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The Tomahawk., 1918-06-20
Demonstrators Teach Value Of Potatoes
81. By the u. s. Department Of Agriculture

Thirty bushels of potatoes the estimated surplus OF last
wears crop July they will rot Potatoes
cheap places At cents pound they equal IN
bread eight cens loaf Every potato eaten saves wheat
Fifteen hundred agents Of the United States
agriculture the state agricultural colleges ready
push potato along wavd They teaching how to
potatoes substitute wheat -four and
and cakes they giving instructions the making potato loaf and
scaoped baked Dishes They showing women how they can tram
their potatoes cherfuly three times day.
the gospel potatoes for patriotism spread through
the war kitchens the the clubs the churches dem
onaon in settlement houses before Red Cross auxae
the local food shows and the
stores and and clubs being enlisted the big drive
In the country not spectacular but just telling for
+rouoh the county organizations homedemonsan agents
voluntary workers the potato carried directly thousands OF
women in homes
These home-emonson workers dedicatng their time and
cncv to the work aiding Of the country their
servao problems and proving and every DAY that
the most practical route for idea into the hearts
and homes of American
The Tomahawk., 1918-06-20
Bread From Cotton Seed;
Provides Salad Dressing
and a Butter Substitute

The cotton plant, upon which the
world depends SO largely for clothing,
is rapidly increasing In Importance
as a food producer. Oil from the cot
ton seed, formerly almost monopolized
by makers of high grade soap, now
appears upon the table in the form of
palatable salad dressing and also as
lard and butter substitutes. More re-
Gently the seed has been made to yield
a flour from which bread pleasing to
the taste and as nourishing as lean
beefsteak is baked. A bakery in a
Southern city is selling 400 loaves Of
it a week.
The annual value Of cotton seed
products is placed at $250,OOO, 900, one.
half the output being used for food.
Farmers are now receiving $40 to $50
a ton for the seed, as compared to
Sc or 81 a quarter Of a century ago.
The yearly crop is about 100000
tons, a great asset to the consumer
at this time of extreme high prices
for pure lard and dairy products.
The Tomahawk., 1918-06-20

pert golfers, Mortified, hurried over
and grabbed the club Of the Dutch
man.
"'Oh, my dear fellow he exclaimed,
you never can accomplish anything
with such high mound for your ball.
"And then the golfer lifted up the
ball, kicked Wagner's four-inch mound
to dust and built another about a half
inch tall, placed the ball on it and
then, turning to Wagner, calculated:
There; that's about the proper
height
"Wagner surveyed the new mound
and then said:
"I think like the higher one bet.
ter and at once rebuilt the mound to
it's original four-inch size.
"And then, while the veteran golfers
sadly shook their heads because of the
fool idea of Wagner, the Dutchman
swung, caught the ball fairly, and
made the longest drive ever recorded
on Hot Springs golf course"
The Tomahawk., 1918-06-20
Simple Remedies That Will
Rid the Living Rooms and
Offices of All Cockroaches

The nuisance Of reaches in offices
and living rooms of houses can be re-
duced, If not removed entirely, by the
elimination Of all attractive sub
stances, according to the United States
Department Of Agriculture.
Reaches will not frequent rooms
unless they find some available food
material, and If such materials can be
kept from living rooms and Offices or
scrupulous care exercised to see that
no such material is placed in drawers
where it can leave an attractive odor
or fragments of food, the roach
nuisance can be largely restricted to-
places where food necessarily must be
kept. In such places the storage of
food material in insect-proof contain
ers or ice boxes, together with thor
ough-going cleanliness, will go long
way toward preventing serious annoy
ance.
Reaches as household pests may be
controlled by the use Of various poi
sons, repellents, and fumigants, end by
trapping. The more efficient of these
remedies are powders, particularly So
dunn fluorid, liberal dusting or
which about the infested premises fur
nishes an efficient means for the elm
ination of these pests. Also one part
powdered borax and three parts finely
pulverized chocolate sprinkled freely
about infested premises.
Cockroaches are the commonest and
most offensive of the house pests.
Four kinds are often found in houses,
offices, etc. These are the American
roach, a native insect; the European
or Oriental roach, known in England
as the black beetle; the Australian
roach; and the little German roach,
commonly \known in this country as
the CrOtOn bug.
The Tomahawk., 1918-06-20
FoodValue Of Fish
e, --a<'%>e,,s
Extenaiye Ose Recommended by
Department Of Apicult,xe

Further evidence that fish deserves
a place in every diet was obtained
from a recent series Of digestion expert
ments in the United States depart
ment Of agriculture. These tests fur
nished scientific proof that fish, which
has always been reckoned as a val
liable food, is very completely util-
ICED in the body.
In the experiments Boston mackerel,
butterfish, salmon and grayfish-a va
riety not generally used in this coun-
try-were made into fish loaves'' and
served as a basis of q simple mixed
diet to young men of healthy appe-
tites.
Both the protein and the fat Of the
fish were we'll utilized. Following are
the percentages of protein digested !:
Boston mackerel, 93.1 per cent; but
terfish, 91.9 per cent; grayfish, 92.8
per cent; and salmon, 93.2 per cent.
The percentages Of fat digested were
found to be: Boston mackerel, 95.2
per cent; butterfish, 1914 per cent {;
grayfish, 94.3 per cent; salmon, 93.7
per cent.
In addition to the fish loaf, the diet
included potatoes. crackers, fruit. su-
gar, and tea or coffee. On the aver
age the subjects each day ate 44O
grams Of Boston mackerel, al grams
of butterfish, 40 grams of grayfish, or
355 grams of salmon, indicating that
in every case the fish was eaten with
relish.
The department recently has con-
cluded an investigation of the COM
mercial freezing and storing of fish,
and a bulletin on that subject says
that this method of preserving fish will
hold them for many months in the con-
dition in which they were received, but
will not counteract deterioration due
to previous heating or mishandling.
Chemical analysis shows no significant
changes in frozen fish held for q
months-much longer than would be
necessary or profitable in storing fish
cOmlnerciallv
The Tomahawk., 1918-06-20
Few Senators Present to
81 Hear the Opening Prayer

Some time ago, when the archbishop
of York, primate Of England, was in
Washington he prayed at the opening
of q session of the senate. Most of
the senator's were present. They all
listened devoutly and attentively and
when the archbishop wound up with
the Lords prayer they joined in with
him. There is nothing very extraor-
'dinary or striking about this incident
until It Is considered in connection
with the attendance of the senator's
on ordinary occasions when prayer is
offered in the senate chamber. Often
there are only a handful of senator's
and . few youthful pages present. On
one Occasion only one senator and
few pages were on hand when the
opening invocation was delivered
/. Pathfinder.
The Tomahawk., 1918-06-20
Nux m~+~<le
a.
City Boys Keener Of Ear
Than Are Country Fellows

English army doctors, finding city
boys keener Of ear than country boys,
adopt the theory that the Quietude of
rural districts explains the difference.
says the New York World. Urban
noises, they argue, keep the aural
nerves in a state constantly respon-
sive. Looking across seas, these sa-
wants may discover that the keenest
human ear ever known. those Of the
Indians and the frontiersmen, have
been developed in the silences Of
American forests and prairies. 1t
seems probable that hearing. like
many another faculty, depends for its
active strength upon the exercise due
to necessity. It is need, rather than
noise, which keeps a listeners nerves
on the alert.
The Tomahawk., 1918-06-20
MARCH OF THE DEFENDERS

Oh, knights of hope and Spring-tide
marching, marching,
When shall you wear the flowers
again, and not the blOod-stained
thorn? 1
Oh, young and dear, who come to. day
the splendor of your life away,
We know not what immortal bloom
from your brave dust is born!
For bark! sound of marching -
marching, marching
We hear the thunder of the steps Of
Michaels' host in Heaven;
The Force which struck the fiery Star
that kindled to a lurid bar,
And fell as q red meteor when the
morning clouds were riven,
!. ~ssm :, 4Ly
And they shall corne-the gallant dead
to meet us, marching
The souls that made Of earth's dark
wars a golden memory.
The Maid Of France shall ride again,
grave captains at her side again,
And Nelson's spirit on the wave shall
call to victory. ..----- s,zssR
:ssssssr:sss> ssssss --'r ~ '''-'r saiS q a
Oh, hosts Of light, that strive and die,
oh, great ranks, marching,
Still hold aloft the deathless rose,
your hope of years to BET
Where ruin marked the steps OF
wrong, again the Spring shah
break in song, ..L
And valiant lilies white and red.
shall flower from sea to sea.
Marion Couthouy Smith of the Wig
i1ante& u
The Tomahawk., 1918-06-20

A new type Of garden laborer,
known as the ''moonlighter," has ap-
peared in the suburban country dis
tricis of England, owing to the short
age OF general laborers. The moon
lighter is a worker who Is employed
all day, but who is willing to earn a
little extra money by working during
the moonlight nights in the gardens
and a.lotments. His Is the only sort
of labor that the suburbanites can now
employ in the digging and sowing Of
the vegetable plot which every sub
urban householder regards as IN es-
seHti,l past Of his household
The Tomahawk., 1918-06-20

1900 returning exles breath of France
being their country Germany and the
% ma coming
When first trains with contagious
spreading through France refugees through the
Amid
that them
The Tomahawk., 1918-06-20
Dimensions Of CAPITOL

The entire length of the capitol
building at Washington from north to
south is 751 feet inches, and its
greatest width from east to west Is
$50 feet. The area covered by the
building is 1912 square feet. The
dome is Of cast iron; its height above
the base line of the east front is 2S7
feet 5 inches; the diameter Of its base
is 1S5 feet 5 inches. The bronze statue
Of Freedom on the top Of the dome
Is 10 feet 6 inches high and weighs
14.9S5 pounds. The rOtunda Is 96 feet
6 inches in diameter and its height
from the floor to the top Of the canopy
$50 fee. : inches.
The Tomahawk., 1918-06-20
POULTRY CONVERT
WASTE INTO FOOD

(By the United States Department Of
Agriculture.)
The central thought to be borne in
mind in considering the growing of
more poultry as war necessity is the
fact that the keeping Of poultry is a
means of converting into good food
materials that cannot be utilized by
man, that cannot be eaten by any 9TH
er kinds of stock, and that, without
the poultry, would be absolute waste.
Very clearly, it becomes a national as
well as an individual duty to keep
enough poultry to take up all such
waste materials. As long as fowls
take the bulk of their feed from such
sources and require to be fed on grain
or other garnered feeds only as fin
ishing process, additional food is being
created.
Careful planning must be done, of
course, to insure the utilization Of as
many kinds of waste materials as pos
sible and to avoid overstocking with
any one kind of poultry that would not
be fully fed from the particular kinds
therefore, require to be largely fed
from garnered materials.
Chickens, in any general scheme of
poultry production, of course, must
take first place. They are best adapt
ed to general conditions, take a wide
range of feeds and convert them, per-
haps, with the greatest margin of
profit. Chickens, better than any 9TH
er class of poultry, utilize table scraps
and the general run of waste from the
kitchen door, all, the way from apple
and potato parings to sour milk. Chick
ems far surpass all other kinds of poul-
try in salvaging waste grain from the
stables, from the shed or lot where the
cattle are fed, and from hog pens. Dur
ing the winter months, on farms where
any considerable number of live stock
are kept, the 100 hens suggested
would make their living from these
sources with only slight additional
feeding from time to time. Chickens
are great destr0yers Of Insects, includ-
ing many Injurious forms, in yard, pas
ture, end orchard. They utilize, also,
many grasses and weeds, and seeds
from the same, that would otherwise
be Of no use. Except in isolated in
stances, the part of wisdom would be,
undoubtedly, to keep more chickens
than oil other kindY Of poultry COM
bined, but there should be, in q ma
jority Of cases, some Of all the other
common kinds Of poultry. 50 49, ..
The Tomahawk., 1918-06-20
Germany Has Pledged to Let
Both Military and Civilian
- Prisoners Have Home Help
. sac J --

Through the Spanish ambassador at
Berlin arrangements have been made
whereby American prisoners In Ger
many, both civilian and military, will
be- allowed to receive money from
nome. They will perhaps not receive
actual cash, but will probably be given
credit on prison exchanges.
A. (1) Sixty marks (about SIS at
normal exchange rates, but probably
considerably less now) may be spent
weekly by officers and others of sim
liar rank; (2) so marks weekly (about
$12) by noncommissioned officers and
privates.
B. Civilian prisoners-(1) Sixty
marks weekly ':for men Of better so
cial positions;" <2> so marks weekly
for others. -
The note of the Spanish ambassador
says: with view to obtaining par
ticular articles the prisoners are al
lowed at any time to draw on their
credit" +. f., ~-v-E...., 80. -.
All money sent interned civilians
or prisoners should be remitted
through the Bureau of Prisoners
Relief, American Red Cross, Washing
ton, D. c.. Remittances should be-
checks, drafts or postal money orders,
made payable to the American Red
Cross. That organization will do its
best to get the remittances through
but cannot guarantee delivery. Thus
far it has had pretty good success, and
such American prisoners as have al
ready or may hereafter become Ger
man prisoners will most certainly need
all the help they can get to make their
lives bearable.
The Tomahawk., 1918-06-20
Interesting Facts

Less than two in every 10000
factory operatives meet death
from accidents connected with
their work.
A recent 12h per cent bonus
to British munitiOn workers is
costing the country 500, 1000, 600
year. g..
Two thousand four hundred
college men have been enrolled
for work in shipyards for the
duration of the war:
The federal bureau of mines
reports that there were 2,696 ia
talities in the coal mines of this
country last year.
Canadian unions want q labor
representative on the committee
to aid vocational training among
returned soldiers.
The Tomahawk., 1918-06-20
New Grader Is Marvel.

A remarkable grading machine.
which, 1t is claimed, does the work of
125 men, cutting a smooth path 5
feet Z inches wide and as much as
2 feet deep, Is now being built to
order for large contractors. Be-
cause it will rip out old macadam or
moist clay about as easily as gravel,
It practically standardizes grading
costs, at the same time affording much
needed relief from conditions caused
BY the labor shortage.-Popular Ne
chanics Magazine.
The Tomahawk., 1918-06-20
Hans Wagner's Idea of Size
Was Right When It Came to
Building Golf Ball Mound

Barney Dreyfuss always delights in
recounting the tale of Hans Wagner's
first golfing experience.
"Some years ago, while the Pirates
were training in Hot Springs" de-
clares Dreyfuss, "some of the enthusi-
astic golfers tried to get Wagner in
terested in their game. But for long
time Honus would not enthuse. At
last, however, they succeeded In lur-
ing him to the links and armed him
with a driver and a golf ball.
'Honus grabbed handful Of earth
and built himself huge mound, on
which he placed the ball. Just as he
was about to drive off, one Of the ex-
The Tomahawk., 1918-06-20
capital Punishment.

Five states have abolished capital
punishment and have life imprisOn-
ment as the penalty for murder, viz:
Kansas, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota
and Rhode Island. The following
states have adopted electrocutico ~
the mode of punishment, viz: Ar
kansas, Indiana, Kentucky, Massa-
chusetts, Nebraska, New Jersey, New
York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsyf-
vania and South Carolipa. In tho
states not named shove hanging still
prevails.
The Tomahawk., 1918-06-20
The New Beginning.

Almost everyone believes in the
principle of making new start.
When we fail we comfort ourselves
with the hope that we can try again.
But We must not forget that in start
ing again one of the most important
considerations is just where we should
make this new start and how to begin
it.-Exchange.
The Tomahawk., 1918-06-20
Worlds TalIest Tree.

The tallest of California's big trees
IS 325 feet In height, but among the
great gum trees of Australia many
specimens are more than 400 feet in
height, and one which was felled in
southeast Australia measured Al feet
the tallest tree on record, says Pop
u1ar Science Monthly. Gum trees
grow very rapidly
The Tomahawk., 1918-06-20
Necessary Expendjture.

81 say, Brown, can't you manage to
pay me that $40 you owe me? need
the money"
lawfully sorry, old man, but I can't
do it."
II notice you manage to 60 to the
theater two or three times a week,
though"
"That's just it. The thought that I
owe you money is worrying me so that
1 have to do something to help me for.
get It"
The Tomahawk., 1918-06-20
To the Point.

Some music has charms that
would drive a savage to drink.
Injustice often pats a man on
the back while justice kicks
him.
A woman often says: "It's no
use talking-but she never
means 1t. -..- IL ..
Some would be more likely to
take hints IL they could pawn
them.
Any chronic borrower soon be-
gins to wonder why every one
he knows is broke. +.
The Tomahawk., 1918-06-20
Their Dilemma.

M a y - l c K
WelleS told me
l q 8 t night he
loved me, but did
not ask me to
marry him.
Bella-And he
asked me to mar
:ry him, but didn't
say a word about
love.
The Tomahawk., 1918-06-20
Cherry Salad.

Remove the pits from large, dark
cherries like the "Bing," and All the
cavities with blanched filberts. Ar
range a few on head lettuce and serve
with French dressing.
The Tomahawk., 1918-06-20
HE Wife's Fault.

''This man says you owe him money,
Sam" said the Judge.
"Dats right, Judge, does"
"Well, why don't you pay him?"
''Why, hain't got nothin' t. pay him
wiv', judge"
"Well, why haven't you?"
ITO tell de homes truf. Judge, s'pects
my wife has felled down on de j0b!"
The Tomahawk., 1918-06-20
IT IS TO LAUGH
Observation-Disclosures
Bears It ManfuIly.

Lady of House
Don't you ever
get tired of doing
nothing?
Tram p Oh,
yes. 9num; but I
never complains.
The Tomahawk., 1918-06-20
Cherry Conserve.

Chop one pound of raisins, two
pounds of cherries, three oranges,
(juice and rind), and cook with four
pounds of sugar for 20 minutes. Seal
in small Jars. This Is delicious.
The Tomahawk., 1918-06-20
Cherry fritterS.

Make batter Of cupfu1 and a half
of flour, barley or corn flour, mixed
with equal parts Of wheat flour; sift
with two teaspoonfuls of baking pow
der, half teaspoonful of salt and one
half cupful of milk, one beaten egg.
At the last add a cupful of pitted cher.
ries that have been covered with su.
gar and allowed to stand for an hour.
Drop by spoonfuls into hot fat, and
fry to golden brown. Serve with
sauce made from the cherry juice and
sugar.
The Tomahawk., 1918-06-20
ENOUGH Ced!

Alfred Francis, composer of "The
Love MILL" was examining girl ap-
plicants for places in the chorus.
When he asked one her name she re-
piled, minnie SOta."
II took the name Of my native
state" she said.
"Why?"
swell, my real name Is SkoOpey
and"
"Sufficient!" said Mr.. Francis.
"YOur apology is ample"
The Tomahawk., 1918-06-20
Mothers Cook Book.

Little cubes of sugar,
Little grains Of wheat
Save them with the bacon
And other kinds of meat
Every dinner table y.
Wherever people eat,
Will help decide the verdict
Victory or defeat.
The Tomahawk., 1918-06-20
Just One Word,

"Henry, you ought to know little
German before you go abroad. Suppose
you are captured? You will want to
know what the Germans are saying to
you."
Don't worry about that" said the
khakiclad hero confidently; "all I ever
expect to hear from a German soldier
is 'Kamerad.'"
The Tomahawk., 1918-06-20
Cherry Time.

Cherries, like other small fruits, may
he canned without cooking. Crush
the fruit well and mix with equal parts
Of sugar; stir until the sugar is
we'll dissolved before canning. Care
should be taken that the jars are
sterilized, and that they are perfectly
sealed; then keep in cold place.
A few preserved cherries to use as a
garnish for various dishes are quite
an addition to the fruit closet. When
canning cherries, If q kernel or two
Of the pits are added to each jar, the
flavor Of almond, which is most deli
cate, is given to the fruit.
The Royal Ann, which is sweet,
juicy cherry, makes a most delicious
salad. Sprinkle the cherries. after
pitting them, with little lemon juice
and sugar. Served in fruit bowl.
garnished with cherry leaves, one has
a most refreshing breakfast dish.
A pretty garnish for cherry jelly or
other desserts is the fresh cherry left
in punches with the stems on, dipped
in powdered sugar. Arrange around
the jelly or nodded dessert.
The Tomahawk., 1918-06-20
Occupation Of the Hour.

Occupation Of the Hour.
81 suppose your motto is business be-
fore pleasure"
mot now" replied Senator Sorghum.
"A fight takes precedence over both of
them"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-06-05
GETTING RID OF a MILLION.

Those who find themselves Obliged
to pay prices for necessities that be-
fore the war they would have consid
cred ruinously eXtravagant. imagine
they know the worst about the in
creased cost of living But how
would they like to have the cost OF
the bringing up of l7~year old
daughter boosted from $4,000 a year
TO $500. then TO Sl25Oo. and that be-
Ing deemed inadequate S20.S50 is now
suggested. This has been the record
OF a New York miss. daughter or "a
horse dealer who left a million dol
lars. ltemized she asks 50 900 for
clothes and personal attendance.
$4,000 for the upkeep of limousine
and touring car; $4,000 for educa
ton; $4,000 for pleasure. $1,000 for
physicians. opticians and dentists.
and $3.50 for insurance Besides. she
contributes $4,000 to the maintenance
Of the family home and needs $4,000
for social expenses at the girls'
school. whore her education. including
contributions to church. costs only
$4,000
To those harassed by the steadily
mounting high cost OF living this ex-
hibt Of the increasing cost of high
living may or may not be consolato.c.
They may fiure out how much worse
off they would be II they had been
left a million and had 10 bring up a
family on that scale. Then again they
may congratulate themselves on
finer sense of values that places eda-
cation and things worth while above
rather than below clothes. pleasure (
and the incidentals II would be in I
ieresting to know also under which I
beading the purchase OF liberty bonds. I
hrift stamps and contributions to the
Red Cross may have been camouflag-
"a in this statement. Or were they
20 much less than the allowances fof
doctors and dentists and
insurance that they were not consid-
red worth scheduling