Secretary of Agriculture asks
Every Household to can and
Dry their Surplus Fruits and j
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Every housewife this year should restore to her home the often }
overlooked home industries of canning, preserving, pickling,
and drying of perishable fruits or vegetables. The large numb- \
er of new back-yard gardens which have been planted this year <
shortly will begin to yield their extra harvest of beans, peas, <
carrots, beets, sweet corn and tomatoes. The regular supplies <
also will reach the markets and, as happens each summer, the <
local supply at times will exceed immediate consumption capac- <
ty. Not to conserve much of this surplusage of valuable food <
would be sinful waste. <
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The present food and labor situations are such that no house
hold is justified in looking to others to release it wholly from
individual responsibility and constructive action in saving and
conserving food. All any home should expect of others is to
supply those foods which can not be produced effectively by its
own members. The railroads will be burdened with the trans
portation of staple foods and civil and military necessaries from
localities of production and manufacture to districts incapable
of supplying their own needs. It follows that all locally pro
duced foods, conserved by home methods, lessen the winter
pressure on transportation agencies and also release similar pro
ducts of factories for other purposes.
I urge every household, therefore, to can all surplus perishable
products for which they have containers and to dry and keep in
paper any additional surplus suitable for such preservation.
Canning calls for no special skill and for little equipment beyond
a wash boiler and jars. Fresh products, cleanliness, and heat
are the chief requirements, as even sugar is not essential for
canning fruits under modern procedure. Fruits and vegetables
moreover, can be dried efficiently in the sun, over a range or
gas stove, or before an electric fan. Homemade shallow trays
of wood or heavy wire screen are the chief equipment required
Drying is a time-tried home industry; conservation of food by
drying is largely a matter of restoring to the home great-grand
mother’s method of seeing that her family had good food in
winter as a relief from a monotonous diet of root vegetables.
Canning, of course, already is a profitable industry for women
and children in thousands of homes and I trust will become al
• most universal this season. To aid the home conservation
movement, the Department of Agriculture has issued a new
Farmer’s Bulletin on home canning and another on home dry
ing of fruits and vegetables. These free pamphlets should be
read and followed in every household which wishes to translate
patriotic impulse into concrete service.
D. F. HOUSTIN,
U. S. Sec. of Agriculture.
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JUST A
LITTLE
Domestic Economy.
“After all,” said the extravagant
wife, “it certainly pays to buy the
best.” $ .
“Oh, it does, eh?” sneered the long
suffering freightpnyer of the combina
tion.
“Of course it does,” she replied.
“Just look at this gown that I paid
$.‘100 for. I’ve worn it three times al
ready and it looks as good as new."
Suspicion Aroused.
“Do you favor the suggestion that
doctors abandon the practice of writing
their prescriptions In Latin?”
“In a general way. I don’t suppose it
makes much difference,” replied the
confirmed invalid, “but sometimes when
I think my physician is merely jollying
me along I certainly would like to know
what Latin words signify bread pills
and sweetened water.”
About the Size of It.
“The road to fame is not only rough,
but It is all the way uphill,” remarked
the moralizer.
"Yes,” rejoined the demoralizer, “but
let a man start down the hill, and he
will find everything greased for the
occasion.”
Unbiased Criticism.
“What do you think I ought to get
for this painting?” asked the young
and unsophisticated artist.
"Well,” replied the matter-of-fact
friend, “I think any judge would be
justified in giving you at least six
months.”
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LIKE LOTS OF US.
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We approached a seedy-looklng indi
vidual on the street corner.
“Prosperity,” we observed, consoling
ly, “has ruined many a man.”
“Well, I’d just like to see it ruin me,”
he answered boastfully.
Perceiving the uselessness of our
sympathy, we discreetly withdrew.
Asked and Answered.
‘‘What <lo you work at?” she queried,
"At dodging,” the tramp replied.
“At dodging what?” she asked again,
‘‘Work," he answered—and died.
Alarming Symptoms.
“Dubwaite’s bachelor friends are
troubled about him.”
“Why so?”
“They are beginning to think he is
Irretrievably lost to them.”
“Still, 1 don’t understand.”
“Although he has been married for
nearly two years, Dubwaite’s interest
In his club has not yet revived.”
marks or Belligerency.
“Can you tell by the humps on m
man’s head what sort of disposition he
has?"
“Phrenologists claim to be able to do
that. However, a person of ordinary
intelligence can sometimes tell by the
bumps on a man’s head what sort of
disposition his wife has.”
With the Minstrels.
Tambo—Mistah Bones, can yo’ all
tell me de diff’rance ’tween er honey
comb an’ er honeymoon?
Bones—Ah done gibs it up, Mistah
Tambo. What am de diff’rance?
Tambo—One am a numbah ob small
cells, an’ de othah am jus’ one big sell.
Truth Comes Out.
Brown—Don’t get gay or I’ll be
forced to pound a little sense Into
your.head.
Green—Huh! It would take a dozen
like you to pound any sense Into my ^
head.
The Exception.
Myer—Did you ever happen to know
a woman who was good at figures?
Oyer—Only one.
Myer—And who was she?
Gyer—A dressmaker.
Sure Thing.
“Do you think he ever successfully
I fooled his wife?"
“I know it. Didn’t he marry her?”
University of Arkansas
FAYE7 1 .-VILLE
Offers full and complete courses leading to degrees In
agriculture, engineering, education, or normal work, and
liberal arts and sciences.
Complete courses in music, painting, drawing, domes
tic science, domestic art, and other work that appeals
especially to women. During the next session, special
courses intended to prepare women for various kinds of
war work will be offered.
The University of Arkansas is a standard institution,
requiring four years of high school work for unconditional
admission to the freshman class and four years of college
work for a degree. Its graduates are admitted without res
ervation to the greatest post graduate schools of the Unit
ed States.
Its mechanic arts, electricity, engineering, and agricul
ture, special courses of a practical nature are provided for
students of ability who have not had the high school edu
cation necessary for unconditioned admission to the fresh
man class. The Training High School in the College of
Education admits any student who has finished the course
offered by the public schools in his home town or school
district.
Tuition Is free to residents of the state. Other fees
are small. Board in the dormitories is furnished at cost.
Climate and healthfulness of Fayetteville a^e inferior to
none In the United States.
The next session opens Wednesday, September 19.
For catalogs, bulletins, and full information, write The
Registrar.
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ARKANSAS’ SELECT SCHOOL FOR GIRLS
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For catalogue and other information, write
PRESIDENT J. W. CONGER, Conway, Ark,
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For My Demonstration Orchards
f WANT one farmer in each neighborhood to write me at
once for my unusual and money-making proposition. You’ll be
surprised when you see just what this proposition Is — so write me et
once for full particulars. Here’s a hint of what I am doing—reed it
then write me promptly —
A Lifetime Opportunity
I want you to put your waste land
to work, by letting me plan an orchard for
yon. My expart orchardist will lay it out,
examine your soil and determine just what
tree* ana varieties would be best adapted.
All this 1st done wltbout expense to
you. Then, you can order as many trees as
as you want, and, if you want to, you can pay
tar a faw trees each year—just as you please.
When your orchard is planted. I'll make
you my manager in your neigh borhood and you
can make money with me right from the Btart.
This plan has been worked «st hi
various sections of the stale and
has proved a big Buoeeaa. My
farmer managers are enthuataaflic
over it—you will be the same.
There are other feature, that I oaa’t ex
plain here becauee of limited (pace, but It
you will just dropmeanoteora postalaadaay
Tell me all about your Dcmoaatralian tnbarr
—I’ll answer personally, by return mail. Malta
tnomey with me — it's all aaipla and aaay.
GEORGE PARKER. Manager
PARKER BROS. NURSERY CO,
“The reyettovllle Nurmerio*"
Pu.-ker Building, Fayetteville, Arkansas.
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ADAMS BROTHERS
Cotton and Corn Buyers
General Merchandise
To the Farmers:—We want your produceafld will
pay the highest market price in cash or trade
NEWARK, ARKANSAS
Arkansas C allege
Preparatory Departmer*
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The best place to educate your son or daught*. a
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The student’s course of study and conduct is care
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Experienced teachers. Small classes. Thorough and
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Considering time saved and character of the work,
it is cheaper than the public school.
Students admitted as low as the eighth grade.
New classes after the New Year.
Get ready for entrance by writing for information
E. D. BROWN, DEAN
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