Herald-Democrat, Greencastle, Putnam County, 10 March 1916 — Page 5
rIDAY, MARCH 10, 1916.
THE HERALD-DEMOCRAT.
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of the family from youth to old age, are lessened when you use this old and trust-worthy remedy— Sloan’s Liniment Bruises Rheumatism Neuralgia Mothers: ‘‘Keep a bottle in your home”
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MONON SHOWS LARGEST INCREASE IN ITS HISTORY
'i*'-• •i-'i' -.•'i—i- •> 'i- j V. S. Burris has been elected chair- ( (i VV. E. Gill, secretary-treas- 1 * * r the board of directors of the ‘ i Cloverdale telephone company. | i L^i kin of Quincy will manaee > ; : t, and Ralph Hun,ter and Miss ia Oakley will be the operators. The § any assumed control of the. em Wednesday. a. . aunty commissioners at their :.ty nieetin}; ordered that bonds j | inbiing of four roads be sold.! Curtis, deputy county auditor, \ i.iertd the bonds printed. The - md the amounts of bonds in |h r >i is as follows: Plesant Mc- : \ road, Russell township, $:!,- Harvey Hines road, Franklin aship, S4.800; Jesse F. Young :!, Franklin township, $5,100; JoMoler road, Clinton township,
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-nip trustees who had exA. - of more than S100 in the town-1 Bi dog fund, turned over to the ■ iv, mditor Monday $822.Jf!. The piovide* that excesses of more ■100 in this fund be turned over tlv auditor. From this excess; Cnips which are short in the dog; i. an* given the amount they are ( ' The balance is then distrib- ; meg the townships in proper-1 i r.iing to the school enumerat be used for school purposes, amount to go to the school fund • ■ sign, that of sugar ramps j ir, is to be taken as an indica- j “the backbone of winter” is near eaking point there is cause | at rejoicing. Already there | ■een a number of camps opened,! others have been “cleaning up" hope that a good run will joyed. Sugar-making is an in- ! which is almost history in this of the country, there not lie- j camp now where there were ; a aarter of a century ago. Those po-idon to know say that if old prove true this will be a good for those owning camps, h (ireencastle high school basketn cIom^I its season Saturday nth a .'{() to 21 victory over the representing Staunton. The * was staged on the local floor. In g the first half the local boys up a classy brand of ball and d tile frame in the lead of a 20 'iint. However, the second half ' so favorable frrnt the point 1, ' ,v of (ireencastle fans for the braced and registered 15 ’o 10 made by the local playRurks, Lynch and Jones played for the winners, with honors ' ev. nly divided among the three, curtain raiser the high school •'•ll before a quintet of men ‘••Pauw. The score was 45 to .''harp, Welch, Theibert, Mclna! I Hawk were the college play-
.% Reports just .ilej with the officials of the Monon railroad show a net increase in freight traffic for the first week in February of 51 per cent which is the largest week in its history. The passenger traffic showed a ret increase of 12 * 1 * per cent for the same period. The officials say that the month of February will show the biggest business in the history of the company. It is anticipated that the month of March will excel all business ever done on the road.
\ .LIE OF HORSES IN I'MTED STATES SHOWS BIG INCREASE
NEW YORK, March 6.—Despite the enormous exportation of horses to Europe for use in the war, the value of the number remaining in the United States is three times that of all the automobiles in the country, according to figures submitted today hy William I). Hunt, of Brookline, Mass., at the annual meeting of the New York State Association of Horsemen at the McAlpin Hotel. The horseman discussed legislation which would enforce the building of roads with some thought of the comfort. of the horse. The principal measures, which the Legislative Committee of the association will endeavor to have passed this year, will lie the prohibiting the use of muffler cut outs and brilliant headlights on automobiles. Mr. Hunt said there are about 25,000,000 horses on farms and in the cities in the United States. This is 7,000,000 more than were reported in 1900. The total value of all the horses in the country is $3,032,292,000. while the estimated value of the 1. ■'00/00 automobiles in the United States is $1260.000,000. Horses have decreased 200,000 in number through exportation since 1909, but their total value has increased $4,000,000.
MAN^ SEED SAMPLES \RE RF.( Kl\ El) FOR TESTING
T ENOUGH CHILDREN ■t"ne the proper balance of (oRl imca-ntly nourish !>oth bo,t y and unng the growing period when demands are greater than in rh„ is shown in so many « frCqUCnt COlliS * ■ -uch children we say with Mkahle earnestness: They n«-d btmism", and need it now. It h-m . C ' ,,,Ct ' ,,traU 'I the verv ' * to l llru h their blood. It Mini ne i S * * * * * 10 strength; it makes ^ 811,1 strong. No alcohol. ' "&BCWIK liloomfield, N. J.
LAFAYETTE, Ind„ March 7.— Hundreds of samples of oats are being received by the Seed Laboratory it Purdue University in response to a request issued a few days ago: While many of the samples submitted are showing a high per cent of germination, on the other hand a large number of samples are showing very low vitality. A few samples received have germinated less than 4 per cent., while many have tested 25 to 40 per cent. Results > similar to these are being secured from many samples submitted, which demonstrate clearly that Indiana farmers will need to consider carefully the seed oats to he sown this spring. The Crops Department of the Experiment Station is in a position to furnish names of seedsmen, who have high class seed for sale. Many elevator men are in a position to furnish high class seed and also to clean seed for farmers, so that the oats crop may he benegtted through this medium. Due to the fact that the wheat crop of Indiana is little more than 50 per cent, of a normal crop, a larger acreage wifi lie sown to oats this year. For this reason farmers should exercise every care in sowing only high class seed, so that a good stand will be insured. If farmers have not already had their oats tested, sample should he sent at once to the Seed Laboratory or arrangements made to test it ( themselves so that they know just , exactly the condition of their seed. |
WHERE LIGHTNING STRIKES.
At Junction and on Sliarp Curves of Trolley Lines. H H. Adams, a Baltimore street railway man, has a clever method of finding out where licghtnlng is likely to strike one of his cars. According to the Street Railway Journal hu keeps in his office a large scale map of the rystem, and whenever a car crow reports that a car has been damaged hy lightning, he sticks a pin in the map at the point where the ear was at the time. it is astonishing how quickly a record of this kind will show up the locations ^hat seem to he especially susceptible to lightning discharges. In the course of the season a few points will have a miniature forest ot pins grouped around them, while long stretches of track will show no pins at all. When a particular location begins to accumulate a collection of these telltale pins, a lightning arrester can he Installed at this point and the trouble at once eliminated or at least materially reduced. From graphic records kept, in tills way over a period of years it has been determined that the most vulnerable points are at junctions of lines and at sharp bends and curves.
Economy in British Army. A certain regiment, quartered at a considerable distance from tho point from which its stores are sent to it, is obliged, according to its equipment list, to have forty-eight fusees, presumably for the Ignition of fuses connected with explosives, it was found upon an occasion not long ego that the regimen: was short of these fin «-s ami this was duly reported to tho proper authority. Accordingly two boxes of fusees wore despatched, and as they are looked upon as explosives they had, according to regulation, to be packed In a large copper receptacle of conMderable w > Ight and forwarded specially to the headquarters of the regiment, where they were duly unpacked, taken in charge, entered on the list as l aving hern received, and the empty canister or box returned to the stores headquarters. The size and weight of the canister are sneh that It Is estimated the cost of Its journey to and fro may lie anywhere between five and ten shillings; the two boxes of fusees, on the other hand, might i.,.', h.cn pun hi. eu io. ally at a penny each.— Saturday Review.
Takes Years fur a Snail to Hie. Snails arc* slow even when it comes to dying. One well known naturalist who had mounted a shell upon a card was surprised to find, four years later, that the warm water employed in soaking the shell off the mount bad revived the Inmate, which he had lone since supposed to bo dried and dead. Several specimens in another collection were revived in a finiilar manner after t.hey had lain in a drawer for some fifteen years. The so had not been glued to a card, hut had been left lying looose, and though frequently handled had shown no signs of life. They wire thrown Into tepid water with the idea of cleaning out the shells, but to the surprise of the own'*: the snails were found creeping about the basin when ha returned to complete the ta*k.
Best Way to Brink Milk. We live by digesting and assimilating food.not merely by eating It Milk as a food builds up and forms body tissues and fluids and repairs waste. When taken slightly in excess the unused i ortion. mostly butter fat. is stored in the system for future use. As is well known, fluid milk and vichy is a wholesome drink for many who can not assimilate milk alone A pinch or two of salt in a glass of milk will produce a similar result. It aids in the easier digestion of the curds as formed In tho stomach prior to digestion. It Is wise for tho possessor of a weak stomach to sip a glass of milk slowly Instead of drinking It hurriedly. The larger the quantity of milk taken at one draught the greater the difficulty of Us digestion. It may not be generally understood that hot milk taken into the system Is almost immediately absorbed. It Is stimulating without reaction.—Leslie's Weekly. City Versus Country Children. A London scientist says life In a big city makes young children quick, but not Intelligent. Indeed, he thinks It often destroys their chances of being clever, for it hastens the development of tho brain unnaturally, it makes them superficial, alert, but not observant; excitable, but without one spark of enthusiasm. Thev are apt to grow blase, fickle, discontented; they see more things than tho country-bred child, but not such Interesting things; they do not properly see anything, for they have neither the time nor the capacity to get at tho root of all the bewildering objects that crowd themselves into their little lives.—New York Tribune.
Wild Horses In Nova Scotia. On Sable Island, off the coast of ot Nova Scotia, troops of wild horses are to be found The original stock Is believed to h\ve landed from a Spanish wreck early In tho sixteenth century. Twenty-five years ago It was estimated that these horses numbered 600, hut at present there are scarcely 200. Sable Island Is an accumulation of loose:and. forming a pair of ridges, united at the two ends and Inclosing a shallow: lake There are tracts of grass In places, •is well as poo's of fresh water.
Swallows which spend the summer In England winter as far south ns Helrre Leone, on the coast of Africa
Notes and Comment
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Of Interest to Women Readers
FOR THE HOUSEWIFE
Do net threw.- away your egc rhells: they are useful when cleaning Uecantirs. Crush Ihe egg shells into small hits ami shake them well in the decanters when they are three parts tilled with water. Take common beeswax and shave j* very thin vith a knife dipped in hot water. C> wr the wax with turpentine and let it stand twenty-four hours, lx net heat it on the stove, t.s !t will dissolve and make it like a soft paste. Clean yo: r linoleum witlf warm wavr t.nd a little soep until it i*< peifectl • clean, then lake a woolen cloth. A cur,, us and effective substitute for fur . vet t d J>> aa American de ! is a <7 :h »:.■:• do of angora yarn i crcihett ! into a fabric such as is often ipe*. fur I.: hie.: rnra In s.ift gr.tv this mckts v ty effective banding, and the model ior which it war. first designed, a smoky gray Russian cos tunic of . v.'vy, soft silk, with tigii tol bai ■ al narrow >ki:t 1 nils is exceedingly go* d lo' ; g i al original. f.icdelinj a Man. It tr! a \ omau to make a man Inmo’ts r Infamous. Cato ;. a;or : aid: ' We who rule men arc ruled ty women.” Woman is t' e s-culptress a id art iter ot the ' In 1 i tinles of :..in mid cf peoples Mankind is a-* clay in woman's hands, a ii 1 Iting wax in the sunshine of her smiles. Let her mold her figure on lit • - ot eternal truth ai d beauty—n it on lines
of self
The clay cm speak no more than pr modeler sees. Woman musi herself glimpse of tl " great self before she ca:. shape a man of great selfhood. Women who have not found them selves turn men thru a common mold and then net despcratolv tin-V , f their own machine made products. Great men are molded by gre-p women only If women tire great, mar cannot h< small. Sins of omi-I j.,n are as great as those of commission. For centuries millions of women ceased to mold, hut sat comi cenily l,y and watched men «hape their grotesque figures usually applauding. Man's world and the figures he had shaped arc crumbling into dust Tin - wa re not molded on linos of p rmanont truth and 1 ■ utv They lack* eretlvc centers. A finished love pat from a woman has ov< rtn.rncd ninny a man’s nreatiO!, - i :iro! "d it ch an off its pedestal If women v.u'ild mold men of greet self ii y i :U“t be women of 'he great self That self must exist in them —a i living pattern from w’licli to work. 7 t about i mi n i» that v.-nnen nerd not manipu .ate or fashion lior clay at -imp’y ini' ■ If, ■ ml cm n the crudest, hum' irrr drr figures of themselves will take on lines of beauty and truth. Good Housekeeping Good liou-t 'keeping does not alw ays moan home making but homi making always means good housekeeping in the licsT sense of the word. Elerual vigilance must always be the price of good house’ecplng, but a continual round of drudgery need not prevail if he work is planned systematlcnliy, and p' ifor.ned in'ellipemiy. Good ! ho a I.' pin:, n "s In alth. happim and coiufoit to the eniiiti household, while poor housekeeping mean.' dis comfort, discord and unhappiness It is not going too fr.r to say that the kitchen is the ki jnote of the household. and upon the kitchen range must he offered ttn incens" to the little ml of domestic felicity. Even if the housewife Is not obllgid to do the work v ith her own hands it is essential that she should know exactly how it should he done; then if spe is fortunate enough to have ■ oinpetent help she will appreciate the service rendered, and a desired consummation Is reached when there Is mutual confidence : nd respect be tween mist res and the maid Rut if the mistress is as incompetent as the maid, how can she ever hope to train to skillful servin' that cmlioiinient of ignorance and inefficiency which often finds a [dace in our kitchens? The woman who lopes to he able to ntikin effici. m ;. in lious"keepinB must comprehend the laws of sanitation and appreciate the importance of cleanliness. She must understand tne nutritive value of different kinds of food, and be able to furnish her family with well selected and healthful
viands.
Such Pretty Nigel Rohes Th" newest night robes are wonderfully dainty, quite as quaint as they are dainty, with the influence of the beconrng empire still in the lead. The sleeves rre either coquettish little puffs crossed and -ecrossed with 'he lace insertions and embroidery, or cut on the order of the old time t.ngei sleeve. Thest slumber robes are made pp.s tleularly laeoy hy the lnsp T flon» *' ace which mark the seams Several varieties of lacs' are com lined on the same garment, prinei nally Irish, finny and the real Valenclnnes. Others ate distinguished by the most dclic: ■ e of hand work with discreet touches ot Itiee.
ALMOST 0.000 FIRES.
Annual Average for New York City— One-Fifth the Country'* Total. New York averages 8,700 fires a year Chicago has 4,100. The average record in this country is three theater*, three public halls, twelve churches, tea schools, two hospitals, two asylums, two colleges, six apartment houses, three department stores, two jails, twentysix hotels, I SO flats and nearly 1,600 bonus, burned up every week in the
year.
We indulged In 45,000 fires last ymr, some of them wiping out many buildings. Wo are born gamblers, . we Americans, and seem placidly to - opr chances on fire, believing, pro.7. that those chances are somewhat remote. As a matter of f;:ct, however, the country over, each far. :!v t.:,s Just one chance In sixty of h. lug '> rned out some time during the year. : •' a very long shot after all.
WANT ADS
Fifty Thousand Dollars. To loan on first mortgage Putnam county real estate at current rate of interest with privilege of partial payments. The Central Trust Company. FOR RENJ—Fine stock and grain farm known as the J. W. Stroube farm 3 1 / mites west of Greencastle. • Parties interested address A. L. Marsh, Adm., Danville, Ind.
Values of Fats and Oils. There is a remarkable misapprehension, particularly among many persons of the more Inti Figcnt class of our people, says The Dietetic and Hjgienic Gazette, as to the food value of the tuts and oils. The muscles or red meat is a valuable source of proteid, but tin exc« -five consumption of proteid Invites various diseases which figure very prominently in the causes, of death. The fats and oils increase our resistance against cold and some of the causes of disease. The health of many socalled scrofulous t hiidri n would he improved by teaching them to cat more fat. Fat- in abundance corsiitnte a very essential part of the dietary of the tuberculosis patient. A larger “proportion of the faity elements of foods would go a long way adding to the rohiistness of many 11rsom and saving them f!"ii the subsequent development of pi'u-rcu-
tosis.
FOR SALE—Good Percheron stallion; one good five-year-old j'ack; one good two-year-old jack. This is all pure bred stock and registered as good as Hendricks county affords. Will sell or trade for stock. E. D. Montgomery, R. R. Lizton, Ind. Pm Con. Danville 385-13.
TRUSTEE NOTICES
Artistic TreuMire Trove. An amusing story of treasurs trove in art is going the rounds of the Paris press. A Mme Panel nnet. who. In earlier life had acted as a model for an eminent Impressionist painter, had fallen on evil dais, and after seeing all her little resources ox! austed and her devices for rnakittc ends meet no longer effectual, at -t '. andor.cd to her creditors a study once given to her hy the artist and cherished to the end. They thought so little of It that they abandoned it to.one of their number for a small sum, and he had no higher opinion of it than to organize a raffle at r.d. a ticket. The winner of so despised his prize that he asked for Its value In something else from the owner's shop, and this
was given t< him.
The story got wind, and an enlightened connoisseur who saw the picture offered £2S0 for It. And now the man who won it In the ruffle wants to sue for the money.
Whim* of the People. An amusing bit of human nature comes to light in Paris. The management of th underground railway tin*II leccntly provided at every st tion a small box In an out-of-the-way corner for passengers to deposit their tickets In. As a natural result of this sysiem. only one ticket In u n wns deposited In tho box; the rest fluttered aim t at will all over the station. The authorities noted this, and changed the small Inaccessible box for a lai-'o one In a prominent position. The surprising sequel w.- s that Instead of one In ten, only one In a bundt d tic! * s found its wnv ln:o the new box. The easier It was to deposit th" more careless were the ;. fepgera In di Ing of th Coffee Hutsing In Arabia.
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done hy Arabs out In the mount nois country of Arabia, where no white man has ever beer, and s’atlstlclans and crop forecasters are unknown. There are no extensive plantations out there as we know of them In other places, but each Arab has his own few bushes around Ms little house,and raises enough for Ms own use and a little for trading Mr other commodities. It thus becomes & difficult snd slow process to collect from hundreds of people enough to load a caravan. Tho markets of Aden and Hodcda are several hundred miles from where the coffee Is grown, and tho Journey to these marlvts takes several weeks. Canada now posssesses twelve wireCanada now possesses twelve wireand gulf of St. Lawrence and the Atlantic coast. Of the twelve stations, whii h are under the direction of the department of marine and fisheries, nine ars high power and three low power. The former oaji communicate with vessels up to a distance of 25) miles, while the radius of the Iau< r s shout 13D miles. 4'nriou* Legal Custom. A curious custom Is in vogue la man;, parts of India. If a dispute arises between two landowniers twm holes are dug close together. In each of which defendant's and plaintiff's lawyers have to place a leg Thu;, have to remain thus until either one of them is exhausted or complains of being bitten by lusecta, when ho Is Judged to be defeated and his employer loses his case. In tha Nature of a Slur. Sir Hubert von Herkomer says he once saw the reproduction of a picture called ‘ The Coming Storm” advertised for sale in a shop window and under the title there were the words in large type: “Suitable for a wedding presill- •
WASHINGTON TOWNSKir. J. O. Mullinix, Trustee. I will be in my office in Reelsville on Tuesday ami Friday of each week to transact the business of my township. —o— FLOYD TOWNSHIP. Edgar J., Wilson, Trustee. I will be at my home in Floyd township every Wednesday, to transact the ousii.e.-s of my office. —o— V. ARION TOWNSHIP. Emerson E. Roark. Trustee. I will he at my hone in Fillmore on each Tuesday and Friday to transact tlie busiii" .s as trustee of Marion township. —o— GREENCASTLE TOW NSHIP. Harry Talbott. Trustee. I will be in my office at 15 Walnut st., opposite postoffice in Greencastle each week day, during my term of office, to conduct the business of Greencastle township. Phone 413. —o— CLINTON TOWNSHIP. Joseph E. New gent, Trustee. I will be at my home in Clinton townshio each Friday, to transact the business of the township. —o— CLOVERDALE TOWNSHIP. H. (’. Morrison. Trustee. I will be at my home each Wedn -- day afternoon and each Saturday afternoon at Lewis store in Cloverdale to transact the business of my office. ~—O—“ MONROE TOWNSHIP. E. R. Denny. Trustee. I will he at my store in Bainbridge on Tuesdays and Fridays to transact the business of my office.
W. M. McGMIGHFY. Physician and Surgeon. Phones: Office 327: Res.. 339. Office in Evans’ Block, No. 24 Scuth Jackson street. Residence, corner Bloomington o 1 Seminary street?
W. W. TUCKER Physician and Surgeon. Office Vine street, between Washington and Walnut Sts., Greencastle, Ind.
DR. 0. F. OVERSTREET —Dentist— Office in Bence Building, South Vine Street, Greencastle, Ind.
MOST ARTICLES OF FOOD CHEAPER THAN LAST YEAR, z-Aia LABOR DEPARTMENT
WASHINGTON, March 6.—Most of the 17 leading food articles in the United States are slightly cheaper than a year ago, according to figures published today by the Department of Labor, though sharp rises in the price of a few fpod*. notably flour, sugar and potatoes, have made the general average of prices about 3 per cent higher. Meat prices fell from 1 to 4 per cent during the year 1915. Ham, the only exception, rose slightly. Prices of potatoes increased 25 per cent and sugar rose 12 per cent. Cheese and eggs rose, as did beans and onions. Fowl and butter remain virtually stationary. The general average of food prices for the 12 months of 1915 was about 1 per cent below the 1914 average. Only three foods were excepted. 1* lour was 20 per cent higher at vine time, « ig u 11 per cent and meat ’. per cent. Flour prices dropped, however, late in the year to below the 1914 average.
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