Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 250, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 October 1919 — Page 2

WASHINGTON CITY SIDELIGHTS

Inventor Lifts Terrors of the Fog From Harbors . * . . .. ' ~.• 1 - , W ASTITNGTON. —Ocean fog tins been tamed-by the navy, so that It will no longer be necessary for .. battleships and liners to lie outside harbors waiim- a ehttnee er.-«tdn when the weather lightens. In a e-nH-aet -tened with Earl Hanson, a young inventor

brings.nd shipping "in sight of land" and the new ihalee, like a friendly hand, rea< lies out and takes the bi.c--i ships through the most tortuous clainnels s:.f» ;v ; : ; @ y . j , r The new device is a simple-one.' A cable is hd<l in the center of the ship channel/ Through it Is sent an electric current of low frequency, which through the listening devices on board ship gives off a- sound of certain pitch that cannot be mistaken for any other sound. The ship hugs the cable from harbor line to the dock. <>n the bridge and in the captain's cabin listening devices like‘telephone receivers tire placed and attached by wires to the hull of the ship. The ship follows the jcour.se of the cable. . 4

Boys’ Working Reserve Proves aTireat Success FEW things that came out of-fhv war have been of greater significance than the benefits derived from the United States 'Boys’ Working reserve/ I hough we are still too close to'the movement to appreciate its - results., Back in the

—early summer-of 1!*1~ I’residm.it WHsmgjuo roTev- "1 bodii‘d..bovs of the laud to turn In - hordes to Uu^-fapms-tmd-uttrke certain in this, great nation/' l . The result was that "our second line-of defense." as Mr. Ib-over tir-t ""cuTleT H 7 TH e Boys' Working reserve, was. fornietl- Inhere was a spontaneous rcs|M>nse in every state, ninny schools and other organizations under-

—taking the work of pdacTfig - nioiisa'nds of boys who went out to help the'farmers with their work. In 191 b this army of boy> from sixteen to twetuy-one years old was more than 2<>0,000 in the United States. ' Of these 250XW no less than 21.000 were from the high schools of Illinois. So a glance at the Illinois report wilt give at? idea of the results in the whole country. ■ • ; ? _ ' —— r The Illinois .boys produced crops worth 523,0<H>.000. and earned for themselves irrX'odjlOd; Less than 1 per cent of the boys have prov'ed unworthy of the opportunity given them. About the same proportion of farmers proved unworthy of having a good boy sent them. v . The boys made the farmers open their eyes, and in a few weeks the skeptical farmer was saying: "Send me more boys; the boys are certainly making good." -Il yvtisn’t long.until there were boys scattered here and there bv the thousands. This meant much to 'he farmers, for there was an average ; of one worker/roll) every farm in service, and the boys took their places. - T»"i ch ■■vs bear witness- that the effect upon the boys’ was exceedingly beneficial in all ways. . . .

“Buck Privates” Would Have “Dugouts” Everywhere IN THE long night warc)ie<'<m the tiring line or in hospitals or rest billets, ■ot.r fighting men found that tempos failed to fugit with its customary alacrity They y.-i.rmm for iiiniisi'iiii'iiL—To be snre,—there vVere various patriotic organizatMfffc catering to the

of meT’iicn. The only qualification was that you had to be an overseas buck privntt . . . ’ I:: order that the society may become a permanent institution the charter members. now discharged, are —beg in ni n g—ft cat■i p■ ■ i gn. for organization. The origin;. I overseas organizer. Private Paul F. Collins, Battery Ik Sixth field art, • ■:>. ?.«•» in Lus Angeles. ■ He is president and chief buck private. Rut one of his comrades. First Sergeant Edward M. McGuire, opened Headquarters the oilier daj 1 in Chicago aS national field representative. "The Buck Privates' society -in no- way vmUl+efs—with the American Sergeant McGuire said. “In fact. I jnight say one of ifs aims is that of C' -.qu-ration with the legion. There is no question .that it will'be the-means of strenmix iiing that body. We hope to establish a dugout in Chicago with a ■ member'lii] of at least 507000 men.” As its ’■ lai form the.society has adopted these planks: Broader educational work; cleaner politics: compulsory schooling for all boys under sixteen it eT'lvr to make-bigger ami Fetter Americans, and active study of .conditions in industry, commerce and labor. _ • .u?

Women as Special Agents Under Food Control Act OFFICIAJ. consideration is to be given the appointment of women as special agents for ;he department of justice jn the enforcement of the . food control act. It.lufs been <;dd informally that m recommendation will be

made to name 1 ' women among the a gents necessary to enforcement of thisv new legislation. This recoin-’ mendation will be placed before Frank -Earke: ciitef of the bureau of iiiXesilgallons of the department of Justice. t —of justice lias employed women ag'-nts previously. *• A number of them did spy work jn this country during the war. They . were in many of the larger the country —New York,

Boston, Chicago? Baltimore and others. “I think women .would be most valuable as agents in the enforcement of 1 this profiteer act, not, only for clothing overcharges, but for food as well." said one of the officials of jhe department of justice. “Women have been the purchasers of these commodities for years and they ought to make good detectives of profiteers.” Housewives who have long cherished the desirejio get legal action against the retailer who has taken too much fot-ilftie Johnny s shoes or the family beefsteak may yet have the gratification of pouring their woes into tfie ear of a- feminine department of justice agent. Jt will be interesting to watch the effect on clothing and f6od prices should women agents be named. As the food administration acts during the war educated the women of the country, this new bill may give them additional insight Into themiatter of buying and selling In

Of Los Angeles, the navy department • took lh/first_step to makeTO-CClgh*- 0 new device to control vessels In a. fog■vmtside' harbors, Tests will 6e made at once at the mivtti base til New l,ondon~iitid„ liitd!n Ambrose channel in New York liarb'or.By the use of the invention jn_ coumM-tion with the radio compass, which the navy has now perfected, delay.iu ocean travel due t<<weather is to be eliminated. The radio compass

social instinct, but somehow they did not satisfy. So one day there sprang into being' the Buck Private society. Its success was instantaneous. Originally organized in the Sixth United States field artillery of the First division, which artillery regime i it, by the ivay, fired the first American shot in the war, the Buck I’risoon "numbered thou~ sands of iheihbers in every branch ol the service. 'There was no formality

THE EVENING REPUBLICAN, RENSSELAER, IND.

WEATHERPROOF GRIB FOR CORN

Grain Now Too Valuable for Careless Housing. < - DESIGN SHOWS ITS FEATURES Modern Building Permit# Plenty of Ventilation, but Protects the Crop by Storm.

By WM. A. RADFORD.

Mr; WHHam -A. RnrtTOTd WITT answer questions and give advice FREE OF ' COST on all subjects pel taint ng to the subject of building work on the farm, tor the readers of this paper. On account of hfirwlcTe experience as Editor, Author and Manufacturer, ho is, without doubt, the highest authority on all these subjects. Address all Inquiries to William A. Radford, No. 1527 Prairie avenue, Chicago, 111., and only inclose two-cent stamp for reply. The time is rapidly approaching when the huge 1919 corn crop will be harvested and housed. Time was when corn was put away in cribs that were nothing more than the name in-

dicates. That was when GO-cent corn was a rarity. Now with the price -three—times—that nnMvunt, -ceFn is-tc>o valuable to be put into anything but a weather and rat-proof structure — one that will keep the grain in the best of condition, with a minimum of loss. , The modern farmer builds a modem house for his corn. While it still is called a crib, it really is a high-class building. well constructed and equipped so that the handling of the crop is done- easily and with a min-k imam labor cost. The building is set on a concrete foundation and' has a concrete floor, that is proof against the most determined of rats to get at the corn. The building is substantially erected, and its interior arranged so that the corn is elevated and, conveyed into the cribs,‘from which it Is taken. Accompanying this article is a design for a corn crib that embodies the' features that have been found best In structures for this purpose. It will

be noted that the building is extremely unlike the old-fashioned corn crib. It is a substantially-built building. 2S by 40 feet in dimensions. Its exterior has graceful lines and is an attractive addition to the farm building ..gnmp^—-The-gambrel roof, with gabled tower for the elevator head, makes it a beauty-. The building is of frame construction and is t’ght, with the exceptlon of the sides and ends of the. cribs, the location <4 which is shown by the open walls. Plenty of air is .the one thing that new corn needs so that it will not mold or become mildewed. .At the same time the roof projection and' metli’od , of putting on the fiat siding prevents the rain from getting at the corn. . The finer plan shows the layout of the interior of the building. Through the center of the structure is a conwith sliding doors at each end, which permit the team and wagon to drive into the building, where the corn is unloaded, and to leave by the other end. s The elevator is located at one side of the center of the building. A movable £ chute, extending out into the

driveway, la attached to the elevator. One end of the wagon body Is raised and the corn by gravity drops into the chute, is taken to the conveyor,-which carries it to the top of the crib and distributes it to the two bins, one on either side of the building. This elevator is.- operated either small, portable gas engine, an electric motor, which gets its power from the light system, or by a horse-propelled skeep. Openings at the bottom of the cribs, or bins, allow the corn to be easily taken out. - Such buildings as this are now looked upon as essential by the modern business farmer, who believes that valualde crops shotild' bi! housed in the way that best keeps them from deteriorating. The loss that up to a f.h<>rt time ago was looked on as trivial will pay for such a building as this In a" few years. The cost of a high corn crib built from this design can readily be determined by e< >ns ull in g th <• local contractor and mater ial dealer. Costs of labor vary In dlt ferent localities, and no set price can be-gtvenwf nr This hut Id in g, bu t the ma? terial dealer and contractor can give the prospective builder an accurate estimate. They also can give the farmer some excellent advice about the size building he will need, and regarding the best materials to use. IloweVer, the value of good farm buildings, whether they be barns, hog>

houses, corn cribs, granaries, or the farm home if self, cannot be too strongly accented. -Life—ls—too short for the farmer to have anything but the best home for himself and his family he can afford ; crops and live stock are too valuable to be housed in anything but buildings that will keep them in the best condition possible. Good buildings are profit producers, and during the course of a few years will pay for themselves in the savings they make. The time never was more opportune for farmers to secure the high-class buildings they need. Livestock and grains, in fact, every product of the farm, are bringing record prices. The cost of production also has risen. But by having buildings that will enable the fanner to perform the labor in the quickest and least expensive way, and that will keep crops and animals in the best of condition, the business of farming will be the more profitable. Now that the end of the season when the farmer is a most busy man is approaching, this is a good time to plan

the necessary improvements. But the corn crib is going to be used soon now. By building such a crib as is shown here, the corn crop will show a bigger profit than ever before.

Thought Doctor Brought Baby.

A new family had moved into the neighborhood. The days wereßdeal for the six-weeks-old baby to spend its sleeping time on the cool front porch! and the mother took its basket out there, took necessary precautions and went back into the Infuse.. It was not long before the little girls in l the neighborhood spied the little bun-J die of humanity in its basket. But noneaf themhad seen the mother pub it oht there. So one of them went home and said to her mother: “Mother, mother, I think the doctor has brought a new baby to that house over there and left if on the front porch, and I don’t think they know it has come?’

Must Be Edible.

Ostrich feathers are selling for SIOO a pound in New 'fork. Almost as expensive as if they were fit to eat.

The KITCHEN CABINET

"Oh, suns and skies and clouds of June And days of June together. Ye cannot rival for one hour October’s bright blue weather." —Helen Hunt Jackson.

HINTS FOR THE HOMEMAKER. useful article for the kitchen is a small microscope. One may be In-

formed as to the condition of many things which do not show up to the natural eye. Dates, figs. as cereals, are safest examined with a stronger lens than that of the—eye. Such foods may be returned at once when found to be unfit.

A rubber plant should be washed with milk once or twice a month. This will keep the leaves glossy and handsome. Save the discarded tooth-brnshfes anti old underwear for defining arid polishing silver. A clean, dry brush is the best kind of a cleaner to brush the whiting from chased silver. Use the soft underwear for the hard rubbing, and finish the polishing with a chamois skin. , j If silver is rubbed after a soapy bath with a chamois skin, once a week, the hard cleaning win not need to be done so often. “ The French way of making tough meat tender is one worth remembering: Lay the steak in a marinade of three tablespoonfuls of olive oil andone and one-half of vinegar; let stand four hours on ice, turning frequently’ to be sure that both sides are treated Then brill I as usual. When cooking ..a. pudding either by steam or in boiling-water, take care to replenish the water by boiling water, qr the pudd’rm“wTTTTalT"orsoggy. A cut lemon dipped in salt or bathbrick makes a fine cleaner for copper or brass. It is also good to remove stains from the coffee "and tea pots. A nice laundry bag may be made of two bordered towels, using a drawstring a-t the top. For holding scraps and pieces, a circular bag, which may be laid out flat on the floor will be found convenient, as then any bundle can be quickly found. A good tonic which may be Brewed” at home is sassafras tea. This is an old remedy used by our grandmothers, and one which is perfectly reliable. Steep a small handful of sassafras root by covering with a quart of boiling water. Strain and drink half a cupful night and morning. It purifies the blood and acts as a tonic. Take the bright shell from Its home on tlie lea, Wherever—it goes 'twill sing of the sea; So take the fond heart from the home and the hearth, 'Twill sing of the loved to the ends of the earth.

AN EVERYDAY LUNCHEON. If the weather is cool, a bowl of nice steaming hot soup is always a good

dressing; then a simple dessert, like musk melon, pearlies and cream with a cooky, or a small sponge cake with a dish of sliced bananas. A good dish which will make a main dish and is very filling is: Codfish Chowder.—Cut in dice a quarter of a pound of salt pork; fry until brown, then add three to six sliced onions; stir and cook until lightcolored ; add twice the amount of sliced potatoes, and water to cover; cook until the vegetables are soft, then add a half-pound' of shredded and parboiled codfish, a half-dozen milk crackers which have been softened by pouring boiling water over them, a quart of milk and salt and pepper to taste. Serve in bowls, very hot, with a cracker on top of each. Fresh fish may be used in this chowder. Add the fish, cooked until tender, or it may be added about twenty minutes before the dish is ready to serve. Too long cooking of the fish will make it tasteless. Corn and Rice Muffins. —Take two cupfuls of buttermilk, one cupful of cornmeal, one teaspoonful of soda, a pinch of salt, half a cupful of crehm and half a cupful of boiled rice. Mash the rice; add a pinch of salt, and the cream, an egg well beaten and the buttermi Ik mixed with the soda, then the meal. Bake in buttered muffin tins in a quick oven. Banana Puffs.—Take one cupful of sugar, a tablespoonful of butter, one cupful of flour, a teaspoonful of baking powder, three well beaten eggs and milt to make a drop batter —about a quarter of a cupful. Mix and stir in three sliced bananas and fill buttebed custard cups; steam one hour and serve with a lemon sauce. Lemon Sauce.,—Take half a cupful of sugar, the juice and rind of a lemon, a tahlespoonful of butter and a quarter of a cupful of water; cook until soft, adding an egg, well beaten, by pouring the cooked mixture over the. egg, stirring constantly. Serve hot.

beginning., for a luncheon; then a broiled whitefish, , with creamed po- ■ tatoes: an apple salad, prepared from tart apples; celery, a few nuts and a good salad

I shall be happier than you and calmer, if my doubt is greater and nobler than your faith; if it has probed more deeply into my soul, traversed wider horizons, if there are more things it has solved.—Maeterlinck.

FOOD FOR COOLER WEATHER. . Fall has brought back the oyster from his salty vacation, and npw

fish that will be improved in flavor by stuffing, or the addition of many seasonings. The charm of any dish is to keep its characteristic flavor, accentuating it, not covering it with seasonings.- The old-fashioned method of stuffing all kinds of fowl and game is no longer considered desirable by the 'best diners. Duck may be improved by the addition of an onion, a bunch of celery or, as some Southern cooks do, put an oyster in a small bird before broiling or baking. Wild game that lacks fat is sometimes wrapped in slices of bacon, fastening them with toothpicks if the bird is small, or placing a slice over the breast of a large bird. For the small birds a nicely tonsted' square- of bread is—wm -which-try-place the tiny morsel of deliciousness. The toast should always be well buttered and soft, with the crusts removed. Water cress is one of the nicest of garnishes, and a salad of sliced oranges on water cress served with French dressing iS-thQ-salad par excellence to serve with duck. Those acquainted with only, the cultivated mushrfiom do not realize the rare flavor of the field variety. They are found in abundance until the frost comes to kill them. It is better to buy them in the market, gathered by some one who is reliable, than to risk being poisoned. ’ ' The field mushroom is delightful when simply in a little butter, with salt and pepper for seasoningsome like a bit of cream; then serve them on toast. Mushrooms make a better supper dish than an earlier meal, as they require little as an accompaniment and are mlich better enjoyed than when confused with the many items of a more elaborate repast. "I love the smell of apples when they’re gettin’ strjjaky red, And I Iqve the smell that crinkles from ~ ~ an old-time posy bed: The earthy spice of new plowed fields is e’en almost sublime. But there ain’t no smell that ekals the smell of picklin’ time.”

1 PICKLING TIME. Don’t fail to put up a small jar of the good old watermelon pickles, for

water. Make a sirup of four pounds of sugar, two tablespoonfuls of ground cinnamon, one teaspoonful of ground cloves and two quarts of vinegar. Tie the spices in a bag. Pour the hot sirup overthe drained melon rind; let stand 24 hours. Reheat the sirup four mornings, then cover for winter use. Tomatoes Canned. —Take one gallon of water, one cupful of salt, and bring to the boiling point, then drop in whole tomatoes, previously peeled, and cook until well scalded through. Place in cans, using a skimmer to drain ofg the brine. The juice of the tomatoes will “ make liquid enough to cover them, and the brine may be bsed for any number of tomatoes. Nut Conserve. —Take two pints of grape juice, two pounds of sugar, four oranges sliced thin, the juice and grated find of a lemon, one and one-third pounds of chopped raisins, two-thirds of a pound of chopped* walnuts, onefourth of a pound of chopped filberts. Dissolve the sugar In the juice* add the other ingredients and simmer for one hour, or until a thick marmalade Is formol. ~ Pickled Onions. —Select small silversklnffeT onions; put them, in a brine, after peeling carefully. Let stand three days in a brine that will float an egg. Drain and place in a jar, first a layer of-onions three Inches deep, then a layer of horseradish, a sprinkling of cinnamon, cloves and cayenne or, better, chopped red pepper; repeat until the jar is full. Cover with vinegar, brought to 'the boil ing point; ad d one cupful of brown sugar to a quart of the vinegar, Pour hot over the onions, and seal.

Optimistic Thought.

Title and ancestry render a good man more llustrlods, but an ill one more contemptible.

comes the game ■ that makes these days the fiivorite in the epicure’s calendar.Slmplicity is the keynote in cookery these I days; there is not a game bird or

there is nothing quite like them, if you care for that kind of pickles. Waterm e I o n Pickles.—Peel —tho rind and cut in_ona_ and ~ one-half-in ch slices; let stand over night in salt