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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-10-24
Sieiiite, Metal That win
Mot Rusi-Hardllsss and
Other Qualities Of Steel

Everybody knows that metals under
go changes through the influence OF
oxygen and moisture from the air
these two bodies being always ready
for chemical business. Therefore, as
everybody also knows, steel knives and
other familiar utensils REQUIRE contin-
ual cleaning because they rust so cas-
lily. Steel is even more susceptible to
rust than iron.
The chemists problem in this case
has been to make metal which is per-
manent and will not rust, having, at
the same time, the hardness and other
qualities of steel. That is, a metal as
mobile" or permanent as gold and as
hard and strong as steel.
Elwood Haynes, "a member Of the
American Chemical society, relates in
Melallurgical and Chemical Engineer
ing OF long series of experiments
which he made during a period of
many years, especially in alloys of CO.
bait, chromium, tungsten and molybde-
mum. He finally succeeded in making
some of these metals so hard that they
can scratch any steel in existence. He
has given the name stellite to the Sc
RIGS. Stellite may be indefinitely heat
ed without showing oxidation, except
for the fact that the surface takes on
permanent blue color. Lathe tools,
milling cutters, saws, drawing dies,
boring tools, drills, ETC., have been
made from stellite as well as surgical
and dental instruments which have
been placed on the market. Table
spoons and small spoons of stellite
have been in use for six years and
they may last, it appears, for a thou
sand years more without furnishing.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-10-24
Commercial Supply of Fats
and Oils Other Than Retail
Stocks in U. S. July /, 1918

Stocks Of fats and oils in commercial
channels, other than retail stocks, as
reported to the United States depart
ment of agriculture in the comprehen-
sive food survey for July 1, 1918, were
as follows: Lard ia ,693,7S2 pounds;
lard compounds (including substitutes
other than purely vegetable substi-
tutes), 50,410,7S0 pounds; solid vege-
table cooking fats, 42,636,551 pounds;
oleo stock, oleo oil and edible tallow,
30,77O,747 pounds; cottonseed oil, H.
1864 gallons; olive oil, 9O1,995 GAL
Ions; peanut oil, 4,S39,931 gallons;
corn oil, 1891, 457 gallons.
The figures given above include
stocks actually reported as on hand by
manufacturers, storage houses and
wholesale dealers, and also quantities
reported as in transit from these
stores. The stocks of retail dealers.
as reported for July 1, 1918, are not in
Guided, since these reports are. still in
process of being tabulated. In SINH
lar survey made by the department for
January /, 1918, the retail stocks con-
stituted the following percentages of
the total commercial stocks of the
commodities here considered: Lard,
29.5 per cent; lard compounds, 1873
per cent; solid vegetable cooking fats,
$50 per cent; cleo stock, oleo Oil and
edible tallow, % per cent; cottonseed
oil, 2.5 per cent; olive oil, 44.S per
cent; peanut oil, AS per cent.
In the case of lard and lard COM
pounds, the stocks reported as on hand
on July 1, 1918, were slightly less than
the corresponding stocks for July 1,
1917, the percentages being 96.3 and
9S.4. respectively. The holdings Of
oleo stock, oleo oil and edible tallow
We're 87.S per cent of those reported
year earlier. The greatest decrease is
noted in the case of olive oil, where the
holdings on July 1, 1918, were only
35.S per cent of the holdings for July
1, 1917. In the case of the four re-
naming commodities, the stocks re-
ported represent an increase over the
corresponding stocks of year earlier,
the percentage of increase being as
follows: Solid vegetable cooking fats,
las per cent; cottonseed oil, 8.2 per
cent; peanut oil, 1913 per cent; corn
oil, $3.50 per cent
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-10-24
TO SAVE FUEL IN
HOT AIR FURNACE
Rule. Given Out by u. S. Fuel
Administrator for Illinois.

Joseph Harrington, United States
fuel administrator for Illinois, has is
sued the following rules for handling
hot-air furnaces, steam and hot water
plants in the interest of fuel economy:
1. Check draft in stovepipe near the
turn damper, as this controls largely
the rate at which the fire burns, de-
pending not at all upon the opening
and closing of the coaling door.
2. The turn damper should fit loose
~ within the pipe, same to be kept
partly closed in all mild periods
opened wide in the cold.
3. Use slide damper in coaling door
only for elimination of gases from soft
or bituminous coal after the addition
of fresh fuel.
4. Turn extra air into pipe for
checking of general draft, same fur
nishing necessary oxygen for the con-
sumption of gases. Open only draft
in ashpit door for more rapid burning.
5. Heat pipes in cellar thoroughly
wrapped to prevent loss by radiation.
6. With CRATES flat short, quick
SCFORe OF shaker Tor SlIT1nS OF aSneS,
with glow only to be shown in most
severe weather.
z. Avoid poking of fire bed to save
the causing of draft holes.
s. Additional coal to low fire be-
fore shaking.
8. Storm windows and storm doors
for economy.
10. Temperature generally at 6S de-
gress or less, except for invalids or
children. Unoccupied rooms cooler,
with use of thermometers recommends
ed.
II. Wasteful to allow unusual drop
Of temperature at night
12. Bedrooms should carry lower
temperatures than ones used for gen.
eral living
10. Two pans or Jars of water at
registers or radiators for moisture in
| bone.
IA. Study system for your home
! fuel economy serving to warm the
shivering boys in France.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-10-24
French Soldier Wrote Song
"Won't Go Home Till Morning

That most celebrated of drinking
songs, eve Won't Go Home Till Morn
ing" found it's inspiration in war. The
air was composed by an unknown
French soldier after the battle of Nal
plaquet, which was fought in 1909.
The French troops suffered severely
in the battle, and when night came a
cold, drilling rain and shortage of
food added to their discomfort. The
trooper-compose wrote the song on a
drumhead, and it was designed to
cheer his unhappy comrades. 1t i'm
1hediately attained popularity and
spread all over France, and thence to
England and America.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-10-24
Winston Salem, N. c., Great
for Tobacco Manufacturing

Although 200 miles from the sea-
board in North Carolina, Winston
Salem, dual city of 10000 inhabi-
tants, has been designated as a port
of entry by the custom officials, be-
cause it's imports Of sugar, licorice and
tobacco are enormous.
Since 1910, according to Popular Sci
ence Monthly, the manufacture Of to-
bacco products has increased more
than $40 per cent. Indeed, it is be-
lieved that Winston-Salem now leads
st. Louis as the chief tobacco manu-
featuring city in the United States.
Eight days after the government had
given Winston-Salem $25O,OO0 post
office building the city had paid for it
in tobacco revenue.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-10-24
What 1t Costs Uncle Sam
to Draft Men Into Army

Figures compiled from the records
of the last draft show that it cost the
government almost exactly S. for each
man drafted. All but seven cents of
this amount represents the expense of
the draft boards. In comparison with
this it is interesting to learn that the
volunteer system Of recruiting cost
$24.4S per man in 1914; $19.14 in 1915,
and $29.95 between July, 1916, and
April, 1917. These latter figures, how
ever, included the recruits travelling
expenses and the cost of his subsist-
ence prior to acceptance.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-10-24
New Faces, Including Cheeks,
Noses, Lips, Jaws, Provided
In Great Hospitals of Paris

Some miracles Of modern surgery
are being performed at a hospital in
Paris. The surgeons here, writes a
correspondent, have become sculptors
in human flesh. They reconstruct
man who otherwise would have to go
through life hideously ugly, but who is
able to leave the hospital practically
normal man. A man whose face had
been blown away by shell has a new
nose and lips grown for him new chins
are no longer matter of comment.
The simplest method is that of re-
moving a scar. An incision is made
and the arteries bound up; then piece
of skin is cut from another part of
the body and the surgeons scissors clip
it to the desired shape and very speed
lily the scar disappears.
To construct nose piece of girls
tie is removed from the region of the
ribs and s'put out to nurse" as the
surgeon describes it, under the skin of
the forehead. The gristle continues to
live, and when all is ready the sur
geon removes it and the protective skin
and Sklllfully manipulates knife and
scissors until new nose is put in it's
place. The lower portion of the organ
is sewn to the upper lip and skin re-
moved from the thigh is used to cover
up the scar on the forehead.
A man who could not eat because he
had no lower jaw was given a new
one constructed from his hip bone.
New lips are provided with flesh re-
moved from the neck; broken bones in
the Uranium are removed and fresh
bones put in their place and kept there
by few metal supports. A soldier
who had lost his upper jaw, lips,
cheeks, palate, nose and mouth came
to hospital to ask for a new face be-
cause he wished to visit his mother.
He was Accommodated with new cheeks
and lips, and in comparatively short
time he had the rest of his new face.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-10-24
CHEAPER RATlONS
FOR THE HENS
oee eco Q o Q 700 oe Q . 8
prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)


Beef scraps or some other animal
protein feed has been shown by a
number of experiments to be essential
to good and economical egg produc-
ton, especially during winter. in
the 10 months preceding January, 1918,
the. price of meat or beef scrap has
increased 100 per cent, while, in some
places, it has been difficult to secure
it at all, making it advisable to use
something in place Of this feed. To
find satisfactory substitutes was the
object of experiments conducted by
the poultry specialists Of the depart
ment. Rations for laying hens. con-
tanning peanut meal, soy-bean meal
and velvet-bean meal have been used
with good results since the first of
November on the government poultry
farm.
Half of the beef scrap normally fed
in the mash has been replaced by these
feeds, making the ration as follows:
A scratch mixture of two parts crack
ed corn and one part oats, and
a mash of nine parts cornmeal,
five parts middlings, four parts bran,
two parts beef scrap, and two parts
Of either peanut meal, soy-bean meal,
or velvet-vetch meal. All of these
parts are by weight. 4 A similar RAJ
ton containing cottonseed meal has
been fed with good results for over
one year. The percentage of protein
in these feeds was as follows: Beef
scrap, SO to 55; soy-bean meal, A /;
cottonseed meal, So; peanut meal, %;
and velvet-bean meal, 10.
The egg yield for the first three
months has been fairly good with all
of these feeds, but not quite as good
as has been secured from the use of a
normal amount Of beef scrap. The
highest egg yield was secured from
the peanut meal; nearly as good re-
suits from the soy-bean meal, but only
a fair egg yield from the velvet-bean
meal. 1t would appear that all of
these feeds are worthy of trial, used
with beef scrap, in sections where
they are easily secured. These tests
will have to be carried through a con
siderable period of time to accurately
determine the relative value Of these
feeds.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-10-24
JeaIousIy Guarded Secret
of Making Eau de Cologne

Cologne's toilet water industry was
established at the beginning of the
seventeenth century. At that time the
city numbered about $4,000 inhabi-
tants, while the present population is
100000. The inventors of eau de Co
logne were Paul Femins and Maria
Clementine, Catholic nun. They be-
gan on small scale with few persons
employed, whom they did not initiate
into their secret of the whole process,
the last and most important mixture
being made by the inventors them
selves. Paul Femins left the secret
with the Farina family, while the nun
bequeathed the secret to one Peter
Schaeben, who had been her assistant
for many years.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-10-24
Ne.41 )n4tusee
They Run on Peat

A Norway firm is advertising en-
'gines that can be operated with peat
gas instead of benzine or gasoline. The
alterations have been made in accord
ance with Danish invention, which
makes it possible to use this fuel. 1t
is claimed several thousand engines
are being used in Denmark success
fully. The new system is stated to
consume from one to two kilos of peat,
% to Al pounds per horse power, &C.
cording to the quality of the peat.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-10-24
Observation-Disclosures ,s
TAKE 1T FROM FATHER
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

Son. I haven't much to tell you. I have
learned that good advice is
A prescription which but few of us will
take,
And my long and windy arguments
might forsake you in crisis
And besides you've got your own ca
reer to make;
I have just this bit of counsel which may
help you go the distance
With no useless or unnecessary stop,
AS you mingle in the melee of the strug-
gle for existence
DON'T you ever try to argue with cop!
There are plenty Of adventures which a
man may get away with,
Though the world proclaim them hope
less from the start
You may find a whirring buzz-saw is
pretty thing to play with,
And at times a Bengal tiger has a
heart;
Youth is always doing wonders and for
evermore achieving
While the sages sheer and prophesy
flop;
But there are some final limits, it's a
fact that's worth believing,
So don't ever try to argue with cop!
You might swim the Whirlpool Rapids.
you might butt your way through
granite.
You might set the Mississippi all
af1ane;
But debating with policemen-take a tip
from dad, and can it
For the issue is infallibly the same;
You are licked before you've started
with your futile protestations,
So just do the way he tells you, on
the hop,
And unless YOU have fancy for a jail's
accommodations
Don't you ever try to argue with cop!
-Berton Braley, in Saturday Evening
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-10-24
Pay Of Y. M. C. A. Men.

The pay of Y. NJ. CA. men in the
cantonment service depends on their
previous earnings. 1t is not greater
than they have previously been receiv-
ing and does not exceed 5000, even
though they have been earning more
than that. There is an allowance of
SIS for their own expenses and an
additional allowance for their families
depending on their previous pay, but
not exceeding $1OO month.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-10-24
Tricks in the Kitchen.

Add apples to the rhubarb pie;
it will be less sharp.
Food should look attractive as
well as taste well.
Mashed potatoes left over
may be made into biscuits.
Fruit sandwiches must not be
forgotten for the picnic.
One pint of milk makes two
and one-half ounces of fat soft
cheese.
Pastry and fried foods are
both expensive and indigestible.
The best cheese is made from
milk before it has soured.
Cheese should always be
served with corn bread.
Frankfurter sausage are good
to boil with cabbage.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-10-24
LAUGHS FOR ALL
o . 90 o Q Q 5000 ooe
No Thought of Self.

No Thought of Self.
"Josh writes that he's fighting hard
for speedy victory" remarked
Farmer Corntossel.
EYES," commented his wife, s'that
boys got the right spirit. Hes going
to do his duty and wind up the war,
although he knows perfectly well that
as soon as it's over he'll have to go
right back to school,
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-10-24
Vegetables Save Staple Foods
Use Products Of the Garden and Orchard in Place Of Wheat
Meat, Fats and Sugar

what
OF producing food the fields
soldiers
situtes these things,
One
quantities possible be used
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-10-24
Highest Radio Aerial.

The highest radio aerial in the
world, the cables of a captive balloon,
is in use at the New York navy yard.
1t was announced that the yard had
been in communication with the wire
less station al Arcadia, Cal.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-10-24
searchlight Penetrates Fog.

Great fog penetrating power is
claimed for searchlight that has
been invented in France with a green
ish yellow glass in front and backed
by a reflector that also prevents mois-
ture collecting on the glass.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-10-24

Saving Vegetables
cereals heed
a fruit salad replace this entirely.
Vegetables savers or
ner particular
nor sweets can play Besides being appeizers protein
matter the body
which we know but little but which pro
noting
prepared variety
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-10-24
Great, but Not Up 10 Date.

Old Colonel Eve positively
refused to wear corset-covers. ,
Hannibal did not use tobacco
in any form.
Peter the Hermit never spent ;
a cent for photograph records.
Gustavus Adolphus would not
patronize the parcel post.
Goliath absolutely declined to
don B. v. DIS.
Genghis Khan preferred the
steps to the elevator.
Doctor Johnson would not put
his foot in an automobile.
Moses had an uncomfortable
aversion to motorcycles.
! Nero couldn't be persuaded to
] buy an electric fan.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-10-24
Force of Niagara River.

The enormous force of Niagara
river in it's descent from Lake Erie
to Lake Ontario represents descent
of 1874 feet in SO miles, while the av
arage height Of the falls is between
154 and 1852 feet, representing, accord
ing to different estimates, from 1885,
600 to 100000 horsepower.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-10-24
Clam Outlets.

Take quart of clans, chopped fine
ard a cupful of dried breadcrumbs.
Season with salt and pepper, tea
spoonful of tomato catsup and a-tea-
spoonful of minced parsley. Bind with
raw egg or with very little cream
sauce. Shape into outlets, dip in egg
and crumbs and fry in deep fat.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-10-24
Wants Credit.

Bacon What's
old Closefist mol
lering for?
Egbert Some
one told him he
must give until it
hurts.
Bacon-Well?
Egbert-He just
gave up a dollar
for charity.
Bacon-Well, 81
doesn't hurt.
Egbert-No, but
ho xr,or+c 10 r;ra
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-10-24
oysters a la Creole.

Chop fine one Glove of garlic, a
green pepper and small onion. Sea-
son with salt and paprika and cook in
two tablespoonfuls of butter. Add a
cupful of tomatoes and a cupful Of
parboiled oysters. Serve very hot on
toast, or cover with buttered crumbs
and bake.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-10-24
Mothers Cook Book.
seeeeeeeeeeeoeeeeeeeeee

Age is another opportunity no less
Than youth itself, though in another
dress;
And as the twilight fades away
The sky is filed with stars invisible by
day.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-10-24
His class.

s.Do you think your father Will agree
to our marriage, dear?"
81 am afraid not, Henry. You see,
father is a conscientious objector."
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-10-24
Sour Cream Pie.

Take one cupful each of sour cream,
raisins, and honey, one egg, table
spoonful of vinegar, half teaspoon
full each of salt, cinnamon, and nut
meg, with fourth of teaspoonful Of
cloves. Bake in two crusts.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-10-24
DeviIed Crabs.

Take one can of minced crab meat,
add the yolks of two hard cooked eggs.
mashed fine, teaspoonful of Wor-
cestershire sauce, salt and paprika,
the juice Of half lemon, q teaspoon
full or dry mustard, and a few drops
of tabasco sauce. Add enough dried
brcadcrumbs to make paste. Fill
crab shells with the mixture, cover
brown. RamelSins may be used If
the shells are not at hand.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-10-24
Deviled Chicken.

Make sauce of salt, pepper, dry
mustard, paprika, grated lemon peel,
lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce
and a few drops of tabasce sauce. Add
a tablespoonful of butter and cook
all together. When the sauce boils
add cubes of cooked chicken; serve
when we'll cooked.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-10-24
Ham and Noodles.

Butter an earthen dish, put into the
bottom layer of cold boiled noodles,
add layer of cold boiled ham, cut in
bits, then another layer of noodles and
SO on until the dish is full. Beat an
egg with one cupful of milk and pour
into the dish. Cover with crumbs, dot
with butter and bake in moderate
oven.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-10-24
Close listed.
Edith

Edith - T h a t
dreadful looking
old man her hus-
band? I don't see
what she married
him for.
Marie II don't
think she sees much
of what she mar
ried him for, eli
Their.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-10-24
Worse,

She-Are you sure that we are liv-
ing beyond our means?
He-Worse than that, we are living
beyond our credit.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-10-24
How True!

She-Will you love me as much in
December as you do in June, dear?
He-More, darling. There's one
more day in December.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-10-24
What to Eat.

If cupful or more of noodles are
left from dinner save them and in a
day or two prepare
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-10-24

Statistically Inclined Tourist-What
is the death rate here?
Native-Same as it is everywhere
else-one death for every inhabitant.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-10-24
Planned oysters.

Cover the bottom of baking dish
with oysters and with enough of the
liquor to steam them well. Cover
tightly and bake from five to ten min
utes in hot oven. Serve on buttered
toast and pour the hot juice over the
toast.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-10-24
The Death Rate.

the people the impression that it does.