THE NASSAU POST. FRBBPORT, N. Y., rKWkY, JUNE 7, 1918
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New Sport for French Aviators
—When Not Hunting Boche Planes
French aviators flying in Sei^b'ia enjoy the sport of bagging wild duckaf when not engaged in bringing down the Hun airplanes.
U. S. Insurance
Tremenclout Busineti Conducted by the Government
As an Insurance coniiiany thf Unlti'd States nudtes all other concerns in tho business seem puny.
On April 0 tho total nniount of in¬ surance Uncle Snm had written was over $14,()00,(H)0,000. That sum had been put on the books In six months.
In the whole year of 1017 all other concerns in tho United Stntes, Includ¬ ing fraternal organizations, mutual companies and tho like, wrote npiirox- . Imntely ,?0,000,00(),000 worth of insur¬ ance.
Some difference.
.And Uncle Snm was still nn the Job. Tho third wotdi of April alone ,$10O,- 0(M),000 worth of insurance was writ¬ ten.
Uncle Sam's customers nre soldiers nnd sailors. Thoy number nliout l.SOO,- 000. The avernpe policy runs close to $S..-)00. Tho nilnlnunn is .'Jl.OtW and the nmxlinum Is .$10,000.
April 12 was the last <lay on which mon who Joined the govfrnment niill- tnry or naval forces before Decemher 4, 1017, could secure govermnent In¬ surance, but all new men joining either nrmy or nnvy can be Insured and tho Kovornment urges them strongly to take tho mnxinunu sum.
In Ihe nieantline Uncle Sum has boon paying out a f^reat deal of niniiey on salary allotnionts and for death and dlsalillity compensation. I^'p to April 0 1.70(i,;i.",0 separate checks had been ninde out for .--ueh payments for sumst ns follows: Salary nllownnees, .S.'O,- 40.'i.lfi'J; death and disability comi)en- sation, $(!(),!i."iS; government Insurance pa.vnienls, $177..'•IS.
Cooks in the Army Learn
How to Economize on Food
fipportunltb's for the home ec<v noiulcs denion."^tratlon worker.s of the United Stall's department of agricul¬ ture are not llnilled to farm and town homes. Cook.s In .Vint-rican army camps also liav«' had an oi>portunlty to henr about conser\1itloii nii'thods from the department specialists. At one of the army school?) for bakers nnd cooks in Mississippi deuutnstrations In foovl savings were much appr»><'iated by the cooks in training, according to a re¬ port of the oflicer lu charge, who de¬ scribed tife demonstrations as a "won- derftil suv<'ess." The cooks are belaj: tnuKbt ways to utilize the left-over food, tbe use of flour substitutes, und, particularly, new und iittrnctlve wuyH of servlnt cornmeal dishes. Demon¬ strations In the nuikbiK and use of flre- less c<Miker» also have been conduct¬ ed In the field unibulance hospital di-
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Scientific Facts.
To enable i)hotographers to make portraits witli artistic backgrounds translucent shades to be bung over windows have been patented bearing pictures of window casings and land¬ scapes.
That different classes of Ttian- klnd c;in be disiinguislieil b.v their hair Is the theory of a French scientist who believes there is some rtdation between tlie hair and strength of body and mind.
A form of detectajihone small enouuh tube worn under a man's shirt front and record eimversa- tlons on a cylinder attached to his belt has been patented by a resident of Washington, D. O.
Fought in France at 73.
An American Civil war veteran wlio faced the Germans In the trenches for eight months before his ai;e, seventy- three, was discovered, aud be was dla- charKed, Is J. W. Buaeher, who served in the Twenty-third Mlchl Kan volunteers In the tlvtl war. He eulitiled recently in the Canadian rail way battalion. King Geoi^e wlshlngr to aee the uldeHt soldier lu khaki, auiu- moaed Buscher to Bueklugluii.i palact', an4 prahied him bt>artlly for tu» cour* ag« aod deteriulnatlon.
King Cotton, Autocrat
King Cotton Is threatening to be¬ come the nutoernt of the Amerlcnn table. Not satlstied with having sup- jilantt-d \vo(d In clot him:, and provid¬ ing the juice of his seed for olive oil, he's the basis for fine lard, a third part of a new-fangled buttir, and they're putting up scores of mills to grind his seeds Into flour that goes well tn sev¬ eral delicious articles, sausage stuffing among them. When he gets Into tbe soup tureen and the coffee p<»t. King Cotton will have the nicest, tightest, biggest kingdom that ever was. And yet, only a few years ago his king¬ dom wu8 largely confined to gunpowd¬ er and nightshirts. What a mighty leap to pie, butter aud wleneral— Syracuse Journal.
A Valuable Rooster.
According to the London Times, a cockerel owned by F. C. Fyaon. which has been sold 8,670 times aud has raised £7,365 (or the Red Croaa uud kiudre<l funds, was tniught lu for £145 •t a gift ttale at Muldstoue uu behalf of tli« Red Cross and the Kent Priit- ouers of War Fund. This sale, with vubscriptfbua. HMUlaed aeariy HOJiQO,
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WHEN LITTLE ONE SINGS
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l)rn •v«»nlrn nmes ov«t th« fray shad-
nw5 fall. Poflll
n-^-% rail. Pofllv mv Llttl* One «lnM; Cuflill's and ro'is to a llitlo rntf <1ol1.
Anil hahhlei of woriflftrfiil thInKB. V'dlfc Ilk" n. linnet, and <>y<>« like a dov*.
I.HtIo f)n<> rofkfl In hrr rliair, And tfnierly MnRs, whllp her moth«rly Iov» Warms t«» >i<>r little on« thTp.
I want to ffr't down by thi> side of her, too,
And rork-n-by hark throinh fhe yearn, Voyaging the Slumhrrlaml Fllver of hlu'',
t;ntroiiliIe<l liy 'louhtlnKS or trnrn. Tn flrlft to A nrst In the rro'ik nf an arm.
And He In a nulille of dronms. Ah, I/lttlo fjTie, alnit me ttie wonderful charms
tip, up from the Lullaby streams.
And stnsr whilp the heart of you bursts In a sonii;. Cuddle yonr little one ao. For yours tn a fleetlnjj time, a(r« la so loni?, And you. little slnRer, will Rrnw. Age will lay hand on your riirly. brown hair. M«.k(! yoTi a grown-iip too soon; TliiBtle you fiiit of your lltllp red rhair— Sing. slnK. whll» your h"iirt Is In tunc'
Softly gray shadows come deeplntf down,
Little f)nc Journey nway Mothor Bn«l Dolly In .Slnmherland Town.
Drowsy-oyeil drrjinnTB astray, Lea'Mng me hrro whore a mist of tier song
Falls on my hcfirt like a dfw, And henvrn. t thank you, tlirough ago Is so lonK.
Mnny the ilroama thnt romp true.
- Jay t«. Iden In tho Kansas City Star
Luminous Paint Is Put to Good Use in Present War, Greatly Aiding the Soldiers
Many Ingetdous uses have been found of lute for Inndnous paint. Watch(\s with dl.'ils which glow In tho darkness nre becoming common, and only the other dn.v nn order wa.s given for lOO.OOO marching compasses with lunilnou.s needles to be carried by sol¬ diers nt tho front, says Roys' I.,Ife. Im¬ mense quantities of luminous cloth are used by the soldiers who go over the top. It Is cut Into small rectangles about ton Inches long and fastened to the collars of fhe uniforms. The sol¬ diers cnn thus recognize their own men In nn Indlscrimlnnto fight in the dark. The luminous paint Is also smeared on the end of .sharpened stlck.s which when stuck Into tho ground mnke a fairly clour beacon.
Luminous tape Is nlso used by the mile for a variety of purposes. Tn this way the stretcher-bejirers mark the paths they are tn follow. Tt hns heen found that on a dark night the lund- nous pnlnt is vislhle for only 00 feet. A snldh^r cnn dip his hand In the paint nnd signal by describing letters in the air or Tiy wlg^vagslng. knowing that tho enemy cnnnot see him a hundred feet nway.
War Foods.
The new things that arc being thought out !)y our housewives today will (III ninny recipe hooks and be a source of great comfort, because they mean good things with no Increase In tho foods we must save for our armies.
Cream Pie, Rice Crust. Cook a cupful of rlco In milk or In water until tender. Line a well gj-eased pU? tin with tho rice, then lill with the following cooked fdllng: A pint of milk, yolks of two eggs, a tea- spoonful of corn starch, a half cupful of honey, an<l a teasponnful of vanilla; cook until smooth and rover with a meringue iniide with the whites; set into the even to brown.
Honey Custard. Cook a pint of milk, a half cupful of honey nnd grating of nutmeg, two eggs, and a pineli of suit, over hot wa¬ ter stirring constantly, or bake setting the cups In hot water. Maple flavor may be used for a change.
Steamed Brown Bread.
Take two cupfuls each of barley flour and corn meal, one and a half teaspoonfuls of soda, three-fourths cup¬ ful of mf)lasses, t\Vo cupfuls of sour milk, a teaspoonful of salt; mix well nnd steam tliree hours.
Potato Flour Sponge Cake.
Separate the yolks and whites of four eggs, l)eat yolks until thick, add one cu|itiil of sugar, beat well, add the whites lieaten stiPf, a pinch of salt, a half cupful of potato Hour and a ten- spoonful of baking powder. Bake in a moderate over 30 minutes.
Raisin Drop Cakes.
T.ake a third of a cupful of .shorten¬ ing, a cupful of sugar, two eggs, two cupfuls of corn flour, n cupful of rais¬ ins, a teaspoonftd of vanilla, a cupful of milk. Mix as usual; bake In a mod¬ erate oven.
Cornmeal Muffins,
Take two tablespoonfuls of shorten Ing, a half teaspoonful of salt, a half cupftd of corn meal and llve-elglitlis of Jl cupful of vvh(>iit (lour, a teaspoonful of salt, two teaspoonfuls of sugar, the white of an egg and two-thlrils of a cupful of milk. Cream the shorten¬ ing and sugar, add snlt, then milk, ijl- teruately with the dry lugredli'nts, Lastly fold in The white of egg beaten stilV. Bake '20 minutes.
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Jews in Kaiserland Unite
for Protection of Rights
Oerman newspapers reeently re- reived In London report the jaumlga- niatlon of all the Jewish associations of the empire for the protection of the "legal rights of German Jews." The program adopted is desdrlbed ns their "irreducible minimum." The president Is James Simon, a Berlin merchant prince contemptuously known in Junker circles as the "Court Jew" because of the kaiser's professed persoiHil friendship for him. Tbe main demands of the new organization, as set f(u-th In the Vossische ieltuug, ure "legal aud genuine" equality of rights and opportunities with other citizens "in all states," Includlnji the unrestricted right of emigration Into the Turkish empire, especially Pales¬ tine. Sliutlar centralization uf Jewish asuoclutlons. It Is stated. Is immiueut in Austria-Hungary, Turkey aud Bul¬ garia.
Restricting Walnut Exports.
The authorization of export* of wal- nats from the French colonies (except Tunis aud Morocco) to American and allied countries has been canceled, ac¬ cording tu a dispatch from Consul Oen* «ral Thackara in Paris. Special U< ceuae must now be obtained aud from tlM mother couutry aa well. Similar action was takeu regarding esporta ot aolnud hair from tho coIouIm to tUa and other allied couatrio*.
HOW CORN IS UnUZED
Numerouft Procluctt Are Manufactured From the Raw Material
In foml prodnctlon per acre, corn e\rels nil other staple crops. In pound!* of protein proflured per acre .t Is exceeded only by soy henns nnd benns, says the TTnlfed Stntes depnrftnent of Bgrlculture. The grent stock feeding and dniry Indu.itrlea of 'he Cf)untry are based largely upon the corn crop, n.s are nlso Important miinufncturing Intlustrles, such as starch, gluroso, corn oil, nnd related products, vnrlou.-t food products, nnd nlmhidlc beveragos.
Corn Is the great feed crop of the nation. Fed with legumes nnd grasses It Is nnequnb ns nn economical raw material for the production of ment, ant butter. Kecnuse It.^ high starch nnd oil content makes It primarily n fnt- ,)rf>ducln feed, corn Is of nlmost Inestlmnhle value In finishing stork for ninr.et. The remnrknble development of the pork Industry In this country hns b en due to the high feed vnlue nnd nbundant ylehls of the corn crop. Of nil types of stock feeding, the pork Industry Is associated most closely with the corn crop.
Of the STt per cent of tho crop consumed on fho farm, nil except n smnll, percentnge milled for humnn fond Is used for stork feeding. The extent of the dependence of the feeding Industry Upon the corn ylebls Is hullcnted by the fairly consistent relationship mnlnliiined between corn nnd llv(>-stock jirlces. Hy far the grenfer pnrt of the corn used In feeding Is fed ns enr com, with the dry stalks nnd blades used ns roughnge, either ns p;isturngo In fhe field or as cut stover. To a less extent the prnin Is fed In tlu' form of sludled corn, milled products, nnd various nuinufaetured feedstuffs. Another ff)rin In which corn Is largely fed I.s sllnge. Silage, at present, Is f>f more Impnrtnnre to Ihe dairy Industry than to the stock-feeding industry, but Its use In fattening steers Is Increasing nipldly. Its most extensive use Is found In the sections whert> dairying Is n lending type of fnrming. While the fllo lijis become a more tir less fnrnlllar sight to almost every section where corn Is grown. It Is used nu)st extensively In Wisconsin, Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, New York, and .New Knglanil. It Is used also largely In other states of the corn belt nnd In the central Eastern stntes.
Among the common cornmeal dishes e.'ifen In the South nre hf>e-cnke, n mixture of cornmeal nnd water with or wlthf»ut snlt, cookeil In ti frying pan or griddle; corn bread or pone, made with the addition of baking powder or Its equivalent and baked in the oven; griddle cakes, prepared from a thin batter with fhe addition of a lenvenlng agent; egg or sjjoon bread, differing from ordinary corn bread In that eggs nre user]; nnd com dumplings, usually cof)ked wltb tdther meat or v(!getables. Cornmeal Is used In puddings, waf¬ fles, poultry tiressing, meat, nnd fish dishes.
Tn the North, where corn products are consumed to a less extent, the preference Is usually given to meal made from yellow corn, although tho so- called hominy (grits) made from white corn Is a common breakfast cereal. Iliisty puddlri. (corn mush) aiul .Tolinny cake (eorresjiondlng to tbe hoe- cake of tb(^ South) have i)een made In New England iKUistdiolds since colonial days. Indian jjtiddlng. a popular dessert prei)nred from cornmeal, milk, nnd eggs, has long beer regarded as ono of tbe necessary adjuncts to the New Kiigland Thanksglvin dinner.
Other forms In whhd. corn Is consumed nre grits, consisting of the hard portions of the kernels. I)ut not milled so finely ns meal, eaten as a breakfast -¦(?renl or rs a side dish with meats; hondny, the same as grits hut nillled mom e(Kirsely ; and lye hominy, or hulled corn, jirepared from the whole ginln after removal of the hull with caustic soda. The latter products are usually eaten as <llniu'r dishes and sei"ve largely to reiilaee vegetables.
Aside from its direct uses for stock food and for human food, corn Is the raw material from which numerous jiroducts jire manufactured. These prod¬ ucts include articles both suitable aud not suitable for food purposes.
Baseball "Aces" Magnets When En Route and Help to Keep Turnstile Spinning
The bnll club that has to worry along without a playing "ace" is a back num¬ ber as a drawing card on the roud.
The outstan<ling stars are tlie "aces" in the big show, for their names are kept before the public, and the fans go out to see tbjj^i/i perform. Without them In the lln^jji^j of big league clubs
Tyrus Raymond Cobb.
mnny and many thousands of dollars would wander away from the turn¬ stiles.
The "aces" are the biggest assets the magnates can boast of, and If you will lamp the rosters of the sixteen major league clubs you will find at least one player on nearly every roster who fig¬ ures as the real drawing card of the team on the road.
Tyrus IlaymondCobb Is the greatest drawing card In the business. He Is worth more to Detmlt ou the road than all the rest of her players put together, for the fans In rival towns go out large¬ ly toisee Cobb, unless fhe Tigers ur«* up there fighting for a pennant, and the Tabids lu small towns wlthlu easy rldlng distance of the big league cities never miss a chance to be on the Job when Cobb Is billed to cavort at the ball park. So Cobb ulone is worth thousands of dollars to Detroit at tbe turuatiles tn the course of a season.
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(By till- rnllfj Stntps Pipartinpnt of A((rl- culture.)
Owners of bnck yards tn cities nnd towns are nsked to do everything In their power to help fhe meat and egg supiily l)y raising small flocks of poul¬ try In back yards. Farmers nre re¬ quested greatly to Increase their farm flocks of hens so tbat 100 on ev(>ry fnrm will be the overage for the na¬ tion.
The following stafement regarding the poultry needs is tnken from the ofiiclal agrleulturnl progrnm for lOlH Issued recently by the United Statea department of agriculture:
"Poultry production should bo In¬ creased greatly, esperlally In back yards nnd on fnrnis, where waste ma¬ terial Is available and the purchase of expensive grains and other material Is not reqtilred,
"Increased poultry production mny he attained most pconomlcnlly by early hatching; by confining mother hens at least tt>n days after the chicks nre hutched ; by reducing losses on ac¬ count of rats, weasels nnd thieves, nnd from cold, damp conditions; by thor¬ ough snnltatlon; by discouraging the marketing of eurl.v-hatched pullets as broilers; by eUiniriatlng non-produdng hens and keeping good layers through iit least two luyiiiLT seasons; nnd by the i)uultryman rai.'^lng his owu feed as fur as possible."
Laundrymen and War Conditions.
Now it is the luundrymen's turn to feel the pinch of war conditions. Tbey formerly used caustic potash In coinblnatluu with soap for bleaching purposes. But now that potash Is al¬ most unobtainable, a good substitute bas bectnue uecv-waary. The increase iu the price of soap has made the nued acute. Aud uow coutes a autlsfuctory domeatic bleach- Thre« pounds of trl- sodluni phosphate' tu 20 pound* of •oap la th« form ola.—Popular Sdauce MonttUy.
Foch's Name Not Teutonic; Almost Rhymes With "Hush"
Numerous Inqtilrles hnvo been re¬ ceived regarding the cornn't pronuncia¬ tion of the name of the new generalis¬ simo of the nllled armies.
On paper Foeh seeins Teutonic, says the Chicago Herahl, and suggests throaty gutturals of the kind that an; no longer popular in the civilized world. But the name Is pronounced as If It were spelled Fosh, with a short "o," like "uh," and almost rhymes with "hush." This Is on the authority of Le Courier des Etats Unis, a French dally newspaper published In New York.
General Foeh Is a Basque from the Pyrenees, not un Alsatlau. All Basque names terailnuUug In "ch" have the Koft "sh" sound Instead of tlio Oer- uiuulc guttural.
Brief and Breezy.
It la usually the bottom dollar :;•:
that counts. •:;:
Strong butter la a poor apol- •:::
ogy for weak coffee. j^i
Happiness Is often the price •:¦:
of being cuumonpluce. j:^
To do right is easy when fAa 'ii
ceasea to be pleasure. 'ii
Love la a word of four letters >|
except in a breach of pronUse ti
suit I
Without deciaiou of character :§
uo man or woman ever amounts »
to much. ^
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Sudden Retreat of an Army Is Often Reduced to Chaos And the Resultant Disorder
"Moving a great nrmy Is an nffnlr of timetables. There I.s room for onlf a certain amount of men nnd mate¬ rial on the roads and railways at one time, nti'l every mnn nnd every wagon nhove thnt maximum becomes n fnctor of confusion nnd retnrds th» movement of the whole mass to a rbingerous degree," writes O. Ward Price In the Century. "The fuddea retreat of nn nrmy Is often reduced to, rhnos, flrst, because a thoroughly worked oat plnn of general retirement exists but rarely In tbe strong-boxes of nny general sfaflf, nnd, secondly, becnus«! in tbe absence of a time-tiible <lrawn np In detnll nnd strictly en¬ forced, the elementary principle of self-preservnflon lends every unit of the nntjy to put Itself on the rond just ns quickly ns It cnn get trnns- iKittutlon. This Is not to sny tbat confusion Is an Invariable Indication of personal panic; but It Is very nat¬ ural. ,'U)d even very proper, that every hnttery commnnder, the director of every military store nnd depot, nnd tbe leader of every body of troops wfilch Is not definitely ordered to re- rrmln, should hnve the Individual de¬ termination thnt his particular com¬ mand shall not fnll Into the bands of the enemy.
"The urtlllery oflicer firmly resolve* thnt he will snvc his guns at all costs; tho heads of the suptfly depart¬ ments nre In chnrge of vnluiible Btorea which thj'lr nrmy needs for Its very existence and which would be of preat nid to tbe enemy If captured, nnd the troop lender nnturally argue.s that It would be futile to allow his men to be cut off when n general retreat baa been ordered. So If the orpnnlzatlon of withdrawal Is left to the discre¬ tion of tbe people Involved In It, a* It hns to be when fhe whole thing has not been deliberately arranged before¬ hand, confusion is almost inevitable.**
Take Tip From Old Mother Nature When in Doubt About Time to Plant Your Garden
(Prom tho United States Department of ARrlculture.) By watching the processes of moth¬ er nature nnd tnklng a tip from her, the home gardener who is not certain when he should pInnt his seeds may get some valuable Information. Garden speclnllsts divide vegetables .nto two classes — "warm temperature" nnd "c<dd teniper.'iture" vegetables. When peach nnd jdum trees are In blossom, they say, It Is time to sow lu fhe open ground such seeds ns lettuce, radish, parsley, beets, turnips, cabbage, car¬ rots, peas, and onions. The wrinkled peas should not be planted until later, as fhey are more likely to rot In cool grf)tmd than are the smooth varieties. When the apple blossoms fnll It la time to plant the heat-loving vege¬ tables, such as cucumbers, beans, sweet corn, pumpkin, nnd squash. Thl.s Is said to be an old but excellent rule.
FOR A LAUGH
Twenty-One Meals, However.
Her Dad—Why, hang it, girl, the fel¬ low only earns fifteen a week.
Herself—I know, papa, but a %veek passes so quickly when you're fond of each other.
Practical Orator.
"Tbnt last speech of youra was a classic."
"I'm afraid sq," replied Senator Sorghum.
"You don't seem gratified."
"I feel compli¬ mented, but ap¬ prehensive. As a rule n classic is something that people admire but don't understand."
Critics' Opinion.
"Dow did the critics treat you, dear?" nsked the wife of the man who had Just had a play produced.
"Treat me? They didn't. I treated theni."
"What did you do, dear?"
"I took 'em out between each of the acts aud blew 'em to drinks and ci¬ gars."
"That's good. And what did tbey say then?"
"That my piece should have been divided up Into mure acts."
NonMnae to H«r.
She failed to laugh at one of his alleged Jokea.
"My dear, I fear you have uo sense of humor."
"T h e r e' a no sense to It." de¬ clared bis wlXe.
IxpaetInQ Too Much.
Rankin—If I ever bave to flght la tbe treucbei I bofi9 I can bav* a p«r> iaeope.
Phyle—Tea, tbe thlnca are mlgtkty handy to look through aud see If tba enemy ia near.
"Are they only to look tbroughf
*nrea What did yoo tMok tbay ware forr
**Oeel I thoofht yon eouM atey safely out of atcbt and aboot tbroack the thlngik''
