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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-05
culling Out the Drones.

The Importance of culIing out the
drones in the poultry flock under present
conditions of grain, labor and general
high prices, as well as for the conserva-
tion OF all grain, cannot be over. estimat.
ed Do you realize that about one-half
of the yearlings and those older are gem
orally thrown out as culls, and about Is
per cent of the young pullets1 These
cullng features are simple, easily learned
and are very effective. They have passed
the theoretical stage. and are now re-
duced TO good, common sense methods.
The yearling drones are generally those
that have the brightest pumage, plenty
| OF yellow in the beak and shanks and a
general sprightly appearance; while the
heavy layers have drawn practically all
the yellow from their beaks and shanks
to make the yolk, their feathers are
rough and draggled, and they present
rather dilapidated appearance. The lat
ter are the ones to save This is CON
trary to the general custom and may
account to a certain extent for poor win
ter egg production.
In culling the young pullets, you
haven't this data to help you, but there
are other effective features which give
you the same results To be good
layer, say four or five eggs in week,
hen or pullet must have the capacity to
develop lot of eggs-her intestines and
egg organs must be very large, as she
must have room for this increase This
is measured by the distance between the
pelvic bones and the back end of the keel
or breastbone; this space encloses the
intestines and egg organs and must be
deep, as her ability to lay is determined
by her ability to feed the eggs
There are other important points which |
will be taken up in detail at the fall |
culling demonstrations which are now
being arranged and will be held practi-
cally all over the state. This work is
being carried on by the extension service |
of the University Of Vermont and state
agricultural college in cooperation with
the United States department of agricul.
ture.
If you are interested and wish to see
and learn in connection with this work,
notify your county agent directly, SO he
may inform you just when and where
the demonstration will be heiG in your
section.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-05

Cream of Celery Soup-Cut two large
punches of celery into one.inch pieces
and boil in a quart of salted water TO
which slice of onion and few sprigs
Of parsley have been added When ten
der drain and mash through a colander,
rejecting all stringy parts. Put one
quart Of milk in saucepan with the
celery and let it cook gently for ten min
utes. Thicker with two tablespoons of
-four and two tablespoons of butter that
have been well blended and allow to
cook for Is minutes more. Season with
pepper and more salt if necessary and
serve hot.
Cheese Soup-Scald one quart Of milk
with blade of mace, q pepper pod and
tablespoonful of onion Melt two ia.
blespoons of butter and blend with two
tablespoons of -four. Strain milk and
seasoning and add gradually to -four
mixture, stirring all the time. Return
to double boiler to cook. When creamy
add one half cup grated cheese, salt and
pepper, stirring until cheese is melted.
Then pour over two well beaten egg
whites, stirring all the time. Whip un-
til frothy and serve.
Cream of Asparagus Soup-Canned as
paragus may be used for this. Reserve
tip ends Of asparagus. Cut stalks into
small pieces, add three cups OF water,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-05
CANNING WITHOUT SUGAR.
Rules Suitable for Decreased Allowance
Per Person.

The latest ruling regarding sugar gives
only two pounds per person month and
states that no more sugar can be OBJ
tanned for canning. This should not mean
that canning cease. Fruits and vege.
tables must still be preserved for winter
use says the home economics depart
meht of the University of Vermont ex-
tension service.
Vegetables do not need sugar in can
ming at any time, so these should be
canned In large quantities. Fruits, too,
may be successfully canned without sug-
ar and are satisfactory to use for pie
filings, buildings, sauces, salads and for
fruit punches.
In canning fruits without sugar it is
important to exercise special care. Only
fresh, firm, sound products should be se
lected and should be prepared carefully
by cleaning, sorting, stemming. seeding
pairing and coring as the case requires.
All equipment needed should be ready
before starting and great care should be
given to testing jars and selecting good
quality rubbers
In canning berries, they should be
placed at once, after washing, into the
jar, filling it compactly without crushing
the fruit. This can be done by using
wooden paddle or by shaking the lar to
settle the berries Then place the jar in
warm water and pour boiling water
over the berries, instead of sugar syrup.
hlling the jar. Wipe around the mouth
OF jar carefully with clean cloth, place
the rubber and glass top in position.
Partially seal by placing the wire over
the top, but do not push down the wire
clamp. Immediately put the jar in the
sterilizer (which in most cases will be
wash boiler and sterilize for 80 minutes.
counting the time when water begins to
boil The water in the sterilizer should
cover jars at least an inch.
In canning hard fruits, such as peaches,
apricots and apples, the product is
blanched by putting into actively boiling
water from one to two minutes II is
then dipped quickly into very cold water
Tor about minute, but not allowed to
stand IN the water. Finish preparing |
irult which, with peaches and apricots, !
Will be to remove skins. Pack in Jars |
md continue as in case of berries.
After the fruit has been sterilized for |
,he given length of time, remove lars
rom Gamer and seal completely. Invert
10 test for leaks in the seal and cool as /
quickly as possible, avoiding drafts. If
| sweet canned product is desired, there
ire commercial syrups and other, sugar |
substitutes which may be used satisfac I
,orily. The light corn syrups are most
in canning strong favored
'ruits, as cherries, pineapples, peaches
ind raspberries, for in these the flavor of
he corn syrup is not noticed.
Persons interested further in canning
literature should write to the extension
ervice, University of Vermont, Burling.
on, for information.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-05
DRAFT ACES
FROM 10 TO As.
Limits Will Be Recommended in War
Departments New Man-Power Bill
to Be introduced To-day.

Draft ages from Is TO As wears will
be recommended to Congress in the bill
embodying the war departments new
man power program which will be intro.
duced in both Houses of Congress to-day
and expedited by committees with a
view to prompt consideration when reg
ulsr sessions Of the Senate and House
are resumed late this month
After formally announcing the new
draft ages Saturday Secretary Baker
said all the possible combinations of
age limits were carefully studied and
it was found that in order to get the
men into class for the program pro.
posed Is to IS was necessary. He
said, however, that the bill, as recon-
mended TO Congress, viii contain a pro-
vision authorizing the president to call
men out Of class | by classes according
to ages, so that II it is found possible
the men between is and 10 will be called
out later than older men who are found
eligible to class /.
The war department program, the sec
rotary said, is purely military one and
cannot be called CONSUMPTION of labor,
although it naturally viii have the effect
Of putting at useful labor or in the army
all able-bodied men within the age limits
as they finally will be fixed by Congress.
In recommending this extension of the
age limits, Mr.. Baker continued, the de-
partment had it in mind simply to get
for the army the number Of men which
it rs believed necessary to defeat Germany.
The secretary was not prepared to say
how many that would be nor to give
any estimate as to the proportion Of
males within the ages Is to 45 inclusive
which would be found eligible. In max
ing up the list and classes the same rules
would be followed that had governed
in the first draft, with the same excep.
tions from the first call of married men
with dependents and those engaged in
essential industries. Mr.. Baker gave ii
as his opinion that so far about $780,
600 had been drafted out Of class from
the existing list.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-05
u. JAPANESE
ARMY In SIBERIA
Joint Military Action to
Help Stabilize Gov
eminent
NO MILITARY
INTERVENTION
Program of Military and Ec-
onomic Assistance - Ter
ritorial Integrity Pledged

Washington, d. c., Aug. 5. - 0fiicia
Statements by the American and Japan
csc governments made Saturday night
announce that the plans for extending
military aid to Russia in Siberia will
be undertaken by the United States and
Japan alone, with the other allied cobel.
ligerents asserting in principle. The
United States and Japan will each send
"a few thousand men" to Vladivostok
to act as common force in occupying
and safeguarding the city and protect,
ing the rear of the westward moving
Czecho.Slovak army. The number of
American troops, from where they will
go, and when, may not be discussed.
While the United States and Japan
are extending aid to the Czecho- Slovak
army in Siberia, the United States will
continue to cooperate with the allies
operating from Murmansk and Archan-
gel. To what extent and in what nature
is not announced.
The only present objects of the Jap
anese-American forces will be to give
such aid and protection as is possible to
the Czecho- Slovak forces against the
armed body of German and Austrian
prisoners of war and to steady any eff
forts at self government and self defense
In which the Russians themselves may
be willing to accept assistance. Later
the United States will send commits
sion of merchants, agricultural experts,
labor advisers, Red Cross representatives
and agent of the Young Mems Chris
tian association to organize some way
TO meet the economic necessities of the
stricken Russian people.
Both the United States and Japan in
the official announcements make the
most specific pledges of the action agreed
upon, being wholly without thought of
interference with the sovereignty of
Russia or any interference whatever in
her internal affairs. The Japanese gov
eminent at the same time pledges itself
that when the objects of the mission are
accomplished it will withdraw every Jap
anese soldier and leave the sovereignty
of Russia unimpsired in all its phases.
The agreement to which all the allies
assent is largely the result Of the per-
sonal efforts of President Wilson, who
has been at work almost increasingly for
weeks to bring the nations together in
the most effective plan, which at the
same time will convince the Russian peo-
pie that the aim was purely to help
them preserve and develop their new
found democracy
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-05
England's Shoulder to the Wheel.

We are daily being told that we must
send wheat, meat, fats and sugar to
England and our other allies, and the
question is often asked, What is Eng.
land doing TO provide herself with food ~
The answer is, England is providing
herself with a decidedly increasing
amount of food She is turning her
moors and parks into vegetable gardens
and fields of grain.
All England thinks now that it is bet
ter for the country if her famous private
and public parks produce less beauty and
more food. An early morning glimpse of
hensington gardens and Hyde Park re-
yeals whole families at work. each in
his allotted space, tilling and planting
the soil where once were thick, velvety
lawns.
One big factor in the increase of food
production is the back to the land
movement" and the interest in agricul.
ture stimulated by the help of women.
They are working shoulder TO shoulder
in the fields, organizing townswomen
and the old and young who are capable
OF doing agricultural work.
But England's achievement, in raising
IA the must OF all her perpleXltIes
larger proportion of her food than ever
before in history, would have been i'm
possible without larger use of Amer
lean made power machines than the Eng
lish farmer would have tolerated three
years ago Three thousand five hundred
tractors have been placed at the disposal
of the farmers, and almost an equal
number of eultivators and other auxil-
larry machines for Use with tractors.
Thousands of plows and other horse
drawn implements are being supplied by
the ministry of food to stimulate and
help farmers and other food producers.
German prisoners are being used to |
help till the fields, for the labor shortage
is serious difficulty this year when the |
aim of all England is to get vastly in
creased area under cultivation. Last |
years increase over 1915 in potato area
alone was 97,637 acres, representing in |
yield 100000 tons of potatoes.
England has made a scientific selection |
IN terms of food value of the things she |
ought to raise and she is putting forth |
supreme effort to provide herself with |
food of the kind she cannot
import. Dorothy Dexter
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-05
Food Lessons in Department Stores.

Department stores in many of the
large cities have called on home demon
stration agents to assist them in giving
instruction in food conservation to their
customers and employees. In some stores
special rooms have been equipped where
demonstrations are given and literature
distributed Attractive booths have been
set in the aisles of others where exhibits
of war cooking are shown and recipes are
given out. The agents have worked with
the window decorators in planning win
dow exhibits. in many places wheat
substitutes have been featured in demon
strations, and each purchaser has been
supplied with recipes and instructions for
using them. Glasses for employees after
hours have been arranged In some cities
the agent meets these groups regularly
every week.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-05

boil Is minutes, strain into a bowl and
rub stalks through sieve. Now add
three cups milk, salt, pepper and onion
salt or juice. Melt two tablespoons of
butter, add four tablespoons flour and
add the soup. Cook slowly, stirring con
stantly, add asparagus tips and serve at
once. Do not boil hard or it may sep
arate.
Rice Soup-0ne cup of rice, six cups
of cold water, one small onion, one green
pepper, one teaspoon of chopped parsley,
two cups of cream, four tablespoons of
butter, two tablespoons of flour, one tea
spoon of Worcestershire sauce and salt,
nutmeg and cayenne to taste. Cook the
rice, onion and pepper in cold water I'M
til the rice is tender; press through a
sieve. Melt the butter, add the -four,
cream and seasonings and boil for FIVE
minutes, then combine the mixtures
Farm Life.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-05

states were brought closer by nation
wide system of railroads. The end OF
the war will find America master of the
process OF quantity production of ships.
We viii build ships for ourselves and
for the world.
"The men who have worked on this
ship launched to-day and on other ships
that are being launched and viii be
launched, are makers of new America
Through the efforts of the shipyard
workers large army now is in France
and through the continuous work, an
army steadily growing larger and larger
eventually will overwhelm the carefully
constructed military machine with which
Germany has sought to dominate the
world"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-05

found relief from pain and feel so much
better than / use to. When ! hear of
any girl suffering as ] did / tell them
how Lydia E. F.nkham's Vegetable
Compound helped me. p DELINA
MARTIN, 20 Bowers St.. Nashua, NH.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, made from native roots and
herbs, contains no narcotic or harmful
drugs, therefore is perfectly safe rem
edy to give your daughter, who suffers
from such painful periods as did Miss
Martin.
The reason so many girls write
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co.. Lynn,
Mass, for advice, is because from their
40 years experience they have store of
knowledge which is invariably helpful.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-05
Topics of the
Home and
Household.

When frying griddle cakes, instead Of
greasing the griddle, rub it with a raw
potato.
To clean Panama hat which has be.
come yellow and soiled, scrape about q
teaspoonful of magnesia into saucer
and moisten with enough alcohol to
make soft paste, Apply to the hat
with brush or cloth, rubbing it in thor
oughly, especially on the soiled and
stained spots. After the hat Is dry. wine
off the surplus magnesia with a stiff
brush. The hat will be clean and fresh
in appearance.
Supper Prepared By Students of Johnson
School.
Nut Loaf cup nut meats. Gun
bread crumbs, | cup milk, eggs, tea
spoon salt, e teaspoon pepper, tea
spoon celery salt, sage or both, tea.
spoon chopped onion. Mix in order given
and bake in bread pan in moderate
oven, about one-half hour, or until set.
Turn onto platter and surround with
creamed or mashed potatoes.
Oatmeal Macaroons-l egg, Ia cup sue
ar, ! tablespoon melted fat, cup rolled
oats, l3 cup shredded coeoanut. one-half
teaspoon salt. Beat egg until light, add
other ingredients in order given, beat
well and drop from spoon onto a
creased pan. Bake about is minutes in
a moderate oven.
Sunset Pudding orange, grated peel.
4 cups milk, "a cup sugar, S tablespoons
cornstarch, tablespoons cocoa. table.
spoons currant jelly or little red color.
ing Add the sugar and orange peel to
the milk and bring it to boil, then add
the cornstarch, wet with little cold
milk. Boil until thick, then divide into
three parts. Color one part brown with
cocoa, one pink with jelly, the other is
yellow from the orange. Drop into
wet mould some of each in turn so the
pudding is well streaked through. Let it
stand until well set, turn out and serve
with whipped cream.
Cornmeal Rollsl cup cornmeal, | cup
hour, teaspoons baking powder, u tea
spoon salt, 3 tablespoons fat, % cup
milk. Mix and sift dry ingredients, put
in shortening with fngertips; add milk
and mix thoroughly. Roll lightly on
Toured board to thickness of one half
inch. Cut with biscuit cutter, fold
double, bake in hot oven is minutes.
Cheese Waters One half cup white
four, VI cup rye -four, a teaspoon salt,
a teaspoon paprika, l tablespoon short
ming, " cup grated cheese, n cup cold
water. Mix and sift dry ingredients.
Rub in shortening with fngertfps, add
,heese, mix to stiff paste with cold
gater Roll out very thin, cut with
mall cutter, place on a creased tin and
,ake in moderate oven about six min
ties. Serve with salad or soup.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-05

When frying griddle cakes, instead of
greasing the griddle, rub it with raw
potato.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-05

nad Buch pains tilat
| would often faint
and have to leave
school. / had such
pain | did not know
what to do with my
self and tried so
many remedies that
were of no use. l
read about Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound
in the newspapers
and decided to try it,
and that is how |
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-05
SCHOOL GIRL
TELLS OTHERS
How They Can Find Relief
From Periodic Sufferings.

Nashua, N. H." am nineteen years
old and every month for two years
The Washington times., 1918-06-03
CANADIAN CASUALTIES.
COUNTESS DI CELLRE
WILL RECEIVE SINGER

Official honor for the Nightingale
Of the Alps' will be bestowed to-
morrow afternoon whei she is re-
eeived By Count and Countess v.
MacchI di Cellere at the Italian en-
bAssy. Miss Eutemia Gitnnini, Amer
ican-born girl, who wos her title Of
Nightingale" through her singing
among Italian soldiers at the front
and in hospitals, and Who has sung
before Italian royalty will be the
guest Of the Italian envoy shortly
before her American debut At the Ma
tionaI Theater at 40 tomorrow al
ternoon-
She will appear in a concert for
the benefit Of the chinren Of italian
refugees. The list Of |patronesses is
headed by Countess d Cellere, and a
box has been reserved for the Presi-
dent and the Italian ambassador.
Miss Giannini will be assisted by
her sister, Dusolina, mezzo soprano;
her father FerrueIo noted operate
tenor; her fourteen-yeGr-old broth
er Vittorio, violin vituoSo, and Nine.
Sara Sokolsky Fried pianist
The program, in edition to opeT-
attic ariAS and melodies Of the new
world, will include several patriotic
numberG
The Washington times., 1918-06-03
CITE
50 SAMERIGANS FOR
GALLANT CONDUCT

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE. June 3.-Thirty-sight Of
heers and men Of the American sxpe-
ditionAry forces have been cited By
their divisional commanders in divi-
sionai orders for gallsntry.
Those honorsd are:
Capt Henry W. worthington, In
fantFy, Lancaster. Pa; First Lieut.
Edward B. Hope. marines. watsrboro.
s. C.; First Lieut. Thurston z. Wood.
artillery, Philadelphia; First Lieut.
J. P. Ratajezak. artillery; Lieut.. Al
Ian G Perkinson. marines. Peters
burg. Va; Lieut. Max Gilhllan, ma
rines, St Johnsbury, VI.
Lieut. Edward =. ConFoy, infantry,
Ogden, Utah; Dental Surgeon A q.
Lyle. navy, attached 70 the marines,
Gloucester, Mas8.; Second Lieut.. J. J.
Bush. Infantry; Second Lieut. u. r
Harrison. artillery; BAttaiion sergt
Mat FestuS J. wade. artillery; Tony
Simmer, navy, attached 70 the ma
rines, Riverside. N. j.; Gunnery sergt
Arthur Johnson, marines; SsrgG Lois
Cukelas marines, Minneapolis ssrEL
p. Gegere. machine guns. Green Bay.
wis; sergt- william A. Ruleford. ma
rineA, Roswell. n. N: SeTEt Alfred
Ssiyhe, marines, Amsterdam. N. 2;
seFgt Jacob J. KeaeI. marines. syra-
euse. n. p: sergt Kenneth W. Squire.
infantry: ssrgt Fred Moore. signal.
Omaha: Corp. Robert p. MaTrett, In
fantry. Brooklyn; Corr. John kuhn.
marines; Corp. Charles @. Morahn, In
faHtry, Albany; Corp. Clarence n.
Babb. chieago; Lance Corp. Thomas
w. Fritz, artillery.
Privatss Edmond y. Fons. marines;
IA KsntrOwitz. machine guns: L
Pisttkoudes, machine guns: Edward
A Mcintyre. medical department. In
faltry; George c. Brooka, marines,
Riehin. Ne; walter Kai. marines;
BeFnard Yoakam. mRyinsa. Akron.
The Washington times., 1918-06-03
Rupture Kills
1000 Annually

2 eD111d p1r8una oaeh yoaF aFa iaid
uWI-tD bWiAi osrtiheats being marked
sBUptN-" .Why3 BecauSs the unfortunnts
onaI ~ na1dscted themselves or had been
m@ly bling care Of ths sign (EweIlinE) Of
ths Retstlo1 ald paying no attention 70 ths
cEN- N1E1 - you doing? Are you neg
lso1nG y1Ulli ~ WlaFilg tr1Es, applilnea.
or Wl4IW llma you ehooe 70 cali NJ At
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prep eglfIt . c5iiap1nE wan-and cannot
- eEpeclsd b act a. more than q mere ne
chlnicai support. Tho binding pressure rs-
tlH6a biood clrculatiol, thus robbinE the
Fultsnsd mulcias of that which thsy need
Buf usi1os hla found g way, ana every
truE guIGnF - tha land q invited 70 make
. EREB 81 FtEht b ths privacy of their
eva hA ~ PLAPAo msthod is unqus-
ffoEahlV a. m11t scientidc. iogicai and Guo-
eslrfd Sslt.tEpatmslt foF FuptuTs ths UoTid
~ PLAPAo PAD. VIA adhsElag siously
% ~ body calnct poalibiy SIP o. shift olt
q piaea. th1Fsforl. eannof ehafs e. pinch.
SCI - E5iTgt-alg b apply-lnsEpenaiv
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L1 ~ q doe ths heruiai opening e.
nl 1ol 20 fho ruptura CAN'T come
lGUn, Ee1d your ZANE To-Day % PLAPAO
co., Elcck ic1. s. Louit 70 sor FREE trial
Fllrlc and me Information necessary.
The Washington times., 1918-06-03
WAR ON SLACKERS
IN GEORGIA NETS
6ARNYFUGITIVES

cL4AN7oN. Ala, June S.-Agent c.
L. DosssrsL Of the Department Of
Justice. has turned cianton and Chill
ton county upside down 70 such good
effect that the county ofdeials are
Offering him full cooperation IN run
ming down alhckeFs and desertsrs
from the army. Within ave days
six slackers and deserters have been
arrested, and the people have ceased
to harbor draft fugitives-
Sheriff Harris technically was
taken in custody last week By Fed-
eral agents. and given q griliing a.
Birmingham. He was warned to DO
bis duty. and has needed the warn
ing,
Preparations are under way here
for . sortis into coosa county.