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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-12-10

"It's Watson Smell. Mr.. Smell to
you. Get me?"
"You remind me of one of Tenny-
sons poems, strange as it seems"
Frank almost purred. "It runs like
this, Blow, bugle, blow! Set the
wild echoes flying It's very smooth
stuff, sir"
"Well, by gum, / guess he just
don't know any better than to talk
back" said tall, lanky fellow with
a New England twang.
''Now if you don't mind my nat
ural curiosity, I'd like to know who
you are" said Merriwell. "Have
you card?"
"My names Ephriam Gullup."
"Gullup?" Frank shook his head.
"Gullup is a very pretty name for
you. It tickles my ear"
The small, bespectacled, short
chinned chap who had sat on the
dresser and read the newspaper
aloud pushed himself forward now.
you're full of cracks, aren't your"
he yapped, like a Pekingese puppy.
"Well, you'll have another crack
from me if you get gay with my
name, big boy. It's Gagg-Bob
Gagg. Now take it easy"
Merry burst into hearty laughter.
"Gagg follows Gullup," he said,
"and one goes with the other, but
Gagg can't be improved on. It's
perfect. Aren't we having fun?"
He had them stopped. Their lit
tie plan to kid him had been shot
all to pieces.
Barney Mulloy was holding
hand over his mouth, now, to keep
from whooping. This was far bet
ter than the rough stuff he had been
on the verge of starting.
The door swung open again to adj
NIT fellow who came in briskly.
"Walter Burrage!" exclaimed
Hodge in dismay.
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Ancient Dictionary Clarifies Bible;
Book of Tenth Century Published in u. s..

Controversies that have arisen
over incongruous translations in the
English Revised Version of the BIZ
BILE probably may be solved through
the use of the oldest comprehen-
give dictionary of the Bible, which
has been published by the Yale Uni
versity Press, writes a New Haven,
Conn.,, United Press correspondent.
The dictionary, written in the
Tenth century and since then eX-
tant only in manuscript form, has
been edited by DR.. Solomon l..
Skoss, professor of Arabic in Drop
sic college, Philadelphia.
The dictionary was written in
Arabic but in Hebrew characters
and is based on manuscripts which
for eight centuries lay forgotten in
the basement of a Jerusalem syna-
cog. With it several disputed pas
sages of the Bible have been clari-
fed.
It was written by David ben Abb
raham | Fash, one of the Karaites,
a Jewish sect which originated in
Mesopotamia in the Eighth century
and which denied the validity of the
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-12-10

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New Pattern Book.
Send is cents for the Barbara
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selecting designs from the Bar
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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-12-10
CHAPTER v

Walter Burrage was somebody at
Fardale. Not only did he stand
high as a student, he was captain
of the baseball team, wore mod
estly hidden society pin, command
ed the respect of the faculty and
was classed as an ace in the run of
the pack.
But of course there were fellows
who secretly disliked him; for sue
cess and popularity arouses envy
and petty malice in schools, just
as it does in other fields of life.
Still prudence and self-interest
caused those who privately hated
him to sugar their tongues when
they spoke of him publicly.
Merriwell had never seen him be-
fore he walked into the room where
the kidders collected by Hodge and
Bascomb had been kidded to a full
stop. But of course Frank had been
curious as to what sort of person the
brother of Inza Burrage might be.
He saw a good-looking chap with
dark eyes and hair, and mouth
and chin expressive of decency and
character. There was confidence
without arrogance in his bearing.
He did not belong to the stocky ath-
letic type, but one could see at
glance that he would strip down
well. Under the modest clothes he
wore was a fine body and clean,
strong limbs that were not muscle
bound.
His eyes swept over the others in
the room before coming to rest on
Frank. He neither smiled nor
frowned.
81 was told there was a little corn
roast going on here" he said, "but
! was on my way to see Merriwell
anyhow. You're Merriwell, aren't
your"
eyes, SIR" affirmed Frank.
"Well, I'm glad to know you"
Burrage put out his hand and Merry
gave it a grip. "Has this hand
picked reception committee been a
little gay with your"
ooh, not at all, not at all, though
they have given me quite a jolly
time" Frank smiled almost sweet
ly.
(TO BE CONTINUED)
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-12-10
SYNOPSIS

When Bart Hodge, vain youth of sixteen,
alights from a train at Fardale, he stumbles
over a half-blind dog and in rage kicks
the animal. The dogs owner, Tad Jones,
small, shabby boy who supports his wild
owed mother, denounces him. This nettles
Bart and he slaps Tad. Frank Merriwell,
an orphan of Hodges age. prevents him
from further molesting Tad. Although the
two do not come to blows, Hodge sneeringY
says they will have to settle their differ
ences later. He and Merriwell had come to
Fardale to attend Fardale academy. While
Hodge consults Joe Ben1is. truck driver Tor
John Snodd, about his baggage, MerriWell,
accompanied by Tad and his dog, Shag,
start walking to Snodds place. Presently
the Snodd truck, with Hodge driving, rum
bles down the road and kills Tad's dog.
Occupying room next to Merriwell's in the
Snodd home Is Barney Mulloy, who dislikes
Hodge. They become good friends. Merri.
well offers to help Mulloy get into one OF
the academy dormitories by appealing to
Professor Scotch, friend of Merriwells
Uncle Asher. AS they leave the house that
evening Hodge is talking to INA Burrage,
friend of Belinda Snodd. Later they meet
Tad, who now has another dog. That night
Bart Hodge crashes a party given by Be-
linda Snodd Hodge sings and the lovely
INA Burrage plays the piano. When Mer.
riwell, seated on the porch with Mulloy,
sings comic song, Hodge rushes out, accus-
ing him of insulting InZa. She steps between
tneIl, teulng dOQBe tnat MerrlWeu Is 100
cheap to deserve his notice. Next day Mer-
riwell and Mulloy rush to grove on John
Snodd'S farm to warn picnic party that
large dog which Silas Gleason gave Tad is
mad and running amuck. Hodge tries to con-
vince INA that this is just trick of Merri-
wells INA. attempting to escape the mad.
dened animal, Injuries her ankle. Hodge fees
in terror. Merriwell single-handed holds of
the mad dog and saves INA. John Snodd
shoots the animal. Later. Merriwell and
Mulloy call on Professor Scotch, who says
the overcrowded condition of the dormi-
tories makes it necessary for them to
share a room-with Bart Hodge.
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what he had in mind would make
matters worse. "When it comes to
a scrap" he urged, "let Hodge start
it."
"Job," said Barney, twas a piker
beside We, but I'm forced to admit
in me sober spells that your
heads screwed on level"
Hodge had saved himself the trou-
BILE of returning to Snodd's for his
belongings. Having packed up that
morning, he had telephoned, while
Merriwell was seeking advice from
Professor Scotch, for his luggage to
be delivered at Union hall; and Joe
Bemis, starting out to deliver load
of grain with the farmers truck,
had killed two birds with one stone
by taking Bart's things along.
"I'll have Joe get your stuff right
over as soon as he comes back, !"
Snodd promised Frank and Barney.
"And if I'd ever looked that news
paper over before he got out of
here" he added, "I'd burnt that
Hodge feller's ears off him. But
maybe my daughter said enough to
him last night. She laced him hand
some for taking to his heels the way
he done. She's gone to see Miss
Inza now to find out how bad her
ankle was hurt
Walking back to the school again,
Mulloy was in a calmer mood.
"There's a flock of chickens in
Fardale that don't admire that gay
rooster as much as they did,
Frank" he chuckled.
Merriwell made no reply. He was
thinking of Inza Burrage and won
dering what she would have to say
about the piece in the newspapers.
Two grinning fellows, lounging on
the steps of Union hall, looked the
new boys over as they approached.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-12-10
A Three Days Cough
Is Your Danger Signal

No matter how many medicines
you have tried for your cough, chest
cold, or bronchial irritation, you can
get relief now with Creomulsion.
Serious trouble may be brewing and
you cannot afford to take chance
with any remedy less potent than
Creomulsion, which goes right to
the seat of the trouble and aids ma
ture to soothe and heal the infamed
mucous membranes and to loosen
and expel the germ-1aden phlegm.
Even If other remedies have failed,
don't be discouraged, try Creomul-
sion. Your druggist is authorized to
refund your money if you are not
thoroughly satisfied with the bene-
fits, obtained from the very first
bottle. Creomulsion is one word-not
two, and it has no hyphen in it.
Ask for it plainly, see that the name
on the bottle is Creomulsion, and
you'll get the genuine product and
the relief you want. (Adv)
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-12-10

''There they are," said one to the
other, "the modest hero and his
trained nurse"
"But they don't suspect what
they're going to be up against in
about a minute" Uttered the other
after Frank and Barney had passed
on into the building.
Nothing warned Frank and Bar
ney of the surprise in store for
them. They walked into that small
room like innocent lambs going to
the slaughter.
They walked into a haze of to-
bacco smoke almost as thick as pea
soup. It came from the pipes and
cigarettes of dozen boys who were
sitting around on chairs, beds and
any other pieces of furniture that
provided perches.
One was located on the top of
the dresser. His chin was nothing
to brag about; in fact it was hardly
worth mentioning. Horn-rimmed
spectacles rode his short, uptilted
nose, which seemed to be shifting
something very tasty. In a hushed,
awe-stricken voice, he was reading
aloud from a newspaper. All the
others had the appearance of listen
ing breathlessly as he read Pete
Smiths version of the mad dog Incl
dent.
Bart Hodge rose at once from his
seat on one of the three single
beds. "You don't have to read it
through again, Bob" he said. "Sir
Galahad himself has arrived. Now
we can hear the thrilling tale from
his own lips"
All the others stood up. All but
the fellow on the dresser. He let
the newspaper fiutter to the floor
and sat still, staring at Frank
through his spectacles as if struck
dumb with wonder and admiration.
There was momentary hush. It
gave Merriwen time to pull him
self together. He knew instantly
that those fellows were there to give
him and Barney swift buggy ride,
inspired by Hodge. Bart was let
ting no grass grow under his feet.
"Just moment" said Frank,
moving to window and throwing it
open. Lets clear the air a Bit"
"I'll bet our hero doesn't SMOKE"
said one of the group.
"You win," admitted Merriwell.
1--WE tried it, though. 1t made me
rather SICK
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-12-10

traditional teachings of the Talmud
and later Rabbinic literature.
The Karaites, accepting the Old
Testament as the sole authority, de-
voted their entire attention to a
thorough study of the Scriptures, its
exegesis and philology.
Al Fasi's dictionary enjoyed such
popularity and authority among the
generations of scholars that fol-
lowed him that it was given only
the simple name "The Book"
A study of the Hebrew-Arabic die
tionary has been made by students
of the Old Testament and verses
which have required elaborate in
terpretations to explain their incon-
gruity have been shown to be in
correctly translated.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-12-10
HOUSEHOLD
QUESTIONS

Hot Luncheon Sandwiches
Spread bread lightly with butter,
add slice of cheese, slice of
tomato and one or two half slices
of bacon. Place on pan in a
hot oven, three to four inches be-
meath the broiler heat and cook
until the bacon is done to taste
and the cheese melted.
Removing Tar Stains. - Tar
stains can be removed from car
pets by spreading a thick paste of
turpentine and fullers' earth over
the affected spot. Leave on for
several hours, then brush off.
Pudding From Stale Bread
Rub the stale bread into crumbs
and then soak a breakfast cupful of
them in half a pint of milk. Mix
in one ounce of sugar, one ounce
of cocoa powder, a beaten egg
and a few drops of vanilla. Bake
in a buttered dish until set.
Preserving Patent Leather
The life of patent leather may be
prolonged by rubbing it occasion
ally with glycerine applied with
clean cloth.
Knitting Hint.-What nuisance
it is when knitting a sleeve to
have to go back to the beginning
and count decreases. Try putting
a snap fastener through every de-
crease row you knit, then de-
ereases can be seen at glance.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-12-10
CHAPTER IV-Continued

Grinning broadly now, he said he
would see them anon in their sar-
dine box, and walked away as if in
a hurry to lose their company.
"Sixty-five bucks!" gulped Null
10y, staring at Hodges back. cts
d hold-up! You'll be sucker to let
him get away with it, Frank"
"But it's cheap when you con-
slider that his coat saved me from
being bitten by that dog, Barney.
I'll pay it and smile"
"Ho1ly chowder! He'll laugh in
his sleep"
81 can take it."
"I'n say you can! But you'll pop
some day if you're human. You
must have limit"
The courses at Fardale were cleo
tive, but MerriwelPs mind was not
fully made up. Wishing to prepare
especially for Yale, he decided to
seek advice from Professor Scotch,
a Yale graduate who still thought
it the best university in the country.
That, of course, was natural enough,
but Frank admired the way in
which the professor had retained
his youthful enthusiasm. There was
something warm and inspiring
about it.
So Mulloy went back to Snodd's
TO pack up, leaving Merry to wait
for the professors return to his
study after delivering a lecture.
An hour later, when he reached
the farm house, Frank found Bar
ney in a state of mind. He was
boiling like a forgotten kettle on
red-hot stove. Waving a rumpled
newspaper, he shouted:
"Have you seen this cockeyed
thing?"
It was the city paper for
which Pete Smith had reported the
encounter with the mad dog, and
the story filed half a column.
Rut plainly Mr.. Smith had been
displeased by his failure to obtain
an interview with the leading actor
in the story: for, beginning with
statement by Silas Gleason that
''the poor old dog had merely been
sick and frightened" the reporter
had finished by kidding the ''mod-
est Zero who had taken to his bed
from the after-effects of the terrible
shock his system had sustained.
All visitors, the report alleged, were
being kept away from his bedside
by trained nurse. 1t was pretty
crude stuff.
Even Hodge, whom Smith had
talked with in the village, had given
his version of the affair. According
to him, he had made haste to get
seven of the girls out of the dogs
way, leaving Merriwell and Mulloy
to take care of Miss Burrage only.
The dog, Bart had said, had ap-
parently been fleeing in terror from
the screaming boy who was pur-
suing him.
''The truth twisting larrikinl"
splpttered Barney. ''Why, it's the
big shot he was, himself! All you
did, Merry, me lad, was help butch
o. a sick and frightened dog"
Franks cheeks had grown hot.
but he refused to boil also. "My
mistake, Barney" he said. II
should have talked to that reporter.
He thought he was being taken for a
ride, and he didn't like it"
Sand you're going to take it lying
down? You're going to let Hodge
get away with that lie?"
He won't get away with it. The
Town authorities have sent the dogs
head away for a Pasteur analysis.
Let Hodge have his moment"
TN let him have something else
u me hands are not paralyzed.
Barney vowed. etgSe 81
Frank had tc put up stiff argu-
4anva& a. Al r Il u
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-12-10
Discovered the Banana

The banana was discovered by
Alexander the Great, along the In
dus, three centuries before Christ.
1t was brought to the New World in
1915. Benjamin Disrael once de-
clared: ''The most delicious thing
in the world is banana"
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1937-01-29
Bruce Cation Says:>>
Navy Can Guard U. S., So Why Expand Army?

Some time in February a sub
committee of the House of Repre-
sentatives will sit down to figure
out how much money the U. 5.
army ought to be given during the
coming year.
The army is asking slightly more
than $410000,000, and the chances
are that it will get it. What's the
army going to do with 1t all?
The answer, of course, is that it
is going to make itself bigger and
better. 1t will add $4,000 enlisted
men. Bringing total enlistment to
5000. 1t will bring its. officer
strength up to 12,l75.
1t will add 5000 to the strength
of the national guard. The number
of reserve officers who will get two
weeks summer training will be
boosted by 5000. Five hundred new
fighting planes will be built. Flying
fields. barracks, ordinance, and the
like will be improved.
II ~
So far, well and good. The Off
GERS who have devoted their lives
to the army contend that it needs
these things to be efficient, and it
is hard for civilian to argue with
them. What civilians might very
properly do, however, is ask just
what the government proposes to
do with this fine army after it gets
ii perfected.
We can't judge the army without
also taking a look at the navy. We
need to remember that our navy
in theory, at least-is zone of the
two most powerful navies in exist
ence.
We are spending enormous sums
TO make it in actual fact what it
is in theory. And we may safely
say that the navy already is SO
strong that no nation or combina-
ton of nations would dream of try
ing to invade our shores.
That being so, what do we want
with q $40, 100000 army?
We are fond of saying that we
will fight no more wars on foreign
soil. We will stay at home and
mind our own business, instead; II
anyone wants to fight us, he will
have to come over here to do 1T.
We will make our defense impreg-
nable and keep our collective nose
out of affairs that do not concern
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1937-01-29
News Behind the News
Waist Bending to Jefferson Son'e
Concrete Recognition Where me
Public Can See

WASIHNGTON.-Though the theme OF .iie
inaugural Jacksonian, the SECOND ,a''a, -
sea a distinct bow made toward Jefferson loo,
That will be made. if not in legislation anu
principles at least in the beginning OF Tue iist
real memorial to jefferson the capitai mas &c
rod True there is a statue of jefferson in the
Capitol corridor leading to the House, put very
few people have ever seen the marble Inquire
atop tall pedestal
But Some time during 1887, Congress Is 10
begin spending up to 100000 for memorial
to Jefferson which will be comparable TO those
which imrnortalize Washington and Lincoln. II
VIII probably take the form OF Roman nun
with great statue OF Jefferson iookiis aeio>'
to his native Virginia.
The location most favored is adjoining the
Tidal Basin which is roughly between the
White House and the washington Monument.
The hall might be built to include JEFFERSON
relics and perhaps the library OF $500 BOOKS
which he sold to the Library of Congress after
its collection was burned by the BRUSH IN 1917.
Rep John j. Boylan, from New York CITY, is
the moving spirit who has been pusning tne
jefferson memorial project for the last IA years
If 1t seems a long time, it might be remem-
bered that it took Congress more than 100 years
to get around to doing anything about George
Washington memorial And maybe the seconu
administration of Franklin D. Roosevelt Will
prove as appropriate time as any for setting
up the first memorial to jefferson.
No more than the customary amount of at
when Senator Morris Sheppard OF Texas rose
to make his customary speech on prohibition
Sheppard had considerably given warning sew
eral days in advance.
The dry senator boasts that he has been in
congress longer continuously than anyone else,
having been elected in 1902, and succeeding his
father, at that.
So his annual prohibition speech has become
q classic The author of the 18th Amendment
warned that the social i'll effects of repeal are
being ignored in the mad scramble for tax reVe-
nue..
Senators might well have paid more atten-
ton to the veteran Sheppard than they did.
For the prohibition movement is stirring very
uneasily in the grave dug for it four years ago.
Taking for their theme that prohibition did
ut work last time because people hadn't been
educated up to it, prohibitioners launching
a widespread educational campaign bearing
down on the social results of drink-drunken
drivers, industrial inefficency, i'll health, and
the like.
And next month the Prohibition Party will
begin definite political campaign looking to-
says the goal is to create a strong organization
and local election.
little more than $1,000 votes in the 1896 pres-
dental election isn't discouraging the drys
little bit. They have their eyes on the increas-
ing number of communities going dry by local
option
Complacent vets will do well to keep an eye
on those unobtrusiye little local elections, too.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1937-01-29
THE COMMONWEALTH CLUES
HIGH PRINCIPLES

The Commonwealth Club of Califor-
MIA RECENTLY completed membership
uoll which should be interesting to many
who have worried over discussion IN
grammar schools, high schools and col
leoes of various ''isms." Membership
of the club felt that high school and
: college teachers should be free to DIS
cuss in the classroom such subjects as
Communism, Fascism, socialism, capi-
talism and public and private owner,
ship of utilities, but that they shouid
not be allowed to advocate any OF the
doctrines.
Grammar school teachers should not
be allowed to discuss the subjects IN
classrooms. the club felt. High school
teachers. it's membership added, should
not be allowed to express their personal
opinions. college professors should De
allowed to express their opinions, but
not to advocate that their students FOL
low their beliefs.
MANY will oppose the liberal policy
advocated by the Commonwealth CLUB;
vet it lives up to the American way OF
doing things. There is only one grave
danger-that the teachers, consciously
or unconsciously, would not be able 10
keep within the restrictions OF advocacy.
It would be the height of folly to at
empt to hide from the youth OF the coun-
try the fact that there are such things
as these .'isms." 1t would be just as fal-
lacious to try to keep them in Ignorance
of the teachings of the various political
sects. 1t is far wiser to lay the Facts
before them, teach them to think, ana
allow them to reach their own conclu-
mons.
The only thing to be avoided is extor-
ton of facts.