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,a,N ". ,..uutu a raidr wnIyu nHu
once been below a house. Now these
was no house, 80 by standing I'm the
cellar one got a view along the
ground and level with No. This was
tho very place for "A machine gun. So
We decided ON liking one there anl
making IA sort OF roof over q portion
of the cellar for the gurncr- 10 live
IN. After about a couple ~ hours
work VIC completed this arrangement,
ana then removed the men. who, b
was arranged, should leave tho
trenches that night and 20 back to
our billcts for a rest, TIN the nest
time up. We weren't quite content
with the total safety of our one gun
in that cellar 80 We started of on d
further idea.
our trenches bulgcd out iu bit
OF a salient TO the right Of the rot
ten trench, and we decided 10 mount
another gun at Il certain projection
I'm our lines so as To ontiladc the
land across which the other gun
would fire.
On inspecting the projected site
we found IL was necessary 10 make
rather an abnormally nigh paupct
10 stand the gun on. No HaGdhags
TO spare, OF course. so the question
was, what shall we make u para
pet or"
We ploddcd on back to the VIII
lage and groped around the ruins Tor
something solid and high enough to
carry the gun. After about an
hours climbing about among debris
in the dark, and hauling ourselves
up into remnants Of attics. e, we
came upon a sewing machine n
was one OF that sort that's fastened
on a wooden table with a TetdIr
arrangement underneath.
We saw an idea at "a glance 'ul
of the sewing machine and u.. the
table. 1t was nearly high enough
and with lust three or four sand
bags We felt certain IL would DO, we
performed the necessary surgical
operation on the machine, and, taxi
ing II In turns padded of down 90
tho front line trench. We had hit
OF a job with that table. The para
pet was a iumblcd assortment oi
sandbags clay and old bricks from
the nciShboring barn; but We finally
got a good sound parapot made. ana
in about another hours time mao
fixed "A machine gun, with p''0'. ~
ammunition, in n VERY una'lH..'g
position from tho BoChc point ~
view
We now felt better and I'm c0.-
tain that the men who held mat
trench felt better too. But am
equally certain that they would have
STAYED there ad Iii. even II wo hadn't
thought OF and carried out an ,ltcr-
native arrangement. A few more
nights OF rain, danger and disgom-
fort. then the time would come FOR
us 10 be relieved. and those same
men would be back at hillcts. laugh
Ing. talking and smoking buoy ny
as ever.
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A COURTSHIP IN DISGUISE
A Whole Ocean Was Hardly Big Enough
for This Rapid Fire Romance
Begin the Story on the Home Page Monday. Sept "a

crash around ua with varying results.
but ono day, as we'd finished our
meal and sat staring into the future,
we suddenly caught the sound or
something on more Curpulcnt lines
arriving. That pondcrous, slow ro-
tatlng whistle OF "a "JOhnson" caught
our well-traincd ears; pausc'
then a rcverberatlng. hollow sound
ing "crumph" We looked at each
other.
Heaviest" We all exclaimed
Look out! here comes another
and sure enough there II was. mat
Eargling cTcsccndo OF a whistl" fol-
lowed by IA mighty crash, consider
ably nearer.
We soon decided that our bost plan
was to get out Of the house, and stay
In the ditch twenty yards away unih
h was over.
A house IL an unwhplosome spot 10
bo IN when there's Smelling about our
little hole was all right for Whizz-
bangs and other fireworks OF that
sort, but no use against these port
manteauN they were now sending
along.
(To Be Continued Monday)
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N o n u PAc u
Pauline FuriORg's 8
ElERuAs SrITBs az BoDI'S MicRi,rRr
Daily Article on
Health and Exercise

portsrI nffsut 80 ht fts tsm' Hus
o. ita fsH ibai ua other fupis fr
medal atsrf bee been q. rross1 mi.
Hnd0rf'a.t sbt ritsrrii i.t ss uHft.
ral Ftrrrits
] have t0.t fsa.sff fHst r.s.uisf
strength doss Uaf rsaU uars'IiHfi.H
ai strength aui fsr u,rr tlUfrr
up of hos, masc.s Hr,a. 10 increase
che strength To- csuain psfs 0i tls
bod 'o tla veaksu.Hr uni dstf
msui o' others o. ~. orI, foolish
and abs lrd bBt often dangerous
IAerC.fss Uust ts ,Iu..n vIfb f.,
Ff,a''ft rars .l tHa' 'heY VIII rinl
.ats t.r vital organs. i,art. stomach.
liver iulu ana shln and not D.,
u.'f 'o in.f'a., oa', iac ..lc o. mu.
'''s.. .v.l.H .s s1 often DON, WhrA
sAercisss ere chosen iniellirsntIy
WITH ta. .h.o., co. Increasing urr
iona ag.ur uf iu. organs which
convsr, '.od .uto blood. they also
compel d'aper breathing. which sends
The blood circulating through the g..
sues. ani both feeds ana relieves 10
90 tissue uuisuuH
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stronger way than wc had boon doing.
More men were kept there, and a Sc
rics of trenches dug in ana around IL.
thus forming means for an adequate
defense should disaster bcfall our
front line trenches. which lay out on
a radius of about five hundred yards
from the centre OF the village. This
meant working parties at night, and
a pretty considerable collection or
soldiers lurking in cavities in various
ruined buildings by day
Any one will know that when lot
OF soldiers cOngrCEate In a plac" II Is
almost Impossible to prevent some ono
or other being seen. or smoke from
some fire showing, or, oven worse, a
light visible at night from some i'm
perfectly shuttCred house. At aN
events, something or other gave the
Bochos the tip, and We socn knew
they had got their attention on our
village,
Each morning ns We clustered
round our green table and had our
breakfast we invariably had about
half a dozen rounds OF l8-poundors
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PiTRICk HEVRH.
Honorable MsHiiaHI

RofH ~ s'udlcy. Va. VIy ~. fiiG !.
di'f ~ Red mn, Va. Jsnr 3. IIaq.
A ''plupl$G 20 900, experience IN
~ hs'or'. ,lke Tor an Amerl.
can h,o. Patrick Henry lie
We hu upright .nr.Ugsnt man. and
by uls grca r'oqu,nro did much 10
rouse the colonies 20 resist England.
Ills ntht great case. o. % lawyer,
was ln "l'nTsoua Cause Tho VIr-
gina House OF Burgossus had passed
law saying Tho clergyman should
bc paid IN currency rather than by
tobacco, which Was dear on account
ot the short crop. The King said
they must be paid a. before. in to.
nJrco. Evcn one minister sued 70
recover damages ia 1863. and by
llcnrys extraordinary CloquCucc, tho
jury gave the parson damages
I'm 1865 Henry, then member OF
the Virginia House OF lmrgesses, op-
posed the stamp Act, declaring that
Virginia taxes could only be laid by
the House of Burgcssos.
Ills resistance caused other colon
les also to oppose English opprcs-
sion. lie was foremost In the move o.
mcnt 10 call Continental Congress
I'm i77t.
when tho British troops were sent
To Boston the people ~ Virginia were
greatly aroused. They elected con
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BULLETS AND BILLET>S s b., BuceBa Bairnsfather |

We all sat down TO u,uuCT tnl,
night in tho approved fashion, while
]. with the air OF a Conspirltor. mar
rated the incredible story OF the vast
Eidorado OF coal which ] had discov-
cred, and over our shrimp paste anu
biscuits we discussed ..dns for its
removal.
So, you see, l.fc in our cottage was
quite interesting and adventurous. In
its way. At night our existence was
just the same as before; all the nor
NAL work Of trench lifo, Making i'm
provCmcnts to our trenches led 10
endless work with sandpdEs, planks,
dugouts, SC My particular job was
mostly improving machine gun posi-
lions or selecting new sites and carry
.nE out removals.
And so the long, dark, drcary nights
went on. The men garrisonlng the
little Crackod-up village lived mostly
IN cellars. Often, on my rounds. dur
ing rainy, windy, mouTnful night,
would look into a cellar and see
Congcstod mass OF men playing cards
by the light OF candle stuck on 4
tin lid. A favorito form OF illumina-
ton I came across was a lamp made
gu, of an empty tobacco tn, rife Oil
for the iilumiuant and a bit Of n shirt
Tor Il OK
'llo A'BHt 'o'HPaH! N"IlIluanucr
came to ne IN he village ana told me
No had got a blt OF trench under his
control when was altogether impos-
Sible TO mold ana ne wanted me TO
come along WIN MN TO look at 1t
ana see II ! ,ouId 40 any tHl'g IN the
way OF holding the position by ma
chine guns His idea was that pos
sibly gun might be hNed IN such a
place behind so as 20 cover the 'front.'
age occupied by thlS iI"hch' ! came
aIohB win 'l.n I" INV ION 5hG
see what cond D" "ohe' ne ana l
went mp the ram soaked village
street ana out ON To tho held beyond
II was as darn MS pIi'h' ana ABOUT
IL T. NJ o'aaSloN"I sAois cracked
out OF the darkness ahead from the
German lr'h' l''' ana IeihehnpeI
one in particular thht WOKE us up a
MT A KIND OF drfetlet rp9d r9liel
stood at one SIDE OF ,,.,... tn, held' ana as as
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vcnuon of prominent citiEens. which
met at ~ Johns Church. Richmond.
Here, IN March. i175. Henry made a
great speech, urging war against
England. In the speech he said
I'VE must light. 7 repeat Il. sir. We
must nghtl An appeal 20 arms and
To the God OF Hosts 10 all that IL left
TO use FOR us" In concluding he
said; "ls life 20 dear or peace 80
sweet as 20 purchase them AZ the prics
of chains and slavery Forbid II. Al
mighty God. know not what course
others may take. but, give mo liberty
or give me drathl" THIS speech had
an immense effect all over the colon
les, arouslnE them 20 1Fht for their
freedom from English oppression.
During tho Revolution Henry, Rs
Governor Of Virginia. ably supported
Washington with his mon and sup.
plies.
In my estimation. tho above state.
ments concerning Patrick Henry a-s
sufficient 20 consider him as an
American hero.
ny CATHERINE LONG. aged II.
No b74 Third Avenue, New York
ity,
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IIcIen and ths oId Woman.

oucs upon time there ,irsd girl called Hesa,
sAs wa a ysry kinl gh and alwGys ready 10 bel.
1ihsr, one day As ,le was walking thrUugh the
uao,s shs met Al Old woman uho had q heaU
basket on hnr arm
SO a.s.I Helen 90 carr b. t1r hcr. THIS Helen
gladly did and when Jhe old woman reached hone
a.. took two buyes NON ht- pOcke' and all;
(Which one viii you ave my deari'
ueep took me smallest one and when sis
lrsUrl 1t abe found a kIld.e klIb pln. aud she
b, h. haPuisHt n zoo the word
By IVY MARluprr, agod TO- No l22 Dlke-
man Street. BruoAJu
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Had It been daylight they could have
seen me quite easily.
Fortunately II was dark, but us
course star shells would show one up
distinctly. ] staggered down the road
with the green table on my back,
pauslng as little as possible, but u
rest had TO be taken, and this at q
very exposed part OF the road. / put
the table down and sat painting on
the top. A white streak shot into the
ara star shell Curse! | sprang off
the green top and waltzed with nv
four-legged wooden octopus into the
ditch at the side, where / lay stlll,
waiting for the light to die out Sus-
pense over, l went on again.
At last | got back with that table
and pushed 1t into our hovel under thu
sack doorway.
Immense success Just the thing
we wanted"
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feme3isl agent 90 our oowman'
PROBABLY ths curative value ~ pb,si
cal exsrcitss viii boz understood more
clearly when explain that vhrn
the body Il IN rcposc ne various
Important organs Do not properly
function and vhen their action il
feeble. sluggish blood circulation. con.
stipation. cold hands aud feet aud
other common complaints are 10 cvi
dence.
Vigorous bodily activity greatly &C..
oeleratos the operations Of the i'm
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zee II there was anything else OF use
| started on the return journey. 1t
was now dark, and / was able 10
walk along without fear of being
seen. or course, | was taking the
table with me. / decided TO come
back later for the coal, with few
sandbags for filling, so l covered It
over and hid 1t as much as possible,
(Sensation: All Bahia returns from
tho forest,) I started off with the
table. had about three-quartcrs of
q mile to go. Every hundred yards
l had to sit down and rest. A table
is "A horrible thing to accompany one
on a mile walk.
l reached the chateau again, and
went out into the fields beyond, rest
ing with my burden about three
times before l got TO the road which
led straight on to our trenches. My
task was a bit harder now, as l was
In full view OF the German trenches.
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Our KIddie Club.

Tie kddle club ia vide wuHd dub.
II lH tried and tnp.
I cau tell yuu what IL means IN me-
Hut what does Il mean 10 yOui
II means W. have = coudn
Who is a,aays hud aud tue
size lores " a. her cousins.
And truaA each a. . friend.
Nis lriuA al our good drawings
lHAt au so carefully rsznd
sire Hoaals oil. our stories
Anil prints th~su II they're guOd
Nu 10 We cheat % grisfes her
And that Is unidentified
%, BERTiLA bCHSElDER tass ~
MahhAssst, y. I.
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much of the interior OF the chateau
masonry
full OF thought
OF
In l q table, The
in small
to
to
the
n out
splendid
much
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CHAPTER IY.

REACHED the chateau. An interest
ing sight 1t was. How many shells
had hit IL ono couldn't even guess,
but the results indicated good few.
what once had been well-kept lawns
were now covered with articles which
would have been much better icft In
thelr proper places. one suddenly
came upon half statue Of Minerva
or Venus wrapped in three -quarteis
OF a stair carpet in the middle OF one
OF the greenhouses. Passing on, one
would find the lightning conductor
projecting out through the tapestricd
seat OF a Louis Quinzo chair. Inside.
the upstairs rooms were competing
with those on the ground foor as 10
which should get into the cellars first.
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fraders fhai a.
tafs De- tht sHot
o. tbs orfsuitn ri.
cape toisorf ff,fl
1s value % o.
srcise st treatusbt
and prevention of
difsafe cannot 10
o,cr@'inatsd AMI
it s the great 90
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I IUMAN ingenuity ls constantly
providing new solutions fpr old
problems. Sometimes they are
go simple that We wonder Why We
didn't think Of them ourselves. A
few such devices are presented here
with, reprinted from Popular Me
chanlcs.
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Contributions From Klub Members
Cousin Eleanor,

H,'dnE' she ask~i
Oh dncd t'o tr,e 1t Ia lovclJ only I sni
30 !:n y"y god ~ shau Ie % tle Slld
ri'hci the '-ee. a,d m. bul became coveFvd
VIII tu NpE' she Md, you shall BE- abowa
as Ptasy willow Instead ui Just willow
Ever since then 80 have fr on w. said the
trv
'''at Is PRETTY story" AhIwsed the sa..
.-i aud drv ~
Frn LILLIAN T. MAHON as. 10 No 500
a.at SeysUtseu'h Street iirooklyn.
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cucuMRER CREAM -Mn

CUCUMBER CREAM.-MRs. WAL.
TER F. turumbors contain arr,ulc
and arc natural bleach for tho skin.
When combined with other iuuro.
dionts tnoy make delightful creams
and lotions fur tanned skin. Melt tlo
Following together over slightly warm
tnot hoD water. White NaA. two
ounces; spermaccu. two ounccs
Remove from heat and add. while
whipping hriskJy. olive oil. tWo
ounces; sweet almond oil, six ounces.
Nhcn this mixture is nearly cold add
two and a half ounces of rose water
ana Tour ounces Of cucumber oint-
mcnt, made as follows: Cover Sir
medium sized cucumbcrs with two
ana hair ounces OF alcohol. after
having washed and chopped tho Gu
cucumbcrs. skins and an. Let this mix
tur' stand two days and then strain
through Sauzo. Add to the above
WIN tho rose water and scent as de.
sired, This is a tissue builder for
yellow, dry skin aud fine lines.
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ration and may .auss other d..urb.
an'es. Na..l iu. di,' and control
tho app,Nt' 10 not allow nor o.
cat alI 'H' foods the other member. uf
the family cat She Will thank ON
Tor thia later u li.' Certain, AT
eleven yuTs she is much too holvs
at one hundred and nfty pounds.
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Cousin Eleanor's Klub Kolumn

newspaper. II will be Just as N you
were an artist employed by n news
paper To draw illustrations for the
news stories II prints. OF course you
should pick out some news that is
interesting 10 everybody as we'll a. 20
yourself
THIS contest will close Saturday,
Sept. 2g. One dollar win be awarded
to each klub Cousin who makes ana
submits the best new drawing for his
or her age.
HOW TO EARN A kLU5 PENNANT
A TWENTY TWO INCH felt
~ pcnnant, made in ths Kluh
colors, blue and gold. and
bearing the Itiddie Klub name. will
be given free to every Kiub member
who secures Ave new members, and
TO every now Klub member wlSO
brings in with him or her four other
new members. Six coupons. mum
bCred In rotation, must be sent IN
with each new name, together with
tho signature, age and address of
each new member. Just as required
when individual Riddles apply for
membership.
Members who cannot save the
coupons may obtain pennnnts by
sending 10 cents with name.
Cousin Eleanor,
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Iu the 2 y ., as
shown, and the
FREQ end Of tho
cord is rum
through II this
loop acts like "A
buckle, and the
rOrd can Doe drawn
tight and held In
that condition
gitnout holding
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De ar kiub CouSfnS:

"AN YOU be very patient? or
course | only ask for fun. know
that YOU can. And those OF YOU
who have just sent In tho six coupons
to Join our vast 'lltionshlp viii need
10 be quict ana patient because the
manufacturer has not been able to
make klub pin as fast as Riddles
send In 10 join our great, growing
Klub.
This will not need go keep any
hddic, who has sent the necessary
coupons. from competing IA tho con
test. lf the drawing IL sent To mo
and you are careful tu state ON which
date II was that you mailed tho cou-
pOns 10 our klub, II will be- very easy
tu trace and you viii take your place
among the contestants. So plepse
do not fret ar worry about IL II your
pin aud certificate of membership 10
not arrive on the very day that YOU
expect them 20. send your drawing
Just the same and leave the rest 10
ff.t
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a small mirror combined with a
shaded electric lamp affords a nearly
perfect shaving lamp ana facial toilet
The evening world., 1917-09-15
Little Aids From Science for the Home

valid table Is at hand, use an ordin-
nry folding card table. Unfold one
end over the bed. and splendid
substitute table Is provided, useful
for reading, games, and other pur-
poses. II the table rests too low on
tho bed, adjust II with cushions.
This is Tar more convenient than
using tray
The evening world., 1917-09-15
4 TurnfdbIe Stand for Potted
FlOmers.

Potted flowers, II KEEP, In 'hc house,
tend to grow toward the IigA, From
lime 10 time the pot should Boz turned.
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'iamped to the reflector, a. shown.
rho Indirect light from the reflector
Eliminates the face without shadows
1r glare, adding 10 tine comfort NJ
Inaving. The mirror can oo removed
and the lamp used for other pHr-
poses.
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Folding card Table Handy
for InUdlid in Bed

When II is necessary 10 serve a
meal to a patient In bed. and no ln-
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Lock Knot UsefuI IN Tving Parcels.

In tying "a package or bundle slip
oye Is often made at one end OF the
string, ana the other end Ia run
through IL. II an extra loop is formed
The evening world., 1917-09-15
CHAPTER Y.

IORTLY after those events Fo
L experienced rather nasty
u time in the village i had been
decided, way back somewhere
headquarters, that n was os-
ltial 70 hold the Village IN a
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nngCT on NE Knot, TINS IS eSpeclaTIy
convenient in tying parcels that are
wrapped in paper. which has an an
noying habit OF bscomIng loose while
the pared n being tod.
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sePIEMseR DRAWING CONTEST

Tho drawing contest for this month
viii be- for klub Cousins to illustrate
In pictures ONE event In news
something tndt happens this month
and that you read about In your
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| NoTtp pafha'aliH be- sal.
n the haiY hs tarofy ~
poisaus aad . hsts 'aII
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pEVELop GALE oF IEo- ul

-. NCT NSIF W IeG-#Nk~.
7 g Al exercises fJr the lega. heel
and '3" raising, dancing. running and
especially h.yciilg win help develop
the rali ui iho log 90 normal 10 two
oi three months
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AnswerS to Health and Beauty Questions.
sTooP sHoulpERs 4

STooP SHOULDERS ALFRED
NJ; Braces VIII do you no more good
than corsets do Young girls. aud ~
erclses for tho chest snd shoulders,
particularly chest raising. WI soon
overcome this common defect.
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CHILD TOO FAT-NRS. -. H..
iou should not let tho child take
Aueh violent exercise as bicycling for
hours in the hot sun. This js So,
fclent to cause tho proruse nars,t
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tho stand, tho beauty of whi'h de-
pcnds much upon i.s Workmanship
and finish.
Combination Indirect Light Re-
HectOr and Mirror.
The evening world., 1917-09-15

osTEoPATHY 49, MRS. FRANK. .
LYN H.: This method IS bcueficlsl
when applied by an experienced per
son.
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PuFFs UNDER EYES n. r..
Lack OF rest, lowered vitality cor hid
hey tfoublc may cause them. These
also Indicate heart trouble. The cause
must determine tho cure.
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WANTS WElGHT-MRS LAURA
u: You should weigh about 1870 or
l35 pounds II you are D feet 3 inches
tall.
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A Real Story of Life in the Trenches
Mr.. BdirnsfatIer, the author.
iSd Captain in the British Arnlv

IYNors or iacEo& ~ 10 r,l ,iI,, " g. r. r''A"' son3
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SPINACH AND ONIONS MRS
II. H.: These vegetables are valuable
because they are ricl IN sulphur. en-.
flcn the blood and arc laxative.
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WATER DRINkINc NO.,

- W. CN ONlNNlNO MRS. y. C.
-: Iho real advantage of water
drinking IS to cleanse the tissues of
waste matter. Two or three 0uorts
each day between meals is not too
much. wv
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-07
BE PRACTICAL PATRIOT
And Can yegetabIes-Fun Official
Directions Sent Free.

1t is imperatively necessary that
every American family can vegetables
and fruits this summer. Every year
we have let thousands of tons rot at
the season when they were plentiful
and cheap
We cannot afford to lose a pound of
food this year. Canning is real pa
triotism.
The United States department of
agriculture has just published an il
Illustrated booklet with full directions
for home canning work. This book
let is free.
1t describes the new cold-pack pro-
cess that makes canning easy. You
do not need experience. You only
need the utensils that are found in
almost every kitchen.
Send for this free booklet on home
canning. The State Journal will get
a copy for you. Write your name and
address plainly on the attached cou-
pom and mail with a 2-cent stamp to
The Topeka State Journal Informa-
ton Bureau, Washington, D. C.