The Ordway new era., 1917-07-13

: yest tobacco could all be turned to
; the saving of the hungry OF this oiu
world II men would forego the pleas
ure Of burning up and chewing down
the weed. Acres Of ground which VIII
grow corn or other grains are USED
for the production OF plant TO
satisfy a nasty habit. Men II we are
going to ask the women to slice the
meat closer. to stretch out the nour
in the sack. to economize III the
household. then we will also have 10
give up something. Some men smoke
six or dozen cigars day. II cigar
IL a good thing, then why not get
along with couple day and save
food? No man needs to smoke, out
IL he must. then let him begin TO
conserve food stuffs by putting on
the lid a part of the time.
THE CIGARETTE
| II have known a lot of good men
who smoked But what of their in
| fluence on the boys? God deliver us
! from the dirty. poisonous little cigar
ette. The fellow who has to suck
one all day long is In bad way to
say the least. 1t is disgusting to see
men who won't go to funeral with
out rolling a cigarette or lighting
pipe or cigar before 1t is over Why
be slave to such a little thing?
Men, let us show that we mean busi-
ness by cutting off the consumption,
In the present crisis Weary Willie
( Weed has no more grounds for fav-
orable consideration at the hands of
Uncle Sam than John Barleycorn.
! God hasten the day when Uncle Sam
will take Weary Willie Weed by the
u n,,I Ii Al al E.
! Ocean. 1t is deeper His chances
of coming up will be less. II that is
too strong, l ask you men who
smoke. what would you think of
your wife il she spent fifty cents
day for ice cream? What would you
think of her IL she smoked a pack
age of cigarettes or six cigars? You
have no right to ask her to make
doughnuts with larger holes. to be-
come expert at mixing hash out of
yesterdays beef steak, to cook prunes
so they taste like plum pudding. un-
less you are going to come across and
pay the price also Is that fair men?
Trim Weary Willie down. Give
Uncle Sam orders to conscript him.
to draft him to put him under con-
troll. Why lay the burdens on good
women in the homes. Do not play
Adams tricks. "Billy" Sunday says
that he would be ashamed to admit
that his primal ancestors were mon
keys. I sometimes feel ashamed to
admit that mine was Adam when l
think how God backed the old great
grandfather in a corner and he whin-
ed out. We'll Eve told me to-"
WASTE PROBLEM
But l must introduce another
parsonage to you. The Honorable
Destroying Devastating Waste. The
big, hurley fellow who goes about
well fed, saying. "Throw it away. it
isn't any good" or crying Drop the
nickles. they don't count" Women
of America. admit that you are do
ing fine as compared with some other
things before mentioned: but you
must do better. The estimated loss
thru waste-that which goes out in
the garbage bucket is $7OO,OOO,-
900 annually. Some big society
function will cause the waste of
enough food to nourish many people
who are dieing for the want Of
crust of bread. | am not going to
tell you how to go into your kitchen
and cook. Send to the Department
of Agriculture at Washington. Get
some facts and suggestions Oh, Do
not tell me that you have cooked for
forty years. Perhaps you have and
done it well, but you may be able to
learn something better. You may
find that you are in certain ruts
which cost you too much money.
women of America, the world is
looking to you for examples of thrift,
economy. secrifice. The commission
fnr pnIi inf ty
! Belgium and north France $3.50
900 worth of food and clothing.
or this amount only S3O.OOO,OOO
worth has been received as dona-
tions from the outside world. The
balance is due to monthly loans of
| S5,OOO,OOO made by England and
France and the economy and busi-
ness ability of the Commission. The
English people, entirely outside of
and supplementary to the loans of
their government, have raised and
paid Sl2,5OO,OOO America has given
only ten million dollars while we
have become fabulously wealthy thru
the war loans and munitions bust
ness. l sometimes have to think that
we have been so stingy in the face of
the worlds poverty and distress that
COO has come to our door now and
called away the flower of our youth
to hight in Europe that we may learn
the beautiful, costly lesson of sacri-
nee. Good women of America, mo-
thers, wives, sweethearts, sisters, do
your best. One ounce of food a day
saved in every kitchen of America
means millions of tons of food saved
thousands of starving babies, boys,
girls, women and men of the strick
en- countries saved from death.
IT'S UP TO US
And Joseph answered Pharaoh.
SAYING, 1t Is not in me: God will give
fharaoh an answer of peace" Let
us read 1t thus: "And Joseph an
swered Uncle Sam, saying, 1t is not
IN me: God will give America an
answer of peace" Herbert G. Hoo
yer with his genius for organization
ms experience rich in saving the