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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-08-13
DYNAMITE CAPS FAIL TO EX-
PLODE WHEN HAMMERED

Fate was certainly kind to three
Havre de Grace youths on Thursday
morning, for it is next to miraculous
that they were not either killed OF
seriously injured. The boys, whose
ages range from 9 to IL years, sons
of Italian parents, entered the open
warehouse of Abbott Bros. and I'M
noticed, carried off a quantity OF
dynamite caps.
Carrying them to the North side of
the building they were pounding on
a number of the caps with concrete
blocks, using block also for foun-
dation on which the caps were locat-
ed. Just why the caps failed to ex-
plode is unknown, but anyway they
didn't and the boys are indeed for
tunate to escape serious injury and
possible death.-Ledger, HaVre de
Grace.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-08-13
NEWARK TEACHERS HAVE SAL.
AIRY CUT RESTORED

The forty-seven members of the
faculty at the Newark Public Schools
will receive a per cent restoration
of their salary cut, as result of the
action taken at the last meeting of
the state legislature.
Originally cut 10 per cent, the
amount was decreased by half last
year and beginning with the fall
term of 1887, the original wage
scale will be resumed.
The increased salaries paid to
Newark teachers will amount to 3d.
924.3S more, annually, than was paid
prior to the passage of the restora-
ton bill. Delaware teachers receiv-
ing a salary of less than $1,000 were
not affected by the cuts, and conse-
quently have had no increase in pay.
No Newark teachers, however, are
paid less than this amount.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-08-13
GOLDEN HOURS
Evangelist John Moses Baker
Baltimore. Maryland

We can make all our hours golden,
II we only obey every call
In loving service and words Of cheer;
They mean so much to us all.
In the path of duty, all good in
found;
Obeying Gods word and His
will;
And the light of his love shining
round us,
And his whisper Peace, be
STILL"
So much we can do to help others
Let us improve every moment
of time.
Life great spendor Is sowing:
May that blessing be yours and
be mine.
Let us all be up and doing,
With tenderness, repose of the
soul;
Making life and all it's living
In the Master, complete and
whole.
Some day, when warfare is over,
The last battle fought and won,
And the words of the blessed Master,
Faithful servant, well done.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-08-13
st. John River

st. John river is one of New
Brunswick's attractions. It rises on
the wooded areas of the northern
part of the state of Maine and the
province of Quebec and pursues a
course of some $50 miles to empty
into the Bay of Fundy at the City of
St. John. The main stream with its
numerous tributaries drains an area
of some 10000 square miles. The
first white man to set eyes on the
river was the intrepid French ex-
plorer, Samual de Chanplain. He
discovered the harbor at its mouth
on June "a, 1904, the day of st.
John the Baptist, and being a man
of deep religious convictions, Cham
plain named the river in honor of
the saint.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-08-13
usnp.cAR LAW IN opERATIoN
Pennsylvania Plan Fixes Price And
Keeps Check On Market

Pennsylvania Plan Fixes Price And
Keeps Check On Market
A new law that has become opera
tive in the State of Pennsylvania Ia
being watched with interest by auto
mobile dealers, regulates the used
car industry, and is directed by
commission of five members, ap-
pointed by the Governor.
Motor car dealers, who charged
some competitors with granting "ex-
horbitant' allowances ON trade-ins,
sponsored the legislation as little
NRA" for the industry. Many other
dealers opposed the idea.
Some dealers argued that the au-
thority given to fix the trade-in value
of cars would work as a safety valve
by keeping WORKOUT automobiles off
the highways.
Counsel for the automobile dealers
said the law was the first of its kind
in the nation, adding that similar
Legislation in Wisconsin, Minnesota
and Nebraska did not go SO far as
the Pennsylvania plan.
Supporters hailed the law as a
price-fixing plan which the industry
itself would finance through hcens-
| ing of dealers. The commission will
make a survey each month Of the
average prices allowed for used cars.
Dealers will report each transaction.
On the basis of those prices the
commission will fix the maximum al
lowance for used cars in the follow
ing month.
The commission will license all
dealers, statesmen and appraisers, and
the license fees will be used to de-
fray costs of administration.
License fees are to be based on the
volume of business, ranging from
$25 for dealers doing $4,000 an
nual business to $3.50 for $1,000
900 business. Statesmen must pay
81 a year and appraisers $25.
All dealers will post $500 bond
to be forfeited in lieu of fines for vio-
lation. The fines run from $50 to
$500, plus loss of license.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-08-13
All CLUB MEMBERS AT
COLLEGE PARK

More than 500 boys and girls
from every county in Maryland were
at the nineteenth annual All Club
Week, held at the University of
Maryland from August to 10, it is
announced by E. G. Jenkins, State
Boys Club Agent, and Miss Dorothy
Emerson, Girls Club Agent who were
in charge.
The club members were welcomed
to the campus Friday morning by
DR.. H. c. Byrd, President of the I'm
iversity of Maryland, and DR.. Thomas
B. Symons, Director of the extension
Service.
Others who addressed the young
people during the week were DIR. II.
J. Patterson, Director of the Expert
ment Station; Judge Frank 1.
Duncan, Maryland State Bankers
Association; Mrs. Hester Beall
Provensen, Washington, D. c.; Rich
ard M. Ham, American Automobile
Association; Miss Helen Shelby,
Clothing Specialist for the Extension
Service; Mrs. Frieda w. Mcfarland,
Professor of Home Economics and
Sociology, University of Maryland;
DR.. T. B. Nanny, Department of
Sociology, University of Maryland;
and Mr.. Charles E. Potter and Miss
Beulah Rodgers, of the U. S. Depart
ment of Agriculture.
Outstanding events of the week in
cluded campfires, Thursday, Friday
and Monday nights, an older youth
conference Saturday afternoon and
a party that evening, musical pro-
gram and all star conservation Sun
day and a style revue On Monday.
Wednesday evening the all stars were
entertained at dinner by the members
of the Prince Georges County Rot
airy Club.
The following attended from here:
Sydney Moseley, Thelma Craig, Lily
Minker, Elaine Craig. Carolyn
Beaucham, Addie Wilson, Ruth
Nc Vey, Hazel Marie Ewing, Myra
Lippencott, May Long, Mary
Burkins, Thomas Lippencott, Lawr-
ence Virgins, Donald Balderston,
VIM. Nesbitt, Walton Mason, H.
Boynes Crowgey, Jr.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-08-13
POULTRY BREEDING AND M
PROVEMENT SCHOOL

For the first time in the history
of the poultry industry in Maryland,
a Poultry Breeding and improvement
School will be held at the University
of Maryland on August "a and rs,
it has just been announced by DR..
Morley A. JUL, head of the poultry
department.
The purpose of the school is to
give flock owners, hatchery operators
and others who are interested in the
poultry industry an opportunity to
study methods of selecting breeding
stock.
The prgram consists of lectures on
factors affecting the breeding quail
ity of birds and body changes which
take place in relation to egg produc-
ton. Demonstrations will be held on
the selection of different breeds for
vigor, vitality, body type, egg and
meat production, and breeding pur-
poses. Judging classes will be con-
Quoted by flock owners and hatchery
men and a sound motion picture on
poultry improvement and pullorum
testing will be shown.
The school will be conducted
under the supervision of the Univer-
sity Poultry Department, in cooper
alton with the U. S. Department Of
Agriculture.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-08-13
BLUE RIDGE COLLEGE CURRIC-.
ULUM

In June, 1887, the Board of Trus-
tees of Blue Ridge College, New
Windsor, Md, voted to re-establish
four year curriculum in accordance
with the charter granted in 1916 and
amended in 1910, recinding special
action taken in 1927.
At later meeting in June the
Board of Trustees representing ex-
clusively the Church of the Brethren,
resigned and non-sectarian board
was elected to take Office immed-
lately.
On July 1, 1887, at the first meet
ing of the new Board of Trustees, it
was voted unanimously to operate
Blue Ridge College as a standard
four year college granting such de-
grees as called for in the charter.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-08-13
SCIENCE SERVICES

Soul will be the subject Of the
Lesson-sermon in all Churches of
Christ, Science, on Sunday, Aug Is.
The Golden Text will be from Pisa.
42:2- "My soul thirsteth for God,
for the living God; when shall come
and appear before God"
Among the citations comprising the
Lesson-sermon will be the following
from the Bible Gen. 32:24- "And
Jacob was left alone; and there
wrestled a man with him until the
breaking of the day."
The Lesson-sermon also includes
passages from the Christian Science
textbook, Science and Health with
Key to the scriptures" by Mary
Baker Eddy, among which is the
following, page 359- "The evidence
of the existence of Spirit, Soul, is
palpable only to spiritual sense, and
is not apparent to the material senses,
which cognize only that which is
the opposite of Spirit"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-08-13

There is variety of names quoted
for the inventor of the pendulum
clock, but the general consensus is
that the honors for it go to Chris
tian Huygens, born in 1929 in Holland.
Huygens made his first pendulum
clock in 1857, and it wasn't so long
afterwards, in 1865, that Louis XIV
invited him to Paris to establish a
Royal Academy Of Sciences.
Credit for the pendulum clock In
England seems to go to Ahasuerus
Fromanteel, also Dutch, and a per-
sonal friend of Huygens. He lived
in England and introduced the pen
dulum clock sometime after 1858.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-08-13
Saskatchewan, Grain Country

Saskatchewan constitutes the
heart of Canada's immense western
grain belt. 1t is not all an open,
treeless prairie; it covers an area
of over 700 miles from north to south
and approximately 400 miles from
east to west-so large that if a great
giant, with an immense scoop SHOW
ell, were able to transplant the is
land of Great Britain gently upon
the surface of Saskatchewan there
would be ample room to travel
around the island on Saskatchewan
soil.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-08-13
FARM
Tories
URGES FIRST AID
FOR FARM MISHAPS
Specialist in Health Cites the
Equipment Necessary.
BY Miss Fannie Brooks, Extension Special
list in Health. University of Illinois.
WNU Service.

BY Miss Fannie Brooks, Extension Special
list in Health. University of Illinois
WNU Service.
With the peak of farm accidents
soon to be here in the rush season
and the busy summer months, this
is a good time for farm folks to
check up on first aid treatment.
Knowing what to do until doctor
can be reached will go far toward
cutting down the toll of farm acct
dents.
Farm folks should check up on
what to do when:
A barefooted child steps on
rusty nail, broken glass or other
sharp object.
A child contacts poison ivy or
poison oak.
Somebody becomes overcome by
sunstroke or sunburp.
A child is burned by firecrackers,
an injury which may result in te-
'tanus unless taken care of prompt
ly.
A child is bitten by a rabid dog.
A child has gone swimming too
SOOn dllGI GdIlIlS cllO tllSA SlOlC 10
attacked by cramps or acute indi-
gestion.
A child receives small cuts and
scratches while playing about the
farm.
A good first aid kit which can be
managed in any home will contain
a good book on first aid to the in
jured; a small drinking glass; two
.gauze bandages which are 2 inches
by 10 yards; two gauze bandages,
i inch by 10 yards; one all-cotton
elastic bandage, 2 inches by STAN
dard; one package of absorbent cot
ton; one box of band-aid; one roll
of adhesive plaster, 2 inches by S
yards; one package sterilized gauze
of 5 yards; one triangular bandage;
six sterilized gauze pads; one tour
niquet made of handkerchief or
wide muslin; safety pins; small
scissors; tongue depressors; bar of
soap, ammonia; camphor, iodine,
and mercurochrome.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-08-13
Beginning Of Chancery Courts

Chancery courts developed in
England in the Fifteenth century.
The fees of the common law courts
were high and corruption and OPP
preston were frequent. The kings
chancellor then offered newer writs
on occasion and acted where the
common law court had failed or
was helpless. From this practice
grew the courts of chancery and
equity jurisprudence which remedy
wrongs which cannot be compensat-
ed for in courts of law.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-08-13

Depth for planting sweet corn va
ries with the soil and season, &C.
cording to the College of Agricul-
ture, University of Illinois.
Rye, oats, millet, buckwheat, and
soy beans are common annual COW
er crops used in the orchard.
The color of egg shells depends
on the breed of thA- hen. 1t does
not indicate differences in the food
content.
The United States now has 876
dairy herd improvement associa-
tons. One of their main jobs is to
find out exactly what each sire is
able to do in building up the pro-
duction of a dairy herd.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-08-13
LIFE AFTER DEATH"

Interesting article revealing re-
markable Messages" received by a
distinguished psychologist which
puzzle scientist. One of many great
features in the August 18th issue of
the American Weekly, the big maya
zine published regularly with the
Baltimore Sunday American On sale
at all newsstands.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-08-13
HOT WEATHER SUGGESTIONS

Timely menus, recipes and other
suggestions to tighten household
chores given by Mary Lee Swami and
Mrs. Christine Frederick, distingu-
ished home economists, in the Aug.
18th issue of the American Weekly,
the big magazine published regular
ly with the Baltimore Sunday Amer
lean. On. sale at all nswsstands.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-08-13

The largest Arbor Vitae in the
State of Maryland is said to be ON
the property of DR.. Earle near
Centerville, Queen Anne's County.
The tree is said to be 35 feet high;
6 feet 10 inches in circumference at
a height of feet inches above the
ground; and have spread of % TT.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-08-13

A man doesn't realize how small
the world is until he tries to dodge
his creditors.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-08-13

Few sins would be SO popular If
they where not so strennonsly preach
ed against,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-08-13

Being born great carries no assur
ance with it that man will be great
at the finish.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-08-13

But it isn't wicked gambling, of
course, when nice people like us put
up little money just to make the
game interesting.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-08-13

A word of diplomacy is worth
volume of apologies.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-08-13

When man gets chance to dis
pose of his troubles he always heaps
up the measure.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-08-13

The average poet is rich in ex-
pectations.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-08-13

The 1897 estimate of snap bean
acreage in Maryland is placed at H.
900 acres, according to Herman A.
Hunter, canning crops specialist for
the University of Maryland Exten-
sion Service. This is an increase of 10
per cent over the acreage of 1886.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-08-13
Farm Notes

A farm of $4,000 acres is adver-
tised for sale at Johannesburg, South
Africa.
-
Veal calves should be at least
four weeks old before they are
slaughtered.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-08-13

Each day is the scholar of yester-
day.
Evening star., 1937-03-31

Large, fuzzy mops, that
you will need m your your
Spring cleaning. Hanole
6 fur-tipped to prevent
scratching.
Evening star., 1937-06-09
Manners
of the
Moment

WE thought for time that women
wv had gotten over starting every
conversation with the question, And
what do you do, my dear?" But evi-
IDENTIFY We were just living in a never
never land. The question, We find,
still haunts the finest tea parties.
Our first impulse, when faced with
It, is to lie. No reason for it, but that's
the way it hits us. Especially if our
nuestioner has made it plain. as she
usually has, that she is the author of
the book on pre-Inca ceramics. She
has that of-course every one knows
what-1-do air, and the ut-Who-in-
e-World-ever-hea -of-you attitude.
You can easily see that it brings out
the worst in us.
Sometimes we say that we don't do
anything at all because that always
floors these brilliant women inquisi-
tors. They look Mortified and then
try to act as though they hadn't
noticed. They begin talking to us in
words of one syllable. quite convinced
that We are definitely wesk-minded
Once We told woman that We were
. specialist in taking chewing gum off
old furniture, and she said, How
interesting"
Well. we can't control other people.
At least we give up trying about once
week. But we can now VOW that
we'll bite our own tongue off before
we'll open conversation with the
question, What DO you do?" If we
haven't enough wit to think of some
shing else to talk about we probably
ought to 60 home anyhow.
JEAN.
tCopyright. 1879
Evening star., 1937-06-09

knives, forks, spoons, paper napkins
be had in paper. For a picnic with
a fire you pack the luncheon basket
with the "makings' of the lunch
rather than with the prepared foods
you take on other days. OF course,
one of the fitted hampers is nice,
and for the real hot weather a metal
picnic box with a galvanized ice COM
partment is just the thing for fresh
meat. milk for the children. and crisp
vegetables for the salad Don't forget
TO add to your picnic list sharp
knife, can opener, salt and pepper
shakers, preferably wooden ones, a
long pronged fork, metal skeWer and
some holders for catching hold Of pot
handles.
pROBABLY you have your faVorite
picnic dishes in mind but if not,
here are a few suggestions. Begin
ming with the meat, shall it be sir
loin steak, cut at least y to an inch
thick, for broiling, or perhaps YOU pre-
fer ground meat to make into ham,
burger cakes and broil over the pic
mic fire? Or will you have bacon
broiled on forked strick. or "kebabs."
those tempting morsels of meat which
you slip on long stick, each piece
with a slice Of onion to follow? You
can use any kind of meat. beef. pork
or lamb. For "Weiner roast you cook
the frankfurters on a stick or on a
grill or in pan over the fire. With
your frying pan along, you can have
scrambled eggs, and for cool days car
ned baked beans are delicious when
poured into the grease where few
slices Of bacon has been fried, and
thoroughly heated. And have you
tried canned macaroni and cheese on
a picnic? A certain Well-knoWn man
ufacturer puts out a product that is
delectable For a salad, combine to-
matoes with lettuce and salad dress
ing, right on the grounds, or a crisp
vegetable or a potato salad can be
carried from home in mason jar
with tight cover, or 1t can be packed
in large paper cup with a cover.
Cookies or cake and fruit, beverage,
and milk for the children, Will COM
plete the meal.
Evening star., 1937-06-09

Vlded with sale water, freplaces, and
sanitary means of waste disposal, and
each year more and more vacation
lists are attracted to them. All the
Government asks the picnicker in
return for these privileges is to keep
the premises clean and sanitary, eX-
tinguish fire before leaving, and
commit no act which might endanger
the wild life Of the recreational area
There is always a thrill in going on
a fishing trip, drive through the
country, hike through the woods, or
even visit to the nearby park. when
it is climaxed by spicy picnic dinner,
cooked over an open fire. A picnic
luncheon, cooked outdoors, has this
advantage. too. 1t will divide the re-
sponsibility Of cooking among all the
members of the family. Father, who
never thinks Of helping at home, will
want to broil the steak, and Susie
and Johnny will be eager to do their
share. Besides, exercise in the open
and the odor Of cooking food are
certain to create lusty appetites, and
broiled steak. even with little dirt
on it, tastes ever so much better than
any served at home
K
"ASHINGTONIANS are indeed
fortunate in having so many
top notch picnic grounds right at
their front door. In addition to the
ever-popular Rock Creek Park, certain
sections along the Mount Vernon
Boulevard will be available for cooking
purposes this season, and picnic groves
will be opened for the first time this
Summer at Fort Hunt. about l mile
this side of Mount Vernon. For those
who care to go a little further from
home there is the new ChopaWamsic
recreational area near Quantico, Va,
which may be reached over Route !.
Or if you prefer still "gceener pas
lures you can leave Washington at
10 a m. and cook and eat your lunch
in the beautiful Shenandoah National
Park by leaving an hour earlier it is
possible to have your midday meal in
the fastnesses Of the George Wash
ington National Forest
In preparing picnic feast, lay out
first what would be needed to spread
the informal or kitchen table. Be
sure you have sufficient plates, cups
Evening star., 1937-06-09
Dorothy Dix Says
Before Marching to the Altar Ask Your
Fiance These Questions.

How do you stand on the allowance
proposition? Are you going to make
me a partner or a panhandler? Are
you going to give me an allowance on
which to run the house and for my
own personal use as my right?
Are you going to be fireside CON-
panion or one Of the men who put
on their hats as soon as dinner is
over and beat it to the club or some
place where there is a poker game
going on?
DO YOU think g wife is entitled
to a night off now and then and
some amusement? Or DO you think
that just being married is entertain
ment enough for any woman? Would
you take me stepping at least once a
week and treat me like lady love, or
would you think my place was in the
corner at home with the other house,
hold conveniences?
And what about relatives? Would
I have TO live with mother-in-laW
or have nother-in live with me
Would l have to run a free hotel
for your people. while you look like
an early Christian martyr if mine
| dropped in for a meal?
Have you the head-of- the house
| complex? Will you expect your wife
to kowtow TO you and ask you If she
may please. sir, buy A pair Of new
shoes, and beg your permission to 20
to see her mother, and if she may join
club?
Are you going to do Your part to-
ward making a happy home after
you are married. or are you going
to dump the whole responsibility on
your wife and expect her to do all the
smiling while you do the grumping? :?
| These are some of the questions that
every engaged girl should ask her
flance. And by the way he answers
| them she can form very good idea
of what sort of husband he Will
make. DOROTHY DIX.