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The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1910-07-02
The Porcupine Must Go

THE following was produced thru
. rumor started In q lumber camp
that Clifford Pinchot was about to
declare war against the porcupine,
and that the army would be with
drawn from, the PHILIPPINE Islands to
cooperate with him in strenuous
campaign against that animal in the
interests Of forestry:-Ed.l
Oporcupine with lance-like quill,
Thou hast to 60; tits Pinchots will;
No more to feast on stately pine.
And on his forests sup and dine;
No moro consume the bark and moss
TO him IT'S such . ruinous loss;
No moro extract the luscious juice
From tender bAlsam, pine and spruce;
Saw mills, tie hacks and miners, too,
Will soon receive the word ''skiddoo."
Yes, Porcupine, we all must co.
Such IL the will OF King Pfnchot.
j. O'DoNNELL
Meeker, Colo, June Is, 1910.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1910-07-02
Some Queer Actions

Various reports have reached Rifle
concerning the condition OF the
woman who murdered her husband
near Yampa one day last week.-Mrs..
Sidney Moylle-some Of which were
to the effect that she was a nervous
wreck and steadfastly refused food,
which condition was likely to lead to
serious results.
These reports evidently originated
in the mind of some one with a vivid
Imagination, as the Telegram, in
speaking with gentleman recently
from Yampa, Is informed that the
woman 10 In the best of health, and
evidently is displaying no remorse
over her revolving crime. In fact,
the Telegram's informant seemed
somewhat disgusted by the actions Of
some Of Yampa's people, who treat
the woman as though she had per-
formed . creditabls act, and Is visit
cd and made much over by people
who should know better. The Tele-
grams informant also stated that
the woman is ostensibly . prisoner
in the county jail, she is treated more
as a visitor at the home Of . deputy
than . woman charged with = most
heinous crime.-Rife Telegram.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1910-07-02

The Republican country papers are
boosting $enator simon. Wonder II
his next campaign will be conducted
in the open. Last time not . paper
would admit during the campaign
that Guggenheim was to be . candi-
date. They knew the people would
not stand for 1t. This time there
should be . fair and open contest
Steamboat Pilot.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1910-07-02

Wonder II "Little Rem" Lindsey Is
itching to run for governor again? 1t
seems to us that the dose he got some
three and . half years ago when he
ran on an independent ticket and
when he polled . smaller vote than
the socialist candidate, would have
cured him completely. Little Ben is
all right In many ways but the
trouble IL that In late years he has
come to believe that he 10 the Moses
to lead the people away from "The
Beast" and out of 1.-The Jungle and
that In order to do this he must throw
slime at his states reputation In the
magazines at 80 much PER line and
must get himself into high office.
Little Ben has tried both the DEM
ocratic and Republican parties and
somehow couldn't persuade these
parties to let him into the governors
chair. Then he tried the Independ-
ent field and that was the saddest
blow Of all, and now he is the guar
dian angel Of the new Citizens party
with his eye still on the governor
SHY. Little Ben" can do more for
mankind and add more stars to his
crown of glory by devoting his atten-
ton to his truly noble work In the In
terest Of the friendless boys and girls
than he ever can by running for gov
ernor,
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1910-07-02
A Good Opening

The creamery officers and directors
wish to meet all stock holders and
patrons Of the creamery to discuss
the advisability Of keeping the
creamery running. They meet Sat-
urday July 3, at 4 30, At vernal Ward
house. Express.
(which reminds us that there IL .
flne creamery lying idle 1t Meeker,
waiting for the right man to take
hold Of It'd. HERALD.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1910-07-02
A Significant Poll

al
3savisvs os Ohio voters, printed
b y1DsFdAy's Post In tabulatsd form
ssa1h nsoh Of cheer for the Demo-
sseoend uothing but gloom for the
1a esus. Over % per cent voted
s0ptis approval Of Governor Har-
usa administration. A generous
Op1gssnt registered equally smphat-
70 diqpprovsi Of the Taft admins
ssAateD. And Is per cent declared
aeAlnbt che Payns-Aldrich tariff bill.
1sy stannard Baker. . keen, dis
pesttspsts observer, has recorded bis
opiaiea that Harmon will sweep the
stats this fall, and that Mr.. Taft,
svsa though he has taken . ''boss''
sosnuaend Of the Ohio situation, can
not prevept Democratic victory. Mr..
Baker 10 also strongly inclined to be-
l1svs that the Democrats will win in
nsay strong Republican states, ~
veil - all those considered doubtful,
81 Insists that the Democratic pres
jdsqtial candidate will bs elected in
1851 the party can concentrate its
issass and present . proper lighting
fsenk
An Of which 10 less IN indication
a Democratic popularity than m
extressioo Of intense dissatisfaction
wsth the Republican party and the
TN administration. The people
hAxs broken away from traditions
~ the thrall Of partisanship, and
ssx tarning calm, keen eyes on things
pel3tical that have hitherto passed
u4auestioned In the excitement OF
pasttsanship. Aud at . time like
~AiA whom the welfare Of the nation
A>hp in the balance, It 10 no longer
. - Of parties making issues, but
~ sss making parties. Tho insur-
tht Republicans arc sppreciative Of
~ nsw thought and It might be
t1sy will b able to drag tho party
S(lse them. And In their efforts Hei
~ sole daagsr b Democratic success
~ a3.-Dsnvsr Post
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1910-07-02

devilish scheming Of rule and de-
struction, has sedulously avoided the
downright honest meeting Of Demo-
crats. Thomas, in his hop-skip-and.
jump into every corner Of the arena
for senatorial advancement, never
hoped into the straigh htforward path
Of Democratic progress. key Stew
ems never thought Of being honest In
his efforts to enmesh Democracy In
the Guggenheim net. Not one Of
the schemers but had avoided down.
right honesty and each Of them with
3 counterfeit had befogged tho situa-
tion to such an extent that Democrat
ic integrity seemed uncertain until
Charlie Ward, with downright hon.
esty, cast . light down the way
through every subterfuge and impo-
sitiop.
We believe that the members Of
the Legislature are anxious to redeem
every platform pledge In honest SER
vice Of the people Of the state. We
honor their refusal to allow the leg
islature and Democracy to bs drawn
- an exhibit in the .triumphal march
Of any individual The Legislature
can now pass the platform measure
to its own honor and the good Of the
state. Shafroth cannot claim the
credit Of finding the way, nor Patter-
son the savage glory Of having forced
the terms, nor Thomas or Stevens the
authorship. It will be tho vindica-
tion Of democracy and honesty and
the defeat Of selflshness and counter
felt integrity.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1910-07-02
Esa1 tAe Exchaases

RAedea Dodds, il. IL in from the
niss aGssatain cattle range. He ssys
shs sessk h doing we'll The calf
crop shts ysss 10 not 20 good - the
wlntse waa hard ons.-Vernal Ex-
press.
The exeeutive COMMITTEES Of the
wssessn slops Wolf association met
in 'Ri1s Wednesday. Among those
prsssat vsrs: @. D. Mckay, Of De-
bsqss, q. n. WATSON Of Grand VAL
10y, 0saeUs Harris and Horace Mann
sf M. Abost 400 has been spent
the pct ssason ~ bounty on wolves.
-Rias Asvsills.
Ths tnss hall boys Of Steamboat sre
figuring on cutting out Sunday ball
providing that the merchants and
other business men will agree to
oloes their places Of business between
the honrs Of > and O'Clock on day
agreed upon BY them and commit
tss sslsetsd BY the ball team. A Pc
titioo will be circulated shortly to
fnd ont how the business men stand
on this proposition. The ministers
and uaest of the church people are In
favoe q Il because they think no
harm will result In giving the clerks
An oeeasioual afternoon on and that
II VIII create . better feeling all
sroand. The Sentinel 10 heartily In
favos ol tho move.-Steamboat Son.
tinsl.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1910-07-02
.Prorsssives" and "ln.arssnss"

"Prosressives" and "Insureents''
Mr.. Taft's disposition to read thess
ssnators and Representative oat. u
the party who voted asainse ths
Payne-Aldrich tariff has been ths
most disruptive and unfortunate thing
that the Republican party has had
to encounter In its recent history.
He has made the mistake Of treating
these men - II their fundamental at-
titude was ''insurgent" rather than
progressive" The Republican par
ty is instlnctively progressive; and
when in the grim grip Of its reaction
aries and strict organization men,
the party always suffers defeats.
The Republicans Of the Middle West
who have been stismatised ~ 'fn-
surgents" have for the most part had
long record Of party loyalty and
service; and to have tried to break
them down In their own communi-
ties for voting against the tariff bill,
was to have shown great lack Of pol
itical discernment, ~ we'll - . lack
Of tolerance and humor. Mr.. Taft's
own attitude toward tariff revision,
mp to one year ago. was exactly the
the same Is that Of . group Of mon
who in August Of last year, on tho
final vote, did not stand with the
majority. The word '.insurgent"
arose In different way, and ought
not to have been applied whore 1t did
not fit the case. The insurgents were
simply those members Of the House
who chose to mako the fight against
Speaker Cannon's control Of business
under the existing rules. Ono by one
the worst features Of the rules have
been modified, without unduly weak
ening the system required for the
despatch Of business. The latest vic
tory Of the insurgents was in June,
when practically all factions and par
ties united in comforting upon eech
individual member the right to ask
the House to discharge . committee
from considering bill, and to place
1t upon the House calendar regardless
Of its status in tho committes to
which It was referred. The House
Insurgents have made things very
lively thus far In the present Con-
gress, and tho storms they have
created have done . great deal Of
good and very little harm.-From
1.-The Progress Of the World" In the
American Review Of Reviews for
July.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1910-07-02
StabsEns end ceer,,s

Stabains end Cserals
What 10 known - the Wstmofe
feed stable and corral 10 now opou 10
the public, With camp house end
plenty Of good water. BY
]. II. PBIDer.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1910-07-02
MORE PINCHOT THEORIES
Judge Beaman, Of Denver, Comments Satircay on the
Foolsness Of the Forestry Studies" and "Prac-
tices," and Their Non-Success
To the Denver Republican:

To the Denver Republican:
According to an article in the Re-
publican yesterday morning, the
forest service has broken out In .
now place, and advises that there are
porcupines in Colorado, and that
sometimes they gnaw . little bark
from the trees In the forest. As US
uaI, the service 10 going to study
them and then '.study" some means
Of curbing their appetites, or pulling
their teeth.
The forest service is always "stud-
ying" on something. About nine
ysars ago It began 'studying" the
reforestration by hand Of the Rocky
mountains. Sometime afterward 1t
announced that. . plan had been
''studied" out to add $4,000, 900 trees
to tho Pixies Peak forest, which
would In ton years greatly increase
the water supply of Denver and Col
orado Springs, notwithstanding the
fact that . lO-year-old pine at the a.
tituds Of 1900 feet 10 less than IN
inch in diameter, and only about four
feet high.
The article of yesterday now an
nounces that the mice, chipmunks,
etc., have not only chewed up the
seedlings put out, but also the expec-
tation Of the service, and that this
great reforestration plan has proven
practically . failure" They then
''studied" again and tried poison on
the pine seeds, but the rodents were
smart enough to shuck them before
eating, and thus another study
fell down. f-
Now 1t seems they are proposing "a
SOW poisoned grain to protect the
seedlings.
They have been trying this for :
year or two on prairie dogs, but
killed more birds than dogs, and this
brought . strong remonstrance from
the bird lovers. To this the service
responded that they had only killed
magpies aud owls. The Colorado
Biological Society offered . reward
for . photograph Of an owl eating
grain Of any kind, but the service
has not vet claimed It, as after some
more ''study" its experts found that
owls were purely carniverous.
After another long spell Of study"
the service finally claimed to have
discovered that birds won't eat bar
ley, and they are now proposing to
poison that and feed It to the rodents.
Observing people all agree that seed
eating birds eat barley just the same
- other grain, and the Colorado
bureau of Child and Animal Protec-
tion has got after the service for their
violation Of the bird protective law
of the state, and II they don't let up
will give them . new subject to
''study" over.
As to the porcupine business, their
attack on trees is very rare and Is
only to prevent starvation, and all
the trees killed by them In the last
80 years are not worth the cost Of
sending experts into the forests to
''study" . year or two to learn what
every ranchman and hunter already
knows.
In their disregard for the laws Of
the state, and the useless spending Of
money for Eastern experts to 'inves-
tigate" and study" things already
known to most residents Of Colorado
of 50 years' experience and observa-
tion, the forest service stands with
out . parallel In governmental affairs.
d. G. BEAMAN.
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The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1910-07-02

No. The milky way was not caus-
ed by the COW jumping over the
moon.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1910-07-02

For Saje-Up-River Stock Ranch
Fine place; plenty Of water; rich
soil; bearing orchard and all kinds Of
small fruit; good stock range. In
quire at this oh3cs.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1910-12-22
FITZPATRICK F1.2'33E)
INTO ATHLETICS
G7 HIS F.ATu::n

John Reid Fitzpatrick. Yale's famou'
70 tIaI PLAYER and all around athlete
may thank his father for hciping hin
to Win the many hono"S that hl,r
fallen 20 him during his time at Yale
pe"hars had it not been for the care
ful supervision Of "NpiGic's" early ail'
lctic training and his fathers persist
ence that he devote much time TO ntb
letic exercise he would never have,
made the great reputation that is now
his.
When "Nil" Tor "Rpidie." as he is
known to his intimate friends, was siX
years old hi, father sent him to the
n. y. a. c rs IL junior member. He
insisted that the .youn=ster must have
physical training. Young Fitzpatrick
didn't care fer that line Of stuff. but
his father insisted upon it.
Fitzpatrick was never OveramhitiouS
to be known rs mn athlete" said one of
his boyhood friends. but his father
kept him at it up to the very time that
xii entered Yale"
Compulsory athletic training. at least
in Kilpatrick's case. developed one of
the greatest glidiron heroes we have
ever produced.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1910-12-22

son always refused to fight him unless
he made l:3 pounds rin"side and didn't
appear anxious for Il match even then
Mcfarland can make l3j pounds foIr
Or five hours before fi%h,ng and be
strong lie dill II for Nech in Eng
lana Il few mon rs ago. WEIGH is fast
and c.ewr Mcfarland made him look
like Il nov.ce. With his superiority In
reach. height and weight Ia should BIZ
abe to do the same thing with Altell.
II has been hirlrd that there is an
agree acit Npt.. een the Nar .Attci'
hes dorp so ira y uuprr things in IL"
rin@ that Il lt;l' apo ';.i' W0"t ~.
fore n ;NNtch VITA ~ u Il DANCE on
man as Mcfarland nlig'il he "Xpecle.!.
,}tr i'a'liys l@csld l. absolutely lea
and clear. lie has always fouwht To
Win. and if he Ii -.l,~ .NC,ell h. can b;
depended upon In - through with his
contract and do his best
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1910-12-22
HOLIDAY VACATION

The city schools will close tomor-
row for two weeks vacation, during
which the teachers attend the an
nual of the Washington State Teach
ers' association in Seattle next week,
and the county teachers institute in
the city the week following.
The parents and patrons of the
schools are invited to examine an ex-
hibit of manual training, sewing and
painting at the schools this afternoon.
Five students will graduate Janu-
airy 20, at the first half year examina-
lions in Aberdeen. The graduates are,
Allanson McDermoth, Claude Smith,
Bert Glidden, Clara Schneider and
Inez Balia.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1910-12-22

Kansas farmers arc wasting hun
1rctlS of thousands of dollars worth
of good land. according to J. p. KoontZ.
general Freight agent of the Santa Fe.
Along the line of his road, Mr.. Koontz
SAYS. there are $1,000 acres of land
covered with useless straw stacks.
Mr. Koontz figures that if the ground
occupied by the straw was sown ia
wheat every year the yield on fif-
teen hu>hel average would be 311.O00
bushels. At 80 cents Il bushe the
crop from the stock area alone would
bring $3337.50O.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1910-12-22
FINED FOR GAMBLING
Two Men Arrested as the Result Of
tho Charges Paulson Made

HOQUIAM, Dec. PA S. Dore.
proprietor of the Log Cabin saloon,
and Charlie Bear, porter at the same
place, plead guilty to gambling charg-
before Judge Philbrick, and each was
fined $50 and costs. Dore paid his fine
hut Bear was unable to do so and was
lodged in the city Jail. The two were
arrested on warrants sworn to by P.
C. Paulson, proprietor of the Ham
man baths, who alleged that he lost
money to Dore and Bear while gamb-
ling, two weeks ago. Bear paid his
fine late last night and was released.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1910-12-22
DOYLE Wants to Be Umpire.

Jack Doyle. who played first base
for the Giants. Baltimores. Washing
tons, Brooklyns and other big league
teams. has applied for the position Of
National league umpire and President
Lynch may give him trial. Doyle
invested his baseball savings in a
Brooklyn cafe. hUt the venture was n
failure. He did some umpiring in
semiprofessionnl games last summer
and got along so we'll that he is sure
ne will succeed in fast company
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1910-12-22
COMING SPORT EVENTS

Dan 'Leary plans six day walkin.
match for st. Louis in March next
Cornell ard Michigan will play base
ball at Ann Arhor June 3
The third annual Nard Gras speed
carnival ut New Orleans will be run
Feb % TO 81.
Chippewa Falls. Wis. intends to
make its national ski tourney on Jan
% and % the biggest event ever held
in the history of skiing in America.
Columbia will row Annapolis Oh the
Severn May Z The race will be over
the two mile course. and it has been
agreed that if the water in he harbor
is too rough for the c0ntes. ii will be
rowed on the upper course
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1910-12-22
HAPPENINGS IN ALL PARTS Os
THE COUNTY.
ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM ALL
SECTIONS OF CHEHALiS COUN.
TY. GATHERED BY ABERDEEN
HERALD RRESpONDENT
AND CLEANED FROM OUR
COUNTY EXCHANGES.
TRADES HIS VOTE FOR
PROMISE OF ECONOMY
State Senator II. 3. Hewitt Tells How
Paulhamus Was Assured OF
His Support.

HOQUIAM, Dec. 21.-Much of the
needless expense in conducting state
affairs and large part OF patronage
is going to be cut out OF the coming
legislature" said State Senator-elect
H. 3. Eewitt, just returned from Sc
attic.
"Paulhamus. of Pierce, will, no
doubt, be the president of the senate
as she has thirty votes pledged him,
said Hewitt
Before assuring him | would vote
for him he promised that he would
led his assistance in seeing that the
expenses of the session are cut down
and the patronage limited.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1910-12-22
SURPRISE PARTY.

ELMA, Dec. 21.-Mr and Mrs. Ben
inzell were pleasantly surprised at
their home on West Anderson street
last Friday evening by party Of
young people of the Epworth league.
Games and music passed the hours
pleasantly and refreshments were
served. Those present were: Misses
Jessie Booth, Edna Breeding, Maud
Thayer, Lille Fleming, Della Peugh,
Marguerite Jones; Messrs. Charles
Breeding, Harvey Weir, Alva and
Willis Peugh, Vernon West.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1910-12-22
Dairy Doings.

While bran can be used with q de-
cided advantage in making up the ra-
tons Of the dairy cows. it should not
be used to excess. as it will make the
cream hard to churn. while the butter
will be pale rather than a golden vel
low.
The purchaser of bull should select
an animal that is Il good individual
and whose dam and grandam on his
sire's side have good butter fat rec
ords. His sire must. of course. show
the characteristics of the good dairy
type.
Many of the Maine farmers who
gave UP cows and went into potato
growing a few years ago are coming
back to COW keeping.
A testing outfit does not cost much
and 1t pays dividends \ COW that is
merely boarding will eat as much as
one producing Il profit. and the only
way to distinguish between the two is
through the use of the Babcock test
and the scales.
a l"i iiti WIZ mas DeeH tTaNellHS III
Switzerland and Germany noticed that
COWS were used quite commonly for
drawing loads or blowing on the little
farms Of those countries. He found
that the cows could be worked to q
moderate extent without much reduc
Ing their milk yield. and he suggests
that the idea might be practical for
small farmers in other countries.
The rule for feeding grain in the
University Of Wisconsin experiment
station dairy herd is to give as many
pounds of grain as the COW produces
pounds Of butter fat per week.
Underfeeding is as wasteful as over
feeding.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1910-12-22

ity in HE small field. 1t would take
half the field to turn around i'll. In"
work of trimming UP its rough JOB OF
work would cost more than to do the
whole thing with horses. Reasoning
stubbornly in this vein, some farmers
still argue to themselves that the four
horse gang How is too big for them
to use Holding close to their minds
eye the thought of the slow turning
and the dog cared corners. the outside
strip ana The dead burrows to be fin
ishcd with the small pillow. they blind
hcmsolvCs t. thP machines accom-
plishmcnts. Perhaps an hour may be
lost in dragging the single pillow about
in blowing out the corners. but what
is that cOnnarpd with the days and
days saved in covering the bulk of the
field?
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1910-12-22
DRY KILN COMPLETED.

NONTESANO, Dec. 21.--The new
dry Kiln OF the Syyerson Lumber &
Single Co., built to replace the one
recently destroyed b. fire, is prac-
tically completed. 1t was constructed
along thoroughly modern lines, mad
has a capacity of not less than 10000
dried single every "a hours. Work
was resumed Monday at the mill
on fir and cedar, as the company is in
a position to dispose Of its entire pro
lI1cr
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1910-12-22
ENDS WINTERS TROUBLES .

To many, winter is a season of
trouble. The frost bitten toes and
fingers, chapped hands and lips, chill
blains, cold sores, red and rough
skins, prove this. But such troubles
fly before Bucklen's Arnica Salve. A
trial convinces Greatest healer of
Burns, Boils, Piles, Cuts, Sores,
Eczema and Sprains. Only 25c at A.
w. Shellys ~