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IMPBOVED UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL
CITY MANAGERS IN ILLINOIS
Plan Is Growing In Favor Eight
States Now Have Laws Dealing
With the Matter.
Glencoe and Winnetka have operated
successfully for some time under the
city management plan, in spite of
handicaps. They have felt the neod
of specific statutory authority and have
been somewhat embarrassed by the
presence of certain elected minor offi
cials who are not under the jurisdic
tion of the village trustees. For this
reason many cities and villages wish
to adopt the commissioner manager
form of government.
The plan Is to be made applicable to
cities or villages not exceeding. 500,000
population that is, to all municipali
ties of the state except Chicago. Un
der its terms the city or village coun
cil would consist of the mayor and
four commissioners, to be elected. All
administrative and executive powers
would vest in a city manager appoint
ed by the council for an indefinite term
at compensation fixed by the council
and subject to removal at the coun
cil's pleasure.
Eight states now have law.3 of this
sort in successful operation. They in
clude New York, Massachusetts, Iowa,
Michigan, Ohio and Kansas. Notable
instances of successful use of the man
ager system are fouud in Dayton and
Springfield, O., and Niagara Falls,
N. T.
Only one feature appears to vex the
student of municipal government. This
relates to the payment of a salary to
the mayor, whose functions would be
largely ceremonial although he Is to
be a member of the council and its pre-'
siding officer and fees to the other four
commissioners for each meeting at
tended and for time spent on city com
mittee work. Yet it is quite possible
that the absence of such emoluments
would tend to make available fotf
these positions men of high cla3s and
marked ability. Chicago Daily News.
GUARD AGAINST ROSE SLUG
Good Idea Now to Devise Means fori
Combating Deadly Enemy of Suc
cessful Flower Garden.
One of the greatest drawbacks to &
successful garden is the ravages of the
rose slug, which renders an entire
bush unsightly in a short time. But
this enemy may generally be combated
If the work is begun in time.
If given, early in the season, a good
spraying once a week for several weeks
in succession with the full force of the
spray from the garden hose, this pest
can easily be kept down. If you do
not have a hose make up the following
solution and use it full strength from
the ordinary watering can: To one
bucketful of boiling water use a good
sized cake of whale-oil soap and one
teaspoonful of nicotine. Apply this
mixture four nights in succession.
Commence to combat all garden ene
mies early in the season, before they
have rendered the plants unsightly.
Climbing roses grow luxuriantly in
almost any sunny situation. They are
strong feeders and care should be
taken that their growth is not inter
fered withlay being planted in too close
proximity to the roots of trees or
strong shrubbery.' While many varie
ties are very hardy, yet they will flow
er longer if planted where they can be,
protected from strong winds.
Man Who Must Vanish.
He still breathes, the "man with
soul so dead" that he can say, not only
'to himself but publicly: "What waa
,good enough for my father is good
enough for me," says a writer. Merci"
fully for human progress there are
signs abroad that give us hope of hl3
ultimately becoming extinct. He will
be survived for a time, but not Indefi
nitely, by his mate whose marvelous
prehensile tenacity leads her to believe
and act accordingly that what was
good enough for her greatgrandmother
Is good enough for her. Undoubtedly;
the least violent modernist would be
willing to deal the blow that should
rid us of them, but there Is a strange
resilience In both the male and female
of this species that makes them rise
unscathed after the sharpest attacks
on their benighted tenets. We shall
have to wait the slower end that must
befall them. Evolution by exclusion,
or the killing off of those who persist
ently go the wrong way is a sure pro
cess if not a swift one. So knowing
him to be doomed, let us not waste
energy In hopeless argument with him.
Describes an Ideal Dwelling.
"A home Is not properly a show
place," says Noble Foster Hoggson.
"Rather, it is a house and a plot of
ground that, together, bring rest to the
aged, peace to the strong, and joy to
the hungry, riotous spirit oi youth. It
Is a creating not a mere ftilc'.ment
of an order, the result of a fytract
well or 111 kept, a thing to be bought
and paid for by money.
"Money cannot buy a home,'' de
clares Mr. Hoggson, "but," he adds,
"he who hungers for a home may, by
taking counsel with those who are
practiced in giving expression to hu
man desires in terms of houses and
their environments, achieve a nsult
quite as happy and as Iruly as if he
were to sit to a great portrait painter."
GIVE BROOD SOWSGOOD CARE
Proper Exercise and Protein Feeds In
Winter Will Aid In Production
of Strong Litters.
(Prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
If the sows that are to farrow in
March and April produce good strong,
vigorous litters and get their pigs
through successfully to weaning time
they must be properly cared for from
now until the day of farrowing. One
of the biggest hindrances to the sows'
farrowing good strong, vigorous litters
is lack of exorcise. During the cold
and snowy weather hogs like to lie
around the sleeping quarters and be
comfortable. That, however, is just
what they should not do all the time,
advise the specialists of the United
States department of agriculture.
The proper exercise for a brood sow
is that which she will take voluntarily
and not through force. They should
get their corn ration by hustling for it
in the stalk fields and not by. getting it
fed around the sleeping quarters on
feeding floors or in troughs. Feed them
ear corn during the winter months and
scatter it out in the stalk fields. The
manure spreader is a good implement
to use in scattering this corn. Dont
be afraid it will be wasted, for it won't.
You can readily regulate the amount
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Pigs at Self-Feeders.
fed so that it will be picked up clean,
and you will find . next spring that
there is not a bit of the corn lying
around to go to waste.
Protein feeds in the form of shorts,
tankage, oilmeal or alfalfa hay should
be supplied. Self-feeders can be used
for these feeds, and it is quite success
ful to grind the alfalfa hay. Sows will
eat a larger percentage of alfalfa hay
fed in the ground form than when fed;
in racks unground. This alfalfa is
generally cheaper on the corn belt
farms than any of the other protein
feeds and is a good balance to the corn
ration.
By following a few of these simple
methods the sows will be brought to
farrowing time capable of producing
good strong pigs. Every hog grower
knows that if he is going to have pigs
that do their best from the start they
must necessarily be strong and vigor
ous at farrowing time. The proper care
of the brood sow is not difficult and
should be carefully looked after by
every hog grower.
SHEEP ARE MOST PROFITABLE
Produced More Economically on Farm
Than Any Other Live Stock Pick
Up Much of Living.
Sheep, In proportion to the value of
their products, are produced more
economically on the farm than any
other live stock ; the feed and labor re- ,
quiromhts are less. They fit In with
general farming, get much of their j
subsistence from forage from grazing
weeds and grass that would not sup
port other stock. They eat little feed
that has a value as human food, and
need less grain than other animals.
They add materially to the farm reve
nue but add very little, relatively, to
the farm expense.
BRAN AND CLOVER FOR SHEEP
Nothing Better for Ewes With Lambs
During Winter Season Supply
Best of Hay.
Feed straw, fodder and stubble
grasses during the winter, but to
ward spring ewes with lamb should
have the best of first-crop clover hay,
say, one feed per day. Nothing is bet
ter for them than bran and clover
hoy.
BEST FEED FOR YOUNG PIGS
Skim Milk and Middlings Are Excel
lent Just After Weaning Feed
Four Times a Day.
Skim milk and middlings make about
the best feed for young pigs after
weaning. When first weaned they
should be fed four times a' day, giv
ing only a small quantity each time.
When well started, three feeds a day
are enough.
OUTDOOR EXERCISE FOR PIGS
Animals Should Be Protected From
Ccld Winds or Hot Sun Limit
Range ftr Sows.
Outdoor exercise is beneficial, but
pigs should be protected from cold
winds or from very hot sun. If the
sow is turned out with her pigs, do
not give her a very large range at
first, as she is likely to travel too far
and unduly tire the young.
Give- us to ko blithely on our busi
ness all this day, bring us to our rest
ing beds weary and content and un
dlshonored; and grant us In the end
the gift of sleep. R. L. Stevenson.
MORE GOOD EATING.
Chicken is one of the foods we may
eat without fear of breaking the food
pledge.
Potted Chicken.
Cut up a well
dressed chicken
and fry In hot pork
fat made from fry
ing three slices of
salt pork. Boll the
chicken in well
seasoned flour and
fry until well
browned, then add boiling water to
cover, with one carrot, one onion, one
head of celery, a small potato, all cut
in small cubes. Cook until the meat
is tender, then add a half can of peas
just before serving.
Baked Fish With Sour Cream. Cut
raw fish into serving-sized pieces and
place them side by side in a shallow
baking dish. For each pound of fish
allow a tablespoonful of butter, a slice
of onion, a bay leaf and a third of a
cupful of sour cream. Baste the fish
with the sauce while cooking, adding
hot water if the sauce becomes too
thick. Remove the . fish to a platter,
add a dash of lemon juice or vinegar,
with salt and pepper to taste, and
strain It over the fish.
Canned asparagus, heated and
served on points of toast with melted
butter and parmesan cheese grated
over the top, makes a most tasty dish.
Punski, a Russian Dish. Fry fresh
mushrooms rolled in seasoned flour in
butter. Four sour cream over some
finely chopped chicken or veal. Cut
circles of pastry from pie crust, place
a spoonful of the mixture on a piece
of the pastry, cover with another piece
and pinch the edges together. Brush
with egg and milk and bake In a hot
oven. ' Serve with mushroom or toma
to sauce.
Eggless Cake. Take three cupfuls
of boiling water, one pjickage of rais
ins, one and a half tablespoonfuls of
butter and two cupfuls of brown sugar,
put all Into a dish and boil eight min
utes. Cool and add three cupfuls of
flour, one tablespoonful of baking pow
8er and a little salt. Mix, beat well
and bake In a slow oven one hour.
This makes two loaves.
In making corn bread, substitute a
tablespoonful of molasses for every
egg required in the recipe; it will
make a most palatable johnny cake.
It Is the practice of the multitude to
bark at eminent men, as little dogs
bark at strangers. Seneca.
SAVORY SAUCES.
A well seasoned sauce adds much to
an otherwise very ordinary dish.
Oyster Cocktail j
Sauce. Take three
tablespoonfuls of
tomato catsup, one
tablespoonful of
horseradish sauce,
a teasooonful of
fnagiiirtol w r c e s t e rshlre
1 weIj mixed aud
served in lemon
cups in a dish of crushed ice with oys- .
ters.
Snappy French Dressing. Take two
tablespoonfuls of olive oil, a table
spoonful of tarragon vinegar, a dash of
paprika, a quarter of a teaspoonful
each of mustard and salt ; mix well and
serve in the heart leaves of lettuce ;
sprinkle over a teaspoonful of Worces
tershire sauce and a tablespoonful of
finely chopped onion and a generous
sprinkling of red pepper.
Roquefort Cheese Dressing. Take a
quarter of a pound of roquefort, two
cupfuls of French dressing, using one
and a half cupfuls of oil and a half
cupful of vinegar, seasoning well with
salt and red pepper, with a teaspoon
ful of powdered sugar.
Russian Dressing. Beat two eggs,
add red pepper and half a teaspoonful
of salt, a teaspoonful of finely minced
parsley, two teaspoonfuls each of chop
ped green and red pepper, a half cup
ful of tarragon vinegar. Mix well and
add two cupfuls each of chill sauce
and mayonnaise.
Mignonette Sauce. Chop three small
onions, add seven tablespoonfuls of
crushed whole peppers (not ground
pepper), add three cupfuls of tarragon
.vinegar, put Into a jar well covered
and let stand for two days, when It
will be ready to use. The sauce may
be strained when ready to serve. Very
tasteful sauce for oysters.
Emergency Salad Dressing. Use
any left-over yolks or whites both are
better, and the more of the yolk the
richer will be the dressing. Beat and
measure and take an equal measure of
mild vinegar strong vinegar may be
diluted with water; put over hot wa
ter to cook, stirring constantly with an
eggbeater. When thick, set away in a
corerod jar. When wanted for use,
take out a few tablespoonfuls, season
with salt, pepper, onion juice, vinegar,
cream, or olive oil, depending upon the
kind of salad one is serving.
Taking a Nap.
Nan was sitting on one of the small
est first-grad.; chairs with her legs
crossed. After a while she extended
them gingerly and exclaimed to the
teacher: "Oh, my feet have gone to
bed."
Lesson
(By E. O. SELLERS, Acting Director oi
the Sunday School Course of the Moody
Bible Institute, Chicago.)
(CopyrlRht. 1918. Western Newspaper Union.)
LESSON FOR MARCH t7
JESUS SENDING FORTH
TWELVE.
THE
(May be used with missionary appli
cation.) LESSON TEXT Mark 6:1-3l
GOLDEN TEXT-Freely ye have re
ceived, freely give. Matt. 10:8.
ADDITIONAL MATERIAL FOR
TEACHERS Romans 10:13-15; Isa. 40:3-9:
Matt. 28:16-20; Acts 1:6-8; 2:1-4; 16:9-10.
PRIMARY TOPIC-Jesua feeding tho
hunpry.
MEMORY VERSE-Clve ye them to eat
Mark 6:37.
JUNIOR MEMORY VERSE Isa. C2:7.
INTERMEDIATE TOPIC Messengers
Of Christ.
JUNIOR AND ADULT TOFIC-The
power of the Gospel of Christ.
Tho time of this lesson was autumn,
A. D. 28; the location Galilee.
I. Marvelous Unbelief, (vv. l:l-Ca).
Jesus Is rejected the second time at
Nazareth. He entered into tho syna
gogue on the Sabbath, as wus his cus
tom, and the people were astonished
at his doctrine. Ills application of
the scripture was similar to that of
his first rejection. The significance of
this visit Is found in verses 5 and" 6
the limitation of the mighty Christ
through unbelief by those who knew
him best.
II. The Mission of the Twelve. ((vv.
fia-lG). From the parallel account we
find why Jesus sent forth these disci
ples (Matt. 9 :36)because the peo
ple were scattered es sheep without a
shepherd. In the tenth chapter of
Matthew we find 'lie names of those
whom he sent out (vv. 2-5)), the fifth
verse of which designates that only
Jews were included In this mission.
We need to remember that these dis
ciples were sent out before his cruci
fixion. Their pilgrim character 1
shown In Mark 6:9, and the solemn
manner of their dealing with those
who reject them Is indicated In verse
eleven. They were being sent forth
as sheep in the midst of wolves. They
were to be 'delivered up to the council
and haled before the rulers of the
synagogues, but with them was to go
an enabling power (Matt. 10:20).
Meeting persecution was to be a part
of their program. They anticipate the
persecution with which Christ is iden
tified, for he exhorts them (Matt.
10:28-31), to be of courage and to fear
not, for are they not "of more value
than the sparrows?" Their going forth
was to bring divisions (Matt. 10:34),
but also a reward to those who re
ceived them aright a righteous man's
reward. (Matt. 10:40-42.) Notice
their obedience (Mark 6:12-13), and
their achievements as the visible evi
dence of the power they had received.
III. Malignant Hate. (w. 14-29).
Mark gives us the most complete ac
count of the death of John the Baptist.
It Is not a lesson that we need to em
phasize to the scholars of the younger
grades, but it has a deep significance;
to those of the more advanced depart
ments of the Sunday school; and if
we are going to get the scope of thu
whole Epistle of Mark, it must be con
sidered. Ilerod thought he had tri
umphed, but he was defeated. Thus it
is with the sinner always he over
shoots the mark. Germany's hatred of
England stands In the way of Its com
plete domination of Europe, and It
was Germany's pride which caused it
to make those military blunders which
prevented it from capturing Faris. So
it is with Satan and the sinner; just
when the victory seems to be complete
God intervenes. "They that be for us
are more than they that are against
us." The counteracting power of God
offsets the devil's hatred so that we
are made "more than conqueror?
through him that loved us."
It was because Jesus sent forth
these disciples that they were called
apostles, literally "sent ones." They
had been called unto him (Mark 6:7),
then sent forth, not singly, but by
twos, so today the lonely servant has
with him the rioly Spirit. Our mes
sage Is "peace," but we must have
peace ourselves If we are to impart it
to others.
If punishment Is to be measured by
the amount of light one sins against,
the heaviest punishment must rest
upon those in America and England
who know the gospel but reject It.
It Is evident that the disciples re
ceived great power (vv. 12, 13) as sug
gested by their return (v. 30). They
acted wisely in telling Jesus "all
things," both what they had done and
taught. Although sent forth, they were
not to spend time in visiting and en
tertaining, nor In seeking the hospital
ity of the rich. They were to be
wholly dependent upon God, taking
nothing with them in their journey
ings, but staff and sandals, betokening
: their pilgrim character. The gospel of
! Mnrk elves us the rilettire nf thf Ideal
servant.
There are more temptations to break
the commandments than there are en
couragements to keep them. Resolve
to help break the temptations and to
help make the encouragements.
In material things It's not what we
want but what we get that counts. In
ppiritual, It's not what we claim but
what we've got.
Faith is the practical exercise of
the spiritual eyes. Spirit is the only
true substance. The spiritual body I
the real man. Ilenr Wood.
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baby from sucking his thumb.
Uncle That's easy. Muzzle him.
RECIPE FOR GRAY HAIR.
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atreaked, faded gray hair, and make it soft
rind glossy. It will not color the scalp, is not
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