davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Meeker herald., 1912-06-01
CONCRETE pAvEMEN1s.
How Thsy Ar 0sssnins Popular In
email Towns.

Sss Thsy Ar osssmlns Popular In
email Towns.
The substitution Of concrete for
wood. stone and brick A. . paving
ma teriai has extended to all sections
Of the United States. For example.
the following improvements are re-
ported in single day:
Calvert. Tex, which boasts Of BE-
Ing the cleanest. prettiest town In CEN
trail Texas, calls special attention to
her cement sidewalks. Georgetown.
Tex, recently laid four miles Of con-
crete pavements. Peoria. H.. IL do
ing extensive work In the same line.
Decatur. ILL.,. has been putting down
concrete pavements and curbing. Ell
gin, ILL.,. has adopted ordinances COM
polling the use Of cement In sidewalk
construction. Dies Moines, Ia, il paw
Ing public square. Little Rock, Ark.
u using concrete blocks. Orange.
N. j., recently decided that only con.
crete shall be used for pavements.
Springfield. NO., has adopted the Hos
sam concrete street pavement. These
are Just few towns. some Of them
not important to the outside world.
but the improvements reported are
characteristic Of what IL taking place
every where. and hundreds Of thou.
sands of barrels Of cement are used
annually for this purpose where prac-
ticaIly none was used 4 few years ago.
After noting the durability Of concrete
pavements comes the conviction that
the same material would make good
wall. time proof floors and stills. In
destructible posts and steps. etc.. and
In few years the supply Of cement
will need to be largely increased by
the demand for It In small towns and
rural communities.
The little town Of Newberry. Ind.
with a population estimated at coo.
claims to have all the records In the
state broken for extent Of cement
sidewalks In town of its size. 1t
has been incorporated only few
months and now has two miles Of
cement walks completed and six more
miles ordered for completion before
winter. II cement walks are good
thing for part Of the citizens, they are
good for all. according to the reason
ing of the town board. consequently
not a street In the little town will
escnpe 4 sidewalk ON both sides.
The Meeker herald., 1912-06-01
Odd r.,. Of Naval ys,,.I.

It is not often that deliberate Mt
tempt is made to break n ship in two,
but that is what the British admiralty
department did when 1t suspended tho
torpedo boat destroyer Wolf by the
middle without support at the ends
and then Mt the ends without support
In the middle In order to discover
whether the boat was 70 weak that 1t
would break amidships because of the
unevenly distributed support of heavy
waves mt sen. The Wolf stood the
strain not only of this but of SUISSE
quent tests. The experiments were
made because 1t had been charged that
the boats of this class were structur.
ally weak.
The Meeker herald., 1912-06-01
BUY At HOME AND BEAT
THE BOGUS SALESMAN.
Tee Much Risk Involved In Pstren'z-
ing the PsddIsr.

Scarcely n month passes that II does
not bring a report from some rural
community of fraudulent sales or
fraudulent projects Of some sort being
palmed OF on the farmers by smooth
talking statesmen. The latest comes
from wisconsin mud Is In the nature
of kick at the long suffering oil COM
panies. More properly speaking. II Is
m objection to certain oil company,
carload Of whose product was sold
among the farmers last summer and
which did not live up to Its agreement
as to the quality of the oil. says the
American Agricultural.
A canvasser drove through the coun-
try from house to house. taking ad-
vance orders for kerosene, gasoline
and a paint oil which he offered as
substitute for linseed oil. The samples
he carried with him were apparently
nrst class. and orders were taken with
the understanding that the product de-
livered WINS to be equally good. The
kerosene was sold at II cents per gal
lon. 1t was furnished in barrels. which
were to be taken back by the company
when empty and rebate of 81 given
The barrels were guaranteed not to
leak.
When the oil arrived post Of the bar
reis leaked badly. and In some cases
the loss was very heavy. The oil itself
proved to be Of very unsatisfactory
quality and in many cases entirely I'M
fit for use. Among the number Of
farmers who consider that they wers
swindIed in the deal IL one who writes
that he is unable to use the kerosene
in lamps at all. but has transferred It
to a tight receptacle and will keep 1t
to use on Canada thistles and quack
grass.
In cases of this kind there Is appar-
emily no practical means Of redress.
Purchasers either deposit their money
In advance or pay 1t Immediately upon
delivery. 1t Is much safer and usually
more satisfactory to deal with some
well established. well known local con-
Germ Then In case of dissatisfaction
there is always an easy means Of ad-
Justment.
The Meeker herald., 1912-06-01


|; b ~ DnSiish county Of Wi1tshiFe
Iua1d Q customs otnciai. "ths natives
.Are called 'moonrakerA. There's .
Wiltshire story. over . century old.
absut some fustics who were found
ose night raking away In pond a
I - relpsct3on Of the noon. which they
nook for cheese.
Y That's q very good story. q very
funny skit on the men Of Wiltshire.
but ask 4 Wiltshire man about 1t and
With contented chuckIe he will say:
"-Oh. yes, people tell a. bow they
Give the name o 'moonrake1' to u
Wiltshire people bekase q passed. o
:stoopids one night trisd to rake the
ehaddsr o the moon out O the brook.
takin' II for q thin cheese. But that's
fhs wrong end o the story. It's alto
|9sthsr the wrong end. Them chaps
W. was dotn' this was smugglers and
they was nshin' up some kegs o bran.
.dy and only pretended to rake out q
'cheesa. The policeman a. axed EN-
what they was about had Q good laugh
ut EN-. bun. By Harry they bad .
Better laugh at him when they got
hone With tbs stun
The Meeker herald., 1912-06-01

A fussy old Scotchwoman. travelling
to Glasgow. seated in n corner of the
railway carriage. was provided with
an india rubber cushion for her greater
comfort. but unfortunately. owing to
the heat and continued pressure. the
cushion suddenly exploded. The old
lady was in despair, even to tears over
the misfortune to the windbag and
again and again reverted to her mis-
fortune.
tut. woman" said commercial
traveller in another corner of the car
riage. Its not worth making fuss
about. You will get 1t repaired in
town for about IS pence"
Its no that I'm yexed aboot-it's
no the price. That's easy sorted. But
the last time that bag was blawn up
1t wis by Aunty Jean, almaist wi her
very last breath. an that Gamma be re-
stored.
The Meeker herald., 1912-06-01
A. os.th Lure.

According to tradition. ZENITH. the
legendary king Of Scotland. was a.
hired to his death in most novel man
'ser. ZENITH had slain son and broth
q Of FenneiIa, who to b avenged or
1ersd wiltus. 4 famous silversmith. to
construct death dealing statue Of sil.
yer. In it, right hand the statue held
b basin and In the left hand an apple
~ pure gold. both set with diamonds
ond other precious stones. To touch
me apple was to defy death. It being
- arranged that any one guilty Of
such vandalism would be Immediately
slddled BY poisoned arrows shot from
openings in the body Of the statue.
ZENITH was invited to inspect the won
Der. and. a. Tsnnella had hoped. he
&4sd to pluck the precious imitation
Fuit Whsn biz hand touched The ap-
~ ~ Wss wous1sd By The arrows and
~ whsrs Ne fall
The Meeker herald., 1912-06-01
IN. Tough Chicken.

4 1hers are several ways Of transform
ing venerable fowl into respectable
family piece dc resistance. In fact. BY
sshe following method such fowls have
tbssn made ~ tender ~ spring chick
ssos: Let the bird. after dra wing. sea.
tDouing and stutlng, simmer until over
half done. Then place It IN the oven
with . piece Of pork laid over its
tbrsast Pour the liquor over and
around the roast In the pan. Finish
sfhs cooking In very hot oven. bast-
ESng frequently With the drippings
when ready to serve skim Oh any su
Spernuous fat that may be in the pan
before preparing the gravy. The pork
prevents the fowl from becoming dry.
Ind U q small onion ID also added It
will have q more savory flavor. The
o9mmesing bessens tn touKhness. In
fAct. show simmeFing II just the thing
fos any tough meat but It should sim
1nas. not boil Boiling will tougher
the tsndsssst Of meat
The Meeker herald., 1912-06-01
He Did.

Excuse me. but does Walter Halter
live hereabout?"
Thus the English tenderfoot, polite
and timid. addressed himself to the
grizzled native In the SLOUGH hat and
whiskered trousers.
NO" replied the native.
swell. do you happen 10 know where
I shall be able to find him?" politely
pursued the Englishman.
"No."
Dear met" The tenderfoot stood
puzzled. II must have lost my way
Perhaps you Gun tell me where Mr..
William Bluff. popularity known rs
Grizzly Bill. hangs out?"
II can
"Where?"
Fright here! I'm Bill!'
"But." expostulnted the tenderfoot,
"they distinctly told me at the settle
nent that Halter lived within a gun
shot of yon.'
"well." responded Grizzly Bill, 'he
did"
The Meeker herald., 1912-06-01
SAVE THE STREET TREES.
Injurious Forms Of MutiIation That
Should Be Prohibited.

SsbS0sN -
Trees. especially in large cities and
along roadways, are subject to many
forms Of mutilation. Horses are al
lowed to eat the bark and new wood;
telephone and telegraph companies cut
away indiscriminately and when side
walk or paving II to be- laid the roots
are hacked and cut away without any
regard for the tree.
In some Of our lAFge progressive
cities clubs havs been formed with the
aim Of putting before the careless pub
lie ideas which will tend to put an end
to all needless cruelty. Small cities
and villages should heed this move
ment. as 1t il much easier to accom-
plish results In small places than In
the larger and results are more notice.
able.
An injurious method, which IL not
80 noticeable and not SO well known
to the inexperienced, Is that Of improp-
er pruning. A tree ID not only injured
by cutting OF large branches. but
when 1t is done 80 that large, ragged
stumps are left the Injury is incalcula-
BILE. Although 1t Is true that pruning
must be practiced to produce a SYM
metrical shape, still the best rule Is to
prune ms little AZ possible. This exam
pie should be followed by rural COM
munities to protect these trees, which
play such an important part in orna-
menting and shading the principal
streets.
The Meeker herald., 1912-06-01
Rugs and Gown. to Match.

There Is n woman Mt one Of the hotels
near Fifth avenue who has her own
furniture in her rooms. In her posses-
sion are six fine oriental rugs, each Of
a different shade. She entertains q
great deal, and on each occasion she
has rug put down that will harmo-
nixe with the coloring of her frock.
There is said to be no shade that VIII
not harmonic with the color of one or
other Of the rugs.-New York Sun,
The Meeker herald., 1912-06-01

Cotton was tbs theme Of one Of the
Aost fabulous nature stories on its
frst Introduction into Europe. Trav-
Sers related that in Tartary there
rev . shrub and that when its ripe
fPuit was cut open within was "a lyttle
leaste In nesche. In bone and blode
though It were 'lyttie Lamb with
Inter WOLFE" The nesh Of this ''vege-
4nble lamb" was eaten. ran the story.
md the wool made into cloth. The
IAsis Of the legend u the way In which
- cotton pod ripens and bursts. show
~ the white daffy raw cotton. which
osely resembles wool. Raw cotton Il
Iii ealled cotton wool"
The Meeker herald., 1912-06-01

corners is being tried with satisfac.
tory results in Pasadena. Cal. accord.
ing to the Technical World
The numbers and letters are stencil.
ed by painters employed by the city.
They nre in black and about one and
one-llnlf inches high.
This Is IL system which would please
the often puzzled stranger in city or
town. 1t facilitates the finding of the
house he no often wastes hours in
hunting.
The Meeker herald., 1912-06-01

entered the lob
by. He steadied
himself for a mo
ment, and then
with a brave Mt
tempt to assume
a dlgnified mir he
approached t h g
desk as If labo-
riously trying to
walk a c b a ] k
line. Then he nd.
dressed the clerk
"I'm Misser
Fergshun. Gin
me key to room
a."
The still sleepy
clerk handed Mr.
The Meeker herald., 1912-06-01
Whatever 10 10 Right.

Know thy own point: This kind. this due
degree
on thee.
Submit: In this or any other sphere
Secure to be as blest as thou canst bear.
Safe In the hand Of one disposing power.
Or In the natal or the mortal hour.
All nature liz but art unknown to thee;
All chance. direction which thou canst not
see:
All discord. harmony not understood;
All partial evil. universal good;
And. spite of pride. In erring reasons
spite,
One truth IL clear-whatever IL IN right.
Alexander Pope.
The Meeker herald., 1912-06-01

on II foot and an
other shoe in his
hand. came in
and lurched up
to the desk and
snid to the star
tied clerk:
I'm NJ iss eI.
Fergshun. Gin
me key to for
for"
YOU'RE not Mr..
Ferguson. said
he now wide
n W a X e clerk.
NJ r. Ferguson
took his key and
went I'D to his
The Meeker herald., 1912-06-01
Lat Your coed, ee Seem.

In trimming your windows try. II
possible. to hare the articles you have
on display no higher than the level of
the eye. The upper part Of the win
dow. of course. requires decoration to
add completeness Of detail. but you
will get better results II the goods you
have on sale are so placed as to COM
msud the attention without effort of
all who glance Into the window
Trade.
The Meeker herald., 1912-06-01
A Hint.

TEA chsr-I have been trying for some
Inc to get the room 20 quiet that We
(Snld rear q pin drop have drop
IA tbs pin several times. but You have
Zen making 20 much noise that It has
eeen impossible to bear It. What do
10 think We had better do. children
Eddy Backrow-Tie dumbbeli to II
64xt tirne, teachef.-Brooklyn Life.
The Meeker herald., 1912-06-01

AMatrimony." said q modern benedict
- other day. produces remarkable
tevoiutions. Here am /. for instance,
u few short months changed from
q adghing lover to living strs."-li.
Egtrated .Bits.
The Meeker herald., 1912-06-01
Ruety Steal.

A good method for removing rust
from steel Is first to rub the object
with sweet oil and then after day OF
two to rub 1t with finely powdered
upslaked lime until the rust disap-
pears. Then give 1t another coating Of
oil with a wooden cloth and put 1t in q
dry place.
The Meeker herald., 1912-06-01

Ferguson the key, and the guest dis
appeared in the direction of his room.
which was on the next floor, only one
short flight up. In about ten minutes
badly messed up man in his shirt
sleeves, with finttcned silk hat on
the side of his head and with one shoe
The Meeker herald., 1912-06-01

8laud-why don't you prefer Harry
Winf Harry i capable Of big deeds.
0ditb-Yea. but VIII owns soms.-Bal
t1mofs Americas.
The Meeker herald., 1912-06-01
The
Scrap Book
Hs Got the Key.

A night clerk In n fashionable hotel
sat doing at his desk along about 2
o'clock In the morning when man
faultlessly nttired In evening clothes
The Meeker herald., 1912-06-01

room ten minutes ago."
I'm Misser Fergshun all RI. Misser
Fcrgshun just fell out er window m
left key inside. Kindly femme. have
mother. "-Lippincott's.
The Meeker herald., 1912-06-01
Ths Time T. Think.

JH0 TINS % JhldH.
ia man who b really thoughtful Of
- family name should begin to think
6out 4 quits awhile before It occurs
& him to enter the name Of John Doe
q the police Observation-Disclosures Globe.
The Meeker herald., 1912-06-01

Distinction IL the consequence. nsve'
ths object ef . great nind.-Allstee-
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-02-20
Fraud Promoters Enriched by Millions

ttCROM the final reports submitted
i by inspectors covering the ar
rests for the fiscal year 1t has been az
certained that the promoters of fraud
ulent schemes who have been put out
of business during the past year have
obtained approximately $4,000 900
from the public"
This Is the astonishing statement
made In the annual report Of r. 8.
Sharp, chief postomce inspector. It
will probably be incredible to the av-
erage person that there are enough
"easy marks" In the United States to
contribute $77.o00,o0o to operators of
"get-rich-quick" projects. but, accord
ing to the chief inspector, this amount
does not represent nearly all that went
into the pockets of swindlers. The
ST ZOO, 900 is the profits of those who
have been caught, and does not take
In those who are still operating.
these fraudulent schemes" said
Chief Inspector Sharp. cover . wide
field and are Of endless variety, from
the simplest business transaction to q
gigantic project involving the sale Of
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-02-20

The readers Of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there il ut least
one dreaded disease. that science has
been able to cure in al its stages, and
that in Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure
il the only positive cure now known to
the medical fraternity. Catarrh being
a constitutional disease, requires a
constitutional treatment. Halls ca
tarrh Cure 10 taken internally. acting
directly upon the blood and mucous
sarfaces OF the system. thereby de
stroying the foundation OF the disease
and giving the patient strength by
building up the constitution and as
sisting nature in doing its work. The
proprietors have so much faith in Its
curative powers that they offer Ons
Hundred Dollars for any case that II
falls to cure. Send for list Of testi
monials.
Address F. J. CHENEY 4 CO.. To
ledo. Ohio.
Sold by all Druggists. 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for consti
patton.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-02-20
ARE YOU FREE
FROM

Headaches. Coh. Indigestion
Pains. Const;patoo, Sour Stomach
D11inessa If you are not. he most
elective. prompt and pleasant
method Of getting nd Of them j 10
take. now and hn. a desztspoon-
fd Of de ever refresh;ne and Truly
bene6cial laxative semedy-Syup
of Fig and Elixir of Senna. h :
wei Known &roagheut he world
- the best Of family laxative rome
6es. because i acis 20 eendy and
strengthens naturally wia,oui I'M
t.a;ne the sysaem n any way.
To get its bene6ciL e6ecb i i
always necessary 10 bs.y de ss.n.
me. nanufacared b &e CaRuzis
Fig Syrup Co. besriig de na.le
Of de Conpany. pli.y p.aed =
The froas d every paek1ee
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-02-20

Eckman's Alternative 10 being used
with success in the treatment Of Tu.
nisht sweats stopped. fever diminiShed.
ana many rseoysrsd + you are IN;
put You in touch with some who are
now wen. You can investiEate and
s .Ss:, sss ysaF'el n.' ind Gov
"dentlemsn: Thinking that perhaps
. short history Of the remarkable cure
.rtj might benefit some other sufferers.
About september 10: 1908; she was
ana continually grew worse. reauirinE
. trained nurse Night sweats were
90 bad that II was Necessary ,n. to change
her cough increased and got SO bad
that everybody expected that she would
mot ys much ann. r1., The 1.sn med
that she had Tuberculosis and nothing
could be dSns for Or her; In I Janaa .:
b.rch REV VINE snersxi 1k 81 fns nrenared
for her death. he recommended that !
got some Eckman'e Alternative. and see
would NO. give I'VE ne. acme psHs
clan to give his diagnosis and he In
formed me that she had Consumption
l asked II he thought that 1t was use.
less to try the Alternative. he replied
that No physician could help her any
anu COutO Bult my oCik aOouS Aoo
I Immediately had Rev. VIM. Berg to
send for = bottle. Practically without
hope for recovery. insisted that she
try the Alternative. which she did. At
the end Of the first weeks treatment.
she got 30 bad that she refused to take
any more Of 1t. but the doctor advised
her to keep on takin. It. Is 1t was the he
! glad to say now that she kept on and
soon began to improve. Now. she
works as hard as ever, weighs twenty
pounds heavier than she ever did before
she took sick. and is In good health;
She frankly says she owes her life and
health to Eckman's Alternative. We
keep 1t on hand at all times and recon-
mend 1t highly.
"tSigned AffidaviD JOS. GRIMMER."
Eckman's Alternative Is effective IN
Bronchitis, Asthma. Hay Fever: Throat
and Lung Troubles. and in upbuildins
the system. Does not contain pois4ns:
sale by A. &. Luken & Co. and other
leading druggists. Ask for booklet OF
cured cases and write to Eckman Lab
oratory. Philadelphia. Pa. for addition
al evidence.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-02-20
Almost every one has had

Sore Almost every one has had
Throat sse;n. Il 10 enc Il our nr1 mo-. !
Not n common ailments and. BE-
Trifling !: too - o q s looked i Cd i apoc
Ailn1enf Is . small matter, requir-
ing little OF no attention.
On the contrary it is = very serious
Affection because every peFsou with Sota
Throat p in danger Of Tonsilitis. Qainsy.
or Diphtheria and other serious naaladies.
In fact these diseases are Smcst invaxi-
ably preceded BY Sore Throat.
Tho air We breathe, the food We eat, the
throat, and If that 10 diseased infection may
b carried to every part of the system. To
cure Sore Throat often means to prevent
Diphtheria or ono Of the other more seri.
Gus throat diseases. Curing Sore Throat il
TONSlLINE'S special mission. 1t il
made for that-advertised for that-sold
for that one purpose TONSlllNE is the
one and only Sore Throat cure which is sold
over a large part of tho United States.
TONSlLINE is 10 we'll and 60 skillfully
prepared as Sore Throat cure that the
FIRST dose gives decided relief, and
. very few doses cure. r
Remember throat il Ma ~
tnre's danger signal. Keep
1ONS1llNE in the house and be
On the safe side of Sore Throat.
Is cents and 80 cents. Hospital 3
Size @l.00. All Druggists. "a
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-02-20
WAY TO KEEP OvERSH0ES on
Pennsylvania Woman Designs Band
to Fit Around Ankle With Hook
Fastened to Button.

Any person who has ever had IN
overshoe come OF while crossing a
muddy street will appreciate the fast
ener device designed by q Pennsylva-
mia woman to prevent this annoying
accident. An elastic band fastens
around the ankle and this supports q
suspende r-like arrangement at the heel
Of the overshoe. Attached to one side
of the gumshoe is another elastic sup
porter, with q hook which engages a
button on . button shoe, or a hook on
q lace shoe. It takes only q few Sec
ouds to fasten the overshoe on with
these devices. and it IL worth the
trouble. After q rubber has once come
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-02-20
By Gus Mayer

worthless stock in fake mining COM
panies and fictitious institutions exist
ing only ON paper or in the minds of
the promoters.
"The result Of the years work has
developed the fact that these fraud
manipulators are a distinct class Of
criminals, some moving in the highest
social and business circles, but near.
~ all having more or less afnliations
and connection with or are advisors
with schemes or enterprises OF illegiti'
mate character in which they are
known as promoters"
During the fiscal year 1911 522 in
dividuals were Indicted on charges
of using the mail in furtherance Of
schemes to defraud.