Herald-Democrat, Greencastle, Putnam County, 2 September 1921 — Page 4

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1 r THE HERALD-DEMOCRAT, GREENCASTLE. INDIANA 1

The Herald-Democrat

rihurifci J- ArnclU Pioprietoi <, '>-.nded . 18fr8 i-jd!ished Friday at tne office, 17 ind 19 South Jackson Street, Green-

■astie, Indiana.

IMPROVED CRATE IS URGENT NEED Manufacturers Should Make a More Rigid Inspection of Materals Put Into Boxes.

NAILING IS BIGGEST FACTOR

Consideration Should Be Given to Methods of Construction Which Will Lessen Possibility of Loss in Shipping.

(Prepared by the United States Depart-

ment of Agriculture.)

Important factors affecting the successful use of crates In marketing fruits and vegetables were carefully studied by a specialist of the bureau of markets, United States Department of Agriculture, during a recent trip. The first of these is the need of manufacturers making a more rigid inspeo

tion of materials used.

While most manufacturers make an effort to have their stock Inspected and to use only good material, In some cases this attempt is frustrated by the failure of the workman to understand and appreciate the ideal which is guiding his employer. Many crate-mill employees seem to cherish the old Idea

that because the crate is a gift pack- “'^^““.^7,'

age it should be made as cheaply as possible, using any sort of material so long as there is a chance of its holding together, thus reducing the cost

to the grower and ship|>er. The Grower’s Responsibility.

The crate manufacturer having done his part in providing materials free from defects, ttie grower or shipper should see to it that the crate is not spoiled in r.eing made up in his

packing house or field.

Growers and shippers should remember that tlie nailing together of the crate is one of the biggest factors in determining whether the container is to be strong and substantial or weak nnd productive of damage claims. (>- merit-coated nail^ not less than four

Where the A vple Reddens Mr. Newlin wondered if he should tell Louise. Perhaps it would be the | means of saving her from a life of | unhappiness. And yet it made him I heart sick to- think of casting a blight | ou her present radiance. “Maybe Pm overanxious. Things may seem different by daylight,” he j muttered and drew his chair c'oser j to the fire that seemed so acceptable I in the cool spring night. He resolved | to wait for Louise, tho it was late I when she returned from the dance, ; and later still when Lyman Purcell left the house. Seeing a light in her father's study, Louise came in and perched on the arm of his chair, little girl fashion. Teasing she upbraided him foi keeping late hours, then began an animated description of the dance. Suddenly in the midst of it she said: "Somehow my ring doesn’t shine like it ought todight, daddy.” She held her slender nand nearer the blaze to catch the light on her dia-

mond.

•’I’ve always noticed that, Louise. Ever since Lyman gave you the ring I’ve had doubts about it.” “What do you mean?” There was a note of fear in her voice. “That the diamond isn’t genuine. And a fake stone means a fake man,

Louise.”

There was a moment of throbbing silence: "1 know Lyman wouldn’t do anything like that," she broke out passionately. “1 know there must be some mistake. Besides, what object would he have? He can well' afford a genuine one. Anyway it isn’t like Lyman. You musn’t say anything to

him—”

“It may not be necessary to say anything. But 1 feel justified in asking you to let me take the ring into town tomorrow to Ormsby’s, where the box came from, and have him ex-

HOPE FOR BEGINNERS.

She drew off the ring and handed it to him with a proud little gesture. “Of course, if you think best—but it will not make me doubt Lyman.” Next day when he took the ring to the jeweler’s his fears were justified. They said the diamond was not the one they had sold to Lyman Purcell a month ago, but an imitation. The original had been a stone of unusual

beauty and brilliance.

When Mr. Newlin told his daughter their verdict that evening the mystery seemed to deepen. Mr. Ormsby, a jeweler of stainless integrity, had sold the stone to young Purcell himself, and after it was set he had called for it and had given it to Louise. And it had never been absent

Greater cure is perhaps necessary in making up crates for express shipments than for car-lot freight shipments, due to tlie more frequent handling they must undergo. ' For either method of shiplping consideration should he given to methods of construction which will lessen the pos-

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Results of Poorly

Lettuce.

Crated

penny in size, should always he used, j from her finger until she gave it to and care should be taken to see that I her iather to tak« back to the jeweler they are properly spaced and placed, i to be tested. *

"It seemed like an endless chain sort of business, but nothing will make me alter my decision, in regard to Lyman or lose laith in him. Nor do 1 ever intend to let him know the difference unless he notices the stone and brings up the subject

himself.”

At the anxious look in her raiher'a face she added with an attempt at her old merry laugh: “it makes me think of the old saying, ‘Where the apple reddens, never pry. Lest we lose our Etlen, you and I.’ 1 don’t intend to lose my Eden over an old stone.” Meanwhile the wedding preparations went steadily forward, and it was only a week before the date s>v when Louise and Lyman went witl - party of young people to Silver Lak^ for a picnic. Tliat afternoon they all went in bathing except Lyman’s twin brother, Guy, who had a broken arm“You cau keep our valuables,'' laughed Louise, and handed him hei ring. Guy had a business engagemt nt to meet, so was obliged to go hi.me before the otifers came out of the w’ater. Early n%xt morning he drove over to ghe Louise the ring. She and her father were both sitting on the porch when he arrived, and tor a moment each thought it was Lyman coming up the w alk. “How much you two look alike,” declared Louise. “1 never noticed it, so much before. Are you ever mistaken for each other?” "Oh, once in c while.” Was it true or did he only imagine the young man changed color.' Mr Newlin couldn't determine. At this juncture Louise was called to the telephone. When she had gone, her lather struck by a suddiffi suspicion, turned and said abruptly: “Were you ever mistaken for yo_; brother by a business Arm — sai. Ormsby the jeweler, for instance?' "Why—1 can't say that 1 was,” but at the piercing loo* in the older man s eyes his glance shifted. “Not even when your brother sent you for the ring he had bought for

Louise?”

Guy broke down. “Y'es—if you will have (he truth—Lyman sent me lor the ring. Ormsby thought i was Lyman so there was no hesitation about giv.ng it to me. I needed money badly to pay a debt of honor—so I had the stone changed at another jeweler's. But it was only a loan, it's the original diamond I've brought back today. 1 swear it—take it to any jeweler in tshe country to prove uiy words.” “We’ll let the matter rest—if you’ll let this he a lesson.” In his relief Mr. New Ur. was incline! to be lenient, for his heart was light with gladness that the ring and the man were genuine into whose kee he would give hi* dausliter’H hao is one week from

that day.

sibllity of loss. An Instance of this is the use of tlie “web” or dented side for celery crates. The slats are stapled to the cleats in tlie factory, ninking^liut one piece "to each side to handle in the field instead of three. It also Insures even spacing of the slats and gives an extra thickness foi holding tlie nails, thus counteracting •ny tendency of the slats to split and

come away from the nails.

Some celery growers are experimenting with a patent crate which is re-enforced with wire around the ends and the body of the crate. In nctuai use the end wires were twisted together to close the package, it !>*>. Ing found Impracticable, owing to the height of the celery, to twist the center wires together. There is no doubt of the strength of this type of crate.

Need of Co-operation.

Whatever the type of crate used, U Is tlie duty of the manufacturer to stp ply good material, accurately cut and properly put together. This much the purchaser of crates should demand and should aspect to pay for. Having secured it, he should do hif part by seeing^that the crates are made up in a workmanlike manner, and, after packing, that they are properly dosed and fastened for shljmient. By such co-operation manufacturers and growers can feel better assured that the crate will measure up to the ideal of a fruit and vegetable package; that tr shall carry the commodity intact from the grower through the wht sale market to the retailer.

( A Little Hard Work la One of Surest Methcds to Overcome Inexperience. In any line of business there aro | failures. These failures occur often I through the want of experience or I natural adaptablity of the man at the head of the business. In no case is failure more often attributed to the man himself than in poultry keeping. Not everyone is fitted to be a successtul raiser of poultry. This requires a real liking for poultry tyid its care, a critical eye to every detail and a painstaking disposition to attend to these details. Provided tne poultry raiser is equipped by nature with these necessities for success, the most common cause of failure is want of actual experience in raising poultry. This lack of experience is the foundation of many of the other causes ,tbat contribute to losses. Through experience any one not naturally adapted to j poultry raising can become successful and thus overcome handicaps. Lack i of experience causes the greatest stumbling blocks in th* business, namely; Selection of improper location. Xeepins poor stoex. Starting with the wrong breeds. Equipping with poor and improper equipment. Too expensive building*. Too large a plant. Want of marketing methods. Neglect of the details. The person with experience, even if limited, avoids these stumbling blocks. They never trouble him to any appreciable extent because he knows in advance how to redurn these troubles to a minimum, right beginning Is more than Im.1i of success in poultry raising. But the man without experience gets suck hard bumps that he is unable to sui* vive financially or else become* dis* couraged and gives up poultry raise tM before he has given it a thorough

trial.

fceproper location of the poultry plant is a common cause o.' ♦Allure. This, of course, grows out ot damp, exposed to cold, chilly northern winds, and those that are inaccessible to a good market are among those that are not suitable for raising poultry and should be avoided. Often a beginner wants to start oa too large a scale, a scale too large in proportion to his experience, or he puts too much of his investment in buildings. The beginner is too much inclined to have his buildings look showy and nice. , Improper equipment and too expensive equipment result in some fa'Surea All equipment such as hooveiA, brooders and incubators should be simple, but at the same time substan tial. While it does not pay to buy the cheapest, yet the other extreme is equally detrimental. Complicated equipment requires more attention, and generally does not give cs good results as simpler appliances. Taking up new methods and untried fads causes some to fail in raising poultry’- It Is far better to follow 1b the beaten paths than to strike off on a new road that is likely to have failure at the end. The selection of poor foundation qtocK or a breed that is not practical fcj raise will seriously injure the chances for success. If eggs are the object the poultryman should select a breed that has a known reputation for high production as an economical cost, and this means a breed that is popular among those successful in the business of producing eggs for mnN ket. If the poultryman desires to raise a few fowls for his own use he could not do better than to take one of the breeds known as the "all purpose” breeds. After the start in poultry raising has been made by securing proper buildings and proper flock there comes the care of the poultry. Here is where experience counts most. The greatest common cause of failure in the care of the plant may be cited under the general heading of neglect of details. This embraces everything from cleanliness in the ineubator cellar to the proper maturing of chicks and the culling of the matured fowls. Y. Sun.

GET HARVEST BV HOGS.

Corn Belt Farmers Use New Plan to Get Results. Many corn belt farmers harvest a portion of their crop by letting their hogs do U*e work. This practice of hogging off corn has been in vogue in a limited way for many years, but until recent years It was considered by many as a lazy man’s way of taking care of the crop. It was also claimed that it was not good for the hogs and tiat a large portion of the corn was waited. But men’s tdeua have changed tomewhat in regard to this practice, and from the experiments and actual field tests made by the experiment station and farmers' throughout the corn belt it has besn proved that the benefits are numerous and more than offset the objections that presenl themselves. Where practical methods are employed the hogging down of corn has proved of great benefit K»d many of the most succesful raisers now fatten their hogs in this way. In nearly every can» on record it ha* been found that It will return as much for the corn while standing on the stalk as will the same corn husked and cribbed and later fed cut to the hogs.

Rapidity of growth Is essential to high quality in radishes. It also helps to avoid injuriea Bom the maggot

] His Nerves frM-n » II11 M II M M M M»M Stayfleld’s nerves were bad and his particular horror was noises. He had fled from the city to escape Its eternal din, but even the sanitx;lun he selected was not a soundless paradise. Into the first room that was assigned him the noise of dishwashing penetrated and into his second room the snores of his next door neighbor penetrated. ’TH take a room In a cottage he announced at the office, and he was Immediately shown to a large ground floor apartment that overlooked a be-autlful lawn. This is the first quiet spot I have struck for seven years,” he announced lo the boy who showed him the room“And here’s a quarter for bringing me to such a peaceful den.” But the peace was soon disturbed by the sound of a lawn mower, one of the noises that entailed a special tortura for poor Stayfield. However the lawn mower was a mere trifle compared with the sound that awaited him that evening wher he returned from the main building, where he had Just dined, to the welcome restfulness of his own cottage retreat. “Of all the sounds In the world that I most abominate," he said to himself, ”lha chief Is the sound of a squeaky hammock, and here, almost at my wlnd-jw, Is the vilest sounding one that ri was ever my misfortune to listen to.” And sure enough on the porch of a neighboring cottage that was close to his own, a hammock gently swayed, and the swaying was accompanied by a metallic shriek of rusty, abrading iron that Stayfield declared to himself was little short of diabolical. “And there’s a,woman In It," he said ‘‘and no doubt she is one of those nervous people who are perfectly unconscious of the noise they make themselves, but who want everybody else to be as soundless as the grave. Well, there’s no rest for me in my room until this thing stops. It’s Just a quesof how long a woman chooses to awing.” He 'returned to the main building, sat along In the reading room, and then went back to his cottage, only to be greeted by the steady, intolerable squeak of his neighbor’s hammock. “I’ll go to the office and complain ” he declared, mentally, and then reflected that he had complained so many times at the office and each time had met with a smile of patient Indulgence. His courage failed him nnd he connected himself with mentioning the matter to his doctor. “Oh, put it out of your consciousness,” was the physician’s advice and Stayfield determined to act upon his prescription. The next evening he seated himself by his bedroom window with an exciting novel in his hand and in his mind the firm resolve not to allow any evil sound to come between him and the lovely heroine of the story. “This Is too much,” he muttered to himself at the end of the third chapter. Down went the hook on the ta* Me and out of the door went Stayfield. He wandered for over an hour about the grounds and when he returned to his room the hammock was stilled and the neighboring porch deserted. “Before another day has passed," declared Stayfield to himself as he lay in his bed that night, “I’ll stop the squeak of that infernal hammocD, if I have to cut it down and throw it in the lake.” Fortune favored him when he returned the next morning after dinner the hammock was quiet and apparently unoccupied. “Now’s my chance,” said Stayfield lo himself, and hurrying to his room, he seized a bottle of oil that he had found on the shelf in his closet and made his way to the neighboring porch. It was dark but he had a small flashlight in his pocket. Turning this on the rope that held the objectionable hammock, he proceeded to spout oil in a wholesale manner. “Who’s that?” a voice from tho hammock suddenly demanded, and another flashlight encountered Stayfirld’s and was turned directly into his fane. By the light of his own tiny eleetri* he saw a pretty pale face, surmoiv:* cd by disheveled locks, turned toward him. But there was a smile on the face and no particular hostility in the glance. “I beg your pardon,” declared Stayfield, returning the smile. "But I noticed that your hammock squeaked horribly, and 1 thought you might liko to have It oiled.” “How very’ kind!” she murmured. And right then and there Stayfield standing with his hottle of oil in one hand and the flashlight in the other, and the young woman sitting upright In the hammock, they discussed the question of disturbing sounds and of special noises that each one of them war sensitive to for fifteen minutes by the clock. “I hope my hammock didn’t annoy you.” she said in parting. “Oh, not at all." he answered quick ly. “Of course 1 noticed it. but I put it out of my consciousness as far as It related to myself, and only feared that y might spoil your rest and re tard your cure."

A tool chest which may be con verted into a work bench by clamp ing It to the tops ot two desks is Uu invention of a Wisconsin man. for use manual training schools.

BUTTONS THEY WEAR.

About SO Per Cent, of New York'* Men Belong to Some Society. Any one who pays attention to the appearance of the folks ho meets when out walking U apt to notice the number that sport lapel buttons of some sort It looks as if about 60 per cent, of the men in this city are Joiners; they belong to some society or other. The habit of Joining is matched by the desire to show tha token of the society. Borne man will come along with a Masonic button. Then there will be an Elk or so, an Eagle, a Forester, sandwiched in between a couple of high school buttons and closely followed perchance by an emblem of the Knights of Columbus. The Holland Society lion appears now and then, and there are Republican club markers and indicators of membership in those pedigree institutions which go back to the Revolutionary and subsequent wars. Civil war and Spanish war button* are to be seen. Occasionally the glance shifts from lapel to waistcoat as a young man comes wandering by with his hands in his pockets. He is very apt to display a Jewelled college fraternity pin.— N. Y. Sun.

The Optical Lever. The dedicate measurement* demanded by modern scientific processes and machines have led to the Invention of many instruments of precision that surprise the uninitiated by their capabilities, which are often based on extremely simply principles. Among these is a little apparatus recently put upon the market In France for determining the thickness. or, one might say, lack of thickness, of extremely thin plates, wires and threads. The inventor likens its action to that of a lever in which a ray of light takes the place of the beam. Essentially the apparatus consists of two carefully ground plates in contact with one another, the upper one being attached to a movable arm. When an object is placed between the edges of the places the upper plate is displayed a little In level, and the effect of this displacement is magnified by a reflected ray of light which falls upon a graduated scale. Thus the most delicate measurements of thickness are easily and quickly made.

The Ant* of the Himalayas. In the Himalayas, on the side facing India, the limit of perpetual snow Is about 6.500 feet higher than in the Alps. One result of this is that various forms of life are found in the great Asian mountains at an elevation which seems extraordinary. Among these are many species of ants, which have been particularly studied by Dr. August Forel. Up to nearly 10,000 feet the ants are very abundant, and even at the elevation of 12,000 feet four species have been foun<!, and it is believed that more careful investigation would show that they exist even at 13,000 feet or more. A unique fact, not found in any other great mountain range. Is that the Himalayas possess an Immense variety of local species of ants. Out of 110 forms recognized In the Himalayas, 50 are peculiar to those mountains.

The Cowa of Muscat Muscat is famed as the hotbed of smugglers in the Persian Gulf, the nearby desert tribes being regularly supplied with arms despite the efforts of the British patriot. But to the writer the odd antics of the cows of Muscat seemed nothing short of freakish. They actually eat fish. No grass grows, so the wily Arab teaches his family cow to subsist on dates and dried fish. The milk tastes queer to a foreigner, which Is probably why the Arab likes it. He also claims it is richer and makes more butter, but most ridiculous of all is the deception practiced on cows when thd calves are weaned. A calfskin, or sometimes a goatskin, Is stuffed with rags and tied not far from where the mother cow is anchored. This effigy of her late lamented offspring soothes her nerves and keeps her from "going dry," according to Arabic tradition.

The Arch. The consensus of opinion among the learned Is to the effect that the Arch was it^-ented by the Romans. Some claim that Archimedes of Sicily was the inventor, while there are others who would make it to be of Etrurian origin, but there can be no doubt about the fact that the Romans were the first to apply the principle to architecture. The earliest instance of its use ta in the case of the Cloaca Maxims, or Great Sewer, of Rome, built about 588 B. C. by the fl - at of the Tarquin line of kings, a work which is regarded by the historians as being one of the most stupendous monuments of antiquity. Built entirely without cement, it is still doing iluty after a service of almost twenty-five centuries.

Influence of Water on Cement. Accidentally an Interesting discovery was made recently at Ashtabula concerning the Influence of the composition of particular waters on the quality of concrete. In preparing concrete, water which had been charged by leakage from blast furnaces and slags was employed, aad the product was found to be particularly good Analysis showed that the water contained an unusual quantity of sillclous and limy constituents, chlorld of sodium, nitrate of sodium, thiosulphate of lime and of sodulm. When compared with concrete made with water from the Allegheny River, that formed with the water Just mentioned was found to possess a decidedly superior pow •r of resistance,

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7

NOTICE OF ADMlNjg^ Notice is hereby given that! deisdgne^ has been app oin J Judge of the Circuit Court ' nam County, State of Wj minstrator of the e.-tate of Grantham, late of I’utnam Indiana, deceased Said estate is supposed to I vent Dated this 29th day 0 f Au J THE CENTRAL TRUST! | Greencastle, Indiana, Adn»>J James & Allee, Atty f 3tW. Sept] NOTICE OF Notice is hereby given that! Rlersigned has bee,, appointed! Judge of the Circuit Co Urt of ] County, State of Indiana ExeJ the will of Mary K Brld^J Putnam County, Indiana, decJ Said estate is supposed to vent Dated this 27 day 0 f AuJ John Charles Bridge^. ExeJ Corwin & Gillen, Atty 3tW, Sept j NOTICE TO THK TA\PA YE | WASHINGTON TO\\ N J — In pursuance to the statu] such cases, made and provi,! tice is hereby give*, to the taJ of Washington Township in 3 County, Indiana, tha- the Eol Commissioners of sai. < llUnl T and did on the 4th day of L 1919, determine by a regulariyl ed bond ordinance to iss Ue bonds as follows:— One set in the total -um of L to pay for the construction aa provement of the J. H StrainJ Road in said Townshi| a cl having bee n awarded for the ii ment of said road by the joint of Commissioners of Putnan Clay Counties, Indiana Said roa,j bonds to l ai :heiU August 15th, 1919, and to bear! est at the rate of 4 num, payable semi annually run for a period of ten years Raid Board of CommissioiiJ Putnam County have set the J 10 o’clock a. m. of Saturday] tember 17th, 1921, as the time' elude their final order in ?ai< ter C W. DAGGY. C A CARVFR, D. J.‘ SKELTON, Boar ( j of Commissioners of nam County, Indiana Attest: R. E. Knoll, Auditor 2t Sept. 2.9 Posl

MALTA Several from this place atl the sale at Hobart R. :,inson| Thursday, Mrs, Eva Walls of Greertastll e d Mrs. Ransoms la-t W- on J Quite a number from this! are still atending the uncial ^ merchandise at Filmore The Campbell ami Grtfin r| was held Sunday at tho h"me and Mrs. Morris Goodv i, >7| present A bountiful dmti wa/ ed, readings were given by thren and a general good :i . vi by all. Watermelon w - sell the afternoon and all departs) late hour hoping to meet ncail Year. Mr and Mrs Will Shuck ci.'.J Mr and Mrs. Alva Wright la^ day afternoon. Mrs. Bertie Nichols of India] has been calling On friends i place a few days Mr Jim Hedden of Missouri iting Lewis Garrett a few < ay Mr. and Mrs. Morris Good" and Mrs Sam Goodwin, Mr. Campbell and Mrs Kate Pan and Walter, Mr and Mr Phil ter nnd several of the relative Johnson County took dinner w j and Mrs. Morris Camph 1 May. Virgil Sharp is real sick a| riting Mrs. Havens called on Mrs. luck last Monday afternoon Merle Wright and Floyd Davis

In total color blindness tt> tlnguishes only light and da more common partial color red Is mistaken for green, or brown, and in a third form mary colors can lie made with confusion of blue and v new spectrometer of F. " Green measures the portio spectrum appearing to be tbatlc and the limits of vl each end of the sectrum. age eye sees six definite o 18 apparently monochpomuth the spectrum; another mor Imperfect color vision sepu fewer single color patches Exceptional eyesight detei distinct colors, with as nai monochromatic patches.