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Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-27
Laundry Work In AIaska.

IN Alaska and throughout the morU
or less frozen north laundresses are
practically unknown. The miners do
their own housekeeping and their own
laundering.
A cylinder about thirty inches long
and Of the same diameter as the head
of the churn is first constructed of
heavy galvanized iron. One end of this
cylinder is left open, and the head of
the chuin is fastened to the open end.
The cylinder is then carefully balanced
in the churn, and the churn bearings
are fastened on with rivets and solder
to make them watertight.
Two meshes of galvanized wire Of
one inch mesh are then made. One of
them is suspended from the movable
head by one quarter inch galvanized
iron rods and the other fastened to
the cylinder, so that the two are about
ten inches apart in the middle of the
cylinder. The clothes are confined be-
tween the two screens. The water
surges back and forth through them
until they are clean, or as long as the
churn is in motion. A large pinwheel
attached to the bearings furnished the
turning power.-Popular Mechanics.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-27
The English Soldiers Cane.

1t is one of the regulations of the
British army that every soldier when
walking out must carry In his hand a
stick In order to preserve a soldierly
appearance and prevent anything like
slouching in his gait. This rule applies
to all ranks, and should any one seek
to evade it he would find his progress
barred by the sentry at the barrack
gate or entrance to camp. Privates gen.
orally carry light canes or "swagger
sticks" noncommissioned officers fair
ly stout sticks, and officers invariably
go in for the more expensive kind. 1t
is question that has often been
asked, Who first suggested the idea?
But nobody seems to know. From the
earliest times drill sergeants and drum
majors have carried sticks, and the
fashion may have come from that fact,
Dundee Advertiser.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-27
Used Wooden "Shells."

Some years ago civil war was raging
between two Afghan tribes, the Ali
khel and the Maia Khel. The latter
tribe built great hopes of success on
cannon of such a size that 100 men
were required to draw it.
A Sikh trained in a British battery
was engaged to work the gun on the
understanding that he receive 20
rupees every time he hit the village
fort Of the foe. This did not prove re-
munerative. for. according to an eye
witness, the ammunition consisted of
olive wood balls bound with iron
bands. which have highly eccentric
fight and are calculated to do about
equal damage to friend and fee.
After three days bombardment, in
which the fort was hit only three
times. the hOstilities came to an end.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-27
Orchards by the Waysids.

Wayside orchards are quite feature
of the roads in many parts OF Here
fordshre Damsons are the trees
usually planted for this purpose, and
along many of the main roads they
have been planted III the hedges at in
tervals Cf a few yards for consider
allie distances.
. Great masses of snowy bloom In
spring and the purple of ripening fruit
in the late summer do much to add to
the beauty of one of the most beauti.
full counties in England.
Some enterprising farmers have
planted damson trees in every hedge
on the farm. and the damson crop is
quite considerable factor in their ag-
ricultural returns. Tons of the fruit
are gathered in half ripe state and
used for dyeing purposes.-London
Standard,
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-27
s1o~ 60 ,srnempsr Things.


In an article about a man with II
great memory writer In the Amert
can Magazine says:
ANY test which trains your mind to
really see things at quick glance will
heip lot. One of the best tests
know IL 10 stand In front of the show
window of a store and glance quickly
at all the articles in the window and
then turn away and see how many you
can remember. Practice will make any
one pretty adept at this.
Look at the passengers opposite you
IN u street car. Then shut your eyes
and try To visualize each one of them.
Glance at the advertising placards over
their heads. Close your eyes and see
how many you can remember ALI
these things will help you in remem-
hcring mans features from quick
glance. 1t would be impolite and usu-
ally impossible to stand and stare in
mans face for three or four minutes.
Meet all the people you cali. Watch
them. Keep lists of their names. Sit
down at night and check up the people
you have met that day. See how clear
ly yoI can call up the image OF EACH"
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-27
THE LOST TRIBES.
= mystery of the a!ebrew People That
Has Defed Solution.


Has Defied Solution.
Inc lost tribes at least part of
them-remaln mystery to this day.
portion Of the Hebrew people-tne
tribes OF Judah and Ben njamin-return-
ed from exile and became the ances-
tors OF the Jewish people. The story
OF their return is recorded in the books
Of Ezra and Nehemiah.
Others, probably some Of them be-
longing to the missing tribes of the
northern kingdom, are believed to have
returned from still remoter lands and
mixed with the Jews in Palestine
again (see Luke ii, 3G), while a few at
least probably mingled with the mixed
population with which the king of AS
syria colonized Samaria and who be-
came the ancestors of the Samaritans.
Many, however, remained in the Assy-
rian empire and lived in colonies
throughout the east
Various writers have claimed that
traces Of them had been found among
the Afghans and also among the Tar
tars, the HISTORIANS and in India and
Africa, but these are rather specula-
tive ideas than substantial evidence.
Josephus, the Jewish historian, wrote
that the habitable globe was so full ol
Jews that there was scarcely corner
Of the great Roman world empire
where they might not be found
Christian Herald.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-27
Buddhism.

Buddhism started with Gautama
Buddha about COO years before the
Christian era, and it numbers among
its adherents more than third Of the
human race. Buddhism is confined
mainly to Asia-Manchuria, Mongolia,
Korea, Tibet, China, Japan and the
large islands off the Asiatic coast.
Though born in India,- Buddhism is
not strong in that country today, be-
ing driven out by the od Hinduism of
which it is the offshoot.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-27
Earth Curvature and Vision.

One of the "seven wonders of the an
cient world" was the. pharos, or light
tower at Alexandria. If you have a
popular account of that great structure
handy, read it carefully and note that
you are Informed that the tower could
be seen at distance of from 100 to
$50 miles.
Let us see if this could possibly be
true. The curvature of the globe is
600 inches to the mile. This being true,
we find that an object a hundred feet
high can be seen only at fraction over
thirteen miles. Figuring on the basis
of an earth curvature of even seven
inches to the mile, we find that the
light tower III question must have been
over mile in height if visible even at
distance of 100 miles.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-27
UnLUCKY SECONDS"
rsss Bears Hard Upon Monarehs Win
u. In Their Titles,

u. In Their Titles.
are the numerals "II." unlucky when
tney follow the name of monarch3 II
would seem SO.
VI the four living European rulers
ano ex-rulers so characterized two. the
Gar Nicholas ii. of Russia and Sultan
Aodll Hamid III. of Turkey, are de.
posed and prisoners. The third. King
Manuel ii. Of Portugal. has been de.
prlyed of his throne by his people.
Mhiie the fourth, the Kaiser Wilhelm
II. OF Germany, has more than a gen.
erous share Of troubles of his own.
history, too, curiously enough, tells
the same story. Alexander II. of Rus
sia was blown 20 bits by nihilist bombs
u 1851. Louis II. of Bavaria was
drowned In 1886. Charles II. of France
was strangled. James II. of Scotland
was Killed In battle. Napoleon H., hav-
ing lost his throne, died in exile.
Among British monarchs Harold II.
tne last OF the Saxon kings, fell al
Hastings. Edward II. was cruelty
murdered in prison at the instigation
oi Ills own wife, and a similar fate like.
wise overlook Richard II. William II.
was murdered. James II. lost his king
aom and his crown at the battle of the
boyne. His brother, Charles H., killed
himself by his debaucheries.
Ihe above are but sample instances
culied at haphazard from history. There
+ are many others.-London Telegraph.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-27
Don'ts For Boys and Girls.

Do not wet your finger in your mouth
when turning the leaves of book.
Do not put money, string, pins, tick
cts or pencils in the mouth.
Do not drink from a glass or cup
which has been used by another person
Do not swap apple cores, candy,
chewing gum, whistles or bean blowers
or anything that is put in the mouth.
Keep your face and hands clean
Wash hands with soap and water be-
fore meals. Do not put anything but
food in the mouth.-American Red
Gross.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-27
Use the Egg Beater.

An egg beater is of great advantage
in Tightening daily tasks. If in making
cream sauces, soups, ETC., the mixture
becomes lumpy beat with egg beater
and it will become smooth and velvety.
In cooking potatoes for soup or apples
for a puree if they are well cooked,
then beaten with the egg beater. the
same result will be obtained as though
they had been put through a strairer.
and it will be much less trouble.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-27
Recipe For Preparing
"Fifty-fifty Biscuits

Have you tried fifty fifty biscuits"
Uncle Sans latest idea for saving
wheat -four in hot bread? You use two
cupfuls of cornmeal. soy beans, which
can be home ground. finely crushed
peanuts or rice -four to two cupfuls of
white -four. Or you can use une cupful
Of cornmeal and one cupful Of ground
soy beans or crushed peanuts with the
wheat -four. Here is the way to make
"fifty-fifty BISCUITS
Two cupfuls cornmeal. ground soy
beans or finely ground peanuts, rice
flour or other substitute; two cupfuls
white flour, four teaspoonfuls baking
powder. two teaspoonfuls salt, four
tablespoonfuls shortening, liquid sufi-
cient to mix to proper consistency Zone
to one and one-half cupfuls).
Sift together the -four, meal, salt and
baking powder twice. Have the short
ening as cold as possible and cut it
into the mixture with a knife, finally
rubbing it in with the hands. Mix
quickly with the cold liquid milk,
skimmilk or water), forming a fairly
soft dough which can be rolled on the
board. Turn on to Toured board, roll
into a sheet not over one-half inch
thick, cut into rounds, place these in
lightly Toured biscuit tins or shallow
pans and bake ten to twelve minutes
in rather hot oven. If peanuts are
used the roasted and shelled nuts
should be finely crushed with a rolling
pin.
In making the -four and peanut bis
cults the -four and other dry ingredi-
ents should be sifted together twice
and then mixed thoroughly with the
crushed peanuts.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-27
Panama.

The first-permanent settlement in the
new world was established at Panama
on Aug. Is, 1919, by Pedrarias, the
Spanish governor. In exploring the Pa
cific coast along the isthmus a Spanish
adventurer found a small fishing vii
lage called Panama, and on the date
given above the governor established
his capital there. Two years later, by
royal decree, Panama was made a city
and the seat of a bishop.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-27
Use of Eqos,

Eggs are considered one of the best
remedies for dysentery. Beaten up
slightly with or without sugar. they
tend by reason of their emollient quail
ties to lessen the inflammation of the
stomach and intestines and form a
transient coating on these organs.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-27
PRACTICAL HEALTH HINT.
The Man Fat and Forty.

i Even the fat man at forty is
i not irreparable if he is still free
y from the onset of degenerative
! diseases. such as hardening Of
! the arteries. heart diseases,
= BriSht's disease etc. He may
! never be able to lick a less Will
l. lard or win an athletic cham
! pi"nsllip for the simple reason
: that he has i.vcd short ON exer-
: cis, and tong o. appetite. but by
= adopting n rational plan of liv-
:. ing proper '.iet exercise. rest Z
+ and freedom from alcoholic and
i other harmful indulgences-he
! may tive yet twenty years. thirty ,
+ or even 10 be twice his present :
+ age and keep in useful service.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-27
Points on Dustinq.

In busting, try to collect the dust in
the duster and often shake it out of
the window. The dust cloth should be
frequently washed and boiled to kill
bacteria lurking in it. Feather busters
should never be used. for they merely
brush the dust from one place to settle
in another.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-27
Placed.

Jenks-So you and the Brayton girl
are one? Timson-That's what I
thought when the parson married us,
but have since concluded we are ten.
jerks What do you mean? Timson-
She is one and ! am naught, my dear
fellow
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-27

o Service is the keynote of the {
o twentieth century service for {
o humanity. The great problem of
o the time is how to give the state
o better citizens. What then should (
o be the equipment of the trained
o citizen of our time? -Four things {
o at least seem to he needed for {
o effective service. Our education {
o al forces are seeking To develop {
o them in 'olr prospective citizens. {
o They are the passlan for accu-
o racy, the power of initiative, in {
o tellectual and moral integrity, {
o interest in public affairs PRO {
o fessor Ralph W. Thomas. &;
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-27
Great Achievement.

II say exactly what think ex-
claimed the positive man.
II congratulate you," replied Senator
Sorghum. II never yet succeeded in
wording a statute in way that woald
prevent some lawyer from making it
say things l never thought off, Wash
ington Star
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-27
To Keep Cheese.

Crate the cheese and to each pound
allow half pound Of butter. Melt the
butter and while hot put in the grated
cheese, mix well with fork and with
the fork press into small jars, tumblers
or odd cups. Cover with thin paper
dipped in milk. The cheese is much
richer. but delicious, and will spread
with knife. 1t may be used without
butter. and mold will not attack it.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-27
Scrub Them.

Carrots and turnips should never be
peeled. Scrub them clean with a brush
the strongest favoring lies just be-
meath the skin-and boil them in just
sufficient water to cover them This
saves fuel and preserves the nourish-
ment,
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-27
Silver In the Sea.

Sea water contains silver in consid-
erable quantities, and it is often found
deposited on the copper sheathing Of
ships.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-27
Superstitious Fishers.

In France there is an idea that If
fisherman counts the fish he has caught
he will catch no more from that time
on during that day.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-27
Works Both Ways.
is only skin Deep"

Beauty is only skin Deep"
"True, and presume homely girl
has the consolation of knowing that her
ugliness is no deeper. r."-Detroit Free
Press
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-27
Other Way Round.

She fearfully)-You said if I'd marry
you you'd be humbly grateful, and
now He (sourly)-Well? She-You'rc
grumbly hateful.-London Answers.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-27
Quite Settled.

Have they been married very long?"
81 guess so. He never talks back to
her, and she appears to be satisfied if
ne gets home before midnight"
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-27
Before the Explosion.

Employer-Now. don't be inquisitive.
| discharged my last boy for that.
New Boy-Yes, sir; wot was his name
and wot did you pay him and wot was
he inQuisitive about?'-- Boston Globe.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-27
The Queen Bee,

The queen is always at the mercy of
the bees and is slave instead of
ruler
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-27

Words pass away, but actions re-
main.-Napoleon.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-27

There is no happiness like that which
comes from doing our level best every
day.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-27
TRAINING FOR CITIZENSHIP.

0 o 0 o o o 90 o o {
Bisbee daily review., 1917-11-08
COTTON OBJECT
 OF EFFORTS FOR
 MORE EFFICIENCY
Representative of Shipping Board, Cotton Experts and Others Seek to Bring More Efficiency Into Business.
(By Review Leased Wire)

WASHINGTON, Nov. '. Greater compression. the adoption of a stand ard hale, more efficient loading of freight cars and an increase in the ship tonnage in the coastwise and gulf trade were suggestions for facilitat- ing the movement of the cotton crop advanced at conference here today of cotton manufacturers, railway and steamship men and representatives of the shipping board. Mills engaged in government work reported constantly shrinking raw stocks, due to difficult ties of transportation. Stocks on hand were said to be far below those O.! previous years, but no immediate in terruption of work was threatened
 Two committees which were ordered to report at another meeting Novem- Der 23, were created by the confer ence. One will discuss the problem with railway officials while the other will confer with shippers, manufact- Urers and compressors.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-11-08
WANTING TO BE SOME ONE ELSE.

Atlantic Monthly: The fact that every desires to be somebody else explains many of the alterations of artists and literary The painters dramatisS, musicians poets and novests just human as housemaids and railway managers and porters. They want to do all the good they to all the people they can in all the ways they They get tired of the they used to and like to try combinations So they continually mixing things The practitioner of art tries produce effects that proper other art
 musician wants to be painter and his violin if it brush. He would have the sunset glores that he is painting for painter to be musician and paint symphonies and he is grieved because the uninstructed his pictures al though the colors each other pain wants be architect and build up his picture if it made of cubes of bricks It looks like brick work but the natural eye it doesn't like pie ture prose writer gets tired of writing prose and wants to be poet So he begins every line with capi tai letter and keeps writing prose.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-11-08
TEAM CAPTAINS FOR
 WAR FUND CAMPAIGN
 NAMED BY COMMITTEE

Much work was accomplished last evening at meeting of the executive committee of the war work campaign organization, hel dat the local Y. NJ. C. A. Team captains, to the number ol nine, were appointed and the skeleton of Reorganization for the big drive next week perfected.
 Each captain was given a list oi names to be solicited by his team Each team will be picked by the cap tain. The opening banquet will be held on Monday evening. a, the Y, al which time all of the captains and their teams will be present Cam paign lunches will be served Tuesday and Wednesday when reports of the progress of the campaign will be made.
 Those in charge of the campaign. ex- pect it to be closed by Wednesday ev- ening al the latest Bisbee's quota of the entire sum is $5,0O0.
 The captains appoin ed last evening are: 1-I c. Ryan, Jr.; 2-F E. Ben nett; 3-A. w. Engelder; 4-Miles Merrill; 5-J. P. Williamson; Crank Brunning; 7-J. P. Hodgson; S-H c. Henry; and 9-Arthur Notman. George CobD was selected as auditor.
 Boys Conduct Campaign.
 Not only are the men obligated to do their part toward the raising of the $35,O00,0O0 for the enlisted men and those in the prison camps. but the boys of the country will likewise be in a campaign for s1OO, ,OO0,OOO of the total S35, 100000 This money is to be earn ed by the boys and is not to be solic- tied. The southwestern section of the country with headquarters at Fl Paso is asked for 5000 to be subscribed in i this way.
 Bishee's part of this amount is s400 Every boy who possibly can will be asked to earn and pay ten dollars to ward this campaign for the soldiers and sailors. If anyone has a job that boy can do to help earn this money cali Arnold Baldwin, chairman of the employment committee, with head quarters at the Boys department oi the Y. NJ. c. A.. Phone 127.
 The campaign organization consists of Arnold Baldwin. president and chairman of the employment commit. tee; Bob Thomas. vice president and chairman of the publicity committee Lester Terrell, secretary-treasurer; Arthur Peterson, chairman ways and means committee; Harry Harshman chairman collection committed; and Raymond Foster, chairman publicity committee for Warren and Lowell.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-11-08
IT'S THE FRENcHMAN's YARD.

Arizona Gazette American soldiers in Barope are going to Of difficulties that have nothing to do with the shells bayonets of the front Hose difficulties will be due to the differences in temperament American and his brothers in the British ,nd French soldiers
 Arthur Guy Empes. an American who has been ma chine gunner with the, British for more than a year. and who is the author of lover the Top" of the popular books far. gives good ad- vice to Americans headed for France
 He says: "The French are looking the Americans the saviors of their and the Americans must be careful preserve that sentiment The French tenn peramental If Frenchman kisses American soldier, the American poke him in the chn he kiss remember ths-exceedngly polite You must pJke fun at Frenchman; that is a mortal insult And the American must remember that the careful French po- liteness does not that the Frenchman is afraid of anything the world Why, Frenchman will apol- ogize to German when he sticks his bayonet him.
 But after arl the Americans are going over there in the Prenchman's back yard. They fighting gether to keep common enemy from climbing the back fence But it the Frenchman's yard And the Ameri- keep the paths, and step the flower beds"
 The essential riendness good will of the Ameri will pull him safely through the endorsements of his first days with the soldiers there, if-and this won't be hard for Sammy when he realizes how import it ishe busy right away cultivate modesty and tact and polteness. The lessons be profit by the American public right here home.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-11-08

port through their colums and other wise; the press associations; the bus mess houses; the various patriotic or ganizations; cooperative and fraters nal societies, and other organizations throughout the land which so gener- ously and earnestly gave their serv- ices to the great cause.
 Thanks are due to those employers who in such large numbers gave the fullest opportunity to their employees to subscribe to the loan upon terms commensurate with their ability to make the required payments.
 Special Mention.
 q should like to make special men tion of the soldiers and sailors of America. who came forward with sub scriptions amounting to more per cap ita than those received from the civil population. These gallant men are not only giving their services and their lives to their country but are lending their money as we'll to strengthen the government in this great war for Americas rights and world democ- Tacy."
 In explanation of the reasons for not accepting the full amount of subscrip- tions, Secretary McAdoo declared the government as matter of policy must abide by the announcement Of plans for the second liberty loan. which re- served the right to allot additional bonds up to one half the amount of any oversubscription. The secretary added that the government must never alter the basis upon which it offers an issue of bonds after the subscriptions are closed.
 Whenever loans are offered to the public the banks and public adjust themselves both consciously and un- consciously to the basis of the offering and it would be extremely unwise to alter that basis after the subscriptions have been received"