The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-03-22
TO THE BOYS AND GIRLS 0
BOURBON COUNTY.


We are in the greatest peril of all
history and we must win the victory
of this war. We can and shall win
if the boys and girls say so, if they
mean it, if they feel it and live it as
our ancestors did before there was a
United States. 1t is the part of the
boys and girls to give on example of
self-deniai, sacrifice and teach that
they have in every heart the spirit
of t. riftsaving to the point of sacri-
fee Self-d denial of everything I'M
necessary. Every boy and girl can
fight in this war and if they will say,
Il will fight, / will save every penny
and loan to Uncle Sam to help save
the lives of our big boys in France
and / will teach all my friends see
to do the same" then filled with the
spirit of Rev. Time, boys an dgirls
we can win America as it has always
won, through strength, splendid
| courage and sacrifice in the hearts
of our boys and girls, that will teach
the Nation the lesson of saving which
it must and will through its school
/ children.
Probably one of the very best ways
| for the boys and girls to be able to
make the most for our government
would be to cultivate War Saving
| Garden. This garden is of prime i'm
portance for two reasons: First, to
raise money for the purpose of War
| Saving Stamps; and, second, to pro-
vide food for this country and its al
| lies Both reasons are OF tremend-
GUS Importance. We must have the
! food if we are going to win the war,
and the government must have money
to equip it's soldiers and sailors, AMI
| build it's fighting and merchant fleets
| if we are going to win.
One may think that little garden,
on a tiny patch of ground, will not
do much toward winning the war.
J One may also think that the twenty
five cents paid for a little thrift stamp
wont help very much. But five
thousand gardens will go a long
ways toward feeding Bourbon county
people for a year. They will produce
the food for the home and will per-
| nit the big field crops of the farmers
to be shipped overseas to our soldiers
and our allies. And millions OF
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money.
Even in Paris there are hundreds
of plots of ground which can be used
as War Saving Gardens if Paris boys
and girls will but till them. There
will be a market right at home for
every vegetable that can be raised.
One will be surprised by the amount
of money that can be realized from
even a small bit of ground. On the
other hand in the country the boys
ought to have their War Saving
Acre. He can raise an acre of corn,
| for instance, and market it direct
| like his father does, all at one time.
He may feel that he is actually help
| ing to feed our soldiers abroad, while
the boy with little patch in the city
knows he is only doing so indirectly
by helping to supply the demand at
| home.
| Every farm boy, also, should have
a War Saving Pig. We need pigs
just about as badly as anything in
| the food line A War Saving Pig will
bring lot of money next fall. The
! farm girl must have her War Saving
Flock of Hens, as she may belong to
a War Saving Canning Club.
But this movement should not be
limited to the children. The raising
of 100000 in year is no chill
dren's proposition.
The War Saving workers are urged
/ to take this up at once. 1t is only a
short time now before garden work
| will begin. Teachers should inter
| n
and all interested in the successful
prosecution of the War Saving Cam
paign, should lend their hand.
This is the one time of all fol
boys and girls to be trained up in the
only way worth while-a life of ser
vice. We know we'll that a human
life is valuable only in so far as il
contributes something to the good Of
all. Let us respond heartily to the
call. The very best way to forget
sorrow, to Danish fears, to find the
peace our hearts long for, and
strength we need, is by doing cheer
fully with our might the tasks which
the days bring us in this service.
Other countries rely on this stronG
young country for material and fol
that boundless courage which sees
and understands the worst, yet fears
not. But the unfortunate circum
stances of this country is that the
greater part are not saving any more
than the high cost of living forct
them to on account of their financial
condition. We have done much to
ward conservation, but if we do not
save still more there will not be
enough to feed our allies and enable
them to continue to fight with us I'm
til our cause is triumphant.
Ask yourself this question. What
can 1 do to be of the greatest servic5
to my country? The answer will
| some To Won if Won will think on it,