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WHAT is A COOK?
From the Louisville courier-Journal.

From the Louisville Courier-J ournal.
N Monongahela, Pa, the domestic
servants have organized union, fix
q ing rates of pay for time and dou-
BILE rates for overtime.
For girls working by the week the
increase will be 50 in all cases. says a
declaration made for publication.
If unionized domestic labor should re-
suit in standardized domestic labor house
holders could, no doubt, look upon the
rates, the Adamson law day and such
propose, with something approaching
equanimity. But if one girl working by
the week is worth as much as another,
without regard to qualifications house
wives may take to the cabarets where
there is at least some sort of cheer, even
if you have to get outside of four high
balls to discover it.
The first indulgence of the sufficiently
well-to-do is a cook. The employment Of
a cook--with the expectancy that she
will serve as a maid-for- all works. the
initial step in the prospecting familys de-
parture from the plan of do-it-yourself.
Later, if John becomes affluent, and if
the vine clad cottage in which Mary's
first biscuits were cooked, and braved, is
deserted for more commodious home,
come upstairs maids. downstairs maids,
buffers and what not. But the average
servant-employing household never gets
further away from the simple and strenu-
Gus life than to employ one servant as
a buffer betwixt the missus and the cook
ing stove. The great American question,
in view of the proposed unioinzation of
domestic servants is: What is a cook?
At present there are good bad and in
tolerable cooks, commanding, with few
exceptions. uniform wages looked upon
by the employer as a maximum and by
the employee as minimum. If a cook,
for purposes of arriving at the value of
services, were a person capable Of cook
ing, without the interference which all
cooks dislike and without the direction
which all housekeepers would like to
be able to avoid. considerable number
Of employers would be glad to pay for
value received. But if all girls working
by the week are to be at level as to
wages, and if wages are to be based on
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the assumption that the labor employed
is skilled, and if hours are to be regu-
lated as they are where labor is union
lied the housekeeper will begin to look
at life through blue spectacles
A little training in domestic science will
make any intelligent and industrious per-
son able to cook eatables in edible form,
but thousands of cooks neither have had
nor desire course in domestic science.
Those whose frying is of far too frequent
occurrence, and horrible to contemplate,
and frghtful to encounter; those who.
belligerently rather than innocently, stew
the foul which Should be baked and in
cinerate the chops which should be
broiled; those who make the roast lose
It's SAVIOR, yet leave it unfit to be trodden
under the foot of man as sole leather or
neolin; those whose coffee is not drink
able, yet will not lather with soap well
enough to be serviceable as dishwater;
those whose pies cannot be digested by
human beings. yet would not pay for the
wasted material and labor by poisoning
rats; those whose mullins have middles
in them; those whose rolls feel like In
dia rubber and taste like sour dough, are
paid no less, in the average experience,
than those who, because Of a gift of
Providence denied to 1.-The general" know
how to cook.
If the domestic servants, once slaves in
this section Of America, but now slave
drivers, effect an organization, will they
be good enough to fix requirements-to
define q standard Of capability--or will
they be cruel enough to make any girl
who works by the week cost as much as
a cook?
The higher cost Of living effects domes-
tic servants less than it effects laborers
whose wages are not found" The cost
of food. clothing. fuel, light, rent is in
the common view much of the cost of
living. Domestic servants do not earn
clothes. but they get food, fuel, light and
rent. Wages for domestic service should
be fixed in consideration of the expenses
that are avoided in domestic service.
But, of course, it may be admitted that
when some cooks eat their own cooking
they are worse off, because of medical
expenses and shortening of life than per-
sons whose wages are not found
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MOTOR TRUCKS IN THE WAR

From THE Army and the Motor Truck, !"
by Rollin w. Hutchinson, Jr., in the
American Review of Reviews for Oc-
tober, 1916.
A military expert with a genius for al
liberation has said that modern military
operations are based upon brains, boots
and bellies. Brain first and foremost,
as in all other endeavors, lie in the sound
planning, preparedness and strategy as
demonstrated in the we'll known story
of the upper right hand drawer of the
elder Won Moltke of Franco-Prussign
war fame. Brains in the present Eu-
ropean war have been and will be
needed to greater extent under the diff
ferent conditions of A years since. Boots
which constitute the dynamic force Of
military strength, are measured in the
number of men which the combatantS
put in the field at critical junctures,
since no amount of brains In fighting
battles can be won without the human
equation. The third important element
which Napoleon tells US is, when the
last word has been said, undoubtedly
foremost-the commissariat must not fail
SNA~SA 1880 1SSAA SNO's'
three are interdependent. One cannot
exist without the due measure of i'm
portance of the other.
Motor trucks have and will play "a part
in the successes and failures of the COM
batants in the crime of the century"
such as very few outside of the theatre
of war can fully appreciate The Ger
man army, from the writer's most trust
worthy sources of information, has put
into the field approximately $4,000, the
French army approximately 100000, the
Belgian army 5000 and the English army
$1,000 or $4,000 motor vehicles of all kinds
These motor vehicles (4,000 American
trucks were in the service Of the allies
up to June 1, 1916 are being used for
every possible purpose conceivable
wherever wheeled vehicle of some kind
is needed in military operations. Without
these vast fleets of motorized equip
ment the history of the European war
up to this time would be markedly diff
ferent
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GOT A BUSTING
From London Answers.

From London Answers.
Auntie was coming to tea! You know
what that means. The best tea service
brought out and a hurried rush to the
confectioner's for the daintiest cakes
Also, the children carefully arrayed IL
best frocks with strict instructions as te
behavior and department, on which sub
jects aunties are always strong.
All went well until the end of the meal
when auntie became aware that little
Massie had been, staring hard at her for
sometime.
'Why are you looking so closely at me-,
darling?" she simpered.
Looking for dust" was the reply.
Dust, darlingr' - .GEyl
Yes; ana L cant see any. Daddy said
you'd been on the self for years, but you
don't seem at all dusty anywhere
And there was silence until auntie had
gone, when small voice was uplifted il
pain.
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James II. Hare in Leslie's.
IN vERYBoDY knows today. SO need
~ not put it in quotations, that an
III army moves on its belly and
..,, before 7 go any further into Inc
f;gbting line, I had better try 10 CONVEY
a little idea of the enormous prepaia''o"s
80. ro in evidence behind the hnes' 40
~. ah;,;tv of the British to MAINTAIN
~ .u,,.s,s indefinitely, if it is mat
TOW ~ feeding the army. we SD" Vs.
,,o,sas built over places that hau Oeo-
sx,, !. rnnv ground, and yet were as Wy -
80. stored with millions OF cases u
.,-,or,can bully beef, American hanis'
h..ns pickles, fruits and jams pacAeu lA
.o,id compact tiers upon tiers Win nne
III, ,,,orufactures intermixed. Everythins
80 man could demand was there even
To chewing gum, winch tne
had asked for. :.
sn,endid system was employed 70
handle the supplies. The department "aS
conducted mostly by the Now army ino'A
One thing that impressed me was '"o
earnest manner in which eacn man
tackled his Job. There was no shirAihe
,.c.use they were not at the very 'front.'
,,,a Wing into the limelight, but they were
proud to show you how expeditiousiy 'neS
bustled the goods to the firing me.
At one Of the bases. not an isoiateu
bakery, but five. are supplying the troops
with better bread than the ordinary ciea-
zen gets to eat; and the sergeant major
in charge was SO enthused with MS WORK
that thew say he even spends his lew
davs, leave of absence visiting other ba-
keries to see if he can improve his own.
There were 100 bakers employed, and
they were all engaged in that business
before the war, but l venture to say
that they did not employ the exactitude
in their methods at home that they are
obliged to do here.
The daily output was 10000 loaves,
weighing two and a half pounds each,
every loaf being done to turn, all ex-
actly alike, nicely Drowned, then stacked
In racks to dry and shipped to the troops
the following day. OF course SO meth-
odical a person as the sergeant major
would not allow his superior officers to
enter without being saluted by tho men.
and was rather amused to hear him
bark out the order bakers, attention.
and every man stood and saluted except
those who happened to be carrying a
great mass of dough to the chutes. and
even they stood still in their tracks fol
| a moment.
/ could not help observing how Brit
| ish trait oozed out of him, as he told me
mo, sir! there Is no machinery; every
ounce is made by hand"
We thcugrt the Japanese were very
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argument" has been anything to
! beat Wilson," And that has been the
tombstone of all the republican
harrangues.
No one knows better than Mr.. Root,
the ablest man among the standpat-
tiers, the littleness of the clique that
would dominate the administration if
Mr.. Hughes were elected. Therefore,
it is that his speeches have been hollow
and without appeal.
The democrats have had the best
argument of all-constructive achieve
ment. No party ever, wrote so many
laws on the statute books of far
reaching benefit to all the people with
in three and half years as thedemo-
cratic party. Not in a period of 20
years did the republicans ever ac-
complish so much in the way of legis-
lation that would stand the test.
The people are doing a great deal
of thinking in these days, and the
great silent vote will, it is believed,
go largely to Wilson.
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CoIIere Athletics

1T think that the athletic situation at
Howard college is on the verge Of an i'm
portant change" said John Inzer Free
man. a student. Since the coming of
DIR. Longwell, things have taken on an
entirely new aspect, and from the way
things look now, much more attention is
going to be given athletics from the fac
ulty than heretofore.
Every man at Howard, including stu
dents and faculty, are with DR.. Longwell.
and that is what 1t takes to build things
up One of the professors, who while IA
voring athletics, has never given vent to
expression regarding the matter, came
out strong for the new coach this week,
stating that he believed Howard would
have one of the best football teams Of
any college in the south If DR.. Longwell
remained for four years. There was a
rousing meeting in favor of improved
athletics in the chapel this week. Both
students and faculty took active parts in
this meeting, and it has had a ten
dency to arouse much enthusiasm on the
CAMPUS
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time should make the south unusually
prosperous this winter" said Paul Jones,
prominent attorney. II was told by a
large Alabama cotton factor yesterday
that Alabama would make more cotton
than the government reports show. Ac-
cording to the government report crop
of approximately 100000 bales will be pro-
duced in this state this year. l was in
formed by this cotton man that the state
would raise close onto 100000 bales.
1.-The state of Texas should be one OF
the most prosperous in the country on
account of the present high price of the
fleecy staple Their crop this year is
enormous and with the present price pre-
vailing things should boom considerably"
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OIL DRIVES sPARRows AWAY

From the Lancaster (Ky.) Record.
Noticing the scarcity Of English spar
rows and knowing Maj Jim Burnside to
be close observer of animal, vegetable
and mineral life, we asked him the cause.
He tells us that oiling the streets is the
direct cause, the sparrows getting oil on
their feet and then on their eggs will not
allow their eggs to hatch; he also says
many leave town for the country as soon
as the oil is spread in order to get their
dust baths Thus we see the oil abates
not only the dust and fly nuisance, but
the English -sparrows as we'll
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IN STACKING TIME

BY Hamlin Garland.
Whiting the. shelter of a towering stack
I lie in shadow, blinking at the sky.
1 hear the glorious southern wind
Sweep the sere stubble like scythe.
The falling crickets patter like the ram
Shaken from wind-tossed yellow wneet.
0 first ripe day OF autumnl
o kind, and light, and COOL high cloudss
o smell of corn leaves ripening!
1t is SO sweet to lie here, dumb ana ravt
With wordless weight OF ancient scenes
and suns,
or aforementioned millions OF autumn
Filled with the wonder Of million van
| ished years,
Wonder of winds and wood aud waters
The smell Of ripening grains ana nuts
And the Joy Of sunset rest from toll
In rude. small fields in dim ancestral
days.
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of the entire year 1914. More striking
yet in it's increase is the record of ex-
ports. From January to July of this
year we have shipped to Europe goods
to the value of s2,92e,OOO0OO, or nearly a
billion dollars more than in the corre-
spending period of 1915. The increase in
imports was just about half af much.
Our best customer in this unprecedented
business is the British empire, which,
with its dependencies, has taken $780,
100000 worth of shipments during the
seven months, the imports from the
same source amounting to only $4S6,0oO,-
900. With total exports nearly twice as
great as the imported merchandise, the
balance of trade is vastly in favor of the
United States. Prior to the great war
the largest foreign trade balance favor
able to America was obtained in 1908, in
which year this cour,ry exported 5000,
100000 more than it imported. Compare
with this the excess in our favor of
ne irly $500, 100000 in only seven months
of the present year. A notable feature
of the record during this period is that
our trade with Japan has nearly doubled
ever the previous year. That country
sent us more goods than we sent back by
some s3700O,00O during the seven months.
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Unique Edition of
GulfporG Herald

m HE Mississippi Centennial num-
y Der of the Gulfport Herald, re-
Gently issued, is unusually pleasing in
it's general appearance and is finely
illustrated. The printed matter is so
arranged that it is easy to read and
the makeup of each page, with ap-
propriate decorations and pictures of
people of prominence and places of
interest, is an agreeable departure
from the usual style of special edi-
tions.
Gulfport is one of Mississippi's
most prosperous cities and is ably rep
resented by the Herald, edited by A.
lG. Osoinach. The Biloxi edition of
the Herald is edited by Dortch Camp
bell. George w. Wilkes Sons are the
publishers.
The Centennial edition, printed in
magazine style, does notecontain sin
gle display advertisement, but is de-
voted entirely to illustrations and
articles of interest to the prospective
centennial visitor, the homeseeker and
Mississippians.
Twenty thousand copies were
wrapped in paper made in Mississippi
of yellow pine slabs.
While going after the farm loan
bank, Birmingham will not forget to CO.
operate with other southern cities in urg-
ing the government to locate the nitrate
plant at Muscle Shoals
Il i =
The republican press is indignant be-
Hughes special were mildly heckled in the
west Don't they insist on being treated
like men?
When people begin to talk about shad-
ows on a screen as if they were rea
flesh and blood, it may safely be as
sumed that they are genuine film fans.
!
Coal is already selling for sc ton il
some parts of Alabama. How long will
lit be before a small lump is worn by
wealthy men as watch charm?
Rolls are now selling in Washington
for l cent each, but the price of acquir
ing one of those justly famous Wash
ington buns" is still the same.
;. In disclaiming any secret understand
ing with the hyphenates in New Yorl
Wednesday night, Mr.. Hughes made tn
best speech of his campaign.
II IL
; The price of canned beans has gone VI
in Chicago If this sort of thing con
, tinues. none but millionaires will be abb
to frequent beaneries.
One of the original barefoot dancers i
back on the boards, but her perform
ances, once considered shocking, are nov
positively tame.
Il Australians don't mind fighting for tn
: mother country. but a great many OF
: ject to the idea of being forced willy
5 nilly into war
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BEGINNING THE DAY

BEGINNING THE DAY Al
mighty md ever gracious God, turn
INV sensitiyeness away from myself
that 1 may use 1T not for my own
discontinue but to avoid wounding
my fellow men. Keep my feelings
tender that / may touch men to help
and not to hurt. Let Love teach me
understanding and give me skill.
For Christ's saks. Amen.-H. Nj. Il.
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GIFTED MAN

"Gadspur has wonderful tact. He ought
to be politician"
You really think SOP
Yes. I believe he would invite vivi-
sectionist and a dog lover out to dinner
and keep peace between them"
PAUL COOK.
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ing Thanksgiving Day would be as
usual-the last Thursday.
President Wilson does not write
lengthy proclamations. The one last
wear was eloquent but was expressed
in few words. The proclamation
this year, it should be needless to
say, will be impressive, for the coun-
try as whole has prospered greatly
and the harvest in most states has
been abundant. While good taste Tor
bids the President injecting politics
into his Thanksgiving proclamation
Mr.. Wilson can, with propriety, stress
the blessings of "Peace and Pros
perity'-the democratic slogan In this
campaign. The proclamation Will be
issued before the election.
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A MILD PROTEST

II MILD No iIKJ
Why people love a sinner
Is seldom hard to say;
He's oft a merry fellow
And has a winning way.
While paragons of virtue
Whose work Is never done,
Are bent on keeping others
From having any fun.
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REFORMATION CELEBRATION
rom the Independent.

|
The four hundredth anniversary of the
reformation is to be appropriately cele-
brated next year. On October 81, 1917,
Martin Luther nailed to the door of the
Wittenberg church his IS theses, around
which there soon flared up the fires of re-
lgious revolt which had been smolderins
for some time. This act is rightly re,
garded as the most central and signih-
cant occurrence in the Reformation strug.
gle 1t has been wisely chosen, therefore,
as the determining date for this quadri-
centennial celebration.
Already preparations are being made by
many churches and societies to observe
the occasion in fitting way. The Luth-
ern churches are naturally the leaders.
but they will find enthusiastic co-opera.
ton in all communions, and even outside
of church organizations. For the Pro-
testant Reformation has touched all sides
of western civilization and affected deeply
the course of its thought, it's govern
ment and social structure.
In the history of religion the Reforma-
ton must be regarded as one of the three
great epoch making movements that have
! made Christianity what it Is. The fun
damental achievements of the prophets,
/ the work of Jesus and his immediate fol-
| lowers, and the revolutionary forces OF
the sixteenth century have given us our
moral conception of God. our ideals of a
kingdom of righteousness and peace on
earth, and the sovereign responsibility OF
the individual conscience ana the right
Of approach to God. We are beginning
to understand more fully the depth and
extent of that revolution. which 400 years
ago seemed to be little more than local
revolt against the unfortunate abuses of
ecclesiastical authority. The influence
Of the Reformation is slowly permeatins
the most divergent forms of church life
and organization. and is not even con-
fined to Christianity. A restudy of it's ele-
ments. its power and significance at this
time will have a splendid effect upon our
grasp of Christian essentials and our en-
thusiasm for religious ideals.
| OUR ENORMOUS FOREIGN TRADE
| From THE Progress Of the World" ii
the American Review Of Reviews fol
October, 1916
Even the amazing figures of 1915 of our
export and import trade are being ex
ceeded by the foreign business of the
present year, In the inst seven months
Of 1916 the exports and imports of the
l United States reached a total of "a. ss4,OOO.
900. This sum exceeded the transactions
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MIGHT HAPPEN IN ALABAMA

How was the Jibway dinner party?"
According to local reformers. it was
great success"
How was that?"
Detectives raided the house. confis-
Gated all the wine and placed Mr.. Jib- =
way under arrest
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Thanksgiving Day
Last of November

WWHILE harvest festivals or
Wv thanksgiving has been OBJ
served in New England from the time
of the Pilgrim Fathers, and annually
in New York since 1917, it did not
become a national institution until
Lincoln issued proclamation in 1868
appointing the last Thursday in No
yember day of thanksgiving for the
mercies of the year; and there has
been no variation from the last Thurs
day.
There is no national holiday by
Congressional enactment but the Presi-
dents proclamation is always followed
by a proclamation by the governor
and now the legislatures have made it
legal holiday.
AS the Christmas trade does not be-
gin until after Thanksgiving and as
the last Thursday this year falls on
November 80, some of the merchants of
New York petitioned President Wilson
to proclaim November 20, so as
to speed up the holiday rush week
1T was foolish request, for since the
last Thursday has been observed more
than half century the custom has
been hallowed and there would have
to be consensus of opinion in favor
of change in order to induce the
President to depart from the rule
President Wilson notified the New
York petitioners that the forthcom-
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WORTH TRYING

WOHIi Ift1I1NU
This life is full of ups and downs,
A fact no one denies;
But he who, when misfortune frowns,
With no less ardor tries
Against all odds to win the day
And to himself be true,
Shall sweep most obstacles away
And meet with failures few.
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ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
REAL ARTIST

REAL ARTIST
Does fancy work, Ell? I hate sissy
young man." =
Hold on. He does fancy work with his
feet"
"ohY'
why, that fellow is the highest priced
cabaret performer we've ever had in
these parts