Greencastle Herald, Greencastle, Putnam County, 23 July 1920 — Page 2

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THE GREENCASUE HERALD

FRIDAY, JULY 23. I!)20

CNCLC SAM'S SLEUTHS AF.E. N0 T OF THE STAGE SORT. Secret Service S r-.c'y Selects M.wt V/ho Naturally Leeks the Part He Is to Assume. Washington "Head work and Ua work are more important than green goggles and fal c e tvhivkeis," for the modern sleuth, .n ordine to William J. Flynn, chief of the T'nited States Setret Service, better known a.s Uncle IWk “Black Cabinet.- _ ■*^A* a tule dir-i*i er are not need h> those in the “erviee If the matter in Jisrd, for instance, requites the collection of infomiailon from workmen, a man is chosen who looks the part without a disguise. He simply wears eurh clothes as workmen wear and effects the manners and speech o* the men with whom he mingles. On the other hand, if the work requires contact with people in a betterdressed walk of life, or with foreigner* or negroes, an operative of the same class is chosen. The 1’niled Stales Secret Service Is under the direct supervision of the See-retarv of the- Treasury. The only thing that can land a man In its employ is passing the preliminary ex uni■nation, submitting to n personal inti rxifw wilh Chief Flynn ami showing one's nerve and aliilitv during a monlh of testing work for Dncle Sam. If a man makes good after the preliminaty lest he go n s on the roll permanently. The men are gathered from greatly different sources. Titetc are college graduates, mostly sons of criminal lawt yers, musician®, stenographers, lirguists, bank clerks, identification expert®. telegraph operators, commissioned and non-comn.l*'iono<1 officers of the army or naw, newspaper men, ■a couple of sheriffs, one or two wardens and an ex muvor. Pome of the hr t work of secret service operatives in recent years hat ficen accomplished hymen formerly In Ihe claims department of a railroad or life insurance companies. The secret service headquarters in Washington occupies a very unpretenlions suite of offices on the first floor of the treasury d< partnient. Here are the private offl < s of chief Flynn, whose salarv Is .<IOOft a tear, ami the assistant chief. William Moran, regard, ed as the greate-t expert In the detection of counterfeits ami counterfeit-

ers.

There Is a clerical division employing not more than a dozen persons; an Identification bureau, where are Jtep' on file the records of all known counterfeiter* and other undesirahl? eillT.fns, and a large storeroom where confiscated counterfeiting outfits sej.. rd in raid® are allowed to accumulate pending their destruction according 10 law. There Is a ®aying In the service that “once a counterfeiter always a counterfeiter.” The secret service was created primarily to catch counterfeiters and protect the person of the president. In Ifctil there was carted in one of tho r ppropriat Ion acts tHin.fmO for suppressing the counterfeiting of coin. Annually thereafter provision wat made for the same purpose, and cmbracing the counterfeit inr of papt i ■ itrcncy. The Vnlted Slates Is divided Into secret service districts, each district having headquarters conveniently located in charge of a skilled opera'ive, who has under his direction from time to time as many assistants as the ••rli inai activities In Ids locality demrnd. * Perlaps the nio®t picturesque vo-k' of the secret st i vice Is performed by its “firing squadron" the freelance field workers, who may he sent to any place at any time. Most of the-c men arc not much hove < y^ats of See; the average age of all secret service men is under They are alert, en-crec-tIc, to ouroeful and capable of asKtimine alt, o-t any part of a sleuih demanded. A new recruit in the service starts in as an assistant opcrat,ive at $3 a d; ■ if he pinvc® voi liv he Is promof cd to I he rank of operative at yi a day. As an operative his p. y may ircrease to 37 a clay, but before he can obtain It i top not ■ 'i la rv he i i-t lia v a 'Trade good and have acquired a con-rlilc-iah 1 <- fund of pra11leal txfe-rienca valuahle to the . ire. ' "s One of the most my-'eriou- pin s of the secret very I re work t oncer * the maintenance of communic ation he tween the central office In Washing ( ton and Its field operatives. A message, even in cipher. Is never dlapatcp*>d openly to his chief, but to some private Individual, previously agreed up on, who In turn places the message in the hands of Chief Flynn. Secret service men are at work ail the time. When there Is no particular case on hand they are getting a line on the habits, haunts and byways of cerf.in people who seem to be living without apparent effort. The shadow ed party does not suspect It, and he may never know. Some years ago theie was a nolmipiis counterfeiter named Kmanuel Singer, who for seventeen years kept the sec ret seivlce men of the whole country chasing him. When they finally landed him they had enough evidence a mi ns’ him to convict him on a dozen cettnt*. N'inger was a manufacturer of hand painted paper money. Being a skilful a 1st he wr* able to paint on a white

■ember that t i farmer is aot subjut to the periodic visits of an exam* Incr, requiring that certain matters receive attention promptly withintieflrdte time limii*. This is one reason why farmers do not always realize tku importance cf meeting their obligations on specified datis. One , plan that has proved helpful in this connection is to have the banker give the farmer the benefit of ample written notice wilh reference to the maturity of interest or other paymenU. “Existing banking methods and practices as related to farm loans are often criticised by reasetn of the unwillingness or inability of certain bankers to carry over farm loans i:n- I ti) the farmer is prepared to meet' his obligations. Complaint is often heard of cases where a banker, wdli

a little extra effort,

f.frn; s to carry"

s .me l.ir: ,*-r patron,but where in fact : n apparent Indifference to the vvelfare of the farmer is shown. It is Interesting to learn, however, ihul many bankers manifest exactly the opposite attitude, and use every iesoune at their commar.d, including such assistance as they can obtain nl liu pi r financial centers, in order to carry over their farmer patrons un«il such time as payment on lo ns can tie made conveniently. "Where banks are active in dev.doping farm-loan business they j naiize the importance of understanding i lie requirements of safe and progressive agriculiure and also the importance of educational work among farmers in the interest of impiovi d agriculture. Such knowledge gives the banker a better understanding of tiie merits of farm loans hud at tiie same time tends lo raise the standard of farm-loan paper. These < unsidenuions not only make possible a safer and larger loan business for the banker but also lead to a decrease in the interest rates paid by the farmer.” KEMEDIES FOR IVY POISONING Hired contact with the poison ivy plant is not always necc.-sary to produce poisoning, cs tiie poison may be transferred from clothing, gloves, and implements, also from towels used by* those who have been in contact with the plant. When there is reason to believe that there has been exposure In the poison, repeated washing with warm water and strongly alkaline soap as soon as possible is advisable. There is no one remedy that will < ure all cases of ivy poisoning, and in severe cases a physician should lie consulted. .Specialists of tiie department have found the following methods and lormulas useml in many cases: At the outset, removal ot the cause of Die irritation may be accomplished liy cleansing the inflamed surface repeatedly with ai- ■ ohol, or with a saturated solution of sugat of lead in alcohol, using » fresh bit of lint or absorbent cotton each time, to avoid spreading the irritanL The sugar of lead solution can not he used over extensive areas because of risk of lead poisoning. Covering the inflamed parts with lint ,r aiisollietit cotton kept cons antiy moist with liniewater or with r. saturated solution of bicarbonate of soda will afiord relief. When this i .in not be used, a simple ointment, am h as zinc oxide ointment, is recommended. A solution containing 1 oum h of fluid extract ot grind) lia t . 1 pint of wi.iei applied .i« cloths and allowed to cvaponito may afford H-liet Ii! u k wash, prepared by adding 1 diam of calomel io 1 pint ot liniewater, may be applied fwo or three timet a day, ain • < d to dry, tint follow ed by zinc-oxide ointment, ’this treatment must be used with caul ion in extensive cases because cf the possibility of mercury poisoning- The acute inflamation of ivy poisoning is soiin inies followed by < ezi ma and secondary infections of tiie skin, which, in mild casea, will yield readily lo lieatment with bland

antiseptic ointments. A formula highly ri con,im ntied for ivy poiaoningatul ofi"ii especially helpful at this si ago

is the following;

Carbolic acid 2 grains. Kesorcin 2 grams. Bismuth subgallate 4 grams. Equal parts water and limcvvater to \ 2r.D C. C-

This soiution may bo dabbed on the affected parts several times a

day,

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over the loan of

Both Wrong. At a certain null there is a notice on the ek-vaior which reads aa follows: e».-« . • "No one allowed to use this elevator except the man in charge. Any one doiiiy; so will be discharged.” One atornillg Billy , a railn r witty fellow, was waiting to go up from the second room, when who should step off the elevator uloue but the manager, Billy was stepping on to go op when the manager turned round and said: "I sa. can't you read'.’” "Yes,” said Billy. “Well, what does that notice say T” Baked the manager. Billy turned round and lead the notice, and exclaimed: “By gum, well both be sacked if w* re catched!” Proef. "Do you appreciate the fine art*?” "J should say 1 do:” replied the ardent base ha II fan. "Yesterday wheo I bur pitcher struck out three men In j rapid succession I was so excited I I thnw my )12 1 anama inio the air I and I haw n't seen it since.”

EXCELLENT DISHES GIVEN FOR THOSE OF LOWER WORTH.

Waste In Great Britain Declared to be Colossal. Food Is cheap. Those who are paying high for nuuinent are spending most of their money for flavoring. So vr aie told in a leading editorial on “Wa.-Ie and Overeating” in the Brit- ^ v * * t ^ g •*• '*%** x* *- •)- Is): Modi) al Journal. Moreover, it is

unnec< ssatv to give high prices even for flavors, for these are largely n matter of cooking. And owing lo our slavish desire to follow a fashion set by somebody whose taste we admire, wn are giving up. in many cafes, excellent. well flavored dishes of hlth nutritive value for others of distinctIv lower worth that we dislike until ve have forced ourselves to eat them. Waste In Crrut Britain is characterized by ihi« medical writer as “colossal." V hat would he say if he were faimliar with conditions in the T'nited Stales' We may all agree wilh him tii.-it what we need, to combat the high cost of living. Is common sense, the selection of foods on a basis of nufriiiient Instead of price, and a crusade again-1 vast* and overrating comparable with the fight against nlcohol that Is being waged so successfully In all parts of the world. Says the editor: "Wea 1 1h tuv® nothing hut flavor— things to tie! !e the palate. The very cheapest foods, wisely chosen, have all the physiological value of the dearest. The cheapest American cheese is as mitrtiive as Stilton or Roquefort, the flank or shin of heef as the 'hloin, margarln as butter, starch as f arrowroot, <■: bbage as asparagus. Moreover, hv good cooking cheap food | fan be made as tasty and appeiiz.inc as the dearest, and no less good a j stimulent of the digestive juices. "One of ttie most deplorable things Ir the organization of modern society I-- that the factory has divorced man and woman from the home life; the old art- and comforts c/ home have vanished in the last hundred years. 'I lie other day we saw a 'white pud1.,1:’.’ an ob] Rcoitlsh dish, now fortotten. made of oatmeal anil drippiilc. flavored with bribes and onion, stuffed info a sausage-skin, boiled for hours, and then fried in fat; it was a most tasty, nutritious and excellent meal. Tiie Scots hail a magnificent basis of diet in their oatmeal and milk with green stuff from the haloyatd, forsaken now for white bread, mi.tgnrin and tea. The cottage bom* I” many towns has almost gone. Changed Into the one-or-two-room tenement: the cooking facilities therein are as bad as they can be. and tMs. combined with factory life and the amusements of the town, lead to the 1 z.y, easy purchase of prepared foods.”—Lilerrry Digest,

PRINTING INK

AMERICA

Boston Man Benan Its Manufacture and Sale in 1800. Printers w ill no doubt be interested In the following advertisement, which appeared In the Massachusetts Mercury. a newspaper of Boston, on Feb. IS, 1800: “AMERICAN PRINTING INK.. .. THE Subscriber hereby informs tie Printers, both In Town and Country, that he makes an excellent PRINTING INK. equal (or Timrlv so) to that Imported from T.ondon: and sells it much cheaper. “This Ink has been found, upon trial, by several eminent Printers, to answer Hu ir expectations. The price is 2s 6 per pound, and sold by "JOSEPH WHITE. "Near Charles River Bridge, Boston. “Peh. 18” This advertb r’ent deals with whet b claimed to in the first American f anufacUired printers’ ink. Fp to t' at lime the F.ngl -h nianufarturrrrd Ink was the only sort used by the printers of America. The age of writing Ink® dates hack to beyond 2'.no years B C. when Tien Tehen of China, who lived between 2*;ti7 2'.97 B. C, is credited with the fist known use of writing ink. In 17!8 William T.ewis made the first scientific investigation of writing Inks and In the early part of th« nlneiecnth century the first soealleil blue black writing Inks were made bv the firm of Stephens: the addition of anallne colors In inks was made in II-56 by Leonhardi, For centur'^e before this printing li ks were manufactured. It is claimed, by eacb individual printer for his own nve, and tbelr manufacture as a separate business Is comparatively modern.

INTERESTING NEW INVENTIONS

A safety pocket to hold a watch se curelv Is • feature of a new apron for wo; kmen.

A device for removing tires from wagon wheel* has been Invented that e'erts a pt^l exceeding a ton, vet weights leas than twenty-five pound®.

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C tu'lve Testimony Which G..ve Hire to * Lawsuit. A n nt disc - on in *‘F tence.” cf wu s to oen oustrat t’o turva- j t ire of the earth, called out an in- 1 ti resting reminiscence from a orris- 1 pondent. Less than forty years ago. j an Engli'hman. John Hampden, wag. ; sred $2,500 that the convexity of any Inland water surface i-ould not be 1 proved. The challenge was accepted i l.y a distinguished man of s.ionie, I Alf’ed Russel Wallac*. He selected for his experiment a stx-mile stretch of i-ariai. On one r rir i f a bridge he fastened a sheet, six feet lorg and three feet high. In tie middle was a horizontal black stripe. The general arrancemeut

though not the exact proportions Is shown In the accompanying drawing. Or. another bridge (six miles away) r. = mounted a small telescope for ‘ sighting. Thii ws® placed at exg'tly the same height as the stripe. Half way between the two va« a pole on which were two red disks, four feet apart. The uppermost was 1 djusted at the same height above the water as the telescope and blai k 1 ripe. Viewed through the teleprone the disks appeared as they do In the drawing Well. Mr. Hampden refused to look throv.gh the Instrument st all. and his referee had the audacity to dnlare ttiat all three of the points Invoiced tn the test were In line! Mr. Wallnoe’S referee reported that the disks were both above the stripe. An umpire chosen to settle the dispute, swarded the money to Mr. Wallace. Thereupon followed a bitter controversy. Mr'. Hampden called Mr. Wallace all kinds of names, and remarked that “no one but a degraded swindler has dared to make a fraudulent attemp* to support the globular theory.” Mr. Wallace was unquestionably In the right, and yet the lawsuits which he Instituted to proti • t him from libel proved futile. He sp'-nt more than $2,o00 in legal expense®, besides the cost of the experiment itself. The abvise to which he v l® subjected extended over a period ot fifteen or twenty years.

Fn(fli.nd He® I-ar*es» Kgg®. “Egg cop® are bigger In New York than anywhere i-lse In the world except England. ’ vatd a globe trotter. "I can t say the same for the eggs, although the Inns tn this part of the country perform their duty of helping to feed the human race pretty 1 redltably. Still, they cannot lome up to the English hens. Their contribution to the food products are extraordinary In size, hence, the corresponding capa: lousness of the egg cups. The further south you go on the Connecticut, the smaller the egg rvips glow. In Egypt they dwindle away to tiie size of the average thimble. Their diminutive proportions are commensurate with the size of the egg®, however, which are smallest laid by self-respecting hens any place on earth. Place an ordinary Egyptian egg in the British cun and it. is ab oliitcly lost. In order that egg® may be decapitated gracefully the authorities at Alexandra have given orders for the Importation of several thousand extra 1 ups to fit the native eggs.”

The Story Teller® of Naples. The story teller thrives In Naples, as there are so many Idlers there. Hi eolleets a little crowd around him and proceeds in the most dramatic way, gesticulating wildly and working his face Into the most excruciating expressions, says the Delineator, to relate stories of adventure or other events, much to the edification of hi- hearers, who. to show their appreciation, are often betrayed into giving a sou. which might have been better spent for bread or polenta. The public letter writer is another street dignitary of Importance, and In great demand, especially with timid and buxom maids of all work, who have thrmscHeg neglected to learn the art of writing.

FCirvnsT'S XF'.W DISCOYEHY. Believe® Picture® Can be Made by Concentration of Mind. An unexpected field of research has been opened to science by the announcement made by Commandant Darget on the subject of photographs of human radiations. At a recent meeting of the Hociete Cnlverselle d'Etudes Psychlques In Paris. photographs made by Darget, w hich had been obtained by the operator merely touching the aentltlred plate with Ms fingers In an ahsoluielv dark room for 16 or IS minutes. wMl* at the same time fixing his thoughts on a certain subject.. Without this concent ratio* of mind the plates sho^pl no mask whatever. On developing the plate the image of the subjecllbought of, or even of a scene called up in the mind of tho operator, was foil art to be f xed on It. evidently by the enranst!on of rajs not \*i known to sci* vmti.la.

SEE SILKWORM | Thursday, Friday Sti in rJEilj and Saturday

SPECTATORS PERMITTED TO WITNESS TEXTILE INDUSTRY THROUGHOUT.

Follow Process From Worm Feeding on Fresh Mulberry Leaves to Finished Silken Gown. Tiie silk exhibit in the National Mnteuni r.t Washington, it C, has been a source of much Interest and wo mi-r (. :e to the fact tliat one case in the series has been the home of several hundred silk worms which have been entertaining the public by their spinning. The worms were placed |n the rruzeum when about twenty-four days old, and were fed on mulberry leaves for teveral days until they were fully mature, and rendy to spin their cocoons. At this time several racks and trellises were placed in the case, to which each worm anchored his cocoon.' All during the week these spinning worms have been busily engaged in wrapping about themselves their filmy threads of silk, in preparation for their metamorphoses. When the cocoons were all completed, they were collected and the chrysalides inside stifled so that the emergence of tiie silk moths later would not spoil the silk strands. These cocoons will hr placed on exhibition in connection with the oilier tnaierial of this exhibit. The case of silk worms represented the first step In a series of exhibits showing what silk is, how it is mantif.uttired, and many samples of the va.rious finished products derived therefrom. This section of the division of textiles takes the museum visitor for a tour of instruction in silk literally from the worm which makes the silK to the finished silken gown. it includes samples of nearly every 1 ind of fabric manufactured from silk in this country and abroad. Various sorts of cocoons are shown from several countries, together with many Implements. and some apparatus used In the care of the worms themselves and the mulberry trees on which they rre fed. Certain of the special implements and tools used in the cleaning, combing, and reeling of the silk from the cocoons are also to tie seen. Tho finished products- Include thread, thrown silk for Insulating purposes, yarn-dyed and piece-dyed fabric:', wash silks, pi inis, jacquards, velvets, and scarfs, lies, ribbons, and veilings. A case of preserved specimens shows the cycle of life of tiie industrious little animal. The egg of the ® lk moth is about the size of the head of a small pin, and hatches In about ten days time Into a tiny worm. Its growth from this minute form takes stout a month, (luring which time it develops into a worm about three and one half inches long and one quarter of an inch In thickness. I'pon reaching its maturity, the worm stops feed Ing and begins to crawl about tiie ticllises in search of a place in which tn spin Its cocoon. In from iwo to five days tiie cocoon, composed of a single thread tielween 300 and 7 ,| 0 yards in length, is spun. Vi:bin the finished cocoon the silk worm sheds his skin and passes Into the pupa or chrysalis stage. If the cccoon is not jiut through a “stoving” or stifling process, which kills the chrysalis inside. It will become a gray ish white moth in two weeks more, ami push its way out of the cocoon. Such procedure, however, is allowed only when silk moths are needed for breeding purposes, store in emerging the moth pushes through the head end hf the cocoon with its head and h s, after having moistened it with a secretion which tends to rot the fiber, thus rendering It useless for reel ing ami of value only for spun silk. In onter to reel the cocoons they nrr first immersed in boiling water and brushed, to rid them of tiie loo»e outer fillaments. The true thread is Hen unwound almost to the chrysalis, hut the inner lining is far too fine to tie reeled, and 1® used with the outer waste In the manufacture of spun silk. A single cocoon strand is too fine for commercial use, and Is, therefore, combined with several others to make a single thread of reeled silk. One pound of six ply reeled silk w ill reach fl distance of about 180 miles. The moths desired for breeding are allowed to break their way out of their cocoons, and, aHer mating, lay from 300 to 400 eggs, dying soon after, having completed their life cycle Outside of Its lesson In the technology of wn important Industry, Hie silk sxhiblf, with Its living complement of spinners, presented a fine natural history lesson to the small children, and a graphic illustration to the older ones, especially to those of the sewing classes In our domestic science departments and schools.

Airships You Can’t See or Hear. The newest Idea In aeroplane construction la to use, instead of canvas, as s covering for the wings a non-inflammable celluloid. This makes the craft quite invisible and enables Hie aviator to make observations in all directions. A new muffling box lias s'm) hem devised which males the motor almost noiseless.

Sugar Cured Bacon 35c Sugar Cured Bacon 40g Sugar Cured Pig Bacon 45c Small Hams 0 lb to 8 lb 27c Navy Beans, 5 lbs 40c Lima Beans, 5 lbs 65c No.tj can Yellow free table peaches 35c No. 3. can Fancy Apricots 30o No.3. Can Pie Peaches 20c No.2 can Lily sliced Pineapple .. 35c No.2 can Black Raspberries .... 35c No.3 can Tomatoes 2 for ....... 35c No. 2 can Tomatoes 2 for 28c No.3 Pumpkin, 2 for 25c No. 3 can Hominy, 2 for 25c No. 2 Sugar Corn 2 for 25c No. 2 Early June Peas 2 for 25c No. 2 Pork & Beans 2 for 25c No. 2 Red Beans 3 for 25c Tall Can Salmon 2 for 35c Flat Can Salmon 2 for 20c Oats, 2 for 25c Com Flakes 2 for 25c Kelloggs Corn Flakes 15c Post Toasties 15c Grape Nuts 18c Cream of Wheat 28c Shredded Wheat, 2 for 35c Macaroni, 3 boxes 25c Spaghetti 3 boxes 25c Corn Puffs 3 box 25c Uneeda Biscuits 3 boxes 25c

S. D. EARLY Cash Grocery Soutli Greenca-t e. Comer Mam and Binatiivny PHONE 428 Orders Over $1. Delivered - Phone Your Order Early

A. 8. Hanna C. W. Huffman ^ Hanna & Huffman 1 Funeral Directcrs Licensed Embalmers | Calls Answered At All Hours % OfficelPhone 88 Residence Phone 184

.INTOTICE All Telephone bills remaining unpaid July 1 must be seattled at once. All future bills must be pan! promptly al the end of each month. We cannot carry any account longer than one month.

Greencastle Telephone Co.

HighSchool Anditorium Saturday, July 24th EVERY clock in the world would itop for one hour! All business suspen e ~ no *® wheel turned —not a human being ""ML J u at d x™ 8 lhii hour -* Hushed Hour- the TOUR THO^GHtS BE WH AT WOULD blaincm svvbet In the most unusual play “The Hushed Hour” CHARLIE CHAPLIN COMEDY Two Show,: 7:00 »nd 8:30 » Admi..,oT7£ NEX r WEDNESDAY: Tom Mix in “The D.re-Devil'