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The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1910-11-05
a LINGUISTIC escApAoE.

Vshsa Henry W. LensfsiIsw Shocked
Intellectual oosten.
m the original impression Of LouH'
fellows poem Of "HiawathaS thefs
wore found I'm the seventh book The
three lines following:
Straight into tho river Kwasind
Plunged a. II he were an otter,
Dove n II b. were beaver.
How this Offending preterit passed
the proofreader without protest Is one
Of those mysteries which have never
been revealed. But the form certainly
made its appearance and Gun stu be
found in copies Of the poem which
were regularly published and sold.
Boston never received such shock
since the days when Fenimore Cooper
insisted that 1t was only in the middle
states that the English language was
spoken in its purity. But that attack
came from IN outsider. Here the Of
fender was of her own household. was.
I'm fact. her favorite son. What means
of suppression were resOrted to wifi
probably never be disclosed. A mystic
rious reticence has always been pre-
served in regard to this linguistic csca-
pade. The biographers Of Longfellow
appear to be silent upon the subject.
Measures of some sort must, however.
have been taken Mt once. Dove" was
expunged. and the decorOus "dived"
assumed its place. and the whole trans
action was 30 completely hushed up
that no public scandal was created.
Tot him who nOsaesspa a cOpy of that
first impression continue to cherish It
Whatever may be It's worth now. the
time will come when 1t will reach the
value Of the virtuous woman Of Scrip
Sture. and its price will be far above
rubies.-Professor Thomas R. Louns.
bury in HarDer's Magazine.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1910-11-05
TORTOISE SHELL.
The Way the Plate. Are Removed
From the Animal.

From the Animal.
The comb Of tortoise shell has
very pale and translucent yellow. the
o,dy really valuable kind Of shell.
"AIany people think this pale. un.
n;ottled shell the cheaper kind" the
dealer sais. do you know why? Be-
cause the limitations are NIL made like
this.
'.That is one vulgar error about
shell. Another is that the tortoise Is
killed to get its shell casing. That Is
as absurd an error as 1t would be to
say u sheep was killed to get Its wool.
"What is done Is this: The fisher
men. having caught n tortoise. tie him
and then cover his back with dry grass
and leaves. They set fire to this stun.
1t burns slowly. and the heat causes
the thirteen plates Of the shell to
loosen ut the joints. With'a knife the
plates are pricd OFF. and afterward the
tortoise is set free. The base. or root
Of his shell is intact and will grow
again. If tortoises were killed to get
their shell they would long since have
become extinct.
mo, no. Every tortoise IL. MS 1t
were. farm-a shell farm. Fishermen
catch him regularly and with heat and
knife gently remove his SHE'LL
New Orleans Times Democrat.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1910-11-05
scALPING.
indian Tradition That Tells the orlsi"
Of the Custom.

JhotAn pfaotSion tuat bSus Sus Sso'''
Of the Custom.
According to the Indian tradition.
scalping arose in this wise:
Hundreds, perhaps thousands. OF
years ago. when all the Indians In the
world were of one tribe and under one
chief, there arose dispute In the tribe
as to who should succeed the old chief.
who had Just died without issue. There
were two principal aspirants to the
honor, each having considerable FOL,
lowing. The dispute finally ended
with strife and war, and for the first
time in the history was brothers
blood shed by brothers"
The chief Of one of the factions had
beautiful daughter. and one OF the
bravest warriors was sutton for her
hand. Her father consented to the
match on one cOndltion-that the
young brave should Journey to the
camp of the enemy. many miles away
through the deep snow. kill the chief
hkJ rival, and return with some unmis
taxable token Of his death. In spit.
of the snow and the distance. the
young man Immediately set out on his
journey and, after lying in ambush
for several days. finally entered the
camp, boldly attacked the chief In his
tent, slew him and cut of his head.
Next morning the murder was dis
covered. and the tribe set of In hot
pursuit. Little by little they gained
upon the fleeing warrior. who In bis
anxiety to elude his pursuers cast
away all his impediments. to his very
clothing. retaining only his stone knife
and the trophy which was to win him
his bride.
His pursuers gained rapidly until
finally so near did they come he could
hear them on his trail. His grewsome
burden grew heavier and heavier, and
as last resort he whipped out bis
knife. stripped the scalp from the head
Of the dead man and, thus lightened
of his load, reached his own camp In
safety, presented to his chief the token
Of his prowess and was wed. amid
great rejoicing. to the damsel Of his
choice.
From thenceforth he was permitted
to wear an eagles feather in his cap
and to this day the engle's feather re
mains the sign of the successful war
rlor, the number he displays depending
upon the number of scalps he has tax
en.-Chicago Record Herald.
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SPEED LAWS OF 1916.
Coaches Going Nine Miles an Hour
Frightened the English.

fFtSntone0 tne EnSliSHs
The outcry daily growing louder In
England against the excessive speed Of
motor cars lends interest to the fol
lowing passage from the Annual Regis
ter for 1916:
new coach was started In the
spring to run to Brighton. distance
of fifty-two miles. in six hours.
This, however, became alarming. par
ticulnrly in the populous neighborbood
of Newington. through which 1t passed.
and the parish officers there caused In
formation to be laid against the drlv-
ers for driving furiously on the public
road SO ms to endanger the lives Of his
majcsty's subjects.
The result of this is to be read In
Mansard's parliamentary Reports"
June 10. 1876
The attorney general moved for
leave to bring in bill the object OF
which was the protection of the lives
and limbs of his majesty's subjects by
correcting the enormous abuses of
stagecoach drivers Within these few
days 1t would be hardly credible what
a number of applications be had re
ceived on this subject
Some accounts were enough to freeze
one with horror. A gentleman of We
racity had Informed him that on Tues
day. May 81. at $3.50. the Trafalgar
and Regulator coaches set Oh from
Manchester and got to Liverpool At
500, doing this journay In two hours
afty mfnuteS MT the rate of twelve
miles an hour.-New York Sun.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1910-11-05

In western China European travellers
recently found n simple method of
settling disputes. One Of them writes:
While we called the midday halt at
Tachade. we asked the villagers con-
corning some new graves which we
noticed In field close by. They an
swered. Our head man and two others
were killed three months ago in feud
with village higher up the hills is
1t settled now?' Yes Did you re-
port the matter to LaowoT No.
What would have been the use? We
Just settled the matter ourselves
'HowT oh. we killed eight of the
other party"
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1910-11-05
HE USED TACT.
A Successful Mans Story Of the Way
He Won Wealth.


He Won Wealth.
1.-THE late Ira d. Sankey," said a
Brooklyn clergyman, attributed a part
of his success to tactic the faculty
Of pleasing people. He used to tell q
story In Illustration Of tacts great
power.
"Ir. Sankey. according to the tale,
met on the street one day a man he
hadn't seen for two years.
why said the man, how well
you're looking, sankeyr
"'You, too, are looking WELL said
Mr.. Sankey. And two years ago you
were quite out at the elbow. while now
you are clothed In purple and fine lin
en-. Come home to dinner with me,
won't your
"'Gladly,' said the other. and they
went to dine.
During dinner Mr. Sankey's guest
talked agreeably Of his 100 horsepow-
er racer, his wife's limousine and his
daughters husband, the earl. 1t de-
veloped, In fact, TINT he was multi
millionaire.
"'And yet two years ago. Mr.. San
key said. you were us poor as a
church mouse. Tell me, how did you
manage III
"'By means of TACT replied the
guest. L suddenly took to being tact
full and the results were marvellous.
never neglected on meeting an ac-
quaIntance to say, How well you are
lookinG.' The acquaintance would be
tremendously pleased. He would In
vite me home to dinner, he would in
troduce me to all his influential friends
and he would give me valuable tips
and pointers. Naturally soon be-
came rich. very rich. rich enough to
retire
Then the guest looked Mt his watch
and rose.
"'But l really must be going he
said. Thank you, my dear Sankey, for
an excellent dinner. GOodby. How
well you're lookingT "-Cincinnnti En-
qulrer.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1910-11-05
Poverty n., II, Advantages.

A man on the wane Of life observes
that poverty has advantages and i'd
versity Its uses. II you are poor you
can wear out your old clothes. You
are excused from calls. You are not
troubled with many visitors. Bores do
not disturb you. Spongers do not haunt
your tables. Brass bands do not sere-
made you. No one thinks Of present
ing you with a testimonial. No store
keeper lrritates you by asking you.
"Is there anything l can do for your
Begging letter writers do not bother
you. Flattercrs do not datter you.
You are saved many debts and many
a deception. And. lastly. If you have
q true friend in the world you are sure
to know 1t In short space of time by
him not deserving you.-Huntsville
CTex.) Post-Item.
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Neutrality-suspicious. Magazine

WANTED-Cosmopolitan Magazine
requires the services OF a represen-
tative in Meeker to look after sub
scription renewals and to extend cir
culation by special methods which
have proved very successful. Sal
AIRY and commission. Previous ex-
perience desirable but not essential.
Whole or spare time. Address, with
references, II. G.. Campbell. Cosmo-
politan Magazine. 1883 Broadway,
New York City.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1910-11-05
tn. Origin of . Miserable Joke.

The Origin Of . Miserable Joke.
Confucius had Just met William Penn
At one Of Cleopatra's O'Clock teas.
civilian PENN he said. william
Penn? Seems to me have heard Of
you, SIR"
"xes," said Penn, with a pleased
smile. 81 am the man who was might
Ter than the sword"
"Ah, yes" said Confucius. You are
also the man who invented sleep. are
you not?"
NO" said Penn; II founded Phila-
delphia."
"Oh, yes" said Confucius. II knew
1t was something Of that kind."-suc-
cess Magazine.
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AmbvI.ne. Field Examination.

Scene-Hamilton South uaugh; SOL
der supposed to have been wounded
h brought to surgeons tent by bear
ers. Bearer (reportingD-Severe scalp
wound. sir, accompanied with insensi-
bility. Surgeon-Well. what have You
done? Bearer-Dressed the wound. sir.
and gave him little whisky and wa
ter. Surgeon-Whisky and water! How
did you expect an insensible man to
swallow that? Bearer-He axed fort.
sir.-LondOn illustrated Bits.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1910-11-05
England. Prs.ti... Villages.

After very careful survey we ven
ture to write down the names OF the
six English villages that we consider
the prettiest In the land SO far as our
own opinion and wide experience are
concerned. The choice Is made Impair
tally and with full knowledge and due
recognition of the claims of each to its
high place. Here are the six: Bon
church. Isle Of Wight; Clovelly, Devon
shire: Witchampton. Dorset; Sonning.
Oxfordshire; Shere. Surrey, and Clap
ham. observation-disclosures Strand Maya
zine.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1910-11-05
MAGIC GLASS.
4 Curious Mirror That May BE Made
Transparent.

Que of the most curious Inventions
Of this age Is what is called platinized
glass. A piece of glass is coprel with
m exceedingly thin layer of liquid
charged with platinum and then raised
to red heat. The platinum becomes
united to the glass In such way as
to form an odd kind of mirror.
The glass has not really lost Its
Transparency. and yet II one places II
against wall and looks at II he sees
his image as In M ordinary looking
glass. But when light is allowed to
come through the glass from the other
side, as when 1t is placed in II window.
1t appears perfectly transparent. like
ordinary glass.
BY constructing a window of piati
nized glass one could stand close be
hind the pancs in an unilluminnted
room and behold clearly everything
going on outside. while passersby look
ing Mt the window would behold only
a fine mirror or set of mirrors in which
their own figures would be reflected.
while the person inside remained In
visible.
In France various tricks have been
contrived with the aid of this glass
In one n person, seeing what appears
70 be an ordinary mirror. approaches
1t to gaze upon himself. sudden
change in the mechanism sends light
through the glass from the back.
whereupon 1t instantly becomes trans
parent. and the startled spectator finds
himself confronted by some grotesque
figure that had been hidden behind the
magic glass.-New York Tribune.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1910-11-05

At the marriage Of Thetis and Pc
leus, where all the gods and goddesses
met together. Discord threw on the TIA
BILE golden apple" for 1.-The most
beautiful" Juno. Minerva and Venus
PIT in their separate claims and. not
being able to settle the point. referred
the matter to Paris, who gave jude-
ment to Venus. This brought on him
the vengeance of Juno and Minerva.
to whose skill Is attributed the fall Of
THroy
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1910-11-05

Buyers Of patent leather should look
ont for skins in which holes have been
neatly covered with piece Of thin
paper which is vanished over, the un-
finished side being puttied up with a
mixture Of glue and leather dust
Shoe Ma oufacturers' Monthly.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1910-11-05

You are not experimenting on yourself when
you take Chamberlains Cough Remedy for II
cold rs thnt preparation hns won Its great rep
utution and extensive sale by its remarkable
cures Of colds. nnd can always he depended up
on. II is equally valuable for adults and child
rcn and may be given to young children with
implicit confidence AS II contains no harmful
drugs. Sold by all Dealers.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1910-11-05
Accumulated.

"She's got future"
Can she act?''.
mo, but she can work her eyes bc.
ter than any lady in the busircss, and
as for wearir.;; :'"e:. clOthes-gee, she
couldn't do better II she was twins~
Life.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1910-11-05
A Fine Ranch at a Bargain

The l.. n. Boner ranch in Powell
park, for sale Mt $50 per acre; 200
acres; all under water and plenty of
It; land all under cultivation. Poor
iealth of owner necessitates sale.
Inquire l.. n. Boner, or at this office.
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Very Careful.

Indulgent Uncle-Jack. are you care
full about your personal expenses these
days? Jack-Yes, sir. I manage. with
some effort, to make them balance my
income to the exact cent. = Chicago
Tribune.
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Genius.

As diamond cuts diamond and one
hone smOoths second. NIL parts Of
Intellect are whetstones to each other.
and genius, which is but the result
of their mutual sharpening, is char
scter too.-Alfred Tennyson.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1910-11-05

Twentieth century dialogue
.Jones-"How did you travel, by mo-
tor or by train?" Smith-"By nei'
ther; flew"
Jingle. jingle little dime,
I'd like to keep you all the time;
But you're such II nimble way,
That / cannot make you stay.
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He-Here is thrilling account Of
the way In which that daring woman
climbed to the top Of mountain
which Is FIVE miles high. Wonderful,
isn't It? She-Yes. What did she
wear?-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1910-11-05

II have written book that every
body ought to read" said the author.
II am afraid 1t won't do" answered
the publisher. What the public seems
to want now is a book that nobody
ought to read."-washington Star.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1910-11-05
A comraejsoo,

In certain store there is a salesman
named Green. Small Clarence learned
his name and said. "Say, Mr.. Green.
there's man living two doors from rs
VINO hiss a name the same color a.
yoursr
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1910-11-05

Hicks They say that the blind cnn
distinguish colors by the sense ID
touch wicks-That's nothing. One
doesn't have to be blind to feel blue
Boston Transcript.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1910-11-05

The reason many people
never have coughs is be-
cause they have learned to
use Lungaline at the first
symptoms.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1910-11-05

The world doesn't really grow worse
every time you need medicine.-Galves-
ton News.
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Call and see our line of fall and
winter millinery. Mrs. g. +. Brown.


Unlimited money to loan on farm
security. Low interest. For partic-
ulars apply to f. T.. Sheridan. (tD
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Well Bred.

"Do you speak the truthT
~Not always"
"Why not always"
II hate to be impolite. Nashville
American.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1910-11-05

Galvanized chimneys. any size,
made to order, by A. T.. Lytle.
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Paradise Is for those who control
eheir nnger.-Korau.
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Generous.

sMy husband Is the most unselhsh
Of men!' exclaimed Mrs. Youngwife.
~ gave him a whole box Of cigars,
and he only smoked one and gave al
the rest away"
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Will cure your cold
BROMO- FEBRIN
while you sleep.

Winter will lose all it's terrors when
your house is equipped with Stan
dard Furnace. "A. Il. Lyle sells 1t.
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VALENTINE LopGE No. ~, !. o. q. r.,
meets every We'd. evening In heir
own hall a. G. Robertson. n. g..
+. n. Joiinntgcn, secretary.
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JOSEPHINE tRebckahl Lopez No. 81.
LO.FF.. meets LIST md Bird Tuesday
evenings in LOG. hall. Mrs. Minnie
Ball, N. e.. Mrs. Kate kys-r, X. Sec,
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LINCOLN CANT, No. $40. WOW. meets
End and 9Th Mondays in I.O.O.F. hall.
Frank T.. Whitney, consul command
ar, &. +. Brown, clerk
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MEEK II CHATTER No. ~ Il. A. Nj,
meets LIST sat. evening OF each month
In Masonic hall. Isaac ituer, II. r..
james Lyttle, secretary.
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City and County Directory

hooSes
RIO BLANCo LoDGHN No. 30, A-F. 4 AN.
meets the End and 9TH saturdays Of
each month ut Masonic hall W. ID.
Simtns, w NJ, James Lyttlc. sccrctIry
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-10
WEST V|RGIN|AN
W AN ADS
FINDS |EWELRY
TWO HUNDRED DOLLAR DIAMOND
STICK PIN RETURNED TO ONE
OWNER AND INVALUABLE GOLD
PIN TO ANOTHER.

b . u Is ~
An advertisement placed in the want
column OF the West virginian by Mr..
Seymour Mclntire, who found upon.
the street n beautiful diamond pin,
located the owner in a short time,
and now Mrs. H. P. Gilmore is in the
language Of the great nimrod. de
lighted" to know her property has
been restored to her.
Another lady lost less valuable
gold pin. but highly appreciated be-
cause It was a gift 10 her, and after
running a want ad two weeks in the
West Nirginian was about to give UP
in dlsplre and place the lost article
in the same class with the long la:
mented but never found Charley Ross,
when to her surprise an honest colored
lady. walked into the West Nirginian
office and returned the pin. This
proves many things; 1t proves that
there are many honest people in Fair
mont: that nearly everybody in the
city reads the West Virginian; that
the best way TO make Your wants
known is through the want column oi
the West yirginian, 1.-THE Peoples
/ Market Place because the Wesl
IVlrginian GOES HOME.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-10
/ HENRY ECLA|R
IS AN ARTIST
OF MOVE. TYPE.
ENTERTAINED AN ADMlRlNG
GROUP At ONE OF THE LOCAL
HOTELS LAST NIGHT.
WORKING AT CLASS co. PLANT.
Makes the Most Beautiful Designs
With Peel Of an Orange and Trans
forms Turnlp Tops, Lettuce and
Other Vegetables Into Handsome
Bouquets.

A Frenchman by the nama OF Henry
LIE Clair, of Pittsburg. who has tray
eled all over the world several times
during the past score OF years, is in
Fairmont assisting in installing the
new heating system at the Monongah
Glass Company's plant, entertained u
number of his friends for several
hours last evening at a local hotel by
taking ordinary oranges and cutting
the peel with pocket knife into the
most beautiful and artistic designs. al.
lowing a part Of the peel TO remain
connected with the solid meat of the
orange.
lie Clair is probably the only man
in this country who can make such
beautiful designs from the orange,
and he is able to make just forty.two
different designs, representing all
kinds OF flowers and blooms with the
centrepiece, surrounded with the peel
cut in the most artistic designs. He
can also take tttrnip tops lettuce and
Asuch vegetables and with c6hsldcra
bile rapidity transform them into q
beautiful boquet.
/ lie Clair Is banquet table decora
/ tor by occupation and has made de
signs from fuit and vegetables fol
tables at which have sat some Of the
most prominent and wcalthiest mel
Of this and foreign countries.
Every ono who saw his work las
evening declared it to be the fines
and the most beautiful they ever saw
and there is no question but that HI
is genius in that line.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-10
A LARGE BREAK III
PHILADELPHIA GAS LINE
FlFTEEN.lNcH; HIGH PRESSURE.
GAS LINE FROM THIS COUNTY.
TO PlTTsRuRe OUT Of coMMls-
+ SION TODAY.
THE MAIN IS SHUT 0FF
The Main is Not Connected in Any
Way With the Local company's
Lines-Break viii Not Affect This
City. er

There was n break in the fifteen
inch high pressure gas line OF the
Philadelphia Company this morning
near York, this county.
: This is the main line from this
county to Pittsburg..
There is a tremendous amount Of
gas coming from the line. Workmen
were sent to the place but were Unable
to bring 1t under control.
The main is one Of the largest in
the county and being a high pressure
line makes 1t difficult for the men to
work.
In an emergency such as the break,
ing of a line in the local company's
service the local company has been
calling upon the PHILADELPHIA company
for gas. Last winter when there was
serious leak in the local company's
main the Philadelphia company turn
ed gas into the local lines and supplied
the city during the time that 1T took
to repair the line.
The break in the line at York vii
mot affect this city should the loca'
company meet with an accident rs
that main is in no way connected Will
4 the lines running TO this place.
PENNSYLVANIA towns and Pittsburt
will be seriously affected by the breal
for 1t WILDE necessary to shut of th'
gas in order 10 repair the leak
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-10
STOCKHOLDERS
MEET MONDAY
STOCKHOLDERS OF coNsoLloA-
TfoN coAY COMPANY WILL
MEET TO RATlFY THE. IN.
CREASE OF CAPITAL STOCK.

There will be a netting of the stock.
holders of the Consolidation Coal
Company on. Monday for the purpose
of ratifying the increase in the capital
stock of the corporation in connection
with the financing Of the purchase of
the 100000 acre coal field in Kentucky.
and which will besdeveloped by the
Consolidation Company.