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The Twin City star., 1918-05-18
Simple Glass Cement.

The amateur worker who desires
to make a trough or tank, or to repair
dishes and receptacles Of glass or
other material for Photographic
purposes, may be glad to know of an
old recipe for producing suitable
cement for the purpose. Take about
half a pound of finely pulverized
stone and glass Tin equal proportion,
1. e.. a quarter pound Of each), ard
after thoroughly mixing it with four
ounces Of sulphur. subject the COM
pound to moderate heat until the
sulphur melts. AT this point stir
well until the whole is homogeneous,
and then pour into a mold until re-
quired for use. When actually
wanted it should be reheated to 24S
degrees Fahrenheit, at which tempera-
ture 1t melts freely, and used in the
usual manner according to the nature
Of the particular work in hand. This
cement is recommended as being alb
solutely impervious to water, it resists
acids and all atmospheric action, is not
affected by boiling water, and even at
temperature Of 800 degrees 1t holds
firmly and remains hard.
The Twin City star., 1918-05-18
Romantic Mississippi Valley.

. It is not surprising that the Missis-
sfppi valley should prove far more re-
sponsive to the chimes Of romance
than to the harsh clang Of realism.
The West in itself is a romance. Vir-
ginia's claims to recognition as the
chief field of tourney for romance in
America totter before the history Of
vast area whose soberest chronicles
are enlivened by the most enthralling
adventures and long succession of
picturesque characters. The French
voyageur, on his way from Canada
by lake and river to clasp hands with
his kinsmen of the Lower Mississippi;
the American pioneers, with their own
heroes-George Rogers Clark, Mad An
thony Wayne and "Tippecanoe" Har-
rison; the soldiers of Indian wars and
their sons who fought in Mexico in
the 4Os; the men who 'donned the
blue In the eos; the Knights of the
Golden Circle, who kept the war gov
ernors anxious in the border states
these all unroll upon tapestry crowd
ed with romantic strife and Stress
Meredith Nicholson in Scribner's Mag
aZine.
The Twin City star., 1918-05-18
INCREASED MILK PRODUCTION
Supplies Food Material More Econon1.
icaily Than Meat or Eggs-
Efficient Dairy Cow.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture)
Two facts stand out prominently as
reasons for the increased production
and use of milk. The first is that
milk as purchased on the market
usually supplies food material togeth-
er with the growth producing elements
more economically than either meat or
eggs. The second reason is that the
dairy cow is the most economical pro-
ducer Of animal food. One great law
Of food conservation is to turn inedible
feeds into edible foods In the cheap
est possible manner. The dairy COW
will utilize coarse materials, inedible
by humans. such as grass, cornstalks;
hay, etc., and will turn them into milk,
which is suitable for human food.
Other farm animals also are convert
ers Of coarse roughage into edible
foods, but are not SO efficient as the
dairy COW.
The Twin City star., 1918-05-18
Animals Eyes.

The eyes of an animal can only work
together when they can be brought to
bear upon an object at the same time;
so that, as rule, the eyes of fish
must work more or less independently.
This is sometimes also the case when
the eyes can cooperate, as anyone who
watches plaice or other fiat fish in
an aquarium will soon discover.
Many animals possess more than
two eyes, which do not act together. A
leech, for example, has ten eyes on the
top Of its ,head, which do not work in
concerts and kind Of marine worm
has two eyes on the head and a row
down each side Of the body. Some liz
ards have an extra eye on the top Of
the head, which does not act with the
other two. A bee or wasp has two
large. compound eyes, which possibly
help each other. and are used for near
vision, and also three little simple eyes
on the top Of the head, which are en-
plOyed for seeing things a long way
off. They are well eqipped.
The Twin City star., 1918-05-18

are lust as disastrous In economic and
Industrial systems as In affairs OF
state. The freedom of the individual
Is vital in democracy, but equally 30
IL its necessary limitation Of noninter-
ference with the liberty Of others. And
this principle must hold in financial
and commercial as well as in personal
relations. The freedom for which our
fathers eontended was freedom Of the
mind, not liberty TO use stored-up
wealth or wide-ranging combination az
instruments of industrial or social op-
preston. The theory and practice Of
cooperation must bind society togeth-
er es lt tsuEt unite the nations Of the
world. For equality, freedom and jus
tice to all, men and all races form the
conditions under which civilization
may endure.
War Must Bring Great Changes.
The great war must bring many
great changes. Behind every war
turks a revolution" We may see uni
versal revolution or universal collapse.
The precepts Of Jesus and the religion
associated with his name must have
tremendous meaning or they will have
none. The hope of the world is that
this meaning is real and that the
inevitable social revolutions may be
bloodless, while the institutions they
sweep away may be precisely those
which most impede human advance
ment.
Democracy may not necessarily
build up great nations, but permanent
greatness can rest on no other founda-
tion. For the future the people must
indeed be everything.
In the prophetic words Of Barbusse:
"The 100000 slaves hurled upon
one another In the mud Of war by
guilt and error shall uplift their hu-
man faces and at last reveal the germ
of determining will. The future is
in the hands Of these slaves. The al
lance to be cemented some day by
those whose numbers and whose mis-
cry alike are infinite will transform
the whole world"
The Twin City star., 1918-05-18
An Ayrshire Which Won Worlds
Record for Milk Production.

have long horns which turn outward,
then forward, then upward. Quick,
brisk actions are characteristic of the
animals which seem always to have an
abundant store Of energy, and to be
exceptionally alert. Ayrshires have
highly nervous disposition, which is
useful both for production and seif-
support. Probably none of the other
dairy breeds can compare with the
Ayrshires in ability to obtain liveli-
hood on scant pastures. Their ability
as "rustlers" has made them very USE
full in sections where there is much
rough land in pasture. Cows of this
breed average 1000 pounds in weight,
and bulls average about 1.600.
Another point Of which breeders
of the Ayrshire are very proud Is the
uniform, square, level udder with long
body attachment which Is common
among the cows. ..
Milk from Ayrshire cows contains
comparatively little color and has the
fat in uniformly small globules which
average smaller in size than for any
other breed. The milk stands shipping
well without churning, and in other
respects it Is well adapted to the mar
ket milk trade.
For Ayrshires the average Of the
2,598 cows that have completed year.
ly records for advanced registry Is
1855 pounds Of milk testing 1896 per
cent of butterfat, amounting to 377.51
pounds Of fat. The ten highest milk
producers of this breed range from
25,329 to 1918 pounds Of milk and
the average Of these ten highest pro-
ducers is q, ,53S.S pounds of milk. The
ten highest butterfat producers among
Ayrshires range from 955.56 to 744.7S
pounds, with an average, for these
ten, Of 1854 pounds Of butterfat.
The Twin City star., 1918-05-18
FORETOLD WAR WITH HUNS
Russian Consul at Boston Fourteen
Years Ago Prophesied Great
Conflict.

Boston.-Fourteen years ago Joseph
A. Conry, Russian consul, prophesied
there would be war with Germany.
This was made in an address Mr..
Conry delivered at the annual meeting
Of the Ninth Regiment Veterans as.
sociation in G. A. r. hall in this city.
April 6, 1904. Excerpts from his
speech follow:
"There will be a war in this coun-
try as sure as time flies. With Eng.
land? No, because our commercial In
terests are too intimate. Not with
France, because she is diminishing.
We have had it with Spain.
"But it will be with the empire OF
Germany. We have no desire for war,
but if it should come, we need vol
unteer militia made up Of 100000 men
to back up our standing army"
The Twin City star., 1918-05-18
Foolish Fad Of Fashion.

Fashions were no less eccentric
four centuries ago than they are to-
day. Before the streets of Venice
were paved Tin the thirteenth GEN.
tury)." says William Boulting, In
woman In Italy," 'ladies went
through the mud and filth on pattens.
The custom was retained, and in spite
Of sumptuary laws the patten became
heightened until women of rank stood
on false feet half yard high in the
sixteenth century. They were unable
to walk without the support of one or
two gentlemen or servants."-San
Francisco Argonaut
The Twin City star., 1918-05-18

LET'S HOLD THE LINE
BY Norreys Jephson o'conor of the
vigilantes.

We hold the line which stretches far,
From western towns to fields Of
France,
Where now our brave battalions are,
Fighting to stop the Huns advance.
We must not fail them in their need.
We who, in factory or field,
Are soldiers, too; we may not bleed |;
Should we, then. find excuse to yield.
Because we pass in dreariness
Our days, or in the summer sun
Are hot, and worn with WEAKNESS?
If our line breaks, the foe has won.
If we heed enemy alarms,
Vain is the generals vast design,
And vain the soldiers deed Of arms.
In freedoms name, let's held the
line.
The Twin City star., 1918-05-18
Ship Coal by Water.

Memphis, Tenn.-Heavy shipments
of coal from the Kentucky fields are
being made by water on the Missis-
sippi river. A single steamboat recent
ly towed Is barges containing 1900
tons of coal from Caseyville, KY, to
Memphis. 1t would have required
three or four trains to have hauled this
consignment by rail. =
The Twin City star., 1918-05-18
LADDERS Cousin Killed.

Cumberland, Md.-John Lauder, for
ty-eight, cousin of Harry Lauder, the
Scotch comedian, was killed in the Ty-
som coal mine near here, where he
was employed. He was caught under
fall of rock.
The Twin City star., 1918-05-18
COWS GIVEN FEED AND CARE
II Profit ls Not Returned Send Her to
Shambles and Give Feed to One
That Will.

Give the cows a chance. Feed and
care for them properly. II an animal
does not have 1t In her to return
profit or even pay for the feed given
here send her to the shambles and
dive the feed to one that win.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-03-07
NOT QUITE WHAT THEY MEANT
Frenchman and German Alike Too Lit
eraI In Their Use Of an I'm
familiar Language.

The literal translation Of words and
grammatical construction of sentences
In the different languages Is produc-
tive of some very amusing situations.
A gentleman whose wife was noted
for her domesticity was seated next to
a Frenchman at dinner party. De-
string to compliment his neighbor and
enter into conversation, he remarked:
"Your wife, she is very homeiy."
l.. But it remained for German ho-
telkeeper to cap the climax. Having
taken a trip on train he was much
impressed by the brakeman calling
"Next station $50. Don't forget your
packages" Desiring to save himself
the annoyance of forwarding articles
left by departing guests, but mixing
his English words with his German
grammar, he put up sign where 1t
could not be missed by them:
"Wait! Look Have you anything
left!"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-03-07
The Pumps Of Lassigny
Red Cross Nobly Comes to the Assistance Of Re-
manning Residents of Wrecked French Village

pounded the two that the oce trenches
village Germans retired
cellars jagged bits OF wall left standing
missed families
the line waiting their chance moved
a More refugees moved
other Boches had aborousy
village struggling
it had wells in the days before
concealed trace of what had one
sticking Of the tall betrayed
prisoners shovel
weho But the wells deep and to
these the little children and the old men and
Femme de France
pumps LassgnyW There
fertile and
purchasing find Lassny
barekneed
flowing And when the Red Cross town. the town
there
gratitude
of
pump fromon o Lassigny's
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-03-07
Save Natural Ice For Use
in Summer-SaveS Ammonia
as Well as Conserving Coal

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture)
All who can possibly do so are urged
by the United States department of az
riculture to harvest supply Of natural
ice thisNwinter and store it for sum-
mer use. This is of vital Importance
at this time, for every ton gathered
will help in the wartime conservation
of ammonia which rs necessary in the
manufacture of ice.
Ammonia salts are regarded as an
essential in the manufacture Of certain
fertilizers and the cost of fertilizers is
dependent to some extent on the mar
ket value of ammonia. OF extreme sig
nificance at this time, however, is the
fact that the most important chemicals
used in making ammonium nitrate and
other explosives are readily made from
ammonia and every quart Of Americas
already small supply of this substance
that can be saved means more power
to Americas armies.
Thus the farmer is interested in the
conservation of ammonia not only from
a national standpoint, but because Of
his personal interests. Ammonia saved
through harvesting Of natural Ice
means more ammonia for fertilizers
and more ammonia for ammunition.
The man who harvests ice now and
stores 1t in pits or ice houses, next
summer may have the satisfaction of
helping out his neighbor who depend
ed on an ice plant.
In addition to the saving Of am
monia, conservation of coal is to be
effected through the harvesting Of nat
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-03-07
| Will 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 I never gain,
Herein lies comfort for my pain,
I will be worthy Of it.
I may not triumph in success,
Despite my earnest labor;
I may not grasp results that bless
The efforts Of my neighbor-
But though my goal I never see,
This thought shall always dwell with me,
I will be worthy Of 1t.
The golden glory of loves light
May never fall on my way.
My path may always lead through nigh,
Like some deserted byway.
Though life's dearest joy I miss,
There lies nameless strength In this
I will be worthy Of It,
Ella Wheeler Wilcox.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-03-07
LAYING HENS NEED
FRESH AIR

The first three months of the year
are the months that demand efficient
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
accumulates unless there is enough
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 a con-
tagious disease such as roup.
1t is stated further that the house
should at no time be tightly closed.
The exercise of judgment, and a 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 a 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.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-03-07
Fall of Cliff Revealed a
Hoard of Perfect Weapons

While the wastage of the Yorkshire
lifts is to be deplored, the result is
sometimes of advantage to the geOlo-
gist and antiquary. Recently, in the
vicinity of Scarborough, says Nature,
a fall of the cliff has revealed a hoard
of bronze weapons, which consisted Of
battle axes, spears, chisels, guages,
portions of sword, etc. Twelve Of
the axes of the socketed type, are per-
feet. One shows the unusual feature
Of a rivet hole in place of loop
for securing shafting; another con-
tanned portion of the original wood
shaft. Some of the axes are In the
rough state, as if just turned out Of
the mold; others have obviously been
in use. The collection evidently
formed the stock in trade of metal
worker Of the bronze age, at least
1000 years before the Christian cru.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-03-07
Ten Rules for HouSehoIders
To Obtain Greatest Heating
Efficiency and to Save Coal

The efficiency with which the house
holder operates his heating plant de-
ponds mainly upon the type Of furnace
and the conditions under which 1t 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 aud must make an alright con-
nection with the floor so that no air
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 the
chimney.
5. The CRATES must not be warped,
must move easily and should have no
holes or broken, places for unburned
coal to drop through.
6. All basement piping, heater sur
faces and smoke pipes should be COW
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 a
check draft damper is required in the
smoke pipe beyond the shut-eff damp
er.
s. There should be a lift or slide
damper in the fire door and draft
damper in the ash pit door.
9. For highest efficiency, some type
of automatic draft regulator such as a
thermostat should be provided.
10. All doors and windows in the
house should be as tight as possible.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-03-07
WOMEN SUFFERERS MAY
need SWAMP ROOT

Thousands upon thousands of women
have kidney and bladder trouble and
never suspect it.
Women's complaints often prove to be
nothing else but kidney trouble, or the
result of kidney OF bladder disease.
If the kidneys are not in a healthy
condition, they may cause the other or
gans to become diseased.
Pain in the back, headache, loss of am
bition, nervousness, are often times symP-
toms of kidney trouble.
Don't delay starting treatment. DR..
Kilmers' Swamp Root, physicians pre-
scription, obtained at any drug store, may
be just the remedy needed to overcome
such conditions.
Get a medium or large size bottle i'm
mediately from any drug store.
However, if you wish first to test this
great preparation send ten cents to DIR.
Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y, for q
sample bottle. When writing be sure and
mention this paper.-Adv.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-03-07
Try a New Way to Cook
P6tatoeS-JuSt a Few of
the Styles in This List

It 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. Here 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, saute,
creamed, c1oquettes, au gl.atin, soups.
in stews, III meat pie crust.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-03-07
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. It costs ten cents
day to feed dog, or $36.50 a year
for one, and 1882, 100000 per annum for
all of them. With flour at SIS bar
rel, this sum would buy 12,166,000 bar
rels of flour. If loaded IL barrels to
each motortruck, 100000 trucks
would be required to load the -four, at
one time, and they would make a pro-
cession 2,272 miles in length.
The figures seem to be all right and
unquestionably impressive, but who
can estimate the heart pangs and per-
sonal loss Of 100000 small boys if
deprived of their dearest treasurer
Popular Mechanics Magazine.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-03-07
Na..s. NetnelQ
Slang of the Poilu.

'The poilu calls his bayonet by vari-
GUS pet names: 'Rosalie' Especially
for the new style bayonet which
makes a wound like CROSSE, a knit
ting needle. % roasting spit 80
sephine,' "a fork and the old-style
bayonet "a cabbage CUTTER "a cork
screw A motorcycle is a 'teuf-teuf.
His machine gun is coffee mill or
an 'unsewing machine Small bomb
shells are called .sparrows, and bull
Iets are 'prunes' or 'chestnuts.' The
poilu's knapsack Is his crystal closet
The famous rs field piece is called the
little Frenchman' or Charlotte 'Un
cou-cou' is q small bombshell; and a
large bombsheIl Is called un coils q
homiciIe.' literally c. o. D."-Every-
body's Magazine.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-03-07
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
cover 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 a year it would make so train
loads of so 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 very small bit multiplied
by a hundred million is enormous in
result, that it leaves us stunned with
its magnitude.