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The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1904-09-10

Wild Flowers.
Scarce . ass~n BY name. they DOT tss
with motley coiors. starry forma.
In them the sunset skieE are found
That follow after storms,
And blpfH Of crimson blue and gold,
Thktr graceful cfsaIices unfold.
While mid the dead leaves pile and
Humbiy they live and die content
Huge oaks above them lift their heads
And drop the acorn. shed the leaf.
Ihs harvest held far round them sheds
Plenty In many q sheaf.
And they. half fragrant. brighten earth.
Low In this shadows where there's
OF pain or pleasure. love or life.
FAf from the worlds mad. ceAseless
THY speak no message. act no part,
They have no works TO show:
Deep hidden here they touch no heart.
And do not ask TO know.
Yet X one meet the eye OF man
1t all unfolds the master plan
The power that painted this fais
FOR man can have no futile doom.
Charles W. Stevenson. in New YoSk
Observer.
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THINK AMERICAN IDEA GOOD.


wedding Custom Of This Side Is
Praised in England.
A short time ago At London wed
ding the bridesmaids preceded the
bride instead Of following her to the
altar, an American notion, aad one
that. I think. We might well copy.
The English idea that the bride
should be made the chief object Of
the procession IL laudable. and to al
low her maids to go in front Of her
makes her more conspicuous. for they
do but call attention to the great per
sonase Of the procession. while at the
same time they gain more than the
usual amount OF observation they ac-
compiish for themselves.
The chief maid of honor in America
walks quite alone; she is usually the
sister Of the bride or her dearest
friend. There are also ushers who
take their places by the other brides
maids and act as their groomsmen-
It is pleasant to have groomsmen
among US again, II only on account of
their obliging amiability as the
squires of the bridesmaids after the
ceremony. but they do not look well
in q procession unless they come be-
hind the bride as her guard Of honor.
London Daily Mail.
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mast look after you" And she said:
Yes. Alexander. you are . man At
last" but he only weighed ninety
pounds. after all.
Pretty soon that little dried-up. sick
~ man said he wanted to go to con-
gress. where nearly all the great men
Of the country used to 60, sooner OF
later. in those days. why. sonny"
said one Of AlexAnder's friends. how
can you all go to congress! You
amt much bigger nor = jackdaw!"
Why don't you send Kane Free
mans big hog II You want size? He
weighs 400 pounds" said the little
dried-up man.
Then everybody laughed. Then they
stopped to think. And ever after that
Alexander kept people laughing or
thinking. He went to congress and
became the greatest man in his state
He served in congress years and
years. and was governor OF Georgia
when he died. His full name was
Alexander H. Stephens. and he was .
wonderful orator.
Don't give up because you are little
or ugly or dull or weak. because you
never can tell-you never can tell
what will happen when you do your
best.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1904-09-10

Here il . way to make in nve min
utes q boat which will outsail almost
any Of the crack fancy boats your lit
tie friends may boast. with their three
masts, topsails. balloon jibs. center
boards and all that. Your homemade
boat will not be exactly beautiful. but
it certainly will be able to sail!
Get q thin piece Of board. and
sharpen one end to . point. to repre-
sent the bow. Now bore . small hole
a little forward Of the center. and
fasten q screweye in the bow. Just
at the point. and your deck ID com
plete. EASY. isn't It?
Now for the sail. Get . piece OF
heavy paper. and through 1t thrust the
three slender sticks. in the positions
shown In the diagram. Wedge the
bottom Of the upright ss'cN ~ mas
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1904-09-10
Which Eye 10 stronssrf


Here IL = little test for your eyes
that will room show you whica Ct
them IL the stronger. Place an object
about two inches in diameter on .
level with you. eyes and move hack
from It about ten feet. Thsn point
to II and tske sight along tbs top IT
your pointing finger until the object
and the tip Of your finger are exactly
IL line with the eye from which you
are sighting. Next open the other eye
and see II the object seems to have
moved from the straight line. Il Il
has not moved to one side, apparent.
ly. the eye with which you FIRST looked
is the stronger. rs the addition Of
the others vision does not change the
focus. II the object seems to nave
moved it proves that the other eye
is the stronger, the difference being
measured by the distance that the OBJ
iect appears to have. moved.
Try sighting with both eyes open
hrst. Then lcok with first ono eye
and then the other and see how far
out ct line each makes the object sp-
pear. The one that is farthest OF. Of
line is the weaker eye.
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r,vE.m,nurE sA,LsoAT.
Diagram Of Best. CONSTRUCTION.

firmly into the hole in the deck, and
your boat is almost complete.
Nov comes the aovel feature a
your boat. Get one Of these toy bal.
looms which are 30 often sold BY street
venders. You can get . nve-cent one
at any toy store. Fasten . light cord
about four feet long to the ballooa,
and tie the other end of the cord 10
the screweye in the bow Of your boat
snd you are ready to launch her.
The balloon will ny ut the end oe
the cord. high above your boat, which
will skim over the water like q swat.
low. As soon rs the wind changes
the balloon will yank around the bow
of the boat. and she vii head On q
new tack. Then the square sail WIN
t,l and sse will be away 1t . sprvsis.
TO-
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Few Solid Gold Dinner Services.

They say it is all nonsense talking
Of solid gold dinner services, for there
are not more than three or four OF
them in the world. and they are too
small for use in 4 party Of any size.
In many large houses in England.
and also in the United States. a quaa-
tity Of silver gilt plate. which looks
precisely the same. is in use, but the
feeling prevails that silver gilt is not
as becoming" to other table furni'
ture as pure. dazzling silver plate. and
that 1t must be displayed with great
Neutrality-suspicious. Herald.
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Romance Of a Box.


The wife Of painter named Curry,
residing at Conde-sur-Marne. France
has Just unearthed = fortune in a
strange way. Eight years ago. when
her husbands parents died, he re.
ceived. among other things, . box
His wife. in busting the room. let II
fall. When she picked it up she dis
covered that the bottom lay on the
floor.
Tho box had a double bottom, and
between the two was a small zinc box
containing Rente certificates for g..
200. No interest has been paid on
these for more than half century
so that the total value of the treasure
Ia now considerable. 1t is believed
that the box once belonged to bur
glar.
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through the holes. and you must keep
on pouring until the Level Of the vine
in the glass Just touches the bottom
Of the cup. Nov dll the rest Of the
glass above the orange cup with
water, and await results
Soon you will see . thin rcd 1T
of wine rising like . fountain through
the water from one Of the holes. At
the same time. though you cannot See
1t so well. = colorless stream of water
flows downward through the other
hole.
The two liquids do not mix mueh,
but merely exchange places. 10 that
in . few minutes the lower part Of
the glass. below the cup. will contain
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1904-09-10

ms C900so " tno 0too0.
90 ont. but would burn down to the
very end Of It's wick instead. wouldn't
everybody laugh 1t you?
Get . candle: drive . very small
nail into the bottom end. The candle
should be about three inches long.
Fill . glass with water: light the can.
die and stick It into the glass. The
candle 1oats And the nail weighs
Gown tho end. which results Ia the
candle floating perpendiculafly. -
shown In the illustration.
But what Il to prevent It from burn
ing down to the surface Of the watss
and going ont?
That Is the secret Of the trick, and
not one person in q hundred would
think Of the true cause. which Il very
simple and natural.
The candle loses its weight a. It
burns: the remaining portion. growing
lighter. keeps rising to the top. pull.
ing the nail up with it; the water
maintains the same distance from the
wick 1t had in the beginning of the ex-
pertinent. and the candle burns mer-
rily away until 1t reaches the end Of
1ts wick. when there will still be
enough tallow left to support the nail
If 1t is small enough-and then 1t
10 your turn to laugh.
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Cut an orange into halves and from
one half remove the pulp. leaving the
peel entire In the form of a hollow
hemisphere or cup. With a penknife
or q toothpick bore two holes In the
bottom Of this cup and put 1t into q
tumbler. forcing 1t down about half
way.
The tumbler should be . little
smaller than the orange used. SO that
you will have to squeeze the peel
cup q little in order to get 1t in.
Then 1t will press firmly against
the glass and stay where you put 1t
instead of dropping to the bottom.
Put the cup in right side up. that il.
with the yellow peel below. and pour
red wine into 1t. The wine will run
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1904-09-10
The surgeons Patient

It happened that bulldog saw its
masters broken arm often dressed by
surgeon. One day the same surgeon
was surprised by paving and
scratching at his door. When the
door was opened he beheld two dogs
his friends bulldog and another.
The latter held up one Of its forelegs
to the surgeon, who saw that It was
broken. He set the broken limb in
splints and in due course the bones
reunited and the leg became whole.
On another occasion this very same
surgeon was summoned to his door
by the persistent yelping Of . dog
standing on three legs. The doctor
examined the fourth limb and found
q pin sticking in it, which prevented
the animal from using It without
great pain. The pin was extracted
and the dog went away in ease.
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M,Ilburv st,mp !. worth 1890.

One postage stamp. issued original.
ly from q small Massachusetts, post
once. but selling now at 1900. affords
an example of great interest to per-
sons not versed In stamp collecting Of
the values placed by collectors on
those tiny pieces Of cOlored paper. ON
cial receipts. merely, for money paid
for the carrying Of letter.
1t Is known as the Millbury stamp.
having been issued originally by the
postmaster at Millbury. Mass, Col.
Asa U. Waters, prior to the general
issue Of stamps in 1S47, and it IL
classed as . "postmaster's stamp"
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Tiny Man whes. Pluck won.


Everybody cannot be big and strong
and handsome, or even smart. but al
most anybody can try to get ahead in
some way. even II he IL homely and
freckled and awkward. Once there
was . little bit Of dried-up boy who
lived down southeast somewhere, In
Georgia, I think. and everybody but his
mother said he never would be of any
aecount. His folks were very poor.
and 20 II he had not been too sickly
and too little to earn anything out at
voek he might never have got .
eAaoes to % to school. But he went
70 school and kept getting older.
though his head was about all Of him
tAat cot any larger. Finally he nn-
Sshed school sAd graduated from col
lags and lie day he was 81 he said to
HI noeAer: II . nAa row and I
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The use Of coffee beans was Afst
knoWn to the Abyssinians. but the en-
ployment Of coffee - . beverage was
ilrst recorded In the fifteenth century.
known. One was . preparation fron
the shells Of the seeds, which was
known ~ ''Qicharyat." and one fro0
the seeds proper. which was known
n "bounnyat. "-Bulletin Of Pharma,
ceutical Science.
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Tn. City Of sllsnea.

INV wy " SSt1UC8s
Ancient Greece, hundreds Of years
ago. was divided into several indie
pendent states. One of these was
Fparta and the men Of Sparta were
wonderfully strong and brave, and 80
~arlike that all the neighboring cities
and states were much in fear of these
fierce men. who fought for the love Of
fighting.
Now. about twenty miles south Of
Sparta there was another city, called
Amyclae. which was still free, al
though constantly in dread of being
captured by its northern neighbors.
There were constant reports that the
Spartans were coming. and the peo-
pie were In such an excitement every
time these false reports were spread
that At last the leading Amyclaeans
passed = law forbidding any one to
mention Sparta by name on pain Of
death.
But At last the spartans did come.
and. although some of the Amyclae-
ans heard Of their approach. they
were afraid to give warning to their
friends, for fear Of the punishment
threatened.
So the spartans attacked the city.
which was, Of course. not in 4 state
OF defense, and It was taken and the
people made captives to their enc
-mies.
That was . time when strict obedk
snce to . law caused dire results,
was II not?
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Position q the oranss.

the water. and the upper part win b
filled with water.
This il Is 1t should be. because
water II heavier than wine and nat
urally goes to the bottom. The curl
Gus thing is that the wine and watsF
do not mix. but each selects one hole
for itself. 1t IL like the trick with the
candle burning in . lamp chimney
with = partition at the top. 70 that
cold fresh air goes down ON one side.
while the hot air and smoke escape ON
the other.
Oil may be substituted for the wine.
or you may all the bottom Of the
glass with water. and then pour In
milk or some thin-colored syrup.
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stery u The Weed Ted.

A boy was sitting near the stove
watching the Ore burn. Ali at once
he fancisd that he heard . voice
speak to him and he thought It was
. piece Of wood. The wood said:
"onee upon time I was . sssd that
had fallen on tree. lsy o. the
ground for week. Then some eiosds
spread over the sky and 1t began to
snow. The snow covered me and I
lay on the ground all winter in the
warm snow. When spring came be-
gan to grow. l grew until l was nj
teen years old. One day woodcutter
came along and cut me down. He
put me into q wagon and rode down
to the woodward. lay in the wood
yard about month and then your
father came and carried me to your
house." This was all the piece Of
wood said.-Ed. Simonson.
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II you were to announce some even
ing that you could stick . lighted
candle into . glass Of water until It
was submerged almost mp to the
wick, and that the candle would not
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Novel Fishermen.


The boys who live near = body Of
water containing perch. hnllheads or
catfish can make large catches by
means of simple devices.
An old jug. we'll stoppered. makes
IN excellent assistant. After empty
ing the jug, and corking 1t securely.
take 1t to the place where you want
TO fish. and, making = line fast, bait
your hook and carefully lower the
ing In the water.
A tempting worm on 4 hook below
. jug is liable to result in a bite. and
then the jug commences to bob about
in an amazing manner. II the Hsh il
large 1t may tow the jug around the
water for awhile. but . heavy jug
will soon tire out even . big hsh, and
then you can haul in the captive.
II jugs are not obtainable, large
bottles are effective. although they do
not offer the resistance the heavy jug
does. and. unless dark-colored. are
hard to see on the water.
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Monosrams on Fruit.
It IL an interesting fact that in ad-
dition to writing = name in apple
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Only seventeen specimens Of II ere
Known to be In existence.
Col. Watefs was postmaster 1t Mill
bury from Jan. Is. 1886. to November.
1s4s. In that period the stamp was
issoe1.
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Uncomfortable ceiluIoId.
Incombustible celluloid IL 4 French
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manner. But before Charlie could voice Q command to Dandy to go to ms animal iia brayeIy plunged in and swarn to the man in peril. It was no easy task for the poor fellow to get his heavy bur- den through the floating. broken Ice to the shore, but he never gave up tll ground was reached and Mir. Andrews. dripping and shlyering was assisted to his feet by Charlie.
 Let's hurry to the house with ail speed" said Mir Andrews, and the two, with Dandy following, ran as fast as their rapidly freezing garments would allow.
 When they reached the barn Dandy turned in and leaped into his bed in the manager, but his presence was not missed by MT. Andrews and Charlie. who dashed into the house like two ice spec ters, to the great astonishment of Mrs. Andrews and Flossie. While they were were warmth of a cheery fire Charlie quickly exclaimed "Where's Dandy7,'
 Mrs. Andrews looked all about in the yard for him, but he was not to be be fetch him, if he should be found there. In a minute she returned with the poor. half-frozen fellow. and MT. Andrews Tight in and dry himself by the fire. You are noble old dog said MT. Andrews, "and I hope we'll have the pleasure of your company indefinitely. AOillt Iibill III uho pS Chc CA eAS ANttA fly"
 ''Yes, you dear old Dandy" said Charlie, laying his boyish head against the rough dripping fur of old Dandy g back, you saved not only Dexter for us. but Papas life and mine. We owe you more of a debt than we can ever pay :.
 If a good barn, tender care and real affection can repay the debt of gratl- tude to this poor old tramp, they are his said Mrs. Andrews. with feeling. as she wiped some of the moisture from Dandys lace with a towel. "See how grateful the good fellow is for my att tention," and she looked kindly into the eyes of the old dog, who wagged his tail and lay his head against her knee with the affectionate and trusting man. ner of a child.
 And so 1t came to pass that no one ever claimed Dandy, who became in every respect one of the Andrews fam fly His comfort was considered In everything, and he was not only the trusted watchdog in the manager, but the companion of Charlie and Flossis on any of their excursions away iron home and always met them as the, came from school in the evening, walt ing for them at the very place wher' on that winter day he had by chanc fallen in their company
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Fred's and Nell's Visit to Fairy

BY FLORENCE MAY.

though" he quickly added. not wishing to be thought ignorant of anything per- taining to the subject under discussion. that 1t drops at night from the stars just like dew"
 "Oh-o-o-ohl" was Nell's exclamation of surprise. as usual. ''How awfully funny! Wish we could go to Fairyland. don't you Fred?'
 'That'd be easy 'nough," her brother declared, with assurance in his voice. T wouldn't wonder if we could go any day, if we could go to the country when the rainbow comes down. Out at grand mas there was rainbow often, some times very, very close to the house. It looked as though I could put my hand out and touch it-pretty nearly"
 'Oh-o-ohl S'posen we go to the coun- try-out near grandma's-an get on the rainbow?" suggested Nell. her eyes wide and full of eagerness.
 You'd be afraidp' said Fred, shaking his head. You wouldn't dast to go."
 ''Yes I would" vowed Nell. rising up from her seat on the fur rug. 'Ill go.
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Fred was telling his little sister Nell a fairy story, one he had heard at his grandmamma's when he was visiting her in the summer. One of grandmam- mas gardeners had repeated It to Fred as a real experience of his own.
 "Jusr thinkl" said Fred, looking va cantaly into the cheerful blaze of the gas grate, "a real chariot of gold. drawn by snow-white doves, came through the clouds. down rainbow, and in it were a fairy queen and fairy king, with diamond crowns on their heads They beclzoned tho poor old gardener to come and ride with them. He did so. and as soon as they were in the sky they landed on top the clouds that are beautiful streets on the top side. They
 Was it just the common white clouds that rain in summer and the everyday black sort what snows in winter?" broke In Nell, inquirlngly.
 Yep. the very same kind" said Fred But we can't see the streets and cities and-and-and all the fine other things
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chunks of Iron, and 1t must have ended disastrously for them (for in all proba- the current under the ice), had not old Dandy been there and proved himself equal to the emergency. Almost the mo- ment when Charlie struck the water, struggling in his heavy clothes, the brave dog, who had gone down with him, grabbed him by the coat collar and swan to the nearby shore with him. As soon as he regained his feet Charlie looked about for his father. To his terror he saw that gentleman beating the water and broken cakes of ice with
 his gloved hands in a helpless. frantic
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that's up on the on-top side. They're just plain clouds on the underneath. you know; we just see the lining"
 "oh-o-ol' calculated Nell, always credulous when her brother told a story. What kind of people lived up there?"
 Fairies, of course!" explained Fred. "Whatd you supposed be there if 1t wasn't fairies? And they live on the most beautiful fruit that hasn't any seeds or peelings: 1t Is always ready to eat and is all sweet juice. like su- gar. It tastes just like perfume smells. The gardener said SO"
 "Oh--o-ohi' again ventured Nell. Tt must taste like taffy cardyH'
 "Taffy!" exclaimed Fred. with con tempt at the thought. 'The idea os fairyland fruit tasting like cheap, old yaffy made on dirt earthl No, sir-ee, 1t tasted just like fine perfumery smells. I told you. And it is all the colors of the rainbow, red and weller and green and blue and"
 Does it grow on trees?" broke in Nell, deeply interested.
 ''w'y, I guess not" replied Fred, not quite sure on that point, the gardener not having told him just how the royal fruit of fairyland grew. T think.
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ask mama right now if we may go."
 'l<ama's out" said Fred. 'She went for drive with Mrs. Smith. It was while you were takln your nap after luncheon that she went. I watched 'em from the parlor window"
 Then we'll ask Bertha," suggested Nell. ''If she says yes. will you go7''
 T don't care" agreed Fred. Run, ask Bertha. She's the same as mama in case like that"
 So Nell ran to Bertha, their trusted housemaid. who often served as nurse to the children during the mothers ab- sence. Bertha was very busy arranging some new curtains in the library, and paid slight attention to Nell's question, May Fred and go to the rainbow in the country, near grandmas?" ''Yes, skip to the rainbow and find the pot of gold" she answered. attaching little im- portance to the question of the child and none to her own answer. When you get it you must bring me a fifty-dol- lar coin, though" she concluded, mount ing the stepladder to adjust the curtain pole.
 ''The pot of gold?' questioned Nell, her eyes opening wide with wonder. .Ts there a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, Bertha2"