ST. HELENS MIST, FRIDAY. AUGUST 9. 1018
A SONG AND ITS ANSWER
An Independent subscriber sends
the paper a clipping from a news
paper published at Asotin, Wash.,
of "A Song and Its Answer" which
has been widely published and which
he believes appropriate at this time.
It is as follows:
Edward Markhara, the poet, under
the unpatriotic title, "I Did Not Raise
My Boy to be a Soldier," wrote this
stanza:
The Hong
"O, mothers, will you longer give
your sons
To feed the awful hunger of tht
guns?
What is the worth of these battle
drums
If from the field the loved ones never
come?
What all these hosannns to the brave
If all your share is some forgotten
grave?"
Dr. James D. Hughes, for over
thirty yea.s superintendent of educa
tion of the schools of Toronto, Can
ada, answered this poem. Greater
significance is given ta the answer by
the fact that Dr. Hughes' own son
was killed in battle and lies "some
where in France."
The Answer
God gave my son in trust to me;
Christ died for him, and he should be
A man for Christ. He is his own,
And was not mine to "give." He
gave
Himself that he might help to save
All that a Christian should revere,
All that enlightened men hold dear
"To feed the guns!" Oh, torpid soul
Awake, and see life as a whole.
When freedom, honor, justice, right.
Were threatened by the despot's
might.
With heart aflame and soul alight,
He bravely went to God to fight
Against base savages whose pride
The laws of God and man defied; -Who
slew the mother and her child
Who maidens pure and sweet defiled
He did not go to "feed the guns,"
He went to save from ruthless Huns
His home and country, and to be
A guardian of democracy.
"What if he does not come?" you say;
Ah, well, my sky would be more gray
But through the clouds the sun
would shine,
And vital memories be mine.
God's test of manhood is, I know,
Not "will he come?" but "did he go?"
My son well knew that he might die
And yet lie went with purpose high
To fight for peace, and overthrow
The plans of Christ relentless foe
He dreaded not the battle field;
He went to make fierce vandals yiela
If he comes not again to me,
I shall be sad; but not that he
Went like a man a hero true
His part unselfishly to do.
My heart will feel exultant pride
That for humanity he died.
"Forgotten grave!" This selfish plea
Awakens no deep response in me.
For, though his grave I may not see.
My boy will ne're forgotten be
My real son can never die;
'Tis but his body that may lie
In foreign land, and I shall keep
Remembrance fond, forever, deep
Within my hecrt of my true son,
Because of triumphs that he won.
It matters not where anyone
May lie and sleep when work Is done.
It matters not where some men live;
If my dear son his life must give,
Hosannas I will sing for him,
E'en though my eyes with tears be
dim.
And when the war is over, when
His gallant comrades come again,
I'll cheer them as they're marching
by.
Rejoicing that they did not die,
And his vacant place I see,
My heart will bound with joy that he
Was mine so long my fair yount
son
And cheer him for whose work is
done.
Hlllsboro Independent
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Keep on following the program of
the Food Administration, whatever
it may be.
Go lightly on the sugar, limiting
your consumption to two pounds per
month for every member of the
family.
Use plenty of fresh vegetables and
spare the other foods for shipment
overseas.
Do not let up on the saving of
wheat. Use the substitutes Re
member we must build up a big
wheat reserve out of the new harvest
in addition to taking care of our
boys at the front and the Allies.
Can all you can, using as little
sugar as possible.
Allow nothing to go to waste.
Back up the boys at the front.
"This Eeengleesh language I can
not unerstan , walled the poor
French soldier to his English friend
"Now, zee 'ear; I look In my leetle
book an' eet zay that eet I go queek
I go fast, eet I am tied up I am fast,
eet I spend zee money too much I
am fast.
"An' zen I find zis in zee Eeeng
leesh newspaper: 'Zee first one won
one one-pound prize.' Oul! Zee
Eeengleesh language! Eeet ees
awful!" London Ideas.
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I HOUSEHOLD HINTS
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Whatever fruit Is In season should
be made the most of especially for
desserts.
Use the stump of a candle instead
of a cork for the glue bottle and It
will not Btlck.
A piece of fungus broken from an
old tree Is a Bplendld buffer for ma
hogany furniture.
To pad the edges of dollies before
embroidering them, work them in a
coarse chainatitch.
If pastry shelves are painted white
they will be easily kept clean and
will look attractive.
A hot mustard footbath will often
relieve a headacho by drawing blood I
away from the heed.
The first requisite in the lumnier
home Is coolness; and all furnishings
should be of the simplest.
Asparagus is delicious served with
brown butter for a change,' instead
of on toast with dressing.
The bone should be left In the
roast; it will keep the Juices In and
add flavor and sweetness.
To preserve rubbers for fruit jars
cover them with dry flour. They
will be as pliable as when new.
A wheeled tea cart with glass tray
is a very handy thing to have if a
family lives much on a piazza.
To prevent black stockings from
changing color add a teaspoouful ot
vinegar to the rinsing water.
When sweeping day comes remem-
ber that the hair of the woman who
sweeps should always be covered.
A glass of hot water with lemon
Juice Is excellent for the complexion
It taken Just before going to bed.
Hot milk and cocoa are both
nourishing and make a very whole
some part of a business girls' luncli
Add a few bread crumbs to the
scrambled eggs; they will Improve
the dish and make the eggs go fur
ther. Never waste the drippings or meat
assence in the frying pan; It will
make a savory brown or creamed
gravy.
When fruit juice, cherry or straw
berry or any other, is left over it
may be utilized to flavor a gelatin
dessert.
Old stocking leys cut in strips and
fastened to an old dish mop handle
can be oiled to become dustless dust
ers. To keep suet put In throuph the
meat grinder; then flour it well, put
it In a glass jar and keep it where
it is cool.
Lemonade made with oranges, lem
ons, a few Blices of banana and
Jprlga of mint is delicious and refreshing.
KIHK! KIKK! F1HK1 K1KK!
See E. E. Quick. St. Helens, and
Insure your property In the Oregon
Klre Relief Association of McMInn
vllle, Oregon. Pon't put It off.
MchStf W. I. W A Kit EN, Agent.
St. Helens
Acreage
For Sale
I 'mm 2 to at aero tract ad
joining io. W. Mt'llriilo school
in Vmt. HU Helens, at ClftO to
4&M xr nrn on Ioiik time and
wy M)'imiitN. lit'HH than the
rHt of an ordinary lot. Now
In the tlmo U buy. The High
way to the ( will run along
nIIh of this triu-t, Irf't un take'
you out In our auto to look at
HiIn liiml, ami you will surely
find the land you want.
GEO. H. SHINN,
St. Helens, Oregon
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Mortgage Loans
On Improved
Farms
at the lowest rates and
on long time. Repay
able In such Installments
as the borrower may
wlgh. Liberal prepay
ment terms arranged. No
commissions charged.
Loans closed promptly.
Mortgages purchased.
WM. McMASTER
701 Corbet Illdg.
Portland, Oregon
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Str. IRALDA
Rates between Ht, Helens and
Portland, SO cents one way, 75
cents for the round trip.
Tii-kets good until used.
Boat U'Rxvt St. Helena 7:55 a. in.
Returning leaves Portland 2:30 p. m.
Arrive at St Helens 4 '45 p. m.
C I. HOOGHKIRK
Letters unclaimed at the St.
ens, Oregon, postofflce for tlio
ending August 3, 1918:
Charley Beck man.
J. C. Collins.
Albert Dodson.
Agnes Ford.
John Iverson.
Geo. King.
Alex F. Kennedy.
Miss Ethel Sherman.
W. M. Strauge.
Sven Viker.
Sherman White.
Letters unclaimed by August
will be sent to the Division of
Letters. IVA E. DODD, P,
Hel-
week '
17th
Dead
M.
Guarantee the soldier's rations by
sticking to your own.
Gas shelling In certain sectors on
the war front Is so constant the Y.
M. C. A. war workers serve for hours
behind the counters wearing masks.
Watch your picnic lunches. Dt
not take more food along than will
he eaten or If you do, don't throw It
away, but bring It home and see that
It is eaten in place of some other
food. The food administration sug
gests that you take a loaf of bread
along and cut it as you need It, In
stead of making your sandwiches in
advance.
' Mayger has put out a bumper crop
of cherries this year which has beei.
a profitable one for the growers as
prices have been exceedingly good
considering the quantity of this fruit
oi the market. Sixty thousand
pounds were shipped by Lou Fluhrer
of that place as the season's crop.
This section will become a fruit cen
ter yet. Chief.
Summer Complaint
During the hot weather of the sum
mer months some member of almost
every family is likely to be troubleu
with an unnatural looseness of the
bowels, and It is of the greatest Im
portance that this be treated prompt
ly, which can only be done when the
medicine is kept at hand. Mrs. F.
F. Scott. Scottsvllle, N. Y., states, "I
firse used Chamberlain's Collo and
Diarrhoea Remedy as much as five
years ago. At that time I had a se
vere attack of summer complaint and
was suffering intense pain. One dose
relieved me. Other members of m
family have since used It with like
results."
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Wanted At Once
CHERRIES AND ALL KINDS OF
FRUIT SUITABLE FOR CANNING
Good Prices Will Be Paid
HELP THE GOVERNMENT IN
CREASE THE FOOD SUPPLY
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and Produce Company
St. Helens, Oregon
Ice Cream and Sodas
Our ice cream is pure and wholesome, rich and tooth
somealways the same, always the best. Our sodas and
sundaes are large and luscious. Every trial brings a happy
smile.
For Old and Young
Our candies arc pure and wholesome perfectly safe for
young and old. And we carry the kinds that each prefer
Whether it's a stick to lick or something soft to chew we
have it. Buy Your Candy Where It's Fresh and Handy.
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COUNTY FAIR
EXHIBITORS
The Fair Premium List is now ready for you. It tells
you just what prizes are offered for exhibits and gives the
rules and regulations for entering and awarding prize
The program of the events for the three big days is briefly
given. Every exhibitor should have this handy reference
book. Write or phone, or call on W. J. Fullerton, presi
dent, Warren, Oregon or J. W. Allen, secretary, St. Hel
ens, Oregon, and you will receive the Premium List.
SEPT 18,19,20
Are the Fair Dates. Remember them and make arrange
ments to have your exhibits in on time at YOUR FAIR
The .
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