VOL. LI
Cracks Whip in Church,
According to Custom
Our own country 1* go young in years
and It* customs and conditions have
changed so rapidly during its brief ex
istence that we know nothing of those
curious customs which persist for gen
eratlon after generation in a venerable
country like England. In some Eng
lish manors singular practices are still
observed. For example, says Dr. G. C.
Williamson In his book "Curious Sur
vivals," at Caistor in Lincolnshire, a
most pecular service was retained un
til the middle of the Nineteenth cen
tury.
The owner of the estate, known as
Brigg? held certain lands subject to the
performance on Palm43unday of every
year of the ceremony of cracking a
whip in the church; while the aergy
man was reading the first lesson the
tenant cracked the whip three distinct
times, in the church .porch and then
folded it up. As so«a as the secopd
lessen was commenced he went up to
the clergyman, presented the whip to
him, held It over his head and waved
It three times, holding it in that posi
tion during the reading of the lesson.
The whip had a purse tied at the end
of It, which was supposed to contain
thirty pieces of sliver; It had also four
pieces of elm attached to It, repre
senting the Gospels. The three cracks
were typical of St Peter's denial of
his Lord, and the waving of the whip
over the clergyman's bead was sup
posed to be an act of homage to the
Blessed Trinity.
The origin of the ceremonial goes
back to exceedingly remote times and
is said to have been connected with a
penance Imposed on some tenant for
an act of murder. —Tooth's Companion.
German* in Argentina
German Immigration is one of the
outstanding features of colonization
work in Argentina this year. The lat-
enterprise Is one concluded by a
powerful German financial firm in
Buenos Aires whereby nearly 60,000
acres of a big estate known La
Mercedes, owned by the South Ameri
can Cattle and Farming company, a
Lleblg subsidiary, are handed over to
the financial concern to be colontzed.
The property. Ideally situated as to
water and other essentials,' Is being
surveyed and divided. Seventy Ger
man families have arrived and are
located in homes erected for them.
One hundred and fifty more families
are en route from Hatoburg. Arrange
ments have been made through the
National Mortgage bank of Argentina
whereby the settlers have SO years in
which to pay for theft" homea.
Old Warrior Remembered
The authorities of Malmesburg.
Wiltshire, England, have set them
selves the task of ascertaining the
color and the cut of the whiskers worn
by old King Athelstan, who died la
925. They have looked through an
cient books, studied statutes and pored
over archives, but up to the present
time with no success. They are not
discouraged, however, and the search
Is still going on. says the Philadelphia
Public Ledger.
A fund has been subscribed for the
erection of a stained glass portrait to
King Athelstan In the local town halL
It seems Athelstan drove out the
Danes 1,000 years' ago and the people
of Malmesburg want to commemorate
his act
Doge Carry Watehee
A new kind of a watch dog has
made Its appearance in, London.
These dogs do not need any special
training to be efficient, nor do they
differ In pedigree from any of the
other useless laphounds that escort
their mistresses on sunny sfternoons
along the MalL
What makes these pets distinctive
Is that on their collars they wear
tiny watches, often set with gems,
and sometimes with little bells that
strike the hours. A woman from San
Diego, Cal- Is credited with having
started the fashion, which the Bond
street Jewelers were not slow to an
cooraga
A Roand Oath
. The bishop of London la nld to Af
ore In the following Incident He had
been aalmon Ashing In the Highlands
when two ghllllee were beard subse
qaently discussing bla merit*, and one
of them remarked: "He'« a very nice
gentleman, he is. bnt be do swear
something dreadful-"
"Sweart" exclaimed the other,
aghast. "And him a bishop F
"Aye," said the first "A salmon
started to rise and I asked him, *Bhall
I row after that d—d fash, mlordf
And he aeld. Tea, do r "—Sporting and
Dramatic News.
Peculiar Formation
A qoear African anake, which Urea
on eggs, has a toothlike spike project
ing downward from Its backbone, Jnst
behind the head, which Is tipped with
enamel. When It swallows an agg the
latter paaeea down the gullet until It
encounters the which breaks
M3r
THE * ALAMANCE (TLEANER
* . s *
Wofk for thm Camera
Archeologists always find it rather
difficult to keep their native digger*
up to the mark. Bat the men who
are excavating the Punic ruin* at
Utlea, near Carthage, have found ont
that all they need to do la to take
moving picture* of the work. "His
laborer* who know that the reel* are
to l»e shown at the moving picture
theater In Tunis, where they can enjoy
the felicity of seeing themselves on the
screen, display the most extraordinary
Industry. Count De Prorak, the bead
of the expedition, says that. If the
Carthaginians had had the moving pic
ture camera instead of the whip with
vvhlch to spur their slaves to labor,
they could have erected temples and
palaces that would have reached tha
clouds. —Youth's Companion,
Why ROMUI in Paper
Rosin Is used In the manufacture of
paper to make It "water resistant" so
that It will be resistant to writing Ink.
For this purpose common rosin Is
tr4ited with soda, a rosin soap being
formed which Is a combination of so
dium resinate and free rosin and which
Is soluble In water. This material la
added to the paper stock la the form
of n dilute solution In water. Alu
minum sulphate is then added to the
stock, this precipitating the rosin
In very finely divided form, the pre
cipitate consisting of a mixture of
aluminum resinate and free resUi
which, when the poper sheet 1s dried,
forms a water-proof film over the pa
per fiber.
Why Soanda Vany
Syllables ending In "ng" are the
most difficult for human ears to grasp,
while those with "s," "w," and M y"
apparently are the easiest. These
conclusions have been reached through
recent scientific Investigations, says
Popular Science Monthly. In testa
with a large audience In an acoustical
ly poor auditorium, only 48 per cent
caught sounds such as "ting" and
"bong," while from 00 to 100 per cent
were right on sounds like "wis" and
"yox." The sounds "d," "b" and "th"
made a poor score.
Improved Sanded»
Spring sandals strapped on ilka
skates and with two stout colls
fastened between the bottom and a
lower leather-padded sale, are now on
the market for boys' and girls' amuse
ment. They are made In five differ
ent" sizes and stiffness of springs tor
small and larger children, and the
springs are ao flexible that there Is
practically no danger of turning the
ankle Walking or Jumping with them
Is said to strengthen the jnusdes of
the feet and legs and besides pro
viding healthful sport the sandals lead
to the development of new games for
the playground—Popular Mechanics
Magazine.
Meal in a Monument
Most visitors to Windsor Great park
have seen the equestrian statue of
George HI which stands at the far
end of the Broad walk.
It is a huge statue, and when It was
erected in 1823 the horse's body was
first set up, then Its bead fixed, and
lastly the figure of the king was seat
ed upon his steed. Just before the
bead was fixed one of the officials of
the castle, and six friends, had din
ner Inside the body of the horse.
After aU parts of the statue had been
closed up and hermetically sealed,
they remembered that a Abort ladder
had been left inside. That ladder Is
there stQl.—London Tit-Blta.
The high cost of salmon fishing In
private Scottish wateag has gone
higher this year. For some reason the
fish have infuaed to provide sport
for the wealthy anglers as In other
seasons, snys n writer In the Mew
York World. The salmon population
of the River Spey this year was esti
mated at 800, compared with approxi
mately 2,000 In normal seasons.
- A sportsman is said to hare paid
S&80 weekly for the privflage of nstng
one fishing rod. He remained five
weeks and cnnght one fish at • east
of HTflO.
Remarkable Feat
William Shakespeare—the ether
William, who has written a book
called "Plata Wards m Staging" lefts
an aaraatag tarideat (boat Tabledbo
—the greatest beaeo of all tlms
whoa a firtaad of his knew Intimately,
At dinner ene V ajr. Labial tan of
flb, aang a Itag note from piano to
forte and bade to piano; thai drank
a glass eg wtaa, without having
breathed; ftai sang a ckmaik
scale op the octavo ta trflta still ta
the aame breath, and Anally blow out
• candle with Ms month apa*
There wore giants ta thoos days!
. The United States army has devel
oped a TO mm. gun which ahoots aear
ly three mOeo farther thaa the famous
French 73
Costly Flaking
GRAHAM, N. C.. THURSDAY. JULY 2, 1925
HOW ,=
COINAGE Or 8 ELVER WOULD
SAVB TREASURY MONEY/
Soma time ago it was announced
that tha United States treasury
would seek to put silver dollars
Into circulation to a greater ex
tent than has prevailed for
some year*. Assistant Secre
tary of the Treasury Charlea 8.
Dewey reveals the reason. In
speaking in Boston Mr. Dewey
■aid that a dollar bill coats L 7
cents for printing and It lasts
about four months. A silver
dollar costs 1 cent for minting
and it lasts indefinitely, ssys
the Pittsburgh Gazette-Times.
If 40,000,000 silver dollars are
put la circulation to replace
bills there win .be an Immedi
ate saving of 11,000,000 a year.
He remarked further, "Mr. Mel
lon Is vitally Interested in
creating savings."
; A million dollars saved Xo
the United Btates treasury is
of not less value than $1,000,-
000 saved In any other enter
prise, and the shrewd financier
Is seen In the discovery of
what some might think so small
a leak as not to be worth both
ering abont
How Colonial Pottal
Syttem Was Organized
In the Engllah colonies In Amer
ica before 1839 such postal facilities
as existed were supplied by private
enterprises. In 1689 the General
court of Massachusetts took the first
step toward the establishment of a
government postal system. In Vir
ginia each planter was required to
convey the dispatches, as they ar
rived, to the next plantation, and -so
on. In 1672 the government of New
York established a monthly mall to
Boston, and this practice was fol
lowed in other colonies. Benjamin
Franklin was identified with the early
interests of the colonial post office
In 1787 he was appointed postmaster
of Philadelphia. In 1785 the de
livery of letters by penny post was
begun. In 1768 the colonies combined
to establish their own post office and
to pay the necessary officials. The
Continental antigrssa appointed a com
mittee to devise a postal system, which
went Into effect July 28, 1778 L Ben
jamin Franklin was unanimously ap
pointed postmaster general.
How Indiana Explain
Formation of Canyon
An Indian legend says that the
Orand canyon of Colorado was made
single-handed by Pack-l-tha-a-wi, who
was aimed with a large flint knife
and a big stick. Once upon a time
the world was covered so deep with
water that nobody knew what to do
until Pack-l-tha-a-wi took the lnltla-
tlve. The knife be thrust deep into
the heart of the earth, hammering
until the canyon was formed, the
Family Herald says. Another legend
says that there was a great chief
who mourned the death of his wife
Tavwoats. One of the Indian gods
came to him and told him his wife
was in a happier land and offered to
take him there that be might see for
himself If upon his return, he would
cease to moon. The great chief
promised. Then Tavwoats made a
trail through the mountains. Then
he rolled n river into the gorge so
brand and raging that it would en
gulf any that might attempt to enter
thereby.
How Race Hat Advanced
Just whan and where and also how
did the human race develop from
some mora or leas ape-like anoaatryf
This Is the most important of the ques
tions which anthropologists are seek-
lng to answer. Bees use moat of the
anthropoid apes of today are Inhabit
ants of Africa, savants have held that
Africa waa the acene of man's emer
gence from darkneaa and the realm of
brutes. Recent discoveries have tend
ed to atrangthen this assumption.
Nevertheless there is reason in the ar
gnment of those who still bold that
central Asia was "the cradle of the
human race:'"
The ptateaa of Iran was long ghrea
the honor. Now, bowgver, scientists
are looking farther east and are cast
ing very Inquisitive eyes In the di
rection of the Deeert of GobL—Cteve
land Plata Dealer.
Horn Opinion / Counted
One man's opinion is as good as an
other's only when be possesses equal
knowledge aad Is capable at equally
logical reasoning. Knowledge mug
be acfatred sad reasoning comes only
through training. Properly need
knowledge Is power.—Grit
Horn to Stop Pon Look
Tour fountain pen wUI sot leak to
year pocket If you rub paraCa en the
thread of the pea before eerowtag em
too top.
How Character* Grow
Two of the most remarkable In
stances In fiction where A character
has gradually gained his maker's In
spect and affection may be seen In Mr.
Pickwick and Dick Swlreller; com
pare the unpromising first appearance
at theae men with their development
Dickens could not have Imagined any
such growth In grace when he con
ceived of these characters; they won
his heart In spite of hlmseft. Clyde
Fitch used to say that he would be
gin a play with a perfectly definite Idea
of what Vtis characters were to be and
to do; and then the characters would
insist on behaving In a totally differ-1
ont fashion and he was forced, in spite
of himself, to obey and follow, rather
than have his own way with them.—
William Lyon Phelps In Scribner's. |
New England Shakes
One earthquake seemr to have the
effect of breeding another, and New
England Is getting to be a fine place
for earth tremors. A slip which causes
an Internal earth slide appears to
leave a vacancy which roust be rec
tified by another. And thus the proc
ess goes on. A portion of this gen
eral region south of Boston felt a re
cent quake which the scientists tell
us centered off Long Island. Another
shake, they predict, will shortly be
felt In Connecticut, but fortunately.
Ihey assert It will not be of a serious
(nature.—Lowell Courier-Citizen.
Thm Lazy Janitor
As • countryman on holiday In the
city was walking past a high building
he saw the following notice: "Please
ring the bell for the Janitor."
He rang the bell furiously, and the
Janitor, Orbo lived at the top of the
building, hurried down, and, out of
breath, asked the man what he
wanted.
The man pointed to the notice and
said, "Why can't you ring the bell
>ott»elfr'
Martyr to Duty
"What makes you look so fatigued?"
was asked of an undersized Arkansas
Cltyan the other da*. "Well, it's like
this," he replied. "My wife is walk
ing to redrive, and the only time she
can do It without attracting the at
tention of the neighbors Is in the eve
ning. She then Insists that I go along,
even if I am tired. The paat two
weeks I have lost eight pounds and
she his RHlned two ounces."—Arkan
sas City (Kan.) Traveler.
Why Shadows Form
A shadow la formed when rsys of
light are obstructed by an opaque
body. Rays of light radiate In atralght
lines In all directions. As a man np
proaches a street lump the light shine*
on his face, and therefore hla body
casts a shadow behliA In paaalng the
.lamp the shadow natwally moves with
the man, so that when he Is In front of
the lamp the rays of light strike his
back, and therefore cause the shadow
to fall before him
Why Lena It Hard to Mahm
For five months experts In Wash
ington tried to caat a six-Inch disk of
optical glass, but made two failures.
In Germany, however, a disk of
seventy-two Inches of perfect lens has
been made. It requires 5,000 pounds
of raw material compounded wltb
great exactitude. The lena when com
pleted must be of uniform density
throughout
Bagged Wild Tar key
The Little Bock Arkanaas Gazette
prints a dispatch saying that recently,
near Arkadelpiiia, Ark., J. GL Patter
son. who recently was commended on
the smount of business he bad writ
ten for a life Insurance company,
turned bis talents In another direction
when be bagged a large wild turkey
gobbler in the Ham creek section of
Hot Spring county. The birds are now
so sesree that getting one Is an event
of a hunter's life.
Good Producer
The famous California quicksilver
mine, located In Santa Clara county,
near Ban Jose, recently celebrated Its
hundredth anniversary. It la from this
mine thst Indians are said to have pro
cured their war paint a century ago.
Since Its inception, quicksilver to a
total value of $75,000,000 hz* been
attained.
Old Roman Terto
The ltoiiians employed the tans
"fSaltla" In three varying way*; L e..
In 11* broadest fence which Included
Cullla Clsalplns, North Italy, aad Gal
lia Tranaalplna; In a narrow sense,
nnijr Gallia. Tranaalplna, la moat re
stricted senae. the Land of Gaol, UM
Middle Part of GanL
Character and Coodi MM
No man deserves to be praised for
his goodness anleaa be has the strength
of character to be wicked. All other
gaadnses la generally nothing but t+
dHaoce or Impotence of wUL—Ln-
WHY
Simple Signature Is Best
Protection
in their attempt to UCy fcyry of
their names It Is not uncommon for
men to develop a certain flourishing
, In the signatures they attach to bank
; checks. Almost any bank cashier will
I corroborate this statement They
I think they sre smart bat In reality
{ they are making a mistake, tor, para
doxical as It may sound, the simplest
signatures are the hardest to forge
without detection.
I A plain, straightforward signature,
without flourishes, must be limited
with consummate skill In the shape of
shading each letter to avoid detection
by keen eyes, whereas the one that
is.scarcely decipherable, or which is
characterised by unnecessary elabora
tion, presents a comparatively easy
teak
The forger, naturally presuming that
the customer's signature is Identified
more by the characteristic flourishing
than by the actual name, concentrates
his effort on producing a perfect copy
of them, trusting, and apparently with
good reason, that any slight deviation
In the unembelllshed part of the sig
nature will not be noticed.
The most painstaking forger may,
however, it is pleasant to say, fall in
his purpose through some careless slip
where everything else was perfect.
Such was the case when, not long
a paying teller detected a forged
mat not by the signature but be
mmm he knew that the man by whom
it purported to be signed always put
the date beforfe the name of the month,
whereas on this check they were re
versed.
Why Tradm Wind « Blow
in Certain Directions
Trade winds are common to certain
parts of the world, and are so called
because they can be relied upon to
blow for given periods In an abso
lutely given direction. The nearer the
equator, the more direct are the rays
of the sun. Consequently then Is to
be found the greatest heat, and the
quickest rising of the heated air. To
make up for this rise, cooler air Is
constantly rushing la from the colder
belts to north and south, and so winds
are set up. These currents do not,
however meet, tor the following rea
son: The esrth being ve»7 much big
ger round Its equator or middl* than
st 1U poles or ends, it follows that
the spin round the equator Is much
faster than at the poles. This ex
tra fast spin, then, bends the currents
of sir ss they rush In from north sad
south, and so It happens that white
there Is an absolutely wladUss belt
In the very middle, north and south
are fwo belts with absolutely regular
currents of air.
Why BaUdort Like Wo*
To determine the coat of heating
homeo constructed of various mate-
rials, a test baa boon made la Nor
way with 27 models built of different
materials by measuring the amount
of electricity required to koep each
at I uniform temperature. Floors,
cellmga, doable windows and doors
were alike In all the houses, the only
feature being the construc
tion of the walls. Each of the models
was about Aft feet square and 8 foot
high. The moot economical to heat
was found to be a lumber-built house
having the hollows of the walla Ailed
with sawdust. It waa stated, how
ever, that the aawduot moat dry to
be ku eflldent nonconductor of heat,
and before Its use can become gen
eral aome means must bo found to
make it dry and damp-proof. It was
found that hollow walla are bettor
beaf insulators than solid walls.
Why Diehee Aro Covered
How many persona, seeing covered
dlsbts come to the table, have any
idea of the origin of serving food in
this fashion? How many know the
reason that led to the covering of
dishes? They were covered from fear
—the fear of poison. In medieval
daya and down to the time of Louis
XIV, people were afraid that poison
might bo introduced Into food be
tween the kitchen and the table.
The wholesomeness of the food was
first tried on the servants, who were
required to taste It before any of the
guests, sad then If they were not poi
soned. the food was all right It did
not matter so much If a servant wa*
poisoned.
Why Blonds Arm Dying Out
An authority as cultural anthro
pology aayi that in the gran t üba
center* of Grant Britain tha tall
Monda are dying out and am being
replaced by short, dark-hatred and
browMytd ptoplai Tha Nordic
blood taenia to thrive beat In tha
country, and tha dark peoplea da beat
In tha dttaa. Tha anthropologist
predicts that. If England continues to
become mora and more urban, Alpine
and Mediterranean folk will predomt-
nate, as they did centnriM ago.—
Tooth's Companion.
LAUfiH WITH US
Down to Cstei
Taw, whstls grim reality T*
"Grim reality, son. Is riding home
from the auto show via street cars."
Not a Paderevoaki
"What would you do if yon coold
plsy like mer
Td take lessons." #
Rude Question
1 want you to understand, sir, that
Tm a self-made man."
"Who interrupted youT*
Particular s Wanted
Nurse—The new patient In oar
ward la light-heeded.
Doctor —Delirious or blond)
Dangerous
"My husband has the disposition of
a mule" Then better not talk about
him behind his back."
Modern Camouflage
Alec—"Your new flat Is larger, Isnt
ItT* George—"ln one way It Is. Then
-ere three rooms made Into six."—
London Answers.
Real Work
"Ton cant stop people from think
ing." "Heavens, no I The trouble In
to get 'em stsrtsd." —Boston Tran
script.
Long Enough
Ethel-t-Were they engaged longf
Edith—Oh, one cron word pusxln.
—Life.
DiMeremee
"Love laughs at locksmith* yon
know." Tee, hot not at landlords
and grocers!"
In Pull Explanation
"When did yoa gat that black eyeT"
"I Intercepted n forward pass."—
Georgia Yellow Jacket
Net Gmliy
T know a very good story—bat par
hap* I have told It to you before."
"Too certainly haven't"
Gentle Hud
Nervous Tooth—"Darling, yoe an
the breath of my lifer Girt—"Well,
why don't you held ymr breath r
A Wieh Ansufered
Flora—l wish God hsd msds me s
msn.
Fred—He did, darling. I'm the man.
»
Net Yet
He—Book have n happy ending?
She—No, I believe the author Is stlD
alive.—Life.
Short SMMM HeM
by British Lawmaker*
Pari lament* come mad parliaments
go. Some arc lose and some are
abort, but the (hottest parliament In
HSniUfh history waa aommooed t*
September 80, UW, for the purpooe ef
depoalng Richard H sad waa itlssolvsd
the some day after fulfilling thla task.
The parliament which Charles 1 suro
moned la 1625 failed t» pteaae the ex
acting monarah, aad waa dismissed
after lie montha, whilst the Bsrsbeneo
parllameat, named after one of Its
members, lasted a similar period. The
parllameat of 1701 lasted a month
loner. The briefest parllameat la
recent times was the ona elected nader
Gladstone's premiership In Dec—her,
IMB, and which lasted only until inly,
1888. The shortest since then was
a parliament lately dissolved st the
lastance of Ramsay Macdooald.
Jawmlmra Lot Tradm
Women's constantly changing Ideas
rsgardlag what they shall or shall aot
wear slways affect soma trade or an
other. Thla time It Is the jewelry trade
which Is suffering, owing ts the new
simplicity ef tastes regarding the
wearing of Jewelry, says a corre
spondent of the Now York World. All
women want peart Beddpcss for the
moment, and If they cannot get real
ones they will have Imitations, with
the remit that pendants with oraats
gold settings aa wall aa brooches
are out ef fashion.
According to the head' ef a Jewelry
association la Birmingham, where
much Jewelry Is manufactured, there
Is today a slump In gold watch wrist
lota because women are now wearing
a plain atolrs ribbon band, aad where
aa It waa quite usual tor s woman to
wear fear rlags It is now only usual
to wssr two, .a wedding sad aa en
gagement ring.
Firm Vdy
Rarort vera in git it very early
period iwl knows to tha people of
Egypt Tbey uaad • primitive form of
razor. In many ram merely • abarp
ened flint The firat inatance of tbe
Mfetj razor waa that made by MlO>al
Hunter of OKMA England, la 1171
NO. 22
Selecting Dairy
Breed Important* j
GooJ Individuals Should
Have Considera
tion of ffc&ryman.
(rmwM fcr t*e WMIWM annual
of A*rio3«*rM
. Good Individaalf ot Whatever breed
Is sslected should her* first coutdat
tkm by the man about to launch ÜBK
self Into the dairy business, says tba
United State* Department of Agricul
ture. Aa between breed*, there an
three pelnta that should be oooald*
end: (1) The breed that predom
lnatee in the locality where the new
herd Is to be located; (2) personal
preference and (3) market require
ments for the product.
Number of Advantage*.
- There are a number of adrantaa**
to a dairyman In having the ssma
breed aa hi* neighbors, says the b»>
reen of dairying of the department A ,
dairyman Just starting with pan
bred* may feel that since his neigh
bors have one breed of cattle, ha
should get another breed so as to hen
a monopoly In the bo sine— of selling ;
breeding stock. There is no qnesttsa
■boat the monopoly, say* the bunsn,
but then woold be no bnainen to
monopolise: It I* difficult for an le*-|
latod email breeder to dispose of hid
stock to advantage, while if then an
tosny breeder* with the same breed.
buyers an attracted to the locality
because of the better chance to get
the deaired animal* from one or mora
of the several breeders. Other ad
vantage* in having the same breed as
the neighbor* are the opportunity to
exchange bulla, or to own good bolln
cooperatively; to take advantage of
breed sale* of rarpiu* stock, and laat- /
ly. the advantage of bringing the noss '
munity together in other endeavor*
, which usually result where the,* »
bat one breed.
) Because s men will umally do best
with a breed that he likes, it Is wed
to give this personal preference ilia
right of way when there is no othen
breed already established, providlnc.
however, that Just as high-quality est*
mals an available In the preferred!
breed ss In SOSM other breed.
Market requirements for the prod
uct should not be ti 111 ianihaal»si.
says the baresd. for the reason theft
then requirements may floctnut* tan
one year to another, and iiliilnasli.
the dairyman cannot change hrsedn
with every change of market ieqaiin»
ment*.
IUMMIHI Up Mattar.
m summing ut> the matter eg whfcV
breed to select, the bureea ny* air
point should be kept In mind—them
•n good cows and peer cows to nS
breeds, and, other things being eqent
the breeder or dairyman who geta
good hußrldual* to begin with wfll
have a good chance for ancen* an
matter what breed he select*.
The several breeds rerognlaed a*
dairy breeds In the Halted States, are
the Ayrshire. Brown Swiaa, Duttfc
Belted, Guernsey, Holsteio-rrieelnn.
and Jeraey. Although much alike IS
what Is known aa general dairy con
formation. theaa hrseds differ to sonaa
extent In certain characteristics. What
these characteristics are. the ffcetam a
to consider la selecting a breed, and *
the history and origin aad develop
ment of the breeds, are questions at
Interest to both the begtaaer aad tfca
established breeder of dairy cattle.
These topics are discussed la a new
bulletin issusd by the bureau of dairy*
lag as Farmer? Bulletin 1443.
▲ copy of this bulletin may he had
Ytee of charges aa long as the supply
lasts. upon request, from the United
States Department of Agricultural
Washington.
Why Wood Rota
It Is claimed that rotting of wood
results from the sctlrity of low forma
of plant life which take nourishment
from the wood and tbua destroy it.
This refutes the theory that wood rot
Is caused by the elements or by di
rect chemical action.
Why So Many Divorces
Nearly half of the divorces granted
in London courts in 1023 resulted ftom
childless marriages. Divorcee foe
couples without children numbered
ÜB6 out of 24534 cases.
Manias* Statistics
The average age of marriage In Oer
■nay la twenty-eight, for the man aad
twenty-Are for the woman; In Dea
aait, twenty-nine for the man and
tweaty-flve for th_ woman; in Franc*
twenty-nine and twenty-flve, respective
ly; la England, twenty-eight and twen
ty>«tx. and In Italy the man 1* twenty
and the woman twenty-four yMia
at Ike average age of marriage.
Coootoaa
We never envy another man hla
money. It U the euv whose fountain
pen functions successfully that we are
i Indebted to for our green complects*
I no—nn Pest Dlspo'ck.