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The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1912-09-21
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The dahiia IN flower that Is almost
sacred to Scandina Walls. When the
late Senator Dolliver was speaking 10
. Swedish settlement from the rear
end of Pullman car bunch of dahlias
was banded to him. and he bowed his
thanks. while the crowd roared Its APP
plause for the orator aud for the bou
quet.
what kind Of flowers are theseT
inquired Senator Dolliver of Senator
Clapp of Minnesota.
american Beauties. ! guess" replied
Senator Clapp
Dolliver knew better than that. so
be heartily thanked the people for
their attention. applause and splendid
flowers.
When they met In Washington after
the campaign Senator Dolllver said to
the Minnesota man: 'Clapp. You would
have had me mobbed II l hadn't been
prudent II I had called those dahlias
American Beauties those Swedes
would have been for killing me-"
Yea" said Senator Clapp. they nre
good people and generally do the right
thing. minneapolis Journal.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1912-09-21
Why He Laughed.

Miss Matte belonged to the old
south, and she was entertaining a
gIlest of distinction.
On the morning following his mr.
rival she told Tillie. the little colored
maid. to take u pitcher of fresh water
to Mr.. Firmnn's room and to say TINT
Miss Matte sent him her compliments
and TINT n he wanted bath the bath
room was at his service.
When Title returned she said:
81 tot him. Miss Matte. en- he
laughed tit to bus hisself."
.Why did he laugh. TillleT
II dunno"
"What did you tell hing
Jus what you toll me to-"
"rillie. tell me exactly what you
snld.'
81 banged de donh. and | said. MIR.
Firman. Miss Matte sends you her
Tub. and she says. Now you can get
up and wash yo'self." '"-Lippincott's.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1912-09-21

man who was walking thi ough a
train Inadvertently left the door Of one
of the cars open, A big man sitting In
q seat In the middle Of the car yelled:
"shut the door. you fooll We're you
raised In barnT'
The man who had left the door open
closed 1t and then. dropping into a
sent. buried bis face In his hands and
began to weep. The big man looked
somewhat uncomfortable and. rising.
finally walked up to the weeper and
tapped him on the shoulder.
MY friend" he said. ~ didn't intend
to hurt your feelings. just wanted
you 10 close the door,"
The man who was weeping raised
bis head and grinned "Old man." he
said. I'm not crying because you hurt
my feelings. but becn use you asked me
II was rnised In barn. The sad
fact Ia that I was raised In barn. and
svery time hear an ass bray 1t makes
me hOmesick. "-f.Ouisville Times.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1912-09-21
III WORKED WELL.
His Scheme succeeded Even Though
II Did Upset the Family.

An excited man rushed Into the OF.
Ace of banker with his mouth full
Of words.
SAY" he paused. You remember
well enough that | was In here for TIVE
hours this morning. don't you mcl,lr.
two and II half. but two anyhow"
The banker nodded thnt he recalled
that fact
"Uh. huh" went on the excited man.
slightly relieved. land those two hours
or more included the hour between ~
aud II o'clock. didn't they? You re-
member that. don't you?
"Ah. j am glad you remember. Now.
II my wife calls up and asks you II
was here right In sight every minute
OF the time from 10 to II you could
tell her so truthfully enough. couldn't
you? Good. Whit do you think?
You know that fellow Smith TINT lives
right next door to us? Always SEEM
ed like U nice fellow. hut whit do you
sTose he did this morning! On his
wny by the house he tells my wife
that I've just been arrested for insult
ing woman down on the public
square about 1890 and that then
got Into fight with her husband. who
managed to punch my face for me be-
fore the police got there.
smith thought IT'D he n grent Joke.
I s'posc Yeh. Funny one. wasn't II?
And now my wife called me up and
won't believe there wasn't anything
to II. Says the reports may have been
exaggerated. hut surely something
must have happened. Gee. I'm glad
you're able TO prove an alibi for me.
Well. I must get along. This things
upset me so that I've had to let my
work Just sort of slide"
The banker waited for the wife to
call him up. intending to do every
thing In his power for the acquittal Of
his friend. In about three-quarters of
an hour the friend came rushing in
ngain. This time he was smiling and
was less excited.
ITS all right" he said. "I1erc's
how 1t NIL happened. My wife had an
awful spell Of hiccoughing and ran
over to the Smiths to see II they knew
any way to stop 1t. Smith had heard
that sudden fear or sudden consterna-
tion would stop II. 40 he faxed up the
story about me Insulting the woman
His scheme worked. except my wife
wouldn't believe him at first when he
told her that he'd just said II to stop
hiccourhs. Everything is nil right
now. though. Smiths terribly sorry
about 1t. but he meant well enough
New York Herald.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1912-09-21
Tn. Unhealthy Of opera

There nre people who still conpiasn
Of the unreality of opera. who cannot
subject themselves to Its illusion. And
indeed the illusion of opera breaks
down II everything in 1t Is not kept 1t
the same distance from reality. In
that world of musical expression We
must never he suddenly lowered BY
any homogeneous detail Into the ordt-
nary world of prose. Realism. the At.
tempt to work upon the emotions BY
complete illusion Of reality. is disas-
trous In opera. II the scene Is rail-
way station we remember at once that
people do not sing. when they are
catching trains.-London Times.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1912-09-21
Making Thing. Hum In aom..

The Romans bad thre. recognized
methods Of appinuding- the b"mhus
the imbrices and the testae. The word
bombus did not carry amy nll,isi"D T."
explosives On the contrary. this form
Of applause wns the most de'orons. In
asmuch as II consisted merely Of n
humming or buzzing noise Thus In u
way the Romans were the first TO
make things hum" in n public nssem
bly,. The bombus was not the chief
feature the Roman rs had to offer In the
way Of applause. The imbrices meant
a demonstration made with the hollow
Of the hands. The testae meant the
striking together Of the fat portions Of
the hands. From this we may con
clude that the Romans ciapptsi. but
there n no certainty on this point
New York Herald.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1912-09-21

American Medicine thinks that "the
reported effect of subway travel is
another instance Of hasty and igno.
rant assumption" 1t says that 1t SIS
extremely doubtful, moreover, II the
difference between the subway mir
pressure and that Of the surface at
mOsphere Is ever sufficient to affect
the ear drum to any appreciable ex-
tent. The fear that there is to be any
increase of deafness as result of the
development of subways in our large
cities may be dismissed as quite
groundless."
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1912-09-21

He simply couldn't help It He was
bOrii iazy.
As n rule. II not too sleepy. ne could
get through a shave In about thirty
1--we minutes Hut today. after only
fourteen hours sleep. he appeared even
more sluggish than ever. As he ap-
piled the lather to his customers
beard his brush fingered haitingiy. as
though ioath TO leave the stubby chin
to which u was being applied.
His customer was patient man and
stood this for considerable while.
But ut last his patience began to ooze.
and he interrupted forty winks' IN
terval with cough.
"S'ere. lad" he suggesied. "Aa've an
idea Hold your hand. keep tina brush
still an as'lI wHR una head tor ye"
London Answprs.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1912-09-21

An article that has real merit
should in time become popular. That
such is the case with Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy has been attested by
many dealers. Here is one of them.
II. w. Hendrickson, Ohio Falls, Ind,
writes, "Chamberlain's Cough Rem
edy is the best for coughs, cold and
Group, and is my best seller" For
sale by all dealers.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1912-09-21
spidsr. and whoopina Cough.

win you please give mother a nut
to put spider in, as baby's got the
whoopIng coueh?" This extraordinary
request was made to Tiverton shop
keeper the other day by n little girl
whose mother believes that II she i'm
prisons live spider in nutshell and
ties II round her infants neck the
whooping cough will disappear when
the spider dIes.-I0ndon Mail.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1912-09-21
Til. Music Wa, Fatal.

A New York politician once found II
necessary to attend an entertainment
ut an orphans home. and he was hav.
ing bad time of 1t. The selection BY
the boys band was particularly dis.
tresslng. Turning to a friend. the poll
ticinn said with shudder. mo won
der they are orphans! Maga
zine
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1912-09-21
Timely Warning.

Tho recent publication of the memoirs
of a celebrated English university pro-
f:.ssor. Oscar Browning. recalls ia
nous epigram. said to be one OF the
u,DSt admirable ever composed. 1t was
nerpetratcd by a brilliant pupil. j. X.
stephen. upon the professor, who was
somewhat inclined to cOrpulency:
o. B.. oh. be obedient
To natures stern decrees.
For. though you be but ons O. r..
You may be too obess!
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1912-09-21

Running up and down stairs, sweep
ing and bending over making beds
will not make woman healthy or
beautiful. She must get out of doors,
walk mile or two every day and
take Chamberlain's Tablets to I'M
prove her digestion and regulate her
bowels. For sale by all dealers.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1912-09-21
A Money Saver.

"Rut you are taking considerable
risk In letting your young men owe
TWO or three weeks board"
Yes. there Is some risk" answered.
the boarding house keeper. but tnen
you see. they worry over 1t 80 tnat
they lose their appetites. 50 saws
money In the long rum"
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1912-09-21

Napoleon L.. who was n great a6
mircr OF female talent when Its owner
lid not. like Nine. de Stael. direct II
against himself. used TO say. There
arc women who have only one fault-
via, that they are not men,
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1912-09-21

Few, if any, medicines, hsve met
with the uniform success that has at
tended the use of Chanberlain's
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Rem
edy. The remarkable cures of collie
and diarrhoea which it has effected
in almost every neighborhood have
given it wide reputation. For sale
by all dealers.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1912-09-21

at don't take more'n II gill of effort
to git folks into n peck OF trouble
and II little neglect of constipation,
biliousness, indigestion or other liver
arrangement will do the same. III all
ing, take DIR. Kings New Life Pills
for quick results. Easy, safe, sure,
and only 25c at all druggists.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1912-09-21

The harvester trust may find 1t
necessary to tack on ten piunks more
to the price of binder or mower In
order to pay for Teddy's bull moose.
-Poudre Valley, Windsor, Colo.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1912-09-21
Man and Woman.

When IL man gets into trouble thu
first thing he thinks Of Is. "HOw shall
I get out of this fix?'' When n woman
gets into trouble her first thought b.
How shall | hest bear this misery r
-Winifrcd Black.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1912-09-21

II you knew Of the real value Of
Chamberlain Liniment for lame
back, soreness of the muscles, sprains
and rheumatic pains, you would
never wish to be without it. For sale
by all dealers.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1912-09-21
Diplom attic.

az believe our boy is born dipso
mat"
HAS he shown extraordinary abilit,
rs II prevaricator!'
"Weil. no. not that exactly. but be
can cheat other boys In trades and
make them think they are getting all
the hest of It,"
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1912-09-21

Farmer Platte was escorting the
newly arrived boarder, from the train
to the ranch house at the mouth OF
the canon when all at once she espied
"A small herd of calves in field near
by. "Oh," she cried. "loOk at the
little cowlets!" GrinuiDg. the rancher
replied: mo, miss; theln's bullets"
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1912-09-21

All of Little Ben's photographs
his hand. This is to let the people
know that his brain is hefty and has
to be propped.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1912-09-21

An Irishman who was always cheer
full and happy go lucky appeared on
the street one morning in badly bat
tered condition. but still smiling and
clipper. He met a friend, and the
following dialogue ensued:
by III powers. It's BORN lucky ]
am
"Phwy do " think 500"
II was hit be automobile just rs
was startin fr til. shop yistherda'
moruin'. 1t made me sthagger. an
cop pinchcd me for bein' drunk.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1912-09-21
Cheeky.

"Does Wiaks take any magnzlnesr.
'4All he can get. don't dare to leave
me lying arcuud"-Blrmugbam Az
Herald.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1912-09-21
ITS BoK-I,N LUCKY l AM"

wcr licked In n fight. an later 1 wor
bowed fifty feet high be premachoor
blast. When come home Dugan's
CONT butted me into til house. nm the
ould woman wor layin' fer me wild
collin pin
AM In til name av the saints. dc
yez call that lucky?'
sure: Amt alive this mornin'?--
Cleveland Leader.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-25

FOR sALE-cHEvY chase, new AoUsE: :.
rooms bath; sot-water heeti sleetz1e hight gas
Ss.ooG apply K soNNi1Gx1d9 0~oer Prim
fqQA g., opposite Chevy Co. 0lsD. Phone. o.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-25
In the Strand.

Prof Cuthbertson. In the Strand.
II is fitting time to write Of my ia
vorite flower 1t celebrates the centenary
of the beginning of fits improvement this
year. II was in the year 1912 that a
daughter OF the then Earl OF Tankervtlle
transplanted into her garden. from the
hedgerows. plants of the wild hearts-ease
and gave them good cultivation. she
gathered seeds from the best flowers
every year. and became possessor of some
greatly improved specimens.
This is exactly what all keen growers
of pansies have been doing ever since.
and. by following the process along dis
and shapes have been evolved. The old
pansies are too prim and precise TO
please the modern taste Nowadays
something large and snowy Is desired and
cy pansies. Many of these are flowers
which can be grown to three or four
inches in diameter. and are possessed OF
the most brilliant colorings-violAt GRIM
and white, all these and many other
shades in fantastic combinations.
A really red pansy has long been the
desire of florists. and for twenty -nve
years l have worked TO obtain II. doing
exactly what the daughter of Lord Tan
kerville did-gathering seed every Year
from the plants which gave little more
red In their coloring than any of their
thousands OF nelSnDorS IN tne seen Deus.
In the year 1893 / obtained a strain OF
pansies which were wallfower-red in
color The process of selection was not
stopped then. 1t has gone on ever since
and think we have now obtained the nm
est pansy ever grew.
It Is blood-red in color, of medium size.
nearly round in shape. The blotches In
the center are intensely dark. the little
eyebrows are white. the eye Itself being
bright yellow gem of purest ray Sc
rene" Thousands upon thousands OF
seedlings were grown before this novelty
was obtained, and there is no more fasci-
mating department of gardening than rails
ing seedlings and watching, day by day.
the buds OF the various plants open out.
The anticipations and expectations ara
always pleasant and no worthy florists
enthusiasm 10 ever damped by disappoint-
ment. Onward he always goes. hoping
TO realize the aim he has set before him.
1t was one fine summer morning that
the new pansy / have referred TO was
discovered blooming among its neighbors.
and it was on that account fttingly
named Sunrise.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-25
ADVENTURE IN 0CEANICA.
Disciple Of Stevenson Writes Tale of
the South Seas.

Lloyd Osbourne has one Of his delight
full South Sea Island stories. which he
calls "A Son of Empire" in our next
Sunday Magazine The island was Ra-
kahanga. away down in Oceanica. where
the narrator Of the story and his friends
attended to all the local trading, assisted
by old David. the missionary, to rule
1t with a rod OF iron. and were generally
leading citizens of the near-republic.
Their fancied independence was most
rudely disturbed one day when q ship
hove to in the of1ng, and a man came
ashore who instantly proclaimed himself
James Howard Fftzroy GLENN, ESQ.
resident deputy commissioner, who
forthwith annexed the island in the
name of her royal and imperial majesty
Queen Victoria
GLENN was the worst possible kind OF
despot and ruled the innocent inhabit-
ants with the merciess hand of despot
Things went from bad TO worse. with
harassing taxes and rigid laws, until at
least it was found that the poor deluded
people had been-it's a capital story. and
would doubtless have made considerable
impression on the Judges Of our prize
story competition this spring If 1t had
been entered.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-25
BETHESDA. MD.

BETHESDA, MD.
lf-room house. 2 baths: 2-story and
attic. electric light. bot-vatsr heat, gas
and stove range. slate roof. cement cell
lar: chicken houses: fruit and shade
trees. screened entirely, including kitchen
porch: awnings on all porches. One acre
In this beautiful lot. 1873 feet front. 40
feet deep. Must be Sold Property only
100 yards away selling at $4,000 to
$4,000 per acre. Let US show ycu this
most desirable property. Main go.
McLACHLEN BANKING CORPORATION,
10th and G SITS. NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-25
Prejudged.
Z ,
From Lippincott's

FUN IdpF'ffRott1
A jury trial in western town had
gone along for more than an hour when
the trial Judge discovered that the panel
was shy a juror.
What does this mean?" he roared
There are only eleven jurors in the box:
where is the twelfth"
please, your honor" answered one
of the eleven. che has gone away from
here on some other business; but he has
left his verdict With me-"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-25

-, BROOKLAND.
A 6-rocm house. 80, $50; $500 cash; lot
2sx1oo; house ts feet wide.
Other property In this desirable section,
both improevd and unimproved.
McLACHI4EN BANKING CORPORATION,
10th and G SITS. NV. NJ. 49,.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-25

FOR SALEM CHEVY CHASR HEIGHTS,
the newest subdivision In the Chevy Chase
chain. few attractive and well built
homes. ranging In price from $500 to
$1,000. II you want to live in the sub
urbs this summer these houses present an
opportunity for you to get Ideally loMted-
Very easy terms can be secured ON any
Of them.
THOMAS J. FISHER & CO.. INC.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-25

FOR saba FINE HOME, CLOSE TO
Massachusetts, Avenue Heights. 3-story
pebble-dash frame dwelling. 9 large
rooms. baths. Price only $4,000. on
THOMAS J. FISHER co.. INC.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-25

FOR SALE+A REAL BUNGALOW IN
the Chevy Chase district. Lot 1SxS5.
Bungalow Is 81 It. wide by g IT. deep.
Immense living room. reception hall. din
ing room. pantry. kitchen. three bed
chambers and bath on first floor: two
bed chambers and bath on second fooT.
Very attractive property At price less
than COST and on almost any terms.
THOMAS J. FISHER CO., INC.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-25
SUBURBAN PROPERTY.


FOR SALEM CHEVY CHASE. D. c.. A
large and excelleptly constructed home.
Located on the south side Of Northamp-
ton 81. between Connecticut ave. and
S7th 81. Lot 5O1127. House has eleven
rooms two baths and servants bath.
Large porches front and rear. Hardwood
finish Unusually ample closet space ID
feature. Price on this house is excsp-
tionaliy low.
THOMAS J. FISHER & CO.. INC.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-25
lSL.E.SWORTH

On the ocean u, front virginis Ave.: s.sFicSsinass
up weekly No extra charge for bot sea water
baths. Elevator. spacious snn psrler. private
WIN. LYMAN. Propr. FRANK n. PHOEBUA
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1912-06-07
Rev. c. H. Jordan Resigns.

Rev. C. H. Jordan, rector of the
Church of the Nativity, gave notice
of his intention to resign as rector of
the church, said resignation to take
effect in the early fall.
Mr.. Jordan has been rector here
for the past six years, and has exerted
wide influence for good. He has ac-
complished a good work in his own
congregation, and has shown great in
terest in all public questions of a
moral nature. His resignation will
be received with sincere regret by a
wide circle of friends. He is a true
man and a faithful minister. The
field to which he will, in the provi-
dence of God be called, will be fortu-
nate. He is worthy and we'll qualified
to do the noble work of one of Gods
ministers.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1912-06-07
BIease Will Have Fielder Arrested

AS He Passes Through This State.
Columbia, June 4.-Governor
Blease stated today that he would in
struct the sheriffs of Greenville and
Spartanburg Counties to arrest T. B.
Fielder, the Atlanta attorney and
member of the Georgia delegation to
Baltimore convention as he passed
through this state on his way to Bal
timore the latter part of the month.
Fielder is charged with conspiracy
to defraud the state and the offering
of bribes and for his arrest rewards
to the amount of 5000 are pending.
There are three warrants for his
arrest, one in Lexington, one in New,
berry and one in Richland.
Gvernor Blease stated further
that if some detective should arrest
Fielder in Baltimore he would issue 6
requisition for his return to this state
Last year the Newberry count!
grand jury refused to indict Colone
Fielder on the showing made by th'
governor.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1912-06-07
RObison-Mack.

A great deal of local interest is
attached to the following invintation:
Mrs. Elizabeth X. Robinson
requests the honour of your presence
at the marriage of her daughter
Mabel
to
Mr.. Cecil w. Mack
Wednesday, the nineteenth of June,
one thousand nine hundred and
twelve
at one o'clock at her residence
Union, South Carolina.
Miss Robinson is one of then most
popular and loved young ladies in
Union, her native county, and her
friends regret that her marriage will
take her away from them, as her
home will be in Orangeburg.
Mr.. Mack is representative of the
Southeastern Life Insurance Co., and
is held in the highest esteem in his
section.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1912-06-07
REMOVES A NICKEL
FROM BOYS THROAT.
DIR. H r Black of Spartanburg Elk.
tracts Coin From Union Child,
Who Swallowed Money
Week Ago.

DR.. H r Black performed nunus-
ual and rather delicate operation in
the Spartanburg hospital Tuesday,
removing a nickel which had become
lodged in the aesophagus, or gullet,
of a child.
The three-year-old son of l.. K
Kirby, of Union, put a five-cent piece
into his mouth a week ago Monday
and by accident swallowed the coin
1t stuck when about half way down
the gullet, and all attempts to dis
lodge it had been futile up to Tues.
day.
The child suffered intensely ant
was unable to eat anything but souI
and other liquid foods.
DR.. Black administered an anes
thetic and while the boy was under
the influence of the ether thrust ,
long instrument down his throat ant
extracted the nickel.
The child was at once relieved ant
was able to return home to Union.-
Spartanburg Herald.