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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-06-18
How to wash blankets

Use two tablespoonhls of Lux to
every gallon of water. Whisk Lux
into rich lather in boiling or very
hot water, then add cold water to
make the suds lukewarm. Work the
blankets about in the thick suds,
sousing them thoroughly, but do
not rub. Squeeze the cleansing suds
again and again through soiled spots.
Rinse in three waters the same tenn
peraure as that in which you washed
them. Dissolve a little Lux in the
last rinsing water-but do not make
a lather. This leaves the blankets
softer and Aufher. Run them through
loose wringeri never twist. Hang
in the shade to dry, in a moderate
temperature.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-06-18
How to wash babies
Woolens

To wash little woolens like new,
use two tablespoonfuls of Lux to a
bowlfur of water. Dissolve in boiling
or Very hot water, whisk into thick
lather and add cold water to make
suds lukewarm. Put the woolens in
Then squeeze the suds through the
garments. de NOT rRb. Rinse three
times in water the same temperature
as the water in which you washed
the garments, dissolving little Lux
in the last rinsing water. Squeeze
the water out. Do nat ffvi5f. Dry
in a moderate temperature. Press
with a warm iron,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-06-18
To wash collars and cuffs

Use a tablespoonful of Lux to
every gallon Of water. Dissolve in
very hot water and whisk into a thick
lather. Let white linen or cotton
accessories soak for a few minutes.
Then dip them up and down in the
creamy lather. Do not rRb. Press
the suds again and again through
very soiled spots. Put through three
hot rinse waters. Dry in the sun.
Wash Georgettes, silks and colors
as above but in lukewarm suds. Do
not soak. Rinse three times, in luke
warm water. Roll in towel to dry.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-06-18
To wash fine silk blouses

Whisk a tablespoonful of Lux into
a thick lather in half bowltul of
boiling or very hot water. Add cold
water till lukewarm. Dip your
blouse through the foamy lather
many times. Squeeze the suds
through lido not rub. Rinse in
three waters of the sane temperature
IS the water in which you washed
it. Squeeze the water out-do not
wiring. Roll in a towel to dry. When
nearly dry, press with a warm IRON
never a hot one. Georgette crepe
blouses should be gently pulled into
shape as they dry and also should be
shaped as they arc ironed.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-06-18
So quick! So easy! Lamder all these things delicate L4r sud
To wash silk underthings

10 wash silk underthings
Just drop a tablespoonful Of Lux
into half bowlful of boiling or Vry
hsf water. Whisk into a rich, creamy
lather. Add cold water ill luke
warm. Dip the garment through
the foamy lather many times
work it about in the suds-do not
rub. Rinse three times in clear,
lukewarm water Squeeze the water
out--do not wiring. Dry in the
shade. When nearly dry, press with
a warm iron--neyer hot one,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-06-18
The gentle Lmr yay actually saves them

whisk them up into the richest foamiest suds, that
gently free the drt For silks or delicate coors you
simply add cold water until the suds are lukewarm
No ruinouS rubbing of fine fabrics No injury to
delicate hbres coarsenng of textures! The delicate
lustre Of your softest silks remains undimmed
~ : lux you just squeeze the delicate suds through
the icS again and again-rinse in clear water
once vice, three times-and the garment is SO fair
an! reSh that you would never know it had
beer washed.
&c Lux the moment thing becomes soied. The
gentle Lux way of washing it from the damage
little dirt does to frail things.
Lux 7oon't hurt anything that pure qoafer a0ue qpm't
niwe.
Get package of Lux today from your grocer,
druggist or department Store.-Lever Bros. Co.,
Cambridge, Mass.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-06-18

Y YES, there's tell-tale yelowness on all the cob
web threads. Your real Chantilly. Nearly
n hundred years old and so very precious In
the old days who ever dreamed the time would
come when you could launder it,
Yet today you think nothing more of trusting
priceless lace to bubblng Lux suds than you used to
think of washing gnghams
You simply stir up bowlful of the richest lather
and toss in your finest, 6mest belongings without
qualm.. Fine laceS, thinneSt chihonS, exquisite
table linens and woolenS! Your dantiest curtains
will stay whole, your silks lustrouS, your blankets
soft and woolly.
Delicate Lux sudSl If you have never used Lux,
you can't begin to appreciate how pure, how cleans
ing they arel
Lux comes in dainty, white Aakes-pure and
transparent. They melt instantly in hot water You
The Meeker herald., 1919-01-25
FoYERs IN FRANCE.


Four departments Of the French
Government have asked the American
Y. W. C. A. to open social and recrea-
tion centers for girls employed by
thcm-Flnnnce, Commerce. War and
Labor.
Lieutenant Poncet of the Ministry
of Labor recently requested that this,
Y. W. G. A. work be begun for girls In
his Offices after seeing the social and
recreation centers which had been
opened at the request Of the Ministry
of War. Sixteen centers Of this kind
are operated In six cities In France.
Three Of them are ln Paris.
The last OF these Foyers des AllIees
Is for girls who are working In the De-
partment Of Labor. II IL far down the
Seine. under the shadow Of the EifYcl
Tower. and overlooks the Quai d'Orsay.
The rooms are bright and cheerful,
with chlntz hangings and cushions.
comfortable chairs. reading and writ
Ing tables and a fireplace. A kitchen
has equipment 30 that girls can pre-
pare meals for themselves. They go
to the foyer for their two hour lunch
eou time. for social evenings and for
classes In English.
The Meeker herald., 1919-01-25
100000 YANKs ARE
Y. w. C. A. VISITORS

Four hundred thousand persons and
more served In the cafeteria In one
year Is the record of the Y. W. C. A.
Hostess House at Camp Lewis. Amer
lean Lake, Wash. 81
The majority Of the 100000 diners
were mothers. wives. sweethearts and
friends who went to the camp to visit
their soldiers. The remainder were
soldiers themselves who broke the mo-
notony Of. "chow" with home cooked
meals. In addition to all these guests,
$1,000 little children were cared for In
the nursery and the rest room served
10000 tired wives and mothera
The workers At the Information
desk received and answered $1,000
questions varying from how to get the
best connections to a destination clear
across the continent, the rates Of sol.
diers' Insurance and the kind Of Gre
tonne girl bride should have In her
living room now that Private John Ii
coming home from France. Eleven
thousand Of these queries required tel
ephone conversations with various
company commanders relative to hunt
Ing up a soldier whose parents had ar.
rived Unexpectedly.
The Meeker herald., 1919-01-25
Upheld Traditions Of His Corps.

Upheld Traditions Of His Corps.
Fighting on his own hook or helping
out when 1t Ia somebody else's fight. a
United States marine Is pretty likely to
be on the Job Private Carroll Mabe.
a marine attnched to the Boston navy
yard was III at the United States naval
hospital at Chelsea, Mass. There was
not much night left In him. Near
by. In the same hospital. was another
patient, desperately Ill, who could not
make his fight alone. He had to have
a TRANSMISSION of blood. Private Mabe
volunteered, and his blood saved the
day He risked his life as cheerfully
for a fellow servant Of the nag as he
would have done for the nag Itself. and
the commanding oiiicer Of the hospital
in his report warmly praised him for
volunteering this dangerous and try.
ing service. The marine proved that
there is MS much opportunity for hero.
Ism on a sick bed as on battlefield.
and has been personally commended
by Major General Barnett for his self.
sacrifice and heroic act. Private Mabe
enlisted with the marines at Winston.
Salem. N. c., in November, 1915.
The Meeker herald., 1919-01-25
INSIGNIA, CURTAINS,
MADE FROM SKIRTS

Blue broadcloth skirts used for or.
ganixatlon insignia and plaid summer
dresses reconstructed Into window cur
tains are after war economies Of the
nine Y. W. G. A. secretaries In Arch
angel, Russia.
These secretaries have Just succeed.
ed. In the face Of food and cloth short
ages. in opening 7. w. O. A. Hostess
House for American troops stationed
In ArchanGel. 4 town behind the allied
lines. 1t was necessary to hunt up =
wolfe summer dress which one of the
secretaries had discarded for heavy
winter clothes In order to have cur.
tains at the windowA They live on
regulation army rntions.
Archangel Is the fourth city In Rus
ala where the Y. W. G. A. has estab-
llshed work. Centers were opened
first In Petrograd and Moscow and
then In Samara, 900 miles eastward
from Moscow.
Miss Elizabeth Boies, head Of Rus.
sian work and one Of the few Ameri;
cans who remained In that country
throughout the revolution. Is en- route
to America by way of England to re-
cruIt workers for Russia.
The Meeker herald., 1919-01-25
NURSES PRODUCE WILD
WEST PICTURE SHOW

Entertain Reumanian Countess At
American Show In France.
Picture shows are being put on In
France without cameras. scenery or
any Of the necessary properties, ac-
cortiing to reports reaching the Ma
tIonai 7. W. c. A. from a Y. W. c. A.
nurses hut In Base Hospital.
Having no nlm or camera, the
nurses at Base decided to put on .
living picture show and Invited q
group of nurses from a nearby hos.
pital to be the audience. II WINS .
real thriller. one OF the wild and wool.
~ west variety. with buckinE bron.
choes and wild rides on broom and
mop horses.
Imagination supplied the scenery,
With the exception Of placards. which
announced "the sun" when II was sup
posed to be shining or "cacti" when
the COW punchers rode across the
desert.
Countess vacnresca Of Roumania,
who had been talking to the nurses on
conditions In the German courts at the
time she wAs lady-ln-waIting to the
Queen of ROumania, was the most ap-
precintive Of all the guests.
The Meeker herald., 1919-01-25
RUSSIAN PRNcEssEs
LEARN TO TRIM HATS
v. W. c. A. Saves wife Of General
: From Becoming char~oman.

v. W. c. A. Saves wife Of General
From Becoming char~eman.
When the war work Of the 7. w. c.
A. In Russia has all been told one of
the most interesting stories will lie In
the establishment Of the first Women's
Cooperative Association at Moscow.
There day after day Processes work
side by side with peasant girls, wives
Of high Russian officials make dresses
or trim hats Mt long tables with simple.
unlettered women. and the money 10
used for, self support OF these pr,n-
cesses md notable women as well as
for the peasant clnsses.
The need and suffering throughout
all Russin was SO great at the time
the Association was established that
1t was a problem to ind where the
money would help the greatest num-
Der of people. 1t was thought best to
expend II to help capitalize organiza.
lions for giving work and permanent
opportunities TO families and indIvIdu.
ais to earn their own living.
The women bring their handlwork
to the Association for snle or take or
ders to do drcssmaking. millinery, etc,
In the rooms of the society or at home.
Suitable work was found Just In time
not long ago to keep the wife OF one Of
Russia's greatest generals from going
out as q charwomnn to earn bread for
her husband. who was III.
The Meeker herald., 1919-01-25
AIl.eetIen 10 psnIs1.

The familiar charge that artists who
illustrate stories pay NO attention to
the text they illustrate 10 grossly un-
true. declares the Kansas City Star.
We know young author who wrote .
story In which a man with long wills.
kers got wound up in an electric fan.
The Illustrator might have ignored tho
fan altogether. but he didn't. The only
detail he omitted was the whiskers,
and the picture Of the man with =
smooth face tangled up in the fan was
declared q masterpiece by the artists
family.
The Meeker herald., 1919-01-25

A great Dutch daily publishes infor-
NATION which throws a peculiar light
on the condition Of public life in occu.
pied Belgium.
"At Mallnes." says the correspondent
Of this Netherlands paper. "the rich
are more and more setting the example
Of wearing sabots. since the shortage
of shoes has grown 80 acute. Mr.. Gil
liz, physician and alderman, can regu-
larly be seen going around in sabots.
He is dressed as was formerly his hab-
1t, not forgetting his high hat, but In
stead Of wearing the usual shoes he
wears black sabots He is setting
good example in overcoming false
pride also A number Of ladies are H.
ready following his example,"
The Meeker herald., 1919-01-25

MESSAGE Tov. W. c. A. FROM
FRANCE.

must express to you the
/ very great satisfaction and most
/ sincere gratitude of the French
/ Government for the service rem
! dered to the women working In
/ Government factories through
! the establishment of Y. w. c. A.
Foyers des Alliees (clubrooms
/ for munitionettes).
These foyers have been an ex-
/ cellent means for lettering the
/ physical conditions and the mo-
raie Of our workers. They have
/ been constantly used by the wo-
! men workers, who have found
! there new elements Of dignity
/ and social education.
/ must thank you for bringing
this to pass. and I hope that
Y. w. G. A. work will not disap-
/ pear with the war, but will be
/ carried on in order to develop
/ the principles Of social solidar.
ity which 1t has inspired.
tSIgned) III. LOUCHER.
Minister Of Arms and NUM-.
! lions Manufacture.
The Meeker herald., 1919-01-25

A second 7. W. G. A. Hostess House,
for wives and children of soldiers, 10
soon to be opened at Cashier, Oahu,
Hawaiian Islands, to care for the over.
flow Of women and children from the
hrst house, which opened some months
ago In answer to a call from the COM
mandlng officer Of the camp.
During Is days In November 1852
visitors were entertained at the house,
Including women and children. of the
following natlonalities: Philippine. Ha.
waiian, Portuguese. Spanish. Russian,
Porto Rlcnn. EGrenn, japanese and
American.
The Meeker herald., 1919-01-25
Hands and FInesrs.

Nearly everything Of money value In
this world gets Its worth from the
human touch. according to Industrial
Management magazine. The Midas
hand Of humanity turns whatever 1t
fingers into Its representative weight
in gold. Diamonds gain their high
value not only from rarity but because
tons Of the earth's soil have to be
to ind one little stone. Gold
itself gets its worth not merely from
scarcity but from the immense work
In accommodating one ounce.
The Meeker herald., 1919-01-25
Y. w. c. A. CAFETERIA
IN PORTO RICO

Porto Rico has q cafeteria. 1t IL the
first one established on the island, and
when 1t was opened In the 7. w. G. A.
Hostess House at Camp Las Casas tho
natives crowded around. much amused
nj the Innovation. They insisted upon
having American dishes.
The house became very well known
In n short time. and group Of women
from San Juan volunteered to go out
every week to mend socks and sew on
buttons for the soldiers. 80
The Meeker herald., 1919-01-25
Mocha shsspskIns.

The worlds supply Of Mocha sheep.
skin IL obtained BY about dozen buy
ers, who have their native collectors
in caravans collect the skins at various
centers, Of which Mocha. Berbera, 10y
lath, and Hodeidah are the main
points, from which they are sent to
Alden. 4 Pritish coaling station. which.
on account Of Its excellent location, 10
the shipping point for skins sent to
London, the continent Of Europe. and
the United States.
The Meeker herald., 1919-01-25
A Broken Lot

Little Gwennie felt 1t her duty to
entertain q man who had been called
In to do some carpenter work. and be-
gan BY asking II he had papa and
mamma. He said yes. Then she asked
II he had any brothers or any sisters.
He replied BY saying he had three half.
brothers and three half-sisters. After
looking at him for . moment intently
she said: .Are you the only whole one
there WASP
The Meeker herald., 1919-01-25
PARIS .ALL RIGHT"
"Douohboy" Fairly In Love With
the French Capital.
polItensss Of the Men and Pleasant
Manners Of the Women Impressed
American eoidisr-SaW LII
tie Gloom In City.


Iknow yos are crazy to hear what 1
thought about Paris, 1t bein' the first
time ever seen 1t. Well. Joe. all I
can sny is that Paris reminds me Of
Philadelphia with a bun on! The
streets Is all called ''rues" and the
main one Is the Rue de la PAX. It's
a whole lot like Broadway would be
without the electric lights. theaters.
hotels and cabarets. Every other
place Is a restaurant, and the ones
In between IL cafes.
The people here are 30 stuck on
their home town that they won't even
20 indoors to eat, but sit right out
on the pavement at little tables for all
their meals. SOS they can keep right
on lookin' at dear Paris all the time.
not to say the danes which parades
up and down.
The girls Is pretty near all knock.
outs, and none Of them Ia too stuck
up to give a guy . pleasant smile and
pass the time Of day. must say that
anybody which gets lonesome here
amt got no one but hisself to blame.
Joe! The men is all in uneyform
and great little guys. think us
doughboys 10 mixin' with the French
better than anybody else. They go
out Of their way to make things nice
for US and don't laff at US when we
try to speak French and call eggs
"woofs'' instead of whatever 1t Is.
Joe, a Frenchman is the politest guy
on earth. II you go into place of
business here and ask guy how to
get to q certain street and number.
he closes his desk, calls taxi. stops
on the way to buy you shot Of vim
ortiinalre and delivers you personally.
right outside the door. the while beg
GIN your pardon for not gettin' you
there sooneri Can you imagine any.
thing like that In New York; You
20 up to guy on Broadway and ask
him how to get somewhere. and what
does he dor He says: ri never heard
tell OF It; I'm a stranger here my
self" Am right. Joef
heard q lot Of talk about Paris
helm up against 1t on account Of the
war. the people all downhearted. and
food helm a. scarce a. heat prostra-
lions N Iceland. Joe. that Il all tho
bunk! They Is plenty Of food here
for everybody. and. I put away some
Of the finest steaks L ever seen. II
the people Is downhearted. then I'm
vice president Of Egypt Joe. they
arc the snmest nation ON earth. and
We are proud to be In the lineup over
here with EN-. They've had tough
time for four years, and they know
they been to the war all right. but
that amt gloomed 'em little bit.
They're az full Of pep as 4 steam drill.
and pretty near everything that was
runnin' before the war here Is sun
doIn. business at the old stand. Why.
Joe, one Of these French guys could
kid the kaiser to death, on the level
H. G. Witwer In Golfers Weekly.
The Meeker herald., 1919-01-25
Hmelsney Of Ether.

Ether II the tenuous. highly elastic
fluid that u assumed to all all space,
and BY vibrations or waves transmits
light and heat. Although the exist
ence Of ether 10 assumed to explain
certain phenomena, it, actual exist
ence 10 very generally credited By SCI
entif3c men, and In reality proofs arc
not wanting to fairly establish such
existence.
The Meeker herald., 1919-01-25

"rm kind o. hopeful it's goin' to be
q cool summer" remarked the man
with the subdued air.
'Are you n weather prophetT
"No. But my daughter Is wonderful
" smart. And she's buying more furs
this spring than she did last"
The Meeker herald., 1919-01-25
rakIne Care Of Pennies.

Taking care o. Pennies.
Ben franklin had wise old head
when he advised his readers to take
care of the pennies because the dollars
would take care Of themselves. The
boy In whose pockets the pennies burn
holes will understand the difnculty Of
taking care Of the pennies, and, like A.
not, declare that It cannot be done.
The Meeker herald., 1919-01-25
Gsparte shess Wear Long.

8opafto 9hoo0 Wear Long.
1T IL not uncommon In some parts
Of Spain or Portugal to hear the ma
tives boast Of wearing . pair Of Es-
parto shoes for Is years or MORE" says
a writer In Popular Science Monthly.
1.-THE soles will survive an aggregate
exceeding 5000 miles Of walking with
out wearing away appreciably."
The Meeker herald., 1919-01-25
Real Frlenashlp.

Honest men and women esteem and
value nothing 20 much In this world ~
q real friend. Such one IL a. It were
another self, to whom We impart our
most secret thoughts. who partake Of
our Joy. and comforts Us in our afl,ic-
ton; add to this that his company ID
an everlasting pleasure to us@Trans.
latiou from the Brahmin.
The Meeker herald., 1919-01-25

An Gxtravaeant Woman.
my Auntie Frettie was In certain
ways the most extravagant woman ]
ever knew" stated the old codger.
''For example. she got the measles at
sixty-seven. when by taking time by
the f0relock she could Just as well
have had them at nine."-Judge.
The Meeker herald., 1919-01-25
Some Solaee.

II suppose It Is the ambition Of every
girl to marry millionaire"
"Many have hopes"
"And many Of those hopes must be
blas.ed. However, there seems to be
enough lieutenants for all."--Louisville
Courier.Journal.
The Meeker herald., 1919-01-25

"Xanthippe on the wire. SIR"
Socrates looked up from his proofs
'.Tell her" he said, shat this 10 mon.
ologueless Monday" - New York
Evening Post.
The Meeker herald., 1919-01-25
History Of the DraesIst.

There IL nothing very new-fashloned
about the bracelet. According to ar
cheologists It was hrst invented as
badge Of insanity. In time 1t was used
In Eastern climes a. . capital means
Of investing money.
The Meeker herald., 1919-01-25

The Reading Habit
II you like to read. and have many
books, be careful lest you read too
much and think too little.-Exchange
The Meeker herald., 1919-01-25

Hardening Wood.
Wood acquires a remarkable hard.
ness and toushness when 1t is placed
In tanks and covered with quickllme,
which 10 gradually slaked with water.
The Meeker herald., 1919-01-25
Folding staIn.

Folding otalrs.
Recently stairway has been pat.
ented for Seaching seldom used por.
lions Of buildings. 1t folds Into a
ceiling and IL hidden BY 4 panel when
not in use.
The Meeker herald., 1919-01-25
uen.y and the ssInu,

00Hey Aho tue 0SiH0s
can opportunity" said Uncle Eben.
's'is like q bee. One man kin folier II
up an ind honey where another will
only jes' git stung."
The Meeker herald., 1919-01-25

Many Can Answss Her.
WIN you tell me what way I can get
rid Of. my character.-LAdy Gregory.
The Meeker herald., 1919-01-25

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Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-03-06
STAUDENMAYER HEADS
STATE THRESHERMEN

Senator George Staudenmayer of
Portage was elected president of the
Wisconsin Brotherhood of Thresher-
men at the close of its three-day meet
ing at Turner hall Friday at Madi-
son. Charles G. Doring of Madison
and L. A Clarke of Madison were
elected vice-president and secretary
treasurer.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-03-06
KAISER
NOW BROKEN
Impossible For Him to Live on
Bounty and Good VIII of
Dutch Nobleman

The former kaiser, it is learned, re-
Gently appealed to the. German revo-
lutionary government for money. 1t
was said in his behalf that it was i'm
possible for him to continue living on
the bounty and good will of the Dutch
nobleman in whose castle he resides.
The government agreed to his re-
quest and started an investigation to
learn what portion of the ex-kaiser's
supposed fortune really was his and
what portion belonged to the govern
ment. Investigation showed the ex-,
ruler might legally claim 100000
marks, but the government decided tor
allow him temporarily only 100000
marks (about $140,000).
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-03-06

A. r. LAW, M. ..
Washington Building, Madison, Wis.
Specialist in diseases of women and
rectal diseases. Any case OF
PILES
and any case Of
CONSTIPATION
permanently cured, and the patient
doesn't pay until cured. Call or write
SPRING CLEANING TIME is HERE
If a house needs spring cleaning,
how about the human body after q
winter of indoor life and heavy food?
Don't suffer from indigestion, bilious
ness, bad breath, bloating, gas or con-
stipation, when relief can be so easily
had Foley Cathartic Tablets clean
stomach and bowels and tone up the
liver Sold everywhere.