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The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1905-07-29
,ORICIN OF FLY FISHING
Sport Dates Back Classic Times
Shown in Greek Writings of Third Century

under the water, fearful of disturbing
the surface and so soaring away his
game. Then he comes near the shady
side of the fly. gapes and sucks him in
Just like wolf snatching a sheep
from the fold or an eagle goose from
the yard. This done. he disappears be.
meath the ripple. The fishermen un-
derstand these manoeuvres, but they
do not make any use of these flies for
a bait for the fish: for II the human
hand lays hold of them they lose their
natural color. their wings fray and
they become uneatable to the fsh.
So for this reason they make no use
of them, disliking them because their
nature forbids their capture. So with
angling craft they Outwit the fish,
devising sort of lure against them.
They lap lock of reddish wool round
the hook. and to the wool two cocks
feathers which grow under the wat
ties, and are brought to the proper
color with wax. The rod Is from SIX
to ten feet long. and the horse hair
line has the same length. They lower
the lure. The fish is attracted by tho
color, excited, draws close; aad
Judging from its beautiful appear
ance that 1t will obtain marvellous
banquet, forthwith opens Its mouth,
but is caught by the hook. and bitter,
indeed. is the feast it has. inasmuch
as It is captured"
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1905-07-29

Probably few fishermen are aware
thst fly fishing dates back to classic
times, says Forest and Stream. A
miuute description Of the artificial fly
As used by Macedonian anglers is
giysn by Aelian. . Greek writer Of the
third century A. D.. a. follows:
Between Bersa and Thessalonica
thh.e flows river. .Astraeus by name.
and there in It Ashes of spotted col
or; but by what name the people of
thcte parts call them It is better to
ask Macedonians. At any rate. these
fiss live upon the native nies which
fall INTO the river. and are like no flies
Of xay other part: one would neither
call :hem wasplike in appearance, nor
would one reply to . question that
thtl creature IL formed like what we
call the humble bees. nor yet like the
houey bees themselves. 1t has really
thu proper fashion of each of the
above. In audaeity It IL like fly. in
sire it might be called humble bee,
in eosr Il rivals the wasp and 1t
bI0es me IT, Aeasy bees. All COM
MOD creAtufes II this sort are called
horse tails. These pitch upon the
ham to seek the food they affect,
but cannot help being seen by the
hsn. which swim underneath.
so whenever one Of them sees the
hy floating he comes softly. swimming
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1905-07-29

Come In. come in" said the friend
when she observed the woman's page
looking at her; you are the very per.
son l most wanted to see. Give me
your red-hot ideas about this hat I
have had 1t sent up on approval and
80 don't have to take it, and I'm not
quite satisfied with it myself. Tell me
what you think"
The woman's page imagines she is
wise In her generation, and she hedg.
ed gracefully. What lovely roses /"
she said enthusiastically, land how
artistically they are placed"
Nonsense! What do you think of
the hat" persisted her friend: tell
me the real truth, for | must decide
to-day. and really believe l could get
something prettier. don't your"
Thus conjured. the page dropped her
wonted caution. IF you really want
to know what l think, will tell you
that, in my opinion, the hat is too
large for you; smaller one would be
more becoming"
well. this one suits me-" replied
the friend, tersely. And to maid pass
ing the door: Mary Anne, telephone
Nine. Browne and tell her | will take
the hat she sent up
The vocabulary of the woman's
page was not large enough to meet
the occasion, but she mathematical
herself by everything she knew, and
made new and unbreakable resolve
never to speak her mind again about
the possessions OF friend.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1905-07-29
CALLED WIZARD OF JAPAN
Inhabitants of rfihado's Empire Honor Snfrno-
noee Invent0r of a Most Powerful Explosive

home he studied English under Fumio
Murata, who studied in London. IN
his eighteenth year he left home ior
Tokyo on foot. At that time Japan
had no railroad and no steamers ran
regularly. From Hiroshima, his M
tive province. to Tokyo, is some Soo
miles in Japanese measurement.
When he reached the capital he went
through the examination and was sue
cessfully admitted to the Imperial UNI
versity. From scantiness OF money
he was often compelled to go without
food, He borrowed text books from
a fellow student and copied them. IL
ia said that he could not raise money
even for his hair cutting or a pa'n'
After graduation he found work In
printing office. His first wages were
small. but, like many successful amer
teams. he always had an ideal IN
mind and toward this ideal ne con
stantly worked. He is given great
credit for the victories over Russia
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1905-07-29
ANTIDOTE FOR SNAKE BITE
Fluid That IL Used by Mexcans and Sup
poeod To BE Secret Remedy of tho Moki indiana

in bottle made of rife cartridge
shell which is tightly corked.
In anatomical descriptions Of the
RATHER NO mention is made Of this
particular sac, though air sacs are
members Of the snake family. But
there is no doubt Of the existence OF
1t, for Mr.. Daniel said he had seen
Mexicans remove 1t frequently.
1t may be that this fluid is the Sc
cret Of the Moki Indians, and accounts
for the immunity that they enjoy from
the poison Of the RATHER. Those who
have attended sheir annual snake
dances and have seen dancers bitten
have wondered that the bites were
not fatal.
At any rate, the secret Of the i'm
munity is one Of the most carefully
guarded secrets of the rites of the
Mokis and is kept within select or
der Of the priesthood. DIR. j. Miller
for years annually attended these
dances and made study of the GER
emon.es. The Indians formally adopt
ed him, not only into the tribe. but
advanced him in the priesthood. The
doctor wanted chiefly to learn the Sc
cret of the poison antedote, and he
was told year after year that the next
wear he would be put in possession
of the secret. But he died without II.
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fRANKNESS NOT ALWAYS WISE
Why One Woman Has Determined H.nc.,o-.,,
Not to Commit Herself When Advic. Is 49,

When the wise woman IL asked by
the friend of her heart. How do you
think this gown Ats?" she edges away
from the precipics which yawns At her
feet and takes refuge In platitudes.
ats q beautiful gown" she says. and
then. with animation. Aren't we hav-
ing lots of strawberries this year. and
the fruit people say the crop Of
peaches will DO abnormally large"
says the Baltimore News.
The wise woman has learned how to
answer such questions BY sad. sad ex-
perience. There was . time when she
would have replied, after much
thought: why. the seam which
should 90 down the middle Of your
back is little awry, and one armhole
T. larger than the other"
: She remembers the time when she
was innocent and thoughtless. and she
did this for the benefit of her dearest
friend, who had implored her to be
perfectly frank.
She remembers that the friend gave
her one look Of scoFn and swept from
the room, remarking frigidly as she
did so: There certainly must be
something the matter with your eyes,
for this gown was made by the smart
est cutouirere In the city, and l think
it is quite the prettiest and best-htting
| have seen this season"
This page, knowing these things,
came the other day upon = friend in
her boudoir wearing 4 new and tip
tilted hat and an absorbed and anx-
ious expression.
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.MUsiNos.

What delightful flower is the pink
of propriety!
No. Cofdelia, = liquid voice isn't
due to highballs.
silence Is one thing you can't name
without breaking 1t.
II man Is color blind he can't tell
a white lie from 4 black one.
1t makes a girl angry II a man at.
tempts to kiss her-and doesn't sue
coed.
When . woman declares there's no
use talking she is preparing for
fresh start.
No. the average man doesn't under
stand classical music-and he is
proud Of 1t.
It requires much less philosophy to
take things as they come than to part
with them as they go.
A wise man realizes the emptiness
of the title when his wife refers to
him as the head Of the house.
If there Is anything calculated to
drive q woman to drink 1t is her fall
ure to interest some one in other peo-
pies troubles.
II takes q strong-minded married
woman to resist the temptation to
have her picture taken with her hrst
baby in her lap.
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s1aAws IN THE WIND.

tn take away . mans good charac-
for ia to give him bad one.
1--we has rights. Friendship must
content herself with privileges.
We gain knowledge by what We
learn; wisdom, by what we uniearn.
II ia only exceedingly simple men
Vim aspire to be thought knowing.
Familiarity breeds contemplate
univ for that which is contemplate.
We are wise to-day. that tomorrow
We may look back and say: How
foolish we were!"
The kindness of insincerity is like
40 beauty of artificial roses: We
yslue it for what 1t Is intended to
represent.
To be true to others compels us
sometimes to be untrue to ourselves.
It is not enough for a woman to be
wise for herself; she is always ex-
nected to be wise for some ones else
self.
II ia a strange fact that the most
moral people always are more in
terested In the history of a noted
criminal than in the lives of saints or
,hila pthropists.- Bridges In
Tho Sunday Magazine
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SENTENCE SERMONS.

-NS. S@VSsN~
Love leads to likeness.
Richest Joys are often nearest.
There can be NO truth without lib
.rty.
Many follies are only refreshed BY
refutation.
The size of saint does not depsad
On his signs.
A brotherly religion will not have .
sisterly sound.
1t takes more than honey to mend
the broken word.
Men Judge deeds by their results.
God by their roots.
A good shepherd does not need .
crook In his character.
Angels envy us our nights because
Of the morns they bring.
Happiness would be bleak without
sorrow for background.
Many men try to ind the deserving
poor by looking in a mirror.
II words were wings heaven would
have needed enlarging long ago.
Always better is the thorn on the
brow than the one in the heart.
Milliner made men do not add to
the might of the church militant.
Keep yourself sunny and the Lord
will take care Of your saintliness.
Every cry of need is Gods open
door to some garden Of paradise.
The belief in an absentee God goes
with that in an omnipresent devil.
The less religion man has the
more he thinks he can give away.
The preacher who has something
to say always knows when be hiss
said 1t.
Few men acquire the habit OF
throwing the cloak Of charity over the
faults Of others by the practice Of
hiding their own sins.-Henry F. Cope
In Chicago Tribune.
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Some compliments fall fat. and 9th.
ers fiatter.
The best husbands. like the biggest
fish. are those that get away.
Every man is apt to mug delusion,
especially II 1t wears petticoats.
Many fellow who knows when to
stop. doesn't take advantage Of his
knowledge.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1905-07-29
soms SAYINGS ABOUT LIFE.

8VWG On SDSSs .s' -
The responsibility for what we are
depends upon ourselves.
There is q best way to live. and It
10 best to live the best way.
tt. maintain the health of the body
is to preserve the health Of the soul.
Smiles and pleasant words are the
strongest beverages in . successful
life.
Science teaches that human being
can not die Of old age under $50
years.
Alcohol, from hard cider to wood
alcohol, is i devilish delusion As ap-
Piled to any form Of happiness or sue
cess.
A climate where the loin cloth and
a Aock Of mosquitoes constitute full
dress 10 not conducive to human de-
velopunsnt.
Mere existence Is not worth while.
but life 10 worth the effort II one con-
tracts neither disease nor an unfor-
tunate marriage.
The law of heredity rs applied to
the kind Of life We lead is to be
blamed for q lot Of sins. but 1t has
been overworked.
Twenty per, cent of human beings
die before they are . year old, 2b per
cent before reaching the age Of I'VE.
so per cent only reach twenty-five and
the average length Of life Is forty
years-The Earth.
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POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

All men have wishbones. but only
a few have ,backbones
Don't pay any attention to boasting
men and barking dogs.
Most old men are inclined to boast
of their youthful depravity.
Generally speaking the nature OF an
oath is mostly human nature.
Don't fail to ride your hobby when
YOU want to tire your audience.
Before calling a man a liar be sure
YOU are right-then use telephone.
Opportunity has an exasperating
way of calling on a man when mes
out.
In some cases q stroke Of good luck
ia almost as bad as = stroke of light
ming.
Excessive modesty has kept many
a deserving mans nose to the grind
stone.
Lots of women laugh only because
II gives them chance to show their
teeth.
Love may laugh at locksmiths. but
4. ,nvariabiv frowns on the furniture
installment collector.
Nearly every sort Of villainy Is as
.oc,ated with gravity and grimness.
ook at the humorist, for example.
II sometimes happens that when
p,rl rejects young mans proposal he
celebrates his lucky escape by getting
full.-Chicago News.
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There are more ways than one OF
losing money, which merely demon
stratss that money can be lost In
more ways than won.
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In spite of the fact that SO many
people want to borrow trouble. there
IL always enough to go round.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1905-07-29

Few men acquire the habit OF
throwing the cloak of charity over the
faults Of others by the practice OF
hiding their own sins.-Henry F. Cope
In Chicago Tribune.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1905-07-29
DysPEPr,c PHILOSOPHY.


me duty We owe ourselves u A.
ways performed first.
Watching the clock won't make pay
day come any quicker.
When even a church has . nave We
never know whom to trust.
Few men are either a. good o. ~
bad rs they pretend to be.
Those who fight and run away may
live to say. Il told you so.''
II you are going to do . man At
all. be sure you do him good.
All the worlds = stage, and every
man wants to be stage manager.
It is always easier to make bad
matter worse than . good thing bet
ter.
It's all right to put whip and spurs
to your brain II you bride your
tongue.
A man may be thoroughly honest
and still carry an umbrella every time
1t rains.
A. cake of yeast is vastly superior
to some men. It can always raise
the dough.
A woman treasures her old love let
tiers almost with the veneration that
. man does his due bills.
In spite of the fact that SO many
people want to borrow trouble. there
10 always enough to go round.
There are more ways than one OF
losing money, which merely demon
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The preacher who has something
to say always knows when be hiss
said 1t.
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Awoman treasures her old love let
tiers almost with the veneration that
. man does his due bills.
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The less religion man has the
more he thinks he can give away.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1905-07-29

Between DENVER and
CRIPPLE CREEK.
LEADVILLE,
GLENWOOD SPRINGS.
GRAND JUNCTION.
Dining Cars s s'i iS Carte
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1905-11-17
MAKE IT LEGAL.
n. =. OF L. Takes Stand For e-Hour
Day In All Government Work.

Pittsburg, Nov. ia determined
stanf was taken for the enforcement
to the letter of the Chinese exclusion
laws OF the country; the legalizing of
the eight-hour day in all work OF the
government; the abolition of convict
labor, where 1t completes with union
manufactured goods, and the renewal
OF the agitation for the alteration of
the injunction laws of the country. by
the executive council OF the American
Federation in its annual report which
was submitted at Tuesdays session
OF the convention in old city hall
The report was yoluminous and con-
sumed the greater portion of the pro-
ceilings The power exercised by
the executive council in the way of
being the mouthpiece of the federation
makes the report one of the important
documents which are submitted to the
convention.
The council voiced the sentiments
of the organization as being opposed
to the present immigration laws as
applied to all classes of aliens A
plea was made for more stringent en-
forcement of the laws for inspection
of the invading hosts from Eurooe
Especial stress was laid upon the
need of better PHYSICAL examinations,
and an investigation was asked from
the government into the many reports
and rumors of assisted immigration
The report took the national admins
tration TO task for its failure to en-
force the eight-hour law in all gov
sTnmen work. anC a plea was made
for every state fede ration organization
Immediately TO institute a campaign
for the establishne mt in their respec.
tive states. OF the eight-hour law.
A popular chord was struck when
First Vice President James Duncan,
who was reading the report, made
ringing appeal for equal rights in all
elections for women. The report cited
the four states in the union which now
grant equal rights TO the women, and
predicted the publication OF the ballot
when universal suffrage was granted.
The report of the committee blazes
the way for the work of the federation
during the coming year.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1905-11-17
Love Should be the
Motive Power Of Work.


spoke of the violation of law NV tho
owners of autos; how they rush IN ron oh
the streets, with no definite aim only r.
break the record. Those who thus
violate the law, seem to care not FOR q
small fine; but if laws were enforced
ana such men imprisoned for time ALI
might be different. Mrs. StonehrooL
gave reading, "How Edith and Nav
Kept House" which was well received
Miss florence Spiece gave recitation
which was followed bv an excellant
paper on Work" by Mrs. Todd Some
people work until they have no time to
no no .iine 10 devote to self Improvement
Inc governing motive of work should
be love for work; without love II ;s l;te
Trying 10 propel locomotive without
s.eani, Inc paper was discussed by
MRS Tabor and others Mable Salisbnry
rendered recitation in a pleasing man
ner. "A parliamentary drill was one of
,lle interesting features of the program
onoer the head OF miscellaneous bust
ness MISS Mary Jolls was elected as
ueIegate 10 the state convention at Lans-
ing December 1918. A committee Con
s,st,ng OF Mr.. Daniel Spiece, Mrs. Nettie
1000 ana Miss Mary Jolls were ap
pointed by the president to visit the club
members. II was also decided that each
members of the club carry a photo of
themselves taken in childhood to the
next meeting which will be held the
iirst Friday in December. AS thisIs the
annual election of officers it is hoped a
large crowd will be present. One new
member was added to the club roll and
after the club had sung Good Bye''
the meeting was adjourned.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1905-11-17

A mothers worries are many. She
sometimes forgets her own bodily dis
comforts because of her overpowering
love for the child. She becomes broken
down, sleepless, nervous, irritable and
feels tired from morning until night.
Many mothers of experience can tell you
that at such time they have been re-
heved, benefited and strengthened and
put into proper health by taking a pre-
scription which their mothers had told
them was the best woman's tonic and
nervine TO be taken at such times. DR..
Pierce's Favorite Prescription has en-
Ioyed an enviable reputation for over a
third OF century. In all that time it
has sold more largely in the United
States than any other tonic for woman's
needs, and to-day its sales are greater
than ever. DR.. Pierce made up this
prescription from native medicinal roots
without the use of particle of alcohol
and for the single purpose of curing
those diseases peculiar to women and
when there is lack of womanlv
strength to bear the burdens of maternal
duty. How few women come to this
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The reason why so many women sink
under the strain of motherhood is be-
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every experienced mother answers
-vYes." III unhesitatingly advise ex-
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benefits received from the use of VA
vorite Prescription" For one thing it's
use makes the baby's advent practically
painless. 1t has in manv cases reduced
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1t has changed the period of anxiety
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A DUTY WOMEN OWE THEMSELVES.
rGood actions speak louder than
words" so, too does the testimony of
many thousands of women during =
third OF century speak louder than
mere claims not backed by any such
record of cures.
Miss Emma Petty, ll26 s. Olive Street.
indianapolis, Ind, Past Vice. President,
Daughters of Pocahontas, Minneola
Council, also Organist, South Baptist
Church, indianapolis, writes: vFor sew
eral years | suffered with leucorrhpa.
which was serious drain on my vitality,
sapping my strength and causing severe
headaches, bearing-down pains and a
general worn-out feeling, until | really
had no desire to live. l had many
medicines recommended to me and tried
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scription. In two months was much
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l was well. Have had no more disagree
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every reason to praise 'Favorite Pre-
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1905-11-17
1t Can Be Done. so Scores of
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