Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 71, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 December 1916 — Page 2

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BACK TO THE FARM.

It is gratifying to learn from real estate men in different sections of the country that there is at last a pronounced movement “back to the farm.” They report large numbers of city men of moderate means purchasing farms and moving their families to them to escape* the burdens of the present high cost of living. 1 This is commendable and all right as far as it goes, but the movement is not general enough. And then it is not owners that are needed on the farms, but workers. For several decades past now there has been a rapid exodus from the farm, until in many sections of the country it is almost impossible to- secure farm help at any price. This has had the inevitable result or ctiTtaiJing the output of the farms, high prices noturally resulting.

We have seen a table of statistics of the per cent of urban population as compered to rural, at the present time and fifty years ago. It showed startling growth of the cities and towns, with not, nearly an equal growth of rural population. But, you say, those workers who have deserted the farms «for the city are now engaged in manufactures. Why, then, are not manufactured articles cheaper in price instead of being right up along side of food stuffs?

The answer is simple, and will have to be taken into consideration In any scheme to lessen the cost of living. The farm is the barometer of the national life. Touch the farm and you touch the national pulse. It matters very little the scarcity or plenty of manufactured products, if the. farm is over productive the prices fall; if the farm falls, all prices rise in sympathy. We know this is not at all acceptable to the politician, who would have us believe that party policies are responsible—all of which is the veriest rot, as the American, people are fast finding out.

When we as a people attack the farm problem in a sensible way; when we devise some plan to restore to the farms of this country

the valuable human brawn that they have lost —then and not till then will we be in the way of reducing the cost of living again to the normal. Perhaps the movement reported is the beginning, and indicates that the pendulum is at last started on its backward swing. Let us devoutly hope that such is the caee. The California State Federation of Labor has instructed its executive board to investigate the feasibility of organizing Asiatics, both Chinese and Japanese, under the banner of the American Federation of Labor. Metallic titanium, it has been found, will cut and mark glass, leaving an ornamental silvery streak where it has, been used. ■ Since new telegraph cables to Ceylon have been opened messages have been transmitted from London Within half an hour. The government of Argentina has made the heating of passenger cars on railroad trains in the winter months compulsory. ' The new bridge across the Tiber at Rome, having a span of 328 feet, is the longest reinforced concrete arch in the world.

PHILOSOPHY OF WAIT MASON

Doc Whiskers say, “I am not joking when saying you must cut Out smoking, or cross to t’other shore.” I listen to the admonition of that renowned and learned physician, and then I smoke some more. The docs are fond of threats and bluffing: they like to scare you while they're stuffing their pills into your craw; they like to raise a little riot about your exercise arid diet, while brandishing the saw. Long years ago the doctors told me that graveyard vestments would enfold me unless I ceased to. smoke; I heard their rede, then, late and early, I kept on smoking good old hurley, and quite forgot to croak. At least a dozen famous surgeons, apothecaries and chirurgeons, have told me Of nty plight: “Unless you can your old rank briar, the nicotine will knock you higher than Gilroy’s famous kite.” And still nty briar is a fixture; I still consume the Four Flush mixture, and buy it by the poiwd, the while the docs stand round and threaten, reproaching me that * I’m forgettin’ I’ll soon be underground;

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Community Work as An Aid to Social Life

As the school year opens and the winter season draws near much thought should be given to community activities, and especially to social functions tjiat will bring neighbors together for good times. It is bard tc have too many of these, and in most places this side of life is apt to be neglected rather than overdone. Good wholesome fun is a tonic for mind, spirit and body. Roth young and old need it. but especially should the young people be considered hi this matter. A certain amount of recreation and pleasure is necessary to sharpen interest in life, and each community should feel responsibility for its young people. The church and tile school are good meeting places, for in these buildings every one should feel welcome. Give thought to the social needs of your family and your neighborhood, then go about working ode stone of your mental possibilities. You will not work alone very long, and many plensnnt meetings will result from your efforts

Desserts For Children

Here is a formula for delicious and quickly made little sponge cakes: fcift together one and a half#cupfuls of Hour, two teaspoonfuls of baking powder. a cupful of sugar and a pinch of salt. Into u cup break two eggs and till the cup with milk. Four tUg milk and eggs into the dry ingredients, beat five minutes. Bake ten minutes in pattypans. These cakes may be broken open, covered with berries and served with cream. With fresh or canned peaches they also make tine dessert. A baked custard that is very good is made as follows; Mix three eggs, three tablespooufuls of sugar and a pinch of salt. Add a pint of milk and bake in cups till set and browned on top. Serve warm in the <jups in which it was baked. If the family is tired of canned fruit use some of the canned peaches for the following pudding: Drain the juice from a pint of peaches, place the peaches in a baking dish, and to the juice add two beaten eggs, a cupful of milk, half a cupful of flour sifted with half a teaspoouful of baking powder and a pinch of salt. .Beat well, pour over peaches and bake to a rich brown. Serve with sweetened milk or cream.

QUINCE HONEY.

« Four pounds sugar, three cupfuls water and six quinces. Rub the fruit hard to remove all down and fuzz, then wash, cut in halves and remove seeds and the stiff seed pockets. Grate the quinces on a coarse grater or put through a meat grinder. Put sugar and water over the tire, stir until sugar is dissolved, let boil five minutes, skin, stir in grated quince and cook slowly, stirring often about thirty minutes till thick like honey. Put into jars and screw on covers as usual. .

Noted Woman Scientist Works In Hospitals

Since the war broke out Mine. Marie Curie, famous with her husband as the discoverer of the power of radium, has been doing splendid work in French field hospitals. She travels about in a big motorcar fitted with h complete X ray equipment, and her energy is amazing. Many improvements in the field hospitals have been made follow-

MME. MARIE CURIE.

ing her suggestions. Mme. Curie is a native of Warsaw, Russian Poland, but has lived In France many years and fe thoroughly French in her sympathies. She is the only woman ever appointed to a professor’s chair in the Sorbonne. Sweden awarded the Nobel prize to husband and wife about twelve years ago. M. Pierre Curie was killed in a street accident in 1907.

A Woman’s Employment Bureau.

The federal government announces plans to establish, in Indianapolis an employment bureau for women and girls similar to that now conducted for men. Applications will be considered only from girls sixteen years or more of age. This is to provide against abuse of the child labor laws.

Phil Webster

By HAROLD JOY

Phillis Webster as a little girl was a tomboy. At fourteen she was pretty as a picture, and at seventeen she was prettier still. But if she outgrew some of her tomboy practices she retained the tomboy spirit. In some families all letters that come to the house are considered lawful prey by any member and opened at wilj. One day a letter came »'or Phillis’ brother Jack from Florida. Jack being away at the time. Phillis opened the missive. It was* from his friend. Egbert Farnsworth, who was running an orange plantation in Florida, urging Jack to make him a visit. Farnsworth.said that be was without associates, having only an a tint with him who kept house for him, and he wished Jack would come down and make him a visit.

Phillis was seized with a leave the rigorous northern winter for the genial southern climate. If she Were only a man instead of a girl she would contrive, if possible, to have Jack s invitation transferred to herself. As it was, she wrote Mr. Farnsworth that Jack was not at Imme and would not he able to accept his kind invitation. > Phillis wrote a hand that might easily be mistaken for a man’s and signed herself ‘’Phil Webster.” By return mail she received a reply from Farnsworth extending the Invitation to Phil. This was a terrible temptation for Phillis. So far as propriety was concerned, Farnsworth's aunt being with him. Phil might visit the plantation, though it would not be exactly the thing for a girl of a retiring disposition to do.

Phil struggled with herself for some time, then gave way. When Egbert Farnsworth went to the station and a jltetty girl accosted him. saying that she was Phil Farnsworth, he could have been knocked over with a feather. Phil pretended not to notice his surprise, but apologized for making the visit saying that her father and brother being both away and she being very lonely, besides, the winter being very cold and, knowing that he had an aunt with him for chaperon, she had not the courage to refuse an Invitation from her brother’s most Intimate friend. Egbert was tickled to death at having a girl visitor and took her home to his aunt, whom he Instructed to assume the direction of her movements, as if Phil were her daughter. Phil appeared as unsophisticated as a country girl of fifteen and convinced the aunt that she had no Idea she was doing anything out of the way. Farnsworth behaved very circumspectly. He consulted his aunt before proposing to take Phil anywhere with him, and whenever the good lady demurred as to the proprieties the three went together.

Phil had affected a childlike timidity as well as simplicity. Though she had taken prizes in swimming contests, she went into the water shrinkingly, as though fearing to wet her pink toes. Miss Farnsworth always accompanied her to the shore and charged Egbert to see that she never got beyond her depth. Pbil enjoyed the play, in which she was performing the principal part, immensely and begged Egbert to teach her how to swim, keeping him busy giving her instructions.

But this kind of bathing did not suit Phil at all. She longed to take a header off the dock twenty feet abovie the water. One morning about daybreak getting out of bed she donned her bathing dress and stealthily stole out to the dock, which was but a few hundred yards from the house. All was still, and she believed every one was asleep. Unfortunately for her Miss Farnsworth had awakened early and was tossing about in her bed. Thinking that to stir about her room might enajile her to go to sleep again after returning to bed, she got up and walked the floor. Glancing out through a window, she saw Phil in bathing dress hurrying toward the dock. Surprised, she paused and watched. Phil went to the far end of the dock, then plunged off head foremost.

Miss Farnsworth, thinking that the girl was either a sleepwalker or was intending to commit suicide, gave a shriek that awakened Egbert. Hastily putting on a dressing gown, he ran into his aunt's room. Miss Farnsworth's eyes were strained toward the dock. Egbert followed then with his and saw some one swimming like a dolphin. “Who is it?” he asked.

“Phil!” cried the astonished woman, with a tone of severity, for her eyes were opened to the fact that she had been made a dupe. When Phil finished her swim she returned to the house and stole up to her room as warily as she had gone out. After breakfast Egbert held a consultation with his aunt concerning their guest. Miss Farnsworth argued that they would be blamed by Phil’s family for harboring her and advocated her being sent home at once. Egbert pleaded for delay, saying he had a plan that would obviate all danger. Miss Farnsworth was persuaded, and Phil was permitted to remain awhile longer. But Egbert informed her that her game of childlike simplicity was played out * Egbert’s plan was to take her home as his fiancee. This he did, and it served to protect her from a severe reception. They were all glad to get rid of the responsibility of keeping her In order.

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! OFFICIAL DIRECTORY. | CITY OFFICERS t Mayor. Charles G. Spltler | Clerk Charles Morlan > Treasurer Charles M. Sands I Attorney...., Moses Leopold I Marshal Vern Robinson > Civil Engineer.... W. F. Osborne I Fire Chief J. J. Montgomery p Fire Warden....J. J. Montgomery I Councllmen > o at , ,• Ray wood ) 2nd Ward Frank Tobias t 3rd Ward Frank King ) At Large.. Rex Warner, F. Kresler JUDICIAL > Circuit Judge. .Charles W. Hanley Prosecuting Attorney-Reuben Hess Terms of Court—Second Monday in February, April, September and November. Four week [ terms. | COUNTY OFFICERS I -777... 5. S. Shedd t Sheriff b. D. McColly t Auditor j. P . Hammond . Treasurer Charles V. May I Recorder George Scott t Surveyor...,, m. B. Price t Coroner .* Dr. C. E. Johnson f County Assessor...G. L. Thornton ) Health Officer, .Dr. F. H. Hemphill I COMMISSIONERS t Ist District H. W. Marble * ? nd Distrist..... .D. S. Makeever J 3rd District Charles Welch Commissioners’ Court meets the First Monday of each month. \ COUNTY BOARD EDUCATION ! Trustees Township S ra 5 t .. D f!; visson Barkley Burdett Porter Carpenter , James Stevens... Gillam I Warren E Poole. .Hanging Grove » i oh 2r R°ih®ft...., Jordan » rmJ 3 ’ P a^ fs ,-•: Kankakee , Clifford Fairchild Keener > Harvey Wood, jr Marion > George Founts Milroy > John Rush Newton I George Hammerton Union I Joseph Salrin.. Wnikoi- » Albert S Keene WheatAeld E. Lamson, Co. Supt.. .Rensselaer 1 Truant Officer, C. B. Steward, Rensselaer

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