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31. Best collection of useful insects, labeled, by any school,
room or individual ',',",":
32. Best collection of harmful insects, labeled, any any
school, room or individual BO .io
33. Best collection of flowers, labeled, by any school, room
or individual "...;."... C0 '25
34. Best collection of leaves or leaf prints, labeled, by any
school, room or individual -GO .25
35. Best collection of tnmc grasses, labeled, by any school,
- room or individual 0 .5
Best knit stocking or leggings ........................ .70 .50
36. Best collection of wild grasses, labeled, by any school,
room or individual "0 .25
INDIVIDUAL EXHIBIT-CLASS C.
(Mount on cards 11 by 14 or 22 by 28. Webster county map
should be 22 by 28.)
37. Best ink map of Webster county, .showing streams,
railroads, towns, etc
spccimon oi writing ny
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38. Best specimen of writing by a beginner .
39. Host specimen, of writing by a First grade pupil ....
ao. first, snecimen of writinir bv a Second grade pupil . .
41. Best
pupil "" '
42. Best specimen of writing by a 5th or 6th grade pupil .50 .25
43. Best specimen of writing by a 7th or 8th grade pupil .50 .25
44. Best specimen of writing by a high school pupil 50 .25
45. Best pencil drawing by Fifth or Sixth grade pupil 50 .25
40. Best pencil drawing by Seventh or Eight grade pupil .50 .25
47. Best pencil drawing by high school pupil 50 .25
48. Best ink drawing by 7th or 8th grade pupil 50 .25
49. Best ink drawing by high school pupil 50 .25
50. Best card of mechanical drawings 50 .25
51. Best piece of rugweaving by beginner, First or Second
grade pupil 50 .25
52. Best piece of raffia work by Third or Fourth grade
pupil .50 .25
53. Best basketry work by Fifth or Sixth grade pupil 50 .25
54. Best piece of woodwork by' grade pupil 50 .25
55. Best piece of woodwork by high school pupil 50 .25
56. Best man by high school pupil 50 .25
57. Best stick printing by 2nd or 3rd grade pupil 50 .25
58. Best stick printed table mat by 6th, 7th, or 8th grade
pupil 50 .25
59. Best stick printed gingham hot dish holder by 6th, 7th
or 8th grade pupil 50 .25
60. Best lettering by 7th or 8th grade or high school pupils .50 .25
61. Best commercial design by 4th grade pupil 50 .25
61 a Best exhibit of elementary exercises in manual
training (boys or girls) GO .25
62 a Best collection of mechanical drawings (from copy
or model) GO .25
63 a Best sewing bag, 3rd grade pupils 50 .25
64 a Best doll dress, 4th grade pupils 50 .25
65 a Best sewing apron, 5th and 6th grade pupils 50 .25
67 a Best boudior cap, 7th grade pupiia.i 60 .25
68 a Best wotking apron, 9th guide pupils 50 .25
62. Best design and color by 6th, 7th, or 8th grade pupil. . .50 .25
63. Best landscape effects th rough paper cutting by 7th
grade pupil 50 .25
64. Best free hand cutting of letters by pupil from 3rd
to 5th grades 50 .25
65. Best paper doll costumes by pupils from 3rd to 6th
grades (This should include dresses made from
onu pattern and trimmed in different ways. See
Prang's Industrial Ait Hook, Tart I 50 .25
66. Best burlap bag with band of filet canvas. Sec Prang's
Industrial Art Book, I 'ait 5 50 .25
67. Best woven holder bv 3rd oi 4th grade pupils. See
Prang's Industrial Art Book, Part 1 50 .25
68. Best linen crash doily with crocheted edge. Sec
Prang's Industrial Art Hook, Part 3 50 .25
69. Best paper (booklet form) on textiles (cotton, silk,
wool or flax 50 .25
70. Best write-up (booklet form) on "Account of My
Homo Project Work" 50 .25
71. Best exhibit of homo project work in sewing (1st yr.) .50 .25
72. Best exhibit of home project work in sewing (2d yr.) .50 .25
73. Best exhibit of home project woik in cooking (1st yr.) .50 .25
74. Best exhibit of home project work in cooking (2d yr.) .50 .25
75. Best exhibit in home project work in gardening 50 .25
76. Best exhibit of home project work in canning 50 .25
77. Best exhibit of homo project work in pig raising 50 .25
78. Best exhibit of home project work in calf raising 50 .25
79. Best exhibit of homo project work in corn growing . . . .50 .25
80. Best exhibit of homo project work in potato. growing. . .50 .25
81. Best exhibit of home project work in chicken raising. . .50 .25
82. Best report of egg raising project with exhibit 50 .25
Note: Projects 76-80 inclusive should bo listed in this depart
ment and the exhibit placed in the men's department. The
required written report must accompany the project exhibits.
See Girl's Department for article entries.
For France
"Thirty-six hours of fighting netted
General Pershing s forces appioxi-
mately 155 square miles of territory
in the St. Mihiel salient which had " " arc such as to stir tlie very
been in German hands since the'0"! f ' honest, right-thinking
autumn of 1914. man or woman.
The foregoing paragraph was con-1 What we want to do now is to fol
tained in the first cable message sent low the foot-steps of our victorious
by the Associated Press correspon-
dent who accompanied General Persh -
ing's troops in the first ail-American
ictory in France. These few woids
tell a wonderful, if heartrending story
of release fiom four years of atrocity
and persecution, of relief from Buffoi'
ing such as only the Germans or their
Allies can inflict.
It was pitiful groups of people that
the victorious Americans liberated in
St. Mihiel and the other recaptured
towns. It was not men they recued,
but women, children and aged people.
The men from that section today are
fighting with tho armies of France
or have fallen in battle. All boys
from ten to sixteen years of age had j
been taken prisoners by tho Germans
and deported to German concentration
camps. It was women, children and
aged people who were set free by our
soldiers; innocent and defenceless war
victims who had felt the heavy hand
of German oppression for four long
years.
Children, who through misery and
suffering had grown old and serious
beyond their years, seemed at first
not able to realize the glad situation,
then joined their ciders in showeiing
frantic welcome upon the rescuing
army. Women, whose torture-lined
faces and staring eyes told a story too
horrible for words, wept and knelt in
gratitude as they tried to kiss the
hands of our soldiers. The aged and
infirm who had been made to work
for their conquerors, also wept in
silent thankfulness.
The gratitude to the Americans of
all who had survived tho four-year
reign of German "kultur," was bound
less. They were at last freo to live
as human beings; freo to speak with
out fear of vengeance from tho ty
rants who had ruled over them. They
laughed and wept, then told their
stories of long years of German con
trol which had isolated them from
news of relatives and world happen
ings, and had placed a blight upon
them that God alone knows how they
endured.
These are plain, unvarnished facts.
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The picture is not overdrawn. We
quote from those who wore on the
ground, who saw with their own eyes
" knw wheieof they speak. And
I Americans with relief from destitu-
1 tion and suffering as our purpose. Our
soldiers fought their way through and
rescued these war victims of France.
This has opened for us the opportun
ity to send them the necessities and
comforts of life and to help lestore
them to normal livintr,
Some parts of the reclaimed section
had been laid waste by tho retreating
vandals. Other parts, however, had es
caped damage as the attack was
such a surprise that the enemy was
unable to undertake his usual woik of
wreckage. He had laid hands, though,
on everything he could carry away
and also had destroyed large quanti
ties of goods actually necessary to
existence. The houses that were not
destroyed will serve as immediate
shelter, those that were wrecked can
he lcstored in a comparatively short
time. But it is the necessities of
life food-stuffs, household and kit
chen articles, clothing, etc. that
these people must have at once.
Wp appeal to you to help us send
these war sufferers the things they
need. 'I his wo can do if you will help
to supply tho funds. Our Paris Com
mittee is ready and eager to render
aid if American sympathy and gener
osity will make it possible.
Let us make American victory com
plete. Let us follow tho flag, the Stars
and Stripes, to St. Mihiel in far off
France on an errand of meicy to our
needy friends and Allies. Many of
them have lost everything on earth
they possessed, and yet they rejoice
that Heaven has sent them freedom
from the terror and persecution of
the Germans. But they must live, and
to do this, they need food and cloth
ing and shelter. Wo must act prompt
ly, if we supply their needs. They,
of course, will not bo allowed to
starve, but we must realize that the
French Government and the people
are already existing under a very
heavy burden and nny added weight,
such as the present instanco, is a very
serious problem and responsibility.
Don't you realize with us the won
derful appropriateness of American
relief following the victory of Amer
ican ai-ms? Draw for yourself the
picture of these aged people again
resting in peace and security, of these
tortured women again protected and
busy with duties of normal living, of
the little children with faces grown
old who soon again will bo young and
happy through kindly care and with
shelter and enough to eat. Act with
us now and send a generous contribu
tion to buy them the things they need,
simple things at best, but meaning
oh, so much to them. And remember
that we must act promptly if this
work is to be well done by us.
Send all contibutions to James A.
Blair, Jr., Treasurer, French Heroes
LaFaycttc Memorial Fund, Inc., 2
West 45th Street, New York City.
City Board or Health
Dr. Robt Damercll, President; Dr.
Henry Cook, secy; A. It. Saladcn,
president of council; Homer Bonner,
marshal.
New Rules and Regulations
Any one violating the rules shall
upon conviction be fined for each and
every offence $15 the least and not
more than $100.
The City Board of Health consists
of Mayor, City Physician, Sec
retary, President of City Council
and City Marshal. This board has
supervision and control of all matters
of sanitation, rules and quarantines,
including the closing of churches,
picture shows, pool halls, and othei
places of public gathering, and have
power to make any needful rules anil
regulations relating to matters of
health and sanitation including tin1
removal of dead animals. The sani
tary condition of streets and alley
and vacant grounds, stock yards, cat
tle and hog pens, wells, cisterns and
watcrcloscts cesspools and stables and
buildings and places not specified
where filth, nuisances 'u- offensive
matter arc kept or is liable to or doc-
accumulate. Also controlling of all
contagious or infectious diseases and
the care and treatment, regulation anil
prevention tncrcot, and it suan oc t"01
duty of every physician called uponjrusc gtutiy club
to attend to and care for communis
able disease to report to the cit
board within 24 hours.
Where no physician is in attendance
it is the duty of the head of the
house or institution to immediately
notify the City board in cases of
chicken pox, small pox, dipthcria,
septic sore throat, scarlet fcvei
ccrebro spinal-meningitis, Spanish
influenza, typhoid fever, pulmonary
tuberculosis, and 'polio melitis. For
Rubella, measles, mumps and whoop
ing cough the telephone may be used.
You must permit no person who 10
sides therein to enter or leave except
the attending physician or nurse and
the rules for fumigation must ho car
ried out through the instructions of
the board of health or city ph-uian.
Pasteurizing of all milk, the in ma
ples of personal hygiene and th a
voidance of the use of the common
towel, drinking and eating uti n-ils.
Public funerals are prohibited t pre
vent the spread of communicable dis
eases owing to the family having been
in contact with the disease and then
associating with the communitv at
large. The above is prohibited when
deceased has died with smallpox,
diphtheria, ccrebro-spinal meningiti
poliomyeletis or scarlet fever. P ihlic
funerals may be held for anyone dy
ing when those who have been in con
tact show no symptoms of the disease
nflei' Incubation period and have been
disinfected. The body shall be placed
in a hermetically sealed coffin, the
cover screwed down and cover glued
to body of coffin. No objection to
glass cover in order to view the ic
mains but under no circumstnnct . is
the cover to bo lemoved.
It shall be the duty of undertakers
or embalmers to wear gown I'mm
neck to ankles, to wear rubber glows,
to have head covered during cmli.il
ming and caring for the body an. if
possible to wash the hands and nose
and tin oat with a mild antiseptic so
lution. Following the above rules the
church will not require disinfcCing
QUARANTINE NOTICE
To and members of families
and employees:
It having como to tho knowledge of
the city board of health of Red Cloud,
Nebr., that individuals residing in
your premises have been in contact
with or suffering with cacli of
you must keep upon the premises un
der quarantine and permit no persons
except the attending physician or
nurse to come within thirty feet of
your premises or persons and must
send no articles away.
This is by order of the boaid of
health of Red Cloud, Neb.
Member of Boaid of Health
However it is not necessary in or
der to quarantine to send this notice
for the piemises and the people to
be quarantined.
QUARANTINED OUT
When the head of tho family or
bread winner desires out and he or
she will render to the public as much
protection as possiblo tho attending
physician may attend to giving said
party an antiseptic bath and put on
clothing that has been properly dis-
infected. In caso of smallpox no one
can bo quarantined out unless they
can prove they have had smallpox or
have been vaccinated within the past
six years. They must stay out under
penalty. Charges" may be preferred
if violation occurs.
No privy vault or cesspool shall be
constructed in any city or village of
the state of Nebraska without a per
mit from city board and furthermore
no permit will bo given to anyone
for the construction of one when a
sewer connection can bo reasonably
made or required. Every dog must
be licensed and a fee of one to three
dollars imposed and the destruction of
any dog whom the owner refuses to
pay. No dogs are allowed to be in
the house whore infectious disease
exists and it is recommended that
every worthless dog so far as pos
sible be destroyed. An annual clean-,
up is established which shall be in the
spring of the year after the frost is
out of the ground but always before
the first of May and any accumulation
of ashes and manure, rubbish or waste
matter shall be removed from all pub
lic grounds and private premises. The
cost of cleaning private grounds shall
be borne by the owner or tenant. The
cost of cleaning the streets and alleys
and public grounds shall be borne by
the municipality.
HENRY COOK,
Health Physician and Secretary.
People are tequcstcd to cut these
rules out and preserve them for fut
ure use to avoid mistakes and mis
understandings. o
Red Cross Notes
Shipment of the Red Cloud
Women's Red Cross Auxiliary for the
month of September is as follows:
18 pr socks
51 Men's undershirts
6 pr. men's underdrawers
29 women's morning jackets
30 Comfort kits.
Treasurer's Report for Sept.
Balance on hand $1026.38
Monthly sub 134.60
Donations
G.47
1.00
Miss Tillie Cook
Total ., $1167.45
EXPENDITURES
F. G. Tumurc & Son ...'..:..$ 3.83
Chapter for supplies 115.22
Total $119.05
Hal. on hand $1048.40
$1167.45
Speciul Homemakers' Course
A special homemakers' course for
all women over 19 who want informa
tion on homemaking topics will be
one feature of the School of Agricul
ture which opens at the University
Farm at Lincoln October 11. The
course will be given in two three
months' terms. No academic require
ments or credits will be attached to
the course. All work will be elective
and women may chose from the fol
lowing: 6 hours a week cooking and
meal preparation, 4 hours house fur
nishing and applied design, 2 hours
in home nursing and child care, 3
hours in music and recreation for the
home, 4 hours English, 4 hours homo
dairying, 4 hours in poultry raising, 4
hours in gardening, 3 hours entomol
ogy, 4 hours wood work. If desired,
women may take more agriculture
and less home economics. The total
expense of the course will be about
$8. Conservation of food, clothing,
time and health will be emphasized.
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Plans Sorghum Campaign
The University of Nebraska Exten
sion Service is laying plans for an
extensive sorghum production cam
paign, i no sorgnum industry was
revived in several counties this year
and is proving very popular. Sorghum
is in big demand at $1.25 a gallon.
Three mills arc turning out molasses
in Sewaul county, with a demand far
in excess of tho supply. It is planned
to urge every farmer to plant a small
patch of sorghum cane next spring,
and an attempt will be made to have
mills in every county.
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Opporlunities for Drafted Boys
Many inquiries arc being made re
garding military training in the
School of Agriculture at Lincoln. This
school offers opportunities in military
training to boys of draft age with a
common school education. Courses arc
offered in mechanics, tractors, auto
mobiles and trucks, agriculture and
other subjects valuable to boys who
may be called into army service. Reg
istration in the School of Agriculture
begins October 11.
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Substitute for Radium
Golden, Colo. -Dr. Richard 13. Moore
of the United States bureau of mines,
hero, announces ho has discovered a
substitute for radium, which ho has
named inosothorluin. Ho will explain
hli discovery to the American InBtltuto
f mining engineers, which meets In
Milwaukee soon. As there are only
turoo ounces of radium In the world's
entire supply mesothorlum will at
onco come Into wldo use as a substl
tute for that element in luminous
palnta, aeroplane dials, companies and
sun light?, according to Dr. Moore.
"FLO" STOPS MEETING
Olwlna Order At Omaha Heidi Up
aptlst Convention Prohibition
of Gatherings Urd.
Tho Nebraska StaU convention of
tho Bnptlst church, which was to be
held at Omaha Oct. 6 to 10, has been!
postponed for one month as the resultj
of precautions taken by Omaha health;
officials to prevent an epidemic of:
Ipantsh Influenza. All schools,1
churches, theaters and public meeting:
places have been closed In tho city for;
an Indeflalta period. As the result of
an outbreak of the disease at tha Fort
Omaha Palloon School, 'tho camp has
been placed under quarantine. As
tlie ninlady continue to rage over the
country unchecked, government health
officials haro Issued a statement
urging' authbrlties everywhere that,
the disease preralls to prohibit public
gatherings ns a means of preventing
an epidemic. Outside of Omaha the
disease hae appeared In a number of
Nebraska cities. '
The State Railway Commission has
nsked for an Injunction In tho federal
court nt Lincoln, alleging that tho act
of congress authorizing tho president
to take over telephone companies con
fers no authority whatsoever to In
itiate rates for services by telephone
companies. Tho suit Is Intended to,
test the right of tho postmaster gen
eral to establish charges for Intra
state service for telephone companies.
To correct nn erroneous report re
garding the price of hogs, Stnto Food
Administrator Wattles Issued a state
ment declaring that $18.50 per bun-
died. Chicago market basis, Is u fulr
average price which should be paid
Droducers for hogs during October.
The Intention of tho food administra
tion, ho says. Is to maintain tho min
imum of $15.50 for hogs during tho
period of the war.
Otoe, formerly Berlin, Otoe county,
Buffered a disastrous fire the other
day, nn entire squnro block In tho
town having been destroyed. Tho loss
Is estimated at $75,000. Misfortune
luii Intd a heavy hand on the town In
the pnst few years, It being nearly
wiped out by the 1913 tornado nnd
severely damaged by fire several
months ago.
Governor Neville has Issued a proc
lamation calling tho next general elec
tion for Tuesday. Nov. 5. The procla
mation does not Include the proposi
tion for a recall of the portinl woman
suffrage law enacted by the last legis
lature which has been In the- courts,
nnd thus women will be able to vote
for nil but constitutional otllees.
The Stnte Council of Defense at
Lincoln Is In receipt of Information
from the War Industries board ad
vising of an amendment to bulldlni:
regulation authorizing the state nnd
county councils of defense to approve
all applications for farm buildings of
a minor character, where the total
cost does not exceed $1,000.
The War department nt Washing
ton has made known that the dotihln
honor of being awarded u Distinguish
ed Service cross and the right t wear
u silver bnr upon Its ribbon hns heeu
given to Private Charles Keiiimes.
Falrhury, by General Pershing for ex
traordinary heroism.
In reply to an Inquiry from Govern
or Neville regarding Nebraskuns In
Undo Sam's service, C. A. Nlppelt of
Nlohrarn. reported to tho governor
that he had live sons In tho service,
two lu France and three In this coun
try, and that he was rejected hecuuxa
of his ago.
With 150 members of the naval sec
tion of the S. A. T. ('. already sworn
In. mid nn average of 200 men a duy
being taken Into the regular S. A. T.
C. tho University of Nebraska at Lin
coln Is fast becoming a military Insti
tution. Women In a number of Nebraska
counties, and especially In Hamilton,
Lancaster, Ilownrd and ltutler, am
doing splendid work In the Fourth
Liberty Loan campaign.
The Stnto Council of Defense has
endorsed the United War Workers'
campaign to raise funds to carry on
their activities, which will take placo
from Nov. 11 to 1!).
Plans were perfected by tho Ne
brnska Women's Christian Temper
nnco union at Its iiiuiiimI convention
at Fremont to raise $20,000 for war
work.
The Nobraska Telephone company
has made, application to the state rail
way commission, asking for a 20 pet
cent increase lu revenues. Whethei
this will be a straight Increase on
both toll and exchange charges Is not
known.
After deliberating Tlve hours a Jury
at Norfolk which beard I bo ease ol
the Rev. William Wiudnlpli, pastor n
the Catholic church ut Crelglitoii, who
was charged with making disloyal
statement, disagreed and was dis
charged. Preparations nro being mado at
Omaha for the annual convention nl
the Nebraska Bankers' Association,
which will be held there Octobet
24 to 20.
Pnrlsboners of tho "Stone" church
a German Lutheran congregation, Ir
Nemaha county, celebrated the 50tl
anniversary of tho founding of tin
church the other day.
A new $4,000 rural school house wni
dedicated a few days ago In Fraction
al District Nn. 1 on the Dodge-Wash
liigton county line. The building li
I'1.'! lu. p-very. respect
THEWESfERrT H
FRONT AT HOME
Earn nnd give. For a year the yonrv:
people of America hnvo been conche I
In thrift. Instead of the old problct i
In tho arithmetic book, "If Mary's
mother gave her thrco apples, Jnno
gnvo her two, and sho ate one, how
mnny would she have?" the third grade
girl Is now sent to tho blackboard to
solve, "How ninny Thrift stamps at
25 cents apiece will Mary own at tho
end of 12 months If sho saves 10 cent
a week?"
The girl In tho grade above her l
learning In her arithmetic lesson how
many Thrift stnmps It takes to buy the
yarn for 500 helmets for the soldier
in France. Still farther on the eighth
grader Is told to figure In terms of War
Savings stamps how much It costs to
supply a regiment of Uncle Sam's men
with shelter tents.
And now the Earn and Give club of
tho younger girls of tho Young Wom
en's Christina association Is organ
ized to turn thooo Thrift lessons Into
giving. The children of America have
been turning in pennies and nlcklc
and pasting a green stamp' on their
Thrift curd. Tho Earn and Give cluh
can now use some of those cards and
War Savings stamps la their campaign
among the younger people for tho
united war fund.
This fall when the war council of (j
the Y. W. O. A. made plans for tho
1018 war drive, It Included In Its pro
gram tho rulo that no young girls un
der eighteen can do nny soliciting,
on the streets or otherwise. They can
give, but they con only glvo by earn
ing. Consequently In order to co-or-.
dlnutc the efforts of the girls In nil the
districts over the country, the Earn
and Give club Is enrolling member
nnd has given out an estimate of $5
apiece to bo enrned for the war fund
cnmpnlgn by tho American girls who
still count their ago In 'teens. Five
dollars npteco from tho younger glrln
of the country will menu that the na
tion as a whole will fill Its charitable
organizations' war chest.
Some high school girl In New York
city Is going to earn her $5 by shining
her own shoes Instead of stopping at
the Greek stand on her way to school
and by making her own sandwiches for
her noon lunch. Out In Iowa the girl
who hns been spending 15 cents plus
wnr tax for a movie three nights u
week Is going to draw a line through
tjie movie habit except when there Is
on especially good bill. More than one
girl plnns to clean nil her own gloves
this winter and to salvage all the pa
per and collections of Junk about the
house which should bo sold to the Junk
man to be worked over Into some pro
ductive Industry. The girls In their
'teens are going to earn Instead of
nsk others for the money. They are to
sacrltlce nnd give In tltelr own names
and older women will make the public
requests for money elsewhere.
Many of tho girls who are waiting
to Join the Earn nnd Give club are al
ready Patriotic leaguers, mid they have
learned several practical lessons In the
thrift that will make them effective
member of the new club by their con
servation of fruits nnd vegetables.
They huvo canned and pickled. Now
when the end of summer brings the
beginning of school they will change
their thrift into winter thrift and be
gin saving their $5 for the Y. W. C. A.
war fund.
"Wherever You Are Is the Western
Front" Is the slogan which the Earn
and Give club has adopted. Anna, one
wiry thirteen-year-old daughter of New
York's East side, who was one of the
llrst and youngest members to Join the
campaign at a New York settlement
house, had to have It explained to her
that Instead of western front meaning
fight and tight meaning tints, the west
tern front means work and work means
save In order to give.
The girl who Joins the Kara and
Give club will discover that In con
junction with her working and saving
lu order that her club will furnish Its
quota of the money that is going to
help the girls like herself lu Franco
nnd Belgium, she will also tlnd numer
ous ways lu tho community to help the
war that she hud never dreamed of.
She will see that all the fruit pits and
stones that enn bo snved from her own
dining table and from Iliose of her
neighbors, are dropped Into thu little
red barrel nt the corner, In order that
the carbon which the seeds contain can
bo used In making charcoal for the
American soldiers' gas musks. She will
save nil the tin foil that she sees for
the Red Cross. She will help collect
clothing for the French and Belgium
orphans mid perhaps send them some
of her own.
School girls In India, children from
squalid, dingy homes, with absolutely
no spending money, gave last your to
Belgian nnd Armenian relief when
they themselves wPre not getting
enough to eat. They gave up their
meat onco a week for the Belgians,
though they only had It twice a wee
themselves, and for the Armenians'
they set aside the handful of fresh
grain that otherwise each girl would j
have ground In her own llttlo stone
mill. Both contributions, from nil the
glrtji In one missionary's school,
amounted only to $5 a month. "But It
wns a tremendous sacrlflco," their
teacher writes, "although a Joyous one.
It actually meant less bread each day.
and once a week a meal of dry bread
and water. This was dono by 80 girls
from tho meanest homes In the world
children between tho nges of tlvo
and fifteen." '
Four hundred thousand girls In 47
states JmvG bocomo Patriotic Leaguers
slnco America declared war. If ns
many school girls and working girls
from nil clnsses pledgo to enfn and
give, the united wnr fund campaigners
will have $2,000,000 of their $170,500,-1
000.
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