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The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1917-07-14
No Time to Road.

Pause, o youth or maiden" wrote
Andrew Lang, before you accustom
your lips to this fatal formula: I have
no time to read You have all the
time which for you exists, and 1t 10
abundant. What are you doing with 1t
with your leisure? Mainly gossiping.
Our modern malady is gregariousness.
We must be in company chattering.
ITO be always with others. always
gregarious. always chattering, like
monkeys in treetops, is our ruling vice,
and this is the reason why we have no
time to read and why you see 80 many
people pass their leisure when alone in
whistling or whiting. They have time
to whlttle."
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1917-07-14
WHEN COTTON BALES BURN.
F;rsnsn Always Dread That Type OF
Warehouse confiagration.

A type, of fire that the firemen dread
4 great deal Is blaze In cotton ware
house. These fires generate an I'M
mense amount OF dense. suffocating
smoke and because Of this fact have to
be fought almost exclusively from the
outside of the building. The smoke Is
of too dangerous character to allow
the men to remain any length of time
inside. Therefore the fire lighting has
to be done entirely from the outside.
by pouring great streams OF water
through the windows and doorways
until It is finally drowned out"
There is an added danger at fires of
this type that is not generally known.
The cotton bales are packed so closely
in these buildings. with practically no
space between them. and such an enor-
nous amount Of water must be used
to extinguish the Ere. that the cotton
absorbs the water and begins to swell.
And the Swelling" or expansion of the
cotton has been sufficient in number
Of cnses to force out the walls Of the
building. causing the structure to tum-
BILE into the street and within q short
time after the outbreak Of the fire.
This was the case at fire in a cot
ton warehouse in South Brooklyn sew
eral years ago. Within three-quartefs
Of an hour after this fire started, al
though 1t was In a substantial looking
stone building, the walls suddenly
bulged out and crashed into the street.
and number Of firemen working near
by narrowly escaped being killed
Charles r. Hill In st. Nicholas.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1917-07-14
PRACTICAL HEALTH HINT.
Til, Mouth In Sickness.


= The diet of the person who is Z
4 very Ill causes an unpleasant =
= feeling in the mouth which is =
= not experienced when in health. =
= In sickness of every kind and Z
= In fevers especially the inside Of =
= the mouth must be carefully =
= washed several times day. =
+ In the mouth germs grow rapid =
= ly, and unless the mouth Is very Z
= clean the germs will be swal- =
= lowed and get into the stomach Z
= and cnuse the illness to be pro- Z
= longed. The best mouth wash Is Z
= inexpensive-it can be made Of =
= boric acid-two full teaspoon I
= fuls dissolved in tumblerful Of Z
+ boiling water and used when 4
= cold. Some OF the liquid tooth Z
+ washes sold in the shops contain =
= thymOl and cleansing and eff Z
= cient disinfectants and can be =
= used IL the boric acid solution Is Z
4 Objectionable to the patient. The I
4 mouth must be rlnsed with the Z
4 solution three or four times Z
= day. The patients teeth must 4
4 he kept carefully brushed as
= well. An ac!dulated wash re-
= licvcs dryness in the mouth and
= Is also cleansing. This can be I
= made of Tablespoonful Of LEM Z
= oil juice. u tablespoonful of glyc- I
= erin and four tablespoonful Of 4
= water. This may be used al I
Z ternately with the disinfcctant.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1917-07-14
Willy CECIL RHODES.
The Way He Discovered the oismead
Ejslds Of South Africa.

Fields Of South Africa.
Hava you ever heard how diamonds
were discovered In South Africa? And
did you know that Cecil Rhodes was
the man who made the discovery! But
here In the story:
A German trader In skins and ostrich
feathers from the Interior. with Pieter-
maritzburg as his frontier station.
drove into Cape Town one afternoon.
He had been two months bringing In
his wagons. each drawn by ten yoke
Of long horned oxen. from the frontier
trading post named.
This trader. among other curious
things. had dozen or so very brilliant
pebbles, which he was showing to bis
friends.
"Fine specimens Of globular quartz.
said q doctor newly arrived. who had
Just enough Of smattering Of geology
b know nothing at all about 1t.
"would you mind giving me one or
two of those pebbles?" said tall.
dark skinned. slender young man. "Or
! will buy them from you at whatever
you may consider them worth. have
no such stones In my collection at
home"
my dear SIR" the other replied.
with the heartiness Of dweller on
the veldt, you are very welcome to
couple. Pick out any two you may
fancy"
The dark young man selected two
about MS large as a medium sized hick-
ory nut. thanked the trader and I'M
mediately sent the "globular quartz"
of to Amsterdam. AS he thought,
the report came back saying that the
stones were diamonds Of incompara.
BILE hawIessness. Then started the
rush to the diamond Helds.-Philadel.
phia North American.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1917-07-14

A wealthy old merchant had young
and pretty daughter called Patience.
She had many suitors. but one more
daring than the others thought to ask
the father for her hand. He went d.
rectly to the store and stood among
customers at the counter. remarking
every now and then to the old man.
II beg pardon. sir. want word with
you
"Ah! Will you have patienceT" said
the merchant testify.
with all my heart" replied the
Young man. "'Tis for her l came
Exchange.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1917-07-14
Classifying Him.

A gentleman who dined regularly at
certain restaurant often ordered
dozen clans. One day he counted them
and found bnt eleven. Still another
day the dozen was one short. He
called the waiter and asked him. why
do you give only eleven clans when
order twelve?"
"Oh. sir" replied the waiter. II didn't
think you'd want to be sitting thirteen
at table. sir."-Christian Herald.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1917-07-14
E.kimo Mourning cu,to ms.

All Eskimos are superstitious about
death. and. although they hold festi-
walls In memory of departed friends.
they will usually carry dying person
to some abandoned hut. there to drag
out his remaining days without food.
medicine, water or attendance.
After the death Of husband or a
wife the survivor cuts the front hair
short and fasts for twenty-five days.
-Argonaut.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1917-07-14
Exclusive,

II was surprised to hear that you
were Newcome's guest at his week
end party. How can you associate
with such q vulgar upstart7"
II didn't. There were SO many nice
people among the guests that we didn't
have to associate with the host at ALL"
New York Norld.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1917-07-14
M.kina HON. Comfortable.

An eastern woman lecturer on inte-
rior decoration says that imitation lace
curtains are in bad taste and rocking
chairs should be done away with. She
sounds like woman who'd throw her
husbands carpet slippers away and
make him smoke his pipe on the kitchen
porch.-Detroit Free Press.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1917-07-14

NO" said she. IL can only be
sister to you
VERY WELL" said he. II must be 60
ing. had expected different an
swer. from you. but-well. good night"
George" she faltered. as he started
out into the night. "George!"
what is IT." he asked. very Grossly
AREN'T you going to kiss your sister
good niEht?" He did not go then.-Ex-
change.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1917-07-14

An Exchange Of ceurtssiss.
you farmers buy good many gold
bricks, eh?"
"Yes, and you city fellows buy a good
deal Of swamp land. guess things are
about even."-Kansas City journal.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1917-07-14
Ostrich Dogs.

Collie dogs are used to herd ostriches
in South Africa and perform the work
with great sagacity. The birds are
savage when breeding and will attack
any man or animal that interferes with
them, but are strangely cowed In the
presence of the dogs.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1917-07-14

The early Saxons used to light East
er fires on the hills in expression Of
their Joy. This custom only died out
in the early part Of the nineteenth
century. 1t is only observed up to
this day in the woods of Teutobur-
gum" where on the eve of Easter Sun
day the fires are lit as Of old.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1917-07-14

do you know the biggest difference
between an egg and a mani" asked
the fool.
what is the biggest diference7" de-
manded the sage.
IAN egg never gets too fresh" re-
piled the fool.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1917-07-14
Anecdotes.

"what is an anecdote. par"
IAN anectiote. my son. is a short and
funny tale which at once reminds the
other fellow Of a tale which y neither
short nor funny."-Puck.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1917-07-14
An honeak kahal.

A cynical minded gentleman was
standing in front Of an exhibition OF
local art talent labeled Art Objects"
"Well." he announced to the attend
ant in charge. II should think Art
would object. and I can't say that I
blame her."-Harper's Magazine.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1917-07-14
Cynical.

sim sure there has never been a
breath of scandal about her"
"Why, hasn't she any friendsT-
Pearson's Weekly.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1917-07-14

Fiance And will Bobby be sorry
when marry his sister? Bobby-Yes,
l will. cause l like you.-Boston Tran
script
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1917-07-14

Judge-slx months In Jail with hard
labor. Hobo-Say. Judge. can't yer dou.
Dle de time an cut out de labor2-Bos-
ton Transcript.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1917-07-14

Gratitude is the fairest blossom
which springs from the soul. and the
heart Of man knoweth none more fra
graDt.-H0Nea Ballou.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1917-07-14

Lady-Does this parrot talk well7
Dealer-No. but he's a wonderful lis
tener.-Sourire.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1917-07-14

Opportunity calls once at every
mans door,"
Hard luck is a whole lot more soci-
able."-Pittsburgh Post.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1917-07-14

Remember always one today is worth
two tomorrows.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1917-07-14

der. Oily stduLueTeu something like
pleasure of a Dance" whereupon she
threw back her head with all the air
of society belle. at the same time
thrusting out dance card with not
vacancy on 1t. But Billy soon caught
up with her. He erased several names
and boldly wrote his own name in
their place.
Minute accounts of love affairs may
be pleasingly realistic, but they re
quire much space. But 1t doesn't re-
quire much time for boy Of sixteen
to fall in love. Billy did the falling
like house painter from a scaffold-
very suddenly. But he was dead
man, so far as his heart was concern
ell, long before the evening was over.
He had not only been made acquaint-
cd with the girl next door, but had
fallen madly In love with her.
The Touring, the Towering and the
sprinkling. and all that, were over,
and another phase of the affair was
begun.
But that phase has been so often por.
trayed that we will leave these young
sters at the end of the beginning Of
their affair by merely stating that the
love spats were SO numerous one would
suppose that they were bitter enemies
instead Of lovers. Billy was at one
moment in the clouds. the next In the
slough Of despair. This up and down
condition lasted till he went to college.
when he succeeded In getting admit
ted to the university baseball team.
aud from this moment he forgot the
girl next door. But 1t 10 only fair to
bar to say that before she married
she had been engaged six times.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-11
Mt. Angel News Items

Capital journal Special Service)
Mt. Angel, Sept. 11.-Mrs. Pienault
who has been visiting with relatives
for about three months, left today for
her home in St. Joe, Minnesota.
Nick Nickel ST., has returned from
Alasga, where he has spent the sum
mer looking after his interests in a
salmon cannery.
Miss Rose Hassing has returned to
Dufur. where she will teach this year.
On Friday evening some of her friends
gave a farewell party in her honor.
After having a very successful oper-
alton performed on her eye, Mrs. Sebar-
bach has returned to her home.
Joseph Koehler, who joined the navy
sometime ago., is home on furlough. /.
Hans, Jenny and Felix Skonetzki
visited friends and relatives over Sun
day.
X. /. Young motored to Silverton on
business, Saturday.
Mrs. J. B. Bierman is slowly TeeOv-
ering from a serious illness. Latest re-
ports are that Mrs. Erpelding also is
gaining strength very rapidly.
Mrs. Waus and daughter, Louise. and
Panl Smith motored to Portland We'd
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-11
StaytOn Items

Capital Journal Special oervice)
Stayton, Or, Sept. 11.-Rain at last
Hard on the hop pickers.
The moisture means better roads, gar
dens and forests.
Mr.. and Mrs. Moses Titus of Kings
ton came in Sunday night to Stayton.
Mrs. Charles Stayton came over Sun
day from the island to visit her par
ents.
LATE Cavanaugh of Salem, the long
time Marion county resident widely
known throughout this section, same t.
Stayton Sunday night bringing Judge j
G. Moreland. Mrs. Moreland and Will
Kirk. the Salem correspondent of thu
Oregon Journal of Portland. The Judge
lectured before a large crowd at the
M. E. church on "Jason Lee' giving
a scholarly address of great value.
Mrs. Carl Titus and baby were in
Stayton this week. from Kingston.
Giles Thomas of the Mehama road was
in town Sunday.
The Epworth league has announced
intention of giving a reception to stud
ents of the high school and the teaching
station Wednesday 10.
The Ladies' Aid society meets with
Mrs. A. d. Gardner on Thursday.
The Christian Endeavor society gave
an interesting program instead of the
regular service, Sunday evening.
Bert Hunt and wife of Eugene will
visit at the lone Of Mr.. and Mrs. r.
H. Hunt on the Aumsville road this
month.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. S. Lambert were in
Stayton Sunday night from their home
on the Aumsville road.
Miss Margaret Shaffer was at Union
Hill one day last week.
Mrs. Smuck is at one of the Salem
%hopyards.
Mrs. G. e. Dougherty goes today to
Castle Rock, Washington, where she
will visit relatives.
Melvin Nipple of eWst Stayton was
in town Friday.
The Red Cross meets every Friday.
Charles Burroughs, who came to Sill
verton from StaYton several weeks ago
and opened a shoe repair shop in the
opera house building, closed up shop
Friday and Saturday went to North
Bend, Oregon, to engage in business,
says the Silverton Enterprise.
Mr.. Dreamer who formerly had the
bakery here and who is now in Port
land is not yet settled upon just what
he win give his attention to.
Mrs. T. H Hunt of Aumsville was
in Stayton on Sunday.
Prof. Ford and A. D. Gardner, Jr.,
will go to Salem for a days business
trip on Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Baker, DIR. Bow
man, Miss Gladys Carson and Miss Hill,
the latter a guest at the Baker home,
were Sunday Stayton visitors from Sa-
lem.
An auto truck load of Sunday school
will attend the Aumsville con-
v%ention next Sunday from here.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-11
SilVertOn News
Capital Journal Special service)

ktap1tdi JOuTIdl Cpecldl ccINlctJ
Silverton, Sept. 11.-Miss Emma
johnson of New York was a guest Of
her sister, Miss Eta, the first of the
week. Miss Johnson wa on her way t.
Stockton, Cal, where she will teach il
a high school at that place.
Mrs. John Richardson of Neilsvillei
Wis, is a guest of her sister, Mrs. G.
I. Barr. Mrs. Earl Laird, daughter of
Mrs. Richardson, also spent the week
end at the Barr home.
Nj. and Mrs. George Cussiter were
business callers in Portland Tuesday
last.
Mrs. Archie Wright entertained her
friend, Miss Hazel Pierce, the first of
the week.
Mrs, George Hurst enjoyed a visit
from her sisters, Mrs. W. G.. Prung and
Mrs. L. NJ. Reeder of Salem the last
of the week.
Mrs. Glen Howe and daughter, vi
Wan, returned Friday morning from
Seattle, Wash, where they had been
visiting Mrs. Howe's father.
Chief of Police Yates and daughter,
Bertha, were business callers at the
capital city Thursday.
John Quail left for Portland Wednes-
day and is now working for the Inman
Paulson Lumber Co.
John Morley and family moved back
to town the first of the week. They
have been out taking care Of the hop
crop on their ranch east Of this city.
Mrs W. II. Ruble who has been in
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-11
ARGENTINE IS STILL
CONSIDERING MATTER
Leading Paper, La NaciOn,
Urges Vigorous Action
Others Treat 1t Lightly
(By Charles P. Stewart)
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent

(Unlted Press staff correspondent
Buenos Aires, Sept. 1.-THE Argen
tine government was still debating to
day ON what it would do in view OF
America disclosures of the German.
Swedish transmission scheme.
Officially the explanation for delay
was that the foreign office had only
received one message from Ambassador
Naon at Washington, referring to two
previous cables which had so far fail.
ed to arrive. Until these missing mes.
sages are received the government in
Dictated its policy would not be formu-
lated.
Many Argentines believed, however,
that all of Naon' S dispatches had ar
rived, and that the government was
simply delaying action, while watching
the trend of public opinion and pending
reports from Argentine ministers at
Stockholm and Berlin.
No one in Buenos Aires felt there was
the slightest question but that the Ger
man and Swedish diplomats involved in
the matter would receive their pass
ports. Some reports had it they were
already made out and would be deliver
ed today.
Severance of relations with either ma
ton, however, was regarded as extreme
ly doubtful. La Nacion, whose chief ed
itorial writer is a former foreign min
lister, renowned as an authority on inter
l %ational law and diplomatic usage, was
alone of all the Buenos Aires newspa-
pers in urging vigorous action.
La Razon, for instance, dismissed the
incident today with the remark that
the discovery by the United States of
Luxburg's correspondence proves that
Germany does not possess a monopoly
of the espionage game"
Considerable attention was centerel
today ON the fact that neither the Ger
man nor the Swedish representatives di-
rectly implicated in the disclosures have
yet offered explanation of the matter.
Commenting on this fact, FL Diaria
remarked:
"This is the best proof of guilt which
il is possible to obtain"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-11

Miss Hilda Olsen and Mrs. Landru
returned from B%reitenbush Thursday,
where they have been for an outing the
past few weeks.
The Misses Helen Jane and Merle
Hamilton of Roseburg were guests of
Silverton friends the past week.
Mrs. Albert Coltrin who has been
visiting the home folks back in Kan
sas, is expected home this week; she
will visit a brother in Washington en-
route.
DIR. L. S. Westfall of Portland was
visiting friends in this city Wednes-
day.
VIM. Simonson is pending the week
with friends at Astoria.
Sidney McClung and wife were
among the Salem visitors last Satur-
day.
Mrs. E. C. Wood of Tacoma, Wash,
spent a few days the past week with
her sister, Mrs. F. NJ. Baker, up on the
Abiqua.
Dr.. and Mrs. o. L. Scott and little
son Of Salem spent Sunday with the
Charles Hartman family in this city.
Friends of Mis- Evelyn Nutting will
be interested to learn of her marriage
at Benmidji, Mimi, to Ralph Leikene
of Philadelphia, Penn.
Lem Sprague is spending afew days
with his sister, Mrs. C. c. Johnston and
family In Portland.
Joe Blamford of Portland was a
Sunday guest of friends in Silverton.
Mrs. L. A. loft has gone east to visit
friends in the old home in Iowa and
Minnesota.
Rholin Cooley has given up his po-
sition in Portland and is home prepar-
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-11

a hospital in Portland was brought
home on Wednesday. Her recovery is
very slow and she is being nursed by
Mrs. Birdie McMain.
Mrs. Carl Brown and Mrs. Oscar Cav
endar were in Portland Wednesday in
the interest Of the millinery opening
at the Bon Ton shop, which is set for
Sept. 10 and IA.
The Loyal Womans class of the Chris
tan church was royallv entertained at
the home of Mrs. l.. F. Maseher on
Thursday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. A. Reynolds, who
have been visiting old friends at Boise,
Idaho. returned home the past week.
Their son Charles drove the car to the
old home after them, they made the
six hundred mile trip in four days.
Miss Marie Jones friends are glad
to welcome her back at the general de-
livery window at the post office. Miss
Jones has been having a serious time
with one of her feet, but is again able
to walk after a painful siege.
The Victor Bergeron family have
moved to Klamath Falls, where they
expect to remain indefinitely.
Harold Riches, Herman Quail and
James Shield were among the soldier
boys to visit the home folks Sunday.
Joe Edison who has been in the hos
pital for some time, is now at the home
of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs J. /. Ed
son, and can walk around some by
using erutehes and is recovering quite
fast.
R. A. Cowden and W. A. Reynolds of
the Silverton Lumber Co. were at West
Lake on business last Tuesday.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-11

nesday.
Leo Bromley, who was working in a
machine shop in Portland, met with an
accident. He is in the hospital at pres
emit.
School resumed in the public and
paroehial schools today.
After spending the summer months
in their old home in Wisconsin, which
they had not seen for thirty years, Mr..
and Mrs. william Ramp returned
home.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-11
"oFF1cERs" GET THE BOOZE.

Portland, Or. Sept. 11.-Police today
ore hunting for the "officers" who
took 10 sacks of liquor and five five
gallon kegs of whiskey from G. Lund-
stedt, who claims to be an employee of
the steamer B~reakwater.
Three or four men, impersonating of
fieers, threatened the arrest of Lund-
stedt for violating the prohibition law.
Lundstedt gave them all the liquor he
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-11

County Superintendent I. Z. Young
reports a shortage of male teachers in
Umatilla county. The Echo district has
as vet been unable to secure a anu
training instructor to fill the vacancy
caused by f. w. Hannah s call to the
Officers training camp.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-11

ing to enter the Oregon university at
Eugene this fall.
Fred Nutting, who has been engineer
on 101 the big logging engine of the
Silver Falls Timber company, has de-
cided to work on the main line and re-
signed his position on fhe logging road.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-11

bad and was released. Yesterday he
told the police about it. The police, be-
lieving Lundstedt to be a bootlegger
himself, and today are trying to locate
the steamship employee, but Lundstedt
has disappeared.
The Dolores star., 1917-10-26

County Treasurer Charles r. Smith,
assisted by John Wesch, who has been
appointed deputy treasurer. has began
. campaign for the collecting of delin-
quent taxes on personal property.
Notices have been sent to all who
tax on personal property. and
these gentlemen are anxious that
these notices receive hearty response
30 that all delinquent taxes may be
cleaned up and the year 1918 e began
with q clean slate so far as these
taxes are concerned. Timeawere never
better nor money never more plentiful
than at the present time, and why not
pay now? Arrangements have been
made giving you to December lst to
make settlement Every taxpayer who
can POSSIBLY secure the money should
pay up by December LIST. Show your
patriotism by responding cheerfully to
the notices sent out by the County
Treasurer by RENTING the amount of
tax you owe.