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The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-03-16
HEALTH FOUND IN GARDEN
persplratIen That Results Carries
Away NoxIous Elements, and
Strength and visor Are Certain.

To the man who woos her earnestly
nature offers store Of unexpected
gifts. Our thousands Of amateur gar
deners who have put In the leisure
hours in their little garden patches
l,nve begun to renlize that one Of the
biggest rewards Of their hbors may
not be the actual produce they will
obtain. valuable MS that may be. but
in the less tangible results on their
own bodily and spiritual welfare.
There Is health In the soil Of Mother
Earth. The Precipitation TINT results
from your lnbors is carrying away nox-
ious clements from your blood.
Strength md vigor come from contact
with the soil. In this kinship to the
earth Is found one reason TINT nearly
all Of our greatest men hive been
country-bred boys. 1t Is why farmer
boys Of today are stronger and more
able than youths reared in cities. Do
not be afraid II your hand acquires a
few callOuses or a brownish 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 full.
The miracle Of planting a seed and
seeing the growth. though common
thing, contains joy and food for the
heart. Gardening not only brings nour-
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, 1918-03-16
erlohtsps carpets

A suggestion for making carpet
look like new and bringing out all the
bright colors again. at cost Of 10
cents, follows: Shave one bar Of
white soap In dish and dissolve with
gallon Of hot water; to this add 10
cents worth Of salts Of tartar. This
forms a soft paste. When cold put a
handful Of paste On carpet and with a
scrub brush scrub this well Into the
carpet then with dull knife scrnpe
the paste from the carpet and then
wiring a cloth out of clear water and
go over the place Just cleaned. In
this manner go over the surface Of the
entire carpet, and you will be sur
prised at the result.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-03-16
HE BLAzEo NEWSPAPER TRAIL
Youna Ohio Printer Established In.
dIanapo,is' First News olssssnIna-
tor In 1922, In Log Cabin.

The FIRST newspaper published In
Indianapolis was the Indianapolis Ga
zette. started in January. 1922. by Ma
thaniel Bolton. young printer who
came from Ohio. He was born at
ChillIcothe. once an Indian town. and
Inter for few years the capital Of
Ohio. He learned the printers trade
there and moved to indianapolis a
year after the capital was located
there. In reminiscent address many
years Inter he sud:
1.-THE Gazette was established In
buckeye log cabin of but one room.
part of which was 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
raccoon oil. There was no post office
nearer than Connersville. a distance OF
60 miles; but private mall was es-
tablished and n person employed to 60
to Connersville every four weeks to
bring the letters and newspapers. In
February, 1923, the presidents mes
sage, delivered In December, 1922.
came to hnnd and was published In
the two or three succeeding numbers
of the Gazette. During the year 1872
a United States mail was established,
and in a short time we had our mail
from the East every two weeks. unless
detained by high waters" A year
inter starting the Gazette Mr.. Bolton
became a mail carrier. In his reminls-
cent address he says:
I'm 1923. having received contract
from the postmaster general. l 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 at the home Of William
Conner, four miles south Of Mobiles.
VILE, and there was another post office
at Strawtown. n prairie Of consider.
able magnitude. where many remains
of the Indian village That had been 10
Gated there were still standing"
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-03-16
cutting Make. III. Hair Grow.

According to DIR. William Allen Pus-
sey, the hair grows half an inch a
month until 1t reaches its natural
length. With men the natural length Is
from eight to twelve inches. With
women 1t grows anywhere from eight
cen inches to their heels.
The hair grows faster in summer
than In winter because Of the greater
activity Of the skin In warm weather.
The hair also grows faster when cut OF.
The reason for this Is based upon the
general principle that whenever tissue
Is called upon to make up deficit 1t
generally comes to the rescue with
added energy. II you cut of your hair
there Is the stimulus Of increased de-
mand placed upon nature to make your
hair reach Its natural length.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-03-16
oksptieal.

'Mother, Willie said that Mike eats
snakes, and / asked him did he eat
snakes" "And what did he sayf" asked
mother. HE said yes, and asked
him what for. and he said. for green's
Now don't you think that was funny
kind Of greensf' YES" said mother,
"but you must not believe NIL Mike
tells you "Oh, don't, mother. He
told me that once you were as little
as l am and TINT you were ten times
prettier. but Of course did not be-
lieve that"
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-03-16
ARE STILL N0MADS
Apaches Demand and Are Given
Plenty Of Room.
Tribe Which Was Once Known ~
Worst In Country still Refuses 70
Take Up Real Farming.

OF all the wards of Uncle Sam,
none enjoyed worse reputation nor
better deserved one, than the Apache
Indians Of the Southwest SO years ago.
They terrorized the Mexicans, robbed
the wagon trains In the Santa Fe trail,
made the frontiersman's life miserable.
caused the patient troopers Of the reg
ular army to plod and struggle over
countless miles Of hot sand and blue
lava on their trail. and as soon as they
we're fairly beaten and settled down
they broke out In new place. Today
their country Is given over to the
farmer and the fiivver. and what re-
mains Of the tribe occupies spacious
reservation In northwestern New Mex
leo, says the Buffalo News.
The reservation Is spacious, because
the Apache needs plenty Of room. It
contains little besides space, because
that is the kind Of land that suits him /;
and, luckily for him, has little attrac-
ton for anybody else. The Apache's
Idea of a small one-man homestead
would run anywhere from thousand
acres up. He does not go In for In
tensive cultivation. He plants u little
corn here and there. and he harvests
wild hay wherever 1t chances to grow
thlckly enough to make the process
worth while. but real farming is In
compatible with his idea Of the dignity
Of man and an Indian.
The boundaries of the reservation
are not visible to the naked eye. SO
that II you chance to be travelling In
the neighborhood you may easily stray
over the Apache's hearth and home
without finding 1t out. The owner.
however, will inform you Of the fact
with great vigor. II he chances to find
you. On the other hand, you may travel
IN Apache land for weeks and never
meet soul. The reservation comprises
hundreds of square miles, and the In
dinns are true nomads, wandering
from place to place as the fancy
seIzes.
The reservation Is a land of rolling
hills. with a few stubby mountain
ranges. and a share Of barren plain.
Most Of the country is fertile enough.
especially the hill land, but the Indian
makes no attempt to realize on Its fer
tility. At least. he is doing nothing to
exhaust the soil, and should his race
Or another ever come to farm 1t they
will md earth as virgin as that Of the
western prairies a hundred years ago.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-03-16
The TaetfuI Writer.

When writing to those away from
home or distant relatives. or friends
see to 1t that your letter fairly spnrkles
with cheer and good news. Bring a
smile to the readers lips and make
him or her long to be with you to
share the happy Joys you tell about.
These are the kind Of letters that
90 straight to the hearts Of those who
receive them. The vast majority Of
as have full measure Of cares and re-
probabilities to contend with. but
every one Of us can often think hap
py thought or speak good word md
we should in all fairness pass 1t on
Exchange.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-03-16
For olphtherIa.

A recent issue Of the indianapolis
Medical Journal contains an article
suggesting the use of fresh buttermilk
as q gargle for diphtheria. Another
method Is to use swab with butter
milk, perhaps for the reason that some
persons cannot gargle. A practitioner
gives his experience In nine cases
where the plain buttermllk was used
i've or SIX times day. He believes
that the diphtheria organisms were
displaced entirely after three days.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-03-16
The Crucial Moment.

"Then," said the young nun with a
tragic air, as he WINS leaving the room.
this Is your Ami decIsionf
ut IL, Mfr. Carrots" replied the
young girl firmly.
"Then." he replied. his voice betrny-
ing an unnatural calmness, there is
but one thing more to add"
"Yes7" she questioned sweetly.
ut is this-shall return those
white satin suspenders by mail, or will
you have them nowf"
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-03-16
Richly Enda,sted

Although Alfred had arrived at the
age Of twenty-one years. he showed no
inclination to pursue his studies at col.
lege or In any way adapt himself to his
fathers business.
II don't know what will ever make
OF that son Of mine." bitterly COM
planned his father. q hustling business
man.
Maybe he hasn't found himself
yet" consoled the confidential friend.
isn't he gifted In any wayr'
"Gifted?" queried the father. "well.
I should say he Is! He amt got q
darned thing that wasn't given to him."
-Harper's Magazine. :
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-03-16
More Practical.

"Are you ever moved by subli-
mated altruism7" mo; as a rule, we
get the moving aut" truck vans.'-Bal-
timore American.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-03-16

Hut uuSut ~ uihhca Atot AhPseD
siOns were as favorable as first impress
slOns auspiciously may be. and IN Or
der to prevent the conversation from
taking personal turn Blackstone
mOnOpOlized 1t to an unusual extern.
He had made up his mind not to leave
the TWO women alone anu NOT .et 'ie'i.
gulde the conversation % ne "en'
into neediess oetai!S resaru'hs MS ,a'-
est law case, e4piaiheu t"e meaning
OF professionals terms .iiat were qa''e
Deyoho the Ken or INTEREST vi e''.e'
OF the women, ana gave resume Vi
brief In which ne had Deeh recently
engrossed.
For week things went on mus anu
the only times that Spackstohe ieareo
an open expression OF OPINION was
one night ~hen nis mother anu hiar'
snret chahced 10 meet ior u'nher NC.
lore ne so"io se' on .ne eee... u'
"ppureh'iy no.,"s -
curreu, anu 'inui.u,a.es az az.
s'a!sa.e' eAeuseu ne. ,. ~
por'aht ehsase'neat ''la' nAea S
khe" " oe hee"s y. NC. 20
eiun, lug ~ "hn. LIS 10y,
ahotne1 sa"fase ensascins"'' ~"
h'acks'ohes "o'aer eiahneu q. Gu
sagement' 'oo, 10 "us ho' un.. NJ
nisn.s ia'eF mat .he 'i'fee asan me-
u. u'hne, a,.er '.atsi anu Ia
s'one hao e'oseu 'ne't o''ee
Following dinner came plny, ana
In spite OF the fact that Blackstone
mad taken ms mothel ana MS hahcee
10 an especially uise.uns ui's p.ue
nhu IN spite Vi 'he tae. 'ha. 'ne p.a'
"as une"no., 800 S,o.,," .ns nj. ,
e.ehs nv. NC. p -. 800. ~ ~. aan.ass.,
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spl''s VI '"e wv usually
"o.ne"'
BUT ne ieit even more uepresseu
~hen ne LOOK Marsalet nome mat
hight aitel they hno seen '"e i"o'nef
80 " nef uo"n'o"n ""'e''
b'ackstone' In sorry rsae'
salo "nen tney nau fea ..,,.' .ne 'n w..
Ter oi heF apartment '.y' out
. eau keep NY ieei"s" " ny 'e'i , ~
'o"ser' ii nAe a',o''
theeuhs hisht oeiofe ias' in""e nc -.
~hat cu'pr't ! nave oeeh. anu men
,ast aish' y. '.e muse .s' -
l ,ooked a.ounu q. 'hosI Hoinen l,o.n
M we. tno WIN W." ~,
No., ~ Sa.n,,.,,s -. 20 nrom,va IN
oono..I M. ,n,.r..t in tho cou.e from
anyone Won don't know how a meet.
inc ike that ares and thrills one"
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c'us'ons as neI nance. anu "ne"'
w minutes 'a'el' n'uc.s.one ~as ~.
D. Ma'saiet apartment III 'ae suee.
""s VII" '''e .eli.o'e ,ee"ns t""'
ai"rsaret was ios' ~ mn iole'e..
somehow. uhressonapS y, .ui'I, NC
nialneu MS 'notne1 ioF tnis oreaen VI
nis happiness'
The next morning he Joined his
mother at breakfast at her hotel.
"Well, Fly visit Is almost over" the
mother began over her soft-boiled
eggs. II had hoped to get better &c.
quainted with Margaret, but apparent
ly she does not want to be alone with
me. haven't said two words to her
alone, Blackstone"
Blackstone made no answer, 10 his
mother went on. II suppose 1t il the
eternal barrier that stands between
the two types Of women. The one will
never be able to understand the other.
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thrilled that 1t seemed for the time as
II the barrier might be broken down
and that all women might rally to the
same cause. wish that you and Mar
garet might have been there"
Blackstone leaned over the table at
which he and his mother were sitting.
"You don't mean you were at the suf-
frage mass meeting, do you. mother7''
"why. certainly" came quite calmly.
"How do you think managed to come
East and stay at one Of the biggest
hotels II It wasn't as a delegate from
our section to the conventionT
"Why didn't you tell me soonerr'
gasped Blackstone-and for the frst
time that morning the sharpness OF
Mnrgaret's scornful glance Of the night
before ceased to pierce him.
"You didn't ask me-" was the moth
er's reply. but with the briefest ex.
cuses, Blackstone had left his place
and was encased in the nearest tele-
phone booth to get In touch with his
fancee before she left for her office.
II want you and mother to have
luncheon today" he said. "NO, I'm
not to be in this, and Just for my sake
I want you to tell my mother that you
are suffragIst. and want you to tell
her that I'm one, too. You're trump
and I'm proud Of you. And you have
taught me one thing, Margaret-that
1t Is always best to stick by the cause
even In the face Of q mother.in-law
to be-"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-03-14
REAL CASE OF DISL0YALTY

It looks as though one half Of those accused Of dis
LOYALTY are educators of some kind. Yesterday City
School Superintendent Frank Radnlaker, Of Pennington,
Washington, had such charges made against him in q
series resolutions presented the school board, and he was
asked to resign. He denies the charge and insists ne is
thoroughly loyal. None Of them, however, has shown
such disloyalty as President Kerr of the Oregon Agricul-
tural College, who while the country is digging up its
dollars to carry on the war puts up a job to have his his
governor stands in and protects him in his scheme, re-
fusing to take any action, in the matter or offering any
objection to the dirty graft.
However, it may be added that the entire board of
regents is also standing in with him, and on top of this
the Oregonian and the Oregon Journal. Ali Bahia and his
forty thieves, could they be around these days would re-
fuse to associate with any Of the bunch. Three of them
are state officers placed on the board of regents to pro-
tect the states interests and each and every one of them
is false to his trust. More than that each of them is
asking the voters of this state to elect them to som Of
fee. Two want to be governor and the other wants re-
election as superintendent of public instruction. Mark
Twain describing the Tweed gang and Tammany said
"the newspapers showed they were thieves, whereupon
the people rose in mass and elected them to their proper
theater Of action, the New York legislature" History
sometimes repeats itself.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-03-14
ALLIED WAR BLUNDERs CONTINUE

The stupendous military blunders of the allies still
dwarf all other features Of the war. In fact, the average
man is amazed at the lack Of strategy shown and the
evidences Of incorporation as each successive stage
is reached. Germanys plans have never yet been inter
ferred with in the least except in a defensive way when
troops were sent, weeks late, to aid Italy. Now, after
bluffing about an offensive in the west, Germany turns
and works her will in the east--and the allies are ap-
parently wondering how they will kill time until linden
burg gets leisure to pay attention to them again. Their
leaders are possessed of no initiative and know nothing
except to fight when attacked.
We are told that the allied armies are in the pink of
condition and spelling for a fight, that they outnumber
the Germans, whose forces are growing daily. Why not
attack before the preponderence of numbers is the other
way and while Germany is busy with a considerable
number OF soldiers throughout Russian.
If the allied forces were led by a real general the Ger
mans would be fighting in the last ditch on the west front
today--and that might encourage the real Russians to
resist the invasion and degradation of their country.
The allied conduct Of the war has so far been lacking
a single feature that even suggests military genius in any
form or dis-interested cooperation with each other
among the nations involved. 1t is, therefore, to be hoped
that as the American army grows in strength on the soil
of France its influence will become more potent because
we have confidence that our military leaders are going
out after the enemy in their own way and will not be
waiting for the German to choose his own time and place
of battle. The American is not a defensive fighter when
he once gets into a row.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-03-14
Idaho Cities VIII
Not Stand for |. W. w.
Gangs Visiting Them

Spokane, Wash, Mar. 14.-Serious
clashes between communities in the
Occur d'Alene district of Idaho and l.
W. w. are expected as a result of de-
termination of members of the organi-
cation to attend the trial of w. M. Mel
son, former secretary Of l. w. W., and
the declarations of northern Idaho citi-
zens that they will not allow these men
in their cities.
The question of a change of venue
from st. Maries is to be decided there
today, upon motion of Nelson's attor-
neys. In case of a change, the trial will
go to Wallace, Occur d'Alene city or
Moscow. In the hope of intimidating the
jury, 1. w. w. declare between 200 and
two thousand members viii attend the
trial of Nelson. Moscow, Wallace and
Occur d'Alenei city are violently opposed
to the organization, and declare they
will not suffer the radicals to enter
their cities.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-03-14
Food Conservation
-~and Conversation
Provided Yesterday

A busy day was spent in Salem yes
terday by A. NJ. Churchill, chairman
of the state food conservation commit
tee, and Dean Ava B. Milan, Of the
Oregon Agricultural college. Three pub
lie meetings were held at the CONNER
Ieial club and in addition Miss Milan
spoke at the high school in the morn
ing. The commercial club meetings
were considered most successful, and
close to 200 delegates from over the
lcounty, with a large number of Salem
people, heard the talks.
The meeting was called in order to
familiarize the people Of the county
with what must be done to win the
war. The food situation is described
las most critical at the present time,
and a series of meetings are to be held
over Oregon, Mr.. churchill is talking
to the county food organizations. and
Miss Milan is speaking more particu-
Early to the m
Miss Milan's theme is "Save.D To
waste promisclIously, she said, was a
sin, and she showed how to save, and
why we must.
Mr.. Churchill talk was along broad
7er lines. Tie explained why conserva-
ticn must be practiced, and to what OK
tent. He tod the situation in Europe,
and of the effects Of a failure on. the
part of the United States to properly
do it's share. The abolition Of banquets
and of useless C~Xtravacancc was urg-
ed, and he stated the administration S
food program in a very simple way,
''Stop every scrap of waste"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-03-14
GERMAN GAINS OF NO BENEFIT

Reports from Petrograd are to the effect that the more
territory the Germans occupy the worse it will be for
them. The country overrun by them is breadess and in
stead of the Germans getting food supplies eithr in Rus
STA or Ukraine they are simply getting possession Of
several millions Of Russians whom they must feed as well
as provide for themselves. 1t is asserted that if they
capture Petrograd it will mean they will have three mil
lion more to provide food for. In the meanwhile the
sporadic war already begun will no doubt continue. Com
missary of Agriculture Kalegayeff takes this view of the
situation and says eff the Germans destroy the soviet
revolutionary government, they must conquer the work
ers and the peasants of all Russia. This they cannot do"
He added: Therefore peace cannot be realized. The
civil war against the German ruling classes will be con-
.,nued" 1t will be seen from this that the situation on
the eastern front is far from being cheerful to'the militar-
lists even though they have possession of a large portion
Of the enemys country and have apparently but little.
opposition. The only real benefit the successes in Russia
are to the imperialists is the apparent victory which will
be, and is being used to encourage the German masses to
still further resistance and to unfolding the hands Of the
kaiser. In the long run it may prove to be the worst
thing that has happened to Prussanism, this Russian
success, for it will help Russianize Germany.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-03-14
The Woman Who Changed

By Jane Phelps

asked me some questions about George;
and I repeated my untruth.
Gle had an engagement. 1 suppose
l should not have come without him."
1 added, "but Evelyn insisted"
You Did Perfectly Right.
81 don't see why you shouldn 'tl''
he returned. "You did perfectly right
to come. Think what the rest Of US
would have missed" and he smiled
down at me. Afterward Peter cam to
be one of my very best friends. Peter
and Olive both;. but that night when
l first met him, l didn't much care for
him.
We danced until one O'Clock. Then
Merton Gray took me home. l had ask
ed George if he would call for me, and
he had said ''no'. He would send the
car for me at any time l wished.
Il am not going to be made to feel
that J must stop whatever L happen to
be doing at a certain time so that I
may come for you,'' he had finished.
So when Evelyn said to Merton:
''You will see that Mrs. Howard gets
home all right, WON'T you, Mr.. Gray2"
ne mad gone with me, although L had
said it was unnecessary. The chauffeur
was all the protection l needed.
When we reached the house he walk
Cd up the steps and stood with me until
Annie, who always waited up for me,
came to the door. Then as he bade me
good night he added:
"May l call some afternoon soon,
Mrs. Howard?"
l. should love to have you'll I said
with enthusiasm, then more quietly:
eff you come late in the afternoon,
you will be more likely to find M.
Howard at home"
81 shall time myself to do so,'' he
replied.
J. hurried upstairs, anxious to ted
George what a lovely time L had had
But he had not yet come in, and didn't
until L was ready for bed.
(TomOrrow-George Is Indifferent)