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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-01-16

Mandan.-word was received here
yesterday of the death at Camp Pike,
Ariz., Of Clyde Axtel of Fleak, Grant
county. He succumbed to pneu-
monia, being i'll only a week. Mr.
Axtell was sent to Camp Pike from
Camp Dodge several weeks ago.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-01-16

Fargo.-The Fargo Trades and
Labor Assembly opposes the importa-
ton of coolie labor to the United
States. in resolutions adopted at a
largely attended meeting. The as
sembly also urged the continuance of
government control Of railroads after
the war. and pledged support for the
thrift stamp campaign.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-01-16
TALES

Bismarck.-H. F. O'Eare today was
appointed enrolling agent for Bur-
leigh county for the United States
public reserve. which is engaged in
assembling labor for use in the federal
shipbuilding industry and in other
enterprises in which the government
is interested. MI. O'E1are's appoint
ment comes from J.. p. Hardy of
Fargo, state chairman, and he enters
upon his duties at once.
Fargo.-Lloyd Junkin Of Moorhead,
Mimi, arrested with three others for
alleged participation in a series of
automobile tire thefts. has made an
other alleged confession, duplicating
himself in still q new tire theft, ac-
cording to Fargo police. Junkin and
his alleged pals have all been held
for trial.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-01-16

Mr.. and Mrs. F. NJ. Davis and chill
dren Of McClusSy. N. D.. who have
been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. w. y.
Crary Of this city for the past three
weeks, left last Monday night for Los
Angeles, where they will spend the
remainder Of the winter,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-01-16

A regular meeting of the Daughters
Of Norway will be held at 8 O'clock
this evening in the Knights Of Pythias
The Twin City star., 1918-06-08
How to Detect Glucose in
Preserves, Jam, MarmaIade

Glucose In fruit preserves may be
discovered as follows: In the case Of
jelly a teaspOonful should be dissolved
in two tablespoonfuls Of alcohol con-
tanned in a glass vessel. In the case
Of jam or marmalade the same process
Is carried out, but 1t Is necessary to
filter off the solid matter by running
the mixture through piece Of muslin.
Allow the solution to become perfectly
cool, and then add an equal volume, or
a little more, Of strong alcohol. If
glucose Is present dense white pre-
cipitate slowly settles down. Where
no glucose has been employed there
is no precipitate, save, in some cases.
a very trifling sediment Of proteid mat
ter which, however, is so small that 1t
could not possibly be mistaken for the
sediment which glucose produces. The
last-named is not particularly harmful
in itself, but 1t Is very frequently used
as an adulterant In supposedly pure
preserves for extra proft.-Popula1
Science Monthly.
The Twin City star., 1918-06-08
Brown Sugar, Among Other
Old Time Necessities, Now
Found Best For Many Uses

1--WE must get out our old cook books
and revive some of the things our
grandmothers used to make" says
Prof. Mary Rausch Of the department
of home economics, University Of Wash
ington, in commenting in that univer-
sity's newsletter on the necessity that
faces housekeepers Of learning how to
do without granulated sugar for cook
ing.
When the cook books that were
printed in our grandmotherS day
speak of sugar they do not mean the
granulated sugar to which we are ac-
customed, but the heavier, dark, moist
sugar that has flavor resembling mo-
lasses or rum. For many purposes
this is really better than the granu-
lated white sugar. One of the largest
bakers in Seattle uses nothing else,
and he says the flavor Of all sweetened
breads is much improved by it.
Brown sugar or sirup should be used
in all biscuits, mullins, cakes, puddings
and pies. For years the best ginger
breads and spice cakes have been made
with nothing else. And there are many
candies for which it Is better than
white. A delicious cake icing is made
by boiling brown sugar to sirup and
pouring it over the stiff1y beaten
whites Of eggs.
The Twin City star., 1918-06-08
Deer Do Not Interfere With
Eradication of Cattle Tick

By the United States Department Of
Agriculture)
In regions where campaigns to eradi-
cate the cattle fever tick are being car
ried on, the presence of deer does not
interfere in the success Of permanently
banishing the parasite. This has been
proved in California, where deer are
numerous in formerly tick-infested re-
gions which are now free from the
parasite.
"Deer were known to be plentiful on
many Of the large California ranches
that were tick-infested," said one Of
the federal inspectors now working In
Southern states, "and deer killed on
these ranches were often found infest-
ed.
1T was our experience In California
that as soon as the cattle tick was
eradicated from cattle the deer In that
section were no longer found tick-in-
tested. This seems to justify the the
ory that, as the deer Is not the natural
host Of the fever tick, deer which do
become infested with cattle ticks are
infested by seed ticks which are the
progeny Of ticks developed on cattle"
The Twin City star., 1918-06-08
Shooting Stars Date Back
Into the Prehistoric Times

Our knowledge Of shooting stars eX-
tends into the oldest history Of human
ity, back into prehistoric times. Yet to-
day no one knows exactly what a
shooting star is. or from where 1t
comes, says the Popular Science
Monthly. A hypothesis proposed in
1875 and generally accepted today is
that meteorites are fragments broken
from small planetary masses by vol
canic explosions, brought about by q
sudden expansion Of gases, steam-and
probably hydrogen. The broken bits,
after their separation, are believed to
arrange themselves In swarms which
cross the orbit of the earth in accord
ance with definite law. Shooting
stars, then, undoubtedly come from
within our solar system and are brOk-
en- bits Of world body destroyed by
volcanic events. Many meteorites have
been found In Arizona.
The Twin City star., 1918-06-08
Value of Farm Products
Nearly Doubled in the Past Two Years

years a price,
when
that BY 1899
mad precedence the although the exceptional situation
and cotton become
The the valuable agcu
When the coonis Plymouth
dian east Of the Great Plains time
has been estimated to been possibly 100000 bushels
the value of this prices according the estimate of the
Of the
Hay the joke that the writers Indispensable
cotton and wheat
usually above wheat before the In 1914 1915 slightly
exceeded by wheat but resumed its third with emphasis
1917 when the value 60OOO 9OOOOOO
both quantity and value making the highest record while the wheat
value 81 1,3O7 100000 for 65, 100000 bushels.
Oatmeal only the SICK by
especially
both 1917
5sOO0OOO
$1Oe1 100000 regularly the fifth
$OO0OO the log lumber and wood production the farm This
the production Of what called the farmers
country a sizable
1917 the the
600 being worth $29OO0OOo the Below this
value follow the barley with of apples $
1OO0OO edible
100000; peanuts O,OOO,OOO and $10OOOoOO0
Every than that An estimated
peache
bbages of ORANGES each
sold" argey fora
$16OOOOO
$69O70OO0 of 1915 doubling
two
The Twin City star., 1918-06-08
An Attractive Salad.

A pretty salad and one which will
suggest various other combinations is
this: Arrange two, three or four ten
der leaves Of head lettuce on the salad
plate and on each put a spoonful Of a
different kind Of vegetable. Asparagus
tips on one leaf, sections Of tomatoes
on another with celery and cut apple
on a third, all we'll marlnated with
French dressing and serve with mayOn-
naise.
Pineapple with pecan meats is an
other good combination with which to
stuff little ripe red tomatoes. Gar
nish the top with cubes Of the tomato
which was removed. Serve with may
onnaise dressing.
Cooked stalks Of asparagus. three or
four that have been marinated in well
seasoned dressing, then thrust through
ring of red or green pepper, or a
ring Of orange or lemon, all laid on let
tuce and served with spoonful Of
mayonnaise make pretty salad.
White grapes, grape fruit, few
nuts and mayonnaise served on head
lettuce is salad combination of which
one never tires.
The Twin City star., 1918-06-08
POULTRY POINTERS

Keep the hens confined to your own
land.
Don't keep a male bird. Hens lay
just as well without male.
Don't overstock your land.
Purchase well-matured pullets rath-
er than hens.
Don't expect great success in hatch
Ing and raising chicks unless you have
had some experience and have a grass
plot separate from the yard for the
hens. =.
Build cheap house or shelter.
Make the house dry and free from
draughts, but allow for ventilation.
Fowls stand cold better than damp
ness.
Keep house and yard clean.
Provide roosts and dropping boards.
Provide nest for each four or five
hens.
Grow some green crop in the yard.
Spade up the yard frequently.
Feed table scraps and kitchen
waste.
Also feed grain once q day.
Feed dry mash.
Keep hens free from lice and the
house free from mites.
XIII and eat the hens in the fall as
they begin to molt and cease to lay.
Preserve the surplus eggs produced
during the spring and summer for use
during the fall and winter when eggs
are scarce and high In price.
The Twin City star., 1918-06-08
Prevent FoodLosses
Pesshables Can Be Saved by
Careful Handing
<By the United States Department Of Ag-
riculture.)

<By the United States Department Of Ag-
riculture)
Important amounts Of perishable
foods are made dangerous or inedible
In households because they are ex-
posed unnecessarily to heat, moisture,
germs, dust, dirt, or to flies and other
insects.
Much milk spoils quickly because it
is kept uncovered in warm kitchens.
Close observance of the doctrine,
"'Keep perishable food, especially
milk, cool, clean and covered contin-
uously," may make striking differ
ence in the food bills of many fam
lilies.
Fresh vegetables not needed imme-
diately for other purposes should not
be thrown out or allowed to spoil, but
should be used in making soups, sal
ads, or combination dishes. Fruits are
sometimes allowed to 60 to waste
which might be stewed and kept day
or two until needed.
Vegetables and fruits should not be
stored in quantities in hot, damp, and
poorly ventilated bins. Such condi-
tions hasten whiting, fermentation and
decay.
Surplus fruits, beans, tomatoes and
other vegetables produced in home
gardens should not be allowed to spoil
on the vines or rot on the ground. A
mornings work would can and pre-
serve such surplusage for use when
fruits and vegetables are scarce and
high in price.
Much food, ruined by being stored
where flies or other insects, or rats
and mice can get at it, can be saved
If it. is given proper care. Much ce-
real food is ruined because it Is not
kept in cans or other suitable con-
tainers and protected against weevils
or other insects. Prevent such losses
by careful handling.
The Twin City star., 1918-06-08
Farming on Paper Is Not
Like the Farmer Finds II

Farming on paper is really rare
sport, writes Robert NJ. Gary in the
Atlantic. have planned entire farms,
drawing them neatly on paper, with
dotted lines to show the rows of ber-
ries and crosses to indicate trees. I
have planted my crops, and cultivated
them, harvested them, marketed them
at surprising profit, and
without moments worry about
weather, caterpillars, birds or beetles.
My hens have all laid two hundred
eggs year; my berries have all sold
for 25 CENTS box. Not a cow ever
had hOOf-and-mouth disease; not q pig
had cholera. My farm was always
situated on New Hampshire noun
taln-side, overlooking lakes and rivers
and sunsets. A soil which in reality
produces blueberries and sweet fern,
where 1t does not extrude rocks, on
my farm is foot in depth, as soft and
moist as brown sugar, and fertile as
an English meadow.
The Twin City star., 1918-06-08
No Hope in Fried Whale
With High Cost of Food

We are not greatly elated over the
prospect of eating fried whale, al
though theS dish has been pronounced
excellent by Boston connOisseurs.
When corn and oats were suggested
as a substitute for wheat all patriotic
ally fell In line, for it was thought that
horse feed would be cheaper than man
food, which would mean financial
saving as well as conservation for the
good Of the country. But we reckoned
without our restaurateur. Immediate
ly substitute sandwiches began to per-
form the feat of diminishing in size
and increasing in price ut the same
time. The great abundance Of the
whale would seem to justify the hope
for large meal at a nominal cost,
but there Is a fear that the restaura-
teur will soon learn to slice him up
with safety razor with the same dex-
terity that he can now make raisin
pie with one raisin.-Philadelph
Telegraph.
The Twin City star., 1918-06-08
Moons Influence on Plant
Growth Wholly Negligible,
Is Belief of Scientists

The old belief that the moon has
some sort Of influence on plant growth
still persists in some farming Sec
tions. Some farmers, it is said, re-
fuse to plant crops or to kill hogs
unless the moon Is in some particular
position.
The influence of the moon on the
growth of crops, or on other agricul-
tural operations, has always been de-
MED by scientific men. The following
brief statement by G. F. Marvin, chief
Of the United States weather bureau,
printed In the Rural New Yorker,
shows what they think Of the matter:
1T is the general belief of scien-
lists that the moon has no appreciable
influence on temperature, rainfall, or
any other weather element, or on
plant growth.
"Plant growth depends upon tenn
perature, light, humidity and plant
food (both in the soil and in the air),
and its availability. Obviously the
moon neither mellows the ground nor
fertillzes it, neither does it alter the
composition of the atmosphere; hence
it affects neither the mechanical con-
dition of the soil nor the kind OK
quantity of available plant food.
"If the moon has any influence on
plant growth, 1t would seem that 1t
must exert this influence through its
light. Experiment, however, shows
that when a plant Is so shadowed that
it gets only one one-hundredth Of nor.
NAL daylight, It grows but little bet
ter than 1t does In absolute darkness.
Full daylight Is about 100000 times
brighter than full moonlight; hence
one one-hundredth of daylight, already
too feeble to stimulate appreciably
plant activity, is still 5000 times
brighter than full moonlight. The con-
cluslon is that, even in respect to
light stimulus, the moons influence
on plant growth is wholly negligible"
The Twin City star., 1918-06-08
Fuel Value of Potatoes
Higher Than of Any Other
of Fresh Vegetables Used

Potatoes contain all the different
substances needed for the body. Pro-
tein and minerals for growth and re-
pair; starch and fat for energy; and
minerals and rOughage for body regu.
latiOn. A diet Of whole milk and pO-
tatoes Is perfect; the fat and protein
Of the milk supplement the small
quantity Of these In the vegetable.
The fuel value Of potatoes is higher
than that Of any other fresh vegetable
used, according to Lucy Cordlner Of
the University of Minnesota.
Common methods used In the prep
aratiOn and cooking Of potatoes are
wasteful. When potatoes are peeled
and allowed to stand for an hour or
two In cold water they lose over half
the protein and one-thlrd their min
erals. The peeling also takes food
with 1t. When cooking Is begun in
cold water the loss is nearly as great.
Potatoes can be prepared with no loss
Of food value If they be first blanched
by cooking In boiling water for ten
minutes. then plunged into cold wa
ter, and the skin rubbed or peeled off.
Cooking can be completed in any way
desired, baking, steaming or boiling.
A quick oven is essential for baking
and produces potatoes that are dry,
mealy and easily digested.
II the skin is pricked with fork
toward the end Of baking they are
further improved by escape Of steam.
Soggy, watery potatoes do not digest
easily and may cause gas.
The Twin City star., 1918-06-08
How Dust Causes Fires.

Spontaneous combustion Is caused,
so the chemists tell us, by floating par
ticles Of coal dust or other inflammable
material jostling and clashing against
one another until the friction they set
up raises their temperature to the ig-
milton point, says Popular Science
Monthly, If this explanation Is correct,
1t would appear as If such fires could
be prevented by perfect ventilation.
Such, however, Is not the case, for ven
tilation may actually help to bring
about fire by spontaneous combustion.
Air facilitates oxidation, really fan
ming the warm dust into blaze. Keep
sir damp and quiet to avoid fire.
The Twin City star., 1918-06-08
NuA. h4k~st0
Where Prices Are Really High.

Berne reports that Constantinople is
reduced to economic ruin. The Ger
mans, with the consent Of prominent
young Turks, have requisitioned the
food, while uncontrolled speculation
makes the city the most expensive in
the world to live in. A two-pound loaf
Of bread costs S5; meat 81 pound,
flour S., potatoes So. buttee $40, and
sugar $40. Eggs are rare at 80 cents
apiece; chickens are 50 each, and
shoes from $40 to 5000 a pair. 4
mans suit costs from 500 to $4,000.
The Twin City star., 1918-06-08

Tive Of the wealthiest persons in Ot-
tawa county, Oklahoma, are Joe Car
war.yee-tee and his squaw. They are
Quapaw Indians and live well, accord
Ing to their notions In a rude log cabin
on about $3.50 year. They scarcely
touch the immense pile of gold that
is theirs which comes to them as royal
ties from land on which mineral de-
pOsits were discovered several years
ago. Twice year this Quapaw pair
visit town for the purpose Of laying
in supply Of gaudy-colored calico for
the wife and three or four pairs Of
Overalls for the husband, and appear
to feel even this Is great extrava"
gance.
The Twin City star., 1918-06-08
Wise and Otherwise.

Wise is the man who can re-
call previous engagement when
he receives a disagreeable invi-
tatiOn.
Her strenuous effort to live up
to her neighbOrs' expectations Is
what chases the roses from
woman's face.
It Is easier for some butchers
to get six hams out of a hog
than it Is to get one truthful
word out Of some men.
A man who has something to
say always knows when he has
said it-thenshe shuts up.
"Time is moLey," said the man
who paid a jeweler $3.50 for re-
pairing 9S-cent watch.
The Twin City star., 1918-06-08

A French system Of rapid te-
legraphy by which 10000 words
en- hour can be transmitted has
worked successfully for distances
up to 900 miles in that country.
Cantilever supports under a
new motorcycle saddle elimi-
nate all movements other than
those in a perpendicular direc-
ton and thus absorb the more
serious shocks.
Experiments are under way In
England with q new fuel for au-
tomobiles that Is made from
sug-r refinery refuse and Is said
to have greater power than gaso-
line. .t-
Automobile Oil Is now convent
emily put up in cone-shaped con-
tainers, and to empty one the
point is cut off with a pocket
knife and the end thrust into the
engine port, into which 1t drains.
The Twin City star., 1918-06-08

HIS MOTHER
N IA n

If might only think-he bears
A shining armor of my prayers
To ward the shadow OF shell
From his beloved breast
And like the wings of angels keep
Away the nameless things that creep
Pleasure-masked videttes Of hell,
To prey on his rare hours Of rest!
But all my prayers and tears are vain
To shield him from a single pain.
One gift Is mine to give, and one alone.
To my own flesh which Is no more my
His parting look into his mothers eyes
Shall find so calm and absolute q trust
In the high cause that claims the sacri-
fee
That when the mopent comes-as come
1t must ..
When he asks himself: els it worth
while
This dream fight fort" then he can
recall ..
His mothers faith, who gave that dream
her all
And gave 1t with a smile.
Amelia Josephine Burr Of the Vigi-
lanteS
The Twin City star., 1918-06-08
Summer Salads.

Cucumbers are such refreshing vege-
tables and may be used in combination
with so many other foods we need
never tire Of them. A different way Of
serving them is to peel them, Slice in
quarter-inch slices, then peel round
each slice making ribbons. Heap these
on lettuce, sprinkle with chopped onion
and serve with French dressing.
Sweet salads Of various combina-
tions Of fruits make most delectable
desserts. Lemon Jelly accompanied by
figs steamed and stuffed with cheese,
served either as a salad or as a dessert
Is delicious. Lemon jelly with various
chopped vegetables nodded in 1t is
another good combination.
The Twin City star., 1918-06-08
The Correct Adjective.

"Don't cuff the little fellow, madam"
demonstrates passerby. "Surely he
has done nothing very bad, a sweet lit
tie child like that"
"Sweet child is right" said the
wrathful woman. "E's been an swal-
lowed our sugar ticket"
The Twin City star., 1918-06-08
No Trouble.


The small boy
stood at the gar
den gate and
howled and howl
ed. A passing old
lady paused be-
side him.
" w h q t. s the
matter, Ii t t l g
MANI" she asked
In a kindly voice.
"O-O-Oh !" wall
ed the youngster,
"Pa and ma won't
The Twin City star., 1918-06-08

more trouble beating him than any
other pitcher on the Robins staff.
This is Coombs' eleventh year as a
major league pitcher, and he says
it will be his last. He announced his
plan to retire from the game during
the training season at Hot Springs,
and as he has earned big money and
is we'll ''heelcd," he will probably
make good his plan to retire.
The Twin City star., 1918-06-08
Mothers Cook Book

Trouble has a trick Of coming
Butt end first:
Viewed approaching-then you've seen Il
At it's worst.
Once surmounted. straight it wakes
Ever small.
And 1t tapers till there's nothing
Left at all.
The Twin City star., 1918-06-08
SIabman Jack Coombs, After
Amassing Big Money, Declares
He Will Retire This Season

Jack Coombs, who left Colby COL
lege in 1905 to become a major
league pitcher with the Mackmen, and
made good right off the reel, is still
rated as an effective slabman.
When his arm Is right he is one Of
the hardest pitchers in the National
league to beat, and he has long been
q hOodoo to the Giants, who have
The Twin City star., 1918-06-08

take me to the pictures tonight"
"But don't make such a noise," said
the dame, admonlshing. "Do they ever
take you when you cry like that?"
Sometimes they do, an sometimes
they d-d-don't," beloved the boy. 'But
it amt no trouble to yellr'
The Twin City star., 1918-06-08
SIX SMILES
IOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
All Alike.

All Alike.
"Savages will trade vast tracts Of
land for a string of beads"
"Well," replied Miss Cayenne, II
know man who wears evening
clothes and carries cane, and he did
the same thing. He went broke try
Ing to pay for a pearl necklace"
The Twin City star., 1918-06-08
Berkshire Salad.

Mix two cupfuls Of cold riced pota.
toes with cupful Of pecan meats, bro
ken in bits; marinate with French
dressing, arrange on mound Of wa
ter cress and serve, garnished with
halves Of pecan meats.
Potato, almonds, few cucumber
cubes, bit Of onion and a good boiled
dressing make most dainty salad.
The Twin City star., 1918-06-08
Incredible Hardship.

$50 your broth.
er's Joined the
army?"
EYES,"
"How does he
like it?"
"Oh, the food
Is something aw-
full. Why, he
hasn't had pie for
breakfast nee
The Twin City star., 1918-06-08
Market Term Defined.

"Pa, what's manipulation for rise
meanW
"When I pull the bedclothes off you
in the morning"
The Twin City star., 1918-06-08
A Good Reason.

since he left home"
A Good Reason.
"Why don't you accept him If he
your favOr?"
Because If he was good risk for
the insurance company, he'd be bad
one for me-"
The Twin City star., 1918-06-08

since he left home"