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The Meeker herald., 1911-08-19

manned out of danger on terra frma,
and Smith and his fireman. by rum
ming back over the roofs Of the cars.
could reach safety in a few minutes.
To remain on the bridge meant death.
Because Of the steep grade. he could
not back the train out Of peril. The
only chance to save the lives of all
was to dash across the 200-foot tres
tie, trusting to luck that the structure
would not crumble down before the
last Of the seven coaches had crossed
1t.
Smith released the brakes and
threw the throttle wide open. The en-
CINE sprang forward and thrust its
nose into the aisle Of flames. At
every turn of the wheels the trestle
swayed, groaned and cracked. Cut
ting = passage through the fire and
smoke, the train raced across. The
passengers. finding themselves sud-
denly within an envelope Of fire,
placed there by one mans belief in
his luck. screamed. covered and
tainted.
In the tender behind the engine
WOl0 OpVVV BdAOub Vi Oiis AuCi III lAS
locomotive. Smith knew that a loose
valve. tiny leak or an open feed
pipe into which jet of fire might be
sucked would mean an explosion that
would wreck the trestle and send the
entire train In fragments to the bot
ton. However, as grim as Jim Bled-
soc. he urged his iron horse forward.
Now the front trucks Of the engine
clattered of the bridge. and now the
engine itself was free. With head out
of the window, the engineer looked
back anxiously Is coach after coach.
all on fre. drew OF the trestle. When
the last had won free. he brought the
train to . standstill.
Out sprans the passengers. white
faced and trembling. They turned to
the bridge. which they pelted In vain
with the extinguishers. Ten minutes
after the last car left the trestle 1t
Numbered down.
II Just took chance" said Smith.
as the passengers surged admiringly
about him. Il staked my chances on
luck and We went through
The Meeker herald., 1911-08-19
ADVANTAGES OF DRY FEEDING
Idea Was AsItatsd Twenty-Five Year,
Ago, but Not Faverab'y Re-
esIved-Now Being Revived.

OF late years dry feeding 10 becom-
ing quite popular. although 1t ID not .
new idea in the poultry ranks. Fully
rs years ago the matter was agitated
and adopted by some poultrymen. but
al . general thing 1t was not favor
ably received.
The arguments used today in favor
Of the dry mash and whole grain diet
are. hrst, after becoming used to 1t
fowls will prefer the ground grain
dry to that which IL either cooked OF
steamed: second. It 10 4 labor-saving
method; third, It keeps fowls In q
more healthful condition, and fourth.
better fertility to the eggs.
At FIRST the fowls will not take very
kindly to the dry feed. As meat
scrap Is mixed with 1t. they will pick
out all such. then probably the corn
meal. or some may prefer the bran.
but all of 1t 10 seldom consumed un-
til the fowls become accustomed to It.
Gradually they will eat more and
more Of It. finally cleaning the
trough.
Another benefit IL that after eating
\ few mouthfuls they will repair to
the drinking vessel and secure several
swallows Of water. then back again
to the trough. and 70 on during the
entire meal. II ID asserted that more
water ID consumed by dry-fed fowls.
and a. water enters 90 largely in the
composition Of the egg, increased egg
production should be the result.
The method II q great labor.saver.
1t is possible to both feed and water
the stock In the same time II takes
to prepare the wet mash and feed it.
The Meeker herald., 1911-08-19

Life Insurance Companies will not
insure q man suffering from heart
trouble.
The reason Is obvious.
This is serious matter to the hus-
band or father who Is solicitous for
the future OF his dear ones. Often
the heart trouble is caused by an un-
expected thing and can be corrected IL
taken in time and properly treated. A
man in Colorado writes:
II was a great coffee drinker for
many years. and was not aware Of the
injurious effects of the habit till
became q practical invalid, suffering
from heart trouble, Indigestion and
nervousness to an extent that made
me wretchedly miserable myself and
q nuisance to those who Witnessed my
sufferings.
II continued to drink coffee, how
ever, not suspecting that 1t was the
cause Of my ill-health, till on applying
for life insurance I was rejected ON ac-
count Of the trouble with my heart.
Then became alarmed. found that
leaving on coffee helped me quickly, 70
1 quit 1t altogether and having been
attracted by the advertisements OF
Postum began its use.
THE change In my condition was re-
markable. All my ailments vanished.
Ny digestion was completely restored.
my nervousness disappeared, and.
most important of all, my heart stead
led down and became normal, and on q
second examination was accepted by
the Life Insurance Co. Quitting coffee
and using Postum worked the change"
Name given BY Postum Co.. Battle
Creek, Mich.
There's . reason" and 1t ID e.
planned in the little book, 1.-THE Road
to WsllvilIe." in pkgs.
EvsR read tAs absve Bsttsst 4 Nv
ooo aDpa0RU kR00 t1ao - t10o. 1Aoy
ese 0s1oeAe, tfDes 80 fau 81 honnnn
The Meeker herald., 1911-08-19
BABY's HAIR ALL CAME OUT

when my first baby was SIX
months old he broke out on his head
with little bumps. They would dry
up and leave a scale. Then 1t would
break out again and II spread all over
his head. All the hair came out and
his head was scaly all over. Then his
face broke out all over in red bumps
and 1t kept spreading until 1t was on
his hands and arms. bought several
boxes of ointment, gave him blood
medicine, and had two doctors to treat
him. but he got worse all the time. He
had 1t about six months when friend
told me about Cuticura. sent and
got a bottle of Cuticura Resolvent. q
cake of Cuticura Soap and box OF
Cuticura Ointment. In three days
after using them he began to improve.
He began to take long maps and to
stop scratching his bead. After taking
two bottles Of Resolvent. two boxes OF
Ointment and three cakes of Soap he
was sound and well, and never bad
any breaking out Of any kind. His
hair came out in little curls all over
his head. l don't think anything else
would have cured him except Cuticura.
II have bought Cuticura Ointment
and Soap several times since to use
for cuts and sores and have never
known them to fail to cure what put
them on. l think Cuticura is a great
remedy and would advise any one to
use 1t. Cuticura Soap is the best that
/ have ever used for toilet purposes"
(Signed) Mrs. F. E. Harmon, r. F. D.
2, Atoka, Tenn, Sept. 10, 1910.
The Meeker herald., 1911-08-19
vacuum by the Quart.

Two men on 4 train were in An n.
gument as to the action on the VI.
cuum brake.
II. tell you that 1t is the initiation
Of the tube that stops the train" ex'
claimed ono.
Nothing of the sort!" was the re.
ply. "It's the output Of the exhaus-
tion.'
At the next stop 1t was decided to
submit the matter to the decision Of
the engineer. Leaning out Of the win
dow of his cab, he listened conde
scendingly to the arguments Of both
men. Finally he said:
"As matter Of fact. you're both
wrong. When we want to stop the
train we Just learn this tap. which
fills the pipe with vacuum"
The Meeker herald., 1911-08-19

ETHEL. asked the teacher. when
Ethel had grown quite large and be-
IN to think 4 little. whom do the
Ancient say supported the world on
his shouldersf"
ATLAS, ma'am."
~Yes, quite right now. II Atlas sup.
ported the world who supported At.
lAsf''
II suppose he married . rich wife,
replied Ethel thoughtfully.
The Meeker herald., 1911-08-19
TOOK A CHANGE
AND BECAME HERO
LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEER RusHEs
A BURNING TResTLE AND
SAVES 100 LIVES.
PASSENGERS IN GREAT PERIL
with Quick Decision and Jerk Of
the Throttle Engine Driver Snatch
- His Train From the Jaws Of Ger
tain Disaster.

Los Angeles. Cal.-Philosophers
might md nice problem Of ethics in
this emergency: A man 10 confront
I'd with a situation in which ho can
with certainty save his own life and
the lives Of hundred others BY
abandoning another hundred persons
to deadly peril; or. by risking his own
life and the lives of those whom he
might have left In security. take .
desperate chance Of saving all or
none.
Such crises recently leaped up on
. sudden before George A. Smith of
Los Angeles, who has been for nearly
30 years locomotive engineer for
the Southern Pacific railroad. In an
instant he decided to stake every
thing upon one throw-to rescue all
or none.
Mountain mogul engine No. 3o7.
with Smith at the throttle straining
against the leash of its brakes, was
grinding and slipping down the steep
side Of the Coast range In Soledad
canyon, one Of the worst stretches on
the Fresno-Los Angeles division Of
the railroad. Behind 1t was the mo-
mentum Of its own weight and Of
seven coaches well filled with passen-
gers.
Suddenly Smith, with distended nos.
trils. drew back into the cab. II
think smell smoke" he shouted. A
moment later. as the fianges of the
wheels screeched around curve. the
fireman yelled warning. In another
moment the engine shot out upon the
big trestle over Santa Clara creek.
The bridge was in flames.
The airbrakes brought the mogul
to halt, its wheels showering sparks,
q third of the way across the blazing
structure. Half Of the coaches re-
The Meeker herald., 1911-08-19
uomEsEekERs ExcuRs ION
RATES TO TEXAS AND NEW

On the first and third Tuesdays OF
each month during the entire year
The Colorado and Southern Rail-
way will sell round trip homeseekers'
excursion tickets to q great many
points in New Mexico and Texas at
greatly reduced rates. Final limit
Is days allowing liberal stop-over
privileges. For detailed information,
rates. etc, call on your nearest Colo.
RADIO and Southern agent or address T.
E. Fisher. General Passenger Agent.
Denver, Colo.
The Meeker herald., 1911-08-19
Crate for pay-old Chicks.

burlap. after the chicks are placed in
the compartments. On the bottom Of
each compartment ID layer Of bran
or alfalfa meal. 10 that should the
chicks eat some Of 1t, It will do them
no harm. A space Of three inches Is
allowed between each pair of trays.
which are kept separate BY blocks Of
wood. On the outside piece Of wood
10 screwed to the trays and on top q
handle IL nailed. In trays of this
size. 20 chicks can b allowed to each
compartment: that =, 80 TO the siss
illustrated hsrewith.
The Meeker herald., 1911-08-19
"A glimpse OF UTAH"

The story Of Utah's progress from
the time the Mormon emfgrants en-
tered the Salt Lake valley, to the
present day, il narrated and beauti-
fully pictured, in striking publica-
ton Just issued by the Passenger De-
partment. Denver & Rio Grande rail-
road, called "A Glimpse OF Utah"
The story. by that well-known
authority on Utah's history and re-
sources. Judge e. F. Colburn, is IN
narrative form and intensely interest
ing.
The Meeker herald., 1911-08-19

The six leading states in the salt
industry are Michigan, New York.
Ohio. Kansas, Louisiana and Cali
fornia. and In 1903 these six states
produced salt valued at $7.714.557.
The salt from these states is obtained
from rock salt, sea water and natural
brine-in other words. from all the
known sources of salt.
The Meeker herald., 1911-08-19

convey q better understanding Of the
construction of the box, while DDDD
show the entrance to tho nests.
Az laying hens will always prefer .
secluded place for . nest. this arrange
ment will be found excellent. The lid,
when closed, prevents water from
reaching the nests. and the eggs are
taken out by simply raising the lid
and reaching them with the hand. The
hens can be shut out at any time BY
closing the opening to passageway at
A, and more room in thus gained In
the poultry house. The design was
originated by ]. G. Baker OF Illinois.
The Meeker herald., 1911-08-19
With Emphasis.

Mistress chastity sticking finger
into either ear)-Kittie. for heavens
sake! What does that frightful noise
and profanity in the kitchen mean?
Kittie-Oh. that's nothin'. ma'am.
It's only cook rejectin' PROPOSE av
marrij from the ashman!-Harper's
Bazaar.
The Meeker herald., 1911-08-19

She (fiattering with eyes and voice)
Arthur. dear. find that we still
need few things to make our little
household more serviceable.
He-What one thing, perhaps?
She-Well. for instance. we need a
new hat for me.-Harper's Bazar
The Meeker herald., 1911-08-19
CRATE FOR SHIPPING CHICKS
One shown In Illustration Herewith
Will Be Found to Be vsry Con-
vsnIsnt and Cheap.

For shipping day-old chicks, the
crate illustrated herewith will be
found very convenient. It consists Of
wooden trays each four inches deep
and IS inches square, inside measure
ments. says the Orange Judd Farmer.
Each tray Is divided across the CEN
ter 30 as to make four compartments.
The top of each tray Ii covered with
The Meeker herald., 1911-08-19

sPoHN'S DISTEMPER CURE will
cure any possible case of DISTEsiPER,
PINK EYE, and the like among horses
of all ages, and prevents all others in the
same stable from having the disease. Also
cures chicken cholera. and dog distemper.
Any good druggist can supply you. or send
to mfrs. so cents and 81 90 bott,.. Agents
wanted Free book. spohn Medical Co.,
Spec. Contagious Diseases, Goshen, Ind.
The Meeker herald., 1911-08-19
Remarkable Dwarf.

aFkAuV OWA1s
Irate visitor.-I call this down
right fraud. You advertise on your
bills. 1.-THE Most Remarkable Dwarf
in the World" and he turns out to
be five feet five inches high.
Bland Shovman-Exactly so. sir.
That's Just what's 30 remarkable
about him. He's the tallest dwarf on
record.
The Meeker herald., 1911-08-19
THE TRUTH ABOUT sLu,no.


No thoughtful person uses liquid
blue. Half cents worth of blue. a
large bottle filled with water and the
delusion Is complete.
Always buy RED CROSS BAG
BLUE. It's all blue. Nothing but
blue. Makes beautiful white clothes
like new. ASK YOUR GROCER.
The Meeker herald., 1911-08-19
Toe Cream Killed Him.

Charlotte. Mich.-P. M. Thomas.
aged sixty.four. . travelling man. u
dead Of ptomains poisoning from
eating ice cream.
The Meeker herald., 1911-08-19

Mrs.. wlnslowss Soothing syrup for Childre1
testhing. softens the Rums, reduces innamma-
tion. allAya pain, cures wind collie. sc bottle.
The Meeker herald., 1911-08-19

II you make a fool Of yourself don't
take 1t too much to heart. The world
is full OF people who are kicking them
selves.
The Meeker herald., 1911-08-19

New mileage OF railroads built. In
the four years ending in 1900. In the
Old World was 2s.O74. and in the New
34,726.
The Meeker herald., 1911-08-19

The number of flax spindles in Ger
many is estimated at 100000 and OF
mechanical looms at from 10000 to
$4,000.
The Meeker herald., 1911-08-19

No man is so sharp that some one
doesn't try to sit on him.
The Meeker herald., 1911-08-19
CONCENTRATES.

No married man In Vienna Is al
lowed to go up in balloon without
the formal consent Of his wife and
children.
The Meeker herald., 1911-08-19

OF the 1,9OO.O00.Ooo acres of land in
the United States, something like $780,
100000 are in farms, and Of that acre
age about 47,000.000 are improved
lands.
The Meeker herald., 1911-08-19

The robe of righteousness will Meth.
er shrink nor stretch.
The Meeker herald., 1911-08-19
/ ()(lIRl|
|XVX|TI
NEST BOXES PLACED ouTslDl
Convenient Arrangement which aeeane
ceNsidesabie More ResM In ~
Poultry hsUee.

The illustratioa herewith 10 fstsalr
u to show the new boxes on tie 80
Of the poultry house. The egSs afs
collected BY raising the I'D q ~
bog G. and the hens enter the passa9e-
way q 1t the door 4. The interior g
the box II shown. the nest boz being
seen at B. which does not. howsvse.
contain the litter for the nest. the bare
floor being made plain In order e
The Meeker herald., 1911-08-19

'HThe Hague has done much toward
promoting peace In the world" "Yes."
replied Miss Cayenne. 'and 30 has
Reno"
The Meeker herald., 1911-08-19

Work on remodeling the Hotel
Francia at Manila has commenced. an
open air cafe in the inner court, an
entire new front on the building and .
third story containing banquet hall
to sekF 900 persons being among the
imxf ements planned. The mana
sef2kve also applied to the Philip
pine mmission for . seven acre site
to bind a 20O-room hotel At Baguio,
with European capital.
The Meeker herald., 1911-08-19

Alpine glaciers are receding and
some of them are disappearing en-
tirely. Some attribute this action to
the boring Of tunnels and building OF
mountain railways.
The Meeker herald., 1911-08-19

Important to Mothers
Examine carefully every bottle Of
CASTORIA. q safe and sure remedy for
infants and children. and see that II
The Meeker herald., 1911-08-19

The states Of Queensland and New
South Wales, Australia. are giving
very considerable attention to govern
ment irrigation, mainly by means OF
artesiAn wells.
The Meeker herald., 1911-08-19

Edna q. Weaver. 20 years old. who
took examination for seven different
civic service positions open to women
at Kansas City, holds first place In
six Of them and second place in the
other.
The Meeker herald., 1911-08-19
HOWARD {. BURTON, AssAYER { CHEMIST
Denver DIRECTORY

pnn if,nk psa,ss n n eli sind. Q, ME-
ior mailed free. Cor. 18th q Blake Denver.
The Meeker herald., 1911-08-19
HEART RIGHT.
When He Quit Coffee.

Life Insurance Companies will not
insure q man suffering from heart
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-07-27

Was the Principal Speaker at
the Peace Jubilee Last
Friday
The Hue sssi the Gray Clasp Hazs<is
and Forget the HIftrrnr~. Of Fifty
Tears Ago-Pr~=adeat Told y~xrr-
ans Of Peace Treaties.

Manassas. July .f--General Arh4-
irtaion treaties between the UnIted
States on one hand and Great Britain
and France on the other viii be sign
ed Within ten days This announce
ment was made by President Taft be-
fore the reunion Of Civil War vet
Grams AZ Manassas gathered on If
tieth anniversary OF the battle OF Bull
Run.
After one OF the most strenuous
automobile trips since he has been IN
the White House, President Taft ar
rived at Manassas more than an hour
late, after having made a detour Of
ten miles around an impossible ford
swollen by the heavy rains OF the az
ternoon.
For the first time since he has been
President, Mr.. Taft left secret service
men behind. Their automobile was
stopped in the middle Of Rocky Reed
ford ten miles from Manassas. The
car OF Senator Brandegree with a
party of Senators, including Senator
Martin and Representative Carlin, OF
Virginia, was left In the middle OF a
ford half a mile behind the Presi-
dents machine.
After reaching Manassas the party
took a special train back to Washing
ton in time to take a late dinner al
the White House and then returned
to Manassas.
President Taft told the veterans OF
the Civil War that he had saved this
announcement for them as he felt
that those who had seen real war
would appreciate the value Of perma-
nent peace. He was enthusiastically
applauded by the crowd.
The blue and the gray marched
across the field of Manassas to meet
each other again to-day. This Incl
dent, unique in history, of veterans
Of opposing armies meeting on the
field where they fought a mighty bat
tie fifty years ago attracted as wit
nesses the President Of the United
States, the Governor of Virginia and
visiting Senators from many States.
It was the browning feature Of the
Manassas peace jubilee and reunion
which began last Sunday with a SER
mon by Rev. DR.. H. Couden, chaplain
of the House of Representatives who
himself lost his sight while serving
in the Union ranks.
A 8 o'clock this morning the vet
Grams assembled at the Henry house
on the battlefield and heard a number
of addresses. At noon they were
marshalled in review. A general
clasping Of hands followed, and after
luncheon the veterans returned tC
Manassas.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-07-27
SAVES TWO LIVES.

Neither my sister nor myself
might be living to-day, if it had not
been for DR.. Kings New Discovery"
writes A. D. Mcdonald, of Fayette-
vile, N. c.. R. F. D. No 8, "for we
both had frightful coughs that no
other remedy could help. We were
told my sister had consumption. She
was very weak and had night sweats,
but your wonderful medicine COM
pletely cured us both. It's the best
ever used or heard Of" For sore
lungs, coughs, colds, hemorrhage. la
grippe, ASTHMA, hay fever, Group,
whooping cough-all bronchial trou-
bles-its supreme. Trial bottle free.
5O$c. and $1.00. Guaranteed by ali
druggists.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-07-27
EXPERIMENTING WITH Lr,fn.
Southern Railway and Alabama .r~ws
southern Raiirc@d Testing Ia with
Corn. Cotton. Peanuts and Other
Products In Alabams-wm MAKE
Report

Tuscaloosa, Ala. July zs.-In or
der 10 give practical information tn
farmers OF the South a. 10 the bers-
fits 10 be secured By the use Of lime
both for increasing yields and for in
proving the soil. the Southern Rail-
way and the Alabama Great Southern
Railroad. through their cotton cuI-
;ure department, are making experi-
ments along their lines in Alabama
With corn. cotton. peanuts and other
farm products. The lime used an
aiyzed 10 per cent and was secured
from Marengo, Greene and Sumter
Counties, where millions OF tons lie
along the Warrior and TombIgbee
Rivers. The lime was applied in the
spring and has resulted In the prom
ise OF increased yields. though IL Is
too early to know what the increase
or the benefit TO the soil will be.
Lime has been used for improving
the soil for many centuries and au-
thorities agree that a great part of
the land under cultivation In the
Southeast is deficient In this respect,
resulting in an excess Of acIdity when
vegetable matter decays. The use OF
lime preserves the vegetable matter
in the condition most suitable for the
support of plant life. It Is not in
tended that lime should be used as a
substitute for manure or commercial
fertilizers. but that by its use a much
greater percentage of the plant food
in the manure or fertilizer may be re-
tanned in the SOIL
AS soon as possible the results OF
the experiments being made by the
Southern Railway and the Alabama
Great Southern will be given to the
farmers of the South.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-07-27

To Minnie G. Monaghan:
This Is TO notify you that your hus-
band, Ben 4. Monaghan, has
brought suit against you TO the April
Term. 1911. OF Wake Superior Court.
Tor divorce from the bonds OF matri-
mony, and that the summons issued
for you has been returned by the
sheriff with this endorsement there
on: After exercising due diligence.
the defendant, Minnie G. Mooney
ham. Is not TO be found In this coua-
ty." You are. therefore, further mott
fed to appear at the July Term, 1911.
OF Wake Superior Court, which con-
venes on the 10th Of that month, and
answer, demur or plead to the COM
plant which will be filed In this
court during the first three days OF
that term, otherwise the plaintiff will
demand to be allowed to prove the al
legations Of his complaint and have
Judgment accordingly.
WILLARD Mail,
Clerk Wake Superior Court.
]. c. l.. HARRIS,
Attorney for the Plaintiff.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-07-27

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severe case OF stomach sronela ara
OF rnsaEaiissa. from Which hA1
been Al almost helpless Sufferer for
Ten years. IL suited my cases -
though made tust for ne" Fer dys-
pepsia. Indigestion. lAundiee and 10
rid the system 81 kIdnsy polsons tia,
cause rheumatism. Electric Btste~x
las no equal Try them. Every bot
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cents AZ all druggtssa