Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 154, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 July 1917 — Page 3

BOYS AND GIRLS OF AMERICA FORM NATION’S FIRST LINE OF DEFENSE

Field Secretary of Playground and Recreation Association of America.

The present world war has brought about much demand for military training. Last year the state of New York passed a law providing military training for all boys between the ages of sixteen and nineteen. The bill further provides for a military commission to prescribe the proper kind of military training. A very able commission was appointed. After giving this subject careful study, and investigating what European countries are doing, the commission found out that the best military training <jomes through play, through that vigorous play that develops the lungs, the heart and other vital organs—that builds up a physique that is strong .and that has the power of endurance. And so the course of military training prescribed consists of basket ball, baseball and other vigorous games, •drills, exercises and hikes. It is the kind of training that will best fit them, also, for the battles of peace. We have heard niuch about the efficiency of the Germans during this war. No German youth is given training in the tactics of am?s until he is years old. All the military training that he receives in the grammar school and high schools is play and gymnastics. The people of America are rapidly realizing that their first line of •defense is their boys and girls; that, according to their development, would depend the future America’s ability to defend herself in war, or to hold her own in peace.

SOME SMILES

A Misnomer.

“I can’t understand why they call this a pleasure car.” “Why not?” “The blame thing has given ine nothing but trouble.”

Saving Space. “Why all this cry for thin watches?” “People are living largely in flats now, you know. All you save In space helps.” '■ A Practical Choice. —“The boys have takeato runnin’ automobiles since prohibition struck Crimson Gulch,” remarked Bronco Bob. “Do you approve of the change?” “Yes. As between alcohol an’ gasoline, give me gasoline. You can get Just as reckless an’ excited an’ you ■don’t have to upset your system by swallowing it.” The Same Argument. “I don't see why you complain about the size of my bill,” said the doctor. ■“lt’s not as big as it might have been.” “That’s all right,” replied the man. ■“I wasn’t as sick as I could have been either.” Past Experience. “Here the government says married men are not exempt from war.” “Humph! Every married man who ever tried to boss his wife knows that.” Hence’ the Delay. “Where’s Peggy?" “Oh, she’s upstairs, dressing.” “Well, what makes her so long?” “Oh, she bought one of those combination suits, and I guess she’s forgotten the combination.”

An Emergency.

Did He Kiss Mamma? “He was just about to kiss me when mamma came into the parlor.” “And he didn’t kiss you?” “No; he changed his rnind.” “Oh, then he knew why your mother came into the room?” To Be Sure. “We can all do something to help.” “Yes, those who can’t do anything else can sit back and advise the rest”

Hand-Made Lace of Paraguay.

Among the “cottage” industries of Paraguay is the manufacture of a lace called “nanduti” (from the Guaranian word meaning web). The articles produced, which tore all made by hand, include parasol handkerchiefs, dollies, boleros, mantillas, table mats, shawls, edging and Insertion. The articles most popular with foreigners are parasol covers, mantillas, doilies, handkerchiefs and mats, these being made of silk or very fine cotton thread. These laces appear to be superior in quality and design to ,similar laces made in the Canary Islands and Mexico. The lace Is usually sold by peddling It from house to house, and has never been exported to any important degree. K

By T. S. SETTLE

' “There’s something wrong with this emergency kit I bought of you yesterday," said the woman. “What’s wrong •with it?” asked the clerk. “Why, my husband looked in it for ’a nail to use in place of a suspender button and he couldn’t find one.”

We Need So Little.

We need go much in the flush of youth When the heart is pulsing with life’s rich tide; We long for beauty and love and truth With a hunger and thirst unsatisfied. We toil for fame and we grasp at power. Our souls are attuned to the world's mad strife. All heaven and earth seem our rightful dower— For we need so much In the rush of life. We need so little when life is done And the spirit soars from its chrysalis; From our careless fingers,. one by one. Drop the useless treasures we shall not miss. The glitter of gold, the hoarded heap Of prizes and praises so hardly won, We will barter them all for a dreamless sleep— For we need so little when life Is done! —lda Goldsmith Morris.

Japanese Form Unions and Will Demand Higher Wages.

and commercial unions are forming in many parts of Japan. One of the most noticeable results of the European war is the advancement in geographical and commercial knowledge acquired, by the working people from the newspapers. They have improved to a remarkable degree in information about the rest of the world. Prior to the war, the laboring classes knew almost nothing about the rest of the world, Due to the enterprise of the Japanese journals in chronicling the progress of events, the entire population is fully informed. The Japanese people have become cosmopolitans, says the East and West News. They are contented, because plenty of work offers; but they have learned about the wages paid in.other parts of the world for labor similar to theirs and are very likely, after the war, to insist on higher wages. Opinion is general that skilled workmen in Japan will insist on better remuneration.

The Wise Mother.

Every mother should by tact and kindness try to bring out the best that is in her children, for she and she alone understands their temperament.

TWO STARS HAVE NEVER BEEN WITH WINNING TEAM

Joe Jackson and Walter Johnson Have Not Had Chance to Break Into a World's Series. The two stars who are active in the game today and who have never been with a winning team are Walter Johnson, for years conceded to be the best pitcher in the American League,

Joe Jackson.

and Joe Jackson, the hard-hitting outfielder. The case of Johnson is much the same as that of Rucker. Even when the Senators were down among the

THE EVENING- MPUBIiICAN, BBNSBEDAEB, IND.

Of course they must have time for romping and playing, for no child can be truly happy unless he has a full share of play, but his good times should not by any means Intrude X>n his studies. A wise mother is she who keeps in' touch with her children’s school work, who calls on their teachers occasionally for a friendly chat. By so doing she knows to a certainty how* her little ones are progressing, and if they lose enthusiasm she encourages them to better efforts. Children who are started right at home always make a good showing in school, and the mother who hopes to see her child advance along educational lines must, without a question, cooperate with his teacher.— Pittsburgh Dispatch.

Scowl and Be Scowled At.

You cannot get over the shock you had today when your demure little daughter turned on you defiantly and glared at you when you suggested she do a certain thing distasteful to her. You met the situation by glaring back, didn’t you?—and perhaps threatened to whip her if she were not more obedient. Ever since then you have been wondering where she got that wicked expression In her eyes. As you thought about it your face took on the same look, and you have just realized that that Is the way you often look at her when she disobeys you. You have nagged her for days trying to correct a trivial but disagreeable falling. You never thought of how you have looked to her as you fussed and fumed and raved and ranted at each recurrence of her disobedience. Have you ever controlled yourself when you talked to the child on the subject? Never let your face take on an expression that you would be ashamed to see reflected in your daughter. Children are imitators. Control yourself.—Pittsburgh Dispatch.

Some Things That Are New

Clockwork within the body of a decoy duck of French, invention makes It swim with its feet in a lifelike manner. The use of springs is done away with in a new cord operated device for opening and closing transoms, windows or shutters. Chilean investigators have found a number of deposits of petroleum In Bolivia of sufficient promise to warrant development. Taking current from a light socket, an electrically-driven shoe-cleaning and polishing, machine for home use has been invented. An lowa inventor’s automobile seat also serves as a trunk and is so mounted that it can be lifted against a steering wheel to prevent a thief moving a car. An American army officer has invented a hemp bag in which water for soldiers can be sterilized with hypochlorite of calcium and cooled by evaporation at the same time. Naturalists in Argentina are trying to find out whether the wild horses of that country are descended from those Imported by Spanish conquerors or of prehistoric origin.

Some Wrestler.

“I see they’ve stopped boxing.” “Yep.” “I hope they won’t stop wrestling.” “Why?” “If they do. Til have to give up my car. I have to wrestle with it every day.”

last clubs in the American League Johnson pitched a caliber of ball that made him stand out more prominently and above the pitchers who were on winning teams. It has often been remarked that had Johnson been with the Cubs, Giants, Tigers or Athletics when those teamsr were winning pennants he would have established some pitching records that would have stood for all time. And Joe Jackson has been prevented from playing in a world’s series because he happened to be under contract to the hard-luck Cleveland team up to last year. There is still a chance for Jackson realizing his ambition, as he is now with a team that has been in the thick of the pennant race for two seasons, and Joe should be good for several more years before he starts on the path which all players eventually travel —backward. As for Johnson, there are at least four clubs in the American League that are so far ahead of the Senators that Walter will have little opportunity of getting into a world’s series unless he is disposed of to another club, or unless Clark Griffith becomes a miracle man and puts over an unexpected winning combination.

Facts in Figures.

Wilkes-Barre, Pa., street railway strike cost $5,000,000. United States has 50,000 former citizens in allied armies. New York produces 600,000,000 gallons of sewage every 24 hours. In 20 years, 90.000 trespassers haw been killed on American ; railways. New-York state has 22,000,000 acres of farmland, only 8,250,- i 000 under cultivation. x United States produced 1,982,385 tons of phosphate rock in ! 1916 valued at $5,896,992. "

GROW CORN THAT WILL PRODUCE GRAIN

FIELD OF CORN PRODUCING 130 BUSHELS PER ACRE.

(By C. P. HARTLEY, in Charge of Corn Investigations, United States Department of Agriculture.) —-L... It sometimes becomes necessary to do heavy work,-such as hauling water to put out fire, but what’s the use of hauling water from the cornfields to the feed lot and hauling it back again to the fields in the shape of uneaten cornstalks? Very tall-growing corn when sappy and Immature is almost all water, and so is wet cornstalk manure. It used to be that many growers prided themselves on the great height of their cornstalks. The itaore successful farmers, however, have ceased to haul water from the cornfields to the feed lot in the form of coarse stalks which remain uneaten and haul it back to the fields in the shape of wet cornstalk manure. They do not grow such tall stalks and often profitably allow animals to gather the grain, leaving the stalks in the fields to enrich the soil. A fpw years ago silage was thought to have a fixed food value. One cannot take out of the silo any more food value than is put in. Hauling and siloing large sappy stalks is heavy work and not as profitable as putting a good, almost mature corn crop into the silo. A somewhat larger and later maturing variety of corn that will thoroughly mature for grain can be used in the Northern states for ensilage. Even silage corn should be planted early and given sufficient time to make its best growth and reach the stage of maturity at which husks turn brown hnd the ears become glazed. A co-operator In the department s corn work grows a high-yielding variety of corn the stalks of which reach a height of about six feet, while his neighbor grows a big, 12-foot variety.

USE PUREBRED SIRE TO IMPROVE CATTLE

Whether Good or Bad He Is Half the Herd and Sometimes Out Scrubs. (By S. T. SIMPSON.) The unprecedented demand for purebred live stock will sooner or later result tn the marketing of many animals eligible to registry, which are Inferior as individuals and which may prove poor breeders. The present high values afford all the better reason for Investing in only good breeding animals, even though they appear high in price. In this way only can the present high standard be maintained and the scrub purebred finally eliminated. The use of the registered scrub can but discourage the cause of purebred sires and better live. stock. The breeder who markets such individuals will ultimately suffer the criticism of those who know good live stock, and finally be discriminated against in buying and selling. The purchaser of the scrub purebred can breed nothing but Inferior individuals so long as he persists in buying the pedigreed with no regard for individual merit. .: The purebred site is the best means of live-stock improvement. Whether good or bad he is half the herd and sometimes more. For this reason the selection of the sire demands equally as much attention as the entire group of females, and it is far more Important to have a good sire, both in individuality and breeding, than to have one or two good females. If sacrifices must be made, let them occur in the selection of the females. ...—_ ——

WASHINGTON COW FEED TEST

Increased Milk Flow Secured by Feedingßeet Pulp Moistened With Five Parts Water. In an experiment at the Washington station, cows fed beet pulp, moistened with five parts by weight of water, consumed the feed with considerable relish and rapidly Increased in milk yield during a two-week period. Although it was difficult to accustom the cows to eating the feed at first, later they would eat from six to eight pounds more of the soaked pulp than they would of corn silage. The general condition of the cows fed the beet pulp was comparable with that of those fed corn silage. And there was no appreciable difference in their weights. Since their feeding value is about the same, it appears that the extended use of beet pulp as a substitute for silage depends largely on the relative cost of producing and preservng ai>d the cost of dried beet pulp.

In helping each other shred their crops the neighbor’s tall-growing corn was shredded first. The stalks were bulky and high loads were hauled from the fields to the shredder. When beginning the shredding of the competitor’s corn, which that year produced over 100 bushels of dry shelled corn per acre, the neighbor put on the accustomed high load, and his team could not pull It out of the field. He got down off the load to make an examina tlon, thinking the rack must be pressing against the wheels. The competitor told him he would have to take off a part of the load, to which he replied that he did not have on a big load and was accustomed to hauling larger loads. After being convinced that It was the weight of the load that stalled his team, they removed a portion and hauled the balance to the shredder, from which they obtained 40 bushels of corn, or almost a ton and a half of ears. What variety of corn should you plant? Since there are thousands of so-called varieties, it is not possible to designate by name the variety you should plant. Furthermore, with corn there Is very little In a name. Two lots of seed of the Learning variety sometimes differ from each other more than two varieties differ from each other. An accurate test of two different lots of the Boone County White variety Resulted in one lot producing 18 bushels more per acre than the other lot. Quality is what counts and the varietal name does not designate qualify. Tlant a variety that has made good in your neighborhood. Plant seed which was grown in your part of the state and was properly field selected and properly cared for during the winter.

STUPID GOPHER IS SERIOUS CROP PEST

Animals Multiply Fast in Alfalfa Fields—May Be Poisoned or Caught in Traps. The pocket gopher does more Injury to crops than any other mammal. Exterminate It by using poisoned potatoes or apples or by trapping, advises Dr. Lee R. Dice, Instructor In zoology In the Kansas State Agricultural college. “Alfalfa fields furnish almost ideal conditions for the development and multiplication of gophers as their burrows are not broken up by plowing and the root system provides an abundance of food,” said Doctor Dice.

“Gophers are stupid animals and will, blunder into almost any trap that is properly set, and they can be poisoned easily at little cost and labor. “The natural food of gophers consists of roots and seeds and succulent vegetation drawn down from the surface. Hence a substitute of poisoned potato, sweet potato or apple can be used effectively. A few grains of strychnine Inserted by means of the -tip of a penknife into such food placed in the burrows will serve the purpose. A sharp stick can be used to open the tunnel. The agricultural college supplies at cost a prepared poison for gopher extermination." Trapping is effective, steel traps set in tunnels being recommended. The light should be excluded by a board, which will also serve to keep the opening free not done the gopher wllf'come with a load of dirt to fill up the hole. Other traps are on the market. Besides destroying the root systems the gopher covers much vegetation with mounds of soil. This often hinders* harvesting as well as covers the grain.

WORK TO ERADICATE WEEDS

Plants Are Traitors to Nation in Time of War—Keep Cultivators and Harrows Busy. . Weeds are traitors to the nation in time of- war. They consume soil moisture that should be saved for the food crops and they choke back such crops, causing enormous annual losses. Growers of corn and potatoes can prevent much of this waste by proper cultivation, setting the shovels of the cultivators to throw in . little ridges over the rows. Then the \fields may be harrowed crosswise This will stir the soil over the plants and kill any weeds that may have started. Harrowing can be continued until" corn or potatoes are several inches high.

TO BE CALLED FOR

By SYLVIA TURNER.

Berenice had given Hal the watch at Christmas time. Ever since their marriage, two years before, they had both religiously observed all anniversaries and special holidays. She had had a sneqlal photograph taken for the back oftahe hunting case. As she sat for itjfflie had tried to imagine Hal’s face beffire her and her*s smiling at him. The result was all she had hoped for. Hal said it was the dearest, sweetest picture of her he had ever seen. “And there isn’t another one like It in existence,” she said. “I made the man destroy the plate, so that yon would have the only one.” The watch had kept perfect time, and in the spring Hal mentioned one night at dinner that he had left It at the jeweler’s to be regulated, until called for. Then he went away on a two weeks’ trip up the state, establishing new agencies. Berenice promised him to get the watch before his return. The night before he came home she gave the little apartment a final survey, arranging everything just as he liked to see it The train arrived a little past eight the next morning and she was going down to meet him. Everything seemed to be exactly right, when all at once she remembered the watch. He would think that she had forgotten his little request and it meant so much to him, she knew. It had been left at a little jewelry store around the corner. She had often seen a curious-looking flttle old gentleman in a skull cap seated before a rack repairing watches. He examined the slip she handed him carefully. “That was Mr. Demorest’s watch, yes?” he asked pleasantly. “Is he away?” "He’s coming home in the morning, she answered with just a little touch of bride’s dignity, that still dung to her even after two years of married life. “He said that the watch was left to be called for. lam Mrs. Demorest I think it is the second one on that line.” “No, no. I have Mr. Demorest’s in the drawer.” He drew out a tray from a drawer filled with envelopes containing jewelry, and bent over them carefully. “Ah,” he said. “Here we have it •Mr. Demorest. To be called for.”* She glanced at it as he drew it from the case. The familiar monogram was on the case, and she hurried home with it

Later in the evening she took ft out of the envelope and handled it tenderly, sitting In Hal’s own big morris chair beside his desk that had been so horribly lonely without him. Half unconsciously she pressed the spring and opened the back case. In utter horror and surprise she stared at the face that looked back at her—not her own, but the face of a strange girl. It slipped out from under her thumb nah easily, and on the back she saw written, in a firm modish hand: “For dearest, from Estelle.” It was after four In the morning before she got any sleep. One impulse followed another. She had Intended meeting Hal at’the station the following morning, but she changed her mind. After looking for her In vain, Hal took a taxi uptown without even waiting to telephone her, and burst into the apartment just as Berenice hurried away from the front window, where she had been watching for him surreptitiously. “Why, darling,” he exclaimed, dropping his suitcase, "are you ill?” “Don’t come near me. Don’t dare touch me.” Her voice sounded a little faint and hollow, and one hand pressed her throat. She looked adorable. “Berenice!” he cried. “What do you mean? What has happened since Tve been gone?” , She answered cryptically. ‘“To be left until called for.’ Oh, you brute.” The tears forced themselves between her lashes. She pointed to the watch on the desk. "Would you mind returning my picture, since you have hers in there now.” “Hers!” he repeated. “Whom do you

mean?” “Estelle!” She hurled the name at him expecting him to wilt, but instead his expression changed to one of solicitude. “Hadn’t you better He down, dear? I don’t think you’re quite well.” “I won’t He down,” she retorted indignantly, crossing to the desk. “You needn’t think, Hal Demorest, that just because I’ve loved you I’m going to stand any such thing as that.” She snatched up the watch and, opening the back case, thrust it toward him, adding scornfully, “ ‘For Dearest from Estelle.’” . “I swear to you—” began Hall solemnly, when all at once the telephone bell rang. It was the old watch repairer. and his tone was anxious as Berenice answered it. 4 “Hello, is that Mrs. Demorest? This is the jeweler where you got Mr. Demorest's watch last night. I made a mistake." “You little duffer ” said Hal tenderly. “I don’t mind. If you didn’t love me so much you would never have been jealous of me.” (Copyright, »17. by the McClure Newsp*-, per Syndicate.)

Relief Visible in Her Face.

Edith—Fred and I have agreed. t<M keep our engagement secret Her Friend—lmpossible, dear. All the girls will know it as soon as they* look at you.