Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 291, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 December 1916 — Page 3

Leading Progressives Ask Voice In Republican Party.

Chicago, Dec. 5. —Overtures to the republican party for a voice in the management of the party’s affairs and for progressive support were made today in a statement which followed a conference of Chester H. Rowell, of California; Gifford Pinchot, Raymond Robins, James R. Garfield, William Allen White and Harold L. Ickes. Permanent progressive advance through the democratic party is impossible, the statement says in announcing the national conference of progressives and progressive republicans, which" is to be called within four months in the hope of bringing about reorganization of the republican party. The first step toward providing progressive representation in the party, it was suggested, could best be brought about by giving the present republican campaign committee the functions of the executive committee. “The result of the election has shown that the only hope of victory for any political party in America lies in securing and retaining support of the progressive voters,’ says the statement. “We welcome the enactment of progressive measures by any party. But we are firm in' the conviction that in the existing two party systems, constructive progressivism must be secured through the republican party. But to gain either of these ends ? the republican party must'be thoroughly progressivized in organization, in leadership and in principles. “We propose to join with other progressives in calling a national conference of progressives and progressive republicans to be held during the next four months. Such a conference might well take steps toward reformulating progressive principles and considering how to put them into effect. “An immediate practical step toward progressive representationwould ■'be to give the present campaign committee in the party organization the functions of the executive committee of the party. This committee consists of ten regular republicans and six former progressives. This would give the progressives votes as well as voices in the party council. A demand from the proposed conference for such representation in the republican organization could not be ignored by any who are seriously desirous of party success and nothing less than this could be accepted as a first step toward’securing the confidence of the progressive voters of the country. “The progressives are not suppliants nor penitents. They are American citizens seeking justice and ready to fight for it. The only harmony that is desirable or possible is the harmony of justice.”

Coming Sale Dates.

The Republican has printed sale bills for the following dates: Everett Brown, December 12, on the old Brown homestead, % mile west of Moody and 9% miles northeast of Rensselaer, and 7% miles directly west of Francesville. O. G. Baker, administrator’s sale, Dec. 20, at the farm, 6 miles north and three miles east of Rensselaer. This is an administrator’s sale of the estate of the late J. N. Baker. William Wacker and Arthur Miller, Dec. 18, on the Jennie Rishling farm, % mile north of Lee and 614 miles northwest of Monon; 10 miles southwest of Francesville and 12 miles southeast of Rensselaer.

PUBLIC SALE. I will sell at public sale at Leek’s hitch bam on SATURDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1916, at 2 p. m. ~ One Jersey cow, 4 years old, calf by side; one bay mare, 5 years old, weight 1200 pounds; one bay horse, 4 years old, weight 1100; one black horse, 6 years old, weight 1100 lbs. Twelve months’ time without interest. W. J. REES. Fred Phillips, Auctioneer. C. G. Spitler, Clerk. Our trade on buttcrine has doubled in the past ten days. Try it. 22c a pound. We furnish coloring with it if wanted. JOHN EGER.

I CHICAGO, INDIANAPOLIS a LOUISVILLE RY. Chicago and the west, Indianapolis, Cincinnati and the Sc"th, Louisville and French Lick Springs. SOUTHBOUND. Louisville and French Lick. No. 3 -.11:10 pm Indianapolis and Cincinnati. No. 35 1:45 am Louisville and French Lick. No. 5 10:55 am Indianapolis and Cincinnati. No. 37 ' M ...... 11.18 am Ind’plis, Cincinnati and French Lick. No. 33 ....1157 pm Lafayette and Michigan City. No. 39 ............ 5:50 pm Indianapolis and Lafayette. No. 31 .. 7:31 pm NORTHBOUND. No. 36 Chicago ... ."'."C.".. . .4:51 am No. 4 Chicago .£:01 am No. 40 Chicago <acoom.).. .7:30 am No. 32 Chicago, 10:36 am No. 38 Chicago ; 2:51 pm No. 6 Chicago 3:31 pm No. 30 Chicago .6:50 pm For ticker- and further information call on W. H. BEAM, Agent.

POULTRY

OVERCROWDING POULTRY FLOCK Disease, Parasites and Nonproductive ness Chief Resulting Evils As the observing poultryman grows in years and experience he becomes convinced more and more that if there is one mistake made by poultry raisers that causes more loss and grief than any other, it is overcrowding. The flock that is overcrowded Js subjected at once to nearly alt the profit killing ills that poultry is heir to, while on the other hand plenty ol room is the best and cheapest remedy for troubles caused by crowding. Perhaps the greatest evil resulting from overcrowding is the tendency towards disease of all kinds, especially infectious ailments. This is to be expected, not only because the close proximity of the birds aids disease to spread readily from one to another, but also because of the impossibility of maintaining sanitary conditions, whether the birds ar? indoors or out, or whether the season is summer or winter.

Some poultrymen have the mistaken idea that because their birds are in an open pen out of doors a little crowding will do no harm. Ventilation is important, but so-are some other factors. The worst evil in close yarding is that the ground becomes foul so quickly. Being forced to stand, scratch or pick up feed in their own filth is a sure means of bringing trouble and plenty of iL There are poultry raisers who think flat crowding in the house in winter will do no harm, just so the birds are warm. In fact, some few persons believe that some crowding in the winter is a good thing, because it insures warmth, through the birds huddling together. This is as tyad or worse than crowding out of doors. Another of the evils of close yard <ng is that this means idle birds. Sucn a bird is not a good producer and, worse than that idleness encourages J_e worst of vices and habits with which the poultryman has to contend. Chief among these are egg eating and leather picking. Bo_h habits are exceedingly difficult to eradicate, once they break out. The best way to discourage these habits arid break them is to keep the birds busy scratching for their feed and be sure that they have the proper variety of food. Should these measures fall of a cure the habit is an incurable one and the offender bad better be disposed of. A third evil from overcrowding especially in warm weather, is the favorable conditions it affords to parasites of all kinds. Unless a constant warfare on these pests is kept up, the crowded poultry house* or yard, including the birds, will soon be found to be literally alive with lice anl mites. The parasite problem Is a comparatively simple one in flocks that have plenty of room, due to a large extent to the fact that there is plenty oi opportunity for these birds to dust themselves, and expect possibly at night, they are away from all places that harbor the pests. There are precautions that the poultryman may take to overcome or avoid tre evils of crowded quarters, such as spading up the yards frequently, providing plenty of clean scratching litter, fumigating the house frequently and keeping scrupulously clean. But the better plan is to cut down the size of the flock to the proper capac ity of the quarters. A hundred hens tn an overcrowded house or pen will not lay as many eggs as will 50 hens that have enough room. Yet the 100 birds will eat twice as much as the 60, cause twice as much work and probably more than twice as much worry. There are m ay poultry raisers who have from fifty to one hundred or more birds who would make more clear profit with 10 birds and do it with only a fraction of the work, but they have the mistaken idea that numbers Is the thing that counts. They take a certain pride in being able to say they have a flock of 100 hens, when many of them would be better off by far If they only had 15 or two dozen.

The Poultry Yard

Keep the dust bex supplied with nice clean dust, and see that the grit box Is never empty. -■ As the new corn sets dry and hard It is safe to feed more than when It was soft and green. It is more easily digested and gives better results. Never feed meat scraps that were made of rotten meat. Good, pure feed is the only thing that ever ought to be fed to a fowl of any kind. If It possibly can be done clean txp the droppings each day. It Is work that well repays one. Never allow this cleaning to be delayed longer than a week. Leaving the birds to fight their own battles against lice and other enemies may save some work, but It will cost some eggs; and eggs are worth money these days. Do not delay any longer the job of culling out the poor stock. It is a mistake to keep even a single unprofitable fowl. Have the stock up in quality rather than quantity'. As the weather grows colder in crease the supply of corn. It is a heat Ing food. But never feed it alone. A good grain mixture for winter is two parts whole corn, one part each when* and oats; all well mixed.

THE EVENING REPUBLICAN, RENSSELAER. IND.

BEAN BALL MUST GO; PENALIZE THE PITCHER

Recent Accidents Bring this Point to Official Attention More Strongly Than Ever ’ < It Is high time that a baseball law was passed making a real penalty for the bean ball, the most dangerous v eapon now in the power of big league tall players, writes a Cleveland fan. The bean ball is far worse than any plajer’s spikes, for its effects have been known to injure a player for life. Roger Bresnahan, manager of the Toledo team was fiearly skilled at Cincinnati by a bean ball thrown by Andy Coakley; Frank. Chance, ex-mana-ger of the Chicago Cubs and New York Yankees, is partly deaf as the result of one; Roger Peckinpaqgh of the Yanks was terribly hurt by such a ball and is still somewhat bat shy as a result. In Cleveland recently Chick Gandil was felled as if shot by a terrific bean ball thrown by Rube Foster of the Boston Red Sox. Two persons fainted in the stands as the ball crashed into Gandil’s skull and he dropped to the ground. He was lucky to be hit in the front of the ear instead of behind it, and therefore was only dazed. And tho he was able to play next day, he was still feeling the effects so that he retired before the game was ended. * The Washington team has two players, Henri Rondeau and Joe Judge, who were beaned in a recent series between the Griffmen and Red Sox. Most bean balls are accidental, but something should be done to render pitchers more careful where they fl.oot the ball. A heavy fine, suspension, crediting the nupi so hit with a honte run, would undoubtedly make twirlers more careful, Some of them make the practice of whizzing the ball uncomfortably close to the batsman’s head in order to drive him away from the plate and render him nervous. It is both dangerous and unsportsmanlike.

HIS LUCKY NUMBER 13

Westerner Tells How Mystic Numeral Has Stuck to Him Thru All His Life Live Oak, Cal. —No matter how other people may feel about the number 13, Howard Grirpes of Douglas county, Oregon, considers it a messenger of good luck rather than a harbinger of evil. Grimes was in Live Oak recently on his way to Davis, where altho he is 64 years of age, he will take a course in agriculture. On the back of his auto hung its license No. 1313. When reminded of its boodoo proclivities the Oregonian smiled and volunteered a bit of history. “I was born on Sept. 13, 1852,’’ said he, “and was the thirteenth child in the family brood. When 13 years old I left home to make my fortune. At 20 I married and our wedding day fell on the thirteenth of the month. “While riding a Northern Pacific train in 1912 I was in berth 13 and the train was wrecked. Every occupant in that car was injured but myself. In 1913 I made a little investment in mining property and cleaned up $16,000. J took the money and purchased 1,300 acres of land and I am farming a part of it and learning how to farm it J letter.”

CAN’T RECALL NAMES OF SONS

Father of 17 Knows by Count When All Are In Cape Girardeau, Mo.—Bernard Kohlfeld of Burfordsville, who says he does not know how many sons he has until it rains, recently was a visitor in the city. Kohlfeld is 59 years old and 13 the father of seventeen children. "I used to keep in close touch with al 1 my boys,” he remarked, ‘ but there are so many of them and I am getting so old I have a great deal of difficulty 1 keeping tab of them all. I can tell off their names when I think real hard about it’’ and he began calling them off on his fingers. “The best way I have of telling a bout them is when it rains, for then they all come indoors and I can count them. Otherwise I am at sea.” Kohlfeld is a farmer and is well known in the western end of the county. especially Burfordsville.

GETS DICTAGRAPH PROPOSAL

Girl Adds “Yes” and Returns Machine’s Record Parkersburg, W. Va. —Because he could not muster sufficient courage to propose to his sweetheart, Alfred B. Manning, a prosperous business man o* this city, recited his proposal to a dictagraph. Several records were destioyed before he finally had one couched in endearing terms and yet which could not be mistaken by the recipient When the proposal was finally completed he sent the record to bis sweetheart ' - r The next day he received a package and found a record. Thinking it might have been his own returned he put it on the machine and heard but one word, ,? Yes!’’ Then he called around at the young woman’s hqme and arranged for the wedding/ which will be held this week.

Hen Lays 110 Egqs In 103 Days Sheffield, England—A Wyandotte pullet belonging to J. Smethurst, a lo cal chicken fancier, has created what is claimed to be a record by laying 400 eggs in 103 days.

SCHOOL CREDIT PROJECTS

Farm Work aa Part of Elementary and High School Courses In Agriculture The Idea that certain practical work done by boys and girls on tho farm should count as credits tn the agricultural courses of the rural elementary end high schools is growing rapidly In popularity among educators. The basis for this idea is the belief that the farm may and should become the logical laboratory for testing out ana putting into practice much that is taught In the schools, and that the school by giving credit for home work can aud should encourage boys and girls to make profits for themselves or to become more dlredtly helpful to their families. Educators, however, find some difficulty In defining Just what work that the boy does on the farm should receive an educational credit and how many credits should be allotted for the different kinds of work which really help the boy to master progressive methods To assist the superintendents of schools and teachers, the specialists in agricultural education in the States Relations Service have recently pub lished Department Bulletin 885, School Credit for Home Practice In Agriculture. This bulletin, which may be had free by educators as long aa the department's supply lasts, devotes a number of pages to tables and examples showing the nature of school credit projects and the amount of credit to be granted. It is recognized, however that real cooperation on the part of the parent is essential, and the author thus defines the part the parent must play in any plan for mak ing school and farm work closer together in the interests of agricultural education. The parent should agree: (1) To permit the pupil to use specified land, animals, and equipment, either as a temporary owner or as a tenant so far as the needs of the project are con cerned; (2) to grant the pupil the time needed for the work and to ven fy and vouch for the time record; (3) to instruct the pupil in the necessary manipulation so far as practicable; (4) to allow the pupil the profits de lived from his own labor and manage ment The last point Is not always feasible, particularly where the pupil takes up one phase of the main bust ness of the farm, such as the weighing and testing of milk for a dairy herd. The parent must at least give an unbiased voucher of the time and ex pense record, and a statement that the project work was all done by the pupil. In the absence of an advisory committee or an inspector, the parent is the Judge as to when the pupil has accomplished a task succbssfully. Where the pupil’s time is much needed by the parent in regular home duties It may be well to advise tba’ the pupil take over some part of that home work as a project. This will in sure the cooperation of the parents, although the “managerial” income may not come to the pupil. The school should not only give credit for work for which the pupil ieceives pay, but should consider the relative income or profit as one im portant factor in determining the school rank given on the project. To insure success it will be very de sirable to have a memorandum of agreefnent signed by all parties before the project begins, a report in full from the pupil, and a voucher from the parent at the end.

Starting a Commercial Orchard

If possible plow the ground In the fall. A clover sod is preferable, with either natural or artificial drainage Never plant an orchard on wet land. Mark the land with a light plow IV feet apart, then cross with a heavy 2 horse plow 40 feet apart, going over the same furrow a number of times, plowing and mellowing the soil to a depth of about 16 inches. If able to have a man to help, have him go ahead and shovel, or hoe out a nice large hole 16 or 18 inches in diametei and the same in uepth. You come along and trim off all broken roots and trim the top to 3 to 5 branches so none will form a crotch to split. Ret the tree in, working the loose sol! among the roots until the hole is fill ed two thirds full, then tramp the dirt downuntil the tree sets as solid as. a post Draw or cover the rest cd the loose dirt around the tree and leave loose. Cut the limbs back to about four or five Inches. By so doing, in setting good hardy trees not one in 100 will die. In localities where peach es or plums do well set trees in between the apple rows, marking the same as before with the plow and setting the trees in the same manner as the apples. Then plant potatoes fertilizing the potatoes well with a complete fertilizer which will also fertilize the trees. Dig the potatoes as soon as large enough for market, then plow and plant to early potatoes again, using fertilizer the same aa before Dig the potatoes as soon as markets ble, then sow Canada field peas and crimson clover. Plow under the next spring and harrow the ground three or four times a week until the last ol July, then seed to peas and crimson clover again. Follow this cultivation for ten years and your efforts will be crowned with success. The writer did not take so much pains with his or .hard, but has met with fair success as last fall I realized over 1600 off of 8 acres of apples alone. Have 14 acres of orchard, but about 6 acres are just coming into bearing. Will set 8 acres the coming spring on above plan, us Ing peaches as a tiller.

An egg added to the morning «uu uC eoffee makes a good tonic.

KEEPING APPLES IN WINTER

The old way of keeping apples during the winter is by burying in a pit in the garden. The apples are placed in conical torn), some straw is ptft next to them and then * five or six Inches of earth outside the straw. A handful or two of straw, for ventilation, should be left uncovered on the top, and protected from rain for a time by an old bucket unturned; but when severe freezing takes place this opening is to be fully covered with earth. Apples may be successfully kept In the cellar, particularly if the quantity is not very large. In such case the main difficulty would be the variation of the temperature, which would frequently be too high. This can be partly remedied in the more moderate part of the time by opening the door in the night and keeping it shut in the daytime. •’ • The best way to keep apples is in a regular fruit house, particularly if the quantity Is,considerable. It should be partly underground, and the walls should be double, with a space of about twenty inches between, for some non-conductor of warmth —saw dust, for instance—and the celling must be double as well as the walls. In this condition the two essentials can be maintained: First, ventilation at will; second, complete control of the temperature, which should be near the freezing point Ventilation is best accomplished by conducting the outside air through a tunnel 10 or 15 Inches in diameter and 100 feet or more in length, and at a depth of al out four feet under the ground, before admitting it into the house. The outer end of the tunnel should be in the direction of the prevailing winds: southwest in many or most localities. And the building will do best on a hillside facing the same way. Both ends of the tunnel must be provided With tight-fitting doors, and with grating close enough to exclude small animals, when open. The aperture in the ceiling for the outward passage of the air requires the same arrangement. In localities where the winter is not steadily cold a good supply of ice will be necessary. This may be inside or on the outside, above; and in either case provision must be made for the passing off of water from the melting ice in warm weather. Where the winter temperature is low and steady, as in Michigan, Wisconsin, etc., ice will be unnecessary; as the outside air introduced through the tunnel in ventilation at proper Intervals can always be depended on to keep the room cool enough—say at about 36 degrees. In a large section es esun try, however —all south of 41 or 42 degrees latitude —it will not be safe to omit the ice. Even north of this ice will be valuable at times, keeping perishable summer fruits, not to mention the many domestic uses to which it may be applied. As to the size of the house, there should be plenty of room. Fifty by sixty feet and eight or ten feet high will hold over 500 bushels, in convenient bins around the walls, and leave ample space for assorting, barreling, etc. —better larger than this tnan smaller. If the ice is stored inside of the room, the center is the proper place for it; and whether In the room, or above it, the conditions necessary in keeping ice are to be observed. In the erection of the building, a workman who has had experience is to be preferred. In case one wishes to do the work himself (as some have intimated), it will pay to first examine a successful house of the kind.

To keep plows from rusting: To three pounds of tallow mix one pound of white lead. Melt the tallow in an old iron pot; stir in the white lead. When using, heat the mixture and apply it with an old paint brush. In the spring just put the plow in the ground. This will clean the moldboard as bright in a few yards as it was before. The same applies to any farm tool used for cultivating. * - J. It helps the wagon-maker to let the mud freeze to the wheels when you come in from a trip. You don’t need to do it, though. By taking a little pains you can get most of the mud off while it is soft, and so save the wagon many years longer. What a lot of strength there is wasted chopping with dul) axes! Spend a few minutes at the grindstone and see how nicely the world wih go,after that. Hot water on the grindstone will spoil it after a little so that it will have no grit Use warm water, not hot, for taking the frost out of your stone. . Some folks make themselves so lame kicking about things, that they tire themselves all ■ out and never make anything out of life. It doesn’t pay- - You are better than you seem; better than you believe yourself to be. So don’t give way to discouragement \ Funny. Church—"ln nearly all of the cities In Chile women are employed as street car conductors.” Gotham —“It must look funny to see a conductor out there get off bwf backward.*

The Price of Success.

From an unknown author cornea the all-important question to every seeker for sucecss: "You want success. Are you wilting to pay the price for it ? “How much,discouragement can -you stand? “How much bruising can you take"? “How long can you hang ,on in the face of obstacles? , “Haye you the grit to try io io what others have failed to do? “Have you the nerve to tin kle things that the average man would neverX dream of attempting. “Have you the persistence to keep on trying after repeated failures ? “Can you cut out luxuries ? Can you do without things that others consider necessary? “Can you go up against skepticism, ridicule, friendly advice to quit, with- 1 out flinching? “Can you keep your mind steadily on the single object you are pursuing, resisting all temptation., to divide your attention ? “Have you the patience to plan the work you attempt; the energy to wade through masess of details; the accuracy to overlook no point, however small, in planning or executing.? “Are you strong on the finish as well as quick at the start? “Success is sold in the open market. You can. buy it—l can buy it—any man can buy it who is willing to pay the price for it.”

Furniture and Piano Repairing.

Since Mr. Green has moved away I have decided to do the kind of work formerly done by him, such as furniture and piano repairing, including revamishing. Also piano tuning, uet me paint your auto this winter. H. R. LANQEI Phone ’566. Two doors north of Rowles & Parker’s.

I. O. O. F. Encampment No. 201.

All members are requested to be present next Friday evening, Dec. 8, at 7:00 o’clock. Degree work. Refreshments and general good time.— E. W. Hickfhon, C. P.

MOODY.

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Markin and daughter spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Robert Overton arid attended the dedication of the Rosebud church. , Mr.’ and Mrs. Ernest Wentz .and family spent Sunday with his parents, Ms. and Mrs. A. R. Wentz, near Francesville. Mr. and Mrs. Steve Freeman and daughter spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. T. O. Smith near Francesville. Misses Lizzie White and Grace Frohn, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Markin, and daughter and Wm.’ JVhite took Thanksgiving dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Albert Walters. Mrs. Wm. Kupke calleci on Mrs. Fred Markin Monday. Dicie Freeman spent Saturday with her cousin, Zora Tillett, in Gillam. Mrs. A. R. Wentz and children, of near Francesville, spent Friday with her son, Ernest and family. Mr. and Mrs. James Steffel spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Kupke. Mr. and M.rs. J. G. Culp and daughter spent Saturday and Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Culp, at Rensselaer. Mrs. Ed Arnes and Mrs. Fred Markin were Rensselaer goers Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Ames called on Mr. and Mrs. Albert Walters last Thursday.

DYING BY INCHES It is not an uncommon sight to see people who are dying by inches. The glands of the body are not working pioperly, poisonous matter accumulates and health declines, 'the circulation becomes sluggfish, the b'-ood impure, and a general nervous or debilitated condition exists' Day, by day the liver and kidneys become less active, leaving the poisonous matter within the body. This poisonous accumulation causes the sallow complexion, and a tired, achy or rundown leeiing which, if neglected, may result in jaundice, typhoid fever or serious liver land., kidney trouble. Ghtr.do, the great gland tom , is especially prepared to relieve glandular disorders, throw off the poisonous accumulations and build up he system. Glando, the great galnl tonic, is the only„treatment of its kind upon--the market. Its superior qualities are due to tl«e fact that it contains three separate treatments, each treatment having a special part to perform in effecting! a cure. For sale by B. F. FEN DIG, DRUGGIST

The Yellow Bus 4 Rensselaer-Remington ’Bus Line Schedule f l 2 TRIPS DAILY Lv. Rensselaer 7:45 am Ar. Remington ............ &3Q am Lv. Remington ...9:10 am Ar. Rensselaer ........1.. .9:55 am Lv. Rensselaer .4-4)0 pm Ar. Remington .............4:45 pm Lv. Remington .5:15 pm Ar^. Rensselaer .. 6:00-pm _| FARE 75c EACH WAY. . —x BILLY FRYE. Prop.