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Tombstone epitaph., 1918-03-10

Billy, age thirteen: Chopping wood for hour and 90 minutes and giving money to Liberty loan fund.-"
 Helen. aged twelve: One and one fourth hours knitting one sock. One half hour making newspaper candles"
 Who will say Leigh. Billy and Helen are not hard-working patriots?
 Every morning the school sends . parcel of knitted work. pillows for the wounded and other much-needed arti- cles to the Red Cross headquarters.
 Students of . fashionable girls school in Connecticut have pledged themselves not to use sugar, or eat bon bons while the war lasts.
 A series of pamphlets containing war lessons which will instruct the school children in the aims and needs of the United States Is to be distributed by the government. The first will deal with types of social organization. By the experience of the war 1t will be shown how interdependent are mem- bers of a modern social group. The
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CsSo for Hen and chic:.s.

Have the S-ood concs ready for the hens and chicks when they come off the nests. Coops may be made. of waste lumber or of boxes. Quarters similar to the one shown in the illus tration above have given excellent satisfaction. The coop should be made 30 that 1t can be closed at night to keep out cats, rats and other animals. and enough ventilation should be al lowed so that the hens and chicks will have plenty of fresh air.
 The coop shown is built on a wooden floor. but Is not nailed to this floor. This allows 1t to be lifted completely off the floor. which greatly facilitates cleaning. The sides At over the edge of the floor to make 1t tight and dry. The door. covered with one-half-inch wire netting. slides in back of the slat front to close the coop. and is pushed
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"The urgent demands for the produc- ton and proper distribution of food and other resources has made us aware of the close dependence of individual on individual and nation on nation. The effort to keep up social and indus trial organizations, in spite of the with drawal of men for the army. has been revealed to the extent to which modern life has become complex and special ized.
 These and other lessons of the war must be learned quickly if we are intel ligently and successfully to defend our institutions. When the war is over we must apply the wisdom which we have acquired In purging and enobling the life of the world.
 "In these vital tasks of acquiring . broader view of human possibilities the common school must have a large part. I urge teachers and other school officers to increase materially the time ard attention devoted to instruction bearing directly on problems of com munity and national life"
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NESTS FOR SITTING HENS.

Where only a few hens are set special quarters are not neces- sary. but if many are used a separate room should be provid- ed. If portable nests have been provided for the laying hens, the sitters can be moved in them to new quarters. Of the various styles of nests used for sitting hens this one has given good sat- isfaction: A box 15 inches square, 15 inches high with . board six inches high in front to prevent nesting material from falling out. The nests may be arranged in tiers with a hinge front which makes a platform for each tier when open. When using a bank of nests as the one just described, 1t would be well to place three or four inches of damp earth in each nest. The nesting material is next put in and may consist of hay. chan, or straw. Pack this material down firmly and shape a circular nest out of 1t, which should be slight ly deeper at the center than at the edges, as . nest so shaped will prevent the eggs from roll ing out from under the hen and becoming chilled.
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TO OUR BOYS IN SERVICE AR: %.:.+,: s:.ss:'

Many of you are in France already; others ply a strange new business on waters beneath which treacherous iron devils hunt human prey; the greater part are making ready to so some where lover there' to uphold the hon. or of our nation. Once 1t was your dream to cross smiling oceans to gay lands which stretched out beckoning hands; now the hands that beckon are bleeding and torn. and you are shipped on secretly. suddenly. carrying little except the clothes on your backs. the laughter on your faces. and the courage in your hearts. Winged and followed by our prayers, our Good lucks!" our God speedsw our de votion. yes. our reverence. you set forth on this greatest of all crusades.
 Yes, a crusade. You were born and reared in a different era. an era of padding living and trivial interests; an era when comforts were good and luxuries better; when making one's pile in order to get ahead of ones neighbor vas the goal toward which a large part of mankind was selfishly. unconcernedly striving. Heroism7 Yes. you had read about it !n books at school. Odysseus. Richard the Lion Hearted. Napoleon. had once given you dreams and thrills. But heroism was out of date in the sophisticated world in which you were setting down to live tame, sophisticated lives. Suddenly this world burst into flame. Across the seas the old era became over night a forgotten age. Accountable heroes are flashed into being and all in the days work blew their souls out for God, for homes. for country. in their. effort to stem the avalanche of evil which sought to overwhelm the earth. The Crusaders of old were dreamers, fighting for high sentiment and an empNy tomb. These later Crusaders were at throat grips with the Giant Evil, broken loose with his legions from hell organized. disciplined. con- centrated. and hurled on the unsuspect- ing. unorganized. scattered. bewildered forces of Good,-forces never able to grip him In an iron embrace and stain
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4aAV Aoui spoonfuls of fresh horseradish which has been grated and standing in vine gar. Add salt, a dash of cayenne and four tablespoonfuls of whipped cream.
 Sauce for croquettes or Cecilia Melt tablespoonful of butter, add . half cupful of stock and the same amount of milk. mix this with the flour, stir until well cooked. add . beaten egg yolk. half teaspoonful of salt and a dash of pepper. strain and it will be ready to use. Do not heat after the egg is added.
 Hoiiandaise Sauce.-Melt a table spoonful of flour, a pint of the liquor in which fish was boiled. the yolks of two eggs and lastly the juice of a lemon. a teaspoonful of onion juice. Just before serving add a tablespoon full of chopped parsley.
 Wow Sauee.-This is especially good with corned beef. Chop fine two tablespoonfuls of parsley and rub 1t to paste on plate with spatula. adding . few drops of vinegar until 1t is like paste, then add three picked walnuts. chopped fine. three gerkins chopped fine. four olives also chopped. and add to a sauce mace from a pint of good stock thickened with the usual tablespoonful of butter and -four. Add a tablespoonful of vinegar. a table spoonful of mushroom ketchup and let .t simmer ten minutes. Strain If de sred and pour into the sauce boat.
 Imitation Worcestershire Sauee.- Silt a calrs liver in brine strong enough to hold up an egg. Let the liver stay in the brine four days. Take 1t out dry, rub with salt and let stand in a cool place a week. Then put the liver through the meat chopper many times until very fine. mash six cloves of garlic. grate one large onion. add a quarter of a teaspoonful of mace. five mashed anchovies. twelve whole cloves and quart of vinegar. Let stand over night. add cayenne. strain and bottle.
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oughly, cover tightly and let stand for . day or two. Then rub through a sieve, add two grains of powdered asa fetida and put the mixture in e bottle well-corked: let stand for ten days. then bottle and seal.
 Salt codfish, Creole styIe.-Soak . pound of salt cod in cold water. bring to the boiling point and then remove the fish. Put into large saucepan two tablespoonfuls of suet, add two finely-chopped onions. shake and cook over the fire; add c cupful of rice that has been partly cooked, the cod. a quart of tomato, salt and pepper to taste. Cook until the rice is tender, add a tablespoonful of butter and serve with croutons.
 Boiled Toneue-Buy . tongue which has been corned but few days in the solution. Put on to boil and cook carefully until tender. Add a bay leaf, . clove of garlic. c small onion and e few cloves. When the tongue is cooked remove 1t from the stove and let 1t cool in its own liquor.
 Frieassee os FIsh.-Take . good sized bass. carefully remove the skin. sfter cleaning the fish. Bone the fish and chop it fine. Cover all the bones and rough pieces with cold water-a pint or less will be sufhcient-after 1t has cooked an hour. Beat three table spoonfuls of butter to a cream, add a cupful of soft breadcrumbs to the pint of strained fish stock, stir, add butter which has been mixed with the yolk of an egg. two tablespoonfuls of chop ped parsley and pepper and salt to taste and . half tablespoonful of par mesan cheese. Add two tablespoon fuls of -four; add fish and form into balls. Brown in . hot pan with . Ht- tie butter, add some Ash stock, cover and simmer for % minutes. Serve cold with any desired sauce.
 A small amount of boiled rice added to gems, mufnns or griddle cakes lm- proves them. Plain boiled rice dressed ss mashed potato will serve a . vese- table with steak. Rice made into calkes and fried, or into croquettes and served Vtth . sa1ce are well-iked Anssns
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Crack the bones, cut up the giblets and with the meat put all into three quarts of water with a bunch of herbs and c pinch of allspice. Remove the bones. thicken the gravy. season well and serve hot.
 Other combinations of meat may be used with the giblets and a smaller amount will make a good soup for . family of four.
 Puree of vegetabIes.-Cut a turnip. a carrot and a potato in thin slices {: add to them 6 few celery tops. a bay leaf, a cupful of tomato and two quarts of liquid in which beef has been cooked. Simmer gently for one hour {; press through a fine sieve; return the mixture to the heat. add a tablespoon full of fat rubbed with two tablespoon fuls of flour, stir until 1t reaches the boiling point; add grated onion, . teaspoonful of salt anc q tablespoonful of pepper. Serve hot with croutons. This will serve six people at a small cost if the vegetables have been grown at home. more If they must be pur- chased.
 waldorf saiad.-Cut the tops from the blossom end of nice red apples. scoop out the centers with a sharp edged teaspoon. Cut the apple in cubes and mix with an equal quantity of cut up celery. mix with highly seasoned mayonnaise. squeeze a little lemon juice over the apples to keep them from discoloring before adding the dressing. Fill the cups. set in nests of watercress. and serve. French dressing may be preferred to mayon- naise, depending upon the kind of [ meal with which it fs seryed
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around the egg being filled with either chaff or bran. This package is then placed in a basket, the bottom and sides of which are lined with excelsior, and the spaces at either end of the box are packed with the same ma terial. On top of this package is placed moro excelsior and all Is cov- cred with cloth, ac previously men, toned. Extra stiff caroncard cartons made to hold from one to sevesal set tings are used In which to ship eses. These cartons or egg boxes are fitted with a handle for carrying. similar to that on a market basket. Bushel bas- kets are commonly used to ship orders of from 10 to 12 sittings of eggs, the manner of packing and covering being the same as mentioned in the first method.
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is worth the services
 of half a million men
 on the firing-line." said Judge Ben B. Lindsey. the famous juvenile court judge. when asked how the children of America could help win the war.
 I've are in the greatest war of the worlds history" said Secretary of the Treasury William McAdoO in hls mes- sage to the youth of America. land we must win this war. We can and we shall win. if the boys and girls of America say so. and mean 1t, and feel It. and live 1t. as the boys and girls of '18 felt and lived and helped.
 The nation needs that sort of boys and girls today. Not to beat our drums. nor to load our muskets, but to start great work which must be done. It is the part of the boys and girls to- day to give an example of self-denial and sacrifice. to teach fathers and mothers. to teach the grown people of the nation that we still have in every young heart the spirit of '76 when the boys led our soldiers into battle, and the girls fought beside their fathers at the cabin walls. The lesson is thrift saving to the point of sacrifice-self- denial of everything unnecessary"
 Young America needs no urging to do Its part for victory. Reports from the schools show that the youngsters are making sacrifices and doing their share of war work with the spirit of the boys and girls of 70.
 In Greenwich. Conn.,. is a remarkable school. It Is self-governing, the boys and girls having equal voice in school affairs with the faculty. Every Mon day morning the children and teachers hold war council. Government poli- cies of importance and reports of the nations needs are discussed. Letters and messages of human interest from soldiers of the allies and friends in service are read and the inspiration of brave deeds and patriotic self-denial Is impressed upon the young minds.
 Every member of the council who does at least one hour of war work daily is awarded a badge of citizen ship. The council owns Q large and businesslike gray book. in which is recorded each citizens activities for the day, and you will find such jottings as these:
 Leigh, age seven: Cutting snips for pillow pads for the wounded. 30 min- utes. Knitting squares for comforts 20 minutes. Fasting scrap-books for soldiers, 15 minutes: hour and 5 min. utes.
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ARRANGING NEST
 FOR BROODY HEN
Try Out All Fowls Before Giving Them Eggs Selected for
 Incubation
DUST WITH INSECT POWDER
At Matching Time eiddy Should Not es Disturbed Until All Chicks Are Out Plan Of Model Coop
 Given Herewith

This is the way to set a hen.
 As the time approaches for the hen to become broody or sit, and care is taken to look into the nest, 1t will be seen that there are a few soft. downy feathers being left there by the hen {; also the hen stays longer on the nest when laying at this time and on being approached will quite likely remain on the nest making . ciucking noise. running her feathers and pecking at the intruder. When 1t is noted that a hen sits on . nest for two or three nights in succession and that most of the feathers are gone from her breast. which should feel hot to the hand. she is ready to be transferred to a nest which has been prepared for her be- eorehand The normal temperature of the hen is from 106 degrees to 107 de- grees F.. which varies slightly during incubation.
 Dust the hen thoroughly with in- sect powder. holding her by the feet with the head down and working the powder we'll into the feathers. The powder should also be sprinkled in the nest. The nest should be in some quiet. out-of-the-way place where the hen will not be disturbed. Move her from the regular laying nest at night and handle her carefully in doing 50. Put . china egg in the nest where she is to ait. and place . board over the opening so that she cannot get on. Toward evening of the second day go in quietly where she is sitting. leave some feed end water. remove the board from the front or top of the nest and let the hen come off when she is ready. Should she return to the nest after feeding, remove the china egg or eggs and put under those that are to be incubated. If the nests are slightly darkened the hens are less likely to become restless. At matching time they should be confined and not be disturbed until the matching is com pleted unless they become restless. when 1t may be best to remove the chicks that are matched first. In cool weather 1t is best not to put more than ten eggs under the hen. Later in the spring one can put F to 15. ac- cording to the size of the hen.
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A Chilean bank wishes to secure agencies for various kinds of Ameri- can merchandise needed in that coun- try.
 Spain presents a field for the sale of machines for turning wooden shoe lasts and wooden heels for women's shoes.
 Santo Domingo. Dominican Republic, presents an excellent market for American shoes. There is also an op- portunity to sell shoe machinery in the city. Shoes are now made almost wholly by hand h ths local shopa
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m one HOtlr WnlIt IhHEy of the other cereals need three and four hours.
 Savory Riee.-This dish may be varied in countless ways. First h ave the rice W ell cooked; 1t should be well washed and dropped into
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TRADE BRIEFS

Mirror glass is needed in Peru.
 Wrfst watches are wanted in British East Africa.
 Suit hangers and trousers pressea are wanted In New Zealand.
 Cottouseed oil and other vegetable pgls are in demand in Canada.
 There iS . market in Colombia for eeneral merchandise suitable for de partment stores. These supplies will b~ purchased by . man who will visit his country in the near future.
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their eager daggers with his treacher- ous life blood.
 Could you by any chance keep clear of such a fight? We didn't raise our American boys to be soldiers-or did we? Are unseen hands these days crowning our very commonplace brows with laurel wreaths and pInning on our breasts two huge Ms as our Disin- guished Service Order7 Makers of Men! For this new nation of ours has had it's ideals and its heroic ex- amples to which we could point you, and men we have tried to teach you to be, sometimes spasmodically. some times with white flame earnestness,- men in outlook. men in practice,-and in this strange new world which has replaced the old. to be men at your age today means to offer life and hopes and dreams willingly. gladly. for this mans job of cleaning away the slime the Hun has spread over the earth and making 1t once more safe for decent generations to come. If the war drags out a weary length. no boy with red UlOOu III HIS Nclus VIII Wdut tO ldCc HIS future unless he has girded himself up as you have done to the splendid. terrifying pitch of heroism demanded In this hour of the worlds agony.
 Many of you could not wait, but went out In the first white heat, tell ing the lie which sealed you Canadians and thrilled the hearts of listening an- gels. When at last OUT American shackles were broken. the rest of you leaped into the ranks of heroes at grips with Appollyon. You have passed beyond and above us! Your fathers and mothers, your teachers at school and college, used to scold and threat en and punish you; now you can hold them up with the bayonet and shoot them if they argue or disobey! We used to shake our heads sadly and fear some of you would come to evil ends; now you are all our heroes! We may not tell you how we feel. We greet you with . glad "Howdy7" and speed you with c gay Good luck '" the while we try vigorously to choke down that lump of pride. regret, grati-
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 rapidly boiling water which has been salted. and allowed to cook until every grain stands out by itself. Is tender and yet not mushy. Now take cup full of cooked rice. put a layer of it in a well-buttered dish. then cover with a small layer of chopped chicken. giblets or any minced meat. with a broth or white sauce we'll seasoned and added with each layer. Bake until thoroughly hot and serve as a main dish or as a substitute for meat. To- matoes. with onion and a little chopped beef and rice. prepared in this way Is another good dish.
 Swedish Riee.-Boil . cupful of rice until tender in salted water. Drain and dry in the oven. Stir into 1t two tablespOOnfuls of sweet fat. the yOlks of two eggs we'll beaten. teaspoonful of onion juice and salt and pepper to taste. Stir over the fire in a dish set in hot water. using fork to stir with. Turn into round bowl to mold. then unmold on a platter and heat in the oven. Serve with drawn butter sauce.
 Rice With Esos.-Take quarter of cupful of washed and drained rice. add a tablespoonful of sweet fat and stir until a light yellow over the heat. Add broth. potato or any other vege- table water, and cook covered until the rice is tender. then season we'll and stir in two or three fresh eggs stir until cooked. then serve at once. This dish tastes like scrambled eggs, but very few eggs need be used to serve i've. Milk may take the place of the broth in cooking the rice. Skim milk may be used in many such dishes to advantage
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,mmsnss Wealth From Irsa ovss.

Inms0ss Wealth From Irsa ossa.
 The foundation of the wealth of the Biscsyen provinces c< Spain Hes In the large deposits of high-grade Iron ores for which the section b famooA These deposits have been immensely profitable, with the result that Bilbao. which is the center of the industry, 0 reputed to be the wealthiest city oe its sise in Europa
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tude, confound-the-Huns, apprehen- sion. reverence. and still other things which will get into our throats and dim our eyes as we watch you march gallantly away on your crusade.
 Where will 1t end, we sadly ask our selves? You go out with your nne young bodies. your good brain stun. your sensitive hearts, because that b the game for men and gentlemen to play. Will you come back with all that is splendid in you crystallized by this experience into vivid, honorable man. hood, or are there little consecrated plots in France and Italy which you will make forever America7 In tho lap of the gods lies your scroll! It isn't the goal that matters but how you run! That American boy whose mans heart drove him to France at the first outbreak of war and who splendidly ran his race to its end beneath a white cross in the soil hallowed by the blood of innumerable heroes, left behind words for you from the heart of his own experience. Listen to Alan See ger!
 Nothing hut good can come to the soldier. so he plays his part well. Come out of the ordeal safe and sound, he has had an experience in the light of which all life thereafter will be three times richer and more beautiful; ; wounded. he will have the esteem and admiration of all men and the appro- bation of his own conscience; killed, more than any other man he can faco the unknown without misgiving,-that Is SO long as death comes upon him in a moment of courage and enthusiasm, not of faltering or of fear"
 You will not falter. our fighting men from America! All that is best in us goes with you beyond the seas. Fight for us also little. we beg you, when you fight for your homes, your coun- try. and your God! Keep us in your hearts as we keep you in ours, and come back to us when the big lob is finished, clear eyed, clean hearted he roes. ready to tackle that job of build ing up a new and better tomorrow above the ruins and chaos of today!
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How to Ship H.tehina Eapa

Eggs for hatching can be shipped ex- tensively over long diseances successful Iy, but in many cases the shipment ap- pears to affect the hatch. Setting eggs are packed for shipment in several diff ferent wayA One of the best methods is to use . cnmmon market basket well lined on the bottom sud sides with ex- celdor. Aftef wrapping the eggs in . thin layer of paper and enough excel slor to make . ball of about three inches in diameter, pack them tightly in the basket. thea put oo . covering of excelssos. and over all sew piece of strong cotton eloth. or the cloth ean be puahsl up under the outsids rim of the beaket wifh . ease knife. The latter Dethsd q fastssing 3Ae closh is nsch euscker than ths former and just q e1ecfivs. EEp are also shipped safeiy sansst any dlstnnes by packing then
 . . sf1R pasteboard carton or bsU mn6e .1sr Us Supssst the speee
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cTQuette, duuiuk just the touch of seasoning which the dish needs to make 1t tasty.
 orser . q ish Sauce. This is good with fish and var us meats.