Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 77, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 December 1912 — Page 8

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~~f IROQUOIS VALLEY. j -H- I Lynn Daugherty was a Rensselaer IMr Wednesday. Etibel Marlatt was a Rensselaer goer Wednesday. •William Green had 'his annual •hristmas dinner for the family. IDrs. K. Zillhart and daughter, Pauline, spent Sunday at the Eib kerne. Quite a number attended the •hristmas exercises at Burnstown •chool house. Dam and James Hopkins went to Wabash Monday to spend Christmas with the 'home folks. Hr. and Mrs. George MeKlfresh >4d Miss Pauline Zillhart were in Rensselaer Wednesday evening. Bessie and Alpha McElfre:l« ale Ghristmas dinner with their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John Schroer. Mrs. Lewis, Mr. and Mrs. Warren Galbraith and daughter Alice spent Ghristmas with Bud Lewis and family. Misses Margaret Hurley, Anna Ritfliman and Leo Hurley and Mr. Fullerton attended the show in. Rensselaer Friday night. We expect the wedding bells to ring for several of our young people soon. Hurry up, girls, only a few more days left this year. On Christmas evening Miss Margaret entertained about twenty-five, of her friends at a 6 o’clock dinner party. The house was very prettily decorated with tinsel, Xmas bells and holly, and underneath the huge Xmas hell in the parlor hung a bunch of mistletoe. Several of the young people were discovered standing under it. before they realized it. After partaking of a sumptuous feast the remainder of the evening was spent ini playing games. The guests departed at a late hour, all wishing Margaret many more merry Christmases.

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] LEE. j Mrs. Holt has hen visiting with relatives in Monticello. Miss Odie Meyers of near Frances▼ille spent Christmas here with Mr 3. Alvin Clark. 1 J. H. Culp and family ate their Christmas dinner with his father, Wncle David Culp. ,The children of Mr. and Mrs. E. Gilmore spent Christmas with them at their home in Monon. Mrs: Anna Warner and son of Rensselaer spent holiday week here visiting with relatives. There was a large crowd and a good time here at the Christmas entertainment on Christmas eve. Wiliam Rishling and wife spent Ghristmas with the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Wood. L. M. Jacks has been confined to his bed for the past week, but is somewhat improved at this writing. Mr. and Mrs. Bush, relatives of Mr. and Mrs. Arm Lewis, spent Christmas here with them and other relatives. George Culp and family and Estel Osborne and family of north of Rensselaer spent Christmas here with relatives. Aaron Holeman, the little son c t Asa Holeman, has the mumps and Lucile Westphal has the chickenpox. Quite a mixture in one comBranity.

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UNION. | ■—l 1Happy New Year to all. Patience Florence called on Mary Reeder Christmas day. Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Faylor were Rensselaer goers Tuesday. Jack Reeder and daughter, Miss Mary were Rensselaer goers TuesT*he plasterers finished plastering William Faylor’s new house this week. Oarrie Hahn, came /home Saturday to spend over Christmas with home folks. A. R. Schultz and family took Christmas dinner with Daniel Wolfe and family. . Rinehold Schultz and Fred Krueger are cutting wood on the Thompson ranch. Lewis Todd and family called on Arthur Millspaugh and family on •hristmas day. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Faylor and nfcildren, Ray and Bessie, were in ■■■ ■■

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Rensselaer Monday. Mrs. Blankenbaker called on Mrs. B. D. Comer and Mrs. Amos Alter Thursday morning. Paul A. Schultz and family called on his mother, Mrs. Bertha Schultz on Christmas day. Everybody enjoyed themselves immensely at the last literary. The “ass” side won in the debate. Ernest Ton and family and Miss Edith Gall and brother spent Christmas in the Schultz Settlement. B. D. Comer, Josie Dexter, Mr. Budd and Miss Wilson are the debitors for next literary program. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Schultz lert Saturday for a few days visit with relatives at Hammond and Gas City. Wanted —To know what has become of that Schultz pencil pusher? Did he go back to der Faderland? Mr. and Mrs. Emil Schultz, Emil Stibbie and family, Paul G. Schultz and family, and Miss Minnie Fechner took dinner with Rinefoold Teska and family. The next literary will be held on January 4. Don’t miss it: To say we heard some “rare” speaking at our last literary would be putting it mildly, for we certainly did. The young people are becoming very interested. Miss Lois Meader, teacher of the Mofflt school seems to be rather unfortunate lately. Some time ago she lost a silver mesh bag containing a check for a considerable sum, while returning from institute, but fortunately, it was found by Mr. Willis, the Virgie teacher, and Saturday while returning home from town she lost the same mesh bag with about forty dollars in spot cash t herein; but as good luck woul have it, this also was found lying rear the side of, the road about a quarter of a mile from the Meader home, where it had probably fallen from the automobile. Miss Cora Dex. ter found the bag this time. Next and last, while teaching at her school the hack end of .the stove fell out last Monday and she had to dismiss school and get someone to drag out the stove and get. one from the Fuller school. Miss Meader resumed school Tuesday morning and ended up with a fine Christmas program Tuesday afternoon.

I , PARR ! —I 1— Madie Porter has returned from Illinois. Ocie Wood was a Rensselaer goer Saturday. Antna Marion was in Rensselaer Saturday. Suppose, everybody a merry Christmas. Mrs. C. Warner is now improving rapidly. May Warren is working for Mrs. C. Warner. Miss George is visiting with Miss Ocie Wood. Martha Cohreeg was in Rensslaer Saturday. •Miss M. Tullis of Illinois is home for Christmas. Opal Illff is spending Christmas with home folks. Martha Schreeg was in Renssel- ” Tullis Wednesday. Marie King spent Sunday with Miss Martha Schreeg. Adam Brusnahan returned to Chicago Thursday morning. Mr. and Mrs. R. Tullis spent Wednesday with G. Tullis and family. William Price of Rnissetaer was the suites; of the TeHis family on Tuesday. A big crowd attended the Christmas exercises and all report them excellent. George Tullis moved in to his house Friday, which he recently purchased. Mrs. L. Schreeg went to Chicago where she spent the holidays with her daughter. Mrs. A. S. Bowman went to Chicago Monday to do some Christmas shopping. Ray Brusnahan, who works in Chicago Heights, spent his Christmas with home folks. Nettie Davisson of near Parr, who is very sick with rheumatism, is reported to be no better. Miss Hazel McColly of Chicago Heights is spending a few days as the guest of the Iliff family. Mrs. G. Marion’s little baby died Saturday and was buried Monday. The mother of the child is very poorly. Dude Meyers was in Rensselaer Saturday to see a doctor about having the eleven stitches taken out of his ear. Lena Tullis, who goes to high school in Rensselaer, came home to spend the Christmas vacation with ier paren ts. Santa Claus was real good, only he forgot something for the boys with the fancy hair dress. What was it, boys? t Dudley Meyers, who was hurt some time ago when his team ran away, is very sick at his home, having caught cold in the wound on his head. 'Some of the girls received dolls on the tree which some of the naughty boys put on for them. Never mind, boys, the girls will put one over on yon yet. Those wtho spent Wednesday with Dennis Healey and wife were—John Healey, Anna Healey, Otto Makus Marie King, Frank King, and Mr. Gaffey and wife.

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HOW THREE WOMEN ENJOYED THE MUSIC

Three plump women, ranging In weight from 160 to 200 pounds, file in; and, after much creaking of silk gowns and groaning of chairs, are seated as the concert is about to begin.) First Plump Woman (breathlessly) —“This Is going to be a perfectly grand concert. I’m so glad we decided to come this afternoon, though I was awfully afraid Mrs. Deming wouldn’t send my gown home. It did come, though, Just in time for me to dress. How do you like it?’’ Second Plump Woman—"lt’s perfectly lovely. But then you always look exactly right. So well groomed, don’t you know, and all that Doesn’t Bhe, Mrs. Tilden?” v Mrs. Tilden—“lt’s the dearest thing I ever saw. You certainly have the best taste in dress, Mrs. Snowdon. Every time I see Mrs. Snowdon, Mrs. Thompkins, I say to myself: ’ ‘lf I only had such taste as she has!’ ” Mrs. Snowdon—“How nice you two are! Of course, I know you’re just saying it to make me happy, but then it’s just as dear of you as If you meant it. Now, I think you two are the trim* mest two women I know.” (Orchestra plays first number. At Its close the three women give three sighs of apprepiation or relief.) Mrs. Snowdon—“Pretty, wasn’t It? I do just love Wagner. And while I think of it, Mrs. Tilden, I want to ask you where you got that perfect dream of a fichu you had on yesterday at the tea. I’m crazy about it!” Mrs. Tilden —“Oh, do you really like it? How sweet of you to say so! I got the lace in Paris and I had my little seamstress make it when I got home. I think it’s rather fetching.” Mrs. Thompkins—“lt’s the dearest thing! Oh, they’re going to play again. I wish they’d wait a little longer between the numbers.” (The first violinist plays a solo.) Mrs. Thompkins—“lsn’t that violinist the dearest thing you ever saw? I simply adore him.” Mrs. Snowdon—“Yes, he’s perfectly sweet, but he has the funniest looking wife. Did you ever see her?” Mrs. Tilden—“l should think I did. I have very good reasons to remember her. I saw her at the tea Mrs. Dupont gave for her, and one of the maids spilled punch all over my best gown. It was never fit to wear afterward.” (Chorus of lamentations from the other two.) Mrs. Tilden —“And such a dowdy thing as she is, too. Really, her gown was nothing but the plainest kind of silk. It looked as if she had bought it ready made. Really, the most ordinary looking thing.” Mrs. Snowdon—“Funny, isn’t it, how queer these artistic people are about their clothes? The only one I ever knew who wasn’t was the wife of that artist who visited Mrs. Tolman last winter. Do you remember what perfect dreams her gowns were?” Mrs. Tompkins l (with intense interest) —“Weren’t they! I never saw anything more beautiful than the one she had at the reception Mrs. Tolman gave for her.” (The orchestra rudely interrupts them.) Mrs. Tilden —“Isn’t that young flutist absolutely the most attractive creature you ever £aw? Now, do tell me about the gown you were speaking of, Mrs. Thompkins. You know, I was ill last winter and didn’t go to the reception.” Mrs. Thompkins-—“Well, It was gorgeous, my dear. Simply too wonderful for words. It was . the most delicate shade of bluish lavender —a perfectly indescribable color. Marquisette over messaline, draped in the most wonderful way, and caught up with little bunches of chiffon, with a violet fastened in the center of each. What a catastrophe that you missed it!” Mrs. Tilden—“l almost cried when I heard about it. I was the most disappointed person you ever saw. And usually Mrs. Tolman’s affairs are so dowdy. By the way, there’s Mrs. Parks down there. Speaking of dowdy people made me think of her. She has less idea of dressing than an* other woman I ever knew. Actually she went to Mrs. Tuttle’s garden party last Thursday in a perfectly plain linen frock. Not even a suit, my dear—just a little linen dress, with some sprays of embroidery on the front panel. Can you imagine any one doing such an unheard of thing? I’m sure Mrs. Tuttle felt it very keenly.” Mrs. Snowdon—“Poor Mrs. Tuttle! By the way, I suppose you’re both going to the Trenton's Friday evening?” The Other Two—“ Yes, indeed!” Mrs. Tilden—“l wouldn’t miss it for worlds. What are you going to •wear?” Mrs. Snowdon—"Oh, I’m having Mrs? Deming freshen up my white voile with some new laces —just cheap little lace, only $3.50 a yard, but I’ve worn the gown three times already and I didn’t fee) like putting much money into fixing it up.” Mrs. Thompkins—‘Tin having a little gray chiffon made, and I really think it’s going to be a very dainty little frock. Simple, of course, and inexpensive. I’ve made up my mind that I simply won’t spend more than SSO on It. But then I adore simplicity. I simply will not fuss over my clothes." Mrs. Tilden—“Nor I.” Mrs. Snowdon —“I feel Just the way you do. That’s why I adore living In Forest View. I simply couldn’t lire In a place where people Judged you by the clothes you wear. In Forest View, you know, you really don’t have to fire your clothes a single thought."

HAPPENINGS OF A WEEK

Latest News Told in Briefest and Best Form.

Washington Secretary of the Treasury Franklin MacVeagh is acting president in the absence of President Taft. As there is no vice-president and Secretary, of State Knox is at his home in Valley Forge, Pa., the statutory succession places Secretary MaeVeagh at the head of the government, he being the highest cabinet officer at the capital. * * * President Taft, will issue an order in January abolishing many customs houses for the saketof economy. * ♦ * A protest has been filed in congress by the legislature of Georgia against the course taken by congress In proposing to the state a constitutional amendment providing for the direct election of senators. The protest asserts that the course followed was unconstitutional. j * * *; ; Legal battle over the validity of the indictments against the United Shoe Machinery company under the Sherman anti-trust law has begun in the United States Supreme court in Washington. * * • The United States did more business within the month of November than in any month previous in the history of this country’s foreign commerce, according to a statement by the bureau of foreign and domestic commerce. The value of goods imported last month was $153,134,995, and of exports $277,898,081. This marked a great increase over the business done in November. 1911. * * * Domestic Henry Luke, while employed as a truck man on the Santa Fe at Streator, 111., was engulfed when the earth under his feet gave away and he was precipitated into a bed of quicksand Luke’s companions were near by, but he disappeared before they could reach him. * • * W. R. Tobb, an accountant of Seattle, Wash., thirty-two years old, was arrested on request of the Detroit police, who charged him with the theft of $2,300 while in the employ of an express company. * * * Because three cases of bubonic plague exist at Hilo orders from Washington are that all vessels from Hawaiian islands must be fumigated on arrival at San Francisco. * • * Representatives of 200,000 garment workers in New York city met with national officers and appointed a committee to set a date for a general strike in New York. * * * A. M. Funk of- Cleveland, 0., shot and seriously wounded his wife and killed himself in a room of a Galveston hotel. A ten-year-old son witnessed the tragedy. A letter in a pocket said Funk was ill and despondent. * * * Six persons were fatally Injured and a score seriously hurt at Elkin, Ga., when a section of a school building in which a Christmas entertainment was being given collapsed. * * * Physicians are astounded at the case of Miss Ida Schooler of Washington, who lived ten months with a fractured skull, but who finally succumbed to her Injuries. • • • Not one member of the Ninth Kansas cavalry, one of the state’s most active regiments in the Civil war, is drawing a pension. This faot developed upon receipt of a letter by state officials at Topeka from H. B. Lapham of Lorton, Va., a member of the Ninth Kansas. ■V® • • • J. B, Porter, former mayor of Olney, 111., was shot when flogging David Bates, a well-to-do citizen, as the result of a quarrel between them, which had its origin longer than a year’ ago, when Porter was in office and Bates held office under his administration. * • * Mrs. P. H. Ludwig of Norwood Park, 111., was killed and three others were injured, two possibly fatally, when a north-bound Chicago and Northwestern train crashed .into an automobile in a funeral processioh at Valley Junction, near Waukegan, 111. ** * * Henry Bruere, director of the bureau of municipal research of New York, announced that John D: Rockefeller, Jr., had given $20,000 and promises SIO,OOO more If It should be needed, to finance the Investigation of the police department. • • • In the presence of Governor Deneen of Illinois, his staff and a large party of Illinois veterans and representatives of the government, the SIO,OOO monument erected to the memory of Illinois soldiers buried in Andersoavllle. Ga., was unveiled.

WHY WASTE HUMAN EFFORT?

By J. E. Waggoner,

Manager.

The harvest which has just passed witnessed a greater lack of farm help than perhaps any harvest that we have known. The cry for farm laborers from the Northwest, megaphoned over the entire country, lost none of its intensity when heard at short range. Farmers boarded trains at the station offering $3,00, $3.50 per day and in some cases more for farm help. Their solicitations were met by the stare and dumb silence of the passengers. At this point one is apt to ask "why,” if such is the case, and there seems to be no doubt but that it is—is the farm help problem growing greater year after year. There are many reasons for this —some are lured away from the farm by the attractions of the city, while others turn their backs to the farm because of the drudgery and long hours they are required to work on the ordinary farm. It is right and proper that the farmer should w6rk long hours during certain seasons of the year in order to Bave the crop, but we find the largest percentage do not stop at this point, but pride themselves in early rising, saying nothing, however, of the work actually accomplished. We do not wish to discountenance early rising, but that in itself will not be productive of results. We often hear the old adage, “the early bird catches the worm”—this success was not necessarily due to early rising but to knowing where to go; in other words, the farmer should combine with early rising—early and careful planning. Just recently the writer was on an lowa farm where a new silo had been erected. It was discouraging to note that the silo had been built eight or ten feet from the side of the horse barn, in fact, it was 200 or 300 feet from the place where the silage was to be fed, viz: the cattle barn; in other words, a large percentage of the silage would have to be carried 200 or 300 feet during feeding time. The energy and time expended as a result of carelessly building the silo at this point can be placed on the “loss” side of the ledger, it is not infrequently the case that it takes fifteen or twenty minutes to carry the corn for feeding the horses, and even longer to feed the hogs and other animals, but if the corn crib were properly located it would save tw r o-thirds to three-fourths of this work. By the proper arrangement of farm buildings hours of time and scores of miles of travel can be saved. It is much easier and usually takes no more time to unload a load of corn or grain In a crib or bin in the barn or hog house than it would to unload it at a corn crib standing several hundred feet from either. If we were to visit a modern plant that is manufacturing machines for the farm or other machinery we would find that every casting and every part had a certain route through the works. The holes are bored or punched with one machine, it is then handed or delivered to the next machine where the milling or planing work is done; in other words, it passes from machine to machine until the article is completed. If the method practiced on many farms were in vogue in factories, either the price of machines W'ould be higher or the factories would go out of business. Conditions and methods have changed. The farmer now 7 has at his disposal farm equipment which will enable him to reap greater profits from the area farmed if he spends part of his time planning the various operations than if the old methods were followed. He should no longer view his occupation in the light of a day-laborer, but from the angle of a business man. There is, perhaps, no occupation that requires any keener judgment and better management than to operate a farm successfully. The scarcity of farm labor can be met, in a degree, by so planning operations and growing diversified crops as to distribute the work over a longer period. There is no question but that the farmers in the northwest in the wheat sections and the cotton farmers of the south will soon realize the importance and necessity, not only from the standpoint of its effect on the soil, but from the viewpoint of the laborer, to practice better and more complete rotations. - Data collected by the government shows that the yearly earnings per farm hand Is almost directly proportional to the farm equipment used The using of a larger number of farm machines and more power, and following better plans, including a proper rotation of crops, will help to solve the labor problem.

Fodder left in the shock will lose from 25 to 40 per cent of its feeding value, besides it is a bad practice to say the least to haul it in as needed during the cold winter days. Better plan to stack it if possible. To shred the fodder, you will find more economical than stacking. s

It is usually a good practice to turn the cattle and other stock into the corn stalks for only a short time each day until they get accustomed to the change in the nature of the feed. See that they are provided with plenty of good water.

Better begin to look up the alfalfa crop. Every corn belt farmer should have at least ten acres of this valuable crop nexUyear. You can’t raise your protein any cheaper in any other way.

DOES IT PAY TO SHRED SOVERT

Service Bureau

By C. J. Fi Iweber,

Shredded stover increases its feeding value. Prof. Henry of the University of Wisconsin has conducted experiments which show that shredded stover is about 24 per cent more valuable whpn fed to milch cows than it is in the uncut form. It is also estimated that about 25 per cent of the feeding value of corn stalks is lost by allowing the shocks to stand in the field tw'o months. Allowing corn to stand in the field not only decreases its value, but it increases the difficulties of the cattle. Just remember that every time you carry an armful of stalks into the barn 20 per cent of the digestible nutriments contained in the feed go for the production of physical energy necessary for doing external work, 43 per cent is used Jor keeping up the body, and 27 per cent is returned in the milk paik If you handle your corn crop properly you will find 37 per cent of the total nutriment in the stalks, and 63 per cent in the ear, but if you allow the shocks to stand in the field to be beaten by the winter’s storms, you can expect to lose anywhere from 25 per cent to 50 per cent of the total feeding value of the stalks. On the average acre from tw r o to thred tons of stover are grown. In the stalks produced on an acre of average corn, there are approximately 85 pounds of protein, 1,500 pounds of carbohydrates, and 22 pounds of ether extract. A steer weighing 1,000 pounds requires onehalf of a pound of protein, 6 pounds of carbohydrates, and about one-tenth of a pound of ether extract daily. Figured to an exactness, there are carbohydrates enough in an acre of corn to last a steer ten months, ether extract enough to keep him in proper condition for eight months, and protein in sufficient quantity to sustain him for six months. Probably the only argument against shredding is the cost of preparation. When figured in dollars and cents, the cost of pushing and shredding with a machiiie is practically the same as for hand work. Figures compiled by men who feed whole stalks, by users of shredded stover, and by the owners of machines give the following facts; Cost of husking 25 acres of shocked corn, and getting the fodder in a stack. The quality of corn used for the basis of the following tables is slightly above the average, forty bushels to the acre being taken as a standard. The cost of labor is figured at current rates. Cost of husking 1,000 bushels by hand at 4 cents a bushel. .S4O 00 Board for man during husking, averaging 50 bushels per day, for 21 days at $4.50 per week ..... is 50 Cost of handling husked corn and fodder from the field, men and team, 5 days at $2.00 per day each for the men,and $1.50 for the team.. 27 50Board for 2 men for 5 days, at 75 cents per day.... 7 50 Board for team for 5 days at 50 cents per day 2 50 Total cost qf getting corn in l crib and fodder in stack....s9l no Cost of husking and shredding 25 acres of corn, figuring the yield at 40 bushels per acre, and an average day’s work at 800 bushels. A ten-roll husker and shedder working under ideal conditions has husked 1,000 bushels of corn in a day, but to be conservative we are reducing these figures considerably. We are also figuring-the cost of doing the husking and shredding strictly on a bushel basis. In many localities owners of huskers and shredders prefer to work by the day rather than by the bushel. For hire of husker and shredder, including the services of engine, 1,000 bushels at 4 cents S4O 0d Three men pitching in the field, 1% days at $2.00 each per day 7 50 Six men to haul stover from the field, 1% days at $2.00 each per day.... 15 00 Six teams and wagons for drawing stover ti the machine, 1% days at $1.50 per day per team 11 25Fuel 5 6(1 One man for shoveling corn into crib, 1% days at $2.00 per day 2 50 Board for fourteen men, 1% days at 75 cents per day..,. 13 15 Feed required for six teams, 1% days at 50 cents per team ...................... 875 - Total $98.75 $98.75 minus $91.00 equals $7.75 or cost of shredded stover. Since two tons of stover are produced on an acre, and twenty-five acres are shredded, fifty tons of shredded stover are secured. As $7.75 was the cost of the shredded stover, the expense of doing the work with a machine when distributed amounts to approximately 16 cents per ton more than the cost of husking by hand and of stacking the corn stalks. Besides less space is required for storing the shredded stover. There is practically no loss or waste of leaves or husks, and the stalks are. in an excellent condition for bedding. They not only act as an absorbent, a pound of absorbent stover absorbing 2.5 pound of liquid, but the vegetable matter when returned to the sod! forms humus. The fertilizing value of the stalks harvested ou an acre are worth about $7.00, or about $175.00 worth of fertilizer can be returned to the field.

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