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TH E G A TE C IT Y JO U R N A L i - Famous Forts in MAKING GOOD IN A SMALL TOWN U. S. History R eal Stories A b o u t R eal Girls By ELMO SCOTT WATSON (© , 1924. W egtern N e w sp a p e r U nion.) When Dutch and Swedes Fought on U. S. Soil / . When Gustavus Adolphus, the great king ot Sweden, saw the success of other European nations In planting colonies In the New World, he resolved to establish a colon; of Swedes In America. Accordingly he formed a colonizing company for that purpose, but his death prevented the plan from being carried out. Queen Christina and Oxenstlern, Adolphus' famous minister, however, renewed the project and In 1638 they sent out a colony of "plain, strong. Industrious people,” who settled In what Is now the state of Delaware and called It New Sweden. There they built a fort, which stood near the present city of Wilmington, and they named It Fort Christina In honor of their queen. The new colony was soon In trouble. This ground was claimed by the Dutch, who had settled New Amster dam a quarter of a century before, and after several years of bitter dis pute between the Dutch and the Swedes, Peter Stuyvesant, the choleric old governor of New Amsterdam, re solved to put an erd to the trouble by expelling the Swedes from the country. In 1634 Stuyvesant sailed from New Amsterdam with a fleet to capture Fort Christina. Washington Irving, In his Inimitable "Knickerbocker’s His tory of New York,” tells how Gover nor Stuyvesant called upon Gov. Jan Itlsingh to surrender, how the pro posal was scornfully rejected, and how the doughty Dutch warriors, following their ancient rule of always fighting upon a full stomach ate a mighty din ner In preparing for the fray. Then, according to this historian, “brimful of wrath and cabbage,” they moved for ward to the uttack. Just before reach ing the fort they paused, lighted their pipes, gave a furious puff and charged gallantly under the cover of the smoke. After an Homeric struggle. In which Governor Stuyvesant van quished Governor Rlslngh In single combat, the fort was carried without the loss of a single man. Although we cannot uccept Irving’s story unreservedly, the assault on Fort Christina must have been something of an opera bouffe affair, unique In the annals of warfare. But the tri umph of the Dutch was short-lived, fqr In 1604 the English took possession of all the Dutch colonies In America and the British flag supplanted the Dutch banner over Fort Christina. To day no trace of the fort remains, but nearby stands the little grny stone church, built In 1698, the successor of the chapel in the fort where the Swedish colonists worshiped, as a re minder of the fort where once Dutch man and Swede fought In America. A “Monument of Folly” Much has been w ritten about the abandoned farm s of New England, but her abandoned forts are not so well known. Of all of these obsolete strongholds none Is more Interesting than Fort Knox on the Narrows of the Penobscot river at Prospect, Maine. This fort, which derived Its name from the fact th at It was built on land once owned by Henry Knox, the Boston bookseller who became Wash ingtons chief of artillery In the Rev olution and the first secretary of war for the United States, was begun In the early forties to protect the ship building and commerce of the Penob scot, which was then at Its height. Work had progressed far enough at the outbreak of the Civil war to en able the W ar departm ent to use Fort Knox ns a training school for many of the artillery officers who served In the Union nrmy. This was the near est that Fort Knox ever came to a war record, however, for It never heard the shot of a hostile gun, and In 1869, after construction had been In progress for 36 years, work on It was abandoned. “Costing about a million dollars. It atunds a monument of human folly.” writes one historian. “The recent ad vance In the science of w ar Is such that Fort Knox would be scarcely more effective In time of dnnger than an ancient feudal castle of the Middle Ages ” ‘ Monument of folly” though Fort Knox may be, It Is also a monu ment to the days when masonry was a fine art. Huge white slabs of gran ite, quarried front Mount Waldo, a few miles north and floated down the river In scows, are set In Its walls edge on edge with beautiful precision, ami a great circular staircase of solid pieces of granite Is the crowning piece of workmanship. Near the ahore batteries can still be seen the brick ovens where the 42-pound can non balls were heated, but nearly all of the artillery placed In the fort dur ing the Civil w ar has been removed to adorn parks, armories and other public places In New England. Designed to be the finest fortress on the Atlantic coast. Fort Knox la now abandoned, and It Is one of the several forts whose sale has been authorized by congress within recent years. Al though It lacks the historic back ground of many other forts, there are few which are as picturesque as this grftn old “monument of folly” which stands guard over an unfultlled hope on the banka of the "Rhine of Amer lew” the Penobscot river. By MRS. HARLAND H. ALLEN (<0. 1924, vYenieru N e w sp a p e r U nion.) THE CANDY KITCHEN Frost Forecasts Aid Fruit Grower Acid Phosphate on Wheat Is Favored C u t Y o u r Shoe B ills w ith USKIDE Warning Service Saves Crop Mixing With Limestone In volves Serious Danger. and Prevents Unneces sary Burning of Oil. Since acid phosphate £n wheat Is /P re p a re d by th e U n ite d S ta te « D e p a rtm e n t o f A g ric u ltu re .) The accuracy of frost forecasts made by the weather bureau of the A MKRICA’S notorious sweet tooth United States D epartm ent of Agricul ture Is Illustrated by results in a must be satisfied. And tor the girl who knows what typical district where 95 forecasts of candles are America's “best sellers” tem perature near or below the danger and how to make those candies, there point were made and distributed. In Is money in helping to satisfy It. 91 per cent of the cases the forecast T hat's the declaration of financial In was correct within 2 degrees Fahren dependence made by a small town girl heit or less, and in the other cases the variations were only slightly greater. who has proved her statem ent. “But ordinary candles, like fudge Pay for Service. and taffy, that everybody makes," she F ruit growers appreciate this spe asserted, "don’t pay well. And with cial frost warning service by paying practically the sam e m aterials, you approxim ately one-half the expense of can make the expensive chocolates it in order to extend the operations and bon-bons.” perm itted by the funds of the w eather This girl has found the "best sel bureau. Inform ation furnished not lers” to be fancy chocolates and only saves fruit but prevents the un ¡fudges, cream caramels, nut brittle necessary burning of many gallons of und butterscotch. She m aintains that oil. The practice of orchard heating It Is better to specialize In only one is growing rapidly. There are three kind of candy or, at most, only a few general methods of frost protection: choice varieties, rather than to at Conserving heat, stirring the air and tem pt too many kinds and have them adding heat by means of fires. The Im perfect last has proven thus far the most | The girl who proposes to run a practical and economical method. "candy kitchen” In her ¿-»me needs to Several trained meteorologists are consider three factors: instruction, assigned to frost work during the dan equipment and supplies, and m arket ger period each year in im portant fruit ing. If she doesn't know how to districts. This w’ork consists of tem m ake the kind of candy she wants perature surveys, the issuing of fore- to sell, she must, obviously, get some I casts and warnings of frost, experi prelim inary Instruction, and she mental work as to the most effective should procure a book that gives ex methods of protection, and giving ad plicit directions for the making of the vice to growers. Tem perature surveys most Intricate candles. are useful not only in regard to show Her equipment will be: n range, ing the susceptibility of a locality to (preferably gas), a therm om eter, frost owing to its topography, but also scales, measuring cup, quart meas as an aid in selecting orchard sites. In ure, spatula, ease knife, long sharp Issuing warnings there is a specially knife, wooden spoons, tablespoons, arranged system of distribution. On« teaspoons, caramel pans, saucepans or grower may be told to prepare for candy kettles, double boiler, mint firing the latter part of the following dropper, bonbon dipper, m arble slab night, and another near by that his or table, or porcelain table, or large orchard will be In no danger. white tray. She may simplify or Work of Testing. elaborate upon this equipment accord Experim ental and advisory work ing to the extent of her business. comprises the testing, under actual As for her m arket, the novice had orchard of various devices best begin on a small scale, selling for frost conditions, protection; determ ining the to personal friends and acquaintance*. relative effectiveness of different kinds She will probably have plenty of or h eaters; testing personally owned ders for the holiday times, and she of th erm om eter for use of the grow ers; may avoid the anti-holiday slump and and giving advice ns to the proper ex stim ulate all-the-.venr-rouml trade, by posure of instrum ents in an orchard. advertising the “ Saturday Special,” the box to take home for the Sunday treat. She may Advertise her "strict Stable Manure Superior ly home-made wares” In the local pa as Fertilizer in Garden pers; and she may further announce Perhaps the vegetable crops did not them by a card, accompanied hy an attractive-looking plate of candy In grow as well as they might have, even with the w eather conditions as they her window. Tliev caridy-mnker should box her were. This may have been due to lack wares neatly and attractively, and of fertility in the soil. It is very sel should adopt a trade name for use on dom th at a well-fertilized garden soil the boxes and in advertising. She falls to produce a uniformly satisfac should never Include broken bits of tory crop of vegetables. Of all the garden fertilizers, none Is candy, crumbly fudges or trlmmed- off edges In the boxes, but should save superior to stable manure. Stable m anure carries nitrogen, them in a ‘'stock kettle” for later use. If she w astes nothing—m aterial, pa phosphorus and potash, the three per, string, boxes or lime— she is sure chief elements of fertility. Not only to attain financial success through hei does it carry these plant foods, hut it contains decaying vegetable m atter "candy kitchen.” and the bacteria already at work makes the decaying vegetation BAGGING BUTTERFLIES— which available as plant food for crops. IN BOTTLES Use plenty of m anure on the garden. You will not And a more profitable 'T M IA T dream of “picking dollar* place on the farm for the m anure. A out of the air“ may come true ton of well-rotted manure to every yet—for the girl who becomes a but eight square rods of the garden area terfly collector. Is none too m uch; in fact, some ad Moreover, romance, as wTell as fi vise still more. nance may be her consideration. “The For garden conditions, even better thrill of the artist at the discovery results are had hy supplementing the of a rare and beautiful thing”—th at’s m anure with about fifty pounds of acid how a California girl, an Initiate to phosphate to each ton of m anure ap the advantages of butterfly collecting, plied. sums up the wonders of her work. And the more “rare and beautiful” Popularity of Soy Beans the butterflies she captures, the great er her m aterial returns, she might Increased in Corn Belt have added. It is surprising to observe the in The butterfly chase takes place at creased acreage of soy beans. Through night. But the butterfly collector out the South the and fertility must make daylight preparations; she value of soy beans feeding cowpeas have must have smeared the bark of the I been recognized and and appreciated, but trees on the butterfly “farm ” wdth a recently this new crop has Journeyed sweet and sticky substance, such as Into the Com Belt and through the sugar w ater or diluted honey; and Northwest, and dem onstrations every she must equip herself for the noc where are serving the plant turnal chase with a wide-mouthed ing of this legume. to extend too. is In bottle containing cyanide, and a bull's- spite of the fact that This, production eye lamp. After the captured “fly,” in bushels or the return the in dollars and as tlie technical trade dubs the beauti cents Is more or less restricted unless ful creature, is dazzled by the lamp, the soy beans can be sold to concerns it Is dropped into the bottle to be which will extract the oil and m arket asphyxiated. residue for feeding purposes. After the night’s catch, damaged the Straight soy-bean meal is an excellent mnle butterflies are again turned supplement to corn and other carbo loose, while all perfect specimens are hydrate feeds supplying protein of pinned in cork-lined boxes and shipped good quality, but it never can be re ft> the purchaser. Larvae and eggs lied upon to supply the entire amount may he kept in cold storage until of protein essential for balanced ra spring, when their particular food tions. plant will be available, or fed on for age crops which are grown indoors. The eggs of some butterflies will hatch Impetus to Tuberculosis within a few days, while others will Eradication in Indiana not come out until spring. The col The public post-mortem dem onstra lector should keep the eggs In ordi nary glass test tubes, where she can tion on eleven cattle reacting to the examine them every day to see wheth tuberculin test gave an impetus to tu er they have hatched. When they do berculosis eradication recently in W a hatch, the work-brood should be trans bash county. Indiana, according to the ferred to a Jelly-glass tightly covered, United States Departm ent of Agricul and left until they attain a quarter of ture. The reactors were the tubercu an Inch In length. Later, they should lous cattle found among 564 head test be placed In larger fruit Jars. or. If ed. representing 46 herds. Eleven there are very many. Into barrel* farm ers witnessed the postm ortem Several Inches of dirt and leaf mould examination of the animals which the should be placed In the bottom of ea« h Inspectors had condemned on the receptacle; and fresh plant food basis of the tuberculin test. Every carcass showed lesions of the should he put In every day and the disease, some of a pronounced nature. old leaves taken out. Butterfly m arkets are many. Col The farm ers who witnessed the exam leges and schools, big museums, taxi ination expressed satisfaction with the derm ists. Jewelry m anufacturers, so results snd are continuing their work defy people, hotel* departm ent stores, for the eradication of the disease from and private collector* buy them either the county under a system atic county- area pi a a for tcientUlc or display purposes U ’VE always w anted a sole th at Y O would wear like this, and now here it is. USKIDE—the w onder sole for wear. W ears twice as lonj» as best leather. C om fortable, healthful, waterproof* protects against slipping. T he hardest jo b , the toughest foot ing, can’t faze USKIDE. It wears and wears and wears. T ell your repairm an you w ant USKIDE Soles on your shoes. Insist on new shoes soled w ith USKIDE. Look for the nam e on th e sole—it’s there for your protection. A n d —for a Better H eel to W alk O n! —“ U . S.” Spring-Step R ubber Heels. M ade o f Sprayed R ubber, the purest* toughest rubber k now n. gaining wider use and with fall spread ing of limestone on wheat ground be ing common practice, the question has often been asked, w hether one might not mix the limestone and acid phos phate and apply these two soil treat ments at the same time. Thougli labor might be saved by mixing, such a practice involves seri ous danger. Laboratory experiments as well as field results show that, when mixed with limestone, the solu ble phosphorus reverts or changes to an insoluble form and its beneficial effects are largely lost. This Change goes on more rapidly as the am ount of limestone in proportion to the phos phate becomes greater. So, where one ton of stone is mixed with only one hundred pounds of phosphate—which is about the common ratio of applica tion—the loss of soluble phosphate Is rapid. R ather than apply the two in a mix ture, the limestone can be spread after plowing and wrorked into the soil during preparation of the seed bed. When this Is done early, as Is commonly recommended, and the phos phate put on with the wheat seeding, the tim e between the applications is sufficient to let the lime act partly on the soil, and the chance for intim ate m ixture of lime and phosphate be comes so small th at the danger is negligible. Even when the lime goes on Just shortly before seeding there is little danger as long as it Is worked into the soil ahead of the phosphite. In applying these soil treatm ents It is well to remember that any method of handling them which prohibits their intim ate mixing avoids the danger of reverting the phosphate and losing the usual profit from its use. United States Rubber Company U S K ID E Soles S h ort A d dress B igger E lem ent Thousands Have Kidney Trouble and Never Suspect It Sure Relief Mike— Did ye speak before a large “We are going to appeal to the bet audience, Pat? ter element.” “Good Idea. That Put—F airly large, I did. makes a hit with everybody.” ‘‘An’ w hat did you say?” “Not guilty.” Nothing Is so difficult th at It may not he found out by research. FOR INDIGESTION Applicant» for Insurance Should Use Swamp-Root Judging from reports from druggists who are constantly in direct touch with the public, there is one preparation that has been very successful in overcoming these conditions. The mild and healing influence of Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root is soon realized. 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They grow fast when will reduce them and leave no blem Jan Jay —W hen you kissed her did ishes. planted, for the seed has not been Stops lameness promptly. Doe* you find her responsive? weakened. not blister or remove the hair, and Van Puff—Well, I should say I did! horse can be worked. $2.50 a bottle Why, she burnt the hack of my neck delivered. Book 6 A free. Reason for Damp Houses with her cigarette.—Life. W. F. Yoons, Inc-. 510 Lyra Si.. Spruffield, Mail. Many poultry houses are damp be cause the ground on which they stand is not well drained. This IS probably DEMAND “BAYER” ASPIRIN P art or the most common cause of dampness Full T im e and one that is most easll) corrected. Take Tablet* W ithout Fear If You In A real op po rtu nity to build a profitable business y our own locality. O ur N ovelty K nitted S port A small Job of tiling may do the work. See the Safety ‘‘Bayer Cross.” D resses an d o th e r k n itted g arm en ts sold d irect to y our neighbors and frie n d s m ean a ttra ctiv e The tile should be laid clear around m ission p aid dally . S am ple o u tfit loaned you. F req uen t seaso n al offerings bring you easy the house and a eonneeting line or two W arning! Unless you see the name com le s from every custom er. W rite 8TR A IG H T- under it. With plenty of fall and a "Bayer” on package or on tablets you sa LINH M ILLS. Inc., 3«l B roadw ay, New York City clear outlet sueh a Job will effectively are not getting the genuine Bayer remove the cause of excess moisture, Aspirin proved safe by millions und unless the house is situated in too low prescribed by physicians for 23 years. Æ n » . EYEWATER EYE WASH a place, in which case It should be Say “B ayer” when you buy Aspirin. 1160 ELPFUL R iver. Troy, N. Y. Booklet. moved to higher ground. Imitations may prove dangerous.—Adv. S A L E S M E N — B ig p ro fits. D ozen q u ic k s e ll LOCAL AGENTS Winter Feed for Bees It’s a w aste of tim e to cut the ac F or w inter food bees need a good quaintance of a man who Is insult quality of honey, which is Just as free proof. as possible of Indigestible w aste m at ter. During prolonged cold spells they may be confined to the hive for weeks at a time when they are unable to take flights and empty their Intestines of accum ulated w aste m atter. Honey- dew honey and other low grade honeys are unfit as winter food for bees. If the stores are faulty or Insufficient a sirup of clean granulated cane sugar should be fed to the colony In the fall. and cathartics provide L AXATIVES temporary relief only. Their con F act sfr F arm J tinued use leads to permanent injury. In time, says an eminent physician, an almost incalculable amount of harm is done by the use of pills, salts, mineral waters, castor oil and the like. Protect the song bird from the cats. • * • Paint not only preserves; It also brightens. • • • Fumigate grain and other stored | products that are weevil-infested. • • • A successful farm Is hound to be the product of an able and Industrious man. • * • Continue to clean up and destroy all dead m aterial In gardens and or chards. a • • A one crop farm er and his money are soon parted for high price feeds and food. • • • A woven wire stretched along the com row Is enough to hold shotes In while they hog off the com crop. A w inter cover crop not only Im- proves the soil but It keeps It from straying down the creeks and getting lost. 0 0 0 If co-operation w ere not a good thing there would not he nearly two million American fanners In twelve thousand farm ers’ business organiza tions. • • • Every business for perm anent suc cess must show a proper balance be tween income and outgo. Do yon have record* to tell If your fanning la right! * * * in g sp e c ia ltie s. 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