Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 227, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 September 1919 — Page 2

U. S. Navy’s 14-Inch Land Gun

Photograph showing a 14-inch naval gun being firrd from new raifroad mount. Elevated at an angle of 40 degrees the gun has a range for 40,000 yards. Also is shown a close-up view of the business end of this massive war machine.

49,498 Yanks Died In Battle

Final Casualty Reports From Records Office.

Final casualty reports from the central records office of the American expeditionary forces iu France, made public by the war department. gave the total battle deaths as 49,498, total wounded 205,690 and prisoners 4.480. — “Only slight revisions’’ will be made tn this report, it was announced. Recent corrections in the list of missing have reduced the number to only 127 names, as compared with 264,000 for France and 121,000 for England. To July 1, the array had reported 149,433 cases of disabled soldiers to the war risk insurance bureau. It was estimated that the dual total would be close to 200,000.

Ingenious Farmer Devises Fly Trap to Brush Pests Off Herd of Dairy Cows

A fact not fully appreciated even among farmers is the economic loss in milk production caused by mosquitoes and flies. An Ohio dairyman owning 20 cows devised a home-built fly trap, and after it had been in operation a week calculated the difference in milk production. He was obtaining 11 gallons a day more than when the flies were unrestricted in their pernicious activities. In low-lying localities where insects have favorable breeding conditions, the late spring mosquito scourge is sometimes so bad as to destroy the profits in milk production. Some farmers use home-devised traps, as did the Ohio dairyman. Some wash their herds with preparations, manufactured commercially, which effectively reduce the pest. But the great majority of herds continue to go through the fly season protected against flies only by the weappa_witji_ and an inefficient weapon it is, too, s beside what the dairyman can furnish. The cow which spends the entire day fighting flies does not consume the roughage needed for maximum yield at night. The Ohio man built a lean-to, through which the herd passed. Across ft in the middle were flexible curtains fitting closely about the cow which brushed the flies off. The dairyman following closed both doors, leaving the flies to cluster on a window, where they were quickly shot to death with a fly powder. Did the cattle appreciate this device? Indeed they did, to such an extent that they soon learned gothrough it without driving. ~~

Lily Rootstocks Decay and Grow at Same Time

“If one has the temerity to venture into the cool bogs he may run across the water arun or marsh Calla, whose white' spathe opens .out quite flat,” eays W. I. Beecroft in Boys’ Life. “The long, creeping rootstocks have the peculiar habit of decaying at one end while growing at the other. This plant has the distinction of being a true Calla. The Calla lily of cultivation belongs to genus Richard ia. But customs are not easily changed and the Rlchardia will long continue to be known as a Calla.”

Emotion Precipitated In Crystals by Fancy

I would not be supposed to overlook the distinction, too often lost soffit of, between sentimentalism and sentiment, the latter being a very excellent thing in its way, as genuine things are apt to be. Sentiment is irtellectuaL ized emotion, emotion precipitated, asr it were, in crystals by the fancy. This Is the delightful staple of the poets of social life like Horace and Beranger, or Thackeray, when he too rarely played with verst. —Lowell. •

Submarines May in Time Bring Up Lost Treasure From the Ocean’s Bottom

For the time being the dirigible has overshadowed the submarine in marvel lof performance. It is as if -the submarine had exhausted its possibilities of wonder and had become commonplace. It is suggested, now that thedestructive work of the submarine is compl! t.d. it~ be~ prepared for service in the Science and to clear up the mysteries of thescasrsays the Buffalo News. There are the treasure galleons, there is the Titanic and the Lusitania, the collier Cyclops, to call the undersea boats to adventure. If ever they could get down to the floor of the sea where these lost ships are held, there would be untold wealth for them. An Italian navigator has come forward with the suggestion that the submarine should J)e put to work to test for fable or fact the tales of the lost Atlantis, the island once grerit and populous that was overwhelmed by theses because the people of it had angered the gods. There may have been feuch an island lost in a seismic convulsion. Oh, there is work enough for the submarine in many fields of discovery. But the craft must be made much more powerful than any we know now if they are going to the uttermost depths cff the ocean. It probably will be many, many years before they can accomplish such a drop, but in the meantime they wijl not be idle.

Wager on Earth’s Shape Is Lost by Decision of Three Prominent Judges

It will scarcely be believed, says an exchange, that the question of the shape of the earth could ever have disturbed the peaceful atmosphere of the law courts. Yet in 1579 the question, indirectly, indeed, did come before IIH-t>t>jettrile<ljtitiges,andthecaseex-cited a good deal of interest and amazement. The circumstances were as follows: The plaintiff, one Hampden, entertained the opinion that the world was not round and caused an advertisement in a paper, called Scientific Opinion, challenging philosophers, divines and scientific professors to prove the contrary from scripture, reason or fact. He deposited $2,500 in a bank, to be forfeited to anyone who could prove to the satisfaction of any intelligent refbree that there was such a thing as a convex railway, canal or lake. The challenge was taken up by no less a person than the late Prof. Alfred Russell Wallace, who proved to the satisfaction of the referee the curvature to and fro of the Bedford level canal between and Welsh’s dam (six miles) to the extent of five feet more or less, and the ■52,500 was paid over to him. But he did not keep it. The plaintiff apparently began to see that he was making a fool of himself, and brought an action, and recovered back his dei posit, on the ground that the whole affair was a wager, and therefore i illegal!

Gems of Thought.

, The soul of man is a garden where, as he sows, so shall he reap. If you would gather roses, do not sow rotten seeds. —Napoleon. A crown, golden, in show, is but a wreath of thorns; brings danger, troubles, cares, and sleepless nights, to him who wears a regal diadem. —Milton. It is a sign that yo«r reputation is small or sinking if your tongue must praise you.—Judge Hale. > Politeness is a Christian duty., Politeness is Christianity applied to maimers.—Gall Hamil- > ton. .. ■. {

THE EVENING REPUBLICAN, RENSSELAER, IND. '

Eggs Travel 8,000 Miles From China to New York By the Way of Vancouver

Eight thousand miles to market Is a long way for even staple foods to travel, but when eggs make such a long trip it Is "going some.” These eggs, 3,500 cases of them, came all the way from China to New York city, via Vancouver, and traveled slowly by boat and train. When they arrived at New York they were examined by a representative of the bureau of markets, department of who reports that the eggs were packed in cases similar to the, ones used in domestic trade but made of heavier material, resembling pine, pf about the same thickness as is used in domestic export cases. The average net weight of eggs per case was about 40 pounds.

The Chinese eggs .were of a deep ■brown-crrtnrrmd thc average domestic egg. The shipment showed losses of from 12 to 18 eggs per case. Under the light, some of the eggs showed quite a heavy shrinkage, while others were very full. The whites were weak in a number of eggs, and when they were broken showed very watery, though the eggs were sweet, and the yolks stood up well. The shells of these eggs are much thicker than the average American egg. and the yolk is of a somewhat deeper color. When candled these eggs are said to make first-class cheap eggs for the use of bakers and hotels and for cooking purposes. As received, before candling and repacking, they sold at about 3 cents below the quotation for firsts. China is one of the principal sources of dried and powdered eggs. Manufacturers of prepared products in this country are said to be interested in the possibilities of dried and powdered, eggs, especially in view of the increased use of .such products in ready-mixed flours and in bakeries.

Mother’s Cook Book

If you were busy being- good. And doing just the best you could. You’d not have time to blame some man Who’s doing just the best htf can. If you were busy being true To what you know you ought to do, You’d be so busy you’d forget The blunders of the folks you’ve met. CHOICE PICKLES “LIKE MOTHER USED TO MAKE.” Chili Sauce. Take 24 large ripe tomatoes, seven white onions, two green peppers, five cupfuls of vinegar, two tablespoonfuls of salt, and one cupful of sugar. Bring the vinegar and sugar to the boiling point, add the other ingredients which have been put through the meat grinder and boil one hour. Tomato Catsup. Take three dozen ripe tomatoes, three red peppers, six onions chopped fine. Add two teaspoonfuls each of whole cloves, stick cinnamon and ground mustard. To three cupfuls of vinegar add one and one-half cupfuls of brown sugar and three tablespoonfuls of salt. Cook until smooth, put through a sieve, reheat and bottle for winter use. Cucumber Pickles. Put a gallon of vinegar, a cupful of mustard, the dry ground mustard; a half cupful of salt into a jar and drop into this the fresh cucumbers as they are taken freni the vine. —jlhey will' be ready to eat in two weeks, and~will keep all winter if sealed. Another recipe is this: Take two quarts of cucumbers, wash, place in jars and add one tablespoonful of salt, a few pieces of horseradish root, one tablespoonful of ground mustard and cold vinegar to cover. Mustard Pickles. Take two quarts of small cucumbers, two quarts of small onions, two quarts of green tomatoes, two heads of cauliflower, one-quart of wax beans and three finely chopped .green peppers. Let stand in salt water over night, using half a cupful of salt and water to cover. -Place a weight overthe vegetables and let stand over night. In the morning drain and scald the vegetables in clear water until tender, then pour over the following preparation: Mix one-half pound of mustard, one-fourth ounce of turmeric, three teaspqonfuls of celery seed and three-fourths of a cupful of flour together, add slowly four quarts ,pf vinegar and cook until smooth. Spiced Grapes. Remove the pulp from six pounds of grapes. Put in a kettle and boll until soft; remove the seeds by putting through p sieve. Put pulp and skins together, "add three pounds of sugar, one pint of vinegar, two tablespoonfuls of cinnamon, one tablespoonful of cloves; cook two hours.

Moderate Rain Cleanses the Ground and the Air

Frequent and moderate rain is the most effective of all sanitary agencies. It cleanses the ground and the air. The amiponiacal and other exhalations continually rising from decomposing ani'inql and vegetable matffe are all more or less soluble in water and are largely, removed by gentle rain.

The Storm of the World Unrest

One of the most curious delusions of the human mind is the claim, put forward for it by one of the greatest of English writers, that it can ride in the whirlwind and direct the storm. It can, it is quite true, create storms, sometimes in teacups, and sometimes out of them. But the one thing, in the very necessity of its own inharmony, it cannot do is to control its own handiwork. It is this which has brought the new renaissance into being; it is this which really is riding the whirlwind, and directing the storm of the world unrest of today; and it is this which is ultimately going to bring order out of chaos. What, of course, has raised the storm is the power of truth in dominating the human consciousness to the point when a collision be-

CULL THE FARM POULTRY FLOCKS

Two-fifths of the Missouri farm hens fail to pay their feed bill- . Unless a. hen lays from 60 to 75 eggs a year she is being kept at a loss. High priced feeds make it vital that only good layers be kept. To rid the farms of low producers each flock owner should practice some method of culling, says T. S. Townsley of the University of Missouri College of Agriculture. One Missouri county reported that 38,329 low-producing hens were culled from 858 farm flocks last fall with an estimated saving of more than $32,000 for feed. Proper culling reduces the feed bill but not the egg production. The system of culling is based upon the fact that nature stamps the hen with certain visible characteristics which indicate the traits and habits of the individual. As in the human faniily the hard working farm witfe is easil y distinguished from the social butterfly of the city, so in the hen family4*certain visible characteristics indicate whether a hen has been a high layer or a loafer. Anyone who studies the birds closely may easily recognize these differences. The ideal time to give the flock a complete culling is about the middle of the molting period. This will vary with the different flocks but usually comes in August, September or October. The characters which distinguish poor layers from good ones are most evident between August 1 and November 12 At this time the birds are being prepared for winter quarters and some reduction in the number is usually desirable. The hens have finished the heavy season of production by this time and the poorer ones have stopped laying. The low producers will not lay during the fall and winter months and should be sold. The egg production will not be decreased.

Kerosene and Powdered Soap to Clean Floors

When oiled or varnished floors must be washed, they should be ■washed in this way: Add a tablespoonful of kerosene to every quart of hot water used and to every four quarts a tablespoonful of powdered soap. That Is If you mix in a pall four-quarts of hot water you should add just a tablespoonful of the powdered soap and four tablespoonfuls of kerosene. Dip a flannel cloth in this apd wring it in clear, hot water, wring dry. rub the washed surface with this and then rub it with a dry flannel cloth. This method is tedious but it is sure to be satisfactory.

Limit Use of Word “Airship.”

To settle linguistic difficulties which have arisen with the development of aeronautics the air service has officially decided to use the word “airship” only to designate dirigible balloons and other lighter-than-air types of craft. All heavier-than-alr craft will be designated as “airplanes.” „

ARACHNE

I watch her In the corner there. As bold and unafraid, She slips and floats along the air TUI all her subtile house is made. Her home, her bed, her daily food, AU from the hidden store she draws; "She. fashions It and knows It good. By instinct’s strong and sacred laws. No tenuous threads to. weave her nest. She seeks and gathers, there or here; But spins it from her faithful breast. Renewing still, tiU leaves are sere. Then, worn with toil and tired of life, In vain her shining traps are set, Her frost hath hushed the insect strife And gilded flies her charm forget But swinging in the snares she spun, She .sways to every wintry wind; Her joys, her toll, her etrand done, Her course the sport of storms unkind. Poor sister of the spinster clan! I, too, from out my store within My daily life and living plan. My home, my rest, my pleasure spin. I know thy heart when heartless hands Sweep all thy hard earned web away; Destroy its pearled and glittering bands, And leave thee homeless by the way. I know thy peace When all is done. Each afochored thread, each tiny knot. Soft shining in the autumn sun; A sheltered silent tranquil lot. t know wfakt thou hast never known— Sad presage to a soul allowed— That not for life I spin, alone. Bat' day by day I spin my shroud. —Rose Terry Cooka.

r From the Christian Science Monitor

Secretary Houston Says Giant Trees of Redwood Forests Should Be Saved

An immediate duty rests on the people of California, the nation and the lumber companies to preserve the redwoods of the western coast, said David F. Houston, secretary of agriculture, recently in a statement at Lake Tahoe. “I have just come from a visit to the great redwood forest,” he said, according to the Spokane Spokesman-Review. “CaliforniA-ifr building a paved highway through these wonderful forests and Oregon is meeting the road from the north. “The impression that I am taking away is - not~ohly The 'deep Inspiration that everyone must feel who sees the redwood -forests, but the determined conviction that some immediate action must be taken to prevent their destruction and to save them for the benefit of the whole nation and the world. As I passed through mile after mile of these great woods, there came to me repeatedly the thought that there could be no more fitting memorial to the California men who gave their lives in the "war than these marvelous living monuments, if they could but be consecrated to that purpose. “This highway is the most magnificent in the world, yet these forests are being cut down, in some places directly along the road. The road is making redwood lumber more valuable, but the greatest value of the highway is in the forests. “This is not strictly a local matter. Interest in it should be countrywide, for the Redwood Memorial park would rival the Grand Canyon and Niagara. I urge everyone to lend his support to. immediate action.”

Three Principal Ways of Imitating Silk Worm’s Method of Making Silk

Of the three principal ways of making artificial silk the so-called viscose process is perhaps most in use. Commencing with some form of cellulose, cotton or wood pulp, the material is treated with caustic soda till a soda cellulose compound is formed that is soluble in carbon bisulphide to form a viscid, thick liquid. In all processes for silk manufacture the fibrous condition of the original material is destroyed, the whole intent of the operation being to imitate the work of the silk worm. The silk worm transforms in its anatomy the leaf substance on which it feeds to a v into silk fiber. Sometimes this operation of the silk worm Is interrupted, as when the worm is itself treated with vinegar and the viscid fluid drawn by hand into the glistening snells used by fishermen to attach the hooks and flies to Ijis braided silk trout line. After the cellulose solution is formed the problem of again producing a fiber has been met in various ways, but all depend on forcing the liquid through small apertures, sometimes minute glass tubes —sometimes holes bored in a metal plate—into a vat filled with liquid, from which it may be recovered for reeling and spinning in the ordinary way.

Pool of Water Served as the First Mirror

Brushes were probably Invented much later than the comb. But the mirror, the one toilet article without which woman could not exist, must date from a very early period. Perhaps a clear pool allowed curious woman a first view of her face, though we must not say that she is the only vain creature to exist, for a certain gentleman named Narcissus gazed at his reflection in the still water, and gazing, fell so in love with his beauty that he pined away and died.

Short and Snappy.

Be happy and perhaps be good. A flea without a dog must get awfully lonesome. No man is as mean as his wife sometimes thinks he is. - „ Take your time, but keep your hands off the time of busy people. The average man is moderately sane, except when he is engaged. A person who uses his brains has an excellent excuse for keeping his face shut.

Loss of Pitcher Toney May Mean Loss of Flag to the Cincinnati Reds

After all Is said and done, the release of Fred Toney by the Reds looms up as the worst error committed by the Cincinnati club Ln the last five seasons. Getting Pat Moran was a stroke of wisdom which has already brought rich rewards—but releasing Toney wfc£f a mistake which may result in transferring a pennant to New York. The mountaineer is pitching thef most marvelous ball in either league. Up to date he has won nine games and lost but three, and in these 12 games but 21 runs have been scored off his delivery—less than two runs to the game. If the game Toney has pitched this season had been for the Reds, in-

Fred Toney.

stead of the Giants, the Reds would be now so far ahead of New York that McGraw’s men couldn’t see their coattails for the dust. The Cincinnati club didn’t have to release or sell Fred Toney. It let a most valuable asset get away—a pitcher who, by this time, would have virtually clinched the flag.

Bridal Wreath Plucked by the Bride Herself

The Roman bridal wreath was of verbena, plucked by the bride herself. Holly wreaths were sent as tokens of congratulations, and wreaths of parsley and rue were given to keep away evil spirits. The hawthorn formed the wreaths of Athenian brides. At the present day the bridal wreath is almost entirely composed of orange blossoms.

IT IS TO LAUGH

Among Humorists. “Ever borrow an idea?” asked the young humorist. “Among us professionals It is considered permissible to borrow back and forth,” said the old-timer. “However, I hope you’ll avoid something a friend of mine once did, and has been sorry for ever since.” “What was that?”. _— paper.” Cool.

“Some of us ladies are trying to abolish the dance.” “Well,” said the polite proprietor of the hotel. “And, as a prac--11 ca 1 beginning, we thought maybe you’d loan us your ballroom to

hold a meeting in.” Pinning Him Down. “You say Yorick Hamm is a big movie star?” “Sure he is.” “Never heard of him. What’s his salary?” “Ten thousand dollars.” “Fix his class, bby, fix his class. Al week or a year?” Beehive.

Old Fashioned. . Mother—Yes, I shall certainly put Dorothy into some profession, so that she can be of some use in the world. Dorothy—Oh, mamma, must IF' Can’t I be just an ordinary woman like you? - . ( A Selfish Man. “How do; you find your meals?’’ “Excellent.” . | "Then you will recommend them?" “Not L If Ido you’ll get a lot more custom and then the meals won’t bft so good.” -I ■'

“I wouldn’t invest in that concern. They’ve got nothing.”. - “Why, I visited the plant, and it’s a beehive of industry.” “Well, go ahead if you want to get stung.”