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enough, have paid tho penalty as well
ness of being in the limeliglit invari-
a. enjoyed the profit which the ou-l
ably brings.
! We're criticisms entirely unde-
served. VIC couII afford to disregard
it; and, even though it were deserv-
CT, we could afford to treat it light
ily did it have no material effect up
on US. Unfortunately, in certain in
stances it has been both deserved and
harmful, and in others where it has
mot been deserved it has yet been
/ harmful because of mans very hu-
man inclination to blame first and
look for explanations afterward.
In such a category can be placed
criticisms leveled at the south IN
certain Of the war drives. 1t would
seem that no fair c. ho:12.::: rc":o:l
would, for a moment, question The
patriotism, generosity and self-sacri-
flee of the south; yet, because Of one
or two occasions when the south ap-
parently failed to make altogethe.
good in war work, SANDER has been
spoken against US. In none of ther'
was it justified, yet in all it has un.
doubtedly' worked to our harm.
There is only one way to stop
slander and that is to stop it at the
outset by giving no lophole for
slander to be breathed. We can
spend the rest Of time in arguments
and explanations after a thing is
done and yet not change public opin-
ion one whit. But by doing thing
right at the outset we can make pub
lie opinion what we wish it to be.
The south has a wonderful oppor'
tunity to do thing right in the
Third Red Cross Roll Call. 1t is the
first campaign of national proper
tions to be presented to the Amerl-
can people since the last of the wal
drives. Every section of the country
will compete with every other in max
ing it success. And the south has
possibly more to gain and more to
lose in the final result than has any
other section.
| If the South shows a clean-cut. one
hundred per cent response in the
Third Red Cross Roll Call, it will dc
more to help the south in the eyes OF
the nation and the eyes of the world
than anything that could be done al
this time. 1t will declaim in unmls'
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A NEW OPPORTUNITY.

It is no secret that in the last few
wears the south has come in for a
GREAT deal of criticism and no small
dislike from certain other sections OF
the country. A variety of reasons
have contributed to such a condi-
ton. not the least of which were
alarm and jealousy at the progress
our section has made in all lines OF
endeavor. We have been distinct
" Sin the limelight" and, naturally
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;a!;aDle. language our Annericanisn,
our progress and our prosperity
Therefore, it behooves every south
erner to rally to the campaign with
all he has 10 give in money and moral
support. The cause in itself is the
most humanitarian that could be
found; considered in the cold light OF
sectional interest, it is, more than
thai. Not only an opportunity, but a
duty to himself and his homeland is
plain before the eyes of every south
ern man and woman in the Roll Call.
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POLES TO BE REMOVED.
Maycr Mars has announced that h

Mayor Mars has announced that he
viii issue an order in the next few
days Fer the removal OF the ''.'cnho q
and light poles or the Square. OF
this move on The rart OF he atayoI
we heartily approve. There "houl:;
have been 10 question of such action
fron? the very beginning. The poles
az a.! eyesore and give ti?4 Squsr:
tE,:; :: 10 h2 the hand, ONE: III th;
s.. :; Hyt>,:;., a3,;>:,..,!lce.
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A CHALLENGE TO DUE WEST.
(By VIM. p. Greene) }.

giving them that when all the people are willing to help
for the bet
esnt mankind which have
the land the of education have
contributions which have been and
being made
Presbyterian Synod the meeting in Charlotte
lately thousand people who belong to that
of the educational institutions
of the church. A new college was 00usn'' or taken over an an ~ way anu
W College at Due West and to in
College While of the brethren
breath member of the Synod with little more teeTy than
proposed the church quarter of million
purpose which proposal some of the old g
drawing last breath. the call forth
taken all the churches and al
Lowing brethren who SICK disabled and otherwise
absent on the dv of
coplesed will be
found for the of
been appealing to the imagination
the than half million dollars The
the Abbevie called raise the sum OF
dollars beyond the thousand dollar
u
sand dollars.
This church that the
bership tired of orkg poorly paid professors and
will no longer stand colleges give
work before graduation There at
College the best their lives for that in
.ttuion, church tried hard and earnestly to
of the church and always without
The people unwilling that these aborer' the business
and the church should
money hareaborer horse farm and that the
Oldest proude and in the BY the best Of the
should while
s passing
And the people have only begun College
forth the
historic of grand the
But that day passed We
life The asiuust be
business needs to be
needs engineering And
preacher should be
principles of morals and ethics taught Due
equally that in other aings should the
teachings. Erskine College be- should be- the
place where the boys in this section the territory covered by the
educated be than college, 1t must of
he Importance of great university 1t should do
who profit by the growth of
college, should longer be iv mood The po5e Due
and ta! < them because
partly greatly
that another the
hurhng asking that the college be located there
college the BEFORE
the
schools of The church their doors While other people,
parting he boys and girls and taking the FIRST bitter
people Due West kept their
boys educated mdu of the
E the other boys and girls the
church.,
Now we would re: Nobody the GOOD
pie Of DUE tic good things web and will continue to be
thai Eke College had been moved to
years would have hsn leader in the
en!owing College, persuaded that Due,
showing the educational which
just taking could the other dvan
ages the building of colleges in
that town. of far greater merit
sensible that the giving of the
the colleges in Due Vest that that
while the people who the
dollars worth of in Due West in three miles of Due
shall hundred cent, from
Erskne College and of half million
dollars for the Womn College Then why should the people there not
which them?
West should show its appreciation Of the
There could be finer thing for
additional
College,
Ere College The people there able
of do Andwe they should
the Synod
happily bgn Why send the subscriptions
who will do to-
already pledged payable
Of
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Don't end your Red Gross member
ship Armistice Day-besin it!
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FOR SALE:-Ford Roadster, Hudson
Six, Buick Six, Buick Four, Over
land 79.
MARTIN AND PENNAL,
10-14-tf. City Garage.
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WHEN IN NEED-of a good plum
Der, Phone }49. J. z. NORRIS.
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To EENT:-One or two
horse farm for 1920. Address ol
call of G. H. SHEHER, EurekI
Hotei Barber Shop. 11-4-3tPd
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:OR SALE:-Whole Sweet Milk anI
Butter-milk without the onion flaw
OF. MRS. D. A. ROGFRS.|
11-4-tf.
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FOR SALE:-Several use Cars.
MARTIN AND FENNAL.
!:-.-.t. City Garage.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-01-03
GERMANY MUST PAY
Nation Will Never Be Able to
Make Amends for Damage.
FERTILE SOIL IS DESTROYED
lnnumerabls U~nexploded Shells Will
Make Cultivation Preearious-
Doubtful n Land Can Be
Reclaimed,
BY WRIGHT A. PATTERSON.

What must Germany pay for?
That question can be adequately an
swered only when 1t Is remembered
that Germany started the terrible con-
fict in Europe for no reason other
than that of conquest and loot start
ed it only to satisfy the selfish ambi-
lions Of a selfish people for world
domination. That is being admitted
today by what is left of the German
nation; It is admitted by those who
were directly responsible for the war.
And 1t is because Germany started
this conflict for no reason other than
that of conquest and loot that Ger
many owes to the world full payment
for all the devastation which the war
has brought, not only in so far as she
pay now, but In 80 far as she can
pay for generations yet to come.
Among the many. many sections If
Belgium and northern France that I
personally covered, following closely
on the heels of the r~etreating Hun
army, was that which lies between
what were the cities of Ypres and
Menin, approximately 20 miles apart.
Here, before the coming of the invad-
ing Boche, was what was considered
the most productive soil of the world,
and the most intensely cultivated.
Here in a number of farm villages
lived the Belgian peasant families,
happy, thrifty people, each family Gull
tivating the small fields which it
owned. No fences separated these
fields, no hedges cut them off from the
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-01-03

and Aenin. on both sides of that long,
straight road. I am sure I did not see
one square foot of soil that was not
a part Of a shell crater. What had
once been the richest soil Of the
world Is today but a waste, made SO
by the shells that fell upon 1t be-
cause Germany sought world domina-
ton. This soil has been destroyed by
countless thousands of shells falling
actually n upon another, each dig
ging deeper into the earth until the
very subsOil has been turned v and
the land made worthless for cultiva.
ton for years to come. II indeed it can
ever be reclaimed.
UnexpIoded Shells Buried In Soil.
There lie today on the surface Of
this land many thousands Of unex-
plOded shells, and there are buried In
the soil many. many thousands more,
each one of them q menace to any
farmer who attempts to- put a pillow
into the soil in an effort to reclaim 1t.
And this land is destroyed. as the
homes were destroyed, because of Ger.
man ambition, of German cruelty. Of
German lust, of German w%antonness
and German brutality.
Who is to pay for It? Who Is to
risk destruction that it may again be
put into condition for cultivation. that
1t may serve the purposes of the hu-
man race? Shall the peaceful Belgian
peasants. who had no part In the start
ing of this conflict. suffer their loss
without compensation? Shall these
peasants who have endured more than
four long years Of homeless agonies,
who have suffered not alone the loss
Of homes and land but the loss Of
relatives and friends as well, be the
ones to risk destruction in the effort
to again bring these lands back to a
condition where cultivation is pOss!-
BILE? Shall they be blown to bits by
the bursting Of these shells, hidden as
they are beneath the surface Of the
ground, when the pillow strikes and ex.
them? If undisturbed, those
shells continue to be a menace for
years to come, but who are to risk
their lives in removing them?
Could the American people gener-
ally, and especially the American farm
ers, have cen the sights l have seen
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-01-03

hour, four ~teaSpOOnfulS OF baking pow
der. One-half %teaspOonful of salt. one
tablespoonful of butter substitute, one
tablespoonful Of lard and One-half cup
full of milk. Mix and sift the dry in
gradients. Add these to the potatoes
using a spatula. Add the fat and
gradually add the milk. Toss on a
Toured board and roll out to One-half
inch In thickness. Cut in shape with
II cutter and place in creased pans.
Bake twelve to fifteen minutes.
Barley and Oats shortcake.-Take
two cupfuls of barley -four, II and
one-half cupfuls of ground oats. one
teaspOOnful each Of salt and sugar,
our tab~lespOonfuls of fat, n pinch of
soda and four teaspOOnfuls of baking
powder, One cupful Of water. Mix and
bake as usual.
Cornfiour Shortcake.-Take two and
twO-thirds cupfuls Of corn flour, four
teaspoonfuls of baking powder, M
teaspoonful of salt. one tablespoonful
of sugar, six tablespoonful of fat and
n cupful of milk or water. Mix and
bake as usual.
Oatmeal Biscuits.-Take one and
O%ne-quarter cupfuls of flour, n and
one-half teaspoonfuls of baking pow
der. two tablespOOnfuls of sugar, one
half t%easpoonful of salt. six table
spoonfuls of shortening and One and
one-third cupfuls of oatmeal, with
twO-thir1s of Il cupful of water. Mix,
adding more water If needed to make
n soft dough. Roll out thin on a -four
ed board and cut with a biscuit cutter.
Bake in II moderate over One-half
hour. Less time is taken in baking if
the oatmeal is parched before using.
cornmeai GriddIe Cakes.-Tnke one
cupful of cOrnmeal, add one cupful of
scalded milk, II egg, two teaspoon
fuls Of baking powder, n tablespoon
full each of melted shortening and mo-
lasses. Scald the meal with the milk
and when cool add the other ingredi-
ents. Mix well and bake on a hot
griddle.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-01-03

tive as well as satisfying.
BY the use Of waXed or parafin pa
per moist foods may be carried, which
formerly had to be omitted. Papei
cups and small glasses ARE a great
help, us custards. canned fruits and
jellies and jams AS well as other semi.
solid foods may be carried.
Corn bread in times past was never
served cold yet il toasts well and is
good as Il sandwich bread. The filling
Of any sandwich should be moist
enough to make II Imlatable.
A common fault with most mothers
is putting too much into the basket. II
the child attends school where a hot
soup or hot drink Is served daily the
luncheon will be packed with that con
sideratiOn. The day Is not far AWAY
when the hot dish will be "a part of
every school lunch.
A baked apple or pear is always u
good luncheon dish. They may he
baked or served u%ncOOkeh.
In packing the lunch basket put the
things the least likely to crush In the
bottom and always have tucked In an
out Of the way corner a bit Of candy, a
cube or two of sugar or IA fig or a few
dates; such surprises delight the heart
Of a child.
Paper napkins are inexpensive and
should be supplied ~ that the child
may use n to spread over his desk.
Here are a few sandwich filings:
Peanut butter mixed with a little salad
dressing or milk and chopped olives.
One-half cupful of dates, one-fourth
cupful Of nutmeats. ground and mixed.
mOistened with salad dressing or
cream.
Honey mixed with chopped pecans
or any local nut. Honey with cream or
cottage cheese is another good filling.
One-fourth Of a cupful of orange
marmalade with two tablespoonfuls of
chopped nuts. Or any jelly or lam
makes a good filling.
The following are a few menus that
are suggestive for the lunch basket:
Sandwiches with sliced, tender meat
for filling, a baked pear and a cooky.
Bread and butter with slices of bean
or meat loaf, a few stewed prunes and
a small cake.
Crisp rolls followed out and filled
with chicken, ham or fish. moistened
with salad dressing.
Celery sandwiches, cup custard and
a sweet sandwich.
A bottle of milk, corn bread, dates
and an apple.
Nut-bread sandwiches, cheese, an
orange and a piece of maple sugar.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-01-03

range and let stand until the sugar IL
dissolved. Boil. washing down the
sides TO keep 1t from granting. The
hand may be dipped into cold water
quickly brushing down the sides of
the pan. or a swab Of white cloth may
be used. Cook the strip until IL soft
ball Is made when dropped in cold wa
ter. Pour the strip out on a marble
slab or large platter lightly creased.
DO not scrupe out the saucepan or al
low the last of the strip to drip from
the pan as any grainy portion will
cause the whole to grain. Work the
edges with a wooden spoon. turn to-
ward the center, then knead until the
mass Is white and firm. Let stand for
an hour or two then pack in bowl,
Owe with a cloth and let stand over
night. The next day the fOndant may
he used. but several days standing
will Improve II.
To make bOn-bOns, add any desired
~tlavoring and color to n small portion
of fondant, then dip In melted choco-
late or tinted fOndant, melted over hot
water.
Chopped fruit of different kinds may
be mixed with fOndant dipped in chloe
Olate or uncOlOred fOndant and dec
Grated with half a nutmeat. To make
the chocolate creams that are very
soft in the center. take 1t off before 1t
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New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-01-03

The needs Of the refugees and the
French wounded still keep the workers
Of the American Fund for French
Wounded busy. v e though the wal is
ut an end. Layettes, pajamas, hos
pital garments Of all kinds will be
gratefully received by the American
Fund for French Wounded. and they
will supply patterns. These should be
secured from their headquarters at 90
East Washington street, Chicago.
Among the things most needed are
surgical shirts Of twilled muslin.
These shirts open In the back. The
left sleeve is left open from wrist to
neck, the edges hemmed. 1t Is fas-
tened by short strips Of tape sewn
on In pairs. five inches apart. The
back Is fastened In the same way.
Many handkerchiefs are needed. They
are made Of new material 10 by 10
inches when cut out, and hemmed on
the sewing machine. measuring 10 by
Is inches when finished. These the
recovered patients are allowed to take
with them. and they like to avail them
selves Of this privilege.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-01-03

Whether sport clothes inspired the
weavers of silk to make their splen.
did new products, or these heavy.
creepy silks inspired the elegance of
sport clothes, is an unanswerable
question, but the two things are meant
for n another. A name is needed to
fit the hats and skirts, made Of fine
materials IN sport styles that are ut
once very smart and altogether in
formal. Some one has called hats Of
this character .veranda hats" since
| they are quite at home Oh the club
house veranda, but hardly sturdy
enough for the links. 1t Is an ade-
quate description of them and might
also serve for skirts and coats.
The skirt in the picture above is
an example Of elegance in sport
clothes. 1t is made Of a heavy silk
with IA large che%cker-bOard pattern
woven in by alternating squares of
plain silk in the others having n crepe
surface. The bold ch~ecker-bOard de-
sign rompels a plain skirt. and this n
hangs straight, with its fullness gath
cred In at the waist and Is finished
with Il straight belt of the silk. fns-
tening with a large button having a
white center ip a black ring. Five Of
these big buttons are set down the
side, and a pocket, pointed at the bot
tom, finishes the brief but snappy story
of this classy garment.
If any doubts of the informal char
acter of SO RICH Il skirt lie in the mind,
its fair wearer has taken pains to dis
pei them by wearing Il blouse Of fine
white batiste with it. There is not
much to be told Of this. except that it
depends on the always dependable va
le%nciennes lace in insertions and edg-
ings for its dainty and spare decora-
ton. Both the batiste and lace are as
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-01-03

I the late James A. Scrymser. a New
York banker. This is the largest be-
quest ever made to the organization.
Miss Julia Stimson Of Worcester.
Mass. chief nurse Of the American
| Red Cross In France since last April.
has been appointed chief nurse Of the
American expeditionary forces. accord
Ing to n cable message received at Red
Cross headquarters. For ten months
previous to entering the Red Cross
service Miss StimsOn. a graduate Of
Vassar. was attached to one OF the Il
American hospital units assigned
to the British forces shortly after
this country entered the war. She
enlisted for the work before the United
States declared war.
Paris showed Its appreciation Of
the work done by the American Red
Cross In France mt a celebration plan
ned by the municipal council 10
take place on November IA. An
nouncement to this effect was made by
Chassaigne Guyot. vice president Of the
council. at Il reception rendered T."
Henry L. Dawson, chairman of the
war council of the American Red
Cross, at the Hotel de Vile. Mr..
Guyot said the city OF Paris owed the
Red Cross a debt which was growing
every day and that it showed its graft
tude at the celebration.
Secretary Bakers first call on his
recent trip to France was on the
Misses Katherine and Emma s. Ian
sing, sisters of Secretary of State
Lansing. who are engaged In American
Red Cross canteen work in Paris.
The Misses Lansing provided food and
hot drinks for American soldiers abOnt
to return to this country.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-01-03
GA &m~A
4 4
A Cheerful Bedroom.

Bedrooms. Of all the rooms in the
house, should be gay and cheerful,
and the short II to an effect Of cheer
and sunshine is yellow wall paper. In
working cut a scheme for IA yellow
bedroom a blue and yellow chiD,Z
could be used at the windows.
with the same chintz on some OF ths,
furniture, and a plain blue linen Oh
the rest. Lamps made of powder blue
vases with yellow lacquer shades done
in a Chinese design would emphasize
the blue note delightfully."- and work
out the lighting problem in an inter
esting way. The furniture might be
painted gray, and a twO-toned. gray
rug would be very good on the floor.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-01-03

rOadways, and the families that cult
waited the fields lived not on the little
farms but in closely built villages OF
from 100 to 500 people each.
Devastation 10 Complete.
1t is hard to realize today that these
villages ever existed, that the land
along this long, straight road was ever
cultivated, ever produced fOOdstuffs
for a. people. In fact, it Is hard to
realize today that this was ever an in
habited country. .
OF these peaceful villages, the living
places Of these farm people, there is
no trace left. There are not even piles
Of debris, Of broken brick and stone
and lumber, to mark the spots where
they stood. There is no single thing
by which the returning peasants. wear
lily dragging themselves back to that
spot which had been home to them and
to their ancestors for almost countless
generations, can mark the place where
not only their home but their village
had stood.
1 have seer old men and women,
wearied by four long years Of exile.
stand beside this road and gaze long
ingly over the devastated landscape,
in an effort to locate some familiar OBJ
'ject that would remind them Of the
spot they had known all their lives,
and then turn away with tears on their
cheeks because they could not find
even one small object that would tell
them Of the homes, the only homes,
they had known.
1t was German ambition, German
cruelty, German lust, German wanton-
ness. German brutality, that were the
cause of the destruction Of these
homes, Of the agonies Of a peaceful,
thrifty people.
What can possibly compensate these
people for their loss, for the misery
they have suffered and must still SUI
fer, for the homes and the associations
that are gone forever? No, Germany
can pay in full, but she a cor
tinue to pay and pay and pay until
there has been bred out Of the German
people that desire for war, that love
Of conquest, that brutality. that 1t has
taken centuries, almost, to breed into
them, and which has resulted in laying
q whole world waste.
In all that 20 miles between Ypres