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The Meeker herald., 1909-10-30
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The Great Sals lake b gradually ~.
lns mp, and the Inhabitants Of 6ait
Lake City seem Quiae susprissd- Thsy
sught not to b. All salt lakes owe
their salinity 10 the fact Of their hav-
ing no outlet, and lake withoet N
outlet Il = dying lake.
Nor y death usually long delayed.
speaking geo,ogically. Lakes koko
Nor and Lob Nor were undoubtedly
extensive inland seas not 70 veey many
decades ago. yet Sven Hedin found
them reduced to mere acrsd psddlss
Det In the midst Of wen nigh limitless
salt deserts that once were their beds.
The terrible Takiamakan desert, too.
In which Hedin nearly died Of thirst,
was once the bed Of Just such lake.
30 also were the salt deserts Of Persia.
Northern Tibet y studded with salt
lakes In process of desiccation. The
Aral and the Caspian seas were at one
time far more extensive than 10 now
the case. proving that they. too. are nm
dersoinS the inevitable process Of des-
location to which all such bodies Of
water are sooner or later invariably
subjected.-St Paul Pioneer Press.
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MINE 1IMeeRs.
They ADD Eight csnts - the csst d
Zach Ten es Anthracite.

They ADD Eight csnts - ths csst q
Zach Ten Of Anthracite.
The cost Of every ton Of anthracite d
Increased cents BY the expense Of the
mine timbers. To supply these tim
be1. says the Vegetarian Magazine.
requires each year the product Of ap-
proximately 10000 acres Of forest
Timber ID used for cross ties for
tram roads In the main hauiase ways.
a. wooden rollers and ~ props. A set
Of ganGway timber consists Of two
legs. commonly nine or ten feet long
and about thirteen inches 10 diameter.
and 4 collar sIx or seven feet long.
These sets are placed on an averaer At
Intervals Of ave feet. One gangway
frequently contains 1000 sets, and ten
sangways to 4 coiliery 10 not an nm
usual number. U.s
The average life Of the timber ID
hardly above two years. Forty-dvs per
cent Of the timbera are destroyed by
decay. while breakage. wear and In.
sects destroy the remainder. BY peel
ing the timbers and properly seasoning
them and especially BY giving them
q treatment In oils or chemical salta
their length OF service II materially In.
creased.
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Animal, LIE.

The whale leads ali animals In point
Of longevity. his age being placed con-
servatively at 500 to 1000 years. The
tortoise comes next with an age limit
extending from 100 to 200 year,. The
elephant, the camel. the eagle and the
crocodile are each credited with 100
years and upward. The carp Il an
elusive creature. its age having been
figured at from seyenty-nve to $50
years. Tigers. ieopards. jaguars and
hyenas live some twenty five years In
confinement and probably much longer
In the wilderness. Swans. parrots and
ravens live 200 years. pelicans forty to
atty years. hawks thirty to forty.
geese eighty years. monkeys and bab-
oons sixteen to eighteen. squirrels and
rabbits seven years. queen bees four
years. working bees six months and
drones four months Minneapolis Jour
nal,
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Losing relates that In 1848 he met
at Oswego, N. r. Major Cochran, then
nearly eighty years old, q son-in-law
Of General Philip Schuyler. who told
the story Of his election to congress
during the administration Of the elder
Adams. A vessel was to be launched
on one of the lakes In interior New
York, and people came from afar to
zee 1t. The young folks gathered
there, determined to have q dance at
night. There was 4 6ddle. but no
fiddler. Young Cochran was an anna
teur performer. and his services were
demanded. He gratined the Joyous
company. and at the supper table one
Of the gentlemen remarked, in com
mendation Of his talents. that he was
ut for congress-" The matter was
talked up. and he was nominated and
elected a representative In congress
for the district then comprising the
whole Of New York west Of Schenec-
tady. He always claimed to have
'nddled himself into congress-"
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SPIRIT LAND MESSAGES.
% They Al Really Come Frsm Minds
Of the liNina1 |

Do They Al Really Come Frsm Minds
Of the Livinsf
Perhaps all the 70 called messages
from the dead come from living minds.
l mean the minds of those about rs.
DR.. Reed. friend Of mine. once ar
ranged to go with a patient to have q
test sitting with a very celebrated
psychic who claimed to be able to read
sealed letters. Just before the ap-
pointed day Reeds patient died sud-
denly Of heart disease. leaving 4 sealed
letter on his desk-
The doctor. fully alive to the sim
gular opportunity. put the letter in his
pocket and hastened to the medium.
The magician took 1t In his hand and
pondered. At last be said: This was
written by man now in the spirit
world. cannot read 1t. There isn't
medium In the world who can read
II. but II you will send 1t to any per
son anywhere on the planet and have
1t read and resealed will tell you
what In In 1t. ! cannot get the words
unless some mind In the earth Place
has absorbed them"
That would seem to prove 4 sort OF
universal mind reservoir. wouldn't 1T
isn't that staggering hypothesis1-
Hamlin Garland in Everybody's Maya
sine. I .f-5,s.
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USE FOR A TELESCOPE.


Interesting Discovery One Woman
Mads BY uss q the Glass.
II thought 1t was pretty fair sort
Of telescope for one that wasn't very
big" said Uncle silas. II rigged II
up In the attic BY the high north win
dow and had It fixed 10 1t would
swing around easy. took deal Of
satisfaction In looking through It, the
sky seemed 20 wide and full Of won
ders, 20 when Hester was here ]
thought I'D give her the pleasure too.
She stayed a long time upstairs and
seemed to he enjoying It When she
came down I asked her II she'd dis
covered anything new.
"'Yes.' she says. why. It made
everybody's house seem 70 near that
I seemed to Be right beside 'em. and
found out what John Pritchard's
folks are dom in their outkitchen.
I've wondered what they had light
there for night after night. and !
Just turned the glass on their win
down. They are cuttin' appass to dry
folks - rich A. them cuttin' apples!'
"And actually that was all the wom-
an had scen! With the whole heavens
before her to study. she had spent her
time prying into the AFFAIR." Of her
,neiGhhcss!4 And there are lots mory
Ike her-with and without tele.
scopes."-Christian Uplook.
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Some years $50 one Of Texas widely
known statesmen who - now dead
was passin eaiong street in Dallas
when an old colored man who bad
once belonged 10 him approached, took
o6 his hat and passed hand over hi
white wool ~ be asked:
''Marstsf, gin d. old man 20 esnts."
Dan, you are robber."
sHowr' asked the astonished darby.
spanning his eyes, around which rough
shod age had walked
Didn't you ses mo put my hand IN
my pocketr'
Eyes, sab"
"well. you old rascal, you rob me Of
the pleasure Of giving you money with
out being asked"
The old man received dollar. Bow
ing almost to the ground, while tears
came out and coursed through the aSsd
prints around his eyes, he replied:
"Marster. wtd-wid such q heart a.
you hab and wid Abraham and Isaac
end de Lord on your side don't 80
what can keep you out Of heaven"
The Meeker herald., 1909-10-30

The Journal Of American Folklore
has some interesting folk tales Of the
Nez Perces Indians:
"Once the sun fell down from the
sky Just about sunrise. Mole caught
It and held It up until people got there
and helped him to shove 1t back. The
sun bad meant to roll along on the
ground instead Of In the sky. It was
frJm holding MP the sun that Nols's
hands arc bent % far back.
Coyote and Cloud ran q race. Cloud
Get storm and Coyote clear weather.
They started far away to the south,
and for awhile Coyote was In the lead.
Then Cloud made fruits Of all kinds
10 grow in front Of Coyote. and be.
looking back and seeing Cloud far BE-
hind. stopped to eat. In thh way
Cloud caught up and won. This =
Why We hare storms In winter time"
The Meeker herald., 1909-10-30

The marble trick II ~ old ~ the days
Of Aristotle. Cross the middle and
fore fingers and roll . marble bstween
them. The marble will feel llks two.
bseauss It u being fsit In an uasaeup-
toned way. II pencil b drawn b.
tween the crossed 1ngers the ons pen
ell will feel like parallel barA The
same illusion may BE- worked By plac-
Ing the pencil between the lips and
then moving the under lip to one side.
causing the pencil to feel like two.
Mors curious than any Of these u the
one where the forennger Is crossed
over the little finger behind the other
two and then applied to the end Of the
nose. Not only can you feel two noses.
but one Of them seems to be about an
inch longer than the other. This last
sensation h caused BY the fact that
We do not ordinarily feel the edge Of
any object with these two 6ngers at
the same time unless the part felt with
the little finger projects beyond the
part felt BY the forennger.-st. Louis
Republic.
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Some one has said that people that
arc fond Of hero worship should never
make pilgrimage to sec the hero.
Here II an instance:
An enthusiastic young lady admirer
called on her favorite author. In
speaking Of her visit she said:
"l'm sorry I saw him. He didn't
look At all like an author-no long.
wavy hair: NO dreamy expression: no
eyes fixed on the stars n II to read
the secrets Of the heavens: no musical.
low voice-nothing to suggest the
genius, No. found him leaning on
the garden gate. In his shirt sleeves,
swearing ut . grocery boy! And bis
hair was close cropped. and be looked
as II he hadn't shaved In a week. He
was the most terribly human specimen
I over saw."-Atlanta Constitution.
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ARTISTIC TASTE.

In This the FrsNeh Are Tsssl sNa ~
Irish Gene Nest.
Artistic taste 10 due to temperament.
and where this exists the simplest ma
tsrials lend themselves to artistic com
binat lions aud beautiful effects.
The Frsnch excel In dainty. graceful
designs because Of their volatile. mirth
loving Compartments. The Germans
ian never reach these heights becar<e
their temperaments arc just the re-
verso. while It has been proved In sew
eral woekrooms that. next to the
French, the irish temperament b the
most artistic.
The more artistic the general train
ing OF q person the mors ready are
they to appreciate and pront by the
lns productions Of others: hence We
are glad to see and grateful for the
privilege Of studying the models
brought from Paris each season BY the
enterpriaing Importers.
twenty-five years ago In raris and
London the houses thst catered to
America and the colonies put aside for
this trade any designs that were too
extreme or screaming for The fast1d-
ious home buyers. says the Millinery
Trade Review. But times have chanGed.
and the American woman ID now cos-
sidered the best dressed IN the world.
and the leaders Of American society
are the women who dictate quite ~
much ~ the elite Of France.
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To look at Sitting Bull one would say
that he was always quiet and self con-
tanned. In fact, be did usually keep
himself under control. but be was cruel
and almost heartless. He had prac-
ticed cruelty to animals and men from
his childhood and a. long ~ he lived:
be was full Of passion and often very
angry. He was always imperious and
inso.ent toward our ssneralA The In
dian agent and other frisnds of tie
great father At Washington, whom 10
claimed to hate. He had great talent
and ability to plan campaigns and hat
ties and wonderful influence In bring
ing Indians togsthef. Notwithstand-
ing AZ this, be was afraid q dsath.
and, though b. planned the greatest
yictasy vhich The Indiana ever gained
ovef Write msn, Sitting Bull himself
was q coward and dhgraced himself
even before his own people BY running
away In the very face Of suecsss.-
General Howard in st. Nicholas.
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Nfhalaa.

The largest Of all mammals are not
the elephants. but the whales. A large
elephant weighs about six tons. but the
largest whale reaches the immense
weight Of 100 tons and would furnish
four carloads Of nesh and blubbsr.
About forty different kinds of whales
and dolptins are known. and. although
they live In the open sea and look like
nsh. they are not nsh at all. but are
true mammals. breathing air and feed
Ing their young on milk. like COWS and
horses.
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E..t African l4lahland,.

The young Engiishman. be be omcer
or settler in the east African high
lands. cuts hardy figure. His clothes
are few and far between. A sun hat,
brown flannel shirt with sleeves cut
above the elbow and open to the chest.
a pair Of thin khaki knickerbockers
cut short i've inches at least above the
knee. boots and pair Of putties COM
prise the whole attire. Nothing else II
worn. The skin. exposed to sun,
thorns and insects, becomes almost ~
dark as that Of the natives. and 20
hardened that 1t is nothing to ride all
day with bare knees on the saddle-a
truly Spartan discipline from which
at least the visitor may be excused
Strand Magazine.
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For ink spots on leather chairs wash
the spots with milk. renewing the milk
till It u no longer stained and the
spot on the leather has disappeared.
Then wash the leather with warm wa
ter. and when dry polish II with very
little Hnseed oil and vinegar mixed in
equal parts. The ink stain should b
removed as quickly as possible. for II
allowed to dry and harden 1t 10 doubt
full whether you will ever BE- able 70
entirely remove It.
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on. e.Id 9. Anx,.ax.

The young man who was endeavor-
ing to win the favor Of Bobby'a pretty
sister met the boy on the street one
morning and greeted him with much
cortliality.
"Er-do you think your sister was
pleased to know had called the other
.dayr' be was at last forced to ask.
bluntly. after several efforts to guide
Bobby's conversation In that direction.
''Surey' said Bobby. with gratifying
promptness- u know she was. I
heard her say 20. s
When she came home mother said.
Mr.. Brown called while you were out
and she said: He didl Well. I'm glad
Of that! youths Companion.
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.ssttins ths River On Fire


In old English times. when each
family was Obliged to slit it, own nour.
II sometimes happened that an ener-
gstic nan would turn bis sieve 10 rap
idly as to cause It to catch Ore. The
style Of sieve ussd In those days was
called q ''temsc." and It became Gus
tomary saying that . lazy man would
never ret the tense on IRE. Now, It
happens that the name Of the river
Thames b pronounced like the name
Of this old nour sieve, and after many
yeArs, when the old fashioned tense
wss forgotten. It was thought that ret
ting the tense on fre meant setting
the river on nre, and that II why to-
day We say that 4 stupid person wfl
never set tho river on fire.
The Meeker herald., 1909-10-30

Nine out Of ten travellers would tell
water h that cruel stretch In the Eng.
iish channel. and nine out Of ten trav-
elers would say what was not true.
Az a matter OF fact. ''the wickedest
bit Of sea" Ia not In the Dover strait or
In yachting. for example, from st. Jean
de Luis up to PauilIac or across tho
Mediterranean race" from Cadis to
Tangisr. nor II II In rounding Cape
Horn. wherp there u what sailors calf
4 true sea. The "wickedest sea" IL
encountered IN rounding the Cape Of
Good Hope for the eastern ports Of
Cape Colony.
The Meeker herald., 1909-10-30

An ambitious young Chicagoan called
upon publisher Of novels in that city,
10 whom he impaired confidentially
the Information that he had decided
to write book" and that he would
be pleased to afford the publisher the
chance to bring 1t out.
MAY I venture to inquire as to the
nature Of the hook you propose to
writer asked the Publisher very po-
litely.
s'OA," came in an o6hand way from
Tie aspirant for fame. II think Of
doing something on the line Of Les
Aiserables.' only livelier. you know!'-
Lippincott's.
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A Scottish correspondent, signing
himself "Haggis." writes to ~ ~ fol-
lows:
Dear sir-Plsass state In your column
that Scotsman wears Q kilt. not kits.
king clad In . kilt. not IN kits.
We regret to say that We ind our
selves unable to accede to our CORE
spondent's request. Respect for truth
compels us to state that q Scotsman
almost invariably wears neither kilt
NOR kits. but trousers.-London Nsws.
The Meeker herald., 1909-10-30

A correspondent sends the following
10 remote rural organ Of the people:
''Our esteemed fellow citiSen. Mr..
william n. Puckleton, has had several
new NO Trespassing" signs erected
IN his Place. We have had the pleas
u,e Of perusing the one facing the
Hedgeville pike. II reads:
'Notis.-rrsspassrs will b. pArsskuteA
10 the full exten OF , mean munasel dogs
wich amt never bsn overly soshibil with
strangers an 1 dubbei bari shotgun wtch
Amt loaded with no sofy pillsfs dam II
Amt setin tired Of this heiraisin on nay
property. Yurs respectful.
BILL PUCKLErON."
Current literature %.
The Meeker herald., 1909-10-30

A young lady was recently visiting
an editorial ONCE and being shown
around BY the editor. Approaching
case Of drawers upon one Of which
was the label MSS" she said, ''Now.
how would you pronounce thatT
''Oh." said the editor. sometimes We
pronounce 1t muss and sometimes
mess."-Lppincott's Magazine.
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Current literature.


In the custemaey Place.
A well known English bishop some
time since lost his third wife. A cler-
yman who had known the drst wife
returned from Africa and wanted 10
zee the grave. He called ut the caths.
dral and raw the vefgef.
''Can you tell me where the blshop's
wife IL bufiedr'
well. sir" replied the vergsr, II
don't know for certain. but be mostly
euries 'em at Brompton." - Detroit
Tribune.
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A ooas' CLUB.

lsWasN's lvxurisss Nsssrt Per Arists.
cratic canlNs Pos
London y the only city in the world
Boosting dogs club. The club b In q
pleasant suit Of Rooms near the Troca.
dero and close to Regent street. Hand
scms rugs cover the doofs, the win.
down are yelled In lace and silk. and
Injurious sous are ranged against the
walls, while . profusion Of soft ptl.
lows are scattered about for the com.
fort Of aristocfatie dogs who prefer
the door for 4 nap. Dainty satin lined
wicker baskets are provided for the
smaller pets. The membership fee Il
half q sovereign, but this does mot in.
Crude meals. baths or tips to the at.
tendants.
Ladies' going shopping or to the thea.
tsf leave their pugs and poodles at the
club and give the attendant in charge
at ths time . few shiilinss for looking
differ II. bat II ths dog b fed half q
crown b charged. This pays for NUT
ten chop and milk. A whole crown
provides thu little animal with minced
chicken. Foe half sovereign Edo h
bathsd. brushed and perfumed, and y
- y French poodle his hair b care
tally curied. A veterinary = attacked
10 the club b go that only doss h
peefsct health are .aAuitesd. an -
members being quarankinsd IN . sepa
rate room. Blankets, boots, eoalars
harness. soaps and brushes and al tn
nr~aenoriea ~ = faahSnnah1 Acasa fnf
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when / drst started ont hunting
apartments went through long. 20
lits dissertation" said the woman with
Q haunted look and weary fest. "Now
I % n and eey 10 the elevator man
o. janitor: 'Apartmentsr Room? ?
fricer Keep EN- get along Just
- well. and It saves lots Of time. Try
N"-New York Times.
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A Eeesie.

Evelyn-I Just met Clarence. He 10 a
conversational foozle. George-How's
that1 Evelyn-He makes love when he
ought to play golf. and be talks golf
when he ought to make love.-Illus-
Rated Bits. lu'
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Every bit Of food on this table"
said the serving lady to Lamson as he
sat down to eat at the church supper.
was cooked BY your wife"
'Oh, don't mind" retoined Lam
son family. arm not a bit hungry.
anyway!-New York Times.
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Young Husband-My dear Jemima. l
must say that this pudding tastes very
bad. wife-AIl your Imagination. dear.
The cookery book says that 1t tastes
exceilent!-Londou Telegraph.
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Dad-Johnnie. your teacher tells me
shat you are at the foot Of your class.
How's that1 Johnnis-That amt my
fault. dad. Thsy'vs taken Tommy Tuf
out and sent him to q reform school,
Dxchanse.
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Aided Little sulphur.
Doctor-Did your husband follow my
directions? Did he take the medicine
left for him religiously7 Patients
every time gave him dose. Boston
Transcript.
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'Oh. I did 70 want to have a talk
with you! I'm simply mad to 20 on
the stase~ exclaimed q gushing young
lady to popular actor.
Yes. I should think you would be,
my dear young iadyr remarked the
groat histTlon.
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True Beth Ways.
The die h cast!' hissed the Villain.
Then, shaking their gold locks, the
chorus bounded on.
1T seems" the critic murmured,
shat the east 10 dyed too."-Nsw Yoek
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THAT young doctor Is queer con-
tradiction."
I'm what wayT M
He has an exceedingly good tenn
per. and yet he II lacking in patients"
Baltimore American.
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Look at the self satisfied dub! Now
what commendabls trait DOES he pos
sessr
"well. that Of being easily pleased. !"
Louisville Courisr-J Journal.
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Ne Better NAH.

eAe-so tho fortune teller told you
that you would never marry. He-Yes
that b. indirectly. Shs-What did
~ sayf He-Shs said I was born -
ennmand.-
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Juvenile-Mamma, when the frs goss
out where does It 60? Mother-I don't
Know. dear. You might just a. wen
ask where your father soes when hs
eoes out.-Town Topics.
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A DISCARDED THRONE.
Leuls Napsissn's stats Chair. Which
Was Net used.

lsuis Napeissn's stats Chair. Which
Was Net Used.
On the eve Of the Franco German
war when the Emperor Louis Napo-
leon entered upon the conflict which
ended 30 dlsastrously to himself and
his country men q couple OF strangers
appeared at a German town. They
brought with them large packing
case, which on their arrival was car
ried to hotel. Here the unknown WIS.,
itors remained some time and eventu-
ally disappeared without paying their
bill, which amounted to q considerab BILE
sum.
The landlord. whose curiosity had
often been aroused with reference to
the possible contents Of the case. at
last determined to open It. and on do
Ing 80 found q Handsomely designed
and richly upholstered state chair.
This was adorned with the French Inn
perial arms. eagle and Louis Sapole-
on's monogram. and beneath 1t was
musical box which played when the
cushion was sat upon.
1t IL supposed that the throne-for
such 1t 10 believed to have benin the
event Of success attending the French
army Was to have been used BY the
emperor at Berlin after the capture oS
the German metropolis. Fate. howev-
er. spoiled the imperial plans: hence
the sudden and precipitate flight Of the
custodians Of the chair. The widow Of
the hotel keeper 4 few years later sent
1t to England. where 1t eventually
found purchaser. STRAY Stories.