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The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-07-13
Farming on Paper Is Not
Like the Farmer Finds 1t

Farming on paper is really rare
snort. writes Robert NJ. Gary In the
Atlantic. have planned entire farms,
drawing them neatly on paper, with
dotted lines to show the rows OF ber-
ries and crosses to indicate trees. l
have planted my crops, and cultivated
them. harvested them, marketed them
always at surprising profit, and
without a moments worry about
weather, caterpillars, birds or beetles:
NV hens have all laid two hundred
eggs a year; my berries have all sold
for 25 cents box. Not COW ever
had hoof-and-mouth disease; not a pig
had cholera. My farm was always
situated on New Hampshire noun
tain-side, overlooking lakes and rivers
and sunsets. A soil which In reaity
nrod,sces blueberries and sweet 1efn'
whern It does not extrude rocks on
INV firm is foot in depth, as soit ana
moist as brown sugar, and fertiie as
an English meadow.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-07-13
Fuel Value of Potatoes
Higher Than of Any Other
of Fresh Vegetables Used

Potatoes contain all the different
Substances needed for the body. Pro
tein and minerals for growth and re
pair: starch and Tat for energy; and
minerals and roughage for body regu-
lation. A diet of whole milk and po-
tatoes is perfect; the fat and protein
of the milk supplement the small
quantity Of these In the vegetable.
The fuel value Of potatoes is higher
than that Of any other fresh vegetable
used. according to Lucy Cordinef OF
the University Of Minnesota.
Common methods used in the prep
aration and cooking Of potatoes are
wasteful. When potatoes are peeled
and allowed to stand for an hour or
two In cold water they lose over half
the protein and one-thlrd their min
erals. The peeling also takes food
with 1t. When cooking Is begun In
cold water the loss is nearly as great
Potatoes can be prepared with no loss
Of food value If they be first blanchec
by cooking in boiling water for ter
minutes, then plunged into cold wa
ter. and the skin rubbed or peeled OFF
Cooking can be completed In any wa!
desired, baking, steaming or boiling.
A quick oven Is essential for bakin,
md produces potatoes that are dry
mealy and easily digested.
If the skin Is pricked with forl
toward the end Of baking they ar
further improved by escape of steam
iSoggy, watery potatoes do not diges
easily and may cause gas.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-07-13
f1| DADCY'Sg!lkNNQ|
III [A|RY TALE
I1| G hAQN @AyAn RkR ]
TIE PARROT ACTOR.

II am an actor" said the parros
whose name was Greene. Il am ON
the real stage and men and women anu
boys and girls pay money. real money
to come and see me! That's an honor
for you. q great and glorious honor.
"Oh. WELL" said Greenie's compan~
lon, whose name, as you may imagine.
WAS Mrs Greenie, you are very glao
to be an actor. but would you like to
act all the time? No. You would De-
come tired Of II"
my dear Mrs Greenie, you are sinf~
ply trying to comfort yourself because
you're not an actress. You are saying
that II one acted all the time one
would become tired Of it,
And wouldn't your" asked Mrs.
| Greenie.
ITO be sure" said Greente.
Then was right"
| Yes you were right
-Hurrah," said Mrs. Greenie.
| @Ah, but-but." said Greenie, "you
are right, and yet you do not UNDER
stand"
"Pray explain" said Mrs. Greenie.
"How can be right and stu not I'M
derstand?"
"Ouite easily. Listen TO me-
"rm listening" said Mrs. Greene
sI'm all attention My every scrap or
hearing is directed toward you, SO as
to heed what you have to say" For
Mrs. GREENE tried to be very polite to
Greene. She admired him ire
mendously because he was an ACTOR
And she thought it was great honor
for her to be his companion and wife,
She couldn't act; there couldn't be-
two famous actors In the family, but
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-07-13
How to Detect Glucose IN
Preserves, Jam, Marmalade

Glucose in fruit preserves may be
discovered as follows: In the case OF
Jelly teaspoonful should be dissolved
in two tablespoonfuls Of alcohol con-
tanned in a glass vessel In the case
Of lam or marmalade the same process
Is carried out, but 1t Is necessary 70
filter off the solid matter by running
the mixture through piece OF muslin.
Allow the solution to become perfectly
cool. and then add an equal volume, or
a little more, Of strong alcohol. II
glucose is present dense white pre-
cipitate slowly settles down Where
no glucose has been employed there
is no precipitate, save, in some cases.
a very trifiing sediment Of proteid mat
ter which, however, Is 80 small that It
could not possibly be mistaken for the
sediment which glucose produces. The
last-named Is not particularly harmful
In itself, but It is very frequently USED
as an adulterant In supposedly pure
preserves for extra prodt.-Popular
Science Monthly.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-07-13
No Hope in Fried Whale
With High Cost OF Food

We are not greatly elated over the
Of eating fried whale. al
though the dish has been pronounced
excellent by Boston connoisseurs:
When corn and oats were suggested
as q substitute for wheat all patriotic
ally fell in line, for it was thought that
horse feed would be cheaper than man
food. which would mean a financial
saving as well as conservation for the
good of the country. But we reckoned
without our restaurateur. Immediate
" substitute sandwiches began to per-
form the feat of diminishing IN size
and increasing in price at the same
time. The great abundance OF the
whale would seem to justify the nope
for a large meal at nominal COST
but there is fear that the restaura-
feur will soon learn to slice him up
with safety razor with the same dex-
terity that he can now make ralsin
ME with one Observation-Disclosures
Telegraph.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-07-13
POULTRY POINTERS ;

Keep the hens confined to your own
land.
Don't keep q male bird. Hens lay
Just as we'll without male.
Don't overstOck your land.
Purchase well-matured pullets rath-
er than hens.
Don't expect great success In hatch
ing and raising chicks unless you have
had some experience and have grass
plot separate from the yard for the
hens. fsNa
Build q cheap house or shelter.
Make the house dry and free from
draughts, but allow for ventilation.
Fowls stand cold better than damp
ness.
Keep house and yard clean.
Provide roosts and dropping boards.
Provide q nest for each four or five
hens.
Grow some green crop In the yard.
Spade up the yard frequently.
Feed table scraps and kitchen
waste.
Also feed grain once day.
Feed dry mash.
Keep hens free from lice and the
house free from mites.
Kill and eat the hens In the fall q:
they begin to mott and cease to lay
Preserve the surplus eggs produced
during the spring and summer for us'
during the fall and winter when egg
are scarce and high in price.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-07-13
Moons Influence on Plant
Growth Wholly Negligible,
Is Belief of Scientists

The old belief that the moon has
some sort Of influence on plant growth
still persists In some farming sec
lions. Some farmers, 1t is said. re-
fuse to plant crops or to kill hogs
unless the moon Is in some particular
position.
The influence of the moon on the
growth of crops, or on other agricul-
tural operations has always been de-
MED by scientific men. The following
brief statement by c. F. Marvin, chief
of the United States weather bureau.
printed In the Rural New Yorker.
shows what they think of the matter:
1T Is the general belief of scien-
lists that the moon has no appreciable
influence on temperature, rainfall, or
any other weather element, or on
plant growth
"Plant growth depends upon tenn
perature, light, humidity and plant
food (bOth in the soil and In the airy.
and its availability. Obviously the
moon neither mellOws the ground nor
fertilizes 1t, neither does 1t alter the
composition OF the atmosphere; hence
It affects neither the mechanical con-
dition Of the soil nor the kind OF
quantity Of available plant food
IF the moon has any influence on
plant growth, It would seem that IL
must exert this influence through Its
light. Experiment, however, shows
| tbot when n plant is so Swallowed thai
1t gets only one one-hundredth OF nor
mai daylight, 1t grows but little bet
fer than It does In absolute darkness
Full daylight Is about 100000 time'
brighter than full moonlight; henc
one one-hundredth of daylight. alread.
too feeble to stimulate appreciabl
plant activity, is still 5000 time
brighter than full moonlight. The COZ
clusion Is that, even in respect I
light stimulus, the moons infuenc
on plant growth Is wholly negligible
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-07-13
Can't Spend Their Money.

Two of the wealthiest persons IN w
+awa county, Oklahoma, are Joe Gar
war.yee-tee and his squaw. Iney ale
ouapaw Indians and live well. accoIo.
inp to their notions in a rude log caD,n
on about $3.50 year. They scarcely
touch the immense pile OF GOLD tnat
IA theirs which comes to them as royal'
t,es rom land on which mineral oe-
nosits were discovered several yea,s
400 Twice q year this Quapaw par
Visit town for the purpose OF laying
in a supply Of gaudy-colored calco TOT ~
tbe wife and three or four pairs =,
overalls for the husband, and appear
70 feel even this Is great eAfa'"
rance.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-07-13
Wise and Otherwise.

Wise is the man who can re-
call q previous engagement when
he receives q disagreeable invi-
tatiOn.
Her strenuous effort to live up
to her neighbors' expectations Is
what chases the roses from
woman's face.
1t Is easier for some butchers
to get six hams out Of hog
than 1t is to get one truthful
word out of some men.
A man who has something 10
saw always knows when he has
said it-then he shuts up.
"Time Is money" said the man
who paid a jeweler $3.50 for re-
pairing q 9S-cent watch.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-07-13
How Dust Causes Fires.

Simultaneous combustion Is caused
~ ths chemists tell us, by floating par
x,.,o. ~ coal dust or other infiammaoie
material jostling and clashing agains.
10 another until the friction they set
mn raises their temperature to tine u.
nit,or point, says Popular Science
Monthly. II this explanation Is correc!
A. would appear as II such nres couio
10 prevented by perfect ventilation
Such, however, is not the case, lol v
tiIation may actually. help to Dlins
about fire by spontaneous combustion
Air facilitates oxidation, really LAn.
ming the warm dust into q blaze. Aesp
air damp and quiet to avoid nre
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-07-13


It was mighty fine that there was one.
So she tried to talk her very best TAIN
to Greenie, though once In awhile sna
felt little Jealous
you are right, Mrs Greenie, ha
commenced, "when you say that
would be tired Of acting II acted all
tho time. But that Is true OF mora
than acting. We would be tired OF eat
ing II we ate all the time. Suppose We
had to eat seed every minute OF every
hour Of every dayl 1t would be SIM
NV awful! We couldn't stand It. And
yet we like to eat-in moderation
which means not too much, but 1uss
the right amount"
3rm not so sure that like to eat N
moderation" said Mrs. Greenie.
"Ah. perhaps that word doesn't mean
all II should. 1t should mean, as USE
1t, that you enjoy eating all you can
without having it make you ILL.,"
"Ah, that's very different" said Mra
Greenle. II think moderation Is nice
word"
"Glad you do, my DEAR" said
Greene.
ayes, I see, Of course, you would get
tired Of acting all the time," continued
Mrs. Greene.
~ am bird above money" Greene
said after moment.
.Is that another word for low
perchr' asked Mrs. GREENE.
"Ah, no." said Greene; money ID
something they pay actors. 1t gives
them the power to buy food ana
clothes and houses and automobiles
that Is, If they get enough for such
things. But anyway they can buy all
sorts Of things In the shops with
money, from crackers to scotland
many useless things as well, such as
stockings and shoes.
"But am above money. scorn It
neither ask for 1t, nor do l get It'll
They know I don't like 1t! It's fool.
ish iIngllng hard stuff that people often
= work themselves almost frantic and
wild in order to get.
81 receive salary and It's the low
est one paid to any actor. and yet an
applauded and clapped. and they al
ike me-and I'm one Of the company
, I talk cleverly and I whistle through
one whole act Of the play-the las
D and most important act. receiv'
crackers, water, seed, and little cak
' for you and for me as my salary. Not
: ing hard and cold and silly like none
: I'm above itw
|
"Oh, see." said Mrs. Greenie. 3D.
5 still money has It's uses, for peopb
$ have to pay money In order to Sc
i you. You wouldn't be applauded an
clapped and considered 50 smart II
weren't for that. chr
you're a nice. bright Mrs. Parro
l. and a good wife for clever actof'
IS said Mr.. GREENE admiringly.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-07-13
The Correct Adjective.

"Don't cuff the little fellow. madam"
demonstrates a passerby. Surely he
has done nothing very bad, a sweet lit
tie child like that"
"Sweet child Is right" said the
wrathful woman. "E's been an swal-
lowed our sugar ticket"
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-07-13

take me to the pictures tonight
"But don't make such noise" said
the dame. admonlshing. do they ever
take you when you cry like that?"
Sometimes they do, an sometimes
they d-d-don't," beloved the boy. But
Ii amt no trouble to YELL"
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-07-13
incredible Hardship.

$50 your DrotH
er's Joined the
army?"
"Yes."
"How does he
like it?"
"Oh, the food
Is something aw-
full. Why, he
hasn't had pie for
breakfast one 9
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-07-13
SIX SMILES

All Alike.
"Savages Will trade vast tracls VA
land for a string Of beads"
WELL" replied Miss Cayenne I
know man who wears evening
clothes and carries a cane. and he did
the same thing. He went broke Try
ing to pay for a pearl necklace
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-07-13
No Trouble.

The small boy
stood at the gar
den gate and
howled and howl
ed. A passing old
lady paused be
side him.
"W h at 8 the
matter, IL t t ! e
MANI" she asked
in a kindly voice.
"O-o-oh !" vail
ed the youngster.
"Pa and ma won't
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-07-13

"Why don't you accept him II he
has offered to have his life Insured ID
your favor?" -
because II he was good risk for
the insurance company. he'd be bad
one for me-"
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-07-13
Market Term Defined.

sPa. what's manipulation for rise
mean?"
"When I pull the bedclothes off you
In the morning"
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-07-13
A Good Reason.

since he left home"
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-07-13
Assert God 10 with Then.

Contemplate for moment a nation
which insists that God is with 1t In
tts fiendish work, and then reflect
how far back into the dimness OF the
past one must 60 to find a nation
which had the effrontery to claim that
It was simply Gods chosen instru-
uent to work his will! Contemplate
the gentle one of Bethlehem-whom
the Prussian processes to revere as
God-wad!ng in the blood OF man
Kind, Contemplate Christ in Prus-
/ ,ian helmet, with a Prussian sword
and Prussian manners! Contemplate
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-18
RODEHEAVER TO WE'D.
Billy Sundays Choir Leader Reported
Enoaoed to Opera Singer.

Sioux City, Feb. lS.-Homer Rode
heaxer Billy Sundays golden throat
ed" choirmaSter whose attentions 10
Mss Georgia W. Jay, Sioux CITY
girl. cost him 4 100000 verdict IN
Chicago court in 1914, is TO wed, &C
cording to a spatch received here.
Miss May Peterson OF the Metropol-
itan Opera Company, Of New YORK
has consented to become Mrs. Rode
HEAVIER, according to the report. In
cidentally. it became known that ny
Rodeheaver settled with Miss Jay FOR
5000.
Rodeheaver became widely known in
church circlss as Sundays chorister'
Nine years ago, while an obscure sing
er. he came TO Sioux City with George
Blederwolf, an evangelist, who con-
Quoted a series of meetings in taoer-
nacle at Tenth and Nebraska streets
II was there while directing choruses
and receiving repeutants that MT
Rodeheaver met Miss Jay who hVeo
at 1C5 Fourteenth street and was
stennsrapher for Walter Bros, 1--we
stock commission merchants.
They became friends, Miss Jay al
legged in her suit which was filed IN
Chicago and he proposed marriage 10
her and was accepted. Later, she de-
ciarcd he refused 10 marry her because
marriage would interfere with his
career.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-18
Oricin Of Torpedo.

Many stories are being printed now
adays about the true origin OF the tor
pedo. One Of the most interesting OF
these incidents, and which certainly
would seem to have fair claim to
this distinction, concerns an early
event in American history. This was
the battle OF the kegs staged in the
Delaware river below Philadelphia, Jan.
10, 1878.
A number Of British warships wcrs
lying in the river at that time ana
American forces were present in the
vicinity. Capt. David Bushnell con-
ceived the idea of blowing up the
British Ships He obtained a number
of kegs and filed them with kerosene
and gunpowder and attached a plunger
to each keg in such a manner that II
would scrape upon flint the momeh1
this plunger struck a solid substance.
On the morning OF Jan. 10 British
lookouts upon the ships saw numerous
kegs floating down tho Delaware river.
One of these collided with an ice cake.
Instantly there was an explosion and
a shower Of ice splinters. The lookot1ts
rubbed their eyes, then called the men
to quarters, and intense interest cen
tered upon the oncoming kegs. ~The
warship commanders sensed the situa-
ton and turned gunfire upon the kegs
exploding them one by one. Thus
Capt. Bushnelrs scheme came to an
unsuccessful end, but the idea behind
the kegs certainly would seem to have
been the true genesis OF the torpedo.
Robert Fulton, inventor Of the steam
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-18
Gr;nneII and Vicinity.

SDecial 10 Times-RepuDlican
Crinnell Feb. 1s.--The Woman's ne
lief Corps members are planning an
other patriotic birthday celebration N
COMMUNICATION Of Washington on
Friday. There will be the usua! re
rreshment feature and program OF A
nature yet 70 he determined.
The annual meeting Of the Po"e-
shiek chapter Of the Sons of the AMER
lean Revolution will be held on WASH
ington's birthday. Prof. Samuel j.
Buck. who has been president for the
past year, will select the place Of meet
Ing, altho his own physical condition
is such rs to prevent his ATTENDANCE.
Mrs. ]. C. Howell, In the city hos
pital here since last Wednesday eve
ming. is holding her own but making
very slight. II any. gain. Her husband
arrived from their home in Detroit,
Mich. on Saturday at noon, as did her
sisters. the Misses blanche and Anna
Field. from Ypsianti, Mich.
Patriotism is TO be Gulck"ned and
strengthened by a patriotic sing" to
be given on next Sunday evening at
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-18
STONEROok WlSNER CONTRIB
vERsY ADJUDIcATEo AFTER
LONG LITIGATION.
WISNER ESTATE PAYS
ACCUMULATED COSTS
litigation Three Times in District and
Three Times in Supreme Court
Costs Mount to Thousands When
Settlement Could Have Been Made
at One Time For $3.50.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Iowa Falls, Fob. 1S.-The now FAM
Gus Stonerook- Wisner alley case which
has figured in the supreme and district
courts of Iowa for years has been set
tied by mutual agreement This SUIT
which promised TO rival the celebrated
Jones county calf case, has cost the NJ
igants thousands. of dollars in costs
and attorney fees and could at one
limo have been adjusted for $3.50:
Years ago Editor S. b. StOnerook, OF
the Iowa Falls Sentinel. bought or the
Wisrcr estate of Eldora, the lot on
which the Sentinel block row stands.
He supposed he was buying a lot l52
feet deep but later developments show
cd that years previous an ailey "a
twelve feet hal been reserved OIL the
north end. The cost Of the twelve feeI
at that time was figured worm s4oV.
Editor Stonerook sought to recover
from the estate but the claim was con-
tested and has been ''laWed ever since.
II is estimated the cost to the contest
ants has aggregated over $4,000. some
of the LEADING attorneys or the sIa'e
have figured in the case and the sup
RENE court even reversed itselt on
second hearing. The case was neaIo
by that court three different times. ne
district court has also passed on the
merits of the case on three occasions.
In the settlement the defendant pays
all Ire costs and an interest cohs4dera'
ton to the plaintiff.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-18
the Congregational church Of this city.
similar to the one given Just before

the Congregational church OF this city
similar to the one given Just before
Christmas, :,
On Wednesday evening OF this week
at the Congregational church begin
ming at o'clock, there is to be heio
another patriotic rally under the direc'
ton of the food conservation forces
John B. Lord, John S. Rutledge, ano
Mrs. Walter MuNabb Miller are thC
promised speakers. Those here who
had the pleasure Of attending the rous-
ing meeting Of last week are looking
forward with keen anticipation to TINS
meeting,
The women Of the college,, under the
auspices of the Women's Athletic AS
sociatlon, are preparing for their an
nual colonial ball which Is on the pro-
gram for Saturday evening OF TINS
week.
The Zulu" Is the general topic for
discussion at the meeting of the
WOmens Missi onary Society at the
CONGREGATIONAL church on "Wednesday
afternoon this week. MN. {. -
Warner is the leader and will speak
Of the location, language and customs
of this African tribe. Mrs. w. IL
Wheelock, Mrs, NJ, l.. Hunt. and Mrs
Alfred Burroughs will give Pen nc
lures" Mrs. L. NJ. Smith VIII spear
on Pagan Tendencies in AMERICA
and Mrs. Charles Noble on The Sfea'
Emancipation
Mrs. Mary A Howell has mad 'ie
pleasure Of visit OF several DAYS lFon,
her old soldier brother, j. M Hyatt Oh
0ska!ooSa.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-18
Brooklyn News Notes.

Special to Times Republican.
Brooklyn. Feb. 1S.-Mrs. John f. Tai
bolt received werd Tuesday of the ac-
cidental death of her brother, Egbert
McKeane, at the aviation field at Lake
Charles, La, on Monday. He had been
there only few days from the san
Diego field
Jacob Bowman moved his family
from the farm to the home which ne
purchased on Oklahoma avenue,
Mrs. William Murrison has been SICK
for several days but is better.
High school closed Thursday morn
ing until today upon discovery OF a
case Of scarlet fever.
NJ. ]. Calderwood, Of Pipestone,
Mimi, arrived Thursday for a visit at
the old homestead. His aged cousin
Mrs. Ross. is seriously i'll.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. n. Sprout OF Salem
S. D.. came Thursday for visit at the
home of his cousin, B. r. Stiles.