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The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1911-11-18

a sympathetic vrenchman unluek11y
houeht an almanac that gave the dates
Of the worlds chief events. From that
Aay on he lived life Of mourning.
Thus on April 30 be had Grape ON his
bat.
Have you lcst . selAtiver' . friend
asked. "Not exactly" sah he. Tut
today h sad anniversary for the
French people. On April 50, 1H24. the
Chevaller Bayard died" On May 2
b. had cfape on again. still mourn
ins Bayard7 r. said the friend. "No.s
said be, "but don't you remember that
on May 2 great and charming post.
Alfred de Muaset, breatbed bis lastT
On the 9Th Of the same month. Whom
are you mourning for nowT "For an
honest man. General Caviagnac." On
the 10th. crying terribly, he said: "Ah,
Joan Of Arc! On this date. I'm 1881, .
handful Of Englishmen and missr-
able bishop put the gallant maid to
DEATH" On July - he took bath In
memory Of the assassination Of Marat.
ON the 18th Beranger's death gave him
fatal shock. On the 18th, having
read of Napoleon's departure to st.
Helena, he felt better, but on the sd
the bombardment of Dieppe by the
English, In 1904. confined him again to
his bed. He was taken with fever
aud died on the 2od. muttcrlng. I'm "A
month the massacre Of st. Bartholo-
mewr'-New York Sun.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1911-11-18
~ Neu Resoamherf

And tks other fishing days when you
rot up before dawn and stole down.
stairs to the dim kitchens drink OF
milk, q doushnut and triangle Of pie.
than you stole out quietly to the barn
and got tho spading fork; then the
search, armed with fork and tomato
can. under the broad leaves Of the rhu-
barb bed. back Of the henhouse and
down By the COW barn until you had
enough worms for the days sport.
Then Of course you left the fork stick
Ing In the ground-you never would
learn to put thingn away--and started
OF; through the garden and orchard,
stopping long enough for handful Of
currauts and a pocketful Of sopsavines
over the pasture bars, eating hand
full OF huckieberries or low bush black
berries here and there; Into the wood
road-yery dark and still In the dawn
where you stepped along very quietly
70 A. not to disturb the bears lyon
knew perfectly well there were no
bears. but you rather enjoyed the
creepy sensatiop): then out through
the deep wet meadow grass to the riv-
er, where the sun was now beginning
to burn away the wisps Of mist and
the red winged blackblrds were max
Ing tremendous fuss over their house
keeping. You reached the river hank
Mt the pout hole or the big rock or the
old willow (of course you know the ex-
act place.. and then you started nsh-
ing.-Atlantlc.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1911-11-18
s,1rno r1x wrra ma uxBnELLA.

u -I :
sware, owing to the recent epidemic
among the silkworms the price Of silk
has increased enormously Of late"
,sThe customer took the silk, paid for
II and went AWAY. The draper there.
upon iectured his assistant. saying:
"You've no commercial adaptability.
Mark my words and remember what l
said for next time"
"a few days later the draper was hav-
Ing his dinner. leaving bis assistant at
the counter. Hearing \ noise. he look
"a out and saw the same old lady belt
ing his assistant with her umbrella.
II separated them and asked tho as
,ststant what he had been doing.
.Oh." said the assistant, II was mere
u carrying out your instructions. She
asked for some tape, and I showed her
Spne. said: We can let you have
this at eightpence the dozen yards. II
4 wasn't for the fact that we have had
4 III stock, some time we should have
d charge ! shilling, for. ~ you are
&pubtless aware, owing to the recent
{tldenic among ths tapsworms the
Hire of taps has gone up snosnously
&3ate. Then she hit nis With her UNI
Hfella. "-Pearson's.
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plp nIs ets1.

Y NJ Followed instructions. VI tbs ~.
4 ssh Wss vssy oisssvessiN0.
! There was q man who kept . small
ssnrapers shop and who had nm assist
INT who was new 70 the business. One
I lay an old lady came in and asked fos
sepme silk. The youthful assistant show
ED her some. saying:
1--WE can do this for You at O.. Cd. y
Syard."
said:
"Tm surprised At you showing this
Siady stun Of that quality. Take II
away and put II back on it, SHELF
Then, turning to the customer, be said:
! "You must excuse my assistant.
ssnadam-he II new to the business. But
u you will allow me will show you
very superior" ~
4 He went away and returned, bring
lag the same piece Of silk. This,
MADAM" he said. ''is very superior
PARTICLE. los. Cd. yard. lift were not
for the fact that bought II some time
ago we should have to charge you Is
shilllngs, for, az you are doubtless
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1911-11-18

At Bruadmoor and Perth, England.
~ criminal lunatics have q free sup
ply Of the most sxquisits pipe tobacco,
eigars and ciearsttes. In fact. they
smoke far Aner stun than the average
ssch nan. Yet all this GOOD tobacco
costs tie government nothing The
smueyisfs Of England pay for the
smoking Of the criminal insane. 1t II
from her conhscated smugxsed tobacco
that England nlls the tobacco boxes Of
Rsrth and Broadmooe.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1911-11-18
Harvard University.

Harvard university derives its name
from Rev. John Harvard, Its earliest
bcpefactor, who in 1858 beQueathed
one-half Of his estate. amounting to
fsO0. for the endowment Of the college.
Harvard hall was built In TICS. Hot-
worthy hall Of brick in 1872 and Hollis
hall. also Of brick. in 1894. Stoughton
hall. being Of the same dimensions and
material as Hollis. was built in 1904.
and writer of 1917 states that ''its
appearance is somewhat In the modern
STYLE"
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1911-11-18
A 1WashinAr Mission.

The visiting housekeeper recently de-
scribed in the New York Sun must be
. stout armed angel or she would never
have lived to write the entry In her
daybook quoted below:
.Washed the sick woman In bed.
washed and dressed four children. did
the washing. scrubbed two floors.
washed the dishes. washed the win
dows." ~
A discriminating glance at this en-
try will disclose the fact that she
washed about every thing In the house.
How the head Of the family escaped
he wash rag IL not stated. Perhaps
there was NO head.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1911-11-18

The politician caught with the goods
was counscled by his friends to stay
and face the music.
For an Instant he listened to the
clnmor of denunciation.
"Great Scott" he exclaimed impa-
tiently. do you call that music?"
A moment later he was ont of hear
ng.-PhiIadclphia Ledger.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1911-11-18

la stockbroker who had his new
1trty horsepower automobile delivered
u him the other day decided to ceie-
ffate the occasion, the market being
dill. says the New York Sun. by run
oS the country roads. To be on the
SIC side on his gasoline supply be de-
ctaed TO stop at garage to have the
Ink filed As It was being measured
d he turned to his son. sturdy chap
Of six. who had followed him inside
tth garage. to impress upon him the
danger of gasoline. Calling him BY
maine. he said. you would go straight
Il heaven II put 4 match to that
Eksoline."
hooking his father straight In tho
eyes. the boy replied. "And where
wopld you go. dadT'
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He Did.

= ne Ot0s
Excuse me, but does Walter Halter
live hereabout?"
Thus the English tenderfoot. polite
and timid. addressed himself to tho
grizzled native In. the SLOUGH hat and
whiskered trousers.
NO" replied the native,
..weli. do you happen to know where
shall he able to ind him?~ politely
pursued the Engiishman.
mo-
Dear met The tenderfoot stood
puzzled. II must have lost my way.
Perhaps you can tell me where Mr..
William Blur, popularity known a.
Grizzly Bill. hangs out?'
al can"
"Where?"
Fright here! I'm BillT'
But expostulated the tenderfoot,
"they distinctly told me at the settle
ment thnt Halter lived within gun
shot of you."
..well." responded Griusy Bul. ~
did"
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1911-11-18
Lest Beyond Recall.

A fussy old ScOtchwoman. travelling
to Glasgow. seated In corner OF the
railway carriage. was provided with
an indin rubber cushion for her greater
comfort. but unfortunately. owing to
the heat and continued pressure. the
cushion suddenly exploded. The old
lady was In despair. even TO tears, over
the misfortune to the windbag and
again and again reverted to her mis-
fortune.
..Tut. woman" said commercial
traveller In another corner Of the car
riage. Its not worth making fuss
about. You will get 1t repaired In
town for about IS pence"
Its no that I'm vexed alsoOt-lt's
no the price. That's easy sorted. But
the last time that bug was blawn up
1t wis by Annty Jean. almaist WI her
very last breath. an that Gamma he re-
Noredv'
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1911-11-18
Whatsxer Id Il RIaht.

Know thy own point: This kind. this due
degree
OF blindness, weakness. heaven bestows
on thee.
Submit: In this or any other sphere
Secure to be as blest as thou canst bear.
Safe in the hand Of one disposinE power.
Or in the natal or the mortal hour.
All nature " but art unknown to thee:
All chance. direction which thou canst not
see;
All discord, harmony not Understood:
All partial evil. universal good:
And. spite OF pride. In erring reasons
spite. ei
= = a -Alexan1er H0pA
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1911-11-18
Left Him In Devbt.

mark Twain was once interviewed
nd promised the interviewer the story
d his life. The journalist flrst asked.
.syvlnt is your baptismal name?" and
the author Of tom Sawyer" replied
tat he feared he could not say exact
IL The journalist was discounted ut
his, and his face showed 1t. Then said
tie humorist: II was a twin, and. my
tkother and l, of course. received our
respective names. One day they were
giving US bath, and one Of Us was
Drowned. and they never knew which
ct us 1t was"
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1911-11-18

Lost Charm OF the Waysids Inn.
The inns Of England, celebrated By
Harrison and famous far and wide ut
the beginning Of the last century, have
degenerated into sad places which we
visit only Of necessity. Little dh
Stephenson think when he proposed
the line from Manchester to Liverpool
that. he would ruin the wayside inns
Of England and kill the art Of cookery.
-Blackwood's Magazine.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1911-11-18

What Is the honeymoon. pat"
well. the honeymoon is the only
period IN mans life during which he
considers 1t funny to come home and
md that his dear little wife hasn't
dinner ready In time"
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1911-11-18

"whnt did father say when yon ask
ed him for my hand?"
'Oh." replied Augustus. "he-he did
his best to be pleasant. He said there
was something about me that he real
~ admired"
s'DSd he say whatr
EYES; my isnpudence.~
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1911-11-18

0vnt0T0N Nm INYn-
nv ua .teaf,lefi
b1u.e,f for . mo-
rert ard then
tn re, -. a..
$3.50. - ..s,, mo
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1911-11-18
A Reaesurina Truth.

A lady on one Of the ocean liners
who seemed very much afraid Of ice
bergs asked the captain what would
happen in case Of . collision.
The captain replied, THE iceberg
would move right along. madam, Just
a. II nothing had happened" And ~
old lady seemed greatly relieved.-S1e-
ee1s.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1911-11-18

Ferguson the key. and the guest dis.
appeared In The direction Of his room,
which was on the next door. only ons
short flight up. In about ten minutes
u badly messed up man in bis shirt
sleeves. with fiattened silk hat on
the side of his head and with one shoe
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1911-11-18

Hubby. dreamed last night that
you didn't love me-"
How foolish you arew
: "Foolish. am II As II could help
what dream aboutw
And the fracas was on.-Louisviile
Courier-JournaI.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1911-11-18

on II foot and an
other shoe In his
hnnd. came In
and lurched up
to the desk and
said to the star
tied clerk:
"l'm Mlsser
Fergshun. Gin
me key to for
for. :"
You're not MIR.
Ferguson" said
the now wide
IL W d ke clerk.
Mt. Ferguson
tpok his KEY and
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1911-11-18

a Pointer . 0tNors.
Hs-0oing to marry the rich Jack
Hammopd1 Why. I thought be had
thrown all his money TO the dogs. DAe
so he did. but they turned out to b.
retrieveEs.-London n. A. p.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1911-11-18

my ineo0s b SMALL" said . rather
d,latoey hover. and perhaps II ID cruel
q me to taks 700 from ysur fathers
reof."
sBut sdon't i've on Tie roof was
IL prompt rspH.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1911-11-18

swhy couldn't you have come home
ut a reasonable hour?' remarked an
angry wife to her spouse.
Gould. m'dear. jes easy as not. but
1-hic-wss waitin' fer you { 20 T.
shleep! replied the delinquent.
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tn, Mean, .. IN. End.

Ars- Behham-Why does a man hate
Ais mother-in-law7 Benham-Oh, be
esesut hate her: he simply hates to
think Of the way she got into his fam
1y-Harpes's Weekly.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1911-11-18
His ean,

Mrs. Bussfns-Before We were mar.
Esed you used to say was the saa-
shine Of your life. Mr.. Bugsins-weh.
l admit that yOu still do your best -
make things bot for me.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1911-11-18

room ten minutes ago.
I'm MIsser Fergshun all RI. Misser
FcrssIun just fell out or window N
left Key inside. Kindly femme have
'nutlier."-
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1911-11-18

The Convenient 9xeuss.
Hard luck h generally the name pss-
pie give to the thing that happsns
VIXEN they have been acting foolishly.
Chicago Record Herald.
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Who Nero Was.

IN the days when Sir Charles Gavan
Dt1ffy was a leading figure in Veto
riin politics there sat in the Melbourne
parliament wealthy but not well In
fos3ned butcher. The chief secretary
of3the day was deprecating the stti.
tujae Of the leader Of the opposition.
whose conduct was. he declared, worse
THIN Nero's.
who was Neror interjected the
k1fGht Of the clever. with equal scorn
sn sincerity.
who was Neror' replied the de-
lishted chief secretary. The honor
ahp gentleman ought to know. Nero
wie 4 celebrated Roman butcher"
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1911-11-18

Here II 4 doctor who says ~
mustn't eat when you're worried.
"But suppose you're always wofrse4
~ fear you ain't goin' to get anytAag
10 eatr- Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1911-11-18
The
Scrap Book

A night clerk in fashionable hotel
sat DOING Mt his desk along shout 2
O'Clock In the morning. when man
faultlessly attired In evening clothes
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unsseehL.

umest4led.
Skinner-Good morning. ma'am. Ma
you ever see anything % unsettled -
the weather has been latelyf Nh.
Hashley-well. there's your board ~.
Mr.. skinner. Philadelphia Inquirer.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1911-11-18

Laughing chserfsl1sss throws san.
HgAt - al tAe path Of hne.-R1eA11e.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1911-11-18

Aeeordine 10 Chinsss iaw. . wtfs
NJ \ ~ talkativs nay b divorced
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1911-11-18

. marriage service performed
sd)ne time ago in = little country
ctiSch In England. when the minister
So In 4 solemn tone, wilt thou have
THU man to b. thy welded husbandr'
intlead Of TIE woman answering for
hoEself q gruR mans voice answered:
ui Will"
- ninistsr looked up, very much
pan)exed. and pauss1. He repeated
III sentence. and again tie same gru6
va answered:
~ WILL"
tain the minister hooked mp sur
pe1d. not knowing what - mako Of
It. when one Of the grooasasa q ths
end Of the row sad:
"'Er b. asaf q ~ answssis -
60 II
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1911-11-18

Il was afraid you'd scream when ]
kassed you."
II didn't dars. Mamma was = -
mkt room and wo1id havs hsasa ~
Houston Post.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1911-11-18

M power q nscsa10 2 isssd1eil6a
-AeseAve0
The oasis., 1911-08-05
A Criticism of Method.

MORALES, Ariz., August 3, 1911. To TIE OAsIs:--
 1 would like to call attention to and protest against the method employed by those managing the campaign for an issue of bonds for municipal water system and a sewer system in NogaIes to swell the registration of qualified electors in order that they may be sure of the two-thirds vote necessary to carry the election. They have been putting upon the assessment roll the names of many men who have paid no taxes, and after this occasion has passed will pay no more. Upon credible authority it IS reported that they have gone so far even as to loan a man a watch, with which he has gone to the town assessor, declared the watch, and it's valuation-usually $20- paid tax of twenty cents, taken a tax receipt and then he has gone to the registration officer, taken the required oath of eligibility, and his name has been entered upon the register as 8 duly qualified elector in the bond election. In that way quite a number of electors have been qualified to vote: suliici- ent to carry the election should the vote be close.
 By strict construction of the
The oasis., 1911-08-05

AFTER all the hurrah campaign ing by Tucson and Douglas for a military post the War Department has decided that Fort Huachuca shall be enlarged, and an appro- priation of $13S,0OO has been made available for that purpose.
The oasis., 1911-08-05

figures would 'pan out" for she is in the same case as the Montezuma
 Hotel the only difference being a l0Go basis, Her property is asses
 sed at $3,000. She pays $50 an- Inual tax and $60 annual water rent. Under Mir. Oferton's figures she would pay but $60 per annum, and her alleged loss of dividends
 would make the total but $85 O.,
 where she pays now 5000. Could Mir. Overton guarantee his calcula- tiors there be would no difficulty in getting MT. Bird to support MT. 0verton's proposition, and a muni- cipal water system.
 But the difficulty in such cases is that one set of men make the figures and another set is delegated to carry them out. Santa Cruz county is an instance. When the county was proposed Mir. Titcomb, Mir. Marsh, MT. Harlow, MT. Bird and others went to Phoenix and demonstrated to the legislative committees that the county could be run on 8 taxation of 3qo on the existing tax roll. The county was created, aud immediately the tax roll was boosted and the rate was raised to 4@o or thereabout-where it has been ever since. Now the tax roll is double what it was; but the tax rate stands yet in the neighborhood Of 49o. If MT. Oserton co1Id be made water com missioner with a guarantee to m ko good his figures his propos;- ton would be more like.
The oasis., 1911-08-05

law such votes may be legally qualified; but such is not the in- tent of the law. That intent is that the holders of such property as will have to pay the bonds in the end, if the mortgage be fore closed, shall decide the question whether the bonds shall issue. That is the intent of the law; and to nullify the will of all such prop erty owners by throwing upon them in the election the weight of numbers in the way planned Is 80 manifestly unfair that the method should meet with condemnation.
 FAIRPLAY.
The oasis., 1911-08-05

THE Daily Globe charges that Geo. W, P. Hunt, president of the Arizona constitutional convention, and an active candidate for gover- nor, has withdrawn from that paper the advertisement of the Old Dominion Commercial Company, of which he is chief owner. It seems hardly possible that MT. Hunt is so narrow guaged as that. He is not maniiesting the right kind of
The oasis., 1911-08-05
DRIVES FEM DIFFERENTLY.

Affinity Earle, who is out to break the Brigham Young record, passed the grand stand again He WIS going nice ly aud had comfortable lead on the
 ormon Moses at the beginning of the third lap.-PhOenix Democrat.
 With difference. Brigham drove his wives abreast. Earle drives his affinities tandem.
The oasis., 1911-08-05
witL THE FIGURES "PaH oUT?"

h his very interesting address on the municipal water proposition at the Lyric theatre Monday even tug Mr. Overton presented a very alluriBg scheme for the town in establishing its system if the bonds are voted to deliver water without charge, and recoup itself by taxa tion. His proposition was to tax up to the legal limit of two per cent; and he figured out that the annual revenue with the gradual increase in taxable property such as has taken place in ten years, would pay all the costs of munich pal government, the cost of run. ming the system, interest on the bonds, and Iiquidate the bonds at maturity. And he figured that the taxpayers, taking their tax bills and water bills together, would pay less under his proposition thaa they pay now. He cited sev- eral cases in point. One was the Montezuma Hotel: assessment $30,0G0; annual tax at 1% $500; water rent $500, total $900. Under Mr. Overton's proposition the MOntezuma would pay $500 in taxation and nothing for water, saving $500 annually. Many simi- lar cases were cited.
 In the course of presenting his proposition Mir. Overton charged that certain citizens, naming them) oppose the proposed bond issue and municipal water system be- cause of the enormous" dividends they are getting from water stock, Among those named was Mir. Bird of THE OASIS. Now Mir. Bird owns no water stock, but Mre. Bird owns one hundred shares, on which she has had no dividends in three years. But even did the stock pay 25% per auuum as alleged by MT. Over ton, that revenue could be thrown away, aud still there would be money saved, if Mir. Overton's
The oasis., 1911-08-05
SURE?

The territorial highway will do much to beget good fellowship between the various counties ill Arlzona and will result in keeping hundreds of thousands Of dollars in our new state. Push the good work aIong.-Phoenix Domucrat.
 Looks more like opening oppor- tunity for ArizOnans to go outside to spend their money.
The oasis., 1911-08-05
Translation of Naturalization Law.

Mir. Thomas A. Borton of Tucson. a we'll known lawyer, has prepared and published small pamphlet. in Spanish, which is a translation of the naturalization law of the United States, together with deal oi valuable information the appli- cant ought to know in order to qualify for citizenship. The little work will be found of real value to those speaking the Spanish lan- guage applying for naturalization.
The oasis., 1911-08-05

a spirit of man who aspires so high.
The oasis., 1911-08-05

Yesterday NogaleS was visited by MT. s. M. Wills (Uncle Tom from "Uncle Toms Paradise") in the Elgin region, whose colonial ton work THE OASIS mentioned last month. MT. Wills reported that his missionary work is attract. ing great attention all over the country and that it will settle quickly very fine region. Mr. Wills has bought the crop of the Pyeatt orchard in the Huachucas and is arranging to market tho fruit in Nogales and Tucson.
 When you want to sell your household goods. see Mark Lulley.