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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-08-01
Find Markets for
Canned Goods
By the y. S. Department Of
Agriculture

Housewives and members of cam
ming clubs are urged to study their
market at the beginning Of the season
and pack according to The local de-
mands for different products. They
are advised by the bureau Of markets
Of the department to secure orders for
canned goods before putting them up.
Small lots of nonstandardized prod
ucts are difficult to sell except among
local buyers and are not purchased by
the army, navy, commercial dealers
or any department Of the government.
Many appeals to the department of
agriculture to find a market for home
canned goods have been made during
the past year and often the Gamers
believed that the government was in
the market for such goods. Subject
to whatever regulations may be made
by the federal government, the mar
keting Of food products will proceed
in the usual n and the bureau Of
markets points out that proper grad
ing, standardizing and careful prepa-
ration for market are especially nee
essary in handling canned goods.
Home-canned products can be kept
over from one season to the next and
those who have not sold their goods
have reserves to draw from for their
home table. It is good policy, say the
specialists, for the housewife to pro-
vide a reasonable surplus beyond the
probable home consumption for the
next crop year.
While the bureau of markets is CIV
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-08-01
Ants in the Kitchen.

In regard to the question as to how
to get rid Of small ants in a kitchen,
the Indiana state entomologfst says:
zone Of the best remedies is to make
a strip Of four unces of sugar to one
half pint Of water, and after this strip
has boiled add one ounce Of sodium
fluoride. Moisten a sponge with this
and put it in a can that has some
holes punched in it; then place this
where the ants are most numerous.
The idea is to get the ants feeding on
this and in that way carry some back
to their nest. If they stop feeding,
move the can back a short distance
and they will again start eating. The
can should be kept moist with this
strip and the ants will soon disap-
pear"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-08-01
Underground Railroad and
Useless Caucus Room, TWO
ExtravaganceS at Capitol.

One of the curiosities Of the capitol
is the miniature railroad that connects
the senate, via underground passage,
with the senate Office building, relates
a Washington correspondent. The cars
of this railroad operate on a monOrail
by electricity.
The road is about $50 yards in length
and has a double track. When n
car is at one end of the track the other
car Is at the other end, and vice versa.
The railroad was intended originally to
aid senators in making speed from
their offices to the senate chamber. Roll
calls do not require much time In the
senate and there is danger that If a
roll call is asked when q senator is in
his Office he will miss the roll call I'M
less he uses the electric car. That
saves him about ten or fifteen seconds.
time.
The road is open to the public and
it costs nothing to ride. AS a conse-
quence messenger boys, clerks and
j~anitors use the railroad freely, while
senator's, except on days when the
weather is Indictment, prefer to walk in
the open air between their offices and
the senate chamber.
Besides the initial equipment, the
road entails an expense Of about $50
weekly for the employ Of two opera
tors and probably half that amount for
electricity. This would make a yearly
expense Of $1,000 as a very conserva-
tive estimate. AS q matter of fact the
railroad probably costs more like $4,000
or, $1,000 a year.
The senate has another extravaganza
that is almost an eyesore. This is the
palatial caucus room that cost no one
knows how many thousands of dollars
when the senate office building was
constructed. The room is finished
throughout in marble and has immense
crystal chandeliers. 1t has the largest
seating capacity Of any room in the
capitol except the hall Of the house
and the senate chamber.
Yet the acoustic properties of the
room are SO bad that it is never used,
and 1t stands there as an expensive
monument to some ones mistake in
planning the senate Office building. OF
course a person would ordinarily pay
no attention ito such a thing as bad
acoustic properties, but in this room 1t
cannot help but be noticed.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-08-01
A Song For Marching Men.

H-H-H-H-q -H-HH-q-H-H-H-H-1
o who will give us a song for them,-
The silent marching men?
A martial song with a swing in 1t,
With measured rhythm and ring in 1t,
The breath of a deathless thing in 1t,
A song for marching men.
o who will give us a song for them
The silent marching men?
A gallant song with a cheer in 1t,
A tender song with E tear In it,
And never a faint OF fear In 1t, /!
A song for marching men.
o who will give us a song for them,-
The silent marching men?
Trumpet and bugle and fife in 1t,
The passion and pride Of life in 1t.
And the old mad joy of strife In 1t,
A sons for marching men.
o who will give us a song for thems-
The silent marching menu
With iron and blood and ruth in 1t,
Vision and beauty and truth in it,
Terrible pathos of youth In 1t,
A song for marching men.
Q who will give us a song for Them
The silent marching men?
With a sacred wordless space in It,
With a clinging last embrace in 1t,
A song with a woman's face in 1t,
A song for marching men.
o who will give us a song for them,-
The silent marching men?
A scorn for the tyrant's rod In 1t.
A thought of the crimsoned sod in IL,
A faith in the Living God in 1t,
A song for marching men.
Virginia Beard. in the Bellman
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-08-01
POULTRY DON'TS


Don't allow your hens TO eat de-
cayed flesh of any kind unless you
want them to get down with timber
neck and have many of them die from
the effect of it.
Don't allow filth and dampness to
abound in and around your poultry
roosting house; it will roup n
It's various attending ills.
Don't let the mites and lice get the
upper hand about your place and
cause you untold trouble and loss OF
both old and young stock.
Don't be afraid to give your fowls
an abundance Of green stuff at all
seasons and all times; it is their sal
walton, whether they are old or young.
Don't be afraid to invest a few dol
lars In good stock sny more than you
would in improved seeds and grain to
insure success
Don't keep any males with the fe-
males unless you intend Matching the
eggs. Eggs for market will keep
much longer If they are not fertile.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-08-01
Jack COMBS.

served his time as a pitcher, but he
has also built up a number of business
interests which are paying him good
dividends, and this is probably the
real reason why he intends to retire
from the game.
Coombs makes his home at Pales-
tine, Texas, where he has a general
merchandise store in addition to being
interested in two banks. His business
has been growing with the boom times
and he feels that there will no long
err be any necessity of playing baseball
for a living.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-08-01
The Hidden Treasure
Bv PHYLLIS Nj. ABBOTT (Age Fifteen Yeas)

Once upon a time, many many years ago, there lived in tn palace Oh
JuitFr D beautiful goddess whose nam was MercL Every evening a. III
xn wHut down. Mpci would % to TIL walls of the sky city to o. 10
ae worEab below. She loved the earth people and watched W. them'
0me day IS Mercfw watched over the wall, she saw great excitement IN
city; men were polishing long bright pieces of metal that shone In tn
Eun Il a neighborfng city men were marching out of the gates WIN a eVal
banner att their head. Merci was puzzled. She had never seen anything hke
Ibis before, and because she was immortal and knew nothing oI ue pHs-
Einos nj lei she did not understand. Intenty she watched as o te pMn
W great bodies of men came together with a clash smote Ct
other With those shining things they carried. Above, Merci watched IN
amazeEent and sorrow. Oh! she must help those men who we're suffering 70.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-08-01

ing ara % producers e~ in.ti ncLIuS
problems it says that it is difficult to
place producers of small quantities OF
different kinds of products in touch
with buyers and urges home and club
Gamers to learn the marketing end OF
their business just the same as pro-
ducers in other lines of industry.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-08-01

These tests are to be put to all cases
recommended for the medal of honor:
"Men who have performed in action
deeds of most distinguished personal
bravery and self-Sacrifce above and
beyond all call of duty, so conspicuous
as clearly to distinguish them for gal
lantfy and intrepidity above their COM
rades, which involve risk of life or the
performance of more than ordinarily
hazardous service, the omission of
which would not justly subject the per-
son to censure as for shortcomings or
failure in the performance Of his
duty"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-08-01
Notes of Interest.

In the schools Of the Philip
pine Islands there are 1000
native teachers and 500 Ameri-
can instructors.
Within the foreign conces-
sions Of Hankow there are 2
357 licensed jinrikshas, CT pub
lie carriages, and SO private mo-
tOrcars.
The reason why opals are Of
ten lost from their settings is
that they expand with heat
more than any other precious
stones, and consequently force
open the gold which holds them
in place, with the result that
they ultimately fall out.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-08-01
Law Forbids boarding..

Persons who have sought to excuse
their violations of rules and regula-
lions Of the United States food adj
ministratioR on the assertion that
"there is no law requiring It," are
warned that there is q law governing
such cases. According to the law,
persons who willfully hoard any nee
essaries shall. upon conviction, be
fined not exceeding $4,000 or be Inn
prisoned For not more than two years.
or, both.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-08-01
Scientific Facts.

!, The Siamese government has
consolidated a civil service col
7 lege and a medical school into
, a university to provide instruc-
, ton in all the higher branches
! Of education.
: A method for rebuilding worm
, out automobile tires and making
, them puncture proof with fabric
!, woven from thread and a vege-
: table fiber has been invented by
, a Californian.
!, Oils obtained from Antarctic
, sea %leopards, seals and penguins
, have been tested by scientists In
> London and found useful for
, soap and leather making and
, for heating purposes.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-08-01
Murphy's Odd Idea.

An officer on board a warship was
drilling his men.
"I want every man to lie on his back,
put his legs in the air, and move them
as If he were riding a bicycle" he e
planned. "Now commence"
After a short effort one of the men
stopped.
"Why have you stopped, Murphy?"
asked. the officer.
'If We PLACE, SIR" was the answer,
"Oi'm coasting."
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-08-01
Different.

MAD near
that you are going
to m q Jack
Swift. COngratu-
latiOnS.
Ethel-But I'm
not going to mar
ry him.
Mab-Oh, then,
my sincere con
CALCULATIONS.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-08-01
Unsuccessful Student.

"Will you give
me a S t OF
bread an a cup OF
water, NUM-"
Certainly, TIL
fix you up a nice
lunch. But why
didn't you ask for
something sub
stantia1? ?"
"I'm a student
of human nature.
It's mighty sell
dom / strikes any
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-08-01
Tea Punch.

Make a strong infusion Of English
breakfast tea, using n t~easpoonful to
a cupful OF boiling water. For q quart
Of tea add honey to sweeten, and the
Juice Of two lemons and an orange. A
few slices Of the fruit may be served
with the punch.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-08-01
Almond Drink.

Blanch three dozen sweet almonds
and pound to a pulp; boil them in two
quarts of milk, adding a vanilla bean,
which may be removed In a short
time; sweeten with half q pound of
sugar or a cupful of honey, cool and
strain. Serve in lemonade glasses.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-08-01

Vivian A.. Brown Age Five ears.
VIA eoulds she do? What "a it they needed? sShe must find it! So she
wenf to Jupiter and told him what was happening to the earth people, and
asked him where she could find the thing that would help them. Wise OLD
Jwdter only shook his head sagely and replied:
"AEerci I cannot tell you where the treasure is that will help your earth
children. Only you "a find it."
Then Mercf wandered about the sky palace, asking everyone she met II
they knew where the treasure was. but no one knew. She searched the treas
nph ouses in vain. but the wise men could not tell her where it could be
found -
AT last she went back % the walls OF the city, n "a she stood looking
dowa On her suffering earth people she exclaimed:
~Ohs where is the hidden treasure? What can L d o for the earth peopeF
Suddenly forgetting her helpessness, forgetting the treasure she sought,
Forgetting herself she flew down into the planet below. She gave the dynS
Nafer M bound ii the wounds of the injured, giving help and bringing bach
hansness to the hearts of the men she loved. Then, just a the end Of the
dav as the mn watched her standing Oh the bloodred battlefield, she van
sshea me among the glorious obrs Of the unset a tiny scarlet cross
nuneDre5. Merci had found the hidden treasure in her W heart And all
these Ia wear that scarlet cross and carry it in their hearts have found a
rrespss treasure the Spirit of Mercy.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-08-01
Lemonade.

Boil together a cupful of sugar, a
cupful of water and a half cupfui OF
lemon juice; multiply this any number
OF times and keep in a cold place,
adding iced water and using a table,
spoonful OF the strip to a glass OF
water. Boil the mixture for five Minis
utes before bottling.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-08-01
Pitcher Jack CoombS Is to
Retire This Year-To Look
After Business Interests.

Jack Coombs announces that this
will be his last year in baseball. At
least he declares it to be his last year
as an active player and perhaps moth
ing short of a managerial job will
tempt him to remain.
Colby Jacks contract with the
Brooklyn club expires this year, which
is the reason he is making the an
nouncement. He feels that he has
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-08-01
A Retired LuxUry.

slave you got any shade trees where
you can hang q hammock"
NO." replied Farmer Corntossel.
"Help is scarce an so particular that
If there was anything as comfortable
as q hammock around the place the
hired man would insist on usin' it."
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-08-01
Fruit sirup.

Boil together a pint Of juicy fruit
and a pint of water, stirring from time
to time, then strain and add honey to
sweeten; boil for ten minutes and then
bottle. When serving allow a table
spoonful of the strip to a glass of
water.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-08-01
A Few Cooling Drinks.

Drinks that are cooling always n
q place any time of day and the house
wife who keeps a we~ll-stocKed ice
chest will always be popular with her
friends.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-08-01
Mothers Cook Book


Those who live on the mountain have
a longer day tina those who live in the
valley. Sometimes all we need to do TO
brighten our day is to rise a little.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-08-01

quart. Add two ounces Of sugar and
the Juice Of a lemon; strain and set
aside to get cold.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-08-01
HUMOROUS
Those Amateur Musicians.

Those Amateur Musicians.
professor, how is my little daugh-
teri"
"Fine, Mr.. Sprechelnitz; she can
play the scale without sticking out her
tongue"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-08-01
Barley Water.

Wash two ounces Of pearl barley
and add to two quarts Of water; heat
eiowly ana boil until reduced to q
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-08-01

One thing that has saved many a
man from hanging is the fact that the
Jury did.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-08-01
No SeIf-HeaIer.

"What has become of that hypno-
tiSt?"
"Had to quit hypnotizing. Putting
people to sleep wore down his nerves
and gave him insomnia"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-08-01
susnicIous circumstances.

IT have a letter here from my
fance, who is now in France" said
Miss Peacher.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-08-01

body what's mean enough TO give
me just a crust an a cup Of wa
ter"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-08-01

"He made a number Of cross marks
for KISSES"
"Well?"
"The last two are not like the 9th
ers. I wonder if some firtatious CEN
sor added those on his own account"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-08-01
DOCTOR URGED
AN OPERATION
Instead I took Lydia e. Pink.
hams Vegetable Compound
and Was Cured.

Baltimore, Md.-"Nearly four years
I suffered from organic troubles, ner-
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-08-01

He made a number of cross n
The Adair County news., 1918-01-30
THE AMERICAN SWORD
I am the American sword


have never been unsheahed
punish under compelling
opened
tuny and equal rights all in the inheritance
blood of
In everything approval
Ny people
the visual enchantment
of of
hidden
with its swift rebuOn under ufm
OF ourd
dunkv of
right and freedom infancy
of virginiy spreader of cOnagon
architecture haOwed
frenzy;
Spurred by the o
Thou
beraye neutras!
of punderng numbering
has toedd hospital ships
the worlds
and soden shame thou the arch guterne
TOrquemada
gu more crafty than Geronimo
darkened blasphem
receive thee ashn turned ame
My
Of
the justice might insensae amb
pity the victim
mourning
hope; will survive this conflict
the
Moeracy-he o
The Adair County news., 1918-01-30

oodsog1 Lewis
aREENssuao. KENTUCKY,
Is Offering all Farm Machinery at
Very Attractive Prices.
Wagons
Grain Drills
Disc Harrows
Smoothing HarrowS
PuIverizers
Turning Flows at from 10
to 30 per cent. below
to-day's cost
Call and see us or write for
our prices
We also sell Dry Goods
Shoes and Clothing at less
than Cost
Calico l0c
Best Dress Ginghams Sc
Outing l5c
Bed Blankets worth S4.75
for $3.50
WOODSON LEWIS
The Adair County news., 1918-01-30
Should Cease Our GrulnbIing
Because Of Inconvenience

There should be q damper put on
the grumbling disposition Things cam
not run smoothly in these narrowing
days. Every one thinks that he could
manage things to perfection, but if he
had to confront the new set of cOndi-
tons he would likely change his mind,
asserts the Ohio State Journal. Here
is an institution that is ordered to cut
off light, heat and service, and vet we
wonder because we are disconnected.
There are new conditions confronting
us whichever way we turn, and they all
grow out of this hOrrid old war. They
cannot be helped, though sometimes
we think the situation might be i'm
proved but we should not think the
Improvement should come all at once.
When we get used to our incon-
venienceS they will seem easier, partly
because they will be made lighter and
partly because we will become more
philosophical. But there is one sugges-
ton which is that no one should permit
the war conditions to stand in the way
of a wise and thoughtful management
of whatever interest he may control.
The war adds duties to authority as
well as to the people who bear the bur-
denS.
The Adair County news., 1918-01-30
Robert Burns Never Went
To School, but Read and
Wrote at Very Early Age

Robert Burns, the patron saint Of
Scotland, and undoubtedly one of the
worlds greatest poets, never went to
school, relates London Tit-Bits. His
father, although his income probably
never exceeded the prOverbial forty
pounds a year, was a man of eXcep-
tiOnal intelligence and a great reader,
and the future poet of "The COttar's
Saturday Night" could himself read
the Bible at an early age, and was writ
ing verses when most boys are learn
ing multiplication. 1t is quite possible
that had Burns had great advantages
instead of great reverSeS and hard
ships he would not have developed his
peculiar gifts.
Perhaps the greatest of Lloyd
Georges predecessors never went to
school. This was Pitt the younger, the
marvellous boy who talked on equal
terms with the greatest men of his
day at fourteen, and was prime minis
ter at the age of twenty-fOur, when
the average young man is just begin
ming to earn his bread and butter. But
Pitt had the advantage of a home edu-
cation which would put the best
schools in the shade.
The Adair County news., 1918-01-30
Our National Songs.

The United States has three songs
which serve on occasions as national
songs, but by historic associations and
common consent one stands first, OBJ
serves a writer. This is the "Star-
Spangled Banner" written in 1914 by
Francis S. Key of Maryland, while the
British were bOmbarding Fort Henry,
near Baltimore, and when the Ameri-
cans did not know at what moment the
fort might be captured or the flag shot
down. While it has never been official
ly adopted as a national song the cir
cumstances under which it was writ
ten and it's universal popular approval
cause it to stand pre-eminent. The
other songs of a national character,
but not so stirring or so popular are
Hail Columbia" written by Joseph
Hopkinson, in 1883, and america"
by Samuel F. Smith, Baptist preach
er and poet, in 1882. The "Star-Span-
gled Banner" easily holds first place.
The Adair County news., 1918-01-30
Only Black Spot About the
Polar Bear Is Tip of Nose

1t has been pointed out that were a
polar bear Of a darker color, it would
have no chance at all to stalk its prey,
especially seals. The only black spot
about it is the tip of it's nose, writes
Edwin Tarrisse. Sailors who first land
ed on the uneXplored Arctic shores
stated that the bears used to take them
for seals and begin to stalk them at Il
considerable distance, lying down fiat
on their bellies and wriggling along in
that position until they came to an ice
hummOck, when they would get up,
peer over to see whether the seals
were alarmed, and wriggle on again.
The sailors said that they could al
ways see the black nose when the bear
got near, but vowed that the animal
put its paw over its muzZle to hide it.