Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 55, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 March 1912 — Page 2

PHPBErr-- *■ - ; ' ■ ■ The Daily Republican RreryDay twwpt fentey HEALEY * CLARK, Publisher*. RENSSELAER. * INDIANA- ' ' '

Thus far It has been a hard year oa baby emperors. ! :**- y ,%7 *' v'V» ' '-j i At hud accounts the man who wrote '"The Beautiful Snow" was still la hiding. ' Getting cold feet may be slang, hut Where Is r more truth than fiction in It ‘ Our idea of a waste of time is to nil in love with the hero of a moving picture film. ; The man who kicked on the 100 in the shade weather now sees where his Judgment was at fault I " The time may come when a man can £>e a good and great actor without having more than one wife. Generally, man proposes and Providence disposes, but this year woman proposes and man hasn’t the heart to refuse. Eastern society woman tells us that the grizzly bear is not as naughty u its reputation. Isn’t Bhe the knocker! Kansas has a citizen who claims to be “the only hog dentist In the world.’’ What’s the use of casting gold fillings before swlnef We are informed that Mam is experiencing a hard winter, but, then, there is reason to believe that Mars has nothing on us. One good thing about the king of weather we have had this year la that it keeps your priceless chunk of butter from melting away. • 9 ! A leading actress refuses to play in 9 theater that asks but one dollar for Its best seats. This actress will yet jbe put on the retired list ■ A food expert informs us that there Is as much nourishment in two eggs es there is in a good sized steak, but eggs were deceivers ever. < Mile. Plaskoweitzkajakahle, a Russian dancer, is about to visit us. Linotype operators are In favor of the exclusion of undesirable Russians. ad the man who paid $27,000 for a Bible and does not read it, but how many paragraphers read the Bible? J - * One of oar financiers tells us that there is a scarcity of SIO,OOO men, but In our varied career we have not seen many SIO,OOO jobs lying around loose. Never be In your place of business when a person wants to borrow money of you, because if you are la you wilt be out, and if you are out you will be in Chicago lawyer is responsible for the startling statement that a man will be on the safe Bide if he obeys the ten commandments. Another Solomon! V ■ —- —•—• The queen of Siam breaks into print with the story that she has been robbed of her Jewels. We never knew there was a vaudeville circuit in Siam. One of the men “who broke the Monte Carlo bank” has been arrested on a charge of fraud. Maybe he spiked the wheel when the croupier wasn't looking. “A New Yorker was arrested for throwing money away on the streets.’’ Don't be deceived; undoubtedly he was merely trying to entice suckers from the provinces. Government investigators are trying to find out what hash la. but a j respectable family newspaper would not dare to print what the average boarder thlnks'of it. New York, we are told, has a murder every thirty-six hours. And yet certain persons would have us believe that baseball Is the most popular pastime in that city. yv The Turkish fleet has been destroyed again. Either the war correspondents are afflicted with frenzied imagination or the Turkish fleet has a faculty of unscrambling itself. Franz Lehar, who composed the “Merry Widow” waltz, is coming to this country. Here and there be will no doubt be able to find an old inhabitant who. remembers the “Merry Widow” waltz. We are told that English society women have adopted the fad of being photographed while asleep, but. we Cali to see how a woman can tall asleep when she knows she is going to be photographed. . .. Experts in care of infants In New York are warning mothers not to rock or cuddle their babies. But science cannot do everything, or it will have to make mothers over from the original nature plan before it can stop the AS office boy in Wall street has been made a partner In the Ann. All of which goes to show that there are a tew office boys left In the world, who do not divide their time between rea<land whistling

UNCLE SAM'S SMOKELESS POWDER

THE tendency of modern warfare has been toward the adoption of those instruments which accomplish its purpose with as little risk to the users as possible. This is exemplified somewhat in the use of smokeless powder, the manufacture of which is attended with much less danger, and Its transfer from place to place results In fewer accidents as compared with the production of gunpowder. It can be handled with perfect safety and even set on fire in the open air without causing an explosion or occasioning the least anxiety. At Indian Head, which is also the navy proving ground, there is a plant for the manufacture of this powder which is owned and operated by the United States government and the entire output of the factory, which last year amounted to over a million and a half pounds, is used by our navy. Should occasion ever require, the powder will also be used at Uncle Sam’s many big fortifications, the accompanying illustration, showing a portion of one, Fort Wadsworth, near New York city. About 25 buildings are used in the prooess of its manufacture. They are situated in that portion of the government reservation farther from the river and scattered over a large area, being about 400 feet apart. Explosions will sometimes occur no matter how great the precautions used, for the materials which go to make up the' manufacture of powder are necessarily combustible, so the wisdom of this provision on the part of the government may be understood, for if one building should accidentally be blown up the others would not suffer thereby. The greatest secrecy is maintained as to some parts of the chemical process, and few of the three or four hundred men employed really know the entire combination of the chemical ingredients used in the smokeless powder making. The efforts of the powder board and the directors of the powder factory are constantly directed toward the improvement of the. quality of the output, and recently two special points have been aimed at: First, to insure the chemical stability of the powder for as long a period as possible; second, to secure a degree of Tenalf ormity -litteK’" what' iiF called “ballastlc stability” of the powder —that is to say, a permanence of velocities and pressure throughout prolonged periods under varying conditions of temperature, moisture, etc. In short, to have the powder work as well in any part of the world as it does on the proving grounds. There is a big laboratory attached to the factory standing some distance away from the other buildings, and here at least a dozen expert chemists are always at work and through their experiments a new stabilizer has been recently introduced into the powdermaking formula, and from the reports of the officers of our battleships in various parts of the world the results have been most satisfactory. The whole powder making plant is wonderfully Interesting even to a layman. Few people, however, are permitted to see its workings, for powder making, like gun testing, is conducted away from the public gaze. Smoking is not permitted op the grounds, and so carefully do the authorities guard against accidents that the workmen are not even permitted to carry matches. All the buildings are well ventilated, as the fumes of the chemicals used are apt to bring on heart trouble. Chimneys are arranged to carry oIT the poisonous gases, consequently there is little illness among the men. There are' facilities for a rapid output in case of necessity:—a matter which would be of vital importance In time of war. There Is also a reserve supply which is constantly on the increase as our navy grows larger. The cotton used is shipped to Indian Head in large bales and stored in a building erected for that purpose. It Is purchased in large quantities and must be of a special grade. The second stage of the work begins when the cotton goes to the picking room. Here colored men open up the bales and pick the fibers apart After the fibers are separated the cotton is ready for the drying room, where it Is kept for 24 hours. The temperature of the drying room is’2l2 degrees during the entire time and the workmen Of n only remain a few minutes at a time.. After, this process the cotton

is taken into the nitration building, where nitric acid and sulphuric acid are added. The mixture is whirled around in huge tub-like machines covered with a hood and a steam jet to carry off the acid fumes. When this Is completed the cotton is washed in fresh water and dried by a wringer, and unless this work is very thorough there is risk of spontaneous decomposition. It is now gun-cotton and. is placed In cars and pushed to the boiling vats where is undergoes another state of purification. The pulper, a machine very much like the one used in papermaking, next comes into play. Here the gun-cotton is chopped up by knives so as to give the fibers a thorough cleansing. From here it goes to the poaching house, which consists of * series or large tubs in which the pyrocellus, as the material is now called, goes through a further cleaning process of hot and cold washings. It is then dried by a wringer similar to a pointing machine and sent to the press house, where the water is squeezed out under great pressure. After a few minutes In the machine the mixture comes out resembling a huge white cheese. It is weighed and sent to the mixing house, where there are instruments such aa are used in making bread by machinery and which are known as kneading machines. The, pyrocellus is here mixed with a solvent, the name of which the government prefers to keep a secret. The resultant material is a thick, yellow gelatinous mass resembling taffy. The stage of smokeless powder has now been reached and the mixture is once more put through a machine by hydraulic pressure. It is then wrapped around reels and dried by steam so as to evaporate the solvent. It is pressed into the proper grain suitable to the different calibers of guns and at this stage it bears a striking resemblance to hoarhound candy, as it Is Identical with that both in shape and color. Then comes the cutting into proper lengths, and this is done by hand and the use of a sharp instrument very much like a meat chopper. Two men do this work and they are especially Cbreful to get the powder the exact length. The cut powder is carried to another table, where a man goes oyer each pleceland the defective pieces are thrown out. The inspector is particular that only perfect powder is sent out Recently a plant has been erected to work over this defective powder, and so successful has this process been that the powder which a few years ago would have been a total loss, is now remade in sich a manner as to be the equal of the best of the new product. The next step in the process is drying and the green powder is sent to the drying house in covered cans, being wheeled there on trucks pushed along the tracks which are laid between the buildings. A colored man furnishes the motive power. The drying house is a veritable mountain of explosives, for great stacks of powder are piled up everywhere. It must be protected even from the rays of the sun and the windows are covered with canvas. Here it is branded and prepared for shipment. The actual testing of the powder takes place when it is used to fire the big guns down in the valley on the proving grounds.

Profound Linguist.

There bad been a fatal accident at the railroad crossing in a little Pennsylvania town, says the Philadelphia Record; and the coroner, a pompous old fellow, who magnified conscientiously both: his office and its incumbent, had impaneled a jury for the inquest. There was only one witness or the accident, an illiterate Slav from the coal mines who could understand no. English. With him the coroner began to struggle. “Can you speak German?” he asked. The man shook his head. “Can you speak Italian?” continued the official. Again the man shook his, .head. “Can you speak Hungarian?” The ss;ne response.. •Can you speak Russian?” finally asked the coroner. Again the, rasa shook his head, “It’s Sb R*e, gentleman,” said the coroner, turning to the jury. ! ‘We cant proceed with the case- I’ve spoken to this man in five different languages, and can’t make him understand me.”

TEN YEARS OF SUFFERING.

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kidney secretions were unnatural and gave me great trouble. One day I suddenly'fell to the floor, where l lay for a long time unconscious. Three doctors who treated me, diagnosed my case as paralysis, and said

they could do nothing for me, I began using Doan’s Kidney Pills and was permanently cured. I am stronger than before In years.” “When Your Back Is Lame, Remember the Name-DOAN’S. 50c. all stores. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. X-

AS SCHEDULED.

Mr. Booze—Well—hie—you married me for better or worse —Me —didn’t you? Mrs. Booze—Yes, and I got the worst of It l

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Absent-Minded.

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COOKING TIME-TABLE

TIME ALLOWED IS OF UTMOST IMPORTANCE. Too Long or Too Bhort Application of Fire Will Bpoll Any Dish—Follow These Rules and Bueeese ~ la Certain. Loaf bread, 45 to 60 minutes; rolls and biscuits, 10 to 20 minutes; graham gems, SO ; gingerbread, 20 to 30 minutes; sponge cake, 45 to 60 minutes; plain cake, 30 to 40 minutes; fruit cake, 2 to 3 hours f cookies, *LO to 15 minutes; bread pudding, 1hour; rice and tapioca, 1 hour; Indian pudding, 2 to 3 hours; steamed pudding, 1 to ? hours; steamed brown bread, 3 hours; custards, 15 to 20 minutes; pies, 30 to 45 minutes; plum pudding, 2 to 3 hours. Time for Cooking Vegetables.— Greens, dandelions, 1% hours; spinach, 20 to 30 minutes; string beans, 1 to 2 hours; green peas, 20 to 30 minutes; beets, 1 to 3 hours; turnips, 1 to Jlhours; squash, 1 hopr; potatoes boiled, 20 to 30 minutes; potatoes baked, 1 hour; corn, 20 minutes; carrots, % to 1 hour; asparagus, 15 to 25 minutes; cabbage, 1 to 3 hours. Time for Broiling.—Steak, 1 inch thick, 4 to 6 minutes; steak, 1% inches thick, 8 to 15 minutes; fish, small and thin, 5 to 8 minutes; fish, thick, 15 to 25 minutes;, chicken, 20 to 30 minutes. Time for Cooking Meats. —Beef, underdone", per pound, 9 to 10 minntes; beef, fillet of, 20 to 40 minutes; mutton, leg, per pound, 10 to 12 minutes; mutton, stuffed shoulder, per pound, 18 minutes; veal, loin of, plain, per pound, 15 to 18 minutes; veal, stuffed, per pound, 20 minutes; pork, spare ribs, per pound, 15 to 30 minutes; pork, loin or shoulder, per pound, 20 to 30 minutes; liver, baked or braised, 1 to 1% hours; corned beef, per pound, 25 to 30 minutes; boiled (simmered) beef, per pound, 20 to 30 minutes; ham, per pound, after water boils, 15 to 20 minutes; bacon, per pound, 15 minutes; chicken, baked, 3 to 4 pounds, 1 to 2 hours; turkey, 10 pounds, 3 hours; goose, 8 pounds, 3 hours; duck, tame, 40 to 60 minutes; duck, wild, 80 to 40 minutes; grouse, pigeons and other large birds, 30 minutes; small birds, 10 to 15 minutes; venison, per pound, 15 minutes; fish, long and thin, 6 to 9 pounds, 1 hour? fish, thick, 6 to 8 pounds, 1% to 2 hours; flßh, small, 20 to 30 minutes.

FOR THE HOUSE MISTRESS

Suggestions That Will Provo of Practical Value In Conduct of Establishment After the rugs or carpets are cleaned and laid on the floor the colors often look dingy. A solution made of bits of soap dissolved in a gallon of warm rainwater and a tablespoonful of ammonia added, if applied a little at the time with a good Scrubbing brush, will brighten the colors wonderfully. Only the top of the carpet gets wet and in 12 hours the room Is ready for use. Housekeepers who only have a weekly allowance for household expenses sometimes find it a drain on their purses to buy fruit to preserve for winter use. If they will count the cost of each can or jar of fruit preserves and jot it down in a notebook, then as each bottle is used through the winter put the price of it In money in a small boi kept for the purpose, when summer time comes money for the winter’s preserves will be in readiness. A certain portion of wall space In the hallway of a house where every member’ of the family passed by many times a day was reserved for changes in decoration. There was first hung a map of the United States, then a poster of some new public building, an Inexpensive print of some famous painting and a poster of special interest, etc. This proved to he a neverending source of Interest throughout the year.

Fruit Cake.

Take one pound of flour, one pound of brown sugar, one-half pound of cltron* two pounds of raisins, one pound of currants, three-fourths pound of butter, one pound of almonds, one ounce of mace, one cup of molasses, onehalf teaspoonful of soda stirred In the molasses and five eggs. Stir the sugar and b&tter to a cream, then add white and yolks of eggs, beaten separately. Stir In the flour gradually, then the molasses and spices, and lastly the fruit. This makes three loaves, Bake In a moderate oven.

Fancy Fried Potatoes.

Wash and pare potatoes, slice thin (using vegetable slicer) Into a bowl of cold water. Let stand two hours, changing water twice. Drain, plunge In a kettle of boiling water and boll one minbte. Drain again and cover with cold water. Take from water and dry between towels. Fry in deep fat until Ught brown, keeping la motion with a skimmer. Drain on brown paper and sprinkle with salt

Left-Overs in Borders.

Left-overs of meat well prepared, seasoned and moistened with a little gravy, tastq well In a border of hot mashed potato. If more Is liked, eeiwe it from a small bowl and never poured ayound the potato. Meih.: It is not stylish to say gravy. Everything of its kind is sauce now, whether It goes with fish, Ipwl or fruit— Alice E. Whitaker,

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Mean People.

Henfy Russell, the head of the Boston opera, was describing his foreign tour In search of talent. “They were mean people," he said of the singers of a certain city. "I could do no business with them. They tfiought only of money." Mr. Russell smiled. “They were as bad as the man who discovered the Blank theater fire. "The first intimation the box office’ had of this fire came, at the end of the third act, from a fat man who bounded down the gallery stain, stuck his face at the ticket window and shouted breathlessly: “ ‘Theater’s afire! Gimme me money backl’"

Man and His Happiness.

"Man is the creator of his own happiness; It Is the aroma of a life lived In harmony with high ideals. For what a man has, he may be dependent on others; what he is, rests with him alone. What he obtains in life is but acquisition; what he attains, is growth. Happiness is the soul's joy In the possession of the intangible."—From Self-Control, by William George Jordan.

Too Far for Business.

"I see King George’s nncle is In New York.”“H'm! That’s bad for George.” , "Why so?" "What will he do if he has to go and see his uncle?* _

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