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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-12-17
Coat SiIhouettes Varied
in Fashions for Winter

Coats for the coming winter have
refused to conform to any one sill
houette. Paris designers show
sheath-like tubular coats that are
sometimes edged with band of
fox at the bottom; straight, loose
coats that are full-length and occa-
sionally made with extra fullness in
the back; or of classic lines, nipped
in at the waist and fiared to the
hemline.
Generally speaking, broad Shout
ders have given way to more nat
ural line, waistlines frequently are
accented, and plain, close-fitting
necklines are new. Fur panels often
give Importance to straight-cut
skirts, and lavish use of fur is seen
at all of the leading fashion houses.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-12-17

into the ashpit. The simple way
to revive it is to add a sprinkling
of fresh coal, giving it time to
ignite. When it is burning well,
shake the CRATES gently, stopping
when the first red glow shows in
the ashpit.
Then refuel the fire, remember
ing to fill the firebox to the level
of the bottom of the fire door.
This will provide a deep fire,
which is considerably more Geo.
nomical than a shallow one, for it
burns less coal and lasts a longer
period of time. Also, it minimizes
the attention you have to give a
shallow fire in trying to revive it.
WNU Service.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-12-17

SEWING. Forty-eight pages OF
step-by-step directions for making
slipcovers and dressing tables;
restoring and upholstering chairs,
couches; making curtains for ev-
cry type of room and purpose.
Making lampshades, rugs, otto
mans and other useful articles for
the home. Readers wishing a
copy should send name and adj
dress, enclosing Is cents, to Mrs.
Spears, 210 South Desplaines ST.,
Chicago, Illinois.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-12-17
ENGLISH PLUM PUDDING

HERE are those to whom
\ Christmas dinner would not
be Christmas dinner without end
ing with plum pudding. Scald
2h cups stale breadcrumbs with
l cup cream. Cream " pound
beef suet and add to it " cup
brown sugar, " cup corn syrup,
well-beaten eggs, " pound
chopped citron, " pound cur
rants, 2 teaspoons baking powder
and " cup brandy or rum. Turn
into a buttered mold and steam
for "a hours, IL hours one day
and IL hours the next. Turn into
a tin and seal until ready for use,
when it must be reheated for
serving. Serve with a sauce of
choice.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-12-17

DOy WHOAe OtOFys
night seem brighter. They left to-
gether.
There was more than the bicycle.
1t seemed a shame, Mrs. Greene
said, for mittens not to be used, and
these books, now, and-well, why
not? Mary would be scandalized,
and her sons might not understand
but there was their room, never
opened now
Listen, lad," she. said. GIVE
been aching my heart out for son.
And you need home. Couldn't we
give ourselves to each other for
Christmas present? Won't you be
my SOM"
"Gee!" cried the boy, voicing
wonder of love and gratitude. "You
can sure have me, and Merry
Christmas! Merry, Merry Christ
mas, Mother!"
G Western Newspaper Union.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-12-17

were so many little ones, and after
all, he didn't really belong. He'd
get by. He knew where he could
get paper route right now, if he
only had bicycle.
81 know where there's a bicycle
standing useless in an attic corner"
said Mrs. Greene. "It belonged to
my sons. You shall have it."
His shining eyes made the whole
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-12-17
Home Heating
im+e By John Barclay
THUS Heating Expert
Don't Shake Down Low Fire
Give Fresh Coal Good Start
Then Shake Crates Gently

THERE'S little fault with the
l. firing method of quite a few
home-owners that should like to
correct. They have a mistaken
idea that when fire is low, all
they have to do is to shake the
CRATES vigorously and the fire will
flare up again.
Nothing could be further from
the fact. A shallow, half-burned-
out fire cannot be revived by shak-
ing most of the remaining Goals
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-12-17
Leopard and Green Used
in Smart Paris Costume

Touches of fine fur on wool
dresses are important as trimming
now. One smart form-ftting en-
semble seen in Paris collection is
of soft deep green wool with long
slide fastener closing at the front,
slightly accentuated shoulders and
bows of leopard at throat and belt
fastening. It is worn with boxy
leopard jacket and matching green
turban, leopard trimmed. It is
sporty" enough to cheer your fav-
orite football team on to victory and
smart enough for any afternoon
function.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-12-17
Uncle MiG
Says: AM
See What II Led To

Adam and Eve had but one fault
curiosity; a small one to lose
Eden for.
The "man of few words" doesn't
realize how tiresOme they be-
come.
A statistician in listing the COM
mon causes of fatigue in men,
overlooked a waistline of 46
inches.
Alone They're insufficient
Memories are all right to live
on provided you have something
else.
A few men in the audience who
laugh uproariously in the right
place are a great asset to the
speaker.
Never bestow real criticism OF
the faults of your friends when
they ask it. Sidestep it, somehow.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1937-08-19

For a Delightful Odor-Add a
drop of perfume to starch as it
cools and children's dresses,
which require starch, will have a
delightful fresh odor.
Keeping Apples-Apples will
keep longer if rubbed over with
a little glycerin, which can be
washed off before the apples are
used.
Keeping Cut Flowers-To help
prolong the life Of cut flowers,
wash the vases thoroughly with
soap and water, and scald them.
When Using Soda-To prevent
the soda taste in foods in which
soda is used as a leavening agent,
dissolve the soda in a small
amount of liquid called for in the
recipe before mixing it with the
other ingredients.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1937-08-19
Be Yourself

There never can be equality
among human beings in their char
acters, their abilities or their pop
uIarity. So why worry over
equality?
That word "expert," itself de-
rives from the same root as
Experience"
The young man who says what
he likes gets over that folly.
Belief may be one part credulity
and all the rest desire to get
something.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1937-08-19
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Testing Fish-If fish is fresh and
has been properly refrigerated
from the time it was caught, it
will have little odor. If it has
a strong odor do not serve it, Let
your nose and eyes tell you wheth-
er or not it is disable.
WNU Service.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1937-08-19

NEW YORK.-Big, dubious Gen.
~ Feng Yu-Hsiang Graves action.
Among all China's rampant war
lords, the old Christian general is
the least inclined
General Feng to turn the other
Doesn't Turn cheek. and the one
Other Cheek most conspicuous
~ free from
charges Of dealing under the table
with Japan. It was he, say the
news reports, who eased Chinese
troops into the Japanese Tientsin
concession, in civilian clothes, threw
Japanese strategy into confusion
and pretty nearly wrecked it. The
peasants love him. If ever a hui
man tidal wave engulfs the invad-
ing Japanese, he will be riding it.
He has been fighting, off and on,
for about 40 years, sometimes as a
regular and sometimes in more or
less private wars. The politicians
dislike him and every once in
while have him sent off to the fog
belt. The last time was in 1929,
when he stirred up a revolt In an
effort to start an ''up-and-at-ern"
movement against Japan. But they
always have to call him out Of re-
tirement, as when Chang Kai-shek
was kidnapped last December.
Feng always has enough loyal sol
diers in reserve to count him in in
any large-scale ruction-he has
commanded as many as half a mill
lion men. When Chang was res
cued, he made peace with Feng and
the latter assumed full responsible
ity for the national military coun-
Gil, of which Chang is chairman.
He was born Of coolie parents in
Chaohsien, Anhwei. In June, 1900,
he was big hulk
Missionary ing lad, stand
Unscrambles ing guard in
CT. n~.c,,, Picking compound,
onaRe urea" where some
American missionaries had been
trapped by the Boxers. He became
friends with Mary Morrill,, a mis-
sionary girl from Maine. One night
he had terrible dream about
snake under his bed. He asked Miss
Morrill, to interpret 1t.
What Miss Morrill, made Of the
dream is not recorded. A day or
two later, Feng saw woman be-
headed. He was troubled, without
knowing just why, and again saw
Miss Morrill,. She converted him ia
Christianity. In the following years,
the fighting trade was brisk in Chi
ma. and Feng began to get a repu-
tation, now as free lance and now
with the imperial armies. He
preached to his troops every day.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1937-08-19

# his men didn't want to listen,
he used to pay them.
Each soldier wore a brassard,
pinned on with a safety pin, and
written on it the Ten Command
ments. But Feng had done re-
write job on the original. His ten
commandments gave specific direc-
lions for overcoming an enemy in
different situations. Every so often,
Feng would announce that, no mat
ter what the exigencies Of battle
might be, it was important for a
man to discover his own soul.
On these occasions, he would 60
to the country, wearing an old pad
Is, ded coolie coat,
Stops Battle with vacuum
to Paint or bottle full Of paint
Read Poetry brushes hung from
waist. He would paint plum bios
SONS for a while and then squat on
his heels and read Confucius or
Lao TIE. After few months of
this he would get back to his fight
ing.
When Chang Kai-shek counted
him out in 1929, he went to howell
hung high on a rocky shoulder of
Tai Shan, China's Sacred noun
tain" a place set aside for citizens
who wanted to take spiritual inven-
tory. Nearby was the ancient "Hall,
Of the Five Sages."
Feng used the hall as sort Of
private university. He hired fac
ulty Of seven venerable teachers, he
being the only pupil. The curricu-
lurn listed first a course on 'the
spring and autumn period of the
Chou dynasty"
Feng is an ascetic, abstemious In
his diet, wearing cotton coolie
clothes, subjecting himself to rigid
discipline. In his retreat on the
sacred mountain, he rose every
morning at four o'clock.
His task was to draw on each of
four sheets Of parchment the four
- !. m ost beautiful
NettTsS EoTty CHI acters he
at Retreat on could possibly de-
Sacred Mount wise. His furniture
consisted Of q
mat. table and two straight
backed chairs and tiny oil lamp.
He always went to bed at $3.50
o'clock, to save oil, he said, and
to be rested for his early rising.
When Miss Morrill, converted
him, she made him member Of the
overwhelmingly" which means
beautiful, beautiful society,"" 1t lis,
in essence, the Chinese name for
the Methodist church. but to Feng,
the frustrated artist, it was an or
ganization for the propagation Of
beauty.
So when he isn't fighting, he full
fills his Christian duty, as he sees
it, by searching out beauty. He is
a pacifist and dislikes violence in
all forms, but before he gets back
to his plum blossoms and his Lao
TIE, he would like to get just one
good big walloping clout at Japan,
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1937-08-19

| WHO'S NEWS
THIS WEEK..
BY Lemuel F. Parton
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

NEW YORK.-Big, dubious Gen.
~ Feng Yu-Hsiang Graves action.
Among all China's rampant war
lords, the old Christian general is
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1937-08-19

purchase price, plus postage f you live in Canada, ad
dress General Foods, Ltd, cobourg, Ont)
Postum contains cafein It is simply whole wheat
and ran and slightly sweetened It In two
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Instant Postum made instantly in the Econor-
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soon love Postum Syndicate a +. Corp, Licenses 4 @
for its own rich ~~.a.,~a~ru~,-,<r, r-<
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The Washington times., 1937-08-31

3 COTTON AND SEERSUCKER SUITS; white and blue
cottons striped and checked seersuckers. Sizes:
Regular, (35) Short 1 1852, (39): Long 1857,
1885, Stout (39); Short Stout, 1897; Long Stout,
(40). Were $1275, now. SASS
Fl SUMMER SUITS; cotton and mohair checks, mix
lures and Glen plaids Made by one Of America 8
outstanding Summer-clothing manufacturer in all
sizes in regulars, shorts and longs. Were $16.I5
now 5000
II TROPICAL WoRsTED SUITS; broken sizes. Were
$1S7S, now '$AA'oS
IA TROPICAL woRsTED SUITS. Were $1o7s to $500.
now .............""".... $ASOS
SUITS; twists and worsteds, grey. tan, and blue.
Sizes: Regular, 1887; Short, 1850; Long (38l,
1897; Long Stout, (40). Were $1,000 and $35 100.
20 SUMMER SUITS; broken sizes. Were $500 and
$3.50. now $3.50
10 THREE-PIECE SUMMER SUITS; flannel and fine
worsted twists; broken Sizes Were $780, now $21S5
81 SUMMER SUITS; all sizes. We're $2s75 to $500.
now ..$S4OS
5 SPORT COATS; Glen plaids. Sizes: Regular, (37),
1 1857; Short. (40); Long, 1897, (4O). Were
$1,000, now 1913
10 SPORT COATS; broken sizes. Were $3.50 and
$500, now .$lEoS
81 SPORT TROUSERS Were $3.50 to $3.50, now. $5.SS
TUXEDO COATS; fine tropical worsteds or silk mix
lures. Sizes: Regular, 1857; Short, 1887; Long.
1917. $751; 1897, (42) Were $22So. now. .$1lsS
The Washington times., 1937-08-31
MEMS FURNISHINGS

n SHIRTS: slphtlv soiled Were a 90 now- RSe
Il SHIRTS: broken lots white and fancies 81 "A
IN, sryTprs, ..,,s ..,. ..s o...- A.. III.
STYLES Broken sizes. Were 5000 and S2 So 1872. SI 81
$3.50 now .,,...,.,...,,.,,. Sis
Were S395 now. .....'.,H..... HALE PRICE
124 NECKTIES: manv with light srorndr Were Al 90
now .......................... HALF PRICE
121 NECKTIES crepes and foulards. Were $780,
HALF FhACE
81 NECKTlES; imported crepeS. Were 500.
800 e. :. 80 - ;. . EA"AN~
- 49, - wv 0 ~O -O W.
80 go" 800 "n VOC 0'O' o"'''''. 'AoO
" Were 3sc and enc now 0'p az" "e"' p"''e 5s:
ooe Dnrus rvosv IVY -o- -. or. g.
. OS " w wv N Wv "''''''''''''S 30"
- rAS noDn were $tOo, nov. 4. 'o"O
90 90 Gars aoc nov "1AAA IAN ""OH"AO' S 1oc
II PAIRS IMPORTED ISLE HOSE Were a. "a ana
$500 now Recommendations. HALF PRICE
II PAIRS GOLF HOSE; plain shades. Were 81 so and
$2OO now
81 PAIRS OF PIGSK1N AND MOCHA GLOVES. Were
Sz0O 70 $SOO, .9lSS
20 M 80 60 En ~ 0o"' Oh" "i00S S'SAeS' &c
-, r.T.-r.s - 40 "a 49,. 40 a. 80 y, =.
- 49, T 1870 T~O~'
A'' me saGeenS a. enc exceen' qualify
2s SILK PAJAMAs. Main shade. $40
~ Suw uAJAMAc ann 0rNcp ST1Trc, d oo,o-a .uL
40 v1sro 4a n ~ SJ3 En- noS1 "AN' '"O4""A~ e s %
IN uruovzr N.
Were SOC to $50 .:,...:..:.,... HALF PRICE
100 SHIRTS ANN SHORTS. rso,,ar and Iio,+a,o1+. az
1Ss WOVEN SHORTS: patterns whites and solid coors
Swiss ribbed shirts. Were 75c to $1OO,
The Washington times., 1937-08-31

SwooL SUITS; grey and blue SPORT cheviots in
small checked mixtures Sizes: Regular, (40), (42
Short. $50, 1884, 1897; Long (4O) Were $2S 100,
now 'SA4'oS
WOOL SUITS; tweed mixture, grey and tan with
sport backs. Sizes: Regular, (34); Short, 1881,
(4ol (42); Long, 1887, 1897. Were $500 and
$zSoU, now SA0'oO
80 HART SCHAFFNER & MARX AND RALEIGH WOOL.
SUITS; and trousers in cheviots twists, fannels,
tweeds, Shetlands and worsteds Sizes: Regular
1857, 1897, (40), (42 (4); Long, 1857 (40).
(44) Full Stout 1897. (4O) (44): Short Stout,
(40), (42), (44) Long Stout. (40). Were $500
and $4,000 now. $21SS
"A HART sCHAFFNER & MARX AND RALEIGH SUITS;
chevots, worsteds and twists in grey, blue brown.
Sizes Regular (37), 1887, 1897, (40), (44),
(46): Short 1857, (4O), (42): Long, (38l.
1897, (40); Medium Stout (40). (44) Full
Stout (3sl CO., (421 go, (4e); Short Stout.
4(3s) CO., t42), (44l: Long Stout (SS) 2 co..
2 HAND-TAMoRED SUITS; brown worsted Sizes:
10 HART SCHAFFNER & MARX BENCH-MADE AND
RALEIGH SUITS; worsteds, flannels; imported and
domestic. Regular short and long sizes. Were 5000
10 ToPCoATs; blue and grey tweeds. Sizes: Regular.
Long. (S7). 1(4O), (42). Were $500, $21SS
IS HART SCHAFFNER & MARX AND RALEIGH OVER
COATS; tweeds and fleeces in grey brown and mix
lures Sizes: Regular, 1867. (37), 1881, 1897,
(40). (42), (44); Short, 1887, (40), (42).
Were $500 and $4,000 now. $21SS
II HART SCHAFFNER & MARX AND RALEIGH OVER
COATS; blue and brown. Sizes: Regular 1897,
(40), (42), / (44); Short, (37), (4O); Long,
$780, (4o). Were $500 to $500, now .$23s5
The Washington times., 1937-08-31
~ PRICE
Suits, Topcoats
and OVercoats

Is HART SCHAFFNER & MARX AND
RALEIGH SUITS; l and trouser wor-
steds, cheviots, Shetlands, crashes and
twists. Broken sizes for regulars, shorts
and stouts. Were $500. now HALF
PRICE $3.50
6 TOPCOATS; brown and grey tweeds
and velours. Sizes: Regular, (3D,
(4O); Short, $3.50, 1 (37), l (39); Long,
(39). Were $500, now HALF
PRICE .................... $3.50
Is HART SCHAFFNER & MARX AND
RALEIGH OVERCOATS: brown, grey
and blue in single and double breasted
models. Sizes: Regular, (38), / (39),
(4O), 2 (42), 2 (4N; Short, l (42):
Long, (3T, 2 C2); Stout, (4O),
(46). Were $500, now HALF
PRICE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. $3.50
The Washington times., 1937-08-31
MEMS HATS

4s KNOX DUNLAP AND RALEIGH STRAWS AND
BODY HATS; some slightly soiled, broken sizes.
Were $3.50 to $3.50. now. $1OO
$780, $500 and $3.50 KNOX STRAW HATS.
$500 and $500 RALEIGH PANAMA HATS. ........ $2.SS
$3.50 and $500 KNOX PANAMA HATS. $3.S5
$1,000 and $500 KNOX PANANAS. SASS
$1,000 and $500 MONTE CRIsTI PANAMA HATS, $11.SS
IS RALEIGH FALL HATS. Were IS and Sc, now. $s.Ss
The Washington times., 1937-08-31
MEMS SPORT SHOES

1874 PAIRS RALEIGH "s" SPORT SHOES. Were $3.50
and $780, .$SSS
As PAIRS sTA-sMooTH SPORT SHOES; imported buck
skins %St5 s a a5a AL AL
20. 90 &s}; Width A 2(T!s)' 90, l Ss3z}
(71a), (s1a). 2 (Sl, 2 (1O1al, (11); Width g,
(51z(, 90, q t63a), q. (71O, GS: Width D.
(5), (61a). (7), Ga, 49, (1o) Were $S.7S
II price. X43S
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-11-11
How Fort Pontchartrain
Changed to Fort Detroit

According to Farmers History
of Detroit" the forerunner of Fort
Detroit was called Fort Pontchar-
train, which was built in 17O1 on the
first rise of ground above the river,
between what is Jefferson avenue,
Woodbridge street, Griswold and
Shelby streets. The space was in
closed by wooden pickets driven in
to the ground as closely as possible
to form a fence ten feet high. On a
later date the stockade was made
about Is feet high and at the four
corners were bastions.
In 1903 the fort was partially
burned by the Indians and remained
defensively weak until 1718, when it
was rebuilt and became one of the
strongest forts in the country. A
number of immigrants arrived from
France in 1749 and the stockade was
enlarged and when additional troops
arrived in 1851, it was known as
Fort Detroit. It's size was increased
in 1854, 1855, 1853, as well as in 1760,
after the surrender to the English.
Military incidents connected with
its history include the seige of Pom
tiac in 1853, its use as a base for
raiding parties during the Revolu-
ton and its capture by Canadian
force in the War Of 1872.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-11-11
Children Trapped
In Burning House

Northome-TWo samll children, Mar
win and Merton Pellinen, aged IA
months and 3H years, respectively, were
burned to death last week when the
farm home of their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Matt Pellinen, two miles north of
this village, was destroyed by fire.
The boys were trapped in the bedroom
from which the fire department, arriv-
ing when the house was in mass Of
flames, found it impossible to remove
them for the entire roof had already
collapsed. The origin of the fire, altho
not definitely known, is thought to
have been a defective chimney. Only
the mother of the family was home
when the fire broke out and being in
the barn at the time did not discover
the blaze until it had consumed a large
portion of the structure. Mr.. Pellinen,
who was on his way to Blackjack to
get material for the house, did not re-
turn until later. A drive to secure
donations for the Pellinen family was
begun in the Northome community and
business men plan to build a new home
and provide food and clothing.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-11-11
Girl Ends 5000
Mile Bike Ride.

st. Cloud-Setting out for st. Cloud
on Friday, october /, on bicycle bound
for the sunny state of California, Eve
Ign Rossman, t8-year-old girl, COM
pleted the 5000 mile trip in IA days,
according to news received by her
mother. Evelyn arrived october IA, at
her destination Rodeo, California and
she was still peddling the bicycle and
having the time of her life!" The trip
was planned as complete surprise visit
to a sister living in Rodeo. The young
girl not only depended on bicycle to
see her through, but left home with a
small amount of money. Money, she
learned along the route, was the least
of her troubles. Right now there's a
price on the bicycles head, many per-
sons having offered Miss Rossman
tempting amounts for the history
making vehicle. The girl chose the
southern route which took her through
Omaha, Wichita, Oklahoma City, Amar-
lilo, Santa Fe, Kingston and Los
Angeles.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-11-11
Famous Shipmast Locust
Was Named by a Mariner

It was Capt. John Sands, settler
of Sands Point, L. l., who first rec
ognized the virtues of shipmast To-
Gust, according to a Long Island ira
dition. Shipmast locust is a favored
farm tree used for fencing. Demast-
ed off Virginia by storm In 100,
the story goes, he sent his sailors
ashore to find suitable trees for an
emergency rigging until port could
be reached. They brought back tall,
straight-grained boles of what
seemed to be black locust, but
which differed in that the trees pro-
duced no seed and grew taller with
fewer low branches and a darker
heartwood. Strangely, search in
Virginia failed to discover any ma
tive plantations of shipmast locust,
and the tradition cannot be con-
firmed. In fact, none has been OBJ
served south of Philadelphia.
It's seedless characteristic is the
reason why shipmast locust has
been so limited in its spread. Com
mon black locust, a prolific produc-
'er of seed, spreads rapidly without
the help Of man. But only by la
borious grubbing can the necessary
root cuttings be gathered to propa-
gate the shipmast locust vegetative-
ly. Such was the method tradition
ally used by Captain Sands in trans
planting the species to his native
II Tel he
son valley and in North Jersey, usu-
ally on old estates, the main stands
of shipmast locust are found. Ship
mast root cuttings were carried by
the Quakers to their settlements
around Moorestown, Mercerville
and Shrewsbury, N. j., Pawling, N.
Y, and Sycamore and Sandwich,
Mass, thus accounting for other old
groves there.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-11-11
America, Home of the Horse

When the SpanlardS first came to
the Americas they found no horses
in the Western world The natives
fled in terror as the Spanish con-
querors and their followers galloped
about on the fine Arabian, Moroc-
can and Andalusian mounts which
they had brought with them. The
Indians are said to have thought,
at first, that man and horse were
one animal-until they saw the
Spaniards dismount. Yet science
says that, actually, America was
the original home of the horse
that the horses of the Old World de-
veloped- from the fawn-colored, s.
toed, pigmy horse known geological
ly as "Phenacodus primaevus,"
whose presence in this country,
many thousands of years ago, is
proved by many fossil remains
found in some of our Western states.
What epidemic, convulsion of nature
or change in climatic conditions
came to exterminate the pigmy
horse in America is one of the mys-
teries for which science, as yet, has
no answer.