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The Washington herald., 1918-12-09
GENERAL FORECAST

A disturbance that was central over Southern
California Saturday morning has moved to
Western Nebraska, attended by general rains
ana SHOWS in the middle and southern Plateau
and the central Rocky Mountain region. There
is another disturbance Of still more marked
character over the Far Northwest. attended By
general rains in Western Washington. Western
Oregon and Northern California. There B<s no
other precipitation. except some light local
rains and SHOWS in New England. Very high
temperatures for the season continue east Of
the Rocky Mountains except in New England.
while to the westward they are nearly normal.
There will be rain Monday night or Tuesday
in Tennessee the Ohio Valley and upper Lake
region, except probably snow in the northern
upper Lake region and rain by Tuesday in the
lower Lake region. In Atlantic and East Cult
states the weather will be fair Monday. followed
BY increasing cloudiness Tuesday in Atlantic
States High temperatures viii, continue fol-
lowed BY a fall, however, on Tuesday in the
Ohio Valley.
storm warnings are displayed on the north
Pacific Coast
The Washington herald., 1918-12-09
LOCAL TEMPERATURES

., Nidnisht ~ z am, 9; an, g; a-m-
g g H. p%;. Pm. 81; p.m.' s.; 10 p.rn.'
Relative humidity: An s.: p.m.. 50;
pm, "A Rainfall 10 pm 10 S PM o
Hour Of sunshine, %. Per cent Of possible
SUNSHINE q
The Washington herald., 1918-12-09
DEPARTURES

Accumulated excess Of temperature since Jan
uary l. ISIS. 1873 degrees; excess Of temperature
since Dec. ], 1873, 80 degrees; Accumulated de
s.oe inches. deficiency Of precIk alton since
Dec. l, 1913. oss inches. Temperature same
date last year: Highest, IS; lowest O.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1918-04-06

ed by the Relief Society, Sabbath
School, Y. M. M. I. A.. Y. L. M. I. A.
and the Primary, and also the T.
ders quorum. showing tina. ta,se CT
sanizations had been d-'ng a SPLEEN
did work during the pas. year. Elder
"A. M. Israelson Of. the stake presi-
dency spoke. He expressed his plea
sure in being present and hearing the
good reports.
Last Friday and Saturday a big
force OF men and teams were busily
engaged around the Third ward
meeting house removing lot Of the
gravelly soil and replacing II with
clay and rich black dirt SO that a
lawn can successfully be grown, trees
planted and the dry and barren
grounds on this corner Of Main street
be changed to q regular beauty spot.
The work Il supervised by . special
committee consisting Of G. L. An
der, chairman: Albert Westerberg.
Hans Mikkelson and Harry G. Shaw
who il laboring in connection with
the bishopric. Each day delicious
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1918-04-06
GARDEN NOTES

The Logan chapter Of the State
Council Of Defense has asked the To-
gan Home Garden Club to take part
in the big Liberty Bond parade
which will take lace tonight at six
O'Clock, a,Ss,
rwould like all members of the
club to meet In front Of the d. Y. C.
at 6:45 o'clock and we will form in
line. Each one should dress In his
old clothes and bring rake or hoe
or some other farming tool. The
committee desires very mech that we
make a big showing so let's all be
there on time and get In the parade.
This is time when the producer is
the important man In the country
and want people to see what the
Logan Home Garden Club is doing.
Four hundred Rhode Island chicks
will be here next Thursday. April II.
and the remainder will arrive the
18th. The first ones Who ordered will
be supplied irst 10 come with box
or something else to put them In
when taking them home. The White
Leghorns will also arrive about the
same date-April lS. so be prepared
to take them when they come.
Don't forget the time Of the parade
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1918-04-06
FIRST WARD
CONFERENCE HELD
At HYRUM

Hyrum. April 3.-Last Sunday af-
ternoon March 81, the annual ward
conference Of the First ward was
held In the ward meeting house. The
conference was very we'll attended
and an excellent spirit prevailed.
Bishop Lorin d. Mcbride rendered a
brief report Of the general condition
Of the ward showing that great
inegn06e had been made during the
past yoar IN payment OF tithes and
also along other lines. Counselor Ezra
J. Wilson and J. vern Nelson. each
spoke . short time expressing their
feelings In regard to their work Id
the ward. A brief report was render.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1918-04-06
and be there with rake or hoe.
BEVARD NICHOLS,
Supervisor.
Natures Error.

Sufferer writes US that II nature had
known what she was about when she
made man, she would have given him
two noses-One to have n cold in md
one for general utility Then you could
get the first on amputated Gas In tho
case Of tonsIls or an appendix) and live
comparatively happily ever after. We
will call natures attention to it.--Ex-
change.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1918-04-06

dinner was served In the basement
Of the meeting house by the officers
Of the Relief Society and Y. L. M. L.
A.. and this special feature Of the
program was certainly enjoyed by the
men who 90 faithfully carried the
burden In the heat OF the day.
Mr.. John p. Alfred has recently
purchased . concrete mixer especial
ly adapted for the building Of silos
and 10 also handy for other concrete
Jobs around the farm and the homo,
Success to Brother Alfred. quite .
number Of dairymen in this part Of
the valley have been considering the
building Of siios o. the silo 10 almost
Indispensable for solving the feed
problem. but . good many have hesi-
tated because of the difficulty en-
countered by those inexperienced In
the work. Here is the opportunity
for such people to secure the help Of
an experienced man who is specially
equipped for the bcsiness.
|. Mrs. NJ. 8. Rosenbaum returned
home last Wednesday from Bancroft,
Idaho where she had gone to attend
the funeral Of Mrs. Frank Ashton.
Mr.. Earle Liljenquist left last
week for Richfield. Idaho, where he
has accepted a position with the o.
s. L. Railroad Company.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ezra e. Nelson went
to Brigham City last Thursday to at
tend the golden wedding Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Christian Olson of that place.
Miss Manila Wahlen was rendered
a miscellaneous shower at her home
Friday night by about forty of her
lady friends. The evening was spent
IN music and games. Dainty re-
freshments were served. Miss Wahlen
received many beautiful and useful
presents.
Mr.. Elmo Jensen was in from
Pocatello Valley for a short visit
with parents and friends in Hyrum
last week.
Mrs. Selma Nelson entertained in
honor of her daughter Emma last
Saturday. March 90. The time was
spent in social chat and knitting and
a delicious luncheon was served. The
guests were Mrs. Off I. Peterson.
Mrs. Ezra Johnson. Miss Helga Pet
erson. all Of Logan. and Mrs. liver
Nelson, Mrs. Anna Markerson. Mrs.
c. ]. Jenson of Hyrum and Miss Ag-
mes Reinerson of Logan.
\ Mrs. J. J. Daley returned from
Rexburg, Idaho last Wednesday,.
Mrs. c. Christofferson who has
'Neen Ill for some length Of time un-
dsrwent critical operation at the
4 Utah Idaho hospital last week, and
10 now reported to be getting along
very nicely.
1
Elder Leland Anderson Of the Sc
cond ward who has been home for
/ some time ON account of sickness.
left for Portland. Oregon. last week
to resume his labors in the North
western States mission.
Hyrum IL right up to time. The
new time outside Of a few people.
being Just one hour late for Sabbath
School and meeting last Sunday. no
confusion was caused by the change
Of time. Everybody is up early and
loo to bed late and feel satisfied.
NDwevsr some few are talking about
turning the sun an hour ahead and
have It conform to the new time.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1918-04-06
Studying Plan. LIE In india.

In order to encourage arb0riculture'
and the study Of plant life the govern
mcnt of India has offered series OF
valuable prizes to be awarded to those
who are most successful in various
lines In connection with tile growth Of
trees and shrubs on government land
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1918-04-06

Vehicles Bear ownsrS Nance
In England all carts and wagons
must bear the owners name and adj
dress before being used In . public
highway.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1918-04-06
Word From er'er william,

Word From 1r'er williams.
"Pay as you go" Is mighty gOOds
principle, but de price has got you I
goin' 30 fast you dcs throw 'cm de
money an holler: Keep de cl,anger'
Atlanta Constitution.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1918-04-06
Take Pains.

Take Pains.
Genius has been defined as an inf
mite capacity for taking pains, and tai
ent, which Is sort Of second cousin
Of genius, has the same characteristics,
observes an educator. One who will
take pains enough will meet with
measure Of success. And no one who
belittles the need Of patient, Flooding
work 10 likely to succeed, no matter
what ~ e0d0Wments.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-26

no seed to be wasted. If every one buys
Just as much as he needs and no more,
there will be enough to go around, but
10 waste seed Will mean a deprivation
Tor some one. When a garden is plan
ned out some time in advance 1t is pos
sible to tell just how much seed is need
ed even when three or more paintings
are to be made. The department thinks
1t advisable to buy sufficient seed to
meet the gardeners demand for the en-
tire season.
Seed should not be selected indis-
criminately or because the pictures in
a seed catalogue are attractive. The
varieties chosen should be studied with
an eye to their adaptability to the par
ticular region in which they are to be
grown. Standard varieties invariably
give the amateur gardeners the most
satisfaction and those purchased from
we'll known seed houses carry with
them certain guarantee.
1t is best to buy seed some weeks be-
fore one uses it, and, Furthermore, the
department admonishes new gardeners
in regard to protecting fresh seed from
rats and mice. Rodents make heavy
inroads on ones supply If given the
opportunity.
In case one has seed left from the
season previous, it is desirable to use
that which Is good. A test Is suggested
by which seeds with the necessary vi
tality can be CLEANED from those inca
pable Of producing healthy plants.
Gioii oaSh variety u seeu ielI SOuht
from twenty-five to fifty seeds. Place
these between a couple of pieces of
damp cloth, put them in one plate and
cover them with another. These can
be watched and If, in the course of Ave
or six days, sixty or more per cent of
the seeds under test send forth sturdy
little sprouts, 1t is reasonable to con-
clude that they have the required vital
ity.
Seeds should never be planted until
after the last killing frost in the
spring. Small seed is generally COW
cred by q quarter or three-quarters OF
an inch of earth. larger seed by q good
two inches. 1t is sown considerably
thicker than 1t is desirable to have the
matured plants. This is done in order
to insure a supply of hardy plants.
After the plants have begun their
growth the weaklings can be removed
to make way for their more stalwart
brothers and sisters
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-26

would not be thought of until too late
for a thorough solution.
To insure an even distribution OF
sunshine on plants It is always adv1s-
able to run rows for planting north
and south. 1t is desirable to place Vege-
tables which will grow year after year
without replanting to one side, where
it will not be necessary to disturb
them as the seasons roll around. Corn,
peas, etc, grow to a considerable
height, and one must be careful TO
plant them In such a way as not to
deprive any of the others of sunlight.
If early growing vegetables are group
ed gardeners will find their care and
cultivation very materially mitigated.
Gardeners. who fail to build fence
around their gardens are likely to be
surprised by damage done by chickens,
dogs and cats. Small children have also
been known to make their way into a
garden and play havoc. Board fences
will further pay for themselves ana
prolong the crop growing season by
serving as windbreaks. If, however, gar
dens are sheltered by houses. hedges
or trees, they will not receive the full
force of heavy blast, which is bound
to harm the unprotected garden.
An efficient gardener Will compel a
maximum yield, which means more
than one planting in a season. There
are sections of the country which can
easily grow three or more crops on the
same piece of land in a single season.
Says the Department of Agriculture:
'The vegetable used for the first plant
ing, or one with the same character
istics or belonging to the same family
should not be used in the same place
at the second planting"
Rotation of crops is a study in itself
Proper rotation greatly retards the
spreading of plant diseases and an in
crease in the number of Injurious in
sects. Rotation also plays an important
part in the conserving of plant, foods.
Authorities emphatically declare that
no seed is available for the gardener
who is not deeply in earnest. There is
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-26
Canteen Work Of Red Cross ALONG Battle Front i'm France

truly artistic, but undoubtedly gay and
cheerful.
These rainbow apartments form the
sleeping chambers. with cots, whose
mere ASPECT watts the sleep-starved
soldier ito the realm of dreams. The
beds are, arranged closely along the
walls after the French manner, and
there are, besides, n bathroom a loung-
Ing room and recreation room with
books and games and cards, and still
another room where the uniforms and
other Items of clothing are subjected
to sterilization and disinfection with
steam and formalin.
Such spot is "a little bit of heaven"
in the day of the soldier when he is
compelled to wait from one to eight
hours for train connections that will
take him back to his home or back to
the trenches. French trains are slow
and uncertain in war time. All avail
able rolling stock is in use for the
transportation of munitions, supplies
and troops, and the trains must ac-
commodate their movements to those
of the army.
On the evening when the first of the
American Red Cross canteens was
opened, among the first guests to be
served with refreshments was a troop
of French chasseurs who had come
from instructing American soldiers, and
they were followed a few hours later
by a company of American engineers.
One can fancy the khaki uniforms
among the blue-the keen, young Amer
lean faces among the lined French ones
Many kinds of men and many kinds
of uniforms pass through these can
fteens-Arabs, English. Scotch, Cinga-
lese, Russian, Irish, Indian, Canadian,
French and American-and the canteen
means a little of the feeling of home
to them all, whether that home is a
tent in Morocco or a cottage in Eng
land. There one may see them in his
Imagination, as Maj. Grayson NJ. p.
Murphy, Red Cross commissioner to
Europe, described them, sitting COM
fortably, swapping stories over cup
puzzle, or chatting over the counter
with our workers"
Tragedy and comedy walk hand in
hand at the canteen. There pass the
men who have lost Families in the ex-
posure and hunger the refugees en-
dured or died of in their flight from
burning villages; the young men start
ing out with the eager look; the black
man who does not know what II is all
about and does unhesitatingly; the Tom
mics with their song and our men with
their good-natured curiosity and jokes.
Through the fall and winter months
they passed to the fire and back for
"the little rest" from the jolly or the
sacred things of the little rest" back
to the fire again.
The canteens sent the men out warm,
their hunger satisfied. their bodies
clean, the letters written, their hearts
full of confidence that their countries
were looking after them. Many an
| amusing story the canteen workers
write home-when they ever get time
and many a memory may change all
their lives, overturnlng the conven-
tional scale of values. After few
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-26

the sandy state suf1ciently to insure
the growth of healthy crops. Soils in
every part of the world are greatly i'm
proved by certain kinds OF fertilizer,
and their productivity thereby in
creased.
Good drainage Is also an essential
feature in the garden. The lay of the
land often secures it's own drainage.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-26

drawn up during long winter even
ings. These plans are similar to maps,
and indicate in just what spots certain
vegetables are to be planted. If more
than one planting has been decided
upon this is also noted. The depart
ment highly commends these plans, for
in studying them out many details will
come up for discussion that otherwise
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-26

now in the field, from the portable
kitchens which send hot drinks right up
to the men in the trenches to the way
stations that afford hot meals, sleep
ing rooms, recreation, baths, disinfect-
ing and laundry plants. Each one has
its own individuality.
One of these large canteens is unique
in several respects. In the first place,
it was constructed solely by the labor
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-26

In case II does not the gardener is
compelled to improvise an effectual
drainage system. bitches deftly direct
ed will give real satisfaction, though
tile drains are said to be best.
After these preliminaries have re-
ceived the consideration due them the
wise gardener Will bring forth his
garden plan which he has carefully
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-26

of German prisoners of war. 1t is
built in train shed, divided into apart
ments, decorated, perhaps fearfully and
wonderfully. but after the heart of the
French soldier. There is pink room,
blue room, a green room and room
whose walls are gayly striped There
is an abundance of plaster figure deco
rations in "near-Della Robbia" style.
oodiless cherubs. flying figures. not
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-26

Special Correspondence
WASHINGTON, D. c., 1913.
E1HERE is probably not single
canteen in France among all the
long line of rest and refresh
q ment stations that the American
and French Red Cross are uniting to
establish where somebody's genius for
homemaking or poetry is not bringing
an unexpected bit of comfort or interest
or beauty. Where this bit of home or
spirit is expressed, Immediately 1t af-
fects every one, like an amazingly swift
compound interest and extending its in
fiuence to the next sojourner and the
next canteen along the line.
There is one canteen where an Ameri-
can woman has planted flower bed
along munition factory wall. And
there is another where a French soldier
left a book for his fellows to write OF
draw sudden inspiration" in and they
did-experiences that the newcomers roar
with delight over, tributes to lost COM
rades and great sacrifices, drawings that
some day may be immortal, n blank
book which some time VIII help future
generations Of France TO love and under
stand this one.
There is still another canteen where a
woman worker has made u shelf for chill
drens toys, for the small visitors who
come sometimes. And, at q great rail-
road station where the troop trains start
for the front, Nine. Courcol (never rests)
takes the flowers or the lovely weeds
and grasses which have been decorating
her refreshment truck from which the
outgoing soldiers have been having bread
and coffee and fastens them high and
iauntily to the end of the train just be-
fore 1t moves out-the field flowers, the
Iilias and the flag of France.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-26

Many American women who have been
living abroad are now in the canteen
service of the Red Cross. Fifty have
recently sailed, fifty more are preparing
to go soon and other groups continually
will be leaving. Wherever they will be
on duty in this war some outward life
of the spirit will blossom. The nearer
they are to the front line tho more
frequently their sheds, their cellars or
their dugouts are bombarded, the more
naturally will they hang green branches
to the door, festoon the ceiling with
bright colors or tack some heartening
picture to the wall, not out of deliber-
ate purpose, but out of their natural
instinct.
1t is, perhaps. the principal reason
why they are so needed. There is some-
thing almost wistful in women's won-
der IL they will rise to the emergencies
of havoc and destruction. They have
been on duty In many shattered place.
and yet the next shed under the same
fire had more of homo than the one
before. 1t is woman in war and in
peace.
There are various kinds of canteens
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-26

Men and women, boys and girls of all
ages and in every walk of life become
interested and enthusiastic over gar
dening If they have an opportunity to
work about in one. Most children de-
light in it. The parents of one child
interested their flve-year-old in it to
such an extent this past season that he
insisted on doing his own planting in
so far as he was able. He sprinkled
his garden assiduousuy each day and
watched eagerly for the first sign of
tender green shoots. When they ap-
peared he was thoroughly excited and
anxious to see them grow big and
strong rapidly. He was shown how to
weed and was told that weeds were
the common foes of his garden, and
that they must be fought and conquer-
ed. With a right good VIII he aided in
wedding and in keeping his garden fit
and trim. When his vegetables had
reached maturity he knew their names
perfectly, and an amazing amount
about each variety. He could be trust
ed to go joyously into the garden for
any one of the several varieties and to
return with the right one.
The Department of Agriculture knows
of one man who had an odd and orig
inal garden. This individual was de-
termined to grow as much food as he
embarrassed, however, by lack of prop
er ground. But he soon conceived a
novel idea. He straightway gathered
together a number of empty barrels
and arranged them as he wanted them
in the limited area of his back yard.
Laborious work was required to fill the
barrels to within third Of the top with
ashes. The ashes were covered with a
generous foot of soil which. in turn,
was planted with variety of vegeta-
bles. This unique garden was given
every attention and amply repaid the
gardener in fine lettuce, radishes. car
rots, onions, tomatoes, etc.
The department divides gardens into
three classes, designated as backyard
gardens, vacant-lot gardens and school
gardens. The first of these is given
first place because of its inevitable in
timacy with the home. OF course ii
can be readily understood that the
backyard garden is by far the most
convenient.
The only regret is that the average
backyard garden is not of sufficient
size to grow satisfactorily any great
variety of vegetables. The department
suggests the following: String beans,
tomatoes. cabbage. beets, onions and all
the smaller vegetables. The backyard