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The herald., 1917-02-15

orately framed and raised 20 position
by machinery or a large crew Of men
Plank-frame construction has stood
the test OF years of use and by author
tiles is pronounced suitable for farm
buildings of any size or nature.
In this connection are given pcrSpec-
tive view and floor plans for four build
ingS to comprise a group adequate for
the needs OF a large farm. Horse and
dairy barns are of the favored gambrcl
roof type. The other two, hog house
and corn crib, are designed To harmo-
nize with the two structures first men
toned, the whole To make n complete
group of farm buildings OF one general
type of architecture.
Reference to the floor plans VIII
show the general ARRANGEMENT of these
buildings. The COW stable provides ac-
commodatiOnS for IS cows. The barn,
of course, could be made longer or
shorter (Within reasonable limitS) as
local circumstances might warrant. In
the appointments steel StanchiouS, lit
ter carriers, fuul-air shafts. and two
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES silOs stand forth
prominently.
The horse barn provides room for the
storage of farm implements. Farm
crs have learned, to their cost, that ii
is cheaper to take care of expensive
machinery than it is To buy new equip
mcnt every third OF fourth year.
The arrangement OF the granary,
with the elevator TO carry the smaller
grains to the seCond-StOry bins, leaves
little To be desired or imagined.
Special attention is directed to the
~hOghOuse. Time was when the hog
was considered able To root for him.
self. Today Piggy, particularly Mrs.
Piggy along about family time, merits
and receives the very closest attention.
The hoghouse should have a con-
The herald., 1917-02-15
He Had Always Slept in That Bed and
He Would Not Change Now.

This worked very well as a trick;
but if that were repeated too fire.
Quently it would soon break up any
sense of Order-or, rather, the new
way might gradually replace the old
order.
That is indeed the danger in max
ing EXCEPTIONS; but we must o be
deferred by the danger. We must vary
the routine as need arises and thus
teach the children that q rule is not
something absolute, but a convenience.
We must teach them, also, to be the
masters of their habits, and not the
slaves. Children must retain as long
as possible that peculiar power of
youth-the ability to change from one
set Of habits to another. With adj
vancing years and judgment. this
means the ability to use discretion
without rejecting the benefits of reg1-
larity.
The herald., 1917-02-15
Economv.

In the thirl-class compartment of
the city train the conversation turned
on the important subject Of economy.
Various views were expressed. Then
a small man in one corner said, slow.
ly:
"A friend O. mine-leastways, 'e's
more Of an acquaintance like amt
spent a 'a'penny in five years."
Rot! What are you givin' us?"
and similar remarks greeted this state
ment.
"Fact!" said the small one, briefly.
as he Lit his pipe. But ell be a of
jail next week !"-London Tft-Bits.
The herald., 1917-02-15
Character and Reputation.

There is n broad distinction between
character and reputation, for one may
be destroyed by SANDER, while the
other can never be harmed save by it's
possessor. Reputation is In no mans
keeping. You and / cannot determine
what other men shnll think and say
about us. We can only determine
what they ought to think Of us and
say about us, and we can only do this
by acting squarely up to u own cor
victions.-Holland.
The herald., 1917-02-15
Recent Experience Has Shown Necessity
Of Universal Military Service in y. S.
! By c M. DICKINSON
Former Secretary Of War

Unless we are to throw up our hands and confess ourselves at the
mercy of other nations, W e must have compulsory military service-uni-
versal military service, if you please. The events of the last year have
demonstrated, l should think to the satisfaction of everyone, that the
present military system of the United States is failure. We cannot
depend on the National Guard or the volunteers.
Before l went into the war department / believed universal mill
tay service was a good thing; after my experience at the head of the
department 1 became convinced that it was necessary. Compulsory service
is the only solution of the problem of preparedness. 1 have not thought
out in detail what, in my judgment, would be the best plan to follow
IN placing the country on a compulsory basis, but a plan by which every
zen should be made to bear his burden of defense is necessary. Of
Phrse such a system p~resupposed training of the youth of the country.
"a sufficient training to give every abebodied male citizen education as
a soldier is required.
We certainly have had an object lesson of the failure of the National
Guard and the volunteer service as a means of defense.
The herald., 1917-02-15

She explained her hesitation by say
ing: Il did not think you would ap-
prove Of children drinking ice cream
soda" And, of course, l do not-as a
steady diet. There are no doubt many
children who consume too much Of the
colored and sweetened juices that are
sold under various fancy names. And
there is no doubt that children should
learn to quench their thirst with wa
ter. 1t is also true that If you give
them a chance they will nag and nag
until you yield the nickel or dime that
the soda water man wants. But for
oil that 1t is perfectly legitimate to
satisfy the taste for the cold and the
sweet and the favored confections-
on occasions. and in moderation.
1t Is a bad rule to indulge the soda
water habit; but it's also q bad rule TO
be absolute in our a%pprovals or disap-
prevails. We are not compelled to say
TO q child, either, You may always
have what you WISH" or, "You may
never have what yea wish" 1t Is this
always-or-never attitude. this infiexi-
bility of judgment hat antagonizes
The herald., 1917-02-15
Compulsory Health Insurance to Give
Preventive Medicine a Great Impetus
By EDMUND N. HUYcK Of Albany. N. Y.

Over five years experience with an actual working plan of health
insurance has proved to me that t il of far greater value to the working
man than compensation. This plan from the first dy has worked so
smoothly and so successfully that l believe the difficulties of admins
tration of a general plan of compulsory health insurance can be overcome
and its great benefit brought to the working men and women of the
United States in one state after another, without an undue burden on
the state, the employer II the workmen.
Each OF these three should contribute to the expense, for each will
be benefited.
Preventive medicine will receive the same impetus that was given to
accident prevention by workmen's compensation. Some state govern
ments, many employers and most workmen will favor health insurance
when they understand it, and once adopted, approval will grow as it has
toward workr ms compensation.
The herald., 1917-02-15

and %estranges the growing child and
makes us old before our time. And It
is quite unnecessary, for it is possible
to give the growing child a wholesome
routine mitigated by more and more
variety. 1t is possible for children to
learn that there are justifiable excep-
tons to the usual way of doing things.
Children love novelty so much, in
general, that they are quite eager for
everything that is out of the ordinary.
Sometimes, however, they quickly be-
come attached to the comfort of fixed
case with Alfred when his mother
wanted him to go TO sleep in n diff
ferent room n evening, as she eX-
pected company and wished him to
be farther from the noise. Alfred
stuck TO rules and traditions. He
had always slept in that bed, and he
would not change now. He was prom
iSed that he would be taken back to
his OWL bed during the night, and
would not be disturbed; but he neld
Out against the irregularity Of the
proceeding-it was an unheard Of
thing to go to sleep in one place and
wake up somewhere else. But father
called attention to the fact that peO-
pie go TO sleep in n railway car in m
city and wake up in another city many
miles away. That was interesting:
and Alfred fell into the game of play
ing that he was to take a journey
from n distant city, and was TO wake
up in his own bed in the morning.
The herald., 1917-02-15

crete floor. The brood pens should
have also, a portable wood floor to
serve TO insulate the animals from the
concrete. There is more cold in the
concrete than heat in the body of the
animal, so the animal is chilled in
stead of the floor being warmed. If
wood floors are not provided, an ex-
ira thick litter should be supplied.
The close study of the appointments
and practical values of these buildings
will place at the command Of the read
er some of the very latest and very
best ideas in farm buildings.
The herald., 1917-02-15

lived near by"
on weren't they nice birds?' asked
Nick. o
They seem TO be growing more in.
tereStns every minute said Nancy
Mr.. Hontzin was sitting on the limb
of a tree" continued DADDY. "whaO
along walked Mrs. Beautiful Bird vha
had been SO named because of no.
great beauty.
Good morning. said Mrs. Beouti.
full Bird politely.
Good morning sa!d Mr.. Hoo,,,,
calmly.
Just then Mrs. Hoatzin and IN.
Children joined Mr.. Hoatzin on tho
branch of the tree and sat looking a,
Mrs. Beautiful Bird. They looked "a,
from intelligent and they didn't seem
to notice how beautiful a bird she was
Wont you tell me something q,
your life's hiStoryT' said Mrs. Beopt,.
full Bird.
What do you want to known asked
Mr.. HOatzin.
"Well,' continued Mrs. Beautiful
Bird, I've heard it said that Won
couldn't sing
Quite true said Mr.. Hoatzin, we
can't so much as warble.'
Indeed, isn't that sad.' said NrV
Beautiful Bird very sympathetically.
81 don't see why it is sad. We
don't care whether we know how 70
sing or not. 1t makes not u particle o.
difference
And I've also heard it said that
you could hardly fly at ALL
1--WE can't. We're really hardly
Birds at all, but somehow they called
us Birds years and years ago because
they couldn't think of anything else to
call u.s.
"Just then Mr.. Hoatzin climbed to
another limb and he used his claws.
neck and wings to get along.
How Queerly you do mover said
Mrs. Beautiful Bird. You really Green
like a Snake. Did they never think Of
calling you a Shaker
"'Yes, they thought of II l believe,
but then we're not like the Snakes for
we cannot really crawl at all. Now
some of the People who were naming
our family thought we should be called
Monkeys. We have a good many Of the
habits of the Monkey family. But then
we have no sense of humor, and they
said Monkeys were funny. l cannot see
the sens Of being funny
"'Neither can L. said Mrs. Hoatzin
who looked 20 stupid than her hus.
band.
"And the little Hoatzins sitting on
the limb said, What is the point In be-
ing funnyr
land why do you live In those hOr.
rid pimpler trees with thornsT' asked
Mrs. Beautiful Bird. They look 50
very uncomfortable
"'Oh no. said Mr.. Hoatzin, they
aren't so uncomfortable as you might
think. We build our nest in one Of
these trees over some water and we
live quite happily
"'But,' said Mrs. Beautiful Bird
again. Still she was not satisfied In
The herald., 1917-02-15
bird In the Hand.

miss Norah, if it wasn't TOT IL =,
renee O'Brien that do be coOrtin' yelo
be after havin' somethin' to say 10"
mesilf tn night" If,
Its very c~onsiderate We are -,
Mulligan, but did We niver near -
prisint cmpany is always accipteo'
Boston Evening Transcript.
The herald., 1917-02-15
Wampum Beads.

Wampum beads were made from a
the one hat was used in the greatest
numbers was the ordinary hard clam
or quahog, which is found from Cape
Cod to Florida. Roger Williams,
writing Of the eastern Indians, states
that they "store up shells in summer
against winter, whereof they make
their money"
The herald., 1917-02-15

lily of Bird,
X wn S thu
iioatzin family
ION! What
horrible nam e.
said Nancy.
'po tell US abou,
'a'm,' said Nick
They are about
as peculiar "a
they can be-" sala
Daddy, and /
must tell You Of
the talk they had
The herald., 1917-02-15
Loves Redundancy.

Here's a fourteen-page letter from
Billy"
Fourteen pages, Felicia! And what
does he say?"
HE says he loves me. What did
you suppose he would say?"
The herald., 1917-02-15

ing houses, and, having taken their increasing tolls, switched their line
about, and, forming on the right, established themselves between the din
nr table and the commission merchants, and again take toll compounded
on compound, until when the food is consumed We eat not the product of
a watchful and benevolent nature but we eat all of the parsimoniOus acre.
tons of these thrifty tolEtakers streaming as they do from pantres to
prairies, from kitchens to truck farms, from dinner tables to cOrnfelds?
zoo many are busIy engaged in Complaining life instead of produc-
ing something. Too many are turning things over and demanding pay
for turning them over. Too many are adding the touch of their useless
toll to the products of the soil before they reach the consumer. The
manipulation, the hoarder, the impounder, the cold+torage cornerer-al
of these in endless variety and in infinite ways divert or dam up the
streams of supply.
The herald., 1917-02-15
Word Of Different Meanjno.

Early means N thing to the farm
er and another thing to his city neigh
Dor. When the farmer speaks of get.
ting up early he may mean four o'clock.
while when the city man says he gets
up early he may mean six or eight.
The herald., 1917-02-15
Some Names.

A Philippine secret society is named
Kataastaasan Kagalanggallang Katipu.
nan! The Kataastaasan Kagalancga-
lang Katipunan has headquarters ut
Manila. Originally 1t was called the
Kataastaasan Kagalanggalassan Katip-
unan, but for easier pronunciation it
was changed to Kataastaasan Kaga-
langgalang Katipunan.-Boston Globe.
The herald., 1917-02-15
Not Guilty.

Friend" said the irascible nan on
n trolley car, I'D rather give you this
newspaper than have you reading 1t
over my shoulder" You do me an
injustice, SIR" answered the passen-
The herald., 1917-02-15
Talks Through IL.

Yeast-Don't you think your WIZ
has a nose for newsf I
Crimsonbeak-Sure thing. VIZ"
get all the news from her tha' va"
Yonkers Statesman.
The herald., 1917-02-15
Gain Self-Mastery.

"self-mastery is gained by ltue
tories at q time, and every new ''e'%
pives us fresh strength for greater
tories in the future.
The herald., 1917-02-15
Combination the Law of Life
BY REV. JENKiN LLOYD JONES Of Chicago.

Our comfort is dependent upon the sanity and safety of the remotest
brother. No mans home is safe in the neighborhood of novels. The Inv
OF love develops early the spirit of "noblesse oblige' and in diehargipe
the obligation comes serenest Joy.
Combination is the law of life. The labor union IS justified if for no
other reason than that it completes with the more efficient combinations
Of CO PA
The herald., 1917-02-15
Her Last Eope,

Whom is Miss Oldgirl going to mar
Iy?"
"a most appropriate choice. Hes
q dealer II antiques"
The herald., 1917-02-15

ger behind him. 81 have a cramp in
my stomach that makes'me lean over
this way. I'm not trying to read the
headlines in your darned old news
paper."-Birmingham Age-Herald.
The herald., 1917-02-15

and the family haven't cared at all ou'
have sat quite still and paid absolutely
no attention.
".And why should we weep our eye
out II one Of us should get shotF
"'Why notT shrieked Mrs. beauuiu'
Bird. Haven't you any heartsr
81 presume we have for breatnins
not for behaving fOOlishly. wen
we've always been the same ana l suy
pose we always will be. So why snoa,0
we trouble ourselves about anything
They're n hopeless lot saio %s
Beautiful Bird as she few away, Uu'
they're so queer they're really in"
esting.'"
The herald., 1917-02-15

asking questions
for the HoatZin
family S e e m e d
even queerer than
she had thought.
"'Y G s, W h a I
e you going to
say?' said Mr..
HOatzin.
81 have heard
that your family
were very hard
hearted. S o m e.
times n of your
kind has been sit
ting along side,
and has been shot
d o w to b e
ground with q
great cruel gun,
The herald., 1917-02-15

game Blind Cow" and Mouse In the
Dark" Italians call 1t Blind Fly"
while Norwegians give it the name Of
Blind Thief" and 1.-The Poles"
We add the Buff" because of the
light blows usually given to the blind
man by the other players.
The herald., 1917-02-15
Too Many Taking Toll From Products
Of Soil Before They Reach Consumer
py MARTIN W. LITTLETON

How did i all come about that everything is ten
times higher than its real value, when nature is faith
fully working in our behalf, with her miracle OF sun
and rain mingled with the fecundity of sod and soil,
~skillfully combining all their marvellous processes for
our happiness and contentment? How did 1T all come
about that the toll-takers line up between the stalk IN
the field and the cold-stOrage warehouses; line up
between the potatoes in the soil and the commission
merchants; line up between the grain fields and the
elevators: line I'D between the noble herds and the pack
The herald., 1917-02-15
Make Opportunity.

Don't wait fer your oppor'
make it.-Orison SWEET Marden
The herald., 1917-02-15
DADDY'S EVENING
1EAIRY TlALEp
kNARY GRAHAM BONNED
HOATZIN FAMILY.

mot long ago. said Daddy, "r .
country far away there lived n e.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-03-23
FORMER EMPEROR NICHOLAS
LEAVES CAPITAL WITH ASSo-
GATES FOR HIS ESTATE.
Prof. MiIukoff, New Leader, Assumes
Duties-Confers With Diplomats
of Other Nations.
Petrograd, via london.-NichoIas Ro-
manoff, as the former Emperor now is
designated, has left with his staff for
his personal estates at Livadia, on the
south coast of the Crimea.

Petrograd, via London-With the
final cementing of the elements con-
cerned in the construction of the new
government upon the ruins of the old,
the new Cabinet Ministers, relieved of
the heavy grind of the endless confer
ences of the last few days, in which
they suffered many anxious hours,
have assumed the posts to which they
were assigned. Prof. Paul N. Milukoff
at the foreign Office received the diplo-
matte representatives of the Entente
allies, after which he entered upon a
long cabinet conference.
One of the first acts of the minister
was to send a series of cable messages
to the Russian diplomats abroad to
the effect that Russia was united in the
desire to fight out the war with the
allies, the determination to continue
the conflict until the victory is achiev-
ed being stronger than ever.
The armies in the field have advised
that the abdication of the Emperor has
been enthusiastically acquiesced in, &C,
cording to foreign office official. Tel
egrams from virtually all the com
manders have been received, assuring
the support of the government guar
anteed in advance by General Michael
Alexief, CHEF of staff.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-03-23
Prominent Chinese Woman.

Princess der Ling, a brilliant Chi
nese nOblewOman and a lady in wtit-
ing to the late dOwager empress, is at
present on o visit TO the United States
devoted chiefly to the study of Ameri-
can social and educational customs
The princess has been a pioneer in the
advancement of woman in the ancient
and traditiOn-bOund country of her
birth. and is an author. She has writ
ten, in a book entitled Two Years in
the Forbidden City" valuable impress
siOns of Chinese imperial life, so DIFF
ficult of access for common mOrtals in
the old days of the empire. She was
educated in Paris while her father was
Chinese minister to France, and has
all the culture of the western woman,
in addition TO the daintiness and pic
turesqueneSs of the eastern.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-03-23
MANY BELGIANS STARVING
According to Messages From Railroad
Men-Germans Not Deliver
ing Packages.

Havre.-The Belgian government
continues to receive information con-
corning the fate of Belgian railroad
employees.
According to postal cards sent by
these men, and which are in the pos
session of the Belgian government,
they are in real distress, some Of them
begging that necessities be expedited,
as they are starving.
Parcel post packages, such as are
sent to prisoners of war, have been
forwarded, chiefly to the prisoners
camp at Guben, but the Germans are
said to have refused to deliver them.
The Germans are charged with hav-
ing refused to put these men in the
category of military prisoners or in
that of interned civilians, to whom the
German regulations permit the send
ing of parcels. 1t is reported that the
Belgian railroad men still refuse to
work for the Germans.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-03-23
THIRTY.FlVE BROUGHT DOWN
French Captain Mentioned For De-
struction of German Craft-Ber-
lin Announces Progress.

Paris.-Capt. Guynemer, famous
French aviator, has just brought down
his thirty-ffth airplane, the following
official account of aerial activities be-
ing issued:
Capt. Guynemer brought down his
thirty-ffth enemy machine and Capt.
DoUlner his sixth. The other enemy
machines, attacked by our pilots, fell
% the earth, one north of Derny-en-
Laonnois, the other east of Roye. Ac-
cording to information which is at
hand, in addition to the nine German
airplanes which we report had been
brought down by us on March 16, a
tenth fell near Chavonne."
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-03-23

the diplomatic break with Germany
as leading to a state of armed neutral
ity have now been fulfilled. The covert
act" described by him then has actual
ly come; if in fact it had not been
committed when the President went
before Congress again. Since then he
has established state of armed neu-
trality without the specific authority
of Congress.
Official reports were received from
Consul Frost, at Queenstown, and Con-
sui General Skinner, at London, tell
ing of the sinking of the City of Men,
phis, the Vigilancia and the Illinois.
These dispatches confirmed press re-
ports, but added few details.
International lawyers and constitu-
tional experts here showed no hest
fancy in saying that President Wilson
has full authority to interpret this as
an act of war, and announce that this
country considers that an actual state
of war exists by reason of Germany's
fragrant assault on American shipping.
Such action would be subject to the
approval of Congress.
Despite the unwarned sinking of the
big passenger liners like the Califor-
mia and the Laconia. the jeopardizing
of Americans on nearly a score of 9th
er vessels, and the sinking of three
other American ships-the Housatonic,
the Lyman NJ. Law and the Algonquin
some officials, inspired by the Presi-
dents announced reluctance to believe
that Germany would carry through
( her threat, have chung desperately to
the hope that some slight respect for
international law might still be shown.
! German sea warfare may fairly be
| stated, however, to have surpassed
even the most pessimistic forecasts
here. That she actually means to
send every vessel to the bottom that
dares to venture within her forbidden
zones is now accepted as fact. Neu-
trail, passenger and Belgian, relief ap.
pear to be all in the same category.