Herald-Democrat, Greencastle, Putnam County, 16 July 1920 — Page 4

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THE METHODICAL MAN. _

Cad When » Holldey Is Over and He Can Get Back to Routine. "I don't like holidays," said the tnclhodkal man; "they interfere with my work. I recognize fully the fact that days off days of abstinence from labor, are necessary for our biidily and mental welfare, and 1 take a day off weekly, my day beini? Sunday, but for many years I have worked on every other day In the week regardless of holidays. Anything that breaks In on me In tils observance Is disturb-

ing.

"To begin with, we get ip and have breakfast an hour later than usual. There's an hour lost for me. And then on holiday* we have dinner In the middle of the day, this being a further disruption of our usual routine, and then who can work after a hearty midday holiday dinner* And then, besides, the whole atmosphere of the car Is changed. "So I am glad to have the day over and to get back to work in my systematic, orderly, methodical way. It Is In work In my regular, accustomed manner that I find my great pleasure, with

my regularly recurring day of rest on Sunday. Even after that day I am glad to take up work again, and 1 La»e no use at all for holidays."—

New York Sun.

C*stum« In Sculptur*. While on the subject of modern roefume In sculpture, honorable mention must surely be matoe of the statue of Sir Sidney Waterlow, erected In the otherwise beautiful park bearing Ids name on the western slopes of Highpate hill. It would take the skilled pen of an expert on the staff of the Tailor and Cutter to do full Justice to the sartorial beauties < f the sculptor's art. To the layman the outstanding feat ores are a Trilby hat and an umbrella In one hand; a key, probably meant as a symbol, but rather suggestive of prehistoric sanitary arrangements, in the other, and the body clothed in s frock coat and an overcoat. The name of the sculptor is not visible on the monument, and the park keepers will not divulge it. They are either ignorant or kmdly.—London Chronicle.

A Gruesome Mascot. Herr Nuderhauser, the sculptor, at the Instance of the Geneva Director of Police took a plaster Imprint of the face of Liuheni, the murderer of the Empress 'Elisabeth, after his suicide, and a portion of the murderer’s hair was found to have adhered to the plaster. The hair came into the possession of some young women in Geneva in a mysterious manner, and large sums of money have been offered for it. It It believed In Switzerland that a murderer s . hair brings luck.. One young woman took her 'Tuck" to a Jeweller ai^d bad It placed in a golden iocket.—London Evening Standard.

Window Display Forms. New in fixtures for window display are for women's waists and for men s and women s boisery, forms that ar» made not of or other opaque or solid material but of glass. By day these forms are used Just as any similar forms would be by night they are lighted up by electric lights placed within them, the glass of which they are made being frosted to diffuse tLe light evenly. Thus illuminated these glass forms show the goods displayed upon tbem. In pattern and color, even more strikingly by nigh; than by day.—New York Sun.

The Push Man Train. One of the quaintest sights in Japan Is the "push man train " a little railway which runs for nineteen Pillea along the seacoast between Alamt and Odawara. taking four hours to complete the Journey. Each oar Is hauled and pushed up hill by coolies and then allowed to mn down the next incline by Its own momentum, the coolies Jumping on be- ( hind.' When skirting precipices and rounding sharp curves this becomes somewhat exciting, the sensation is rather like being in a runaway switchback' car! Typhoid Fever Specific. A Cape Colony (South Africal doctor lias recently been experimenting witji a new drug jn the treatment of tvpTioTd lever ft is an extract of the j plant cailed'nonsonia bifloia. and contains. besides tannic and gallic add, an active principle or principles which Dr. Maberly has named enierlein. The result of the doctor's experiment* seem to Indicate that enterlcln may t>< a useful remedy In typhoid but bis i ases have been too few to Justify any definite conclusions. Bantam Hen Quail Brood. Lee Hutu, son of Dr. A. T. Holt* of niaegow had five almost full grown tpiail that were hatched and raised by a bantam hen. They Imitate rblrkens In all of their habits en apt to go on a pole to roost. The mother's repealed altaanpta to Induce ber flock to obeerve the ruetom* of fowldom have failed, and she gMw with the quail to a corner of the henhouse, wbere she hovers them all aigbt —8L Imuis Globe Democrat.

IgRIBOU COtvTE 'BTvoiT'T'* MAINE. C -*l! H»"ds rteperted In the Nortlv wsstci n Purl of the State. The Hon. John S. P. II. Wilson, ch .lnnan cf the Maine Fish and Game Commission, states th.t in the L’c;.ii Hirer nr 1 Moo-e River regions dei r are more plentiful than for many years. Moose seem to be holding their own !n the same territory, which Is bounded on the east by the upper Kennebec River and Moosehead Lake and on'the west by the Canada line. The information from lumbermen and forest fire fighters, as well as from guides. Is to the effect that the wild animals generally escaped from the forest fires which were numerous Terentiy. Mr. Wilson also states that several reliable men have reported to tne Commissioners that they have recently see„ a sTnr.l! he-d cf car bou In the Woolustook region of northwestern Maine. It is more than a dozen years since a caribou is knowgi to have been killed In Maine and It was supposed that this migratory beast had gone so far north that it might never return.—Boston Transcript.

A Bishop's Busy Day. Discard.ng his horse and buggy Bishop Abram Herr of New Danville, Lancaster county, found It necessary to procure the service of an automobile in order to marry five pairs who lived in different sections of the ounty. Bishop Herr in a minister of the Mennonite faith, and the weddings were so scheduled that he scarcely had the t*me to eat a morsel of food at the big feasts that always follow a country wedding. He married the first pair at hln borne and then jumped lirto the auto and was driven tc Salunga, where he performed another wedding ceremony. Front there the marrying parson was whisked to East Lampeter township, »aer* two pairs were married. He solemnized the last wedding In the evening at MountvUle.—Philadelphia Hecord.

Instinct of Seal Mother*. The Instinct of the seal is marvelous according to Wide World Magazine. It will leave its young on the Ice in tiie morning, and going down through a hole remain away all day swimming In search of food. Returning In the evening It will locate Its offspring in the same "patch" among hundreds of thousands of other baby seals, notwithstanding that the ice may have wheeled or drifted fifty or sixty mile* during the day from w ind and tide and notwithstanding that tl.e patch may extend thirty or foity miles from one end to the otter. Perfect Consideration. Her husband was out walking with her for the first time since she had got her new hat satisfactorily trimmed. ' Isn't It a perfect dream of a bat?" she remarked. "I said,” she repeated, after some moments of silence, "isn't this a dream of a hat?" Still silence from the man. Then the ventured reproachfully: "Why don't you say something?” ”My dear," he answered, "you seemed to enjoy your dream so that I w as afraid of waking you.”—Scraps.

Rabbits Destroying Walnut Trees. The farmers and fruit growers in the surrounding country have decided tc wrap the walnut trees with strong rubber covering to keep the Jacknibhits front ruining them. John B. Stump, who owns a 300 sere wt'ln it orchard two miles west of this city, reports that the rabbits have kept the leaves so closely trimmed that the tree!- fire not allowed to gain much headway. Engineer Caught Quail. Patrick Graney is a line engineer, and he was pulling the Pennsylvania southbound passenger train No. 24. This is a fast train and when a short distance from the city the train flushed a covey of quail. Graney thrust his hand through the window of the engine cab and picket) one of the birds out of the air. He brought the quail Inbj the ettj to prove the tiuth of nls story.—Indianapolis New*

It ha* been finally determined by tavants that the oldest map Is in the form of a mosaic In a Byzantine church nt Malaba, in Palestine. It Is ^buut 1700 years old and purports to be a map of a part of the Holy X-and.

Test for Blasting Caps. A test for blasting cap Is given In Meyse's book, "Explosives." The raps are set upright on a 1'4 Inch sheet of lead and ignited with a Bickford fuse. From the size of the hole, and the force with which the fragments of the cap are driv en in, an Idea tan be obtained of th* Strength *f the caps.

Japan*** a* Brewer*. The Japanese hare developed Into good brewers and an effort is being uwvd* to cultivate a be#i thirst among tbe Chinese Is order tu treat* a market.

Tbe heaviest rainfall *ver recorded for a single day on tb* Isthmus of Fanama occurred during tb* great fiiicd of Decombei 1*10, between tb* hour* of 10 a. m December II. and to a. ni December 20 when the rain gauge at Porto Bello showed a fall of 1* I I Inches Tb* total fall for the month was II 17 Inch**, whkb I* •qua) tc an average rate of nearly tw* Beebes a day

Win* 8*nt te Franc*. rallfornla wine merchant* sre endoHinrlng to force their goods In tb* very wine districts of Franc* and Germany. Phonograph Re-orde Exported. Th* value of rbonog/sph record* tent •broad during 1110 w*a $2.70*.K h, more than ooubl* that of the pm lions year.

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Trend of Club Work

Dcvelopn-cnt of Social Side of Rural Life Prominent Feature of Club Projects.

Collective Action Among Farmers To Improve Their Borrowinj Capicil)'

VVnshington, D. C.—What coopera-

tion among farmers can do to improva their borrowing capacity at banks is thus described in Bulletin No. 40y,

0 aOOOOOtKWOatKlOaOdKKHJOQ covin the early development of tbo 1 agricultural club work the financial possibilities were usually stressed

and large cash prizes were offered ; .'.Factors Aff'ec’ting Interest Rates and to induce young people to enter into 0|hPr rhargeg on Short-Time Farm and complete the various phases of ,„ aM9; . recently published by the L\ club work. This method of creating y r)e p artm ,. nl 0 f Agriculture,

interest has fallen into disfavor. Thu tendency has been to present thu work on Its merits. The desire on the part of club leaders and othu’ ex

tension workers is that the members enter the work for the benefits to be derived rather than in the Jiope ot winning a large cash prize. The agricultural papers of the

"In some parts of the country where farmers, if they obtained loans at : -1 as individuals, we:e compelled to pay very high rates o. ut* st, plans have been tried out under which groups of farmers have been able collectively to establish relations with banks. In several localities of the Central Western and Rocky Mountain regions.

country have published the financial i farmers have formed temporary agree-

able of the work. The school authorities are more and more appreciating the educational value of practical agriculture. Many educators, who know the great need of rural children fur school training that will fit them

for their environment—life on the plan, illustrated by what has been

done in a Texas community. Involves a temporary agreement between a

farm—turn to the agricultural dub work a* one of the means of vitalizing the work of the,rural schools— especially those schools that are attempting to teach agriculture without adequate laboratory equipment. Such educators see in club work a means to the end that the home farm of the student becomes an efficient work dig laboratory without the expense to tho school system. They have been convinced that the schools that are active in club wort, are in general the most efficient schools, and that the I upils engaged in qlub work are not only the best behaved but that their scholarship grades are much higher than those of the nonclub members. This comes from the fact that the necessary motive is offered and the heart interests of the children are en gaged. As a result, the school work and lhe home life of the members to tied up very closely and the relation between tho two is more firmly cemented. Club work is an important spoke in the wheel of vocational training which is rapidly being tolled to the forefront of educational en-

deavor.

The social side of club work Is more and more to receive llte attention its importance merits. The club

mentH under which they act c ollectively a* guarantee associations for apj .oved loans of members. The added security from these associations lias enabled members lo obtain loans at reduced rales of interest. Another

group of farmers and a hank, but differs from the plan previously mentioned in that the added security con- | sists of a reserve fund left with the I hanker. Each borrower allows tbe I hank to retain 5 per cent of bis loan for a reserve fund, which is held as a guarantee for all the loans made under the agreement and is returned to the farmers at tbe termination of the agreement. "Under another plan, which has been employed in several communities of the Northwest, a group of business men agree lo deposit a sum of mon.y with a bank and guarantee the loans given to farmers for some specific and approved purpose. In all such cases farmers have been enabled to obtain credit on more favorable terms than usual. “In a number of localities in this country, groups of farmers have organized cooperative credit associations or credit unions. Usually each credit union makes definite arrangements with some bank which the lati acts as a depositary and furnishes loans on specified terms. Thus one of the unions in North Carolina receives 3 per cent interest Bom its

„ , „ . hank on deposits subject to check an., groups in practically every State of j , , ,

4 her cent on savings accounts left

on deposit three months or longer,

the Union are holding regular monih)y meetings under the direction of tome mature and expert* need leader (in many cases school teachers). Officers elected from the club memher- ‘ ship preside and carry on the meeting according to parliamentary law. The programs, together with rtfer-

ano pays 5 per-cent interest on its loans from the 'bank. The credit union in turn pajs its own members 1 per cent on their tarings accounts and furnishes them loans st 6 per cent. Suqji a credit union not only accustoms its members to the fise of

.nces and suggestions are furnished check and savings accounts but also

to the dub each month by (he State agent. Each number repott* the progress of his or her work. Timely articles of instruction are presented hi the members and by experienced adults In most of the Northern and Western States the club meeting is divided into three sections: First, business; second, subject matter program: end, third, the social program, suggestions being furnished by lead- . rs on all three phases. As a rule, Jo minutes art usi*U, giving i’0 min

enables the members lo obtain loans lor approved productive purposes on better terms than they could obtain elsewhere.” , * A cuV*. -i —_____ :

One at a Time.

At a charity bazaar in a small provincial town a great attraction was a tiny giay suede glove, which lay on t. rose pink satin cushion. Above it was displayed a notice which read:

"The owner of this glove will, at 7

utes to business, 40 ui’the YubTm ! l ' ,hl8 eveninK ' biased to kiss matter, and 30 to the sofial Interests. I “ ny per * on " ho ‘ ,urcha8 -» *

The lot-til lender Is always present

at th; se meetings to advise and direct win n necessary. The association with each other Slid with those taking part in th« club program causes the member* to wear off the rough corners of t eir social sitle. The Individualistic tendency of the rural people is thus weakened an 1 the way to rural.cooperation and organization is paved. Strictly social ineeting*, picnics, field tiays, etc., arc held at various timet. Thus, the club werk tends to take an increasingly important part in ifie tie-, velopmcnt of the social side of ru-’ ral life. . j> v An Excellent View. "The British army has raised it* age limit to 43 years.'* said H. L. Gresham, the British consul to Cleveland. "The age limit originally was

38.

“The army isn't so exclusive either as to age or as to physique as it was at first. "A slacker in Manchester tried to get exempted the other day. "I've got such iir^r eyesight,” he said. "1 can't see any distance at all.* " Oh, that'll lie all right,' said the surgeon. ‘You’ll have an excellent view. We’ll give you a trench In the very front line’.”

Comparative Cost

Horse vs.Jj Tractor it ha> recently come to our attention that many farmers do not keep books. The writer recently asked a prominent farmer what it cost him to keep his horses a year. He said that he did not know and that hr ne 'er kept ar , record of cost*. Where vould any business man be id a short lime if he did rot keep books? We have figured that it costs as follows to keep one horse a year. Hay-3 ton at $30.00 ... ., $ 90.0ft Grain-10 qts. per day (112 bu.) at $1. 112.56 Shoeing • $6.00 Wear and tear on harness 3.50 Depreciation on horse $12.50 Total cost of upkeep on one horse $224.50 For four horses 898.00 Did it ever occur to you just how much it is costing you to keep horses? Now look at the cost of the Fordson tractor that can easily do the work of four horses. Cost of fuel average season $100.00 Cost of repairs and one over-haul per year estimated 50.00 x Depreciation on Trator estimated 100.00 Total ..! $250.00 Cost of upkeep four horses 898.00 Cost of Upkeep Tractor 250.00 Saving by use of Tractor. $648.00 Undoubtedly you will say that it is necessary for you to keep two horses at least. Alright, by keeping two horses you can save just onehalf tbe above amount. Go over the above figures carefully and see where we are wrong. If anything, we have the upkeep of the tractor high and the upkeep of a horse low. However we would like to have you check our figures carefully and tell us where we are wrong if possible.

Thin Sandwich**. ‘ What * Flubdub up lot” "He is going lo ent*rt*ln the company with n few (rick with c*rU*." "But lhose are our sand*ii lie* he'* shuffling there."

Deadly. Bacon—"A. cucumber alway* reminds me of a cartridg*. it * nearly the *ajne shape." Egbert—“But hardly a* (Ungeroua, do you think?”

A Vermont ■ reamer? hi* titablished a parcel post trade of 400 pound* of butter a week as th* re •ult of an inquiry for good butter made to the county agent and referred to I he creamery.

before that *>ur.

It was such a sweet little glove that it could only belong to a lovely gin. At least so thought the long queue o[ young men who were waiting eagerly

us the clock struck 7.

Promptly to the minute old May. dock, the local butcher, appeared. May dock is a worthy person, hut not u beauty. He calmly picked up the

glove ami remarked:

\i ell, gents, t it is glove belongs *o me, I bought it this morning. I’m j ready for you, so don'; be bashful. One at a time, please." '**'*•- Evidence Against Him. "Not guilty, sir," replied the pris

oner.

"Where did you find the prisoner, 1 constable?" asked the magistrate. "In Trafalgar Square, sir," was the

reply,

"Ahd what made you think be was intoxicated?" "Well, sir, be was throwing his walking-stick into the basin o£ one of the fountains, and irying lo entice one of the stone lions to go fetch it out again." '.tii Wished to Speak to Him. Having been shown the speaking tube and bad its uses explained, Flynn, the new porter, blew a mighty blast in It. Hearing the whistle, Mr. Hobart came fo the tube and inquired: "What's wanted down there?” ** Tl* Ol, Paddy Flynn. Ar’ ye the bosa?” "I am," said Mr. Hobart. "Well, thin," yelled Paddy Flynn, "ahtick yer head out av th' secondshiory windy woil* Oi shtep out on lh' soidvyaik. OI want to talk t'yn!"

It Wa* Only Fair. Two irishmen were working on a farm. When dinner lime came they w ci <• A ailed to dine off a large Usin of bioth. The farmer'* w *' had only ci.« *poon. so »he gat* Pat * fork. Poor Pat was getting nulli ng, wliil* Mike wa* very busy. When lb# bioth waa nbojt < r>f-thir<: gone |-gt kilo: "Arrah now, Mike, you tli; a bit now and I'll vhorol."

COMPARATIVE COST HORSE VS. TRACTOR You might say fuel is high—it is and so is feed. Grain Kas increased in price about 226 percent against an increase in gas and kerosene of about 75 percent. 0 ! has increased bout 100 percent. From these figures, wh : h is the cheapest ? The tractor will plow, disc and drill your wheat, on your roads, cut your grain and hay. The power pt ley will fill yoi/r silos, run a threshing machine, run your dairy grind your feed, haul your logs, and a hundred oilier things. You would enjoy operating a Fordson, and when >ou are through at night, you will not need to bed it down or curry it off in the morning. With a tractor, it is a fact, you will make more money with less work. The Fordson Tractor delivered to you for $875 KING, MORRISON & FOSTER CREENCASTLE ROACHDALE CLOVERDALE

SELECTED SHAFTS A square deal xIhhvx pay*. Most mistakes are not reparable. There are lazy mind* a* well a* lazy bodies. " tiling Idleness by rich or poor, la criminal. Tbe mightiness of the pen 1* du* to the Ink. < la** rule I* the warm menace fo democracy. Vivacity I* fine when yon don’t want to Ju»t rest.

ADERT1SE IN THE HERALD

Too Good to Lore. In th* soft firelight iv*i tie foa Ing homo sitting-room looked 101 ami attractive. The warm!b and fort thawed the bon't of the r 1 " boarder, in an exhaustive nion]entl*| turned to tb* landlady, who only companion in Hie room. ing her band fondly, he uiurB* ‘‘Will you be uiv wife?” Tbe woman did not not si» r ' Mush; no maidenly coyness l ' w from her clear, cold eyes, l '• ,, lf plied thonghtfully: “Let me see: you bavc been four year*, You have ne\sr t’ 1 ^ grumbled at tbe food, or failed M P*your board bill promptl> and v' 1 " question. No, eir, 1 am entry, can’t marry you. You’re too i" 1 ^ boaider to be put on I be fre* I’* 1,

ADERTISE IN THE HERAlC