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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-18

penny remained.
Bet 1 can do it," said one of the
boys.
When he tried three times and
failed, another seized the copper. But
he also failed. Then Red. remember
ing the forehead trick. blew his breath
upon the coin and pressed it on the
casing. The penny jingled upon the
floor when he withdrew his hand.
For a half hour those boys tried to
do what Peter had done. Peter slyly
remarked that Columbus was the only
man who could make an egg stand on
its little end and that he did it by
cracking the shell.
Peter enjoyed himself hugely while
the boys tried and failed How many
times had he been called Sissy" and
Dummy and other disgusting
names? He was proving himself mas
ter as a magician
IT'S all in knowing Row." explained
Peter at last. and all you need is a
knife. Hold the blade of the knife
nearly fiat against the penny and
make tiny cuts in the rim in the same
direction. Press the penny firmly
against the surface with twisting mo-
ton of your thumb. It's easy"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-18
TIE ACORN THAT
TX SQUIRREL FORGOT

there wasn't any mushroom left, and
then he wiped his mouth with his
paws, because squirrels do not have
napkins, you know, and then he no.
uced the poor little undressed acorn
trying to hide in the moss. Taking It
up in his paws and turning it over
and over. he sat up just as he did
when he ate the little mushroom chill
dren's mother, and the acorn thought
Its time had come. But as the acorn
was such fine one, so smooth, and
fat and full and as he wasn't very
hungry anyway. he decided that the
acorn would taste mighty good some
day in winter when food was hard to
find, and when the ground was COW
cred over with snow. So holding Il
tight in his teeth, he found a nice soft
place under a bunch of wood violets.
and there he dug as cute a little hole
rs you ever saw pushed the acorn
down in it, covered it all up, and then
patted the earth so smooth that no
one would ever have dreamed that an
acorn lay buried there.
Now this squirrel had buried so
many acorns for his winter use. that
he was just obliged to forget where
some of them were hidden. and so IL
was with the acorn of this story-he
forgot to come back for II. All winter
long it lay there, just as Snug as a
bug in rug" and did not even know
when the SHOWS came and covered the
ground inches deep with a great white
blanket. The next spring the sun
warmed the earth and the rain drops
soaked down and kept the acorn nice
and moist. Then a very strange thing
happened; the little acorn had a queer
feeling as If something inside was try
ing to get out, and while It was won
derlng what was the matter. its shell
cracked open, and a very pale and a
very tender little sprout began to push
1t way upwards, while a baby root
started down in the earth to see what II
could find to eat Bythis time the sprout
had reached the surface, and elbowing
the grains of sand out of its way,
peeped out on a wonderful world of
growing green things. Once out in
the glorious sunshine, the little leaves
that had been folded up like a fairy
umbrella, began to open, and very
soon two little newly born oak leaves
were turning green as they drank the
sap the rootlet was sending up. Now
all the baby oak had to do was to
stay in one place and grow. and some
day it would be'a great spreading tree.
with wagon loads of leaves. thousands
of acorns, and many places among the
branches where birds could build their
nests.
And all because the squirrel forgot
where he buried an acorn.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-18

Coffee, tea, cocoa; sausages. eggs
and ham; sandwiches, ice cream and
cake" read Caroline from the list she
had made.
How will we make all that?" asked
Kate.
well, they won't ask for every
| thing" answered Caroline, land
Mother says we can take things from
home IL we pay for them"
Brother George and Thomas Barnes
arrived the day after the Canteen was
opened. They were met at the station
by the family and on the way home
Kate led them into the Canteen. 1t
was very cold day so they said they
would like some hot coffee and cake.
You should have seen those little
girls hustle. Susie put the coffee in
muslin bag while Caroline started
the stove and put the water on to boil.
Kate brought out sugar, milk and
| spoons and the cups, then she ran
home for some cake. In a very little
while two steaming cups of good
coffee stood before the two soldiers
"WeNl be coming in again soon!"
said Brother George. paying down
twenty cents.
Well, well, we'll, Little did they
dream what was coming. 1t was holi-
day time. so the little girls went to
their Canteen bright and early the
next day and what did they find but
a great crowd of soldiers around the
shed?
please, we're cold and hungry"
explained one of the men. There
was an accident up the track and our
train won't be able to start OFF again
for three hours. Please hurry and
| give US a bite!"
Kate flew like a rabbit to her home
and called her mother to help. Car
oline lit her stove and put on water
to- boil and tied up her coffee in a
muslin bag. Susie was taking the
orders: Forty ham and eggs; twenty
coffees; thirty sausa ges-dear, dear!
The pigtails stood straight out with
dismay. There wasn't that much
food in town, she was sure.
But in a few minutes in hustled
Kate with the three mothers, Rose
and all the other girls and ladies in
town. Thank goodness. they all
brought somethingi Three hours later
every soldier was gone-filled up and
happy.
MY word" cried Caroline. isn't
il good thing we had a Canteen
here"
And everyone, even the fiustered
mothers. agreed that it was.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-18
CAnTEEn q

in this town We ought to have a can
teen.'
Susie and Kate looked at each other,
then they looked at Caroline.
What do you mean" asked Kate
meekly.
"A canteen, my dear" Caroline re-
piled in a grown-up voice. lis place
for soldiers to go and eat. Soldiers
always have canteens. I've read all
about 'em. A solder gets excused
from camp and wanders off to look
for something to do. He feels home
sick and sad. Then all of a sudden
he sees a canteen. Nice ladies are in
the canteen ready to give him ice
cream and cake and stuff very cheap.
and soon he is sitting in the canteen
as happy as''-Caroline paused to
think-"as happy as a ant in sugar
barrel" she said.
"Bu-but,,' Kate said, Brother
George won't be homesick cause he'll
be home, and Thomas Barnes won't be
homesick cause he hasn't got any
home"
Makes no difTrunce" cried Caro-
line. shaking her red pigtaiIs. Soldiers
ought to have canteens!"
That settled it,
Susie nodded her brown pigtails and
said: I'VE can't low our soldiers to
be neglected"
So then Kate tapped her yellow
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-18

loaf of bread. OF course. there are
no hard and fast rules governing these.
The dimensions may also be changed
TO suit. the most important part being
that you observe the suggestions re-
garding the decoration-proper space
allowance. etc.
Whatever design is selected, be very
careful that you have your work ac-
curate. For instance, in the design
having the corners cut off, be sure the
chamfers meet uniformly all around.
Note that the chamfer is made quite
deep with reference to the thickness OF
the board. A small chamfer would
allow but a small decorative space
and the result would not be effective
This is important to remember If you
decide to use different designs than
the ones presented.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-18

then laughed as the penny dropped
repeatedly upon the ground. There
was no molasses or glue about It.
Il did it," Red suddenly shouted,
and sure enough there the penny stuck
above his eyes just as If it had grown
on that particular spot. Il moistened
it," he explained.
The boys had fathomed Peters Sc
cret, and he nodded good-naturedly.
He watched a ball game for a minute
or two, and then he silently walked
away
In the afternoon of the sameS day
Peter returned. Another game was
on. Peter called to the boys. He said
he could make a penny stick on the
slickest surface they could find. Red
thought of a vanished door casing
inside his home and asked Peter to
try his stunt there.
Watch me-" said the penny magician
as he fumbled in his pocket and pro-
duced the coin. He held it on the var
nished surface with his left hand while
his left thumb pressed it firmly He
withdrew his thumb carefully and the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-18

Having the board nicely TO shape
and we'll sanded. the decoration is next
in order. OF course the top is to be
left the natural condition of the wood
only the edge and the chamfer are
to receive treatment. First paint the
edge and the chamfer in whatever
color is desired. Black or blue IS
suggested. Two coats will likely be
necessary. When dry, apply your de-
sign to the chamfer as shown in the
sketch. This can be done by stencil
or free hand, using colors that har-
monte with the body coat.
1t is suggested that a piece OF soft
cloth be fastened to the bottom of the
board. The b. cad knife is. of course.
an important part and should have
the handle painted and decorated to
match the board.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-18
THE

~ AROLINE, KATE and Susie had
81 i Il wonderful idea. It was Caro-
" lines idea really. as you might
~ have guessed if you had known
Caroline. She was just full Of ideas!
Brother George is coming home
Kate had cried IN great glee. HES
been mustered out
Mustered out?" Susie asked IL
alarm.
1T only means he's to come home
and needn't go back to camp any
more" explained her friend. isn't
that fine? And he has a right to wear
his uniform for three months while
he is finding a new job. And he's
going TO bring another soldier with
him A man named Thomas Barnes,
who has hospital leave. That means
he's been sick or wounded and they've
excused him for awhile SO he can go
home, but he hasn't any home, he's
orphant. so Brother George is bring
ing him to our house. Isn't that
dandy?"
Dandy? I should say!" cried Susie,
her braids shaking with excitement
But Caroline looked very thought
full and said nothing.
"WeII?" demanded her friend.
Aren't you glad?"
Il just got a idea" Caroline said,
rubbing her nose thoughtfully. Seems
TO me if were going to have soldiers
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-18

EVER HAS there been such a
call upon people to save food
stuffs as there is now. Our
- - country will have to supply food
for many people across the water for
sometime yet. and to be able to do so.
we must save very carefully of what
we have for our own use
Bread has often been called the
staff of life. 1t certainly is now. Mr..
Hoover has asked that people make
is cut in the kitchen and brought to
the table. it is difficult to tell how
much to cut, with the result that
often there are several slices left over.
These dry out quickly and are usual
ly thrown away, as no one wishes to
eat dry bread. If the bread is placed
directly on the dining table, it can be
cut as needed and no waste occurs.
1t is for this reason that the request
to use the bread board has been made
The best material to use is maple
as it is hard and will offer more
resistance to the knife than most
woods. The wood is bound to be cut
slightly each time the board is used
SO a hard wood is the best. Maple
is close grained wood, which Is also
an advantage.
Get out the stock to dimensions in
the usual way Select the design that
best pleases you. Three suggestions
are offered herewith, though the board
may be worked up with a circular or
an ova! shape if desired Those shown
have proven very satisfactory. as they
conform to the shape of the average
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-18

Sister Rose, who was fourteen. and
very grand young lady going to high
school,
THE aprons should be gray with
white collars and cuffs" said Rose,
and the caps are white with a striped
ribbon across the front. Yes, I'll help
you make them. l have an old gray
petticoat that would do for one"
Caroline bought some gray lining
and Kate begged an old dress from
her mother, so soon Rose was cutting
out the aprons and stitching them on
the machine, while the three little girls
basted and hemmed and hustled about,
doing all they could to help.
What are you doing, dears?" asked
Susie's mother peeping in the door of
the sewing room.
"Oh. we're making caps and
aprons" Rose answered. The girls
have invented a lovely new game"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-18
FOLLOW THE FLAG

WAKE YOUR gun and your paper
@ cap,
- Keep in step to the drums tap.
tap,
Through the kitchen and down the hall,
Follow the flag brave soldiers all.
Well knows Mama she need not fear
AS long as her stout home guard is near,
Well know the foes that lurk about
When they hear the drum they had
best get out.
For the marching troop makes such a
show
As round and round through the rooms
they go,
That the boldest enemies quickly run
When they see the flag and the shining
gun.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-18
CANTEEN.
SOLDIERS WELCOME.

(She had to ask Rose how to spell
"Canteen" and Soldiers" and it did
her good to learn how, because she
never said Soldiers" again. Then
they hung up the board in front of
their Canteen.
For tables they used old barrels
with boards laid across them and they
covered them with clean paper. Cups
and saucers were begged or borrowed
from the three homes, and Hates
father let them have a little one
burner oil stove. and Caroline's mother
lent them a kettle and three pots and
a FRYING nan.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-18
TX JUNIOR COOK

Measure the juice. There should be
q cupful or more.
Put the juice into a saucepan and
add three-quarters us much sugar as
you have juice.
Stir till sugar is dissolved.
Put over the fire and cook till tho
juice drips like syrup when run from
a spoon.
Pour at once into 4 jelly glass.
This is delicious for sandwiches or
TO eat on bread after school.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-18
APPLE HONEY

Save the Feelings and the perfect
cores from twelve apples.
Wash and put on to cook with one
pint of water.
Cook slowly till the water seems to
be about half boiled away. This will
take at least IS minutes. slow cooking,
may be longer.
Strain through a fine sieve.
Press gently with a broad spoon so
to be sure to get all the juice.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-18

~ nee upon time, little brown
n d acorn away up in the top of an
oak got to wriggling around in
" the cup where it lived. until 1t
got right loose. and one day when a
wind came by and shook the branches.
1t tumbled out and fell down and
down through the leaves to the ground
below. It struck a rock and bounced
up in the air like rubber ball. and
then went rolling down the hillside
and finally came to a stop on bed of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-18
QUITE A DIFFERENCE

What is a weather prognosticator.
Pa?"
IS a man who predicts what sort of
weather we are going to have"
But how does he know?"
Il didn't say he knew"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-18

Cana indeed" thought Caroline
Indignantly. but she said nothing. be-
cause Rose meant well.
After the aprons were finished, the
Com mittee," as the three girls called
themselves. went to look for suitable
place for their canteen. They found
an old empty shed near the station
which they thought would do. 1t was
swept and cleaned and decorated with
flags. Then Caroline borrowed a bot
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-18

pigtails over her shoulder and asked:
We'll. how shall we Begin"
Now Caroline not only had ideas.
but she was a clever little hand at
carrying them out.
First" she said, we've got to make
aprons and caps"
st guess Resell help US make EN-"
Susie said. Rose is just a dear and
never snippy like some big sisters
So they all three went to ask Big
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-18
PETERS PENNY MAGIC

% HE SLOWEST, oldest boy of the
ncighborhood was Peter Bell.
who lived in big brick house
aD with his uncle and aunt. Peter
yer did anything first-so you can
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-18

imagine the surprise of the boys when
Peter suddenly appeared with penny
clinging to his high forehead
Hes glued it on" said Red.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-18

tie of her mothers shoe dressing and
printed in big black letters. on a long
board they had found:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-18

"A drop of -'lasses," guessed another.
Peter smiled broadly, took the
penny off, and handed it to the fellows
He dared them to do the feat, and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-18

EVER HAS there been such
call upon people to save food
stuffs as there is now. Our
country will have to supply food
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-18


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The Pulaskian., 1919-01-03
POULTRY HOUSE
 N0T EXPENSIVE:
Flock Can Be Made Comfortable
 at Very Low Cost.
OLD SHED MAY BE UTILIZED
Design Shows Cheap Building Ruilt on Curtain Front Plan Which Supplies the Best Ven.
 tiIation.
Rv WILLIAM A. RApFoRp.

Mr William A. Radford will answer questions and give advice FREE OF COST on all subjects pertaining to the subject of building work on the farm, for the readers of this paper. On account of his wide experience as Editor. Author and Manufacturer, he is, without doubt the highest authority on all these subjects. Address all inquiries to William A. Rad- ford, No. 1897 Prairie avenue, Chicago, H. and only inclose three-cent stamp for reply.
 In these days of high egg prices every family is likely addition to the already vast army of backyard poultry keepers. The United States government is actively encouraging this proposition, the department of agriculture having recently issued a special bulletin on 1t.
 The keeping of small flock of lay ing hens on a town or village lot or in city back yard is an important branch of poultry keeping. Though the value of the product from each flock is small of itself the aggregate is large. The product of such flock, both in the form of eggs and fowls for the table, may be produced at 8 relatively low cost, because of the pos abilities of utilizing table scraps and kitchen waste which would otherwise be thrown away. A small flock of hens. even as few as six or eight should produce eggs enough, where used economically, for family of four or five persons throughout the entire year, except during the melting periot of the fall and early winter. By the preservation of surplus eggs produced turing the spring and early summer this period of scarcity can be provided for The keeping of bullets instead of hens also will insure the production of eggs at this time. Not only will the eggs from the home flock materially reduce the cost of living, but the superior freshness and quality of the eggs are in themselves well worth the effort ex
The Pulaskian., 1919-01-03
WAR BREViTIEs.

French losses in the war are now estimated at 1,O71,300 killed, with three times that number wounded or captured
 Twenty-seven nations will have rep. -resentatives at the peace conference. No neutrals will be admitted.
 A new statement as to the total cas- ualties of the war places the number of killed, wounded and captured at S1,- 591,758.
 Italy sends word that the war cost her in dead 5oO,00O and wounded 100000.
 It is now declared there can be no official meeting of the peace confer ence until some time in February.
 A German mine planted under a bridge at Guise, Belgium, and not re- moved when they retired, exploded and killed 15 persons.
 During the war American aviators brought down S54 enemy planes and lost 82
 The present American army of occu- patton may be brought home and an- other sent in it's place about Feb. 1.
The Pulaskian., 1919-01-03
DOM EsTIc.

Boston authorities are experiment. Ing with serum for the cure of influ- enza. It is manufactured from the blood of one who has recovered from the disease
 Administrator McAdoo says that S,700,000 troops were moved by the railroads in the last 10 months.
 The interstate commerce commis- sion has granted the Illinois Traction Co. the right to charge 8 cents per mile.
 There is considerable feeling among returning soldiers that snap judgment has been taken in passing so much dry legislation They would like a vote on the subject.
 One American soldier, just back from France. declares that the Amer jeans had hardly warmed up when the big war stopped
 Gen. Pershing has suggested the names of 28 generals who are to re- ceive medals of honor from the United States.
 Red Cross is disappointed with the roll cail but will continue the work until 20,000,000 are on the list.
 A ruling Of the judge advocate at Washington wipes out the state guards and puts all of them = civilian bastsA
The Pulaskian., 1919-01-03

pended. Eggs are Q highly nutritious food and are so widely used as to be almost indispensable, and an occasion al chicken dinner is relished by every one.
 Where conditions render 1t feasible and cheap, small f1ocks of poultry should be kept to greater extent than at present by families in villages and towns, and especially in the sub- urbs of large cities.
 Need Not Be Nuisance.
 Objection is frequently raised to the keeping of poultry in towns and cities because of the odor which may result and also because of the noise which is made by roosters growing, particularly in the early morning. In some cases city regulations have been formulated to prevent or to control poultry keeping. Where there are city regulations 1t is necessary to find out their provisions and to conform to them. There is no necessity for the poultry flock to become a nuisance to heighbors. If the droppings boards are cleaned daily and the houses and yards are kept in reasonably clean condition there will be no annoying OdorS
 The male bird need not be a nuis- ance. Unless 1t is intended to hatch chickens from the flock 1t is unneces- sary to keep male bird. The fact that there is no male in the flock will have absolutely no effect on the num- Der of eggs laid by the hens. If it is desired to mate the hens and to hatch chicks the male bird should be sold or eaten just as soon as the matching season is over. This is de- sirable not only for the purpose of eliminating noises, but also to save the feed that would be eaten by the male and for the reason that the eggs produced after the male is disposed of will be infertile.
 The flock must be kept confined; otherwise the hens will stray into neighbors' yards and gardens, where they may cause damage and are al- most always sure to cause i'll feeling.
 House Need Not Be Expensive.
 The flock should be comfortably but not expensively housed. A house which provides a floor space of three or four square feet per bird Is ample for the purpose, and fowls are often successfully kept with an allowance no greater than two and one-half to
The Pulaskian., 1919-01-03
 FOREIGN.

Twelve officers of the Russian army were taken out at Omsk and executed by the Bolsheviks. The first general elections in Ger many show the defeat of the Bolshe- yiks by the bourgeoise.
 London's reception of President Will son was as enthusiastic and riotous as his reception in Paris.
 Montenegro and Serbia have decided there are one too many Balkan king doms and consolidated.
 Dispatches from Paris indicate that Germany is to make strenuous efforts to regain control of her colonies.
 British officials are considering the ceding of Gibraltar to Spain. Some monetary concession is probable.
 Reports from Vienna declare that thousands are out of work and that children are starving by the hundred.
 Word comes from Germany that Rus sian money was used to foment the revolution. Tit for tat. Italy has released a large amount of Austrian shipping, but will exercise due watchfulness over the cargoes car ried.
 Vessels flying the United States flag are now doing patrol duty along the storied Rhine. Textile experts from over the world are gathered at Leicester. England, to confer in regard D tho restoring e fhn frndn