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The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1904-06-04
MAKING BOWLING BALLS.
skill and Careful workrnanship Required
to Produce spheres.

skill and Careful Workmanship Required
to Produce spheres.
The popularity of bowling has grown
TO such an extent in all parts Of the
United States that the manufacture OF
bowling balls. pins and alleys has be-
come an industry which gives employ
mcnt to thousands of men. While the
work of constructing the alleys does
not require any great amount OF i'll
genuity. it il in the shaping and mod
cling of bowling balls that great skill
and careful workmanship are re-
luired.
Bowling balls are made almost eX-
ciusively ont of wood from the West
Indies and Central American countries,
known as lignumvltae, one of the
hardest woods known. There are sew
eral agents in those countries buying
up this wood all the year round. 1t
is shipped in the rough for the factory
In chunks about four TO six feet in
length and varying in diameter from
six to twenty inches.
The logs are put into specially
constructed cylinder and cut into
DlDekS, HIteT WHICH the tustS IIt
rounded with band saw. The rough
balls are then turned over to expert
mechanics, who, with the aid of turn
ing lathes. gradually plane them down
TO the required size.
The balls are then smoOthed with n
sandpaper turner. receive a coat of
sliciluc and oil. and are complete, with
the exception of the finger holes, which
are frequently bored TO measure while
you wait" A similar process is used
in the manufacture of pins, which are
turned out of Georgia pine and maple
blocks, for the most part, these pins
being considered the best by reason
of their durability and tineness.
Old balls can be turned down once,
but after that they are useless. The
pins do not last as long as the balls,
and an average of five sets year are
used to an alley. The regulation
bowling ball weighs about sixteen
pounds and is twenty-seven inches in
circumference. In a set of fourteen
balls four OF them are of regulation
size and range from that size down to
the smallest size, used In the cooked
hat game A ball of the regulation
size costs from So to $3.50. hut many
extra fine ones are made to order
which sell for fancy prices.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1904-06-04

A curious and interesting animal has
just arrived at the London Zoo from
New South Wales He is called an
Echidna, and is likely to prove dam
gerous competitor for the interest
shown in the hedgehog and the porcu-
pine, which he resembles somewhat.
Thick spines cover his body, and as n
sort of relief to his general ''spikinessF
he possesses soft. black, Uncovered
head. The Echidna is an extremely
shy animal, and at present he Is keep
ing company with the anteaters. His
native food consists OF grubs, which
he obtains by burrowing his long
sharp claws into the ground to depth
of several inches. When he does this
Is it almost impossible to remove him,
so firmly does he grip the ground. 1t
is stated that the earth has to be dug
from beneath him.
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shin of Germnny,s North An

The ship~ of Germany's North Amer
lean feet seem to have developed n
habit of dropping into incOnspicuous
harbors such as Wilmington, n. c..
and Pensacola. Fla, instead of contin-
ing their visits to such ports rs New
York and Boston. This practice is
not Inconsistent with n thorough and
systematic study CT the coast, made
with view to certain contingencies
which, it is to hoped, Will never arise.
but for which, nevertheless, Germany
means to be prepared.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1904-06-04
WORDS OF WISDOM.

The best things cost least.
Leniency is the law of love.
The dutiful are the beautiful.
Your strength is Gods call to SER
vice.
Mans progress reveals Gods pur-
pose.
A hard head may go with tender
heart
He offends mercy who depends on
merit.
1t is doing the right in the dark that
Is always hard.
The brave man is not afraid of being
called coward.
The outer act is the gause-glass Of
the inner character.
There are no places for spectators
in life's grand game.
Only the Insignificant man counts
anything as insignificant.
Some people complain because it
costs an egg to get chick.
Watching others is often an attempt
to hide our own weaknesses.
The attempt to be n good fellow has
often prevented being Il good man.
The wind of words will not carry
the flying machine of pride over the
WAS of repentance.-Ram'sH Horn.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1904-06-04

There are two ways Of looking at adj
vertising, says the Saginaw News, both
of them right. Advertising should be
pose of stirring up trade at that time,
and also for the sake of the benefit
which will come from being continually
before the public eye.
A man should just rs quickly think
of stopping his advertisements in the
summer or in the dull time after the
holidays as he should think Of closing
up his store several months in the year
and keeping 1t open only when trade
would keep him busy.
1t does not take people very long to
forget things. and II store were
closed up four months or the advertis-
ing stopped four months, great many
people would have forgotten that the
business was in existence. The other
view of advertising is that it ought to
be pushed during the busy time when
the people are ready to buy.
Advertising cannot be expected to
them. and it will be naturally most eff
fective when it gives publicity to some
desirable article at just the right time.
To be sure, advertising will sell any
thing, at any time, If the price be made
low enough and the advertisement suf-
ficiently attractive. Some lines of
goods can be forced. and some can
not, but even those which cannot be
forced should not be allowed to drop
out of sight. Keep up your ad-
vertising during the summer and you
will not only profit by 1t in the fall, but
your summer sales will also show .
fine increase.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1904-06-04

The laying of track of broad. fiat
steel rails on Murray street. between
Broadway and Church street. was ac-
complished the middle of last Decem-
her. it being thought that Murray
street offered the severest testing
ground on account of the heavy truck
ing through that thoroughfare, The
rails have been in use many months,
and teamsters driving through Murray
street have learned the advantage in
using them. and yet the roadway shows
few signs of wear.
A glance at the cross-sectional cut
will show how the roadbed is prepared
for laying the rails. 10 eighteen by
eighteen inch trenches are dug and
filled with one and n half inch broken
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1904-06-04
A.rrench no,r War"

Public opinion in France is by no
means unanimous in Its approval of
the conquest OF Morocco. The memory
OF what 1t cost France to conquer Al
geria with Its 3.OO0.OOO people is still
keen. and conquest OF Morocco liz
likely to be proporti .nately more diff
cult. NJ. Jaures the Socialist lender.
is already out in OPP osition to what he
terms French Bo-r war"
The capital invested in Germany in
the Transvnnl IL estimated by experts
to be fully $150,OO.OOO.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1904-06-04

1.-The most powerful man in the En-
pre-" is the old Saturday Reviews
latest characterization OF Chamberlain.
Ten years ago such an utterance by
the organ of the bunker Tories would
have been impossible. But history is
ever prone to repetition. Disraeli be-
gan his career as Radical, and Glad
stone his as Tory.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1904-06-04

There is undOubt lily u growing SEN
tiinent in many parts of the Union In
favor of more rigorous treatment Of
idle yagabonds who go roaming about
-the country begging and stealing and
causing terror to unprotected women
and children. These vicious tramps
shouId be arrested and made to work
out severe sentences.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1904-06-04

According to DIR. Shrady, of New
York City, people who cannot afford
rich dinners have cause to be grateful.
since circumstances limit them to the
quantity of food their enforced labor
enables them to digest. On the other
hand, most rich men prefer to enjoy
such dinners even at the cost of such
penalties as are unavoidable.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1904-06-04

CROSS SECTION OF STEEL ROADWAY.
stone laid over layer OF old paving
stones, and top-dressed with three
inches of fine gravel. The rails are
laid on this and fastened together at
their ends with fish plates on the sides
and bottom. while three-quarter inch
tie rods ut intervals keep them parallel
and properly spaced. In building a
country road, the earth is graded up
to the rail on each side and filled in
slightly higher in the centre, 10 as to
cross-section.
The rails used in Murray street are
forty feet long and one foot wide, with
tianges three inches wide on the under
side and three-eighth inch wide on the
top. The rail is three-eighth inch thick
near the fianges. and a trifie thicker in
the centre. The slight flange on each
side of the top of the rail tends to
keep Il wagon wheel from running of
with any slight side pull. while it can
nevertheless easily surmount the flange
when the driver wishes to run on or OF
the track. The rails are laid with the
alternate joints on opposite sides, sim
liar to those Of railroad track. The
distance from centre to centre is five
feet six inches. The weight of the rails
is twenty-five pounds to the foot. or
1872 tons per mile, and the estimated
cost of mile Of track. including lay
Ing. is $4,000. On country roads lighter
and narrower rails weighing but 100
tons per mile can be used. and. with
steel mt $1S per ton, this figure can be
cut in half. When once built. road
of this type will last a generation If the
earthen part Of 1t Is kept in repair at
slight expense. Comparative tractive
tests have demonstrated that the
power required to haul wagon on a
steel roadway is less than one-fourth
that needed on the ordinary stone road.
New York Press.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1904-06-04

won't matter about the other man."
Won't it:' said 1.
81 hope you're not going to let 1t mat
ter"
IN try not to-" said I.-Frederick
NJ. Smith, in the Wcman's Home Com
paniOn.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1904-06-04

Nautilus thought that with the les
SEEMING in the frequency of great wars
and the checking of the ravases OIL
destructive plaques the earth would
become overpopulated. He failed TO
foresee the mortality rate from death
dealing automobiles handled reckless
ly or unskilfully.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1904-06-04

VIII the work OF the twO-minute
horse be mentioned some day with the
smile o. kindly amusement as is now
accorded 10 the once wonderful per-
formance of Dexter and Goldsmith
Mind?
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1904-06-04

San Angelo. Texas. boasts OF having
a machine that will shear 40 sheep
at once. That's nothing to boast of.
Wall Street has a machine that has
shorn 5000 lambs at one clip.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1904-06-04

man." she announced. slowly. has
asked me to marry him-a nice man.
III had asked you to marry me
should not be pleased that you I'D
yiscd with another man.
1T would certainly be in question
able taste"
Your taste is impcccable." said l.
But If need advicc?" unused Betty.
1.-THE first thing to find OUT said 1.
judiclally, sis whether he can keep
you in hats
II had thought
"What?'
THAT the first thing was whether he
loved me-"
"You have been reading books" said
1. Books will tell you that. But the
wise woman knows that the really i'm
portnnt thing is the hats
well. suppose he could?" said Betty.
would he chuckle when you asked
him to enjoy Mr.. HOwell's phrase
about the innocently ndventuring, un-
consciously periculant American mai
len.' or would he looked daZed?"
Betty bubbled. Mr.. Howells is
dear" she said; "but does ones hus-
.'nu
m',.,..,
.mn". :, ,oro, tho ,,or mar.
.,., :.
IN, ,,s oo,,, = s,,dI
stevenson says" put in Betty, that
II your wife likes Upper it is no mat
ter
.ue said NOTHING ,hout tho husband
which nrovos that he kuew if would
,,ottor',
.Well # looks-thot tx I think We
uhould agrce IN HowclIs- laughed
Rettv
strote,, my chin 81 trust- sojd
"tbat ho ;s coreful about his hootss"
Rottv looLed ,t n,pc .I hive M.
@,cod that yours ,re .,w,vs noI,sbed"
.he soid
"In tho essentials be seems ouite an
eligible uerson" I concluded.
"You nre not Interested In his ,ooks:'
"A minor matter" said l. wayin.
nv hand
"Or his manners:"
"Thev emit be altogether had n Won
tolerate him"
"His morais,,
SIN this" said I. "marriarc is n
guess. One shuts ones eyes and trusts
in Providence"
- "yon,rc n cynic" said Rettv "ue.s
nice"
"Then marry him"
.you.,o navor ,ske1 ~ hc loves me
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coming
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why Farmer. should Favor.

HE rapidity with which the
I sentiment in favor of ma
tiOnal aid to the common
roads of the country has
snread. and the eayRrneSS
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1904-06-04

Sorrows are often like clouds. which
though black when they are passing
over us, when they are past become as
II they were the garments of God
thrown of IN purple and gold along
the sky. II each man had the spirit
of self-surrender, the spirit of the
cross. it would not matter to him
whether he were doing the work of
the handspring or one of the inferior
parts. 1t is his duty to try to be him
self, simply try to do his own duty.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1904-06-04

Peter Perren, the guide who took
the first party of tourists up the Mat.
terhorn. is still alive. He has made
the ascent forty-one times since.
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THE CROWD.

. Somebody stands on the pavement there,
Lifting his voice in . usty cheer.
Seeking to bury his own dull care,
He welcomes each figure that may APP
JANE pear
He halls the hero OF martial rank,
Enters He halls the clown who must laugh to
= live.
The welcome he offers the mountebank
Is the highest welcome his soul can give.
And this is the fame that men declare
Is worth the toll and the bitter tear;
One Somebody stands on the pavement there,
W. Lifting his voice in IA lnsty cheer
Washington Star.
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Kansas City. No.. alone has SO, 900,
600 invested in Mexico.
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Es OTHER MAN.
A Short story.

IN wi HAT l need" said Betty.
lis advice"
wv Most women need 1t"
answered. but they
I'm mi won't take it,"
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-05-06
'ST[NOCRAPH[RS
IN DEMAND
Usual Draft Upon A. \ N. Col
lege For Men Who Can
Speak Spanish and
English
PUMPING A SUCCESS
Manner III Which Nlesilla Valley
Farmers Overcome Serious
DrOuth
A SUCCESS

A letter from Mesilla Park says:
The annual outgoing Of students
from the stenography department At
the Agricultural college here has com.
menced. Last week three students
left to accept positions as English
Spanish stenographers at very good
salaries. a. w. Kuenzli went to the
City OF Mexico, II. II. Mellen to q
manufacturing concern In Chihuahua
and y. r. HELEN to Havana, Cuba
to take responsible position with the
Munson Steamship line. A Significant
point In regard to these young men
| is that all Of them resigned good po
sitions as English stenographers Ii
Illinois and Wisconsin last summer
to come out to this college to talk,
work In English-Spanish stenography
This work has fitted them to fill bet
ter positions than those they resigne,
and, as has always been the case
these young men 80 out to positions
of much promise in their opportunl
ties, Several other students Of til,
stenography department expect i
leave for positions between this tim
and the close Of the year.
In the midst OF the prevailin
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-05-06
POST OFFICE QUESTION
THROWN WIDE OPEN

Postoffice Inspector Gregg, the
special official sent here by the de-
partment to Investigate the postoffice
situation, expects to complete his
business and get away this evening.
As was said yesterday, Mr. Gregg
has nothing TO say regarding the ma.
tIure of his report to the department.
His coming here was due partly to
the representations OF injustice as TO
the location Of the Las Vegas post.
Office that were made. and partly be
cause charges were made which re.
ilected upon Postufiice Inspector Fred.
iericks and the report that he submit
ted more than year ago. The post.
Office question Is just as open as II
was before the Fredericks report was
acted upon.
Inspector Gregg has gone as fully
as possible into the whole matter. He
has listened to deputations Of citizens
at all shades Of opinion. He has
studied the postofiice statistics and
has conferred with private citizens
and has held several meetings with
committees. The volume OF business
that results from each section that is
served from the present Office has
been carefully noted.
Most Of the citizens Of the west
side and some on the east side have
expressed themselves In favor OF a
central postoffice. A few Of the peo-
Pile Of the west side prefer separate
postofIice, and all want separate
postoffice in preference to a station
|if the central postofflce proposition
be turned down. On the other hand,
many citizens Of the east side want
the postoffice left in the present 10.
cation and station established on the
west side.
In the midst OF these varying op.
inions and able arguments from diff.
ferent interests, Mr.. Gregg remains
noncommital His report will be
based entirely upon the statistics he
gathers and upon his belief as 70
what will be just and will best serve
the largest number.
On one point. Mr.. Gregg has, how
ever, declared himself. He says II
tha people OF the west side can es-
tablish by court record or in other
satisfactory way, that the town under
the present or any other name is the
county seat, they will have not the
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drouth in this valley attention is re-
newed to the matter Of pumping for

drouth in this valley attention is re.
newed to the matter OF pumping for
irrigation, Crops generally have suf-
fered very seriously from the con-
tinued absence Of water in the river
but i il doubtful II this misfortune
Is moi, after all. blessing In disguise.
Az one person expressed II a few
days ago, III the farmers Of our val-s
ICY We're twenty feet lower, they
would al drown With the drouth
and lack OF water the college has
been steadily pumping from its six
inch well discharging d stream Of the
vital fluid sufficient to irrigate the
entire college farm. by tomorrow cv-
ening the pumping plant will have run
for a week, day and night, without in
PERMISSION, during which time the well
has discharged d steady stream or
1000 gallons minute. Careful re-
cords and measurements were made
In neighboring twelve inch we'll to
see the effect or this continued pump
ing upon the level of the water table
beneath. For d few days the water
level sank gradually, but for the past
two days II has remained stationary.
II would thus appear that a continual
flow OF 1000 gallons d minute from q
given space Ia unable seriously to low
Or the level Of the water supply avail.
able. When It is considered that dur,
Ing the past week this six inch well
has discharged q total OF l0,0S0,00
gallons OF water. the possibilities IN
the direction OF pumping for irrigation
In this valley appear to be tremen'
dous.
The attention OF farmers generally
Is. Of course, being attracted more
than ever to the question Of pumping
for irrigation ani a number OF irri
eating plants win probably be install
Cd In the near future. Two large
plants are now in course Of construc
ticS. one BY G I'll Totten of Mesilla
for the purpose Of irrigating his alfalfl
ranch Of l60 acres, the plant consist
Ing OF q 2S-horse power Ohio gasolin,
engine, Byron-Jackson pump. and
ten inch well. Frank Burke Of thi
place Is also installing 4 pumpin
plant. using an Otto gas engine an
twclsa inch well, the plant tc be use
in the lrrigatlng Of his fine apple o.
!, chard.
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NORTH DAKOTA TEACH.
ERS AT HlLLSBoRo.

HILLSBoRo. N. Oak, May 6.The
meeting of the Southeastern Educa-
tional association begun here today is
one Of the best attended in the his
tory of the association. At the fore.
noon session the visitors were vel
coined by Mayor John e. Paulson, and
Superintendent Godward, president OF
the association, delivered his annual
address. Agriculture in the rural
schools and the teaching of geography
in the rural Ahools wee among the
subjects discussed at the afternoon
session. The convention will close
tomorrow.
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the second district renominated Con.
gressman Hogg. MASSACHUSETTS was
no more certain OF casting its vote
for Theodore Roosevelt Than was Col
orado. Members OF the different wings
of the party were determined on
unity. He reviewed the national adj.
ministration showing what had been
accomplished under Presidents Nc.
kinley and Roosevelt But state IS.
sues were more important in Colo.
RADIO. He praised the action Of Gov.
ernor Peabody in maintenance of law
and order. Referring to the fraudu.
lent voting in Denver, Wolcott said
the situation was critical and seemed
well nigh hopeless. Public utility
corporations joined hands with the
corrupt clement Yet he believed VIC.
tory would come TO the republican
ticket IN the city election through
aroused public opinion. He called up.
on the delegates from outside Denver
to send heavy republican majority
to the legislature and suggested 1t
could even take away Denyer's charter
I II necessary in order 10 put an end
to election frauds.
Delegate Slate.
DENVER, Colo, May 6.--The fol.
lowing is the slate which is to be
elected at the republican convention
this afternoon. Delegates-at.large:
r o. Wolcott. James II. Peabody,
~ Walter Dixon, S. s. Downer, A. M.
Stevenson, Thomas +, Walsh. Sec,
iond district: Clyde DAWSON, Charles
Il, caswell First district: John w
springer w. G. Stapleton.
/ lnstructs for Roosevelt.
/ DENVER, Colo, May 6.--The sec
iond congressional republican conyen
tion this afternoon elected John w
Springer and w. b. Miner as delegates
instructing for Roosevelt Governor
Peabody's administration was indors
ed.
i DENVER. Colo :. May Cat the af
ternoon session the resolutions com
lmittee was appointed with c. c. Ham
lin as chairman. the platform will In
struct the delegation for Roosevelt
Governor Peabody declined election
as a delegate but 1t will be force,
/ upon him.