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The Green Forest tribune., 1918-03-08

bookkeeping, school teaching, ete.-sitdown work. And yet it is fact that from 65 to 75 per cent of the French mutileS nowadays were before the war, farmers or farm laborers. Not all of these men should undertake, or are physically and men, tally fitted to undertake industrial or city jobs. Moreover, everyone knows that the first great world peace problem will be the challenge of food shortage. Obviously, as many mutes as pos sible-France's today, America's tomorrow-must go back to the land. So it is the plan of the Amer ican Red Cross to help France in placing some of them there and, later on, to help America in the way
 l ventureC to point out to Miss Harper that re- ports show there are 31 agricultural centers in operation in France but Miss Harper was in- clined to shake her head She would not quarrel with my figures, but with the impression they ere ated.
 "No doubt she said, but you must remember that judged by American standards, France is not yet in the forefront of scientific agriculture French economists, whose minds are now more than ever busy with the facts of food production are eXclaiming at the sad truth that Germany, with less and inferior farming area, should be- fore the war; have exceeded France in agricultural production.
 These thirty-one agricultural centers of re-edu- cation you speak of have opened their doors for mutiles, but they lack necessary equipment and the canny mutile looks in and, too often passes on. Small wonder, especially if you reflect upon his eagerness to get home, to be free of discipline that is irksOme because it is (after three years and a half of war) still discipline.
 France is teaching her mutiles small trades cob bling basket-making, tnsmithing machine work etc. but what the Red Cross wants above all to do is to cooperate in the agricultural movement We who world-famous for our agricultural ma- chinery must provide motor tractors and other me chancal equipment for the schools of re-education Also, we must give expert instruction in the rais- ing of live stock poultry. rabbits, bees. We must go in for training in horticulture When the spring of 1918 has come, should be in a position to show you our agriculture center in full blast fill ing part, at least of the great need I have men, toned. And that farm of about 800 acres will be France, very close to of the great psychothera- peutic centers. That Is all I can very well tell you now.
 "Of course, that farm will not solve the whole problem of the war mutile At least it will at all times take care of 200 mutiles. It will have barns, sheepcotes pig-sties. forge, machine shop carpentry shop-al these things figure in our cal culations. By spring, work of construction and repair will have been accomplished, quarters for men put up and some of the work will have been contributed by the mutiles themselves. It is not will get two francs a day wage-these mutiles: five francs day when they are themselves in- StructorS."
The Green Forest tribune., 1918-03-08

alone. Joy cries out to be shared 1; full appreciation alike of beauty and of fellowship lies the need of being alone. The mood of solitude, then. is in order to the enjoyment of compan. ionship. It prepares our hearers for genial hours of shared delight. Per. haps the rarest and most precious ex. perience is that in which friends or lovers understand each other so con- pletely that they can share this need ful mood of solitude with an unspokea sympathy.
The Green Forest tribune., 1918-03-08

So well made and so intricate have been the entanglements that the high est explosives have sometimes failed to clear way, and the French have nit on an invention. This is a gun which fires special heavy four -bladed knife.
 The knife evolves rapidly when nred, and cuts a way through the
The Green Forest tribune., 1918-03-08
Ingenious French Invent: on

One of the best defenses against the Attack of modern infantry has proved to be wire entanglements, thousands of miles of which guard the fronts of opposing armies in the present war, observes trench correspondent. Whenever good defense is found, however, the human brain sets to work to find some means of overcoming 1t.
The Green Forest tribune., 1918-03-08

strongest entanglements, so opening way for a bayonet charge. It has the great advantage over all other meth ods that it does not involve any risk to the soldiers, who formerly had to place the explosive bombs beneath the while doing so.
The Green Forest tribune., 1918-03-08
Question for Nurse.

Jane was enjoying her evening meal in the nursery, made up of milk, scram- bled eggs, and a dish of stewed prunes. She was quiet for a while, and then asked her nurse this question: "Norah, if the moo COW has the milk and the chickens have the eggs, who has the prunes?"
The Green Forest tribune., 1918-03-08
Skin Troubles That Itch

Burn and disfigure quickly soothed and healed by hot baths with Cuti- cura Soap and gentle anointings of Gu ticura Ointment For free samples, address, "Cuticura, Dept. X, Boston," Sold by druggists and by mail. Soap 20, Ointment 25 and 5O.-Ady.
The Green Forest tribune., 1918-03-08
An Eye to Trade,

He had been fishing patiently for several hours without a bite when small urchin strolled up.
 Any luck, mister?" he called out.
 "Run away, boy" growled the angler in gruff tones.
 "No offense, sir" said the boy, as he walked away, ''only just wanted to say that my father keeps a fish shop down to the right, sir. r."-Pittsburgh ChronicleTelegraph. |
The Green Forest tribune., 1918-03-08

IMITATION IS slNcEREST FLATTERY but like counterfeit money the imita- tion has not the worth of the original. Insist on La Creole" Hair Dressing it'' original. Darkens your hair in th atural way, but contains no dye. Price $1.0O.-Adv.
The Green Forest tribune., 1918-03-08
The Object,

''Why do we have these meatless and wheatless daysY asked the selfish per son.
 Tn order," replied Miss Cayenne, "that we may have defeatless army"
The Green Forest tribune., 1918-03-08
Carrot Grew Around Rlnn.

Ringed with gold, carrot has been dug up near Belfast, Ireland. The veg etable had valuable gold signet ring around its middle. The owner of the garden had lost the ring some months ago
The Green Forest tribune., 1918-03-08
Somethino of A Freak.

Jewel, aged five, on returning from kindergarten, was asked by her moth. CT if there were many pretty girls in her class. "No," replied Jewel. "Jusi two, me and another little girl with blue hair"
The Green Forest tribune., 1918-03-08
Paraffin for Stain,

Any kind of stain on white table cloth may be removed by rubbing with just a little paratfin before sending 1t to wash. If this is done the stain will come out in the boiling.
The Green Forest tribune., 1918-03-08
Companionship.

In regard to human companionships, there are two words to say. We need the communion of men. but there are times when 1t is best for us to be
The Green Forest tribune., 1918-03-08
Rice Paper.

That which is termed rice paper is made from the pith of tree grown ir Formosa, not from part of the rice plant, as many uppose.-Exchange.
The Green Forest tribune., 1918-03-08
The Fat MiSsjno.

"You don't seem so active in poll. tics as you used to be-"
 "I'm not; these are porkless days.r
The Green Forest tribune., 1918-03-08

In 1917 Alaska produced minerals valued at S41 100000.
The Green Forest tribune., 1918-03-08

There is a silver lining to every hard knocks cloud.-Ralph Parlette.
The Green Forest tribune., 1918-03-08

AR means Wrecking-chemical and physical and moral wreck ing. And it is the wreckage of men that is most distressing to those who see the war at close range. Houses can be rebuilt. The farms of the Disc and the Aisne can be cleared. The fac tories at Chaunes can be re- stored, or else razed and erected all over again and made modern. But what about wrecked men?
Western Kansas world., 1918-11-07
WOMEN ARE GOOD MECHANICS.

According to report of the national Industrial
conference board women in wartime employment
are showing a remarkable adaptability for ma
chine shop work. The report summarizes infor-
nation obtained from 131 establishments employ
ing 335.O15 and 1923 women and including
10657 women engaged in work formerly per
formed exclusively by
Their labor, says the Christian Herald has
ranged from the operation of drill presses and
lathes to coremaking inspecting and assembling
mechanical products and performing many pre-
else machine operations. In the main it has been
confined to the lighter processes requiring rapid
ity and dexterity, and in such work their output
has proved equal to and frequently greater than
that of male employees. This was notably true
Cf women's work in automobile manufacture and
in a munition plant manufacturing fuses, where
women operatives drill presses and milling
machines were from 25 to 80 per cent more rapid
than men.
Western Kansas world., 1918-11-07
SINGLE SHOES NOW SOLD IN LONDON.

One of the many pathetic side lights our
war is reflected in advertisements published by
British shoe merchants, which vividly impress
upon ones mind the sacrifices that many of our
sons and their comrades gaIlantly making.
Owing to the large number of crippled veterans
of the western 'front.'. London dealers in mems
footwear now sell single shoes for one-hah the
prfces of pairs. To quote advertisement that
recently appeared a fashionable illustrated
magazine: wartime boots at 26/3 a pair
13/2 a boot The single boots, rights lefts, are
for those men who have been so unfortunate as
TO lose a legr.Popular Mechanics Magazine.
Western Kansas world., 1918-11-07
AMERICANS BUYING DlAMonDs.

Among facts disclosed in the investigation con-
drcted fv the council of national defense to learn
the buyfng trend in civilian trade during the war
are a decided increase In sales of small diamonds
and a falling OF In sales of sizes from one-hah
carat inward This is attributed to the great
increase in price and the tendency of people to
huv diamonds by price alone; that is, they have
perbaps S15 or 800 to put in stone. and 1t
brings them much smaller jewel than the same
amount would procure a year or two ago.
watches are in great demand. especially wrist
watches, which have been enormously popularized
by the war.
Western Kansas world., 1918-11-07

1t is the ambition of most sea cooks to get on a
Dig ship. In wartime, cooking the smallest
vessel is essential calling, but the big vessel
with its modern equipment and efficiency organi-
zatfon appeals strongly to the type Of young man
now taking up cooking for Uncle Sam.
The large vessels carry several cooks. A 5000
ton freighter has chief cook, a second cook, who
Is also baker, and third cook, cooks mate
The chief cook is usually the meat cutter also
and In these times scientific meat cutting, well
as cooking is required the merchant fleet and
taught in the shipping boards floating cooking
schools.
Western Kansas world., 1918-11-07

less character OF
Jesus, and h G
matchless Word.
1t will help us
further in answer
ing the question, if
we consider his
marvellous work. A
man is judged not
only by what he
is and what he
says, but by what
he does. And this
applies to Jesus
Christ as well as
to anyone else.
1t is a well at
tested fact of sa-
cred history that
Western Kansas world., 1918-11-07


cables and soft bread, matter what the voyage
he may be Modern refrigeratng plants and
modern cooking methods are to be thanked for
that.
On the hundreds of ships which are being
built for the merchant marine by the United States
shipping board careful attention is paid to the
equipment for storing, cooking and serving food.
The government is fully aware that sailors, like
soldiers work best wellflled stomachs.
Care is taken also that efficient men are en-
ployed as cooks on the nations merchant
fleets. Good sea cooks not numerous, even in
normal times. Having that fact in mind, the
United States shipping board. with the thorough
ness that marks all its efforts to create an un-
equaled merchant marine, is engaged in training
an adequate number of cooks to man the galeys of
its new ships. Young men of character and ntelli-
gence are chosen for instruction
The training of cooks is part of the work done
by the shipping boards recruiting service. This
service has fleet of training ships. based at At
lantic and Pacific ports. all of which young
Americans are taught by experienced cooks the
serious business Of preparing good food sea-
Besides that the board has special cooking schools
on two Of the ships-the Meade former Atlantic
liner stationed at Boston, and the steamer Dorothy
Bradford. stationed at New York.
Cooking at sea is by no means the same thing as
cooking on land. The cook has several things
to bear in mind that the land cook in hotel restau
rant or home kitchen never has to think about.
Take for instance some of the precautions he
must observe as Illustrated by the following
"Don'ts for Sea Cooks
expect stove to remain In a perpend,cu,a-
position. the cook are on a movine
platform. namely. ships deck which often
rolls and sways with the motion he ship IA
the sea-
fn a kettle liquid. The rolling of the
ship will the contents slop over and
with fats may start nre-
Don't pots and pans to adrfft- As a guard
against this the galley has rail
IT.
Don't permit dishes or pantry
q land If do they, will slide on
be smashed. There little
being q high bar across the front, with a space
through which dish be reached
and lifted out
On modern ships the serving is done by men In
the stewards department. called stewards, so the
sea cook Of today needs none Of that dexterity of
foot that one-legged John Silver showed as he
deck In the brig Of Treasure Island"
likes his Job Is worth his salt discontented
nixed by the shipping board in choosing young
for the Job are wanted There plenty who do.
ships q certain percentage may be counted to
ask for training cooks
These young serving on the nations
sbridee of ships" from patriotic motives Some
may go back to their home towns when the war
Is over: but Others will remain In the merchant
marine and win take part in the country's peace
expansion at sea as dignlhed that taken by
cantain mate or engineer the ship which
they serve. Nor will they suffer In financial
vav. for chief cook gets so . month wageAs be-
Western Kansas world., 1918-11-07
Meditation.

Meditation is one way OF handling
the Gospel history. Instead of a vague,
haIf-remembered, less than half-com-
pretended story, the life of Jess.
steadily meditated on. passes into the,
life of the Christian, by an insensible
but real transfusion.-Rev. n. p. Lid
don, d. d.
Western Kansas world., 1918-11-07

sides his board and quarters-a net income of
$1OSO year.
When the young law student bank teller. or
blacksmith's helper who has decided to become q
sea cook reports for instruction on the Meade or
the Bradford he is taken in hand by wise old
chef who proceeds to teach him the A, B, C's OF
sea cooking.
These embrace some general rules to clean
illness and general galley practice neatly type
written, under the head advice to the Cook"
The most particular housewife will find these
rules sound Here are few of them:
Great cleanliness. well and attention.
are required from a cook
Keep your hands very clean Try to prevent your
Don't scatter in galley; clean
put scalding water into each saucepan or stewpan
as you finish using it. Dry your saucepans before
put them IN the shelf.
Never scrub inside of frying rub it with
wet sver-sand. rinse it out well with hot water
afterwards
directly after using them: air them before
put them away or they will be musty Keep
in dry place.
Be a knife that has cut onions
cleaned.
Keep snk-brush clean be careful
to throw anything but water down sink Do
st % t shrow smell 1ssy sad down IT. "
Never have sticky plates or dishes, Use very hot o.
Clean coppers with tnrpentine and ane brickdust
a little dry brickdust
Clean your tins with soap an and whiting S mixed "a
with flannel: when dry. whisk on
chamos and dry whiting
brings. II 1t is good
Let there be in the kitchen
In Uncle Sans school for cooks instruction
begins, logically. with cereals for breakfast 1t
happens that the instruction chef on the Bradford
is Scot and when jamie Nicoi gets through
teaching new hand the art Of cooking oatmeal
there is nothing further to be said
The novice is next shown how to fry eggs and
bacon how to make hash and how to prepare
hamburg steak These his first steps.
He next gets chance at dinner. with making
SOUPS and roasting and boiling meats and cooking
learns the mysteries of the big galley range =
mighty stove near seven feet long-of the steam
kettle that Will cook soup for 100 men and OF the
steam-oven cooker for vegetables
IF he is ambitious, the beginner takes special
rourse In baking and pudding making for real
buildings take the place OF the tranuonai soggy
dun of old times Uncle Sam s merchant sn1ps.
Rice puddin, Is a favorite- Lucky is the young
,oa, who learns to cook rice from veteran who
acouired the art trader out OF Rangoon or
clipper from Calcutta
..Never put your rice into the kettle until the
water is boiling, then scatter it in That Is the
standard rule for rice
.Then we tell be sure never to put in the
suear until the rice is done,' says the chef
IL has been found that six weeks of intensive
training win make very good sea cook of be
efnner if he shows proper aptitude
ssWe can tell the natural cook" says Jamie
Nicol ssby the questions he asks The good be-
einners ask all about everything and make notes
we have a number who put everything they want
to remember down In book They win make
good"
Western Kansas world., 1918-11-07
CALLING A HALT.

Senator Fudge relates an amusing anecdote--
@n it's new. all right But don't to
listen to a stale story just because 1t is tackled
onto I United States senator."-Kansas City
Journal
Western Kansas world., 1918-11-07
a Spiritual Relation.

True friendship is a spiritual rela-
tion. God reveals himself to MS In
many ways through our differept
friends.-E- v. H
Western Kansas world., 1918-11-07
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Sea Cooks of the
New Merchant Ma
rine Are Trained for
the Difficult Task

OOKING at sea Is not what it used
to be in the "good old days" that we
read about. "A hard biscuit and a
slice of cold salt beef" which Dana
mentions in 1.-TWO Years Before the
Mast" as his usual meal after a
long, hard watch off Cape Horn, is
no longer the diet of the American
merchant sailor
The modern sailor man is well
Western Kansas world., 1918-11-07
Daily Thouoht.

Every mans life Il fairy tale WRIT
ten by Gods flngers.-Hans Christian
Andersen.
Western Kansas world., 1918-11-07
Who Is
JeSuSChriSt?
By REV. W.. W. KETCHUM
Director Of the Evening Glasses.
Moody Bible Instituts, ChicaoD

I In a former sermon on this same
theme we discussed the sinless, flaw
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-06-04
THE TRIUMPHANT TRACTOR

While the guns are booming In
France, the American tractor Ia win
ming the food battle at home Reports
indicate that there are today no less
than 100000 tractors cbugging away
on American farms. doing the work Of
at least 200 600 farm hands and 1000
horses The number in use last sum
mer was not more than 10000. BY the
end OF this year experts say. there
will be more than 100000 Of these tire
less workers on the Job.
The tractor is solving the agrical-
tural problem, II is making II possible
to produce more food with less labor
thus fitting in timely with war condi
tons II lends itself admirably TO CO
operative use. neighborhood associa-
tons buy the machines and pass them
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-06-04
s.-s---- The ---es n
Scrap Book
PROPHECY TO BE FULFILLED7
Words OF the Savior Recalled Now
That the British Forces Have
Redeemed Palestine.

Another sacred spot In Palestine has
best wrested from the infdel. 1t fs
Nabius. or Sachem, as It was called In
the pre.Christian days. There was
Jacobs we'll and there, centuries later,
Christ conversed with the woman Of
Snmaria."
This woman. facing the greatest
prophet of all time, could not restrain
her surprise that he. jew. should
address her. Samaritan, since the
Jews had no dealings with the Samari-
tans Henr Christ's answer: THE
hour cometh when we shall neither In
this mountain nor in Jerusalem wor-
ship the Fnther-when the true wor-
shippers shall worship the Father In
spirit and In truth"
In these words the believer Of today
will see prediction which portends
the eud of all war and strife. after the
world shall have been purged Of its
racial, national and religious hatreds.
General Allenby went into Palestine
because he was ordered by the London
war office to direct the campaign thars
against the Turks. In his march froln
the coast he has redeemed more of the
Christians soil from the hands of the
uuhPlever that ever was conquered In
the long years since the Man of Gall
lee walked the sterile lands of the
Israelites. Yet we have no idea that
the gallant and resourceful English
man considers himself fulfiller Of
prophecy. He Is too busy fighting. He
is TOO much occupied with the job in
hand. When that is done, and done
well, he probably will leave to others
the less arduous task of checking his
campaign up against chapters Of Holy
Writ and showing just where this or
that prediction was realized.
That is no job for modest man, as
General Allenby is said to be.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-06-04

had the companionship of Mr.. Larkin
at the office. but on the poultry farm
there wasn't anyone to talk to. Hens
weren't very sociable. 1t had taken her
about three months to get the farm on
a working basis. 1t was small one.
but 1t required all her attention and
the assistance of small boy after
school hours.
When the price of milk went up
Pearl bought COW. Milking was the
worst proposition she had ever tackled
The cow refused to be MIXED by shey-
perienced hands. After wild strUg-
gle with the determined Pearl it jump
ed the fence and started down the road
toward the city, its mistress. or rather
It's owner. In pursuit. The more Pearl
called 1t, and pleaded with it, the faster
1t walked. How far it would have
gone 1t Is hard 70 say, but an auto
mobile swerved around n curve ano
caused II to start back towards home,
Pearl jumped back TO let the COW by.
'Why, Pearl, it's you,' the sole oc-
cupant of the car cried.
Louis, it's YOU. Pearl echoed, for
getting in her surprise that it was
the first lime they had called one an
other by their Christian names.
rs that your cow?' he asked.
Yes" Pearl answered, "she jumped
the fence"
"Get into the car and We'll drive her
home," he suggested.
Pearl jumped in beside him and the
car started off The COW kept right
in front of them all the way. The boy
was waiting at her gate and drove the
COW in.
"Im sorry I bought her," Pearl con-
fessed. 81 can't milk"
IL cen" he said confidently, rs he
assisted her to alight, "Ill teach you.'
Pearl had never taken long to learn
anything, especially when Mr.. Larkln
Ind been her teacher, and she learned
how to milk in record time.
at is so easy when one knows how
she smiled rs she took the pail of rich
milk from the ground. "How did you
learn?"
NWf, '''hShs Wy WI a i''ih ~ -
answered, taking the pail from her ant
starting toward the house, Pearl lead
ing the way.
Mr.. Larkin looked about the house
admirlngly.
Everything Is so neat here--st
homelike," he said. "You always wer'
neat"
That reminded Pearl of the office
Does the new girl sut?' she asked
Suit !" Leonard snorted. "She's th'
most untidy girl | ever saw and She
the best of four tried since you left
She chews gum, does her hair half {
dozen times an hour. and then II look
terrible, leaves her rubbers i'm the mid
dle of the floor and hangs her ha
| where somebody is sure to knock |
! down. If she stays another month II
be dementod."
I'm sorry" Pearl sympathi2ed,
swell. then come hack" he pleaded
II came here to ask YOU that today.
"But | couldn't" Pearl said wit