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The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1910-04-09
USED WORDS HE UNDERSTOOD
Clever ldea Of Lawyer That Won
Sailor Juryman to His Side
Of the Case. d

It was a clever lawyer in Boston
court recently who took advantage
Of the nautical knowledge he pos
sessed to work upon the mind Of q
juryman who did not seem to show
much comprehension Of case of
suing street railway for damages.
The dull member was an old sailor.
who, though doubtless very keen Of
perception along some lines, was new
ertheless rather slow in his under
standing Of the points involved in the
case being tried, says the New York
Journal. The lawyer noticed this and
made his strike with this particular
man. Approaching the Jury box. he
addressed himself to this one jury
man and said:
''Mr. Juryman, will tell you how 1t
happened. The plaintiff was In com.
mand Of the outward bound open car,
and stood in her starboard chanhels.
Along came the inward bound closed
car, and Just a. their bows met she
jumped the track, sheered to port, and
knocked the plaintiff on and ran over
him"
The sailor was all attention after
this version Of the affair and Joined
In 5000 verdict for the injured
man. -.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1910-04-09
A Narrow Escape.

She IVES . demure little lady, yet
quite proud to be allowed to go down
street alone in her new red coat and
hat. She returned much sooner than
her mother expected, and appeared .
little dushed and excited. though en-
deavoring to preserve her demure de-
meanor.
Her mother inquired As to her trip
and little Mary proceeded somewhat
breathlessly to relate her experiences.
II was going by the corner" she
said, when . great big man came
across the street and said,
Wouldn't you like to walk with
me?' And said, NO, thank you,
cause didn't know him. And then
be asked me again and spoke real
loud. said. NO. thank you.' and
then I walked home just as fast n
could. for It was very narrow ss-
cape. "-Los Angeles Herald.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1910-04-09
cory OF THE MATTERHoRa
Remarkable Work Of Art That Adorna
the Estate Of English
Baronet.

The largest rock garden in England
Is that of Sir Frank Crisp at Friar
park, Henley. 1t is faithful repro
ductibn Of the Matterhorn in about
three acres. Seven thousand tons Of
limestone were brought from York
shire TO make 1t.
Thp snow-capped peak is represent
ed w quartz. Below 1t are thousands
upoa thousands Of alpine flowers grow
Ing n pockets between the rocks and
hlII1G every chink in the trails that
aSc46M the mountain. There must be
200Na6erent species in bloom at once.
n TN Bass n the '1aoutnafn " 4
minisAvpe Swiss chalet. where one
may ~ snd enjoy the scene, compar.
ing W the main features with a little
bronze model Of the Matterhorn which
I Sir Frank had made for the entertain
ment Il his guests.
4 brpok courses down the mountain
side. and Just before 1t reaches the
chalet It forms pretty cascade and
then spreads out at your feet Into .
miniature lake decorated with pygmy
water lilies and margined with pinks.
primroses, Sentians and other alpine
flowers.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1910-04-09
The AGE Of the World.

An endless number Of scientists have
delved into the question of the age Of
this good old world. aud many have
undertaken to fix its age. But the fact
10 that none Of them has ever been
able to produce irrefutable evidence OF
the absolute truth-of his deductions.
Pinned down to hard facts, these men
'of science arc forced to admit that
their deductions are in great measure
mere speculation.
Countless dates have been assigned
70 the earth's creation, ranging ali the
way from 1915 to 1884 B. c.. one just
- authentic apparently a. the other.
There 10 In fact NO way to TX the date
with any degree Of certainty. For the
most part We arc inclined to favor the
date given BY the English Bible-40o4
B. c. In this opinion Of the creation
such profound scientists ~ Usher and
Blair concur. although they admit that
It must forever remain in the shadow
Of doubt.
The question Of the Oldest race Il
no less speculative.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1910-04-09
NEVER SEE THE SUNLIGHT
Animate That Live Underground Gtsr.
nsily Deprived Of the Light
Of Day. F

The underlife of the caves has Z
world Of its own. Animals are born
IN subterranean caverns followed out
by streams. develop. reproduce and
die while forever deprived Of the sun
light. There is no cave mammal ex-
cept rat, nor is there cave bird.
There are no animals that require
much nOurishment.
Grottoes with underground rivers
have the most life, an exchange says.
Usually the subterranean life resem-
bles the general types of the country.
IT has entered the cave and become ac-
climatEi there. undergoing divers
adaptfsk notifications. So we gen
orally Id, in modified forms, the life
OF our Zine. But in some caverns
there seem to be the remains OF an
ancient animal life that has every
where else disappeared from terres-
trial rivers and lives only in certain
caverns.
The creatures OF modern species
that have adapted themselves to UNI
derground conditions are sharply sep
arated from the light dwellers. The
skin Is whltish or transparent. The
eye atrophies or disappears altogether.
The optic nerve and the optic lobe
disappear, leaving the brain profound
" modified. Other organs develop
pFoportionately. Those OF hearing,
smell and touch become large. Sensi-
tive hairs. long and coarse. appear all
over the body.
These changes are produced gradu-
ally. In animals kept in darkness 1t
has been possible to see the regres-
sion Of the eye and the hypertrophy OF
the other sense organs. With fishes
observed since 1900 the absence of
light determined a remarkable arrest
OF growth. Their length was about
two Inches and their weight less than
an ounce, whereas similar fish kept in
daylight reached five inches and T-10
ounces.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1910-04-09
The Beauty Hour.

The girls. in kimonos Of gold. Of
scarlet and Of blue, busted themselves
with face steamers. with electrical mas
sage rollers, with creams and what.
not; for It was the hour for turning
in-the hour sacred to beauty stunts.
II have here" said q Chicago girl.
"the very latest. Behold. Two little
round mustard plasters-nothing but
that-yet all you haze to do 10 to ap-
ply them to your cheeks ten minutes
before you start out and you've got =
deliciously rosy complexion that will
last E5u all the evening"
sell mo = pair!"
sell you . pair? Indeed I won't.
1 got them in Paris and it's true they
only cost two francs fifty, but all the
same l wouldn't sell you a pair for =
five-dollar bill They can't be bought
on this side"
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1910-04-09
CORRECT PEDIGREE, OF LAMBS
OF Great importanes 10 the Breeder
and Can De Done with Very
Little ineonvenisnce.
or ". R GILBERT,

BY W. r. CELEBRITY
The Importance of the lambing sea-
son to the stud sheep breeder cannot
be overestimated, for as year succeeds
year It il becoming more and more
evident that the full Individual pedi-
grees are being required In increasing
numbers for sheep that are sold for
breeding.
impossible to get the correct pedigree
of the lambs. This. however, has been
proved over and over again to be q
fallacy, for there are many hocks scat
tered throughout this country in
which the full individual pedigree OF
each sheep is recorded.
To say there ia no trouble attached
to it would be wrong. but to say that
the trouble entailed is insurmountable
is equally wrong. All that is necessary
Is that proper arrangements should be
made for the work and II these ar
engagements are made It will surprise
many to hnd how little time and troti-
BILE IL necessary.
An hour or 10 In the largest hocks
each morning will sufiice to make the
necessary entries and to Do the mark
Ing Of lambs. .s Z.
The return for this little trouble 10
great, ~ It places upon record the
produce Of each Individual in the
flock, Il gives q record Of the result
Of mating Of the different sires. It en-
ables the dock owner to trace out
with certainty the result Of the mat
ing Of different strains Of blood. and
1t shows conclusively the value not
only Of the different sires used, but
also Of the individual ewes Of the
flock. Rs
In another manner It 10 valuable be-
cause It IL = check upon the shepherd,
providing record Of the number of
lambs produced and the number
reared.
It enables many good eve to be
kept ON as . breeder and records the
evidence a. to whether ewes or
strains are twin breeders or single
lamb breeders.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1910-04-09
UNCLE Bella on WRONG TRACK
Old Gentleman Had Mixed Up In Mat
ter Belonging Exclusively to
Aunt Maria.

Il don't know what were a-coming
TO-" said Uncle Bella Cummings, ~ he
surveyed sheet Of thin paper which
had accompanied a periodical sent to
Aunt Maria by their daughter In New
York.
Whats the matter novr asked
Aunt Maria. TRANQUILITY. What arc
you doing with that sheet o. paper.
Bella. and where are your specs?"
I'm hunting for 'em now" said Un-
Gle Bella. excitedly. and suppose this
here" shaking the paper; rs a new
map. and the way It's cut up by the
railroads ia shame and disgrace!
I don't see how there's room left for .
decent house-lot In the whole stated"
well, now, find your specs, and
read what 1t says" counseled Aunt
Maria, abandoning her socks to look
over Uncle Bela's shoulder. Perhaps
they're only prospecting the roads as
yet; maybe they won't be built any
more'n some o. these western towns
that's laid out all 10 pretty on paper.
and nowheres else. Read what It says,
father"
1T says" faltered Uncle Bella, with
q confused expression on his counte-
nance. Pattern Of skirt and jacket
on page 372. Pattern Of evening waist
on page 374. Pattern Of"
Here. you give 1t to mel" command
ed Aunt Maria; and she departed to
spread Uncle Bela's supposed railroad
map on the table. while he was left to
ponder ON the wonderful works Of man
and woman.-Youth's Companion.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1910-04-09
rrovb,. In Nj. Brain Pan.

Doctor" said the little Boston
boy. you are an alienlst, are you
not?"
"Yes." answered the distinguished
physician. that is the particular
branch Of medical practice to which
L devote myself. Can l do anything
for your"
You can assist me. perhaps. in
allaying serious apprehension that
has arisen in my mind. This morn
ing. doctor. I found myself saying
'fossiliferous' len l was trying to
say 'palaeontol6kical.' Does that In
dictate aphaaia. or Is It merely tam
eorary hetarophsmyT'
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1910-04-09
pIetIes,arx Lers.

Poison" and potion" arc doublets,
the former being an older form Of the
latter. Both arc derived from the
Latin ''potare." to drink, and poison"
IN its original sense. signined merely
something to drink.
While the word human" used a.
meaning - human being" u now only
colloquial or humorous. Lowell. in the
introduction to- the '.Biglow Papers"
chided Bartlett for including It in his
Dictionary Of Amerieanisms," and re-
marked that 1t was Chapman's habitu-
ri phrase In his Translation Of Homer,
and that It is found also in the old
play Of THE Hog Hath Lost His
Pearl. Democrat and
Chronicle.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1910-04-09

shades In the fence corners. but ono
winter was building four movable
breeding houses and hit upon plan
by which could use them in the sum.
mer as shade.
All four sides were made on hinges.
as shown in the drawing, and in the
summer these sides are fastened up.
Quite n large number of hogs can flnd
shelter in one Of these houses In the
summer, and in winter they are just as
warm n can be when used for the
pigs.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1910-04-09

A blind man. guided by large and
athletic dog. went down the street the
other day. Just A. they turned cor
ner the blind mans dog saw dog It
knew and darted forward in . way
that threw the sightless mendicant to
the ground. He was speedily assisted
TO his feet, however. BY waggish
passer-by, who remarked that he had
heard some remarkable stories Of the
feats performed by dogs. but this was
the Arst time he had ever known one
to pull down the blind.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1910-04-09

LivE STOCK NOTES.

ouasss Of pure-brsd sheep arc about
10 faos an enormous demand for
stock.
O. Aass On the door Of = hog pen
may tseak the leg OF hog. and hog
with . broken leg ID spoiled hog.
LAssed meal il an eficient and prof
table supplement to steer feeding
whoa canbined with ear corn. shred
ded sssssr and cat straw.
Pleny Of shelter IL necessary for
story weather. but the farmer who
put N plenty Of roots has looked after
the sheiter. you may be sure Of that.
Ptne tar and turpentine should Al
Ways be kept In the stable. They are
impostaat remedies and representatives.
for aaay. ailments and diseases Of
sheU.
To man who had the forethought to
provake plenty Of good carrots and
mangies Is exceedingly well fxed for
bringing the farm animals through the
winter IN good condition.
Experiments at the Wisconsin sta.
ton hsse developed the fact that an
acre OF rape grazed OF by pigs gave
returns which indicated food value
equal to 1900 pounds Of grain.
The present fad for fresh air all the
time. which works 70 we'll with the
human race. applies also to sheep.
This means protection from storms
and cold winds, but not closed barns.
Cement is the cheapest material in
the end for the floor OF hog house.
Tho Anor Of the outdoor department
shosIA Be six to ten inches lower than
the house door. 10 as to insure good
drainage and dry sleeping quarters.
WAea hogs show an insatiate desire
to root. 1t Is well to study carefully
their bill Of fare. The chances are
that 1t II out OF balance and that the
hogs are simply trying to help the
feeder out by hunting for what is lack
ing.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1910-04-09
intestinal Worms.

Intestinal worms kill many good
horses before their owners ind out
what the trouble 10. Here ID . remedy
that IL used BY many good breeders
with success: Powdered anise seed,
two ounces: jamaica ginger, I'VE
ounces; pulverised nitrate Of potash.
six ounces: sulphate Of Iron. four
ounces; ground fiaxseed. two pounds.
These Ingredients should BE- well
mixed and = heaping tablespoonful
fed once each day in mixture Of
equal parts Of oats and bran. Besfdes
being = worm-destroyeP. this remedy
assists In toning up the system.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1910-04-09

The farmer can we'll DO most Of h,
farm work with brood mares. It will
do them NO injury II carefully handled
and he will be able to get practically
~ much service from them ~ from
geldings or from mares that arc not
used for breeding purposes. It costs
little II any more to raise colt than
It does to raise calf. Az . two
year-old, one IL worth twice ~ much
a. the other. One hundred dollars
ought to be ample to bring the colt
to two years Of age and show .
prof,t, after which time he should be
seif-sustainins. This spplies to ami.
mails or colts used for farm or drar
purposes rather than those that are
used for pleasure.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1910-04-09
pshsrnlns Chute.

the front end with loose pins. which
can be removed quickly and the ami
mai driven out in front II desired.
After the animal IL fastened into
stanchfon q rope run around it, neck
and nose IL fastened to the windlasa
and drawn taut. Bolts should be used
throughout and clips on the cross
pieces 20 insure strength.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1910-04-09

"Blisgins was referring to distant
relations In rather disapprovlng
tone. I wonder whom he meant?"
II don't know" answered Miss Cay.
enre. Judging from their manner. l
should say the most distant relations
he knows anything about are his wife
- her family"
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1910-04-09
eoop CHUTE FOR DEHoRNINo
Can ~ Constructed with Two-Ineh
Lumber Throughout with Exosp-
tlon Of Two Places.

A good, practical dehoFning chute 10
easy Of construction. Two-inch stun
Is used throughout excepting for the
two upper pieces on the sides. which
are Ii. A stanchion Il provided at
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1910-04-09
CURING THE HALTER BREAKER
Small Rope Passed Over Horse and
Around Under Its Tall VIII Soon
Stop Bad Habit.

Whenever have q horse that
breaks his halter by pulling at the
Manager 1 take = small rope. pass It
around his tail and through loops ON
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-01-13
field AGAINST FAVOR|7E"

dwell with lingering fondness and
dreamy fancy, upon the enchanting
scenes of that rapturous performance.
entitled, THE Field Against the Fa-
vorite," now appearing at the theater
de Capitol.
As each turn of the kaleidoscope
reveals some new aspect of beauty,
so does each vote in the caucus reveal
some fresh memorial of a patriots fl
deity to his country and his candi-
dacy. Greater fidelity can no man
show than to remain in contest bur-
dened with the weight of one vote.
Scarcely less valorous is the hero of
two, nor should there be paucity Of
plaudits for the constancy of the
captor Of three, when it is remem.
bered that the "deah peepul" are pay
ing one thousand three hundred and
thirty-three dollars per day, including
such part of 1t as Is consumed in these
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-01-13
NEGRO DIsFRANcHisEMENT.

The governor of Maryland recon-
mends the legislature to submit the
negro Acknowledgement amendment, or
a similar one to the voters again.
Submission it is proposed, will be pre-
coded by a resolution instructing reg.
istrars to deny registration to all me-
gro voters. II such a resolution can
be operated 1t will not only make
adoption of theaamendment easier, 1t
will quite remove the necessity for it,
Another proposition is to apply the
grand father" statute which governs
the Annapolis city elections to Balti-
more and other cities and towns. The
recurrence of the agitation proves the
inveterate repugnance in states with
large numbers of negroes, to their ex-
ercise of political rights. And to the
wisdom of Mississippi in leading of
is removing such a cause Of agitation
and race friction, years ago.-Vicks-
burg Heard.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-01-13
to the largely Increased gold produc-
tio1 wholly due to it, as the
def the Aldrich tariff abom-
foR THE rARDY.

Gle Mas passed a city ordl-
nancs I'd to protect theatergo-
ers ID 0hio city from the annoy
ances now caused by late-comers who
are being shown to their seats. The
new ordinance provides that no per-
sons shall be given a seat in thea
ter while the curtain is up on an act
Many cities found it necessary to
pass ordinances before ladies' were
willing to remove hats designed to OBJ
struct the view Of everyone behind
them, and it may be the tardy ones
will hurry up If they find they must
stand until the curtain falls in case
they arrive after an act has begun.
Which goes to show how much more
interest is taken in the theater than
the church. They may come into the
church, any old time and never re-
move their ridiculously expansive
headgear. 1t is human nature" to
prefer seat where you can see, to
a dark one.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-01-13

Mrs. T. P. O'Connor, wife of the
well-knOwn Irish member of Parlia-
ment, and herself a well-known suffra.
gette, says she is aweary of gentle
methods and persuasive tactics among
the men. This is a vulgar age," she
says, but it is better to be vulgar
and successful woman than an un.
successful lady" Mrs O'Connor, in
other words, is perfectly willing to
"stoop to conquer" The question is,
does woman ever conquer" by
STOPPING? Does "vulgarity" in a WON.
an ever purchase success? And, if sol
is the price not too dear? Does not
the so-called success invariably turn
to ashes upon the lips? II there is a
spark of the lady left, it will. But, Of
course. If woman is naturally vul-
gar she will be vulgar still.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-01-13

If Teddy takes up Pinchot's fight,
they would make 1t mighty lively for
the man in the White House. OF
course the dispute will never be set
tied according to it's merits. Person.
alities and politics will prevail. Con.
servation" Of their political status and
their personal obligations and inter.
ests will be made paramount to the
public good, more's the pity.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-01-13
noble honorable contests.

noble honorable contests.
We love to talk together,
Our hearts and voices one,
To praise our democratic caucus
For its legislative fun.
oh, to be nothing in a caucus, only
to stand at the foot of the list of can.
didates like an empty and broken
vessel, unfit for service.
All honor to G. c. Dun, who grace
fully declined to play the part Of the
noisy jay, when the eagle is perched
in its vicinity. Some day it is to be
hoped his sterling worth will be rich
ly rewarded by the voters whose ad.
miration he has so worthily won.
II the field must enter a dark horse
to defeat the favorite, we hope the
name of the dark horse will be Dun.
If the Eagle Of Leflore, now soaring
aloft, is doomed to lose his legitimate
prey, we hope it will be captured by
the Kingbird of Lauderdale.
c. U. PORTER.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-01-13
THE SITUATION.

When the legislature meets in joint
session to elect a United States sen.
ator, it will require a majority Of all
the members of that body to make a
nomination. Not majority of those
voting, but a majority of the entire
membership. II all the members were
present and one less than half of them
voted for any one man. and the others
refrained from voting at all. there
would be no election. 1t must be a
majority Of the whole.
There being 1S1 members Of the
legislature. it will require, therefore,
81 Affirmative votes to elect. Mr..
vardaman has shown as high as r.
votes: but some of these may have
been complimentary. It is safe to
say, however, that he has at least 70
first choice, bona fide votes. That
leaves Ill to the opposition. From
these III he would have to secure 81
votes to add to his 10, and make a
touchdown"
Can he do it? His friends say he
can. His lieutenants claim that they
have 80 votes promised them to come
to vardaman second, when their fav
orite withdraws. or it appears that
others are concerning their efforts
upon some one man to make the rush
to. II they have the thirty they
claim, they have nine more than they
ueed. M
That the opposition to Mr.. varda.
mnn cannot agree among themselves
and are unable to deliver the goods
to any one Of their number, is EVIL
dent from tho fact that they do not
do 50. That they are afraid to make
the attempt, is an evidence of their
weakness. From these evidences it
Is plain enough that Vardaman forces
have the vantage ground and really
control the situation. All they have to
do is to wait and let their opponents
wrangle among themselves until they
get tired and mad at each other; then
when the "breakaway" comes, it will
be Vardamap.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-01-13

The News yields to no paper in its
loyalty to the prohibition cause, but
discretion sometimes. Outlines, is the
better part of valor, and it ought to
be plain to any man who will study
the situation that now is not the time
to ask the people of Mississippi to
write prohibition into the constitu-
ton. Not only that, but now IL not
the time to ask the legislature to sub
NIT the question; for there is no glory
in being refused. and 1t does not
strengthen a cause to press It too far
ahead Of public sentiment. Far bet
ter results can be attained II the
earnest true friends OF prohibition will
organize and spend their every energy
in demanding strict impartial enforce.
ment Of the laws already on the books.
1t is not more laws or better laws that
is needed. but better and more impair
tial enforcement Of the laws that are.