The Monmouth herald., December 29, 1922, Image 6

ROAD* INSULATE HIVES
BUILDING FOR WINTER USE
' THE SECRET*"
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drew him nearer to her, brought his ^
^
^ ^
artn ^ o u n d her waist, his face C o m K a t h e r i n e
Hi* Mysterious
Helper
M a c D o n & ld
“ Why, sweetheart," he cried, his , , r -
—j ^ ^
“j
f j f
voice husky with all the emotion he ' ~
*’ ~
was feeling. “ Why-----"
rP W A S th’ funniest thing, and the
Suddenly he leaned toward her and
I ■“
way we laughed
kissed her.
As we sat there all alone,
By F R A N K H. W IL L IA M S
Now, now's the time to do it," he
Loss of Heat Through Bottom Is Would
have made one think we l»oth
whispered to her a moment later. "W e
CLEAN MATERIALS FOR ROAD
were daft
Very Rapid, Notwithstand­
OOOOOOOOOOO0OOOCtOOOO0OOOCiO must I * married tonight! Those three
If the truth were not made known.
(J ) by M cC lure X e w e p e p er S yn d ica te.)
fellows might kidnap you, or that
Builder Gets Perfect Concrete Aggre­
ing Belief to Contrary.
But the baby laughed 'cause she saw
gates Along Route of Job by
Hurry Crenshaw glanced up at the masked man who helped me may he
It first.
moon, h wistful, far-away look In his another beau o f yours and he may he
Ingenious Method.
And she shook her sides with glee;
eyes. Then his Jaw suddenly shot out, contemplating kidnaping you.
W ell
And then the fun of It quickly hurst
his hands clenched and a rather tierce he married tonight!”
Elimination of the long haul with
Upon
her
old
Dud—
that’s
me.
the assurance at the same time that
look came Into his deep blue eyes.
“But what will father say?" cried
•
_________
sand and gravel ured in concrete mad
“ 1 m going to win her or lose her Alice.
The way it happened was Just this
construction would he thoroughly clean Leaving South Front Unpacked on
tonight," Harry said to himself. "She’s
"H e'll probably never forgive me,”
w a y:
and free from organic Impurities was
Theery That Sun Will Fumieh
been play ing with me and all her other salJ Harry, "but I can’t help It. I j
Baby and I were there.
achieved In an ingenious and economic
beaus long enough. It's going to he want you—you want me. We’ll tear
Necessary Warmth Erroneous—
She In the crib on the pillows lay,
manner on a section o f the Denver-
now or never with me.”
around to the county clerk—he’s a
I In my easy chair.
Sawdust Not Expensive.
Morrison highway, < 'ompuratlvcly shal­
Having come to this sudden deter­ friend of mine,” said Harry, "and see
The warm sun shone In the cozy room
low deposits of both required compo­ ( P r t p « r * J t y th * H alted States D epartm ent
mination, Hurry run out to the curb, If we can't make him get us a license
And lighted the baby's face
o f A g ric u ltu re )
nents of the aggregate to he used in
where his last year's roadster was tonight. Then we'll dig up a minis­
'Till It loked as pure as the lily's
Contrary
tu
the
usual
belief
of
bee­
mixing this concrete were discovered
parked and. Jumping Into It, sent it ter, and—and-
bloom.
In the bed of a small stream which keepers, the loss of Lieut through the
humming down the street.
Whlle Harry was talking he was
And fair as the lily’s grace.
fowi-d within a quarter of a inlle of bottom of beehives otherwise Insulat­
It was Just eleven o’clock. Just about rjishing Alice Into his car. As he
ed
Is
very
rapid,
so
thut
the
Insulation
The baby looked at her Dad a while,
the Job.
this time of the night Alice would be started the car down the street he
Her blue eyes full of fun,
lu e contractor determined to utilize on the toi> and sides Is never used
suggesting to the particular beau who heard a cry behind him.
Looking
this natural deposit rather than Incur to Its full capacity, as" so much of And over her face a little smile
was favored for the evening fliat It back he saw his three assailuntx, now
the
heat
escapes
below.
On
the
sup­
Itippled and broke and run.
the expense and loss of time incident
was time for leaving. Harry smiled a reinforced by two others of Alice's
to purchase or preparation of the ag­ position that "heat rises," It has been Dad smiled right hack—she smiled hit to himself us he thought of the suitors, running toward him.
some more—
gregates In town and consequent long the practice for beekeepers not to
scene.
Alice, lovely In a summer
Harry shot on more Juice and
Then both Just shook with glee;
haul to the mixer. As It was necessary insulate the bottoms of hives in which
gown and with the natural roses In smiled grimly.
to wash and screen his aggregates us bees Hre wintered. This Is a serious And mamma peeped In at the open her cheeks und the brightness of her
To Hurry's surprise there was a
well as to elevate for loading Into neglect which.should hu remedied In
door.
brown eyes making the mun of the light In the county clerk’s house whqp
Handsome “ Katie” MacDonald, the
all
commercial
Insulated
hives,
ac­
To see what the fun might be.
trucks, the contractor decided to at­
evening feel like gathering her In his th^y drew up in front of It. A mo- ; “ movie” star, was bom in Pittsburgh
cording
to
United
Stales
Department
tempt these operations all In one
urnis und making away with her, mentary wave of apprehension swept In 1892. She received her early edu-
of Agriculture elrculur 222, -ph,, [n. But the baby holds the secret well—
move If possible.
would he saying something like this: over Harry as they started up the cation there, afterward
attending
Never a word suys she.
Accordingly he obtained a six-inch sulating Value of Commercial Double-
“ You know my father doesn’t like to path to the house.
Blairsville college. Her screen career
The
Joke
was
bully,
and
she
won’t
Walled
Beehives,
by
fc.
F.
Phillips,
centrifugal pump and about Soil feet
have my friends stay later than eleven
Then, as the door was opened and J began, without previous stage experi-
tell;
of slx-luch Iron pipe. A small sump or apleulturist.
o’clock.
Hilly, Isn’t It? But you know the county clerk smiled at them, the ence, jn support of Douglas Fairbanks
And neither will Dud— that's me.
Insulating Value.
pit m u excavated In the bed of the
father— he's pretty stem ut times.”
apprehension gave way to n feeling of In a popular production. She le five
stream and (lie intake of the centrifu­
Tests have been made of the In­ But, oh, ’twas a wonderful Joke wa
And the young man, knowing Mr. reul fear. There was something wrong feet, eight inches tall, weighs about
had.
gal pump was laid In this pit. The sulating value of eight different
Richards by reputation If not In per­ here. For a moment Harry felt like 134 pounds, has light hair and large
Just shared between us two,
bottom of this pit was below the level types of hives. It is clear from the
son, would hesitate a moment and then turning around and hurrying away blue eyes. She is considered one of
Baby
Blue
Kyes
uml
her
doting
D
a
d
-
of the ground water In the gravel bar results o f these tests that leaving
reluctantly take his departure.
with Alice. Then, telling himself he the most beautiful women in America,
Ami don't you wish you knew?
or bed of the creek. The pump took any part of the hive without insula­
All the spring and summer this sort was merely silly, he entered the house being known as "The American Beau­
( C o p y r i g h t by W i l l M. M a n pin .)
In water, sand and pebbles ns large as tion renders the escape o f heat at
of thing hud been going on, and now It with Alice hanging on his arm.
ty."
three Inches In diameter from this thut point easy. Soule beekeepers, In
The county clerk pointed to the
was going to stop, so far as Hurry
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sump and delivered them through the uddition to leaving the bottoms of
was concerned. Ills participation in parlor.
discharge line which was approxi­ their hives unprotected, also leave the
As Harry and Alice entered the
the comedy was going to come to Its
mately 700 feet in length to a tlut fronts, facing the south, unpacked, on
THE R IG H T THING
climax tonight.
parlor Hurry’s heart dropped like lead. |
screen on top o f the bins.
the erroneous theory that the warm- I
lie was fairly trembling with ex­ There, standing In front of them, with |
at the
The supply of sand urn! stone In the Ing of the hive by the sun will over­
citement when he drew up a short a smile on Ills lips, was the masked
sump was continuously renewed by come the loss of heat at this point.
RIGHT
TIME
distance from the Richards home and man!
meuns of horse-drawn slip scrapers.
Space for Insulating.
By F. A. IVALKER
saw a light burning lu the window lie
Gripping Alice by the arm, Harry
By M A R Y M A R S H A L L DUFFEB
A screen composed of flat bars was
The Insulating value o f all ordinary
knew to be Alice's.
turned to fiy out o f the room. But
placed across the top of the sump to Insulating materials depends on the
Harry whistled—the call which Al­ the county clerk blocked the door.
eliminate Intake of oversize stones nlr spaces confined In the material,
A SECRET SANCTUARY
ice knew from old-time school days He, too, was smiling.
R A I N Y D A Y MANNERS
which could not he handled by the uml the Insulating value Is Increased
together. A fter a moment Alice came
For a moment there was silence.
pump. At the end of the delivery line, by Increasing the number and decreas­
N' EVERYBODY'S heart, screened
to the window.
" I t ’s all right,” suld the county
"W hen the dismal rain comes down In
the wafer, sand and stoue were dis­ ing the size of these air spaces. In
from the guze of Intimate friends,
“ Come down; I want to talk to clerk at last. "Rev. Mr. Jones, please slanting lines.”
charged upon a flat screen having
there is a secret sanctuary to which you,” whispered Hurry.
O O MUCH depends on good manners
come In.”
square three-eighths of an inch mesh
he or she retires when the outside
For a moment Alice hesitated, then
A minister entered the room hy ^ on a rainy du.v!
opening
'Itie water and sand, of
world becomes Irritating and over­ she nodded. Apparently she, too, was another door.
The Ill-bred and Inconsiderate man
Hurry gasped, then
hearing.
or woman Is tiresome enough at any
enumored of the night and felt more turned again to the clerk.
You may call your sanctuary the like excitement thun retiring to slum­
“ It’s all right,” the clerk repeated. time, but when there is rain in the
place of dreams, or the refuge o f rest ber.
“ You’ve got a good friend—a good air and mud underfoot he or she Is
and reflection, but whatever name you
Harry felt like rushing to Alice and helper. Your friend phoned me a half positively unendurable.*
One has to be especially careful In
may give it, there are times when you catching her tightly In his arms when hour ago to get out a license and have
like to retire to it and be alone with she came out upon the porch. But he a minister here. He said you were walking In a crowded street when pe­
destrians carry open umbrellas, and
your thoughts fur from the turmoils restrained himself.
coming."
considerable forbearance and good
and haunts o f men.
"Alice," he said, rather hating, now
Harry turned excitedly to the
nature are required when by chance
It Is In this retreat that the soul that It bad coine to the point to cut masked man.
The latter suddenly
finds Its comforter, its better self and himself off, perhaps, from all further Jerked oflf the musk, revealing—Al­ another person’s opened umbrella be­
comes entangled In your veil or in the
friendship with her, “ you know 1’in ice’s fnther.
Its nobler faith.
trimming on your hat. Closed wet um­
I suppose your
It Is here the beautiful flowers of crazy about you.
"Yes,” smile*l Mr. Richards, “ It’s
thought are watered anil kept In the father would turn you out o f house all right. I overheard your talk with ' brellas are likewise difficult to man-
,
.
, , ,,
,
I age, especially in public conveyances.
sunlight. Jealousy screened from in­ and home und cut you olT without a .
Alice tonight and decided to help you. I!p on your puard ,„st tbey ,ean or
quisitive eyes, meddling tongues and cent If you married me, but— won’t I like your spunk und pep— the wny
drip against your neighbor. When en-
you? I simply can't stand It to have
lingers.
you go after what you want and
You may retire to it in the mid­ things keep on the way they’ve been get It. It's time Alice was getting terlng a public place— a library, or
night hour when the world is still or going. I won't keep on being merely married. I'm glad it’s to you. And, restaurant or church, for Instance—
there is any way to leave a wet
when the storms are rattling the ease­ one of the Jrs’.vd, Tonight is going afterward, there's a place for you in where
umbreIIa ln the ve8tlbnle or tbe pn.
W ill you
ment and the rains are beating against to settle things for me.
A Novel Method cf Washing and Ele-
my plant.
trance hall do so hy all meuns. In
the panes, hut whenever you visit It ----- ?”
*
vating Gravel for Road Conatruc-
And as In a daze Harry felt him­ many department stores a boy with a
Four Inches of Insulating Material in you And the tranquillity you crave and
It
seemed
to
Harry
that
an
answer­
tlon.
Bottom of Winter Packing Case the new strength to help you carry ing glow lighted Alice’s eyes at tills. self pushed ln front o f the minister, cheeking rack Is placed at the doors
saw Alice hy his side and heard tha for your convenience and, although you
Below Bottom of Hive.
But be had no opportunity to find out
course, fell through this screen while
your heavy burdens.
marriage service begin.
are not required to check your wet um­
Just
then
what
the
glow
In
Alice's
the larger pebbles rolled on over It
Courage, hope, ambition und resolu­
the so-called dead air spaces In hive
brella, there is usually the desire that
eyes
meant,
for
there
caine
a
sudden
and thence Into a bin for pebbles.
tion
are
nursed
hack
to
life
In
this
you will. Tuke the few additional
Interruption.
Itelow the IVrsl screen was a sand construction there are doubtless con­ asylum and given a new meaning.
WOODEN
GAS
MA!NS
LASTING
vection currents within each cavity
minutes that are necessary for this op*-
settling box The water and suml fell
From
the
shrubbery
near
the
point
Fear of poverty, loneliness und even
Into this box and the sand being which lend to dissipate the heat. disappointment in the failure o f some where Alice and Harry were stand­ Pipes Laid In New York Town Mora eratlon and so avoid annoying other
people with your wet umbrella.
heaviest. Immediately settled to the Since sawdust or other Insulating long-cherished plan, lose in this sacred ing there came a sudden rush of three
Than Seventy Years Ago Are
bottom while the water carrying the material costs so little. It would seem spot their uncouth forms and poison­ young men. Harry recognized them
In many homes there is an umbrella
Still Sound.
receptacle In the vestibule and when
dirt and slit escaped through u waste- advisable to Increase the thickness of ous stings.
at once. They were three o f Alice's
way In the top of the box. As the the space for insulation In cold
When a gas system was Installed In entering you can very conveniently
Hearts that were breaking under most vigorous suitors. They ranged
sand accumulated In the bottom, it climates to four or even six Inches,
leave your wet umbrella there. Your
hard strains become normal again and themselves around Harry belligerent­ Canandaigua more than seventy years
allowing
the
beekeeper
to
All
tills
was discharged through gates at pe­
rubbers can also be slipped off In the
ly.
ago
there
was
laid
in
the
main
street
function
with
their
customary
vigor,
riodic Intervals Into the sand compart­ space with cheap insulating materials.
a
six
Inch
wooden
trunk
line
1.S00
feet
vestibule. In other houses there I* an
"A
re
we
going
to
stand
for
this,
fel­
A comparison of these Is given t„ the though perhaps with less dependence
ment of the bins beneath.
lows?” demanded one of the three. long. In a survey of the distribution I omr“ nre I'**11 ,n whlch it Is more eon-
on themselves.
circular,
together
with
the
results
of
The force o f the water, sand and
To review ourselves In this sanc­ “ Here we come to Kprenade the pret­ system made recently it was decided j ven' ent 1° deposit your wet umbrella
stone passing through the pipe line tests made In the form o f a tempera­
»>’•“ «hatever you do. do
ture
table.
The
circular
Is
available
tuary
Is to make ourselves better, tiest girl In town and we find this that, since this wooden trunk line had ! nnd
was Hufllclcnt to scour every particle
fellow butting In. What'll we do with seen such long and faithful service, it not clins to ,hes* wet P™*esalnns
upon
application
to
the
United
States
more
patient,
charitable
and
consid­
absolutely free from dirt and Impurity
him?"
must he time to give It a well-earned when J°u * ° lnto the llTlnK flu tters
of every kind. The pump was driven Department of Agriculture, Washing­ erate of our fellow beings.
of the house.
At this Harry noticed that the three rest.
ton,
D.
C.
I
f
we
search
our
souls,
scan
our
by a »’*>■horsepower traction engine.
young meu carried mandolins and gui­
But when a section of the pipe was
friends Fome to your house on a
follies, frailties and shortcomings In
tars.
uncovered the engineers changed their ! ro' ny day It Is only the part of hospl-
we emerge from the solitude
ROAD -MAINTENANCE TRUCK SELF-FEEDER FOR CHICKENS candor,
“ Throw him under a freight train," mlnds because there was disclosed a tality to offer aid In removing their
with
less
selfishness
and
envy.
suggested one of the number.
remarkable illustration of the durabil­ damp garments and in urging them to
It is through these dear Intimacies
Implement Carrie« Concrete Mixer and Home-Made Contrivance Reported to
ity of the ohl fashioned gas main. Al­ take a chair near the fire or other
"Throw
hint
out
in
the
street,"
said
with our rugged conscience that we
Department of Agriculture From
Combination Bin for Cement,
though this wooden pipe hail been ly­ heat.
another.
find the truth, get our hearings and
Indiana Agent.
I f you have accepted an invitation
Sand and Gravel.
ing submerged In water. It nppeared to
O
f
course
there
was
laughter
dur­
thus discover whether the path we
he ns sound as the day It was laid. A for a certain day and it chances to he
ing
all
of
thl
,
hut
Harry
knew
that
A good home-made self-feeder fur nre plodding Is taking us to the right
A highway maintenance truck, de­
under the "kidding" there was a tone hole was bored In it with un ordinary ra' n-v Fou should not permit that fact
scribed In the Popular Mechanics Mag­ I poultry reported to the United States or wrong destination.
o
f seriousness. He wasn't, therefore, carpenter’s bit. The Inside of the log *° '*reP y °u fr" IU bHng present unless
The Impulse which prompts us to
azine, has been put Into operation In I Department o f Agriculture by the
surprised when a moment later the was Just as sound ns the outside. Its 1 by so J« ln* >•’ » w« '" d »Dually be en-
visit
our
hidden
sanctuary
Is
that
county
extension
agent
o
f
Knox
coun­
t'allfornls, which would seem to he
thlckness was found to he nearly two :
three made a concerted rush at him.
<©, l i l t , by M cC lure N cvr,pa per S ra d ica te )
the last word In complete equipment. ty. tndlnnn. Is om- made of nil old which will In time make o f us better
nnd one-half Inches, making the out­
Hurry
knew
how
to
handle
himself,
It carries a concrete mixer and com­ mower wheel, n barrel with both ends men and women, better qualified In !
side
diameter
of
the
log
eleven
Inches.
hut three were tin» much for him. He
bination material bin for cement, sand knocked out, an old w.ishtub, and a I every way to help ourselves and to j
Chips from the fairing showed there
struck out valiantly and had the sat­
and gravel.
Also un air compressor small platform o f rough hoards. The ; encourage and assist others.
had
!•• * ti n v
:e •!
.
or
isfaction
of
knowing
that
at
least
one
and nlr tank which can be used for wheel Is first laid < n the platform. The j ( ©, I f I I . by M c C l a r * N e w s p a p e r S y n d i c a t e ) j
o f the number would carry a black and the wood was not Impregnated
A LINE 0* CHEER
I
barrel
Is
then
placed
on
the
wheel,
driving a rock drill for mud work, or
eye for a while In remembrance of with a gns odor. There was only a
can be used In connection with a wa­ I filled -with dry mash, and the tub
the evening, but he realized that it thin film on the Inside of thepii>e. Oth­
By John Kendrick Bangs.
ter »apply tank as a spraying outfit I 'limed over the top -f It for n cover A
would be only a moment or so until erwise the wood was fresh and clean.
barrel
should
be
used
which
leaves
or Are extinguisher.
In laying this historic pipe line one
the three bore him down.
ST h k l fi.
There Is also a centrifugal pump I Just enough space between Its edge
P B YSf cS
Then, surprisingly, there came an end o f the log was trimmed down for
ON GLOOMY DAYS
which can be used for filling the water I and tbe rtm o f the mower wheel to nl
Interruption. A husky figure, wear­ a few Inches to about half Its original
This prevents the
tank or for pumping out cisterns or low room to feed
^
You A rt Tactlesa? This al-
ing a black mask over the upper part thickness, and this was Inserted Into
UST as when d ay« are chill and
caissons. The truck engine furnishes feed from being scratched outside the * ways hurts, for the person that
bleak
o f Ids face, hurled Idmself upon the the enlarged bore o f the next length,
all necessary power for driving the I rim.
then
an
Iron
hand
was
drawn
tightly
l la tactless Is generally very kind
three.
With
the
helf
of
this
stranger
The
warmth o f crackling hearths
auxiliary equipment at various speeds
| and sensitive and tactlessness Is
you seek.
tbe tide of battle turned. In a few over the Joint. The Iron hand had not
through a special trattstnDslon Flanged SILO IS HANDY IN EMERGENCY
So when the hours o f gloom appear
+ often due to a lack of knowing
moments the three turned tall and survive*! as well as the wood. Several
w heels tnay be substituted If so de­ j
Then 1» the time to turn to cheer.
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i j and also a swiftness of action
o f the Joint ban*! - were found to have
ran.
And with its glow drive out tha
sired.
In Seatons of Drought Farmer Has j * that gives you no time to think.
chill
Immensely startled hy this unex­ rusted through and had to be removed.
Supply of Feed for Stock Stored
J I>on't suppose that you can
O f worry, care, and present 111.
pected help and by the sudden turn — Utility Bulletin.
Kill Insects by Plowing,
< • hy M cClure N e e i p , per S r a d ic a t a )
In Yaars of Plenty.
* never learn to be tactful. Al-
in affairs, Harry turned, breathing
Plowing or spading up gardens and
« though It Is often a thing you
heavily,
to
the
point
where
his
mys­
Father
Was
Right
truck patches this fall before the
tn seasons of drought, when the
are bom with, you can learn.
terious helper bad last been. But the
The oldest son was home on hts
ground freetes will reduce the Job of pastures are "burnt up” and' the
For example, when you are
stranger wuOgone
Only Alice was fl--t vacation si: ce he i ,| atWincd
fighting Insects next season, because I crops partially or totally ruined, the
laughed at you can realize that
U N H A PPY
there, her eyes shining like star* the dignity o f class prvsigl*nt. He
stirring the Boll at this time of the farmer having live stock must dispone I
the laughter Is tight, and that
You look un­
her hands clasped excitedly In front j and his father were discussing the af-
year kills many grub* and pupae In I of a large part o f his herd usually
will be the first step to a cure-
happy. old man.
o f her.
fairs o f the day.
the ground.
I *t a sacrifice, or buy h I gliprt <•«**! feed.
all.
I am.
I am
“ Oh, It w as wonderful— wonderful!”
Finally the boy remarked, “ Say, dad,
Here the funner with the silo Is ahead |
Illuminata Good Roads.
she cried. “ I never knew you could I hope when I am as old as you are almost at un­
happy as a wom­
Your Get-away boro la:
A huge Illuminateli map shows the j of the man w h o has none, lie esn j
fight like that r** -
that I’ll know lots more than you do."
I keep his at*«’k 1» good shape hy glv- I ,
an with a secret
Dane# tbo "heaitatlen* a littla
progress of all state hard mails under
At the light In Alice’s eyes all
"Yes." answered the father. “ I only t h a t
nobody
ing
them
tie
silage
lie
has
stored
from
j
aftonor,
boforo
going
into
ac
construction In Illinois hy the state
thought of the three assailants and of hope that when you are that old yon wants to know.
years o f plenty. Dorn properly en- , tlon.
highway division for exhibit at coun
his mysterious helper left him. The will know as much as you think yon
| siloed will keep for many years
| I t t o X c O l l . N » * , p i p , r S r a d ic a te >
ty fa ir« throughout the etate.
light In Alice’s eyes fascinated hlm, i do now."—Chicago Tribune.
By WILL M7 MAUPIN
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DEFECT SHOULD BE REMEDIED
Something to
Think ¿4bout
I
Has Anyone Laughed
? At
You
! Because —
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