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Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-27
Vo!taire's Retort.

That famous politician, orator and
man of fashion. the fourth earl of
Chesterfield, was on one occasion at q
grand assembly in France where Vol
taire was one of the guests. Suddenly
the French writer accosted his lord
ship with the words:
MY lord, | know you are a judge.
Which are the more beautiful, the Eng
lish or the French ladies?'
Upon my word replied Chester
field, with his usual presence of mind,
II am no judge of paintings!"
Some time afterward, says a biogra-
pher, Voltaire, being in London, hap.
pened to be at a nobleman's party with
Chesterfield. A lady in the company
prodigiously rouged directed her whole
discourse to Voltaire and engrossed
his conversation. Chesterfield came up,
tapped him on the arm and said:
"Sir, take care that you are not cap
tivated."
my lorl,' promptly replied the
French wit, II scorn to be taken by an
English craft under French colors."
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-27
Fleet of Planes Would End War.

Colonel Lord Montagu of Beaulieu,
British scientist and soldier, recently
gave an interview ON the part that he
felt England and America together
could play in an extensive manufac-
ture of aeroplanes. He said: ''If there
were a regular system of aerial at
tacks on the munitions producing
towns of Westphalia and also on the
bridges of the Rhine not only. would
there follow tremendous destruction of
the German munition factories and,
as an inevitable corollary, dimunition
Of supplies, but also grave interfer-
ence with their transport communica-
tions.
"a united air service would be able
to initiate it's own offensive and itself
become responsible for the protection
of the realm from hostile air squadrons.
Reckoning that you have five ma
chimes on the ground for every one In
the air, it is not difficult to gauge the
point where Americas aerial assist
ance would begin to exercise DOM
mating sway on the conflict. If next
year America can produce 25,OOO aero
planes and keep 5000 in the air the
war would very soon be over The
road to the Rhine over the trenches
could, if the allies, and England and
America in particular. pull their full
weight in aerial construction, be quick
ly crossed
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-27
Recipes For Making
Various Corn Breads

For quick corn bread break one egg
in three pints of sour milk. add one
half teaspoonful of soda. the same Of
salt and sugar, then add sifted meal
to make a stiff batter Beat briskly
and pour in a hot, well creased pan.
Bake in a quick oven until brown.
Corn dodgers are best baked in an
old fashioned iron oven with Goals un-
derneath and on the lid. TO make
them sift half gallon of meal. mix
one-third teaspoonful Of soda. one-half
teaspoonful of salt and pinch of sugar;
pour in sufficient milk to make stiff
dough. Add the milk slowly and stir
well. When thoroughly mixed take up
a large handful and make into an OBJ
long cake, lay it down gently in well
creased pan or hot oven. add another
until all are in, bake slowly one hour.
For mush bring to the boil one GAL
Ion of water in stew kettle. add one
heaping tablespoonful Of salt and one
of sugar With Il fiat paddle or long
handled vegetable maShcr stir i'll SLOW
ly sufficient meal to make rather
rhick l,atter. Cock slowly and stir oc-
4.asiouaiiy tor thirty i.liaGtes.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-27
Age Limit of Airmen,

Brigadier General George o. Squier,
chief of the signal corps, U. S. A., in
his recent call for volunteers to serve
in the great air feet that is building
stated, ''The preferable age for all ap-
plicants is from twenty-five to thirty
five" Wishing to know the age lim-
its fixed for men serving in the British
and French flying corps, the New York
World wired its correspondent in Lon
don. He answered.:
The minimum age in the British fly
ing corps is eighteen. The average age
is about twenty-three. There is no
maximum age. but in practice a man
more than thirty years old is not taken
i'll the flying corps unless he is eXcep-
tionally qualified for that service
Many officers are still in the corps
who joined when it was formed in
1912, and it contains civil and profess
sional aviators over thirty who joined
after the war began. But the average
age of the officers now actually flying
is twenty-three.
The age limit of the French aviation
service is from eighteen to thirty.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-27
The Two ManiIas.

There are two Manilas now. One is
the old Spanish city, inclosed by pic
turesque and massive walls, with mar
row and tortuous streets. This Manila
seems as old as time itself, and 1t af-
fords remarkable contrast to the
busy, bustling American city that has
grown up beyond its falls. There is
nothing like it in the world, save per-
haps Algiers, where an African Paris
has arisen beside the old Moslem city
which was once the headquarters OF
the Barbary pirates.
The years of American occupation
have made Manila the cleanest and
health1est city in the orient. with the
possible exception Of Hongkong, where
British sanitary science has accom-
'psshed onders.-EXchange.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-27
NEED WEATHER FORECASTER
General Pershins viii Be Glad to Place
One In France,

Washington.-If any one can find a
competent weather prophet General
Pershing will be glad to place him
among the fighting forces in France,
according to word received at the war
department.
General George o. Squier, chief Of
the signal corps, told of Pershing's
need for meteorological expert in tes-
tifying before the house appropriations
committee.
1--WE have learned to our surprise" :"
said General Squier, that there are
certain new and highly scientific
branches of war being developed in
France, and the s'gnal service is called
on to develop them here.
General Pershing has decided h
must have some one to forecast the
weather, and the signal corps must de-
velop that man. He mustAalso have the
special equipment which the French
and British armies use for weather
forecasting"
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-27
BEDROOMS FOR GRANARlES.
A Bumper Crop Makes This Move Nee.
eSSary.


Neodosha, Kan.-Wilson county will
produce an enormous wheat crop this
year if the early returns from the har-
vest are any indication for the county
as whole, and they probably are, as
the condition of the crop at threshing
time was about the same over the
county
William Rankin, one of the largest
growers, will thresh more than 10000
bushels, and others will do nearly as
well.
On the farm of Mrs. Dora Long the
yield was 1900 bushels, and after the
barn and outbuildings were filled two
bedrooms in the farmhouse were used
to store the grain. Many reports are
coming in Of yields of from forty to
forty-four bushels to the acre, which is
an exceptional crop for this county,
and at prevailing prices this years
wheat crop means thousands of dollars
more than ever before. Oats are yield
ing from ninety to ninety-fve bushels
to the acre.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-27
Digging Up Morse and Marconi

Scranton, Pa.-Archie Reeves and
Burgess Richards of Lansford. Pa.
were arguing as to the merits of their
respective countries. "Ah. weel.' said
Archie. they tore down an auld castle
in Scotland recently and found many
wires under it. which shows that the
telegraph was known there hundreds
of years ago." "Ah, ah." said Burgess
Richards. 'They tore down an old cas-
tie in Wales quite recently. and. mind
you, there were no wires found under
it, which shows that they knew all
about wireless telegraphy In Wales
hundreds of years ago"
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-27
Field of Aviation
American Aircraft.


Tests of the first of the standardized
United States airplane motors design
ed and built under direction of the air
craft production board make it prac-
tlcaly certain that American made
lighting machines will be available for
service In France early next year.
Probably three distinct types Of serv-
Ice craft for the army will be turned
out. They will be the small, swift ma
chimes designed for air duels and to
screen observation and bombing craft;
daylight bombing machines, slower
than the fighting craft. but still fast
enough to minimize the danger from
anti-aircraft guns and big enough to
carry observers. Photographic outfits,
radio and bombs, in addition to their
guns, and the still slower night bomb
ing machines, in which carrying ca
pacity is increased at the expense of
speed, because darkness protects them
from gunfire.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-27
"DID MY BEST FOR IRELAND"
William Redmond Leaves Statement of
His Purpose In Fighting.

London. - William Fl. X. Redmond,
brother Of John Redmond, the Irish
leader, who was killed in action in Bel
GUM, left the following statement in
the care Of his solicitor in Ireland. dat
ed December, 1916.
"If 1 die abroad 1 will give my wife
my last thought and love and ask her
to pray that we meet hereafter. l shall
die true Irish Catholic, humbly hop
ing for the mercy of God through the
intercession Of His blessed mother,
whose help 1 have ever invoked all
through life.
Il should like all of my friends in
ireland to know that in joining the Irish
brigade and going to France 1 sincerely
believed, as all the Irish soldiers do,
that 1 was doing my best for the well
fare of Ireland in every way"
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-27
Mothers S Doll Story
The Soldier

Once upon time there was soldier
doll, who used to patrol the nursery at
night.
He stood very straight, and his uni
form was khaki, with bronze buttons
on the shirt He wore felt hat punch
ed in on the top, and he carried, oh, the
straightest of toy guns.
All the dolls in the nursery were
much afraid Of him. Even the little
boy who owned him was a bit afraid
Of him too.
"Can you shoot straight?" he was al
ways asking the toy soldier when no.
body else could hear.
And then the toy soldier would shoul.
der arms, stand as straight as a post
and pretend he was going to shoot the
calico cat.
Don't hurt her ~ the little boy would
cry. running to take the calico cat in
his arms.
But it was a soldiers business to
shoot at something So every night,
after everybody went to sleep. he got
all the practice he needed shooting mos
quitoes that lierched on the wire screens
Of the nursery window. This made him
very Sk:liful, because shooting mosqui-
toes is almost like shooting birds on
the wing.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-27
Invention Notes

A cook stove that is supplied with
gas from headlight tanks has been In
vented for automobile tourists.
A new pocket TO protect valuables
being carried about is designed to be
attached to the lining of shoes.
So that it will be of convenient size
until consumed cake of soap has
been invented that has hollow wax
ed paper core.
To prevent waste an Englishman has
invented mustard pot in which pres
sure on piston on top forces small
amount Of the contents out of spout.
patent has been granted Vir-
ginian for an attachment for tele-
phone to receive and amplify messages
it receives and record them on a pho
nograph.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-27
Sea Sprinns.

In the very hottest districts in the
worl&-the shores Of the Persian gulf
there Is no rain whatever, nor rivers,
nor Gases. Yet water is got-from the
bottom of the sea. Six miles off the
shallow coast there is long line Of
bubbling springs of ice cold fresh
water. Divers capture it in goatskin
tags and retail it inland at very mod
crate prices. Even in an annual
drought, which lasts from January to
December, and in temperature that
hardly ever sinks below 90 degrees and
aften rises to over 40 the natives have
no worry about their water supply.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-27
NARROWED ON ISLAND.
Gays He Lived For Long Time Upon
Water.

Water.
Cody, Wyo.-David Grootch, a ste
nographer of Jonesboro, Ark, who was
found ON small island in the Sho-
shone river, near here, by Undersheriff
walter I:arber, told a weird story of
having been marooned for twenty two
DAYS on the island within sight Of a
wagon road, over which people were
constantly travelling. During this time,
ne said, his only nourishment was wa
ter.
Grootch said he had been working On
ranch near here and came to Cody
Tor a visit. He set out for walk to-
ward the river when his memory left
him.
When he regained consciousness he
found himself on the island, 200 rods
below wagon bridge. He could not
swim, and the current was too swift
for him to wade.
FINALLY, Grootch said, he became so
weak he could not stand and lay help
less in the underbrush until a passerby
saw him.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-27
Waterproafin1 Clothing.

BY mixing one ounce of paraliin with
one quart of gasoline. says French
scientist, a wate.prOUtng material can
be obtained that will greatly increase
the life of shoes and clothing. In
treating shoes with this mixture 1t
should he applied warm by means of
brush. Clothing may he dipped into
it when cold. The solution is said to
help preserve the softness and color
of the material to which it is applied.
In the case of uniforms they can be
so treated without removing metal but
tons and other insignia.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-27
Youth.

There is Gods Gift of youth mex
pressible, beautiful, glorious, divine 1t
Is for youth that the rest of us live.
1t Is on their motions that we hang.
1t Is for them that we labor, suffer and
endure. 1t is for them that we fout
the illseof life. 1t is for them that we
are blind to death Youth-wonderful
youth-so great gift to possess, so
Infinitely greater gift to possess In
boys and girls about you!
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-27

,';3el they had gone about 500 yards
Ae called after them. SO they came
Lack.
"Ye asked me how long it would take
10 20 to Birmingham
Yes" they said.
Well said Pat. lit will take ye
ulr hours
Why didn't YOU tell us that be-
ore?" they asked.
Well. now said Pat, 'how the
,Nrtcn* could tell ye until saw how
last ye could walk first!"
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-27
To Sweeeen Rancid Lara.

Melt the lard to boiling point. drop In
a few pieces Of charcoal 1.-THE amount
of charcoal depending upon the guam
titv of lard) and boil slowly for a pc
riod of one hour. Strain through nhe
cloth. The charcoal absorbs all the I'M
purities in the lard.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-27
INDIANA WOOD IN FRANCE
Used There In Aeroplanes and to Make
Gun Stocks.

Noblesville, Ind.-Airplanes, the wood
en- part of which are made from wal
nut trees from Hamilton county, are
flying over the battlefields of France,
and gun stocks made from the same
kind of wood cut from the same terri
tory are in the hands Of the British
who are fighting on the western front.
d. l. Neher, who operates sawinill
in this city, is filling an order for the
British government for walnut timber.
The contract calls for thirty carloads.
and all the lumber is to be used in the
manufacture of airplanes and GU,
stocks. Neher has contracted with A..
T.. Pursel for 25,O00 feet of walnut tim
ber in a strip of woodland in the VI
cinity of Nora. 1t brought the top
price, $3.50 hundred feet.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-27
The DiSference

Grandma" asked siX-yeaI-oid Paul.
what makes Helen such a pretty little
girl?'
"She is pretty grandma replied, "be
cause she is such good little girl"
"But, dear grandma" Paul protested
you are awful good. christian Reg.
lister.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-27
GENERAL KALEDINES.


ed together for the defense of the in
terests of property. All the Cossack,
Kirghiz and Caucasian tribes are COM
bined in this union, which represents
S0,000,000 acres and comprises the ter
ritory extending from Lake Baikal to
the Dniester and from the Don to the
border of Persia.
General Kaledines is known as the
breaker of the Lutz front, where he
captured last year $4,000 prisoners.
His Cossack followers were the first
Russian troops to adopt resolutions ia
voring continuation of the offensive
under the new provisional government.
They are rated as the most intelligent
of the Russian troops by reason of the
superior school facilities that the Cos
sacks have long enjoyed in return for
their military service
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-27

happened to meet
an old lrishman
breaking S t on g S
Oh the roadside.
They inquired of
Pat how long it
would take to get
there, Pat SIM
ply looked at
them and made
no reply. Think
ing he was deaf.
they wa1l;pd oO
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-27

If pair of scissors is being hung
up, the blades open, they will last
longer than those which are put away
with the blades closed. Many scissors
have the blades slightly bowed at the
tip. which helps to make them cut
quickly and accurately. When such
scissors are left closed for any length
of time the blades lose their springi-
ness where they come together.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-27
MODERN COURAGE.

) Not in changing fights and des-
) perate marches only is herolsm
) to be looked for. but on every
, railway bridge and freproof
, building that is going up today.
, On freight trains, on the decks
of vessels, in cattle yards or ium-
ber RATS, among the firemen and
, the policemen. the demand for
courage is incessant, and the sup
ply never fails.-William James.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-27

Gle t,lat stun more
aresully. YOU
WHAT'S wron2
wid it, aslpG
Cassidy. vino lu +;
hold of ii Wih
I ase..
ID on .Yor
SNOW" re. led the
fOre n Il II. "tha.
some OF that sarli
powder exp'oded
last month an
bloWed uD ten men
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-27
Famous Cossack Leader
Of the Russian Army

One Of the most noted military lead
ers In Russia, recently chosen head of
the Knights of st. George. is General
Kaledines, who led the forward drive
over the Stokhod river In the latter
part Of July, 1916. The Knights of st.
George is a union of landowners band
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-27
New Airpiane Plant.

The Standard Aero corporation an
nounces that it has bought the John
Stephenson plant at Elizabeth, N. j..
and shortly will be able to turn out six
T., airp!anes Il week The new works
VIII employ GOU0 persons. of whom
1900 will he women.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-27
Able to Estimate,

"That fellow has absolutely no idea
of the value OF time"
"Oh, yes, he has. I've Just seen him
pawning his watch" Amer
lean.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-27
Mean.

First Fair One-How dreadful it is
to have skeleton in the family! Sec
ond Fair One-I know. dear. Have you
ever tried exercise?
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-27
What Women
Like to Know
Smart Topcoat

Ane smart topcoat herewith pictured
IS oHered in taupe broadrlotb and is
'fi'iH.ed with. moIcskin. The large
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-27
a City Puzzle,

Take threc-sevenths of a chicken,
twO-thirds of cat and one-half of q
goat.
No, you are mistaken. This is not
the recipe for a stew or anything like
that.
If you solve it correctly you will
have the name of city.
Answer. T'hicago
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-27

'Shure. that couldn't hal.pe: now.
replied Cassidy. FUR there's only t~'
av us kere!"
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-27

In time Of fat prepare for lean.-
Jeremy Taylor.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-27
Light as Cllaff
Got Their Speed.

Two English laborers who were on
tac r"ad to birmingham to get work
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-27
Less Danger.

Hi. be careful there!" cried the
foreman Cf the munit:on works. Han
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-04-05
Rundown /?
Tired {?
Weak i?

Every spring most people feel wall
out Of sorts ~ their vitality 10 u =
low ebb. Through the winter months
shut up q great deal In heated house,
office, or factory, with little healthy
exercise In the great outdoors-eating
more than necessary 80 the blood be-
comes suroharged with poisons The
best Spring medicine and tonic is ono
made Of herbs and roots without alco.
hol--that was first discovered by Dr..
Pierce--years ago. Made Of Golden
Seal root, blood root, with glycerine, u
IL called DR.. Rerce's Golden Medical
Discovery. Ingredients on wrapper.
Il eliminates from the blood disease
breeding poisons. II makes the blood
rich and pure, and furnishes . founda.
ton for sound, physical health.
Sold by medicine dealers, in liquid
or tablet form, or send 10 cents 10 DR..
Pierce's Invalids' Hotel, Buffalo, N. y.
for u large trial package Of tablets.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-04-05
RIGHTS OF FOREIGNERS

In some localities there has been
apprehension over the rights OF SUBJ
jects Of foreign countries now in the
United States should this country
become involved in. the war. The
following statement bearing upon
this point has been issued by the
state department:
ut having been reported that
there is anxiety in some quarters on
the part Of persons residing in this
country who are subjects of foreign
states lest their bank deposits or
other property should be seized in the
event Of war between the United
States and a foreign nation. the pres
ident authorizes the statement that
all such fears are entirely unfound-
cd. The government Of the United
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-04-05
Americans Physical Development.

While this country may excel In q
competition Of trained athletes or In
certain kinds Of mental Ingenuity or
sirewdness. 1t Is certain tint the aver.
age man Is far from 0 model VI per.
fect physical development. 4 cnsual
Inspection OF the crowds nn tho streets
Of any one ~ our large cities viii re-
veal pale. un,lernourlshed and POORLY
developed youths aud I'aNy. 1nbby men
In large numbers aud will convince the
open minded observer Of tue desirable.
ity Tor the Individual " some form Of
regular physical training. That the
cOuatry bred rlnrruNrt are uoi greatly
superior to those brought up In the
city has been the experience OF most
military men who have had occasion
to handle large numbers Of troops
New York Medical Record.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-04-05
STRUCTURE OF the EYE.
Why We See Better In Q Moderate
Than In Q 0lsrina Liaht.

sVsV w S'sT'V8 ItHVI
An observant chauffeur. passing an
automobile with glarlng headlights
noted that objects NJ the side OF the
road which had been distinctly visible
dropped out VI sight when the bright
lights were thrown upon them Since
one can see better IN little light than
In no light. be wondered. why cnn one
not see hetter In bright light than IN
moderate lightf
The answer ~, pnuidOxically. that
the lrss light there is the better one
sees, for the brighter the object the
less efficient Is the eyesight n, aftcr
we have been In darkness. we sudden.
ly turn on q bright light ana look at
our eyes In mirror we ran see the
pupil OF the eye rapidly growing small.
Or. II wo reduce the light the pupil
dilates again. What happens ID tho
same 40 In the camera when we ad.
Just the shutter N the Intensity. OF the
light, y
The colored iris Nor the eye CORE.
sponds TO the shutter II consists
chiefly Of q muscle which. ns the light
Increases, 10 stimulated to contract.
thus dra wing tho curtain nnd shutting
out some Of tho superiluous light. II
usually takes q few seconds for this
adjustment TO take place, Thus when
We emerge from darkness into light we
are blinded until the iris eau shut Out
some Of the light from the eyes
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-04-05
A WHITE HOUSE DINNER.
Dishes President Jefferson Served -
His Guests In 1902.

His Guests In 1902.
Munassch cutler the founder of the
Ohn cohliy aud father NJ the onif
nance VI lIsI, kept II diar. all through
his public HE. aud II II huw IN the pos
session NJ charles u. Dawes, II con
tulus I'll account of dinner at the
White House given b, President JET
fersun Feb q. iSb.. to which Mr.. Cut
Ter und siN mrnilTrs NJ the huiise were
invited
MIR, Cutler wrOIc that there wns rice
soup. round of heel. turkey. uiutton.
ham. l0in ~ veal. outlets VI mutton Or
veal. ir!@l r.gN. fried hccf. u pie called
mncaroui. which appears to he u rich
crust iillcd with slrillions uf unious or
shnllnts. viii h I tuo& II Ia lie; tasted
very sirWI. ntd not n.rc,sihle
Mr. Lewis tuhi me there we're no
onions IL II |, WAS nn Italian dish, aud
what ap.~aivd ike Cniuns was made
VI il'nr aud hnitrr with u particularly
struh. liquor mlxed with them, Ice
cream. very guod; crust wholly dried.
crnmhicd int" thin flakes. u dish some
what like pnd,lh,g. Inside white as
milk or rnrd. very l~rous und light.
covered with cream sauce; very hue.
MANY other jin,cracks, u great vari
ely of fruit. plenty VI wines and good
President s"ihl We drank tea" Go
lumbus Dispatch.