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The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1918-01-18

does his nature need of friendship and
understandings" and then trying to
fill the understood wants of another ma
ture shall you most easily cultivate
charm.
The girl who conquers her selfish
ness and hysterical desire to become
morbid and unhappy over trifes, who
teaches herself not to demand as a
right the gifts of admiration and love
which have to be won and deserved, is
in fair way to be attractive. And to
her attractiveness she may add actual
charm if she is sweet, amiable, equa-
BILE, loyal, merrily wiling to play the
game of life, to take what comes to
her and to offer to men understanding
and sympathy instead of demanding
it from them.-Beatrice Fairfax.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1918-01-18
167.7a2

The normal increas would have
been 2 IL per cent. The actual in
crease falls short of this by 1894, or
.03 per cent.
There is an increase in high school
enrolment, but it is only one-fourth
of the normal increase. The following
figures are based on reports from the
high schools enrolling So per cent of
the pupils:
Enrolment, 1916----- ----S47, 497
Enrolment 1917--- 1858, 664
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1918-05-25
Speak of 100000 Army as
Sort of Corporaps Guard

The war has blunted the old mean
ing Of figures and we speak glibly Of
an army of 100000 men or more, Cen
eral Pershing's offer to General Foch.
as though 1t were only a sort of cor
poral's guard. Late reports hint at a
larger figure than that equaling Kitch-
ener's first army. Never before in our
history have 100000 men fought under
the Stars and Stripes in any one bat
tie. The Army of the Potomac, with
which Grant and Meade fought the
campaign Of 1854, had an aggregate
strength of less than 10000. and only
q part Of them were used In any single
engagement. Earlier there had been
rather more than 10000 federal troops
at Gettysburg, about $4,000 at Chatta-
nooga. Sherman started from Atlanta
with some $4,000. Napoleon had r.
600 men at Waterloo and the British
numbered $4,000.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1918-05-25
Invar, New Metal, Believed
BY Various Investigators
To Have Least Expansion

The fact that all metals expand and
ration Of temperature introduces great
complications into the making of in
struments concerned with absolute
standards Of time or space, and much
research has been devoted to the find
ing of metal having the lowest pos
sible coefficient of thermal expansion.
In due course the investigators arrived
at a nickel steel alloy containing about
SO per cent nickel and about per
cent each of carbon and manganese,
which was found to have a remark
ably small thermal expansion at or
binary temperatures, and to which
the name 'Tnvar" has been given.
A summary Of the results obtained
during the last 25 years by various in
vestigatOrs Of this property of invar
and related nickel steels show, ac-
eording to the Scientific American, that
bar Of ordinary invar expands or con-
tracts by about One-milliOnth Of its
length for one degree centigrade alter
III thS any
within the range of zero to 40 de-
grees. A much higher degree Of con-
stancy than this is, however, some
times obtained; much depends on the
amounts Of carbons and manganese
present.
Small quantities Of invar have been
manufactured which showed change
in length of less than half milliOnth
per degree between zero and 20 de-
grees. This alloy contained .O6 per
cent. carbon and $50 per cent man.
ganese. Samples have even been pre-
pared which showed negative CO.
efficient Of expansion, |. e., which con-
tracted slightly instead Of expanding,
as the temperature rose.
Invar possesses this peculiar prop
erty only within a moderate tempera-
ture range; from 40 degrees upward
the coefficient Of expansion steadily
increases as the temperature rises, un-
til at 200 degrees 1t Is the same as
that Of Bessemer steel.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1918-05-25
Fifteen Cities in 1920
May Reach a Population
In Excess of 500, COO

There will certainly be ten Amer
lean cities, when the 1920 census count
is made, that will have population
in excess of 100000, and there may
be as many as fifteen that will pass
the half-million population score,
states writer in the Baltimore
American. Baltimore is going to be
in the big ten, but where along in
the big ten? New York, Chicago and
Philadelphia will be the three largest
cities in the order named. But what
city will occupy fourth place? And
just what place in the first ten col
umn will Baltimore occupy? The
q question in which the people Of at
least five cities. Baltimore being in
cluded in the five, are even now TAX
ing lively interest.
The five cities that will be in COM
petition for fourth place are Balti-
more, Boston, st. Louis, Detroit and
Cleveland. The city that is most
likely to beat Baltimore in the race
for fourth place is Detroit. which now
has an estimated population of $685.
600. Estimated populations some
times shrink tremendously when the
government count Is made, and it msy
be so with the spurty metropolis OF
Michigan. st. Louis is claiming a
1918 population of $4,000, but this
also Is subject to possible shrinkage,
as it is 10000 greater than the 1910
score. Boston has not extended her
boundary lines and is not making any
claim to extraordinary population
growth. The New England city does
claim an increase of 100000 over the
1910 count, however, or present
population of 10000.
1t seems to be warranted cOnclu-
sion that Baltimore must score above
100000 to get fourth place in the col
9mn. If the Baltimore score should
be around, say, 100000, the Greater
Baltimore may not be located above
seventh place and may be in eighth
position, or only two places from bot
tom. But the Baltimore count may
be in a way of surprise. We don't
know just how many people there are
in the annex.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1918-05-25
Right Use Of the Flag
1t Should Never Be Permitted to Touch the Ground Nor
Draped Decoration


following from the National Geographic Magazine
while there
monies that should be
bearing he subje H.
raising the
the staff before
hosting, which
with dignity
should
seating object emblem
it 1t.
"A at meetings
flag like tablecoh
pitcher .
let the flag straight Do
desired for decorative red white blue
The flag should be hosted a
distress
that of other with which
yards of equal size and o
The
tao should walking halt sitting
When flags they
allowed
forming distinctive feature during the remainder
Where
be
possible
should fly to the north running
streets running north and south.
Old
secondary purposes.
destroyed privately
preferably by burning other methods lacking
sign of mourning
p the top"
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1918-05-25
Where Conservation Fails.

The great manufacturing plants of
today waste nothing. In the lumber
mills even the sawdust Is burned and
the scraps become fibre for furniture
and rugs and process silk for neck
wear and hosiery. The scraps from
our clothing enter into shoddy or pa.
per. 1t is a standard joke that the
packing plants lose only the squeal.
The by-products Of munitiOn making
are fabrics and fertilizers. Leather
scraps make fiber board, Only the
loose ends of our lives are lost. Indus
try Is science, but living is more or
less of hit or miss proposition
Christian Herald.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1918-05-25

thought, and utterly failed to remem-
Der of ever having heard Of him.
"Why, the paper up in Cohoes said
you wanted to give me trial and
so here am" explained Hogan. 'Tve
been pitching semipro ball up home,
and guess you've heard about me.
I'm machinist by trade"
McGraw had never dreamed Of Ho-
gan, but he liked the youngsters
looks, and, most Of all, he took a
fancy to the name Of Hogan. Nc
Graw would like to surround himself
with Doyles, McCarthys and Hogans,
so he decided to give Mike a chance,
and Mike went to Marlin.
So there is something in name
after all. for Hogan, who had never
played professional ball, is getting his
first tryout In the strongest minor
league in the country, and all because
his name Is Hogan. '
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1918-05-25
Cards for the Blind.

Cards that have recently been de-
vised for the blind have raised let
tiers in the top and bottom corners
that reveal their identity. BY plac-
ing his thumb over the letters the
blind man can tell what cards he holds
nearly as quickly as the ordinary per-
son. Dots form the letters. 1.-TWO d."
means that the card Is the Two Of
Diamonds ~. H." means the Jack of
Hearts, and SO on. At first the blind
experience little difficulty in reading
the cards readily, but they soon be-
come proficient. - Popular Science
Monthly.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1918-05-25
Good Irish Name Helped
Mike Hogan Get a Tryout
With John McGraW'S Team

The bird who said there is nothing
in a name had his signals gummed
up.
There is quite bit in some names,
and the case Of Mike Hogan Of Co
hoes, N. Y, proves it beyond doubt.
Just before the Giants started for
Marlin and spring training, Mike Ho-
gan bounced into the Giants offices
and announced that he was. ready to go
South. .......... ....
John McGraw gave him the up and
down, scratched his noggan in deep
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1918-05-25
The Butter Tree.

A tree, known as the shea, or butter
tree, Is beginning to attract CONNER
cial attention. 1t supplies not only
nuts. but also butter that may become
an article Of commercial Importance,
says the San Francisco ArgOnaut. 1t
Is already exported to Europe, where
makers Of artificial butter find use for
1t. Almost two-thirds Of the nut Is
vegetable butter. The tree begins to
bear when it is fifteen years old, and
reaches it's prime in twenty-five years.
Chocolate manufacturers could easily
utilize the product. 1t might also be
o. Use in making candies and soap.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1918-05-25
POULTRY IN
BACK YARDS
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES,

Poultry and eggs have never been
cheap food for the city dweller, and
there Is no hope that they can be, dur
ing the continuance Of the war and
its necessarily attendant high prices.
even as relatively cheap as they have
ordinarily been. The only possibility
Of cheap eggs for the city family, ac-
cOrding to the United States depart
ment Of agriculture, lies in keeping
enough hens in the back yard, where
they can be supported principally on
kitchen waste. to supply the family ia
bic. The keeping Of hens in back
yards Is at once an economic OppOr-
tunity. for city families and an essen
tial part Of the campaign for increas-
ing poultry production.
What may be done with fowls in
back yard depends upon the size Of
the yard, the character of the soil, the
conditions Of sunlight shade and ven
tilatiOn, and the interest and skill OF
the poultry keeper. The smallest and
least favOrably situated back yard af-
fords an opportunity to keep ut least
enough hens to supply eggs for the
household. The number Of hens need
ed for that purpose Is twice the num-
Der of persons to be supplied. Hence
the smallest flock to be considered con-
sists Of four hens. Where hens are
kept only to furnish eggs for the table
no male bird Is needed.
A coop for a flock of four hens
should have an area Of about 20 square
feet, or about five feet per hen. For
larger flOcks the space allowance per
bird may be n little less, because the
space is used in common and each bird
has the use Of all the coop except
what her companions actually occupy.
For the ordinary flock Of 10 to Is hens
the space allowance. should be about
four square feet per hen.
With proper care the backyard poul-
try keeper can keep hens. for laying
only, combining them continuously to
their coOps, and have them lay well
nearly as long as they would be prof.
liable layers under natural conditions.
While hens like freedom. good feed
and care reconcile them to cOnfine-
ment, and mature, rugged birds often
lay more eggs In close confinement
than when at liberty.
If the space admits Of giving the
little backyard flock more room than
coop Of the minimum size required,
the condition Of the land will deter
mine the form in which the additional
space should be given. If the soil Is
well drained and free from such filth
as often communicates the soil Of small
back yards, a yard for the fowls may
be fenced in, allowing 20 to 80 square
feet of yard room per bird. The OPP
pOrtunity for exercise on the land and
I'm the open air which this gives the
hens will benefit them and make life
for them more interesting.
II the soil is poorly drained and foul.
the hens will thrive and lay better II
not allowed on 1t at all. In that case.
the best way to give them some benefit
Of the extra space available is to build
adjoining the coop shed covering
about the same amount of ground and
having the front inclosed only with
wire netting. The foul earth under
this shed should be removed and the
floor filed In q few inches higher than
the old surface with fresh earth or
sand.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1918-05-25
Swiss Potato Soup.

Take four large potatoes, one large
white turnip, three quarts of boiling wa
ter, quart Of scalded milk, one-half
an onion, four tablespoonfuls Of fat,
one-third of a cupful of barley flour,
and a half teaspoonful of salt, and
One-eighth Of teaspoonful Of pep
per. Wash the potatoes and turnip,
cut in small pieces and cook ten min
utes, drain and add the onion cut in
slices, add three cupfuls of water, cook
until the vegetables are soft, press
them through sieve, return to the wa
ter; add milk, reheat and thicken
with the -four and fat cooked together
add seasoning.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1918-05-25
Animal Cemetery.

Probably the largest and best ap-
pointed animal cemetery In the world
is that which still remains attached to
the ruined summer palace In Pekin.
Here repose in collins of polished Orris
wood deliberately carved, more than a
thousand dogs that were the pets Of
former emperOrs and expresses of
China.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1918-05-25
Potato Mullins,

Take one cupful of mashed potato,
packing the cup firmly, add a cup
full of warm milk, half yeast cake
two eggs, a tablespoonful of lard, a
tablespoonful of sugar, a teaspoonful of
salt, and flour to make a stiff dough.
Let rise, shape into biscuits. Let rise
again, and bake Is minutes. Set the
mullins at eleven and bake at six.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1918-05-25
Wise and Otherwise.

There's some excuse for a
man being almost anything, but
what excuse can any man offer
for being prO-German?
It's vain to try to tell wOm-
an how much you think Of her
II you forget to phone her that
you're going to be late for din
ner.
Misery may love company, but
what 1t needs most Is help.
If you were In the other fell
lows place you might be making
a worse mess Of things than
he is.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1918-05-25
Potato StuHnu.

Mix two cupfuls of mashed potato
one cupful of soft bread crumbs, one
third of a cupful of melted shortening,
half a teaspoonful each of salt and
poultry dressing, few dashes of cay
enne pepper, mix thoroughly and use
as stuffing for fish or poultry.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1918-05-25
Nu.. hl4t~eeQ
Short and Snappy.

Jealousy at best is but a
chronic case Of self-lOve.
A shady character doesn't al
ways keep q man cool.
During the cOurtship love
shows up in the dark.
Men of genius often make a
fortune for a man of talent.
Singers who pursue the even
tenor Of their way never get of
their bass.
Sometimes the man who Is
afraid to take a chance is beat
en- at his own game.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1918-05-25
Inconsistent.

q e org e-YOu
have stolen my
heart.
Peggy-That's a
nice thing to say
after you've been
begging me for six
HOnths to accept
It.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1918-05-25

Much food Is thrown away because
so many people do not know how to
utilize leftovers or will not take the
trouble to keep and prepare them.
Leftover cereals can be reheated or
combined with fruits, meats, or veger
tables into appetizing side dishes.
Even spoonful of cereal is worth
saving to thicken soup, gravy, or
sauce.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1918-05-25
II She's Mercenary.

"What is the best way to lead up to
proposals."
"You might make some casual ref
erence to the size of your income tax"
"Yes?"
"In q majority Of cases that will put
the young woman in a receptive frame
Of mind"
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1918-05-25
Mothers Cook Book

Wait till the laurel bursts Its buds,
And creeping Ivy filings it's graces
About the lichen's rocks, and floods
OF sunshine fill the shady places.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1918-05-25
AFEW SMILES
A Wise Silence.

A Wise Silence.
"What excuse did you give the wife
last night?"
81 gave nOne."
"Didn't even tell her it was business
detained yOu?"
Heavens. man, If I'd uttered the
word 'bishness' I'd have given myself
dead away"
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1918-05-25
=s..-.=n - -
THE SOLDIERS MOTHER

fs.
He was so beautiful-my baby son!
His sun-kissed curls chung close around
his head. fSs
His deep blue eyes looked trustingly IN
mine. 3#
did my best to keep his beauty fair
And fresh and clean and dainty. Tor
knew
I never could be satisfied with less.
He was SO strong and WELL my little son!
I gave my days and nights to keep him
So N
Called in fresh air and sunlight to my
Good food and play. all healthful things
wanted physical perfection, for
never could be satisfied with less.
He was SO bright and clever. my big son!
| sent him to the very best of schools.
Denying self that he might know no lack
or opportunity to do his best.
Or feel no door of progress closed to him.
| never could be satisfied with less.
And yet-but now-my well-beloved son.
For your perfection can l pay the price?
Or would l have Yea play the towards
part.
With selfish, shriveled soul too small to
dwell
choice?
sought the best! Shall be satisfied
with less?
Nay. I would have you honorable. my
SON
Just, loyal. brave. and truthful scorning
fear
And lies and meanness-ready to defend
Your home, your mother, and your coun-
try's flag.
70
heart know
I still could no be satisfied with less!
Sarah Benton Dunn, in New York
Times.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1918-05-25
A BRIGHT Idea,

Friend-How perfectly devoted you
are to your husband.
Wife-Yes.' I'm trying to spoil him
so that If I die and he marries again
no other woman could live with him.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1918-05-25
Service.

"YOu have always considered your
self a servant of the people,"
eyes," said Senator Sorghum. "But
understand this. I'm not one of those
servants who get independent and
want to run the whole works."
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1918-05-25
interviewing a Lion Tanner.

"What are your
methods in lion
tanning. I would
pay you well for a
few lessons"
II don't mind
giving you lessons,
m 1 9 t er. B u t
there's nothing In
the business, I
warn YOU"
II don't wish to
embark In the
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1918-05-25

Stale bread can be utilized in va.
riety of ways in combination with
vegetables and meats, in preparing
cakes, breads and buildings, and in
other ways.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1918-05-25


providing their the pork
taking litter Of eight
showing
uirs be BILE HANDS, at al sorts Of
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1918-05-25
BRIEF THRIFT
ITEMS
By the u. S. Department
of Agriculture

Scraps of leftover meat or fish can
be combined with cereal or other mild
favored food, both to give flavor and
to add nOurishment to the total dish.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1918-05-25
Potato PURGE,

Pour boiling water over a fourth Of
pound Of salt pork. scrape and rinse
in cold water. To the pork add three
potatoes, pared and cut in quarters,
one onion, peeled and sliced, four
branches Of parsley, half a cupful Of
chopped celery, all cooked until ten
der in just enough water to cover. Re
move the pork, press the vegetables
through the sieve, adding the water.
Add quart of hot milk, teaspoonful
and half Of salt, half teaspOOnful Of
pepper, and when boiling stir in an
egg beaten with a little cold milk.
Serve at once without further cooking
or the egg will curdle the mixture.
Potatoes, to be palatable boiled.
should be drained as soon as they are
tender, then shaken over the heat TO
remove all steam and make them
mealy.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1918-05-25

business. Thought I'd try 'em on my
wife,"
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1918-05-25

Many persons regard the saving Of
small amounts of leftover food as I'M
important. If they kept accurate ac-
count, however, for any period, many
families would be astounded by the
amount Of good food they are throw
ing out and by the sums that they
are paying to the grocer, the butcher,
and milkman merely to replace good
food being absolutely wasted.
Every bit of fat trimmed from meat
before cooking or tried out In boiling,
roasting, or brOiling can be made use
Of In cooking. In buying meat 1t is
often the case that after the meat has
been weighed and the price for the
cut named valuable fat Is trimmed
of. This fat, which the housewife
pays for, If taken home and used,
would reduce expenditures for cooking
fats.
Skim milk, too widely looked down
upon as food although it contains
practically all the nOurishing ele-
ments Of whole milk with the excep-
ton of the cream or fat, can be used
as a beverage, In cooking cereals. or
as basis for milk soups or sauces.
Sour milk, also, SO often thrown away,
can be used in making hot breads
or In the home manufacture Of cot
tage cheese.
The efforts which American house
keepers are making to avoid kitchen
and table waste are Of great impor-
lance. No one can tell just how much
has been saved, but that the amount
is large is indicated by the work Of
garbage and fertilizer plants showing
that there has been great falling
Off in the amount of fat and nitrog-
enous material received from garbage.
Let the good work 90 on. Every
pound Of food saved Is pound added
to our food supply.
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-01-09
Hoo Famous Wars Began

were dropped alive into pit of quicklime
At Cawnpore, 1000 English fell into the
hands Of the natives At Lucknow. 1,500
people were put to the sword And this
Is the only reason given for the Indian
matiny: the English had tried to make
their native troops the Seproys, use a
cartridge covered with creased paper
which had to be bitten eff before using
The Brahnlin Sepoy feared the grease
might be COW TAT. and TO him the COW is
sacred The Mohamnedan feared it
might be pig fat, and to him the pig is
accused. Like the Pilgrim Fathers, they
wanted To Worship Cod III their own way.
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-01-09

tie easier and to make it possible for
more Of them to come back to their dey
astated Gelds-all they have-as soon az
pumps can be bought, ten VIII be sent 10
fill the need for them in this district II
is real, though slight contribution j..
the giant task Of REPRESENTATION"