Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 2, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 April 1916 — SCRAPS [ARTICLE]

SCRAPS

The public educational system of j Greater New York shows a total res-! ist ration of 831,885 pupils. The death rate in tiie fnitod! Slat - V s 1- * l i was 13:6 a 1.000. tliej lowest fate ever recorded in this' country. i Raymond Tilton of Richmond. Ky., j aee 31. performed the feat of pain-j in«r four pounds of weight in less' than three hours to become a soldier In the t aired States army at the recruiting station in Cincinnati. Tilton desired to join the infantry, but! tipped the scale at 123 pounds 5 three pounds shy. He invested in a I meal and imbibed freely of water.' Tlten .it was found that he had gain-1 ed four pounds and In* was accepted, i years becomes almost black. When one watches a canary daintily picking at its little box of bird seed, one is not likely to reflect on the large Quantify of that food which is eaten every year. Nevertheless, during the last year the canaries of this country consumed a total of 4,7CM.523 pounds, or 2.350 tons of bird seed. At the advanced price of ~,v 2 cents a pound, which has . been in Tor e since the war made it difficult to import this material, the tiny birds have cost their owners s2r>B,- ■ 51-88.—Popular Science Monthly. 1-or 20 years a German prize of *SO was given annually at New York university bv Herman Ridder. Edward Langer. for many years a frfend of Mr. Ridder and of the uni r versity, has agreed to guarantee the continuation of the prize, either by an annual gift or by raising an en-

dowment fund among the friends of the late giver. The award will continue ACL be listed in the university publications as the Herman Ridder German prize. Tlve university reports that in spite of the war and other conditions which might be expected to affect the study of German. the number of students now pursuing courses in Germanics is larger than ever before. Details regarding a Teuton hydroaeroplane which fe,ll into the hands of the Russians in the Riga region are of unusual interest in that they disclose the thoroughness with which German aricraft are finished and equipped. To quote from the report of the Morning Post correspondent at .Petrograd: “All the necessary manipulating parts of the machinery are made luminous at night with a indium composition. There is a special newly invented level to facilitate handling the plane in-dark-ness, and a special compass, and seats tire provided for three. The hydroaeroplane carries a searchlight, a Maxim, and a rifle, with an adequate supply of ammunition, and ten bombs, five on each side, of ten pounds weight apiece.”

The worst extravangance is waste of time; but it is not extravagance TO HEAD THIS AD I have three makes of buggies for sale that can' not be topped by any firm in four states-—Binkley, Page Bros, and Studebaker. All are guarantee jobs. Just received the Binkley car, call and inspect same. All three styles have been sold off my floors for years. All these buggiesare up-to-date in style and quality and the prices are right, too. No advance at my shop nor loss of quality. On Front Street, Rensselaer, Ind. Yours respectfully, CHAS. A. ROBERTS. f Be a booster for “Go to Church Sunday,” April 16.