Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 63, Number 31, Jasper, Dubois County, 24 December 1920 — Page 3

LittlcnoifrncYS Ii r.--.-s-. I r t. Star it. W Vifw et f Intöioc.lBorMU of fc r r ' L LINE OF FRIENDSHIP MAY MARK TRADE ROUTE Hearings In a dozen cities of both countries by the United States and Canadian Joint commission to cor.sldet connecting the St. Lawrence river and the Great Lakes by a canal system awakened a new Interest in the nearly 4,000 miles of border that separates this country from Its neighbor to the north. The boundary between the two great English-speaking countries of America, giving them Joint ownership of some of the greatest lakes In the world, as well as a river of prime Importance, holds possibilities for development overlooked by many of the citizenstockholders on both sides of the line. The single scheme now under discussion for the construction of canals to handle ocean-going ships foreshadows a work that would rival In magnitude and importance even the epoch-making engineering feats at Panama. With huge canals connecting the waters of the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence, ships capable of negotiating any weather could sail with the ore, coal and grain of the western United States and Canada, directly to any port of the Seven seas. Discussion by the two countries of the feasibility of engaging Jointly In the development of their border waters Is In contrast with some of the stormy Incidents In which the boundary has flKiireil. Known In recent years as "the border without forts," anl come at last to be regarded as a line of amity and friendship, It Is perhaps not generally realized now that until the cumulative efforts of years resulted not long ago in the settlement of some long-standiiig disputes, the United States-Canadian boundary was the source of almost continual misunderstanding. Many times there were unpleasant Incidents, twice the countries were on the verge of war. and for well over n hundred years after the close of the Revolutionary war diplomats, commissioners, and even neutral kings and emperors acting as arbitrators were kept busy trying to straighten out the many snarls into which a border line can become tangled. Much of the trouble In regard to the boundary resulted from Ignorance of the geography of the country on the part of the early negotiators. The St. Croix river which the earliest treaty stated should form the eastern line of Maine at the very starting point of the International boundary was not satisfactorily Identified at first, and this caused friction for some years. A second geographical error the assumption that the Lake of the Woods drained Into Lake Superior Is responsible for the rather Indefinite boundary of small lakes and brooks between the two large lakes. The belief that the Mississippi river had Its source In Canada, and field notes In accordance with that belief, brought about the existence of a tract of land of a hundred square miles, cut off on a peninsula on the northern shore of the Lake of the Woods, practically surrounded by Canadian territory and many miles ncross the water from other land of the United States. In connection with still another United States-Canadian boundary that between southern Alaska and Hrltlsh Columbia a mistaken Impression of early Russian traders has given the United States a boundary running helter-skelter over foothills and ridges when It was believed to follow a mountain watershed, a logical geographical boundary. KIPLING SETTING NOW NEWS BACKGROUND The Simla Hills of Kipling fame and the Interesting Tunjab country again were brought to public attention this year by reports of riots among nations who had been Aroused by the rumored destruction of the golden temple ot Amritsar, a principal city of this province. runjab Is a Persian word meaning "live waters," and refers to an area In India, ahouj the size of Oregon, between the Jhelam and the SutleJ, drained by tw intermediate streams. These rivers empty into the Indus, which forms the western boundary of the state. Situated northwest gateway of India, M has for age3 been the l?e!ui ost of the military expeditlor the v. est and the trail of many ion For this reason Its pop; - Mob '.r nit dans. Sikhs. Hindu Kash '.nis and Uajputs, all belonging to the tall, fair IndoAryan stock are not so sluggish in temperament and ways of living as those In other parts of the country, und many of them manifest a martial spirit upon small provocation. England counted them among her most valued soldiers on the western front. The vast plain of '.he Punjab Is hont one thousand feet above sea level and on tie north runs Into the "Abode of Snow," the Himalaya mountains. At the southwestern end of the watershed stands Simla, and from It the mountains drop rapidly to the foothills and then to the plain. Jakko. Die deodsr-elad hill of Kipling's stor

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ies, Is Immediately within view, towering a thousand feet above Simla. Here In this town, 7,000 feet abovo the level of the sea. In early April, when the heat of the great Punjab plain reaches 120 degrees, most of the Kuropeans In India gather and around the summer home of the viceroy of India the social life revolves. Within a 25-mile radius from Simla Is the Chor, upon whose peak, 12,000 feet high, a snow cap Is worn until well Into May. Farther to the west the higher peaks range from 10,000 to 22,000 feet. A MAGIC ISLAND OF THE MEDITERRANEAN Amid the trials of coal scarcity, II. C. of L. and politics. It may be restful to read of a place where breezes blow cool, but seldom too hot or too cold, and the scenery is magic; where, people are peaceable and honest, and there are no profiteers ; where the women are pretty, charming and easily entertained, and life moves along with a song I There Is such a spot. Ten hours out from continental Spain on a fairly fajrt and quite comfortable steamer lies a little archipelago the Balearic Islands, whose largest Island, called Mallorca, or Majorca, is perhaps the most enchanting corner, one of the most Interesting and pleasing, as well as one of the most forgotten Islands of the Mediterranean. The following account of .Its attractions Is- summarized from the description of an eyewitness. Col. Ernesto do March y de Garcia-Mesa, Spanish army. A great painter and .writer called It the "island of calm for there everyone moves, rests, talks, walks and conducts his courtships as If the day had 48 hour, the mile about 10,000 feet, and the span of hunian life 700 years; so little haste do they make In living and enjoying life. One Mai lorquln of noble family Is said to have waited 43 years in determining to lead bis sweetheart to the altar, with no protest from her, and without having been slain In exasperation by his moth-er-ln-law. Last summer during the latter part of July when the thermometer in Washington and New York stood around 00 degrees In the shade, and in Madrid ran" to blood heat, the breezes fanned these Island folk to the tune of 70 degrees. Nor Is this wonderful island ah Impractical place to spend a few months. There are about 120 miles of railroads on the Island, and a system of local roads which permit of a traveler's visiting many of the chief points of interest with ease and comfort. These people who take life so lelsurely are not lazy, shiftless or unpleasant In personal appearance or manner. They are intelligent, honest, capable of work, sober and economical. These characteristics preserved throughout centuries of uninterrupted peace and tranquillity have made them peaceable, trusting, and homelovjng. The men are Cf medium height, strong, and agile. They have competed brilliantly In many of the championship sporting events held In Spain, and wherever they have gone on the continent their undertakings have been marked 'with success. And as for the women. Colonel March, In writing of them, says : "They possess1 the same lovely skin as the women of North America, features as if sculptured by Phidias or Praxiteles, and they walk like goddesses." But he laments In the next breath that they know nothing of the "joy of living," due partially to ancestral Arabic Influences, and to the fact that their Island has. for so long, been under strict repression. He calls Mallorca 4,the loveliest cage on the planet. Its wonderful, Intelligent and gracious women being extremely bored." And an all-Important feature the cost of living Is low In Mallorca. Who would not Ik? astonished to know that he could become a member of the "Itoyal Club of Regattas," fully and comfortably equipped, for about 20 cents a month In dues? Though prices rose here ax elsewhere during the war, the Spanish colonel says that It Is the "spot of all Europe and America, where one could have lived the most reasonably during these past five years."

EGYPT: A DIAMOND MINE OF HISTORY Egypt annually supplies the world with a precious product, an Increasing knowledge of the early life story of the human race. In the wonderful record of exploration which has restored to us the civilization of the great pre-classical nations, there Is no more remarkable chapter than that which tells of the resurrection of ancient Eirypt. A communication to the National Geographic society by James Uaikie, says: "The science of Egyptology, which Is slowly and patiently reconstructing for us the ordered history of the 3.000 years before Christ, enabling us to see the types of men. the manner of life, the forms of government, the religious customs and beliefs of period after period, from the very dawn of EgyptIan nationality. Is specifically a growth ef our own time. 44 We owe the framework Into which we try to fit the facts of Egyptian history to the ancient historian, Manetho, scattered fragments of whose history of Egypt, dating from the reign of Ptolemy Phlladelphus. In the third century U. C, have come down to us in the works of various ancient authors. He recognized 30 dynasties of Egyptian monarchs, and he left lists of the names of the kings In each of these dynasties, together with occasional notes upou matters of historical Inter est in particular reigns.

The kings of the earliest dynasties reared no pyraraMs. Their tombs were preat structures mainly underground. These huge homes of the dead were filled with all sorts of objects thought necessary or useful for the deceased king In the underworld. "Around a monarch were buried his slaves, who were doubtless slain at his grave that they might accompany and serve him In the afterlife. The chambers of his tomb were stored with stacks of great vase of wine and corn,

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Gateway of Ptolemy Euergetes at Karnak. with pottery dishes, splendid copper bowls, carved ivory boxes, golden buttons, palettes for grinding face paint, chairs and couches of elaborate design and decoration, Ivory and pottery figurines, and plaques bearing records of the king's valor In war or his piety In the founding of temples. "Here and there In this wreckage of Immemorial splendors, a little touch helps us to realize that thesxi dim historic figures were real men, who loved and sorrowed as men do still. Close to Mena's second tomb at Abydos lies thnt of his daughter Iioner-ab 'Sweetheart, as he called her to suggest how love and death went side by side then as now. "The furniture of the tombs reveals an amazing proficiency In the arts and crafts. Ebony chests Inlaid with Ivory; stools with Ivory feet carved In the shape of bull's legs; vessels cut and ground to translucent thinness, not only out of soft alabaster, but out of an Iron-hard stone like dlorite; finely wrought copper ewers, all tell us that the Egyptian of the earliest dynastic period was no rude barbarian, but a highly civilized craftsman. Perhaps the daintiest and most convincing evidence of his skill Is given by the bracelets which were found encircling the skeleton arm of the queen of King Zcr, of the first dynasty." r THE EVOLUTION OF FIRE FIGHTING The passing of the fire bonnes from Manhattan island and the Installation of a high-pressure water system In Itoston to eliminate even the fire engine are further steps In the stage of progress from the romantic days of the picturesque old hand tubs. Older folk may remember when citizens tricked themselves out in red shirts and glazed caps and carried torches In the front of a procession, or formed part of the bodyguard of the gallant old tub as It paraded the streets on a gala occasion. Then passion for fire fighting ran to a high pitch and arguments were waged about the merits of particular engines. Today the throbs of a motor-driven engine are taking the place of those heart throbs. The horses that might have clattered from their stalls, glided beneath their harness, and raced gloriously through the drizzly, night-darkened streets before the fire-spitting demon, are drawing farm wagons or plowing the field. In by-gone days communities were dependent upon volunteers, and men from all social ranks gave valuable time to qualify for the service. Eire fighting in some sort of organized form is ancient. Machines for throwing water from a distance were known, according to our first clear evidence. In the second century before Christ. Heron of Alexandria, 200 years before the Christian era, in an old manuscript which has escaped destruction, described a hydraulic machine used In Egypt during the time of the Ptolemies. It was composed of two brass cylinders resting on a wooden base with pistons fitted into them in Its principles practically like our present engine. Like most other knowledge, this was lost in the dark ages which followed. The Romans had squads of men to carry water in "hamac," or light vases, to the scene of an outbreak where It was projected onto the fire by those In charge of the "slphones" or hand pumps. The precise nature of this instrument has not been determined, but from specimens found in excavations it must have been much like the old-fashioned syringe used by gardeners. These large organizations of men gave the Roman authorities trouble by their turbulence. Trajan, the Roman emperor, and Pliny, at that time one of hi governors, had long and serious correspondence over the advisability of organizing fire departments In the cities under Pliny's jurisdiction, leading to the conclusion that such groups would attain sufficient strength to be a menace to tho. government. Mention is made of the medieval use of forcing pumps on fire engines at Augsburg In IMS. England and the countries of the continent were using hand squirts and syringes at this time. America took her Ideas from the Eng.lsU.

SORGHUM SHOOS

LARGER ACREAGE More Than 5,000,000 Acres Utilized in Growing of Crop in This Country. MOST EXCELLENT FOR FORAGE Most Serious Disadvantage as Pasture or Soiling Crop Is Danger of Prussic Acid Poisoning Cultivated Rows Best.The growing of sorghum for forage, in this country has Increased until the 191S crop amounted to more than 5,000,000 acres, according to Fanners' Bulletin 1158, Just Issued by the United States Department of Agriculture. Most of this acreage was located in the southeastern states and In the southern half of the great plains. Useful Hay Crop. Sorghum is most useful as a hay crop In the southern states because of Its certainty of producing a crop and on account of the failure of ordinary hay crops, such as timothy and alfalfa. In that section. Both the sweet sorghums and the grain sorghums are excellent silage crops. The department advises that stockmen in the great plains area can avoid the loss of thousands of cattle by feeding sorghum silage which has been stored at a small expense In pit silos. The principal varieties of the sweet sorghum, considered from a forage standpoint, are the Minnesota Amber, Ited Amber, Orange, Sumac, Honey and Gooseneck. The grain sorghums most valuable for forage are the Blackhull, lied, Pink and Dwarf kafirs. One Serious Disadvantage. The most serious disadvantage In the use of sorghums as a pasture or soiling crop Is the danger of prussicacid poisoning. Almost every farmer who has grown sorghum as a farm Harvesting Sweet Sorghum for Sirup Making. crop knows that it Is dangerous to allow cattle to eat even a small quantity of green sorghum before It has matured. The wild animals of Africa are said to avohj sorghum Instinctively while It Is young, refusing to eat It until It has ripened ; but domestic animals In America show no such intuition. No sure remedy for prusslcncid poisoning has been found. Doses of glucose (corn sirup) or large quantities of milk will prove beneficial If given In time. Less trouble Is experienced in the southern states than In those farther north. Sorghum yields about equally well whether planted In close drills or rows 40 Inches apart, the department finds; but the cultivated rows are most dependable In seasons of low rainfall. SHORT LIFE OF FARM TOOLS Farmer Must Stand Pretty High Acre Charge on Most of His LaborSaving Devices. The life of farm tools Is short at the best and If a tool Is given shelter Its life depends upon the number of acres It has covered. If the tool is left out all winter Us life is not dependent upon the number of acres It covers but upon how long It can resist the elements. It may be Interesting to know the average life of some common tools. A manure spreader Ts useful, on the average, eight years; the sulky plow is good for twelve years of hard work, while the average life of mowing machines, side delivery rakes and gas engines Is twelve years. If a person will take the first cost and then add on to It the Interest on the Investment and annual depreciation, taxes, etc., then divide this sum by the number of acres he has used it over, in most cases he will find that he has a pretty high acre charge on most of the tools he keeps. Grain binders will show an acre charge of about sixty cents; grain drills twenty-six cents; corn planters twenty-two cents; hay loaders seventylive cents and disk harrows forty-five cents. OVERCOME CHESTNUT BLIGHT Hybrid Trees Are Quite Resistant to Disease and Produce Nuts of Good Flavor. Chestnut orchards which have been practically annihilated by a blight of Japanese origin may be restored through efforts of the United States Department of Agriculture. Ton years' experimentation has shown that It Is possible to cross the chinquapin, a dwarf chestnut, with the Japanese chestnut, which Is Might resistant, and that the hybrid trees thin produced an quite resistant to the disease and yield nuts of good flavor and quality.

CHOICE OF SOURCES OF POWER FOR FARM

Should Farmer Substitute Trac tor for His Horses? Reliable Information Is Necessary Before Questions Can Be Accurately Answered Suggestions Made In Bulletin. With the Introduction of practical types of mechanical power on farms the farmer must face the question of whether he should substitute the tractor for some of his horses. If he decides to Introduce the tractor he must determine what combination of horse and mechanical power will be the most profitable on his particular farai. To answer these questions accurately requires reliable information as to all the facts Involved. The choice of sources of farm power depends upon their relative profitableThis Farmer Has Solved tnc TractorHorse Problem. ncss. To determine which Is the more profitable it is necessary to consider many facts, among which are the power requirements of the farm, the size of the power units required, the quality of work to be accomplished, the displacement of one form of power by the application of another, the total possible utilization of each form of power, the comparative cost of operationfwith the different forms of power, the relation between the kind of power and the effectiveness of farm labor, and the effect upon the profits of the farm as a whole. Tho United States Department of Agriculture has made a study of power units on a number of representative farms with a view to showing how thü various farm operations create demands for different-sized power units, and to what extent power requirements are Influenced by the type of farming. The results of this study, summarized In a publication entitled "The. Horse Power Problem on the Farm," will be found of value to the farmer who Is contemplating a change In the form of power used on his farm. WAYS 0 DISTRIBUTION "To teach the fanner the best methods of Increasing production Is exceedingly Important, but not more vitally so than the Importance of teaching him the best and most economical methods of distribution. It Is not enough to teach him how to grow bigger crops. He must be taught to get the true value for these bigger crops, else congress will be put In the attitude of regarding the work of the farmer as a kind of 'philanthropy', Ashbury F. Lever. GROW SUNFLOWER FOR FEED Practice Encouraged by North Dakota Agricultural College Good Yields Are Reported. A demonstration plot of sunflowers near Carson, Grant county. North Dakota, yielded 13 tons of fodder to the acre, while an adjoining field of corn yielded only three tons, according to R. C. Newcomer, agricultural agent In that county. Growing of sunflowers for fodder has been generally encouraged In the state by the extension division at the agricultural college, and many good reports of yields are com ing In from various parts of the state. PLENTY OF WORK FOR "HAND" Much Time Can Be Saved in Spring by Building Fences, Making Singletrees, Etc If you have a good "hand find work about the farm for him this winter. Rulid fences when possible, make panels for the hog lots, extra singletrees, doubletrees and special eveners so that you can save time neit spring. NO EXCUSE FOR SCRUB CORN Never Stationary in Quality, Either Improves or Retrogrades, Says Specialist. Corn Is never stationary In quality. It either Improves or retrogrades, says a United States Department of Agriculture speclallst. There Is no more excuse for farmers raising scrub corn than scrub cattle, N

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