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The herald., 1917-12-13

stamped with its favor a sssrs subsis'-
and all sorts of boudOIr hne sr,',s ss
tial enough to be really va -. eordurej
and so the vogue for Ins ~
negligee continues. Sol s sIt qdis
gowns are lined with . sol. M, ne rnlps
to sot the hem and sometimes ~
stops at the hips.
The herald., 1917-12-13
Another Game

At playing cards l feel compelled
To say I've earned no glory.
But, oh, the lovely hands I've held
In a CONSERVATORY.
The herald., 1917-12-13
,,..,,. with Hluh Collar

The new tailored blouse u W.. 40
with front and back yoAs ). - usy
which box plaits are laid. OF =. ..'' .,.,si
be a cluster of plaits IN ~ .n' ,,aut
back and on either side =, =. ',,s l.r,s
The high collar is not Os ~, 4, 4, d
ly in the tailored nodes ~ ,hs trc1i
lar that reaches far down s,, - ~
being favored. Marrow noD''
feature of these waists
The herald., 1917-12-13
Warm 6oudoir Robes.

The dressing gown Of corduroy or
velours Is no novelty, but 1t is worn
q much rs II 1t were one. Paris has
The herald., 1917-12-13
lauohino at Trouble.

"When a man tells you to laugh at
trouble" said Uncle Eben, "he always
means your troubles am not his"
The herald., 1917-12-13
camphor Plant wild.

The plant from which camphor Ia
obtained In China has been dlscov.
cred growing wild In the Philippines
The herald., 1917-12-13
Not Guilty.

Judge-What is the charger
Cop-Suspicious character, your
honor.
Accused Qndignantly)-It's him
that's suspicious, judge. I amt sus-
picious of nobody.
The herald., 1917-12-13

Plain Suit. In I ..',ssss .sIl =
The severely plain tallS' sas rsI''
blue aI brown. black 50, or b. s''s as O. !.
wooden mixtures VIII o. ,esssa
dence during the c0u'as
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1917-05-22
Amateur Gardeners Must
Not Be Too Ambitious

Plant a garden by all means, but do
not make 1t too big, is the advice Of
the New York College Of Agriculture
1t is much better to succeed with a
few hundred square feet than to fail
with three times as much ground.
The first job is to clean up weeds.
stones and rubbish: then literally ap-
ply manure which is at least partially
rOtted at the rate Of about 200 pounds
TO each 100 square feet. Even more
may be used, and fifty pounds to the
hundred square feet Is better than
none. If there is a limited supply put
it on literally as far as it will 60, then
plant the smaller crops on manfred
ground and the coarser ones on the un-
MANFRED. Street sweepings have great
value for improving garden soils.
II manure is not to be had buy an all
around fertilizer or potato fertilizer
or a garden fertilizer and apply this at
the rate Of from three to five pounds
tor each hundred square feet. 1t will
not take the place Of manure. but it
will help.
The next task is to spade or plow the
land. In blowing, cover the manure or
bury it as you spade. being sure that
straw does not stick out Of the soil
above the surface. Do not spade so
deeply as to bring up very much OF
the light colored subsOil. Never pillow
or spade soil when it is wet or sticky.
1t should crumble readily as 1t is
turned over.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1917-05-22
Mothers Doll Story
The Daisy Doll

Once upon time little bit of girl
had measles. Her name was Fanny,
and measles meant that she had to
stay in bed a lot Of days, be read aloud
to and swallow all kinds of milk.
1t also meant that Fanny got lots of
nice picture books, new wax doll.
two sets Of teacups and new dress.
Don't you wish every little sick girl
got as many presents?
One day in came Fannys brother
with handful of daisies. Fanny was
almost we'll by this time, and her
brother had had measles. So he was
allowed to put his hand in the door
and throw the daisies right on to
Fanny's bed.
"Oh, look, mammal! cried Fanny,
and she picked up all the daisies. 1t
was almost as much fun as picking
them In a meadow.
Then Fanny's mamma did a clever
thing.
How would you like a daisy doll.
Fanny" she asked.
She then took a pair Of blunt scis-
sors and clipped the daisy petals. all
but two. These were left for cap
strings, and the cut petals made the
frill Of the cap. Then, with pen and
ink she made cute little face, right
on the middle of the yellow center
And soon Fanny had whole handful
Of daisy dolls. If you don't believe 1t
try daisy and see for yourself.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1917-05-22
Congress Should Act Quickly.

Congress should not dely in grant
ing the power President Wilson asks
to establish his food control program
which includes authority to establish
prices. The public has been at the
mercy of spectators too long now
and the necessity for action is toe
plain to call for long speeches.
Herbert C. Hoover has consented
to act as food administrator on con
dition that he and his immediate as
sociates shall receive no pay for theil
services, and the power will not be
so much for use as for it's moral
effect, as will be noted by the follow
ing from the Presidents statement:
"Altho it is absolutely necessary
that unquestionable powers be placed
in my hands, am confident that the
exercise of those powers will be
necessary only in the few cases where
some small and selfish minority proves
unwilling to put the nations interests
above personal advantage"
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1917-05-22
The Roosevelt Volunteers.

The decision of President Wilson tC
send only seasoned troops to the
French front, commanded by skilled
officers, a decision that was agreeable
to the advice of the war college and
the French and English officials in
this country. whose advice was based
upon bitter experience with raw
troops and unframed officers, indi
Gates the aim of the administration
to subordinate personal ambitions tc
efficiency. and to safeguard as far as
possible the troops that go to that
front.
No one doubts the courage or pat
riotism of Col. Roosevelt, but many
doubt his military skill, gained in a
five-months campaign in Cuba. His
modest request for brigadiel
generals commission is quite diff
ferent from the attitude of the great
pacifist. William J. Bryan, who or
the declaration of war wired the
President rendering his services, "ir
whatever capacity can be of service
to the country"
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1917-05-22
Socialists Oppose the War.

A limited number of copies of Leaf
let No. 5, issued by the national So
cialist party has been distributed on
Grays Harbor, containing matter that
should be brought to the attention of
the federal authorities. The purpose
of the leafet is to show that the war
the United States is now engaged in
as unjustified criminal and instigated
by the predatory capitalists of the
United States. Below are few SAM
pie extracts from this delectable
sheet:
Our entrance into the European war
was instigated by the predatory capt.
talists in the United States who boast
of the enormous profit of seven billion
dollars from the manufacture and sale
of munitions and war supplies and
from the expectation of American food
stuffs and other necessaries. They
are also deeply interested in the con-
tinuance of war and the success of
the allied arms through their huge
loans to the governments of the allied
PO"VlS anu III ou6h ONhSi SOAiiASA
cial ties. 1t is the same interests
which strive for imperialistic dOmina-
ton of the Western Hemisphere.
We brand the declaration of war
by our government as crime against
the people of the United States and
against the nations of the world.
The writer of this screed either for
gets that war was declared by the
people of the United States by their
duly accredited representatives in
congress, or mistakes his little bunch
of malcontents for THE People"
1t goes on to pledge that party to
a course of action, part Of which is:
Continuous, active, and public op-
position to the war, through demon
strations, mass petitions, and all other
means within our power.
Unyielding opposition to all pro-
posed legislation for military or in
dustrial CONSUMPTION. Should such
CONSUMPTION be forced upon the peo-
pie, we pledge ourselves to continu-
Gus efforts for the repeal of such
laws and to the support of all mass
movements in opposition to con-
ScriptiOn.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1917-05-22
Bloomfield Germans Loyal.

Bloomfield, Nebraska, is an almost
solid German-American community
whose citizens appreciate the Demo.
cracy under which they have lived
and thrived. as will be seen by the
following telegram to their United
States Senator:
Bloomfield Nebr., April %, 1917.
Hon. G. NJ. Hitchcock,
Washington, D. c.:
We the members of Frehart Lodge
No. 8, Sons of Herman. numbering
122 citizens, of Bloomfield Nebr.,
hereby pledge ourselves in this hour
of trial to uphold our Government, our
President. and our flag. We are
mindful and grateful of the blessings
that have come to us in this, our new
home, and we offer ourselves, our
sons, and our property, if need be,
to help win this war for freedom.
Rudolph Lafrentz, President.
John Grohmann, Secretary.
William II. Harm, Treasurer.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1917-05-22
are easily killed by immersing the trap
in hot wafer

are easily killed by immersing the trap
in hot water.
Fly paper Of the sticky kind !
a first class fly catcher. One does not
need to buy it. Take two pounds of
rOsin and pint Of castor oil. Mix
them and heat until'the stuff looks like
molasses. Smear it while hot with an
ordinary paint brush on Old ncwspa-
pers. A dozen sheets OF it Will cost n
cent.
The best poison bait for flies, says
the United State bureau Of entomology.
is made by putting two tablespoonfuls
Of formalin obtained at any drug
store) into a pint of milk and water.
half and half Of the two. Put the stuff
in saucers in places freQuented by flies
A little bread in it helps. But take
care that children and animals do not
drink 1t, for it is deadly poison. Keep
all other liquids out Of reach Of the
flies. They are thirsty all the time, and
the stuff will kill them of by whole
sale.
Merry.
Old Gotrox-How dare you ask for
my daughter when you are working
for such q small salary! Merry Suitor
Well, l didn't want to throw up the
Job until was sure of your consent
Boston Transcript.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1917-05-22
Congress DalIies While the World
Waits.

Congress is receiving considerable
deserved criticism for the unneces-
sary delay in passing the required
legislation for the country to become
active in the war, and one OF the
most scathing we have seen follows,
taken from the Christian Science
Monitor:
Almost two months have elapsed
since President Wilson summoned the
Sixty-fifth Congress of the United
States to assemble in extraordinary
session for the consideration of grave
and pressing national questions. More
than six weeks have elapsed since
Congress convened and the Executive
asked for a declaration of the exist.
More than five weeks have passed
since Congress approved the Presi-
dents recommendation, and the Presi.
dent issued proclamation to the
people of the United States, aAnounc-
ing the existence of state of war
with Germany. The United States
has, in fact, been at war with Ger
many since the 9Th of April last. 1t
has not, on land or set, struck blow
for the cause it has espOused. Be-
yond lending certain financial assist
ance to the Allies, the value of which
there is no intention of underestimate
ing, it has thus far accomplished
nothing.
That it has accomplished nothing
has not been the fault of the Presi-
dent He laid before Congress a pro-
gram for legislation which, had it been
carried out, would have enabled him
to expediate the Quitting and de-
parture of an oversee expedition, the
prompt arrival of which in France
would have moral effect of the first
importance. 1t has not been the
fault of the people, who have been as
one is a desire for speedy, positive,
and impressive action. 1t has been
the fault of Congress, which seems
to have forgotten that it is in session
principally for the purpose of meeting
an emergency, and that in the situa.
ton time is a factor of paramount
Importance.
Just as was the case in the closing
days of the last session of the Sixty.
fourth Congress, powerful influences
are now apparently hating the steps
which the Nation would take. There
are delays in committee upon every
measure that is vital to the Presi-
dents plans. There are long
debates in the House and Senate over
comparative trivialities. Instead of
giving the Administration quickly a
free hand to deal with the whole pro-
blem, the tendency has been to delay,
to put off, to postpone, to adjourn, to
avoid doing the things for which the
crisis calls. The days and the weeks
come and 60, and measures upon
which the prosecution of the war de-
ponds are shuttled from House to
Senate, from Congress to conference,
back and forth. while the legions that
are fighting the battles of democracy
at the front are yearning and looking
for the aid that does not come from
the land of promise.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1917-05-22
WHY--~
You Should Save Surplus
Fruits and Vegetables

MAKE your ground work for you
Nl and the nation. Idle ground is
waste This is no time for
waste or idleness.
You can raise some vegetables for
your family, no matter how small a
piece of ground you have.
All idle ground utilized in the pro.
ductiOn of vegetables means more food
for those who have no ground at all.
If your garden at any time produces
more than you can use Immediately
do not allow the surplus to spoil.
Can surplus beans, peas, corn, toma-
toes. beets, spinach, pumpkin and
squash for winter use.
Can or preserve apples, peaches,
pears, cherries, ounces, berries and
other cultivated and wild fruits.
Every can OF vegetables or fruit and
every jar Of preserved food means that
you have saved food materials that
would have otherwise been wasted.
Can or store root crops, cabbage and
other vegetables properly so that they
will keep we'll and supply you with
food when the garden ceases to pro-
duce.
The United States department OF ag-
riculture, Washington, or your state
agricultural college or county agent
will give you explicit directions for
raising vegetables and will tell you of
simple methods for canning vegetables
and fruit at home with ordinary home
utensils.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1917-05-22
A Curiosity About EcIipses.

The average number of total and
partial eclipses in any one year is four
the maximum seven and the minimum
two. There is nothing really peculiar
in this except the fact that where only
two occur they a.e ,.:ws.y- GA Of the
eclipses, but the sun. being SO much
larger than the earth or moon, the
shadow terminates at point and il;
visible only along Il narrow track
while the lunar observation is fire.
quently visible over half Il continent
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1917-05-22
Homely Wrinkles

A good substitute for wax for rub
bling on the bottoms Of irons will be
found in the inside wrapper of bar
laundry soap: Use in the same way as
you do beeswax.
III you lose the screw cap of the Oil
can take cork stopper, cut notch in
one side for air and insert it with the
notch toward the back to prevent leak
ing when filing lamps.
Remove iron rust from delicate goods
by covering the spot with cream of tar
tar; twist the cloth to keep the cream
of tartar over the spot; put in sauce
pan Of cold water and heat slowly to
boiling point, then rinse we'll
When preparing fresh fish for cook
ing trim off the tail and fms with an
old pair of scissors; remove the entire
corner containing the fin that is next
to the head and carefully scrape off all
the white membrane which lines the
abdomen, as it is that which gives the
bitter taste to fish when cooked.
To invigorate yourself when bathing,
put some coarse salt in jar and pour
on just enough water to make a slush
mot enough to dissolve the salt
Take it up by handfuls and rub your
self with it. then rinse OF with clear
water and rub well.
Meat must only be reheated, not re-
cooked. Use good gravy or stock and
season we'll. 1t Is necessary to allow
the meat to soak in the gravy or stock
before relocating.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1917-05-22
Srr,artly Said

Charity in the form of fad Is bet.
ter than none at all.
The feeble chaps who really need
canes hate to carry them.
Satan has no temptation that is so
difficult to resist as graft.
One may often profit by failure-if
the receiver does not want 1t all.
The propensity to argue Is evidence
Of cOnceit.
AS a rule the traitor always has a
sanctimOniOuS face.
In profanity it is not so much what
one says as the manner in which it is
uttered.
The gentleman full Of war talk gen.
orally has a lame shoulder when it is
time to pick up the musket.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1917-05-22

1916 1t Is said that General Nivelle,
whom he succeeds, is thoroughly salts
fed with the new conditions.
Henri Philippe Petain is sixty-One
years old and is said to look fifty. Like
many another general in the present
war, he is a discovery Of Marshal Jof-
FIRE. At the beginning Of the war he
was a retired colonel, noted for his
virile character and his technical
knowledge. Joffre made him a briga-
der general. With that rank he took
part in the terrible retreat from Char
leroi in the early weeks Of the war.
He then passed rapidly through the
grades Of divisional general, army
corps commander and finally army
commander.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1917-05-22
A Feat With the Feet,

Place cork upon the floor. Measure
four lengths of your foot from it and.
standing at this distance. attempt with
one foot to kick the cork over and re-
cover position (both feet tOgether) so
that the foot that does the kicking
does not touch the floor till it has re-
turned to its mate. The efforts Of any
one trying to maintain a balance in
performing this stunt will arouse con-
siderable mirth.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1917-05-22
War Bread Suggested.

Senator Sheppard of Texas enter
tanned party of senators at luncheon
Saturday at which he gave a demon
stration of war bread, suggested to
conserve wheat
Bread having 10 per cent of cotton
seed flour mixed with wheat -four,
baked at the bureau of chemistry, was
served.
BY using the cotton seed flour Sena-
tor Sheppard said $4,000, 900 bushels
of wheat can be saved annually and
nutriment of bread doubled.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1917-05-22

II should put It carefully together"
replied the man. land set it where a
wealthy customer would be sure to
knock it over again"
"Consider yourself engaged" said the
dealer. "Now tell me where you learn
ed that trick Of the trade"
"A few years ago. answered tn.
other. II was one of the wealthy Gus
toner class"
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1917-05-22
HOW TO CATCH FLIES.
The Best Fly Trap and the Best Poi.
son Bait.

inc 0oeS PIy trap ana Sno oeSt V0t'
son Bait.
The best fly trap is a wire screen CYL
inder with cone Of the same material
inside of it's lower part, the pointed
end up. Beneath the cone is placed the
bait In any convenient shallow recep-
tacle. The ny, seeking light. flies up
and out Of the small end Of the cone,
thereby entering the cylinder, from
which 1t can find no escape.
One can find such traps anywhere
for sale. But. 1t is easy to make them,
and when homemade they are just as
good, while costing only a fraction Of
the price.
Such traps, of course should be set
where the flies most do congregate-as.
for instance, on the sunny side Of a
building out Of the wind. "A butcher
shop is a great place for a fly trap; 1t
will catch quarts Of them in a day.
When the fly trap is full the insects
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1917-05-22
General Petain, New
French Chief of Staff

General Petain. who has been appoint
ed chief of staff of the French army,
commanded the French forces defend
ing Verdun during the critical stages
IF the battle in February and March.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1917-05-22

dealer IN Drlc-a-
brac Of an appli-
cant for work.
mo, sir" was
the reply, "but l
think l can d.
it."
Suppose" said
the dealer, you
acct d e n t all y
b rOk &c a very
valuable pOrce-
lain vase. What
would you dOY"
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1917-05-22

the parSOn I'M
mediately after
the meeting and
said: "Rev'rend
Smith, Abs got
de eX tire m e
pleasure to in
form you-all dat
de board of trus-
tees in meeting
as sem bled dis
very evening has
done raised yo'
hOnOrarium from
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1917-05-22
How to Lubricate q Pocket Knife IL II
Sticks.

Pocket knives naturally come in
close contact with the body. and for
this reason they become dry and rusty
from the heat and perspiration. Nee
essarily any lubricant must be of some
dry material. 4 very simple and eff
cient, as we'll as clearly method, is to.
use little powdered graphite on the
joints. says the Popular Science Month
ly. The graphite may be obtained from
the lead Of pencil. After applying
it work the blades few times.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1917-05-22

Those Columbia students who
pledged themselves to go to Jail
rather than register for CONSUMPTION
should have the Jail find them
promptly on the morning of June 6.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1917-05-22
FRIENDSHIP.

, To whom can life be worth liv-
; ing who does not repose on the
) mutual kind feeling of some
} friend? What can be more de-
, lightful than to have one to
, whom you can speak on all sub
? jects just as to yourself? Where
} would be the great enjoyment in
: prosperity If you had not one
) to rejoice in it equally with your
} self?-CicerO.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1917-05-22
DECEIT.

Shun all manner of deceit. IT'S
a cowardly and servile humor to
hide and disguise a mans self
under a visor and not to dare to
show himself what he is. BY that
our followers are trained up to
treachery. Being brought up to
speak what is not true, they
make no conscience Of a lie.-
Montaigne.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1917-05-22
Securing an Audience,

"And the audience. my boy, were
glued to their seats" said the delighted
actor.
THAT certainly was neat way OF
keeping them there" said the critic
Chicago Herald.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1917-05-22
How to Make q Convenience Out Of
Your Aatbox.

How to Make q Convenience Out Of
Your Hatbox.
1t is often necessary to keep a hat
box on a high shelf. In that case the
following method is found convenient:
Slit the two upright edges Of one side
OF the box so that when the cover is
raised this side will drop down as if
on hinges. This, Of course, allows the
hat to be removed without taking the
box from the shelf.
One hundred and twenty-four pairs
of birds nest and raise their families
Oh the average farm Of 1903 acres in
the northeastern states. s4 -;
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1917-05-22

fifty to sixty dollahs year per an
num-"
"Ah refuse to accept it, Brudder
Jackson. All have trouble enough try
Ing to collect de fifty dollahs. "-Coun-
try Gentleman.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1917-05-22
JUDGE NOT"

There is so much of good among
the worst, so much Of evil in the
best. such seeming partialities in
providence. so many things to
lessen and eXpand-yea, and
: with all mans boast. so little rea,
: freedom Of his will-that to look
. a little lower than the surface
: garb or dialect fashion thou
shalt feebly pronounce for
: saint and family condemn for a
: sinner.-Tupper.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1917-05-22
Ten Dollars Saved.

The chairman of the board Of trus-
tees of Bethel church called upon