Evening Republican, Volume 59, Number 84, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 April 1917 — Page 2

Are You the Owner of A Lot Not Working?

Rensselaer is doing her share towards the production of largely increased yield of foodstuffs that can be raised in gardens. There are comparatively few lots here that are not being plowed and planted, and scarcely any gardens. But in this extremity when new and higher prices are quoted nearly every day for the things people must eat to live, there should not be a single vacant lot in the city that is not beinr made to add to the yield. There are still some lots in the city that have not been worked and we suggest the owners of these lots, if they do not intend planting them in vegetables themselves, give other persons a chance. We will very gladly assist in the matter by telling our readers where these lots may be secured if the owners will report to the office their willingness to lease them, either for cash or on the shares. Several have already made inquiries at this office asking where they can find lots to put out gardens. If you have a lot and will rent it for gardening purposes report the fact to this office. ‘

Grocerymen Stung.

Monticello Journal. Local grocerymen are figuring a loss of several dollars this winter instead of a profit on the potatoes they haw been handling if the wholesale weights have been running as shy as some bags of potatoes that have been weighed recently. One dealer began wighing the bags as they came in and found them all short about twenty pounds in weight. A bag is supposed to hold two and a half bushels or 150 pounds. Other grocerymen report that they have found the weight shy. It is not known who to blame — the producer or jobber. The potatoes are sold to the dealers by weight and they are now required to retail them the same way. If the bags were properly fißodthe short is due no doubt to evaporation, but the groceryman who has been selling the spuds on a dose margin has not been making any money if the bags he bought have been twenty pounds shy.

Maxwell Automobiles to Advance In Price. Maxwell cars will advance in price SBO.OO on May Ist. Orders will be filled as received at present prices. MAIN GARAGE. Luther Burbank made two blades of grass grow where only one grew before, which was a great thing for the farmer. Vesta makes one battery last the life of two, a saving of fifty per cent for the auto owner. If you need hay see Luther, but if you want a battery as good as the rest of your car, let the Vesta man explain to you the difference in batteries. A salesman for a large battery concern spent a day with us last week advising us to put in a service station for their battery. His main argument wes that we wouldn’t get enough bat-l tery repairing to keep us alive with the Vesta line. We don’t want a big repair business for we figure such a. business would be founded on dissatisfaction. To enjoy a healthy business our customers must be satis fied, both with the action of their battery and the service we render. This does not mean >we do not repair batteries for we do, and we do it right, but when every car is equipped with a Vesta battery there <vill be very little repair work needed on the battery itself. We figure we will be busy keeping the motors, generators, regulators, wiring, etc., in perfect condition.*—RENSSELAER GARAGE.

SCIENCE AND SANITATION Science Hee Discovered that Nearly all Ills of Childhood Can be Prevented Those who have made the study of diseases their life’s work, have learned that most diseases are produced by germs; which enter the body through the mouth and nose. If the mucous membrane, which line the mouth, nose and throat are not kept clean and sanitary, the germs which lodge there, will develop and multiply and produce disease according to their kind. The only way to combat these germs is to thoroughly cleanse the mucous membrane daily. There is nothing better for this purpose than Glando Gargle. It is a safe and sane antiseptic prepared especially for thia purpose. It is fine for a cold in the head, catarrh, sore throat, sore mouth and in fact any disease that effect the delicate membrane of the mouth, nose or throat. It is an excellent preventative for adenoids and a splendid teething lotion. B. F. Fendi r. *

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HANGING GROVE.

Much interest is being taken in putting out garden truck and let it be understood that each family shall make an honest effort to raise enough potatoes, beans, cabbage, etc., to do them until next season. Day & .Wilburn, road contractors of Monticello, are working on the road known as the A. R. Clark road. The grading is all done and some of the stone hauled. They use a large motor truck for hauling stone, which takes the place of several teams. A few teams are employed. The material used is all one grade of fine crushed stone and is put on 12 inches deep, which makes a fine road. White county has ibeen using all one. size of crushed stone for some time, with lasting result. In the first place, such a road never has any coarse stone to work up to the surface, and second, the road is more easily repaired when ruts appear. However, Jasper coun-, ty clings to the old idea of lots of coarse and a little line stone to make a road, and just so long as we do this we will be spending thousands of dollars each year for upkeep. The Clark road, when complete, -will connect the 0. A. Jacks and Bussell

roads. ; , _ , The McOoysburg and Osborne schools closed Friday and the Parker Wednesday. The Fairview has a few days yet to run. Paul and Clifford Randle are just getting over the measles. - Wash Cook has been confined to his home since Sunday with a severe case of grippe, threatened with pneumonia. (Misses Florence and Ella Bussell, Pearl Hague and Alma Taylor went to Rensselaer Saturday, the two latter to take the second diploma exam. Mrs. Mary Ann Robinson returned home Tuesday after a few days’ stay with her son, Dan and family m Rensselaer. John Robinson was called to see ms mother, Mrs. Geo. Robinson, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. C. E. iMjaocwell, Saturday evening. She had taken quite sick during the previous night, but was better when he arrived arid still better Wednesday. George Parker and John Bavirhman were in PmnceevlUe on business Wednesday. . , ~, „ Mire. J. R. PthiUnpe visited Mrs. R. C. McDonald Wednesday.

MILROY.

Mrs. Perfect Spencer and family returned to her home Sunday after a visit with her parents in Wolcott. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Foulks spent Sunday with the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse English. Miss Belle Southard spent Sunday with home folks. ——-——— The Ladies’ Aid met with Mrs. Chas. Spencer Wednesday. Refreshments were served and a good time enjoyed by all. Mrs. Amy Mitchell and Mrs. Lena Hemphill, of Wolcott, visited W. B. Fisher’s the last of the week, attending the program and dinner at Center Friday. _ . . Queen City and Center schools closed Friday with good programs and a big dinner. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Vincent and family, of near Monticello, came Sunday for a visit with Mrs. Vincents parents, Mr. and Mrs. John .Southard. Walter Gilmore and family also enjoyed the day with them. Mrs. Chas. Harwell and baby and Mrs. Jewett and baby enjoyed the program at Center Friday. Born, April 18, to Mr. and Mrs. Wiley Latta, twin boys, but one of the babies died. Mr,. and Mrs. Blair, of Piper City, 111., and daughter, Mrs. Chfford Yants and children, Richard and Odessa, of Louisville, Neb., spent Sunday and Monday with G. L. Parks.

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Carrier Pigeons Let Loose At Monon Return to South Bend.

Monon News. A novel sight was presented here Sunday when 250 earner pigeons were liberated from eight coops in front of the express office. They were brought here by the South Bend Homing chib to give them a lesson in homeward flight. They were liberated at precisely 8 o’clock and for some time they circled around in mad air, apparently getting their bearings and then began 'to disappear in broken detachments. The birds were all labeled with collars and some of them carried messages. The club member returned to South Bend and Monday. Agent Sam Burroughs received 'the following report on the return of the birds: Four reached South Bend at 9:21 a. m., an hour and 21 minutes after leaving the coop here. Sixteen . arrived at 9:23 a. m. Several arrived, at 9:27. Eighty came later and dome had failed to put in an appearance.

Be Careful of Moldy Ensilage— The Chickens May Get It.

The following article taken from the Monticello Journal may serve to protect other poultry raisers from lOS&CS! “Mrs. James Million until a few weeks ago had a fine flock of hens numbering something over 250, which, considering the high price of poultry and eggs, miade quite a valuable item of property. But when the hens began eating mouldy ensilage that Mr. Million threw out of the silo they became sick and ait last reports only fifty were still ilving. Mirs. Million hopes that the news of her own bad luck may save some of her neighbors from a similar misfortune.

Interpretation of Voting Laws.

The report cf the special commission, named by Gov. Goodrich to interpret the woman suffrage, absent voters, new registnataon and constitutional convention laws, has prepared its report for the governor. Among other paints decided by the commission is one that 'the new absent voters’ law will not apply to the coming municipal election in the state and that, therefore, absent voters may not cast their ballots at those elections. T he lanlgriage of the law ■provides that its provisions shall apply to “general, special and primary elections.” The municipal elections do not fall within either class, occordmg to the interpretation of the state. It also pointed out the methods of voting under the absent voters* statute, and the commission decided that absent voters could cast their ballots at the special election in September, at which delegates to the constitutional convention are to be selected. The interpretations of the laws are to be printed immediately. The commission decided that women now can vote, sign the petitions for nominations of candidates for the constitutional convention and be elected 1 to sit as members of that convention. The commission decided that no registration is provided for municipal elections in cities of the third fourth and fifth classes.

Union Tp. Holds Spelling Contest.

About two hundred pupils, patrons and school officers gathered at the school buidlintg at Fair Oaks Friday and the pupils entered into a very spirited spelling contest. The following pupils were the winners: First Grade. First—Mabeil McCurtain, Parr. Second —Edith King, Fair Oaks. Second Grade, - Fir#t—Helen Porter, Parri Second—'Hazel Stephenson, Parr. Third Grade. First—Stella Price, Parr. Second, Oscar Smith, Fair Oaks. Fourth Grade. First—Dean Zellers, Virgie. Second —Pansey Hooper, Fair Oaks. Fifth Grade. First—Edna Bowsher, Fair Oaks. Second—'Roy Gunyon, Parr. Sixth Grade. - First—Mary Elder, Parr. Second —Millie McCurtain, Parr. Seventh Grade. First Dorcas Karr, Fair Oaks. Second —Warren Switzer. Eighth Grade. First—Gladys Hammerton, Parr. Second—'Lottie Davisson, Rose Bud.

REMINGTON.

Dexter Jones and daughter, Miss Aliee, who have been spending the winter in Floridia, returned home Friday. Mrs. Joe Graham and baby went to Goodland Saturday to visit relatives. 'Miss Gladys McGlyn spent Saturday and Sunday with Rensselaer relatives. tMrs. Geo. Morin returned home Sunday from a visit with her son at Fowler.

Misses Cora Casey and Nina Thurlow, of Rensselaer, spent Sunday with relatives and friends. Mr. and Mrs. 0. Filtputt, of Marshfield, Indu, are visiting relative® here this week. Mrs. Fillputt was formerly Miss Katherine Butcher, of this iplace. Mils® Martha Bonham entertained the Nature Study club Friday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Peck. The house was beautifully decorated with peach blossoms and birds. TV I6 evening was spent in games pertaining to nature, after whi'-h dainty refreshments were served. Chas. Gray and family and’ Miss Opal Hafey spent Thursday in Lafayetfe. ' „ . . Wood was received here Saturday of the dteath of Mrs. Wm. Turpning at Denver, Colo. The remains will be brought back to Remington Monday md the funeral held Tuesday at 10:30 at her home. - ‘ Mis® Maud Hudson, of Goodland, spent Sunday with Mass Chrissy Foster. ~ Mrs. John Jordan and John Wtteon are both very low at .this writing. Ladies’ kid and patent leather pumps in several styles. -Let us show you we save you money. ' ROWLES & PARKER.

THE REPUBLICAN', RENSSELAER, IND.

SUNS AND WORLDS IN MAKING

Astronomer* Admitted to "Workshop of the Universe" to 1 View Wonder* Therein. We look today on the things of a century, a millennium, ago. Light traveling at the rate of 186,300 miles a second requires more than four years to come from the nearest star, perhaps thousands * and tens of thousands of years from the farthest Hence In every case we see not what Is, but what was. , / Thousands of nebulae have been discovered In the heavens. The spiral pattern of some few nebulae has long been confirmation of the theory that they are the real beginners of a solar system. But there has recently come In much evidence of the spiral character of other nebtilae, that the conclusion seems forced upon us 1 that practically all are in a state of rotation, and are hence supplying the centrifugal force to throw off the rings which roll themselves up Into planets revolving about central suns. When opportunity Is given to look directly down upon a nebulae there results startling evidence of its being in rotation. There IS no other way of explaining Its remarkable details of structure. Some look like the propeller blades of a motorboat; some are actually caught in the act of throwing off rings, which are seen condensing at certain centers, rolling themselves into planets, henceforth to travel around their suns. The great nebulae in Andromeda gives striking evidence that it is working out another and a greater solar system than our own. In short, it seems that in studying the nebulae we are being admitted to the very workshop of the universe, and are permitted to watch the actual process of turning out worlds. Nothing In the heavens is better fitted to fill the very soul with a we. ~ As in the case of the “fixed stars,” our lives are too brief, too feeble our eyes, to detect the actual - motion—Frederick Campbell’s “Suns and Worlds In the Making.”

EFFECT OF WIND ON SOUND

Difference* in Strength of Wind la What Prevent* the Spread of Sound. L One of the government scientists gives an interesting explanation of the action of the wind in preventing the spread of sound. It is, he claims, not the wind, as such, that prevents sound from traveling against It, but differences in the strength of the wind. If, for instance, the wind is stronger at one side, its effect will be to tilt the sound waves In one direction or another. Differences of temperature in the air also cause deflection of the waves of sound. Other atmospheric causes exist which deflect sound from a straight course 'and prevent it from going as far In a certain direction as It may have been expected to go. Some of the sirens in this country, says this scientist, produce sound* which ought theoretically to be audible at a distance of 1,500 miles, but, in fact, the authorities are satisfied if they are heard only two miles away. The reason for the discrepancy between calculation and experiment was probably atmospheric deflection of the sound.

Babylonian Tablet.

Among the tablets at the University of Pennsylvania museum, Dr. Stephen Langdon has discovered one which is an excellent map of the district near Nippur. It is in effect a cadastral survey of a section about three by four miles and shows canals, villages and fields. An interesting feature is that the field belonging to the king is smaller than one belonging to the incantation priests. There Is also a “field of the tal.e,” which is supposed to furnish food for the ordinary priests of the temple. There is a common for feeding sheep and a field of reeds open to the public, for the Babylonians depended on reeds, which grew to enormous size, as in the far East people depend on bamboo.

Scalding Fruit

For cakes and puddings scald all the fruit fiy pouring boiling water over it This cleanses the fruit thoroughly, and causes it tg swell and become fresh and juicy. Do this the night before cooking, so that the fruit is perfectly dry before being mixed with the other ingredients. If there is no time for this, put the fruit on a coarse sieve or colander, dredge some flour over it, and rub briskly. The flour and stalks fall through, leaving the fruit dry and dean.

Too Delicate.

A man traveling in Maine met a mid-dle-aged farmer, who said his father, aged ninety, was still on the farm where he was born. “Ninety years old, eh?” “Yes, pop is close to ninety." “Is his health good?” “ *Tain’t much now. He’s been complainin’ for a few months back.” “What’s the matter with him?” “I dunno; sometimes I think farmin’ don't agree with him.”

Pay Up Day In China.

At the Chinese New Year, the houses and other buildings are decked with flowers, and the streets are thronged ' with people, who come out to buy provisions, new clothes and gifts. One good New Year custom in Chin* is that of settling up all debts before the old year has#died out A Chinaman who allows the New Year to dawn before he ha* settled with his creditors feels himself diagrncnfl.

KNOW LITTLE OF CRYSTAL DETECTOR

MOST AMATEUR ELECTRICIANS ARE IGNORANT OF SENSITIVENESS Single Crystal Gives Bettor Results - .. Than Combination. Xa spite of tixe fact that crystal detectors play so important a part in experimentation of electrical amateurs, their use is not understood as well as It should be. There are various combinations in use. It will be found, in general, that the more sensitive a crystal is, the more readily will it lose its adjustment or "knock out" from loud Signals or static. The average amateur will get more satisfaction from using a single crystal than from a combination. For example, although a perlkon has many desin He characteristics, there is apt to be trouble from particles of one of the crystal rubbing off and adhering to the surface of the other. This is constantly occurring. Chalcopyrite and sinoite, arsonic and silicon, and antimony «nd silicon are all used in combination, and are remarkably sensitive. An occasional wash with carbon disulphide helps to remove grease and dirt from the surfaces, and often restores them to sent .-enesa. Carborundum is proof against all manner of knockouts, but is unfortunately not very sensitive. A stiff wire or needle makes the beet contact with this substance, and should be pressed down into it with considerable force. A battery must be used with this tectorSilicon is more sensitive than carborundum, and is correspondingly more easily knocked out by static. A light contact is required, and the efficiency Is often improved by applying an exceedingly small potential Galena is probably the most sensitive of the crystal detectors, but is har I to keep in adjustment. It is especially sensitive to static. The wire used should be as fine as possible. Certain violin and mandolin strings are wound with very fine silver wire; this wrapping is more suitable for use with galena. A minute fraction may be cut off the end of the wire from time to time, thus always insuring a clean point. Cerusite requires about the same treatment as galena. Iron pyrite works best with a firm contact and is almost as sensitive as silicon. —Popular Science Monthly.

H/ WAIIAN ISLANDS GIVE U. S. ROYALTY, VOLCANO

Contribute the Largest Active and Up- to-date Fiery Peak. In World. When the Hawaiian Islands decided to become a part of the United States, we acquired, besides our first royal family and our most beautiful and exotic tropic garden spot, the largest active and up-to-date volcano in the world. Kilauea has not been advertised like Vesuvius and Pelee, by virtue of recent destructive eruptions, nor like Popocatepetl, by a Jewel of a name that would have made the fortune of anybody perspicacious to apply it to a new brand of chewing gum. Retiring by disposition, of recent years at least, and attending to business In a good natured way with only a few minor eruptions to show that ho is still on the Job, Kilauea needs advertising. His advantages as a volcano are many. He dees not porch up at the top of an inaccessible cone, like less considerate volcanoes. He can be reached by nervous ladles In an autosaoblle with ease and safety. He Iles In a country that revels la the luxuriant vegetation of half a dosen Italian gardens. He Is the ideal tourists* volcano—and his crater Is nine miles across, the greatest on earth. It lies before you, a fiat lifeless plain, in great smooth sweeps of lava run out and melted In long, graceful lines that are a delight to the eye. Here and there a fissure smokes reflectively, just to remind you that beneath the crust are depths unthinkable and temperatures unimaginable The wary tourist creeps to the edge of such a fl sure and toasts bits of paper on the end of a stick by the heat of the fires of hades. It is • characteristic sight Where the crust breaks off In a pit and shows the living fire beneath, the United States government has erected a station for the study of volcanoes. Scientists peer into the giant llpless throat and make observations and take temperatures. , The rain tree of Colombia measures about fifty feet high when at maturity, and about three feet In* diameter at ths base. It absorbs an Immense quantity of moisture, from the atmosphesw, which It concentrates, and subsequently sends forth from Its leaves and branches In a shower, In some instances so abundantly that the ground In Its vicinity Is converted Into aquagmira. It possesses this curious prop erty in Its greatest degree In the summer, precisely when the flyers are at ♦Wfrr lowest and water most scarce.

O’CONNOR NOT

Rensselaer Man Receives Verdict In Case Instituted By Continental Insurance Company. Benton County Review. The jury in the Continental Insurance Co. vs George A. Chappel and John R. O’Connor returned a verd«» for <371.84 against Chappell Friday evening after being out about three houis. The verdict was a victory for Mr. O’Connor, from whom the insurance company attempted to collect the <371.84 which represented insurance premiums collected by their agent, Chappell, and not remitted to the company. The complaint in the case alleged that Mr. O’Connor, who is a prominent farmer in Gilboa, was liable for the above amount, as his name appeared on Chappell s bond. There was much conflicting evidence during the trial and |be attorneys for O’Connor contended that the alleged bond was procured by fraud; that he was tricked into signing the document by Chappell wl-ile a farm loan through Chappell was .being made. While on the stand Mr. O Connor testified that on October 6, 1915, he was in Chappell’s office closing up a deed for a faun loan and while signing his name to different papers, discovered that one of them was a blank bond and that he called Chappell’s attention to it, informing ham he did not care to put himself under the obligation end ‘did not know that the bond was afterwards filled in and sent to the company until it was learned that Chappell was a defaulter. It seems that Mr. Chappell, who was named as a defendant in the case but was used as a witness for the plaintiff, had been a defaulter several months prior to the alleged execution! of the bond and that he had sent in a number of checks that had been protested by the bank at Remington and the defense contended that money collected by Chappell since the date of the bond had been used by the company to apply on Chappell’s shortage prior to the alleged execution of the bond, which showed that the insurance company had not acted in good faith with Mr. O’Connor. The alleged bond was also introduced in evidence and showed the blanks filled in were in two and three different hand writings. An acknowledgement by Hubert Cornwell, a notary attached to the bond, was alleged to be a fraud by the defense and the fact that Mt. Cornwell was in court but not used as a witness by the plaintiff, was a factor in favor of the defense contention that the acknowledgment and bond was a fraud. Lon McConnel, a special agent of the insurance company, Stated that Mr. admitted to him that he was responsible for the shortage but asked for time in the hopes that he could induce some of Chappell’s relatives to help pay the imoutit, Mr, McConnell’s statements were denied by Mr. O’Connor, who said he never intended to pay the amount and 'both witnesses told conflicting Stories of conversations which took place at a number of meetings held prior and after the suit had been filed here, Chappell, when cross-questioned by the defense, admitted that he was a defaulter and admitted that some of the blanks on the bond had been filled in after O’Connor had signed it. Mr. Chappell has been one of the leading citizens of Remington fpr yeans and rlcial reverses is said to have gothim into- his preflent trouble.

PASTURE FOR RENT. Have pasture for 250 head of stock near Fair Oaks. Plenty of good waiter and fine grass. All cattle SI.OO per month, Alii horses $1.50 per month. For season from May Ist and Nov. Ist. Phene James Walter, Mgr. Lawler Ranches. Royal Arch Masons. Special meetings of the Chapter Thursday evening, April 26th, for rehearsal, and Monday evening, April 30th, for annual inspection. A full attendance necessary. CHAS. H. PORTER. NOTICE. - All dogs must be kept up or they will be killed. VERN ROBINSON, Qty Marshal.

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