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The Dolores star., 1918-10-11
FIRST NUMBER 322
President Wilson in Person
Opens the Big Draft Lot
terry at Washington.
DRAWING TAKES LONG time
Magnitude of Task Prohibited the For
warding Of the Results by Wire
Eesistrants to Be Notified
by Local Boards.

hington.-rresident Wilson per
Sonally opened the ceremony Of draw
inS numbers for the 100000 men
registered In the new draft He drew
the first capsule which contained the
number 3D.
Amid ceremonies profoundly i'm
pTeS>ive and of tranSCeudent historical
Significance. Gen. Peyton c. March,
chief of StafT Of the army. received in
person this vast force Of as yet unuui-
formed reserves, on behalf Of the mil
itary branch Of the government.
100000 in Arms by July.
And lum this reservoir of man pow
1.-THE largest body of citizen soldiers
Yer offered by the people of any ma
lion to their General
March is TO recruit the army OF 1900.
900 men which he has promised to
have overseas by July next to back
ny General Per>hing on the battletields
If Europe.
Every man in the registration is af
fected. as from those who are not
called for active military duty the
'uHtIN : VIII HlhHt-tIN propose 10
mobilize Il great industrial army Of
war workers to make certain of con
family flowing stream of men and mu-
nitionS TO the field of battle
The roll call, which is to assign to
each of the 100000 men military
lumber determining the order in
which he is to he called. was begun by
III
she'd until late in the afternoon next
NY.
As the tally sheets We're filled they
we're rushed over to the government
printing office for the official master
list. which. when completed. We're sent
" General CrOwder to all district
boards throughout the country. which.
IN turn We're to make them public
through tie newspapers. In that way
he country ut large was informed Of
he order of all the numbers within Il
.ew days.
Wilson Is Appiauded
There was hearty round of up-
ulauSe as the president. blindfOldrd
with piece Of cloth taken from the
covering of one of the chairs used
ut the signing of the Declaration of
independence. approached the table
on which rested tire famous glass
bowl used upon the first drawing
Provost Marshal Gen. Crowder guild
ed his hand ds he cached down into
the bowl to pick one of the 1000 blue
capsules containing the numbers
4
The Twin City star., 1918-07-20
Swallows Fight for Farmers
They Are the Egh. Cavalry Of the Bird Amy

The
minds perhaps
combat the birds
birds daily field.
of birds skmih
OF air. constantly the alert
The phrases quoted
issued the United States department agriculture entitled
Habits of the Swallows Family Valuable Native
whose death October /,
The bulletin with the
distribution United
swallow
vegetable
swallow occasionally makes
worthless
this
p for the Tree swallow the vegetable element will
With few EXCEPTIONS the
swallows take their food the
for
is Dnea the order which
the chnch the
made
whole the swallows
The Twin City star., 1918-07-20

In regard to the question as to how
to get rid Of small ants in a kitchen,
the Indiana state entomologist says:
Zone Of the best remedies is to make
a sirup Of four ounces Of sugar to one
half pint Of water, and after this sirup
has boiled add one ounce of sodium
fiuoride. Moisten a sponge with this
and put 1t In a can that has some
holes punched in 1t; then place this
where the ants are most numerous.
The idea is to get the ants feeding on
this and in that way carry some back
to their nest. If they stop feeding,
move the can back short distance
and they will again start eating. The
can should be kept moist with this
sirup and the ants will soon disap-
pear"
The Twin City star., 1918-07-20
importance of a Tan Coat
Depends on How Acquired,

Tan Is the result of the action of
chemical rays or Of the ultraviolet
rays Of the solar light on the pigment
Of the skin. 1t proves nothing, says
an authority. but that the skin has
been exposed to Photographic rays of
one kind Or another. The skin is also
tanned by exposure to the rays Of a
mercury lamp, but such tan has moth
ing to do with health.
Tan is important and Of meaning
according to the circumstances under
which 1t Is acquired. Acquired at sea
or by the sea as a result of life and
exercise in the open air, 1t is sign of
health, because 1t accompanies general
effects which are lacking in the condi-
tiOns of electric tan.
Electric tan Is accompanied by no
multiplication Of red corpuscles In the
blood. such as exercise produces, in
suring renewal of physical strength.
The Twin City star., 1918-07-20
immigration Promises to
Set New Record-SmaIlest
Since the Colonial Days

When the present fiscal year ends,
June 80, it is highly probable that a
new immigration record will be set
the smallest since colonial days, says
the Washington Herald.
immigration statistics of the first
six months indicate that the years
total may be less than 100000 persons.
For the haff-year ending January 1,
1918, only 57,715 came to America, and
since then the monthly totals have
dwindled to few thousands.
The war, of course, is responsible.
The real dwindling began when the
United States entered the war. Since
that day only one country has sent
anything like the normal number of
immigrants. That is Japan, which
country now leads all nations in send
ing immigrants to America. Japanese
immigration this year win reach $4,000
as against 1925 in 1917, SIN in 1916
and 5000 in 1915. During the first
half Of this fiscal year COOS japanese
arrived and they've been coming over
at the rate of more than a thousand
q month.
Italy, which before the war sent
over seven times as many immigrants
as Japan then did, this year will send
less than a third as many.
Mexico, which sent 16,43S immi-
grants in 1917, wills send less than
three thousand this year.
The Twin City star., 1918-07-20
POULTRY DON'TS

Don't allow your hens to eat de-
cayed flesh of any kind unless you
want them to get down with limber-
neck and have many of them die from
the effect of 1t.
Don't allow filth and dampness to
abound in and around your poultry
roosting house; it will cause roup and
its various attending ills.
Don't let the mites and lice get the
upper hand about your place and
cause you untold trouble and loss Of
both old and young stock.
Don't be afraid to give your fowls
an abundance Of green stuff at all
seasons and all times; it is their sal
walton, whether they are old or young.
Don't be afraid to invest few dol
lars in good stock any more than you
would in improved seeds and grain to
insure success.
Don't. keep any males with the fe-
males unless you intend Matching the
eggs. Eggs for market will keep
much longer If they are not, fertile.
Don't put all sizes, shapes and
colors of eggs in one lot for market; {;
learn to grade them so they will look
as much like one hen laid them all as
possible.
Don't allow dirty, stale egg to 60
into your market basket, no matter
how high they are or how badly you
need the money.
Don't be afraid to work with your
poultry the year round as 1t is the
only road to success, and one must
stick to the right track. Keep up in
terest in your poultry both winter and
summer. No matter what other duties
you have, they should not be neg
lected.
| Don't expect every egg to hatch
when you buy eggs for that purpose
from some good breeder. Your own
eggs as a rule will not do that well.
The Twin City star., 1918-07-20
Magazine Writer'S Closeup
of Our General Pershing, as
a Man and American Soldier.

What Of General Pershing, who may
one day have as great an army as any
The question is asked as often in Eu-
rope as in America. It is not, think,
known in America how deep first i'm
preston his character as man and SOL
der have made on the British and, in
deed, the French, writes w. Beach
Thomas in Harper's Magazine.
When he landed in England in June,
1915, one of the British newspapers,
whose correspondent had been for a
long while in his presence, compared
him with Moltke, who was "silent in
seventeen languages" What General
Pershing, the master Of several Philip
pine dialects, said was little and good.
When General Joffre shook his hand in
Paris few weeks later-a scene wor-
thy of great historical memorial-he
said to one of his staff, General Per-
shing will think first and act after
wards" At all junctures the general
has been cool and prompt and deter
mined. His colonel in Cuba wrote of
him, "He is the bravest and coolest
man under fire / ever saw in my life."
His own recorded maxims are few but
at the, most worrying crisis in France
when news Of the arrival Of American
troops was published while some Of
those troops were still in the danger
zone at sea-he said, II do not worry,
and when the days work is over 60
to Sleep"
The Twin City star., 1918-07-20
Underground Railroad and I
Useless Caucus Room, Two
Extravagances at Capitol.

One Of the curiosities of the capitol
Is the miniature railroad that connects
the senate, via underground passage,
with the senate Office building, relates
a Washington correspondent. The cars
Of this railroad operate on a monorail
by electricity.
The road is about $50 yards in length
and has double track. When one
car is at one end Of the track the other
car Is at the other end, and vice versa.
The railroad was intended originally to
aid senators in making speed from
their Offices to the senate chamber. Roll
calls do not require much time In the
senate and there is danger that if q
roll call is asked when a senator is in
his Office he will miss the roll call un-
less he uses the electric car. That
saves him about ten or fifteen seconds
time.
The road is open to the public and
it costs nothing to ride. AS conse-
quence messenger boys, clerks and
janitors use the railroad freely, while
senators, except on days when the
weather is inclement, prefer to walk in
the open air between their offices and
the senate chamber.
Besides the initial equipment, the
road entails an expense of about $50
weekly for the employ of two opera
tors and probably half that amount for
electricity. This would make a yearly
expense Of $500 as a very conserva-
tive estimate. AS matter of fact the
railroad probably costs more like $4,000
or $1,000 a year.
The senate has another extravaganza
that is almost an eyesOre. This Is the
palatial caucus room that cost no one
knows how many thousands Of dollars
when the senate Office building was
constructed. The room is finished
throughout in marble and has immense
crystal chandeliers. 1t has the largest
seating capacity Of any room in the
capitol except the hall of the house
and the senate chamber.
Yet the acoustic properties of the
room are so bad that it is never used,
and it stands there as an expensive
monument to some ones mistake in
planning the senate Office building. OF
course a person would ordinarily pay
no attention to such thing as bad
acoustic properties, but in this room IL
cannot help but be noticed.
The Twin City star., 1918-07-20
Law Forbids Hoarding.

Persons who have sought to excuse
their violations Of rules and regula-
tions of ethe United States food ad-
ministration on the assertion that
"there Is no law requiring It," are
warned that there is a law governing
such cases. According to the law,
persons who willfully hoard any nee.
essaries shall, upon conviction. be
fined not exceeding 5000 or be i'm
prisoned for not more than two years,
or both. The statute sets out just
what ''hoarding" Is and includes, not
only the act of boarding, but the with
holding Of necessaries to gain a high
er price for them. Hoarders will be
prosecuted In the federal courts.
The Twin City star., 1918-07-20

Vivian A. Five Years.
needed?
Jupiter only shook his head sagely replied
found.
suffering earth people exclaimed:
giving
shed and the glorious of the scarlet
hidden
Spirit of
The Twin City star., 1918-07-20

served his time as a pitcher, but he
has also built up number of business
interests which are paying him good
dividends, and this is probably the
real reason why he intends to retire
from the game. .....
CoOmbs makes his home at PaleS-
tine, Texas, where he has general
merchandise store in addition to being
interested in two banks. His business
has been growing with the boom times
and he feels that there will no long
er be any necessity of playing baseball
for living. ..."
The Twin City star., 1918-07-20
A Song For Marching Men.

Q-p-Q-V-Q-Q -Q-QV-Q-Q-Q-V-
o who will give us song for them
The silent marching men?
A martial song with q swing In 1t,
With measured rhythm and ring in II,
The breath Of deathless thing in 1t,
A song for marching men.
o who will give us song for them
The silent marching men?
A gallant song with cheer In It,
A tender song with tear in 1t, "A
And never a taint of fear in 1t, fLEl
A song for marching men.
o who win give US song for them,-
The silent marching men?
Trumpet and bugie and fife in 1t,
The passion and pride Of life In It,
And the old mad joy of strife in 1t,
A song for marching men.
o who will give us song for them,-
The silent marching men?
With iron and blood and ruth in 1t,
Vision and beauty and truth In It,
Terrible pathos Of youth in 1t,
A song for marching men.
o who will give us song for them,-
The silent marching men?
With a sacred wordless space in 1t,
With clinging last embrace In 1t,
A song with a woman's face in 1t,
A song for marching men.
0 who will give us a song for them,-
The silent marching men?
A scorn for the tyrant's rod in 1t,
A thought Of the crimsoned sod in 1t,
A faith in the Living God in it,
A song for marching men.
Theresa Virginia Beard, in the Bellman
The Twin City star., 1918-07-20
The Hidden Treasure
By PHYLLIS M. ABBOTT (Ase Fifteen Yean)

Once upon time there lived in the palace OF
beautiful goddess
went down. M would the walls look down
city, polishing the
banner at their head M puzzled She had anything like
before
os of she did not understand tenty plain
below two bodies Of with clash and each
with shining
The Twin City star., 1918-07-20
Scientific Facts.

The Siamese government has
consolidated a civil service col
lege and a medical school into
university to provide instruc-
J ton in all the higher branches
of education. ...... .....
A method for rebuilding worn
out automobile tires and making
them puncture proof with fabric
, woven from thread and vege-
table fiber has been invented by
a Californian.
Oils obtained from Antarctic
sea leopards. seals and penguins
have been tested by scientists in
London and found useful for
soap and leather making and
} for heating purposes.
The Twin City star., 1918-07-20
Find Markets for
Canned Goods
By the u. S. Department Of
Agriculture

Housewives and members of can
ming clubs are urged to study their
market at the beginning Of the season
and pack according to the local de-
mands for different products. They
are advised by the bureau Of markets
Of the department to secure orders for
canned goods before putting them up.
Small lots Of nonstandardized prod
ucts arc difficult to sell except among
local buyers and are not purchased by
the army, navy, commercial dealers
or any department Of the government.
Many appeals to the department Of
agriculture to find market for home
canned goods have been made during
the past year and often the Gamers
believed that the government was in
the market for such goods. Subject
to whatever regulations may be made
by the federal government, the mar
keting Of food products will proceed
In the usual manner and the bureau Of
markets points out that proper grad
ing, standardizing and careful prepa-
ration for market are especially nee
essary In handling canned goods, jams,
jellies and preserves. /,
Home-canned products can be kept
over from one season to the next and
those who have not sold their goods
have reserves to draw from for their
home table. 1t is good policy, say the
specialists, for the housewife to pro-
vide reasonable surplus beyond the
probable home consumption for the
next crop year.
While the bureau Of markets is CIV
ing aid to producers on marketing
problems 1t says that 1t is difficult to
place producers Of small quantities Of
different kinds Of products In touch
with buyers and urges home and club
Gamers to learn the marketing end Of
their business just the same as pro-
ducers in other lines of industry.
The Twin City star., 1918-07-20
Notes of Interest.

In the schools of the Philip
pine Islands there are 1900
native teachers and 500 Ameri-
can instructors.
Within the foreign conces-
sions Of Hankow there are q
S57 licensed jinrikshas, 81 pub
lie carriages, and S3 private mo-
torcars.
The reason why opals are Of
ten lost from their settings Is
that they expand with heat
more than any other precious
stones, and consequently force
open the gold which holds them
In place, with the result that
they ultimately fall out.
The Twin City star., 1918-07-20
A Successful Student.

"Will you give
me a crust Of
bread an a cup Of
water, mum?"
Certainly. I'll
fix you up a nice
lunch. But why
didn't you ask for
something sub
stantial?"
"rm a student
Of human nature.
It's mighty sell
dom I strikes any
= - ~ - ~. w,@A~
The Twin City star., 1918-07-20
Pitcher Jack Coombs Is to
Retire This Year-To Look
After Business Interests.

Jack Coombs announces that this
will be his last year in baseball. At
least he declares 1t to be his last year
as an active player and perhaps moth
ing short Of managerial job will
tempt him to remain.
Colby Jacks contract with the
Brooklyn club expires this year, which
is the reason he is making the an
nouncement. He feels that he has
The Twin City star., 1918-07-20
Different.

MAD X near
that you are going
to m a rry Jack
Swift. Congratu.
lations.
Ethel-But I'm
not going to mar
ry him.
Mab-Oh, then,
my sincere con-
gratulations.
The Twin City star., 1918-07-20
Ever.Ready Lemonade.

Boil together cupful Of sugar, a
cupful Of water and half cupful Of
lemon juice; multiply this any number
Of times and keep in a cold place,
adding iced water and using a table
spoonful Of the sirup to glass Of
water. Boil the mixture for five min
utes before bottling.
The Twin City star., 1918-07-20
EggIess Breakfast Soon.

Pennsylvania, which has been taking
a census Of it's fowl population, finds
that 1t has 100000 less chickens than
a year ago. Three-fourths Of the de-
crease Is in laying hens.
The Twin City star., 1918-07-20

y About 90 per cent Of Norway's dent
fists are graduates Of American dental
colleges or have taken postgraduate
courses In the United States.
The Twin City star., 1918-07-20
A Few Cooling Drinks.

Drinks that are cooling always find
a place any time Of day and the house
wife who keeps well-stocked ice
chest will always be popular with her
friends.
The Twin City star., 1918-07-20
HUMOROUS

Those Amateur Musicians.
professor, how Is my little daugh-
terT'
"Fine, Mr.. Sprechelnitz; she can
play the scale without sticking out her
tongue"
The Twin City star., 1918-07-20

More than 100 canal boats are reg
ularly navigating the creeks and tribu-
taries Of the Thames. Among them Sc
carry families which aggregate 258
children.
The Twin City star., 1918-07-20
Almond Drink.

Blanch three dozen sweet almonds
and pound to pulp; boil them in two
quarts Of milk, adding vanilla bean,
which may be removed in a short
time; sweeten with half a pound of
sugar or, a cupful of honey, cool and
strain. Serve in lemonade glasses.
The Twin City star., 1918-07-20
Mothers Cook Book

Those who live on the mountain have;
a longer day than those who live in the
valley. Sometimes all we need to do to
brighten our day is to rise little.
The Twin City star., 1918-07-20

Japan has superseded China as the
chief source of supply for tea used In
the United States
The Twin City star., 1918-07-20

Its Class.
"That rare feat you mention Is q
paradoxical one"
I'm what way2" "a
1T is also well DONE"
Murphy's Odd Idea.
An officer on board a warship was
drilling his men.
II want every man to lie on his back,
put his legs in the air, and move them
as If he were riding bicycle" he ex.
planned. "Now commence"
After a short effort one Of the mer
stopped.
"Why have you stopped, MurphyY
asked the officer.
IF We plaze, sir" was the answer,
"Oi'm coasting."
The Twin City star., 1918-07-20
Barley Water,

Wash two ounces Of pearl barley
and add to two quarts of water; heat
slowly and boil until reduced to
quart. Add two ounces of sugar and
the juice Of lemon; strain and set
aside to get cold.
The Twin City star., 1918-07-20

DOdy WHAT'S mean enough 10 give
me just crust an cup Of wa
ter"
The Twin City star., 1918-07-20
No SeIf.HeaIer.

"What has become Of that hypnO.
tist?"
"Had to quit hypnotizing. Putting
people to sleep wore down his nerves
and gave him insomnia"
The Twin City star., 1918-07-20
Fruit Sirup.

= Boil together a pint Of juicy fruit
and pint Of water, stirring from time
to time, then strain and add honey to
sweeten; boil for ten minutes and then
bottle. When serving allow table
spoonful Of the sirup to a glass of
water.
The Twin City star., 1918-07-20
Tea Punch.

Make a strong infusion of English
breakfast tea, using a teaspoonful to
cupful OF boiling water. For quart
Of tea add honey to sweeten, and the
juice of two lemons and an orange. A
few slices of the fruit may be served
with the punch.
The Twin City star., 1918-07-20
Mint Julep,

Boil cupful Of sugar with q pint
OF water 20 minutes. Crush six sprigs
OF mint and pour cupful Of boiling
water over it. Allow 1t to stand ten
minutes, strain and pour into the sirup.
10 this add strawberry, raspberry and
lemon juice; serve very cold.
Save the whey from cottage cheese,
chill 1t and serve with any desired
fruit juice flavor. A lemon with a
slice of pineapple and few cherries
Will serve two or three thirsty throatA
The Twin City star., 1918-07-20
Ants in the Kitchen.

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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-23
Home Health Club
 by REEDEE. Chicago

one tablespoonful with two table, spoonfuls of corn meal and set small dish of water nearby. MT. Rat will want water after he has eaten a few mouthfuls and the trick is done. He will hurry himself in the deepest rat- hole he can find and there will be no oder.
 Do not leave an uncovered rain bar rel half filled or with any water in 1t. That makes an ideal breeding place for mosquitoes and one more thing, if you must sprinkle your lawn, do it in the morning, never at night. The eggs and larvae of the mosquitoes are in the water with which you sprinkle and during a warm summer night they hatch or develop into nosqui4 toes ready for business, but if the sprinkling is. done in the morning early, the sun kills the eggs and larvae and the lawn does not produce big crop of the pests to annoy you. If there Is a pond nearby or marshy place where the mosquitoes breed, pour little kerosene in it after every hard rain. If it is to be had, the erudep etroleum is just as good.
 Do not plant ferns around your porches, mosquitoes love them and breed under the l~sves in the dew during the night. They dislike castor beans and that plant is much more attractive than ferns and grows to 8 great size in single season. Try planting a lot of them about your house this year and note the effect on the mosuuitoes 5
 Don't forget to swat the fly.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-23
Club Notes.

Dear Doctor-I am troubled with very severe sweating spells under chin and around neck and forehead. had scarlet fever in 1892, and have had catarrh of the nose for several years. My bowels are in pretty good condition. If you could advise me what to do for the very severe sweat ing, would be very grateful. I feel pretty good otherwise but as soon as I make the least move the sweat just pours off of me. o. A.
 (Answer) Your letter is carefully read and I note what you say in re- gard to the severe sweating under chin, around neck, on forehead, etc. I think if you will use regularly a you will be able to overcome the cause of this trouble. At the same time, you should treat the skin locally, as follows: To one tablespoonful of alum add one quart of water. Stir un- til it is all dissolved. Keep this bot tied and ready for use each night. It should be applied by soaking a cloth folded in several thtcknesses large enough to cover the neck and chin and this should be thoroughly saturz ated with the water and laid on for half an hour each night when you go to bed, also another cloth folded in the same way should be saturated and laid on the forehead. Keep them on for about 30 minutes