Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 June 1918 — Page 6

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THE NEIGHBORHOOD CORNER

Department of Farm Welfare Conducted by County Agent Stewart Learning.

Threshers’ Bureau Established. Food Administrator Eger has appointed a ' committee which has opened headquarters\ in the Better Farming asociation office for tire purpose of mobilizing the threshermen to save wheat now lost by inefficient threshing practices. The committee will divide its work into two sections: (1) Assistance in preparation for harvest, and.... 12) Assistance during the harvest period. Arrangements have been made for free inspection of all outfits in order to make sure that they are in proper condition for clean, threshing. The committee will also assist in Securing coal and mechnical assistance. Ernest Morlan is chairman of the committee and William Brown is secretary. Threshermen desiring to avail themselves of this service are invited to communicate with the committee.

Farmers’ Clubs. The North Union Farmers-’ club will meet at Virgie Saturday evening, June 1. The secretary reports the following program: Song, Virgie quartet; recitation, Miss Nellie Cover; recitation, Buster Brown; The Soldier, Mrs. Robert Smith; instrumental music, Mr. and Mrs. Hooper; lecture —The Country Church and Sunday School and Their Relationship to Economic and Social Problems, Dr. ill ess; instrumental music, Mr. and Mrs. Hooper; How to Prepare Your Stock for a Public Sale, W. A. McCurtain; recitation Bill Jones’ Mule, Jack Gassaway; Truck Gardening, Frank Hooper; Talk -My Most Improved Methods of Corn Cultivation, R. G. Gassaway; recitation, Eddie Eilts; Hog Demonstration Report, T. F. Meador; song, Quartet. Everyone is invited to attend this meeting. The Gillam Farmers’ club will hold its regular June meeting at Independence church Wednesday evening, June 5. The following program will be rendered: Song . (congregation), Star Spangled Banner; secretary’s report and roll call; business; recitation, Beulah Faris; recitation, Learetta Stathaum; song, Thyra Prevo; reading, Mrs. Leslie Tillett; Talk—Women and War, Miss LaVerne Geyer; violin solo, Thyra Prevo; Talk —• Silo and Its Benefit to Farmers, Stewart Learning; song, congregation.

The Parr Farmers’ club •will hold a special silo meeting at the school house Thursday evening, June (i. Kilo owners from different partg of the county will take part in the discussion. The Milroy Country club will meet at Milroy church Saturday evening, June 8. All are invited to attend. Garden Pests in Evidence. Amateur gardeners are reporting severe losses of cabbages and radishes from the root maggots. These are the larvae of a small fly which lays its eggs on the root of the plant. Unin fested cabbages may he protected by fitting a piece of tarred paper around the stalk to prevent the fly from laying its eggs. Infested cabbage and radishes may he treated by pouring carbolic acid emulsion around the base of the plants. This is made iby dissolving 1 oz. of soap and 1 oz. of crude carbolic acid in ,14 pint of water and shaking thoroughly. Add two gallons of water, before using. More Silos Needed, Says Schwab. “For economy and rapidity of gain, no other method of cattle production equals that of the liberal use of silage in the ration,’’ said Prof. John W. Schwab at a silo meeting last week. “In asking the people oif Indiana to build 10,000 silos this summer, we are asking them to do a very patriotic and profitable act. The silo is not a war measure alone, but will continue to be an important factor in the development of the country. All types of silos now on the market are satisfactory if properly built.” / More Good Herefords.

Fred A. Phillips was a buyer at the recent McCray sale, adding two excellent cows to his already good herd. Farmer and Perfection blood lines are well represented in the Phillips herd, which is rapidly coming to the front. c Sifrt Meeting. A special silo meeting will be held at the Egypt school house, Jordan township, Friday evening, June 6, according to Toben Brothers, township chairmen, who 'have secured several experienced farmers to lead the discussion. All are in-

vited to attend. Demonstrations. Tuesday, June 4, at 2; 30, a demonstration will be held at the farm residence of. William Fisher, of Milroy township. Wednesday, June 5, at 2:30, a demonstration and talk on “Threshing Dinners,” has been arranged by Mrs. Charles Riff to be held at Parr.- , Friday, June 7, at 2:30, Mrs. Harry Arnold hag arranged a lecture on “.Food Conservation,” to be given at the Food club at Black- ( ford in Barkley township. Thursday, June 0, at 2:30, a demonstration will be held in the do- | miestic science kitchen in the Tefft school. | When attending a demonstration remember to bring a pencil and ‘paper. If you don’t you run a chance oT massing some good recipes. If you 'have a recipe that you know is good, bring it with you. Some neighbors may have need of 1 just such a recipe. This is a chance for you to do your bit. Saving Eggs. Save eggs and help your neighbors save. During the spring and early | summer, when eggs are abundant 1 and reasonable in price, store a sup- ; ply of eggs for use in the season of scarcity.' Fresh eggs preserved may be kept for eight to twelve months in excellent condition. Eggs laid in April, May ami June have been | found to keep better than those laid later in the season. I Kinds of eggs to use—They must he strictly fresh, clean, unwashed

and free from cracks, with firm shells, and if possible infertile. Water glass and lime water will keep good eggs good, but will not make bad eggs good. ! Mixtures to use One of two methods can be used, either by water gftass or lime water; the w.ater glass method is preferred. When ’using water glass, use one part to j ten parts of boiling soft-water, and allowed to cool. This will preserve fifteen dozen eggs in a five-gallon jar or crock, if lime water is used, dissolve to or three pounds of uri- , slacked lime in five gallons of water that has been boiled and allowed to cool. Allow to stand until the lime- settles and liquid is clear. | Vessels to use—Metal vessels should not be used, but earthen i ware, glass or wooden containers. They must be absolutely clean. How to pack the eggs—Tlie best method to put the eggs into the liquid preservative.. When jar is 1 full there should be at least two (inches of liquid above the eggs, and if any evaporation takes place, water should be added. After jar is filled the top should be covered I tightly to prevent evaporation. I Keep in a cool cellar. Eggs may be added to the solution from day to day as gathered and need not be put down all at one time. Fresh, clean eggs properly preserved can be used satisfactorily for all purposes in cooking and for the table. Cottage Cheese Dishes. Use cottage cheese as a war measure. It is a real food that will take the place of meat in your menu. Combined with fruits or vegetables it may be made into attractive nourishing dishes. Cottage cheese, in fact, is a food that may form an important part of the diet, served either alone or in combinations. In soup, sauce, ■meat-like dish, salad or dessert, cottage cheese may be well used. As a basis for the main dish of the meal it will materially reduce expenses, appeal to the appetite and save meat. Try cottage cheese in these new recipes: Cottage Cheese arid Potato Croquettes. 1 c cottage cheese, 2 T chopped parsley, 1 t chopped green pepper, 3 c mashed potato, % t soda, % t salt, few grains cayenne, few grains paprika. Mix all ingredients except potato and form into small balls. Then mold the mashed potato around the balls of cheese, forming a large roll of each. Roll in bread crumbs, place in a greased pan, brush with melted fat and brown in hot oven. Cottage Cheese Loaf. 2 c cottage cheese, 1 c left over cereals, 1 c bread crumbs (dried), 1 c strained tomato, 1 T fat or drippings, % t soda, salt, pepper, sage and paprika, liquid if necessary to mix. Mix well and form into a roll. Brush over with fat, and bake in a moderate oven 25 minutes or until . brown. Serve with medium white sauce, to which may be added 2 T minced pimentos.

Rattlers, always plentiful in parts of Washington state, are this year more numerous than in any previous season. Sheepmen are forcibly reminded of the fact by the loss of lambs. Older sheep know the menace in the tattoo of the rattlesnake, and will change their course at the sound, but the lambs are often bitten. There is nothing that can be done for the relief of a lamb which has been bitten. It dies in a little while. —-Seattle PostIntelligencer.

The honor of being a 100 per cent, perfect baby fell to the lot of James Cheney, the two-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Irville Cheney at the third annual baby day of the Thursday club, held recently in Biddeford, Me. The prize that the club offered to the best baby was a beautiful silver cup and the Cheney baby won against the thirtyeight babies that had entered in the (measuring and weighing teßt.

THE TWICE-A-WEEK DEMOCRAT

ITALY SPENDING 5 MILLIONS DAILY

War Expenses Increase Each Month and Prices of > , Food Soar, r j— * . PROFITEERS GO UNCHECKED Menace to Morale of Nation Seen If Speculators Are Not Curbed Soon —Revelations of Press Cause Sensation. Rome. —The war is costing Italy $149,000,000 a month or, in round numbers, about $a,000,000 a day. In estimating the of the war the expenditure incurred during the ten months of Italy’s neutrality for war preparations as well as the money spentfduriug the 33 months of war up to the end of last February are taken into account. The estimate is only approximate, because besides the money actually spent for war expenditure payments made by the war office and the admiralty for extraordinary expenditure due to the war are included in the calculation. On the other hand the increased expenditure and the payments made by other government departments during the period from August 1, 1914, to February 28, 1918; are hot taken into account. Only the expenditure of the three ministries of War, of the navy and of muntions is added together in order to afford an Indication of how much the war is costing Italy.

Cost of Warfare Grows. The total extending over a period of two years and nine months when divided into shorter periods reveals that war expenditure is increasing. Thus, while during the first quarter of Italy’s intervention, from June to August, 1915, $97,400,000 were spent every, month, during the last quarter, from December, 1917, to February, 191 S. the average monthly expenditure increased to $282,(500,000, and it is therefore calculated that at present the war is costing Italy $10,0u0,000 a day. So far no serious attempt has been made to improve the food situation in Italy, which is gradually getting worse, not so much on account of acute shortage as to disorganized distribution and artificial increase of prices due to the speculations of middlemen and to extensive hoarding. Sensational revelations are being made in the local press about the profits of middlemen especially in respect to animal food. For instance, it has been ascertained that the lamb market has been cornered by middlemen, who are buying lambs at 12 cents a pound and selling them to retailers at over $1.(50, with the result that the market, prices of lamb have risen to almost $2 a pound.

Profiteers Unchecked. Strangely enough no action has yet been taken against the denounced middlemen while hoarding is being repressed in a half-hearted way, despite the fact that all the shops and restau r rants raided afforded convincing proof that cheese, fats and foodstuffs of every description are being hidden and sold at fancy prices. A few arrests have been made, but the measures so far adopted are inadequate to improve existing conditions. As the patience of citizens Is wellnigh exhausted, it is feared that popular dissatisfaction and resentment will lead to disorders and thus weaken national resistance at a time when the situation is apt to become serious owing to an impending offensive on the Italian front. Radical and energetic measures are therefore imperative.

FATHER OF VICTIM ON THE CYCLOPS ENLISTS

Birmingham, Ala. —“My name is J. P. Baggs. I am the father of 11. T. Baggs, who was one of ; the boys lost on the Cyclops. I want to do something for my ; country.” The speaker, a heavy- - set man wearing spectacles,* stood before one of the draft boards as he spoke. An investigation revealed that he was a skilled mechanic. He was sent _ to one of the United States shipyards. | HU'C. —F — —— F

MEMORIAL TO CARRIE NATION

Woman’s Christian Temperance Union Will Erect Drinking Fountain at Wichita. Wichita, Kan. —The Kansas Woman’s Christian Temperance union will erect a drinking fountain here near the Union station as a memorial to the late Carrie .Nation. The State association has Voted SI,OOO to be devoted to that purpose. The city commissioners have agreed to accept the fountain in the name of the city, and to maintain the water supply. It was in this city that Mrs. Nation began her nation-wide campaign of saloon smashing, many years ago.

Nine Pounds of Liberty.

Chicago.—Dr. and Mrs. W. Moore Thompson of this city claim the first Liberty child. She was born April 26, Liberty day, and they named her Liberty. She weighed nine pounds, too.

COURTING TROUBLE.

It was a red-letter day for Pat Finnegan. For the first time he was a member of a jury. Dressed in his best suit be was about to depart for the courthouse when his wife asked him where he was going. “Shure. an’ it’s to' coort Oi’m going,” replied Pat. The next day the same thing happened. However, on the third morning things came to a climax. Mrs. Finnegan again asked the question. “Shure, it’s to coort Qi’m going,” -said; Pat. ;;; - f? Mrs. Finnegan took the rolling pin and got ign Pat’s way. “Now, Pat J.’ she replied, “take off them good clothes; yer not going to coort. If there’s any coortin’ to be done, shure. ye’ll do it here, an’ do it with me!”

Truth About Premonition.

“Once in a while an error turns out to be the truth,” said the editor. “How is that?” asked the caller. “Why.” replied the editor, “in writing about the death of Mrs. Rounder I referred to Mr. Rounder as ‘the bereaved widower,’ but the compositor made it ‘the relieved widower,’ and it got into the paper that way, and Rounder never even called up to demand a correction.” —London Tit-Bits.

JACK OF ALL TRADES.

“I like men who do things.” “Well. I have done as many different things as anybody you know.”

Ever Notice It?

Tfie man that mails that times are hard You mill observe full oft. Is looking for a berth in life Particularly soft. —Boston Transcript.

Her Remedy.

“When I told Maria her new hat was unbecoming, she said she would face the trouble and makg it the subject of serious reflection.” “And did she?” “Sure. She went for the nearest looking glass.”

Public Representation.

“After yon are gone they may set op a statne of you.” “Don’t sugegst it,” replied Senator Sorghum. “I've been looking the statuary over and I don’t want any. It’s bad enough to be cartooned while you are alive.”

Getting His.

“You seem to enjoy seeing the judge with his wife." “Yes, I like to see him get some of his own medicine.” “Eh?” “1 like to see her overrule him.”

Forgetful.

Mr. Brown—What did I do with my hat. Jane? Mrs. Brown —You left it on your head) Bill. Mr. Brown—Gosh! I Next thing Til be leaving my head in my hat.

Was He Right?

“What’s the dispute about?” demanded the proprietor. “Remember, In this store the customer is always right/' “He says you’re an old shark;” explained the clerk briefly.

JONAH’S REPUTATION.

“Opportunity makes the man.” “Sure thing; where would Jonah have been if the whale had not been waiting for him?”

Change.

Both is an alchemist I know. And so I’D have to drop her, x For every time I'm out with her My silver turns to copper. —Widow.

In These Days.

"It’s as useless as the fifth wheel to a wagon.” “That adage is out of date. All automobiles carry an extra tire,"

FARMS FOR SALE

32 acres. This is all in cultivation; good corn land. Lies on pike road a # nd dredge ditch in Barkley Tp. Sold on easy terms at $75. 40 acres. Lies on public road and is in pasture. Owner will sell at the low price of $35. Terms, S3OO down. 160 acres. This farm lies on pike road, R. F. D. and telephone, near school and in good neighborhood in Union Tp. This farm has 140 acres of black soil in cultivation and remainedr pasture. It has good outlet for drainage with 12inch tile on the farm. There is a good flrve-room house, good barn, pump (house, good well, fruit, and well fenced. Will sell this farm on tefms of $3,000 down and long time on remainder. Would accept clear property or simialler tract of land as part payment. Price, $65.

80 acres. This is level blaok land and all in prairie pasture except six acres in grove. It lies on public highway and in good neighborhood and is fenced and used for pasture. Price, $65. Terms, SI,OOO down. 131 acres. This farm lies on R. F. D. and near station. 100 acres is black soil and in cultivation, and remainder in pasture and some timber. It lies on dredge ditch that gives drainage to the farm. There is a good six-room house, large barn, chickefl house, well house and good well and some hog fencing. Owner will sell on terms of $2,500 down and easy terms on remainder. Would also consider clear property or smaller tract of land as part payment. Price, $65. 160 acres. On pike road joining station and school. Is all level black soil with good outlet rbr drainage. 80 acres is in cultivation and 80 acres in pasture. There is some timber in the pasture but well set to grass. Will sell on terms of $1,500 down. Price, $55.’ 100 acres. This farm lies on public road, R. F. D. f telephone line and mile from station. It is all black prairie land in cultivation and pasture except thfee acres in timber. It lies on dredge ditch which gives good drainage. There is now 10 acres in wheat. There is good four-room two-story house, good well, silo, and small outbuildings. Price, SBS. Will sell on terms of $1,500 down. Would considei clear property, smaller tract of land oP western land as part payment. 160 acres. Well located- and all black prairie land in cultivation or blue grass pasture except 25 acres in timber. There is now wheat* and oats on the farm and will be lots in corn this year. Price, $65. Terms, $2,000 down. 80 acres. This is a splendid farm In good neighborhood in Barkley Tp. It is all good soil, well tiled, well fenced, six-room house, large barn, windmill and numerous other buildings all in splendid condition. Price, $137.50 per acre. Terms, S4,OCTO down. 240 acres. This is a fine tract of land on main road in good neighborhood. ,It is all black prairie TSnd and is wheat, oats, corn and blue grass land, and all of which crops are grown on the land, excepting about 35 acres that is in timber. There are no buildings on this land. Owner will sell at the low price of $65. Terms, $3,000 down. Would consider some in clear property or smaller tract of land. 80 acres in Barkley Tp. This is all good soil and good clay sub-soil, in good neighborhood. There is a fair set of improvements and good well and fruit. Price, $lO5. 100 acres. This fafm is well located an-d has dredge ditch on line of farm that gives good drainage. It is all black land in cultivation

Large List of Properties for Sale. List Your Farms or Property With Us. George F. Meyers

A RENSSELAER MAN’S EXPERIENCE Can you doubt the evidence of this Rensselaer citizen? You can verify Rensselaer sndorsement. / Read this: Landy Magee, fur dealer, says: “I suffered from a lame back and such severe pains across rniy loins that I could hardly move. I Couldn’t rest well and my kidneys were too active. I used several medicines, but nothing, seemed to relieve ,me until I got Doan’s Kidney Pills, at B. F. Fendig’s Drug Store. The backache and pains in my loins soon left and the kidney secretions became natural.” (Statement given May 31, 1907.) On February 22, 1916, Mr. Magee said: “Doan’s Kidney Pills are still my stand-by. I think they are fine and I am never without them in the house.” Price 60c, at all dealers. Don’t simply ask for a kidney remedy—• get Doan’s Kidney Pills—the same that Mr. Magee had. Foster-Mil-burn Co., Mfgrs., Buffalo, N. Y. — Advt.

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SATURDAY, JUNE 1, 1918

except eight acres in timber, which lies adjoining the barn and is fenced with hog fence. Thgye is a good five-room house, good barn apd numerous ,other outbuildings, good well aind-some fruit. Price, $75. 160 acres in Union Tp. This faikm lies on R. F. D., telephone line a'nd near pike road, school and church. It is all black land except 20 acres in pasture and timber, it has good outlet for drainage. There are splendid improvements, consisting of nine-room house with porches, cellar and nice shade, largo barn and many other outbuildings, windmill and all kinds of fruit. Price, $125. Will sell on terms of $5,000 dowa and long time on remainder. Ow# er will take part in clear property or smaller farm.

100 acres of timber land on main road in Newton county. Price, $35. Terms, SI,OOO down. Owner would consider clear property in part or all. , >. 160 acres of timber land on pike road, fenced and small set of improvements. Price, $35. Sell on easy terms or will take part or all in clear property. 160 acres in Jordan Tp. This farm is all in cultivation except 10 acres in timber. It is well tiled and has dredge ditch for outlet. There is a very nice set of improvements in good condition, consisting of six-room house, summer kitchen, well, windmill and well house, large barn, double cribs and 80 acres fenced for hogs. Price, $125. W T ill sell on terms of $5,000 down. Owner will accept clear property or smaller tract of land as part payment.

60 acres in Union Tp. All black land in cultivation except six acres in timber fenced hog tight and joining barn lot. It lies on public road half mile from pike, mile from school and church and has R. F. D. and telephone. There is a nbw set of buildings consisting of a fiveroom house with porch, pantry and well, fair sized barn for horses and cows, chicken house and outside cellar. Price, SBS. Owner would consider part clear property. 40 acres on pike road, 10 hcres in grain and remainder in nice, tall second-growth timber. Price, $65, Terms, SSOO * down and long time on remainder.

145 acres in Brown county, Ind. Five-room house, large barn, well and two springs. 600 hearing fruit trees. Will sell at a low price on easy terms or will trade for property. Modern ten-room houiso with all conveniences, lots of fruit close la on three lots. Will exchange for land. 83 acres. This trgct of land Is in Wheat field Tp. on public road, fenced and has small set of improvements, good well and fruit. There is a school fund loan on this land of sl,s<U3. Owner will sell on very easy terms or will trade for property or stock. Price, $45. 140 acres. This farm lies three miles from this city on stone road, fenced with woven wire and cedar posts. It is well tiled and all good grain land. There is a good set of improvements, silo, windmill and orchard. Worth $175. For quick sale can be bought for less. Terms, $5,000 down and long time on reimiainder. Possession at once if desired. 80 acres. All cultivated except six acres in wood hog lot. New barn, fair house, fine orchard. Owner will sell on easy terms, or take clear property as part payment. Price, $65. Large two-story brick hotel In good condition and well rented In good Illinois town. The owner of the hotel will trade it clear for land and will assume or pay difference. Price, SIO,OOO.

NOTICE OF SAfE OF SCHOOL BUILDING. I will receive bids at my office until 2:00 p. m., Tuesday, June 4, 1918, for the sale of the old school house and coal house at Fair Oaks. The right to reject any and all bids is reserved. GEORGE H. HAMMERTON, Trustee Union Township, Jasper County. / The best kind of ebony Is yielded by the diospyros ebenum. This tree grows in Ceylon and southern India. There is no doubt that this wood was imported from these places by Phoenician traders.

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