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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1917-19??, 1918-06-08
UNTIL HEAVEN AND HE'LL ARE SYNONYMOUS TERS AMERICA
SHOULD NOT THINK OF PEACE WITH UNREPENTANT, UN-
CONQUERED GERMANY

Almighty peace invites
and eoruler of universe
Until Hell America should
make peace with an unconquered unrepentant German
American of noble sires:
Unless the stuff which strength to
the of Revolutionary days and unless too they have less womnhoo
and the North alike who
their country and
aered amid the sorrows of that fearful four yeaof Civil War
will though with unbn Germany
the honesthearted loving womanhood
than life.
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Shall life lose and honor shall we
life freely that larger sweeter broader hoer life
for ourselves and all the generations to Gomez
have chose die that
millions be saved.
Judson Livingston
endured that others might live.
called Would mothers
like and Livingston for Others
have called them from the sacrifice and saved their lives a the expense
of others? 4b
ask question i
Our loved are offering may le
child from the Of
civilization and liberty perish from the
Would we call them
others may be saved? - gI
question times
The service flag is the nobest emblem ever given bes
Stripes
stand heads before the flags of heroic sublnfy heroic
Italy Serbia Their flags float
dhonor nations whose and
surpassed wonderful herosp
days
God bless the flags Of these Allies ours as they float over heroic
the glorious they have lived and suffered
anddi for God
Germany the embodiment vile humanity
their
old
definitely taught its school
homes ded of all classes begin
world domination has but followed out its
ghfulnes deter other from rskng its
False Gods gift that of His
all with unwhipped
and allies
stencil for all time the nostrs of God and
viii whenever its rulers think that the awakened
world their and their individual
within confines felt the
Berlin
until male of
military
of the assembled people OF Be
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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1917-19??, 1918-06-08
SANE ECONOMICS
IN THE HOUSEHOLD
Mrs. Christine Frederick win Dis
Cuss Topic at Chautauqua
Here.
HINTS ON HOW TO SAVE
Noted Expert Nationally Known
Through Her Newspaper and
: Magazine Articles VIII Give Re-
suits of "AppIecroft" Ex-
periments.

Mrs. Christine Frederick with whom
almost every housewife in America Is
familiar through her books on home
economics and her articles on that sub
ject which appear in the metropolitan
daily papers, the farm magazines and
the Ladies Home Journal, will be
heard on the Redpath Chautauqua
platform this season u great lecture
on sEconomics in the Home"
Mrs. Frederick In her lecture Will
tell only Of things which she has
worked out in actual practice In hel
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1917-19??, 1918-06-08

efficiency kitchen experiment station
at Applecroft, her Long Island home.
Mrs. Frederick is an authority on
the subjects OF efficient housekeeping
household purchasing and woman's in
fiuence In civic Improvement. She was
the only woman representative of con-
sumers asked to appear before the con-
gressional committee ON antitrust leg
islation.
Her lecture on household efficiency
fits wonderfully into the work OF help
ing to win the war. Efficiency In the
home means food and time saved, food
for our allies and our armies overseas,
time for Red Cross and other similar
work here. incidentally household ef'
ficiency means q cut in the cost OF liv'
ing. A.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1917-19??, 1918-06-08
100000 From New Registration

The men who appeared today before.
the 4,500 local boards over the coun-
try have become of age since the first
registration day, June 5, 1917. Mill
tary authorities estimate that from
their number there will be had 75O,-
900 men fit for active duty.
Whilc an ACT Of Congress requires
that the new registraats be placed at
the bottom of the class to which they
are assigned, many of them may soon
be called to the colors, as today's
requisition upon the Governors prob
ably will exhaust the first class in
some States. While no formal expla-
nation was made, this was believed
10 have been the reason why Arizona
was not included in today's call.
Results Of the second registration
will not be known until tomorrow.
General Crowder has requested the
acknowledgement of each State to tele
graph then a comprehensive summary
of the result, giving the total regis
tration, the proportion to the number
that had been expected to enroll, rea-
sons obtained for any difference be-
tween the figures, and the nature OF
any untoward occurrence attending
the registration.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1917-19??, 1918-06-08

ine Deaf and Dumb school at Knox
.lle mas subscribed s1.Oo to War Saw
lnss Stamps and paid cash for them.
ms money was nettled from fancy
WORK and other articles made BY he
children and turned into War sav.
ings Stamps.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1917-19??, 1918-06-08
Quarterly Registration Hereafter

Registration days for men hereafter
becoming p years of age probably
will be fixed every three months. 1t
is estimated that 100000 men be-
come of age yearly and the new reg
istrants are expected to go far toward
keeping up the first class in each
State from which thus far all men
for the National Army have been
drawn.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1917-19??, 1918-06-08
100000 MEN WILL BE CALLED /
FOR SERVICE JUNE "A To %.
United States Army Will Be Over Two
Million--New Registration Makes
100000 Available

washington, June 5.-While mil
lion young Americans just turned Il
were registered today for service in
the war for world freedom, officers
went out from the office of Provast
Marshall General Crowder to the Gov
ernors of all States except Arizona
for the mobilization between June "a
and % of 100000 more registrants.
This was in addition to 10000 negro
men requistioned today from 20 States
and brings the total number of selec-
tive service men called to the colors
to 1,596,704, and when they are in
camp the Nations army will number
well over 100000 men.
The registration today apparently
was attended by the perfect order
that marked the enrolling year ago
of 1O,OO0,OOO men who from the great
reservoir upon which the Nation is
drawing to furnish the balance OF
power on the western front to crush
the German machine.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-31
Mangels for Cows
By D. F. LEAVITT.

Mangels are the most valuable crop on the farm; they are one of the best feeds we know of for making records" says John Alexander, manager for w. W. Marsh's dairy farms near Waterloo, Ia. we feed 8 cow weighing 1900 or 1400 pounds about 40 pounds of man. gels daily; larger cows get 50 pounds daily We always plant about five acres of the lond red variety, because we re- ceive the greatest tonnage from those and they are the sweetest"
 A deep, we'll manured, thoroughly prepared seed bed isFused. The ground is always fall plowed, as 1t makes it much easier to control the weeds while the plants are getting a start The seeds are drilled with a garden drill in rows three feet apart, as soon in spring as the seeds can be put in the ground As soon as as possible the mangels are cultivated with a specially constructed hand cultivator. The first cultivation Is the all-important thing with mangels If you give them a fair start they will keep down the weeds themselves
 The mangels are constantly kept thinned out and are picked up In the fall before the frost if possible They do not have to be dug like beets, as they are always at least three-fourths above ground when mature. Some years they have made from 57 to 5S tons to the acre. Roots were used in making nine of the ten highest records in the Guernsey breed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-31
COUNTY AGENTS ARE DOING THEIR BITS AND MORE
AMONG THE COUNTY AGENTS

county, accordin gto the report from
 This fall garden is one of the best in the county. In addition to various oth-
 CT fall vegetables he has crop of tur-
 nips that will bring him about $400. The farmers of Limestone county hold
 a monthly meeting at the Commercial club, says Agent Fred Stewart At
 one of these recent meetings more than 1 150 farmers were present, and the dis lcussion for the evening hinged around
 the methods for doubling the wheat aerage of the county. When 150 farm- CTS get together in a county meeting to discuss the growing of food crolN
 one safely conclude that food is going to be grown in large quantities in | that section.
 The demand for breeding stock is brisk in Madison county, according to
 Agent c. P. Striplin. One breeder of this county recently paid $500 for a
 bull, and other farmers are planning to
 buy good ones. More cattle will be fed
 this winter in this county than ever
 before, says MT. Se>&plin.
 l One farmer of Winston county recent ] ly made the remark that he was 60 wears old, and had never grown wheat, but was going to celebrate his birth day this year by sowing some, says Demonstration Agent G. W. Gibson in recent report. He says that 95 per cent Sf the farmers of that section will grow wheat this year.
 | About 3A head of good Shorthorn cattle were shown at the recent Camp l Hill fair, says F. E. Binford, county agent in Tallapoosa. An excellent show : l ing of registered hogs, Jersey cattle, Percheron mares and male colts was also made. Two car loads of Texas cat tie. heifers, have recently come in, and will be used for breeding purposes as they were good animals and in fairly good condition. More of these cattle will come in later.
 In Chiffon county Demonstration Agent w. H. Conway says the corn crop | Is good. the farmers making not only enough for their own use, but some to sell. Nearly all the farmers have hogs to sell. The peanut crop is good, and MT. Conway says the farmers are in 5etteg financial condition than ever be- fore.
 The farmers of Geneva county have received several car loads of Texas cat tie, and all are well pleased with them says Demonstration Agent R. L. King. Greater care is being taken of the pea
 nut crop than ever Nbefore, according
 to MT. King.
 In Conecuh county the interest in live
 stock is what might be termed intense. Demonstration Agent Pierce R. Pettis
 reports that right recently more than half dozen pure bred boars and sev-
 eral dozen pure bred pigs, both male and female, have been placed in herds
 in different parts of the country This
 county had recently gotten rid of the
 cattle tick, and during the past few
 weeks MT. Pettis has placed six car
 loads of high-grad Shorthorn. Here
 ford and Angus heifers on the farms of
 the county for breeding purposes. Two
 car loads of feeder steers have already
 been placed and several others are to
 come in later. Six pure bred bulls have
 just come in. and others are coming
 soon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-31

In both countries the past outbreaks have been promptly controlled and eradicated, and no cases have occurred in the United States since 1916. Never theless, the disease makes it's appear ance at irregular intervals. In this country We may expect its return at any time. although every precaution is be- Ing taken by the federal authorities to prevent the introduction of the disease. especially from the present outbreak in England. So long as communication is maintained with other countries the danger of the reintroduction of the dis ease must be acknowledged.
 1t Is of the greatest importance that a sharp watch be maintained by all officials, by practicing Veterinarians IS and by stock owners in order that the very first cases may be discovered and the spread of the disease prevented. would be great misfortune to the united States if foot-and- mouth disease should occur under present conditions or become firmly established in the country, as has been the case in many or the stock raising nations of contf- mental Europe. Early discovery of the disease followed by prompt elimination of the infected centers, is the only way to prevent the United States from be- coming permanently infested"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-31
The Gingham Apron

If I could only do something big, and wear a uniform" sighed the moth- CT of the family. as she watched the parade along the avenue.
 She never realized that the uniform was hanging on the peg in the kitch- en closet It was her gingham apron. That is one honorable uniform in the service of the country that is not mentioned In the lists.
 The wearing of this humb.est of all the unifroms is soldier, too. There She does not have the honor of hav- numbers with ladle made from the and drawn from a bowl by the Presi- dent. The only ladle that concerns her is the one that mixes her substitute cereal with the wheat flour, when She does her part in saving wheat for the country
 Put on your uniforms. your ging- ham aprons, and do not feel that yours is an unimportant part In the big army Of democracy. Go into your owa kitchen and fight the battle the C. Do not trust anyone else to see that the food regulations are followed ,y your family. Women at home hay done so much good work in the pa st year that it has been possible to feed our advancing army well, and Keep the allies in the figllt.
 Don't envy the -earers of the uni forms you see passing you. You -havt one, too. Wear it. and see that your kitchen does it's part.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-31
Nuts Are Real Food

In connection with the campaign for gathering nut, shells for gas masks. it should be borne in mind that nuts are among the richest and most wholesome of our foods. Wherever possible the ker- nels of the native nuts should be added to the home supply of foods. Nuts are unique in being practically the only class of products which, without being cooked or otherwise especially prepared. offer a complete food to the human fam fly. says the United States department of agriculture. In many parts of the country families earn considerable money during the long winter evenings by cracking black walnuts and butter nuts and selling the kernels. During the winter of 1917-1S the price to the farmers ranged from 25 to 30 cents per pound.
 The hard shells, not the husks, of black walnuts. butternuts, hickory nuts, Persian (English) walnuts, Japanese walnuts, and the seeds of such fruits as peaches, plums, prunes, apricots and olives are exceedingly useful in the making of carbon for gas masks. The shells of oceans and almonds cannot be used
 Seven pounds of hard nut shells or 200 peach pits will make enough carbon for one gas mask. Thousands of tons of cocoanut shells and shells of volume nuts from tropical America, and car loads of fruit pits from the Pacific coast are being used. Sitll the supply Is not sufficient.
 With an army of 4.000,0oo men in prospect, it Is evident that to provide every man with even one gas mask will require 28,000,00o pounds of nut shells or the equivalent.
 County agents and field men of the United States department of agriculture are urged to put in word whenever possible to stimulate the saving and assembling of such material As result of the campaign already launched barrels have been placed in conspicu- ous places in many cities and towns as Repositories, and large quantities of material are being brought together
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-31
Value of Right Seed

One variety of wheat produced at the rate of 666 bushels per acre, while an- other variety, grown under the same con- oltlons, produced at the rate of 3S3 bush els in tests recently completed at the Georg1a experiment station, in which the United States department of agriculture co-operated. The data adds to the proor already on hand that it pays to SOW the right variety-the variety that is best suited to the conditions in sections in which it is grown. In each state or wheat-growing district there are vane- ties. according to the department which produce higher yields than others. even when given the same culture If grow CTS are not familiar with the high-yield- Ing varieties for their section. they can obtain information on the subject from their state experiment station or the United States department of agriculture. Varietal experiments with rye at the same station resulted in one variety pro- ducing at the rate of 43 bushels per acre and another 37.3 bushels. Similar tests with barley resulted in one variety pro- ducing at the rate of 70.5 bushels per acre and. another 55.2 bushels when grown un- der the same conditions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-31
Working an Oil Stove
By AMELIA ANDERsoN.

had the tinsmith cut piece of zinc to fit over three of the burners of my oil stove. I light one burner place the over much greater surface. While a kettle is kept boiling directly over the burner. there will be sufficient heat radiated by the zinc to keep two other kettles gently simmerming after they have once been brought to the boiling point.
 Best of all. this plate enables one to keep food warm over the same burner which is finishing the cooking
 Have the tinsmith make a baking pan to fit every used oven in the house Of good weight tin these will not be too expensive. In the baking of small cakes, cookies and biscuits the operation is greatly shortened as the whole ca- pacity of the heated oven is utilized, and for the fire need be kept at baking heat for much less time. 1 like the saving of time for the worker, as well.
 little search in the shops discovered a small enamel basin that exactly fits into the top of my teakettIe. This con- verts the teakettle into a double boiler whenever desired. Only when a ket- tie of water must be boiled will this prove a saving since the regular double boiler will heat quicker than the ket- tie. But previously cooked cereal can be relocated over. the kettle while the water is boiling for the breakfast cof- fee or a cold vegetable creamed for luncheon in the same process with the making of tea. And this saves lighting an extra burner.
 A divided saucepan Is worth its outlay because several things may be cooked at the same time over one burner
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-31
Horticultural Meet

The fourteenth annual meeting of be held at Auburn December 11-12 The programme promises to be very strong indeed Experts from the United States department of agriculture and several of the experiment stations and exten- sion services. as well as several prac- tical horticulturists, will appear on the programme.
 Among the subjects that will be dis cussed, the following will probably be the most prominent: "Growing Cucum- bers," Garden Pests and How to Con- trol Them" Best Methods of Storing Vegetables for Home Use" Grown Gall on Fruit Trees and Controlling Same" How to Fight the Woody Aphis,'' The Use of Tractors in Orchards Fruit Growing on the Gulf Coast" Pecan Growing, With Special Reference to the Best Varieties to Be Planted Com .mercial Apple Growing in Alabama" Peace Growing for the Market" "The Growing of Muscadine Grapes" The Production of Higsl Grade Nursery Stock" and "Why Every Person Should Have Home Orchard" Several other topics of interest will be discussed, but the above will be sufficient to make it clear that this Is going to be real feast for horticulturists, whether their interest be along the line of fruit grow ing, nut growing, nursery stock grow ing, or vegetable growing.
 In addition. to the programme, an ex- hibit of fruits, nuts. nursery stock and vegetables will be made. It is planned to make this the largest and most rep resentative exhibit of it's kind ever held in Alabama. Various kinds of winter vegetablese, apples, oceans, citrus fruits, etc, will be on exhibit. Every person in the state who has anything coming under this head is urged to communicate with the horticultural de- partment at Auburn and plan to make an exhibit of whay may be on hand.
 Complete arrangements will be made to care for all visitors who may come. Even though the student body is larger than ever and considerable number of soldiers are in camp here, one need not have any fear of being unab b1e to secure room and board. The indications are pointing to one of the best meetings the society has ever held.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-31

In a recent report to extension head quarters at Auburn, demonstration Agent c. Y. Ste1zenmuller of Baldwin county, reports the organization of a society for tho encourag ement of sh eep raising in his county. This society was organized with a paid membership of 2S, each paying annual dues to the ex- tent of S1. Nearly every section of the county is represented In the member ship, and many others have signified their interest in the society of incuir- ing whether or not arrangements are being male to bring in one good sheep where good sheep can he obtained and at what price: what are the best breeds of sheep, etc. At the first meeting committee was named to draft law to be recommended for presentation at the next legislature by the county representatives. Sibloy Holmes. The following officers were elected President A. D. Stapleton, Loxley; vice president, M. B Dewey. Loxley, and secretary treasurer, G. " SteIzenmuiier, Bay Minette.
 Lamar Blow, one of the pig club members of the Escambia county club, has a pig that has made a re- markable record during the four months ending October l. says Demon. stration Agent H. H. Williamson. Eur ing this time it has made an average gain of two pounds per day. In the last 20 days 1t gained 76 pounds, or little more than two and one -half pounds per day.
 The members of the hog marketing associations at Geneva, Samson Hart ford and Slocomb have already re- modelled and very greatly improved tho shipping facilities at trese four moi tytfC l.. King. About $500 has been spent by these associations. The members arc very enthusiastic and according to MT. King, confidently expect to sell double tho number of hogs they did last season, even though the number sold during that time was quite large. Several people of the county have been to Texas and bought a good many carloads of the distressed cattle from the drought stricken sections of tna, state.
 Clarke county farmers, according t, Demonstration Agent E. O.. Calhoun have bought about 10 carloads of the distressed cattle from the drought stricken areas of Texas
 J. D. Wood, county agent of Frank lin county, reports that he has ordered bb3 Bushels of excellent seed wheat and that he believes that Franklin will increase her wheat acreage at least 1000 acres
 At recent wheat campaign meet ing in Calhoun county Demo nstration Agent L. c. Prentice reports that fiodr mill man was present, and after making an excellent talk on the value Of clean seed wheat before planting, made an offer to run seed wheat through his cleaning machine free ot charge. One farmer present at the meeting made a )notion that all pres. ent should agree te plant 'at least five bushels of wheat and endeavor to get his friends to do the same; it was car. ried unanimously
 An excellent fall garden Is growing on the farm of Louis King of Walker
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-31
100 Counties Free of Ticks

At least 100 counties and probably a number of parts of counties will be released from federal quarantine against the cattle fever tick in De- cember. according to officials of the bureau of animal industry, who have received reports from the 10 southern states in which the work is being car ried forward. Eighty-three counties and 35 parts of counties were released in December. 1917 constituting a rec ord up to that time. The unprecedented amount of territory to be released this year will probably include areas in nine states. The quarantine is ex- pected to be lifted from all of South Carolina. as 1t was last year from all of Mississippi.