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considerably less effort tb??u by the old method. The old wash-borfTtt is a back-breaker. Mr. Allen Benson thinks that "If the men had to spend one-seventh of their time for Just ono week at wash-boards, the next week there would be more washing machines ordered than there are automobiles in the country." Why is it that the men on the farm will readily buy expensive labor-saving machinery for the field, and yet not secure for the home any labor-having appliances, although costing much less than the field machinery? It can hardly be from a lack of desire to lighten the burden upon their wives. It must be because they do not see the way, and do not realize what the drudgery of the farm home is without labor-saving devices and modern conveniences. Let us remember, however, that it is not sufficient to give tho farm woman running water in the house and all the conveniences of a model home. Country life must be trade socially satisfying. Clarence Poe, editor of The Progressive Farmer, truly says, "The rural problem, in its last analysis, is nothing more nor less than the problem of developing a satisfying country life?and such a life must respond both to the so-: rial and material wants of man. It ! must be both financially and socially! satisfying." In order for country life to bo' financially and socially satisfying the people must have education and own their homes, and must co-operate with each other in rural community activity, and must have rural community organizations for the promo-j tion and support of an educational,, religious, social, business and intellectual community life. Some are: of the opinion that the whole rural problem is "Practically the problem, of the country schools." The start-] ling exodus from the rural district.; to the city all over our country is at-1 tributed to the lack of proner educational and social conditions in the country, which the properly organized and conducted country school! might have supplied. Front social and economic surveys, it has been found that in Illinois about !t."? per cent of the land owners who move to town do so because of the inade(111IIPV nf tho pnniif rv* ur?lw?r?l Thit indent country school, which is to j improve agricultural conditions and keep good citizens on the farms and make good citizens on the farms must relate its work to the communi-; tv life of the people served by it,' must educate the children for country life instead of awav from it, must ; teach, therefore, agriculture and must relate universal elements of education to country community needs, must train the children for their future work In the hoino, on the farm, and in the social life around them, must b a "community center of education, in trenting both children and adults in terms of coun try life and pointing the way to community prosperity and welfare." must concern itself with the busims and social life of the people, promoting helpful and profitable cooperation and neighborlincss. Some one has called the lack of sociability In the country (the tendency of the countryman to live to himself? country "individualism,") the tuberculosis of American farm life." The etlleient country school cannot j neglect the health, the recreation, nor the social ideals of the people. The redirected course of study needed for the efficient country school must be determined by the needs of the social and economic life of the community as determined by a social and economic survey of the community. You cannot "bitch up education to life" without knowing what that life is. The prevailing separations of the community?its economic and social resources and possibilities, its deficiencies and needs." It is not to bo understood that it is I proposed to discard the fundamental studies; it is proposed to relate these studies more closely to agricultural life. It is proposed to put new leaven into old essentials, discard some subjects of the old traditional carrlculum which fail to express the activities and needs of the community, and add new subjects that are needed for agricultural progress, such as nature study, agriculture, manual training, domestic science and art, farm man agement and marketing, rural sanitation. Mr. Frederick T. Gates, of the General Education Board, til a publication of that board under the title, "The Country School of Tomorrow," pla&fc attention to health of the pupils and sanitation of the homes flrsC'araong the duties of the country school of tomorrow. He sums up the work of the efficient country school to be to make rural life. Just where it is, healthful, intelligent, efficient, to All it with thought and purpose and with a gracious social culture not without its Joys. The efficient country school preupposes an efficient teacher, and that means a teacher trained es-' HMlMVMMNMMMftMIMMiHNNMMNMNiMI pecially for teaching in the right way a country school?one who is in sympathy with rural life. The efficient teacher of a country school must be not only a fcood teacher of subject matter, "giving instruction in terms of local environment, of the ejiild," but also a good community leader. She must be able to stimulate local campaigns for rural progress. Under her leadership, there will be road improvements, good farmers* clubs and institutes, country church progress, and improvement in the rural borne. She must be imbued with the spirit of civic service. In addition to the rural school organized and conducted for rural be? lerment, there are other ageiuies at work for rural uplift, especially of the rural home, which may be strengthened and extended and made to reach and benefit more fully the farm women. After the farm woman has been given a good, attractive, convenient home, equ'eped v'th !? bor-sivin<? appliances, she will have to be shown how to manage the home in the best way. Of greater importance than the question of "the high cost of i'ving" is that of ".!;<> high c st of ignorance." One of tin best remedies for the poor lioui the teaching of home economics in all of its phases. The farm woman of tomorrow may be taught home economics as pupils of today in the efficient country school, and through (Sirls' Canning Clubs, and in other ways, the present farm woman will get some help from these sourcesthrough their children, who should be given credit at school for house work done at home in accordance with directions given at school, but movable schools of home-making, the visiting household demonstrator, home institutes for women, home making clubs, housewives' bulletins, correspondence courses, and the rural school teacher trained in home economics who will give instruction J I If you could just have < 'rv heart-to-heart talk with ? could save much puzzling < ? lists. You sec, we as retailers sell I Xmas gifts and we naturally kn ?*IU?. BI?W pcu^ic NIC lliudl Btance, a good fountain pen straight to a man's heart?it isei In that line, you will parti Conklin's Self-Filling Pen. It fil not leak, 13 very strong and is \ simplicity. Exchangeable after point doesn't suit. Ask us to sh If J Self-Filling xj' Fountain Pc NON-LEA KABLE ROBINSON & LAI I A TEL If i? i t - P To the People of Lancaster < We have decided to throv T Dollar Stock of Furniture f month of December at $ PRICES CUT ' We went after these good: r with the HARD CASH, whi + toiies were badly in need of if; BETTER DISCOUNTS * \ Now, we have decided to i ji those good discounts and of i j when we did. 11 Our line of CAMERON Rf best made and ^ ABSOLUTELY We do our own work j ! I pay; we do our own ha 11 nigh-rent district and w ; I all these. a i * I Knight * We are just opposite the * Railway. Look for our nan i THE LANCASTER NBWS, in home making to mothers' clubs | seem to offer the most promise for | the women of the open country. Of j all these agencies, the neighborhood! teacher, with agricultural and homej economic training and the right. epiiit of civic service, ought to be the most effective. 1 rejoice that, j two-thirds, at least, of our normal schools are contributing effectively to the solution of this farm woman and ! rural life problem, by giving their students training in home economics, i Over 2 50 colleges and universities' are giving definite courses of in-1 si ruction m Household science. I be-1 lieve the visaing supervisory teacher I of home economics for a county] could render a service of inestimable] value in improving rural conditions. The home economic extension work of normal schools and colleges for rural communities is producing gratifying results. The Smith-Lever bill offers great promise for the develop-1 ment of home betterment work for the country. On the whole, I think the outlook for the betterment of rural life conditions is promising. Our people are waking up to the vital importance of the rural problem to tli<? welfare of the whole country a> never before in our history, and argirding themselves for a great, Intel-', 'igent. and united etfort to give help where it is most needed. I think we an thank Clod and take courage. I ^ Contraband. Contraband refers to the goods that a neutral is prohibited by the laws of < war to furnish to either belligerent. < I'lider this comes such articles as are used in prosecuting hostilities, as arms, ammunition, etc. < The Greater Need. i "1 am very busy," said the inventor. < "devising a range finder which?" "Good Lord, man." said the suburbanite. "what a waste of time! What the 1 world needs is not a range finder but * a cook finder that will stay when . found by the ranges already located." ils itself, will HS^mL3a(^^ < the acme of < Christmas if ? THAN COMPANY. \ =^=^===== EGRMll *? - i i ?> ^? 5 i r^unty: ? ' 7 our entire Five Thousand + on the market during the i 1 TO PIECES. | * during the summer months v en a great many of the fac- J money and we got THAN EVER BEFORE. J five the people the benefit of " our good fortune in buying o inges and Cook Stoves is the ? FOOLPROOF. ^ and have no clerk-hire to jj uling; we are out of the \\ e give you the saving on ! \ = j|| Bros. | ticket office of the Southern le over our door. DECEMBER 14, 1915. 1 WATCH 0 | O L I SATURDAY a f: SPEC !HIP? Lancaster's Fastes J* ^ ^ ^ ^^ >^ < >< < >< . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .?. >. . . . . . . . . . . V V >*VVV r>*V | MONEY Nf I In Real > > ? 11 rzzrrri > ' f ? All indications point ton lively j, market in Tie return <>f mmiev el tlie eouutrv and vast tin I'ui' sale places for investment. 'I ahead of the rush and should real vest nieni. 1 have some exceptionally entiei * I would like to show you. They a attractive terms. | T. M. H ? ? ^: . n ? ........ } r ^ |WHY PUZZLE : CHRISTMAS BECOMES A W H E N YO I The LancasU m Where selections are go< : GIFTS F J Father, Mother, Sister, Brother or S # Parisian Ivory Toilet Articles?This is c j* duced, and we have something suitable : 0 tides. Exquisite Perfumery?the kind 2* utmost refinement. _ 2 gl Fountain Pens?being used most ^ generally for gifts, and the pens we < a sell are absolutely guaranteed per- 1 0 feet. 1 a Cigars in Gift Packages- Buy A them here and see the real eniovment ? that Father or Brother will get from , * them. Joy with everv puff. ' 3 iUT FOR 1 J R | md MONDAY | IALS ! ?CHS? t (irowing Store f LOOK FOR THF ? POINTING FINGER | Over Our Door % v ?\A A AAAAA AA A VWWV VVVV>^rVV VVV A A s- ^ A A ? ,? > ?, A A A A % XT YEAR | Estate 1 H ^ V mi atpic!it iii t! < '.Yd i- si. '. pit ?s| K'l'il y will loosen up 11 lnbera of people will be* looking lit- man who huy> n<>\\ v ill b? ize a handsome prolil on iiis in ni? propositions just now which re Liilt cdji'ed and can he had on UGHES. ! ?% WE ARE | v?On The Corner" doing business S "On The Square5' LANCASTER PHARMACY % YOUR BRAIN?: SHOPPING : PLEASURE : IU VISIT vc Pharmacy I od. Here you will find AD * Iweetheart?Here are a Few Items. # >ne of the most beautiful lines ever pro- A for everyone in these up-to-date ar- A Is that mark the user as a woman of ? NO CHRISTMAS IS COMPLETE WITH OUT CANDIES AND FLOWERS. ? We have prepared for the big demands ^ these and offer only the BEST on the J market. W THE CREAM OF CONFECTIONERY. ? Maillnrd's of New York. ^ Jacobs' of New Orleans. J The Sweetest Flowers That Grow. Van Lindley's of Greensboro. We take J orders and have Flowers shipped direct 0 with your card enclosed if you wish. A Make This a Sweet Christmas. ) ?