Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 83, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 January 1915 — Page 4

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THE Argentine Republic has followed and cogjlinucs to foM*ow with admiration and regard the wonderful progress of your great country. It is studying your action in every branch of activity. Your hist or}’, your political, economic and social institutions are familiar to it, as are your industrial and commercial organizations and methods. ITHEREIS NOT A SINGLE DETAIL OF YOUR NATIONAL Life which Escapes the study, the attention and .THE KNOWLEDGE OF OUR STATESMEN OR (5F THOSE. .WHO DIRECT THE INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY OF THE ARGENTINE REPUBLIC, AND IT IS UPOX THAT KNOWLEDGE AND UPON THAI' STUDY THAT ARE BASED OUR ADMIRATION AND SYMPATHETIC FEELING. / Asa people of ideals—of human ideals—they encourage with their enthusiastic applause progress and action wherever it may appear, and I cannot venture to affirm that the same study, the same attention and . „the same knowledge can be attributed to this country with respect to ours. ... < , ' ■ - AN EFFICIENT AND SINCERE FRIENDSHIP, A FRIENDSHIP PRODUCTIVE AND WITHOUT RESERVE, CANNOT BE BUILT UPON AN. INEXACT KNOWLEDGE OF THE RECIPROCAL QUALITIES, BUT UPON THE ESTEEM THAT CALLS FOR THE MORAL CONCEPT OF THE FRIENDS TOWARD EACH OTHER, AS WELL AS UPON THE PROFOUND RESPECT WHICH MAKES X HAT SENTIMENT OF FRIENDSHIP ONE OF THE MOST INTENSE AND PRODUCTIVE SENTIMENTS IN LIFE AMONG MEN AS WELL AS AMONG NATIONS.

Wives Should Be In Full Financial Partnership With Husbands

I THINK there are few men today who would try to take from their wives the small savings which the latter had gathered together. I think that men really representative of modernity would scorn such an action. I believe that there is an ever growing instinct among men to show justice toward their wives and toward all women. AS MISS HENRIETTA RODMAN SAID RECENTLY, “JUSTICE IS THE NEW CHIVALRY.” AND IT’S NOT MERELY A CASE u? THE WOMEN WANTING THAT, BUT OF THE MAN WANTING TO GIVE. IT. ( Men as well, as women are resenting the unfairness of many rides and regulations with which society burdens marriage today, and ’certainly one of the most important of the questions involving husband and wife is the money question. It is most decidedly unjust for a wife to d'made to feel that she is a pensioner on her husband's bounty.. She must be horribly uncomfortable when she has to plead with the man she marries every time she wants a few dollars, and he ought to share her discomfort. THE DETAILS OF MONEY MATTERS WOULD NATURALLY DIFFER IN THE DIFFERENT HOMES. BUT THE KEYNOTE'OF ANY ARRANGEMENT SHOULD BE ABSOLUTE JUSTICE. THE WIFE SHOULD BE ADMITTED TO FULL FINANCIAL PARTNERSHIP WITH THE HUSBAND, AND WHATEVER MONEY SHE RECEIVES SHOULD BE GIVEN TO HER AS A R"IGHT, NOT AS A FAVOR.

Woman Suffrage Will Introduce a Human Element Into Politics

BALLOTS are like bullets. You can't use a rifle without learning how. You can’t use a vote properly without learning how. But there’s no reason , why a woman can’t learn either as well as'a man. THE ENFRANCHISEMENT OF WOMEN IS THE SHORTEST CUT TO THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE WHOLE CITIZENRY OF THIS COUNTRY. I don't expect the votes of women to do more than begin to solve the problems that overshadow us. Woman suffrage isn’t a- cure-all. There is no cure-all for the difficulties we have to meet. But as women get the vote and learn to use it they will, I believe from what I have seen in the voting states, introduce a human element into politics which has heretofore been lacking. There’s still a stronger reason why women ought to vote. This world is run by partnerships. AND THE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE MAN AND THE WOMAN WHO LIVE TOGETHER IN A HOME IS THE BEST PARTNERSHIP OF ALL. GIVING WOMAN THE BALLOT WILL ADD ONE MORE GREAT SPHERE OF COMMON INTEREST TO THIS PARTNERSHIP AND MAKE IT WHAT IT OUGHT TO BE—AN ALLIANCE FOUNDED ON EQUALITY.

Increase of Railroad Rates Will Promote Public Confidence

By A. H. SMITH,

nearly as I can ascertain from the preliminary report which I /y have received the commission has granted an increase on perhaps a little more than half of the ‘tonnage, BUT TO THE EXTENT THAT THE INCREASE HAS BEEN GRANTED IT WILL HELP THE RAILROAD SITUATION. IT SHOULD ALSO PROMOTE GENERAL PUBLIC CONFIDENCE FOR THE FUTURE. The commission has recognized not only the need' of the railroads, but the effect upon the railroads of the peculiar conditions generally at the present time. THE INCREASE NOW GRANTED WILL NOT SOLVE THE TRANSPORTATION PROBLEMS OF THE DAY, BUT IN VIEW OF ALL THE CIRCUMSTANCES THE COMMISSION HAS EVIDENTLY DONE WHAT WAS THOUGHT WISE. WE ARE THANKFUL FOR/THE HELP GIVEN AND WILL ENDEAVOR TO MAKE THE BEST POSSIBLE USE OF IT.

Argentina Desires a Closer Friendship With the United States

By Dr. R. S. NAON.

By JESSE LYNCH WILLIAMS,

By GIFFORD PINCHOT,

President New York Central System

Argentine Ambassador to

the United States

Author

Forestry Expert

POPULAR MECHANICS

New Rubber Coagulant. An important discovery, it is claimed, has just been made in the use of coconut water as a rubber coagulant. This new methdd if as successful as experiments would indicate should prove a great boon to the Ceylon rubber industry. Millions of gallons of coconut water which now run so waste on estates in copra drying and ■desiccation mills can be utilized as a profitable byproduct, besides producing a superior coagulant in making rubber. Details of the process are not now available, but it is understood that the coconut water Ts allowed tl ferment for four or live days, after which it can be used immediately so? coagulating latex. One to two ounces of the fermented liquid will coagulate one pint of pure latex. It is said to produce a better rubber than that procured from the present method of using crude acetic acid, especially so far as color goes and clearer than that.pbtained from the cocoa fermentation acid treatment.—Consular Report. " 6 Hardening Steel Surfaces. A simple process of hardening cast or forged steel which does not destroy the effect of previous heating treatments or cause the metal to undergo a change of form has recently been discovered. In hardening a gear, for Instance, the whole of a tooth is not heated, but, on the contrary, only its surface to a depth of approximately one-sixteenth of an inch. A high temperature flame is played over the surface with a brushlike motion. Upon its removal the cooking takes place immediately, the heat radiating into the cold mass of steel and into the atmosphere. In this way the highly hardened part of the steel consists of an outer surface film. By increasing the time of application of the flame the hardened part may be deepened to about three-sixteenths of an inch, the blaze in,such a case being given a rotating motion to avoid burning the metal.—Popular Mechanics.

Engine Oil Filtering Tank. An efficient and easily made filtering tank for removing impurities front an engine can be made as here illustrated, says Popular Mechanics. It consists of a plain tank, A, with a large outlet at the bottom, and is provided with a cover, B. This has three openings—one for a receiving funnel, C; another, in the center, for a plunger rod, D, having a liandje at the upper end and a perforated plunger at the lower end. and a third for a siphon, or drainpipe, E, which conducts the filtered oil from the tank to an outside can. At the inner end the siphon E is U-shaped, so it may remove the top or purest oil

DEVICE FOR REMOVING IMPURITIES FROM ENGINE OIL.

without disturbing the remainder. The siphon is fastened in place by means of the bracket if and the thumbscrew G. The valve II regulates or shuts off the flow of oil from the tank. When operating the filter the impure oil is poured into A until it fills the tank about three-eighths full; then warm water of from 90 to 100 degrees temperature is turned in with the oil and the two thoroughly mixed by means of the reciprocating plunger, after which the mixture should be allowed to settle for several hours. The oil will come to the. top, leaving the impurities with the' water at the bottom, where they may be drained off. ■ • > Protection of Metals. A new process for protecting metals from corrosion uses pure tin or pure lead, either in its natural state or alloyed with some other metal such as zinc, as a coating for the metal to be protected. The lead or tin is first reduced to a powder. This powder is than mixed with a fluid to the consistency of thick paint, and this is .applied with a stiff bristle brush. The next step is to melt the coating, and this may be done by any clean source of heat, such as a heavy blow torch. Are or oven. The coating shows no tendency to run, so that vertical or inverted surfaces are easily treated. To Prevent Lead Poisoning. Many painters do not realize the danger of lead poisoning from white, black and red lead paints. Outside of cuts the most accessible place for the lead to enter is the flesh around the finger nails. Its entrance tljere can be prevented by dipping the finger tips into warm paraffin or beeswax, whereupon gloves are put on and one proceeds with the work. The paraffin can be easily removed when the work is completed or at the end of the day. ' Use For Sisal Waste. The waste made by cleaning sisal fiber in the Bahama islands has been found a good substitute for horsehair for use irt upholstery. The product is twisted into rope and dyed. When unwound it remains springy.

YOUNG FOLKS’ CORNER

King Frost at Work. When you get up on a eold winter’s morning'haven't you noticed the wonderful pictures'’King Frost has put on your windows while you have been asleep? If you look at these pictures closely you wUI see that they are made up of long, feathery frost ferns. Now. these ferns consist Of thousands of little crystals of frost, so small that it takes 10,000 of them to cover a penny. and in the process of freezing they have together so as to form a pattern. ’’ • The heat of your room and the coldness of the outside air have caused a mist to gather on the window pane, and if you examine this mist under a microscope you will find that it is nothing more than tiny drops of water. Presently as the coldy becomes more intense each of these drops freezes into a little crystal, which is called an “ice Hower,” and each crystal usually has six points. There are more than 2,0Q0 kiilds of crystals, and they all go toward the making of King Frost's picture'. \ ■ yd If the frost is very keen then the pattern of his picture will be a coarse one. If there is little frost it will be a fine one. But King Jack Frost is a wonderful artist, for he never makes two pictures alike, though he produces millions every winter. The Meaning of Calumet. You will often run across the w’ord calumet in connection with Indian tales of war, and unless you are familiar with Its meaning*you are apt to be puzzled by it. Calumet is the name of the peace pipe used by the North American Indians. It consisted of a tobacco pipe having a large bowl, generally of polished red marble or sandstone, and a stem of reed or painted wood decorated with feathers and about t\Yb and one-half feet long. After a peace treaty had been signed the Indians used to fill the pipe’tvith the best tobacco and present it to the representatives of the party with which had made peace, themselves smoking it afterward. The Indians also presented the calumet to any visitor, and to refuse it was to declare war with those who proffered it. The word calumet is not in itself Indian; it is a Norman word meaning shepherd's pipe and was given by the early French settlers to the Indian pipe of peace be cause of its general resemblance to the instrument of the field.

Persistent Questions. Seat all the players save three in a row. The first of these three goes to each plgyer and whispers in his ear some sentence descriptive of where he is supposed to.be, the second player follows with a sentence telling what he is supposed to be doing, and the third tells him whom he is supposed to be with. The first of the three then calls the name of some player, and that player must give in one long sentence the three given him. If he laughs he pays a forfeit. As the three leaders are each ignorant of what the other gives the results are apt to be ludicrous. One player saying, “I am in the middle of the Atlantic ocean popping dorn with Mary Smith,” while another declares, “I am in an airship darning stockings for Joe Brown,” is apt to provoke a gale of merriment.

Conundrums. Why should the number 2SB never be named before ladies? Because it is too (2) gross. When is a window like a star? When it is a skylight. Why is an absconding bank cashier like an air gun? Because he goes off loaded and makes no report. Why is a wddower like a house in a state of dilapidation? Because he wants repairing. What is thatAyhich you cannot hold ten minutes, although it is as light as a feather? Your breath. When is a tumbler like an accomplished prediction? When it is fulfilled. . Good Work of Boy Scouts. For some time a group of. scouts in Sayville. N. Y., have been doing their good turns so unostentatiously that no one knew anything about them. They have been taking care of a crippled man who was unable to provide himself with wood and food for the winter. Every day they have chopped his wood and prepared his meals, taking turns in doing anything that was In their power for this mail whom they have “adopted.”—New York Press. Storyland. Alone in the shade that the oak tree has made * ' . Where the leafy boughs sway as they will, Sits Nan in her nook and, deep in a book, Never knows when it blows or is still. Away into Fairyland now she is going; Clear skies arch above her and fair winds are blowing. There Snow White she meets and Prince Charming she greets; Sees a kfiight- ride away through the wood; To Puss in Boots talks and whispers and V walks dear Beauty, so gentle and good. 'Far. far in the forest the Sapphire Bird’s singing, And high in the heavens the Wild Swans are. winging. To her wondering eyes, fair dream castles rise. ' ' V While the leafy boughs sway as they will, t But Nan, far away, in her dreamland gay Never know? when it blows or is still.' Oh, who for the wind or the rain could . be caring, When off into Storyland she may go faring? ‘ —Youth’s Companion.

ONE STORY BUNGALOW DESIGN. Design 606 by Glenn L. Saxton, Architect, Minneapolis, Minn, d. : ' - ; ‘ dz :: . -TV A - ' ■ : y ; ILraJs Hl l JI ~ '/-.A; ’f'' \'■ f gfe e PERSPECTIVE VIEW—FROM A, PHOTOGRAPH. L nrrT ™l Illi There is no waste of space in this - entire bungalow plan. Two bedrooms on t lle rst floor, and in case of need C U| the den could be used as an extra n D iPjSI * I chamber. There can be three cham ‘wxiwT ■ £|W wnnm-” e j hers finished in the second story if one haul El desires, but the estimated cost does 14=u-s” 4~T I—— JM not include finishing the second story. ■ I lli i \V Size of the house is 28 feet wide and N 36 feet deep. Full basement underem n chamber EE Dl is*- r tfx I tire house. First story 9 feet. Chamjr * 9 bers finished in pine to paint, balance in re d S um > red oak or birch, with p I birch or white maple floors throughout 13 R first story. Cost to build, exclusive of L b&Yo” G |po- SM U heating and plumbing, $2,300. TkptKzmKUM ~m■ ■ ■—mJ Upon receipt of $1 the publisher of ■PIAZZA this pai)er win furnish a copy of Saxton’s new 1914 book of plans, “Ameri;W 11 - -W «r J can Dwellings.” It contains 310 deEEEEEj signs costing from SI,OOO to $6,000; FLOOR PLAN. also • book of interiors, $1.50 per cojjfi

M you M In ft Dani-Il Gtis Rest BWAUL

[Under this head notices will -be published for 1-cent-a-word for the first insertion, 1-2-cent-per-word for each additional insertion. To save book-keeping cash should be sent with notice. No notice accepted for less than twenty-five cents, but short notices coming within the above rate, will be published two or more times—as the case may be—for 25 cents.. Where replies are sent in The Democrat’s care, postage will be charged for forwarding such replies to the advertiser.] FOR SALE .- ; ; For Sale — Southeast Missouri lands where they get two crops from the same land in the same year. Corn from 40 to 90 bushels. Wheat from 18 to 4 5 bushels, followed by a crop of cow peas which makes Jrom $25 to $35. Alfalfa makes from 4 to 6 cuttings and pays from SSO to SBS per acre. Cow peas are sowed in cornfield last cultivation and will produce* as much hog flesh as •an acre of corn. Go there and see jf we have told the truth; if we have not we will pay your round-trip railroad fare, which is $7.96 one way from Rensselaer. Unimproved lands can be bought from $25 to S4O; partly improved from S4O to SSO; improved from SSO up, according to location and improvemehts. Terms: Onethird down, balance' on time at 6 per cent. Charleston is the county seat of Mississippi county, Mossouri, and~is situated in the heart of the finest farming country in the world. Charleston has three railroad connections and ten trains daily. Mississippi county comprises 265,000 acres of fine black alluvial soil which grows in abundance corn, wheat, alfalfa, clover hay and in fact all kinds of farm products. It is a city-.of beautiful homes, churches (all denominations) and is not surpassed by any city of like size in the state for general neatness and an attractive appearance. It has a population of 4,500; has great thrift and enterprise. Three newspapers,’ three banks, large flouring ’mills and wooden ware enterprises. The farm products marketed in Charleston reach very large proportions and the general merchantile business would be a credit to any city twice its size. The population is growing steadily and. substantially. Most of the inhabitants own their own homes. They have excellent schools. There are no saloons. They have the finest water. A healthful climate the whole year round. Mississippi county corn exports, 1,500,000 bushels. Mississippi county wheat exports, 1,100,000 bushels.—JOHN O’CONNOR, ex-sheriff of Jasper county, L. B. 475., Rensselaer, Ind.

For Sale— Pure alfalfa seed.— RANSOM ELIJAH, Fair Oaks, Ind. ts For Sale—Barred Plymouth Rock cockerels.—MJ. I. ADAMS, plhone 933-L. For Sale—Bo acres good corn land in cultivation, well located, splendid buildings. Price $75. Terms, SI,OOO down, long time on remainder.— ARTHUR G. CATT, Rensselaer, Ind.

For Sale— Dry firewood, $1 for load of pole wood 3 feethigh; $1.75 for cord wood; 11c for split white oak posts, 3% miles south of Pleasant Ridge.—See John Sommers, Jr., or write Sol Guth, Washington, 111. ' • • * 1 ■ *•—w Dinina For Sale— 6o acres, ten acres timber, remainder black corn land in cultivation; on main road near school and station; fine outlet for drainage. New four-room house, barn and fc well. Price $75. Terms, SBOO down, long time on remainder.—Enquire at First National Bank.

For Sale— lo acres good black land, all in cultivation, fair buildings, fruit, etc.; onion land close' that can be rented, $1,500; SSOO cash, time on balance to suit; .7% miles Rensselaer.—J. DAVISSON, Rensselaer, Ind. WANTED Wanted— Place on a farm by a married man. Address Box 23, Rensselaer, Ind. Wanted— All kinds of raw furs. I pay more.—C. McCULLEY, Remington, Ind. ts Salesman Wanted to look after our interests in Jasper and adjacent coun ties. Salary or commission. Address THE HARVEY OIL CO., Cleveland, Ohio. Wanted—To borrow $4,000 on good real estate security on 5-year loan; will pay 6 per cent interest, semi-annually if desired.—Enquire at The Democrat office. MISCELLANEOUS Auto Livery— “Frenchy” Deschand, Prop. A new car just purchased. Will drive any where 1 at any time. Phone 319. Storage Room —Storage room for household goods, etc., on third floor of The Democrat building. Prices reasonable.—F. E. BABCOCK. Mutual Insurance—Fire and lightning. Also state cyclone. Inquire of M. I. Adams, phone 5334 L. Financial - , Farm Loans-—Money to loan on , a , r „ m property in any sums an to SIO,OOO.—E. P. HONAN. Farm Loans—l am making farm loans at the lowest rates of intereat. Ten year loans without commission and without delay.—JOHN A. DUNDAP. * ‘ *

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