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Thanksgiving Hints. * ll Mr. Editor: Please let me have space in your paper to say a few words about Thanksgiving Day. We have been blessed with fine crops and fine prices for the same. The good Lord has sent rain and sunshine and blessed us with a boun tiful success. Although our hearts have been saddened by wars and sickness and death, mothers and kin- I dred sit in siience, praying, waiting, listening and hearing the death bell from yonder land, telling of depart ed loved ov.t >. .May the Lord bless all of their homes with peace and pros perity. When the armistice was sicrned the people in part made a great noise. That was the time we all should have given thanks unto God for hearing J.j our prayers and sparing the lives of the remainder of the men that were left on the battle field. We have wandered away from God and that is the cause of wars and pestilence through the land today. Unless we ali gee right with God this is just the beginning of sorrow. There is a way that seems right unto man . e but the end thereof are the ways of death. "Oh, give thanks unto the Lord for his mercy endureth forever." We j o should thank our heavenly Father n for having the right man in the right i e place in this crisis. f May the good Lord bless the Red ? f Cross workers all over the land. "Blessed are the merciful for they j o shall obtain mercy." May God Bless [ ? the loyal-hearted men and women j h and children who have responded to . h the call of the government for safe j S democracy throughout the land. "Oh j t: give thanks unto the Lord for his ?ti wonderful works among the sons of j h men." We who are spared to seelP Thanksgiving Day should make it one | a of the greatest days in history. I don't ! c think a gun ought to be fired that b day. We ought to open our churches ! c and give thanks unto God for what t S' He has done for us and pray for the j ii removal of the epidemic of influenza je that continues to bring sorrow into j m our homes. We should pray for the j b safe return of our boys who are left T on the battlefield and pray for the j li orphans and widows and others who j a t? s c c q f fi t< have been bereft of loved ones by wars and diseases. Please let us all attend church that day as never before. Those who can't go, have family prayer at your homes. Yours for the cause, Rev. F. A. Weaver. Reclaim Homes for U. S. Sol diers. Washington, Nov. 15.-A number of the Southern states, notably South Carolina and Tennessee, are vitally interested in the proposed project to reclaim and put to use their waste and unemployed lands, for there are millions of acres in these states which the government might take over and so reclaim and improve as to make them of inestimable value to the sol diers after the war who must be pro vided with homes. Already Secretary Lane, as has "been previously announced, has agreed to inspect the waste lands of South Carolina with a view to consid .ring them in his plan of reclamation for the provision of homes for sol diers after the war. Of course it would be out of the question for the government to take over all the waste lands in the United States for the purposes indicated, but if Secre tary Lane'? proposition should meet the approval of Congress and of the president, when the time comes to mature it, a great deal of the unused lands in the Southern States will probably be employed for the pur pose indicated, and it is well that this unproductive property should be brought to the attention of those who have the matter in hand. Secretary Lane announces that the preparation of a program looking to providing farms for returned soldiers has been given into the hands of A. P. Davis, director and chief engineer of the reclamation service, who will have general charge of the work, and with whom will be associated Elwood Mead, H. T. Cory and Frank W. Hanna. "We can have a job at good salary for every soldier who returns from France," says Secretary Lane, "if con gress will give us the financial sup port needed. And while at work the ?oldier can be making a home for him self, for which he can pay the gov ernment in 40 years' time. This plan has received the endorsement of so large a percentage of congress and the press of the country, that it ap pears to be a probable program; it certainly is a practicable one. We have but $200,000 now for prelimi nary surveys and reports but this will be increased no doubt by the coming congress. There is enough waste and -undeveloped land in this country to give every soldier a farm, but, of course, no such program is contem plated, because all would not want farms." I p Recipes for the Influenza Con valescent. When one is recovering from an llness one is*apt to have a setback f one takes heavy food before the ;tomach is strong enough to digest t. The usual method of starting to :at after an illness is gradual. First :ome the broths that stimulate the iction of the stomach muscles and di gestive juices. Remember always that oef tea, mutton broth, gelatine, "mill?n, etc., contain practically no ?ourishment and must not be depend id on for building up the body. They ire steps to the house, as it were, nec :ssary and leading to the real thing, >ut not the thing itself. Next come milk, usually adulterat id with lime water; cream soup, egg emonade, grape juice, ice cream and veil cooked and strained cereals. These are very nourishing and still ?re generally considered liquid diet. Soon the convalescent is allowed 0 take a few grains of well cooked ereal such as rice and bread crumbs n the broth. Then comes semiliquid diet which ncludes custards, soft cooked eggs, inked apples, spoon bread, milk toast tc. Solid diet begins with the most asily digested foods, like baked trish lotato, the breast, of chicken, a few f the softer vegetables, such as to mato pulp, cereals and canned peach s. It is wise to avoid fried or greasy ood until the digestive system hes ully regained its vigor. Broths.-Let about three pounds f meat or broken bone soak % hour 1 two quarts cold water to which a ttle salt has been added. Bring slow y to boiling point and boil two hours. Itrain, cool, remove fat, heat a por ion, flavor and serve. The above is he general rule but the good cook nows a thousand varieties. Salt, pep er, green celery top, freshly dried, nd a. slice of onion always add if ooked with the meat. The meat may e beef bone, beef flesh, mutton, veal hicken, turkey carcass or pieces of j everal meats. It can be served as it j ' ; or cleared by boiling and beating ; gg white in it, it can be made white j. rith milk, pink with tomato pulp, or rown with browned flour or sugar. ! 'he meat itself browned gives a de- | ? cious flavor. As to flavoring there j ' re onion, celery, carrot, tomato, po- 1 ato, parsley pepper and so on. Of '. pices there are mace celery salt, loves, bay leaf, red pepper and the : ommercial ones such as Kitchen Boa- ' uet. Cereals add variety: rice is thei! avorite while the small lettered or 1 gured kinds of macaroni have temp- ;? ?d many a child to an app?tits. The secret of soup making is, have ; delicious always but never twice I ne same and to have no one strong avor predominant. 1 Turkey Broth.-Break turkey car ass in pieces, removing all stuffing; ut in kettle with any bits of meat hat may be left over. Cover with old water, bring slowly to boiling- .' oint, and simmer two hours. Strain ?' emove fat, and season with salt and epper. One or two tops of celery j I lay be cooked with the carcass to ? ive additional flavor, also a slice ? I f onion. Tomato Broth.-1 % cups tomatoes ; ? cups water, 2 tablespoons butter, | tablespoon cornstarch, sprinkle ? .ith pepper and celery salt, % table- ? poon salt, 3 cloves. Mix all ingredients together and ( ook 15 minutes stirring occasionally , 3 prevent sticking. Strain and serve. 1 Cele./ Cream Soup.-2 green eel- ? ry tops, 1 cup water, 1 cup milk, 2 . iblespoons butter, 2 teaspoons corn tarch, % teaspoon salt, Ya teaspoon ? epper. Boil celery and water. In another essel melt the butter, rub in corn tarch, add s?'t and pepper, heat and tir until thic.k. Strain water from . elery into white sauce and serve ery hot. Tomato and Peanut Soup.- 1 V> , ups seeded and strained tomatoes, ? cup peanut butter, 1 level tea- 1 poon salt, Vi level teaspoon paprika, V2 cups boiling water. Add tomatoes gradually to the pea ut butter and when smooth add the easoning and water. Simmer for ten rinutes and serve with croutons, Vellr-easoned soup stock may be sub tituted for the water; if used the uantity of salt should be reduced. Do It and Do It on Time. A friend from a distance was at ur home the other day and remark d, "Mr. French, I am unable to see ow you can accomplish the business nd work that you har.Jle during the ear." A very simple rule, that it has een my practice to follow very close st for the past 25 years, has much to 0 with it, as I told this friend. That ule is embodied in the heading of his letter. Half of the lack of accomplishment f the average man, and especially he man on the land, is due to the act that he waits for a more conven ant season, for a time when he feels nore like doing it, for a time when verything will be more to his notion, r for a time when his lack of pre iaredness will be less of a handicap in the doing of many tasks that come to him to do or handling the various, business or social obligations that are the portion of all good citizens. All over the country every year are seen poor crops that are the di rect result of the farmer's neglect to break the land on time, to prepare a first-class seed bed on time, to secure good seed and proper fertilizers on time, or to cultivate at the proper time. Then at the harvest is waste apparent on every hand or extra ex pense for harvesting incurred, just because the farmer had a hold on the tail rather than on the head of his business. A note is due at the bank and the farmer has his credit injured and the business in which he is engaged dis credited by business people because he waits for a more convenient sea son, to meet his obligations instead of attending to vital matters at the pro per time, which is now. Too many farmers repair the fence after the animals have damaged the crops rather than doing it in time to guard against damage. Think about it seriously and you will agree with me that our power for accomplish ment would be more than doubled, if the same expenditure of energy was made on time, rather than a little be hind hand.-A. L. French in Progres sive Farmer. THINKS TANLAC SAVED HER FROM HOSPTAL. Once Afraid to Eat Because of Suffering Which Followed. GAINED 15 POUNDS. Instead of Living on Bread and Water Diet She Now Eats Heartily. "I was so afraid to eat because of the suffering food caused me that I had been living almost on bread and water when I heard what a wonder ful new medicine called Tanlac was doing for others. And just think of it, I have been saved from the hos pital and have gained 15 pounds." This was the earnest declaration of Mrs. Edwin C. Shell, of 6 main Ave., Schenectady, N. Y. that shows the wonderful record this new recon structive tonic, system purifier and stomachic is making. "What a blessing Tanlac has been to me," Mrs. Shell continued, and her words have been echoed by thou sands of other men and women. "For more than three years," said Mrs. Shell, who is the wife of a well known ousiness man, "I suffered. When I tried to eat ordinary food it would not digest but would sour and fer ment and cause gas, bloating and pains. The pains would extend even Lo my chest and I would have a feel ing of suffocation and shortness of breath. Some nights I would get only two or three hours sleep. When the stifling spells came I would have to sit up. When I tried to do housework I would have to sit and rest every lit tle while. I was losing flesh and strength every day. And, oh, how miserable I was! .After I had taken the Tanlac treatment I did not have a bit more j trouble with my stomach-not even indigestion. I could eat anything. I slept fine and aiways felt good. I did not tire out after my work and I L-ould even do washing. With good digestion and fine sleep I began to build up right away and was not surprised when I began to gain in j weight. Finally I gained 15 pounds. I am very glad to tell every one :ibout Tanlac." Interchangeable Gloves to Be Provided for Soldiers. The War Department authorizes the following from the Office of the Director of Purchase and Storage: Hereafter troops will receive inter changeable gloves, which they may wear on either the right or left hand. The Clothing and Equipage Division is now arranging to have all gloves in process of production made inter changeable. The interchangeable glove is a five-finger knitted wool glove, with seams so "fulled" or "fluffed" as to be invisible. These gloves are not shaped to fit snug on the palm or full on the back of the hand, but are knitted flat so that the palm and back are identical. The thumb is fitted into both the obverse and reverse sides of the gloves about a quarter of an inch instead of being fitted deeply into the palm and slight ly into the back of the glove. This makes it possible to shift the gloves from one hand to the other to equal ize the wear on both sides and also obviates the necessity of furnishing a full pair of gloves to replace the loss of one, one glove only being fur nished to replace the lost one. The exact appearance of one glove may be obtained by observing the shape of the open hand pressed on a flat surface with fingers slightly separ ated. cures Old Sores, Oilier fleir.cciics Won't Cutt. The worst cases, uo matter cf how long standinc are cured by the wonderful, old reliable Dr Porter's Antiseptic Healing Oil. It relievel ?aia and Heals at thc *?une tine. 25c. 50c. tl.? The season is nc peal to our people, harvest is practica dined give some t so. We want the: wish. If we have on short notice. In guns we haw and 20 gauge, L. to see them. We also have a ' and Gun Cases. } Bicycle Tires, Aut< and Electric Horn! Make your wish with dependable g Stewa: Formal Protest of the Dele gates. Washington, Nov. 13.-How care fully congress has provided for the dissolution of the great American war machine with the coming of peace was emphasized today by Sen ator Martin, Democratic leader, in s prepared summary. The expansion of fighting forces, of course ends with the proclama tion of peace, Senator Martin point ed out, and the collateral agencies are limited as follows: Control of railroads-21 months. Control of telegraph and telephone lines-During the war. Food and fuel control-When state Fertili2 Farmers ce yield of grai of the right 1 We are ru for all kinds ( Iyour wrnts a Haul your are good. ww. A RTING GOI >w upon us when sp , At this time of th Lily over, men who ? ime to recreation, a m to know that we n?t got what you wi \ a large assortment C. Smith and Ithici large stock of Leggir Ne have a complete ^mobile Tires and Ti 3, Weed chains andi es known to us. W< oods at reasonable { rt & Kemi BBBEBBBRBBBBnBB&SaBIBB&lBaH of war ended and peace proclaimed, t Espionage act-End of the war. War trade board and export con- t trol-End of the war. War finance corporation -Six ^ months after the war, with further time for liquidation. Capital issueo committee -Six monthi after the war. Re-organisation of government I bureaus under the Overman law-six months after the war. t Alien property custodian-End of ] the war, with extension of time for t certain duties. i Government operation of ships- ? Five years after the war. J Aircraft board-Six months after t 23 :ers for in practically n by a liberal and of fertilize }w prepared t Df fertilizers. : md we ca*Q sirj fertilizers whi [dams & C 3DS >orting goods ap ie year, after the are sportively in nd very properly can supply every tnt we will get it of Parker lw-16 i guns. Come in is, Hunting Coats stock of Bicycles, ibes, Hand Horns ted-O-Skid chains. > can supply them >rices. ighan he war. Agricultural stimulation-End of he present emergency. Housing construction-End of th? var, exeept for shipbuilders. Labor employment -During th? imergency. Minerals stimulation-As soon m loisible after proclamation of peat?. Senator Martin also pointed ont hat appropriations and increased >ersonnel for aircraft were limited ;o the "present emergency" and that luthority of the President under th? miergency shipping fund created Tune 15, 1917, ends six months after he proclamation of peace. Grain double their . application 3rs. o fill orders Let us know ?ply them. le the roads ompany ?