The state herald., 1918-08-09
CANNES That Serve No Useful
Purpose Should Not Be ToIer-
ated by Farmer.
MUST have MEAT REGULARLY
One Cur In Single Night Has Been
Known to Destroy $1,000 Worth Of
eheep-More Mutton and Wool
Wanted by Nation.

What are you doing about winning
this war, anyway
or course you take conscientious
interest in 1t, but are you working at
1t just as diligently us though 1t were
your own personal war. and as though
your own personal salvation depended
upon it-which 1t does?
Home folks have got to do a little
bit more than strangers. You bought
some Of our Liberty bonds? OF
course you did. But u blessed old
pagan away over In the heart of Asia,
entirely out Of touch with us and ow-
Ing us no duty whatever, bought
100000 worth Of these bonds by cable.
You buy War Savings stamp now
and then. Certainly. But a bunch Of
poor. hopeless human beings In exile
who can never profit by the liberty
that Is to be won-to-wit. the lepers
at Molokai-bought 5000 worth Of
our savings stamps.
Must Do Your Part.
Now. you. to square yourself with
yourself, have got to do more than
prince in Persia, or an outcast Mt Mo-
lokai. II doesn't mean n great deal
to give away little money. and to
lend money to the government on the
best security In the world means no
sacrifice at all. II Just means thrift
and good sense. To do your part In
your own war you have got to give
up some Of the trihlng little things,
some Of your personal fads and fan
cies that to you probably do mean a
good deal.
Take. for instance. that dog. silver
collared. silver-ieashed, pampered. pet
ted and persliinged with pet name.
Or maybe he Isn't collared or leashed
or named. Maybe he Is Just plain
dog that runs where he pleases. even
though he may not please where he
runs. But one way or the other he
is your dog.
Now. think II over. A dog eats as
much n q man-more. II he gets a
chance. Every dog absorbs a ration
that would feed a soldier. Either you
feed II to him. or he goes out some
where and finds II for himself. Also.
q dog demands-and takcs-more Of
a meat diet than man. A man may
get along very comfortably and cheer
fully on cabbage and corn cake. pars-
nips and prunes, tomatoes and tnbasco.
but dog has got to have his meat. II
may be beef and bacon from your
table, or II may be live sheep from
your neiGhbor's pasture. II you feed
him his meat. he probably consumes
nbout whnt a man would require. II
he goes and takes II himself. he de-
stroys pretty nearly enough TO feed n
regiment Of men. One dog In single
night has been known TO destroy
$1,000 worth Of sheep.
More Sheep Needed.
More sheep In one Of the greatest
needs toward increasing the nations
ment supply. and there In only one
sound reason why the farmers Of the
United States do not raise more sheep.
Thnt one reason In the dog. II may
not always be the nctuni physical dog.
but II In the ghost Of the dog. the fcnr
Of the thing that bidcs always in the
heart Of the farmer. Hc knows that
one dog. absolutely worthless. incn.
pnblc Of producing d single dollar Of
wealth for the country, cnn and very
likely will. In tho dark hours Of one
night. destroy the accumulntions Of
years md the profits Of untirinH indus.
try. II TINT fcnr could he removed
from tho farmers hcnri, II he could
know that sheep could browse snfcly
In his srHss TINT goes 10 waste. the
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