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"Practical" Queries That Puzzled Dad
KANSA3 CITY, Mo. Was education
more practical a generation ago,
or did John's father study his books
more thoroughly than John does?
John Is a seventh grade student In
the public schools. He asked his
father one, day to help him solve the
following problem:
A, asked how much money he has
In the bank, replied: "If I had $10
more I would have $1,000 more than
naif what I now have." How much
money had AT
"Such a fool problem," said the
father. "Tell that teacher to ask the
cashier. You have been pestering me
with problems like that for a week.
Suppose your teacher asked you h&w
old you are. Would you tell Lsr:
" 'If I were ten times as olI as I
am, diminished by 42, I would 68 30
years older than dad, and if dad were
one-fourth as old as ho now is he
would be my age?'"
"What would your teacher do if yon
answered in such a manner? In my
days we bad practical problems in
our arithmetic."
In order to investigate his father's
statement John went to the public li
brary and asked for an old arithmetic.
The librarian gave him "Richard's
Natural Arithmetic." He turned to
the page marked "Practical Exercises"
and read:
A puts his whole flock of sheep into
three pastures; half go into one pas
ture, one-third Into another and 32
Into a third. How many in the flock?
"That's queer," said John. "Prac
tical exercises, too. Here is a man
who wants to find how many sheep he
Partners for Years
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HIM UP on
NEW YORK. In one of the large
wholesale houses tin this city
there are five partners.. Two of them
have not spoken to each other except
over the telephone for twenty years.
Their private offices are' not more
than twenty feet apart and they see
each other a score of times a day, but
they meet and pass without the slight
est sign of recognition. 1 it becomes
necessary in the' course of business
for them to communicate with each
other they do so either by calling a
stenographer and dictating a memo
randum or else by being connected
on the telephone over their private
line. They never speak face to face.
A quarter of a century ago these
five partners were young men with
mail capital. All of them had been
employes of the same concern, but"
they had their own ideas and believed
In them. So they put their money to
gether and formed a partnership. The
new business was successful from the
very start. Each man had his own
particular branch to look after and
has. He counts them so be will know
when he has half of them. This half
he puts into a pasture. Then he
counts out a third and puts it in an
other pen. ' Next he counts what's left
and finds he has 32. After a little
figuring he finds how many in the
whole flock. Very practical. I guess
dad didn't udy that book."
The next book he examined was
"Milne's Inductive Arithmetic," edi
tion of 1879. In miscellaneous exam
ples he found the following:
Two ladders will together Just
reach the top of a building seventy
five feet high. ' If the shorter ladder is
two-thirds the length of the other,
what is the length of each?
"Why didn't he measure each lad
der separately?" John asked himself.'
"That problem is not practical. I
guess dad is older than I thought I
want an older book."
. The text book written in 1868 was
handed to him. The book was evi
dently influenced by the Civil war, for
it was filled with problems dealing
with battering down fortifications
and the sustenance of soldiers. One
problem was:
"If twelve pieces of cannon, eighteen
pounders, can batter down a fortress
in three hours, how long will it take
for nineteen twenty-four pounders to
batter down the same fortress?"
"That's fine for a general," John re
flected, "but dad says that I am going
to be a captain of industry."
Another arithmetic of the same date
had the famous fish problem, with
which John's teacher had troubled him
Ifor six weeks before he himself finally
xplalned it to the class. The fish
roblem is.
"The head of a flan is ten inches
ong. its tan is as long as us neaa
ind one-half the body. The body is
is long as the head and tail both,
iow long is the fish?"
Very handy problem for a butcher.
But Never Speak
each was a specialist who did his part
to perfection. Their separate Inter
ests in the firm so Interlocked and
tiiey worked together so harmonious
ly that within five years they were on
'ie high road to fortune. It was Just
at this time that these two partners
fell out. It arose from a trifling dif
ference their wives had. Naturally
et ch partner, through loyalty to his
st ouBetook her side, and the quarrel
giew so bitter that it culminated In
bl ws being exchanged. Then they
vo wed they never would speak to each
oti ler again. The .other three partners
Ba v that if this course were pursued
it would spell ruin. After a lengthy
conference, in which the two dis
putants were called in separately, the
pre position was put to them that they
she uld agree to remain with the firm,
of which they were essentially im
poitant parts, and should hold com
munication with each other only on
bus lness matters and then either in
writing or by telephone.
This is the plan that has been fol
lowed to this day and is likely to be
pur med to the end. When these two
enenles talk over the telephone they
con rerse with all the polite amiability
of did business associates; they dis
cuss
the
are
prices, business propositions and
various oroblems with which they
mutually concerned.
"Old Rags, Old Irorf Set to Music
ATCHZSOSr GLOBE EIGHTS.
You can account for very few mar
rlages. . t
Every time any big bill is presented
to you, it looks like robbery.
If a woman can get her first man,
she needn't worry about her second,
or third.
"My duty," said an unhappy mar
rted woman to-day, "Is anything HE
objects to.",
There is plenty of cooking as good
as "mother's," but very few appetites
like a boy's.
We have observed that there la .it
tie complaint about the high prices
of beer and cigars. ,
The women pick at men and at
goods offered at special sale, In the
same Industrious way.
You are always at a disadvantage in
arguing with a man who doesn't know
what he Is talking about
Have you ever noticed how sudden
ly a useful man can die, and how long
a worthless man holds out?
A book agent speaks as highly of
the book he sells as a reformer speaks
of the reform he represents.
Scrapping In families is objection
able, but it is not so bad as when kin
praise each other too much.
When you hear a smart saying by
a child, it is a sign the child haa a
smart mother, and that she made it
up. ,
A man and woman going on a wed
ding trip try hard not to look happy,
and on their return try Just as hard
to look happy. '
FASHION HINTS
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BOSTON. An outdoor school for
making musical rag men, hawkers
and street venders Is the latest educa
tional novelty established in this city.
Miss Caroline E. Wensel, a fair set
tlement worker and a graduate of
Vassar, Is the originator of the idea
and sole Instructor, . MIhb Wensel be
lieves that It the voice of the rag man
and peddler must be tolerated it
should issue forth from the throats in
flute-like tones. She confidently be
lieves that once her method becomes
fixture a person, instead of feeling
obliged to slam down the window on
a holt summer day or fret and fume
over
the gutteral cries of the mer
chants of the thoroughfares, will
throw open the window and be lulled
peaceful slumber through the
melo llous strains of "Rags and Bot
tles," "Ole Iron," "Soap Grease" and
"Julcr Lemons."
Mills Wensel has established her
outdoor school at Washington street
and Massachusetts avenue and haa
nearly a Bcore of pupils. The young
woman Is popular with the vendors.
She got her idea from a trip abroad
last year. Her method is simple. She
finds out a man's business and in
structs him accordingly. She sug
gests expression to fit his wares and
teaches the correct pronunciation of
these expressions.
Her musical instruction is similar
to what the musical teachers advo
cate for the production of a good
ringing "head tone."
Expected Twin Babies But He Found
n H1CAGO. "Come Aome twins I
V A mandatory order to a police
man of the Hyde Park station flashed
from his home to the station at mid
night. The pollcemkn obeyed. Just as
he has done each year at the sum
mons to "come home" upon the ar
rival of new members of the family
ten of them during the last ten years.
Sergt. Bartholomew Cronln, the
father, left his desk duties at the po
lice station and rushed to his house
at 7019 Indiana avenue. Within were
i signs of activity; lights flashed and
above the din of excitement could be
heard the wall of several of the small
Cronins. Even Polly, the red Durham
cow, which furnishes milk for the
group, seemed affected and mooed in
unison with the crying children.
The police sergeant hesitated at the
threshold then doffed his heVmet and
entered. He sought first the physl
clans, two of them, who talked disin
terestedly with some of the children.
One of them said:
"Sergeant, this case is one most un
usual It should be 'brought to the
attention of dairymen throughout the
country. A full-siied male and fe
male. Mother and offspring doing
nicely. You might drop a word to
the farm Journals."
men a veterinary surgeon ap
peared and joined in the congratula
tions.
Polly, the red Durham cow, had
given birth to twin calves.
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Ecru linen combined with a dark 1'up
dotted linen, were verv effectively ueil
in this summery little dress. '1 lie limn
was of the handkerchief sort, a fire ma
terial being necessary for the gathered
skirt
A BESTHAUrmt BJLWD,
Its Action Followed by a Vote Tmat
Warned.
"Patrick H. McCarren once told ae
of a' funny incident that happened In
Rome," said a Brooklyn lawyer. "Mc
Carren said that on his first visit to
Rome, after he had seen the Coliseum
and the Forum, he visited the Ara
Coell Church, on the left of the Capi
toline Hill. He climbed the grand
stairway leading to the church, the
finest open air stairway in the world.
He pushed back the heavy leather cur
tain, and, entering, he found a service
in progress. So he put his hat on the
marble floor at his side and took a
seat
"After ten minutes or so he decided
he would go and reached down for hit
hat. But a restraining hand was laid
on his, and he desisted. He knew, of
course, that some churches don't like
people to leave in the midst of a serv
ice. 'Ten or fifteen minutes more passed.
The service still continued. Senator
McCarren got impatient and again
reached for his hat. But again the
unseen, hand restrained him from the
rear. .
"A little later, however, the senator'
quite lost patience. This was, he told
himself an important service, of
course. Nevertheless, he did not pro
pone to miss his luncheon, and It would
harm no one If he slipped out qntetly.
"So a third time he reached for his
hat and the Invisible hand a third
time detained him. He persevered,
however. Thi silent hand pushed and
his silent hand pushed against it But
Just as he was conquering in the strug
gle a voice said in good American:
"Cheese it boss; that 'a my hat
you're taking."
Ample Proof.
Lottie Is your young minister,
ery, very fascinating?
Hattle Fascinating! Why, lota of
jlrls in our church have married men
they hated, Just to get one kiss from
'he rector after the ceremony. Puck
Postponed. '
Dolly Why aren't you at tfe cook
ing school?
Polly Teacher's laid up with dys
pepsia. Cleveland Leader,
Hand? Peo-Sheller.
A little machine that will be highly
appreciated in Che kitchen is the pea
sheller Invented by a Utah man. This
handy little de
vice will shell a
peck of peas in
the time it would
take the cook to
shell a dozen by
hand. It con
sists of a hopper-like
arrange
ment clamped to
the table by an
' savsb of time. Iron upright
Above the hopper a pair of roller bear
ings studded with blunt, pyramidlal
teeth are in close relation. A handle
turns these rollers, while the mouth
of the hopper opens over the table,
where a dish can be placed beneath It.
The pods are Inserted between the
rollers end foremost. As the rollers
are turned the teeth engage the differ
ent shells of the pods and rip them
open, allowing the peas to roll down
Into the bowl. The shells are then
tossed out the other side of the
"wringer." Of course, the two rollers
are riot close enough together to crush
the peas, but Just close enough to en
gage the pods.
Adjustable Step for Ladder. ,
House painting is very easily done
by painters having their own scaffolds,
but a person desiring to do his own
work will have only a ladder to take
place of a scaffold. To paint and stand
on the rungg of a ladder all day will
tire one's feet As the writer had to
do some painting and a ladder was
the only thing obtainable to climb up
on, a flat detachable step" was made to
put upon the rungs of the ladder to
stand on the same as a scaffold. The
step can be adjusted to any part of
the ladder for the painter to stand
upon and paint a surface within easy
reach. Two irons are bent V-shaped,
THK ADJUSTABLE STEP.
as illustrated, each end having a half
circle to fit over the rungs of the lad
der. Two holes, are drilled In the
top angle in which to put bolts lor
fastening the step. The step can be
quickly changed from one position to
another.. A person will feel as safe
on the step as if he were on a stag
ing. Popular Mechanics.
Mtlo Good for Dairy.
Mllo can take the place of corn in
feeding dairy cows, and will yield an
average of twice as much grain an
acre as corn in dry regions. In seasons
bo dry thai corn will be a total failure
mllo will usually yield fifteen bushels
of grain or more an acre.
The heads of milo may be snapped
from the stalks and fed to cows giv
ing milk. This Is an economical way
to feed this grain, as a cow has to
chew a head, a considerable time be
fore she is satisfied to swallow It, and
the more she chews it the better it,
will digest.
The whole heads may be ground
without threshing, and the . small
stems that hold the seeds form, when
ground, a good material for diluting
the meal and making U more easily
digested, v
The threshed grain may be ground
before feeding. It does not pay to
feed unground threshed grain, as the
cow cfcews the whole grain but little
before swallowing It, and a large pro
portion passes Into the manure undi
gested. '
' Green rood for Chicks.
Growing chicks demand green food,
and by all means give them plenty of
grass range if you have it; If not
supply them with an equivalent such
as lettuce, cabbage, weeds, clover, al
falfa; they relish it and will thrive
on It Provide chicks with shade and
where a cool bfeeze can fan them in
warm weather. This should be sup-
piled, even If a temporary board roof
is the only thing that can be fur
nished.
Tlllaa of tke Peach.
No tree Is more sensitive to tillage
than Is the peach. Probably more
failures In peach growing are due to
neglect In tillage than to any other
one cause. The most diverse views
are held by different growers. Ont
good grower will declare that the or
chard" should be tilled early ia the
season, and hit neighbor will maintain
that early tillage wlU endanger the
JOB. . '" .
A ftneitloa of Economy.
It Is natural for every man to want
te get the best possible when he goes
in to bring out some new farm ma
chine. This often brings a fellow to
grief, however, since the desire to
spend as little money as possible
sometimes causes the purchaser to
take the cheap machine. If confront
ed with a proposition to take a sulky
plow, for instance, that will last five
years for $25, or another that will
last ten years for $35, which one
would you take? Which one would it
pay you to take? This is about the
sum and substance of buying a cheap
farm implement It may not seem
that way in the warehouse when
each tool looks gaudy with paint, 'the
cheaper one looking even the more
gaudy but in actual work, in the
rough and tumble of the ranch, this
is about the way it always turns out.
Denver Field and Farm.
Deep Setting- of Milk.
The best results in keeping milk
sweet and maintaining the highest
quality of cream are obtained by set
ting the cans in cold water. The box
as shown should be near to the pump
and Ice house.
The Average Farmer.
Farms in the United States pro
duced $8,760,000,000 in 1909. But did
the farmer get his share of it? . We
read a whole lot about the American
farmer being king and we are told
of the farmers sporting automobiles
and sending their children to college
or to Europe If they have been given
the college course, but it is the one
best bet that the average farmer is
no plutocrat. The farmer is consid
ered lucky If he can keep the interest
paid up on the. mortgage, and if final
ly, after years of hard labor, he owns
his place clear of all indebtedness he
is considered well off. The American
farmer is a long way from being the
real ruler of the country. Field and
Farm.
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What Becomes of the Cora.
People often wonder, particularly
those who have traveled for hundreds
of miles through the corn belt,. what
becomes of corn which Is grown every
year. In the year 1908. when the to
tal crop was 2,666,000,000 bushels,
241,000,000 bushels were consumed In
flour and grist mill products, 8,000,000
bushels in the manufacture of starch,
9,000,000 bushels for malt liquors, 17.-
000,000 bushels In the production of
distilled liquors, 40,000,000 bushels for
glucose, 190,000,000 bushels for export
and 13,000,000 bushels for seed, mak
ing a total of 518,000,000 bushels, or
19.3 per cent of the entire crop. The
remaining 80.7 per cent, or 2,118,-
000,000 bushels, seems to have been
used almost entirely for feeding. .
IN THE CASE OF FIRE
Death Among; Chicks.
The trouble which causes the deatu
of many young chicks is commonly
known as white diarrhea.. Different
breeders have different theories as to
the cause of this trouble, among them
being a lack of vitality of breeding
stock, Improper feeding and poor ven
tilation. Lack of sunlight and imper
fect sanitation cause the death of
many chicks. The diet should contain
a sufficient quantity of animal food
and the chicks fed often and not al
lowed to get so hungry that they will
devour large quantities at times and
then fast for long Intervals. South
Dakota Farmer.
Stable Ventilator.
REGULATES ITSELF.
This ventilator Is always in work
ing order as the hinged doors are kept
closed on the windward side and at
the-same time the connecting board
presses open the door on the opposite
aide. The cord and pulley enable the
connecting board to be lifted to the
dotted line when both doors will re
main closed.
, Number of Piss Per Sow.
The number of pigs a sow raises is
something worth taking Into account
If she is to be kept over for another
breeding season; it is equally impor
tant to know something about her
motherly Instincts when young sows
are to be selected from her litter for
the breeding herd. For this reason
every man should keep some record
of the size of the litters his sows
raise. Farmers' Tribune.
Some Ways in Which It May
Happen and Hints on Action
When It Does.
HOW TO EXTINGUISH ELAME.
Conflagrations at Night and the
Beet Methods of Escape From.
' ' Burning Buildings.
Attics and closets are tne Dreeamg
places of many fires, according to Good
Housekeeping. An attic- Is generally
the asylum for all sorts of Inflammable
material, and as It never Is properly
ventilated It becomes a fire incubator
when the summer sun strikes the roof.
Among the odds and ends that make ,
up the contents of the average attic
are old varnished furniture, dry as tin
der; rags, many of them greasy and
ripe for spontaneous combustion;
painting oils, liable to take fire when
the sun beats on the roof; broken toys
and old clothes, the pockets of which
may contain matches. Attics and gar
rets often have a temperature of 110
degrees Fahrenheit which is the igni
tion point for matches.
Floor sweepings under furniture or
In a closet are liable to take fire spon
taneously or from a flying match head.
Sawdust used in sweeping floors, .if
left in' a corner where there is no cur
rent of air to carry off the heat it gen
erates, is very likely to become hot
enough to Ignite itself. Greasy over-,
alls kept in a tight wardrobe have
been known to Ignite. The most dan
gerous closet Is that under a stairway,
because inflammable materials may
hide there, and If a fire starts in it the
best avenue of escape from upper sto
ries is cut off. Furnace ashes In the
cellar have In them so much fine coal
and litter that they are liable to spon
taneous combustion if an open window
permits them to get wet by a rain
storm. The fine coal from the winter's
niinnla win.. IfVnlfA 1 9 mat 1nvtnn .,.ltt
ouyy. uia U11Q .1 W VI.. uiuq w-A
fir and matf!h8 hv nhildren la a'nrtv '
lino source 01 ores in residences.
Bow to Extinguish. Flames.
One's ability to extinguish a start
ing fire depends upon intelligence and
self-control. If the blaze is Just, start
ing throw water on the burning mate
rial, not on the blaze. One bucket of
water will do more good if thrown on
by handtuls or with a broom than ,.
dashed on at once. A small fire may
be smothered with a rug or blanket
r hafltfn nut with a wet. hroom. ',' :
If you cannot put out J:he .fire.in a .
mlnnta thoii irlve nn alarm at nnpe.
Do not leave a door o Den when you run
out to give an alarm,,, If the doors and -
windows are closed when a fire starts
you may be able to get the firemen
there in time to put It out while. It ia
In only one room. The fire soon con- .
sumes all the oxygen in a closed room
After the firemen are called work at
getting out the things you want most
to save. Don't throw the clock from
the window and then carry out your
clothing, as some persons have done.
If awakened in the night by the
smell of fire don't dress. Wrap your
self in a blanket or. quilt from the bed
and get out the quickest way you can.
Shut the doors you pass through. After
calling help look In and see where and
what Is the danger. If the fire is on
the first floor It Is very dangerous to
go above, because heat and smoke
ascend.
One can often get out through a hall
filled . with smoke by going on hands
and knees when one would fall choking
if onesran. The smoke Is thickest at
the ceiling. Holding a wet towel or
anything made of wool or even a coat
collar over the mouth greatly lessens
the danger of injury to the lungs or
death from the carbonic acid gas in the
smoke. ,
If a man Is in a burning buildina:
with no fire escape and the stair below
Is burning or the hall filled with smoke
he should shut the door and transom
to keep out the gases. Then he should
throw open the window to get cool air
and to let the firemen and neighbors
see where he is, so that they may bring
a ladder to the window.
New Harvesting; Machine.
A new harvesting machine has been
Introduced in Nebraska. The harvester
is propelled by its own power and it
followed by a truck-carrying gasoline
engine, which operates the harvesting
mechanism of the machine. This is
used mainly In wet fields, where the
power of the harvester Is not sufficient
to make headway
"fhe Horse's Prayer.
Pathetic and Ironical as it may
seem, the horse looks up to man as
his god. In the Swedish they have
a "Prayer of the Horse," addressed to
his human lord and master, which In
sum is as follows;
"O lord, my master, I thank and
adore you for the kind word you spoke
to me long ago, and I strive in the
hope that you will pet me once in a
while. If I cannot understand what
you wish me to do, please be patient
and show me. Don't beat me or Jerk
on the reins, but look and see If some
thing is not wrong with the harness.
"I beg of you not to whip me go
ing up hill, nor give me loads heavier
than I can pull. Keep me shod so
that I can get a foothold, and don't
let the farrier cripple my feet If I
am sick or have an ulcerated tooth,
go easy with me for a day, as I am
beside myself with pain.
"Oh, grant .me cooL clean water In
the hot weather, and let me not eat
my fodder dry.
"Finally, when my strength Is gone,
and I cannot any more work for you
enough to be worth my keep, I be
seech of you don't let me be sold to
drag a vender's cart, out take my life
In the quickest and easiest way, and
God will reward you in this life and
In heaven. Amen." 1
Tour second thoughts may be best
It the arrive on Urn. .