Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 183, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 August 1919 — Page 3

Prince of Wales and Commander Read Meet at Luncheon

The prince of Wales, Commander Read and other members of the crew of the NC.-4 were among the guests at the luncheon given by Major General Seely, British air minister, to the American aviators upon their arrival in London. Photo shows Commander Read conversing with the prince of Wales on the terrace of the house of commons.

HAVE A LAUGH

The Tie That Bound. Lawyer—On what grounds, madam, do you- wish a divorce from your husband? . Client —Why, I married him for his money, and he has lost everything. • Or? Husband (on a

Too Advanced. Tony Spagoni was having his throat examined at the infirmary. “Say ‘ch-h-h,’ ” said the doctor. v “Me no spik Englees,” said Tony. To Get Back. “At twenty you left the farm and came t® the city. And for thirty years you have been working like hades. What for?” “In order to get money enough to live in the cpuntry.” Hit the Duke.

“No. duke, my father would never put up a million dollars to buy a tltleJ’ “Then why did you encourage my attentions?” “I was just shopping.”

Nailed Down. “Got a dollar, Jones?” “Yeah, I got one.” “Will you lend it t’ muh?” "Nope; that’s th’ reason I got one.” Wanted Too Much. Customer—That doesn’t seem a very good fit. Dealer —Vot you exspect for ’leven tollars—an attagk of epilepsy?

Birds Adopt Conservation; Some Brake Beams

Some species of birds among the migrants to the West s and South do not depend upon their wings alone to speed them on their journey. According to a Nevada railway official, whom the San Francisco Chronicle quotes, various birds, especially sparrows and linnets, have adopted a less fatiguing method of transit than that which we usually consider as their natural one, by riding on the brake beams of trains. He described an incident in which some hundreds, of birds, riding on a Southern Pacific train that was passing through Nevada from the East, suddenly flew from‘their perches beneath the coaches when the train, passed over a rough crossing.

Cleaning Leather Goods.

Do not use gasoline in cleaning leather upholstery. Plain water with a little ammonia will remove the dirtand a brisk rubbing with a ctean woolen or flannel clotb will do the rest. For still more careful treatment use a regular dressing.

Daily Optimistic Thought.

There is no skill or cleverness to be compared to that which avoids .temptation.

birthday present buying expedition) What size hosiery would a lady wearing a No. 3 shoe require? Saleslady—l beg your pardon, but, listen, does she carry a bank account, or—

Eliminating Steam

Electrification of Railroads Would Conserve Coal Supply

Railroad electrification is still looked upon by the general public and by railroad men as having its chief merits in relieving cities and tunnels of the obnoxious smoke and cinders belched forth by the steam locomotives. Electrical men have in recent years emphasized the economy of electric train service - and in a paper presented by S. T. Dodd before the Western Railwayclub this is very strikingly shown. •Mr. Dodd cites figures proving that 100,000,000 of the 140,000,000 tons of coal now burned annually by our railroads could be saved by general electrification. In view of the continued, if not increasing, need for conserving the fuel resources of the country for future generations, the urgency of attacking the problem and at least checking this gigantic .annual waste should be given prompt and careful attention. —Electrical Review.

Javanese Use No Nails, No Iron—Only Bamboo—in Construction of Bridges

The natives of Java have a bridgebuilding technique which utilizes to the limit their slight resources for work of .this character. Of raw materials they are acquainted with but two, and one of these is really a product of their own ingenuity. They have no nails, no iron, no true wood; they are forced to rely entirely upon bamboo for the structural parts, and upon a rope, of their own manufacture to effect the junctures. In spite of these limitations, they achieve highly creditable results. The original element jvhich the Javan natives have brought to the construction of these bridges is made of a fiber taken from the native aren-palm, which grows all over the island. This fiber is of a black and horny substance. It makes a rope that resists effectively the heavy decaying action of the hot and damp tropical climate with its legions of fungi; in fact, it lasts for many years without any indications of rotting.

Samoyedes of the Russian Province of Archangel Is One of Least Known Races

In the extreme north of the Russian province of Archtyjgel dwells one of the queerest and least known races of mankind. These are the Samoyedes, the wandering tribes of the vast frozen marshes which extend In these regions from the forest belt to the shores of the Arctic ocean. They worship idols and their sole Wealth consists in reindeer. Living, the reindeer draws the sledge which transports the Samoyede and his belongings from spot to spot in search of the game and fish, which constitute his principal sustenance. Dead, it provides hinf with meat in times of scarcity, and with skin for his family tent. With its sharpened bones he tips his wooden fishing harpoons and hunting spears. Its sinews he uses to sew together the shirt, breeches, and boots of sealskin, which are the attire alike of the Samoyede men, women and children.- «

Hindu Images.

India holds the record for images. It has been estimated that there are quite 800,000,000 images of the various gods there. - z ■ ■ -

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THE SWANS OF YPRES

Ypres was once a weaving town. Where merchants jostled up and down. And merry shuttles used to ply; On the looms the fleeces were Brought from the mart at Winchester, And silver fox from Burgundy. Who is weaving there tonight? Only* the moon, whose shuttle white Makes silver warp on dyke and pond; Her hands fling veils of lily-woof On riven spire and open roof And on haggard marsh beyond. ~ No happy ghosts or fairies haunt Tire aqcient city, huddling gaunt. ... Where wagons crawl with anxious wheel. And o’er the marsh land desolate Wind slowly to the battered gate That Flemings call the gate of Lille. Yet fcy some wonder it befalls That, where the lonely outer walls ■ Brood in the silent pool below, Among the sedges of the moat, Like lilies furled, the two swans float; The Swans of Ypres, men call them now. They have heard guns and many men Come and depart and dome again; They have seeu strange, disastrous things. When fire and fume rolled o’er their nest; But changeless and aloof they fest. The Swans of Ypres, with folded wings. —Anonymous, from Punch.

Sahara Desert Once Well Watered and Fertile Says Professor of Egyptology

The Sahara desert was once well watered and fertile, and hunters from the Sahara plateau, moving gradually down through a rift in Northeastern Africa, located where Egypt now lies, according to Dr. Janies Henry Breasted, professor of Egyptology and oriental history. University of Chicago. Doctor Breasted said that this all happened about the time of the stone age. Egypt was then one huge lake, but it gradually drained out into the Mediterranean, leaving the Nile valley. Here the hunters were afforded every natural resource and founded a civilization which outstripped Europe. It was about 4,000 or 3,000 B. C. that Egypt had a stable government controlling millions of souls. The grain of Egypt was 1,000 years older than that found in Asia, says Doctor Breasted, and cattle undoubtedly had their origin in Africa. The stone age founders of Egypt early de? veloped from hunters to farmers and used the oldest metal instruments made by human agency. They evidently discovered the metal there; and a system of writing was evolved in Egypt thousands of years before Christ,

Majority of Big Animals Are Extremely Lazy Even in Their Native Haunts

Though not generally known, most of the big carnivora are extremely lazy," in their native haunts —only exerting themselves when in need of food, and often going without it for sheer Indolence. Animals of the zoological gardens obtaining their food without any effort on their own part grow stupid and ill for lack of exercise. The pacing up and down, just before meal time, !s not sufficient. Besides, animals are like people; they need change of scene and air. For this reason the animals in a circus or show are really more fortunate than their brothers in the zoological gardens. The trick animals get plenty of exercise during performance, and the constant change of scene keeps them Interested. Even such fierce animals as leopards, tigers and Hons enjoy going through their tricks from sheer relief of the monotony of their cages, and often the big cats are quite playful during the time of their training, not from any love of man, but from a love of motion.

NOTES OF SCIENCE

A Missourian is the Inventor of a seed planting attachment that can be added to any farm cultivator. South Africa has more than 32,000,000 sheep, producing annually more than 170,000,000 pounds of wool. The bowl of a new medicine spoon has a hinged cover- to retain its contents, easily lifted when desired. To enable a man in one room to watch a cash register in another a device termed a detectature has been Invented.

Scheme to Fool the Taste When Swallowing Medicine

Yet another attempt has been made of devising some scheme whereby a patient may take a disagreeable medicine without tasting it In the new idea a tiny cup is provided which is dipped inside an ordinary tumbler. The medicine is placed in the inner cup, and the tumbler filled with water. The inventor’s idea is that the patient simply drinks the water, whereupon the medicine also flows out and floating upon a film of water, is swallowed down, without coming into-con-tact with the tongue.

Many Are Color Blind.

One nan In every 60 Jh England is partially or wholly color 1 blipd,_jM> at least the tests for the English mercantile marine seem to show. A noted professor maintains that the proport tlon Is even larger.

Another Player's Bad Legs Caused Walter Maranville to Become Great Shortstop

“A pair of bad legs made Walter Maranville the great shortstop he is,” declared Bingo Harrigan, an old-time New England baseball map, but now a government employee in St. Louis—"but the bad legs weren’t on Maranville,” he added, when his hearers looked puzzled. "No,” Harrigan went on to explain, "the bad legs belonged to Frank Connaughton, and you see it was this way: “Connaughton was playing second for New Bedford and Maranville was playing short, just a kid out of school then. Old Fraqk couldn’t cover the ground, so the Rabbit, timid at first, began to help him out on his territory. Before the season was well along, Maranville was doing most of the work, in both positions. If you don’t believe it 16ok up the records, for I think he had about 800 chances in 120 games that season, which was going some. “So I say it was Connaughton’s bad legs that made the Rabbit a great

Walter Maranville.

shortstop. If he hadn’t had to help Conny out he might never have become the ground coverer he developed into.” Then Harrigan went on to tell how he tried to induce Arthur Irwin to buy Maranville. Irwin went to New Bedford on his suggestion, he says, to look the Rabbit over. Old Arthur took one look at the little fellow, according to Harrigan, and said in disgust: “What? That kid for a major league ball club? ; Why, he’s not big enough to play on a high school nine. Let him grow a couple of years before he plays professional ball.”

Overdoses of Sugar Cause of Throat Disturbances Is Statement of Medical Man

Singers frequently complain of catarrh and nearly always blame the American climate for their trouble. Do the singers, however, sufficiently consider the food they eat? We have been informed by a medical expert, whom we respect as an authority, that most of the throat disturbances in the United States are caused by overdoses of sugar. He says he has proved his statement on a number of vocalists of various temperaments and physical characteristics by inducing them to eat excessively of sugar and sweet diet late in the evening and then to observe most carefully the condition of their throats and tongues in the morning. After he had brought ,on catarrhal troubles through the abuse of sugar he Invariably restored the vocal chords to their normal condition by putting his patients on a salt diet and prohibiting the sugar diet. We are but quoting a doctor’s conversation and we do not for a moment pcse as medical experts ourselves. We believe, however, that the doctor’s advice should at least receive careful consideration. —Exchange.

Historic Pens Preserved In a Showcase in French Foreign Office Museum

In the French foreign office there is a small collection of historic pens preserved in a showcase. These range from the pen with which Bismarck and Jules Favre signed the armistice nt Versailles January 28, 1871, to that with which Muley Hafid signed the treaty in March 30, 1912, giving the French a protectorate over Morocco. The collection also includes the pen used by President McKinley and M. Gambon when they arranged the preliminaries of peace between Spain and the United States, and the one with which Gambetta wrote announcing the resignation of “le Grand Ministere.” In the Berlin museum may be seen two historic pens—that with which Queen Louise of Prussia signed her last will and testament, side by side with the pen used by William I of Prussia in his famous letter to Queen Augusta, informing her of the victory of Sedan. .;

Mending With Alum.

An excellent way to mend china and glass is to melt alum in an old iron spoon over the Are and apply to the broken parts. When dry these articles tan be washed In hot water and the •ement will hold rigidly.

Road Work Is Nationwide

Concrete Construction Is Well Under Way; No Wait for Lower Prices

Full speed ahead! This is < the slogan that is putting the pep in highway construction all over the country. Especially is this true of concrete construction. A survey of recent concrete highway lettings discloses a marked tendency toward full speed ahead in road work; While the tendency was not so apparent a short time ago it is no more than might be expected, and bears out. the repeated assertion of those qualified to speak from a definite knowledge of material costs that waiting for a drop in prices would result only in a waste of time and a shortening pf the construction season, to the great disadvantage of the public at large. Contractors who have permitted themselves to be affected by thia policy of delay and who have as a result lagged in organizing their equipment and labor forces for the season’s work will be surprised to learn the extent to which concrete joad work is contracted for or already under way. Awards have been made for concrete roads in the District of Columbia, Connecticut, West Virginia, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Virginia and other states. The scope of territory reporting contracts shows that the resumption of highway work is not confined to any particular territory—hence based upon purely local conditions and necessities —but is, in fact, nationwide. The to tqU yardage to date so? the first three months of the year 1919 was approximately 3,500,000, more than three times the amount of yardage laid during the entire twelve morfths of 1909, when concrete road construction first began to get under way. Also of great significance to the highway contractor is the fact that the movement for permanent hard-surfaced trunk-line highways throughout the United States is an impersonal one. That is to eay, it is a movement that has back of it primarily an economic force seeking an outlet to market that will not place such a heavy drain upon the product in transit as to lessen the net profits to the producer and increase the cost to the consumer by reason of excessive and altogether unnecessary hauling costs in reaching that market.#

Mother’s Cook Book

The straight thing pays always in the end. in friendship, in business, in politics, in every conceivable avenue and phase of life.—Ralph Waldo Trine. Cooling Foods for Hot Days. During the hot weather succulent vegetables, frozen desserts and cooling Leverages appeal to the appetite rather than the heavier, heartier foods. Small green onions, Aoked tops and all and served on buttered toast with a white sauce as one does asparagus, makes a dainty and pretty dish. When making salad of any kind of vegetable a cupful more or less of cottage cheese will add to the quantity as well as palatabllty. Cucumbers are one of the most refreshing of vegetables when served crisp and cold. The method used by many cooks of soaking them in salt water is most undesirable as the wilted product Is tough and unpalatable. If they must be soaked, let it be In cold unsalted water. Slices of cucumbers covered with a bit of dressing as filling for sandwiches made and served while they are still cold and crisp, are most agreeable.

Tomato Salad. Cut thick slices of uniform sized tomatoes, after removing the peeling, cover each slice with finely chopped celery, cucumber and a bit of onion. Serve on lettuce with a spoonful of mayonnaise on top of each slice. The chopped vegetable may be marinated for a half hour in a French dressing, which will Improve the flavor. ■ Plain Ico Cream. The simplest and easiest ice cream to make as well as the least expensive is one with a custard foundation. Use three eggs, one cupful of sugar, four cupfuls of milk, a tablespoonful of vanilla and one-fourth teaspoonful of salt. Cook as for custard, adding the vanilla when cold; freeze as usual. A pint of cream added just before freezing is a great improvement. * «—» Lemonade. Boil two cupfuls of sugar and four cupfuls of water until a rich sirup is formed. Add one cupful of lemon juice and put in the ice chest. Dilute with iced water for lemonade. A little grated lemon rind boiled with the sirup adds an attractive flavor. Orangeade. Boil two cupfuls of sugar and two of water until a rich sirup is made, then add two-thirds of a cupful of orange juice and one-third of a cupful of lemon juice, with iced or chilled water to dilute. Serve a slice of orange in each glass. Iced Tea. ' Prepare the tea, using a teaspoonful to a quart of water; when cold chill with ice and serve with slices of lemon; add sugar to sweeten.

Cabot Discovered the North American Continent in 1497

On the-24th of June, 1497, John Cabot and his son, Sebastian, Venetian navigators, in the service of England, discovered the North American continent at a point in Labrador, on St John's day. No one had as yet reached the continent and Cabot called the site he had discovered Prima Vista.

ROOM IN THE POULTRY HOUSE

The majority. of growers put too many fowls together in one poultry house. A house ten feet square should not contain over a dozen large fowls and 15 small ones. For 100 hens a house 16 by 60 and divided into two or three apartments will answer. If two apartments are used there will be 50 in a flock, the space being 60 by 30 feet for 50 fowls. An excellent plan is a house 16 by 32 feet, divided into two compartments, 16 by 16 feet each, with 25 hens in each compartment. The space gives ample room for scratching under shelter in winter. An extra shed for scratching will also be appreciated by the hens. It can be built at a small cost and will afford ample room. In summer the fowls can roost under the sheds. The yards should be about ten times the space of the houses, but the larger the better, and the deeper the houses and sheds, that is, depth to the rear, on the ground—the more comfortable the fowls. Each house can have a double yard, so as to change the fowls from one yard to the other. A yard in front and one In the rear is an excellent plan. The best way to estimate how many hens to keep in a building is to multiply the width by the length and divide by ten. For Instance, if a house is 9 by 16 feet, multiply the two figures together, making 144 square feet, divide this by ten, and there is a fraction over 14. Do not put more than 15 hens in such a house.

HERE AND THERE

Dress is sometimes a matter of form and form is often a matter of dress. If a man calls on a woman she Is pleased—either when he comes or goes. Brevity is said to be the soul of wit, but the man who is short doesn’t feel funny. A wise man imagines that he is engaged in a game of flirtation until he wakes up and finds himself married. Addition to self and subtraction from, others comprise some men’s sole knowledge of arithmetic.

Meaning of the Swastika.

The Swastika is the earliest known symbol which has been handed down from prehistoric times. It is used as a talisman or charm, being the symbol for benediction, blessing, good health, long life, good fortune or prosperity. As a religious emblem it was in use in India centuries before the Christian era. It appeared in Europe about the middle of the bronze age and was in use among the mound builders of America. ’ <

Just Like the Peacock.

Although the American redstart to a little bird only five and a half inches long, it has one trait in common with the gorgeously plumed pea-, cock, namely, that it seehis to be very; fond of its handsome plumage and 1» continually spreading its tall feathers, says the American Forestry asso-i elation, Washington.