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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-11
Dried Beef for Home Use

substitute. for fresh meat rs a sum
mer food would be a welcome dish for
the farm housewife. Dried beef made
at home, answers this purpose, and does
away with the troubles Of keeping fresh
meat from one day to the next with the
accompanying danger of its spelling.
Dried beef can be made on the farm and
with but little trouble, is the theory of
the Iowa experimental station experts
Insides, outsides and knuckle pieces of
beef hams are the pieces commonly used
for drying. The pieces are rubbed with
salt and packed down for three weeks
or month. Five pounds of salt to each
hundred pounds of meat can be used and
occasional OVERLAPPING will be advisable
to, insure even distribution OF the salt
throughout the meat. After curing in
the salt, it is soaked for day in pure
water and then smoked over a slow
hickory fire. This will take about SO
hours whereupon the meat can be taken
out and hung in dry, cool place until
ready for use. Some prefer the meat
without smoking.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-11
CITY ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

methods, then the leaders in the town
or city Immediately dependent upon
that region should organize, establish
touch with representative farm leaders,
and see if they cannot assist in solving
the problem. In SO doing they will not
only aid the farmers of the nation but
they will vitality contribute to their
own well-being and to that of their
community.
The farmers are willing to do all that
they humanity can but. where their la
Dor supply cannot be furnished from
the ordinary sources, it must be re-
cruited from those whose very susten-
ance depends upon the farmers. The
soldier and the farmer are eager to
do their full share; the soldier is TAX
ing the chances of losing his life and
the farmer is risking the labors of a
year on the chance of the season; both
incur risks. Very many civilians are
equally eager to do their share but
may not appreciate the opportunity to
serve in the field of agriculture
The department of agriculture and
labor will render every possible aid.
but each community knows it's own
problems and urban people, especially
| business men, could cooperate effec-
lively with the farmers and also rem
der much assistance.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-11
Potato Breads Try Them

That we can use potato with flour IS
not surprising, for the food substance
potato supplies most abundantly Is
starch, and it is largely because OF the
starch they contain that the world uses
cereal grains as breadstuffs
If desired, an amount of grated raw
potato equal to the amount of mashed
potato called for may be used, but the
resulting bread is darker and has a
more marked potato flavor than when
cooked potatoes are used.
Try this recipe for tea biscuits NO
tice that the liquid is less than is the
case when all flour is used, because OF
the water the mashed potato contains:
Potato Biscuit cups sifted flour, l
teaspoon salt, teaspoons baking pow
der, tablespoons shortening, cup
mashed potato. Liquid sufficient to mix.
Sift together twice the flour, SALT and
baking powder. Cut or rub into this the
cold shortening. In the same way rub
into this flour mixture the mashed pota-
to. Finally, add just enough cold liquid
to make the mass cling together. Do not
knead Place on Toured board, roll until
n inch thick, and cut into rounds Place
these in lightly floured biscuit tins and
bake Is to 20 minutes in moderately
hot oven. Bake all potato breads more
slowly than those made with flour alone.
Potato Cornmeal Muffins-1 cup mashed
potatoe. / cup corn meal, Y cup sifted
flour, teaspoon salt teaspoons bak-
ing powder, l or 2 tablespoons strip;
tablespoons shortening; 1 or 2 eggs.
Liquid to mix to a medium batter (about
" cup).
Add the corn meal, salt, strip and Y
cup liquid to the hot mashed potato,
place in double boiler and steam 10 to 80
minutes Add the shortening and allow
to cool thoroughly. When cold add the
well-beaten eggs and the flour which
has been sifted with the baking powder.
Add just enough more liquid if neces-
sary, to make a somewhat stiff batter.
Beat thoroughly. place in gem pans until
half filled, and bake 25 to 30 minutes in
a moderately hot oven.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-11
Wade's Letter

The shortage of farm labor caused by
lie works can be offset almost completely
by those who are now working on the
farms, if they will put in full six days
in the week If you are as patriotic as
your friends, brothers and sons, who
are putting in seven days and seven
nights out of the week lighting Huns or
watchfully waiting in the trenches for
the next attack. you will not mind six
days peaceful labor on the farms. Cd
dinarily, the average farmer or farm
hand labors about five days in the week
at the most. and that only applied to
about three months of the year during
the growing season. A long adopted
habit of going to town on Saturday
morning to do 30 minutes trading and
spending the whole day has seized upon
talree-fourths of the farming popula-
ton and has unconsciously become sec
ond nature with them, more especially
the colored people. If this waste of time
could be saved. it would increase the
productive power of the farms nearly 20
per cent and increase the profits of the
farmers even more than 20 per cent by
eliminating many useless expenditures
during the idle day.
Allow me to appeal to the farmers and
put in six full days of effective work
each week and attend to the necessary
trading in town between rains and on
Saturday nights. l appeal to the mer-
chants and business men TO encourage
the elimination of the Saturday holiday
and to arrange for the convenience of
the farmers to do their trading on Sat
urday nights. May I ask minister's
teachers, demonstration agents and all
other neonle who are interested in win
ming this war and defeating the cruel,
ambitious Huns TO cooperate in this
movement to eliminate the Saturday hol-
iday and make our country 20 per cent
more efficient.
II is a common occurrence when Wis
itors arrive at farm homes Tor the host
to stop his work indefinitely to entertain
the visitor. If the visitor remains until
meal time the good hostess begins at
once to draw out the best things to cook
and to prepare twice as much as is nee
essary. This is all wrong and wasteful.
The visitor il a patriotic gentleman or
lady. should use all necessary discretion
to avoid it. The host and hostess should
pursue the even tenor of their way ana
avoid extra labor and extra extravaganza
when possible, Remember that the vis-
itor is only person like yourselves ana
can easily make one meal from that on
which you live. The writer mas been
crnbarra ssed and felt Slnwelcome and I'M
comfortable many times when visiting
farm homes and seeing the housewives
exerting themselves extraordinarily for
his comfort and entertainment IL is
wrong. especially during this crisis. A
patriotic lady or gentleman VIII not ex-
pect it. Others are not worthy of 1T.
]. A. WADE,
Commissioner of Agriculture and Ind.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-11
MORE HONEY NEEDED

More honey is needed to help the SUI
gar supply, and needed in 1918. 1t is i'm
perative, using the language of officials
of the United States department of agri-
culture in a recent publication, that we
increase not only the sugar crop in the
United States, but every possible supply
of sweets, and honey is one of the sup
Elemental sweets the supply of which
can be enlarged without great effort.
Not OIL? should those who already keep
lees enlarge the number of their colonies,
but the industry should also be extended,
say federal officials to localities where
beekeepfng has not been tried on a COM
inercial scale. 1t is important that eff
forts be made to make the honey increase
immediately-more honey this year.
1t is quite possible for the American
beekeepilig industry to be developed so
that the honey crop will be 10 times what
1t is at present. Not only would such a
development be valuable in an emer-
gency, lsuch as the present crisis but in
normaTN times, to which all hope the ma
ton may speedily return, the beekeeping
industry can provide Concentrated, nu-
tritious food, almost universally liked
and assuredly an article of diet prefer
able to the inferior sirups and Jams so
commonly used The beekeeping indus.
try may be the means of conserving
national resource now largely wasted
changing it into natures own sweet,
me raw material is free on every hand; ;
the investment for equipment is small
In comparison with other branches OF
agriculture; the profits are fully com
;nensurate with the study and labor in
"olved. 1t would seem profitable to stop
such waste of SO desirable supply Of
sugar This waste can be prevented only
by the education Of beekeepers
In selecting place for commercial
peekeeping, attention should be paid
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-11
On Baking Day


When mothers baking day comes around
Ill tell you what l do.
wait until all's nice and brown'
And then know she's thru
And then she'll call me pretty soon'
And say Come. little man;
I'll give you my mixing spoon.
And you can scrape the pan.
And SO scrape the golden dough- ~
All fragrant with the spice.
/ must admit, Of all know. IA
There's nothing quite so nice
The cakes are crisp and brown ana gooo'
And how / make them 80!
But would have her. II could.
Just have them all stay dough.
Some day when I'm great Dig man
I'll marry me q wife.
And then / think have q plan
To be happy al thru life.
I'll tell her when she goes to bake;
sRemember. II YOU can.
And use just half the dough In cake,
And let me scrape the pam
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-11

The best place to buy bees is near
home There are hundreds of colonies
in almost every county which are I'M
change bee specialists of the United
States department of agriculture believe.
If the prospective beekeeper does not
tisement in local paper will often locate
them. II colonies cannot be found near
by they can be bought of dealers in bees
who advertise in the bee journals.
The best hive for all parts of the coun-
try is the 16-frame Langstroth, which is
the American standard. If possible BUY
teen already established in these hives,
bat il only other hives are available the
bees can later be transferred to the de-
sired hive.
An advantage in buying bees locally is
that the bees are usually delivered by
their former owner. If it is necessary
for the beginner to go for the bees the
hive should be securely closed with wire
cloth just before dark when the bees are
all in the hive plenty of ventilation be-
ing provided. Uusally the hive cover is
removed and the top of the hive covered
with wire cloth. Be sure that the hive
parts are securely fastened together SO
that the lees cannot escape.
If the bees are moved in the evening,
they should be set in the desired loca-
tion, the hive entrance opened and the
cover replaced. In the morning they will
fly naturally from the hive. If they
have been moved less than two miles,
place some brush in front of the entrance
rcorient, or re-establish themselves with
rapnrd fo diraotiopS
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-11

This recipe has been tested and y
birhlv recommended: Yolks two eggs,
three-ouarters cup sugar. three cups
sweet milk. one tablespoon cornstarch.
Put this in pan and heat until warm
Then add one cup well cooked rioel
Boa until: thick, stir constantly to make
smooth. 1t will seem there is too much
mink but there is not. When done re-
move from fire and add one teaspoon
lemon extract. Stir it well and pour
into a pudding dish and cover with
the whites OF the two eggs that have
been whipped to a stiff froth with
sugar Then place in oven until crisp
brown.--Lottia Hiatt
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-11
Silos Are Needed

The farmer who has the money
should erect silo and convert his
grain sorghum crops into silage. This
is 1.-THE way to obtain the highest feed
ing value. If wood silos are erected:
in hot. dry, windy territory they must
be built well and must be kept tight
ened by occasional attention to the
hoops for that purpose. Concrete and
tile silos are more expensive, put re-
nnire less care. The pit silo, for the
man of very limited means. is the
safest investment in dry land territory
where there is sure to be no damage to
the silage from water seepage.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-11

of sane and stable men who will con-
slider the choices that are forced upon
the government in various lines of ac-
tivities and advise us practically
which is the best and then to give
reinsurance to the country that the
best choice has been made. and to ex-
plain the reason why these things
have been done. There is such mass
of misinformation that we find it ut
terly impossible to follow it. We are
anxious to secure a background of sta
BILE men who when they have agreed
with us on line of policy will stand
to it, and assist us in securing the con-
fidence thatit is probably the only. or
at least, the most advisable thing to
do" 9ss err
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-11
Just Horse Sense

Every farmer knows it pays him to put
his money in the bank. If every farmer
hid his separate store of dollars under
the hce it wouldn't be long until the
finances of the country would reach a
standstill 1t is to the farmers in
teresi, if he has anything to sell. to have
hank in the community to lend money
10 a hcighbor in order that the neigh
bor can buy it. The world is only large
township or county. The government a.
Washington is lending the money We
bank with it, when we purchase Liberty
Bonds, to England and to France ana 20
Italy, and England, France and Italy are
purchasing American automobiles ana
machinery and wheat with our money
1t isn't patriotism to buy bond; u y
just plain horse sense.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-11
BY DAVID F. HOUSTON
Secretary of ArricuItu.a

Sometime ago / issued a statement con-
corning the farm labor problem. It was
pointed out that there will be farm labor
diIIlcuitles TO overcome this year as
last, ana mat in certain sections, espe-
cially in the neighborhood of large in
dustrial centers,' the difficulties will be
acute. The lines of effort were ins~cated
along which the department of agricuI
ture and labor, through representatives
In various states cooperating with the
agricultural colleges and other agencies,
are working to furnish assistance. Brief
" stated, these agencies are doing the
following things: (a) Making survey of
the farm labor situation in each COM
munity with a view to discover possible
surpluses of labor in order to be ready
to assist in furnishing labor wherever it
is needed. (b) Assisting again in shift
ing labor from community to community
and from state to state, as in past
Years. (c) Promoting fuller cooperation
among farmers in the same community.
Id Making availables so far as possible,
high school boys in rural districts who
have had experience in farming and who
are not normally regularly or fully en-
ployed in farming operations. (e) Making
every effort to see that there is no OBJ
stacle in the way of the production of a
larger supply Of farm machinery and its
fuller use as supplement to hand labor
Last year, in spite of all the diff
culties. the farmers planted the largest
acreage in the history of the nation,
harvested record crops of most i'm
portant things except wheat, and sue
ceeded in greatly increasing the num-
Der of live stock. Since last year skilled
farm labor has been given deferred
classification and the Secretary of War
has asked for power to furlough sol
diers of the national army IL their
training permits. so that they may re-
| turn to their farms and assist 1t is
believed that the farmers of the nation
can, by effective organization and CO.
operation, with such assistance as can
be furnished, again overcome labor
difficulties and produce large quanti-
ties of food, feedstuGs and live stock.
COMMUNITIES MUST AID
There is an opportunity now for
urban people sympathetically and con-
structively to study the farm labor sit
uation and to render assistance. In
many towns and cities there are men
who have had farming experience. who
are ablebodied, and who would doubt
less be willing to serve the nation in
the field of agriculture at this time.
Especially for the seasonal strains of
planting, cultivating, and harvesting.
1t will not be too much to ask such
men to aid the farmers in the neces-i
sary undertaking of maintaining and.s
II possible, supplementing the food
supply in order to feed the armies
and to sustain the civilian population
behind them. II soldiers are willing
to serve in the trenches to dig bitches.
build railroads and risk their lives.
many civilians can well afford to spare
. part Of their time to serve In the
burrows and in the harvest fields. II
IT appears that the farmers of cora
munity or region are not able to secure
the necessary labor BY the usual
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-11
DROPSY : ::':: ; as! !;

All distressing symptoms rapidly dis
General Improvement is realised. IL send
BY mail a trial treatment absolutely
Zee. Try it. Never heard OF anythine
IT. equal for dropsy. >--Ae
Write to DIR. THOMAS +. GREEN
Bank Bldg. Box 20. Chats,vorth. a..
The Cordova daily times., 1918-12-04
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1918
AlRPlANES AND ALASKA

In the November issue of MunseyS magazine is very interesting edl- torial anent the use of airplanes after the war Particular stress is laid upon the fact that very valuable use will be found for the heavierthan-air machines in exploring and negotiat- ing dangerous portions of the trop- ics instances are given where at chimes are now being used. And il these conveyances can be of such great use in equatorial regions why can not they be made equally as use ful in polar and semi-polar regions?
 Most people would say that Alaska has been all explored but as a mat ter of fact this is not at all the case. If one will take a map of Alaska and indicate to himself the big region ly- ing on the Arctic slOpe-practicallY all the country from the Rocky noun tains to the Arctic ocean and from the Mackenzie river west to Boring he will be describing a region that we know practically nothing Of.
 Whalers and scientific expeditions have been all along the Arctic coast il is true, but interior information is very meaker, and less is known of northern Canada than of Alaska. The few pr0SpectOrs and explorers who have at all vcntured into these sec tions report vast herds of caribou and the mounted police expedition northeast of Great Slave lake found heavily timbercd areas with plenty of animal life, including large herds of buffalo
 In the country north of the Rocky mountains in Alaska lies d territory larger than many states: it is prob able that timber exists close to the foothills. and it may be and likely is rich in placer.
 So, let the government, some big minded geographical society. or even some private combination. get busy and fit out few birdmcn and turn them loose up north of us and find what we have. In purely scientific knowledge the effort would be more than simply rcmunerative.-EX
The Cordova daily times., 1918-12-04

coat in the proper position while he deftly guided the blind boys arms into the sleeve openings.
 In a second the unexpected denoue- into his pocket, then felt for the hand of this volunteer who had come to his assistance
 Thank you very much" he said; and there in the palm of the aston ished general lay shilling.
 The other lieutenant, the youth with the bandaged arm stumbled to his comrades side. He may have meant to whisper, but in his distress he fairly shouted 1t out:
 "You've just handed tip to ma jor general"
 Mortified, the blind boy spun about on his heel to apologize.
 "I'm sorry. sir" he gasped. Fl thought 1t was porter, of course. l beg your pardon-a thousand times. sir hope you'll forgive me-you know, I cant see any more, sir" And with that he held out his hand to take back the miserable coin
 The splendid-looking old man put both his hands upon the lads shoul- ders. His ruddy face was quivering and the tears were running down his cheeks.
 "Please don't! Please don't" he gulped, almost incoherently. "F want to keep your shilling, if you don't mind. Why, God bless you, my son, want to keep 1t always. I wouldn't take a thousand pounds for it."
 And then. falling back one pace, he saluted the blind lad with all the rev erence he would have accorded his commander in chief or his king
The Cordova daily times., 1918-12-04

fast airplane mail service in the States and Alaskan mail is billed by express and slow freight. After having furnished most of the gold. copper and fish for the country. the government turns around and gives her a slap on the wrist with slow and insufficient mail service. We are too good-natured up here to get along well in the world-we ought to get right up on our hind legs and holler. Let out yell that would let them know we are free. white and of age, and citizen. of the great United States, and entitled to all the benefits of the government as well as the snug residents of the effete East who sit at ease and have their mail come to them through the air.
 Why cant the trail blazers who are carving an empire out of the will derness of the North for future gen erations of the country to enjoy, get some benefits of civilized life that are being passed around so gen. erously in other parts of the country? All Alaska wants Is an even break, and they are satisfied. This they are not getting on the mail question, but are getting something that is noth- ing if not impracticable and make shift
 We don't want airshps-just few boats running on schedules that are not punched, and mail sent us as mail and not freight, so that We can send letters and receive them be tween Christmas and Fourth of July Also we would like to be treated as if we belonged to the Union for which We have been asked, in the last year, to give everything but our eye teeth and have done it. (And come to think Of it, we are inclined to think. by the way the money has been rolling out of the territory. some have taken the filings out of their teeth to give to Uncle am)-Douglas News.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-12-04
BRITISH RETICENCE
 OVERCOME FOR ONCE

nrvin s Cobb in Saturday Ev. Post
 The Frcnchman takes no shame to himself when he wccps or sings in public on being stirred. the Yankee is apt to laugh very loudly; the Eng lishman will be mute and will exhibit slight confusion. which by some might he mistaken for mertal awk- w&rdness But there are exceptions to all rules.
 So far as the rule pertains to the Britisher l am thinking of an excep- tiCn. The incident was told to me by man who was present when it oc- cured.
 He said he was passing through Charing Cross station one night when terms emerging from one of the re freshment booths. Both of them had been wounded One had his right arm in sling and limped as he walked. The other was that most pitiabIc spectacle the war can pro duce-a young man blinded. Across hia eyes was drawn a white cloth band. and he moved with the uncer- tain. fumbling gait of one upon whom this afhicton has newly come.
 With his uninjured arm the lame youth was steering his companion. The two boys for they were only boys, my informant said-halted in an arched exit to put on their top coats before stepping out into the dri2zl" The crippled officer released his hold upon his friends elbow to' shrug his own garment upon his shoul- ders.
 The second blessc was making a sorry job at finding the armholes of his coat when a handsome elderly of dccr. with the badges of a major gen cral upon his shoulders and a breast loaded with ribbon decorations, stepped up and, with the words, "Lct mo help you, won't you?" held the