The Cedarville Herald, Volume 41, Numbers 1-26

THE WAU, THE FARM “ AND THE FARMER By Herbert Quick Tk» farmer everywhere 1 q v e a ; 5<M*. The American fanner espe- [ dally loyea peace. •Since the dawn of history, the farmer ha8 been the man j ■who suffered moat from war. All that ] he poetesses Ilea out of doors in plain sight and fa spoil of war—his house, his grain, his livestock. The flames that light the skies in the rear of every invading army are consuming the things that yesterday represented his life work, and the life labors of past generations of farmers. Everywhere the farmer is a warrior when war is the only thing which will l make and keep him free. Ha cannot I rally to the colors as quickly as can j the /dwellers in the cities, because i t ' takes longer to send to the farms the call to arms. It takes longer to call the farmers from the fields than the city’ dwellers from the shops. Many do not hear the first blast or the trumpet. Others do not at first under­ stand its meaning because they have not had the time to talk dhe matter over with their acquaintances. Instead of reading half a dozen extras a day, the farmer may read weekly papers only. He must have more time In a sudden emergency to make up bis mind. _ • ' I t is impossible to set the farmers of the United States on fire by means of any sudden spark of rumor. But when they :do ignite, they burn with a slow, ho t fire which nothing can put out. They are sometimes the last to heat up; but they stay hot. In a long fight they are always found sturdily carrying the battle across No-Man's Hand in the last grim struggle. The American farmer will give all that he ( has and all that he is to win this great war against war. This war was at first'Eard to unfler- stand. No armed foe bad invaded the United States. The night Bkies wore not reddened by burning ricks and ■farm houses. No raiding parties robbed us Of our cattle or horses. No saber-rattlers Insulted our women. It seemed to many of us that we were ho t at war—the thing was so far off. We did not realize what, a giant war had become—a monster with a thou­ sand arms that could reach across the seas and take from us three-fourths of everything we grew. But finally we caw that it was so. . If the Imperial German government had made and enforced an order that no American farmer should leave his own land, haul grain or drive stock to town, it would have done only a liUle more than it accomplished by ; Its Interdict against the freedom of the ‘ sea. What was the order against i which we rebelled when we went In* j to tills war? Ltook a t the condition of j the American farmer in the latter i part of 1911 and the first half of 1915 ! and see. i When the war broke out, through j surprise and panic we partially gave i up for a while the use of the sea as a highway. And the farmers' of America faced ruin. | know an Iowa farmer who sold his 1914 crop of 25,- QQObushels of wheat for seventy cents a bushel. Farmers in the south sold their cotton for half the cost of pro­ ducing .it. All this time those por­ tions of the world whose ports were open were ready to pay almost any price fob our products. When finally we set our ships in motion once more, prosperity returned to the farms. But it never returned for the farmers of those nations which remained cut off from ocean traffic. • , Take the case of Australia. There three orops have remained unsold on the farms. No ships could be spared to make the long voyage to Australia. So In spite of the efforts of the gov­ ernment to save the farmers from ruin, grain Shas rotted in the open. Millions of tons have been lost for lack of a market. . „ Such conditions spell irretrievable disaster. Such conditions would have prevailed in this country from the out­ break of the war until now if our government bad not first resisted with every diplomatic weapon, and finally drawn the sword. , Why did we draw the sword? To keep up the price of wheat and cot­ ton, and to protect trade only? If someone should order you to remain | on youf farm, and not to use the pub- i lie highways, would your resistance j be based only on the fear of loss in ' profits from failure to market your j crops? By no means] You would fight : to the last gasp! Not to make moneyrl but to be free! When a man is enslaved, all he loses in money is his wages. But the white man has never been able to ac­ cept slavery. He has -never yet been successfully enslaved?- There rises up in him against servitude a resentment so terrible that death always is preferable, • „ KITCH1LN CABINET ■ • * * *' ■- * • ■ Hoosier Saves Miles of Steps r> Within arm’s reach are places for 400 articles. The most used things are nearest—each one pu t there by science, after thousands of trials to determine which place is handiest. Hoosier protects food by keeping supplies in place. By preventing guesswork and waste in measuring and mixing. With intelligent use, the cabinet will soon pay its cost. Easy Terms—Money-Back Guarantee This authorized Hoosier store will deliver this cabinet for a small payment down. ' • But, remember, our stock is limited. Come a t once—■ you are welcome to pay as convenient. Your Phoney A l l Back i f You Are *, Not Delighted! Come This Week and Pick Out the Hand' somest Model Ijlutchison & Gibney’s Spring sales are quite a success Stoves,’ Cabinets, Carpets, Linoleums, Rugs, Window Shades, Lace Curtain Material, Kitchenware, splendid assortment China Woodware. . . ■ . . r ■ (Xhli is the first of three articles. The second to bo published next weelc*) The new Spring styles are^ com­ ing in everyday. You will be interested in them, we know. Lace boots in black, tan, gray and white are now in stock. Pumps in white black and brown Oxfords which will be very good this year in black kid and calf, brown kid and calf with high and low heels, also white pumps and oxfords. We specialize in fitting/ chil­ dren's shoes. \ ■593X589 t Xen ia. Ohio, • Freezing' to Death. p Many a traveler has frozen to death while asleep. As recent scientific ex­ periments have shown, the body'# ca­ pacity to regulate temperature is di­ minished through sleep. This appears to apply both to heat and cold. A healthy man's nervous and muscular activity Is reduced to the natural minimum when he falls asleep, and It is then that his temperature falls to its lowest point. - ’ - V t ' ’ Songs Inspire Shower of Crockery. Street singing Is an especially Nea­ politan Institution, anil when for tlie first time one hears beneath his win­ dows the more often than not offkcy versions of the snappy, lilting, inex­ pressibly infectious Neapolitan songs he is enchanted and throws pennies freely. After a week or so of it ns a steady diet, day and night, he'inclines much more to heavy crockery.-— National Geographic Magazine. Frazer’s Shoe Store- f Xenia, Ohio Maltese. . Maltese Is n most peculiar language. It is of Oriental design. Arabic In its chief characteristics, but sprinkled a* through with Itullnn incorpora­ tions. It has no grammur, Is phonetic and idiomatic. We Are In Business to Stay i Advantage* of Egotiim. It Is to be said In favor of self-appre- clntion that people may not take you at your estimate of yourself, but they will be sure to accept any underesti­ mate that you may make. Sullenberger’s Grocery The place to getgood Groceries, Fresh Fruits end Vegetables, and ter exchange your pro­ duce for goods or cash.*, Kind and courteous given to your •mallest heeds* .... Give .Us- a Trial L. H. Sullenberger Cedarville, Oliio [FERTILIZER , Kerr & Hastings Bros* have just received a ship­ ment of fertilizer in 125 lb* bags. Book your orders before it is all sold. - For Sale)—Pure Early Ohio and Carmen No. 5 Potatoes for seed and table use. ROY ST. JOHN. 3t We have faith in*“Chickering” , “Brinkerhoff” and “Milton” pianos. We are honestly, conscientiously striving to give every customer positively the biggest value to be had anywhere. * We have no ambition to become the largest store in the world. We prefer to beJknown as the “Store of smiling service” . There are other things in the world beside money. One of them is PRES­ TIGE. - A steady line of satisfied customers is our highest ambition. i CAR OF SALT We have received a car of barrel salt and are ready to serve you* Kerr & Hastings,Bios* M ORE sanitary t h a n Wall paper. Can bs - scrubbe * w i t h soap and hot water. One night, and the paint is dry, the odor Is gone and the row can be used again. Come and choose the colors you tVuat. THE TARBOX „ LUMBER CO. floors and OtUKS HARD OVERNIGHT v im * mumi is. hi imuur i £ 168 NORTH HIGH STREET COLUMBUS, OHIO F* iv .*$■’*i--