THE WAR, THE FARM
AND THE FARMER
By Herbert Quick
Member Federal Farm loan
Board
What tbs Imperial German govern <t»r a» a thl < against sbl.h we
ment offered the taimers ot Umrtiri could not dvu-nd oursebea
in Its ruthless submarina warfare aas
We »h >uld have niloaed thl» new
not the loas of proflts. but slavery to horror lo bc-tun« a patt of all (ature
the saber rattler of Potsdam II« pur- war» and bave bren re«t» nslble (or
po»«d to maka us slaves by murder lis lwcv»t poraltow lato In'rrrust tonal
lag the people who took our product» law.
to market. Ry all the laws of civil
We should have proved that b»
lard warfare, commerce under a neu can»*- the fire which burns up our
Ir»! flag was (tea from any hindrance tarma' useCJii, ,» la bevuad the bort-
eacept the legal Interference justified ion. we wou,d «ubmil lo the kltrdllng
by war. Rut the Germans not only ot It.
stopped merchant vessels, they sank
1A •- might bave
• I«1 lh,* «ev»
them
Sauk them without warning, enty cent» tor wbv< and the Ms rents
without
trac»-the
most
devilish for ' cottuu, but
b*n wc cr»,iId uot have
thing war has seen since the savages don« It merely ttecause wc were
scalped our ancestors and throw commanded to do II,
By ao doing
screaming babies Into the flames of we should have arceptod degrada*
but nlng cabins.
tioa
We should have begun, altor
The German plan of sinking m«r winning our freedom
frsvdom in
m our
uur osa
chant vassela without trace Is ba-,*d revolution and cm ‘ ibllshing a unión
on the murderer's mai Im that 'dead on th» found ilion <>f libe rty In the
men tell no tales"
It was saw- blood and tears of our war between
ruled by the massacre ot men. worn the átales, lo ktMickle under to autoc
en and children, who, having com racy ' We should have b-i-ely yielded
milted themselves to small bail* in up our birth right *«■ American«
the open sea after their ships were
Such a thought !s Intolerable l',*a< a
torpedoed. were marcllsMly
rak*d
at such a price would not b* ■ pesca,
with gunfire, and eatermlnatsd to the
i futura
l.ist unprotr-ctr-d unpltled soul' These but only a pr«t>sration for a
r
sublugaiion.
ara the murders that stain the hands revolt against
to e » er.
ot the Kaiser, hl» advisers »nd mln any sort of war. better war
Ions Thrse outrage» were perpetrated that that
Whenever the time corn ex tor new
on neutrwi veasel» when all that civ
ilised warfare gave tbe Germans a sacrifices let ua r« member that we
right to do even with the men hant tight. mu f!,r our libarti«-» tomorrow,
vessel under a hostile flag, wa» to or next year or twenty years from
Not
stop it at sea and make It a prise ot now. but for our fr»adorn today
for the right to live in th« luture, but
war.
To kill the civilians on board, even for tbe right to make a lolng this
under a hostile flag, was nothing but year
u IO
German oppression had b
unmitigated murder. And these inur
dars were committed tn order that we pim h us before »e ecu r«,l t‘ <■ war.
might be enslaved!
Having lhe If we had not d<< l»r«d «ar b il »d
ut I
< i -I- ' *d
right to take the »«a with his fleet, ' accepted the coodlUc
but being afraid to do so tor fear be Í for us by the Kaiser we »ho i>d today
<>ur
might lose It. »nd being unable by be a povertv «tri- ken peop ••
»hut dowe. o«»r
fair means to atop the »elllng ot our ’ factories wO'ild
our p«-opla
products to bis enemies, the Kal»«r ! workmen u», utployed
declared that be would do it by the i starving, our («mi t-, rulncd by ttio
foulest methods ever resorted to In I imverty of those for who**« '1>ll»>ltU|»
war
He declared the sea cloaed tlon they grow th. Ir tre •* Ther, is
and that he would keep It closed, not i loss and sacrlflce In the war. but
i there would have tw-en far more of
by war, but by murder
< ritlce In *•> tlng tbo
To have submitted would hawo cost J loss and
We shoot, * ave k»*t
us dear in prosperity but that would German terms
more tn money than we b- '« l*nl
have been the least of our Io»»
hould have lust
We should have had to grovel be In the war. but
We
»omethlng far mure prweb-ua.
fora the German government
We should have had to accept mur should have los I our soûls.
(This Is ths second of three srGctea. The third to be published tie»» week )
THRIFT
SHALL WE SEE IT
THROUGH OR QUIT?
AND
The Government la finding It nec
laut year at thl» time the great cry
esaary to call upon ua three times was conservation
This year It la
within a year to provide by subscrip thrift
lkx»t year the nation was
tlons to Liberty Loans, sums ot money urged by the Government to conserve
hitherto considered of fabulous pro the natural resources and th« produ* ts
portions
Theoe tecta should Im of the farms and fields and factorlea.
press up*>a ns as no mere »ord* Greater crops were urged, and canning
could do. the Intense seriousness, the«, clube*atui city gardens were lhe ord«r
stern nocesaltlea. of the situation
of the day
This y«ar tbe nation is
Continued acquaintance with tb,- being taught the lesson of spending
more eeiloua aapecto of life la apt to ;ita m-*nc. wlselv Th,- nation ¡« being
breed indifference, and to distort oar .shown the Impurtam-e <d putting every
nental viaion
As the soldier a hud cent »her« It will do the moat good.
d„rs with horror at bis first sight
(*oo»«rv»tlon and thrift go hand in
of carnage, but later beenmes hard hand
The fact that tba farmer ts
*-n«d eo are we apt to be< ‘>me com Mug told thia year to be thrifty does
placeut under conditions which cal' not meal! be la not to plsut weary
actually for Increasingly stretmou» acre available ami till his rropa car»
effort.
fully and harvest them when they arg
The Liberty Ixvan with IU original ready for the reaper
il means that
««ompanfmento of novelty and note« he must Invest wisely the m,u>ey t.s
Appealed to our national love ot a gats for the splendid crops be has
new sensation
In the Third Cam demonstrated be Is sbte to raise.
sign much of the novelty will be
Tbe farmer, aa a rule. > an find som*
lacking, but the swto*«» purpose be thing for which to spend almost every
hind the campaign will have crown dollar be get» There always 1» ma,
Our money was needed when bott chinery to be bought ar repaired,
the First and ffeoond Uberty Loans notee to be met. fertiliser to be put*
• ere floated but u will be more than chased, harness, lubricating oil and
ever needed »hen the Third Ixrnn groceries and clothing to be paid tor
Our army baa frown In the neigh lairing town
la called for
But In the
our national pay roll has grown, the last few years meat of the thrifty
needs of our allies have grown, the farmers have been so well paid for
nw-eaaily ot forever banlaMng the un their produce that they ar« now 'on
«,>«akablo menace of Prwanlaniam ha- iheir feet." or more nearly so thaa
,-rown
No longer can we hope that ever before.
the entrance of this country Into th*
This country haw been good to them,
struggle win Induce an early peac- tor the/have lived In pea*« and have
More arrogant, more deeper»!« than been provided by th« Federal l**<n
even the Gorman Government puts Bureau with cheap money with which
forward Ito impoaaiblo claims upon the io parvae tbe arts of peace
Any
rights and life of humanity
econoinles they <an practice at thia
, Our Government In Its growing need time will give them additional money
Is calling upon ua to give up our wjth which to lend financial aid to the
luiuries. Is conscripting the liven of
imeni tn Ils «real a ar for right
G<
our «xu. la controlling trade, labor, MHtsnesa and fair dealing
and price*, with an over Increasing
Every dollar loaned to the Govern
■arneolnesa aad firmness of pur ment Is a practical protest against the
pWM.
plans of a greedy, unscrupuloua. souk
The test of our pereonsl strength les« power Intent on world conquest,
of character »nd determination Is at and every dollar thus advanced serves
hand
Your Government pleads with to shorten the peJod of war and bring
-ou very ssuneatty to prsneb and nearer the day of universal an4
.<nctlce both before aad during the enduring peace
nest Uberty Iatan Campaign a stead
factoca» of purpose, an unselfish pa
-Who will dare to weaken our Week
trlotlam. which shall reflect the spirit
ern front by a single troop or a Single
of a maa who bavin® ent hb hand
¡jun’“—Geocge Clemenceau, Premier
to tbe ewscution of a necessary tank
If you fell
-srould rather lose that hand than of France. Dec M. Ifilfi-
draw It back
This la the eplKt of to buy Liberty Bunde you will woahea
the front I
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aptx'titing odor of steaming totiikto
soup « tw - k M tbetu. The cabin waa a
cosy, tworoomed affair, bachelor In
api-dntmeiita. but with books and
tn .mines everywhere Amy dn-w a
lung breath
After flvv homesick
months away from Iter kind lu the
narrow laolnthm of the Perkins borne.
It was g>«ol to be in a boukdovlng
I
By CATHKRtNB HOPSON
atm<»|>herv again.
Tn <lo b, r hotxtr. he spread a clean
white cloth over the little, oilcloth
(Copyright. ISM. by lire McClure Newspa covered table, and served the steamlug
tomato soup They were as merry as
yer Syndicate >
two children while they ate. Laasle
"Want a lift?" called out a cheery
■at beside them In grarlou« forebear-
Voice, an Jingling »high bells stowed
auce as they talked and laugbyd. Both
■fk
were surprl*«-d when lhe clock struck
Amy thivanant. tra her of the Fine
one. Quickly they enter«d the cutter
Grove sctioad. st,-|*p«i ««1 In in the rood
■ ml drove back to the schoolhouse,
at the approach of bells, and then
where silence sgalu greeted them.
turned with a slight pucker between
"We needn't have hurried ao after
her snuMith brow» at the futility of
all." protest«! he.
the question, iief heed of a "lift" was
"Rome of th«» pupils may come yet,"
obvious since she was floundering
through fourteen inches of unbroken answered she.
lie brought In more w«w>d for her,
■now. Bold«-». sb« fell piqued that
and with advice alwut keeping up the
Ihincan Alden, unlike the other young
people in the community, had mad» flr,- well, went away.
The afternoon dragged. No one came.
n>> effort tn get acquainted Mn«*e her
Rhe
finished lhe odd Jobs wrhlch ««ecu*
coniine among them.
"Oh—it's you. Mlaa Ihtvanant," Al* pled her during the morning, and time
den said when be aaw who it was. hong heavily on her hands. The storm,
Then he Jumped out tn help her lu the which bad abated at nram. Increased
In fury The air «eenied full of snow,
sleigh.
"1 don't wonder you didn't rwcogolae and smooth unbroken expanses of
me. I*n> so wrapped tip," »he laughed, prairie stretched out around her for
miles and mile*.
■a he tucked the robe around her.
Nbe had no assurance that Mr. Per
"Why In the name of common «•<>«■>
didn’t the Perkins«*» lake you to school kin« would come for her at four
on a itay like this?" he asked, wbro o'clock hr never did And Alden had
not said anything about coming back.
the jingle of bells began »gain.
She laughed. "They seldom think Her »plrits which a little while ago
it's necessary. Their daughter. Ame were gay and carefree, slump«! to aero
Ila. oner caught this school wbcu »he point.
"How shall I get hornet How can I
was a girl, and walker! back and forth
every day of the term. Stu- set an ever go alone through thia stormt"
Rhe did not wish to desert her post
uncomfortable precedent."
“it's hard to live up to some one t-rfore four o’clock, and during the
last hour rtf»«! at the window watch
else’» reputation. e»i>«-claliy In a win
Ing each way of thx> r<»d for a passing
ter like thia."
"Maybe the paragon Amelia didn’t team that might help her out of her
have so much enow to wade through. difficulty, Hut none came try. Above
nut In moat ways the I'erklu»,-« are the noise of the storm, she could
very kind to me," she amend«!. Ir«t »onirUliH » catch bowls of coyote*.
■hr should «•■••m to dl»|>erag,' Ihr good Tears gathered lu her eyes at the dre
olation of It all.
people with whom she boarded.
“I can’t stay here all night." her
"Yes? But It must be pretty dull for
you there— just those two old prop' lie." quivering II;» whl»|wr«L “lih. why
Be glanced commlseratlngly at the ! didn’t I ask Mr Alden to take me
back tn the Perkins,*« at noon, even
bright-eyed girl beaMa him.
“It Isn’t exactly exciting." ■be ar- If I lost my position by ao doing!
Surely they would have forgiven mo
knowledg«!.
When they reached the district for missing half a day—when none of
*,h****llu>u»,*. the unbroken »n**w and the children came."
She was nervously putting on her
smokeless chimney told them that
wrn|*, when a knock sounded at the
they were the flrat arrivals.
"Oh. I'm afraid Ted |»n't there," «he door. She had heard no Sound of ap-
elrlalnred In dismay. “Hr's th«* boy I pros, hlng sleigh tvells, and for a mo
ment »t-«-<l In terror. What If It wars
hired to build Area for me."
“Allow me to be Ted this morning." some tramp «-«-king shelter? Thru,
laughed he. “!'m a good hand at Are summoning h,-r courage, she went to
building. A rase of practice making the door and found Duncan Al-len
standing there.
perfect, you know."
"Oh Tin ao glad - Pm so glad to ere
Rhe protested, but hr had hla way.
and soon had a glowing Are In the som, one," »he cried, her face pale,
rusty stove. This dAue. hla glance and li r brown ryes under the tumbled
traversed the typical country school curls pitifully glad.
“Why you poor little girl." His
room back to the dainty, city bred girl
laugh was shaky. "This must have
before him.
been a horrible day for you.
I'm
Genuine concern waa In his face.
Thia
hllazard's
made
traveling afraid we folks who're used to It
mighty bad. I doubt If any of the pti haven't rvalliu-d what a prairie blls-
pile get hm* this morning. Most of gard must mean to you.”
"Oh. I usually get along well enough
them live ao far away. What'll you do
—but today—"
If they don't nswF
“Thia Is th« limit. I telephoned to
“Oh. stay out th* time, I’ll have
to on account of the salary you know, Mr. Perkins to s,-e if hr waa coming
The director» aren't very lenient In for you hut he «aid hr wouldn't think
of taking hla horse* out In this blis-
the matter of lost time."
“That*» so. Hut It's a pretty dreary aard. Nome p«,pl<> are more <on»ld-
proposition. I'll dr> > In at Dooo to crate of their horses than anything
are how you're making out." With a rise, you know. And I’m afraid you’ll
few last laughing words of advice, hr put me In the same slasa when I tell
Irft; and the merry sound of bells died you that I couldn't drive my bora«
tonight. He cast a shoe going home
away In the distance.
Hr was right about the pupils. No this nmm. and for some reason la ter
one came. Atny put In the morning ribly la urn. I’ve been working over
correcting papers and finishing pie,-«-» him—that's why I'm late. I kept hop
of work she had larro obliged to neg ing fo could make It; hut he »imply
I ret In the stress of regular routine can't go. However, I’m here with a
All lhe time, though she would not ■now shovel."
"But can we walk over to the Per*
acknowledge It to bernelf. the thought
of Alden's promise to drop in at noon kina«-»?" »he faltered.
"No, but I phon«! to Mrs. Tnlan;
was a cheering factor.
However, when twelve o'clocdl came they’re the p«>ple who live In th«
he did not appear and «he was setting > abln Just beyond me. you know, and
out a cold lunch from her lunch hoi ithe wants you to stay there tonight.
when »hr heard brjls again. Rhe ofwined It's threequartrra ef a mile from
the door. Alden st,w*1 there, fur coat here, but with a snow shovel and a
strong right arm. I think we can
ed. fur-capped, his dark eyrs shining.
“I'm afraid I’m a bit late. Mine make It."
Ro they started forth. The snow had
Du vena nt." Ills keen glance took In
the forlorn, empty school room. “I see drifted over the path made by the
sleighs earlier In the day; and the
my proph« y proved true.”
ahovrl was n«-,*«sarlly brought Into
She laughingly nodded.
“!'m glad of it." he »aid naively. •ervlce the «rester part of the way.
"For It makes *p«,*»«ltde the wish I've The 1st« afternoon wind Increased In
been harboring that you would do me fury, aitd Amy waa obliged to hold her
the honor of taking pot-luck dinner muff against her face to keep It from
with me. I'm not much of a <-ook. but frreilng. Nevertheless, despite their
1 can make bully soup; and I've ■ exertions, they found lime for merry
whole kettle full on the stove Io my talk.
At last they saw shining out before
cabin."
<
Her eyes brightened, but hesitancy tb<-m the welcoming light of the To-
Ians' cabin. Before ascrtiding the little
shone In their depths.
“<>h. I know It may be a Mt uncon hill on which It stood, they ; mius «1 to
ventional. But surely this billiard catch their breath.
T m mighty glad the storm came to
might allow us some latitude In that
direction. B*-d,lra. we have luiaaie. day and gave me a chance to know
here, for a chaperone." he nodd«-d at you." declared the man. “Pve thought
you were a city product who wouldn't
the gentle-eyed collie at his fret.
Khe laughed. "It dors ss-em as If care for pioneer life and people—that's
the storm might make some enure» why Pve avoided you. But you've
shown
yourself
mighty
Moos. Hut can you get back by one certainly
Something In bls
o'clock? I might have some pupils plucky today.'
kern eyes made her own drop shyly as
by then, you know."
He gave hearty assurance, and be he added: ">*lvw months of your
fore »hr could change her mind be stay's been wasted for me. but—I'm
going to try and maks up for lost
bundled her Into for wrspa.
Again the Jingling carter made the time."
tatf mile trip to bls <sl*ln. where the. Tbo srtnd howled, aad aaa—ff Jkl
•
Wine of Life
I
*
strv-tchc-l the desolate, snow-covered
prairie; but It ml«ht have bass a
rose «arrien for all the two yerno« ino
pie heeded. f<»r their eyes were bright
with youth and Joy and wine of life.
How Glass Industry Shifted.
The ancient Romau glass works
shipped to all parts of the civilised
world; and specimens of their produc
tions are today foumi throughout Ku*
rope. and cveu lu Ireland.
When
Home ounmenev-d to d«'Hne and her
great people fled to Bysantlum. they
t,»>k with them their glass Industrie«.
and Constantinople became the great
est glass mauufacturlug city lu the
World. This prestige It held U|> to the
tenth or eleventh century, and when
It enter«! u|»>u Its d«*llnr and fall the
gla««blowvra tl.-d to Venice and there
establish«! what afterward grew luto
the celebrated Venetian glassware.
Never make a bluff at pilfering a
klaa unless you are prepared to go
through with It—Louisville Courier-
Journal.
We have often quoted that old
verse. "Gather your roses while ya
•ay." and we can wall now change It
to ' gather your vegetables.' far hy so
doing wo can accomplish great good
"Wo stand behind our boys In
France and we will not call It a seen
flee but a privilege to du our bit to
ward feeding them Over There. "—
Emma V Milliken
Conserve. reserve ssd preserve all
of these tine fruits end vegetables
that are now within your reach, you
will need them the comía« winter
DR C. F. CHAPIN
Dentist
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District Attorney
.
Gail «. Hill
State Hcnatora, S. M. I,»rla*d and F.
D. Cusick for I.inn and Lane.
Representatives, < harirs I hilds. W I'
Elmore, F. II Porter
County Judge
D H McKnight
Commissioners, J. D Irvine, and T. J.
Ilutler
County < lork ...
I! M. Russell
sheriff. ........
D IL ihsbnc
Treasurer
W. W Francis
Recorder
Vrlma (J. Davi»
Asas ssor
...
IS. t'. Fieber
Sc fool Supt.
l<l» Cummings
Coroner
....Wm. Hirtmill,r
Health Officer
Fruit Inspector
iltocl. Inspector
Mayor
Dr W II. Da«!»
I> W Itumbauglt
I» i»y|<>r
CITY OF SITO
.........F T. Thayer
J S. ‘-tic ha
Rec« rder
Man hai
W A. Cr** *
Tren surer ...
Roy t halloo
Cuuncilmm. N I. Murrumn, It I «In,
Fred Bilyeu, W. E tru- Id. W. J
t hruti’h. J. M Lindley.
School Directors. F. T. 1 bayer.
Prill, J. L. Calavan
J. F Weedy, Clerk.
H. B. CHESS
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