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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-10-07

the first Of December to the first of
October. The fields are so planted in
the first place that each month of the
grinding season produces its own
crop Of mature cane. Here Is group
of fields where the new crop has just
sprOuted; over yOnder another group
where the cane is half grown; and
on farther is a group where harvest
ing operations are i'm full swing.
How the Crop Is Harvested.
In harvesting, the cane-cutters first
strip the blades from the stalk; then
they cut Off the upper part Of the
latter, which is worthless except for
replanting, since what juice ii con-
tains possesses very little sugar. One
of the strange things about sugar-cane
is that the sap of the growing plant
has little sugar, while in the mature
stalk the juice Is rich In sucrose. The
action of the suns rays seems TO
transform glucose into sucrOse-a
transformation that cannot be accom-
plished by human means. If man
knew how TO do that, every cornfeld
would be a sugar field.
The main body OF the stalk is cut
down and loaded into the ox-carts.
In these Ii Is hauled TO the field sta
ton and placed in the waiting cars.
Each car contains about twenty tons
and each train is made up of thirty
cars. This makes 600 tons of cane
TO the trainload. and eight 10 ten
trainloads a day are required 10 keep
one of the bigger centrals I'm opera
ton for "A hours. The big United
Fruit central at Preston requires the
crop from go acres every day TO
fifths of mile square being harvest
ed between sunup and shutdown TO
keep one central going,
At the mills the cars Of cane are
dumped on an endless belt which car
ries il 10 the crushing rolls Each
set of rolls the cane passes through
presses Ii harder than the one before.
The last set may exert pressure OF
million pounds. and when the
'bagasse." as the crushed cane is
called, issues from them ii is almost
as dry as finder. 1t Is carried by con-
veyors TO the fire-boxes of the boilers,
where il is used as fuel in generating
the steam that drives the big mills
and boils the cane juice The stream
of crushed cane flows through the
last set Of rolls at a speed of seven
miles day.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-10-07
FEED LITERALLY
WHILE MOLTINC
Forcing viii Stop Egg Produc-
ton Without Causing Resump-
ton Earlier Than Usual.
FAT GIVES FEATHER GLOSS
Hens That Begin to Mott Early Do the
Job Slowly and Are the Poorer
Layers of the FIock-Hen
Cafeteria is Used.
Prepared by the United States Depart
ment OF Agriculture

Prepared by the United States Depart
ment OF Agriculture.
Scarcely anything on the farm is
more distressing TO view than lot of
hens going into cold weather without
enough feathers to keep them warm.
1t is much like a man wearing a
palm beach suit with snow on the
ground. and trying to seem uncOn-
cerned about Ii, or the chap who leaves
off his overcoat in zero weather to
harden himself-sO he says.
Forcing the Mott Unwise
But there doesn't seem 10 be any
help for the unhappy poultry minus
their winter clothing. Much was said
few years ago about forcing the
melting OF hens, controlling il, and so
arranging things generally that the
hen would get back on the job of lay
ing eggs with less delay. An expert
enced New York pOultryman declared
he had solved the problem by cutting
down very materially the hens rations
for several days. This was followed
by heavier feeding than ordinarily.
The menu, or the lack of it, stopped
laying, and. often resulted i'm molting
ut once.
The results were not so satisfactory
as had been hoped. In many cases
the hens did not finish the mott much,
If any. quicker than If they had been
let alone. 1t didn't seem possible by
this means TO control the time at
which the hens could be brought back
to laying. Egg production could be
stopped all right, but il couldn't be
resumed any earlier than usual and
sometimes 1t looked as if it had been
stopped permanently. Obviously, this
wouldn't do.
One of the chief attractions of poul
try keeping Is a constant supply of
eggs. let the feathers fall when they
may. So the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture doesn't advise any
one to try systems that seem in con-
fiict with nature. who seems TO have
a way of her own in such things.
Early Molters.
AS rule, hens that begin 10 mott
early do the job slowly, and are the
poorer layers of the flock. while those
that mott late get through with it
quickly. and are about the best lay
ers. Usually it takes three or four
months to complete the process of
mOlting A few are all through in two
months. Some 20 at it gradually. as
if they didn't like TO attract attention,
while others drop all the feathers
they have. or nearly all. at one time,
and go about almost naked. with no
regard for the proprietieS. And while
this is going oh the hens lay few or
no eggs. This is because the growth
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-10-07
WHlTEWASH RECIPE Is GOOD
One of Cheapest and Most Lasting
Wood Coverings is Quite Easy
to Manufacture.

Government whitewash is one Of the
cheapest and most lasting wood
coverings and protectors. 1t is simple
to make. Take a half buShel OF lime
and slack with warm water. keeping
Ii covered. Strain through cheese
cloth. and add eight quarts of salt.
previously dissolved in warm water.
Next stir in three pounds Of ground
rice, boiled TO a thin paste. and stirred
in boiling hot Then add a half pound
of plaster of paris. previously dis
solved with a pound of glue. over
slow fire. Last. five gallons of hot
water Stir thoroughly and let stand
for three days. Apply while hot. An
application TO fences. trees and un-
painted outbuildings will add $500 TO
the selling value Of Il farm. and sell
it quicker
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-10-07
MOTHER, QUICK! GIVE.
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP
FOR CHILD'S BOWELS

Even a sick child loves the "fruity'
taste Of california Fig Syrup" If the
little tongue is cSated, or if your child
is liStless. cross. feverish, full of cold.
or has collie, teaspOonful will never
fail TO open the bowels. In a few
hours you can see for yourself how
thoroughly il works all the constipa-
ton poison. sour bile and waste from
the tender, little bowels and gives you
a well, playful child again.
Millions Of mothers keep california
Fig Syrup" handy. They know tea
spoonful today saves a sick child to-
morrow. Ask your druggist for genuine
California Fig Syrup" which has d.
rections for babies and children of all
ages printed on bottle. Mother You
must say, California" or you may get
an imitation fig syrup.-AdvertiSem
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-10-07
Making the Sugar.

After the juice is freed of sediment
it is pumped in the evaporators, where
about half of the water is boiled out
of it,
The next step in the making Of
sugar is To draw the thick juice into
the vacuum pans. Here il comes into
contact with hot steam coils and hollis
at very low temperature because Of
the absence of atmospheric pressure.
As the boiling proceeds. the sugar
crystallizes into small grains.
The sugar and the adhering strip
are finally removed TO a centrifugal
machine that acts somewhat on the
principle Of cream separator.
Placed inside a perforated basket
and whirled around at from 1000 10
| 100 revolutions a minute all Of the
slrup is forced ont through the per-
forationS. while the crystallized sugar
remains behind.
This strip is boiled again and the
process Is repeated until all the avail
able sweetness has been extracted.
The remaining liquor is the black
strap" molasses Of commerce
\ ton OF Sugar-cane yields four and
one-half gallons OF blackstrap mo-
laSSeS. and one gets a good impress
sion OF the immensely ~ The industry
when. on n single days rail journey.
ne meets a dozen solid trains OF some
forty big tank cars each. every car
fun To the dome with blackstrap.
After sugar has come from the
centrifugals It goes 10 the bagging
room where il is put into bags that
hold 325 pounds each. These are
hauled in trainloadS 10 the docks and
shipped 10 the United States, where
the big refinerieS remove the impur-
tiles and transform the sugar from
dirty yellow 10 immaculate white
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-10-07
MOST SATISFACTORY
ALFALFA Fertilizer
WeIl-Rotted Barnyard Manure,
Free From Weeds, Is Best
II Gives Best Results II Applied TO
Soil Before Flowing in Order That
II May Become Thoroughly
Incorporated

Prepared by the United States Depart
ment OF Agriculture
Well-rOtted barnyard manure which
Is comparatively free from weeds is
the most satisfactory fertilizer for fall
sOwn alfalfa. according 10 specialists
of the United States Department OF
Agriculture II should be spread on
the land before blowing. in order that
IL may become thoroughly incorporated
with the soil Good results also fol-
low from heavy applications TO the
preceding crop.
If the manure is not available. a
liberal application Of commercial fer
filters rich i'm phosphOric acid should
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-10-07

be made. The percentage of nitrogen
may be low. but some nitrogen should
be supplied for the use of the young
plants before they become inoculated
and are able TO secure their supply
from the air. On most clay soils
heavy applications of potash lave
not been profitable. A combination
which has been commonly recon-
mended Is muriate Of potash IS to 100
pounds. acid phosphate $50 to 500
pounds. and nitrate of soda 10 to 10
pounds. The cheapest and most
satisfactory method by which the con-
sumner may obtain such combination is
to purchase the desired ingredients
and mix them himself in their proper
proportions.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-10-07
CLEAN UP BARNARD MANURE
Material Should Be Scattered on
Fields to Permit Sun to De-
stroy All Insects.

Keep barnyard manure. especially
if containing straw. cleaned up and
scattered on the fields 10 permit the
sun and drying TO kill the maggOts.
Stack the straw; don't blow il out in
an irregular loose pile Build vertical
sides. Keep middle we'll filled and
tramp well. Clean up around the base
Of the stacks and scatter remnants.
If il is certain that the straw will not
be used for feed, spread il at once TO
be plowed under, or if that cannot be
done. burn the stacks Immediately.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-10-07
New One. ANYHOW.

Judge. you ought to let me off this
time"
But you acknowledge you were
going fifty miles an hour"
1T WAS this way, Judge I'm an
aviator and very absent minded.
thought i was in my air bus instead
of motor car. When / glanced at
the Speedometer and saw was
travelling only eight miles an hour
got panic stricken and stepped on the
gas TO keep from going into Il tail
spin"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-10-07
DYED HER SKIRT, DRESS,
SWEATER AND DRAPERIES

Each package of Diamond Dyes" con
tains directions so simple any woman can
dye or tint her worn, shabby dresses
skirts, waists, coats, stockings, sweaters
coverings, draperies, hangings, everything
even if she has never dyed before Buy
Diamond Dyes"-no other kind-thcn per
feet home dyeing is sure because Diamond
Dyes are guaranteed not to spot, fade
streak, or run. Tell your druggist whether
the material you wish to dye is wool or
silk, or whether it is linen, cotton or
mixed goods. advertisement.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-10-07
Haveyou aCrippIed Colon?

Modern medical science says that
stagnation in the lower bowel causes
more suffering than any other organ
1t manufactures enough poison to put
heart, kidneys, liver, stomach out Of
business. To cleanse the system take
plenty of hot water and DR.. Pierce's
Pleasant Pellets Made Of May-apple,
therefore harmless.
South Bend, Ind.-"Ever since
] was boy l have taken DR..
Pierce's Pleasant Pellets for the
liver and consider them the very
best liver pill | have ever taken.
For constipation, bilious attacks
or for sluggish or inactive liver,
Pleasant Pellets have no equal.
They keep ones system in perfect
condition. They are very effec-
tive but never cause distress. -
VIM. ID. Marques, S. Carroll St.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-10-07
GETTING POULTRY TO MARKET
Notwithstanding and Re
frigeration Added.

Speed was once the only considera-
ton in getting poultry to market. but
now 70 this has been added good
handling and refrigeration. from start
20 finish. The time the produce would
keep was so short that the whole
course Of marketing had to be rushed
Now it's matter Of maintaining
even refrigeration.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-10-07
BUSINESS OF VARIED RISKS
In Farming Weather is Greatest
Factor, Fluctuating Prices Rank
Next in Order.

The farming business is one OF many
and varied risks The weather is the
greatest risk. weeds are another, fluc-
tuating prices another. and yields per
acre as they affect the margin be-
tween cost and income often measure
the amount OF risk sustained.
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of new coat Of feathers makes such
demand upon the body that ii is out
Of the question for egg production TO
continue in any large degree
The growth of feathers. like all
other growth. calls for a plentiful sup
ply OF protein in the ration Most poul-
try raisers. however. make no effort TO
feed a special ration at melting time,
but continue 10 give the laying ration
which the hens have been getting
right along. This is good practice be-
cause a laying ration contains pro-
TEN which goes into the forming OF
feathers. since egg production practi-
cally ceases when the mott begins.
Still, some poultrymen like To be sure
there is n liberal supply of protein
available for the hens during the mott
ing period.
Sunfiower Seed in Favor.
RationS which contain a high per
centage Of fat have tendency 10
give the feathers n high gloss. Sun
flower seed. because OF its fat content.
is in favor among some pOultrymen as
a feed during the molting period. espe-
cially with birds which they wish 10
get into The best condition for exhibit
ton.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-10-07
Farce Comedy.

"All the worlds a stage"
Those knOckabout van comedians
act like il when you're moving"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-10-07
Horses Subsection to Man.

6orSe'S SupJectlon 10 Man.
There is no exact date recorded in
history when man first rode horseback,
but ii is probable that the time is not
more than 5000 years ago
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-10-07

W. N u. Indianapolis. 70 41-is2'
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-10-07

Cultivated Ginseng. }Ie per pound. Lsrg
pkg. seed 81. Send for circulars. Henr
". knoblauch. Grower. Murph ysbOro. lIlnOi,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-27

water. IL an American boy had gone
to England, played his golf there and
had applied for citizenship we certainly
wouldn't be particularly tickled II he
won the British title. And SO the
British must feel about Hutchison and
he must have played against their sen
timent, an added strain.
The first remembered locally about
him was before the war, when he came
down to Wilmington to compete the first
year in the qualifying round for the
professional championship. He was
then pro at Allegheny and regarded as
whi5 and conner. He was. He won
the Western last year and the profess
sional match play championship, as well
as minor events, and was within a
stroke of tying Ray at Toledo. Jock
and Hagen were the last pair in. Every
body was at the last green. Hutchison
approached some thirty feet from the
pin and Hagen was on the far side.
curling all over the place. Jock left
Hagen's ball in the hole for luck, but
the best he could do was lay his ball
alongside the cup in tie for second
place. He went abroad and made all
kinds of marks around Scotland this
winter, when it was predicted that il
he came over again with the Americans
he would be the closest to the title.
But Jock came 'cold to the trip"
didn't want to go. He burnt up the
Southern courses and beat them all for
the North and South title. Was finally
persuaded to go back and help, and now
look what's happened.
The Tip
Which is a tip for Warren Harding
or somebody to hurry up and push
through those citizen papers, if 1t hasn' t
already been done.
Jack McDermott, Philadelphia, was
the first American home bred to win
our open title, but when he went abroad
he got mixed up in steamships, they
say, arriving too late to qualify. The
next try he finished fifth. Jim Barnes
and Hagen went over last year. Barnes
was fifth, Hagen fifty-frst. That brief
paragraph is about all the past records
hold for our achievements in the British
open up to 1921. Now that the thing s
been done, we'll probably make an
even bolder bid next year with an even
stouter team. After Kerrigan's great
showing they'll want to go. Some of
our very best didn't this year, Leo
Digel, Jack Burke and such.
But Kerrigan, only twenty-six years
Olut neIu up lnelr HCHOT' ne WIS Tdlseu
around Boston In the caddy ranks. His
first job was assistant to Tom Nc
Namara at Wollaston, from which he
went to the Dedham Polo and Country
Club, and thence to Siwanoy, Mount
Vernon, n. Y, where he's been ever
since. He's never won major title,
but he's right up there in the money
many times and they say you can play
| him oven against most Of them Hagen
McIhorn. Mclean, Hotfner and French
were other American born contestants
/ abroad, and they surely have something
to think about over there.
Though our amateurs failed, Britain
admits we have the class, and thcy've
seen what our pros could do also. Not
to mention Alexa Stirling, who leaves
there beaten but not unsung.
At any rate, winning championship
in either country is going to be highly
intricate from now on.
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CARPENTER READY
TO MEET DEMPSEY
Challenger 10 Confident and
Determined on Winning
Heavyweight Title
is KEPT INDOORS BY RAIN

Manhasset, N. ", June 27.--Georges
sey City next Saturday with only one
thing in mind, an invincible determina-
tion to wrest the worlds championship
from Jack Dempsey. This was the
assertion today of Gus Wilson, the
challenger's chief trainer.
There will be no snap for Jack
Dempsey" Wilson said. "He will have
to be more than great fighter to beat
Georges. Never before in his fighting
career has Carpenter displayed such
determination as he does today. When
he tai ks Of the fight he grits his teeth
and clenches his fists and remarks, He
shall not beat me. Something tells me
that / can defeat him and shall do It,
His hardest blows will not find me, and
those that he lands / know / can
stand.
The challenger attaches great deal
OF sentiment to the hundreds of letters
he receives daily from war veterans and
other Americans in all walks of life.
They want me to win,' he said
They expect me to emerge from the
ring champion, and will not disappoint
them ~ every bone in my body is
broken" ...
Before Georges came to America this
last time he had. according to Wilson,
naturally a great desire to beat Demp-
sey. But this desire has increased to
such an extent that now Carpenter can
not describe just what he feels.
The Frenchman takes a great deal
Of interest in the daily mail because he
likes to hear the many good things the
American public has to say about him, -"
Trainer Wilson said "He requires me
to read every one Of them, and he Is
like big boy in displaying his appre :
citation. Really, they have helped him,
strange as II may seem. to attain the
physical perfection you see in him to-
day."
Rain started falling early yesterday
at the camp and the challenger was
compelled to stay indoors until o'clock.
Then the clouds rolled by for spell
and he was sent to the woods with Paul
Journee. They were out for about two
hours, running, skipping, shadow box :
ing and performing acrobatics. The rain
started again and they found shelter
in the gymnasium, where Georges spent
fifteen minutes at calisthenics before
| lunch. 8
In the afternoon Wilson and Captain
Mallet took him for long cross country
walk. They returned about o'clock
and after rundown Georges Joined a
crowd Of friends on the lawn. These
late afternoon social gatherings afford
him diversion which Trainer Wilson
says is needed after the workouts, be
cause they help to keep him in good
humor.
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European Done Anent the Melee
PY EUROPEAN In the above head :
- line we mean Great Britain and
France. just what Russia, Scandi-
navia, Turkey, Greece, Bulgaria and
Poland think of the fight we do not
know. In the main they are too busy
with carnivals of their own to horn into
any outside pastures.
But for England and France we can
speak with a fair amount Of definite
assurance after seven weeks jaunt
through those two domains. England
gives Dempsey only a slight edge nj :
lotting Carpenter stout chance. By
England we mean the majority opinion
secured through countless opinions up
and down the line. France, of course,
can see only Carpenter. The average
Frenchman knows nothing about Demp
sey's ability, but even with his vivid
Latin imagination he can't visualize
any one good enough to flatten out the
gallant Georges and leave him flutter-
ing In the resin.
Carpenters Chances Liked Abroad
CARPENTERS chances, among the
~ leading boxing authorities abroad
are extremely well liked.
!, The reasons for this feeling are prac :
tically as follows:
First. They are great believers in
sklii and science. and they have the idea
that Carpenter is the most skillful
ooxer the game has known for many
years.
Second. They know very little abou,
Dempsey, but have the idea that he r.
merely, rugged slugger who can be hit
often by fast man and who will have
trouble in hitting a scientific fighter.
Ihere you get the gist of Il.
II you think one man Is very good
and you know nothing of the other man
you are trifle inclined to favor No. 1.
III Dempsey Is beaten Il will be a
,errlnc surprise to most Americans who
have .delved many fathoms into the
situation.
If Carpenter wins It will be no great
surprise to England and France.
BY Way Of Illustration
HERE'S the European angle BY wa,
- of illustration. We were talkins
with an old-timc English fight fan who
saw Sullivan meet Mitchell.
sullivan" he said. twas not only
terrific hitter. but fast and clever fol
q big man in his prime. as he was then
.hitchell, however. got away with 3
draw by being faster and clevrror. al.
though not nearly the fighter that Sui.
livan was: And Mitchell was not as fast
! nor as clever ms Carpenter is. No,
could he hit nearly as hard Most Amer.
leans only remember Sullivan as h,
fought Corbett. But Sullivan then wn,
far past his prime, slow and unwieldy
compared with his finest fighting days
The most dangerous combination II
boxing is speed and punching power
The Frenchman has both"
From this atmosphere upon arrivins
widespread belief that it was merely
question as to whether Carpenticr coulf
last two or four rounds. provided thu
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o'BRIEN AND FERGUSON IN
15-R0UND MATCH TONIGHT
Young Jack Scheduled for pIs.a,o.
. Bout at West Manayunk

The second fifteen round bout az +ho
summer season at Carnival Park. Wss.
Manayunk. is scheduled for tonigb,
with Young Jack O'Brien, brother ~
the once. noted Philadelphia Jawn. ana
Danny Ferguson, Of Manayunk, as ths
match In several months, while II w;,i
be Ferguson's return appearance s,nc.
being discharged honorably from ~
United States Navy. Nv
Ferguson, while on the coast, won
the middleweight championship Of M
Pacific Fleet, and shortly after returnI
East to be paid off, at the PhiladeI'
phia Navy Yard.
Two six-round bouts are on the rro.
gram between Danny Rodgers and
Barney Dugan, Harry Smith and Bobby
Wilson, while Mike lie Gland mest,
Johnny McCloskey In the four. round
ODener.