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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-01
By BENJAMIN DE cAssEREs.

HISTORY will write it down thus:
L L Washington created a country.
Lincoln created nation. Wilson created
apeople.
And the st. John who foresaw and glori-
fed in canticles of fire the American Peo-
pie was Walt Whitman From the Patmos
OF his vision he proclaimed us in passion
ate hosannahs.
He was the very incarnation Of "these
States" He was the man who, above all
others born. on this continent, carried
within himself the psychological and
physical interpretations of Greater Amer
lea. We were embryo in his cosmos. The
Great War was the midwife to the event.
Behold us born in the image of this great
man!
Whitman, Forerunner.
In Leares Of Grass he spoke about us
with an uneanny insight. Read his great
patriotic and war poems in the light Of
events of to-day. He foreran, he pre-
dicted, he gloriffed. For he was the great
est glorifier and magnifer of the Ameri-
can spirit it has ever had. No country on
earth can boast Of such a protagonist of
its destiny.
Homer chanted of things that were gone
and Victor Hugo of things as they WERE
But Walt Whitman wrote the epic of q
people that was bullying for birth in his
forehead. Il am an encloser of things to
be-" he said.
Read BY Blue Ontario's Shore. Tremen-
dous elegy and prophecy of the uncon-
querable America of to-day. He put the
sword in our hand. He put us under
sealed orders. He proclaimed our spir-
itual and physical role in the Coming
Time.
Years Of the Modern is the vision of a
god born point blank, if the nick of time
"A stupendous Trio, all issuing forth
against the idea of caste
What historic denouements are these we
so rapidly approach -.
Is humanity forming en- masse for 10!
tyrants rremble, crowns grow
dim :"
Years Of the Modern is an Iliad of the
fall of the Troys of autocracy, as Leaves
Of Grass is the Pilgrims Progress of
democracy, the concrete superman of
Nietzsche's abstraction.
Whitman took the universe of thought
and made it walk and talk and live. He
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-01

transmigration. His facts were his In
buttons. His "generalizations' were his
prenatal memories, branded in his bone,
packed, pululating and ahunger in his
blood. Each of US has existed, literally,
in the paleozoie slime. Each of US has
been, literally, dinosaur, beetle, sun spot,
River Drift man and Charlemagne.
Personal immortality is the dream of
little minds, parochial souls. 1t is the
fear Of forgetful change. 1t is the fear
of the infinite. 1t lacks faith. 1t is finer
to become something strange after we
pass than to remain the same. Develop
ment is "sleep and a forgetting"
death" to Whitman was absurd. He
identified his soul with the God of PAN
theism. His essence would forever par
ticipate in the cyclic lapses and appear
ances of Force. II shall come again upon
the earth after five thousand years." he
boldly asserted. But not as Walt Whit
man. Resurrection to him was no miracle;
it was the law of life. Life has made pro-
vision for all contingencies. Do you not
think death" will do as muchf Oh, We
men of little faith!
Democracy Is Fruition.
His democracy was a spiritual concept.
A man may be king and still be demo-
erat. He may be a voter and tyrant.
Whitman found the base of democracy
in the fundamental oneness of man. The
only legitimate aristocracy is the aristoc-
racy Of character. Intelligence and self
culture, with the humanities, constitute
the only autocracy.
Walt considered himself only an acct
dental variant of the thief, the murderer,
the harlot, the scavenger. He was
criminal who had evolved; criminal was
a Walt Whitman who had not vet
evolved. They were not of different
breeds. He saluted all men reverently
because they were variants of himself;
he saluted himself because he was all men
integrated.
He is, with the Man of Galilee and st.
Francis of Assist, the eternal, the perfect
democrat.
Therefore Poet!
Poets are because the universe exists to
be wondered at. We have no criterion for
anything. We live in Mystery Con-
sciousness is a series of flashes produced
by friction. Life is swimming, and the
stable does not exist This is the mys-
The Ordway new era., 1918-06-21

Another figure has gone. never to
return: the dancing, bowling, frog-eat-
Ing Alphonse, the very opposite In
every particular to the real Frenchman
we have come to know, whose very
name is the personification of valor.
Giuseppe, he of the organ and mon
key, with a stiletto in his belt and q
plate of macaroni In the near dis
tance. is displaced by n bold Alpini
fighting in the clouds, or a dashIng,
gallant Bersegliere defending his cOun-
try to the last drop of his blood.
There is parsonage nearer home
that we must be prepared to lose,
Mistah Johnston, the Darktown coon.
He is no more. Gradually there has
appeared in his place stern young
in hand. There is no hyphen to his
name. His forefathers were Africans,
but he is loyal United States.
When the colored troops marched
down Fifth avenue for the last time
before going to France, the newspa-
pers reported that they We're given a
"tumultuous ovation" As n matter of
fact, there was little cheering. The
dense masses that lined the sidewalks
and filled the windows and overhang-
ing balconies looked on in growing
wonder. Here and there patter of
gloved hands or a "bravo" was
drowned in the beat of drums and the
tramp of many feet. The sight of the
long, long line of khaki-clad figures
marching like clock-work the strange
grim faces that might have been cast
in bronze-eyes straight ahead, with
not a side glance or a CLEAN of white
teeth; company after company led by
smart, soldierly colored officers. all
on their way to the battlefront, was
too awe-inspiring for noise. The
crowds gave them the deeper homage
of breathless surprised silence. They
came to applaud Mistah Johnston and
beheld in his place a bold warrior who
commanded their respect and admira-
ton.
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green pepper make most delicious
salad combination; serve with may
onnaise.
Cheese and Tomatoes.-Cut round
slices of bread, toast brown and on
each round place a slice of tomato.
sprinkle with little minced onion and
green pepper, dash of cayenne and
thick layer of grated cheese. Put into
the broiler and set under the gas fame
until the cheese melts. Serve piping
hot.
Peanut Butter With Rice.-Take two
cupfuls of well cooked rice; while hot,
stir in n cupful Of peanut butter. n cup
full of cracker crumbs, n half cupful
of milk, two beaten eggs and salt and
paprika to taste. Shape in II rounding
loaf and place in II well buttered pan;
bake nice brown and serve hot with
parsley.
Walnut Loaf.-Take cupful Of
chopped walnut meats, four cupfuls of
bread crumbs. one hard cooked egg
chopped, one beaten egg, one chopped
onion, salt and sage to taste with suiii-
Client milk, stock or water to moisten
Bake until brown. Serve either hot
or cold
Cheese finaers.-Beat the whites of
two eggs until stiff, then fold in lightly
cupful of grated cheese. Season TO
taste with salt and cayenne, spread on
long crackers and brown In the oven.
Serve hot or cold with the salad course.
Baked Tomatoes With Peas.-Take
small sized tomatoes. do not peel; re-
move some of the center and fill with
seasoned peas. Put into n baking dish
and haste while baking with butter
and water or rich soup stock. Keep
covered the first part of the cooking.
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MANY INDIAN PEACE EMBLEMS
Wisconsin Braves Still Retain Numer-
Gus Medals Given to Them by
Various Governments.

Wisconsin Indians still retain many
peace medals that were given to them
or their ancestors by various govern
ments, and some of the medals date
back in 1720, according to an article
on Wisconsin Indian medals in The
Wisconsin Archeologist.
The earliest medals owned by Indian
families today include one of brass Is
sued at the time of George !, four of
silver bearing the bust of George III,
an old Spanish medal and four Amerl-
can medals.
A Washington medal is in the posses
sion of an aged Ottawa Indian on the
Menomonie reservation near Shawano.
Philip Nacootee, a MenOmonie Indian
of the South Branch settlement, has n
Lincoln medal. A silver medal with
the bust of President Polk dated 1915,
was owned by the Menomonie chief,
Shunien.
Arthur Gerth. Milwaukee collector,
once owned silver medal issued by
President Jefferson. An Andrew John
son medal is in the collection of A. T..
Newman of Bloomer. DIR. Alphonse
Gerend is the owner of silver George
III medal, formerly the property of the
Wisconsin chief. Waumegesako.
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EXPOSE EVERY ONE
BY HARRY v. MARTIN
of the viQiIantes.

While we are at 1t, reporting Gef
man spies to the federal government,
why not go a little further and give
your local food administrator the
names of those grocers and butchers
who are charging more for their goods
than they should? BY helping to
force up the cost of living, already
deucedly high, these petit larceny
profiteers, although waving the Amer
lean flag ut every opportunity, are
really helping the kaiser. Their safe
ty lies In the fact that they are too
insignificant to come under the notice
of Investigators employed by Uncle
Sam.
Here is your opportunity, Mr.. or
Mrs. or Miss Citizen. A chance to air
that detective instinct that is within
us all. A very good way of 'doing
your Bit" and one that is bound TO be
appreciated. 1t stands to reason that
the food administrator in your town
and county has his hands full taking
care of the big things. Give him a
lift by appointing yourself, this very
instant, as one of his assistants to fer
ret out the meanest men and women
in all the world, the criminals who
see in the war a chance to get rich
quick at the expense of their own
countrymen
The Ordway new era., 1918-06-21
THE FASHION OF 1918
BY ISOBEL FIELD.
Of the ViuiIantes.

Her hat was plainly old fashioned,
and the ribbon that adorned 1t had EVIL
IDENTIFY been cleaned and pressed with
a hot iron her tailor-made suit, though
well fitting, was faded In color and cut
in the mode of year before last; but
she walked down Fifth avenue among
the best-dressed women in the world
with a swing of the skirts and noble
eondescension of glance that attracted
my attention. watched her with In
terest, sauntering a little ahead and
stopping at shop windows to study her
us she passed.
Was she great painter, authoress
or poet puffed up with her well-deserv-
ed fame7 No, her face was not famil-
lar, as, in these days of newspaper
photography 1t would be were she of
the elect. She was neither young nor
strIkingly beautiful, yet why the grand
manner as Of one above the common
herd?
Suddenly she paused beside me to
cast an Indifferent glance at a dazzling
array of diamonds in shop window
and then discovered the secret of her
proud bearing. What need had she of
fine clothes or feathers in her hat?
She was dressed in the height of the
fashion of 1918. On the breast of her
shabby jacket she wore little service
bar and on that bar We're three blue
starst
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Farmers Watch
Your St0machs
In Hot Weather
We and Our Allies Are Depending Upon Your
Strength To Supply Our Armies With Food

repeating, sour stomach and that pain
full, puffed-up, bloated, lumpy feeling
after eating. EATONIC will help you
all to n pain-free stomach-a sweet,
cool, comfortable stomach-in fact,
those who take EATONIC say 1t makes
them forget they have stomachs. They
never dreamed that anything could
bring about such quick and wonder
full results. Don't wait until the sum-
mer sickness of stomach and bowels
weakens you-but start using EAT
ONIC today! Just one or two after
meals; that's all.
Your health--your folks health-is
a matter of vital Importance. not only
to yourself, but also to the nation. And
you know one can't be too careful of
ones stomach and bowels during the
hot spells.
EATONIc only costs a cent or two
n day to use it-a big box so cents
no more. That is the price, and re-
member. EAToNic is absolutely guar
anteed to do all we claim-in fact,
more. It's the best Stomach Remedy
you ever used.
You know your druggist; trust him
then to make our guarantee good; IL
EAToNic fails In any way, take II
back; he will refund your money. If
your druggist does not keep 1t, drop us
postal and we will send it; you can
pay when you get 1t. Address Fl. L.
KRAMER, Pres. EATONIC REMEDY
CO., 1918 s. Wabash Ave. Chicago.
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a Discouraoino Precedent.

There is nothing original about Mar
shal Von Hirdenbcrg's boast that he
would drive the English into the sea.
In the Peninsular war Soult made the
same remark about the British under
Wellington that Won Hindenbnrg has
now uttered about the British under
Haig. Wellington did retire perilously
near to the sea, just us Haig has. But
Soult looked at the position and chang
ed his mind. Is Won Hindenburg, In
apparently still planning to give battle,
going to show less sense than his re-
nowned French predecessor?-Chris-
tian Science Monitor.
The Ordway new era., 1918-06-21
New Compact Fire Escape.

One of the boys aboard our navy's
fleet has invented fire escape which
is similar to the rope ladders used
aboard ships. His principal object was
to provide collapsible fire escape
which could be compacted and con-
veniently arranged at the window of n
dwelling. 1t consists of container
hinged to the sill In such manner
that by opening the window and fold
ing the container on Its hinges the
metal ladder may be unfolded and
dropped. When this operation is gone
through, means is automatically pro-
vided whereby the ladder is held at n
distance from the walls of the build
ing. The advantage of such precaution
is obvious.
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You men who work long hours in
got to be big eaters, because your food
is your strength, and now, more than
ever, your strength Is badly needed.
So guard your health. Be sure and
watch your stomach, for in the sum-
mer time nearly all illness can be
traced to stomach and bowel COM
plant. You, yourself, know how lia-
BILE a man is to sunstroke II he goes
In the hot sun too soon after eating a
hearty midday meal, and also how
liable he is to sudden attacks Of stom-
ach miseries. So cool Off in the shade
before going back to work. Don't take
chances.
Take care of your stomach, friend.
You know you can't work well with
your stomach out Of fix. safety first"
must be your motto. so send to your
druggist and get big box of EAT
oNic, enough for yourself and family,
yes. and the hired folks, too. It's
the wonderful new compound for the
quick relief of stomach and bowel mis-
cries. 1t was originated by II. l.. Kra-
mer, the man who made millions Of
people happy with his first great REM
edy. Cascarets.
Now, all you need do is to take a
tablet or two of EAToNic after your
meals. It's good-just like eating
candy. Enjoy the quick, sure relief
1t brings-how almost instantly 1t re-
lieves Indigestion, heartburn. food
The Ordway new era., 1918-06-21
What Exporters Should Know.

A needle factory had sent to Aleppo,
Turkey, needles that were tied up with
green twine. The Mohammedan mer-
chant who had ordered them returned
the package, for the reason that the
use of the green, the color consecrnted
to the prophet, for such purpose was
derision of religion. Another con-
signment of the same factory to China
wrapped up in white paper was return
ed because the Chinese recipient would
not accept goods packed In paper of
mourning" White is the mourning col
or of the Chinese.
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THE NEW LIFE
BY ZOE ADKINS
Of the Viqilantes.

This is an Intermission; Time stands
still.
And we-as lost as children In haze
To take from some heritage Of other
days
Forgotten faith and unsuspected will;
We have gone back. like children, to our
knees,
And we have learned the sad and splen-
did pride
OF those whose dearest gloriously died.
Knowing our own face Death across the
seas.
oh, after this-when joy-bells ring out
peace.
And home our war-tired heroes come
again,
Shall we not vow ourselves, when war
shall cease.
To a new life. and prove that not in
vain
We saw the Prussian sword drawn from
its sheath
And neutral lands-and children-fall be-
meath?
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WIS plentlful.
A few crumbs of
roquefort added to
French dressing
with n piece of let
tuce or n sprig OF
water cress laid
between buttered
slices of bread is u
delicious morsel.
The Ordway new era., 1918-06-21
Growing Maehlne Building Ships.

Revival of the wooden shlpbuilding
industry has brought into the limelight
number of labor-saving appliances,
among which is growing and planning
machine, capable, 1t is claimed, of do
ing as much work as 15 or 20 men
equipped with manual tools. The de-
vice, which is illustrated In the Popu-
lar Mechanics Magazine, weighs about
SO pounds and may be driven either by
compressed air or electricity.
The Ordway new era., 1918-06-21
FARMERS ARE WORKING HARDER

And using their feet more than ever before.
For all these workers the frequent use of
Aliens Foot=Ease, the RDtisopuc powder TO
be shaken into the shoes and sprinkled In the
foot-bath, increases their efficiency and In
sures needed physical comfort. 1t takes the
Friction from the Shoe, freshens the feet,
and prevents tired, aching and blistered feet.
Women everywhere are constant users OF
Aliens Foot=Ease. Don't get foot sore, get
Aliens Foot=Ease. Sold by dealers every
where, 25c.-Adv.
The Ordway new era., 1918-06-21
cutIcura compIexIons.

Nothing better than Cuticura Soap
daily and Ointment as needed to make
the complexion clear, scalp clean and
hands soft and white. For free sam
pies address "Cuticura, Dept. X, Bos-
ton." Sold by druggists and by mail.
Soap 25, Ointment 25 and 5O.-Adv.
The Ordway new era., 1918-06-21
PASSING OF Mr.. JOHNSTON
BY ISOBEl FIELD
of the viQiIantes.

The traditional Englishman, he of
the eyeglass and the haw-haw man
ner, has been thrown into the discard.
The last four years have changed our
views on many things and today when
we think of Britisher 1t is not as
we used to see him, in caricature. but
as he is, simple, likable, friendly
chap. and "a first-class fighting man."
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Don't be misled. Ask for Red Cross
Bag Blue. Makes beautiful white clothes.
At ell good grocers. Adv.
Knew the Answer.

"Say, par "Yes, my SOM"
"Are you too busy readin to explain
somethin' to mef'
mo, my son. Your father is never
too busy to give his children the bene-
fit of his information"
"Well, In this story 1t says the ship
weighed anchor Why does a ship have
to weigh Its anchor before 1t starts
out?"
"Ah, yes. To be sure. You've al
ways noticed, that In your reading
haven't you? Yes. Well, this is the
reason. You see, when ship stays "A
long time In harbor 1t accumulates
a lot of-er-binnacles. And these
binnacles cling to the anchor In such
numbers that they increase Its weight.
So they have to weight it. Do you see?"
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They All Have.

HAS your daughter n definite OBJ
lect in view. now that she has finished
her business educationf'
"Yep: matrimony."
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Does Seem Appropriate.

Could the eternal verities have bet
ter illustration than is furnished by
the fact that German propagandist
turns out to be u butcher?-New York
Herald.
The Ordway new era., 1918-06-21

serving these small tId-
bits.
Celery and nuts chop
ped fine and mixed with
n little salad dressing
make a good sandwich
filling.
Chopped apples, n few
mis- and IL clnnned
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Ne,.a h14t~,se
A Wise Bird.

"And how" asked the older robin to
one of his youngsters. "and how nre
you progressing in learning to fy?"
"Fine."
"Can you do the tail spin yet?'
NO
"Well, take n tip from father; don't
try 1t. Leave all that rough kind of
flying to humans in their machines"
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"a 6kl!tGaH7EN kltaH7E s !
81 CABINETE

It is a good thing to be rich. and a
good thing to be strong. but It is a
better thing to be beloved OF many
friends.-Euripides.
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Kamerads.

81 always see that don't get left in
anything worth WHILE" said the aggres-
sive egoist.
"Well," replied Farmer Corntossel,
"you're not alone in that. A potato bug
does the same thing"
The Ordway new era., 1918-06-21
DISHES DAINTY AND APPeTIzlNe

Hot fried sardines served on n bed
of water cress make nice way of
The Ordway new era., 1918-06-21

Cottage cheese with chopped chives
or slices of rich New York cheese on
buttered bread will make hearty
sandwich for the boy who goes fish
Ing.
Minced hard cooked eggs and sar-
dimes (skin and bones removed), sea-
soned with lemon Juice.
Tongue cut in thin slices with thin
sliced dill pickle on top, between but
tered bread. Chopped tongue with
mixture of mustard, salt and pepper.
Chopped dates and nuts with n little
cream cheese.
Equal parts of cold cooked ham and
chicken, minced fine and seasoned with
curry.
Chopped mutton (cold roast or boil
ed), seasoned with chopped capers and
French dressing.
Chopped figs and peanuts with lem
on juice; prunes and cottage or cream
cheese.
Salmon. pickles and olives. Baked
beans mashed and Seasoned with onion
and celery with dash of lemon juice.
Minced hard cooked eggs, butter,
mustard and dash Of salt and cay
enne.
Thin slices of cucumber, covered
with scraped onion dipped in French
dressing.
SardInes with olives and French
dressing. Water cress dipped in
French dressing.
Cooked liver chopped and seasoned
with onion and celery.
Thin slices of banana sprinkled with
nuts and dipped In French dressing.
Chicken chopped with few almonds
and bits of celery Almonds (salted)
chopped and mixed with maple sugar
and cream.
Equal parts of minced ham, celery
and mayonnaise dressing.
Chopped onions with French dress
s-fine sandwiches for Sunday night
lunch, after church.
When the wild plum blossoms in the
'Tis time for dulcet laughter and re-
frain. cd - r-..
Time for airy fairy dreamings whis-
pered low
BY the woodland pixy people as we go.
Time to loiter and make glad among
the flowers
oh, It is a heartsome place. this world
of ours.
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A SCORE OR MORE OF SANDWICH
FILINGS.

Sandwiches are just as popular with
war breads as they were when wheat
The Ordway new era., 1918-06-21

In working for your country you are
merely serving yourself.
The Ordway new era., 1918-06-21

Makes the laundress happy-that's Red
Cross Bag Blue. Makes beautiful, clear
white clothes. All good grocers. Adv.
The Ordway new era., 1918-06-21

'T don't believe / would be alive to
give this testimony if it weren't for
Doen's Kidney Pills," says Mrs. Julia
st. Louis, Ill II was in q serious
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-08-10
LACKS STATESMEN.

1t is suggested that the foolish
prattle of Won Hertling about the
conditions on which Germany will
grant peace emphasizes the impera
tive need of some statesmen in Ger
many
The nation which has been unable
to defeat France and England now
confronts the incalculable resources
CT America. And the Chancellor, who
knows that Germany is beaten, flat
ters the Kaiser by listing the de-
mands upon the admission of which
Germany will grant peace to the
four powerful nations that have it
and Austria by the throat.
The German people are looking to
the Kaiser to seek peace. The Kaiser
will never seek peace unless the
people bully him into it, or some of
the greatest men in Germany venture
to tell him unasked that he must seek
peace.
For four years Germany fought
England and France without success.
Even after the Russian collapse it
could not beat those two enemies. In
the fifth year Of the war those two
enemies are joined by America, with
already nearly million and half of
the finest fighters in the world in &C
ton. Germany has 10 choice. If the
people are willing to be slaughtered
N army can be kept in the field for
the rest of this year: possibly for an
other year. Bat every month puts
more Americans on the firing line,
and it is impossible for Germany to
win.