VOL. LI
TAPIR NUISANCE IN
i ZOO ON BOARD SHIP
l '
Takes Fancy to Carpenter
Who Dislikes Species.
j New York.—An unusually large and
valuable collection of rare'birds, and
beasts from the Upper Amazon ar
rived In New York from Para and
Pernambueo- - -
The collection arrived In charge of
PbOlp Scbuman, who had spent five
months, and had employed six hun
dred Indians In bringing it together.
The gems of the collection are a
Moracaja jaguar, a beast about the
size of a fox-terrier," with a curl one
mark on Its forehead resembling a
Chinese laundry ticket; three alinkers,
large birds the size of pheasants, Vrith
a unlcorn-like spike on their heads
and sheathed spikes on their shoulders
for offensive purposes; a rare and
very valuable. yellow parrot, a white
marmoset four inches long, and a
three-year-old tapir, the size of a
Shetland pony, very affectionate.
| The collection also Includes 44
monkeys, 19 macaws, 22 marcos ducks,
9 maracas, 6 garsas, 9 kutlos, 8 ant&s,
26 parrots, 3 jacamees, 5 mutuns, S
alligators, 8 snakes, Including a fifteen
foot boa-constrictor; 8 owls, 21 land'
turtles, l gwara, 1 three-toed web
footed giant Brazilian .waterbog,
which resembles a highly magnified
guinea pig, and 9 anteaters.
I The entire collection was housed on
the forward hatch and covered by a
canvas, tarpaulin. This unusaal dis
position of such a perishable cargo
was explained by Capt Walter Densop
as due to the light cargo and, the at
titude of tjie crew. *
A Royal Feast of Nuts!
! "Except for a' little rubber and the
animals the only cargo aboard was 500
tons of Brazil puts. If we had struck
any sort of a sea the cargo would have
shifted, the animals would have
broken loose and, let' ab>ne the job of
recapturing them, would have feasted
royally «n Brazil nuts from Para to
Sandy Hook.
j "We tried to have the animals
housed in the forecastle, but the crew
objected.
| "So the only alternative was to pht
them on the forward hatch, which we
did. There was room for all but the
tapir. At first the chief officer tried
to toave the beast stowed separately In
the Carpenter's shop. But the latter
came to me and requested to be put
In irons.
'"lt Christian,' waa all he
would «ay. Alf Moore waa his name,
and he said he had loaf a cousin in
Australia from tiie kick of a tapir.
'lt's orl right for 'lm to aye that the
beast's gentle,' Moore declared, "but all
I knowa Is that you'll 'ave to put me
In the brig for mutiny afore I ship*
with that bloodthirsty reptile.'
"The worst of it was that the tapir
seemed to have taken a-fancy to Alf.
We made him fix the cage dn top of
the others, surrounded by the ant
eaters and the waterhog to steady it
•But ?very time the ship rolled the
cage swayed, and no amount of stay
ing could make it fast All the time
Alf was working, the tapir kept wrig
gling his nose at him and uttering low
I whistles of affection. But Alf took no
notice.
| "All went well until two nights out
from New York we struck a nasty UtUe
sea crossing the Gulf stream. Alf
, felt hungry along toward midnight and
stole aft to the galley to brew a mug
'of hot tea on the sly. As he paased
the tSplr the beast gave a mournful
cry of recognition, but Alf hurried on. j
' Frightened by the Tapir.
1 "A bit later the chief engineer, Mr.
Brand, spied something moving against
the crack of light by the galley door.
Thinking to play a Joke on Chips, whs
had got so be couldn't bear to have
tapirs spoken of in his presence, he
sung out, 'Look out, the tapir's broken
loose.'
i "'Oh Gawal the tapirP Alf yelled,
and dove Into the lazareet and barri
caded the door.
I "Word paased that the tapir was
loose, and eight men and the boeun
began hunting it in tbe dark. It was
dirty weather, the old ship rolling, she
was so light, all the birds and animals
squalling and Jabbering, the Jagnsr
meowing like a chorus of tomcatt,
and the anteaters giving shrill crim
i "The meh carried no lantern, sad
there waa one nasty moment when tw*
of the crew tackled the boeun —he waa
a Bristol man. and they cams faom
Cardiff. They handled bias a Mt
roughly, «nd It didn'J; make matters
any better when they explained that
they had mistaken him for the tapir.
the chief took a hand, sad
found the tapir in the galley. Only It
wasn't the tapir after all. It was the
four-Inch white marmoset
' "Ons of the parrots was dying and j
Its mate set up audi a Jabber that the
marmoeet could not stand tt. Ha
didn't like living with parrots anyway
and waa fkearly crazy from the small
ef the Brazil nuts In the hold.
"The marmoeet had crept out ef the
.fcsakej and foend ltf way forward to
v . • • . ■ } ■«... ;>r
THE ALAMANCE GLEANER
, -v a
the galley. When the chief found It
It had Just finished a plan of biaorit
and jam the idrtor had been eating
and was sweating-hofrnuyhfeause' it
bad burners nose In the doctor's tea.
'"Come on eutf the %Mtf tailed.
•We've got it|t t. . ,
"So Alf crawled out of the lazareet
" 'Here's yaur tapir I' said Mr. Brand,
pointings to *ho 4 was
trying to bite the-edge off*tine'of the
chiefs brass huttaab. ■it ? 1' •
"Alf looked-at It • 'Strike mo pink I'
waa all he would the
man said later that tfie Ungate ha
used, forward was hacrftt"
k /C* 'f % f Xij
Popular Ailment
A ten-year-old boy 'developed a rash •;
and was sent to the doctor. The flee
ter said the' Malady waa not serious ;
or Infectious and placed no restrictions
on diet or exerctse, but advised stay-'
lag out of school, thinking, apparently,
that the boy's appearance might occa-1
si on false alarm among teachers ahd
pupils.  - p- ->-*
Much of the "enforced" Vacation
was spent on a new bicycle. While
on an errand to the grocery one aft
ernoon the "victim" met a schoolmate
who Inquired aa to his absence from
school. On hearing the facts. Is be
gan t; look envious and ejactlatfed:
"Gees, hew'd yon gat lit I Wish J had
It too."
How to Prevent Contagion
A sanitary 'tubs* "which may W fold
ed up and carrleds around In the VSet
pocket has been recently Invented for
the use of persona who hre occasionally
exposed to contagion, such as sick
room attendants ''  or visitors. The
mask la of a suitable Altering material,
with a stiffened compound incorporated
into it, and Is cut Is a shape which en
ables It to conform to the lines of the
face about the nose -and mouth. If IS
also creased so that It may be folded
and carried'in a small space.
Why Own One's Heme
It is in the home, whether rented
or owned, where we enjoy' the other
primary needs and most of the foil*
forts of life, entertain our friends,
enjoy domestic comforts, and spend
the greatest amount of ear time, from
the cradle to the grave. Be it ever SO
humble, the place par excellence for
the average normal human being la
the home, and it is a laudable ambi
tion to have aa an object—perhaps
not always attainable—the owning ef
one's own home. —Exchange. *
Chile in History
Chill or Chile, da the western coast
of South America, was dlseotered by
Magellan, who landed at Chlloe In 1520.
It was explored by Diego do Almagro,
one of the conquerors of Pern, in 158S,
Th* capital, Santiago, was founded IS'
1541. Chile was subdued? but not
wholly in 1848. In September, 1816,
Chile declared her Independence of
Spain, and war was carried on until
1826. A republican form of govern
ment was established.
• Would Draw the'Lh**
A dear bid'lady entered a "book shop.
"I would Ilka a book to five my
grandson." "Yea, madam," replied the
book clerk. "What sort of a bookr
The dear old lady considered, then
went on. "J think I bad beet leave that
to your Judgment. You aee, my grand
son Is graduating this year, aad I want
to present him with t book that Will
give him ambition -enough to become
rich, but aot yea know, vulgarly rich."
Why Head Toward Engine
Not long sidtfe in tktese "HeAf' and
There" columns-there appsaild a little
Item "Why Head VSWards'Snglaer A
medical practitioner la connection wftb
( thla article wrltea*- 'The Ideas given
there am only* common aeaae, hat
science will- prov# that feet towarda
engine causes blood to go towarda the
bead, laduetng sleepleaaaesa. With
head toward eegtae Mood Sows towards
the feet and tadoces sleep.—Meotrsal
Faaslly Herald. «■ ■ ■ >
LOVE IS DEAF
IS my Ufa I have had three leva*
la all •
My firat did nothing hot talk, aad
I torn wearied of her.
My second merely listened, and I
wearied et her even sooner.
Bat say third and I adored each
other so asneh that aeftber of aa spoke
a word. — a G. fly la Life.
Camadef* Capital
Qesae Vlatortr silsetsd Ottawa as
the capital of Oaaadn. It had been
founded Is 1*27 by s Colonel By, aad
named for Urn aa feHowa. It changed
14- mm _ a— e_ aaoj M ■ % ,„|
lta name so Ottawa in IBTV4, ana anoet
four years Inter the queea shoes It as
the site for the cspttaL The edactlea
was ratlflsd by parliament la ISBR.
King Edward TH} as prince of Walea,
laid the ceraatstses of the Damlalsn
parliament bulldlags In !*•*. •
GRAHAM, N. C., THURSDAY, JULY 23, 1925
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HOW=—==
PETROLEUM IS OBTAINED
IN ITS NATIVE BTATE.
The word petroleum la from two
Latin words, petra, "a rock,"
and oleum, "oil." It includes all
the naturally occurring hydro
carbons. Petroleum Is obtained
by drilling, which la often car
ried to a great depth. The drill
la often followed by a metal
tube so as to shut out water
when passing through water
stratum, ahd lower down the
tube keeps the drilled shaft
from being choked by' nmd.
When oil Is reached. It may flow
spontaneously, being forced to
the Surface by' the of
aubterrahean gas. If the oil does
not flow afcktaneously, It has to
be pumped to the surface. It Is
Sometimes possible to Induce the
flow of oil by stopping the ee
cape of gas which Issues along
with the oil, so that the latter Is
raised by the pressure of the
gas. At Baku, on the Caspian
sea, compressed air la used for
ralslhg the oil.
When the well falls off in Its
yield, It is usual "to shock" it by
the explosion of a special kind
of torpedo to Increase the flow.
The torpedo la let down th# well
and exploded at the bottom of
the shaft
As-it comes from the well, pe
troleum Is a dark, muddy-look
ing liquid with a strong and un
pleasant odor. The Illuminating
oil Is obtained hjr distilling the
petroleum, this process being
followed by refining and bleach
ing: Over 200 different products
are obtained from the refining.
The active growth of the pe
troleum industry dn this conti
nent began in the United Statea
in 1856, although earlier In the
century the petroleum of Lake
Seneca, in the state of New
York, waa used aa an embroca
tion under the name of "Seneca
oil," and petroleum found la
Kentucky In 18&9 was largely
•old under the name, "American
Medical Otf."
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How Lithography Has
SpwlMy Improved
Printing from prepared stones haa
been known since 1790, when the art
waa Invented by Senefolder. The stone
employed Si called a lithograph stone,
and la a fine-grained limestone of a
vary porous nature.
Before the World war practically all
lithographic atone came from Bavaria,
as thei'iriaty quarried there la of the
t beef quality and ef the moot practical
I light gray.
Theee limestones absorb grease and
water rapidly; therefore, if a Una la
drawn on a prepared stone with an
ink containing grease, this line can
be taken away only by removing the
surface to the depth to which the
grease bas penetrated. If water is
new placed oa the stone, It will re
main only on those parts not covered
by the grease. When s roller carry
lag a greasy Ink is paased over the
stone the Ink will cover, only the
greased portions, and the .parts that
are wet will not take up the ink.
Therefore, a piece of paper press til
upon the stone will receive an lmpree
sion In Ink from the lines drawn only.
On these principles depend lithogra
phy, the process being extremely valu
able to the printer's art—Washing
ton Star.
How Nature Aide Criminals
There are |om« views In and about
the Ercrilada which are truly beau
tiful, and persons seelhg them are apt
to conclude that they have been doing
the country an lnjuatlce when they
think of It as" a terrible pUjce asso
dated with death and destruction. It
la a fact that the Everglsdee afford
a natural hiding place for criminals,
and It hail served In this capacity
ever since they were knows. Soon
after the Revolution It was resorted
to by fugitive slaves who found It
quite possible to live there and to be
absolutely safe from pursuit Even
then there were fugitives snd crimi
nals la the place with a kind of broth
erhood of sympathy. Puts of the
Everglades consist of dsase wilder
nesses where there are trails kpown
oaly to a few Indians, fewer white
mea. At other places there are acres
at saw grass which grows tea feet
high with hard snd shsrp leaves
through which, tt to Impossible te
Hmm Bmllom ld*m Cssw
Meatgoller, the famous balloonist,
volunteered te' air h£b' wife's gowns
oks day wli she had to leave the
lattos.' "While engaged In this tas* he
bsdcad tkst When HUM with hot sir
{Ma the'lire, the gowns began Jto rise
upward. Be wss keenly Interested,
and by the time his wife returned.
Uontgotller wss sending up his Httle
paper fcslUias. sad thus beghnlng
the towtaflttM that made btm famaua
DESPOTIC ACTION
CHANGED HISTORY,
' Whan King Forbad* Cram
well to Leave England
' A fascinating speculation concern
ing both American and British his
tory la aroused by memories asso
ciated with May day. For it was on
that date, 287 years ago, that Charles
X of England forcibly prevented a
certain trio of English Puritans from
following those of their fellows, who
had already migrated to North Amer
ica. The significance of the inci
dent is seen In the identity of the
three men. They were Arthur Has
lerlg, John Hampden and Oliver Crom
well.
tfhe Stuart mind was a law unto
lttelf, and we cannot venture to In
terpret the Inner motives which
that misguided king to Insist
upon keeping those. troubles of his
realm at home, instead of letting them
go to the colonies, perhaps to forget
their grievances In the strenuous work
of building up new communities, or
perhaps to get scalped by the In
dians. Possibly he .thought It safer
. to have them where he could keep his
eye upon them. He could scarcely
have feared that they would foment
rebellion among the mere handful of
| colonists when settled on these shores,
j Anyway, he did It; and. tremendous
were the consequences, an editorial
In the Washington Poet comments.
t For It requires no stretch of the
imagination to suppose thst with
those men # out of England, there
would, have been no civil war; or,
at any rate, none so serious as to
upset the throne. We cannot en
vlson Nasby and Marston Moor with
out the general of the Ironsides. It
Is certain that the Puritan protest
against royal absolutism would have
been made, and it might have been
effective, but it would have been made
through' less strenuous and inexorable
means. There would probably have
been no scaffold In Whitehall, and no
protectorate, and the Stuart dynasty
might have been maintained even
down to our own time.
No less -interesting is speculation
upon the effect upon America of the
ooming hither of thoae great Puritan
leaders. Cromwell would almost cer
tainly have become a dominant figure
in the politlca of New England. And
S continuance of undisturbed Stuart
sovereignty would have meant a dif
ferent policy toward the colonlea than
the varying policies pursued by the
Commonwealth, the Restoration, and
the reign of William and Anne. What
ever had happened we may feel sure
that we should not now be commemo
rating the sesqul-centenary of the be
ginning of our Revolution. The break
might have come enrller, or later, or
not at all; but It certainly would not
have come Just wben It did and for
the same causes and In the same man
ner.
On the whole, despite the tragedies
which it entailed, that act of Charles
I, in keeping Cromwell and his com
panions in England was probably for
the best for both England and Amer
lea—we might say for all concerned
save for Charles hlmselt To him,
It waa the bitterest irony of fats.
Remarkable Experience
Experience with lightning is de
scribed by a . Rand (South African)
pioneer in a letter to a Johannesburg
paper. He says, "Some years ago I
was riding a bicycle in the country
and was caught in a thunderstorm;
in making a Kaffir hut for aheiter I
was struck hy lightning. The flash
caught me in the back of the neck,
and made a hole there; it then ran
all over my body, took one shoe clean
off, and burned my clothes to rib
bons. The flesh was peeled off my
body, and I was unconscious for a
long time. The doctor said I could not
live through the night, as my Injuries
were so severe. The drugis of my ears
are broken, so I am still very deaf,
f>ut after careful nursing and six
months In bed I got better, aad grew
a new skin, which I find quite as com
fortable as the old one."
Glacier May Yield Dead
Reports from Geneva, Switzerland,
are that alpinists are watching the
glacier Dee Boeaona doaely this year
la the expectation of finding tbe re
mains ft six men who perished there
in September, 1970. One waa an
American, H. Randall of Chicago, and
tt is regarded as possible that his
body may be among the others which
It is hoped will be given op by tho
"river ef Ice." Statistics show that
the glaciers usually give up their dead
within from ten to thirty years, bat
one case is recorded of s glacier's
retaining bodies more than forty yearn.
The hopes of recovering tbe bodies of
the party that met death fifty-five
years sgo are based upon the recent
dlacevery of aa ax belonging to a
local gnlde who met death at that time.
Firat -Insane Hospital"
Bedlam, to Londoe. was tbe flrai
Uoaptal for the laaaas la Europe
WHY
Scientists Seek Adoption of
Metric System
Soon we shall no longer compote
distances in inches, feet yards, reds
and miles, and ounces and pounds will
be no longer need aa unite of weight
This was the confident predictlonmade
unanimously by the members of the
Metric association who met In con-
Junction with the Association for the
Advancement of Bdanca. It la only
a matter of time, declared Dr. George
r. Kunz of the Amerioan museum, ex
pert In precious stonee and president
of the Metric? association, before this
country wUI officially and generally
adopt the simple and easily handled
system of measurements now current
on the continent of Europe. Centime
ters and declQietera w iu replace our
Inches and feet the yard will be sup
planted by the meter, the mile by the
kilometer, the ounce by the gram and
the pound by the kilo. The number
10 will be the common multiple for all
the tables, and school children will
no longer hnve to remember that a
mile contain*, exactly 1.760 yards;
they will only have to learn that ten
milligrams make a centigram, and that
ten centlmetera make a decimeter. Our
money Is already standardized by thla
metric system, making accounting fSr
easier here than It la In England,
where they still stick to their antiquat
ed farthings, pennies, shillings, crowns,
sovereigns and guineas.
Why Gypsies Claim :
the Right to Steal
Gypaiee have always, whether Justly
or unjustly, been labeled aa chronic
thieves. The Romany has ever felt
thst the world is against him and col
lects toll. Gypaler Weir eVS»oly proo
ecuted In daya gone by and, until leaa
than 100 years ago, there waa a law'
In England making it a crime, punish
able hy hanging, simply to belong to
the race or to apeak their language,
the Family Herald says.
There is a legem among the Alsa
tian gypsies that whan Christ was to
be crucified the Roman soldiers came
to a gypsy smith and asked him to
forge the four nails for the cross, one
for each Umh. The gypsy refused la
spite of every threat and when the
nails were finally made by a Jewish
smith the gypfcy tried to steal them-
He succeeded In stealing only ana and
that Is why on the crucifix one seee
both feet held by a single nail To
reward the gypsy for his most laud
able efforts the Lord has granted per
mission to, every member Of the race
to steal one* In seven years. A gypsy
does not steal because be is too weak
to resist the temptation, bat froea
topsy-turvy principles.
Why He Stood Waiting
The story Is told ef two devout deft
cons of a church in a Maine city who
for many yeats had been deep studsata
of the Bible, ao much so that ordinary
conversations were enriched by Illus
trations from Scriptural lore. Consid
erable Interest had been occasioned la
the city by the Installation of the first
carrier system for making change la a
department store.
Deacon 8. stood by the counter see
afternoon when Deacon W. ap
proached. Deacon 8.: "Why standest
thou here Idle ail the day long, broth
err Descoa W., entirely unruffled
and over his shoulder replied: "Broth
er, I *tand here before the Lord wait
ing for my change to come.*—Block
too Enterpriae.
Why Horses-Eat Berk
■ The bureau of animal laduetry says
that the habit that horses have of eat
ing tbe bark from trees la probably
due to the fact that the diet of the
horse does not contain enough min
eral matter such as salt If this ia
tbe cause, the animals shoefd be given
this substsace frequently. This habit
may also be doe to the condition of
the teeth.
Why He Missed Rabbit
"There, you've missed blm 11 cert-ny
am surprised. How come yon didn't
hit that rsbMt Cede Bllir
"It was thla way, boy. Ten aee, dat
rabbit he waa ronata' zigzag. I aimed
at him wben he waa In zig, aad 'fore
I could abut my shoottn' eye dat rab
bit bad shifted into sag! Dam crit
ters is glttln' more edlcated every
day."—London Tlt-Blta.
Why He Was Annoyed
"I am never golag to Smith's boaoa
a gala." declared Jeeea
"Why aotr asked Ma wlfn.
"Last eight they deasoaatratad n
machine for tetiiag how much people
are lying."
-Well—"
"Sad Just hefWe they tried it oa me
(hey ponied s quart el ell en the
wheels."
Why She Gawe Hha Up
He—Why did yea give up Baoolf
She—He wouldn't ben ere am when
I aald that ho was av first sweetheart
Neither Alfonso, Pant nor Raphael
asked me such a suasion!
Waterway That Ar«
Small bat Important
fco Is told that there la an Amerl
can waterway a little leas than si*
miles In length that carrlea more
freight than the entire Mississippi
river from Cairo to New Orleans
would be startling to geography classes
Yet such la Newtown creek, a short
tidal arm of the Eaat river, that
winds ita way inland and, with three
miles of main channel and two miles
more of tributaries, furnishes hundreds
of New York Industrial concerns a wa
terway service.
No one bas been named great in
the school histories aa the discoverer
of Newtown creek, and lta muddy ws
tera resemble most of the streams
that carry more than their share af
commercial burdens. But the spars
of shipping and the tall chimneys of
factories tell its story. It is dirty and
lacks romance, becauaa It is used for
other purposes.
Theee short streams that seem to
have no particular usefulness suddenly
take on great Importance when lo
cated where they can be utllllzed by
an Industrial population. The Chicago
river is hardly on the map*, but its
Importance In giving Chicago several
precious miles of port facilities has
never been underestimated The Big
Muddy in southern Illinois may some
day be one of the greatest coal car
riers in the world.
In the waterway world a stream
doea not have to be large to be useful.
Size counts for little. The wonder la
that In places where nature has been
so generous with her waterway bounty
we have made so little use of It—
Qulncy Whig Journal.
Clock Seemed to Him
Some Strange Animal
The pendulum of Mrs. Wlnthrop's
antique floor dock had-an Irresistible
fascination for the children of the
neighborhood, who often came in to
watch it
When Ted, a newcomer in the
neighborhood, came In, he Immediately
spied the clock and rnahed up to take
hold of the tick tock. Wben told he
must not touch It be pot his bsnds
behind his back and stood and watched
it with rapt attention.
A few mlnutea later Mrs. Wlnthrop
waa called from the room, and on her
return she saw his hand reaching out
to grasp the pendulum. At ber sharp
exclamation he turned and, with quiv
ering lips, said:
"I wouldn't hurt It; I was Just go
ing to pet It"
Large*t Water Wheel*
. Water wheels In the western' world
are rivaled in size by. four giants
which have served to make famous the
town of Hams, in northern Syria, on
the River Creates. The largest of the
four wheels la of wood, and Is about
aeventy feet in diameter.
The wheels are driven by means of
what is known as the uaderahot prin
ciple, the wheel being turned by
water flowing beneath It The creak
ing of the wheels Is incessant day and
night for they are never stopped. The
water Is used nof only to supply the
needs of the town, but for Irrigating
the surrounding gardens as well. This
la a most primitive form of water
supply, but Is, nevertheless, quite ade
quate to meet the needa of the towa e4
Hama.
Wet Subject
Asked for a compoaition on "water,"
a schoolboy wrote: "Water Is s liquid,
ao la beer and milk, but tbe first la
called llcker because Ifs adulterated;
that is sugar and hope are added. Wa
ter la very useful, ships float on tt
and men and boys swim In It we also
drink It and In tbe summer boys use
It to wash their (sees. Salt water ie
salt and is useful for all kinds of
fish such ss the cod and whales and
sometimes sea la. Rain Is watSr and
ia kept In old tubs snd barrels to Waah
dirty clothes. Sometimes water Is
hard and then we have ice."—Bos
ton Transcript
Two Month* to Make Hat
Oabo Rojo, near tbe southwestern
corner of Porto Rico, la a straw-hat
weaving center. In that place rain
never folia and the weavers may spend
the available working hours of two
foil months to fashion one of the faah
loaable high-grade Porto Rlcan Pan
amas, which the weaver may sell at
his doorstep for aa much aa |4oi The
threads of fine straw are laid on the
grass to absorb the dew la early morn
ing and lata afternoon to make them
pliable. They are not worked when
the moisture has left the straw.
Makpg Out a Case
Letter seW to have been received by
s lawyer: -Dear Sfo— My boy got
■trade by ay automobile, number 487.-
254. If tho owner Is rich, sue him at
race. Tbe bas waaat bruised say, but
•e your notifying aw that yoa have
kought suit I will hit him in two oc
three places with s hammer. Y«MS
Iraly, etc."—Bootee Tmnecri*
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NO. 25
Farm Motortruck Is
Important Factor
Two Questions to Consider |
Before Purchasing.
Farmer* who are considering baying 1
a motor truck abonld ask themaelveo |
tw& questions, V. B. Hart of the Now |
York State College of Agriculture at .|
Ithaca says in a new bulletin entitled |
"Farm Motor Trucks in New York." •'
The first question should be, "Will Z
it pay!" and the second. Is there any
better way to Invest money that would
be spent for a truck?'.* He says that I
the following points should be coast ti
ered in answering the two questions—
Amount of hauling to be done; tlaw i
and value of horse labor that a truck
would save; first cost and probable
operating cost of a suitable truck
compared with cost of hauling with
horses; probable length of time snow,
and mud would prevent use of a track;
probable development of new and la
proved highways in the section; and J
the possibility of developing new mar-
kets by means of a truck.
If aftcy * consideration of these
points It appears that a truck would be
a good financial investment for the
farm business, and that the money ;
could not be more profitably Invested |
somewhere rise, the farmer Is safe to
buying sue.
The farm motor truck Is an Im
portant factor in Increasing the food
supply, Mr. Hart dedans, for the use
of trucks has made It possible profit
ably to raise bulky and perishable
products st a greater distance from a
railroad" than formerly. Especially is -
this true of market milk, fresh fruit*
and v— This bringing of mora
remote land Into Intensive use and
widening at the farmer's marks! '
means that mora food will reach thO
consuming public, and that mora tamf'i
snd fertiliser will reach tho farm.
Sweet Clover Harvested
Readily With a Binder
Sweet clover may be barraatefl '
readily with s binder, binding and
tsho&lng It like a small grain «rop,
or by cutting with a mower and rak
ing and stacking similar to the way
alfalfa grown for seed is handled, sug
gest* L. E. Willoughby. Kansas State
Agricultural college agronomy sp»
clalist.
Sweet clover should be cut abort
tSe time three-fourths of the ee*4 pods
become dark. Baking or shocking lite
straw when In a very dry. brittle con
dition should be avoided as theasod
wIU shatter badly at such tlatea. Mow
ing the seed crop usually cpussf infra
shattering than binding Tho an est
clover should ba hulled or
after It is thoroughly dry. At aasd
crop averages from four te eight
bushels per acre.
Old Seedings Not Good
for Alfalfa Hay Crop
It Is a poor policy to depend upon
the old seedings of alfalfa for hay.
Old seedlings, if any, are the anas that
are apt to winterkill. Well established
new seedings will live through hard
winters. Ice sheets, severe alternate
freesing and thawing, When oid stands
will-be very seriously Injured by these
unfavorable weather conditions. For
this reason, the man who sowf a new
acres to of alfalfa every one or two
years, will bsve bay, as a rain when
those who depend entirely oa old
fields msy be left high and dry.
The seed trade Is wall supplied with
good alfslfs seed, so tbst no difficulty
need occur In getting good seed. la
buying hardy stralna like the Grimm
alfalfa, ears should be uped to secure
seed thst has been officially certified
and tagged by the officials of the
states wherein the seed was grown.
Excellent Pasture Crop
Sweet clover Is an excellent pasture
crop but it should not ba pastured
until R bos reached a height of at
least right Inches. Bweet clover i
grows rapidly during the early part
of the season snd msy get ahead at
the live stock svsilsble to turn en R.
If this happens It may be dipped hut
the sickle bar of the mower must ha
set high enough to cut at leaat eight
inches above the ground for sweet
clover grows from branches, not from
a crown as in the cans of alfalfa.
Several of the lower branches must
be left to Insure s second groerth.
DUtrmuing Malady
Elderly Victim (In a deck chair)—
Ah, my yount friend, you have no Ida*
what seasickness Is Ilka When you
have It, If someone came along and
threatened to kill you, you would watt
to make him your heir.—Boston Tran
script
City on Old Sit*
Ths Dutch form of The Hague la
•B Qravanhage. which means "tho
Count's Hedge.". During the Thir
teenth century the present rite of the
town was occupied by a banting seat
at ths counts of Holland. _____