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The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-08-05
TO PREVENT POTATO LOSSES
Serious Damage Results From Careless
Handling at Harvest Time
Avoid Breaking Skin.

Growers and shippers are RESPONSE
bic for much of the loss that results
from shipping diseased potatoes, since
large part of such losses can be con-
trolled, If not entirely, prevented, In
the field, according to specialists of
the bureau of markets of the United
States Department of Agriculture.
Serious damage results from careless
handling when the potatoes are har-
vested. Too many persons, it is said,
handle potatoes as though they were
so many cobblestones, rather than
perishable product. Even the breaking
of the protective skin frequently
proves serious. Such injury not only
damages the appearance and neces-
states deep pairing of the tuber but
affords ready entrance to infection.
Loss of this sort lies in every growers
and shippers power to control, it is
pointed out. &@
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-08-05
TWO QUARTS IS GOOD
YIELD FOR MILK DOE.
Many Goats Produce Ten Times
Their Weight Annually.
MIX Can Be Utilized for Same Pur.
poses as That From Cow, but Less
Satisfactory for Making Butter
Best for Infants.

prepared by the United States DEPART
ment OF Agriculture.)
About the first question that most
people ask concerning milk goats Is,
How much milk will they producer
This Is, of course, very important
consideration, as the value Of a doe
Is estimated largely by her milk pro-
duction. Even If a doe Is purebred,
she Is OF little value from the utility
standpoint unless she is capable of
giving a good quantity of milk. Many
persons In purchasing purebred or even
grade goats have been disappointed to
find that the milk could be measured
I'm pints and not quarts or gallons as
expected.
A doe that produces three pints
day is considered only fair mixer.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-08-05
SECURE BEST HARVEST HELP
Rovers are Usually Efficient but They
Are Liable to Leave Before Crops
Are All In.

Getting help for the harvest rush Is
problem which is best faced weeks
in advance. Grain, and orchard har-
vest seasons bring TO many sections
large numbers of travelling help who
start with a crop in the South and
work north with the season to the
Canadian border. These workers are
usually efficient through long ex-
perienee, but they are likely to feel
the urge of the road and leave before
the farmer gets his crop all harvested,
obliging him to pay much higher rate
to secure the remainder of the crop
before 1t spells. Wherever efficient
local help can be obtained, 1t is to
be preferred to the royers.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-08-05
MOST DESIRABLE
POULTRY FLAVOR
Much Depends on Distribution of
Both Flesh and Masses of
Fat Over Carcass.
FLESH OF FEMALE is MILDER
Exercise Toughens Fibers and connec-
nective Tissues and Lessons Amount
Of Fat--Do Not Feed Fowls
Onions or Garlic.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.p
Desirable quality In the flesh OF
poultry intended for table use depends
on the flavor of the flesh; on the tex
ture; on the amount OF flesh In pro
portion TO the weight of the bird; and
on the distribution OF both the flesh
and the larger masses of fat over the
carcass. Other things being equal, the
flesh Of the females usually is milder
than that of the males, say home
economic specialists of the United
States Department of Agriculture.
CaponiZing makes the flavor of cocks
more delicate, tends to produce finer
and less tough muscle fbers, and in
creases the size of the masses of meat,
especially In the breast.
Effects Of Age on Flavor.
Age tends to increase flavor, at first
advantageously, but later usually, dis
adyantageously. Most very young
birds have flavor too mild to be sat
lsfaetory for stewing or fricassee, but
make splendid eating as broilers or
flyers. The delicacy of flavor usual
ly Is lost In decidedly old birds. AS
the bird grows older, the proportion
OF flesh to bone usually increases, at
least up to the period of full matur-
ity. Often the large masses of flesh
found on such birds can be utilized
more satisfactorily than the smaller
ones found on young and scrawny
chickens.
Exercise affects the flavor and tex
ture OF poultry flesh, as In any kind
of meat. 1t toughens the fibers and
the connective tissues, and lessons the
amount of fat. It may also affect the
distribution of flesh on the carcass In
creasing the naturally strong, tough
muscles rather than the less-used, ten
der ones. In some birds, notably
chickens, the exercise can be con-
trolled. Almost any poultry, however,
can safely be penned for few days
before killing.
The difference between the flesh of
plump chicken and of q lean one
Of similar kind and age is due princi-
pally to the fat present. The skill Of
the fattener, from the consumers
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-08-05
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ILLUSTRATIONS M IRy@IM FLYERS. 4

Hingf" the Shepherd asked, his eyes
wide with astonishment.
''Yes, and Ii Is my fault that you
do not know me better. want to
be your friend
The Shepherd put his handkerchief
over his eyes. His voice trembled
when he said: .You have been very
kind to us.
4But I'm really hoping to do some
thing for you." afr. Bling assured hin.
Tive brought a great surgeon from
New York VINO thinks he can help
you. He will be over to see you In
the morning.
They had a half-hour's visit with
the little Shepherd. MIR. Bling, who
was judge of good pictures, said
that the boys work showed great
promise and that his picture of tho
mother and child would bring a good
price II he cared 10 sell 1t. When
they arose TO 90, Mr.. Blenkinsop
thanked the mill owner far his Christ
mas suit.
Don't mention IT," said MFR. Bling.
swell, IT mentions itself purity mid
din often" Mr.. Blenkinsop laughed.
Ia there anything else can do
for your" the former asked.
Well, sir, to tell We the dead homes
truth, I've got new ambition" said
Mr.. Blenkinsop. 1--WE thought of II
nights good deal. I'd like to be
sextunt o. the church an ring that
OIL bell,'
Wen see what can be done about
It." Mr.. Bing answered with laugh,
as they went down stairs with Judge
Croker, followed by the dog Christ
mas, who scampered around them ON
the street with merry growl OF chal-
lenge, as II the spirit of the day were
In him.
For q time they walked In silence,
each member of the little party busy
with their own thoughts. The Shep-
herd of the Birds had made a pro-
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-08-05

It has been said that not one woman ip
athousand passes this perfectly natural
change without experiencing train of
very annoying and sometimes painful
symptoms. Those dreadful hot flashes.
sinking spells, spots before the ewes
dizzy spells, nervousness, are only few
of the symptoms. Every woman at this
age should prefit by Mrs. Block 8 expert
ence and try Lydia e. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound.
If you have the slightest doubt that
Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable Com.
pound will help you, write to Lydia d.
Pinkham Medicine Co., Lynn, Mass.
about your health. Your letter will be-
opened, read and answered by woman.
and held in strict confidence.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-08-05
A Mixed Metaphor

Speaking of mixed metaphors-an
ex-doughboy was relating his expert.
ence somewhere over there.
I'll say it was some battle. I was
up in the air for the time being with
my back against the wall, but I re-
solved to die in the ditch rather than
yield an inch, so I continued to ad.
vance regardless of the ferries who
were pressing me from the rear
Hartford Times.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-08-05
lmportant TO Raothara
He Couldn't Saw I'm

1t was Ora's first year In school, and
Maurice, two years the younger, looked
on his brother with great admiration
and awe for the many wonderful new
things he had learned. Bigon, as he
called Ora for some unknown childish
reason, was his idol supreme. An
aunt, visiting one day, asked Maurice
whether he could recite the alphabet.
NO" he piped. mo, 1 can't say
'em. I can't say the A, B, C's. But
Bigon, he can say 'en. 'Eres the way
Bigon says 'em." And then he pro-
ceeded to say them correctly.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-08-05

{.
while the production Of two quarts Is
good, and the production of three
quarts is considered excellent, provid-
ed the lactation is maintained for from
seven to ten months, say specialists
of the United States Department of
Agriculture. There is probably no bet
ter way to treat this matter than to
state that good does should produce
from eight ito fifteen times their
weight In milk In a lactation period.
1t Is stated by German writer's that
many goats yield ten times their body
weight of milk annually, and excep-
tional animals as much as eighteen
times their weight. '..
Goats milk can be utilized for the
same purposes as cows milk, although
for some 1t Is not nearly so we'll suit
ed. For general use, such as for
drinking, cooking, and in tea or cot
fee, the milk has proved very salts
factory. The milk of one of the larg-
est herds In the country is evapo-
rated and sold in that form. Goats
milk is less satisfactory than cows
milk for making butter, but large
quantities of goats'-milk cheese are
manufactured, especially in Europe.
Practically all publications dealing
with milk goats attribute considerable
Importance to the use of the milk for
infants and invalids.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-08-05
COAL ASHES AS FE .TlLIzER
Their Use Is Mainly to Loosen Up Soil
and Make II More We table
Most Useful on Cay.

Coal ashes have little value as ferti-
lizer, their use being M My to loosen
the soil and make 1t more workable.
They are most valuable on heavy clay
soil, but should be screened to take
out coarse material before they are
applied, and should be spread evenly
over the surface and thoroughly mixed
with the soil. Wood ashes have ferti-
lizing value, but shou'd he applied be-
9ore they become leae,.sd.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-08-05

WI FIdNc " SHOppSu an SpNt aH
Corded in Minute" Said Mr..
6lenkinsop.
found impression on the mind of Mr..
Ring, and he was realizing that there
was more TO the world than fat bank
balance.
"What is II that makes the boy
so appealing?" Mr., Bing asked Of the
judge.
'Well, he has spirit untouched by
any evil thought, unbroken to the lures
and thorny ways of the world OF which
he knows nothing, for one thing" an.
swered Judge Crooker.
He has wonderful personality"
Mrs, Bling remarked.
yes, he has that. But the thing
that underlies and shines through II
is his great attraction"
"What do you call it1" Mrs. Bling
asked.
"a clean and noble spirit Is there
any other thing in this world that, In
itself, Is really worth having?'
Compared with him, recognize
that am very poor indeed" said j.
Patterson Bing, and his associates in
the financial world would have had
difficulty In recognizing the voice with
its unaccustomed note Of humility.
you are what would call prom.
Using young man." the judge answered.
IF you don't get discouraged, you're
going to amount 10 something, ! am
glad. because you are, in sense, the
father of the great family o. Blng-
VILE"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-08-05
SELECT HARNESS WITH CARE
Be Especially Careful That Reins,
6reeching and Various Straps
Are Heavy and Strong.

Select harness with care. See. that
1t Is well made Make sure, especially,
that the reins, breeding, holdback
straps, tugs or traces, belly bands and
yoke straps are sufficiently heavy and
strong for the work required. A run
away team cannot be controlled with
weak reins, nor will weak tugs and
straps stand heavy work.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-08-05
1.-THE ENDl
Up 10 Mrs. Smith.

Jack was visiting neighbor who
always had supply of home-mads
cookies on hand She gave him one,
which he ate, and Jack asked for a
cookie to bring to his mother. WheR
be reached home he said: Mother,
Mrs. Smith said she was sorry but
there was bits out Of your cookia.s
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-08-05

Two years. i saw
Lydia e. Pinkharn's
We &c table Com
pound advertised in
the paper and got
good results from
taking 1t. / recon-
mend your medicine
TO my friends and
you may publish
this fact as q testi-
naonial. Mrs. RoR-
ERT BLOCK, Box $40.
Honkina M;rn
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-08-05

standpoint, lies not only in producing
the desirable amount Of fat at the
least expense for food and care, but
also in getting the fat well distributed
through the flesh rather than merely
In masses within the carcass or under
the skin. Such large masses have lit
tie value for table purposes, and I'M
less they are carefully saved and used
for cooking they are practically vast
Ell. When the amount of flesh is in
creased by the fat between the fibers
the proportion of edible material Is
increased, and the larger masses of
meat make better portions In serving.
The quality of the flesh Is also I'M
proved.
Importance OF Special Feeding.
Chickens fattened on mash of
grain and milk acquire delicate fla
vor. Special feeding often imparts
very desirable flavor. This is found
In canyasback ducks, for example,
which are considered at their best
when they have fed on Wild celery.
Celery and chestnuts sometimes ara
used to give turk IS flesh a special fla.
vor, Birds intended for table use
should not be allowed to eat onions or
wild garlic habitually. because the
sulphur compounds in these plants
pass over into the flesh and give it a
taste objectionable TO most persons.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-08-05
HOW WOMEN
OF MIDDLE AGE
May Escape the Dreaded Suf-
ferings of that Period by
Taking Mrs. Blocks Advice

Hopkins, MINI. During Change of
Life had hot flashes and suffered for
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-08-05

The two federal farm loan associa.
IONS in Lewiston, one of which does
business in Nezperce county and the
other IN Asotin county, Washington
are again receiving applications for
farm loans and have, during the past
month, closed loans to the amount of
about 100000, in sums ranging from
low g $4,000. The rate of interest
now paid Is 9 per cent, ana / per cent
= plld on the principal, making 7 nor
cent paid annually, thus automoticaIly
canceiling the debt in the course Of
bout "a years ''' - ~
The Penn's Grove record., 1921-03-25
Farm and Home Facts

Digestion begins in the mouth. 1t
may be the dentist, not the doctor,
that you need to see.
Did nature endow you with ruddy
cheeks and bright hair. Then aim to
wear quiet cool c%olors; but if she gave
you a cold color scheme, choose the
bright warm tones for hats and
frocks.
tuberculosis, it is said, cost more
than the entire expense of the Federal
Government. It's the 'little cold
neglected that sometimes starts the
mischief, but good food, sunshine and
fresh air are mighty little fighters.
Which reminds us that half the i'll
temper of the world is the result Of
poor ventilation.
Is our child carrying a cold picnic
lunch five days a week, % days a
month, 1913 days a year.
Somebody suggests that a wall
paper which is more attractive than
the hostess is really imp~ertinent.
Used up that handy supply Of pre-
served eggs yet? It's about time to
empty the crock. Get some more
water glass and put down q fresh
Supply NlllG BIlCCN 0tC HAtALi4L 1AI-AiAhi5
distance. Write to the Home Econo-
mics Department, State Agriculture
College, New Brunswick, il you're il
doubt about the method.
Funny how much some peoples
houses look like museums, isn't 1t
1t takes as much nerve 20 ros some
peoples living rooms as to cross {
crowded city street. Wedding presents
souvenirs. worst of all heirlooms, anC
somebody has to dust them all.
Most adoring bachelor uncles whit
take such a delight in "jouncing' bah!
and hearing her ecstatic squeals know
nothing of The constituencies of an in
fant's nerves or the hours of fretfu
wakefulness that may follow this ex
element.
Issued by the State Agriculture
! College, March IA 1921.
The Penn's Grove record., 1921-03-25

TT HESE words Of Franklin we're
l. quoted constantly during our
Revolutionary wal to fix the deter
mination of the patriots and to show
to the wavering the folly if not the
w~ickedness of attempting to secure
fieeting safety for themselves at the
expense of conscience and of the as
surance of ultimate liberty.
Franklin's words have in them no
comfort for the coward or the trim
mer. They are a brave mans words
delivered in the hope of making all
men brave. They are good American
words; as good today as when they
we're written a century and three
quarters ago. They appear as the
motto of Franklin's Historic Review
of Pennsylvania" and they appear al
so In the body of that work.
The text is uneasy reading for the
man who would compromise in order
to save his skin. They were words
which we'll might have been used in
some places in this country during the
late war. Essential liberty in the
world was one reason for our entering
into the great conflict. There we're
those who pleaded the necessity of
safety" which at best could be ONLY
Il temporary safety, and as truly to-
day as yesterday those who so plead
ed deserve neither liberty nor safe
ty."
A~mericanism means that devotion
to the essentials of liberty which will
forbid a man from temporizing or
compromising when the essentials of
liberty are endangered. What Frank
lin made the motto of his so-ea1led
Review might well be made the fore
word of the book, "Americanism." The
words are full of courage and they
have In them also that irony which
hurts or ought to hurt the man who
would compromise when the demand
for real patriotism is made.
There are ten thousand texts In the
writings of the Fathers from which
lessons In Americanism may be taught
Franklin wrote and used many such
texts. They were for all time, serv
iceable now as they were serviceablt
then. They will continue to be bene
fetal until the world in all its part
has learned the lesson of real free
dom and has profited by il.
BENJAMIN Franklin has been callet
a homespun statesman. The descrip
ton is full of meat. Franklin's lif'
in the finer sense largely was homely
He had many virtues and many human
faults, but take him all in all he wal
n of the great figures of the TIM
in which he lived. He was a thorough
American.
The Penn's Grove record., 1921-03-25
THE LEGISLATURE


Bills passed by the Assembly:
Senate heSoI4CIoh Z.
CfeaIeS d coInllla9loh W coullS 'ne
poor laws
Relieving municipalities l counties
of the third class from the expense OF
having their accounts audited by a
registered municipal accountant.
Recurring appointees for Civil Ser
vice positions to have resided in the
State for five years.
Regulating the sale of Kosher food.
Amending the law governing the eX-
ecntion of wills.
Increasing from 20 to 25 cents for
mUniciDal Officers transmitting mar
7iage records to Bureau of Vital Sta
tisfics
GIVING prosecutors Of Monmouth
and Atlantic Counties 4 salary OF
$1,000 q wear.
Facilitating the removal of dead
bodies bv undertakers.
Doubling the penalty where persons
have been convicted twice for the
same misdemeanor.
House Concurrent Resolution Z.
Continuing commission to study the
question of taxation.
Limiting eligibility Of applicants for
positions as probation officers, detec-
tives. interpreters, etc, to residents of
The Penn's Grove record., 1921-03-25

Speaking CT misleading news items,
the following spasm, clipped from a
rural Iowa daily, has the inside rail
on most Of the entries we've seen yet:
"Mr. James Ogden, editor of the
Cloverdale News, has retired from ac-
tive service after % years at the edi-
torial desk, and intends to spend the
rest of his days in luxury, thanks to
a comfortable fortune of $4,000 which
he amassed in the newspaper business.
This enviable nestegg was acquired by
Mr.. Ogden through his unflagging zeal
in the promotion of circulation, his
brilliancy in the editorial columns, his
t~ireless efforts in behalf of his sub
scribers throughout the long nightly
vigils at his desk, and the recent and
unexpected death of a rich uncle, who
left him $40, 375. 60."-Ex.
The Penn's Grove record., 1921-03-25

After two years of political jockey
ing New Jersey has a new Public
Utility Commission to regulate the
price of gas, electricity and troll
ley fares. The new law prohibits
the Governor from removing them.
Their salaries, $4,000 a year, should
put them above the desire for cOTpor-
alton emoluments, and the six year
terms should put them beyond show
ing favors for corporation influences
to get re-appointed. We are progress
ing.
The Penn's Grove record., 1921-03-25

While this is going on in other
parts of the world, the little children
who are undertaking to run the United
States Government at Washington, d.
c., are staying at home dazed for fear
the COLLINS will get them.
Where is the old missionary spirit
in the pulpits that used to preach John
Wesley's topic, "The World Is My
Parish. l would form a League de-
fensive and offensive with every Sol
der of Jesus Christi
Where is the spirit of, Daniel Web
ster, who a hundred years ago appeal
ed for the freedom of Greece when the
Turks ravished that ancient people!
Dead in the United States.
Where is the spirit of American
millions who went overseas following
the music of the Battle Hymn of the
Republic? Gone into a hole with the
U. S. Senate and pulled the hole in
after them.
Read what Woodrow Wilson's
League of Nations is doing above and
then feel how small Americans I not
to be helping the good cause along.
All the Leagues mandates are good
American principles. The League may
have to send some missionaries to the
United States to convert the U. S.
Senators whose childish minds are
dreaming Of George Washington's
The Penn's Grove record., 1921-03-25

Charles F. Donnelly, who bought
the Woodstown Monitor-Registe three
months ago, of Benjamin Patterson,
has sold to ]. L. Stotenburgh, who be-
came the editor two months ago under
Mr.. Donnelly. Messrs. Donnelly and
St~outenburgh have brought new zeal
TO Woodstown Borough and have been
working overtime to make a live local
paper. Every town needs a local
paper. Mr.. Stoutenburgh has our
best wishes for success.
The Penn's Grove record., 1921-03-25
League of Nations Working

London, March 22.-The League of
Nations today issued the text of the
mandates for the administration OF
Samoa by New Zealand; of Nauru, OF
Pleasant Island, in the Pacific a short
distance south of the equator, by
Great Britain; of German Southwest
Africa by the Union of South Africa
and of the former German possessions
in the Pacific south of the equator,
other than Samoa and Nauru,,, by Au-
stralia, in accordance with the laws of
these manufactures.
The terms provide for promotion of
the material and moral well being OF
the inhabitants of the territories, pro
hibition of slave trading and prohibi-
ton Of forced labor except for essen
tial public works, for which adequate
remuneration is to be paid.
Traffic in arms and ammunition is
to be controlled. The supplying of
Intoxicating spirits and beverages to
natives is prohibited. Military train
ing of natives IS prohibited except for
police and local defense. No military
or naval bases shall be established or
Notifications erected. Free exercise
of all forms of worship shall be allow
ed, and missionaries and nationals of
states members of the League of Ma
tons snail be permitted to travel and
reside in the territories and follow
their calling.
The manufactures are required to re-
port to the League of Nations annu-
ally on the territory under mandate
the measures taken to carry out the
above obligations.
The consent of the council of the
league is required to any modification
of the terms of the mandate. If any
dispute shall arise between a manda-
tory and another member of the
regarding the mandate it shall
not be capable of settlement by nego-
%tiation, but instead the dispute must
be submitted to the Permanent Court
of international Justice of the league.
The present declaration has been
deposited in the archives of the
League of Nations and copies forward
ed to all the powers signatory to the
treaty of peace with Germany.