Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 279, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 November 1919 — Page 2

Making Money and Thrift

Sheer lack of thrift has caused more financial failures than anything else. How many men there are today who/night have, become wealthy ' had they only known how to save money! During the course of their careers they have earned large sums, but these have slipped from their fingers from day to day. They had the natural gift of making money, Just as their successful male, but they lacked the quality of [UTnuiYlcnt •uccess —which is thrift. — . ~ —’ Although the ability to make money is, to a considerable extent, a matter of Natural aptitude, the still more important accomplishments of thrift can be acquired by anyone. There is no excuse for not saving money. Thriftlessness is an indication of weakness. It is indecision of character. _ ” "" Thrift requires steadfastness, and the marshaling of the last ounce of moral strength that we possess. But it does not require any special genius or brilliant gift of mind. It is within the power of every man and woman to thrive through the habits.<' I’ractice&of thrift do not luring a guarantee of great wealth. But they are an absolute assurance of modest Success and a never-failing protection against complete failure and poxerty. The primary value of thrift lies in the fact that through it we secure full advantage of the little things. Those who are thriftless in money matters do not, as a rule, dissipate their resources in large amounts. The processes of waste are going on constantly, however, in the way of unnecessary or ill-advised spending. On the other hand thrift consists of saving by small degrees. A point often overlooked is that a few years of thrifty habits will place one in a financial position where he cab enjoy many of life s wholesome pleasures, whereas continual thriftlessness yields only inadequate and superficial pleasure. —S. \V. Straus in 1 hrjft Magazine.

About Poultry Feeding

The high prices of grain this past year have caused marty poultry people, to try different feeds and feeding from what might be called standard feeding. From reports reaching the Pennsylvania department of agriculture and the observations of the poultry experts in its employ, these experiments in new or abbreviated feeding have mostly been a failure and have resulted in much poultry having made an unprofitable growth and being puny end stunted. ' , ■ A notable exception is the feeding of boiled oats, which feed, previously used by oipy a few poultry keepers, has become very popular, particularly among the larger poultry keepers having much feeding to do. Boiled oats are greedily eaten by chickens of all ages; make a good growing and a good laying feM and in results obtained or obtainable are proving to be the cheapest food that has been available the last six months. Boiled oats have largely.too,superseded the sprouted oats so much exploited a few years ago. as they are safer, a better and a less fussy feed. To prepare, soak good, heavy oats 12 hours or more (in hot weather or a warm room a fresh lot should be soaked dally), ' dissolve one tablespoonful of salt an each bucket of water used for this; boil two or three hours and so gauge the amount of water used for soaking that at the. finish the water is boiled away. Feed warm, but. not hot. White Leghorn pullets can have these boiled oats —tUdee dally, say. at 10 a. m. and 4. p. , old hens or heavyweight pullets, one feed a day is enough, and not too much at that, lest .they become too fat on this much-liked feed.

SOME POSTSCRIPTS

In one region of government forest land in Argentina it is estimated that there are at least 1,060.000 pine trees large enough for profitable lumbering. An Illinois inventor has patented hangers for barn or other doorTthat tracks that cun be adjusted to work properly when a door warps. To save automobile tires when a car is standing in a garage a jack has been invented that automatically lifts the car clear of the floor when nin over it. The Siamese musical scale is an equal division of the pctave into seven parts and music never is written, but learned by ear and handed down traditionally.

Tartar on Teeth May be Cause of Many Diseases

Where tartar is allowed to grow undisturbed it eventually covers the teeth •nd forces the gum from around them. The gums become spongy and bleed freely when brushed. In advanced stages pus pours out from around the roots of the teeth into the mouth and is swallowed into the stomach, causing many diseases. Keep ypnr teeths clean If you wish to be healthy. Watch ’em! •Y<mr eyes can greatly in this work.

Poverty.

No man Is poor that does not think himself so.—Jeremy Taylor*

Central Longitudinal Line of the United States Runs Through State of Kansas

Discussing the frequently used term “middle West,” an - American writer remarks that the territory so designated might more reasonably be called ,the “middle East.” The central longitudinal line of the United'- States passes through Kansas not far from Topeka. On one side of the line, geographically speaking, lies the true West; on the other the true East, and the eastern side includes what is ordlnarHy called the “middle West,” whereas the geographical “middle West” would cover the region of the Rocky —mountains. The expression originated on. the eastern seaboard, just when or how it would perhaps be difficult to discover, and seems in the beginning to have been a patronizing phrase indicating that, compared with the older cultural condition of the states bordering the Atlantic, the nearer, states toward the west were wellmeaning but somewhat backward, although noThing like so lacking in the amenities as those younger states which were growing up still nearer the sunset. The idea has vanished with the development of the nation, and the term remains as a convenient but rather Indefinite way of referring to what many people think is really a geographical division of the country.

Why the Tree Leaves Turn Red When Chilly Autumn Days Return

An examination of the withered leaves of the autumn foliage at the time of their turning' red shows that they contain more sugar and less starch than in midsummer. "Leaves of -evergreens, however, lose their red tints with the return of the warm season, and reassume their green color. In these plants—i. e., the holly and ivy —the sugar of the leaf is transformed into starch in springtime. From these observations two inferences can be drawn—first, that the red coloring substances are probably of the nature of the glucoses, being in most cases compounds of tannic substances with sugar; second, the chief physical conditions for the formation of the red color are sunshine, which, on the one hand, enhances the assimilation and produclion of sugar, and, on the -other jhand, quickens the chemical process that leads to the formation of the coloring mattery and. furthermore, a low temperature, which prevents the transformation of the sugar into stafeif. Id other words, the red tints of autumn are the direct product of the meteor.ological conditions prevailing during that season—i. e., sunshine and low temperature. -

Fate of American Indian, Now Slowly Disappearing

There is, in the fate of the Indian, much to awaken our sympathy, and much to disturb the sobriety of our judgment; much which may be urged to excuse their own atrocities; much in their characters which betrays us into an involuntary admiration. What can be more melancholy than their history? By a law of their nature, they seem destined to a slow, but sure extinction. . Everywhere, at the approach of the white man. they fade away. We hear the rustling of their footsteps, like that of the withered leaves of autumn, and they are gone forever. — Joseph Story. -

Silent Motor Coming.

The effort to make a silent motor and propeller for the airplane is progressing steadily.

THE EVENING REPUBLICAN, RENSSELAER, IND.

Recreation, as Well as Relaxation, Is Necessary to the Happiness of All

We need breathing spells in life’s bigger issues just as we need them in out routine work. No one may work continuously without some period of relaxation, and in the same way no one may bear up under heavy responsibilities uriiess he is able at times to forget them, observes the Charleston News and Courier. That is why recreation as well as relaxation is necessary to the happiness of. us all. There is something within us, something that calls to us, as it were, in- no uncertain tones to lay down our problems occasionally and try to divert our minds from them. If we are forced to live with those big crushing responsibilities. that weigh us down at every turn, that are never fat away from us, that keep step with us in our 1 daily walk, we shall miss much of the better, brighter part of life. Every one has the right to live his own life in theway which he thinks will be best for him, and it is a hard blow qf fate which robs him of that right. Yet this is donte more often in life than we realize, and one of the worst of our disappqintments is to be.forced to 'render The privilege of controlling our own lives as far as it is in our human power to do so. Because certain responsibilities are forced upon us we are often compelled to abandon the road 'which stretches so invitingly ahead and to ' seek another , jpath, rough and hard to walk upon, full of obstacles and barren of those things that perhaps have meant the very wine of life to us.

A FEW SMILES

——Not a Chance. Jones —Just a tip about Brown—he intends getting a car from you—and he’ll never pay. Auto Agent—What shall I say when he calls? Jones—Just; tell him the truth about your car —anything to keep him from buying. The Way of ft.

The Cause. “What makes Stiffins such a queer lead color?” “I guess it is the plumbago his wife says he has in his back.” - w- - ; , His Way. “Did the foreign nobleman you were speaking of travel in this country incognito?” , . “No, he traveled in a Pullman.” Tickled to Death.

“Do you think your father will । consent to our marriage?” ' “Wait until the bills for this month come in and then I qm sure he will be glad to have you take me off his hands."

One Instant. “I never saw such a“ lazy fellow. I gave him such a talking to that I scared him nearly to death.” “He is net all lazy. I noticed while' you were talking that his face was working.”

Britain’s Prime Minister Is Nominated by Sovereign and Organizes Government

The premier, or prime minister of Great Britain, is nominated" by the reigning sovereign. The king -sends, in the name J>f the leader of the party just successful at the polls and to that extent the appointment is dictated by the vote of the people. The sovereign appoints the prime minister to form a cabinet and organize the government. The appointment of premier does not have to be Confirfbed by parliament, but no prime minister could carry on the government of the country for any length of time who did not possess the confidence of the house of commons. He selects his colleagues or other members of the cabinet. and his resignation dissolves the ministry.

Japan Has Taken Steps to Encourage Sheep Raising.

Japan was verging on a wool famine during the recent war, and as a result of this condition the country has taken steps to encourage sheep falsing. The government of Chosen recently incorporated the sum of $56,000 in the budget for the fiscal year of 1919 to be used in encouraging this industry. " . S .-S-

Heavy Task.

Earrings Aade of heavy metal, to be worn with negligee attire, hate been invented by a Philadelphia woman for' drawing the lobes of the ears into more perfect shape.

“It was very unlike the majority of business men the way Ananias got Into trouble.” “How was it?” “Through . both his assets and his lie-abilities.”

Millions of Unused Shells Go to Scrap Heap

Thousands upon thousands of shells made useless by the cessation of hostilities abroad are being unloaded of their charges and sent to various metal foundries. The photograph shows shells being unloaded from a box car by means of - amonster magnet at the yards in Philadelphia, Pa. They will be melted and remade into implements of peace.

Overcoming Our Failures

Discouragement is a Menace to Happiness

There are times when notwithstanding our efforts we do not seem to make any headway with our ambitions, says a writer. We set high goals for ourselves and we make the attempt to gain them, but even though we plod perseveringly toward them we seem-to meet only with obstacles and disappointments. Then it is that we begin to feel that discouragement which is bound to react to our undoing w’e pull ourselves up sharply. Life is not a bed of roses for anyone, for all that we envy the apparent ease and happiness of some of those with whom we come in con-, tact. They, too, have their trials and their disappointments of which we know nothing, and who knows but that they bravely hide their real feeligns under a show of prosperity and happiness? No one likes Jo wear his heart upon his sleeve, and from the proudest to the humblest, from the richest to the poorest, there is ever uppermost the determination to hide the disappointment of ambitions unattained and hopes unfulfilled. It is only through earnest effort that w’e overcome our failures, whether they affect our spiritual or our worldly desires,' and it 4s for this reason that discouragement is such a menace to happiness.

A FEW CONDENSATIONS

| The police at Wilkes-Barre, | f Pa., are looking for a husky who , I stole 500 feet of brick paving. ’ A combined electric and sand j I bath for treating certain ills is ; f the idea of a New York inventor, f | A school to teach the arts, i' ? sciences and agriculture is | • planned for Iquitos by the Pej ruvian government. , I I For use' where current is nor f t available a ceiling electric light । 4 operatedby a dry battery has 4 i been invented. I $ -p I —' 2

Man With Right Attitude Will Keep Morale Right

High courage often runs wild. It’s a common thing for daring to run into the foolhardy. And when it does the vlctuh often suffers such severe punishment that it is impossible for him to regain his proper balance with life problems. He loses self-confidence and becomes the lackey of those who choose to use him. So the proper morale keeps a man w’ithin his limits and helps him fill them to their pacity. The greater the natural endowments the worse the ruin when morale fails. On the-other hand the man with the right attitude in life is almost sure to keep his morale right and win in spite of circumstances.

Data Show Production of Mexican Beads and Cotton

■ Statistics'have just been given out covering the production of Mexican beans and Cotton. According, to the data at hand the states producing the farmer in greatest quantity were Jalisco and Sonora, with 37,500,000 and 18,878,775 kilos respectively, the total production of Mexico, according to official figures, being 101,979,319 kilos.

Mother’s Cook Book

I believe in the deep blue sky and the smiling water. I can see through the clouds of the sky. And I am" not afraid of the waves of the sea. I believe in the living friendship given by the flowers and the trees; Outwardly they die, But in the heart they live forever. —— Honey is the nectar of flowers gathered by bees and ripened by them in the- hive. Honey beingm-natural sweet is more easily digested and foods prepared from it will keep better than tho.se prepared from sugar and molasses. Honey Tea Cake. Take one cupful of strained honey, one-half cupful of sour cream, two eggs, one-half cupful of shortening, two cupfuls of flour, one-half teaspoodful of ( soda and one teasponful of cream of tartar. Add salt to taste. Bake 30 -minutes in a loaf pan. t» .Oberlin Layer Cake. • Take two-thirds of a cupful of shortening, one cupful of honey, three wellbeaten eggs, ope-half cupful of milk, two cupfuls of flour and one and onehalf teaspoonfuls of -baking powder. Bake in layers; use whipped cream for filling, which "is sweetened with honey. Honey Cookies. Take one cupful each of sugar, honey, Shortening and sour cream, three eggs well beaten, a teaspoonful of soda, a teaspoonful of flavoring and flour to roll. IZZZZZZ Pumpkin Pie. To one cupful of pumpkin add onehalf cupful of honey, two eggs, a pint Of milk, one teaspoonful of ginger, a. grating of nutmeg and three drops of lenym extract; salt to taste. Mix and fill the shell. Bake slowly. Honey Sauce for Puddingy Boil one cupful df honey, one-fourth of a cupful of whter, one tablespoonful of butter, a grating of nutmeg or a bit of cinnamon and the juice of one lemon. Cook together 15 minutes. Honey Salad Dresaing. — For a sweet dressing, use equal parts of lemon and orange juice with honey to make a sirup. Mix well and serve on fruit of various kinds. I

It Is Important to Have First-Hand Information

It’s a great thing to be your own scout. Other men may know more about the technicalities of a things They may even bp able to tell you just how to make the money ffiey can’t seem to get possession of. But after all a little first hand observation added to ordinary horse sense will go a long way toward putyng you on the writing side of the desk. At Waterloo Napoleon had to depend on guides. He did not know"the ground. Lacoste was trusted and hitherto had never failed him. Now he is responsible for the loss of life that brought defeat to the French arms and exile to the greatest general the world has ever seen. It’s a great thing to have first-hand information.

Pleasure of Work.

After all,'there Is nothing that affords some people more real pleasure than agreeable work. * _ »

Army Officer Describes Animals, Birds, Reptiles of Panama Canal Jungle.

The blank spaces on the world’s map have been dwindling so rapidly that it is a bit surprising to read of a great wilderness —unmapped, uninhabited and practically unknown — alongside one of the greatT American thoroughfares. In his account in Natural History, Lleut.-Col. Townsend Whelen states that a passage cut from the Panama canal some five miles through a tangled second growth of small trees and other vegetation leads to a gigantic wall of verd are, and this’ is the beginning of the primeval jungle comprising most of the eastern portion of the Republic of Panama, and extending about 300 miles in length by 50 to 100 miles in width. In this strange new world one can wander unimpeded by thorns and creepers! in a climate oddly cool and. balmy. The vegetation is most impressive, even terrifying—giant moras, borigen, cavanillesia, ceibas, rubber and fig rising liAbless 100 to 200 feet, with tops spreading to shut out the sky, and a lower growth of many kinds of slender tree ferns and palms* developed in semi-darkness, that shorten one’s view without hindering progress. Hardly anywhere can one see more than 50 yards. The Jungle is alive with a wonderful bird life, which Is distributed in zones of altitude on the mountain slopes and locallV from the ground to the tree tops —quail, tinamou and pheasants being common near the earth’s surface, wrens, humming birds, thrushes and other species, in the low-bush level; doves, guans, owls and trogons, half way up, and parrots, parrakeet?, macaws, toucans and cotingas, under the leafy* roof. Tapir, deer, peccaries and other mammals, are abundant, though shy. The many serpents do little harm, the chief dangers being malaria, getting lost and falling branches and fruits.

Difference Between Dawn and Twilight; Ending and Beginning of Phenomenon

Twilight is the diffused illumination of the sky which immediately precedes sunrise and follows sunset. When the sun sets below our horizon, we are not at once plunged into the darkness of night. There is an intermediate pe- f riod of partial and slowly increasing darkness which we call twilight. It is caused by the reflection of the sunlight by dust and particles of water vapor in the upper atmosphere. The same phenomenon Recurs just before sunrise and, to distinguish it from the evening twilight, is called dawn. Dawn begins and twilight ends when the sun is about 18 'degrees below the horizon, and consequently their duration varies with the latitude and with the season of the year. The higher the latitude the smaller the angle at which the sun’s path meets the horizon, and hence the longer it takes the sun to sink to a distance of 18 degrees below the horizon. In the tropics twilight rarely lasts longer than 30 minutes, while in the latitude of north Scotland it lasts so long that about midsummer there are several nights on which it fillS the entire interval between sunset and sunrise.

SHE HAS NO OCCUPATION

—— 1 • (Elsie Duncan Yale in Woman’s Home Companion.) She rises up at break of day, And through her tasks she races; She cooks; the \ meal a* best She' " ■ - And scrubs the "children's faces. While schoolbooks, lunches, too. All need consideration. And yet the census man insists She has “no occupation.” When breakfast dishes all are done, V She bakes a pudding, maybe; She cleans the rooms up one by one. With one eye watching baby; The mending pile she then attacks, By way of variation. And yet the census man insists She has "no occupation.” She irons for a little while. Then presses pants for daddy; She welcomes with a cheery smile Returning lass and laddie. A hearty dinner next she cooks (No time for relaxation), . * And yet the census man insists She has “no occupation.” „ -Fer lessons- that tbe chlldren learn ? ; The evening scarce is ample. To "mother dear” they always turn For help with each example. In grammar and geography She finds her relaxation, And yet the census man insists She has “no occupation."

Paints Retard Fire, but Give Little Protection

From tests made at the bureau of standards it appears that while tically alb paint coatings have some fire-retarding 'action, none of those so far tested affords great protection. All the samples in question were materially damaged by .application of flame for a few seconds. Both sodinin salicylate and whitewash rank (Comparatively- high. 'These have the advantage of cheapness and can both be used on the same surface. However, according to a recent bulletin of the bureau, no treatment of wood after erection can be expected to serve as an effective fire protection, and the use of such materials should not be made an excuse for omitting any of the usual precautions against fire.

Yea, Verily.

If we could really seC ourselves M see us we would save monoy at the photographer’s. What most of us would like, however, is that other* should see us as we see ourselves. .