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The Meeker herald., 1907-03-30

Ieaf-midribs) OF great "convulsions oi
nature" such - storms. rough wealth
or, foods. earthquakes. volcanic erup'
tons, Increase In the danger OF mtne
explosions. etc. "a days before in
circuit up to 1000 kilometers (4.3so
miles,, 1. g., from a station, .. G.. Bsr'
lin, of about all Europe. the Mod
terranean Sea, the northern half Of
Africa, and the north Atlantic ocean.
Herr Nowack declares that after
founding his observation establish
ment he will be able to publish daily
the following charts:
/. Two or three days beforehand.
"isobaric changes" in circuit OF 5000
kilometers and over.
g. Two or three days beforehand.
tho "rain-districts" and those OF "hns
weather for tho same circuit.
3. Twenty-four to 20 days beforehand,
the dangerous commissions OF nature"
such as hurricanes, storms. rough
weather, floods, spring tides, increay-
ing danger Of earthquakes and Of
heavy downpour, ETC.. etc. up to 1000
kilometers. And, finally.
4. Two to seven days beforehand.
the local weather" for circuit Of
about Is to 100 kilometers.
What enormous practical impor-
lance such predictions must have is
30 clearly obvious that no words are
to be wasted over 1t. (. Herr Nowack
is now planning shortly to reap the
benefit OF his observations carried on
for years by opening an observatory
in London. with several branches.
that is to bring the predictions within
the reach of all. And to this end he
has collected great quantity Of spe-
cimens of the above-named plant in
Cuba. which are to be taken to Eng
land on the next German fast
steamer.
The Meeker herald., 1907-03-30
NO MORE oRAv HAIR.
Restoration Of Color Of Hair by x-Ray
Current.

While busying themselves daily
with making applications Of x
rays. DIR. Imbert, professor of the
medical faculty at Montpelier.
France. and DR.. Marques. his heal
laboratory assistant, were somewha
surprised that the beard and hair
(which were almost white) OF one Ct
them were gradually becoming col
ored, to the point even Of shortly as
Stunning q hue deeper than the original
one.
Other observations authorize thes,,
professors to declare that under thu
influence of the X-rays light hair az.
sumes a deeper shade. Young women
will, no doubt. find little use for thin
attribute. but process which permits
of growing old without growing gray,
will be highly appreciated by both
sexes IL further Investigations estab-
fish definitely its usefulness and It's
harmlessness. However, physicians
alone will have the right to dye hair
by this method. as extreme prudence
ia required in the operation.
The Meeker herald., 1907-03-30
III. Weather Plan. Under Cultivation

striking phenomenon was dependent
upon neither the light nor the mois-
ture or temperature conditions, but
was connected with severe storm
that occurred three days later. This
observation, which Herr Nowack made
In the year 1886, forms the basis of
his further unspeakably careful and
remarkably comprehensive investiga-
tons.
The result of his observations. ex-
tending through years, made with
quite special precautions. in various
botanical gardens. but especially in
the Kew gardens. London. upon the
weather plant" II briefly told as fol-
lows:
To make the predictions, let the
leaflets and the leaf.midribs Ito which
are attached IL to II pairs Of leanets),
~ well ~ the color OF the little
leaves, be observed. The motions Of
the leaflets permit one to predict kind,
force. moment. and direction of those
phenomena that will occur in q period
OF two to three days, and within q
radius Of Is to 100 kilometers from
~ to 81 miles, distance from the OBJ
servation.point. Further. the lowering
OF the atmospheric pressure (baro-
meric minimum) may be satisfactor-
lily ascertained by means Of the mo-
ton Of the leaf nerves upward. and its
rising (barometric maximum) by
their motion downward, two to three
days beforehand, and therefrom the
rain districts also to distance Of
about 5000 kilometers Q.S64 miles)
Ibe predetermined.
| The most important part. however.
of the discovery 10 the prediction (de-
kaesd from the observations Il The
The Meeker herald., 1907-03-30
Mrs. Bluebeard.

sv IzoLA FoREsrER.

'Ts 1t antique?"
Suzanne trailed her fingers idly over
the piano keys In little impfomptu
prelude of troublous chords before she
answered the query.
Il suppose 1t Is" she said. Grossly.
I'm sure l can't tell whether it's real
antique or not. 1t looks old and dusty
and IL all covered with heavy carving
II you mean that sort of thing. Why,
Bess," she turned to the questioner
with sudden energy, Il wouldn't have
thought q thing about It II he had
shown 1t to me or even mentioned It,
the house. and I'd never. lave known a
thing about this II hadn't told Nora
to clean out that catch ALL as she
calls 1t, at the turn OF the garnet stairs
There Is large windowless space over
the dining-room wing. and 1t was in
there"
And locked" concluded Bess, posi-
lively.
Every drawer. asked Nora how
long 1t had been there. and she said
1t had come with Bob's trunks from
home, while we were on our honey
moon. I'm not bit curious" She
paused.
"Of course not" assented Bess
warmly. "or suspicious"
Only interested"
Bess nodded her head wisely over
he interested sigh.
1T is kind OF mysterious. Bob's not
telling you word about 1t. and hiding
1t in there out of sight, and then the
fact Of 1t being locked shows that
someone didn't want 1t opened"
AZ she gave her conclusive point of
logic Bess arose. She was pretty and
petite. with decisive tilt to her chin.
and the confidence Of 18 IL her blue
eyes.
"Of course, you'll do as you please.
Sue. You always did. But II had
only been married month and had
The Meeker herald., 1907-03-30

found locked desk in my house that
I knew nothing of. know what I'd do"
Young Mrs. Sheldon left the piano
with an impatient movement. She
was tall and slender beside her sister,
and the indefinable charm Of bride
was visible In her dainty negligse toll.
stte OF white crepon.
declared.
Bess raised her eyebrows and sa11sd
mischievousiy.
"Of course you do. 1t may be only
some old love letters or souvenirs that
he doesn't care to part with. Do you
remember Adelaide Gifford?"
That was two years ago."
Bess laughed.
"0ood-by. sis. Believe In Bob all you
want to. He ia q dear, and II 1t were
I. I'd hunt locksmith, all the same %
Mrs. Sheldon stood at the window
and watched the small girlish figure a.
It vanished down the street among the
fiuttering snowfakes. 1t was dusk.
The room WAS unlighted as yet, and a
sudden sense Of loneliness stole over
her In the semi-gloom, the first she had
experienced since the joyous wedding
of q month ago. II the afinity OF
moods and colors were true, she was
In harmony with the soft velvet gray
OF the twilight tone that was stealing
over the world.
New Years eve. and Bob away. The
tears blinded her eyes. OF course, II
was business, merely flying trip to
New York for the firm, made all the
more imperative by his neglect of bust.
ness during the honeymoon. but she
felt . vague rebellion in her heart
against even the separation of few
days.
And there was the locked desk.
Bess' words and arguments ~
swiftly through her mind Come to
think. Bob had told her not to lire
herself by rummaging while he vas
away. Rummaging! That meant hunt.
Ing In the garret and running the risk
Of discovering the desk.
And Bess had spoken Of Adelaide
clifford. There had been talk Of q
summer engagement. she remembered.
Adelaide was older than Bob. Some
way she had always blamed her for
the romance, and had looked upon Bob
- IN impressionAble youngster. But
II he had cherished her letters and
keepsakes, then he must have loved
her. Adelaide wa. engaged to old Mr..
The Meeker herald., 1907-03-30

Dr.. Otto Schmidt. of Cologne, is
said to have produced cancer in GER
tain animals by inoculating them with
cultures of the true cancer bacillus
obtained from mildew on plants. DR..
Schmidt is hopeful, having gone SO
far on the road to complete urder.
standing Of the nature of cancer ttat
he will be able soon to announce 4
real cure for that terrible disease.
The Meeker herald., 1907-03-30
'Sti[!!!{EE;%liilii9!iij I
TIVE WEATHER PLANT.
Ioy ~ Changes MstsereIeslst VIII
Make Long Distance Forecast

| Probably the most serious objection
To our weather indications" (great an
advance rs they are over none at all.
which was the position not 20 many
years ago) II the shortness Of their
look ahead. Many vain efforts have
been made to improve this particular.
Amin, what difference 1t would have
made to Johnstown. San Francisco
and Valparaiso II timely notice could
~ given Of foods and earthquakes!
To Pompeii and Courrieres. II volcanic
eruptions and liability to mine explos-
ions might be foretold! The ability
By one means and. as 1t were. at .
The Meeker herald., 1907-03-30
Give Her = Diary.

A good Christmas present for q
young wife IL nice diary. She will
write in It every day for two weeks.
Then such things ~ these will begin
10 crop out on its fair white pages:
Recipe for wafles. Must get two yards
ruching. Paid II cents to have tea-
kettle nended. Don't forget lining for
kimono. Sold old pair Johns pants 70
ragman for ~ cents. By and BY the
diary will switch OF and become an %
count book. and It will end its carsss
~ . scrapbook for cake rscipeac
Jsdsa
The Meeker herald., 1907-03-30
the WEATHER PLANT.
(Abrus PraseatorIus /. Nebiils NJ, II
the uncultIvatsd 4tats.)

blow. to remedy all these defects. il
the startling claim Of an Austrian
meteorologist, J. r. Nowack.
The sole reliance of Herr Nowack.
his barometer III one may 70 say), IL
. West Indian plant. Abrus praecator-
ius L. nobilis NJ. the so-called pater
noster pea. BY an accident. says the
New Yorker Staats-Zeitung. Herr No
wack came into possession OF this
plant, and he soon made the observa-
zion that its leaves (which resemble
~ leaves Of the acacia or vstch)
sDlled up apparently without any per
ceptible reason and seemed to die.
This condition. however. lasted but =
few hours; then the leaflets returned
to their normal state. Herr Nowack
satisfactorily ascertained that this
The Meeker herald., 1907-03-30

Careful analysis Of matter obtained
from dry, yellowish fog which over,
spread Paris ON April II has shown
that the cause wAs almost certainly
tho eruption Of Mount vesuvius. Dust
in the fog contained q minute sand
exnctly like that which the volcano
ON the distant shores of the Bay o:
Naples has more than once dis,
charged.
The Meeker herald., 1907-03-30
se,sne. TURNING From Alcohol.

In Great Britain, at least, the medi-
cal profession seems to be turning
more and more away from alcohol as
an aid to patients suffering from
disease or injuries Of any kind. Some
British surgeons claim that its use.
in any form, tends to render persons
subjected to operations less likely to
escape complications and actually re-
tards recovery.
The Meeker herald., 1907-03-30
A Peculiar Lake.

Metal does not rust in Lake TIT,
casa, South America. A chain. aa
anchor, or any article Of iron. u
thrown into this lake and allowed to
remain for weeks or months, 10 ss
bright when taken up ~ whsa II
came fresh from the foundry.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-02-23
MOUNTAIN GUIDES FAIL HER.
Miss Peck VIII Make Another Atter,ps
Upon the Highest Andean Peak.

Miss Annie Peck, whose chief pleas.
ure is climbing mountains, has re-
turned to New York from Peru. beaten
In her attempt to climb the highest
OF the Andes, beaten not by the noun
tain itself, but the worthlessness OF
the men she employed as guides and
porters on the expedition. She is con-
WINGED that she would have reached
the summit but for the faults of her
men and says she is going back with
Swiss mountain men to make another.
attempt
AS it was she reached a height Of
$4,000 feet, being then about 1000 feet
above the summit. This was at her
first attempt One of her men deserted
and the rest got drunk on the alcohol
which was carried as fuel for cook
ing. Besides they were all afraid of
the trip and especially as they ap-
preached the top of the mountain, of
which they have superstitious dread.
The second attempt was like the
first, except that the men gave out
sooner and SO less progress was made
before the attempt had to be aband-
0ned.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-02-23

am very grateful to our friends for
having done it, has not pleased me as
much as I expected" this must have
been hattering. But there were many
able young men in Springfield who
coveted the honor, and they had en-.
tered into an agreement among them
selves that each would be content
with single term. Lincoln, of course
remained faithful to this promise. His
strict keeping of promises caused him
also to lose an appointment from Pres.
1dent Taylor as commissioner of the
general land office, which might easily
have been his. but for which he had
agreed to recommend some other Till.
nois man. A few weeks later the
president offered to make him gov.
ernor of the new territory of Oregon,
This attracted him much more than
the other office had done, but he de.
clined because his wife was unwilling
to live in place so far away.
His career in congress proved OF
great advantage to him in after life
having given him a close knowledge
of the workings of the federal govern
ment, and brought him into contact
with political leaders from all parts OF
the union.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-02-23
Lincoln Eminently Fair.

Gen. Taylor was triumphantly elect
ed, and it became Lincoln's duty, as
whig member of congress from Illi-
nois, to recommend certain persons to
fill government Offices in that state,
says Helen Nicolay in ST. Nicholas.
He did this after he returned to
Springfield, for his term in congress
ended on March 4, 1849, the day that
Gen. Taylor became president. The
letters that he sent to Washington
when forwarding the papers and appli-
cations of people who wished appoint
ment were both characteristic and
amusing; for in his desire not to mis-
lead or to do injustice to any man,
they were very apt to say more in
favor of the men he did not wish to
see appointed than in recommends
ton of his own particular candidates.
This absolute and impartial fairness
to friend and foe alike was one of his
strongest traits, governing every ac-
ton Of his life. II it had not been for
this, he might possibly have enjoyed
another term in congress, Tor there
nad been talk Of rejecting him. In
spite Of his confession to Speed that
being elected to congress, though I
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-02-23
Famous Illinois TaOern.
Where Lincoln, When a Circuit Rid
ing Lawyer, Snapped Stories.

With the demolition of the old Kel
ley tavern, torn down to make room
for barn, there passed one of TIL
famous old hostelries of Illinois. Bull
in 1889, the old tavern became the
stopping place of all west bound tray
elers, it being the only hotel between
Danville and Urbana on the state
road.
For years it enjoyed great popular
ity, especially during it's ownership by
Joseph Kelley, who operated it from
1910 until 1864. During the SOS IL
was the regular stopping place of the
old time circuit riding lawyers, among
whom were Abraham Lincoln. and
Judge David Davis. Both Lincoln
and Davis were warm friends of KEEL
ley, whose ready wit and great fund
of stories made him a favorite with
both men.
Often Lincoln's coming, being her
aided about the surrounding country,
drew scores of farmers to the hotel,
and not infrequently residents of Ur-
bana drove down to enjoy the contest
between the two great story tellers.
However well equipped with new ma
terial was Mr.. Kelley he always found
himself vanquished by Mr.. Lincoln,
whose fund of anecdotes seemed in
exhaustible. Old residents say that
the two champions frequently told
stories almost all night, Lincoln sit
ting in an immense armchair, with
wide rockers and buffalo robe cush-
ion, known to the household as "Abe's
chair" The old chair is still in the
possession of the Kelley family, one
of its most cherished heirlooms.
The old tavern played an important
part in the social life of the commun-
ity. Here during the winter months
assembled all the young people for
miles around to dance and enjoy
themselves. In the yard were held
the turkey shoots on THANKSGIVING
and Christmas, when the pioneers as.
sembled to prove their wonderful
skill with their old muzzle loading
firearms. Whisky on these occasions
flowed freely, and some famous fights
have occurred about the old building.
but for the most part the early settler
was good natured, even in his CUPS.
and no serious damage was done in
these encounters.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-02-23
Caution,

limitations have been placed unon
the market so closely resembling All.
cocks Plasters in general appearance
as to be well calculated to deceive. It
ls' however, in general appearance
only that they compare with Allcock's,
for they are not only lacking in the
best elements which have made All.
cocks so efficient, but are often harm
ful in their effects. Remember that
Allcock's are the original and only
genuine porous plasters-the best ex
ternal remedy known-and when pur-
chasing plasters the only safe way is
to always insist upon having Allcock's.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-02-23
FEARFUL BURNING SORES,
Soy in Misery IL Years-Eczema In
Rough Scales, Itching and In
Manufactured by Cuticura.

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years, but when the spot began to
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OF doctors. Under their treatment the
disease spread to four different parts
of his body. The longer the doctors
treated him the worse it became. Dur
Ing the day it would get rough and
form like scales. At night it would
pc cracked, infamed, and badly swol-
len, with terrible burning and itch
ing. When I think Of his suffering.
1t nearly breaks my heart. His
screams could be heard downstairs.
The suffering Of my son made me
full OF misery. I had no ambition to
work, to eat, nor could l sleep.
One doctor told me that my sons
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Tor bad job. One evening saw an
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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-02-23
CHINESE HAD FIRST zoo.
Institution of Menageries Was Que to
Two Incentives.

The Chinese had the first zoo. Ne
nageries are thought to owe their
origin partly to the cult of sacred
animals and partly to the ambition of
rulers to possess specimens of rare
and valuable creatures from foreign
lands or savage beasts from their own.
In the simplest forms geological gar
dens were one of the earliest develop.
ments of culture, and were familiar to
the Chinese, Indians, Greeks, Romans,
and pre-Spanish Mexicans in ancient
times. The Oldest recorded menagerie
Is Chinese. dating from 1850 B. C. The
den of lions kept by Darius, as de-
scribed in the book OF Daniel, is an ex.
ample Of one of those primitive me-
nageries, while the cult of sacred
white horses by the ancient Greeks
and Romans and that of so-called
white elephants in Burma and Siam
are instances of second type. A live
giraffe was received at the menagerie
Of Schonbrunn as early as 1928.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-02-23
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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-02-23

An autograph letter Of Abraham
Lincoln, writer more than half cen.
Jury ago to his lifelong friend,
Thomas J. Turner, of Freeport, ILL.,,
afterward colonel in an Illinois regf-
ment, is here reproduced as an object
of national interest.
The value of this letter to the fam
lies to whom it has descended-like an
apostolic succession-may be estimat-
ed from the fact that it has passed
from deathbed to deathbed as a sacred
charge in the Turner generations, the
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-02-23
AS Wallace SatO Lincoln.
Famous Author Wrote EntertaininaIy
of First Meeting.

The charm of Lew Wallace's Auto
biography consists not only in the
fact that the author was a famous
general and famous novelist, but that
so many of his recollections are rem
iniscent of the great
One of the most fascinating des.
criptions is that of his first sight OF
Abraham Lincoln. 1t was in 1850, at
a tavern in Danville, Ill
Wallace writes as follows:
There was one of the contestants
who arrested my attention early, part
ly by his stories partly by his ap-
pearance.
His hair was thick, coarse and de-
fiant; it stood out in every direction.
His features were massive, nose long,
eyebrows protrusive, mouth large,
cheeks hollow, eyes gray and always
responsive to the humor. He smiled
all the time, but never once did he
laugh outright. His hands were large,
his arms slender and disproportion-
ately long. His legs were a wonder.
particularly when he was in nara
ton; he kept crossing and increasing
them, sometimes it actually seemed
he was trying to tie them into bow.
knot
Altogether, I thought him the
gauntest, quaintest and most positive
ly ugly man who had ever attracted
me enough to call for study. Still,
when he was in speech, my eyes did
not quit his face. He held me in un-
consciousness.
About midnight his competitors
were disposed to give in; either their
stories were exhausted, or they were
tacttly conceding him the crown
From answering them story for story,
he gave two or three to their one. At
last he took the floor and held it.
And, looking back, am now con.
WINGED that he frequently invented his
replications; which is saying he DOS
sessed a marvellous gift of improvisa.
ton.
Such was Abraham Lincoln. And
to be perfectly candid, had one stood
at my elbow that night in the old
tavern and whispered: Look at him
closely. He will one day be president
and the savior of his country I had
laughed at the idea but a little less
heartily than laughed at the man.
"Afterward I came to know him
better, and then I did not laugh"