Nassau Post 19180215; Title

              THE NARSATJ POST, FRRKT'ORT, N.  Y..  FRIDAY,  PFJBRTTARY   15. l»l»   Hir* 2
DRIVING RIVETS SLOW WORK
Net Only Th«t, but Enormous Numtxr
•f Tlism Ara N««d«d  In a
Steel Ship.
Tho Inr^pat «ln|;l«> ItPtn In thp Inhor of fshrlrntlnK n MppI ship \n In the rivrtlng of hpr htill; therefore (hP driving of rlvptu lij tnken aa a standard of n\r.f and of prnxrp«« hy mo«t of th*" nhlpbnllder«. To build n 10,000 ton uhlp n week menns the driving of ahout »ViO.000 rivets In that time. The tinlon shlpytirds of Snn F^ranrlsoo. nn at present equipped nnd frfed from In¬ hor tronblps. cnn drive nJmtit 300.000 rivets, althoneh In n record week It drovo 411.000 rivets; thf four next InrRoi^t yar<|s In Amrrlm—nt Forp Riv¬ er, Mn««., nt Newport News, Va., nt Cnniden. aVid nt I'hllndelphln npon thr Delnwnre-^rnn drive 200.000 to 27.'"i.(»(K) rivets « week ench. A hnlf dozen smnller steel shipyards will drivp from r.O,(>00 to 1.'">o.nnn nnch a.-vn dny.
Riveting, despite nil the Inventions devised fo speed It tip. rpmnlns hand work nnd slow work. A rlv<*tlnK xnng ronslst.s of two men nnd two boys— the riveter his "holder-on," the pnsspr boy nnd the henter hoy. The gang drives from 300 to .?7.''. rivets in the course of a ten-hour day nnd Is tired nt the end of If. Rut whon yon know thnt It tnkos four men nil nf n working day to drive nn nvenice of n little less Ihnn .l.'V) rivets, you ('nn hogln to see the full size of the labor prot)!' ..i of driving nt |en.';t O.^AOno rivets n week necessary to turn out n 10,000-ton ship nt the end of thnt Irngtli of time. In other words, yon need 1.200 men for the rlvftlnir pnnu's (ilmie.
Look lit the iniitli'r from nnother nn- gle. writes Kdwiird llMn;rerrnrd In Iliir- jier's. Ten shljis ii wcel;—the tremen¬ dous prf)grnm fur 1!)1H to which we stnnd committed—menns B.i'iOO.OOO riv¬ ets a work. Ami thr rivet cnpaolty of onr flvo greatest yjirds—ulth n total working force of .SO.noO men nt the end of 1017—was but l.n.'.O.OOO rivets n we«k. And rivetjns r(>presrnts only nbout 20 per cent in thij fonstniction of n  sblj).
RAISE MISCHIEF WITH WIRES
Remarkable Effect of Aurora  Borealls on the Telegraph Wires of
the Country. *
When the nnrorn horealls. or "north¬ ern lights," pay us n visit there Is trouble on all the telegraph nnd tele¬ phone lines. The reason for thl.s eocras to be thnt the nurora borenlls, which is really an unusual electric emanation from the sun, sets up ab¬ normal earth currents. The strength of these currents has been measured many times and found to have a poten¬ tial varying between 425 volts positive and 225 volts negative and a resist¬ ance of about 2,000 ohms.
Donald McNIcol. assistant electrical engineer of the Postal Telegraph com¬ pany, who hns given much study to this subject, mnde an official report In 1802, quoted In the Electrical Experi¬ menter, In which he described the ef¬ fects of earth currents on the ten At¬ lantic cables then In exlstonce. Most affected was thnt from Brest to Mlque- lon Island, nnd the disturbances were greater at the western thnn nt the eostern end, eo that often St. Pierre could send messages to Brest but co\jId «ot receive any.
Long cables were more affected thnn short ones, southerly ones more than northerly ones, nnd th nbnorninl cur¬ rents seemed to travel mostly from east to west. Sometimes th«> earth cur¬ rents are so strong Hint the.v Injure the condensers. Rut they nre mo.st erratic In their nature und behavior.
The First Romanoff. Romanoff Is the name of the Rus¬ sian Imperial dynasty n^guant in the mnle line from 1013 to 1730, nnd thenceforwnnl in the female line. Con¬ stant intermnrrlnges with OerniAn princely houses, however, have mude the UomnnofT strnln of today more German thnn Russlnn. Nay ; the old¬ est ancestor of the house of Roman¬ off. Andrew Kobyln, is said to have come to Moscow from Prussia (l.'i41). The name Romanoff wns given to the family by the boynr Roman Yurle- vltch, the fifth of direct (lesceut from Andrew, who succeeded In getting a female member of his family on tho throne of the c/.nrs by marrying his daughter to Ivan the Terrible. Tn Fohruary, 1(11.3, MIkhnel Feodorvltch RoninnofT. a boy of seventeen, was pro- clnlmed <—Mr, grand duke nnd autocrnt of nil tlu' Itussias In the Hod square of Mosct)w. With this accosskui to the throne of the famous, or rather Ill- famed, dynasty begun a ."{04 years' mlsrulo that—let us hopt'—luis end<-d forever with the forced abdlcktlon of Ciar Nicholas, in March, lf>17.
Fool Growing Plants.
Scientists have ^nd the way to make the sun shlne';''us It were, upon ufcTlculture. Tbey charge the soil witli electricity and the crops, fooled into believing thnt the fun Is shining, com¬ mence to grow at u rupid pac»'. There Is no deception about the results of this experUuwnt, which are luiiled »» nu achievement of vast lini>«>rtaiK'(' In these days of war when the prtiduetiou and ci>uservntU)n of food tire so tre¬ mendously  vital.
In experiments that have beou cou ducted under the auspices of the Eng- hsh goverument young strawberry plants are said to have Inoreaseil In yield by 80 per ceut. aud even old pluuts ure reported tu have given 30 per cent more fruit. rotati»«d oau eas¬ ily be persuaded, scleotists clHlm, lato the belief that a charge of electricity Is genuine suushiue, us a result of which they forthwith grow prodlgl- OWly.
Uncle Sam BeoomM Teaoher And Adviser to Every Home On Materials for Household
A npw hook Jnst IssumI on "Materials for the Household" Is of Interest to pv«»ry fwmilf. Tt WBf! pr«>p«r«»d by the burean of ufandards In popular lan- gung«> to meet the need for reliable In¬ formntlon for home use and will be es¬ pecially wplrome to all who desire fo mnniigp thf homp as efflclpntly as a modprn offlcp or shop. Tn this work TJnrle Snm hpcomra tenrher and ad¬ viser to every household. Tntpresting nrronnts nrp given nf the grent variety of mnterlnls used In building and fur¬ nishing thp home and In the mnny minor Industries nnd activities of tho household.
The circular Is practical and alms to stininlnte Interest In honsehold mnte- rlnls (other thnn foods and drugs), to pxplnin their deslrnhle properties, nnd to nifl In their Intplllgent selection, ef¬ fective use. and prrservntlon. A better atlllKatfon of mnterlals will aid the pfflrlent adinlnlstrntlon of the homo nnd promote the henlth. comfort, nnd genornl well-hplne of the honsehold. Ilonip economics Is of iinlvprsnl nnd fterninnent concern, nnd ns Its Impor¬ tance Is tnore fully renllzed It will be¬ come n vltnl fnctor In nntlonnl well- being, snys Commerce Reports. The excellent Insfnirtbm In tJie subject now Rlv<>n In high schools nnd colleges hns betriiii n new era In home mnnngement. This rlrciilnr Is n contribution from tho bureau of stnndiirds to the growing llt¬ ernture In this field.
ITonsehoId mnterlals nre of ndded in¬ terest to the housewife nnd student from the fact thnt formerly mnny such tniiterlals were mnde up In tho home. The making of soap, candles, ynrns lind fabrics, lenther, sugnr. nlknll. wnx, tnllow, pens und inks formed an Inter¬ esting group of the old-time household Industries. In fnct, most modern In¬ dustries lire the outgrowth of whnt were orlglnnlly Mtiisehold Industries. The modern factory hns taken up these homo Industries, nnd nlrendy some so¬ cial control over the qunllty, form nnd price of fnctory-mnde products is be¬ ginning to be felt througli ngencles such as the consumers' leagues, co-op- erntlve societies, publicity in the pub¬ lic press, misbrnnding laws, govern- meci t-ontrol nnd the like.
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In the Restaurant
Patron—Walter, this Is a meatless day. Isn't It?
Walter—Wliy, no, sir. WTiat mude you think so?
Patron—It struck me it must be from this lamb stew.
Not Much of a Tale.
"It won't be much of a story, will It?"
"What?"
"When our grandchildren ask us what we did In the great war, and we have to tell them that once a week we went without meat."
Grounds for Fear.
"I wonder."
"What are you wondering about?"
"If this long, cold spell Is going to spoil the Ice crop."
Justifiable Peace. "Can separate pence ever be Justl- fluble?" deinunded Ihe parlor orntor. "Yes," answered the man who wasn't suppo.sed to. "I once knew a man who mnde up with his wife, but kept her mother out of the house."
'    His Small Econorny.
"My friend, there is really no excuse for your uot looking neat and clean."
"Sorry, mister," explained Plod¬ ding Peter, "but I'm conserving my bit ulong wit de rest o' de folks. You Jes' happened lue ou my soapless day."
Their Sort
"Dldu't the .suffrage pickets sue for mercy when they were Jailed?"
"No, but they're suing for damages now."
Modern Cookery.
"Didn't I tell you to cook this egg four minutes?"
"1 did so, sir," answered the waiter. "It wus Just out of cold storage. Four minutes wasn't enough time to do much more tlian thaw It uicely."
How Cotton Is Utilized.
The United States Is the "laud of cotton."^ Nowhere else lu the world Is cotton grown In such abundance, and put to sueh a variety of uses, ac¬ cording to I'opulur Scieuce Monthly. The fiber is made into cloth; the oil from the seeds Is used ufi a cheap substitute for olive oil aud us a ba.sls for lard, and now the seeds them¬ selves are being ground luto tlour und used fur food purposes. Uiugersmips uud Juuibles are mude frum ll, uud It Is mixed with tluely-chupped meat and tied in sausuge lluks. To make the cottonseed sausuge, three pouuds of sausage meat ts mixed wltli one pound of cottuuseed Qodr. Thia fluur la said to contain as much nutrition as the meat which it takes tbe place of, aud to effect a saving «( 8 c«aU a pound 00 tbe wuaag*.
RESPECT   FOR   FALLEN   FOE
ROOSEVELT
Hew    Seettltti    Aviater    Dropped    •
Wreath en Funeral Preeeeaien ef
Man He  Killed.
A true Incident that rcTc.Tls the re aT>«rt shown by allied aviators for fhe memory of a daring enemy filer Is told In "Tarn o' tly» Jleootsi," hy Kdgnr Wnl- Inee. writing In Rver.vbmly's. Tnm, nn Intrepid f?cotchmnn. wns told thnt the mnn he hnd brought down the dny lie- fore wns a well-known Oermnn aviator nnmofl 'Von Zeldlltz, nnd on behalf of the Royal Flying corps. Tnm wns se- leeted to tnkp n wrenth to the funprnl.
"The wrenth In n tin box, firmly corded nnd nttiifhe<1 to n little para¬ chute, wns plijced In fhe fusllnge of n smnll Mornne—his own mnchlnf being In the hnnds of the mecbnnlcs—nnd Tarn cllmbetl Info fhe senf. In five minutes he wns pushing np nt the steep nngle which reprcsenfefl the ex- treme nngle nt which n mnn rnn fiy. Tnm never employed n lesser one.
"Kvldenfly fhe enom.v scout renlized the fmslness of fhls lone I?rltlsh flyer
itnrl mitsf hnve slgnsleil hi" views fo Ihe enrth, for the nntlnlrcmft but¬ teries suddenly censer! flre, nnd whon. nppronching I.iidezeel, Tnm sighted nn enemy squadron engnged In n iirnctlce flicht. they opened ont nnd mnde way for  lilin, offering no tnolestntlnn.
"Tnm begun to plane dfiwn. TTc spotted fhe big wlilfe-speckled ceme- ter.v (ind snw n little procession mnk¬ lng Its wny tn tho grounds. Tie cnmo down to n fliousnnd feet nnd dropped Ilis pnrnchute. He snw It ofien and snil enrthwnrd und then someone on the frround waved ii wbif(> hiiiidkor- ehief.
" 'Onid.' suld Tinii."
RECRUIT  HAD  OWN   METHOD
Wednesday mornlnjf t>etween 3 and 4 o'clock flre broke out in the home of .Tohn Bier at Stop flO, Main street. The home, which waa occupied by Mr Rier was cntripletely bumed to th* ifround. Although an alarm was sent in and the f^rerhjn responded, they were unable to get water, due to the frozen water mains. It is understood that th* property  was insured.
Miss Anna Behr, daughter of Mrs. Mary Behr, was brought home on Sunday after l)eing confined in the Nassau Hospitaf for several weeks following an operation for appendi¬ citis. We are glad to report that she is in a very much improved con¬ dition.
(Jarlnnd Gaden spent the week-end and Lincoln's Birthday at the home of .lohn  Schlegel
IVIrs. F. Reed, of Debevoise avenue, entertained the I.adips' Aid Society af  her home last  week.
Regular meeting of the Boys' Brig¬ ade every Friday evening at the School   House
Charles Behr is having his stores on .Main street changed j^to living apartments.
r>asl Thursday evening the R. C. Church held a big pinochle, euchre and dance al the Firem^-n's Hall, Roosevelt The affair was very well attended by local and outside people. Many valuable prizes, such«as .^5 gold pieces, half a ton of coal, barrel of potatot!S, cigars, etc., were won by the players and non-players. It is rnniored that in the neighborhood of ^IfyO was made, and the affair Wiis one of the most successful ever held by   the  church.
Miss Evelyn Stephenson led the Epworth  League Sunday.
Birthday, an a«Mmt»laff« of trfmr IM people attended the the dance trlren by the Alpha Hook and I^adder Co. at hhe Are honee or D«+>eroiae a've- nue. The feature of the eveninif wns the prize walt%. About five c«>uT)le8 competed, and after very exact and eflflc!ATi.+ judging the prize of $2..% each was awaited to Miss Reminel and Arthur Brown.
The ladies of the M. E. Churoh held a business meeting at the home of Mrs. Charlea Reede, 22 White- house avenue on February 6. As it was the birthday of one of the mem¬ bers, a surprise was planned. All had   a  most enjoyable  afternoon.
Among those present were: Mes¬ dames Reede, Mole, Seckerson, Coors, Psanstiel, Peterson, Miller, Andrews, Sam.son, Powell, Abrams, Chattaway. Lvdia Stewart, Lytle, Abrams ana Underbill.
The ladies planned a hatchet social to be held Washington's Birthday, February '2'2. An interesting pro¬ gram is being arranged.
bar 6f the rounf people of the TlHate
attended.
Miss  B.  Wilier w»« at her here on   Tuesday  last.   Misa   M.   E. Southard  and   Mins  Wilier expect te ^ oome back  to their home here aliovt March 1.
Tfie pinochle given .Saturday night hy a number or young ladies of 9t. Michel and all Angels' Churoh pror- ed a great succeas. The proceeds fron this are  to  go to purchase  coal.
The I.«dies' Guild of the GpiscoMi Church will meet at the home of Mra. F.mile Wittmann on Thursday of neott week.
SEAFORD
Rev. Stanley Coors, pastor of the Roosevelt Methodist Church will ex¬ change pulpits with Rev. Paul Morri¬ son, of the M. K. Church here on Sun¬ day evening, February 17th.
The Ladies' Aid Society met with Mrs. Stephen Dayton Thursday af¬ ternoon.
Showed  He Could  Do   Some Shooting
When Sergeant Let Him Do it
as He Wanted.
Among n hatch of recruits sent up from the recruiting office was a fnll? lank.v. tow-hraded F.nst Tennesseenn. whose habltnt stuck ont nil oVor hlin. He took to the training nil right enough until the compnny wont to'the target range for rifle practice.
The sergonnt In charge of tho priic-- tice showed the recruits the regulation position for firing—left elbow resting against the side nnd all thnt. Tint to his dlsnppolntment the Tennesseenn could not hit the target at n range of 100 yards. Finally in disgust the ser¬ geant blurted out:
"Say, Jim. T thought you told me you used to go out In the mornings and shoot the head off a squirrel for your breakfast, nnd now you cnn't even hit that target!"
To which cnme the drawling re¬ sponse: "Wal, sergeant, we all do do that, an' if you'll let me shoot the wny I'm used to I can knpck all h—I outen thut target."
The ainu.sed sergeant agreed and fhe recruit proceeded to spread his legs wide apart, extended his left arm to lt.s full length—grasping the rifle nenr the muzzle—und put ten .shots through tbe center of fhe hull's eye.
"Jim's performance with the rifle was sipectaculnr," ndded the narrator, "and put nn abrupt end to the ser¬ geant's efforts to teach him how to shoot. In nfter yenrss he carried off tbe hlnbest shooting honors three yeurs in succession—won the Buffalo medal."
.Miss Gertrude .McClellan will en¬ tertain the Young People's Social (^lub this  Friday ivening.
Mrs. R  Stuart is spending a montli in   Vermont.
A.   Lloyd  visited   in   New  York  on Sunday
, The entertainment committee of jthe Young People's Social Club met at the home of Mrs. 1. Serbly last Friday  evening.
Mrs. Mattie Fitzsimmons is visit¬ ing at the home of Mrs. lyouis Ketcham.
Last   Wednesday  being   Ash   Wed-1 nesday, communion  .service was   held at the home of Mrs.  Louis Ketcham.
.Miss .'Xgnes Lush gave a party al her home on Monday last and a num-
Henry Walters, .Ir, is leader for the devotional meeting of the Ep¬ worth Ijcague on Sunday evening.
The Bible Study Class -will meet with Mrs. O. D. Baylis Saturdaf evening at 8 o'clock.
A package party under the auspi¬ ces of the Kpworth lycague 'will be held Friday evening, February 15tk, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ansel Raynor.
Hardware   and   SuppGes
COMPLETE LINE OF THE BEST
Regular services of St Paul's Epis¬ copal Church next Sunday as follows: Sunday School at 10 a.m.; morning prayer and sermon at 11 o'clock; mid¬ week service every Wednesday even¬ ing at the home of Rev. A. Smith, on   Henrv  street.
Postmaster R.  Delap  has  purchas- etl  a   Ford  hiusiness  car.
E.  .Marowitz and   son  left Monday for  a trip.
The Pout is glad to report that the three boys: Aubrey Mole, Albert Cor¬ nell and Ernest Sander, who were on  the Tuscania, are all safe.
ARTHUR WHITEHOUSE
91 South Main Street
Freeport, N. Y.
F. Winter, one of our popular but¬ chers, has enlisted   in  the  Navy.
.lerome Nolan, of the Naval Militia, is   in   town.
On     Tuesday     evening,     Lincoln's
Established  1917
FIRST NATIONAL BANK Bellmore, N.Y.
A bank account keeps you informed. Your check is your receipt. Your stub js your record. We offer you all the ac¬ commodations safe banking permits.
Dr. H. V. Holcomb, President Chas. M. Vanderoef, Cashier
Made   10,000 Shark   Hooks.
The government is going In for shark flsliing, but not us u sport, however. It is going after this aquatic monster thut tlie skins of the sharks niuy be tunned and used ns a substitute for lenlher.
Tho experiment Is now under way, nnd the man who has given Uncle Sara a leg over the fence, as It were, is J. W. Fordham, a Ne\/ London, Conn., artisan, whoso blacksmith shop Is In- the vicinity of picturesque Shaw's Cove, for In thnt little sinlthery 10,000 shark hooks were made In three sizes for the United States government.
Mr. Fordham signed the contract and wns allowed thirty days In -which to complete Ihe order. By keeping hig force working day and night he was able to ship the entire consignment to tho government ugents In New Yoik In little more thun half the time culled for in tho contract.—Marine News,
Hands and  Feet.
At n busy crossing In Edinburgh a cabman wus stopped by the policeman on point duty In order to allow the cross truffle to proceed.
The man In blue, evidently proud of his iiuthorlty, kept the cabby walling longer than wus neces.sary.
The cabniun begun to proceed, al¬ though tbe hand of the policeman wus ugalnst him.
"I>ld ye no' see me haudlii' up my luindV" roared tho angry polleemuu.
"Well, I did luitlco that It began to get dark suddenly," said the cubby; "but I didn't know It was your hand. Ye .»»ee. It's tukin' me all my time tue keep my horse frue shyin' nt yer feet!"
Delicate Youth.
Here Is a little story luade public by tlie United Stules Marine corps:
Fearing thut the rigors of wurfure would be too much for her delicate son, a woiuuu living at Fresno, Cul., wrote to the United States Murine corps headquarters at Washington, ask-' Ing thut the young man be dla-' charged.
"ile is too weak aud delicate to be la the service," she wr<>t«. • Ue i« a' blackatulth's helper by trade, aud Ij would prefer Ulm to atay at tda lastl Job."
Tbe mother was infurmtMl tliat, (or tbe time belug, her aou would remaioi a Btarloe.
WE HAVE NEW and USED FORDS
Touring, Runabotil, Coupelet, Town and BusineHs Cars
For Sale or Exchange
We carry, and constantly have on hand a large stock of all FORD parts
TOOLS and MAN Make the World's Greatness
WK EMPLOY THE MOST CAPABtE AND KKLIABLE  MACHINISTS
We maintain a machine shop equipped with modem and up-to-date machinery, and having a capacity toMo any and all work on or about an automobile
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