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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-02-27
INTERESTING LETTER
FROM THE SOUTHLAND
Mrs. E. c. Westcott Writes OF
Annual Trip to the Land of
Sunshine and Flowers

| thought you would be interested
in our annual visit to Florida. We
are again at st. Cloud, the Old Sol
diers' Colony. It's simply a wonderful
town. Every morning at 6 o'clock the
official bugler, Comrade Scofeld, calls
us up with his cornet, which he used
in the Civil War. z a. m. he again
elbows" for breakfast, and 11.30 as
sembly, II noon, mess or the dinner
call, $50 p. M, supper, 500 p. M,
assembly, $50, taps, lights out. It's
simply wonderful to live in this town.
One would think they we're living in a
Fort-it's flags flying, bands playing,
all sorts of entertainments, horse back
riding lat which my daughter Edith
is becoming expert), fishing, hunting
md au~tomobiling. We go out camp
ing next week. Expect to be IL miles
from civilization, so we are enjoying
ourselves. In our garden we have
pineapples ripe and ready to eat, ban
anas almost ripe, STRAWBERRIES fully
ripe, new potatoes, lettuce, radishes,
sweet potatoes, tomatoes, cabbage, on
ions, turnips, etc.
To-day we celebrated Old Settlers
Day, and as we were among the ar
Hest SeIIlefS we COOk a prominent
part. My husband is President of the
Old Settlers Association. The papers
have been full of our celebration and l
will send you a copy SO that you will
see what we did on that day. But for
fear it will be consigned to the scrap
basket without reading, l will tell you
about it. The day was simply per-
feet. Thermometer stood at rs. Ev-
erybody that had a white dress had it
on. The streets were filled waiting
for the parade. The programme was
as follows: 10 a. M, Parade. First in
line the earliest settlers, a band of
Osceola Indians, next came the Mar
shals on horseback, next the st. Cloud
Brass Band, Float FLORIDA" drawn by
four white horses, beautifully decorat-
ed with moss, palms, oranges and
flowers. In the centre was a throne
and thereon the Queen sat, Queen
Florida, Miss Edith Jenness, maids of
honor and flower girls, each five years
old. Needless to say that the ladies
represented the youth and beauty of
the city. Next in line an automobile
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-02-27
Locomotive Sparks Caused Sixty Per
Cent of Fires on the National
Forests in the East.

Washington, Feb. 26-Of the sos
fires reported by the forest service
as having occurred in 1914 on the
national forest purchase areas in the
White Mountains of New England and
the southern Appalachians, $40, or go
per cent, were caused by sparks from
locomotives. More than half of these
fires, or 272, occurred in Virginia
alone, and of these 227 were from To-
connective sparks.
Three hundred and seventy-nine of
the fires were confined to areas of less
than ten acres each, and 296 were ex-
tinguished before one-quarter of an
acre had been burned. The total loss
amounted to $2,192 and the cost of
fre-fghting to $1,000, an ininitesi-
NAL sum compared with the value of
the timber and reproduction protect
ed. As the areas swept by fire were
mostly c~ut-over, the greater part of
the damage was suffered by young
growth.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-02-27
HOMEGROWN FEEDS ECONOMI-
CAL FOR THE DAIRYMAN.
Planning for the Coming Year.

The kind of crops to be grown and
the acreage that should be devoted to
each is an important consideration for
the dairyman. The Dairy Husband
mar at the New Jersey Experiment
Station is authority for the statement
that at the present time, economy of
milk production depends largely upon
the source of feed. A definite outline
should be made of the acreage devo-
ted to each crop, and this plan should
provide for a maximum amount of
homegrown feeds. There is no ques-
ton but that these feeds will furnish
nutrients much more economically
than they can be purchased.
Where silo room is available, un-
doubtedly it will pay to raise a sufi-
cient amount of corn to furnish silage
the entire year. The cost of raising
and cutting one ton of silage in the
silo does not exceed 81, and this
amount will furnish approximately
25 pounds of digestible protein, $50
pounds of digestible carbohydrates
and IA pounds of digestible fat. In
concentrated feeds at$30.00 per ton of
practically the same nutritive ratio,
the cost of the same digestible nutri-
ents would be from $3.50 to $500.
Besides, silage has the additional ad-
vantage of furnishing succulence to
the ration.
Alfalfa also offers an economical
source of nutrients, and a large part
of the protein needed in a ration may
be supplied from his homegrown
feed.
Records kept at the New Jersey
Experiment Station show that the
cost of raising alfalfa hay does not
exceed 81 per ton. This ton of hay
contains practically the same feeding
value as one ton of bran, which usu-
ally costs from $24 to $28. Ten or
twelve pounds of alfalfa or clover hay
with 30 to 35 pounds of corn silage,
makes an exceptionally good rough
age ration for a dairy cow; and it is
not necessary to feed nearly so much
grain with such a foughage ration as
should be fed if corn slower or hay
were the only roughage feeds.
A dairy cow weighing approximate
ly 1000 pounds and producing 80
pounds of milk would require betw-
cen 7 and s pounds of a good grain
mixture per day, when fed with the
above roughage ration of alfalfa or
clover hay and silage. If fed with a
roughage ration of corn slower or
hay, it would be necessary to feed as
much as II or Is pounds of grain.
These points should be carefully
considered by the dairyman planning
his crops for the coming season. The
time given to a study of the crops.
that will furnish the greatest amount
Of feed in the most economical way,
will be well repaid by increased profit
in the herd during the time the home
grown feeds are being fed.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-02-27
NATIONAL FOREST FIRES CAUS-
ED LOSS OF $677,8 i IN 1914

Washington, Feb. 26-Fire on the
national forests of the west in 1914
caused a loss to the government of
not quite 340, 000, 900 board feet of
merchantable timber, valued at $307,-
303, and of reproduction, or young
growth of trees, valued at 1872, 408,
according to statistics just compiled
by the forest service. There were
6,605 fires, Of which only 1916 burn
ed over an area of ten acres or more.
About II per cent of all the fires did
damage of less than 500 each. In
addition to the losses suffered my the
government, timber on state and pri-
vate lands within the forests, total
ing 228, 00S, 900 board feet and valued
burned over was 690,240 acres, of
which 310,583 acres were state and
private lands.
Notwithstanding that it was an ex-
~ceptionally bad year for fires, on ac-
count of high temperatures, heavy
winds, and prolonged drought, the
average loss per fire was SOB, as
against $131 in 1911, when there
were only about half as many fires.
Eighty-five per cent of the total
loss was caused by fires in Idaho,
Montana, Oregon and Washington,
where more than half the timber in
all the national forests stands. Less
than one-tenth of one per cent of this
timber was effected. OF the 6,605
fires reported, 1851 or $50 per cent,
occurred in these states, and of the
80 fires causing losses of more than
$1,000 each, 81 were in this region.
Lightning was the chief cause,
starting 2,032 fires; campers came
next with 1,126, followed closely by
railroad locomotives, with LILO. In
cendiaries lighted 470 and the rest
were attributed to brush burning, saw
mills, ETC., or their origin was UNI
| known.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-02-27
A MISSIONARY
ENTERTAINMENT.

One of the finest and most novel
entertainments ever given in the NJ.
E. Church in Absecon was presented
Friday night of last week. 1t was
rendered by the Standard Bearers, a
society of young ladies interested in
the cause of Foreign Missions. Two
sketches were given: Tired of Mis-
s%ions," and "a peep in a Chinese
Home" Those who took part were
dressed in real Chinese ond japanese
costumes procured from New York.
In one of these scenes three genuine
idols were used, one of them being
over 500 years old. Mrs. Reuben L.
Babcock deserves much credit for
this splendid evening and all who took
part merited praise by the capable
manner in which they rendered the
dialogue. Mr.. Mervyn Wilson, of
P~leasantville, rendered a solo.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-02-27
Freckle-
Now is the Time to Get Rid of These
Ugly Spots.

Do you know how easy it is to re-
move those ugly spots so that no one
will call you freckle-face
Simply get an ounce of othine,
double strength, from Thos. F. Craw-
ford, or any druggist, and a few appli-
cations should show you how easy it is
to rid yourself of freckles and get a
beautiful complexion. The u and
winds of February and March have a
strong tendency to bring out freckles,
and as a result more othine is sold in
these months. Be sure to ask for the
double strength othine, as this is sold
under guarantee of money back if it
fails to remove the freckles.-adv.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-02-27
ENTERTAINS LITTLE FRIENDS.

Helen Simons celebrated her sew
enth birthday anniversary last Mon
day afternoon at the home of her pa
rents, on Pleasant avenue, by enter
tanning a number of her little friends.
After a joyful season devoted to r
ious games, the youthful guests were
invited to the dining room, where re-
freshments were served. The favors
consisted of bright red cherries at
each plate, in commemoration of the
birth of the CHERRY tree hero" Those
present were Virginia and Josephine
Carr, Delma Kline, Gertrude Godfrey,
Edith Pomalear, Frances and Helen
Willis, Dorothy Howser, Henrietta
Bailey and Helen Simons.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-02-27
Protection of Deer.

Public attention is directed to the
law prohibiting hunting for, killing
or having in possession any deer dur
ing the closed season. The penalty
ie $4,000 for each e%ffense. In adj
dition to this penalty, a ~violator is
guilty of a misdemeanor punishable
under our Crimes Act by fine or inn
prisonment, or both.
Informers get one-half of the 500.
fine.
BOARD OF FISH AND GAME
COMMISSIONERS
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-02-27

For any pain, burn, scald or bruise,
apply DR.. Thomas Eclectic Oil-the
household remedy. Two sizes 25c and
SOC at all drug stores.-adv.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-02-27
NOT PAINT

The worst mistake in painting is
not putting-off. That costs about 10
per cent; you keep your money a
year and pay 10 per cent for it.
Paint would have to come down 25
per cent to make 10 per cent on the
job, for wages do not go down.
The worst mistake is "cheap" paint.
1t costs from 80 per cent to 100, first
cost, and another in wear.
What a liar "cheap" isl "Put-off"
is bad enough; cheap" is ten times
worse.-adv.
DEVOE.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-02-27
HOSPITAL

For Injured, sick, manned, halt,
loose joint, rattle kneed, equity, house
maid knee, and rundown Watches and
Clocks, So North Main Street. Phone
129X, or posal will bring Ambulance
and Surgeon. c. A. Beitel, Watch
maker and Jeweler. adv.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-02-27
JUDGE COLE APPOINTED
REFEREE IN BANKRUPTCY

Former Judge Cole has been APP
pointed Referee in Bankruptcy, suc
ceeding Eli H. Chandler.
Mr.. Cole was the first referee ap-
pointed by Judge Kirkpatrick in 1903.
He held the post until 1911 when he
was succeeded by Mn. Chandler.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-02-27
BARGAINTOWN DEFEATS
NORTHFIELD.

Bargaintown and Mortified schools
recently played a base ball game with
the following result:
Bargaintown 20 0 , 0 0 0 90 %
Mortified .....0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 90
Batteries: Bargaintown, Pagano
and Price; Mortified, Scott and Slob.
Umpire. Nj. Geo. Collins.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-02-27
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La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1915-06-18
Ell CONSUL HANNA .ASEGI Ri
OLE MONTERREY ESTi
TRiNQUH0.

LAREDO. Texas. Junio i7.-El
consul americana rn Nuevo Laredo,
Mr.. GarrrI, rrribi6 esta tardr un
mcnsaie de- su colega en- Monterrey,
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1915-06-18
LOSsTILL!STAS ACUSAN A Los
CARRANCISTAS De HlbER
RECHAzADC TRES PRO-
P0SCIONES
LAGOS CHAziRO LES HIzO UNA De ELIAS
PIDIEHDOLFS TRFINTA DIAS De
iRh!STiC!O
reIcgrana especial para Ia PEENsA

NJENN YORK. junin lila
l@.nria ir JOS yliiI>I1> III ">ia rapl-
tai pubIira ana drcIaraci6n en la
.ua aruaa a los rarranriStaS i"
rsjar pu>ridoS dr una ob>tlnari6n
inlurbrautabIn qur harr impossible
un arrr=io entire las rarrion"S con-
tendencies.
Dirrn la derIaracionrS mrncjo-
NADIA, que ru Tres fornaS disiInLaS
81 Ir> ha propur>to 4 los VlIiIstaS
Ia manrra dr ruIrar rn arrr@los y
que ,irmpre han rechazado todaS
laS propu>irionrS que - les hacen.
Solamrnlr una dr ">a> folmaS
- refirrrn rn concrete los Willis
laS Ell laS jrclaracIone$ dr que -
yirnr hahlaEd0. Consist" rr la pro-
po,iri6n lur 81 senior Lagos Clazaro
lr hiZo a Carranza de que pactaran
un armiSticio por treinta diaS para
entrar en- pldticas pacifista>. FL So
nor Lagos Chazaro hizo la antes
dicha proposition a nombre de Ia
Convention de qu" IS PreSidente
paro Carranza la rechazd de plano.
Ascguran los villistaS que de TO-
daS maneraS han demoSIrado ellOS
que So preOcupan por el bien del
pals Y que son los carrancistaS los
que. en- su ofuScamientO. Sc deSen-
tienden de todo aquello que no sea
SUI ambici6n.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1915-06-18
QUENARON CUATRO PUENTESI
EN- ESTACION LLAHO, SON.
Al SUR DE NOGALES
INNEDlATAHENTE DESPUFS SALIEROH TR0
PAS A PERSECUIR A Los IKCENDIARIOS


NO''ALf.H. NH"!ia" "dtii" IT,
Luatr" Purh''S que - "hrHThtf'h
r"rta dr Ia ESiari"n ir Liam" "rah-
d". iu"ron Iurt"aH"> p"H una par
ii"a 1' Na.'''''r'S que il'' ''''''''-
cen Il 'i''- -u''" '''' ''N '"' '''''''>-
Ne.uri"iiaFIaN. ' que "'''''l 'I ''
section. romp''niIaa rh5r' N"Eia '
QUrr"DabI.
!nmrdia'an'ii'r "'SPu"S az que -
hiN' n"iIrIa - I'll" "r'''h "' que
saii"ra una r"'"Il'I'a may '"I 'IIi''''
a pfr>'='tiF '"S '"r'''"'"''" '"> d
''"'rI'' ,"' wv o.
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,..u,, milo, ~ srr ia T., ,-arino
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1915-06-18
CARRANzA PERTENECE A Una CLASE
SOCIAL MAS ELEVADA QUE la De
CUALQUIER OTRO LEADER
POR ESA CIRCUMSTANCE, Dice UN PERODCO NEOYORKINO,
DEBE RECOHOCERLO Ell GOBIfRNO AMERICANA

En- el COnSu!adO CarranciSta de
San Antonio So recihj6 aver en- la
maHana un mensaje cuya cOpia. que
reprOducimos Ell seguida. So sirvi6
facilitarnOS el encargadO de la Off
Gina. Sr. Te6duIo r. Bcltran:
NUENA YORK. JUNO l6 1916
The New York Evening Post" uno
de los principales peri6dicOS de los
EStadOs Unidos. dice hoy cOmen-
tandO el actual estadO de cOsas en-
Mexico. que aparentemente Sc We
ahOra que Ell su reCiente nOta los
leadrS meXicanos. eI presidente VIII
son Geseaba que la SOluci6n de los
diSturbiOS meXicanOS Sc Obtuviera
por conducto del Sr. CarranZa. Ell
hecho saliente en- la actualidad, di-
ce Ell editorial de referencia, eS que
Carranza tiene la supremacia de
los negocios en- Mexico pOr 10 tan
to merece una mayor consideration
por parte del gobiern0 americana.
\ esta politica Sc ceiira en- 10 su-
secivo la Casa Blanca. sin tomar
en- consideration los deSacuerdOs
anteri0ras Que haya fenido con el
primer iefe.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1915-06-18

Varies rarra',ci>''> F'-''''.....> ..''
'l sur ''' -''- r.>'''''''S .....' ..''.. ,
49, ,.' 'fl.',.,...,,,,. n. r,. f..
f.. ...rll,.rrisiaS gur en rumpa15a
u,I grrrral Eu=rnjo A-uirrr R"na-
vIi"> - d'rL=lah a rNir P"'> '''1 '.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1915-06-18
Sc SABE QUE VAN A SER ARRES
TiD0S VARIOS CARRANCIS-
TAS En- LAREDO, TEXAS
Sc LES ACUSARA De ESTiR VIGLAHDO La
HEtI!RALIDAD De Los ESTAD0S UNIDOS


,DErh .r, T.,; - 60
ros : ri.rr,. J..I,ri ho,. ..,,o ,,,r
hos Ir los infnS Observation-Disclosures
nur :" "nrurniran "n rsta riudad
>'.'''" ''''>'"'','> ''''''" tie p"ro'
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mis- amino
Srgrm Firrro~. las mloriiadeS
van a d"Jar dc usar
'""'P'''.Iir'a> con IoS rafFaiiriStaS
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rr l,. rs,ot,. Tr,l,. on .,,,,,..,
de- paraur. lrrlutamirnto dr Solia-
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1915-06-18

CarranZa liza dcmoSiradO capaci-
dad como leader que ha sabidO traer
a Su cauSa habileS iefeS. tales como
Obre=Gn V Gonzalez. sin los cuales
como cIaramente Sc ha visto ahOra,
las victoriaS de Villa en- el NOrte so
bre las trOpas huertiStaS, no hubie-
ran SidO pOsibles. POr Otra parte.
ticnen mayor derechO que ninguno
otrO. pOr haber sido el primerO en-
levanlar el eStandarte de la revolu-
ci6n contra ell pOder uSurpadO pOr
el general Huerta y por ultimO. cl
hecho de que pertenece a una cla-
Sc social mes elevada que la de cual
quiera de los Otros leaders, 10 hace
ser el hombre mas aprop6sito para
traer una reconciliaciin entire el par
lido democratic que sigui6 Made
ro y las antiguas clases sobernantes
que deben tambi6n ser tOmadas en-
cuenta para cualquier. arreglO de-
finitivo del problema mexicano.
Una soluci6n tai del problema me
XieanO. seria de un caracter perma-
nente. 81 Carranza, que es la figura
predominante en- la actual situaci6n
una ganerosa actitud hacia
sus orositores.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1915-06-18
IT. CORRESPONSAL.
LOS NILLiSTAS ASEGURAN QUE
MONTERREY FlE ENACUADA.

Tn irlrgrama rrribido aver en
rSta ciudad por FL agrnie consular
dp In larri6n viIiSta. senior Fer
mandO l.. Padila. Que susrribe Su
rOIr"a eu la riuiad dr Laredo. Tc-
vas. SrIor Manuel Icaza. ia curn-
In dr Que la ciudad de Monterrey.
capital del E>tadO de Nuevo Leon,
fun cvacuada aver por las fuer-
HaS carranclSiaS que la ocupaban
dr<dr hacia rerca de un mes.
FL Irlc@rama que nos rcferimoS
dice 10 Siguirntc: La ciudad de
SaIIilIo estii cn podcr de las fuerzas
drSde 81 domingo
prGXimO paSadO. fecha i3 del pre-
S"nlr. La ciudad de Monterrey fut
cVacuada aver por los carranciStaS
y hoy Srr;i ocupada por nueSiras
tropaS. Las baiaIlaS SOstenidas en
las inmrdaciOnrS de- rSa plaza en-
Ire las Ir0paS rOnvencioniStaS y las
rarranriStaS. furrOn deSaStrozaS pa
III ri rnrmigo. pucS lr hcieron
=randrS haiaS nuesIras fuerZaS, las
que rn tOdaS ObtuvicrOn grandes
vict0riaS.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1915-06-18
ENTIRE los NISnOS CARRANCISTAS HAY
|lDIGNACION POR LOS F(jSILANIEN-
TOS QUE ORDENO NAFARRETE
UNO De ELLOS DLO A UN REPORTER NyESTRO QUE DEBERA
CASTGARSE A ESE JFE REVOLUCIONARIO

Y, ,.,.a, mi. u Primer .Iara dr
IA B.yoluriGn p>ti rn la imperioSa
urrcSidad dr rXlgir TN esrlareri-
mleHto ii" los heclioS. para tran
t"l''""r "' ''s ''o''''' . ''V ''''''''
l.r ~. y.r,,r,l. rn misc
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1915-06-18
Carranza esta pendente de Ia actitud del gobierno
de Washington, despues de haber recha-
zado las proposiciones de Villa

ner el reconocimiento. por el 5cual
estan luchando deSesperadamente
SuS partidarios.
Hoy Sc esper6 conocer, el teXto
de Ia reSpuesta de Cawanza a vi
LA de la cual Sc dijo aver que habia
sido confeccionada 'en Neracruz, pc
70 nj una palabra mas Sc ha sabido
Sohre el particular, asegurdndose
en- algunas fuentes que aunque la
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1915-06-18
relegrama especial para La PRENsA.

WASHINGTON. JUNO lI-En-vis-
ia de las noticiaS- que circularon
aver references a Ia negative de Ca
rranza de entrar Ell, tratos -pacifis-
tas, con Villa. -reina alguna ansiedad
por conocer el-curso que tomardn
los acontecimientoS en- 10 future Y
por yer que medidaS tOmara Ell
menciOnado Primer Jefe para ohte-
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1915-06-18
Ell CORRESPONSAL.

idea que predomina entire los cons
titucionalistaS; es Ia de no hacer
cOncesiones a Villa, es muy possible
que5no Sc lie de ningqna>respuesta a
la a-pota que este envi6.
: En- cuanto a la ocupaci6n de la
ciudad/ de Mexico por las fuerzas
de Pablo Gonzalez, tampoco Sc ha
PaSa a la Sa. Col. 2a.
The fool-killer., 1915-06-01
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The fool-killer., 1915-06-01

Thus inquireth the New York
Independent: What shall we
ask Of Germany, and what shall
we do If Germany refuses our de-
mand?' Now ain t that corker
OF a question? We should ask
Germany to salute the fag,'' Of
course. And if Germany refuses,
then we willproceed to MAKE her
salute, just like we made old
,Huerta!
The fool-killer., 1915-06-01

You see it is patriotism that causes
you to kill each other in war.
Killing is murder, and murderers
come to hell. Your preachers
have always told you that. But
the funniest thing about your
preachers is the fact that they
get "patriotic' and whoop it up
for the war just like the rest. They
urge you to go and fight for your
country, and then they pray to
God and ask Him to bless the
numbering business. The preach
ers and other good Christians"
of all the different nations are
all praying at the same time to the
same God and asking Him to help
them murder more Of the other
fellows than the other fellows can
murder of them.
Yes, my dear patriotic boys,
you are all right, and your preach
ers are all right. I just love
Christians when they work for me
like you are all doing. Stick to
your trenches. Hang onto your
guns. Keep your powder dry.
Fight for your country. Pray
God to give you the victory. Of
course you have never once
thought how ridiculous such pray
ers sound in the ears of God, and
I don't want you to think. A
soldiers business is not to think,
but to obey orders to be a willing
tool in the hands Of his military
master. 1t is a sad commentary
on the intelligence of the human
race that so many million fools
can be found who are willing to
do this, but such is the case. The
world is full Of them. But just at
this writing the war is emptying
the world and filing hell
pretty fast. If this keeps
up very long I will have
have to build a bigger hell or get
a hay-press to pack them in with.
And again l say, hurrah for Pa
triotism that legalizes murder and
runs the whole world plum raving
becussed! My next letter will
be addressed to Woodpile Wilson
and in it : will discuss the sub
ject Of "NEUTRALITY" from
the standpoint of hell and Wall
Street.
Sulphurically yours,
SATAN DEVIL