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Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1917-12-14

tin one VIII answer the purpose
very we'll.
The filing may be Of sawdusi, cork.
paper torn In small pieces. feathers,
hay, or excelsior. Having aelertei all
the materials. one is ready to pToesed
as follows: Cover tho tin bucket I'LL
around and on the bottom with ashes.
toa paper. This viii keep tho heat in
the bucket and prevent the cooker
from catching are (should there hap.
pm to be at any time hoIe in the
bueket.) The bucket should be as
free from seams and creyasses as pos
sible. Next cover the bottom. sides
and top of the wooden box or bucket
with thin asbestos paper. Next. fill
in the packing. This must be done
with great care, as many cooker has
proved inefficient because it was poor
ly packed. Fill in the bottom 81 the
box or bucket with three inches OF the
packing, pounded In tight
Place the asbestos covered bucket
IN the center nlling around the SIDES,
packing closely, and cover with ashes
tos cut to At around the bucket. Cut
piece OF zinc, tin or asbestos to fit
the top, allowing hole for the buck
ct to come thru Zinc viii not rust
and is easily cleaned and often easily
obtained. Tin is good. Asbestos will
soil and win have to be changed fire.
quently.
This completed, make a cushion
three inches thick. Cover il with ma
terial that is easily cleaned. Next see
to it that the lid fits on tight, for much
Of the efficiency OF the cooker depends
upon this. II a box is used, hinges
and clamp are good. The one thing
30 AEeap III mind is that after gAttiRg
the food hot, one must not let that
heat escape, Ggnsya Conway. Spec.
ialist in Home Economics, Division Of
EEteRsion. University of Tennessee,
Knoxville.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1917-12-14
RED CROSS DRIVE

IN the greatest campaign of its kind
ever undertaken the American Red
Cross is asking for 100000 new
members, and expects to enroll them
between December 16 and December
Is.
The magnitude of this drive is
commensurate with the magnitude Of
the need in which it was conceived,
We all know the tremendous demands
on the good services Of the Red
Cross at this time. We all know that
this demand is going to be vastly
greater before it grOs less. We all
know that there is way in which
the unbeanded suffering caused By
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1917-12-14
J. r. PEELER, Chm.
GEO. T. MCCALL
P. w. MADDOX
Legal Advisory Board.
CALL FOR ACTION

To the Ministers and Sunday School
Superintendent Of Carroll County
December 18th begins the big
drive for 100000 new members
for the RED CROSS. Carroll county's
number will be about 5000. We want
to make it 10000.
We urgently request all the min
listers ard Sunday School superinten-
dents to hold some kind of services
next Sunday and secure as many
names as possible, sending the names
and the membership fee Of S 100 to
Miss Frances Cox, Secretary, Red
Gross, Huntingdon, Tenn.
JOHN I. PEELER
Chairman
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1917-12-14
chicken souffIe.-A Good Dish

Chop sufficient cold. cooked chicken
to make pint; put three tablespoons.
Of flour into a small saucepan. Meas
ure half pint Of milk, add It slow.
II to the -four, and, when smooth. cook
it over boiling water until It forms q
paste. Take frnT the fire and add
hastily a tablespoon Of butter and the
yoIks Of four eggs: add the chicken, a
teaspoon of salt, saltspoon Of pepper
and, If you like 1t, saltspoon of Gel
cry seed Beat the whites OF the eggs
to a stir froth. Stir them In careful
"; turn the mixture into a baking
dish and bake in a quick oven fol
Hii~ts minutes
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1917-12-14
RED CROSS WAR FUND

All persons who subscribed to the
Red Cross War Fund and have failed
to meet their pledges viii do SO right
away. Attend to this without fail at
once. The War Council says: take
no excuse for unpaid pledges except
death and gone to war" Your pledge
to your country is more sacred than
your other obligations, and is legal
" binding. Settle at once with Neill
Wright, local treasurer, Huntingdon,
Tenn.
Dec. 10, 1917.
J. w. MURPHY,
Secretary Red Cross Campaign
Committee.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1917-12-14
PROHIBITION FIGHT

The constitutional amendment for
nationwide prohibition which has
been passed by the senate will come
up for consideration in the house
next Monday. The judiciary COM
mittee last Tuesday reporter the
amendment favorably. The consti-
sutionel amendment for nationwide
woman suffrage was reported with
out Recommendation by the house
judiciary committee.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1917-12-14
JOBS FOR BAD
WINTER DAYS
Here are Suggestions that Will
Help You in the Manage
ment of Your Farm
WASTED Time IS MONEY LOST
Keep Hired Men Busy Doing Things
that Need to Be Done and that Can
BE Done when Winter Weather Pre-
vents Regular Work.


Time that IS usually wasted OF
farms may be divided into three
classes;
l. Winter days;
:. Wet days or parts OF days IL
summer;
3. Odd times between pressing
work IN fair weather.
There are many things that may as
We'll be done during these periods
While some OF them do not bring inn
mediate returns IN themselves, they
are things which must be done. And
winter is the cheapest time to do them
Some OF these are:
Dig bitches
Build terraces
Fill gullies
Dram land
Grub and clear OIL fields
Haul off rocks
Pull stumps
clean men mousse
Wash and pack eggs
Mix feed and fertilizers
Repair machinery
Sharpen tools
Blacksmith work
Clean barns thoroly
Repair and oil harness
Pruno orchard and vineyard
DO fall blowing
Build roads
Repair bridges.
Repair buildings
Build fences
Repair fences.
Make drags
Get firewood
Build potato crates, egg cases and
apple boxes
Make tools
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1917-12-14

ara kept properly adjusted the staye
silo gives satisfaction, the life Of Il
depending upon the kind and quality
Of the staye material and whether or
not II has been treated with preserv-
alive.
Many farmers have built ct home
what Is commonly called the Tonnes
see Wood.hoop Silo because it is
cheap and because 1t utilises home
labor. The question is not, What kind
of a silo shall build?" but rather.
Can | afford to be without a silo OF
some kind?7 Directions for the
Wood-hoop SiIo can be secured from
your county AGENT. NJ. Murphy,
livestock specialist, Division of Extern
sion, University OF Tennessee, Knox.
vile.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1917-12-14
COOKING DONE
MUCH EASIER
FireIess Cooker Saves Time
and Costs Little When
Made at Home
HAVE YOU ONE N YOUR HOUSE?
The Directions Here Given Are Easily
Followed, Since Only Few Pur
chased Articles Are Needed to Help
You Make FircIess Cooker at Home.

"Will it hurn me?" asked the child
when called upon to move a ireless
cooker. The very idea Of a cooker
implied heat to the childs mind.
II takes heat to cook in the iireess
cooker, but the principle Of cooking is
a little different from that Of cooking
on top Of the stove Many years ago
people heated stones and dropped
them into bag or kettle containing
food, the hot stones cooking the food.
Sometimes an iron pot, with cover
was placed in a hole dug in the
ground and covered with grass and
leaves This kept the heat in the food
and cooked it.
Food that Is cooked in freloa5
cooker is heated to boiling point and
sometimes cooked for a few Minutes,
but ut all events il is thoroly heated,
then placed in the cooker which is so
constructed as to keep all OF this heat
confined in the utensil containing the
food. The heat retained in the cook
err for long time thoroly cooks the
food.
Material needed for making cook
er: box. bucket or can; one piece OF
zinc Of tin; asbestos paper; material
for filling; metal can with cover;
stone for heating; cooking utensils:
button hook; -four and water; paste:
binpes and facfanePe
An old trunk, dry goods box.
candy bucket or lard can, may be
ueed to make n 6reless cooker A
wooden box for homemade cooker
Is preferable to metal one, because 1t
keeps the heat in better than metal
does, and IL painted nicely will be
kept clean easily. The size Of the box
will depend upon how much cooking is
to be done in the cooker, but for
family of six. box 30 inches long, 81
inches wide and II inches deep will be
ample. and, If this cannot be had, a !
candy bucket will be great help. or
two can be made If necessary. The
square box Is preferable. however, As
the cover IS more easily made. The
above measurements are inside ones.
In selecting the material for the
cooker, first have in mind the size of I
the cooking utensils to be used. Then
find tin bucket with a lid, in which
an iron stove lid or soapstone radi-
ator can be placed and one which. at
the same time will hold the cooking
utensils to be used Much time aud
trouble will be saved if these things
are thought of first. Having selected
these articles, the outside box should
be large enough to allow the covered
bucket to set inside, after there has
been at least three inches Of filling
on the bottom, around the sides and
on top Of the tin bucket. This metal
hrrl-et may be Of sl.'f%inNgn if enc
cares ~ speAd tue lAoney spr it, bGt
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1917-12-14

IN TENNESSEE
Volunteer State First n uHiOs
in Carload Shipments Of
this Small Fruit
SOIL MUST Be WELL PREPARED
While Few Farmers and Truck GroN.
srS Give the Needed Soil PrepaRa-
tlon to the Strawberry Bed, Yet
Such Work Would Pay Well.

/ The strawberry is cultivated com
mercially to the northerninost parts
OF the United States. in great var
iety Of soils, the moisture supply be-
ms the principal factor in limiting tbs
range Of profitable production.
As truckers crop It is most i'm.
portant in Tennessee. Louisiana and
Arkansas, Tennessee shipping more
strawberries in carload lots than any
state in the Union.
The refrigerator car and the sx-
press have eblibsrated latitndinaI
lines, aud fresh, asld-srown strawber-
ries may be had in our large cities
flom IaHasry to August. FLORIDA sun
plyiRg tAe earliest fruits. ard tho rip
ening period moving RorthSard With
tire season.
West TeRneesSe lie little sar5ier
than Vast Tennessee, tho the crops Of
these sections overlap, competing n
the northcru market. TsnnesassR
principal competitors are Arkansas.
Kentucky ana the Norfolk and Cape
Charles regions OF Virginia.
The strawberry succeeds in q great
variety OF soils, but sverywhere It
does best in soil rich ia vegetable
matter The silt soils OF West Ten
Ressee. the bluegrass limestone soils
Of the central basin, and the muiieto
lands and the dolOAite ridges OK the
Eastern section OF the state all pro
duee splendid cropa OF strawberries.
The highland rim soils and the sandy
soils of the Cumberland llateau are
less favorable, but even here an
abundant crop is easily grown
New land presents tho most favor
able conditions, not only because OF
its food supply, but because OF it's
freedom from weeds and the weed
grasses. The best preparation Of old
land for strawberries is to fill the soil
with humus by blowing under green
crops. II the land is very poor sever,
al years viii be needed to fit 1t 20
produce bumper crops Rye, plowed
under when about foot high, may be
followed by cowpeas, the seed to be
hand picked and the plants then plow
ed under. Or the peas can be turned
under In August followed by crimson
clover to be slightly pastured during
the winter and plowed in when In
bloom a crop OF sorghum FOR hay.
cut early, would then yield heavy af-
termath, to be plowed under with sub
soiler following the turning plow in
late autumn A crop OF early pota.
toes, to be dug in July, would per
mit a following crop OF crimson clover
wnich could be plowed under in late
March and Strawberries would then be
planted early in April
Few growers attempt such previous
az is here indicated, but
II these crops are each givon an
application Of acid phosphate twe
to three hundred pounds per
acre. the resultant yield ct strawber-
RIGS would approximate three hundred
crates Fer acre, instead Of crop Of
one hundred crates, which is above
he average for TerResseeC Al.
Kefter, Director. Division Of Extern
sion, University Of Tennessee; Knox
Tille
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1917-12-14

this war can ~ alleviated
systematically scale pro-
portionate to mt. The Red
Cross can d. along this line,
intact, is perA ioing more than
any other orga ion.
There are n than 100000
persons in the i sed States who are
not members Of ~, Red Cross largely
because Of tho Itlessness. Are you
one Of them? ! this drive you may
become member Tor one dollar Can
you weigh dollar against the war
created misery and suffering that
exists and hesitate an instant?
Give the Red Cross your support,
the money viii be properly used.
Uncle Sam is behind the movement.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1917-12-14
DELTNoUENT SUBSCRIBERS

While the Democrat has many
names on its subscription list who
are delinquent and do not show pro-
per appreciation of the effort we are
making to give them a good country
paper, yet there are many who are
true and loyal friends, who pay their
subscriptions promptly and in many
ways show their appreciation Of the
paper.
We are making an effort to elinai-
nate from our books all who win not
pay promptly their subscription. We
do not want your name on our list if
it is your purpose to refuse to pay
your subscription Occasionally we
have subscriber to order the paper
stopped and refuse to pay back dues.
If you are that kind of stuff we want
to know it at once and will apre-
ciate it as a favor if you will so noti-
fy us. 1t is not our purpose to force
the paper on any one, we have tried
to be accommodating and we only
ask fair treatment at your hands.
If you are in arrears and do not
wish the paper stopped you must make
some arrangements for its eontinu-
ance and that at once as the process
Of elimination will begin at once. We
hope to hear from all who are be-
hind between this and Christmas
What are you going to do about it,
Or. Delinquent?
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1917-12-14

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highest yield Of and butter.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-14
Coalition Government in Canada Is Assured
 of Complete Success

Ottawa, Ont. October 13.-Success for union government under Premier Borden was assured today when F. B. Carvell of New Brunswick took office as minister of public works and Premier George Mur- ray of Nova Scotia consented to become secretary of state. Mir. Carvelrs atti- tude was more feared than that of any other single member of the opposition. He supported compulsory military serv- ice and broke with the leader. Sir Will frid Laurier, upon that issue.
 MT. Murray never has been in federal politics. but has shown great strength in his own province and recently was re- turned with a great majority in general provincial election. When Mir. Murray takes office the formation of the new government will have been completed.
 Col. c. c. Ballantyne, whom MT. Car we'll succeeds. became minister of marine and fisheries, the portfolio vacated by J. D. HaZeu.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-14
FOOD CONSERVATION DAY IN THE SCHOOLS 5
 ON 26TH OF OCTOBER

Montgomery, October ls.-Cspeciai.)-Ev cry public school in Alabama will be called upon by the department of educa- ton to set apart Friday. October 2s. as ter will be requested to preach a spc- ciaI sermon on food conservation Sun day, October 2s. Richard M. Hobbie, state food administrator. Saturday an nounced that the rallies in the public schools had been postponed one week, and the request of the preachers would be postponed ono week, because Presi- dent Wilson has requested that the food registration campaign be postponed un- til the week beginning October 2s and ending November f. This was done be- cause of the liberty loan campaign.
 Teiegrams were sent to all county chair men by the state food administrator an
 nouncing the postponement of the reg istration campaign one week and replies
 have been received from great ma
 jority indicating that they are satisfied. Spright Dowell, state superintendent Of
 education, has requested the public schools to hold tho rallies the Friday before the campaign begins.
 Workers in all counties have volun- teered and will give time without pay to the effort to register the head of ev- cry family in Alabama so he may he given literature from the food admin istration offices. Every head of a family will be asked to sign pledge showing | that he believes in the conservation oi I food and will do his part by reducing consumption as much as possible and by consuming food products which are
 perishable and cannot be shipped to .ht allies of the United States.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-14

pepper and tomatoes. The stew is i'm proved by a bunch of parsley chopped fine and added just before serving. and few sprigs of parsley may be used for garnishing. Serve hot with vegetables, whole as far as possible. Any fresh meat and any vegetable may be used in this stew.
 Old mess sergeants declare that the characteristic taste imparted to deli cacies out of the book" varies with the climate. In the words of the commissariat, Fort Riley cookin' ain't Monterey cookin'-you can tell 'em at the first mouthful."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-14
Tennessee Selectman Is
 Given 10-Year Sentence
 on DesertiOn Charge

Atlanta, October 13.--Otto K. Bren- nan of Ashport. Tenn. was iouno guilty of desertion from the Eisnty- second division of the national army by a military court at Camp Gordon today and sentenced to 10 years In the Atlanta federal prison. An announce ment by the military authorities after the verdict was rendered said the pris- oner pleaded guilty to the charge Of desertion but declared This conscience did not permit him to engage in war.
 According to the military authorities the selectman deserted about three weeks ago. He was arrested near rus caloosa four days later, 1t was said, and was returned here to await trial
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-14
Typical army cook wagon and cooks

street, but so great is the faith of the mess sergeant in the manual for army cooks issue of 1916. that they pause re- flectively in their scientifically arranged pantries and allow-quite unofficially- that maybe a few of those fancy chefs will bo gaclS to their hotels with one or two choice recipes well worth trying on the favored fellow who always gets by the plush rope and calls the head waiter by his first name.
 As a matter of fact M. Panchard. fa- nous chef Of the Hotel McAlpin, New York, was loaned" a while back in order to gain sufficient knowledge of army cookery to instruct national guard kitchens in various New York armories M. Panchard spent two days at yWash- ington barracks, where he studied the cuisine for enlisted men; he went back to New York with his observations, to- gether with a copy of the months menu.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-14
Sixth Reserve District Is
 Expected to Make Strides
 in Liberty Bond Campaign

Atlanta, October 1s.-The liberty loan executive committee of the sixth federal reserve district expects rapid strides to be made next week toward obtaining the minimum of $8o,o0o,000 subscriptions to the second bond is- sue.
 Reports received by w. c. Wardlaw, chairman. tonight were incomplete, but indicated that the total had reached approximately $12,00o,00o he said. Among the subscriptions reported were those from the troops at Camp Cor don, aggregating s150,000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-14
By WALLACE IRWIN

A few weeks ago the quartermaster generals department. faithful to it's complicated task of supplying everything from shoes to sugar to a rapidly form ing army of over 100000 men. tele- graphed an appeal to 5S leading hotel proprietors throughout the country ask ing the loan of SS40 chefs and expert cooks to teach the science of gastro- monies to the kitchens of our 16 new cantonments.
 Now, the browned-in-the-oven old mess sergeants of our regular army cooking schools-of which four have flourished for many years-are willing and anxious to sit at the feet of the capable wizards who have fed Fifth avenue and Fremont
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-14

Pressed steel is crowding out other iron, malleable castings, wood. brass and aluminum-tn the manu- fracture of automobiles.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-14
New Chilean Cabinet Formed

Santiago, chile. October l3.--A new cabinet has been formed to succeed that headed by Ishmael Tocornal, which resigned July 2. Eduardo Suarez Mujica, the new minister of foreign affairs, is the former Chilean ambas sador to the United States.
New-York tribune., 1917-11-23

The solution Of the problem of
railway transportation is, according
to "The Railway Age Gazette" to
be found in the adoption Of the fol-
lowing measures: (D Relieve the
railways OF the law-made restric-
tions which now interfere at every
turn with their efforts TO operate
the existing facilities TO their maxi
mum capacity. (2) Give the pres
ent managements Of the railways
unstinted encouragement and sup
port in the efforts they are making
TO render TO the government and
the public the largest possible
amount Of useful transportation
service. (3) Recognize the fact
that as a war measure IL is as neces-
sary TO let the railways Of this
country have the labor and the ma
terials and equipment they need as
IL Is TO furnish materials and equip
ment TO the railways Of our Euro
pean allies. ~ Grant the ad-
vances in rates which are necessary
10 enable our railways 10 meet their
advancing expenses and taxes and
also make such increases in their
facilities as are requisite TO enable
them 10 support the rising food Of