Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 280, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 December 1917 — Page 2

FOR THE POULTRY GROWER

Heavy Feeding in Winter. Many reasons have been given for the scarcity of fresh eggs during the late fall and winter months. The regular poultryman gets a goodly number of eggs during all seasons of the year, and the writer is firm in the belief thut few eggs are produced on the farms of the country during the cold months because the hens are underfed, says a contributor to a farm journal. The poultry raider is prone to forget that his hens require more feed and better attention during the cold months than they do during warm weather. Even the hens that are penned the year around, require, much more fodd in winter, because a large part of the food eaten must go to maintain bodily heat. For winter feeding, the only safe rule to follow is to feed the hens all they will eat. Many skimp their “liens on feed during the cold months, believing that if they feed heavily, the hens will become too fat to lay. A hen gets too fat to lay not because jfee is fed too much, but because she Is fed too heavily on fat-producing foods. Like cattle and hogs, hens require a certain amount of bulky foods, and unless these foods are fed, it will not be possible to get many eggs during the cold months. One-half the food supplied the hens should be ground, in the form of either a wet or dry mash. The mash should be bulky—that is, it should occupy a relatively large bulk in proportion to its food constituents. One-half the mash should be composed of bulky foods, as bran and cut clover or cut alfalfa. The other half of the mash should be of such concentrated foods as middlings, corn bread and beef scraps. The bran and cut clover will in bulk, be fully three times greater than the other ingredients in the mash. The feeding of green food, or the green food that fowls obtain on range

will make the ration still more bulky, and hens can safely be fed all they will eat, when fed equal parts of a bulky mash and grains. In cold weather feeding, animal food must be included in the ration if a good egg yield is expected. This may not be in the form of beef scrap or green cut bone. If a plentiful supply of skim or buttermilk is at hand, the beef scrap or bone may be dispensed with. The mash should be wet with the milk. In addition to this, milk should be placed in vessels, so the hens can help themselves at will. One need not fear that the hens will overeat of the milk. Milk will not take the place of water, and where milk Is kept before the hens in vessels ajl the time, water should also be supplied.' Winter is lazy time in the"poultry yard. The hen, whose living comes too easily, will likely hump herself up in the house and sleep the best part of the day away. This tendency should be combated. The hens should be made to exercise by feeding a large part of their grain ration in deep litter. Exercise and plenty of food are the best tonics for winter egg production.

“TEN DEMANDMENTS” OF BUSINESS

Up in Canada there is a successful business concern that expects, as most successful concerns do, that every employee shall do his full duty. To assist him in the task that concern places conspicuously before him these “Ten Demandments:” 1. Don’t lie. It wastes my time and yours. I am sure to catch you in the end, and that is the wrong end. v 2. Watch your work, not the clpekf A long day’s work makes a long day short; and a short day’s work makes my face long. 3. Give me more than I expect and I will give you more than you expect. I can afford to Increase your pay if you Increase my profits. . 4. You owe so much to yourself you cannot afford to owe anybody else.

TO THE MOTHER

By Edgar Rica Burroughs.

One Saturday afternoon a boy in uniform came up to Chicago from Camp Grant, on leave. It may be that he was ysour boy—l do not He was a stranger in Chicago. He went to a movie show and then he walked the streets searching for something, for anything to relieve the gnawing ache of the homesickness in He could not enter a saloon and *to drink if he had so desired, for he was In uniform; but there were other; more alluring, deadlier forms of vice that were not denied him. They offered him human companionship and a substitute for*- love —however sordid and mercenary Tk. substitute it might be. ' He stood on a street corner and watched* thousands pass, and never in all his life before had he felt so alone and lonely. Then a woman accosted him. She was a handsome, well-dressed woman, and she awed the boy a little, so that he shuffled his feet, and stammered, and blushed, but he went with her. They boarded a car together and went to her home. The boy thought it quite the most beautiful place he had ever seen. The'woman called a young girl down from an upper floor. "This*is

MODEL WAR KITCHEN OPENED IN WASHINGTON

This is the first war kitchen established by the United States food administration in Washington and intended to be the model for many others Just like it to be opened from coast to coast to show housewives how to co-operate with the food administration. War bread was the first product turned out by this kitchen. Meat substitutes, cheap meats, conservation of fats, sugar and dairy products are subjects to be illustrated in each city. Mrs. Frank P. Wilcox, shown In the picture wearing the uniform of the food administration, is directress of the first kitchen.

Keep out of debt or keep out of my shop. 5. Dishonesty is never an accident. Good men, like good women, never see temptation when they meet it. 6. Mind your own business, and in time you’ll have a business of your own to mind. 7. Don’t do anything here which hurts your self-respect. An employee who is willing to steal for me is willing to steal from me. 8. It is none of my business what you do at night. But if dissipation affects what you do the next day, and you do half as much as I demand, you’ll last half as long as you hoped. 9. Don’t tell me what I’d like to hear, but what I ought to hear. I don’t want a valet to my vanity, but one for my dollars. L | 10. Don’t kick if I kick. If you’re worth while correcting you’re worth while keeping. I don’t waste time cut--ting specks out of rotten apples.

Wise and Otherwise

Two heads are better than a dozen —in a love affair. If a man’s really fond of music he seldom tries to sing. Holidays are more pleasant in contemplation than in fact. A wise man doesn’t lie —neither does he tell all the truth he knows. A girl can love almost any man her parents are willing to object to. It’s a wise proverb that contains half the wisdom it is supposed to contain. Because you believe a thing doesn’t indicate that you regard it as a positive fact. , It is easy for a woman to look out for herself —if there is a window in the room she occu* pies.

No Food Takes Place of Potato, Says Department of Agriculture Bulletin

“There is no food which exactly takes the place of the potato when one. is accustomed to it.” says a statement Issued by the United States department of agriculture, urging an increased consumption of this vegetable, now that the markets of the country are well supplied. “It has confe to be such a part of our dinner that we miss it when it is not served. Besides, any left-over potato can be used in many very palatable yi'ays for breakfast or sppper,

my daughter,” she said, as she Introduced |he boy, "and I "want youto come in here meet my husband; Our only son is in France. There is nothing that we can do that we would not do for any boy who wears .that uniform. The French mothers have been good to my boy, so, if for no other reason, I could not do less than be good to the boys of my own country.” /. They kept him for dinner that night, and all night and all day Sunday until his train left for Rockford. He went to the movies with them, and to church, and for an automobile ride, and now he goes there whenever he is on leave. Suppose another sort of woman had accosted him? —and may be he was your boy. You can do the same for some other boy in uniform. You can open your home to him. You can save him for his country as surely as that other woman saved the boy in Chicago. And you can send him -on to France with a realization, based on your actions rather than upon words, that all America honors “the .sacred ploth” in which he marches forth to battle, and perhaps to die, for you and yours and for me and mine, f Association with these boys will elevate you ana your daughters as much as it will the boys, for while it keeps them from evil, it will inspire you with the high ideals which dominate the men of the National army. y

THE EVENING REPUBLICAN. RENSSELAER. IND.

and this is a convenience from the housekeeper’s standpoint, since it helps her to make palatable meals. Not only is it useful from the ease with which it can be prepared and the number of palatable ways in which 'it can be served, but it is very important for the food material it supplies. It is one of the most wholesome sources of starch, and is also fairly rich in the mineral matter which the body needs. Of the mineral salts one must not overlook the importance of the mild alkaline sail® it contains, *because these are greatly needed by the body to counterbalance the acid salts which meats and eggs produce when assimilated. In this we have a justification of the use of potatoes in the diet in liberal quantities and of our common custom of serving them with meats. When the price permits potatoes should by all means be made a part of the diet.”

Many Thousands of Horses and Mules Are Used in War.

Despite the fact that the great war is being waged largely by means of mechanical devices, horses and mules have played an important part in it. Up to the present time, says Popular Science Monthly, 920,000 horses and 330,000 mules have., been sent to the theater of war from the United States. The value of the horses which have been exported is 194,000,000, and of mules $66,000,000. The number of mules being sent to the war is increasing from year to year. The sagacity of the mule makes him very valuable in war work. Most of the horses and mules shipped from this country go directly to France. Others are sent to Great Britain and Canada and a few to some of the other European countries.

The Ruling Passion.

“I’m sorry. Rollo,” said the young woman, gently, “but I fear that you must not hope. I am fond of you, but we can never marry. Yon see-—” “Yes. I see I” he interrupted bitterly. “You cannot marry me because I weigh 200 pounds. Nobody loves a fat man!” And with this quotation he strode forth into the night. But there is always a Chapter 11. Three weeks later our hero again stood in the presence of our heroine. “I have come back to renew my suit,” he said. “But, Rollo, did I not tell you that it was hopeless?” “Walt! Do not spurn me till you know all. I have been taking a gymnasium course. Today lam a bargain. I am reduced from 200 to 198!” Unable to withstand the great slash In values she fell into his arms.— Cleveland Leader. •

Spoke Without Thinking.

As the doctor was showing some friends through an Insane asylum he drew their attention to a stately old* womqn wearing a paper crown. He explained that she imagined she was the queen of England, and for their amusement he .advanced toward her with a courtly bow and said: “Good morning, your majesty." The old woman looked at him and retorted scornfully: “You’re a fool, sir." The doctor was greatly astonished, but totally collapsed when one of the party remarked innocently: “Why, doctor, she was sane enough then."

Get Wax From Trees.

From prehistoric time the Indians of Ecuador have utilized' a wax found on certain species of tall palms for making candles, writes Frederic W. Goding, United States consul general at Guayaquil. This wax on the tree trunks in granulaf form, each tree furnishing 50 pounds. The trees grow in great numbers on the .mountains ■along the coast. Mr. Coding has sent a sample of the wax to the department of commerce, saying from 15 to 20 tons a month of it can be supplied.

Hoosier Sends the First U. S. Shot Into Germany

South Bend Man Is Hero of Initial Action by the Americans. GEORGIAN GIVES THE ORDER Indiana Sergeant Pulls the Lanyard Which Starts Persjiing’s Attack on the Kaiser’s Armies— Americans All Eager for Action, llf American Field Headquarters In France. —Indiana and Georgia divide the honor of having inaugurated America’s land warfare against the Germans. A sergeant from South tiend., Ind., pulled the lanyard to send the first shell tearing across the valley in the direction of the German positions. A Georgia lieutenant gave the order “fire!” The facts were established during the first visit paid by a correspondent to the first American battle front. The correspondent reached the American position after a long motor ride through shell-battered towns. Leaving the motor in one of the towns, he walked the nest of the way. The first American battery was almost walked upon before it was discovered. It was so well hidden under the trees and with foliage about it on a low-hung wire netting. Gun of .75 Caliber Used.

Through the foliage in every direction the ground was undulating. At that moment there was a flash of flame through the mist. —lt was the crack of a .75 gun, and following it closely came the noise of the shell rushing through the air, becoming fainter and fainter as the projectile went on its way to the German position over the crest of a hill farther away. The muddigging artillerists continued their work without even looking up. A lieutenant from Georgia emerged. He was the officer who directed the first shot. He led the way down the slippery, muddy hill to a dugout covered over with sandbags and logs. There was met a lieutenant from Indiana of the same battery who directed the first 1.8 shots of the war against Germany from an observation point. On the other side of the hill was found the first gun fired. The muddy gunners were hard at w’ork cleaning their gun.

“This was the first gun fired in the war,” the jaunty lieutenant said. “The sergeant inside the pit there fired it.” Looking into the pit, the lieutenant said: “Sergeant, where are you from?” He’s From South Bend. A husky voice replied: “I’m from South Bend, Ind.” “Are you Irish?” asked the lieutenant. “No, sir,” the sergeant laughingly replied. At this time orders came for this gun and others of the battery placed tn nearby hills in sight and sound of each other to commence firing. The gun on the farthest hill went off with a roar and a faint stream of smoke was blown backward from the pit. Inside the pit in which the correspondent stood a voice shouted out the range figures and the lieutenant repeated them. A voice inside the pit a moment later yelled that the gunner was ready to fire. The lieutenant gave the command to the gunners: “Watch your bubble." The lieutenant, who was standing on a pile of mud which had been removed from the pit, cautioned those about him to place their fingers in their ears. This was done and the lieutenant shouted the word “Fire I” 1 The gun barked quickly, the noise being followed by a metallic clank and the shell case was ejected and the gun made ready for the next load. The lieutenant told the correspondent the story of the first shot of the war, punctuating the narrative throughout with the orders “ready to fire,” and “fire,” Which ea<h time was followed by the repont of the gun and the whizz of the shell.

“We came up the night before,” the lieutenant said, “and got into position in a driving rain. No horses had arrived. I was anxious to get oft the first gun and so were my men. I asked them if they were willing to haul the gun by hand to this place so that we could get the first crack at the Germans. They agreed unanimously, so we set out across the fields until we got over there at the base of that hill you can just see in the haze. Hours to Prepare Gun. “We had a hard time getting the gun, which we have not name'd yet, over those shell craters. But we labored for many hours and finally reached the spot. Then I got permission to fire. “Strictly speaking, the first shot, which was in the nature of a tryout for the gun, simply went into Germany. The sergeant put a high explosive shell there at 6:15 o’clock in the morning.” Another officer here took up the narrative. “I was in an observation point,” he said. “There was a fog as the first shot went singing over. Suddenly the fog lifted and I saw a group of Germans. I directed my gun at them. The Shrapfcel bupst overhead and they p dive into the ground like so many rabbits.” The lifeptenant grinned broadly, shook the water oft his shrapnel helmet, and using both clinched fists to

punctuate his remarks, said expressively: “It was great.” From' the artillery line's to the infantyir trenches was a considerable distance over more muddy hills. The correspondent found the Infantry inside the trenches. There also were many wires which ran into switchboards, and American and French operators were sitting side by side directing operations. Bell for Gae Attack. A guide is necessary to reach the first line, especially when some of the trenches resemble Irrigation ditches. The trenches the Americans are occupying begin from a screened position. On the way there shovels and tools were piled high below a hill on which there was a great bell for giving the alarm Jn case of a gas attack. There under cover were the company cooks busy warming up food that had been brought up In wagons. Following the guide, the way winds in and out from left to right for many yards between Interwoven branches that have been placed on the sides of the frenches. The American privates in the front splashed through without hesitating, sometimes getting a footing on stepping stones in the muddy water and sometimes not. The trench turns sharply to the right and a voice warns, “Keep your head down,” and the rest of the way the walking is difficult. Halting near a machine gun, the German positions directly opposite on a hill could be seen across the barbed wire of No Man’s land. Lights appeared in a little town to the left.

There is a sort of a gentleman’s agreement in this sector that towns over the line are not to be shelled. If one side violates the agreement the other side promptly fires shell for shell into a hostile town. General Sibert, who has just completed a tour of the trenches, was asked how the morale of the Americans in the trenches was. He replied: “Morale? How could the morale of Americans be anything but good?”

PARENTS SHOULD HAVE TWO NAMES FOR BABIES

Indianapolis, Ind., — Because j parents haven’t always got a < name for their baby when it is , born, /the state of Indiana is < spending $l5O a month more ' than necessary, according to Dr. ' J. N. Hurty of the state board , of health. “The state is spending about j $l5O a month in writing to.. 1 homes, from which physicians j have sent in reports of births j without the names of the babies , attached. , “Parents ought to have two , names ready, one far a boy and one for a girl. Sometimes both < cqn be '

Robber Takes Only Potatoes.

Sunbury, Pa. —A highwayman, masked and .carrying a big revolver, held up J. C. House of Lower Augusta township, Northumberland county, here recently and demanded that he throw up his hands. “I don’t want your money, but give me a bushel of potatoes,” commanded the thief. House complied, dumping them on the roadside, and was allowed to go without being further molested. He had more than SIOO on his person, he said afterward.

England Needs Roads.

London.—lt will require approximately $150,000,000 to reconstruct or strengthen 15,000 miles of roads in Great Britain after the war in order to enable them to carry the growing motor traffic, says an official estimate. I

DEMONSTRATING USE OF NEW “STORAGE VAULT”

Mrs. Schuyler F. Herron of Boston showing how to bank away potatoes in the food conservation bureau’s new “cold storage vault.” The vault is built of layers of straw or rubbish and earth and covers the tubers safely from the frost. ' '

“KELLY” U-BOAT CHIEF IS JOKER

Commander of German Submarine Shows Vein of UnGerman Humor. IS HERO OF MANY STORIES When Not Laying Mines He Pulls Pranks That Amuse American Seamen—Pays Two-Days’ Visit at Dublin Hotel. Base of American Flotilla in British Waters. —There is a German submarine commander who is known throughout the American flotilla as “Kelly." His real name is something quite different, but the American sailors promptly dubbed him “Kelly of the Emerald Isle,” and the name will stick in the songs and stories of the navy as long as the gr*eat war is talked about. “Kelly” eafned his name by his display on various occasions of a rich vein of quite un-German humor. He has become the hero of numberless stories told in forecastle and on quarterdeck. Not all of these stories are true, and probably most of them have grown in the telling.

“Kelly” Pranks Tantalizing. “Kelly” commands a mine-laying Üboat which pays frequent visits to the district patrolled by the American destroyers. When he has finished his appointed task of distributing his mines where they will do the most harm he generally devotes a few minutes to a prank of some kind. Sometimes he contents himself with leaving a notp flying from a buoy scribbled in schoolboy English and addressed to his American enemy. On other occasions he picks out a deserted bit of coast line at night and goes ashore with a squad of his men for a saunter on the beach, leaving behind a placard or a bit of German bunting as a reminder of bls presence. , ' His most audacious exploit, however —if the legends of the forecastle are to be believed —was a trip which he made several months ago to Dublin, where he stayed two days at a leading hotel, afterward joining his U-boat somewhere up the west coast; He ts said to have informed the British of his exploit by leaving his receipted bill attached to one of their buoys. Still another of “Kelly’s” more recent stunts was to plant the German flag on an eminence on the coast line. It was the first time that the British and Americans knew just where he and his men had set foot and they shared the excitement of the village folk, who awoke one morning to find a new kind of flag flying from their native soil. Fishermen Burn German Flag. But when they made sure that it was the German colors they were furious, for it so happened, so the story goes, that the fisherman along this particular strip of coast had suffered much from submarine raids. U-boats had shelled tlfelr boats, Germans had stolen their fish—their only means of livelihood—and left them empty handed after a week’s hard catch of mackerel. These poor fisher folk were in no mood for this latest display of German humor, so they, according to report,, promptly burned the flag and set a watch for “Kelly."

Snake Fell From Belfry.

fell from the belfry of the Riverton (Md.) Methodist church onto the shoulders of Sexton Benjamin F. Kennedy, while the latter was ringing, the bell. After a lively chase the snake, was cornered in the church auditorium and killed. It evidently had made its home in the belfry and fed on birds which roost there.