Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 57, Number 30, Jasper, Dubois County, 30 April 1915 — Page 3

INDIVIDUALITY OF COW FiRST MEAL F0R THE CH,CKS

Many Dairymen Neglect io Keep Proper Records..

Don't Feed Little Fellows Until They Ar Forty Hours Old Encourage Them to Scratch.

THREE DAYS IN ml

Seeming Impossibility Easily Shown as a Fact.

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Sensible Way to Judge Animal! Per formance.lt on Her Total Yield for the Season, Not by Any One Test or Weight

Chicks hatchfld with hens should bo fed as incubator chicks until they are on ranee ! a. first meal of bread

squeezed out of sweet milk; first three Irregularity of Date Line Accounts for

the Paradox Explanation Given by Scientist in the New York Sunday World.

Washington Embassies Center of Big Spy System

It is still possible to find dairymen who never dig deeper than the sur

face knowlüdcro of the whole herd

Three days can exist at the samo

time! It sounds impossible, but it is

it is

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ASHINGTON. That embassy circles In Washington are clearing nouses through which which military information, gathered for belligerent na

tions from all the larger cities in the United States, is transmitted to tne capitals of the warring countries In

Europe, was indicated in revelations that reached this city from New York. The .report received here tends to confirm rumors that have been afloat since the beginning of the war, that each of the warring nations maintains in the United States a secret information system through which representatives of the allies, assisted by a well-known detective agency, gather military secrets for transmisatrm fn ttiP hen dnuarters of the de-

OiVii W vi a w A tective agency in New York city, which in turn transmits thorn to the embassies in Washington. . . The revelations include a complete key to the code which is Oeing used. Several dispatches have been intercepted and translated en route from branch offices throughout the country to New York city, whence they were to have been relayed to Washington.

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weeks, rolled oats, bread crumbs and hard-boiled eggs, mixed shells and all; wheat boiled in milk, curds, or any other convenient food suitable for chicks. Feed 'on clean boards, and give green food. When on range,

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matte sure tüat tlie chicks are geumg nevertheless a fact that when

giving so much milk, counting simply a sufficient amount to eat The cheap- yery late Sunday night at Attu island the total weight sent to the factory est way is to nen the hon' e it is Monday noon at London and Tues-

one day, or per month, or again sim- day morning t uape uesnnei, amena:

ply the average yield per cow for the , f . il one travels wesvaro, one ,o5e5

vhiujv ieeu ia tuv üauodo w w ay jn g0ing round tlie worm; it one feed. We do not like to give hard and travels eastward, one gains a day, fast rules about feeding chicks, lest writes Hereward Carrington in the we put in the ration something which Sunday New York World Magazine, is not at hand. Preparing a ration for c ld travel at the rate of 15

a meal a decrees a day one would lose exactly

balanced meal that will promote , onb dnv Tn twentv-four

growth and health may be prepared in d the circuit would De complete.

Inasmuch as sun and earth are constantly revolving and day merging in-

factory season. A plain fact that cannoT be impressed too strongly is that cows have individuality; people have perqrmjilitv Whnf mnkos two COWS

yield quite different weights of milk chicks is like preparing

and fat when all conditions are prac-

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cow's interior

visible and luminous,

the requisite knowledge to fathom all the cluck: is rorty nours om. uonu tQ nl ht Sunday passing into Monday,

the mysteries of milk manufacture? leave food which will sour Deiore u ig obvious tllat at one point We do know this, the yield of milk them. on tne world's surface an arbitrary and its percentage of fat are apt to After they are trained to eat, sea. llne must be set t0 the east of wuich

vary from day to day most strangely, ter cracnea grains or rouea oau, u ig one day to tlie west of wllich IS the

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National Parks Prepared for Tourist Travel Flood SECRETARY FRANKLIN K. LANE is a believer in preparedness. The secretary of the department of the interior naturally leaves to his associates in the cabinet, Secretaries Garrison and Daniels, the study of preparedness

related to war equipment. What he is interested in is the preparedness on the part of the government to handle properly the tremendous tourist travel in America, which is expected to be one of the results of the great war. In the opinion of the interior department officials and others who are familiar with conditions in the national parks of the West these great natural show places have never been

visited by as many American people . aa should have toured them, because there have not been the same kind of facilities to care for travelers which are found in Europe, where the tourist trade has been catered to for hundreds of years, and where in many places it is the chief source of income of the people. Secretary Lane believes that many thousands of Americans will travel in this country during the coming season and following years who have heretofore spent their money in Europe, and that the national parks of the West and points in Alaska, with their scenic wonders, will be the places sought out by large numbers of American tourists. The work of reorganizing the system of caring for and developing the national parks is now going on, and in the near future it is believed that most of the American parks will have facilities which will rival Europe for completeness in providing lor tourists. ivrnrv nnnipic tbp P,i1ifornia landscape engineer, whom Secretary Lane

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secured as tne general supenntenueiit m tue uauuuai y.., on plans for reorganizing the system of management and bettering conditions generally in all of the great government reservations which are under the department of the interior.

and feed them in such a way that they are not robbed by the old hens. Mash feeds fatten quicker. Alternato cracked corn and ground mashes for market birds after six weeks. MaUn breeding birds scratch for all thviy get. Milk is always good. Egg shells sometimes become too hard to hatch easily. When such i3 the case, cover them with a flannel cloth wrung out of hot water, if they are in the incubator, beginning at the fifteenth day. If under the hen, dip them in warm wrater.

SELECTING SITE FOR GARDEN

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If Possible Locate Vegetable Patch on Sloping Ground Plow Soil Fully Six Inches Deep.

English Champion Angus Cow. The first half of the milk drawn may not contain more than half as much fat as the latter half; the cow may have some slight sickness; some of her delicate nervous functions may ho deraneed temporarily: extremes

It is much better to havo the fruit garden separate from the vegetable garden, if one is able to do so, if for no other reason tban the trees and bushes are liable to be broken in cultivating among the garden crops. Locate the vegetable garden, if possible, on sloping ground, fully exposed to the sun. A warm, wet sheltered location may be planted

When It Is Noon Monday in London, 6 A. M. Monday in Chicago and 6 P. M. Monday in Calcutta, It Is Still Sunday at Attu Island and Is Already Tuesday at Cape Deshnef.

STATE NEWS IN BRIEF

'vincennei. The bondi of sixteen young farmer! who wer caught in a raid on a retort were for felted on their failure to appear. Tb men said when the bonds were given they would rather work all summer in the hot fields in order to repay their bondsmen than to remain in jail ten days, which is the penalty for visiting a resort. South Bend. W. E. Cady and Dudley M. Shively of South Bend, staU manager and state auditor, respectively, of the Woodman circle, wer indorsed for continuance in office at the closing session of the Indiana circle here. The new state officers were installed, the ceremony being in the charge of Mrs. Emma B. Manchester of Omaha, Neb., supreme guardian of the order. Bedford. Champ F. Crawford of Mitchell was found in. the basement of his house violently insane, it is said. His suit for damages against

the Lehigh Portland Cement company for injuries in the cement company's qvarry was set for triaj in the circuit court here. It is alleged that his insanity was caused by being struck on the head by a heavy stone and worrying over his lawsuit and his condition generally. South Bend. The body of James Cummings, forty-three years old, was found in one of the city's water reservoirs. The body was in an upright position and was discovered by a small boy, who saw the top of the head while fishing nearby. It is presumed that Cummings rolled into the reservoir while sleeping after a "spree." A quart bottle of whisky was in his pocket Crawfordsville. Lilly Wells, the fourteen-year-old girl who two weeks ago signed an affidavit charging her father, John Wells, with a statutory offense against her and later denied the truth of the charge, was thwarted in an effort to commit suicide when the police knocked a bottle of carbolic acid from her hands. She was placed in jail and a charge of d ncainst her. Her

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ment, may all influence the yield of far y in me BPrmg. . iU milk and the test. Hence it is clear tables always bring the most money.

to judge a r a small lamuy oue-imu ui b.

properly manurea ana cuiuvatcu, n

that the sensible way

cow's performance is not by any one test or weight, but rather on her total yield for the season. A cold, matter-of-fact "average" does not give necessary information. C.owrs have individuality, which is worth studying so that they may repay their owners for intelligent handling.

Mace of Lower House Goes to the Repair Shop THE mace, the historic symbol of authority in the lower branch of congress, is to be repaired before the next house meets. It has been sent to New York in the custodv of a deputy sergeant-at-arms, who will be held strictly accountable for its safe return. The

ancient bugbear ot rerractory members, which came dowrn from medieval

parliamentary bodies, is a long piece of silver mounted on ebony, at the business end of wrhich is a silver globe. Surmounting the globe, with his talons firmly clutching the North pole, is an American eagle. Whenever a member becomes unruly the sergeant-at-arms is supposed to "stalk solemnly down the aisle and nn fmnt him with the mace. The bel

ligerent is duly-expected to become tongue-tied with confusion and expiate his display of 'tqhper by humbly asking the pardon of the house. This courtlv tradition received a violent setback, however, the last time the mace was üsed in response to a riot call. "Private John" Allen was on that occasion the center of the mix-up. "Don't hit me with that dam fool bird," he said, when the mace was waved over him. Another time a sergeant-at-arms charged down upon a struggling crowd of congressmen who were trying to terminate a long-drawn-out wrangle by assault and battery. When the bearer of the mace reached the scene he stood there like a schoolboy who had broken down in the midst of a recitation, wondering what was to come next. "What do I do now?" he asked, in a stage whisper. "Bang the buzzard on his head." advised a member, to whom the mace was no more than a slapstick. Ever since then the mace has been known as tne "buzzard." ,

DEPTH FOR COVERING SEEDS Quarter or Half an Inch is Quite Sufficient for Onions, Lima Beans and Like Plants.

furnish a full supply of vegetables. Plant crops the full length of the garden; for horse cultivation the rows should be marked off three feet apart; for hand culture with garden plow, run the rows 15 to 20 feet apart. Have the ground deeply plowed fully six inches deep. Plow as soon as the ground is dry enough to crum-

Too much stress cannot be laid up- -. 1 TIT- n

on covering seen propeny. ve aic very apt to cover too deeply. As a general rule the smaller the seed, the lighter should be the cover. Onions, squashes, parsnips and lima beans, or such plan's that push up the shells of the seed itself, find it difficult to force their way through a very great depth of earth after it is packed down by rains. A quarter or half an inch

at most is quite sufficient covering for these seeds. .Care should be exercised to see that lumps of earth are not left over them. When we plant beets, carrots, parsnips, etc., we always like to have long

rows, ana ao not Deneve in wabtiuB space in useless paths and walks, with short rows running crosswise. It is much easier to keep long rows clean, than short ones, and the labor in caring for long rows is much less than that needed for short ones.

SOME GOOD INCUBATOR AIDS

Uncle Sam Experimenting With Lights for War TAKING a lesson from the European war, the secretary of war has directed the engineer corps to make an exhaustive study of and extensive field experiments with searchlights, flares, star bombs and other lights. For some time the armv and navy have been

using searchlights, and in the RussoJapanese war they were employed by both armies, but not nntil the European conflict (lid they become such important auxiliaries of an army. Searchlights and star bombs have become absolutely necessary to meet the constant night attacks by armies in the various theaters cf war. Searchlights are not only used to detect the movements of the enemy, but to blind

troops when they are charging across the zone of fire, and to discomfit the pilots of aeroplanes flying aloft. Ine engineer depot at Washington barracks, where the experiments are being conducted, has taken on the appearance of a fireworks factory. Not only is the engineer corps experimenting with every type of light producer that it has been able to obtain from foreign countries, but it is testing out quite a number of American inventions. That work will continue at Washington barracks until some time in October, when all of the searchlights and lightproducing devices will be shipped to Texas, where a battalion of engineers will try them out in the field It is not proposed bv the secretary of war to purchase a large quantity of searchlights and fireworks, but according to his instructions the officers will develop types of searchlights and light-producing devices that can be produced bv small changes in standard articles ot this character that can be purchased hi the open market. In the event of war the country would depend largely upon private concerns to furnish that class of equipment tor h army, 1 .

Eggs Should Be Warmed Before Putting Into Machine to Keep Temperature at Right Degree.

To warm the eggs before putting them in the machine keeps the temperature even, and to place cold eggs into it lowers the temperature. It is necessary to make use of the dampening tray if the weather is dry or if the place is dry where the incubator is kept. On the other hand, if the machine is placed in a damp atmosphere, the dampening tray must not be filled. If the chicken is too wet on leaving the shell, there has been an excess of moisture, and if the toughness of the membrane inside the shell prevents the chicken leaving easily, there has not been enough moisture.

next day. This immediate "jump" of a day. regulates the calendar for one pirfiimnnviVnf-inp r.hfi srlnhe. This "in

ternational date line," as it is called, .father is still in jail, awaiting a hear

passing north and south and dividing ing. our world into two equal parts, is the Frankfort Rev. William E. Fer180th meridian and crosses the Pacific tich, age sixty-eight, pastor of the ocean where fortunately there is very Methodist church of Romney, Tiplittle land taking a slight bulge out- pecanoe county, fell dead at the conward to include Siberia, and one the elusion of his address at the meeting other way to include Attu island, of the ministers of the Crawfordsville which belongs to Alaska geographical- district of the Methodist denomination ly. The map will show this. West of in the Methodist church here. Rev. this line is Monday and east of it is Mr. Fertich was a veteran of the Civil Sunday ' war. He was superintendent of pubWhen it is noon Monday in Lon- lie schools for thirty-four years at

dav, Tuesday has already begun at Mishawaka,. Shelbyville, Covington, Cape Deshnef, Siberia, but Monday Bloomington, Brazil, Lamed, Kan., morning has no, yet dawned at Attu and Eldora, Kan. He is survived by island; nearly half an hour of Sunday the widow and four daughters. still remains there. We are thus con- South Bend. The annual convenfronted with the paradox of three days tion of the Woodmen Circle of co-existing at the same time! Indiana opened here with 300 deleWe must remember that every day gates, representing 3,310 members ofbegins at midnight. If we could travel the order in the state. Mrs. Emma B. round the world at the same rate that Manchester of Omaha, Neb., supreme it travels, beginning our flight at noon, guardian, and Mrs. Hadassah Johnson

it would be perpetually noon, all the Gf Columbus, O., supreme manager,

way round! Yet we should lose a day. are attending the sessions. Mrs. Liz-

WhilP at anv narticular noint on the zifi Philon of Mishawaka, grand

surface of the earth a day is 'twenty-

four hours long, every day, as a matter of fact, lasts forty-eight hours sometimes even longer. This seems another

guardian, is pesiding. The address of

welcome was delivered by Mayor Fred W. Keller. Dr. C. S. Rosenberry answered for the women. A military

contradiction. Yet it can be explained, ball was a feature.

Any given day, say Christmas, begins Columbus. Officials of the B&rtho-

(as that day) immediately west of the lomew County Fishing and Hunting

lSOth parallel. One hour later Christ- club have been notified by B. W.

mas day begins 15 degrees west of the Downing, superintendent of a gov-

date line, two hours later 30 degrees eminent fish hatchery at Put-in-Bay,

west of the line, and so on round the o., that 2,000,000 pike perch eggs will

globe. Those living just west of the be sent here between May 1 and o. ne

date line would have enjoyed twelve asks the club officers to be ready to

hours of Christmas when it readied take charge oi tne consignment, w-uen

England, eighteen hours when it began

in the United States and twenty-four

hours (a whole day) wThen it began in Alaska. Already Christmas had ex-

It arrives. White river is lower at this point than it ever has been at this time of year, old residents declare. The stream is almost as low as it wfas

isted twenty-four hours on this globe, in the late summer of 1914. The wabut having just begun in Western ter is so clear fishermen say the fish

Alaska, it will last there twenty-four "see them first," and as a result only hours longer. few are being caught

We have just seen that each day Lafayette. G. M. Mourer, töL lasts for fortv-eieht hours. As a mat- Fletcher avenue, Indianapolis, a

ter of fact, a dav lasts in some places brakeman on the Big Four

Products From Wtii-Planned Garden.

ble when forked over. Harrow and

roll to get the ground mellowed the

full depth it was plowred.

Spread a thick dressing of rolled

manure over the ground and harrow

it in. The finer the manure, aid the

better it is worked into the ground,

the quicker it will act. Drill the seeds in with a good animal-bone fertilizer; one" handful to three feet of row will be at the rate of 400 pounds to the acre.

Cheap Food for Pigs. Pasture is one of the cheapest foods for young pigs and can be easily grown. Begin' early in the spring by plowing deep, making & perfect seed bed, then drill to rye and cultivate with the harrow as soon as it is a few Inches high. With the addition of a little grain, the pigs will do well on this all summer.

Plant Roots Early. An ounce each of onion, salsify, car-

( rot, parsnip, purple strap leaf and

! white egg turnip, long dark red and

Crosby's Egyptian beet and one-half ounce each of two good kinds of cucumber seed will provide plenty of their kind if not planted too thickly. All of the root vegetables should be put in quite early, so that a good start mav be had before hot weather.

Give Only Pure Water. Watch the water supply and see that the hens drink only pure water, md that they get plenty of it, also that they get it in clean Teasels.

Money From Dairying. With good dairy cows you get the money quicker because you can sell the product every day. When the beef !man sells his fat steers he has to take a good part of the money he gets to buy steers to put In their plact.

more than forty-nine hours. This is because of the irregularity of the date line previously mentioned. Let us begin an imaginary journey from Cape Deshnef, Siberia, at midnight. As midnight sweeps westward successive places see the beginning of the day. When the day begins in London it has been that same day at Cape Deshnef twelve hours and forty-five minutes. When this same day arrives at Attu island it has been twenty-five nours and twelve minutes since it began officially at Cape Deshnef. Since thp

day will then last twenty-four hours at Attu Island, before it is spent forty-nine hours and twelve minutes

will have elapsed from the beginnin

of that day until the time it closes. Thus three days can exist at one time, as before explained.

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Duse Refuses to Heip. The Newr York World's correspond

ent at Rome writes to that paper that Eleanora Duse, "who sits in a corner and feels lonely while. women of her age are making huge successes on the stage refused to take part in charity performances in aid of earthquake sufferers. "Why should I exhibit my voice, tired with emotion, and my face, lined with care, to well-dressed women in stalls and boxes?" she asked. "Let them give the price of their beautiful jewels and gowns for the poor." And she wrote to the earthquake committee to that eXCect, too.

railroad.

was killed when he was struck by an east-bound freight train at the river road bridge, half a mile west of this city. Mourer was head brakesman on the west-bound Big Four freight train. No. 6. Just west of this city thereis a steep grade and his train was being pushed up the line by an engine. Mourer was standing on the eastbound track watching the train as It passed by to see if there were any defects in the wheels or air couplings. He did not hear the fast train, No. 98, approaching. The pilot of the engine struck him and knocked him to the roadway, twenty-five feet below. His skull was fractured and one leg broken. Mourer was hurried to St. Elizabeth's hospital and died soon after reaching that institution. He was twenty-eight years old and had worked for the Big Four for four years. He was not married. The railroad authorities are seeking his relatives. Sullivan. W. L Bryan, president 4f Indiana university, delivered a lecture to about three hundre persons at the closing session ot the Indiana presbytery on "The Effect ot

the Spirit on the Man." Rer. Tnonia R. White, student pastor of Indiana university, also spoke. The next meeting place ot the presbytery will fo ia six months at Mount Vernon. la tn morning F. ' W. Grossman, sUU superintendent of Sunday school work, addressed the studexs of th Sullivan High school. Hte subject was "Habits, How They Influenc tha Formation of Character."

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