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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-02-21
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Ten Rules for HousehoIders
To Obtain Greatest Heating
Efficiency and to Save Coal

The efficiency with which the house.
ponds mainly upon the type Of furnace
and the conditions under which it is
installed and operated. In the inter.
ests of fuel conservation during the
present extension division, co-operat.
ing with the state council of defense,
puts out the following suggestion:
1. The base of the heater must be
tight and must make an alright con-
nection with the floor so that no ali
can leak into the ash pit.
2. The chimney and all connections
into it must be tight. A burning match
or candle held close to all joints will
indicate leaks.
8. The chimney should be high
enough. The top should be at least
2 feet above around surrounding OBJ
jects.
4. The smoke pipe from the furnace
to the chimney should be straight,
short, and should grade up to thd
chimney.
-. Lie SLdtSS luuSL AOL NC WdIp6UI
must move easily and should have nc
holes or broken places for unburned
coal to drop through.
6. All basement piping, heater sur
faces and smoke pipes should be GOV.
cred with asbestos covering.
z. A shut-off damper should be pro.
vided in the smoke pipe to control the
intensity of the chimney draft and 9
check draft damper is required in the
smoke pipe beyond the shut-off damp
er.
s. There should be a lift or slide
damper in the fire door and a draft
damper in the ash pit door.
8. For highest efficiency, some type
of automatic draft regulator such as 6
thermostat should be provided.
10. ALI doors and windows in the
house should be as tight as possible
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-02-21
LAYING HENS NEED
FRESH AIR

The first three months Of the year
poultry house ventilation if the stock
is to be healthy and if egg production
is to be kept at maximum, according
to the poultry authorities at the New
York state college of agriculture.
Proof of insufficient ventilation usu-
ally is found in damp or frosted walls.
damp litter, close or impure air, flock,
with consequent low winter egg pro-
duction. The body of the hen con-
stantly gives off moisture, and this
movement of the air to carry it away.
Dampness fosters colds, and when a
cold is contracted, the body is too
weak to resist the attack of con-
tagious disease such as roup.
It is stated further that the house
should at no time be tightly closed.
The exercise of judgment, and few
trials, will show how much to leave
the windows open at night. Windows
should be removable SO that they can
be taken out during the day, if it is
not storming. Experience indicates
that the birds will not suffer from the
cold if they are not in draft, if they
are kept working, and if they are not
Overfed.
Plenty of air, may best be had by
fitting windows in at the top, as this
will not let in the rain nor put drafts
directly on the floor. There should
be a wide board at each edge of the
window to keep the rain out; strip
of wood, sash-plug, or nail on this
strip will hold the window at any
desired angle. Both upper and lower
SASH where there are two, should be
arranged in this way to get the best
circulation.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-02-21
| viii Be Worthy of 1t.

I may not reach the heights I seek,
My untried strength may fail me,
Or half way up the mountain peak
Fierce tempests may assail me.
But though that place never gain,
Herein lies comfort for my pain,
/ will be worthy of it.
may not triumph In success,
Despite my earnest labor;
may. not grasp results that bless
The efforts of my neighbor-
But though my goal / never see,
This thought shall always dwell with me.
will be worthy of it.
The golden glory of loves light
May never fall on my way.
My path may always lead through nsghs
Like some deserted byway.
Though life's dearest joy miss,
There lies nameless strength in this
will be worthy of it.
ELLA Wheeler Wilcox.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-02-21
Enemy of the Dog Figures
High Cost of Keeping Pet

A dog hater in New Hampshire, slim
ulated by the campaign for food con-
servation, sharpened his pencil and this
is what he figured:
One person in 20 keeps dog; that's
100000 dogs. 1t costs ten cents
a day to feed a dog, or S36.50 year
for one, and $182, 100000 per annum for
all Of them. With flour at SIS bar
rel; this sum would buy 2,166,O 900 bar
rels of flour. IF loaded II barrels to
each motortruck, 100000 trucks
would be required to load the flour, at
one time, and they would make a pro-
cession 2,272 miles in length.
The figures seem to be all right and
professionally impressive, but who
can estimate the heart pangs and per-
'sonal loss of 100000 small boys if
deprived of their dearest treasure? P
Popular Mechanics Magazine.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-02-21
Cash and Carry.

Quite providentially it happens that
the doctrine of carrying home ones
groceries promises to attain full
growth at time when capacious and
decorative bags are not only fashion
able, but almost necessary for house
wives. 1t is evident, says the Spokane
Spokesman Review, that there is in
tention of seeing that the buyer is
paid in cash for carrying his own food
home. Already dealers are looping
cent sand even nickels off the cost Of
things not delivered. A cent, for in
stance, goes thus with every loaf Of
bread. Cents and nickels grow rapid
Iy to quarters, and quarters will buy
war stamps that pay per cent. 1t be-
hooves us to look closely to such de-
tails.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-02-21
Try a New Way to Cook
Potat0eS-JuSt a Few of
the Styles in This List

1t is claimed that there are more
than 100 ways to cook potatoes, from
the primitive (and still probably the
best) methods of boiling or baking
with the skins on, to the most COM
pick and seasoned dishes. sHere are
some of the ways known to the United
States department of agriculture.
Have you tried them all, or do you
know about as many more?-Boiled,
chips, lyonnaise, mashed, pan Drowned,
salad, in chowders baked, shoestrings,
hashed brown, mashed fried, stuffed,
in fish cakes, in light bread, plain
fried, french fried, gauffre, souf-
file, riced, in hash, biscuits, sauter
creamed, croquettes, au gratin, soups
in stews, in meat pie crust.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-02-21
Origin of the UkuIeIe.

There are 10000 Portuguese in the
Hawaiian islands, and it is charged
that these people, and not the ma
tives, are responsible for the ukulele.
1t has long been a matter of common
knowledge that the instrument was in
troduced into the islands by Portu-
guese, but that is not really the ques-
ton of greatest moment. So long as
the ukulele was confined to Hawaii it
was almost as harmless as a banjo,
the guitar, or the mandolin. Nobody
then had word to say against it. The
point that needs to be cleared up is:
Where lies the responsibility for in
Producing it, not into Hawaii, but into
the United States?-Christian Science
Monitor.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-02-21
Bread Cake.

Take two cupfuls of flour, half tea
spoonful of salt, two and a half ia
blespoonfuls of sugar, eight teaspoon
fuls of baking powder, half cupful
of milk, a fourth of cupful Of wa
ter, and two tablespoonful of butter.
Spread over the top, two and half
tablespoonfu1s of flour, five tablespoon
fuls of sugar, teaspoonful of cinna-
mon, and four tablespoonful of oleo-
margarine or other butter substitute.
Mix the ingredients and sprinkle over
the top as it goes into the oven.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-02-21
Food for the Family.

TO save meat we must use more
poultry, rabbits, fish and other sea
food as our army, the armies of our
allies and the women and children
"over there" must have food, and there
can only be food enough if America
provides it. If each person in the
United States saved one pound of
sugar year it would make 80 train
loads of 80 cars each, each car carry
ing $4,000 pounds of sugar; that would
help some in supplying the demand for
sugar, would it not? Let US not for
get that a very small bit multiplied
by hundred million is enormous in
result, that it leaves US stunned with
it's magnitude
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-02-21
The Champion Wood Chopper !.

A record in wood chopping is clai m-
ed by L. J. Haugen, fifty, VI no
lives near Clinton, Ia. Up to the
opening of the present numbering S ca
son he chopped 6,207 cords. He i'd
Norwegian. During the summer he
works for farmers about the county,
but as soon as the first touches Of
winter are apparent, he shoulders his
ak and starts for the timber Ian DIS.
He figures his chopping career FRI pm
the time he was twenty, since which
he has averaged two cords day d 1r-
ing the chopping season.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-02-21

that the digestive glands may secrete
a healthful quantity of digestive fluids,
and the food be prepared for and as
simulated by the body.
No excesses should be INDUCED in,
particularly the taking of alcoholic
beverages. You should live in pure air
night and day, but the very young and
the very old should not be exposed to
extremely low temperatures.
Careful observance of these sugges-
lions will do much to prevent, and at
least to some extent, help pull you
through congestive or even infective
colds, which are prevalent when the
weather is so very changeable as it is
in winter in our North Atlantic eli
mate. a!i
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-02-21
WINTRY SMILES
Mendscious Figures.

Figures won't
lie !" exclaimed
the positive Stats
tician.
81 assume from
that remark that
you are one of
those accurate and
superior persons
w b o b av e n o t
written 1917 in
stead of 1872 !"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-02-21
Something to Think About.

The flood waters which go to waste
annually In the great central valley of
the United States and often cause
great destruction of property, if i'm
pounded and employed in the develop
ment of electric power, would render
the use of mineral coal unnecessa ry
within the borders of the country. T. bis
statement has been made repeated iy
by competent engineers.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-02-21
Maybe So.

IT wonder why hot soda won't go
like cold Soda"
mot spectacular enough" suggested
the druggists friend. E'It might go
better if you could squirt steam into it
from q fine nozzle"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-02-21
Potato Soup.

Cut five medium sized potatoes in
cubes, slice an onion and three pieces
OF the outside of celery together and
mash with a potato masher, put
through a sieve and add a cupful Of
thin white sauce, using a tablespoon
full of flour and a tablespoonful of but
ter cooked together, then a cupful OF
milk and seasonings of salt and pep
per. This makes enough for four
servings.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-02-21
War Biscuits.

Take five ounces each of oatmeal
and white cornmeal; three ounces
each of butter and sugar, one teaspoon
full of baking powder, and one egg.
Melt the butter and work in the dry
ingredients, roll as thin as possible
and make into biscuits. Bake in
slow oven until q light brown.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-02-21
Wise and Otherwise.

Never judge a mans good on
bad qualities by what his neigh
bors say about him.
Once in a while there is a man
SO good natured that he is nice
to his Wife's relatives.
What goes up must come down
as many an airplane chauffeur
is discovering.
A shrewd man may be both
wise and honest, but the chances
are that he is neither.
If common sense will not teach
a young man etiquette a book on
the subject is of little use.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-02-21
Mexico Stops Dyes.

Dyeing material has been coming in
considerable volume from Mexico dur
ing the past two years. However, the
Mexican treasury department has an
nounced a prohibition of the export of
analine and coal tar dyes and natural
artificial vegetable dyes. The difficulty
caused by the new regulation, will be
experienced chiefly by United States
cloth manufacturers.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-02-21
Baltimore Chicken.

serving size pieces, roll in highly sea-
soned -four and put into a hot frying
pan with two or three tablespoonfuls
of olive or any sweet corn oil, brown
then finish cooking slowly either on
the stove or in the oven. Serve with
corn fritters.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-02-21
wei Fixed.

How are you fixed for coal at your
houseY"
Zine. We've got couple of shovel
fuls in the bin and the promise OF
more in a week or two"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-02-21
Gettino to Essentials.

ST think we have at last located the
blame for the coal situation" began
the explanatory statesman.
81 don't care anything about the
blame just now" interrupted the ordi-
nary citizen. ''Have you located any
coal?"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-02-21
Things Worth Knowing.

A new typewriter attachment
feeds fresh sheet of paper into
the machine as the written one
is removed.
About 100000 knives and
forks and 100000 spoons have
been supplied TO the allies in
France since the commencement
of the war.
A new tea wagon has an cleo
trical connection for keeping edi-
bles as hot as may be desired.
A new fire hose nozzle is capa-
BILE Of many adjustments by
which the efficiency of the
stream is greatly increased.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-02-21
No Deprivation.

care you having any 1ightless
nights in Brindleburg?"
"Sure," replied the old resident. 'Be-
sides we don't need any lights in this
town. We've only got one picture the
alter and every man, woman and child
in the community could find the way to
it blindfolded."
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-02-21

your meals should
be taken with reg
ularity, and you
should take q
moderate amount
of exercise, not
too near meal
time. No better
form of exercise
can be found than
that of walking
with a good brisk
step and swing
ing of the arms.
You should keep
up a good circu-
latiOn of blood
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-02-21
FaVorites.

''Do you have
meatless days at
your houSe?"
eyes. Of course
we have to make
exceptions. Every
body goes without
meat except Fido
and the cook"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-02-21
A Motorists Impression.

"Do we want to encourage a system
which will compel us to wear chains
forever?" inquired the agitated citizen.
''But what are you going to do in
this kind of a climate?" inquired Mr..
Chuggins. "We can't go on skidding."
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-02-21
Mothers Cook Book

Just being happy is fine thing to do;
Looking on the bright side, rather than
the blue;
Sad or sunny musing is largely in the
choosing
And just being happy is brave work and
true
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-02-21
Sometimes It Can't Be Done.

"'Early to bed and early to rise is
a good old motto"
glOomily. "This daylight savings all
right, of course. But out our way
somebody's simply got to stay up all
night to tend the furnace"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-02-21
Winter Colds
By Dr.. Samuel C. Dixon
Commissioner Of Health of Pennsylvania

During the frigid weather, you want
to keep well nourished. To do this,
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-02-21
Unnatural Condition.

4 see in some big manufacturing
place army orders for gloves are de-
layed"
"That's queer. Under any condition
gloves should always be on hand"
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-04-09
RI LAWMAKERS
/ PRES;ENT
Il new PROGRAM
I.sW. w. Personages Appear
in Comedy by Howard
gs s4sI&a ~. ~
@ belong.
Two Other Plays Will be
Given Friday and Sat-
:sSs urday Evenings.

THE April program Of the Dakota
Pltymakers will be given on April
l2+-snd IS, Friday ana Saturday eve
ming /, of this week, OH the little play
stage i'll Woodworth auditorium. This
months program is made up OF three
Boards. IA comedy of the North Da-
kota harvest fields. by Howard De-
Long. 'iArsSorority FURRY" a farce
bXssAgnes - Conner, and Tim Nolan
n romance Of the prairie pioneer by
Agnes O'Connor:
The play by Howard DeLong
promises to be no only very humor-
Gus but very interesting to North Da-
kotans Il of its handling of the
i. w. w. situation. The scene is laid
in North Dakota and the story is a
typical one. Some Of the best actors
have been cast in the parts and it is
expected that this will be one of the
most convincing of the comedies done
this year.
The farce by Miss o'Connor is II
OF those effervescent plays of college
girls life that are always popular.
The scene is laid in a sorority house.
An indignation meeting against the
men has been called. Two of the
men in question learn of the propos-
ed meeting. gain access to h house
and are present though unseen. at
the meeting. Son1e very excltlnS
things happen before all ends hap
Npily.
The is a sweet little piece
that has in it much of interest.
Mrs. Marguerite Myrben. IN has
assisted the society in the production
OF it's two big pageants and has as
sisted in the coaching Of its annual
public performances. is assisting the
productions committee in the prep
aration of this months program Mrs.
Myrben is here from Minneapolis for
a, fe wweeks assisting the Playn,akers.
She, was formerly an actress OF un-
usual ability. and though she retired
from the stage some years ago. she
still retains a very active interest in
the drama.
Tickets for the two performances
may be secured at Stone Piano COM
pany's or at the secretary's office at
the university. &
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-04-09

have reached stage in our historical
development where the cause as we'll
as the effects of war must receive the
serious attention they demand. They
by Mr.. Wilson because he is
their leader in the war against all flu
ture wars. They desire peace, but
only a clean and a lasting peace. and
and their treasure.
1t seems inevitable. regrettable as
it may be. that American citizens of
German blood. no matter how thor.
ough their conservation to their
country. suffer h humiliation and
disgrace Of their racial connection
with those against whom we are wag-
ing war. 1t seems to be a universal
moral law that the innocent bear the
shame of the guilty. Even when the
innocent for the good Of humanity
they are connected by the ties Of
blood, the innocent experience q
sense Of humiliation for which only
the understanding Of others can be a
partial atonement.
In fighting their kindred across the
ocean our loyal citizens of German
origin are not establishing a prece-
dent in our history. When, the colon
lists took up arm against England,
" lOoo W. 6GIAAo
flesh and blood. In~the struggle for
liberty, it was doubtless much easier
for a colonist Of German extraction
to be loyal in word and act to the
declaration OF independence than it
was for some Englishman whose cor
nections of blood and culture with the
mother country were particularly in
innate. In those days Methodists. for
example. not only defied their king.
but also ,disobeyed their spiritual
father. John Wesley. who in a tract
begged them submit to the British,
government Like things may be
said about other church people. And
in 1912 ouah citizens OF Britigh blood
for the second time carried on war
against h Hand from which many
had come, to our shores. Not GncFe
but twice haye Jul fellow citizens 81
British antecedents exalted freeGora
and the right. above race and !an-
guage. ard have given orr peonin o
German blood a dual example tina i
worthy Of imitation. FAhpvc the ca
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-04-09
Of blood is the call Of duty and JUS
Help Light the rorch-
COUNTY DRIVE ON WAY
Prospects Arc Very Good for a. Sue.
ccssful Third Liberty Loan
Campaign.

The prospects for a successful
Third Liberty loan drive are very
promising throughout the county, a c
cording to reports from the county
chairman. and everyone appears to be
cry enthusiastic over it.
Arrangements have been made for
a patriotic rally to be held in the Rye
township hail .on3 Sunday afternoon
and in this way help-ti:e cause along
in that community.
Committees for Tho various town
ships have been appointed and they
munities are taking hold with the
.keenest interest and they fee that
there is no question but that the drive
will be much o successful than
even the previous ones.
Many Of the towns are holding pa
triotic meetings and in this way are
awakening the interest of the people.
81 -....- ~>1~ = S-HA A. s.a.Hr-
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-04-09

WILD HORSES CAUSE PANIC

Eonlkay. April 9.-EiFht hundred
unbroken horses ran wild recently in
a paddock at the Byuulle. Racing club
here. smashed down the fences and
spread all over. Bombay, causing on
siderable panic in the native quarters.
and ~dislocating railway n street
a ffic for the entire day.
Large numbers of the animals got
onto the railway lines. where several
of them were killed. Six of them fell
whole day and the following night in
pursuit of the animals. Only $50 hors-
-es were finally recovered. the re-
mainder~e having either been killed or
escaped. into the. countryside.
One ma was seriously hurt in the
bazaar district by beink trampled by
- herd. while IN n main street a motor
car was wrecked by the horses rush
ing madN owe it.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-04-09

Just in-these new satin
Collars are very attractive in
style and effect. Made Of
soft wash satins in the new
est shapes.