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The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1918-07-25
HE R AIDS
Items not intended to hit or miss
anyone in particular, but Just 70
remind you

That you can can. sugar or no
sugar.
That in wheat and beans Lewis
county leads, and both are a big
factor in winning this war
That there is nothing wrong
with either the morale or the NOR
ais Of the American army.
That Europe has never been
surprised that the unspeakable
Turk should be allied with the
unthiukable Hun.
That the question arises, Is
John Barleyeorn an alien enemy?
lie seems likely 10 be informed for
the duration of the war.
That at present one Of the most
esteemed ornaments Of a home Is
a preserve closet full III hOme-can-
ned vegetables and fruit
Thet too much trutn-telling cost
Won kuehlmann his job. Truth.
like many other commodities, is
strictly conserved in Germany.
That he was every inch a man
Hhc said 1T is good 70 take your
1T off 10 The Flag. and better
iii 20 take your coat off for II. =
That beyond the Slps lies It.
ally The Austrians are willing
10 take this statement on trust
They 10 not care ~ investigate
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1918-07-25
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DIGEST THIS ONE.

'If the voice OF appetite is bet
ter understood than the voice of
the soul, II Is because Is has re-
eeivod more attention
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1918-07-25
German Efficiency.


the product of the granddaughter
of AIr. and Mrs. John d. Graham,
pioneer residents of the Nezperce
community. and in the story this
little patriot furnished much good
meat for thought by the grown
ups:
You have all heard men and
women say. lit seems terrible to
be in this war, just think of the
German efficiency which we are
losing, but did You ever dig
down and find out where German
efficiency really came from.
4 When YOU see a flower You
think only OF the beautiful bloom,
not of the roots But it was the
roots that made the flower just
so with German efficiency They
let the other countries make the
roots. then they make the flowers
and get all the credit.
Germany sends spies to America
in the form of students. These
spies get the roots OF the inven-
tions of our country, then take
them to their own country to
make the flower.
The American people would not
give the Germans credit if they
knew it was their own country
that makes most of the German in
ventionS.
Take the steam boat which
opened the commercial trade for
the world. That was invented By
Robert Fulton. He was not Ger
man, but American.
Take the cotton gin which made
cotton clothes cheap for the world.
Was that invented by a Germang
No 1t was invented by an Ameri-
can.
Take the telephone, the tele-
graph, the sewing machine, the
automobile, the rail roads and all
things run by electricity. Who in
vented themy Even electricity il
self was discovered by an Ameri-
can.
Now think of all the things US
ed III the war-the torpedo, the
submarine. the airplane, the ma
chine gun. Americans made these
as well as most Of the other things
used in modern warfare. What
they cannot boast Of can be cred
tied 10 England or France.
But wait, we forgot the Zeppe-
lin that was invented by a Ger
man. 10 sail thru the air and drop
bombs on defenseless cities. But
If the Germans use this terrible
aircraft why don Z the allies use
n. Because they deem II useless.
and now even the Germans have
gone back on their own invention.
This shows you how good Ger
man efficiency Is al wasting mon
ey They build many Zeppelins
only ~ find cut they are no good.
Then connected with the war, Is
the farming. Was II German Ell
ficiency that helped lie world ~
learn better methods vi farming,
BY inventing the combined har-
Fesfer the fhresher. the reaper,
~ the disc DlOwg 30, II was
American efficiency.
Now ne come ~ the most ser.
.ous side ~ the war. That III TAX.
ing care Of the wounded soldiers
What would they d. HithOBf the
iuesfhefies aud other methods US
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-07
To Wash Rag Rug

To the Editor OF Womdn's Page:
Dear NLadam-will you please let me
know in your column how. to take spots out
factorily? Also. how to wash a rag rug so
that the colors won't run toSether? .
Salt and strong vinegar will remove
most stains from brass. II the stains
are deep, however. use oxalic acid. To
make this put four ounces Of the crystals
into half a pint of cold water In a quart
bottle and shake hard until crystals are
dissolved. Mark the bottle poison. In
using either agents rub the cuspidor hard
with the liquid until bright all over
then wash in clear and very hot water !;
then, while still hot. polish with a nice
clean chamois dipped In sweetoil ana
pinch of either whiting or fine sand. II
oXalic acid Is used rinse with boiling
water and borax before polishing.
Wash the rag rug in lukewarm suds
made from one of the soap fakes used TO
wash frail and delicately colored gar
ments. Follow the directions on the
package. II the colors start to run. take
the rug out of the suds and plunge II into
a bath of running cold water. Let the
cold water run on II and then down into
the drain until all the mixing of colors
disappears. There would be no way to
absolutely guarantee the colors would
not run in washing.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-07
PLEASE TELL ME
WHAT TO DO
BY CYNTHIA
Speak Up, Young Man

Dear Cynthia--Firstly. want TO con-
graduate you upon the excellence OF your
piexites to You as S 10 m my SVE% mother. her and the
problem I'm writing you OF | don't think
can be ,capably answered by any other than
have been in very close friendship with
certain young lady in the vicinity OF my
eighteen. During this period she has told
me. and / know. have been the one and
Now I have never told her, in the exact
w9ras }ra that ! love her. but / have done me
over and over again, and have pleaded with
her at 2ne time for an admission. or rather
win not allow. me2to even as much as hold
her hand, although she'll profess in a
We sre SoE 'sst son she to IS OF on
school education together. and as far az
allowing her every every wish f' and whim. She is
OF a family that stands socially as high
as mine, and our homes are equally re-
While she doesn't altogether. spend her
time time u the same society as do, she KNOWS U
tions being cast chlldlshly on every girl
meet. could have any number of kisses.
cause 1 make no headway as far as her In
Can't We secretly be ensaged until our
slow, because She knows my SRI cares
and TO my entreaties for n little kiss she
sweetly told me, "Some day, perhaps, she
allow II. but not just yet"
All the boys are more or less very fond
of her and I am OF n Jealous disposition: :
anyhow. so please. Cynthia, tell me what
to do POPULAR /.
l am surprised at you, my friend. that
you do not speak out like man and
ask the girl for her love. Naturally, she
will not allow you to have. the privileges
OF an engaged man IL she is not engaged
to you. She is evidently very nice
young girl, and you had better tell her
Of your love before some one else does.
You are both very young, but you can
at least talk the matter over honorablN
and see If you care enough to walt for
each other, / think II would be better
not to be engaged IL you have TO wait
some time before marriage. Wait n year
before you become engaged However,
put that UP to the girl and her parents,
and do not be asking for kisses when
you know that sort of thing" is not to
be encouraged unless you are engaged,
and then in moderation.
Do not have any secret engagement
her parents should know your intentions.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-07
HOME AND FAMILY FIRST
IN HEART OF MRS. SPROUL
Neat "Fst Lady of the State Woman of Infinite Charm and
CraciousneSs-rDiUelIs in Surroundings of
Historic Interest

a hill, where the rambling stone manor
seems to have sprung up of its own
accord, so beautifully does it blend with
its surroundings.
The central part OF the structure was
erected more than 100 years ago. Wings
and LIS have been added and there are
long verandas and pergolas that over
look the farm on three sides. and the
city OF Chester to the south. Rhododen-
drons and other shrubs cluster about the
buildings.
A little to the west and north of the
manor is a small gabled stone building.
the first house built on the land, so far
as Senator Sproul knows, where his
nephew now lives.
Standing clear and strong at the east
of the manor Is the beautiful new house.
almost completed, that was to have been
the home of Captain and Mrs. Klaer. 1t
was started just 100 years after the
manor house was begun.
1T brings our loss home to us when
ever we look at the new house and think
of the happy plans that went into it."
said Mrs. Sproul. And then she glanced
fondly at her little granddaughter and
commented laughingly on that little
bright head of James,"
mo one in our family has ever had
red hair before, to our knowledge" she
explained, but ] am OF Irish descent
and that might account for 1t. Baby
Jane is the only one whose smile has
been unfailing in the last few weeks,
when sickness, death and worry
crowded upon US all at once"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-07

A WOMAN of infinite personal charm
Aand graciousness. the new first lady
Of the state" Mrs. William c. Sproul,
wife of the Governor-elect, has made her
home one of the ideal American type.
Descendants of men and women long
known in history and statesmanshlp,
both Senator and Mrs. Sproul have inn
bued' their children with the love 6f
family and home. 1t is these Mrs.
Sproul puts first.
Four generations live in the great old
country house, "Lapidea Manor" near
Chester. The Senator's mother, now 76
years old. and Mrs. Henry j. Klaer and
her three-year-old Jane are members of
tho household.
In this old mansion there are two
dominant topics for conversation and
thought-the big, broad shouldered
young son, Lieutenant John Roach
Sproul, just returned to America from
the fighting line, and the dainty, preco-
cious Baby Jane kIaer, daughter of
Senator and Mrs. Sprouts only daugh-
ter, Mrs. klaer. Mrs. Klaer was left a
widow by the death of Captain Klaer
in the recent influenza epidemic.
The Sproul farm Is in itself a place
OF historic interest. From the stone
gateway that opens on the famous old
Providence road, the drive winds past
cornflelds and meadows to the crest of
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-07
To

Can't we be brave about IL? You
can't measure
Love by mere days.
It has an end, and years or days
of pleasure
Are all one then. Just having loved
is treasure
For us always.
The little time we had was time
enough.
Yea. If we keep
Strong hold on this intense posses
sion of love.
They cannot hurt our happiness
thereof
Nor make us weep.
It is enough. Let us be comforted
Considering this.
They cannot silence one word we
have said.
or take away from US alive or dead
Even one kiss.
Gerald Grow, in the Anglo.Ttalian
Review.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-07
A Maid and T,UO Men
The Story Of the Girl Who Vas Left Behind
BY HAZEL DEYO BATCHELOR
Copyright. 1913. Oy Public Ledger Co.

still determined TO go?"
"Oh. yes"
Then perhaps you'll write 10 me"
"0h, / will. ! will"
And when do you leave?"
Next Tuesday. IL can get my pass
ports"
Then we'll have time to talk it over
before then"
She nodded.
Your mother will think it strange
that we should care TO be together, won't
she?"
"She probably will"
'Well, who knows, perhaps wen get
to be great friends" And he held out
his hand for the slim little cold fingers
that were slipped into his confdingly.
Long after Helen had gone and he
had transacted some business that would
bring him in some hundreds Of dollars,
he Thought. with a. warm little feeling
in his heart of his daughter. What a
difference the last few days had made
in his life. Already the cCld friend
lessness of his home was lightened by
TINS girl of his and the prospect of see
ing her again that night, OF talking to
her rs human being and of knowing
all the while that she belonged TO him.
and perhaps was beginning TO care a
little bit. Then. with a quick throb of
pity. he thought of that other man that
had stolen Helen from him and who was
| now lying buried somewhere in France
Poor little kid" he muttered TO him.
self, what a lot of unhappiness she
has fought her way through all alone
Certainly, he reflected. IT was not to his
own nor Mrs. Bander's credit that Heller
had turned out to be such splendid
woman.
Tomorrow takes the story back 1,
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Clothes Made Them Happy


To the Editor Of Woman's Page:
Dear Madam-Received the letter you for
wardsi to me last Friday and want to thank
you for helping me to give the clothes to
some one who can make good use of them.
| wrote to Mrs. s. and Mrs. NJ. They called
for them on Monday evening. Both seemed
to be happy and delighted. and It certainly
did me good to see them 50 pleased. Each
one wanted to do something for me in re-
turn. but refused. I am sorry i cannot
help the others who wrote who are per-
haps just as needy. but perhaps some other
time. l will keep you informed II there is
anything else. Will close now wishing you
good luck for all the cheer and comfort you
are bringing to the readers of the EVENING
PUpLIo LEDGER, the best paper in this city.
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a LXN
ssT DON'T really need any more
i money" Helen said, shaking her
head.
eighteen hundred isn't so much"
her father returned laughing. DO you
know how much you cost me last year,"
Helens eyes widened. no. haven't
amy idea"
Just $4,000"
"Fatherw Helen calculated unbeliev-
ingly.
Sounds big, doesn't it?"
But. / don't see how it's possible"
"Its possible all right, and that
doesn't include your board and lodging
haven't figured that up at all. Your
hoard and lodging will be the biggest
items that you will have TO consider in
France. You dent need incidentals, and
J don't want you to go hungry or neg
have roof over your head. What I
mean to say is that l don't want you
70 get short of money in a strange coun-
try
But won't do that anyway. There
will be other women there. In a sense,
we're all out together in this thing"
well, you must have it your own
way. my dear. only I want you to
promise me that IL you need money
you'll let me know"
Il
that / wasn't making good
There was silence scr a moment in the
big Office. The telephone bell shrilled
suddenly on the desk and Mr.. Brander
took it down from the hook with a
brusque "hello!'
Yes. yes. I'll see him, in a minute
And he hung up.
Helen rose, there was a return OF the
formality that had always stood as a
barrier between herself and her father
out Just for a moment, then she smiled
up at him and he came around the desk
10 stand beside her.
A little flush crept up into her face
u seemed 50 strange and new to b'
friendly with this person she had lived
with all her life and really knew sc
little after all.
Helen" he said almost shyly, "i
would have been nice to See you mar
RED"
Quick tears sprang to her eyes. "oh
rather, you make me feel so ashamed,
she returned.
II don't mean to-" he answered. "Ii
way don't blame you at all for wha
YOU did. neither your mother nor I hal
ever tried to be Very friendly with you
J always thought that IL made plent!
~ money for you both that was enough
IN fact, all that you expected. As
matter of fact, that is all your mothe
cares about now" Then his voic
dropped still lower. Il don't want I
hurt you BY talking about it, but be
iieve that things would have been DIFF
ferent between you and Jim. 1 wish
had understood when he went: ! coul
nave made things at home a little dit
ferent."
Her loss had been too recent TO Il
this pass. and q great wave Of emotio
swept ever her. In a moment she wa
owing close against her fathers hreas
sobbing her heart out. and he was CON
81 foffing her In a way that seemed per
fectly natural and so satisfying. II
seemed so big and altogether trust
worthy.
Helen pulled herself together at las
aud walled over 10 tho window in a
mort 20 get n grasp on her emotions
Xhen az last she turned her face to he
n fathsr's again she was nearly calm, an
<bey stood for a minute regarding eac
other
rYcu've been such a dear to me.
4he said impulsively. little catch 4
k1r voice.
81 eAo6 you've been such a dear to me.
Ia N return. and the words on hi
rn1of % intimate that she smiled
81 oy> : real sense OF humor hid
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-07

Every automobile repair shop in the
country uses hundreds of yards of rub.
Der fabric for repairing auto tires. This
fabric. when shipped from the. factories.
comes in rolls. and to keep It. from
sticking together Is wrapped in waxed
linen called Holland. This material Ia
easily cleansed of tie wax by washing.
becomes pure white and is very nice for
baby garments.
If one visits the repair shops in the
city they will find the owners will be
glad to give all the linen they have
on hand Instead Of burning dozens of
yards.
Collect this linen for the benefit Of
the little refugees, as II wears like iron.
and make refugee garments of II.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-07
ADOPTING ORPHANS is PART
Z OF AFTER THE WAR WORK
Reader Taking Little Ones Into the Home Discussed
Hers Are Al Crotcn Up-A True Story of T,co Little
Girls Who Found Parents.

4 HAVE letter from a reader who
wants to know what we think of
adopting children. She, a wife and
mother Of comfortable means, whose
own children are all grown UP, is
thinking Of taking two little girls to
raise. Her husband approves.
First, last and all let me say I am
IA favor of adopting children or taking
them in to raise, whatever the plan
may be. Not so long ago l visited
couple whose circumstances closely
resemble those presented in the letter
70 the column. Their children have
al grown up, with only a young girl
of twenty.three remaining Mt home.
There was no particular reasc~ for
this middle-aged mother and father TO
reach out into the world and gather
iu two little girls to the warmth OF
fhele home, They had done their part
as far as raising children was con-
ccrned Let us call 1t that Unsuitable
something of the big-hearted thai
made them speak up when the father
of a large family died and left a little
mother struggling in vain to put bread
In the mouths Of her little ones.
nN THE first night of my stay
" was listening to "a conversation
between the younger Of the two little
girls, who is just seven, and mother.
IL may not sound important to you,
and yet that little voice hoatiDG out
from the room with the door open.
seemed to cry out through the dark
streets of the world lined with stale
and cold rooms. 81 am happy here" it
seemed to say, 81 am sheltered and
clean. This is what might have been
for the others and some one made il
come true to me-"
The conversation went like this:
Mother oh mother, l can't get my
feet warm. How can I get them
warm, mother? When I put one near
the other, why, it's awful cold
We'll, honey. don't put one near the
other for little while until they both
get warm. Do you remember. dear.
how told you the other night?" And
so on the voices trailed. the little
piping one, and the strong reassuring
one. All, lucky little girl, to have
some one there to care if your little
feet are cold in bed at night. Lucky
little girl to be tucked away in the
glow of a rose lamp from the knocks
and blows of the world. and held fast
to the heart of a real home. There are
not enough of real homes to go around
for little children. And you and the
sister, who is two years older and
asleep under the other pink quilt, have
found one.
TATER saw them, rosy-cheeked and
IL box-haired, tucked in the back of
a machine. on their way home from
the seashore. where they stayed until
November, attending school in the
small seaboard village. Ii was good
10 see them and mother" and daddy"
People who talk in generalities may
rail at the hard. hard world and wait
for some colossal thing to happen that
viii divide equally all its riches. But
here were a man and woman who
spent little time railing against life.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-07
Adventures
With aPurSe

'NTEMBER when you were a little
AVA girl. how you loved TO play house?
And how you loved to have everything
just like mothers? Listen, then, to the
tale of the cunningest, completest stove
that a little girl could ever have for her
very own. II is n miniature model of a
real range, and is probably from twelve
to fifteen inches in length. There are
stovelids, oven and everything complete.
even to three cooking pans, each about
the size of the mouthpiece on your. tele-
phone. And the wonderful part about
this stove is that II will really cook
You see a cord and plug is attached to II,
so If your house has electricity you can
connect the stove, which will be heated
by the electric current Complete, this
stove may be had for IS. And when
you think of the fun it will bring, and
the many rainy one-session afternoons
1t will brighten, you will agree that
1t is well worth the price.
IT'S a damp, rainy night writes
your boy in camp. "and / am lying in
my bunk resting this letter on wobbly
magazine" Well, now, of course, you
are SO glad to get his letters that you
really wouldn't mind II he had to hold
the letter against the trunk of tree.
But, on the other hand, you do want
him to be comfortable. A writing ar
rangement one of the shops is showing
contains the comforting information,
Makes it easier for the soldier to write
home oftener." And believe it would,
at that. II is a portfolio made of wood
and is slightly larger than the. regula-
tion size writing tablet. Paper, envel-
opes and pencil may be tucked away, in a
little pocket provided for them. The
portfolio may be strapped TO the knee
to hold It firm, and at the upper left
hand corner is a socket for a candle.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-07
Baked Ham and Eggs

Three cupfuls of mashed potato and
one cupful minced lam (which may be
taken from n lower cut of a shoulder).
Fill a baking dish which has been but
tered or oiled and bake until potato ap-
pears light,
mixture and in each depression break
an egg, and set back in oven until
white is set. This needs no seasoning
if smoked ham is used.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-07
Oh, Please Stay Young

Dear Cynthia--I am a girl of fourteen
and come to you for advice. Is it ,proper
years? | like him, but am too young TO
think of love. My mother has not met him
Would 1t be proper to INTRODUCE him?
A little girl of fourteen is too young
for boy of nineteen. In fact, she is
too young TO be thinking of boys at all,
except those around her own age who go
around with schoolgirls in crowds. In
troduce the boy to your mother. however,
by all means. Then be led by her
Judgment.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-07

Thus he can write you at night, IL he
is too busy during the day. This Nee
Desk" as it is called, is remarkably
complete, and should prove a welcome
and useful addition to any soldiers
equipment. The price is $1.25.
For names Of shops address Woman's
Page Editor, phone Walnut 5000,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-07
FireIess Cookers Tha, Are Safe

Recently the national board of fire
underwriters issued caution against
using wooden pals or tubs to make
homemade flreless cookers. To elimi-
nate the danger OF fires from these val
liable fuel savers. the Department OF
Agriculture advocates using ground-u
asbestos in place OF hay, paper or wool
for packing in them. Additional safety
may be attained by making the cooker
from q tin can.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-07
Hardly Imnroner

Dear Cynthia--Please tell me II IL is
proper for boy of sixteen to kiss a mar
ried woman of twenty-four goodby when she
Is going out West to gee her husband. /
have blue eyes and a wel-shaped mouth:
c. V. II.
Propriety would scarcely apply in such
a case. Why shouldn't a little boy Of
your age kiss the lady goodby, IL she
wants YOU to?