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77ie Poets Corner
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MOTHER.
, By J W.
Dear Mother, when I read each tender
. phrase, .
Each throbbing liao of love you write
to me,
My heart grows Bed, and oft I count the
day -
Until at lust I shall sail o'er the sea
Back, back to you and home and all I
love,
' And ence I cursed the fate that plac
ed ma here.
But, lot I caught a vision from above
That etoeled my heart with patience,
mother, dear,
Before my thoughts wers dark with
fancied wrongs,
Of plans miscarried and of work un
done, I heard faint echoes of the old home
songs
And glimpsed your loving faces one
toy one.
I knew your trouDleo that I could not
ease.
I suffered at the worry in your heart.
I longed to rost my head upon your
knees
And feel my bitter loneliness depart.
To mo the war had brought out bit
terness; Brought discipline that eut me to
the raw , (
And acts unjust that promise no re
dress
Beneath the ehangeless military law.
All through the days I heard the homing-call;
I saw your pleading eyes and heard
your vioce.
I prayed to come, I prayed to cheer
you all
And in reunion let our hearts rejoice.
All useless seemed the changeless game
we played
Of endless labor, unremitting drill.
It seemed 'twould be far better had
I stayed
At home with you, who love and need
me still.
And then I caught a vision from the
skies
Of why we fight and suffer and are
sad;
I gaw the reason for our sacrifice
And, seeing, lot my heart grew strong
and glad;
That I was in tho ranks to fight and
die,
If need be, for the millions yet un
born t
I saw the Belgian women as they lie,
The spoils of Hunnish lust, undone
and torn!
Their children lifting mutilated arms
And babies caught upon the bayonet;
Their aged mothers slaving on the farms
To feed tho German hordes uncon
quered yet!
I saw tho helpless sinking in the waves,
While German sailors laughed to fee
them die:
Ut
The idea of sleeping
one. It is NOT new.
The crisp, fresh air,
stimulating.
Do
Altogether too many who practice this during the summer months, find
it disagreeable and dangerous to continue out-of-doors sleeping all the year' v
around.
The idea of warming your bed before retiring is a NEW ONE, however,
yet it is entirely practical and perfectly safe.
The Robinson
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I saw a row of new-made baby graves
And distant aircraft slinking in the
ky; '
I saw the towns of desolated France,
The fruiting trees destroyed in sense
less hate f
Oh, mother, these Isaw as in a tranje,
Ann otners that my hps dare jiot re
late! Oh, think if we had lived in Belgium
thent
If France had been our home! Oh,
Ood on High,
To picture You the toy of brutish
men,
Our home destroyed, my loved nea
left to diet
I see I see at last the reasoa why
We must forget the little things of
life
And dry our tears and stifle every cry,
wnatever paui may issue from the
strife I
Why we must battle on, with me'er
a thought
But Victory, nor stop to count the
cost,
Until a sweeter Liberty is wrought
From out the old, which was so
nearly lost!
lTy mother, cheer your heart aid dry
your tears,
For after while, God willing, 111 re
turn.. We sacrifice today, that, through the
years,
We may enjoy the peace for which
we yearn,
Forget all cares, forget all siimcr
things;
Today we labor and tomorrow rest!
Wo fight for every mother as she sina
Her babe to sleep upon her throb
bing Waat!
We battle for the Womanhood of
Earth,
For Liberty, for Honor end for
Eight!
Be proud, o'j, mother dear, that you
gave b;.ith
To one who lived to enter such a
ODE TO CHARITY.
By Mrs. F. E. Frickoy.
O'or ocean of emerald and sapphire
A-spsrklo with diamond-tipped spray
I gaze upon purple-hued mountains
Drifting away, far away.
Into regions of mystical beanty,
Alluring, enchanting and fair,
Begetting tho longing to travel
Whither no mortal may dare;
Bespeaking the glory of realms
Untainted by human clay,
Unfathomed by finito senses,
Untrammolcd by potty pretenses,
To glories which pass in a day.
I gaze; and, gazing, I ponder
And dream of that realm so fair
Where never a closer vision
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Mt'.y mr irs beauties rare.
Where ever the weary pilgrim .
Of earth's Bleep, rugged wavs
May gaze, with a vision brightened
U er t.11 his tuturo days
May see above the
A light, traustemling liyht
Of any earthly palace,
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More glorious, more bright.
May see a land so tranquil,
So filled with peaceful calm .
Of shining hike, and river,
Of fruitfull vsilo and hill,
Of rrolden summer sunshine
Or mellow moonlight glow,
Pervading its dominion
From mountain crown of snow
To virgin field and forest,
Where flowers perpetual grow.
Methinks I hear the musie
' Of spheres in heavenly race
Pursuing tireless journeys
Through infinite realms of space.
Almost I eatch the glimmer
Of colors too wondrously wrought
To paint their celestial imprint
In human pen, or thought.
I take the wings of fancy
And traverse that realm so blest
To find there the angel guardia
Of all that on earth is best.
With thee, Sweet Charity,
I earnestly commune,
Imploring thy sacred presence.
To Brant me a priceless boon.
Come back to earth 'b darkened regions;
Yea, back to tho battlefield,
Where reeks tho blood of horoCB
Who fall into unknown graves: -
Back to the cities, 'lightened
To civilization's best,
And there take up thy dwelling
Within the human breast.
Forgotten are thy teachings, '
Unheeded thv precepts old
By those who claim the shelter
Of Christ's own sacreo ioiu.
There you will find the slain
In nsDirationg puro,
To build In affliction's valley
TTniuiilntiniifl which shall endure.
Souls, who are crushed and bleeding,
Tn thee, sweet Charity,
Cry out, in their bitter anguish:
Help, or we can Dut aict
Die to our lofty motives,
Die to our heartB' true aim,
And, dying, leave behind us
A record of lil-iame.
Go! and convict of sin
Kneli self-nehteouB Pharisee
Who lives to exploit his own gooduoes
And evil in others see.
Teach him the lesson, firmly,
Inmrint it in mind and heart,
That what he beholds in others
Is of himself a part.
For lifo is a mirror truly
Of motive, of thought, and deed,
Reflecting our own soul 's imago,
Giving us back our meca
Of BimBhine and of shadow,
Of good, or ill report,
Of praise or blamo, nonor, sname,
Just as we play our part.
Just as we moto to others
A measure of good or ill,
80 wo pay, with iuterest,
The unrequited bill. ;
Tho scales are just, 0 Shylock.
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Think not to cscape: the day
When thou Bhalt pay tho utmost
For all thou wouldst take away.
For reputations ruined
By slander's vile report,
Tho idlo tales of gossips, .
Who serve no finer art
Than breathing vulgar falsehoods,
To sootho an unchaste heart.
For precious friendships broken,
For homes bereft "of love,
For souls it anguish yeain'.ng
To see again tho dove
Of white-robed Peace descending
From the bright throne above.
Charity, conie! Thy. mission
Must hasten the era of penco '
When lovo and good will shall conquer
When fnlscncss and strife shall ceaiie,
When spito of creed and .dogma,
Nationality, party, or huo,
Man shall to man be brother,
And woman to woman bo true.
Then shall tho Master's spirit
Of peace, goodwill toward men
Brood o'er earth's faded glories,
Waken t0 life , ;
Thoso who havo heard tho paeans
Of Love's sweet, sae'-ed strains,
Who through tho countless eons
Have followed her white-robed trains.
Followed! The matron, tho maiden,
The youth, the father, the sire;
Followed the' Master's footprints
Away from the world's desire
For power, for wealth, for glory,
Bought with tho blood of brothers,
Of sisters, wives and mothers.
Father in heaven! When
Rhnll Th.. crnninir children ee
The light Thou hast shed for ages
irom uloou-stainca calvary t
Light of a love so mighty
K,i .mil. t him ih steened in shame.
Need doubt Thy power to pardon,
To heal, to cloanso. reelaim.
When we shall seek tho spirit
Which dwelt witnin xny ureasi,
To take the place of dogmas
And creeds with love unblest,
Then Lifo shall lose its sadness
And earth o erf low with gladness.
UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY
IS ALMOST FREE OF FLU
University of Oregon, Eugene, Jan.
lg. With only seven cases of influonza
among a student body and faculty ntlm
bering more than 1100, the University
of Oregon is faring exceutionally well,
in the opinion of the health committee
Of the Boveu cases .three are among fac
ulty members, and nono of tho cases
are serious. Meanwhile, however, the
strictest preventive measures are still
enforced, and a complete check is kept
daily on all cases of illness. Influenza
is isolated at the moment of its appear
ance. SOLDIERS TO HAVE JOBS
Some of the boys who are returning
from overseas and from camps on this
side, after doing their bit to holp bring
victory to the allied arms, will resume
work in the mills of Bilverton and they j
will be proud of the support which was,
given them by those who remained be-1
hind. The mills have planned on mak
ing vacancies for the boys as they re
turn, ond probably they will be here
ready for their old positions by the time
the mills start in full capacity. Silver
ton Tribune.
Pro-German remarks and Indications
of pro-German sympathies have caused
the discharge of A. M. Dickey from the
Eugene postoffice.
A general strike was called in the
Grays Harbor shipyards Wednesday
morning. Calkcrs demand $10 50 a day!
and electricians $8. I
HOW DO YOU BUY TIRES? DO YOU CONSIDER THE COST
PER ME? IF YOU DO YOU WILL BE INTERESTED IN
OUR LINE.
THE AVERAGE 30x3 1-2 TIRE COSTS 65c PER HUND
RED MUES OF SERVICE. OUR "PERFECTION" TIRE FIG
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GEORGE LIMBECK OF PRATUM
DIED SUNDAY FROM INFLUENZA
George Limbeck, aged 21 years, died
at the homo of his parents near Pratura
Sunday morning from Spanish influon
za. Ho was sick about two weeks.
Appeal.
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DEATH3 NEAR JEFFERSON.
Ernest Miler died at his homo at
Knox Butte Friday, agod 33 years. For
13 yettrs. ho has luid helpless unable
to move hand or-foot. His bones seem
ed to petrify and his flesh dry up. IIo
suffered intense pain when ho was
moved and his enso baffled tho best
of medical skill. Mentally lio was very
blight and a great reader, keeping well
up. on important issues.
Miss Argylo Stanton died at the
homo, of her mother, Airs. D. Jacobson,
at Talbot, Tuesday, aged about 18
years, a victim of influenza. The young
lady was a general favorito and her
death causes deep sorrow throughout
the community. Words cannot comfort
tho paronts in their irreparable loss and
the homo will seem desolate for many
days, but they .have the sincero sym
pathy of all. Tho bright young lifo
is ended. Like a ray of sunshino she
brightened the home for a moment and
was gone forover. Her. brief stay hero
was a joy to all and loving thoughts
will linger long in the minds of her
friends. Harm sho did none; kind and
loving' acts many. Jofforson Review.
Mrs. Homer I- Watts, wife "of the- mav
or of Athena, is dead from an attack
of influenza.
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Belgian Restoration
Would Cost 12 Billions
Amsterdam, Jan 17. Mathias Era
berger, chairman of tho Oerman armis
tice commission has iniormed his gov-'
ernmcnt that Marshal Foch estimated
the restoration of Belgium would eot
Germany $12,000,000,000 and that other
aaamges would amount to t,O0O,000,0nO
it was learned today., , .
Tho allies are ulso said to have de
manded possession of tlie German rail
ways mid forcsls as security. Krz
berger is reported to have declared it
was impossible to accept these "sevnro
economic conditions," on account of the
unsettled political situation.
LLOYD T. RICIilES, SON OF MR.
AND MRS. T. W. RICHES, WEDS
The friends in this city of Lloyd Rich
es, son of Mr. um'l Mrs. T. W. Ciclies, .
worn surprised to liiiru of his marriage j
to Miss L Velio Rogers of Boise, Idaho,
at-Portland Friday. The only guests,
at tho wedding wero Mrs. Will P. Kingi
of tins city, sister of tho groom, ayd
Carl M. Massey. Mr. Riches, with his
brido-to-bc, visited hero ono week pre
vious to tho wedding, but did not toll
how closely cupid wus following them.
Mr. Riches is advertising manager nf
tho Morning Enterprise at Oregon City.
They will bo at home in Oregon City
aftor U' short wedding trip. Hilvorton
Appeal.
C. E. Hooper of Grandviow, Wash.,
was seriously injured last Monday when
the nuto in whjeh he was riding was
struck by a train.
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suggested has already been
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NEW MANAGER OF THE. WIIJT11
SOX William (Kid) Gleason who suc
ceeds Clarence Ilowland a manager of
the Chicago American league team. Ho
is a veteran of 80 years. In his time h
was a great infielder and pitcher, but
of late years has acted as trained and
assistant manager to Rowland.
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