Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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JO SAVE FROZEN POTATOES Tubers Should Be Dried Out in Oven Will Lose None of Their Nutritive Value. . Frozen potatoes are not neces sarily spoiled, says the Literary Di gest, and goes on to quote the Kevue Scientifique as follows: "The potatoes must be dried 'that is to say, the greater part of their water constituent must be re? moved, to prevent decomposition, which takes place very .rapidly after they have thawed out. ' "Thc oven should be heated as for baking bread. Then, when it has reached the necessary temperature, which is easily recognized in prac tice by the appearance of the roof of the oven, the potatoes are put in, cutting np the largest. They are spread out in a layer so that evapo ration may 'easily take place, the door of the oven being left open. From time to time the mass is stirred np with a poker to facilitate and hasten the evaporation. When the drying has gone far enough, the potatoes having become hard as bits of wood, they are withdrawn to make room for others. "Potatoes thus dried may be boiled with enough water to make a paste similar to that which they ?would have furnished if mashed in the ordinary manner, and which will answer very well, at least to feed stock. . The potatoes, in fact, will be found to have lost none of the ele ments that give them their nutri tive value. WEALTH OF SOUTH DAKOTANS State !s Neither Rich Nor Poor, but Has N? Slums and No Pov erty Worries. South Dakota has never claimed to be the abode of millionaires, says the Aberdeen (S. D.) American. ^Undoubtedly the men who have a jnillion can be numbered on the 'fin gers, even though the whole state be canvassed. That this state is paying hundreds of thousands in income taxes white other states are paying their millions ?is nothing to worry about. South Dakota has no slums and no pov erty at the other side of the pendu lum. The swing in South Dnknfo iijpspriboo - came irom corporations. PATRIOTIC SQUIRREL. "When workmen were cutting down a large dead oak tree near Vermont and Oriental streets recently, relates the Indianapolis News, a squirrel's liest was found in one of the hollow sections. Billie, the squirrel, is an old-time playmate of all the chil dren in that neighborhood, but the jehildren did not know justVhere he lived, j5<^ could not protect his win ier home. Knowing this, the pet "load taken (me of the numerous .American flags 8t the corner and lined his nest with it, thinking it .would save the tree until next spring. ?Billie had stored only a few nuts, Jmowing that the children would ?eed him well during the winter. fa ^DETECTIVE FOR PERSHING. Bernard A. "Flood, who has the jreputation of being" one of the finest ?detectives of the New York city police force, has been attached to ?the staff of General Pershing. His missions in the past in search of offenders and in causing their arrest itave taken him to the chief cities of Europe and South America, and the New York police department loans him to the federal authorities for the highest sort of "special in telligence" work. NOT ILLEGAL. 'There goes the rascal who bought tip our legislature." "Well, I never heard it was wicked to buy a vacant lot."-Farm Life. NOT TRUSTWORTHY. Belle-And has she every confi dence in ber fiance? June-Except that she fears he will not show up at the church. A HARD FINISH. *Do you think happy marriage* fee still rossible ?" "Certainly, lt's the life that fol lows that makes one so pessimistM.* independence day for the average man is pay day. Have confidence in Uncle Sam ano the country's future. We have plenty of historians, but who is going to revise the geographies? The price of elephants is said to he advancing. Confine your pets to gold fish. Germany- is beginning to suspect that after all Uncle Sam will prove a nifty fighter. Germany is expected to sue for peace In the fall, but she won't get her knees dusty doing it. Only the plutocrat can bring home the bacon if the pig does not get out of high finance. The striker could devise no more traitorous a method to give aid and comfort to the enemy. A great many people will feel that raising chickens Is a good way to com bat the high cost of meat. Our new soldiers are requested to carry very light baggage. Few valets are being used this summer. Meanwhile thc law of supply and de i mand is out of breath trying to do all that some people expect of it More than a meat embargo will be needed to elicit any cheers of. enthusi asm from cold storage chickens. Somebody says "the American nnvy ls shy 1,000 officers." It may be short, but it ls not shy. There is a difference. Keep a calf and when it grows Into a cow the cow will keep you-If your automobile does not consume too much gas. When the war ls over this country will probably have quit looking to Ger many for delicatessen as well as dye stuffs. Prohably some of us, when we be hold the soulful-eyed hero on the movie screen, are thankful that the draft ls universal. We are of the opinion that the desire to wear a wrist watch has not caused all those young men to volunteer for war servic?T - --. . Some inhuman inventor has made a piano that weighs a little more than one hundred pounds and can be ship ped like a trunk. What has become of the old-fash Inn^ > urated fish that got away. It is predicted that eggs this win ter will be a dollar a dozen. It is plain that either the government or the hens must be spoken to about it. Yankee who* Invented an umbrella made of waterproofed paper was wast ing his time. He should have consid ered the high cost of his material. If is possible that government con trol of food in England has something to do with the fact that American flour is cheaper there than in this country. An inventor has devised a scheme for opening a pocket knife easily. What we need is a scheme for remem bering easily to whom we loaned It ~~%e??c?~-- -s,? ? . Maybe the German regulations al lowing double rations for six weeks to newly married couples is founded on the fact that there aren't many such couples. . . : Those Spanish officers who are to travel on British hospital ships to pro tect thom from German submarines are either mighty trustful souls or mighty game sports. Apparently the German peorjle/are willing to make themselves pj Irving shield for the junkers aga'/nst the world's ire and the Junker.'.' are far from refusing the sacrifice. Holland seems to be complaining that the British navy violaXe^ her neu trality in attacking the Ger/man ships. Somehow. Americans a ve/not so con cerned about such thirds/as they used to be. That mystic conr .ectlon between sun spots, the aurora borealis and tele graph disturban ces brings the fact home to the pw >saic human race that there is a lot o ? romance in this Inter esting univers After three, years of splendid service the Anieric: in ambulance has passed from Frenfji control. With American soldiers at the front in France it will be the Ai nerican ambulance hereafter In every sense of the word. Befor o going into thc smoke of bat tle Sal pmy wants his smoke of peace, and '/^od tobacco is said to be sadly mt*jTig Jil France. A little less im Pr' jvlng advice and a few more ciga r' Ates would be appr?cia ted by Sammy. SELECT BETTER DAIRY COWS Raising c? Eest Heifer Calves Will Pro vide Means of Cutting Out Low Producers. i (Prepared by the United States Depart ment of Agriculture.) The war has greatly increased th< demand for dairy products, and it is im portant that they be produced economl cally. In order that the quantity o? dairy products may be large and'tlu production economical, more and bet ter cows are needed. The raising OJ all tile best heifer calves will provid' cows enough to permit the culling ou of all low producers. Every owner of dairy cows should es tablish a definite standard, and all cow.' that do not measure up to the require monts should be disposed of for beef Whether a dairy cow should be rejectee or retained should depend ordinaril] on production, as shown by the mill scales and the Babcock test. Farmers who are too busy to tesi their own cows may now have thli work done for them at nominal cost b] joining a cow-testing association. Sud an association ordinarily is an organ! zation of about 2G dairy farmers wh< co-operatively employ a man to keel records of their cows. The testei Jersey Cow Witn All the Markings ol a Good Milk Producer. spends one day each month with ead member, tests and weighs tho milk fe. butterfat, weighs the feed, both concen trates and roughage, and advises t'h farmer concerning the quantity fini kind of feed to be given each cov/ ii tho bord. From the quantity of milt 201,881 cows, or about 1 ppr cent o all the dairy cows in f.his countrj The cows in the associations whos records have been tabulated average 247 pounds of butterfa f, or about 5 ppr cont more than the average prc duct?on of all the da iry cows in th United States. If all the dairy cows v the country could be brought up to th average of the cow-t esting associations production would he increased 50 pe cent in quantity rmd the cost of prc duction would bc considerably reducec TEMPERATURE FOR CHURNIN? Much Depends on Season of Year,bu ls Usuall y From 52 to 60 De gr ees in Summer. (Prepared'hy the United States Deparl 'ment of Agriculture.) The rVsirable temperature at whicl to/ churn is that which makes the but ter granules firm without being hare 'Jills is usually obtained under norma con/jj?ons when the churning occupie 30/or 40 minutes. The necessary churr. In/,' temperature depends upon th season of tho year and certain othe factors, but is usually from 52 to 6 doproes Fahrenheit in the summer an from 58 to GO degrees Fahrenheit i: the winter. If the cream is churne nt 02 degrees Fahrenheit In wintei and tho butter comos in 35 minute.' with the granules firm, it will be nt ticed, as summer approaches and th cows' are turned out to pasture, tho the cream^churns more quickly an the huttor is softer. This is an it dication that a lower churning tempei ature should bo used, and thus froi season to season the churning tempei nture is regulated so that the butte granules may have the proper firn noss. When the temp?rature is either to low or too high, undesirable resull are obtained. A low temperature pr< longs the churning period unnecessi rily, and may even make it impossibl to churn butter. It causes the grar ulos, especially when the cream i thin, to form in tiny pellets, like fin shot, many of which run out with th buttermilk. The working of the bu ter and the incorporation of the sa are accomplished only with great difi culty, and the body of the butter ls 1 able to be brittle and tallowy. Adi lng hot water to cream to warm i and using wash water more than thrc degrees wanner than the hutter in c dor to soften it, are bad practice since they injure the quality of tl butter, if the proper churning ten perature ls used, the butter granule will be of the proper firmness. 'Chain Tread Q ...cm to - i/uiiu up homes and serve society. ? j So long as the farm is regarded r' i only as a place to make monev it will ^ not afford comforts and convenienc Q es that people enjoy. But when it is maintained and enjoyed as a place e for a home, where the fewest temp ? tations are met and the greatest en 6 , joyment of family life may be had, 'i t then it is apt to be both attractive 1 and profitable. In one instance the , j comforts of life are uppermost, in ' J-the other the accumulation of wealth \ ! is the chief concern. * j The farm ordinarily is not a place ^ j to accumulate money. There are ma ny other occupations better than farming for men who are prepared and desire to accumulate wealth, fame or political distinction. But there is no better place to live than on a farm; there is no better place to rear the children, provided educa 1 tional advantages are available; there is no better place to serve society and enjoy nature and be independent. The requirement is for those who are contented and who are willing to learn and ready to make use of their opportunity.-Farm and Ranch. Notice of Final Discharge. To All Whom These Presenta May | Concern: Whereas, W. C. Derrick has made application unto this Court for Final Discharge as Administra tor in re the Estate of Mrs. Amelia Houston deceased, on this the 23rd day of July 1918. These Are Therefore, to cite any and all kindred, creditors, or par ties interested, to show cause be fore me at my office at Edgefield Court House, South Carolina, on the 27th day of August-1918 at ll o'clock a. m., why said order of Discharge should not bc granted. W. T. KINNAIRD, J. P. C., E. C., S. C. July 23, 1918.. LOST: A lady's double-case gold watch with "M. J." engraved on it. $10 reward if returned to The Ad vertiser office. 7-24-2t-pd. Delightful apple-butter, 20 cents per pound at L. T. May's. United States Tires are Good Tires Your car must give greater service this year than ever before. It speeds up your work-increases your v/orking power. The highest car economy lies in utmost service. The most economical tires are those which will give you greatest use of your car. That's just what United States Tires will do for you. You can depend on them for continuous service, -most mileage at lowest mileage cost. Equip with United States Tires. Our nearest Sales and Service Depot dealer will be glad to , assist you in selection. mm in Shoe WHITED - I OWEN BROS. MARBLE & GRANITE CO. DESIGNERS MANUFACTURERS ERECTORS DEALERS IN EVERYTHING FOR THE CEMETERY. The largest and best equipped monu mental mills in the Carolina?. GREENWOOD, - - . - - - S. C. RALEIGH,. N. C. F. A. JOHNSON, Local Agent GARRETT & COMPANY (INCORPORATED) COTTON FACTORS - Georgia