Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 304, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 December 1917 — Page 2

Helping to Win the War

Adrico to American! Six Yean ol Age and Undec

By GEORGE ADE

Can a mere child be of service to his or her country while we are trying to make the kaiser behave? Undoubtedly. How? By observing the conduct of wear-

claiming, between sobs, that the U. S. A. is going to the bow-wows. Let the very young children set their elders a good example by remaining calm but determined. If you pick up the morning paper and read that the U-boats bagged 17 ships*-instead of the customary 15. and the Canadians captured only one line of trenches instead of two, do not shake ybur head and declare that the Germans never can be licked. Set a good example to your fathers and mothers and uncles and aunts by renewing your faith dally, in spite of an occasional setback. Quote to them the words of Abrabam Lincoln: ‘.‘Let us have faith that right makes might, and in that faith let us, to the end, dare to do our duty.” You might remind your grown-up relatives that all during the Civil war the Northern states harbored a good many well-meaning people who went >about moaning that the Union never icould be preserved and we had better isccept peace at any price. These Invertebrates (an invertebrate, children, is a creature with a string of macaroni where the backibone should be) —these spineless ones were willing to let certain states secede. The blacks were to remain in 'slavery. Our flag was to be lowered. Anything to avoid a fight to a finish. Even after the battle of Gettysburg when the fortunes of war began to fa!vor the North, Just as they are now jfavoring the allies, every community Ihad to put up with a few of the whiners and faultfinders who belittled each victory and magnified each reverse. Your grandfather can tell you about these peace lovers who helped to prolong the war by falling to give united and loyal support to the soldiers at the front If it should happen that grandfather was one of these “peace-at-any-price” advocates, doubtless he will " change the subject and talk about something else. Even if you are less than six years of age, surely you can understand that the issues Involved in this dreadful war must be settled and settled right before the world may hope for abiding peace. Therefore, if anyone asks you what you think about the war, reply as followe'S. “President Wilson was right when he said that the world must be made safe for democracy. The American people have no desire to destroy Germany or prevent it from regaining commercial .importance. They want Germany to restore the stolen property and go home in a chastened mood They want to jam the knowledge into every close-cropped Prussian head that just because a man owns a highpriced automatic gun and has a lot of ammunition and a college education, he has no right to go out and shoot up his neighbors. The American people are hoping to make it clear to the kaiser and the crown prince and the various square-jawed Hindenburgs that it is highly improper to form a partnership with God for purposes of inurder, and then treat God as a silent partner. As to the final outcome, the battle of the Marne was the beginning of the end. For 200 years all the big events of history have marked an irresistible advance toward the establishment of democracy. When the Germans failed in their mad rush of 1914, It meant that an All-Wise Providence and the laws of evolution were not to be thwarted by a military despot with a bristling mustache. Germany cannot win and therefore Germany must lose. The end of bloodshed and sacrifice and widespread terror will come as soon as the United States of America begins to strike aggressive blows. The more men we send to the front the fewer we will lose. Our greatest, enemy at present is indecision. Our [strongest ally is speed. Our most needful watchword is faith. We are 'going to end the war and then sit at the council table to repress greed and curb injustice." Of course the foregoing will sound rather hlfaluting to come from a six year-old child, but It will be the truth, and the truth is needed in large doses at present, especially by people more ithan six years old. That will be all for today, children. |You may rm along and play.

Reasonable Excuse.

He'a kissing her all the time, Marjorie —That doesn't surprise me, W a sleeker, and that’s the only chance be has to smell powder.— Tow* projncsi, j,

kneed, hysterical and complaining adults and then being just as different from them as possible. . This war Is neither a joke nor a protracted funeral. You will notice that some of the older people refuse to accept it as a fact, while others move about in a blue funk, ex-

HAS SEVEN NAMES

City of Dorpat on Line of German Advance. At Different Times Was In PosseMlon of Germany, Russia, Poland and Sweden. • Dorpat is one of the important centers of population in the Baltic province of Livonia, which lies on the line of advance of the German offensive in the direction of Petrograd, says a bulletin Issued by the National Geographic society. Situated on the south bank of the River Embach, which flows eastward into Lake Peipus, Dorpat is connected by rail with both Reval and Riga and also has a triweekly steamboat service connecting it with the trade center of Pskov, on the Velikaya, one of the water routes connecting the Baltic with Southern Russia. The distance to Riga by rail is 156 miles, in a southwesterly direction, w’hlle Reval lies to the northwest a distance of 118 miles. Except for one or two churches, including the cathedral which crowns Domberg (Cathedral hill) and the castle which rises on the brow of Schlossberg (Castle hill), there are few medieval buildings in the town, owing to the fact that the place was almost completely destroyed by fire in 1777. It had suffered from conflagration on two previous occasions when invading armies punished it for its stubborn resistance. The old fortifications have also been dismantled and attractive promenades now take the place of the old walls and earthworks. Dorpat is known by many names (Yuriev, Dorpt, Derpt, Tarto, Tartolin and Tehebata), q fact which recalls its tempestuous histqry during the sixteenth, seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, when it was a veritable shuttlecock city, being tossed back and forth between contending nations which made the Battle provinces their battlegrounds. It is supposed to have been founded by a prince of Kiev early in the eleventh century. Two hundred years later the Teutonic knights arrived, and the year following their advent the cathedral was established on the Domberg. Russia ousted the Germans in 1558; Poland took possession in 1582; Sweden seized the town in 1600; Poland retook it in 1603; Sweden was once m<ye in possession in 1625; Russia asserted its claims in 1666, followed by a long period of Sweden-Russian activities which resulted in Russia’s making good its claim in 1704. Four years later a large part of the population was deported to the interior of Russia. Before the outbreak of the world war Dorpat was the headquarters of the Eighteenth army corps of Russia. It has a population of 50,000, and ever since the middle ages, when it was a member of the Hanseatic league, it has enjoyed considerable trade with Pskov and Novgorod. The agricultural fair, held in August of each year, is an important feature of the city’s life in times of peace.

To Warn Future Kings.

Premier Venizelos has announced his intention of placing a marble placque in the chamber of deputies, where future kings may see it when they take the oath of office, warning them against usurping the rights of the people, writes an Athens correspondent. He says that when he is in London, and visits the house of commons, he observes at the entrance to Westminster a conspicuous plaque reading: “Here was beheaded Charles I, King of England, for having usurped the liberties of the people of England.” Whenever a king now goes to Westminster to open or close the work of parliament he passes directly before this plaque, which has served for 200 years to warn British kings not to trench on the rights of the people Following this precedent, M. Venizelos will Inscribe on the plaque in the chamber here: “King Constantine lost his throne for twice dismissing the parliament elected by the people and imposing his personal policy on the people, while the "dismissed parliament returning to powtr upheld the constitution! institutions of the country.”

Chloroform and Uniform.

There sure never was a more selfimportant lieutenant than Smithers. One day off parade he remonstrated with Private Spudlock for some trivial reason, and the old soldier resented the unjust dressing-down. “You think you know army matters better than I do?” barked the bumptious officer, superiorily. “Well, I don’t know, sir,” he drawled; “but I reckon I’ve been in chloroform As long as you’ve been in uniform.”

No Regrets.

Optimist—Well, thank goodness, for once I know where my diamond studs are! Wife—Where? Optimist—They are in one of those shirts we sent to the Belgians.—Life,

Airmen's Food.

In order that airmen may be supplied with hot food, it has been suggested that airplane builders provide wall cases to hold vacuum bottles of preheated food.

Charity Marks the Man.

Our true acquisitions lie only In our charities. We gain only as we give. There is no beggar so detestable as ne who can afford nothing to his neigh* bor— Simms.

THE EVENING REPUBLICAN. RENSSELAER, IND.

COMFORT IN DAIRY BARN OF IMPORTANCE

INTERIOR OF WELL-EQUIPPED MODERN DAIRY STABLE.

(By W. M. KELLEY.)

Good stable management is an important factor in determining the profits from the dairy herd during the winter. The first essential is that the cows be comfortable, because a cow kept otherwise can never do her best. She must have a comfortable place to lie down, stand up, move and stretch her limbs and lick herself all over the body. She must have sunshine and plenty of light. She may have pure air to breathe, and this means that the stable must be provided with some system of ventilation to give a frequent change of air. This need not be expensive, only a little forethought and a few dollars’ worth of material and labor. She must have good pure water at least twice a day, or better still, have an automatic water basin at her side. The stable should be cleaned daily, and be thoroughly disinfected. The ceiling, floor and sides should all be smooth, and of concrete construction, and the fixtures largely iron. It is not expensive, and they are sanitary and permanent. Large, smooth, concrete mangers for feeding are about the best we know of today. Judgment and common sense must be exercised in the methods of feeding and handling cows. Fixed rules in feeding are not practical. Best Feeding Methods. Overfeeding is wasteful; underfeeding is unprofitable. The cows must be well nourished at all times, but if given more than they need for maintenance and production, they waste it as a rule. Never stir up dust or foul odors at milking time. If you do, a lot of it is sure to get into the milk. Whether to feed the cows just before milking is a much debated question. It is not at all dangerous to feed them a little grain, provided you stir up no dust or disagreeable odors. As a rule, the cows will give down their milk more freely when they have contented minds, and a little of the

WINTER KILLING OF TREES EXPLAINED

Loss of Moisture Results in More or Less Drying Up of Tissues of the Plant. (By C. B. WALDRON, Missouri College of Agriculture.) It is commonly supposed that if trees are given a sufficiently moist soil during their growing period that their winter condition in this respect is a matter of little importance. As a matter of fact, trees are giving off moisture at all seasons of the year though to a much less extent, of| course, in cold weather. During the warm sunny days in winter there is a considerable loss of moisture through the twigs and except in very severe weather the roots are able to furnish this loss though the soil about them be frozen. The ability to do this is naturally less if the soil be dry or frozen very hard. In that case the loss of moisture results in a more or less complete drying up of the tissues of the plant and this often results in the death of the tree. What Is known as root killing may In some instances be due to the immature or unripe condition of the plant when winter begins, but in most cases root-killing follows dry seasons. If the soil has been kept moist by cultivation or mulching the trees are safe but if the soil is dry it should be thoroughly wet before freezing and then mulched with old straw, chaff or stable manure to prevent drying out. The mulch delays freezing and this in itself is an important item, as it is the long continued frozen state of woody plants that injures them to a fatal degree. A moist soil, then, kept in an unfrozen condition as long as possible is the surest means to prevent winter killing of trees.

Prevent This Loss.

Rats destroy grain when newly planted, while it is growing, in shocks, stalks, mow, crib, granary, elevator, car, or ship.

right kind of feed goes |a long way toward bringing about tjitfi contented state of mind. Never clean the stables just before milking, for it will stir up a tenfold odor than any feed the cows will eat. , Conserve Soil Fertility. If there is any question before the farmers of this country of more importance tljan that of conserving the soil’s fertility, I am not cognizant of it. The most important business of dairy farmers is to increase the quantity of manurial substances and apply it whefe it is most needed. All of the manure, both liquid and solid, should be saved and applied to the land. I believe it is oest to haul it from the stable to the field and apply it as fast as made. When all the liquids have been saved bv the use of absorbents, large amounts of manure may be made and, if it is hauled to the fields direct from the stable, these liquids will drain into the soil to the depth of the furrow slice, and there will be little loss from exposure. In addition, the cows will not be wading knee-deep in the mire and filth every time they are turned out in the yards for water and exercise. Most of the work comes at a time when other farm operations are slack; and the soil, besides enriched, plows easier and works up better during the whole of the next season, .on account of being porous by being covered with manure during the winter. Time to Haul Manure. When hauling manure from the stable to the field, we plan to haul the farther fields while the ground is frozen, and close to the barn while soft and muddy. There is no reasonable excuse for a dairy*farmer to allow more than onethird of his manurial fertility to wash away in a dirty, filthy barnyard, and spend one or two weeks during the busy season in the spring to haul it across the muddy fields to get it on his land.

EXPERIMENTS WITH CROPPING SYSTEMS

Results Obtained at Missouri College Show That Rotation and Manuring Pays. Experiments at the University of Missouri college of agriculture with various cropping systems in rotation with and without manures have given the following results: 1. Crop rotation has been as efficient in maintaining a yield of corn during the 25-year period as the addition of seven tons of manure annually where corn has been grown continuously. 2. Very heavy applications of commercial fertilizers on all crops of a six-year rotation have maintained the corn yield at approximately the same level as the application of seven tons of manure annually, although the cost of fertilizer has exceeded the value of the increase, the manure has brought a net return.

3. Continuous timothy, manured annually seven tons per acre for 25 years, has brought the largest annual net return, $9.55 per acre, of any of the systems used, where both cost of production and cost of treatment are considered. On the last basis continuous timothy without treatment netted $5.19 annually, a rotation of corn, wheat, clover netted $2.97 annually, without manure, and $4.87 with seven tons of manure annually. Continuous corn without manure lost $2.29 annually, corn manured, 41 cents annually, while continuous wheat heavily fertilized lost $11.30, and a six year rotation heavily fertilized lost $11.47. 4. All crop rotations brought a net return; the fnHrrared rotations aver* aged much higher than the unmanured. Thus, these experiments show that rotation combined with manuring pays.

Grind Grains for Cows.

It is always desirable to grind all grains for the dairy cow because of the large amount of feed that a cow must digest in order to produce well.

Read the Bible While You Can

By REV. HOWARD W. POPE

Moody Bible Institute, Chicago

TEXT—Remember now thy creator in the days of thy youth.—Eccles. 12:1. It was a w.se man who said, “Remember now thy Creator in the days

a regular church attendant for probably forty years. Indeed she sang in the choir for many years and heard only good Gospel preaching. She always enjoyed a good sermon and could give an excellent description of it to those who were not present. She was fond of attending Bible conferences and revival meetings, and entered heartily into the aim and spirit of such services. But she never formed any definite habit of Bible reading; indeed she was not a great reader of anything, except the daily papers. She liked to hear other people expound the Bible, but she would not, or at least did not, read it much for herself.

As old age 'came upon her, the. friends and relatives of early life naturally scattered and died. Her family was all gone, except a devoted daughter with whom she lived. However, all her needs were supplied, as well as the comforts of life. Lonely and Troubled. As her daughter was obliged to be away during the day, and she was living in a large city, she was naturally somewhat lonely, but loneliness was not her chief trouble. I found that she had no definite assurance of salvation. She was full of doubt and uncertainty as to the future. She knew the Gospel, but could not seem to grasp it. She prayed, but she had no assurance that God heard or answered her. »The Bible afforded her no comfort, for she hardly knew where to find the passages which she needed, and if another found them for her, they did not sound real and true to her ears, so dull of hearing. She had lost her Capacity to enjoy spiritual truth. She had neglected to store her mind with Bible truth while she was young, and now, when It should have been her daily comfort and chief joy, she had lost her capacity to enjoy it. Had she formed habits of Bible reading in youth as David did, she would now have been familiar with it, and David’s experience would have been hers, “The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures; he leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for thou art with me. Thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.” Hers was an old age without a staff, ahd almost without a God. How sad is old age without a Saviour, earthly props failing, and no everlasting arm to lean on; forced to leave® this world with no hope of heaven 1 Old Age Beautified by Faith. How beautiful is old age when cheered by the presence of the blessed comforter! Grateful for the mercies of the past, it refuses to believe that anything is not a mercy which God permits. The future is full of hope, for we realize that more and more the earthly shall disappear out of our lives, and more and more the heavenly shall come in, until at last we shall “awake in his likeness” and be satisfied. Growing Old Happily. Far from the storms that are lashing the ocean. Nearer each day to the pleasant home light; Far from the waves that are big with commotion, Under full the harbor in sight. Growing old cheerfully Cheerful and bright. Past all the winds that were adverse and chilling. Past all the islands that lured thee to rest; Past all the currents that wooed thee unwilling Far from the port and the land of the blest. Growing old peacefully, Peaceful and blest. I ' ’ . ■ Rich in experience angels might covet, Rich in a faith that has grown with thy years; Rich in a love that grew from and above it, Soothing thy sorrows and hushing thy fears. Growing old richly, - Loving and dear. Eyes that grow dim to the earth and its glory See but the brighter the heavenly glow; Katm that are dull to the world and its story Drink In the songs that from Paradise flow. All the sweet recompense Youth cannot know.

, “We all are tall enough to reach God's hand. The angels are no taller.” God ever speaks to a receptive mind.

of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them.” A striking illustration of the value of this advice ,came to our notice not? long ago. We were calling on a lady who had passed her eightieth birthday. She married a Christian man, and was

A LITTLE BIT HUMOROUS

QUICK WORK REQUIRED. A certain Irish sergeant in one of the home regiments was exceedingly wroth when he discovered that one of his men had paid a visit to the regimental barber and was minus his mustache. He immediately went up to him. “Private Jones,” he roared, “who on earth gave you permission to get that mustache off?” “Nobody,” answered Jones unconcernedly, “only I thought It would improve my appearance.” “Improve your appearance wld a face like yoijfs!” bawled the enraged sergeant. “If yez don’t hiv it on again at the afternoon pafade today there’ll be trouble!” A Stickler for Form. The near-sighted humorist happened to bump Into a pedestrian who had a grouch. The pedestrian grew pugnacious. “Take off them glasses and I’ll punch your face for you,” he cried. “But, my dear sir,” said the humorist calmly, “it is quite against the custom, you know. Who ever heard of ordering off the glasses before the punch was served?” The Brighter Side. She—This is the third time you’ve come home drunk this week. He —Don’t be so p-pessimlstic, m’dear. You should think of the four nights I came home sober. PACED TOO RAPIDLY.

“Waiter, ask the orchestra to play something different.” “Any particular selection, sir?” “Something slower; I can’t chew my food properly in waltz time.” Another Game. At playing cards I feel compelled To say I’ve earned no glory. , But, oh, the lovely hands I’ve held In a conservatory. He Did. “You remember Jimmy Jimson, the bad boy everybody said would 'surely come to a bad end?” “Yes, what of him?” “Nothing, except that in his case for once everybody was right.” ■ r ‘ One Way to Get Along. “They seem very devoted to each other.” “Yes, indeed. She doesn’t try to tell him how to play golf and he admits that she knows more about bridge whist than he does.” Not G,uilty. Judge —What is the charge? Cop—Suspicious character, your honor. Accused (indignantly)—lt’s him that’s suspicious, judge. I ain’t suspicious of nobody. Reversed. “When we were first married I gave my wife a regular allowance." “And now?” “Now, she takes all my salary and let’s me have the allowance.” Couldn't Find Jjh The Kid —This map is riot correct. The Teacher —Why not? The Kid —You told me the general was going to Reconnoiter, but I can’t And trite place on the map. A Reduction. "Do you find your expenses lessening In any way?” “Well?" replies the man who tries to be cheerful, “since I took up this food control idea I don’t have to buy nearly ■o many dyspepsia tablets.” Possibly. Fl do —I don’t object so much to my mistress kissing me, but Td prefer for her to kiss me before ker fiance, no* after. Rover— Maybe he has his preference, too-