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The Colorado statesman., 1918-12-28

dren" by KhoNltOn. published by NH
ton. Bradley company. Springfield
Mass, for 81. and there are lovely
collections by Eleanor Smith and Jes
sic Gaynor.
Any mother who has had the regu'
lation music lessons can play simple
songs and can learn to guide her chill
dren into n singing life.
Teach the children TO listen to
birds and to remember their calls.
There is book of bird-culls ~ Olds
which is very good. Its title Is 'Twen
ty-five Bird Songs for Children and
it is published d by G. Schirmer, New
York, for S1.25.
Sing, Come and be washed in
stead of saying 1t. Here is little
tune spontaneously sung by child
of six: Something ever. ever, sings
The little child was right, bur tho
trouble is, most of us do not listen.
Ask your question in song, mother,
and soon you will be answered by II
cheerful singing reply.
Baby, where are you?' sung on
n simple ascending scale will soon
bring musical reply from hidden
child of Il am hiding H. re-"
Play softly, sing gen. y and listen.
Teach to Follow Tune.
During the day take some familiar
tune and swing the rhythm with the
arms. Let the children step 1t, find
ing out where the slow and quick steps
come .Afterward, have them draw
lines on the blackboard to show this
duration. thus: -.
Let them find in which direction the
tune goes, up or down, and make pic
lures of it either denotins the direc-
ton with sweep of the hands or
drawing II sweeping line on the black
board.
Singing, swinging. stepping and maxi
ing pitch and duration pictures, the
children live in music as fish in water
or birds in the air.
II there are quarrels and tears, play
something pretty and think the word
Harmony. See how this Gains the at
mosphere. The mother l speak Of
controlled her children almost entire
ly through the power of constructive
thought and music. They easily yield
ed to the word Peace sung gently
over and over.
Mothers, if they only knew it, have
the making of a new world of love in
their keeping, and music is Il torch to
light them on the way.
To mother who does not know
any music, l say, if you can, get some
one to come for an hour every day
to sing with your children at twilight.
See to it that the words of the songs
are constructive and beautiful and
learn 10 sing little yourself. Every
one can sing little.
Join the community chorus and II
there isn't one, start one.
"A singing army is winning army"
A singing family is a spiritually grow
ing family and music the linF that
: brings heaven to earth.
The Colorado statesman., 1918-12-28

One morning a few months ago j
was passing the playroom, my small
daughters domain. and stopped TO
glance in. but finding her absent l did
not linger. However, an impression of
the room did linge-, and it finally grew
TO sufficient proportions to demand my
conscious thought.
What was there about the charming,
sunny room with its Mother Goose
freze and carefully chosen toys that
vaguely troubled me? 1t was too or
derly. That was it, orderly in the
sense of being unused.
l paused and reflected how little
time Ruth really spent in the play
room she was always somewhere else.
Where was she, in fact, at that partic-
ular moment? Brief search discov-
cred her vigorously sweeping the back
porch where some drifting leaves had
collected.
"Why is it?", 1 said to myself as l
poured the boiling water into the dish
pan and swashed the soap-shaker up
and down absent-mindedly why is
it that she prefers sweeping the back
porch to playing with her dolls house?
Why does she hang about the kitchen
watching me cook instead of using that
fascinating dolls stove of hers?"
Children Anxious to Help.
at is because she Graves the actual
and real experience, suspect"
Before l knew it had brought my
small cutting table, low enough for
Ruth to reach, placed it beside the
sink, covered it with a heavy towel
and put the drain basket thereupon.
Then calling to her 1 pointed to the
dishtowels hanging in a crisply folded
row and said: Would you like to wipe
the dishes for me after this?"
Perhaps you do not think six-year-
old help very competent, but l assure
you that mine has broken but one
saucer in over half year, and that
the glasses and silver are not only
wiped until they shine as brightly as
the crystal and silver of the proven
bal fairy palace, but that by the time
have hung my towels to dry, the last
dish has been put safely away, by a
little girl who must use the kitchen
stoo;. deftly unanswered, as n means
to reach high shelves. Nor has the
task ever become irksome. Indeed
there has been only n demand for fur
ther duties. so that busting, putting
away laundry, making her crib, and
greatest of all delights, cooking the
cereal and apple sauce for her own
und little brothers supper, have been
added to the list.
Value of Comradeship.
And so the little duties grow and
best of all so grows Ruth. She is find
ing her dimihutive place in society and
feeling herself a potent member of the
family group. Through actual partic-
lpation in the responsibilities of her
home she IN gaining the power to ad-
lust herself to life as she finds 1t,
The Colorado statesman., 1918-12-28

Melted ice cream may also be used
in the same way for cakes. cookies or
in custard pie.
Delicious pudding sauces may be
prepared from the juice from canned
fruit Thicken with n little flour, add
a bit of butter. and serve hot.
Cold, cooked mutton may be re-
heated in the following sauce, making
a dish which many consider better
than the original: Chop small onion
and fry in tablespoonful of butter OF
sweet fat. add tablespoonful of flour
and let it brown. Mix a tablespoonful
of Worcestershire sauce, table
spoonful of vinegar, Il tablespoonful of
currant jelly and pepper and salt to
taste. Cook all together and when hot
add the sliced mutton. Simmer for hf-
teen minutes to season the meat and
serve hot.
Another delicious sauce for reheated
meats is this: Chop n dozen olives
very fine. brown tablespoonful of
flour, add Il tablespoonful of butter
and when well-blended stir in a cupful
of soup stock; stir and cook until
smooth. Season with salt, pepper. and
Worcestershire sauce, then add the
chopped olives and serve hot.
Pour Il little olive oil over the bot
tie of olives and do the same to canned
red peppers; this win save them from
spelling.
A slice or two of pineapple mixed
with n little chopped apple to give
bulk n half dozen quartered marsh
malloWs, and Il little boiled dressing
with whipped cream, makes most
tasty salad.
A cupful of sour cream may serve
as n salad dressing with bit of sugar.
when poured over shredded cabbage.
A most tasty pie may be made from
n cupful of sour cream, the same of
sugar and raisins, one egg, half tea
spoonful of cinnamon, nutmeg and salt.
and a teaspoonful of vinegar. Bake in
two crusts.
A cupful of cooked onion served in
white sauce may be served rs n sauce
for fish.
Nan Nl4k~ ~eeo
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Finish every day and be done with
IL You have done what you could.
some blunders and absurditics have
crcpt In: forget ethem as soon as you
can. Tomorrow is new day; you
shall begin 1t well and serenely and
with too high spirit to be numbered
with your old nonsense.-Emerson
The Colorado statesman., 1918-12-28
co.tane Cheese in New Ways.

Both city and country housewives
have become familiar with the value
of cottage cheese as a meat substi-
tute. If your family is tired OF your
old recipes, in which the cheese is an
ingredient, why not try some new ap-
nroved ones? "Cottage Cheese and Its
Uses" Circular 100, issued by the de-
oartment of agriculture will be sent
IN anyope who writes for it.
The Colorado statesman., 1918-12-28

CNppNp tTWTII VIII w
found n most comfort
able help 10 fold over
the bedding next the
face. 1t may be pinned
on with safety pins II
necessary. Most people
object to sleeping in bed
ding that is not daily
The Colorado statesman., 1918-12-28
Pats Version.

''Did We hear the bad news?"
"What?"
"They've called off the w'"r. just as
we We're beginning to show chose Huns
what real fight was like"
The Colorado statesman., 1918-12-28

10 use us lnuCli tCollbhiS
as possible in the plan
ming of meals.
Leftover cocoa or choc-
olate need not be
thrown away as it may
take the place of the
milk in "A spice cake or
pudding.
The Colorado statesman., 1918-12-28
WAYS WITH LEFTovERs.

It is quite the proper thing these
days to waste absolutely nothing and
The Colorado statesman., 1918-12-28
LITTLE THINGS THAT HELP.

For those who travel or are taking
A long trip n strip of thin muslin or
The Colorado statesman., 1918-12-28
Make Delicious Sandwiches.

Nut bread, a favorite with both
young and old, is especially good to
have on hand to make sandwiches for
the children's school lunch. The re-
cipe below, recommended by the de-
partment of agriculture, conserves
both sugar and wheat flour, but with
wheat flour at present on the approved
list it may be used if desired in place
of the corn flour called for in the
recipe.
Quick Nut Bread.
tablespoonfuls of cupfuls rolled oats,
corn sirup. ground.
Q eggs. 2-3 cupful corn flour.
2 tablespoonfuls fat. teaspoonfuls baking
y cupful liquid. powder.
u cupful mashed / teaspoonful salt.
potatoes. u cupful chop'd nuts.
Mix in order given. Bake 1A hours
in moderate oven. Raisins may be
used in place of nuts.-From Depart
ment Circular on Use of Oats.
The Colorado statesman., 1918-12-28

Let the old life be covered by the new.
The old past so full of sad mistakes;
Let it be wholly hidden from the view
BY deeds as white and silent as snow
flakes
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-03

cling uniforms and marching in solid
masses to the sound of Prussian brass.
This time the automats arc
disguised as revolutionaries, and the
music is conducted by bandmaster
who strangely resembles Hindenburg.'
"The New York Herald declared:
"Ihc German revolution is TOO good.
The pickelhaubc sticks out
through the Phrygian cap. We shall
believe in the revolution in the land
of the junkcrs the day when the Kaiser
will make up his mind to play the
role Of Louis XVI. But he must play
it to the end
In 'La Victoirc" Gustavc Hervc en-
titled his article: WE GET YOU
And Clcmenccau launched a para
graph which began like this:
The crowned Hun. for the pur-
pose of world dominion. Yields to
all kinds of hypocritica| and treacf-
crous strategies in which organized
corporalism and the revolution are
blended in the rhyme of Prussian
discipline, etc, etc"
No, the Allies were not deceived.
The Kaiser was out of all patience.
"lIavo bills distributed" ordered the
Kaiser.
From the trenches came forth bills
edited by the General staff:
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the past. Scorning ideas and ideals it
addressc itself TO the old fashioned
Germans, who think that the Prussian
State does all things we'll, without their
concerning themselves with the matter.
The writer quotes here the characteri-
cation of such Germans which was made
recently by Prince Max of Baden in
the upper Chamber Of that state, when
he said that 1.-THE majority of Germans
lndolently accepted the authorities
without any desire on their part to
share in responsibility for the Welfare
of the l'atherland"; that, ne added. was
the cause tor the unfrcedom of the
Germans
The writer concludes by making AN
interesting forecast of the future and
the problems of the German people. He
is open minded enough to admit that the
war experiences of many of the Ger
man soldiers, and especially the newly
created officers, has been mot exactly
an educator in true humanity" After
the war the German people will be
confronted with a crisis which will re
suit in a complete reconstruction of
parties, probably their consolidation
INTO much larger groups. "The- senti
ments OF the outside world" he con
tlnues, will not be favorable to the
old system. The Russian revolution. a
world-historicsl event of the utmos st
Importance. will exert its full effect
upon the minds OF men only after the
war And who would prophesy what
"lll happen in France, in Italy and
elsewhere when, after the war the
great liquidation begins? The first dc,
mand upon farsighted statesmansh ship is
ASIDE from ali other considerations. to
open safety valves in good time
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-03
Qrom the 'Frankfurter Zeiung Of January /, 1879
NIrunsLated aud condensed By ViNiam c. Drcherl

into a state Of the people. In the
frightful chaos Of this world catastro-
pho called the War there was among
US q struggle for Qualification. Renec-
ton upon our position resumed its
function. Wishes and realities were
compared. We asked ourselves what
we were aiming at and why, and out
of the cNaltation Of sentiment our po-
litical will took shape. Thereupon Il
dividing line became apparent. On the
one side were drawn together those
who wanted to cooperate in creating d
new Germany by laying hands upon the
internal structure Of the statc-thc
Germany of liberty and justice, the
state of all Germans, which should Of
fer a free path for all efficient men.
Az the same time they strovc for q
peace by understanding and concilia-
ton, because, while resolved to exert
all our powers for the defence Of the
Fatllerland. they saw in this defence
the most important war aim on our
side; because they were not willing, III
pursuit OF fantastic plans Of conquest,
to prolong the war indefinitely, and be-
cause III the peace conditions they
did not want to SOW the germs of new
wars of revenge.
ION the other Side Of that line re-
lHdlueu all lnOSc whose ola Ideal OF the
state had not yet been corrected by tho
Wharf.-The lordshlp state, with them
selves as lords, lordship state which
asserts itself, outwardly aud inyardy,
only by force, through the oppression
Of the masses at home and the con
quest and subsection Of foreign pco-
Piles. Chauvinists, anncXstionists, re-
dictionaries in the one camp, and in the
other all those who believe also in the
power Of ideas. in the idea Of law and
justice in the internal life of peoples.
as well as in the life of the nations
among themselves.
1.-TWO great camps, with irreconcil-
able views Of life and the world. In all
bclligcrent countries such camps have
been called into existence by the war
because everywhere the war raises the
same questions, and it demands of
every individual a clear. resoIutc, un-
eQuivocal answer TO them. Two great
camps, which arc now fighting with
each other everywhere for the mastery.
They cannot come TO terms on Il shabby
compromise. They might preserve a
remnant of the party truce by conduct
ing their tight i'll an objective, chival-
rous manner; but our Pan Germans, in
their wild dcmagogism, were not ma
turc enough for that. Nevertheless
this struggle was decided, if not ended
earlier i'll Germany than in the Occ-
dental states. Our Pan Germans arc a
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-03

created. not only in tho empire, but
also in Prussia. 49,. We need
identical conditions for creating ma
Jorities in the empire and in Prussia,
for from the moment when fixed ma
Jorlties can be formed it would be an
lntolerable state of things that diverse
majorities should exist in the Reichs-
tag. and the Prussian Chamber, one
pulling in one direction and the other
in another. We shall have equal suf-
frage in Prussia in spite Of
all Conservative opposition.
"rhcn our Homecoming veterans.
who will in future form the great mass
of our voters, will find the state in
such shape as they arc entitled to de-
mand; IL such shape, namely, that
they can direct its course in accord
ancc with their political decisions.
What Is now being done and all
the dcep-reaching transformations
that have occurred during the past
three and onc-half years arc onlv pre-
pairing the ground for what is still to
come, namely, that the German state
shalI be, after the war, the state of all
ucfmans; that all classes Of the peo-
pic can participate in it upon the basis
or equal rights; that the homccomcrs
after the war shall not find the state
IN inc hands OF narrow caste Of war
prohtecrs, who dominate it,"
The writer proceeds to say that there
arc work and dangers ahead before the
ground already won can be securely
held; the parties constituting the ma
lorlty Will have to practise sclf-control,
discipline must be cultivated and fresh
powers OF resistance will have to be
overcome. We have learned through
experience he continues, that every
innovation lntcnsities opposition The
transformation of the Social Dcmoc.
racy, whereby it became willing to CO.
operate In constructive work in tho
state resulted in the independents snlit.
tlng on from the party. The trans for.
. nation or the popular majority into q
democracy caused the great landowners
and the industrial magnates (Schwer.
ilndustrlc) to weld together still moro
llrmly the alliance against democracy
ana for anneAations which they hac
formed at an earlier date. And inc
more clearly the pam German chauyin.
ISIS were exposed as minority all the
wllder grew their agitation
Inc fatherland party, in which the re-.
actloharles arc building up a ri.
gantlc organization for the comine
elections. is showing up ALREADY what
we nave to expect"
me writer admits that this agitation
carried on with passionate appeals tc
sentiment and big expenditure oil
ringing phrases. and we'll supplied viii
money, Is meeting with some success.
among people without pride of citizen.
s1p anu still! III the leading strings Of
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pend the success of the supreme Ger
man offensive"
"What is the idea 2"
"Obey, as you always do, without
trying to understand"
SO the Frciheitstruppcn," the troops
of liberty, were organized. They re-
ccivcd their military instruction Sc
crctly-in isolated cantonments At
first the results were mediocre.
"Thcse honest Germans" said Lu-
dendorff, shave no enthusiasm for lib
crty."
1t must, however, be said in excuse
for them that the art and manner of
becoming democrats were impaired to
them by means Of blows and kicks.
But this system is employed in Ger
many with rather great success, and
soon the Socialist soldiers showed
themselves capable, while marching,
by tours, Of uttcring at given signal
subversive cries and shamming an at
tack against barrier Of "schttzman-
ncr."
Marshal Won Hindenburg attended
one of the rehcarsals of the various
exercises and expressed great satisfac-
ton with the performance.
"Everything can be attained by drill
ing. Even Prus5ian can by it's means
be made to shout, Long live libcrty!'"
! he remarked.
In the interior of Germany the work
ingmcns syndicatcs were put on war
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-03
New Germany
Will Be Liberal"

.. nc article concludes as follows:
Ncw Germany will be democratic be
cause only through democracy. through
thc participation of all citizens upon a
oasls OF equality, can it solve the huge
tasks which the liquidation of the war
VIII impose upon It. 1t will have to
practice social reform on quite new
scale, in order--after the revolution in
prices, the Redistribution of fortunes
and the ncy concentrations of capital 49,
to make just distribution of the enor-
nous burdens resulting from the war.
to secure a sound reconstruction OF
our economic life and guarantee decent
living conditions for the masses New
Germany will also be liberal, as VIC
hope. because it must see that its tut
uric life lies in respect for personality
and in strengthening it. This will be
necessary precisely in opposing the
powers that oppose humanity the
powers, namely, Of capitalism and the
bureaucracy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-03

"Therc is great agitation among
the Socialists. Scheidemann
cXcrtS an embarrassing influence
upon the mind of his majesty. The
traditional German spirit is under
going Il mctamorphosis.
fOresec grave events. May God pro-
tect our dear Natcrland Try to let
President Wilson know these things.
AS TO myself, | am going to Paris
so as not to get mixed in the mat
ter"
The faithful subjects Of William II
read with stupor a four-column ar
signed by DR.. Wegcncr and entitled
"Toward New Times which closed
with these words:
The German people no
longer want 10 be looked upon as tho
most reactionary and fcudal in En-
rope. 1t has reached the age Of
maturity and demands all its rights.
The lion roars. Beware. He
has teeth and claws
The "Krcuz Zcitung," the organ Of
the country squires, went further:
1--WE have enough of the old re-
gimc. We, too, have our Bastilic,
and We shall take it before long.
Arise, German people, for the con-
quest OF liberty.
The "Vossischc Zcitung" printed
1.-THE popular ocean raises I'M
mense waves. All dams will
be swept away. If at least tho
imperial beacon could be saved.
e.. -. When the tempest is over
the German vessel will enter tri-
umphantIy into the haven Of lib
crty.'
All the German press on the same
day sounded the same revolutionary
hotc. Never did the leader of
an orchestra obtain a like harmony.
The Socialist papers alone lacked en-
ergy. The habit Of fattcring the i'm
perlalistic regime obviously raralyzcd
them. "Nowarts' was loath to print
the words "libcrty' and "rcvolution";
Scheidemann had to send to the editor
all order thus wordcd:
"FAN THE INCENDIARY TORCH.
II IS The WILL OF OUR AUGUST
MASTER. III YOU RESIST YOU
WILL NO LONGER GET 4 SUBJ
NEN1ION FROM THE STATE"
Amidst this immense symphony a
false note was sounded. Macmillan
Harden once more, in his "Hukunft,"
played the part Of The naughty boy.
lie simply published this:
THE TRUE BASTILLE
''ls it not Liebknccht's prison?
People, won't you liberatc the father
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-03

1HE article begins by observing
that, measured by acts Of leg
islation. the political develop
mcnt of Germany since the outbreak
of the war has been practically in
significant. Only such laws were
passed as were rendered necessary by
the war.
But much moro decisive test Of
political development is to be found in
the inner transformations in tho life
of people, and there has been, it
says, such d Transformation in Ger
many, greater, more sweeping than in
the whole previous history of the en-
pire. The war has played "the great
revolutions" the day on which it
started was the rea BIRTHDAY Of the
German Nolks- staat"
Prior to the war, the article con
tinucs, state and people were two sep
arate entities. The state was ain out
side authority. Its organ was the gov
crnmcnt, which saw its task in the ad
minis tration Of the laws from d SOY
crcign standpoint. 1t disdained to seek
intimate and vital political rotations
with the people. The people, on their
part, looked upon the state as some
thing foreign to themselves, and large
masses of them utterly rejected it.
But this state, though ostonsibly an
authoritative organism, found itself too
weak for the prodigious tasks of the
war. it is declared; it needed and
soon recognized this nccd-thc CO.
operation of all classes of the people.
Hence the declaration of the Kaiser
before the war actually began that he
no longer recognized any political
parties. Then the drawing together of
people and government Immediately be-
gan. The Socialists in the Rechstag
voted for war credits; the labor organ-
cations and cooperative societies, So
cialist bodies. were called upon to par
ticipatc in solving the economic tasks
of the war; the former political trick.
cry of the government against labor
was dropped, and finally a Social Dem
ocrat was appointed Under Secretary
Of State in the food dcpa rtmcnt The
state no longer considered even the
Socialist as disqualified for holding
Office.
Such arc the condensed thoughts OF
the introduction to the article. At this
point the translation begins, with only
such omissions rs arc indicated in tn
text.
"rhe progress OF the war give ample
occasion for thought and reflection
/ Then the next stage followed the po-
litical quickening of the people united