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.