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been doing business in your community for the past fifty
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There has been, during
‘months, a good bit of criticism of the
so-called Power Trusts for getting a
hand into the writing of text book
material for our public schools.
While it is by no means my purpose
to criticize the criticizers, yet I do
think that this mechanical age of
ours does require that, to some ex-
tent, our young people be taught the
technique of mechanical manipula-
tion.
The machine has made it possible
for every American to be an aristo-
crat—and' that without having a re-
tinue of human slaves to keep his
house in order, to turn his mill, or to
carry him on their shoulders. But a
multitude of mechanical devices—we
sometimes call them conveniences—
are our slaves. They do for us vast-
ly more tasks, quicker and better than
African or Mongolian or even Cau-
casian menials could do them.
Undoubtedly it was a part of the
education of a Greek or Roman boy
or girl, to learn to manage the slaves
of the household or of the estate. In
a mechanical age when the mainten-
ance of our civilization depends upon
our proper control of the mechanical
slaves which serve us, ought there
not be included in the courses of
study that our boys and girls pursue,
a great deal of practical education in
the use of machines? Or, to put it
in another way, ought not our school
children learn to know the power that
will stand ready to_serve them, and
should they not have instruction in
the methods of applying power to the
tasks of life?
Two of the most satisfactory
sources of power that have been har-
nessed to the tasks of man, are elec-
tricity and ‘gas’—as the motorists
call it. Whenever it is possible to
connect the machine that must do the
work, with a great, stationary source
of power, then electricity is the more
satisfactory of these two great spir-
its of energy. Whenever the machine
that we use, because of its need for
independent motion, or because of its
jsolation from a source of electric
power, must generate power within
itself—then ‘gas’ is-a very obliging
servant.
Up to the present time great pro-
gress has been made in the applica-
tion of these twins—electric
gas—to the tasks of man.
phets of the morrow tell us ti
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Why Not Supplement
Water Power With Coal
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Meyersdale Might Well Be the Location of a Major Unit
in the Super-Power Production of Tomorrow.
power machines of today will seem
but toys in comparison with those of
tomorrow. Not only will more of the
tasks now done by the muscle of man
be assigned to the mechanical ser-
vant: there will, indeed, be devised
new tasks beyond those of our pres-
ent acquaintance. To these, too,
power will be applied.
In order that farm and factory may
have available the requisite electric
energy, there will—at no far distant
date—be cast over this country, frem
coast to coast, and from gulf to lakes,
a network of super-power lines: elec-
tricity will be doing the work of a
million slaves in this land of the free
where not a human slave exists!
The greater part of the electricity
requisite to produce this enormous
supply, will be generated by water
power. The Oakland Dam plant
which is somewhat known to all of
the citizens of this community, is ty-
pical, in a small way, of what will
eventually be a very common meth-
od of electrifying water power. But
water power will not be the only
means employed to generate electri-
city.
Power plants in coal regions will
also play a large part in the gigantic
project. Making electricity in coal-
burning plants right at the mine’s
mouth, will be an exceedingly prac-
tical way of solving the power prob-
lem: this especially where resources
for water-driven turbines are meager.
It needn’t be a fight—water power
vs. coal power. The project is so
large that both water and coal must
be called to the task. = The water
power plant and the coal power plant
will supplement each other.
There is one feature of the coal
power plant that will recommend it
for very serious consideration. The
same plant, while requisitioning the
heat in the production of electricity,
can at the same time make other
economic utilities of great value from
the by-products of the coal. I am
not now referring particularly to the
manufacture of dyes, lubricating oil,
essences, coal tar, and medicines.
More specifically I refer to the fact
that ‘gas’ can now be made, synthet-
ically, from coal.
highly explesive gun-cotton.
these highly oslitile liquid or gaseous
Weekly Health Talk
“The other day the newspapers car-
ried the story of a young college
graduate who left home last summer
the victim of amnesia and today still
forgets his past, failing to recognize
his parents and close associates,
which is sad indeed. On the other
hand, there are many types of forget-
fulness not dignified by a medical
term or classification that are just as
unfortunate and even worse,” said
Doctor Theodore B. Appel, Secretary
of Health, today.
“The youthful amnesia victim in all
probability will finally regain his for-
mer mental health. Not so, however,
many others whose conditions grow
out of forgetfulness. The pathetic
part of it lies in the fact that had
the individual merely disciplined him-
self through intelligent interest in his
own welfare, many of the crippling
and fatal results would not have oc-
curred.
“It is quite difficult to understand
how people can be so forgetful as to
drive themselves literally into inval-
idism or death. Nevertheless, this
state of mind is so general as to make
repeated warnings quite necessary.
“Here are some of the things that
many people constantly and daily for-
get with dire consequences:
1. Forgetting to eat just enough
rather than too much food.
2. Forgetting to exercise
open air.
3. Forgetting that eight hours
sleep in a well ventilated room each
night is the average individual re-
quirement.
4. Forgetting that worry devital-
izes and sometimes kills.
5. Forgetting that the annual
physical examination is the detector
of serious unsuspected conditions
which in the early stages can be cur-
in the
6. Forgetting that health is the
one supreme blessing and that when
it is lost all is lost.
“To be sure, amnesia is a serious
and heart-rending disease. But de-
liberate forgetfulness of one’s physi-
cal welfare is infinitely more serious.
How forgetful are you?”
fuels lie the resources for motor pow-
er in automobiles and tractors, aero-
planes and ocean liners.
The power plant in the coal region
is soon going to become a reality.
Why shouldn’t the wicinity of Mey-
ersdale see the development of one of
the first of these great institutions?
The reason for my writing this ar-
‘Gas’, in the sense in which we here | ticle for publication in the Commer-
use it, may refer to gasoline, kero- | cial, is because I think that Meyers-
sene, artificial coal-gas, or even the | dale ought to have vision enough to
In! start an agitation for this thing!
K. H. B., Elk Lick Twp.
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Fairy Tale
OY IA2RY GRAHANT BONNER
MR. SUN’S STORY
“Tell us a story, Mr. Sun. Tell us
of the things you’ve seen down on the
earth.”
“Oh,” said Mr.
Sun, “I've seen so
many things. I've
seen land and wa-
ter.
“I've seen flower
~ gardens and school
houses where I
have peeped in
the windows and
have seen the chil-
dren at their les-
sons, bending over
desks and stand-
ing before black-
boards.
“I have seen
great huge ships
sailing on the
‘beautiful ocean,
and I have seen these ships filled
with men they call sailors.
“I' have seen baseball games—and
they can’t keep me out by a high
fence.
“I never have to sit on top of a
fence or peek through a crack to see
a ball game.
“I have seen kites a-flying.
“I have seen parties and games and
frolics of all sorts.
“I have ‘seen trees grow from buds
into blossoms and leaves.
“I have seen people plant seeds in
the ground and have seen those seeds
grow into vegetables and flowers.
“I have helped make people warm
when they have been cold so that
they have said:
“‘Oh, how good it feels to get In
the sun!
“Oh, I have had a busy life.”
And the Fairies looked at Mr. Sun
as he shone upon them and they said:
“Dear Mr. Sun, you're a fine old
fellow.”
“Yes,” continued Mr. Sun,” Ive
seen a great deal. I've seen peopole
made well by the sun.
“That is always a great joy to me.
I think that often why I have such a
sunny disposition is because I've seen
so many people made well by sun-
shine.
“Then I have seen things look so
At Their
Lessons.
pretty in sunlight. Even where I
peep into the
woods, and look
between the great
trees the light and
the shadows make
me feel so happy.
“I've lived so
many years, and 1
never get tired. Of
course I always go
to bed at night and
get my rest, but I
never feel old.
“You know how
that is, Fairies, for
you never feel old.
You keep so happy
and gay.
6“
Once, a long, peysie plant Seeds
long, long time ;, %he Ground.
ago, I was given a
beautiful present. It was a little pack-
age of sunny cheer and I have worn
it close to my heart ever since.
“Sometimes you will see a very
bright golden light shining from me
—it is my sunny cheer.”
And the Fairies listened for a long,
long time while Mr. Sun told them
of the many, many, many, many,
many interesting things he had seen.
CONUNDRUMS
What has a head but cannot move
it? A pin.
* * *
When is a bill not a bill? When it
is due (dew).
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What food represents the gambler’s
tools? Sugar dice.
* * *
What table articles are chips from
the old block? Toothpicks.
* * *
How do you know the cow jumped
over the moon? By the Milky-way.
* * *
What sea would a man like to be in
on a wet day? Adriatic (a dry at-
tic).
* * *
What departed statesmen cannot be
said to have gone to dust? Henry
Clay.
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Why did the boy call his rooster
Robinson? Because it crew so (Cru-
soe.)
* * *
What food represents what the pa-
tient has and what the doctor gets?
Cof-fee,
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Why is a hen more liberal minded
than the sun? The sun never sets ex-
cept in the west, but a hen will set
anywhere,
* * *
What is the difference between a
gardener and a Chinaman? One keeps
the lawn wet, the other keeps the
lawn dry (laundry)
Black Magic
Father (reading school report)—
“Conduct, bad; arithmetic, history,
had—bad—bad!” What is the mean-
ing of this, Gerald?
Gerald—I can't understand it, Dad.
Do you think it might be a forgery? |
Skim Milk Recovers
From Its Black Eye
One of the Most Versatile
By-Products of Dairies.
Sugar-coating pills, making buttons
and adding flavor to bread, are uses
which are proving that skim milk is
one of the most versatile by-products
of Wisconsin dairies.
“Although many dairies still pour
thousands of pounds of skim milk down
their drains, others are reaping a
profit by drying or condensing it, or
by selling it to be manufactured into
hundreds of articles that we use every
day,” says H. C. Jackson of the dairy
department at the Wisconsin College
of Agriculture.
* Skim milk is often condensed like
whole milk and used by bakers and
candy manufacturers and for animal
feeds, or it may be dried. Last year
more than 118,000,000 pounds of dried
skim milk were made, an increase of
more than 27,000,000 pounds over the
year before. This dried skim milk is
also used for baking, in candy, and
in animal feeds.
The government has recently per-
fected a method of making a concen-
trated ripened skim milk which, ac-
cording to Jackson, is proving very
popular in the sections where it has
been used for animal feeding. This,
he explains, is because it keeps so
well and is so high in food value.
Commercially, one of the most im-
portant products that is made from
skim milk is casein for which there
are many uses, varying from water-
proofers in paint, plastics that are
used for fountain pens, and artificial
celluloid, to massage cream and medi-
cines.
From the whey that is left after
the casein has been removed soluble
albumin is made, which is often used
in feeding infants, as well as the milk
sugar used for coating pills and for
other medicinal purposes.
But, although these uses of skim
milk products are valuable, Jackson
believes that skim milk should play a
more important part in the human
diet. Skim milk and the soft cheeses
and other foods that can be made
from it do not deserve the ‘black
eye” that they have received.
Winter Protection for
Strawberries Is Needed
When permanent frost has set in
and the ground is quite solid, straw-
berry plants should be covered with a
light coat of clean straw. Straw that
will not pack closely over the plants
is the best to use. For this work
marsh hay is well adapted. Green
manure may be used, but as it usually
contains many weed seeds, and some-
times may smother the plants, it is
not to be recommended. About two
or ‘three inches of this mulch is
enough. From three to three and one-
half tons of it will be sufficient for an
acre,
The author of a Canadian depart-
ment of agriculture bulletin on straw-
berry growing states that in those
parts of Canada where spring frosts
are frequent, it is desirable to hold the
plants back as long as possible in the
spring. To do this the first heavy fall
of snow should be covered with straw
or evergreen boughs which are left
on as long as possible in the spring.
After the frosty weather of early
spring is over and before the plants
begin to grow, they should be uncov-
ered and the straw put between the
rows to keep the fruit clean.
Manner in Which Manure
Is Cared for Is Factor
The amount of manure produced per
cow varies from twelve to fifteen tons
annually. Perhaps two-fifths of this
is produced at pasture. If the remain-
der is all saved and applied to the
growing of crops its value approxi-
mates $15 to $30 per year. The value
‘of the manure depends upon many fea-
tures, chief among which are: The
character of the soil, amount applied
per acre, and manner of caring for
the manure.
The manner in which manure I8
cared for is usually the most impor-
tant factor in determining the ulti-
mate returns secured for its use. When
the liquid excreta is saved. preferably
by use of a sufficient amount of bed-
ding to absorb it, and the manure ap-
plied directly to the crop areas, or,
if stored, not allowed to leach, the
maximum income will be obtained from
its use. Losses due to improper han-
dling of the ‘manure at the stable
should not be charged to the cows.
Trucks Are Cheapest
Figures given out by the department
of agricultural economics of Cornell
university show that horses are more
expensive than trucks for hauling
milk in the country, for distances
greater than four miles. Dairymen
who used trucks saved 1.1 cents per
ewt. on each trip, and the trips were
06 miles longer with larger loads.
The average cost of hauling 100
pounds of milk was 28 cents with
horses and 22.1 cents with trucks.
Move Small Trees
In general, the best time for moving
small trees from one to two feet in
height is in the fall or early spring.
‘hese trees can be moved at that
time without piling the earth around
the roots, if care is taken to place
them immediately in a tub or bucket
of water and plant them as rapidly as
vossible, never allowing the roots to
dry for a moment. Pack the dirt solig-
ty around their roois when they are
Placed in their new location.
DR. BROWN ADDRESSES
SALISBURY STUDENTS
ON HEALTH DEFECTS
Before the students of Salisbury
High School, Tuesday, Dr. William
Paul Brown, of Philadelphia, medical
secretary of the Pennsylvania Tuber-
culosis Society lectured on “Health
Defects.”
That the manhood of the country is
by no means enjoying the physical
vigor or the desirable measure of
health that is possible is well eviden-
ced by the large percentage of men
rejected as unfit for military duty
during the study of drafted men in
1917-1918. Dr. Brown stated that
over 700,000 were rejected as physi-
cally handicapped out of a total of 2,-
500,000 men examined. This is fur-
ther evidence, he urged, that better
care must be devoted to the health of
the school child, and it is evidence
that is amply supported by the find-
ings of study of the health of the
children today.
Mental retardation, coarsened facial
expression, pasty complexion, nutri-
tion defects, and rickets are not un-
common results of neglect by par-
ents, in early attention to correctable
defects of children, declared Dr.
Brown. Special attention was called
to the early need for dental attention
at the age of nine to fourteen years
of age, in the children of Garrett
school, and of other schools of this
county. The permanent teeth if
faulty in development can be made
sound and serviceable by economical
yet simple dental repair.
“Tuberculosis, as a distinct disease,
does not commonly show itself in the
grade school children, but lies dor-
mant until the late teens, when the
infection becomes active. The Mey-
ersdale Tuberculosis League, in com-
mon with the other tuberculosis com-
mittees, are finding a profitable field
for their preventive health endeavors
by urging general health measures,
and the prompt correction of defects
in child health.
The lecture by Dr. Brown was in
connection with the clinic held during
the day arranged for by the local
Tuberculosis Committee.
The honeymoon is that part of a
girl’s life that comes between the lip-
stick and the broomstick.—Sturgeon
Leader. :
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against Fort Duquesne—the tragic sequel...
of which was to have such a far-reaching
effect upon the American colonies—form = ©
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The Red Road
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Braddocks Defeat
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Copyright by Hugh Pende a
Gre events of that fateful July day in
Braddock marched
recounting history,
however—albeit the author is faithful
and accurate—but in the fashioning of
a thrilling and satisfying romance that
done his best work.