The Syracuse and Lake Wawasee Journal, Volume 9, Number 7, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 15 June 1916 — Page 2

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(Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture.) In order to show producers and dealers that better wool means more money, a wool demonstration car has been touring Montana, Idaho, Wyoming and Utah for the past several months. In the course of that time it has given demonstrations in more than fifty towns a°nd at least 6,000 persons directly interested in wool growing have had an opportunity to study the exhibits. These consist chiefly of fleeces representing the various grades of wool, but, in addition, six head of live sheep are carried along as an object lesson in the value of the different breeds. » The purpose of the tour, in which the United States department of agriculture is co-operating with the agricultural colleges of the four states, is to increase interest in the movement for the improvement of American wool. The prevailing practice in this country of marketing wool on a quantity rather than a quality basis has interfered with a full realization on the part of producers of the factors which determine the real value of their clips. Many are unable to estimate accurately the percentage of shrinkage in their

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FEEDING CATTLE IN SUMMER Practice Found to Be More Profitable Than Winter Feeding—Should Have Pasture. Summer feeding while cattle arei pastured, has been found to be more profitable than winter feeding. So you see it pays to feed the beef cattle in summer while running in the pasture, as they should have, and need, a stronger feed than green grass. CONCRETE FOR HOG WALLOW 5 « Weekly Disinfectant Should Be Used During Summer to Keep Animals Free of Vermin. A good hog wallow is a mighty good investment for any farmer. Build it Os concrete and connect it with the well or tank. During the summer put in weekly a good disinfectant and you will keep the hogs healthy, happy and free of lice. VERMIN ON LITTLE TURKEYS Prevent and Destroy Pests by Frequently Greasing Fowls With Good Ointment. Look out for head lice and ticks on the heads and necks of little turkeys and prevent and destroy these lice and ticks by frequently greasing the heads and necks of the poults with some good head lice ointment, or with carbolic vaseline. Good for Brood Sows. A mixture composed of a basket of charcoal or fine coal, five pounds of salt, five pounds of air-slaked lime and two pounds of sulphur, kept constantly before brood sows will give good results. Respond to Good Care. Pigs are appreciative and always respond to good care. In Case of Scours. If little pigs begin to scour, shut down on the sow’s feed at once. ■ / /

fleeces and do not understand the relation between the market prices for various grades of wool and their own profits. The idea is not uncommon that wool is wool and that the heavier the clip is, the bigger the profit will be. It is this idea that the specialists in charge of the car are anxious to dispel. The experience of Australian sheep growers has shown that it is distinctly advantageous for the producer to improve his flock, grade his clip in the shearing shed, handle it carefully and sell it not for a lump sum, but each grade by itself. Under existing conditions in this country it is not probable that the individual grower would profit immediately by adopting this system, for organized effort will be necessary to effect so radical a change in the prevailing practice. Before any such effort can be made, however, it is essential that growers should have a more complete knowledge of wool grades and of the ways in which the requirements of manufacturers can be met most profitably. It is to spread this knowledge, which at the present time is far more common among buyers than producers, that the demonstration car has been sent oj> its tour.

MANURE USED FOR POTATOES Most Economical Way Is to Apply Fertilizer, Fresh or Rotted, to Some Preceding Crop. The most economical way to use manure for potatoes, either rotted or fresh, is to apply it to some preceding crop. If the soil is poor, well-rotted manure may safely be used just prior to planting. PUREBRED STOCK FAVORED First Cross Often Produces Satisfactory Variety, But Further Use Develops Scrubs. The first cross of one purebred variety with another often produces very satisfactory stock, but further use of such stock develops mongrels and usually destroys the best usefulness of both breeds concerned. Purebred stock is more profitable for all uses. KINDNESS TO FARM ANIMALS It Has Monetary Value That Farmer Cannot Afford to OverlookWill Work Wonders. Kindness to the farm animals is appreciated nearly as much by them as by the members of your family. It has a money value with the animals that you cannot afford to overlook and with the family a psychological value that will work wonders. Dairy Herd Profits. The best way to get a profit-produc-ing dairy herd is to use only good, pure-bred sires, take good care of the cows and keep the calves “coming” right from birth. Strange Hogs. When turning strange hogs Into a bunch, it should be done In a large, roomy pen or field. Keep Hogs Thriving. Keep hogs thriving; strong, healthy hogs resist cholera. ■

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I The Stolen • • Treaty ii | ! | H. M. EGBERT i! (Copyright. 1916. by W. G. Chapman.) Imbrie passed his hand over his damp forehead and stared at the paper in his hand. He could not believe either his eyes or the good fortune which had placed it there. A subordinate clerk in the war office at Washington. Imbrie had faced life on a salary of $25 weekly. This was his sole means of support for himself and Dolly, his pretty young wife, as well as Dolly’s mother, who lived with them. He had been shifted into a new department recently—that in touch with the secretary of state’s office. Os course Imbrie never saw the great man himself, or anyone but an occasional permanent undersecretary. For weeks Imbrie had been a pre/ (o increasing despair. There had been Dolly’s long illness, after their little son had been born and died a few hours later. Like every man with a government position. Imbrie had found it not at all difficult to negotiate a loan with a money lender at an exorbitant interest. He had paid off the loan by increasing it; then, rendered desperate, he had gone to another money lender, and then another. He had no notion that all three were watching him and dividing the money that came to them every pay day, while the capital actually increased in i zl 7\ EL nHI 4=o A W / “Take It to the Devil." volume. Imbrie was paying $lO a week, and the hundred which he had borrowed originally had swollen to three hundred. He had not dared let Dolly know, and though she had looked surprised at the diminishing returns each pay day, Imbrie had invented a heap of excuses. However, the crisis was almost at hand. Then, a few days before, a little, dark-haired man, who looked like a cross between a Chinanjan and a Portuguese, had adcosted him as they were leaving the street car together. He seemed to know Imbrie very well and had drawn him aaide and made a proposition which made the ' pulses throb in Imbrie’s cheeks. “It will be nothing dishonorable,’’ he said. “It is only what everybody does. Think, my friend, is it reasonable that your government should in- ■ trust its secrets to a man whom it pays a beggarly sllO a month?’’ “But I don’t know anythin® about it,” faltered Imbrie. “I shall see that you know. Think 1 again. A man’s work—a big man’s work on an office boy’s pay. Besides, ■ Jt is not as if you were betraying anything. My government knows all about this Chinese treaty, but it requires its suspicions to be confirmed. 1 You will confirm them, but you will betray nothing.” “I tell you— ’’ Imbrie began. “In proof of what I say I have arranged that the treaty be placed in your hands for copying tomorrow. And your money difficulties will b at an end. Look at this —come under the lamp and look!” He counted out 50 hundred-dollar bills placed them in Imbrie’s hands. Imbrie’s hands, clutching feverishly at them, trembled. It was in the sleepy part of the day the following afternoon that the high official entered and looked about the room. “Here, Mr. Imbrie.” he said, laying down a closely typewritten paper before him. “Cops this, will you? It’s Joke on Grandpa. Old-fashioned people sometimes do pome funny things (that is according to our “modern” ideas). The observer ran across some people recently who were making great sport over one of the family patriarchs, an octogenarian. forgetting in their merriment .that they had failed in their duty to him. The • social crime he had committed was an actual necessity, for .with advancing age he had lost most .of his teeth and the food he ate had to be cut into small pieces. Disdaining to have somebody perform this joffice for him he had tried to use the Silver knives the family used in place of the steel utensils he had always piked, and found them too dull for his (purpose. So he took the silver “messier" to the grindstone to sharpen the same, when he was discovered.—Columbus Dispatch. Uses of Liquid Air. Liquid air is poorly adapted to the E which were suggested for it a it was first made in large quans—that is, for refrigeration and tor power. Xto latent heat of evapora-

rather confidential ana we mu»t .>a«a some more copies. Make a couple of carbons and don’t let anyone see. Bring them to me when you have finished.” Imbrie stared at the paper. It was the secret treaty with China which the Japanese government would have sold its soul to obtain. Imbrie made an extra carbon copy and slipped It into his pocket. He took the remainder in to the high official, and, side by side, they compared the copy with the original. Imbrie went home in a daze. Dolly and he had long talked of what they would do if ever, by some miracle,, $5,000 were to come to them. They had envisaged a pretty little farm in Virginia, with roses growing up the walls, a horse and buggy and [ fields of corn and peach trees. And ‘ now all this seemed about to come to pass. As he stepped off the car the little j Japanese came up to him. Silently | Imbrie slipped the carbon copy into , the man’s hand and left him. A month passed. Imbrie had told 1 Dolly that his uncle had died and left him that $5,000 which they had always talked about and never hoped : for. Dolly was delighted. The color came back into her cheeks. She was | happy. But in Imbrie’s heart was the burning shame of betrayal. It was three months before he sent | in his resignation. He wanted to al- j lay suspicion. Then, toward the end of his last month, he began to realize what his j treachery meant. He knew that, un- i der the official silence, somebody was • suspected, somebody was watched, I somebody was suffering wrongly for | his abominable deed. He could not • endure his position. And he told Dolly. “The bitter thing is that you did it for me. Ronald,” she said, and suddenly dropped to her knees. “Ronald, dearest, you know now what you must do.” “But. Dolly—” “I know. You are going to say that I my happiness is worth more than the ■ nation. But it isn’t, it isn’t.” “1 have made purchases. I have re- ; signed my position. We shall be beggars, even after I have served my ; term of imprisonment.” “At least, Ronald, we can hold up our heads,” she answered proudly. On the following morning Imbrie went down to the office with a resolution to which he had come, as a result of his talk with his wife. He would confess everything: and the $5,000 he would turn into charity. The world’s weight seemed to have been lifted from his shoulders. Washington had never seemed so beautiful, nor life so free. He looked 10 years younger as he went to his desk, and his fellow clerks, too, noticed the | change in him. - i It was a long and difficult wait till j he was able to see the high official i who had given him the treaty to copy. 1 As he kicked his heels in the man’s office, watching dignitaries come and go, a little sense of resentment began to assail him. What right had Mr. Mowbray had to place temptation in | his path—in his, a $25 clerk’s? Would i not anyone with a sick wifq have been ■ tempted too? And he had worked himself up to such a degree of anger that he had almost decided to turn back when Mr. 1 Mowbray's secretary came out and ushered him in. The great man was sitting alone at his desk, and his face was quite im- I passive; but there was a cynical smile ■ upon the lips of the secretary as he sat down beside him. Mowbray, idly turning over the pages of a document, did not look up for an unconscionable time. All the ! while Imbrie was growing more and more uncomfortable. At last he could no longer endure the suspense. “Mr. Mowbray!” he blurted out. Mowbray looked up. “Yes?” he inquired blandly. Then Imbrie told him, without extenuation. When he had ended speaking Mowbray turned to the secretary. “Will 1 you read me that letter from File 13?” I he asked. The secretary read it. It was from the head of Imbrie’s Apartment. | “With regard to our conversation of i yesterday, I can suggest nobody bet- i ter than Mr. Imbrie of our department, i He is a fellow of poor character and ■ in debt, as I have ascertained, to money lenders. I have little doubt j that he can be trusted to betray the , document to the person in question.” i “It’s all right. Mr. Imbrie,” said ; Mowbray. “That was a fictitious' treaty which we wanted to get into the hands of a certain government.” “Then you have led me on to betray my country as I blurted out Imbrie. “We had to,” answered Mowbray, his thin lip curving in a scoffing smile. “That’s what men of your type are employed for.” “What about the $5,000?” “Take it -to the devil," said Mr. Mowbray. Dazed, bewildered, but conscious of his intense humiliation, Imbrie went out into the sunlight. tion is small and its specific heat is also small. It cannot compete with ammonia for refrigeration. It cannot be kept in a closed vessel, but must always have a vent to the air. For explosives many better materials are available. It is used to some extent to secure the oxygen of the air by first liquefying the air and then boiling off the nitrogen, which boils at a lower temperature than the oxygen. For Safety. A man in the West was saved from death when a shot fired at him struck a silver dollar in his ! vest pocket. The moral of this Is always to carry money in one’s vest pocket If one has no money, then the safety first movement suggests the prompt borrowing of It from the nearest easy friend. Wisdom in Copying Nature. In the artificial adornment of grounds by means of plants, nature is our best instructor. From her we may learn the uses of grass, flowers, vines, shrubs and trees, and how to combine them to the best advantage.

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There are riding suits and riding i suits, and if you contemplate adding j one or two of them to a summer wardl robo it Is best to consult an authority . on riding togs before making -a choice. Most suits are made for real service, | but even so, there is a difference bei tween country riding and city riding. Some are designed for occasional use, where their display will give pleasure to the woman conscious of their charm. The fad for shorts clothes is reflected in dashing outfits that are becoming and inspiring to the last degree. Practically all young wo/nen and girls ride astride; a few—and the number is lessening—still wear skirts and cling to the sidesaddle. One occasional horsewoman is able to ride well | either way, but in riding clothes the I demand is for riding breeches, in such ‘ preponderance that even the divided ; skirt needs little mention. i The materials in demand for practi- | cal wear are covert cloth, English tweed, corduroy, suede and reindeer

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Just soon as the young adventurer in life has learned to stand alone, or even earlier, it is time to put him in rompers. Dresses are in the way, and make the business of learning to -walk or to creep more difficult than It should be. The greater part of the time of babyhood is spent in rompers in those up-to-date homes where good sense governs. There is a really wonderful variety in styles for rompers. Those who design them contrive to stamp them as boyish or girlish, even for the youngest wearers. They fasten in most unexpected places and are made to wash and iron with the least possible trouble. One may have a choice of patterns, including the models classed as “play suits,” with fastening at the back or front, or those that slip on over the head and fasten up the inside of the legs. For the youngest wearers romps; s are conveniently made PUT UP !N SMALL PARCELS A recent official estimate gave New Zealand a population of 1,164,745. Argentina requires imported potatoes to be accompanied by certificates showing that they were grown in sanitary soil. Mrs. John Roberts, while fishing from the municipal pier at Hermosa Beach, Cal., caught five different kinds of fish on five hooks at the same time. The fish were mackerel, bass, jack smelt, yellow fin and barracuda.

leather, forestry cloth, khaki (in brown or white). There is a choice in length of coat, but if one chooses to be exactly correct, the coat is short enough to show eight inches of the breeches, unmounted, and six in the saddle. There is a variety in coat models, among them the Norfolk and the English styles, and the coats for suits intended both for hunting and riding. A practical and dressy suit is pictured, made of hard-twilled serge in black and white check, with an adjustable cape. • Riding boots of soft black or tan calfskin, '%nd those that lace up the front, belong to the regulation outfit. For very dressy suits patent leather is offered, but it is less comfortable than the others. Soft white shirts with prim collars and mannish riding hats complete a costume that may be depended upon to enhance the good looks of any woman. In hats the choice lies between clipped beaver, felt, milan straws, satin jockey caps, or severely tailored street hats, with the clipped beaver in first place.

like those shown in the picture. >• This model fastens at the back and at the crotch with buttons and buttonholes. The narrow leather belt gives shapeliness to the straight one-piece garment, and a decidedly boyish air to the wearer, so the comfort of the little had of a year and a half is assured. The rompers shown are made of cotton poplin, with a soft hat to match, of the same fabric. White rompers and hat are for the promenade, but dark cotton stuffs make those that serve for play. Dark blue calico, checked ginghams, chambrays, percales, and other practical weaves of cotton are used for them. Sleeves are likely to be short for summer wear, and pattern companies make their patterns to be cut with either long or short sleeves. The livers of ten codfish are needed to produce a gallon of oil. There is one grocery store to every 300 inhabitants in this country. In 1914 the mica produced in the United States was valued at $328,746. The output of sheet mica amounted to 556,993 pounds, and that of scrap mica amounted to 3,730 pounds. The coldest inhabited country Is said to be the province of Werchojansk, in oriental Siberia. The daily mean temperature of the entire year is 2.74 degrees below zero. /

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Avoid operations. Positive remedy— r l l - * i (No Oil)—Results sure Write for our tx F. big Book of Truth and Facts To-Day. * * I GaUrf»a«RemedyC«..DeptC-M^l9SJ)earkraSt.,CUa ( e i — ! —? A woman can keep a secret if nobody cares whether she does or not. For genuine comfort and lastinc pleasure use Red Cross Ball Blue on wash day. All good grocers. Adv. , The Lord hasn’t much use for the man who contributes to foreign missions the money he owes his washer- : woman. i Waited Long for Chance. | Thirty-nine years ago G. H. Fowler , of Dennison, 0., applied to the United States war department for a job as caretaker of a government cemetery. He got a form letter saying his -appli- . cation had been filed with 30,000 others. He has just received a letter saying he now heads the list, and if he wants a place, please answer. Economizing. Queen Mary of England has urged the ladies of that country »n writing formal notes to use only half sheets of paper, as a measure of economy. The Japanese women think the kimono is ' wasteful and urge a style of dress that will require less silk. All on account of the war. —Leiiiston (Me.) Journal. Nothing Gained. 'T’ve been working here nine years, Mr. Grabcoin. Don’t you think it is about time for me to get a raise?” “I do, indeed, Mr. Jobson.” ! “Thank you, sir.” “I will raise your salary $2 a week 1 and that amount will be deducted each I week for our employers’ protective < fund.”—Birmingham Age-Herald, She Didn’t Smile. The young woman had spent a busy ; lay. She had browbeaten 14 salespeople, bullyragged a floorwalker, argued victoriously with a milliner, laid down the law to a modiste, nipped in the bud a taxi chauffeur’s attempt to overcharge her, made a street car conductor stop the car in the middle of a block for her, discharged her maid and engaged another, and otherwise refused to allow herself to be imposed upon. Yet she did not smile that night when a young man begged: “Let mo be your protector through, life!”—Philadelphia Public Ledger. The Answer. “Mr. Interlocutor.” said the end man at the Amateur Minstrel show, “I .want to ask you a question.” “Very well, Mr. Bones. What is your question?” “Why does the railroad company always pick out single men for conductors and brakemen?” “Before I answer your question, Mr »?ones,” Teplied the interlocutor, “I’di hke to ask you one. How do youi know that the railroad company always selects single men for conductors. -,nd brakemen?” “Because no married man would.’ •ver dare to slam a door the way •.hose fellows do.” A Man’s Worth depends upon his power to produce what the world recognizes as of value. And when you skirmish around you’ll find that this power —which is just power of mind and body—depends to a remarkable degree on the food one eats. For highest accomplishment one must have the best values in food —food which builds well-balanced bodies and brains. ■■ • j Grape-Nuts > FOOD e has that kind of value. It contains all the nutriment of whole wheat and barley, including the irriportant mineral elements so often lacking in the usual dietary. Grape-Nuts comes ready to eat, is easy to digest, nourishing, economical, wonderfully delicious —a help in building men of worth. “There’s a Reason” *