The Cedarville Herald, Volume 48, Numbers 1-26

mmm Rabbits Damage Various Trees Abundance of Rodents This Year Evident by Extent sive Injury Done* (I*r«>>r«d b, tht C.ittl *Ui»» «t A k N cu U mi *,) a v e r t s of damage by different spa* cU* of rabbit* a rt received constantly by the biologic*! survey of the Cnlt*d State* Department et Agriculture. Frequently cmopaign# for wholes*!* destruction of the rabbits are neces* «*ry, and «KH>er*UH', drives and pol- soutftg Oiwr*th»ns are organised by tbs representative* of the bureau. Effec- ttr* control work was done during 1924 in Colorado, Kansas, North Da-* kota, Texas, and Utah, Snowshoa Big Factor. The forest service of the department describe* the darnaj • done by the snowshoe rabbit In Minnesota as folV low*: * . "The snowshoe rabbit Is the one principal factor In the loss of a con­ siderable number of planted trees in the forest plantations of northern Minnesota, The abundance of rabbit* thl* year (1924) and the damage they are doing are evident to the most cas­ ual observer who visits the cut-over area* of the region where both state and federal authorities are endeavor* tog tft make denuded forest land again productive through extensive planting of young trees. Not only are‘the tips and needles of planted trees eaten by the rodents, but much of the natural young growth of plne. jspruce, aspen, and maple Is cut black,(and defoliated, or If the trees are over 3 feet high,, barked,' near the, base. Of the three principal species planted—white pine, Norway pine, and white: spruce—'the damage is heaviest In the white pine and least In the spruce, All three,% however, are so heavily damaged n$ to cause death In the case of any- of the trees whose tip* can be reached above the surface of the show by the rabbits; It Is reported/ that T9 per cent of the trees In one plantation were eaten off by the rabbits, 43 per cent fatally.” , Co-operative Work Needed, Reports of this kind emphasize the necessity of work against' these -ro­ dents by co-operative effort on the part of all affected by their destruc­ tive habits. Campaigns and drives or­ ganized by the biological survey serve to reduce the number of the pests by many thousands. Proper Winter Ration and Comfort for Bull Plenty of legume hay, a limited amount of silage and a small amount of grain mixture made up of 400, pounds of ground corn, 200 pounds of ground oats and 100 pounds of oil* meal are. recommended for the dairy-' herd sire by R. D. Canan oi Indiana. Dark; dirty stalls are responsible, he finds, for preventing the young bull from developing properly and. often weakens the breeding powers of ma­ ture sires. Plenty of exercise, protec­ tion daring bad weather and a moder­ ate ration are essential In preserving a ball’s usefulness, Oanan finds an outside paddock connected directly with the ■bull's stall in the barn 'savas handling .and in­ sures, exercise and protection. Make the sides of it open enough so the bull can see the rest of the herd. If a part- dock cannot be built, a cable from the stall out* through‘the door to a post BOfeet from the barn will serve. At­ tach the bull to It by a short chain run from a ring In his nose, but do not tie his head up so high he will be uncom­ fortable. Just Man to Man By ARTHUR B. HERBERT The Backbone Plant Spinach is often referred to as the backbone plant of the garden from the fact that R contains such •quan­ tities of mineral salts and Iron that are needed In the diet. Throughout the territory south of the Mason and Dixon line and In some sections north, of this line spinach can be grown as a fall, winter and spring crop. Two sowings in the fall, one about the,10th of September and .another during Oc­ tober will provide a fall supply and also a planting that may be carried over the winter and used very early In the spring, Ah early spring plant­ ing or two will come In Just after the bed carried over winter Is ready for nse and, a continuous supply can be had until warm weather. Keep the Soil Loose After a hard rain the garden and posy bed packs and alter the sun makes Its appearance the ground usually bakes. If the soil is of clay it becomes so hard that the young ptaritS have a hard time making any progress. Thus, it Is necessary that the soil be loosened about the plants to give them all advantage, They will respond most satisfactorily to such oowdderatlon. Old M o s a i c Tradition tceofdlng to an old anient traiU- u, the laws given to Moses on ths uat were Inscribed on tablets of tffelr* Gardens Vs. Automobiles Joy riding and tinkering with an automobile during spare moments has taken the life out of many a home vegetable garden during the past two or three years. In many cases the gar­ den has had to give way entirely to the garage and the care of the au;o- moblle. In other cases It has been a fifty-fifty proposition and part of the garden plot has been taken as a site for the garage and the auto gets fully half of the time formerly spent on the garden. Garden vegetables are a great American necessity and are needed at all times of the year to balance up the diet. Croat American Surgaon The father of American surgery is A title sometimes given to Philip Syiig Physick, a Philadelphia surgeon and physician, horn In lifts, died In 1837. Hie name and profession made him a butt of the punsters, . by WmLrn ,NawKf*ii!;f Union.) M ANX a time had they walked these familiar blocks together, taking the short cut homo through the - idlest factory district, but this would : probably l>e the last. True, a wedding i need not end their friendship, need not j break up the old companionship, but j Big Tim Fallon somehow felt that this ; would be the last time for him and Joe ' Carroll; tomorrow Joe was to marry | Kitty Dunlon. ! Suddenly from a darkened lumber- yard gateway a revolver muzzle con­ fronted them, behind It a masked face. Before Tom had time ’to comply with the demand, Joe's fist shot out and knocked the gun from the fellow's hand. Instantaneously a huge fist whipped up and Joe fell to the pave­ ment. With a leap Tom was upon the fellow, crowding him against the brick wall. When Tom Fallon opened Ills eyes It was to find himself in a drug store, Ids injuries being dressed by an am­ bulance surgeon. It was to learn that Joe Carroll was past medical help, his life crushed out by the great paws that had closed about Ills throat. • Bitterly Full on reproached himself for that fatal weakening, condemned himself for the months of physical neglect that bad softened him and caused him to#fa;i ids friend.at the critical moment.. Bitterly he accused himself, of being responsible for Joe’s death; and In the simple-minded loy­ alty that was an Inherent part of him took it upon himself ns a duty to see that 4Us pal was avenged, As a first step he must condition himself, must train so that he would, never again find himself helpless be­ fore the strength and skill of another. That Is how Thu O’Connell, trainer and fight manager, discovered the best welterweight he had ever managed. And, being Irish, O’Connell wagged Ills head over the quiet little miss who sat near Fallon’s corner at each of his fights. But even wise old Tim O’Con­ nell-did not know how Fallon’s loyal' determination to avenge Ids friend, how' tlielr mutual love for the smiling Joe had turned the deep affection Kitty had always felt for Tom Fallon Into a love deeper dven than that she had held for his successful'rival. Tlin O’Connell pondered gome of these things as he led his man down the crowded aisle to the ring where he was to meet “One-Two” Romano in the semi-final of a feature bill. The toughest they had tackled so far was Romano, ■ a powerful rushing bull. • As Tom Fallon’s eyes sought and found the little figure near the ring-, side, a hapny stplle momentarily lighted his eyea. Then once more lie was the emotionless fighting riiachine, bent only on the business of the eve­ ning—winning hAs tight and Improving, hlinsert ty the winning, ‘Emotionless k** remained through the Introductions, the referee’s instruc­ tions; and us the bell sounded to open the first round. Coo! and prepared he met-the bull ruth, guarding, feinting, -.guarding, am) giving uviy before bis opponent’s great strength. Through the first round end the second Fallon played for time. ■With the third and fourth Fallon changed tactics and let the onruslilng •shaggy hem! have ail lie could put be­ hind his punches. But Romano only shook his huge head, glared and bored In afresh. As the fifth opened Fallon knew that lie was weakening; for the first time hi Ids fighting career lie felt the chill of Impending defeat-—the oldl! of helplessness that had swept over him that night now raorethnn a year ago. With a rush Romano was upon him, his right fist lifting Fallon from,his feet, against the ropes anil then to the canvas. “One—two—three—-four—five—s ix - seven—eight,” counted the referee. With nine-Fallon pulled himself up. to clinch and then back out of the way, Again the great black bull rushed. “S-S-s-o," It was almost a Idas, and his .‘right fist crushed through ’ the guard and landed on Fallon’s Jaw. “And s - s - b - o .” The black eyes were alight with triumph, but those terrify­ ing syllables shot with rejuvenating force into Fallon’s dazed brain. In­ stinctively lie threw himself back­ ward, landing in the ropes. In tbnt second recognition leaped into his eyes; In Romano lie saw the masked killer. And in the same sec­ ond a sixth sense warned Romano and completed ,the recognition. His dark eyes narrowed, the eyes of a killer now as he charged in furiously to de­ liver a blow, fair or foul, that would riot only bent down but that would kill Swinging back on the ropes, he bounded into the ring, meeting rush With rush and blow with blow. While the fans howled and cheered, they stood face to face, hammering away, alt science forgotten, self-preservation uppermost, just ^ man to ninn with man's first weapons. The light in the narrowed eyes of the killer flickered, turned from hate to fear. Viciously he swung low for the foul blow that would paralyze ami prob­ ably kill—but at the same time his guard lowered. Crack! nnd Crack! again; Fallon hit through the opening. Before the fans could bowl their disap­ proval or tiie .referee Interfere One- Two Romano fell to the canvns. Stepping to tlio ropes, Fallon mode himself heard above the pandemonium, and whqt he said brought the police to the ring In a rush. Then he smiled toward n seat near the ringside—and Kitty Donlon smiled back happily, for In that smile she read that Tom Fal­ len could now speak. Papuan Savagery In Papua, only 4(50 miles froin Aus­ tralia, and part of the British empire, cases of cannibalism still occur; the I apuan* Jiavp a tradition that no youth may marry until lie has shed human WoM, Greek* Lef t Few Paintings On a tripod in the Naples museum are mounted a few tldn slabs of mar­ ble the paintings upon which const 1* tut* the only real Greek paintings pbiMSMd by tit* world. WTfcOVH) IMFD*M1HTEW(ATK)KAL SundaySchool •Lesson’ (By f!EV !• n. KrrZWATEfS. I).IX. D«** of the rvenlrjg; School. Mbudy Bible I*, •tltu te oi Chicago.) <©■ t825. Weetero new spaper Union.) Lesson for January 25 JESUS COMFORTS HIS DISCIPLES LESSON TEXT—Jolm J lil-S l. GOLDEN TEXT—“I am the way, the truth, and the life; no man comoth unto the Father, but by me.”—John till, PRIMARY TOPIC—The Heavenly Home. JUNIOR TOPIC—Walking In Christ’* Way, INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOP­ IC—How Jesua Comfort* HI* Dluclple*. YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOP­ IC—Sources of the Christian’* Comfort. The hopes of the disciples were ut­ terly shattered when Jesus told them about tlie cross. Jesus lmd told them that He wns going away, nnd that they could not follow Him, Tlielr hearts were flooded with, grief. He con­ soled them by I. Pointing to the Reunion In the Father’s House (vy. 1-3), 1. He Asks Them to Trust In Him Even as God (v. 1), Faith In the God- mun, Christ Jesus, will steady the heart, no matter how intense the grief or liow great the sorrow. 2. He Informed Them That He Was Going to the Father’s House in Heaven to Prepare a Home for Them (v. 2). He assured them that there was abun­ dant room for all. Heaven Is an eter­ nal dwelling place. 8. He Assured Them That He Would Come Again and Escort Them to - Heaven (v. 3). Jesus will not wait for His own -to come to Him, but will come and call forth from the graves those who have died,, and transform living believers, and take them all to be with Hhnself In the heavenly home forevermore (I Thess. 4:16-17). . II. Revealing the Way to the Fa­ ther’* House (vv. 4-11). Jesus Informed the disciples that they knew the place to which He was going and the way. To this ThomaB Interposed a doubt, in answer to which Christ asserts that He is 1, The Way' to God (v. 6). He is something more than a mere guide or teacher. He is the way itself. He Is the door of.the sheep-fold. 2. The Truth (v. 6). He Is not mere­ ly the teacher, but the truth Incarnate, in His incarnation the spiritual nnd material worlds Were united, there­ fore'.every line of truth whether spir­ itual or material converges In Him. No one who does not have Christ can ever have, the real truth about anything. In Him wo- have the truth about man. wliat lie is, wliat he ought to be, and what .-he shall be In eternity. In Him especially we have the truth about C zj X. o. rue nr* (y. B). nirist ;* Bot merely the give? of life, but He I* the essence of life, only tho** who re­ ceive Christ hsve life in the true sense. Since He is God lncarnat*, to know Him Is to know God. III. Assuring Them That His Werk Was to Continue < vt . 52-14). Jesua’ going away was not to end ; the work which He had begun. This j no doubt meant that through the min-1 latry of the Spirit-filled disciples, the; work which Christ began would as- * sum* larger proportion*. There would be a much greater number of conver­ sions than under His ministry. After the Day of Pentecost the gospel did take a much wider range. During His ministry the message was confined to the Jews, while under the ministry of the disciples it was only limited by the world itself. The disciples’ min­ istry was ushered In by the conversion of three thousand in one day. IV. Promises Another Comforter (w . 12-17). The word comforter means literally one called to the Bide of another to give help, protection and deliverance. This comforter was the Holy Spirit. Jesus was the Comforter while here In the body. The Holy Spirit was to be “nnother comforter/' V. Assuring Them of His Return to Thsm .(vv. 18-24). i Although Christ went away He did not leave His disciples as orphans. The Father and the Son make their abode with the dtsclples who love and obey Jesus Christ VI. Assuring Them That the Holy Spirit Would Aid Them In Remember­ ing and Understanding HI* Words (vv. 25-26). This the Holy Spirit does by Illu­ minating the minds of the disciples. VII. Giving the Legacy of Hla Peace (vv. 22-3D. By Ills peace .Is meant the, serenity of soul which one enjoys who 1* recon­ ciled to God, who knows that his sins are forgiven. GQ D o in g B etter It is not a question of how much we are to do, but of how It is to be done. It Is not a question of doing more, but of doing better.—John Ruskin. D uty Do the duty that lies nearest thee; which thou knawest to be a duty! The second duty will already become dear­ er.—Carlyle. Tomorrow Where is tomorrow? In another world. To numbers this Is certain. The reverse is sure to none. Relieve VourMotorfrom the Drag o fPoorQas I T isn’t the motor’s fault. Poor gas seems to take malicious delight in slow starts, in ragged, jumpy running, and in stub­ bornly resisting every chance for decent performance. Fill with Columbus Gasoline, and feel the difference. Your car starts more quickly. It gets away with new vigor. Columbus9 smooth, missless running prevents motor damage. Its full mileage saves your purse. Shake off the handicap of poor gas. Look for the Columbus pump. 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R, f ■gwxst of reiati A eleven and ter was boin t Dean last Frid The annual Research Club friends was he ing in Commun dinner was sm Mrs. J. 13. ID ing the weds j mother, Mrs. M tient at Grant Notice —Cind plant of The \ ?aper Co. at t Practical Nu* for men or w Hotel. Xenia, ences. Thebig sale wear a t C. A. K Xenia, enables January Cleara o fboots, shoes, description at Dr. W. R. M( an invitation t Thomas Benn'et University of P Rev. W/P. Ha McOhesney will "day, Tuesday an ing the annual Council of Chur Memorial Hall. Judge S. C. ago presented t- 20 volumes by Education. The reference 'work much appreciate Miss Lillian K Bank' has been this week and h by Mrs. Leon Cr of South Charle held a. clerical .stitution. T w Worn SILK, l 'and W N IEXTRA F Men’ N Doub IFor Polic man—Tr who i N Men’ an |Walk-Ov |e r good m Patents, light ant All Sia