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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-01-02
COUNTRY NEWSPAPER MAN "
WRITES OF COMMUNITY" OF
~, T. INTEREST "OVER THERE

= A. D. Wilson, federal food admin
istrator for Minnesota, has just re-
ce;ved letter from Ludwig Foe, who
has been in active service overseas for
CONC months. Ia M-.@Roe wrote the let
ter from Y.oM c. A. hut on Mo-
vember 5, the date, which as the
world knows, opened the final week
Of. fighting in the war. Mr.. Roe,
who is widely known throughout the
state, is the editor of the Montevideo
News and a brother of Herman Roe,
editor of the Mortified News. His
letter, which follows, will be of in
terest to the states people:
"I'm not going to talk food to you
as am sure you get enough of that.
However, it might encourage you as
state food administrator to get my bit
of testimony. I can say, without any
attempt at propaganda, that we are
being we'll fed here in France, due to
the great work you folks are doing
at home. During our first weeks here
the Service of Supplies had its
troubles, and as a result we thought
we had ours, but of late the trucks
have rolled up to our rolling kitchen
loaded with the staff of life and all
the minor stats.
Gas one Yank pointed out when writ
ing home, we are strong on the com
munity stuff over here. Every meal
is community affair-and so is prac-
tically everything else we do-from
drawing our pay and our smoking
tobacco to taking bath. 1t is max
ing a great brotherhood of the whole
outfit and we scrap together and en-
joy each other as a real brotherhood
It's great experience. A. group OF
orderlies in the next room has just
been having what would be called q
community concert in the States. They
paid special emphasis to Hawaiian
music. One of the fellows played
plaintively on bicycle wheel minus
the tire. Others used their mess kits
| to beat an accompaniment, and the
dancers cavorted between sbnks, with
a single candle lighting the scene.
ave are all mighty proud of the
good work you folks at home are do
ing, and believe me, the knowledge Of
it adds vigor to our efforts over here
With best wishes and expectations Of
seeing good old Minnesota consider
| ably sooner than I thought when we
came across"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-01-02
FOUND MAN TO COOK CORN
Lucky Find Solved Big Problem for
One Of Hoover's Helpers In Hard
- Times In Belgium. ,-t

A cargo of corn sent to the COM
mission for the relief Of Belgium
early in 1915 was a problem to dis
pose Of until Robinson Smith, one
Of Hoover's helpers, ran into luck
on dusty Belgian road one day.
None Of the Belgians had ever
used American corn. The cargo
was useless unless some one could
be found who knew how to cook 1t.
Smith was thinking over the prob
lem as he drove along In his car. he
related the other day. He espied a
ragged looking negro sitting by the
roadside. He drew>up his car.
I aAre you an American citizen?" he
asked the bundle Of rags.
81 doan know, boss" the bundle an
swered. 81 comes from Norfolk. All
4 knows is amt got no business heah,
sab"
@But you can cook, can't your
Smith asked with rising hope.
"Bes' thing do, sah."
Without a pass for him, Smith was
perplexed as to how he could get the
find back to Brussels. He took a
chance and put the negro in the rear
Of the machine under blanket and
drove him off to the G. R. B. kitch'
ems.
They put him In a chefs uniform
and brought in the corn. The way
the Belgians ate corn pone. corn bread
and corn cakes made that cargo &c
so quickly the G. r. B. soon had nc
| problem on Its hands.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-01-02
Methodist Chnrch.eds,
Rev. E. E. Thompson, Pastor.

Rev. E. E. Thompson, Pastor.
The Sacrament of the Lords Sup
per will be observed at the Methodist
Episcopal church next Sunday morn
ing at 1890 O'Clock. ALI desiring to
partake of the Communion are invited
to be present. -. 3:
The Sunday school will be held at
the usual hour, II: AS. Epworth Lea
que at $50 and preaching service
again at 7:30. At three o'clock in the
afternoon the "Children's Hour" will
be in charge of the pastor and its pur-
pose is not only instructive but inter
esting. All children are invited to at
tend.
On Tuesday evening number of
the Methodist people, together with a
few representatives of the other
churches, observed the passing of the
old year and the advent of the new.
The fore part of the evening was
spent in singing and a social time
eliminating in lunch provided by the
Epworth League at eleven o'clock. The
last hour was spent in a religious SER
vice in which the pastor outlined the
program for the church the coming
year and the making of our New
Years resolutions in solemn prayer.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-01-02

"It will be seen that potatoes, alone,
showed a decrease in production over
the previous year, but that is not as
serious as it looks if we stop to re-
member that the crop of 1917 was a
record breaker, that the average for
the five years previous had been
something over 28,00O,0O0 bushels and
that the one million decrease of this
year in production was an increase of
four million over the normal pro-
duction.
"While I would not presume to COM
mend the people of Minnesota for
this showing, inasmuch as it repre-
sents their patriotism, do want to
thank them for the wonderful CO.
operation which has been given the
food administrator and his co-workers
in the state. The press, the pulpit,
the schools, the business and pro-
fessional men and women, the boys,
the girls, the. individual, in truth,
have erased any dividing line between
the two and the state has presented,
instead, a company of food admins
tration co-workers.
"The food administration extends
it's congratulations to producers-and
the conservers-of Minnesota for the
big part they have played"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-01-02
APPRECIATE HERALD SERVICE

Melrose, MIMI, Dec. %, 1918.
Mr.. A. M. Wallace, Sank Centre, Minn
Dear Sir:-The draft board for
Western Stearns County had their
final meeting today and before adj
journment desire to express their
thanks to you for your services
through the columns of the Herald
since the first registration in June.
1917, in publishing the regulations,
l:sts and proceedings and thereby ma
terially assisting the Board and par
ticularly the registrants. The board
feels that your services deserve the
thanks of the government and the
general public, especially because your
constant, unstinted effort was not
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-01-02
compensation, modelled after the So
called Ohio plan.

compensation, modelled after the So
called Ohio plan. ...,.
The state Labor department in its
bi-annual report, recently made pub
lie came out strongly for the state
fund scheme. .,4,..,. ~
The status of the Public Safety
commission will not escape the atten-
ton of the Legislature. 49,. Il.
The life of the commission is limited
by statute to thirty days after the
signing of the peace treaty, unless
continued longer by proclamation OF
the Governor, but an effort probably
will be made to legislate the commits
sion out of business sooner. -,
Those opposed to a continuation Of
the commissions activities point out
that the peace treaty may not be
signed for six months OF a year. '-'
Various amendments to the primary
election law are sure to be offered and
some lively fights over them is fore
cast, especially over any attempt, to
partially restore the convention sys-
tenn. .aeh4 : tf@: 49,.
An amendment pretty sure to 60
through is one eliminating the word
"nonpartisan" after the names of
candidates not nominated by any
party, such as members Of the Lesis-
lature, judges and county officers.
At every session during the last
decade there has been a tonnage tax
battle, and the 1919 Legislature seems
likely to have one or more bills taxing
iron ore on tonnage basis to strug-
ole with .-
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-01-02
FEDERAL FOOD ADMINISTRA-
TON FINISHES UP GREAT .
~ WORK AND CLOSES SHOP

The Federal Food Administration
is now history. With war restrictions
lifted it's activities now cease. Ac-
cording to legal record it hives as an
administration until the peace procla-
nation is signed but it's clerical force
has been greatly reduced and its chief
aim from now until it passes out OF
existence entirely is to see that profit
eering and the way of the profteer
are made difficult.
"No state administrator in the
country will be able to send in his
final reports with greater pride than
the administrator for Minnesota" says
A. 10. Wilson, who has directed the
affairs of the food administration for
this state. minnesota has responded
to every call with good will and
promptness that are worthy a big
place in the war history. 1t is not an
easy matter to SO use words that they
simay convey the full appreciation of a
deed we'll done, but would like to
say to- the people of Minnesota thai
they have put over one of the biggest
food programs of the country. No &C
curate figures are available as to the
amount of wheat saved in response ia
the food Administrations appeal, but
it is believed that from one bushel tt
one and one-quarter bushels per cap
ital is reasonable estimate. As
nearly as can be determined, S6,000,
900 pounds of sugar was saved; re
ports from about half of the public
eating houses in the state show
meat saving of 2,813,0OO lbs of beef
233, 10000 pounds of mutton; 1,413,OOt
pounds of pork, and $4,000 lbs. o.
lamb and veal. The same report!
show that one million more pounds O.
fish was used. In the matter O.
greater production the states re
Spouse was splendid. Thousands o
war gardens were grown and thous
ands of cans of food preserved from
these gardens. Minnesota produces
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-01-02
AT CAMP STEWART, VA.

Mrs. Joseph jackson received a mes
sage this Thursday morning from her
husband stating that he had arrived
in America; that he was located at
Camp Stewart, Va, and that he was
feeling fine. 1t is assumed that Joe
is CHARTERED in one of Uncle, Sans
HOSPITALS in the Southern city.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-01-02
PAGE FIVE

The annual Parish meeting Twill be
held on Monday evening pit the
Masonic Temple at o'clock. All
members and friends of the church
are requested to attend. Annual re-
ports will be read, the usual elections
made and refreshments served. Let
us all make this Parish meeting big
success. -
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-01-02
A REGULAR FISH.

Monday of this week Grin Jardine
landed a pickerel in Fairy Lake
measuring 43 inches in length, %
inches around and weighing 27
pounds. The fish is the largest land
ed in this country of large fish for a
long time.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-01-02

I S'Mr. Howatt predicts that the Rail-
road and Warehouse commission
probably will take some drastic ac-
ton in the near future in an effort to
protest interests of the telephone
users of Minnesota.
What this action may be is not an
nounced.s ...6s ..-.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-01-02

more food in 1918 than any year in
the history of the state. In addi-
ton to holding a normal production
of dairy products and beef and maxi
ing a Is per cent increase in pork
the following crop record was made:
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-01-02
Church of the Good Samaritan.

= Church of the Good Samaritan.
Rev. Arthur Goodger, Rector.
Services Sunday, January 9Th Holy
Communion and sermon at 1880 a. m.
"a New Years Message" Sunday
school session IL to 1 p. M; evening
service at 1880 p. m.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-01-02

prompted by momentary considera.
ton. Sincerely yours,
F. ]. Borgmann,
Chairman.
F. J. Weiser,
Secretary.
Local Board for Division No. 2, for
County of Stearns, State of Mime
sofa, Melrose, Minnesota.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-01-02
Congregational Church.
Rev. c. S. Sparkes, Pastor

49,. Rev. C. S. Sparkes, Pastor.
Commence the year right by at
tending church." Services in this
church on Sunday next will be as fol-
flows: Morning service at 1000;
Sunday school at 11:30; Vesper ser
vice at Sis; Young Peoples Pilgrim
League at 6:15. Note change in sec
ond service of the day, 5:15 instead of
7:30.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-01-02
Church Notes
Zion Lutheran Church.
Rev. ]. A. Stein. Past

Rev. J. A. Stein, Pastor.
- Services in German at 1890 with
communion. Confession at 10 O'Clock.
Announcement for communion service
after church. No Sunday school.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-08-12
Puss in Boots
Jr.
By David Cory.

N/OU remember in the last story
how the Black Swan swan
up just as the White Swan
with the wreath of roses around
her neck was speaking 10 Puss
Junior on his faithful Goosey Gan
der? I hope you do, for otherwise
you won't know how PUss ever
reached the shore of Swan Lake.
well, the Black Swan hissed fierce
aIy at sight of Puss, land Goosey
Gander Missed back, and il Puss
hadn't held on tight TO the reins,
I'm sure Goosey GanAer would have
fought right then And; there WITH
the Black Swan.
Il wonder how ] can stop them"
zfhought Puss to himself, ana then,
all Of a sudden, me began reciting
a little Mother Goose rhyme, for he
thought that might make them
friendly; and this IS the little nur-
-sery rhyme from dear Old Mother
Goose:
Swan, swan, oTer the sea;
2 swan. swan. back again;
Well swUua. sian"
< We'll, as soon as the Black Swan
heard thiS he swan over to the
1Other side Of the lake, and when
he came back he brought a big
bouquet iof flowers and gave them
20 Pussj saying in a very pleasant
voice:
he iwhe his Mother Goosey knows
Shall hfve the sweetest flower that
wBicB only goes to show what
q sweet influence these old Mother
Gosse rhymes have on everybody.
Why, even big grown-ups car shut
=tHeir,s eyes and make believe they
arc Standing in the nursery door,
eyen IL it's only for a minute.
End after that the beautiful White
Swan asked Puss and Goosey Gan
der TO come TO Swan Castle, which
was on a little island in the lake.
but Puss couldn't see 1t, for IL was
hidden behind a clump OF trees.
So Goosey Gander swan after the
two swans. and Puss pulled up his
legs so as not to get his boots wet,
and by and by they came to the
marble steps that led. from the
waters edge into the castle. And
.Goosey Gander waddIed up the long
marble flight, while Puss walked by
his side, and the beautiful black and
white swans went on ahead TO show
them the way.
There were swan sentinels on
either side and large black por-
ter swan at the door OF the palace
and little swaps for pages and a
gold throne for the lovely White
Swan with the wreath OF roses
round her neck and another gold
throne close at hand for tho beauti-
full Black Swan.
And when :he two swans were
seated on their thrones, the Black
Swan asked Fuss Junior to tell them
a story. So Puss, who was sitting
on littleE gold chair, stroked his
whiskefs rehectiveiy. just like a
regular story teller, you know. and
then began. And in the next story
you shall hear what Puss Junior
related 20 the swans on their golden
thrones in the beautiful Swan Pal
ace.
=. Copyright. 1919. David Cory.
To BE Continued.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-08-12
By Anne Lisle.
(Whose newspaper serials arc unique
in popular appeal and clever
ness Of cOnstructiOn.D
CLAXI.

66T'M not getting much chance
for 4 quiet word alone with
you" murmured Pat toward
Fthe end of the dinner. you
wouldn't let me walk home with
you. would you?"
why not?" / replied, wondering
as 1 spoke just where this very
subdued Pat came from.
Evidently Carlotta also won
-dered, for suddenly she broke out
son the boisterous note that was
TO me the most grating thing in her
whole vivid personality:
PATSY, why the sanity air? Are
you having q dress rehearsal of the
sbone-dry situation you'll soon have
10 meet?"
s Pats face crirnsoned and'his blue
eyes .darkened TO somber black. 1
could see that Carlotta had at
s7tache9 a vulnerable spot, and 1
wondered if his reply would be sea-
assoned with wrath. But when it
came in and the Tilt of his Irish
cheer for all its undercurrent Of
ssbitterness.
''oh, the fash of your eyes will
ALWAYS stimulate me past sobriety.
sAlanna- And who knows but the
cup that cheers will be a better
friend to our Pat than ever the
glass that cheers managed to be-"
well, it would take a dozen cups
and a glass thrown in to cheer you
up tonight" repeated Carlotta, a
trifie bitterly, and then added in an
unde-tone which 1 wish might have
sescs ped me: Anyway, I can't cheer
You up tonight, and it's the first
time I've failed-why is that?"
Each new. note seemed more jar
ring to the conversation and my
nerves than the last, so was
heartily glad when we arrived at
the demi tasse stage, and the end
of our dinner. was mercifully imi-
nent.
Engaging FFankness.
- I'm walking home with Mrs.
Harrison. There's a bit of a matter
well be talking over" said Pat
with engaging frankness that
abrooked no denial of it's plans.
Again I sensed undercurrents in
the still silence of Carlotta and in
sthe tiny pause before Tom rose to
the occasion:
''WiIl you do me the honor of a
epromenade, Carlotta? It isn't often
I manage to steal you for a part
sner."
I'm tired" retorted CarIotta.
'T've been on my feet at the can
steen all day. II you don't mind,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-08-12
Candies Made
at Home
By Loretto G. Lynch.
An Authority on Cooking and Matters
Pertaining to the Home.


An Authority on Cooking and Natter
Pertaining to the Home.
MO matter how well the profess
IN sional candymaker makes
= our candles, every one of US
experiences peculiar thrill when
we have made some candies OF our
very own
There is a dull day or two. in
every ones vacation. How about
trying to make some candies that
day?
One of the simplest candies I
know is peanut brittle" Grease
a pie plate thoroughly. Butter or
oil may be used for greasing.
Sprinkle a generous handful OF
roasted, shelled peanuts on the
plate. In a clean frying pan put
pound OF granulated sugar. Let 1t
melt very gradually over the flame
without stirring until ii becomes
liquid. OF course, If there is any
possibility of the sugar burning at
any one place on the pan, stir 1t a
bit But, in general. stirring causes
undesirable Jumps.
When the sugar becomes liquid,
add a bit of butter the size OF
walnut and a tiny pinch OF baking
soda. Stir vigorously until the mix
ture is all of the same shade and
pour at once over the nuts on the
creased pan. Tilt the pan bit to
make the hot candy spread evenly.
Do. not attempt to spread it with
knife.
To clean up, put the blade of the
knife in the frying pam Fill the
20 rlh a
minutes. The boiling will remove
all sickness.
Pulled rice or other nuts may be
substituted for the peanuts.
And some day you will want TO
make bon-bons Beat until stiff the
white of one egg in a bowl. Sift in,
a spoonful at a time, some fine white
confectioner's sugar. Confectioner's
sugar is finer than powdered sugar
and while costing the same price,
gives a creamier result.
When the mixture begins to be
too stif to beat. remove the egg
beaten and continue mixing with a
knife. Add tablespoon of lemon
juice and half a teaspoon OF strong
extract Of vanilla. Continue adding
sugar. a little at time. until almost
the whole pound is used Dust the
hands with the sugar and knead q
few moments like bread. Tear OF
small pieces. roll into balls in the
palm Of the hands and press half
walnut meat. on top. Set aside on.
waXed paper to dry.
For variety, the candy may be di-
vided into several parts after being
kneaded. 4 few drops OF orange
extract OF any other desired flavor
may be worked in with the knife. \
bit OF color paste may also be
worked in with the knife.
TO get walnut meats out whole,
strike the round side of the nut
with a hammer. II the scam or
crack side is struck, the, kernel
will invariably break.
Color paste may be obtained at
any high-class grocer's' or up-to-
date grocery department Of first
class department. store. Rose, pink,
leaf green. mandarin yellow, violet.
brown and orange, arc among the
colOTs obtainable. ...
Shredded cocoanut may he mixed
with some Of this fundanL and
shaped into little round cakes. The
fondant may be colored, SHAPED into
balls and rolled in cocoaput or
chopped nuts. Some OF the. fqn
dant may be used to stun dates or
pTunes after they have: boon
steamed tin plump and the stones
removed.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-08-12
A Disappointment.

Very naturally. with all tho Won
ders of the great house yet to be
shown her. the Queen betrayed her
disappointment when Francis told
her ne must Immediately depart for
a place called Wall street.
What is it2'' she asked. with a
pout OF displeasure, that drags you
away from me like a slave?''
1t is buslness--and very inn
portant." he told her with smile
and a kiss.
And what is business that IL
should have power over you who
are a king? Is business the name
OF your god whom AL Of you Wor-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-08-12

66TM not getting much chance
for 4 quiet word alone with
\ YOU" murmured Pat toward
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-08-12
Rain as a Sanitary Agent.

FREQUENT and moderate rain is the most effective of
all sanitary agencies. II cleanseS the ground and the
air. The ammoniacal and other exhalatOnS continually
rising from decomposing animal and vegetable matter are
by gentle rain.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-08-12

To clean carved ivory ornaments.
make a paste of sawduSt slightly
molstened with water and lemon
juice. Spread the paste on the
ivory and allow IL to dry thorough
ly, then brush it OF carefully with
q soft brush. e.. ...... 49,.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-08-12

shirkers, but they specialize on
pets. Take, for instance, Mrs.
FIighty, with her parrot. red and
green. 1t is Mrs. Flighty's blighty,
always seen where she is seen.
Once this parrot, single-handed,
clawed up Mrs. Johnson's face. And
was Polly reprimanded? Sent to
bed in deep disgrace? Guess again.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-08-12
This Day in history.

THIS is the anniversary Of the death in 1877 Of William
Blake poet engraver and iteraluer. Blake believed
that he held converse with the spirits Of Dante Virgil
Homer and he died in poverty convinced that he
martyr Charles Lamb regarded him most extraord
nary man.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-08-12

Knives and forks. which have
been used for FISH should be dipped
in tea leaves before being washed
and all smell Of hsh win be thus
removed.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-08-12

When washing silk or cotton
gloves, iron them when nearly dry.
II greatly improves their appear
anee.