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Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1918-07-03
THE GIRL At THE PHONE

With all the praise and weearned compliments being given
to those who doing their dit this time should
like to little word for the girls Eat the phone They
doing their task well and with smile in their voice Today
more than before calls rushed to Central
Swift short sharp demands with speed
inquiry adds interest life About the thing that
to busy is Telephone Central off her
And again the most exasperang job of that
of the Girl at the Exchange When realize the dispositions
of the business with loud running high gear
whites and Whms Of social butterfly the peak
the town gossip, could forgive most anything.
But to the compliment Recently occasion demanded rush
call Urgent really military order. wanted who
located at War Department Navy Yard Fort Myer
ing Camp Not definite. This information
trail Find the Rush the call An inquiry emergency
and operator will call you the search began. Another
for his rank In time too short to be believed the call
traced to Washington back to Wilmington thence back to Fort
Meyer and again at his residence having just arrived.
have read the Message to Garcia and the Rowan
took it. How he asked questions but delivered with
patch and without fuss qupp don't know the of the
operator but when she saying 81 have located
you're welcome trouble at all really interesting
well just decided that she relation Rowan She had
taken the Message Garcia. She doing her ""
with smile in her voice.
The operator? Indeed know-only Newark
Exchange
Reprinted by requestEdorial Newark Post August 1917
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1918-07-03

tinuous supply for future needs, as
well as to provide the most econo-
mic nursing care for the civilian
poulation.
Directors and superintendent of
organizations conducting Public
Health Nursing activities are ask
ed to have the members of their
stats placed in the special group,
so that chevrons for their use
while in their present positions can
be issued to them, which chevrons
are to be recalled should they be
released by the organization ma
tional service. The hospitals and
other organizations have been COM
plying with this request to. safe
guard the public health institu-
tons in Delaware.
1t is also urged that high cshool
and college graduates take up
nursing as patriotic duty, to re-
lease graduate nurses for active
service under the Red Cross.
Instructions from Red Cross ma
tional headquarters in regard to
this matter have been received
from Washington, in order 'to
bring this great need and oppor-
tunity to the attention of those
young women now graduating from
our high schools and colleges, en-
couraging them and urging them
to enter the training schools nur-
ses, both military and civilian, so
as to fill the gaps made by the en-
srollment of graduate nurses into
the military service"
Visits have been and are being
made to all schools in Delaware, to
present this need. The greatest
difficulty seems to be the objection
of parents to girls entering the
training schools. Mrs. James A.
Delano, national director of the
Department of Nursing, American
Red Cross, puts it: "In the present
crisis, the girl who enters a train
ing school for nurses is just as
truly serving her colors as her
brother in khaki. She is doing this
literally from the first day Of her
training, in Helping with the care
of the civilian sick, service which
has a part in releasing more grad
uate nurses for military duty"
Elizabeth H. Bancroft,
Chairman Red Cross Nurses
Campaign Committee.
Wilmington, June 25, 1918.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1918-07-03
WHAT IS AN AMERICAN ?

What is it to be American? We
say that it is to love the Stars and
Stripes. But flag is no more than
a symbol. 1t represents hopes and
fears, struggles and achievements,
something done and something yet
to be done. The story of America
is not to be told in the landing Of
the Pilgrim fathers, the fight with
the Indians, Bunker Hill and York
town, Gettysburg and Appomattox,
Santiago and Manila, nor is the
story told in the advance of the
pioneer from the Atlantic to the
Pacific, in the building of great
railroads and the conquering of
the the wilderness, in the search
ing of the mountains and the est
ablishment Of great industries, in
the coming of the immigrant, or in
the philosophy of Emerson and of
James, or the poetry of Whitman
and Poe, in the inventions of Whit
ney and Edison, not even in the
lives of our great leaders. All
these are expressions of the Ameri-
can spirit of adventure, of purpose
full searching after the thing that
is better. 1t is an expression of a
divine dissatisfaction. 1t may be
that this nation, like all others, will
come to a period of decline. We
cannot expect to live forever. But
if we do come to such a period it
will be because we rest content.
Lane.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1918-07-03
Conversion of Liberty Bonds

Liberty bonds of the first and
second issues and those obtained
by converting bonds of the issue
into a percent bonds can be con-
verted into Az percent Liberty
bonds during the six months
period beginning May 9 and end
ing November 9, 1918. The new
bonds will be dated May 9, 1918.
After November 9, 1918, no
further rights of conversion will
attach to the A percent bonds,
either the original bonds of the
second loan or those obtained by
conversion of bonds of the first
loan. All of the Az percent bonds
are nonconvertible.
Bonds for conversion may be
surrendered at any Federal re-
serve bank or at the Treasury De-
partment. Registered bonds must
be assigned to the Secretary of the
Treasury for conversion, but such
assignment need not be witnessed.
On conversion of registered
bonds registered bonds only will be
delivered, neither change of owner
ship nor change into coupon be-
ing permitted.
Coupon bonds, however, may be
converted into registered bonds
upon request. Coupon bonds must
have the May Is or June Is, 1918,
coupons attached and all subse-
quent coupons attached. Coupon
bonds issued from conversion will
have only four interest coupons at
tached, and later must be exchang-
ed for new bonds with the full
number of coupons attached.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1918-07-03
The New Fourth of July

The Fourth of July is as much a
French holiday as American. 1t is
a world holiday.-Maurice Damour
of the Chamber Of Deputies.
independence Day is no longer
ours alone. Henceforth it belongs
equally to the nations with which
the cause it commentaries has al
lied us. Let us observe it, not in
boastful spirit, but reverently
and with thanksgiving, as a new
covenant that we will be worthy
of our heritage.-Youth's Compan.
ion.
Money for the Fourth of July
put into thrift stamps does not
make any noise that you can hear
in this country, but it speaks in
France"
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1918-07-03
Agricultural Warnings

The State Board of Agriculture
warns. farmers to beware of cheap
feeds and cheap fertilizers. 1t is
important to save and to prevent
waste and to use everything that
will produce animal products or
crops. But this condition is a
standing temptation to put cheap
or fraudulent materials on the mar
ket. Every farmer should be sure
that he knows the food value of
the feeds that he buys and the real
value of the fertilizers and usually
the cheapest in price is the dearest
in the end. The law provides for
the analysis of fertilizers, and the
Board will have examined free of
charge samples of feeds THAI are
sent in by farmers. They may be
sent by parcel post to the State
Board of Agriculture, Dover, Del.
There is an acture scarcity of
crude botanical drugs such as
roots, herbs, banks and berries in
the United States at this time. Be-
fore the war Germany was an i'm
portant source of supply. The
gathering of drug plants may
prove to be profitable work. There
is market for dandelion, Star
Root, Mandrake root or Mayapple,
Lady Slipper Root, Unison leaves,
bark of Sassafras Root, Snake Root
and Jerusalem Oak seed.
The State Board of Agriculture,
Dover, is glad to encourage the de-
velopment of this industry and
will supply further information on
request.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1918-07-03

Wilmington has furnished 1,615
young men for the National Army {;
rural New Castle county, 439;
Kent county, 206 men, and Sussex
county, 405 men.
The detailed report of men fur
nished is as follows:
District No. l, Wilmington,
northwestern sectionl-W White,
Alb; colored, "a; total, 437.
District No. 2, Wilm ng. on
northeast section, includ ng al
of Ninth ward)-White, 38l color
ed 30; total, All.
District No. 3, Wilmington
southwestern section)-- VIII te,
371; colored, Is; total, 1856.
District No. 4, Wilmington
southeastern section)-- White,
300; colored, 81; total, 38l.
Rural New Castle--White, 383
colored, 81; total, 439.
Kent County--White, fGG color
ed, 10; total, 206.
Sussex County = White, 327;
colored, rs; total, 405.
This makes a total of 2,37G white
md 239 colored men who hAv'
gone into the army service from
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1918-07-03

Delaware under the draft law.
Men were sent by the state I'M
der the various calls from Will
mington, as follows: 10 Camp Dix,
September 5, September 10, Nov
ember 10, for the infantry; to Fort
dupont, December 10, for the ar
tillery; to Camp Dix, January, ii
for the infantry; to Camp Green
leaf, Ga; March A, Medical De-
rartment; to Fort Leavenworth,
! ansas, for the Signal Corps; to
No Oglethorpe, Ga, for the
Medical Department; to Camp
Greoa, Charlotte, N. C, for the in
fantry; % Vance uver, Washing
ton. for the Engineer Corps; to
Kelly Field, Texas, painters; to
Sackett's Harbor, N. Y, all volun-
tary, to Camp Dix, April 26, for the
infantry; to Camp Macarthur,
Texas, civil engineers, voluntarily
to Fort Slocum, New York, May 1,
for the infantry; to Washington,
chemist, voluntary; to Camp Sc
vier, Greenville, carpenter; to
Camp Humphrey, plumber; to Fort
Benjamin Harrison, boiler maker
to Laurel, Nd, boatman; to Fort
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1918-07-03
The Need for Nurses

Editor Every Evening: In regard
to the inquiry as to the danger of
withdrawing nurses needed for
civilian population, it seems wise
to make the following statement:
A special service for nurses who
are eligible for active duty, but
whose present positions seem es-
sential to the community in which
they live, has been established by
the American Red Cross, and a
special service chevron is to be is
sued to the nurses placed in this
group. 1t is imperative at this
time to maintain the teaching and
executive stats of our training
schools, in order to keep up con-
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1918-07-03

Meyer, brakeman; to Hoboken' N.
J.. auto mechanic; to Fort Wayne,
carpenter, all on May II, and an
voluntary; to Camp Dix, May 70
for the infantry; to Camp Meade,
June /, for the infantry; to camp
Meade, June l and June "a, rail-
road brakeman and engineer; TO
Vancouver, Washington, June 49,
military aero corps.
Sussex. and Kent counties have
run out of their quotas OF Class
LA men.
Walter T. Reagan of BIG North
Jackson Street, has been sent to
Fort Leavenworth, Kan, having
qualified as a radio operator and
wishing to enter the Signal Corps
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1918-07-03
Welding a Two Edged Sword

The farmers of the country have
in their hands a two-edged sword
against Germany - production on
their farms and giving financial
support to our Government. They
are sharpening and welding this
powerful instrument, as is seen by
their support of the Third Liberty
Loan and the increased acreage on
their farms.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1918-07-03
State Gives 1865
For National Army

Delaware has furnished 1868
men for National Army service up
to June "a, according to the re
cords of local exemption officials.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1918-07-03

WANTED = Experienced press
man. Apply by letter, stating
age, experience, and salary ex-
pected.
kELLS, Newark, Delaware.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1918-07-03

WANTED-Ten good men. Wages
thirty cents an hour.
T. j. RITTER CONSERVE co.
3-6-tf.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1918-07-03
Want Advertisements


LOST-A bunch of keys. Finder
please return to this office.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-01-19
He BLAzED NEWSPAPER TRAIL
Young Ohio Printer Established In
dianapoiis' First News oissemlna-
tor In 1922, In Log Cabin.

The first newspaper published In
indianapolis was the Indianapolis ca
zette. started In January, 1922, by Ma
thaniel Bolton, u young printer who
cnme from Ohio. He was born Mt
Chillicothe, once IN Indian town, and
later for few years the capital of
Ohio. He learned the printers trade
there and moved to Indianapolis
yenr after the capital was located
there. In II reminiscent address many
years later he said:
"The Gazette was established In u
buckeye log cabin Of but one room,
part of which wns occupied for fam
lily residence. 1t was printed on new
type. The ink was put on with balls
made of dressed deer skin stuffed with
wool. The balls, when out of use
were kept soft by the application of
ruccOOn oil. There was no post Office
nenrer than Connersville. n distance of
GO miles; but private mail was es-
tnblished and n person employed to go
to COnnersvllle every four weeks to
bring the letters md newspapers. In
February, 1923, the presidents mes
sage, delivered In December. ISL,
cnme to hand and was published In
the two or three succeeding numbers
of the Gazette. During the year ISL
United States mail was established,
and In short time we hnd our mail
from the East every two weeks, unless
detained by high waters" A year
after starting the Gazette Mr.. Bolton
became a mail carrier. In his reminis-
cent address he says:
I'm 1898. having received contract
from the postmaster general. pro-
ceeded with the first United States
mail north Of indianapolis to the then
recently deserted village OF Anderson
town. A post Office on the route was
established Mt the home of William
COnnOr, four miles south OF Mobiles
VILE, and there was another post office
Mt Strnwtown. n prnirie of consider
able magnitude. where many remains
of the Indian village that had been To-
cated there were still standing"
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-01-19
New Rua Killer.

A new piece OF agricultural nppa-
ratus has been developed for the pur-
pose of combating the destructive bugs
and undesirable vegetable growths by
an application of steam to the soil
penetrating some distance below the
surface. The machine carries n steam
generating plant und moves over the
surface on II large drum. the periphery
Of which is staggered with protruding
stream outlets In the shape Of blades
or spines. AS the apparatus is drawn
over the ground the spines imbcd them
selves in the soil and while In this po.
sition the steam is released and pene-
trutcs the soil for some distance
around the outlet, killing the worms,
iarvac mud bugs and the undesirable
crop of weeds which seed themselves
from one season to another.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-01-19
+,ne,eritlsh soldiers, Canes,

You have heard of the short yellow
knObbed cane that is carried by all
officers of the British army and very
many private soldiers? 1t Is II cane
that IL ubiquitous. Small fortunes
have, heen made opt Of 1t, yet no one
comes. forward to claim Its Invention.
Its price ut all places Is one shilling,
but Its name varies. sec. 1t billed
variously at shop doors us the army
stick. the Whangee cane. the Panama
short and the swagger cane.
The, real swagger cane, though. is
of older date, and Is as rule n short
PIECE of cane or other flexible ma
terinl with ferrule ut each end. One
vendor Of the knobbed article yester-
day assured me Its name was "imltn-
tfon malarln," but I think she meant
Imitation Mnlacca.-Exchange.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-01-19
Opportunity In Syria.

From the comparatively few letters
that pass the rigid censorship of the
Turkish government, the Presbyterian
board in the United States learns that
the work OF the Syria mission Is going
on us usual. The boys schools have
not MS large attendance us In ordinary
yenrs, owing to the fact TINT 30 many
homes have suffered financial losses.
The girls school. however, ut Beirut,
has more applicants than 1t cnn take
care of. This is because Of the fact
that the schools carried on by mis-
sIonaries Of other nntiOnalities, such
rs the French and English, have been
closed and the missionaries sent nway.
Their pupils have consequently
knocked and not in vain ut the door
of the American Girls school in Bel
rut.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-01-19
The Real Treasure.

Poor, indeed. is he who has no
friends, Love Is an exclusive sent.
ment and sometimes an exciting one.
It Is through our friends that much Of
our happiness comes. A true friend
Is to be appreciated and treasured.
Friendships bond is one not to be
lightly broken. To have friends. We
must be friends. The real friend does
not easily take Offense. Openness
brings friends closer together In
thought and feeling. There must DO
confidence and 1t must never be be-
trayed. ITO suspect friend Is worse
than to be deceived by him." said La
Rochefoucauld. II, when offense 10
given, one does not give way to i'm
patience, but gives ample opportunity
for explanation or excuse, 1t will OF.
ten be found that there was no real
grievance. Have forgiveness ready In
the heart-a complete forgiveness
which puts anger so far away that It
is soon forgotten. No human being II
perfect and forgiveness ennobles the
character. II you have one true friend,
be grateful and kind and hold him to
you with hoops of steel. Cultivate
friendships by being kind. helpful and
considerate. And remember: "Frtend-
ship is a plant that must frequently
be watered." Milwaukee Journal
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-01-19
MONKEYS LOVE FOR YOUNG
Mothers Practically Devote Entire
Lives to Their Babies and Fond
ness Knows No Bounds.

Monkeys nre born In almost rs help
less n condition MS are human beings.
For the first fortnight after birth they
pnss their time In being nursed, in
sleeping md In looking about them.
During the whole Of this time the cnre
md attention of the mother are most
exemplary. The slightest sound or
movement excites her immediate no.
tlce. and. with her baby In her arms.
she skillfully evades any approaching
danger by the most ndroit mnneuvers.
At the end Of the first fortnight the
little one begins to get about by itself.
but always under Its mothers watch
full care. She frequently attempts to
teach 1t to do for itself. hut never for
gets her sollcitude for Its snfety. and
mt the earliest intimntion of danger
scizes It In her arms md seeks place
of refuge. When about six weeks old
the baby begins to need more substans
tinl nourishment than milk and Is
taught to provide for itself The moth
er's fondness for her offspring con-
tinues: she devotes all her time 20 its
comfort md education. and. should 1t
meet with m untimely end. her grief
is SO intense MS frequently to cause her
own death.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-01-19
Japan's Factory Law.

Operation under the new factory
law In Japan which was to have
gone into effect on June l, has been
postponed for two months by order
of the prlvy council in order that the
regulations may be revised. These,
ii is pointed out, did not sufficiently
guard the interests of the wdfkers
and would result In confusion " ut
once enforced. To the wdriinS
people of the United States the
hours of labor permitted under the
new law will meen extraordinary long,
but 1t must be remembered that fac.
tory work is young In Japan and that
the working hours are founded on
the hours voluntarily devoted to
work by The people on the farms or In
their own workshops-twelve to six
teen hours n day. The most import
ant thing is the forbddlng of child
work under 10 years and limiting the
hours of girls under 10. 1t Is. on the
whole. an advance on conditions MS
they have been and Will open the way
TO further concessions to labor.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-01-19
Eoetm.n Wa. a Poet.

At lenst one domestic servant
though male and not female one
made lasting contribution to English
literature In the eighteenth century.
This was Robert Dodsley, who ~ q
young man served MS a footman, and
brought out his first works, "Servi-
tude: a POEM" and 1.-THE Muse in
Livery, or the Footman's Miscellany"
while still In service. With the pro-
cecds OF these works and farce. 1.-THE
Toyshop," produced Mt Convent Gar
den, he set UP As n bookseller in Pail
Mall, and within few years became
the most prominent Of London publish
ers, Issuing books for Pope. johnson
and Goldsmith, innugurntlng the IAN.
nual Register" and still trifing with
the muse himself, besides collecting
md editing nn invaluable selection Of
"Old Plays."-London Chronicle.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-01-19
HEALTH FOUND IN GARDEN
PersplratIon That Results Carries
Away Noxlous Elements, and
Strength and vigor Are Certain.

To the man who woos her earnestly
nature offers store of unexpected
gifts. Our thousands of amateur gnr-
deners who have put in the leisure
hours In their little garden patches
have begun to realize that one of the
biggest rewards of their kihors may
not be the actual produce they Will
obtain. valuable ms that mny be. hut
in the less tangible results on their
own bodily and spiritual welfare.
There Ia health in the soil Of Mother
Earth. The pcrspiration that results
from your labors is carrying away nox-
ious elements from your blood.
Strength and vigor come from contact
with the soil. In this klnshlp to the
all of our greatest men have been
country-bred boys. It Is why farmer
boys Of today are stronger and more
nble than youths reared in cities. Do
not be afraid II your hand acquires II
few cnllouses or brownlsh tint. A
well-tnnned hand is more fitting sub
ject for pride than soft, white. use
less hand. You may meet with some
failures from not knowing the how and
why of things, but there is joy which
cannot fnil.
The miracle Of planting n seed and
seeing the growth. though common
thing. contains joy and food for the
henrt. Gardening not only brings nonr-
lshment for the body and food for the
mind. but 1t expands the soul.-AIIl.
waukee Journal.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-01-19
PLEA FOB BED AS IT WAS
Modern Thing. That Masquerade 40
Such Arc Properly Condemned by
Chicago Newspaper.


Modern me- hn'lhs s"ececucu III
eliminating economy from 'he iist oi
virtues, Is now apparently, cohauc'ihs
II drive against sleep Whieh ''e "'u
err authorities numbered aiiiois man
Rlhus blessings. feoPie' ci,S pc"p'.
III particular seem 10 nc hsn'''huu v,
the iact that thes must steep iheu
natures SWEEP reS'orer, sorc n'poi
bath that which kEits up the i"Ne,eu
sleeve Oh care-.he ih'.ii' Va
was so PraiSeu D! ou"e'o '"i""'
prince Oh squ'res' Is III "i''ei'"'e
inns tendency 10 c"''ce"' the ,"e'
that sleep sun ihiis upon ii'''ii"i,u 10
strikinelN illustrated d! iio"cr' i"i"i
ture. Inc pea 'hht was irh'ihis peu
is being thrust INTO tiie phc"s'o",i'
rs something 10 ne "snu'''cu VI,
pace Is taheii ny 'ariouS Minus "
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-01-19
Unnamed cervantes.

The statement that Cervantes lost an
arm mt the battle of Lepanto Is incor-
rect. This common mistake. as Mr..
II. e. Watts and other authorities
have pointed out, is due to forged por-
traits and fraudulent statues. The
use of his wounded left hand was never
fully recovered, us he himself says, lei
movImiento de In mano izQuierda"-
that is to say, he lost "the movement
or use, of thu left hand" 1t Is more
over, obvious that he could not have
served for four years as an infantry
soldier after the total loss Of hand.
There is. US n matter Of fact, NO por-
trait of Cervantes that can be proved
to be contemporary, ind only one for
which any plausible evidence at all
can be produced. So that we must be
satisfied with his own description Of
himself as given in the prologue to the
Exemplary Novels"