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The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1918-09-26

Rev. w. o. Benadom has been as
signed again by the Methodist Con
ference to the Lynden church. Rev
Paul Ashby has been transferred te
Mount Vernon from South Belling
ham.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1918-09-26

Joh- LIE Cocq left for Camp Kear-
ney. California, Sunday evening. He
has enlisted in the base hospital
co-ps. and will specialize In laborat-
ory work.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1918-09-26

Mrs. w. B. Schuyleml- and Miss
Minnie E. Schuyleman visited at the
]. w. Schuyleman 1ume a few days
this week.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1918-09-26

Mr.. and Mrs. Elzie Tremain and
daughter Florine OF Everett spent
Sunday with home folks.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1918-09-26

Mr.. and Mrs. G. LIE Cocq and baby
of Oak Harbor visited at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank lie Cocq this
week.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1918-09-26

Mr.. Harry Redd and Miss Sylvia
Thacker of Blaine attended the we'd
ding of Miss Lille Redd Saturday af-
ternoon.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1918-09-26

Mr.. and Mrs. G. Hulat and baby
Of Oak Harbor visited in Linden oy-
or the weekend.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1918-09-26

Mrs. Mary Oldemyer spent few
days this week at the homo of Nh.
and Mrs P Elenbdas.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1918-09-26

Jim Powers moved to Bellingham
Monday. He will be employed there
in one of the mills.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1918-09-26

Irwin lie Coco of Seattle was home
ove~ Sunday.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1918-09-26

Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Tremain, ST.,
were dinner guests Sunday at the
P. A Clarke home.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1918-09-26

Mr.. and Mrs John Tebrink of Mt
Vernon visited in Lynden this week.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1918-09-26

G. T. Schuyloman ws.s in Lynden
over Sunday.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1918-09-26

Miss Mary Tremain spent Sunday
at the home of Miss Carrie Cramer.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1918-09-26

Mrs. Wilder Jones and son are Wis
iting in Lynden this week.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1918-09-26

Lynn o. Colby of Everett visited
in LINDEN Saturday.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1918-09-26

Mr.. T. Hoffman and Mr.. Nyhofi
left for Canada last week.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1918-09-26

Mrs. Mary Oldemeyer spent few
days last week at the A. Verbrugge
home.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-08-31
conssrvatlv. Mus. Of History.

It is the unhappy usage Of our
schools and universities to study the
history of mankind only during periods
Of mechanical unprogressiveness. The
historical ideas of Europe range be-
tween tho time when the Greeks were
going about the world on foot or horse
back or In galleys or sailing ships, to
the days when Napoleon. Wellington
and Nelson were going about ut very
much the same pace In much the same
vehicles and vessels. At the advent Of
steam and electricity the muse of his
tory holds her nose and shuts her eyes.
Science will study and get the better
Of modern disease, as for example,
sleeping sickness, In spite of the fact
that 1t has no classical standing. but
our history schools would be shocked
at the bare idea Of studying the effect
Of modern means of communication
upon administrative arens. large or
small. This defect in our historical
training has made our minds politi-
cally sluggish.-H. G. Wells in New
Republic.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-08-31
Wartime Footwear In Holland.

The manufacture Of slippers with
wooden soles and cloth tops Is war;
time industry which has sprung up In
Holland, reports the United States de-
partment of commerce. The upper
and inner parts Of the slippers are
formed Of twill. corduroy and wooden
stuffs. All these materials are rela.
lively cheap, and yet make comfortable
and durable slippers. The cloth parts
are made by hand and the wooden
soles by machinery.
In view Of the mounting prices OF
leather footwear. these combination
slippers, which retail for the equiva-
lent Of 81 pair for the best quality.
are selling rapidly. It is claimed that
they are entirely satisfactory for wear
In the home and are practicable for
women engaged in indoor occupations.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-08-31
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Coal Luud-t'onl Waived

Department of the Interior. U. s. Land Once At
Glcnwood Springs. Colo, July 3O, 1918.
NOTICE Is HEREBY given that John Hammer
Mitchell. of Price Creek, Colorado, who on May
~, 1913, Iuade Homestead Entry, Serial No.
0.260, for swis nel4. nj SEX, and Lot Z. Sec o;
Lot I. Sec 10; and on Aug. 30. 1915 made Add
tionnl Homestead Entry No. O9BO6, for NJ mex,
se,s nci4, and the sea nwl4, Secg. Tj N. X 6b
W. 9TH T NJ, has filed notice of intention to
make Final Three Year Proof, to establish
claim to the land above described, before
Henry J. Hay. U. $. Commissioner. at Meeker,
Colorado, on the s'st day of September, 1918.
Claimant names witnesses:
Henry Pearson, Leroy A. Cure, both OF Meek
err, Colorado, Wiley j. Cover and Walter Raw
linson. both of Price Creek. Colorado.
Ai0sT ID. q. WEYAND. Register.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-08-31
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Cnnl Land

Department of the Interior. U. s. and Once At
Gicnwood Springs, Colo August 10. lgS
NOTICE Is hereby given that Hamilton T.
Carver of Mccker. Colorado. who. on August
0sfs,. for nei4 nell See -; nwl4 nwL SEQ "a,
and the wa swiA Sec q; and on Nov q. 1915,
made additional Hid Entry, Serial No. OiOO45
sec ~. seq nwi4, and the swls nwhs of Sec 81
AZ In I :, ~ W, 9TH ? n, has filed notice Of
ln.eh,ion % MAKE FINAL threcycar Proof, to
fore Henry, J. Hay. u. $. Commissioner, at
meeker, Colorado. on the 9Th dry OF October,
Claimant nnines rs witnesses:
, jacob W idcner. james NJ. CmIk, Samuel T.
hhx AM George Hurt, all of Meeker, Colorado.
n2-s2i d. c. WEYASD, Register.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-08-31
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
NOn-Coal Land

Department or the Interior. u. IS. Land Once at
Glcnwood Springs. Colo, July 81, 1918.
NOTICE Is hereby given that Theodore J,
Ritter. one Of the heirs of Elizabeth Ritter, de-
unry ~. lgl2. made Homestead Entry, Serial
No, OdDsO. for swA swA, Sec "A: FL seL. aud
nwi1 scA. See 15 I'll N, X n W, 9TH p NJ has
cd notice of intention To make Final rive
Year Proof, To establish claim to tho land above
described. before Henry J. Hay, U. S. COM
missioner. nj Mccker, Colorado, on the 10th day
of September. 1918.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Jasper N. Burch, Stanley J. Graham, Ell vcs-
ter Dawson mnd Joseph g. MARITIME, all of
Mcckcr, Colorado.
nles7 ID. c. wEYAND. Register.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-08-31
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Non Coal Land

Department of the Interior, U. s. Land Once at
Glcnwood Springs, Colo. August 10, 1918.
NOTICE Is hereby given TINT Harry G, John
ston. of Meekcr, Colorado. who, on July 2, 1914
made Homestead Entry, Serial No. O74a9, for
nc4 SEA and Lot Sec y; and Lots and 9 of
Sec ~. III N, R02 W. 9Th p N. has tilcd notice Of
intention to make Final three-year Proof, to
before Henry J. Huy, u $. Commissioner, at
Mecker, Colorado the 9Th day OF
October. 1918.
t,!hininnt names as witnesses:
Walter Bloomfield. ElVestcr Dawson, Antoine
T. SteinmcH, and Fred W. KrAcht, all of
Mcckcr, Colorado
a2I-s.I d. c. wEYAND. Register.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-08-31
Thrift Stamps at the postotf. ce.
Ask Anyone who Has Used 1t

There are families who always aim
to keep n bottle of Chamberlain
Collie and Diarrhoea Remedy In the
house for use in case it is needed, and
find that it is not only a good invest
ment but saves them no end of suf-
fering. AS to its reliability, ask any
one who has used it.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-08-31
STATE OF COLORADO.
COUNTY or RIO llLANCO. ~.
BLIND MAN ENJOYS FLIGHT
Appreciated the Thrill Of Intricate
Aerial Maneuvers Performed by
Experienced Pilot.

Thomas d. Schnll. the blind con-
gresham from the Tenth Minnesota
district, made flights with Col. Charles
Lee Of the British royal flying corps
In Washington recently. It was the
first time he had been up in an air
plane.
Congressman Schall was not satis-
fied with the plain "joy ride" Colonel
Lee had given him. When they re-
turned to earth after circllng over the
city at an altitude Of about two thou
sand feet, the blind representative
asked for more thrills.
"Finei Fine!" he exclaimed, ms the
machine came to halt. "But. Colonel
Lee, II you wouldn't think me null
sance. would like to go back up and
turn over"
The biplane was wheeled into POSI-
ton again, and off 1t shot on trip Of
real sensations. Climbing rapidly to
about two thousand feet. Colonel Lee
started the machine into series Of
dips and dives. splrals and other aerial
antics calculated to make ones hair
stand on edge. To complete the thrills,
the airplane was made to roll over
sideways and then drop into q beauti-
ful nose spin.
The passengers slightest eyes were
blinking with delight when his wife
ran onto the field to assist him from
the machine.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-08-31
oovsrnment Find, Fathers.

The death rnte among children born
out Of wedlock is VIGOROUSLY and uni
versally far higher than that among
legitimate offspring. In the Borough Of
Hampstead, London. 1t Is 1877 as
against 60. and in New South Wales
1t II 1872 against 81. Norway. however,
has reduced the death rate to normal
through the government assuming the
responsibility Of finding the father or
Of acting the father in case he cannot
be found.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-08-31
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Coal I.nnd-Coul Waived

Department Of tho Interior. u. s. Land Once at
Glcnwo,d Springs, Colo, July 81, 1918.
NOTICE Is hereby given that John =.
Hay. OF Mceker, Colorado, who. ON September
I. 1915 made Homestead Entry, Serial No. Os46s.
See .: and sl:' nw,a, and Lot OF See &, + . N,
Il ~ W, 9Th p. ~. hns flied notice Of intention
to make Final THREE Year Proof. to establish
claim to the land above described, before
Henry J. Hay. U y Commissioner. At Meeker,
Colorado. on the 10Th day of September, 1918.
Claimant names AS witnesses:
Thomas l.. Ruckman. Peter J. Forncy, and
KerE q. Hendricks. of Mecker, Colorado, and
Olaf HOltOT. of Prize Greek. Colorado.
Hl9s1 ID. u wEYAND. Register.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-08-31

AT request Of War Industries Board
after August 3lst We will sell gasoline
and auto oils for cash only. We as
sumo from what we read that this
course is taken to promote economy
In use SO far as possible.
a24 J. w. HUaUs Il COMPANY.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-08-31
MON X

The high bred Hnmbctonian Stallion,
Monk. owned by 4. d. Bernard, will stand
for the season Of 1918, at the Riley harm.
18th and Winter Sts.. Mceker. Weight 40:
good disposition; I years old. Terms. 3l2.60
to insure; Sl5.OO for colt to stand and suck.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-08-31

Try The Herald for y year.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-01-26
Road Drag IL Not Costly.

back the other. It is mistake to try
to improve too wide a strip at one
time. The best work can be done by
the drag when the soil is moist, but
not sticky, so the earth will move free
~ along the face of the blades. II
the roadway is very badly rutted It
may be well to drag it when the earth
is wet. This is particularly true just
before spell Of cold weather in win
ter when 1t is possible to have a road.
way to freeze smooth.
Clay hills after considerable drag
ging frequently become too high in the
center. This can be corrected by drag
ging the earth away from the center
once and toward the center twice. The
road drag is only good in clay or sim.
liar soils, as its effectiveness depends
on the smearing action which it has
and by means of which it can make q
water-tight coat. The sand road will
be injured by browning it toward the
center and dragging because the sand
road needs all the moisture it can hold,
and a crown will drain this moisture
away.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-01-26
our BOYS m FRANCE AND
HOME PROTECTION

The men on the firing line represent
the pick Of our American youth. One in
four Of our boys at home was sick, re-
jected because Of physical deficiency.
Many times the kidneys were to blame.
II We wish to prevent old age coming
on too soon. or II We want to increase
our chances for long life. Dr.. Pierce Of
the Surgical Institute. Buffalo. N. T., says
that you should drink plenty Of water
daily between meals. Then procure at
your nearest drug store Anuric double
strength). This An-u-ric drives the uric
acid out and cures backache and rheuma-
ti0m.
II we wish to keep our kidneys in the
best condition q diet Of milk and vege-
tables, with only little meat once q day,
IL the most suitable. Drink plenty Of
pure water. take Anuric three times q day
for a month. It sells for Coo.
Step into the drug store and ask for
Anuric, or send Dr.. Pierce 1oc for trial
pkg. Anuric, many times more potent
than lithia, eliminates uric acid a. hot
water melts sugar. A short trial win
convince you.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-01-26

One hundred and ten years ago there
were no savings banks. The savings
bank is an institution which was
founded in the year 1910 by Rev.
Henry Duncan in the little Scottish
village Of Ruthwell. Before that time,
poverty seemed to be the normal con-
dition Of half the population Of the
British Isles. Pauperism was SO COM
mon as to cause no comment. Hun
dreds Of thousands in Scotland alone
lived on charity and 1t was generally
accepted as hopeless fact that "the
poor we have always with u.s."
Doctor Duncan was of sturdy Scotch
covenant0r blood. He was man of
unusual strength Of character, origin
atty and resource and extraordinary
talent for making friends. The dis
tress Of his parishioners preyed heav-
fly on Doctor Duncan's mind and he
felt II there was some way Of teach
ing them to be thrifty he would have
an effective remedy for the poverty he
saw all around him.
The chief trouble was that the small
est sum the public banks would &C.
cept was f1O and comparatively few Of
the Scottish villagers had SO large a
sum, about $48.75 In American coin.
SO, Doctor Duncan conceived the idea
Of poor mans bank, as he called 1t,
which would receive deposits of any
amount, however small. After study
ing the subject long and carefully, he
published pamphlet to call attention
to his project, SO. as he said, as to
render this measure suitable not for
one locality only but ''for Scotland and
the world"
The only banks the poor had in
those days were stocking, q chink In
the wall, or loose board in the floor.
They were often robbed and the temp
tation to use portion of this precious
nest egg was often too strong. Doc
tor Duncan argued shrewdly that if
their funds were transferred to a bank,
they not only would be safe from theft
but the owners would hesitate to break
into them except in cases Of urgent
need. In his pamphlet he says:
III any method then could be de-
vised for giving to the artisan a place
Of security, free Of expense, for that
part Of his gains which the immediate
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-01-26

Fairmont, W. Va.-"My husband has
taken many a bottle Of DR.. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery and consid-
ers it the very best medicine he has
ever known. He has taken it as q
blood medicine and for stomach trou-
bic, and it has never failed to give re-
lief. He relies on this medicine to
keep him in a good. healthy condition,
and always recommends it."-MRS.
JAMES s. GRIFFITH, 100 Spence st.
Golden Medical Discovery, the herb
al remedy, which has had such q fine
reputation for SO years, is indorsed
by many well-known residents of this
section. Every day more and more
people are coming to realize that this
is standard medicine, and is safe to
take. It contains no alcohol or mar
cotics. The ingredients are printed ON
the package. It is to be had in drug
stores in liquid or tablet form, or send
DR.. V. n. Pierce. Buffalo, N. T., 10
cents for trial package tablets.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-01-26
SWANP.R00T FOR
KIDNEY AILMENTS

There is only one medicine that really
stands out pre-eminent as medicine for
durable ailments of the kidneys, liver
and bladder.
DR.. Kilmer's Swamp.Root stands the
highest for the reason that it has proven
to be just the remedy needed in thou
sands upon thousands Of distressing cases.
Swamp Root, physicians prescription for
special diseases, makes friends quickly be-
cause its mild and immediate effect is
soon realized in most cases. It is . gen.
tie, healing vegetable compound.
Start treatment at once. Sold at all
drug stores in bottles of two sizes, medi-
UNI and large.
However, if you wish first to test this
great preparation send ten cents to DR..
kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y, for q
sample bottle. When writing be sure and
mention this paper.-Adv.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-01-26
o ~WAMPUM"
Indian Money
How IAdian Deities Were
ssT1pped3" Origin Of Term
"Bucketshop"
By S. ". SfRAUS
Qtsainmt Nsw yak ~ chne Dmka)

Here Is the story Of "wampum," the
first money to be used in the United
States.
It consisted of clam shells, little
tubes made out of clay, beads and the
like. All these the Indians called by
the general name of wampum, and
when the white man set foot upon
these shores he found the wampum
convenient for his use, not only in
trading with the Indians but with
other whites. The Indian name was
sewan, but the European immigrants
gave this legal tender the name Of
wampum, by which 1t has been known
ever since.
Wampum was not entirely devoid Of
intrinsic value. Most of the shells
from which it was made were rare.
These were made largely into beads,
highly polished and strung on strings.
Chiefs, sachems, and medicine men
wore great strings Of these beads on
ceremonious occasions. Every treaty
was corroborated by laying down belts
Of beads. Friendships were cemented
and alliances and marriages were al
ways solemmzed with an exchange Of
Nampum.
Wampum was chiefly Of two kinds,
white and dark purple. The white
was made from the edge of the clam
shells and the purple made from the
shells heart, and was worth double
the white. Considerable labor cost
went into the manufacture Of wam-
pun, for writer in the year 1714 tells
us: "All wampum is made Of shells
which are found on the coast Of Caro-
lima, which are very large and hard,
10 they are very difficult to cut" He
adds that ''some English smiths have
tried to drill this sort of shell money
and thereby thought to get advantage,
but 1t proved so hard that nothing
could be gained"
When an Indian was buried. strings
Of wampum were always placed in the
grave with him for convenience in
purchasing the necessary supplies In
the next world, and for use as tips
to various minor Indian dieties, who
the Indians believed were as greedy
as modern head walters.
In 1641 the use Of wampum was le-
galized by the common council of New
Amsterdam, now New York. This was
next followed by an epidemic of coun-
terfeiting. which caused great deal
of difficulty and led to the rapid de-
probation Of wampum as a medium
Of exchange. Old Peter Stuyvesant
pegged around on his wooden leg and
did his best to solve the problem by
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-01-26

wants Of his. family do NOT require
with the power to reclaim oil. or part
Of 1t, at pleasure. it would be q most
desirable thing, even II no interest
should be received"
OF course there were pessimists anC
suspicion and prejudice to overcome.
but at last in 1910 the bank was opened
in a little shingled cottage. There
were no vaults, but large iron strong
box, too heavy to move by hand, an.
swered the purpose. In view Of the
suspicion which he says was enter.
tanned by many, Doctor Duncan pro-
vided three locks for the strong box.
He held one key and two elders Of
his church each held the others. OF
course the box could not be opened
without all three keys, in the presence
Of all three trustees.
; In the first year the deposits
amounted to f151. In the second year
f176 was deposited. This grew to
f241 In the third. and 1922, or more
than $4,000, in the fourth. For q
poverty-stricken village these deposits.
aggregating more than $1,000, were re-
garded as remarkable, since 1t must
be remembered that all deposits were
In small sums.
The effect Of the opening Of the
savings bank on the village was all
that Doctor Duncan hoped for. With.
in q year there was q remarkable de-
crease in the number Of those who
sought charity. Thrift and happiness
replaced poverty and discomfort. With.
in a few years there was scarcely q
pauper in the village, as Doctor Dun
can records.
In the meanwhile the fame of this
remarkable little institution began to
spread and Doctor Duncan soon found
that his labors as a minister were
swallowed up by those Of a banker.
His correspondence increased day by
day; letters poured in from all over
England and the continent Of Europe
and from America asking for informa-
t1On.
In 1914 he published book on saw
ings banks, which was widely circu-
lated, and savings banks began to
spread throughout the British Isles. Il
seems strange at this time to read that
savings banks could have aroused op-
position. This, however, was q fact.
There was bitter fight In parliament
before the first savings bank act was
passed in 1917. Goblet, the best
known editor Of his day, used his
powerful influence against the plan,
but Doctor Duncan was q fighter as
well as a philanthropist. He went
before the committee of parliament
himself and so impressed both lords
and commons with his sincerity, the
force of his personality and the JUS
tice of his cause that the bill was
passed. This was in 1917. Savings
banks spread rapidly over Great Brit
ain and then over all the rest Of the
world.