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The War Cry of Franco
The world has never known a
greater battle hymn than "The Mar
" bo. liaise," the battle hymn of France.
It was written and first sung In the
great French revolution which was
set aflaino.by the American Declar
ation of Independence after centuries
of misrule had piled up the fuel. Its
lines are sublimely heroic. The song
Is being sung with as great fervor in
France today when France Is again
facing the Issue of "liberty or
death" as it was in that first
death-grapple with autocracy more
than a hundred years ago.
LA MARSEILLAISE
Ye sons of France, awake to glory 1.
Hark! What myriads round you rise!
Your children, wives and grandsires
hoary;
Behold their tears and hear their
cries!
Shall hateful tyrants mischief breed
ing, With hireling hosts, a ruffian band,
Affright and desolate the land,
While peace and liberty lie bleeding?
To arms, to arms, ye brave;
Th' avenging sword unsheathe;
March on, march on, " ' .
' All hearts resolved on liberty or,
death.
Now, now the dangerous ' storm "is
rolling,
Which. Lreucherous kings, confeder
ate raise;
The dogs of war, let loose, are howl
ing, Aud, lo! our fields and cities blaze.
And shall we basely view the ruin,
While lawless force with guilty
stride
Spreads desolation far and wide,
With crimes and blood his hands imbruing?
To arms, to arms, ye brave!
Th' avenging sword unsheathe;
March on, march on,
All hearts resolved on liberty or
death.
With luxury and pride surrqundea,
The vile, insatiate despots dare;
Their thirst for power and gold un
bounded, To mete and vend the light andt air;
Like beasts of- burden they would
load us,
Like gods, would bid their slaves
adore;
But man is man and who is more?
" Then shall they longer lash and goad
us?
To arms, to arms, ye Drave!
Th' avenging sword unsheathe;
March on, march on,
All hearts resolved on liberty or
death.
O Liberty! Can man resign thee,
. Having once felt thy gen'rous flame?
Can dungeons, bolts and bars confine
thee,
Or whips thy noble spirit tamer
Too long the world has wept bewail
ing That falsehood's dagger tyrants
wield;
,' But Freedom Is our sword and shield,
And all their arts are unavailing.
To arms, to arms, ye brave!
; Th' avenging sword unsheathe;
! , ,!March on, march on,
All hearts resolved on liberty or
death. Roquet de Lisle.
Topics of tho Hour
EverywhGio the talk Is of war, and
people are beginning to realize that
we are now drawn into the war, and
tho war cloud hangs over our own
beautiful country. To the young
and ambitious and untried, war does
not carry the same meaning that it
does to the elderly and the old. The
one class is full of enthusiasm and
desire to plunge into the swirling
storm, while to the other the war
means tears and heartache, renun
ciation, and the giving up for the
.Flag's sake, the best of our young
manhood now, and, perhaps later,
the elders, the stay of the home.
To these come visions, of desolate
homes, scattered households, broken
and crippled bodies, and graves of
our clearest. We, who have lived
through former wars, have thought
wo realized war's cruelty; but never
have there been methods of warfare
so cruel, so brutal, and so savage.
Our one solace is that the dear Lord
has promised that the "days shall
be shortened," and that war shall
be no more when this droadful
agony has run its course. "Not as
we will," we try' to say,; but it is
still hard for many of us to say,
"As God wills." The days are darfc,
and we can not see the ending; bui
over it all is the Father's promise
that all will be well. In ,soine way,
it 'is God's purpose, and' .whatever'
thd sacrifice, we must learn to real
ize that "His ways are best." To
many of us comes the comfort of
the resurrection of the dead,aand a
new earth, and new heaven, where
there ."shall be no more sin, or suffer
ing, or sickness, or sorrowing or
death. The blessing of all the fam
ilies of the earth, in the new earth,
where the wilderness shall blossom
as the rose, springs burst forth in
the desert places, and the waste
places be full of fruit and blessing,
and "The earth shall be filled with
the knowledge of the glory of the
Lord, as the waters that cover tuo
sea" "Nation shall not lift up a
sword against nation, neither shall
they learn war any more."
The Canning Season
Already the canning season is
with us, ,'and' evqry one is urged to
save all surplus, even if but one jar,
or, if not of one kind, especially
soup vegetables, enough of the
scraps should be put together to fill
one or more jars. Several fruits
may be used in making jam, and
other preserves, and "let nothing be
lost."
If you have not enough cans or
glass jars, much of the fruit and
also of the vegetables may be dried,
as our mothers used to dry them
in the long ago. If you do not
know how this is done, write to the
Department of Agriculture, asl
ing for printed matter relating to
the subject, but many old ladies can
tell you "just how" it is done, and
how to care for the dried fruit
through the winter.
Corn and .string, beans can be
salted down, but should be partly
cooked either for drying or salting
down. Lima beans are best dried
in the shell, just as they are full
grown, but, not hardened. The shells
will yield up their strength, and in
this way the flavor is increased.
Beans, peas, and many other veget
ables are "just as good" if dried in
the shell before beginning to ripen
as soon as full grown. All kinds of
fruit may be dried, either in little
home-made kilns, on racks over the
stove, or in the sunshine. Wild
fruits are fine if dried. The fruit
cans or jars may be thus saved for
tho delicate fruits which are pre
ferred in a fresh state.
Drying is preferable, from a diet
etic view, to salting down, as the
salted product must be soaked, ana
this removes much of the mineral
matter and food value, which must
be thrown out in the salted water.
Unless string beans are sliced, or
partly cooked, they are apt to be
tough when dried. Carrots may be
dried for soups and flavoring with
success. The tops of many,; flavoring
vegetables, such as cel6r,y jmrsley,
and flavoring leaves, : niayf bo dried
and powdered and put 'in glass jars
and sealed for later use.
Bits Of Information
If you will write to the Depart
ment of Agriculture, Washington,
D. C, asking for bulletins 359 and
203, thev will ti wnrt', tu
out cost, and the directions in these
uuueuuB are jor tfte three-day proc
ess of canning, one. hqur" each day
reheatng for three days.' '. ;
For Missourlann (nni "hr, ,
suppose), the College of Agriculture
a - 1 -!-. V. : -hit. ...
u omnium, mo., win send free on
application a pamphlet entitled
Canning in glass by the cold pack
method" -Circular N6. 9, which
gives very cjear and easy directions
for the work; and the time required
by these rules for canning is much
shorter than the old-time open
kettle methods. A wash boiler, tin
pail, lard can, or any pan with a
close-fitting lid will answer every
purpose, though it will take more
time and fuel. Slats, of wood
nailed together to fit the bottom of
the cooker (wash boiler, or other
container), or several thicknesses of
wire screen may be laid in the bot
tom to keep the jars frdm getting
in touch with the metal bottom. A
steam cooker is successful, if one
has one; or even an old-fashioned
steamer to fit into a kettle which
holds the boiling water for the
steam. Some housewives use suc
cessfully a galvanized wash- tub, if
one can be covered tightly to keep in
the steam.
Where vegetables are bought for
soup, or where scraps of vegetables
are on hand, wash these very clean
and chop or grind without peeling
as much of the "goodness" of the
materials lie very close to the peel
or skin. Pea-pods should be washed
clean, then cooked in clear water
and the water used either for cook
ing the shelled peas in, or for use
in the dressing. As little water as
possible should be used, and allowed
to boil down closely without burn
ing. .
There are so many "greens" that
go to waste, because few women
know how, or ever think of canning
them; yet they may De canned as
successfully as other vegetables, arid
many a good meal will be furnished
rliirfnw ! i . " " -.
canned products from .
For Dandelion Salad Warn,
and drain; fry small pieces of , Wel1
and in the bacon Brea?J 5 acon'
onion or t.wo sliced thini, an
out the bacon and onion, take
xvth n Jzuu. ?nions, and m
HttTe V7neBT rZ'iU
Pour this over the greens , ana
what a fine salad you Vo
will help to clear out the Vaw. Ws
For Banishing insects
Dissolve common aTum
n, two quarts or hot water p '
tho water over the alum b0 in, ,T
and when the alum k iT e hl"'
dissolved, apply "whUe stm v ryS
.tho solution liberally arounT the
-t UiiUC1 biuks, and in all
dark places. It will hurt nothing
but the insect life, and the Taint
and varn sh; but you can renew the
.. uuu vurii sn alter the nestq
are ousted. Before laying the rue
or carpet, scald the floor well with
water in which carbolic acid has
been- dropped. It will not take
much of the acid, but it will kill all
insects hiding in floor cracks as well
as sweeten the room.
Cockroaches do not like borax'
mix a teaspoonful of sugar with a
half teacupful of powdered borax,
and set it about wherever the cock
roaches congregate, a teaspoonful in
a can top, or small saucer, and the
cockroaches will all leave. Whether
they eat and die, or what becomes
of them, we do not know; but they
leave the premises in a short time.
This is a well tested method.
For the little red ants that will
soon distress the housewife, sprinkle
cayenne pepper in their hiding
nlafiPH. nr in ovnnlra wlinrn tlmv liovn
. , uuvuu ITllblv IUI.J HUTU
.their gateways. For tho larger
ones, who throw up little hillocks
in the yard, or make nests in de
cayed wood, a strong solution of
salt, or alum water, boiling hot,
poured into their hills, will soon de
stroy them. Begin early in the sea
son, and "stay not your hand."
Sun all the bedding as often as
may be, wash all bed coverings
that are washable as soon as the
sunshine will dry them, and watch
every possible avenue of introduc
tion for the first comers of every de
scription. From stores, street cars,
public places, and often from the
clothing of careless housewives and
their families, these vile things may
reach you. Remember, "eternal
vigilance" is the best preventive.
Some Good Recipes
Corn Pudding If you have no
fresh corn, use the canned; but II
you have fresh corn, take about the
same quantity, but treat it a little
differently. For the canned, the
contents of one can will make quite
a large pudding; always turn tne
corn into a bowl immediately cm
opening, and pour over it cow
water to cover, leaving it stand wr
a few minutes, then drain and add,
for the ordinary can, two ww
beaten eggs and a pint of miiK
evaporated and diluted milk ww
answer as well as the fresh. Season
with salt, pepper, and a arge table
spoonful of butter; Pt !ntoft B KJt
ing pan and bake until a W
brown. , , frnm
If fresh corn is used, cut from
the cob, but do not put wr
on it; the natural milk o the cor
will do Instead of cow s mUK.
Any of the evaporated from
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