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The Meeker herald., 1912-09-21
PROHIBITION OR PROSPERITY.

Does Colorado want immigration
and capital to develop her resources,
or does she want to drive them away
as Kansas and Iowa have done?
Does Colorado want her wise and
tested local option laws repealed and
enforcement OF the laws taken from
the hands of the city officials and
placed in those Of the state authors
ties? This will happen if statewide
prohibition is voted for.
Does Colorado want low tax rate
or a heavy burden of taxation which
Is inevitable under prohibition?
Does Colorado want decreased
revenue by abolishing the saloon H.
cense without diminishing the sale or
use Of liquor? That is what has oc.
Cured in prohibition states. Is there
any reason to suppose Colorado will
be different from ali the rest?
Is not local option and local self.
government the right way, the best
way. the most practical way, to de.
eide the license issue?
The Meeker herald., 1912-09-21
The
Scrap Book


0eoorvod - Escape.
Though he has d H)1emn, gium look.
Ing face. with which be could qualify
for ticket seller in theater bsx oflics.
Senator Clarence Watson Of West Wiz
ginia h In reality joviai citizen. He
can b depended on to come through
with good story on an average Of
once every ten days or two weeks.
Watson used to have friend. BY
name DOC" Cook, who drifted to the
West Virginia coal fields and opened
up a studio for ministering to the
wants Of the MANNED aud diseased
Later on he started = sanitarium. The
first patient to enter there up and died
with much dispatch; also the second
patient: likewise the third. 30 It went
until the sanitarium was popuiar!y con-
fused with the Idea Of morgus.
Then 4 delirium tremens victim en-
tered the sanitarium. The second
night he was there he became fretful
and climbed out Of a second story
window. "Doc" Cook. having few
helpers. started to chase the patient
In person. But the d. I. man was
neet runner. and after they had gone
a mile and half DER bill and dale
the doctor sat down on rock. ex-
hausted. and muttercd to himself:
"Oh. well. let the blamed fool 60.
He's the nrst one that ever got away
alive."-Philadeiphia Ledger.
The Meeker herald., 1912-09-21
Rrl.e l.exse clt,.es,,s,.


Ths Rev. Simon Tnrpie Was ~ 40
Quent speaker. but he seemed To have
. list Of sermons which, when BE- once
began, be went right through to the
end and then started At the nrst SER
uson again, and 70 on. a7
A young man In the congregation
was about to leave for South Africa.
but the Sunday before be departed be
attended the church service.
In the course Of bis lecture the min
ister used an illustration In which were
the words. "A mai can easily purcbase
two sparrows for threepencs."
Ths young man. after being absent
for about three year,. returned and
asain on the frst opportunity attaeded
divine service. Strange to ~. he
heard the same narrative BY the same
minister. the phrase striking him most
being about the two sparrows for
threepence."
At the close Of the service the min
lister, In his courtesy, came and shook
hands with the youth and, welcoming
him back to bis home. asked him II
he noticed any changes about the
place.
The young man. evidently quite nm
concerned. replied. AYE. man. there's
two or three changes. but there's yin
thing can see-the price O sparrows
b aye at the same aud .nggeF."-Glas-
row News.
The Meeker herald., 1912-09-21

You'll find II hard on this old earth
To turn your sorrow into mirth.
You scarce can make Jest Of II.
But as you 20 the journey through.
Whatever ID. you'll md that you
Can always make the best Of II.
Misfortune darkens every sky.
But not no much for those who try
To see the silver side OF II.
Aisfortunes may be hard to bear.
But every one must have his share.
And no one yet has died Of II.
30. be the burden what II may,
And let there come the darkest day,
With sorrow and the rest OF II.
You cannot alter what must b
Or turn the noise to melody,
But all can make the best Of II.
The Meeker herald., 1912-09-21
AIph.b.s II IL. pIayhsuss.

eve keep learning things all tbs
time" said an infrequent theater gcer.
II stopped In front Of theater the
other day to buy a ticket Of q Wscu-
lator, and asked him II be had 4 good
single near the front.
".Here's one In o. be said. .thir-
teenth row, third seat from the aisle
"Now. you know. don't carry the
relative positions Of the letters Of the
alphabet In my mind all the TINA. ]
have to work for q living and have
other things to think Of. But itastruek
mo that D must be farther down tie
Hne than thirteen. and 70 Just count
ID mp the lstters on my finger tips. ard
! made o come fifteenth. and saidsss
to the ticket man. but that didn't woe<
~ him any. Fl
- There's no A In this theater.' ~
said, and there's NO In any orchsn
Ira IN town. ia
"And. having my finger tip figuring
thus handily knocked out, l bought thu
tckst. Post. a
The Meeker herald., 1912-09-21
Now u,. For wh..Ibarr.y,.s. !


Mr.. Zeiia NutrAr. the archaeologist.
was making some excavations "a. Mex
ico. The Indians were removing the
earth some distance from the point Of
excavation In the customary manner
that Il, on = piece Of coarse cloth tied
between two poles. stretcher faahion.
carried BY two Indians This method
seemed rather laborious to Mrs. Nut
tall. no she ordered several iron wheel
barrows from the city. When they
arrived she turned them over to the
foreman after explaining to him what
they were for and how to use them.
Next day when she visited the work
the Indians had discarded their print
tive porihuelas and were using the
bright new wheelbarrows. Az each
barrow was oiled with earth It was
picked up by two Indians. one using
the handles and the other the wheel.
and carried to the place where the
earth was 10 BIZ deposited. All efforts
to get the Indians to use the wheel.
barrows properly failed. and they kept
on carrying them until the work was
finished.
The Meeker herald., 1912-09-21

II have never quite made OUT says
writer In .Near East" why tbs
plain Of 9livnitsa has come to be re-
garded ~ the scene Of one Of the great
decisive battles Of the worlds his
tory. It did not even decide the Servo
Bulgarian war In 1885. That was Do
cided BY Austria Intervention. The
battle Of slivnItsa IL really only re-
variable for the comical fact that
both sides thought they were defeated.
and while Milan Of servia was hurry.
ing home In confusion Alexander Of
Bulgaria galloped all the way back to
his capital before be learned that the
tide had turned. Nowadays the w
lage looks sleepy enough. poor aud
dirty. like most Bulgarian villages. but
almost gay when the sun shines upon
its red roofs"
The Meeker herald., 1912-09-21

After somewhat hilarious night q
farmer called up his son before 1t was
light and told him to go and harness
the donkey. The young man obeyed.
but did not TAKE light with him. 1t
30 happened that the night before had
been very frosty. and an old COW had
strayed into the stable and driven the
donkey out. Thinking the young man
a long time absent. the father went to
ascertain the cause Of the delay.
Jack. what are you doing?' he called
when he found the stable In darkness.
"why. l can't get the collar over the
donkey's head" replied Jack. "His
ears are frosen!'
The Meeker herald., 1912-09-21
SISTERS TRIP.

0ster's home from her trtA
And she's painting for breath
Shes unpacking her grip.
Talking W all % DEATH
What she did, that she saw.
What she heard. what she sato-
Sis u working her jaw
How she slept. how she fed.
How che danced. how she sang
And was encored again.
Thus she ends her harangus:
81 met four dandy men"
Sisters hons from hsr TIP
Father. mother and
Haven't opened . lip
For Z nay or an ayA
II was nine! II was Ereati
All tbs meals were immense
And she tipped a. she ate,
What cared she for sxpens0f
Everybody was kind
And 20 good-but. oh. then
That brings back to mind.
ehe met four dandy men.
Sisters home from her trip.
All the neighbors havs heard
What she saw on the ship
And all things that occurred.
And fear many days
VIII have como and have passe1
Ere her PAGAN Of praise
Shall be silenced At last.
Sisters home from her trip.
Let mo tell you again.
And while on the ship
Sho met four dandy mem
Edgar A. Guest tn Detroit Free Press
The Meeker herald., 1912-09-21

London hax Just unearthed the
youngest artist In the world. Hs IL
David Walton. three year-osd son Of n
Teddington man. and 20 far has hs
progressed in his art that he IL an ex-
hibitor ut the show Of the Royal Draw
tnx society. now open In the metroiD-
~. His exhibition consists Of clever
portrait Of himself. water color paint
ing of y glass Of lemonade and rose
and design Of = spring from his toy
engine. He commenced to draw With
chan'oal when he was eleven months
Old It Il said. and progressed to pencil,
eoiored chalk. pen and ink and 6ualiy
water color.
The Meeker herald., 1912-09-21
CHOOSING A .RuLER.
4 Nse,s inst Wen the Thrsns Fss NJ
0Sehvsoe u 0asoea.

a Nse,y Thst Wen the Thrsns Fss ths
ossAver u 0areaa.
Tue orient = stili the land Of the
strange and romantic. Straight from
everyday modern life In india cou'ss
story that might have been invented
b. Scheherxxade herself for the enter.
tainment OF the sultan. Il L an nc.
count In r. RS Magazine OF Low The
present gaek war Of harcda won his
throne.
10 is7h inter the Maharaja Malhar
Rao was depo~ed. the council sought
q worthier member Ut the family No
his successor. Four sons Of the lso,'ss
lived IN the city. but the coHiK.ii felt
that they were ali too old and incotn-
peteut to bsrome pfiirient ruiera.
In a distmnt village. 10 q mud hut.
the council found = poverty stricken
family Of the royal rnce. In this fam.
ily were three sons. eat h Of whom was
young enough to be nodded into "a.
pable ruler. After some deliferntion
the council decided that one Of shr~s
boys should have the throue. bnt left
the selection to the dowager n,ahnra.
nee.
Accordingly the three brothcrs-t'o-
pal, Dada and Sampat- were sum-
moned to the city Of Bsroda. Shortly
after their arrival they were admit.
ted to the presence OF the maharanes.
Her highne~s asked each IT. turn why
he had come to Raroda.
The youngest was SO aw.,d and he
wildered BY the magnitcenee Ut the
court that sitter smiling foolishly for q
moment he burnt into storm Of tears
and sobs.
The uext In nge. who wax more stol-
ID, did not behave 81 Historically. he
answered the query M amy well be-
haved Hindu had Of his age would
have done. He had cUme to Baroda.
he declared, because his relatives had
brought him there.
But when Gopai was asked the same
question he airily RESPONDED:
~ have come 70 10 the naharaJs Of
Baroda"
The maharanee and her councillors
With one accord decided that the youth
who gnve this bold reply showed the
most promise OF becoming an able
ruler Of his people. lie was chosen.
and there has been no need to regret
the choice
The Meeker herald., 1912-09-21


Captain links was giving party and
had arranged a nice little toast list in
Difference to the presence Of Major
CIacquer. nm able after dinner speaker.
The latter was attended by his wife. q
very deaf old lady. who was much at
tached to him. A the gallant ofacer
was to reply to the toast of The
Babies his wife. knowing his fond
ness for children. judged that 1t would
suit him admirably. At the last mo-
ment. however. the majors subject. nm
known to Mrs. Ciacquer. was changed
to 1.-THE I.adieA.'' But 1t made NO diff
ference to the officer. and his sparkling
speech delighted the company.
A lady congratulated the majors
wife upon her husbands brilliant Of
fort.
"Oh. Ms. H." she replied. you
dou't know how fond the major u Of
them. I've seen him with two or three
IN his lap at once
"oh. Caroline-' gasped the major.
who had overheard the conversation.
aust teasing the life out Of the poor
things" went on hia wife. wholly o.
ilvious to the shouts Of laughter.
The Meeker herald., 1912-09-21
SPEEDING TO A FIRE.
Motor Engines vsrsus .hsrsss. Par.
tiouiariy on Long Ruos.'

Motor Engines Versus Hsrsss. Par.
tiouiariy on Long Runs.
The automobile In Dire departments
throughout the country signniixes the
passing Of the horse. and yet II 10
neither the time nor the occasion for
sentiment. II 10 rnther q measure fOe
greater safety for lives and property.
for Increasing the servlceabiiity and
efficiency Of . department. and. while
the horse has proved faithful and has
done bis work well. the time has ar
rlved when the gasoline motor can do
that same work better. How many
time~ have We watched the engines ar
rive 1t ''thres alarm UreY The first
asasm brinR~ out the apparatus in the
immediate vicinity. The norses arrive
comparatively fresh. and reasonably
quick time has been made. But bow
about thure from Dire housea at dis.
tance that have waited until the sec-
ond or the third alarm before answer.
tng1 Before the Ore h reached the
benvy engine literally numbers along.
The hor~s~ are completely tagged. and
with each succeeding block their pace
b siower-at Just the time when their
speed should be greatest. to cOmpen-
sate for the delay entailed BY the hong.
er distance.
The automobile knows no fatigue.
With such sevsuty-nvs horsepower
ho~e wagons and trucks AZ those re-
Gently purchased BY New York city.
the tenth mile can be run at ~ high
Q speed AZ the nrst. and the average
for the entire distance will be thirty
miles an hour. Al the end Of this
strenuous exertion shs machine will be
IN readiness to respond to a second
alarm almost before the chauffeur can
get hia breath" Sufficient fuel for
several hundred miles may be carried
In the main tank. The motor Dire truck
b always ready. whiri Of q crank
o. the push Of button aud the power
plant II throbbinR. az anxious to he Oh
and away a. the best IRE horne that
ever lived and 6fty times a. powerful.
-Lealis's-
The Meeker herald., 1912-09-21

II was IN down east village that
the young man met his sweetheart-a
charming country beauty. When he
returned to the city be sent her jar
Of cold cream to keep her cheeks AZ
fresh AZ the budding rose
On Ills next visit be asked her bow
she liked his little gift.
1.-THE tasie was very NICE" she said
With a sickiy smile. but think like
the other kind of cream best. dear
Lipplncott's.
The Meeker herald., 1912-09-21

4 recently publiahed book on Africa
gives certain native tribes credit for
greater Enthusiastically than has usual
" been ascribed to the negro rnce.
-Evcry central African" 1t aayM. els
Q boru lawyer. Should the need arise
b. ran act ~ his own pleader and net
firth his case With duency and law.
yer-iike sdroitnssA" It will be re-
nrmtered that Bishop Colenso also
bad 4 high opinion OF the acumen Of
ceftain native Afrscans % Biblical
critics
The Meeker herald., 1912-09-21

Ascum-say. what Is the difference
between fourth class and third
c;ass pswtotfice? Do you know?
WISE Well. In the former the post
master always fuds tims TO rend all
the postal cards himself; In the latter
sometimes he doesn't--Catholic Stand
ard and Times.
The Meeker herald., 1912-09-21

Tbs politician caught with the goods
was counseled by his friends to stay
and face the music.
For an instant he listened to The
clamor of denunciation.
"Great Scott" he exclaimed impa-
tiently. do you call that music?"
A moment later he was out of hear
ing.-Philadelphia Ledger.
The Meeker herald., 1912-09-21

what Is the honeymoon. pat"
"Well. the honeymoon Is the only
period In q mans life during which hs
coasiders II funny to come home and
dnd that his dear little wife hasn't
dinner ready In time"
The Meeker herald., 1912-09-21

"when are they to be married?"
.'Shs doesn't know She liz worried
because she ID not quite sure Of her
self"
THAT'S a new one on me. ! thought
Z girl worried when she wasn't quite
sure Of the man."-Pittsburg Post.
The Meeker herald., 1912-09-21

.lll H0tufT TICKET teF Him.
Baseball Fans Some time AFRO you
told ,ne about bird Of 4 pitcher you
found In u bush league. You took him
10 hand. didn't you?
Manager Captain Sure! But found
that particular bird was worth more
Ia the bush than In the hand.-Illus-
vrated Sunday Magazine.
The Meeker herald., 1912-09-21
HIGH MAINE OFFICIALS ADD TO
TESTIMONY OF GOVERNOR
PLAIsTEo.

.,.,.,.. 10. N.v.. proh,h.
o' ..a
.-.. .u :.
by Attorney a >, 49,.
Maine: As a'.''ney een
state ! nave l'ao alup'e oppo. .1.. ~
witness tine shof'eoninss y. ou'
VIDE prohioitory raw rh'y
experience mas proven 'nat . proh'
ton law cannot ne ehiorceu IN eoinu
The Meeker herald., 1912-09-21

Mrs. Benham-why does man hate
ais mother-in-lawi Benham-On. bs
6sesn't hate her: he simply hates y
think Of the way she got into his fhu-
J.-Harper's Weekly.
The Meeker herald., 1912-09-21

Cause oF the Drop.
Miss Pnssay il furious with that 20
cSety reporter"
"Why SOP
-He published the announcement Of
her approaching wedding under the
eolumn headed Late Engagements
-Laf8.
The Meeker herald., 1912-09-21
How Rows BEGIN.

Hubby. dreamed last night that
you didn't love me-"
"How foolish you are! W
''Foolish. am II As II I could help
what I dream aboutr'
And the fracas was on.-Louisvills
Courier Journal.
The Meeker herald., 1912-09-21

The population of Maine has in
creased eighteen per cent. in the last
fifty years. During the same period
the population Of Colorado has In.
creased more than one hundred per
cent.
The Meeker herald., 1912-09-21
What k,pt Him.

sWhy couldn't you have come home
at q reasonable hour?" remarked an
angry wife to her spouse.
Gould, m'dear. jes easy as not. but
l-hic-was waitin' fer you Z 20 Z
ehleepw replied the delinquent
The Meeker herald., 1912-09-21

Prohibition in Maine has provoked
the sardonic laughter of the other for.
ty-seven states of the Union" says
the Boston Transcript.
The Meeker herald., 1912-09-21


A man who was caught In the act
Of skinnins 4 neighbor's sheep covsrsd
his embarrassment by declaring that
no sheep could bite him and Hive. The
logic Of this IL equaled BY that Of THE
soldier who once had narrow escape
from an enrageA gander. The men OF
certain Maine regiment. which was
In the enemy's country In 1862. con
siiered the order mo foraging" an
additional and uncalled for hardship.
One afternoon about dusk q soldier
was seen beating rapid retreat from
the rear of farmhouse near BY. close
ly pursued BY q gander With wings
outspread. whose feet seemed scarcely
to touch the ground and from whose
beak Issued succession Of angry
screams. The fugitive was not reas-
sured by the cries OF. the ganders
owner: Hold on. man. bold on: He
won't hurt your "Call OF your gan
der! Call him orr shouted the feeling
soldier. Neither man nor gander
stopped until inside the camp lines.
when the soldiers friends relieved him
Of his fierce pursuer with the aid Of
the butt Of a musket. ibid that gan
der think he could chase me like that
and liver the soldier exclaimed AZ he
surveyed the outstretched bird. but he
said nothing Of the baited hook. with
cod line attached. which might have
thrown light on the unfortunate gan
der's strange actions.
The Meeker herald., 1912-09-21


President Taft his book -Four Aspects OF Public Duty
tends that.
"NOTHING is MORE FOOLISH, NOTHING MORE UTTERLY
AT VARIANCE WITH SOUND PUBLIC POLICY. THAN TO EN-
ACT LAW WHICH ON ACCOUNT OF THE CONDITIONS SUR
ROUNDING 4 COMMUNITY is INCAPABLE OF ENFORCE
MENT.,
The for such law prohibition enactment
the police Whenever law forced
isuny enforcement nigh impossible In the larger cities OF the
adopted PROHIBITION there
defiance
of law Public officials in whom the responsibility for enforcement
conform themselves local sentiment 1t notorious fact that
their personal gain waxing RAKE
OFF, collecting of from
for the granting of special privileges sellers boot
eggs bndg their vacations without fear
pensed, openly. n ~ ~
charge prohibition Maine there
fragrant violation Of the law hundreds of that
Colorado ana shall
this that will be offered by the
If the the United States and leading members of the
clergy of Maine With the sentiment Maine opposed prohibition the
LET THE PEOPLE OF OUR VARIOUS COMMUNITIES RULE
IN COLORADO CITIES AND TOWNS Prob IBrTIoN POL
ICY FORCE WHEREVER THE LOCAL SENTIMENT IS
OPPOSED TO GRANTING LICENSES. LICENSES ARE GRANT
ONLY WHERE THE SENTIMENT is OPPOSED TO PROHI
BITION THIS IS AS 1T SHOULD BE-
this campaign the for the of
outlaw the whenever majority
desire.
THE ISSUE In THIS CAMPAIGN IS:
ARE PEOPLE OF THE VARIOUS CITIES
OF OUR STATE CAPABLE OF EXERCISING LOCAL
SEIF-GOYERNMENTi
MARK WELL THE WORDS OF PRESIDENT TAFT THAT
NOTHING is MORE FOOLISH THAN TO ENACT A LAW WHICH
CAN NOT BE ENFORCED
VOTE NO ON THE PROHIBITION QUESTION
7 YES
The Meeker herald., 1912-09-21

OF Tennyson 1t Is related in Nuts
and Chestnuts" that at club dinner be
insisted on putting his feet upon the
table before the guests had risen. All
efforts to make him behave" failed
until RrookHeld (Old Brooks OF the
sonnet, whispered: DO take your legs
down. Alfred. They're saying you're
Longfellow." Down went the legs
The Meeker herald., 1912-09-21

On the Running Head.
"He hardly knows what Office he's
runnin' for Almost any one he hap
pens to bump into will do. :ust wants
somethin' or other to give him a rum
MIN reason. A rainbow would answer
II Il would stay long enough for him
10 get to the end Of itr'-Atlanta Con
stitutjon.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-04-20
Shipping And Waterfront News

ton OF the canal to be operated Will
be the Champlaln canal. eighty-one
miles long. This will be opened in
1914 II will provide for transporta.
ton Of ore from Port Henry to New
York harbor The boats to be used
on this canal will be 2O7 feet long and
have a thirty foot beam. They will
draw twelve feet of water
Leipsic's new railway station, just
completed, is the largest in Germany.
This station has been building for the
last nine years and it has cost $34,-
100000, an outlay represented not so
much by ornament and decoration as
by enormous size for the accommoda-
ton of freight as well as passenger
traffic.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-04-20
WOULD REDUCE SIZE OF
NATIONAL BANK NOTE

WASHINGTON, April 9.-Secretary
of the Treasury MacVeagh will recon-
mend to Congress soon that the paper
money of the United States be sub
stantitlly reduced in size and every
denomination made uniform in design.
1t is contemplated to make all notes
6 by 215 inches, a reduction of one
third in size, the present dimensions
being 72S by 9O4 inches. The pro-
posed plan would reduce the number
of designs for United States notes and
gold and silver certificates from 10 to
9.
Mr. Mscveagh estimated that the
changes would result in a saving of
more than 100000 annually.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-04-20
The VOICE.

Twas the voice of the people. l heard
it complain:
This over-exertion is causing me
pain.
Unwearying patience and skill I must
bring
To the various songs they expect me
to sing.
Strange echoes they bid me awake
through the land
Each time a new leader takes charge
of the band;
One day it's a song of affection so
great,
A soft tenor strain for a gay candi-
date;
And next it's a song with a fierce mar
tial note
In bass as threat to the people who
vote.
To all kinds of subjects my talents
must reach,
With qualities neatly adjusted to each.
There are times when my tunes to So
prano are set,
Expressing the claims of the brave
suffragette;
And oft I'm expected to dismally
squeal
When some one can't get what he
calls a square deal
The women of opera, likewise the
men,
Insist on the right to lay off now and
then,
But l must confront a perpetual test
Vox Populi never has had a days
rest!"-Wsshington Star.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-04-20

Anyway. a topper never frowns when
asked to smile.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-04-20

Projects for making Rome a sea-
port have been discussed for years
past, One of these is to lay out a sea-
port of thirty-five foot depth near
Castel Fusaro, formed by running two
ietties out into the sea for some dis.
lance, as at the port of Ymuiden. Hol
land. From the port will lead a ship
canal fifteen miles long and 200 feet
wide and twenty-seven feet deep At
Rome shipping Accommodations will be
laid out in the river below the city
and this will be connected with the
navigable part of the Tiber by a sys-
tenn of locks. It will cost about $751;
100000 to carry out the project
New York states barge canal will
be ready for use in 1915. The first sec