The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-07-09

fathers put up with Irwin s. Cobb
plenty of misery in
order to move about. And then l
realized that what we had endured
did not date back to former genera
tons. So soon have we grown ac-
customed to luxury with speed we
forget that most of America, fifteen
years ago, lacked what we now &C.
cept as common travelling comfort.
Why, less than two decades ago,
for my sins, rode on certain jerk
water railroad in the deep South.
The last work done on its tracks was
in 1864 by General Sherman-he
tore 'em up.
I made the mistake of trying to
shave while en- route. When I got
through, I looked like one of those
German student duelists.
But, nowadays, even those who
use homemade trailers seem al
most happy at times.
Diplomatic BusybOdies.
WHO'LL be the next member of
w our diplomatic corps to open
his mouth and put his foot in it
clear up to his hip-joint?
It has been nearly two months
now since our ambassador to Ger
many had bad dream and before
nursie could quiet him was pro-
claiming that certain Millionaire
was willing to put up one of his
loose billions to buy dictatorship
for this country. He failed to fur
nish the name and address. Maybe
they got left out of the nightmare.
Hardly had paregoric wooed this
distinguished sufferer back to hush
a-bye-land when our new represen-
tative in the Philippines began de-
manding that, when it came to
drinking official toasts, his name
must come higher up on the wine
list or he wouldn't be responsible
for the consequences. However, the
excitement subsidized before he could
summon the Pacific feet to bonn
bard Manila. There's rumor that
Washington sent him word he
needn't worry about being appro-
priately saluted-there'd be a ma
tionwide Bronx cheer awaiting him
on his return home.
Since then there's been 1ull and
the American public is getting inn
patient. We do so love free show
and especially when it's amateur
night.
Hard-Bitten Females.
TOURING about over certain
Western states where open gam
bling either is by law permitted, or
by custom winked at, noticed this:
Generally speaking, the feminine
patrons are the steadiest drinkers,
the most persistent gamesters, the
most reckless betters of all. And
frequently their manners are the
rudest and their faces the grinmest
determined seemingly to disavow
the theory that their sex is the
gentler sex.
On the other hand, the men pa
trons-descended, many of them,
from old gun fighters, old prospec-
tors, old OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES increas-
ingly docile and subdued, absorbing
less than their share of the hard
liquor-maybe because they fear
there won't be enough left for
mama and the girls-and risking
their dimes where the gallant ladies
plunge with dollars.
Sometimes fellow, watching the
modern professional from the pro-
lection of the sidelines, gets to long
ing for the bygone days when, as
Kipling might have put it and, in
fact, almost did, woman was only
a woman, but good cigar was ten
cents.
These Candid Cameras.
n NOE a citizen had right to OBJ
" ject to the publication of a
fiashlight view showing him beat
ing his wife or exhibiting his appen-
dicitis scar or taking out his up
pers or something.
That was before they began print
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