Evening journal., 1917-12-24
JANUARY MAGAZINES


There is this to be said about the
January issue Of The American Boy. It's
stories are so vivid. that the American
nad, not to mention the American Girl.
will walk or with it TO read, il the
boy doesn't watch out.
It makes a good beginning with
nowball fight and an article on Eski-
nos. \ very famous General tells about
he most interesting boy he ever knew.
Red Legs" is a story Of The Battle be-
fore Namur French African soldiers are
described on another page Dan Beard
ellis the correct way 10 make torches
and caches; and stillman Taylor tells
how to make snow shoes. And there is
a photograph Of a japanese rooster
NTH a tail twelve feet long.
You wouldn't think that men would
20 TO war 10 learn how TO he kind. but
they do There's no kinder creature in
The whole ~vide world than the average
Tommy. lie makes a friend Of any stray
animal he can find. he shares his last
'rsnc with cfap who isn't his pal
he risks his lie quite iDconseGuently
10 rescue anyone who's wounded. When
he's gone over the top with bomb and
hayonet for the express purpose Of do
ing IN" the Hun. ne makes comrade
NJ the Fritzie be captures. Ioull see
him coming down the battered iren-
ches with some scared lad Of a German
at his side. He's gabbing away making
throat-noises and signs. smiling and do
ing his inartlculaie best 20 be intclli-
glhle. He pats the Hun on the back,
hands him chocolate and cigarettes, eX
changes souvenirs and shares with him
his last luxury. II anyone interferes
with his Fritzie he's willing 10 fight.
When they come 20 the cage where the
prisoner has TO be handed over. the
farewells of these companions whose
acquaintance has been made at tho
bayOnel-pOint are often as absurd a.
they are affecting. I suppose one only
learns the value Of kindness when be
feels the need Of it himself Tho men
out htere have said Goodbye" to every
thing they loved. but they've got 10
love some one-sO they give their AZ
fections to captured Fritzies, stray dogs,
fellows whOve collected a piece Of
shell-in fact. 10 anyone who's a little
worse off than themselves -Coningsby
Dawson, Lieutenant Canadian Field Ar
tillerv. in Good Housekeeping for
January.
Fifteen million people IN this country
are shoveling coal today. Of whom $50
100 are fremen in power plants and on
railroads BY midnight they Will have
converted 100000 tons into ashes.
With these ashes Will be thrown away
thousands Of tons OF coal only partly
burned other thousands Of tons will
have been wasted in careless burning
or unnecessary heating Of unoccupied
rooms: in the making Of electric light
which illuminated empty rooms and
needless places In twelve months we
have burned 6OCOOOOOO tons.
OF late we have increased our con-
sumption Of coal much faster than 10
can be delivered: our mines arc ade-
quate-with sufficient labor--tO pro-
duce what we need. but transportation
is limited. During the past year the
steel industry has used 40OO0O0O tons
more Than the previous year; our cot
ton mills. iOOC 900 tons; our railroads.
t0OOOOOG fons-while other Industries
bring the increase up 20 i000O000O tons.
a single new munitions plant alone
takes the nntire output of two large
mines. our own Navy and our Allies
81 constitute new and large demand for
fuel
Coal has always been so abundant
here we have given little Thought 10
saving it. We must manage some way
10 save at least 100000 tons. The
damper in your stove, furnace, or heat
or can help win the war; door IN
YOUR ash pit which leaks air and SCOT
I'm fues. pipes. and chimney are all aid
ing the enemy. Weather strips, storm
ash. ash sifters, careful Hiring a cur
failment OF coal fuel just as much as
possible. are all Instruments Of hrst
aid TO the Great Cause-From Popular
Mechanics for January.
A baby who looks 10 be twelve
pouuder, being weighed by his grand
pa. Is a timely and attractive cover
design for the January Peoples Home
Journal" Part ,, Of "rhe Wooing o.
lean by Mary INLAY Taylor, is The
leading story, and other good tales are
..The Mystery at Out-Back." "The Bats
Last Haul" "The story OF First Lieu
tenant Whoosh," and Her Payment.
They are all full Of action and or IN
terest.
The current number Of "Noyy SWAT. ~
Polish American magazine. published
in Chicago. contains many patriotic and
interesting war articles. Among the IL
Illustrations are Uncle sam Staying autoc-
racy. the King Of the Belgians English
children victims Of air-raids, and sol
diers helping wounded comrades.
The Dulany pasture. six miles north
Of Sveetwater. Texas. was a rattle
snakes Winter resort until the invasion
Of :. o. Richardson and J. B. Mcintyre
These gentlemen killed 81 snakes in the
first week and 6i the second. The first
five DAYS Of the third week they dis
patched ST Of the rattlers. Many OF the
snakes measured six feet IN leneth.-
From "The American Field
IITER[RY