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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-06-26

his signature to this fateful paper he
remarked: "I'll write it large so King
George can read it without his spec
tacles."
John Hancock, one of the richest
men of Boston town, had much to lose
by his stand. 1t was no idle gesture
to him, this adoption of the cause Of
the colonies. His properties were to
be forfeited to the crown for what
would be considered an act of treason
but John Hancock did not hesitate be-
cause Of this. He was native of
Braintree, therefore friend and neigh
Dor, no doubt, of John Adams, who was
afterward to be the second President
Of the United States.
The adopted son Of an uncle, Thomas
Hancock, who left him large fortune,
young Hancock was a graduate Of Har-
ward in 1854, and was one of numer.
GUS family Of Hancocks in the vicinity.
As a member Of the Committee Of
Patriots appointed after the massacre
in Boston asking the British to with
draw, Hancock had cOunseled every
honorable means to avoid the conflict
impending. At the funeral Of the slain
he preached an Grafton In which he
fiayed the cowardice Of the British
officers and men in slaughtering un-
armed men.
When the Continental Congress was
formed John Hancock represented
Massachusetts therein and in 1775-1777
served as its president.
In his spacious Boston mansion mean
while Lord Percy, Britain's pet, held
sway. A price was put on the head of
John Hancock as well, which only
amused the game patriot. Hancock
was so eager to fight that he let it be
known that he was willing to face the
hardships of the field. But congress
was wise and kept him in his post as
it's presiding officer.
After his Revolutionary service was
over, Hancock was elected the first
governor of Massachusetts, which Of
fee he held from 1887 until his death.
John Adams spoke of him as a
"clever fellow, a bit spoiled by
legacy" He left no descendants and
so busy were his heirs in distributing
his property after his death that they
did not erect q tombstone. Massachu-
sets in later years repaired this omis-
sion and a monument now stands over
his grave in the Old Granary Burying
ground, on fremont street. in Boston,
not far from the grave of his friend,
Samuel Adams. another Massachusetts,
Revolutionary patriot.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-06-26
Celebrated Gee Gees
Wind Up in the Army

Some Of our most celebrated gee gees
wind up In the army. Sir Barton and
Behave Yourself (both Kentucky Derby
winners), Wander Pool, Audaeious,
chilhowee, Single Foot, Kentucky Car.
dinal and Capt. AIcock are In the Re-
mount service. incidentally, there are
700 stations In the American Rsmount
association r.. William Graham, who
stars for the Bay Ridge Hearts, 10 the
son Of the soccer scribe Of the same
name.
Turfmen hope for one good break
out Of the news that Governor Lehman
refuses to be reelected They hint
that a new governor may mean new
state racing commission or that the
commission may be strapped as was
done years ago when Harry E. Sinclair
was chairman.
THINGS ! NEVER EXPECT TO
SEE:
The PhilIles winning a pennant. The
owners of the Phillies, or the A's, re.
fusing a helping Of that Boston and
Chicago gravy.
A Broadway columnist getting an
item of sports news first. Or getting
1t right.
The New York State Athletic com.
mission keeping within proper legal
bounds and thus giving the public
break.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-06-26

A RTlsTS unable to visit Max
ASehmeling's fight camp missed
a. rare opportunity for entertain
ment and enlightenment. Mickey Nc
Avoy, one Of the Germans better spar.
ring partners, has "Good Luck For
ever" tattooed on his right shoulder.
There is a picture Of sailor on his
left shoulder. His right arm ls adorned
with ~. S. A. Navy" On his left leg
there is pictured the smiling face Of q
girl who seems to be named Anna ..
When Bill Wingate, a very good 5altI-
~HsUre sports writer, died few days
ago, the mayor Of the town issued a
public resolution Of regret.
The next rumor the Brooklyn base
ball club will have to deny Is that
Frank Hague, Jersey City's mayor, will
bug the joint and install Travis Jack
son as manager Latest suggestion
for the What to Do With Camera club
E. "Stuff him and save him for the
laughs" +. They are saying that Eddie
Mayo, the neat fielding third sacker
bought by the Giants, cannot hit south
paws. Yet last year he went to bat
122 times against left handlers and had
thirty-nine hits for .319 average.
When he loses game Fred
Farmhouse saves his temper by not
reading the newspapers until two days
later.
Could II be true that Joe Louis man.
ayers requested Mrs. Joe to leave camp
because the Bomber was spending
more time in billing and cooling than
In training? =. Anyhow, Mrs. Joe,
who dotes upon fights and who never
missed a workout, decided to stay In
New York (instead Of Lakewood) until
after the night Of June IS -. In the
gay nineties a pitcher always warmed
up with the first baseman, instead OF
the catcher, before entering the box.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-06-26
Ducats Bring Back
Fond Memories of
Rings Old Timers

ALL day long they sit there. Old
"A timers, most of them, they have
little else to do. Occasionally they ut
ter words of wisdom concerning this
cream colored youth who gloWers at
them from brightly tinted posters
tackled against the walls. Occasional
ly they smile little secret smiles at the
antics Of sweating fat men who rush
in to offer kings ransoms for squatters'
rights at Yankee stadium for the
Louis-schmeIing fight.
They sit there, looking at the ticket
stubs, mementoes Of almost forgotten
fights, neatly pasted in frames outside
the doors of Mike Jacobs Office. And
these are the tales that are told:
There is the scrap Of faded card
board which entitled a Brighton Beach
visitor to see Gibbons and Mcfarland
lead with agile Iefts so many years
ago. Prize-fight baIIyhoo and customs
were much the same then as now. Pa.
pers Of that day carried the proud
tidings that John Mccormack had
bought the first box of six for this one.
That night the eminent Irish tenor
walked leisurely to his favored spot
and found six thick muscled citizens
seated there, caps pulled far down over
bristling foreheads.
II beg your pardon, boys, these are
my Seats" pleaded Mccormack. The
boys snarled. Ushers were summoned.
The boys continued to snarl.
Ever a diplomat, the singer saved
the day. He took his friends back to
where there were some vacant seats
20 rows from the ring.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-06-26
BIemishes
Made Her
Old Looking
Face Clear Again with
Cuticura Soap and Ointment

Here is letter every skin sufferer
should read. Its message is vital.
'There were blemishes on my face,
of external origin, and they made me
look old and haggard. They were
red, hard and large. They would
hurt, and when I scratched them the
skin would become irritated, and l
would lie awake at night and start
digging at my face.
But after using two cakes Of
Cuticura Soap and one tin of Cuti-
cura Ointment my face was cleared
again." (Signed) Mrs. L. Whether,
End ST., Floreffe, Pa, June 10, 1885.
Physicians can understand such
letters. The Cuticura formulas have
proved their effectiveness for over
half a century. Remember, Cuticura
Soap and Ointment are also for pim-
pies, rashes, ringwerm, burning Of
eczema and other externally caused
skin blemishes. ALI druggists. Soap
Csc. Ointment 25c.-Adv.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-06-26
PATTERN 5547

No afternoons off" for this col
ored Nanny, for she must wash
the cups and saucers up, and put
the clothes away" But you can take
an afternoon off and embroider your
self a set of tea towels with these
amusing Mammies, for the work goes
very quickly, it's cross stitch, out
line, running and single stitch. Her
gay bandana and checkerboard apron
suggest themselves for the brightest
floss you can find. A sets nice to do
nate when Fair time comes around.
In pattern 5547 you will find a
transfer pattern of seven motifs-one
for each day of the week-averaging
6 by 8 inches material requirements
and color suggestions; illustrations
of all stitches needed.
Send 10 cents in coins or stamps
(coins preferredD to The Sewing Cir
Gle, Household Arts Dept, 259 West
Fourteenth ST., New York, N. Y.
Write plainly pattern number, your
name and address.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-06-26

children we're not interested in getting
their rightful rest before a strenuous
day, but were insuring themselves
against the sad accident of sleeping
past three o'clock in the morning. Any
boy who wasn't out by three o'clock in
the morning shooting tirecrackers un-
der the respective windows of the pas
tor, the school principal and the tru-
ancy officer was deemed a sissy and
not fit for human companionship the
rest of the day.
The opening ceremony was the only
one unanimously attended. From that
time on, too many things were happen
ing to engage the entire juvenile at
tention at one time. There was the
sunrise salute of 81 guns, engineered
by the village blacksmith who placed
one great anvil upon another with
giant powder in between, touched off
from a daring proximity with a red
hot iron. Usually the neither anvil
grew very hot before the 81 salutes
were fired and this was one of the
causes of many distressing accidents
in the insane era. At ten o'clock there
was the rendition of the "Star-Spangled
Banner" led by the band and assisted
by the ladies of the G. A. R., whose
voices sometimes didn't quite make the
high notes; and the reading of the Dec
laration of Independence by the mayor.
Hostilities usually were suspended
at noon for the community dinner in
the city park, where fried chicken, wa
ter melon and lemonade from barrel
engaged the general attention until
safety was reached. The afternoon
was a dizzy succession of patriotic
and athletic events, wherein the popu-
lar candidate for congress, Wed with
a creased pole, pie-eating contest and
a ball game, for popular attention. If
the honorable candidate wound up with
thirty in his audience, and the ball
game wound up in a fight with victory
for the home club, the celebration was
considered a success. The only re-
naming item of Importance was the
stupendous fireworks display, staged
on a hay wagon at the north end of
Main street; an event which some
times was rained out, and sometimes
prematurely ignited by over-zealous
manipulators, resulting in bad burns
duly chronicled in the vital statistics
column Of the home paper in the sue
ceeding issue.
Such was the Fourth of July celebra-
ton IN the early 1905. fraught, as one
may see. with great dangers later
minImlzed by the Sane Fourth cam
paign.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-06-26

near the arena In the early morning
he felt in need Of that other refresh
ment which comes from cooling tub.
He looked, saw a barrel brimful Of
sparkling liquid and climbed In. The
durable Dane from Hegewisch had
himself a refreshing dip and then
climbed out again and proceeded on
his errands, bIissfully unaware Of the
contents of the barrel.
Carefully pasted In the frame there is
another bit Of cardboard with $500 en-.
graved upon Il In tall numerals. This
is one Of the ducats from the carpen-
tier.Levinsl<y interchangeable scrap
at Jersey City on Tuesday, October 12,
1920. Members Of the international
Sporting club, which staged the affair,
were taxed this tidy sum for the pretty
privilege Of a rinsslde seat Outsiders
also were called upon for fancy prices
but even though the big shots tossed
In their c notes az II they were deal
Ing In cigarette coupons, the show was
not a great financial success. About
all II did was to pave the way for the
winner, Gorgeous Georges, to meet
Dempsey.
When they met year later the face
price of each ringside pasteboard was
$50 but first row ducats were being
peddled as high as $500 each.
For hours during that eventful after.
noon while millionaires and outright
phonies fought for priced locations, one
seat remained vacant almost within
touching distance Of the ring.
Next day Tex Richard, who had pro-
NOTED the affair, and Mike Jacobs, who
had bankrolled it, were chatting con-
corning mathematics, finance and the
curious frenzies Of the public. Tex
absently stuck his hand into a side
pocket and pulled out a piece Of paste
board.
Gee whizz !" he said.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-06-26
CARDUI

Cardui is purely vegetable medi-
cine for the relief of functional
periodic pain, nervousness and weak
ness due to poor nourishment.
81 have used Cardui and had good
results from it's use" writes Mrs. w.
E. Barnett, of Taylors, S. c. Il suf-
fered with cramping and headaches
and would have a chilly feeling.
Sometimes I would feel miserable
and have pain more than day, and
would be nervous. After taking SIX
bottles of Cardui, l had less pain and
was regulated. I feel much better"
OF course, if Cardui does not seem to
Telieve your trouble, consult . physician.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-06-26
los Years Difference in
Ages of Bride and Groom

An Egyptian man of one hundred
and thirty has recently married again
for the nineteenth time. His bride
is twenty-five.
His other wives are dead, but his
% children objected to his marrying
again because of the one hundred
and five years between him and the
girl.-London Answers.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-06-26
Mexico Was First Country
TO Have Columbus Statue

( No man. probably has as many me-
MORALS erected to his memory In the
western hemisphere as has Christopher
Columbus. But the distinction Of be-
ing the first country to honor the dis
coverer Of America BY a statue goes to
Mexico, states q writer In the Phila-
delphia Record. In the middle Of the
beautiful Paseo de Ia Reforma, the
tree-llned boulevard In Mexico City
which extends two nlles to We BIN Of
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-06-26
STOP PAIN QUICK
WITH CAPUDINE

Headache, neuralgia, and periodic
pains and other nerve pains yield
almost instantly to Capudine. This
is because Capudine is liquid, and its
ingredients are already dissolved
all ready to act.
Capudine relieves pain by soothing
the tense muscles and nerves. That
is why it is so gentle and effective;
E, Is appr0Cy ed ~ physicians Syofans ano
opiates. At all drug stores; 60c, 30c,
10c sizes. (AdvO
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-06-26

A larger piece OF
pasteboard bears the
names Of Willard and
Dempsey. Seldom will
there be such swelter.
ing heat as there was
on that afternoon aft
er Battling Nelson
took his bath. On the
night previous to the
Toledo massacre Bat
had been scurrying
hither and thither on
errands Of his own.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-06-26

metropolitan oOCCCA
league, once starred for the Norwood
and Roslyn f. G. in Scotland. He
helped organize the Greenock West OF
Scotland f. G. and is the proud holder
Of Glasgow Juvenile Cup Medal.
Sharp trainers already are beating
the new rule requiring the Jockeys
names to be released with overnight
entries at metropolitan tracks. They
wait until the $3.50 deadIine before
giving a name. Then, just as likely as
not, they change the rider before race
time the next day There also 10
considerable fitting going on because
the celebrated bookies who crashed the
clubhouses this year are said to be OPP
posed to giving the same prices that
are quoted In the main ring .. Bud
dy Hassett, newest Of Dodger heroes,
has found a way to beat the autograph
hunters who lie In wait outside Ebbets
field. He borrows a pair Of glasses
from a reporter so that he can escape
in disguise each afternoon.
Archie Walker, former lightweight
contender, now works in the Curb Ex-
change Clearing house :. Although 1t
has been years since he won a bet,
Jimmy Kelly, the celebrated Sullivan
Streeter, still manages to breakfast on
scrambled eggs and champagne.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-06-26

OF MS skill IN plckiiiS
ming young ball
players. Nicholson. the
Washington MD col
lege outfielder W b o
soon will be presented
as a member Of the
Athletics, should make
good In the big time
within a year or so.
He comes from Jimmy
Fox KS neighborhood
and hits almost as
hard :. James Gra-
ham, secretary of the
Cnnnn -
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-06-26

anu nIty pOunus.
AS every doctor
will surmlse, he
died of heart dis
ease. His weight
explains the unnec-
e IS arily e arl y
death. A pump
breaks down If you
overwOrk it,; a six
ty-two year old
heart breaks down
II you compel it to
supply with blood
food, drink, oxy-
gen-t0o many bill
lions of cells.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-06-26

Chapultepec. stands the first statue to
Columbus. The statue represents Co
lumbus drawing aside the veil that hid
the New World. Around its base are
figures of famous Mexicans and Span
iards, one of whom II the distinguished
Spanish Dominican friar, Bartolome de
las Casas, who defended the Mexican
Indians against their cruel cOnQuerora
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-06-26
Recalling Bat Nelson
at Dempsey-Willard Go

There are dozens of stubs which
bring back memories Of that great lit
tie fighting man, Terry McGovern
who beat the best in his day.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-06-26

had not been in
vented at5that time,
and uld have
been of no interest
to boys anyhow, be-
cause boys were on
the receiving end at
Christmas.
On the night be-
fore the Fourth, the
C h ldren began
showing s t r a n G e
symptoms, especial
ly an unnatural will
lingness to go to
bed early. That ges-
ture was deceiving
and speciOus; the
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-06-26

Post, are indistin-
guishable at the
present time but on
the front of the
top row Of names
Is a name written
in large scrip t.
John Hancock" it
reads, and the his
torically minded re-
member that when
that sturdy Massa-
chusetts pa tr ! o t
bent over to put
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-06-26
Printed the Deelaration

The Declaration Of Independence was
printed on the press Of John Dunlap
during the night Of July 4, 1776. in
Philadelphia.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-06-26

insane compared to the advantages we
enjoy now in our state of scientific
sanity, states writer in the Kansas
City Star.
To boy of the Insane Fourth era,
the Fourth of July ranked only with
Christmas in fiscal Importance. On
Christmas we knew II was 1872 days to
the Fourth, and on the Fourth we
knew we had only 173 days until
Christmas. Christmas savings funds
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-06-26

So We've Noticed
None of the pleasant episodes in
life seem to be called experience"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-06-26
Connie Mack Is Still
Wizard in Rookie Hunt

In spite Of gray hairs and advancing
years, Connie Mack has not lost much
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-06-26

Laws must not only be 1uak. but be
recognized a. lpst. II the Soed life Il
to b. lived undaE then
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-06-26
BRISBANE
THIS WEEK
Lightweight Lives Long
Eyes, Also, Work
Japan Will Oblige
The Russian Letdown

Gilbert X. Chesterton, dead at sixty
two, weighed more than two hundred
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-06-26

Love Gives All
Love stops not to think how much
must be given and what must be kept !;
it gives all.-H. w. Webb-Peplot.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-06-26
When the Fourth
Was Noisiest Day

OOKING back from the security
Of our present Fourth of July
saneness to the early 1900s when
IT. all Fourths were insane, we
MI are compelled to admit that
N we did pretty well in those
M days considering the limit
.SE ed means we had Of being
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-06-26

ther injury-which is a certain Dec
laration of Independence signed in the
city of Philadelphia on July 4, 1776.
Most of the signatures, writes Eliza
beth Ellicott Poe in the Washington
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-06-26

The last chapter in the Lindbergh
murder and kidnapping tragedy is writ
ten with the return to Colonel Lind
bergh Of $14,665 heid'by New Jersey as
evidence against Hauptmann. ~
Q King Features eyndicars. Inc.
WNU Service.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-06-26
Millions Yearly
View Declaration

FORE than million patriotic
~ pilgrims a year pause before
n a marble shrine on the sec
M( ond floor Of the Library of
t@ Congress to gaze with rever-
" ent eyes at a fading docu-
9N ment-sheltered in a coating
'AH\ of gelatin to prevent its fur
The Nome daily nugget., 1936-02-27
Placer
 And Lode Location Blanks For Sale at Nugget Office
WHO MUST FILE RETURNS No. 4

Returns are required of every single persons who for the year 1885 had a gross income of $5,000 or more or a net income of $1- 900 or more and of every husband and wife living to- gether who for the year 1885 had an aggregate gross income of $5.000 or more or an aggregate net in- come of $2,500 or more. Widowers, widows, divor- cees, and married persons separated by mutual con- sent are classed as single persons.
 The personal exemptions
The Nome daily nugget., 1936-02-27

judge from the evidence at hand. If Landon is in fact the sort of liberal" he is painted by these and other careful observers. his nom- ination would give the Am erican people little more than 2 choice between two New Deals, one under a Democratic banner and one under a Republican. Il is yet too early to predict with certainty just what the Kansan's position is.
The Nome daily nugget., 1936-02-27
MOSTLY GOOD DOGS.

The majority of dogs, even including mos. of the nuts are good dogs. Fed and cared for, with a bit of training and halfway de- cent treatment, they will respond with love that has no guile, with faithfulness that knows no limitations. They will stay around the home as a matter of prefer ence and make nuisances of themselves nowhere, they will sound an alarm only when an alarm seems necessary, and will learn to place their bites only where bites should be placed.
 When dogs are trouble some, ,surly or vicious, there is a reason, and the reason is in human neglect and mistreatment. If because of this, the temper or habit of a dog gets beyond repair, there's no sense in adding to it's affliction by close re- straint. In such cases, sad and undeserved as it may seem, the humane thing is to end the dogs life.-Se- attle Times.