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The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-09-26
HOME STORAGE is BEST

The storing Of late vegetables
is an economy for those who
grow them In suflicient quantity
for the needs Of the family.
To care for the surplus vege-
tables nothing more. in many
cases. is required than the use Of
facilities existing In or near the
home.
Often the late vegetables from
a small garden can be stored
with no expense.
When considerable quantities
of vegetables are grown it is
frequently advisable to construct
permanent storage facilities In
the form Of q storage room in
the basement Of the dwelling or
under an outbuilding or to build
an outdoor cellar of wood or ma
sonry.
II permanent facilities are not
available late vegetables can be
kept in outdoor pits or banks,
requiring NO cash outlay except
for labor.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-09-26
What CanIDo?.
4.
BY CHARLES J. ROSEBAULT
Of 1hs vsetonsss
Of The Tsssssnsss

Here are few answers to this Ques-
ti6n, which has been worrying the
members of the home army ever since
Uncle Sam decided to make stand
for human decency. They are answers
dictated by Uncle Sam himself through
his chosen agents in the various activi-
ties he has felt 1t necessary to take on
for the period Of the war. Study them
carefully. all you good soldiers over
here. Commit to memory, each OF
you, those which at your particular
case and cherish them as special gifts
from the great god Opportunity. They
will tell you how you can make good
In your sphere. Even as the man
"Over there" is expected to be (and
will be) alert for the opportunity to do
his part with efficiency and dispatch.
SO you have the chance to do yours.
Prompt response to commands from
headquarters by the soldiers Of the
home army are as important as similar
response by the boys in France.
Uncle SANS Call:
Wife, Mother. Sister
Let all your messages lover there"
be Of good cheer only; men who
worry can't fight at their best.
If the fortunes of war make a
cripple of your loved one. repress
your emotions. Don't ask him to
come home and be cuddled-to your
and his everlasting regret later on.
Remember that he might have been
killed. Determine that his remain
ing years shall be useful and happy
Uncle Sam stands feady to make
them SO. He has brought together
all kinds of experts to train your
boy SO that he may return to civil
life not useless idler but prepared
to meet any competition for the job
he Is best fitted to do.
Have you n baby? Then get In
touch with the children's bureau, de-
partment Of labor. This arm Of the
government is thinking Of the future
as well as the present. 1t wants to
cut down the mortality among In
fants, which is shockingly large. It
has assembled a vast amount of val.
liable information which 1t Is anxs
ious to impart to the mothers Of the
country. Ask for the circulars tell
ing about the care Of babies.
Employer Of Labor
Don't compete with Uncle Sam.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-09-26
The Contortionist
of Berlin
BY H. r. HOLT
o. TAs Ylsilsssss

Baron Won Wurst lighted a large
cigar with an expression of satisfac-
ton, stroked his paunch, now. alas,
somewhat thinner than of yore. and
swung round in his chair to the heap
Of freshly deciphered messages that 10y
on his desk-reports from trusty
agents in various enemy countries.
His little pig-like eyes glinted with
joy.
Baron Won Wurst was the Hun arch
press-agent. and he was just about to
compose the weekly summary Of
facts" to he scattered broadcast
among the press of Germany. There
wns something in his nature which al
ways made 1t a peculiar pleasure to
perform this task. for 1t needed much
Imagination. and Imagination was at
a low ebb In the Fatherland. More
over, 1t had won for him the coveted
iron cross He took up the first type
written slip. and read:
American troops numbering
100000 are sailing in the next
three weeks. Their strength In
France will surely reach two mil
lion before winter. Countless
more training.
schmidt" said the baron. to red
faced secretary in uniform. Take this
down." Then ne dictated:
The alarm in France increases
daily as the promised hOr,les from:
America fail to appear. Half the
Yankees opposed to us have al
ready been wiped of the map.
their casualties far exceeding he
number of fresh arrivals.
Oeeeivine Their People.
Baron Won Wurst took the next slip.
It was from a most excellent spy In
France. The master press-agcnt
scowled as he resd:
Meat is much more plentiful
here. The popuiace nre wildly =,
elated over recent allied victories.
The troops all seem supremely
confident Of ultimate success.
Ready, Schmidtr The baron
puckered his brows. and continued to
scowl for a moment. Then. with In
splration. came q grim smile. He die.
tated:
Once more history shows the
pleasure-loving ?arisians to be
subsisting largely on rats and of-
fal. The shining sword Of Ger
many has brought them almost to
their knees through starvation. ,
Mutinies In the French army are
now a daily recurrence. for those
soldiers know, in spite Of the lies
thrust upon them. thnt every
where along the line German
might is triumphant.
The baron, who had .lunched with
a friend of substitute sausage. srirE-
aced as he read another message from
America:
The 1918 harvest In the United
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-09-26
Pastures savs Grain Feeds.
seseeessesessssoeeees

From the results of many feeding
trials with hogs ten pounds of gain for
each bushel Of corn fed. or one pound
Of gain for every Sc pounds Of corn.
is all that should be expected from
feeding corn alone in, dry lot. A
mixture Of one part tankaEe and nine
parts corn gives much better results,
usually producing one pound Of gain
for every 4.5 pounds Of the mixture
fed.
The quantity Of grain needed to pro-
duce a pound OF gain Is considerably
lessened IL the hogs have access to
green forage. Corn fed to growing
shotes On rape should produce one
pound Of gain for every 3y67 pounds
Of grain fed. The addition Of some
highly concentrated feed. such ~ tank
age, meat meal, shorts or linseed meal
should reduce BY one-half to three
fourths Of q pound the quantity OF
grain necessary to produce a pound Of
gain.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-09-26
CALL FROM OVER THERE
By JAMES W. WISE,
Of the vjoijantes,

You've sent us here across the waves.
To make the whole world free.
To keep our nations honor bright.
To fight for Liberty.
We went and we were glad to 20.
To hght-perhaps to die
10 pay our debt to noble France.
Democracy. our cry.
We ask no praise nor honor.
No riches and no fame.
Our hearts are in the tfsht for truth.
But-back us in the game.
You've sent US hero 10 nSht your night.
Though II BE- ours. too.
Well do our bit out at the front
The rest Is up to you.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-09-26

He needs all the workers he can get.
Likewise all the materials which en-
ter inte the service of war. Don't
advertise for a hundred men when
you only require 3O. At least 20 will
waste their time answering your call,
and time Is no more to be wnsted
than materials these days. Get In
touch with the war Industries board
or the United States employment bu-
reau (branches everywhere) and
find out just what the government
expects of you.
Employee
Stick to your Job. Shifting at
this time dlslocates industry, wastes
time and money and doeS you harm
In the long run. Only when Uncle
Sam calls have you the moral right
to throw over the task in hand.
Don't slack and don't get extrava-
CANT because you are earning more
than formerly Remember the man
'.over there" Uncle Sam can't keep
him supplied as he should be with
food, ammunition and equipment II
you are not more economical than
ever (see the appeal not to waste
further On).
The Alien ''
II you want this country to be the
best ever-5est governed and best to
live In for yourself and your chill
dren-becOme citizen. inform your
self about our laws and our ideals.
Then you can exert an intelligent in
fiuence toward improving conditions.
Your vote will be us Important and
far-reaching as that OF the man or
woman whose great-great-great-
grandfather arrived In the May
flower.
Manufacturer
Convert your business as speedily
as possible into one of the many in
dustries needed for the war. There
is no limit to the demand for the
abilities Of the successful maker of
things. II would he crime to de-
vote these to nOnessentials when the
need Is so great In the one reul job
of the whole American people.
Everybody
Don't waste-time. money. food or
anything. Remember that every dol
lar spent unnecessarily takes some
body's time. somebody's labor, some
bOdy's materials which Uncle Sam
can use. 1t makes no difference how
much money YOU have In your pock-
cts. It's not the price that counts.
There Is just so much Of everything
useful-food. cloth. leather and met
ais. just to mention a few Items
and Uncle Sam needs 1t NIL.
Put your spare money into Lib
erty bonds and War Savings stamps.
You VIII be helping the government
to help the boys at the front-and
yeu'll be better of later on.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-09-26
Scarfs.

Already there are indications that
scarfs will be an accredited part of
next winters suits-that Is. wide
scarfs that are wrapped around the
neck us a part of the suit. We had
some of these scarfs last winter.
sometimes coming from only one part
Of the coat collar and wrapping well
around the throat. Sometimes. too.
they were the ends Of skating cap
that were wrapped, scarflikc. around
the throat. In the new suits they are
sometimes separate. but of the same
material. and sold as part Of the
frock. Sometimes they are fastened
to the coat, under the collar.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-09-26
His cIreumambulatory Endeavor.

Professor Pate is somewhat absen,
minded. isn't hef"
"Oh, yes. The other day saw him
attempting to enter hank building b.
way Of revolving door. He was cogi.
tating over some weighty matter In
his mind. and walked into the door and
uround and through and out again
where he had started, six times before
discovering that he was not max na
any particular advancement In she way
he wished to go."-Kansas City Star.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-09-26
Froeks for Little olrls.

For little girls. some Of the prettiest
new frocks are figured Organdie and
voile. The organdie ones are newer
than those OF voile. They are pref
test when made with fchus and lit
tie turned-back cuffs. Some Of them
have shirred pockets. edged with tiny
rufYiIngs or plating Of white.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-09-26

deep cuffs of Hudson seal. The coat
is almost three-Guarter length and dou-
BILE breasted. with II wide belt that
fastens at the left side. There are
pockets at each side camOufiaged sue
cessfully by bit Of drapery and guard
ed by n company Of small buttons see
in precise row before them. This 10
something new in the management %
pockets.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-09-26
FACILITIES FOR
PROPER STORAGE
Many Cellars Are Suitable, but
Care Must Be Given to
Light and Heat.
AVON FROST And MOISTURE
Attention Must Be Given In Fall to
Storing Surplus Vegetables 80 That
oroesry Bills May es Ma.
tsriaiiy Reduced.

In the fall the wise home gardener.
whether In city or country. plans and
works for his garden next year. and
stores the surplus products of his sum-
-iner work. He pl0ws hard or stin clay
soils, As the action of the frost during
the winter Will break the soil into fine
PARTICLES and render 1t suitable for
planting. He clears away the weeds
and rubbish and gets ready for Or
early start In the spring. PlOwed
ground dries out more quickly than
unplowed and by plowing in the fall
1t is possible to get such, crops as peas.
beets and early potatoes planted much
earlier than otherwise would be the
case.
II the gardener has planned his crop
so that fall finds him with n large sur
plus Of st0rable vegetables, much of
his attention will be given to placing
them away. safe from moisture and
will help to reduce grocery bills and
vary the diet without regard to market
conditions or winter temperature.
Home storage of vegetables, import
ant at times. Is especially valuable
II canning or drying containers are
high in price. Furthermore, crops OF
suitable sorts that mature at season
when they can be preserved by storing
should be kept in their natural con-
dition instead Of being canned or dried.
Beets. late cabbage, carrots, celery.
onions. parsnips. potatoes. sweet pota-
\ toes, satisfy and turnips may be stored
in their natural condition. Beans OF
various kinds. including the limas. may
be stored dry. Successful storage is
not ne all difficult. In fact, good facili-
ties already exist In many homes, 1t
being necessary only to make use Of
the cellar. the attic, large closet. or
other parts Of the dwelling. depending
upon the character Of the product to
be stored.
storing In Heuss Cellars.
A cool, well-ventilated cellar offers
good conditions for vegetable storage.
but many cellars are not well suited
because Of poor insulation or lack Of
ventilation. Cellars containing fur.
naces are usually too warm or too dry
for storage OF root crops. Often 1t 10
possible, however, to partition on .
room, either in one corner or at one
end of the cellar, where the tempera-
tur. may be controlled by means Of
outside windows. At least one win
> dow 10 necessary, and two or more are
desirable for light and ventilation.
Natural earth makes better floor
than concrete or brick. as certain
amount Of moisture Ii desirable. Walls
of the storage room should be parallel
to the walls Of the cellar. Ventilation
may be secured by opening windows,
hut an air duct. made Of wood. metal
or terra Gotta. and permitting cool air
to enter near the floor level. Is des!r'
able. A piece Of board with a hole
the size Of the air pipe Is fitted In the
window In place of one of the panes
of glass. Another pane Of gfass may
he removed from the sash and small
hinged door fitted in its place. which
v'heD open allows the heated air to g.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-09-26
akin Of Navy alus s.sia,

A smart separate skirt rscsntly seen
il Of navy Blue satin. having 4 wide
girdle Of th> satin outlined With resl
worsted e6breidssy stitches. THIS
combination Of color and material u
very smart sad elective.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-09-26

wants every tree available. Keep this
item handy to give information to any
one In your community who may in
Quire of the Red Cross about disposing
OF walnut.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-09-26

Use Heavy Italian Lace.
Many Jersey dresses are trimmed
with heavy Italian lace.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-12-18
THE RED CROSS GORDON.

An American Red Cross worker who
was among those volunteering to help
in the hospitals and at the station
where the hospital trains arrived, over
heard some of the wounded talking
about the American Red Cross.
Gee! We'd starved If it hadn't
been for the Red Cross - said one boy,
and then, laughing at his own exagger-
alton, he went on to explain the cir
cumstances under which the Red Cross
representative with his division had
done some timely service. The Ger.
mans, Of course, were to blame, for
they retreated so rapidly that it was
practically impossible for the supplies
to keep up with the pursuing Ameri-
cans.
Eve cleaned up seven kilometers In
less than two hours" another reclining
figure explained, land they were still
going when I was knocked out. For
three days I had had nothing to eat
but hard tack, and for some days be-
fore the food had been monotonous-
to put it mildly. So you can imagine
what it meant to US boys to have the
Red Cross Gordon come up with sup
ply Of chocolate, canned peaches and
other good things. It was a life-saver."
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-12-18
Farmers w eek

Get-together week, for Minaesota's
farmers will begin December 80, when
representatives of hundreds of Min
nesota's farms and leaders OF the
farming industry throughout the
country will assemble at University
Farm. st. Paul, for the states an
>nual Farmers and Home Makers
Week. During the week will be held
the annual meetings of practically
all of the livestock breeders associ-
ations of the state and of many ether
organizations having to do with the
promotion of better farming in Min
nesota To these meetings will come
as speakers representatives of ma
tional organizations of a similar
kind. Meetings of. special Importance
will be those of the Minnesota Fedora
ton of Farmers Clubs; the Mime
sofa State Horticultural society; the
Minnesota Crop Improvement asso-
citation; potato, fruit and vegetable
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-12-18
WHERE WOUNDED men
YIELD TO DAY DREAMS
Restored to Health and vigor in
Red Cross ConvaIeScent
Homes.

The surgeon has extracted the Inn
partially distributed bits Of shrapnel
from your works. The wounds have
healed. The wheels go round again
and the clock ticks.
But it doesn't keep correct time.
This business of calling "Time" on
the Boche means so many broken clocks
nowadays that the master-menders
can't keep them on their tables after
they're mended. So the question where
they shall sit around while they're be.
ing regulated looms large.
The Red Cross answers that ques-
ton with it's convalescent homes. II
has six Of these in operation A suit.
able place is found-sometimes do
nated-and management and equip.
ment are provided by the Red Cross
while the Army has furnished disci.
pline and never-failing supply of con.
valescents.
These homes mean that men who
are scarcely hospital subjects, yet who
can by no means go back to their du.
ties, have a place that does what
"home" does for the French or Eng
fish soldier, what "home" does for
any one, in fact, when the doctor gets
through.
You know. He says: you're all
right now. It's only a matter Of nurs-
ing and food"
But you know he's only looking at
the works he's tinkered, and that the
soul within you Is grousing as 1t never
did when the body was down and out.
1t wants something, and it doesn't
know what it is. But If it doesn't get
it pretty quick the works are going to
get gummed again. You know your
mother could find out what that dog
gone thing Is right away and hand it
to you on plate. But General Per-
shing won't let you 60 to her.
And the War Department won't let her
come to you
Then you're taken to a Red Cross
cOnvalescent homeland there Is the
very thing you wanted! But you
couldn't desc. ibe it even then to save
your life.
1t is bit Of coddling, and pretty
surroundings, and women's faces, and
light laughter and time to play and all
that sort Of thing. 1t is forgetting the
crash Of war and remembering that
there are pleasant, soft voices. It's
even such things as gaily-flowered sofa
pillows to jam into corner and make
q nice lolling place while you read
and smoke and talk. It's slippers In
stead Of trench boots, or day-dreams
in place of the nightmare of killing.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-12-18
Mrs. J. c. Petrie

Mrs Petrie wife of Johnson Petrie
formerly of Redwood Falls died at
their home at Braadland, S. D. De-
cember 6, death being caused by in
fluenza and pneumonia. The body
was brought to Redwood Falls and a
funeral service was held Sunday, De-
cember 8, Rev. Whittle of Faribault
reading the service. Interment was
made in the Redwood Falls Gem terry
Mrs. Petrie was only slightly known
to the people of this vicinity as she
had made only one visit, since her
marriage to the home of her hus-
bands parents, Mr.. and Mrs. II. Pc
trie. However those who knew her
found her charming young woman
and the sympathy of the community
is extended to her husband. The
young people were married at Broad
land about a year ago and had made
their home there since The body
was accompanied here by the young
husband and by John Linn of Keldron
S. d. the father of Mrs Petrie Both
have returned to their homes in
South Dakota.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-12-18
GENEROUS GIVING
DURING HOLIDAYS
War Savings Christmas Is Plan
to Make Coming YuIetide a
Memorable One.

A large number of employers
throughout Minnesota and many in.
dividuals who are not employers are
engaged In common effort to make
Christmas, 1918, memorable as a War
Savings Christmas
A leading employer expressed his
thought on the subject as follows:
Fighting has ceased, but we shall
not be through with the war until
peace is permanently established, our
army Is brought back and demobilized,
all war bills have been paid and nor
NAL industrial conditions have been
re-established. Therefore it Is Just as
imperative that we sacrifice and save
today as when hostilities were in
progress.
Nevertheless there is abundant
cause for national and individual re-
joicing. This feeling of thankfulness
and JOY should be expressed in gen.
erous giving during the holiday sea-
son. We are not, however, far enough
removed from the seriousness and the
sacrifices of the great world war to be
frivolous in our thankSor the material
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-12-18

expression of them For, this reason
the idea of making the coming Yule
Tide time for giving Government Sc
curities appeals strongly to me and
should appeal to people OF all classes"
A Stamp Christmas Campaign.
The Minnesota State War Savings
COMMITTEES appreciate the logic Of this
feeling and have inaugurated a War
Savings Stamp Christmas campaign.
Assistant Director John Meyering is
in charge and by the use of gift GER
tificates Is attempting to make the CIV
ing of War Stamps easier for these
who desire to- do SO and at the same
time he believes the certificates will
convey more clearly than the stamps
themselves the real holiday spirit be-
hind the gift.
Two forms of certificates have been
prepared and distributed to the county
organizations and through them to en-
ployers and others who desire them
The first of these is intended for use in
sending War Savings Stamps to sol
diers. The second is intended for the
use of employers or individuals in CIV
ing to employees, friends and relatives.
These certificates are furnished free
of charge to anyone desiring to make
use of them and car be obtained either
from the county chairman for War
Savings or from the state headquarters
In Minneapolis.
"Our efforts to have stamps used as
Christmas presents is meeting with a
hearty response from people in all
parts of Minnesota" said Mr.. Meyer
ing. 1--WE are very much pleased with
the way people are taking up the idea
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-12-18
USE FOR A RED FLAG.

The red flags, which many cites
are now properly barring from bei-,g
displayed may still be put to good
use by using the following recipe:
Take your red flag and cut info
long narrow strips. Using seven Of
these strips and six white ,strines If
similar length and width, sew them
together, alternating the colors. Cnta
out rectangle il one of the upos
corners of what you now have.
the depth of seven of the stripes MI
united flour red and three white) sl8||f
put a piece of blue cloth. in it's Din
Upon the blue, sew 48 white stu!
and you will have flag that MI
may display with pride anywhere i]t'
the world.
If you don't want to go to- ~
trouble of following the above
cipe, the only proper use of your fed'
flag is a danger signal, which is is
true significance, whether used III
a railroad hand or Haunted by anafl
chist, socialists or bolshevik. Man
kato Review.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-12-18
THE STATES RECORD.

Minnesota's Thrift and War Savings
allotment was 100000.
Up to the present time there has
been purchased by the people of Min
nesota in stamps approximately $780,
100000.
The records show that there are in
this state unfulflled pledges to buy
stamps amounting to approximately
100000
Every individual who has made q
War Savings Pledge is urged to give
immediate attention to the redemption
of his or her pledge, thereby assisting
the institution that is held responsible
for the collection of the pledge, and
also assisting the local committee in
completing their work incident to the
1918 campaign.