The Syracuse Journal, Volume 3, Number 24, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 13 October 1910 — Page 1

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WHERE SOME Os OUR GREAT INDUSTRIES ARE hi ■ (William E. Curtis, the well known correspondent of the Chicago Record Herald, has compiled a list of particular industries in cities: It is quite a remarkable showing. Memphis has become the greatest center of the cottonseed oil industry which is a new development of the last twenty-five or thirty years. In 1880 the total value of the products from cottonseed was less than $2,000,000. In 1909 the total surpassed $80,000,000. Dallas has become the greatest market for the distribution of farm machinery in the world. Galveston has become the greatest cotton market in the world. St. Louis handles more shoes than any other city in the world. Buffalo handles the most grain, and Portland, Oregon, the largest amount of lumber. More steel rails are made in Pittsburg than in any other city in the world. The daily product would lay twelve or fifteen miles of track. Fall River produces the largest amount of cotton cloth. Detroit makes the largest number of automobiles of any city in the world, having twenty factories which turned out about $12,000,000 worth of machines last year. Detroit is the home of the “adding machine’’ also the mechanical computer which is now so common in banks and counting houses. They are almost as neccessary as the cash registers which come ftom Dayton. Detroit is also the largest ' producer of medicine in the world. Philadelphia is second. South Bend produces the largest number of wagons; Moline the largest number of plows; Quincy, Illinois the largest number of omnibuses; Paterson, New Jersey, the largest amount of silk fabrics, and Trenton the largest amount of pottery. Peoria makes more spirits than any other city in the world, and pays between thirty and forty million dollars in taxes to the federal government every year—more than twice as much as any other city in the country, except New York. Louisville sells more whiskey and more tobacco than any other city. Minneapolis makes more flour than any other city in the world, an average of 75,000 barrels a day. It requires five million acres of land to grow enough wheat to keep the tw)enty-two Minneapolis mills Tuning for a year. There are fortythree furniture factories in Grand Rapids, which employ 15,000 skilled workmen and produce, more furniture than any other city in the world.—Peoria Star. I ■ •- u — I A. A. Rasor was in Warsaw Friday attending court.

ifeiWir — —— ■ 1 ■■ i ,, ij ■ BEAUTIFULLY HEAVY I] is the basket from our Grocery. You are delighted every >i time you see our delivery boy, for you know that he is ! bringing good things for your enjoyment. FRESH AND ATTRACTIVE STOCK j always ready for our customers, at bargain prices. Dry j and Fancy Groceries, Fruits, Nuts, Dried Fruits, Fancy j Canned Goods—all are here in abundance. | SIEDER BURGENER.

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PLAN BIG SPELLING NATCH E. G. Bunnell, assissant state superintendent of public instruction, to whom has been assigned by Robert J. Aley, state superintendent, the work of preparing for the state wide spellling tests for next winter among the pupils of the common and high schools of the state, has prepared a list of one hundred words to be used by the contestants. The plan is to select the best speller in every school in the state, from these to select the best in the township, town or city, from these the best in the county, and with the pupils thus selected to form the class for the state test. If arrangements can be made, the best spellers in the state will hold a contest with the best spellers from other states. The one hundred words chosen by Mr. Bunnell have been selected from a list of words commonly misspelled and the list is designed to give the pupils an idea of the nature of the test. All the words selected probably will be used in the test. Bread as Hog Feed. A farmer who attended the wheat special at Kendallville recently, in discussing wheat afterwards, incidentally mentioned bread, and remarked that he was feeding bread to his hogs by the hundreds of loaves. The remark elicted an inquiry, and he explained by saying that he bought his bread of S. K. Randall, of Avilla, for a little less than a cent a loaf, and found it very cheap apd very good feed. It is explained by saying that the pure food law prevents the sale of stale bread, and the big bakeries of Chicago seek an outlet for the sale of bread that cannot be sold over the counter for home use. They now have to sell their bread at a big reduction, if it is a little stale. Mr. Randall buys about 350 sacks a week, with 25 loaves in a sack, and sells all of it for hog and chicken feed.—Ligonier Banner. Potatoes Will be Higher. A newspaper observation is that early fall potatoes will be slightly higher in price this year than usual owing to the small crops in some sections of northern Indiana and southern Michigan. Although the crop will be less than usual in some sections, indications are that it will be but very little below the average owing to the heavy yield in some places. Growers are of the opinion the price of potatoes will be materially lowered shortly owing to an inrush of potatoes from the west.

SYRACUSE, INDIANA, THURSDAY. OCTOBER 13, 1910.

VALUE OF THE COUNTRY PAPER The country paper is the greatest country builder. Its construction force, says the American Bulletin, has no equal. It builds roads, it improves farms, it sustains towns and villiages, it improves social circles and it supports material advan cement. In fact, it enters into the very heart and life of all country progress and it never ceases to do its work. The power of the age is the country newspaper. It goes into the quiet of the country fireside and becomes a competent tutor to every member of the household. It is indeed a public benefactor, a progenitor of all good and useful measures, therefore about the best friend of the race. It has great educative powers. It places humanity in one school and to each member equal rights with the other. It is not a respecter of persons; it goes into the hovel and the modern home and it carries the same message to all. As the years deepen into the century, its influence grows stronger and its appreciation is extended. Every year brings a needed change a decided improvement. All classes look to it for information, for suggestion and for publicity. Corporations know bf its worth, all classes of business seek its support and all conditions of humanity come to it for aid. The country press will never die. Its columns may be abused, they may carry messages that are worthless, and ineffective for good, yet the time is fast arriving when the ideal country journal will begin its history. The time is already here when the people are asking for better things, and, the careful journal is meeting their demands and profiitjng by their requests. Let the good work go on until the entire country press will stand for every uplifting measure and for the principles and ideas that build for the betterment of all the race. Better homes, a better country in which to live and a strong unit of brotherhood. Saved in a Nick of Time. Little Marian Baer, daughter of Fred Baer, of Chicago, came near losing her life Friday evening, but was saved in a nick of time. She was with her mother at the home of H. A. Miller south of Milford, and asked her mother to go to the home of Alonzo Doty further south and east that she might play with some little girls. In going down the railroad she caught her foot in a cattle guard and for a time it seemed to be completely locked. The little girl was working heroically to relieve herself when discovered by Mrs. Fetters who lives near by. She ran and at the same time notified her husband and as they reached the track the little girl had loosened her foot, but the passenger train which was thirty minutes late had whistled for town and in one minute more might have crushed the life out of the little girl.—Milford Mail. We have secured the agency for Sandusky Portland Cement, see us for same. Lepper & Cole. Trinity Evangelical church. Sunday school at 9:30 a. m. Preaching services at 10:45 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Y. P. A. at 6:45 p. m.

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NEW TELEPHONE DIRECTORY CLASSIFICATION OF LINES CHANGES MANY NUMBERS The Syracuse Home Telephone Company Spends Much Money In Needed Improvements. ■ I ■ A new directory of the Telephone Exchange at this place has just been placed in the hands of the patrons. The book was issued at the Journal office, and in completeness, neatnes and general good appearance its hard to beat. Inasmuch as nearly all the subscribers’ numbers have been changed in this list it is important that all old Directories be destroyed and that every subscriber use the new list. The cover of the new book is a rich puple. Every subscriber should have the New Purple Book and use it only. New directories will be issued hereafter semi-annually, and each time the color of the cover is to be changed. By this means it is hoped that every one will be induced to useonly the latest issue of the Directory. The Company is spending nearly a thousand dollars in making much needed changes and improvements about the office and equipment. New cables, cable terminals, lightning arrestors, etc. are being installed. After these changes are completed the exchange will be in more up-to-date condition than ever before. Among the new features introduced in these improvements is what they call the “two circuit telephone.” Anyone in town hav- ] ing two telephones may have these connected so as to have private service between the two without going through central. However the operator calls either one without calling the other. A special master key has been installed at the switch board for this service. For the further information of our readers and the telephone pubiic we reprint here a page from the New Purple Directory as follows:— EXPLANATION ' Nearly all the telephone numbers on this exchange are changed with the use of this directory. This has been mainly for two reasons: first a change in the code used on party lines; and second a complete classificatin of all our lines at the switchboard. The lines are now divided on the switchboard into eight groups or classes as follows:— L Two circuit lines. 2, Farmer’s party lines. 31 Town party lines. 4.1 Lake party lines. 5. . Business private lines. 6. Residence private lines. 7. Pay station lines. 8. Toll lines. The switchboard drops have also been re-arranged, and the numbers changed, so that business and busy lines are on the lower half of the switchboard and nearer the operator. Heretofore some of the lines most used were farthest from the operator. | These changes will be of mutual advantage and will tend to quicken and improve the service. Further explanation will be cheerfully made to subscribers who will come to the and request it. Please bum all old directories so the old numbers ’Will not be used by mistake. Use the new Purple Book only. 1 Please understand, for best ser-

vice and to help the operator, call j by numbei from this book. When i you do so there should be no mistake or delay with your call. However with toll calls and free service calls to other exchanges it is always better to call by name. Call by number on your home exchange and by name any where else. Missionary Workers. The Rev. A. L. Weaver goes to Goshen the 17th and 18th to attend the Layman’s Missionary Convention of Goshen District. The convention is to be addressed by great missionary workers. Wednesday the 19th is to be a great day for the Methodist Church here, seven mininisters from adjacent charges are to be present. Everybody is invited to be present. The following is the program for the day. 2:00 P. M. Devotional Service J. R. Stanforth Address: “Relation of Prayer and Missions” L. C. Baker Address: “Survey of the Field” N. S. Stambaugh Address: “The Grace of Giving” J. S. Newcomb 7:30 Devetional Service W. B. Burk Address: “The Present Emergency and Our Responsibility” E. F. Albertson Address: “Features of a Missionary Church” R. L. Semans Thieves Arrested at Warsaw. Two men by the names of Charlie Doe and J. C. Anderson were arrested at Warsaw Friday night. The two men went to the Huffer livery barn and offered four robes for sale. An empolyee of tha barn suspecting that they were thieves notified the officers and shortly after the arrests were made. Just as the officers were ready to lodge them in the jail Doe broke away, and made good his escape although the officer tried to frighten him into stopping by firingintotheair. Anderson claimed that Doe had stolen the robes at the Bourbon fair. No Physiology for Her. The following note was received by a Sparta township teacher from the ambitious mother of some of her pupils: “Deer Cir:—You will pleze not lern my children enny thing moar about fiizzyollogy stuff I don’t think it is purty to talk to children about their Skilton and Bonze, and I won’t hav it. I want my children razed nice. You kan lern them to speak grammar and talk Korrect, butt I du not desire them to know that they hav sich things as bonze. Pleze let them cum home befoar the fizzyollogy begins to talk.”—Milford Mail. MICHIGAN LAND FOR SALE. Land in central Michigan is now open for home seekers. This land is leveF on which heavy timber grew. Is a loam with clay subsoil town and railroad near. Price ranging from sls up according to improvements. For further particulars see or address H. H. Doll, Syracuse, Ind. Radcliff Shoes for ladies. Combine all th essentials of qualities of style, comfort and wear. At a saving of socts. per pair over other high grade shoes. Let us shoe you. A. W. Strieby. Perry Hess attended the Illinois state fair last week at Sprinfield.

A WORD FDR IHEJEACHERS At the beginning of the school year a word ought to be said for the teachers. They have a great trust, that of molding the citizenship of the future. On faithfulness, capacity and tact depends the nature of, many individual results. The record of their service is most creditable, and will doubtless continue to be creditable. But they should have the sympathetic aid of parents. If all of the latter would take the same interest in teachers that mothers of the first year pupils take and would add to that interest a ready helpfulness, wonders would be achieved, and wonders too, from which everybody would profit. There would be better discipline and more profitable study, and all alike—pupils, teachers, and parents —would escape many of the needless irritations that cripple effort and embitter life. It is only when the school has the hearty support of the home that the best results are secured. The teachers want these best results and so do the parents, while the pupils need them. Why should not all be enlisted zealously in an effort to secure them.—Columbus Dispatch. M. E. Memorial Home. There is now positive assurance that the M. E, Memorial Home for the aged at Warren will become a state wide institution for the Methodists. The Southern Indiana conference voted two weeks ago to join with the Northern Indiana conference in the maintenance of the home and tlfb Northwest conference has just given notice of a similar vote by that conference. Each of the other two conferences the southern and the northwestern will raise $25,000 to balance with the Northern Indiana conference. The other two conferences will not be ready to report however before their session next fall.. FOR SALE. For sale or exchange for good land, or what have you? A fine large property located in the heart of Syracuse, Indiana. Building 35 rooms, partly heated by hot water. Would make an ideal place for hotel. For full particulars address W. G. Connolly, Syracuse, Ind-

Pure Drugs You will always find a full and complete line ol PURE DRUGS 1 . t also a complete line of Patent Medicines And Toilet Articles At our drug store H L. HOCH

LENGTH DF TIME FOR HOME STUDY It was the late Edward Everett Hale who declared that “home study was not discovered by the old-time school masters.” He was a firm believer in having children do all their studying at school, using the outside hours entirely for play and recreation—for the physical exercise that every healthy child demands in order to grow and develop as it should. But in some respects our school system has become so complex that home study is almost a necersity for* children over ten years of age. In order to keep up in the work of the intermediate and higher grades the child must study at home. So the problem reduces itself to the matter of limiting the time of study. It is the universal opinion of physicians that no children under nine should study out of school hours. Many of them do, it is true, but .it is never a safe thing. The child under nine needs all of its time out of school for play, outdoor exercise and sleep. Between nine and twelve the child may study from one to two hours at home, but never late in the evening. This studying should be done in the after noon, following an hour’s play or ,execrcise after school is out. If this cannot be done, it should occur in the early morning before school. , To study in the evening is to deprive the brain of a much-needed rest, and the whole body of a relaxation necessary for the harmonious development of muscle and tissue, bone and sinew. The greatest harm that comes from evening study for the boy or girl is its interference with sound sleep. Phy- ■ sicians tell us that practically all the cases of Saint Vitus dance, chorea, and nervousness are due to hard evening study. A little vigorous study in the evening in order to “catch up,” may do the pupil no harm provided he has a chance to take plenty of outdoor exercise, but the healthiest child will suffer if he persists in continual evening study. The thing for the mother tb remember is that growing children need sleep, and plenty of it, and that they cannot become healthy men and women unless they have it.— DenniSs H. Stovall. — o — Read the Journal.

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