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DAKOTA COUNTY HERALD, DAKOTA CITY, NEBRASKA. V ir M V i FOOD CONTROLLER OF Giiieisifiiio Food Production Should Be In creased at All Cost. In his letter to tho public on the 1st of January, Hon. W. J. llnnnn, Can Ada's Food Controller, says': "Authoritative Information has renchod me that food shortage In Eu ropu Is terribly real, and only the sternest resolve on the part of the pro duccrs, and equally stern economies on tho part of all as consumers, can pos sibly save the situation. "France last year hud a crop be tween one-third and one-half that of .a normal year. Women did the work of draught animals In a determined effort to make tho Impoverished soil of France produce every possible ounce of food. They now look to us to make up their deficiency of essential sup plies. "The harvest In Italy was far below normal and will require much larger supplies to feed her people until next harvest. . "It Is impossible for the allies to spare many cargo cnrrlers to transport foodstuff from India, Australia, New Zealand and even the Argentine Repub lic. This means that the allied nations are practically dependent upon North America to supply them with the food which must be forthcoming If terrible suffering Is to be avoided and the light ing eJlU'lency of the armies maintained. "On December 1, tho United States liad not a single bushel of whrnt for export, after allowance was made for "domestic requirements on the basis of normal consumption, nnd the United Stntes Food Administration Is endeav oring to bring about n reduction of 20 per cent In lumio consumption of wheat nnd tor. This would release 100,000. U00 hiisheN for export, but the Allien to&ll! require nearly five times that amount before the 1018 harvest. Canada Is the only country In the world, practically accessible to the Al lies under present conditions of ship ping .shortage, v.hich has an actual ex portable surplus of wheat after allow ance for iift'inal home requirements. The surplus today Is not more than 110,000,000 bushels. A reduction of 20 per cut in our normal consumption would save an additional 10,000.000 busjicls for export. The outlook for production of food stuffs in Europe next year Is distinctly unfavorable. "Such Is the situation grave beyond anything that we thought possible a few months ago. Unless our people are aroused to n realisation of what the world shortage means to us, to our soldiers nnd to our Allies, and of the terrible possibilities which It entails. disaster Is Inevitable. "Production, too, must bo Incrensed to the greatest possible extent. Pres ent War conditions demand extraordi nary efforts, and every man, womnn, boy or girl who can produce food has a natlonnl duty to do so. "I am confident that when the people Of this country realize that the food situation Is of utmost gravity they will willingly adjust themselves to the ne cessities of the ense and make what ever sacrifices may bo required. The call which Is made upon them Is In tho name of the Canadian soldiers at the front, the allied armies, and the civilian populations of the nllled na tions who have already made food sac rifices to an extent little realized by 1he people of this country." Ilere Is nn appeal made by a man, upon whom rests the great responsibil ity of assisting In providing food for the allies nnd the soldiers nt the front, who are fighting the battles in mud and blood. It ennnot ho Ignored. At home we nre living in luxury nnd ex travagance inclined to idleness nnd for getfulness. This must cease. We must save nnd produce. Our lands must bo tilled no matter where It may be, In Canada or the United States. It Is our duty to cultivate. Splendid oppor tunities In the United Stntes are open for further cultivation of lands. West ern Canada also offers opportunities In high producing lands nt low prices. Decide for yourself where you can do tho most good, on land In the United States- or In Canada, and get to work iulekly. Advertisement. Hopping Exercise. Hopping Is one of tho best exercises for developing muscles. It Is easy to do, too, for the movement consists of jumping first on one foot and then on tlto other, so that tho wholo weight of the body will be borne by one foot and leg for one or more minutes. This ex orcise improves the wny of carrying tho body when walking, stntes a phy lcal cnlturlst, for It develops balance as well as muscle. This exercise should, he tnken when going to bed nnd tho windows should bo open, so there -will be plenty of fresh air In the room. While hopping breathe deeply. Some persons boast that they pay as they go, hut It seems mighty hard to get them shifted. m sxm Ris -vnjtTJmW "V J&rfJ THIS BEST &Lb''imfrnmii &.'J fi'SM-iMHaUM ZA' MWK'!. T" - " If . eSr -. f MYSIOHATtlll' 60&&t (riXZiZfa tESrarasngJi zr'K iru mrb&rj'va SriftlSSBSSSESK m jl a m r rwLi 'tft?wCit,TCw ;j ti?Ai- fiiiV'mcAstti ' A 4?ol ii ii lit jMW f ?raVJ Hlp ;V,Q.f .- -h BilftUUnul.u.; .! ,rf ;rO . iMlt"iL-.iiy..t I tVH irvcolivs Immortal i Address I e I-IT fl-. 4 4. M;A IMU -J ?- w fill TJtSQ Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth upon this continent a new Nation, conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that Nation, or any nation so conceived and dedicated, can long endure. We are met on a great battlefield of that war. We have come to dedicate a portion of that field as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that that Nation might endure. It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this. But, in a larger sense, we cannot dedicate we cannot consecrate rwe cannot hallow this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it far above our poor power to add or detract. The world will little note nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here. It is rather for us, the living, to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us that from the honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave their last full measure of devotion; that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain; that this Nation shall, under God, have a new birth of freedom, and that government of the people, by the people, for the people shall not perish from the earth. xxtazz.TzzL:ir:i ,"', vy":. zr uzr.rrJ. !! ' wT".vrt4.-vrt.'ii. ""''i.J.liWUV, '.IT' ' .T HSMFiV . -i'i .!" - ASUVA,' .tJTvjVsr- ' ' V T -rr'v'iTiyTy -- , - -- :-t-whmim "mirr tTr;r -1 , ; ,-j-rrrr lilC J Jit AHA JI LINCOLN'S Gettysburg ad dress IS today ranked as one of thu Immortal uttetnnces of man. Tho truth, the faith that are voiced In it are eternal, historians say. Froni the platforms of little white schoolhouses out on tho prairie, from the flng-decorated stands at Fourth of July celebrations, from the solemn rostrums of the centers, of lenrnlng the Gettysburg address has been repeated times without number and doublless will continue to be as long as the spirit of democracy lives on. Yet, with the strangely limited view of those nt hand, the great address was considered n failure by many at the time It was delivered. Lincoln him self believed that ho had failed to speak anything worthy of tho occasion and wns grently downcast. Tho sense of h'.s failure at such a momentous event ndded no little to the Intolerable burdens thnt weighed i ;..)ii I'.'ni In 1SG3. spapers of the North generally of Lincoln's words nt Gettysburg, in tl-.eir prnlse of the long address lward Everett, the great Boston same occasion. The Patriot nnd enllnl newspaper published at Har- vlth an nbllity for mlsjudgment al- belief, said of tho address: lint succeeded on this occasion be et! without sense nnd without con- panorama that wns gotten up for the The di ily took HI tie no but were lav delivered b orator, oi Union, an rlsburg, I' most beyi "The j cause Ii i iSm ilm jm m stralnt benefit oi nis party more than for the glory of the .Nation and (he honor of the dend. ... We pass over the silly remarks of the president, for the credit of the Nation we are willing that the veil of oblivion be dropped over thi-m and that they shall no more be repeated or thought of." Even the usually Iceen-visioned John Hay, then Mr. LincoIu'snhMstnnt secretary, erred In his Judg ment of (ho comparative importance of tho ad dresses nu'de that November day at Gettysburg. Said liny In his diary: "Everett spoke, as he always does, perfectly; and the president, In a firm, free way, with more grace than Is his wont, said his half dozen lines of consecration." In Mr. Ilny'a mind, ns in tho minds of nearly all present, Edward Everett's address overshadowed nil else on the program. Yet who today remembers 1 half dozen lines of the two-hour long speech nude by the Massachusetts orator? Edward Everett, almost alone of all the thou sands who had gathered at Gettysburg that dny, caught the denthle&s purport of tho president's words. He wrote to Mr. Lincoln a congrutulntory aote, saying: "I should bo glad If I could flatter myself that I came as near to the central Idea of the occasion In my two hours as you did in two minutes." Even this praise from the man who was consid ered the muster speaker of his day did not wholly convince Mr. Lincoln that his own utterunces had not fallen thort. In his reply to Mr. Everett he ald : "In our respective parts yesterday you could not nave been excused to mako a short address, nor I a long one. I am pleased to know that, In your Judgment, tho little I did say wns not entirely a failure." There Is every evidence that the president wrote his address hurriedly and nt the scant moments of leisure given him In thoso troubled days. That he did not compli te It until u few hours before It wns delivered Is certain. In fact, he did not know until about two weeks before the date that ho was expected to talk at all. The committee that had charge of tho arrangements for the consecra tion of tho national cemetery at Gettysburg usked Mr. Everc't n long time In advance and had post poned the diiie of the consecration from October 10 to November 10 nt .Mr. Everett's request. David Wills, a public-spirited citizen of Gettys burg and the originator of the Idea of a uatlonal cemetery there, wroto to PreMdeut Lincoln on No vember 2, six weeks after Mr. Everett hud been in vited to spiiik, as follows: "The states having wildlcrs who were killed at Gettysburg have procured grounds on n prominent part of the Held for n cemetery and are having the dead removed to them and properly hurled. These grounds will be consecrated and set' apart to this Fticrcil purpose by appropriate ceremonies on the 10th. lion. Edward Everett will deliver the oration. 1 am authorized by the governors of the different stales to Invite you to be prevent and par ticipate In these ceremonies, which will bo very Imposlni' iiiul olemnly luipresshe. It Is the do bIic that, in1 r 'he oration, jou, n chief executive, set j ! it il e rrounds to their sucrid uso by a 'v remarks. . ." A few days before the consecration Mr. Everett sent to the president n newspaper containing his speech In full two whole pnges. The president, speaking of this net to a friend, said: "It was very kind of Mr. Everett to send me this. I suppose he was nfrald I should sny some thing ho wanted to sny. He needn't have been alarmed. My speech isn't long. ... It Is short, short, short." Mr. Lincoln began his nddress while at the White House, writing It In ink upon n sheet of executtvo letter paper. Ho finished it In pencil upon n sheet of foolscap tho morning of Uie day he spoke at Gettysburg. Some historians have maintained thci president wrote his speech while on tho train on the way to Gettysburg, but John G. NIcolay, his private sec retary, said that this was not tho case. Lincoln, ho maintained, knew before thnt time what ho should say nnd wns plainly disturbed by tho feel ing thnt his address would not prove'ndequate. Owing to the presence of thousands of visitors parents of the dead who were to he rcburloU there, crippled soldiers, sightseers, ofllclals from vnrlous states the president and his party spent the night before the consecration at thu Wills home. It wns a crystal clear night. From tho business section of the villago roso the music of many bands that had come to take part in the ceremonies. Crowds of screnndera and glee clubs went from house to house, where there were nota bles, demanding speeches. Mr. Lincoln responded to a cull, but declined to make a speech, saying only: "In my position It Is somewhat Important that I should not say any foolish things. It very often happens that the only wny to help It is to say nothing at all." Secretary Seward, who consented to 'mako a speech, made the remarkable error of placing Get tysburg within the state of Morylnnd. His words rang with reproof, for he believed he was speaking to slaveholders or thoso who sympathized, at least, with the cause of shivery. David Wills, recalling Ov-"-- Control Trade After War Extension for a period of three yenrs nfter tho close of the war of the extraordinary powers now exercised by the government in the regulation of Imports and exports Is the object of n bill now before parliament, nccordlng to commerce reports. This measure, entitled Imports and exports (tem porary control) bill, presented by tho president of the board Of trade, embodies the most Important legislation thus far Initiated with n view to pro tecting and controlling British trndo after tho war. Unless extended, present powers of control of exports nnd Imports will to a great extent lapse upon the cessation of hostilities. Section 1, paragraph 1 of the bill reads us fol lows : "Tho lords of the council on the recommenda tion of the board of trndo may by order prohibit the Importation or exportation of goods of any class, description, or origin, or produced or manu factured In whole or in part in any country or place specified In the order, either generally or from or to any country or place nnmed in tho order, subject In either case to such exceptions (If nny) ns mny be specified in tho order, nnd to any licenses the grant of which may bo auth orized by tho order." While ordinary legislation hns given authority for certain meusures of control In times of pence, tho particular powers which It Is desired to make effective beyond the duration of tho war are the following: Prohibition of Importation of goods of specified origin ; prohibition of 'exporta tion of goods of any kind; prohibition of expor tation of nil goods to any country or place spe cified. The desire on tho part of British Interests for some action of this nnnire Is shown In a resolu tion In favor of "restriction, by tariff or other wise, of the trndo relations with enemy countries" adopted by tho Association of Chambers of Com merce of tho United Kingdom in 101G. CUBAN AVIATORS TO FRANCE. Col. Manuel Coronado, member of tho Cuban senate, recently announced In Ilnvann the organi zation of an aviation unit which will be offered to Franco with complete equipment. Since the dec laration of war against Germany on April 8'Culm has been co-operating with the nllles In several ways, but It Is probable that the Escadrllle Cu balne. ns the flying unit will be called, will be tho Hrht body of fighting mon from Cuba to serve on French soil. Scientific American. THE NEXT CAMPAIGN. "Morning, Jim." "Morning, senator." "Jim, I suppose you are going to voto for me, us usual. My policies J' "Your policies are all right, senator. But thero was n mighty pretty girl around toduy looking for votes." Mr. Seward's speech, said that tho secretary used the words: "This Is the first time that ever nny people or community on this side of Mnson and Dixon's lino (meaning the Southern side) wns found willing to listen to my voice." The following morning Mr. Lincoln rodo nt tho head of tho procession to the plntform nt tho now ly prepared cemetery, , his tall, ungainly form slumped over his horse, his face set In Its pathetic, homely lines. Only onco did he relnx. That wns when a man held up a little girl as the president rode by. Mr. Lincoln grnsped the child In his arms, kissed her and handed her back to tho proud fa ther. A shadow of a smile, gentlo beyond nil de scription, passed over the drawn fnco of the presi dent, only to bo replaced by that sad, absorbed look that had become so typical of him. A prayer by' Itev. Thomas H. Stockton, chnplnln of the United Stntes senate, opened tho program. It was an eloquent, though somewhat lengthy, ef fort upd it breathed tho spirit of victory rather than of humility. It was noon the serene, sunlit,' crisp noon of n perfect fnll day when tho ven erable Edward Everett arose to speak. Ilia oration was modeled along classical lines, wns tilled with tho eloquence so popular In thnt day and it held the multitude In rapt silence. Mr. Everett hnd long been a figure In public life, an nmbnssador, a member of the cabinet, a governor, n spenkcr of great renown. Much was expected of him, nnd he gave nil that was anticipated. The cnrefully chosen, exquisitely pollsicd phrases, delivered In his deep, sonorous voice, fell with great effective ness upon his hearers. Ho reviewed tho events that led to the war, described tho battle and praised the heroes of the North who had died there. But vivid as was tho phraseology, pcnetrntlng as was his logic, his address lacked tho breadth thnt would have made It undying. Thero wns n note of bitterness In It when ho asked: "Which of tho two pnrtles to this war Is responsible for nil tho suffering, for tho drendful sacrifice of life tho lawful and constitutional government of the United States or tho ambitious men who have ruhoilcd ngnlnst It?" Thnt same minor spirit crept Into his words again and ngaln when he referred to tha "dlsloynl slaveholders" nnd tho "aspiring politi cians" of tho South, nnd nenr his conclusion, when he said "the bonds of union arc of. perennial force nnd energy, while the causes of alienation nro .Imnglnary, fictitious nnd transient." It was essen tially a speech of n Northerner for tho North. A long roar of applause followed the close of his speech. After tho singing of a hymn tho time enmo for Mr. Lincoln to speak. He nrose slowly nnd for almost a minute he stood silent, surveying from his grent height the wnves of upturned faces, be yond them tho broken stono walls of the bloody angle where Pickett's charge had failed and past that the undulating brown fields whero the shat tered brigades of the South had turned hnck. Far ther than these things of the moment he must hnvo gazed, off Into tho illimitable future of mankind for whose guldnnce he wns soon to pronounce ono of the most solemn obligations of history. Then In tho curiously high pitched volco that seemed so oddly fitted to his towering body, ho begun to speak. The crowd thnt had relaxed when Mr. Everett closed his long address, began to set Itself for another lengthy speech. The brevity nnd simplicity of the president's words caught tho crowd unawares. It had senrcoly adjusted Itself for listening before he had finished. There wns silence as he bowed and turned back to his seat. The silence, continued for n full minute, to be broken only by scattering applause. There had been handclapplng here and there nt pauses In his nddress, but It had not been general. The impor of his words had not yet reached thoso who stood that day at Gettysburg. There must hnvo been n throb of deeper pain In the already aching heart of the big, awkward, sad-faced tunn who wulked with so little grace hack across the platform nnd sank Into his seat. Doubtless he felt, as he had feared, that his address had been a failure. Tho singing of u dlrgo closed the program, and tho president and other notables returned to tho village. When the ceremonies were over Mr. Ev erett wns one of the first to reach Lincoln's side. "Mr. President," he began, "your speech " but the president interrupted him, thnt shudow of a smile again crossing his face. Ho laid his hand upon Mr. Everett's shoulder. "We'll not talk about my speech, Mr. Everett," he snld. "This Isn't the first time that I've felt that my dignity ought not to permit mo to bo n public speaker." After luncheon, n reception was held nt tho home of David Wills and many of the townspeople and visitors greeted the president. Among thoso who gathered at the Wills homo was Prof. Cnlvln Hamilton, who remarked afterwards upon the ex pression of sadness upon Mr. Lincoln's face. Tho president seemed listless, his thoughts fur away, as he shook the hands of the hundreds who passed. Later In the day he walked with John Burns, the villago hero, to the town's little Presbyterian church, w here u patriotic service was held. Ho sat with Burns, the cobbler pat-ior, In ono of the high backed benches of the chyrdi, taking no part In the program. Ilo was not asked to speak again while In Gettysburg. Ho hud uttered the "few ap proprlutu remarks" that hud beeu asked of him. ALMOST FRANTIC Had Kidney Trouble From Childhood and Was Discouraged. Doan's, However, Brought Health and Strength. Mrs. C. Anderson, 410-1 W. 22nd St., Chicago, 111., snys: "I had kid ney trouble from childhood and thrco years ngo n severe spell de veloped. If I stooped, a terrible pnln took mo In tho small of my back, and for several mln utos I couldn't straighten. Often nt night tho pnln In my bnck wns so bnd I had to prop my self up with a pil low. It seemed as If my back would lironlf. Wntnpv anta formed under my Mn-Andtnea eyes nnd my feet wero so swol len I hnd to wear slippers. Sud den dizzy spells came on and pains In my head drove mo almost fran tic. "I felt tired and weak nnd hnd hardly enough ambition to move. Nothing seemed to help mo and I was dlscouruged until I commenced taking Doan's Kidney Pills. They cured mo completely and my health hns been of the best ever since. Doan's surely deserves my endorse ment." Sworn to before mo, FItANK H. POCH, Notary Public. Gel Doan'a at Any Store, GOc n Box DOAN'SS' FOSTER-MILBUIIN CO- BUFFALO. N. Y. Tho best wny to ask a girl to marry you Is to first obtain her full co-operation, In tho plan. Tho rest Is easy. Dr. Pierce's Pellets nro best for liver, bowels and stomnch. Ono little Pellet for a lnxatlvo, thrco for a cathartic Ad. Got It at Last. The man In the drug store was per plexed. Try ns ho would, ho could not 'remember what his wife had told him to get. Presently ho brightened up. "Say, nnmo over a fow young people's societies." "Christian Endenvor," began tho druggist. "NO." "Young People's Union?" "No." "Epworth league?" "That's It! That's it 1 Give mo five cents' worth of Epworth salts." Bos ton Transcript. Clearly Up to Somebody. Bobby, with his mother and llttlo friend, wns nt a movie. Bobby had some popcorn, which ho passed to hla friend, who took n generous portion. After wultlng n few moments, appar ently for his friend, Bobby saldr "Than!: you." "Bobby, you shouldn't sny thnt; it was the llttlo boy's place to suy 'Thank: you.' " "Well, I know It, but somebody had to say It," Soldiers' Needles. If women who have been looking for some w(v to send needles to tho sol diers without hnvlng them rust will try tills method, told by n tnllor, they will hnvo no troublo: Dry thorough ly line cofTco grounds nnd stuff a llt tlo woolen bng with them, emery fash ion, very hnrd. After threndlng tha needles run them Into the bng, eye and all. Gloomy Anticipation. "After nil, it requires tho votes of men to mako woman suffrage possi ble." "That's tho only thing about It that worries mo," confided Mr. Meekton. "If It doesn't work out comfortably nnd satisfactorily. Henrlettn Is almost sure to suy we men ought to have had better sense thnn to voto for It In tho first plnce." The Remedy. Critic This Is a raw piece. Friend Then roast It. Baltimore American, m(B& w wmk Lv JaZ ASrm uju , Tfftyrmjjic. rswrnirmMHeB 1 l.nllll Mil n-g &$m &?; rv Unlike other cereals Graoe-Mts requires only about hatf the ordinary qua ntity of milk or cream Likewise because of its natural sweetness it requires no suar. Grape-Nuts me roady cooked food, is ai all-round saven a nt "Therds a Reason" If WV.fjw V nMjiii 1 ! H H T t J?W1