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The Meeker herald., 1911-09-30

Hongkong. with It's Injurious hotels.
its princely clubs, its rich and infiu.
entail banks. housed In splendidly con-
structed and beautifully designed
buildings: its shipyards and craving
docks able to care for the largest yes
sells; its miles Of warehouses bursting
with wealth; Its yellow sailed neets
laden with silks. tea, sugar and pre-
cious porceInins; it, commerce almost
as great as that Of New York; it,
botanic gardens hung amid delightful
villas overlooking harbor that IN a
city in itself and that noats 10000 sails'
Hongkong. with. tn wonderful temples
Of ornate teak roofs. ii idols Of 4
hundred sects, its French cathedral. its
forts. garrison and naval life. its Hap
~ Valley race course-all at the end
of white mans civilization. Supreme
from the peak on which 1t rests. IN
well bred aloofness It looks askance at
sordid Asia, whence 1t sprung.-W. J.
Awkward in Harper's Magazine.
The Meeker herald., 1911-09-30
LET'S ALL GET IN LINE.
Beemins Ones Town Dr'nss In zig
Returns For the Msnsy Spent.

Booming Ones Town Drings In Gig
Returns For the Msnsy Spent.
Town boosting is phase of adver-
Using that has been developed In conf
paratiyeiy recent years. 1t Is true that
many years ago there were few en-
terprising cities that spread broadcast
allurins statements OF their advaii-
tages, but this advertising was donc
more in the interest Of real estate
dealers than for the general good Of
the community. These efforts. too,
were sporadic and without system.
Today there are hundreds Of cities all
over the country that are conducting
systematic, thoroughgolng advertising
campaigns and they are getting big
returns from the money spent.
Aside from getting new residents and
Industries. the advertising Of a town Is
mighty good thing In another way.
says the Merchants Record and Show
Window. II develops a loyalty and
enthusiasm and pride In home insti-
buttons that is worth good deal to
the merchants of the city. When lot
Of enthusiastic business men keep
hammering away at the fact that this
is the best town In the state. or the
United States" people after awhile
absorb SOME Of the boosters enthu-
siasm-they begin to see the doughnut
instead OF the hole.
They find many virtues where before
they only saw faults and before long
n lot of chronic knockers" are trans
formed into boosters" A well de-
veloped local pride among Its citizens
Is one of the most valuable assets
town can have. 1t Is the strongest
possible antidote for the mall order
complaint: 1t keeps money Mt home
and benefits everyone in town; the
merchant most Of all. By all means.
every town. no matter how large or
how small. should have Booster
club"
The Meeker herald., 1911-09-30
Ho5sE BUILT IN sEcrloNs-rDIsoS HOUSE.

house. BUILT IN sECrIONs-EDISoN House.
per additional room for those of larger
size. For variations in pattern he does
not depend alone on the different
molds. but has changes Of porches and
other slight details in the same mold;
also difference of color. Thus house
of given pattern looks very different
In green from one In purple, red or yell
low. The paint is II mixture OF cement
and practically lasts forever, like the
smile that won't come off.
Even the roofs are made of cement.
Not only are these domlciles fireproOf,
food proof and wind proof, but rat
proof and mouse proof. The concrete is
harder tiinn granite. and rat has about
as much chance of getting through that
a man would have of drilling hole
through a twelve inch steel plate with
wooden tOothpick. The only thing
TINT can injure Il concrete house is an
adult earthquake, and even 1t would
have to be some shakes to make much
of an impression. There are cement
thousand years. The Mexican adobes
nre so ancient that nobody knows when
their ugliness first took form.
The Edison type is not TIE only one.
Another Is the house built of immense
concrete blocks or sections These Sec
lions are so large that they have to
be handled with derrick, and 1t is
proposed to- make them larger still,
Including the whole side of u house In
one block. The plan for these dwell
ings hns been perfected by those con
which is not the foundation of house.
by the way, hut of n charity. These
estimable people had designs to help
the lubOrlng man by giving him n
cheap house to live In, but the labor
union objected unless the concrete sec
tons could be put In place by masons
with mortar and trowel. This especial
lplift had an especially rocky road.
As for beauty, we should not be
discouraged by the Mexican dobes.
The LONELINESS of these domiciles was
due not to the material. but to the
builders. The particular tribe of In
dams thnt made the dobes would have
put up ugly houses even If they had
possessed unlimited quantities of ma
kOgany and Circassian walnut. Those
Indians did not run to the aesthetic.
Nowadays concrete houses can I've
made ms attractive rs ones taste
brains and pocketbook will permit.
The societies for Identifying cities
and villages should look into tbls
Concrete houses in various tints and
hn fnftnttAlv moro
The Meeker herald., 1911-09-30
HELP ALONG OUR OWN.
WHY Send TO Other Communities For
9eods Produced Annena Quesalxaaf

oeeds Produced Among ourssivssf
The steamer Chalmette, from Balti-
more. carrying n solid cargo of canned
goods, Is discharglng its freight at Gal
weston. The state Of Texas is one Of
the largest markets Baltimore has for
this kind Of goods, as 1t is the piece de
resistance on the ranches. The in
crease in shipment is due to the reduc-
tion In rites on canned goods from 20
to 81 cents.-Quanah Observer.
Commenting on the above. Firm and
Ranch Of Dallas, Tex, says:
There are no better canned goods
than those Of Texas, Arkansas and
Louisiana. Yet 1t Is found hard to sell
products of our canneries, while trnin-
loads and boatloads of goods are be-
ing shipped into the states which
should support their own Industries.
In one case 1t was found that goods
from n local cannery had been shipped
away from home, then bought by To-
caI merchant and shipped back to the
place WHERE canned.
The people who preach the doctrine
Of patronizing home Industries should
follow the advice they freely give to
others. When they fail to do so then
they preach for revenue only, and the
revenue is for themselves only.
The Meeker herald., 1911-09-30
Light Attracts Customers.

In the downtown section of q city
the theater audiences come and go
through two avenues leading to car
lines. A haberdasher has shop in a
side street between these two chan
nels of travel at a much more reason
able rent than he would have to pay
on the avenues. Study Of the condi-
lions convinced him thnt theater goers
took those avenues not because they
were especially convenient nor as q
matter of habit, but simply because
they were light When he put up an
electric sign big enough to light his
sect1on Of the dark side street he d.
ycf1ed enough travel past his Windows
every night to increase materially the
daily sales Saturday Evening Post.
The Meeker herald., 1911-09-30
CONCRETE HOUSE
IS ATTRACTIVE
Substantial and Durable and
Easily Built.
WILL DRESS UP" YOUR TOWN
Modern Science Has Given Va New
Type Of Homo to Take Place Of Mod
est Workinoman's Abeds and Pre-
serve Our Depicting Timber Supply.
By JAMES A. EDcHRroN.

BY JAMES A. EDEERTON.
Are we approaching the age Of &C.
ment? Is concrete the answer to the
decreasing timber supply? Are we to
have ready made houses just as some
of us now buy ready made clothes? BY
Standardization the cement houses of
the Edison and other patterns are as
summing much the same relation to ar
chitecture and building as hand-me-
down suits bear to tailoring. The
standnrdizlng process IL that of max
ing many houses from the same mOlds,
thus materially reducing the cost.
The Edison method of building con-
crete houses is the one above describ-
ed. To save time and to prevent too
much sameness in type he recommends
the use of half n dozen different molds
by each construction company. To
build an Edison house the mold is put
in pince, and the concrete, consisting
of Il mixture of sand. gravel and port
land cement. Is poured In. After the
concrete hardens the mold is removed,
and there Is your house. During the
hardening process second mold can
be set up and another house built while
you walt. He estimates that one out
fit consisting Of thirty-seven men can
thus erect 1O4 houses each year at an
average cost of 81 200 per house Of six
rooms, with slightly higher expense
The Meeker herald., 1911-09-30
hexx .Ihen. Would Wor,,.

"Thon" b the word which has been
suggested for use 10 an English pro
noun of common gender. luxury
which the English language has thus
far had the fortitude to forego. II was
considered suitable for English be-
cause It came from the Greek. Its use
may be illustrated a. follows:
II q parent desires to spank thon's
ibis or her. a. the case may be, child
thon The or sheD should take thon (him.
her or IT. across thon's knee. Then
thon should remove thon's slipper. and
after explaining to the child the repre-
feasibility OF thon's conduct thon
should apply the slipper to that por.
ton Of thon's anatomy which from
time immemoriai has been dedicated TO
that purpose.
Il may easily BE- seen from the above
bow sthon* Effects great clariacation.-
I.ippincott's.
The Meeker herald., 1911-09-30
The or....,. Historian.

BY common consent the greatest Of
all historians In Thucy dides. the Greek
contemporary Of Pericles and author
Of the history Of the Peloponnesian
war. One of the greatest tributes that
can be paid to him ia that. according
10 the estimate of very able critic.
long and eventful period by Thucyd
ides than we have OF any period In
modern history. equally long and event
full. and yet all this Is compressed into
a single volume. For concise. vigor
ons and yet intense presentation Thu
cydldes has never been equaled. He
is easily the King Of historians. New
York American.
The Meeker herald., 1911-09-30
When . Burglar Call. =. Night.

"lf burglar breaks into your house
ut night don't try to corner him." said
an old headquarters policeman. IF the
visitor awakens you make noise
enough to scare him away. but don't
go after him with gun. Ten to one
he'll get you before you can hit him.
It's better to lose few dollars worth
Of goods than your life. I'm giving 1t
to you straight. The average man.
walked up 10 the middle Of the night.
always badly frightened. hasn't
chance against the man with nerve
enough to break into an cccupied
house. Every burglar ID \ potential
murderer and will shoot to kill II you
try to catch him. And why not? He's
got big, long term In prison staring
him In the face II he's nabbed. and
he'll take chance on murder every
time to get away. Leave the capture
Of such gentry to the cops. They're
paid to be shot at; you ain't."-Kansas
City Star.
The Meeker herald., 1911-09-30
LEAVING HOME TO
SAvE(?) MONEY
4 Dsssnt Figure Out That Way
When Evsiythng's Said
pIALoeUe WITH 4. MoRAL;

Why Not Buy at Home and Help Tire
Local Dealer Instead Of Wasting
Cash In Travelling to the cityi
Time and Comfort Saved.
Afternoon Sin home across the Hud-
son from New York city. Mrs. Ross
and daughter Jennie. Visiting Mrs.
Jones. Mrs. Ross married daughter.
!. Mrs. Ross-I see you have on pair
Of new shoes.
Mrs. Joncs-Yes. bought them yes
tarday Mt Us mentions local store).
and they nre perfect at.
Jennle-Why, they are just like mine.
How much did you pay for them?
Mrs. Jones-Three dollars.
Mrs Ross and Jennie (together)-
Ny! Oh, gracious!
Mrs. Ross--You never can get bar
gain in Jersey.
Jennie-Thats 30. Ma and l went
over to New York to sale and
bought my shoes, the same Identical
thing. for only SOS.
Mrs. Ross-And we had lunch for
both for 80 cents.
Jennie-The crowd at the sale was
awful, and came near fainting from
the heat. Everybody must watch for
those sales.
behind his newspaper, could hold him
self no longer. He burst out with a
"Ha, ha, hag'
Mrs. Ross-What's the matter, Mr.
Jones?
Mr.. Jones-I was-ha, ha-just think
ing how saving you women folks are
sometimes.
Mrs. Ross-I don't see any joke
about 1t. You should tell May (mean-
ing Mrs. Jones) to look around and
not spend nil her money at home, as
yon are always preaching. See the
saple shoes on May and Jennie, and
Jennie's cost only $2.9s.
Mr.. Jones-Ha, ha! You went to
New York with Jennie for a pair of
shoes: 90 cents to get there, &2.0S for
a q shoe. Ha, ha! Saved cents, still
out "a cents, lunch co. nearly overhead.
edfin crowd and 90 cents to get home.
all tired and fretful; make the same
identical shoe as May has for g in
Jersey cost you in New York - In
stend Of $2.0a, big saving. Ha. ha!
Ard May didn't come home tired and
frsffui the day she paid 8 for her
shoes-ha, ha!
Mrs. Ross getting ready to 60 home)
oh, You men do always figure closer
than woman.
Moral.-Buy in the home market
Don't go ont Of town and pay to q
per cent more in expense when you
think you are saving money.-Gap in
Hudson Magazine.
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why ah. WA silant.

A very silent old woman was once
asked why 1t was she had SO little to
say. She replied that when she was
a young girl she was very Ill and could
not talk for n long time, whereupon
she made a vow that II speech were
given her once more she would never
again say anything unkind of any
body. And thus she was as they found
her.-Exchange.
The Meeker herald., 1911-09-30

Mrs. Nuwed. Sr. ito son after fam
lily jar,-Don't forget. son. that IA soft
answer turneth away wrath" Mr..
Nuwed. Jr.-Well. know soft ques-
ton Of mine brought lot of 1t ON
me.-Smart Set
The Meeker herald., 1911-09-30
Il Did.

do you know anything. DOCTOR,
said Mrs. Finnlkin. that will put q
little color into my cheeks. am 70
dreadfully pale"
We'll. madam" replied DR.. Blunt,
perhaps If I tell you that you havs
hole In yomr stocking about the size Of
a quarter 1t may have the desired ef-
feet"
The Meeker herald., 1911-09-30

Absentminded Professionally tailor
has put one button too many on my
vest. I must cut 1t OF. That's funny.
Now there's buttonhole too many
What's the use of arithmetfc?- Sourire.
The Meeker herald., 1911-09-30
Generous.

|. Tattered Terry-There goes kind
man. The last time went to him I
didn't have cent and lie gave me all
he could. Weary Walter-What was
that3 Tattered Terry-Thirty days.
Puck.
The Meeker herald., 1911-09-30

The people read their home
newspapers, but they don't read
telephone poles or cows or
barbed wire fences. You never
yet saw n man seated by his
Preside reading board fence or
the side Of a barn to his chill
dren. Here's q hint for the local
merchant.
The Meeker herald., 1911-09-30

Prosperous Publisher-Do you write
before or after eating? Poet (faiutiy,
Always before unless I have some
thing to eat.-Judge.
The Meeker herald., 1911-09-30

What men want in not talent. It b
purpose: not the powers to achieve,
but the will to labor.-Bulwer-Lytt
The Meeker herald., 1911-09-30
The Cavity,

Cholly-The dentist told me ] had .
large cavity that needed niling. Ethel
Did be recommend any special course
OF studyf
The Meeker herald., 1911-09-30
Wanasi.

Warned.
"She told me that might hope"
Better look out! I've known girls
to sny that when they Intended to &C.
cept a chap.'-Puck.
The Meeker herald., 1911-09-30

Just Talking.
EteIla-l hear that Lizzie u taking
Of getting married again. Bella-I
didn't know that she had been married
once yet Stella-She isn't. said she
was talking of II again.
The Meeker herald., 1911-09-30

Diversity Of opinion proves that
things are only what We think them
Montaigne.
The Detroit times., 1911-03-03

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla, Mar. 3.
--Sequoyah, inventor of the Chero-
kee indian alphabet, is to be stuck
right in among all the big folk In the
statuary hall at Washington. The
Oklahoma legislature has elected him
to one Of the two places permitted IL
as a state and has appropriated $4,000
for his statue to be made by Mrs.
Winnie Hoxie, sculptress OF Chero-
kee Indian descent
Sequoah was the SON of an Indian
maiden and Hessian soldier who
fought under Braddock. He was one
Of the delegation sent by the Chero-
KEGS to see the Great White Father.
President Jefferson, attained leader
ship in his race and invented the
Cherokee alphabet OF Sc characters
still In use. He led small band Of
his people toward the Pacific when
driven westward by the whites, but
he died in the shadow of the Rockies
and was buried In cave.
The Detroit times., 1911-03-03
~ you bexi mn to feel laa1lyl DO

Az you beginning to feel lazyf Do
ri sish for q day on: Do you feel
70. you used to when mother got out
40 molasses and sulphur? BY the
nny. why and where and when was
HAT famous mixture invented?
Years and years ago, In the pioneer
IoHo. the settlers lived all winter with
10y little fresh foods. A few apples
and an occasional raw cabbage were
|nnout al. The result was that by
&rr1ng the whole family was clogged
|nnd ready for the round of molasses
IA eulphur. Even the meats were
mootly smoked or sailed or were
|rfcklod. = The lack OF raw foods was
!. y principal. cause or the trouble. And
.1hon In the old days they made no
|ncocial effort 70 get fresh air.
The resulting under-the-weather state
- noon called spring fever--or occac
|n1onally slight bilious attack-or a
(ouch OF rhetimatism-or a little ma
The family chest yielded sulphur
tn6 molAsses, or blue mass, to work
M the spring fever or stimulate the
I1vof, or 3 few good doses Of salts and
nHbe some quinine powder-bitter
6oytnd description Ito clean out the
Dloc0 and act as tonic generally.
That's why and when the spring medi-
'olno started. That's what makes II
ooo1 today for the sarsaparilla takers
and al other spring patent medicine
makers to sell their nostrums In
America by the trainload.
Nowadays, with fresh fruits or all
varieties on the market all winter.
'XIth q plenty OF green vegetables
lSom the south and the greenhouse
(urms. the old-fashioned brand OF
spring ailments have no excuse to ex-
IT. BY using some fresh raw food
---nnd you ought never to need the
The Detroit times., 1911-03-03

nOGADoRE, March Slime arts
1ookin' up here. Last night they
~ preliminary steps TO organize
- Rlogadore Mastodon Brass Band
+ Town Hall. They elected Steve
veil 10 the big base horn. as he's
q champion wheat-cradler with the
~ power, and Ezra Taylor's going
i 1nokIo the. fioot. and Dwight Has
<n, Oldest OF ak red-headed boys Is
- 10 play the snare drum.
&om things was settled pretty
bit the whole projic come mighty
buntin' up when they come to
|n' mastodon TO twitter the
oul<ure into the exfiat cornet.
BiIIlneB. our only barber. Silas
our only cobbler. and Abadiah
4 I)n<1o. Dootmaster. was all hot az.
~ o-1nt and threatenin' to move
1>or>ou. and things looked mighty
1r1o I'm they agreed TO put Il 10 a
un6um 81 the town, -iettin' WON
|~n1 Children who will also have to
1hok e-Gnt vote az well az the
~ oons(Itooted he voters. |
Believe either Of those three
10 en- Nh middle-uay e on that
Without Dustin something per.
- ozn. Anyhow. n Abadish p.
lloo ~ .your Uncle Kitchels
The Detroit times., 1911-03-03

going to see to 1t that there amt no
sech obstacles as hedges and high
fences behind him in the homeward
direction.
Meanwhile, Steve, Ezra and the
Haskins boy Is to practiss on Comm
thru the Rye" and they've already
raised $2.s5 to get an Akron Teller
named Babcock to come over and lead
OF the first rehearsal, come Saturday
night. Women's Aid Society to hold
a bazaar to raise money for uni.
forms. too. o! we're humble folk
down here. perhaps. but you notiss
that little old Mogadore's a gittin
into the swim, don't ye? X. p.
The Detroit times., 1911-03-03
Appe.I For Is condemn.d Men.

PORT LIMoN. March s.--Appeals
for Intervention to save the lives OF
45 men today; sentenced to be shot
for completely in a plot against the
government. have been telegraphed to
President Taft, Secretary Knox and
the Masonic grand lodge at San Jose.
Among the condemned men Is DIR. RI
dolfo Espinso. well-known throughout
Central America. Authority for the
shooting has been granted by the rs.
trada government I'm Nicaragua after
the men had been summary tried.
The Detroit times., 1911-03-03

molasses and sulphur or other home
or patent remedies.
II you do get any OF the spring
symptoms II Ii probably one OF two
things: Either you eat excessively
OF heavy foods, or You are feeling the
n ural springlike tendency TO
'sprout." Every nower-bud, every
blade OF grass, every living animal.
spontaneously celebrates the return
of spring by out-of-doors activity.
That's what you need. You are not
lazy; you are only house weary and
want to get ont in the open and kick
up your heels like a colt
Like the colt, you will feel q lot
better after you have burned mp about
so much energy-celebrated your
chance to kick over the winter habits.
The Detroit times., 1911-03-03
Spring Fever. Spring Dope
And The Why of Them
ny THE TIMES FAMILY DOCTOR

every day the blood and digestion
can be kept Dis good as In midsummer.
The doctrine OF fresh air and out
door life has taught everyone the ne
cessity OF pure air constantly. Add to
this the rule TO drink plain water
abundantly-two or three pints q day
The Detroit times., 1911-03-03
Injunction ls Refused.

NEWARK. ". JB.. March 3.-vice-
Chancellor Howell has decided against
]. s.. Backe & Co., in Its suit for an
Injunction preventing the election OF
directors OF the Central Leather Co.,
commonly known as the leather trust.
Bache & Co. represented the minority
interest In the company and desired
to have the election conducted by in
spectors OF election appointed by the
court, alleging that those named by
the directors were biased and would
probably throw out proxies secured by
the minority interest
The Detroit times., 1911-03-03

The sun shone brightly as Harold
velox sauntered into Chinatown to
secure some pictures with HIS trusty
little ALAS IL camera. He rather
Rugged himself at the idea Of getting
some snapshots OF Oriental life.
Harold little dreamed that the Chi
nese are averse TO having themselves
photographed. Many OF them think
II puts a ink on them and that when
the picture Is snatched they begin to
die.
Harold sighted a likely looking
group OF hatch men emerging from a
tong meeting and pulled the camera
on them.
They heard the shutter click
(The Enid
The Detroit times., 1911-03-03

Half OF the total wealth OF the Unit.
ed States Is owned byI1s.000 men.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-04-18
IN ARTISTIC TRIM FOR
SEASONS SECOND CONCERT,
Thirty-Piece Orchestra to Swell
Choral Effect.

Conductor Julius Lorenz and h SOLO
| chorus of the Arion Singing Society,
this city's peerless German musical or
ganization, are in artistic trim for the
| second concert of this season, which
will be given in the Kruger Audito-
rum on Thursday night. To swell Tie
volume of the choral numbers an or
chestra of thirty musicians selected
from the New York Philharmonic So
ciety, will assist in the presentation.
The special soloists will be Miss In9z
Barbour, and Leo Schulz, vio-
linist. The program will consist of the
overture to THE Merry Wives of Wind
sor.' by Nicolai; chorus, "~Fruehling."
by Matthleu Neumann; cello solo, Con-
certo In A Minor. by Saint Sains; cho-
rus, Little Rose In the Forest" l..
Fischer; soprano solo, Ave Maria,
from "Das Feuer-Kreuz,' by Max
Bruch: fantasia for orchestra, Dream
Pictures" by Dunbaye; chorus, Tine
Song of the Rhine" by Lang; cello So
los, "Roudeau," Dvorak, and "Elfn
Dance by Pepper; orchestra, Song
of the Sandman" and Evening Pray
err from "Haensel and Gretel," Hum
perdinck; The Secret" Gautier; cho-
rus, Lovely Suse."' Neumann; Frau
Only Gall; soprano solos. "Mausefal-
len-Spruechlein" Wolf" Little Gray
Dove" Saer, and Love Has Wings"
Rogers, and orchestra, prelude to act
three "~Lohengrin," by Wagner.
This will mark the ifty-second an
nual spring opening concert of the
Arion Society. 1t will also annal the
sixteenth spring musicale at which Mu-
steal Director Lorenz has o~fficiated.
The officers of the society, who are
ex-officio members OF the concert COM
mittee, are Henry Ali, president; Otto
f. Rauch, vice-president; Paul Peschel,
secretary and and John E. Meyer,
treasurer. AS the Arions are 700 strong
an overflow attendance is assured at
the coming big concert.