Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 34, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 January 1902 — Page 3

PAPERS BY THE PEOPLE

THE TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL.

school nor n manual training school, nor a trade school. It will not be a high school, since the culture element will be subordinate to practical technical training. Manual training, as this term is now understood, will not be taught, although the excellencies of this branch of study are recognized. Instead of a general instruction in using tools or designing things, the following practical subjects will be taught: pattern making, forging, foundry and machine shop practice. It will not be a trade school, however, as its activity is not limited to the teaching of one particular trade, but embodies in its curriculum such studies as will enable a young man not merely to carry on his business, but will also give him the knowledge necessary for good citizenship and the culture demanded by the standard of life of the large middle class. In the technical high school a boy should be able to fit himself for industrial pursuits and a girl should receive Instruction in the “home making arts.” Instruction should be practical and fruitful of immediate results. All the courses, therefore, should lead toward specific employment. Heretofore the foreman in the factory, the draftsman in the architect’s office, the contractor, the stationary engineer, as ,wcll as many others in the ranks of the skilled workmen, received their training during the years of apprenticeship while doing practical work as the exigencies of the day demanded. As much as time and strength allowed and ambition prompted they endeavored to pick up such information and culture as a course in a night school could give, or as conversation with better educated men or newspaper reading and chance opportunity would afford. At best it was a hard struggle, and due appreciation of economic, social and professional values was often gained by too many sacrifices and the loss of years in unnecessary experimenting. : Many a man or a woman perfectly familiar with the three “R's” of primary education never mastered the two “R’s” of secondary education—range and readiness. While high school courses will give range, which is “the apperception of a large number of facts of different character,” they may fail to impart .readiness and mastership in one pursuit or study. This must be acquired by practice “m apperceiving the same or closely allied facts.” On the other hand, a trade school, whose aim it is to develop the abilities of its students in one direction, fails to give range and perspective of mental vision. Examining the statistics offered by the different reports of school superintendents it is interesting to note that on an average only one-third or one-fourth of all the pupils enrolled in the grammar grades enter the public high schools or private institutions of secondary education. On the opening day of the Chicago public schools the enrollment was divided among the different divisions as follows: High schools, 8,545; grammar schools, 60,000; primary schools, 126,500. Furthermore, the reports of high school superintendents show that about one-third of all the students enrolled leave during or at the end of the first year. Of the remaining students about one-fifth leave during or at the end of the second year, and another fraction at the end of the third year, so that only about one-third of the original number of students who entered the high schools graduate. Why do so few students enter the high schools? And why do more than one-

WIFE ABANDONMENT A FELONY.

First Minneapolis Husband to Suffer a Penalty Under a Minnesota Law. To George A. Kenney belongs the distinction of being the first man convicted in Minneapolis under the new law treating abandonment of or failure to support a wife as a felony. The court was lenient with him and gave him the lowest penalty—only ninety days in the workhouse—instead of the limit of three years in the penitentiary. Mr. Kenney’s bad eminence should be a warning to other men, says the Minneapolis Tribune, who are inclined to neglect, evade or shirk their duty to their families. The Minnesota law is a new departure In sociology. Heretofore such offenses have been treated as misdemeanors. The delinquent husband could be fined—in which case the wife usually hustled around and raised the money to pay—or compelled to give bonds for good behavior or sent to jail in default of security. But now he is confronted by a hard-labor proposition. If his failure to support his family arises from laziness he tinds that he has “jumped out of the frying pan into the fire,” in being compelled to work for the Stnte under more disagreeable conditions than free labor could possibly Involve/ If he has means or property he would naturally prefer to draw upon his resources rather than incur a penal sentence. It Is not to be presumed that the average man will sin more than once In this direction if the law Is vigorously enforced against him. If he can show that be has done the best be can and that bis failure to support his family arises from loablllty to find employment that is, of course, a good defense. This law gives the wife a better chance than she had before. She can insist that her bus perform his

The institution called upon in the near future to supply the kind of educat io n which “unites professional and culture interests into a unity of purpose” will have a character and aims distinctly different from the other established schools. It will be neither a high

half of these students leave the high school during the first two years? Certainly often for various reasons not to be attributed to our educational system. But it cannot be denied that many do not enter, or leave soon after entering, because the subject matter is not well suited to their need. To supply just such subject matter should Be the aim of the technical high school. It should attract all children who cannot afford to spend four additional years of general study in a high school, and who are yet desirous of continuing the studies they like and understand, thus preparing themselves better for practical pursuits. It should relieve the high school of students who show no particular aptitude for theoretical schooling, but who may develop excellent qualities under another regime, the ends and aims of which are more clearly perceived and better understood both by pupils and parents. LOUIS C. MONIN, PH. D., Professor of Economics and Philosophy in Armour Institute of Technology, Chicago. ENGLAND’S BRAYE BURGHER FOES.

England has been fighting a brave foe in South Africa. I believe that every Englishman is ready to pay a just meed of praise to the brave men who have against such odds, and with a tenacity and courage that are worthy of their race and of their his-

tory, maintained for so long a time the resistance against the overwhelming odds which England has thrown against them. They have proven a foeman worthy of our best efforts in warfare. Without discussing which side has been right, no matter whether we, as Englishmen, condemn the cause for which they have been fighting, we laud their strategy, their bravery, and admire their tenacity. It behooves England to meet the resistance with a spirit and tenacity that is the equal of the burghers. This alone will make of England a nation worthy to be their conquerors in war, and their friends in peace. JOS. CHAMBERLAIN, British Secretary of State for the Colonies.

ADVICE ON KEEPING POSITIONS.

half fills. As it bakes it rises and crowds every dent in the mold. Not contented, it bulges over the top; it makes a cake larger than the mold will hold. So, young man and young woman, be larger than your mold. After you have filled every crease and crevice of your position to advantage, work out at the top. It is the largest cake that brings the most money. Always keep your promises. Your employer will n«Ver ask you to do more than is possible. Remember that an unfulfilled promise is ns bad as a downright untruth. Live within your means. Never let a month pass that you do not put something in. the bank. Saving is the

whole duty ns the family provider and if he willfully refuses or neglects to do so fatie can have him “sent up” and *0 get rid of him. Its enactment Is an Important step in the direction of the practical accomplishment of women’s rights.

NEW USE FOR THE LAMP.

Hot water bngs have grown to be a positive necessity In the household of late years, one advantage of this class of heaters being that they retain the warmth for an extended period of time. But the heat will eventually di-

WATER HEATER FOR THE FEET.

mlnlsb beyond the point where the wateV bifg is useful, when the water must be renewed. As this cannot be always done conveniently It has occurred to Samuel A. Gotcher, of St. Louis, Mo., that the water might be constantly maintained at the required temperature by an arrangement attached to an ordinary lamp. He has applied the idea in the manner shown, simply connecting two bags with a coil of pipe in conjunction with the flame. As the latter can be readily regulated it is easy to vary the temperature to suit requirements. The inventor does not confine

You can hold your position if you fit yourself to Its mold so as to fill every crevice. Be like a cake. At first it is a soft, spongy dough, and is poured into a mold which it but

first great basiq principle in the foundation of success. Dress neatly and plainly, for an employer marks a man as a fool who apparels himself with extravagance and glaring colors. Never try to win the favor of your employer by slandering your elbow workers. Slander always sticks. Show kindness to your fellow employes, but do not let it be forced kindness, for that deserves no thanks. Resolve slowly, and act quickly. Remember, it is better to be alone than in bad company; that you cannot give your employer or yourself full value if you try to work after a night of dissipation; that silence, like cleanliness, is akin to godliness, and that a clear conscience gives sound sleep and good digestion and clothes 1 one in an impregnable coat of mail. —James J. Hill in Success. NO EXCUSE FOR FAILURE.

Among the tragic figures of life is the man without peculiar gifts and graces, fitted by nature for an ordinary place, but forced by circumstances and undue persuasion into one of eminence, or at least of publicity.

Just at present the pulpit does not often allure men who have no fitness for it except that of Christian character, but time has been, and that not very long ago, when the piety of mothers induced them to urge the ministry on sons who, in the most exacting of professions, could only fail. Nothing in this world is sadder than wastefulness, and there is absolute waste when a man who could make an excellent shopkeeper, or a notable mechanic, or a thoroughgoing farmer, is instead pushed into a place where, besides consecration, he needs love of study, persuasive eloquence, instinctive tact, and an almost universal sympathy. The same criticism applies to others of the learned professions. The army and the navy are beckoning more of our sons than o t old; forestry is coming to the front as a new profession; Journalism has been added to the vocations made practicable to the liberally educated, and in brief, a young man with brains, pluck and perseverance has no excuse for not getting on if only he can secure the right introduction and beginning. We shall have reason to hail it as a wholesome sign of the times when American youth cease to be indifferent to politics. A country in which any man, however obscure his origin, may, through determination to overcome obstacles and fine strength of character, arrive at the highest distinctions in the gift of the republic, ought to stimulate young men to splendid endeavor and rich achievement. One regrets to observe an aversion on the part of many men to study political economy, and a singular lack of responsibility in wielding that power of the unit which in the aggregate is so tremendous a force in our national life. — Margaret E. Sangster in Ladies’ Home Journal. WOMAN IN PUBLIC LIFE. -

There is no point which ought to be so strongly emphasized, no fact which so needs to be impressed upon those women who are to work for the different political parties, as that of their utter powerfessness to help

or hinder. The party leaders welcome all the grist which comes to their mill; they do not reject any fuel which makes steam; they accept every element which increases the enthusiasm, and they honestly desire the sympathy and co-opera-tion of women. But, in politics neither the labors nor the opinions of women have any appreciable influence unless enforced by the ballot. There are object lessons without number to prove this assertion. Would it not show more wisdom, common sense and self-respect in women to organize and work to make themselves a part of the electorate before they labor in behalf of any political party? No one party or one class of men will ever enfranchise women, but it will have to be done by a combination of the friends in all parties and all classes. SUSAN B. ANTHONY.

himself to the use of the heater for Indoor purposes, but applies the same principle to the heating of foot-warmers In carriages and sleighs, obtaining the heat from a lantern carried on the dashboard for lighting the roadway.

Along the Yukon.

The outlook for gardening and some agriculture in the cold interior region of Alaska is decidedly encouraging. Although the season was unusually late last year, new potatoes, cabbage, cauliflower, beets and other vegetables were ready for the table before the middle of August, and lettuce, radishes and turnips grown in the open had been In use for some weeks. Flower gardens containing a large variety of annuals grown from seed furnished last year were In full bloom. At the station at Rampart, rye, seeded the previous fall, wintered perfectly and was ripe In July. Spring seeded barley had ripened about the middle of August, and there was quite a prospect for oats and wheat to mature. Extensive areas of excellent land were found on the Lower Yukon, upon which there was an abundant aud often luxuriant growth of grasses over six feet in height. The abundant moisture and long days during the pummer months account for the surprising luxuriance of vegetation In that far north region.

A Wild Guess.

•’LI Hung Chang is said to have hastened his death by a fit of anger.” “Perhaps he discovered that one of his 3,000-year-old eggs was bad.”— Cleveland Plain Dealer.

Big Siberian River.

The Irtish River, In Siberia. Is 2,201 miles In length, and drains 600.000 mild of territory. Any Q ami Is pretty to a glrPthat looki well when engraved on a weddlnj card. _ 4^-.<

FARMERS CORNER

Apple Tree Borers. Apple growers through the country lose annually many trees from the ravage£*of the apple tree borer. There are two species, one of which is known as the flat-headed borer and the other the round-headed borer. Both are shown in the accompanying illustration. By taking proper precaution many apple trees could be saved if watched carefully. All trees should be closely examined early In the fall, when the young larvae or worms, If present, may be detected by the discoloration of the bark, which sometimes has a flattened and dried appearance. Exuding sap and the presence of sawdust-like castings give the clew to their whereabouts.

TREE BORERS AND THEIR YOUNG.

Whenever such indications are seen, the insects should be dug out with a knife or other sharp-pointed instrument. Those which have bored deeply Into the wood may be reached by a sharp, stiff wire thrust into the hole. They can also be destroyed by cutting away the bark at the upper end of the chamber and pouring scalding water into the opening so that it will soak through the castings. Among the preventive remedies, alkaline w r ashes or solutions are probably the most useful. Soft soap made to the consistency of thick paint by the addition of a strong solution of washing soda in water, is a good formula for application. It should be painted over the bark, especially about the base of the trees and upward to the main branches. A small quantity of gas tar added to the solution will also assist in repelling the Insect and will not injure the tree.—Orange Judd Farmer. Shipping Poultry to Market. There are two errors 'most poultry shippers fall into which have considerable bearing on the results obtained. One is the use of improper crates, and the other crowding of the fowls in the crates. In the first case, sometimes the crates used are too heavy and sometimes too light. The last error is made usually by poultrymen who have been in the habit of shipping more or less breeding stock and who use light crates to save transportation charges over long distances. The heavy crates are generally used by farmers and are made of any loose material they happen to have on the farm. The crates should always be as light as it is possible, and still have it strong enough to bear rough handling, and each fowl in it should have a space equal to that required for it to turn around in comfort. If this sort of packing is done the fowls will reach the market in good condition, and there will be none smothered, as is usually the case when too many are packed in a crate. Don’t ship the culls and half-starved fowls to the city market, but send only the plump birds and those In good physical condition, if you would get the highest prices. Winter Protection of Bee Hives. After the bees have stopped their fall flying the hives should be set in a row, facing south, with about six inches of space between the hives. Drive a few stakes between and in front of the hives at an angle of about forty-five degrees, so that when boards are placed across them the lower edges of the boards will rest against the hives Just above the entrance. Then pack leaves over the hives and between them, doing the work thoroughly; the board will prevent the packing material from closing the entrance. Cover the leaves with straw to a considerable depth. Dig a trench along the back of the hives, forming a ridge against the hives that will shed water and keep it from getting in at the bottom of the hives. This Is a very simple plan, yet gives ample protection, while, by using the board in front, the opening of the hive receives all the sunlight there may be during the winter. Should the winter be unusually severe, more straw may be added from time to time durlHg the winter to obtain the needed warmth. Building a Small Ice House. If ice Is readily obtainable during the winter, there should be a small ice house on every farm, holding enough to last through the summer. A cheap house may be built by making an excavation, in circular form, ten feet deep, walling it with brick or stone, or even heavy planking, and having the wall come up two or three feet above the surface of the ground. On this wall is built the top, which may be round or octagon and running to a sharp point This wooden portion may be built of rough lumber. A door Is fitted in one side and around the outside the soil la mounded up nnder the save* and back for several feat to form

a perfect watershed. In packing the Ice air must be excluded, and this rule is as applicable to an expensive ice house as to a cheap one. Sawdust Is the best packing material and should be used in liberal quantities both between the cakes of ice and as a layer over the top. If the ice Is properly packed it will keep well in the very inexpensive structure described. Saving Garden Seeds. There are many seeds that the farmer should save for himself every year. His sweet corn from the earliest ears to mature, and his field corn from the most perfect ears, straight rows and well-filled tips he can find, aud if possible from stalks that have two or more ears, to induce the habit of twin-bear-ing stalks. These should be thoroughly dried and kept dry until wanted for planting. Rows of peas and beans should be saved expressly for seed, and not the seed taken from those that are left after picking for i market. We hav«j even let the first that set ripen for seed, and picked them dry while picking others for table use. This we did to Insure early maturity In the next crop. Cucumber, pepper, tomato, squash, pumpkin and melon, we saved seed from some of the best If not the earliest on the plants, and If we cared to save beet, carrot, turnip, cabbage or onion seed, we saved the best we had to set out in the spring for seed. The lettuce and radish go to seed the same year if left long enough.. Having selected our seed and seen It thoroughly ripened, every s package was carefully labeled with the name of the variety, aud the smaller ones put away in a tin box, that insects might not get to them, and the larger ones in cotton bags securely tied. A few we thought we could buy cheaper than we could grow them, and better because grown in a more favorable soil or climate, but when we saved seed as we have described above, we had no running out of any variety.—American Cultivator. Watering Hogs in Winter. The best hog watering device we know of for winter use is composed of two barrels. Barrel A should be set in the line of pipe coming from the supply of water. The float sllOuld be adjusted to a point on a water level line, as seen in the illustration. Barrel B Is let down in the ground so the water line will come near the top, but not flow over. At C is seen a lid composed of two-inch plank or heavy lumber built in such a way as to make four drinking places, the hog sticking Its snout through a hole to get the water. This barrel should be in a corner of the lot or near a fence where it will be protected to some extent from the coldest weather. At D will be seen a valve which regulates the supply of water and keeps barrel B so full of water all the time. E is the line of pipe leading from the float barrel to as many watering places as may be placed on the

HOG WATERING DEVICE.

line. Barrel A should be covered with litter to prevent freezing.—lowa Homestead. Success in Dairying. If experience in dairying does not make a man or woman wise, it counts for but little. We often see cases w r here people grown gray in the care of cows realize only meager profits from the business. This is because years ago they decided that they had mastered all there was to be known relative to dairying and have since never tried to get out of the rut. The most conscientious attention to detail work in the care of cows, care of milk and the routine of labor required iii butter and cheese making is necessary to success in any or all of these branches.—Farm and Itanch. Brains in the Dairy. How many dairymen can tell how many pounds of milk each cow gives, the percentage of butter fat In each cow’s milk and the average for the herd, how many pounds of butter to each hundred pounds of milk, how much It costs to feed each cow, how much it costs to make a pound of butter and a few things like that? Yet this Is Just what many up to date dairymen know to a nicety. A scale, a Babcock test, a lead pencil and a little brains are the chief requisites. Hints About the Horse. Teach a horse what you want him to do and he will always do It. Plaster scattered on the stable floor keeps down bad odors and purities the air. Don’t put your horse’s feet in unskilled hands. Good feet are spoiled by bad shoeing. You can influence the shape of a colt’s legs by keeping the feet trimmed in proper shape, the same as you can trim a growing twig. Have your horse’s teeth dressed occasionally, a little attention given to this will prevent a so-called "side-driv-er’’ or “poller.” It presents sore mouth and assists mastication! Keep your horse feeling good by proper food and care and he will more than repay you for the little extra time you give him. Tie your horse % so that he can lie down comfortably at nlglit. It is a practice with some grooms to tie a horse so he can’t lie down, to save work in cleaning him the next morning. Don’t bring your horse In hot from a drive If yon can help It; If you do. rub him thoroughly dry. A slow Jog or walk for a short distance before ua1> itch lug will cool Iplm off quicker and »avo much work, i ' - v.

INDIANA INCIDENTS.

RECORD OF EVENTS OF THE ‘ PAST WEEK. Manufacturing Industries Show Large Increase—School Building Burns at ■ Atlanta—Scottsburg Business Block : Destroyed—Goodman Not Poisoned. J Indiana, according to the census bureau, shows an investment of $234,481,528 in mannfacturing industries, an increase of 78 per cent over 1800, and $378,238,100 in products, an increase of 67 per cent. Indiana has 18,015 manufacturing establishments, 155,956 wage 1 earners, getting an aggregate of $66,847,317 in wages. The miscellaneous expenses of these establishments aggregate $33,052,070 and cost of materials used | $214,061,610. Following are some of the | reports: Cities. Capital. Product*. Indianapolis $36,899,114 $68,696,364 g South Bend 18,156,638 14,236,331 Evansville 10,287,868 15,080,011 Port Wayne 9,203,613 12.523.222 Terre Kaute 8,838,107 27,784,619 Muncle 7,793.832 12,106,648 : Anderson 5.709,866 11,051.847 New Albany 2,990,512 4,178,490 Burned School Building. The Atlanta public school building was ! totally destroyed by fire. The origin of the fire is not positively known, but it is supposed to have caught from an overheated furnace. Coal was used as fuel, and thejanitor says that the fires were banked as usual and every precaution was taken. The building was the best of its kind in Jackson township and was built in 1898 at a cost of SIO,OOO. The loss to the patrons in the way of school books will be fully S7OO. Fire Loss at Scottsburg. At Scottsburg a fire was discovered in the large double frame building occupied by the Garrett Bros, and Alfred Cravens, general merchants, one side being used for groceries. The city is without fire protection, and the building was totally destroyed, but hundreds of men and boys assisted in removing the stock, and nearly all of It was saved. The establishment carried about SIB,OOO in stock, and was insured for $5,000, of which SI,OOO was ou the building. Analysis Shows No Poison. In the trial of Newell C. Rathbun, charged with causing the death of Chas. Goodman at the Falls City Hotel in Jeffersonville, Dr. L. B. Kostenbine of Louisville, who made the chemical analysis of Goodman’s stomach, testified that he found no poisiSn. He stated, however, that he believed Goodman’s death had been caused by either prussic add or chloroform. “Ugliest Man” Wins a Prize, Claude Edwards, voted the ugliest man at a party in Kokomo, threw the prise, a silver cup, in the face of Ross Perry, who was making the presentation speech. In the fight several pirls fainted and the party broke up in confusion. Edwards is under arrest. Blaze in Crawfordsville. G. W. Scraggs’ grocery In Crawfordsville was completely gutted by fire. He places his loss at. SIO,OOO. Baldwin’s music house and G. W. Steele's drug store were also badly damaged. Within Our Borders. Walter Byrd, Crawfordsville, was convicted of burglary and sentenced to the pen. Herbert Davidson, a farmer, was found ‘ frozen to death in a cornfield near Humboldt. Greenwood has a handsome new school building. It has twelve large rooms and cost $14,740. John B. Todd, Seymour, was fined S2O on a charge of trying to improperly influence a juror. Miss Pearl Itohrer, a Peru waitress, accidentally fell through a plate glass window and was badly injured. Col. George Studebaker of South Bend has been chosen to succeed bis father, Clem Studebaker, as a trustee of Depauw University. The 10-year-qld soin of Thomas Allen, residing ten miles west of Lafayette, was instantly killed by the accidental discharge of a rifle in the bauds of his brother. Richard Steele, a young married man, had both his legs cut off by a Toledo. St. Louis and Western train at Marion. He is a nephew of Congressman George W. Steele. At the Vandalia crossing in Logansport Frank Hardy and his daughter were caught in a buggy and killed. Hardy, who was a fanner, was bringing the girl to school. Mrs. Claudia Lusk, Franklin, has sued the Indianapolis, Greenwood and Franklin electric line for $2,000 damages, alleging she was injured while stepping from a car. Mcsdames • Powell and Whittaker, • Greentown, raided a “poked joint” in that town, the former finding her young son in the game. She trounced him and started him for borne. Fire destroyed the farm residence of William Peterson, near Logansport, Peterson and wife and three children barely... escaped with their lives. Barefooted and in their night clothes, they were compel!- * ed to walk through the snow a mile to the home of a neighbor. Mercury was below zero. All are badly frozen. The large two-story bouse of Monroe Seibert, five miles southwest of Ander- « son, was wrecked by a natural gas explosion. Mrs. Seibert and her 18-year-old son, Lorenzo, were the only persons.;! in the house at the time. Gas had chl-j lected on the second floor, aud when the - young man struck n match'an explosion followed. He was hurled 'into tbs yard aDd fatally burned. His mother was i only slightly injured. Fire followed the J explosion. The less is $3,000. Win. Blockley, Evansville, who is dy--J ing, was carried into court and given aTj divorce. Wife h*.d quit him. He hard -5 his life insurance policy transferred to a j friend. Hendricks & Webb, dry goods'dealers | at Franklin, have assigned. Their MneE-lj is estimated to be worth from to $15,000 and the liabilities, it will run close to $30,000. J. B. and O. H. Hamptfen.' of Richmond, claim to havs perfected an acetylene gas process that will revol«Uon!*s. the art of photography by maWn||t Visible to take pictures at ni«*|3