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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-06-27

be fully fed from the particular kinds
OF waste which 1t eats and would,
therefore, require to be largely fed
from garnered materials.
Chickens, in any general scheme OF
poultry production, Of course, aus
take first place. They are best adapt
ed to general conditions, take q wide
range of feeds and convert them, per-
haps, with the greatest margin OF
profit. Chickens, better than any 9TH
er class of poultry, utilize table scraps
and the general run of waste from the
kitchen door, all the way from apple
and potato parings to our milk. Chick
ems far surpass all other kinds of poul-
try in salvaging waste grain from the
stables, from the shed or lot where the
cattle are fed, and from hog pens. Dur
ing the winter months, on farms where
any considerable number of live stock
are Kept, the 100 hens suggested
would make their living from these
sources with only slight additional
feeding from time to time. Chickens
are great destroyers of insects, incluc-
Ing many injurious forms, in yard, pas
ture, and orchard. They utilize, also,
many grasses and weeds, and seeds
from the same, that would otherwise
be of no use. Except in isolated In
stances, the part of wisdom would be,
undoubtedly, to keep more chickens
than all other kinds of poultry COM
bined, but there should be, in a ma
jority Of cases, some Of all the other
common kinds of poultry.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-06-27
Ancient Soap Making.

A soap boilers shop was among the
things discovered in the excavation at
Pompeii several years ago. The city
was buried beneath volcanic ashes A.
D. 70. It is said hat the soap found
In the shop had not lost all efficacy,
although 1t had lain under the ashes
more than eighteen hundred years.
Soap making was quite a business in
a number Of the Italian cities at the
time that Pompeii was destroyed.
PFiny the elder speaks of soap, and
says that because its price was so
high many substitutes were used,
among them a kind of glutinous earth
and fine sand mixed in the juice of
certain plants that made lather. His
tory tells us that the Gauls made soap
two thousand years ago by combining
beech tree ashes and goats fat.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-06-27
POULTRY CONVERT
WASTE INTO FOOD

By the United States Department of
Agriculture.)
The central thought to be borne in
mind in considering the growing of
more poultry as a war necessity is the
fact that the keeping of poultry is q
means of converting into good food
materials that cannot be utilized by
man, that cannot be eaten by any 9TH
er kinds Of stock, and that, without
the poultry, would be absolute waste.
Very clearly, it becomes a national as
we'll as an individual duty to keep
enough poultry to take up all such
waste materials. AS long as fowls
take the bulk of their feed from such
sources and require to be fed on grain
or other garnered feeds only as a fin
ishing process, additional food is being
created.
Careful planning must be done, of
course, to insure the utilization of as
many kinds Of waste materials as pos
sible and to avoid overstocking with
any one kind of poultry that would not,
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-06-27
Food Value of Fish
Extensive Use Recommended by
Department Of Agriculture

Further evidence that fish deserves
a place in every diet was obtained
from a recent series of digestion expert
ments in the United States depart
ment of agriculture. These tests fur
nished scientific proof that fish, which
has always been reckoned as a val
liable food, is very completely util-
lied in the body.
In the experiments Boston mackerel,
butterfish, salmon and grayfsh-a We
riety not generally used in this coun-
try-were made into fish loaves' and
served as a basis of a simple mixed
diet to young men of healthy appe-
tftes.
Both the protein and the fat Of the
fish were well utilized. Following are
the percentages Of protein digested
Boston m~ackerel, 93.1 per cent; but
ter1sh, 91.9 per cent; grayfsh, 92.S
per cent; and salmon, 93.2 per cent.
The percentages of fat digested were
found to be-: Boston mackerel, 95.2
per cent; butterfish, 1854 per cent
grayfsh, 94.3 per cent; salmon, 93.7
per cent.
In addition to the fish loaf, the diet
included potatoes, crackers, fruit, SUI
gar, and tea or coffee. On the aver
age the subjects each day ate 44O
grams of Boston mackerel, All grams
of butterfish, 440 grams of grayish, or
855 grams Of salmon, indicating that
in every case the fish was eaten with
relish.
The department recently has con-
Guided an Investigation of the com
mercial freezing and storing Of fish,
and q bulletin on that subject says
that this method of preserving fish will
hold them for many months in the con
dition in which they were received, but
will not counteract deterioration due
to previous heating or mishandling.
Chemical analysis shows no significant
changes in frozen fish held for p
months-much longer than would be
necessary or profitable in storing fish
commercially.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-06-27
MARCH OF THE DEFENDERS

Oh, knights of hope and Spring-tide
marching, marching,
When shall you wear the flowers
again, and not the blood-stained
thorn?
Oh, young and dear, who come to lay
the splendor Of your life away,
We know not what immortal bloom
from your brave dust is born!
For bark! q sound Of marching -
marching, marching
We hear the thunder Of the steps OF
Michaels' host In Heaveni
The Force which struck the fiery Star
that kindled to a lurid bar,
And fell as a red meteor when the
morning clouds were riven.
And they shall come-the gallant dead
to meet us, marching
The souls that made of earth's dark
wars q golden memory.
The Maid Of France shall ride again,
grave captains at her side again,
And Nelson's spirit on the wave shall
call to victory.
oh, hosts of light, that strive and die,
oh. great ranks, marching,
Still hold aloft the deathless rose,
your hope of years to bel
Where ruin marked the steps OF
wrong, again the Spring shall
break in song,
-
And valiant lilies, white and red,
shall flower from sea to sea.
Marion Couthouy Smith of the Wig
ilantes.
In q kite frame patented by a Wis
consin man, ribs radiate from a CEN
trail disk of metal.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-06-27
Germany Has Pledged to Let
Both Military and Civilian
Prisoners Have Home Help

Through the Spanish ambassador at
Berlin arrangements have been made
whereby American prisoners In Ger
many both civilian and military, will
be allowed to receive money from
home. They will perhaps not receive
actual cash, but will probably be given
credit on prison exchanges.
A. ~ Sixty marks (about S15 at
normal exchange rates, but probably
considerably less now may be spent
weekly by officers and others of SIM
liar rank: (2) so marks weekly (about
SPY by noncommissioned officers and
privates.
B. Civilian prfsoners-Q) Sixty
marks weekly "for men of better So
cial positions; - (2) 90 marks weekly
for others.
The note Of the Spanish ambassador
a. with a view to obtaining par
ticular articles the prisoners are al
lowed at any time to draw on their
credit"
All money sent interned civilians
or prisoners should be RENTED
through the Bureau Of Prisoners
Relief, American Red Cross, Washing
ton, D. G.. Remittances should be
checks, drafts or postal money orders,
made payable to the American Red
Cross. That organization will do its
best to get the remittances through
but cannot guarantee delivery. Thus
far 1t has had pretty good success, and
such American prisoners as have al
ready or may hereafter become Ger
man prisoners will most certainly need
all the help they can get to make their
lives bearable.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-06-27
Not True.

Calvin, six years old, was taking a
stroll through %Irvington with his ia
Their.
"What are those buildings over
there?" the lad inquired.
'"That's Butler college, son." the fa-
Their replied.
ooh, that's where men go down to
learn to be buffers, isn't it?" pursued
Calvin, and his father had difficulty
in convincing him such was not the
case.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-06-27
FIFTY is the heyday of intellectual

Fifty is the heyday Of intellectual
life. Then the vital forces used in re-
production are garnered in the brain,
giving new ideas and adding new
force, clearness and beauty to thought.
There comes to a woman elo-
quence Of expression and she finds a
wider field for her sympathies. She
has new interest In the great world
which is the future home of her chill
dren, In which she is now to labor TO
make it fit for them to live in.
my philosophy is to live in the
present. Regrets for the past are In
vain; the page is turned; there is no
remedy for what is done. AS to the fu-
ture, anxieties are equally vain; we do
not know what one day will bring
forth what we hope or fear may new
er occur; the present is all that is
ours"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-06-27
Capital Punishment.

Five states have abolished capital
punishment and have life imprison-
ment as the penalty for murder, viz:
Kansas, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota
and Rhode Island. The following
states have adopted e~lectrocution as
the mode of punishment, viz: Ar
kansas, Indiana, Kentucky, Massa-
chusetts, Nebraska, New Jersey, New
York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsyl-
vania and South Carolina. In the
states not named above hanging still
prevails.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-06-27
New Grader Is Marvel.

A remarkable gsading machine,
which, it is claimed, does the work of
125 men, cutting a smooth path 5
feet z inches wide and as much as
2 feet deep, is now being built to
order for large contractors. Be-
cause 1t will rip out old macadam or
moist clay about as easily as gravel,
it practically standardizes grading
costs, at the same time affording much
needed relief from conditions caused
by the labor shortage.-Popular Me-
chanics Magazine.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-06-27

border, about 1900 returning exles have their first breath o. free France
They ire the lei and women and children-of no further use to the enc
my, who are being returned to their own country from Germany and the
conquered districts Of France and Belgium. The French government e.
ouested the assistance of the American Red Cross in solving some # the
acute problems at Evian, where these 800 people must pass through every
day ito make room for those coming tomorrow
When the first trains came in, always with several cases of contagious
diseases among the children there wa the constant danger of epdemics
spreading through France, as these refugees scattered through the country.
The first thing the Red Cross did was to establish a system If medical in
specuon to prevent this, and a chldrens hospital and dispensary, where
thousands of little les are given expert care. Several famous old mon
astenes and chateaux near EHan and Lyons have been made over into cor
valescent homes fol these orphan children and the Red Cross is active in
their support. Amid all the tragedy of EHan there is the thrilling hour Of
returnt t France; and II the are Of the Red Cross the children sometimes
find a Journeys end that reminds them of the fairies.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-06-27
The Limit.

Two colored men were overheard
deep In a discussion of various phases
of dumbness. Finally, after a number
of illustrations had been cited, one
capped the climax by observing with
great seriousness, Eyes. sub, dat Mig
ger wuz dat dumb dat when he died
and dey opened his haid at de morgue
dey found his brain hadn't never
been used"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-06-27
Worlds TaIIest Tree.

The tallest Of CALIFORNIA; big trees
is 325 feet in height, but among the
great gum trees of Australia many
specimens are more than 400 feet in
height, and one which was felled In
southeast Australia measured All feet
the tallest tree on record, says Pop
ular Science Monthly. Gum trees
grow very rapidly.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-06-27
Forest s-kyscrapers.

The tallest of CALIFORNIA; s'big trees"
is 825 feet in height, but among the
great gum trees of Australia many
specimens are more than 400 feet In
height, and one, which was felled in
southeast Australia, measured All feet
the tallest tree on record. Gum trees
grow very rapidly.--Popular Science
Monthly.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-06-27
aaEaIa6s
Old Salt Knew.

The pastor had waxed eloquent from
the pulpit in describing a ship in dis
tress. Then: "What are you going to
do?" he cried.
may" retorted an old sailor In the
congregation, you've got her in such q
tarnation mess that I'm not sure it's
worth dom anything !"-London Tit
Bits.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-06-27
Cheaper Magnesium.

Cheapened metallurgical processes
will probably make available as new
materials a number of metals now lit
tie known. Magnesium, for instance,
is likely to become one of the common
metals very soon.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-06-27

found him in a corner In the pantry,
all smeared up with the jam and the
jar half empty. In answer to his
mothers questions as to what he was
doing he said: 'Toodles don't like
jam, and you mustn't frew anything
away, so L thought I would eat it."
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-06-27
Subtle Youthful Reasoning.

Jimmy had been coaxing his mother
all day for some of the new jam that
she had made, and in order to discour-
'ge him she tried to tell him that 1t did
.0t turn out well and that she would
V to give it to the little dog, Too
les. next door. A few hours later she
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-06-27
To the Point.

Some music has charms that
would drive a savage to drink.
Injustice often pats a man on
the back while justice kicks
him.
A woman often says: "It's no
use talking"-but she never
means 1t.
Some would be more likely to
take hints if they could pawn
them.
Any chronic borrower soon be-
gins to wonder why every one
he knows is broke.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-06-27
Discovery.

GLOW long have they been marriedT"
"Long enough to discover that they
can't both have their w way all the
time"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-06-27

You can't convince a girl that she
not in love until after she gets him.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-06-27

Many a man who bowls at pain inn
AGNES that he suffers in silence.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-06-27

Swedes will ~colonize n of the
South sea islands owned by France.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-06-27

In q kite frame patented by a Wis
consin man, ribs radiate from a CEN
trail disk of metal.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-19
THANKS RED CROSS FOR AID
Paris Branch Acknowledges Receipt of
Thirty-fve Cases of Supplies

The Southeastern Pennsylvania Chapter OF
the American Red Cross has just received the
following letter from Mrs. G. X, Austin, chief
of the American Red Cross surgical dress
ings service In Paris;
I'VE have just opened thlrty-siN of your
excellent cases, each OF which contained an
addressed envelope for an acknowledgement.
and hope you win not think our appreciation
of your work is any the less II we thank
YOU for all the cases In one letter.
I'VE have also to thank you for six other
cases without numbers, one of paJamas, one
OF bathrobes. one OF hospital supplies, an
other Of flannel bandages and two more cases
OF miscellaneous dressings.
In answer 20 your two questions we
should like TO say that surgical rubber goods
are much needed, and that splmts acces-
sories are needed also, but only II made in
accordance with the latest Red Cross regu-
lations.
I'VE are in need OF so many things In
order to MI the demands OF the hospitals that
We rely very much on your large and gener-
oiis chapter which sonds US always such
well-made drqNings'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-19
CAMDEN OFFICIAL
WEDS IN THAT CITY
Girls Social Club Will Have Meet
ing Tomorrow to Discuss
Important Business

The wedding Of Miss Mabel Bond. Of
North Nineland ana Mr.. Earl Weiutz fool,
place on Monday afternoon The ceremony
was performed by the Rev. Holmes r.
GraNatt j. d. Mr.. Wentz is AN attache OF
the Camden city Treasurers Office.
Mrs Theodore II. Polhemus, Of 429 Penn
street has been spending week with
friends In upper Pennsylvania.
Mr. and Mrs. John Haley, of North Cam.
den, have returned home after spending n
iew days with relatives in burlington.
Mr. and Mrs. r. Thompson Dukes ana
their daughter Miss Dorothy Dukes, have
returned to their home in Baltimore after
visit with Mrs. J. Harvey Knight, Of Fourth
and Linden streets.
Mrs. q. t. Husson. Of SO Pearl street
has returned after an extended visit to
Washington, ID. &.
The euchre and dance given Wednesday
nipht under the auspices of the 81 An
thony society of the Church of the Imma.
culate Conception was grand SUCCESS
The proceeds are to be used for nonsec.
tartan charity exclusively. About 500 per-
sons attended the affair
meeting Of the Girls Social Club of
Camden will be held on Sunday. Very i'm
portant business will be transacted The on
tertainmeLt committee has arranged for n
good time to all members present at this
meeting.
Mr.. Horace Burrell after a visit with his
parents, MIR. and Mrs. W. h. NJ Burrell of
AZ Market street, has returned TO his
studies at Pennsylvania State College.
The marriage of Miss Hazel Shearer Of
Philadelphia, to Mr. oscar Twitchel Of
Haddonheld, was solcmnized on Thursday
January Il, in New York \ number Of
friends accompanied them. Following The
ceremony a wedding dinner was seryed.
after which the bridegroom and bride left
on their wedding trip. When they return
they VIII live Temporarily at tho home Of the
bridegroom's mother on Chestnut street
HaddOnhcld
Mr.. Dudley Fulton, of Montreal, Canadu is
VISITING here for two weeks. He is the guest
OF Mr and Mrs +. Herbert Fulton. of G2s
Penn street.
Mrs William Nenable. Mrs Bessie Hlncb
man ana MISS Mabel Burbagc all Of Camden.
were the guests of Mrs. Daniel w Lingle. or
Iafk avenue, Pensauken, ~ j.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Stevens, Of 453 Kaighn
avenue, will stay with relatives in New York
for few weeks
Mrs. Alvan Talman. of Princess avenue.
Is making an extended visit with friends I'm
Washington.
Mrs NJ g. French. Of Gibbsboro is VISIT
ing her son, Mr. Samuel T, French Of Cam
den. for two weeks.
Mrs. Curran, of Camden has been visiting
her sister Mrs S. j. Curran, Of Grove street,
HaddonGed
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-19
TORREY-GRAMAIEE

\ very pretty wedding will take place at
$3.50 o'clock this evening, when Miss Elizabeth
Maude Grammer, daughter Of the Rev. carl
the bride Of Mr. Donald Fuller Torrey, of
Springfield Mass, at st. Stephens Protestant
Episcopal Church. The bride will be given
i'm marriage by her uncle the Rev. Carter
Page, of Virginia, and her father who is
rector Of the church, will read the marriage
service.
Miss Grammcrs gown will be of white
satin and tulle, and her tulle veil will be
trimmed with orange blossoms. She will
carry a bouquet of lilies Of the valley and
sweet peas.
Miss Dorothy Grammcr will he her sisters
maid Of honor and will wear n gown of
orchid -colored faille silk, trimmed in silver,
and will carry pink roses and lavender lilacs.
The bridogrooms small twin nieces will act
AS flower girls and will wear white organde
frocks and carry small baskets Of different
colored flowers.
Mr. Torrey will have Mr. Ralph Cotton as
his best man, aud the ushers will be Mr..
George Minds, Of Rainy, Pa; Mr., Woodruff
Scott Of Springfield, Mass. Mr.. Samuel
Stauffer Lieutenant ID. Norman Purner and
Lieutenant James NJ. Austin,
Following the ceremony a reception will be
held at the residence Of the brides parents,
1924 Spruce street
After their wedding trip Mr. and Mrs.
Torrey will live in the suburbs of New York
until Mr.. Torrey is called To France.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-19
MILITARY WEDDING
TODAY IN ST. DAVIDS
Miss Sarah Nelson Weds Lieuten-
ant Crawford Madeira Sur
rounded by Uniforms

The wedding Of Miss Sarah Claypoule Nell
son, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Nelson
Of 1926 Pine street, and Lieutenant Crawford
Clark Madeira, L. :. A., will take place at
o'clock this afternoon in st. Martins Church,
ltadnor The bride will be given in marriage
by her father, and will be attended by Mrs
Fitz- Eugene Dixon Ncwbod as matron or
honor
Lieutenant Edward W. Madeira will be his
brothers best man, and the ushcrs will be
Lieutenant Harry r.. Nelson, brother Of the
bride Lieutenant Frederick II. Drayton,
Lieutenant Edmund H. Thayer, Lieutenant
John r. Thayer, 3D. Lieutenant F'itz Eugene
Dixon Newbold Mr. Francis &. Grant and
Mr. Louis e. Madeira Sd.
The Rev George W. Lamb p. D., rector or
the church, will perform the ceremony.
The bride who will be given iu marriage
by her father, will wear a gown of white
satin and tulle, trimmed with rose point
lace. She will wear her grandmother's we'd
ding VEIL Of old point lace, arranged with a
cOronot Of orange blossoms, and will carry IT
bridal bouquet Of white orchids and lilies Of
the valley.
Mrs Frz-Eugcnc Dixon New bold, who viii
attend the bride matrou Of honor will wear
a frock Of light blue broadcloth, with Il hat
to match, ana will carry a bouquet Of pink
roses.
The wedding will be followed by a small
reception at the home Of the brides parents
at st, Davids After a short wedding trip
the bridegroom and bride will live in Browns
vile. Tex, where Lieutenant Madeira has
"a bungalow
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-19
CAMPAIGN AT WHITE HOUSE
Citizens Patriotic Committee Enrols Members
From Every Section of Falls Of Schuylkl.
'Sob Party" for College Girl

TNiiE White House workers after a short
l. interval of rest from their strenuous
labors, started a campaign ON Tuesday to
enroll every resident of the Falls as a mem-
Der of the citizens patriotic committee.
button will be furnished as a token Of mem
bership. Mrs. James Lawson and Mrs VIII
liam Gray reported $50 as the proceeds from
the movinS-piCturc entertainment given by
them.
on Thursday evening Mrs. Marian Whallcy
Cole and Mrs. James Byrne gave n similar
entertainment at the. Midvale Theatre No
war tax was levied on the tickets, as the
proceeds were for War-relef work. Next
week the most prominent affair Of the COM
mittee will be the presentation of The
Burglars Christmas" written by Mrs. Cole.
This play proved wonderful success at its
initial hearing The performance will take
place in America Hall on Friday evening,
with east of talented amateurs. MIR. Harry
March. Of the United States marine corps.
who comes from Kansas, is a capable stage
director and will take one of the leading
parts. Mrs. Cole has written some beautiful
lyrics, which are sung by the Christmas
Carolers in the play. Mrs. Elizabeth Whalley
MolyneuX, who was associated with the
Creston stock company an amateur theatri-
cal association which gave many delightful
entertainments at the Falls, Is member OF
the cast. Fifty marines and a number OF
sailors will be the guests of the committee,
and dance will follow the play.
The patronesses arc Mrs. John Hohen-
Adcl, Mrs. r. H. Kelly, Mrs. H. Gehrng
Hardness, Mrs. Lewis Reese, Mrs David
Hunter Mrs John Smithies, Mrs. Roy Wal
lace. Mrs. Arthur Harrison, Mrs William
Ferguson, Mrs. William Clean. Mrs. John
ReardOn, Mrs. John Brook, Mrs. Robert
Crooks, Mrs. Rene Nerbeck, Mrs. Thomas
Walsh, Mrs. Alfred Snowden, Mrs James
Lawson. Mrs Louis Roseman, Mrs John
Kyle, Mrs Charles GRADER, Mrs. John Stin-
son and Mrs. Roy Dyson.
Mr. and Mrs. George Hamilton, Of 41I5
Ridge avenue, entertained the members OF
the Northwest Association of the Sons and
Daughters Of Liberty last Saturday evening
at their home The hostess Is 4 member of the