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Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-11-21

Having qualified as Administrative Of
the Estate of the late John Atlas Jones
this is to notify all persons having claims
against the estate Of the decedept to
present same. to me, on or before October
18th, 1918, or this notice win be plead in
bar of their recovery.
ALI persons indebted to said estate, will
please make immediate payment.
This October 18th, 1918
Mary c. Jones, Adm.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-11-21
NOTICE.

North Carolina
Richmond County,
R. R. Gasque
VS..
The Huiskamp Bros. Co.
In the Superior Court, December Term
1918.
The defendant above named will take
notice that an action entitled as above
has been commenced in the Superior
Court of Richmond county to recover
damages on account Breach Of, Contract;
and the defendant will further take no.
tice that-it Is required to appear at the
term of the Superior Court of said county
to be held on the 18th Monday after the
first Monday in September 1918, it being
the End day of December, at the court
house in Rockingham, N. c., and answer
orydemur to the Complaint in said action,
or the plaintiff will apply to the court
for the relief demanded in said complaint.
This November 9th, 1918. y, q,
J.'A. McAULAY,
: ,tr,i. ~ Clerk Superior Court.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-11-21

I Having this day qualified as Admins.
traitor of the estate Of Margaret A. Cole
notice Is hereby given to all persons hold
ing elaine against said estate to present
the same to the undersigned on or before
Nov. 18th 1919. Otherwise this notice will
be pleaded in bar of their payment Those
indebted to said estate are notified to
make immediate payment of such in
idebtedness.
This Nov. 4th, 1918.
S. E. Cole, Adm.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-08-08
SWAT THE ROOSTER

Many summer eggs spoil. They spoil
because they are fertile. Because many
Of them spell, eggs sell much cheaper
than they ought.
The rooster makes the eggs fertile.
he does not help to get more eggs. He
binders. Hens will probably lay more
eggs without the help of the ROSTERS.
Then why keep the ROSTERS over the
summer? There is no reason at all.
When the produce man buys eggs in
summer, he allows for rotten eggs.
That brings the price down. Not only
is there a loss Of the price, but the
eggs are lost. That means waste.
Infertile eggs will not spoil. If they
are kept cool, they will keep fresh for
a long time. The fertile egg spoils be-
cause the germ of the egg begins to de-
velop. But there is no germ in the in
fertile egg.
Therefore, swat the rooster.
Keep clean nests for the hens.
Gather the eggs often.
Market eggs twice a week, at least.
And again, swat the rooster!
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-08-08
Nerve Shock and War Strain.

The term shell shock has misled
many persons to believe that it is due
to the profound impression or shock
produced on the nervous system by
the detonations of high explosives. No
doubt, says a writer in Popular Sci
ence Monthly, there r cases OF act
ual brain or nerve injury due to con-
cussion of the air accompanying shell
explosions, but these mechanical
causes are a great deal less frequently
responsible for war neuroses than the
mental effects Of general war strain.
1t is remarkable that those war neu-
roses, common as they are among pri-
Yates and officers alike, are seldom
found in men who have been actually
wounded. Perhaps this seeming anon
ally is due to the actual wound shock
offsetting the mental impression af-
fecting the controlling nerve-center In
such cases.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-08-08
knowledge, Without Love of
Nature Does Not Stick, Says
an Authority on the Subject.

"Once started in pursuit of nature
lore. we are pretty sure to keep on"
says John Burroughs in the Century
Magazine. "When people ask me,
How shall we teach our children to
love nature?' I reply: Do not try to
teach them at all. Just turn them
loose in the country and trust 20 luck
1t is time enough to answer children's
questions when they are interested
enough to ask them. knowledge with
out love does not stick; but if love
comes first, knowledge is pretty sure
to follow. / do not know how ] first
got my own love for nature, but l sup
pose it was because / was born and
passed my youth on the farm, and re-
acted spontaneously to the natural OBJ
jects about me. ! felt a certain pri-
yacy and kinship with the woods and
fields and streams long before the nat
uraIist awOke to Self-conSciousnesS
within me. A feeling of companion
ship with nature came long prior to
any conscious desire for accurate and
specific knowledge about her works. l
loved the flowers and the wild crea-
lures, as most healthy children do, long
before 1 knew there was such a study
as botany or natural history. And
when I take a walk now, thoughts Of
natural history play only a secondary
part; l suspect it is more to battle the
spirit In natural influences than to
store the mind with natural facts. I
think 1 know what Emerson means
when he says in his Journal that a
walk in the woods is one Of the secrets
for lodging old age"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-08-08
Stole SUGAR bx Rucketfuls.

Sugar thieves employed an ingenious
method the other day at Launceston,
Australia. A quantity Of sugar had
been bought for export but, ships not
being Immediately available, it was de-
cided to store the stuff at the port. Ac-
cordingly huts were built on the
wharves, but as the decking had shrunk
somewhat, tarpaulins were first laid
down, and then the sugar bags
placed on this. The doors were
locked, and a Waterman placed in
charge. When the time came to empty
the sheds the bottom tier Of bags
were found flat and empty, with a slit
in the under side. Each slit CORE
sponded with one in the tarpaulin di-
rectly over spaces in the ~planking. The
method of the sugar thieves was SIM
pie. When the tide was about half
way up the piles, a boat "a taken
under the wharves as near as possible
to the stores, and then 1t was only a
matter of crawling over the ties, knife
and bucket In hand, until the right
spot was reached.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-08-08
THE AMERICAN MARINE

H-H-H-H@ -H-H4-H-H-H-H-1@
Wherever they be, on land or sea, when
the voice of duty calls,
They're alert and true to dare and do;
no peril our lads appals.
With true Yankee grit they will do their
"bit' through stormiest battle scenes.
And the Teuton shell that was made In
hell has no terror for our Marines.
Away in the front where the battles
brunt is winnowing men like chaff
American lads, the sons of their dads,
keep fighting right on and laugh!
Oh, they've hearts of steel, no fear do
they feel for the Teuton's fiery
screens"
Or his poison guns, and they'll get the
Huns, for they are our own Ma
rinesi
Then. here's to the boys, Americas joys,
to our gallant lads in France!
To the Stars and Stripes, the immortal
types of Democracy's advance!
the men who know how to meet the
foe n who show what courage
means!
Uncle Sam is proud Of that fearless
crowd, the magnificent Marines!
John E.. Barrett in New York Sun.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-08-08

without sugar or with the addition of
a very small amount of sugar may be
used for pie filings, desserts and in
other ways.
Fruits for home use can be canned
with corr strip or reiners' strip in
place of part of the sugar ordinarily
used. Sirups with a distinctive flavor
add sweetness, but also, of course,
change the flavor of the canned fruit.
A little experimenting in handling
fruits should enable q housewife to
develop various combinations of fruits
and sirups which are pleasing to her
own family.
Caution: Fruits canned with plain
water or with other than sugar strip
should not be sold until the jars have
been labeled to comply with local and
| federal requirements as to description
of contents.
How to Can Fruit.
Boil empty jars and lids for at least
fifteen minutes before you fill them
with the fruit. Rubber rings just be-
fore being put on the jars should be
cleansed by dipping for a minute into
a quart of boiling water in which a
| t~easpoonful of cooking soda has been
dissolved. Take the jars out of the
water bath, drain quickly and fill,
while still hot, with the fruit prepared
as described below. Fill the jar with
hot strip or hot water. Put on the
lid but do not seal absolutely tight,
so as to allow for expansion inside
the jar.
Put the partially sealed jars, while
still hot, into a hot water Gamer pro-
vided with a false bottom of Stats or
wire mesh. Do not put cold jars into
hot water-or boiling water into cold
jars-they'll crack. Boil (process) the
filled Jars for the time specified in the
recipes, counting from when the water
in the Gamer begins to boil again.
Remove jars; seal alright; when
cold test for leaks and store in a
dark, cool, dry place.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-08-08
w. N. u, Minneapolis, No. 3o-191a.
Hot Weather Hits Us
Hardest in Stomach

EATONIC is the wonderful new
compound that absorbs the harm
full gases and juices and almost
instantly drives away stomach
misery.
Instead of sudden and painful
attacks of Indigestion, after you
begin using EATONIC you'll for
get you have a stomach. And thera
will be no more heartburn, food
repeating, sour stomach, gas pains,
or that lumpy, bloated feeling you have
so often experienced after eating. Then
your appetite-you know how hard it
is to satisfy in hot weather-eat n or
two EATONIC Tablets a half hour be-
fore meals-and you will enjoy the re-
suits and feel better in every way.
These are a few reasons why you
should start using EATON Ctodayand
fortify your stomach against the chance
trouble this summer. It costs only Zoe
for a big package. Your druggist whom
you know and can trust, will promptly
refund your money if you are mob
more than satisfied.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-08-08
Brave Act Rewarded.

Arthur G.. Palmer, a water tender
attached to the United States ship
O'Brien was overheard and strug-
Cling in the water. A strong ebb
tide was running and Palmer had all
he could do to keep from going down.
At the moment when he was near ex-
haustion David Goldman, a machin.
lists mate, second class, jumped owe
board and, beating his way through
the rough water, reached the man and
brought him to safety. He has been
commended by the secretary of the
navy for this action. Goldman enlist
ed in the navy in 1911 at San Fran
cisco.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-08-08

lea, 100000 men on the battle front.
There win be 100000 men under
General Foch on one front and moving
in the same direction.
Hindenburg does not have that many
on any one line or in any n army.
Napoleon's largest army was 100000
and he ley had over 100000 sol
diers in uniform in his empire.
Grant had 100000 under his COM
mand during the last year of the Civil
war.
Wellington's largest army was under
100000.
Won Moltke did not have in any one
army in the Franco-Prussian war a
quarter of the troops now obeying the
commands of H~indenburg.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-08-08
Ruthenians.

Ruthenian is the name given to
Christian inhabitants of what was for
mer1y known as little Russia" living
in what is eastern Austria, and also in
southeastern Poland. They use the
ancient Greek liturgy translated into
the old Slavonic tongue, though Ro
man Catholics protesting obedience to
the See Of Rome. They have a map
ried secular clergy, following what Is
known as the use Of st. Basil. Il
should, however, be noted that the
name is sometimes loosely applied In
Canada to several Russian sects living
In the West.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-08-08

Those luscious berries, peaches, cher
ries, fgs, and other fruits, so abund-
ant this summer can be made to sup
ply many desirable desserts for win
ter, and with little trouble. Praeti-
cally all fruits can be canned at home
IN ordinary or in a large YES
sci with tightly fitting cover. In fact,
fruits are easier to can than most veg
etables. They are prepared more
quickly and need to be boiled in the
Jars only once and generally for a
shorter time than is necessary to can
other products.
Canned fruits preserve most of the
delicate f1avors and succulence of
fresh fruits and r the nearest sub
stitute for fruits fresh from bush or
tree. They are very valuable in the
winter diet. They supply acids and
mineral substances very useful in
keeping the body in condition.
Do not cook or handle fruits in gal
vanized vessels. The fruit acid at
tacks the zinc coating and makes the
product dangerous to health and spoils
its color and flavor.
Fruits Can Be Canned Without Sugar.
Don't let cost or difficulty of obtain
ing sugar deter you from canning
quantities Of fruit this year. Fruit
can be canned without sugar. Instead
of using strip, simply fill the cans
with clean hot water and process in a
water bath. The fruit will not spoil,
but, of course, will not have the fine
color and flavor which it would have
If packed in strip. The use of wen a
thin strip in canning fruits will give
a more attractive finished product
than can possibly be obtained by can
ming in water. If sugar is not avail
able, it will be well to consider drying
the fruits instead of canning, since a
good dried product is far better than
q poor canned one. The Importance
of canning In less water should be
stressed this year because of the high
cost of containers. Fruits canned
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-08-08

Keep a closewatch on yourstom-
ach this summer. We need all our
fighting strength. War work
change Of diet-will make us all
easier prey to stomach and bowel
trouble than ever before. 1t is SO
easy to become overheated on a
blazing hot day, especially after
eating a hearty meal. And then
the excessive heat makes us flood
our stomachs with all kinds Of
cold drinks. = That's bad at any
time; much worse-even danger
ous-when there is the slightest
feeling of stomach trouble.
Keep the stomach sweet and
cool and free from too much acid
that's about all that is neces-
sary. It's not SO much the diet
as to keep the poison from start
ing trouble. You can easily do
this if you will just take a tablet or
two of EATONIC after your meals.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-08-08
HAVE QUEER PETS
Lonely Men in Signal Tower
Welcome All Sorts.
Cockroach That Likes Tobacco and
Drinks Ink Is. One Visitor-Toad
Came Regularly for Its
Feast Of Flies.

A Boston and Maine railroad signal
towerman tells this story of pets he
has made in his lonely perch above the
tracks:
At midnight nine months ago a cock
roach crept out from under the tele-
graph desk and began to drink out of
the inkwell; just about that time | laid
my cigar down on the desk and began
to work the telegraph key.
The cockroach walked over to my
cigar and sucked at the moist end for
a second or so, then ran to the ink
well again and took a drink, then came
back to the cigar; he repeated this
performance several times and stag
gered away drunk as a lord.
Every night around midnight for the
past nine months this cOckroach has
drank from the inkwell on my desk
and either sucked the moist end of my
cigar or some moistened tobacco l
place near the inkwell for him.
One of the boys found a tiny musk
rat IN the marsh back of the signal
tower one day. and he brought it into
the tower. The muskrat became very
tame and proved a most affectionate
pet. He slept on the desk neal the
telegraph instruments for over two
years. Although he went out very
often, he wouldn't stay long, and
would scratch at the door until some
Of us would run downstairs and let
him in. Unfortunately our pet was
killed by a freight train while cross
ing the tracks near the tower n day.
After the muskrat died we brought
in a tiny woOdchuck that a trainman
had captured out on the line, and he
became very much attached to all of
us, and, like the muskrat, he became
a very clever and amusing pet.
"Shuck'' stayed with us two years, and
finally he disappeared n day. Pos
sibly some dog got him, or he may
have been crushed by a train.
For the past 20 years an English
sparrow has nestled in the caves of the
tower, and this sparrow flies in and out
Of the tower at will, picks up bread
crumbs on the floor and catches an 90
c~asional cockroach. What worries the
tower men is that our pet sparrow may
some day eat our pet cockroach.
Last year a toad hoped up on to
the doorstep of the tower and sat there
blinking. One of the boys fed him
a fly and the toad gobbled it in an
instant, and every afternoon all sum-
mer long that toad hoped up on to
the step and ate flies as fast as the
railroad men would feed them to him.
The boys took turns and fed him in
relays; the yardmaster said the boys
were neglecting their work to feed the
toad; but he became SO fascinated
watching the performance that he
caught flies for an hour one day and
fed the toad.
I'm afraid the toad will go hungry
this summer If he shows up, for we're
too busy moving war supplies to both
er with feeding pets around a railroad
yard.
Every stray dog that ever wandered
into the ward has found a haven in the
tower, and several filters Of puppies
have been born there.
We've had cats galore; n cat in
particular was q snake catcher, and
she brought in a snake nearly every
day.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-08-08
Saved From Deadly Cobra.

A seven-fOot cobra Interrupted a
game of golf between two military Off.
GERS at Nungaladon, India, a few days
ago.
The big snake attacked Maj. Will
iams of the Rangoon battalion mill
tary police, It's fangs entering the leg
Of his trousers but fortunately not
touching his skin.
Lieutenant Colonel Obbard, commits
sioner of Pegu, ran to his friends as
s~istance, and before the snake could
strike again he killed it with his
maShie.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-08-08
is taking steps to organize the collec-

is taking steps to organize the collec-
ton and marketing of the eggs Of
these birds, which breed in such num-
bers round the British coast. Efforts
are to be made to secure as much as
sisrance as possible in East coast
towns and places where the eggs are
available. In times gone by the trade
between Norfolk and London in the
eggs Of the black headed gull was very
considerable, and as many as 10000
eggs were sent to London in the sea-
son.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-08-08
Garden Army Flag.

A service flag for the United States
school garden army, to be displayed in
homes of nearly 100000 boys and girls
who volunteered to aid in food pro-
duction, has been designed. The flag
bears a crossed rake and hoe, with the
letters u. S. S. G. in blue on a field
Of white with a red bordfr.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-08-08
General Foch's Great Army
Numbers Seven Million Men.

General Foch commands the largest
single army under one man in all his
tory, observes a writer in the Philadel-
phia Telegraph.
The French have under arms nearly
100000 men. The English army in
France is az least half of that. Amer
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-08-08
Peanut Butter Cookies.

Mix the following ingredients In the
order given: Six tablespoonful of
fat, one-fourth Of a cupful Of
peanut butter, one cupful of mo-
lasses, one-fourth cupful of sour
milk, one-half teaspoonful Of soda, M
teaspoonful Of baking powder, and
three and one-fourth cupfuls of
buckwheat flour, or sufficient to make
a mixture stiff enough to roll. Roll,
cut and bake in a moderate wen.
Maple strip cooked with a cupful
of sour cream until waxy, and added to
half cupful Of broken nut meats, hick-
DRY, walnut, butternut or pecans, is a
delicious filling for cake. If frosting
is desired boil the maple strip and
pour over the beaten white of the egg,
beating until thick before placing on
the cake.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-08-08
Concrete Ship In Norway.

Commercial Agent Norman L. And
erson reports the launching of a GOO
ton concrete ship from the Fougner
Yards at Moss, Norway. The ship has
four water-tight compartments; the
engine, a 900 horsepower Bolinder mo-
tor, is placed aft. The boat has two
large holds and two matches, each
equipped with a two-ton motor winch.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-08-08
Ns.s. 7Nex~seQ
Near Tobacco Kills Teutons.

The tobacco substitute supplied to
the German army has proved more in
furious than enemy gas attacks, Dep
uty Mueller Of Meiningen asserted In
the reichstag recently. The substi-
tute is composed Of beech leaves, says
the Koelnische Zeitung. On behalf of
the army administration Gen. Won
Oven admitted that further delivery Of
the substitute had been stopped.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-08-08
of land in the Prairie Provinces is as
follows:

1t is the low prices at which land
can be obtained in Western Canada
which is rendering this country such
an important factor in the production
of foodstuffs at the present time. 1t
is enabling men who have been farm
ing small areas in older districts to
take up and farm with the same capt.
tai areas not only many times as great,
but which are also capable of produc-
ing considerably larger crops to the
Observation-Disclosures.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-08-08
Statistical Notes.

New York state in May had
so fatalities in auto accidents.
Camp Funston, Kan, is gar
dening 10000 acres this year,
employing interned kaiserites.
Germany has limited the
amount that prisoners may
spend to SIS a week for officers
and $3.50 for priyates.
Mary Callahan is dead in Lock
Haven. Pa, madhouse after 80
years confinement there, cost
ing the state $6,022 for her
maintenance in that period.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-08-08
c.nconut pron cookies.

Cream a half cupful Of fat, add n
cupful of corr strip, a fourth Of a
cupful of soul milk with a fourth Of
a teaspoonful Of soda added, a third of
of a teaspoonful Of salt, n cupful Of
buckwheat flour, one-half cupful Of
corn flour, a third of a cupful Of CO.
conut, a teaspoonful Of vanilla, and a
teaspoonful Of baking powder sifted
with the 1ours. Drop by spoonfuls on
a creased tin. Bake in a quick oven.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-08-08
Save Sugar.

Before the war Germany, Austria.
Hungary and Russia produced 81 per
cent of the total supply of beet sugar,
about one-third of the entire sugar
supply of the world. With the with
drawal of sugar exports of these heav-
lily producing countries it is easy to
see why the allies supply of sugar
has shrunk. The one thing we can
do in this country is to increase our
production and decrease our consump-
ton, to change our sugar habits until
the war is over.
In practically all dishes requiring
sugar some other sweetening may be
substituted. The sweetening power of
sirups varies somewhat, so that will
have to be taken into account. Honey
is about as sweet as sugar, but whep
it is used the liquid in the dish viii
need to be decreased. Maple strip Is
sweeter than sugar and corn strip less
sweet. When substituting sirups for
sugar decrease the liquid one-fourth.
Dried fruits Of various kinds, when
added to any cereal or pudding de-
crease the amount Of sweetening
needed.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-08-08
VIII Feast on Ecos.

Gulls' eggs will once more appear
on London tables. The home Office
having agreed to a suggestion made
some little time ago by Colonel Burn.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-08-08
His Occupation.

what does he do for his country?'
"He's an automatic hot-air genera
or."-Detroit Free Press.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-08-08
Chances Are She Had.

Helm afraid you'll be shocked
by this story! !" She-"I will be if 1
haven't heard it."-Widow.