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The Meeker herald., 1906-07-21
PROJECTION or FISHES.
Various Ways in Which the Filmed
Creatures Defend Themselves
from Foes.

The Australian leatheriacket will
swim up with the hook IN its lip ana
with IT'S sharp teeth sever tbs slack
line above. The pul!Gck win plunge
naat!oag to the rocks ara lray the
Tine a.airst some handy shell Of mus
sci or OYSTER. The blue shark twists
IN the water With such rnpidity as to
test tins urayest gear.
Tho sharks atd rays have obviously
less to fear than the herring or mack
crel The fishes which live on the
bottom can clearly disregard tile at
tacgg Of such marautiug fowl as tine
gull and guanet. while even the cor
mneaat and diver do not, as q rule,
seek ihair prey Tar beneath the sur
lae5 water. The typical gr1un dwell
err OF our sens. moreover tGe f2tiGh
are so formed. tfat save vhsa eX-
trtmeIy smsil. they would In all prob
ability choke any fowl so ill-atglsed
as to Try to swallow them whole The
scales of fishes are Of little use as
aruor. In the case of crabs, i0tstnrs
and other shell Gsh however, their
coverings are sure defenders, and they
would seldom die except from old age,
The Meeker herald., 1906-07-21

George Cornpere, employed Jointly by
the state of California and West Aus
traiia. has discovered in South America
a parasite which destroys the cooling
moth. Apple orchards that are the hab-
itat Of the parasite bring So per cent
of their fruit to maturity. Hitherto
the product Of the worlds apple and
pear orchards has not been more thua
IS per cent. of the promise at the set
ting. San Fr7rs.zco exr-.cts to re-
ceive from VEST Australia the frat Of
the parasites very soon, and thsy VIII
be cultivated under the most favorable,
conditions.
The Meeker herald., 1906-07-21
STONE FROM EMPIRE STATE
Apparatus Is Produced in
New York.

Arkansas and New Hampshire supply
us with most of our oilstones and scythe
stones, although we import over $50 600
worth of Turkey" razor homes, Most
of our Frindstones came from Ohio last
year. but we also found it needful to i'm
port nearly 100000 worth OF stones for
grinding and polishing lenses. Burr
stones still find application in grinding
paints, cements, etc. but other forms of
grinding apparatus are gradually re-
placing them. New York state produces
rost of them, but some are taken from
Pennsylvania strata Pennsylvania
provides most of the quartz for sand
paper and some garnet, but New York,
New England and North Carolina also
provide garnets for sandpaper. The
United States produced at one time
enough corundum for its own use, but
now we have to import from Canada and
India. The Chester county deposits are
no longer worked and North Carolina
and Montana are row the only producers.
Nature is being helped ont to a wonderful
extent in supply ahrasives by the manu-
facture Of artificial corunduu and carr
borunduu in the electric furnace at
Niagara Falls. CRUSHED steel is new
abrasive, being made in Pittsburg. 1t is
steel of excessive hardness in granular
form.
The Meeker herald., 1906-07-21
PUNISH INDIAN TRUANTs.
Boys Who Play Hockey Are Arrested
and Imprisoned, According to
/ Account of Tutor.

1t doesn't pay fc~ an Indian school,
boy to play hockey, says the Kansas
City Journal Guns are employed TO
capture the truant, and if caught alive
he is not tanned with birch, but is hus-
tied to prison like felon. AT least. II
this account OF one Of the tutors at the
Chilocco institute is true. He says:
"One party OF FIVE Ponca boys that
l escorted to Chllocoo last December
remained over Sunday and were re-
turning to the reservation ahead OF me.
Unfortunately. they got on the smoker
OF the returning train and one of them
looked into the coach. l instantly SUR
missed that the others were with him
and soon had three well seated and
under guard. The fourth refused to
come in. and we INDUCED in wres-
ting bout on the platform. with the
train speeding along at rate OF 40
miles an hour. | soon quit this method
OF capture, as IT might have ended dis
ustrOusiy for both OF US. Just as the
train pulled into Ponca City my runa-
way jumped and | after him. He re-
fused 20 stop and | fired twice, which
simply accelerated his speed, and l am
complied to remark that with proper
training that Indian could easily join
the professional class OF sprtnters.
landed at the Ponca agency long after
midnight with the three others, who
were imprisoned"
The Meeker herald., 1906-07-21
WOES OF MAGAZINE ARTIST
Stories Must Be Illustrated Truthfully
and Therein Lies Distress
of Illustrator.

Now thousand blessings on the head
of the good story-reading public that
likes to have its stories illustrated! But
that the stories are illustrated is not
enough-they must be illustrated truth
fully-and thereby hangs the tale OF an
artists voc. declares a writer in Pear
son's. If this tale that ! am now to IN
fold should meet the eye of any OF the
story writers concerned beg them TO re-
member that there is a button as big as
n palette at the end of my foil--and SO
no harm Is Intended.
remember with amusement an author
who used to be very Indignant with me
for never making pictures of ships, when
ships figured so largely in his stories.
Il don't believe you can draw ship,
he wrote me one day-and, to tell the
honest truth. he hit the right nail on the
head. cannot draw ship to save my
lifel The fact is. that an artist can
make more mistakes in drawing ship
than In drawing almost anything else
and, of course, if one is ignorant, 1t
does not do to display that ignorance be-
fore critical public. And this ae-
counts for the reason why you will
hardly ever find moro than the merest
indication of ship in any sketch OF
mine!
The Meeker herald., 1906-07-21
THE NEW INDIAN WcEROY.
Some Particulars Relating to the Ca
reer of Lord Mimic from
Boyhood.

Lord Mimic, who becomes viceroy OF
india at the age of IS, has had career
fuIl of interest, says the Westminster
Gazette. He was fighting with the
Turkish army in 1877; he was with
Lord Roberts in Afghanistan in 1873;
and he accompanied the latter to the
cane as private secretary in 1881. A
wear later he was taking part In the
supnression of Arab Pashn. and
though wounded recovered in time to
serve as chief of staff to Gen. Middle
ton against Riel in the Canadian rebel
lion of 1885. He also had experience
of the horrors of Paris during the com
mune. and at another time was impli-
Gated with the Carlis,s in Spain.
In earlier days Lord Mimic distin-
guisbed himself at Cambridge in vari-
Gus ways. On taking his degree. for
instance, he entered the senate house
with his bachelors gown covering
highly unacademic costume which end
cd in breeches and boots. At the con
clusion of the ceremony he mounted
his horse. galloped ten miles and
reached his destination just in time to
win the University Steeplechase. Later
he rode in the Grand National five
times. He also won the French Grand
National being the only amateur
Jockey in field of is.
The Meeker herald., 1906-07-21
ONE VOTE THAT GOT AWAY
It Happened Because the Pass-Drum-
mer Didn't Get In Licks
Enough to Suit.

When the late Melbourne II. Ford
made his run for congress he over
looked nothing that he thought would
improve his chances of election. One
OF his moves was the taking of an or
chostra TO meeting held in one OF
the small towns near Grand Rapids, re-
lateg the Detroit Free Press.
This generous departure may have
won HIM several votes, but 1T unqucs-
tionably lost him one. Every village
has its character. and the one there
wGs Uncle Ike"
Whenever that orchestra broke forth
"unclo Ike" fastened fierce glance
upon the bass drummer. During the
ordeal the Jaws of the village chara
ter worked lie those of buck rabbit
eating cabbage, and his white beard of
the spinach pattern waved furiously in
unison Next morning one OF those
who had watched the actions OF "uncie
Ike drew him ont on the subject
Keeping in mind that he played The
bass drum in the local ''sheepskin'
band, and that Jealousy seems an m
separable part of the musical tempera-
ment.
81 suppose that you'll vote for Ford,
Uncle Ike?"
"Thcn you better hire some smarter
teller to do your supposin. No man
kin have my support that wastes his
own money like it was water"
what do you mean. Uncle lke?"
We'll. you haln't no musicianer. but
I'd like to know what sense there was
The Meeker herald., 1906-07-21
JAPs GET GENUINE REST.
Coolies Perform All Chores Thus Keep
ing Fighters Fresh-Burial
of Islanders.

1t seems an innovation. worthy OF
particular notice In the armies of the
Civilized powers so-called. the SOL
dieE's work is never done. says the
Louisville CONFECTIONERY After the
battle the cayalrist needs look after
his horse. the foot soldier must help
clear the battlefield, or dig trenches.
Only the Japs allow their men genuine
rest, coolies doing all Of the chores. 1t
lesps the soldier fresh. gives him
plenty Of time to recuperate and en-
hanges his feeling of self-importance.
With all possible. but not INDECENT,
haste the dsld were buried saw no
mass burials Each man had space Of
six by two feet for himself The dead
were carried to the rear on bamboo
poles and crosspieces. An uncommis-
stoned officer took the Inventory
name. number and belongings. Then
e guard Of honor, sometimes six, some
times only two men. came up and with
them looking on silently. the coolies
shoyeled dust upon dust, while the
comrades dropped flowers upon the
disappearing form.
The Meeker herald., 1906-07-21
A Counter Offer.

No definite action WAS taken last
week by the board of county cbmmis-
siOners relative to the offer of Rio Blan-
co county to exchange Il part of her
territory for portion of Rontt county,
excepting that County Attorney Wiley
was instructed to communicate with
the Rio Blanco county board and to
make the ives tern county a
counter proposition. The offer of the
Routt county board cuts down the
amount Of territory asked for by Rio
BIanco and includes strip of land in
the eastern portion of Rio Blanco con-
tiguous to Bear river. Ii this offer is
accepted and is favorably voted upon
next fall Routt county will come into
possession of practically all the land
within the Bear river drainage.-lIay-
den Republican.
The Meeker herald., 1906-07-21
FARMER HAS STRANGE PETS
flames Snakes and Trains Them to
Exterminnta Mice and
Moles.

In a large corntield on the farm OF
Josiah Sack are two tame pine snakes,
one measuring seven feet in length and
tour inches through the thickest part,
and the other six and one half feet
ion" and yearly as thick. Sack handles
the reptiles rs he would pet cat. and
even children ore able to fondle them.
reports tho Philadelphia Record.
The replies live On toads mice and
molcs, and thereby rid the farm of Its
greatest posts. During the day and
evening the snakes may be seen bur
rowing beneath the ground searching
for fnoles. They are not in the least
dangerous and show no fear when they
are touched.
AT night or at MONDAY the reptiles
coil ur together under a brush pile be-
meath the fence and sleep until they
become hungry.
Farmer sack cautions everybody
who GOES 10 sec the snakes TO do them
no Marin whatever. and declares he
would not part with them for large
sum. as they are not only harmless,
but Of great benefit by killing mice and
uoieS,
The Meeker herald., 1906-07-21
czAREVlTcHPs REGIMENT.
Russian Troopers Who Have Sim
gular Disl.a5uishing
Feature.


When the baby czarevitch was a few
hours old he was gazctted to Paylavsl
regiment oil the guard, one OF tAg A-est
looking bodies OF troops in Eurl.ls. No
man can belong to this rugl-l-ut I'M
less his nose is decidedly turned up,
and the more retrousse it is the more
desirable the result
AS might be imagined, says the Bos-
ton Herald. the regiment is not marked
by come, mess, but it is because EN-
peror Paul whose nose had uostrils
that caught the rain. conceived the idea
that he would collect a company of
soldiers and offices possessed OF the
same extraordinary style OF feature
that the Paylovski regiment was so
named, but his conservative deSeend-
ants still p1y him the honor of retain-
ms his nosy regiment ard recruiting 10
from the urliest men in Russia.
Another conservative cjsErgance in
stituiod by Emperor Paul "a Cgn9slling
the Pas .gaEis TO blow their noses I'M
mediatgly lg.ore the appearance on the
scene OF tna sovereign on the occasion
of any inspection by him OF the regi-
ment. Baby Alexis. If he Is as OBJ
serving as other ids, VIII be certain
to comment on this prolo8cides OF his
guard. However. it won't hurt their
feelings. That is why they are there.
The Meeker herald., 1906-07-21

Queer relics of the Spanish armada
are being brought up from the bottom
Of Tobernory hay, on the coast OF scot
laud during the present search Tor
sunean treasure. Among the articles
BROUGHT up by the divers the other Jay
wer two masses OF powlcr waighine
ab8n Ave pounds each. ore Siththe I'm
prc ion of q musket barrel married dis
tiurtly upon it. Other discoveries in
cluGc the lid of a copper pan, fossils, n
bullet, human rib and an attractive
piece of copper plate. The bullet which
is Cylindrical in shape and two inches
In 5ameteI'. weighs about two pounds,
an vas evidently cut off a bar when am
nunItion for weapons Of that caiiber
had run short The rib was that of 4
Spauta of powerful build and the cop
per plate. which was gilt, had engraved
upon it monogram and lines somewhat
resembling Masonic emblems.
The Meeker herald., 1906-07-21
UNDssERvED REPUTATION.
What Is Considered Economy of Time
in This Country Is Regarded
rs Haste Abroad.

Americans have the reputation of al
ways being in hurry. Prof. Munster
berg believes this is undeseryed. In
his book. THE American" he says:
"Surprhcial observers have often sup
posed the American to be always IN
hurry. whereas the opposite is the case.
The man who has to hurry has badly
disposed of his time, and therefore has
not the necessary amount to finish any
ono piece of work.
Tho American is never in hurry.
but he so disposes of his precious time
that nothing shall be lost. He Will
not wait. nor be a moment idle. one
thing follows closely after another
with admirable precision. Each task
is. finished in its turn. Appointments
are made and kept on the minute: and
the result is that not only no unseen
ly haste is necessary, but also there
is time for everything.
at is astonishing how well-known
men In political. economic or intellect
ual life. who are loaded with thou
sand Responsibilities and an apparc7t-
ly unreasonable amount of work, have
by dlnt of the wonderful disposition
of their own time and that of their
assistants, really enough for every
thiug anl even to spare.
Among the many things for which
the American has time by reason OF
his economical management of 1t are
even some which seen unnecessary for
the busy man. He eXpends, for exam
pie. an extraordinarily large fraction
of his time in Attending to his cos
tune ID person. In sport and in read
ing newspapers, SO that the notion
which is current in Europe that the
American is not only always in a
hurry, but has time for nothing outside
of his work, is entirely wrong"
The Meeker herald., 1906-07-21
THE BLUE GOOSE MYSTERY
Tale of Dutch Ship That Was Re-
garded with Suspicion by Early
New orzers.

Whan New Yorh was still young a
sturdy Dutch uGren4At by The name Of
Van Linkle Acquired ,.aalth by his VEN
lures in shipping Ia those days, writes
Dan Beard. in Recreation, the differ
enre between pirate and an honest
merchantmen WAS often as slight as 1t
is to-day between an honest merchant
and q trust masnate, and IL had little
or nothing to do with business ethics.
Van Linlle sent many ships TO the
Red Sea- as it was called, loaded
with guupowder and shot, which was
traded Off for silks spices ana orien-
tai goods. These were brought back to
New York by vessels manned by
strangely dressed and lieree-laoking
sailors. The details OF the trace did
not appear ON the books OF Van Llnlae,
though his less venlureslme ueisnboFs
shook IA ir heads and threy uut dark
hints .lul even suggested that the gun
powder was exploded and the shot ex-
PEELED through the brass and bronse
throats Of the conieal Old calnons be-
fore the trade was Effected. EuweVer
that may be. Van LiHEi3 ilyeated his
earnings in land and ga .s,t.ons Of
people who needed the i'd as an op-
portunity 10 carry on buaiasl Wiling
ly aid large sums for the .yflrga Of
using it, and the Van Ll state
grew and flironed on the u "lls of
the community until nov, Nl.agut Ia
Dor and without effort, it had so in
creased that its value was estimated in
,,ftyinpe
The Meeker herald., 1906-07-21
WORLDS BIGGEST MOTORS
Machines Capable Of Hauling I'm
mense Loads of Logs ut High
Speed in Use in Canada.
1t is in the huge forests of Canada

1t is in the huge forests of Canada
where the biggest motors IN the world
are seen. They have been specially
designed for hauling logs over snow
and rough ROADS. One of these ma
chimes is capable OF dragging train Of
200 tons weight of logs at a speed of
u miles an h-'r 1t is the only ma
chine in ext -ce that will draw n
heavy load through three feet of snow
and over stumps and logs a. foot n
height. 1t is Of 25 tons weight and 200
horsepower. 1t travels on four run
ners. with 4 traction wheel In the cen
ter Weighing several tons. The ma
chinery is Enclosed in box-llke a-1lr.
giving the motor somewhat strange
appearance as it makes it way alopg
the forest roads.
The Meeker herald., 1906-07-21
LATEST UMBRELLA TRICK.


About the BliclCsr umbrella litter in
town droE l In ,h other day" re-
marked Dr. head barber in one of the
uptown aa U.s. according to the New
York GloEo.
you don't say" replied the man in
the chair Row did he operate?"
oh. hn was a CHANGER"
"Ah, sec. He brought in an old
umbrella and walked out with new
one
"oh. no that's an old clumsy gam
that was worked 20 wears aro. THIS
chap was gr 70 the times and crlltel
the rain sh alHs by defuy chang NJ
handles, Ha "ar-ird full stocs o
handles 0-f when hn slEh'fh n 'iae : TX
urntf.lp ~ q rr'i or 'vrr IN de
he sllrp@a 81 Off an a'rowcl On some
thins errrly different Then he
dropped ,Ir 1ririnai handle in his
pocte' and l7'suely awaited his op
por,uuity 20 slip out without attracting
attention
AS everybody Identifies their UNI
breli9 ~ r h7n'la this litter can
wall ,"r st YOU with your own
ur7h-r"r nH Won never notice IL. o.,
tn moving ana rvcn thn
ami -cr7 star keeps up with the times
lhese dn"
AND TIE need barber changed The
subject 10 hair tones.
The Meeker herald., 1906-07-21
ANYTHING to Please Baby.

Mrs. popley-Oh. John, you must
aise sidewhiskers.
Mr.. Popley-What! You never would
ct me raise
81 know. But Mr.. Burnsides was
iere to-day and it was too cute to see
he baby pulling his sidewhiskers. =
philadelphia Press.
The Meeker herald., 1906-07-21

To keep the channels and the bar of
the river Meraey at Liverpool at a
depth OF 27 feet at low wptar 0.o00.
600 fnns of sand were dreigGa from the
est4ury last year. Since 1880 about
sS.O0o.000 tons have been removed in
this way.
The Meeker herald., 1906-07-21

81 see Blank is back from the south.
He said it was too hot for him down
there"
yes He tried to build row OF
flats with gold bricks, and it got TO be
O good deal hotter for him than 1t was
for anybody else!"-Detroit Free Press.
The Meeker herald., 1906-07-21
pnnn rins sttn 1ecrning.

Tailiur 20 some cardinals Who came
to 60 e-a..-ale him or uie SEVENTEEN
birth az. Fsge Plus said u never
thaurhf l. 0suld learn as much in my
uld as a am doing, f.r Distance,
lca. 5w -lse my netre rs Gatmuss-
ing bly, zock wortH CIV .rnncs.
re- dulse. III ttoA-t.- OF wip-
lua re. o tbs left sl+sya r M" coat
hlorr. r. and auri .ag OF
cougec r., Int matte uH 0e long
o. e t'ach cloths tut when
dee white papa. h1Lt thiHEs
la4s d.. mt, ar so sii when !
aea ny wrltiug-rtun. For a
t'.,- 1T di5rf lEucf Ha' 10 set
cre &es for me tt Then /
d,Ia 10 bresE with ts Tad hab-
IL. e. f.ta ore can give up anything
If one 'ri,s nard enough
The Meeker herald., 1906-07-21

1t is better to hope with some I'M
certainty than to live solely within
the circle of dispair.
The Meeker herald., 1906-07-21

The discipline of failure is our best
tutor on the highway OF success.
The Meeker herald., 1906-07-21

Mr. Fea'fsrtop- lest moment,
~, -"-.rn Let me tell you what l
E-rsum- Certainly; can wait
long enough for that.-chirago Trib.
une.
The Meeker herald., 1906-07-21

.The worlds u stage on which we stroll
About In various groups:
And some few have III leading role
But most of us are supes."
The bee., 1906-12-13
THE ART OF GIVING.
Christmas Presents Subject De
mandinR Serious study.

Christmas presents subject de-
mandinG Serious study.
Giving Christmas gifts is almost
science. 1t is certainly study for one
who really wishes to give and not dis
tress and embarrass. No one is more
helpless than the woman who receives
an utterly useless and undesirable gift.
she is fairly forced into falsehood and
is obliged to express gratitude which
she does not feel.
The woman who has a green parlor
and receives a blue rug, or the woman
who has a blue dining room and re-
ceives a set Of doIlies embroidered with
purple violets, or the woman with a
sallow complexion who is given a deli
cate pink shawl, Is actually made to
sin against truth. She feels, IL she In
Of a naturally grateful and tender dis
position, that she must express thanks
which she does not feel. Then, ten
chances TO one. IL 1t is not struggle
for her not to pass along those useless
gifts next Christmas and fairly in
volve herself in a mesh OF deceit, she
goes about terrified lest by any un-
foreseen chance the first giver should
discover the gift in the hands of the
second recipient.
Often people are so deluged by use
less gifts that memory fails them con-
corning the givers. Such mistakes are
likely to occur, and petty and absurd.
but no less lasting, feuds are the con
sequence.-PhiIadelphia Press.
The bee., 1906-12-13
Great wen EoId or Tea.

Like all things in the world. tea
met with opposition at the first
thought or knowledge of it. There
were some who called it filthy GUS
tom, while others held that 1t would
dwarf the body and destroy personal
beauty. Samuel Johnson tells us ti..s
he was "a hardened and shameless tea
drinker. who for 20 years diluted his
meals with only the inf,'~'on of the
fascinating plant; who lth tea
amused the evening. with t. solac ID
the midnight, and with tea welcomed
the morning" Thackeray, Shake
speare and Lamb were all devotees to
the teacup. Meanwhile. let us have
a sip of tea. The afternoon glow is
Frightening the bambocs. the foun-
tains are bubbling with delight. the
soughing of the pines is heard In our
kettle. Let as dream Of evanescence,
and linger in the beautiful foolishhess
of things
The bee., 1906-12-13
USED RusE TO SECURE MONKEY
Animal was Unacquainted with DUAL.
tiles of Opera Glass.

A professor we'll known in the sci.
entific world recently hit upon a novel
method of capturing a pet monkey
which had escaped from the house and
taken refuge in the branches of a tall
tree.
He looked at the animal through a
pair of opera glasses, pointing the
small end at him, and then retired to
a short distance. leaving the opera
glasses on the ground. The initiative
monkey descended from the tree, and,
taking the opera glasses, gazed in a
similar manner. at his master, who
seemed to the deluded ape to be many
yards distant.
The monkey, continuing to look,
through the same end of the opera
glasses. supposed his master. who
was walking slowly toward him, to be
still a long way OF, when the pro-
fessor, reaching out, secured the
chain and led the victim back to his
cage