The Rolla News from Rolla, Kansas • 2

1 i Tiik Rolla Nkvvs Friday, February 8. 1 9 is extending from the state Washington through parts ot Oregon, Wyoming and Idaho, across Culoiado and Kansas and finally reaching Florida about sunset. The duration of totality! In the meantime Souuu i surplus wheat has been Bent to Europe. Today there are approximately 30 bushels of corn for every American. This quantity Is greater by Ave bushels than In former years.

Com has become the nation's mainstay In the crisis of war. Just as this cereal saved the first American colonists from fumine on many occasion, just as It served as a staple food daring the War of the Iter-oltitlon and during lUe Civil War, King Corn has again come to the front in County Clipper published at Sublette, and will move to Sublette and consolidate the two papers. What will becomeof "Little Joe" we don't know, but for fifteen years or more, he has been in charge of the Republican and Clipper offices. This is probably the end ol the struggle to hold the county seat at Santa Fe. as the Monitor has always been a strong lactor in holding on in the hope that a railroad would vet build to that town while it will be two minutes and two seconds at the coast of Washington, and less than half that time iu Florida.

Liberal News. Road Needs More Work A short time ajjo C. 1. ro.l supervisor for the Commercial Club, ami several men with their teams scraped the sand out of the road south of town. At that time the sand was frozen under the first ten inches and only the ton could be taken out.

Since then the sand at'the bottom has worked up and the road is too heavy for motor cars to pull through. The work can now be completed and Mr. Klick-inger is ready to go ahead with the work as soon as men and teams can be secured. He will appreciate having1 men volunteer to help in the work. "While the County Commissioners have set a maximum wage it is sufficient to justify men going in and helping out when their teams can not be put to better use in the field.

the tuition's battle with autocracy. was sill! r.uunty seat and give it a new life. Hugoton Hermes. Thinks Wheat Better Than at This Time Last Year Jacob Thimm, a successful hinder Canadian food cousert utiun according to an official statement received from the Canadian food controller by the United Slates food administration. The stories bothering Canada are of the same general character as thus the United States food administrator recently denounced In this country, such as the ridiculous salt and blueing famine fakes aud the rejwrt that the government would seize housewives' stocks of home canned goods The Canadian food controller estimates that when the people listen and pass on such stories, each one has the power of destruction that ties In a battalion of soldiers.

"Stories without even a vestige of foundation have been scattered broadcast," said the Canadian statement "Nor have they come to life casually. They have started simultaneously tn different parts of the country and In each Instance have been calculated arouse public Indignation. "They are Insidious, subtle, persistent IMt by bit they dissipate public trust, the great essential In the work of food control. "It lies with every Individual to forbear from criticism to refrain from passing on the vagrant and harmful story, and thus the more effectively to co-opernte In work which Is to mean more than the majority of people yet realize." tanner living just over the line in Seward county, and a regular customer of Plains' merchants, says he considers thi general condition of heat over this section better than at this time last year, and that if mild weather prevails and moisture can be had early, some wheat may be made, altho the prospect is not flattering by any means. Granting that the prospect is poor, there is a "wee-bit" of ointment in the cup to serve as consolation that the outlook is better than at this Those Who Will Go The following list passed the physical examination given tv the county examining board and are qualified for service.

George J. HenUchel. Walter Hen Aldington. George Washington Insch. Russell ICmory Ilardwick.

Iddo Orage Beery. 'McEller Craig. Kobert Nathan Humble. Enoch Rae Stillman. Carmie Tillett.

Kmrnett Elton Bradshaw. Herman Hyatt. Virgie King Smith. Frank Lawrence Ferguson. Jesse B.

Wilson. Noah Humble. Asa Lawson Hodges. Charles S. Ferguson.

Edmond Lee Stewart, Levy Allen Noblet. Hugh Worthington Bunting. James Oscar Evans. Earl K. Ipson.

Francis Barto Thompson. Hiram Martin Finley. Benjaman F. Davis. Henry Curtis Ervin.

William Henry Welch. Corn meal Is finding greatly Increased use In the making of ordinary whit bread. Hundreds of housewives and many of the larger bakers are mixing 20 per cent corn meal with wheat flour to make' leavened bread. This kind of a mixture Is worked and baked In the same recipes and with the same methods that apply to straight wheat bread. Corn bread using corn meal entirely Is gaining a greater popularity than ever before.

Housewives are coming to realize that every pound of wheat saved In America means a pound of wheat released for shipment to the nations with which America Is associated In the war. There are a score of corn products that today possess unusual Importance for Americans. Corn syrup for sweetening corn cakes and buckwheat cakea and for use In the kitchen Instead of granulated sugar Is one of tbe leading products made from corn. Corn oil, excellent for frying and for every other purpose filled by salad oils. Is appearing on the market In large quantities.

It comes from the germ of the corn. Eclipse Of The Sun The department of astronomy and astrophysic at the University of Chicago is makinir prepir-atkm for observing the total eclipse of the sun, which will be one of the six to occur in the United States during the present -century. This total eclipse will be visible on June 8. 1918, over a narrow strip having a maximum width of about sixty miles and time last year. Jacob has lived here for the past five years, and says he has "made it pretty good" and that any man can, THE ROLL A NEWS who sticks and takes care of his money when be makes it and looks after a few hogs, cows and chickens right.

Jacob also thinks THE UNITED STATES FOOD ADMINISTRATION SAYS: There Is no royal road to food conservation. We can only accomplish this by the voluntary action of our whole people, each element In proportion to Its means. It Is a matter of equality of burden; a matter of minute saving and substitution at every point In the 20 000.000 kitchens, on the 000 dinner tables, and in the 2.000 000 manufacturing, wholesale and retail establishments the country. Published at Roll. Morion County.

Kansas, every i ti a t-niered as second-class matter July 4. 1917. at the post office at Kolla, Kansas, under the Act ot March 3. well of their County Agent, Mr. Christie, over in reward county.

MM-IN-GERMM LIES CIRCULATED IN CANADA Plains Journal. 1 Harry Wright Adams. 'Albert Gorden Brown. Louie John Keinath. Earl Williams.

Hugh E. Batman. ALBERT B. EDSON, Editor Local Market Canada is also having trouble with Made-In-Germany lies calculated to Butter fat, lb 470 Butter, lb Eggs.do 40? Young chickens 110 Subse iptiort Price $1.23 A Year Subscriptions must be paid strictlv In ad Tjuce All papers will be stopped at expiration unless subscriber renews. Tliwre is no free list nor special rate.

Subscriptions by the KolU State Bank. Advertising Rates Display, per column inch 10 cents Local, per line Scent-All matter will be charged at the above rate. Memory verses, cards of thanks, eir, charged at local rate. No discount only under contract. Above rates are cash.

Hens Buys Haskell County Clipper For the first time in years Haskell county will again have only one newspaper published withjn its borders. John J. Miller, editor of the Santa Fe Monitor, has purchased the Haskell Young row-. w-1 9( I Maize $3. US Kanr $.

15 Kcterita Broom Coi 1 $20o roS250 City Dray And Transfer Fred Lindsey, Manager Just Little Local Litems H. C. Miowers purchased anew Quick Service Satisfaction Light or Heavy Hauling. Call Phone No. 37 IS ERVI.C Paijfc car oi a i is wcei.

W. L. BOLT We will appreciate your patronage and make every endeavor to give you full value for every cent charged to your car. We will carry a large line of accessories and supplies. We will carry parts for the cars mostly used.

Give us a trial for service. GRIDER'S GARAGE GENERAL MERCHANDISE Let the N- i mh-Wilis. vVefefet them it on time. Some ol the bovs who filled in their questionnaires lor l.i one have been e' to be examined. Get Crystal Rah a tor Protector and don't lei our radiator freeze.

Hot by' t. at Grider's Garage. For sale or trade: One 1917 model Ford chassis. Will sell on time or trade tor I've stock. J.

A. Thompson. For best terms and quick service on farm loans see L. G. Blackmer, Hooker, or L.

J. ill-house, Get your winter clothing atremarkaWy low prices. Ready-to-wear suits for men and boys, winter shoes and rubber foot wear for the whole I family. Part of these goods were pur- chased before the. big advance in all 1 clothing mateijals and are so that it offers a remarkable saving to you.

I CORN WILL WIN: The Risht Time to Build ICY'SWAR HARNESS Hand or Machine Made Horfee Blankets, Fur Robes, Etc, America's Greatest Cereal Crop Is Now Moving to Market. MAINSTAY IN NATION'S CRISIS. Harness repaired and oiled Harness Maker J. L. Wilson Rolla Kansas Never before would your bushel of wheat or corn buy as much lumber as it will now.

The same applies to all farm produce. Fifty bushels of grain will buy the same amount of lumber that one hundred bushels bought in 1914. The right time to buy is when you can get standard value at an unusually reasonable price. The man who appreciates values will build now and build of wood. The man who appreciates quality and strength in lumber will build of Southern Pine.

The right time to build is now. Better take advantage of the fact that lumber has not advanced in anywhere near the same proportion as other commodities or building materials. Let us supply you with lumber. Surplus Wheat of the United State Has Been Sent to Famine Threat-ened Europe. America's great corn crop, exceeding 3,000,000,000 bushels, toll save the world's food situation, officials of the United States food administration believe.

Corn Is the nation's best food cereal, housewives are beginning to realize. It contains all the elements needed to keep the body In a state of health and GreatW esternTelephoneCo. when used according to the scores of tried recipes, especially when combined with an added portion of oil or fat, will sustain life indefinitely. In of Rolla, Kansas. 4 4 Please send in your names and initials written plainly pnd correctly as we wish to issue a new and re- vised telephone directory in the near future.

WESTERN LUMBER COHPM dian warriors In, colonial days lived on parched corn alone for many days at a time, and at Valley Forge parched corn was at times the sole ration of the Continental soldiers. Owing to transportation difficulties caused by the war the corn crop moved more slowly to market this year than ever before. Now, however, the cereal ts reaching the millers and consumers. G. F.

MANGELS, Rsaafcr.