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WISCONSIN HORTICULTURE 
December, 1917 
Not Loved Anywhere 
Those misguided German resi- 
dents of the United States who 
have carried their devotion to 
Prussianism to the point where 
they have laid up a heritage of 
hate for themselves and their 
children in this country cannot 
have even the poor consolation 
that their efforts have been ap- 
preciated in Germany. Former 
Ambassador James W. Gerard in 
his recent talk in Milwaukee, de- 
clared that such persons were 
hated in Germany even worse 
than the Americans. 
He said concerning these peo- 
ple, ‘‘The hate which the Germans 
have for the Americans is exceed- 
ed by only one hate — and that is 
the hate for the German- Ameri- 
cans. Here’s what one paper pub- 
lished in Germany said: “We 
only hope that the German-Ameri- 
cans will erase the word “Ger- 
man” from their names, that 
title being an insult to our people 
as well as to themselves.” 
The German rulers expected 
something more than lip-service 
and obstruction from their allies 
in this country. They expected 
them on the outbreak of war to 
take the first ship to Sweden or 
Switzerland or Holland and from 
there get back to Germany and 
enlist. Very few did this. All 
wished to stay here even while 
talking for Germany. 
When the war broke out be- 
tween Germany and the United 
States, Prussian autocrats expect- 
ed their American aliits tG start 
riot and revolution in this coun- 
try. Nothing of the kind fol- 
lowed. The consequence is that 
these German- Americans oidy suc- 
ceeded in creating an antagon- 
ism that will follow them for gen- 
erations in this country while 
making themselves despised in the 
nation from which they came. — 
What Do They Want? 
The few German-Americans 
who still sympathize with Prussia 
will find it hard to answer the 
question which former Ambassa- 
dor James W. Gerard asks in his 
Milwaukee speech. 
“What do these people want?” 
he asks, “is it devotion to the 
Fatherland that they feel? Do 
they want to go back to Germany? 
If life in Germany was so agree- 
able to them why did they leave 
it? Do they want to go back to 
he shoved off the sidewalk by Ger- 
man officers or be struck in the 
face with a whip ? ’ ’ 
These questions must have 
arisen to every one who has met 
those few Germans who still hold 
an allegiance to Prussia. What 
do they expect to gain by thU 
double allegiance? Do they ex- 
pect to make it pleasanter for 
their children in this country, or 
do they want their children to go 
hack to Germany? Do they think 
this country would be a better 
country to live in if Germany 
won ? Do they think it would be 
pleasanter for Germans in Amer- 
ica because of the attitude that 
these few are now taking? What 
is it that they expect to accomp- 
lish by their present position? — 
Wisconsin Patriotic Press Asso- 
ciation. 
One Hundred Per Cent. Ameri- 
cans 
This is not a time for diluted 
Americanism. The only true 
American is the one-hundred per 
cent kind. There are just two 
kinds of people in these United 
States at the present time, Pa- 
triots and Traitors; no other 
classification can be made. This 
is well expressed in the following 
editorial in the Madison Demo- 
crat : 
Free! 
A 50-gallon barrel 
of Scalecide free to 
any any one who 
will suggest a fairer 
guarantee than that 
given below. 
“SCALECIDE” 
As proofofour confidence and to strength • 
en yours, we will make the following 
proposition to any fruit grower of average 
honesty and veracity: 
Divide your orchard in half, no matter how large 
or small. Spray one-half with “SCALECIDL”, 
and the other with Lime-Sulfur for three years, 
everything elsebeing eaual. If at the end of that 
time, three disinterested fruit growers say that 
the part sprayed with “SCALECIDE” is not in 
every way better than that sprayed with Lime- 
Sulfur, we will return you the money you paid 
for the “SCALECIDE”. 
Send for new free booklet, 
“ Profits in Fall Soraying”. 
B. G. Pratt Co., M’f'g Chemists 
50 Church St. Dept.'Xl New York 
Seed Book 
and Packet Flower Seed FREE 
F OR 30 years I have sold reliable seeds. 
Thousands o£ customers testify to this. 
My seeds not only grow, but produce big: 
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annual catalog now ready. Write for copy. 
Lists All Kinds of Farm 
Garden and Flower Seeds 
The best arranged, most comprehensive and 
easiest catalog to order from ever issued. 
A few specialties are: 
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Wisconsin Grown Seed Corn 
Pedigreed Oats and Barley 
Wheat, Speltz, Rye, Buckwheat 
Northern Clover and Alfalfa 
Tested Garden and Flower Seeds 
Send postal today. Mention this pa- 
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Drawer 84 MADISON. W1S. 
•Se, 
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“We have a Fine Lot 
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SEND FOR LIST 
J. E. MATHEWSON 
SHEBOYGAN, WISCONSIN 
Send to the Division of Publica- 
tions, Washington, D. C., for Farm- 
ers’ Bulletins No. 829 on aspara- 
gus and No. 837 on the asparagus 
beetle. 
