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The herald., 1917-03-29
Patriotism to Nation What Soul Is to
Man-WithoutltC Come Decay and Death
By S. STANWOOD MENKEN
President Of National Security League

g soul is to man-whout it there
be nothing but decay and death.
Throughout the world today, and especially sister republic
France of the spirit nationality unses
devotion duty readiness sacrifice all for ideal and that
far important mankind than the havoc and destruction of
This renaissance of patriotism strange contrast to the wOeu n
ference which, unfortunately, exists among large portion of
people And always The fires of
burned brighter than the early days of this republic when fore
fathers oved their ountrys good with tender,
holy and profound than their own lives
But will that that is the spirit of the American people
today We be the most intensely maast of nations and
souls shrink from sacrifice from peence Luled into false
of security have waxed fat this worlds goods and
nothing but to be allowed to enjoy wealth and comfort
Dragged by prosperity and pacfs national of honor
buned and than this large proportion of
population of foreign birth descent that longer have
spirit Not less than onehrd of total population allen
has changed from alien allegiance within generation.
What the National Security league trying to do just this We
bring home and the United States the
patriotism condition of national permanence We
going knde the fires of patriotism Of this
land We going awaken the people of their obi
each other and the country going develop spirit
for the good and
do best get the American people of their free will to think
along national lines in terms of organization.
The herald., 1917-03-29
Serious Problems to Grow Out of Law
Setting Literary Test for Immigrants
By AMADEO P. ClANNINl
Preadeni Of Bank Of Italy. San Francisco. Cal.

going against very problem this country
following the that has passed the veto of the pres
immigration bill barring all foreigners who qualify under
the literacy test.
with the president and his predecessors opposing the
lteracy for because convinced work
tremendous injury the In the first place. the American
citizen, accustomed good good food and good
time He has been doing the hard work of development this
country That has been done by the immigrants from Europe and
great majority of these immigrants could not have passed the lit
eray test had been required When it understood that not
than of the of this has been developed and that
in the years develop much greater the question
of who is do the work that be considered seriously
has been proved think that very large percentage the mm
giants who have this erae have made the best
Of citizens They have raised large families and their children who
American citizens the best people here 1t has been
often said and convinced of the truth of the
dangerous those who educated The eae
here build his future He is honest
trous and becomes good loyal American most We must ob
crate all hyphens this Every citizen must be American
thought and sympathy.
The herald., 1917-03-29
"Lono on Short WHISTLE"

Ask each one of company Of fifty
people to rise separately and remain
standing for one minute. There will
be so different records, varying from
10 to 60 seconds. Ask 10 wOrkmen
each to bring you short and a long
board, md you will get 20 different
lengths of board. These illustrations
are used by railway man to empha-
size the necessity of q mechanical de-
vice to eliminate the element of uncer-
tainty as 10 what constitutes long"
or short" whistle by locomotive.
1t is not right, he says, to trust the
safety of a trainload Of passengers TO
a guess upon a guess.
The herald., 1917-03-29

childS activity until he has acquired
Il new skill, but that after the skill is
acquired we must supply a new mo-
tive for applying il. Under the dis
cipline' system the corresponding dan
ger is that after the child has learned
to do something-under cOmpulsiOn-
he will evade the doing whenever the
pressure is relieved. Whichever sys-
Iem is followed, ii is necessary at last
10 find internal motives for conduct,
and this does not appear TO be more
difficult where the interest is made
10 play its part.
On the other hand where the child's
interests bear their share of the bur
den of training. we avoid certain
hardness or sOurness and we strength
en- the bonds of sympathy between our
children and ourselves.
The herald., 1917-03-29
Tho design illustrated is a combined

The design illustrated is combined
COW, horse, calf and storage barn. 1t
is laid out in the form of cross, this
design having several distinct advan-
tages.
In the first place, it is convenience
to the farmer to have much Of his
work consolidated within the walls OF
a single building. However. the dairy
regulations of several states do not
permit mich cows TO be stabbed in
the same rooms with horses or young
stock where the litter Is not removed
every day. Avoiding this difficulty we
come TO this crOsS-Shaped floor plan;
for il gives us truly thrce-in-one
stable arrangement. The horses and
young stock are entirely shut away
from the dairy stable.
But aside from all other considern-
tons, the strongest recommendation
that this design has IS its good looks.
Viewed from any angle, it is dis
misunderstanding building. Farmers are
coming 10 appreciate this matter of
good looks. They know that a barn
can be designed TO look right and yet
not take II single board foot more OF
lumber or an extra sack of cement to
build il.
In construction this building follows
the popular plank frame style; which
makes use of nothing heavier than two
inch stuff-stOck size material regular
ly carried by and easily obtainable at
any lumber yard. Where strength Is
needed, as in the truSses, several
planks are spiked together, and con-
nections are securely bOlted with one
half-inch carriage bolts.
The gambrel roof proportions chosen
give O graceful outline 10 the barn,
at the same time providing a huge
NOV for the hay and other storage.
The capacity of the big NOV is ITO
tons. Besides this, 10 tons of hay can
be stored in each wing over the horses
and loose stock. There Is covered
passageway across the center, by which
every part of the NOW can be reached,
even when the main section is filed
up to the peak. Two 100-bushel grain
The herald., 1917-03-29
TRAINING TODAYS
| BOYS AND GIRLS
Interest Versus Discipline as Mo-
tive for Effort.
NEW PHASES OF OLD PROBLEM
IN Order to Get a Task Well Done u
Is Not Necessary to Make All
Orudrery for the Child
Appeal 70 His Interest.
sy sIDoNIE NJ. GRUENeERG.

= NE was about In leave for a sum-
~ mCr in the country his teacher in
formed eight-yCar-Oli Leonard that he
had been promoted. and told him that
he would not have to study during his
vacation. Leonard was happy and so
was his mother, for she did dread the
thought Of having a child make up
school work when he should he play
ing But toward the end Of the VaCa-
tiOn there was an occasion for writing
Il lctter-grandfather was To have
hirthday-and Leonard exhausted his
ingenuity and his mothers patience
finding excuses and delays. When he
did at last sit down to write the letter
The mother was both Chagrined and
worried The child Squirmed about in
his seat, showing great discomfort.
He made many false motions, omitted
letters from common words Che was
an unusually good spellcr) and omit
ted strokes for many letters. The
mother was assigned To send off the
letter: and she was afraid that the
hoy would be denoted after returning
20 school. She therefore resolved to
use the remaining days Of the vaca-
tion for retrieving the lost art, and
planned a daily exercise in writing.
There was resolution, so the plan
was carried Out-but IL was torture
10 both mother and child. This lasted
for several days, and the progress
made was far from encouraging. But
one afternoon Leonard and some of
his young friends We're playing "auc-
ton" on the porch. having witnessed
a real auction of household effects
day or two earlier. Leonard was the
clerk, and made record Of all the
sales, writing the names of the pur-
chasers, the articles and the prices.
When the mother saw the list she
found it hard to realize that it had
ben made by the same child that Suf-
fered such agOnies over his writing.
The work was neat, the names were
all spelled correctly. and there was no
sign Of effort or discomfort.
This observation made the mother
suspect that this child could be led
faster than he could be driven, and
she looked about for motives" 10
make writing interesting. She got him
To write out items when she sent him
on an errand, she asked him TO help
The herald., 1917-03-29
WHERE THE LABORER IS KING
Already in Australia Building Trades
Have a Working Week of
Forty-Four Hours.

The day laborer, as opposed to the
employer and to other workers, is king
IN Australia. The unions, through the
labor party, practically control the ex-
ecutive, legislative and judicial ma
chinery oc :he cities, the states and the
commonwealth.
Forty-eight hours is the recognized
maximum for a weeks work; but In
certain occupations A; AZ, 40 and even
SO hours are considered full time, the
National Geographic Magazine OBJ
serves. Some Of the larger building
trades have a 44hour week, and It is
probable that this figure will become
the recognized standard Of all labor. OF
the -four sacred rights" Is the original
slogan, Eight hours work, eight hours
play, eight hours rest and eight bob a
day." only the portion relating to rest
has been retained.
1t Is interesting to note the definition
Of living wage as formulated by the
court Of industrial arbitration of New
The herald., 1917-03-29
"Run, Rum" Said Mr.. Mink.

she whispered into Mr.. Mlnk's ear, for
she didn't want to be overheard, Some
times she continued, there are Others
who admire the fur Of the Mink fam
lily. And they admire II so much tha!
they want to wear II In fur pieces ano
muffs. Imagine such q thing! lean!
understand 1t!
81 suppose said Mr.. Mink, 1t keeps
them warm as II does US. Fur is suca
warm kind of clothing
land our fur is SO beautiful, sale
Mrs. Mink.
"'Oh, look at those beautiful BROW
Mink creatures over there came froD
O voice. we must get them. Al
we'll sell their fur and be RICH !.
"'Oh,' sQuealed Mrs. Mink, how Co"
Wen be without our fur
More than cold, my dear said u.
Mink, for we wouldn't be alive 81 aiA
They'd kill u.s.
"'Horrors,' sQuealed Mrs. NILE
They'd kill us and rob US Oh Ou'
FUR
run. run said Mr.. Mink. AND OIL
they scampercd, leaving several VOICE
scolding behind.
".Safe, SAFE, painted Mr.. Mink "
last. ~
but this isn't our home SAID ME
Mink. =,
"'NO. wen haze to have new JUG
said Mr. Mink. They might rap '.
In the old one. It's well to run "
risks A.,
"IIow careful you are said ME
Mink. But after oil suppose II In'!
were smart enough TO eaten Us 'DS
should get our fur to keep them "S'D
as their reward. :, u.s
"Well.' squealed Mr.. MlnR'
TO talk that way when they didn' cav
u.s. ,
$50 do l. said Mrs. Mink, anu W.
here IS a little meal to make u' ~.
better. ! grabbed 1t before We ' a..
"We'rc warm, safe and have -.
food said Mr.. Mink. were lu, ~
that's what we are. Lucky, LUCE"
kept repeating. 90 unk
"Indeed we are squealed MIS-
happily"
The herald., 1917-03-29
Safeguarding Waterman.

After completing It's factory an Ala
media firm hired a nightwatchman.
Soon, however, the manager formed his
own suspicious that he was doing more
sleeping than watching at night. So
he put in couple Of time clocks, one
at each end of the building, to be
punched by the Waterman every half
hour. whats these here clocks forT'
demanded the Waterman when he
found them installed when he came to
work "What sense is there in fussin'
around and punchin' these here
thingsi" 1T Is a measure of human
ity," explained the manager suavely.
1--WE don't want you to be burned up
if the building should catch fire while
you were asleep"
The herald., 1917-03-29

the highway, especially when they must
be placed on the leeward side of the
road during the dusty months of the
year. This distance varies from 200
feet to q quarter Of mile, depending
upon the topography and the amount
the highway is used.
There are just as many troublesome
elements entering when arranging the
outbuildings with respect to each as
there are to locating them with respect
TO the house. 1t is not desirable to
drive the stock from the barns to the
highway past the house, neither Is 1t
conducive to cleanliness to haul hay
and straw over such q route. This
necessitates q front and back drive,
one past the house, the other directly
TO the barn.
Animals enjoy fresh air and SUM-
shine, yet they must be protected
from the storms. All barns and sheds
should be on the north and west of the
yards and all yards should be open
TO the south.
Many farmers are inclined to locate
and arrange their buildings with re-
spect to the well. This should not be
done when sanitation, warmth and con-
venience must be sacrificed. Water
will flow through pipes, and it Is easy
to force IL through. 1t is not easy to
take care of barnyard located down
in hollow or on the north side of a
hill or way out In field where it is
inconvenient to get to II.
Convenience is not the only thing to
be considered In the planning and ar
ranging of buildings. They must be
planned for beauty and designed and
constructed so that the owner will de-
sire-because Of the pride he takes
in them-to keep them and their sur
roundings neat and clean.
The herald., 1917-03-29
Hint for Exporters to Tropics.

In shipping to the tropics the wise
practice of using tin containers for
dried fruits, candies, crackers, ETC.,
has been generally adopted by Ameri-
can manufacturers and exporters, but
many firms so solder the cover that its
removal means the practical destruc-
ton Of the containsr. Because Of their
usefulness as receptacles in which to
store articles to protect them from
ants and other vermin these contain
ers are much In demand IL so sealed
that they may be. opened without de-
stroying them. This is done by com.
petitors from other countries and BY
some American exporting firms. By
lightly soldering around the edge of
the lid a narrow piece Of tin that can
be stripped off the same security is
obtained and the prospective value of
the container Is preserved.
The herald., 1917-03-29
South Wales In 1914:

South Wales in 1914:
1.-THE living wage is standardized as
the wage which will do neither more
nor less than enable q worker of the
class TO which the lowest wage award
ed to maintain himself, his wife and
two children-the average dependent
family-in house of three rooms and
a kitchen, with food, plain and mex
pensive, but quite sufficient in guam
tity and quality to maintain health and
efficiency, and with an allowance for
the following other expenses: Fuel,
clothes, boots, furniture, utensils, rates,
life Insurance, savings, accident or
benefit societies, loss of employment,
union pay, books and newspapers, train
and tram fares, sewing machine,
mangle, school requisites, amusements
and holiday intoxicating liquors, to-
bacco, sickness and death, domestic
help. unusual contingencies, religion or
charity.
The herald., 1917-03-29

her record purchases at the store, and
when 1t came time TO pack up for re-
turning TO the city she had him list the
drugs and toys and clothes that were
to be left In the country. In oil of this
writing there was marked improve
ment, there was no irritation, and
there was considerable practice MAX
ing for fluency.
The incident emphasizes the conflict
raging among psychologists and edu-
Gators, between those who espouse the
principle of discipline" and those who
advocate the idea of interest" So
many of us have feeling that there
is danger in sugGr-coating the bitter
pills which child must swallow.
This is akin to the feeling that what
we naturally like to do. or what comes
easy, must be something wrong, and
that there is inherent virtue in doing
what is difficult. 1t Is obvious that a
child should learn TO do the hard, dis
agreeable task, just because 1t has to
be done. In later life we must do
many things that are not interesting,
we must do them because circum-
stances compel the doing. Should not
the child therefore be trained to meet
difficulties as matter of course?
In order to get task well done II
need not all be drudgery. If there is
interest at the start, and satisfaction
of some kind at the finish, the child
will learn soon enough to put up with
n great deal of effort and drudgery In
The herald., 1917-03-29

overcoming obstacles. Whether Il is
learning To sew, or making a wagon.
the child will make tn" most rapid
progress and produce the best results
in proportion as there j. motive that
appeals 70 the taste ur ambition or Do
src> of the child. III other words. the
work will be effective according 70 the
Interest that the child can maintain
during its progress.
We all realize the value Of Conccn-
tratiou and application on the part ~
the child. The real issue seems 10 be
this: Should application and effort
be obtained through fear. or compul-
sion. or should they be obtained
through stimulation of real concern
of the child for the results Of tho task,
or an interest in the process:
Those who fear training Il child
through appeals To IN" interest ar"
very much like people who think
II is necessary for child 10 have"
measles and other "childrru'S diseases
in order 10 attain state Of health.
II Is true IDlj SURVIVING lI'dNI'~ bui
smallpox viii make one immune 10
these diseases. But II is hardly wise
10 expose every child To these diseases
for thar reason. In the first place, i'm
munity i not necessary. Whor" We can
make sure of preventing Infection.
Bur resistance u disease may be OBJ
tanned more pleasantly ana Just rs cf-
fectively by proper care for the nu-
triton and breathing and cleanliness
of the body. The same principles
would seem To apply 10 the normal
health of the child.
There is no doubt that many a child
is "Spoiled' by being panpered. We
make a game Of dressing or of eating,
or Of putting things in order, or Of
writing. There is the danger that
when the child is older he will fail to
do these things, because the depend
cnce upon the game is too strong.
This means that we may leCitimatoly
use the game as motive for the
The herald., 1917-03-29

There are several important cOndi-
tons which every farmer should OBJ
serve in planning the arrangement Of
his buildings. By a careful consid-
Grafton of these conditions II is often
possible to save q surprising amount
Of time and effort in the daily routine
OF farm work. The location of the
barns with respect TO the house is one
of the first things to consider.
The farmers family always desires
to have the house close to the high
way. The passing vehicles break up
the monOtony surrounding their Ia
bOrs. But with the advent of the au-
tomohile and IT'S trail of dust. farm
homes must now be moved back from
The herald., 1917-03-29
~ DA I:
81 FAIRY TALL
Us 8 hAQY GAHANBONNtR
Mr.. AND MRS. MINK

Mr.. and Mrs. Mink" so,,
"do not 20 To sleep in the wInto, add Ui
Ike III" cold, AMI their brown 1a'y
looks very handsome ana If l,oo,I iu'
quite. quite warm - nea
"You know Mr.. ana Mrs Mini,
rather long, thin bodies. ond "A la'e
bushy tails. wv long
"Good-moruing. my dear, so,s =,
Mink 10 his wife. 'u H.
Good morning. my love, s0,,,
Mink, In her Squrailng voice tbo, D NJ
Mink thought SO lovely. Perbons a.
reason he thought il was spch - tae
sounding voice was because b,s ulVe
Just like IT, $40 was
And what are your plans 70.
day asked Mrs. Mink. vi 10
~ thought III 20 a-huntinC for to.,
Would that suit youT "'
Would You like me 70 .
asked Mrs Mink, sQuealing as :, su'
were about To die any momen, GU SSs
WAS really feeling particularly v rIs
and Mr.. Mink knew 1t. Her v 1.t
sounded cheerful TO his Mink ears wv
Indeed ! would said Mr. NJ,
You are a very good gatherer of foOS
and goodies ~"
Thank you, thank you,' said NJ,
Mink. We'll, let's be Of
They started on their trim o.,
found many things to eat. Son.
times they stopped TO emf oD,
sometimes they hid what they b,s
found and said, on our way homs
we will stop for these things and hay.
a Store-room of our own
ut was Mrs. Mink who suggested
that, and Of course Mr.. Mink though
she was finer than ever.
"lou always think so far ahead,
said Mr. Mink.
Perhaps said Mrs. Mink, 1t lshA
cause | can think of breakfast even
after I've just finished an excellent din.
ner. It's a good way to be. Ther
are so many poor unfortunate Pc.
pie and Animals who can't beor n
think of another meal when they'ys
just finished one.
True. true said Mr.. Mink.
"low often l have heard an AMI
nal say, I've had all | want TO eat
for ages Then when breakfast time
comes he was hungry and had nothing
saved
"'Gou are very wise said Mr.. Mink
admiringly. And how well your fur
looks this year
$50 does yours, my dear said Mrs
Mink. But l would always be quite
satisfied If you were the only one to
admire my fur. For sometimes and
Mrs. Mink's squeal was very low as
The herald., 1917-03-29

bins are provided. These have hopper
bottom, delivering grain to the feed
ing alleys close by the doors into horse
barn and calf barn.
Hay can be put in at each of the
four ends. The several hay chutes are
conveniently located. This haymow
is easily locked up for the night, in
spite of its size. There is one way
up. and that is through one Of the
si!o feed rooms, which has two doors
easily locked.
The herald., 1917-03-29
Mechanical Auctioneer.

An electrical anRunciator device, op-
Grated by push buttons on chairs
throughout hall. is working success
fully in Holland to auction eggs with.
out the usual noise and confusion OF
such sales.
The herald., 1917-03-29
Their Proper Location Will Mean
a Great Saving of Time in
the Daily Labor.
DESIGN SHOWS IDEAL BARN
Admirably Laid Out for Its Purpose,
and Attractive in Appearance
Ample Now Room Provided
for Hay and Other Storage,
With Large Grain Bins.
BY WILLIAM A. RApEoRp.

Mr. William A Radford will answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining to the
subject Of building work on the farm, for
the readers of this paper. On account of
his wide experience as Editor, Author and
Manufacturer. he is. without doubt. the
highest authority on all these subjects.
Address all inquiries 10 William a. Rad
ford, No. 1871 Prairie avenue, Chicago,
Ill, and only inclose two-cent stamp for
reply.
The herald., 1917-03-29
Death Penalty Relic of Barbarism.
BY WALTER r. HAvIIAND.

Capital punishment relic of barbarsm There crimes
than murdecrmes which have deadly effect socybut
do not punish them with DEATH Punishment ought restitution
and compensation for the injured The death penalty achieves ne
the of these things There 10000 murders committed annually
this country Out of that number 200 convicted and only 100
cued Jues fear cumsanta evidence but they
do not hesitate convict when life Imprisonment the penalty
The herald., 1917-03-29
Cleans Coral Beads.

To clean coral beads, dissolve a tea
spoon of bOrax in a pint of warn
water. Dip the coral In, and when
clean pass through tepid water. Dry
by rolling In soft towel
The herald., 1917-03-29
p.,..r of First Impressions.

In spite of the fact that SIG rouur
often been corrected our faIr 'V ~.,.
friend Chlorinda still calls II '"'
rial nost-New Orleans State.
The herald., 1917-03-29
Chinese Proverb,

Think of your own faults the first
part Of the night when you are awake,
and of the faults of others the latter
part of the night when you are asleep.
The herald., 1917-03-29
WjIIie's Idea.

"The baby cries a lot over at wv
house. Willie 49, hls
"Yes'm. l guess he's hatcinHs
teeth"
The herald., 1917-03-29
Stop a Bad Habit.

II takes more strength to stop
habit than II takes TO start IT,
The herald., 1917-03-29
o,.i-is.ie Thought.

He is above his enemies tna' ''
their injuries.