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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-07-26
Historic Earthworks Preserved

Unique among the national his
toric sites preserved and maintained
in Canada by the national parks bu-
reau, department of mines and re-
sources, Ottawa, is the Southwold
earthwork, near St. Thomas, Ont.
These aboriginal works, which
cover about three and a half acres,
are believed to have been erected by
the Attiwandaronk or Neutral In
dams. When the Attiwandaronks
were driven from Ontario by the
Iroquois about 1850 this prehistoric
earthwork is thought to have been
the scene of their last stand against
the triumphant Iroquois warriors.
Canadian psychologists and off,
Gals of the Smithsonian Institution
of Washington have declared this
Indian fortification to be the only
one of it's kind in Canada.
The site comprises the ruins of a
unique double-walled fort protected
by a double line of earthworks by
which 1t was completely inclosed.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-07-26
Maine Plans to Restock
Their Fishing Streams

Seeking to maintain It's claim to
being the "fisherman's paradise"
Maine has undertaken an intensive
program to stock its streams and
coastal waterways.
The fish and game department re-
Gently released 10000 four-to-six-
inch trout in the Cumberland county
waters and now is seeking to in
crease the number of fighting Allan
tic salmon in its streams.
Gov. Lewis o. Barrows ordered
the departments of inland fisheries
and game, and sea and shore fisher
les, to undertake a joint survey Of
all known and potential salmon
rivers to discover ways and means
of bringing back the salmon in large
numbers.
The governor also proposed that
the U. S. bureau of fisheries convert
their Craig Brook hatchery at Or
land into an exclusive salmon plant,
and Washington has sent a special
list to investigate the situation. The
hatchery is working only with trout
now.
1t was suggested that legislation
be enacted whereby the state could
take over and destroy salmon weirs
and reimburse the owners for their
losses. The state, according to Bar
rows, already is prepared to make
Improvements in fishways, dams,
and to clear streams.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-07-26
sALooNKEEPER TOLD TRUTH

James Lawrence was the name Of
a man who in the eighties conduct
ed saloon in Boise, Idaho. The
unique thing about Mr.. Lawrence's
saloon was its name. He called IL
1.-THE Naked Truth Saloon" and or
February "a, 1886, he ran an adver.
tiement in the Idaho Democrat in
which he set forth the naked truth
about his business.
We do not know what may have
prompted this saloonkeeper to in.
dulge in such frankness, but here
is the aid as he wrote it:
Friends and Neighbours:
Having just opened commodious
shop for the sale of liquid fire,
embrace this opportunity of inform
ing you that l have commenced the
business of making:
Drunkards, paupers, and beggars
for the sober, Industrious, and re-
spectacle portion of the community
to support. shall deal in familiar
spirits, which will incite men to
deeds of riot, robbery, and blood,
and by so doing, diminish the COM
fort, augment the expenses, and
endanger the welfare of the COM
munity.
l will undertake on short notice
for a small sum, and with great ex-
pectations to prepare victims for the
asylum, poor farm, prisons, and gal
lows.
I will furnish an article which will
increase fatal accidents, multiply
the number of distressing diseases,
and render those which are harmless
incurable.
will cause many of the rising
generation to grow up in ignorance
and prove burden and a nuisace
to the nation.
I will deal in drugs which will
deprive some of life, many of reason,
most of poverty, and all of peace;
which will cause fathers to become
fiends and wives widows, children
orphans, and all mendicants.
1 will cause mothers to forget
their offsprings, and cruelty to take
the place of love.
l will sometimes even corrupt the
ministers of religion, defile the pur-
ity of the church, and cause tenn
poral, spiritual, and eternal death
and if any should be so impertinent
as to ask why have the audacity
to bring such misery upon the peop-
lie, my honest reply is money. The
spirit trade is lucrative and some
processing Christians give it theil
cheerful countenance.
l have purchased the right to de-
molish the character, destroy the
health, shorten the lives, and ruin
the souls of those who choose to
honor me with their custom.
pledge myself to do all have prom
Used. Those who wish any Of the evils
above specified brought upon them
selves or their dear friends are re-
quested to meet me at my bar, where
l will, for a few cents, furnish them
with the certain means of doing So
National Good Templar
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-07-26
SAFETY is THEME OF al
CLUB WEEK
Object Is To Get Youths To
Aid In Reducing Highway
Injuries And Deaths


Safety will be the theme of the
twenty-second annual boys and
girls All Club week at the Univer-
sity Of Maryland, August to 10.
Discussions, demonstrations and
round-table sessions all will deal
with the general topic of safety in
the home, on the farm and on the
highway.
E. G. Jenkins, State boys club
agent, said this subject would be
emphasized to make Maryland's
farm boys and girls more safety
conscious" and aid in reducing high
way injuries and deaths.
"The highway Is the safe way"
will be the slogan for the week. One
feature will be demonstration in
safe driving by representatives of
the Farm Bureau Mutual Automo-
bile Association.
Jerry Hardy, of the National High
way Education Board, who assisted
the Extension Service in preparing
Maryland All safety program, will
attend the meeting.
Under this program, All Club
members will take part in special
ing contests stressing safety. Awards
will be presented during the club
week.
1t is expected that upward of 600
boys and girls will attend the ses-
sions. They will be under the super
vision of Jenkins, Miss Dorothy
Emerson, State girls club agent,
and Mylo S. Downey, assistant
State boys club agent.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-07-26

In this room, the American Tie
general radio control office, skilled
and safeguard day and night their
Telephone engineers responsible for
arranging and maintaining radio net
works in this country have to know
their colors. It's necessary because
the networks are designated by vari-
GUS shades. In addition to the "blue"
and fred" networks, there are purple
and gold, amber, slate, bronze, peach,
maroon, green, brown, ivory, black,
ebony, white, gray, russell, salmon,
yellow, rose and violet ones-in all 81
networks, each designated by it's par
ticular hue.
The Long Lines Department Of the
American Telephone and Telegraph
Company which arranges and main
tains tho networks has six shades yet
unassigned. They ore a-l,re, c-inlsa IN,
orange, scarlet, TIN and silver. If the
number of radio networks continue
to grow, color experts can probably
add other shades.
The idea Of colors for designating
networks originated with the Long
Lines engineers. In drawing the lay
out for the first two NBC networks
years ago, they used blue pencil for
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-07-26

Iephome and Telegraph CompGfays
monitor radio programs
high quality transmission.
one and red for the other. Hence,
MICS blue and red networks Of today.
The 81 existing networks are
served by more than $4,000 miles OF
permanent broadcasting circuits, which
are specially equipped telephone lines.
In addition, the telephone company
has some $4,000 miles of reserve cir
cults for augmenting the networks on
special occasions and providing routes
in emergencies.
Routing and rerouting of the major
broadcasting circuits with split-second
precision according to prearranged
schedules, is handled in the company's
general control Office in New York
City Gas shown above). Technicians
IN charge CT mentioning the programs
ard safeguarding the high quality
Transmission of them day and night,
are guided not only by the familiar ar
rangement of jacks and plugs asso-
ciated with each network, but also by
the definite colors of each chain. This
color appears on the metal card holder
just above each jack by means of
which particular circuit Is plugged
! into service.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-07-26

New York A new radiotele-
phone circuit between the United
States and Bolivia has just been
inaugurated over the radiotelephone
circuit from Hialeah, Fla, to Buenos
Aires, where the United River Plate
Telephone Company operates SINH
lar circuit from the Argentine capital
to La Paz, the Bolivian capital.
Havana :. The number Of tele-
phones in service in Cuba at the end
of the first quarter Of 1910 totaled
55,661, a gain Of 1875 stations over
the number in use at the end Of last
year. This net gain compares with a
gain of 1880 telephones in the first
quarter Of 1889.
San Francisco Som Yup, Soy
Yup, Heong Sow, Cow Gong and Aw
Duck are the names Of five different
Chinese dialects. When a telephone
user in San Franchises "Chinatown"
calls the operator he may use any one
of them. So all of the operators in
the Chinatown central office speak
these five dialects and English as well.
GAINESVILLE The whistle valve of
a freight locomotive "got stuck" as it
approached GAINESVILLE, Ohio, one night
recently, and the continuous blast as
the train passed through the COM
munity aroused large part of the
population. After $500 telephone
calls in half an hour-six times the
normal number-Zanesville went back
to bed assured that it wasn't vista
ton from Mars.
New York !. On the New York
Worlds Fair grounds there are more
than 1000 public telephones. Of about
4.475 individual telephone instruments
operating at the Fair, according to
latest. reports, 1,037 of them are coin
booths for use of the general public.
These are located at entrances and
exits of the grounds and in major
buildings and in rest rooms and other
convenient places
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-07-26

Mckinney =. William Dowdy, car
riar for the Mckinney, Texas.
Couricr-Gazette, has a pet dog with
telephone sense" Upon finding HIM
s. L locked in the newspaper Office one
night about two a. m, the dog,
"Ceepo" by name, shifted around for
awhile and finding no way out, jumped
up on a desk, knocked the telephone
receiver off its hook, and barked. This
attracted the attention of the tele-
phone operator who Immediately sent
she police to investigate. When the
door was opened, Geepo scurried
through and headed for home.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-07-26
Every Bedroom an Island

Every bedroom in Ashford castle,
Connemara, Ireland, which has just
been opened as a hotel, is named
after one of the islands in Lough
Corrib. One bedroom is called
Dringeen, another Tober, another
Cleenilaun and another Illaunree.
The islands themselves took their
names from old legends or from
events of long ago.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-07-26
Pictorial Menus

Pictorial menus may be the next
refinement in the restaurant bust
ness. One New York chain has be-
gun experimenting along this line
with a color photo "glorifying"
Yankee pot roast taking up more
than half an inside page of its menu.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-07-26
KEEPING COOL IN
HOT WEATHER

A timely article chockful Of advice
for summer comfort by an eminent
authority on household efficiency.
Don't miss this helpful feature in
the August 4th issue Of
THE AMERICAN WEEKLY
the big magazine distributed with
the BALTIMORE AMERICAN
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-07-26

Japan, entering the fourth year
of the Chinee struggle. is importing
$500 worth Of ores and metals every
minute of every hour.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-07-26

Plastics are becoming SO popular
in the U. S. that such products are
coming out of factories at 500
worth a minute.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-07-26

During courtship woman COM
pliments man because of his mas
terfulness, but after marriage she
sees to 1t that he loses 1t,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-07-26

The guilt may be a matter Of OBJ
inion, but the historical fact is that
our income and wealth have decrease
ed in this last decade for the 6rsk
time In history -.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-07-26

The department of Welfare in
the city of New York pays So every
minute of every hour to physicians
attending poor relief cases.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-07-26

The U. S. imports 1900 bushels
of faxseed each minute.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-07-26

A man is usually charitably in
clined until he gets q lot Of money.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-07-26

The man whose bluff is not some
times called never existed.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-07-26

ACt from
your Chevrolet
deal a e aler or by
writing toChey-
roietMotorDivi-
81 SION, General
N M 0 tors Sales
CCorporati n,
General " Motors
ibai.dg., Detroit,
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The Nome nugget., 1940-12-11
LEO CLIFFORD PASSES
 AWAY, HEART FAILURE

On October IA at his home at 4O32 Sth NE in Seattle, E. Leo Clifford passed away as the re suit of a heart attack. .-..
The Nome nugget., 1940-12-11
New System
 Is Developed By U. s. Army

OCEANPORT, N. J.,-Climax- ing months of effort, Army of ficers at Fort Monmouth have de- veloped a unique strain of night flying carrier pidgeons.
 Experiments with night hiers w-re started shortly after World War I. But only during the last 10 years has there been emphas- is on their training.
 When the first experiments were started at Fort Monmouth, the training weer working again st the ace zpted theory that hom- ing pigeons will roost upon the approach of darkness and will not fly if released after dark.
The Nome nugget., 1940-12-11
National Canned Salmon Week
 Feb. 2S -- Mar. Z

Alaska's salmon will be honor ed nationally next spring, the ad vertising office of the Canned Salmon Industry reports in an nouncing that National Canned Salmon Week will be observed throughout the country from Feb ruary 28 to March ', l94l.
 P ans are now under way to secure cooperation from leading transportation companies, tele- graph firms, newspapers, radio stations and others to secure max mum publicity fer canned sal mon and for the industry in Al aska during this period,
 Grocsrs in all sections will be supplied with attractive store banners showing salmon dishes through color photographs te Whet the nations Lenten appet- ties for canned salmon.
 Canned Salmon Week has beer observed annually for more than Gfte n y ars. Always starting or tHe first Fpiday in Lent, it gain wide publicity fir Alaska's can ned salmon at the time of year eeaon interest in fish and sea fojs is at it's peak.
 T. addition to the attention giV aa canned salmon at the time b. '2od ditors of magazines and newspapers and on home ecor 9mic radio programs, the week is observed by thousands of retail ! gracers and by many firms th share in the job of supplying the salmon canning industry Many
The Nome nugget., 1940-12-11

On October IA at his home at 4032 Sth NE in Seattle, E. Leo Clifford passed away as the re suit of a heart attack. . ..... =.
 Leo Clifford was a pioneer newspaper man not only in Seat t' but in Alaska as well. For a time he worked on the Seattle Times but early in 1909 left for Fairbanks where for a time he was on the staff of the Fairbanks Times. At the time of the Idita- rod strike he took in the stamp ede and was fortunate in getting ground on Cripple Creek. Toge- ther with his partner he pros pacted the ground stopping only long enough to get a few dollars ahead by working on thz Idita- rod Pioneer a newspaper that had been started there by George Arbuck e.
 In 1909 at Cordova, he was married 10 Miss Jessie Smith, pioneer school teacher who taught in the Nome High School fer a number of years. Mrs. Clifford accompanied her hus- band 10 the Ijitarod and for time worked on the Pioneer with him.
 The deceased is survived by his widow and onc daughter, Polly Clifford now fast gaining a name for herself in radio pro grams in Seattle.
 Hitler ems to find the islarJ ,,,,ti,g. L,,.I f., tolya
The Nome nugget., 1940-12-11
Some Were Confused

One of the white lofts was set aside for the night fliers At dusk every day, the birds taken short distances from the loft in complete darkness. Some shot straight for home. Others were bewildered. The weak were weed
The Nome nugget., 1940-12-11

of these firms serve canned sal mon dishes in their employees cafeterias, display canned salmon in their street traffic windows, and cooperate in publicizing car ned salmon in other ways.
The Nome nugget., 1940-12-11
PRINTING BLANKS CARRIEI

Pae Nome Daily Nugget carrle, ,everal forms of printing blanks 'or your conven nee - Dredgs Logs, thewing 2 drill rcpo:ts Mining Deeds lacer and Lode LOcatiOr f>'- Fni1ohn-.
The Nome nugget., 1940-12-11

The Greeks had a word for it and the Italians haven't figur-d it out.
The Nome nugget., 1940-12-11
Success

Success
 By 1880, successes were more frequent than failures. The birds were actually homing from 20 to 50 miles away.
 Today night fiiers released in complste darkness will shoot un- err.ngly for their home loft. Il luminated at first by the soft glow of red lights the lofts now are in total darkness.
 Instinct alone guides the birds, Capt l. L. Kaufman signal offic CT says.
 Night Life
 Here Is q typical nights train ing:
 Late in the afternoon 10 or l5 birds will be talk n in a mobile loft to some point on the Jersey coast.
 After dark the birds are turn ed loose.
 The trainer carefully notes the time the birds are released 10 the minute so that by checking on their arrivel time at the home loft he is able to determine the speed of th= pigeons flight
 Some have been known to fly 60 miles an hour. In fact s.gnal officers say night fiers suppos- edly because of their fear of the darkness are faster than day mes sengerS.
The Nome nugget., 1940-12-11

Yes Salmon fishing and canning is seasonal business
 but in off seasons there are jobs for hundreds making ready for the next fishing season. Even in winter are kept work modernizing and rebuilding canneres
 repairing boats and other floating equipment. Others find employment cutting pling and lumber for construction and box oll-manufacturing wire nettng-minng
The Nome nugget., 1940-12-11

Hitler ems to find the island empire hard to take.
The Nome nugget., 1940-12-11

d from the strong and the lat ter bred more night birds.
The Nome nugget., 1940-12-11

coal and providing other supplies for the Industry.
 Not only does the Canned Salmon Industry provide the Terrorys greatest employment during the fishing season-these additional Industry created jobs give Aaskans thousands of days work during off seasons. And this greater yearround security for Alaska families,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-11
-- EPIC IOCk AN AT THE VE1Y FIN OF THE CHIMNEY .~

was a long. eery shriek and then Santa and Eric saw the little blacl; witch come tumbling down the rooi into the snow. She was dead
 Santa and Eric ran toward her Suddenly the snow seemed alive with creatures. Moles and squir- rels hopped toward them and made a circle.
 We've been watching" said one old mole If you like, we'll bury her at the foot Of our tree"
 Fine, and thank you" said Santa. Now, Eric, come inside. have a story to tell you
 Mrs. Santa had a pot of hot chocolate waiting for them. She listened as Santa told Eric about the good. gray Queen and the three giants that had bcwitched her kingdom. Santa finished. Now I know that you are brave enough to help the Queen. Do you want to?"
 By all means" said Eric. T must prove somehow that I am worthy of being king. Let us go there in the morning
 To the Next Task
 So in the morning Santa and Eric stepped outside the Toyshop. But this time Santa didn't call his reindeer. He just shut his eyes and wished. There was puff of smoke about their feet and sud- denly they were standing in the town square just below the castle of the good, gray Queen.
 Quick, stand in line with these people along the road" whispered Santa. Here comes the giant who thinks he is the sun"
 Along the road came the huge. ugly giant. He looked neither to left nor right. He was so vain. Eric measured the giants height with his eye.
 Gracious he whispered to San ta. He is 20 times taller than am. We will have to think of some trick He is too big to shoot with my arrows
 Then Eric remembered the locket the fairy Queen had given him and which could grant him three wishes. And tomorrow I will tell you the first secret he learned rom the locket.
 TOMORROW: The flying
 horse,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-11
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR GENERAL LAND OFFICE
 District Land Office

AncnOrage, AlaSKa
 August 23, 1940
 Notice is hereby given that Ches- ter Barnesson, entryman, together with his witnesses, Robert Bruce Lesher and William Dennis Shaef- fer, all of Juneau, Alaska, has made final proof of his homestead, An chorage serial 08351, for a tract of land embraced in U. s. Survey No. 2306, situated on the east shore of Gastineau Channel, about 2 miles northwest of Juneau, on the Glacier Highway, in latitude 58' 19' 30" N, longitude 134' 28' w., and it is now in the files of the U. s. Land Office, Anchorage, Alaska, and if no pro- test is filed in the district land office, within the period of publica- ton or thirty days thereafter, said final proof will be accepted and final certificate issued.
 GEORGE A. LINGO,
 Register. First publication, Nov 6, l940. Last publication, Jan. l, 1941.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-11
CHAPTER NINE
The Witch Falls Victim To
 Fries Aim


 Fries Aim
 So Santa and Mrs. Santa and Eric sat up way past bed tine that night. Eric busted himself With tightening the string on his bow and sharpening the head of his best arrow.
 Santa had lined up all the broken, dolls on his workbench SC he could give them new arms and legs. Mrs, Santa and the doll fairies hustled around the kitchen washing and ironing the pretty dolls dresses that had beer smudged with soot.
 When the clock struck ten Santa put down his work.
 Now" he said to Eric, what shall we do?"
 There is a full moon tonight, " said Eric. 50 we must hide somewhere among the holly busheG where we can see the chimney When the witch comes-if she does m take aim
 "She is no bigger than pencil I don't see how you can hit her, said Santa and shook his head But he went to a closet and took Jus big fur coats for both Eric and himself so they could keep warm They pulled on fur-lined boots, fur gloves and fur caps. Mrs. Santa said. "Oh dear!' as they tip-toed out into the snow. She blew out all the candles after them.
 Begin Their Vigil
 Santa and Eric soon found a spot where they were entirely in the shadow of holly bushes and where Eric could see the chimney top very well outlined in the bright, bluc-wllite moonlight.
 The clock struck eleven. They had seen nothing of the witch yet The clock struck twelve. Then they heard a queer, dry rattline on the roof. First they saw the witch's peaked bonnet come up over the roof ridge. Then they saw her yellow face and long teeth. Then she stood up as she prepared to hop to the chimney top.
 Eric took aim at the very rim of the chimney and waited. Just as the witch stood on the chimney rim, Eric loosed his arrow. It sped so fast through the moonlight that it looked like a silver ribbon. There
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-11
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