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Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-12-26

the friendly demeanor of the dowager empress.
Naturally this i.advsed policy has had very
bad results. At the beginning of the war many
Firms were In favor of the allies. chiefly by reason
of. their English trade connections and English
sympathes. But when Russians most powerful
md necessary ally forbcde to say word in
favor OF n reasonable treatment of Finland. and
when the English press by its undiscriminnting
praise Of all things Russian actually gave more
strength to the powers Of reaction. then the Firms
cannot be blamed for looking elsewhere
Their exlles nocked to Germany in grent num-
bers, and 1t is said that more than 5000 Films
took up their residence there The Germans are
further credited with making active propaganda
for their cause among the professors and students
of Finland. but 1t seems doubtful whether they
would really have found It worth WHILE when the
allies themselves were uncOnsciOusly doing 80
much to spread pro-Gernan sympathies there II
but no one can say more than if-Finlnnd was
occasionally used as channel for colnmuni-
cation between Germany and the traitorous party
In Russia the allies have only themselves TO blame.
However this may be. 1t seems pretty clear that
there were several German agencies in more than
one part of Finland trying to stir the people up
to IN armed revolt.
Since our reactionary press Mt one time took
upon itself to repeat the venerable and dscredted
cliches about Finlnnds desire for independence
or for union with Sweden 1t is well to say once
more that Finlands great nationalist movement
TINT there are not five wiseacres In the whole
country who would dream of the possibility OF
scl union Nor has the fiercest advocate Of
Finnish freedom ever contemplated absolute in
dependence. The position Of the country and Its
very small population wholly forbid 1t.
Surely this tiny nation has magnificent future!
1t may even be possible for them. highly trained
and politically qualified they are. 10 hurry
through the Intervening stages of their economic
development and show to Europe the working
model Of a cooperative commonwealth. They are
in the main Mongolians, patient. passive secret
and unfathomable, and their kinsmen In Japan
and China have done equally marvellous things.
Yet alien from us MS they raciay, their de-
veOpment is so western that Englishman who
has spent much time in Finland has any sense of
a rnce barrier. On the contrary. they seem. once
known. curousy appealing and sympathetic. this
brave, ugly little people, with their high cheek.
bones, great foreheads and deepset eyes.
THERE literature, like their landscape, is ex-
traOrdinnrily varied and beautiful and there runs
through 1t sense of the timeless forests and the
unbounded North 1t haunts you no one who has
felt the charm of Finland is really content till he
sees the Land Of Thousand Lakes again.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-12-26
lcE.As A swEETMEAr.

We Americans eat more ice cream and similar
frozen desserts than the people OF any other ma.
ton, but the Japanese have us beaten as eaters
OF Ice. According to the Tokyo Advertiser, one
OF their favorlte dishes is. small cakes of ice
broken into tiny pebbly pieces and eaten with
sugar and lemon, or any other mixture that they
may fancy The commonest way of eating ice in
Japan. however, Is to shave 1t into snowy flakes
and to swallow 1t with sweetened water into
which various appetizers, such as fruit juice o,
sweetmeats, have been thrown
Ice cream, milk and eggs shaken with ice and
other kinds OF cooling beverages are sold in an
everincreasing quantity, but the old style Of eat
Ing raw" ice. in what the Japanese call the
korimizu fashion. is still in the greatest vogue
Youths Companion.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-12-26
PAPER FAMINE IN OLD TIMES.

There was n paper fnmine in Europe in the
seventh century In A. d. GAO the Saracens con.
oupred Egypt. and at the same time by order OF
omar. their caliph the renowned library ut Alex
nndria consisting of 100000 volumes. was burned.
Tho naper supply of the then world was derived
from the papyrus bark, reed which grew only
In Egypt Consequently, when the Sarncens
gained possession Of the country the paper supply
was cut of. This led to the adoption of curious
expedient The writing used papyrus piper
was erased and the paper which was thus made
available again brought into use. An old author
has suggested that probably owing to this many
valuable contributions from classic writer's, Tac-
tus. Livy and others. were lost to the world.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-12-26

Inc election of the Russian duma and the tenn
porary restoration Of Finland's constitution. Yet
restored" Is hardly the word. for that restricted
cnlllous and eminently bourgeois constitution Of
1913 was resurrected into something democratic
anu terribc-a popular government, based upon
'ui ADULT suffrage and proportional representation
WIN 'ln elected house, containing Mt its first
ssmblnge in April, 1907 so social democrats out
OF total of 200. And these were genuine unconl.
promising Marxist social democrats. the outcome
Oh Il purity which was first formed In $780, Since
'hen the social democratic representation of Fin
lana has steadily increased ut every election.
From the spring Of 1907 to that of 1909 Finland
experienced two crowded years Of glorious life"
IN which the country simply hummed with Internal
progress and political development. The old feuls
OF Svekomnn and Fennoman were taken up with
renewed vigor. although the Swedish speaking
films were now only one-ninth of the population
and still decreasing.
We all remember how In May 1910 100 men,
bclS Of the British parliament signed a memorial
to the iumn expressing the apprehension with
which they regarded the proposal to deprive Fin
land "f her constitutional rights. while large
number of German French, Italian. Belgian and
Dutch deputies formed and addressed similar
memorials. But all this was in vain. and by July,
1910. the bill for the classification of Fipupd be-
came law.
II not Immediately and violently put into
prnctce. The landtdag was still assembled ut in
tprTaS. thOugh 1t had rather less power than q
municipal council A number Of official dimssals
took place. Russians given full Finnish
rights in Finland and the usual series of arrests
imprlsonments and exngs followed. but until
1912 the Finnish press was only internationally
censored. However, this second series of bad
years. was much harder for the Films than the
period of 1S99-1906.
Soon after the war began Finland was prnctcal.
~ cut off from the civilized world. classification
set in with full force and the most stringent cen.
sorslp Of the press. Of correspondence and of nll
written matter whatever was established. Even
the internal business Of the country suffered great
ly and the whole people put ''under hatches,"
us II were. and nssuredly on very short rations for
an unlimited time
One piece of news only came through in the
early days Of the war; to the effect that the dow
uger empress OF Russia had returned from Den.
mark by way of Finland and had shown much
courtesy and common sense on her passage. 1t
was said that she had caused her personal guard
to he greatly relaxed. that she had talked with
Films everywhere and had taken pains to crente
IL good impression. But shortly after her return
the Films were specially and officially warned mot
to build any false hopes Of restored liberty" upon
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-12-26
rArroolno ANCIENT CUSTOM.

The antiquity Of tattooing is evidenced by its
almost universal employment among primitive
peoples. In New Guinea the young women are
tattooed a over their bodies. their faces being
similarly treated after marriage
In the Solomon islands girl is not eligible for
marriage unless She has been tatfooed. The girls
of Borneo are thu adorned from waist to knees
Ia most elaborate fashion; likewise their hands,
feet and ankles -
In Burmah under the last king, EVEN male
wns required by royal edict to be tattooed from
waist to knees; and 1t was customary for thu
girls to have their tongues tattooed with charm,
to attract the men,
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-12-26
FAMOUS BRITISH REGIMENT.

The Coldstream guards Is regiment of foot
,uaras in the British army forming part of the
roya, household brigade. 1t Is one Of the Oldest
regiments of the British service. dating from
1880 In that year General Monk. who. after the
death of Cromwell. took sides with the parlia-
ment md the army. organized the regiment at
Co,dstream a border town Of Berwickshlre. Scot.
land, whence the name Of the regiment. and
marched with Il into England. 1t has seen service
in every British campaignsof any magnitude. and
ba. emblazoned on Its regimental colors the
names Of many Of the most brilliant victories Of
british arms.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-12-26
People Are Passiv
and Unfathomable Yet
Their Love Of lnde-
pendenCe Promises
Bright Future

N 1916 Emperor Alexander Of
Russia wrote to Steinheit, then
governor general Of Finland, In
the following terms: "As re-
CARDS the conditions of Finland,
my intention has been to give
this people a political existence,
so that they may not feel them.
selves conquered by Russia, but
united to her for their own clear
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-12-26
NEW YEAR SOON GROWS OLD
Fades and Passes Just 40 All Things
Earthiy-only the Spiritual
Endures and Satisfies.

The heart-breaking thing about the
New Year is that he becomes old. We
run out to meet him today as he ar
rives rosy-cheeked, and ruddy. stamp
ing hs feet drawing of his gloves,
unbutt0ning his great coat and shak.
ing Off the snowfiakes. How buoyant
and hopeful he is! He has his pockets
full Of good things for us. we are sure.
How he wins US! Flow he inspires us
We can do great things with him. He
Is so different from the old fellow who
Is gone. Poor Old Year! He got pref
ty stale toward the last. And then,
too. we got so we didn't feel just COM
Portable with him. He had seen 30
many Of our mistakes and failures. II
will be easier to make a new start
with him out of the way.
And now for this youngster! We
shall keep the past from him. He shall
not know word of it. All his things
are new. Ours shall be also, new
words, new thoughts, new ways. Good
by, old things.
But even before our New Years
resolutions are all made, the New
Years day grows old. Light the can
dies: the day is dying. The shadows
deepen. Our new, New Year already
is taking on age. We cannot keep
him new; can we keep the new that
he brought to us? In the first gloom
Of the new year we know that we
cannot. The guests Of the day are
gone. The flowers we chose with such
care are whitening. The tempting
fenst-fragnents. Is there no abiding
thing? The old year was like this.
The old year was like It; the new
year will be and years and years
NIL alike. Time is their body; their
soul is eternity. And as they come
one after the other they bring to Us
the gifts of their body and the gifts
of their soul. The one wakes old and
passes; the other endures and salts
fees.
Welcome, New Year. Show us your
good gifts and help US to choose
among them such as you and the other
years that come and 60 can leave with
us until the perfect and unending
day.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-12-26
First Observed by Romans.

The observance Of January as the
beginning Of the year we borrow from
the Romans. The first Christian EN-.
perors kept up the custom Of New
Years observance. though 1t tolerated
and afforded the opportunity for idola'
trous rites, but later the western
church opposed three days Of penitence
and fasting to the Pagan celebration
OF January "a. d. 4S7). By degrees
however. the church, in the eighth cen
fury. abrogated the fast, and the ear
lier and more congenial jovial customs
were gradually resumed and have con
tinued to the present.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-12-26
The Young Year stood and blinksd h,s

eyes.
And gaxed with wondering surprise
Upon sight 10 fine and new.
He scarcely could believe It true.
He gazed again. and still that sight
Remained to MI him with delight,
Until he asked what might this be.
This thing Of shining mystery.
What can It be?'' no eager asked.
As still in that strange thing he backed
(which Ia 30 bright and big and fine,
And feeling brings can't define.
But which my very heart makes glad.
The greatest feeling I've yet had;
And braces up my spirit SO
With all its warmth and shine and gloW1
1T never saw such sight before.
And will I see 1t DER and DER?
Or will 1t vanish like O dream,
And not again upon me beam7
What is this rare and radiant thing
Which makes mo want to dance ana
slng?"
Tho one he questioned answered: "Hon,
Don't you know what? Why. that's the
sun."
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-12-26
a. New Year Reuerie


New Year met me somewhat sad:
Old Year leaves me tired,
Stripped Of favorite things l had,
Baked Of much desired;
Yet farther on my road today,
God willing, farther on my way.
New Year coming On apaoe,
What have you to give me7
BRING you seattle, or bring you grace,
Face me with an honest face
You shall not deceive me:
Be It good or IL, Be It what you will,
i needs shall help me on my road
My rugged road to heaven, please God.
chasass G. Rassik
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-12-20
Ratification of
Dry Amendment
Is Sure, Belief

Washington, Dec. 19.-Rattfication
OF the prohibition amendment to the
federal constitution by the necessary
three-fourths OF the states by next
February l L. predicted in survey OF
the prohibition situation made public
yesterday by the board Of temperance,
prohibition and public morals OF the
Methodist Episcopal church. Fifteen
states have approved the amendment
and the board declares that thirty
other states, the legislatures OF which
meet next month, will vote favorably
on the proposal for nation wide pro-
hibition.
The states which the board declares
will ratify the amendment at the COM
ing legislative sessions are: Ala
bama, Arkansas, California, Colorado,
Connecticut, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana,
Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Michigan. Min
nesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada,
New Hampshire, New Mexico. North
Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon,
Rhode Island, Tennessee, Utah, 1ez~
mont. Washington. Wisconsin. West
Virginia and Wyoming. Pennsylvania,
is classed as hopeful" New York as
ven proposition" and New Jersey as
probably opposed
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-12-20
PORTLAND PROHIBITION.

The Portland (Ore) Chamber of Commerce
is circulating report on the effect of prohibi-
ton on that city. In sum they say:
Portland and Oregon, have benefited in ev
cry way. Those men and women who were de-
prived of employment, when the state went dry,
probably all have obtained remunerative work in
other channels.
Probably nothing better indicates the bene-
fetal results of prohibition in Portland and the
larger Oregon towns, than the morale Of her cit
liens in the so-called middle and laborng classes.
Homes rae better kept up !; gardens receiving
more attention; store accounts have greatly in
creased and bills are being paid; better goods
and more of them are being purchased the lit
tie ones have shoes and the mothers and faith
ers, especially in those families where over-in-
dulgnce in liquors obtained, are enjoying life to
a greater degree
Parents can, without stint, take their fam
lilies to the movies frequently, and when
they go out in public they appear better dressed
and more prosperous
According to the management of the savings
departments of Portland's banks, the growth of
new accounts in those departments was marvel
ous Men who had never saved dollar, or Gre
ated reserve, made deposits with great regu-
larity.
mo state in the Unian has done better war
work that has Oregon. Her wonderful record
of production in her shipyards, and in her for
ests, in her wooden mills, in her iron works. in
her wheat fields and in every line of endeavor has
been increased because, in addition to the re-
markable loyalty of her people, whiskey has not
befuddled incapicitated her workers. They
have been able to give their effort fully; they
have not'left their work to visit the saloon and
have returned to their families at night sober and
ready for another good days work on the NOR
row.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-12-20

porariy suspended; that no work on new con-
tracts be commenced; that factories whose out
put or plants were requsitioned may begin work
on private orders; raw material assigned to the
factories for use in war work may be used for
private orders, providing formal request OF the
war department is asked and consent is received
The assigning of contracts for public works
to firms formerly in war industries is regulated
by third decree which authorizes the following
expenditures $3.50, 100000 for railroad materials
and work on railroads generally; 200,00O,000
for drainage works and reclamation of waste
lands, bridges, harbor improvements, and roads !;
$10O,O 900 for works of public character which
come under the jurisdiction of other ministries,
such as that of education, health, etc.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-12-20
ITALIAN ENTERPRISE.

An expenditure of $500, 100000 has been
authorized by the Italian government for pub
lie works to be undertaken by concerns formerly
engaged in war industries. This is part of the
plan approved by the Italian Cabinet to facili-
tate the transformation of industries from a
war to a peace basis. The plans for readjust-
ment are covered by three degrees proposed by
MIR. Nitti, Minister of the Treasury, and approx
ed by the Cabinet.
A complete inventory of all contracts awarded
by the government, the amount of war material
received, credits advanced, and the part of the
contract still to be fulfilled, is provided for in
one decree. The urgent necessity for speed in all
war industries had made such an inventory i'm
possible before the present, but under the new
decree complete, exhaustive record of all war
work and contracts will be made.
The work in war plants during the transitory
period is regulated by a second decree, which
orders: that all work for war purposes be tenn
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-12-20
THE GREATEST MOTHER
It had

! He was very young and very lonely. It had
not been very long since his mother had kissed
!. him and tucked hmi into bed each night and he
was hungry for mother love.
Outside the world glstened whitley under the
I cold radiance Of the moon, except where its
purity was staintd with the blood of men and
trampled to putrid mudhole.
Just on the other side of the crumbling wall
which had once been home and which had been
taken over by the Red Cross, lay that awful
waste where men had fought and died. and near
by was No Mans Land, where it was whispered
the spirits CT the dead walked when the guns
were still.
But thai was seldom.
For the gums sent forth their thunderous
voices and Their hail of death all day long and
ell night long. Or 50 it seemed to the boy, who
lay huddlad in the Red Cross hospital tenn
porary place for mercy, over which foated the
insignia of mercy.
The boy lay very still, and thought about his
mother and as he lay SO, suffering duly from
the bleeding wound, he fell asleep
And as he lay sleeping it seemed to him that
lis mother came to him, Just she used to, and
tucked licl into bad and kissed him on the
brow. ard :,Icesed him where he lay.
Ard he turned, and raised himself on his
wounded side, from which The life-blood slowly
d1ippad, md smiling gloriousy, he cried:
Mother! Oh, love you, Mother" And so he
died.
And the woman bent and kissed him, weeping,
and blessed him where he lay, asleep forever
more. She kissed him for His Mother, in far
and forlga land.
And she who bent above him and blessed him
wore the uniform OF the Red Cross,-the Great
est Mother in All The World
Of all the influences which have come from
this 70 bless the world there is none so pow
eTful as the increased measure of mercy for
which the Red Cross stands,-the increased
measure of pity, of which the Red Cross is rep
resentative; the increased measure of love,
which is the very heart of the Red Cross mis-
sion.
So many, many dying soldiers has this great
est Of all mothers comforted; so many wounds
has this capable mother healed so many aching
, hearts and heads has she soothed with her min
iStrations.
It is SO little that can do for her. But
she is calling US to the colors She asks first
that give hearts, and next that we give
one dollar. Just one hundred cents against a
million million heart aches and million million
pangs of suffering that she has healed It is so
little that she asks,-this Greatest Mother in All
the World.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-12-20
Vox Pobui
Trades Unions, Take Notice.

traces Unions, axe Notice.
The following is taken from one of
our union journals. and should be read
by every union man:
Do anything any time, but get busy
at once in converting others to the
necessity of government ownership.
Remember that your work as trade
unionists in the period of reconstruc-
ton is greater than the Merchants
and Manufacturers Association, who
are already advocating the abolish
ment of the eight-hour day and many
other things gained by the workers in
the trying times now passing and a
readJuStment of wages in order for
them to compete with the cheap labor
in foreign markets. It is up to you
to see that nothing is done to lower
our standard Of wages until some at
tempt is made to lower the high cost
of living, which, by the way, has adj
vanced three per cent from June to
July of this year and which we are
told will not be any lower for three
years to come. But no assurance IS
given us that they will not go higher
SO do not at this time let the capital
istic fool you along until your time
is wasted and you have no opportun
ity to protest. Get in the game and
work and see that Ae worker in some
measure secures what he is justly en-
titled to and retains that which he has
secured through the past years Of in
dustria1 strife. Remember that you
have not fulfilled your duty as a trade
unionist when you secured your union
card, but that you must organize po-
iticalfy as well as industria1ly il you
hope to secure in a small measure
what are your rights. For much that
you have gained on the industrial field
is taken from you on the political
field. Our motto Of sAgitate Educate
and Organize means politically as
well as industrially, so bear these few
thoughts in mind and work for your
interest and the interest Of the bal
ance OF the trade union movement IN
working for and securing government
ownership of the railroads and ulti-
mate1y all public utilities
Leaders, take this up with members
Of your locals.
Get busy, brothers, write to your
representatives and ask them to pro-
tect your interests. Yours fraternaIly
A. o. DeWEESE
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-12-20

Standing alone as the great educational insti-
tuition Of Peru is the University of San Marcos
at Lima, which was fuonded in 1851, or nearly
one hundred years before the founding Of Har-
ward University.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-12-20

1t takes capital to make money. One of the
weakest links in the business of southern farm
ing is lack of sufficient capital Too much CAPT.
tai is invested in land of the southern farmer as
compared to equipment.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-12-20

The farmers income and profits grow with
the size of the farm within certain limits Horse
power and machinery can be more economically
used on large than small farm. A farm sur
vey shows an increase in profits from Is to 425
acres