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The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1915-01-16
BRAVERY IN BATTLE
Asss- the Fishtlns Hss Begun ~ On.
eors Give Few oedeea.

Atsss the Fishtins Has Begun ~ On.
ssrs Give Few ordses.
An otf3csr In our regular army wbo
cav 6ghtinx In the 8panish var pplst
ed ost the Other day that most pafsonx
bad q very wrong cOncepeiou Of bow
soldiers dght 10 moderu hattieA
AFTER = regiment hAs wheeled Into
position to attack the foe and the sc
tual lighting has begun.- b. said, ''th~
oficers really have little to do with th..
proceedings. There y 20 much noese.
for one. thinx. that commands cannot
BE- heard. and for this reason whistles.
10 many armies. have bssn substituted
Tor f,uGies. because their shrill blast
carries better than the beavtsr uotss
Of the brass BEYOND xiving the si3naI
for the charge the ofBcess can do ilttle.
The men. once they zee the line Of the
enemy In front Of them. know Whist b
expected Of them and carry ont thsir
work with surprisingly few orders
"Skirmish drills In timss Of peace
have taught the troops bow to act b
gether. and II b Amazing to 80 how
quickly the men adapt themselves TO
the conditions Of actual battls. Il b
the corp0raix and sergeants who are In
the line With the men who are the rial
stendying influence in q light They
know the characteristics Of the tndi
viduat private 10 way that the com
missoned ofncers can never know them
and are prepared to give . calming
word to this or that one when the
emergency srines-
I'm my own experience have
known private who bad served thrse
snliStments to take charge Of . com
pany In charge. and the of1csss and
noncoms were very glad to leave Il .er
him. After the scrap was over he b.
came private oncs more. but while
that row was on. 70 for ~ actual In
duence With the men WAS concerned.
b. WINS Of . great deal more importa ncs
than biz captain. The way that man
could wriERle into cover was q rsvels
don. and he went through thres cam
paigns without y scratch. His example
In the regiment was big asset
bravery In battle. according 70 ms
experience. b very much q matter Of
temperament. Some men are carried
along BY nort Of ecstasy. others bold
themselves to the work by sheer force
OF will. while othess-and these are the
be~t--go through light with sort VI
grim interest a. u II was 4 highly
amusing though somewhat dangerous
sT,ort they were engaged In, like polo
Or football. New York Times.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1915-01-16
MOUNTAIN CLIMBING.
II 10 Great renie After . Lie u
Physical Inactivity.

Il 10 . Great renie Aftse . Lie n
Physical inactivity.
10 several respects mountain climb
ing IL peculiarly wholesome form Of
athletic sport for the large pumbss q
persOua whose vocations arc sedeutary.
The indoor life which theNe persoas
eemmoniy lead and the protsct3os
from even the slightest siRora d ~
mate which their mode Of housing and
p;aces Of work afford them are more
than likely to render them ovefsensl-
dive to the extremes Of weather II b
for precisely such uneyposed persons
that an occasional trip to the high
lands and an Alpine excursion has most
refreshing recuperation and stimulus
In store. according to physiciaps
The heart u called on to exert itself
to 4 degree which. In an otherwise
healthy subject. viii be followed only
by the inauguration characteristic ol
most exercise. The advantage 10 not
confined to single organ. for the ~
spirat0ry mechanism. the entire mus
cuiature of the body a. we'll a. the
cardiac and circulatory Apparatus. and
the general metabolic processes ap
parently benefit In ways not readily
denuable In scientific terms. In add
don to an indehnable feeling OF well
being considerable skin b acquired in
certain Of the performances OF noun
tain climbing or other feats Of alpine
SPORT The combination haa shown It's
wholesome and invigoratins influence
on many IN individual suffering from
the flag" Ut life Of physical fnac.
uvity.-Journai Of the American Aedi
cal Association.
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pidn't ssar.Is Ressstti.

Among authors there are some who
take but the slightest interest In social
or political question:. NJ TAR n pub
lic questions are concerned they ART
hardly better informed than Dante
Gabriel Rosaetti During the French
revolution one Of his friends burst into
Rtnxetti's studio With the incredible
news. -I.outs Philippe has landed tn
England Has her said R0ssetb
calmly. what has be come forr'
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Notice for Publication
Serial osss

Department Of the Interior. o. 3. Land ONCE Al
Gicnwood Springs. Colo. December %, 1914
NOTICE L. hereby given that Mary e.
QufntDa. II Neeker. Colorado. WIN on nocem-
6ee y, ls1. made Desert Land Application.
Serial No: o9e6a for en swA and Lot IL, Sec ..
Tpl n. u ". 9th p =. hes Med notice Of
eatAbltsh ciatm to tie land ahove described. he
fore Henry J. Hay, U. 9. Commissioner. at
Meaker, Colorado. on tie 9Th day Of January.
CIaimant names ~ witnesses:
Frank Kelley, William Cotton, Burt W.
T. E TORDHAM.
dst50 Register.
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Naturafists stnte that the common
bluebottle ~ Possesses between 1000
and 5.00O little eyes when viewed I'M
der . good microscope. although to the
naked eye II appears to have only two
They arr sig sided and fastened To-
Eetbef like the cells In honeycomb.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1915-01-16
Caught.

u was looking at some new style
twenty dollar hats today" said his
wife. land ! brought this one home to
see what you think Of It"
"Frightfui." said her husband
THAT'S what ! thought This - q
cheap nve dollar hat Let me have
SIS - PhiladeiphiN Ledger.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1915-01-16

" father srenda three bours At home
on sunday and doesn't kill or main q
few Of the children Dc spends the rsst
Of the week Dragging about his pa
tiencs. Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1915-01-16

"whnt ds.s II mean when the pofic~
NUN NJ the croesins holds up bis hand
perpmptorilyy
lit mem. that be puts hs foot
down - baltimore American
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1915-01-16

The growing Of legumes will retard
soil depletion and greatly add 70 il
power to produce.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1915-01-16

Old men have visions, young men
have dreams. Successful farmers
pillow deep while slussards sleep.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1915-01-16
EASE IN MARCHING
Foot Comfort Il Essential to the
Soldier In Warfare.
THE GERMAN MILITARY SOCK.

THE GERMAN MILITARY SOCK.
u 10 In the Form ~ Large Napkin.
10 the Result d Yssrs Of Study and
May D Fslasd Abswt ti,s esst Thir.
" Difssrsnt Ways - As,lsvs Psln-
The famous asld marshal, Won
Moitks. once said that the Anglo-sax
ons are = wariiks people. but that the
Germans are military people. The
Ansio-Saxon lights to the death when
war comes. careless Of his previous
preparation. After the war b oyer he
drops his arms. dismisses all thoughts
Of war from his mind and returns to
bis civil pursuits. The German. on the
other hand. feels In time Of peace ~
keen an intersst in war - he does In
the midst Of conflict He takes note
Of bis error In one war and when
peace comes devotes himself to RENE
dying thess srrors.
4 German of1cer who WAS visiting
America spoke Of the way in which his
people addressed themselves to war
problems In time Of peace
-Here u an excellent illustration b.
said. and. hfting his foot. be took %
bis shos. From about his foot he then
took. not the ordinary sock that men
wear elsewhere. but . sort Of napkin
OF handkerchief. Which was CAREFULLY
folded about II
This" b. said ''is the German mill
tary sock. It b the result Of years Of
study and experiment BY the best
minds. mot only in the German army.
but In German science and medicine
During the Franco Prussiau war Of
1870. when our armies were making
forced marches around Metz and on
to Sedan. our infantry was much I'm.
peded BY sore feet When It came to
having certain number OF men ct .
certain point at certain t1ins for =
stroke We wsrs usually from
10 to 30 per cent short. because %
many men had fallen out Of The ranks
from sore feet.
we TOT through the war all right
for our enemies were ~ badly Oh In
that respect a. We wsrs. but - soon
~ the war was over the government
Ordsred every man in the service 70
turn. his attention to contrtving form
Of footwear that would b. more serv-
iceable to the man Of peace when sud
denly called to war. II was yean b.
fore the present sock was adopted
Thousands Of dollars wers spent In
Thousands Of soldiers
marched In all kinds Of footgear, test.
"a every possible kind Of sock and
stocking. After years of trial this form
vas choasu. Here are some a the
ways In which Il can b. worn
TAsreupon the oflcsr took the nap
hin. which was about eighteen q
twenty inches square. made Of cotton
and linen and folded II about his foot
with the defines OF Turf winding
his turban about bis head Then. IN
wrapping 1t. be folded Il about his
foot In different manner and than
10 still q third way.
There are about thirty different
ways Of folding this sock about the
foot" he said. and during his three
years In the army the soldier y taught
to become expert In using them all
Each manner Of folding 1t has differ.
ent purpose. One viii relieve Z sore
ness Of the heel: another = WEAKNESS
OF the instep: q third viii protect an
irritated corn. and . fourth will re.
llsvs the lndamed ball Of the foot. At
the same time that the soldier u
taught these different methods OF
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1915-01-16
RURAL SOCIAL cEArEss

We need social centers where our
young people can be entertained.
amused and instructed under the di.
rection Of cultured. clean and com.
petent leadership. where aesthetic
surroundings stir the love for the
beautiful. where art charges the at
mosphere with inspiration and power,
and innocent amusements instruct
and brighten their lives.
To hold our young people on the
farm we must make farm life more
attractive as well ~ the business Of
farming more remunerative. The
school house should be the social unit.
properly equipped for nourishing and
building character. 10 that the lives Of
our people can properly function
around 1t and become supplied with
the necessar, elements Of human
thought and activity.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1915-01-16

Education is developing Of the
mind. not . stunning Of the memory.
Digest what you read.
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Submarine Rida.s.

The Norwegian sea b separated
from the north Atlantic BY what may
n re4arted as continuous ridge run
ding from Greenland to the Britain
iatandz plateau. Of which Iceland and
the Farce islands are emerged por.
lions. The Mediterranean b cut Cd
from the north Atlantic By rsdes at
the strait Of Gibraltar. over which the
greatest depth n only f71 fathomA
With steep sIopes on either stdA
There's no work 20 urin' a. dan9lin'
shout an starin' an not rightly know
IN what YOU'RE soin' 10 DO ssxt-
0eosts Eliot
The Era-leader., 1915-05-13
All In A Day.

Robert Darlington. II. j.
and Robert Bateman starte
Magnolia for the day Monds
a car driven by Ogden Dore
but when within eight mile
Magnolia an accident happ'
to the engine putting the Cal
tirely out of commission, '
the quart tic had to walk
the little city and telephone |
home for: omeone to come re,
them. That there was a 10
in the crowd was evident
District Attorney Brock as
lief agen drove rapidly to
little Mississippi town with
miSShap and corralled his pa
bat on the return trip had
puncture and then d "blOw-O
and some other little inter
ence, neccS~itAting in all de
of Is minutes for putting on
tires, but withall nobody seer
to suffer much as the party b
into town ut I o'.;lock as gay ;
band of college boys just OF
lark.
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To The People of Washington
Parish

l have received many letters
ince mailing the statement OF
'arish affairs, am more than
leased to find that so many are
linking of our financial condl.
titn and that practically all those
writing are anxious to pay our
Indebtedness, most of them
believe the Plan of l 1.2 mill
special tax the best, some want
2 or 3 mills voted. A number OF
points are mentioned IN the let
ters that I shall try to explain so
that all may have clear under
standing of the matter, if there
are any points that are not
covered [ wish you would write
me and I shall be glad to answer
them.
Several letters say that they
think we should keep the ex-
pense down as low as possible,
this we are doing but we must
have the help of the people in
keeping costs down. There are
many cases brought into court
that should not be, each one
means added cost to the Parish.
The suggestion has been made
that everyone should read
the report of the Police Jury each
month and see what our court
costs amount to as we'll as other
matters of expense, if you would
do this I am sure you would
think twice before taking a trivial
matter into court.
Some suggest a higher assess
ment valuation but this would
mean paying practically as much
into school fund as to the state
as we would receive to apply to
our Indebtedness, so that one
half the amount of increase in
revenue,if voted and a special tax
would be applied only on the in.
debtedness and could be used
for no other purpose lawfully.
One says this was to be paid
from surplus revenue, this is
true but when the debts were
contracted the idea was that
there would be enough surplus
to care for them. The situation
is the same as though a farmer
was furnished supplies during
the summer to be paid for out
of his crop and failed for some
reason to get crop that would
enable him to pay for what ne
had been furnished, he would
not say that he did not owe for
the supplies but would make
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Which Was It?

It is hard to decide which W;
the most injured party, the al
tOmobile. the COW or Dr.. Broc
IN an encounter Monday nigf
when the Doctor was returnin
from a late call and came upon
bunch of cattle, some of theL
scattering to the right and som
to the left as the alarm wa
sounded. One sleery old moo
COW" tho decided to continue hel
rest and so is resting indefinite.
ly as she refused to bulge and
as the doctor couldn't see her
lying still in the shadows, the
car run upon her killing both
the COW and the engine and
causing no end of trouble to the
Doctor.
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every effort to meet the debt IN
another way. We must do this
for we do not want it said that
we have refused to pay our just
debts even though we are not
able to pay them in the manner
inwhich we expected.
A number ask what
assurance would they have
that the money would be used
for the purpose of paying the in
debtedness, In regard to this
would say that ary tax voted and
any money set aside from regu'
lar funds could not be used le'
galIy for any other purpose and
if we or any future Police Jury
should use any of these funds
for other purposes we would be
criminally liable, except that
when the debt and interest was
all paid and the balance could oe
transferred to the General fund;
Ifholders of certificates should
bring suit it would mean addltlo-
nal costs and the Supreme Court
that Indebtedness incurred hoIps
must be paid even though 1t was
agreed that payment was to be
made from surplus revenue so
that we would have no chance or
wining in q suit and in addition
would be dishonored in the eyes
OF the business world and the
other Parishes of the State.
Gov. Hall has included IN his
call for a special session OF the
Legislature the consideration OF
an act allowing Police Juries to
issue refunding bonds. There IS
little doubt the bill will pass,
we could then vote our special
tax and have the Parish Oh a
sound financial basis.
None of US want a raise III taxes
it is a question of raising money
to pay our honest debts and l IL
mills would increase our taxes
on)v X cents on each hundred
dollars of our assessments. On
last years assessment my taxes
would have been Increased about
$4,000 by such lux, tins would
be hard on me but have never
failed to pay a debt yet and DO
not want, to start now. l consider
this a personal deb5 as it was
made by a Police Jury that was
elected by the people, and who |
know have tried to do the best
they could. You have no idea
what pressure is brought oy the
citizens on members of the jury
to get them have improvements
made and you should carefully
consider any petition you are
The Era-leader., 1915-05-13
think we have failed in any way
you will have d chance next Fall

think we have failed in any way
you will have d chance next Fall
to elOct someone in our place.
Mention is made regarding
the flowers and grading of the
Court House square as an unnec.
essary expense. Will say that
this has not cost the Parish one
cent as the expense has been
met by the Great Southern Lum.
Der Co., who had the work done
and are keeping it up at their
own expense We have Mr.. Sui
llvan. their Vice.President to
thank for this work, which adds
greatly to the looks of the city
of Franklinton.
None OF the special Road Fund
has been transferred to the
General Fund and It would be
illegal for the Police Jury to
transfer these funds as they
we're voted to maintain present
roads, therefore could not be
used for other purposes.
While the doors to our meet
ing room are closed to keep out
noise, we Shall be- glad to have
you come in and shall be pleased
to have your suggestions, the
meetings are open to all.
My idea in keeping this before
| you is to have everyone Civ.
the matter careful consider
alton. If you have any sugges
tions to offer write me, for thi
is a new proposition to me and
need all the assistance possible
H. L. SANFORD,
Zona, La.
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asked to sign and unless it is
something very necessary do not

asked to sign and unless it is
something very necessary do not
sign it.
This is no doubt that some peo.
pie give in their property st a
lower valuation than it should be
and fyou know of any such ms
tances you should call the AS
SCISSORS attention to the matter
as he is anxlons to make d fair
assessment of every one.
I certainly WALT to thank you
for the expressions Of confidence
in YOUR letters. have given
much time and spent slider
able money to inform myself as
to the condition of the Parish
and to formulate some plan by
which we could get our affairs in
better shape, have tried to get
things arranged for the best in
terest of the Parish and that
means for you interests which
are the same as my own.
One or two mentioned Parish
warrants as being of little value,
in this connection would say that
there is money in the Bank to
to pay every warrant we issue
and every one will he paid at full
face value.
The salary of road Supervisor
lis paid from the road
fund. l believe that you will
agree with US that it is the best
and cheapest way to keep our
roaGs up, if it does not prove 50
II shall be ready to make a
change.
The Police Jury is reducing
expenses wherever possible
without injury to the people OF
the Parish.
II we attempt to pay OFT the
Indebtedness in ten years II
would mean at least a 8 mill
special tax and that would be a
hard ship on the tax payer ana
while it Is true that considerable
timber will be cut during thai
time still farm values will mater
tally increase and / firmly
believe the revenue will be re
ducsd very little if any,
The present members OF th'
Police Jury are very very anx
jous to get the Parish on d soun(
financial basis and YOU may res
assured that any money sc
aside for the purpose of meeting
our outstanding indebtedness
will be used for that purpose OIL,
1t would be illegal for Us to us'
it for any thing else.
We are doing the best we kno1
how for the Parish and if 70
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Commencement Exercises
FranklintOn High School.

On Sunday. May 10th at II
o'clock, the Commencement Ser.
mon will be preached by Dr..
Werlein. Thursday night fol.
lowing will be the grand concert
with the graduating exercises.
address by Col. r. G. Pleasant,
delivery Of diplomas and medals.
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Constable Sale No. 52G
3rd Ward Justice Court For
Washington Parish Louisiana.
Dyer Bros, & Co.,

vs.
Peoples Drug Store
Notice is hereby given, that by virtue
of writ of fierre facias, issued out Of
the Third Ward Justice Court, for
Washington Parish Louisiana, in the
above named and entitled cause, to me
directed, l will proceed to sell at pub
lie auction to the las tand highest bid
der, on
May %. 1915
at Hackley, Washington Parish, Lou
isiana, between the legal sale hours
for judicial sales the following describ-
property to wit:
lot OF drugs; lot of fixtures; l
iron safe; 2 show cases and l lot Of
jewellery.
Terms OF sale cash with benefit OF
appraisment.
This the 18th day Of May, 1915.
J. N. Simmons,
Constable 3rd Ward, Washington
Parish, La.
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For Sheriff

The Era Leader is authorized to an
nounce
o. c.. STRATMAN
as q candidate for Sheriff of Washing
ton Paris subject to the action of the
Democratic Primaries.
The Era-leader., 1915-05-13

The Era-Leader is authorized to an
nOunCe
ROBERT DARLINGTON
as candidate for Clerk of Court of
Washington Parish subject to the
action of the Democratic Primaries.
The Era-leader., 1915-05-13

Announcements
For Clerk of Court

The Era Leader is authorized to
announce
CARTER G. WEIGH
asa candidate for Clerk of Court OF
Washington Parish subject to tho act
ion of the Democratic Primaries.
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For Assessor

The Era-Leader is authorized to an
llounce
CHARLES L. VARNADO
as a candidate for Assessor of Wash
ington Parish subject to the action OF
the Democratic Primaries.
The Era-L Leader is authorized to au-
thorized to announce
j. M. BYRD
as candidate for Assessor of Wash
ington Parish subject to the action of
the Democratic Primaries.
The Era-leader., 1915-05-13

SUBSCRIPTION s1.OO A YEAR
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-14
FlREMEN MUTUAL AID
SOCIETY NOT AFFECTED
Only Old Asacsamcnt Death Benefit
Association before Court for
dissolution.

Secretary l.. 8. Jones. OF tho Rich
mond Fire Department cXpla ncd last
night that the nrcmcn's association.
now before the Hastings Court, Part
IL. on application for dissolution was
entirely Independent OF the Fircmcn's
Mutual Aid Association.
The Firemcn's Relief Association, it
was explained. rs n mutual assessment
death benefit society. recognized by the
state Insurance Department. 1t has
les members. OF which only about forty
are fremen, most of these being older
men. Few men who have come into
the Fire Department in recent years
have Joined because OF the assessments
for death benefits for others than fire.
men. II is this association which IT Is
now proposed to dissolve and distri-
butte Its assets among Its members.
The new association is the Firemen's
Mutual Aid Association, an organizn-
tion limited To members Of the Rich
mond Fire Department, which in three
years has raised fund OF $4,000 with
which to pension aged crippled or
disabled members OF the department
and especially to care for those in
iurcd in the service. Thomas l.. Nc
Adams, cashier of the Merchants Ma
tional Bank is treasurer OF this aSso-
citation, which has n citizens advisory
board and is managed somewhat on
the plan of the Police Benevolent AS
cOCjotiO-,