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The Washington herald., 1921-04-03

In any way responsible for allowing this
wild engine to run loose on its rights Of
way until the Inevitable took place"
How about the anarchist?" asked. "Is
he merely in need Of mental repairF"
''The anarchist resists all authority" said
DR.. White. 1.-The resistance of authority
has become his ruling passion. Something
has bent him to this hatred of authority. He
has probably been tyrannized over in his
formative years. He may have worked in
sweatshop where a cruel taskmaster abused
him, or there may have been some one in
his home who had authority over him and
who abused that authority. Many anarchists
are against all government because their
own has been cruel. Anarchists are not often
American born. The result of this early
injustice is a mind perpetually infamed
against any authority. This mind requires
the skillful treatment that will bring it back
to wholesomeness.
sQTyHERE are lesser complaints, such as
L the demonstration Of a great conceit.
The pouter pigeon type of man is not at all
what he seems. He does not think lot Of
himself. In fact, he has a pronounced
weakness of character and he knows it. He
assumes his pretentious front to hide the
defect of which he is well aware. 1t is
like putting a carpet over the floor in which
the boards are rotting out. 1t is not the
solution. Instead of covering up the defects
they should be treated.
There are people who are abnormally
curious and who use that quality in meddling
with the affairs of their fellows. Curiosity,
properly directed, is potent force. A re-
direction of this dominant trait might impel
the scientist to -wrest new secrets from
nature. 1t might convert the individual from
a nuisance to q useful citizen.
''The individual who has the mania Of
persecution, who holds that people are not
treating him right, is but trying to lay at
the door Of some one else the blame for
the things that come about through some
weakness within himself. The old book
The Washington herald., 1921-04-03
Fooling the New Guinea Bows

THAT human nature is pretty much the
i same everywhere is evidenced By the
following:
In certain parts Of New Guinea, wallabies,
a species Of kangaroo, are very plentiful,
and wallaby steaks are relished BY tourists.
On one occasion a Britisher. had been
ashore in one of the sparsely populated re-
gions of the coast and secured four wallabies,
an ample supply for his whole party, native
guides and servants included. But he found
that although wallaby d regarded a sueA
The Washington herald., 1921-04-03
For the Sake of Realism

SCV0U are worth a million in your own
1 right, are you not?'' the aspiring
young author remarked to the beautiful
heiress be had somehow managed to meet.
why, yes" was the coldly surprised
reply.
"Ah! Then will you marry mer'
MOP
"Of course, didn't expect you to-" hs
said with little sigh.
Then why did you ask mel"
"why, I've a character in my latest story
who loses million dollars in the mar
ket, and I was just trying to find out how
q chap would really feel losing such an
amount"
The Washington herald., 1921-04-03

oistortedly. This is the work OF the mental
hygiene clinic"
fMIHAT are some Of the other common
types that need Adjustment"
asked.
Every individual" the expert explained,
has his life problems which he must meet
with such character equipmens as is given
him. The two must be adjusted to each
other. Possibly the life problems are COM
plicated and the character equipment is not
overrobust. The individual might have been
a timid child, little girl. She may have
had q dominant and intolerant mother.
The mother never gave the little girl a
chance to develop, scoffed at her opinions,
deprecated her actions, broke her spirit. She
became Q Door, covering, timorous creature.
She crept into her corner and stayed there.
She became q shut-in. You would be sur
prised to know how many of these shirking
shut -ins there are in the world.
"If there were a mental hygiene bureau
in her city, she might creep to 1t and tell
her story. 1t is probable that there is
nothing fundamentally wrong with her. She
needs but to be reassured, to be shown the
facts Of her position, possibly to be shifted
into a new environment where she can set
/. new start. To understand herself is two
thirds Of tn. cure.
.'There is another type Of this broken
The Washington herald., 1921-04-03

1.-THE individual who attempts to advise
the man who is mentally troubled should be
trained to detect physical ills as well Ihe
medical profession has studied healing more
daenIy than has any other agency, and upon
its knowledge Of healing the physically SICK
NAV most logically be built the cure o'
mental troubles.
ssTbere are a few points at which mental
bro;ene bureaus have been established. Al
~ took the lead. Ann Arbor, Mich,
h.. followed suit, and its clinic is part ot
.ho university there. In the city Of Wash
:-o.on We have two small clinics that are
- Interesting as experiments. One OF
,koss Is in the parish house Of a church, and
Loro neople come who are mentally dis
.,,-hsd and here a trained psychistrist from
rs bospital meets them and. extends help
D. word of mouth his presence and his work
=. become known and more troubled souls
- 70 HIM than he can handle.
,,N CONNECTION with one Of the Wash
instou hospitals there is a priest who
A.s had medical training, has studied the
disorders of the mind, and who was chap
lain in the army during the war. This Is a
roro combination. This chaplain gives his
sfternoonas to consultations with people
,rhose minds are troubled. The demands
rnon him are growing so fast that II looks
as though he would soon be submerged.
ssThe greatest obstacle standing in the
vay of the development and brosdcasting of
the mental hygiene bureau is the difficulty
in obtaining trained men for the work. Their
establishment, however, will create de-
mand for such men and demands always
call forth the supply. The human mind
must provide treatment for itself when it is
out Of order"
The Washington herald., 1921-04-03
An Embarrassing Victory

A YOUTHFUL lawyer not noted for his
"A intellect succeeded in getting client
acquitted Of murder. A friend who met him
on the street a few daysaafterward over
whelmed him with warm congratulations.
Eyes" said the young man, 81 got him
of, but it was narrow escape"
"a narrow escape! HowT'
"Oh, it was the tightest squeeze you ever
saw. You know, examined the witness
and made the arguments myself, the plea
being self defense. The jury was out two
whole days. Finally the Judge asked what
the trouble was.
"'only one thing, your honor replied
the foreman. Was the prisoners coun-
sci retained by him or appointed by the
courtY ~ .H..
No, gentlemen, the prisoner is a man
of MEANS said the judge, and engaged his
own counsel
Il could not see what bearing the ques-
tion had on the evidence" continued the
young lawyer, but ten minutes later in
filed the jury, and what do you think. the
verdict was?"
'sWhatf'
why, not guilty, on the ground of in
sanity
The Washington herald., 1921-04-03

a delicacy that no trouble is considered TOO
great to obtain it, none of the native boys
could be induced to touch it.
This was a mystery until one Of them ex-
plained that they had been trained in child
hood in the belief that if they ate wallaby
before reaching certain age it would stop
their growth.
These boys all belonged to the part OF the
country where wallables are scarce. and one
can imagine the crafty old folks seated round
the festive pot and winking at one another
az the young people declined the succulens
dainty.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-03
A Sound. Reason

HERBERT, aged four, was irritated oy
IL the crying OF sister Harriet, aged two.
why don't You stop crying?" he asked
his sister with great seriousness, You
must be sick. You don't look well, and
you don't sound welll'
The Washington herald., 1921-04-03
Opening the Chestnut Rur

barrassment, raised his voice and repeated
the verse. The deaf old gentleman did his
best to hear but failed. He placed his
hand on his hosts arm:
''What did you say?' he asked irascibly.
The host shot him an angry glance.
Damn it." he snapped, 81 am saying
grace"
The Washington herald., 1921-04-03

pride in his disagreeable ways. They be-
came q part of him.
This man has got to be shown the origin
Of his trouble. the faults of his philosophy.
He has got to be carried to the point where
be can stand himself off and view himself
The Washington herald., 1921-04-03

as he is, seeing what is wrong with him.
His mental processes have got to be straight
ened out so they operate normally and not
historically. This is the work Of the mental
hygiene clinic"
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1921-01-19
Trees Beyond Valuation.

Ten million dollars damage annu-
ally Is done tn the shade trees and
hardy shrubs Of tine country by shnde
tree insects, according to estimates
made by the bureau Of entomology,
United States Department of Agricul-
ture.
II Is very difficult TO estimate the
money value of the shade trees and
shrubs Of the country. but u very con-
servative estimate would place their
value at $1,000. O.OOo,OOO. These figures
were reached after extensive CORE
tpondence with the forestry and other
authorities of states and municipal.
ties. A more definite census Is aimed
at. but the figures are taken as de.
pendable for general purposes. They
are based ON the value ~ trees Il
cities, parks and private property, and
have no reference to the bare intrln
SIC value Of wood or lumber. An old
oak tree which. because of Its c0ndl
tiOn is not worth 80 for lumber. ma!
add $500 to the value Of the city loI
on which II In located.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1921-01-19
EASY TO GROW GRASS LAWN
Perfect creensward May es Quickly
Realized BY the Use Of Novel
English Method.

II is proverbially n slow business
getting good grass lawn In gar
den. but new English idea makes II
possible to secure a fine stretch OF
verdure Just as one would buy u car
pet at the stores. Grass seed Is sown
thIckly on strong canvas and. when
this Is thickly covered with growth II
Is ready for making the lawn.
The site Is well prepared being
made perfectly level, and special at.
tention is given to getting the soil so
that II Is a favorable roofing medium
for the little plants. Then the grass
mats are put down on sections. these
being closely fitted together. As time
goes On the roots push down through
the canvas and. In this way. establish
permanent lawn. Ultimately the
material viii rot. The value Of this
lies In the fact that an immediate ef-
feet cnn he secured. II IL quite easy
to have u splendid grass lawn IN q
situation where. few hours before
there was nothing Of the kind.
Thenceforward the grass will go ON
improving and the little plants speed.
ily take a hold on the soIl.-Scientlfic
American.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1921-01-19
KEEP ROADS OPEN IN WINTER
Federal Highway Commission sug.
oests That Special Efforts ee
Made by state Officiala

II In suggested by the federal high
way council that state and county
highway departments make n special
effort to keep the roads clear Of snow
during the winter months and thus
permit OF uninterrupted traffic. The
transportation Of certain commodities
Is really more important during the
winter than In summer and II is then
that the roads are more difYicult to
pass over. Then, too, the rural mail
must be carried whether roads are
good or had. and when the snow drifts
several feet deep over the roads the
life OF the rural mail carrier is any
thing but pleasant. As the snow melts
II transforms many roads into mire
that is almost impossible. On any
road no matter how good, there Is n
tendency for the melting snow to soft.
EN- the subgradc and loosen the base
under the wearing surface. thus caus-
Ing great damage to the road.
Road officials could do nothing bet.
ter than to keep their equipment busy
In the winter removing the snow from
the road surfaces. II ls one form of
maintenance work that H. very essen.
tial In lengthenlng be life and use
fulDess Of the highways.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1921-01-19
ROSE UP IN THEIR WRATH
Entire Body Of "Plaor People" Of
Crimson culeh Tired Of the Part
They Played.

"Going for little holIdny?" In
quired the member Of surveying
party.
mo" replied Plute Pete. "These
smItcascs represent all our worldly pos
sessions and the departure which n is
your historic privilege to witness is a
two-handed play on which me an Cac-
tus Joe here intends TO stand put for
ever"
"But Crimson Gulch In just begin.
ming to be the fine town which you
have 80 long hoped for"
ut is. All the boys except us hns
prospered one way or another. SO that
eeery one Of them is nm assessor or n
stockh0ldcr or somethln' that makes
him some kind of n rate booster. 81
me an Cactus Joe is emlgrntin
We're willin' to do our duty ms citI.
zens. with any kind Of nm even break
But we're tired Of bein' the entire
plain people"
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1921-01-19
BEASTS MAKE GOOD on FILM
eastsrn Journal hAakse uNklWa oens
parisen ostwssW Fsur.P Psstsd ~
Human Aetere.

II was said at q recent meeting 9
the London Geological society that ~
plan Of making. and keeping On reeog4
films Of rare animals had been entoCo0
upon with considerable success. tho
natural movements Of the boasts havs
Ing been reproduced on the scfees -
q most interesting and Instructive
manner. II is indeed reasonable -
suppose thar the four-leeecd aim oct.
0rs may even be more successful. iron
an artistic standpoint. than their hur
nnn colleagues; nrst. because theiP
motions are naturally intelligible with.
out the accompaniment of spoken laar
guage; and second. because they CO.
not he trained. as "movie" performers
apparently are. to chop up their sAovo.
mehts Into limited number 0f steroe.
typed gestures, In move or less regular
sequence. which audiences presumably
know by heart and may anticipate
well In advance.-Christian Scienco
Monitor.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1921-01-19
Benefit TO SUBURBAN LAND
One Advantage OF Road Improvement
Would Be TO opsn UP Territory
for homssteada

Another change In the use Of land
which may result from road improve
ment. especially near towns and cities.
Is to make II available for suburban
development. This might better be
termed increasing the home value Of
the land, and II will be found to Rp-
ply where the land Is retained for Its
original uses as well as where. fol.
lowing road Improvement, II Ia utilized
50 as to yield higher return on agri.
cultural products. Tie home value of
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1921-01-19

Primitive Baptist paper and decided TO
try It Ihaye used Lydia z. Pinkham'a
Vegetable Compound and Lydia E.
Pinkhsm's Liver Pills for about seven
months and now ! am able to do my
work. shall never forget your medi-
cine and you may publish this II you
want to as It is true. Mrs. ]. F.
HURsEY, Star, N. G.
Here is another woman who adds her
testimony to the many whose letters We
have already published, proving that
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound often restores health to suffering
women even after they have gone 10 far
that an operation Is deemed advisable.
Therefore 1t will surely pay any woman
whe suffers from ailments. peculiar to
her sex to give this good old fashioned
remedy fair trial.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1921-01-19
City Has Riuht Idea,

A campaign to beautlfy school sir-
roundings has been started by the
archltecturnl.engineerlng department
of the public schools. About s35IO
will be spent this year. II Is announced
A. u. Weeks. director Of the de-
partment. says that from landscape
standpoint Detroit schools rank poorly
In comparison with eastern cities
though they compare favorabiy In
architecture.
!n the past. work Of this sort has
been largely assumed by the pupila
who performed the labor and bore
the expense. detroit Free Press.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1921-01-19
Patching a Macadamized Road In
Maryland.

Maryland.
has consistently followed this prac-
tice. The originally improved roads
In Maryland were comparatively in
expensive. costing only wha, the tax
payers were willing to pay for. The
first few years the average cost was
less than $1,000 n mile. In some
cases the work entailed considerable
grading and drainage. but In others
II amounted simply to resurfacing the
old turnplkes. which had already
been graded d'dralncd.
Generally the roads built at that
time were macadaii. IL feet wide
and six inches thick. Soon the width
was Increased to IA feet. Later many
were wldened still farther. some very
successfully. by adding concrete shoul-
ders on each side Of the existing
macadam. This method Of improving
roads makes II possible for traffic to
continue unimpeded on the road while
the work Is going N.
The macadam roads In Maryland
have given very good satisfaction, but
continuous care has been largely re-
spOnsible for their success. The roads
are constantly patrolled and no hole
NJ any size Is allowed TO go unre-
paired. Material for patching Ia kept
nj convenient points along the road
for the use Of the patrolman. From n
relatively small investment In an ad.
mittedly low-type road II builds up a
better one from year 10 year, always
conserving the bulk Of the previous
investment.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1921-01-19
Better Roads
BETTER TO BUILD UP ROADS
Continuous Care Has Been Largely
Responsible for improved High.
ways In Maryland.

II Is better to build cheap road
and keep II In good condition by ade-
qunte maintenance than to build the
most expensive highway and permit
Il to deteriorate for want.Of care. say
officials Of the bureau Of public
roads OF the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture.
Maryland. which has one of the fin
est systems Of improved highways In
the United states. II not the best.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1921-01-19

Roadside tree planting had hest not
he In formal rows. but In groups or
~ specimen tree At irregular inter-
walls. Street trees should be In straight
rows Of the same species for ten or
twelve blocks.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1921-01-19
Prem In Winter roos.

The profit Ii made on winter eggs.
Almost any hen will lay IN the spring.
hut prices are usually lowest then.
end II requires good many eggs to
par q hens keep In these days Of
The high cost u living.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1921-01-19
cindy's Ups and Downs.

The subject being Cinderella. one
little girl. AN incipient Carolyn Wells,
wrote: ave learn that IL her life did
begin In a low, mental way, II ended
Ia u hymenenl AFFAIR"
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1921-01-19

they would last TWO
weeks. ! " as
treated by two doc.
tors without relief
and they both said
l would have to have
an operation. had
mytroublef fouryears
and was unfit 10 do
anything, and had
given up all hope Of
ever getting any
better. / read about
your medicine In the
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1921-01-19
What, Indeed.

A'abam--Thcy tell me that up
moth the Yankees put sigus on their
cemeteries, "No autos allowed"
Mississlppl-Iluh! Then tell me
what they 10 when their engine dies
on them i-Exchange
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1921-01-19
Hometown
!AtlglpsAA!
USE OF TREES AND SHRUBS
Effectively Employed. They Are Of I'M
mense importance In Improving
Appearance OF House.

II sometimes happens that barns
are necessarily Of greater size than
the dwelling. and so have the appear
ance of being marc important. Yet
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1921-01-19

Pride goeth before q fall-so long
before In many instances that euvls
Gus people get weary waiting for tho
catastrophe. Boston Trnnscript.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1921-01-19

lamps Shine oewmwardly.
A new form Of lamp designed IN
England maintains a long, horizontal
are especially useful for the over
head lighting Of film studios. or for
photo printing.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1921-01-19

Too many people In this world are
not happy unless they are bubbling
over with unhnppiness.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1921-01-19

An ounce Of contentment is more
beneficial to n womnns cOnplexlOo
than n pctnd Of cosmetics.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1921-01-19
WOMAN. AVOIDS
AN OPERATION
Hope Nearly Gone, but Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound Saved Her

Star, N. C.--"My monthly spells
gave me 10 much trouble, sometimes
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1921-01-19

y. =. o. o1'sNs~a oisY. n. a.'sa'
The daily Alaskan., 1921-05-28

Copenhagen. May 19.-T e Danish government is trying to for mulate a new system of government for it's colony of Greenland. but the royal commission appointed for that purpose has been unable thus far to agree whether the EskimOs of that far northern land shall be allowed to have free trade with all nations.
 King Christian is to visit Green land in June, the first time q Danish king has ever visited that colony, and the commission hopes to reach an agreement in time to enable him to announce the new plan of govern ment when he is greeted by the Els" kimos.
 A we'll kown Greenland explorer l who is not a member Of the comr is- sion, told the correspondent that one section of the commission was hold ing out for free trade between the Greenland Eskimos and the nation als of all countries. This section. present system of the Danish state granting a monopoly to single company, even if this company IS managed by Danish state officials and for all practical purposes is a government department, is a direct ciolation of all democratic princi' pIes.
 Without any competition one com pany, and particularly company managed by state officials, could possibly be expected to obtain for products of the natives the same high prices as would be rbtainable in the open market. Monopoly never bred efficiency.
 "On the other hand the other sec ton of the royal commission asserts 1 that the Eskimo is a child and must be treated like 2 child that intoXi' eating liquor and other Of the 'nles' sings of civilizatioD must be kept l away from him or he will go to rack and ruin.
 Every Greenland settlement ha! been visited by il,a5',l traders whC have shamelessly taken advantage O the conflding nature of the Eskimos For a bottle of vile spirits. or a TOW of glass beads thess traders ha robbed the natives cf bearskins ant other products of great value. So grandmotneIly trade restriction ma! not be right in principle. but certain ly in practice"
The daily Alaskan., 1921-05-28
DOCUMENTS
 DESTROYED

Dublin, May 26.-When the Gus toms house was fired yes-taoinaoin toms house in Dublin was fired yes terday all the important documents of the government relating to Ire land were destroyed. The Sim Fein- CTS from the windows of the Custom house poured a heavy fire into the soldiers, the latter returning the fire with machine guns and rifles accord ing to official statements. Seven civilians were killed eleven wounded and III captured.
The daily Alaskan., 1921-05-28

Seattle, May 2S.-The police are working on the theory that Mahon- ey had an accomplice in ridding himself of his septuagenarian wife.
 The last time Mrs. Mahoney was seen in the city she wore jewels to the value of $3O,O0O. This was the middle of April. The police have been trying to locate Mrs. Jessie Barnes, the widow of George Barnes a Denver millionaire, who has also been missing since Mrs. Mahoney was last seen alive. It is believed by the police that Mahoney had q woman accOmDlice.
The daily Alaskan., 1921-05-28

Washington. May 2G.-SenatOr King, of Utah. has demanded that . congressional investigation of the ac- tivities of Monopolies and Corpora tions which are accused of attempt ing to exploit and plunder the pub lie. These monopolies are accused of making this attempt thru q control of legislation.
The daily Alaskan., 1921-05-28

Washington, May '2S.TChief Jus tice White left a fifty-one word will by which he bequeathed everything to his wife.
 San Francisco, May 2S.-Mrs. Louis Warren was sentenced to 36 days in jail today. The sentence was imposed for her having inflicted her niue-year-old daughter with 36 lashes.