Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 195, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 August 1910 — Page 2

The Daily Republican Day Except Sunday HEALEY & CLARK, Publishers. RENSSELAER, INDIANA.

The noblest study of mankind is •weather. > Evidently the law of gravitation has Dot been repealed. For 50 cents now you can buy either • melon or a dozen lemons. There are tew joy-riders back of the lawn mower or mowing machine this year. Last year Great Britain cut its liquor bill 154,000,000, yet nobody died of thirst. — — ———— Keep cool and be cool. The mental attitude has much to do with physical condition. Bowling has been Introduced into England. It will now become popular at Newport. Since (he comet has departed people have to charge up to sun spots whatever they cannot understand. Regarded merely as a peril, it is much easier to dodge a coming aeroplane than it is to dodge a motorcycle.

It is said that a substitute for nsidlum has been found. Some druggists to the contrary, a substitute is not always something "just as good." Music an aid to dairy management!” That’s an old story. Was there •ver a comic opera without a variation of the merry, merry milkmaid chorus? An airship passenger service between London and Paris is being talked of. People who expect to take that route should go to the trouble of first learning to swim. And now they say that either a phonograph or a pretty singing milkmaid furnishing music in the stall makes a cow give more milk. The cow’s artistic discernment is apparently not highly developed.

It Is estimated that over 15,000,000 Words were spoken during the recent session of congress. All honor should be shown the stenographers who stayed at their posts and listened to •very one of them. An expert at the National Educational association convention in Boston says that children are naughty •when they are ill. Will the old saying have to be revised to read “Spare the castor oil and spoil the child?” The northern Michigan dairyman ■who claims to have discovered that music sweet and low from a phonograph wooes milk from his cows, might try for Ice cream by giving his devoted animals the “cold shoulder." i ' The dean of Norwich Indignantly denies that King George ever had a morganatic wife and adds: “King George Is a man who, with a wife of like disposition to himself, has been -wont during his leisure to sit in his garden with his young children round him, just the same as any of us might do in our own patch of garden.’’ Also the dean might have told us how the king’s tomatoes are coming on.

The poor should be remembered this hot weather, for their sufferings are considerable. Ice often means health to the sick and pure milk life for babies, but these are luxuries for which the prisoners of poverty must look to their more fortunate brethren to supply them. There should also be generous public support of the various fresh-air enterprises which do so much toward ameliorating the condition of the poor in a large city during the heated term. The discovery of defective armor plate on the battleships Utah and North Dakota after the ships had been commissioned has caused agitation In the navy department favorable to a plan for the inspection of the plating of every battleship in service. It is fair to assume that if two battleships could be provided with faulty plates without discovery until the ships were In active service there may be other ships with poor plates that may have escaped l detection. The predicament of two men with their wives who were held into the night off Chicago by the failure of the engine of their gasoline launch, and who were rescued only after tie women had sacrificed their skirts as torches, should recommend the 'TashIng of sweeps on the decks of such craft, so that men can help themselves tn emergencies. A pair of muscular arms applied to a sweep would soon re-establish confidence after accident by giving the disabled craft niotid'" enough to creep toward shore. And now a Torrington, Conn., man la planning to walk to California. Isn't it about time for some ambitious California citizen to set out to walk east to New England? That bitter taste in the mouth expo rienced on first arising in the mori> •-ng, says an authority, may be re.noted by taking a little mix vomica mixed with water. Should the experimenter, however, desire to remove all taste from his mouth permanently, this ean be accomplished by adding more nux vomica

IN MEMORY OF PILGRIM FATHERS

PRINCETON, MASS.—Practically all the details were carried out as arranged for the dedication on August 5 of the monument th the Pilgrim Fathers, in which ceremony President Taft, British Ambassador Bryce, Senator Lodge and other distinguished men participated. The event was made the occasion of a big naval display by the North Atlantic squadron and the president delivered an address. The monument, which is 269 feet high, stands on a hundred-foot hill on the tip of Cape Cod and is an imposing structure.

IRRIGATION IN INDIA

English Government Is Redeeming Many Acres of Dry Powerful Recommendation of Irrigation Commission and Courageous Energy of Lord Curzon Needed for Ultimate Success. London.—The Times of India gives some interesting facts regarding the work done by the Indian government In extending the irrigation system of the land. Of the Deccan system, it says: “The Deccan schemes are of firstclass importance and value. They make a vivid appeal to our imagination and sympathy. If we 'look at a rainfall map of India we see a large parched patch of country enveloping and Bijapur and parts of Nasik and and Bijapur andparts of Nasik and Poona. Here the laborious cultivator has. learned to look for drought and famine in one year out of three, and in a vastly wider area a scanty and Insufficient rainfall is as likely to be received as a plenteous watering. In the Deccan there is no question of watering a desert and bringing in a colony of people to enjoy the results. The cry for water comes from the people whose native homes are on the soil and who year after year sow their crops uncertain of the return, frequently having to sell their treasures and migrate in search of labor, in order to find the means of subsistence. ■

“The soil is rich and capable of bearing fine crops, and along its whole western border runs the mighty buttress cf the Ghats which brings down an unfailing deluge of water, sufficient to irrigate the land many times over. What more simple than to store water in Jhe hills and deal it out through van'als upon the thirsty plains? Yet the difficulties to be faced are some of the hardest in any irrigation problem in India. The construction of the great storage reservoirs in the (lhats proved extremely costly; ewing to the

Use Insects in Moth Fight

Two Massachusetts Towns Receiyo Flies and Beetles to Release /*••' •Tn "Trees. ‘ Dedham, Mass. —The state in its plan of assisting the various towns to exterminate the gipsy and moth has sent to Dedham 1,000 anaspatus flies and 200 calosoma beetles. These flies and beetles, bred at Meirose Heights, are distributed in infected sections. They live on the uiotlis and caterpillars and wherever

conformation of the country, the alignment of canals from the best sites for storage works to the districts requiring water presented complications; and the fluctuations of rainfall in the plains seriously affected prospects of regular revenue. “Government obtains returns for its outlay upon irrigation both directly, by payments made for the water service, and indirectly, by the increased ■wealth, and therefore increased taxable capacity, which it confers on the people. “It needed the powerful recommendation of the irrigation commission and the courageous energy of Lord Curzon to insure the problem which the Doccan presents being boldly attacked and steadily pushed forward to solution. The commission found that at the soil in the Deccan which might beneficially be irrigated, 95 per cent, was without irrigation. In the secretariat of the government of Bombay now lies a new map of the Deccan upon which may be seen the results of the labors of the last seven years. Every catchment area in the Ghats has been investigated, and every possible site for a reservoir examined as the commission desired. “Every square mile of the Deccan has been surveyed, the best alignments for canals in all directions have been sought out. The new map of the Deccan is covered with a maze

Bad Teeth Make Many Ills

So Declares Dr. Thaddeus P. Hyatt of Brooklyn at Dental Hygiene Conference. New York.—At the dental hygiene conference and exhibit In the Metropolitan building Dr. Thaddeus P. Hyatt of Brooklyn gave a lecture on the ills that beset a man with poor teeth. “In no art or science,” said Doctor Hyatt, “has such progress been made as in the art and science of dentistry in the last twenty-five years. The

tried they have done good work in exterminating the pests. They were delivered the other day to George A. Phillips, town tree warden, by John Schaffner of Dover. A similar amount was delivered to C. H. Southerland of Westwood, who has charge of the work in that town. Silence has the advantage over speech in that you never have to take it back. o . ' • i\

MOTH PERILS TREES

Army of Caterpillars Charge Upon Lawns and Public Parks. y—.. ■ Spraying, Individual Destruction and Autumnal Precautions Are Recommended by Chicago City Forester —lnvasion Last Year. Chicago.— An invading army of tussock moths has descended ppon the trees of Chicago and its suburbs. Unless strenuous methods are adopted to check the advance of the devastating horde the lindens, poplars and willows of parks, driveways and private lawns are in danger of being dismantled of foliage and ultimately destroyed. These are not the only members o’ the tree family that the tussock moth has chosen for its field of operations. The horse chestnut, the dogwood and a score of other shade producers and ornamental shrubs that are the pride of good citizens also are under attack. Park* commissioners have declared war upon the gorgeous caterpillar, which is the larva of the tussock moth. City Forester J. H. Prost has issued a bulletin of warning and advice. Tree owners in many parts of the city have appealed to the forester for aid and complain that the tussock caterpillar—which represents the ravaging stage of the moth’s development—is running over everything outdoors and even invading homes. It may prove of small consolation to know that the caterpillar of the tussock moth is one of the most beautiful that science is familiar with. It has a bright red head; a velvety black back, bordered with rich yellow stripes; four tufts of yellow hair standing upright a little back of the head; a pair of long black plumes/ suggestive of horns, extending forward from the head, and a single plume for a tail. They live upon the green matter of leaves and, being gifted with abnormal appetites, it does not take very long for a goodly company of the Invaders to defoliage a tree. They are practically -new comers to Chicago, though last year they became a source of danger to the trees of certain sections. This year, however, they suddenly have become the cause of dismay on the South, West and North sides, while particular complaints have been heard from the West side. There are just three things to do, according to the city forester: Spray the foliage with arsenate of lead. Destroy caterpillars by “squashing” Lhem. Gather cocoons and egg masses in fall and burn them.

of red lines and blue lines, shaded patches, dotted patches, showing the results of these labors. Financially, the engineers are able to show prospects of. better results than were at one time believed possible. Most of their schemes show an estimated revenue of three or four per cent., and for all of these the government of India is now prepared to advance funds. “It is an irony that the best soil in this region is in those parts which are farthest removed from the zones of regular rainfall. In the future this topsy-turvy arrangement of nature will be of no consequence. The dry and thirsty districts of Ahmednagar and its neighbors have a latent capacity for becoming one of the richest wheat-producing tracts in India. When canals have made the country independent of the rainfall, even the Deccan ryot may forget the meaning of drought and the pain of turning his wife’s bangles into rupees every third or fourth year.

"One of the greatest of the new projects is the Godaveri river scheme. This is nearing completion, and several miles of its canals will be brought into use in the coming monsoon. The distributing channels will serve 240,000 acres of ground in Nasik and Ahmednagar. The whole catchment area surrounding the sources of the Godaveri and its upper tributaries, the Darna and Kadwa, is brought under control for the benefit of the scheme. This represents an area of no less than 160 square miles.”

most important discovery was made only recently. It is that the health of the entire body depends on healthy teeth and healthy surrounding tissue. It has been discovered that the dental end of a nerve can manifest itself in the eye, causing tempqyary blindness; that it can manifest itself in the ear, causing temporary deafness, and it can manifest itself in the musclea causing temporary paralysis and in sanity.”

London Death Rate Low.

London.—ln four weeks the death rate tn London averaged 10.8 per 1,000. being 1.7 per 1,000 below the mean rate in the corresponding periods of the five years 1905-9.'*-There wer«, three cases of smallpox in the Metropolitan asylum board and London fever hospitals last week, the only cases in 'London for the last thirteen weeks.

French Imports Grow.

Washington.—France’s dur ing the first four months of this yeat increased 125,400,000, being >380,415, 153. while the increase in imports was only $9,600,000.

FAULT SOMETIMES IN IRONING

When Colors Fade It Is a Good Idea to Investigate That Branch of Laundry Work; : " _ —r . - j_ Fading is often caused by too hot irons. The fading of colored articles is due often not to the washing, but the ironing. Too hot irons are used directly on the material, and this will fade delicate colors more than any amount of washing. The effect is even worse than strong sunlight. Be sure that the article is evenly dampened and that the iron is only hot enough to smooth the wrinkles properly by firm, even pressure, and you will have no more trouble from fading. Skirts must never be ironed across the gores, but up and down; otherwise the fit of the garment is ruined.

The home

Vegetables that have leaves or folded stalks should be washed very thoroughly. Spreading a little flour on top of a cake will sometimes prevent icing from running. Bamboo furniture should be rubbed occasionally with a mixture of linseed oil and turpentine, followed by a brisk polish with a soft cloth. A good mixture to set color in cotton materials is one tablespodnful of turpentine, a handful of salt and a pall of cold water. Put goods in over night. Shrink and set color of children’s garments before making up. They soil so quickly that it is not worth while to run risks by waiting until afterward. The marks of matches on walls may be cleaned by applying the cut side of a lemon. Then rub the place with whiting and at last scrub with soap and water. When icing runs put it back on stove on top of asbestos mat and stir until proper consistency. This can be done after sirup is added to white of «gg. - j - : A simple method “Of keeping butter in warm woather is to invert a large earthenware crock or a flower pot over the dish containing the butter, wrap the crock with a wet cloth and put a little water in the dish with the butter. The rapid absorption of heat by external evaporation causes the butter to become hard.

Dried Haddock.

Remove the skin and bones froffi a cooked haddock and chop the flesh in rather large pieces. Melt one ounce of butter in a frying pan, slice into it one small onion, and fry a golden brown. Cut one-half pound of tomatoes in slices, add to the onion, had cook all together for 20 minutes. Add last of all the fish and a good sprinkling of pepper. Stir over the fire for a few minutes. IJave ready one-quarter pound of rice, which has been boiled for a quarter of an hour; arrange a wall of it on a dish, pile the haddock inside, and place the tomatoes on the top. Garnish with finely chopped parsley sprinkled over the tomatoes, and serve.

Jellied Veal.

Wash and cut up two pounds so knuckle of veal. Let it simmer in Just enough water to cover the meat until it may easily be removed from the bones; that is, for several hour?. Then strain the veal, remove all the pieces of bone and chop very fine. Season with salt and pepper and a little minced thyme. . Put the veal back into the liquor and boll again until the liquor is almost reduced. Then add the strained juice of a lemon and turn the whole into a mold. Let stand until quite cold; then put on ice until ready to serve.

Bruises in Furniture.

If the'•bruise is very small all that is necessary is to soak it with warm water and apply a red-hot poker near the surface, keeping the spot continually wet until the bruise disappears, which will occur in a few moments. For larger bruises or dents wet the part with warm water and double a piece of brown paper five or six times, soak it, lay on the bruise, and then apply on top of the wetted paper a hot flatiron until the moisture has all evaporated. Keep this process up until the surface is level.

Brown Bread Pudding.

Take six ounces of stale brown bread crumbs, six tablespoonfuls of sugar and one cupful of milk; then beat in by degrees the -yolks of three eggs and the whites of four, whisked separately; add the strained juice of half a lemon and an oupce of finely chopped citron peeL Fill a buttered mold, cover with buttered paper, '/team steadily for two and a half hours. Serve with a sweet white ?auce‘, flavored with lemon or vanilla ■u tract

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The Dentist’s Joke.

At a recent dinner of the Authors’ club in London to Mr. Owen Seaman, the editor of Punch, Mr. Walter Emanuel, another member of the staff of Punch, referred to the fact that the man with the largest sense of humor he had ever struck was an Englishman —a dentist. He went to him after suffering long with a toothache. He refused to have gas, and the dentist pulled out a tooth, leaving him writhing in pain, and took the tooth to the window, where he laughed quite heartily. He groaned, “What’s the joke?" “Wrong tooth,” said the dentist

Yes, Indeed.

Hostess (at party)—Why, so silent, Miss De Muir? You’ve scarcely said a word since you came. Youthful Guest—Really, Mrs. Leader, I am having a very enjoyable time, but my father has told me 100 times neter to say anything unless I have something to say, and I suppose Hostess—But, my dear child, think what a stupid and tiresome thing society would be if everybody followed that advice!

He Knew the Kind.

Little Edward, aged four, was an only child. He was anxious for a baby sister, and was talking of it one day with a friend of the family. In the friend’s family was a baby girl of one year. The lady said, “Edward, you may have my baby; she is pretty and sweet.” “Oh,” said Edward, “I don’t want an old baby. I want a bran new one wif noffln on but tacum powder.”—Red Hen.

The Real Thing.

"You say your husband was cut by his neighbors'ht the party?” “Yassah, dat’s so, sah.” “Did they cut him with malice prepense?” “No, sah; wiv a razah, sah.”

Undoubtedly Bad.

Mary Mild —Wouldn’t you call her a —ah, doubtful character? Carrie Caustique—Not unless you wanted to give her the benefit of the doubt.—Smart Set.

Hungry Little Folks find delightful satisfaction in a bowl of toothsome Post Toasties When the children want lunch, this wholesome nourishing food is always ready to serve right from the package without cooking, and saves many steps for mother. Let the youngters have Post Toasties —superb summer food. “The Memory Lingers** Postum Cereal Co., Limited. Battle Creek, Mich.