The Celina Democrat., August 10, 1917, Image 2

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THE CELINA DEMOCRAT, CELINA, OHIO
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Some facts about cultivation
cfthis nutritious and palatable
grain that feeds millions of
folks throughout the world
MAN must eat, whether
lie la a fighting warrior
or a preacher of pact
Deism. If porterhouse
steaks are not available
we are satisfied with
corned beef. Formerly
the lowly "spud" was
considered the barricade
tlmt separated man
from starvation, but of
late the poor potato has become as
Scarce km attractive heiresses and they
re as eagerly sought after. Many a
diHcuiisolHte lover has found that un
Kther sister of the starch family la
)os.MHsed of attractions second only to
ber expensive sister, and today the
leating of rice Is becoming general
Jthroughout the country.
It isn't a bad habit to acquire, either,
hls eating of rice. IUce is nutritious
fcud palatable and digests well. It can
be cooked quickly, without the neces
sity of troublesome preparation and
without waste. It Is almost a perfect
substitute for potatoes, and It forms
the basis for the food supply of over
two-thirds of the peoples of the world.
Jn l':ict, practically every other coun
try in the world consumes more rice
than the United States, on the basis
of population, and Its enforced use
hore, due to war conditions, ought to
prove n benefit to our people. Wee
has been grown in this country for
Snora than two hundred years, the
(growing mens being restricted, how
ever, to several of the Southern states.
fVVitliln the lust few years California
lias entered the nVld as a rice pro
ducer, and the development of the crop
In tlmt state has been remarkable.
From 7,.r00 acres planted In California
In 1 :)!;, the acreage has grown to 00,-
000 acres In l!)1t, with a crop valued
at over four million dollars. The 1017
planting will exceed 100,000 acres. The
ftotal devoted to rice culture In the
United States Is about 900.000 acres,
and I he 1010 crop amounted to 40,
I702,!i()ii bushels. Tills Is less than half
she qu;iiiiily consumed In this coun
try, howvver. as great quantities are
Imported from the Oriental countries.
Japan, a great rice producer, has more
than two thousand varieties of rice,
but there are only three or four va
rieties grown In this country.
t Rice, like' oranges and lemons, re
quires certain favorable conditions for
Its growth. The climate must be
Warm, with plenty of sunshine and
fciot days. The land must be practl
!cally level, with plenty of water avail
able. The top soil should be under
laid with a subsoil that Is Impervious
fo water. The subsoil should He near
he surface, for a deep soil requires
tnore water and more time for Its sub
mergence than a shallow one. Good
Drainage Is necessary to get the lnnd
Bn condition quickly for harvesting
and to prevent the crops from becom
ing waterlogged. Like all cereal crops,
flee should be harvested quickly after
t reaches maturity. One of the great
fllfMeiiItles which the Southern growers
ibad to contend with was their Inability
Eo get on to the land quickly to har
reet the crops after the water had
been drained off. In California the
Wrowers have solved this problem by
jusing small but powerful ball-tread
"(tractors that run on their own endless
jtrack, and are capable of pulling the
harvesting machinery through mud
that would mire horses. These trac
tors, by reason of their adaptability to
jrhnnging conditions, are also used for
felmost any kind of work on the ranch.
,They will do the plowing and checking
of the land, will haul supplies to and
from markets, will pump water from
the Irrigation ditches, or the motor will
(turn a feed mill or churn the butter
jfor the housewife.
1 In rice culture the size of the field
depends largely upon local conditions.
Where the land Is very level, a field
nay rengo from sixty to eighty acres,
While In other localities the field can
riot be larger. Uian one or two acres,
tin Oriental countries, where all the
Jabor Is done by hand, the fields aver
age half an acre In area. As water Is
required to stand at a uniform depth
lover the growing rice It must neces-
WAR REVIVES JET INDUSTRY
Demand for Black Ornaments by Na
tion In .Mourning Gives New Life
to an Old Business.
The American consul at Hull, Eng
land, reports an Interesting revival of
,the Jet Industry which has been carried
oo at the town of Whitby since before
the Norman conquest, but which had
nearly died out In recent years, partly
owing to the competition of gluss imi
tations of Jet made In Germany. The
Mexican Recruits Convicts.
Mexico, wore or less, is always at
ivar with somebody. To be at war one
joust have an army, and Mexico boasts
' that she has raised hers by voluntary
methods. In reality, the method of re
cruiting Is nothing more than a modern
form of the old press gang system. The
Mexican anuy relies largely on the in
mates of , the prisons for its best re
cruits. AU captured rebels and out
laws are generally transferred to the
oMlcliil army of the republic, whether
tbey will It or not. Although the fr-
ill
SyV.oherk H.Noultert
sarlly follow that the topography of
the country will largely determine the
size of the fields.
Where rice lands are along a river
It Is customary to run a canal to the
outer rim of the rice field, entirely sur
rounding it. The dirt taken from this
canal Is thrown upon the outer bunk
to rorm a protecting levee against sud
oen rises from the river. Water to
flood thu rice fields is let In from the
stream. Hie larger tract Inclosed by
uio main canal is now cut up by small
er canals into fields or subllelds of
suitable size and small levees are
thrown upon each side. It Is essential
that the surface of each of these sub
fields be level. The main canals av
erage from 10 to 30 feet wide and are
about 4 feet deep. They connect with
the river by flood gates. The sub-
canals average from 6 to 10 feet wide
and are nearly as deep as the main
canals. Boats are used to reach any
point of the growing areas, and some
times the levees are made wide
enough to form roads.
Various methods for prepnrlng the
soil for the crops are used, some grow
ers advocating deep plowing, while
others use the shallow method. Nat
urally, the character of the soli should
govern. One of the advantages claimed
for deep plowing is that, as the rice
does not feed much below the plow
line, the deeper the plowed area the
more food is placed at the disposal
of the growing crops.
After the ground Is plowed, a disk
harrow Is run over the surface, fol
lowed by a smoothing burrow, anil
often a heavy roller is used to break
up the clods.
Sowing Is done early In spring and
about two bushels of seed are used
to the acre. While there are several
methods of planting the seed, the best
results are said to be obtained with
a drill. This insures the equal distri
bution of the seed at a uniform depth.
flooding Is the most important fea
ture of rice growing. Except where
water Is necessary fur germinating the
seed, flooding is not practiced until the
rice is 0 or 8 Inches high. When the
rice reaches that height water is run
onto the land to a depth from 3 to
0 Inches. It Is constantly changed to
prevent stagnation. The principal
thing to watch is the height of the wit
ter, as It Is essential that the water
be kept at the same deptii throughout
the entire field, otherwise one part of
the crop will ripen before the other.
Harvesting machines are brought on
the land as soon as the grain is ripe.
It takes about six months to grow a
crop of rice in this country. Where
the drainage Is good and the ground
dries quickly, reaping machines are
generally used. In California the
track-laying tractors are almost uni
versally used In the rice fields, and
the harvesting can be commenced a
week or two earlier by their use.
In harvesting, the rice Is cut from
6 to 12 Inches from the ground and the
cut grain is laid on the stubbles to
keep It off the wet soil. After a day's
curing the grain Is removed from the
field and stacked on dry ground. Ex
treme care must be taken In shocking
the grain to prevent the rice from be
ing lost. The bundles are stacked
against each other, with the heads in.
Slow curing In the shade produces the
toughness of kernel necessary to with
stand the milling process. The rice Is
left In the shock until the straw Is
cured and the kernel hard. The
threshing Is done by the regulation
threshing machine.
The rice as It comes from the thresh
er Is called "paddy" or "rough rice."
It still has surrounding It the husk of
close-fitting cuticle. The process of
milling removes this husk and polishes
the rice. This polishing Is more a fad
than a necessity, for by It some of the
most nutritious parts of the rice are
lost.
The Improved method of milling rice
Is quite complicated. The paddy Is
first screened to remove foreign sub
stances. The hulls are removed by
rapidly revolving stones set about two
thirds of the length of a rice kernel
apart. The product goes over hori
zontal screens and blowers that sep
arate the light chaff and the whole
and broken kernels. The grains are
now run Into huge mortars holding
from four to six bushels each, and
pounded with pestles weighing about
war, besides cutting off the supply of
these imitations, has thrown the na
tion into mourning and thus greatly
Increased the demand for black orna
ments. The industry was most pros
perous In the period from 1850 to 1880,
when It gave employment to some 1,500
men and boys. The Jet mined at Whit
by Is said to be much superior to that
produced in Spain, much of which, in
former years, was brought to Whitby
to be manufactured. Most of the work
ers now engaged in carving, turning
and polishing Jet In the Whitby fac-
quent victim of the Mexican army's
press gang is the able-bodied man who,
after an over Indulgence in alcohol,
tries to sleep the effects off In some
open spuce. He Invariably recovers
his senses In the uniform of the Mex
ican army. Since 1013 the Mexican
army has been 150,000 strong.
A New Enterprise.
"I met Jims today and he says this
Is his dull time. What Is hts business
In the winter?"
"lie keeps summer furs In storage."
-Time Food
400 pounds. The grains, If properly
cured, are not broken by this pound
ing, although it would crush to pulp
any other cereal, from these mor
tars the rice Is removed to flour
screens, where the whole grains are
separated from the flour and chaff.
During the various processes the rice
becomes heated through friction, and
at this stage It passes into cooling
bins, where It remains for eight or
nine hours. It Is then passed over
brush screens, where the smaller rice
and flour are separated from the larg'
er kernels. The grain Is now ready
for the polisher, to give It the pearlj
luster.
The polishing Is done by friction
against the rice of pieces of moose
hide or sheepskin, tanned and worked
to a wonderful degree of softness.
These skins are loosely hung around
the sides of a revolving cylinder con
structed of wood and wire gauze,
from the polisher the rice goes to the
separating screens, which grade the
rice for the market
Rice Is a member of the grass fam
ily, and there are numerous varieties
cultivated throughout the world. As
It Is the principal food of a large pro
portion of the earth's population, rice
growing Is one of the oldest ' agricul
tural Industries known to man.
The average annual Imports of
cleaned rice Into the United States
Is about 125,000,000 bushels, and that
of broken rice, flour and menl, over
70,000.000 bushels more. The demand
for the better qualities of rice In this
country has always exceeded the sup
ply, and now that this country has
been called upon to feed a large pro
portion of the warring nations, the
rice growers of the South and of Cal
ifornia are assured of a ready mar
ket for their supplies.
AIRPLANE AND CAVALRY MEET
Allied Flier Escapes Capture by Charg
ing Foes and Passing Short Dis
tance Over Their Heads.
To show that it is sometimes pos
sible for an avlntor to pass surprising
ly low over guns and yet escape being
brought to earth, Mr. Claude Grahnme-
J White cites in "Heroes of the Flying
Corps" an interesting encounter be
tween nn airplane nnd a squad of cav
alry. One of the aviators of the allies,
descending near some German out
posts, was surprised by a patrol of hos
tile cavalry that galloped Into a corner
of the field where the airplane had
alighted and rode full tilt toward It to
make Its occupants prisoners.
At the side of the field farthest from
the Germans lay n wood ; and the space
between the airplane and the trees was
so small that the machine could not
rise Into the air In that direction. All
that the pilot could do In his endeavor
to escape was to run his machine
across the ground directly toward the
approaching horsemen nnd seek to rise
sufficiently, high to sweep above their
heads. lie took his machine nbruptly
Into the air and flew down straight
toward them, thinking that his chance
was poor, nnd expecting either to be
struck himself by bullets or to have
some vital part of his machine hit.
There was one point In his favor,
however: the German cavalrymen, ta
ken by surprise when the aircraft
came ' rushing toward them, had
opened fire In a scattering and very
haphazard manner. Only Just above
their heads, although traveling very
fast, swept the airplane, with its pilot
and passenger crouching low In their
seats. Over the cavalrymen It flew and
then It began to climb rapidly; and
although a storm of bullets had met It
as It approached nnd had been directed
on It while It passed overhead, the
craft flew on unchecked. No vital part
of Its mechanism was hit, nor were Its
occupants Injured. Youth's Com
panion. Chrlstlanlty Gains In China.
The progress of Christianity in
China has become so marked that the
Mohammedans of the nation are arous
ing themselves to greater activity. A
recent conference of 500 priests dis
cussed translating the Koran, improv
ing schools, preparing a defensive lit
erature, and taking other steps to pro
tect the faith of Mohammed.
tories are old men who learned their
trade in the days when the industry
wns at its height. Scientific Ameri
can. Call the Police.
"I met with an unusual experience
today."
"That so? What happened?"
"I upset an ink bottle on a clean
tablecloth."
"Nothing unusual about that"
, "Yes there was. The bottle was
empty."
He Was Right
"I helped with moving pictures 20
years ago."
"Why, moving pictures weren't In
existence then."
"Yes, but moving pictures was. 1
was a drayman."
A Meal There.
"Growing anything useful in your
garden?"
"Well, I looked out of tho window
this morning and I'd lay off hand
there are two bushels of dandelions in
the front Uvnt waiting to be picked."
GOTHIC-ROOF BARN
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This Type of Structure Also Most
Attractive for Many Farm
Buildings.
HELPS FOR SMALL FARMER
He Need Not Improve HI Property
Haphazardly When Journals, Text
Book and Catalogues Show
Him How to Plan.
Mr William A. Had ford will answer
guentlons and give advice FREE OP
COST on all eubjecta pertalnlnK to the
subject of building work on the farm, for
the reader of thja papcir. On account of
hla wide experience aa Editor, Author and
Manufacturer, he la, without doubt, the
highest authority on all theae aobjrots.
Address all Inaulrles to William A. Rad
ford, No. 1827 Prairie avenue, Chicago,
III., and only Inclose two-cent stamp for
reply.
By WILLIAM A. RADFORD.
The progressive furmer Is careful of
the appearance of his farm. Whether
this Is because of the fuct that he
knows It has an effect on the sale value
of the farm, because of his personal
pride or because of the influence of Im
proved farming methods and sanita
tion, makes little difference. It is suf
ficient that this tendency Is in force.
Naturally the appearance of the build
ings will determine very largely the ap
pearance of the farm.
Some of the best farms are built ac
cording to a definite plan which prede
termines Just where each building Is to
be placed, the type of building which It
Is to be and the style of all
of the buildings Is made to con
form to a selected standard. The
scheme may even be carried to
a conformity between building ma
terials used. The most noticeable man
ner In which farm buildings may be de
signed to follow a selected style Is in
the shape of the roof. The roof of a
barn constitutes a large proportion of
the total external surface and Its shape
will, therefore, have a decided effect
upon the appearance.
There are three principal types of
roof which are used on farm buildings.
These are the pitched or gable roof, the
gambrel roof and the gothlc roof. In
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selectlng the style of roof for the
buildings of the group, the barn which
is to have a hay mow should govern
the declslonTlils building should have
a roof which will provide the largest
possible haymow volume for every
square foot of ground covered by the
building, under ordinary circumstances.
There might be conditions such that n
large haymow would be unnecessary in
any of the buildings and then the sty4e
of roof would be wholly a matter of
personal taste, based on appearance
only. Assuming that the large mow Is
necessary, however, the following facts
are considered: The gable roof pro
vides the least volume of any of the
three types mentioned for a given
height. The gambrel roof furnishes a
larger volume for the given height and
the gothlc roof gives the largest volume
of the three types.
The gable roof has no particular ad
vantages from the structural stand
point other than the fact that Its con-
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structlon is exceedingly simple. The
gambrel roof has the advantage that
it is adapted to the various forms of
plank frame construction, which Is a
type of construction that has replaced
the heavy timber and beam barns in
many parts of the country. Its princi
pal advantages are that it requires no
lumber having a thickness greater than
two inches, it may be framed by a
small force of men because there are
no exceedingly heavy members to be
raised into place and the hay mow
space is unobstructed except for the
purlin posts and the main truss chorda,
which project only a few feet into the
mow. The gothlc roof may likewise be
classed as a plank frame structure.
There Is absolutely no obstruction of
any sort in the mow of a gothlc roof
barn. When properly braced with
diagonal strips spiked and bolted
across the studs and rafters it is a very
strong type of construction.
The gothlc roof would be selected by
the farmer who wishes to make his
farm appear distinctive. Buildings
having this type of roof are character
ised by their neat appearance and in
most localities they are out of the or
dinary. This matter of appearance, to
gether with the structural advantages
already mentioned, are sufficient to
recommend such a' barn to any farmer
who wishes to follow a plan somewhat
different from th usual layout found
on farms throughout the country. It in
noticeable that the farms which are I
carefully planned usually aro the large
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one tullt practically In fnir entirety
ut ono time. This fuct la to be regret
ted, since the smaller farmer, If he
cares to do so, may consult with the
builder and building material dealer
and plan his farm In Just as systematic
a milliner as that used for the largest
farms. Progressive building piaterial
dealers In farming communities In all
parts of the couutry are rapidly equip
ping their ollicea with all kinds of lit
erature nnd various other helps which
are at the disposal of the furmers.
Builders who are interested In furra
hiillriltir construction are studying cata
logues, textbooks and building 'Jour.
nals so that they will be fitted to offer
useful suggestions to the farmers who
come to them for advice on building
subjects. This building service need
not be limited to the farmer who Is
planning a new farm. It Is Just as use
ful In the development of a furm which
has been established and Is growing
beyond the limits of Its present facili
ties. The advice to farmers all fnrm
ers Is, then, to make friends with the
builder and the building material deal
er In the nearby town. He can serve
yon and his service may save you
money on your improvements,
Coming back to the gothlc roof bam
shown In the accompanying lllustra
tlons, let this structure serve as an 11
histratloh of what the appearance of
such a structure may be. Clean cut
lines are responsible for the neat ap
pearance. The appearance of a group
of buildings modeled as this pattern
may easily be Imagined,
This barn Is 30 feet wide by 42 feet
long and It Is arranged as a horse barn
with haymow above the stable. A
building designed as a cow barn would
be made a few feet wider In order that
plenty of space would be available for
two rows of stalls and three alleyways.
The length of any barn may be varied
to Increase or decrease Its capacity,
but the width remains constant. Win
dows are placed rather high In the
horse barn, hinged to swing In at the
top for ventilation. In the cow barn
arrangement, when used as a dairy
barn, the windows would be made
larger and a special ventilating sys
tem would be Installed.
There ore eight double stalls, a box
stall and a harness room shown on the
plan. If the capacity of the building
were to be Increased, It would be
lengthened In Increments equal to the
width of a single or double stall, as
preferred, until a sufficient capacity
would be obtained. The harness room
Is carefully Inclosed to make It as near
dust-tight as possible. It pays to give
harness a little extra care, during these
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days of high-priced leather. The cen
tral driveway Is nearly 12 feet wide. In
case a concrete floor Is placed In the
building this central driveway will be
of concrete, but the floor in the stalls
must be built up above the concrete
with wood planks, wood blocks or some
other material which will not be un
comfortable or cold for the animals to
stand or He on.
Ghetto a Serious Place,
"Americans are accustomed to say
that nothing can he really good that
does not show a 'sense of humor.' A
person who, no matter what his de
fects may be, has that Irradiating light,
Is saved, and It is that quality
In a book, which we pick out
with perhaps the greatest approval.
But the serious ghetto Is entirely lack
ing In the genial sense of humor,"
says Hutchlns Hapgood In the Century.
"The Russian Jews do not know how
to play, either physically or Intellec
tually. There is no play in their art,
their literature, or their life. They
do not understand what is light and
graceful. Charm of the mere evanes
cent kind, the charm of the nuance, is
lacking. The spirit and the art of
the Japanese are the opposite of the
spirit ani the art of the ghetto Jew.
The young men of the ghetto those of
the Intellectual type pass their nights,
after working hard all day, in serious
conversation in wnicn there is no
lightness or humor, although there
may be, and often is, a sense of the in-
congruous or X the ridiculous."
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One-hundred-pound Thank Offering. 88 mucn l'Bre suu
wht in imiirstnnA rtn wit si. tes of the academic schools. The re-
Charles Wakefield's 100 thank offer-
Ing for escape from death In the recent
raid? One of Sir Charles' predeces
sors In office, while in the Arabian des
ert, came face to face with a lion of
parts. Down on his knees went the
worldly knight In fervent prayer. The
Hon understood or did not and re
treated supperless. Thereupon the
pilgrim came home and gave 200 to
the church of St. Katherlne Cree, Lend
enhall street, where the Lion sermon
Is iStlll preached on each anniversary
of the escape, October 16. London
Dally Chronicle.
Origin of the Word "Lady."
Why we call a woman a lady is
known, probably, to few women. It
came from a practice that obtained in
the manor houses of England where,
once a week, the lady of the manor
distributed to her poor neighbors, with
her own hands, loaves of bread. She
came to be called "Laef day," tht
Saxon words for bread giver. Thes
two words became one "Lady."
Man Who Reachee the Top.
. The steadily successful man Is neith
er rash nor timid. He is prudent and
courageous. lie will take a chance
where there Is a reasonable prospect
of success, but he will not rush into
a venture blindly nor be so cautious at
never to take nny !. Irish World.
WHEN SHIP BECAME A FARM
Story la Told of the Experience of
Lata Major Archibald Butt With
a Cargo of Oats,
Truly, there Is nothing new under
the sun. Here's the good ship I'on
hook, currying a tine cargo of dried
codfish from where there is ample
codfish to where the hungry natives
are yearning for codfish. She springs
a Ream, In flows the Atlantic. The
codfish drink copiously and swell up,
the straining timbers cannot stand
the. strain and tho Ponhook goes to
pieces. A yarn of the sea of the true
salty flavor, but Is the Incident unique!
Not at all, says the New London Day.
They used to tell a story in Washing
ton years ago about the late MaJ.
Archibald W. Butt and his cargo of
oats that makes the tale of the Pon
hook sound like plagiarism.
In those days Archie was not a ma-t
jor, neither had he attained to the
proud position of military aide to the
president of the United States. He
had been a newspaper man and had
but lately entered the army as a lieu
tenant In the quartermaster's depart
ment. Ills first "assignment" was to
chaperon a cargo of oats from San
Francisco to Manila on one of those
weird transports which the govern
ment always managed to find In some
out-of-the-way dock In Spanish war
times. Half way to Guam the old tub
shipped a heavy sea and couple of
tons of water sluiced Into the hold.
It was- what the oats needed. They
sopped It up and called for wore. They
became insistent. Their Impatience
burst ull bounds, until the ship couldn't
hold them. They swelled and swelled,
nnd fliiully sprouted.
When the young quartermaster
reached Muni la finally he had no cargo
of oats, but he had a splendid farm.
Oats were growing out of the hatches,
they climbed the masts, they festooned
about the bridge, they burst through
every seam and hung down the sides
of the ship like an Illinois quarter sec
tion afloat. The army authorities at
Manila canceled an order for a new
machine gun and ordered a couple of
reapers. Ann Archie Butt uiun t Know
whether he would be court-martialed
or be secretary of agriculture. Talk
about codfish.
The Penalty of Liberty.
In the matter of discipline John Itus-
kin's mother was a Spencerlan before
Spencer. "Let your penalties," says
that austere philosopher, "be like the
penalties Inflicted by Inanimate nature,
Inevitable. The hot cinder burns a
child the first time he seizes it; It
burns him the second time; It burns
him every time; and he very soon
learns not to touch the hot cinder."
That was Mrs. Kuskln's method. To
illustrate her way of teaching lessons,
Ituskln used to tell the following Inci
dent of his early childhood, which his
mother was fond of relating.
"One evening, when I was yet in my
nurse's arms, I wanted to toucli the
tea urn, which was boiling merrily. It
was an early taste for bronzes, I sup
pose, but I was resolute about it. My
mother bade me keep my fingers back ;
I Insisted on putting them forward.
My nurse would have taken me away
from the urn, but my mother said:
"'Let him touch It, nurse.'
"So I touched It, and that was my
first lesson in the meaning of the word
'liberty. It wns the first piece of lib
erty I got, and the last that for some
time I asked for." Youth's Companion.
Self-Hypnotism Nearly Fatal.
Records for keen imaginations were
shattered in the case of Edward Cor
rigan, who almost succeeded in killing
himself with thought, a Los Angeles
dispatch says.
Corrlgun is a young engineer and
had been going with a girl, with whom
he had quarreled. "The end will come
In a couple of hours," he said In sep
ulchral tones. Shortly afterwards he
was found In "bed in a comatose condi
tion, and when his folks entered the
room he asked for a priest to adminis
ter the last rites.
Police Surgeon Zorb made a minute
examination and thought Corrlgan had
taken poison. His eyes were dilated
and his outward condition indicated
poisonous symptoms. Treatment ap
plied caused JDoctor Zorb and other ex
perts called In to believe that the case
was one of self-hypnotism causd by
mental depression. When Corrlgan
returned to his senses In the hospital
he broke out in tears, saying he was
despondent over his broken love affair
A Significant Survey.
One of the most significant educa
tional surveys yet conducted in this
country is the one planned for Indian
apolis. It will Include the first Inten
sive investigation of social and eco-
nomlc conditions of graduates from
Pub,lc trude B-'hoo,s ever made ln the
United States. The data on this point
win be use(1 t0 determine whether the
graduates or traoe seiiouis nuve uiaue
1 I 1 1 i. ,v ,
Port wIU.be Psented to the National
Society for the Promotion of Indus
trial Education and will form the basis
of action by that body In making its
recommendations on the preparation
of students for their life work in the
high school Instead of ln college.
Was Too Particular.
A Boonton (N. J.) real estate man
was trying to sell a small farm by
mall to a possible purchaser in Man
hattan, a very precise and particular
person. One day a friend asked him
how he was making out on the deal.
"Oh, I've quit," he said ln a tone of
marked pleasure. Tou see, he wrote
for so many details and kept insisting
on having more, that I got tired at last
and wrote, telling him if he would pay
the freight both ways I would ship the
durn farm down to the city to look at
and he never answered my letter."
Puck.
Modern Houses for Filipinos.
With a view to Improving the hous
ing conditions of the poor, the Philip
pine health service has constructed a
number of model houses of' new fire
proof material consisting of cement
sand, and ipa, or rice husks. These can
be built for a little more than the pres
ent insanitary dwellings and, it Is
estimated, will last more than twice as
long. -Popular Mechanics Maguilne.
Western Canada 1917 Crops In
Good Shape.
While It Is a little early to predict
what the Western Canada grain crop
will produce, there Is every Indication
at the present writing that the 1U17
crop will give an excellent return. Re
ports received from all portions of
Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta
speak of good growing weather, a
fairly advanced stage of all grains
with prospects as good as ln the past
two yeurs. Should conditions com
tlnuo as at present, it Is safe to cow-
dude that Western Canadian farm
ers, already free of debt os a re
sult of the splendid crops and prevail
ing' high prices, expect from this sea
son's returns to be in a position that
will place them away beyond any fear
of the future.
The acreage of Western Canada will
be about the same as last year. Seed
ing was somewhat later than lust
year, but germination was quicker. The
only possible drawback now would
seem to be a scarcity of harvest hands,
but it Is felt by the authorities that the
situation will be pretty well cared for
by that time.
Land values are Increasing, but there
Is room for a much greater Increase
than In the past, owing to the returns
that fanned land will give when com
pared with its cost. In some districts
land that could have beest bought Ave
years ago for $15 an acre Is changing
hands at $f!0 an acre, the seller satis
fied that be Is giving the purchaser
good value for his money. And why
not, when it Is known that In a great
many cases during the past two years
crops have been grown on this land
that have prodnced a profit of forty
and fifty dollnrs per acre, over and
above cost of production. These cases,
while not general, were not excep
tional. In addition to the lands that are
offered for sale by railway companies,
land companies and private Individ
uals, the homesteading areas offer
great Inducements for those who are
willing to do a little pioneering for a
year or two. By that time settlements
would come Into existence, and this
means a condition similar to that en
Joyed by many of the older settlements
of today schools, churches, 'railways.
The land Is of high-class quality,
strong and vigorous, easily worked,
and capable of producing the very best
of crops,
The demand for all grains for some
years will be great, and It will require
ull the resources of man, beast and
soil to meet it. That the prices will
be good goes without saying, but at the
present time there Is something more
appealing than the lucrative prices
that prevail. That Is, the desire to
assist In winning the world war. The
man at the plow Is doing his "bit," and
the spirit of patriotism that prevails
will lead him Into a broader sphere of
action. No matter where he may be he
will look about hitn that he may find
land to further develop the country's
resources. It is possible that his own
state may furnish the land, In which
case he will be quick to take advan
tage of the offer. If land In his
own state Is not available, Canada
(now our ally) will be glad to furnish
It in unlimited quantity, as she Is vital
ly Interested ln largely Increasing the
supply of foodstuff which Is now as
urgently needed and is as valuable as
ammunition to the allied countries.
The appeal made by Mr. Hoover,
United States controller of foods, and
also by Hon. W. J. Hanna, Canadian
controller, emphasizes the need of the
allies, urges economy and the preven
tion of the waste In food, and be
speaks whole-hearted public co-opera
tion. Speaking of Great Britain,
France, Italy, Belgium and their Eu
ropean allies, they say:
"For nearly three years their man
power has been engaged In the direct
work of war, and In some cases large
areas of their most ' productive lands
have been overrun by the enemy. Their
food shortage and the food to supply
the armies of Canada and the United
States must be wholly provided from
this side of the Atlantic. The supply
must also be sufficient to cover losses
at sea. Australia, New Zealand, the
Argentine Republic and other coun
tries are not now available to relieve '
the situation because of their remote- ,
ness and the shortage of tonnage. 1
"The crop of storeable foods grows
ln Canada and the United States suit
able for shipment overseas threatens
to be entirely- Inadequate to meet, the
demand unless the whole people de
termine by every means In their power
to make up the shortage. Every Indi
vidual is under a direct obligation to .
assist In rationing the allied forces.
There most be national self-denial and
national co-operation to provide the
necessary supplies." Advertisement
That Solemn Expression.
Two sailors were coming along the
sidewalk just as a newly married con
pie came out of the church to enter an
automobile. Suld one sailor: "There
goes another poor devil launched upon
the sea of matrimony."
"Yes," said the other, "und he looks
as if he expected to strike a mine any
minute." Boston Transcript.
Alice Pork and Beans.
Richer, better flavor and higher in
food value than common tinned beans.
Adv.
If life were such nn Important mat
ter death would not be the common
end of ull.
Love Isn't blind, A girl In love can
see ten times more ln the object of her
affection than anyone else can.
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sure to Sua. Oast and Wind
ftmrd!r quickly relieved by Marias
I. V Cl3 fyeHewes'y. NoSmarting,
'tj 'jult Ey, comfort. At
Drurgisti or by mail SOc per Bottle. Murine.
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