Greencastle Herald, Greencastle, Putnam County, 11 December 1920 — Page 2

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THE GREENCASTLE HERALD

SATURDAY DECEMBER H, i 92o

HERALD

Cat«r«c a* Second Claar mail matter at the Greencastle, Ind, poitofflce.

c'harlea J. Arnold Proprietor PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON a.xeept Sunday at 17 and 19 S. Jackeon Street, Greencaatle, Ind. TELEPHONE 65 Tarda of Thanka Card* of Thanks are chargeable at a rate of 50c each. Obituaries. All obituaries are chargeable at the rate of |1 for each obit ary. Additional charge of 5c a line k made for el poetry.

W' TRADES AND INSANITY. Borne typical insanity rates for va rlous Industrial occupations were recently published, says World TroKnesa. The rate per cent, for ship--wrights waa 6.8, watchmakers, 8.9. builders 7.7, printers 7.7, tailors 11. bootmakers 10.5, bankers 6.8, tobacconists 6.0. brewers 6.1, Inn keepers 70.5, barmen 111.2, French polishers 1S.3, gene’-s.l shopkeepers 19.1. Brok era, agents, &c.. have a rate of 12.4, bankers 9.S. cosnmerlcal travellers 15.5 and warehousemen 47.1. Railwaymen suffer much less from Insanity than eeamcn. Their rate Is 6.9. that of seams n 16.9 General laborers have the high rate of S9.1.

Portable Chute. Improved methods of saving time and labor In loading and delivering merchandise are continually being devised The old-fashioned method of swinging boxes, Ac., out of the upper stories of warehouses ou rope and tackle Is being discarded and

BEGINNING WITH BEES.

Tip believe* that In another generation, under the present scientific idea! of thinness, all the fat In humanity will about begin to breed out, J and years hence fat folk will be as rare to be seen as they are common now. And then, we shall have to go back and be brutes again, and give up humanity. Our chief advantage over the brute creation Is eating when not hungry and drinking when not dry. Grub and germs are the everlasting litany of death to-day. The grub starts the condition for the germs to plant In.—Tip, In the New York Press.

Portable 1/oadlng Chute.

loading chutes substituted. One of the most useful loading chutes row In use Is shown here. It U so constructed that It can be used for delivering packages from various heights an then folden and stored away In an ordinary delivery wagon or truck under the driver's seat. The chute or tube Is formed of a flexible fabric and reinforced by an open mesh of rope. At each end Is a metallic band The chute Is constructed of a number of settings, connected by joining devices, so that It can be used* on buildings of

i Suggestions from an Expert Concern-

ing the Honey Makers.

The fear of stinga, 1 think, prevents < many from not liking the work, and ^ yet, when properly protected with a bee-hut or face-veil, and working only ' in the warm part of the day, and | never when cloudy, rainy or cold, and with the use of a good smoker, one

1 rarely will he stung.

I believe that bee culture can be so i managed that, if desirable, it may be 1 followed as a side issue, or in connection with another occupation. With lessened manipulation, which implies 1 no swarming or extracting of honey, ! the best time to transfer combs and bet^s is, In my experience, in early spring. At this time the combs are j light and free of new honey, and brood rearing is but fairly Started, consequently the work is quickly ae- | rompllshed without the loss of brood and a dauby mess of wasting honey, as is the case when combs become filled with new honey and brood-rear-

ing is in an advanced stage. 1 use a table to work on have

everything ready. With the smoker give two or three puffs of smoke at the entrance of the box hive to be transferred, and then carry the hive to the transfer table, turn it upside down, and by the time I cut the nails off the side, and with the long bladed Knife cut the combs carefully from the side to be removed, the bees will have filled themselves with honey. 1 set a bottomless box on top of the hive, smoke Is applied at the bottom, and the queen and bees hastily scamper cp into the bottomless box, which may be set to ane side A frame Is placed over the comb^; some frames will require four or five strings, three usually. Thus proceed, placing the honey part of the eombs at the top of the frames, and the brood below, being careful to save all the brood; also putting the brood In as compact

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If somebody would only Invent • •led that would run uphill, the email Ooy'e wlntor joy would be complete. A Kansas man haa taken a step In the right direction by devising a sled that

GROWING ASPARAGUS.

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varying heights One end of the form as possible In the middle combs, chute Is fastened to an upper story Af , e r placing the hive on Its stand,

of (be warehouse from which the

goods are delivered and the lower end attached to the framework of the truck. Though primarily Intended for delivering and loading parcels and packages, such as sacks of flour, grain. &c., in case of emergency It can be employed as a fire-escape.

In 1888 Mark Twain received from Yale College the degree of master of arts, and the same college made him

a doctor of literature In 1901. A year [ ^ 10 do as ‘ s ,lone ln England

Overcoming u \utsance.

"The only way to stop people from plastering a stamp at any old place upon the envelope, except the right

later the university of his own State, at Columbia, Mo., conferred the same degrei. and then. In 1907, came the j crowning honor, when venerable Ox- | ford tendered him the doctor's robe. , “I don't know why they should give ! me a degree like that.” he said, ; quaintly: "I never doctored any liter- 1 ature: I wouldn’t know how."—Har- | per's Weekly.

dump the bees down at the entrance.' and see that the queen goes In and not under the hive. In two or three days cut the strings, and slowly pull them from the combs and the transfer Is complete.—Indiana Farmer.

Moving an Apiary.

If you have work of this kind to do, put it off -._-il winter if you can, says Farmer’s Voice If you are obliged to change your location in warm weather, leave the hive entrances open while on the road. This may seem like a dangerous matter to one who has never tried it; but If the road Isn’t too lough it is penectly safe. Take a small load, not over a dozen colonies Let one man watch the hives with a lighted smoker, and another do the driving. You have no idea how easy If is to smother bees by shutting 1 them up in warm w-eather until you

will run on the level. This sled Is equipped with r'-ws of teeth attached to bars that slide backward and forward through brackets along the sides. The bars are operated by pivot ally attached levers, which are pushed back and forth by the person on the sled. The teeth are also pivotally attached and dig Into the crust of the enow only when the bar Is pushed forward. At other times they drag along on the top. Wth a sled equipped In this fsebton a boy may sit down comfortably at his front door and propel himself merrily along until be reaches the hill where he wants to "coast" The propelling device Is so constructed tbs! It does not In any way Interfere with the progress of the sled down bill, where the levers then act as guides.

A government •statistician has found that the average chauffeur receives a larger salary than the average college professor But the latter Is rarely arrested for exceeding the speed limit.

There a letter which does not have the stamp In the right position Is cast aside and handled only when all other mail is sorted and exchanged." This idea was advanced by a postal clerk. "We often lose considerable time because of these letters," continued the clerk, "for often we have to stop and turn over the envelope to find the stamp. The

worse offenders In this respect are i have ki,1<Hl a fp ' v colonies that way.

not foreigners, but those who have 1 ,f

Ths Largest Dog In the World. In the town of Rutland, Vermont, lives Nero, a huge German and English mastiff, who enjoys the distinction of being probably the largest dog in the world. Nero Is owned by Judge Wayne Bailey, of Rutland, who Is very fond of bis pet From Up to Up Nero meas

Justice Dowling’s refusal to order the sealing up of the papers In divorce cases points the way to » much needed leform that will have to come some (Ui v

lived here for years.*

\\ hen the I‘o|m- \\ ore a Beard. Pope Julius II, who died In 151J, was the first pope to allow his beard to grow In order, It was said, to Inspire greater respect among the faithful. He wan called the military Pope When Michael Angelo was making his statue he said to: "Holy Father, shall I place a book In your hand?" "No." answered Hts Holiness, "a sword rather—1 know better how to handle it."

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If the temperature Is below 40 de grees. It will he safer and easier to I

shut the bees in.

Don’t leave anything but the bare I ground ut the old location. If the distance is under a mile, a large number of bees will usually go back to look around; but if they have marked ' the new home properly they will always return. If thev »re to be moved 1 in warm weather It should be done i very lete In the afternoon, so they I will have no chance to fly until the i next day. If It Is done In cool weather. leave them shut up until sundown. ! Put them on the new stands; leave them alone until some of them begin I to tly, then go around and give everyone a good smoking so they will know there is something doing. Then set up a hoard In front of each one so that a bee can not easily get out without humping Its head. I believe tk-'s Is the n;e-t important part of the work, but It seems such n little thing that It is often neglected. It \ can- a them to notice that there has - been a change, and to mark the spot before leaving It. Many of them will I po back to the oh! stand; and if there ! Is a hive there, or anything that lookr. I 111 e one, they will enter It and forget i all about the new location. If there | Is none they seem to remember I hat ih n re 1? one more chance, and that Is the place they have Just come from.

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New Bee Pasture. Some prcgre-slve bee keepers will experiment this year with a native plant which Los heretofore been given little attention In the production of honey. It Is a species of the pharelii which gro-vs on dry ground all over the Rocky mountain region. By planting ihe seed the vines can be produced on dry farm lands and thus furnish considerable bee pasture, for It yields an exceptionally high grade of honey. Tainted Milk. In nino cases out of ten the cause of bad or tainted milk Is due to the dairyman's neglect in handling his dairy. Dr. Gerber, the Swiss scientist, gives the following causes of bad or tainted milk: 1. Boor, decayed fodder, or irra tional methods of feeding. 2. Poor, dirty water used for drinking water or for the washing of utensil.*. 3. Fowl air In cow stable, or the cows lying In their own dung. 4. iMck of cleanliness In milking; manure particles on udder. 6. Keeping the milk long In too warm, poorly ventilated and dirty places. 0. Neglecting to cool the milk rapidly, directly after milking. 7. Lack of cleanliness In the care of the milk, from which cause the greater number of milk taint* arise. 8. Poor transportation facilities. 9. Sick nows, udder diseases, ebx ' 10 Cows botng in heat.

lire* seven feet four Inches, and he tips the scales at two hundred and eighty-fix'e pounds. He stands nearly three feet In height, and he measures round his girth fifty-two Inches. The circumference of his brass collar Is thirty-two Inches, and his foreleg measures sixteen and one-half Inches. Nero is very fond of the fair sex, and is a special favorite with ladies and children. But when a strange man approaches his kennel. In Judge Bailey's back yard, let him beware, for Nero Is not partial to strangers. One day a pedler visited the Judge's house, and when Mrs. Bailey refused to buy of his wares, he threw himself in a fit of rage upon the floor. Mrs. Halley called Nero, and with a hound the mastiff came to her rescue. The peddler went away In a hurry. Nero's dally rati or. j consist of a big pan of corncalte and milk. This is his only meal, and strange to say, for so large a dog he has a light appetite. Judge Bailey has been offered large sums for Nero, but has never shown any desire to part with him. In Rutland Nero is a prime favorite with all who know him. A Native Product. Sometimes the thought that. Is most labored for proves most elnaive. Many persona who believe that they can say what they mean are surprised by this dl-oovery in trying to compose a concise, effective letter, or advertisement, or after-dinner speech, or even a tele gram. The commonplace Inscriptions which may often he read on medals, and public monuments and tombetones, were no doubt chosen after much thought, and In despair of the Inspiration that failed to come. The Inhabitants of a French village built a bridge. It was a flue structure. and ought to be decorated with a suitable Inscription. The brightest minds of the village grappled with expressed the pride and satfsfactlon of the towmspeople. The tablet that was finally put up read, "This bridge was made here.” Explicit Directions. The Langworths lived in a corntr house so easily accessible from the street that they were continually being annoyed by persons ringing to ask where other people lived. At last the non of the house, says a writer In the New York Times, decided to put sn end to tb« nuisance, “I guess.” he said, complacently, "there won’t be any more folks asking If the Brown*, the Biddles or tho Hansons live In this house. I've fixed 'em.” "What have you done?" queried Mrs. lAngworth. “Hung out a sign." “And what did you print on It?” "Just five word*.’’ replied Harold proudly. "Nobody lives here but us."

Care Necessary in Selecting the Seed of Plant Yielding the Best Croo. To the asparagus grower there are two methods by which plants can be secured, first, by purchasing or saving the seed from which to raise them, and, second, by purchasing the plants from either a seedsman or some grower. Taking the second meth od, as being thequickest way tc start a bed as well as the most easily disposed of. it is suggested that roots over two years old be rejected, and only one-year-old roots selected, if a sufficient number can be secured, as the latter are much better ano will in the course of a few years produce more and larger spears to the plant and yield profitable crops for a longer period. It is best to deal with reliable firms; they will he more likely to supply plants of both the kind and age desired It Is extremely difficult for anyone not an expert to distinguish the difference b c tween the various sorts, and doubtless many "varieties” are otten supplied from the same lot of roots; nor Is it easy to tell the difference betwkeen a strong, well-grown one-year plant and a small and stunted two-year-old (the left over of last year's supply), left unmanured, uncultivated the second season, that the development might be retarded. Soil for Growing Asparagus. Asparagus will grow on most soils, and will yield large crops upon stiff soils; but for the purpose of the grower for market, a light sandy soil of fair fertility is much to be pre ferred, both because of the earliness with which It produces marketable spears and the ease with which It Is

cultivated.

Growing Potatoes.

The ideal soil for this crop should be one so light as to offer no great

resistance to the enlargement of tbe tubers, so supplied with organic matter as to be rather moist without being wet, and so rich as to furnish an unfailing supply of fertilizing ingredients. A rich, sandy loam abundantly supplied with organic matter and naturally well drained Is preferable. Stiffer soils may he rendered suitable for the no-

Tuber showing

arrangement and order of sprouting of

eyes.

lalo by drainage and by the incorporation of farm manures; or, better, by plowing under green crops. SELECTING DRAFT HORSES. He Guided by the Quality Rather Than the Size of the Animal. Before buying a horse, test his walking capacity, and In order to do this hitch him In the kind of rig you Intend to use him for. Sound feet are the basis for a good horse. Y’ou cannot keep him In such a condition If you permit him to shind In a filthy stable. If a horse stands with his feet aprend apart or straddles with his hind legs, there is a weakness In his loins and the kidneys are disordered. The Industrial x,orld Is more dependent upon the draft horse than ever before and is more eager to get good ones at any prlre. Many farmers have bought a single Fercheron mare that has bred them Into more money than all the other farm stock and has added great prosperity to horse breeding throughout the Northwest Slates—■ a new prosperity to many farms.

HI luge as Feed. Much depends upon the manner In which silage Is made. Corn almost matured, that Is. ripened up to the glazing stage when converted Into stlage, makes feed that Is as valuable for horses as It Is for cattle. The prejudice against silage for horses Is handed down from early silo experiments when Immature corn was Improperly parked In square silos The silage thus made vas very sour In the middle and often rotten In the corners of the silo. Ullage has proven valuable for all kinds of farm stock, Including hogs and chickens. It Is tbe cheapest feed ever produced on the farm. The cost of silage has been estimated as low as $1.60 per ton. The highest responsible estimate placed the cost ut torn $2 to $2.50 per ton Hoflses like silage better than corn stalks, and a feed of from one peck to onehalf bushel Is eaten with relish and It does them good. In addition to ’he food nutrients contained In elge the succulence Is valuable.

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