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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-04-03
MEAT SCRAP FOR
HENS

Hens cannot produce eggs profitably
on grain alone. The grain ration must
be supplemented by protein concen-
trates. Recent Investigations show
that the source of protein also influ-
ences egg production. That is, pro-
tein concentrates of animal and vege-
table origin differ in ability to stimu-
late laying. A series of tests haye
been conducted at the Missouri station
to determine the relative efficiency of
animal proteins, represented in expert
ments with meat scrap and sour milk,
and vegetable proteins, represented by
Oilmeal gluten meal and cottonseed
meal, in rations for egg production.
Feeding tests have shown that:
1. Meat scrap and sour milk are
the most economical sources of pro-
TEN for laying hens.
2. 1t is poor economy not to furnish
the laying hen protein concentrate OF
animal origin.
8. Vegetable proteins alone cannot
be fed economically.
f. Twenty-Five per cent meat scrap
| is a sufficient amount of animal food
in dry mash.
5. There is no evidence that vege-
| table proteins. alone or in combina-
lions with animal food, increase egg
production.
6. One pound of egg can be pro.
duced with every four pounds of feed
| if tho r,ropor 20 tiOn ic fpd
Z. According to these tests. 100
pounds of sour milk is worth 5.4
pounds of meat scrap.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-04-03

Frenchmen base their prediction
largely on patriotic grounds, but a
large percentage of young French
women confess to a wholehearted adj
miration of the average Americana
breezy good humor and courtesy OF
manner toward the other sex.
Several French girls who have had
opportunity to observe American home
life appreciate the easy camaraderie
between the sexes, and they come to
the conclusion that good comrade
must make a good husband.
Some fair writer's say that French
lovers are given to talking overmuch
and are too fussy about their personal
appearance.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-04-03
War Boosted
Our Wealth
Americas Greatest Danger Now
Is Pride, a Writer Says

Urcle Sam has become the worlds
greatest captain Of industry. Here
are the figures, according to a writer
In Omaha News:
We have 6 per cent of the worlds
population.
We own per cent of the worlds
land.
But we produce 20 per cent of the
worlds copper.
We produce &c per cent of the
worlds oil.
We raise 60 per cent of all cotton
raised.
We produce SO per cent of the
worlds silver.
We mine 40 per cent of iron ores
and 20 per cent of the worlds gold.
We manufacture S5 per cent OF all
motorcars manufactured, and operate
10 per cent of the worlds railroads.
We grow % per cent of the worlds
wheat.
Before the war England was, on the
surface, the richest nation In the
world. st that time the United States
owed $4,000, goo, 600 to Europe.
Now Europe owes the United States
1O,OOO.OOO,000.
In two years we shall have passed
England as a shipbuilder.
All we have to do to go to the wall
is to become a junker nation, with no
other than material ambitions. He
whom the gods would destroy they
first make mad.
But let's not do that. Let's be sen
sible and decent and thankful that we
are so fortunately situated. And let's
try to make the best use of our com
bined wealth so that everybody will be
prosperous and educated and comfort
able and happy.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-04-03
First Written AlmanacS
Compiled by the Greeks

The first written almanacs were
probably compiled by the Greeks of Al
exandria between 100 and $50 A. d.
Calendars are much older, the ancient
Romans having proclaimed the first
of the month, and posted a notice of
its occurrence i'll public place. The
first of the month thus came to be
called the Kalends from II CALI or 81
proclaim" And thus the word calen.
dar was derived. Probably the old.
est calendar in existence was found in
the ruins of Pompeii. 1t was cut upon
square block of marble, upon each
side of which three months are regis
tered. The first almanac printed in
Europe covered the years 1475, 1894 and
1913, and was published at Buda, Hun
gary.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-04-03
Telescope in California
Is Largest in the World

Another largest thing Of its kind in
the world, the great telescope that
has been II years in the making, has
been set up at the top of Mount Will
son in California. It's mirror required
a glass disk 100 inches in diameter.
13 inches thick and Az tons in weight.
The dome that protects it and the ma
chinery that enables it to follow the
stars demanded the building of new
road and the construction of a spe-
cial kind of motortruck to get them
TN The mountain. Although this latest
astronomical apparatus weighs 400
tons, it moves without vibration Or
sound by finger pressure on button.
But what would perhaps even more
astonish, for instance, the ancien.
Chaldeans is that it will do its work
chiefly by taking photographs.-Chris-
tian Science Monitor.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-04-03
Smallest Bird Is American;
400 Species of Hammers;
Only in Western Hemisphere

The smallest and most brilliantly col
cred of all feathered creatures are the
humming birds, and of the 400 species
none is to be found elsewhere than In
this western hemisphere, notes writ
err in the Arkansas Gazette.
The largest of these birds are no
more than eight and half inches and
the smallest about two and three
eighths in length. OF these the larg-
est are never seen far north and the
smallest rarely. The ruby-throated
humming bird, called by Audubon "a
glittering fragment of the rainbow, !"
breeds from the far southern states
as far north as Labrador and winters
from southern Florida to Central
America, remaining with us from May
to October. It's length is about three
and One-quarter inches. The upper
plumage is metallic green, the male
having a ruby red gorget, white col
lar on the throat and a deeply forked
tail of brownish vio1 The female
is of palmer colorings. The eggs, new
err more than two, are white and about
as large as peas.
It is popular mistake that hum
ming birds feed only on the honey In
flowers. They really for the most part
feed on insects, gathered with their
barbed and sticky tongues from flow
ers and leaves. They are, notwith-
standing their diminutive size, very
pugnacious and will attack birds much
larger than themselves, so that the
English sparrow, with all his vaunted
courage, dare not intrude on their
nests.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-04-03
Some Fellows Who Do Not
Get Along Well With Work

When you find fellows wearing that
down-in-the-mouth expression and in
curing for a new job in an undertone
you can put it down that work and
they don't get along well together. The
getting up before breakfast and work
ing between meals gets on the nerve
of great many aspirants of the nickel
aristocracy. But the plain fact Of
the matter is they are just downright
lazy and can't work longer than it
takes to get few small meal tickets
or passage to the next town. There
they hope to fall into a general man
agership with nothing to do but draw
pay. Their chief anatomy consists
in prominent wishbone which ex-
tends where the backbone ought to be.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-04-03
Game Laws Summed UP
by the U. S. Government
for the Aid of Huntsmen

To aid trappers and hunters, the
United States department of agricui-
ture has issued Farmers Bulletin 1922,
laws Relating to Fur-Bearing Ami
mails" which is a summary OF legisla-
tion in the United States, Canada and
Newfoundland, relating to trapping,
open seasons, propagation and boun-
ties. Under the stimulus of high prices
there is always danger that trappers
will deplete the trapping grounds and
permanently decrease the number OF
fur animals, the federal specialists
say. Regulations and seasons should
be carefully observed, so that the fur
supply of the future shall not be en-
dangered.
For the fiscal year ended June 30,
1918. the foreign trade of tis United
States in raw and manufactured furs
reached the largest total in the his
tory If the country. While exports
were only $1,000. 1881, as compared
with So, 729, l60 for 1917, the imports
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-04-03
Filled Cookies.

Cream half cupful of shortening,
add one cupful Of sugar, one egg, one
half cupful Of sweet milk, two tea
spoonfuls of cream Of tartar and one
of soda, mixed with the flour to roll.
Filling-Cook together 20 minutes
one-half cupful dates and raisins, fine
ly cut, and one tablespoonful flour, one
half cupful Of sugar and one-haif cup.
full Of hot water, with tablespoonful
of lemon juice. Cool and drop on the
cookies after placing them in pan ;
cover with another and bake. One
teaspoonful Of the mixture will be suf-
ficient for each cooky.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-04-03
Conquest of Typhoid Is
Compared by Physicians
With Tetanus Victory

Wonderful achievement in medicine
comparable with the victory over te-
tanus is the conquest of typhoid fever.
Typhoid fever has been one of the his
toric pestilences of armies. The dis
covery in 1880 of the germ which caus-
ed it was one of the very earliest
achievements of the psychologists.
Yet even in 1898, writes Maj. w. w.
Keen in Yale Review, when published
a book on the "Suryical Complications
and Sequels Of Typhoid Fever" so lit
tie was positively known about it that
1 had to assemble proofs that the ty-
phoid bacillus could reach the blood
stream, that it could cause assesses in
bones and muscles, could cause gang
rene cf the tissues and even of whole
limbs, infections of the gall bladder,
and many other surgical disorders.
In that same year in the war with
Spain we learned fearful lesson Of
what it could do. Every fifth man in
our army of 100000 was attacked vita
typhoid. 1t caused over SO per cent
~
same ratio held in the British army OF
over 100000 in the world war there
would have been more than 100000
cases of typhoid. Instead of that,
down to November, 1916, there had
been only 4,571 cases! In our own
army on the Mexican border in 1916.
among 10000 troops only one man fell
i'll with typhoid, although it was preva-
.ent in nearby towns. In our pres
ent army, from September 2, 1917, to
January 25, 1918, with a daily average
of 742,625 men assembled from all over
the country, often from places where
autumnal typhoid was taking It's an
nual toll of Ives, only .119 cases of ty-
phoid occurred. Had the 1898 rate
prevailed the'e would have been A.
56S cases. AS soon as all these re-
cruits were protected by vaccination,
the case rate fell so rapidly that in
the II weeks from December z. 1917,
to April 5, 191S-a period longer than
our war with Spain-there were only
ten cases among probably nearly l.
100000 men.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-04-03
Norwegians Expert WhaIers;;
Big Fortunes Made in OIL

The Norwegians are the most expert
whalers today, and the most success
full whaling ground just now is the
South Atlantic, in the neiglrborhood
of South Georgia, the South Shetlands,
and the South Orkneys. The use OF
steam whalers has produced an enor-
nous increase, for whereas in 1906
only 1873 whales were caught in the
Antarctic islands, last year 1916 were
caught, the total value of the prod
ucts being $7,560,0O0. No fewer than
26S,OOO barrels of oil, valued at So
100000, were got from the whales
the bone brought $3.50 and the
guano, $12,005. In addition there
were 2,491 sea elephants and 20 sea
leopards killed, valued at $4,000.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-04-03
W MTV watson E. Col q m q n,
M UEM M Patent Lawyer, Washington,
~ &hv - d. @. Advice and books free.
Rates reasonable Highest references Bestservicee.
Japanese Women in the Home.

Japan as nation is still backward
in giving freedom to it's women, though
believe there are 175 practicing wom-
an physicians in Japan. For the most
part the ideal is still distinctly "the
woman in the house,
And In the home man is the supe-
rior. Men and women eat the same
food, but the man gets all the titbits.
But perhaps the men in Japan are
as fond of their woman folk as they
are anywhere.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-04-03
Apple Cake Pudding.

Cream a tablespoonful of butter, add
half cupful Of sugar and three-quar-
tiers of a cupful of sour milk, one egg,
two cupfuls of sifted flour and tea
spoonful of soda. Season to taste with
any spice or flavor desired. Beat we'll
and pour over layers of sliced apples,
sprinkling on the sugar and cinnamon
needed; have the batter on top and
bake. Serve with bits of jelly dotted
over the top, or fresh berries may be
used as garniSh.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-04-03
Why French Girls Prefer
To.Wed Yanks Instead of
Natives of Own Country

To win an American husband seems
to be the ideal of more than 40 per
cent of the Partisan young women.
At all events that is the result of
an inquiry conducted by L'Oeuvre,
a Paris daily newspaper which
publishes q series of letters setting
forth the reasons that have guided the
writer's to give preference to Ameri-
cans over their compatriots.
Those who would rather marry
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-04-03
Consciousness Not Lost in Falls.

The popular idea that a person
loses consciousness in the course of a
fall from a great height seems to be
refuted by the experience of avia-
tors. Parachutes, although designed
to open after 200 feet, frequently do
not open under 1000 or 1900 feet, and
during this drop the men tied to them
are quite conscious.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-04-03
Time Bombs Make German
Planes Self Destructive

To enable airmen to destroy their
machines after making forced landings
With the allied lines, nearly all Ger
man biplanes were equipped with time
bombs. One of these is installed near
an airplane's fuel tank. A handle at
the top Of the device, when raised,
starts the clockwork, which explodes
the charge in ten minutes.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-04-03
Not Up to Expectations.

Jane has often envied her small
playmate who has baby brother and
she frequently expressed wish for a
wee brother, too. When her wish
came true she was happily excited I'M
til she had seen him. Auntie noticed
her disappointment and asked Jane
If she was proud Of the new baby.
Wistfully the child answered: IL
guess u.s. but 1 think he is size or
SO too small"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-04-03
Windows in the Philippines.

One curious thing noted by Ameri-
cans in the Philippines was the use
by natives CT seashells in lieu OF win
dow glass. There is bivalve mollusk;
native to the waters OF that part OF
the world, which has a shell seven or
eight inches in diameter, so thin as to
be translucent. 1t is plentiful and
costs nothing. Glass is expensive.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-04-03
The Great Indoor and Outdoor Sport.

Griggs-Do you
think that money
is the root of all
evil?
Briggs don't
know about the
evil part, but most
Of us have to root
for it.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-04-03
EscaIloped Onions.

Peel and quarter six good-sized on
ions and boil until tender. Drain and
put layer of onions in the bottom OF
a dish, cover with half cupful of
cracker crumbs, little butter, salt
and pepper, and milk to cover; bake
until thoroughly heated and the milk
is absorbed. Cooked cabbage may, be
served in the same way.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-04-03
An Industry That Thrives
on Utilization OF Waste

An industry that thrives more than
any other on the utilization of waste
is the preparation of meat products.
Pork, beef and mutton represent only
from 40 to S5 per cent of the animal
on the hoof. Time was when large
part of the remaining 10 to 60 per cent
was thrown away. At present prac-
tically all the profits of this industry
are derived from their successful ex-
ploitatiOn.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-04-03
Quick coffee Cake.

Take one large tablespoonful of but
ter and three tablespoonfuls Of sugar,
one egg, one cupful of sweet milk,
three-Quarters Of cupful Of raisins,
two cupfuls Of flour, two teaspoonfuls
Of baking powder; sprinkle the top
with sugar and cinnamon and bake 80
minutes in a sheet. To be eaten
warm.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-04-03
Hardly an Ideal Citizen.

There is story told of an ancient
dandy in London who, taking, one
sunny afternoon, his accustomed stroll
down Bond street, met an acquaint-
ance hurrying in the direction of West
minister. "Whither away so fast this
hot day?" murmured the dandy. "To
the house Of commons" cried his
strenuous friend, brushing past him.
s'Whatr said the dandy, with yawn.
"doeS that 60 on still?"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-04-03
Little Johns Wish.

Johns mother objects to quarreling
and fighting among her children. One
day some one described a friends
house as having such heavy partition
walls that noise in one room could not
be heard in an adjoining room. John
said, 81 wish our house was like that;
then when mamma is in the sitting
room and us kids in the dining room
get scrap started, we could fight in
peace"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-04-03
Expects to Mine Platinum.

Two years of prospecting by a geol-
ogist and explorer has established
rather definitely the location of ex-
tensive lands, tributary TO the new
Alaska railroad, from which it is ex-
pected that platinum can be mined
proftably.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-04-03
Uses Lots of Pine.

Deliveries of southern pine TO the
government from July l, 1917, to May
%, 1913, were 2,600,000,O00 feet, which,
it is estimated, would require solid
train of cars extending from the Gulf
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-04-03

Of Mexico to the Canadian border, and
would make board walk three feet
wide extending six times around the
world, or build a solid BOARD fence
so feet high that would circle the geo.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-04-03
pound ever since @

pound ever since and give you my per-
mission to publish this letter.
FLO KELLY, 476 So. 18th ST., Newark,
N. J.
The reason this famous root and herb
remedy, Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound, was so successful in Miss
Kelly's case was because it went to the
root of her trouble, restored, her to
normal healthy condition and as result
her nervousness disappeared.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-04-03
WITH THE SAGES

A high intellect is a gift from
Coda pure heart his dwelling
place.-Ruskin.
Thoroughness is one OF the
priceless qualities Of character
and work.
Every man is a volume II
YOU know how to read him.
Dickens.
Custom is the plague of wise
men and the idol of FOOLS
NOvalis.
Let him who would move the
world first move himself.-Soc-
rates.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-04-03
Apple Foam.

Peel and slice six apples and cook
until tender in little water; sweeten
to taste and cool. Beat the white Of
an egg with lemon flavoring, one tea
spoonful, and beat into the sauce.
Beat until stiff.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-04-03
Item for His Bookkeeper.

"Mr. Jibway is careful to give Mrs.
Jibway credit for her part in his sue
cessful business career"
Highly commendable."
II don't know whether II is or not.
He merely gives her credit for $4,000
she had IN the bank when he married
her."
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-04-03
A Fresh Fish.

rs that new beau your daughter
has been entertaining lately?" asked
Dubbins.
'"Oh, no." answered Scrubbins, "just
an old one who has retained his orig
inal freshness"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-04-03
SHORT AND SNAPPY

All kinds of useful employ
ment are equally honorable.
A fussy man gets in his own
way when he is in hurry.
MANY proverbs are the wit of
one and the wisdom of none.
Even the chronic bore can
help busy man by not him
dering him.
If all mothers did their duty
there would be fewer Jails IN
this country.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-04-03

whv He Likes Home.

"There's no place like home"
"That's right. There if you want to
din your toast into your coffee you
can without causing any undue COM
ment."
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-04-03

were $3S,3S9,372 as compared with
$21, 553, 1916 for 1917. The total foreign
trade in furs increased over 40 per
cent.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-04-03
Why, Of Course Not.
A Poor Cooky Maker.

SlT, sic III
killed., in a voice
that would make
q n icicl e seem
like a superheat-
ed mustard plas-
ter, 81 have never
met you."
"Well, I know
it," the fresh guy
with the withered
mustache dubbed
blithely. IF you
had do you sup
pose I'd be going
to all this trouble
to get acquaint-
ed"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-04-03
No Limit.

Old Codger-I often kissed you when
you were baby.
Miss Bute-I couldn't help myself
then.
Old Codger-I could, and did.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-04-03
Good Dishes.

Onions are good wholesome vegeta-
bles which should be served at least
twice week in well-fed families.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-04-03

down and got so
weak l could hardly
stand, and had head
aches every day. I
tried everything l
could think of and
was under a ply
sician's care for two
years. A girl friend
had used Lydia E.
Pinkh ANS Vege-
table Compoundand
she told me about
it. From the first
day I took it'll began
to feel better and
now l am well and
able to do most any
k in d of work. I
have been recon-
.ending the Com
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-04-03
UPSET STOMACH
PAPE's DIAPEPsIN AT ONCE ENDS
SoURNESs, GASES, AcIDITY,
INDIGESTION.

Undigested food! Jumps Of pain;
belching gas, acids and sourness. When
your stomach is all upset, here is in.
slant relief-No waiting!
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-04-03
g9K MOTHERS 60
COOK BOOK ~
- by N..+ Ner"slo 20

The way is long, the road is steep.
The path sometimes is hard to keep;
There's sun and rain upon the way
We travel Ger from day to day.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-04-03

The moment you eat tablet Of
Pape's Diapepsin all the indigestion
pain, dyspepsia misery, the sourness,
gases and stomach acidity ends.
Pape's Diapepsin tablets cost little
at any drug store but there is no surer
or quicker stomach relief known. Adv.
The Husband Reformer.
81 hear their marriage did not turn
out happily"
"No, she married MIN to reform
him."
"Well?"
swell, he was one of the hardest Ice
cream soda water drinkers in the
ry."-Portland Express.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-04-03
A NERVOUS
. BREAKDOWN
Miss Kelly Tells How Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound Restored
Her Health.

Newark, N. J.-"For about three
years | suffered from nervous break
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-04-03

COST OF WORLD WAR 179 BILLIONS
Official Estimate Made Public at Washington Based on Data
Hands of Federal Reserve Board Secretary of the Treas
ury and Bulletins Of Swiss Society of Banks.