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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-12-05
Danger Signs.

The Surgeon General warned espe.
cially against certain danger signs
such as decline" and "colds which
hang on"
These, he explained, were often the
beginning Of tuberculosis. IF you dc
not get well promptly, If your cold
seems to hang on or your health and
strength decline, remember that these
are often the early signs Of tuberculo.
sis. Place yourself at once under the
care Of a competent physician. Tuber-
culosis is durable In the early stages.
Patent Medicines Dangerous In Tuber.
culosls.
"Aboye all do not trust In the mis-.
leading statements of INSCRIPTIONS
patent medicine takers. There Is no
specific medicine for the cure of tuber.
culosis. The money spent on such
medicines is thrown away; 1t should
be spent instead for good food and de.
cent living
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-12-05
One Million Consumptives in the
United States.

"Then you consider this a serious
meuacew was asked. "In my opinion
it is, though | hasten to add it is dis
tlnctly one against which the people
can guard. So far as one can estimate
there are at present about one million
cases of tuberculosis in the United
States. There Is unfortunately no
complete census available to show eX-
actly the number of tuberculosis per.
sons in each state despite the fact that
most of the states have made the dis
ease reportabe. In New York city,
where reporting has been in force for
many years, over $4,000 cases of tu-
berculosis are registered with the De
partment of Health Those familiar
with The situation believe that the adj
dition of unrecognized and unreported
eases would make the number nearer
$4,000. The very careful health sur
yey conducted during the past two
years IN birmingham, Mass, revealed
200 cases of tuberculosis in a popula-
ton of approximately $4,000. If these
proportions hold true for the United
States as a whole they would indicate
that about one in every hundred per-
sons is tuberculous. Each of these
constitutes a source of danger to be
guarded against"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-11-22
Favored IN Mature

The largest tongue Ia the world u
pFopsgtiaa 70 its owners siAe Is that
swned by the North Queensland
hawk moth, which spoi : q isasth of
six aud a halt inches although there
10 4 long horn beetle a u tie higher aR
Ia New Guinea. which ass harms meas
ufihg II inches.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-11-22

There ass tea IS t3slva fax farms
~ Alaska. Gus II them, situated Ia
the feaaag valley a miis aad : half
hssa Fairbanks consists 81 .sa acres
% cleared iaad the sFeater pass as
which u esveFei vitE peas Ia which
the sEia,siS iive
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-11-22
er..tnss. 400 st.saath

GREATNESS lies inst 10 belRs stFaas
bat la the risht usias u strength, aad
strength Is mol FishtiF used ~Esa it
oats serves to carr q aiaa ahsys has
fellows f8f his avs sehtaFF sieEF.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-11-22
Tas Blending Practical MsaspsIy

The business ~ tea blending Is Pc
eaiiaEiy british, FaF i00 Years Aiiae.
ing lane has blended tea fpF the shais
VsFid aad brought the walk iats the
Fegies sf sH exact ssisaGs
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-11-22

Asrn ttssiss aaHssttnxs
"ftoss ssass, said uadla Ebsa. ia
what kesps a nsaa fam bettia aver
hts money aR iiassss"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-11-22

dcishes 10 the opal maath az shs
seas. u Is the aaath % siagy. IL
aPeaess "a Is tke Pictasa aaath.-
hsaFy WsEd Basekas
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-11-08
What the War is Costing
!, Council Of Defense Shows Expense Of World Conflict to
q Allied and Central Powers

Prenxed "What the War Is Costing" the state councils of defense put out
the following:
National debts do not tell all the cost of war of course. Taxes have been
doubled and trebled by every nation engaged in the conflict. Still national
debts help to give a comprehensive idea OF what Germany brought pon her
self and the rest of the world when she undertook the mad project Of con-
querng the world.
GAS given out officially by the government, the national debts Of the
nations engaged are, by the latest obtainabe figures, a follows:
Sailed Powers
"Great Bitain-$31 $780, 100000; increase since war began, $2S211 100000
MISUNDERSTANDING increase since a began, $1119OOOOO0.
"Canada-$1172O0OOO0 increase since "a began, $S3600000.
"New Zeaahd-$611 100000; increase since "a began, $165OOOOO0
FranCe-$22227OO0N increase since war began, $15620O00OO0,
"Haly-$1O32sOOOOOO; increase since va began, $7536OOOO
UNITED States-$117 100000; increase since war began, $10552OO0OOO
"The figures for the United States do not include the subscriptions for the
fourth Liberty loan. Those for France show that nations debt at the begin
ming of 1913. since which it is has been greatly increased.
Central Powers
"Germany-$2S922O 100000; increase since wa began $27757G0OO0.
"Austra-$1542 2 100000; increase since wr began, $2 1882 100000
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. increase since a began, $4971 100000.
what Bulgaria and Turkey have spent is not known, IS the finances Of
those countries are peculiar to themselves.
debts, Eve when they are national debts are not cheerful things to cor
slider, but 1t is just as well to remember these against Germany when she
comes asking for peace before she is thoroughly whipped. 1t is well to re-
member that Germany caused this pile of debt 70 be laid OF the shoulders of
spend a few more billions, now, to make it impossible for the Hun W to do
such a thing again"
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-11-08
Wireless Vastly improved;
Great Progress Is Made in
Sending Aircraft Messages.

The efficiency of wireless telegraphy
has been enormously increased during
the war, a semioficial statement is
sued by the British air force says. In
particular great progress has been
made In sending wireless messages
from aircraft.
In 1914 various difficulties restricted
the use of wireless in conjunction with
airplanes. Most Of these have been
overcome and the s of wireless COM
muDicatiOns from the air has been of
great assistance to the allied forces in
all military operations. .t
Without the assistance of wireless
the use Of airplanes could never have
been developed SO fully as 1t now is.
ARTILLERY observation" by airplane is
among the most profitable of all the
uses of aircraft.
The extended range Of aircraft wire
less leads to its use from airplanes on
long reconnaissance, and the operator
In the hut on the airdrome, miles be-
hind the lines, is the first to learn, per-
!haps, of q new German howitzer en-
placement, perhaps of the massing of
troops intended to effect q surprise
q vain hope, thanks to the wireless.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-11-08
Over 100000 Alaska Reindeer;
K Their Meat Will Be Marketed

Sixty tons Of dressed reindeer meat
were recently marketed In the States.
This meat is quite tender and. although
1t has the taste Of wild game, 1t Is as
good as beef. says the San Francisco
Chronicle. The reindeer weighs. on an.
average. about $50 pounds, dressed.
Carl Albertson of Nome estimates that
there are over 100000 reindeer In
Alaska and that herds a~ggregating
$4,000 have been purchased and will be
marketed.
The government imports reindeer
from Siberia. OF the large herds now
In the territory, some 1000 are owned
by natives. representing a money value
OF approximately 100000.
Tbe reindeer live on lichens which
would otherwise be valueless. and
there are no expenses attached TO their
maintenance beyond the labor Of herd
|IA/IM- W"#WM W ~ .WMMW"Wv /.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-11-08
American Language Is Very
Rich in Words and Phrases;
Slang Adopted by British

The American language, as diStin-
guiShed from that Of England, is rich
in words and phrases for the most
part terse and expressive and that are
racy of the soil. Not without cause,
notes the New York Herald, has our
slang become so famous that u Brit
ish cousins have not been ashamed to
welcome it to their more carefully
guarded preserves Of English speech.
The academic mind contributes moth
ing to this gradual development Of the
language. 1t is from the lower orders
OF society that slang is derived. Many
Of the phrases long since Incorporate
ed in the mother tongue came from
the gaming table, the race track and
ever the underworld of crime, and 1t Is
interesting to trace them to their
source. The word "dope" and it's deri-
vations, now in common use, sprang
from the opium joint.
Mechanics, which are a species of
slang, are thrown In h~elter-skelter
fashion at our public men, but 1t Is
only when apt in their characterized
ton that they stick. The crown prince
Of Germany has been called many
names, for the most part uncompli-
mentary, but it remained for a col
ored soldier to fasten upon him a name
that will not rub off-"Mister Rat
face" Not only In features but in
character does this heir to a dishOn-
ored throne resemble the rodent, and
he is held in equal detestation. But
he is lacking the rats single noble
quality-he will not fight when driven
into q corner
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-11-08
In Less Than Five Months
Hog Island, Worlds Largest
Shipyard, Was Half Completed

A year or so & Hog island was a
dismal morass CT mud, stagnant wa
ter and tangled weeds. Not many
months ago 1t was a national scandal.
Today, says Popular Mechanics Maya
zine, it is the worlds greatest ship
yard. Labeled q "phantasmagoria of
patriotic pretense" in the halls Of con-
gress, 1T became in the poisoned pub
lie mind, a national cancer fed by
greed and corruption. Thus did Ger
man propaganda, their tools and pup
pets, for a time hinder the growth
OF n Of the most powerful enemies
of the Huns U-boats.
In wartime, a day or an hour may
shape a nations destiny. The build
ers at Hog island have realized this.
Speed has been the watchword. Moth
ing but a world crisis could have pro-
duced in a few short months q single
shipyard with a capacity o%ne-fourth
as great as the combined capacity OF
all the s~hipyards in Great Britain
until now the foremost shipbuilding
nation Of the world.
From the moment the first shovel
of earth was excavated, Septem-
Der %, 1917, until the present time,
work has progressed in almost magic
manner. In binding snowstorms and
In the teeth Of zero winds, men thaw-
ed frozen ground with live steam and
drove tens of thousands of wooden
and concrete piles. They laid q maze
Of railway tracks, built piers, erected
o forest of towers, constructed mas
sive shops and supply depots, and
in less than five months had the
worlds largest shipyard half com
pleted and the keel Of the first ship
laid!
Hog island has training schools
where unskilled men and boys are
given intensive instruction and in a
few days or weeks made valuable
workmen. 1t has it's own hospitals,
It's recreation fields and buildings. 1t
operates restaurants that serve thou
sands Of meals daily without profit.
II has an armed guard of 600 men,
and a large, well-trained fire depart
Inent. 1t goes in for welfare work.
In short, 1t is a complete city with
out an unemployed man within it's
confines.
Merchantmen ~aggregating 100000
tons are now flying the American flag.
Think, then, what it means for the
Hog island shipyard to turn out be-
tween now and the close Of 1919, ships
totaling approximately 100000 tons.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-11-08
Dehydration Plant Has a
Capacity of One Ton of
Potato Flour Per Hour

All potatoes for the United States
army in Europe are shipped dried or
dehydrated. A newly installed dehy-
dration plant at Idaho Falls, Idaho,
has passed a successful run in potato
flour making. 1t has q possible ca
pacity of a ton Of very fine potato
flour per hour.
Previous to the war, says the San
Francisco Chronicle, this country i'm
ported 100000 pounds Of potato
flour and meal each year, principally
from Germany and Holland. There
will be no more "Made In Germany
potato -four in America for many
years to come. This opens up a man.
ufacturing industry for American po-
tato growers. The slogan Of the Po-
tatO Association Of America is for q
billion bushels Of potatoes in 1919.
The forecast of the bureau Of r
estimates indicated for the United
States this year 3S4, 900 bushels.
The yield in the United States for 1917
was 443 900 bushels.
If potato flour in the United States
only replaced 1 per cent of the wheat
flour, 1t would take 32,450 carloads of
lOatoes to furnish this supply. In
stead Of 1 per cent, why not furnish
10 per cent of the potato flour sub
stitute for wheat?
A large amount Of potato starch is
used in the textile industry.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-11-08
Consumption of Oranges Is
Increased by Juice Stands.

Attributing the large orange con-
sumption this season to the increased
demands made on the crop by the thou
sands of orange juice stands that have
sprung up throughout the United
States in the last year, the Fruit World
says: 'The worldwide shortage Of
sugar, estimated at approximately 3
100000 tons annually since the war
began, has caused the restriction of
sugar consumption In the manufacture
OF many Of the popular drinks. This
has increased the consumption Of or
anges this year and has created a
greater market activity In spite of the
abnormally high prices caused by the
crop shortage following the heat wave
M year ago last June. And so the or.
ange drink stands have alleviated the
demand on the sugar supply but also
have increased the demands on a short
ened orange crop"
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-11-08
HANG THESE UP
TO READ DAILY
How to Help Win the War by
Conserving Coal

Before fixing the fire look at the
temperature Of the house and the
weather probabilities and be govern
ed accordingly.
Keep fuel bed moderately thick. Ex-
cept in emergency, do not check fire
by opening fire door. While this causes
the fire to burn at a slower rate the
larger quantity Of cold air passing over
the fire chills the heater and carries
the heat up the chimney. Avoid over
heating by regulation of hampers.
Never leave drafts on full except
when absolutely necessary and then
only for q short time.
In mild weather do not shake all the
ashes Off the CRATE, but leave q layer
Of ashes between the CRATE and the
active fuel bed as an effective check on
the draft.
Keep the SCOT cleaned off from all
heating surfaces and fiues.
Close the ash pit door when you
shake the fire. This prevents the fine
ashes from being carried up through
the fire by the draft and settling on
the heating surfaces and clogging the
fiues.
Do not shake down burning coal.
Keep the ash pit cleaned out. A pile
Of ashes in the ash pit may result In
burning out the CRATE.
Sift your ashes If there is unburned
coal in them, but a well-run furnace
should burn the coal completely.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-11-08
Poppies

Poppies in the wheat fields on the pleas
ant hills Of France.
Reddening in the summer breeze thai
bids them nod and dance;
over them the skylark sings his lifting
liquid tune
Poppies in the wheat fields, and all the
world in June.
Poppies in the wheat fields, on the road
to Monthiers-
Hark, the spiteful rattle where the
masked machine guns play!
Over them the shrapnel's song greets the
summer morn
Poppies in the wheat fields-but, all. the
fields are torn.
See the stalwart Yankee lads, never ones
to blanCh,
Poppies in their helmets as they clear the
shallow trench.
Leaping own the burrows with eager.
boyish tread,
Through the popped wheat fields to the
flaming woods ahead.
Poppies in the wheat fields as sinks the
summer sun,
Broken. bruised and trampled, but the
bitter day Is won;
Yonder in the woodland where the flash
ing rifles shine.
With their poppies in their helmets, the
front files hold the line.
Poppies in the wheat fields; how still be-
side them lie
Scattered forms that stir not when the
star shells burst on high;
Gently bending DER them beneath tho
moons soft glance,
Peoples Of the wheat fields on the ran
somed hills of France.
John Mills Hanson, Captain F. A., In
Stars and Stripes.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-11-08
Hand Organs Here Again;
Stirring War Tunes Are
Favorites With Players

"I note with mingled feeling the re-
turn Of the hand organ in our Streets"
said an observer in the New York
Times, sand I think that the coming
back Of this 'umpty-umptys' musiciess
disturber Of serenity can also be laid
TO the war. At any rate, it's only war
songs and ballads they grind out.
about six years ago the streets
used to be full of these hand organs
Sometimes the ~organists would play
the Instruments full capacity Of six
rolls-the Marseillaise' always being
n of them-and her again, If coins
failed to be thrown, you'd get, perhaps,
thought the owners Of the hand organs
used to keep tab on houses where they
usually got something, and pass the
word to the fraternity, because I've
known six organs to begin 'umpty-
umping' before the same house In an
afternoon.
"The piano bought on the instalment
plan, however, which put music into
everyone's reach, and the arrival in
inexpensive form of the photograph,
proved too much for the hand organ
lists, and for the last five years they
have been in retirement. Where they
went and what they did in their re-
tirement Is not SO interesting to me as
to where they stored their hand or
gans. I fancy, though, that many Null
berry street or Carmine street cellars
could have disclosed much on the sub
ject.
POSSIBLY the war also has had some
thing to do with the changed dress of
the women proprietors. I remember
that they were remarkable for gaudy
colors, rainbow scarfs and vivid hand
~kerchiefs. The returning Ones, how
ever, r more sober in raiment, most
or them running to severe black.
There is nothing subdued in the music,
though, for the hand organs are all for
the stirring tunes Of the army. In
cidentally, I've noticed that whenev-
er the war music is started in front
Of a house where q service flag flies,
the street musicians are seldom unre-
warded."
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-11-08
HINTS FOR H
POULTRY GROWER

The laying hens must be kept busy
and exercise is absolutely necessary
and M way to provide this exercise
Is to have q litter on the poultry house
floor. Poultry are organisms Of a very
active nature and require a great deal
Of exercise.
The best way to supply this exer-
else to fowls that are in rather re-
stricted quarters Is to feed whole or
cracked grains in q litter Of straw,
leaves or other similar material, from
which they can get 1t only by working
for Ii.
This litter Of whatever nature it is
must be renewed from time to time
as it will o become fouled with the
droppings and the litter will become
so heavy by this filth and dust that
1t will be difficult for the fowls to
work 1t over readily.
Straw containing large amounts of
chaff Is good; 1t contains more or less
weed seeds and sometimes q little
wheat. 1t is wonderful to see how the
fowls will work this over time after
time.
1t is a good plan to hang up a few
sheaves of oats or wheat in the poul-
try house and allow the hens to thresh
this out. They will work very hard
and long to get the last grain of wheat
or oats.
Some farmers have the erroneous
idea that because a hen can get by on
a ration of corn alone that she ought
to lay q few eggs.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-11-08
Heels Of Women's Shoes Are
Now Limited to 2 1-8 Inches

Button shoes for men may be manu-
featured only in patent leather and
heels on women's shoes must not ex-
coed 2h inches in height, according to
a new conservation program laid down
by the war industries board. The new
rulings eliminate the use of pullstraps,
top bands, fancy labels and the manu-
facture Of accessories for window dec
orations. The restrictions made are in
addition to those dealing with colors
and fancy feathers In shoe manufac-
ture previously laid down by the
board.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-11-08

order, however, to know the totals for each kind or class it will be necessary
TO make up a monthly summary in which the items will be distributed in diff
ferent columns, by classes. This extra work at the end Of each month Cor at
the end OF the year, may cause dscouragement and neglect of classification,
with the result that the greatest good that could be derived from the records
Is nt realized.
Under the second method, in addition to being entered all together rim one
column, the items are classified in separate columns. This method has the
same advantages a the first method and the additional advantage of allowing
the inconvenience Of turning to some other page. The distribution may be
left to moments of leisure If the farmer is busy at the time the entry is made
When the page is filled the next page is begun, the top line next to the heading
being reserved for the total carried forward from preceding page. The items
may be totaled at the end of the month and these totals carried Il the sum-
mary page at the end Of the book.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-11-08
Keep Home Expense Accounts
Simple Household Arithmetic Has Become Essential to
Thrift and Economy

prepared by the United States Department Of Agricuture)
Household expenses o. the farm are very intimately associated with the
business of the farm itself The farm normally supplies much material which
otherwise would become a household expense. The household, in turn, very
often furnishes board for farm labor, which would otherwise be a farm
expense. Merely from the standpoint of keeping track of household expenses
as related to the farm business, household accounts ared desirable and should
serve % supplement and round ut farm accounts.
There are two methods of keeping q record Of household expenditures.
One is to record the purchases or money paid out without classifying the
The first method lis very simple. requires n o special form and gives all
necessary information regarding expenditures. At the end of the month or at
the end of the veal the total expenditures readily may be determined. In
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-11-08
Words of Wise Men.

1t is only those who are des-
picable who fear being despised.
La Rochefoucault.
Don't talk about it; one feels
the best things without speak
ing Of them.-"On the Heights"
Auerbach.
OF all the dispositions and
habits which lead to political
prosperity, religion and morality
are indispensable supports
Washington.
Friendship which flows from
the heart cannot be frozen by
adversely, as the water which
flows from the spring does not
CONCEAL In winter.-Cooper.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-11-08
Chestnut Dessert.

Shell and boil a pint or more Of
chestnuts. Remove the skins and rub
the cooked nuts through a colander.
Sweeten to taste, flavor with a bit Of
orange extract and heap the paste in
the center of a well-chilled platter.
Garnish with sweetened whipped cream
and a few maraschino cherries.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-11-08
War Forces Hun Papers and
Magazines Out of Business

Since the beginning Of the war 1852
German newspapers and magazines
have discontinued publication either
permanently or temporarily. This Is
officially announced by the German
postal authorities, says the Berlin
Tageblatt. I'm the same period 1.765
new publications were begun, The to-
tai number of newspapers and maya
-2&nar ipLCaruanv was aSfimated at