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<?AFB MAY COUNTY TIMES. SEA ISLE CITY. N. j.

Pag® Saver

Letter to a Country Mouse Fran Her City Cousin

— W«R. I uni rtjtit la the ralrtft of thine and fcriinc n moieraJe*- Loneaoata? Wen. I «dK>nld «ay to. Why U It that nnnU makr one fert.^o —aw—ry» When yon atroll out Into the amled With fee chicken*, pigs, aheer. |aats awl cows

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..nd thtunapd* aai'/botiaand* of tiny folk* that go to cake ip the : :niry Iff*. Von i*H that man la Indeed lord of creation. Be: when Ml out in the tttT and meet thena name folk. Jn*I hecanae they hare jman *hnpe, TUB feet quite small and Inferior and abashed. For they , r Mouse, dear, erery circle eme—er.a ta Greedy and Grunty. my I',, rk‘inret. it lanehed at the next table to them today. The only difference WM Ttnr there wna —'pan around them and Greedy wore diamonds. Gfahty made Just aa much fuss about tu food. Ton WaahlBston put otiJir sugar restrictions with no other

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stuff, and complain to high at the tame trine Wheat how terrible the food altuatloo really was, . repted to yeU ^ewiy** and drtre him end Greedy bark to their pen. U-llere be latfwi or Cares to know that If he and hit fat companion been exception*, America could nerer hare shipped 86.000.000 pounds products during the one month of March to our hanpry allies orcr It moans to them that before we entered the war we exto the nines 881000,000 pound* of pork a Booth. When we entered the this had iDcreaani ta 126,000,003 pounds, and In March of thl* year the nt of pork exported to the allies amounted to 806.000,000 pounds, which Is than six times the Mraal and GO per cept rreatee than any other month :1m- last mean yean. This is what "porkless days” hare done. So k to the pen wftb Greed* and Grunty! IV old PomiDecker rooster had two pttlcis to lunch at the table Ju*t mine, and he ns ahektox his red wattles, flapplnr his wins*, scrateh- » and sbowlaft'off geoeially. Be wai sixty, and a grandfatbet, If he day. and the gtrla could not hare been over tw « ntj-two and -pretty as One was a ateoocTapber and the other a bookkeeper In the same ■ « bunding where Daddy Domlnecker brad* a loan bmdneea, and heme. food mnaemUoa meant nothin* In their youar Urea, so loag as ty paid the bill. They ate straight through the mean card. I don’t sec they do it and keep their shape, for that they were easy to look at althoat saying. They were built along leghorn Hoes, and In spite of r yean had gained much knowledge of barn-yard tactics. I had to admire r -ystem. Two good-looking young aria tor* wero Just across from them, me of them would engross Domlaecker's attendee while the other flirted the aoldiefu. Then they would change about, and their team work was effect that poor old rooster paid the check, which would hare bought ' \ (-dollar War Savings stamps and gone a long way on the third, and riled aa be paid It; then strutted off to get hi* hat and coat, leaving them wUle “psod-by” at the aoMUere—end make a de.te to meet them In the light, r hope, for youth ahouhl call to youth. Mouse, what Is It that S a "»■" of sixty and a woman of forty to the fact that when they act Utah they never fool anybody but themselves, and the world laughs at . and not with them?

Ml be ain't by bWsiff ta da)

War Has Given Women-Chancej To Show Whai They Can Do In Various Industrial Avenues After many years spent Iq demanding access to various employment* on the same basis a r - men. women arc now bring offered an uflprecsdentrO chance to show wiiat they can do In Industry, states a writer In New York Journal of Commerce. Abroad they are the actual operating force of many bust nesses and It may he expected that a like coo dltion will more and more come to prevail In the United States. The women of Great Britain lave made a . splendid record In the Industrial world, and there la no doubt they will likewise here If the emergency require*. ' This state of things Is usually presented as an outgrowth of the war. and not a few women are quite frankly holding their present places as a patriotic duly rather than as the result of a personal desire. Very little study. ; however, to required to reach the conclusion that In many cases there will be tendency and disposition to broad the scope of women's employment after the end of the war, and. If desired by the employers, to accept them as permanent factors In places here t of ore held exclusively by men. The final outcome with reference to the Industrial status of women will, however, depend primarily upon the degree of efficiency they are able t) develop. If there are, as often alleged, large and Increasing classes of women who desire permanent Industrial opportunity on the same basis with men. their time to “make good" to now at hand and will probably oof soon again. That there are many who realize the altisatioc no one can doubt. It to equally dear, however, that there are many others who thus far are showing traits which not only disqualify them from competition with men. but will render them unacceptable In any capacity aa soon as men are again available aa employees. Of these traits the most serious probably are the lack of profisalons! pride In work, the failure to regard It as a permanent occupation. and as such to be studied and perfected, and the tendency to lack of

honor, ha atB't by htaaelf In dot.

Mouse. 1 have a nice Juicy bit of scandal that I would write you. but I > bow careless you are about leaving your letter* about, and thin to eniy too riaqae to he read by modest brother John or Mollie of the tender r*. so I vrifl poat, one It. In the meantime, know that In the mid*, of all exciting Bound* and sight*—the heady experience of nibbling this strong V cheese—i think of you and love you. So. dear, out of the peace ami Kpacec la which you ass moving, send a quieting homey letter to

aWEWT^AND Do impoitart War Work

The war department he* ruqouriad r boys* aadUrta*. flubs of Tw coonf to brtpBaUort««M arts and oatrito. tf cart** in qrt»lrtvJ»o*d th sling 4a«aUM|WlMB

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tv t y the noted States department

American Farmer* Should FeBow Scotland's Plan to SrniTpate Food-Eating Rat* | canny Scot* of Wert Pertb-

..sblr* district are living up to their .tapqptlon. They have organised in ‘irii *ctu<- campaign to exterminate rats and aave the food and property wdikh they waste. They have demonaerated that It Is cheaper to kill than ta rred mrs. According to a report from the Afeertcan consul at Dundee, which has Just been received by the PDried State# department of agrlcut-

i. deliver the U rial In the abort) r shnuU try to furnish at li -set. pita, o

In the district mentioned, for which 81.479.41 waa appropriated, resulted last year la the killing of lOOJXX) The board of agricul'are appropriated Ua&JK tor the campaign. It ta aald that oha rat In the course of 12 me caused damage estimated at 82.48. and aa there were approximately two rat* to the acre, the amount of damage done waa equlvwlont to the average

Time may correct these traits and develop the women of the country Into an efficient. weU-dtoripUned body of Industrial worker*. It will be necessary that they train and educate them eelvew for theta tasks and recognize that retention of the new place already assigned them will be dependent entirely on the merit they are able to shiw.

Platinum Mines of Russia Said to Affoi-d the World’s Most Profitable Dredging The most profitable dredging in the world can be done on the platinum placer* of Boasts, aaya the Son Francisco Chronicle. The value of lbe metal recovered to often equivalent tor considerable periods of operation to 86 a cubic yard. When one remember* that the gravels of the California goM-dredging fields yielded only about 10'cents to 15 cento a cubic yard oo an average, and nevertheless paid well, the possible profits of platinum dredg-

Before the war there were about 25 dredges at work In the Urals, operating two-thirds of the Ume of each working aeaaon of about ISO days, and averaging 500 cubic yards a dredge a day. thus working a total of about 1.250.000 cubic yards of material a year, and recovering annually 70,000 to 100.000 ounces of platinum. There to only one first-dasa dredge In operation in the Urals. They are mostly of antiquated design and of poor cod

pleased with the rraults that manlry co-operatlon to exterminate rata to to be continued another year, according to the repo-l. American farmer*, who have long suffered loose* from these food mid two. should follow the example set by this district and organise communby campaign* to get rid of rata. In many nertkms of this country where similar mmpolgns have been conducted results always have been grsufjio*.

Words of Wise Men

j Throe National Forests I Recently Added to the list Complying With Weees Law j The prewident has proclaimed the eo-tabUskioe-wt of three sew forewts. the I Aost step In csfrying out the purpose [ the Weeks tow. The first, observes * writer in outlosyfc, to the White Msmataln National 1 furrrt. Its are* of n^riy 400.UW scree protects the watersheds of the

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Largest Cities.

First-class dredges working In material of similar characteristics dig several times a* much gravel a day In other countries with similar climate. Working ?o*t* In th; U.-wl regions are twice those In Montana, which has a similar climate, hut where the auriferous gravel to much harder to dredg-.

: FOR POULTRY • GROWERS : ***#####•**#*#**•••*#*•••• Ihan't forget that the heu is undn unnatural condition* during the wintor, and that summer to Ideal weathet for egg productl<>u. Try to Imitate this condition aa oeorty as possible Do everything within your power to n>lkr the bird comfortable. Don’t merely bouse her; give her a home anJ care for her. One rswsaa why many poultry keep rra fall to get egg* Is because they fall ta Intrrrot their birds. By that U meant they fall to give them suffl dent Burr . .. " - ' , ->r and to feed ihtiii their grata ta this, so aa to kc| them working for It all dsy. K«itheir mind* us well us their bodies eti gaged, and the bens will be happy, (smtexited and will produce mure egg* The Ideal method f.f feeding Is to give them a Utile feed frequently lu tin litter. t» keep (hem constantly alert and active The feeding of shmally a feed of but. wet IUJ change to some uprooted oats. fre*b. greco cut l««oc. or ta fact anythin* that the bird relishes, acts as an appe User, and not only to effective In pro during more egg*, but also artuall) develop* the Interrat of the caretaker or feeder to the point that be will give j bis bird* other care Know the Ind! ] vtdu.lv ta your flock and try lo sail*f» i their needs Kemembrr, they are no j der artificial roudiUuua during th* j

winter.

By RUSSELL T. EDWARDS. Director, Educational Section, Nation, al War Garden Commission. F TEN million war gardenera will aet their mind* reoolntely to refusing to listen to German propaganda or vicious knock* against our government the mo« powerful arm of the German war machine will be paralysed. That look* like a big order but It I* not when you come to analyxe It Th# pity to that women will repeat *o much of the senseless rumor that Is going the round*. If the women of thl* country wUl Inoculate the peddler of German propaganda with the "serum of silence" they will bring victory very near, for the big battle of Oil* war to for public opinion right here on this aide of the ocean. Turn from the knocker and the propagandist tn silence. turn as you weald from the snake ta the gruaa or the snapping dog. But turn In silence for then the enemy will know you menu busine**. The potato hug 1* a great *ucce*s until you separate it from the leaf; the electric light bulb I* a great aucce** until you turn off the current: the prairie fire 1* a great succe** until It hits the badk fired rtrtp and bn* nothing to feed upon. So with German propaganda. It to a great success a* long as you listen to R. Why cannot thla supposed wonder of women keeping silent he brought about? Twenty year* ago the Wright Brother* were considered insane; today I can see from my office the airplane mail start for Philadelphia. New York and Boston and the world's greatest war hinges upon the airplane. Twenty yee.ra ago Mr. Marconi wo* unknown; today the busine** of the world'* war to conduced by wI teles*. Some German Propaganda. German propaganda to constantly shooting at the war gardener* and all qxeadon* pertaining to food. There to the old story about the potato pen* and bow you can get three or four bushels by rdmply planting a* many potatoes In a three story hoxllke arrangement. The leading potato expert* of the world denounce thl*. It I* but a sample of German propaganda which hope* to cause a big wastage In potatoes. Then there la the other yarn that the fond administration will *e!*e all the •■anned Muff of the housewife and all her hard work will go for naught. This 1* a He but the national war garden eommlsklun used get a tiundred letters a week asking about this. Constant publicity, thanks to the magazine* and the new simper*, has nailed this story. There Is the one about the soldier telling his parents he had two leg* rut off In a battle at the front Mr*. Blank hear* It from Mrs. Blank up the Mrec*. Johnny had got the word to them by writing It ondrr a stamp. Tn the first place there are no stamps '■n soldier*' letters. The campaign of letter-w-rltlng tn nra-vpapers I* a favorite form of German propaganda, hut the editor* «1<* not “fall" for thl* end the “patriot*'' might l.ctlrr save their , stamp* and Mop cluttering up th*

walls.

The war gardener* of the United State* have certainty shown they mean buriness. The war gardens are the finert offsets to German propaganda I know of. for the garden i lake* no qolae. but goes right on about Its l-uidneas. It |* this paint I want to • ring home—the terrible power of silence If a|q-tie-l to German propaganda. This war to a battle of publicity. The Junker ha* preimred the German mind for I hi* war for forty years and only a* long a* he can control the G*ru»n stale of mind ran he continue thlv war. When the German helmet sod then the German *kull 1* penetrated with the X-ray of rtvilizatlon. 8*T» alive by the white hot flame fro::i

Above, Rusacll T. Edwards, director of educational section of National War Garden Commlsaion. Below. Miss Florence King of Chicago, president of Women’s Association of Commerce of the United States. At right. Mrs. Katherine Clemmons Gould, secretary Women’s Association of Commerce. It was at a meeting of thla association that the campaign to spread “The Serum of

Silence" waa started.

the torch on the statue of liberty, then victory comes and not until then. Woman's Part In War. The greatest factor In overcoming the German Mate of mind I* woman, who for the first time In a war ha* a recognised place outride of ho*p!ta! work. The Women'* A**orUt!oa of Commerce of the United State* of America ha* taken the Initiative Id Mopping German iiropagandn by refusing to listen to It. The member* of thl* organization, of which FlorKtng. the Chicago attorney. 1* the president, and Mrs. Howard Gould, secretary, have started an endless chain looking to this end. Oar quarrel to directly with the German people, make no mistake about that, for we are fighting a system that must be abolished. Therefore this war I* not n question of men primarily. It I* not stion of food primarily. It I* question of ships primarily. St is the question of a Mate of mind. That Mate of mind muM 1-e burned with the rauMir oj atuUaUao and If you doubt the bigness of that Job let me quote the plan* Germany has for you. You will find thl* plan In a book called “Krieg" writ ten by Klau* Wagner. The whole story 1* told In

this paragraph:

No) only North Au-erlra. bot th* wholr f America must berom* a bulwark of wrmaalc Kultur prrhaiw lb* otrongmt ■nrr>> or th* Ciermank- rsor That la »*ry on*'* hope who lias freed hlmwlf rocu M» own local Kurupean pride and rhn phtr-M th* race ftcllnc nbovo th* 1 call your attention to that lari nr: “he who place* the race fe-ling above his love for home." What I* our answer to Doctor Wagner's pretrripfion. The answer to Iwm madby Dr. John MrBar. a |4iy»|rian killed at the front, who never wrote a line of verse until he asw the slaucbter Id Flanders and then penned the** won-

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not make like answer you may a* well turn out the light on the statue of liberty for you will find a Berlin date line on your tax receipt. How lo meet Tlie way to meet Doctor Wogncr's plan 1* by the united co-operation of the brain power of this country. State of Mind Needed. That Job needs the Mate of mind nt the French women. When a French woman d-ops u plate and break* II. or she to Informed her husband Ua» been killed in the trenches. *he lias the same answer—'e'ev-t La Guerre'—It 1* war. To perform this Job takes Just that Mate of mind. I have seen Male of mind displayed by the gardener* who have made up their mind that General Pershing's call 'Keep the Food Coming" shall lie answered. Theirs ha* been one of the mo*, remarkable tributes to the call of patriotism the world ha* ever *<-en. are told there will be three million men under nrm* shortly. With tb* dally average cost of fifty cents to feed n soldier that Means Uncle Sam's food hill will l»e one and n half million doUar* every day. Where Is that food coming from? It men ns the people of thlv country will have to get luto a Mate of mind on the food question. Some of them are as the national war garden commission’well knows; for example let me read one of the

My Dear Sir: I want to help win tbs war by having a war garden. I saw your notice about grtttng a fre* book. My father Joined tb* army In 1*1) and waa killed In taiT. Will you h*tp me by sending the book? HARVKT CAMERON. New Glasgow, Nova Scotia. Will you look this Job In the face a* that hoy. who ha* lost hi* father, look* at It? Or must you wait until steel helmet*, of :be kal'er'* Junker* smash In the windows of your inn of worse than murder stand* your men against * wall and herd" you off to worse than death? Remember “thl* I* every one'* hope who ha* freed himself from hi* own ,1 Euro|ican pride and who places race feeling above the love for home." Ilemetnl-er that prescriptlno. Are you ready to take Doctor Wngt»er'« medicine? Do the women of the United Slate* want to swallow nny I lotion prepared by anybody who attempt* to rule the world In pnriner»h!p with ht* royal hlglme*a the Hub tan of Turkey? Talk Should Be Conserved. We are fighting a rankemu* growth that threaten* to consume the world. German |-olson I* now running wild In thl* country. Talk I* not cheap. It ha* gone up like everything else and you should conserve It like coal or

flour.

There are Ju*t two antidote* for German poison. One I* a bullet with the trade mark U. N A. In the lower left hand corner a* It whtvfles “Yankee Doodle" In It* M-reani ocros* No Man'* land. TIm- boy* you hare sent to the front will administer thut dose, have no rear about that a* long ns you feed ti . ..i. The other antidote t« tho scrum of silence and It Is Jori a* Important In the winning of the war «n thl* side of the ocean. Without It th« work of the soldier will go for naught for If tl»e Genunn brain caafiot bo hrd the dragon wll

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; WIN THE NEXT WAB Nvt

IRON CROSSES FOR HIGHEST j’ 1 Mora Than 50.000 Glvee to Officera.

Prince* and 'Vher D-gmUri**

by Kaiaar.

lew ta hl» ter L'Ectalr |**l I 1M princes

number of privs with the decoratbi Deride* 12*45

thereby preventing th •iirulng end allowing th d« safely to the earth.