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New-York tribune., 1917-06-17

AS a nation we have been recklessly extrava-
CANT in our use of paper and our waste of
paper materials. If, as the result Of these
distressful days, we succeed in acquiring more
frugal habits, they will not have been alto
gether in vain.
Most of US have been in the habit of think
ing of this indispensable and ubiquitous ma
terial as something that happens of its own
accord, like air or water But, as matter Of
fact, it is only within the memory Of persons
not yet very old that it has been possible to
speak of "scrap of paper" as the most trifing
Of human products And long before the war
this brief abundance was rapidly coming to
an end.
When cotton and linen were the only fbres
from which paper could be made it was al
ways scarce. II was no uncommon thing for
newspapers 10 suspend an issue for want Of
it, or TO use sheets Of different sizes and care.
fully mend torn ones.
When we learned how TO separate the fbres
OF wood from the other materials in the tree
we began, for the first time in the worlds his
tory, TO have enough paper, and with the vr-
New-York tribune., 1917-06-17

the habit Of using the granuated sugar, even
for canning. 1t is a soft, white sugar that is
always made from sugar cane. II is more
easily dgested than sugar made from beets
and is highly recommended by dietitans every
where. 1t has the added advantage of being
about half cent cheaper on the usual market
than the granulated sugar.
Coming back to the uses of this little MILL
you can grind in it your own peanut butter.
Another decided gain can be made on your
cornmeal Buy corn by the bushel and grind
your own meal. We have much to learn from
Mexico in the art of cooking cornmeal. Mex
lean cooks grind their own meal between stones
In a well-ordered Mexican home in the United
New-York tribune., 1917-06-17

Cardboard, corrugated board. soiled wrappIs
papers and newspapers. all thoroughly sti-
lied, are made into containers for packing Nv,
products so the housewife who wants her iv0-
in sanitary packages should take a paF''''.'..
interest in saving the materials from WIN
the dust and germ proof container Is mace
It is not wise to allow these materias y
ccumulate unduly around the house iI'
junkman, or the Salvation Army, should Oe :.
structed to call for them regularly, or IN ap1,.
ment houses they may be turned over 70 ~
janitor.
Waste paper, unless properly baled Pr Ar'
in a metal container, is a serious tre nen''.
Both damp paper and damp rags are Ia's + !,
spontaneous combustion; if the dampnes'
allowed TO continue TO the point Of milde" ~.
material will be of little use TO the P'F'
maker.
No attempt need be made 10 asSor. ",, h,
wastes beyond separating magazines ana Wv.
from newspapers and rags from All O''. -,
waste. Rag sorting is a trade, and even -
paper mills are not equipped to do the wv
New-York tribune., 1917-06-17
Grandmother Is as Expert with the Hoe as
She Is Win Her Knitting Needles,
and Enjoys Ii Just as Wen

States the Mexican maid has learned to use
one of these little mills, and makes many fine
dishes of home ground cornmeal that it might
be well for our tables to become familiar with.
"Old-fashioned cornmeal was ground from
the whole kernel of corn. Nowadays part of
the gluten is removed from the meal and used
for other purposes. Thus we are robbed of part
of the nutritive value of the grain. Try grind
ing it yourself and tell me if you don't find it
the best ever.
"If you have little spare space in your gar
den this year, plant it with field corn. This
costs only 20 cents quart in our town stores.
pint will supply the average family with
corn bread.
"Most of you men have some ground around
vour homes We have several acres of ground
here used by the factory ball nine. We are
ready to plough this ball ground up and let
the fellows who have no gardens use it if they
will grow potatoes.
Here is the proposition: will give every
man who will enter this contest one peck of the
best-ever potatoes raised on my own farm.
Each man is to plant and care for his pota-
toes under the best conditions he can give them.
New-York tribune., 1917-06-17

The man who gets the most potatoes from his
peck will receive prize of 49,"
Sixty-fve men were soon enrolled for the
potato contest.
"Now, boys" continued the manufacturer,
I'VE will ask the other factories in town to join
this contest. Our sixty-fve men can pick out
nine of their number, to be called our potato
nine,' to contest with potato mines from the
other factories for the glory and honor of the
respective shops. Some suitable reward can
be arranged by committee. In times of
peace our ball nine has held its own. Let our
potato nine not fall behind" (Cheers.)
"Can the women help?' asked one of the
wives anxiously.
Certainly" answered the speaker. "They
can kill potato bugs"
How many potatoes can be grown from
peck of seed?" asked one little woman with fire
in her eye.
WALL" replied one man, older than the
others, II hev knowed one felar en- these here
parts who got es many es ten bushel from
peck. regular like. | never heard thet record
beat en- this here district"
"My third proposition with which to fight
the high cost of living began the manufact-
urer again, "is a garden to provide winter
food. Here the women can be a lot of help.
THE CANNING GARDEN
"Food will probably be higher next winter
than it is now. Men who are large growers of
any one crop are afraid to plant on a more
extensive plan than usual. Wages are high
for farmhands, and selling conditions are un-
certain There is almost sure to be shortage
if we ship to Europe half that those starving
millions need. We can help this world short
age, this frightful condition Of want, by help
ing ourselves and avoiding the necessity of
making demand on the general market for
our food. We can raise almost all the vege-
tables and fruit we will need this winter.
From May until November every person
who lives where he has back yard can raise
asparagus, lettuce, radishes and other garden
crops in season for his daily needs. The can
ming garden is for the future.
New-York tribune., 1917-06-17

"Mix the dry ingredients, add the water,
stir well. Put into creased tins. Set IN
kettle over little water. Steam one hour
without uncovering. Remove to oven and bake
three-quarters of an hour This will make
loaf that weighs twenty ounces and costs three
cents.
Bread that is made with yeast in the usual
way has been successfully made from start to
finish, using only this home ground whole
wheat 1t will make ten one-pound loaves for
25 cents. We know this has been done, be-
cause the secretary of our company did 1t, and
her husband is here to testify that it was
mighty good.
$50 here's the proposition: We will keep
the whole wheat berry in the store for sale
at the market price Of wheat. Milling this
wheat doubles its cost to you. You can mill
it yourselves in your own homes and get your
bread at half price, whatever the market price
is. You will have clean, wholesome flour with
the whole nourishment of the grain IN the
bread.
"If YOU set the mill so it will just crack the
grain, instead of grinding it, you can produce
a breakfast food that is unsurpassed in nour-
ishment and flavor.
Zone cup of this cracked grain should be
cooked in quart of water for from twelve
to twenty-four hours on the back of the stove
in double boiler, or, better yet, in fireless
cooker. Every woman should learn to use a
fireless cooker and save heat and food values,
which are wasted by cooking on the top of
the stove.
Zone thing to be remembered is that whole
wheat -four spoils sooner than white -four. You
can always have it fresh if you grind what
YOU need each week. In cooking with the
whole wheat flour the bread is apt to sour SOON
er than that made with white -four. 1t must
be hurried along to the oven by letting it rise
quickly in temperature of from so to 50 de-
grees.
whole wheat can be used for gingerbread,
pie crust or any simple fruit cake. One man
who knows says that whole wheat can be used
in place of white -four for any sort of pastry
that is fit to eat.
WHOLE WHEAT PIE CRUST
"Here is a recipe for a crust that can be
used with dried canned or fresh peaches, II
or fresh strawberries for shortcake, and M
give you my word that it's delicious. N@xI
~ cups whole wheat -four 8azg
/ teaspoonful of salt
4 cup Of sugar
2 heaping teaspoonfuls of baking powder
l egg
q of cup of milk
/ Tablespoonful butter other shortening
"The egg can be omitted by making the bat
ter bit sitter. Bake in well-greased tin for
half an hour in moderate oven. When nicely
Drowned and we'll done, split open, butter and
insert the fruit which has been properly sweet
ened Serve hot, and your husbands will think
it's filling supper, if at the same time you
bring cup Of cocoa.
Right here let me make plea for grade A
sugar. It can be used wherever you are in
New-York tribune., 1917-06-17
By FLORA LEWIS MARBLE

HE average workman in the
small towns of the United
States gets from $3.50 to SO
a day. In the cities his wages
are more because living costs
more. Wage prices have been
established to give the average
family under average condi-
New-York tribune., 1917-06-17

Every puff of 42-centimeter gun dissipates
a whole bale Of cotton into thin air; therefore
we cannot afford 10 waste a shred of cotton
fibre.
Wood is needed in enormous quantities TO
shore up trenches, for temporary buildings,
and 10 replace vessels sunk by submarines.
The better quality Of woollen rags can be
reduced TO their original fbres and used in
combination with new material TO clothe the
troops. Both the British and the Canadian
sswsrsanents have appealed 10 their women
ctnsens 10 save every scrap Of these precious
materials. The American woman will not lag
behind in patriotism.
But let not the saving end with the war!
New-York tribune., 1917-06-17
By MARY DUDDERIDCE.

)USEWIVES, save your rags;
also your waste paper! This
appeal, issued a year ago by
the Bureau Of Foreign and
Domestic Commerce, is more
urgent than ever to-day. We
are now at war and both wood
and rays ara war materials.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-11-29

her friends wish for her a speedy re-
covery Her husband and mother
Mrs Anna Watz. are taking turns
staying at the hospital with her
Mr. and Mrs. Myron Wood enter
tanned the formers sister, Miss Ber-
nice Wood, Of this place and cousins
Mr.. and Mrs. Aitkn OF Flint, at their
farm home over the weekend
Thomas Meddick was called to Ovid,
Ohio. Thursday on account of the
death Of his father.
Mesdames Aida Miller. Elizabeth
Flnser, Sarah Fallory and Anna Ham
lin went to Edmore Wednesday and
spent the day with Mrs. Clara vii
/ kins, former resident of this place,
who is making her home with her
daughter. Mrs Agnes Curtis. Mrs.
wilkins Nestaburg friends are sorry
! To hear she cannot get about. since
hen hip was broken. while she was Wis
Iiting her son at Detroit
Mr.. and Mrs Fred Cornell and
d; lighter, Miss Lorene, Mr.. and Mrs
Ira Evans and Stanley Geiscl went to
Grand Rapids Saturday evening to
spend Sunday with Roy McGillviary
,oi Nestaburg, who is at Camp Custer
land Joined them at Grand Rapids
They report very enjoyable visit
with Roy, who is in good health
having gained Is pounds since going
to Battle Creek. He expects to be
here for Xmas with his parents. Mr..
1H M,.e Il
Mrs. Deeter moved here from St.
Louis Wednesday into the house she
purchased Of Mrs. Alre CARTS.
Relatives Of the Richland township
boys, who are in the service Of Uncle
Sam, will be doing the committee that
Is soliciting funds to send Christmas
boxes, a great favor if they will go or
phone to DR.. Hubbard's drug store
and give the name and address Of
those who have went from this town
ship, as they do not want to forget one
Of our boys and will be apt To. If YOU
do not help them by furnishing names
and addresses as they DO not know
all that have gone and might forget 7
some they had known Of See to /
WIS ~ oiltt as Wen as 70 giving caSn /
or suitable things, as Christmas is
near at hand and these boxes must be I
sent in time so that they will surely (
receive them an Christmas day.
MIR. and Mrs. J. =. Throop went 10
Owosso Tuesday to attend the fu-
neral Of Mrs Nellie Walsh tnee
Sperry). late Of Sumner and Ferris. II
She was preceded by her husband in
lunc, 1917. when he died from the
fleets Of typhoid fever
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-11-29
NESTABURG ITEMS
BY Our own Correspondent

Fred Wade, Thomas, Daniel and
! William Carts went TO Sumner
Sunday TO visit relatives.
Our boys of Richland township, who
are in the service of Uncle Sam. are
not going to be forgotten at Christ
mas, as we have accepted them as a
community problem. That is. ouI.
citizens have chosen committee un-
dcf the leadership Of Mrs. Silas Mack
and Mrs Ethel Martin. who are sohc-
ting funds to buy goodies and such
things as will be suitable to send to
each and everyone of our boys. who
are in the service. We cannot do
too much for our boys Many of their
number may never see Michigan soil
again If they are sent across to France
which is what we expect will be done
before the war is settled They are
giving their lives to US II is up to
US to give them anything that will
make their Christmas cheerful oc-
Icasion and we should do all we could
to show them our appreciation Of their
sacrifices for us. Not only at Christ
mas time but at different times while
they are gone, we should remember
them, but they must not be forgotten
al Christmas Don't wait to be solic-
tied, for you can call on these ladies
at any time. Mrs Mack is working
fol- Mrs. NJ. c. Hubbard and YOU can
stop at the drug store. on 90 to Mrs.
Martins residence. If you can't give
but ten cents it will be gladly received.
as you will be doing your bit. If you
can give more money or anything
which will be suitable aside from cash
see the committee. They will let YOU
know what they can send if you ask
them and will thank you for your kind
ness. Don't forget that all raised in
this fund is for our own Richland
township boys, boys and everyone
should do their bit.
Andrew Orr Of Blanchard, George
Bilbrough Of Remus and James
Throop of Ferris attended the direc-
tors board meeting at the State Bank
Of Vestaburg Monday
James Corder and Harvey Hart.
who arrived home Saturday, were F,
~~~sa Viz c0~><eoA "a IA AAAAAAk 0ttI .
Frank McDole returned home with. !
out deer, as did the rest Of the re-
turned hunting party, that went from
mere, with the exception Of James
Jorder and Harvey Hart.
George Reed spent the last Of the
week in Grand Rapids.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Wade and
children of Pine Grove spent the
weekend with the latter's parents.
M. and Mrs. Thomas Carts.
Mr. and Mrs. John Greek of But
ernut are here visiting the latter's
lister, Mrs. Amos Smith, and nieces,
hrs. Arthur Manley and Mrs. Clar-
nee Gregory.
Miss Helen Mel returned from
Wisconsin Wednesday evening and
esumed teaching Thursday Mrs.
'oster has returned to her home in
,dmore.
Mrs. Jesse Beach underwent an
peration last Thursday in the Brain
I'd hospital ut Alma. AT this writ
~ she is reported as gaining nicely.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-11-29
NORTHWEST SEVILLE

Mrs. Theo Travis has been on the
sick list the past week
Walter Barley was in Riverdalc
Saturday on business.
V. Dickinson was in Shepherd Sat
urday on business.
Chas. Swan and wife, OF Mt. Pleas
ant, visited at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. lnman Sunday.
Jene Guthrie is working in Sagi-
nav in the foundry.
l.. Loomis, " Dickinson and CD.
Poole were in Alma Monday with
stock they had sold 70 Bert Gee.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-01-20
Kind Words For Walker.

Approaching to the fullest the
splendid work of Congressman j. r..
Walker in behalf of Brunswick, it also
pIeases us when others commend it..
The following from an old Bruins.
wickian, now residing in Washington
in praise of the able Congressman
from the Eleventh, will be gratifying
to his Brunswick friends;
washington, D. C, Jan. 1911.
Editor brunswick News:
Please allow me to commend. and
congratulate you upon your splendid
and well merited, tribute to Hon ] r.
Walker in your issue of the II inst.
Mr.. Walkers success in obtaining
such handsome appropriation for
| Brunswick, at this time, when there
is such an array of opposition to ap
preparations of this nature, is scarcely
short of phenomenal. and is testimony
TO his faithful and efGicinet service,
The people of the 18th District car
feel assured that MIR. Walker will al
all time. do his best for them, and moi
feel that his obligations cease with his
election to Congress. He can do nj
more. He has done and will do al
that any one could do, and no think
ing person will expect more, ] rejoice
with the citizens OF Brunswick in hi,
| achievement not alone because
Brunswick is my legal home, but be
cause one of my cherished hopes
though remote-is to return to 1t. ant
make it my home in fact for thoush
Numerically, have more friends here
than there After ali, there are nj
4 friends, or scenes, SO dear as those o
our youth"
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-01-20

reverts to the matchless deeds of
Dewey.
win the good American who heard
it ever forget it?-the thrilling mes
sage that flashed undersea on May 2,
! 1898, that our Asiatic squadron had
4 the day before, entered Manila Bay
and destroyed the Spanish fleet with
out the loss of single ship or single
man?
How the news aroused the latent
patriotism of the nation and how it
emlazoned in an hour upon the coun-
try's roll Of honor a name never to be
erased-George Dewey.
Writing the most glorious chapter
in our naval history and coming home
to receive the plaudits Of his people
and to occupy the highest rank pos.
sible in the nations service, Admiral
Dewey lived out almost another score
of years, unspoiIed by hero-worship
or adulation or eminent posaion-a
plain and simple-living man, ap-
proachable to all-giving the benefits
of his long experience to the building
up of a greater navy for his country.
His death, on Tuesday, removed one
of our truly great men and ended six
ty years of uninterrupted seryec to
the Republic. all of it marked by hon
or, bravery, fidelity and devotion.
From the pupil of Farragut to the vic
tor of Manila, he had worked hard
and faithfully for the glory of his ma
tive land-and his reward is the af-
fectionate regard of a hundred mil
lion people and of all the other hun
dreds of millions who will succeed us
as American citizens.
The nation may well pay him the
highest mark of respec. and honor
for it is to men like him that we owe
orr unapproachable record of national
achievement.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-01-20
Home and Community Improve"
ment.

What little winter we experience in
this section of the South usually
comes along about the middle of jan
Ua'y to the last of February and the
| opportunity offorded for study in the
/ rural sections is better at this time of
the year than any, other, says the Au-
gusta Chronicle The. advancement
that is being made in progressive com
inunities is most gratifying to stu
lents Of rural affairs, and the pros
pect for extension of home and com
munity improvement is most flatter-
ing.
The new conditions that are to be
| thrust upon the agricultural, COM
mercial and industrial world, in fact,
all lines Of cndeavor. after the war,
will nccessitate considerable change,
especially in our agricultural and COM
|
mercial operations. The world will
| continue to demand food and feed, and
Of course, the cotton requirements
will be heavier than at the present
time.
All of this should serve to produce
| greater wealth for the South, but
| economic authorities are of the opin-
ion that there will be falling off in
demand for various products and a
shifting OF markets on others, and to
overcome this the farmers and bust
ness men should cooperate to prevent
the usual conditions of affairs which
will be precipitated by this change in
conditions affecting both labor and
capital
Home and community clubs for the
Improvement OF this section at inter-
est should be organized and, for ex-
Rmple, farm loan association should
DC in existence in nearly every agri-
cultural community. and 1t should be
fostereG and encouraged by business
mon because it will enable the farm
els TO obtain money to spend at a low
rate of interest, necessarily swelling
tho volume OF commerce and being a
material aid in the development OF
manufacturing and other enterprises.
However some preliminary work
should be done in order to get ready
FOR securing the greatest recognition
from the federal farm loan board
Farm houses should be painted, in
Guiding the barns; trees should be
! planted on the premiSes-and by the
way. this is Just the time Of year to
plant them all underbrush and Jn
slightly briar patches and waste places
cleared out; farm and plantation
roads improved and other work O
this character pursued with unusual
vigor Just at this time.
We know OF nothing that will re
turn such dividends in the way OF ap
pearaness and increased values as
that Which follows in the wake q jus
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-01-20
Drainage in GIynn County.

We believe in the Satsuma move
Ilent now under way in Brunswick
and Glynn county, yet we do not think
cur agricultural interest will ever
reach it's highest state of develop
ment until we have an adequate sys-
TEN OF drainage in the county. This
is not coming until we bring 1t about
and we can only bring it about
through the means OF a county bond
issue large enough TO care for a
broad and comprehensive system. A
few days ago we discussed this sub
jet al length and commenting on It,
the Atlanta journal says:
In discussing its cOmmunity's
essential needs and the best way
to meet them the Brunswick
News says that first OF all there
should be constructive action on
the advice of the federal engi-
neers and soil analysis who sew
eral years ago recommended
drainage as the one thing capable
OF developing Glynn county's agri-
cultural resources to their full ex-
tent A bond issue for that pur-
pose and for a system of first
class roads thinks the News would
pay for itself ten times over in
increased power of production
and prosperity.
The same advice might well be
given to many districts in Geor-
gia and neighboring States. APP
proximately one-seventeenth of
Georgia's area consists of swamp
or wet lands which now are Of
little or no value but which If prop
erly drained would afford farm
sites of incalculable fertility. 1t
is estimated that in the entire
South there are some fifty mil
lion acres of overlooked land
which would be worth easily
hundred dollars an acre, or in the
aggregate five billion dollars, il
il were drained. Wherever reclaim
alton projects have been conduct
ed with due efficiency, the results
have been marvelously enriching.
A number of Georgia counties
have turned their wet land into
nelds otsgoi and IN few years
of bountiful crops have recovered
far more than they spent for the
improvements. The Brunswick
News merits earnest support in
it's appeal for drainage to develop
Glynn county's wonderful farming
resources
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-01-20

Three bank failures for Jackson
willie during the week is indeed mat
ter of genuine regret all over the
South. This splendid city has risen
South. This splendid city has risen
TO real greatness, largely by reason
of the remarkable enterprise and
INCONSISTENCIES of her people and II
is to be hoped that this trouble will
be entirely OF temporary nature.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-01-20

As we have said before. there
should be the greatest measure Of
cooperation with the Brunswick Ma
rine Construction company on the part
of the people of this city. official and
otherwise. The new concern means
much for Brunswick and it merits sup
pert and liberal treatment.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-01-20

II the individual who sent com
meunication To the News yesterday
signed Brunswick" will make him
self known, we will eheerfully pub
lish his card. Anonymous cards are
unfair and cowardly as all men She
know. We heartily concur with the
aator of Brunswick" but we must
know who he is before we publish his
statements.