South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-22

You sons Of rest and easy street,
Co buy a spade and hoe,
And bend your backs agardening
And watch your efforts grow.
Co till the soil and help us poor
Unable 10 provide
To Miami club house wend your way
And pocket your cheap pride.
And when your crops are ready
Just call us Ger the phone
Wen tell you where 10 dump them
In the cellar Of our home.
Mishawaka has given up scores Of
acres for the cultivation of food
stuffs, but the problem bothering the
people is where to make the raise
20 buy the seed potatoes. Accord
ing 10 the city hall folks the finances
OF the burg are in most excellent
shape. i'm fact the war chest is bulg-
ing with bonds and greenbacks. A
popular election stunt would be for
the mayor 20 let loose of say $500
10 buy seeds for distribution among
the deserving democrats of the city.
bloomington civic fathers have
taken S7eO from the city treasury.
and surely Mishawaka can do as well
as that town. We respectively sub
NIT the proposition to our mayor
who is always on the qui vive for
original suggestions.
The Canadians put lot of vim
into that Vimy Ridge charge.
A Wyatt subscriber asks us why
does ham which retails in Chicago
at 26 cents a pound bring 80 cents a
pound i'm Mishawaka p" We suppose
some Of our local retail merchants
need money more than the Chicago
retailers need it.
Education is making rapid strides
in Arkansas. Quite a number of the
country newspapers there are using
the "po" in front of "taters."
Ike Roy, our assessor, notifies us
that our tax sheet must be in his
hands by tomorrow. We accept the
last day. taking a rightful chance
that the world may come to an end
before then and avert the agony.
Hugh Tuck and Gladys r. de
Honey have married in Kansas City.
We trust the fortunate husband will
always believe Gladys r. de Honey
regardless Of the change matrimOny
has made in the lady's name.
The boys are getting married in
a bargain counter rush. But I'd
hate to nave to wed one of that
brand. I'd blush for him till life's
sunset found me, if l knew he'd
married me 10 keep from the line of
courage where the brave boys want
TO be. I am sorry for the girl who
ties up 10 that sort of jay. who puts
petticoats between him and the
chance Of an ARRAY. l could not be-
lieve he loved me for myself alone
at all if he made me an excuse to
disregard his country's call All the
years that we were married my
heart would be filled with doubt.
would doubt his trueness TO me every
time that he was out in the world
away from home. for I could not be-
lieve that he who was so untrue to
country could be always true To me.
When our children grew about us
and they asked and lOnged TO know
how their father loved their mother
in the misty long ago. I should turn
from them in shame and then at last
I'd have 10 say that I knew not if he
loved me in the misty far away. for
although he'd said he loved me il
might not be true at all. for he'd
wed me in those far days TO escape
his country's call Then I'd see the
little girls whom I loved since they
were born turn their backs upon
their father with their eyes aorim
with scorn. and ia see my manly
boys look az us and then turn
around and go from us looking as
if they'd received a deadly wound
40. I would not wed Stacker how
soever he should plead, I would
never stand between a grown man
and his country's need. If he want
ed an excuse 10 stay away from
war. by heck. ] would take a piece
OF scautlinS and I'd break his leg
and neck lie would get excuses
plenty if he came with whines for
me 10 wed him to keep him from
the front where he had ought 10 be.
We feel conscious OF a more glor-
/ ious exaltation today. of purer and
nobler patriotism. of a lifting spirit
+ of Instrumentation We had our
I first mess Of Otto Lane's Klinger
7 lake bluegills last night.
That German demonstration which
was 10 have been given ny the leu
tonic classes of the high school i'm
Andy Caruesie's library "Wednesday
night didn't take place as advertised.
and we pride ourselves on having
been the means of preventing il.
Seems TO ms that somebody down
there ought 20 have a wet towel put
on its head
Hoe. every one that hungereth.
A Michigan republican says he
hates democrats SO bad that il pains
him 10 stand by a democrat presi-
dent even in war time but he will
do ~ That man is so vicious We