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AMOUNT OF FOOD NEEDED
COMMITTEES Of Experts Has Decided
Just What Must Be Supplied to
the Average Man.

AS basis for calculating the amount
of food which must be provided for
the human system the interallied scien-
tific food commission has found that
an average man; Sf 154 pounds working
eight hours a day, nsquires food having
an energy value Of 8, 800 chlories.
The commission consists Of repre-
sentatives Of the United States. France.
Italy, Belgium and Great Britain, and
its purpose Is to consider the food nrob-
lem of the allies from i scientific point
of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. with tho in
teraiiied executives to make proposals
to the allied governments.
The commission agreed that, In event
1t should become impossible to supply
$500 calories Of food. reduction Of
10 per cent could be suffered for some
time without injury to health. The
minimum ration of fat for the saver
age man" was determined upon az two
and five-eighths ounces q Gay.
The commission recommended that a
uniform average milling extraction OF
81 nsr cent for wheat be SdQRfsa
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FIREARMS ARE NOT FRAGHE
Shotgun Properly Cared For ls Said 70
Be Good for a hundred
i&r 'Theusand Shots.

A question frequently asked Is, "How
long will my shotgun last?" or "How
many shots can fire from my rifle or
revolver before 1t wears out?"
1t Is impossible for anyone to say
just how long frearm will last, be-
cause 1t Is impossible to tell before
hand what kind of care 1t is going to
get, and the care 1t receives makes all
the difference between few hundred
shots and lifetime Of faithful service.
Assuming that they are cleaned care
fully and consistently good shotgun
will show practically no falling off in
pattern or penetration for probably
well over 100000 shots. A 22-caliber
rifle and revolver are both good for
10000 or 10000 shots. A high-power
rifle is good for about 5000 to 5000
shots, usually the higher the velocity
the shorter the life Of the barrel.
Judging from these facts 1t would
appear that the higher the pressure
developed by the explosion the more
wear on the barrel, for the shotgun de-
'velops the least pressure and the high
power rifle the most.
A rather interesting sidelight on this
question of barrel life Is determine
ton Of the actual length of time to
which good shotgun barrel is SUBJ
ljected to the force and burning effect
of the powder charge during its life-
time. If 100000 shots are fred from q
F.; shotgun the inside Of the barrel Is ac-
: tually exposed to the fame of the
powder charge for about four minutes.
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BIG FLoCKs ONLY SOLUTION
Why Idea Of "A Sheep for Every Fam.
! ily' Would BE Of Little Value.

The idea Of "a sheep for every fam
lily" Is good in intent and purposes.
Both manufacturers Of woolen goods
and meat distributors would like to
see larger supply Of raw material.
Sheep raising, however, is not like
gardening. says the Albany Journal.
To be successful it must be conduct.
ed in the open and on large scale.
Breeding itself Is large and COM
plicated matter. Also, the nature of
the wool-growing animal is unsuited
to combined commercialism and do
gnesticity. The family who had sheep
running around the dooryard would
form an attachment for the animal
that would cut the latter on the foot
ing of a family pet. that could be
separated from Its valuable wool only
II the sleeps comfort were consid"
cred.
AS for the use Of family sheep for
meat. such would be rare. Lied like
lamb to the slaughter" has more
than a literary meaning. One who
could see sturdy steer felled by a
hammer blow or an uncouth and
squealing pig slashed in the throat
would turn from the sight Of lamb,
without fight, held helpless while slow
ly bled to death. Most people like
lamb or mutton, and most people re-
Qulre woolen clothing, but for both
food and warmth the sheep-raising In
dustry will depend upon commercia'
lized .locks.
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Epidemic Record Of 1917.

Disease scOurges took great toll
in the orient during 1917. Cholera pre-.
vailed in southern Asia from Asiatic
Turkey to the Philippines, striking
down 5000 in the Indian region; there
were S,S7O cases In the Philippines and
many deaths in Burmah. BuboniC
plague belted the tropical world from
Peru to Hawaii and New Caledonia. In
British India the largest mortality took
place; there were 100000 cases, with
100000 deaths. The disease area ex'
tended as far north as Egypt and Sen
egal. Yellow fever appeared In Az
rica, Mexico and South America. The
deaths were not above several hun
dred.
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How Binder TwIne 10 Made From
Palmetto Trees.

At last the palmetto tree is coming
into it's own. 1t has been posing for
two.thirds Of a century In Southern
poetry and Southern oratory. and now
Florida and South Georgia and other
Southern states have turned upon 1t
and said: "NOw you be useful as
well as ornamental. You shall take
the place Of Mexican sisal for the
manufacture of cotton bagging and
binding twine and. instead of being
used for broOm-making to sweep ignO-
ble floors. you shall become useful to
the nation"
A newly invented machine spins the
fibre out Of the palmetto leaves. They
are stripped green from the trees, fed
into one end of the machine and
emerge balls of binder twine from the
other end.
In four months the stripped tree Will
have another coat of leaves which will
be cut off ut their stems and fed to
the machine, and so on three times
Q year.
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AVERAGE WHEAT
YIELD IS BU.
Knox CO. Will Make Good
Mark, Indication
BELOW STATES FIGURE
County Agent Gives Out A
Statement On Pro-
duction
BELOW STATES FIGURE

AS threshing progresses It looks
as though the average production Of
wheat per acre this year In Knox
county will reach 10 bushels" says
statement issued Thursday by coun.
ty Agent s. l.. Anderson conserving
the wheat crop in Knox county. The
statement continues:
This is taken fom the July thresh.
ing reports sent in by about half of
the threshers of the county. The olw.
est yield reported is 1-2 bushels
and the highest is 38 IL bushels.
Although this is a higher average
than usual for this county 1t is low.
er than the state average for this
year. The nation has asked for more
wheat next year. Knox county has
been asked to raise seven percent
more than this year and from the way
they are going after it here 1t looks
quite likely. More land is being
plowed and it is being done early
where possible so as to have land In
the best condition for seeding. More
fertilizer has been ordered and the
same may be said Of lime.
There has also been strong de.
mand for improved varities of wheat
that are known to yield more than
the ordinary variety"
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TORCHES FOR THE TRENCHES
How Uncle Sans Soldiers In France
!, VIII 30 Kept Warm.

School children in many cities are
making trench torches to be used by
the Sammies across the sea.
The torches are made from news
papers. which are cut in column widths.
Eight of these columns are required
for one torch. The paper Is rolled.
one strip at time, until the article Is
complete. Then 1t is boiled four min
utes In parafln.
The torches are to be used to warm
the hands Of the men in the trenches
and to boil their coffee. They first or
iginated with the Italian soldiers in
the Alps. One and half million have
been used by the Italians. They are
only slightly more than two inches
high, but burn a long time.
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A Reel Treat.

"Ladies and gentlemen" began the
manager of the Dillydally moving pic
ture theater, appearing in front Of the
screen, at affords me pleasure to as
sure you that we are about to present
for your entertainment a unique de-
parture in modern motion pictures-a
1,O0O-fOot film, on which, after about
800 feet have been used in exploiting
the title, the name of the author, the
oxlike countenance of the famous star,
Francis X. Mushman, the fact that 1t
was produced under the personal su.
pervision of great genius of whom
you never heard before, and the infOr'
nation that the photography, which is
no better and no worse than common
was done by another total stranger
there will positively be nearly 200 feet
of pictures given !"-Kansas City Star
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Cook Food Thoroughly.

BOtulism Is not new disease. The
bacillus was discovered and named by
Van Ermengen years ago. when Ger
man orgy Of half-raw foods had caused
IN outbreak of sausage poisoning. Err
mengeu found whole colonies of the
bacilli In ham which ms yet had not
decOmposed. The bacillus, he proved,
is dangerous. whether admitted by way
of the alimentary canal or subcutane-
ously. Kampner prepared an effective
antitoxin. but the grand preventive is
thorough cooking of food. Germany
stayed her horrible plague of trlchino-
ais when she began to cook smoked
ham before eating 1t.
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nnW OCEAN CABLE DIFF
AOV w FERS FROM TELE-

aOW FERs FROM TELE.
GRAPH LINE.-Although an
ocean cable Is in fact n telegraph
line, It Is SO differently construct
ed that the rules for working
land lines are almost entirely dis
similar. With the first long cables,
great difficulties were encounter
ed in sending through them n
current Of electricity Of sufficient
power to record the messages
rapidly. The methods for over
coming these difficulties, and in
use at present, are described as
follows:
Keys which, when depressed,
transmit positive and negative
currents, are employed ut the
sending station in connection
with the regulation battery. The
current Of the battery does not
pass directly into the cable, but
into a condenser, which passes
1t into the submarine line.
This greatly increases the
force of the current used and
serves to cut of interfering
ground currents.
The instrument first employed
in receiving cablegrams was
rejecting galvanometer. Upon
the magnet Of this instrument is
carried a small curved mirror.
A lamp Is placed before the mir
rOr and behind a screen in which
there Is vertical slit. Flashes
Of light moving across this slit
as the needles moved from left
TO right, indicated to the trained
eyes of the operator the letters
In the message being trans
mitted.
But this method Of recording
messages was found to tax the
eyesight of the operator severe
ly, o few years work often rem
dering them almost. If not total
ly blind. Recognizing the fact
that there must be something
wrong with such a system, in
ventors set about repairing the
defect, which resulted In perfect
ing the syphon galvanometer,
which has all but superseded all
other receiving devices.
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the uncovered hands Of driver. See
that each loaf is wrapped in sanitary
paper or that the basket Is protected
from dust and germs.
Before using casserole or any
earthen baking dish, temper 1t by put.
ting it into cold water and boiling it.
then let 1t cool gradually.
Add sugar to the fruit when using
1t for sauce; after 1t is partly cooked
1t will require less sugar to sweeten 1t.
Keep little powdered pumlce to
remove stains from under the nails.
Apply with toothpick or an orange
stick.
Look to see that your milk bottles
are holding the standard measure.
Wipe carefully before opening and
pouring out the milk or cream.
An easy way to fill preserve Jars Is
to use gravy boat. The handle makes
1t easy to Dip and the spout is just
right to enter the Jar top.
Surgeons plaster Is most useful for
many things. Bind piece over
hard corn or callus. This will keep
them moist and, like the wicked, they
"will cease from troubling"
When hot fat Is spilled on the floor
dash on cold water at once. This will
cool Ind harden the fat and 1t can,
most of it, be scraped of before 1t has
soaked into the wood.
When the cane seats In chairs begin
to sag wet them with hot soapsuds
on the bottom, rinse in hot water and
dry.
Use the small.sized clothespins, as
they stay on better than the larger
ones.
Never let dishwater dry in the
towels; rinse first in cold water to
harden and remove the grease, If any,
then wash in hot soapsuds, rinse again
and dry. Towels treated in this way
and not used on baking dishes will
keep white.
Keep a cork on the letter file or
spindle on the desk. 1t may save an
eye or more.
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Surely Has "pone His Bit"

II think Hlis man is doing his bit"
writes an army correspondent who
sends the following dispatch to the
Army and Navy Journal:
George Borden, a negro, Of Colds
b0rO, N. c., has furnished sons to the
war in the sum of nearly two squads
He is the father Of 35 children, q OF
them living and IA of them In the Unit,
ed States army either In this country
or in France.
"He has been married three times
and on four occasions has been tn
father of quadruplets."
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ATTENDS O. v. |. REUNION

]. o. Bushfeld went to Columbus
Thursday to attend the reunion of the
121st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer In
fantry, at Memorial hall.
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throughout the allied countries, but
this extraction may vary from 80 per
cent in summer to 80 per cent In win
ter.
The commission held sessions In
London, Paris and Rome.
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COURT NEWS

In the suit for an accounting Of
James Allen and others against Man
uel Rine, the defendant has filed an
answer in the common pleas court in
which he says that the money he has
spent for repairs on the thrashing
machine, which is the basis for the
suit, and the work done for the plain
tiffs have repaid the plaintiffs fully
for their share of any profits that
might have been earned by the oper.
alton of the machine. The defendant
says that, in accord with an agree.
ment entered into with the plaintiffs,
he asks the plaintiffs to name price
at which he may buy their interest
in the outfit. Ewalt and Blair repre-.
sent the defendant.
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IA To save q soldiers life or a -
- haby's-how much would you -
~ give7 Give It to the Red corss. -
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HE[&%##RAzE4E HE[&%##RzE HEES[B#iRAEE4fE
Some say that we should eat to live.
And some say live to eat,
But look at It which ever way,
'Tis true, to live, we eat.
SUGGESTIONS FOR HOUSEWIVES.

When choosing fish see that the eyes
are bright. not glazed and sunken,
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otlor good.
1t Is up to you to
protest against the
bread from the ba-
ker's carts being
carried uncovered
from the cart or
hrpad handled with
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-08-16
Named Administrator

NdmeO AuminlStT8toT--
Chares Hayes has ben appointed
administrator of the estate Of James
w. CAN'T by the probate court. Bond
was furnished in the sum of $4,000
with f. o. Levering and w. d. Cham.
bers as sureties. The appraisers are
Charles Lepley, G. l.. V. Wolfe and
Charles HenwOOd.
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BANNER CLASSIFIED ADS. PAY
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Marriage lisenses.-

mdTTIdgt CIScUSco
Carl Ames PEARS, farmer, Liberty
township, and Gladys Beryl POulton,
Wayne township, Rev. s. T. Allen.
Dwight J. Harris, auto salesman,
and Margaret A. Hinger, both of Mt.
Vernon, Rev. d. C. C0burn.
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Real Estate Transfers

Heirs of p. w. Greiff to Bradford
HarrOds, five acres In Clay, 81.
Anna Tarr and others to Mary f.
Martin, parcel in Clinton, 81.
Maude Elliott and others to Robert
Cochran, city property, 81.
Robert Cochran to George w. Stad.
ler, city property, 81.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-22
PLAY ElDORA SATURDAY.
Marsha Itown to Have Extra Tilt in
Presentation For Holiday Game.


Coach Hurd's long restrained foot
ball warriors. suffering from lack of
combativc practice. are scheduled to
meet the E,ldora high school eleven at
Eldora Saturday. The game has been
scheduled largely as a preparatory tilt
to the Thanksgiving day clash with
Cedar Rapids on the latter's field.
The local team came out of the Wa
terloo game in GOOD condition and all
the regulars with the exception OF
Captain Halsey Smith, who has been
hobbling about on crutches the past
two weeks with an injured ankle, will
be in the lineup.
Coach Hurd has been greatly handi-
capped in practice work because Of
the shortage Of man power. With
but three or four extra men reporting
there has been little or no opportunity
for scrimmage practice. The lack of
men is mainly due to the closing Of
schools, some of the candidates hay
ing taken temporary employment
which keeps them from the game.
It was because of this lack Of real
competitive practice and the absence
of Captain Smith that caused the red
and blue to dip colors to West Water
loo a week ago. The team has made
an excellent showing considering the
handica ps under which coach and men
have labored.
The Cedar Rapids game Is the last
on the seasons card, and an effort
will be made to get the team into good
shape for the final contest.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-22
MRS. coRoELlA FAReER DEAD.
Resident Of This City Suecumbs to
Apoplesy at Freeoort, III.


Mrs. Cordelia Farber. aged -,
mother Of Mrs. Frank ~. Oppice and
Mrs Nellie F. Jones. OF this city. died
at F-eepo-t, nj. Thursday afternoon
according 10 telegram from Mrs. OPP
pice to her husband. received Thursday
evening. Mrs. Farber's death was due
to apopIexy, with wh!ch she was
stricken Sunday.
Mrs. Farber had made her home in
this city five ears. coming here>io be
with her daughters and lived with Mrs
Jones az l0i North Center street.
Three weeks dco Mrs. rarber went -
! her old home at Freeport TO visit with
relatives. Upon receipt of word tell
ing Of their mothers Illness Mrs. OPP
p!ce and Mrs. Jones lef. for Freeport
Monday.
Mrs Farhe- was born 'Yount a
daughter Of the late Nathaniel Iount.
! Of Dakota, another Stephenson count
| Illinois town, near F'reeport. Mrs
Farber was born March "A. le4S, n
Allentown. Pa. She became the wife
of Charles C. Farber at Bethlehem.
Pa, in 1861. and came west directly
after her marriage to Frceport, where
she lived until she came here. In ad-
di;ion TO tho mo daughters in this city
Mrs. Faroer is survived by son.
Charles Far5ec. of Waterloo, A son,
Erastns died al Freeport ten Years
ago. and two other children died when
Young.
TIE funeral will De held Saturday
afternoon ard interment will take
place at Freeport. Mr.. Oppce and
daughter Mrs. l.. y. Bailey. will leave
tonight for Freeport to be in attend
ance at the funeral.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-22
Y, N, C., A, To Resume

All classes. boys, men, business men
and other activities will start None
day. Nov. IS. ]. b. Northcott.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-22
econd. There il, however. only one

second. There II. however. only one
prize.
The placing for the trip to the show
was based on the complete record OF
each boys feeding OF his calf for near
~ year, as submitted by the boy
himself and based on fixed prices Tor
feed, as established by the college for
the sake of uniformity, The chief
points on which place was judged
were the cost of the gain made on the
steer and the rate Of gain, In the
cost OF gain the more important OF the
two, since il is the essential in feed
ing for profit, Buck ranked first. In
the rate of gain. however Haddock'
whose steer won first prize at the
county fair, stood first.
Choosing red Shorthoru steer
which weighed 2i0 pounds. Buck fed
it for 30S days, when it weighed l,ole
pounds. total. gain OF 40 pounds.
Tho average daily gain was 2.i
pounds. The total cost of feeds was
&77,5S, and the cost of feed per pound
OF gain was an even IN cents. THO
stcer was valued at II cents pound,
or So when Buck started feeding. The
sale value was IS cents 4 pound, or
slSlS0, and the net profit was sSo.2I.
Buck scored 57.2 per cent out Of pos
sihle so per cent for gain in weight
20 per cent out of a possible 20 per
cent for economy OF gain, and 49,
per cent out OF a possible 20 per cent
for his records and report on his feed
ing experience. His total score was
96.i per cent out of a possible 100.
Haddock, who was second. scored 95.S
per cent and Robert Howard, OF
Clemens, who was third. scored Gil
per cent. Buck is the son OF II. r.
Buck. There were fourteen boys
whose records were submitted to the
Ames judges.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-22
VIII Go Over on
Presidents Ship

1t will fall TO the good fortune OF
James l.. Reese, OF this city, an en-
listed man in the navy assigned to
transport ASmemnon, 10 80 over on the
ship that carries President Wilson and
diplomatic party TO the peace con-
ference, If the plans as announced for
the trip are carried OUT,
II has been published that the presi-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-22

go across on the Agamemnon. which
has been In the transport service, but
which was formerly the informed Ger.
man liner Kaiser wilhelm ii that the
government took over when the United
States entered the war. The luxurious
private suite which the kaiser &C.
cupied when on board the vessel. Is
10 be occupied by President and Mrs,
Wilson,
Reese, who has been here for ten
days on n leave of absence with his
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Reese,
eos South sixth avenue, left Thursday
for Hoboken, n. j., to reort for duty
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-22
NEW lIScOMB Massey.
Elmer Boyd Notified Of His Appoint
rent as Postmaster.

Elmer Boyd. for many years black
smith at Liscomb. has been notified by
the post office department Of his ap-
po;ntment as postmaster to succeed
Miss Clara Bauuan. who resigned
few months ago. Mr.. Boyd has not
vet received his commission. and 1t is
not known when the formal transfer
Of the office will take place. II is ex-
pacted. however, that the office Will
change hands about Jan. !.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-22
SATURDAY SPECIALS
Saturday Last Day Of Sale. Special
Prices Hold Until Supply is Es-
hausted. Come in EarIy-It Will
Pay You.

Our Thanksgiving sale ends Satur-
day night and we are pleased to state
that there are still some real choice
bargains
Bleached outing flannel. per yard.
10 cents.
Best quality dress fanne'ette, per
yard - cents.
Bleached ga sheeting, per yard, 50
cents.
All remnants at one-half price.
Percales. twenty eight inches VICE
fine patterns, per yard. IS cents.
silk popNn, per yard. 50 cents.
Thirty I'VE ladies and misses dresses
either silk or serge all new models.
Your choice. SIS.
Fifty ladies and misses coats, Your
choice. $3.50
J'hildren's wool dresses. sizes to
- Years. YOUR choice. So.
Fifty pair wool nap blankets, per
pair, s4.42.
Observation-Disclosures * the last day
for this sale and We want that you
should have the benefit OF these excel
lent values as well as you- neighnor.
Benedict & Br.ntnal!, hea dquarters for
satisfaction.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-22
WINS TRIP TO SHOW.
Granger P. Buck, Rhodes Boy, Heads
Lads of Beef Club

Altho Granger P. Buck, aged Is, OF
Rhodes, a member of the boys baby
beef club, did not rank very high with
his steer at the county fair, where the
animals were judged for flesh and
from killers standpoint, ne has won
first place and free trip to the In
ternational Live Stock Show, Chicago
by the record he made with his steer
The expenses of the trip are paid by
Armour * Co. and the Judges at Iowa
State College, who checked the records
of the boys, have placed Buck frs
and Harry Haddock, Of State Center