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The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1917-04-13
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Department Of the interior

U. s. Land Office at Las Cruces.
N. NJ. March o. 1917
Notice Is hereby given that Marin
b. Stearly, Of Columbus. N. NJ, who
on December ~. 1911. made deserI
land entry, No. O630l, for S Y SN
"a; Sh seq, Sec. 4, NEh. Section
Q. Township 2s S. Range 8 W. N NJ 2
Medirian. has filed notice Of inten.
ton TO make final proof by purchas,
under third paragraph Of the act Of
March 4. 1915. TO establish claim Il
tho land above described, before b
N. Reed. U. s. Commissioner. Col
ambus. n. NJ. on the 9th day Of May.
1917.
Claimant names as Witnesses
Edmond J. Fulton. OF Columbus
William II. Page. Of Columbus; Frel
barrow, Of Columbus Newton J.
Ya-brough. Of Columbus.
JOHN L. BURNSIDE.
1923 4.27 Register.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1917-04-13
coRNsREAD IN THE SOUTH
My Ne out o. Fashiep North. But the
south Delights IN lie Eternal
Virtues.

To response IN Champ Clark's advice
that there should be q greater use Of
corn a. food. the episurc Of the New
York sun makes this sage observation
concerning cornbrcod;
II was well thought Of On this
country ~ human food 80, 40. perhaps
N years ago. hut IN an unfortunate
dsy even poor folk began 10 neglect
corn. Dressed up a. hominy n still
Ind q certain popularity. parents were
willing that their children should eat
u thus. Treated with baking powder,
salt, plenty Of rich cream and butter.
n wae still made Into n hot bread some
we're not ashamed 10 eat"
This serves chiefly IN this part Of
the country 10 show how little the
South and southerners are computed
a. q part Of the country. and how ~.
Ne they know In New York and other
supposed enlightened centers 81 what
constitutes good eating.
II Il assuredly not necessary 10 use
the past tense when corn as human
food IL spoken Of In the South. Corn.
bread IL used preferably By thousands
Of well.to-do people Of the South. IN
the cities and towns, rs well a. IN the
rural sections.
We know the virtue IN this region Of
the pone, the hot corn mufhn and Of
'eggbread," which. n our brethren Of.
the North ever knew, they are unfor.
tunate 10 have forEotten.-Nashyile
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1917-04-13

and then jumped up again. Ills eyes
walled out until one pointed nor.nSr.
east and the other west by south.
"Cau Archibald Allison McOrcgor."
his honor repeated with ominous %.
ticnce
"tet hut your honcr--I-you-"
"Can Archibald Allison Nc.
Grcgor.r.ri"
The clerks eyes came back 10 place
with a snap All right lettsrgo'
We ves game 10 osn the old man .
btun-job or no job Let the tail 50
With the hide
Archibald Allison McGreror~ he
hovlcd.
Here seys Ions Archibald. stand.
ing up
- understand says Judge Mc0rse.
~. addressing himself. Prisoner Me.
Gregur. shat YOU. Archibald Allison
ncGregor. we're found drunk and de.
orderly on Market street. hechuns
twelve and me O'Clock. a.chuesdey
morning Are you guilty, or nav,
guiltv1'
"Gniitv ssys Prisoner McGrsgor.
respectfully addressing himself the
iudgc-see1
Have you any s1tenuntton 10 oHef
for YOUR conduct or amy reason 10
ur.rge vby sentence should nsvt NJ
pronounced upon ,ouf inquired Prls.
ousr McGregor,
= 'None. saws Prisoner McGrcEnr.
This belne IN aggravated oase aud
IN my knowledge navt the orst ~
fenso n the prisoner. SAYS The Judge
q set tho One ~ $50 In case 81 ~
nsvt bein' paid. he hssltated then
from sheer force Of habit I guess
'six pon,hs 10 the city prison he
sR,s.
Then he talked over ~ the dest
aud Paid his nne IKE y little man.
We'll sny there WAS n man
durcd 10 lsugb LAUGH why. that
WlfNN fN'N NN@huNhN hhfF iN"" N'HaN
Old crack plastcrcd walls shake their
very sides nlone with him
see here, ledge. no hnslly got free
enough from the enrroung Of the cog
tp Eputter You're iesi n little bi'
n On right You're no stun That
what I coil icsucr' Thntf worth So
90 Any MANS good money o.
He umbicd under the ragged iinlbs
~ tis old coat cuns and brought IA
light q tattercd grecnback which had
escaped th" senrchcr
Here's 10 the next one he says
waving the long green ~ the bunch VI
ne. Here's 20 the next onel-may n
be champagne ana n taxi Oh around g
ADD he planted down his little old SIC
Ike % millionaire
Clear the court. beloved Ions
Archibald.
We clesredl
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1917-04-13
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
DEPARTMENT Of the Inferior

NHNNWN
.. s. Land Office al Las Cruces.
n. NJ. March 8. 1917.
Notice is hereby given that Hubert
c. Compton, Of Columbus, n. NJ, who,
IN November "a. 1914. made home
tcad entry. No. 0lOs2s. for Nwh,
Section "a, Township 2s S. Range :
", n NJ Meridian. has filed no.
ice Of intention to make final three
. proof. to establish claim 10 the
and above described. before B. NJ,
Reed. I. s. Commissioner. At Colum
nus. n. NJ. on the 2sth day Of April,
1917.
Claimant Nance as witnesses
Merrill p. Richardson. Of Columbus.
y. NJ; VIM. +. Cowgirl, Of Columbus.
Y. NJ. Henry Burton, Of Columbu.
Y. NJ VIM. Van RonIelen. Of Col
INDUS. n. NJ.
JOHN L. BURNSIDE,
3-23 ar Register.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1917-04-13

The p~ale-faeed passenger looked Out
Of the n window with exceeding In.
terest. Finally he turned to his seat
mate.
"You likely think ! never rode In the
cars before" he said. but the fact IL,
pardner, I just got out OF prison this
mornin', and II does me good 20 look
around. II Is goln' TO be mighty tough.
though you amt got much Idea how a
man feels IN q cnse like thatf'
Perhaps I have q better idea Of
-FOUR feelings than you think" said the
other gentleman with = sad smile. ~
am just getting home from congress-
-Lansdale tPa) Reporter.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1917-04-13
NOTICE or PUBLICATION
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

U. S. Land Office at Las Cruces
N. NJ. March 20. 1917
Notice is hereby given hal Fred II.
Darrow of Columbus, N. NJ, who on
Nav 10, 1914, made homestead en-
try Oe534, for lots /, 2, 3, y. \. "a
N. Z. "a Sec. 8. T. 2sS., h. 8 W., and
on June IL, 1914. made additional
homestead entry, No. O9742. for S,
4. "a, Section 8, Township 2e s.,
Range 8 w., N. NJ. p. Meridian, has
filed notice of intention to make
final three year T4oof. to establish
claim 10 the land above described,
before b. NJ. Reed, L. s. Commits
sioner, at Columbus, N. NJ, on thr
18th day Of May, 1917.
Claimant names as witnesses
Charles c. Gard, Harry J.. Gard,
John schmid and Frank Hague all Of
Columbus, n. NJ.
JOHN L. BURNSIDE
-> Register.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1917-04-13

"rou claim to have loved and lost"
yes"
"Yet you go around with a perpetual
grin on your face. When you have
loved and lost Differences 20 the lady
makes II proper not to appear 20 be
TOO cheerful a lOoser,"
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1917-04-13
HIa nhnlea

Tent II rather dangerous 10 90 TO
Europe Al this timer
"oh. l don't know" said the con.
armed globe trotter. Il understand
that the professional gamblers who
issd 20 iufest steamships have disap-
peared. because Of the war. I'd rather
lace a submarine than q card sharp"
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1917-04-13

war seems 10 be very much like
hat Old genie VINO got out Of the bot.
ls,ln the Arabian Nights.."
"Hov's thatf"
why. it's a hanged sight easier to
Vt II loose than II 'ls to cork II up
again"
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1917-04-13

When you want to buy. sell or ex-
change anything, put a want ad in
the Courier. They bring results.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1917-04-13

Hardy Upton says he settled with
his creditors to the tune Of ten thou
s6nd dollars
Yes. he settled In notes"
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-07-07

like them and departed TO go 10 an.
either shop aud have the same Initials
pat ou his portfolio Ills work was
becoming lets iifesome aud less fruit.
less than I, had been
a day or tw0 later Albert. carry.
ing the neW portfolio. was followed
from the front Of his apartments by
the Journal man Alber, boarded an
elevated traiu lie placed his has con
tanning papers on the seat beside him.
suddenly be was stirred by Aghi 10
the front Of the cas- As he stood up
iu ser What the trouble wgs, as did
nearly everybody cIge Ia the car, the
portfolios wee changed This happen.
ed on a Saturday morning Albert, ia
a statement later, said that he dis
covered the trick the same day, but
ee know fer fact that he did ao;
discover tn difference until Monday
morning Needless to say, the men who
we're lighting on the street car were
also 1T the employ Of the Journal
1T was through the Journal MT
Rathom said. that q great quaniitqy of
important papers were secured from
Wolf Won iEci These papers revealed
the Easement plot for the Irish uprls.
Ing When the papers we're taken, Mr.
Ralhom said. In illustrating his point
that there in certain amount Of
stupidity in all German diplomaiists,
Won Bcrnstori made application to the
state department ia have them return.
ed. tie was told that any paper he
could Identify would be returned 10
him. and then realized how he had
committed himself In asking that the
papers be returned
Asked Journal Suppression
Three days before rornstorff was
ordered Ia return 10 Germany, Mr..
Ralhom declared he demanded that
the American government suppress the
Pros ideuee Journal
Every statement that Ne have
made In regard io German plots 10 the
United States has been proven 20 be
positively true. declared Mr. Rathom
For the arst nine or ten months no
one believed whrt We were saying We
were shouting against the wind The
dismissal Of Doctor Dumba vas the
1 Grsi result Of our monthB Of eiIort
We have no, printed one tlttielh Of
shai se secured, but We were very
glad when events turned, 10 turn iha
key on The safe Ia which IL is deposited
/ aud forget the balance, because the
work We tried TO do has been accom-.
piished
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-07-07
HOW I STRENGTHENED mY WILL
MARY Chase Cornelius In Hollands
Magazina.b


have strengthened my will. saved
myself many useless regrets. aud
added To the joy Of Ilfe by doing the
things | knew | ought 10 do. whether
/ wanted TO or not
vas born with a certain fiahbinesa
Of viii a tendency 10 pat things on
For Instance. dafning and mending Sas
always dlFagreeable task, 80 ! pat II
oil ar long ae possible. would neglect
visiting some sick or lonely person
nntil Il Was too Iate feared 10 under
take anything that called for the exer'
else Of any responsibility ON my part.
And then resolved that when ]
knew I ought 70 dee thing ! would dc
IL. regardless of my inclination
Now when there lis mendine 10 be
done SIT right dawn aud do Il When
hear that q friend il III or IN trouble
go "a see her.
Sometimes il was, and IN, hard To
force myself to- do "the next Thing,
but il il we'll worth the effort aud Il
gets easier every day
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-07-07
THOUGHTS FER THE DISCOURAGED FARMER.

The winds sntnn round the beomn locus trees
And in the pastur IL big day Ter the bees
And they asvggn honey abosehoard and on the sly
Tel they su,ter theyr buzzn and sagger as they hy
The flicker feneera pears 10 jest spit oh hs wings
And roll mp his feathers by the sassy way be alugs;
And the hossHy $ ashetn zap his fofelegs for biz.
And the OF mare = sesrhln' all her tale they Is,
You can hear backbrds awin they foef up the poH
On he,r bound hey breakfast aud their not aeafh how
So they quarrel and they quarrel Oh the wing
lnt theyr peaeeaber in popies than any other thing
And It's when gt my shotgun dfaAed 0p In siiddy rest
she's ~ full of fbbelaton yalicraeko nest,
And before dinner when the suns ashnn right
Seems 10 kndo' soo sharpen up iollera appelte
Theys been heap o rain, bu the suns cat today
And the clouds OF the wet spell h all cleared away
And the all The Ereene aud the greener S'
fl may rain again omorry bat don't think II wil
some SAYS the crops ruined aud The cohs diownded out
And prophasy wheat will he failure without doubt
Bat the Kind Providence that has never failed hs yet
viii on hands At the 1eyenth hour bet
James Whleomb Riley tded July %, 1871
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-07-07
When huerta Met Boy Cd

"'fhe famous iiucrta case, fhe at
tempt OF the German government to
emhfoil Us with Mexico, an attempt
that the receh, Zimmerman letter
proved beyond any doubt 60 be true,
vas already proved hy US long time
before Early Ia the war ny man IN
the embassy / say my man; you must
pardon me for that ! meGn cur man,
because ana not the Pros Idenee Jour
nal VAS ordered by Captain boy Ed
10 go 20 New York and get suite Of
six quiet roouls IN hotel where hoy
F.d and his people could meet lluerta
Naturally enough. my man. being loyal.
euttid de- nothing else than select the
rooms We selected for him. 40 he ven,
10 The Manhattan hotel and got a suite
of rooms which he rugged up siih the
apparatus spoke Of. and, 10 make
assurance datlhly sure, ! got another
man 10 act as chauffeur on the auto
that brought Iiueria
They had their conference, aud al
J the conclusion OF that conference
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-07-07
Tears Note to Pieces

The ambassador tore the note "a
pieces. threw the note Ia the face Of
the man sent aud threw the cross OH
the floor. saying that, after having
been deflod by the hands Of American
dogs that cross was Of no use 10 any.
body In Germany knew my man
was telling The truth, because the man
had Ia there reported the Incident 10
me exactly the way he did lneidcn'
tally might say that the individual Ia
whom refer WAS Ia the German EN-.
bassy II months as one Of the ambas'
sailors secretaries. and the ambassa.
dor bed no knowledge that he vas mol
hat he pretended TO be until the
| Frederick VII left New York for
! Halifax. lie said To my nan, You
| had better get aboard 81 you will lose
your boat. and be replied Il am
safer on this side" Mr.. nernstorf had
30 idea of that mans identify or whom
| he was serving until he left New York,
Aud he wrote a letter from Halifax to
friend IN New York, which he at.
tempted TO get cent back. bat which
vas Intercepted telling some OF his
| friends what be thought Of that indi.
Yfdual
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-07-07
NEWSPAPER THWARTS
GERMAN TREACHERY

tra. the psoyiaese. gaurnal mot
iii, ,.,,i, s,,,,,. aud nm, with apy h,w
!, had IL. ,n,n IN p.rostorfrs ovp
,,a,s.h,,,a ana sto,, o.,rs,leas stations
fastening In" on the German say,ltie
ellnoo :, nertIn- baw In fact. this one
NJ, Fps,apa pseananar for almost
,b,se ysa,. Eant ,ha limited States
.,,ernmept informed af the German.
Austrian plo,s IN America has nj last
t.., r.,aal.d
tohn II Raihatp. in a speech made a,
thu coryrn,fon of tine Canadian Press
Asa,eiatien in Toronto. and reported
b, tho Editor aud Publisher from the
.r.s.,,ta gt,g ,,.ayes atory If uIoi
ang n,untay,.l,t a. remarkable as auy
that have came from the pen OF r
philIlns opnapheIm.
rbr,,tgb Il all runs the trail of the
IS ,r.cs hlnhbar which IL Mr. Rnthont r
,,.,,ra far Tho strange "air bolps" la
t,arpan bratna which make them over.
l,.k the mast ebyious things Ne see
thu "greeu hluhbqr" when Van Horne.
ths ypy arrsssd mn like workman
and then ro,lp IN Pullman. Follows.
TIM tbe incident of the foolish little
srreet ror tfrbt that cpst Doctor Albert
his famous pertToIlo of treaeherous
.ac,,,s
ia a Great Story
lts a gre,t stnry and greater stln
-, ~ htnts If e-hat u might be. here
i j..
aTh, Providence Journal" begins
ia, Editor aud Publisher "happeped
,,,, ia c,,,rsa If eynnsure through
.h.,,,v had f.r ten wears brfare the
,,ar chat n,,.r miners described ag a
,h.., an ,eirslsss felegraphy The papar
haa ,s,f.t,iond tun nnuarful wireless
nl,nts st psIp, mditb and NJ Block
leland uh,, tbe f,y hrnke out they
had decided n listen in on the mes.
s,n,. erosst,s tho Atlantic For 1--WE
months thay Kent record If these n,ea.
saa.s aud tben tbay sat on, IA find the
coaos apa make revelations OF the
.,asa,tat they secured they used oply
. s,ae,tosai nar,
"una ~ the newapaner's stenogra-
pbera vag gent and secured an ap.
ne,n,ment in the Austrian consulate Ia
Now York Other Of ia workers were
constantly engaged IN shadoWing Cap.
,aln poy. Ed Cavtaln yop papen, for
aer Austrian Ambassador Dtmha. the
ce,nap Amhassadoy BerastorfI and
ether German aud Austrian officials
A..
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-07-07
ingenious Codes Used

The codes used by the Germans
we're Of the most Ingenious nature,
Many OF them pretended to be stock
quotations, and some were even done
no as funeral directions, In some
eases. however. the codes showed eyt.
denees Of the green blubber. referred
to bY the speaker as on one occasion
when Mr.. Ralhnm was able TO Eo to
President Wilson and show bin copies
of eight separate messages sent by the
wireless plant within nine days all
relating that "iiitle Emily had died
Of such and such an illness, IN Ger
tain part Of ruom. had been buried III
certain cemetery beside such aud
such previously deceased relative.
IN every one of these messages The
Illness, the part of the room, the name
If the relative. The cemetery, and So
on. varied and clear soda @as de
taetetl In each Of the messages.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-07-07
Green sIuhber in Brain

"The dFst revelation which Nj
Ralhom told illustrated the German
capacity for laundering II was the
story Of Werner Horne the man Nho
vas responsible for the attempt 10
blow up the Sanccboro bridge Horne
had hren detected as German spy hy
one of the Journal reporters In New
York. IN an effort to disguise himself
iInrne allowed bis beard to grow for
three DAYS, pus on m old suit which
he purchased far three dollars leyen
this detail vas repoesedl and packed
his personal effects Ia an old carpet
bag Having carried out these eiaho'
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-07-07

rate precautions be took passage for
the point where the job was 10 be
done, en enc of the finest aud most
luxurious trains ia the unlted States.
As is well known now, be vas caught
when asked later by Mr Rathom Rhy
hc had been foolish enough 10 travel
slsclass in such shabby dress, Horne
replied that be- was q German officer
and a gentleman and always Travelled
Ia The best style
Passport fraud Outlined
Another Germah scheme 10 which
the Journal reporters uuiwilted the
Teutnns occurred soon after In New
York also. 4 fraudulent passport bu.
reau. operated by German officials, was
discovered doing a landgilce business
In an Office bulldlng on Broadway The
Journal taking NJ public accountant
on the one side and a manufacturers
agent un the other sandWlehcd the
passport forgers between them Every
word that passed IN this office vas
recorded by means Of the instruments
used fer that purpose, aud reported to
the Providence Journal When sulii.
eient evidence MAS gathered the United
States secret service vas notified and
the thrre fotgefs we're taken away As
soon as they had been removed three
If the Journals employees were al.
lowed 10 take charge of the Office to
receive the patrons II vas not long
after that Won rapeH aud the German
military altaeho al Tokyo came IN with
a list of names Of men for whom they
desired passports. The name nj the
top OF the list vas that Of Werner
/ Horne.
journal Man BeFnsterffs Secretary
49, friend of mine said Mr. Raihom
thinking himself very friendly, hnt IL
thing which.i objected Ia, went q
Paris and white there bought a lot Of
var relies. Among them VAS enc of the
first iron crosses that had been given
| by the German emperor 80 n major oI
IA German regiment who died on III,
| field and whose cross had been takef
from him and taken to Paris. II sai
sold to my friend with statements as
| I owhom IL had belonged, and m'
friend sent Il 10 me, | sent II 10 Bern
starh with q letter. saying that tha
mark Of honorable distinction of a maf
Who had done his duty for his counir,
/ belongs to his family gave the name
Of the man and the name Of the family
and begged him 10 take care of thu
cross So that IL could be sent haci
after the war or al some time 10 tn
Iman's people
The Cordova daily times., 1917-02-22
AMERICAN MULE TRIUMPH 0N
 THE FRONT
(By Associated Press)

WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN FRANCE, Feb. 22. - Two years and a half of the grimmest war in history have wrought the triumph of at least one American institution - the army mule He has been weighed anew in the scales of battle, proved on the fire-swept fields of France and Elan ders, and not found wanting. In warm winter coat and with long, inquisitive ears Hopping back and forth in the breeze, he marches up among the roaring guns with a steady nochalance that lends confidence and faith to the fighting men who depend so much upon him.
 From Missouri, Georgia, Tennessee, Mississippi, Texas and other stock
 farms in the south, he has journeyed to the war and come into his own. The much maligned, supposedly stubborn, balky and generally pestiferous mule, has won place in the heart of the British army from which he can never be dislodged. He was quite an asset in the South African campaign, but now is real aristocrat of the trans port service.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-02-22

If in need of job printing phone the
The Cordova daily times., 1917-02-22

Job Printing at Daily Times office.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-02-22
MANY M|LL|ON N {
 OF SHOES FOR .
 SOLDIERS .
(By United Press)

WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN
 THE FIELD, Feb. 22-What becomes
 of the millions and millions of shoes
 worn by the British armies. Tommy
 must be reshod every two months. England's shoe bill is millions
 of dollars a month and anything which
 can double the life of shoe means
 an enormous saving to the govern ment.
 Out here there is an institution which comes pretty near doubling Mir
 Boots life. I have just been through 1t. Scores of thousands of shoes in croker sacks were being unloaded from freight cars on siding and the officer commanding said he had to get these clear so another lot of 25O,OO0 could have the space, commencing next day.
 For each million soldiers in the Brit ish armies, say a million pairs of shoes are isued about every two months. Estimating the cost per pair at three dollars, the total would be $3,O00,000 If, instead of repairing these boots new ones were issued. this would mean $3,OOOO0O worth of boots every two months for each l. O0O,O0O men. The repairs cost con- siderably less than a dollar per pair, therefore, the economy realized by the shops is over $2,0O0,00O each two months per million men, or over million dollars every thirty days.
 First, the shoes are sorted accord ing to the three sizes in the army. cleaned of mud and dirt, then inspect ed to see whether they can be mend ed. If not, their tops become shoe laces and the remains of their carcass sase burned in the boiler furnaces, help turn the wheels which make their old brothers into new boots.
 Boots successful by this first inspec- tion, pass on to others, for heels, soles, steel studs and other wear proofing. Finally the boot, with all necessary materials, arrives at the machines frequently American made machines. A sole is nailed on in about five sec onds, the nails automatically bradding inside. The sewing is done about as quickly, but nailed soles are prefer able as water tends to creep in past the stitches. Now the lasts are taken out and the boots go to the oilers, where they are waterproofed. The footwear are put bodily into vats of a special liquid grease and left for about ten minutes, this work being done by women, who receive higher wages than ordinary work women on account of the unpleasant nature of their tasks. The boots are now as good as new. They are ready for an- other two months hard wear