The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-01-10
HEARD
At THE FRONT
FACT AND FANCY PICKED UP BY
CORRESPONDENTS.
FRENCH VERSION OF A JOKE.
Plenty To Eat In Paris But the Price
Is Hish--LuSuries Advance Less
Than Neeessities-cost List
For Today.
tBy ]. w. Pegler.l

(By J. w. Pegler)
With the American Expeditionary
Army. France, Jan. 9.--If there isn't
another warm place in town. therell
be red-hot fire all winter in the lit
tie stove in the Marine dentists of
fice.
He began figuring on fuel supply
way early in the fall.
People thought him eccentric when
he insisted that eyerye Marine who
came to him for relief from tooth
ache must bring along tree-limb or
empty packing-case. Every morning
you'd see a line of them-kids with
swollen jaws, blowing through the
mud to the dentists carrying book
of wood
That wood accumulated.
Now he has enough to last until
the middle of March and it's still
coming with every patient.
French Idea of Humor.
Paris, Jan g. = (By Mail) The
"Tord- Boyau" is one of the many
Humorous papers published within
sound Of the German guns. Its title
translated into Engfish would read
"Split-a-gBn.r Among various use
full Information, it has drawn up a
list Of "Don'ts for the "Poilu" COM
ing to Paris on leave. Here are
few of them:
When dining out in polite company
don't shout al the family butler"
spill the jucie this way"
When the roast is being served,
don't ask your hosts How often do
you gel your monkey rations" 1.-THE
''poilu" calls his meat SINCE Mon
key"l
Don't turn your plate upside down
to prepare for the cheese.
Don't start eating sausage in the
omnibus.
Don't rush across the street to get
under cover.
Don't start feeling Yourself when
you hear tire burst.
Don't put on yoar gas-mask when
going into the subway
When visiting an apartment, don't
ask Whether there are several outlets.
Dor't look for communication
trenches on the Place de la Concorde.
Prices In Paris. 4.-
Paris, France, Jan. 9.--Americans
viii doubtless be interested in the fol-
lowing list of retail prices in Paris
Of certain representative staples in
this the first month of the new year.
Roughly the cost of living has in
creased 100 per cent since the begin
ming OF the war Eggs are cents
apiece; partly SKINNED milk, IA
cents quart butter 81 pound;
leg OF mutton, 20 cents pound; mac
aroni Every searce), G6 cents pound;
potatoes. 4 cents a pound; coffee, 6S
cents pound; dry beans, % cents a
pound; rice, % cents a pound, and
bacon 81 pound.
Kerosene 80 Gents Gallon.
kerosene is scarce and sells at 20
cents a quart. Candles cost cents
apiece and lard is so cents a pound.
One average sized chicken costs g.
A spool Of thread formerly sold for
cents is now 81 cents. A spool of
darning cotton. formerly costing 81
cents, is now Is cents Veal outlets
cost 81 a pound and beef tenderloin
81 20 pound Hard coal is $50 a.
ton. One eaulifioweF costs so cents,
Cooking apples are Is cents pound,
and the best eating apples so cents
each. Oranges are 10 cents each. A
can OF American cor costs 70 cents,
a can of baked beans so cents. and a
can of peas cents. Swiss cheese is
81 a pound. Pork chops cost 20
cents pound and sausage the same
Illuminating and cooking gas is s cts
per cubic meter (35 cubic feet).
Where good restaurant dinner
could formerly be had for about 20
cents the charge is now nearly So.
The cheapest grade Of chocolate is so
cents pound. There is no real
lack of food in Paris, but for what
one eats one must pay The increase
in the price of Injuries is less in pro
portion than the increase in the price
OF staples.