises, limbrub, sprayburn, sun
burn, russetting, drought spot,
hail mark, apple scab, disease and
insect injury.
Each apple must have the amt.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1931-03-12

than $50 size be packed in 3x3
pack. Packed apples in any one
box shall not vary more than one
size up, and-or one size down from
the siXe stamped on the box, and
shall be called uniform" Fairly
Uniform" shall not vary over 5
percent one size up and-or down
from "Uniform standards" And
Slightly Irregular" shall not vary
over 10 percent one size UP and-or
down from uniform" standards.
Any variation in excess of the
above 10 percent shall be consider
ed Irregular" and not permiss-
able.
Tolerance
In order to allow for variation
incident to commercial grading and
handling in each of the foregoing
grades, not more than 10 percent
by count, of any lot may be allow
ed below the requirements of the
grade. Slight imperfections which
are not observable in good COM
mercial sorting practice shall not
be considered defects in grade. An
additional 10 percent tolerance
for total of all defects from the
standards defined for uniformity
of size, wrapping and tightness of
pack, will be permitted and shall
be computed by counting, weighing
or measuring the specimens judg-
ed to be below the standard.
In the &C" Grade puncture APP
Piles in which no one puncture shall
exceed sic of an inch shall be
scored as 1-2 of one point of varia-
ton. In the Extra Fancy and the
Fancy grades, apples that exceed
the tolerance on account of excess
punctures, an excess of 5 percent
of punctures may be shipped as
marked but without certification.
Condition
Scald, breakdown, decay, other
diseases, or other injury which may
develop after the apples are pack
ed, and the effects of freezing,
are defined as applying to condi-
ton rather than to grade.
Other Grades and Brands
Any person, firm or organization
wishing to pack apples under any
other grade or brand than accord
ing to the foregoing rules shall
file a certified copy of the descrip-
ton of such grade or brand with
the Director of Agriculture before
the first day of September of the
year in which the apples so to be
packed are grown. If such grade
or brand is approved by the Di-
rector of Agriculture, apples may
be packed under such grade or
brand instead of the official State
Grading Rules and all boxes of ap-
pies so packed shall be marked
with that grade or brand.
Marking Boxes
State and Federal Rules and
laws require that the markings of
fruit boxes include the correct
name of the variety, or Varieties
Unknown" the name of the grow
er and his address, or his lot num-
Der, the grade and the number of
apples or pears and the net con-
tent either in terms of dry mea-
sure or weight.
Any of these marks may be
printed on the label but in case
they are not they must be stamp
ed on the end of the box.