Herald-Democrat, Greencastle, Putnam County, 31 March 1916 — Page 8
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THE HERALD-DEMOCRAT.
PAGE SEVEN.
HICAL FILMS APPROVED I ing. The publicity given by the gen- cans in which canned vegetables have orado agreed at a recent meeting that
erous and public spirited newspapers been received. If tin cans are used, their 1915 lambs averaged fully ten of Crawfordsville is highly effective, i a convenient method is to melt the pounds per head above the average of
top and bottom off, which will usually ten years ago, which they attributed i also unsolder the seam at the side. By entirely to the results ofr ange con- i tying a string around the rim thus servation. Of two large shipments of ; formed and placing a shingle under lambs from the Wyoming National the can it can be filled with soil and Forest, one averaged eightey and the the young plant placed in this recep- j other eighty-four pounds per head on
WASHINGTON, March 28.—Spec- tacle. Keep the plants growing slow- the scnlies at Omaha. The average ialists in the U. S. Department of Ag- ly until about May 20 to June 1, when ; weight of 50,00 head of April
PLANS FOR SCHOOL GARDENS. Methods of Utilizing Small Spaces
for Individual Plots.
WORK HAS BEEN BEGUN Indiana Historical Commission rmally endorsed the scenario by the Selig Polyscope t v for the centennial historical | ,,f Indiana. The work of makI picture is already under way. Luction will require 7,000 feet
| seven reels. Two reels will v,. ^ >y u.im amnn, may si; iu dune i, wnen ! weignt. OI DU.OU head of April any |t, ,1 to a prologue depicting the , ricuHure have planned two specimen it will be safe to place them in their May lambs from the Madison Forest
jstory
L centennial period from 181(1
O-FO+O *0*0*0 *0*0+0 *0*0+0 +o l § OUR BOYS l 1 1 1 and GIRLS I i 6 £ 5 2 C+ 0+0+0+ 0+0+0+O+O+O+O+O+O THE CAT’S GONE.
3 LIVE STOCK
busy
, . , . _ Our cat has left home. Well, I’m I trv of the state. Five reels j indivit !ual garden 5 by IGti feet for permanent locations in the garden, in Montana, ifter being shrunk for' f 1 " 1 ol u - Lct ,ier So. I was sick of ’ -•-'use in schools. One of these is for Set the plants in rows 18 inches apart 1 twelve hours was 75.7 pounds each. * eelne h '' r ’ ,ounJ - shB was n « kood,
| vegetables alone and the other for and place the plants about 20 inches An even more surprising!- esult is re-' any " av '
- ** i i r“ p :x p . n,d ,h ' ^ 1 m w
shows a much keener interest in a ; branches removed and the main stem garden of his own than in one owned tied to a stout stake, about 6 feet tall in common j>y all the school. Indi-jand at least an inch square, driven
vidual gardens stimulate pride in firmly in the ground,
ownership and the work of caring for ally recommended to amateur school them encourages system, skill, and Flowering plants which are espeeijudgment. Participation in the care gardeners are the ageratum, nastur-
h esent. lion men
l.lyscope Company are state in search for ideal
L s ” for the staging of the film, jration” experts have the task Lpjng 300 scenes covering a
If 2' > d years.
[elig Company is arranging to the scenes on the identical where they occurred. The
. , —.. „ affection. Some say also in Montana. From a band of, that cuts do have affection for peo«I00 ewes grazed on this Forest, the! pie. Poll! Nothing in it. Cats merely
owner raised ar.d shipped 880 Ian as, | love places.
which averaged 97 pounds per head ; Why, Just look at that cat of ours! after being driven fifty-five miles to j There wasn't a thing that wasn’t done
the shipping point.
of a community garden does not de- | tium. petunia, the California poppy, i velop the idea of individual responsi- and the zinnia. Cultural instructions
Tippecanoe, for exumii >, w bility and consequently interest and for these plants, may also be obtained d at Battle Ground, in ippe- | ir(iustry are usua ii y lacking. | from Farmers’ Bulletin 218, which junty, and the lan ing o a | rpj^ ]i m jp ec j area usua n y available will bo sent on request. t the St. Joseph- an a ee ^ j> or ge j, 00 j wor k makes it im- j c
and his re-embarkation on p era ^j ve (p.,, tall-growing, broad-
leaved, and climbing plants must he excluded. Radishes, lettuce, beans, beets, tomatoes and other plants which grow in a compact bush form
are recommended
work.
Iknkee will be staged near
lend.
| . -io for the production,
Gillson Willetts, of
Chi-
HOW WOMEN CAN HANDLE LARGE SUMS SUCCESSFULLY
B curate to the last detail. 1 Uled to the various bat-
must be historically ac- • for the production, which will rumber over 1,000 perP ( v i.;t nil the various scenes,
l,, ario necessitates the tak[i , in the extreme north- | and the extreme southern
|the state.
In “The Family Money” of the
.. — - r-— , April American Magazine is the per-
ovides that where original are recomni ended for school garden sonal experience of n woman who are not available, new ones work J handled ?:10,000 for ten years, o erected. The costuming of: j n t be first plan recommended by “I guard against having all my action in Itself w-ill be an nn- | ( he government specialists, the rows money in at one time,” she says, “by [, adertaking, as the wardrobe run t be short way of the garden, and taking mortgages and bonds that be-
with the exception of tomatoes are all come dug at different times. When a a fortt apart. Tomatoes are planted mortgage is written for me I always 18 to 20 inches apart, thus giving have a clause inserted to the effect more room for the plants to spread , that sixty, or at least thirty days’ nothan would otherwise be secured. In tiee shall he given before any of the
order to make the fullest use of the principal can be paid,
area a rotation of crops has been ar- j “The mortgages that I sometimes' ranged. ! buy from the hanks have no such i The second garden is of the same clause. But the banker, knowing the | ]
area as the vegetable garden. The rows are one foot apart, with the exception of the radishes, which are (! inches. The plants are grouped according to height of growth so as to place the tall-growing plants in the
Why France Got Out of Mexico An editorial in the April Woman’s Home Companion reminds us of the real reason why FYance got out f Mexico after the Civil War—a reasm that has considerable significance to- j
day:
“When the Civil War was over, we found France in possession of Mexi- j '•o,” we read. “Our government intimated to the F’rcnch government that its presence there was undesirable, and the French withdrew. Why? Becauset he righteousness of our protest made Napoleon ashamed of himself? No’ at all. It was because at that moment we had a million trained men ready to fight, we did not have to fight. That victoryw as won without the firing of a single gun or the loss of a single drop of blood—because we were prepared for victory.”
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
( entennial Spot Light
j n> the County of One Hun-
kes, is looking forward to
business and deposits of the borrower, i
can generally tell me if any of the y jf principal is likely to be paid. This c T Webgter to Clarence Clodfelter,
gives me time to find a place for the jjg acr e, s money by the time that it is paid. I $3:523
“I invest onlj in fiCst mortgages
in Russell Township,
the latter part of August. I center of the garden, with low-grow- and municipal bonds because 1 think county is one hundred years j i nK plants at the ends. In this case it them safe, and because I thoroughly
will be noted that tomatoes are used understand them. I leave promoters;
only as a succession or rotation crop ' alone.
following radishes and lettuce. ) “I never loan small sums of money, The children should be allowed to because a dribbling business is a poor
| will do the two step with In a big double fe.-tival in the
September 3.
Liana Historical Commission | : g to hold a meeting at South Friday and Saturday, March
kpril 1.
[ ip hammer, four day camid by H. C. Grimsley. secrethe Chamber of Commerce, -ently raised fifteen thoulars for a Woman’s Centen-
inrial Hospital.
Lrth'domew County Centennidzation has started a moveF a bronze statue of Genii pli Batholomew, for whom jty was named, In the court
rd, at Columbus.
(nnd is planning a military in Miiection with the build- - .Fliers’ monument. The it 111 ■ will he the reproduction Ittl ff Tippecanoe. Iptnn Chamber of Commerce T ful Tipton Products lar ii 21, attended by about | .1 fifty men. Con.-id-given to centennial in1 rhumb' r was urgi'd I . Tipton County oudi-
■i prise.
hi' is arranging for a two
I
I . in which o or 1»®00 | • Vitiate. The nngeap: -it'i-n by Mrs. Albion Fel- | Special music is being | l>y 1 thirty piece orchestra, is making ambitious 11 big pageant which will irly period of Indiana hisrhiih it played the central pageant will be prepared (bdtman, the well krtown listorian. ^ig up last weeks’ announceChioago Polyscope people Lenteil the scenario for the [istiry film to tPe Indiana C. mission, and after some suMitions, it has been The movie army will soon Jna. A. R., of Indiana, have fheir campaign for the creadoption of a state banner P tennial observance, it out that all the original I. b and some of the others which serve as emblems md loyalty. They have competition in design of nn iPP’S'Priate banner, particurning which may be had by Mr John N. Carey, 1150 fi Street, Indianapolis, i , the Athens of Indi'f the livest towns of the |the centwmta! movement, Mia , ns count,'' chairman. ' are up to the minute ami features, and enthuI' 1 Reports have been b udily of historic scenes nti ii in the schools, r il| y pioneer street parade, pnoratious In progress for I" a, | l other things In kcep-
Maranda McCammaek to William Haltom, 12 acres in Jefferson Township, $1430. G. L. Rogers to J. M. Haunmunk, 51 acres in Washington Township,
$5500.
do all the work of preparing the land J business. 1 Robt. T. Young and wife to Henry M. as well as planting the seed and 1 “I never loan any amount to rela-j Iking land in Jackson lownship,
caring for the plants. This can be tives or friends. Thus I avoid quar- $7,000.
accompanied by instruction in soil 1 reling with my relatives, and losing Matilda Rightsell to Lusius M. physics, the teacher explaining the | some of my friends—and probably the Rightsell, land in Washington
money, too. j Township, $1.
“I .do all business through the 1 Edward Jones and wife to Maranda hanks, thus I know that my papers go 1 McCommack, lot in Belle Union,
through the hands of experts, and if $1,250.
any transaction is illegal or contains j ^ M " and j w Fntts to Lawrence
| J. Kelley, lot in Russellville, $800.
DOMESTIGATING MINKS
Habits and Requirements of this Valuable Fur Bearer—Successfully
Reared in Confinement.
One of the flirt American fur hearers to lie te.-trd ns to its fitness for domi. lieation was the mink, an animal which has long been renowned for the beauty and durability of its fur. It is i.mnd wild throughout Canada, Alaska, and all but the arid soutl.wi stern portion of the United States. The mink lias been bred In confimment, sporadically, for upward of 6 1 years! but only recently, since ‘t has become quit" scarce in the wild sta'e and the value of its pelt correspondingly incron.- <1, has a general and systematic attempt been made to add it to our stock of domestic ani-
mals.
There are no less than ten varieties of minks in North America, boMrtes several others in Asia and Europe, which differ from one anolher In size, rolor, and softness of fur. By this it is evident that (he mink is a phi tic animal, capable of l . lng melded into Improved strains by selective bro'ding, a very Important quality for animals that arc to ho domesticated. There Is, Indeed every reason to bolb vo that by beginning with the (wo or thr. e largi it, darkest, and finest furred kinds of wild mink, nn animal j eventm lly can he produecd mm h superior 10 tiny of tiio. e now e;.i tine. At f ! rsl it was quite difficult to procure hrcedlng stock. Wild minks we e scarce, and of the fi w that weio caught a Inigo portion soon died from •- juries or m. nosur. . Lately, however, i. b ' i been pos eble to huv ranchraised minks, which are pro’erablo to wild stock, being better contented and !( r.i likely to bo infested with inlernal
para sites,
Althnm h habitually carnivorous when wild, minks quickly learn lo rat many things cot on their regular hu! of f- re. A litter of youm: one - taken from their mother when six weeks old and 11 is nil with a kilti n of the ante
for her. She had the best ol everything. We fed her things right of the table. And I’ve got up nights to let her in. And what does she do? itun.-. away! No moro cats for me, thank
you!
Gone over to some of the neigh hors, 1 suppose. They're welcome to iter. Geoff riddance, and I hope they get enough of her. If she thinks she <an come back here after they gu. sick of her she's‘mistaken. I guess they bad something lo do with her going, too. Likely they 1 'o been feeding her and toliina her away. Pretty business that is. Thank the Lord, I’ve got common decern y enough not to steal my neighbor's cats and dogs! I’d sell and move ort of tins place tomorrow if I could get
my price.
it’ll seem kind of funny without a cut a omul. A cat certainly does keep mice away, even if she doesn't kill •i.any. And they look comfortable liko sittin* round spilling on their hands and washing their faces. 1 ain't saying that Buff wasn't a good cat, either, mind you. Siio was an uncommonly good tabby. Clean a . a whistle. Flveryone used to rcmaik
about her tidiness.
I've had loads of chances to got good money for her. I don't think I ever saw her climb up on the table—no - • ince she was a kitten. And then aim had the funniest look on her face—.1 kind of “riddle-mu-a-rlddlo” rxprts- I c ion that was comical—wasn’t it,! though? I've laughed at it many a !
tta » o! Q u ®® r - how ; ;,
attached you can become to a dumb j conMMn „ „ r on. nu nl, corn meat, animal. | nn( j r j p; , j W jth a small portion of beef
I that had been boib-d and ground. At
reason for each step. The methods of planting and cultivating the vegetables in the garden are described in Farmers’ Bulletin 218 in part as fol-
lows:
Radishes. The seeds should he sown in drills, in rich, well-prepared
any flaws it will be found out."
soil, placed about half an inch apart j HlrH fj|{\|)F, STEERS BRING
and buried not deeper than 1 inch nor less than one-half inch. When the plants are showing the second set of true leaves they should he thinned to stand from 1 to 2 inches apart in the
row.
Lettuce. The seeds should be sown
In drills in the open or in boxes In , . . VT . , , . , , , ,1 Both ran their stock on National Forthe window. If in the open, the seeds: . , v , , , _ , T ’ " . „ est range under growing permits, should he scattered about one-half ^ ^ gnme amount of ^ mch apart along the row and covered ^ of ^ and both i( , the not more than one-half inch with f(lp _ 0ne (faV()
40 DOLLARS MORI. PER HEAD WASHINGTON. March 27.—That it pays to raise good stock is illustrated by the experience of two Utah ranchmen who sent their steers to i the same market on the same day.
Laura B. Hall and husband to .las. R.
King, lot in Roachdale, $1,000.
Jas. L. Witt and wife to Mary Fk
Pinkins, lots in Roachdale, $800.
United States to Christopher Heath,
land in Franklin Township, Pat.
United States to Jesse Parrish, land
in Franklin Township, Pat.
George P. Burks to William Jameson
and wife, lots in Greencastle, $1.
earth. Firm the earth well over the seeds, so as to bring the moist soil in contact with them. When tbs plants are well up, thin to 6 inches in the row. If the seeds were sown in a window box, hotbed, frame, or greenhouse, transplant the young plants to stand 2 by 2 inches apart as soon as the seed leaves are well expanded, and when they begin to crowd transfer them to their perma-
One gave close
attention to the selection of his breeding cows and used only high-grade hulls. The other made no effort to improve his herd. The owner of the high-grade stock received $40 per head more for his steers than the owner of the common stock. On some of the National F'orest
The members of the Boone County Real Estate Association gained some very valuable pointers from the lecture of Scott R. Brewer, secretary of the state association, given in the office of Witt Brothers last night. One of the chief topics of his lecture dealt with the public highways of the county. Mr. Brewer stated that the real estate men of the county could do no greater work than than of helping to get the highways improved, for noth-
ranges the stockmen club together, it
crowc. iransier mem ,0 vne.r per.na- i* reported and buy high-grad, bulls injt help8 to increase the value of nent places In the open, if the weather ™ 11 l " e ° W ^ d a m [niTati, n of the farmS Und propertk ‘ s ,nor< ‘ T ‘ t0 ° d will permit. In the field, ftey should ( ', rty ‘ . Tn thu hTs nf he I)en .rt r ° ad9 and ^ M T T
Forests is in the hands of the I 1 pat Brewer showed the needs of a ment of Agriculture, naturally there s j a ^ e highway department in Indiana. is a desire to encourage the use of s howed many instances of how the good breeding Cock to eliminate the counUes and gtates ha(1 been the vicscrubs. In general, the effoit is *° jj ms 0 f dishonest contractors in the make the ranges as beneficial to the | buil(linfr of roads and bridges. Mr. country as possible. This is done part- , Brcwer gtated lhat material was used ly by making experiments and studies ; in thig gtate for the building of roads to find out to what extent new meth- wb j^h had been refused for the same ods will pay. | purpose in other gtates.—Lebanon ReAn example is a series of experi- port(>r Mr Rrewt , r ig a DePauw ments covering the use of : Rraduatp> and Ig w ,,il known here. small fenced pastures during lambing ; o
time, which, Forest officers say, has
stand at least 6 inches apart each
way.
Beans. It is best to wait and plant the seeds of this plant in the open where the plants are to grow, delaying the work until severe frosts are past. Plant in rows 1 foot apart, placing the seeds about 2 inches deep at intervals of fi inches. Keep the soil loose and free from weeds. Beets. Beets, while they are hard y and can be planted at the same time ns radishes ami lettuce, are placed as indicated in the planting plan because they require a longer season for maturing than lettuce, radishes and beans. The seeds should he planted in rows 1 foot apart, placed an inch apart in the row and covered 1 inch deep. When the plants are well up (2 inches high), thin to 4 Inches apart in the row. Keep the soil well tilled
at all times.
V Tfimatoes. The tomato is the most exacting of all the plants included in the collection. From Washington
practically demonstrated the value of this method in increasing the number of ambs saved. Alhtough the ranges on most of the F’orests are said to be
The divorce ease of Mrs. Andrew Fldmunson against Andrew Fblmunson, which was to have beefi heard in the court of Justice of Peace Frank,
practically stocked ‘ to thel Imit, the today has been dismissed. The suit experts believe it is possible to In- was filed several,! ays ago by Mrs. Edcrease the output of the ranges sub- nmn.on, in which she alleged cruel stantially through imp.-ved methods «" d inhuman treatment on the part of of utilization. One of the most prom- h <' r husband. The case has been disking of these methods is to increase 'hissed since the conflicting parties the average weight of the animals have decided to try to live together
turned off by improving the grade of a K ain - stock on the ranges. The thorough-
southward the‘seeds may he' planted bred eats no more grass than the Damage to the extent of about $20
in the open at the same tims as beans, but to the north of this point the seeds should be sown in boxes, hotbeds, or greenhouses from the first to the middle of Mnrch. the young
The baby will miss her. She wajust getting so ns to grab out at her :'.nU pull her tail. And do you know 1 good old Huff never would 1,1 out her claws, no mailer what tb 0 baby did. You can’t say that of many
uUs.
I’d like to know who .-4o!e her. Wl.y c rtainly, they must have stolen her. She never would have run away. Before I’d steal my neighbor’s cat I'd • what’s that? Why, she car o to u« 01.0 day. She looked so lean nnc peaked that we just had -to take her in. She’s been with us ever since, till now. Well, she’s go re, and wh it’s gone is gone and there’s no Use i.rjing over spilt milk. But every time 1 think of
her—
What? What’s thn,? Upslairs? Lo k- ' p(l In a closet? Now, what do you think of that! ''01116 here, Butt! C me Buff; come Buff! Poo-oor little Buff,. Bid they lock la r tin in the cubby f 1 Bid they so? Lock up the ,1 dgarncsl !
petsy in a dark closet—
Myrtle! Myrtle Jones! Here’s Buf 1 !
Got any milk handy?
Poo-oor pussy! Pretty kitty!
Ths Possibility.
“Not long ngo,” say., a Washington lawyer, "I attended a trial in Baltimore, during the course of win,!, there was summoned as a witness a
youthful physician.
"it was natural, of courae, that emu | eel for the other side should, in • ro.. ■ examination seize the occasion to u, ter certain sarcastic rpifiaruu (ouch ing the knowledge and skill of so
oung a doctor.
'“Are you,’ demanded the lawyer, ‘entirely familiar with the symptoms ,f concussion of the hi am”
"•Yes sir.’
“'Then’ continued the lawyer, T should like to ask your opinion of i> hypothetical case Were my learned iriend, Mr. Reed, and myself to bang our I'P'ida together, sflould we get cou cuasion of the brain?’ “’Mr. Reed might,’ smiled the youthful physician.”
%
Early Wisdom. Report by. a High School girl of a lecture on “phases of human life— youth, manhood and age:” "In youth we look forward to tin wicked things we will do when wo grow up—this la the state of Inno cence. In manhood we do iho wicked things of which we thought in our youth -this is called the prime of 1 1T' In old ace wo are sorry for the wicked Mtings we did in manhood—this is the time of our dotage. Her Awful Fear Little Millie’s father and rand father were Republicans; iiimI, ns election tlrex near, they spoke of their opponents with increasing warmth, never heeding Millie’s attentive ears and , on,luring eyes. One night, however r,s the little ntahl was preparing for bed. she whispered in a frightened
1 first they were fed exclusively on I milk, and this was used lo ‘ onie extent throughout nn experiment I; .’ 1 it r n year. Steady growth, vetilo activity, and thick <r,:,ts of fur ehnr..eI terlzed every one of them. V, liiio it i, thus evident that minks can be fed on a diet Hint consist s largely of v, - table matter, it has also been demonstruled that they run he kept oqu.dly 1 • R on raw meat, or meat - in,i fish. Tlie kind of food is of much less importui ee than its condition. Meat lliai ins begun to decay or thnt has been derived from diseased animals idionld not bo used. Horse flesh, chicken 1 heads, or other Inexpensive meat, wh, n obtainable, esn he fed with less Inhnr than eereals. Minks are font of sweet milk, and it may tie fed q'li’o largely in connection wdth either meat
or cooked cereals.
| Minks climb trees and other objects having rough surfaces, thoueh appar1 ently they are not quite at ease when off the ground. They can ■ pring up- ; ward to a height of pearly 4 feet, and (1 ey dig In the earth with facility. Unlike rodents, they can not gnaw fla* j surfaces, yet when tryin - to e cape tl’ev make considerable In 1 uway in cutting away exposed edges of soft wood. They are very aetlve wpen hungry. On the other 1 ml. when hunger L> satisfied, they crawl i ito their nests and sleep till their stomachs aie 1 again empty. So profoundly do they sleep when gorged with food that they ; 1 tay even be handl' d without being Immediately awakened. While young they like to play with one anolher, but later In life they nre quarrelsome, parti,ttlarly at meal times, und are best kept separated except during Hie mat-
ing season.
scrub, weighs more pounds When fat, was incurred Thursday by a blaze and sells for a higher price, without in the old Renick property at the
putting any additional burden on the corner of F’ranklin and Locust streets, voice: "Oh, mamma, I don’t dare go range itself. The fire was started from an over- upstairs. I m afraid there s a demc
That livestock leaves the National heated stove, but was extinguished Forest range in excellent condition is before the fire department arrived.
upstairs. I’m afraid era' under the bed.”
shift them to 4-inch pots or to tin Hayden National Forest range in Col- Company.
A Whole Family.
“What are you doing there with the paper and scissors Ixlsie?” “Making a pig, mamma.’’ “A pig! You’re making a Utter.’'
Importance of Right Feed In extreme cases the odor of the f cd has boon Imparted to ce • Onions fed in sufficient quantity will have their effect. F'ccds of high and objectionable flavor should not be fed by those who d 1 ire to produce a first class article. In no case should tainted foci he allowed to enter into the ration. F’ccd also has an influence on the color of the yolk. A fairly high colored yolk is usually prefewd tral can generally he obtained by lending a moderate amount of corn. Plenty of green feed also enriches the color of the yolk. Keep Irons Dry. When flat irons are put In to heat head:, of moisture form on them In abou a minute or so. If the Irons are then lifted and the moisture wip, d oil w ith a clean dry cloth they will alwayi be smooth.
Eggs should always he kept dry, Conlaet with wet material, or exp,,--tire to moisture causes them to go ba.! quickly; therefore eg;> when liken ‘o market should be protected from the wet by suitable covering,.
While the census figures are an Index to the number that have drifted from the farra to the city within the Inst ten years they can’t show thu number that are homesick to get. hack.
Half frozen hens won’t lay.