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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-12-29
EDucATrvE NEWS
distributed by the Educational
Publishing Corp. Darien, Conn.
Publisher of the Grade Teacher)

According to available figures
from the United States Office of Ed
ucation, there are 1,073,000 teach
ers in all types of schools in the
United States.
A salute to this army of educators
was voiced recently by prominent
radio commentator when he said,
Our first line of defense is Ameri-
can school teachers"
At the present time, great en-
phasis is being placed on American
ism and subjects of democracy in
public life. The best time to pre-
pare the adult citizens of our coun-
try for this work, is during their
school days, when the school, itself,
should be model of the highest
ideals of democracy.
Mayor Fiorello H. LaGuardia OF
New York City, in dedicating new
school, said, Teachers are more i'm
portant than schools" He qualified
that statement by adding, Homes
are more important than teachers,
character is better than knowledge"
Continuing, he said, Remember,
two qualities make wisdom-know-
ledge and character in equal proper
ton. If there is al difference, I'd pre-
fer more character and less know
ledge"
Another speaker addressing an ed
ucational meeting in nearby city
said, 1--WE should all be tolerant to-
ward our neighbors beliefs. We can
disagree without being disagreeable.
The teachers can help to bring about
this right attitude so that their pu-
pills will be honest and God-fearing
citizens, as we'll as, having intel
lectual knowledge"
Teacher" in an article on THE Cold
en- Rule" incorporated the follow
ing quotations:
when individuals and nations
learn to think of others and realize
their dependence up on one another,
we shall have world friendship"
CHARITY and faith in Christian
world can be had by starting at
home, and doing as we would be
done by, in dealing with our neigh
bors."
However we'll educated we are
we still must battle the demon of
selfishness. The first law of nature
is self-preservation."
Happy New Year!
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-12-29
Phonetics of Egyptians
Revealed in Documents

Egyptian, a tongue heard from be-
fore the days Of the pyramids down
to the Middle ages but unspoken for
the last 900 years, is giving up the
secrets of sounds familiar to Tutank-
hamen, Moses and his followers and
Cleopatra, through research in Cop
tic documents at the University of
Michigan.
While many of the writings of the
Egyptians have been preserved
from the past, on stone and papyrus,
the spoken language was replaced
by Greek during the years of Greek
and Roman power. 1t was revived
later and as Coptic it persisted until
the Tenth century. Scholars have
been able to translate the written
language with exactitude, but have
never been able to do more than
guess vaguely at how the tongue
of the pyramid builders sounded
when spoken.
The clues to the Egyptian spoken
word are being traced at the Uni
versity of Michigan by Prof. Will
liam H. Worrell, specialist in Coptic.
'Copt" is the name now applied to
the Egyptian people since their
adoption of Christianity, although
Christianity is not at present the
dominant religion of Egypt. Cen
turtles ago, while Egyptian was still
spoken, these people developed
method of writing Greek in Egyp-
tian, for everyday practical pur-
poses and to translate Greek relig-
ious texts.
To do this the Copts took the
Greek alphabet, added six Egyptian
sounds and used the combination as
Coptic alphabet to transcribe the
current language of the time. In
his detective work for forgotten
sounds Professor Worrell uses the
science Of phonetics, which tells
what sounds may be formed in the
human mouth and throat and how,
and broad study of all the dialects
of Coptic Arabic and Greek both of
the present and as they were spoken
and written in ancient days. By
starting with sounds used today in
related languages, closely observing
spelling variations and words bor-
rowed from other tongues, it is pos
sible to trace individual sounds
backward in time by processes now
known to be scientifically accurate,
finally arriving at forms silent for
centuries.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-12-29
Presidents Hobbies
Usually Athletic Type

Presidents hobbies have been
usually of the athletic type rather
than the collecting type. Franklin
D. Roosevelt's collections of ship
models and stamps are well known;
his athletic hobbies are now con-
fined to swimming. and horseback
riding. Hoover, like Cleveland, en-
joyed fishing as hobby. Harding
hobby was golf, though like Taft he
also enjoyed watching baseball.
While much was written about
Coolidge's mechanical horse while
he was in the White House, his chief
hobby appears to have been walk
ing. Wilson enjoyed horseback rid
ing but among his other hobbies
was a passion for vaudeville enter
tainment. Theodore Roosevelt's ath-
letic hobbies included big game
hunting, Workmanship and tennis.
Among earlier Presidents, perhaps
Jefferson had the most notable hob
bies. These included all the natural
sciences, invention, arboriculture,
etc. It is claimed that he invented
the revolving chair. Washington s
great hobby was farming. Tree cul-
ture was also a hobby of John
Quincy Adams. Benjamin Harrison
enjoyed duck hunting. u. S. Grant
was addicted to strong cigars and
light novels.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-12-29
Man-Made Duststorm
Grades Soil Particles

When duStStormS OF 1884 and 1886
darkened the sky from the South
west to the Atlantic ocean, the grit
that settled at Cincinnati was finer
than the particles dropped at Kan
sas City, and dust deposits at Wash
ington, New York, and Boston were
progressively finer. A modification
of what happens in a cluster" is
the basis of a new device for grad
ing soil particles developed in the
Soil Conservation service laboratory
at the California Institute Of Tech
nology.
When the laboratory staff needed
soil particles sorted accurately ac-
cording to size, they developed q
simple machine that creates a gen.
tie fduster." The machine drops.
assorted sizes of sand or silt par
ticles in suitable drawers, the
coarser bits nearest the feeding hop
per, the finer particles at distance.
For the most accurate sorting they
run the dried sand or silt through
twice, first in a rough sitting by
slow breeze, and second a re-
sorting of fairly uniform material
in brisker but still mild draft.
The sorting machine is a bell
mouthed wind tunnel about Is feet
long with grating as floor to let
the sorted material drop into the
collecting drawers below. A small
electric fan draws air through the
tunnel at not more than 21s feet a
second-less than miles an hour.
Dry sand and silt is fed in thin
sheet from hopper on top of the
tunnel. Larger particles drop al
most vertically. The finer the sand
or silt particles, the farther they
are carried by the breeze. Parti-
cles of equal size drop at equal dis
tances from the feeding apparatus.
Walls of the tunnel are made as
smooth as possible to prevent ed
dies, but there is some difference
in the air action near the walls,
so the drawers have partitions at
each end, and this material is re-
jected. What drops in the central
compartment is graded more accu-
rately than is possible with fine
sleeves. The machine will handle
from go to 100 pounds an hour.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-12-29

mated to have been at the. rate of
about 225 million dollars annually.
Congress has voted as high as 558
million dollars at a single clip for
this purpose.
Secretary Of the Treasury Morgen-
thau and other members of Presi-
dent Roosevelt's Cabinet and the
Fiscal and Monetary Board are con-
sidering springing new-fangled
certificate plan" to replace direct
subsidies. 1t is processing tax, UNI
der new covering. The consumers
of the country would eventually pay
the cost Of the farm-parity payments.
The farm program is certain to con-
tinue to be the taxpayers burden.
Processing taxes were declared
unconstitutional by the Supreme
Court in 1886, but the Court as well
as the wen processing plan have both
changed In their relation to the ex-
isting situation.
Here's a straw in the wind that
shows the direction of New Deal
planning to get plenty OF money for
spending purposes for new and ex-
detrimental methods. outside the
budget.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-12-29
FARM WAR PROSPERITY LIKE
LY TO BE FALSE

No doubt long war in Europe
would have its effects in this coun-
try on such things as land values,
credit, foreign trade, and general
business conditions, DR.. G. w. War
burton, Director of the Extension
Service of the United States De-
partment of Agriculture, said in a
message to extension workers
throughout the country. Though
such a war might bring temporary
relief for some surplus problems, it
is very likely, in the long run, to ag-
gravate farm problems.
It would, therefore, seem the part
of wisdom, he said, for farmers to
intrench themselves for whatever
conditions may come, rather than
to overinvest in production for UNI
certain future demand in the face of
present ample supplies and prices
that are still below parity.
"To that end extension workers in
every county can do much to advise
farm people and to furnish them
the facts about the situation which
they need in making their deci-
sions,' Doctor Warburton pointed
out. County agents are now at work
in all counties of agricultural i'm
portance. County home demonstra-
ton agents are employed in nearly
two-thirds of the counties and many
counties have assistant county and
home demonstration agents"
The men agents have an average
of s years experience in extension
work and years in the county in
which they now work. The women
agents have been in extension work
an average of years and in their
present counties an average of 4
years.
These agents have organized and
are working with committees of loo
al farm people in practically every
county, and they have developed a
network of more than a half million
voluntary local leaders through
whom they can quickly reach farm
ers in every nook and corner of their
counties.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-12-29
Animals ForeteIl Weather

If you want to foretell the wealth
err, watch birds and animals. It
will be fine when swallows fly high,
when bats fly late at night, when
beetles take to the wing, and when
morning chimney smoke rises
straight up. Rain is indicated when
birds fly low, when peacocks begin
to screech, when crows fly up and
circle around their nests, when SPAR
rows become excited and chirp con-
tinuously, when morning smoke does
not rise, when cattle caper about,
and when donkeys bray. A change
is due when dogs sniff the air, and
if you see birds perching on the
lower branches of trees a storm is
not far away. The presence of cor
mofants at the mouth of a river
foretells a heavy gale from the sea.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-12-29
Wishing Well Aids in
Training Stage Actors

A wishing WE'LL" with the gift Of
realizing dreams, is being used to
advance theatrical training to
worthy talented youths. a.
The well, near the Mohawk Drava
Festival outdoor theater at Union
college in Schenectady, N. Y, will
supplement theatrical scholarship
fund founded by the National Arts
club OF New York city. The fund
is a memorial 10 Ivah Wills Coburn,
late actress and wife of actor
Charles Coburn.
A ring of stones from nearby
brook, set to simulate real well,
and a metal screen over the top
with separations sufficiently large
to admit coins or bills comprise the
wishing well.
The idea was inspired by the play,
son Borrowed Time" Pud, a six
year-old character, instructs his
grandfather, who has Death held
in tree, in the art of well-wishing.
A line of Pubs rims the well,
reading: ~
"If you do a good deed you can
make wish and it will come. true"
Mrs. Coburn was co-founder of the
festival, which her husband still di-
reefs.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-12-29
ONE IMPORTANT RESOLUTION

Most New Years resolutions don't
survive the second of January. But
there are a few resolves that all OF
us should make and keep. One OF
them could well be, "I'll do my part
to protect my property and lives OF
my loved ones from fire."
The principal factor in fire causes
is human Indifference, human care
lessness, and human ignorance.
The refusal of millions of citizens
to do anything to prevent fire might
be understandable if the job requir-
ed lot of money. But it doesn't.
It Is expensive, of course, to
rebuild deficient house in ac-
cordance with the best fire-re-
sistant standards. But a large
proportion of the most potent and
ordinary hazards can be completely
eliminated without spending cent.
For example, there is an excell-
emit chance that your attic and base
ment are damned with old maya
zines and newspapers, discarded
clothes and broken uoWn Iuinituio'
Thousands of fires have started in
such trash-and every one of those
fires could have been prevented had
property owners simply avoided such
worthless accumulations.
It is also probable that somewhere
about your home you have stored
varnish, gasoline or other infiam-
mables in improper containers, or
near heating equipment. Here is an
other major cause of FIRE that can
be eliminated in five minutes.
Carelessness with smoking mater
ials is one of the most common
causes of fire-a cause that only the
habit of thoughtfulness can elm
mate.
So-if you don't want your home
to possibly be among the 100000
900 worth of property that will be
destroyed by fire this coming year,
or your loved ones perhaps among
the thousands of people whom fire
will kill-resolve to carry on per-
sonal fire prevention campaign DUR
ing 1910. And keep that resolution.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-12-29

AS the year draws to it's end, agri-
culture, like industry, takes stock
of what happended in 1889. From
the farmers point of view, the year
brought many problems. In many
cases prices were too low to give
him an adequate return for his work
and Investment. Political farm re-
lief," as usual, largely failed to
realize it's promises. At the same
time, conditions generally We're bet
ter than in the years Immediately
preceding.
One phase of agricultural activity
deserves special mention. That is
the sustained growth of the agricul-
tural cooperative marketing move
ment. More and more farmers join
ed such organizations, which handl-
ed a. rising volume of produce.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-12-29
Natural Gas in America
Discovered by Accident

Natural gas was known in Asia
ages before it was put to practical
purposes in this country. It APP
peared as leakage from gas-bear-
ing strata through crevices in the
ground, and when lighted, usually by
accident, was often worshiped as
manifestation Of a fire god. It was
thus known in India, in China and in
Persia.
In the United States the first dis
covery of natural gas by drilling
was in Ohio and West Virginia in
the early Nineteenth century, when
surprised salt makers struck gas
while sinking shallow wells for salt.
Rufus Stone, one of the first opera
tors in the salt-making business at
McConnellsville, Pa, while drilling
for salt, struck reservoir of nat
ura1 gas strongly impregnated with
sulphur, which caused the driller to
exclaim they had "drilled through to
hell" At first the well was consid-
cred failure, but the gas was later
put to work to boil the water for
the salt making. This use of it
is said to have continued for 40
years.
Other such accidental discoveries
of natural gas were occasional, and
in 1925 the first use Of it for light
was made at Fredonia, N. Y. A hum
dred street lights were fed there by
gas which had been discovered by
seepage through mill stream. The
first place to be piped for the use
Of natural gas for domestic purposes
was Titusville, Pa, in 1872.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-12-29

England's reply to Germany's
mine and submarine warfare against
her shipping has been to stiffen her
terms of blockade-she has announe-
ed that any ship carrying rs per
cent or more German goods may
have her cargo seized. Obvious plan
Is to wreck Germany's foreign trade
and further weaken her economic
ally.
However. all isn't smooth sailing.
The neutral MISUNDERSTANDING some
which are actual or potential friends
OF the allies-have vigorously pro-
tested. These nations include Japan
(which threatened reprisals against
British Asiatie shipping). Italy,
Holland, Belgium. Russia and the
Scandinavian group. And the U. 5.
has sent Britain mild protest
warning her that we will maintain
our high seas rights.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-12-29

You can find dark spots in the
business picture. But, comparatively
speaking, they are few and far be-
tween. and are dwarfed to insignific-
ance by the brightness of the pic
ture as vi whole. The general index
has passed the 1929 level. Much OF
the change for the better has oc-
Cured in the heavy industries,
which took the worst beating dur
ing depression and were slowest in
strating back. Unemployment has
declined at rate that has amazed
many of the experts. Corporate pro-
fits have made big gain. Dividend
payments are definitely good. And
few important companies are oper-
ating in the red.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-12-29

When John Johnston and John
Barr of Glasgow, Scotland, were fire.
quently told of doing things they had
not done they investigated and found
that they were twin brothers. They
had not seen each other since they
were babies 16 years ago. They had
been adopted by separate families,
which was told them when they
were old enough to understand, but
neither knew he was twin. The
meeting was joyous, the two have
become fast friends and have start
ed dance band.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-12-29
Poison in Mushrooms

One of the deadly substances
found in certain. types of poisonous
mushrooms is hydrocyanic acid,
most poisonous of all simple chem
ical compounds, it has been report
ed by M. Miranda, French scien-
fist. The poison was found in the
gills of small mushroom belonging
to the genus Marasmius, and in a
mushroom belonging to the genus
Clitocybe.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-12-29

A pessimist likes a thing he can't
enjoy and an optimist enjoys a thing
he can't like.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-12-29

Slight cold: Something Mother
has. Bad case OF flu: The same thing
when Dad has 1t.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-12-29

Denmark, key-spot in blockade
strategy, is spending dollar Sec
end ON its Navy.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-12-29

Dominion now imports SIS worth
electric and incandescent lamps
from the Rising Sun every minute
Of every hour.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-12-29

If riches didn't have wings there
would be fewer flyers in the stock
market.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-12-29

If you convince man against his
will you may have to do 1t over
again the next day.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-12-29

Japan is getting into the Canadian
market with shocking speed. The
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-12-29
A Straw In The Wind

Subsidies to agriculture are ssti-
Evening star., 1939-10-01
Probers Told 10 Firms
Control Fourth Of
j. ). Oil Reserve
Standard Of New Jersey
Is Named as Head by
Monopoly Witness

By the Associated Press.
The Federal Monopoly Commit
tee heard yesterday that 10 COM
panies. headed by the Standard Oil
Co. of New Jersey, own half Of the
gross proved oil reserve In the
United States.
The witness, E. Degolyer Of Dallas,
Tex, said, however, that these large
companies accounted for only 368 of
the Nations gross production of oil.
He remarked that he did not know
whether this was "by force of cir
cumstances or design" He did not
name the 10 companies.
"On a net basis" the witness
said. approximately one-third of
the Nations (oiD reserves are owned
by the so-called old Standard COM
panies, one-fourth oy small COM
panies or individuals, one-flfth by
the 10 principal Independents and
from one-siXth to one-eighth is roy
atty owned by landowners and roy
atty owners"
Mr.. Degolyer said there were no
dependable statistics with regard to
the number Of companies and sindi-
viduals engaged in producing oil,
but added that the number would
run into the thousands.
Discussing the proration of poo
duction, under which companies are
permitted to produce only fraction
of the potential daily flow from
their wells, Mr. Degolyer said he
thought too little has been done
toward insuring conditions of rea-
sonable price through the necessary
prerequisite of providing reasonable
cost I"
Evening star., 1939-10-01
First Voters Bourd
Backs Arms Bon Repeal

The board of directors of the First
Voters League of America, Inc,
meeting here yesterday, passed =
resolution urging repeal of the en-
barge act, and a return to the prin-
ciples of international law as .
means Of keeping this country out
of war.
Harold r. Nsosxowit of New York
was named president to take the
place of Leon B. Sclawy, who was
elected last June, but who declined
to serve on account of pressure of
business, MIR. Sclawy is q resident
Of this city.
The league is composed of young
people throughout the country who
will become eligible to cast their
first votes at the next national elec-
ton.
Evening star., 1939-10-01
Shoppers League to Meet

The Washington League of Wom-
EN- Shoppers will meet Tuesday at
4:45 pm. at the Women's City Club,
1856 Jackson place NV. A special
election to fill the post of education
chairman will be held and a vote
taken to determine the leagues DO
sltion withregard to the Consumers
conference on Price Rises and Prof
iteering.
Evening star., 1939-10-01
BABY BUNTING

Special! Fine applique Boby Bunting,
with hood upper $50
AppIiqued BODY Bunting with ribbon
trim. Pink, blue, white
Baby Bunting, separate hood, cotton, very
speciol
Evening star., 1939-10-01
Underwear, Wearables

Knit Sleepers with zippers, cosy to Ioun.
der. Cottons, sizes z to 6-- 7ee
ChIIdren's Union Suits, 1929 wool or all
2-Pc. Troiners, button-on style. Cottons,
Extra Points to match Trainers rs-39e
Evening star., 1939-10-01
BedWear & Accessories

North stor Blankets, wool. 36x54- -I.ss
North Stor Blankets, wool, 42x6O- -2.8s
395 English Wool Blankets, 42x60- 800
LIS Beacon Blankets, wool and cotton,
36x50 royon sotin binding 99e
I.5o Crib Blankets, all eottons ----1.37
6oc Crib Blankets, cottons, 36x5O --59e
LOO Crib Blankets, cottons, bound Use
LIS Crib Spreods, eottons, covered boun-
tifulIy with chenille -94e
800 Crib Comforts, wool filled royon
sotins, reversibles in pink and blue 2.9o
ZOO Crib Blankets. 25o wool, 751 cot
ton
Crib Sheets, fine percoIe, 45x72---64e
Crib Sheets. plain hens, 45x72---.49e
Pequot Sheets. 45x72, specioI- Use
Bossinette Sheets, plain hens, 36x54 33e
Pillow Coses, orond quoity-
Pillows, kopok
Evening star., 1939-10-01

3-Pc. Sets! Leather trim
med Or toiIored suits for
boys. Cute dressy types and
emb. for girls. Woods. Z to 8.
Evening star., 1939-10-01

Tailored styles for boys! En-
broidered styles for girls!
Pullover cops, zippered an
kIets. WooIs, 3 to 8.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-11-18
BY MAJOR ROBINSON

NEW YORK, Nov. l7-Harlem
has always been noted for its origin
alton OF all the famous dance steps
that have swept the country and
kept them in dancing mood. Now
replacing the war news is a new
dance which the jitterbugs are do
ing on the street corners and in
bathrooms which they have applied
the very foolish name Of the Saboo.
At the rate its being performed
by young and old il threatens TO
gain more prominence than the
Indy Hop. Suzi-Q, or the Boogie
Woogie.
Like many other dances ii start
ed at the Savoy which has become
known as the "heme OF happy feet"
Several weeks ago several OF
Whitey's jitterbugs decided that
they had exploited the Lind Hop
as much as possible and a new
dance would be all the rage, As a
result Of them putting their heads
together one can see hundreds Of
couples at the Savoy and several
other dance halls going through the
foolish motions OF the Saboo.
Reporter Learns
After taking several lessons this