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Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1918-12-12
Overcoming Hay Fever.

Hay fever II gradually becoming bet
ter understood. From the public health
reports, II appears that recent inves-
legations have shown only one person
In a hundred to be susceptible. while
the susceptibles differ widely in the Eff
fecta produced on them by the various
plant pollens that give rise to the dis
ease. In the eastern and southern
United States pollen Of the rag
weed finds the greatest number OF
sensitive subjects, the spring type of
hay fever being therefore the most
common. The smaller number OF per-
sons who are affected by grass pollen
haxe the autn.nGrl typo e feveI. Stene
persons have both the spring and the
autnmnal fevers, and about per cent
Of the susceptibles are sensitive not
only to the ragweed and grass pollens,
but TO various other poIlens. including
some tree pollens. Such unfortunates
are liable to hay fever attacks through
out most Of the year Some patients
are affected only when the specific pol
len Is at its greatest abundance. but
others have the disease during the en-
tire season Of the plants polllnation.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1918-12-12
Peraeverance noen h.

tits the allies perseverance that is
going to win the war" sOid Senator
Lewis.
THE allies suffered defeat after de-
feat, but from each defeat they
learned something.
FITS like the advice the editor OF
the Ciunaminson Scimitar gave to an
unlucky wooer who had been rejected
by seven girls in turn. The editor
wrote:
'Unlueky wooer Go ahead. Don't
be discouraged. Never say die. You
must have learned a lot by what you
have gone through. Strikes us you
must hold something like record.
Well, stick all your experience to-
gether and make love to the next girl
who comes around and takes your
fancy. II she doesn't reclprocate try
another. Remember, you only want
one girl TO say yes" and she'll prob
ably last your life."
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1918-12-12
Army Nurses In Peace Times.

There Is corps Of regular army
nurses maintained In peace times as
well as In war times. When nurses
volunteer under the Red Cross organi-
zation and enter the army service they
assume the same status as that Of the
regular corps Of nurses. A nurse aid
receives no pay for her services.
Transportation and maintenance. how
ever, are supplied. Nurses and nurse
aids, sworn into the government serv-
Ice through Red Gross channels. and
all nurses employed by the army and
navy are under the order OF the army
and navy medical departments. II
nurse or nurse'S aid Is lncapaeItated
through service, either in this country
or abroad and thereafter, because OF
disability suffered while in the service,
Is unable TO provide for herself, there
Is not known under the law any means
whereby she can secure the benefits
Of a pension.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1918-12-12
ANNUAL INVENTORY OF FARM
" 10 Absolutely Essential, NJ Upon Il
is Based oIvIslon u One YeaF's
Business.
prepared By the United States Depart
fnant OF Agrtcuitural

prepared By the United States Depart
fnant OF Agrtcuitural
At the close Of the business year on
the farm. or before n new season be-
gins, every farmer should make an In
ventory Of his belongings. In a system
OF accounting the inventory Is abso-
iuteiy essential, as upon Il n based
the division OF one years business
with another. A farm inventory is
simply a statement showing what the
land. buildings, equipment, live stock,
supplies and produce on hand are
worth at the time the inventory is
made. together with amount Of cash
on hand and money owing to and owed
BY the farmer. II Ia a list Of farm
property and farm debts. 1t CORE
spends TO the stock taking" which
every merchant does periodically.
The uses Of the inventory are Inn
portant and varied As previously
stated, II Is the basis upon which is
built the Buperstrueture OF account
ing systems. Taken alone It viii show
a farmer exactly what he is worth
and will be a guarantee Of solvency
and an aid In securing credits and
loans from the bank in time OF need.
The Inventories for two dates a year
apart show whether progress or retro
gressIon has occurred during the year,
and definitely measure the degree Of
the change.
Taken In conjunction with a cash
account for the year. the inventory
shows how much has been made by
farming and to what extent the per
sonal and household expenses have
Offset profits. 1t also gives much
better insight into the income pro-
dneed by each farm department, as a
decrease In inventory value Of hogs,
for instance, may offset to some ex-
tent what. from the cash account,
looks like a very large Income from
that source, or vice versa.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1918-12-12

Contrary to report which has been
widely scattered. deaf mutes do not
make good alrmen, as has been shown
by recent tests made by the war de-
partment says Popular Mechanics
Magazine. This branch Of the govern
ment is endeavorIng to ascertain the
source OF the false report, which has
led many young men to seek enlist
mant as flyers. In examining a num-
Der Of deaf mutes 1t has been found
that they are lacking In an adequate
sense Of equilibrium.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1918-12-12
ALLIES ARE FED
BY SELF DENIAL
Generous Doing Without h
America Supplied Food
to Europe.

Exports from this country sinos 4
entered the war have kept stsrvatiou
from Allied Europe and have main.
tanned the health and strength og thoss
who have been bearing the bFAnt Of
our battles ~ that shey could bold
out 10 victory. Now lhst hostllisaea
have ceased we mast assams tha add
81 burden ~ keeping ssarsntiaE from
ADDRESSING H. toii apon the Millions
who has* been ilbralea fkpm !
prussisn yoke Femine woald pAao
the worh which has barn eceomlpllAlssa
IN frcelng the world for democracy No
stable government can he establishes
and maintained BY nation haassed
b. hunger A starving people turns
20 rioting aud anarchy. Food hes
given strength and courage 20 the m
lions fighting for democracy; u mnsg
now give the nations strength and
tranquility 20 re-extahliah themselves
IN freedom and democracy
without our help II would have been
absolutely impossible for the Allies 70
maintain living ration. ntace our
entry into the war we have bern con.
tributing largely to the support Of one
hundred and twenty million people
whose normal food supplies have been
cut on. whose production has fallen
almost TO the vanishing point, whose
Fields have been devastated BY der.
many. Tho food cxperted from the
United States IN the past year has
been sufficient to supply the completes
ration Of twcnty.two million people.
II IL hard % grasp the magnitude
and Significance o. the assistance
which has been lent the Allles b. the
patriotic, voluntary service Of the
American people. The food we sent
abroad last year would have heea suf-
fcient 10 feed on%.nfsh OF our p0pula
lion. And this was done Ia spite of
tho fact that we entered the year with
short crops, Our surplus vas prnetl-
caily nothing. An overwhelming pro.
portion OF tho food that left this coun.
try last year was saved out Of The nor
mai home consumption OF our own
people.
In spite Of difficulties met IN inter-
nal transportation and shortage Of
ocenn tonnage our food exports last
year amounted 10 figure that q few
years ago would have been iinBelieya-
BILE. Even the most optimistic element
OF our population faced with anxious
CONSERVATION the prospect which
opened before US with the beginning
Of the 1917 harvest year.
The American people have not been
compelled 10 save They have been
appealed TO on the basis OF humanity
and OF patriotism They have re.
Hponded voluntarily.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1918-12-12
BRINGS HOME HUN sAvAGERY
Contrast Of Present War With Thak
Of the spanlsh-Annerlcan Conflict
Twenty Years Age.

One night, 20 years ago, / sat IN an
army camp In Cuba during the Santi-
ago campaign, listening to discussion
OF war weapons. That day some 1000
men had been killed or wounded In a
three hours battle, which involved all
Of Skaters army corps at San Juan
Hill and at FL Caney. The matter which
created the most comment was the
very small per cent Of mortaIities In
the casualty list. The wounded would
nearly all recover. and, except here
and there, without permanent injury.
Two American stan officers were dis
cussing It and praising the Mauser
rifle. which the SDaniards were us
Ing. I remember substantially the
woras o. ane Of the stan officers. He
said: 1T Is more merciful weapon
than the Krag. which we are using, be.
cause ~ r. OF smaller bore. makes a
cleaner wound and puts the other fell
low out Of business just as effectively
as the Krag does without INJECTING as
dangerous an injury.
remember that they both agreed
that the science Of modern war was
to knock the other fellow out without
Strengthening him. thought Of that
odd American conception Of that twen-
ty-year-old period while visiting yes
terday hospital where Americans
were being brought In from the field.
Some OF the men are indescrsbabiy
mangied; some wounds lie open as
though they had been made with a
cieaver-others are of the crushed, rag
ged kind. went from this danger
ously wounded ward into neighbor-
Ing tent, where 200 gassed men with
bandaged eyes tossed restlessiy. As
thought OF the desperately wounded
had just left and OF those poisoned
men, called upon to defend themselves
against an inhuman weapon which gave
them no chance to strike blow for
blow, I realized the utter savagery to
which we have reverted sinceAhat gem
tie day in which we sank the Spanish
navy and made guests Of the Spanish
army until the hour arrived when we
might send the conquered home in
chlvalry and in honor.-Kansas City
Times.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1918-12-12
SEVEN LOAvES OF BREAD
FOR EVERY PERSON IN
U. S. SAVED FROM WASTE
Farmers AND Thrsshssuasn Patriot.
alss Nsspsra b cau " Fsss
Administration.

Prem Information received hy tho
D. 4. Food Administration from the
principal grain growing states, IL u
now possible 70 announce with fair &C.
carsey the amount 81 wheat saved last
harvest hy improved methods Of han
ding. According TO official cnIcula.
lions. Efforts toward cleaner thrcahing
saved fulIS i0.oD100 bushels % wheat
with corresponding savings Of other
small grain harvested and thrcahed IN
a similar manner. In addition. ether
siatea, though unable 20 furnish fE-
ares. reported greatly reduced harvest
losses
tho hgure for wheat alone Is equity.
aiens 10 scyrn onepound loaves %
bread for every person IN the United
States and represents food that form
eriy wss either en absolute loss or
waa recovered 10 only n slight extent
b. poultry and livestock. While op-
poytunitles 10 this branch OF conserya-
zion were large, the quantity Of grain
recovered SURPRISES early expectR-
iions. II IL noteworthy also that re
suits were secured principally through
voluntary corporation.
Ne conservation peasura Of the
Food Administration, Il IL declared,
has received more wholehenrted sup
port than that pledged and rendered
b. farmers aud tbreshermen toward
reducing grain waste at It's source.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1918-12-12

Few Escape.
There are few indeed who escape
having at least one cold during the
winter months, and they are fortunate
who have but one and get through with
II quickly and without any serious
consequences. Take Chamberlain
Cough Remedy and observe the direc-
tions with each bottle, and you are
likely to be one OF the fortunate ones.
The worth and merit 81 this remedy
has been fully proven. There are
many families who have always used
1t for years when troubled with cough
or cold, and with tho very best results,
-ady,
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1918-12-12

Besides such incidental benefits ss
the Improvement IN figure and health
that we've reaped from our meatiess,
wheatless days, think Of the fun we'ye
had out Of them--the new crop OF
Jokes, jibes, topical songs and car
t0ons to replace the mother.in-law
joke and the boost to our reputation
for ready humorl
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1918-12-12
Shore the Last.

When the T:8s train for Philadelphia
pulled into the quaint old station at
lancaster on Friday morning New
York drummer who stood waiting t0
take 1t smiled a wide aud cheerful
smile at sound Of the conductors azzr
nouncemenf: philadelphia traini
Gap the frst stop. Evening Public
Ledger ~
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1918-12-12
WAYS OF INCREASING HuMUs
Barnyard Manurs and Turning Under
Green Crops VIII Be Found
Quite Efficient.

Close, clammy soils will never yield
as they should till the per cent of
humus is increased. Barnyard ma
nure and turning under green crops
are common ways Of increasing the
hnmus. BY breaking early enough
for stalks ard weeds to decay more
humus may BIO added.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1918-12-12
Garrison FLAG.

The garrison nag Of the. United
States army Is made of bunting. with
86 feet fly and 20 feet hoist, IS stripes,
and ia the upper quarter next the star
Is the field or aunion" Of stars equal
to the number Of states, on blue Geld.
over one-thlrd length Of nag. extend
ing to the lower edge of tha fourth red
stripe from tho
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1918-12-12
For Sale.

Having rented my farm, viii sell
The following:
2 Heavy Draft Horses,
2 Bay Driving Horses,
/ Yoke Oxen and Cart,
1 Young Steer.
II, and q. ". WEHRHEIM,
t0-l7-2t. Compton, Nd,
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1918-12-12
PURPOSES or FOOD
ADMINISTRATIONS THE
DAY or ire BEGINNING.

The hot,eK Of the Food Admin.
istrstiob are threefold; So to
} guide the trade in fundamental
fDed commodities az 10 eliml.
mats vicious speculation. extor'
tion and wustcfui practices and
to stabilize prices In essential
staples Herbert Hoover. An.
gust 10, 1917.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1918-12-12

The benefits OF our food-sayIng
campaign that was a vital factor 10
The winning Of the war were not ali TO
these we fed. We have at home a new
appreciation Of food that viii prevent
Il ever being wasted again by those
that have come TO understand the re-
IlgIon Of saving and the place that
food occupies in our new, worldwide
human relations.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1918-12-12

. Eighty millions OF men can
= not be taken out OF production
= for four years without lasting
= losses VI yield. 1t will be years
, before their fields recuperate.
y farms are restored and herds re-
= stocked. Save food.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1918-12-12

The body requires hollday Int the
mind should he nswrva ~ Wor'
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1918-12-12

Out Of empty granaries to draw 141..
100000 bushels for export--the will OF
a free people accomplished that mar
veL
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1918-12-12

one-half ton Of coal: Yellow buckeye.
black cottonwood. Eastwood. western
red cedar. Alpine fir and EngIemann
spruce. black willow. balsam ar. sitka
spruce. aspen and white spruce.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1918-12-12

DO you remember when food con.
troll BY voluntary action was deemed
q daring adventure 10 democracyl
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1918-12-12
uptfmfstTo Thouont.

You cannot make general rule Of
anything.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-01-05

Behold the despised goat as a
needed factor in our national pros
In the early days of civilization the
goat was a prime element IN the
herds that roamed over free pastures
under herdsmen like Abraham, whose
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-01-05
Chicken Fas Valuable

Do you throw away the body fat
of poultry-big layers of clean,
sweet, yellow fat around the gizzard
and found elsewhere around the in
testines Of the chicken? IF you do,
say specialists of the United States
Department of Agriculture, you are
throwing away fat which French
housewives consider the finest of fats
for making cakes and especially puff
paste, and which many American
housekeepers prize for its many good
uses in cookery. In certain seasons
in New York and other big cities this
fat IS so highly esteemed that it
brings as much as S11O per pound.
So great IS the demand for this fat
that many people make q business of
collecting it from butchers and others
who dress poultry before delivering It
to customers Housewives would do
well to insist on having it delivered If
they buy their poultry dressed. Py
using chicken fat IN cooking thev can
cut down the amount of fat ttev
must buy for that purpose. To pre-
pare IT. try 1t out In a double boiler
or other vessel set In hot water until
the tat just melts away from the It's
sues and can be poured off This fat
becomes rancid easily and should be
kept cool and covered like butter and
used IN a very few DAYS. Chicken
fat, like goose fat, may be used for
shortening IN cakes. such as spice
cake, where the seasoning viii mask
any flavor which the fat might have.
1t can also be used for frying chicken
itself or other meats and for war1lt-
ing vegetables, and IN many other
ways
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-01-05
Mo1eSFu

These lines are attributed to a con-
victed man who recently spent a short
term out of prison and found there
had been q decided change in wom-
ems fashions since he had been incar-
cerated.
When every pool in Eden was mir
ror
Which unto Eve her dainty charms
proclaimed
She went undraped without a single
fear
Or thought that she had need to be
ashamed.
Twas only when she had eaten of the
apple
That she became inclined to be a
prude,
And found that evermore she'd have
to grapple
With the much-debated problem of
the nude.
Thereafter she devoted her attention,
Her time and all her money to her
clothes.
And that was the beginning of con-
vention
And modesty as well, 1 suppose.
Reactions come about in fashions re-
cent,
And now the girls conceal so little
from the men,
1t would seem in the name of all
that's decent,
Someone ought to pass the apples
round again.
CoIoo+o5
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-01-05

About the latest and cheapest
braggart is the man who is and has
been for the last nine months talking
and acting as though the war would
close before he would have a chance
to get into this international mixup
All we have to say to this cowardIy
boaster is there are a few unfinished
jobs for him to do, and more than
likely they will be open during the
year 1918.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-01-05

As we are entering into the year
1913, and it is more than a guess that
this year is to be the most terribly
sanguinarily gloriously bloody. of all
years ever strung on the girdle of
time, it behooves US to honestly think,
really fight to put something over,
definitely over, for the benefit of the
race. It is now our opportunity to
give ourselves a fair, full show. If
We do not we will he enslaved for a
hundred years.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-01-05

growing strength made them the IA
Their of nations The sheep is com
paratively helpless and his food is
more delicate says the Florida Times.
In its time of trouble the world wants
beef and old high cost of living af-
fiicts us; where fifty goats would keep
fat all the year five cows would de-
generate in crackers and one hoe
must be razorback; what's the mat
ter with Billy and his interesting fam
iIu7
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-01-05

Kansas State Board of Agriculture.
The Kansas State Board of Agri-
culture issues a warning to farmers
everywhere. In the face of the most
serious farm labor situation ever ex-
perienced the farmer should see to it
that everything within his power is
done to save time and labor.
One of the most important things
he can do is to have every implement
and machine on the place in perfect
running order, with repair parts or
dered and in place at the earliest date
possible.
In ordering repair parts for nipple
ments a most unusual situation con-
fronts rs. In years past the postof-
flee and express congestion in Kan
sas City and other implement distri-
butlng centers was very bad IN the
spring. Frequently repair parts
would be delayed for several days
owing to insufficient postofiice a ID
express facilities. The result would
be that farmers would waste time
that they could use to better advan-
tage in the field.
The conditions Will be very grave
this year. Transportation of mail
and express is expected by all famil-
lar with the situation to be worse as
few cars, and the absence of drafted
postoffice and express employees al
mean a serious slowing up this COM
ing spring.
In addition to the above reasons,
the following considerations sho Id
be sufficient to convince the farmer
that he ought to order repairs ea1ly 4:
First: Implements can be re-
paired during the slack season, thus
better use is made of farm labor.
Second: No tedious delay waiting
for parts, nor time in repairing i'm
plements when weather conditions
permit working in the field.
Third Every minute of good wealth
er IN the spring should be utilized /;
there is little enough time at best
Fourth: Fewer breakdowns in the
field will occur if the implements are
repaired now while the farmers re-
member to quite an extent what parts
are needed.
Fifth: Late ordering of repairs oc-
casionally means that the jobber
must order the repair parts from the
factory. The result is a loss of days
or weeks.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-01-05
MIR. McAdoo's Statement as Director
General of All the American
Railroads


Secretary McAdoo, as Director
General of Railroads has made the
following statement:
''This new task is a great magni-
tude and difficulty. 1t can not be
done in a moment, and it can not be
done at all unless the people of the
United States, as well as the officers
and employees Of the railroads, give
to the Railroad Director their intelli-
gent and patriotic support. 1 earn
estly seek the cooperation and assist
ance of every good citizen in this
great work.
The operation of the railroads as
thoroughly unified system IS of
fundamental Importance to the success
of the war. Without it, we can not
get the effective use of our resources
The supreme test in this war will pro-
badly come in the year 1918. Victory
vii depend upon our speed and eff
cheney. We can get neither speed
nor efficiency unless the railroads are
equal to the demands Of the situation.
can only say at the moment that
the problem will be taken hold of Wig
orously, and that plans and policies
will be announced from time to time
as rapidly as it is possible to mature
| them. Meanwhile, the business will
be conducted through existing rail
road organizations with all the sup
port and power of the Government as
serted in behalf of more efficient and
satisfactory operation.
"The Director General of Rail
roads, upon invitation of the Inter
state Commerce Commission, has ac-
cepted offices in the Interstate Com
merce Building. The commission has
also placed at disposal of the Director
of the entire work and facilities of
the commission"