Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-08-10
HOW FARM FOLKS
HELP IN THE WAR
Little Stories From. Real Life
Illustrating How They Back
Up Uncle Sam.
LIBERTY BONDS TEACH THRIFT
Encourage Saving Habit In Those
Who Never Saved Before
Great Crisis Demands the
Best From All Of us.
BY HERBERT MYRIcK.

| President Of the National Farm Powe,
Group Of Agricultural Papers.
Did you read that item In the news
papers the other day, Of One-time
distinguished and prosperous citizen
Of Chicago VINO died suddenly in the
hospital. unknown. alone, unloved
He was an old man, a victim Of ad-
versity. forgotten by the acquaintance
of his prosperity. The authorities were
about to c0nsign the body to the pot
tiers field when they found in his pock-
ct Liberty bond for $50 and a GER
tificate of fraternal lodge to which
he had once belonged. That society
was notified and gave him a Christian
burial. the undertaken and cemetery
accepting the bond in payment for
coffin and lot.
Jamie, We Salute You!
A good man and true is Jamie Bliss,
age five years, who lives with mamma
and papa on farm near Eau Claire.
Wis. Jamie had heard all the discus
sion about Liberty bonds and Thrift
stamps, and, not vet being established
In business for himself, was puzzled
a little to know how such little boy
could have a part in this great I'M
dertaking. At the same time he learn
ed how sOrely our fighting men need
wool and the great idea came to him.
Without consulting anyone. Jamie
started about the farm harvesting
from hedges and wire fences the little
wisps of wool left there as his fathers
sheep pastured. AS a result of his
expedition jamie came into the house
with his pockets and inside of his
waist bullying with wool. Mamma
Bliss was somewhat astonished when
he explained that he was gatht ring
wool to sell so he could buy Thrift
stamps, but being wise mother, she
saw the point q-iickly.
Since then Honorable jamie, wool
gatherer to Uncle Sam, makes daily ex-
cursions into the. sheep pasture. AL
ready his wool has purchased two
So War Savings stamps and good
start toward another one. This, folks,
Is something which was not taught
out of book, but it is sample of
the patriotic citizenship now growing
up, ready to stand at the helm a few
decades hence. .
Becoming Bondholder.
Among my friends for years is a
Woodworking farmer with wife and
several children. He never seemed
to quite "get there" Though he work
ed hard, he just lacked the knack of
getting bit ahead. During the past
year he seemed to have prospered.
When I saw him last week he said:
Its this way: subscribed
$50 for Liberty bond last year,
and simply had to pay for it. l
did so by paying in every dollar I
could spare, instead of spending money
for things we could just as we'll do
without. 1t is curious how one accumu-
lates If they go at it that way.
II see now that one reason why l
never saved any money was because
I didn't have anything like this to take
my cash a little at time. I used to
think that would begin saving when
had my bills paid and $25 to the
good, bu- have discovered at this late
date that the way to do it is to save q
little at time and put it by as you
get 1t. have been surprised to find
that the same is true of so many other
farmers, especially renters. What |
they have put into the Liberty bond is
money that would have slipped
through their fingers. They would have
nothing to show for it, whereas now
they have got bond earning good |
interest. while theft money is helping
to lick the kaiser. My first bond is
now paid in full and I am beginning
to save up my subscription to the
fourth Liberty bond"
This reminds me of still another
case Were the boys and girls have
earned and saved along with their
parents until their subscription for
each Of the three Liberty loans are
now pail up. They did not see how
they could raise the money for their
first subscription, but their second was
double that, and the third was stfll
larger. The Oldest boy was taken BY
the draft. which made the family all
the more determined. The mother
Is saving her egg money. each of the
has bit Of garden from
which they are selling stuff, one of
the girls is member Of the pig club,
and the Oldest boy still at home has
1carter of an acre Of onions that
promises splendid crop. The ia
her is harvesting a heavy crop of l.