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subjects. In this demonstration the
moro difficult bandage work will be
shown. and those taking part will be
f1rst-class scouts only. Then come tho
hrst aid patrol. stretcher drill. resusci-
tation and land drills. and assisting the
injured.
The pageant and finale. which will
end the demonstration. viii be the high
water mark of the boys endeavore.
Ten troop stunts" will be shown One
troop, which is the official volunteer
fire troop of Takoma Park, will show
their fire drill Another troop will give
a demonstration of their hiking trips
This troop has formed the novel plan
Of having a patrol wagon, like a prairie
schooner. In this they put all their
tents, provisions, etc. It Is pulled by
the boys themselves. and has been used
in all their hikes. The scout bicycle
corps will give a demonstration, while
another troop will form a human COM
pass. The rally will close with a grand
rush and address by National Scout
Commissioner Daniel Carter Beard.
On Lincoln's birthday il has been
planned that wherever II is possible
scout troops will take part in the ex-
ercises. not only in Washington, but
throughout the United States The
weeks program ends Saturday with
an entertainment. This however, will
form feature of the other cities rath-
er than Of Washington. as the energies
and time Of both boys and scout ON
cials here has been bent toward the
rally.
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who volunteered their services, with
the result that the wartime journals
often exhibited most diverting sketches.
When the Russians sre suffering
the horrors of the siege of Port Arthur
they contrived to live up to the Jour
nalistic standard, in that they not only
managed to get out their newspaper.
but even to enfiven its columns This
instance had a stirring precedent in
the siege Of Lucknow. When that place,
SO gallantly defended by a mere hand
full of troops against overwhelming
numbers. was hourly expecting cap
ture and the resulting horrors thereof.
its little newspaper was continued.
though on paper no larger than a sheet
OF ordinary notepaper. 1t being, more
over, written laboriously by hand.
In Kandahar. too. when the garrison
was besieged by the Afghans, time
was found, despite the dangers and
anxieties of the time. to get out a
newspaper. It was printed on a single
sheet. like that of Lucknow. but IL did
good work in maintaining the spirits
of the British troops. Another ex-
ample of this cheerful sort of battle
held newspaper was that published by
Wellfngton's men during the peninsu-
lar campaign. which even published a
humorous column that makes good
reading to this day.
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Hungary Jokes.

IT HoMAs E. EDISON. discussing the
war. which will end. he prophesies,
with the overthrow of German mill
tarism, said, in Orange:
The end of the war is making itself
dimly visible in Hungary already. It
Ia taking there the form of tho small
loaf. So small. in fact. has the Hun
garian loaf become that the brave Hun
garfan people are making a joke of il.
The Zeit recently told the story of a
man who visited a clinic with some
thing in his eye. Three physicians ex-
amined the eye. which gave its owner
atrocious suffering, but they could find
nothing. The object was too little to
be found.
FINALLY. though, with a special sue
tion instrument of great delicacy. q
very. very tiny something was ex-
tracted.
This invisible something was micro
scopically examined for Identification.
The first microscope was too weak to
show it at all. The second microscope
showed it. but very dimly. The third
microscope. one of the most powerful
In central Europe, revealed at last the
object. 1t was a loaf OF war bread"
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6NOMORROW is the beginning of
scout week in America. From
the Atlantic to tho Pacific
there will be scout "doings."
wherever there is a Boy Scout troop
and that means from one to three
dozen boys-there will be carried out
as far as possible the program
planned for this week by the highest
scout officials in the country. And
nowhere is there to be a greater scene
of scout activity than in Washington.
Not only is the fifth annual meeting
Of the National Council to be held
here. but a rally has been planned
which promises to eclipse anything
ever before undertaken by the scouts
Of this country. This rally, or dem
onstration. will be held at Convention
Hall February IL. and nearly 1000
boys will participate and give exhibi-
tions Of every phase Of Boy Scout
work as it Is taught throughout the
United States.
Tomorrow is Boy Scout Sunday. Let
ters were sent several days ago to
every minister in the city asking that
the movement. and wherever possible
that the Scouts meet in a body and
attend service. In several of the large
churches arrangements have been COM
pleted for several troops to attend
en- masse. and many ministers have
prepared special services dealing with
the work and aims Of the scout work
This same program will be followed
all over the country.
OF all the various events planned for
this week none will be more impres-
sive than that which will take place
Monday evening at S:15. Then every
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DOGFlSH AS A FOOD

@ATTLE ranches are being turned
III into farms. orchards and market
~ gardens, the price of land goes
up. the meat-eating population grows.
the meat-eating appetite of prosperous
and civilized man becomes hungrier
and the price of beef rises and rises
and If the authorities on this subject
are right in their prophecies it will
continue to rise until the American
will be under the necessity first of eat
ing cheaper cuts of meat and finally
of reducing his meat ration
But on the other side of this dark
picture is a brighter one. 1t is a pic
ture Of green and blue water, salt,
tumultuous In storm and shining In
gentle weather. 1t is the sea- Here.
supplemented by the rivers and the
lakes and the bays, Is the worlds
greatest food farm, most unscientifi-
cally and wastefully titled, or fished,
at present, but there are hopes and
prospects that this situation will be
improved.
Bvery ton Of food taken from the sea
not only goes that far toward the sup
port of the human race, but relieves by
just that much the pressure on the
land supply of food. The highly fed
in some strange way come to consider
fish not as a meal but as side dish
something merely to whet the appetite
for the roast beef or the mutton chops.
Fish Is not merely brain food" and
an accompaniment to meat, it is the
real thing. Meat and fish are nitrogen
GUS food, and either is supplementary
10 vegetables. Men must more and
more come to a reliance on the seas
and rivers as important food sources.
The average man in addition to hav-
ing a faulty understanding about the
food value of fish has q number Of
Evening star., 1915-02-06
ABRAHAM LINCOLN RELICS
AT THE NATIONAL. MUSEUM

n INcoLN anniversaries awaken or
stimulate Interest among the peo-
S pie Of Washington in the exhibits
Of Lincoln relics that are preserved at
the National Capital. In the days pre-
ceding and succeeding the anniversary
Of Lincoln's birth and the anniversary
Of his assassination larger and more
numerous groups of people than usual
gathered around the big glass show
case on the right of the center aisle of
the old National Museum. near the
north or the main entrance to the
building.
Among the Lincoln relics in that case
are casts Of his hands and face in
plaster and bronze. These casts were
made of the face OF Lincoln in Chicago
In 1860 by Leonard W. Volk and the
cast of the hands was made by the
same sculptor at Springfield. ILL.,. in
May. 1860. on the Sunday following
Lincoln's nomination for the presi-
dency.
The cast of the hands is of great in
stick. The hands are big, large-veined
the story of these casts. has written,
and his letter is part of the exhibit,
that he had an appointment with Mr..
Lincoln to cast his hands on the day
following his nomination, and that,
calling on him, he found him (Lincoln)
ready for the sitting. He wanted Lin
coin to hold something in his hand, but
saw nothing appropriate close by and
suggested that round stick would do
as we'll as anything else. Mr.. Lincoln
left the room in his home and went out
to the woodshed. The sculptor heard
a bucksaw rasping through a piece of
wood and Lincoln returned to tho din
ing room. where the casts were made.
whiting the end of q broom handle.
and 1t Is the cast Of that section OF
broom handle which one sees today in
the big strong hand under the glass
at the National Museum.
It was the right hand which was cast
while holding the section OF broom
handle, and when II came to casting
the left the sculptor noticed a scar on
the thumb. Lincoln explained it in
this way:
You have heard them call me a rail-
splitter and you saw them carrying
rails in the procession last evening.
Well, 1t is true 1 did split rails. and
one day while sharpening wedge on
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foolish pretudices against certain kinds
of fish. One of these prejudices in
cltnes his appetite away from the dog
fsh-a very numerous fish. not because
It's flesh is not wholesome, clean and
palatable. but because the name does
not suit. He will eat the catfish, but
not the dogf1sh. The name does not
suit a man and it does not At the fish.
a doghsh does not look as much like
dog as a catfish looks like cat. 1t
is not a beautiful fish. but the lobster
and the crab and the oyster are not
generally inspiring in the matter OF
personal liveliness. The dogfish prob
ably came to be so named because there
Is not the slightest connection between
1t and the dog.
Il 4
It Is a member Of the great family
of the shark. One can eat the dog
fish fresh. either fried or baked, salted,
canned in oil like ordinary sardines
and canned in a mustard dressing.
The dogf1sh is palatable, nourishing,
easily digested and can be eaten with
nothing but the good results follow
Ing the eating Of any wholesome food.
should be used as human food. but 1t
so abounds on our coasts that 1t should
be used as fertilizer, also. while the
oil from its liver Is said to be quite as
good as that from the cod.
The sea holds many other fish which
Americans will not eat. and this for no
good reason. There are sguid skates,
the albacore, sharks, silver hake or
whiting and musSels. In this connec-
tion it should be kept in mind that
various fish formerly little esteemed or
altogether wasted are now considered
excellent. For an example there is the
sturgeon, the female of which is now
the highest priced fish on the market.
Our ancestors in the Potomac country
held the shad in very poor repute. 1t
was called Indian food" which meant
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SCOUT WEEK I'M AMERICA STARTS SUNDAY

ono of the 100000 Boy Scouts Of Amer
lea Will stand at attention, give the
scout salute and repeat the scout oath.
Whether he be at home or on the
street. working or at play. every boy
who calls himself scout In good
standing will rise at that time, stand
erect hold out his right arm, and with
the first two fingers held up. repeat:
''On my honor I will do my best: To
do my duty to God and my country,
and to obey the scout law; to help
other people at all times; to keep my
awake and morally straight"
February is the anniversary OF
the organization of the scout move
ment in this country. And. incidentally.
that organization was perfected in
Washington, in the office of Colin H.
Livingstone, in the American National
Bank building. in 1910. While the CIV
ing Of the scout oath Monday Is in
commemoration of the organisation OF
the movement in this country, 1t does
that day to make 1t a banner occasion
Monday will also mark what. In scout
parlance. Is known as troop good
turn" That means that the various
troops will visit the sick in hospitals,
or at their homes. taking with them
flowers. and offering the best wishes of
the scout movement. It is part of the
scout rules that each boy do at least
one good turn a day, but tomorrow
each troop will do this as a whole. in
addition.
A particularly interesting part of to-
morrows program also includes the
reading Of a message from the chief
scout. Ernest Thompson Seton. at all
troop meetings. This will be read
promptly at 8. Mr.. Seton heads his
greetings. THE One Hundredth Year
Of Peace With England" In 1t he re-
calls an experience on the yprairies
thirty years ago. when he and a COM
panion sought a nights shelter in an
abandoned house. But the mosquitoes
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a log the az glanced and nearly took
the end of my thumb or and there is
the scar you see."
1t has often been commented on at
the National Museum that the cast OF
the hands shows that the right hand
is considerably larger than the left.
and the explanation Of the sculptor ia
that the right hand was swollen by
the excessive handshaking on the night
following the nomination.
These casts were procured and pre-
sented to the government Of the United
States for deposit in the National
Museum by thirty-three subscribers
whose names as given on the descrip-
tive card are: Benjamin Altman, Bos-
ton Athanaeum. J. c. Cadwalader. Will
liam Cary. The Century Company,
George w. Childs. Thomas B. Clarke,
Erwin Davis. Alexander w. Drake, DIR.
George NJ. Eddy. Fairmount Park As
son Glider. ]. J. Glossner. John Hay, E.
w. Hooper. Walter Howe, Henry E.
Rowland, B. Scott HURT, Henry Irving,
Or; P. J. Koonz.. Enock Lewis. R. ].
Weir Mitchell. Allen Thorndyke Rice,
Jacob Schin, Bran Stoker. F. ]. Slim
son. Augustus Saint Gaudens, DIR. Will
liam Thomson, Alexis Turner and ]. @.
a. w dTQ.
On exhibition in the same case with
the casts of the face and hands are
articles of apparel worn by Lincoln a
short time before his 1eath and loaned
to the museum by Mrs. W. NJ. Hunt.
These articles are a pair OF black
broadcloth trousers and a frock coat
and waistcoat Of the same material
and one of the old-fashioned black
string neckties which were often called
"cravats"
Gruesome relics close by are three
monster iron keys. and of these
the descriptive card says:
Iron keys of the cells in the peniten-
tfary at Washington in which Paine,
surratt and others engaged in the Lin
coin conspiracy were confined during
their trial in 1866. Transferred from
the War Department"
When Theodore Roosevelt was Presi-
dent some of his admirers presented
to him penstand with penholders
made Of wood taken from the floors
of the two front rooms in the Lincoln
homestead at Springfield. Ill. These
are on exhibition at the National
Museum. having been presented by Mr.
Roosevelt.
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feels comfortable and you know it is
SAFE"
1t will be Thursday, however, that
the rally week activities in Washington
will reach their highest point Then
comes not only the demonstration at
Convention Hall, but the meeting of
the national council and a reception
by President Wilson at the White
House. where the eagel badges won by
scouts will be awarded
The rally at Convention Hall will take
place in the evening. It is estimated
that nearly 1000 boys will participate,
while the program is to include prac-
tically every phase of work touched on
in the training of a scout For DAYS
past the boys who are to take part in
these exercises have been putting the
finishing touches to their "stunts'" ac-
Evening star., 1915-02-06

II Lansing, ao NJ F. Dramatic Readinss for Schools.
Pearson, A. G. Pictured Puzzles and Word
Wells. Carolyn. Jolly Plays for Holidays JvuP-
white. Mary; The cnilds Rainy Day Book.
Stories.
Curtis. A. T. Little Maid Of Massachusetts
Colony.
Greene t; Homer. eA Handespped. q @ ped IN Tue '''@-''
Trail.
Maseneld John. Book of Discoveries
olcott. F. j.. comp. Good Stories for Great
Holidays.
Explorers. jRGD-R65s.
Russei, Mrs F. K From Chevrons to Shoulder.
straps.
Samuel, E. I. The Story Of Iron.
Schultz, ]. W. On the Warpath
spyri. johanna. Moni. the Goat Boy.
For Younger Children.
Baker, E. K. Stories From Northern Myths.
Bieham, NJ A. Overheard in Fairyland
Branch. N. l; B. Kantsr Girls;
Red f0ad Children. M jb6ss 8 Bsist. d. " iA-e' Oh 'ne
Bryce. G. T.: Robert Louis Stevenson Reader
Bryce, c. T. that's Why Stories 1910. 1xR-
Burlington E. and e,ss,s, sss, The Circus Book
Round nS Table ieos. JYI-%2scia.s al '''f anu 'n'
Gqed syend panis e Fairy Tsss 'aot'
johnson. Clifton. ed. A Book Of Fairy Tale
Macdonald. George. Light Princess and Other
soxerby. Githa The Wise Book. 1906. jYB-
Watts. Isaac. Childhood's Songs of Long Ago.
1897. jYP-W34sc.
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were so numerous and so fierce that
the men decided to seek rest in the
cellar of the place. merly a hole dug
In the ground, and there build q
smudge. But they were unable to
sleep. for. while the mosquitoes both
cred them no more. without any OBJ
vfous cause We tossed about in d hor-
ror of-we didn't know what-a sense
OF doom, certainty of disaster. moth
ing we could name or locate, but It was
horrible" It Is from this incident that
Ernest Thompson Seton draws his
moral-that 1t is best to climb. AS he
says: Boys. don't live in a hole. but
get up as high as you can, provided 1t
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For Younger Children
Basis for Exchange.

From Judge.
He had a drove Of dispirited steeds
and paused to give them a much need
ed rest. The storekeeper came out
and looked them over casually.
want a horse?'
"Guess not"
"Ill take 1t out in goods" said the
stranger. "I'll take it out in tobacco,
in fact"
"Might do some business along those
lines" responded the storekeeper, .if
we kin agree on a basis"
whats your basis?"
well. I'll trade with you. plug fer
plug"
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Commas,
From the London Chronicle.


Charles Dickens. like Hugo. Campbell
and others, was particular about the
placing Of his comma, and one can
understand such precision when recall
Ing what a hash misplaced point can
make in an authors meaning. At
women's dinner recently one of the
toasts ran: Woman! without her, man
Is brute" but the compositor, cynical
and married, perhaps. set it up as
Woman. without her man, is a brute"
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that 1t was not quite At for whites to
eat. It was not until the terrapin be.
came relatively scarce that 1t came
into full appreciation.
If men would take to eating doRfish
they would not only add a good food
to their tables. but would help con-
serve the lobster on which the dog.
fish preys.
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THE PUBLIC LIBRARY.
SELECTED LIST OF BOOKS RE.
GENTLY ADDED.

The following list. arranged by sub
jects. includes some of the latest ad-
ditions to the Public Library.
The lists which appear in this col
umn each Saturday are reprinted, at
the end of the month. in the Library's
Monthly Bulletin. Copies Of this may
be obtained free at the library or will
be sent by mail for Is cents a year.
BOOKS FOR CHILDREN.
Biography.
Birkhead. Alice. Heroes of Modern Europe.
Grierson, E. W. Sir Walter Scott. JE.scosss.
Holland. r. ). Historic Heroes Of chivairy.
Johnston. c. b. L. Famous Indian Chiefs. 1909
steedman. Amy. When They Were Children.
Wade. Mrs. NJ. W. The L,sht-bringers. 1E-
wheeler. II: F. B. The Story of wellington.
History and Travel.
Allen, y. B. Industrial Studies: Europe.
Bsnfs II. ". The Boys Motley; jr4e7i; ;B22s; $;
Ban.Td Alicia S.HEy sassa q the Constitution OF
Fairford. Ford. Cuba. jG97s- FIG;
Ssasise%s on;.Essro Ss.s isiS sas4sS sesssSsehs
Games and Occupations.
The American Boys Workshop. iTHY-Am37.
Afmstroug, D. b. The Boys Book OF Stamp
Besnd D. C. The Jack Of All Trades; Fair
Weather Ideas. 1904. jTHY-B3S31.
Beard. Patten. The Jolly Book of Bo1craft.
Gave, Edward The Boys Camp Book. JvD-
coonley, Mrs: L; 4: Singing Verses for Chill
Croz,ee' g. B. Children's Parties. .jvN:csssc.
~, crosisI; ssss; G. B. Indoor Games Tor Children
Croaier. G. B. Outdoor Games for Children.
Eastman. c. A. Indian Scout Talks. JvD-
Clever, n H. Dame Curtsey's" Bsok Of
Games for children. JvM-G51S.
Grub, N. b. When Mother Lets Us Make
Evening star., 1915-02-06
Are There Others |?
Tew York Times,

From the New York Times
Madge-You shouldn't say he's q
confirmed bachelor unless you know.
Marjorie-But I do know; l con-
flrmed him.
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Il never knew until last night what
bright fellow Mr.. Riddlewit is"
HIN. How did you find il out then?"
He told me."-Judge.
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Middletown transcript., 1915-05-15
SPINACH REQUIRES
A GOOD, RICH SOIL
Sow in Drills If Possible, as
Ground Can Be Kept Loose
and Free of Weeds.

Spinach is a gross feeder and for
best results requires rich soil. If a
small area is only available, it will
be sown broadcast in beds; but by all
means SOW in drills if possible, as
the ground can be kept loose and
free from weeds during the summer
For all regions north of the Ohio
river the winter protection should be
given, and this may consist of coarse
litter of any kind. In general, mulch
Ing is not required south of that line.
In the North the covering serves two
purposes; not only protection from
freezing. but it is also more easily
gathered when thus protected from
the snow.
AS to varieties for autumn sowing,
the Prickly Winter and the Long
Standing are the best. OF the former
variety the term ''prickly" applies only
to the seeds; not to the foliage or edi-
BILE part.
Long Standing is so named from it's
habit Of remaining in edible condition
for long time before going to seed.
Middletown transcript., 1915-05-15
Home 0wn'|
| Y fHeIm Y |
NEED FOR CITY PLANNING
Many Intelligent Men Do Not Seem to
Understand What ls Meant
by the Term.

Mr.. ]. Horace Mcfarland, president
Of the American Civic association,
took as the subject of his annual ad-
dress at the convention of the associa-
ton in Washington, ''Wanted-Ameri-
can City Planning for American
Cities" By way of introduction, he
said: 1T may truthfully be said that
to the average intelligent American,
be he mechanic or business man, doc
tor or professor, preacher or politician,
the words city planning at once re-
fer themselves as part of a vague
propaganda for the city beautiful
having to do with permanent or tempo
rary courts of honor, extra illumina-
tions, and other forms of municipal
frippery. 1t is a serious fact that this
complete misunderstanding exists to
such large extent among the many
excellent people who call themselves
practical and who really try to be
good citizens. This fundamental error
of conception prevents these good peo-
pie. most essentially necessary to the
efficient progress of orderly city max
ing, from realizing that city planning
which is at all worth while is con-
cerned, first, with means Of inter-
communication, with transportation,
with markets and house sites and fac
tory locations, with water and sewer
age, with parks and Fairgrounds, and
all the other factors of prosperity, ef-
flciency and convenience, rather than
with appearance or ornament as es-
sentials. When we shall have estab-
lished in the minds of these unknow-
ing citizens the plain fundamentals of
that larger use of architectural and
economic principles which have to do
with the community efficient, there
will be far less trouble in bringing
about the use of common sense in
those municipal operations concerned
in the framework and structural de-
tails of our towns and cities"