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The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-04-29

and would not give them up, bu
heldithem with a strong and low
ing grasp. From far and near
at the last. they sent her mes
sages of hope or flowers. swee
and pure, expressive of their love
or watched her through the Wig
lis Of the night.
She suffered much and thu
didwaste away. butnotwith elOul
upon the mind. For months shI
walked the thorny path, the Wis
dolOrosa of her pain, yet muT
INJURED not; and thought not Of
herself, but how did others fare.
Long, long to life she clungi;
for her the stars were brightt;
the coming earthly years seemed
full of hope; nor could she feel
so soon the crown of life would
be-conferred; and in the prime of
mortal life immortal years would
come. But so it was to be. The
unseen world came near; its cur
tains swept aside; and let us
think that then to her dying eyes
there came the sight Of opening
sky, to her dull ears the sound of
chariot wheels, and to her vast
ed brow the breath of the eter-
nal day, and thus her pure and
disenthralled spirit quit its tene-
ment of clay and winged its up4
ward flight to climes immortal
and to realms of unending bliss.
Funeral services were held in
the M. E. church at Bowling
Green, April Is, conducted by
Dist. Supt. Rev. E. E. McCam4
mon, assisted by Rev. Higbie and
Rev. Crist, all of Toledo; Rev!
Barnes, heipsie; and Rev. Jesse
Swank of Van Vert, who all
spoke words of hope and comfort
to the bereaved family. and in
commendation of the character
and life of the deceased. Many
other ministers of the district at
tended, thereby: attesting their
appreciation of her life, while a
very large eoncourse Of, her par
ishioners were present, comfort
ably filling the large auditorium
of the church, thus showing their
appreciation of one who lived and
labored among them during the
last six years, for the advance
mentt Of Christ's kingdom among
them.
IntermentFin cemetery at Get
tysburG, Ohio. April II. from heI
parents home, attended by a
large coneonrse Of former asso'
ciates and sympathizing friends,
who gathered to pay their last
tribute of respect to her memory,
Many beautiful floral tributes
were furnished, and gratefully
received by herimmediate fani
y, both bysher admiring parish
ionersand her former aEsOciate'
of this place.. K
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-04-29
An Ant Illusion.

The idea Of mutual aid among ants
IS pronounced by NJ. Cornetz, French
entomologist to be an Illusion. In his
observations, single ant drags load
rapidly toward the nest, but when
others take hold Of the object they
pull in different directions, and slow
progress. Is made.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-04-29

O'Brien-C -Clancey's married a
woman that weighs 300 pounds.
Mulligan- He's the SHY wan!
He knows nobody can fight at
that weight.
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VOL. L.s3-EstabIishedis 1892
Obituary.

born in Gallon. Ohio. MarchrS.
1872, died at her home in Bowl
ing Green, Ohio. April 49, 1915.
aged IS years, l month and 10
days. When two months old she
was adopted by her uncle and
aunt, Mr.. and, Mrs. P. B! Miller,
. of Gettysburg. Ohio. and never
knew. any, other father or moth
er. Tenderly cared for by these
kind parents, she grew, to wom-
anhood inthe village other adop-
tion, passing through its public
schools and becoming. a teacher
therein.
On October 4, 1893, she was
united in marriage to Rev. J. A.
Hoffman, then pastor of the M.
e. church at Gettysburg: and
were appointed to the Zanesfield
charge. to which place they at
once removed and began their
married life. From their service
at this place they were subse-
quently appointed to Fayette,
Paulding, Fremont and Bowling
Green, spending twenty years at
the last four named places.
Mrs. Hoffman was in harmony
with;hep husbands calling. and
in these different fields was act
i've in the church work, at times
being the head of some OF the
important organizations. such as
the Ladies' Aid and the Woman $
Home and Foreign Missionary
societies. Her deep interest in
missions finds proof ina substan-
tial gift by the provisions Of her
will. She leaves to mourn her
untimely death her husband, ia
ther, mother, two sisters-Mrs.
Prof, L. L. Weaver and Mrs. DIR.
B. C. Barnard Of Alliance. Ohio,
and a large circle Of devoted and
admiriug friends.
Muchslovedt was she by the
people of every church in which
it washer privilege to labor; and
her passing issa distinctc,lOss to-
the eeause. A great deak miGAt
be said of her good qualities, her
character, her sunny-d disposition
fine saCialgifts, energy ,pataeHee'
courage, and especially her de-
votion to her Lord, the latter OF
which was manifested by her
grief, when, from her" atiAetiona
she became unable to aTtena
church services. but a few lines
onlyrnus sufices
With lively cheer and wit she
made the social relesbright' nor
brought the shadow Of her trou-
bles there. The burdens OF her
life she hid away and never wore
her heart upon her sleeEes
Early in life she gave herself
to God; in His keeping walked
the way oflife;and knew no fear
through all.therc circle ofthesEOh-
en- yearsI
Inithought she jOurneyed far,
and lookeA with pity on the rloat
in distant lardss as well as those
nearly, andprayed for all EaHai.
kinda She legedEhsehurehs and
in itslwosk hearichesty yearsweFe
spena; n higher honor didashe
crayathan to labor inits@baessed
work.
Kind friends and true. wht
loo.nna lrnam. .hereWorth en-
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Walter Scott.
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A Democratic Blunder.

in the articles of Democratic
faith, and the one achievement
on whichnaturally they would be
expectedtO expend their most
exhaustive study and care. was
SO cIumsily executed that it failed
to accomplish the results intend
ed. The failure wasdne to crude,
4 bastvy unscientifc, secret legis.
lative methods.
D@i@sed to furnish sufficient
revenue to finance the United
States.treasury, it haaprOven alb
solutely inadequate for that pur-
pose.
q
In,writin2 the tariff bill the
Democrats dinly4foresawa a pos
sible reduction in customs re-
ceipts, although they did not
know how much and did not as
certain the facts. So theincome
tax provision was Incorporated.
instheshope that itewould make
up for any miscalculations in the
tariff bill, although the Demo.
Gratis did not know and did not
ascertain thefaets.
hut what.happened when these
provisions went intn effect2
Customs receipts were millions
of dollars belOWtheam eamountneed-
ed from that-sCuree. and at the
same time collections. from the
incomes estaxtfellnnahy
low the amonnt needed from that
source. The ineEitabiere resaltwas
to leave the treasury without
sufficient money for its.needs.
The failureswaa caused by eaHes
lessness. Had there been. con-
scientious, open consideration of
the revenue bill, sufficient to en-
able members of Congress to
study and understand it. the re-
duction in revenue could have
been-properly safeguarded: But.
instead of getting accurate in
formation aud adequate estims
ates, the Democrats guessed at
it. And they guessed wrong.
The results of this first mis-
take should have been a warn
ing. But the startling fact re-
mains that the Democrats COM
mitted the same kind of an error
again. Forced by their needless
ness to provide more revenue,
they passed a war tax" in time
of peace. Based on a guess in
stead of an estimate, the war tax
did not produce money enough.
For months the receipts of the
treasury have been daily falling
short of expenditures at a rate
reaching at times more than "a
million dollars a day. According
to official estimates the deficit
| will probably amount to one hun
dred million dollars by July l,
Il the end of the fiscal year.
/ No chain is stronger than its
weakest link. The fatal weak
ness that has characterized the
| work of this administration from
it's inception two years ago has
been its eagerness to propose
laws, carelessness in drafting
them. haste in committee action
and stubborn refusal to permit
intelligent amendment in eitheI
House or Senate after the party
brand had been affixed by th'
lallpOwerful caucus.
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-10-26
CANNING TIME.

The wise housewife puts up only
the juiciest, freshest and finest-ha-
vored fruit, and that which is under
ripe rather than overripe. as it keeps
and tastes better. Before beginning
to can, have everything ready. Scald
the bottles and have them scrupu-
lously clean. especially the lids, and
get new rubbers if the old ones are
not elastic. Use graniteware, or
porcelain lined kettle. and q wooden
spoon; a granite ladle for dipping
and a wide-mouthed funnel for filling
the jars. Set each jar on a deep plate
and fill the jar till it overflows. Keep
a silver fork in each jar, moving it
gently. This Will cause the aid bub-
bles to rise and break. Take the fork
out when the jar is full, wipe the jar,
put on the cover, screw it tight and
set aside to cool, Tightening the cover,
when cool. if necessary. Keep the
fruit in cool, dry, dark closet. It
is Well to Slip the jars into paper bags.
writing the name Of the fruit on the
paper. Dark blue paper may be past
ed on in sizes just to fit the bottles
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-10-26
Birds And the Farmer.

Dr. {. Hart Merriam says that the
popular notions about hawks and birds
for the slaughter OF which many
states give bounties. are altogether
erroneous. Ninetyfive per cent Of
their food was found to be field mice,
grasshoppers, crickets, etc, which
were infinitely more injurious to farm
crops than they. The charges against
crows is that they eat corn and de-
stroy eggs, poultry and wild birds.
Examination shows that they eat nox-
iOus insects and destructive animals,
and that although 25 per cent of their
food is corn, it is mostly waste corn
picked up in the fall and winter. With
regard to eggs, it was found that the
shells were eaten to (; very limited
extent for the lime
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-10-26
ROMANCE OF THE TREES.

Everyone ought to cultivate a
friendship for trees, and along with
his animal friends have a few tree
friends, says a writer in Farm and
Home. He could do nc better to COM
memorate an event in his family life
than to set out a tree and name it
with the name Of what he would re-
member-have arbor days Of his own.
Where a family has been sentiment
tai enough to do this you will find
trees about the house named John.
Henry, Susie. Clara, etc, in memory Of
the birth Of the children. You will
see a tree somewhere near the gate
called the telephone tree, because it
was planted the year the telephone
was put in the house.
There will be another tree some
where near that on called the free
delivery tree, commemorating the
year the mail was first brought to the
door. There will also be some small
trees, among them the auto tree, ir
memory OF the first automobile owned
by the farmer. and the air tree, to re
member the thrill experienced upol
seeing tn first aeroplane.
What romance and interest thi
adds to rural or suburban life.
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-10-26

steel are utilized by com bining them
in what is called reinforced concrete.
With steel properly buried in the
concrete. the column withstands not
only the load which might otherwise
snap it, but one many times larger
and even though it is applied at any
place along it's length.
Reinforcement there is steel in the
form Of bars, rods or wires, buried
in concrete to take up and withstand
the strains which tend to stretch or to
bend the concrete. A concrete fence
post is merely a small concrete col
umn. Reinforced, it easily stands the
strain from usage in a fence line.
Since the load which causes bend
ing or stretching may come from any
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-10-26

direction. concrete posts s-o
forced on every side: otherulsa
might break in a manner So-,.-.
similar TO that In which The ~
post bends when the reinforce
Is not on the proper side of IT,
In the effort to be safe It Is = oar.-
fault TO insert more reinforo
than is absolutely necessarv
adds needleSSly 10 the ccS-
post, for concrete posts
stronger as they grow older
Metallic reinforcing mater.
divided into two classes, smo.-
corrugated. The general ree
the many tests carried on -
laboratories seem To indicate
strength OF bond, If the concrtr
sufIlciently rich and Well
mooth surfaces give satiSfact
suits. Two kinds of reinror
are much used-barS and N.r,
Round bars three-~ixteenth
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-10-26
REINFORCING CONCRETE
POSTS.

Concrete and steel render valuabi
assistance to each other in the sup
port of heavy burdens. On a solio
foundation, loaded from above and
thus under direct pressure, concrete
column will withstand the strain OF
an enormous load. A much smaller
load SO placed as to cause stretching
or bending toward one side OF the
same column may cause it to snap
off. for concrete is strong. but brittle.
On the other hand, steel is tough and
elastic. In the form Of rods or wire,
steel Withstands massive loads that
tend TO stretch it, and thus display
a kind of strength directly opposite
to that OF the plain concrete column.
In modern construction these two
valuable properties Of concrete and
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-10-26

tpiant lice) cutworns, grassno oppers.
white grubS, wire worms, flea beetles.
and others. OF these we will describe
only the flea beetles.
There are several species OF these
minute insects which attack large
variety Of plants; some confine their
attention TO one or two kinds, while
others are general feeders. The beetles
are about one-tenth Of an inch in
length. oval and convex in form,
usually shiny black or brOnzed in
color. sometimes ornamented with
broad. pale stripes along the back:
they all possess enormously developed
thighs on the hind legs, by means Of
which they are enabled to jump with
great agility and hence have acquired
the name OF flea-bectles. They ap-
pear ia the spring. often in large
numbers. and eat small holes in the
foliage OF young plants, preferably
The thick seed leaves. The larvae
feed for the est part on the roots
Of weeds, as we'll as some garden
vegetables. Clean cultivation, especi-
ally OF fence corners and bits Of
waste land, is Of the utmost import
ance in the control Of these insects.
In many cases fungus diseases find
suitable places for the growth Of
their spores in the holes made in the
leaves by these insects.
1t is important that those having
TO deal with the fungus diseases
should understand the cause Of such
disease in order that they may apply
intelliGently remedies for their con
troll.
Fungus diseases are caused by 6
low group Of minute plants known
rs Fungi. These plants have no greer
Coloring matter and are entirely un
able to manufacture their own food
All their nourishment, therefore
must be obtained from decaying ami
NAL or vegetable remains or from
living animals or plants. Those fung
which derive their nourishment from
living plants in SO doing injure then
La various ways, and thus give ris
to what are known as the fungu
diseases
Generally speaking, in combatin
fungus diseases, methods OF preven
tion only are practicable, as once
fungus is within plant nothing ca
he done TO destroy il. Care Shoul
be taken to keep the crops in
healthy, growing condition and fire
from injury by insects. Unthrift
plants and those attacked by insec,
are more liable to fungus disease
than healthy ones. Rotation of croy
should be practiced SO that wintt
spores left In the soil may not infe
next seasons crop. weeds should
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-10-26
\ PLEASANT KIIt HEN.

The kitchen in most farm hola.9
is generally very unattractiye place,
and yet it should not be. This room
is the one place in the house that
should be the highest, brightest, and
most attractive. as it is here thai
the housewife spends the creates
part OF her busy hours.
In too many cases, the kitchen IS
not we'll lighted, and the color6 chos-
Ell for paper and paint are anything
but bright and cheerful The effect
cannot be anything but depressing 10
one who spends much time in room
OF this sort day after day; nor are ths
surroundings conductive 70 cheerful
ness to the other members OF tho
family. So often, We hear girls ana
their mothers express IheTnSt ives
about kitchen work as though I
were the most despicable dfud@tsy.
Beautiful surroundings Will naturally
beautify the task
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-10-26
The Box Stall.

The production of manure in the
box stall is probably the best of the
old methods. since it requires the
least expenditure of labor. However,
more bedding is required to keep the
animal clean and the accumulated
manure furnishes an ideal breeding
place fer flies. The manure so pro-
duced. if kept evenly distributed over
the floor, will be thoroughly COM
pacted and will sustain only a small
loss Of nitrogen so long rs the animal
remains upon ii, but if the manure is
allowed to remain in the stall after
the animal is removed there will be
considerable loss OF nitrogen both as
ammonia and as free nitrogen, due to
the drying out and breaking up of the
uric acid in the ammonium carbonate
and to the action Of the bacteria. OF,
the organic nitrogen compounds
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-10-26
FRUIT TREES BY THE RO AD~IipE-

j. II. Taylor recommends the plants
ing of fruit trees for shade along
country roads He suggests that he
owner OF a row OF maple trees Set&
no fruit from them, and that he mlEhr
plant fruit trees in the same aU.ii',
letting travellers have what they a.
sired as they passed along. II is nor
uncommon to meet with 3 nice apple
pear and cherry tree now along r1aH-
try roads, but in the vicinity Of ciue7
where boys are numerous, the ~.
havoc with such trees
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-10-26

fouth Of an inch in diameter. 49,
the size and kind most us.d in
posts.
The development of the wire terce
has produced q material well suited
Tor reinforcing purposes Sing.- No
8 or two No. II wire twisted arr slfti-
GENTLY strong for reinforcement ~
ordinary line posts. Straight WIre
can be obtained from dealers III the
same manner as baling wire-c.ther
single or twisted into two or three
ply cables and Of the length desired
The plain. ungalvanized wire i tn,
proper kind; galNanizing adds moth
ing to the strength and the metal
will not rust when incassed ia the
! concrete.
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-10-26

Almost human intelligence is at
tributed to horse which has just
died at Hanley, Staffordshire, Eng
land, apparently Of broken heart.
The animal, which belongs to a
London railway company, always re-
fused to pull more than its fair load
of trucks. If three trucks were coup
led together it would simply shake it's
head and refuse to move, but when
given its proper load 1t would care
fully draw the wagon over the intri-
cate points without guidance. Recent
ly the horse WaS taken off it's favorite
work and put to drawing a heavily
laden dray to the town. This must
have broken the animals heart, FOL
on the journey it collapsed and diei
where it fell
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-10-26
Big Things Accomplished.

Scientists have learned much about
soils and plants and animals They
have classified the soils and know
about their crop adaptation. The eff
fectS of manures, fertilizers, lime,
drainage and cultivation have been
studied. Varieties of the various
grains, grasses, legumes. fruits and
vegetables have been compared. The
production Of fruit and vegetables
demands great skill. Science has
enabled the orchardiSt and mar
ket- gardeners to combat successfully
some Of the worst fungus and insect
foes. In dairyine and poultry hus-
bandry the results of research have
immense value for practical men.
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-10-26
THE MASH VIE FEED.

The mash we feed our fou e
year round is made as follows
Bran. parts by weight.
Corn meal, 1 part by weight
Ground oats, ! part b. weigh
Middlings, part by weight
Meat scraps, / part by weight
Iinseed meal, Is part bE Ne
Mix thoroughly.
To this can be added cut cloI aV
in any quantity, according I" th-
the fowls eat it-M. X. b.
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-10-26
FUNGUS AND INSECT ENEMIES
OF VEGETABLES

Insect Pests and Fungus Diseases Are
Apt so Lead the Vegetable Grower
. Merry Chase, Unless He First
Finds Out Who and What His
Enemies Are, and Then Fight Them
Inteiligcntly.
In his endeavor to cope with the
ordinary insect and fungus pests
which injure his crops, the vegetable
grower. whether on the farm or in
the garden. should first identify his
enemies. AS a general rule it will
be found that, thorough tillage Of the
soil, short rotation OF crops. ample
manuring and clean cultivation are
the best Of all remedies. All refuse
remaining on the ground after the
crop has been removed. such as stalks.
rOtS and leaves. should be got rid
Of by burning in order TO leave no
shelter for wintering insects and no
diseased material for the spread Of
fungus diseases. This is work that
must be done in the fall and it can
not be neglected or the farmer will
pay dearly for his negligence.
Weeds OF all descriptions, especially
in fence corners and waste places,
should be cut down before going to
seed, or plowed under from time to
time; they harhOr many of our worst
pests in summer and winter, and often
afford convenient breeding places fol
enemies which the vegetable grower
is endeavoring 10 combat on his cul-
tivated plants.
There are number of kinds o.
insects that are general feeders. no
limiting themselves to any particular
variety OF plant. but attacking almos
everything that comes in their way
ON this account they are the mos
serious insect foes that we have t
contend against and in many case
the most difficult to keep under con
trci. Among these are the aphtd
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-10-26
HE GOT WHAT HE ASKED tDf'

a certain meat dealer vas Lot"- .et
his cleverness in playing jokes o1 '-7
customers One day FIVE studert
into his establishment, interdin
turn the tables On him.
One Of them said: "Pleasa le.
have yard Of pork for a.
Give me the dollar first" replisd ~
meat dealer. The student gave
the dollar, and he went to u.2 i@e
amid the laughter OF his cust3'H~s
and returned with. three pigs - y
Handing them TO the student
said: Three feet make one
The students retired somewhat
fallen over the failure Of Their ja@
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-10-26
TEMEzPERATUR OF CREAM.

One Of the main causes for having
to churn from one to FIVE hours is
either too warm or too cool tempera-
ture Of the cream. With a tempera-
ture Of from 55 to 60 degrees, butter
should be produced in from thirty to
forty-five minutes, providing the other
conditions are right
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-10-26

Feed the pregnant sows enough to
keep them gaining all the time so that
they will be in good condition at far
rOWing-time, but ROY overfat.
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-10-26

Money spent on good food, proper
clothing, proper sanitation and hous-
ing and suitable recreation is money
invested in the family health fund.
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-10-26

Take the boy in partnership in your
farm operations 1t will be g, great
incentive to keep him Oh the farm.
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-10-26

Young animals require certain
amount Of warmth, but this must not
be at the expense Of fresh air.
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-10-26

Cut the weeds along the fenc-e 81.
highways 1t improves the 3ppte-
ance Of the farm.
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-10-26

Infertile eggs will withstand
keting conditions much be.tsi
fertile EGGS
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-10-26

destroyed, as they frequently harbor
fungi Diseased crop refuse should
be burnt and not thrown on the ma
nure heap. Fresh manure should be
avoided AS it frequently contains liv
ing spores Of parasitic fungi. Intelli-
gent and thorough spraying with bor-
deaux or other fungicides will do
much TO prevent the spread Of fungus
Nicaacac