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About The Forest Grove express. (Forest Grove, Or.) 1916-1918 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 14, 1918)
S P A R R O W OF G R E A T B E N E F I T Influence of Good Sense Always Made Itself Felt Bird Has Been Unjustly Maligned, In Guiding the Russians 8ays Kansas Expert— Devours THE TW O SWORDS "Next to fr«*e speech nnd free listen ing, free action I* a popular pastime,” writes William G. Shepherd In an article on «llstra<ie«l Russia published In Kvsrybody’s. "Anarchists have seized palace* and newspaper office* and automobiles and painting* and even wealth. Hut In the midst of this apparent anarchy, this lack of government, there I* always— and this Is an astonishing fact that has Impressed the members of the Ameri- «•an commission and all the other for eign statesmen who have come to Roa- slu since th«s rev«*lutlon—a checking Influence of what we In the United Htal**s call ’common sense.’ “There Is always s««mehf)dy In a meeting who offsets wild speeches; somebody In a crowd who gives a matter u second thought nnd offsets and checks the man who wishes to act without thinking. There Is an unex- pected bardheadedness about even the inobs. The country districts of Ituaala, thousands of Its little towns, villages nnd cities, were being governed, three months after the revolution, by public opinion nnd common *««nse alone—and astonishingly well govern«-«!. “But all tills makes a weird world, full of w«dr«l happening*. “Anything cun happen In Russia these days. But the point I am mak ing Is that In Russia the Influence of ■jrnmon sense has always made Itself elt from the first «lay of the revolu tion, nnd the council of workmen and soldiers was a concrete embisllment of this characteristic at a time In Russia when peaceful anarchy ruled; when one opinion or theory was ns good ns another and when there was a ma chine gun behind every theory.” By Lewis F . Crawford, President State Board ol Regents, North Dakota ( 1 he Hymn of tin« Herman Hword" n|• j x - m r* < 1 In n Herman paper publish«1«! In In'IpxlR, Ucrtnniiy, itml ha* h««en widely copied In p a p e r * «if other countries. A copy which «•am«« t«i the attention of Lewis K. Crawford, Sentinel Hutte, K. It., president of the *tate li<mr«l of regent*, linpr<«Hiie<| him so Ktnnigly that he preiiar«,d " I he American Hword," a* u contraat to tli«« aplrlt shown In “The Herman 8 word.”) H Y M N OF T H E G E R M A N S W O R D It la no duty of mine to he either Just or contpaa*lonute; It suffii’e* that I am anncllde«! hy my exalted ml*elon, and that I Mind the eyes <jf iny ene mies with auch streams of tears a* shall mnko the proudest «if them crlngo In t««rror umler the vnult of heaven. 1 have slaughter«'«! th*« old and the sorrowful; I have struck «iff the breast* of women; ami I hnv«« run throuKh the lexlle* «if children who gaze«) at me with the eye* «if the wounded lion. I>uy after day I rid«« aloft on the shadowy horse* In the Vulley of Cypr«.***«1* and a* I rhle 1 draw forth the life hi«»»] of every enemy'* *«in that «lares to dlNpute my path. It la meet uml right that I shouhl cry aloud In my pride, for utn I not the flaming messenger of the Lord Almighty 7 Germany I* so far uhove arid beyond all the «ither nation* that all the rest of the earth, he they who they may, should feel theuiHelv«.«* well done by when they are a llo w e d to fight with the dogs for the crumb* that fall from her table. When Uermnny tho divine Is happy, then the re*t of the world ha*ka In arollen; hut when Germany Buffers, U« m I In person 1* rent with anguish, and, wruthful uml avenging, he turn* all the waters Into rivers of blood. THE AMERICAN SW ORD I uiu the American sword. 1 have never been unsheathed except In the «-uusc of Justice and human ity. 1 punish only under solemn and compelling obligation. In my presence national p«-r!ldy ami dishonor never go unrhalleng««d. I opened In generous trust to all nations the portal* of American oppor tunity and gnve equal rights to ull In the Inheritance created by the toll and bl«MMl of our ancestors. In me everything that Is goo«l finds approval, everything mean meets re buke. My people nre enticed to love me hy the gentle persuasiveness of my life. 1 am the visual enchantment of the downtrodden and the oppressed; the emblem «if national honor; the embodiment of the world's hope. In me I* llnh«-«l th«« command «if <luty with the love of Calvary; It Is mine to trace the hidden e«|ultle* of divine reward und connect nutlouul wrong-doing with It* swift retribution; umler me fulfillment add* splendor to the gorgeous M o s a i c «>f our dream*. 0 kaiser! ohse*iu«<l with power, drunk with pension, enemy of peace and right and freedom throughout tin* world, ntayer of ago und lufnncy, ravtsher of virginity, spreader of contagion, fiend Incarnate 1 Against thee barren flehl* cry out In prot«**t; venerated works of art and arch It veture, hallowed liv th«« centuries, thou ha* crumbled under shell* of frenzy; thou art wasting the flower of the world’* manhtsHl In red ruin spurr«‘d on hy tho grim reaper of Ilute. Thou luternnthinnl brigand, enslaver and robber of Ilclglutn, looter of Hervla, betrayer «if neutrnlsl thou nrt a pirate monlng mad on the pathless sweep of oceans, plundering and murdering on the world's highway. Diplomatic Intriguer, thou has faithlessly broken age-old treaties, thou has torpedoed hospital ships, bombarded defenseless cities nnd unleashed liquid fire and pols«in gas -outlaw demons of destruction. In this epilepsy of the world's horror thou nrt not bowed with a sense «if unfathomable guilt nnd sodden shame; thou, the arch gutter-snipe of civilization, urt more un sparing than Tonjuetnudu, more cruel thnn Nero, more atrocious than Cali gula, more crafty thnn Oeronlmo; thou hast loosed the hosts of III upon a l»eac««ful world and darkened the heavens with blasphemy. Thou art chased hy the maddening billows; th«! «lccps In malice open to receive thee; ashen fnces turned toward tlnme-llt skl««s, appeal for vengeance. My presence gives cotiruge to endure the appalling strain nnd omnipres ent peril of battle. 1 bestow superhuman nerve, sleepleaa caution, capacity for sacrifice, and the Justice of my cause palsies the hand of brutal might and Insensate ambi tion. I pity the victim, not the violator; the sorrows I bring wear no weeds of mourning. I open a new era In history; I fire the human soul with new daring and now hope; I will survive thin conflict and pronounce Its sentence. When the name of knlser shall hnve lost Its stench and b«**n covered with the dust of counth'ss centuries, I shall still be glorified as the mainstay of de mocracy— the peacemaker of the world. Bill and the Bank President Males on the Good Ship of Thrift It was long after hanking hours and only the assistant Janitor nnd th«« bank president were “on the Job" In the great Chicago hanking Institution. The executive, hnvlng cleaned up the tuns* of business on Ills desk, llghtt'd a long, pencil-shaped cigar ami lolled hark In his swivel chair. Hill, the rc<l- faced, good-natured member of the dean-up brigade, entered the office ami bended for the waste basket. The bank president remembered that Hill had bought a $100 Liberty hotul In the second campaign. “Are you having nny trouhlo In meeting the payments on your Liberty bond, Hhi?" nske«l the executive. “No trouble, sir," replied the Jan itor. "I’ve clone a hit o* plnnntn’ and trlraniln', though, but It ain't given me any trouble. 1'tn better off for th’ platmlu’ nnd trlnimln’." “I Imagine you hnve—well, a sort o’ better opinion of yourself for saving up and lending y«ur money to tho government," said tho president. "I’m sorry I ain’t young enough to he *ov«‘r there’ with the boys,” said BUI, “but since I ain’t there nnd won’t he there unless the army needs men with rheumatts In ono out o’ every three Joints, I feel It necessary to do what I can do here at home." •‘It's a fine thing to be a bondhold er—a real partner to the great firm of Cnclo 8am & Co..’’ »old tho presi dent “One really bas a better opin ion of himself when he feels that he Is lending a hand.” "You have bought n Liberty bond; your wife has trimmed here and there In ortler that you might have the necessary money, uml y«>ur daughter Is buying the wnr-savlngs stamps,” said the lintik president. “Your little home, Hill, Is doing Its full duty, nnd you ought to be thoroughly proud of It— Including yourself." "Oh, I ain’t doin' ns much ns I'd like to do." said Hill, blushing at the com- pllmcnt, "but I'm doin' nhout all 1 can do, so I really ain’t ashamed of my self." "I'm trimming, too. Hill,” said the hunk president. "This cigar I’m smoking costs Just one-third ns much as the one I’ve been In the hnhlt of smoking, and I’m not smoking ns many cigars a day ns I used to smoke. I’ve had my shoes resoled for the first time in 20 yi>ars. It used to he that every time I’d rtin my heel down a little I'd chuck the shoes nnd buy a new pair. lin going to wear this suit of clothes until It wears out, no mat ter how glossy It becomes. I'm go ing to—” "Oh, but you don’t have to pinch tlint way," Interrupted Hill n bit apolo getically; "yon can nfford to wear the best.” "I know It,” said the hank presi dent, "but I’m going to ho thrifty my self. As you say, there’s real sport In playing the gntne of thrift. The government can have all I’ve got. I mean that. It has been good to me nnd I’m going to try to show my ap preciation. I’ll be right thero when the third loan Is out." " I’ll be tidin' along wtth you. sir," aald Bill with a chuckle. And now Bill and the bank president ars mates on the good ship Thrift. Much Weed Seed. Certain The despised and lowly English spar row Is In reality as much of a benefit as a detriment to the fanner, In the opinion of Dr. Mary T. Harman, as- slstant professor of zoology In the Kan sas state agricultural college. “The English sparrow,” said Doctor Harman, “has been gr«-atly maligned, and In many cases unjustly, because of Its habit of nesting In burns, under the cuves of porches, and even in attics. "The sparrow Is doing much toward keeping down the dundelion pest. The birds are seed eaters and weed seeds ure un Important factor in their menu. English Sparrow. One of the strongest arguments in fa vor of the birds. Is that they consume large numbers of termites, cabbage worms, and alfalfa weevils. The food of the sparrows In the city is mostly waste material. "In a few cases where the destruc tion of the sparrows Is desirable, pois oned bait such as wheat and other small grains may be used. It must be remembered, however, that what will kill the sparrows will also kill more desirable birds. As a general rule the good that the sparrow accomplishes more than offsets the harm.” ! BUILDING In the Restaurant. Patron—Walter, this Is a meatless day. Isn’t It T Walter—Why, no, sir. What made you think so? Patron—It struck me It must be from this Iamb stew. MARKS OF DANGER UP A DAIRY HERD Essential That Dairyman Be B reed er- Must Produce Milk, Cream or Butter of Quality. ' j Characteristics Distin guish Poisonous Mushrooms. Edible Varieties May Be Easily Identi fied With Exercise of a Little Care, 8ays Agricultural Expert. Every year there are a few cases of mushroom poisoning. In some In stance* the Individual Is only made rick, while In other ca»«?* the results are fatal. It la difficult to lay down any hard and fast rule* that can be used to dis tinguish between edJhle and poisonous mushroom*. In some rase* a specie* that rnay be harmless for one Individ ual may cause serious digestive dis turbance* In another. There is. how ever, one group of mushrooms that Is deadly poisonous. This Is the group of Amanitas, says W. W. Robbins of the Colorado Agricultural college. There are a number of spedes of Amanita, all of which are deadly pois onous. The deadly Amanitas have white gills, a ring about the stem Just beneath the cap, and a cup or scales at the base of the stem. Do not place any reliaace In the many popular and traditional tests of poisonous or edible qualities. These tests are entirely worthless. The dis coloration of a silver spoon; rinklng In water; or brilliant coloration—are no indication of either poisonous or edible qualities. Furthermore, the notion that poisonous mushroom* can be rendered harmless by boiling In water and then washing thoroughly In cold water Is erroneous. One can easily become familiar with a few edible kinds of mushrooms. There are many of these springing up in our lawns, dooryards and along fences. One may feel absolutely safe In using all those mushrooms having black gills which dissolve with age Into an Inky mass. These, of course, must be eaten before turning black, but usually several stages of ripening will be found In the same clump or group of Individuals, so that Identifi cation can be made. Among these black gill species are the “shaggy mane," with a more or less bell-shaped, creamy-white cap which becomes shag gy, and the “Inky-eap,” growing In dense clusters. These two are both common in lawns, gardens, etc., from spring to autumn and are among the best of our edible forms. All of the puff-balls are edible, and excellent If eaten when the flesh Is white and soUd. Mushrooms are sometimes s<x>n at tacked by worms, and In gathering those which have perhaps stood long er than the others It Is well to break off the caps and note whether the worms have worked their way up through the stalk into the cap. The deadly mushrooms are those which possess the following three char acteristics : (1) whits gills; (2) a ring on the stem Just beneath the cap; and (3) a cup or scales at the base of the stem. Experience has taught the farmer who is in the dairy business. It is very essential that he raise the cows on the farm that are to constitute the future dairy herd. He must be a Not Much of a Tale. breeder In the full sense of the word. “It won't be much of a story, will He must be as particular and It?” thoughtful as the man who is raising “What 7” thoroughbred hlgh-price stock, lie “When our grandchildren ask us should have a definite purpose and what we did in the great war, and we definite mental picture how best to ac hnve to tell them thut once a week we complish that purpose. Form and went without meat.” beauty breeding must give way to a breeding for a fixed purpose—that is, Grounds for Fear. production of milk, cream or butter of the best quality, and at the lowest cost ”1 wonder.” of feed, labor nnd fixed charges that “What are yon must he met. All side Issues should be wondering about?” abandoned und his brain, capital and “If this long, Influence be given to building up his cold spell Is going dairy’s performance. to spoil the Ice crop.’’ REM OVING T U S K S FROM BOAR Justifiable Peace. “Can separate pence ever be Justi Anchor Animal to a Post With Rops Over Upper Jaw and Clip Teeth fiable?” «lemnnded the parlor orator. With Chieel. “Yes.” answered the man who wasn’t Why Women Talk. supposed to. “I once knew a man who A vigorous boar with big tusks Is a Men are downtown at their offices made up with his wife, but kept her dangerous beast. He can make a bad all day and have a chance to talk. The mother out of the house.” wound If he w ants to. Anchor him to women have to stay at home, and with a post with a rope over the upper the exception of the milkman, the gro His Small Economy. jaw Just back of the tusks and clip cery man, the Iceman, the old clothes “ M y friend, them off with a oolil chisel. One man there Is really no may hold a crowbar against the tusk man. a few miscellaneous peddlers and excuse for your while the other uses the chisel on the hucksters, and the woman next door, there Is nobody to talk to. That Is not looking neat opposite side nnd disarms the old fel why wlfle talks her husband’s head low with one sharp blow. Special In and clean." off when he comes home at night. "Sorry, mister,” struments for this purpose work all Husbands, who through long years of explained I’lod- right, but it takes some power to experience, have grown necustomed to dlng Peter, "but work them on large tusks. | this merely answer “hrah-hmh” with I’m conserving my | out hearing. Sometimes the wife will bit along wit de Pigs Two Weeks Old. catch them unawares nnd between re rest o’ de folks. When the pigs are two weeks old marks will Insert a request for $10 to You Jes’ hnppeued the sow nnd pigs should be given the buy a new dress with. If the husband, to hit me on my > tpless dny.” run of a grass pasture when the from force of habit answers "hmh- weather Is suitable. Allow plenty of hmh,” the wife, of course, gets the Their Sort. exercise. It 1» necessary for health. gown.—Cartoons Magazine. "Didn’t the suffrage pickets sue for mercy when they were Jailed?” Sod Mulch Is Adopted. Heroes of Peace. "No, but they’re suing for damages Many of the most successful fruit Two miners at Johannesburg were now." growers throughout New England have presented with the Camber of Miners’ adopted the sod mulch method of cul bronze medal nnd gold watches for Modern Cookery. ture for their apple orchards. heroism displayed In a gassing accl- “Didn’t I tell you to cook this egg ] dent. They descended five times and f«>ur minutes?" Grit Is Necessary. rescued two white men and eleven na- "I did so, sir," answered the waiter. Irlt Is necessary to aid the fowl In tlves, being helpe«l by natives. In "It was Just out of cold storage. Four ndlng up Its feed. It performs the making the presentation the president minutes wasn't enough time to do much ne functions for poultry as do the of the chamber described their heroism more thnn thaw It nicely.” th for human beings. ns striking, even In these days of he roic deeds. He also estimated that since A Food Producer. Source of Protein. "safety first" measures had been adopt "There goes a man who is doing his Skimmed milk Is a valuable source ed 300 lives had been saved lu the duty In the trenches.” of animal protein, nnd should be used mlues. "Abroad?” to moisten the food and pluced where “No, at home. He makes the trench the hens can drink It. The Traveler'» Tree. es with a plow.” A tree which serves tho purpose of Find Best Layer*. a spring is appropriately called the Now Answer Up. The trap nest nnd other methods nnd “traveler’s tree.” By simply cutting "I hear your poetry Is selling like devices may be employed to ascertain the leaf stem, a quantity of pure, cold, the best layers In the flock. wildfire." watery sap may be obtnined. The "Uh-huh! But who In the dickens tree Is a native of the West Indies, nnd Trimming Feet of Horses. wants to buy wildfire?” has leaves somewhat like those of the The matter of trimming the feet of banana tree. colts nnd young horses Is an Impor Force of Food. Qeok—Well, old sport, how do you tant one. Blackstone on tho Floor. feel? I’ve eaten a bowl of oxtail soup “I see you had to reverse for th Hog Will Keep Clean. and feel bully. Judge while dancing.” “Yes, he said I A hog is not dirty In lta habits. If was poor legal procedure for a Judg Guke—I've Just eaten a plats of bask given >“«if a chance It will keep clean. to rev « *e himself." and feel like everything.